Table 1.Total number of private schools and students, and percentage of schools and students that participated in the Title I and federal free or reduced-price lunch programs, by affiliation: 2011

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Table 1. Total number of private schools and students, and percentage of schools and students that participated in the Title I and federal free or reduced-price lunch programs, by affiliation: 2011–12


			Title I services¹				Federal free or reduced-price lunch program
Affiliation	Total number of schools	Total number of students	Percent of all schools that received services		Percent of all K–12 students that received services²		Percent of all schools that participated		Percent of all K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches³
All private schools	26,230	4,479,530	20.8		3.7		22.7		8.2

Catholic, Parochial	2,890	715,990	57.1		6.8		52.2		9.1
Catholic, Diocesan	2,900	843,140	48.3		3.9		57.4		9.0
Catholic, Private	960	333,360	18.3		4.9	!	21.4		9.6
Baptist	1,790	225,970	7.4		1.7	!	6.3	!	1.2	!
Jewish	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡

Lutheran	1,360	148,230	25.9		3.6		38.1		9.1
Seventh-Day Adventist	800	44,670	11.8		4.3		4.6	!	2.6	!
All Other Religious	8,210	967,540	9.5		2.8		10.1		4.1
Non-sectarian, Regular	2,610	724,970	7.2	!	0.8	!	6.3	!	‡
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis	2,220	156,230	7.8	!	5.7	!	6.8		6.1	!
Non-sectarian, Special Education	1,600	100,950	9.5		10.2		32.0		31.8
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
¹ Respondents were provided the following explanation on the questionnaire for Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: "Title I is a federally funded program that provides educational services, such as remedial reading or remedial math, to children who live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families." These services were received at the school or at any other location.
² Percentages are based on all students, including those in schools that did not receive Title I services.
³ Percentages are based on all students, including those in schools that did not participate in the federal free or reduced-price lunch program.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Data File," 2011–12.

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