Table 3.Percentage distribution of K–12 students in private schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and affiliation: 2011

Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

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Table 3. Percentage distribution of K–12 students in private schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and affiliation: 2011–12


	Sex		Race/ethnicity
Affiliation	Male	Female	Hispanic, regardless of race	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	Asian, non-Hispanic	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic		American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic		Two or more races, non-Hispanic
All private schools	51.0	49.0	9.5	72.2	8.8	5.0	0.6		0.6		3.3

Catholic, Parochial	49.8	50.2	13.1	70.7	7.4	4.4	0.5		‡		3.0
Catholic, Diocesan	49.2	50.8	12.6	71.1	6.5	4.6	1.1		0.3		3.9
Catholic, Private	54.2	45.8	15.1	64.5	11.2	4.6	‡		‡		3.4
Baptist	51.5	48.5	8.1	68.3	15.9	4.2	‡		0.3	!	2.1
Jewish	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡

Lutheran	50.8	49.2	7.4	77.1	8.2	3.9	0.2		1.4	!	1.8
Seventh-Day Adventist	48.9	51.1	22.1	41.1	23.9	7.1	2.5		0.5	!	2.9
All Other Religious	50.5	49.5	7.7	73.4	10.2	4.6	0.4	!	0.5	!	3.2
Non-sectarian, Regular	51.3	48.7	4.5	74.3	8.2	7.8	0.3	!	‡		4.2
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis	54.1	45.9	7.6	66.5	10.0	9.8	0.4	!	0.4	!	5.3
Non-sectarian, Special Education	68.4	31.6	14.9	60.7	17.5	3.3	0.4	!	0.7	!	2.5
! 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.
NOTE: Black includes African American; Hispanic includes Latino. 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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