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Percentage distribution of public schools, by type of school program and selected school characteristics: 2015–16

Selected school characteristic   Regular School   Special program emphasis1   Special education2   Career/technical/
vocational3		   Alternative/other4  
All public schools   87.2   3.7   1.5   1.6   6.0  
                       
School classification                      
Traditional public   88.5   3.2   1.6   1.7   5.1  
Charter school   71.4   10.1   1.2 ! ‡   16.7  
                       
Community type                      
City   80.5   8.1   2.2   1.6   7.7  
Suburban   88.4   3.0   1.8   1.2   5.6  
Town   87.8   1.3 ! 1.5 ! 2.5   6.9  
Rural   92.2   1.2   0.6 ! 1.7   4.3  
                       
School level                      
Primary   94.8   4.0   0.3 ! ‡   0.9  
Middle   95.8   2.9   ‡   #   ‡  
High   71.8   3.2   1.8 ! 7.9   15.4  
Combined   59.3   4.4   10.5   ‡   25.4  
                       
Student enrollment                      
Less than 100   37.8   2.2 ! 15.5   2.1 ! 42.4  
100-199   73.0   2.4   3.1   ‡   20.7  
200-499   91.4   4.3   0.4   1.7   2.2  
500-749   93.6   4.4   ‡   1.1 ! 0.8  
750-999   93.7   3.2   #   2.7   1.4 !
1,000 or more   94.7   1.7   #   2.0   1.6  
                       
Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches                      
0-34   93.8   3.0   0.3 ! 0.8   2.1  
35-49   95.1   2.9   ‡   0.9 ! 0.8 !
50-74   91.4   3.7   1.2   0.6 ! 3.1  
75 or more   83.2   4.2   3.0   1.0   8.6  
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program   43.4   5.8   3.0 ! 15.0   32.9  
# Rounds to zero.
! 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).
1 Special program emphasis includes schools such as a science or math schools, performing arts schools, talented or gifted schools, foreign language immersion schools, etc.
2 Special education school primarily serves students with disabilities.
3 Career/technical/vocational school primarily serves students being trained for occupations.
4 Alternative/other school offers a curriculum designed to provide alternative or nontraditional education; does not specifically fall into the categories of regular, special program emphasis, special education, or vocational school.
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, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Data File," 2015–16.

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