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Eighth grade subject minutes: Among private schools with students enrolled in eighth grade, average minutes eighth grade students spend on different activities per week, by affiliation: 2017–18

Affiliation English, reading, language arts   Arithmetic or mathematics   Social studies or history   Science  
All private schools 320   270   220   220  
Catholic, Parochial 380   260   230   230  
Catholic, Diocesan 380   260   230   230  
Catholic, Private 330   260   240   230  
Baptist 270   240   240   240  
Jewish ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Lutheran 410   280   210   220  
Seventh-Day Adventist 400   270   220   240  
All Other Religious 300   280   210   220  
Non-sectarian, Regular ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis 310   290   240   230  
Non-sectarian, Special Education 360   250   210   200  
‡ 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: Schools that reported 0 minutes per week for a subject were excluded from the calculations of average minutes per week. The percentage of private schools excluded from each subject are as follows: English, reading, language arts 0.3%, arithmetic or mathematics 0.2%, social studies or history 0.4%, and science 0.2%.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Private School Data File," 2017–18.

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