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Percentage distribution of private school teachers, by race/ethnicity and affiliation: 2017–18

                           
  Percent of teachers by race/ethnicity
Affiliation Hispanic,
regardless of
race1		   White, non-
Hispanic		   Black or African
American, 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 7.2   85.1   3.2   2.7   0.1 ! 0.3 ! 1.3  
                       
Catholic, Parochial 4.5   90.7   ‡   ‡   #   ‡   ‡  
Catholic, Diocesan 8.4   85.1   3.2   2.3 ! ‡   ‡   0.4 !
Catholic, Private 9.3   82.2   3.3 ! 3.7   #   #   1.4 !
Baptist 10.6   82.0   4.2 ! 1.9 ! #   ‡   ‡  
Jewish ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Lutheran #   100.0   #   #   #   #   #  
Seventh-Day Adventist ‡   58.7   24.5 ! 14.7 ! #   #   #  
All Other Religious ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Non-sectarian, Regular ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   #   ‡   ‡  
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis 6.9   78.8   3.3 ! 8.5   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Non-sectarian, Special Education 8.9   82.0   5.1   1.1 ! #   1.3 ! 1.7 !
# 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) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
1 Hispanic includes Latino.
NOTE: Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. 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), "Private School Teacher Data File," 2017–18.

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