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Percentage of private schools that had any students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) because of special needs, or who were English-language learners (ELLs) or limited-English proficient (LEP), and percentage of students with an IEP or who were ELLs/LEP, by affiliation: 2017–18

  IEP because of special needs or formally identified disability1   ELL/LEP
Affiliation Percent of schools with at least 1 student with an IEP or formally identified disability   Percent of K–12 students with an IEP or formally identified disability   Percent of schools with at least 1 ELL/LEP student   Percent of K–12 students who were ELLs/LEP  
All private schools 58.7   7.6   20.5   2.6  
                 
Catholic, Parochial 83.8   6.8   29.0   2.5 !
Catholic, Diocesan 72.7   5.4   29.5   2.1  
Catholic, Private 53.2   6.4   23.4   2.0  
Baptist 40.2   4.1   13.7 ! ‡  
Jewish ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
                 
Lutheran 55.3   3.3 ! ‡   ‡  
Seventh-Day Adventist 25.9 ! 2.2 ! 17.5 ! 0.6 !
All Other Religious 49.7   4.6   15.9   1.6  
Non-sectarian, Regular ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis 47.5   5.0   17.8   1.4  
Non-sectarian, Special Education 100.0   94.1   17.0   1.7 !
! 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 Public schools were asked about students with IEPs because of special needs. "Special needs" was not defined for respondents. In some public schools, gifted students have IEPs and may be reported here. Private schools were asked about students with a formally identified disability.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Preliminary Private School Restricted-Use Data File," 2017–18.
 

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