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Private School Universe Survey (PSS)


Standard errors for percentage male enrollment and percentage distribution of coeducational, all-girls, and all-boys schools, by selected characteristics: United States, 2001-02
(see the data table)
Selected characteristics Percent
Male enrollment Coed schools All-girls schools All-boys schools
Total 0.04 0.15 0.08 0.07
 
NCES typology
Catholic 0.04 0.11 0.12 0.03
Parochial 0.08 0.11 0.12
Diocesan 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
Private 0.05 0.99 0.65 0.49
 
Other religious 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.03
Conservative Christian 0.06 0.01
Affiliated 0.02 0.15 0.06 0.09
Unaffiliated 0.21 0.10 0.04 0.06
 
Nonsectarian 0.17 0.56 0.28 0.29
Regular 0.17 0.22 0.08 0.16
Special emphasis 0.43 1.48 0.75 0.74
Special education 1.33 0.58 0.30 0.48
 
School level
Elementary 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02
Secondary 0.14 0.91 0.49 0.44
Combined 0.10 0.14 0.06 0.10
 
Program emphasis
Regular elementary/secondary 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.03
Montessori 0.58 0.01 #
Special program emphasis 0.92 3.20 1.66 1.57
Special education 1.14 0.53 0.26 0.44
Vocational/technical
Alternative 0.68 0.60 0.18 0.43
Early childhood 1.43 0.09 0.00
 
Size (number of students)
Less than 50 0.45 0.45 0.22 0.24
50-149 0.12 0.05 0.01 0.03
150-299 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.01
300-499 0.12 0.16 0.16 0.01
500-749 0.07 0.07 0.04 0.03
750 or more 0.02 0.22 0.08 0.14
 
Region
Northeast 0.06 0.08 0.02 0.08
Midwest 0.09 0.11 0.05 0.05
South 0.09 0.13 0.12 0.04
West 0.08 0.63 0.31 0.32
 
Community type
Central city 0.08 0.14 0.11 0.07
Urban fringe/large town 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.02
Rural/small town 0.13 0.47 0.23 0.25
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2001-2002.