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Table 3. Percentage distribution of private schools within selected school characteristics, by program emphasis: United States, 2017–18
 
Selected school characteristic Regular
elementary/ secondary		   Montessori   Special
program emphasis		   Special education   Vocational/
technical programs		   Alternative   Early childhood  
Total 68.0 9.4 3.2 6.1 0.1 6.9 6.3  
                             
Private school typology                            
Catholic 95.4   1.1   1.1   0.8   ‡   0.9   0.7  
Parochial 98.0   ‡   ‡   ‡   0.0   ‡   ‡  
Diocesan 96.0   1.0 ! 1.0   1.0   0.0   ‡   ‡  
Private 88.4   2.9   2.5   ‡   ‡   2.8   ‡  
Other religious 86.0   1.2   2.1   1.0   ‡   5.3   4.3  
Conservative Christian 92.8   ‡   1.2   1.0   0.0   3.2   1.4  
Other affiliated 87.8   1.0   5.0 ! 0.7   0.0   3.5   2.1  
Unaffiliated 81.9   1.7   1.5   1.2   ‡   7.0   6.6  
                             
Nonsectarian 26.5   25.7   6.0   16.3   ‡   13.0   12.4  
Regular 68.1   †   †   †   †   †   31.9  
Special emhasis †   57.3   13.4   †   ‡   29.0   †  
Special education †   †   †   100.0   †   †   †  
                             
School level                            
Elementary 64.9   13.5   2.5   1.6   ‡   7.9   9.6  
Secondary 77.8   ‡   4.2   8.7   ‡   8.2   †  
Combined 71.8   3.4   4.4   14.8   ‡   4.5   ‡  
                             
Size (number of students)                            
Less than 50 47.0   15.9   2.6   8.0   ‡   12.4   14.1  
50-149 73.5   8.1   4.4   8.4   ‡   4.9   0.6  
150-299 89.9   2.8 ! 3.2   2.6   ‡   1.3 ! ‡  
300-499 94.9   ‡   3.0   0.7   ‡   0.7   ‡  
500-749 96.2   ‡   2.7   ‡   0.0   ‡   0.0  
750 or more 94.6   0.0   3.5   ‡   0.0   ‡   ‡  
                             
Region                            
Northeast 64.7   6.1   3.0   10.3   ‡   8.4   7.5  
Midwest 80.4   8.7   1.9   2.2   ‡   3.7   3.0  
South 66.7   8.9   2.8   6.6   ‡   7.5   7.4  
West 58.6   14.8   5.7   5.4   ‡   8.4   7.0  
                             
Urbanicity type                            
City 66.7   9.4   4.0   6.6   ‡   6.3   6.8  
Suburban 59.0   11.5   2.9   7.7   ‡   9.6   9.3  
Town 79.9   8.3 ! 2.2   2.2   ‡   4.5   2.8  
Rural 81.1   6.1 ! 2.9   4.2   ‡   4.1   1.5 !
† Not applicable.
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is between 30 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. There are fewer than 15 sample cases.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or missing values in cells with too few sample cases. These estimates include private schools that provide instruction for one or more of grades kindergarten through twelve (or comparable ungraded levels).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2017–18.

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