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Table 6. Number and percentage distribution of private school students, by grade and private school typology: United States, 2017–18
                           
    Kindergarten1   First grade   Second grade   Third grade   Fourth grade  
Private school typology   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent  
Total   456,876   100.0   361,027   100.0   352,131   100.0   354,403   100.0   355,653   100.0  
                                           
Catholic   144,990   31.7   137,974   38.2   138,214   39.3   141,644   40.0   142,805   40.2  
Parochial   58,782   12.9   57,584   16.0   56,842   16.1   58,960   16.6   60,447   17.0  
Diocesan   74,339   16.3   69,286   19.2   70,077   19.9   70,992   20.0   71,139   20.0  
Private   11,869   2.6   11,104   3.1   11,295   3.2   11,692   3.3   11,220   3.2  
                                           
Other religious   186,253   40.8   156,639   43.4   151,221   42.9   149,978   42.3   149,899   42.1  
Conservative Christian   54,855   12.0   46,988   13.0   45,447   12.9   45,383   12.8   45,182   12.7  
Other affiliated   52,493   11.5   46,479   12.9   44,525   12.6   44,542   12.6   45,295   12.7  
Unaffiliated   78,905   17.3   63,172   17.5   61,249   17.4   60,053   16.9   59,422   16.7  
                                           
Nonsectarian   125,633   27.5   66,414   18.4   62,697   17.8   62,781   17.7   62,948   17.7  
Regular   68,657   15.0   41,964   11.6   39,878   11.3   40,944   11.6   41,761   11.7  
Special emphasis   54,878   12.0   21,874   6.1   19,187   5.4   17,272   4.9   15,758   4.4  
Special education   2,098   0.5   2,577   0.7   3,631   1.0   4,565   1.3   5,430   1.5  
                                         
    Fifth grade   Sixth grade   Seventh grade   Eighth grade   Ninth grade  
Private school typology   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent  
Total   358,719   100.0   374,195   100.0   370,916   100.0   374,211   100.0   373,928   100.0  
                                           
Catholic   145,551   40.6   148,489   39.7   147,790   39.8   148,735   39.7   168,014   44.9  
Parochial   61,386   17.1   61,070   16.3   55,757   15.0   55,171   14.7   13,962   3.7  
Diocesan   71,724   20.0   71,501   19.1   72,645   19.6   72,169   19.3   78,784   21.1  
Private   12,440   3.5   15,918   4.3   19,388   5.2   21,395   5.7   75,269   20.1  
                                           
Other religious   146,785   40.9   151,832   40.6   146,024   39.4   145,062   38.8   120,143   32.1  
Conservative Christian   44,988   12.5   49,025   13.1   48,259   13.0   48,387   12.9   43,083   11.5  
Other affiliated   44,367   12.4   45,917   12.3   43,219   11.7   43,441   11.6   37,696   10.1  
Unaffiliated   57,430   16.0   56,890   15.2   54,545   14.7   53,234   14.2   39,363   10.5  
                                           
Nonsectarian   66,383   18.5   73,874   19.7   77,103   20.8   80,414   21.5   85,771   22.9  
Regular   44,234   12.3   51,178   13.7   55,706   15.0   57,871   15.5   64,397   17.2  
Special emphasis   15,510   4.3   14,973   4.0   13,224   3.6   13,607   3.6   12,225   3.3  
Special education   6,640   1.9   7,723   2.1   8,173   2.2   8,936   2.4   9,149   2.4  
                                           
    Tenth grade   Eleventh grade   Twelfth grade   Ungraded          
Private school typology   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent          
Total   365,916   100.0   364,572   100.0   359,003   100.0   76,500   100.0          
                                           
Catholic   165,131   45.1   163,879   45.0   162,052   45.1   6,405   8.4          
Parochial   13,426   3.7   13,666   3.7   13,521   3.8   979   1.3          
Diocesan   78,304   21.4   78,473   21.5   77,519   21.6   3,357   4.4          
Private   73,401   20.1   71,740   19.7   71,011   19.8   2,069   2.7          
                                           
Other religious   116,282   31.8   113,566   31.2   109,540   30.5   14,555 ! 19.0 !        
Conservative Christian   41,685   11.4   40,783   11.2   40,553   11.3   3,914 ! 5.1 !        
Other affiliated   37,001   10.1   36,547   10.0   35,138   9.8   1,132   1.5          
Unaffiliated   37,596   10.3   36,236   9.9   33,848   9.4   9,509 ! 12.4 !        
                                           
Nonsectarian   84,503   23.1   87,128   23.9   87,412   24.3   55,541   72.6          
Regular   63,715   17.4   65,653   18.0   64,170   17.9   5,586   7.3          
Special emphasis   11,783   3.2   12,856   3.5   12,834   3.6   25,795 ! 33.7 !        
Special education   9,006   2.5   8,619   2.4   10,408   2.9   24,160   31.6          
! 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).
1The count for kindergarten students also includes transitional kindergarten and transitional first grade students.
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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