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Table 8. Number and percentage distribution of private schools within selected school characteristics, by school size: United States, 2017–18
                                                   
    Less than 50
students		   50-149
students		   150-299
students		   300-499
students		   500-749
students		   750 or more
students		  
Selected school characteristic   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent  
Total   13,969   43.0   8,172   25.2   5,727   17.6   2,594   8.0   1,154   3.6   845   2.6  
                                                   
Private school typology                                                  
Catholic   398   5.7   1,790   25.4   2,667   37.8   1,312   18.6   539   7.6   341   4.8  
Parochial   99   4.1   572   23.6   1,159   47.9   429   17.7   130   5.4   33   1.4  
Diocesan   161   4.6   969   27.9   1,263   36.3   665   19.1   251   7.2   167   4.8  
Private   139   12.1   250   21.8   244   21.3   217   18.9   157   13.7   141   12.2  
                                                   
Other religious   7,088   48.9   3,774   26.0   2,103   14.5   839   5.8   407   2.8   289   2.0  
Conservative Christian   1,367   36.1   1,147   30.3   720   19.0   316   8.3   145   3.8   89   2.3  
Other affiliated   939   31.5   891   29.9   631   21.1   260   8.7   147   4.9   114   3.8  
Unaffiliated   4,782   61.8   1,737   22.4   753   9.7   263   3.4   114   1.5   87   1.1  
                                                   
Nonsectarian   6,483   59.4   2,607   23.9   957   8.8   443   4.1   208   1.9   215   2.0  
Regular   2,125   50.0   868   20.4   508   11.9   366   8.6   194   4.6   189   4.4  
Special emphasis   3,363   68.8   1,123   23.0   306   6.3   58   1.2   ‡   ‡   25   0.5  
Special education   994   56.0   616   34.7   143   8.1   19   1.1   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
                                                   
School level                                                  
Elementary   9,917   49.4   4,826   24.0   3,608   18.0   1,389   6.9   274   1.4   76   0.4  
Secondary   815   28.6   627   22.0   416   14.6   385   13.5   332   11.7   271   9.5  
Combined   3,237   34.0   2,719   28.5   1,703   17.9   821   8.6   548   5.7   498   5.2  
                                                   
Program emphasis                                                  
Regular elementary/ secondary   6,563   29.7   6,008   27.2   5,146   23.3   2,463   11.2   1,109   5.0   800   3.6  
Montessori   2,218   72.6   661   21.7   161 ! 5.3 ! ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   0   0.0  
Special program emphasis   361   34.7   358   34.3   186   17.8   78   7.5   31   3.0   29   2.8  
Special education   1,119   56.5   687   34.7   152   7.7   19   1.0   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Vocational/technical   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   0   0.0   0   0.0  
Alternative   1,731   77.1   400   17.8   73 ! 3.3   18   0.8   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Early childhood   1,968   96.9   53   2.6   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   0   0.0   ‡   ‡  
                                                   
Region                                                  
Northeast   3,203   45.7   1,627   23.2   1,186   16.9   539   7.7   255   3.6   198   2.8  
Midwest   3,022   38.1   2,258   28.5   1,548   19.5   681   8.6   279   3.5   149   1.9  
South   4,898   43.9   2,823   25.3   1,749   15.7   900   8.1   451   4.0   334   3.0  
West   2,846   44.7   1,463   23.0   1,245   19.6   475   7.5   169   2.7   164   2.6  
                                                   
Urbancity type                                                  
City   3,365   32.0   2,555   24.3   2,408   22.9   1,169   11.1   539   5.1   494   4.7  
Suburban   5,135   42.3   2,929   24.1   2,142   17.6   1,131   9.3   503   4.1   311   2.6  
Town   899   32.6   1,164   42.3   537   19.5   112   4.1   32   1.2   ‡   ‡  
Rural   4,570   65.1   1,523   21.7   640   9.1   182   2.6   79   1.1   29   0.4  
! 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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