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Table 9. Percentage distribution of private school students within selected school characteristics, by racial/ethnic background: United States, 2017–18
                             
      Non-Hispanic
Selected school
characteristic		 Hispanic   American
Indian		   Asian   Black   Pacific
Islander		  White   Two or
more races		  
Total 11.3   0.5   6.5   9.3   0.8   66.7   4.9  
                             
Private school typology                            
Catholic 15.7   0.5   5.3   7.6   0.7   65.6   4.6  
Parochial 16.1   0.5   4.9   6.3   0.8   66.6   4.7  
Diocesan 15.4   0.4   5.1   7.5   0.6   66.6   4.5  
Private 15.6   0.9   6.3   9.8   0.8   61.7   4.9  
                             
Other religious 8.0   0.5   5.3   10.4   0.9   70.7   4.1  
Conservative Christian 9.2   0.6   6.3   11.6   0.7   67.3   4.2  
Other affiliated 6.6   0.3   5.8   8.7   0.3   74.2   4.1  
Unaffiliated 8.0   0.6 ! 4.0   10.8   1.6   70.8   4.1  
                             
Nonsectarian 9.0   0.6   10.5   10.2   0.9   62.0   6.8  
Regular 7.7   0.6   10.9   9.5   1.1   63.2   7.1  
Special emphasis 9.8   0.6   12.3   8.5   0.8   60.9   7.1  
Special education 14.9   0.6   3.7   19.1   0.4   57.4   3.9  
                             
School level                            
Elementary 13.3   0.5   5.8   9.4   0.6   65.3   5.1  
Secondary 12.7   0.4   7.0   9.1   0.5   66.4   3.9  
Combined 8.4   0.6   6.9   9.2   1.3   68.4   5.2  
                             
Program emphasis                            
Regular elementary/ secondary 11.3   0.5   6.2   9.0   0.9   67.2   4.9  
Montessori 10.9   0.6   11.9   6.9   0.5   63.1   6.2  
Special program emphasis 8.3   0.6   12.2   6.6   1.0   65.0   6.3  
Special education 14.7   0.7   3.5   18.5   0.4   58.4   3.8  
Vocational/technical ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   48.4   ‡  
Alternative 10.2   0.8   5.9   13.0   0.5   64.2   5.5  
Early childhood 12.1   0.5   6.9   13.2   0.7   61.8   4.8  
                             
Size (number of students)                            
Less than 50 11.3   0.9   4.6   12.0   0.5   67.5   3.2  
50 -149 12.0   0.7   5.6   12.7   0.5   64.5   4.1  
150- 299 13.9   0.5   6.2   11.1   0.6   62.9   4.9  
300-499 12.0   0.5   6.5   8.3   0.7   66.9   5.1  
500-749 8.4   0.6   6.8   7.1   0.5   71.7   4.9  
750 or more 8.7   0.4   7.7   6.0   2.0   69.2   6.0  
                             
Region                            
Northeast 8.0   0.3   6.5   8.9   0.8   71.1   4.4  
Midwest 8.0   0.6   4.2   8.7   0.2   74.2   4.1  
South 12.5   0.4   4.7   12.4   0.5   65.7   3.8  
West 17.1   1.0   12.5   4.7   2.3   53.8   8.6  
                             
Urbancity type                            
City 13.3   0.4   7.5   11.0   1.2   60.7   5.9  
Suburban 11.6   0.4   6.7   9.6   0.6   66.2   4.9  
Town 6.0   0.8   2.5   3.1   0.8   84.4   2.4  
Rural 5.0   1.3   3.4   4.7   0.3   82.8   2.5  
! 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). Hispanic includes Latino, American Indian includes Native American, Black includes African American, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2017–18.

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