Number and percentage distribution of private school teachers (headcount) within selected school characteristics by work status: United States, 2017

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Table 11. Number and percentage distribution of private school teachers (headcount) within selected school characteristics by work status: United States, 2017–18


			Work status
	Total		Full time		3/4 time but less than 100%		1/2 time but less than 3/4		1/4 time but less than 1/2		Less than 1/4 time
Selected school characteristic	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number		Percent
Total	531,962	100.0	420,788	79.1	25,271	4.8	46,142	8.7	21,474	4.0	18,287		3.4

Private school typology
Catholic	163,286	100.0	138,935	85.1	5,689	3.5	10,709	6.6	4,925	3.0	3,028		1.9
Parochial	46,462	100.0	38,953	83.8	1,819	3.9	3,304	7.1	1,621	3.5	766		1.6
Diocesan	78,094	100.0	66,864	85.6	2,708	3.5	5,216	6.7	2,141	2.7	1,165		1.5
Private	38,730	100.0	33,118	85.5	1,162	3.0	2,189	5.7	1,163	3.0	1,098		2.8

Other religious	209,709	100.0	151,133	72.1	12,069	5.8	24,955	11.9	11,091	5.3	10,460		5.0
Conservative Christian	63,878	100.0	49,176	77.0	3,192	5.0	5,596	8.8	3,239	5.1	2,675		4.2
Other affiliated	67,204	100.0	46,586	69.3	3,567	5.3	9,203	13.7	3,820	5.7	4,029		6.0
Unaffiliated	78,628	100.0	55,372	70.4	5,310	6.8	10,157	12.9	4,032	5.1	3,757		4.8

Nonsectarian	158,966	100.0	130,719	82.2	7,514	4.7	10,477	6.6	5,459	3.4	4,798		3.0
Regular	93,197	100.0	78,626	84.4	3,823	4.1	5,848	6.3	2,698	2.9	2,202		2.4
Special emphasis	43,981	100.0	32,387	73.6	3,047	6.9	3,880	8.8	2,381	5.4	2,286		5.2
Special education	21,788	100.0	19,706	90.4	644	3.0	749	3.4	380	1.7	310		1.4

School level
Elementary	221,191	100.0	172,782	78.1	11,140	5.0	21,107	9.5	8,959	4.1	7,204		3.3
Secondary	81,224	100.0	65,141	80.2	3,235	4.0	6,188	7.6	3,953	4.9	2,707		3.3
Combined	229,546	100.0	182,864	79.7	10,897	4.7	18,847	8.2	8,563	3.7	8,375		3.6

Program emphasis
Regular elementary/ secondary	441,979	100.0	353,083	79.9	19,567	4.4	38,540	8.7	17,320	3.9	13,470		3.0
Montessori	21,738	100.0	16,602	76.4	1,391	6.4	1,649	7.6	1,102	5.1	994		4.6
Special program emphasis	23,624	100.0	15,493	65.6	1,777	7.5	2,635	11.2	1,668	7.1	2,051	!	8.7	!
Special education	23,809	100.0	21,235	89.2	764	3.2	937	3.9	472	2.0	402		1.7
Vocational/technical	319	100.0	253	79.4	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡
Alternative	14,831	100.0	10,091	68.0	1,314	8.9	1,554	10.5	728	4.9	1,145		7.7
Early childhood	5,662	100.0	4,031	71.2	445	7.9	786	13.9	176	3.1	225		4.0

Size (number of students)
Less than 50	59,747	100.0	40,741	68.2	4,159	7.0	6,177	10.3	3,740	6.3	4,930		8.3
50 -149	104,398	100.0	76,949	73.7	5,629	5.4	9,918	9.5	6,317	6.1	5,585		5.3
150- 299	121,955	100.0	96,609	79.2	6,211	5.1	10,625	8.7	5,178	4.2	3,331		2.7
300-499	93,756	100.0	78,965	84.2	3,576	3.8	6,574	7.0	2,864	3.1	1,777		1.9
500-749	66,229	100.0	56,705	85.6	2,222	3.4	4,395	6.6	1,708	2.6	1,199		1.8
750 or more	85,878	100.0	70,819	82.5	3,474	4.0	8,452	9.8	1,668	1.9	1,466		1.7

Region
Northeast	130,650	100.0	97,880	74.9	7,065	5.4	15,866	12.1	5,399	4.1	4,439		3.4
Midwest	114,013	100.0	91,200	80.0	4,794	4.2	8,887	7.8	4,628	4.1	4,504		4.0
South	189,703	100.0	156,875	82.7	7,937	4.2	13,169	6.9	6,662	3.5	5,061		2.7
West	97,596	100.0	74,833	76.7	5,476	5.6	8,219	8.4	4,785	4.9	4,283		4.4

Urbancity type
City	226,637	100.0	180,994	79.9	10,898	4.8	19,724	8.7	8,237	3.6	6,784		3.0
Suburban	203,950	100.0	161,410	79.1	9,970	4.9	18,147	8.9	8,062	4.0	6,361		3.1
Town	34,953	100.0	27,548	78.8	1,349	3.9	2,954	8.5	1,656	4.7	1,446		4.1
Rural	66,421	100.0	50,836	76.5	3,055	4.6	5,316	8.0	3,518	5.3	3,696		5.6
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate 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. The teacher estimates in this table are headcounts. 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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