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| Table 12. Pupil/teacher ratio of private schools, by school level and selected school characteristics: United States, 2017–18 |
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| School level | ||||||||
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| Selected school characteristic |
Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined | ||||
| Total | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 9.2 | ||||
| Private school typology | ||||||||
| Catholic | 12.8 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 10.9 | ||||
| Parochial | 13.4 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 11.5 | ||||
| Diocesan | 13.1 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 10.6 | ||||
| Private | 11.6 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 10.8 | ||||
| Other religious | 10.2 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 10.1 | ||||
| Conservative Christian | 10.5 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 10.5 | ||||
| Other affiliated | 9.7 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 9.9 | ||||
| Unaffiliated | 10.3 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 | ||||
| Nonsectarian | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | ||||
| Regular | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 | ||||
| Special emphasis | 6.8 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 | ||||
| Special education | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||||
| Program emphasis | ||||||||
| Regular elementary/ secondary | 10.8 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 9.7 | ||||
| Montessori | 6.2 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 9.5 | ||||
| Special program emphasis | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.8 | ||||
| Special education | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | ||||
| Vocational/technical | 9.9 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ||||
| Alternative | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 7.8 | ||||
| Early childhood | 7.2 | 7.1 | † | 8.3 | ! | |||
| Size (number of students) | ||||||||
| Less than 50 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||||
| 50 -149 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | ||||
| 150- 299 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 9.2 | ||||
| 300-499 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 9.8 | ||||
| 500-749 | 11.2 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 9.9 | ||||
| 750 or more | 11.9 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 10.9 | ||||
| Region | ||||||||
| Northeast | 9.2 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 7.8 | ||||
| Midwest | 11.6 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 10.7 | ||||
| South | 9.7 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.3 | ||||
| West | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 9.7 | ||||
| Urbancity type | ||||||||
| City | 10.4 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 9.4 | ||||
| Suburban | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 9.3 | ||||
| Town | 9.9 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 9.2 | ||||
| Rural | 9.0 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 8.6 | ||||
| † 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: 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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