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| Table 24. Average length of school year and average length of school day for private schools, by selected characteristics: United States, 2005–06 |
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| Selected characteristic | Average length of school year in days | Average length of school day in hours |
| Total | 180.0 | 6.7 |
| NCES typology | ||
| Catholic | 179.0 | 6.7 |
| Parochial | 178.9 | 6.7 |
| Diocesan | 179.1 | 6.7 |
| Private | 178.8 | 6.8 |
| Other religious | 178.3 | 6.8 |
| Conservative Christian | 178.3 | 6.7 |
| Affiliated | 178.8 | 7.0 |
| Unaffiliated | 177.9 | 6.7 |
| Nonsectarian | 184.7 | 6.6 |
| Regular | 181.3 | 6.8 |
| Special emphasis | 182.7 | 6.5 |
| Special education | 194.3 | 6.2 |
| School level | ||
| Elementary | 179.2 | 6.7 |
| Secondary | 182.4 | 6.8 |
| Combined | 180.5 | 6.7 |
| Program emphasis | ||
| Regular elementary/secondary | 178.6 | 6.8 |
| Montessori | 182.1 | 6.6 |
| Special program emphasis | 177.1 | 6.9 |
| Special education | 193.1 | 6.2 |
| Vocational/technical | ‡ | ‡ |
| Alternative | 186.0 | 6.1 |
| Early childhood | 200.9 | 6.2 |
| Size (number of students) | ||
| Less than 50 | 181.5 | 6.6 |
| 50–149 | 180.1 | 6.8 |
| 150–299 | 179.0 | 6.8 |
| 300–499 | 178.2 | 6.9 |
| 500–749 | 177.8 | 6.9 |
| 750 or more | 177.7 | 7.0 |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 181.0 | 6.6 |
| Midwest | 178.0 | 6.8 |
| South | 179.9 | 6.8 |
| West | 181.3 | 6.6 |
| Urbanicity type | ||
| City | 180.8 | 6.8 |
| Suburban | 180.5 | 6.7 |
| Town | 177.9 | 6.7 |
| Rural | 178.9 | 6.7 |
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. | ||
| NOTE: These estimates do not include private schools for which kindergarten is the highest grade. | ||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2005–2006. | ||
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