Table 8. Number and percentage distribution of private schools, by school size and selected characteristics: United States, 2007

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Table 8. Number and percentage distribution of private schools, by school size and selected characteristics: United States, 2007–08
Selected characteristic	Less than 50 students		50–149 students		150–299 students		300–499 students		500–749 students		750 or more students
	Less than 50 students		50–149 students		150–299 students		300–499 students		500–749 students		750 or more students
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	14,368	42.6	8,512	25.2	5,969	17.7	2,802	8.3	1,237	3.7	853	2.5

Private school typology
Catholic	362	4.8	1,711	22.8	2,936	39.1	1,495	19.9	650	8.7	354	4.7
Parochial	95	2.8	768	22.7	1,530	45.3	712	21.1	220	6.5	54	1.6
Diocesan	104	3.4	726	23.5	1,198	38.8	615	19.9	290	9.4	154	5.0
Private	163	15.6	218	20.9	208	19.9	168	16.1	140	13.4	146	14.0

Other religious	7,205	46.8	4,437	28.8	2,158	14.0	898	5.8	397	2.6	308	2.0
Conservative Christian	1,741	34.1	1,780	34.9	877	17.2	405	7.9	181	3.6	121	2.4
Other affiliated	958	34.9	831	30.3	539	19.7	212	7.7	109	4.0	93	3.4
Unaffiliated	4,507	59.7	1,826	24.2	742	9.8	281	3.7	107	1.4	93	1.2

Nonsectarian	6,801	62.8	2,364	21.8	875	8.1	409	3.8	190	1.8	191	1.8
Regular	3,562	63.6	841	15.0	505	9.0	340	6.1	176	3.1	179	3.2
Special emphasis	2,467	66.8	908	24.6	237	6.4	54	1.5	‡	‡	‡	‡
Special education	773	50.3	615	40.1	132	8.6	‡	‡	‡	‡	0	0.0

School level
Elementary	10,473	47.9	5,143	23.5	4,091	18.7	1,631	7.5	456	2.1	75	0.3
Secondary	842	28.7	655	22.3	458	15.6	383	13.1	289	9.9	304	10.4
Combined	3,053	34.2	2,714	30.4	1,420	15.9	788	8.8	491	5.5	473	5.3

Program emphasis
Regular elementary/ secondary	6,141	26.8	6,555	28.6	5,488	24.0	2,683	11.7	1,210	5.3	828	3.6
Montessori	2,005	75.7	518	19.5	116	4.4	‡	‡	0	0.0	‡	‡
Special program emphasis	330	36.8	296	33.1	170	19.0	70	7.8	‡	‡	‡	‡
Special education	901	51.5	693	39.6	139	7.9	14	0.8	‡	‡	0	0.0
Vocational/technical	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Alternative	812	66.4	324	26.6	47	3.9	21	1.7	‡	‡	‡	‡
Early childhood	4,179	96.8	125	2.9	‡	‡	‡	‡	0	0.0	0	0.0

Region
Northeast	3,785	45.4	1,862	22.3	1,524	18.3	702	8.4	259	3.1	200	2.4
Midwest	3,019	38.1	2,254	28.4	1,519	19.2	684	8.6	312	3.9	145	1.8
South	4,232	41.1	2,734	26.5	1,640	15.9	892	8.7	445	4.3	362	3.5
West	3,332	46.5	1,662	23.2	1,285	17.9	524	7.3	221	3.1	146	2.0

Urbanicity type
City	3,790	33.8	2,742	24.5	2,497	22.3	1,173	10.5	565	5.0	444	4.0
Suburban	5,530	43.7	2,810	22.2	2,273	17.9	1,188	9.4	530	4.2	335	2.6
Town	1,312	39.7	1,226	37.2	542	16.4	163	4.9	44	1.3	‡	‡
Rural	3,736	56.9	1,733	26.4	657	10.0	278	4.2	98	1.5	61	0.9
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or missing values in cells where reporting standards were not met. These estimates include schools for which kindergarten is the highest grade (kindergarten-terminal schools) as well as those that provide instruction for one or more of grades 1 through 12 (or comparable ungraded levels).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2007–08.

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