| Total |
26,203 |
|
100.0 |
|
4,432,624 |
|
100.0 |
|
408,575 |
|
100.0 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Private school typology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic
| 6,754 |
|
25.8 |
|
1,926,277 |
|
43.5 |
|
137,677 |
|
33.7 |
|
| Parochial
| 2,893 |
|
11.0 |
|
728,286 |
|
16.4 |
|
49,309 |
|
12.1 |
|
| Diocesan
| 2,897 |
|
11.1 |
|
830,339 |
|
18.7 |
|
57,880 |
|
14.2 |
|
| Private
| 964 |
|
3.7 |
|
367,651 |
|
8.3 |
|
30,488 |
|
7.5 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other religious |
13,035 |
|
49.7 |
|
1,658,083 |
|
37.4 |
|
160,170 |
|
39.2 |
|
| Conservative Christian |
4,411 |
|
16.8 |
|
627,190 |
|
14.1 |
|
59,034 |
|
14.4 |
|
| Other affiliated |
2,842 |
|
10.8 |
|
483,809 |
|
10.9 |
|
48,680 |
|
11.9 |
|
| Unaffiliated |
5,782 |
|
22.1 |
|
547,084 |
|
12.3 |
|
52,456 |
|
12.8 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nonsectarian |
6,414 |
|
24.5 |
|
848,265 |
|
19.1 |
|
110,728 |
|
27.1 |
|
| Regular |
2,625 |
|
10.0 |
|
581,340 |
|
13.1 |
|
69,311 |
|
17.0 |
|
| Special emhasis |
2,186 |
|
8.3 |
|
162,510 |
|
3.7 |
|
21,927 |
|
5.4 |
|
| Special education |
1,603 |
|
6.1 |
|
104,415 |
|
2.4 |
|
19,490 |
|
4.8 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| School level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Elementary |
15,038 |
|
57.4 |
|
2,061,885 |
|
46.5 |
|
171,829 |
|
42.1 |
|
| Secondary |
2,677 |
|
10.2 |
|
757,448 |
|
17.1 |
|
65,178 |
|
16.0 |
|
| Combined |
8,488 |
|
32.4 |
|
1,613,291 |
|
36.4 |
|
171,568 |
|
42.0 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Program emphasis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regular elementary/
secondary |
21,486 |
|
82.0 |
|
4,103,932 |
|
92.6 |
|
358,928 |
|
87.8 |
|
| Montessori |
1,291 |
|
4.9 |
|
76,903 |
|
1.7 |
|
10,536 |
|
2.6 |
|
| Special program emphasis |
651 |
|
2.5 |
|
84,126 |
|
1.9 |
|
10,395 |
|
2.5 |
|
| Special education |
1,848 |
|
7.1 |
|
117,164 |
|
2.6 |
|
21,703 |
|
5.3 |
|
| Vocational/technical |
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
| Alternative |
796 |
|
3.0 |
|
44,159 |
|
1.0 |
|
6,477 |
|
1.6 |
|
| Early childhood |
125 |
|
0.5 |
|
5,238 |
|
0.1 |
|
442 |
|
0.1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Size (number of students) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than 50 |
8,852 |
|
33.8 |
|
212,490 |
|
4.8 |
|
33,883 |
|
8.3 |
|
| 50-149 |
7,623 |
|
29.1 |
|
698,115 |
|
15.7 |
|
80,594 |
|
19.7 |
|
| 150-299 |
5,483 |
|
20.9 |
|
1,164,433 |
|
26.3 |
|
101,569 |
|
24.9 |
|
| 300-499 |
2,446 |
|
9.3 |
|
940,465 |
|
21.2 |
|
78,039 |
|
19.1 |
|
| 500-749 |
1,102 |
|
4.2 |
|
664,556 |
|
15.0 |
|
52,889 |
|
12.9 |
|
| 750 or more |
697 |
|
2.7 |
|
752,565 |
|
17.0 |
|
61,603 |
|
15.1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northeast |
5,985 |
|
22.8 |
|
1,058,340 |
|
23.9 |
|
106,133 |
|
26.0 |
|
| Midwest |
7,176 |
|
27.4 |
|
1,089,458 |
|
24.6 |
|
89,266 |
|
21.8 |
|
| South |
8,051 |
|
30.7 |
|
1,453,483 |
|
32.8 |
|
141,673 |
|
34.7 |
|
| West |
4,991 |
|
19.0 |
|
831,344 |
|
18.8 |
|
71,503 |
|
17.5 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Urbancity type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| City |
8,557 |
|
32.7 |
|
1,881,683 |
|
42.5 |
|
169,223 |
|
41.4 |
|
| Suburban |
8,380 |
|
32.0 |
|
1,639,859 |
|
37.0 |
|
149,344 |
|
36.6 |
|
| Town |
2,669 |
|
10.2 |
|
298,275 |
|
6.7 |
|
27,760 |
|
6.8 |
|
| Rural |
6,597 |
|
25.2 |
|
612,808 |
|
13.8 |
|
62,249 |
|
15.2 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. There are fewer than 15 sample cases. |
| NOTE: These estimates include private schools which 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), 2011–12. |
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