Table 8. Average class size for private school teachers in elementary schools, secondary schools, and schools with combined grades, by classroom type and affiliation: 2007

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Table 8. Average class size for private school teachers in elementary schools, secondary schools, and schools with combined grades, by classroom type and affiliation: 2007–08

	Elementary schools		Secondary schools			Combined grade schools
Affiliation	Average class size for teachers in self-contained classes	Average class size for teachers in departmentalized instruction	Average class size for teachers in self-contained classes		Average class size for teachers in departmentalized instruction	Average class size for teachers in self-contained classes		Average class size for teachers in departmentalized instruction
All private schools	18.1	19.8	18.4		19.9	15.4		16.3

Catholic- Parochial	20.4	23.7	#		21.0	16.2		17.6
Catholic- Diocesan	21.3	22.0	25.7		23.3	35.3	!	15.3
Catholic- Private	20.9	23.1	11.3	!	23.9	19.4		20.9
Baptist	14.8	14.1	‡		18.0	14.4		18.3
Jewish	17.4	14.5	30.0		19.3	25.7		‡

Lutheran	15.4	17.9	9.8	!	17.8	15.9		18.7
Seventh-Day Adventist	14.6	17.7	7.0		18.4	18.2		16.4
Other Religious	14.6	15.1	16.0		15.9	15.2		15.8
Nonsectarian- Regular	16.3	18.6	46.6	!	11.5	18.1		15.5
Nonsectarian- Special Emphasis	18.7	12.7	10.8		6.7	16.6		11.6
Nonsectarian- Special Education	8.3	7.5	7.1		9.4	7.8		9.7
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Among all school teachers, 28% teach self-contained classes in elementary schools, 1% in secondary schools, and 3% in combined schools; 17% teach departmentalized classes in elementary schools, 27% in secondary schools, and 6% in combined schools; 16% teach other types of classes, such as elementary subject specialist classes, team taught classes, and "pull-out" classes or "push-in" classes, in elementary schools, 2% in secondary schools, and 1% in combined schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Teacher Data File," 2007–08.

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