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| Standard errors for percentage distribution of students, by racial/ethnic background, and percentage minority students in private schools, by selected characteristics: United States, 2001-02 (see the data table) | ||||||
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| Selected characteristics | White, non-Hispanic | Black, non-Hispanic | Hispanic | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
Minority |
| Total | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.20 |
| NCES typology | ||||||
| Catholic | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.03 | # | 0.01 | 0.12 |
| Parochial | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.07 | # | 0.01 | 0.17 |
| Diocesan | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.05 | # | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| Private | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.31 |
| Other religious | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.19 |
| Conservative Christian | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.25 |
| Affiliated | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.20 |
| Unaffiliated | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.49 |
| Nonsectarian | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.45 | 0.76 |
| Regular | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.47 | 0.92 |
| Special emphasis | 0.75 | 0.48 | 0.23 | 0.03 | 0.68 | 0.75 |
| Special education | 1.61 | 1.70 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 1.61 |
| School level | ||||||
| Elementary | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| Secondary | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.05 | # | 0.02 | 0.24 |
| Combined | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.44 |
| Program emphasis | ||||||
| Regular elementary/secondary | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| Montessori | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.30 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.85 |
| Special program emphasis | 1.40 | 1.61 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 1.40 |
| Special education | 1.86 | 2.05 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1.86 |
| Vocational/technical | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
| Alternative | 1.82 | 0.88 | 0.48 | 0.06 | 1.51 | 1.82 |
| Early childhood | 0.69 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.69 |
| Size (number of students) | ||||||
| Less than 50 | 0.67 | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.67 |
| 50-149 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.44 |
| 150-299 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.23 |
| 300-499 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.03 | # | 0.13 | 0.20 |
| 500-749 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.03 | # | 0.02 | 0.18 |
| 750 or more | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.11 | # | 0.27 | 0.59 |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.02 | # | 0.03 | 0.14 |
| Midwest | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.19 |
| South | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.57 |
| West | 0.34 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.38 | 0.34 |
| Community type | ||||||
| Central city | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.39 |
| Urban fringe/large town | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| Rural/small town | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
| # Rounds to zero. | ||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. | ||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2001-2002. | ||||||
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