Private School Universe Survey (PSS) - Number and percentage distribution of private schools, by school size and selected characteristics: United States, 2001

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Number and percentage distribution of private schools, by school size and selected characteristics: United States, 2001-02 (Standard Errors for this table)
Selected characteristics	Less than 50 students		50-149 students		150-299 students		300-499 students		500-749 students		750 or more students
Selected characteristics	Number	Per- cent	Number	Per- cent	Number	Per- cent	Number	Per- cent	Number	Per- cent	Number	Per- cent
Total	8,955	30.6	8,336	28.5	6,554	22.4	3,199	10.9	1,392	4.8	836	2.9

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Catholic	210	2.6	1,562	19.0	3,398	41.4	1,813	22.1	810	9.9	415	5.1
Parochial	68	1.6	792	18.2	2,028	46.6	984	22.6	390	9.0	85	2.0
Diocesan	65	2.2	597	20.4	1,149	39.2	646	22.0	297	10.1	180	6.1
Private	77	8.3	173	18.7	221	23.9	183	19.8	123	13.2	150	16.2

Other religious	5,938	41.3	4,529	31.5	2,302	16.0	958	6.7	400	2.8	261	1.8
Conservative Christian	1,906	34.5	1,892	34.2	981	17.8	448	8.1	185	3.4	114	2.1
Affiliated	1,153	33.9	1,086	31.9	643	18.9	299	8.8	128	3.8	96	2.8
Unaffiliated	2,879	52.8	1,550	28.4	678	12.4	210	3.9	87	1.6	51	0.9

Nonsectarian	2,808	42.1	2,245	33.6	854	12.8	427	6.4	182	2.7	161	2.4
Regular	895	30.5	836	28.4	539	18.4	353	12.0	161	5.5	154	5.3
Special emphasis	1,259	52.9	866	36.4	188	7.9	45	1.9	19	0.8	‡	‡
Special education	655	48.2	543	40.0	127	9.4	29!	2.1!	‡	‡	‡	‡

School level
Elementary	4,770	27.4	5,127	29.4	4,765	27.3	2,005	11.5	642	3.7	118	0.7
Secondary	682	25.2	553	20.5	449	16.6	410	15.2	285	10.6	325	12.0
Combined	3,503	38.3	2,656	29.1	1,341	14.7	784	8.6	465	5.1	393	4.3

Program emphasis
Regular elementary/ secondary	6,183	25.8	6,434	26.8	6,123	25.5	3,088	12.9	1,349	5.6	814	3.4
Montessori	765	55.6	525	38.1	78	5.6	‡	‡	0	0.0	‡	‡
Special program emphasis	524	48.7	307	28.5	144	13.4	54	5.0	33	3.1	‡	‡
Special education	737	47.5	640	41.3	140	9.1	30!	1.9!	‡	‡	‡	‡
Vocational/ technical	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Alternative	654	57.0	400	34.8	64	5.6	18	1.6	‡	‡	‡	‡
Early childhood	90	74.9	28	23.4	‡	‡	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0

Region
Northeast	1,722	26.3	1,682	25.7	1,732	26.4	866	13.2	345	5.3	208	3.2
Midwest	2,000	26.8	2,276	30.5	1,825	24.5	841	11.3	339	4.5	174	2.3
South	3,114	34.0	2,655	29.0	1,711	18.7	891	9.7	477	5.2	322	3.5
West	2,120	34.8	1,722	28.3	1,286	21.1	601	9.9	231	3.8	133	2.2

Community type
Central city	2,244	22.2	2,767	27.4	2,675	26.4	1,363	13.5	610	6.0	458	4.5
Urban fringe/large town	2,670	24.4	3,008	27.5	2,763	25.2	1,477	13.5	686	6.3	343	3.1
Rural/small town	4,041	49.2	2,561	31.2	1,116	13.6	359	4.4	96	1.2	35	0.4
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is larger than 25 percent. The standard error for this estimate is presented in the corresponding table in appendix C.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or missing values in cells with too few sample cases.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2001-2002.

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