Private Schools
Type of school

    Participants Nonparticipants
Total number of entities Number of entities Percentage of entities Number of entities Percentage of entities
Regular elementary or secondary 19,887 3,550 17.9 16,337 82.1
Montessori 2,196 23 1.0 2,173 99.0
Special program emphasis 1,021 66 6.5 955 93.5
Special education 1,530 198 12.9 1,332 87.1
Vocational/technical 7 1 14.3 6 85.7
Alternative 756 40 5.3 716 94.7
Early childhood program/day care center 3,832 10 0.3 3,822 99.7

 


Religious school

    Participants Nonparticipants
Total number of entities Number of entities Percentage of entities Number of entities Percentage of entities
Catholic 7,264 2,881 39.7 4,383 60.3
Other religious 13,445 658 4.9 12,787 95.1
Nonsectarian 9,043 375 4.1 8,668 95.9

 


School level

    Participants Nonparticipants
Total number of entities Number of entities Percentage of entities Number of entities Percentage of entities
Elementary 19,317 2,635 13.6 16,682 86.4
Secondary 2,391 690 28.9 1,701 71.1
Combined 6,973 482 6.9 6,491 93.1

 


Pupil teacher ratio

Participation Minimum 25th percentile Median Mean 75th percentile Maximum
NonParticipants 0.0 6.7 10.0 11.0 14.0 525.0
Participants 1.4 10.6 14.0 14.1 17.1 101.0

 


 

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