Table 1. — Number and percent of private schools, students, and FTE teachers, by selected characteristics: 

 United States, 2013–14

Characteristics Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 Total

Private school type

 Catholic

 Parochial

 Diocesan

 Private

 Other religious

 Conservative Christian

 Affiliated

 Unaffiliated

 Non-sectarian

 Regular

 Special emphasis

 Special education

School level

 Elementary

 Secondary

 Combined

Program emphasis

 Regular elementary,

 secondary

 Montessori

 Special program emphasis

 Special education

 Vocational/technical

 Early childhood

 Alternative

Size

 Less than 50

 50 to 149

 150 to 299

 300 to 499

 500 to 749

 750 or more

Region

 Northeast

 Midwest

 South

 West

Urbanicity

 City

 Suburban

 Town

 Rural

NOTE: Details may not add to totals due to 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, 2013–14

Schools Students FTE teachers
Table 2.—Number and percent of private schools, students, and FTE teachers, by religious and non-sectarian 

 category: United States, 2013-14

Characteristics Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 Total

Religious orientation

 Roman Catholic

 African Methodist Episcopal

 Amish

 Assembly of God

 Baptist

 Brethren

 Calvinist

 Christian (unspecified)

 Church of Christ

 Church of God

 Disciples of Christ

 Episcopal

 Friends

 Greek Orthodox

 Islamic

 Jewish

 Latter Day Saints

 Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

 Evangelical Lutheran Church In America

 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

 Other Lutheran

 Mennonite

 Methodist

 Pentecostal

 Presbyterian

 Seventh-Day Adventist

 Other 

Non-sectarian

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey, 2013–14.

Schools Students FTE teachers
Table 3.—Number and percent of private schools by school level, by selected characteristics: 

 United States, 2013-14

Characteristics Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 Total

Private school type

 Catholic

 Parochial

 Diocesan

 Private

 Other religious

 Conservative Christian

 Affiliated

 Unaffiliated

 Non-sectarian

 Regular

 Special emphasis

 Special education

Program emphasis

 Regular elementary,

 secondary

 Montessori

 Special program emphasis

 Special education

 Vocational/technical

 Early childhood

 Alternative

Size

 Less than 50

 150 to 149

 150 to 299

 300 to 499

 500 to 749

 750 or more

Region

 Northeast

 Midwest

 South

 West

Urbanicity

 City

 Suburban

 Town

 Rural

NOTE: Details may not add to totals due to 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, 2011–12.

Total Elementary Secondary Combined
Table 10.—Number and percent of private school students by grade level, by private school type: 

 United States, 2013–14

Grade

Kindergarten** First Second Third Fourth

Private school type Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 Total

 Catholic

 Parochial

 Diocesan

 Private

Other religious

 Conservative Christian

 Affiliated

 Unaffiliated

 Non-sectarian

 Regular

 Special emphasis

 Special education

Grade

Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth

Private school type Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 Total

 Catholic

 Parochial

 Diocesan

 Private

 Other religious

 Conservative Christian

 Affiliated

 Unaffiliated

 Non-sectarian

 Regular

 Special emphasis

 Special education
Table 10.—Number and percent of private school students by grade level, by private school type: 

 United States, 2013–14—Continued

Grade

Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Ungraded 

Private school type Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 Total

 Catholic

 Parochial

 Diocesan

 Private

 Other religious

 Conservative Christian

 Affiliated

 Unaffiliated

 Non-sectarian

 Regular

 Special emphasis

 Special education

** The count for kindergarten students also includes transitional kindergarten and transitional first grade students.

NOTE: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey, 2013-2014.
Table 14.—Number and percent of private school teachers (headcount)* by work status, by selected characteristics: 

 United States, 2013–14

3/4 time but 1/2 time but 1/4 time but

Characteristics Number Number Number Number Number Number

 Total

Private school type

 Catholic

 Parochial

 Diocesan

 Private

 Other religious

 Conservative Christian

 Affiliated

 Unaffiliated

 Non-sectarian

 Regular

 Special emphasis

 Special education

School level

 Elementary

 Secondary

 Combined

Program emphasis

 Regular elementary,

 secondary

 Montessori

 Special program emphasis

 Special education

 Vocational/technical

 Early childhood

 Alternative

Size

 Less than 50

 50 t0 149

 150 to 299

 300 to 499

 500 to 749

 750 or more

Region

 Northeast

 Midwest

 South

 West

Urbancity

 City

 Suburban

 Town

 Rural

* The number of teachers in this table is headcount and so differs from full-time equivalents(FTEs) in the other tables.

NOTE: Details may not add to totals due to 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, 2013-14. 

Total Full time

Percent Percent

less than 1/2 Less than 1/4

Percent Percent Percent Percent

less than 100% less than 3/4