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282. Private Schools: 1997-98
[(5,076.1 represents 5,076,100)Based on the Private School Survey, conducted every 2 years; see source for details.For composition of regions, see map inside front cover]
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Schools
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Students (1,000)
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Teachers (1,000)
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Characteristic
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Number
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Combined
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Percent
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Number
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Combined
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Combined
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Percent
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Total
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27,402
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100.0
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16,623
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100.0
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2,487
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100.0
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8,292
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100.0
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5,076.1
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100.0
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2,824.8
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100.0
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798.3
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100.0
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1,452.9
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100.0
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376.5
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100.0
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180.5
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100.0
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60.9
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100.0
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135.2
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100.0
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School type:
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Catholic
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8,182
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29.9
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6,800
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40.9
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1,121
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45.1
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262
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3.2
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2,514.7
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49.5
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1,833.1
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64.9
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606.4
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76.0
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75.2
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5.2
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144.6
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38.4
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97.7
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54.1
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40.2
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66.1
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6.7
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5.0
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Parochial
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4,778
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17.4
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4,526
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27.2
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204
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8.2
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47
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0.6
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1,346.0
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26.5
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1,245.7
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44.1
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86.2
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10.8
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14.0
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1.0
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72.4
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19.2
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65.4
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36.2
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6.0
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9.9
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1.0
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0.8
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Diocesan
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2,556
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9.3
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2,011
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12.1
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480
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19.3
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65
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0.8
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829.3
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16.3
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533.8
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18.9
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278.2
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34.8
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17.3
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1.2
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47.4
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12.6
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28.5
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15.8
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17.5
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28.8
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1.4
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1.0
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Private
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848
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3.1
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262
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1.6
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437
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17.6
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150
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1.8
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339.5
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6.7
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53.5
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1.9
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242.1
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30.3
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43.9
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3.0
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24.8
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6.6
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3.8
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2.1
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16.7
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27.4
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4.3
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3.2
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Other religious
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13,195
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48.2
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6,830
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41.1
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697
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28.0
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5,668
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68.4
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1,764.4
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34.8
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731.3
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25.9
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112.2
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14.1
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921.0
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63.4
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143.1
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38.0
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55.2
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30.6
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10.2
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16.7
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77.7
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57.5
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Conservative Christian
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4,978
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18.2
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1,700
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10.2
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143
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5.8
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3,135
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37.8
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737.0
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14.5
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219.4
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7.8
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22.3
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2.8
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495.3
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34.1
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56.8
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15.1
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15.9
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8.8
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1.7
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2.7
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39.3
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29.1
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Affiliated
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3,287
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12.0
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2,166
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13.0
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292
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11.7
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830
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10.0
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551.5
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10.9
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281.8
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10.0
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58.7
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7.4
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211.0
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14.5
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46.4
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12.3
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22.4
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12.4
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5.5
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9.1
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18.4
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13.6
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Unaffiliated
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4,929
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18.0
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2,964
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17.8
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262
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10.5
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1,703
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20.5
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475.9
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9.4
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230.1
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8.2
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31.2
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3.9
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214.6
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14.8
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39.9
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10.6
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16.9
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9.4
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3.0
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4.9
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20.0
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14.8
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Nonsectarian
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6,025
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22.0
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2,993
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18.0
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670
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26.9
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2,362
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28.5
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797.0
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15.7
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260.5
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9.2
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79.7
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10.0
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456.8
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31.4
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88.8
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23.6
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27.6
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15.3
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10.5
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17.2
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50.8
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37.5
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Regular
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2,705
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9.9
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1,523
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9.2
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266
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10.7
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915
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11.0
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553.4
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10.9
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168.9
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6.0
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56.4
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7.1
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328.1
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22.6
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57.4
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15.3
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16.5
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9.1
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7.3
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12.0
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33.6
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24.9
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Special emphasis
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2,070
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7.6
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1,290
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7.8
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236
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9.5
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545
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6.6
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158.6
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3.1
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80.6
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2.9
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14.4
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1.8
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63.7
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4.4
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17.0
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4.5
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9.1
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5.0
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1.6
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2.6
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6.3
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4.7
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Special education
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1,250
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4.6
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181
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1.1
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168
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6.8
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901
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10.9
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85.0
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1.7
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11.0
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0.4
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9.0
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1.1
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65.0
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4.5
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14.5
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3.8
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2.1
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1.1
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1.6
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2.6
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10.8
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8.0
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Program emphasis:
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Regular elem/sec
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22,363
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81.6
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14,495
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87.2
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1,973
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79.3
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5,895
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71.1
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4,684.0
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92.3
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2,679.9
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94.9
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753.5
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94.4
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1,250.6
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86.1
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330.2
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87.7
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164.5
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91.1
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55.8
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91.7
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109.9
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81.3
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Montessori
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1,144
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4.2
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950
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5.7
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(B)
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(B)
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186
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2.2
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69.9
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1.4
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55.7
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2.0
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(B)
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(B)
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13.5
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0.9
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7.5
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2.0
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6.3
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3.5
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0.1
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0.1
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1.2
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0.9
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Special program emphasis
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589
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2.2
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273
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1.6
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66
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2.6
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250
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3.0
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100.1
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2.0
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35.4
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1.3
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15.5
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2.0
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49.3
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3.4
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9.8
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2.6
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3.5
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2.0
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1.4
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2.4
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4.8
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3.6
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Special education
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1,387
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5.1
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204
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1.2
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178
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7.2
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1,005
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12.1
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93.5
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1.8
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12.4
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0.4
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9.7
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1.2
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71.3
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4.9
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16.0
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4.3
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2.3
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1.3
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1.7
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2.8
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12.0
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8.9
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Vocational/tech
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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Early childhood
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160
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0.6
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148
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0.9
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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7.9
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0.2
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7.4
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0.3
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0
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0
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(B)
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(B)
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0.6
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0.2
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0.5
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0.3
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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Alternative
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1,745
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6.4
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553
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3.3
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253
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10.2
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938
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11.3
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118.8
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2.3
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34.1
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1.2
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17.9
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2.2
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66.9
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4.6
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12.3
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3.3
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3.3
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1.8
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1.8
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2.9
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7.2
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5.4
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Size:
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Less than 150
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15,573
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56.8
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9,041
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54.4
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1,046
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42.1
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5,486
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66.2
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918.9
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18.1
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555.2
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19.7
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58.2
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7.3
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305.5
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21.0
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96.2
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25.6
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50.6
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28.1
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7.7
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12.7
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37.9
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28.0
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150 to 299
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6,656
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24.3
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4,860
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29.2
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446
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17.9
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1,349
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16.3
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1,439.3
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28.4
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1,050.7
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37.2
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98.8
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12.4
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289.9
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20.0
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99.3
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26.4
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64.5
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35.8
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9.3
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15.3
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25.5
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18.9
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300 to 499
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3,125
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11.4
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1,994
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12.0
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408
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16.4
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722
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8.7
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1,197.2
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23.6
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760.0
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26.9
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159.6
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20.0
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277.7
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19.1
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78.6
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20.9
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42.8
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23.7
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12.8
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21.0
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23.1
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17.1
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500 to 749
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1,339
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4.9
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615
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3.7
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297
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11.9
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427
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5.2
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800.4
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15.8
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357.8
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12.7
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181.6
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22.8
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261.0
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18.0
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53.1
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14.1
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17.5
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9.7
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12.9
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21.2
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22.7
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16.8
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750 or more
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711
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2.6
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113
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0.7
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290
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11.7
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308
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3.7
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720.2
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14.2
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101.1
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3.6
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300.2
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37.6
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318.9
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22.0
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49.2
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13.1
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5.0
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2.7
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18.2
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29.9
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26.1
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19.3
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Region:
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Northeast
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6,325
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23.1
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3,872
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23.3
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795
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32.0
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1,658
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20.0
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1,287.0
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25.4
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751.1
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26.6
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261.1
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32.7
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274.9
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18.9
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100.3
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26.6
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47.7
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26.4
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21.4
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35.1
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31.2
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23.1
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Midwest
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7,423
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27.1
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5,299
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31.9
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604
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24.3
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1,520
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18.3
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1,345.6
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26.5
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896.9
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31.8
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240.7
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30.2
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208.0
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14.3
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88.6
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23.5
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53.2
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29.5
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16.7
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27.5
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18.7
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13.8
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South
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8,111
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29.6
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4,014
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24.2
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564
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22.7
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3,533
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42.6
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1,510.3
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29.8
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631.8
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22.4
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153.4
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19.2
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725.1
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49.9
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121.9
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32.4
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46.0
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25.5
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12.1
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19.9
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63.7
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47.1
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West
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5,542
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20.2
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3,437
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20.7
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524
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21.1
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1,580
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19.1
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933.2
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18.4
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545.0
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19.3
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143.2
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17.9
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245.0
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16.9
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65.7
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17.5
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33.5
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18.6
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10.7
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17.5
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21.5
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15.9
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B Does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research andImprovement, Private school Universe Survey, 1997-98, NCES 1999-319.
http://nces.ed.gov/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/282_private_schools_1997_98.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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