Table 1: Private-Sector Overview

By Ms. Janet R. Beales and Dr. Thomas F. Bertonneau | Oct. 1, 1997

Estimated enrollment and number of private facilities for difficult-to-educate students

Type of Education	Number of Schools	Number of Students
Special education	3,000^a	100,700^d
Catholic special education schools	195^b	15,366^e
Homeschools	At least 4,100^c	30,000^c
At-risk education	Not Available	Not Available
Shelters, halfway houses, group homes^f	1,868^g	24,500^l
Ranches, camps, farms^f	90^h	3,551^m
Training schools^f	70ⁱ	6,275ⁿ
Reception centers^f	15^j	340^o
Detention centers^f	25^k	590^p

Notes: These figures underestimate actual numbers of schools and students because of the lack of comprehensive data about private-sector providers. See Endnotes for sources and references.

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