Table 418. | Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by state: 1999-2000 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |Percent of centers offering selected services/equipment | Average | Total | Books | Books | Total |__________________________________________________________________| number | students | checked | held | expenditure |Automated |Automated | Database |Connection|Video |Electronic| of staff |using library|out per 100 | per | for State or other area | catalog |circulation|searching | to the |laser disk|full-text | per | per 100 | students | 100 | materials | |system | with | Internet | or |periodical|library\1,2|students each| each | stu- | per | | | CD-ROM | |DVD | | | week\2,3\ | week\3\ | dents\2,3\ | student ______________________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|_____________|____________|_____________|_____________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 ______________________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|_____________|____________|_____________|_____________ United States\4\ ..| 61.2(0.8)| 74.4 (0.7)| 86.0(0.6)| 56.5(0.8)| 43.0(0.7)| 33.7(0.7)| 1.89(0.02)| 94.9 (0.9)| 106.2 (1.6)| 1,802 (20)| $23.37 (0.4) |__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|_____________|____________| _ _ ______|_____________ Alabama ..............| 79.4(2.8)| 85.4 (2.3)| 88.9(2.4)|63.1 (4.4)| 40.6(4.1)| 32.0(3.3)| 1.76(0.04)| 102.4 (5.4)| 119.3 (9.0)| 1,908 (158)| 17.08 (0.9) Alaska ...............| 64.0(2.8)| 67.4 (3.2)| 81.2(2.2)|68.0 (2.8)| 35.4(2.9)| 33.5(3.5)| 1.43(0.06)| 97.5 (2.8)| 137.1(14.0)| 2,856 (90)| 25.46 (2.4) Arizona ..............| 72.9(4.5)| 88.5 (3.2)| 87.8(3.0)|54.2 (4.4)| 51.4(4.2)| 23.9(3.0)| 1.97(0.06)| 92.4 (5.0)| 110.6(10.9)| 1,883 (144)| 15.73 (1.1) Arkansas .............| 63.8(4.4)| 79.9 (3.0)| 84.5(3.9)|54.4 (4.6)| 23.0(2.5)| 30.0(4.0)| 1.50(0.04)| 94.8 (4.0)| 115.6 (8.4)| 2,038 (82)| 22.38 (2.3) California ...........| 62.0(4.0)| 76.7 (3.2)| 75.3(3.1)|43.8 (4.1)| 37.8(3.6)| 22.2(2.8)| 1.73(0.07)| 75.9 (2.5)| 85.9 (5.1)| 1,401 (85)| 17.66 (1.3) | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 62.2(3.3)| 86.3 (2.4)| 93.7(1.7)|54.2 (5.1)| 41.6(4.2)| 34.2(3.6)| 1.99(0.08)| 107.3 (5.3)| 99.2 (5.3)| 1,788 (90)| 25.68 (2.6) Connecticut ..........| 52.4(3.1)| 59.8 (2.8)| 86.6(2.6)|61.4 (3.4)| 42.9(3.8)| 43.0(3.1)| 2.06(0.06)| 102.0 (2.4)| 87.7 (6.1)| 2,091 (126)| 27.74 (1.3) Delaware .............| 72.8(3.8)| 88.7 (3.0)| 93.1(2.9)|60.8 (4.2)| 35.0(4.4)| 29.0(3.6)| 1.51(0.07)| 85.1 (3.6)| 63.1 (9.1)| 1,437 (76)| 18.94 (2.6) District of Columbia .| 33.8(3.0)| 35.4 (3.5)| 80.2(2.9)|69.3 (3.1)| 26.7(3.3)| 13.5(1.4)| 1.16(0.03)| 64.8 (2.5)| 35.5 (4.4)| 2,039 (181)| 12.59 (1.7) Florida ..............| 81.6(2.4)| 96.8 (1.0)| 97.1(1.2)|56.7 (3.8)| 90.6(1.5)| 41.7(3.7)| 2.53(0.19)| 93.7 (4.8)| 100.9 (6.9)| 1,566 (102)| 31.24 (5.7) | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 94.5(1.4)| 99.7 (0.3)| 96.3(1.5)|65.0 (4.4)| 71.4(3.4)| 43.3(4.2)| 2.33(0.12)| 111.1 (6.4)| 117.6 (7.5)| 1,584 (53)| 24.39 (1.4) Hawaii ...............| 84.8(2.7)| 94.0 (1.9)| 95.7(1.8)|72.4 (3.4)| 50.6(4.1)| 34.7(2.6)| 1.54(0.05)| 87.4 (3.1)| 113.2(12.9)| 1,625 (38)| 14.31 (1.2) Idaho ................| 68.2(2.3)| 82.9 (2.1)| 91.5(1.3)|60.0 (2.0)| 30.5(2.5)| 35.1(2.0)| 1.75(0.04)| 122.9 (3.1)| 202.4(12.4)| 2,373 (123)| 49.49 (2.2) Illinois .............| 50.2(3.9)| 59.9 (3.8)| 75.3(3.5)|55.9 (3.8)| 34.9(4.1)| 28.4(3.6)| 2.03(0.10)| 95.0 (3.5)| 82.8 (6.5)| 1,545 (76)| 22.54 (1.7) Indiana...............| 60.0(4.2)| 72.9 (4.2)| 86.2(3.2)|57.4 (4.0)| 50.2(3.8)| 32.9(3.1)| 1.93(0.05)| 95.4 (2.1)| 114.2 (7.9)| 2,177 (173)| 23.93 (1.7) | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 56.4(4.2)| 70.3 (3.9)| 86.0(2.3)|46.4 (3.5)| 41.0(3.9)| 45.2(3.7)| 2.36(0.24)| 133.0 (5.0)| 140.9 (9.0)| 2,517 (74)| 26.52 (1.7) Kansas ...............| 53.4(3.6)| 77.4 (4.0)| 84.3(3.0)|51.1 (3.6)| 43.3(3.9)| 30.9(2.6)| 1.85(0.05)| 119.3 (5.1)| 182.4(13.0)| 2,637 (104)| 25.72 (1.2) Kentucky .............| 73.5(4.2)| 77.3 (4.2)| 91.4(2.5)|56.1 (3.7)| 49.7(4.2)| 35.2(3.4)| 1.64(0.06)| 119.2 (8.6)| 123.7 (8.3)| 1,758 (47)| 30.43 (4.0) Louisiana ............| 52.8(4.9)| 62.5 (5.4)| 86.9(4.3)|73.3 (5.4)| 25.8(3.8)| 24.0(5.7)| 1.27(0.09)| 75.3 (3.7)| 71.7 (7.5)| 1,602 (64)| 15.23 (2.2) Maine ................| 51.4(4.5)| 52.8 (4.8)| 87.4(3.0)|69.0 (3.6)| 15.5(1.9)| 28.0(2.9)| 1.73(0.07)| 102.5 (2.7)| 102.5 (6.9)| 2,931 (225)| 26.00 (1.2) | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 80.9(3.5)| 81.4 (3.5)| 95.7(1.9)|72.8 (4.7)| 50.4(6.0)| 34.7(4.1)| 1.68(0.09)| 82.6 (3.0)| 130.3(39.7)| 1,401 (62)| 28.47 (4.9) Massachusetts ........| 50.0(3.8)| 49.8 (3.7)| 91.7(2.0)|63.7 (4.3)| 31.9(5.2)| 43.3(4.8)| 1.87(0.08)| 83.7 (2.9)| 63.3 (4.4)| 1,642 (69)| 18.76 (1.1) Michigan .............| 53.1(4.2)| 68.1 (4.0)| 73.2(4.3)|38.3 (3.8)| 44.6(4.2)| 26.1(3.3)| 1.76(0.10)| 93.5 (3.8)| 91.0 (6.9)| 1,691 (67)| 23.18 (2.2) Minnesota ............| 72.6(4.3)| 91.8 (2.8)| 88.7(3.3)|55.3 (5.2)| 43.3(5.4)| 45.8(5.0)| 2.43(0.10)| 126.8 (9.3)| 126.9(12.4)| 2,486 (174)| 36.34 (6.7) Mississippi ..........| 66.1(3.0)| 76.2 (2.4)| 88.2(2.6)|60.5 (3.6)| 29.2(2.6)| 41.4(3.0)| 1.54(0.03)| 80.0 (2.8)| 100.3 (7.6)| 1,984 (175)| 19.66 (1.4) | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............| 58.0(5.9)| 70.7 (6.3)| 87.8(2.9)|51.1 (5.9)| 49.3(6.0)| 43.4(3.5)| 1.63(0.08)| 100.5 (5.7)| 110.7 (9.9)| 2,250 (123)| 30.59 (2.2) Montana ..............| 42.9(3.4)| 52.0 (3.0)| 89.7(2.5)|69.9 (3.1)| 31.2(3.1)| 43.5(2.8)| 1.66(0.06)| 145.5 (6.4)| 153.5 (9.3)| 3,578 (150)| 32.59 (1.7) Nebraska .............| 54.9(3.6)| 69.1 (3.2)| 89.0(2.5)|68.2 (2.7)| 38.2(3.3)| 40.4(3.3)| 1.85(0.07)| 101.9 (4.2)| 160.8(16.5)| 3,253 (206)| 37.44 (3.5) Nevada ...............| 85.0(3.2)| 91.6 (2.8)| 91.5(2.3)|54.4 (4.2)| 36.0(3.0)| 36.3(3.4)| 1.71(0.06)| 83.3 (2.1)| 83.6 (4.0)| 1,665 (187)| 14.13 (1.6) New Hampshire ........| 46.4(5.4)| 60.4 (5.2)| 83.9(6.0)|66.4 (7.7)| 36.5(4.7)| 33.8(5.5)| 1.83(0.10)| 103.1 (4.2)| 94.2 (7.5)| 1,862 (84)| 22.73 (1.4) | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 58.8(3.9)| 63.1 (3.7)| 85.1(3.0)|60.3 (3.9)| 31.8(3.6)| 24.8(3.0)| 1.78(0.06)| 82.9 (2.5)| 81.5 (6.6)| 1,906 (81)| 23.28 (1.5) New Mexico ...........| 65.3(5.8)| 62.4 (5.2)| 79.6(5.2)|56.4 (5.5)| 28.0(5.1)| 35.8(4.5)| 1.53(0.07)| 92.5 (8.0)| 123.6(15.9)| 2,062 (245)| 22.81 (2.4) New York .............| 49.2(4.1)| 54.8 (3.8)| 85.8(2.6)|60.1 (3.2)| 29.8(2.5)| 35.0(3.1)| 2.12(0.09)| 78.1 (3.3)| 66.4 (3.4)| 1,473 (55)| 18.31 (1.4) North Carolina .......| 85.2(3.7)| 95.7 (1.6)| 98.8(1.1)|68.6 (3.7)| 69.4(3.8)| 42.5(4.2)| 2.11(0.06)| 90.4 (4.9)| 116.8 (8.0)| 1,590 (76)| 28.51 (2.2) North Dakota .........| 41.0(3.3)| 49.5 (3.4)| 86.2(2.5)|74.5 (2.7)| 24.7(2.3)| 30.0(2.8)| 1.81(0.07)| 130.8 (3.6)| 167.4 (8.4)| 5,180 (252)| 40.87 (2.9) | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 35.9(4.5)| 53.1 (3.7)| 76.6(5.1)|59.0 (4.3)| 32.0(4.2)| 32.9(4.4)| 1.77(0.15)| 96.1 (3.7)| 87.2 (6.6)| 1,535 (63)| 18.71 (2.2) Oklahoma .............| 59.7(4.4)| 68.4 (3.6)| 88.3(2.8)|60.1 (3.9)| 25.0(3.5)| 34.8(4.2)| 1.95(0.06)| 107.4 (4.6)| 117.5(10.9)| 2,257 (101)| 31.40 (3.1) Oregon ...............| 51.5(4.8)| 80.2 (3.6)| 86.2(3.5)|41.4 (4.5)| 41.7(4.6)| 27.6(4.1)| 1.84(0.07)| 102.8 (5.4)| 156.7(33.0)| 2,655 (204)| 18.97 (1.3) Pennsylvania .........| 53.4(5.6)| 64.4 (5.4)| 82.0(5.0)|56.1 (5.1)| 28.3(4.0)| 36.3(5.2)| 1.90(0.10)| 92.7 (4.7)| 94.3 (7.0)| 2,009 (192)| 21.88 (1.8) Rhode Island .........| 46.4(2.1)| 51.5 (1.9)| 85.4(1.5)|76.6 (1.8)| 12.8(1.5)| 21.7(0.9)| 1.84(0.03)| 70.0 (1.0)| 68.5 (1.9)| 1,525 (35)| 16.04 (0.7) | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 92.4(2.4)| 93.6 (2.6)| 93.9(1.8)|49.5 (4.4)| 54.4(4.1)| 37.0(3.4)| 1.97(0.06)| 84.3 (2.6)| 105.7 (7.0)| 1,515 (34)| 24.84 (1.8) South Dakota .........| 45.2(4.0)| 44.7 (3.7)| 81.7(3.0)|72.9 (2.6)| 40.8(3.7)| 29.8(2.5)| 1.62(0.08)| 155.9 (7.9)| 135.2 (6.8)| 4,006 (316)| 38.18 (1.9) Tennessee ............| 63.4(4.7)| 75.5 (4.0)| 91.3(3.4)|71.1 (5.1)| 53.3(4.7)| 30.8(4.4)| 1.79(0.08)| 86.7 (4.9)| 143.2(14.0)| 1,516 (58)| 18.81 (4.1) Texas ................| 65.1(3.4)| 88.3 (2.4)| 86.2(2.8)|49.0 (3.2)| 44.8(3.1)| 32.1(3.2)| 1.90(0.05)| 103.2 (5.1)| 145.0 (7.3)| 1,803 (61)| 24.32 (1.6) Utah .................| 78.3(3.7)| 88.7 (2.8)| 91.9(3.3)|60.5 (4.4)| 60.3(3.9)| 37.5(4.8)| 1.69(0.06)| 76.3 (3.5)| 114.1(20.5)| 1,256 (51)| 16.84 (2.0) | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 59.9(3.4)| 60.3 (2.9)| 94.3(2.6)|83.9 (5.3)| 13.3(2.9)| 46.2(3.8)| 1.74(0.10)| 117.2 (4.9)| 93.3 (8.0)| 2,783 (172)| 36.30 (2.4) Virginia .............| 75.0(3.8)| 98.0 (0.8)| 99.6(0.1)|54.7 (4.8)| 74.6(4.2)| 39.6(3.5)| 1.88(0.06)| 87.7 (2.8)| 110.6 (6.6)| 1,849 (167)| 22.98 (1.6) Washington ...........| 63.6(4.0)| 91.4 (2.2)| 93.2(1.6)|47.2 (3.7)| 65.2(3.9)| 37.7(2.8)| 2.04(0.05)| 128.2 (9.0)| 137.4 (9.2)| 2,068 (121)| 24.62 (2.4) West Virginia.........| 44.9(4.7)| 47.5 (5.1)| 80.1(3.6)|86.1 (3.1)| 57.6(5.5)| 24.4(4.1)| 0.92(0.06)| 96.2 (5.3)| 75.2 (7.8)| 1,692 (73)| 19.08 (1.7) Wisconsin ............| 57.6(4.4)| 86.0 (2.9)| 90.4(2.3)|59.5 (3.8)| 42.2(3.8)| 36.6(3.8)| 2.09(0.06)| 138.3 (7.5)| 146.5(12.6)| 2,728 (198)| 39.38 (3.1) Wyoming ..............| 68.8(4.6)| 76.8 (4.5)| 90.0(2.3)|61.3 (4.5)| 39.9(4.6)| 44.0(3.5)| 1.80(0.07)| 122.8 (6.9)| 126.2 (7.7)| 3,341 (272)| 32.08 (2.2) ______________________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|_____________|____________|_____________|_____________ |
\1\Includes professional and nonprofessional staff. \2\Includes public charter schools. \3\During the most recent full week of school. \4\Includes schools not reporting enrollment. NOTE: Percentages are based on schools that have library/media centers. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Library Media Center Questionnaire," 1999-2000; and "Public Charter School Questionnaire," 1999-2000; unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 2002.) |