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Table 409. Selected statistics on school libraries/media centers, by control and level of school: 1999-2000
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Selected statistic                         |        Total|   Elementary|    Secondary|     Combined|        Total|   Elementary|    Secondary|     Combined
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     Number of schools with libraries\1\ ..|77,288(420.6)|57,024(376.9)|18,039(199.4)| 2,226(111.7)|17,054(323.2)|10,961(251.4)| 1,955 (91.2)| 4,138(173.8)
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Average number of staff per library\1\     |  1.89(0.018)|  1.80(0.024)|  2.21(0.021)|  1.50(0.057)|  1.18(0.026)|  1.01(0.032)|  1.80(0.083)|  1.33(0.055)
  Certified library/media specialists .....|  0.81(0.007)|  0.74(0.009)|  1.06(0.009)|  0.63(0.032)|  0.23(0.011)|  0.13(0.009)|  0.55(0.027)|  0.35(0.027)
    Full-time .............................|  0.65(0.007)|  0.56(0.009)|  0.94(0.011)|  0.52(0.031)|  0.17(0.009)|  0.07(0.007)|  0.47(0.025)|  0.27(0.022)
    Part-time .............................|  0.16(0.006)|  0.17(0.008)|  0.12(0.006)|  0.10(0.011)|  0.06(0.005)|  0.06(0.006)|  0.07(0.010)|  0.08(0.013)
  Other professional staff ................|  0.17(0.007)|  0.18(0.009)|  0.15(0.007)|  0.23(0.021)|  0.48(0.014)|  0.47(0.020)|  0.53(0.039)|  0.46(0.024)
    Full-time .............................|  0.12(0.005)|  0.12(0.007)|  0.10(0.007)|  0.12(0.014)|  0.22(0.009)|  0.19(0.012)|  0.33(0.023)|  0.27(0.020)
    Part-time .............................|  0.06(0.004)|  0.06(0.006)|  0.05(0.005)|  0.11(0.019)|  0.25(0.012)|  0.29(0.017)|  0.20(0.029)|  0.19(0.017)
  Other paid employees ....................|  0.91(0.014)|  0.88(0.019)|  1.00(0.017)|  0.65(0.035)|  0.48(0.014)|  0.41(0.020)|  0.72(0.048)|  0.52(0.030)
    Full-time .............................|  0.49(0.008)|  0.44(0.010)|  0.67(0.016)|  0.34(0.024)|  0.14(0.009)|  0.11(0.011)|  0.24(0.024)|  0.18(0.015)
    Part-time .............................|  0.41(0.014)|  0.44(0.018)|  0.33(0.013)|  0.31(0.026)|  0.34(0.014)|  0.31(0.018)|  0.48(0.043)|  0.34(0.025)
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Percentage of schools' library media       |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |
   centers with certain media equipment    |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |
Telephone .................................|  84.8 (0.53)|  82.8 (0.69)|  91.5 (0.46)|  81.9 (1.94)|  53.2 (1.48)|  45.3 (2.02)|  78.2 (2.67)|  62.3 (2.25)
Fax machine ...............................|  11.5 (0.43)|   8.1 (0.55)|  22.2 (0.65)|  12.1 (1.52)|   6.7 (0.64)|   4.8 (0.82)|  13.6 (1.38)|   8.7 (1.50)
Automated catalog .........................|  72.8 (0.69)|  71.0 (0.87)|  80.0 (0.78)|  61.5 (2.72)|  34.2 (1.25)|  28.1 (1.54)|  55.8 (2.61)|  39.9 (2.25)
Automated circulation system ..............|  74.4 (0.65)|  73.2 (0.88)|  79.9 (0.72)|  59.5 (3.10)|  29.0 (1.17)|  22.9 (1.31)|  52.3 (2.48)|  33.9 (2.33)
Video laser disc or DVD ...................|  43.0 (0.69)|  41.8 (0.87)|  47.7 (0.88)|  35.1 (2.70)|  12.7 (0.67)|  10.4 (0.99)|  21.2 (1.79)|  15.0 (1.40)
Connection to Internet ....................|  90.1 (0.57)|  87.9 (0.75)|  96.9 (0.32)|  88.7 (1.59)|  60.6 (1.37)|  55.1 (1.77)|  81.6 (2.46)|  65.2 (2.05)
Cable television ..........................|  77.4 (0.66)|  76.6 (0.83)|  82.2 (0.66)|  58.5 (3.21)|  46.3 (1.21)|  48.2 (1.68)|  57.6 (2.44)|  36.1 (1.91)
Broadcast television ......................|  43.4 (0.76)|  43.9 (1.00)|  42.9 (0.90)|  34.8 (2.51)|  48.0 (1.32)|  52.5 (1.67)|  42.4 (2.67)|  38.6 (2.64)
Closed circuit television .................|  25.0 (0.67)|  23.3 (0.84)|  30.8 (0.82)|  20.5 (2.16)|   7.9 (0.49)|   6.5 (0.68)|  19.2 (1.21)|   6.4 (0.95)
Satellite dish ............................|  27.9 (0.60)|  20.5 (0.71)|  49.9 (0.93)|  38.2 (2.79)|   8.9 (0.58)|   5.4 (0.74)|  28.0 (1.71)|   9.1 (1.04)
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Percentage of schools with certain services|             |             |             |             |             |             |             |
Long distance learning offered ............|  21.2 (0.48)|  15.2 (0.61)|  38.1 (0.79)|  38.3 (2.76)|   8.3 (0.78)|   7.3 (1.08)|  15.6 (2.09)|   7.7 (1.16)
Students permitted to check out            |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |
   computer hardware ......................|   2.2 (0.14)|   1.2 (0.16)|   5.5 (0.41)|   1.9 (0.48)|   1.0 (0.17)|   0.9 (0.25)|   2.2 (0.41)|   1.0 (0.29)
Students permitted to check out            |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |
   computer software ......................|   6.9 (0.31)|   4.5 (0.36)|  14.3 (0.69)|   7.5 (1.07)|   6.9 (0.57)|   3.8 (0.50)|  16.6 (1.53)|  10.5 (1.59)
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Total students using library per 100       |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |
   students each week\1,2\ ................|  94.9 (0.88)| 106.6 (1.12)|  73.4 (1.05)|  80.0 (4.47)|  94.9 (5.96)| 105.1(10.88)|  90.3 (2.57)|  77.9 (2.41)
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Books checked out per 100 students         |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |
   each week\2\ ...........................| 106.6 (1.63)| 146.8 (2.46)|  32.3 (1.36)|  64.2 (4.83)|  88.8 (3.81)| 123.0 (5.56)|  22.7 (1.40)|  64.2 (5.17)
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Average holdings per 100 students at the   |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |
   end of the school year                  |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |
  Books (number of volumes) ...............| 1,803 (19.7)| 1,894 (26.6)| 1,606 (25.8)| 2,190(166.6)| 2,857 (84.8)| 2,801 (86.0)| 2,737(178.3)| 3,043(213.2)
  Video materials (tape and disc) .........|    51  (0.8)|    51  (1.1)|    51  (1.3)|    69  (6.1)|    71  (2.5)|    66  (3.3)|    72  (6.0)|    81  (5.8)
  CD-ROM titles ...........................|     8  (0.3)|    10  (0.5)|     5  (0.3)|     9  (1.4)|    10  (0.6)|    10  (0.8)|    10  (1.3)|    10  (1.0)
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Total expenditures for library/media       |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |
   materials per pupil ....................|$23.37(0.438)|$22.99(0.634)|$23.84(0.461)|$27.93(2.508)|$29.02(1.050)|$23.60(1.646)|$38.72(1.582)|$33.40(1.831)
  Books ...................................|  9.97(0.153)| 10.47(0.229)|  8.95(0.174)| 11.03(0.713)| 10.57(0.625)|  9.29(1.115)| 11.18(0.472)| 12.68(0.834)
  Video materials .........................|  1.07(0.022)|  1.04(0.029)|  1.13(0.025)|  1.20(0.108)|  1.34(0.051)|  1.04(0.057)|  1.51(0.106)|  1.83(0.153)
  CD-ROM titles ...........................|  0.59(0.020)|  0.55(0.028)|  0.64(0.023)|  0.94(0.193)|  0.82(0.056)|  0.72(0.081)|  1.15(0.109)|  0.81(0.081)
  Current serial subscriptions ............|  1.26(0.016)|  0.98(0.018)|  1.75(0.032)|  1.98(0.184)|  1.34(0.035)|  0.62(0.030)|  2.71(0.120)|  1.86(0.098)
  Electronic subscriptions ................|  0.81(0.018)|  0.32(0.023)|  1.74(0.042)|  0.94(0.111)|  1.35(0.056)|  0.17(0.036)|  3.85(0.213)|  2.08(0.124)
  Microcomputer hardware ..................|  7.48(0.306)|  7.31(0.390)|  7.68(0.373)|  9.59(1.744)| 11.54(0.843)| 10.50(1.298)| 14.65(1.030)| 11.57(1.278)
  Other audiovisual equipment .............|  2.19(0.181)|  2.32(0.274)|  1.94(0.071)|  2.25(0.258)|  2.06(0.114)|  1.27(0.097)|  3.68(0.406)|  2.58(0.196)
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\1\Public school data include charter schools.
\2\During the most recent full week of school.
NOTE: Percentages are based on schools that have library/media centers. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Library Media Center Questionnaire," 1999-2000; "Charter School Questionnaire," 1999-2000; and "Private School Library Media Center Questionnaire," 1999-2000, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared August 2004.)


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