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| Table 100. | Traditional public and public charter elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics and percentage distribution: 1999-2000 |
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| Total elementary and secondary schools| Elementary schools | Secondary schools | Combined elementary/secondary schools
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Selected | | | Public| Total, all| Traditional| Public| Total, all| Traditional| Public| Total, all| Traditional| Public
characteristic | Total, all| Traditional| charter| schools| | charter| schools| | charter| schools| | charter
| schools| | schools| | | schools| | | schools| | | schools
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1 | 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13
_________________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|_____________|_____________|____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________
Number of schools ...............|84,735(284.6)|83,725(284.9)|1,010 (4.3)|60,485(249.8)|59,900(250.2)| 586 (5.9)|20,885(189.8)|20,651(189.5)| 235 (6.4)| 3,364(154.0)| 3,174(154.0)| 190 (5.0)
Enrollment, in thousands ........|45,366(322.6)|45,100(323.0)| 267 (4.0)|29,209(242.5)|29,050(242.6)| 159 (2.2)|15,259(205.3)|15,201(204.9)| 58 (3.0)| 898 (50.8)| 848 (50.9)| 50 (2.2)
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Percentage distribution | | | | | | | | | | | |
of students | | | | | | | | | | | |
Race/ethnicity ..................| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)
White, non-Hispanic ...........| 63.1 (0.43)| 63.2 (0.43)| 46.4 (0.69)| 61.4 (0.55)| 61.4 (0.55)| 44.7(0.78)| 66.3 (0.57)| 66.4 (0.57)| 42.0 (1.61)| 68.0 (1.64)| 68.6 (1.70)| 57.0 (1.62)
Black, non-Hispanic ...........| 17.0 (0.28)| 16.9 (0.28)| 27.3 (0.57)| 18.1 (0.40)| 18.0 (0.40)| 31.0(0.78)| 14.9 (0.40)| 14.9 (0.40)| 23.4 (1.30)| 17.3 (1.00)| 17.1 (1.04)| 19.9 (1.41)
Hispanic ......................| 14.9 (0.35)| 14.9 (0.35)| 20.8 (0.55)| 15.8 (0.45)| 15.8 (0.45)| 19.5(0.66)| 13.6 (0.47)| 13.6 (0.47)| 28.9 (1.36)| 9.5 (0.64)| 9.1 (0.67)| 15.5 (1.00)
Asian/Pacific Islander ........| 3.7 (0.13)| 3.7 (0.13)| 3.2 (0.17)| 3.6 (0.18)| 3.6 (0.18)| 3.3(0.27)| 4.1 (0.20)| 4.1 (0.20)| 2.8 (0.22)| 1.8 (0.13)| 1.7 (0.13)| 3.5 (0.49)
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Native ..............| 1.2 (0.03)| 1.2 (0.03)| 2.3 (0.21)| 1.2 (0.04)| 1.2 (0.04)| 1.5(0.11)| 1.1 (0.04)| 1.1 (0.04)| 3.0 (0.45)| 3.4 (0.40)| 3.4 (0.42)| 4.1 (0.92)
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Percentage distribution | | | | | | | | | | | |
of teachers | | | | | | | | | | | |
Race/ethnicity\1\ ...............| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)
White, non-Hispanic ...........| 83.9 (0.29)| 83.9 (0.29)| 73.2 (0.60)| 82.9 (0.41)| 82.9 (0.41)| 73.5(0.59)| 85.8 (0.36)| 85.8 (0.36)| 69.5 (2.14)| 84.5 (1.10)| 85.0 (1.14)| 75.9 (1.17)
Black, non-Hispanic ...........| 8.9 (0.22)| 8.9 (0.22)| 15.5 (0.50)| 9.6 (0.31)| 9.5 (0.32)| 16.3(0.59)| 7.6 (0.22)| 7.6 (0.22)| 15.8 (2.00)| 9.7 (0.94)| 9.6 (0.98)| 12.8 (0.93)
Hispanic ......................| 5.2 (0.18)| 5.2 (0.18)| 8.1 (0.25)| 5.5 (0.24)| 5.5 (0.25)| 7.5(0.33)| 4.8 (0.29)| 4.8 (0.29)| 10.7 (0.74)| 3.4 (0.27)| 3.2 (0.28)| 7.1 (0.47)
Asian/Pacific Islander ........| 1.3 (0.06)| 1.3 (0.06)| 2.0 (0.11)| 1.3 (0.08)| 1.3 (0.08)| 2.0(0.18)| 1.1 (0.06)| 1.1 (0.06)| 2.4 (0.23)| 1.1 (0.08)| 1.1 (0.08)| 1.7 (0.22)
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Native ................| 0.7 (0.07)| 0.7 (0.07)| 1.3 (0.17)| 0.7 (0.10)| 0.7 (0.10)| 0.7(0.07)| 0.7 (0.10)| 0.7 (0.10)| 1.6 (0.34)| 1.3 (0.20)| 1.2 (0.22)| 2.5 (0.70)
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Years of full-time | | | | | | | | | | | |
teaching experience ............| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)
Less than 3 ...................| 12.9 (0.27)| 12.7 (0.27)| 39.9 (0.54)| 12.9 (0.42)| 12.7 (0.43)| 37.5(0.58)| 13.0 (0.23)| 12.9 (0.23)| 37.8 (1.80)| 14.1 (0.57)| 12.5 (0.58)| 49.1 (1.50)
3 to 9 ........................| 28.8 (0.36)| 28.7 (0.37)| 38.7 (0.46)| 29.1 (0.54)| 29.0 (0.54)| 41.6(0.51)| 28.0 (0.35)| 28.0 (0.35)| 35.3 (1.31)| 31.6 (0.90)| 31.6 (0.94)| 31.3 (1.04)
10 to 20 ......................| 28.5 (0.33)| 28.5 (0.33)| 13.4 (0.36)| 29.3 (0.48)| 29.4 (0.48)| 13.8(0.49)| 26.4 (0.33)| 26.4 (0.33)| 12.3 (0.93)| 27.1 (1.02)| 27.7 (1.07)| 13.1 (0.77)
More than 20 ..................| 29.8 (0.34)| 30.0 (0.34)| 8.1 (0.33)| 28.7 (0.48)| 28.8 (0.48)| 7.1(0.36)| 32.7 (0.38)| 32.7 (0.38)| 14.6 (1.31)| 27.2 (1.16)| 28.1 (1.21)| 6.5 (0.79)
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Percentage distribution | | | | | | | | | | | |
of schools | | | | | | | | | | | |
Size of enrollment ..............| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)
Less than 300 .................| 29.1 (0.51)| 28.5 (0.52)| 72.2 (0.66)| 25.9 0.67 | 25.5 (0.67)| 69.3(0.84)| 31.7 (0.76)| 31.1 (0.77)| 80.2 (1.40)| 69.9 (2.01)| 69.9 (2.15)| 71.4 (1.66)
300 to 599 ....................| 39.1 (0.58)| 39.4 (0.59)| 16.5 (0.55)| 46.1 (0.79)| 46.4 (0.80)| 18.6(0.76)| 22.5 (0.69)| 22.6 (0.89)| 10.9 (1.12)| 16.5 (1.20)| 16.5 (1.29)| 16.9 (1.37)
600 to 999 ....................| 21.7 (0.51)| 21.8 (0.51)| 8.4 (0.38)| 23.3 (0.65)| 23.4 (0.66)| 9.9(0.43)| 19.0 (0.55)| 19.2 (0.56)| 3.9 (0.65)| 10.2 (1.56)| 10.3 (1.65)| 9.2 (1.06)
1,000 or more .................| 10.1 (0.26)| 10.2 (0.27)| 2.9 (0.20)| 4.7 (0.31)| 4.8 (0.31)| 2.1(0.22)| 26.9 (0.65)| 27.1 (0.66)| 4.9 (0.70)| 3.3 (0.34)| 3.4 (0.36)| 2.5 (0.46)
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Percent minority enrollment .....| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)
Less than 10.0 ................| 38.0 (0.49)| 38.2 (0.49)| 17.8 (0.53)| 36.7 (0.60)| 36.8 (0.61)| 18.5(0.65)| 42.9 (0.72)| 43.3 (0.73)| 14.3 (1.28)| 31.3 (2.09)| 32.0 (2.22)| 20.1 (1.15)
10.0 to 24.9 ..................| 17.4 (0.51)| 17.4 (0.51)| 19.5 (0.62)| 17.1 (0.66)| 17.1 (0.67)| 19.0(0.76)| 19.0 (0.69)| 19.0 (0.69)| 18.2 (1.36)| 12.8 (1.06)| 12.2 (1.13)| 22.9 (1.41)
25.0 to 49.9 ..................| 16.5 (0.58)| 16.5 (0.58)| 14.6 (0.56)| 16.9 (0.69)| 16.9 (0.70)| 13.7(0.64)| 15.5 (0.66)| 15.5 (0.67)| 14.3 (1.28)| 15.5 (1.43)| 15.4 (1.51)| 17.5 (1.36)
50.0 to 74.9 ..................| 11.6 (0.46)| 11.6 (0.47)| 13.0 (0.50)| 12.1 (0.60)| 12.1 (0.60)| 11.9(0.59)| 10.0 (0.47)| 9.9 (0.48)| 17.8 (1.26)| 14.7 (1.53)| 15.0 (1.62)| 10.4 (1.09)
75.0 or more ..................| 16.5 (0.49)| 16.3 (0.50)| 35.1 (0.69)| 17.3 (0.67)| 17.1 (0.67)| 36.9(0.83)| 12.6 (0.44)| 12.4 (0.44)| 35.3 (1.60)| 25.7 (2.44)| 25.4 (2.58)| 29.1 (1.46)
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Percent of students eligible | | | | | | | | | | | |
for free or reduced-price | | | | | | | | | | | |
lunch ........................| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)
Less than 15.0 ................| 23.5 (0.51)| 23.4 (0.52)| 29.8 (0.63)| 20.5 (0.63)| 20.4 (0.64)| 30.2(0.83)| 32.9 (0.82)| 32.9 (0.83)| 28.4 (1.37)| 18.1 (2.19)| 17.4 (2.33)| 30.3 (1.43)
15.0 to 29.9 ..................| 19.6 (0.53)| 19.7 (0.54)| 11.4 (0.41)| 19.1 (0.67)| 19.2 (0.68)| 11.6(0.57)| 22.9 (0.76)| 23.0 (0.77)| 11.9 (0.90)| 8.5 (0.91)| 8.4 (0.96)| 10.5 (1.12)
30.0 to 49.9 ..................| 21.5 (0.53)| 21.5 (0.54)| 16.7 (0.50)| 22.0 (0.68)| 22.0 (0.68)| 16.7(0.61)| 19.7 (0.69)| 19.7 (0.70)| 17.1 (1.22)| 23.2 (1.84)| 23.6 (1.96)| 16.5 (1.20)
50.0 to 74.9 ..................| 18.6 (0.48)| 18.6 (0.48)| 16.7 (0.51)| 20.1 (0.60)| 20.2 (0.60)| 14.8(0.65)| 14.1 (0.71)| 14.1 (0.72)| 19.8 (1.33)| 19.3 (1.34)| 19.4 (1.42)| 19.0 (1.29)
75.0 or more ..................| 16.9 (0.43)| 16.7 (0.43)| 25.3 (0.58)| 18.3 (0.56)| 18.2 (0.57)| 26.8(0.76)| 10.4 (0.54)| 10.3 (0.55)| 22.8 (1.28)| 30.8 (2.15)| 31.3 (2.29)| 23.7 (1.42)
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Percent of schools | | | | | | | | | | | |
More than half of parents | | | | | | | | | | | |
participated in: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open house or back to | | | | | | | | | | | |
school night ...............| 57.5(0.70) | 57.5(0.71) | 58.5(0.76) | 69.1(0.94) | 69.1 (0.95)| 75.2(0.83)| 28.8(0.83) | 28.8 (0.84)| 25.5 (1.43)| 27.3 (1.87)| 26.1 (1.95)| 47.5 (1.82)
Parent-teacher conferences ....| 59.9(0.46) | 59.9(0.46) | 61.7(0.69) | 71.9(0.60) | 71.8 (0.61)| 79.8(0.66)| 29.0(0.73) | 29.0 (0.73)| 30.8 (1.49)| 36.0 (2.52)| 35.6 (2.66)| 43.9 (1.80)
Written parent-school | | | | | | | | | | | |
contracts ..................| 27.0(0.61) | 26.7(0.62) | 49.0(0.72) | 30.5(0.82) | 30.3 (0.83)| 54.3(0.83)| 16.6(0.72) | 16.3 (0.73)| 40.4 (1.58)| 27.3 (2.36)| 26.4 (2.51)| 43.1 (1.63)
Instructional issues ..........| 3.1(0.24) | 3.1(0.25) | 8.6(0.43) | 3.7(0.33) | 3.6 (0.33)| 12.0(0.61)| 1.1(0.18) | 1.1 (0.18)| 3.0 (0.61)| 5.5 (0.81)| 5.5 (0.86)| 5.0 (0.91)
Governance ....................| 1.4(0.18) | 1.3(0.18) | 6.5(0.34) | 1.6(0.24) | 1.5 (0.24)| 8.9(0.55)| 0.8(0.14) | 0.8 (0.15)| 2.5 (0.54)| 1.1 (0.22)| 0.9 (0.22)| 4.3 (0.63)
School volunteers .............| 6.4(0.36) | 6.2(0.37) | 22.5(0.59) | 8.5(0.50) | 8.3 (0.51)| 30.6(0.87)| 1.2(0.19) | 1.1 (0.19)| 9.2 (0.93)| 2.1 (0.32)| 1.4 (0.33)| 14.2 (1.20)
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Percent of schools with | | | | | | | | | | | |
selected programs and services| | | | | | | | | | | |
Programs with special | | | | | | | | | | | |
instructional approaches .....| 19.9(0.55) | 19.5(0.56) | 54.9(0.72) | 17.7(0.66) | 17.3 (0.67)| 51.9(0.87)| 22.8(0.90) | 22.4 (0.91)| 54.5 (1.62)| 42.3 (2.44)| 41.0 (2.59)| 64.6 (1.65)
Talented/gifted program .........| 68.1(0.62) | 68.5(0.63) | 32.2(0.63) | 71.4(0.76) | 71.8 (0.77)| 32.8(0.78)| 63.3(0.83) | 63.7 (0.84)| 28.5 (1.49)| 38.0 (2.41)| 38.2 (2.55)| 34.7 (1.65)
Immersion in a foreign | | | | | | | | | | | |
language program .............| 12.7(0.44) | 12.7(0.44) | 13.6(0.53) | 11.1(0.58) | 11.1 (0.58)| 13.5(0.69)| 18.0(0.64) | 18.0 (0.64)| 12.7 (1.39)| 9.6 (0.83)| 9.3 (0.86)| 14.8 (1.20)
A program for students with | | | | | | | | | | | |
discipline or adjustment | | | | | | | | | | | |
problems .....................| 48.5(0.68) | 48.6(0.69) | 45.6(0.76) | 43.7(0.85) | 43.7 (0.85)| 37.8(0.96)| 60.4(1.16) | 60.5 (1.18)| 58.9 (1.78)| 61.8 (2.05)| 62.3 (2.18)| 52.9 (1.74)
Extended day or before- | | | | | | | | | | | |
school or after-school day | | | | | | | | | | | |
care programs ................| 37.3(0.64) | 37.2(0.65) | 48.5(0.78) | 46.7(0.89) | 46.5 (0.90)| 62.9(0.89)| 13.4(0.59) | 13.4 (0.59)| 18.2 (1.43)| 18.2 (1.48)| 16.8 (1.54)| 41.8 (1.85)
Advanced Placement (AP) | | | | | | | | | | | |
courses ......................| 14.6(0.21) | 14.6(0.21) | 18.5(0.69) | † (†) | † (†) | † (†) | 55.2(0.84) | 55.5 (0.85)| 28.4 (1.45)| 24.1 (1.73)| 23.5 (1.82)| 33.1 (1.60)
Entire school is for | | | | | | | | | | | |
suspended students\2\ ........| 2.8(0.23) | 2.8(0.23) | 6.3(0.38) | † (†) | † (†) | † (†) | 5.3(0.63) | 5.1 (0.63)| 17.9 (1.19)| 27.8 (2.64)| 28.9 (2.78)| 9.6 (0.95)
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†Not applicable. NOTE: This tabulation includes all public charter schools operating in the 1998-99 school year. Public charter schools that first opened in the 1999-2000 school year, or later are not included in these data. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Questionnaire," 1999-2000 and "Charter School Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared December 2002.)
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