Table 8.-Distribution of public schools and students, by community type: School year 2000-01

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Table 8.-Distribution of public schools and students, by community type: School year 2000-01
Community type	Number of schools	Percentage of schools	Percentage of students
United States	90,637	100.0	100.0

Large city	11,152	12.3	16.0
Midsize city	11,142	12.3	13.4
Urban fringe large city	21,543	23.8	29.9
Urban fringe midsize city	7,703	8.5	9.3
Large town	1,163	1.3	1.2
Small town	10,395	11.5	9.5
Rural	17,296	19.1	9.8
Rural urban fringe	10,243	11.3	11.0
NOTE: Community types classify the location of a school relative to populous areas. See Key Terms for definitions of locale codes. Table includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and excludes 2,633 schools in these jurisdictions for which no students were reported in membership. Table excludes three schools for which no locale codes could be assigned. Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2000-01.

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