Table 4. Number and percentage of schools that had any 12<sup>th</sup>-grade students, graduation status, and 4-year college participation, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007

Characteristics of Public, Private, and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary Schools in the United States:Results From the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey

NCES 2009-321
June 2009

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Table 4. Number and percentage of schools that had any 12^th-grade students, graduation status, and 4-year college participation, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007–08
School type and selected school characteristic					Among schools that had any 12^th-grade students
School type and selected school characteristic	Number of schools with students enrolled in the 12^th-grade during the previous year (2006–07)		Percent of all schools with students enrolled in the 12^th-grade during the previous year (2006–07)		Average percent of 12^th-grade students who graduated with a diploma during the previous year (2006–07)	Average percent of graduates from the previous year (2006–07) who attended a 4-year college
All schools	33,150		27.8		84.6	46.9

All public schools	24,150		26.6		81.2	39.5

School classification
Traditional public	22,820		26.2		81.4	39.9
Charter school	1,330		37.2		78.3	33.3

Community type
City	4,770		22.2		71.6	36.1
Suburban	5,450		21.1		80.8	41.2
Town	3,930		27.9		80.2	35.2
Rural	10,010		34.0		86.4	41.9

School level
Elementary	#		#		#	#
Secondary	18,300		84.6		82.6	40.0
Combined	5,840		87.6		76.8	37.9

Student enrollment
Less than 100	4,420		58.1		57.2	16.4
100-199	3,010		36.4		73.8	30.8
200-499	5,960		16.2		88.3	41.2
500-749	2,870		14.1		87.0	46.7
750-999	1,730		20.2		90.0	47.8
1,000 or more	6,150		66.6		90.0	49.8

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	9,480		28.0		90.4	50.2
35-49	4,320		29.2		85.2	39.2
50-74	4,180		21.1		79.4	33.3
75 or more	3,380		18.8		64.5	26.0
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	2,790		64.5		66.7	25.4

All BIE schools	60		35.2		84.4	19.0

All private schools	8,940		31.7		93.8	66.5

School classification
Catholic	1,380		18.7		98.4	83.1
Other religious	4,960		35.6		96.4	64.8
Nonsectarian	2,600		37.8		86.3	60.4

Community type
City	3,110		32.0		94.4	71.8
Suburban	2,810		29.7		93.0	67.0
Town	1,000		33.0		95.7	63.8
Rural	2,020		33.8		92.9	58.9

School level
Elementary	50	!	0.3	!	95.2	57.8	!
Secondary	2,730		89.7		95.1	71.1
Combined	6,160		70.0		93.2	64.5

Student enrollment
Less than 100	3,310		24.3		87.1	41.5
100-199	1,580		27.5		96.2	74.0
200-499	2,430		36.6		98.5	79.1
500-749	840		60.8		99.3	84.2
750 or more	780		92.0		96.1	91.5

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	770		16.6		92.1	73.7
35-49	200	!	35.3		85.9	37.0	!
50-74	180	!	27.4		71.8	42.9	!
75 or more	530		39.2		79.4	46.5
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	7,270		34.6		95.7	68.3
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value.
NOTE: BIE school refers to schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) that are operated by the BIE, a tribe, or a private contractor and not by a regular school district. 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, BIE School, and Private School Data Files," 2007–08.

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