Table 6. Percentage of library media centers that reported having computer workstations and provided students access to online, licensed databases, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007

Characteristics of Public and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Centers in the United States: Results From the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey

NCES 2009-322
June 2009

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Table 6. Percentage of library media centers that reported having computer workstations and provided students access to online, licensed databases, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007–08

School type and selected school characteristic	Number of schools with library media centers	Percent of library media centers that had computer workstations	Percent of library media center computer workstations that had Internet access	Percent of all library media centers that had access to online, licensed databases	Of library media centers that provided students with access to online, licensed databases, percent that provided access from
School type and selected school characteristic	Number of schools with library media centers				Classroom	Home
All public schools	81,920	97.1	98.7	82.1	90.0	69.2

School classification
Traditional public	80,100	97.3	98.7	82.8	90.1	69.5
Charter school	1,820	87.9	99.5	52.3	87.6	49.6

Community type
City	19,340	97.5	98.6	83.8	89.0	67.8
Suburban	23,740	98.2	99.3	85.8	91.0	74.0
Town	12,380	96.6	98.5	75.4	91.1	70.2
Rural	26,450	96.2	98.3	80.7	89.4	65.4

School level
Elementary	59,730	96.9	98.4	80.1	89.6	65.8
Secondary	17,760	98.9	99.3	91.0	92.1	81.7
Combined	4,430	93.2	98.4	73.0	85.5	57.9

Student enrollment
Less than 100	3,040	78.3	92.8	53.2	83.7	36.3
100-199	6,600	93.7	98.1	73.3	89.1	56.2
200-499	34,460	97.3	98.5	80.4	89.2	64.7
500-749	20,010	98.7	98.9	83.1	91.3	72.3
750-999	8,600	98.9	99.0	89.7	89.8	74.1
1,000 or more	9,200	100.0	99.4	95.0	92.3	87.0

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	32,390	97.9	99.1	86.2	91.6	73.4
35-49	14,270	97.6	99.1	79.9	88.8	71.8
50-74	18,280	97.5	98.5	82.2	90.1	67.5
75 or more	15,460	95.5	97.5	77.2	87.8	59.9
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	1,520	90.1	98.9	62.5	86.1	61.2

All BIE schools	160	92.4	93.1	65.4	80.6	34.9
NOTE: The 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey did not collect School Library Media Center data from private schools. 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 Library Media Center and BIE School Library Media Center Data Files," 2007–08.

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