Table 8. Percentage of library media centers that were used as a classroom due to a classroom shortage during the most recent full week of school, and percentage distribution of library media centers that had various types of scheduling, 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 8. Percentage of library media centers that were used as a classroom due to a classroom shortage during the most recent full week of school, and percentage distribution of library media centers that had various types of scheduling, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007–08

School type and selected school characteristic	Number of schools with library media centers	Percent used as a classroom during the most recent full week of school		Percentage distribution of library media centers that had
School type and selected school characteristic	Number of schools with library media centers			Only flexible scheduling¹		Only regular scheduling		Both flexible and regular scheduling
All public schools	81,920	10.2		22.9		18.1		59.1

School classification
Traditional public	80,100	10.1		22.9		18.1		59.0
Charter school	1,820	13.2	!	20.7	!	15.9	!	63.4

Community type
City	19,340	9.3		23.6		17.7		58.6
Suburban	23,740	8.9		22.9		22.3		54.9
Town	12,380	9.0		21.2		20.7		58.2
Rural	26,450	12.6		23.1		13.3		63.6

School level
Elementary	59,730	8.3		12.6		23.7		63.8
Secondary	17,760	14.0		57.3		2.0		40.8
Combined	4,430	20.6		24.1		6.7	!	69.2

Student enrollment
Less than 100	3,040	18.1		23.1		14.5	!	62.4
100-199	6,600	14.0		13.7		14.9		71.3
200-499	34,460	9.5		13.1		19.8		67.1
500-749	20,010	7.0		22.0		25.2		52.8
750-999	8,600	11.9		29.5		13.4		57.1
1,000 or more	9,200	13.0		62.0		3.6	!	34.4

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	32,390	10.2		26.8		16.8		56.4
35-49	14,270	10.8		22.4		15.2		62.4
50-74	18,280	8.6		21.2		17.3		61.5
75 or more	15,460	10.3		16.7		24.7		58.6
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	1,520	21.8		27.3		12.2	!	60.4

All BIE schools	160	17.2		12.1		13.1		74.8
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value.
¹ Flexible scheduling indicates that the library media center is available as needed.
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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