| Table SH116. Standard errors for table H116. Average class size for grade 9 through 12 public school teachers and percentage distribution of class size, by school type and main teaching assignment: 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Percentage distribution of class size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School type and main teaching assignment | Average class size | 15 or fewer students | 16–20 students | 21–30 students | More than 30 students | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0.2 | 0.75 | 0.57 | 0.72 | 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
| School type | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular | 0.2 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.73 | 0.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career or technical | 0.9 | 4.04 | 2.92 | 4.44 | 2.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 0.8 | 3.35 | 2.05 | 3.03 | 2.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Main teaching assignment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career and technical education (CTE), total | 0.3 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 1.24 | 1.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nonoccupational CTE | 0.4 | 1.68 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Occupational education | 0.5 | 1.79 | 1.56 | 1.89 | 1.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Agriculture and natural resources | 1.1 | 4.76 | 3.92 | 4.13 | 2.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Business | 0.6 | 3.32 | 3.94 | 3.55 | 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Communications and design | 2.4 | 4.97 | 5.30 | 6.84 | 5.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Computer and information sciences | 1.0 | 5.91 | 5.53 | 6.87 | † | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction, architecture, and engineering technologies | 1.1 | 4.53 | 4.63 | 4.11 | 3.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer, culinary, and public services | 3.6 | 6.72 | 5.97 | 4.98 | 7.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Health sciences | 1.6 | 8.52 | 6.51 | 7.09 | 7.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 2.2 | 8.55 | 6.95 | 7.15 | † | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing | 1.1 | 6.48 | 7.09 | 6.70 | † | |||||||||||||||||||
| Repair and transportation | 1.1 | 5.97 | 6.34 | 7.49 | 3.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Academic education | 0.2 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 0.5 | 1.36 | 0.69 | 1.22 | 0.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
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† Not applicable. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), “Public School Teacher Questionnaire,” 2007–08. |
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