Table 1. Number of students, teachers, schools, principals, school libraries, and districts, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2003

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Table 1. Number of students, teachers, schools, principals, school libraries, and districts, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2003–04

School type and selected school characteristic	Students	Teachers¹	Schools	Principals¹	Libraries	Districts
Total	52,419,400	3,722,000	116,665	115,478	78,411	15,500

All public schools	47,315,700	3,250,600	88,113	87,621	78,257	†

School classification
Traditional public	46,689,000	3,208,500	85,934	85,451	77,319	†
Charter school	626,700	42,100	2,179	2,170	938	†

Community type
Central city	13,972,000	929,400	21,985	21,849	18,490	1,400
Urban fringe/large town	24,915,800	1,704,200	42,326	42,110	38,411	6,800
Rural/small town	8,427,900	617,000	23,802	23,662	21,356	7,300

School level
Elementary	29,953,900	2,107,900	61,572	61,477	57,404	†
Secondary	15,301,300	975,200	19,886	19,697	16,268	†
Combined	2,060,400	167,500	6,655	6,447	4,586	†

Student enrollment
Less than 100	320,900	48,700	6,895	6,476	2,905	†
100–199	1,182,300	118,800	7,922	7,911	5,995	†
200–499	12,543,200	978,900	35,685	35,893	33,104	†
500–749	12,290,800	850,300	20,156	19,818	19,253	†
750–999	7,229,600	466,300	8,396	8,428	7,868	†
1,000 or more	13,748,800	787,700	9,059	9,096	9,132	†

All BIA schools	44,300	4,000	168	167	154	†

All private schools	5,059,400	467,400	28,384	27,690	†	†

School classification
Catholic	2,320,000	164,000	7,919	7,900	†	†
Other religious	1,746,500	178,300	13,659	13,092	†	†
Nonsectarian	992,900	125,100	6,806	6,698	†	†

Community type
Central city	2,087,100	182,300	9,757	9,666	†	†
Urban fringe/large town	2,533,500	235,700	14,129	13,749	†	†
Rural/small town	438,800	49,400	4,499	4,275	†	†

School level
Elementary	2,676,000	222,900	17,331	16,748	†	†
Secondary	832,300	76,700	2,657	2,514	†	†
Combined	1,551,200	167,800	8,397	8,427	†	†

Student enrollment
Less than 100	577,700	82,400	13,492	12,712	†	†
100–199	913,600	95,900	6,263	6,216	†	†
200–499	2,063,300	170,400	6,646	6,717	†	†
500–749	735,900	55,500	1,228	1,237	†	†
750 or more	769,000	63,200	754	808	†	†

† Not applicable.
¹ Includes full- and part-time head counts.
NOTE: BIA school refers to schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that are operated by the BIA, a tribe, or a private contractor and not by a regular school district. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Community type for students, teachers, schools, principals, and libraries is based on the locale of the related school. Community type for district is based upon the locale of the majority of the schools located in the district and may differ from the community type of a school sampled from the district.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 2003–04, Public School, BIA School, Private School, Public School Teacher, BIA School Teacher, Private School Teacher, Public School Principal, BIA School Principal, Private School Principal, Public School Library Media Center, BIA School Library Media Center, and District Data Files.

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