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| Selected public school district characteristic | Among districts that required instruction in English/language arts, average number of years instruction was required | Among districts that required instruction in mathematics, average number of years instruction was required | Among districts that required instruction in social sciences, social studies (e.g. history, geography, economics), average number of years instruction was required | Among districts that required instruction in physical sciences or biological sciences, average number of years instruction was required |
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| All public school districts | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| District size | ||||
| 1 school | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 2–3 schools | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 4–5 schools | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 6–9 schools | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 10–19 schools | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 20 or more schools | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| Community type | ||||
| Central city | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| Urban fringe/large town | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| Rural/small town | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| District K–12 enrollment | ||||
| Less than 250 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 250–999 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 1,000–1,999 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 2,000–4,999 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 5,000–9,999 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 10,000 or more | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Percent of K–12 students in district who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches | ||||
| Less than 5 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 5–24.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 25–49.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 50–74.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 75 or more | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| District did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| NOTE: Seventy-eight percent of all public school districts granted high school diplomas in 2004. | ||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 2003–04, District Data File. | ||||
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