Table 46. Of public schools with library media centers, percentage with space for a full class of students at one time, for other activities concurrent with a full class, and for independent student use, by state: 2003

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Table 46. Of public schools with library media centers, percentage with space for a full class of students at one time, for other activities concurrent with a full class, and for independent student use, by state: 2003–04

State	Total number of schools¹	Number of schools with library media centers¹	Percent of library media centers that had space for a full class of students at one time	Of library media centers that had space for a full class, percent that could accommodate other activities con- current with a full class	Percent of library media centers that were available for independent student use
State	Total number of schools¹	Number of schools with library media centers¹			Before school	After school	During regular school hours
United States	88,113	82,569	97.5	75.9	62.4	60.3	93.6

Alabama	1,490	1,389	99.5	82.0	60.4	48.4	97.1
Alaska	447	420	90.8	73.2	53.9	68.3	88.1
Arizona	1,703	1,438	96.8	88.4	72.2	71.8	97.1
Arkansas	1,071	1,047	98.1	77.0	69.5	61.9	96.3
California	8,866	7,780	92.6	62.7	62.5	60.3	89.8

Colorado	1,516	1,388	98.0	80.7	71.5	76.9	95.1
Connecticut	1,008	965	99.8	75.7	54.9	57.5	94.5
Delaware	183	166	99.0	59.2	64.1	47.0	78.7
District of Columbia	193	179	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Florida	3,089	2,859	99.9	90.2	64.7	64.1	95.3

Georgia	1,874	1,848	100.0	98.4	74.6	66.4	100.0
Hawaii	281	281	100.0	82.6	63.9	83.2	94.1
Idaho	651	613	94.1	57.1	73.6	69.5	96.0
Illinois	4,150	3,710	99.4	80.5	50.4	43.7	90.6
Indiana	1,901	1,805	97.1	79.6	49.9	39.4	94.9

Iowa	1,326	1,311	98.2	80.4	68.8	64.0	92.8
Kansas	1,415	1,406	99.3	79.0	71.8	77.2	98.1
Kentucky	1,397	1,315	97.9	82.7	66.8	54.9	95.1
Louisiana	1,465	1,399	99.2	73.1	63.8	40.8	92.7
Maine	698	676	95.9	47.9	53.5	55.4	95.3

Maryland	1,362	1,336	100.0	83.0	66.6	67.7	97.1
Massachusetts	1,797	1,710	90.7	79.1	47.0	54.6	86.1
Michigan	3,675	3,236	98.1	76.3	49.4	51.0	93.9
Minnesota	1,782	1,554	98.7	84.9	70.6	64.1	92.0
Mississippi	1,035	916	98.9	67.2	68.1	53.9	92.1

Missouri	1,998	1,824	99.3	78.6	80.9	79.9	96.7
Montana	585	558	95.7	57.2	71.3	74.9	97.3
Nebraska	1,146	1,049	96.3	70.5	61.9	71.9	97.5
Nevada	499	488	99.6	69.1	76.2	77.7	95.4
New Hampshire	437	437	98.0	61.5	43.9	46.4	85.3

New Jersey	2,390	2,143	100.0	60.7	42.1	50.1	85.5
New Mexico	703	687	99.3	69.8	61.6	65.7	95.1
New York	4,257	4,225	98.4	71.4	37.1	53.0	97.2
North Carolina	2,201	2,152	98.9	89.2	72.4	63.9	94.0
North Dakota	400	392	93.8	58.8	77.1	82.5	94.7

Ohio	3,875	3,765	94.6	70.0	57.5	48.5	83.4
Oklahoma	1,564	1,564	97.8	73.3	63.8	64.7	97.4
Oregon	1,248	1,228	98.3	68.2	67.9	70.7	93.1
Pennsylvania	3,108	2,904	99.0	69.7	59.3	50.2	87.9
Rhode Island	303	298	100.0	50.7	45.5	47.1	81.1

South Carolina	1,119	1,058	100.0	85.4	92.0	86.4	95.7
South Dakota	493	441	86.5	66.3	76.1	81.9	99.5
Tennessee	1,634	1,591	99.8	73.8	59.9	50.1	95.2
Texas	7,420	6,998	98.8	82.7	69.0	69.8	97.2
Utah	776	740	94.3	66.0	68.8	69.8	94.1

Vermont	329	326	97.1	73.6	68.6	70.0	100.0
Virginia	2,004	1,952	100.0	82.2	73.3	60.0	97.6
Washington	2,072	1,986	100.0	81.0	74.5	65.7	96.7
West Virginia	776	693	86.6	48.6	50.9	31.9	88.0
Wisconsin	2,050	2,011	96.0	82.2	62.1	67.0	96.4
Wyoming	353	311	96.5	79.4	80.9	74.7	94.8

‡ Reporting standards not met. The base-weighted unit response rate was below 50 percent.

¹ The school data files were used to generate these estimates. The school library media center data files were used to generate the remaining estimates.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, Public School and Public School Library Media Center Data Files, 2003–04.

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