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| Table 418. | Selected statistics on public school libraries/media centers, by level and enrollment size of school: 1999-2000 |
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Selected | elementary,| Elementary libraries, by enrollment size of school | Secondary libraries, by enrollment size of school
statistic |secondary, and|_____________________________________________________________________|_____________________________________________________________________
| combined\1\| Total|Less than 150| 150 to 499| 500 to 749| 750 or more| Total|Less than 500| 500 to 749| 750 to 1,499|1,500 or more
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Average number of staff per library\1\ | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ...............................| 1.89 (0.018)| 1.80(0.024)| 1.42(0.051)| 1.69(0.034)| 1.93(0.032)| 2.09(0.081)| 2.21(0.021)| 1.68(0.029)| 1.94(0.037)| 2.48(0.033)| 3.47(0.058)
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Certified library/media specialists ....| 0.81 (0.007)| 0.74(0.009)| 0.62(0.043)| 0.71(0.015)| 0.77(0.019)| 0.80(0.027)| 1.06(0.009)| 0.86(0.016)| 0.94(0.015)| 1.15(0.014)| 1.56(0.025)
Full-time ............................| 0.65 (0.007)| 0.56(0.009)| 0.25(0.037)| 0.48(0.012)| 0.69(0.019)| 0.73(0.028)| 0.94(0.011)| 0.64(0.020)| 0.91(0.015)| 1.10(0.014)| 1.49(0.025)
Part-time ............................| 0.16 (0.006)| 0.17(0.008)| 0.38(0.036)| 0.24(0.013)| 0.08(0.008)| 0.07(0.014)| 0.12(0.006)| 0.23(0.012)| 0.03(0.007)| 0.04(0.007)| 0.07(0.013)
Other professional staff ...............| 0.17 (0.007)| 0.18(0.009)| 0.11(0.019)| 0.16(0.012)| 0.19(0.015)| 0.22(0.031)| 0.15(0.007)| 0.15(0.012)| 0.14(0.021)| 0.14(0.014)| 0.18(0.023)
Full-time ............................| 0.12 (0.005)| 0.12(0.007)| 0.04(0.010)| 0.10(0.009)| 0.14(0.012)| 0.18(0.026)| 0.10(0.007)| 0.10(0.012)| 0.09(0.014)| 0.11(0.013)| 0.13(0.018)
Part-time ............................| 0.06 (0.004)| 0.06(0.006)| 0.07(0.015)| 0.06(0.007)| 0.05(0.009)| 0.04(0.017)| 0.05(0.005)| 0.05(0.008)| 0.05(0.014)| 0.04(0.007)| 0.05(0.011)
Other paid employees ...................| 0.91 (0.014)| 0.88(0.019)| 0.69(0.033)| 0.81(0.028)| 0.96(0.028)| 1.07(0.059)| 1.00(0.017)| 0.67(0.024)| 0.86(0.031)| 1.19(0.024)| 1.73(0.048)
Full-time ............................| 0.49 (0.008)| 0.44(0.010)| 0.26(0.040)| 0.36(0.013)| 0.51(0.025)| 0.67(0.036)| 0.67(0.016)| 0.36(0.020)| 0.52(0.031)| 0.85(0.026)| 1.35(0.037)
Part-time ............................| 0.41 (0.014)| 0.44(0.018)| 0.42(0.035)| 0.45(0.028)| 0.45(0.029)| 0.40(0.049)| 0.33(0.013)| 0.31(0.022)| 0.33(0.026)| 0.34(0.018)| 0.38(0.027)
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Percentage of schools' library media | | | | | | | | | | |
centers with the following equipment | | | | | | | | | | |
Telephone ............................| 84.8 (0.53)| 82.8 (0.69)| 70.1 (4.18)| 77.4 (1.30)| 90.0 (1.16)| 92.4 (1.36)| 91.5 (0.46)| 82.5 (1.09)| 94.4 (0.91)| 98.3 (0.35)| 99.6 (0.24)
Fax machine ..........................| 11.5 (0.43)| 8.1 (0.55)| 6.6 (1.67)| 6.7 (0.67)| 9.7 (1.00)| 10.6 (1.40)| 22.2 (0.65)| 14.2 (1.24)| 22.4 (1.81)| 26.8 (1.28)| 35.1 (2.18)
Automated catalog ....................| 72.8 (0.69)| 71.0 (0.87)| 47.5 (4.43)| 65.4 (1.28)| 80.7 (1.41)| 81.4 (1.68)| 80.0 (0.78)| 66.6 (1.56)| 84.0 (1.52)| 89.6 (1.06)| 93.5 (1.30)
Automated circulation system .........| 74.4 (0.65)| 73.2 (0.88)| 45.6 (4.05)| 67.0 (1.38)| 83.7 (1.29)| 86.3 (1.66)| 79.9 (0.72)| 63.9 (1.59)| 85.5 (1.39)| 91.6 (0.81)| 95.1 (0.96)
Video laser disc or DVD ..............| 43.0 (0.68)| 41.8 (0.87)| 25.0 (4.28)| 36.1 (1.17)| 49.0 (2.06)| 54.3 (2.35)| 47.7 (0.88)| 34.3 (1.53)| 49.3 (2.05)| 60.7 (1.68)| 58.6 (2.02)
Connection to Internet ...............| 90.1 (0.57)| 87.9 (0.75)| 83.9 (3.47)| 86.9 (1.10)| 90.7 (1.41)| 87.7 (1.57)| 96.9 (0.32)| 95.8 (0.55)| 96.0 (0.91)| 98.6 (0.34)| 97.8 (0.61)
Cable television .....................| 77.4 (0.66)| 76.6 (0.83)| 56.8 (3.55)| 77.4 (1.19)| 78.4 (1.66)| 79.5 (2.02)| 82.2 (0.66)| 77.0 (1.35)| 83.2 (1.48)| 87.3 (1.18)| 85.6 (1.78)
Broadcast television .................| 43.4 (0.76)| 43.9 (1.00)| 29.5 (3.59)| 41.7 (1.47)| 46.9 (1.93)| 51.8 (2.40)| 42.9 (0.90)| 34.8 (1.36)| 43.8 (2.43)| 49.0 (1.42)| 52.1 (1.74)
Closed circuit television ............| 25.0 (0.67)| 23.3 (0.84)| 5.4 (1.95)| 18.5 (0.96)| 27.3 (1.90)| 39.8 (2.13)| 30.8 (0.82)| 20.2 (1.56)| 29.5 (1.74)| 40.7 (1.32)| 42.4 (1.91)
Satellite dish .......................| 27.9 (0.60)| 20.5 (0.71)| 36.9 (5.09)| 17.6 (1.08)| 20.0 (1.37)| 23.5 (1.96)| 49.9 (0.93)| 50.9 (1.76)| 53.6 (2.16)| 49.5 (1.69)| 43.6 (2.08)
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Percentage of schools where- | | | | | | | | | | |
Long distance learning offered .......| 21.2 (0.48)| 15.2 (0.61)| 23.2 (4.25)| 14.3 (0.81)| 13.7 (1.14)| 17.4 (1.61)| 38.1 (0.79)| 45.7 (1.52)| 36.0 (2.35)| 31.5 (1.27)| 32.3 (2.06)
Students permitted to check out | | | | | | | | | | |
computer hardware .................| 2.2 (0.14)| 1.2 (0.16)| 0.7 (0.22)| 1.2 (0.23)| 1.6 (0.33)| 0.5 (0.19)| 5.5 (0.41)| 6.1 (0.73)| 3.6 (0.78)| 5.0 (0.62)| 6.9 (1.20)
Students permitted to check out | | | | | | | | | | |
computer software .................| 6.9 (0.31)| 4.5 (0.36)| 8.4 (2.22)| 4.4 (0.54)| 4.5 (0.67)| 3.3 (0.79)| 14.3 (0.69)| 13.8 (1.28)| 12.4 (1.22)| 15.2 (1.22)| 16.2 (1.64)
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Total students using library per 100 | | | | | | | | | | |
students each week\1,2\ .............| 94.9 (0.88)| 106.6 (1.12)| 202.2(20.53)| 121.9 (1.82)| 109.0 (1.96)| 80.6 (1.76)| 73.4 (1.05)| 119.0 (3.71)| 80.4 (2.44)| 69.6 (1.74)| 59.9 (1.78)
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Books checked out per 100 students | | | | | | | | | | |
each week\2\ ........................| 106.6 (1.63)| 146.8 (2.46)| 273.6(28.68)| 175.3 (4.55)| 152.6 (3.89)| 99.2 (2.95)| 32.3 (1.36)| 76.0 (3.99)| 39.8 (3.31)| 25.6 (1.40)| 21.7 (2.67)
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Average holdings per 100 students at the| | | | | | | | | | |
end of the 1999-2000 school year | | | | | | | | | | |
Books (number of volumes) ............| 1,803 (19.7)| 1,894 (26.6)| 5,806(416.1)| 2,379 (46.4)| 1,742 (30.9)| 1,323 (51.2)| 1,606 (25.8)| 3,550(137.1)| 1,958 (88.2)| 1,415 (39.4)| 1,038 (32.1)
Video materials (tape and disc) ......| 51 (0.8)| 51 (1.1)| 132 (22.0)| 59 (1.9)| 48 (1.8)| 41 (2.1)| 51 (1.0)| 103 (6.2)| 54 (3.2)| 45 (1.5)| 38 (2.2)
CD-ROM titles ........................| 8 (0.3)| 10 (0.5)| 30 (6.0)| 12 (0.6)| 9 (0.4)| 7 (1.5)| 5 (0.3)| 13 (0.9)| 6 (0.8)| 5 (0.8)| 2 (0.2)
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Expenditures (all sources) per | | | | | | | | | | |
student, 1999-2000\1\ | | | | | | | | | | |
Total, library/media materials .......|$23.37 (0.438)|$22.99(0.634)|$68.71(7.689)|$24.88(0.869)|$21.07(0.792)|$20.98(1.823)|$23.84(0.461)|$42.15(1.859)|$29.88(1.654)|$21.31(0.535)|$18.20(0.617)
Books ..................................| 9.97 (0.153)| 10.47(0.229)| 25.13(2.305)| 11.32(0.286)| 10.09(0.430)| 9.26(0.559)| 8.95(0.174)| 14.89(0.668)| 10.68(0.557)| 8.19(0.259)| 7.16(0.309)
Video materials ........................| 1.07 (0.022)| 1.04(0.029)| 2.31(0.550)| 1.12(0.046)| 0.98(0.035)| 0.97(0.067)| 1.13(0.025)| 2.04(0.117)| 1.25(0.081)| 1.03(0.042)| 0.89(0.039)
CD-ROM titles ..........................| 0.59 (0.020)| 0.55(0.028)| 1.92(0.462)| 0.66(0.048)| 0.55(0.045)| 0.36(0.040)| 0.64(0.023)| 1.02(0.062)| 0.74(0.059)| 0.68(0.050)| 0.46(0.034)
Current serial subscriptions ...........| 1.26 (0.016)| 0.98(0.018)| 3.67(0.528)| 1.20(0.030)| 0.87(0.027)| 0.71(0.048)| 1.75(0.032)| 3.91(0.144)| 2.30(0.111)| 1.57(0.040)| 1.04(0.034)
Electronic subscriptions ...............| 0.81 (0.018)| 0.32(0.023)| 0.73(0.229)| 0.34(0.041)| 0.30(0.037)| 0.30(0.043)| 1.74(0.042)| 2.00(0.116)| 1.92(0.130)| 1.79(0.080)| 1.56(0.062)
Microcomputer hardware .................| 7.48 (0.306)| 7.31(0.390)| 30.98(5.900)| 7.77(0.715)| 6.71(0.537)| 6.39(0.900)| 7.68(0.373)| 14.94(1.682)| 10.71(0.480)| 6.15(0.320)| 5.70(0.439)
Other audiovisual equipment ............| 2.19 (0.181)| 2.32(0.274)| 3.97(1.202)| 2.48(0.324)| 1.59(0.102)| 2.98(0.778)| 1.94(0.071)| 3.35(0.214)| 2.28(0.144)| 1.90(0.104)| 1.40(0.094)
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\1\Public school data include charter schools. NOTE: Percentages are based on schools that have library/media centers. Standard errors appear in parentheses. 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 Questionnaire," 1999-2000; and "Public Charter School Questionnaire," 1999-2000, unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 2004).
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