(45KB)| Table 54. | Number and percentage of schools with students enrolled in distance education courses and enrollment in distance education courses, by instructional level and district characteristics: 2002–03 |
| District characteristic | Number of schools with students enrolled in distance education courses | Percent of schools with students enrolled in distance education courses | Enrollment in distance education courses1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All instructional levels |
Elementary schools | Middle or junior high schools | High schools |
Combined or ungraded schools2 | All instructional levels |
Elementary schools | Middle or junior high schools | High schools |
Combined or ungraded schools2 | All instructional levels |
Elementary schools | Middle or junior high schools |
High schools |
Combined or ungraded schools2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 8,210 | (229) | 130 ! | (42) | 580 ! | (62) | 6,250 | (198) | 1,250 | (140) | 9 | (0.3) | # | (†) | 4 ! | (0.4) | 38 | (1.2) | 20 | (1.8) | 327,670 | (36,233) | 2,780 ! | (1,564) | 6,280 ! | (1,247) | 222,090 | (26,660) | 96,530 ! | (26,828) |
| District enrollment size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 2,500 | 4,520 | (175) | 40 ! | (30) | 190 ! | (45) | 3,300 | (161) | 990 | (123) | 15 | (0.6) | # | (†) | 4 ! | (0.8) | 44 | (2.1) | 29 | (2.9) | 117,730 ! | (24,742) | 80 ! | (63) | 1,260 ! | (409) | 74,160 | (7,559) | 42,240 ! | (24,346) |
| 2,500 to 9,999 | 1,670 | (119) | 20 ! | (9) | 160 ! | (35) | 1,360 | (100) | 130 | (39) | 6 | (0.4) | # | (†) | 3 ! | (0.8) | 31 | (2.0) | 11 | (3.0) | 85,640 ! | (7,597) | 230 ! | (125) | 1,750 ! | (639) | 44,780 | (6,148) | 38,880 ! | (3,490) |
| 10,000 or more | 2,020 | (113) | 60 ! | (31) | 240 ! | (27) | 1,590 | (94) | 120 | (19) | 6 | (0.3) | # | (†) | 4 ! | (0.5) | 33 | (1.9) | 8 | (1.6) | 124,300 ! | (25,922) | 2,480 ! | (1,563) | 3,270 ! | (1,030) | 103,150 | (24,010) | 15,410 ! | (11,373) |
| Metropolitan status | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 960 | (110) | 50 ! | (30) | 90 ! | (22) | 760 | (86) | 60 | (13) | 5 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 3 ! | (0.6) | 25 | (2.7) | 4 | (1.3) | 103,390 ! | (25,612) | 2,390 ! | (1,565) | 2,120 ! | (996) | 63,020 | (25,477) | 35,860 ! | (1,650) |
| Suburban | 2,980 | (168) | 30 ! | (17) | 280 ! | (41) | 2,400 | (145) | 270 | (52) | 7 | (0.4) | # | (†) | 4 ! | (0.6) | 34 | (1.7) | 13 | (2.4) | 123,410 ! | (27,446) | 110 ! | (64) | 2,520 ! | (683) | 81,500 | (8,967) | 39,280 ! | (25,200) |
| Rural | 4,260 | (162) | 40 ! | (28) | 210 ! | (47) | 3,090 | (115) | 920 | (124) | 15 | (0.6) | # | (†) | 4 ! | (1.0) | 47 | (1.7) | 32 | (2.9) | 100,870 ! | (8,232) | 270 ! | (151) | 1,640 ! | (465) | 77,570 | (7,122) | 21,390 ! | (4,196) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 820 | (88) | 30 ! | (16) | 30 ! | (17) | 670 | (76) | 100 | (30) | 5 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 1 ! | (0.6) | 25 | (2.7) | 12 | (3.7) | 42,070 ! | (23,613) | 100 ! | (62) | 190 ! | (133) | 17,420 | (3,715) | 24,350 ! | (23,364) |
| Southeast | 1,960 | (128) | 40 ! | (26) | 220 ! | (34) | 1,520 | (108) | 170 | (35) | 10 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 6 ! | (0.9) | 45 | (2.7) | 14 | (2.3) | 59,010 ! | (6,454) | 1,390 ! | (1,230) | 2,530 ! | (725) | 50,410 | (6,311) | 4,680 ! | (1,255) |
| Central | 3,010 | (174) | 40 ! | (28) | 150 ! | (34) | 2,320 | (123) | 510 | (90) | 12 | (0.6) | # | (†) | 3 ! | (0.8) | 47 | (1.7) | 28 | (4.6) | 108,140 ! | (7,378) | 940 ! | (590) | 1,050 ! | (365) | 60,560 | (6,597) | 45,590 ! | (2,823) |
| West | 2,410 | (172) | 20 ! | (14) | 180 ! | (37) | 1,750 | (141) | 460 | (82) | 8 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 4 ! | (0.7) | 31 | (2.0) | 20 | (2.6) | 118,450 ! | (27,630) | 350 ! | (224) | 2,510 ! | (996) | 93,700 | (25,509) | 21,900 ! | (11,645) |
| Poverty concentration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 10 percent | 2,260 | (144) | 30 ! | (16) | 200 ! | (33) | 1,700 | (113) | 330 | (78) | 8 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 4 ! | (0.6) | 36 | (2.0) | 29 | (5.5) | 77,380 ! | (13,761) | 570 ! | (535) | 2,030 ! | (669) | 57,320 | (8,000) | 17,470 ! | (11,325) |
| 10 to 19 percent | 3,390 | (154) | 70 ! | (39) | 240 ! | (34) | 2,560 | (141) | 520 | (84) | 10 | (0.4) | # | (†) | 4 ! | (0.6) | 40 | (1.7) | 23 | (3.2) | 97,300 ! | (10,003) | 1,450 ! | (1,229) | 1,710 ! | (395) | 77,810 | (8,286) | 16,330 ! | (4,264) |
| 20 percent or more | 2,420 | (134) | 30 ! | (9) | 150 ! | (42) | 1,900 | (115) | 350 | (72) | 9 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 4 ! | (1.0) | 40 | (2.0) | 16 | (3.1) | 93,280 ! | (23,194) | 760 ! | (338) | 2,540 ! | (1,030) | 83,100 | (23,339) | 6,880 ! | (1,783) |
| † Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. !Interpret data with caution. 1 Enrollment is based on students regularly enrolled in the districts. Enrollments include duplicated counts of students, since districts were instructed to count a student enrolled in each course in which he or she was enrolled. 2 Combined or ungraded schools are those in which the grades offered in the school span both elementary and secondary grades or that are not divided into grade levels. NOTE: Percentages are based on unrounded numbers. Percentages are based on the estimated 89,310 public schools in the nation in 2002–03. For the FRSS study sample, there were 3 cases for which district enrollment size was missing and 112 cases for which poverty concentration was missing. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or missing data. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System (FRSS), "Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2002–03," FRSS 84, 2003. (This table was prepared July 2005.) |