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| Table 421. | Selected statistics on school libraries/media centers, by control and level of school: 1999–2000 and 2003–04 |
| Selected statistic | Public, 1999–2000 | Public, 2003–04 | Private, 1999–2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined elementary/ secondary | Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined elementary/ secondary | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| Number of schools with libraries | 77,300 | (421) | 78,300 | (548) | 57,400 | (440) | 16,300 | (313) | 4,600 | (201) | 17,100 | (323) | 11,000 | (251) | 2,000 | (91) | 4,100 | (174) |
| Average number of staff per library | 1.89 | (0.018) | 1.76 | (0.014) | 1.66 | (0.018) | 2.09 | (0.025) | 1.74 | (0.116) | 1.18 | (0.026) | 1.01 | (0.032) | 1.80 | (0.083) | 1.33 | (0.055) |
| Certified library/media specialists | 0.81 | (0.007) | 0.79 | (0.009) | 0.73 | (0.012) | 1.03 | (0.018) | 0.73 | (0.023) | 0.23 | (0.011) | 0.13 | (0.009) | 0.55 | (0.027) | 0.35 | (0.027) |
| Full-time | 0.65 | (0.007) | 0.65 | (0.009) | 0.58 | (0.010) | 0.92 | (0.018) | 0.55 | (0.027) | 0.17 | (0.009) | 0.07 | (0.007) | 0.47 | (0.025) | 0.27 | (0.022) |
| Part-time | 0.16 | (0.006) | 0.14 | (0.007) | 0.15 | (0.009) | 0.11 | (0.009) | 0.18 | (0.020) | 0.06 | (0.005) | 0.06 | (0.006) | 0.07 | (0.010) | 0.08 | (0.013) |
| Other professional staff | 0.17 | (0.007) | 0.19 | (0.008) | 0.19 | (0.011) | 0.14 | (0.010) | 0.28 | (0.036) | 0.48 | (0.014) | 0.47 | (0.020) | 0.53 | (0.039) | 0.46 | (0.024) |
| Full-time | 0.12 | (0.005) | 0.13 | (0.007) | 0.14 | (0.009) | 0.11 | (0.009) | 0.16 | (0.022) | 0.22 | (0.009) | 0.19 | (0.012) | 0.33 | (0.023) | 0.27 | (0.020) |
| Part-time | 0.06 | (0.004) | 0.05 | (0.005) | 0.05 | (0.006) | 0.03 | (0.004) | 0.11 | (0.031) | 0.25 | (0.012) | 0.29 | (0.017) | 0.20 | (0.029) | 0.19 | (0.017) |
| Other paid employees | 0.91 | (0.014) | 0.78 | (0.011) | 0.75 | (0.013) | 0.93 | (0.017) | 0.73 | (0.085) | 0.48 | (0.014) | 0.41 | (0.020) | 0.72 | (0.048) | 0.52 | (0.030) |
| Full-time | 0.49 | (0.008) | 0.46 | (0.009) | 0.41 | (0.011) | 0.65 | (0.017) | 0.35 | (0.028) | 0.14 | (0.009) | 0.11 | (0.011) | 0.24 | (0.024) | 0.18 | (0.015) |
| Part-time | 0.41 | (0.014) | 0.33 | (0.012) | 0.34 | (0.014) | 0.28 | (0.014) | 0.38 | (0.085) | 0.34 | (0.014) | 0.31 | (0.018) | 0.48 | (0.043) | 0.34 | (0.025) |
| Percentage of schools' library media centers with certain media equipment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone | 84.8 | (0.53) | 90.5 | (0.55) | 89.9 | (0.69) | 95.3 | (0.62) | 82.1 | (1.94) | 53.2 | (1.48) | 45.3 | (2.02) | 78.2 | (2.67) | 62.3 | (2.25) |
| Fax machine | 11.5 | (0.43) | 10.9 | (0.50) | 6.9 | (0.64) | 23.1 | (1.08) | 17.0 | (1.94) | 6.7 | (0.64) | 4.8 | (0.82) | 13.6 | (1.38) | 8.7 | (1.50) |
| Automated catalog | 72.8 | (0.69) | 82.7 | (0.66) | 81.9 | (0.89) | 90.6 | (0.76) | 63.7 | (2.59) | 34.2 | (1.25) | 28.1 | (1.54) | 55.8 | (2.61) | 39.9 | (2.25) |
| Automated circulation system | 74.4 | (0.65) | 86.9 | (0.61) | 86.7 | (0.82) | 92.8 | (0.80) | 68.8 | (2.45) | 29.0 | (1.17) | 22.9 | (1.31) | 52.3 | (2.48) | 33.9 | (2.33) |
| Video laser disc or DVD | 43.0 | (0.69) | 44.1 | (0.84) | 39.3 | (1.02) | 61.3 | (1.47) | 43.2 | (2.21) | 12.7 | (0.67) | 10.4 | (0.99) | 21.2 | (1.79) | 15.0 | (1.40) |
| Connection to Internet | 90.1 | (0.57) | 95.1 | (0.35) | 94.1 | (0.48) | 99.2 | (0.22) | 92.6 | (1.40) | 60.6 | (1.37) | 55.1 | (1.77) | 81.6 | (2.46) | 65.2 | (2.05) |
| Video cassette recorders (VCR) | — | (†) | 86.3 | (0.65) | 85.4 | (0.77) | 89.4 | (1.21) | 86.8 | (1.69) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Disability assistance technologies, such as TDD |
— | (†) | 11.9 | (0.50) | 10.2 | (0.61) | 18.0 | (0.79) | 11.7 | (1.34) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Percentage of schools with certain services | ||||||||||||||||||
| Students permitted to check out computer hardware | 2.2 | (0.14) | 5.2 | (0.37) | 3.5 | (0.45) | 10.1 | (0.77) | 9.6 | (1.34) | 1.0 | (0.17) | 0.9 | (0.25) | 2.2 | (0.41) | 1.0 | (0.29) |
| Students permitted to check out computer software | 6.9 | (0.31) | 11.7 | (0.44) | 7.6 | (0.56) | 23.5 | (1.05) | 21.7 | (2.22) | 6.9 | (0.57) | 3.8 | (0.50) | 16.6 | (1.53) | 10.5 | (1.59) |
| Number of library computer stations per 100 students | — | (†) | 2.3 | (0.04) | 2.2 | (0.05) | 2.5 | (0.05) | 2.7 | (0.17) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Average holdings per 100 students at the end of the school year1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Books (number of volumes) | 1,803 | (19.7) | 1,891 | (45.1) | 2,127 | (70.2) | 1,376 | (20.0) | 2,407 | (117.7) | 2,857 | (84.8) | 2,801 | (86.0) | 2,737 | (178.3) | 3,043 | (213.2) |
| Video materials (tape and disc) | 51 | (0.8) | 68 | (3.5) | 70 | (5.3) | 61 | (2.1) | 87 | (13.2) | 71 | (2.5) | 66 | (3.3) | 72 | (6.0) | 81 | (5.8) |
| CD-ROM titles | 8 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.9) | 16 | (1.4) | 4 | (0.3) | 10 | (1.7) | 10 | (0.6) | 10 | (0.8) | 10 | (1.3) | 10 | (1.0) |
| Average additions per 100 students during the school year1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Books (number of volumes) | — | (†) | 99.3 | (2.08) | 118.4 | (3.13) | 61.2 | (1.75) | 109.2 | (8.40) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Video materials (tape and disc) | — | (†) | 4.3 | (0.17) | 4.4 | (0.23) | 4.1 | (0.19) | 5.9 | (0.75) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| CD-ROM titles | — | (†) | 0.7 | (0.09) | 0.9 | (0.14) | 0.3 | (0.03) | 1.0 | (0.23) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Total expenditures for library/media materials per pupil1,2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| $23.37 | (0.438) | $16.24 | (0.322) | $16.00 | (0.469) | $16.11 | (0.320) | $21.24 | (2.498) | $29.02 | (1.050) | $23.60 | (1.646) | $38.72 | (1.582) | $33.40 | (1.831) | |
| Books | 9.97 | (0.153) | 10.99 | (0.299) | 11.72 | (0.452) | 9.68 | (0.275) | 10.19 | (0.631) | 10.57 | (0.625) | 9.29 | (1.115) | 11.18 | (0.472) | 12.68 | (0.834) |
| Video materials | 1.07 | (0.022) | 0.97 | (0.042) | 0.91 | (0.046) | 1.01 | (0.061) | 1.76 | (0.617) | 1.34 | (0.051) | 1.04 | (0.057) | 1.51 | (0.106) | 1.83 | (0.153) |
| CD-ROM titles | 0.59 | (0.020) | 0.17 | (0.016) | 0.21 | (0.026) | 0.10 | (0.011) | 0.20 | (0.040) | 0.82 | (0.056) | 0.72 | (0.081) | 1.15 | (0.109) | 0.81 | (0.081) |
| Current serial subscriptions | 1.26 | (0.016) | 1.38 | (0.025) | 1.06 | (0.031) | 1.87 | (0.049) | 2.50 | (0.148) | 1.34 | (0.035) | 0.62 | (0.030) | 2.71 | (0.120) | 1.86 | (0.098) |
| Electronic subscriptions | 0.81 | (0.018) | 0.88 | (0.033) | 0.39 | (0.042) | 1.79 | (0.061) | 1.25 | (0.249) | 1.35 | (0.056) | 0.17 | (0.036) | 3.85 | (0.213) | 2.08 | (0.124) |
| Value of donated computers, A/V equipment, and other items per student1,3 | — | (†) | $1.56 | (0.083) | $1.64 | (0.108) | $1.12 | (0.074) | $3.88 | (0.761) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
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— Not available. † Not applicable. 1 Data are for the prior school year. 2 Includes other expenditures not separately shown. 3 Includes grants and other contributions. NOTE: Percentages are based on schools that have library/media centers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. 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 2003–04; "Charter School Questionnaire," 1999–2000; and "Private School Library Media Center Questionnaire," 1999–2000, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared September 2006.) |