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| Table 423. | Selected statistics on public school libraries/media centers, by state: 2003–04 |
| State | Percent of centers offering selected services/equipment | Average number of staff per library1 |
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| United States | 82.7 | (0.66) | 86.9 | (0.61) | 95.1 | (0.35) | 44.1 | (0.84) | 1.8 | (0.01) | 1,891 | (45.1) | 99 | (2.1) | $16.2 | (0.32) | $1.6 | (0.08) |
| Alabama | 87.6 | (2.83) | 95.9 | (1.73) | 100.0 | (†) | 44.0 | (4.27) | 1.7 | (0.07) | 1,713 | (82.8) | 99 | (8.0) | 15.2 | (1.13) | 2.6 | (0.65) |
| Alaska | 68.5 | (4.60) | 73.3 | (5.55) | 86.9 | (4.69) | 39.5 | (5.90) | 1.4 | (0.08) | 3,580 | (230.9) | 152 | (24.2) | 19.6 | (2.30) | 3.0 | (1.03) |
| Arizona | 81.5 | (2.74) | 90.5 | (2.74) | 93.3 | (2.03) | 38.8 | (4.12) | 1.8 | (0.08) | 2,298 | (274.6) | 121 | (17.1) | 15.3 | (1.39) | 0.9 | (0.41) |
| Arkansas | 86.7 | (3.02) | 93.0 | (1.97) | 97.0 | (1.43) | 44.0 | (3.98) | 1.7 | (0.06) | 1,931 | (101.7) | 89 | (6.4) | 18.1 | (1.24) | 2.3 | (0.51) |
| California | 81.6 | (2.42) | 87.9 | (2.19) | 88.7 | (2.29) | 31.4 | (3.10) | 1.4 | (0.05) | 1,488 | (62.8) | 108 | (8.2) | 16.5 | (0.84) | 1.1 | (0.26) |
| Colorado | 87.5 | (3.96) | 87.4 | (3.44) | 97.4 | (1.77) | 50.8 | (5.03) | 1.8 | (0.09) | 2,289 | (423.3) | 112 | (13.4) | 16.1 | (1.30) | 2.1 | (0.64) |
| Connecticut | 66.7 | (5.42) | 67.7 | (5.41) | 95.6 | (2.46) | 55.9 | (5.08) | 2.0 | (0.10) | 2,145 | (105.2) | 113 | (17.5) | 19.5 | (2.16) | 1.6 | (0.43) |
| Delaware | 97.3 | (2.35) | 97.8 | (1.82) | 97.3 | (1.99) | 29.9 | (4.91) | 1.6 | (0.11) | 1,702 | (80.8) | 75 | (6.2) | 12.9 | (0.83) | 1.9 | (0.43) |
| District of Columbia | 62.3 | (7.68) | 77.7 | (5.90) | 97.5 | (2.20) | 23.3 | (6.71) | 1.1 | (0.04) | 1,715 | (307.5) | 46 | (8.8) | 9.3 | (2.17) | 2.5 | (0.74) |
| Florida | 92.4 | (2.27) | 96.8 | (1.72) | 96.4 | (2.01) | 51.9 | (4.84) | 2.0 | (0.08) | 1,476 | (79.3) | 87 | (8.6) | 13.1 | (0.97) | 0.9 | (0.18) |
| Georgia | 96.4 | (2.47) | 97.7 | (2.05) | 98.6 | (1.42) | 50.8 | (5.59) | 2.2 | (0.06) | 1,653 | (57.4) | 76 | (9.1) | 14.2 | (1.24) | 1.4 | (0.44) |
| Hawaii | 94.6 | (6.01) | 95.5 | (6.02) | 98.1 | (0.86) | 42.9 | (4.78) | 1.5 | (0.11) | 2,029 | (147.8) | 71 | (6.2) | 11.5 | (2.46) | 1.2 | (0.23) |
| Idaho | 83.2 | (3.01) | 89.5 | (2.75) | 92.7 | (2.20) | 33.5 | (3.84) | 1.5 | (0.06) | 2,340 | (102.7) | 83 | (9.9) | 11.9 | (1.16) | 0.7 | (0.18) |
| Illinois | 66.4 | (5.04) | 70.8 | (4.32) | 89.2 | (3.46) | 38.0 | (5.47) | 2.1 | (0.17) | 1,703 | (82.2) | 118 | (16.2) | 13.7 | (1.27) | 1.8 | (0.44) |
| Indiana | 91.1 | (2.83) | 93.3 | (2.52) | 94.6 | (2.97) | 50.4 | (5.76) | 1.7 | (0.07) | 1,977 | (95.4) | 84 | (9.1) | 14.9 | (0.97) | 0.9 | (0.30) |
| Iowa | 74.9 | (3.43) | 78.0 | (3.65) | 90.6 | (3.18) | 51.9 | (5.11) | 2.0 | (0.06) | 2,605 | (121.1) | 100 | (6.4) | 13.9 | (0.78) | 1.6 | (0.52) |
| Kansas | 84.9 | (3.50) | 86.8 | (3.70) | 97.2 | (1.48) | 46.5 | (4.24) | 1.9 | (0.07) | 3,059 | (142.5) | 140 | (12.0) | 22.2 | (2.14) | 1.5 | (0.35) |
| Kentucky | 89.6 | (2.82) | 94.1 | (2.40) | 98.8 | (1.02) | 56.0 | (4.88) | 1.7 | (0.07) | 1,709 | (77.6) | 91 | (8.8) | 13.3 | (0.65) | 0.8 | (0.25) |
| Louisiana | 71.1 | (4.00) | 80.1 | (3.26) | 96.8 | (1.64) | 44.5 | (4.61) | 1.3 | (0.05) | 1,944 | (131.2) | 54 | (4.6) | 15.2 | (3.54) | 1.9 | (0.42) |
| Maine | 62.9 | (4.83) | 62.7 | (4.41) | 90.4 | (3.73) | 30.6 | (4.03) | 1.6 | (0.10) | 2,796 | (260.5) | 102 | (8.7) | 24.1 | (2.68) | 2.5 | (0.98) |
| Maryland | 82.8 | (4.14) | 91.0 | (3.19) | 98.7 | (1.50) | 46.9 | (4.61) | 1.6 | (0.06) | 1,507 | (62.8) | 125 | (24.9) | 17.3 | (1.74) | 1.3 | (0.30) |
| Massachusetts | 71.0 | (6.43) | 70.4 | (6.35) | 88.0 | (5.02) | 45.7 | (5.69) | 1.7 | (0.12) | 1,841 | (126.0) | 85 | (14.8) | 12.5 | (1.33) | 1.6 | (0.44) |
| Michigan | 83.8 | (4.23) | 82.8 | (4.39) | 100.0 | (†) | 48.8 | (5.31) | 1.8 | (0.08) | 3,010 | (1,266.5) | 88 | (13.7) | 12.8 | (1.57) | 1.1 | (0.47) |
| Minnesota | 92.0 | (2.86) | 94.6 | (2.38) | 97.2 | (1.41) | 59.7 | (4.28) | 2.1 | (0.07) | 2,509 | (143.1) | 111 | (9.7) | 15.2 | (1.08) | 2.1 | (0.47) |
| Mississippi | 73.2 | (4.38) | 86.5 | (3.43) | 95.5 | (1.64) | 35.6 | (4.52) | 1.6 | (0.06) | 1,476 | (56.6) | 102 | (11.2) | 14.9 | (1.53) | 1.4 | (0.31) |
| Missouri | 85.8 | (3.59) | 88.0 | (3.33) | 96.0 | (1.67) | 45.0 | (4.73) | 1.7 | (0.06) | 2,047 | (62.0) | 120 | (9.0) | 22.1 | (1.01) | 3.3 | (0.96) |
| Montana | 62.9 | (3.53) | 69.2 | (3.32) | 86.6 | (3.56) | 37.2 | (3.37) | 1.5 | (0.08) | 3,372 | (214.8) | 147 | (17.7) | 22.6 | (1.40) | 3.5 | (0.75) |
| Nebraska | 71.8 | (4.35) | 73.7 | (4.27) | 82.6 | (3.89) | 42.4 | (5.55) | 1.9 | (0.09) | 3,160 | (228.1) | 129 | (10.4) | 21.3 | (1.38) | 3.5 | (0.71) |
| Nevada | 92.2 | (4.13) | 88.6 | (5.05) | 93.9 | (3.10) | 44.2 | (4.72) | 1.5 | (0.06) | 1,616 | (80.0) | 114 | (14.3) | 13.5 | (1.65) | 1.4 | (0.40) |
| New Hampshire | 65.5 | (4.11) | 70.6 | (4.04) | 93.9 | (3.02) | 45.6 | (5.04) | 1.8 | (0.07) | 1,817 | (78.5) | 96 | (11.2) | 19.7 | (1.28) | 1.9 | (0.68) |
| New Jersey | 70.0 | (6.08) | 71.4 | (6.08) | 97.7 | (2.04) | 43.1 | (6.13) | 1.8 | (0.08) | 2,110 | (142.1) | 85 | (13.6) | 21.0 | (2.72) | 1.1 | (0.30) |
| New Mexico | 77.8 | (3.58) | 85.7 | (3.12) | 94.0 | (1.81) | 25.1 | (2.74) | 1.4 | (0.06) | 2,153 | (105.1) | 131 | (10.7) | 20.7 | (1.66) | 1.9 | (0.43) |
| New York | 76.0 | (4.05) | 83.9 | (3.74) | 94.9 | (2.59) | 47.7 | (4.37) | 2.2 | (0.07) | 1,626 | (88.6) | 95 | (7.5) | 19.8 | (1.93) | 2.2 | (0.51) |
| North Carolina | 93.3 | (2.76) | 97.0 | (1.95) | 96.3 | (2.20) | 53.0 | (5.12) | 1.9 | (0.08) | 1,622 | (46.3) | 110 | (11.9) | 18.3 | (1.57) | 1.1 | (0.26) |
| North Dakota | 51.8 | (3.25) | 53.4 | (3.25) | 90.1 | (2.54) | 30.1 | (3.17) | 1.6 | (0.06) | 3,710 | (168.3) | 146 | (13.0) | 26.1 | (1.75) | 1.3 | (0.42) |
| Ohio | 82.2 | (3.47) | 82.7 | (3.40) | 95.9 | (2.10) | 49.6 | (4.89) | 1.5 | (0.08) | 1,669 | (78.4) | 75 | (9.4) | 10.9 | (0.78) | 1.9 | (0.46) |
| Oklahoma | 75.5 | (2.73) | 89.8 | (1.87) | 95.6 | (1.25) | 35.0 | (2.46) | 1.8 | (0.04) | 2,159 | (114.6) | 99 | (6.2) | 15.5 | (1.08) | 2.5 | (0.37) |
| Oregon | 81.1 | (4.49) | 82.0 | (4.69) | 100.0 | (†) | 33.0 | (4.61) | 1.6 | (0.08) | 2,631 | (221.4) | 85 | (10.5) | 10.7 | (0.96) | 2.9 | (1.11) |
| Pennsylvania | 81.7 | (3.59) | 87.1 | (4.16) | 94.8 | (3.09) | 37.4 | (3.87) | 1.8 | (0.08) | 1,961 | (83.9) | 88 | (10.0) | 15.1 | (0.91) | 0.6 | (0.16) |
| Rhode Island | 72.3 | (4.54) | 83.5 | (3.79) | 98.9 | (1.13) | 26.4 | (5.06) | 1.8 | (0.08) | 1,538 | (95.6) | 84 | (14.5) | 16.9 | (2.56) | 1.5 | (0.70) |
| South Carolina | 98.2 | (1.69) | 99.9 | (0.10) | 100.0 | (†) | 46.6 | (4.13) | 2.1 | (0.05) | 1,674 | (56.6) | 94 | (11.8) | 15.7 | (1.16) | 2.0 | (0.41) |
| South Dakota | 53.6 | (4.24) | 53.6 | (3.92) | 89.5 | (3.34) | 42.6 | (4.36) | 1.5 | (0.08) | 3,105 | (204.0) | 173 | (27.6) | 22.3 | (1.40) | 2.1 | (0.55) |
| Tennessee | 81.2 | (3.63) | 89.3 | (2.94) | 98.6 | (0.96) | 47.1 | (4.72) | 1.6 | (0.06) | 1,652 | (56.4) | 94 | (10.7) | 13.0 | (1.25) | 1.8 | (0.33) |
| Texas | 93.7 | (1.77) | 98.3 | (0.71) | 99.0 | (0.48) | 42.4 | (4.30) | 1.7 | (0.06) | 1,779 | (63.3) | 106 | (8.6) | 18.8 | (2.04) | 1.6 | (0.33) |
| Utah | 87.2 | (3.22) | 94.8 | (2.31) | 86.2 | (3.96) | 51.0 | (3.97) | 1.4 | (0.05) | 1,651 | (95.2) | 84 | (7.8) | 9.8 | (0.56) | 1.4 | (0.30) |
| Vermont | 74.6 | (5.33) | 73.5 | (5.29) | 96.8 | (2.06) | 38.0 | (4.20) | 1.7 | (0.10) | 2,939 | (127.9) | 138 | (10.3) | 29.8 | (1.27) | 1.5 | (0.69) |
| Virginia | 95.2 | (2.13) | 99.5 | (0.42) | 95.5 | (2.14) | 52.6 | (4.21) | 1.9 | (0.06) | 1,717 | (61.9) | 88 | (6.5) | 16.2 | (0.70) | 1.3 | (0.24) |
| Washington | 92.9 | (1.78) | 96.0 | (1.72) | 98.9 | (1.20) | 46.5 | (4.30) | 2.0 | (0.05) | 2,060 | (93.3) | 92 | (7.3) | 15.7 | (2.49) | 1.8 | (0.47) |
| West Virginia | 42.7 | (5.50) | 54.6 | (5.54) | 86.8 | (4.34) | 33.4 | (5.28) | 0.9 | (0.06) | 1,594 | (99.8) | 74 | (10.1) | 8.9 | (0.65) | 1.6 | (0.58) |
| Wisconsin | 92.7 | (3.07) | 91.4 | (3.67) | 100.0 | (†) | 55.4 | (4.43) | 2.1 | (0.06) | 2,545 | (141.8) | 121 | (8.5) | 25.0 | (1.26) | 1.5 | (0.59) |
| Wyoming | 91.2 | (3.40) | 94.3 | (2.92) | 96.3 | (2.72) | 49.7 | (5.02) | 1.8 | (0.07) | 3,125 | (142.3) | 156 | (22.4) | 21.8 | (1.59) | 3.1 | (0.87) |
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† Not applicable. 1 Includes professional and nonprofessional staff. 2 Data are for the prior school year. 3 Includes grants and other contributions. NOTE: Percentages are based on schools that have library/media centers. 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," 2003–04. (This table was prepared September 2006.) |
