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| Table 100. | Number and enrollment of traditional public and public charter elementary and secondary schools and percentages of students, teachers, and schools, by selected characteristics: 2007-08 |
| Selected characteristic | Total elementary and secondary schools | Elementary schools | Secondary schools | Combined elementary/secondary schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total, all schools | Traditional (non-charter) schools | Public charter schools | Total, all schools | Traditional (non-charter) schools | Public charter schools | Total, all schools | Traditional (non-charter) schools | Public charter schools | Total, all schools | Traditional (non-charter) schools | Public charter schools | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enrollment (in thousands) | 48,480 | (696.9) | 47,432 | (670.6) | 1,047 | (122.4) | 29,813 | (442.2) | 29,194 | (436.3) | 619 | (92.7) | 16,742 | (502.4) | 16,513 | (486.8) | 229 | ! | (108.6) | 1,925 | (140.6) | 1,725 | (126.2) | 200 | ! | (63.4) | ||||||||
| Percentage distribution of students |
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| Race/ethnicity | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| White | 57.8 | (0.74) | 58.2 | (0.75) | 41.0 | (4.92) | 55.8 | (0.96) | 56.2 | (0.99) | 35.9 | (6.19) | 60.1 | (1.29) | 60.3 | (1.24) | 43.5 | (11.22) | 69.5 | (2.23) | 71.3 | (2.39) | 54.0 | (6.78) | ||||||||||
| Black | 16.0 | (0.42) | 15.7 | (0.42) | 29.0 | (4.70) | 16.2 | (0.56) | 15.8 | (0.55) | 36.1 | (5.84) | 15.9 | (0.77) | 15.8 | (0.70) | ‡ | (†) | 12.7 | (1.09) | 12.2 | (1.20) | 17.6 | (3.37) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 20.4 | (0.69) | 20.3 | (0.72) | 23.8 | (2.42) | 22.1 | (0.90) | 22.1 | (0.92) | 21.6 | (3.21) | 18.2 | (1.21) | 18.0 | (1.23) | 31.5 | (5.56) | 12.6 | (1.57) | 11.5 | (1.74) | 22.0 | (5.25) | ||||||||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 4.4 | (0.26) | 4.4 | (0.27) | 3.8 | (0.66) | 4.5 | (0.32) | 4.5 | (0.33) | 3.8 | (1.00) | 4.7 | (0.43) | 4.7 | (0.45) | 3.5 | ! | (1.71) | 1.6 | (0.38) | 1.3 | (0.24) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
1.4 | (0.07) | 1.4 | (0.07) | 2.3 | (0.56) | 1.4 | (0.11) | 1.4 | (0.11) | 2.6 | ! | (0.93) | 1.2 | (0.12) | 1.2 | (0.13) | 1.5 | ! | (0.73) | 3.6 | (0.47) | 3.8 | (0.51) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Number of teachers (in thousands) |
3,405 | (44.0) | 3,332 | (42.7) | 72 | (7.7) | 2,148 | (31.5) | 2,106 | (31.0) | 42 | (5.8) | 1,100 | (26.2) | 1,083 | (26.1) | 17 | (4.0) | 157 | (8.6) | 143 | (9.4) | 14 | ! | (4.6) | |||||||||
| Percentage distribution of teachers |
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| Race/ethnicity | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| White | 83.1 | (0.53) | 83.3 | (0.51) | 72.9 | (3.11) | 82.7 | (0.81) | 82.9 | (0.81) | 71.9 | (3.84) | 83.5 | (0.97) | 83.7 | (1.01) | 71.5 | (5.28) | 86.3 | (1.52) | 87.1 | (1.36) | 77.8 | (5.57) | ||||||||||
| Black | 7.0 | (0.45) | 6.9 | (0.45) | 12.3 | (2.67) | 7.1 | (0.53) | 7.0 | (0.53) | 13.2 | (2.54) | 6.9 | (0.63) | 6.8 | (0.66) | ‡ | (†) | 7.2 | (1.10) | 6.8 | (0.93) | 12.1 | ! | (5.54) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 7.1 | (0.46) | 7.0 | (0.47) | 9.3 | (1.44) | 7.5 | (0.82) | 7.5 | (0.83) | 9.9 | (2.31) | 6.8 | (0.81) | 6.7 | (0.82) | 12.0 | (2.56) | 3.0 | (0.47) | 2.9 | (0.51) | 4.3 | ! | (1.52) | |||||||||
| Asian | 1.2 | (0.21) | 1.2 | (0.20) | 2.6 | ! | (1.14) | 1.2 | (0.22) | 1.2 | (0.22) | ‡ | (†) | 1.3 | (0.34) | 1.3 | (0.33) | 3.8 | ! | (1.89) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | ! | (0.16) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander |
0.2 | (0.04) | 0.2 | (0.04) | ‡ | (†) | 0.2 | ! | (0.06) | 0.2 | ! | (0.06) | ‡ | (†) | 0.2 | ! | (0.07) | 0.2 | ! | (0.06) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
0.5 | (0.06) | 0.5 | (0.06) | ‡ | (†) | 0.4 | (0.08) | 0.5 | (0.08) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | (0.07) | 0.5 | (0.07) | ‡ | (†) | 1.1 | (0.28) | 1.2 | (0.25) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Two or more races | 0.9 | (0.09) | 0.9 | (0.09) | 2.3 | (0.51) | 0.9 | (0.13) | 0.8 | (0.13) | 2.8 | (0.82) | 0.9 | (0.11) | 0.9 | (0.12) | ‡ | (†) | 1.5 | (0.42) | 1.4 | ! | (0.45) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Years of full-time teaching experience |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Less than 3 | 13.4 | (0.59) | 13.1 | (0.61) | 29.2 | (2.14) | 13.3 | (0.79) | 13.0 | (0.79) | 27.8 | (2.74) | 13.3 | (0.46) | 13.0 | (0.47) | 31.9 | (5.59) | 16.1 | (0.96) | 14.7 | (1.07) | 30.5 | (3.86) | ||||||||||
| 3 to 9 | 33.6 | (0.52) | 33.3 | (0.53) | 44.9 | (2.26) | 33.9 | (0.76) | 33.6 | (0.77) | 46.6 | (2.95) | 33.5 | (0.52) | 33.4 | (0.53) | 41.4 | (3.90) | 29.5 | (1.30) | 28.1 | (1.29) | 44.0 | (3.81) | ||||||||||
| 10 to 20 | 29.3 | (0.55) | 29.5 | (0.56) | 17.7 | (1.67) | 29.2 | (0.78) | 29.4 | (0.79) | 17.4 | (2.59) | 29.2 | (0.55) | 29.4 | (0.55) | 18.4 | (3.77) | 30.9 | (1.44) | 32.2 | (1.46) | 17.6 | (3.42) | ||||||||||
| More than 20 | 23.7 | (0.60) | 24.1 | (0.61) | 8.2 | (1.33) | 23.6 | (0.87) | 23.9 | (0.87) | 8.2 | (2.23) | 24.0 | (0.50) | 24.2 | (0.51) | 8.3 | (1.81) | 23.6 | (1.18) | 25.0 | (1.28) | 7.9 | (2.34) | ||||||||||
| Number of schools | 90,760 | (546) | 87,190 | (508) | 3,560 | (138) | 62,440 | (519) | 60,390 | (496) | 2,050 | (300) | 21,640 | (486) | 20,720 | (399) | 920 | (268) | 6,670 | (375) | 6,080 | (284) | 590 | ! | (263) | |||||||||
| Percentage distribution of schools |
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| Size of enrollment | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Less than 300 | 29.5 | (1.00) | 28.1 | (1.01) | 64.2 | (4.66) | 25.2 | (1.28) | 24.1 | (1.23) | 59.3 | (6.68) | 31.1 | (2.24) | 28.9 | (2.15) | 81.1 | (7.61) | 64.8 | (3.03) | 65.8 | (2.95) | 54.9 | (12.75) | ||||||||||
| 300 to 599 | 40.0 | (1.17) | 40.6 | (1.22) | 25.8 | (3.88) | 48.5 | (1.49) | 49.2 | (1.48) | 29.2 | (5.11) | 20.5 | (1.62) | 20.8 | (1.69) | 14.8 | ! | (6.43) | 23.5 | (2.53) | 22.8 | (2.47) | 31.2 | ! | (12.75) | ||||||||
| 600 to 999 | 20.3 | (0.79) | 20.8 | (0.79) | 7.4 | ! | (2.41) | 22.1 | (1.04) | 22.5 | (1.06) | 10.0 | ! | (4.48) | 19.1 | (1.18) | 19.9 | (1.23) | ‡ | (†) | 7.4 | (0.99) | 7.5 | (1.06) | 6.9 | ! | (3.05) | |||||||
| 1,000 or more | 10.2 | (0.48) | 10.5 | (0.49) | 2.7 | ! | (1.12) | 4.2 | (0.47) | 4.3 | (0.49) | ‡ | (†) | 29.2 | (1.47) | 30.4 | (1.46) | ‡ | (†) | 4.2 | (1.07) | 4.0 | (1.07) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Percent of students who are Black, Hispanic, Asian/ Pacific Islander, or Amer- ican Indian/Alaska Native |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Less than 10.0 | 27.9 | (0.82) | 28.7 | (0.84) | ‡ | (†) | 27.0 | (1.10) | 27.7 | (1.11) | ‡ | (†) | 29.3 | (1.29) | 30.2 | (1.35) | ‡ | (†) | 31.9 | (2.49) | 33.8 | (2.60) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| 10.0 to 24.9 | 17.9 | (0.81) | 17.9 | (0.81) | 17.0 | ! | (5.27) | 18.0 | (1.11) | 18.1 | (1.12) | 15.7 | ! | (5.52) | 18.1 | (1.12) | 18.4 | (1.11) | ‡ | (†) | 15.9 | (2.66) | 14.5 | (2.16) | 30.7 | ! | (13.09) | |||||||
| 25.0 to 49.9 | 19.7 | (0.92) | 19.7 | (0.92) | 18.0 | (4.69) | 19.3 | (1.19) | 19.5 | (1.20) | 15.1 | ! | (5.56) | 21.2 | (1.53) | 21.3 | (1.54) | 20.8 | ! | (9.56) | 17.9 | (2.15) | 17.4 | (2.15) | 23.9 | ! | (9.90) | |||||||
| 50.0 to 74.9 | 12.7 | (0.74) | 12.6 | (0.75) | 14.1 | ! | (4.88) | 13.0 | (0.99) | 13.1 | (1.01) | 11.8 | ! | (4.24) | 11.8 | (1.26) | 11.4 | (1.12) | 20.7 | ! | (10.27) | 12.2 | (2.19) | 12.2 | (2.15) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| 75.0 or more | 21.9 | (0.92) | 21.0 | (0.94) | 42.7 | (6.30) | 22.7 | (1.24) | 21.7 | (1.28) | 50.4 | (6.91) | 19.5 | (1.54) | 18.7 | (1.54) | 39.2 | (10.18) | 22.0 | (3.29) | 22.1 | (3.45) | 21.2 | ! | (8.03) | |||||||||
| Percent of students approved for free or reduced-price lunch program |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| School does not participate | 4.8 | (0.45) | 4.0 | (0.44) | 24.5 | (5.55) | 2.2 | (0.45) | 1.7 | (0.40) | 16.2 | ! | (5.52) | 9.7 | (1.28) | 8.5 | (1.20) | 35.8 | ! | (12.64) | 13.1 | (2.45) | 11.0 | (2.32) | 35.3 | ! | (12.13) | |||||||
| 0 to 25.0 | 26.9 | (1.00) | 27.6 | (1.01) | 9.9 | ! | (3.34) | 26.8 | (1.29) | 27.4 | (1.32) | 9.4 | ! | (3.69) | 31.8 | (1.66) | 32.7 | (1.69) | ‡ | (†) | 11.7 | (1.63) | 11.9 | (1.36) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| 25.1 to 50.0 | 27.4 | (0.97) | 27.7 | (0.99) | 18.8 | (4.32) | 26.2 | (1.22) | 26.5 | (1.28) | 16.6 | ! | (6.16) | 30.8 | (1.45) | 30.9 | (1.33) | 28.7 | ! | (9.82) | 27.0 | (2.76) | 28.6 | (2.77) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| 50.1 to 75.0 | 21.4 | (0.75) | 21.4 | (0.76) | 21.4 | (4.98) | 23.3 | (1.02) | 23.2 | (1.03) | 25.9 | (6.56) | 15.3 | (1.30) | 15.6 | (1.30) | ‡ | (†) | 23.1 | (2.55) | 22.6 | (2.40) | 27.5 | ! | (11.95) | |||||||||
| More than 75.0 | 19.6 | (0.86) | 19.4 | (0.88) | 25.5 | (4.38) | 21.5 | (1.16) | 21.2 | (1.17) | 31.9 | (6.05) | 12.4 | (1.42) | 12.2 | (1.42) | 16.6 | ! | (6.25) | 25.1 | (3.39) | 25.9 | (3.60) | 16.9 | ! | (8.43) | ||||||||
| Percent of schools with selected programs and services |
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| Programs with special instructional approaches |
17.6 | (0.78) | 16.9 | (0.80) | 36.3 | (5.34) | 12.3 | (0.84) | 11.6 | (0.81) | 33.6 | (5.99) | 27.7 | (1.97) | 27.2 | (1.96) | 37.3 | ! | (11.61) | 34.9 | (3.56) | 34.1 | (3.26) | 44.1 | ! | (14.53) | ||||||||
| Talented or gifted program | 68.0 | (0.86) | 69.2 | (0.88) | 38.1 | (6.62) | 69.6 | (1.11) | 70.8 | (1.12) | 34.1 | (6.47) | 71.0 | (1.76) | 72.6 | (1.72) | 35.8 | ! | (10.99) | 43.3 | (3.16) | 42.1 | (2.99) | 55.9 | (13.16) | |||||||||
| Immersion in a foreign language program |
3.1 | (0.40) | 3.1 | (0.42) | 2.7 | ! | (1.29) | 3.6 | (0.56) | 3.6 | (0.58) | ‡ | (†) | 2.4 | (0.46) | 2.5 | (0.49) | ‡ | (†) | 1.1 | ! | (0.42) | 1.2 | ! | (0.42) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Advanced Placement (AP) courses |
17.8 | (0.65) | 17.9 | (0.63) | 15.9 | ! | (5.52) | 1.7 | ! | (0.63) | 1.8 | ! | (0.65) | ‡ | (†) | 59.0 | (1.80) | 60.2 | (1.82) | 31.3 | (8.04) | 34.4 | (2.85) | 33.2 | (2.68) | 46.5 | (13.85) | |||||||
| International Baccalaureate | 1.5 | (0.25) | 1.6 | (0.26) | ‡ | (†) | 1.3 | (0.32) | 1.4 | (0.33) | ‡ | (†) | 2.4 | (0.42) | 2.5 | (0.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Distance learning courses | 13.9 | (0.56) | 13.8 | (0.54) | 16.4 | ! | (6.27) | 2.7 | (0.55) | 2.6 | (0.52) | ‡ | (†) | 36.9 | (1.48) | 37.3 | (1.39) | 28.0 | ! | (11.74) | 44.3 | (3.06) | 45.2 | (3.00) | 34.8 | ! | (12.85) | |||||||
| Extended day program for students who need academic assistance |
52.4 | (0.95) | 52.1 | (1.00) | 60.2 | (5.67) | 54.2 | (1.29) | 53.8 | (1.36) | 67.0 | (7.02) | 49.9 | (1.43) | 49.9 | (1.42) | 50.6 | (10.02) | 43.3 | (3.57) | 42.5 | (3.80) | 51.5 | (13.61) | ||||||||||
| Before-school or after-school day care programs |
36.0 | (0.90) | 35.4 | (0.88) | 48.5 | (6.99) | 47.8 | (1.28) | 47.2 | (1.29) | 65.5 | (7.25) | 8.1 | (0.99) | 7.5 | (0.91) | 20.0 | ! | (7.93) | 16.0 | (2.38) | 14.3 | (2.07) | 33.8 | ! | (12.63) | ||||||||
| Magnet program | 6.3 | (0.45) | 6.1 | (0.43) | ‡ | (†) | 5.8 | (0.54) | 5.7 | (0.55) | ‡ | (†) | 8.3 | (1.01) | 8.0 | (0.79) | ‡ | (†) | 4.5 | ! | (1.86) | 4.0 | ! | (1.34) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Entire school is for suspended students1 |
4.2 | (0.45) | 4.1 | (0.44) | 7.7 | ! | (3.79) | 0.7 | (0.18) | 0.7 | (0.18) | ‡ | (†) | 8.0 | (1.49) | 7.6 | (1.45) | ‡ | (†) | 24.5 | (3.35) | 25.6 | (3.51) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Percent of schools with selected opportunities for students in grades 9-12 |
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| Dual enrollment for high school and college credit |
† | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | 69.3 | (1.74) | 69.6 | (1.72) | 62.9 | (11.74) | 52.9 | (3.09) | 52.0 | (3.20) | 61.8 | (12.98) | ||||||||||
| Career and technical education courses |
† | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | 86.0 | (1.56) | 87.4 | (1.53) | 57.1 | (10.69) | 70.4 | (3.71) | 73.6 | (3.52) | 37.6 | ! | (13.03) | |||||||||
| Work-based learning or intern- ships for course credit |
† | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | 72.3 | (1.63) | 73.3 | (1.71) | 53.1 | (10.33) | 43.2 | (3.43) | 43.9 | (3.21) | 36.3 | ! | (11.39) | |||||||||
| Specialized career academy | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | 29.0 | (1.46) | 30.0 | (1.51) | ‡ | (†) | 8.9 | (1.36) | 9.4 | (1.30) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Entire school specifically for students who have been suspended or expelled, who have dropped out, or who have been referred for behavioral or adjustment problems. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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 Questionnaire," 2007-08 and "Public Teacher Questionnaire," 2007-08. (This table was prepared October 2009.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
