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| Table 429. | Selected statistics on public school libraries/media centers, by state: 2007-08 |
| State | Percent of libraries/media centers offering selected services/equipment | Average number of staff per library/ media center2 |
Books (number of volumes) held at end of year per 100 students3 |
Books (number of volumes) acquired during year per 100 students3 | Total expenditure for materials per student3 | Number of computer work- stations per 100 students | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated catalog | Automated circulation system | Laptops for student use outside of library/ media center |
Laptops for staff use outside of library/ media center |
Media retrieval system1 | Connection to the Internet | DVD player/VCR | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 87.2 | (0.71) | 89.5 | (0.68) | 27.5 | (1.02) | 45.9 | (1.07) | 34.9 | (1.05) | 96.7 | (0.40) | 87.2 | (0.77) | 1.7 | (0.02) | 2,015 | (30.5) | 95 | (2.2) | $16.1 | (0.46) | 2.6 | (0.05) |
| Alabama | 91.5 | (3.03) | 95.0 | (2.23) | 30.2 | (5.01) | 55.3 | (5.27) | 29.4 | (4.74) | 99.3 | (0.86) | 96.4 | (2.30) | 1.8 | (0.07) | 1,888 | (93.3) | 105 | (7.0) | 19.3 | (2.10) | 2.4 | (0.20) |
| Alaska | 72.4 | (5.91) | 67.8 | (6.19) | 32.0 | (5.22) | 37.8 | (5.18) | 18.9 | (4.88) | 83.9 | (5.78) | 68.7 | (6.94) | 1.1 | (0.08) | 3,427 | (316.7) | 114 | (14.0) | 12.8 | (1.09) | 3.0 | (0.36) |
| Arizona | 79.6 | (4.05) | 82.6 | (3.83) | 25.9 | (6.26) | 36.5 | (7.11) | 46.4 | (4.46) | 96.8 | (2.72) | 87.4 | (4.50) | 1.8 | (0.15) | 2,083 | (162.3) | 101 | (11.7) | 12.7 | (1.07) | 2.5 | (0.29) |
| Arkansas | 89.0 | (3.88) | 94.9 | (2.67) | 18.2 | (4.04) | 40.8 | (4.96) | 36.8 | (3.99) | 98.6 | (1.54) | 90.2 | (2.96) | 1.6 | (0.06) | 2,353 | (449.9) | 106 | (11.5) | 17.0 | (1.12) | 2.5 | (0.21) |
| California | 85.2 | (2.97) | 92.2 | (2.09) | 11.1 | (2.28) | 29.5 | (3.74) | 17.9 | (3.32) | 95.6 | (1.76) | 65.1 | (4.29) | 1.4 | (0.06) | 1,740 | (144.3) | 79 | (11.1) | 13.0 | (1.92) | 1.6 | (0.14) |
| Colorado | 95.6 | (3.03) | 90.4 | (3.64) | 29.2 | (5.71) | 49.3 | (6.34) | 27.7 | (5.15) | 98.2 | (2.35) | 88.6 | (4.65) | 1.9 | (0.19) | 2,102 | (107.1) | 96 | (8.1) | 15.4 | (1.17) | 4.0 | (0.42) |
| Connecticut | 83.8 | (4.46) | 83.9 | (4.60) | 21.4 | (4.02) | 33.7 | (5.29) | 27.9 | (4.71) | 97.4 | (1.88) | 89.0 | (3.79) | 1.9 | (0.09) | 2,252 | (111.6) | 100 | (6.9) | 18.9 | (1.16) | 3.5 | (0.22) |
| Delaware | 93.8 | (2.10) | 95.0 | (1.61) | 26.1 | (5.10) | 44.8 | (6.25) | 20.5 | (4.63) | 97.2 | (1.04) | 87.3 | (3.38) | 1.4 | (0.06) | 1,849 | (70.8) | 74 | (7.1) | 10.7 | (0.93) | 2.8 | (0.29) |
| District of Columbia | 57.4 | (6.15) | 68.8 | (5.03) | 13.5 | (3.54) | 26.6 | (5.16) | 21.2 | (3.69) | 89.2 | (2.81) | 73.2 | (4.87) | 1.0 | (0.07) | 2,048 | (245.8) | 228 | (36.3) | 23.2 | (4.09) | 2.7 | (0.27) |
| Florida | 94.5 | (2.07) | 94.3 | (2.18) | 19.2 | (3.20) | 64.1 | (4.58) | 67.5 | (3.78) | 99.4 | (0.63) | 90.7 | (2.75) | 1.9 | (0.06) | 1,576 | (73.4) | 77 | (7.5) | 13.3 | (1.01) | 2.5 | (0.21) |
| Georgia | 98.5 | (1.08) | 98.5 | (1.08) | 36.6 | (5.48) | 66.1 | (5.26) | 81.4 | (4.65) | 99.6 | (0.37) | 97.8 | (1.59) | 2.1 | (0.06) | 1,745 | (91.0) | 90 | (12.6) | 15.4 | (1.75) | 2.0 | (0.14) |
| Hawaii | 96.5 | (1.70) | 97.5 | (1.83) | 17.9 | (4.91) | 39.5 | (6.01) | 44.4 | (7.30) | 97.8 | (1.51) | 84.1 | (3.63) | 1.6 | (0.09) | 2,296 | (116.8) | 91 | (8.5) | 11.6 | (0.81) | 2.4 | (0.20) |
| Idaho | 82.7 | (6.15) | 87.6 | (6.43) | 20.0 | (5.61) | 26.8 | (5.52) | 28.4 | (4.88) | 91.8 | (5.12) | 83.0 | (5.98) | 1.6 | (0.10) | 2,141 | (117.8) | 79 | (21.0) | 11.0 | (0.99) | 2.9 | (0.25) |
| Illinois | 77.1 | (4.90) | 81.9 | (4.94) | 32.6 | (4.77) | 51.0 | (5.18) | 21.4 | (4.58) | 92.2 | (3.87) | 87.8 | (3.35) | 1.9 | (0.11) | 2,039 | (109.1) | 95 | (10.1) | 14.1 | (1.05) | 2.9 | (0.27) |
| Indiana | 89.0 | (5.40) | 89.0 | (4.77) | 34.3 | (5.42) | 51.1 | (5.48) | 35.6 | (6.33) | 95.4 | (3.32) | 94.4 | (3.78) | 1.9 | (0.20) | 2,172 | (116.8) | 96 | (12.9) | 16.2 | (1.36) | 2.6 | (0.32) |
| Iowa | 83.2 | (4.98) | 90.5 | (4.28) | 39.7 | (5.70) | 45.5 | (6.80) | 18.3 | (4.87) | 98.2 | (1.96) | 92.6 | (5.05) | 1.9 | (0.09) | 2,524 | (145.2) | 104 | (8.9) | 15.2 | (1.60) | 5.0 | (0.59) |
| Kansas | 91.7 | (4.37) | 91.1 | (3.91) | 54.4 | (7.94) | 58.9 | (8.22) | 23.4 | (7.24) | 94.6 | (3.52) | 94.0 | (3.52) | 1.9 | (0.08) | 3,224 | (341.8) | 124 | (15.0) | 22.5 | (5.96) | 3.4 | (0.75) |
| Kentucky | 90.9 | (4.25) | 92.4 | (4.35) | 27.1 | (6.60) | 49.8 | (7.47) | 71.1 | (7.52) | 95.6 | (2.87) | 94.0 | (2.67) | 1.7 | (0.13) | 2,000 | (118.4) | 114 | (21.9) | 17.5 | (3.45) | 2.6 | (0.28) |
| Louisiana | 84.5 | (6.24) | 87.2 | (5.66) | 21.6 | (5.22) | 42.9 | (5.93) | 26.0 | (4.74) | 97.0 | (2.56) | 89.4 | (4.92) | 1.2 | (0.09) | 2,010 | (147.8) | 101 | (17.9) | 17.3 | (3.18) | 2.6 | (0.25) |
| Maine | 73.8 | (7.69) | 71.5 | (7.04) | 43.2 | (6.23) | 45.5 | (7.18) | 9.5 | (4.33) | 88.4 | (5.64) | 73.4 | (7.00) | 1.7 | (0.13) | 3,650 | (343.9) | 168 | (24.8) | 27.9 | (1.74) | 2.8 | (0.36) |
| Maryland | 91.4 | (4.01) | 99.5 | (0.42) | 32.2 | (8.51) | 53.6 | (8.02) | 54.0 | (5.29) | 97.4 | (2.40) | 90.6 | (4.39) | 1.5 | (0.19) | 1,635 | (84.4) | 88 | (9.9) | 19.6 | (3.04) | 2.9 | (0.39) |
| Massachusetts | 75.0 | (5.55) | 74.7 | (5.54) | 32.6 | (5.04) | 33.7 | (4.82) | 18.2 | (4.01) | 98.2 | (1.18) | 80.3 | (4.67) | 1.3 | (0.08) | 1,868 | (123.1) | 75 | (6.8) | 12.1 | (1.11) | 2.8 | (0.24) |
| Michigan | 83.4 | (4.39) | 90.6 | (3.91) | 33.6 | (6.07) | 49.3 | (6.01) | 48.8 | (5.94) | 99.8 | (0.22) | 92.8 | (2.70) | 1.5 | (0.09) | 2,136 | (135.7) | 62 | (6.2) | 9.0 | (0.74) | 4.7 | (0.40) |
| Minnesota | 92.2 | (2.68) | 93.6 | (2.39) | 32.7 | (4.35) | 60.1 | (4.46) | 39.3 | (3.88) | 96.4 | (1.90) | 97.5 | (0.89) | 2.0 | (0.08) | 2,475 | (136.2) | 108 | (9.8) | 16.2 | (1.46) | 4.7 | (0.40) |
| Mississippi | 75.8 | (4.10) | 85.6 | (3.44) | 20.0 | (3.76) | 45.6 | (4.79) | 31.6 | (5.01) | 95.5 | (2.25) | 88.6 | (3.39) | 1.5 | (0.08) | 1,778 | (158.4) | 143 | (36.7) | 18.5 | (5.42) | 2.2 | (0.17) |
| Missouri | 93.9 | (2.84) | 92.8 | (2.99) | 18.3 | (5.71) | 35.6 | (6.32) | 20.6 | (4.04) | 98.4 | (1.09) | 96.0 | (2.61) | 1.7 | (0.10) | 2,439 | (89.7) | 141 | (12.4) | 25.5 | (2.16) | 2.9 | (0.25) |
| Montana | 71.0 | (3.93) | 74.3 | (3.31) | 27.4 | (3.76) | 43.5 | (4.84) | 12.5 | (3.15) | 87.5 | (3.51) | 85.4 | (2.88) | 1.6 | (0.07) | 3,282 | (154.3) | 153 | (11.4) | 24.7 | (3.25) | 4.1 | (0.25) |
| Nebraska | 83.1 | (5.27) | 82.0 | (6.04) | 42.7 | (5.60) | 50.9 | (5.57) | 29.8 | (5.94) | 93.2 | (3.63) | 96.8 | (2.50) | 1.9 | (0.10) | 3,063 | (208.8) | 103 | (8.2) | 20.0 | (1.52) | 5.5 | (0.75) |
| Nevada | 84.8 | (5.44) | 93.1 | (3.81) | 21.1 | (4.59) | 32.8 | (4.81) | 60.5 | (5.58) | 97.9 | (2.90) | 83.5 | (4.20) | 1.6 | (0.07) | 1,695 | (70.4) | 107 | (13.8) | 14.0 | (1.81) | 1.5 | (0.10) |
| New Hampshire | 84.6 | (3.76) | 83.7 | (3.86) | 45.5 | (4.96) | 44.9 | (4.72) | 8.0 | (2.06) | 97.4 | (2.07) | 91.8 | (3.30) | 1.8 | (0.07) | 2,314 | (101.1) | 111 | (7.1) | 26.0 | (2.17) | 2.6 | (0.17) |
| New Jersey | 78.2 | (7.17) | 84.2 | (5.37) | 29.2 | (9.32) | 42.2 | (11.24) | 26.8 | (6.91) | 93.9 | (4.35) | 82.7 | (6.87) | 1.6 | (0.11) | 2,002 | (129.6) | 70 | (11.7) | 14.3 | (1.33) | 2.6 | (0.31) |
| New Mexico | 77.8 | (8.20) | 83.2 | (8.38) | 18.6 | (7.36) | 38.8 | (9.01) | 18.1 | (4.91) | 93.1 | (7.64) | 90.7 | (7.64) | 1.4 | (0.14) | 2,238 | (117.6) | 173 | (32.3) | 25.6 | (7.14) | 2.4 | (0.23) |
| New York | 79.9 | (6.10) | 77.5 | (6.36) | 27.3 | (7.74) | 41.1 | (7.07) | 17.4 | (5.51) | 96.9 | (4.34) | 82.6 | (5.87) | 1.9 | (0.09) | 1,912 | (171.0) | 97 | (10.4) | 16.8 | (1.94) | 2.6 | (0.54) |
| North Carolina | 97.4 | (1.59) | 97.5 | (1.65) | 25.8 | (6.12) | 71.9 | (6.73) | 60.8 | (5.62) | 97.4 | (1.63) | 99.1 | (0.56) | 1.9 | (0.08) | 1,874 | (104.2) | 98 | (7.4) | 16.4 | (1.29) | 2.6 | (0.23) |
| North Dakota | 72.3 | (4.82) | 66.6 | (5.05) | 40.5 | (4.54) | 47.7 | (4.79) | 13.0 | (2.48) | 97.9 | (1.25) | 77.6 | (4.19) | 1.6 | (0.10) | 3,876 | (397.6) | 166 | (24.0) | 22.2 | (1.86) | 3.2 | (0.37) |
| Ohio | 90.0 | (3.87) | 91.1 | (3.98) | 22.9 | (5.27) | 37.1 | (6.20) | 36.4 | (6.17) | 98.1 | (1.89) | 83.4 | (5.00) | 1.5 | (0.11) | 1,864 | (165.7) | 76 | (14.5) | 13.5 | (3.02) | 2.7 | (0.29) |
| Oklahoma | 80.7 | (3.68) | 86.3 | (2.52) | 25.7 | (3.19) | 42.8 | (4.07) | 19.0 | (3.02) | 96.2 | (2.88) | 95.1 | (1.73) | 1.9 | (0.06) | 2,152 | (98.0) | 105 | (11.5) | 17.8 | (1.33) | 2.9 | (0.22) |
| Oregon | 77.8 | (6.25) | 82.2 | (6.12) | 35.2 | (5.53) | 47.0 | (6.38) | 27.3 | (5.19) | 98.5 | (1.47) | 89.7 | (5.89) | 1.8 | (0.18) | 3,041 | (340.0) | 103 | (19.1) | 11.9 | (1.33) | 3.8 | (0.37) |
| Pennsylvania | 91.4 | (4.74) | 91.4 | (4.74) | 28.8 | (5.44) | 37.3 | (6.87) | 30.1 | (6.19) | 98.6 | (1.37) | 77.2 | (4.60) | 1.8 | (0.11) | 2,054 | (132.0) | 90 | (9.1) | 17.4 | (2.10) | 2.5 | (0.21) |
| Rhode Island | 86.4 | (5.24) | 90.0 | (4.37) | 17.4 | (5.86) | 31.3 | (6.21) | 12.6 | (4.16) | 96.2 | (2.74) | 85.8 | (5.21) | 1.7 | (0.08) | 1,705 | (85.1) | 80 | (8.7) | 13.6 | (1.14) | 2.7 | (0.27) |
| South Carolina | 97.6 | (1.16) | 98.3 | (1.17) | 37.1 | (3.96) | 72.9 | (3.44) | 81.1 | (2.96) | 99.2 | (0.80) | 92.7 | (2.20) | 2.0 | (0.03) | 1,859 | (70.4) | 99 | (8.3) | 17.9 | (1.33) | 2.3 | (0.11) |
| South Dakota | 68.9 | (5.38) | 72.1 | (5.31) | 31.6 | (4.34) | 34.4 | (4.40) | 13.6 | (2.86) | 88.7 | (3.26) | 86.5 | (3.67) | 1.6 | (0.10) | 3,321 | (221.1) | 155 | (17.8) | 28.1 | (3.71) | 3.1 | (0.22) |
| Tennessee | 90.3 | (3.58) | 94.3 | (3.10) | 24.6 | (5.69) | 41.1 | (6.47) | 32.5 | (5.37) | 98.0 | (2.35) | 88.2 | (4.84) | 1.6 | (0.08) | 1,788 | (146.7) | 75 | (8.2) | 12.1 | (0.97) | 2.2 | (0.23) |
| Texas | 95.9 | (1.55) | 96.1 | (1.58) | 30.6 | (6.46) | 48.8 | (6.29) | 43.4 | (7.18) | 98.8 | (0.78) | 91.5 | (3.46) | 1.8 | (0.07) | 1,910 | (107.2) | 99 | (11.5) | 18.7 | (2.69) | 2.0 | (0.15) |
| Utah | 92.6 | (5.21) | 92.3 | (5.98) | 10.6 | (2.95) | 31.6 | (5.61) | 41.7 | (5.16) | 93.5 | (2.27) | 93.2 | (4.32) | 1.6 | (0.12) | 1,554 | (137.5) | 93 | (11.3) | 14.7 | (1.79) | 2.0 | (0.20) |
| Vermont | 80.0 | (8.05) | 77.2 | (7.68) | 46.6 | (9.17) | 52.0 | (10.37) | 10.5 | (5.88) | 97.9 | (3.26) | 92.1 | (4.91) | 1.7 | (0.10) | 3,828 | (307.4) | 171 | (17.5) | 32.5 | (2.88) | 3.5 | (0.73) |
| Virginia | 94.9 | (1.92) | 96.6 | (1.41) | 47.1 | (4.69) | 68.8 | (3.91) | 56.4 | (4.08) | 98.4 | (0.99) | 98.2 | (1.20) | 2.0 | (0.06) | 1,840 | (70.6) | 104 | (6.1) | 18.4 | (1.62) | 2.3 | (0.24) |
| Washington | 86.0 | (3.87) | 91.5 | (3.27) | 21.0 | (4.38) | 41.5 | (4.92) | 36.7 | (5.18) | 93.8 | (2.62) | 86.2 | (3.43) | 1.8 | (0.17) | 2,282 | (108.6) | 98 | (11.7) | 12.0 | (0.95) | 3.0 | (0.21) |
| West Virginia | 61.3 | (5.64) | 64.4 | (5.86) | 20.5 | (3.13) | 37.0 | (4.37) | 25.2 | (4.49) | 93.0 | (2.97) | 78.3 | (4.83) | 0.9 | (0.04) | 1,881 | (207.0) | 61 | (6.8) | 8.6 | (0.46) | 3.6 | (0.33) |
| Wisconsin | 94.5 | (2.89) | 94.1 | (3.33) | 24.7 | (3.97) | 46.9 | (5.59) | 30.2 | (5.26) | 94.5 | (3.45) | 97.5 | (2.00) | 2.1 | (0.09) | 2,894 | (140.3) | 180 | (14.0) | 35.6 | (2.07) | 4.6 | (0.36) |
| Wyoming | 87.3 | (3.87) | 92.0 | (3.46) | 35.6 | (3.87) | 39.6 | (4.19) | 16.8 | (3.12) | 97.1 | (1.98) | 89.7 | (2.75) | 1.7 | (0.09) | 3,481 | (170.5) | 145 | (27.1) | 25.2 | (2.34) | 5.2 | (0.34) |
| 1 Centralized video distribution equipment with a scheduling and control server that telecasts video to classrooms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes professional and nonprofessional staff. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Average holdings, acquisitions, and expenditures are from the prior school year, while enrollment counts are from the current school year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: 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," 2007-08. (This table was prepared November 2009.) |
