Table 218.20.

Percentage of public school districts with students enrolled in technology-based distance education courses and number of enrollments in such courses, by instructional level and district characteristics: 2002-03, 2004-05, and 2009-10

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
District characteristic	Percent of districts enrolling distance education students			Number of enrollments in technology-based distance education courses,1 by instructional level
				All instructional levels			Elementary schools			Middle or junior high schools			High schools			Combined or ungraded schools2
1	2			3			4			5			6			7
2002-03
Total	36		(1.2)	317,070		(27,437)	2,780	!	(977)	6,390		(1,067)	214,140		(16,549)	93,760		(22,593)
District enrollment size
Less than 2,500	37		(1.5)	116,300		(21,698)	‡		(†)	1,250	!	(450)	72,730		(6,924)	42,240	!	(20,502)
2,500 to 9,999	32		(1.8)	82,370		(6,384)	230	!	(109)	1,870	!	(642)	44,170		(5,832)	36,110		(1,210)
10,000 or more	50		(2.1)	118,390		(15,703)	2,480	!	(968)	3,270		(723)	97,240		(13,853)	‡		(†)
Region
Northeast	21		(2.2)	41,950	!	(20,821)	100	!	(49)	‡		(†)	17,300		(3,656)	‡		(†)
Southeast	45		(2.6)	59,240		(6,251)	‡		(†)	2,530		(632)	50,640		(5,698)	4,680		(1,254)
Central	46		(2.3)	106,690		(7,726)	940	!	(441)	1,050	!	(412)	59,110		(6,455)	45,590		(2,529)
West	32		(2.2)	109,190		(16,010)	350	!	(165)	2,620		(782)	87,090		(14,825)	19,130	!	(8,619)
Poverty concentration
Less than 10 percent	33		(2.1)	75,740		(11,177)	‡		(†)	2,020		(564)	55,670		(7,556)	17,470	!	(8,591)
10 to 19 percent	42		(2.1)	95,510		(7,962)	‡		(†)	1,830		(392)	78,680		(7,050)	13,560		(2,446)
20 percent or more	42		(2.5)	86,110		(13,518)	760	!	(249)	2,540	!	(837)	75,930		(13,532)	6,880		(1,557)
2004-05
Total	37		(1.2)	506,950		(56,959)	12,540	!	(6,107)	15,150		(3,367)	309,630		(24,350)	169,630	!	(51,753)
District enrollment size
Less than 2,500	37		(1.6)	210,200		(54,063)	610	!	(275)	‡		(†)	103,190		(17,659)	‡		(†)
2,500 to 9,999	35		(1.6)	102,730		(13,404)	‡		(†)	2,570		(731)	48,420		(5,136)	45,080		(9,429)
10,000 or more	50		(2.5)	193,440		(16,415)	5,280	!	(2,202)	6,520		(1,101)	157,440		(16,044)	24,210		(5,298)
Region
Northeast	22		(2.0)	108,300	!	(49,777)	570	!	(206)	‡		(†)	16,860		(2,621)	‡		(†)
Southeast	46		(3.2)	112,830		(6,341)	‡		(†)	5,030		(732)	89,800		(5,276)	16,090		(1,913)
Central	45		(2.4)	128,650		(22,055)	‡		(†)	2,130	!	(953)	70,450		(13,024)	46,190	!	(15,067)
West	35		(2.1)	157,180		(22,608)	200	!	(161)	4,110	!	(1,732)	132,520		(21,287)	20,350	!	(7,587)
Poverty concentration
Less than 10 percent	35		(1.9)	112,320		(16,778)	‡		(†)	4,070		(1,123)	80,150		(10,651)	‡		(†)
10 to 19 percent	42		(2.2)	151,050		(12,379)	‡		(†)	4,800		(602)	124,540		(10,283)	19,700		(5,835)
20 percent or more	43		(2.7)	106,610		(14,709)	‡		(†)	6,280	!	(3,111)	78,590		(13,367)	21,340		(2,905)
2009-10
Total	55		(1.4)	1,816,390		(251,054)	78,040	!	(25,180)	154,970		(30,828)	1,348,920		(135,979)	‡		(†)
District enrollment size
Less than 2,500	51		(1.8)	509,030	!	(167,570)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	408,030	!	(123,883)	6,570	!	2,753
2,500 to 9,999	66		(1.5)	579,250	!	(185,243)	‡		(†)	23,960	!	(9,196)	312,130		(50,963)	‡		(†)
10,000 or more	74		(0.8)	728,110		(27,105)	11,540		(1,862)	77,750		(4,730)	628,760		(23,545)	10,060		2,756
Metropolitan status
City	37		(4.0)	653,660	!	(201,665)	‡		(†)	40,400	!	(15,671)	405,740		(79,507)	‡		(†)
Suburban	47		(2.6)	527,250		(34,188)	22,900	!	(11,293)	62,210		(4,106)	434,260		(30,904)	7,880		2,347
Town	67		(2.7)	306,840	!	(145,000)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	246,850	!	(107,079)	9,310	!	3,908
Rural	59		(2.5)	328,640		(36,233)	‡		(†)	15,360		(2,420)	262,070		(27,077)	‡		(†)
Region
Northeast	39		(3.3)	77,670		(7,358)	‡		(†)	4,970		(989)	71,330		(6,651)	‡		(†)
Southeast	78		(3.7)	518,770		(63,187)	12,070	!	(4,154)	57,500		(9,828)	443,770		(50,079)	5,440	!	1,678
Central	62		(2.2)	697,140	!	(235,103)	37,920	!	(18,915)	‡		(†)	416,550		(122,633)	‡		(†)
West	51		(2.4)	522,810		(42,673)	‡		(†)	41,620		(3,384)	417,270		(33,400)	36,510	!	14,278
Poverty concentration
Less than 10 percent	54		(2.5)	287,680		(34,577)	‡		(†)	12,620		(2,997)	231,890		(27,672)	‡		(†)
10 to 19 percent	56		(2.1)	1,009,290		(193,646)	23,540	!	(11,116)	97,220		(16,126)	682,380		(78,795)	‡		(†)
20 percent or more	56		(2.4)	519,420		(146,507)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	434,640		(108,046)	5,750	!	2,484

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Based on students regularly enrolled in the districts. Enrollments may include duplicated counts of students, since districts were instructed to count a student enrolled in multiple courses for 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. For the 2002-03 FRSS study sample, there were 3 cases for which district enrollment size was missing and 112 cases for which poverty concentration was missing. For the 2004-05 FRSS study sample, there were 7 cases for which district enrollment size was missing and 103 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), Technology-Based Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 2002-03 and 2004-05 and “Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009-10,” FRSS 98. (This table was prepared November 2011.)