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| Table 701.30. | Selected statistics on public school libraries/media centers, by state: 2011-12 |
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| 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 library 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 | 88.3 | (0.49) | 90.3 | (0.47) | 40.2 | (0.69) | 54.3 | (0.85) | 32.5 | (0.76) | 95.9 | (0.34) | 83.2 | (0.76) | 1.8 | (0.02) | 2,188 | (42.4) | 89 | (3.5) | $16.00 | (0.691) | 3.1 | (0.05) | ||||
| Alabama | 96.0 | (1.59) | 98.5 | (0.74) | 46.7 | (4.48) | 59.9 | (3.98) | 29.6 | (3.44) | 97.2 | (1.38) | 95.4 | (1.47) | 1.6 | (0.05) | 2,114 | (117.4) | 48 | (4.0) | 7.31 | (0.630) | 2.4 | (0.13) | ||||
| Alaska | 63.1 | (5.91) | 58.0 | (6.01) | 50.6 | (5.32) | 46.2 | (5.49) | 10.0 | ! | (3.22) | 79.7 | (6.31) | 69.9 | (6.51) | 1.2 | (0.11) | 5,077 | (351.4) | 190 | (29.7) | 25.19 | (3.742) | 5.9 | (0.66) | |||
| Arizona | 77.5 | (5.11) | 78.5 | (4.74) | 33.0 | (4.44) | 51.4 | (3.89) | 35.2 | (3.94) | 88.7 | (3.97) | 78.8 | (4.58) | 1.5 | (0.09) | 1,988 | (97.3) | 57 | (7.8) | 9.60 | (1.505) | 2.7 | (0.15) | ||||
| Arkansas | 97.4 | (1.15) | 97.4 | (1.15) | 29.5 | (3.73) | 48.1 | (5.16) | 30.6 | (4.85) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.2 | (2.46) | 1.8 | (0.10) | 1,880 | (102.6) | 96 | (9.5) | 16.00 | (1.328) | 2.7 | (0.27) | ||||
| California | 78.5 | (3.00) | 82.5 | (2.27) | 20.8 | (2.96) | 40.7 | (4.08) | 13.1 | (2.55) | 93.6 | (1.77) | 58.9 | (4.36) | 1.5 | (0.05) | 2,065 | (161.6) | 75 | (13.4) | 10.25 | (2.611) | 2.2 | (0.17) | ||||
| Colorado | 93.2 | (3.07) | 88.9 | (3.73) | 52.7 | (4.25) | 64.5 | (4.58) | 34.7 | (4.91) | 98.2 | (0.90) | 91.1 | (2.64) | 1.8 | (0.10) | 2,101 | (137.0) | 89 | (8.4) | 11.23 | (1.648) | 4.3 | (0.30) | ||||
| Connecticut | 84.5 | (4.76) | 84.1 | (4.79) | 46.5 | (7.41) | 61.1 | (6.05) | 21.5 | (4.98) | 96.9 | (2.11) | 86.6 | (3.83) | 2.0 | (0.08) | 2,405 | (105.1) | 111 | (29.0) | 17.01 | (1.330) | 4.8 | (0.46) | ||||
| Delaware | 95.1 | (1.69) | 97.1 | (1.57) | 41.6 | (5.58) | 48.6 | (5.83) | 24.4 | (5.13) | 98.2 | (1.45) | 81.4 | (4.88) | 1.2 | (0.07) | 2,835 | (752.6) | 61 | (6.0) | 9.41 | (0.690) | 3.0 | (0.25) | ||||
| District of Columbia | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Florida | 93.9 | (2.05) | 91.4 | (2.67) | 40.5 | (4.01) | 70.2 | (4.51) | 73.9 | (3.17) | 97.4 | (0.94) | 89.6 | (2.88) | 1.6 | (0.05) | 1,904 | (114.0) | 68 | (5.9) | 10.98 | (1.115) | 2.6 | (0.11) | ||||
| Georgia | 96.3 | (1.26) | 98.2 | (0.78) | 51.2 | (4.92) | 78.7 | (3.79) | 73.1 | (4.13) | 99.3 | (0.37) | 97.6 | (1.38) | 2.0 | (0.06) | 1,909 | (81.2) | 85 | (7.8) | 13.06 | (0.806) | 2.3 | (0.16) | ||||
| Hawaii | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Idaho | 75.5 | (5.06) | 85.6 | (3.70) | 9.9 | (2.35) | 22.1 | (4.21) | 24.5 | (4.39) | 97.4 | (1.81) | 81.5 | (6.08) | 1.6 | (0.12) | 2,378 | (179.4) | 64 | (6.9) | 8.45 | (0.954) | 3.0 | (0.22) | ||||
| Illinois | 80.3 | (3.31) | 81.6 | (3.25) | 39.4 | (4.92) | 48.1 | (4.94) | 15.2 | (2.39) | 94.9 | (2.41) | 79.9 | (4.00) | 2.1 | (0.21) | 2,453 | (206.1) | 110 | (17.5) | 20.31 | (3.342) | 3.6 | (0.27) | ||||
| Indiana | 89.7 | (3.52) | 88.9 | (4.46) | 33.2 | (4.58) | 50.2 | (5.73) | 31.7 | (5.41) | 96.9 | (1.75) | 89.6 | (3.38) | 2.0 | (0.09) | 2,486 | (142.5) | 84 | (7.5) | 14.54 | (1.057) | 2.9 | (0.27) | ||||
| Iowa | 94.5 | (2.53) | 95.8 | (1.94) | 59.5 | (4.38) | 66.3 | (4.73) | 26.5 | (5.18) | 98.0 | (1.26) | 86.4 | (3.45) | 2.3 | (0.09) | 2,603 | (143.2) | 101 | (9.8) | 14.44 | (1.345) | 5.8 | (0.59) | ||||
| Kansas | 92.2 | (4.50) | 99.2 | (0.40) | 58.0 | (4.86) | 58.2 | (5.34) | 28.3 | (4.63) | 93.9 | (3.36) | 97.7 | (1.27) | 2.0 | (0.09) | 3,564 | (259.0) | 101 | (14.2) | 22.42 | (5.432) | 4.2 | (0.43) | ||||
| Kentucky | 91.0 | (2.31) | 93.0 | (2.16) | 34.2 | (4.76) | 51.3 | (4.59) | 56.3 | (4.89) | 95.0 | (2.02) | 86.6 | (3.27) | 1.5 | (0.08) | 2,026 | (91.2) | 96 | (8.4) | 17.68 | (1.388) | 3.2 | (0.14) | ||||
| Louisiana | 83.9 | (4.21) | 86.9 | (3.53) | 48.4 | (5.33) | 66.8 | (5.40) | 31.5 | (5.98) | 98.1 | (1.48) | 85.9 | (4.22) | 1.4 | (0.11) | 1,951 | (119.4) | 66 | (7.2) | 17.58 | (4.543) | 3.5 | (0.31) | ||||
| Maine | 85.6 | (4.05) | 88.6 | (3.44) | 48.1 | (4.85) | 53.1 | (4.18) | 11.3 | (3.20) | 84.7 | (3.91) | 75.8 | (4.94) | 1.7 | (0.10) | 3,393 | (283.8) | 109 | (9.9) | 22.60 | (1.615) | 2.6 | (0.22) | ||||
| Maryland | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Massachusetts | 68.1 | (4.03) | 70.9 | (4.42) | 33.6 | (4.95) | 42.6 | (5.18) | 20.0 | (4.09) | 96.8 | (1.82) | 84.5 | (3.77) | 1.3 | (0.10) | 1,664 | (121.0) | 61 | (7.5) | 13.79 | (2.749) | 3.4 | (0.26) | ||||
| Michigan | 83.6 | (2.79) | 87.1 | (2.74) | 39.9 | (3.62) | 51.3 | (3.63) | 45.9 | (3.56) | 98.3 | (0.77) | 80.8 | (3.40) | 1.7 | (0.07) | 2,065 | (117.9) | 58 | (5.1) | 10.13 | (1.086) | 4.5 | (0.30) | ||||
| Minnesota | 91.5 | (2.23) | 92.1 | (2.41) | 39.8 | (3.67) | 57.6 | (4.04) | 34.4 | (3.13) | 94.4 | (1.86) | 86.3 | (2.82) | 2.2 | (0.07) | 2,760 | (139.9) | 105 | (24.4) | 16.40 | (2.140) | 5.4 | (0.35) | ||||
| Mississippi | 71.9 | (5.72) | 86.5 | (3.53) | 22.7 | (3.97) | 46.3 | (5.13) | 26.8 | (3.50) | 97.0 | (1.86) | 89.5 | (3.43) | 1.5 | (0.08) | 1,862 | (110.5) | 106 | (22.0) | 13.03 | (1.871) | 1.9 | (0.15) | ||||
| Missouri | 93.8 | (1.87) | 97.3 | (1.37) | 34.8 | (3.06) | 44.1 | (3.32) | 19.8 | (2.78) | 98.2 | (1.40) | 89.2 | (2.91) | 1.9 | (0.09) | 2,624 | (93.4) | 106 | (6.2) | 21.23 | (0.896) | 4.4 | (0.20) | ||||
| Montana | 77.6 | (6.74) | 87.9 | (4.59) | 34.8 | (6.14) | 50.6 | (7.14) | 17.0 | ! | (5.97) | 96.2 | (2.31) | 93.3 | (2.57) | 1.8 | (0.09) | 3,570 | (325.3) | 118 | (9.4) | 21.51 | (2.129) | 6.1 | (0.73) | |||
| Nebraska | 90.0 | (2.94) | 93.6 | (2.83) | 71.8 | (4.06) | 71.8 | (4.32) | 33.6 | (4.96) | 95.0 | (2.14) | 92.5 | (2.55) | 2.1 | (0.11) | 3,629 | (430.3) | 137 | (18.6) | 21.64 | (1.246) | 5.8 | (0.44) | ||||
| Nevada | 97.8 | (1.08) | 98.3 | (0.96) | 28.6 | (4.31) | 41.2 | (4.77) | 34.4 | (3.34) | 97.4 | (1.78) | 65.2 | (5.29) | 1.6 | (0.07) | 1,674 | (55.0) | 74 | (5.3) | 10.23 | (0.490) | 1.9 | (0.13) | ||||
| New Hampshire | 91.3 | (4.46) | 94.4 | (4.05) | 58.4 | (7.08) | 66.7 | (6.26) | 7.9 | ! | (3.66) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.1 | (2.84) | 1.8 | (0.12) | 2,134 | (124.6) | 81 | (5.5) | 21.78 | (1.383) | 3.7 | (0.31) | |||
| New Jersey | 85.7 | (3.03) | 86.5 | (2.85) | 46.5 | (4.19) | 45.4 | (4.10) | 20.7 | (3.29) | 96.0 | (2.08) | 79.9 | (3.22) | 1.4 | (0.06) | 2,172 | (121.3) | 68 | (8.2) | 15.47 | (1.072) | 3.1 | (0.19) | ||||
| New Mexico | 87.3 | (10.18) | 86.3 | (10.49) | 36.4 | (8.56) | 65.2 | (5.93) | 37.6 | (7.31) | 95.8 | (2.70) | 83.7 | (6.05) | 1.8 | (0.24) | 3,057 | (631.5) | 95 | (16.1) | ‡ | (†) | 2.5 | ! | (1.21) | |||
| New York | 94.2 | (2.24) | 93.8 | (2.33) | 38.3 | (3.90) | 45.8 | (4.46) | 21.2 | (3.23) | 98.7 | (0.98) | 81.3 | (2.94) | 2.0 | (0.06) | 1,898 | (97.1) | 101 | (7.8) | 19.25 | (1.274) | 3.2 | (0.18) | ||||
| North Carolina | 95.9 | (2.17) | 95.5 | (1.67) | 57.3 | (4.17) | 86.1 | (2.53) | 55.4 | (3.83) | 98.5 | (1.01) | 93.6 | (2.74) | 1.6 | (0.06) | 1,940 | (97.3) | 88 | (10.1) | 15.85 | (1.164) | 3.5 | (0.26) | ||||
| North Dakota | 77.6 | (3.93) | 80.5 | (3.66) | 45.1 | (5.00) | 52.7 | (4.42) | 20.1 | (3.23) | 96.6 | (1.43) | 75.6 | (3.99) | 2.0 | (0.09) | 3,728 | (230.1) | 172 | (16.8) | 24.28 | (1.378) | 4.8 | (0.61) | ||||
| Ohio | 91.1 | (2.26) | 94.1 | (2.23) | 45.5 | (3.69) | 48.5 | (3.52) | 42.0 | (4.60) | 94.4 | (1.88) | 81.5 | (3.43) | 1.8 | (0.07) | 1,889 | (75.4) | 64 | (4.0) | 9.06 | (0.502) | 3.3 | (0.20) | ||||
| Oklahoma | 84.1 | (4.75) | 86.4 | (4.26) | 42.3 | (5.72) | 46.2 | (5.42) | 26.7 | (5.71) | 94.1 | (2.45) | 87.7 | (3.89) | 1.9 | (0.10) | 2,676 | (229.2) | 133 | (33.8) | 15.91 | (2.051) | 3.0 | (0.22) | ||||
| Oregon | 90.0 | (3.18) | 93.3 | (1.71) | 35.3 | (5.04) | 50.4 | (5.10) | 28.7 | (5.09) | 97.5 | (1.54) | 74.4 | (5.11) | 1.7 | (0.10) | 2,569 | (116.8) | 77 | (10.6) | 11.28 | (1.628) | 4.0 | (0.42) | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 89.4 | (3.12) | 91.0 | (2.86) | 39.5 | (4.85) | 46.3 | (4.96) | 19.9 | (3.71) | 92.1 | (3.19) | 75.7 | (4.33) | 1.8 | (0.08) | 2,302 | (181.0) | 81 | (10.1) | 16.68 | (1.792) | 3.3 | (0.22) | ||||
| Rhode Island | 72.9 | (5.12) | 76.7 | (4.20) | 26.0 | (5.81) | 22.9 | (5.38) | 5.1 | ! | (2.06) | 94.3 | (3.60) | 72.4 | (7.05) | 1.7 | (0.11) | 1,993 | (110.8) | 62 | (9.1) | 9.22 | (0.978) | 3.3 | (0.40) | |||
| South Carolina | 95.2 | (2.02) | 97.2 | (1.55) | 49.1 | (4.63) | 79.0 | (3.80) | 85.0 | (3.67) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.1 | (1.89) | 1.8 | (0.07) | 2,246 | (401.6) | 79 | (5.9) | 15.47 | (1.105) | 3.0 | (0.24) | ||||
| South Dakota | 75.1 | (4.80) | 69.3 | (5.65) | 48.0 | (5.49) | 51.9 | (6.10) | 21.6 | (4.22) | 84.2 | (5.62) | 77.5 | (5.53) | 1.7 | (0.11) | 3,370 | (329.1) | ‡ | (†) | 22.94 | (1.947) | 3.5 | (0.45) | ||||
| Tennessee | 92.3 | (2.75) | 98.1 | (0.90) | 46.3 | (5.01) | 57.9 | (4.83) | 28.0 | (3.68) | 98.1 | (1.23) | 90.2 | (3.57) | 1.7 | (0.08) | 1,756 | (60.8) | 81 | (9.3) | 11.96 | (1.448) | 2.5 | (0.21) | ||||
| Texas | 93.2 | (1.98) | 96.8 | (1.28) | 42.1 | (3.37) | 59.2 | (3.89) | 32.9 | (3.57) | 96.9 | (1.41) | 90.5 | (2.07) | 1.8 | (0.06) | 2,261 | (250.8) | 113 | (23.0) | 23.54 | (4.438) | 2.3 | (0.10) | ||||
| Utah | 86.1 | (5.81) | 85.8 | (6.20) | 28.0 | (5.07) | 34.2 | (5.33) | 44.5 | (5.72) | 84.8 | (5.15) | 84.8 | (5.98) | 1.7 | (0.13) | 1,652 | (90.6) | 85 | (12.2) | 10.03 | (0.862) | 2.1 | (0.18) | ||||
| Vermont | 84.5 | (4.69) | 80.6 | (4.24) | 58.5 | (5.72) | 64.5 | (4.95) | 11.2 | (2.48) | 93.1 | (2.97) | 80.2 | (4.12) | 1.8 | (0.09) | 4,010 | (145.6) | 155 | (9.1) | 32.89 | (1.796) | 4.8 | (0.48) | ||||
| Virginia | 95.7 | (2.26) | 97.3 | (1.38) | 60.8 | (3.91) | 74.7 | (4.14) | 49.5 | (4.90) | 96.8 | (1.33) | 90.1 | (3.92) | 1.9 | (0.09) | 2,018 | (78.9) | 122 | (24.9) | 18.86 | (3.017) | 3.1 | (0.50) | ||||
| Washington | 92.2 | (2.67) | 93.6 | (2.49) | 29.0 | (4.20) | 47.9 | (4.47) | 28.1 | (4.08) | 96.3 | (2.48) | 84.1 | (3.53) | 1.9 | (0.11) | 2,325 | (107.8) | 82 | (9.4) | 9.46 | (0.680) | 3.9 | (0.27) | ||||
| West Virginia | 69.0 | (4.92) | 74.9 | (5.24) | 32.1 | (4.40) | 47.5 | (5.04) | 22.0 | (2.80) | 92.8 | (3.28) | 68.6 | (5.32) | 1.0 | (0.07) | 1,923 | (109.9) | 110 | (32.3) | 15.04 | (2.674) | 4.5 | (0.80) | ||||
| Wisconsin | 96.0 | (2.31) | 97.9 | (1.07) | 50.4 | (4.28) | 63.0 | (4.58) | 27.2 | (3.97) | 98.6 | (1.35) | 95.7 | (2.36) | 2.4 | (0.09) | 3,125 | (149.7) | 159 | (8.7) | 37.93 | (2.217) | 5.2 | (0.41) | ||||
| Wyoming | 95.5 | (4.10) | 95.5 | (4.10) | 56.8 | (5.80) | 51.1 | (4.62) | 19.3 | (5.06) | 98.7 | (0.80) | 81.2 | (5.71) | 1.8 | (0.10) | 3,714 | (330.4) | 211 | (33.4) | 32.02 | (5.222) | 4.8 | (0.67) | ||||
| †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 the response rate is under 50 percent or there are too few cases for a reliable estimate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Centralized video distribution equipment with a scheduling and control server that telecasts video to classrooms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes professional and nonprofessional staff. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Books held, books acquired, and expenditures are from the prior school year, while enrollment counts are from the current school year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Library Media Center Questionnaire," 2011-12. (This table was prepared December 2013.) |
