| Table
8. - Distribution of public schools and students, by community type: School
year 1999-2000 |
|
Community type |
Number
of schools |
Percentage
of schools |
Percentage
of students |
| United
States |
89,594
|
100.0
|
100.0 |
| Large
city |
10,977
|
12.3
|
16.0 |
| Midsize
city |
11,052
|
12.3
|
13.5 |
| Urban
fringe large city |
21,240
|
23.7
|
29.7 |
| Urban
fringe midsize city |
7,615
|
8.5
|
9.3 |
| Large
town |
1,162
|
1.3
|
1.2 |
| Small
town |
10,371
|
11.6
|
9.7 |
| Rural
|
17,199
|
19.2
|
10.0 |
| Rural
urban fringe |
9,978
|
11.1
|
10.7 |
NOTE: Community types classify the location of a school relative
to populous areas. See Key Terms for definitions of locale codes.
Table includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and
excludes 2,413 schools in these jurisdictions for which no students
were reported in membership. Table excludes 5 schools for which
no locale codes could be assigned. Percentages are rounded to
the nearest tenth and may not add to 100.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Common Core of Data, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey,"
1999-2000. back to top
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