Table 1. Number of schools that reported having library media centers, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007

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Table 1. Number of schools that reported having library media centers, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007–08

School type and selected school characteristic	Total number of schools¹	Number of schools with a library media center²
All public schools	90,760	81,920

School classification
Traditional public	87,190	80,100
Charter school	3,560	1,820

Community type
City	21,460	19,340
Suburban	25,810	23,740
Town	14,070	12,380
Rural	29,430	26,450

School level
Elementary	62,440	59,730
Secondary	21,640	17,760
Combined	6,670	4,430

Student enrollment
Less than 100	7,600	3,040
100-199	8,280	6,600
200-499	36,780	34,460
500-749	20,310	20,010
750-999	8,550	8,600
1,000 or more	9,230	9,200

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	33,830	32,390
35-49	14,780	14,270
50-74	19,810	18,280
75 or more	18,010	15,460
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	4,320	1,520

All BIE schools	180	160
¹ The school data files were used to generate this estimate.
² The library media center data files were used to generate this estimate.
NOTE: The 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey did not collect School Library Media Center data from private schools. BIE school refers to schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) that are operated by the BIE, a tribe, or a private contractor and not by a regular school district. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School, BIE School, Public School Library Media Center,and BIE School Library Media Center Data Files," 2007–08.

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