Table 4. Average number of total holdings, additions, and expenditures in library media centers during 2006–07 for various kinds of materials, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007

Characteristics of Public and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Centers in the United States: Results From the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey

NCES 2009-322
June 2009

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Table 4. Average number of total holdings, additions, and expenditures in library media centers during 2006–07 for various kinds of materials, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007–08


School type and selected school characteristic	Number of schools with library media centers	Average number of holdings at the end of the 2006–07 school year			Average number acquired during the 2006–07 school year			Average amount of expenditures during the 2006–07 school year
School type and selected school characteristic	Number of schools with library media centers	Book titles	Audio/video materials		Book titles	Audio/video materials		Book titles		Audio/video materials
All public schools	81,920	11,710	520		550	31		$6,620		$630

School classification
Traditional public	80,100	11,780	520		550	32		6,630		630
Charter school	1,820	7,560	420	!	700	24	!	6,210		600	!

Community type
City	19,340	12,390	560		610	40		7,360		670
Suburban	23,740	13,030	540		620	32		7,140		770
Town	12,380	11,550	590		520	30		6,150		570
Rural	26,450	10,110	440		470	25		5,850		500

School level
Elementary	59,730	11,480	460		560	29		5,940		520
Secondary	17,760	13,150	740		570	41		9,420		1,020
Combined	4,430	8,890	390		380	21		4,410		420

Student enrollment
Less than 100	3,040	4,450	180		210	9		1,940		180
100-199	6,600	7,710	230		300	12		3,260		280
200-499	34,460	10,420	380		460	20		4,900		440
500-749	20,010	12,490	590		610	31		7,000		560
750-999	8,600	13,960	810		720	52	!	9,130		850
1,000 or more	9,200	17,640	930		900	75		13,600		1,620

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	32,390	12,630	570		590	37		7,430		770
35-49	14,270	11,150	550		520	28		6,500		570
50-74	18,280	11,390	500		530	28		6,240		560
75 or more	15,460	10,970	420		540	29	!	5,700		480
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	1,520	8,260	350	!	430	18	!	4,070	!	450

All BIE schools	160	11,820	510		750	33		7,800		760
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value.
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 Library Media Center and BIE School Library Media Center Data Files," 2007–08.

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