Table B-3. Summary of base-weighted item response rates, by survey: 2007

Survey	Percent of items with a response rate of 85 percent or more	Percent of items with a response rate of less than 85 percent
Public School Teacher Listing Form	†	†
BIE School Teacher Listing Form	†	†
Private School Teacher Listing Form	†	†

Public School District	97.9	2.1

Public School	95.2	4.8
BIE School	85.8	14.2
Private School	88.3	11.7

Public School Principal	99.4	0.6
BIE School Principal	98.2	1.8
Private School Principal	98.0	2.0

Public School Teacher	91.4	8.6
BIE School Teacher	86.8	13.2
Private School Teacher	90.0	10.0

Public School Library Media Center	95.1	4.9
BIE School Library Media Center	93.4	6.6
† Not applicable.
NOTE: Response rates were weighted using the inverse of the probability of selection (base weight). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. BIE refers to schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education that are operated by the BIE, a tribe, or a private contractor and not by a regular school district.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, "Public School, BIE School, and Private School Teacher Listing Forms, Public School District, Public School, BIE School, Private School, Public School Principal, BIE School Principal, Private School Principal, Public School Teacher, BIE School Teacher, Private School Teacher, Public School Library Media Center, and BIE School Library Media Center data files," 2007–08.