Table 2.  Number and percentage of schools with membership and
          percentage of students in membership, by community
          type: School year 1996–97                           
                          Number of   Percentage   Percentage
Community type            schools     of schools   of students
United States               86,058       100.0      100.0
Large city                  10,945        12.7       17.3
Midsize city                12,451        14.5       16.2
Urban fringe large          21,032        24.4       29.8
city
Urban fringe midsize         7,688         8.9        9.7
city
Large town                   1,469         1.7        1.7
Small town                  10,998        12.8       11.0
Rural                       21,475        25.0       14.4
                                                              
NOTE:    Community types classify the location of a school
         relative to populous areas. See technical notes for
         definitions of locale codes.  Table includes the 50
         states and the District of Columbia.  New Jersey data      
         are estimated. 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, School
         Universe, 1996-97.