Percentage of schools with full-time and part-time school nurses, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2020–21

School type and selected school characteristics	Schools with full-time nurses	Schools with part-time nurses	Schools with at least one nurse, full- or part-time
All schools	51.7	21.6	71.1

All public schools	60.2	24.0	81.9
School classification
Traditional public	62.6	24.5	84.7
Charter school	36.8	19.0	55.1

Community type
City	58.0	26.4	82.9
Suburban	64.7	22.1	83.7
Town	58.6	25.4	81.3
Rural	57.8	23.0	79.0

School level, based on CCD definition¹
Elementary	60.5	26.6	85.2
Middle	68.8	21.4	87.9
Secondary/high	56.6	21.6	75.2
Combined/other	51.0	17.7	66.0

School level, based on low and high grades²
Primary	60.4	26.6	85.1
Middle	69.4	21.0	88.2
High	58.6	21.6	77.1
Combined	48.1	18.1	63.9

Student enrollment
Less than 100	23.3	27.8	50.1
100–199	37.4	27.8	63.1
200–499	58.3	27.0	83.9
500–749	69.1	22.0	88.3
750–999	71.9	18.7	87.1
1,000 or more	81.8	14.3	91.7

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced–price lunches³
0–34	56.5	25.3	78.1
35–49	62.3	27.7	87.5
50–74	60.6	24.1	83.1
75 or more	61.7	21.9	82.1
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Percent students of color⁴
0–24	61.8	25.2	84.1
25–49	61.1	26.0	84.2
50–74	60.9	25.1	84.1
75 or more	60.2	21.1	80.0
Data not available	36.3	19.7	52.3

All private schools	19.2	12.4	30.0
School classification
Catholic	25.3	19.3	43.1
Other religious	11.9	10.5	21.4
Nonsectarian	27.1	8.5	32.9

Community type
City	20.4	12.6	31.3
Suburban	27.1	15.3	40.5
Town	7.8	9.1	16.5
Rural	9.9	8.8	17.4

School level, based on CCD definition¹
Elementary/middle	8.1	7.6	15.8
Secondary/high	33.2	15.4	44.0
Combined/other	20.1	13.3	31.9

School level, based on low and high grades⁵
Elementary	14.9	12.9	26.9
Secondary	34.0	16.6	45.6
Combined	21.7	10.3	30.2

Student enrollment
Less than 100	8.0	6.3	14.0
100–199	18.7	15.6	33.2
200–499	33.9	20.2	51.1
500–749	59.1	15.4	69.0
750 or more	55.8	28.7	72.8

Percent students of color⁴
0–24	19.5	15.2	32.7
25–49	21.5	10.3	30.0
50–74	16.4	12.7	28.0
75 or more	13.4	11.4	24.5
Data not available	#	#	#

# Rounds to zero.

¹School level based on the definitions set by Common Core of Data (CCD). Elementary schools offer at least one grade of K to 4, and the number of elementary grades is higher than the number of middle grades. Middle schools offer at least one of grades 5 to 8, and the number of middle grades is greater than the number of elementary or secondary grades. Secondary/high schools are defined as schools that enroll students in more of grades 9 through 12 than in lower grades. Combined/other schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools. School level categories in the 2020–21 NTPS differ from those in previous survey administrations; caution should be exercised when comparing estimates by level over time.

²School level based on low and high grades offered by the school. Primary schools are those with at least one grade lower than 5 and no grade higher than 8, middle schools have no grade lower than 5 and no grade higher than 8, high schools have no grade lower than 7 and at least one grade higher than 8, and all other schools are classified as combined.

³Schools that did not participate in the National School Lunch Program were categorized as having no approved students.

⁴The term "students of color" is being used synonymously with "minority students." Students of color include those who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and of Two or more races.

⁵Elementary schools are those with any of grades K–6 and none of grades 9–12. Secondary schools have any of grades 7–12 and none of grades K–6. Combined schools are those schools with grade levels in both elementary and secondary grade levels, or with all students in ungraded classrooms.

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School and Private School Data Files," 2020–21.