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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.