Library media center and before- or after-school programs or services: Percentage of schools with a library media center and that offered various programs or services before or after school for students in any grades K–12, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2020–21

School type and selected school characteristic	Percent of schools with a library media center¹	Percent of schools with instruction beyond the normal school day for students who need academic assistance	Percent of schools with instruction beyond the normal school day for students who seek academic advancement or enrichment	Percent of schools with extended-day care	Percent of schools with school-related activities and clubs
All schools	84.8	45.8	30.5	35.7	64.7

All public schools	87.6	48.5	32.2	31.1	66.5

School classification
Traditional public	91.3	47.7	30.9	30.9	66.4
Charter school	52.3	56.2	44.1	33.1	67.5

Community type
City	83.0	55.7	38.9	36.3	67.7
Suburban	89.8	44.2	30.3	38.8	69.0
Town	85.8	50.2	29.2	20.3	61.6
Rural	90.5	45.5	28.9	21.5	64.6

School level²
Elementary	92.5	42.0	27.0	47.6	54.1
Middle	94.1	58.6	39.5	17.3	85.9
Secondary/high	75.5	58.3	41.3	5.0	82.1
Combined/other	74.4	45.9	27.5	17.8	68.7

Student enrollment
Less than 100	53.0	35.3	21.7	4.3	31.1
100–199	75.2	48.2	31.3	19.4	56.9
200–499	90.1	45.5	29.8	36.9	61.3
500–749	92.3	49.4	32.0	41.0	71.8
750–999	94.7	54.3	38.9	29.2	82.7
1,000 or more	94.2	64.5	45.5	13.1	95.5

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0–34	86.7	35.4	23.9	36.2	70.5
35–49	94.4	43.7	28.6	33.9	71.2
50–74	87.4	51.7	32.2	29.8	70.4
75 or more	86.0	57.1	38.6	27.5	60.7

Reported effect of COVID–19 on instruction³
Offered only distance-learning instruction	84.5	51.3	39.2	28.7	67.0
Offered a hybrid of in-person and distance-learning instruction	88.9	49.0	31.4	32.8	66.8
Offered only in-person instruction or no effect on the instruction offered	83.2	37.5	22.4	21.7	62.3

All private schools	74.2	35.3	23.9	53.5	57.8

School classification
Catholic	86.8	29.9	22.4	66.4	73.2
Other religious	72.1	38.2	22.9	48.1	53.0
Nonsectarian	64.8	35.4	27.3	50.3	50.8

Community type
City	76.3	35.6	26.6	57.4	61.2
Suburban	73.2	36.2	28.4	60.1	64.8
Town	82.4	29.5	18.1	51.1	52.4
Rural	69.1	35.9	15.3	38.6	44.5

School level²
Elementary/middle	72.1	35.9	21.5	63.9	39.4
Secondary/high	71.6	49.0	39.2	7.0	80.4
Combined/other	75.3	32.5	21.7	58.9	59.5

Student enrollment
Less than 100	63.2	34.2	19.7	39.7	36.8
100–199	82.8	34.1	23.3	70.5	71.0
200–499	85.0	37.6	28.2	67.6	81.7
500–749	93.2	34.4	35.3	60.5	94.9
750 or more	88.9	48.9	53.4	38.5	89.1

Reported effect of COVID–19 on instruction³
Offered only distance-learning instruction	63.8	36.7	29.7	38.5	52.7
Offered a hybrid of in-person and distance-learning instruction	76.5	37.2	26.8	56.6	68.7
Offered only in-person instruction or no effect on the instruction offered	72.8	32.8	19.5	51.9	45.3

¹A library media center is an organized collection of printed and/or audiovisual and/or computer resources, which is administered as a unit, is located in a designated place or places, and makes resources and services available to students, teachers, and administrators. A library media center may be called a school library, media center, information center, instructional materials center, learning resource center, or any other similar name.

²Elementary 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.

³Schools were asked to report the current effect of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on instruction at the school at the time they completed the survey. Thus, this was the reported effect on instruction at the time the survey was completed, not a summary of the school year.

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population.

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.