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Total number of full-time and part-time school staff (head counts), by type of staff and selected school characteristics: 2015–16—Continued

Selected school characteristic   Regular Title I aides   English as a second language (ESL) or bilingual teacher aides   Special education aides1   Library media center aides1   Other classroom aides1  
All public schools   131,700   57,910   483,590   45,530   181,690  
                       
School classification                      
Traditional public   122,370   54,480   465,680   43,970   167,200  
Charter school   9,330   3,430   17,910   1,560   14,490  
                       
Community type                      
City   41,240   20,180   131,570   9,800   47,120  
Suburban   36,870   21,080   194,110   16,400   68,540  
Town   20,520   7,600   62,760   7,000   26,170  
Rural   33,070   9,050   95,150   12,340   39,860  
                       
School level                      
Primary   94,110   37,750   256,160   26,020   138,850  
Middle   13,910   8,460   83,810   7,730   15,180  
High   12,900   9,570   103,030   8,770   16,610  
Combined   10,780   2,320   40,590   3,010   11,050  
                       
Student enrollment                      
Less than 100   3,600   900   17,530   1,060   4,730  
100-199   8,210   2,030   21,800   1,950   8,300  
200-499   53,830   18,540   158,760   17,290   70,860  
500-749   40,540   19,240   129,250   12,510   58,580  
750-999   14,260   8,340   65,460   5,710   22,870  
1,000 or more   11,260   8,860   90,790   7,000   16,340  
                       
Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches                      
0-34   26,280   14,670   169,880   15,580   59,330  
35-49   14,250   6,550   69,670   6,960   21,850  
50-74   30,140   12,410   103,110   10,200   38,200  
75 or more   58,110   23,330   127,100   11,830   55,270  
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program   2,910   960   13,830   960   7,040  
1 Includes both instructional and non-instructional aides.
NOTE: 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 Data File," 2015–16.

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