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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   Secretaries and other clerical support staff   Food service personnel   Custodial and maintenance personnel   Data coaches or data coordinators   Technology specialists   Security guards or security personnel2   School Resource Officers/other law enforcement officers3   Other employees not previously mentioned  
All public schools   260,310   400,830   332,270   24,950   66,110   43,490   44,180   57,810  
                                   
School classification                                  
Traditional public   242,030   384,390   317,070   21,990   61,110   39,980   42,260   51,740  
Charter school   18,280   16,440   15,200   2,960   4,990   3,510   1,910   6,070  
                                   
Community type                                  
City   75,610   109,020   90,410   8,740   15,710   21,640   12,870   19,140  
Suburban   98,490   141,370   120,330   7,550   21,560   16,170   14,610   19,000  
Town   30,630   53,870   43,150   3,250   9,390   1,930   6,660   5,930  
Rural   55,580   96,560   78,390   5,410   19,450   3,750   10,030   13,740  
                                   
School level                                  
Primary   112,130   196,570   153,910   12,740   30,670   9,810   17,590   30,540  
Middle   44,360   77,910   58,160   3,880   10,950   7,310   9,650   7,150  
High   81,660   102,130   94,780   5,750   17,830   23,420   14,460   12,420  
Combined   22,150   24,210   25,420   2,580   6,650   2,950   2,480   7,690  
                                   
Student enrollment                                  
Less than 100   7,360   7,170   8,730   890   2,990   2,010 ! 1,480   2,450  
100-199   11,740   14,490   13,840   1,380   4,730   1,640   1,810   1,890  
200-499   74,010   125,130   104,790   9,790   23,780   8,650   13,600   17,300  
500-749   65,100   110,440   87,720   5,740   15,910   7,500   11,330   18,240  
750-999   36,440   58,400   45,390   3,300   8,450   5,380   5,870   8,320  
1,000 or more   65,680   85,180   71,800   3,860   10,240   18,310   10,080   9,600  
                                   
Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches                                  
0-34   82,300   117,370   104,250   6,140   20,770   11,230   13,060   16,090  
35-49   35,600   56,370   47,390   3,050   9,850   4,020   5,970   6,820  
50-74   56,090   91,540   71,530   5,120   12,640   9,830   9,840   11,970  
75 or more   74,590   129,760   98,450   9,460   19,210   16,710   13,840   18,280  
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program   11,740   5,790   10,650   1,180   3,630   1,710   1,470   4,650  
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
2 Includes non-law enforcement security guards or security personnel.
3 Includes career law enforcement officers with arrest authority, who have specialized training and are assigned to work in collaboration with school organizations (School Resource Officers), and sworn law enforcement officers who are not School Resource Officers.
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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