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Total number of middle, high, and combined schools and students and, among middle, high, and combined schools, average start time and percentage distribution of schools, by start time and selected school characteristics: 2015–16
| Number of middle, high and combined | Percentage distribution of start times | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected school characteristic | Schools | Students | Average start time | Before 7:30 a.m. | 7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. | 8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. | 9:00 a.m. or later | ||||||||||
| All public schools | 40,000 | 25,818,700 | 8:02 | 7.8 | 32.9 | 42.4 | 11.6 | 5.3 | ||||||||||
| School classification | ||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional public | 36,400 | 24,105,900 | 8:02 | 8.0 | 33.2 | 42.0 | 11.6 | 5.1 | ||||||||||
| Charter school | 3,600 | 1,712,800 | 8:05 | 5.7 | 29.6 | 45.9 | 10.9 | 7.9 | ||||||||||
| Community type | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | 10,000 | 7,470,900 | 8:08 | 7.8 | 28.4 | 36.8 | 16.6 | 10.4 | ||||||||||
| Suburban | 11,500 | 10,063,800 | 8:00 | 12.0 | 38.1 | 31.8 | 11.3 | 6.9 | ||||||||||
| Town | 6,200 | 3,132,500 | 8:00 | 4.2 | 32.6 | 52.8 | 8.7 | ‡ | ||||||||||
| Rural | 12,300 | 5,151,500 | 8:01 | 5.7 | 31.8 | 51.6 | 9.2 | 1.7 | ||||||||||
| School level | ||||||||||||||||||
| Middle | 13,900 | 8,554,500 | 8:04 | 6.7 | 35.4 | 39.2 | 12.2 | 6.3 | ||||||||||
| High | 17,900 | 14,345,400 | 7:59 | 10.4 | 35.8 | 40.4 | 9.6 | 3.8 | ||||||||||
| Combined | 8,200 | 2,918,800 | 8:07 | 4.0 | 22.4 | 511.9 | 14.6 | 7.1 | ||||||||||
| Student enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 100 | 4,600 | 199,800 | 8:09 | 3.7 | ! | 23.9 | 45.3 | 19.1 | 8.0 | ! | ||||||||
| 100-199 | 4,000 | 574,700 | 8:10 | 6.6 | 23.3 | 43.7 | 16.7 | 9.7 | ||||||||||
| 200-499 | 11,300 | 3,867,800 | 8:02 | 4.6 | 34.0 | 50.2 | 7.7 | 3.5 | ||||||||||
| 500-749 | 7,400 | 4,550,300 | 8:00 | 8.2 | 38.1 | 40.0 | 9.8 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
| 750-999 | 4,900 | 4,229,700 | 8:02 | 7.9 | 35.0 | 40.6 | 11.1 | 5.4 | ||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 7,700 | 12,396,300 | 7:58 | 15.2 | 35.3 | 31.8 | 12.2 | 5.6 | ||||||||||
| Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0-34 | 10,800 | 9,499,900 | 7:59 | 10.8 | 35.1 | 39.8 | 11.0 | 3.3 | ||||||||||
| 35-49 | 5,800 | 3,956,600 | 8:01 | 5.4 | 36.6 | 44.1 | 9.3 | 4.6 | ||||||||||
| 50-74 | 8,000 | 5,400,000 | 8:02 | 7.3 | 33.5 | 42.1 | 12.7 | 4.4 | ||||||||||
| 75 or more | 11,800 | 5,232,600 | 8:05 | 7.7 | 29.5 | 42.6 | 13.0 | 7.2 | ||||||||||
| School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program | 3,500 | 1,729,700 | 8:07 | 4.3 | 29.9 | 47.1 | 9.5 | 9.1 | ||||||||||
| ! 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). | ||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Teacher Data File," 2015–16. | ||||||||||||||||||
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