Average school start time and percentage distribution of school start time, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007

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Average school start time and percentage distribution of school start time, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007–08


		Percentage distribution of start times
School type and selected school characteristic	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 schools	8:13		3.1		20.3	45.3	22.3		8.9

All public schools	8:13		3.7		22.4	43.2	21.2		9.5

School classification
Traditional public	8:14		3.7		22.5	42.9	21.4		9.6
Charter school	8:07		3.9	!	21.3	51.2	16.7		6.8	!

Community type
City	8:15		3.9		22.6	39.9	21.3		12.3
Suburban	8:18		5.6		20.6	32.1	27.7		14.0
Town	8:10		2.4		22.0	53.7	16.9		5.0
Rural	8:10		2.4		24.1	50.2	17.6		5.6

School level
Primary	8:19		0.9		17.3	41.6	27.2		13.0
Middle	8:05		5.6		32.3	42.6	14.4		5.1
High	8:04		8.8		31.5	44.5	11.1		4.1
Combined	8:10		‡		14.9	52.7	19.4		7.3

School enrollment
Less than 100	8:14		‡		11.0	53.8	23.0		8.0
100-199	8:19		1.5	!	19.3	50.3	20.4		8.6
200-499	8:17		2.0		19.3	42.3	25.5		11.0
500–749	8:13		2.4		25.3	42.3	19.1		10.8
750–999	8:07		4.6		30.4	41.8	15.3		7.9
1,000 or more	7:59		13.7		33.4	34.9	13.9		4.1

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0-34	8:14		4.2		22.6	38.2	23.4		11.7
35-49	8:13		4.8		18.5	47.4	20.9		8.4
50-74	8:12		2.6		24.0	45.5	19.9		8.0
75 or more	8:10		2.9	!	25.1	45.9	18.7		7.5
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	8:28		3.9	!	16.4	46.3	22.5		10.9

All BIE schools	8:13		#		11.8	64.1	23.3		0.7	!

All private schools	8:14		1.1		13.6	52.2	25.9		7.1

School classification
Catholic	8:04		0.5	!	28.1	60.6	8.9		1.9
Other religious	8:14		1.1	!	9.5	54.1	28.6		6.6
Nonsectarian	8:22		1.9	!	6.5	39.2	38.7		13.8

Community type
City	8:11		1.6	!	15.5	53.7	23.1		6.2
Suburban	8:14		1.2	!	13.4	50.7	26.4		8.3
Town	8:14		‡		14.1	54.7	26.8		4.2	!
Rural	8:16		0.9	!	10.7	50.9	29.2		8.3	!

School level
Elementary	8:14		‡		13.0	51.8	28.1		6.5
Secondary	8:08		5.0		25.5	48.3	9.4		11.8
Combined	8:14		0.9	!	10.7	54.2	27.5		6.7

School enrollment
Less than 100	8:19		1.6	!	8.0	44.0	35.3		11.1
100-199	8:13		‡		15.8	54.1	23.7		5.7
200-499	8:08		0.6	!	18.9	64.2	14.2		2.1	!
500–749	8:03		‡		25.8	61.1	10.2		‡
750 or more	8:02		‡		28.6	62.4	6.6	!	‡
# Rounds to zero.
! 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: BIE school refers to schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) that are operated by the BIE, a tribe, or a private contractor and not by a regular school district. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
SOURCE:U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School, BIE School, and Private School Data Files," 2007–08.

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