Table 3. Staffing characteristics of library media center personnel, by state: 2007

Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

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Table 3. Staffing characteristics of library media center personnel, by state: 2007–08

State	Number of schools with library media centers	Total number of paid professional library media center staff	Percent of paid professional library media center staff who were state-certified as classroom teachers	Percent of paid professional library media center staff that had a master's degree in a library-related major¹		Total number of full-time, paid, state-certified library media center specialists

United States	81,920	81,790	71.9	56.2		53,880

Alabama	1,400	1,580	84.3	90.8		1,400
Alaska	430	260	64.2	38.0		140
Arizona	1,540	1,630	71.8	26.3		800
Arkansas	980	1,090	90.0	70.2		890
California	7,870	5,220	37.6	20.6		1,490

Colorado	1,500	1,510	65.7	46.0		750
Connecticut	970	980	63.5	75.5		810
Delaware	170	170	65.2	61.8		130
District of Columbia	160	150	33.3	61.6		70
Florida	2,910	3,290	69.2	53.3		2,890

Georgia	2,190	2,610	67.5	88.7		2,250
Hawaii	270	300	88.5	84.7		240
Idaho	620	540	58.9	17.4		200
Illinois	3,550	3,640	79.7	54.2		1,940
Indiana	1,810	1,780	68.3	61.1		870

Iowa	1,260	1,150	83.5	60.9		460
Kansas	1,350	1,450	79.5	55.7		890
Kentucky	1,220	1,380	83.7	72.0		1,130
Louisiana	1,220	1,230	92.5	44.7		1,100
Maine	650	610	44.2	55.8		230

Maryland	1,290	1,480	64.5	54.4		920
Massachusetts	1,630	1,330	63.9	69.3		740
Michigan	3,250	2,900	67.6	50.1		1,400
Minnesota	1,470	1,570	73.8	55.7		880
Mississippi	930	1,060	72.3	29.6		870

Missouri	1,880	2,120	84.7	37.5		1,640
Montana	550	640	90.3	28.6		350
Nebraska	870	980	83.4	50.5		450
Nevada	510	510	78.6	45.4		390
New Hampshire	410	370	54.6	67.9		280

New Jersey	2,140	2,090	85.2	59.5		1,630
New Mexico	660	520	64.2	32.6		300
New York	4,360	4,670	67.2	79.0		3,570
North Carolina	2,250	2,660	69.1	86.0		2,180
North Dakota	360	360	88.4	-8.0	.	160

Ohio	3,290	2,650	67.1	54.4		1,450
Oklahoma	1,490	1,710	76.1	73.4		1,020
Oregon	1,100	1,060	52.4	28.9		310
Pennsylvania	2,940	3,060	73.1	67.6		2,480
Rhode Island	300	380	57.2	85.2		250

South Carolina	1,050	1,220	69.8	86.4		1,120
South Dakota	370	320	69.9	28.5		140
Tennessee	1,610	1,790	83.3	63.4		1,560
Texas	7,340	7,300	87.8	56.6		5,890
Utah	760	770	46.6	24.6		380

Vermont	330	350	56.1	40.7		170
Virginia	1,950	2,550	71.9	54.1		1,990
Washington	1,880	1,960	76.6	40.7		1,100
West Virginia	620	460	95.1	36.1		350
Wisconsin	1,970	2,110	71.8	62.0		1,080
Wyoming	290	260	72.6	39.1		140
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value.
¹ A library-related major refers to degrees in librarianship, library science, information science, educational media, instructional design, or instructional technology.
NOTE: The 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey did not collect School Library Media Center data from private schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Library Media Center Data File," 2007–08.

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