Table 5.Total number of full-time and part-time school staff (head counts), by type of staff, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2011

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Table 5. Total number of full-time and part-time school staff (head counts), by type of staff, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2011–12


								Student support services professional staff
School type and selected school characteristic	Vice principals and assistant principals/ school heads	Instructional coordinators and supervisors, such as curriculum specialists		Librarians/library media specialists		School counselors, excluding psychologists and social workers		Nurses	Social workers		Psychologists		Speech therapists or pathologists		Other student support services professional staff
All schools	88,470	78,830		92,650		134,180		91,290	44,100		64,910		95,200		94,010

All public schools	75,850	69,970		78,570		120,920		81,410	40,570		61,470		93,290		75,960

School classification
Traditional public	72,780	66,710		76,820		116,890		79,200	39,220		59,460		90,320		70,980
Charter school	3,070	3,260		1,750		4,030		2,210	1,340		2,010		2,970		4,980

Community type
City	24,220	24,710		19,350		33,000		21,440	13,510		17,980		25,450		24,770
Suburban	23,800	24,040		22,240		37,280		23,870	13,370		20,600		29,630		21,680
Town	8,180	6,750		10,410		14,930		10,760	4,730		7,320		11,560		9,200
Rural	19,650	14,480		26,570		35,720		25,340	8,960		15,580		26,650		20,320

School level
Primary	25,430	38,300		44,460		42,040		46,480	21,030		36,050		62,310		44,040
Middle	16,610	11,200		13,260		23,090		13,150	6,770		9,800		13,470		8,630
High	29,870	16,800		16,080		47,930		16,200	9,500		12,100		12,060		15,680
Combined	3,940	3,680		4,760		7,850		5,580	3,260		3,520		5,450		7,600

Student enrollment
Less than 100	960	910		2,170		3,490		3,450	2,040		2,860		3,110		4,760
100-199	1,380	2,020		4,400		5,170		4,360	2,290		2,850		4,720		4,200
200-499	15,610	22,490		31,400		33,590		33,010	16,010		23,780		37,910		26,770
500-749	18,450	19,090		20,850		25,500		20,640	9,480		16,770		25,720		19,630
750-999	13,030	10,000		8,930		16,900		9,240	4,540		6,810		11,130		8,360
1,000 or more	26,440	15,470		10,820		36,270		10,710	6,210		8,400		10,710		12,230

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	23,240	19,530		26,250		41,640		25,290	12,200		22,130		30,540		23,510
35-49	12,890	9,180		13,760		21,180		13,740	5,970		9,960		15,170		10,960
50-74	20,050	18,000		20,680		31,160		21,650	10,230		13,870		24,050		18,460
75 or more	18,160	21,890		16,830		24,030		18,990	11,200		14,100		21,970		21,150
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	1,520	1,380		1,040		2,910		1,730	960		1,400		1,560		1,880

All private schools	12,610	8,860		14,090		13,260		9,880	3,530		3,440		1,910		18,050

School classification
Catholic	3,700	1,520		5,500		5,130		3,980	900		740		360		3,680
Other religious	4,650	3,430		4,950		3,960		2,420	520	!	560		130	!	4,110
Nonsectarian	4,260	3,920		3,640		4,170		3,480	2,110		2,140		1,430		10,260

Community type
City	5,310	3,940		5,920		5,820		3,030	1,280	!	1,400		800		10,060
Suburban	4,300	3,070		4,430		3,950		4,160	1,470		1,130		730		4,550
Town	680	710		1,300		1,080		720	‡		160	!	170	!	‡
Rural	2,320	1,140		2,450		2,400		1,970	560	!	740		210	!	2,420

School level
Elementary	4,760	2,860		7,010		3,090		4,220	850		950		590		4,930
Secondary	2,700	1,640		1,880		3,980		2,090	1,110		820		‡		2,850
Combined	5,160	4,360		5,200		6,190		3,560	1,580		1,670		1,260		10,260

Student enrollment
Less than 100	2,580	2,090		2,110		2,040		2,190	1,620		1,310		710		6,460
100-199	2,070	1,380		2,870		2,140		1,870	710		590		450	!	2,460
200-499	5,020	3,340		6,070		4,700		4,140	1,080	!	1,120		600		4,670
500-749	1,440	650		1,410		1,800		930	70	!	200	!	‡		1,870
750 or more	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡		‡		‡
All private schools	12,610	8,860		14,090		13,260		9,880	3,530		3,440		1,910		18,050

School classification
Catholic	3,700	1,520		5,500		5,130		3,980	900		740		360		3,680
Other religious	4,650	3,430		4,950		3,960		2,420	520	!	560		130	!	4,110
Nonsectarian	4,260	3,920		3,640		4,170		3,480	2,110		2,140		1,430		10,260

Community type
City	5,310	3,940		5,920		5,820		3,030	1,280	!	1,400		800		10,060
Suburban	4,300	3,070		4,430		3,950		4,160	1,470		1,130		730		4,550
Town	680	710		1,300		1,080		720	‡		160	!	170	!	‡
Rural	2,320	1,140		2,450		2,400		1,970	560	!	740		210	!	2,420

School level
Elementary	4,760	2,860		7,010		3,090		4,220	850		950		590		4,930
Secondary	2,700	1,640		1,880		3,980		2,090	1,110		820		‡		2,850
Combined	5,160	4,360		5,200		6,190		3,560	1,580		1,670		1,260		10,260

Student enrollment
Less than 100	2,580	2,090		2,110		2,040		2,190	1,620		1,310		710		6,460
100-199	2,070	1,380		2,870		2,140		1,870	710		590		450	!	2,460
200-499	5,020	3,340		6,070		4,700		4,140	1,080	!	1,120		600		4,670
500-749	1,440	650		1,410		1,800		930	70	!	200	!	‡		1,870
750 or more	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡		‡		‡

	Aides
School type and selected school characteristic	Regular Title I aides	English as a second language (ESL) or bilinigual teacher aides		Special education aides¹		Library media center aides¹		Other classroom aides¹	Secretaries and other clerical support staff		Food service personnel		Custodial maintenance and security personnel		Other employees not previously reported
All schools	100,900	52,640		464,310		51,210		212,510	310,020		428,710		411,840		104,720

All public schools	92,180	50,630		438,250		47,440		172,250	262,340		397,620		367,370		75,250

School classification
Traditional public	86,750	49,170		430,770		46,800		163,540	249,990		389,370		356,740		70,000
Charter school	5,430	1,460		7,480		640		8,710	12,360		8,250		10,630		5,250

Community type
City	26,580	18,340		112,340		10,240		42,330	71,910		100,480		100,100		28,400
Suburban	19,830	15,030		154,010		14,020		57,570	83,920		118,240		113,750		22,780
Town	15,950	6,430		58,060		7,280		20,120	30,760		53,590		45,470		5,750
Rural	29,820	10,830		113,840		15,900		52,240	75,740		125,310		108,040		18,320

School level
Primary	69,150	32,810		236,270		26,700		128,370	109,400		194,810		161,220		40,720
Middle	7,370	7,380		74,450		7,880		13,660	44,330		77,160		64,260		7,000
High	7,350	8,310		96,660		10,400		19,710	88,960		105,930		117,620		17,610
Combined	8,310	2,130		30,870		2,460		10,520	19,650		19,730		24,270		9,930

Student enrollment
Less than 100	3,240	770		12,110		1,060		5,060	8,790		5,930		8,970		2,840
100-199	5,190	1,360		20,930		2,600		5,030	10,190		12,950		13,580		3,590
200-499	37,990	18,390		153,300		17,730		68,960	75,370		127,800		114,860		23,350
500-749	26,280	16,580		112,460		12,250		54,290	61,950		105,920		87,980		19,780
750-999	10,170	6,290		55,000		5,740		19,770	34,430		56,600		48,160		10,360	!
1,000 or more	9,310	7,240		84,460		8,060		19,130	71,610		88,420		93,830		15,340

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	15,790	13,660		165,620		16,510		54,610	88,480		121,060		121,000		23,600
35-49	12,340	6,670		76,270		9,160		27,420	44,040		68,590		61,550		11,990
50-74	30,490	12,990		107,570		12,380		50,300	65,410		111,510		94,090		15,850
75 or more	32,170	16,800		82,440		8,780		34,370	57,610		93,900		83,450		21,150
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	1,390	510		6,350		610		5,550	6,800		2,560		7,270		‡

All private schools	8,720	2,010		26,060		3,770		40,260	47,670		31,090		44,470		29,470

School classification
Catholic	2,940	290		4,220		1,730		14,530	14,870		13,620		14,840		7,770
Other religious	2,980	950		2,080		1,110	!	14,380	18,470		10,600		15,890		7,680
Nonsectarian	2,800	770		19,770		920		11,350	14,340		6,860		13,740		14,020

Community type
City	4,080	840		8,570		1,280		14,850	19,960		12,210		19,080		9,200
Suburban	2,960	670		10,910		1,640		16,330	15,880		10,280		14,600		8,770
Town	510	60	!	3,110	!	260	!	4,340	3,290		3,400		3,380		3,440	!
Rural	1,180	440	!	3,470		590		4,740	8,550		5,200		7,420		8,070

School level
Elementary	6,100	1,000		4,340		1,980		26,900	17,610		13,010		17,550		9,900
Secondary	‡	150	!	2,390		‡		1,120	8,920		6,340		8,070		7,390
Combined	2,200	860		19,330		1,240		12,240	21,140		11,740		18,860		12,180

Student enrollment
Less than 100	3,020	760		13,960		500		10,470	9,210		5,360		8,130		7,490
100-199	1,790	350		5,790	!	550		6,690	8,250		5,840		7,960		4,430	!
200-499	3,100	730	!	5,330	!	1,560		17,630	17,420		12,640		17,280		10,760
500-749	‡	90	!	860	!	620	!	3,130	6,390		3,580		5,260		1,950	!
750 or more	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡		‡		‡
! 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) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
¹ Includes both instructional and noninstructional staff.
NOTE: 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 and Private School Data Files," 2011–12.

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