Table 44. Of schools with library media centers, percentage that contained various types of work areas, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2003

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Table 44. Of schools with library media centers, percentage that contained various types of work areas, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2003–04

School type and selected school characteristic	Total number of schools¹	Number of schools with library media centers¹	Individual reading, viewing, and listening areas	Small group (five persons or fewer) activity areas	Large group (more than five persons) activity areas	Work area (where library staff order, label, etc.)	Media production area	Conference rooms	Computer access area or lab
All public schools	88,113	82,569	61.2	69.6	84.1	86.7	24.3	24.6	92.7

School classification
Traditional public	85,934	81,204	61.4	69.6	84.4	86.9	24.4	24.7	92.9
Charter school	2,179	1,364	45.6	63.1	59.3	65.2	11.1	11.8	82.8

Community type
Central city	21,985	20,427	63.8	69.3	85.8	86.1	22.5	21.7	92.3
Urban fringe/large town	42,326	39,830	61.6	70.2	84.8	88.3	27.3	25.8	94.5
Rural/small town	23,802	22,312	58.2	68.6	81.3	84.2	20.3	24.9	89.9

School level
Elementary	61,572	60,172	60.8	69.7	85.9	85.4	22.0	20.2	91.5
Secondary	19,886	17,035	63.8	69.8	81.0	92.7	33.5	40.2	97.7
Combined	6,655	5,361	57.0	67.1	71.5	81.4	20.1	24.2	90.8

Student enrollment
Less than 100	6,895	4,175	44.1	60.2	66.1	61.2	9.9	14.3	77.0
100–199	7,922	6,953	46.9	63.3	74.4	73.9	12.4	13.2	84.9
200–499	35,685	34,289	59.0	68.9	83.7	85.7	19.2	19.9	92.6
500–749	20,156	19,868	65.4	72.6	87.4	90.0	28.8	26.5	95.6
750–999	8,396	8,265	69.7	71.4	87.0	90.1	30.2	33.6	94.4
1,000 or more	9,059	9,018	67.7	71.2	87.7	96.5	40.0	40.3	95.9

All BIA schools	168	160	68.5	75.6	82.0	85.0	18.6	26.4	86.1
¹ The school data files were used to generate these estimates. The school library media center data files were used to generate the remaining estimates.
NOTE: The 2003–04 Schools and Staffing Survey did not collect School Library Media Center data from private schools. BIA school refers to schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that are operated by the BIA, a tribe, or a private contractor and not by a regular school district.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 2003–04, Public School, BIA School, Public School Library Media Center, and BIA School Library Media Center Data Files.

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