Table 100. | Selected characteristics of students, teachers, schools, parent participation, and programs and services in traditional public and public charter elementary and secondary schools, by school level: 1999-2000 |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Total elementary and secondary schools|Elementary schools | Secondary schools |Combined elementary/secondary schools |________________________________________|______________________________________|______________________________________|______________________________________ Selected | | |Public | | | Public | | | Public | | | Public characteristic | Total, all |Traditional |charter | Total, all|Traditional | charter | Total, all|Traditional | charter | Total, all|Traditional | charter | schools | |schools | schools | | schools | schools | | schools | schools | | schools _______________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 _______________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________| ___________|____________|____________|____________|____________ Number of schools .............|84,735 (285)|83,725 (285)|1,010 (4.3)|60,485 (250)|59,900 (250)| 586 (5.9)|20,885 (190)|20,651 (190)| 235 (6.4)| 3,364 (154)| 3,174 (154)| 190 (5.0) Enrollment, in thousands ......|45,366 (323)|45,100 (323)| 267 (4.0)|29,209 (242)|29,050 (243)| 159 (2.2)|15,259 (205)|15,201 (205)| 58 (3.0)| 898 (51)| 848 (51)| 50 (2.2) | | | | | | | | | | | | Percentage distribution | | | | | | | | | | | | of students | | | | | | | | | | | | Race/ethnicity ................| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00) White........................| 63.1 (0.43)| 63.2 (0.43)| 46.4 (0.69)| 61.4(0.55)| 61.4(0.55)| 44.7(0.78)| 66.3(0.57)| 66.4 (0.57)| 42.0 (1.61)| 68.0 (1.64)| 68.6 (1.70)| 57.0 (1.62) Black........................| 17.0 (0.28)| 16.9 (0.28)| 27.3 (0.57)| 18.1(0.40)| 18.0(0.40)| 31.0(0.78)| 14.9(0.40)| 14.9 (0.40)| 23.4 (1.30)| 17.3 (1.00)| 17.1 (1.04)| 19.9 (1.41) Hispanic.....................| 14.9 (0.35)| 14.9 (0.35)| 20.8 (0.55)| 15.8(0.45)| 15.8(0.45)| 19.5(0.66)| 13.6(0.47)| 13.6 (0.47)| 28.9 (1.36)| 9.5 (0.64)| 9.1 (0.67)| 15.5 (1.00) Asian/Pacific Islander.......| 3.7 (0.13)| 3.7 (0.13)| 3.2 (0.17)| 3.6(0.18)| 3.6(0.18)| 3.3(0.27)| 4.1(0.20)| 4.1 (0.20)| 2.8 (0.22)| 1.8 (0.13)| 1.7 (0.13)| 3.5 (0.49) American Indian/Alaska | | | | | | | | | | | | Native......................| 1.2 (0.03)| 1.2 (0.03)| 2.3 (0.21)| 1.2(0.04)| 1.2(0.04)| 1.5(0.11)| 1.1(0.04)| 1.1 (0.04)| 3.0 (0.45)| 3.4 (0.40)| 3.4 (0.42)| 4.1 (0.92) | | | | | | | | | | | | Percentage distribution | | | | | | | | | | | | of teachers | | | | | | | | | | | | Race/ethnicity\1\ .............| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00) White........................| 83.9 (0.29)| 83.9 (0.29)| 73.2 (0.60)| 82.9(0.41)| 82.9(0.41)| 73.5(0.59)| 85.8(0.36)| 85.8 (0.36)| 69.5 (2.14)| 84.5 (1.10)| 85.0 (1.14)| 75.9 (1.17) Black........................| 8.9 (0.22)| 8.9 (0.22)| 15.5 (0.50)| 9.6(0.31)| 9.5(0.32)| 16.3(0.59)| 7.6(0.22)| 7.6 (0.22)| 15.8 (2.00)| 9.7 (0.94)| 9.6 (0.98)| 12.8 (0.93) Hispanic.....................| 5.2 (0.18)| 5.2 (0.18)| 8.1 (0.25)| 5.5(0.24)| 5.5(0.25)| 7.5(0.33)| 4.8(0.29)| 4.8 (0.29)| 10.7 (0.74)| 3.4 (0.27)| 3.2 (0.28)| 7.1 (0.47) Asian/Pacific Islander.......| 1.3 (0.06)| 1.3 (0.06)| 2.0 (0.11)| 1.3(0.08)| 1.3(0.08)| 2.0(0.18)| 1.1(0.06)| 1.1 (0.06)| 2.4 (0.23)| 1.1 (0.08)| 1.1 (0.08)| 1.7 (0.22) American Indian/Alaska | | | | | | | | | | | | Native......................| 0.7 (0.07)| 0.7 (0.07)| 1.3 (0.17)| 0.7(0.10)| 0.7(0.10)| 0.7(0.07)| 0.7(0.10)| 0.7 (0.10)| 1.6 (0.34)| 1.3 (0.20)| 1.2 (0.22)| 2.5 (0.70) | | | | | | | | | | | | Years of full-time | | | | | | | | | | | | teaching experience .........| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00) Less than 3 .................| 12.9 (0.27)| 12.7 (0.27)| 39.9 (0.54)| 12.9(0.42)| 12.7(0.43)| 37.5(0.58)| 13.0(0.23)| 12.9 (0.23)| 37.8 (1.80)| 14.1(0.57)| 12.5(0.58)| 49.1(1.50) 3 to 9.......................| 28.8 (0.36)| 28.7 (0.37)| 38.7 (0.46)| 29.1(0.54)| 29.0(0.54)| 41.6(0.51)| 28.0(0.35)| 28.0 (0.35)| 35.3 (1.31)| 31.6(0.90)| 31.6(0.94)| 31.3(1.04) 10 to 20 ....................| 28.5 (0.33)| 28.5 (0.33)| 13.4 (0.36)| 29.3(0.48)| 29.4(0.48)| 13.8(0.49)| 26.4(0.33)| 26.4 (0.33)| 12.3 (0.93)| 27.1(1.02)| 27.7(1.07)| 13.1(0.77) More than 20 ................| 29.8 (0.34)| 30.0 (0.34)| 8.1 (0.33)| 28.7(0.48)| 28.8(0.48)| 7.1(0.36)| 32.7(0.38)| 32.7 (0.38)| 14.6 (1.31)| 27.2(1.16)| 28.1(1.21)| 6.5(0.79) | | | | | | | | | | | | Percentage distribution | | | | | | | | | | | | of schools | | | | | | | | | | | | Size of enrollment ............| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00) Less than 300................| 29.1 (0.51)| 28.5 (0.52)| 72.2 (0.66)| 25.9 0.67 | 25.5(0.67)| 69.3(0.84)| 31.7(0.76)| 31.1 (0.77)| 80.2 (1.40)| 69.9 (2.01)| 69.9 (2.15)| 71.4 (1.66) 300 to 599 ..................| 39.1 (0.58)| 39.4 (0.59)| 16.5 (0.55)| 46.1(0.79)| 46.4(0.80)| 18.6(0.76)| 22.5(0.69)| 22.6 (0.89)| 10.9 (1.12)| 16.5 (1.20)| 16.5 (1.29)| 16.9 (1.37) 600 to 999 ..................| 21.7 (0.51)| 21.8 (0.51)| 8.4 (0.38)| 23.3(0.65)| 23.4(0.66)| 9.9(0.43)| 19.0(0.55)| 19.2 (0.56)| 3.9 (0.65)| 10.2 (1.56)| 10.3 (1.65)| 9.2 (1.06) 1,000 or more................| 10.1 (0.26)| 10.2 (0.27)| 2.9 (0.20)| 4.7(0.31)| 4.8(0.31)| 2.1(0.22)| 26.9(0.65)| 27.1 (0.66)| 4.9 (0.70)| 3.3 (0.34)| 3.4 (0.36)| 2.5 (0.46) | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent minority enrollment ...| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00) Less than 10.0...............| 38.0 (0.49)| 38.2 (0.49)| 17.8 (0.53)| 36.7(0.60)| 36.8(0.61)| 18.5(0.65)| 42.9(0.72)| 43.3 (0.73)| 14.3 (1.28)| 31.3 (2.09)| 32.0 (2.22)| 20.1 (1.15) 10.0 to 24.9 ................| 17.4 (0.51)| 17.4 (0.51)| 19.5 (0.62)| 17.1(0.66)| 17.1(0.67)| 19.0(0.76)| 19.0(0.69)| 19.0 (0.69)| 18.2 (1.36)| 12.8 (1.06)| 12.2 (1.13)| 22.9 (1.41) 25.0 to 49.9.................| 16.5 (0.58)| 16.5 (0.58)| 14.6 (0.56)| 16.9(0.69)| 16.9(0.70)| 13.7(0.64)| 15.5(0.66)| 15.5 (0.67)| 14.3 (1.28)| 15.5 (1.43)| 15.4 (1.51)| 17.5 (1.36) 50.0 to 74.9 ................| 11.6 (0.46)| 11.6 (0.47)| 13.0 (0.50)| 12.1(0.60)| 12.1(0.60)| 11.9(0.59)| 10.0(0.47)| 9.9 (0.48)| 17.8 (1.26)| 14.7 (1.53)| 15.0 (1.62)| 10.4 (1.09) 75.0 or more ................| 16.5 (0.49)| 16.3 (0.50)| 35.1 (0.69)| 17.3(0.67)| 17.1(0.67)| 36.9(0.83)| 12.6(0.44)| 12.4 (0.44)| 35.3 (1.60)| 25.7 (2.44)| 25.4 (2.58)| 29.1 (1.46) | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent of students eligible | | | | | | | | | | | | for free or reduced-price | | | | | | | | | | | | lunch ........................| 100.0 (0.00)| 100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)| 100.0(0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00)|100.0 (0.00) Less than 15.0...............| 23.5 (0.51)| 23.4 (0.52)| 29.8 (0.63)| 20.5(0.63)| 20.4(0.64)| 30.2(0.83)| 32.9(0.82)| 32.9 (0.83)| 28.4 (1.37)| 18.1 (2.19)| 17.4 (2.33)| 30.3 (1.43) 15.0 to 29.9.................| 19.6 (0.53)| 19.7 (0.54)| 11.4 (0.41)| 19.1(0.67)| 19.2(0.68)| 11.6(0.57)| 22.9(0.76)| 23.0 (0.77)| 11.9 (0.90)| 8.5 (0.91)| 8.4 (0.96)| 10.5 (1.12) 30.0 to 49.9.................| 21.5 (0.53)| 21.5 (0.54)| 16.7 (0.50)| 22.0(0.68)| 22.0(0.68)| 16.7(0.61)| 19.7(0.69)| 19.7 (0.70)| 17.1 (1.22)| 23.2 (1.84)| 23.6 (1.96)| 16.5 (1.20) 50.0 to 74.9 ................| 18.6 (0.48)| 18.6 (0.48)| 16.7 (0.51)| 20.1(0.60)| 20.2(0.60)| 14.8(0.65)| 14.1(0.71)| 14.1 (0.72)| 19.8 (1.33)| 19.3 (1.34)| 19.4 (1.42)| 19.0 (1.29) 75.0 or more ................| 16.9 (0.43)| 16.7 (0.43)| 25.3 (0.58)| 18.3(0.56)| 18.2(0.57)| 26.8(0.76)| 10.4(0.54)| 10.3 (0.55)| 22.8 (1.28)| 30.8 (2.15)| 31.3 (2.29)| 23.7 (1.42) | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent of schools | | | | | | | | | | | | More than half of parents | | | | | | | | | | | | participated in: | | | | | | | | | | | | Open house or back to | | | | | | | | | | | | school night ..............| 57.5(0.70) | 57.5(0.71) | 58.5(0.76) | 69.1(0.94)| 69.1(0.95)| 75.2(0.83)| 28.8(0.83)| 28.8(0.84)| 25.5(1.43)| 27.3(1.87)| 26.1(1.95)| 47.5(1.82) Parent-teacher conferences...| 59.9(0.46) | 59.9(0.46) | 61.7(0.69) | 71.9(0.60)| 71.8(0.61)| 79.8(0.66)| 29.0(0.73)| 29.0(0.73)| 30.8(1.49)| 36.0(2.52)| 35.6(2.66)| 43.9(1.80) Written parent-school | | | | | | | | | | | | contracts..................| 27.0(0.61) | 26.7(0.62) | 49.0(0.72) | 30.5(0.82)| 30.3(0.83)| 54.3(0.83)| 16.6(0.72)| 16.3(0.73)| 40.4(1.58)| 27.3(2.36)| 26.4(2.51)| 43.1(1.63) Instructional issues.........| 3.1(0.24) | 3.1(0.25) | 8.6(0.43) | 3.7(0.33)| 3.6(0.33)| 12.0(0.61)| 1.1(0.18)| 1.1(0.18)| 3.0(0.61)| 5.5(0.81)| 5.5(0.86)| 5.0(0.91) Governance...................| 1.4(0.18) | 1.3(0.18) | 6.5(0.34) | 1.6(0.24)| 1.5(0.24)| 8.9(0.55)| 0.8(0.14)| 0.8(0.15)| 2.5(0.54)| 1.1(0.22)| 0.9(0.22)| 4.3(0.63) School volunteers ...........| 6.4(0.36) | 6.2(0.37) | 22.5(0.59) | 8.5(0.50)| 8.3(0.51)| 30.6(0.87)| 1.2(0.19)| 1.1(0.19)| 9.2(0.93)| 2.1(0.32)| 1.4(0.33)| 14.2(1.20) | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent of schools with | | | | | | | | | | | | selected programs and services | | | | | | | | | | | | Programs with special | | | | | | | | | | | | instructional approaches.....| 19.9(0.55) | 19.5(0.56) | 54.9(0.72) | 17.7(0.66)| 17.3(0.67)| 51.9(0.87)| 22.8(0.90)| 22.4(0.91)| 54.5(1.62)| 42.3(2.44)| 41.0(2.59)| 64.6(1.65) Talented/gifted program........| 68.1(0.62) | 68.5(0.63) | 32.2(0.63) | 71.4(0.76)| 71.8(0.77)| 32.8(0.78)| 63.3(0.83)| 63.7(0.84)| 28.5(1.49)| 38.0(2.41)| 38.2(2.55)| 34.7(1.65) Immersion in a foreign | | | | | | | | | | | | language program.............| 12.7(0.44) | 12.7(0.44) | 13.6(0.53) | 11.1(0.58)| 11.1(0.58)| 13.5(0.69)| 18.0(0.64)| 18.0(0.64)| 12.7(1.39)| 9.6(0.83)| 9.3(0.86)| 14.8(1.20) A program for students with | | | | | | | | | | | | discipline or adjustment | | | | | | | | | | | | problems.....................| 48.5(0.68) | 48.6(0.69) | 45.6(0.76) | 43.7(0.85)| 43.7(0.85)| 37.8(0.96)| 60.4(1.16)| 60.5(1.18)| 58.9(1.78)| 61.8(2.05)| 62.3(2.18)| 52.9(1.74) Extended day or before- | | | | | | | | | | | | school or after-school day | | | | | | | | | | | | care programs................| 37.3(0.64) | 37.2(0.65) | 48.5(0.78) | 46.7(0.89)| 46.5(0.90)| 62.9(0.89)| 13.4(0.59)| 13.4(0.59)| 18.2(1.43)| 18.2(1.48)| 16.8(1.54)| 41.8(1.85) Advanced Placement (AP) | | | | | | | | | | | | courses......................| 14.6(0.21) | 14.6(0.21) | 18.5(0.69) | † | † | † | 55.2(0.84)| 55.5(0.85)| 28.4(1.45)| 24.1(1.73)| 23.5(1.82)| 33.1(1.60) Entire school is for | | | | | | | | | | | | suspended students\2\ .......| 2.8(0.23) | 2.8(0.23) | 6.3(0.38) | † | † | † | 5.3(0.63)| 5.1(0.63)| 17.9(1.19)| 27.8(2.64)| 28.9(2.78)| 9.6(0.95) _______________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________ |
† Not applicable.
NOTE: This tabulation includes all public charter schools operating in the 1998-99 school year. Public charter schools that first opened in the 1999-2000 school year, or later are not included in these data. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Questionnaire," 1999-2000 and "Charter School Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared December 2002.)
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