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Table 98. | Percentage of public schools with permanent and portable (temporary) buildings and with environmental factors that interfere with instruction in classrooms, by selected school characteristics, type of factor, and extent of interference: 2005 |
Type of environmental factor and extent of interference with ability to deliver classroom instruction | All public schools1 | Instructional level | Size of school enrollment | Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | ||||||||||||||||
Elementary | Secondary/ combined | Less than 350 | 350 to 699 | 700 or more | Less than 35 percent | 35 to 49 percent | 50 to 74 percent | 75 percent or more | ||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
Estimated number of schools | 80,910 | (540) | 61,590 | (669) | 19,320 | (312) | 27,300 | (1,039) | 32,710 | (1,223) | 20,900 | (695) | 32,880 | (1,231) | 13,400 | (1,078) | 18,620 | (1,244) | 16,010 | (1,002) |
Estimated enrollment (in thousands) | 46,003 | (457) | 29,786 | (457) | 16,217 | (195) | 5,947 | (331) | 16,208 | (605) | 23,849 | (699) | 20,668 | (721) | 6,982 | (531) | 9,492 | (721) | 8,861 | (670) |
Percent of schools | ||||||||||||||||||||
With permanent buildings | 99 | (0.4) | 99 | (0.5) | 99 | (0.5) | 99 | (0.5) | 99 | (0.6) | 99 | (0.5) | 99 | (0.5) | 100 | (†) | 99 | (0.7) | 98 | (1.2) |
With portable (temporary) buildings | 37 | (1.9) | 40 | (2.5) | 29 | (1.9) | 27 | (3.1) | 36 | (2.9) | 52 | (2.8) | 31 | (2.9) | 35 | (4.6) | 42 | (3.3) | 46 | (3.9) |
With portable classroom buildings | 33 | (1.7) | 35 | (2.1) | 28 | (1.9) | 21 | (2.6) | 33 | (2.7) | 49 | (2.9) | 27 | (2.7) | 31 | (4.4) | 38 | (3.0) | 43 | (3.9) |
With environmental factors that interfere with instruction to a moderate or major extent |
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In permanent buildings2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lighting, artificial | 6 | (0.9) | 6 | (1.1) | 5 | (1.0) | 5 | (2.0) | 6 | (1.4) | 6 | (1.4) | 4 | (1.2) | 5 | (2.7) | 8 | (2.0) | 8 | (2.0) |
Lighting, natural | 6 | (0.8) | 5 | (1.0) | 7 | (1.1) | 6 | (1.6) | 6 | (1.5) | 4 | (0.8) | 6 | (1.3) | 4 | (1.8) | 8 | (2.3) | 4 | (1.4) |
Heating | 12 | (1.3) | 12 | (1.5) | 13 | (1.8) | 14 | (2.4) | 11 | (1.9) | 12 | (2.0) | 13 | (2.1) | 9 | (2.4) | 12 | (2.7) | 14 | (2.2) |
Air conditioning | 16 | (1.6) | 16 | (2.0) | 17 | (2.0) | 16 | (2.6) | 16 | (2.6) | 17 | (2.0) | 19 | (2.8) | 11 | (3.2) | 15 | (2.7) | 16 | (2.5) |
Ventilation | 12 | (1.2) | 11 | (1.5) | 12 | (1.6) | 11 | (2.1) | 12 | (2.1) | 12 | (1.8) | 12 | (1.7) | 10 | (3.4) | 12 | (2.8) | 13 | (2.6) |
Indoor air quality | 9 | (1.2) | 9 | (1.5) | 9 | (1.4) | 8 | (1.7) | 11 | (1.9) | 9 | (1.6) | 10 | (1.7) | 6 | (2.4) | 10 | (2.7) | 10 | (2.7) |
Acoustics or noise control | 12 | (1.1) | 12 | (1.4) | 12 | (1.5) | 12 | (2.3) | 13 | (2.0) | 12 | (1.6) | 8 | (1.3) | 10 | (2.8) | 20 | (3.3) | 14 | (2.9) |
Physical condition of buildings | 10 | (1.2) | 10 | (1.5) | 12 | (1.4) | 10 | (2.1) | 11 | (1.8) | 10 | (1.7) | 9 | (1.7) | 7 | (2.5) | 14 | (3.1) | 13 | (2.3) |
Size or configuration of rooms | 13 | (1.1) | 13 | (1.4) | 13 | (1.2) | 14 | (2.3) | 12 | (2.0) | 13 | (1.7) | 14 | (1.9) | 8 | (2.5) | 14 | (2.9) | 12 | (2.2) |
In portable buildings3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lighting, artificial | 8 | (1.5) | 8 | (1.9) | 5 | (1.9) | 11 | (4.5) | 3 | (1.9) | 10 | (2.7) | 5 | (2.6) | # | (†) | 12 | (4.3) | 11 | (3.5) |
Lighting, natural | 9 | (1.8) | 9 | (2.2) | 9 | (2.4) | 11 | (4.2) | 5 | (2.5) | 12 | (2.8) | 7 | (2.8) | 2 | (2.3) | 14 | (4.5) | 11 | (3.4) |
Heating | 9 | (1.7) | 9 | (2.0) | 9 | (2.4) | 11 | (4.5) | 6 | (2.3) | 12 | (2.7) | 9 | (3.1) | 7 | (3.7) | 10 | (3.5) | 10 | (3.6) |
Air conditioning | 11 | (2.0) | 11 | (2.3) | 11 | (2.6) | 15 | (5.3) | 6 | (2.3) | 14 | (3.1) | 8 | (3.0) | 10 | (4.5) | 14 | (4.6) | 13 | (3.8) |
Ventilation | 14 | (1.8) | 14 | (2.1) | 12 | (2.7) | 20 | (5.8) | 8 | (2.4) | 16 | (3.3) | 10 | (3.2) | 8 | (3.7) | 19 | (5.0) | 17 | (3.9) |
Indoor air quality | 12 | (1.9) | 11 | (2.3) | 13 | (2.8) | 12 | (4.2) | 9 | (2.9) | 14 | (3.2) | 8 | (2.8) | 7 | (3.5) | 16 | (4.6) | 14 | (3.4) |
Acoustics or noise control | 18 | (2.1) | 18 | (2.5) | 15 | (2.8) | 23 | (4.8) | 14 | (3.4) | 19 | (3.4) | 12 | (3.8) | 8 | (3.8) | 25 | (5.1) | 24 | (4.3) |
Physical condition of buildings | 13 | (1.9) | 14 | (2.3) | 13 | (2.7) | 15 | (5.1) | 12 | (3.1) | 15 | (2.9) | 10 | (3.2) | 3 | (2.0) | 18 | (4.5) | 20 | (3.9) |
Size or configuration of rooms | 16 | (2.2) | 16 | (2.4) | 16 | (2.9) | 15 | (4.9) | 16 | (3.4) | 18 | (3.2) | 9 | (3.2) | 15 | (5.5) | 16 | (4.6) | 26 | (5.0) |
Percentage distribution of schools | ||||||||||||||||||||
By extent to which environmental factors interfere with instruction |
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In permanent buildings2 | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
Not at all | 56 | (1.6) | 56 | (1.9) | 58 | (2.7) | 55 | (2.8) | 56 | (3.1) | 59 | (2.9) | 57 | (2.7) | 62 | (4.4) | 51 | (3.6) | 57 | (3.2) |
Minor extent | 33 | (1.4) | 34 | (1.7) | 30 | (2.4) | 34 | (2.8) | 33 | (2.6) | 32 | (2.7) | 32 | (2.8) | 32 | (4.2) | 38 | (2.9) | 32 | (3.1) |
Moderate extent | 9 | (1.0) | 9 | (1.3) | 10 | (1.4) | 10 | (2.0) | 10 | (1.8) | 7 | (1.2) | 10 | (1.9) | 6 | (2.3) | 10 | (2.5) | 8 | (2.0) |
Major extent | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.6) | 2 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.6) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.5) | 3 | (1.0) |
In portable buildings3 | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
Not at all | 55 | (3.3) | 55 | (3.7) | 58 | (4.3) | 58 | (6.8) | 56 | (5.7) | 53 | (4.3) | 61 | (6.1) | 58 | (9.3) | 54 | (6.4) | 49 | (5.6) |
Minor extent | 30 | (3.1) | 31 | (3.6) | 27 | (3.5) | 19 | (5.4) | 34 | (5.8) | 32 | (3.8) | 27 | (4.7) | 34 | (8.5) | 30 | (6.5) | 32 | (5.5) |
Moderate extent | 13 | (2.1) | 12 | (2.4) | 14 | (2.6) | 21 | (6.0) | 10 | (3.0) | 10 | (2.7) | 13 | (3.6) | 7 | (3.7) | 13 | (4.4) | 16 | (4.5) |
Major extent | 2 | (0.8) | 2 | (1.0) | 1 | (0.8) | 1 | (1.4) | # | (†) | 5 | (1.9) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.9) | 4 | (2.4) | 3 | (1.9) |
† Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. 1 Excludes special education, vocational, and alternative schools; schools without enrollment data; and schools offering only preprimary education. 2 Data are based on the 99 percent of public schools with classrooms in permanent buildings. 3 Data are based on the 33 percent of public schools with classrooms in portable (temporary) buildings. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System (FRSS), "Public School Principals' Perceptions of Their School Facilities: Fall 2005," FRSS 88, 2005, and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared June 2007.) |