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Status of Education in Rural America
NCES 2007-040
June 2007


Figure 3.3

Percentage distribution of public schools reporting being underenrolled, at capacity, or overenrolled, by school locale: Fall 2005



Percentage distribution of public schools reporting being underenrolled, at capacity, or overenrolled, by school locale: Fall 2005

! Interpret data with caution.
1 "Underenrolled" indicates that the capacity of the permanent buildings and instructional space is greater than student enrollment by more than 5 percent.
2 "Overenrolled" indicates that the enrollment of the school is greater than the capacity of the permanent buildings and instructional space by more than 5 percent.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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.