Partial Results from Schools and Staffing Survey 1999-2000

Note: In academic year 1999-2000 the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) conducted sample surveys of elementary and secondary schools under the collective title of “Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)”. A questionnaire on School Library Media Centers was part of the set (
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/SASS/question9900.asp). A full report of those results is expected in June 2003. Meanwhile, preliminary results are available as follows:

1. In the “overview” of results from all parts of SASS available online as follows:
   http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002313.
   • Table 1.09—Total number of public school library media centers, percentage of library media centers with state certified library media specialists, average number of full-time or part-time state certified library media specialists, average number of students per full-time or part-time certified library media specialist, and average number of paid other library staff, by state and selected characteristics: 1999-2000.
   • Table 1.10—Percentage of public school library media centers with selected equipment and services, by state and selected characteristics: 1999-2000.
   • Table 2.08—Total number of private school library media centers, percentage of library media centers with state certified library media specialists, average number of full-time or part-time state certified library media specialists, average number of students per full-time or part-time certified library media specialist, and average number of paid other library staff, by affiliation, NCES typology, and selected characteristics: 1999-2000.
   • Table 2.09—Percentage of private school library media centers with selected equipment and services, by affiliation, NCES typology, and selected characteristics: 1999-2000.
   • Table 3.08—Total number of public charter school library media centers, percentage of library media centers with state certified library media specialists, average number of full-time or part-time state certified library media specialists, average number of students per full-time or part-time certified library media specialist, and average number of paid other library staff, by selected characteristics: 1999-2000.
   • Table 4.06—Total number of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) school library media centers, percentage of library media centers with state certified library media specialists, average number of full-time or part-time state certified library media specialists, average number of students per full-time or part-time certified library media specialist, and average number of paid other library staff, by selected characteristics: 1999-2000.

   This document is also available in print by calling 1-877-4ED-PUBS. The document is cited as follows: U.S. Department of Education, National Centerfor Education Statistics,
   Schools and Staffing Survey, 1999-2000: Overview of the Data for Public, Private, Public Charter, and Bureau of Indian Affairs Elementary and Secondary Schools, NCES 2002-313.