| Table E-1. Characteristics of Study Schools and Average Urban or Urban Fringe U.S. Elementary Schools, 2005–2006 |
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| Characteristics | Average Urban/Urban Fringe U.S. School |
Average Study School |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Per Teacher | 16.6 | 16.0* |
| Number of Students Per School | 527.6 | 460.2* |
| Percentage of Students Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch |
48.6 | 78.3* |
| Student Race/Ethnicity (percent) | ||
| White | 45.3 | 14.8* |
| African American | 22.2 | 78.4* |
| Hispanic | 25.3 | 4.6* |
| Asian | 6.3 | 1.8* |
| Native American | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Number of Schools | 24,275 | 90 |
| SOURCE: 2005–2006 Common Core of Data. | ||
| NOTES: The national sample of schools upon which these statistics are based was drawn from the CCD. The sample was restricted to districts characterized in the CCD as regular districts in the 50 states and District of Columbia serving Large City, Mid-Size City, and Urban Fringe of Large City locales. The sample of schools from these districts was restricted to schools characterized in the CCD as regular (school type) primary (school level) schools serving more than 12 second grade students. | ||
| Ns for all study school statistics were 90. Ns for average urban/urban fringe U.S. schools were 24,275 except for students per teacher (N = 24,177) and students eligible for free or reduced price lunch (N = 24,181). | ||
| *Indicates a statistically significant difference between national and study sample means (p < .05). | ||