| Table ES-3. Characteristics of Schools in Two-Year Districts and All Eligible Schools in Large Districts |
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| School Characteristics | Schools in Two-Year Districts | All Eligible Schools in Large Districtsa |
| Geographic Region (percent of schools) | ||
| Northeast | 35.9 | 8.8* |
| South | 35.9 | 55.8* |
| Midwest | 12.8 | 9.0 |
| West | 15.4 | 26.4 |
| Urbanicity (percent of schools) | ||
| Large or Middle-Sized City | 87.2 | 59.1* |
| Urban Fringe, Large or Small Town, or Rural Area | 12.8 | 40.9* |
| Title I Eligible (percent of schools) | 66.7 | 67.8 |
| Free or Reduced-Price Lunch (school average percent of students) | 66.1 | 65.3 |
| Race/Ethnicity (school average percent of students) | ||
| White | 34.7 | 27.9 |
| Black | 34.7 | 31.1 |
| Hispanic | 25.4 | 33.5 |
| Asian | 2.6 | 5.5 |
| Other | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Male (school average percent of students) | 51.6 | 50.7 |
| Total School Enrollment | 752.6 | 919.5* |
| Number of Seventh-Grade Students | 207.9 | 310.9* |
| Number of Full Time Equivalent Teachers (all grades) | 48.5 | 54.9* |
| School Type (percent of schools)b | ||
| Middle School Only | 66.7 | 95.2* |
| Elementary and Middle | 33.3 | 2.9* |
| Middle and High | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Elementary and Middle and High | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Sample Size: N = 39 schools in second-year sample; 2,710 eligible schools. | ||
| SOURCE: 2006–2007 Common Core of Data (CCD). | ||
| NOTES: a This sample was restricted to schools in districts that satisfy the following criteria: there were at least four regular schools with at least 150 seventh-grade students each, and the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch was at least 33 percent for the whole school. | ||
| b In classifying school type, preK–grade 3 are considered elementary school grades, grades 4–9 are considered middle school grades, and grades 10–12 are considered high school grades. | ||
| Percentage values for characteristics with multiple categories may not sum to 100 owing to rounding. | ||