Number and percentage of private schools that had library media centers, by state: United States, 2017

Private School Universe Survey (PSS)

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Table 26. Number and percentage of private schools that had library media centers, by state: United States, 2017–18

State	Total number of schools		Total number of schools that reported having a library media center		Percent of schools that reported having a library media center
United States	32,461		22,991		70.8

Alabama	370		316		85.3
Alaska	54		39		71.6
Arizona	333		192		57.7
Arkansas	231	!	205	!	89.1
California	3,339		2,125		63.6

Colorado	406		292		71.9
Connecticut	366		258		70.5
Delaware	162	!	75		46.5	!
District of Columbia	58		50		86.4
Florida	2,869		1,806		62.9

Georgia	841		655		77.9
Hawaii	132		103		77.7
Idaho	279		227	!	81.4
Illinois	1,352		937		69.3
Indiana	907		636		70.1

Iowa	318		285		89.5
Kansas	203		187		92.1
Kentucky	425		271		63.8
Louisiana	534		444		83.2
Maine	139		91		65.0

Maryland	754		640		84.9
Massachusetts	661		483		73.1
Michigan	837		668		79.8
Minnesota	805		687	!	85.3
Mississippi	201		170		84.3

Missouri	778		536		69.0
Montana	117		86		73.2
Nebraska	272		252		92.8
Nevada	138		103		74.3
New Hampshire	351		189	!	54.0

New Jersey	1,096		699		63.8
New Mexico	‡		‡		92.2
New York	1,688		1,245		73.8
North Carolina	644		463		71.8
North Dakota	50		49		97.8

Ohio	1,425		926		65.0
Oklahoma	152		135		88.9
Oregon	403		297		73.7
Pennsylvania	2,502		1,449		57.9
Rhode Island	105		76		72.8

South Carolina	391		289		74.0
South Dakota	76		63		83.1
Tennessee	490		398		81.3
Texas	2,090		1,548		74.1
Utah	152		106		69.7

Vermont	99		68		68.7
Virginia	823		584		70.9
Washington	622		410		65.9
West Virginia	123		102		83.4
Wisconsin	914		725		79.4
Wyoming	35		25		70.2
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation of this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or missing values in cells where reporting standards were not met. These estimates include private schools that provide instruction for one or more of grades kindergarten through twelve (or comparable ungraded levels).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2017–18.

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