These reports include complete data on hours of operation, schedule, staffing levels, staff activities, technology, collection holdings, usage, and expenditures. Results are compiled from answers submitted by the school libraries responding to the 1998 School Library Survey.
Colorado 1998 Data Elements
Addresses
Respondent Information
Service Hours per Typical Week
School Library Staffing per Typical Week
School Library Staffing per Typical Week
Volunteer Hours
Staff Activities
Percentage of Time Spent on Paid Staff Activities
Overtime Hours
Electronic Access
Electronic Access
Electronic Access
School Library Usage
Weekly Ratios
School Library Collection
Collection Ratios
Operating Expenditures
Per Student Expenditures
Per Student Expenditures
Capital Outlay
LMC Management
Colorado 1998 Analysis
18% of Colorado public schools responded to the 1998-99 School Library Survey. Benchmarks and state totals are estimated by weighting the responses from these schools to be representative of the state as a whole.
Benchmark Ratios
- In this spreadsheet, information provided by schools responding to the survey is weighted to be representative of the state as a whole. Ratios for staffing, staff activities, usage, expenditures, and collections are organized both by size of school and by grade levels. The benchmarks include averages, highs, 75th percentiles, and medians in the categories listed. .xls
Benchmark Narrative
- An explanation of how the 1998 Benchmarks are derived .pdf
Colorado School Library Survey 1998 Results
- Complete data from 1998 school library survey respondents sorted alphabetically by school name .xls
State Totals
- Total numbers in several categories including services, staff, collections, budget (All categories listed in one large spreadsheet) .xls