2003 Statistics and Input-Output Measures for Colorado School Libraries

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 600+ school libraries responding to the 2003 School Library Survey.PDF document

Colorado 2003 Data Elements

School Identification
School Name, District, Enrollment .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
Respondent Information
Name, Title, Phone .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
Service Hours per Typical Week
School hours, after-school, and summer hours .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
School Library Staffing per Typical Week
Number of staff and hours, by school .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
Activities of Staff per Typical Week
Collaboration, Leadership, Technology, etc. .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
Computers with Access to School Library Resources
Numbers and types of networked computers and access .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
Internet Access for Students
Internet access conditions and filter practices .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
School Library Usage per Typical Week
Circulation, number of visits, and information-skills instruction, ILL & Document Delivery .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
School Library Collection
Books, reference CD-ROMs, magazines, newspaper subscriptions, audio cassettes, videos, software packages, and subscriptions to online CD-ROM services .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
Annual Operating Expenditures
Books, materials in electronic formats, non-print materials, electronic access, and other expenses .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document

Colorado 2003 Analysis

44% of Colorado public schools responded to the 2003-04 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. .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
Benchmark Narrative
An explanation of how the 2003 Benchmarks are derived .pdfPDF document
Colorado School Library Survey 2003 Results
Complete data from 2003 school library survey respondents sorted alphabetically by school name .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document
State Totals
Total numbers in several categories including services, staff, collections, budget (All categories listed in one large spreadsheet) .pdfPDF document .xlsExcel document