SCHOOL LIBRARY STATISTICS
General
In 1997-98 there were an estimated 1,848 professional librarians in schools (1,183 of which were Chartered) - an average of one for every 4,700 pupils. In London and Scotland the ratio is much better - one per 3,600 and one per 2,400 pupils respectively. Overall, 12% more librarians in schools were reported this year. In 1997, a survey conducted for the Library Association estimated that there were 6,400 secondary school libraries in the UK. Schools Library Services provided by local authorities spent £35.7 million in 1997-98 - equivalent to £5.10 per pupil. They stock an estimated 26.9 million items, of which 16.4 million (or 61%) were on loan. Additions to stock totalled 2.2 million in 1997-98, giving a replenishment rate of 8.3.
Resources 1996-97
|
|
Mean |
Median |
|
Stock per pupil | ||
|
|
4.6 |
3.0 |
|
|
9.1 |
6.0 |
|
Additions | ||
|
|
1.0 |
0.5 |
|
|
6.0 |
<1 |
|
Issues per pupil | ||
|
|
8.5 |
5.0 |
|
|
1.0 |
<1 |
|
Study places per 100 pupils |
11.0 |
5.7 |
|
Expenditure per pupil (£) |
10.16 |
3.75 |
Source: LA Survey of UK secondary school libraries
Staffing 1996-97
Source: LA Survey of UK secondary school libraries
1999 L.I.S.T. online: Publishing and book trade statistics
