SCHOOL LIBRARY STATISTICS
General
In 1998-99 there were an estimated 1,862 professional librarians in schools (1,103 of which were Chartered) - an average of one for every 4,400 pupils. In London and Scotland the ratio is much better - one per 3,900 and one per 2,300 pupils respectively. Overall, 0.8% more librarians in schools were reported this year. In 1999, 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 £36.2 million in 1998-99 - equivalent to £5.16 per pupil. They stock an estimated 23.4 million items, of which 11.0 million (or 47%) were on loan. Additions to stock totalled 2.3 million in 1998-99, giving a replenishment rate of 9.7.
Resources 1998-99
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|
Mean |
Median |
|
Stock per pupil | ||
|
|
3.8 |
3.1 |
|
|
7.6 |
5.8 |
|
Additions | ||
|
|
1.0 |
0.9 |
|
|
8.6 |
<3 |
|
Issues per pupil | ||
|
|
7.5 |
4.8 |
|
|
0.3 |
1 |
|
Study places per 100 pupils |
11.0 |
5.7 |
|
Expenditure per pupil (£) |
7.18 |
5.69 |
Source: LA Survey of UK secondary school libraries
Staffing 1998-99
Source: LA Survey of UK secondary school libraries
2000 L.I.S.T. online: Publishing and book trade statistics
