Figure 4. Library FTEs and Operating Expenditures by Population of Legal Service Area and Metropolitan Status Code.
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Population of Legal Service Area | ||||
| 1994 Average FTEs (NCES, 1997) | 1997 Average FTEs | 1994 Average Operating Expenditures (NCES, 1997) | 1997 Average Operating Expenditures | |
| Million + | 467.8 | 499.9 | $36,014,000.00 | $37,504,848.85 |
| 500,000-999,999 | 232.6 | 235.2 | $17,880,469.39 | $18,075,655.88 |
| 100,000-499,999 | 77.0 | 78.3 | $3,696,757.65 | $3,953,779.09 |
| 25,000-99,999 | 21.4 | 22.1 | $954,324.07 | $1,055,997.92 |
| 5,000-24,999 | 5.9 | 5.8 | $244,510.34 | $251,302.28 |
| LT 5,000 | 1.7 | 2.3 | $35,816.96 | $37,254.59 |
| Overall | 12.6 | 19.3 | $589,629.75 | $632,948.19 |
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Urban/Rural Status | ||||
| 1994 Average FTEs (NCES, 1997) | 1997 Average FTEs | 1994 Average Operating Expenditures (NCES, 1997) | 1997 Average Operating Expenditures | |
| CC | N/A | 66.9 | N/A | $3,785,073.83 |
| NC | N/A | 16.7 | N/A | $947,876.77 |
| NO | N/A | 5.1 | N/A | $207,152.26 |
| Overall | N/A | 19.3 | N/A | $632,948.19 |
From:
Bertot, J. C., McClure, C. R., and Fletcher, P.D. (1997). The 1997 National Survey of U.S. Public Libraries and the Internet: Final Report Washington, D.C.: American Library Association, Office for Information Technology Policy.