This application was built through the collaboration of San Jose State University School of Information and The EveryLibrary Institute and produced by the High Country Council of Governments. The information provided on this web app enables researchers to explore data variables pertaining to school librarian credentialing requirements and student performance indicators throughout the United States of America.
Ways this data can be used:
- For MLIS students to learn about school librarian requirements by state.
- To cross-compare national school librarian requirements.
- To view national trends for school librarian requirements
- Raw data downloads for further analysis.
Inadvertent errors can occur despite every effort to create current and correct data. Data presented is not intended to replace any official source.
The following map layers were included to visualize the school librarian requirements across the United States already listed on the EveryLibrary website:
- School Librarian Required by Law or Educational Regulations: State law or education code requiring a school libraria
- Teaching License Required for School Librarians
- NAEP Reading Grade 4 (2022): Reading grade 4 percent at or above basic and proficient achievement level, average score, and difference from the national public for each State.
- NAEP Reading Grade 8 (2022): Reading grade 8 percent at or above basic and proficient achievement level, average score, and difference from the national public for each State.
- NAEP Math Grade 4 (2022): Math grade 4 percent at or above basic and proficient achievement level, average score, and difference from the national public for each State.
- NAEP Math Grade 8 (2022): Math grade 8 percent at or above basic and proficient achievement level, average score, and difference from the national public for each State.
- Students per School Librarian FTE Ratios: number of students per full-time school librarian
- ACS Educational Attainment Variables: percent of the population 25 years and over whose highest education is less than high school
- ACS Internet Access by Age and Race Variables: percent of the population 18-64 years in households with no computers
- ACS Median Household Incomes Variables: Median Household Income in the past 12 months (inflation-adjusted dollars to last year of 5-year range).
Data for this project was gathered from the U.S Census Bureau, The EveryLibrary Institute, the National Center for Education Statistics' National Assessment of Educational Progress, and The School Librarian Investigation (SLIDE) Study.
