Character: program/school
1 = PROGRAM
2 = SCHOOL
3 = BOTH
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

In-district alternative program/school
1 = YES
2 = NO
3 = IF VLNT:BOTH
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Private alternative program/school
1 = YES
2 = NO
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

School level served
1 = MIDDLE SCH LEVEL
2 = HIGH SCH LEVEL
3 = BOTH
4 = SOMETHING DIFF
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Location of program/school
1 = PUBLIC SCH CAMPUS
2 = COMM COLLEGE CAMPUS
3 = COMM SITE NON-PUBSCHL
4 = OTHER
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Average yearly expenditure per student
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

2001-02 ADM%: Large Group Instruction
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

Budget source: Federal
1 = 0
2 = 1-20
3 = 21-40
4 = 41-60
5 = 61-80
6 = 81-100
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Number of teachers: Full-time
9997 = REFUSED
9998 = DON'T KNOW
9999 = NO ANSWER

Teachers' average experience in years
1 = 0-3 YEARS
2 = 4-6 YEARS
3 = 7-10 YEARS
4 = < 10 YRS
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Staff turnover from year-to-year
1 = HIGH
2 = MEDIUM
3 = LOW
4 = IF VLNT: NO TURNOVER
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Most important reason for low turnover
1 = Salaries/benefits
2 = Felx curri
3 = Staff
4 = Staff lack of license
5 = Cohesive asso
6 = Stable funding
7 = Other
97 = REFUSED
98 = DON'T KNOW
99 = NO ANSWER

Most important reason for high turnover
1 = Salaries/Benefits
2 = Difficult students
3 = Curricular concerns
4 = Unstable funding
5 = Lack of cohesion
6 = Other
97 = REFUSED
98 = DON'T KNOW
99 = NO ANSWER

Spec/ed case mgmt: outside public school staff
1 = YES
2 = NO
3 = NO ONE
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Number of students: Below age 12
99997 = REFUSED
99998 = DON'T KNOW
99999 = NO ANSWER

Average length of enrollment: Last year
97 = REFUSED
98 = DON'T KNOW
99 = NO ANSWER

Mode of survey
1 = A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW
2 = A MAIL QUESTIONNAIRE

Cooperative
1 = VERY COOPERATIVE
2 = SOMEWHAT
3 = UNCOOPERATIVE
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Easy or difficult
1 = EASY
2 = SOMEWHAT
3 = DIFFICULT
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Honesty of respondents
1 = VERY HONEST
2 = SOMEWHAT
3 = DISHONEST
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Interest of respondents
1 = VERY INTERESTED
2 = SOMEWHAT
3 = DISINTERESTED
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Good candidate for further research
1 = DEFINITELY
2 = MAYBE
3 = NO
4 = OTHER
7 = REFUSED
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

Indistrict middle school
0 = OTHER
1 = YES

Recoded year
1 = 1920-1970
2 = 1971-1980
3 = 1981-1990
4 = 1990 and after
9997 = refused
9998 = don't know
9999 = no answer

Recoded expend
1 = 0-2000
2 = 2001-4000
3 = 4001-6000
4 = 6001-8000
5 = 8000 or more
99997 = REFUSED
99998 = DON'T KNOW
99999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED ADM1
1 = 0-10
2 = 11-30
3 = 31-40
4 = 41-70
5 = 71-100
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED ADM2
1 = 0
2 = 1-20
3 = 21-40
4 = 41-60
5 = 61-80
6 = 81-100
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED TCHR1
1 = 0
2 = 1
3 = 2-3
4 = 4-5
5 = 6 OR MORE
9997 = REFUSED
9998 = DON'T KNOW
9999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED AIDE3
1 = 0
2 = 0.01-2
3 = 2.1-4
4 = 4.1-5
5 = 5.1-7
6 = 7.1 <
9997 = REFUSED
9998 = DON'T KNOW
9999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED COUNS2
1 = 0
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3-5
5 = 6 OR MORE
9997 = REFUSED
9998 = DON'T KNOW
9999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED ADMIN1
1 = 0
2 = 1
3 = 2-3
4 = 4 OR MORE
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED SPED2A
1 = 0
2 = 1-10
3 = 11-20
4 = 21-40
5 = 41 OR MORE
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED NUMSTU
1 = 0-50
2 = 51-100
3 = 101-200
4 = 201-500
5 = 501 OR MORE
99997 = REFUSED
99998 = DON'T KNOW
99999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED STUD1
1 = 0
2 = 1-10
3 = 11 OR MORE
99997 = REFUSED
99998 = DON'T KNOW
99999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED STUD2
1 = 0
2 = 1-10
3 = 11-50
4 = 51 OR MORE
99997 = REFUSED
99998 = DON'T KNOW
99999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED STUD3
1 = 0
2 = 1-20
3 = 21-40
4 = 41-60
5 = 61 OR MORE
99997 = REFUSED
99998 = DON'T KNOW
99999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED STUD63
1 = 0-20
2 = 21-50
3 = 51-100
4 = 101-200
5 = 201 OR MORE
99997 = REFUSED
99998 = DON'T KNOW
99999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED STUD9
1 = 0
2 = 1-10
3 = 11-20
4 = 21-30
5 = 31-40
6 = 41 OR MORE
99997 = REFUSED
99998 = DON'T KNOW
99999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED STUD10
1 = 0
2 = 1-9
3 = 10
4 = 11-50
5 = 51 OR MORE
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED STUD12
1 = 0
2 = 1-20
3 = 21-60
4 = 61 OR MORE
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED STUD13
1 = 0-20
2 = 21-40
3 = 41-60
4 = 61-80
5 = 80-100
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED STUD19
1 = 0-3
2 = 4-6
3 = 7-9
4 = 10 OR MORE
97 = REFUSED
98 = DON'T KNOW
99 = NO ANSWER

RECODED ATTEND
1 = 0-20
2 = 21-60
3 = 61-80
4 = 81-100
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED GRAD3
1 = 0
2 = 1-20
3 = 21-50
4 = 51 OR MORE
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED GRAD4
1 = 0
2 = 1-2
3 = 3-10
4 = 11 OR MORE
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED GRAD5
1 = 0
2 = 1-5
3 = 6-10
4 = 11-100
5 = 100 OR MORE
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED GRAD6
1 = 0
2 = 1-10
3 = 11 OR MORE
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER

RECODED LVTERM1
1 = 0
2 = 1-5
3 = 6-10
4 = 11 OR MORE
997 = REFUSED
998 = DON'T KNOW
999 = NO ANSWER