Table 1 Non-participating and participating schools’ composition (N = 2602)
|  | Non-participating schools (n = 1749) | Participating schools (n = 853) | |
|---|---|---|---|
% | % | p | |
County-Level | |||
 Childhood Weight Status |  |  | 0.000 |
  Overweight/Obese | 30.8 | 43.1 |  |
 Rurality |  |  | 0.225 |
   Rural | 45.2 | 43.8 |  |
  Suburban | 25.9 | 21.9 |  |
  Urban | 28.9 | 34.2 |  |
School-Level | |||
 Academic Growth Status |  | 0.090 | |
  Exceeded | 27.6 | 26.2 |  |
  Met | 47.8 | 54.1 |  |
  Not Met | 24.6 | 19.9 |  |
 Elementary School |  |  | 0.000 |
  Yes | 77.4 | 87.6 |  |
 School Locale |  |  | 0.076 |
  City | 29.6 | 32.6 |  |
  Suburb | 20.0 | 20.8 |  |
  Town | 11.7 | 15.0 |  |
  Rural | 38.6 | 31.5 |  |
 School Income Level |  |  | 0.002 |
  Low | 16.2 | 19.6 |  |
  Medium | 62.9 | 55.5 |  |
  High | 20.9 | 24.8 |  |
 School Racial/Ethnic Demographics |  | 0.952 | |
  Hispanic | 14.1 | 14.8 |  |
  Black | 23.8 | 25.1 |  |
  White | 51.2 | 50.0 |  |
  Two Races | 3.7 | 3.8 |  |