The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires all states to report school-level spending data. This fall, the Department of Education released the first round of data on per-pupil expenditure as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). As states continue to release new spending data, it will be possible for a variety of stakeholders to…

Providing administrators and policy makers with reliable comparative data, this 1983-84 survey of salaries and wages of school employees focuses on 23 professional positions in 1,217 school systems, reporting separate figures for large, medium, small, and very small school systems. Data are also reported on five levels of per pupil expenditures…

This annual report contains current information, obtained from Educational Research Service (ERS), on salary schedules for principals and assistant principals; it presents summaries of 1983-84 data by school district enrollment and per pupil expenditure, and trend analysis of maximum scheduled salaries. To enable public school administrators to…

This report contains current figures, obtained from Educational Research Service, Inc., on salaries paid to principals and assistant principals in 1,217 school districts nationwide. Four sections of tables are presented: 1983-84 data organized by school district enrollment, per pupil expenditure, and geographic region; and trend analysis comparing…

Fiscal year (FY) 1986 results of the annual unit cost study of the public community colleges in Illinois are presented, including basic data on course offerings, enrollments, and costs. After an introductory overview, data and analyses are provided, covering FY 1986 net instructional costs compared with previous years; net and full instructional…

Describes how school financing has changed over the past 10 years, including a discussion of the implication of student enrollment decline. Presents statistics on student distribution, per-pupil expenditures, teacher salaries, school funding, students per microcomputer, and the mean Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. (MD)

Each year, "Education Vital Signs" takes a look at how demographics, finance, test scores, and other important school-related trends are changing across the United States. Information is presented in state-by-state charts broken down into three areas-achievement, finances, and school and classroom characteristics-across the nation's six regions.…

To provide a consistent and reliable means for comparing local school budgets, data provided by approximately 1,100 administrators are assembled by per pupil operating expenditure and allocated to various functional categories. Regional variation in the sources of funding is demonstrated. Instructions for obtaining an individualized district…

Presents various shortcomings of applying a per-pupil cost structure for determining teaching cost. A proposed alternative approach determines the cost of providing teaching capacity separately. It is applied to a number of situations and the comparative results are presented. (JMF)

A survey of 50 doctoral programs in pharmacy investigated contractual arrangements between pharmacy colleges and clerkship sites, program characteristics, fee structures, rotations available, required/elective status, types of nonmonetary support provided to clerkship sites, and recruitment strategies. Results are presented in tabular and narrated…

Survey findings on total revenues and expenditures from 531 2-year public colleges are summarized in text, tables, and graphs. Major findings include a 1 percent decline in both total revenues and expenditures, an increase of 102 percent in total revenues per student over the past 13 years, and an increase in full-time equivalent student to…

This volume is part one of a three-part report of the Educational Research Service (ERS) "National Survey of Fringe Benefits in Public Schools." Data were derived from a 2-part questionnaire that was mailed to 1,918 United States public school systems. A total of 810 school systems responded, creating a 42 percent response rate. Information is…

This book reports on part of the results of an international research effort to analyze the structures and impacts of study abroad programs offered by higher education institutions in France, West Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. This volume, the first of two, presents the analysis of the structure and dynamics of study…

Using data which commences with the 1977-78 university fiscal year, and ending with the most current year for which information is available, the financial position of Ontario universities was assessed. The budgetary priority assigned to Ontario universities has declined steadily and substantially over the past 14 years despite a consistent growth…

Results of the seventh annual national comparative data study on public two-year college financial characteristics are summarized, including statistics on expenditures and revenues, staffing, and credit enrollments. (MSE)