This contractor report presents data used in the U.S. Department of Education study "High School and Beyond: Educational Experiences of the 1980 Senior Class." The 11 tables cover (1) cumulative percentage of 1980 high school seniors who attended particular kinds of schools 1980-81 to 1985-86, by selected Student characteristics; (2)…

This handbook presents a compilation of entrance requirements of the liberal arts colleges and universities in the United States, as of the commencement of the fall semester, 1940. Its value should be primarily to guidance authorities of high schools and colleges, and to teachers whose assistance is sought by students preparing for college. The…

For the 1921-22 school year 1,963 private high schools and academies sent to the bureau schedules complete enough to include in this bulletin. The number of schools reporting decreased about 6 per cent since 1920. This decrease can not be charged to any particular type of control. There is a substantial increase in the number of graduates from…

This biennial survey presents statistics and discussion on broad-range education, state school systems, city school systems, and higher education for 1945-46. Topics include administrative units, consolidation and transportation, enrollment across education sectors, high school and college graduates, state school system data, higher education,…

This report contains statistics of nurse-training schools for the year 1926-27. The principal items included are: Number of schools; number of nurse-training pupils; number of graduates; bed capacity of the hospitals maintaining the schools; average number of patients in these hospitals, length of the nurse-training course; admission requirements,…

The included tables present the statistics of 2,093 private high schools and academies in the continental United States and of 4 such schools in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Throughout the summary tables the totals for the United States do not include the statistics of these 4 schools in the outlying possessions. No reports from private high schools…

This publication contains statistics of private high schools and academies reporting to the bureau for the school year ending June, 1926. Reports were received from 2,350 schools, an increase of 226 over the number reporting in 1924. This increase is due to a larger number of complete reports rather than to an increase in the number of…

This bulletin sets forth the results of a study of requirements for high-school graduation. It is believed that graduation requirements constitute a better index to a school's objectives than curriculum offerings, for if a subject is required for graduation, it must be studied, without regard to the pupil's desire. One of the important…

There are nearly twice as many nurses in training now in the United States as there were 11 years ago, according to reports made to the Office of Education by the nurse-training schools for the year 1930-31. More than 100,000 student nurses were reported enrolled by a total of 1,844 schools. The Office of Education sent inquiry blanks to a total…

This report includes data from 14,056 public high schools for the school year ending in 1922. Of this number, 387 are junior high schools, 1,088 are junior-senior, and 91 are three-year senior high schools. An increase in enrollment of 372,287 pupils is reported, bringing the total to 2,229,442; of this number 35,731 are colored, this group making…

Under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862, the income from certain public lands, or the equivalent in script, was granted to the States for the advancement of instruction in agriculture and the mechanic arts in at least one college in each State. Subsequent acts expanded the scope and increased the Federal support of the colleges and…

This bulletin contains statistical data of the schools and classes for the blind from the years 1917-1918. The data is organized into the following contents: (1) Number of schools reporting; (2) Dual schools; (3) Control; (4) Instructors; (5) Number of pupils; (6) Graduates; (7) Enrollment by grades; (8) Enrollment by courses of study; (9) Value…

The Bureau of Education has a record of 19,442 public high schools in the United States. Reports were received from 14,827 for the school year 1923-24, of which number 704 are classified as junior high schools, 1,316 as junior-senior high schools, and 181 as three-year senior high schools. This bulletin summarizes and/or explains data relating to:…

Previously, the statistics of nurse training schools were included with those of theology, law, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and veterinary science in the chapter of the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education devoted to professional education. This year (1918), the statistics of the other professional schools are included in the chapter…

This report presents comprehensive statistics on the organization, staff, pupils, and finances of public elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas of the United States. It provides detailed data for the school year 1975-76 and historical trend data for selected items of information, in some…