Reviews demographic and other trends in elementary schools, including pupil teacher ratios, school size, student and family characteristics, private schools, teacher age and years of teaching, state and local revenues, federal aid, expenditures, and writing and reading proficiencies. Includes five tables. (MD)

Highlights data on the elementary school principal from 1999-2000 National Center for Education Statistics Schools and Staffing Survey. Includes demographics, education and experience, discipline policies, school goals, and salaries. Also comments on statistics for elementary school enrollment, minority children enrollment, history achievement…

Presents several key findings from several recent National Center for Educational Statistics reports related national trends in education involving elementary school enrollment, poverty concentration, language minority students, student family characteristics, reading comprehension, academic achievement (math, science, geography), student access…

This 1996 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 32nd in a series of publications initiated in 1962. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school. The digest includes data from many government and private sources,…

This 1997 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 32nd in a series of publications initiated in 1962. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school. The digest includes data from many government and private…

This publication was created to meet the needs of policymakers who must establish a context for viewing trends in the well-being of youth. It cuts across disciplines and agency lines, presenting statistics that address important aspects of the lives of youth--family, work, education, health, behavior, and attitudes. Taken together, the data create…

This 1998 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 34th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school. The digest includes data from many government and private…

This volume is a statistical compilation of data on family structure, economic factors, jobs, extracurricular activities, health, and several dozen other elements that comprise the world of the 63.9 million students enrolled in U.S. schools in 1994. These facts present a composite of the youth experience, highlighting connections that might…