Draws on the Common Core of Data (CCD; National Center for Education Statistics) to present information on the number and percentage of students dropping out or completing school (among states that reported dropouts) for school years 1989-1999 and 1999-2000. Discusses differences between CCD and Current Population Survey dropout statistics. (SLD)

Provides national and state data for public elementary and secondary schools in 1998-1999 based on the State Non-fiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education. Reports that there were 46.5 million students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, taught by about 2.8 million…

Provides employment rates of 25-to-34-year-olds by sex and educational attainment from 1971 to 1988. Between 1971 and 1998, the employment rate of male and female 25-to-34-year-olds was generally higher among individuals with a higher level of education, and the employment rate of males decreased for those who had not finished high school and…

Examined how the high school experiences of a cohort of students who did not attend college related to their labor market outcomes almost a decade after they graduated from high school. Data are from the High School and Beyond Survey of the National Center for Education Statistics. (SLD)

Presents dropout rates for 1998, as well as time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for 1972 to 1998. Also examines the characteristics of high school dropouts and completers in 1998. Uses sample survey data from the Current Population Survey and universe data from the Core of Common Data program. (SLD)

Provides national and state data on the numbers of students and staff at public elementary and secondary schools between 1997 and 1998, as well as the number of public high school graduates in that year. During 1997 through 1998, there were 46 million students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States, and there were…

Provides ratios of the earnings of young adults who have different levels of educational attainment to the earnings of high school completers. Includes differences in these ratios for males and females and over time. (Author)

Explores alternatives for reporting state dropout data and high school completion rates based on Common Core of Data information. Analyses find that the major types of nonstandard dropout reporting practices have statistically significant, but different, effects on the size of state dropout rates. (Author/SLD)

Presents dropout rates for 2000 as well as time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for 1972 to 2000. Also describes characteristics of high school dropouts and completers in 2000. (Author/SLD)

Presents national data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures for the past 14 years and projections to the year 2011. Also includes state-level projections of public elementary and secondary enrollment and public high school graduates. Data are from many sources. (Author/SLD)

Examines changes between 1971 and 1998 in the percentages of 25-to-29-year-olds with a high school diploma, with some college, and with a bachelor's degree or higher, by race/ethnicity and gender. Data are from the Census Bureau's March Current Population Survey. (SLD)

Presents national data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures for the past 14 years and projections to the year 2009. Also includes state-level projections of public elementary and secondary enrollment and public high school graduates. (Author)

Provides the following national and state data for public elementary and secondary schools in 1999-2000: (1) number of students enrolled; (2) number of staff by type; (3) number of high school graduates; and (4) race/ethnicity of students and graduates. Data are from the Common Core of Data program. (Author/SLD)

Presents major findings from the analysis of public high school dropout and 4-year completion rate data using data from the Common Core of Data. Between 1993-1994 and 1997-1998, the high school dropout rates were between 4% and 7% in almost two-thirds of reporting states. White and Asian/Pacific Islander students were less likely to drop out than…

Presents national data on elementary and secondary schools and degree-granting institutions, including projections to the year 2012. Also includes state-level projections of public school enrollment and public high school graduates. (SLD)