In 2009, President Barack Obama set forth a goal that America would have the highest percentage of college graduates (associate's and bachelor's degree recipients) in the world by 2020. The U.S. Department of Education estimated that to reach this goal, the number of college graduates would need to increase by 50 percent nationwide by 2020,…

This "Details from the Dashboard" report examines race/ethnicity breakouts for public charter schools and traditional public schools at the state and the school district level. The data in this report indicate that in the large majority of states, the race/ethnicity student demographics of charter schools are almost identical to those of the…

Annual "Profiles" reports are comprehensive digests of data on education management organizations. Analysis and interpretation of the data in this report are, for the most part, limited to describing general trends over time. The report is intended for a broad audience. Policymakers, educators, school district officials, and school board…

This report contains statistics for 1926-27 of schools for delinquents. The institutions are of a reformatory nature, and receive inmates committed to their care by juvenile and other courts. Reports were received from 158 institutions out of 173 believed to exist. The number of instructors reported for the year is 1,488, of which number 582 are…

This paper reports summary data on the general characteristics, fiscal revenues and expenditures, educational agency and school numbers and sizes, and students and staff for each state, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands). Data are reported for…

The 1979 "Index of Institutions of Higher Education, by State and Congressional District" reports the names of the senators, representatives, and other elected officials of the 96th Congress, their states and congressional districts, and each institution of higher education located in the districts. Also included are the control, type, sex…

A 1976-77 survey of 2,000 Illinois grant recipients gathered data on students' actual dollar expenses for tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, medical/dental expenses, transportation, clothing, entertainment, personal items, child care, support to relatives, and "other." Typical expenditures were analyzed for different…

Seven tables and two bar graphs present data concerning pupil membership in Colorado public school districts as of fall 1990. The tables include: state trends in pupil membership from fall 1986 through fall 1990; summary of selected school district data (number of schools, staff, students, pupil/teacher ratios, and dropout rate); fall membership…

The expansion of doctoral education in the western United States is discussed. Changes that have occurred in the number and type of institutions conferring the doctorate degree and in the number of degrees conferred in each field of study are documented. The number of doctorate degrees, percentage increase over the previous period, and percentage…

Enrollment in postsecondary education in the state of Washington is examined. A series of tables and charts compare selected enrollment-related variables among the 50 states. These variables include: total enrollment, degree credit enrollment by level, educational attainment, source of students, tuitions and fees, faculty tenure and salaries, and…

Consisting primarily of tables and graphs, this document provides fall 1993 enrollment data for the 12 colleges in the Community-Technical Colleges (CTC) of Connecticut. Following a brief narrative, the following data is presented: combined fund full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, fall 1992 and fall 1993; combined fund enrollment, fall 1989…

Total enrollment at Connecticut's 46 colleges and universities reached an all-time record of 170,624 in fall 2003. A November report titled, "Fall 2003 College and University Headcounts in Connecticut," analyzed headcount enrollment by status, level, institution and sector. This broader report discusses general trends in headcount…

This report consists almost entirely of tables that provide mean scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and College Board Achievement Tests for New York high school seniors in 1991 and summarize information that students have provided about their high school academic achievement and their personal backgrounds. Tables are based on the latest…

Designed to inform decisions about the University of Alaska's (UA's) budget, direction, scope, and academic thrusts, this report provides statewide, unit, and campus data for the two- and four-year colleges in the university system. First, a systemwide summary offers information on finances, enrollments, student loan program participation,…

Tabular data on New York State are presented for: (1) degrees conferred in institutions of higher education by level of degree and institutional classi- fication, 1975-76; (2) degree trends in institutions of higher education by type of institution, level of degree, and year, 1971-72 to 1975-76; (3) degrees conferred by institution, level of…