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Murnane, Richard J.; Reardon, Sean F. – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2017
We use data from multiple national surveys to describe trends in private elementary school enrollment by family income from 1968-2013. We note several important trends. First, the private school enrollment rate of middle-income families declined substantially over the last five decades, while that of high-income families remained quite stable.…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Trend Analysis, Private Schools, Family Income
Glenny, Lyman A. – 1982
The usefulness of the 1980 Census for planning in postsecondary education, and specifically in California, was assessed. Attention is directed to the use of past census data by higher education planners as well as the development of the 1980 Census. The geographic subunits covered by the 1980 Census that may be of use to postsecondary education…
Descriptors: Census Figures, College Planning, Databases, Geographic Distribution
Henry, Stephan A. – 1995
The School District Data Book (SDDB) of the National Center for Education Statistics contains data on over 15,000 local education agencies (LEAs) that make it possible to compare data aggregated at district, county, state, and national levels on hundreds of variables. The SDDB was used to examine differences between the Topeka (Kansas) public…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Children, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection