This summary brings together data from the various statistical chapters of the Biennial Survey of Education 1932-34. Each of these chapters deals with one field of education and has been published separately as part of Bulletin, 1935, No. 2, as follows: Chapter II. Statistics of State School Systems, 1933-34; Chapter III. Statistics of City School…

The survey of the status of kindergartens in the United States for the school year 1911-1912 was made with the idea of gathering together quantitative facts. The question-forms, therefore, asked chiefly for returns in figures, and these will be found summarized and tabulated in the statistical section of this bulletin. Figures are significant if…

This report presents comprehensive statistics on the organization, staff, pupils, and finances of the regular full-time public elementary and secondary day schools in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas of the United States. Detailed data are given for the survey year 1963-64 as well as historical data for selected…

Concentrates on the effects of demography and educational structure on education costs. Tables present data from the United States and other countries on the following: (1) pupil-teacher ratio and class size; (2) hours of instruction per year for students and teachers; (3) salaries for teachers with 15 years of experience in 1992; and (4)…

The Philippine school system is considered as one of the largest in the world with 41,989 public elementary and secondary schools and 7,790 private schools under the supervision and regulation of the Department of Education [DepEd Fact Sheet, 2005]. On top of this statistics are 40 duly-registered educational institutions called the Philippine…

The Milwaukee voucher program, as implemented in 1990, allowed only nonsectarian private schools to participate in the program. However, following a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling, the program was expanded to include religious private schools in 1998. This second phase of the voucher program led to more than a three-fold increase in the number of…

This report provides statistical data on tuition and other basic student charges at the 66 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges, colleges, and universities between 1980-81 and 1994-95. The first section of the report provides a summary of tuition and other charges (such as room, board, and fees) by program level and residency…

This portion of the annual report of the New York State Education Department on the status of state schools contains the individual district profiles. Information is derived primarily from information submitted by the superintendents of the various school districts. Schools are characterized as New York City, large city, other city, suburban, and…

This compilation of tables presents information on Maryland's public schools. The state's 1,254 schools include 791 elementary, 202 secondary, 175 middle, and 23 combined schools as well as 49 special education centers and 14 alternative centers. A breakdown for each type of school is given for each of the state's 23 counties and Baltimore city,…

The call to restructure American education has captured the imagination of reformers across the country, yet it has not produced a coherent agenda for changing schools. This study investigates how the structure of secondary schools affects learning. Using a sample of 9,631 students in 789 U.S. high schools with 3 waves of data from the National…

This brief summarizes data on the types of academic programs offered in schools serving American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students. The 1990-91 American Indian and Alaska Native supplement to the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics provides detailed information on schools serving AIAN…

This report presents tables, graphs, and text detailing special education statistics for the state of Colorado for the school year 1994-95. The first section of the report includes the following information: (1) the number of children with disabilities served by disability category; (2) the number of students with disabilities served by disability…

This book provides the responses received from over 212 public and private colleges and universities concerning the schools' admissions trends, their student admissions for the 1995-96 academic year, and what traits colleges are looking for in the 1996 incoming class. The introductory chapter discusses trends in college admissions in 1995,…

This book provides the responses received from 155 colleges and universities concerning the schools' admission trends, their student admissions for the 1992-93 academic year, and what traits colleges are looking for in the 1993 incoming class. The book alphabetically lists the colleges along with their responses. The information contained for each…

This informational yearbook reflects the development of the educational system of the People's Republic of China using data from the provincial governments and municipalities. Information is presented in the following tables: (1) national summary tables; (2) higher education; (3) secondary education; (4) primary education; (5) special education;…