This statistical report presents three tables of preliminary data on national public school enrollment and staff for the 1986-87 school year. Counts of students, teachers, staff, and student/teacher ratios are set forth for each state, the District of Columbia and the nation as a whole. For eight states not submitting information by May 15, 1987,…

This report provides statistics collected by the U.S. Census Bureau for the 1984-85 fiscal year on the revenue, expenditure, debt and financial assets of public school systems, including some local institutions of higher education, in the United States as a whole, in each state, and in individual school systems having enrollments of 15,000 or…

This paper reports on the status of desegregation of students, teachers, administrators, and central office personnel in the Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) for the 1987-88 school year. The report indicates that although all schools were brought within the student enrollment guidelines for the 1987-88 school year, many problems remain…

A collection of pertinent data on baseline trends in higher education is presented that offers comparisons over time, with some data traced back to the 1930s. Eight topical sections are: (1) demographic and economic data (e.g., occupation projections to 2000 and median income of families and individuals); (2) enrollment data (e.g., enrollment by…

As part of the strategic planning efforts of the San Francisco Community College District (SFCCD), the student population of the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) and day and evening students attending the district's Community College Centers (CCC) were surveyed. The survey solicited information on students' major, sex, age, race, citizenship,…

This report on public and private school administrators presents data on personal characteristics, salary and benefits received, highest degree earned, and years of experience. A mail sample survey form was mailed to the administrators of all 9,317 public and 3,513 private schools in the school samples. Response rates were 94.4 percent for public…

Results of the Diploma Examinations Program conducted by Alberta Education during June 1989 are provided. This report is designed to assist policymakers and educators in reviewing the effectiveness of their programs and in reinforcing instructional successes previously achieved. The grade 12 program is intended to develop and maintain excellence…

Methods for predicting specific college course grades, based on small numbers of observations, were investigated. These methods use collateral information across potentially diverse institutions to obtain refined within-group parameter estimates. One method, referred to as pooled least squares with adjusted intercepts, assumes that slopes and…

The data presented in this report provide facts about the extent to which national, state, and local governments commit resources to educate the youth of the nation. Estimated data, based on survey responses of state education agencies, are featured for the current school year (1988-89) and for the prior year (1987-88) by state, with summary…

The number of new teachers prepared each year since 1985-1986 has increased, but new teachers hired by Michigan public schools has decreased. This bulletin provides succinct information on teacher supply and demand in Michigan with comparative tables on data for the United States. Charts and graphs depict data on: (1) new teachers prepared and…

Designed for the use of faculty and staff in making planning and management decisions, this fact book presents data on Cochise College for the years 1982 through 1986. Data tables are presented showing 4-year trends related to the following: (1) 45th day enrollments in fall and spring semesters; (2) 45th day full-time student equivalent (FTSE)…

South Carolina's Education Improvement Act (EIA) of 1984 was a comprehensive piece of reform legislation providing for 60 new educational policies and programs. These new activities were funded by a one-cent increase in the state sales tax. The Act requires annual reports that present information concerning the benefits of EIA, provide additional…

This report, the last in a series of three studies on the nature of school administration in Georgia, provides an array of statistical tables and charts, along with interpretive information, on teachers' perceptions of the principalship. These data highlight the following issues: imbalance of the work force; role of the principal; quality and…

The Institute for Research on Educational Finance and Governance (IFG) has designed and implemented a major survey of public and private schools in the six-county San Francisco Bay Area which focuses on organizational dimensions in elementary and secondary schools. Private schools include Catholic parochial and private schools, independent…

Summary statistics on fall 1984 application and registration patterns of applicants wishing to pursue full-time study in first-year places in Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Each applicant was allowed to indicate up to three choices of universities and programs. Each choice was considered to be a distinct application, even though the…