Statistics on the state-level financial status of public schools are provided for fiscal years (FYs) 1983, 1984, and 1985, along with documentation for the use of an associated database file. The data provide current information about aggregate public school revenues and expenditures collected and reported at the state level. Data for FY 1985…

A database file containing statistics on state-level financial status of public schools for fiscal years (FYs) 1983, 1984, and 1985 is presented. The data provide current information about aggregate public school revenues and expenditures collected and reported at the state level. Data for FY 1985 include allocation data as of October 20, 1986.…

Preliminary statistics on enrollment and degrees awarded for higher education in the United States are summarized. The data are based on responses from 639 institutions of higher education on the Early Estimates Panel, a stratified random sample that is representative of the universe of 3,598 institutions of higher education in the nation in the…

Covering each semester between summer 1988 and summer 1989, data are provided on enrollment patterns; morning, afternoon, and evening class sessions; and full-/part-time faculty ratios in the Compton Community College district. The first section of the report provides information pertaining to on- and off-campus enrollments for summer semester…

This publication's 25 tables display statistics related to enrollment and student characteristics in 1982 at all levels of education from nursery school through the undergraduate years of college. The tables break enrollment figures down to show the numbers enrolled at each level according to age, race, sex, national origin, regional location,…

Data gathered in a 3-year study of nonpublic education are presented and discussed in this report. The nation's 20,000 nonpublic elementary and secondary schools were all asked to complete the Nonpublic School Survey in the school years 1976-77, 1977-78, and 1978-79. Items in the survey covered directory information (names and addresses), size of…

Statistical information on education indicators derived from studies conducted by the Center for Education Statistics and from other surveys and studies conducted within and outside the Federal Government is presented in a chartbook format. This year, the indicators are published in three volumes: (1) Elementary Secondary; (2) Post Secondary; (3)…

Intended as a quick reference to information on elementary and secondary education in the 50 states, this compendium summarizes and compares data from state sources. Summaries of data on educational institutions, pupils, staff, and finance are compiled from reports of local education agencies in each state. Each state is also profiled to show how…

This study was designed to correct misperceptions many Americans have concerning one-room schools and Old Order Mennonite and Amish education in the United States. It was also intended to quantify the number of U.S. public and private one-room schools. The paper briefly reviews the history of Amish and Old Order Mennonite schools. Recent research…

A study compared statewide per-student costs of providing occupational and academic education in Nevada in grades 9-12. The variables compared were teacher salaries, consumable supplies, equipment, and maintenance and repairs. Results indicated that it cost Nevada 62.98 percent more to provide these educational services to the occupational student…

Statistical information on educational indicators derived from studies conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) and from other studies and surveys is presented in a chartbook format. This year, the indicators are published in two volumes, one addressing elementary and secondary education, and the other postsecondary…

This report describes and illustrates the Northwest Regional Laboratory's (NWREL) Database and School Profiling project. Uses and implications for future data assembly and database design activities are explained. Analysis of the database has impacted evaluation and policymaking activities regarding at-risk youth, rural education, early childhood…

The Composite Indicator of Changes (CIC) in average salaries and wages paid by public school systems is a statistical measure prepared by the Educational Research Service, Inc., to gauge and compare salary changes and analyze salary trends in individual school systems, groups of school systems, and nationally. This report describes the…

While a statistical summary of activities in a given school year can tell what happened in the district and what problems have to be solved, it does not tell of the personal aspects of school operations such as professional interest of the teachers in the student's progress or parental involvement. Nevertheless, a statistical record of the number…

This report summarizes data obtained for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in a survey of the courses taught in public secondary schools of the 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 1972-73 school year. Questionnaires were mailed to a sample of 8,489 schools throughout the nation offering course work in any or all of…