The sixth biennial National Survey of Fringe Benefits in Public Schools focuses on a wide range of fringe benefit practices offered all professional personnel. Data were collected from a national panel sample stratified by enrollment size and are reported separately for large, medium, small, and very small systems for five levels of per pupil…

The sixth biennial National Survey of Fringe Benefits in Public Schools focuses on a wide range of fringe benefit practices offered all professional personnel, including leave policies, insurance coverage, tuition reimbursements, and expense account allowances. Data were collected from a national panel sample stratified by enrollment size and are…

This report provides a broad cross section of data on the operation and performance of New Mexico public schools during 1982-85. Data on enrollment (in kindergarten, in grades 1-6 and 7-12, and in special education, and percent enrolled in Title I and bilingual education programs), student characteristics (dropout rate, ethnicity, mobility),…

In 1983, about 2.6 million people 14 years of age and older did hired farmwork. Most of the woekers were White (73%), under 25 years old (50%), and male (78%). Hispanics made up 13% of the work force, and Blacks and other minority groups made up 14%. There were significant regional differences in racial/ethnic composition. Hispanic workers were…

This annual document is a collection of general and statistical information on 251 schools in the Dade County (Florida) Public School system. The document is divided into four sections corresponding to the major geographical areas of the county: North, North Central, South Central, and South. A profile sheet, presented for each individual school…

This report represents the beginning of an effort by chief state school officers to compile information systematically on the states' educational programs and to report that information regularly to the public and their policymakers. This year, the report emphasizes demographic and fiscal background information bearing on the states' education…

This report shows responses to two National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) surveys distributed in September 1983. Section I focuses on financial aid income for 593 schools, including those deriving income from one source, and on aid to students at 644 schools during 1982-83. Section II shows minority student enrollment in 784 United…

This paper focuses on the organizational consequences of retrenchment policies emphasizing efficiency (selective cuts to insure long-term survival) and equity (across the board actions). The effectiveness of each of these policies was tested on 59 cases of school district enrollment decline over a 10-year period by means of a…

As in 1988, the current status of education is presented in the form of indicators measuring education's "health" and showing major trends and developments. These indicators derive from studies carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and from surveys conducted within and outside the Federal Government. This…

This study examined the following predictors of academic success for 4,113 Asian American students and 1,000 White students who enrolled as freshmen on any of the eight University of California campuses during fall 1984: (1) high school grade point average (GPA); (2) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)--verbal score; (3) SAT--mathematical score; (4)…

This annual report is a collection of statistical information describing some of the more important characteristics of individual schools in the Dade County Public School system. A profile sheet for each individual school provides statistics on school staff, and student characteristics, as well as a summary of student achievement information.…

This document combines and consolidates several statistical reports published separately in prior years. The report is designed to present a summary of statistical information on the status of public education in Dade County, Florida. It discusses school organization, pupils, educational programs, achievement and other outcomes of schooling,…

This report provides institutional indicators for budget projections based on data on student characteristics, credit instruction and degrees, credit-free instruction, faculty, community use of facilities, and fiscal background for fiscal years (FY) 1980 through 1984. Part 1 provides data on enrollments by program type, gender, minority status,…

The National Center for Education Statistics gathers and produces statistics and other information on the status and progress of education in the United States. In 1988, the center published the indicators in three volumes, the first two on "The Condition of Education" at the elementary and secondary level and at the postsecondary level,…

This yearbook offers 1986 data on 1,224 community, junior, and technical colleges in the United States. First, introductory material highlights the 2.9% increase in two-year college enrollments between fall 1985 and fall 1986, the increasing enrollment of minority students, and the colleges' total operating budget of an estimated $13.9 billion. A…