Table 32. | Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: Selected years, 1869–70 through 2003–04 |
Table 33. | Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1990 through fall 2006 |
Table 34. | Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2004 |
Table 35. | Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2003 |
Table 36. | Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1990 through fall 2004 |
Table 37. | Number and percentage of homeschooled students ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through 12th grade, by selected child, parent, and household characteristics: 1999 and 2003 |
Table 38. | Percentage distribution of all students, homeschooled students, and nonhomeschooled students, ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through 12th grade, by selected child, parent, and household characteristics: 1999 and 2003 |
Table 39. | Average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969–70 through 2003–04 |
Table 40. | Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Fall 1994 and fall 2004 |
Table 41. | Enrollment of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in preprimary programs, by level of program, control of program, and attendance status: Selected years, 1965 through 2005 |
Table 42. | Number of preschool children under 6 years old, percentage in center-based programs, average hours in nonparental care, and percentage in various types of primary care arrangements, by selected child and family characteristics: 2005 |
Table 43. | Child care arrangements of 3- to 5-year-old children who are not yet in kindergarten, by age and race/ethnicity: Various years, 1991 through 2005 |
Table 44. | Children of prekindergarten through second-grade age, by enrollment status, selected maternal characteristics, and household income: 1995, 2001, and 2005 |
Table 45. | Percentage of 3- to 5-year-olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten who have participated in home literacy activities with a family member, by type of activity and selected child and family characteristics: 1993, 2001, and 2005 |
Table 46. | Percentage distribution of first-time kindergartners, by number of children's books in the home, and number of times each week family members read books to them, by selected child and maternal characteristics: Fall 1998 |
Table 47. | Percentage distribution of kindergarten teachers and parents indicating the importance of various factors for kindergarten readiness, by control: Fall 1998 |
Table 48. | Children 3 to 21 years old served in federally supported programs for the disabled, by type of disability: Selected years, 1976–77 through 2005–06 |
Table 49. | Percentage distribution of students with disabilities 6 to 21 years old receiving education services for the disabled, by educational environment and type of disability: Selected years, fall 1989 through fall 2005 |
Table 50. | Number and percentage of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by age group and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990–91 through 2005–06 |
Table 51. | Number and percentage of gifted and talented students in public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2002 |
Table 52. | Enrollment in grades 9 through 12 in public and private schools compared with population 14 to 17 years of age: Selected years, 1889–90 through fall 2006 |
Table 53. | Enrollment in foreign language courses compared with enrollment in grades 9 through 12 in public secondary schools: Selected years, fall 1948 through fall 2000 |
Table 54. | Number and percentage of schools with students enrolled in distance education courses and enrollment in distance education courses, by instructional level and district characteristics: 2002–03 |
Private Elementary and Secondary Schools
Table 55. | Private elementary and secondary enrollment, teachers, and schools, by orientation of school and selected school characteristics: Fall 2003 |
Table 56. | Private elementary and secondary enrollment, number of schools, and average tuition, by school level, orientation, and tuition: 1999–2000 and 2003–04 |
Table 57. | Private elementary and secondary school full-time-equivalent staff and student to full-time-equivalent staff ratios, by orientation of school, school level, and type of staff: 2003–04 |
Table 58. | Enrollment and instructional staff in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: Selected years, 1919–20 through 2005–06 |
Table 59. | Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Selected years, 1997 through 2003 |
Table 60. | Public elementary and secondary pupil/teacher ratios, by enrollment size, type, and level of school: Fall 1987 through fall 2004 |
Table 61. | Public and private elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios: Selected years, fall 1955 through fall 2015 |
Table 62. | Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state or jurisdiction: Fall 1999 through fall 2004 |
Table 63. | Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1999 through fall 2004 |
Table 64. | Highest degree earned, years of full-time teaching experience, and average class size for teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 2003–04 |
Table 65. | Highest degree earned and years of full-time teaching experience for teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected teacher characteristics: 1999–2000 and 2003–04 |
Table 66. | Selected characteristics of public school teachers: Selected years, spring 1961 through spring 2001 |
Table 67. | Percentage of public school teachers of grades 9 through 12, by field of main teaching assignment and selected demographic and educational characteristics: 2003–04 |
Table 68. | Teachers' perceptions about serious problems in their schools, by control and level of school: 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04 |
Table 69. | Teachers' perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by control and level of school: 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04 |
Table 70. | Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected teacher and school characteristics: Selected years, 1987–88 through 2000–01 |
Table 71. | Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by highest degree earned and years of full-time teaching: Selected years, 1990–91 through 2003–04 |
Table 72. | Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 2003–04 |
Table 73. | Average base salary for full-time public elementary and secondary school teachers with a bachelor's degree as their highest degree, by years of full-time teaching experience and state: 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04 |
Table 74. | Average base salary for full-time public elementary and secondary school teachers with a master's degree as their highest degree, by years of full-time teaching experience and state: 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04 |
Table 75. | Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 1959–60 through 2004–05 |
Table 76. | Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969–70 through 2004–05 |
Table 77. | Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by functional area: Selected years, 1949–50 through fall 2004 |
Table 78. | Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by type of assignment and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2004 |
Table 79. | Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by type of assignment and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2003 |
Table 80. | Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1998 through fall 2004 |
Table 81. | Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 through fall 2004 |
Table 82. | Principals in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04 |
Table 83. | Number of public school districts and public and private elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 1869–70 through 2004–05 |
Table 84. | Number of regular public school districts, by enrollment size of district: Selected years, 1990–91 through 2004–05 |
Table 85. | Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2003–04 and 2004–05 |
Table 86. | Public elementary and secondary students, schools, pupil/teacher ratios, and finances, by type of locale: 2003–04 and 2004–05 |
Table 87. | Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students, by state: 1990, 2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, and 2004 |
Table 88. | Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students, by state: 2003–04 and fiscal year 2006 |
Table 89. | Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size: 2003–04 and fiscal year 2006 |
Table 90. | Public elementary and secondary schools, by type of school: Selected years, 1967–68 through 2004–05 |
Table 91. | Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools and enrollment, by type and enrollment size of school: 2004–05 |
Table 92. | Average enrollment and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools, by type and size: Selected years, 1982–83 through 2004–05 |
Table 93. | Public elementary and secondary school students, by racial/ethnic enrollment concentration of school: Fall 1999 and fall 2004 |
Table 94. | Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and state or jurisdiction: 1990–91, 2000–01, and 2004–05 |
Table 95. | Public elementary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 2004–05 |
Table 96. | Public secondary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 2004–05 |
Table 97. | Number and enrollment of traditional public and public charter elementary and secondary schools and percentages of students, teachers, and schools, by selected characteristics: 2003–04 |
Table 98. | Percentage of public schools with building deficiencies and renovation plans, by level, enrollment size, metropolitan status, and free lunch eligibility: 1999 |
High School Completers and Dropouts
Table 99. | High school graduates, by sex and control of school: Selected years, 1869–70 through 2006–07 |
Table 100. | Public high school graduates, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1980–81 through 2004–05 |
Table 101. | Averaged freshman graduation rates for public secondary schools, by state: 1990–91 through 2003–04 |
Table 102. | Public high school graduates and dropouts, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: 2001–02 and 2003–04 |
Table 103. | General Educational Development (GED) test takers and credentials issued, by age: 1971 through 2004 |
Table 104. | Percentage of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 through 24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1960 through 2005 |
Table 105. | Percentage of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 through 24 years old, by income level, and percentage distribution of dropouts, by labor force status and educational attainment: 1970 through 2005 |
Table 106. | Number of students with disabilities exiting special education, by basis of exit, age, and type of disability: United States and other jurisdictions, 2003–04 and 2004–05 |
Table 107. | Percentage of young children born in 2001 demonstrating specific cognitive and motor skills, by child's age at assessment: 2001 through 2003 |
Table 108. | Mean reading scale scores and specific reading skills of fall 1998 first-time kindergartners, by time of assessment and selected characteristics: Selected years, fall 1998 through spring 2004 |
Table 109. | Mean mathematics and science scale scores and specific mathematics skills of fall 1998 first-time kindergartners, by time of assessment and selected characteristics: Selected years, fall 1998 through spring 2004 |
Table 110. | Average reading scale score, by age and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1971 through 2004 |
Table 111. | Student scale score in reading, by age and percentile: Selected years, 1971 through 2004 |
Table 112. | Average reading scale score, by age and amount of time spent on reading and homework: Selected years, 1984 through 2004 |
Table 113. | Percentage of students at or above selected reading score levels, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1971 through 2004 |
Table 114. | Average scale score in reading and percentage of 4th-graders in public schools attaining reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1994 through 2005 |
Table 115. | Average scale score in reading and percentage of 8th-graders in public schools attaining reading achievement levels, by locale and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1998 through 2005 |
Table 116. | Average reading scale scores of 4th- and 8th-graders, by selected student and parent characteristics and school type: Various years, 2000 through 2005 |
Table 117. | Percentage of students at or above selected writing proficiency levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2002 |
Table 118. | Percentage of students at or above selected U.S. history proficiency levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001 |
Table 119. | Average student scale score in geography and U.S. history, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001 |
Table 120. | Percentage of students at or above selected geography achievement levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001 |
Table 121. | Average scale score in mathematics, by age and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1973 through 2004 |
Table 122. | Percentage of students at or above selected mathematics proficiency levels, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 through 2004 |
Table 123. | Mathematics performance of 17-year-olds, by highest mathematics course taken, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 through 2004 |
Table 124. | Average scale score in mathematics, percentage attaining mathematics achievement levels, and selected statistics on mathematics education of 4th-graders in public schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1992 through 2005 |
Table 125. | Average scale score in mathematics and percentage attaining mathematics achievement levels of 8th-graders in public schools, by level of parental education and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990 through 2005 |
Table 126. | Selected statistics on mathematics education for public school students, by state or jurisdiction: 2000, 2003, and 2004 |
Table 127. | Average mathematics scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders, by selected student and parent characteristics and school type: 2000, 2003, and 2005 |
Table 128. | Average science scale scores and percentage of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders attaining science achievement levels, by selected student characteristics and percentile: 1996, 2000, and 2005 |
Table 129. | Average scale score in science for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected student characteristics and state or jurisdiction: 1996, 2000, and 2005 |
Table 130. | Average arts scale score of 8th-grade students, by topic and selected student characteristics: 1997 |
Table 131. | SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1986–87 through 2005–06 |
Table 132. | SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by sex: 1966–67 through 2005–06 |
Table 133. | SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1995–96 through 2005–06 |
Table 134. | SAT score averages of college-bound seniors and percent of graduates taking SAT, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1987–88 through 2005–06 |
Table 135. | ACT score averages and standard deviations, by sex and race/ethnicity, and percentage of ACT test takers, by selected composite score ranges and planned fields of study: Selected years, 1995 through 2005 |
Table 136. | Percentage distribution of elementary and secondary school children, by average grades and selected child and school characteristics: 1996, 1999, and 2003 |
Table 137. | Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 through 2005 |
Table 138. | Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in vocational education courses, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 through 2005 |
Table 139. | Percentage of public and private high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in high school, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2005 |
Table 140. | Percentage of public and private high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of academic courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2005 |
Table 141. | Public high schools that offered and students enrolled in dual credit, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses, by school characteristics: 2003 |
Student Activities and Behavior
Table 142. | Percentage of high school seniors who say they engage in various activities, by selected student and school characteristics: 1992 and 2004 |
Table 143. | Percentage of high school sophomores who participate in various school-sponsored extracurricular activities, by selected student characteristics: 1990 and 2002 |
Table 144. | Percentage distribution of 4th-graders, by time spent on homework and television viewing each day and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1992 through 2000 |
Table 145. | Tenth-graders' attendance patterns, by selected student and school characteristics: 1990 and 2002 |
Table 146. | Percentage of schools with various security measures, by control and selected characteristics: 2003–04 |
Table 147. | Number and percentage of public schools reporting crime incidents, by school characteristics and seriousness of crime incidents reported: 1999–2000 and 2003–04 |
Table 148. | Number and percentage of students expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2002 |
Table 149. | Number and percentage of students suspended from public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2002 |
Table 150. | Percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 who reported experience with drugs and violence on school property, by race/ethnicity, grade, and sex: Selected years, 1997 through 2005 |
Table 151. | Percentage of 12- to 17-year-olds reporting substance abuse during the past 30 days and the past year, by drug used: Selected years, 1982 through 2005 |
Table 152. | Percentage of high school seniors reporting drug use, by type of drug and reporting period: Selected years, 1975 through 2005 |
Table 153. | Age range for compulsory school attendance, special education services, year-round schools, and kindergarten programs, by state: 1997, 2000, 2002, and 2004 |
Table 154. | State requirements for high school graduation, in Carnegie units: 2004 |
Table 155. | States that use criterion-referenced assessments aligned to state standards, by subject area and level: 2005–06 |
Table 156. | States using minimum-competency testing, by grade levels assessed, expected uses of standards, and state or jurisdiction: 2001–02 |
Table 157. | States requiring testing for initial certification of elementary and secondary teachers, by skills or knowledge assessment and state: 2005 and 2006 |
Table 158. | Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: Selected years, 1919–20 through 2003–04 |
Table 159. | Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state or jurisdiction: 2003–04 |
Table 160. | Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state or jurisdiction: 2002–03 |
Table 161. | Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: Selected years, 1919–20 through 2003–04 |
Table 162. | Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969–70 through 2003–04 |
Table 163. | Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2003–04 |
Table 164. | Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2002–03 |
Table 165. | Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 1990–91 through 2003–04 |
Table 166. | Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state or jurisdiction: 2002–03 and 2003–04 |
Table 167. | Total and current expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 1919–20 through 2003–04 |
Table 168. | Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2003–04 |
Table 169. | Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2002–03 |
Table 170. | Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969–70 through 2003–04 |
Table 171. | Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1959–60 through 2003–04 |
Table 172. | Students transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: Selected years, 1929–30 through 2003–04 |