Assessments - Arts:
Year of Data: 2008
![In 2008, 34 percent of eighth-graders reported participating in one or more of the following musical activities at school: playing in a band, playing in an orchestra, singing in a chorus or choir.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090807173149im_/http://nces.ed.gov/images/6_15_2009.gif)
In 2008, 34 percent of eighth-graders reported participating in one or more of the following musical activities at school: playing in a band, playing in an orchestra, singing in a chorus or choir.
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Early Childhood - Kindergarten:
Year of Data: 2005
![Children spend 26.7 hours in non-relative care and 24.3 in relative care per week in 2005.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090807173149im_/http://nces.ed.gov/images/10_06_2006.gif)
Children spend 26.7 hours in non-relative care and 24.3 in relative care per week in 2005.
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Elementary/Secondary - School:
Year of Data: 2008
![In public schools between 1985 and 2008, there was a 29 percent increase in elementary enrollment (prekindergarten through grade 8), compared with a 20 percent increase in secondary enrollment.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090807173149im_/http://nces.ed.gov/images/8_5_2009.gif)
In public schools between 1985 and 2008, there was a 29 percent increase in elementary enrollment (prekindergarten through grade 8), compared with a 20 percent increase in secondary enrollment.
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International - Assessments:
Year of Data: 2008
![TIMSS (International) 2007 Assessment<br />
8th-graders science score:<br />
U.S. average: 520<br />
TIMSS scale average: 500](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090807173149im_/http://nces.ed.gov/images/12_22_2008.gif)
TIMSS (International) 2007 Assessment
8th-graders science score:
U.S. average: 520
TIMSS scale average: 500
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Library - Public:
Year of Data: 2002
![18% of households with a high school student, 16% of households with a college student, and 17% of households with job-seekers used a public library in the past month to use a computer or the Internet in 2002.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090807173149im_/http://nces.ed.gov/images/01_19_2007.gif)
18% of households with a high school student, 16% of households with a college student, and 17% of households with job-seekers used a public library in the past month to use a computer or the Internet in 2002.
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Postsecondary - Students:
Year of Data: 2004
![Most undergraduates seeking a credential majored in career fields in 2004: 81% of students in certificate programs, 64% of students in associate's degree programs, and 60% of students seeking bachelor's degrees.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090807173149im_/http://nces.ed.gov/images/4_6_2009.gif)
Most undergraduates seeking a credential majored in career fields in 2004: 81% of students in certificate programs, 64% of students in associate's degree programs, and 60% of students seeking bachelor's degrees.
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References/Other - Other:
Year of Data: 2009
![Instruction accounted for 61.0% percent of all current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education in FY 07. Total support services accounted for 35.0%, food services accounted for 3.8%, and enterprise operations made up 0.2% of total current expenditures.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090807173149im_/http://nces.ed.gov/images/3_30_2009.gif)
Instruction accounted for 61.0% percent of all current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education in FY 07. Total support services accounted for 35.0%, food services accounted for 3.8%, and enterprise operations made up 0.2% of total current expenditures.
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