The 2010 Statistical Abstract
The National Data Book
Education
This section presents data primarily concerning formal education as a whole, at various levels,
and for public and private schools. Data shown relate to the school-age population and school
enrollment, educational attainment, education personnel, and financial aspects of education.
In addition, data are shown for charter schools, computer usage in schools, distance education,
and adult education.
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Adult Education
294 - Participation in Adult Education [Excel 28k] | [PDF 465k]
All Levels of Education
214 - School Enrollment [Excel 30k] | [PDF 465k]
215 - School Expenditures by Type of Control and Level of Instruction in Constant (2007-2008) Dollars [Excel 40k] | [PDF 465k]
216 - School Enrollment, Faculty, Graduates, and Finances-Projections [Excel 47k] | [PDF 464k]
217 - Federal Funds for Education and Related Programs [Excel 51k] | [PDF 467k]
218 - School Enrollment by Age [Excel 40k] | [PDF 452k]
219 - School Enrollment by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Age [Excel 93k] | [PDF 452k]
220 - Enrollment in Public and Private Schools [Excel 34k] | [PDF 452k]
221 - School Enrollment by Sex and Level [Excel 28k] | [PDF 452k]
222 - School Enrollment by Control and Level [Excel 34k] | [PDF 464k]
223 - Students Who Are Foreign-Born or Who Have Foreign-Born Parents: 2006 [Excel 89k] | [PDF 465k]
Educational Attainment
224 - Educational Attainment by Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 30k] | [PDF 453k]
225 - Educational Attainment by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex [Excel 32k] | [PDF 453k]
226 - Educational Attainment by Selected Characteristic: 2008 [Excel 159k] | [PDF 453k]
227 - Mean Earnings by Highest Degree Earned: 2007 [Excel 94k] | [PDF 453k]
228 - Educational Attainment by State [Excel 33k] | [PDF 471k]
Elementary and Secondary Education: Completions and Dropouts
261 - Public High School Graduates by State [Excel 58k] | [PDF 465k]
262 - High School Dropouts by Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 34k] | [PDF 465k]
263 - High School Dropouts by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin [Excel 58k] | [PDF 467k]
264 - Enrollment Status by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex [Excel 30k] | [PDF 467k]
265 - Employment Status of High School Graduates and School Dropouts [Excel 32k] | [PDF 467k]
266 - General Educational Development (GED) Credentials Issued [Excel 25k] | [PDF 465k]
Elementary and Secondary Education: Schools and Enrollment
232 - Preprimary School Enrollment--Summary [Excel 41k] | [PDF 472k]
233- Public Charter and Traditional Schools-Selected Characteristics [Excel 113k] | [PDF 465k]
234 - Public Elementary and Secondary Schools by Type and Size of School [Excel 153k] | [PDF 465k]
236 - Public Elementary and Secondary School Enrollment by Grade [Excel 36k] | [PDF 465k]
237 - Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Enrollment--States [Excel 46k] | [PDF 452k]
238 - Selected Statistics for the Largest Public School Districts [Excel 32k] | [PDF 453k]
239 - Public Elementary and Secondary School Enrollment by State [Excel 205k] | [PDF 465k]
244 - School Enrollment Below Postsecondary--Summary by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 2007 [Excel 71k] | [PDF 465k]
Elementary and Secondary Education: Special Topics
229 - Children's Involvement in Home Literacy Activities [Excel 45k] | [PDF 465k]
230 - Children's School Readiness Skills [Excel 42k] | [PDF 465k]
231 - Children Who Speak a Language Other Than English at Home by Region: 2007 [Excel 31k] | [PDF 472k]
240 - Public Schools Reporting Incidents of Crime, by Incident Type and Selected School Characteristic [Excel 38k] | [PDF 467k]
241 - Percent of Public Schools Reporting Selected Types of Disciplinary Problems Occuring at School, by Selected School Characteristics: 2005-06 [Excel 36k] | [PDF 467k]
242 - Students Who Reported Carrying a Weapon [Excel 24k] | [PDF 465k]
243 - Parent Participation in School-Related Activities, by Selected School, Student, and Family Characteristics: 2007 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 465k]
Elementary and Secondary Education: Staff and Finances
245 - Elementary and Secondary Schools-Teachers, Enrollment, and Pupil-Teacher Ratio [Excel 35k] | [PDF 465k]
246 - Public Elementary and Secondary School Teachers-Selected Characteristics [Excel 54k] | [PDF 453k]
247 - Public Elementary and Secondary Schools-Number and Average Salary of Classroom Teachers, 1990 to 2007, and by State, 2007 [Excel 38k] | [PDF 453k]
248 - Teacher Stayers, Movers, and Leavers, by Sector [Excel 55k] | [PDF 465k]
249 - Public and Private School Teachers Who Moved to a Different School or Left Teaching, by Reason [Excel 25k] | [PDF 465k]
250 - Average Salary and Wages Paid in Public School Systems [Excel 38k] | [PDF 465k]
251 - Public School Employment [Excel 66k] | [PDF 465k]
252 - Public Elementary and Secondary School Finances by Enrollment-Size Group [Excel 157k] | [PDF 465k]
253 - Public Elementary and Secondary Estimated Finances, and by State [Excel 102k] | [PDF 454k]
257 - Percentage of Students Participating in Weekly Nonparental After-School Care Arrangements, by Activities, Arrangement Type, and Student Characteristics: 2005 [Excel 31k] | [PDF 472k]
Elementary and Secondary Education: Summary
235 - Public Elementary and Secondary Schools-Summary [Excel 58k] | [PDF 465k]
255 - Private Schools [Excel 149k] | [PDF 453k]
256 - Percentage of Students Participating in After-school Activities, by School Activity and Student Characteristic: 2005 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 472k]
Elementary and Secondary Education: Technology, Courses, and Test Scores
254 - Computers for Student Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Schools [Excel 26k] | [PDF 453k]
258 - SAT Scores and Characteristics of College-Bound Seniors [Excel 70k] | [PDF 465k]
259 - ACT Program Scores and Characteristics of College-Bound Students [Excel 38k] | [PDF 465k]
260 - Profiency Levels on Selected NAEP Tests for Students in Public Schools, by State: 2007 [Excel 44k] | [PDF 451k]
Higher Education: Degrees
288 - Earned Degrees Conferred by Level and Sex [Excel 41k] | [PDF 465k]
289 - Degrees Earned by Level and Race/Ethnicity [Excel 77k] | [PDF 465k]
290 - Degrees and Awards Earned Below Bachelor's by Field: 2007 [Excel 72k] | [PDF 466k]
291 - Bachelor's Degrees Earned by Field [Excel 48k] | [PDF 466k]
292 - Master's and Doctorate's Degrees Earned by Field [Excel 64k] | [PDF 465k]
293 - First Professional Degrees Earned in Selected Professions [Excel 40k] | [PDF 465k]
Higher Education: Finances, Fees and Staff
278 - Average Total Price of Attendance of Undergraduate Education [Excel 52k] | [PDF 453k]
279 - Higher Education Price Indexes [Excel 18k] | [PDF 453k]
280 - Federal Student Financial Assistance [Excel 45k] | [PDF 454k]
281 - State and Local Financial Support for Higher Education by State [Excel 159k] | [PDF 454k]
282 - Institutions of Higher Education-Charges [Excel 35k] | [PDF 466k]
283 - Voluntary Financial Support of Higher Education [Excel 29k] | [PDF 466k]
284 - Average Salaries for College Faculty Members [Excel 40k] | [PDF 466k]
285 - Employees in Higher Education Institutions by Sex and Occupation [Excel 30k] | [PDF 467k]
286 - Faculty in Institutions of Higher Education [Excel 27k] | [PDF 467k]
Higher Education: Institutions and Enrollment
267 - College Enrollment of Recent High School Graduates [Excel 31k] | [PDF 465k]
268 - College Enrollment by Sex and Attendance Status [Excel 31k] | [PDF 465k]
270 - College Enrollment by Selected Characteristics [Excel 56k] | [PDF 465k]
271 - Degree-Granting Institutions, Number and Enrollment by State: 2006 [Excel 100k] | [PDF 465k]
272 - College Enrollment by Sex, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin [Excel 37k] | [PDF 466k]
273 - Foreign (Nonimmigrant) Student Enrollment in College [Excel 30k] | [PDF 466k]
274 - College Enrollment-Summary by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: 2006 [Excel 103k] | [PDF 452k]
276 - College Freshman--Summary Characteristics [Excel 39k] | [PDF 466k]
277 - Residence and Migration of College Freshmen, by State [Excel 32k] | [PDF 466k]
Higher Education: Summary
269 - Higher Education-Summary [Excel 68k] | [PDF 465k]
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