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Current Figures

  • Section 1: Participation in Education
    • All Ages
      • Enrollment Trends by Age
        • Figure 1-1
          Percentage of the population ages 3-34 enrolled in school, by age group: October 1970-2010
        • Figure 1-2
          Percentage of the population ages 3-34 enrolled in school, by age group: October 2010
    • Preprimary Education
      • Early Education and Child Care Arrangements of Young Children
        • Figure 2-1
          Percentage of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children enrolled in full-day preprimary programs: Selected years, 1980 through 2010
        • Figure 2-2
          Percentage of 3-, 4-, and 5-year old children enrolled in preprimary programs, by race/ethnicity and attendance status: October 2010
    • Elementary/Secondary Enrollment
      • Public School Enrollment
        • Figure 3-1
          Actual and projected public school enrollment in grades prekindergarten (preK) through 12, by grade level: School years 1970-71 through 2021-22
        • Figure 3-2
          Projected percent change in public school enrollment in grades prekindergarten (preK) through 12, by state or jurisdiction: Between school years 2010-11 and 2021-22
      • Charter School Enrollment
        • Figure 4-1
          Number of students enrolled in public charter schools: Selected school years, 1999-2000 through 2009-10
        • Figure 4-2
          Percentage of all public students who are in charter schools, by state: School year 2009-10
      • Private School Enrollment
        • Figure 5-1
          Number of private school students in prekindergarten through grade 12, by school type: Various school years, 1995-96 through 2009-10
        • Figure 5-2
          Percent distribution of private school enrollment, by school type and level: 2009-10
      • Racial/Ethnic Enrollment in Public Schools
        • Figure 6-1
          Percentage distribution of public school students enrolled in prekindergarten through 12th grade, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, October 1990-October 2010
        • Figure 6-2
          Number of public school students enrolled in prekindergarten through 12th grade, by region and race/ethnicity: October 1990-October 2010
      • Family Characteristics of 5- to 17-Year-Olds
        • Figure 7-1
          Percentage of 5- to 17- year-olds living in two-parent households, by race/ethnicity: 1990, 2000, and 2011
        • Figure 7-2
          Percentage of 5- to 17-year-olds who were living in poor households, by race/ethnicity: 2006 and 2011
      • English Language Learners in Public Schools
        • Figure 8-1
          Percentage of public school students who are English language learners (ELLs), by state: School year 2009-10
        • Figure 8-2
          Percentage of public school students who are English language learners (ELLs), by locale: School year 2009-10
      • Children and Youth with Disabilities
        • Figure 9-1
          Percentage distribution of children and youth ages 3-21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), by disability type: School year 2009-10
        • Figure 9-2
          Percentage of students ages 6-21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, placed in a regular school environment, by amount of time spent in general classes: Selected school years, 1990-91 through 2009-10
    • Postsecondary Enrollment
      • Undergraduate Enrollment
        • Figure 10-1
          Actual and projected undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by sex and attendance status: Fall 1970-2021
        • Figure 10-2
          Percentage distribution for undergraduate enrollment of U.S. residents in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity: Fall 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010
      • Postbaccalaureate Enrollment
        • Figure 11-1
          Actual and projected postbaccalaureate enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by sex: Fall 1976-2021
        • Figure 11-2
          Percentage distribution for postbaccalaureate enrollment of U.S. residents in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, fall 1980-2010
  • Section 2: Elementary and Secondary Education
    • School Characteristics and Climate
      • Characteristics of Elementary and Secondary Schools
        • Figure 12-1
          Percentage distribution of schools, by control and racial/ethnic concentration of schools: School years 1999-2000 and 2009-10
        • Figure 12-2
          Percentage distribution of schools, by locale and control: School year 2009-10
      • Concentration of Students Eligible for Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch
        • Figure 13-1
          Percentage distribution of public school students, by school locale and poverty level: School year 2009-10
        • Figure 13-2
          Percentage of public school students in high-poverty schools and low-poverty schools, by race/ethnicity and school level: School year 2009-10
      • School Crime and Safety
        • Figure 14-1
          Percentage of public schools recording and reporting to the police at least one incident or one serious violent incident of crime that occurred at school: Selected school years, 1999-2000 through 2009-10Percentage of public schools recording violent incidents of crime that occurred at school, by number of incidents and school locale: School year 2009-10
        • Figure 14-2
          Percentage of public schools recording violent incidents of crime that occurred at school, by number of incidents and school locale: School year 2009-10
      • Distance Education in Public High Schools
        • Figure 15-1
          Number of public high school student enrollments in distance education courses: School years 2002-03, 2004-05, and 2009-10
        • Figure 15-2
          Percent of public school districts that offered distance education, by locale and selected primary modes of instructional delivery: School years 2004-05 and 2009-10
      • Public High School Retention Rates
        • Figure 16-1
          Percentage distribution of public high schools, by student retention rate: Selected academic years, 1990-91 through 2009-10
        • Figure 16-2
          Percentage distribution of public high schools, by student retention rate and percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch: Academic year 2009-10
      • Characteristics of Full-Time Teachers
        • Figure 17-1
          Percentage distribution of full-time school teachers, by school level and highest degree earned: School years 2003-04 and 2007-08
        • Figure 17-2
          Percentage distribution of full-time secondary level teachers, by school type and years of experience: School years 2003-04 and 2007-08
      • Characteristics of School Principals
        • Figure 18-1
          Percentage of male principals, by school type and level: School years 1999-2000 and 2007-08
        • Figure 18-2
          Percentage distribution of public school principals, by school level and years of experience as a principal: School years 1999-2000 and 2007-08
    • Finance
      • Public School Revenue Sources
        • Figure 19-1
          Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by revenue source: School years 1989-90 through 2008-09
        • Figure 19-2
          Local revenues for public elementary and secondary schools as a percentage of total school revenues, by state: School year 2008-09
      • Public School Expenditures
        • Figure 20-1
          Percentage change in total expenditures per student in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by expenditure type and objects of current expenditures, in constant 2010-11 dollars: School years 1988-89 to 2008-09
        • Figure 20-2
          Current expenditures per student in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in constant 2010-11 dollars, by expenditure object: School years 1988-89, 1998-99, and 2008-09
      • Variations in Instruction Expenditures
        • Figure 21-1
          Variation in instruction expenditures per student in unified public elementary and secondary school districts, by source of variation: School years 1989-90 through 2008-09
        • Figure 21-2
          Percentage distribution of source of variation in instruction expenditures per student in unified public elementary and secondary school districts: Selected school years, 1989-90 through 2008-09
      • Education Expenditures by Country
        • Figure 22-1
          Annual expenditures per student for elementary and secondary education in selected Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita: 2008
        • Figure 22-2
          Annual expenditures per student for postsecondary education in selected Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita: 2008
    • Assessments
      • Reading Performance
        • Figure 23-1
          Average reading scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students: Selected years, 1992-2011
        • Figure 23-2
          Percentage distribution of 4th- and 8th-grade students across NAEP reading achievement levels: Selected years, 1992-2011
      • Mathematics Performance
        • Figure 24-1
          Average mathematics scale scores of 4th- and 8th-grade students: Selected years, 1990-2011
        • Figure 24-2
          Percentage distribution of 4th- and 8th-grade students across NAEP mathematics achievement levels: Selected years, 1990-2011
      • U.S. History, Geography, and Civics Performance
        • Figure 25-1
          Average scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students, by subject: Selected years, 1994-2010
        • Figure 25-2
          Percentage of 12th-grade students at selected NAEP achievement levels, by subject: 1994, 1998, and 2010
      • International Reading, Mathematics, and Science Proficiency
        • Figure 26-1
          Percentage of 15-year-old students on the combined reading literacy scale in the United States and OECD countries, by selected PISA proficiency levels: 2000 and 2009
        • Figure 26-2
          Percentage of 15-year-old students on the mathematics and science literacy scales in the United States and OECD countries, by selected PISA proficiency levels: 2003, 2006, and 2009
    • Student Effort, Persistence and Progress
      • Extracurricular Activities of High School Students
        • Figure 27-1
          Percentage of high school seniors who participated in various extracurricular activities, by type of activity: Selected years, 1990 through 2010
        • Figure 27-2
          Percentage of high school seniors who participated in various extracurricular activities, by college plans: 2010
      • Student Absenteeism
        • Figure 28-1
          Average NAEP reading scale scores of 12th-grade students, by the number of days of school they reported missing in the previous month: Various years, 1992-2009
        • Figure 28-2
          Percentage of 8th- and 12th-grade students, by number of days of school missed in the previous month and race/ethnicity: 2009 and 2011
      • Youth Neither in School nor Working
        • Figure 29-1
          Percentage of youth ages 16-24 who were neither enrolled in school nor working, by sex: Selected years, 1990-2011
        • Figure 29-2
          Percentage of youth ages 16-24 who were neither enrolled in school nor working, by household type and citizenship: 2011
      • Employment of High School Students
        • Figure 30-1
          Percentage of high school students age 16 years and above who were employed, by sex: Selected years, 1980 to 2010
        • Figure 30-2
          Percentage of employed high school students age 16 years and above who worked more than 15 hours per week, by selected student characteristics: 2010
      • High School Coursetaking
        • Figure 31-1
          Percentage of high school graduates who completed selected mathematics and science courses in high school: 1990 and 2009
        • Figure 31-2
          Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 12th-grade mathematics scale scores of high school graduates, by highest mathematics course taken and race/ethnicity: 2009
      • Public High School Graduation Rates
        • Figure 32-1
          Averaged freshman graduation rate for public high school students, by state or jurisdiction: School year 2008-09
        • Figure 32-2
          Averaged freshman graduation rate for public high school students: Selected school years 1990-91 through 2008-09
      • Status Dropout Rates
        • Figure 33-1
          Status dropout rates of 16- through 24-year-olds in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population, by race/ethnicity: October Current Population Survey (CPS) 1995-2010
        • Figure 33-2
          Status dropout rates of 16- through 24-year-olds in the noninstitutionalized group quarters and household population, by nativity and race/ethnicity: American Community Survey (ACS) 2010
      • Immediate Transition to College
        • Figure 34-1
          Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in 2- or 4-year colleges the October immediately following high school completion, by family income: 1975-2010
        • Figure 34-2
          Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in 2- or 4-year colleges the October immediately following high school completion, by race/ethnicity: 1975-2010
      • Postsecondary Expectations of 12th-Graders
        • Figure 35-1
          Percentage of 12th-grade students with definite plans to graduate from a 4-year college, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1990, 2000, and 2010
        • Figure 35-2
          Percentage of 12th-grade students with definite plans to graduate from a 4-year college, by parents' highest level of education: 1990, 2000, and 2010
  • Section 3: Postsecondary Education
    • Characteristics of Postsecondary Students
      • Characteristics of Undergraduate Institutions
        • Figure 36-1
          Percentage distribution of fall undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by student attendance status and control and level of institution: Fall 2010
        • Figure 36-2
          Overall annual retention rates and graduation rates within 150 percent of normal time at all 4-year degree-granting institutions, by acceptance rate: Fall 2010
      • College Student Employment
        • Figure 37-1
          Percentage of 16- to 24-year-old college students who were employed, by attendance status and hours worked per week: October 1970 through October 2010.
        • Figure 37-2
          Percentage of 16- to 24-year-old college students who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and sex: October 2010
    • Programs and Courses
      • Undergraduate Fields of Study
        • Figure 38-1
          Number of bachelor's degrees awarded by degree-granting institutions in selected fields of study: Academic years 1999-2000 and 2009-10
        • Figure 38-2
          Percentage of bachelor's degrees awarded to females by degree-granting institutions in selected fields of study: Academic year 2009-10
      • Graduate Fields of Study
        • Figure 39-1
          Number of master's degrees awarded by degree-granting institutions in selected fields of study: Academic years 1999-2000 and 2009-10
        • Figure 39-2
          Percentage of master's degrees awarded to females by degree-granting institutions in selected fields of study: Academic year 2009-10
    • Finance and Resources
      • Price of Attending an Undergraduate Institution
        • Figure 40-1
          Total cost of attending an undergraduate institution for first-time, full-time students receiving aid, by level and control of institution and living arrangement: Academic year 2010-11
        • Figure 40-2
          Average total price, grants, and net price for first-time, full-time students receiving aid at 4-year institutions, by income level: Academic year 2009-10
      • Undergraduates Grants and Loans
        • Figure 41-1
          Percentage of first-time, full-time undergraduate students receiving any financial aid at 4-year institutions, by institution control: Academic years 2006-07 through 2009-10
        • Figure 41-2
          Average amount of aid received by full-time, first-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students in financial aid programs, by institution level, control, and type of aid: Academic year 2009-10
      • Postsecondary Revenues
        • Figure 42-1
          Revenue per full-time-equivalent (FTE) student from tuition and fees for postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by institution control and level: Academic year 2009-10
        • Figure 42-2
          Percentage distribution of total revenues at postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by institution level, institution control, and source of funds: Academic year 2009-10
      • Postsecondary Expenses
        • Figure 43-1
          Expenses per FTE student at degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control of institution and purpose: Academic year 2009-10 [In constant 2010-2011 dollars]
        • Figure 43-2
          Total expenses per FTE student at 2-year and 4-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control of institution: Academic years 2004-05 and 2009-10 [In constant 2010-2011 dollars]
      • Faculty Salaries, Benefits, and Total Compensation
        • Figure 44-1
          Average salary for full-time instructional faculty on 9- and 10-month contracts at degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and level of institution: Academic year 2010-11
        • Figure 44-2
          Average total compensation for full-time instructional faculty on 9- and 10-month contracts at postsecondary degree-granting institutions: Academic years 1989-90, 1999-2000, and 2010-11 [In constant 2010-2011 dollars]
    • Completions
      • Postsecondary Graduation Rates
        • Figure 45-1
          Percentage of students seeking a bachelor's degree at 4-year institutions who completed a bachelor's degree within 6 years, by control of institution and cohort year: Starting cohort years 1996 and 2004
        • Figure 45-2
          Percentage of students seeking a bachelor's degree at 4-year institutions who completed a bachelor's degree within 6 years, by control of institution and race/ethnicity: Starting cohort year 2004
      • Degrees Conferred by Public and Private Institutions
        • Figure 46-1
          Number of degrees conferred by postsecondary degree-granting institutions and percent change, by control of institution and level of degree: Academic years 1999-2000 and 2009-10
      • Degrees Earned
        • Figure 47-1
          Number of degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Academic years 1999-2000, 2004-05, and 2009-10
        • Figure 47-2
          Percentage of degrees conferred to U.S.-resident females by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and race/ethnicity: Academic year 2009-10
      • Educational Attainment
        • Figure 48-1
          Percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds who completed at least a high school diploma or equivalency, by race/ethnicity: 1980-201
        • Figure 48-2
          Percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher, by race/ethnicity: 1980-2011
    • Economic Outcomes
      • Annual Earnings of Young Adults
        • Figure 49-1
          Median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 25-34, by educational attainment: 1995-2010
        • Figure 49-2
          Median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 25-34, by educational attainment and sex: 2010
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