State Comparisons of Education Statistics

Download or read book State Comparisons of Education Statistics written by Thomas D. Snyder and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1998 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information on elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher learning aggregated at a state level is presented. The report contains a wide array of statistical data ranging from enrollments and enrollment ratios to teacher salaries and institutional finances. The state-level statistics most frequently requested from the National Center for Education Statistics are included. The analytical tables draw on information available in the "Digest of Education Statistics, 1997" and other material. The first section of the report provides tables of data on the context of education in the states. These tables include information such as educational attainment, population statistics, income and poverty rates, and limited English proficiency. The second section of tables contains information on elementary and secondary education, with data on enrollment, the numbers of teachers and staff, the number of schools, and revenues and expenditures. Similar information is provided in the third section for postsecondary education including vocational and technical education. A guide to data sources is included. (Contains 21 figures and 92 tables.) (SLD)