Table 1.	Estimated number of participants in elementary and secondary education and in higher education: Fall 1997
Table 2.	Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Fall 1980 to fall 2005
Table 3.	Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and by control of institution: 1869-70 to fall 2007
Table 4.	Teachers in elementary and secondary schools, and senior instructional staff in institutions of higher education, by control of institution: Fall 1970 to fall 2007
Table 5.	Educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1978-79 to 1995-96

Table 6.	Percent of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by age: April 1940 to October 1997
Table 7.	Percent of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by race/ethnicity, sex, and age: October 1975 to October 1996

Table 8.	Years of school completed by persons age 25 and over and 25 to 29, by race/ethnicity and sex: 1910 to 1996
Table 9.	Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 1996
Table 10.	Number of persons age 18 and over who hold a bachelor's or higher degree, by field of study, sex, race, and age: Spring 1993
Table 11.	Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, by state: April 1990
Table 12.	Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, by state and race/ethnicity: April 1990
Table 13.	Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, for the 25 largest states: March 1995
Table 14.	Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, for the 15 largest metropolitan areas: March 1995

Table 15.	Estimates of resident population, by age group: July 1, 1970 to July 1, 1996
Table 16.	Estimates of school-age resident population, by race and sex: July 1, 1970 to July 1, 1996
Table 17.	Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: 1970 to 1996

Table 18.	Families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: 1970 to 1995
Table 19.	Characteristics of families with own children under 18, by family status and race/ethnicity: 1995
Table 20.	Household income and poverty rates, by state: 1990, 1994, and 1995
Table 21.	Poverty status of persons, families, and children under 18, by race/ethnicity: 1959 to 1995

Table 22.	Average grade that the public would give the schools in their community and in the nation at large: 1974 to 1995
Table 23.	Items most frequently cited by the general public as a major problem facing the local public schools: 1970 to 1996
Table 24.	Public opinion of public and private school choice: 1989 to 1996
Table 25.	Parental involvement in 8th graders' school-related activities, by selected parental characteristics: 1988
Table 26.	Teachers' opinions about the most important goals for education, by type and control of school: 1990-91
Table 27.	Teachers' perceptions about serious problems in their schools, by type and control of school: 1990-91 and 1993-94
Table 28.	Teachers' perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by type and control of school: 1993-94
Table 29.	Public's level of confidence in various institutions: 1994 and 1996

Table 30.	Percentage of households contributing to education and other charitable organizations and average annual donation, by type of charity: 1989, 1991, 1993, and 1995
Table 31.	Total expenditures of educational institutions related to the gross domestic product, by level of institution: 1959-60 to 1996-97
Table 32.	Total expenditures of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1899-1900 to 1996-97
Table 33.	Estimated total expenditures of educational institutions, by level, control of institution, and source of funds: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Table 34.	Governmental expenditures, by level of government and function: 1970-71 to 1992-93
Table 35.	Direct general expenditures of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level and state: 1992-93
Table 36.	Direct general expenditures per capita of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level and state: 1992-93
Table 37.	Gross domestic product, state and local expenditures, personal income, disposable personal income, median family income, and population: 1929 to 1996
Table 38.	Gross domestic product deflator, Consumer Price Index, education price indexes, and federal budget composite deflator: 1919 to 1997

Table 39.	Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: 1869-70 to 1994-95
Table 40.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level and state: Fall 1981 to fall 1996
Table 41.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade and state: Fall 1995
Table 42.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade and state: Fall 1994
Table 43.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1981 to fall 1995
Table 44.	Average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1994-95
Table 45.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race or ethnicity and state: Fall 1986 and fall 1995
Table 46.	Enrollment of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in preprimary programs, by level and control of program and by attendance status: October 1965 to October 1996
Table 47.	Children of prekindergarten through second grade age, by enrollment status, maternal characteristics, and household income: 1991, 1993, and 1995
Table 48.	Percent of public school kindergarten teachers indicating the importance of various factors for kindergarten readiness: Spring 1993
Table 49.	Child care arrangements of preschool children, by age and household characteristics: 1991 and 1995
Table 50.	Participation of public kindergarten children in selected activities 5 days a week, by length and size of class and teacher preparation: Spring 1993
Table 51.	Public school pupils transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: 1929-30 to 1994-95
Table 52.	Children 0 to 21 years old served in federally supported programs for the disabled, by type of disability: 1976-77 to 1995-96
Table 53.	Percentage distribution of disabled persons 3 to 21 years old receiving education services for the disabled, by age group and educational environment: 1994-95
Table 54.	State legislation on gifted and talented programs and number and percent of students receiving services in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1993-94 and 1995-96
Table 55.	Number of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, State Operated Programs, by age group and state: 1990-91 to 1995-96
Table 56.	Enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public and private schools compared with population 14 to 17 years of age: 1889-90 to fall 1996
Table 57.	Enrollment in foreign language courses compared with enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public secondary schools: Fall 1948 to fall 1994
Table 58.	Student participation in school programs and services, by control, level of school, and type of community: 1993-94

Table 59.	Private elementary and secondary enrollment and schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94
Table 60.	Private elementary and secondary staff and student-staff ratios, by level and orientation of school: 1993-94
Table 61.	Private elementary and secondary enrollment and schools, by amount of tuition, level, and orientation of school: 1993-94
Table 62.	Summary statistics on Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: 1919-20 to 1996-97
Table 63.	Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Fall 1993

Table 64.	Public and private elementary and secondary teachers and pupil-teacher ratios, by level: Fall 1955 to fall 1997
Table 65.	Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state: Fall 1991 to fall 1996
Table 66.	Teachers, enrollment, and pupil-teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1990 to fall 1995
Table 67.	Teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94
Table 68.	Highest degree earned and number of years teaching experience for teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1993-94
Table 69.	Selected characteristics of public school teachers: Spring 1961 to spring 1996
Table 70.	Public secondary school teachers, by subject taught: Spring 1966 to spring 1996
Table 71.	Percent of vocational and nonvocational public school teachers of grades 9 to 12, by selected demographic and educational characteristics: 1993-94
Table 72.	Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected school and teacher characteristics: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Table 73.	Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94
Table 74.	Public school students' ratings of the quality of teachers and parental and community support for their schools, by school location and students' race/ethnicity (in percent): 1996
Table 75.	Percent of students who give the teachers in their school grades "A" or "B" for their teaching skills, by school location and student's race/ethnicity: 1996
Table 76.	Percent of public school students' interest in a career in education, by student characteristics: 1996
Table 77.	Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: 1959-60 to 1996-97
Table 78.	Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1996-97
Table 79.	Minimum and average teacher salaries, by state: 1990-91, 1993-94, and 1995-96
Table 80.	Average annual salary of instructional staff in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1939-40 to 1996-97
Table 81.	Estimated average annual salary of instructional staff in public elementary and secondary schools and average annual earnings of full-time employees in all industries: 1929-30 to 1996-97
Table 82.	Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by functional area: 1949-50 to fall 1995
Table 83.	Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state: Fall 1995
Table 84.	Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state: Fall 1994
Table 85.	Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1989 to fall 1995
Table 86.	Staff, enrollment, and pupil-staff ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1989 to fall 1995
Table 87.	Principals in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94

Table 88.	Public elementary and secondary students, schools, pupil-teacher ratios, and finances, by type of locale: 1995
Table 89.	Public school districts and public and private elementary and secondary schools: 1929-30 to 1995-96
Table 90.	Public school districts and enrollment, by size of district: 1988-89 to 1995-96
Table 91.	Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by state and type of agency: 1995-96
Table 92.	Selected statistics for public school districts enrolling more than 20,000 pupils, by state: 1995-96
Table 93.	Enrollment of the 130 largest public school districts: Fall 1995
Table 94.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type of school: 1967-68 to 1995-96
Table 95.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and size of school: 1995-96
Table 96.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and state: 1990-91 to 1995-96
Table 97.	Public elementary schools, by grade span and average school size, by state: 1995-96
Table 98.	Public secondary schools, by grade span and average school size, by state: 1995-96

Table 99.	High school graduates compared with population 17 years of age, by sex and control of school: 1869-70 to 1996-97
Table 100.	Public high school graduates, by state: 1969-70 to 1996-97
Table 101.	High school graduates and dropouts in public elementary and secondary schools, by race or ethnicity and state: 1994-95
Table 102.	General Educational Development (GED) credentials issued, and number and age of test takers: United States and outlying areas, 1971 to 1995
Table 103.	Percent of high school dropouts among persons 16 to 24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity: April 1960 to October 1996
Table 104.	Percent of high school dropouts among persons 16 to 34 years old, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: October 1970 to October 1996
Table 105.	Students with disabilities exiting the educational system, by age, type of disability, and basis of exit: United States and outlying areas, 1991-92 and 1993-94
Table 106.	Postsecondary education and employment status, wages earned, and living arrangements of special education students out of secondary school up to 3 years: 1990

Table 107.	Average student proficiency in reading, by age and selected characteristics of students: 1971 to 1996
Table 108.	Student proficiency in reading, by percentile and age: 1971 to 1996
Table 109.	Student proficiency in reading, by age, amount of time spent on homework and reading habits: 1984, 1994, and 1996
Table 110.	Percent of students at or above selected reading proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity and age: 1971 to 1996
Table 111.	Average proficiency in reading for 4th graders in public schools, by selected characteristics, region, and state: 1994
Table 112.	Percentage distribution of 4th graders in public schools, by time spent on homework and television viewing each day: 1992 and 1996
Table 113.	Average writing performance of 4th, 8th, and 11th graders, by selected characteristics of students: 1984 to 1996
Table 114.	Student values and attitudes toward writing, by grade level: 1984, 1990, 1992, and 1994
Table 115.	Percent of students at or above selected history proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 1994
Table 116.	Average student proficiency in geography and U.S. history, by student characteristics: 1994
Table 117.	Percent of students at or above selected geography proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 1994
Table 118.	Average mathematics proficiency, by age and by selected characteristics of students: 1973 to 1996
Table 119.	Percent of students at or above selected mathematics proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, control of school, and age: 1978 to 1996
Table 120.	Average proficiency in mathematics content areas for 8th graders in public schools, by region and state: 1996
Table 121.	Average proficiency in mathematics content areas for 4th graders in public schools, by region and state: 1996
Table 122.	Selected characteristics of 8th grade students in public schools, by region and state: 1992
Table 123.	Mathematics proficiency of 17-year-olds, by highest mathematics course taken, sex, and race/ethnicity: 1978, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996
Table 124.	Percent of students at or above selected science proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, control of school, and age: 1977 to 1996
Table 125.	Average proficiency in science for 8th graders in public schools, by selected characteristics and state: 1996
Table 126.	Average science proficiency, by age and by selected characteristics of students: 1970 to 1996
Table 127.	Twelfth graders' achievement on history, mathematics, reading, and science tests: 1992
Table 128.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by race/ethnicity: 1975-76 to 1994-95
Table 129.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages for college-bound high school seniors, by sex: 1966-67 to 1996-97
Table 130.	Distribution of Scholastic Assessment Test scores, by sex of student: 1975-76 to 1994-95
Table 131.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by intended area of study: 1977-78 to 1994-95
Table 132.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by class rank: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Table 133.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by state: 1974-75 to 1994-95
Table 134.	American College Testing (ACT) score averages, by sex: 1967 to 1996
Table 135.	Percent of high school seniors reporting they were in general, college preparatory, and vocational programs, by student characteristics: 1982 and 1992
Table 136.	Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1994
Table 137.	Average number of Carnegie units earned by public school graduates in vocational education courses, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1994
Table 138.	Percentage of high school graduates taking selected, mathematics and science courses in high school, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1982 to 1994
Table 139.	Percent of high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of academic courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1982 to 1994

Table 140.	Reasons given by twelfth graders for taking current mathematics and science classes, by selected student and school characteristics: 1992
Table 141.	Expected occupations of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders at age 30, by selected student and school characteristics: 1988, 1990, and 1992
Table 142.	Eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders' attitudes about school climate, by student and school characteristics: 1988, 1990, and 1992
Table 143.	Percentage of 3- to 5-year-olds who were read to every day in the last week by a family member: 1993, 1995, and 1996
Table 144.	Participation of 10th and 12th graders in extracurricular activities, by selected student characteristics: 1990 and 1992
Table 145.	Percent of high school seniors who plan to go to college after graduation, by student characteristics: 1982 and 1992
Table 146.	Percent of high school seniors who say they engage in various activities, by student characteristics: 1982 and 1992
Table 147.	Percent of high school seniors who participate in selected school-sponsored extracurricular activities, by student characteristics: 1980 and 1992
Table 148.	Percent of high school students in grades 9 through 12 who reported experience with drugs and violence on school property, by race/ethnicity, grade, and sex: 1993 and 1995
Table 149.	Percent of 12- to 17-year-olds reporting drug use during the past 30 days and the past year: 1979 to 1995
Table 150.	Percent of high school seniors reporting drug use, by type of drug and frequency of use: 1975 to 1996
Table 151.	Percent of students (grades 7 to 12) who feel that certain problems are very serious: 1996

Table 152.	Ages for compulsory school attendance, special education services for students, policies for kindergarten programs, and year-round schools, by state: 1997 and 1995
Table 153.	Tenth and twelfth graders' attendance patterns, by selected student and school characteristics: 1990 and 1992
Table 154.	Twelfth graders who agree or strongly agree with statements about their school: 1992
Table 155.	State requirements for high school graduation, in Carnegie units: 1993 and 1996
Table 156.	States using minimum-competency testing, by government level setting standards, grade levels assessed, and expected uses of standards: 1995-96
Table 157.	States requiring testing for initial certification of teachers, by authorization, year enacted, year effective, and test used: 1987 and 1990 and 1996

Table 158.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: 1919-20 to 1994-95
Table 159.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state: 1994-95
Table 160.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state: 1993-94
Table 161.	Funds and staff for state education agencies, by source of funding and state: 1992-93
Table 162.	Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: 1919-20 to 1994-95
Table 163.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and subfunction: 1989-90 to 1994-95
Table 164.	Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state: 1993-94 and 1994-95
Table 165.	Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state: 1969-70 to 1996-97
Table 166.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1994-95
Table 167.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1993-94
Table 168.	Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1959-60 to 1994-95
Table 169.	Total and current expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: 1919-20 to 1996-97

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Table 373.	Percent of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting drug use during the past 30 days and the past year: 1979 to 1995
Table 374.	Percent of 1972, 1982, and 1992 high school seniors who felt that certain life values were "very important," by sex: 1972 to 1994
Table 375.	Labor force participation of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest level of education: 1996
Table 376.	Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment and sex: 1996
Table 377.	Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest degree attained: 1994, 1995 and 1996
Table 378.	Median annual income of year-round full-time workers 25 years old and over, by level of education completed and sex: 1989 to 1995
Table 379.	Total annual money income and median income of persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment and sex: 1995
Table 380.	College enrollment and labor force status of 1995 and 1996 high school graduates 16 to 24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity: October 1995 and October 1996

Table 381.	Labor force status of 1979-80 to 1995-96 high school dropouts 16 to 24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity: October 1980 to October 1996
Table 382.	Employment of 12th graders, by selected student characteristics: 1992
Table 383.	Full-time employment status of bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1976 to 1991
Table 384.	Employment status of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field of study and occupational area: 1994
Table 385.	Percentage of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients pursuing further education within one year after graduation, by type of enrollment and undergraduate major: April 1994
Table 386.	Average annual salary of bachelor's degree recipients employed full-time 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1976 to 1994
Table 387.	Participation of young adults in voluntary or community service activities, by selected characteristics: 1992 to 1994
Table 388.	Literacy skills of adults, 16 years old and over, by selected characteristics: 1992

Table 411.	Percentage of school library/media centers that offered selected services and equipment, and library/media center expenditures, by control and level of school: 1993-94
Table 412.	Selected statistics on of public school library/media centers, by level and enrollment size of school: 1993-94
Table 413.	Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by state: 1993-94
Table 414.	Percent of public and private schools having access to selected telecommunication capabilities, by location of access site and level of school: 1995
Table 415.	Percent of public schools and school classrooms having access to the Internet, by school characteristics: 1994, 1995 and 1996
Table 416.	General statistics of college and university libraries: 1974-75 to 1994-95
Table 417.	Selected statistics on the collections, staff, and operating expenditures of 60 large college and university libraries: 1994
Table 418.	General statistics of public libraries, by population of legal service area: 1994
Table 419.	Public libraries, books and serial volumes, library visits, and reference transactions, by state: 1994

Table 420.	Percent of workers, 18 years old and over, using computers on the job, by selected characteristics and computer activities: October 1993
Table 421.	Access to and use of home computers, by selected characteristics of students and other users: October 1993
Table 422.	Student use of computers, by level of instruction and selected characteristics: October 1984, 1989, and 1993