Table 1.	Estimated number of participants in elementary and secondary education and in higher education: Fall 1998
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 2008
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 2008
Table 5.	Educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1980-81 to 1996-97

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 1997

Table 8.	Years of school completed by persons age 25 and over and 25 to 29, by race/ethnicity and sex: 1910 to 1997
Table 9.	Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 1997
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 18 years old and over, by state: 1990 to 1996
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 1996
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, 1997
Table 16.	Estimates of school-age resident population, by race and sex: July 1, 1970 to July 1, 1997
Table 17.	Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: 1970 to 1997
Table 18.	Families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: 1970 to 1996
Table 19.	Characteristics of families with own children under 18, by family status and race/ethnicity: 1996
Table 20.	Household income and poverty rates, by state: 1990, 1995, and 1996
Table 21.	Poverty status of persons, families, and children under 18, by race/ethnicity: 1959 to 1996

Table 22.	Average grade that the public would give the schools in their community and in the nation at large: 1974 to 1998
Table 23.	Items most frequently cited by the general public as a major problem facing the local public schools: 1970 to 1998
Table 24.	Public opinion of public and private school choice: 1989 to 1998
Table 25.	Percent of elementary and secondary school children whose parents are involved in school activities and distribution of children by average grades, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1996
Table 26.	Percent of elementary school children whose parents are involved in education-related activities, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1996
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: 1996 and 1998
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 1997-98
Table 32.	Total expenditures of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1899-1900 to 1997-98
Table 33.	Estimated total expenditures of educational institutions, by level, control of institution, and source of funds: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Table 34.	Governmental expenditures, by level of government and function: 1970-71 to 1993-94
Table 35.	Direct general expenditures of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level and state: 1994-95
Table 36.	Direct general expenditures per capita of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level and state: 1994-95
Table 37.	Gross domestic product, state and local expenditures, personal income, disposable personal income, median family income, and population: 1929 to 1997
Table 38.	Gross domestic product deflator, Consumer Price Index, education price indexes, and federal budget composite deflator: 1919 to 1998

Table 39.	Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: 1869-70 to 1995-96
Table 40.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level and state: Fall 1982 to fall 1997
Table 41.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade and state: Fall 1996
Table 42.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade and state: Fall 1995
Table 43.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1982 to fall 1996
Table 44.	Average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1995-96
Table 45.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race or ethnicity and state: Fall 1986 and fall 1996
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 1997
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.	Number of hours children age 5 and under spend in center-based programs, by child and maternal characteristics, and household income: 1995
Table 52.	Public school pupils transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: 1929-30 to 1995-96
Table 53.	Children 0 to 21 years old served in federally supported programs for the disabled, by type of disability: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Table 54.	Percentage distribution of disabled persons 3 to 21 years old receiving education services for the disabled, by age group and educational environment: 1995-96
Table 55.	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 56.	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 1996-97
Table 57.	Enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public and private schools compared with population 14 to 17 years of age: 1889-90 to fall 1997
Table 58.	Enrollment in foreign language courses compared with enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public secondary schools: Fall 1948 to fall 1994
Table 59.	Student participation in school programs and services, by control, level of school, and type of community: 1993-94

Table 60.	Private elementary and secondary enrollment, teachers, and schools, by selected characteristics: Fall 1995
Table 61.	Private elementary and secondary staff and student/staff ratios, by level and orientation of school: 1993-94
Table 62.	Private elementary and secondary enrollment and schools, by amount of tuition, level, and orientation of school: 1993-94
Table 63.	Summary statistics on Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: 1919-20 to 1997-98
Table 64.	Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Fall 1995

Table 65.	Public and private elementary and secondary teachers and pupil/teacher ratios, by level: Fall 1955 to fall 1998
Table 66.	Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state: Fall 1992 to fall 1997
Table 67.	Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1991 to fall 1996
Table 68.	Teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94
Table 69.	Highest degree earned, number of years teaching experience, and average class size for teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1993-94
Table 70.	Selected characteristics of public school teachers: Spring 1961 to spring 1996
Table 71.	Public secondary school teachers, by subject taught: Spring 1966 to spring 1996
Table 72.	Percent of vocational and nonvocational public school teachers of grades 9 to 12, by selected demographic and educational characteristics: 1993-94
Table 73.	Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected school and teacher characteristics: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Table 74.	Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94
Table 75.	Opinions of public school teachers on the overall quality of education that students received at their school, by selected characteristics: 1987 and 1997
Table 76.	Percent of public school teachers who reported opinions on various aspects of their schools: 1987 and 1997
Table 77.	Percent of public school students who reported various levels of parental/guardian involvement in their education, by selected student characteristics: 1997
Table 78.	Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: 1959-60 to 1997-98
Table 79.	Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1997-98
Table 80.	Minimum and average teacher salaries, by state: 1990-91, 1995-96, and 1996-97
Table 81.	Average annual salary of instructional staff in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1939-40 to 1997-98
Table 82.	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 1997-98
Table 83.	Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by functional area: 1949-50 to fall 1996
Table 84.	Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state: Fall 1996
Table 85.	Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state: Fall 1995
Table 86.	Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1990 to fall 1996
Table 87.	Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by Fall 1990 to fall 1996
Table 88.	Principals in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94

Table 89.	Public elementary and secondary students, schools, pupil/teacher ratios, and finances, by type of locale: 1995 and 1996
Table 90.	Public school districts and public and private elementary and secondary schools: 1929-30 to 1996-97
Table 91.	Public school districts and enrollment, by size of district: 1988-89 to 1996-97
Table 92.	Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by state and type of agency: 1995-96 and 1996-97
Table 93.	Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, graduates and dropouts in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 pupils, by state: 1989 and 1996
Table 94.	Revenues and expenditures of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 pupils, by state: 1994-95
Table 95.	Enrollment of the 130 largest public school districts: Fall 1996
Table 96.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type of school: 1967-68 to 1996-97
Table 97.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and size of school: 1996-97
Table 98.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and state: 1990-91 to 1996-97
Table 99.	Public elementary schools, by grade span and average school size, by state: 1996-97
Table 100.	Public secondary schools, by grade span and average school size, by state: 1996-97

Table 101.	High school graduates compared with population 17 years of age, by sex and control of school: 1869-70 to 1997-98
Table 102.	Public high school graduates, by state: 1969-70 to 1997-98
Table 103.	High school graduates and dropouts in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state: 1995-96
Table 104.	General Educational Development (GED) credentials issued, and number and age of test takers: United States and outlying areas, 1971 to 1996
Table 105.	Percent of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 to 24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity: April 1960 to October 1997
Table 106.	Percent of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 6 to 34 years old, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: October 1970 to October 1997
Table 107.	Students with disabilities exiting the educational system, by age, type of disability, and basis of exit: United States and outlying areas, 1993-94 and 1994-95
Table 108.	Postsecondary education and employment status, wages earned, and living arrangements of special education students out of secondary school up to 3 years: 1990

Table 109.	Average student proficiency in reading, by age and selected characteristics of students: 1971 to 1996
Table 110.	Student proficiency in reading, by percentile and age: 1971 to 1996
Table 111.	Student proficiency in reading, by age, amount of time spent on homework and reading habits: 1984, 1994, and 1996
Table 112.	Percent of students at or above selected reading proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity and age: 1971 to 1996
Table 113.	Average proficiency in reading for 4th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics, region, and state: 1994
Table 114.	Percentage distribution of 4th-graders in public schools, by time spent on homework and television viewing each day: 1992 and 1996
Table 115.	Average writing performance of 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-graders, by selected characteristics of students: 1984 to 1996
Table 116.	Student values and attitudes toward writing, by grade level: 1984, 1990, 1992, and 1994
Table 117.	Percent of students at or above selected history proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 1994
Table 118.	Average student proficiency in geography and U.S. history, by student characteristics: 1994
Table 119.	Percent of students at or above selected geography proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 1994
Table 120.	Average mathematics proficiency, by age and by selected characteristics of students: 1973 to 1996
Table 121.	Percent of students at or above selected mathematics proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, control of school, and age: and age: 1978 to 1996
Table 122.	Mathematics attainment for 8th-graders in public schools, by region and state: 1996
Table 123.	Mathematics attainment for 4th-graders in public schools, by region and state: 1996
Table 124.	Selected characteristics of 8th-grade students in public schools, by region and state: 1992
Table 125.	Mathematics proficiency of 17-year-olds, by highest mathematics course taken, sex, and race/ethnicity: 1978 to 1996
Table 126.	Percent of students at or above selected science proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, control of school, and age: 1977 to 1996
Table 127.	Average proficiency in science for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics and state: 1996
Table 128.	Average science proficiency, by age and by selected characteristics of students: 1970 to 1996
Table 129.	Twelfth graders' achievement on history, mathematics, reading, and science tests: 1992
Table 130.	Performance of 8th-grade students in music, theatre, and visual arts, by selected characteristics of students: 1997
Table 131.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by race/ethnicity: 1987, 1996, and 1997
Table 132.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages for college-bound high school seniors, by sex: 1966-67 to 1997-98
Table 133.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by selected student characteristics: 1996 and 1997
Table 134.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by state: 1987 to 1997
Table 135.	American College Testing (ACT) score averages, by sex: 1970 to 1997
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 12th-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-, 10th-, and 12th-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.	Percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 who reported experience with drugs and violence on school property, by race/ethnicity, grade, and sex: 1995 and 1997
Table 149.	Percent of 12- to 17-year-olds reporting drug use during the past 30 days and the past year: 1982 to 1996
Table 150.	Percent of high school seniors reporting drug use, by type of drug and frequency of use: 1975 to 1997
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 12th-graders' attendance patterns, by selected student and school characteristics: 1990 and 1992
Table 154.	State requirements for high school graduation, in Carnegie units: 1993 and 1996
Table 155.	States using minimum-competency testing, by government level setting standards, grade levels assessed, and expected uses of standards: 1995-96
Table 156.	States requiring testing for initial certification of teachers, by authorization, year enacted, year effective, and test used: 1990 and 1998

Table 157.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: 1919-20 to 1995-96
Table 158.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state: 1995-96
Table 159.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state: 1994-95
Table 160.	Funds and staff for state education agencies, by source of funding and state: 1992-93
Table 161.	Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: 1919-20 to 1995-96
Table 162.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and subfunction: 1990-91 to 1995-96
Table 163.	Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state: 1994-95 and 1995-96
Table 164.	Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state: 1969-70 to 1997-98
Table 165.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1995-96
Table 166.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1994-95
Table 167.	Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1959-60 to 1995-96
Table 168.	Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1995-96
Table 169.	Total and current expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: 1919-20 to 1997-98

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Table 375.	Percent of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting drug use during the past 30 days and the past year: 1982 to 1996
Table 376.	Percent of 1972, 1982, and 1992 high school seniors who felt that certain life values were "very important," by sex: 1972 to 1994
Table 377.	Labor force participation of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest level of education: 1997
Table 378.	Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment and sex: 1997
Table 379.	Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest degree attained: 1995, 1996, and 1997
Table 380.	Median annual income of year-round full-time workers 25 years old and over, by level of education completed and sex: 1989 to 1997
Table 381.	Total annual money income and median income of persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment and sex: 1996
Table 382.	College enrollment and labor force status of 1996 and 1997 high school graduates, by sex and race/ethnicity: October 1996 and October 1997

Table 383.	Labor force status of 1979-80 to 1996-97 high school dropouts, by sex and race/ethnicity: October 1980 to October 1997
Table 384.	Employment of 12th-graders, by selected student characteristics: 1992
Table 385.	Full-time employment status of bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1976 to 1991
Table 386.	Employment status of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field of study and occupational area: 1994
Table 387.	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 388.	Average annual salary of bachelor's degree recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1976 to 1994
Table 389.	Participation of young adults in voluntary or community service activities, by selected characteristics: 1992 to 1994
Table 390.	Literacy skills of adults, 16 years old and over, by selected characteristics: 1992

Table 415.	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 416.	Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by level and enrollment size of school: 1993-94
Table 417.	Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by state: 1993-94
Table 418.	Percent of public and private schools having access to selected telecommunication capability by location of access site and control of school: 1995
Table 419.	Percent of public schools and school classrooms having access to the Internet, by school characteristics: 1994 to 1998
Table 420.	General statistics of college and university libraries: 1974-75 to 1994-95
Table 421.	Selected statistics on the collections, staff, and operating expenditures of 60 large college and university libraries: 1994
Table 422.	General statistics of public libraries, by population of legal service area: 1995
Table 423.	Public libraries, books and serial volumes, library visits, and reference transactions, by state: 1995

Table 424.	Percent of workers, 18 years old and over, using computers on the job, by selected characteristics and computer activities: October 1993 and October 1997
Table 425.	Access to home computers, by selected characteristics of students and other users: October 1997
Table 426.	Percent of home computer users using specific applications, by selected characteristics: October 1997
Table 427.	Percent of student home computer users using specific applications, by selected characteristics: October 1997
Table 428.	Student use of computers, by level of instruction and selected characteristics: 1984 to 1997