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Indicator List

Elementary and Secondary Education

The indicators, compiled from the 2003-2012 editions of The Condition of Education, are organized by subject area. Therefore, the indicator numbers are not sequential.Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the pdfs. For more information and to download a free copy of this program, visit the Adobe website.

Current VolumePast Volumes
School Characteristics and Climate
12-2012Characteristics of Elementary and Secondary Schools875 KB
13-2012Concentration of Students Eligible for Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch903 KB
14-2012School Crime and Safety853 KB
15-2012Distance Education in Public High Schools836 KB
16-2012Public High School Retention Rates857 KB
17-2012Characteristics of Full-Time Teachers892 KB
18-2012Characteristics of School Principals856 KB
27-2011Characteristics of Public Schools323 KB
26-2009Racial/Ethnic Concentration in Public Schools233 KB
30-2011Rates of School Crime358 KB
28-2010Newly Hired Teachers752 KB
32-2011Teacher Turnover: Stayers, Leavers and Movers492 KB
34-2011Principal Turnover: Stayers, Leavers and Movers436 KB
30-2010Public School Staff780 KB
31-2010Student Teacher Ratios in Public Schools723 KB
29-2009International Teacher Comparisons235 KB
37-2010Pay Incentives for Teachers739 KB
Finance
19-2012Public School Revenue Sources1812 KB
20-2012Public School Expenditures855 KB
21-2012Variations in Instruction Expenditures835 KB
22-2012Education Expenditures by Country836 KB
36-2010Public School Expenditures by District Poverty707 KB
Assessments
23-2012Reading Performance898 KB
24-2012Mathematics Performance965 KB
25-2012U.S. History, Geography, and Civics Performance890 KB
26-2012International Reading, Mathematics, and Science Proficiency963 KB
8-2005Children's Skills and Proficiency in Reading and Mathematics Through Grade 3232 KB
3-2009Knowledge and Skills of Young Children297 KB
11-2011Reading Achievement Gaps437 KB
13-2011Mathematics Achievement Gaps405 KB
14-2011Science Performance348 KB
14-2008Writing Performance of Students in Grades 8 and 12220 KB
15-2008Economics Performance of Students in Grade 12227 KB
13-2010Reading and Mathematics Score Trends459 KB
14-2010Achievement in the Arts737 KB
15-2006Poverty and Student Mathematics Achievement178 KB
16-2007Reading and Mathematics Achievement at 5th Grade375 KB
18-2008International Comparisons of Reading Literacy in Grade 4265 KB
15-2009International Trends in Mathematics Performance240 KB
15-2010International Mathematics Content788 KB
16-2009International Trends in Science Performance218 KB
15-2011International Reading Literacy537 KB
16-2011International Mathematics and Science Literacy597 KB
16-2010International Science Content787 KB
Student Effort, Persistence and Progress
27-2012Extracurricular Activities of High School Students872 KB
28-2012Student Absenteeism851 KB
29-2012Youth Neither in School nor Working847 KB
30-2012Employment of High School Students830 KB
31-2012High School Coursetaking995 KB
32-2012Public High School Graduation Rates1798 KB
33-2012Status Dropout Rates862 KB
34-2012Immediate Transition to College943 KB
35-2012Postsecondary Expectations of 12th-Graders520 KB
21-2007Time Spent on Homework252 KB
18-2009Grade Retention224 KB
22-2008Students With Disabilities Exiting School With a Regular Diploma215 KB
28-2009School Discipline204 KB
29-2007Afterschool Activities281 KB
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