Digest of Education Statistics-1997 Digest Figures Directory

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Chapter 1. All Levels of Education

Figure 1.	The structure of education in the United States
Figure 2.	Enrollment and total expenditures in current and constant dollars, by level of education: 1960-61 to 1996-97
Figure 3.	Years of school completed by persons 25 years old and over: 1940 to 1996
Figure 4.	Years of school completed by persons 25 to 29 years of age: 1940 to 1996
Figure 5.	Highest level of education attained by persons 25 years and older: March 1996
Figure 6.	Items most frequently cited by the public as a major problem facing the local public schools: 1980 to 1996

Chapter 2. Elementary and Secondary Education

Figure 7.	Preprimary enrollment of 3- to 5-year-olds, by attendance status: October 1970 to October 1996
Figure 8.	Enrollment, number of teachers, pupil/teacher ratios, and expenditures in public schools: 1960-61 to 1996-97
Figure 9.	Percentage change in public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state: Fall 1991 to fall 1996
Figure 10.	Average annual salary for public elementary and secondary school teachers: 1969-70 to 1996-97
Figure 11.	Sources of revenue for public elementary and secondary schools: 1970-71 to 1994-95
Figure 12.	Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools: 1970-71 to 1996-97

Chapter 3. Postsecondary Education

Figure 13.	Enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in institutions of higher education: 1960-61 to 1996-97
Figure 14.	Percentage change in total enrollment of institutions of higher education, by state: Fall 1990 to fall 1995
Figure 15.	Enrollment in institutions of higher education, by age: Fall 1970 to fall 2007
Figure 16.	Full-time-equivalent students per staff member in public and private institutions of higher education: 1976 and 1993
Figure 17.	Trends in bachelor's degrees conferred in selected fields of study: 1984-85, 1989-90, and 1994-95
Figure 18.	Sources of current-fund revenue for public institutions of higher education: 1994-95
Figure 19.	Sources of current-fund revenue for private institutions of higher education: 1994-95

Chapter 4. Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities

Figure 20.	Federal on-budget funds for education, by agency: Fiscal year 1997
Figure 21.	Federal on-budget funds for education, by level or other educational purpose: 1965 to 1997
Figure 22.	Department of Education outlays, by type of recipient: Fiscal year 1997

Chapter 5. Outcomes of Education

Figure 23.	Labor force participation of persons 16 years old and over, by age and highest level of education: 1996
Figure 24.	Unemployment rates of persons 25 years old and over, by highest degree attained: 1996
Figure 25.	Labor force status of 1995-96 high school dropouts and graduates not enrolled in college: October 1996
Figure 26.	Median annual income of persons with income 25 years old and over, by highest degree attained and sex: 1995
Figure 27.	Salaries of recent bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field: 1987, 1991, and 1994

Chapter 6. International Comparisons of Education

Figure 28.	Percentage change in enrollment, by area of the world and level of education: 1980 to 1994
Figure 29.	Public expenditures for education as a percentage of gross national product: Selected countries, 1993
Figure 30.	Bachelor's degree recipients as a percent of population for selected countries, by sex: 1994
Figure 31.	Nations' average mathematics performance compared to the United States: 1995
Figure 32.	Nations' average science performance compared to the United States: 1995

Chapter 7. Learning Resources and Technology

Percent of all public schools having or expecting Internet access between fall 1994 and 2000