| Figure 30. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for the pupil/teacher ratios in elementary and secondary schools, by control of school: Fall 1992 through fall 2017 |
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NOTE: Private school numbers for some years are estimated based on data from the Private School Universe Survey. The pupil/teacher ratios were
derived from tables 1 and 32. Teachers reported in full-time equivalents. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Mean absolute
percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A2, appendix A. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/ Secondary Education,” 1992–93 through 2005–06; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), selected years, 1993–94 through 2005–06; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2005; and Elementary and Secondary Teacher Model, 1973–2004. (This figure was prepared December 2007.) |
