Table 1.	Estimated number of participants in elementary and secondary education and in degree-granting institutions: Fall 2000
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 2010
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 2010
Table 5.	Educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1980-81 to 1998-99

Table 6.	Percent of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by age: April 1940 to October 1999
Table 7.	Percent of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by race/ethnicity, sex, and age: October 1975 to 1999

Table 8.	Years of school completed by persons age 25 and over and 25 to 29, by race/ethnicity and sex: 1910 to 1999
Table 9.	Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 1999
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 1998
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 1998
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, 1999
Table 16.	Estimates of school-age resident population, by race and sex: July 1, 1970 to July 1, 1999
Table 17.	Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: 1970 to 1999

Table 18.	Families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: 1970 to 1998
Table 19.	Characteristics of families with own children under 18, by family status and race/ethnicity: 1998
Table 20.	Household income and poverty rates, by state: 1990 and 1997-98
Table 21.	Poverty status of persons, families, and children under 18, by race/ethnicity: 1959 to 1998

Table 22.	Average grade that the public would give the schools in their community 1974 to 1999
Table 23.	Items most frequently cited by the general public as a major problem facing the local public schools: 1970 to 1999
Table 24.	Public opinion of public and private school choice: 1989 to 1999
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: 1929-30 to 1999-2000
Table 32.	Total expenditures of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1899-1900 to 1999-2000
Table 33.	Governmental expenditures, by level of government and function: 1970-71 to 1994-95
Table 34.	Direct general expenditures of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level and state: 1995-96
Table 35.	Direct general expenditures per capita of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level and state: 1995-96
Table 36.	Gross domestic product, state and local expenditures, personal income, disposable personal income, median family income, and population: 1929 to 1999
Table 37.	Gross domestic product deflator, Consumer Price Index, education price indexes, and federal budget composite deflator: 1919 to 2000

Table 38.	Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: 1869–70 to 1997–98
Table 39.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level and state: Fall 1984 to fall 1999
Table 40.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade and state: Fall 1998
Table 41.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade and state: Fall 1997
Table 42.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1984 to fall 1998
Table 43.	Average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1997-98
Table 44.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state: Fall 1986 and fall 1998
Table 45.	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 1999
Table 46.	Children of prekindergarten through second grade age, by enrollment status, maternal characteristics, and household income: 1991, 1995, and 1999
Table 47.	Percent of public school kindergarten teachers indicating the importance of various factors for kindergarten readiness: Spring 1993
Table 48.	Child care arrangements of preschool children, by age, race/ethnicity, and household income: 1991, 1995, and 1999
Table 49.	Participation of public kindergarten children in selected activities 5 days a week, by length and size of class and teacher preparation: Spring 1993
Table 50.	General knowledge, reading, and mathematics scores and classroom behavior of kindergarten students, by child and family characteristics: Fall 1998
Table 51.	Percentage distribution of preschool children under 6 years old, by type of primary nonparental care arrangement, and average hours in center-based programs, by child and family characteristics: 1995
Table 52.	Public school pupils transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: 1929-30 to 1997-98
Table 53.	Children 0 to 21 years old served in federally supported programs for the disabled, by type of disability: 1976-77 to 1998-99
Table 54.	Percentage distribution of disabled persons 3 to 21 years old receiving education services for the disabled, by age group and educational environment: United States and outlying areas: 1997-98
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, 1996-97 to 1998-99
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 1999
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 1997
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 1999-2000
Table 64.	Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Fall 1997

Table 65.	Public and private elementary and secondary teachers and pupil/teacher ratios, by level: Fall 1955 to fall 1999
Table 66.	Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state: Fall 1994 to fall 1999
Table 67.	Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1993 to fall 1998
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.	Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: 1959-60 to 1998-99
Table 76.	Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1998-99
Table 77.	Minimum and average teacher salaries, by state: 1990-91, 1997-98, and 1998-99
Table 78.	Average annual salary of instructional staff in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1939-40 to 1998-99
Table 79.	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 1998-99
Table 80.	Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by functional area: 1949-50 to fall 1998
Table 81.	Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state: Fall 1998
Table 82.	Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state: Fall 1997
Table 83.	Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1992 to fall 1998
Table 84.	Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1992 to fall 1998
Table 85.	Principals in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94
Table 86.	Public elementary and secondary students, schools, pupil/teacher ratios, and finances, by type of locale: 1997 and 1998

Table 87.	Public school districts and public and private elementary and secondary schools: 1929-30 to 1998-99
Table 88.	Public school districts and enrollment, by size of district: 1989-90 to 1998-99
Table 89.	Number of public elementary and secondary local education agencies, by state and type of agency: 1997-98 and 1998-99
Table 90.	Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, graduates and dropouts in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students, by state: 1990, 1997, and 1998
Table 91.	Revenues and expenditures of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 pupils, by state: 1996-97
Table 92.	Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 100 largest school districts: 1994-95, 1996-97, 1998, and 2000
Table 93.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type of school: 1967-68 to 1998-99
Table 94.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and size of school: 1998-99
Table 95.	Average size and distribution of enrollment of public elementary and secondary schools, by type: 1982-83 to 1998-99
Table 96.	Public elementary and secondary school students, by racial/ethnic enrollment concentration of school: Fall 1994 and fall 1998
Table 97.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and state: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Table 98.	Public elementary schools, by grade span and average school size, by state: 1998-99
Table 99.	Public secondary schools, by grade span and average school size, by state: 1998-99
Table 100.	Percent of public schools with building deficiencies and renovation plans, by level, enrollment size, metropolitan status, and free lunch eligibility: 1999

Table 101.	High school graduates compared with population 17 years of age, by sex and control of school: 1869-70 to 1999-2000
Table 102.	Public high school graduates, by state: 1969-70 to 1999-2000
Table 103.	High school graduates and dropouts in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state: 1997-98
Table 104.	General Educational Development (GED) credentials issued, and number and age of test takers: United States and outlying areas, 1971 to 1999
Table 105.	Distribution of 18- to 29-year-olds, by high school completion status and selected characteristics: 1997 to 1999
Table 106.	Percent of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 to 24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity: April 1960 to October 1999
Table 107.	Percent of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 to 24 years old, by income level, 1970 to October 1999
Table 108.	Students with disabilities exiting the educational system, by age, type of disability, and basis of exit: United States and outlying areas, 1996-97 and 1997-98
Table 109.	Postsecondary education and employment status, wages earned, and living arrangements of special education students out of secondary school up to 3 years: 1990

Table 110.	Average student proficiency in reading, by age and selected characteristics of students: 1971 to 1999
Table 111.	Student proficiency in reading, by percentile, age, and sex: 1971 to 1999
Table 112.	Student proficiency in reading, by age, amount of time spent on homework and reading habits: 1984, 1994, 1996, and 1999
Table 113.	Percent of students at or above selected reading proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 1971 to 1999
Table 114.	Average proficiency in reading for 4th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics, and state: 1994 and 1998
Table 115.	Average proficiency in reading for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics, and state: 1998
Table 116.	Percentage distribution of 4th-graders in public schools, by time spent on homework and television viewing each day: 1992 and 1996
Table 117.	Average writing performance of 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-graders, by selected characteristics of students: 1984 to 1996
Table 118.	Student values and attitudes toward writing, by grade level: 1984 to 1994
Table 119.	Percent of students at or above selected history proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 1994
Table 120.	Average student proficiency in geography and U.S. history, by selected characteristics: 1994
Table 121.	Percent of students at or above selected geography proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 1994
Table 122.	Average mathematics proficiency, by age and by selected characteristics of students: 1973 to 1999
Table 123.	Percent of students at or above selected mathematics proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, control of school, and age: 1978 to 1999
Table 124.	Mathematics performance of 17-year-olds, by highest mathematics course taken, sex, and race/ethnicity: 1978 to 1999
Table 125.	Mathematics attainment for 4th-graders in public schools, by region and state: 1996
Table 126.	Mathematics attainment for 8th-graders in public schools, by region and state: 1996
Table 127.	Length of school year and selected statistics on mathematics education for students in public schools, by region and state: 1996
Table 128.	Average science proficiency, by age and by selected characteristics of students: 1970 to 1999
Table 129.	Percent of students at or above selected science proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, control of school, and age: 1977 to 1999
Table 130.	Average performance in science for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics and state: 1996
Table 131.	Twelfth-graders' achievement on history, mathematics, reading, and science tests: 1992
Table 132.	Performance of eighth-grade students in music, theatre, and visual arts, by selected characteristics of students: 1997
Table 133.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by race/ethnicity: 1986-87 to 1999-2000
Table 134.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages for college-bound high school seniors, by sex: 1966-67 to 1999-2000
Table 135.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by selected student characteristics: 1995-96, 1997-98, and 1999-2000
Table 136.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by state: 1987-88 to 1999-2000
Table 137.	American College Testing (ACT) score averages, by sex: 1970 to 2000
Table 138.	Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1998
Table 139.	Average number of Carnegie units earned by public school graduates in vocational education courses, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1998
Table 140.	Percentage of high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in high school, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1982 to 1998
Table 141.	Percent of high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of academic courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1982 to 1998

Table 142.	Reasons given by twelfth-graders for taking current mathematics and science classes, by selected student and school characteristics: 1992
Table 143.	Expected occupations of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders at age 30, by selected student and school characteristics: 1988, 1990, and 1992
Table 144.	Eighth-, tenth-, and twelfth-graders' attitudes about school climate, by student and school characteristics: 1988, 1990, and 1992
Table 145.	Percentage of 3- to 5-year-olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten, who have participated in home literacy activities with a family member, by selected child and family characteristics: 1993 and 1999
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: 1997 and 1999
Table 149.	Percent of 12- to 17-year olds reporting drug use during the past 30 days and the past year: 1982 to 1998
Table 150.	Percent of high school seniors reporting drug use, by type of drug and frequency of use: 1975 to 1999
Table 151.	Percent of public schools reporting crime incidents and the seriousness of crime incidents reported, by school characteristics: 1996-97

Table 152.	Ages for compulsory school attendance, special education services for students, policies for year-round schools, and kindergarten programs, by state: 1997 and 1995
Table 153.	Tenth- and twelfth-graders' attendance patterns, by selected student and school characteristics: 1990 and 1992
Table 154.	State requirements for high school graduation, in Carnegie units: 1993, 1996, and 1998
Table 155.	States using minimum-competency testing, by government level setting standards, grade levels assessed, and expected uses of standards: 1995-96
Table 156.	State assessment programs in language arts, reading, and writing: 1997-98
Table 157.	States requiring testing for initial certification of teachers, by authorization, year enacted, year effective, and test used: 1990 and 1999

Table 158.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: 1919-20 to 1997-98
Table 159.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state: 1997-98
Table 160.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state: 1996-97
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 1997-98
Table 163.	Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state: 1969-70 to 1999-2000
Table 164.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1997-98
Table 165.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1996-97
Table 166.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and subfunction: 1990-91 to 1997-98
Table 167.	Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state: 1996-97 and 1997-98
Table 168.	Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1959-60 to 1997-98
Table 169.	Current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1997-98
Table 170.	Total and current expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: 1919-20 to 1999-2000

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Table 374.	Percent of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting drug use during the past 30 days and the past year: 1982 to 1998
Table 375.	Percent of 1972, 1982, and 1992 high school seniors who felt that certain life values were "very important," by sex: 1972 to 1994
Table 376.	Labor force participation of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest level of education: 1999
Table 377.	Occupation of employed persons 25 to 64 years old, by educational attainment and sex: 1999
Table 378.	Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest degree attained: 1997, 1998, and 1999
Table 379.	Median annual income of year-round full-time workers 25 years old and over, by level of education completed and sex: 1989 to 1998
Table 380.	Total annual money income and median income of persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment and sex: 1998
Table 381.	College enrollment and labor force status of 1998 and 1999 high school graduates, by sex and race/ethnicity: October 1998 and October 1999

Table 382.	Labor force status of 1979-80 to 1998-99 high school dropouts, by sex and race/ethnicity: October 1980 to October 1999
Table 383.	Employment of 12th graders, by selected student characteristics: 1992
Table 384.	Full-time employment status of bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1976 to 1991
Table 385.	Employment status of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field of study and occupational area: 1994
Table 386.	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 387.	Average annual salary of bachelor's degree recipients employed full-time 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1976 to 1994
Table 388.	Participation of young adults in voluntary or community service activities, by selected characteristics: 1992 to 1994
Table 389.	Literacy skills of adults, 16 years old and over, by selected characteristics: 1992

Table 414.	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 415.	Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by level and enrollment size of school: 1993-94
Table 416.	Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by state: 1993-94
Table 417.	Percent of public and private schools having access to selected telecommunication capabilities, by location of access site and control of school: 1995
Table 418.	Percent of public schools and school classrooms having access to the Internet, by school characteristics: 1994 to 1999
Table 419.	General statistics of college and university libraries: 1975-76 to 1996-97
Table 420.	Selected statistics on the collections, staff, and operating expenditures of 60 large college and university libraries: 1996
Table 421.	General statistics of public libraries, by population of legal service area: 1997
Table 422.	Public libraries, books and serial volumes, library visits, and reference transactions, by state: Fiscal year 1997

Table 423.	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 424.	Access to home computers, by selected characteristics of students and other users: October 1997
Table 425.	Percent of home computer users using specific applications, by selected characteristics: October 1997
Table 426.	Percent of student home computer users using specific applications, by selected characteristics: October 1997
Table 427.	Student use of computers, by level of instruction and selected characteristics: 1984 to 1997