Table 1.	Projected number of participants in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Fall 2002
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 control of institution: 1869-70 to fall 2012
Table 4.	Teachers in elementary and secondary schools, and senior instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution: Fall 1970 to fall 2011
Table 5.	Educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1980-81 to 2000-01

Table 6.	Percent of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by age group: April 1940 to October 2001
Table 7.	Percent of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by race/ethnicity, sex, and age: October 1980 to October 2001

Table 8.	Years of school completed by persons age 25 and over and 25 to 29, by race/ethnicity and sex: 1910 to 2001
Table 9.	Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 2001
Table 10.	Number of persons age 18 and over who hold a bachelor's or higher degree, by field of study, sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 1996
Table 11.	Educational attainment of persons 18 years old and over, by state: 1990 to 2000
Table 12.	Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, by race/ethnicity and state: April 1990
Table 13.	Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, for the 25 largest states, by sex: March 2000
Table 14.	Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, for the 15 largest metropolitan areas, by sex: March 2000

Table 15.	Estimates of resident population, by age group: July 1, 1970 to July 1, 2000
Table 16.	Estimates of school-age resident population, by race and sex: July 1, 1970 to July 1, 2000
Table 17.	Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: 1970 to 2000

Table 18.	Families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: 1970 to 2000
Table 19.	Characteristics of families with own children under 18, by family status and race/ethnicity: 2000
Table 20.	Household income and poverty rates, by state: 1990 and 1999-2001
Table 21.	Poverty status of persons, families, and children under age 18, by race/ethnicity: 1959 to 2001

Table 22.	Average grade that the public would give the public schools in their community and in the nation at large: 1974 to 2002
Table 23.	Items most frequently cited by the general public as a major problem facing the local public schools: 1970 to 2002
Table 24.	Public opinion on selected education topics: 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2002
Table 25.	Percent of elementary and secondary school children whose parents are involved in school activities, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1996 and 1999
Table 26.	Percent of elementary and middle school children whose parents are involved in education-related activities, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1996 and 1999
Table 27.	Public's level of confidence in various institutions: 1996 and 1998

Table 28.

Percentage of households contributing to education and other charitable organizations and average annual donation, by type of charity: 1989, 1991, 1993, and 1995

Table 29.	Total expenditures of educational institutions related to the gross domestic product, by level of institution: 1929-30 to 2001-02
Table 30.	Total expenditures of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1899-1900 to 2001-02
Table 31.	Governmental expenditures, by level of government and function: 1970-71 to 1998-99
Table 32.	Direct general expenditures of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level of education and state: 1998-99
Table 33.	Direct general expenditures per capita of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level of education and state: 1998-99
Table 34.	Gross domestic product, state and local expenditures, personal income, disposable personal income, median family income, and population: 1929 to 2001
Table 35.	Gross domestic product deflator, Consumer Price Index, education price indexes, and federal budget composite deflator: 1919 to 2002

Table 36.	Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: 1869-70 to 1999-2000
Table 37.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level and state: Fall 1987 to fall 2001
Table 38.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade and state: Fall 2000
Table 39.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade and state: Fall 1999
Table 40.	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1986 to fall 2000
Table 41.	Average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1999-2000
Table 42.	Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state: Fall 1986 and fall 2000
Table 43.	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 2001
Table 44.	Average hours in center-based programs, by child and family characteristics and percentage distribution of preschool children under 6 years old, by type of primary nonparental care arrangement: 1995
Table 45.	Child care arrangements of preschool children, by age, race/ethnicity, and household income: 1991, 1995, and 1999
Table 46.	Children of prekindergarten through second grade age, by enrollment status, maternal characteristics, and household income: 1991, 1995, and 1999
Table 47.	Children's mean reading, mathematics, and general knowledge performance in kindergarten and first grade, by child and family characteristics: Fall 1998, spring 1999, fall 1999, and spring 2000
Table 48.	Percentage distribution of first-time kindergartners by number of children's books in the home and number of times each week family members read books to them: Fall 1998
Table 49.	Percentage of kindergarten teachers and parents indicating the importance of various factors for kindergarten readiness, by school type: Fall 1998
Table 50.	Percentage distribution of kindergarten teachers' time spent on certain instructional approaches, by program and school type: Fall 1998
Table 51.	Public school pupils transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: 1929-30 to 1999-2000
Table 52.	Children 3 to 21 years old served in federally supported programs for the disabled, by type of disability: 1976-77 to 2000-01
Table 53.	Percentage distribution of disabled persons 6 to 21 years old receiving education services for the disabled, by age group and educational environment: United States and outlying areas, 1998-99 and 1999-2000
Table 54.	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 55.	Number and percent 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, 1998-99 to 2000-01
Table 56.	Enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public and private schools compared with population 14 to 17 years of age: 1889-90 to fall 2001
Table 57.	Enrollment in foreign language courses compared with enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public secondary schools: Fall 1948 to fall 2000
Table 58.	Percentage of schools with various security measures, by control and selected characteristics: 1999-2000

Table 59.	Private elementary and secondary enrollment, teachers, and schools, by selected characteristics: Fall 1999
Table 60.	Private elementary and secondary staff and student/staff ratios, by level and orientation of school: 1999-2000
Table 61.	Private elementary and secondary enrollment and schools, by amount of tuition, level, and orientation of school: 1999-2000
Table 62.	Summary statistics on Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: 1919-20 to 2001-02
Table 63.	Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: 1991 to 1999

Table 64.	Public elementary and secondary pupil/teacher ratios, by level, type, and enrollment size of school: Fall 1987 to fall 2000
Table 65.	Public and private elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios: Fall 1955 to fall 2001
Table 66.	Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state: Fall 1996 to fall 2001
Table 67.	Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1995 to fall 2000
Table 68.	Teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 69.	Highest degree earned, number of years teaching experience, and average class size for teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1999-2000
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: 1999-2000
Table 73.	Teachers' perceptions about serious problems in their schools, by type and control of school: 1993-94 and 1999-2000
Table 74.	Teachers' perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by type and control of school: 1993-94 and 1999-2000
Table 75.	Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected school and teacher characteristics: 1987-88 to 1994-95
Table 76.	Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 77.	Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary school: 1959-60 to 2001-02
Table 78.	Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 2001-02
Table 79.	Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by highest degree and years of full-time teaching experience: 1990-91, 1993-94, and 1999-2000
Table 80.	Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by functional area: 1949-50 to fall 2000
Table 81.	Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state: Fall 2000
Table 82.	Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state: Fall 1999
Table 83.	Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1994 to fall 2000
Table 84.	Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1994 to fall 2000
Table 85.	Principals in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94 and 1999-2000
Table 86.	Public elementary and secondary students, schools, pupil/teacher ratios, and finances, by type of locale: 2000-01 and 1999-2000

Table 87.	Number of public school districts and public and private elementary and secondary schools: 1869-70 to 2000-01
Table 88.	Number of public school districts and enrollment, by size of district: 1989-90 to 2000-01
Table 89.	Number of public elementary and secondary local education agencies, by state and type of agency: 1999-2000 and 2000-01
Table 90.	Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and dropouts in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students, by state: 1990, 1999, and 2000
Table 91.	Revenues and expenditures of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 pupils, by state: 1999-2000
Table 92.	Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 100 largest school districts: 1996-97, 1999-2000, fall 2000, and 2002-03
Table 93.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type of school: 1967-68 to 2000-01
Table 94.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and size of school: 2000-01
Table 95.	Average size and distribution of enrollment of public elementary and secondary schools, by type: 1982-83 to 2000-01
Table 96.	Public elementary and secondary school students, by racial/ethnic enrollment concentration of school: Fall 1995 and fall 2000
Table 97.	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and state: 1990-91 to 2000-01
Table 98.	Public elementary schools, by grade span and average school size, by state: 2000-01
Table 99.	Public secondary schools, by grade span and average school size, by state: 2000-01
Table 100.	Number and percentage distribution of public charter schools and students, and percentage of charter schools and students by school origin status, by selected school characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 101.	Selected characteristics of students, teachers, parent participation, and programs and services in traditional public and public charter elementary and secondary schools: 1999-2000
Table 102.	Percent of public schools with building deficiencies and renovation plans, by level, enrollment size, metropolitan status, and free lunch eligibility: 1999

Table 103.	High school graduates compared with population 17 years of age, by sex and control of school: 1869-70 to 2001-02
Table 104.	Public high school graduates, by state: 1969-70 to 2001-02
Table 105.	Public high school graduates and dropouts, by race/ethnicity and state: 1999-2000
Table 106.	General Educational Development (GED) test takers, and number and distribution of credentials issued, by age: 1971 to 2001
Table 107.	Selected characteristics of 18- to 29-year-olds, by high school completion status: 1998 to 2001
Table 108.	Percent of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 to 24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity: April 1960 to October 2001
Table 109.	Percent of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 to 24 years old, by income level, and distribution of dropouts by labor force status and educational attainment: October 1970 to October 2001
Table 110.	Students with disabilities exiting the educational system, by age, type of disability, and basis of exit: United States and outlying areas, 1998-99 and 1999-2000

Table 111.	Average student proficiency in reading, by age and selected characteristics of students: 1971 to 1999
Table 112.	Student proficiency in reading, by percentile, age and sex: 1971 to 1999
Table 113.	Student proficiency in reading, by age, amount of time spent on homework, and reading habits: 1984, 1994, 1996, and 1999
Table 114.	Percent of students at or above selected reading proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 1971 to 1999
Table 115.	Average proficiency in reading for 4th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics, and state: 1994 and 1998
Table 116.	Average proficiency in reading for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics, and state: 1998
Table 117.	Percentage distribution of 4th-graders, by time spent on homework and television viewing each day: 1992 to 2000
Table 118.	Average writing performance of 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-graders, by selected characteristics of students: 1984 to 1996
Table 119.	Percent of students at or above selected writing proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 1998
Table 120.	Percent of students at or above selected history proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 2001
Table 121.	Average student proficiency in geography and U.S. history, by selected characteristics and grade level: 2001
Table 122.	Percent of students at or above selected geography proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 2001
Table 123.	Average mathematics proficiency, by age and by selected characteristics of students: 1973 to 1999
Table 124.	Percent of students at or above selected mathematics proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, control of school, and age: 1978 to 1999
Table 125.	Mathematics performance of 17-year-olds, by highest mathematics course taken, sex, and race/ethnicity: 1978 to 1999
Table 126.	Mathematics proficiency and selected statistics on mathematics education for 4th-graders in public schools, by region and state: 1996 and 2000
Table 127.	Mathematics proficiency of 8th-graders in public schools, by state: 1990 to 2000
Table 128.	Length of school year and selected statistics on mathematics education for students in public schools, by region and state: 1998 and 2000
Table 129.	Average science proficiency, by age and by selected characteristics of students: 1970 to 1999
Table 130.	Percent of students at or above selected science proficiency levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, control of school, and age: 1977 to 1999
Table 131.	Average proficiency in science for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics and state: 1996 and 2000
Table 132.	Performance of 8th-grade students in music, theatre, and visual arts, by selected characteristics of students: 1997
Table 133.	Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) score averages, by race/ethnicity: 1986-87 to 2001-02
Table 134.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages for college-bound high school seniors, by sex: 1966-67 to 2001-02
Table 135.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by selected student characteristics: 1995-96 to 2001-02
Table 136.	Scholastic Assessment Test score averages, by state: 1987-88 to 2001-02
Table 137.	American College Testing (ACT) score averages, by sex: 1970 to 2001
Table 138.	Distribution of elementary and secondary school children, by average grades, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1996 and 1999
Table 139.	Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by student characteristics: 1982 to 2000
Table 140.	Average number of Carnegie units earned by public school graduates in vocational education courses, by student characteristics: 1982 to 2000
Table 141.	Percent of public high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in high school, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1982 to 2000
Table 142.	Percent of public high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of academic courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1982 to 2000

Table 143.	Percent 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 144.	Percent of high school seniors who say they engage in various activities, by student characteristics: 1992
Table 145.	Percent of high school seniors who participate in selected school-sponsored extracurricular activities, by student characteristics: 1980 and 1992
Table 146.	Percent of students in grades 9 through 12 who reported experience with drugs and violence on school property, by race/ethnicity, grade, and sex: 1997, 1999, and 2001
Table 147.	Percent of 12- to 17-year-olds reporting drug use during the past 30 days and the past year: 1982 to 2000
Table 148.	Percent of public schools reporting crime incidents and the seriousness of crime incidents reported, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Table 149.	Percent of high school seniors reporting drug use, by type of drug and frequency of use: 1975 to 2001

Table 150.	Ages for compulsory school attendance, special education services for students, policies for year-round schools and kindergarten programs, by state: 1997 and 2000
Table 151.	Tenth- and twelfth-graders' attendance patterns, by selected student and school characteristics: 1990 and 1992
Table 152.	State requirements for high school graduation, in Carnegie units: 2001
Table 153.	States which use criterion-referenced assessments aligned to state standards, by level and subject area: 2001-02
Table 154.	States using minimum-competency testing, by grade levels assessed, and expected uses of standards: 1999-2000
Table 155.	States requiring testing for initial certification of teachers, by authorization, year enacted, year effective, and test used: 1990 and 2002

Table 156.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: 1919-20 to 1999-2000
Table 157.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state: 1999-2000
Table 158.	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state: 1998-99
Table 159.	Funds and staff for state education agencies, by source of funding and state: 1992-93
Table 160.	Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: 1919-20 to 1999-2000
Table 161.	Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state: 1969-70 to 2001-02
Table 162.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1999-2000
Table 163.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1998-99
Table 164.	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and subfunction: 1990-91 to 1999-2000
Table 165.	Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state: 1998-99 and 1999-2000
Table 166.	Total and current expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: 1919-20 to 2001-02
Table 167.	Total and current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1999-2000
Table 168.	Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1959-60 to 1999-2000
Table 169.	Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1999-2000

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Table 376.	Percent of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting drug use during the past 30 days and the past year: 1982 to 2000
Table 377.	Percent of 1972 and 1992 high school seniors who felt that certain life values were "very important," by sex: 1972 to 1994
Table 378.	Labor force participation of persons 16 years old and over, by highest level of education, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2001
Table 379.	Occupation of employed persons 25 to 64 years old, by educational attainment and sex: 2001
Table 380.	Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: 1999, 2000, and 2001
Table 381.	Median annual income of year-round, full-time workers 25 years old and over, by level of education completed and sex: 1990 to 2000
Table 382.	Distribution of money income and median income of persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment and sex: 2000
Table 383.	College enrollment and labor force status of 2000 and 2001 high school completers, by sex and race/ethnicity: October 2000 and October 2001

Table 384.	Labor force status of 1979-80 to 2000-01 high school dropouts, by sex and race/ethnicity: October 1980 to October 2001
Table 385.	Employment of 12th-graders, by selected student and school characteristics: 1992
Table 386.	Full-time employment status of bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1976 to 1991
Table 387.	Employment status of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients 4 years after graduation, by field of study and occupational area: 1997
Table 388.	Enrollment status of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients, by undergraduate major and highest degree attained: April 1997
Table 389.	Average annual salary of bachelor's degree recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1976 to 1994
Table 390.	Participation of young adults in voluntary or community service activities, by selected characteristics: 1994
Table 391.	Literacy skills of adults, 16 years old and over, by selected characteristics: 1992

Table 416.	Selected statistics on school library/media centers, by control and level of school: 1999-2000
Table 417.	Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by level and enrollment size of school: 1999-2000
Table 418.	Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by state: 1999-2000
Table 419.	Public schools and school classrooms with access to the Internet, by selected school characteristics: 1994 to 2001
Table 420.	Collections, staff, and operating expenditures of college and university libraries: 1976-77 to 1997-98
Table 421.	Selected statistics on the collections, staff, and operating expenditures of the 60 largest college and university libraries: 1998
Table 422.	General statistics of public libraries, by population of legal service area: 2000
Table 423.	Public libraries, books and serial volumes, library visits, and reference transactions, by state: Fiscal year 2000

Table 424.	Percent of workers, 18 years old and over, using computers on the job, by type of computer application and selected characteristics: 1993, 1997, and 2001
Table 425.	Use of the Internet by persons 3 years old and over, by type of use and selected characteristics of students and other users: September 2001
Table 426.	Percent of home computer users using specific applications, by selected characteristics: October 1997 and September 2001
Table 427.	Percent of student home computer users using specific applications, by selected characteristics: September 2001
Table 428.	Student use of computers, by level of enrollment and selected characteristics: 1993 to 2001