List of Figures
- Chapter 1. All Levels of Education
- Chapter 2. Elementary and Secondary Education
- Chapter 3. Postsecondary Education
- Chapter 4. Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities
- Chapter 5. Outcomes of Education
- Chapter 6. International Comparisons of Education
- Chapter 7. Libraries and Educational Technology
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 2003–04 |
| Figure 3. | Years of school completed by persons 25 years old and over: 1940 to 2004 |
| Figure 4. | Years of school completed by persons 25 to 29 years of age: 1940 to 2004 |
| Figure 5. | Highest level of education attained by persons 25 years of age and older: March 2004 |
| Figure 6. | Items most frequently cited by the public as a major problem facing the local public schools: 1980 to 2004 |
Chapter 2. Elementary and Secondary Education
| Figure 7. | Enrollment, number of teachers, pupil/teacher ratio, and expenditures in public schools: 1960–61 to 2002–03 |
| Figure 8. | Preprimary enrollment of 3- to 5-year-olds, by attendance status: October 1970 to October 2003 |
| Figure 9. | Percentage change in public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state: Fall 1997 to fall 2002 |
| Figure 10. | Sources of revenue for public elementary and secondary schools: 1970–71 to 2001–02 |
| Figure 11. | Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools: 1970–71 to 2001–02 |
Chapter 3. Postsecondary Education
| Figure 12. | Enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting institutions: 1960–61 to 2002–03 |
| Figure 13. | Percentage change in total enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by state: Fall 1997 to fall 2002 |
| Figure 14. | Enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by age: Fall 1970 to fall 2014 |
| Figure 15. | Full-time-equivalent students per staff member in public and private degree-granting institutions: 1976 and 2003 |
| Figure 16. | Trends in bachelor's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions in selected fields of study: 1992–93, 1997–98, and 2002–03 |
| Figure 17. | Sources of current-fund revenue for public degree-granting institutions: 2000–01 |
| Figure 18. | Sources of total revenue of private not-for-profit degree-granting institutions: 2001–02 |
Chapter 4. Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities
| Figure 19. | Percent of federal on-budget funds for education, by agency: Fiscal year 2004 |
| Figure 20. | Federal on-budget funds for education, by level or other educational purpose: Selected years, 1965 to 2004 |
| Figure 21. | Department of Education outlays, by type of recipient: Fiscal year 2004 |
Chapter 5. Outcomes of Education
| Figure 22. | Labor force participation rate of persons 20 years old and over, by age and highest level of education: 2004 |
| Figure 23. | Unemployment rates of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of education: 2004 |
| Figure 24. | Labor force status of 2003–04 high school dropouts and completers not enrolled in college: October 2004 |
| Figure 25. | Median annual income of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of education and sex: 2002 |
| Figure 26. | Salaries of recent bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field: 1991, 1994, and 2001 |
Chapter 6. International Comparisons of Education
| Figure 27. | Percent change in enrollment, by selected areas of the world and level of education: 1990 to 1997 |
| Figure 28. | Bachelor's degree recipients as a percent of the population of the typical ages of graduation, by country: 2002 |
| Figure 29. | Public direct expenditures for education as a percent of the gross domestic product, by country: 2001 |
Chapter 7. Libraries and Educational Technology
| Figure 30. | Percent of all public schools and instructional rooms with Internet access: Fall 1994 to fall 2003 |