List of Tables by Chapter

Chapter 2. Elementary and Secondary Education

• Enrollment
• Private Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Teachers and Other Staff
• Schools and School Districts
• High School Seniors, Completions, and Dropouts
• Educational Achievement
• Student Activities and Behavior
• State Regulations
• Revenues and Expenditures

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Enrollment

Table 36	Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: Selected years, 1869-70 to 2001-02
Table 37	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1990 to fall 2005
Table 38	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2002
Table 39	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2001
Table 40	Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1988 to fall 2002
Table 41	Average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2001-02
Table 42	Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Fall 1992 and fall 2002
Table 43	Enrollment of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in preprimary programs, by level of program, control of program, and attendance status: Selected years, 1965 to 2003
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: 2001
Table 45	Child care arrangements of preschool children, by age and race/ethnicity: 1991, 1995, 1999, and 2001
Table 46	Children of prekindergarten through second grade age, by enrollment status, maternal characteristics, and household income: 1995, 1999, and 2001
Table 47	Children's mean general knowledge, reading, and mathematics performance in kindergarten and first grade, by child and family characteristics: Selected years, 1998 to 2000
Table 48	Percent of 3- to 5-year-olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten who have participated in home literacy activities with a family member, by type of activity and selected child and family characteristics: 1993, 1999, and 2001
Table 49	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, by selected characteristics: Fall 1998
Table 50	Percentage distribution of kindergarten teachers and parents indicating the importance of various factors for kindergarten readiness, by control: Fall 1998
Table 51	Percentage distribution of kindergarten teachers' time spent on certain instructional approaches, by control and program: Fall 1998
Table 52	Children 3 to 21 years old served in federally supported programs for the disabled, by type of disability: Selected years, 1976-77 to 2003-04
Table 53	Percentage distribution of disabled persons 6 to 21 years old receiving education services for the disabled, by educational environment and type of disability: United States and outlying areas, 2001-02 and 2002-03
Table 54	Number and percent of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by age group and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990-91 to 2003-04
Table 55	Number of gifted and talented students in public elementary and secondary schools, by sex and state: 2000
Table 56	Enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public and private schools compared with population 14 to 17 years of age: Selected years, 1889-90 to fall 2005
Table 57	Enrollment in foreign language courses compared with enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public secondary schools: Selected years, fall 1948 to fall 2000

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Private Elementary and Secondary Schools

Table 58	Private elementary and secondary enrollment, teachers, and schools, by orientation of private schools and selected school characteristics: Fall 2001
Table 59	Private elementary and secondary school staff and student to staff ratios, by school level, orientation of school, and type of staff: 1999-2000
Table 60	Private elementary and secondary enrollment and schools, by level, orientation of school, and amount of tuition: 1999-2000
Table 61	Summary statistics on Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: Selected years, 1919-20 to 2003-04
Table 62	Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Selected years, 1991 to 2001

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Teachers and Other Staff

Table 63	Public elementary and secondary pupil/teacher ratios, by enrollment size, type, and level of school: Fall 1987 to fall 2002
Table 64	Public and private elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil to teacher ratios: Selected years, fall 1955 to fall 2014
Table 65	Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 to fall 2002
Table 66	Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 to fall 2002
Table 67	Number of and percentage distribution of public and private elementary and secondary school teachers' educational attainment and experience, by selected characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 68	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 69	Selected characteristics of public school teachers: Selected years, spring 1961 to spring 2001
Table 70	Public secondary school teachers, by subject taught: Selected years, spring 1966 to spring 2001
Table 71	Percent of vocational and nonvocational public school teachers of grades 9 to 12, by selected demographic and educational characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 72	Teacher's perceptions about serious problems in their schools, by control and level of school: 1993-94 and 1999-2000
Table 73	Teachers' perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by control and level of school: 1993-94 and 1999-2000
Table 74	Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected teacher and school characteristics: Selected years, 1987-88 to 2000-01
Table 75	Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by highest degree earned and years of full-time teaching: 1990-91, 1993-94, and 1999-2000
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 schools: Selected years, 1959-60 to 2002-03
Table 78	Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 to 2002-03
Table 79	Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by functional area: Selected years, 1949-50 to fall 2002
Table 80	Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2002
Table 81	Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2001
Table 82	Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1996 to fall 2002
Table 83	Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1996 to fall 2002
Table 84	Principals in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94 and 1999-2000

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Schools and School Districts

Table 85	Number of public school districts and public and private elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 1869-70 to 2002-03
Table 86	Number of regular public school districts, by enrollment size of district: Selected years, 1990-91 to 2002-03
Table 87	Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02 and 2002-03
Table 88	Public elementary and secondary students, schools, pupil/teacher ratios, and finances, by type of locale: 2001-02 and 2002-03
Table 89	Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students, by state: 1990, 2000, and 2002
Table 90	Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students, by state: 2001-02
Table 91	Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size: Selected years, 2001-02 and 2004-05
Table 92	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type of school: Selected years, 1970-71 to 2002-03
Table 93	Public elementary and secondary schools and enrollment, by type and enrollment size of school: 2002-03
Table 94	Average enrollment and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools, by type and size: Selected years 1982-83 to 2002-03
Table 95	Public elementary and secondary school students, by racial/ethnic enrollment concentration of school: Fall 1995 and fall 2002
Table 96	Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and state or jurisdiction: 1990-91, 2000-01, and 2002-03
Table 97	Public elementary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03
Table 98	Public secondary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03
Table 99	Public charter schools and students, by school origin status and selected school characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 100	Traditional public and public charter elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics and percentage distribution: 1999-2000
Table 101	Percent of public schools with building deficiencies and renovation plans, by level, enrollment size, metropolitan status, and free lunch eligibility: 1999

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High School Seniors, Completions, and Dropouts

Table 102	High school graduates compared with population 17 years of age, by sex and control of school: Selected years, 1869-70 to 2004-05
Table 103	Public high school graduates, by state or jurisdiction: 1969-70 to 2003-04
Table 104	High school graduates and dropouts, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02
Table 105	General Educational Development (GED) test takers and credentials issued, by age: 1971 to 2002
Table 106	Percentage distribution of 18- to 29-year-olds, by high school completion status and selected characteristics: 2000 to 2003
Table 107	Percent of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 to 24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1960-2003
Table 108	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: 1970-2003
Table 109	Number of students with disabilities exiting special education, by basis of exit, age, and type of disability: United States and other jurisdictions, 2001-02 and 2002-03

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Educational Attainment

Table 110	Average student scale score in reading, by age and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1971 to 2004
Table 111	Student scale score in reading, by age and percentile: Selected years, 1971 to 2004
Table 112	Average student scale score in reading, by age, and amount of time spent on reading and homework: Selected years, 1984 to 2004
Table 113	Percent of students at or above selected reading score levels, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1971 to 2004
Table 114	Average scale score in reading for 4th-graders in public schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1994 to 2003
Table 115	Average scale score in reading for 8th-graders in public schools, by locale and state or jurisdiction: 1998, 2002, and 2003
Table 116	Percent of students at or above selected writing proficiency levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2002
Table 117	Percent of students at or above selected U.S. history proficiency levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001
Table 118	Average student scale score in geography and U.S. history, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001
Table 119	Percent of students at or above selected geography proficiency levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001
Table 120	Average mathematics scale score, by age and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1973 to 2004
Table 121	Percent of students at or above selected mathematics proficiency levels, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and control of school: Selected years, 1978 to 2004
Table 122	Mathematics performance of 17-year-olds, by highest mathematics course taken, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 to 1999
Table 123	Mathematics average performance and selected statistics on mathematics education for 4th-graders in public schools, by state or jurisdiction: 1992, 2000, and 2003
Table 124	Mathematics proficiency of 8th-graders in public schools, by level of parental education and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990 to 2003
Table 125	Selected statistics on mathematics education for public school students, by state or jurisdiction: 2000, 2002 and 2003
Table 126	Average scale score in science for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected student characteristics, region, and state: 1996 and 2000
Table 127	Average arts scale score of 8th-grade students, by topic and selected student characteristics: 1997
Table 128	SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1986-87 to 2003-04
Table 129	SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by sex: 1966-67 to 2003-04
Table 130	SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1995-96 to 2003-04
Table 131	SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1987-88 to 2003-04
Table 132	ACT score averages and standard deviations, by selected characteristics, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1995 to 2004
Table 133	Percentage distribution of average grades of elementary and secondary school children, by selected child, and school characteristics: 1996, 1999, and 2003
Table 134	Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 to 2000
Table 135	Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in vocational education courses, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 to 2000
Table 136	Percent of public high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in high school, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 to 2000
Table 137	Percent of public high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of academic courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 to 2000

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Student Activities and Behavior

Table 138	Percent of high school sophomores who say they engage in various activities, by selected student and school characteristics: 1990 and 2002
Table 139	Percent of high school seniors who participate in various school-sponsored extracurricular activities, by selected student characteristics: 1980 and 1992
Table 140	Percentage distribution of 4th-graders, by time spent on homework and television viewing each day and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1992 to 2000
Table 141	Tenth-graders' attendance patterns, by selected student and school characteristics: 1990 and 2002
Table 142	Number and percentage of public schools reporting crime incidents, by school characteristics and seriousness of crime incidents reported: 1999-2000
Table 143	Percentage of schools with various security measures, by control and selected characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 144	Number of students suspended and expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, percent of enrollment, and state: 2000
Table 145	Percent of students in grades 9 through 12 who reported experience with drugs and violence on school property, by race/ethnicity, grade, and sex: Selected years, 1997 to 2003
Table 146	Percent of 12- to 17-year-olds reporting drug use during the past 30 days and past year, by drug used: Selected years, 1982 to 2002
Table 147	Percent of high school seniors reporting drug use, by type of drug and frequency of use: Selected years, 1975 to 2004

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State Regulations

Table 148	Age range for compulsory school attendance, special education services, year-round schools, and kindergarten programs, by state: 1997, 2000, and 2002
Table 149	State requirements for high school graduation, in Carnegie units: 2002
Table 150	States which use criterion-referenced assessments aligned to state standards, by subject area and level, and state: 2003-04
Table 151	States using minimum-competency testing, by grade levels assessed, expected uses of standards, and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02
Table 152	States requiring testing for initial certification of teachers, by skills or knowledge assessment and state: 2003 and 2004

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Revenues and Expenditures

Table 153	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: Selected years, 1919-20 to 2001-02
Table 154	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02
Table 155	Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state or jurisdiction: 2000-01
Table 156	Funds and staff for state education agencies, by source of funding and state: 1992-93
Table 157	Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: Selected years, 1919-20 to 2001-02
Table 158	Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 to 2001-02
Table 159	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02
Table 160	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2000-01
Table 161	Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 1990-91 to 2001-02
Table 162	Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state or jurisdiction: 2000-01 and 2001-02
Table 163	Total and current expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 1919-20 to 2001-02
Table 164	Public school pupils transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: Selected years, 1929-30 to 2001-02
Table 165	Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02
Table 166	Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2000-01
Table 167	Current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 to 2001-02
Table 168	Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1959-60 to 2001-02

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