Digest of Education Statistics: 2005
Digest of Education Statistics: 2005

NCES 2006-030
June 2006

List of Tables by Chapter


Chapter 2. Elementary and Secondary Education

Enrollment

Table 32. Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: Selected years, 1869-70 through 2002-03
Table 33. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990 through 2005
Table 34. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2003
Table 35. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2002
Table 36. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1989 through fall 2003
Table 37. Average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2002-03
Table 38. Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Fall 1993 and fall 2003
Table 39. Percentage of children demonstrating specific cognitive and motor skills, by child's age at assessment: 2001
Table 40. 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 through 2004
Table 41. 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 42. Child care arrangements of preschool children, by age and race/ethnicity: 1991, 1995, 1999, and 2001
Table 43. Children of prekindergarten through second-grade age, by enrollment status, maternal characteristics, and household income: 1995, 1999, and 2001
Table 44. Mean reading scale scores and percentage sight reading for fall 1998 first-time kindergartners, by time of assessment and selected child, family, and early school experience characteristics: Selected years, fall 1998 through spring 2002
Table 45.Mean math and science scale scores and percentage with addition and subtraction skills for fall 1998 first-time kindergartners, by time of assessment and selected child, family, and early school experience characteristics: Selected years, fall 1998 through spring 2002
Table 46. Percentage 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 47. 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 48. Percentage distribution of kindergarten teachers and parents indicating the importance of various factors for kindergarten readiness, by control: Fall 1998
Table 49. Percentage distribution of kindergarten teachers' time spent on certain instructional approaches, by control and program: Fall 1998
Table 50. Children 3 to 21 years old served in federally supported programs for the disabled, by type of disability: Selected years, 1976-77 through 2003-04
Table 51. Percentage distribution of disabled students 6 to 21 years old receiving education services for the disabled, by educational environment and type of disability: Fall 1989 through fall 2004
Table 52. Number and percentage of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by age group and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2003-04
Table 53. Number and percentage of gifted and talented students in public elementary and secondary schools, by sex and state: 2000
Table 54. Enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public and private schools compared with population 14 to 17 years of age: Selected years, 1889-90 through fall 2005
Table 55. Enrollment in foreign language courses compared with enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public secondary schools: Selected years, fall 1948 through fall 2000
Table 56.Number and percentage of schools with students enrolled in distance education courses and enrollment in distance education courses, by instructional level and district characteristics: 2002-03

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Private Elementary and Secondary Schools

Table 57. Private elementary and secondary enrollment, teachers, and schools, by orientation of private schools and selected school characteristics: Fall 2001
Table 58. Private elementary and secondary school staff and student to staff ratios, by school level, orientation of school, and type of staff: 1999-2000
Table 59. Private elementary and secondary enrollment and schools, by level, orientation of school, and amount of tuition: 1999-2000
Table 60.Summary statistics on Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2004-05
Table 61. Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Selected years, 1991 through 2001

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Teachers and Other Staff

Table 62. Public elementary and secondary pupil/teacher ratios, by enrollment size, type, and level of school: Fall 1987 through fall 2003
Table 63. Public and private elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios: Selected years, fall 1955 through fall 2014
Table 64. Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state or jurisdiction: Fall 1998 through fall 2003
Table 65. Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1998 through fall 2003
Table 66. Number of and percentage distribution of public and private elementary and secondary school teachers' educational attainment and experience, by selected characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 67. 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 68. Selected characteristics of public school teachers: Selected years, spring 1961 through spring 2001
Table 69. Public secondary school teachers, by subject taught: Selected years, spring 1966 through spring 2001
Table 70. Percentage of vocational and nonvocational public school teachers of grades 9 to 12, by selected demographic and educational characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 71. Teachers' perceptions about serious problems in their schools, by control and level of school: 1993-94 and 1999-2000
Table 72. Teachers' perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by control and level of school: 1993-94 and 1999-2000
Table 73. Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected teacher and school characteristics: Selected years, 1987-88 through 2000-01
Table 74. 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 75. Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 76. Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 1959-60 through 2004-05
Table 77. Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2004-05
Table 78. Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by functional area: Selected years, 1949-50 through fall 2003
Table 79. Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2003
Table 80. Staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2002
Table 81. Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 through fall 2003
Table 82.Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 through fall 2003
Table 83. 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 84. Number of public school districts and public and private elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 1869-70 through 2003-04
Table 85. Number of regular public school districts, by enrollment size of district: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2003-04
Table 86. Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03 and 2003-04
Table 87. Public elementary and secondary students, schools, pupil/teacher ratios, and finances, by type of locale: 2002-03 and 2003-04
Table 88. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students, by state: 1990, 2000, 2001-02, and 2003
Table 89. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students, by state: 2002-03
Table 90. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size: Selected years, 2001-02 through 2005-06
Table 91.Public elementary and secondary schools, by type of school: Selected years, 1970-71 through 2003-04
Table 92.Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools and enrollment, by type and enrollment size of school: 2003-04
Table 93. Average enrollment and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools, by type and size: Selected years 1982-83 through 2003-04
Table 94. Public elementary and secondary school students, by racial/ethnic enrollment concentration of school: Fall 1998 and fall 2003
Table 95. Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and state or jurisdiction: 1990-91, 2000-01, and 2003-04
Table 96. Public elementary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 2003-04
Table 97. Public secondary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 2003-04
Table 98. Public charter schools and students, by school origin status and selected school characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 99. Traditional public and public charter elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics and percentage distribution: 1999-2000
Table 100. Percentage 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 101. High school graduates, by sex and control of school: Selected years, 1869-70 through 2004-05
Table 102. Public high school graduates, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2003-04
Table 103. High school graduates and dropouts, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02
Table 104. General Educational Development (GED) test takers and credentials issued, by age: 1971 through 2003
Table 105. Percentage of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 to 24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1960 through 2004
Table 106. Percentage of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 to 24 years old, by income level, and percentage distribution of dropouts, by labor force status and educational attainment: 1970 through 2004
Table 107. 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 Achievement

Table 108. Average reading scale score, by age and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1971 through 2004
Table 109. Student scale score in reading, by age and percentile: Selected years, 1971 through 2004
Table 110. Average reading scale score, by age and amount of time spent on reading and homework: Selected years, 1984 through 2004
Table 111. Percentage of students at or above selected reading score levels, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1971 through 2004
Table 112. Average scale score in reading and percentage of 4th-graders in public schools attaining reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1994 through 2005
Table 113. Average scale score in reading and percentage of 8th-graders in public schools attaining reading achievement levels, by locale and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1998 through 2005
Table 114. Percentage of students at or above selected writing proficiency levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2002
Table 115. Percentage of students at or above selected U.S. history proficiency levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001
Table 116. Average student scale score in geography and U.S. history, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001
Table 117. Percentage of students at or above selected geography proficiency levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001
Table 118. Average mathematics scale score, by age and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1973 through 2004
Table 119. Percentage of students at or above selected mathematics proficiency levels, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 through 2004
Table 120. Mathematics performance of 17-year-olds, by highest mathematics course taken, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 through 2004
Table 121. Average scale score in mathematics, percentage attaining mathematics achievement levels, and selected statistics on mathematics education of 4th-graders in public schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1992 through 2005
Table 122. Average scale score in mathematics and percentage attaining mathematics achievement levels of 8th-graders in public schools, by level of parental education and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990 through 2005
Table 123. Selected statistics on mathematics education for public school students, by state or jurisdiction: 2000, 2003, and 2004
Table 124. Average scale score in science for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected student characteristics, region, and state: 1996 and 2000
Table 125. Average arts scale score of 8th-grade students, by topic and selected student characteristics: 1997
Table 126. SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1986-87 through 2004-05
Table 127. SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by sex: 1966-67 through 2004-05
Table 128. SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1995-96 through 2004-05
Table 129. SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1987-88 through 2004-05
Table 130. ACT score averages and standard deviations, by selected characteristics, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1995 through 2004
Table 131. Percentage distribution of elementary and secondary school children, by average grades and selected child and school characteristics: 1996, 1999, and 2003
Table 132. Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 through 2000
Table 133. Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in vocational education courses, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 through 2000
Table 134. Percentage of public high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in high school, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2000
Table 135. Percentage of public high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of academic courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2000
Table 136.Public high schools that offered and students enrolled in dual credit, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses, by school characteristics: 2003

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Student Activities and Behavior

Table 137. Percentage of high school sophomores who say they engage in various activities, by selected student and school characteristics: 1990 and 2002
Table 138. Percentage of high school sophomores who participate in various school-sponsored extracurricular activities, by selected student characteristics: 1990 and 2002
Table 139. Percentage distribution of 4th-graders, by time spent on homework and television viewing each day and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1992 through 2000
Table 140. Tenth-graders' attendance patterns, by selected student and school characteristics: 1990 and 2002
Table 141. Number and percentage of public schools reporting crime incidents, by school characteristics and seriousness of crime incidents reported: 1999-2000
Table 142. Percentage of schools with various security measures, by control and selected characteristics: 1999-2000
Table 143. Number of students suspended and expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, percentage of enrollment, and state: 2000
Table 144. Percentage 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 through 2003
Table 145. Percentage of 12- to 17-year-olds reporting drug use during the past 30 days and past year, by drug used: Selected years, 1982 through 2003
Table 146. Percentage of high school seniors reporting drug use, by type of drug and frequency of use: Selected years, 1975 through 2004

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State Regulations

Table 147. Age range for compulsory school attendance, special education services, year-round schools, and kindergarten programs, by state: 1997, 2000, and 2002
Table 148. State requirements for high school graduation, in Carnegie units: 2002
Table 149. States which use criterion-referenced assessments aligned to state standards, by subject area and level, and state: 2003-04
Table 150. States using minimum-competency testing, by grade levels assessed, expected uses of standards, and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02
Table 151. States requiring testing for initial certification of teachers, by skills or knowledge assessment and state: 2004 and 2005

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Revenues and Expenditures

Table 152. Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2002-03
Table 153. Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03
Table 154. Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02
Table 155. Funds and staff for state education agencies, by source of funding and state: 1992-93
Table 156. Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2002-03
Table 157. Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2002-03
Table 158. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03
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 subfunction: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2002-03
Table 161. Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02 and 2002-03
Table 162. Total and current expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2002-03
Table 163. Public school pupils transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: Selected years, 1929-30 through 2002-03
Table 164. Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03
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. Current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2002-03
Table 167. Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1959-60 through 2002-03

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