Rural Education in America-Students

Students

This section provides data about students including enrollment and participation rates, assessment, and progress through school.

This section provides data on public school enrollment by locale.

Table A.1.a.-3 Number of students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, by school urban-centric 12-category locale and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2013
Table A.1.a.-4 Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by school urban-centric 12-category locale and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2013

This section provides data on private school enrollment by type of school and locale.

Table B.1.a.-3 Percentage distribution of public and private elementary and secondary students, by control of school and locale: School year 2009–10
Table B.1.a.-4 Number and percentage distribution of private elementary and secondary students, by type of school and locale: 2009–10

This section provides data on characteristics of public school students by locale.

Table B.1.b.-1 Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary students, by race/ethnicity and school urban-centric 12-category locale: Fall 2013
Table B.1.c.-1 Number and percentage of public school students with Individual Education Programs (IEP), by locale: 2011-12
Table B.1.d.-1 Number and percentage of public school students who were identified as limited-English proficient (LEP), by locale and region: 2011-12
Table B.1.e.-1 Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary enrollment by percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch by school locale and race/ethincity: Fall 2011
Table B.1.e.-2 Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary enrollment, by percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and school urban-centric 12-category locale: Fall 2013

This section provides data on school-age children in poverty and education attainment by locale

Table A.1.a.-6. Percentage of 5- to 17 olds in families living in poverty, by district 4-category locale and state: 2015
Table A.1.a.-7 Children of prekindergarten through second-grade age living in rural areas, by enrollment status, selected maternal characteristics, and household income: 2005
Table A.1.a.-8 Percentage distribution of children in rural areas at about 4 years of age, by type of child care arrangement and selected child and family characteristics: 2005-06
Table B.3.c.-1 Percentage distribution of adults age 25 and over, by highest level of educational attainment, age group, and 4-category locale: 2015

This section provides data on assessments of public school students by locale.

Table B.2.a.-1 Percentage distribution of public school students across National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) reading achievement levels, by grade level and school locale: 2015
Table B.2.a.-2 Percentage distribution of public school students across National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics achievement levels, by grade level and school locale: 2015
Table B.2.a.-3 Percentage distribution of public school students across National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) science achievement levels, by grade level and school locale: 2015
Table B.2.b.-1 Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score and percentage distribution of 8th-grade public school students, by school locale and state or jurisdiction: 2015
Table B.2.b.-2 Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score and percentage distribution of 8th-grade public school students, by school locale and state or jurisdiction: 2015

This section provides data on public high school graduates and enrollment in colleges and universities by locale.

Table B.3.a.-1 Average freshman graduation rate for high school students, by locale: School year 2009–10
Table B.3.b.-1 Percentage of persons ages 18-29 enrolled in colleges or universities, by age group, 4-category local, and sex: 2015