Urban Education in America

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