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School Retention Rates
Grant, W. Vance – American Education, 1977
A new computation of school retention rates by the National Center for Education Statistics indicates that about three-fourths of the young people today are earning high-school diplomas. Discusses the development of those statistics and the estimated retention rates from the fifth grade through college graduation in the United States during the…
Descriptors: Charts, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends
Statistic of the Month: Growth Rate in College Enrollment
Eiden, Leo J. – American Education, 1976
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate, Females
Statistic of the Month
Grant, W. Vance – American Education, 1975
Course offerings and enrollments of students in public secondary schools for the 1972-73 period were discussed. (RK)
Descriptors: Charts, Curriculum, Enrollment, Public Schools
Statistic of the Month: Age Structure of College Enrollment
Wiggins, Rhonda – American Education, 1977
A dramatic shift in the age distribution of college students occurred between October 1972 and October 1976, according to reports released by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Outlines the large increase in the percentage of older persons attending college, i.e., those over 25, as compared with those under 25. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Groups, College Students, Enrollment
Statistic of the Month; Number and Size of Public School Systems
Grant, W. Vance – American Education, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Trends, Enrollment, Flow Charts
Toward New Peaks in Education
Grant, W. Vance – American Education, 1975
Cracking school statistics records has come to be "old hat" for education, but signs are out that record-breaking years are numbered. (Editor)
Descriptors: Charts, Demography, Educational Development, Educational Finance