To assess some of the major attributes and activities of the 19,176 students it served in the fall of 1998, Cuyahoga Community College (CCC) in Ohio conducted this study of enrollment trends and student characteristics. Major results included: (1) the fall headcount was CCC's lowest since 1973 and a 28% decline from fall 1993; (2) losses were not…

From historical and projected state population data, records of live births from 1960 to 1979, and school enrollment data for the years 1961 to 1979, projections of the school enrollments in each of Colorado's counties were developed for the years 1980 through 2000. The counties can be divided into three groups: the 22 for which complete…

Several models for enrollment projections have been developed based on past performance. One of these, a computer-assisted model developed at the California State University at Northridge, was tested for possible use at Los Angeles Pierce College (LAPC). From three to five previous comparable college terms are used in the model to predict…

Examines public high school science enrollment trends in the state of Iowa. Presents enrollment data since 1978. (YP)

This report summarizes the responses of the State University of New York (SUNY) constituent institutions to the biannual survey of non-credit instructional activities for the period: July 1 through December 31, 1993. It provides statistical data and tables that summarize overall registrations and non-credit instructional activities and reports…

This document reports the potential student retainee rates for the Austin (Texas) Independent School District at the close of the 1990-91 academic year in eight figures and 21 tables. The following are the report's major findings: (1) the retention rate for 1990-91 for kindergarten through grade 12 is 4.7 percent (0.4 percentage points lower than…

The study described in this report was designed to determine student enrollment trends and the service area of Arizona's Phoenix College (PC). Headcount and full-time student equivalent (FTSE) data were collected for fall semesters from 1985 through 1989. The average yearly change in enrollments was calculated and presented in table and graph…

This statistical report focuses on Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States. The report contains the core school enrollment and staffing data of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). The first part presents a summary of the demographic trends impacting both public and private education. Comparisons are made…

During the past 10 years of collecting school data, the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) has received a 100 percent response rate from member schools, according to this overview of enrollment trends and statistics reporting in Catholic schools. The data are compiled into a yearly directory, "Catholic Schools in America,"…

Characteristics of New Mexico's ten two-year colleges and two technical-vocational institutes are presented in a standard format, initially recording statute under which and year the institution was organized; area vocational school designation; and enrollments and valuation for 1977-78 for each of the public school districts within the…

This paper examines the decline in Illinois public school enrollment that began in 1971-72 and attempts to predict the likely duration and severity of the decline. Much of the paper discusses the use of two different models for calculating enrollment projections from 1974 through 1985. The grade-by-grade model formulates enrollment projections…

The basic assumption of this paper is that unused and underused public school buildings are appropriate facilities to become opportunity centers for neighborhood citizens of all ages. A detailed case study of a community education program in Grand Rapids, Michigan, illustrates this assumption, and a brief historical summary of changing population…

A new study suggests that White flight from big city schools is substantial, and significantly linked to court-ordered busing. (Editor)

Dynamic changes have occurred in the nation's public elementary and secondary schools in the five-year period from 1971-72 to 1976-77. Discusses enrollment, teacher supply and pupil-teacher ratio, as well as school consolidation and total expenditures for public schools. (Author/RK)

This pocket-sized booklet provides the reader with NCES information on projected enrollments at all education levels, numbers of high school graduates, earned degrees conferred, teachers, and expenditures. In addition, there are state-level tables on public elementary and secondary enrollment, as well as the number of public high school graduates.