The data presented in this combined report--"Rankings & Estimates"--provide facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. The National Education Association (NEA) Research offers this report to its state and local affiliates as well as to researchers, policymakers, and…

The data presented in this combined report--"Rankings & Estimates"--provide facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. Part I of the report--"Rankings 2006"--provides state-level data on an array of topics relevant to the complex enterprise of public education. In addition to…

This report looks at national comparisons of the most recent school expenditure data published in Rankings & Estimates 2004?05 by the National Education Association (NEA). Staffing and student data come from the Common Core of Data, 2003?04 (preliminary), published in 2005 by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). (Contains 9…

Presents data on school district expenditures for budget years 1996-97, 1991-92, and 1986-87, gathered by the Educational Research Service (ERS). Provides information on budgets; intragroup variations; trends in allocation patterns; personnel costs; school district revenues; and trends in revenue available from local, state, and federal sources.…

This document presents findings of a study that reexamined the apparent consensus that real school spending has roughly doubled in the last quarter century. The study examined expenditures for nine school districts in 1967 and 1991, and focused on three measures of spending--shares of total expenditures, shares of net new spending in 1991, and…

This report updates a 1985 research study prepared for the New York State Regents Task Force on Education and Economic Development. Average per pupil expenditures in 1984-85 were analyzed for 13 expense categories among 3 groups of school districts in New York State: (1) the New York City suburban counties; (2) the "Big Five" cities (New…

In May 1987, the Legislative Audit Commission for the State of Minnesota directed the Program Evaluation Division to examine noninstructional expenditures for elementary and secondary education. This report, the first of two, focuses on two questions: (1) Has the commitment of resources in Minnesota to instructional activities declined relative to…

The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) 1983 fall report offers statistics on member school tuition fees, teachers' salaries, and administrative salaries for 1983-84. Of 855 active and affiliate schools, 91.2 percent are represented. Section I presents tuition figures for girls', boys', and coeducational schools in seven areas of…

This report presents comprehensive statistics on the organization, staff, pupils, and finances of regular public elementary and secondary day schools in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas of the United States. Detailed data are given for the survey year 1969-70, as well as historical trend data for selected items of…

With data retrieved from the Common Core of Data collection of surveys, this report presents revenues and expenditures for public elementary and secondary education in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories for school year 2000-01. Two pie charts display revenues by source and current expenditures by function. Seven tables…

A summary of recommendations for improving the fiscal data portion of the Center for Education Statistics' Common Core of Data includes a discussion of the issues surrounding each recommendation. The following actions are recommended: (1) revenues and expenditures should include a breakdown of function by funds, and further detail should be…

This volume provides comparative data highlighting significant trends affecting colleges and universities in 14 southern states--Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Trends identified include: a regional high growth rate;…

The statistics presented in this report relate for the most part to the public elementary and secondary schools. In no case have the statistics of colleges, universities, and professional schools been included. A few figures are included, however, for kindergarten and private elementary and secondary schools. The information contained herein was…

The statistics presented in this chapter were furnished by the State offices of education of the 48 States, by the District of Columbia, and by the 8 outlying parts of the United States. For the most part, these statistics relate to public elementary and secondary schools, although such data as were made available by the States are included in…