The Institutional Characteristics (IC) Survey File of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) provides basic data describing the universe of postsecondary institutions in the United States and its outlying areas. The data from the 10,074 reporting postsecondary schools are used for sample design and selection for other IPEDS…

The report provides statistical information to support the administration of Midlands Technical College (MTC) (South Carolina) in planning and decision making. Section one describes MTC's history, mission statement, and program offerings. Section two focuses on curriculum student enrollment for the fall 1996 to fall 2000 semesters. Enrollment…

This report provides basic information about public elementary and secondary schools and education agencies during the 1997-1998 and 1996-1997 school years. The data describe the numbers and types of these institutions, their students, and staff. The purpose is to make this information easily accessible through a number of summary tables. The…

This report provides comparative data for the major independent institutions of higher education in Florida, including key data on enrollments and completions by degree level. This information allows comparison of levels of productivity and racial and ethnic diversity among members of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF).…

This pamphlet is a profile of Westchester Community College's (WCC's) trends and statistics for 1998-1999. This Pocket Profile contains the following: (1) background information, which includes summaries on location, enrollment, and tuition; mission; accreditation; and organization and governance; (2) information on WCC's academic and student…

Reports the results of a personally conducted survey on graduate programs in English that ranged from amusing to appalling. (JL)

Provides national and state information on the number, type, size, and location of schools and districts. Also includes student race-ethnicity, participation in the Free Lunch program, and participation in special education services. Contains dropout data for selected states. (Author)

The Milwaukee voucher program, as implemented in 1990, allowed only nonsectarian private schools to participate in the program. However, following a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling, the program was expanded to include religious private schools in 1998. This second phase of the voucher program led to more than a three-fold increase in the number of…

School violence can lead to a disruptive and threatening environment, physical injury, and emotional stress, all of which can be obstacles to student achievement. Educators have responded to the perceived threat of school violence by implementing programs designed to prevent, deter, and respond to the potential for violence in schools. In…

The Tennessee School Climate Inventory was developed as part of a learning-environment information system to be used in a school-restructuring effort known as Positive Attitudes in Tennessee Schools (PATS). Initiated in Tennessee during the 1989-90 school year, the project sought to improve school-learning environments through school-leadership…

High school profiles are often essential for college admissions officers interpreting information from applicants or schools. Not all secondary schools are well known to all college admissions staff members, and as schools and college admission staffs change, knowledge of a high school's standards, curricula, and student body may not exist.…

Preliminary statistics are presented for enrollment and degrees awarded for higher education in the United States in the 1990-91 academic year. The data were obtained from 665 institutions of higher education on the Early Estimates Panel, a stratified random sample that is representative of the universe of 3,559 institutions of higher education in…

Preliminary statistics on enrollment and degrees awarded for higher education in the United States are summarized. The data are based on responses from 639 institutions of higher education on the Early Estimates Panel, a stratified random sample that is representative of the universe of 3,598 institutions of higher education in the nation in the…

The primary purpose of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The "Digest" includes a selection of data from both government and private sources, and draws especially on the results…

Based on published statistics and on information collected by Quality Education Data (QED) during telephone calls to every United States school district in 1981-82, 1982-83, and 1983-84 (including all intermediate units and subdistricts of large school districts), this publication presents in tabular form information on the size of the…