This manual is designed to familiarize data users with the procedures followed for data collection and processing of the base-year school component of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). A corollary objective is to provide the necessary documentation for use of the data files. The manual provides a wide range of…

This publication provides a detailed look at public education in Texas for the 2000-2001 school year. It provides readers with the basic information needed to examine differences in size, wealth, ethnic composition, and academic achievement and to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of public school districts in Texas. This Snapshot…

This publication provides a detailed look at public education in Texas for the 1999-2000 school year. It provides readers with the basic information needed to examine differences in size, wealth, ethnic composition, and academic achievement and to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of public school districts in Texas. The…

This publication provides a detailed look at public education in Texas for the 1998-1999 school year. It provides the basic information needed to examine the differences among school districts and to assess their relative strengths and weaknesses. "Snapshot '99" begins with an overview of education at the state level, followed by the…

This publication provides a detailed look at public education in Texas for the 1997-98 school year. Published annually since 1987-88, "Snapshot" presents a broad range of information about the state's 3,891,988 students, its teachers, and its schools. It begins with a statistical overview of education at the state level. This overview…

Provides statistical data on 199 colleges that have an American Indian community to provide student support and that graduate a good percentage of their Indian undergraduates. Includes enrollment; affiliations; costs; data on all students, faculty, and entering freshmen; data on Indian students and graduates; and financial, academic, and support…

This report presents information on public elementary schools and secondary schools for the 1990-91 school year and the 1990 fiscal year, with an appendix containing final revised data for the 1989-90 school year and the 1989 fiscal year. Statistics are based on data collected through two of the four surveys of the Common Core of Data (CCD)…

Ten tables presenting national data on private schools are provided. Data were collected using the Private School Questionnaire, which is one of seven questionnaires comprising the 1987-88 Schools and Staffing Survey developed by the United States Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. The survey, conducted by the…

Information from the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) is available to the state education department, other state agencies, educators, administrators, professional organizations, universities, and research organizations. This guidebook briefly profiles CBEDS and notes the legal standards governing the use of the data. CBEDS…

This report provides facts and figures for the Community College of Rhode Island. Highlights include: (1) In 1998 there were 15,366 students (total headcount) enrolled in the college, 62 percent of whom were female; (2) In 1976, the total student headcount was 8,993; (3) According to a survey of 1,229 incoming students, 63 percent were under age…

This report provides information about the organization, students, staff, and financial resources of public elementary and secondary education agencies and schools in the United States during the 1995-96 school year. The information, taken from the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system, is presented in the body of the report, with supplementary…

This annual bulletin, formerly prepared and published by the National Association of State Universities, has been published by the Bureau of Education for the past six years. The data, given are taken from reports received from the offices of the presidents of the various institutions, and the figures printed are substantially as given in those…

This first annual publication from the University of Mississippi's Bureau of Institutional Research and Planning summarizes data concerning the university's academic operations in the immediately preceding academic year. The report provides both an historical context in which to review the university's development and a realistic set of…

This report profiles 19 public two-year colleges in the state of New Jersey. Each profile includes the number of students, faculty and trustees, and the ratio of full-time to part-time faculty at each college. Student characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, full-time or part-time status, financial assistance received, graduation and transfer…

This statewide fact book contains general statistical information about public community, technical, and state colleges in Texas. The book is divided into 11 sections: (1) annual enrollment; (2) fall enrollment; (3) first-time-in-college enrollment; (4) remediation; (5) first-time-in-college-cohort tracking analysis; (6) transfer and retention;…