Facts about elementary and secondary education in Wisconsin are presented. Section A provides a cross reference that associates Wisconsin locations and schools with their public school districts. Section B contains tables of summary nonfiscal data composed of detailed information reported by school districts and private schools. Information is…

This document is a collection of profiles of Wake County (North Carolina) Public School System schools in the 1993-94 school year. Profiles have been created to help administrators as they present and analyze information about their schools. The four-page profile of each school contains information describing: (1) the school facility; (2) the…

This report presents non-fiscal information on public elementary and secondary schools for the 1991-92 school year and finance data for the 1990-91 school year (fiscal year 1991). Statistics are based on data from two of the four surveys of the Common Core of Data program of the National Center for Education Statistics. In comparing findings of…

Overall education spending in the United States is expected to reach a record $493.3 billion for 1993, up 50 percent since 1983, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Public education accounts for $397.3 billion and private education $96 billion. The proportion of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) spent on education also increased from…

The tables in this report summarize statistical information for schools and education agencies as supplied to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) by state education agencies. Information comes from the 1989-90 school year Public Elementary and Secondary School Universe and the Public Elementary and Secondary Education Agency…

This report provides information on the number of students who dropped out of Colorado's public schools during the 1990-91 school year. The dropout rate is an annual rate reflecting the percentage of all students in grades 7 through 12 who leave school during the reporting period and are not known to transfer to other schools or a general…

This document provides information on teacher supply and demand in Michigan with comparative tables on data for the United States. Charts and graphs depict l989-1990 hiring practices and describe: (1) follow-up data on teacher education graduates; (2) supply of out-of-state teachers; (3) new teachers hired by category; (4) financing for school…

This report contains 40 tables and 10 figures providing data on education in Pennsylvania in the areas of students, staff, finances, schools, and libraries for the 1991-92 school year. A statistical summary shows that in that year, the state had: 501 public school districts; 29 intermediate units; 3,252 public schools; 2,312 private and non-public…

This report is based on information from the 1990-91 "Public Elementary and Secondary School Universe" and the "Public Elementary and Secondary Education Agency Universe" surveys of education in the United States. The data represent two of the surveys from the Common Core of Data collected annually by the U.S. Department of…

This report presents data concerning the distribution of 1989-90 high school graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic schools. The data were secured through the Education Department's Basic Educational Data System and reflect the status of graduates, as reported by school principals, in the fall of 1990. Table 1 presents trends in the…

This document contains 49 pages of tables presenting data ranking schools' reading achievement in New York City. Scores are from the Degrees of Reading Power test administered in grades 3 to 10 in 1986. This report complies with the New York City Decentralization Law's requirement that each school be ranked by the percentage of pupils reading at…

The environment within which an organization must operate is expected to influence its administrative and program characteristics. Since public schools operate in more complex and conflicting environments than do private schools, it is predicted that they will exhibit greater administrative complexity and less curricular coherence. These…

This report presents preliminary data on public elementary and secondary school membership, graduates, and staff for the 1987-88 school year. It includes student counts, graduates, instructional and support staff (reported in full-time equivalents), and student-teacher ratios. Data from 42 states and the survey form are included. (SI)

The number of staff in full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States is reported in two categories: instructional staff (teachers and instructional aides); and support services staff (local education officials and administrators, school administrators, guidance counselors, librarians, and all…

This survey primarily examined partnerships between public schools and outside sponsors in 1987-88. Only entities whose primary focus was not elementary or secondary education were considered to be outside sponsors. The survey specifically focused on the number of public schools participating in education partnerships, the number of partnerships,…