This study assesses three methods of forecasting school enrollments: the cohort-sruvival method (grade progression), the statistical forecasting procedure developed by the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) Institute, and a simple ratio computation. The three methods were used to forecast school enrollments for kindergarten through grade 12 in a…

This report provides statistics on the revenue, expenditure, debt, and financial assets in 1984 of school systems in the United States as a whole, in each state, and in individual school systems having enrollments of 15,000 or more. The data were collected by the United States Census Bureau during its 1984 Annual Survey of Government Finances. The…

This paper analyzes data needs for policy purposes and is divided into three sections: (1) revenue and expenditure data; (2) human resources data; and (3) time and curriculum resources data. Federal data collection concerned with resources should identify the state as the unit of analysis, should broaden the definition of resources beyond revenues…

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 consists of the basic documentation concerning a study of the impact of school district organization on State support programs. State aid programs for school district reorganization and other statutory provisions affecting school district reorganization were identified through a survey of the 48 contiguous States. Included are…

This directory lists all public elementary and secondary education agencies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, five outlying areas, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Department of Defense, as reported from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) Local Education Agency Universe data collection of…

During the 1993 session, the Nevada State Legislature passed a School Accountability bill (NRS 385.347 revised), which required all school districts in the state to inform the public on the performance of public schools. School accountability is accomplished through a system of reports to the public and the State Board of Education. Each year the…

This directory provides a listing of local public-school systems and other education agencies for 1998-99. Information is provided from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Department of…

This directory lists all public elementary and secondary education agencies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, five outlying areas, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Department of Defense, as reported from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) Local Education Agency Universe data collection of…

Presents data on the 100 largest U.S. school districts, including rank, name, enrollment (2000-2001), population (2000), number of schools, total outstanding debt (2000), mean school enrollment, largest school population, mean pupil-teacher ratio, and per-pupil expenditure (1999-2000). Offers data highlights and descriptions of example schools.…

As of September, 1987, school enrollment in the Canadian province of Manitoba was 209,352, an increase of 395 pupils over the previous year. Public school enrollment was 199,390, up 353 from the previous year. This was the second consecutive increase in school enrollment following a steady decline from 1971 to 1985. The largest increase per grade…

This fold-out chart provides information about educational achievement in New Mexico for 1988-89. Demographic and educational indicators are summarized for the 88 school districts with over 292,450 students in 633 public schools in the state. The New Mexico Assessment System measures student achievement in language arts, social studies, science,…

The data presented in this report are from the 1986-87 school year public education agency universe survey of the Common Core of Data conducted annually by the Center for Education Statistics. Data for this report were provided by state education agencies from their administrative records. Six tables show the number and percentage of public…

The 1985-86 profiles for the Rochester City School District's (New York) 11 secondary schools and four alternative program schools are tabulated in extensive charts. Information is provided on: (1) special instructional programs; (2) district achievement testing; (3) competency testing; (4) student attainment (percent of students enrolled in ninth…