Intended as a quick reference to information on elementary and secondary education in the 50 states, this compendium summarizes and compares data from state sources. Summaries of data on educational institutions, pupils, staff, and finance are compiled from reports of local education agencies in each state. Each state is also profiled to show how…

The Composite Indicator of Changes (CIC) in average salaries and wages paid by public school systems is a statistical measure prepared by the Educational Research Service, Inc., to gauge and compare salary changes and analyze salary trends in individual school systems, groups of school systems, and nationally. This report describes the…

This report summarizes data obtained for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in a survey of the courses taught in public secondary schools of the 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 1972-73 school year. Questionnaires were mailed to a sample of 8,489 schools throughout the nation offering course work in any or all of…

The document includes tables and graphs to show trends in enrollments, expenditures, and teachers in vocational education for the United States and outlying areas. It covers fiscal years 1970-72 with other selected fiscal years for comparison. The projected data are for fiscal 1977. The statistics were derived from annual reports by the Division…

This annual directory lists all local agencies providing free public elementary and secondary education in the United States and its outlying areas. The listing includes all systems regardless of size, as well as nonoperating public school districts. The main body of the directory lists, in alphabetical order by State, the local public school…

This report presents a variety of statistical and financial data on Colorado's public schools, as required by the Colorado Revised Statutes (1973), Chapter 22-2-112(1). This volume is the 1976 edition of the report, which presents data up through the 1974-75 school year. Section 1 consists of tables that present all information required by the…

This summary report covers the findings of a survey of energy costs, types of fuel, and fuel consumption sent to 10,000 school district superintendents representing 96.5 percent of the students in the public school system. Responses were received from almost 3,000 districts. In addition to cost and consumption figures based on numbers of pupils,…

Data every ten years from 1928 show enrollment, expenditures, and costs for teachers' salaries and plant operation at all educational levels. (MLF)

Nearly 3,000 U.S. school districts reported to the Federal Energy Administration on comparative fuel costs and use in 1972-3 and 1974-5. The FEA survey represents the first major national effort to assess the impact of rising fuel costs on education. (Author/MLF)

The 14 papers presented in this proceedings include: (1) "Intersurvey Consistency in School Surveys" (Wray Smith, Al Holt, Steven Kaufman, and Fritz Scheuren); (2) "Estimation Issues Related to the Student Component of the SASS" (Karen Ellen King and Steven Kaufman); (3) "Properties of the Schools and Staffing Survey's…

The Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey and Public Education Agency Survey are annual state-level collections of information about the numbers and types of public schools and education agencies, the numbers and selected characteristics of students, and dropout rates. This report summarizes statistics from each of the surveys, which…

This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications and data products released during a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a…

This publication presents some of the highlights of financial information summarized from the national collections of vocational education and training (VET) data in Australia for 1998. The report includes detailed statistics for Australia, its eight states and territories, and the Australian National Training Authority. The financial information…

Six tables provide statistics on educational development in the U.S.S.R.: (1) literacy rates; (2) numbers of recipients of higher and secondary education; (3) various social groups' educational levels; (4) educational levels by Republic; (5) enrollment in various types of educational establishments; and (6) evening shift general educative schools…

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…