This factbook is a retrospective of the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1996 through 1998 and includes many data tables and figures. It provides answers to many of the most commonly asked questions about the campus and serves as a source of comparative information over time. Detailed information is provided in the following categories:…

The data presented in this combined report--"Rankings & Estimates"--provide facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. As one might expect in a nation as diverse as the United States--with respect to economics, geography, and politics--the level of commitment to…

This report presents summary data on school enrollment for October 1985 and on some of the important changes in enrollment that have occurred in the past 20 years. Presented in six tables, the data are from the October school enrollment supplement to the Current Population Survey. Highlights of the report include the following findings: (1) in…

This paper reports on a study of the administrative behavior of school principals made through direct observation and a set of unique categories. Study objectives were to describe (1) the sources of principals' problems, (2) the principals' initial reactions to problem stimuli, (3) the patterns of principals' decisionmaking, (4) the premises…

This report provides state summary tables and district reports of graduation rates, dropout rates, and expulsion rates in Colorado. The graduation rate is a cumulative or longitudinal rate that calculates the number of students who actually graduate as a percent of those who were in membership and could have graduated. The dropout rate is an…

Study sponsored by the University of Cincinnati, the American College Testing Program, Society for the Advancement of Education, and Exxon Education Foundation. (Editor/CB)

Statewide enrollment in North Carolina's public schools is expected to increase 9.2% between 1992-93 and 1997-98, and by 15.6% between 1992-93 and 2002-03. Two tables and one figure illustrate these projections. (MLF)

Four tables present public school enrollment data in the United States for the 1989-90 and 1990-91 school years. The first table presents total state enrollments, arranged alphabetically, for the 2 years. The total public school enrollment in 1989-90 was 40,632,578, and that in 1990-91 was 41,068,125. The second table presents, for 147 counties…

Selected facts and figures are provided about education in Alaska in 32 pages of brief tables. Information is provided concerning the 54 public school districts in Alaska where the average daily membership in 1989-90 reached 104,035 students. In most instances, data are presented for a span of years from the 1970's. Selected topics include:…

In 1967-68 the operating expenditures of the 2,370 college and university libraries covered in the survey totaled approximately $510 million. Of that total, $189 million or 37% was spent on books and other library materials, and $275 million or 54% was spent for salaries and wages. Binding and rebinding accounted for 3% of the total; all other…

This report, seventh in a series, provides comparative data for the 27 major independent institutions of higher education in Florida, including data on enrollments and completions by degree level. Member institutions of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) are grouped by types of degrees they offer. The report attempts to…

Past trends and projected future changes in the composition of enrollment across levels of education and regions of the country, as well as between public and private schools, indicate the amount of resources the nation's schools will require. This report issued by the National Center for Education Statistics indicates that total (public and…

This document contains tables that summarize data about the attendance of students in Maryland's public schools in 1997-1998. In 1997-1998, Maryland has an average daily attendance of 93.7% with an average daily membership of 828,477.3 students and a statewide dropout rate of 4.05%. Tables provide detailed information in the following categories:…

Reproduces selected text, charts, and tables from the National Center for Education Statistics 1982 report, "The Condition of Education," by Nancy Dearman and Valena Plisko. In the 1980s the numbers of preprimary and elementary school children are projected to rise while the secondary school age group will shrink. (Author/JM)