Data on enrollments, student characteristics, number of teachers, and finance are reported for public and private U.S. colleges and elementary and secondary schools for 1970-1971, 1975-1976, 1980-1981, and 1985-1986. Statistics are also presented on: public school revenues by source of funds (federal, state, local); high school graduates by sector; public school expenditures for regular school programs, other programs, interest on school debt, and capital outlay; current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public schools; pupil-teacher ratios; enrollment at two-year and four-year colleges; college enrollments by sex and full-time and part-time status; distribution of college students by race; total senior instructional staff at two-year and four-year colleges; degrees conferred by level; degrees awarded to women by level; revenues to colleges and universities by source of funds (government funding, tuition, private sources, endowment, sales and services revenues); current-fund expenditures and additions to plant value by public and private colleges; average annual rates for tuition and room and board by sector; enrollment rates of selected population age groups; and educational attainment of persons 25 years old and older. (SW)