This report is based on a study in which a regression model was constructed to increase accuracy in enrollment predictions. A model, known as the Modified Regression Technique (MRT), was used to examine K-12 enrollment over the past 20 years in 2 New Jersey school districts of similar size and ethnicity. To test the model's accuracy, MRT was…

This document is a collection of statistical information about North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools. The purpose of this book is to provide general statistical data to the public, professional educators, and the General Assembly. This document includes information on public school pupils, personnel, and finances. Tables with statewide…

Investigated whether official school data on the 45 general high schools of Chicago support public fears that the quality of urban high schools is related to their racial balance and that mixed high schools deteriorate as blacks, minorities, and the poor spill into them. (Author/JM)

From a national survey of 358 school heads, this article presents a statistical portrait of Catholic high schools today: their locations; student populations; administrator characteristics; curriculum; management methods; and administrators' attitudes, problems, and goals. (SJL)

This annual report includes totals of graduates from American Chemical Society approved schools for 1978. The number of bachelors, masters, and doctorates increased by 1.5 percent, 7 percent, and 2 percent, respectively. (BB)

Examines public high school science enrollment trends in the state of Iowa. Presents enrollment data since 1978. (YP)

The formats of the school budget and annual financial report are usually prescribed by state regulations. Creative use of data already collected for other purposes will give meaning to a district's financial story. Lists recommended tables for the statistical section of a comprehensive annual financial report. (MLF)

Experiences from dropout programs that serve at-risk students at a North Carolina school district identify planning and management considerations. Among these are that dropout rates and other measures of success must be standardized; and staff selection, duty assignments, and workloads are different for at-risk educators because of inordinate time…

Introduces the first issue of this publication, explaining how the "Quarterly" reflects the goals of the Commission of the National Center for Education Statistics for the agency. Reviews goals of quality, predictability, usefulness, and timeliness. (SLD)

Describes the 1998 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics," the 34th in a series of compilations of statistical information on U.S. education from kindergarten through graduate school. The "Digest" contains information on a variety of subjects, including enrollment, educational attainment, academic achievement, and…

Describes a digest that provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of U.S. education from kindergarten through graduate school. The publication contains information on the numbers of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, plus information on attainment and finances and supplemental information…

This study compares segregation levels in Milwaukee public schools and in private schools participating in the Milwaukee voucher program. Using a segregation index that measures the difference between the percent of students in a school who are white and the percentage of school-age children in the greater metro area who are white, it finds that…

In recent years, open enrollment and school choice have been major issues in the debate over educational reform. Arizona is considering what role school choice should play in its efforts to improve education. Current state law allows school districts to enroll students from another district "upon terms such as it prescribes," but does…

This revised and updated directory contains detailed profiles of the 91 member schools of the Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities. The data are based on Peterson's Annual Survey of Undergraduate Institutions and each college has provided a one-page description. These detailed profiles include information on: background facts,…