11% Projected percentage of elementary and high school students enrolled in private schools this fall.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
24% Percentage of children 12 to 17 who were in a special class for gifted students or did advanced work in any subject, such as honors and advanced placement classes, as of 2003. http://
www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/009412.html41% Percentage of children 12 to 17 who had ever attended or been enrolled in first grade or higher and had changed schools at some point as of 2003.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
10 billion The nation's total apple production, in pounds, in 2006. The chances are good that the apples your children present to their teachers or enjoy for lunch were grown in Washington state, which accounted for more than half of the nation's total production.
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www.usda.gov/nass/College 18 million The projected number of students enrolled in the nation's colleges and universities this fall. This is up from 12.8 million 20 years ago.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
37% Percentage of all college students 25 and older in October 2005; 56percent of these older students attended school part time.
How Many Schools? 95,726 Number of public elementary and secondary schools in 2003-04. The corresponding number of private elementary and secondary schools was 28, 384. http://
www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ , Tables 228 and 252.
4,276 Number of institutions of higher learning that granted college degrees in 2005.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
1.1 million Number of students who were home-schooled in 2003. That was 2 percent of all students 5 to 17.
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www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ , Table 227.
3,294 The number of public charter schools nationwide in 2004-05. These schools granted a charter exempting them from selected state and local rules and regulations, enrolled 887,000 students.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
Teachers and Other School Personnel 6.8 million Number of teachers in the United States in 2006. Some 2.7 million teach at the elementary and middle school level. The remainder includes those teaching at the postsecondary, secondary and preschool and kindergarten levels.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
$57,300 Average annual salary of public elementary and secondary school teachers in Connecticut as of the 2003-2004 school years -- the highest of any state. Teachers in South Dakota received the lowest pay -- $33,200. The national average was $46,800. High school principals earned $86,938 annually in 2004-05.
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www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ , Tables 240 and 241
$14.18 Average hourly wage for the nation's school bus drivers in 2004-05. Custodians earned $12.61, while cafeteria workers made $10.33.
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www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ , Table 241
Technology 14.2 million Numbers of computers available for classroom use in the nation’s elementary and secondary schools as of the 2005-2006 school year. That works out to one computer for every four students.
83% and 43% Percentage of children 3 to 17 using a computer and the Internet, respectively, at school as of fall 2003.
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www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/computer.html75% Among children 3 to 17 accessing the Internet in fall 2003, whether at home, school or elsewhere, the percentage that used it to complete school
assignments. This was the most common reason for children to use the Internet.
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www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/005863.html66% Among children 3 to 17 using a computer at home in fall 2003, the percentage that used it to complete school assignments. This was the second most common home computer use for children, behind playing games.
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www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/005863.htmlThe Rising Cost of College $13,425 Average tuition, room and board (for in-state students) at the nation’s four-year public colleges and universities for an entire academic year (2005-06). That is more than double the corresponding figure in 1990.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
$36,510 Average tuition, room and board at the nation's four-year private colleges and universities for one academic year (2005-06). That also is more than double the corresponding 1990 figure.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
$6,291 Average amount of aid received by full-time college student’s in2001-02. More than half of college students receive some form of financial aid from outside their families to help pay for their education.
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www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/007383.html
The Rewards of Staying in School $79,946 Average annual 2005 earnings of workers 18 and older with an advanced degree. This compares with $54,689 a year for those with bachelor’s degrees, $29,448 for those with a high school diploma only and $19,915 for those without a high school diploma.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
Graduation 3.3 million Projected number of high school diplomas that will be awarded in the2007-08 school year.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
3 million Number of college degrees expected to be conferred in the 2007-08school year.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
Government Spending on Public Education
$8,701 The per-pupil expenditure on public elementary and secondary education nationally in 2005. New York ($14,119) spent the most among states or state equivalents, followed by New Jersey ($13,800), the District of Columbia ($12,979), Vermont ($11,835) and Connecticut ($11,572). Utah ($5,257) spent the least per student, followed by Arizona ($6,261), Idaho ($6,283), Mississippi ($6,575) and Oklahoma ($6,613).