المؤلفون: St. John, Elise, National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Expenditures, Federal Aid, Government Publications, Income, Instructional Student Costs, Noninstructional Student Costs, Resources, Salaries, School District Wealth, School Funds, School Statistics, Services, State Aid, Student Costs, Tax Allocation

مصطلحات جغرافية: U.S.; District of Columbia

مستخلص: With data retrieved from the Common Core of Data collection of surveys, this report presents revenues and expenditures for public elementary and secondary education in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories for school year 2000-01. Two pie charts display revenues by source and current expenditures by function. Seven tables report the following information: (1) revenues for public elementary and secondary schools by source and state; (2) percentage distribution of revenue for public elementary and secondary schools by source and state; (3) current expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools by function and state; (4) percentage distribution of current expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools by function and state; (5) student membership and current expenditures per pupil in membership for public elementary and secondary schools by function and state; (6) current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education by state; and (7) expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs by state. (WFA)

Journal Code: RIEMAY2004

المؤلفون: Parrish, Thomas, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Washington, DC.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Fiscal Capacity, Fiscal Neutrality, Income, Private Schools, Public Schools, Resource Allocation, School District Spending, School District Wealth, Teacher Student Ratio

مصطلحات جغرافية: U.S.; District of Columbia

مستخلص: Given the overall annual expenditure of approximately $250 billion on public education in the United States, there is great interest in how these dollars are allocated to states. This brief presents data showing the relationship between access to public-education resources and community wealth across all school districts in the United States for the 1989-90 school year. The data are from a Research and Development Report (T. Parrish and others, 1995) produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The brief compares a measure of community wealth--the median income of the households located within school district boundaries--to three alternative measures of resources available to public schools in the district. The measures of available resources include expenditures per student, expenditures converted to education "buying power," and the average number of students per teacher. Findings indicate that districts with high-income households had more to spend for education, and that converting education expenditures to "buying power" reduced the gap between districts with high-income households and those with low-income households. Finally, student-teacher ratios were lowest in school districts serving students with the highest and the lowest household incomes. In summary, rich and poor districts did not spend alike. Districts enrolling children from wealthier communities purchased student-teacher ratios very similar to those in districts enrolling children from the lowest income districts, which had considerably less to spend. Three figures are included. (LMI)

Journal Code: RIEMAY1997

المؤلفون: Hussar, William, Sonnenberg, William, National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 121

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Finance Reform, National Surveys, School District Spending, Tables (Data), Trend Analysis

مصطلحات جغرافية: U.S.; District of Columbia

مستخلص: This report examines the disparity in education expenditures in elementary and secondary schools for each state for the period from 1979-80 to 1993-94. Data from the Census Bureau's Survey of Local Governments were used, and the object of analysis was instructional expenditures per pupil. School districts were grouped into four categories: (1) unified districts; (2) elementary districts; (3) secondary districts; and (4) all districts. The greatest emphasis in the report is given to unified districts. Results show that, for most states, a majority of disparity indices for unified districts indicated declining disparity. Five of the states with increasing disparity were in the Midwest, and the other three were in the West. For each of the states for which the measures fell, the decline in disparity did not necessarily mean the state had a more equitable distribution of education expenditures, since the percentage and distribution of special-needs students may have changed over that period. All the disparity measures indicated declining disparity for three of the regions when examined as a whole, and a majority of measures indicated declining disparity in the other areas. Disparity increased for the nation as a whole, in part because instructional expenditures per pupil increased at different rates in different parts of the country. (RJM)

Journal Code: RIEJUL2000

المؤلفون: Sietsema, John, National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 58

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, High School Graduates, Institutional Characteristics, Minority Groups, Public Schools, School Demography, School District Size, School District Wealth, School Districts, Special Education, Tables (Data), Teacher Student Ratio, Teachers

مصطلحات جغرافية: U.S.; District of Columbia

مستخلص: This report provides basic descriptive information about the 100 largest school districts in the United States and its outlying areas. Almost one in four public school students in the country is served by one of these districts. Characteristics, which include average and median school size, pupil/teacher ratios, number of high school graduates, enrollment of special education students and minorities, and selected fiscal data, are presented in 10 basic tables. Preceding these are Tables A through C, which establish the context of education in these largest districts. Although these districts represent fewer than 1 percent of all school districts, they educate nearly 23 percent of students. Fifty of the 99 districts that report racial and ethnic information have more than 50 percent minority enrollment. These 100 largest districts employ nearly 23 percent of the nation's public school teachers and account for more than 19 percent of all public high school graduates. Appendix A lists the nation's 500 largest districts with some basic data, while Appendix B lists them alphabetically. Appendixes C and D are representations of the data collection instruments used in the Common Core of Data surveys on which this report is based. One map locates the 100 largest districts. (SLD)

Journal Code: RIENOV1994

المؤلفون: Young, Beth Aronstamm, National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 81

Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Public Schools, School District Size, School Size, School Statistics, Tables (Data), Urban Schools

مصطلحات جغرافية: U.S.; District of Columbia

مستخلص: The information provided in this publication was reported by state education agencies to the National Center for Education Statistics for the Common Core of Data. It relates to student membership in public schools and school districts in the United States and outlying areas during the 1997-98 school year and to revenues and expenditures for fiscal year 1996. The 100 largest school districts, representing less than 1% of all school districts in the United States were responsible for the education of 23% of all public school students. These districts employed 20% of U.S. public school teachers, and accounted for 17% of all public schools and 19% of public high school graduates. The 100 largest school districts had larger school sizes than the average school district. Three states, Florida, Texas, and California, accounted for over one-third of the 100 largest school districts. The proportion of minority students in the 100 largest school districts was almost double the proportion of minority students in all schools, and the proportion of students eligible for free lunch was higher in the largest districts. Four appendixes present supplemental data for the 1997-98, 1987-88, and 1996-97 school years for comparison purposes. (Contains 29 tables and 1 figure.) (SLD)

Journal Code: RIENOV1999

المؤلفون: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Profiles, Public Schools, School Demography, School District Size, School Districts, Statistical Data, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data)

مصطلحات جغرافية: U.S.; District of Columbia

مستخلص: This document provides a synopsis of public-school characteristics and includes statistical summaries of schools, districts, and students. It examines the various types of public schools in the U.S., stating that 87,631 public schools furnished instruction to 46.1 million students in the 1997-98 school year. Most public-school students, 98.1 percent, were enrolled in regular schools: one out of eight schools was located in a large city and one out of six students attended a large-city schools. About 58.5 percent of these students spanned the traditional primary grades. School districts ranged in size from 25 districts enrolling 100,000 or more students to 1,738 districts reporting fewer than 150 students. Student characteristics varied widely. One in eight students had an individualized education program, two-thirds of students were White, non-Hispanic, and one-sixth were Black, non-Hispanic. More than one-third of the students in California, New Mexico, and Texas were Hispanic. Dropout statistics indicate that 15 of the reporting states--about half of those supplying data--had dropout rates between 4 and 6 percent. Dropouts were more likely to be male than female. The report provides technical notes and includes definitions of key terms. The report's data is presented in seven tables, with the information presented by state. (RJM)

Journal Code: RIEDEC1999

المؤلفون: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Publications, Public Schools, School District Size, School Surveys, Statistical Surveys, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data)

مصطلحات جغرافية: U.S.; District of Columbia

مستخلص: In the 1996-97 school year, 86,058 public schools provided instruction to 45.6 million students in the United States. A statistical overview offers a profile of these schools and students. The majority of public school students, 98.2 percent, were enrolled in regular schools; 0.05 percent were in special education schools; 0.04 percent in vocational schools; and 0.09 percent in alternative schools. Information is provided on: (1) schools and community, such as the statistic that while 1 in 8 schools was located in a large city, 1 in 6 students attended large city schools; (2) primary, middle, and high schools; (3) school district grade spans and the finding that of the 14,422 regular school districts, 3,161 were responsible for only the elementary grades; (4) school district size, as measured by the number of students in membership; (5) student characteristics, including Free Lunch eligibility, individual education programs, and ethnic background; and (6) dropouts. The proportion of students who were reported as eligible to receive a free lunch ranged from a low of 12.4. percent in New Hampshire to a high of 69.3 percent in the District of Columbia. The key terms in the statistical tables are defined. The data appear in seven tables and are broken down by state. (JMD)

Journal Code: RIEJUN1999

المؤلفون: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Public Schools, School Demography, School District Size, School Statistics, Statistical Data, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data)

مصطلحات جغرافية: U.S.; District of Columbia

مستخلص: 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 are part of the Common Core of Data (CCD) collection of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The data provide an overview of public elementary and secondary schools and school districts for the academic year 1995-96. The report provides information on the following: the types of public schools; schools and community size; enrollment for primary, middle, and high schools; school-district grade spans; school district size; and student characteristics. Technical notes and key terms are included. Seven tables are included. (RJM)

Journal Code: RIESEP1998

المؤلفون: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, Ethnic Distribution, Primary Education, Public Schools, Rural Schools, School Demography, School District Size, School Organization, Student Characteristics, Urban Schools

مصطلحات جغرافية: U.S.; District of Columbia

مستخلص: 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, dropouts, and the numbers of staff. This report summarizes statistics from each of the surveys, which are part of the Common Core of Data (CCD) collection of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The data provide an overview of public elementary and secondary schools and school districts for the academic year 1994-95. The report provides information on the following: the types of public schools; schools and community size; enrollment for primary, middle, and high schools; school-district grade spans; school district size; and student characteristics. Technical notes and key terms are included. Six tables are included. (LMI)

Journal Code: RIEFEB1997

المؤلفون: Bose, Jonaki, National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 53

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Institutional Characteristics, Minority Groups, Public Schools, School District Size, School Size, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data), Urban Schools

مصطلحات جغرافية: U.S.; District of Columbia

مستخلص: This publication provides basic descriptive information about the 100 largest school districts in the United States and its outlying areas. Almost one in every four public school students in the country is served by one of these districts. They are distinguished from smaller districts by characteristics other than sheer size, such as average and median school size, pupil-teacher ratios, numbers of high school graduates, numbers of students receiving special education services, and minority enrollment as a proportion of total enrollment. The 100 largest districts employ 19.9% of the nation's public school teachers and account for 16.6% of the nation's schools and 19.2% of its high school graduates. Almost all of these districts encompass large cities, but only about half are confined to the city limits. Three states, Florida, Texas, and California, accounted for over one-third of these districts. More than half of these districts have over 50% minority enrollment. Current expenditures per pupil in the 100 largest school districts ranged from a low of $2,052 in the Puerto Rican Department of Education to a high of $9,501 in Newark, New Jersey Public Schools. This information is found in 10 basic tables, which are preceded by 3 text tables that establish the context for the information on the 100 largest districts. Appendixes list the largest districts, provide some identifying information, and list the districts alphabetically. (SLD)

Journal Code: RIEJAN1997