Stats

The Associated Press, (2008, August 18). Back to school: education by the numbers. Retrieved September 4, 2008, from KSL News Web site: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=4039881


I found an article on KSL that has a whole bunch of different statistics dealing with education. Here they are. Some of them are really interesting.

By The Associated Press
(AP) - Statistics on U.S. schools. Numbers with an "(x)" are projections.
Racial and ethnic makeup of public schools:
_1972: 78 percent white, 15 percent black, 6 percent Hispanic, 1 percent other
_2005: 57.1 percent white, 17.2 percent black, 19.8 percent Hispanic, 5.8 percent other
Public school enrollment in pre-kindergarten through grade 12:
_1997: 46.1 million
_2007: 49.6 million (x)
Private school enrollment in kindergarten through grade 12:
_1997: 5.9 million
_2007: 6.2 million (x)
Percentage of fourth-graders, by race and ethnicity, attending highest poverty schools:
_White: 5 percent
_Asian: 16 percent
_American Indian: 36 percent
_Black: 48 percent
_Hispanic: 49 percent
Percentage of 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds enrolled in school:
_1965: 10 percent
_2006: 66 percent
Children ages 3-5 who were read to by family member at least three times in past week:
_1993: 78.3 percent
_2005: 85.7 percent
Students in grades 9-12 who reported carrying a weapon in the last 30 days:
_1993: 22.1 percent
_2005: 19 percent
Percentage of children ages 5-17 who spoke a language other than English at home:
_1979: 8.5 percent
_2006: 20.3 percent
Number of children with disabilities receiving special education:
_1977: 3.7 million
_2007: 6.7 million
Percentage of students who can handle rigorous material at their grade level, 2007:
_Fourth-grade math: 39 percent
_Eighth-grade math: 32 percent
_Fourth-grade reading: 33 percent
_Eighth-grade reading: 31 percent
How people say the U.S. is doing in education against other countries:
_Getting ahead: 4 percent
_Just keeping up: 44 percent
_Falling behind: 50 percent
What people say is the best way to measure student achievement:
_Test scores: 28 percent
_Classroom work and homework: 70 percent
What people say about teacher pay:
_Should be based at least in part on student performance, 61 percent
_Should not be based in any way on student performance, 37 percent
Percentage of population 25 and older achieving various educational levels, 2006:
_Less than high school degree: 14.3 percent
_High school graduate: 32 percent
_Some college: 17 percent
_Associate's degree: 8.6 percent
_Bachelor's degree: 18.9 percent
_Advanced degree: 9.8 percent
Median yearly earnings of full-time workers 18 and older in 2005:
_Less than high school degree: $21,943
_High school diploma or equivalent: $30,587
_Some college experience: $35,317
_Bachelor's degree or higher: $55,188
Average salaries of teachers in public schools:
_2000: $41,807
_2003: $45,776
_2005: $47,750
_2006: $49,026
Sources of public spending on schools, 2006:
_Federal: 9.0 percent
_States: 46.6 percent
_Local: 44.4 percent
_Total spending: $521.1 billion
Spending per student, 2006
_National average: $9,138
_New York (highest): $14,884
_Utah (lowest): $5,437
Total enrollment in two-year and four-year colleges:
_1991: 14.4 million
_2000: 15.3 million
_2005: 17.5 million
_2008: 18.3 million (x)
Percentage of full-time college students who have received loans:
_1997: 53 percent
_2007: 52 percent
Average salaries for all ranks of college professors, 2007:
_Public schools: $71,362
_Private schools: $84,249