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U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NCES 2014-015

Digest of
Education Statistics
2012

Digest of Education Statistics 2012


December 2013

Thomas D. Snyder
National Center for Education Statistics
Sally A. Dillow
American Institutes for Research

NCES 2014-015
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

U.S. Department of Education


Arne Duncan
Secretary
Institute of Education Sciences
John Q. Easton
Director
National Center for Education Statistics
Jack Buckley
Commissioner
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FOREWORD
The 2012 edition of the Digest of Education Statistics is
the 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The
Digest has been issued annually except for combined editions
for the years 197778, 198384, and 198586. Its primary
purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information
covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a
selection of data from many sources, both government and
private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and
activities carried out by the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES). To qualify for inclusion in the Digest,
material must be nationwide in scope and of current interest
and value. The publication contains information on a variety
of subjects in the field of education statistics, including the
number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and
graduates, in addition to data on educational attainment,
finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. Supplemental information on population
trends, attitudes on education, education characteristics of the
labor force, government finances, and economic trends provides background for evaluating education data. Although
the Digest contains important information on federal education funding, more detailed information on federal activities
is available from federal education program offices.
The Digest contains seven chapters: All Levels of Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Postsecondary
Education, Federal Programs for Education and Related
Activities, Outcomes of Education, International Comparisons of Education, and Libraries and Adult Education. Preceding these chapters is an Introduction that provides a brief
overview of current trends in American education, which
supplements the tabular materials in chapters 1 through 7.
The Digest concludes with three appendixes. The first
appendix, Guide to Sources, provides a brief synopsis of the
surveys used to generate the Digest tables; the second, Definitions, is included to help readers understand terms used in
the Digest; and the third, Index of Table Numbers, allows
readers to quickly locate tables on specific topics.
In addition to updating many of the statistics that have
appeared in previous years, this edition contains new material, including
Percentage distribution of 6- to 18-year-olds, by parents
highest level of educational attainment, household type
(either two-parent or single-parent), and childs race/ethnicity (table 12);

Enrollment and percentage distribution of enrollment in


public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and region (table 44);
Number and percentage of public school students participating in programs for English language learners, by state
(table 47);
Children 3 to 21 years old served under Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by race/ethnicity and
age group (table 49);
Percentage of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children enrolled in preprimary programs, by attendance status, level of program,
and selected child and family characteristics (table 57);
Number and enrollment of public elementary and secondary schools that have closed, by school level and type
(table 109);
Number and percentage distribution of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by school
level, locale, and student race/ethnicity (table 112);
Public elementary and secondary charter schools and
enrollment, by state (table 117);
First-time kindergartners reading, mathematics, science,
cognitive flexibility, and approaches to learning scale scores
in fall and spring of the kindergarten year, by selected child,
family, and school characteristics (table 135);
Number and percentage distribution of kindergartners, by
kindergarten entry status (i.e., early entrant, on-time entrant,
delayed entrant, or kindergarten repeater) and selected child,
family, and school characteristics (table 136);
Kindergartners reading, mathematics, science, cognitive
flexibility, and approaches to learning scale scores in fall
and spring of the kindergarten year, by kindergarten entry
status (table 137);
Percentage of 9th-grade students participating in various
school-sponsored and non-school-sponsored activities,
by sex and race/ethnicity (table 183);
Percentage of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders absent from
school in the last month, by selected student and school
characteristics and number of days absent (table 187);
Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by
function and subfunction (table 214);
Total fall enrollment in all postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV programs, by degree-granting status
and control of institution (table 222);
Percentage of recent high school completers enrolled in
2-year and 4-year colleges, by income level (table 236);
Number of postsecondary students who entered the student loan repayment phase, number of students who
defaulted, and 2-year student loan cohort default rates, by
level and control of institution (table 400);

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FOREWORD

Number and percentage of persons 16 to 24 years old


who were neither enrolled in school nor working, by educational attainment, age group, family poverty status, and
race/ethnicity (table 429);
Employment to population ratios of all persons, males,
and females 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment (tables 431, 432, and 433);
Unemployment rates of all persons, males, and females
16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment (tables 434, 435, and 436);

Percentage of high school students age 16 and over who were


employed, by age group, sex, race/ethnicity, family income,
nativity, and hours worked per week (table 441); and
Average reading literacy scale scores of fourth-graders and
percentage whose schools emphasize reading skills and
strategies at or before second grade or at third grade, by sex
and country or other education system (table 462).
The Digest can be accessed from http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest.
Jack Buckley
Commissioner for Education Statistics

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Contents
Page
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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List of Text Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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List of Reference Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Readers Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 1. All Levels of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 2. Elementary and Secondary Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 3. Postsecondary Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

307

Chapter 4. Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

589

Chapter 5. Outcomes of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 6. International Comparisons of Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 7. Libraries and Adult Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Appendix A. Guide to Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

709

Appendix B. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

753

Appendix C. Index of Table Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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LIST OF FIGURES

List of Figures
Figure

Page

1.

The structure of education in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14

2.

Enrollment, total expenditures in constant dollars, and expenditures as a percentage of the gross
domestic product (GDP), by level of education: Selected years, 196566 through 201112 . . . . . . .

15

3.

Percentage of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected
years, 1940 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16

4.

Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by highest level of educational attainment:


Selected years, 1940 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16

5.

Highest level of education attained by persons 25 through 29 years old: March 2012 . . . . . . . . . .

17

6.

Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by selected levels of educational attainment and
race/ethnicity: 2002 and 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17

Enrollment, number of teachers, pupil/teacher ratio, and expenditures in public elementary and
secondary schools: 196061 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

69

8.

Percentage change in public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state: Fall 2005 to fall 2010 . .

70

9.

Total and full-day preprimary enrollment of 3- to 5-year-olds: October 1970 through October 2011 . . .

70

10.

Percentage of revenue for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: 197071
through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

71

Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools:
197071 through 200910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

71

Enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting institutions: Fall 1960 through
fall 2011 and 196061 through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

312

13.

Percentage change in total enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by state: Fall 2006 to fall 2011 .

313

14.

Enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by age: Fall 1970 through fall 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

313

15.

Ratio of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to total FTE staff and to FTE faculty in degree-granting
institutions, by control of institution: 1991, 2001, and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

314

Bachelors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions in selected fields of study: 200001,


200506, and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

314

Percentage distribution of total revenues of public degree-granting institutions, by source of funds:


201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

315

Percentage distribution of total revenues of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by source


of funds: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

315

Federal on-budget funds for education, by level or other educational purpose: Selected years, 1965
through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

597

20.

Percentage of federal on-budget funds for education, by agency: Fiscal year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . .

598

21.

Percentage of U.S. Department of Education outlays, by type of recipient: Fiscal year 2012 . . . . .

598

22.

Labor force participation rate of persons 20 to 64 years old, by age group and highest level of
educational attainment: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

617

23.

Unemployment rates of persons 25 to 64 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: 2011 .

617

24.

Percentage distribution of 201011 high school dropouts and high school completers not enrolled
in college, by labor force status: October 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

618

25.

Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of
educational attainment and sex: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

618

26.

Median annual salaries of bachelors degree recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation,
by field of study: 1991, 2001, and 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

619

27.

Percentage change in enrollment, by major areas of the world and level of education: 2000 to 2010 . .

661

28.

Percentage of the population 25 to 34 years old with a bachelors or higher level degree, by OECD
country: 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

662

Public direct expenditures on education institutions as a percentage of gross domestic product


(GDP), by OECD country: 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

663

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LIST OF TEXT TABLES

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List of Text Tables


Table
A.

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Total elementary and secondary school enrollment, by overall trends: Selected years, 194950 to
fall 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Number of public school staff, by selected categories: 196970, 1980, and 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

64

C. Postsecondary students denied access to Title IV financial aid because eligibility was suspended
due to a drug-related conviction: 200910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

310

D.

Federal on-budget funding for education, by category: Selected fiscal years, 1965 through 2011 .

589

E.

Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by selected levels
of educational attainment and sex: Selected years, 1995 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

616

Population and enrollment at different levels in major areas of the world: 2000 and 2010 . . . . . . .

658

G. Common Core of Data (CCD) file versions used in the current edition of the Digest of Education
Statistics: 198687 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

712

B.

F.

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LIST OF REFERENCE TABLES

List of Reference Tables


Chapter 1. All Levels of Education
Enrollment, Teachers, and Schools
Table
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Page
Projected number of participants in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Fall
2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18

Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and control of institution, enrollment level, and
attendance status and sex of student: Selected years, fall 1980 through fall 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18

Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 186970
through fall 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

Number of teachers in elementary and secondary schools, and instructional staff in postsecondary
degree-granting institutions, by control of institution: Selected years, fall 1970 through fall 2021 . .

21

Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 198081
through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22

Enrollment Rates
6.
7.

Percentage of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age
group: Selected years, 1980 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23

Percentage of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by age group: Selected years,
1940 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Educational Attainment
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelors or
higher degree, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1910 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27

Percentage of persons 25 to 29 years old with selected levels of educational attainment, by race/
ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1920 through 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30

Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of educational attainment, sex, race/ethnicity,
and age: 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32

Persons age 25 and over who hold a bachelors or higher degree, by sex, race/ethnicity, age group,
and field of bachelors degree: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34

Percentage distribution of 6- to 18-year-olds, by parents highest level of educational attainment,


household type, and childs race/ethnicity: 2006 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Percentage of persons 18 to 24 years old and age 25 and over, by educational attainment and state:
2000 and 200810 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36

Percentage of persons 18 to 24 years old and age 25 and over, by educational attainment and race/
ethnicity with selected subgroups: 2006 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

37

Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelors or
higher degree, by race/ethnicity and state: 200810 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38

Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelors or
higher degree, by sex and state: 200810 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40

Number and percentage of persons age 25 and over in metropolitan areas with populations greater
than 1 million, by educational attainment and sex: 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Computer and Internet Use


18.

Number and percentage of persons 3 years old and over using the Internet and percentage
distribution by means of internet access from home and main reason for not having high-speed
access, by selected characteristics of students and other users: 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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LIST OF REFERENCE TABLES

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Population
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Estimates of resident population, by age group: 1970 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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20.

Estimates of resident population, by race/ethnicity and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2011 .

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21.

Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: Selected years, 1970 through 2011. .

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Characteristics of Families With Children


22.

Number and percentage distribution of family households, by family structure and presence of own
children under 18: Selected years, 1970 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Number and percentage of family households with own children under age 18, under age 6, and
under age 3, by race/ethnicity and family structure: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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24.

Median household income, by state: Selected years, 1990 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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25.

Poverty rates for all persons and poverty status of 5- to 17-year-olds, by region and state: Selected
years, 1990 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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26.

Poverty status of all persons, persons in families, and related children under age 18, by race/ethnicity:
Selected years, 1960 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

51

Number and percentage of children under age 18 living in poverty, by family structure and race/
ethnicity with selected subgroups: 2006 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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23.

27.

Finances
28.

Expenditures of educational institutions related to the gross domestic product, by level of institution:
Selected years, 192930 through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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29.

Expenditures of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 18991900
through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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30.

Amount and percentage distribution of direct general expenditures of state and local governments, by
function: Selected years, 197071 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

31.

Direct general expenditures of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level
of education and state: 200809 and 200910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

58

32.

Direct general expenditures per capita of state and local governments for all functions and for
education, by level of education and state: 200809 and 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

59

33.

Gross domestic product, state and local expenditures, national income, personal income, disposable
personal income, median family income, and population: Selected years, 1929 through 2011 . . . . .

60

34.

Gross domestic product price index, Consumer Price Index, education price indexes, and federal
budget composite deflator: Selected years, 1919 through 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Enrollment
35.

Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: Selected years,
186970 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

72

36.

Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected
years, fall 1990 through fall 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

74

37.

Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction:
Fall 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

76

38.

Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction:
Fall 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

78

39.

Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level and grade: Selected years, fall 1980
through fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

80

40.

Number and percentage of homeschooled students ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of
kindergarten through 12th grade, by selected child, parent, and household characteristics: 1999,
2003, and 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Percentage distribution of students ages 5 through 17 attending kindergarten through 12th grade, by
school type or participation in homeschooling and selected child, parent, and household
characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

82

Average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction:
Selected years, 196970 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

83

Average daily attendance (ADA) as a percentage of total enrollment, school day length, and school
year length in public schools, by school level and state: 200304 and 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

84

Enrollment and percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by
race/ethnicity and region: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85

Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity


and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2000 and fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

86

Number and percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by state:
Selected years, 200001 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

87

Number and percentage of public school students participating in programs for English language
learners, by state: Selected years, 200203 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

88

Children 3 to 21 years old served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by type of
disability: Selected years, 197677 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

89

Children 3 to 21 years old served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by race/
ethnicity and age group: 200001 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

90

Percentage distribution of students 6 to 21 years old served under Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, Part B, by educational environment and type of disability: Selected years, fall 1989
through fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

91

51.

Number and percentage of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B,
by age group and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 199091 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

92

52.

Number of gifted and talented students in public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/
ethnicity, and state: 2004 and 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

93

53.

Percentage of gifted and talented students in public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/
ethnicity, and state: 2004 and 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

94

54.

Enrollment in grades 9 through 12 in public and private schools compared with population 14 to 17
years of age: Selected years, 188990 through fall 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

95

Enrollment in foreign language courses compared with enrollment in grades 9 through 12 in public
secondary schools: Selected years, fall 1948 through fall 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

96

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45.
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55.

Enrollment Status and Child Care Arrangements of Young Children


56.

Enrollment of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in preprimary programs, by level of program, control of
program, and attendance status: Selected years, 1965 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

97

57.

Percentage of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children enrolled in preprimary programs, by attendance status,
level of program, and selected child and family characteristics: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

98

Number of children under 6 years old and not yet enrolled in kindergarten, percentage in centerbased programs, average weekly hours in nonparental care, and percentage in various types of
primary care arrangements, by selected child and family characteristics: 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

99

Child care arrangements of 3- to 5-year-old children who are not yet in kindergarten, by age and race/
ethnicity: Various years, 1991 through 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100

Percentage distribution of children at about 2 and 4 years of age, by type of child care arrangement
and selected child and family characteristics: 200304 and 200506 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

101

Percentage distribution of quality rating of child care arrangements of children at about 4 years of age,
by type of arrangement and selected child and family characteristics: 200506 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

102

Children of prekindergarten through second-grade age, by enrollment status, selected maternal


characteristics, and household income: 1995, 2001, and 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

103

58.

59.
60.
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Parent Involvement in Education


63.

Number of 3- to 5-year-olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten and percentage participating in home
literacy activities with a family member, by type and frequency of activity and selected child and
family characteristics: 1993, 2001, and 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

104

64.

Percentage of kindergartners through fifth-graders whose parents reported doing education-related


activities with their children in the past month, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics:
1999, 2003, and 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

105

65.

Percentage of kindergartners through fifth-graders whose parents reported doing education-related


activities with their children in the past week, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics:
1999, 2003, and 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

106

Percentage of elementary and secondary school children whose parents were involved in school
activities, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007. . . . . . . . . . .

107

66.

Private Elementary and Secondary Schools


67.

Private elementary and secondary school enrollment and private enrollment as a percentage of total
enrollment in public and private schools, by region and grade level: Selected years, fall 1995 through
fall 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

108

68.

Enrollment and percentage distribution of students enrolled in private elementary and secondary
schools, by school orientation and grade level: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2009 . . . . . . .

109

69.

Percentage distribution of students enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools, by school
orientation and selected characteristics: Fall 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

111

70.

Number and percentage distribution of private elementary and secondary students, teachers, and
schools, by orientation of school and selected characteristics: Fall 1999, fall 2007, and fall 2009 . .

112

71.

Private elementary and secondary enrollment, number of schools, and average tuition, by school
level, orientation, and tuition: 19992000, 200304, and 200708. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

113

72.

Private elementary and secondary school full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff and student to FTE staff
ratios, by orientation of school, school level, and type of staff: 200708. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

114

73.

Enrollment and instructional staff in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: Selected
years, 191920 through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

116

74.

Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by
state: Selected years, 1999 through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

117

Teachers and Other Staff


75.

Public elementary and secondary pupil/teacher ratios, by selected school characteristics: Fall
1990 through fall 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

118

76.

Public and private elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios: Selected
years, fall 1955 through fall 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

119

77.

Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000
through fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

120

78.

Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state
or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

121

79.

Highest degree earned, years of full-time teaching experience, and average class size for teachers in
public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

122

80.

Number, highest degree, and years of full-time teaching experience of teachers in public and private
elementary and secondary schools, by selected teacher characteristics: 19992000, 200304, and
200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

123

81.

Selected characteristics of public school teachers: Selected years, spring 1961 through spring 2006. .

125

82.

Percentage of public school teachers of grades 9 through 12, by field of main teaching assignment
and selected demographic and educational characteristics: 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

126

Percentage of teachers indicating that certain issues are serious problems in their schools and that
certain problems occur daily, by level and control of school: Selected years, 198788 through
200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

127

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84.

Teachers perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by control and level of school: Selected
years, 199394 through 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

128

85.

Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected teacher and school
characteristics: Selected years, 198788 through 200809 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

129

86.

Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by highest
degree earned and years of full-time teaching: Selected years, 199091 through 200708 . . . . . . .

130

87.

Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by
selected characteristics: 200708. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

132

88.

Average base salary for full-time public elementary and secondary school teachers with a bachelors
degree as their highest degree, by years of full-time teaching experience and state: 199394,
19992000, 200304, and 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

134

Average base salary for full-time public elementary and secondary school teachers with a masters
degree as their highest degree, by years of full-time teaching experience and state: 199394,
19992000, 200304, and 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

135

90.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: Selected
years, 195960 through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

136

91.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state:
Selected years, 196970 through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

137

92.

Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by type of assignment: Selected
years, 194950 through fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

138

93.

Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by type of assignment and state
or jurisdiction: Fall 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

139

94.

Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by type of assignment and state
or jurisdiction: Fall 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

140

95.

Staff, teachers, and teachers as a percentage of staff in public elementary and secondary school
systems, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

141

96.

Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state
or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

142

97.

Number, highest degree, average years of experience, and salaries of principals in public and private
elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 199394, 200304, and 200708 . .

143

89.

Schools and School Districts


98.

Number of public school districts and public and private elementary and secondary schools: Selected
years, 186970 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

144

99.

Number and enrollment of regular public school districts, by enrollment size of district: Selected years,
197980 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

145

100.

Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or
jurisdiction: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

146

101.

Public elementary and secondary school enrollment, number of schools, and other characteristics,
by locale: 200809, 200910, and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

147

102.

Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts
enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

148

103.

Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more
than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

159

104.

Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2010:
Fall 2010, 200910, and federal fiscal year 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

169

105.

Public elementary and secondary schools, by level of school: Selected years, 196768 through
201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

172

106.

Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools and enrollment, by
level, type, and enrollment size of school: 200809, 200910, and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

173

Average enrollment and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools, by level,
type, and enrollment size: Selected years, 198283 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

174

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Number and enrollment of public elementary and secondary schools, by school level, type, and
charter and magnet status: Selected years, 199091 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

175

109.

Number and enrollment of public elementary and secondary schools that have closed, by school level
and type: Selected years, 199596 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

176

110.

Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by
percentage of minority enrollment in the school and students racial/ethnic group: Selected years,
fall 1995 through fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

177

Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by
percentage of students racial/ethnic group enrolled in the school and students racial/ethnic group:
Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

178

112.

Number and percentage distribution of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch,
by school level, locale, and student race/ethnicity: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

179

113.

Public elementary and secondary schools, by level, type, and state or jurisdiction: 199091, 200001,
200910, and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

180

114.

Public elementary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 201011. .

181

115.

Public secondary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 201011 . .

182

116.

Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary students and schools, by
traditional or charter school status and selected characteristics: Selected years, 19992000 through
201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

183

Public elementary and secondary charter schools and enrollment, by state: Selected years, 19992000
through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

184

118.

Percentage of public schools with permanent and portable (temporary) buildings and with environmental
factors that interfere with instruction in classrooms, by selected school characteristics, type of factor, and
extent of interference: 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

185

119.

Percentage of public schools with enrollment under, at, or over capacity, by selected school
characteristics: 1999 and 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

186

111.

117.

Computers and Technology


120.
121.

Number and internet access of instructional computers and rooms in public schools, by selected
school characteristics: Selected years, 1995 through 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

187

Percentage of public school districts with students enrolled in technology-based distance education
courses and number of enrollments in such courses, by instructional level and district
characteristics: 200203, 200405, and 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

188

High School Completers and Dropouts


122.

High school graduates, by sex and control of school: Selected years, 186970 through 202122 . . .

189

123.

Public high school graduates, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 198081 through 201011 . . .

190

124.

Averaged freshman graduation rates for public secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected
years, 199091 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

191

Public high school graduates and averaged freshman graduation rate, by race/ethnicity and state or
jurisdiction: 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

192

Number and percentage of 9th- to 12th-graders who dropped out of public schools, by race/ethnicity,
grade, and state or jurisdiction: 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

193

Number of people taking the general educational development (GED) test and percentage
distribution of those who passed, by age group: 1971 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

194

Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 through 24 years old (status dropout rate), by
sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1960 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

195

Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 through 24 years old (status dropout rate), by
income level, and percentage distribution of status dropouts, by labor force status and years of
school completed: 1970 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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131.

Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 through 24 years old (status dropout rate) and
number of status dropouts, by noninstitutionalized or institutionalized status, birth in or outside of the
United States, and selected characteristics: 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

197

Number of 14- through 21-year-old students served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
Part B, who exited school, by exit reason, age, and type of disability: 200809 and 200910 . . . . .

198

Educational Achievement
132.

Percentage of children demonstrating specific cognitive and motor skills at about 9 months of age, by
childs age and selected characteristics: 200102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

199

Percentage of children demonstrating specific cognitive skills, motor skills, and secure emotional
attachment to parents at about 2 years of age, by selected characteristics: 200304 . . . . . . . . . . . .

201

Childrens reading, language, mathematics, color knowledge, and fine motor skills at about 4 years of
age, by childs age and selected characteristics: 200506 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

203

135.

First-time kindergartners reading, mathematics, science, cognitive flexibility, and approaches to


learning scale scores in fall and spring of the kindergarten year, by selected child, family, and school
characteristics: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

204

136.

Number and percentage distribution of kindergartners, by fall 2010 kindergarten entry status and
selected child, family, and school characteristics: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

206

137.

Kindergartners reading, mathematics, science, cognitive flexibility, and approaches to learning scale
scores in fall and spring of the kindergarten year, by fall 2010 kindergarten entry status: 201011. . .

207

138.

Mean reading scale scores and specific reading skills of fall 1998 first-time kindergartners, by time of
assessment and selected characteristics: Selected years, fall 1998 through spring 2007. . . . . . . . .

208

Mean mathematics and science scale scores and specific mathematics skills of fall 1998 first-time
kindergartners, by time of assessment and selected characteristics: Selected years, fall 1998
through spring 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

209

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score, by age and
selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1971 through 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

210

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score and
standard deviation, by selected student characteristics, percentile, and grade: Selected years,
1992 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

211

142.

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score, by grade and
selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1992 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

212

143.

Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)


reading achievement levels, by grade and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1998
through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

213

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale scores and percentage
distribution of students, by age, amount of reading for school and for fun, and time spent on
homework and watching TV/video: Selected years, 1984 through 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

214

145.

Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)


reading score levels, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1971 through 2008 . . . . . . . .

215

146.

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score of 4th-grade
public school students and percentage attaining reading achievement levels, by state: Selected
years, 1992 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

216

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score and percentage
of 4th-grade public school students, by race/ethnicity and state: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

217

148.

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score of 8th-grade
public school students and percentage attaining reading achievement levels, by locale and state:
Selected years, 2003 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

218

149.

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale scores of 4th- and 8thgrade public school students and percentage attaining reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity
and jurisdiction or specific urban district: 2007, 2009, and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

219

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale scores of 4th- and 8thgraders in public schools and percentage scoring at or above selected reading achievement levels,
by English language learner status and state: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

220

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139.

140.
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Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) writing scale score of 8th- and 12thgraders, standard deviation, and percentage of students attaining writing achievement levels, by
selected student and school characteristics and percentile: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

221

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) arts scale score of 8th-graders,
percentage distribution by frequency of instruction, and percentage participating in selected
activities, by subject and selected characteristics: 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

222

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) U.S. history scale score, standard
deviation, and percentage of students attaining achievement levels, by grade level, selected
characteristics, and percentile: Selected years, 1994 through 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

223

154.

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) civics scale score and percentage of
students attaining civics achievement levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics:
1998, 2006, and 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

224

155.

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) economics scale score of 12thgraders, percentage attaining economics achievement levels, and percentage with different levels
of economics coursework, by selected characteristics: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

225

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) geography scale score, standard
deviation, and percentage of students attaining geography achievement levels, by grade level,
selected student characteristics, and percentile: 1994, 2001, and 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

226

157.

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score, by age and
selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1973 through 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

227

158.

Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)


mathematics proficiency levels, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 through 2008 .

228

159.

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics performance of 17-year-olds, by


highest mathematics course taken, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 through 2008 . . .

229

160.

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score, by grade
and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1990 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . .

230

Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)


mathematics achievement levels, by grade and selected student characteristics: Selected years,
1996 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

231

162.

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 8thgraders and percentage reporting various attitudes toward mathematics work, by frequency of
attitude and selected student and school characteristics: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

232

163.

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of high
school graduates at grade 12, by highest mathematics course taken in high school and selected
student and school characteristics: 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

233

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 4thgrade public school students and percentage attaining mathematics achievement levels, by state:
Selected years, 1992 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

234

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 8thgrade public school students and percentage attaining mathematics achievement levels, by state:
Selected years, 1990 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

235

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 8thgrade public school students, by race/ethnicity, level of parental education, and state: 2011 . . . . . .

236

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale scores of 4th- and
8th-grade public school students and percentage attaining achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and
jurisdiction or specific urban district: 2007, 2009, and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

237

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scale score, standard
deviation, and percentage of students attaining science achievement levels, by grade level, selected
student and school characteristics, and percentile: 2009 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

238

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scale scores of 8th-grade
public school students, by race/ethnicity and state: 2009 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

239

Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scale scores of 12th-graders
with various educational goals and attitudes toward science, and percentage reporting these goals
and attitudes, by selected student characteristics: 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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156.

161.

164.

165.

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SAT mean scores of college-bound seniors, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 198687 through
201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

241

172.

SAT mean scores of college-bound seniors, by sex: 196667 through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

242

173.

SAT mean scores and percentage distribution of college-bound seniors, by selected student
characteristics: Selected years, 199596 through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

243

SAT mean scores of college-bound seniors and percentage of graduates taking SAT, by state:
Selected years, 199596 through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

245

ACT score averages and standard deviations, by sex and race/ethnicity, and percentage of ACT test
takers, by selected composite score ranges and planned fields of study: Selected years, 1995
through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

246

Percentage distribution of elementary and secondary school children, by average grades and
selected child and school characteristics: 1996, 2003, and 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

247

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175.

176.

Coursetaking
177.

Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields,
by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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178.

Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in career/technical
education courses in various occupational fields, by sex and race/ethnicity, and percentage
distribution of students, by units earned: Selected years, 2000 through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

250

Percentage of public and private high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science
courses in high school, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2009. . . . . . . . . . .

252

180.

Percentage of public and private high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science
courses in high school, by selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1990
through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

253

181.

Percentage of public and private high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected
combinations of academic courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2009 . .

256

Number and percentage of public high school graduates taking dual credit, Advanced Placement
(AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in high school and average credits earned, by
selected student and school characteristics: 2000, 2005, and 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

257

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Student Activities and Behavior


183.

Percentage of 9th-grade students participating in various school-sponsored and non-schoolsponsored activities, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

259

Percentage of high school seniors who say they engage in various activities, by selected student and
school characteristics: 1992 and 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

260

Percentage of high school seniors who participate in various school-sponsored extracurricular


activities, by selected student characteristics: 1992 and 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

261

Percentage of elementary and secondary school students who do homework outside of school,
whose parents check that homework is done, and whose parents help with homework, by frequency
and selected student and school characteristics: 2003 and 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

262

187.

Percentage of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders absent from school in the last month, by selected student
and school characteristics and number of days absent: 2002, 2009, and 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

264

188.

Percentage of schools with various security measures, by school control and selected characteristics:
200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

265

Number and percentage of public schools recording at least one crime incident that occurred at
school, and number and rate of incidents, by school characteristics and type of incident: 19992000
and 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

266

Percentage of public schools recording and reporting to the police at least one crime incident that
occurred at school, by type of incident: Selected years, 19992000 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . .

268

Percentage of public schools recording crime incidents that occurred at school, by type of incident,
number of incidents, and selected school characteristics: 200910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

269

Number of students suspended and expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, by sex,
race/ethnicity, and state: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

270

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Percentage of students suspended and expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, by
sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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194.

Percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 who reported experience with drugs and violence on
school property, by race/ethnicity, grade, and sex: Selected years, 1997 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . .

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Percentage of 12- to 17-year-olds reporting use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes during the
past 30 days and the past year, by substance used, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1985
through 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Percentage of high school seniors reporting use of alcohol and illicit drugs, by frequency of use and
substance used: Selected years, 1975 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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State Regulations
197.
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199.
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Age range for compulsory school attendance and special education services, and policies on yearround schools and kindergarten programs, by state: Selected years, 2000 through 2011. . . . . . . . .

276

Minimum amount of instructional time per year and policy on textbook selection, by state: 2000, 2006,
2008, and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

277

Credit requirements and exit exam requirements for a standard high school diploma and the use of
other high school completion credentials, by state: 2011 and 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

278

States that use criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) aligned to state standards, by subject area and
level: 200607 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

279

Required testing for initial certification of elementary and secondary school teachers, by type of
assessment and state: 2011 and 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Revenues and Expenditures


202.

Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: Selected years, 191920
through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

281

203.

Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state or jurisdiction: 200910 .

283

204.

Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state or jurisdiction: 200809 .

284

205.

Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: Selected
years, 191920 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

285

Students transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: Selected years,
192930 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

286

Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state or jurisdiction:
Selected years, 196970 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

287

Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or
jurisdiction: 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

289

Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or
jurisdiction: 200809 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

291

Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and subfunction:
Selected years, 199091 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

293

Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state or
jurisdiction: 200809 and 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

295

212.

Public elementary and secondary revenues and expenditures, by type of locale: 200910. . . . . . . . .

296

213.

Total and current expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: Selected years,
191920 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

297

214.

Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary
schools, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 199091 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

298

215.

Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary
education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

300

Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary
education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 200809 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

301

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218.

Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state
or jurisdiction: Selected years, 196970 through 200910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

302

Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary
schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 196970 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Enrollment
219.

Enrollment, staff, and degrees/certificates conferred in all postsecondary institutions participating in


Title IV programs, by level and control of institution, sex of student, type of staff, and type of degree:
Fall 2010, fall 2011, and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

317

Historical summary of faculty, enrollment, degrees, and finances in degree-granting institutions:


Selected years, 186970 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

318

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control
of institution: Selected years, 1947 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

319

Total fall enrollment in all postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV programs, by degreegranting status and control of institution: 1995 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

320

223.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution: 1970 through 2011 .

321

224.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and age: Selected
years, 1970 through 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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225.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and
age of student: 2007, 2009, and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

323

226.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, control and level of
institution, attendance status, and age of student: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

324

227.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution, attendance
status, and age of student: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

325

228.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex of student, level and
control of institution, and attendance status of student: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

326

229.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex of student, level and
control of institution, and attendance status of student: 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

327

230.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution, attendance
status, and sex of student: Selected years, 1970 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

328

231.

Fall enrollment and number of degree-granting institutions, by control and religious affiliation of
institution: Selected years, 1980 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

329

232.

Total fall enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in degree-granting institutions, by


attendance status, sex of student, and level and control of institution: 1955 through 2011 . . . . . . . .

331

Total fall enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in degree-granting institutions, by


attendance status, sex of student, control of institution, and state or jurisdiction: Selected years,
2000 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

332

Recent high school completers and their enrollment in 2-year and 4-year colleges, by sex: 1960
through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

333

Percentage of recent high school completers enrolled in 2- and 4-year colleges, by race/ethnicity:
1960 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

334

Percentage of recent high school completers enrolled in 2-year and 4-year colleges, by income level:
1975 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

335

Graduation rates of previous years 12th-graders and college attendance rates of those who
graduated, by selected high school characteristics: 19992000, 200304, and 200708 . . . . . . . . .

336

238.

Estimated rate of 200910 high school graduates attending degree-granting institutions, by state: 2010 .

337

239.

Enrollment rates of 18- to 24-year-olds in degree-granting institutions, by level of institution and sex
and race/ethnicity of student: 1967 through 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

338

220.
221.
222.

233.

234.
235.
236.
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Total undergraduate fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of


student, and control and level of institution: Selected years, 1970 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

339

241.

Total postbaccalaureate fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of


student, and control of institution: 1967 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

341

242.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years,


1970 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

342

243.

Total fall enrollment in public degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years,
1970 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

343

244.

Total fall enrollment in private degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years,
1970 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

344

245.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or jurisdiction:
2010 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

345

246.

Total fall enrollment in public degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or
jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

346

247.

Total fall enrollment in private degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or
jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

347

248.

Total fall enrollment in private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and
state or jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

348

249.

Total fall enrollment in private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and
state or jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

349

250.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and state or
jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

350

251.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment and state or jurisdiction:
Selected years, 2000 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

351

252.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control, level of enrollment, level of institution,
and state or jurisdiction: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

352

253.

Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution:


1967 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

353

254.

Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution


and state or jurisdiction: 2000, 2010, and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

354

255.

Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and state or


jurisdiction: 2000, 2010, and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

355

256.

Total 12-month enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and state
or jurisdiction: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

356

257.

Total 12-month enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and state or


jurisdiction: Selected years, 200405 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

357

258.

Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degreegranting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

358

Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degreegranting institutions who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months, by state or
jurisdiction: Fall 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

359

260.

Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in 4-year degreegranting institutions who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months, by state or
jurisdiction: Fall 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

360

261.

Number of U.S. students studying abroad and percentage distribution, by sex, race/ethnicity, and
other selected characteristics: Selected years, 199697 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

361

262.

Foreign students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the United States, by continent, region,
and selected countries of origin: Selected years, 198081 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

362

263.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and
race/ethnicity of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

363

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution and race/ethnicity
of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

366

259.

264.

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265.

Fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and state or jurisdiction: 2011 .

368

266.

Fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and state or jurisdiction: 2010 .

370

267.

Fall enrollment of males and females and specific racial/ethnic groups in degree-granting institutions,
by control and level of institution and percentage of U.S. resident enrollment in the same racial/
ethnic group: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

372

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution, level of
enrollment, and race/ethnicity of student: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

374

Number and percentage distribution of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions, by level,


disability status, and selected student characteristics: 200304 and 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

376

Percentage of first-year undergraduate students who took remedial education courses, by selected
student and institution characteristics: 200304 and 200708. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

377

Enrollment in postsecondary education, by level of enrollment, level of institution, student age, and
major field of study: 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

378

272.

Course enrollments in languages other than English compared with total enrollment at postsecondary
degree-granting institutions, by enrollment level, institution level, and language: Selected years,
1965 through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

379

273.

Number and percentage distribution of course enrollments in languages other than English at
postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by language and enrollment level: 2002, 2006, and 2009. .

380

274.

Graduate enrollment in science and engineering programs in degree-granting institutions, by


discipline: Fall 1998 through fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

381

275.

Number of degree-granting institutions and enrollment in these institutions, by enrollment size,


control, and level of institution: Fall 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

382

276.

Enrollment of the 120 largest degree-granting college and university campuses, by selected
characteristics and institution: Fall 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

383

277.

Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011:
Selected years, 1990 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

384

278.

Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting womens colleges, by selected characteristics


and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

394

279.

Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of
Hispanic undergraduate students, by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and
201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

395

Fall enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting tribally controlled institutions, by state and
institution: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2011, and 200910 and 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

406

Fall enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting historically Black colleges
and universities, by institution: 2010, 2011, and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

407

Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by control and level
of institution: Selected years, 1990 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

409

Fall enrollment in degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by sex of student and
level and control of institution: Selected years, 1976 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

410

Employees in degree-granting institutions, by sex, employment status, control and level of institution,
and primary occupation: Selected years, fall 1991 through fall 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

411

Total and full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff and FTE student/FTE staff ratios in postsecondary
institutions participating in Title IV programs, by degree-granting status, control of institution, and
primary occupation: Fall 1991, fall 2001, and fall 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

412

286.

Employees in degree-granting institutions, by employment status, sex, control and level of institution,
and primary occupation: Fall 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

413

287.

Employees in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, employment status, control and level
of institution, and primary occupation: Fall 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

415

Ratios of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in public degree-granting
institutions, by level of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

416

268.
269.
270.
271.

280.
281.
282.
283.

Staff
284.
285.

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Ratios of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in private degree-granting
institutions, by level of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

417

290.

Number of instructional faculty in degree-granting institutions, by employment status, sex, control,


and level of institution: Selected years, fall 1970 through fall 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

418

291.

Full-time instructional faculty in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and academic


rank: Fall 2007, fall 2009, and fall 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

419

Percentage distribution of full-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by


level and control of institution, selected instruction activities, and number of classes taught for credit:
Fall 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

420

293.

Percentage distribution of part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by


level and control of institution, selected instruction activities, and number of classes taught for credit:
Fall 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

422

294.

Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by level and
control of institution and selected characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and fall 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . .

424

295.

Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity,
sex, and selected characteristics: Fall 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

426

296.

Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by field and
faculty characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and fall 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

428

297.

Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity,
sex, and program area: Fall 1998 and fall 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

430

298.

Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by


academic rank, control and level of institution, and sex: Selected years, 197071 through 201112. .

432

299.

Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by


academic rank, sex, and control and level of institution: Selected years, 19992000 through 201112 .

435

300.

Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions,


by control and level of institution and state or jurisdiction: 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

436

301.

Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions,


by control and level of institution and state or jurisdiction: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

437

302.

Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in 4-year degree-granting


institutions, by control and classification of institution, academic rank of faculty, and state or
jurisdiction: 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

438

Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in 4-year degree-granting


institutions, by control and classification of institution, academic rank of faculty, and state or
jurisdiction: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

439

304.

Average benefit expenditure for full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting
institutions, by type of benefit and control of institution: Selected years, 197778 through 201011 . .

440

305.

Percentage of full-time instructional faculty with tenure for degree-granting institutions with a tenure
system, by academic rank, sex, and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199394 through
201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

442

292.

303.

Institutions
306.

Degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution: Selected years, 194950 through
201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

443

307.

Degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and state or jurisdiction: 201112 . . . .

444

308.

Number of non-degree-granting Title IV institutions offering postsecondary education, by control of


institution and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 200001 through 201112. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

446

Degree-granting institutions that have closed their doors, by control and level of institution: 196970
through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

447

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310.

Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected
years, 186970 through 202122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

448

311.

Certificates below the associates degree level conferred by degree-granting and non-degreegranting institutions, by length of curriculum, sex of student, institution level and control, and
discipline division: 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

449

Associates degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline


division: 200001 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

451

Bachelors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study: Selected years,


197071 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

452

Masters degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study: Selected years, 197071
through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

453

Doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study: Selected years, 197071
through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

454

Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study:
Selected years, 197071 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

455

Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of


student and discipline division: 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

456

Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and level of degree:


196970 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

470

Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control of institution, level of degree, and field
of study: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

471

Number of degree-granting institutions conferring degrees, by control, level of degree, and field of
study: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

472

Number of degree-granting institutions conferring doctors degrees in dentistry, medicine, and law, and
number of such degrees conferred, by sex of student: Selected years, 194950 through 201011. . .

473

Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions in selected professional fields, by sex of student,


control of institution, and field of study: Selected years, 198586 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

474

Certificates below the associates degree level conferred by degree-granting and non-degreegranting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: 199899 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . .

475

Associates degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student:


Selected years, 197677 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

476

Associates degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study:


200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

477

Associates degrees conferred to males by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of


study: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

478

Associates degrees conferred to females by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field


of study: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

479

Bachelors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student:


Selected years, 197677 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

480

Bachelors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study:


200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

481

Bachelors degrees conferred to males by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of


study: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

482

Bachelors degrees conferred to females by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of


study: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

483

Masters degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student:


Selected years, 197677 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

484

Masters degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study:


200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

485

Masters degrees conferred to males by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of


study: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

486

312.
313.
314.
315.
316.
317.
318.
319.
320.
321.
322.
323.
324.
325.
326.
327.
328.
329.
330.
331.
332.
333.
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335.

Masters degrees conferred to females by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of


study: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

487

336.

Doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student:


Selected years, 197677 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

488

337.

Doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study:


200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

489

338.

Doctors degrees conferred to males by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of


study: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

490

339.

Doctors degrees conferred to females by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of


study: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

491

340.

Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions in selected professional fields, by race/ethnicity


and field of study: 200910 and 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

492

341.

Degrees conferred to males by degree-granting institutions in selected professional fields, by race/


ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

492

342.

Degrees conferred to females by degree-granting institutions in selected professional fields, by race/


ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

493

343.

Degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of


degree and sex of student: 197071 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

494

344.

Degrees in architecture and related services conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of


degree and sex of student: Selected years, 194950 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

495

345.

Degrees in the biological and biomedical sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level
of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 195152 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

496

346.

Degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of


degree: 197071 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

497

347.

Degrees in business conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student:
Selected years, 195556 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

498

Degrees in communication, journalism, and related programs and in communications technologies


conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 197071 through
201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

499

Degrees in computer and information sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of


degree and sex of student: 197071 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

500

Degrees in education conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student:
Selected years, 194950 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

501

Degrees in engineering and engineering technologies conferred by degree-granting institutions, by


level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 194950 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

502

Degrees in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering conferred by degree-granting


institutions, by level of degree: 197071 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

503

Degrees in English language and literature/letters conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level


of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 194950 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

504

Degrees in foreign languages and literatures conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of


degree and sex of student: Selected years, 195960 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

505

Degrees in French, German, Italian, and Spanish language and literature conferred by degreegranting institutions, by level of degree: Selected years, 194950 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . .

506

Degrees in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Russian language and literature conferred by degreegranting institutions, by level of degree: 196970 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

507

Degrees in the health professions and related programs conferred by degree-granting institutions, by
level of degree and sex of student: 197071 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

508

Degrees in mathematics and statistics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree


and sex of student: Selected years, 194950 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

509

Degrees in the physical sciences and science technologies conferred by degree-granting institutions,
by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 195960 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

510

348.

349.
350.
351.
352.
353.
354.
355.
356.
357.
358.
359.

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360.

Degrees in chemistry, geology and earth science, and physics conferred by degree-granting
institutions, by level of degree: 197071 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

511

361.

Degrees in psychology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of


student: Selected years, 194950 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

512

362.

Degrees in public administration and social services conferred by degree-granting institutions, by


level of degree and sex of student: 197071 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

513

363.

Degrees in the social sciences and history conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of
degree and sex of student: 197071 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

514

364.

Degrees in economics, history, political science and government, and sociology conferred by degreegranting institutions, by level of degree: Selected years, 194950 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . .

515

365.

Degrees in visual and performing arts conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree
and sex of student: 197071 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

516

366.

Statistical profile of persons receiving doctors degrees, by field of study and selected characteristics:
200809 and 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

517

367.

Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control, level of degree, and state or jurisdiction:
201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

518

368.

Bachelors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction:
201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

519

369.

Masters degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction:
201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

520

370.

Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction:


200809 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

521

Doctors degrees conferred by the 60 institutions conferring the most doctors degrees, by rank order:
200102 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

522

371.

Outcomes
372.

Percentage distribution of 1990 high school sophomores, by highest level of education


completed through 2000 and selected student characteristics: 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

523

373.

Number and percentage of degree-granting institutions with first-year undergraduates using various selection
criteria for admission, by control and level of institution: Selected years, 200001 through 201112 . . . . . .

524

374.

Institutions acceptance rates; number of applications, admissions, and enrollees; and enrollees SAT
and ACT scores, by control and level of institution: 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

525

375.

Percentage of degree-granting institutions offering remedial services, by control and level of


institution: 198990 through 201112. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

526

Percentage of first-time, full-time bachelors degree-seeking students at 4-year institutions who


completed a bachelors degree, by race/ethnicity, time to completion, sex, and control of institution:
Selected cohort entry years, 1996 through 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

527

377.

Percentage of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students at 2-year institutions who


completed a credential within 150 percent of normal time, by race/ethnicity, sex, and control of
institution: Selected cohort entry years, 2000 through 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

532

378.

Retention of first-time degree-seeking undergraduates at degree-granting institutions, by attendance


status, level and control of institution, and percentage of applications accepted: 2006 to 2011 . . . .

534

Percentage distribution of first-time postsecondary students starting at 2- and 4-year institutions


during the 200304 academic year, by highest degree attained, enrollment status, and selected
characteristics: Spring 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

536

Average scores on Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general and subject tests:
1965 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

538

376.

379.

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381.

Average undergraduate tuition and fees and room and board rates charged for full-time students in
degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution: 196970 through 201112 . . . . . . . .

540

382.

Average undergraduate tuition and fees and room and board rates charged for full-time students in degreegranting institutions, by control and level of institution and state or jurisdiction: 201011 and 201112. . .

544

Undergraduate tuition and fees and room and board rates for full-time students in degree-granting
institutions, by percentile of charges and control and level of institution: Selected years, 200001
through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

545

384.

Average total cost of attendance for first-time, full-time undergraduate students in degree-granting
institutions, by control and level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs:
200910, 201011, and 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

546

385.

Average graduate tuition and required fees in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and
percentile: 198990 through 201112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

547

386.

Percentage of undergraduates receiving financial aid, by type and source of aid and selected student
characteristics: 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

548

387.

Full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled in degree-granting


institutions, by participation and average amount awarded in financial aid programs, and control and
level of institution: 200001 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

549

Average amount of grant and scholarship aid and average net price for first-time, full-time students
receiving Title IV aid, and percentage distribution of students, by control and level of institution and
income level: 200910 and 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

551

389.

Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of
aid and selected student characteristics: 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

552

390.

Average amount of financial aid awarded to part-time or part-year undergraduates, by type and
source of aid and selected student characteristics: 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

553

391.

Amount borrowed, aid status, and sources of aid for full-time and part-time undergraduates, by control
and level of institution: 200304 and 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

554

392.

Percentage of full-time, full-year undergraduates receiving financial aid, by type and source of aid and
control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

555

393.

Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of
aid and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

556

394.

Percentage of part-time or part-year undergraduates receiving financial aid, by type and source of aid
and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

558

395.

Percentage of full-time and part-time undergraduates receiving federal aid, by aid program and
control and level of institution: 200304 and 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

559

396.

Amount borrowed, aid status, and sources of aid for full-time, full-year postbaccalaureate students,
by level of study and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708 . . .

560

397.

Amount borrowed, aid status, and sources of aid for part-time or part-year postbaccalaureate students,
by level of study and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708. . . . .

561

398.

Percentage of full-time, full-year postbaccalaureate students receiving financial aid, by type of aid,
level of study, and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708 . . . . .

562

399.

Percentage of part-time or part-year postbaccalaureate students receiving financial aid, by type of


aid, level of study, and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708 . .

563

400.

Number of postsecondary students who entered the student loan repayment phase, number of
students who defaulted, and 2-year student loan cohort default rates, by level and control of
institution: Fiscal years 2007 through 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

564

383.

388.

Revenues
401.
402.
403.

Revenues of public degree-granting institutions, by source of revenue and level of institution: Selected
years, 200506 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

565

Revenues of public degree-granting institutions, by source of revenue and state or jurisdiction:


201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

567

Revenues of public degree-granting institutions, by source of revenue and state or jurisdiction: 200910.

568

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404.

Appropriations from state and local governments for public degree-granting institutions, by state or
jurisdiction: Selected years, 199091 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

569

405.

Total revenue of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds and level of
institution: 19992000 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

570

406.

Total revenue of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds and classification of
institution: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

572

407.

Total revenue of private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds and level of
institution: Selected years, 19992000 through 201011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

573

408.

Total revenue of private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds and classification of
institution: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

574

409.

Revenue received from the federal government by the 120 degree-granting institutions receiving the
largest amounts, by control and rank order: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

575

410.

Voluntary support for degree-granting institutions, by source and purpose of support: Selected years,
194950 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

576

Endowment funds of the 120 colleges and universities with the largest endowments, by rank order:
2010 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

577

411.

Expenditures
412.

Expenditures of public degree-granting institutions, by purpose of expenditure and level of institution:


200405 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

578

413.

Expenditures of public degree-granting institutions, by level of institution, purpose of expenditure, and


state or jurisdiction: 200708 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

580

414.

Total expenditures of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and level of institution:
19992000 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

581

415.

Total expenditures of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and classification of


institution: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

583

416.

Total expenditures of private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and level of institution:
19992000 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

584

417.

Total expenditures of private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and classification of


institution: 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

586

Total expenditures of private nonprofit and for-profit degree-granting institutions, by state or


jurisdiction: Selected years, 19992000 through 201011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

587

418.

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419.

Federal support and estimated federal tax expenditures for education, by category: Selected fiscal
years, 1965 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

599

420.

Federal on-budget funds for education, by agency: Selected fiscal years, 1970 through 2011 . . . . . .

601

421.

Federal on-budget funds for education, by level/educational purpose, agency, and program: Selected
fiscal years, 1970 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

602

422.

Estimated federal support for education, by type of ultimate recipient and agency: Fiscal year 2011 .

609

423.

U.S. Department of Education outlays, by type of recipient and level of education: Selected fiscal
years, 1980 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

610

424.

U.S. Department of Education appropriations for major programs, by state or jurisdiction: Fiscal year 2011.

611

425.

Appropriations for Title I and selected other programs under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, by
program and state or jurisdiction: Fiscal years 2011 and 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

612

Federal obligations for research, development, and R&D plant, by category of obligation, performers,
and fields of science: Fiscal years 2003 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

613

426.

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Chapter 5. Outcomes of Education


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status
427.

Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 25 to 64 years old, by sex,
race/ethnicity, age group, and educational attainment: 2009, 2010, and 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

620

428.

Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 16 to 24 years old who are not
enrolled in school, by age group, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: 2009, 2010, and 2011 .

622

429.

Number and percentage of persons 16 to 24 years old who were neither enrolled in school nor
working, by educational attainment, age group, family poverty status, and race/ethnicity: 2012 . . . .

624

430.

Percentage distribution of 25- to 34-year-olds with various levels of educational attainment, by labor
force status, sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

625

431.

Employment to population ratios of persons 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational
attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

626

432.

Employment to population ratios of males 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational
attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

627

433.

Employment to population ratios of females 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational
attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

628

434.

Unemployment rates of persons 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment:
Selected years, 1975 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

629

435.

Unemployment rates of males 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment: Selected
years, 1975 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

630

436.

Unemployment rates of females 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment:
Selected years, 1975 through 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

631

Educational Attainment, Occupation, and Earnings


437.

Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment
and sex: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

632

438.

Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of
educational attainment and sex: 1990 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

633

439.

Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 to 34 years old, by sex, race/ethnicity, and
educational attainment: Selected years, 1995 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

637

440.

Distribution of earnings and median earnings of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of
educational attainment and sex: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

639

Employment of Students
441.

Percentage of high school students age 16 and over who were employed, by age group, sex, race/
ethnicity, family income, nativity, and hours worked per week: Selected years, 1970 through 2011 .

641

442.

Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours
worked per week, and level and control of institution: Selected years, October 1970 through 2011 .

643

Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours
worked per week, and selected characteristics: October 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

644

443.

Labor Force Status of Recent High School Completers and Dropouts


444.

Labor force status of 2009, 2010, and 2011 high school completers, by college enrollment status, sex,
and race/ethnicity: October 2009, 2010, and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

645

445.

Labor force status of high school dropouts, by sex and race/ethnicity: October, selected years,
1980 through 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

647

446.

Among special education students out of high school up to 8 years, percentage attending and
completing postsecondary education, living independently, and working competitively, by type of
disability: 2007 and 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

648

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Labor Market Outcomes of Bachelors Degree Recipients


447.

448.
449.

Number, percentage distribution, unemployment rates, and median salaries of 25- to 29-year-old
bachelors degree holders and percentage of degree holders among all 25- to 29-year-olds, by field
of study: 2009 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

649

Percentage distribution of recipients of bachelors degrees in various fields of study 1 year after graduation,
by time to completion, enrollment and employment status, and occupation: 2001 and 2009 . . . . . . . . .

651

Percentage, selected employment characteristics, and annual salaries of bachelors degree


recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1991, 2001, and 2009 . . . . .

652

Skills of Adults
450.

Literacy skills of adults, by type of literacy, proficiency levels, and selected characteristics: 1992 and 2003 .

653

Behavior and Attitudes of High School Students and Young Adults


451.

Percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes during the past
30 days and the past year, by substance used: Selected years, 1982 through 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . .

654

452.

Percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes during the past
30 days and the past year, by substance used and selected characteristics: 2005 and 2010 . . . . . .

655

Percentage of 1972 high school seniors, 1992 high school seniors, and 2004 high school seniors who
felt that certain life values were very important, by sex: Selected years, 1972 through 2004 . . . . .

656

453.

Chapter 6. International Comparisons of Education


Population, Enrollment, and Teachers
454.

Population, school enrollment, and teachers, by major areas of the world and level of education:
Selected years, 1980 through 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

664

455.

Selected population and enrollment statistics for countries with populations over 10 million in 2010,
by continent and country: Selected years, 1990 through 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

665

456.

School-age populations as a percentage of total population, by age group and country: Selected
years, 1985 through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

668

457.

Percentage of population enrolled in secondary and postsecondary education, by age group and
country: Selected years, 1985 through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

669

458.

Pupil/teacher ratios in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by level of education
and country: Selected years, 2000 through 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

670

Teachers statutory teaching and total working time and average class size in public elementary and
secondary schools, by level of education and country: 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

671

459.

Achievement and Instruction


460.

Average fourth-grade scores and annual instructional time in mathematics and science, by country or
other education system: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

672

461.

Average eighth-grade scores and annual instructional time in mathematics and science, by country
or other education system: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

673

462.

Average reading literacy scale scores of fourth-graders and percentage whose schools emphasize
reading skills and strategies at or before second grade or at third grade, by sex and country or other
education system: 2001, 2006, and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

675

Average reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy scores of 15-year-old students,
by sex and country: 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

676

Average reading scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-old students scoring at each reading
literacy proficiency level, by country: 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

677

463.
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465.
466.

Average mathematics scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-old students scoring at each
mathematics literacy proficiency level, by country: 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

679

Average science scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-old students scoring at each science
literacy proficiency level, by country: 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

681

Attainment, Degrees, and Outcomes


467.

Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who completed high school, by age group and
country: Selected years, 2001 through 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

683

468.

Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who attained selected levels of postsecondary
education, by age group and country: 2001 and 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

684

469.

Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who attained a bachelors or higher level degree, by
age group and country: Selected years, 1999 through 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

685

470.

Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who attained a postsecondary vocational degree, by
age group and country: Selected years, 1999 through 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

686

471.

Number of bachelors degree recipients per 100 persons at the typical age of graduation, by sex and
country: 2003 through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

687

472.

Percentage of bachelors and higher level degrees awarded to women, by field of study and country: 2010.

688

473.

Percentage of bachelors degrees awarded in mathematics, science, and engineering, by field of


study and country: Selected years, 1990 through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

689

Percentage of graduate degrees awarded in mathematics, science, and engineering, by field of study
and country: Selected years, 1990 through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

690

Employment to population ratios of 25- to 64-year-olds, by sex, highest level of educational


attainment, and country: 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

691

474.
475.

Finances
476.
477.

Gross domestic product per capita and public and private education expenditures per student, by
level of education and country: Selected years, 2005 through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

692

Public and private direct expenditures on education institutions as a percentage of gross domestic
product, by level of education and country: Selected years, 1995 through 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

694

Chapter 7. Libraries and Adult Education


Libraries
478.

Selected statistics on public school libraries/media centers, by level of school: 19992000, 200304,
and 200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

696

Selected statistics on public school libraries/media centers, by level and enrollment size of school:
200708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

697

480.

Selected statistics on public school libraries/media centers, by state: 200708. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

698

481.

Collections, staff, and operating expenditures of degree-granting institution libraries: Selected years,
198182 through 200910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

699

482.

Collections, staff, operating expenditures, public service hours, and reference services of the 60
largest college and university libraries: Fiscal year 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

700

483.

Public libraries, books and serial volumes, library visits, circulation, and reference transactions, by
state: Fiscal years 2008 and 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

701

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Adult Education
484.

485.
486.

Participants in state-administered adult basic education, secondary education, and English as a


second language programs, by type of program and state or jurisdiction: Selected fiscal years, 2000
through 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

702

Participation of employed persons, 17 years old and over, in career-related adult education during the
previous 12 months, by selected characteristics of participants: 1995, 1999, and 2005 . . . . . . . . . .

703

Participation rate of persons, 17 years old and over, in adult education during the previous 12 months,
by selected characteristics of participants: Selected years, 1991 through 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Data Sources

Common Measures and Indexes

The data in this volume were obtained from many different sourcesincluding students and teachers, state education agencies, local elementary and secondary schools, and
colleges and universitiesusing surveys and compilations
of administrative records. Users should be cautious when
comparing data from different sources. Differences in
aspects such as procedures, timing, question phrasing, and
interviewer training can affect the comparability of results
across data sources.
Most of the tables present data from surveys conducted
by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) or
conducted by other agencies and organizations with support
from NCES. Some tables also include other data published
by federal and state agencies, private research organizations,
or professional organizations. Brief descriptions of the surveys and other data sources used in this volume can be found
in Appendix A: Guide to Sources. For each NCES and nonNCES data source, the Guide to Sources also provides information on where to obtain further details about that source.
Data are obtained primarily from two types of surveys:
universe surveys and sample surveys. In universe surveys,
information is collected from every member of the population. For example, in a survey regarding certain expenditures
of public elementary and secondary schools, data would be
obtained from each school district in the United States.
When data from an entire population are available, estimates
of the total population or a subpopulation are made by simply summing the units in the population or subpopulation.
As a result, there is no sampling error, and observed differences are reported as true.
Since a universe survey is often expensive and time consuming, many surveys collect data from a sample of the population of interest (sample survey). For example, the
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
assesses a representative sample of students rather than the
entire population of students. When a sample survey is used,
statistical uncertainty is introduced, because the data come
from only a portion of the entire population. This statistical
uncertainty must be considered when reporting estimates
and making comparisons. For information about how NCES
accounts for statistical uncertainty when reporting sample
survey results, see Data Analysis and Interpretation, later
in this Readers Guide.

Various types of statistics derived from universe and sample


surveys are reported. Many tables report the size of a population
or a subpopulation, and often the size of a subpopulation is
expressed as a percentage of the total population.
In addition, the average (or mean) value of some characteristic of the population or subpopulation may be reported.
The average is obtained by summing the values for all members of the population and dividing the sum by the size of the
population. An example is the average annual salary of fulltime instructional faculty at postsecondary degree-granting
institutions. Another measure that is sometimes used is the
median. The median is the midpoint value of a characteristic
at or above which 50 percent of the population is estimated
to fall, and at or below which 50 percent of the population is
estimated to fall. An example is the median annual earnings
of young adults who are full-time year-round workers. Some
tables also present an average per capita, or per person,
which represents an average computed for every person in a
specified group or population. It is derived by dividing the
total for an item (such as income or expenditures) by the
number of persons in the specified population.
Many tables report financial data in dollar amounts.
Unless otherwise noted, all financial data are in current dollars, meaning not adjusted for changes in the purchasing
power of the dollar over time due to inflation. For example,
199192 teacher salaries in current dollars are the amounts
that the teachers earned in 199192, without any adjustments
to account for inflation. Constant dollar adjustments attempt
to remove the effects of price changes (inflation) from statistical series reported in dollars. For example, if teacher salaries over a 20-year period are adjusted to constant 201112
dollars, the salaries for all years are adjusted to the dollar values that presumably would exist if prices in each year were
the same as in 201112, in other words, as if the dollar had
constant purchasing power over the entire period. Any
changes in the constant dollar amounts would reflect only
changes in real values. Constant dollar amounts are computed using price indexes. Price indexes for inflation adjustments can be found in table 34. Each table that presents
constant dollars includes a note indicating which index was
used for the inflation adjustments; in most cases, the Consumer Price Index was used.
When presenting data for a time series, some tables include
both actual and projected data. Actual data are data that have
already been collected. Projected data can be used when data

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for a recent or future year are not yet available. Projections are
estimates that are based on recent trends in relevant statistics
and patterns associated with correlated variables. Unless otherwise noted, all data in this volume are actual.

Standard Errors
Using estimates calculated from data based on a sample
of the population requires consideration of several factors
before the estimates become meaningful. When using data
from a sample, some margin of error will always be present
in estimations of characteristics of the total population or
subpopulation because the data are available from only a
portion of the total population. Consequently, data from
samples can provide only an approximation of the true or
actual value. The margin of error of an estimate, or the range
of potential true or actual values, depends on several factors
such as the amount of variation in the responses, the size and
representativeness of the sample, and the size of the subgroup for which the estimate is computed. The magnitude of
this margin of error is measured by what statisticians call the
standard error of an estimate.
When data from sample surveys are reported, the standard error is calculated for each estimate. In the tables, the
standard error for each estimate generally appears in parentheses next to the estimate to which it applies. In order to
caution the reader when interpreting findings, estimates
from sample surveys are flagged with a ! when the standard error is between 30 and 50 percent of the estimate, and
suppressed with a when the standard error is 50 percent
of the estimate or greater.

Nonsampling Errors
In addition to standard errors, which apply only to sample
surveys, all surveys are subject to nonsampling errors. Nonsampling errors may arise when individual respondents or
interviewers interpret questions differently; when respondents must estimate values, or when coders, keyers, and
other processors handle answers differently; when people
who should be included in the universe are not; or when people fail to respond, either totally or partially. Total nonresponse means that people do not respond to the survey at all,
while partial nonresponse (or item nonresponse) means that
people fail to respond to specific survey items. To compensate for nonresponse, adjustments are often made. For universe surveys, an adjustment made for either type of
nonresponse, total or partial, is often referred to as an imputation, which is often a substitution of the average questionnaire response for the nonresponse. For universe
surveys, imputations are usually made separately within various groups of sample members that have similar survey
characteristics. For sample surveys, total nonresponse is
handled through nonresponse adjustments to the sample
weights. For sample surveys, imputation for item nonresponse is usually made by substituting for a missing item the
response to that item of a respondent having characteristics

that are similar to those of the nonrespondent. For additional


general information about imputations, see the NCES Statistical Standards (NCES 2003-601). Appendix A: Guide to
Sources includes some information about specific surveys
response rates, nonresponse adjustments, and other efforts to
reduce nonsampling error. Although the magnitude of nonsampling error is frequently unknown, idiosyncrasies that
have been identified are noted in the appropriate tables.

Data Analysis and Interpretation


When estimates are from a sample, caution is warranted
when drawing conclusions about one estimate in comparison
to another, or about whether a time series of estimates is
increasing, decreasing, or staying the same. Although one
estimate may appear to be larger than another, a statistical
test may find that the apparent difference between them is
not reliably measurable due to the uncertainty around the
estimates. In this case, the estimates will be described as
having no measurable difference, meaning that the difference between them is not statistically significant.
Whether differences in means or percentages are statistically significant can be determined using the standard errors
of the estimates. In reports produced by NCES, when differences are statistically significant, the probability that the difference occurred by chance is less than 5 percent, according
to NCES standards.
Data presented in the text do not investigate more complex hypotheses, account for interrelationships among variables, or support causal inferences. We encourage readers
who are interested in more complex questions and in-depth
analysis to explore other NCES resources, including publications, online data tools, and public- and restricted-use
datasets at http://nces.ed.gov.
In all text that reports estimates based on samples, differences between estimates (including increases and decreases)
are stated only when they are statistically significant. To
determine whether differences reported are statistically significant, two-tailed t tests at the .05 level are typically used.
The t test formula for determining statistical significance is
adjusted when the samples being compared are dependent.
The t test formula is not adjusted for multiple comparisons,
with the exception of statistical tests conducted using the
NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
naepdata/). When the variables to be tested are postulated to
form a trend, the relationship may be tested using linear
regression, logistic regression, or ANOVA trend analysis
instead of a series of t tests. These alternate methods of analysis test for specific relationships (e.g., linear, quadratic, or
cubic) among variables. For more information on data analysis, please see the NCES Statistical Standards, Standard 5-1,
available at http://nces.ed.gov/statprog/2002/std5_1.asp.
A number of considerations influence the ultimate selection of the data years to include in the tables and to feature in
the text. To make analyses as timely as possible, the latest
year of available data is shown. The choice of comparison
years is often also based on the need to show the earliest

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available survey year, as in the case of NAEP and the international assessment surveys. The text typically compares the
most current years data with those from the initial year and
then with those from a more recent year. In the case of surveys with long time frames, such as surveys measuring
enrollment, changes over the course of a decade may be
noted in the text. Where applicable, the text may also note
years in which the data begin to diverge from previous
trends. In figures and tables, intervening years are selected
in increments in order to show the general trend.

Rounding and Other Considerations


All calculations are based on unrounded estimates.
Therefore, the reader may find that a calculation, such as a
difference or a percentage change, cited in the text or a figure may not be identical to the calculation obtained by using
the rounded values shown in the accompanying tables.
Although values reported in the tables are generally rounded
to one decimal place (e.g., 76.5 percent), values reported in
the text are generally rounded to whole numbers (with any
value of 0.50 or above rounded to the next highest whole
number). Due to rounding, cumulative percentages may
sometimes equal 99 or 101 percent rather than 100 percent.

Race and Ethnicity


The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is responsible for the standards that govern the categories used to collect and present federal data on race and ethnicity. The OMB
revised the guidelines on racial/ethnic categories used by the
federal government in October 1997, with a January 2003
deadline for implementation. The revised standards require a
minimum of these five categories for data on race: American
Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American,
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and White. The
standards also require the collection of data on the ethnicity
categories Hispanic or Latino and Not Hispanic or Latino. It
is important to note that Hispanic origin is an ethnicity rather
than a race, and therefore persons of Hispanic origin may be
of any race. Origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality
group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the persons parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United
States. The race categories White, Black, Asian, Native
Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and American Indian or
Alaska Native exclude persons of Hispanic origin unless
otherwise noted.
For a description of each racial/ethnic category, please
see the Racial/ethnic group entry in Appendix B: Definitions. Some of the category labels are shortened for more
concise presentation in text, tables, and figures. American
Indian or Alaska Native is denoted as American Indian/
Alaska Native (except when separate estimates are available
for American Indians alone or Alaska Natives alone); Black
or African American is shortened to Black; and Hispanic or
Latino is shortened to Hispanic. When discussed separately

from Asian estimates, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific


Islander is shortened to Pacific Islander.
Many of the data sources used for this volume are federal
surveys that collect data using the OMB standards for racial/
ethnic classification described above; however, some
sources have not fully adopted the standards, and some
tables include historical data collected prior to the adoption
of the OMB standards. Asians and Pacific Islanders are combined into a single category for years in which the data were
not collected separately for the two groups. The combined
category can sometimes mask significant differences
between the two subgroups. For example, prior to 2011,
NAEP collected data that did not allow for separate reporting of estimates for Asians and Pacific Islanders. The population counts presented in table 21, based on the U.S. Census
Bureaus Current Population Reports, indicate that 96 percent of all Asian/Pacific Islander 5- to 24-year-olds were
Asian in 2010. Thus, the combined category for Asians/
Pacific Islanders is more representative of Asians than of
Pacific Islanders.
Some surveys give respondents the option of selecting
either an other race category, a two or more races or
multiracial category, or both. Where possible, tables present data on the two or more races category; however, in
some cases this category may not be separately shown
because the information was not collected or due to other
data issues. Some tables include the other category. Any
comparisons made between persons of one racial/ethnic
group and persons of all other racial/ethnic groups include
only the racial/ethnic groups shown in the reference table. In
some surveys, respondents are not given the option to select
more than one race. In these surveys, respondents of two or
more races must select a single race category. Any comparisons between data from surveys that give the option to select
more than one race and surveys that do not offer such an
option should take into account the fact that there is a potential for bias if members of one racial group are more likely
than members of the others to identify themselves as two or
more races.1 For postsecondary data, foreign students are
counted separately and are therefore not included in any
racial/ethnic category.
In addition to the major racial/ethnic categories, several
tables include Hispanic ancestry subgroups (such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Salvadoran, Other
Central American, and South American) and Asian ancestry
subgroups (such as Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese). In addition, selected tables
include two or more races subgroups (such as White and
Black, White and Asian, and White and American Indian/
Alaska Native).
1For

discussion of such bias in responses to the 2000 Census, see Parker, J.


et al. (2004). Bridging Between Two Standards for Collecting Information
on Race and Ethnicity: An Application to Census 2000 and Vital Rates.
Public Health Reports, 119(2): 192205. Available at http://www.pubmed
central.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1497618.

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Limitations of the Data


Due to large standard errors, some differences that seem
substantial are not statistically significant and, therefore, are
not cited in the text. This situation often applies to estimates
involving American Indians/Alaska Natives and Pacific
Islanders. The relatively small sizes of these populations
pose many measurement difficulties when conducting statistical analysis. Even in larger surveys, the numbers of American Indians/Alaska Natives and Pacific Islanders included
in a sample are often small. Researchers studying data on
these two populations often face small sample sizes that
increase the size of standard errors and reduce the reliability
of results. Readers should keep these limitations in mind
when comparing estimates presented in the tables.
As mentioned, caution should be exercised when comparing data from different sources. Differences in sampling, data

collection procedures, coverage of target population, timing,


phrasing of questions, scope of nonresponse, interviewer
training, and data processing and coding mean that results
from different sources may not be strictly comparable. For
example, the racial/ethnic categories presented to a respondent, and the way in which the question is asked, can influence the response, especially for individuals who consider
themselves of mixed race or ethnicity. In addition, data on
American Indians/Alaska Natives are often subject to inaccuracies that can result from respondents self-identifying their
race/ethnicity. Research on the collection of race/ethnicity
data suggests that the categorization of American Indian and
Alaska Native is the least stable self-identification.2
2See

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (1995). A Test of


Methods for Collecting Racial and Ethnic Information (USDL 95-428).
Washington DC: Author.

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INTRODUCTION
The Introduction provides an overview of key data presented throughout this volume, describing in brief the participation of students, teachers, and faculty in U.S. educational
institutions; the performance of U.S. elementary/secondary
students overall and in comparison to students in other countries; the numbers of high school graduates and postsecondary degrees; and the amounts of expenditures on education
at the elementary/secondary and postsecondary levels.
In fall 2012, about 76.3 million people were enrolled in
American schools and colleges (table 1). About 4.7 million
people were employed as elementary and secondary school
teachers or as college faculty, in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Other professional, administrative, and support staff at educational institutions totaled 5.6 million. All data for 2012 in this
Introduction are projected, except for data on educational
attainment. Some data for other years are projected or estimated
as noted. In discussions of historical trends, different time periods and specific years are cited, depending on the timing of
important changes as well as the availability of relevant data.

Elementary/Secondary Education
Enrollment
A pattern of annual increases in total public elementary
and secondary school enrollment began in 1985, but enrollment stabilized at 49.3 million between 2006 and 2008,
before beginning to increase again (table 3). Overall, public
school enrollment rose 26 percent, from 39.4 million to 49.8
million, between 1985 and 2012. Private school enrollment
fluctuated during this period, with the fall 2012 enrollment of
5.3 million being 5 percent lower than the enrollment of 5.6
million in 1985. About 10 percent of elementary and secondary school students were enrolled in private schools in 2012.
In public schools between 1985 and 2012, there was a 30
percent increase in elementary enrollment (prekindergarten
through grade 8), compared with a 19 percent increase in secondary enrollment (grades 9 through 12) (table 3). Part of the
relatively fast growth in public elementary school enrollment
resulted from the expansion of prekindergarten enrollment
(table 39). Between fall 1985 and fall 2010, enrollment in
prekindergarten increased 745 percent, while enrollment in
other elementary grades (including kindergarten through
grade 8 plus ungraded elementary programs) increased 24
percent. The number of children enrolled in prekindergarten
increased from 0.2 million in 1985 to 1.3 million in 2010, and
the number enrolled in other elementary grades increased
from 26.9 million to 33.3 million. Public secondary school

enrollment declined 8 percent from 1985 to 1990, but then


increased 33 percent from 1990 to 2007, before declining 2
percent from 2007 to 2012 (table 3). Between 1990 and 2012,
the net increase in public secondary school enrollment was
30 percent, compared with a 17 percent increase in public
elementary school enrollment. Overall, public school enrollment rose 3 percent between 2002 and 2012.
Since the enrollment rates of 5- and 6-year-olds, 7- to 13year-olds, and 14- to 17-year-olds changed by about 2 or
fewer percentage points from 1985 to 2011, increases in
public elementary and secondary school enrollment primarily reflect increases in the number of children in these age
groups (tables 7 and 19). For example, the enrollment rate of
7- to 13-year-olds decreased from 99 to 98 percent between
1985 and 2011, but the number of 7- to 13-year-olds
increased by 25 percent. Increases in both the enrollment
rate of 3- and 4-year-old children (from 39 percent in 1985
to 52 percent in 2011) and the number of children in this age
group (from 7.1 million to 8.2 million) also contributed to
overall enrollment increases.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) projects record levels of total elementary and secondary enrollment from 2012 (55.1 million) through at least 2021 (58.4
million) (table 3). For public schools, the projected fall 2012
enrollment is expected to be a new record, and new records
are expected every year through 2021, the last year for which
NCES enrollment projections have been developed. Public
elementary school enrollment (prekindergarten through
grade 8) is projected to increase by 7 percent between 2012
and 2021. Public secondary school enrollment (grades 9
through 12) is expected to increase 5 percent between 2012
and 2021. Overall, total public school enrollment is expected
to increase 7 percent between 2012 and 2021.

Teachers
A projected 3.7 million full-time-equivalent (FTE) elementary and secondary school teachers were engaged in
classroom instruction in fall 2012 (table 4). This number has
risen 7 percent since 2002. The 2012 projected number of
FTE teachers includes 3.3 million public school teachers and
0.4 million private school teachers.
The number of public school teachers has increased by a
larger percentage than the number of public school students
over the past 10 years, resulting in declines in the pupil/
teacher ratio (table 76). In fall 2002, the number of public
school pupils per teacher was 15.9, compared with a projected
number of 15.2 public school pupils per teacher in fall 2012.

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The average salary for public school teachers in 201112


was $56,643 in current dollars (i.e., dollars that are not
adjusted for inflation) (table 90). In constant (i.e., inflationadjusted) dollars, the average salary was about 1 percent
higher in 201112 than in 199091.

Student Performance
Most of the student performance data in the Digest are
drawn from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAEP assessments have been conducted
using three basic designs: the national main NAEP, state
NAEP, and long-term trend NAEP. The national main
NAEP and state NAEP provide current information about
student performance in a variety of subjects, while longterm trend NAEP provides information on performance
since the early 1970s in reading and mathematics only.
Results from long-term trend NAEP are included in the
discussion in chapter 2 of the Digest, while the information
in this Introduction includes only results from the national
main and state NAEP.
The main NAEP reports current information for the nation
and specific geographic regions of the country. The assessment program includes students drawn from both public and
private schools and reports results for student achievement at
grades 4, 8, and 12. The main NAEP assessments follow the
frameworks developed by the National Assessment Governing Board and use the latest advances in assessment methodology. The state NAEP is identical in content to the national
main NAEP, but the state NAEP reports information only for
public school students. Chapter 2 presents more information
on the NAEP designs and methodology, and additional
details appear in Appendix A: Guide to Sources.
Reading
The main NAEP assessment data are reported on a scale
of 0 to 500. From 2009 to 2011, there were no measurable
changes in average reading scores for 4th-grade males and
females or for 4th-grade students from any of the five racial/
ethnic groups (table 141). From 1992 to 2011, male 4thgraders average reading scores increased from 213 to 218
and female 4th-graders scores increased from 221 to 225
(tables 141 and 142). The 2011 average NAEP reading scale
score for 8th-graders was 1 point higher than the 2009 score
and 5 points higher than the 1992 score. For 12th-graders,
the 2009 average reading score was 4 points lower than the
score in 1992 but 2 points higher than the score in 2005
(12th-graders were not assessed in 2007 or 2011).
The 2011 main NAEP reading assessment of states found
that the average reading proficiency of public school 4thand 8th-graders varied across participating jurisdictions (the
50 states, the Department of Defense overseas and domestic
schools, and the District of Columbia). For 4th-graders in
public schools, the U.S. average score was 220, with average
scores in participating jurisdictions ranging from 201 in the
District of Columbia to 237 in Massachusetts (table 146).
For 8th-graders in public schools, the U.S. average score

was 264, with average scores in participating jurisdictions


ranging from 242 in the District of Columbia to 275 in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts (table 148).
Mathematics
The average mathematics score for the nations 4thgraders in 2011 was higher than the scores in the eight previous assessment years (table 160). On a 0- to 500-point
scale, 4th-graders scored 1 point higher in 2011 than in
2009 and 28 points higher than in 1990 (the first assessment year). Average scores for White, Black, and Hispanic
4th-graders were higher in 2011 than in any of the previous
assessment years. The 25-point score gap between White
and Black 4th-graders in 2011 was not significantly different from the gap in 2009. However, larger gains from 1990
to 2011 for Black 4th-graders than for White 4th-graders
contributed to a smaller gap in 2011 than in 1990. The 20point score gap between White and Hispanic 4th-graders in
2011 was not significantly different from the gap in either
2009 or 1990. For the nations 8th-graders, the average
mathematics score in 2011 was also higher than the scores
in the eight previous assessment years. Eighth-graders
scored 1 point higher in 2011 than in 2009 and 21 points
higher than in 1990. The average score for female 8thgraders was higher in 2011 than in 2009, while there was
no significant change in the score for males. Scores for
both groups were higher in 2011 than in the earlier assessment years, from 1990 to 2007. Male 8th-graders scored 1
point higher, on average, than female 8th-graders in 2011.
While there were no significant changes from 2009 to 2011
in the average scores for White or Black 8th-graders, the
average score for Hispanic 8th-graders was 4 points higher
in 2011 than in 2009. Scores for all three groups were
higher in 2011 than in 1990. The 31-point score gap
between White and Black 8th-graders in 2011 did not differ significantly from the gap in either 2009 or 1990. The
23-point score gap between White and Hispanic 8th-graders in 2011 was smaller than the gap in 2009 but not significantly different from the gap in 1990. For 12th-graders,
the average mathematics score (reported on a scale of 0 to
300) was 3 points higher in 2009 than in 2005 (data for
12th-graders were not collected in 2011). Average scores
increased from 2005 to 2009 for both male and female
12th-graders as well as for 12th-graders from all the racial/
ethnic groups.
The 2011 main NAEP assessment of states found that the
average mathematics proficiency of public school 4th- and
8th-graders varied across participating jurisdictions (the 50
states, the Department of Defense overseas and domestic
schools, and the District of Columbia). For 4th-graders in
public schools, the U.S. average score was 240, with average
scores in participating jurisdictions ranging from 222 in the
District of Columbia to 252 in New Hampshire and 253 in
Massachusetts (table 164). For 8th-graders in public schools,
the U.S. average score was 283, with average scores in participating jurisdictions ranging from 260 in the District of
Columbia to 299 in Massachusetts (table 165).

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Science
NAEP has assessed the science abilities of students in
grades 4, 8, and 12 in both public and private schools since
1996. As of 2009, however, NAEP science assessments are
based on a new framework, so results from these assessments cannot be compared to results from earlier science
assessments. Scores are based on a scale ranging from 0 to
300. In 2009, White 4th-graders had a higher average science score (163) than did Black (127), Hispanic (131),
Asian/Pacific Islander (160), and American Indian/Alaska
Native (135) 4th-graders (table 168). The average science
score was higher for male 4th-graders (151) than for female
4th-graders (149). In 2009, the pattern of differences in average science scores by students race/ethnicity at grade 8 was
similar to the pattern at grade 4. The average science score
also was higher for male 8th-graders (152) than for female
8th-graders (148). At grade 12, average scores for White
(159) and Asian/Pacific Islander (164) students were higher
than the scores for Black (125), Hispanic (134), and American Indian/Alaska Native (144) students. The average science score in 2009 for male 12th-graders (153) was higher
than the score for female 12th-graders (147). In 2011, a science assessment was conducted at grade 8 only. The average
8th-grade science score increased from 150 in 2009 to 152 in
2011. Although the average science score of White 8th-graders continued to be higher than the average scores of 8thgraders in the other racial/ethnic groups in 2011, score gaps
between White and Black 8th-graders and between White
and Hispanic 8th-graders narrowed from 2009 to 2011. In
2011, the average score of male 8th-graders was 5 points
higher than the average score of female 8th-graders, which
was not significantly different from the 4-point gap in 2009.
International Comparisons
The 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS) assessed students mathematics and science
performance at grade 4 in 45 countries and at grade 8 in 38
countries. In addition to countries, a number of subnational
entitiesincluding the public school systems in several U.S.
statesalso participated in TIMSS as separate education systems. Results for the participating states are included in the
discussion in chapter 6 of the Digest, while this Introduction
includes only results for the United States and other countries.
TIMSS assessments are curriculum based and measure what
students have actually learned against the subject matter that
is expected to be taught in the participating countries by the
end of grades 4 and 8. At both grades, TIMSS scores are
reported on a scale of 0 to 1,000, with the scale average set at
500. In 2011, the average mathematics scores of U.S. 4thgraders (541) and 8th-graders (509) were higher than the scale
average (tables 460 and 461). U.S. 4th-graders scored higher
in mathematics, on average, than their counterparts in 37
countries and lower than those in 3 countries (table 460).
Average mathematics scores in the other 4 countries were not
measurably different from the U.S. average. At grade 8, the
average U.S. mathematics score was higher than the average

scores of students in 27 countries in 2011 and below the average scores of students in 4 countries (table 461). Average 8thgrade mathematics scores in the other 6 countries were not
measurably different from the U.S. average. The average science scores of both U.S. 4th-graders (544) and U.S. 8th-graders (525) were higher than the TIMSS scale average of 500 in
2011. The average U.S. 4th-grade science score was higher
than the average scores of students in 39 countries and lower
than those of students in 5 countries. At grade 8, the average
U.S. science score was higher than the average scores of students in 28 countries, lower than those in 6 countries, and not
measurably different from those in the other 3 countries.
The 2009 Program for International Student Assessment
(PISA) assessed 15-year-olds reading, mathematics, and science literacy in 34 countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
and in 31 non-OECD jurisdictions. PISA scores are reported
on a scale of 0 to 1,000. In reading literacy, the average score
of 15-year-olds in the United States was 500, which was not
measurably different from the OECD average of 493 (table
463). The average reading literacy score in the United States
was lower than the average score in 6 of the 33 other OECD
countries that participated in the 2009 assessment, higher than
the average score in 13 of the other OECD countries, and not
measurably different from the average score in 14 of the
OECD countries. Three of the 31 participating non-OECD
jurisdictions had higher average reading literacy scores than
the United States. In mathematics literacy, U.S. 15-year-olds
average score of 487 on the 2009 PISA was lower than the
OECD average score of 496. The average mathematics literacy score in the United States was lower than the average
score in 17 OECD countries, higher than the average score in
5 OECD countries, and not measurably different from the
average score in 11 OECD countries. Six of the non-OECD
jurisdictions had higher average mathematics literacy scores
than the United States. In science literacy, the average score of
15-year-olds in the United States was not measurably different from the OECD average score. The U.S. average science
literacy score was lower than the average score in 12 OECD
countries, higher than the average score in 9 OECD countries,
and not measurably different from the average score in 12
OECD countries. Six of the non-OECD jurisdictions had
higher science literacy scores than the United States.
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
(PIRLS) measures the reading knowledge and skills of 4thgraders over time. On the 2011 PIRLS, U.S. 4th-graders had
an average reading literacy score of 556 (table 462). The U.S.
average score in 2011 was 14 points higher than in 2001 and
16 points higher than in 2006. In all 3 assessment years, the
U.S. average score was higher than the PIRLS scale average.
(PIRLS scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000, with
the scale average set at 500.) In 2011, PIRLS assessed 4thgrade reading literacy in 40 countries. The average reading literacy score of 4th-graders in the United States was higher than
the average score in 33 of the 39 other participating countries,
lower than the average score in 3 countries, and not measurably different from the average in the remaining 3 countries.

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High School Graduates and Dropouts


About 3,376,000 high school students are expected to
graduate during the 201213 school year (table 122), including about 3,092,000 public school graduates and 283,000
private school graduates. High school graduates include
only recipients of diplomas, not recipients of equivalency
credentials. The number of high school graduates projected
for 201213 is lower than the record high in 200910, but
exceeds the high point during the baby boom era in
197576, when 3,142,000 students earned diplomas. In
200910, an estimated 78.2 percent of public high school
students graduated on timethat is, received a diploma 4
years after beginning their freshman year (table 124).
The number of General Educational Development (GED)
credentials issued by the states to GED test passers rose from
330,000 in 1977 to 487,000 in 2000 (table 127). A record
number of 648,000 GED credentials were issued in 2001. In
2002, there were revisions to the GED test and to the data
reporting procedures. In 2001, test takers were required to
successfully complete all five components of the GED or
else begin the five-part series again with the new test that
was introduced in 2002. Prior to 2002, reporting was based
on summary data from the states on the number of GED credentials issued. As of 2002, reporting has been based on
individual GED candidate- and test-level records collected
by the GED Testing Service. Between 2002 and 2011, the
number of persons passing the GED tests increased by 32
percent, from 330,000 to 434,000.1
The percentage of dropouts among 16- to 24-year-olds
has decreased over the past two decades. This percentage,
known as the status dropout rate, includes all people in the
16- to 24-year-old age group who are not enrolled in school
and who have not completed a high school program, regardless of when they left school. (People who left school but
went on to receive a GED credential are not treated as dropouts in this measure.) Between 1990 and 2011, the status
dropout rate declined from 12.1 percent to 7.1 percent (table
128). Although the status dropout rate declined for both
Blacks and Hispanics during this period, their rates in 2011
(7.3 and 13.6 percent, respectively) remained higher than the
rate for Whites (5.0 percent). This measure is based on the
civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes
people in prisons, people in the military, and other people
not living in households.

Educational Technology
The number of computers used for instruction in public
elementary and secondary schools has increased. In 2008,
1

Information on changes in GED test series and reporting is based on the


2003 edition of Who Passed the GED Tests?, by the GED Testing Service
of the American Council on Education, as well as communication with staff
of the GED Testing Service.

the average public school contained 189 instructional computers, compared to 110 in 2000 (table 120). Most of these
computers (98 percent) had internet access in 2008, up from
77 percent in 2000. There were 3 students per computer with
internet access in 2008, compared to 7 students per computer
with internet access in 2000.

Postsecondary Education
College Enrollment
College enrollment was 21.0 million in fall 2011, which
was nearly as high as the record enrollment in fall 2010 (table
3). College enrollment is expected to set new records from
fall 2012 through fall 2021. Between fall 2011 and fall 2021,
enrollment is expected to increase by 13 percent. Despite
decreases in the size of the traditional college-age population
(18 to 24 years old) during the late 1980s and early 1990s,
total enrollment increased during this period (tables 19 and
221). The traditional college-age population rose 11 percent
between 2001 and 2011, and total college enrollment
increased 32 percent during the same period. Between 2001
and 2011, the number of full-time students increased by 38
percent, compared with a 23 percent increase in part-time
students (table 221). During the same time period, the number of males enrolled increased 30 percent, while the number
of females enrolled increased 33 percent.

Faculty
In fall 2011, degree-granting institutionsdefined as
postsecondary institutions that grant an associates or higher
degree and are eligible for Title IV federal financial aid programsemployed 1.5 million faculty members, including
0.8 million full-time and 0.8 million part-time faculty (table
286). In addition, degree-granting institutions employed 0.4
million graduate assistants.

Postsecondary Degrees
During the 201213 academic year, postsecondary degrees
are projected to number 993,000 associates degrees;
1,812,000 bachelors degrees; 756,000 masters degrees; and
175,000 doctors degrees (table 310). The doctors degree
total includes most degrees formerly classified as first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees. Between
200001 and 201011 (the last year of actual data), the number of degrees conferred increased at all levels. The number of
associates degrees was 63 percent higher in 201011 than in
200001, the number of bachelors degrees was 38 percent
higher, the number of masters degrees was 54 percent higher,
and the number of doctors degrees was 37 percent higher.

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Between 200001 and 201011, the number of bachelors degrees awarded to males increased 38 percent, as did
the number of bachelors degrees awarded to females.
Females earned 57 percent of all bachelors degrees in
201011, the same percentage as in 200001. Between
200001 and 201011, the number of White students earning bachelors degrees increased 28 percent, compared with
the larger increases of 55 percent for Black students, 98 percent for Hispanic students, 53 percent for Asian/Pacific
Islander students, and 32 percent for American Indian/
Alaska Native students (table 328). In 201011, White students earned 69 percent of all bachelors degrees awarded
(vs. 75 percent in 200001), Black students earned 10 percent (vs. 9 percent in 200001), Hispanic students earned 9
percent (vs. 6 percent in 200001), and Asian/Pacific
Islander students earned 7 percent (vs. 6 percent in
200001). American Indian/Alaska Native students earned
about 1 percent of the degrees in both years.

Undergraduate Prices
For the 201112 academic year, annual prices for undergraduate tuition, room, and board were estimated to be
$14,292 at public institutions, $37,768 at private nonprofit
institutions, and $23,330 at private for-profit institutions
(table 381). Between 200102 and 201112, prices for
undergraduate tuition, room, and board at public institutions
rose 40 percent, and prices at private nonprofit institutions
rose 28 percent, after adjustment for inflation. Prices for
total tuition, room, and board at private for-profit institutions
were 2 percent lower in 201112 than in 200102.

Educational Attainment
The U.S. Census Bureau collects annual statistics on the
educational attainment of the population. Between 2002 and
2012, the percentage of the adult population 25 years of age
and over who had completed high school rose from 84 percent to 88 percent, and the percentage of adults with a bachelors degree increased from 27 percent to 31 percent (table 8).
High school completers include those people who graduated
from high school with a diploma, as well as those who completed high school through equivalency programs. The percentage of young adults (25- to 29-year-olds) who had
completed high school increased from 86 percent in 2002 to
90 percent in 2012 (table 9).2 The percentage of young adults
who had completed a bachelors degree increased from 29
percent in 2002 to 33 percent in 2012.

Education Expenditures
Expenditures for public and private education, from prekindergarten through graduate school (excluding postsecondary schools not awarding associates or higher degrees),
are estimated at $1.2 trillion for 201112 (table 28). Expenditures of elementary and secondary schools are expected to
total $700 billion, while those of degree-granting postsecondary institutions are expected to total $483 billion. Total
expenditures for education are expected to amount to 7.8
percent of the gross domestic product in 201112, about 0.5
percentage points higher than in 200102.
2For

the 2002 data on high school completion and bachelors degree attainment of 25- to 29-year-olds, see Digest of Education Statistics 2011 (NCES
2012-001), table 8.

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CHAPTER 1

All Levels of Education


This chapter provides a broad overview of education in
the United States. It brings together material from preprimary, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education,
as well as from the general population, to present a composite picture of the American educational system. Tables feature data on the total number of people enrolled in school,
the number of teachers, the number of schools, and total
expenditures for education at all levels. This chapter also
includes statistics on education-related topics such as educational attainment, computer and internet usage, family characteristics, and population. Economic indicators and price
indexes have been added to facilitate analyses.
Many of the statistics in this chapter are derived from the
statistical activities of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). In addition, substantial contributions have
been drawn from the work of other groups, both governmental and nongovernmental, as shown in the source notes of the
tables. Information on survey methodologies is contained in
Appendix A: Guide to Sources and in the publications cited
in the table source notes.

The U.S. System of Education


The U.S. system of education can be described as having
three levels of formal education (elementary, secondary, and
postsecondary) (figure 1). Students may spend 1 to 3 years
in preprimary programs (prekindergarten [PK] and kindergarten [K]), which may be offered either in separate schools
or in elementary schools that also offer higher grades. (In
Digest of Education Statistics tables, prekindergarten and
kindergarten are generally defined as a part of elementary
education.) Following kindergarten, students ordinarily
spend from 6 to 8 years in elementary school. The elementary school program is followed by a 4- to 6-year program in
secondary school. Students normally complete the entire
program through grade 12 by age 18. Education at the elementary and secondary levels is provided in a range of institutional settingsincluding elementary schools (preprimary
schools, middle schools, and schools offering broader ranges
of elementary grades); secondary schools (junior high
schools, high schools, and senior high schools); and combined elementary/secondary schoolsthat vary in structure
from locality to locality.

High school graduates who decide to continue their education may enter a specialized career/technical institution, a
2-year community or junior college, or a 4-year college or
university. A 2-year college normally offers the first 2 years
of a standard 4-year college curriculum and a selection of
terminal career and technical education programs. Academic
courses completed at a 2-year college are usually transferable for credit at a 4-year college or university. A career/
technical institution offers postsecondary technical training
programs of varying lengths leading to a specific career.
An associates degree requires at least 2 years of postsecondary coursework, and a bachelors degree normally requires
4 years of postsecondary coursework. At least 1 year of coursework beyond the bachelors is necessary for a masters degree,
while a doctors degree usually requires a minimum of 3 or 4
years beyond the bachelors.
Professional schools differ widely in admission requirements and program length. Medical students, for example,
generally complete a bachelors program of premedical
studies at a college or university before they can enter the 4year program at a medical school. Law programs normally
require 3 years of coursework beyond the bachelors degree
level.

Enrollment
Total enrollment in public and private elementary and
secondary schools (prekindergarten through grade 12) grew
rapidly during the 1950s and 1960s, reaching a peak year in
1971 (table A, table 3, and figure 2). This enrollment rise
reflected what is known as the baby boom, a dramatic
increase in births following World War II. Between 1971
and 1984, total elementary and secondary school enrollment
decreased every year, reflecting the decline in the size of the
school-age population over that period. After these years of
decline, enrollment in elementary and secondary schools
started increasing in fall 1985, began hitting new record levels in the mid-1990s, and continued to reach new record levels every year through 2006. Enrollment in fall 2010 (54.9
million) was about the same as in fall 2009 (also 54.9 million), but slightly lower than in fall 2006 (55.3 million).
However, annual enrollment increases are projected from
fall 2011 through fall 2021 (the last year for which NCES
has projected school enrollment).

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Table A. Total elementary and secondary school enrollment, by


overall trends: Selected years, 194950 to fall 2011
Number of students
(in millions)

Trend and year


Baby boom increases
194950 school year ............................................................
Fall 1959 ...............................................................................
Fall 1969 ...............................................................................
Fall 1971 (peak)....................................................................

28.5
40.9
51.1
51.3

13 years with annual declines


Fall 1972 (first year of decline)..............................................
Fall 1984 (final year of decline).............................................

50.7
44.9

Annual increases from 1985 to 2006


Fall 1985 ...............................................................................
Fall 1996 (new record highs begin).......................................
Fall 2006 (final year of record highs) ....................................

45.0
51.5
55.3

Slight declines or stable enrollment


Fall 2007 ...............................................................................
Fall 2008 ...............................................................................
Fall 2009 ...............................................................................
Fall 2010 ...............................................................................

55.2
55.0
54.9
54.9

Annual increases projected to start again


Fall 2011 ...............................................................................

55.0

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 194950; Statistics
of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 1959 through 1972;
Common Core of Data (CCD), 1984 through 2010; Private School Universe
Survey (PSS), 199798 through 200910; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2021.

From 1985 to 2011, total public and private school enrollment rates changed by about 2 percentage points or less for 5and 6-year-olds (no measurable difference between 1985 and
2011), 7- to 13-year-olds (99 percent in 1985 vs. 98 percent
in 2011), and 14- to 17-year-olds (95 percent in 1985 vs. 97
percent in 2011) (table 7). Since these enrollment rates
remained relatively steady between 1985 and 2011, increases
in public and private elementary and secondary school
enrollment primarily reflect increases in the number of children in these age groups. Between 1985 and 2011, the number of 5- and 6-year-olds increased by 18 percent, the number
of 7- to 13-year-olds increased by 25 percent, and the number
of 14- to 17-year-olds increased by 13 percent (table 19).
Increases in the enrollment rate of prekindergarten age children (ages 3 and 4) from 39 percent in 1985 to 52 percent in
2011 (table 7) and in the number of 3- and 4-year-olds from
7.1 million to 8.2 million (table 19) also contributed to overall prekindergarten through grade 12 enrollment increases.
Public school enrollment at the elementary level (prekindergarten through grade 8) rose from 29.9 million in fall
1990 to 34.2 million in fall 2003 (table 3). After a decrease
of less than 1 percent between fall 2003 and fall 2004, elementary enrollment generally increased to a projected total
of 35.1 million for fall 2012. Public elementary enrollment
is projected to continue increasing annually, for an increase
of 7 percent between 2012 and 2021. Public school enrollment at the secondary level (grades 9 through 12) rose from
11.3 million in 1990 to 15.1 million in 2007, but then
declined 2 percent to a projected enrollment of 14.8 million
in 2012. Public secondary enrollment is projected to increase
about 5 percent between 2012 and 2021. Total public ele-

mentary and secondary enrollment is projected to set new


records every year from 2012 to 2021.
The percentage of students in private elementary and secondary schools declined from 11.4 percent in fall 1999 to
10.0 percent in fall 2009 (table 3). In fall 2012, an estimated
5.3 million students were enrolled in private schools at the
elementary and secondary levels.
Total enrollment in public and private postsecondary
degree-granting institutions reached 14.5 million in fall
1992 and decreased to 14.3 million in fall 1995 (derived
from table 3). Total enrollment increased 47 percent
between 1995 and 2011 (to 21.0 million), and a further
increase of 13 percent is expected between fall 2011 and fall
2021. The percentage of students who attended private institutions rose from 23 to 28 percent between 2001 and 2011.
In fall 2011, about 5.9 million students attended private
institutions, with about 3.9 million in nonprofit institutions
and 2.0 million in for-profit institutions (table 221). Enrollment increases in postsecondary degree-granting institutions
have been driven by both increases in population and
increases in enrollment rates. For example, the percentage of
18- and 19-year-olds enrolled in postsecondary degreegranting institutions rose from 44 to 50 percent between
2001 and 2011, and the enrollment rate of 20- to 24-yearolds rose from 34 percent to 40 percent (table 7). During the
same period, the number of 18- and 19-year-olds rose 8 percent, and the number of 20- to 24-year-olds rose 12 percent
(table 19).

Educational Attainment
The percentages of adults 25 years old and over completing high school and higher education have been rising. In
2012, some 88 percent of the population 25 years old and
over had completed at least high school, and 31 percent had
completed a bachelors or higher degree (table 8 and figure
3). These percentages are higher than in 2002, when 84 percent had completed at least high school and 27 percent had
completed a bachelors or higher degree. In 2012, about 8
percent of people 25 years old or over held a masters degree
as their highest degree and 3 percent held a doctors or firstprofessional degree (table 10).
Among young adults (25- to 29-year-olds), the percentage who had completed at least high school increased from
86 percent in 2002 to 90 percent in 2012 (table 9 and figure
4).1 The percentage of young adults who had completed a
bachelors or higher degree increased from 29 percent in
2002 to 33 percent in 2012. In 2012, about 5 percent of
young adults held a masters degree as their highest degree
and 2 percent held a doctors or first-professional degree
(table 10 and figure 5).
In both 2002 and 2012, the educational attainment of
young adults differed by race/ethnicity. From 2002 to 2012,
1

For the 2002 data on high school completion and bachelors degree attainment of 25- to 29-year-olds, see Digest of Education Statistics 2011 (NCES
2012-001), table 8.

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the percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds who had completed at


least high school increased from 93 to 95 percent for Whites
and from 62 to 75 percent for Hispanics (figure 6). During
this period, there was no measurable change in the percentage of Black and Asian 25- to 29-year-olds who had completed high school. In 2012, the percentage of 25- to 29year-olds who had completed high school was higher for
Whites (95 percent) and Asians (96 percent) than for Blacks
(89 percent); the percentage for Hispanics (75 percent) was
lower than for Whites, Asians, or Blacks (table 9 and figure
6). In 2012, the percentage of bachelors degree holders also
varied among 25- to 29-year-olds of different racial/ethnic
groups, with 62 percent of Asians in this age group holding
a bachelors or higher degree, compared with 40 percent of
Whites, 23 percent of Blacks, and 15 percent of Hispanics.

Teachers and Faculty


A projected 3.7 million elementary and secondary school
full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers were engaged in classroom instruction in the fall of 2012 (table 4), an increase of
about 7 percent over 2002. The number of FTE public school
teachers in 2012 was about 3.3 million, and the number of

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FTE private school teachers was about 0.4 million. FTE faculty at postsecondary degree-granting institutions totaled a
projected 1.0 million in 2012, including 0.7 million at public
institutions and 0.4 million at private institutions (table 1).

Expenditures
Expenditures of educational institutions were an estimated $1.2 trillion for the 201112 school year (table 29
and figure 2). Elementary and secondary schools spent
about 59 percent of this total ($700 billion), and colleges
and universities spent the remaining 41 percent ($483 billion). After adjustment for inflation, total expenditures of
all educational institutions rose by an estimated 23 percent
between 200102 and 201112. Inflation-adjusted expenditures of elementary and secondary schools rose by an
estimated 16 percent during this period, while those of
postsecondary degree-granting institutions rose by an estimated 35 percent. In 201112, expenditures of educational
institutions were an estimated 7.8 percent of the gross
domestic product (table 28).

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Figure 1. The structure of education in the United States


Postdoctoral study and research

Doctors degree study

Masters
degree

Masters degree study

Professional
schools
(medicine,
theology,
law, etc.)

7
6
5
4

Bachelors
degree

Associates
degree or
certificate

Career/
technical
institutions

4-year
undergraduate
programs

2-year
community or
junior colleges

Postsecondary education
(college, university,
professional, career/technical)

Ph.D. or
advanced
professional
degree

2
1

17
16
15

4-year
high schools

Senior
high
schools

14
13
12
11

Middle
schools

Junior
high
schools

12
11

Combined
junior/
senior
high
schools

10
9
8
7
6
5

Typical grade configurations of


elementary (or primary) schools

2
1

6
5

Kindergartens

Elementary
(or primary) education

10

Secondary education
(academic, career/technical)

High
school
diploma

PK

Nursery schools

3
Age

Grade/year
of college

NOTE: Figure is not intended to show relative number of institutions nor relative size of enrollment for the different levels of education. Figure reflects typical patterns of progression rather
than all possible variations. Adult education programs, while not separately delineated above, may provide instruction at the adult basic, adult secondary, or postsecondary education levels.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Annual Reports Program.

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Figure 2. Enrollment, total expenditures in constant dollars, and expenditures as a percentage of the gross domestic product
(GDP), by level of education: Selected years, 196566 through 201112
Enrollment, in millions
80
70
Total

60

Elementary and secondary

50
40
30
20

Degree-granting institutions

10
0
1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

School year beginning

Expenditures, in billions of constant 201112 dollars


$1,200
1,100
1,000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0

Elementary and
secondary

Total

Degree-granting institutions

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2000

2005

2010

School year beginning

Percent of GDP
8.0
7.0

Total

6.0
5.0

Elementary and secondary

4.0
3.0

Degree-granting institutions

2.0
1.0
0
1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

School year beginning


NOTE: Elementary and secondary enrollment data for school year 2011 (201112) are projected. Elementary and secondary expenditure data for school years 2010 and 2011 (201011 and
201112) are estimated. Postsecondary expenditure data for school year 2011 (201112) are estimated.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, 196566 through 196970; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 1965 through 1980; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 197071 through 198687; Common Core of Data (CCD), State
Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 198182 through 201011, and National Public Education Financial Survey, 198788 through 200910; Private School
Universe Survey (PSS), 198990 through 200910; Projections of Education Statistics to 2021; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Institutions of
Higher Education and Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education surveys, 196566 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699) and Finance Survey (IPEDS-F:FY8799); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment and Finance components. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, retrieved January 10, 2013, from http://www.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm.

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Figure 3. Percentage of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years,
1940 through 2012
Percent
100

80

Less than high school completion


High school completion or higher1

60

40

20
Bachelors or higher degree2
0
1940

1950

1960

1980

1970

1990

2000

2012

Year
1

Includes high school completion through equivalency programs, such as a GED program. For years prior to 1993, includes all persons with 4 or more years of high school.
years prior to 1993, includes all persons with 4 or more years of college.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, U.S. Census of Population: 1960, Vol. I, Part 1; J.K. Folger and C.B. Nam, Education of the American Population (1960 Census Monograph); Current Population Reports, Series P-20, various years; and Current Population Survey (CPS), March 1961 through March 2012.
2For

Figure 4. Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years,
1940 through 2012
Percent
100

80

High school completion or higher1

60

Less than high school completion

40

20
Bachelors or higher degree2
0
1940

1950

1960

1980

1970

1990

2000

2012

Year
1Includes

high school completion through equivalency programs, such as a GED program. For years prior to 1993, includes all persons with 4 or more years of high school.
2For years prior to 1993, includes all persons with 4 or more years of college.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, U.S. Census of Population: 1960, Vol. I, Part 1; J.K. Folger and C.B. Nam, Education of the American Population (1960 Census Monograph); Current Population Reports, Series P-20, various years; and Current Population Survey (CPS), March 1961 through March 2012.

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Figure 5. Highest level of education attained by persons 25 through 29 years old: March 2012
Doctors or first-professional degree, 1.7%
Masters degree, 5.5%

Less than high school completion, 10.3%

Bachelors degree, 26.3%


High school completion, 27.0%

Associates degree, 9.3%


Some college, 19.9%
NOTE: High school completion includes equivalency programs, such as a GED program. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2012.

Figure 6. Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by selected levels of educational attainment and race/ethnicity:
2002 and 2012
Percent
100

95.4 96.1

93.0 94.6

2002

2012

87.6 88.5

80

75.0

62.4

61.7

60

55.9

39.8

40

35.9

23.2
18.0

20

14.8
8.9

0
White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

At least high school completion


(includes any postsecondary education)

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Bachelors or higher degree

Selected levels of educational attainment and race/ethnicity


NOTE: High school completion includes equivalency programs, such as a GED program. For 2002, Asian includes Pacific Islander. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2002 and March 2012.

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Enrollment, Teachers, and Schools

, t n em l l o r n E

Table 1. Projected number of participants in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Fall 2012
[In millions]
All levels
(elementary,
secondary, and
postsecondary
degree-granting)

Participants
1

Elementary and secondary schools

Total

Public

Postsecondary degree-granting institutions

Private

Total

Public

Private

Total.............................................................

86.7

62.4

56.4

6.0

24.2

17.2

7.0

Enrollment .......................................................

76.3

55.1

49.8

5.3

21.3

15.3

6.0

Teachers and faculty ........................................

4.7

3.7

3.3

0.4

1.0

0.7

0.4

Other professional, administrative, and


support staff...............................................

5.6

3.6

3.3

0.3

2.0

1.3

0.7

NOTE: Includes enrollments in local public school systems and in most private schools
(religiously affiliated and nonsectarian). Excludes federal Bureau of Indian Education
schools and Department of Defense schools. Excludes private preprimary enrollment in
schools that do not offer kindergarten or above. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data for
teachers and other staff in public and private elementary and secondary schools and col-

leges and universities are reported in terms of full-time equivalents. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2021; and unpublished projections and estimates. (This
table was prepared January 2013.)

Table 2. Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and control of institution, enrollment level, and attendance status and sex of student:
Selected years, fall 1980 through fall 2021
[In thousands]
Level and control of
institution, enrollment level,
and attendance status and
sex of student

Actual

1980

Projected

1990

2000

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

10

11

12

13

14

15

2021
16

All levels................

58,305

60,683

68,685

75,892

75,950

76,344

76,773

77,331

77,898

78,523

79,246

79,993

80,746

81,509

82,199

Elementary and
secondary
schools1 ...............
Public..................................
Private ................................

46,208
40,877
5,331

46,864
41,217
5,648

53,373
54,876
47,204
49,484
6,169 2 5,391

54,956
49,636
5,320

55,091
49,828
5,263

55,288
50,067
5,221

55,599
50,407
5,192

55,957
50,773
5,183

56,330
51,146
5,185

56,722
51,524
5,198

57,098
51,880
5,218

57,507
52,260
5,247

57,975
52,688
5,287

58,444
53,113
5,331

Prekindergarten to grade 8....


Public3 .............................
Private.............................

31,639
27,647
3,992

34,388
29,876
4,512

38,909
34,849
4,060

39,115
35,076
4,039

39,334
35,301
4,033

39,539
35,502
4,037

39,788
35,735
4,053

40,114
36,029
4,085

40,451
36,329
4,122

40,797
36,639
4,158

41,149
36,956
4,193

41,506
37,278
4,228

41,861
37,598
4,263

Grades 9 to 12....................
Public3 .............................
Private.............................

14,570
13,231
1,339

12,476
11,341
1,136

16,047
14,787
1,260

15,976
14,752
1,224

15,954
14,766
1,188

16,060
14,905
1,155

16,169
15,038
1,130

16,217
15,116
1,100

16,271
15,195
1,076

16,301
15,241
1,061

16,358
15,304
1,054

16,469
15,410
1,059

16,583
15,515
1,068

Postsecondary
degree-granting
institutions...........
Undergraduate....................
Full-time ..........................
Part-time .........................

12,097
10,475
6,362
4,113

13,819
11,959
6,976
4,983

15,312
13,155
7,923
5,232

21,016
18,079
11,452
6,627

20,994
18,063
11,359
6,704

21,253
18,262
11,466
6,796

21,485
18,436
11,547
6,888

21,731
18,622
11,631
6,991

21,941
18,779
11,693
7,085

22,194
18,973
11,784
7,189

22,524
19,238
11,926
7,312

22,895
19,542
12,104
7,438

23,239
19,842
12,293
7,549

23,534
20,105
12,463
7,642

23,755
20,303
12,591
7,712

Male ................................
Female ............................

5,000
5,475

5,380
6,579

5,778
7,377

7,835
10,244

7,817
10,246

7,874
10,388

7,910
10,525

7,927
10,695

7,934
10,845

7,972
11,001

8,043
11,195

8,130
11,412

8,227
11,615

8,316
11,789

8,389
11,914

2-year..............................
4-year..............................

4,525
5,950

5,240
6,719

5,948
7,207

7,681
10,398

7,500
10,563

7,583
10,678

7,663
10,772

7,756
10,866

7,835
10,944

7,931
11,043

8,055
11,184

8,194
11,348

8,325
11,517

8,435
11,670

8,514
11,789

Public ..............................
Private.............................

8,442
2,033

9,710
2,250

10,539
2,616

13,704
4,374

13,689
4,374

13,840
4,421

13,975
4,461

14,120
4,502

14,242
4,537

14,393
4,580

14,598
4,640

14,830
4,712

15,061
4,782

15,259
4,847

15,408
4,895

Postbaccalaureate ..............
Full-time ..........................
Part-time .........................

1,622
736
886

1,860
845
1,015

2,157
1,087
1,070

2,937
1,631
1,307

2,931
1,642
1,289

2,991
1,680
1,311

3,050
1,714
1,335

3,110
1,746
1,364

3,162
1,773
1,389

3,220
1,801
1,419

3,286
1,835
1,451

3,353
1,867
1,485

3,397
1,887
1,511

3,429
1,898
1,531

3,453
1,906
1,547

Male ................................
Female ............................

874
748

904
955

944
1,213

1,210
1,728

1,210
1,722

1,233
1,758

1,250
1,800

1,262
1,848

1,273
1,889

1,289
1,932

1,307
1,978

1,327
2,026

1,339
2,058

1,347
2,082

1,353
2,100

38,592
38,716
33,686
34,625
4,906 2 4,091
14,781
16,160
13,517
14,860
2
1,264
1,300

4
4
4

4
4

1Includes enrollments in local public school systems and in most private schools (religiously
affiliated and nonsectarian). Excludes homeschooled children who were not also enrolled
in public and private schools. Based on the National Household Education Survey, the
homeschooled children numbered approximately 1.5 million in 2007. Private elementary
enrollment includes preprimary students in schools offering kindergarten or higher grades.
2Estimated.
3Includes prorated proportion of students classified as ungraded.
4Data are actual.
NOTE: Postsecondary data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later
data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or
higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes
more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant

degrees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised
from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 1980; Common Core of Data
(CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 199091
through 201011; Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National
Household Education Surveys Program (PFI-NHES:2007); Private School Universe Survey
(PSS), 199596 through 200910; Projections of Education Statistics to 2021; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education surveys, 1980 and 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:9099); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through
Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2012.)

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Table 3. Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 186970 through fall 2021
[In thousands]
Public elementary and secondary schools

Total

Prekindergarten
through
grade 8

Grades 9
through 12

14,491
17,092
19,728

14,334
16,855
19,372

6,872
9,868
12,723
15,503
17,814

6,792
9,757
12,520
14,984
16,899

80
110
203
519
915

191920..................................
192930..................................
193940..................................
194950..................................
Fall 1959 .................................
Fall 1969 .................................

23,876
29,430
29,539
31,151
44,497
59,055

23,278
28,329
28,045
28,492
40,857
51,050

21,578
25,678
25,434
25,111
35,182
45,550

19,378
21,279
18,832
19,387
26,911
32,513

Fall 1970 .................................


Fall 1971 .................................
Fall 1972 .................................
Fall 1973 .................................
Fall 1974 .................................

59,838
60,220
59,941
60,047
60,297

51,257
51,271
50,726
50,445
50,073

45,894
46,071
45,726
45,445
45,073

Fall 1975 .................................


Fall 1976 .................................
Fall 1977 .................................
Fall 1978 .................................
Fall 1979 .................................

61,004
60,490
60,003
58,897
58,221

49,819
49,478
48,717
47,637
46,651

Fall 1980 .................................


Fall 1981 .................................
Fall 1982 .................................
Fall 1983 .................................
Fall 1984 .................................

58,305
57,916
57,591
57,432
57,150

Fall 1985 .................................


Fall 1986 .................................
Fall 1987 .................................
Fall 1988 .................................
Fall 1989 .................................

Total
enrollment,
all levels

Elementary
and secondary, total

186970..................................
187980..................................
188990..................................
18991900..............................
190910..................................

Year
1

Private elementary and secondary schools1

Postsecondary degree-granting institutions2

Total

Prekindergarten
through
grade 8

Grades 9
through 12

Total

Public

Private

10

11

12

52
116
157
238
355

1,611
1,352
1,558

1,516
1,241
1,441

95
111
117

2,200
4,399
6,601
5,725
8,271
13,037

1,699
2,651
2,611
3,380
5,675
5,500 3

1,486
2,310
2,153
2,708
4,640
4,200 3

214
341
458
672
1,035
1,300 3

598
1,101
1,494
2,659
3,640
8,005

797
1,355
2,181
5,897

698
1,304
1,459
2,108

32,558
32,318
31,879
31,401
30,971

13,336
13,753
13,848
14,044
14,103

5,363
5,200 3
5,000 3
5,000 3
5,000 3

4,052
3,900 3
3,700 3
3,700 3
3,700 3

1,311
1,300 3
1,300 3
1,300 3
1,300 3

8,581
8,949
9,215
9,602
10,224

6,428
6,804
7,071
7,420
7,989

2,153
2,144
2,144
2,183
2,235

44,819
44,311
43,577
42,551
41,651

30,515
29,997
29,375
28,463
28,034

14,304
14,314
14,203
14,088
13,616

5,000 3
5,167
5,140
5,086
5,000 3

3,700 3
3,825
3,797
3,732
3,700 3

1,300 3
1,342
1,343
1,353
1,300 3

11,185
11,012
11,286
11,260
11,570

8,835
8,653
8,847
8,786
9,037

2,350
2,359
2,439
2,474
2,533

46,208
45,544
45,166
44,967
44,908

40,877
40,044
39,566
39,252
39,208

27,647
27,280
27,161
26,981
26,905

13,231
12,764
12,405
12,271
12,304

5,331
5,500 3
5,600 3
5,715
5,700 3

3,992
4,100 3
4,200 3
4,315
4,300 3

1,339
1,400 3
1,400 3
1,400
1,400 3

12,097
12,372
12,426
12,465
12,242

9,457
9,647
9,696
9,683
9,477

2,640
2,725
2,730
2,782
2,765

57,226
57,709
58,254
58,485
59,680

44,979
45,205
45,488
45,430
46,141

39,422
39,753
40,008
40,189
40,543

27,034
27,420
27,933
28,501
29,150

12,388
12,333
12,076
11,687
11,393

5,557
5,452 3
5,479
5,242 3
5,599

4,195
4,116 3
4,232
4,036 3
4,468

1,362
1,336 3
1,247
1,206 3
1,131

12,247
12,504
12,767
13,055
13,539

9,479
9,714
9,973
10,161
10,578

2,768
2,790
2,793
2,894
2,961

Fall 1990 .................................


Fall 1991 .................................
Fall 1992 .................................
Fall 1993 .................................
Fall 1994 .................................

60,683
62,087
63,181
63,837
64,385

46,864
47,728
48,694
49,532
50,106

41,217
42,047
42,823
43,465
44,111

29,876
30,503
31,086
31,502
31,896

11,341
11,544
11,737
11,963
12,215

5,648 3
5,681
5,870 3
6,067
5,994 3

4,512 3
4,550
4,746 3
4,950
4,856 3

1,136 3
1,131
1,125 3
1,118
1,138 3

13,819
14,359
14,487
14,305
14,279

10,845
11,310
11,385
11,189
11,134

2,974
3,049
3,103
3,116
3,145

Fall 1995 .................................


Fall 1996 .................................
Fall 1997 .................................
Fall 1998 .................................
Fall 1999 .................................

65,020
65,911
66,574
67,033
67,725

50,759
51,544
52,071
52,526
52,875

44,840
45,611
46,127
46,539
46,857

32,338
32,762
33,071
33,344
33,486

12,502
12,849
13,056
13,195
13,371

5,918
5,933 3
5,944
5,988 3
6,018

4,756
4,755 3
4,759
4,776 3
4,789

1,163
1,178 3
1,185
1,212 3
1,229

14,262
14,368
14,502
14,507
14,850

11,092
11,120
11,196
11,138
11,376

3,169
3,247
3,306
3,369
3,474

Fall 2000 .................................


Fall 2001 .................................
Fall 2002 .................................
Fall 2003 .................................
Fall 2004 .................................

68,685
69,920
71,015
71,551
72,154

53,373
53,992
54,403
54,639
54,882

47,204
47,672
48,183
48,540
48,795

33,686
33,936
34,114
34,201
34,178

13,517
13,736
14,069
14,339
14,618

6,169 3
6,320
6,220 3
6,099
6,087 3

4,906 3
5,023
4,915 3
4,788
4,756 3

1,264 3
1,296
1,306 3
1,311
1,331 3

15,312
15,928
16,612
16,911
17,272

11,753
12,233
12,752
12,859
12,980

3,560
3,695
3,860
4,053
4,292

Fall 2005 .................................


Fall 2006 .................................
Fall 2007 .................................
Fall 2008 .................................
Fall 2009 .................................

72,674
73,066
73,451
74,076
75,277

55,187
55,307
55,203
54,973
54,849

49,113
49,316
49,293
49,266
49,361

34,204
34,235
34,205
34,286
34,409

14,909
15,081
15,087
14,980
14,952

6,073
5,991 3
5,910
5,707 3
5,488

4,724
4,631 3
4,546
4,365 3
4,179

1,349
1,360 3
1,364
1,342 3
1,309

17,487
17,759
18,248
19,103
20,428

13,022
13,180
13,491
13,972
14,811

4,466
4,579
4,757
5,131
5,617

See notes at end of table.

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Table 3. Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 186970 through fall 2021Continued
[In thousands]
Public elementary and secondary schools

Total

Prekindergarten
through
grade 8

Grades 9
through 12

75,892
75,950
76,344
76,773
77,331

54,876
54,956
55,091
55,288
55,599

49,484
49,636
49,828
50,067
50,407

Fall 20154 ................................


Fall 20164 ................................
Fall 20174 ................................
Fall 20184 ................................
Fall 20194 ................................

77,898
78,523
79,246
79,993
80,746

55,957
56,330
56,722
57,098
57,507

Fall 20204 ................................


Fall 20214 ................................

81,509
82,199

57,975
58,444

Total
enrollment,
all levels

Elementary
and secondary, total

Fall 2010 .................................


Fall 20114 ................................
Fall 20124 ................................
Fall 20134 ................................
Fall 20144 ................................

Year
1

Private elementary and secondary schools1

Postsecondary degree-granting institutions2

Total

Prekindergarten
through
grade 8

Grades 9
through 12

Total

Public

Private

10

11

12

34,625
34,849
35,076
35,301
35,502

14,860
14,787
14,752
14,766
14,905

5,391 3
5,320
5,263
5,221
5,192

4,091 3
4,060
4,039
4,033
4,037

1,300 3
1,260
1,224
1,188
1,155

21,016
20,994
21,253
21,485
21,731

15,143
15,110
15,290
15,453
15,627

5,873
5,884
5,963
6,032
6,104

50,773
51,146
51,524
51,880
52,260

35,735
36,029
36,329
36,639
36,956

15,038
15,116
15,195
15,241
15,304

5,183
5,185
5,198
5,218
5,247

4,053
4,085
4,122
4,158
4,193

1,130
1,100
1,076
1,061
1,054

21,941
22,194
22,524
22,895
23,239

15,775
15,954
16,191
16,456
16,708

6,166
6,239
6,333
6,439
6,532

52,688
53,113

37,278
37,598

15,410
15,515

5,287
5,331

4,228
4,263

1,059
1,068

23,534
23,755

16,921
17,082

6,613
6,673

Not available.
1Beginning in fall 1980, data include estimates for an expanded universe of private
schools. Therefore, direct comparisons with earlier years should be avoided.
2Data for 186970 through 194950 include resident degree-credit students enrolled at
any time during the academic year. Beginning in 1959, data include all resident and
extension students enrolled at the beginning of the fall term.
3Estimated.
4Projected data from NCES 2013-008, Projections of Education Statistics to 2021. Fall
2011 data for degree-granting institutions are actual.
NOTE: Data for 186970 through 194950 reflect enrollment for the entire school year.
Elementary and secondary enrollment includes students in local public school systems
and in most private schools (religiously affiliated and nonsectarian), but generally
excludes homeschooled children and students in subcollegiate departments of colleges
and in federal schools. Based on the National Household Education Survey, the homeschooled children numbered approximately 1.5 million in 2007. Excludes preprimary
pupils in private schools that do not offer kindergarten or above. Postsecondary data
through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degreegranting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and

participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is


very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Some
data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education, 1870 to 1910; Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 191920 through 194950; Statistics of Public Elementary
and Secondary School Systems, 1959 through 1980; Common Core of Data (CCD),
State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 198182
through 201011; Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National
Household Education Surveys Program (PFI-NHES:2007); Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 198990 through 200910; Projections of Education Statistics to 2021; Opening (Fall) Enrollment in Higher Education, 1959; Higher Education General Information
Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education surveys, 1969
through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Table 4. Number of teachers in elementary and secondary schools, and instructional staff in postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by
control of institution: Selected years, fall 1970 through fall 2021
[In thousands]
Elementary and secondary teachers1

All levels
Year

Degree-granting institutions instructional staff2

Total

Public

Private

Total

Public

Private

Total

Public

Private

10

1970.....................................
1975.....................................

2,766
3,081

2,373
2,641

393
440

2,292
2,453

2,059
2,198

233
255 3

474
628

314
443

160
185

1980.....................................
1981.....................................
1982.....................................
1983.....................................
1984.....................................

3,171
3,145
3,168
3,200
3,225

2,679
2,636
2,639
2,651
2,673

492
509
529
549
552

2,485
2,440
2,458
2,476
2,508

2,184
2,127
2,133
2,139
2,168

301
313 3
325 3
337
340 3

686 3,4
705
710 3,4
724
717 3,4

495 3,4
509
506 3,4
512
505 3,4

191 3,4
196
204 3,4
212
212 3,4

1985.....................................
1986.....................................
1987.....................................
1988.....................................
1989.....................................

3,264
3,314
3,424
3,472
3,537

2,709
2,754
2,832
2,882
2,934

555
560
592
590
603

2,549
2,592
2,631
2,668
2,713

2,206
2,244
2,279
2,323
2,357

343
348 3
352
345
356

715 3,4
722 3,4
793
804 3
824

503 3,4
510 3,4
553
559 3
577

212 3,4
212 3,4
240
245 3
247

1990.....................................
1991.....................................
1992.....................................
1993.....................................
1994.....................................

3,577
3,623
3,700
3,784
3,846

2,972
3,013
3,080
3,154
3,205

604
610
621
629
640

2,759
2,797
2,823
2,868
2,922

2,398
2,432
2,459
2,504
2,552

361 3
365
364 3
364
370 3

817 3
826
877 3
915
923 3

574 3
581
621 3
650
653 3

244 3
245
257 3
265
270 3

1995.....................................
1996.....................................
1997.....................................
1998.....................................
1999.....................................

3,906
4,006
4,127
4,230
4,347

3,255
3,339
3,441
3,527
3,624

651
666
687
703
723

2,974
3,051
3,138
3,230
3,319

2,598
2,667
2,746
2,830
2,911

376
384 3
391
400 3
408

932
954 3
990
999 3
1,028

657
672 3
695
697 3
713

275
282 3
295
303 3
315

2000.....................................
2001.....................................
2002.....................................
2003.....................................
2004.....................................

4,433
4,554
4,631
4,663
4,774

3,682
3,771
3,829
3,840
3,909

750
783
802
823
865

3,366
3,440
3,476
3,490
3,538

2,941
3,000
3,034
3,049
3,091

424
441
442 3
441
447 3

1,067 3
1,113
1,155 3
1,174
1,237 3

741 3
771
794 3
792
818 3

325 3
342
361 3
382
418 3

2005.....................................
2006.....................................
2007.....................................
2008.....................................
2009.....................................

4,883
4,944
5,006
5,059
5,086

3,984
4,021
4,055
4,107
4,123

899
924
951
953
963

3,593
3,622
3,634
3,670
3,647

3,143
3,166
3,178
3,222
3,210

450
456 3
456
448 3
437

1,290
1,322 3
1,371
1,390 3
1,439

841
854 3
877
885 3
914

449
468 3
494
505 3
525

2010.....................................
20115 ...................................
20126 ...................................
20136 ...................................
20146 ...................................

5,046
5,202

4,044
4,199

1,002
1,002

3,542
3,679
3,711
3,738
3,782

3,099
3,246
3,283
3,312
3,357

443 3
432
428
426
425

1,504 3
1,524

945 3
953

559 3
570

20156 ...................................
20166 ...................................
20176 ...................................
20186 ...................................
20196 ...................................

3,830
3,881
3,935
3,988
4,045

3,403
3,451
3,500
3,549
3,601

427
430
434
439
444

20206 ...................................
20216 ...................................

4,102
4,151

3,651
3,694

451
457

Not available.
1Includes teachers in local public school systems and in most private schools (religiously affiliated and nonsectarian). Teachers are reported in terms of full-time equivalents.
2Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degreegranting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very
similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and
excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Includes full-time and
part-time faculty with the rank of instructor or above in colleges, universities, professional
schools, and 2-year colleges. Excludes teaching assistants.
3Estimated.
4Inclusion of institutions is not consistent with surveys for 1987 and later years.
5Data for degree-granting institutions are actual; other data are projected.

6Projected.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from
previously published figures. Headcounts are used to report data for degree-granting institutions instructional staff.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics
of Public Elementary and Secondary Day Schools, 1970 and 1975; Common Core of Data
(CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 1980 through
2010; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 198990 through 200910; Projections of Education Statistics to 2021; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Staff
survey, 1970 and 1975; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall
Staff Survey (IPEDS-S:8799); IPEDS Winter 200102 through Winter 201112, Human
Resources component, Fall Staff section; U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission, EEO-6, 1981
and 1983; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Table 5. Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 198081 through 201011
Level and control of institution
1

198081

199091

1999
2000

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

201011

10

11

12

13

14

15

All institutions ..............

131,414

136,465

136,819

138,899

139,207

138,925

Elementary and
secondary schools ....
Elementary ................................
Secondary .................................
Combined ..................................
Other1 ........................................

106,746
72,659
24,856
5,202
4,029

109,228
74,716
23,602
8,847
2,063

125,007
86,433
24,903
12,197
1,474

130,007
89,277
24,884
14,430
1,416

130,407
89,252
25,476
13,931
1,749

132,436
88,896
26,925
14,964
1,651

132,656
88,982
27,575
14,837
1,262

132,183
88,565
27,427
14,895
1,296

Public schools............................
Elementary.............................
Secondary..............................
Combined ..............................
Other1.....................................

85,982
59,326
22,619
1,743
2,294

84,538
59,015
21,135
2,325
2,063

92,012
64,131
22,365
4,042
1,474

93,273
64,601
21,994
5,096
1,582

94,112
65,228
22,180
5,288
1,416

95,615
65,718
22,599
5,552
1,746

95,726
65,758
22,782
5,437
1,749

96,513
65,984
23,445
5,572
1,512

97,382
66,026
23,998
5,707
1,651

98,793
66,458
23,920
5,984
2,431

98,916
67,112
24,643
5,899
1,262

98,706
67,148
24,348
5,623
1,587

98,817
67,140
24,651
5,730
1,296

98,817
67,086
24,544
6,137
1,050

Private schools2 .........................


Elementary.............................
Schools with highest grade
of kindergarten.............
Secondary..............................
Combined ..............................
Other1.....................................

20,764
13,333

24,690
15,701

32,995
22,302

35,895
24,049

34,681
23,494

35,054
22,870

33,740
21,870

33,366
21,425

2,237
3,459
1,735

2,467
6,522
(3)

5,952
2,538
8,155
( 3)

6,622
2,704
9,142
( 3)

6,297
2,694
8,494
( 3)

6,059
2,927
9,257
( 3)

5,522
2,932
8,938
( 3)

5,275
2,776
9,165
(3 )

Postsecondary Title IV
institutions..................
Public.........................................
Private .......................................
Nonprofit ..............................
For-profit ..............................

6,407
2,078
4,329
1,936
2,393

6,479
2,084
4,395
1,950
2,445

6,458
2,099
4,359
1,941
2,418

6,354
2,051
4,303
1,921
2,382

6,412
2,047
4,365
1,913
2,452

6,383
2,027
4,356
1,875
2,481

6,463
2,013
4,450
1,866
2,584

6,536
2,009
4,527
1,848
2,679

6,551
2,004
4,547
1,815
2,732

6,632
1,997
4,635
1,809
2,826

6,742
1,989
4,753
1,809
2,944

7,021
2,015
5,006
1,812
3,194

Title IV non-degree-granting
institutions............................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
Nonprofit ............................
For-profit.............................

2,323
396
1,927
255
1,672

2,297
386
1,911
255
1,656

2,261
386
1,875
265
1,610

2,186
339
1,847
256
1,591

2,176
327
1,849
249
1,600

2,167
327
1,840
238
1,602

2,187
320
1,867
219
1,648

2,222
321
1,901
208
1,693

2,199
319
1,880
191
1,689

2,223
321
1,902
180
1,722

2,247
317
1,930
185
1,745

2,422
359
2,063
182
1,881

Title IV degree-granting
institutions............................
2-year colleges.......................
Public .................................
Private ................................
Nonprofit.........................
For-profit.........................

3,231
1,274
945
329
182
147

3,559
1,418
972
446
167
279

4,084
1,721
1,068
653
150
503

4,182
1,732
1,076
656
144
512

4,197
1,710
1,085
625
135
490

4,168
1,702
1,081
621
127
494

4,236
1,706
1,086
620
118
502

4,216
1,683
1,061
622
112
510

4,276
1,694
1,053
641
113
528

4,314
1,685
1,045
640
107
533

4,352
1,677
1,032
645
92
553

4,409
1,690
1,024
666
92
574

4,495
1,721
1,000
721
85
636

4,599
1,729
978
751
87
664

4-year colleges.......................
Public .................................
Private ................................
Nonprofit.........................
For-profit.........................

1,957
552
1,405
1,387
18

2,141
595
1,546
1,482
64

2,363
614
1,749
1,531
218

2,450
622
1,828
1,551
277

2,487
628
1,859
1,541
318

2,466
631
1,835
1,538
297

2,530
634
1,896
1,546
350

2,533
639
1,894
1,525
369

2,582
640
1,942
1,534
408

2,629
643
1,986
1,533
453

2,675
653
2,022
1,532
490

2,719
652
2,067
1,537
530

2,774
672
2,102
1,539
563

2,870
678
2,192
1,543
649

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not classified by grade span.
Because of changes in survey definitions, figures for other schools are not comparable from
year to year.
2Data for 198081 and 199091 include schools with first or higher grades. Data for 199798
and later years include schools with kindergarten or higher grades.
3Included in the elementary, secondary, and combined categories.
NOTE: Postsecondary data for 198081 and 199091 are for institutions of higher education,
while later data are for Title IV degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions. Degreegranting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher educa-

tion classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education
institutions that did not grant degrees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 198990
through 201011; Private Schools in American Education; Statistics of Public Elementary and
Secondary Day Schools, 198081; Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), Private School Data
File, 199091; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 199596 through 200910; Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and
Universities survey, 198081; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Institutional Characteristics Survey (IPEDS-IC:9099); and IPEDS Fall 2001 through Fall
2010, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

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Table 6. Percentage of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Total
Year and age group
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

Female

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

10

11

12

13

49.7
36.7
95.7
99.1
99.4
98.2
89.0
46.4
31.0
16.3
9.3
6.4

(0.21)
(0.94)
(0.40)
(0.15)
(0.10)
(0.22)
(0.50)
(0.79)
(0.74)
(0.49)
(0.31)
(0.27)

48.8
37.4
95.9
99.1
99.4
98.7
89.2
47.0
33.0
16.8
9.4
6.4

(0.24)
(1.12)
(0.46)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.22)
(0.57)
(0.91)
(0.85)
(0.56)
(0.35)
(0.30)

54.0
38.2
95.5
99.4
99.4
97.9
90.7
45.8
23.3
13.6
8.8
6.9

(0.68)
(2.83)
(1.22)
(0.35)
(0.31)
(0.72)
(1.44)
(2.56)
(2.21)
(1.53)
(1.04)
(1.00)

49.8
28.5
94.5
98.4
99.7
94.3
81.8
37.8
19.5
11.7
6.9
5.1

(1.07)
(3.92)
(2.13)
(0.91)
(0.36)
(1.87)
(3.25)
(3.94)
(3.29)
(2.26)
(1.43)
(1.35)

50.9
37.8
95.0
99.0
99.4
98.7
89.1
47.0
32.6
17.8
9.8
5.9

(0.30)
(1.33)
(0.60)
(0.22)
(0.14)
(0.27)
(0.71)
(1.14)
(1.08)
(0.73)
(0.45)
(0.37)

50.0
39.2
95.4
99.0
99.4
98.9
89.4
48.5
34.8
18.7
9.8
5.6

(0.34)
(1.58)
(0.68)
(0.26)
(0.16)
(0.28)
(0.79)
(1.29)
(1.23)
(0.83)
(0.50)
(0.40)

56.2
36.4
94.1
99.5
99.4
98.4
90.7
42.9
22.8
13.4
10.6
7.2

(0.98)
(3.94)
(1.95)
(0.45)
(0.42)
(0.88)
(2.04)
(3.73)
(3.29)
(2.29)
(1.70)
(1.55)

49.9
30.1
94.0
97.7
99.4
96.7
81.5
36.9
21.4
10.7
6.8 !
6.2 !

(1.53)
(5.37)
(3.22)
(1.57)
(0.66)
(2.10)
(4.70)
(5.44)
(4.88)
(3.14)
(2.06)
(2.07)

48.5
35.5
96.4
99.2
99.4
97.7
88.8
45.8
29.5
14.9
8.8
7.0

(0.30)
(1.34)
(0.53)
(0.20)
(0.15)
(0.36)
(0.72)
(1.11)
(1.02)
(0.66)
(0.42)
(0.39)

47.7
35.5
96.5
99.2
99.3
98.5
89.0
45.7
31.3
15.0
9.1
7.2

(0.34)
(1.58)
(0.61)
(0.24)
(0.18)
(0.34)
(0.82)
(1.26)
(1.18)
(0.75)
(0.48)
(0.45)

52.1
40.0
97.0
99.3
99.3
97.3
90.6
48.3
23.7
13.7
7.5
6.6

(0.94)
(4.04)
(1.43)
(0.54)
(0.46)
(1.15)
(2.05)
(3.51)
(2.99)
(2.05)
(1.29)
(1.32)

49.8
26.6
94.9
99.0
99.9
92.1
82.2
38.8
17.6
12.6
6.9
4.1 !

(1.51)
(5.71)
(2.83)
(0.99)
(0.25)
(2.99)
(4.49)
(5.71)
(4.43)
(3.24)
(1.99)
(1.71)

50.2
44.4
96.5
99.7
99.6
99.0
92.5
57.2
39.7
21.0
9.7
5.8

(0.23)
(0.98)
(0.36)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.19)
(0.52)
(0.94)
(0.92)
(0.63)
(0.33)
(0.25)

49.8
47.2
96.7
99.7
99.7
99.0
93.5
59.1
43.1
21.9
10.4
6.2

(0.27)
(1.19)
(0.43)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.23)
(0.58)
(1.10)
(1.10)
(0.75)
(0.39)
(0.30)

52.2
41.8
96.5
99.8
99.9
99.4
91.7
55.0
28.3
19.7
6.1
4.5

(0.71)
(2.98)
(1.05)
(0.19)
(0.15)
(0.46)
(1.59)
(2.83)
(2.57)
(2.01)
(0.87)
(0.75)

47.2
30.7
94.9
99.5
99.1
99.0
85.4
44.0
27.2
9.9
6.3
3.6

(1.06)
(4.08)
(1.96)
(0.52)
(0.64)
(0.90)
(3.22)
(4.36)
(3.83)
(2.05)
(1.29)
(0.99)

50.9
43.9
96.5
99.7
99.6
99.1
92.6
58.2
40.3
22.3
9.2
4.8

(0.32)
(1.38)
(0.51)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.25)
(0.72)
(1.33)
(1.32)
(0.92)
(0.46)
(0.33)

50.4
47.9
96.8
99.7
99.6
99.2
93.4
59.7
44.2
23.7
10.0
5.0

(0.38)
(1.66)
(0.59)
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.30)
(0.82)
(1.56)
(1.59)
(1.11)
(0.55)
(0.38)

54.3
38.1
96.2
99.9
99.9
99.7
93.0
60.4
31.0
19.3
4.7
2.3 !

(1.02)
(4.14)
(1.53)
(0.24)
(0.19)
(0.48)
(2.09)
(3.99)
(3.81)
(3.03)
(1.14)
(0.80)

46.8
28.0
95.8
99.5
99.0
99.1
85.5
40.7
21.7
11.2
4.6 !
4.0 !

(1.48)
(5.57)
(2.48)
(0.70)
(0.93)
(1.11)
(4.40)
(6.23)
(4.95)
(2.98)
(1.55)
(1.45)

49.5
44.9
96.4
99.6
99.7
98.9
92.4
56.3
39.2
19.9
10.2
6.9

(0.32)
(1.41)
(0.53)
(0.14)
(0.12)
(0.29)
(0.74)
(1.32)
(1.28)
(0.86)
(0.47)
(0.38)

49.2
46.6
96.7
99.7
99.7
98.9
93.7
58.5
42.0
20.3
10.7
7.4

(0.38)
(1.70)
(0.62)
(0.15)
(0.13)
(0.35)
(0.81)
(1.57)
(1.53)
(1.02)
(0.56)
(0.46)

50.3
45.5
96.9
99.8
99.8
99.1
90.5
49.8
25.8
20.0
7.3
6.3

(0.99)
(4.25)
(1.43)
(0.31)
(0.25)
(0.79)
(2.41)
(3.96)
(3.45)
(2.68)
(1.27)
(1.19)

47.7
33.6
93.9
99.4
99.1
98.8
85.3
47.2
33.1
8.4 !
8.1
3.1 !

(1.52)
(5.95)
(3.05)
(0.79)
(0.87)
(1.47)
(4.74)
(6.08)
(5.79)
(2.77)
(2.06)
(1.32)

53.7
48.7
96.0
98.7
99.1
98.9
93.6
59.4
44.9
23.2
11.6
5.9

(0.23)
(0.94)
(0.37)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.19)
(0.45)
(0.93)
(0.97)
(0.64)
(0.37)
(0.26)

53.8
52.2
96.6
98.9
99.0
98.8
94.4
61.8
49.7
24.4
12.3
5.7

(0.25)
(1.09)
(0.39)
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.22)
(0.47)
(1.03)
(1.10)
(0.73)
(0.42)
(0.27)

56.3
47.8
95.4
97.7
99.2
99.0
93.0
57.5
37.8
20.0
10.0
7.7

(0.58)
(2.28)
(0.96)
(0.59)
(0.30)
(0.46)
(1.16)
(2.38)
(2.47)
(1.61)
(0.94)
(0.80)

49.7
36.9
93.9
98.5
99.2
98.9
88.2
46.1
27.1
15.6
7.1
4.7

(0.65)
(2.35)
(1.22)
(0.55)
(0.36)
(0.56)
(1.82)
(2.63)
(2.37)
(1.52)
(0.87)
(0.70)

54.3
49.4
95.3
98.9
99.1
99.0
94.5
59.5
44.7
22.8
11.0
5.4

(0.29)
(1.22)
(0.51)
(0.22)
(0.17)
(0.24)
(0.54)
(1.21)
(1.28)
(0.84)
(0.48)
(0.32)

54.2
51.1
95.9
99.0
99.0
98.9
95.0
61.9
50.0
24.1
12.2
5.0

(0.35)
(1.52)
(0.60)
(0.24)
(0.21)
(0.30)
(0.62)
(1.45)
(1.56)
(1.04)
(0.59)
(0.37)

58.6
52.4
94.6
98.1
99.5
99.6
95.6
59.2
36.7
20.6
6.3
6.9

(0.83)
(3.26)
(1.48)
(0.74)
(0.34)
(0.40)
(1.30)
(3.47)
(3.66)
(2.41)
(1.15)
(1.13)

49.1
40.8
93.6
98.8
98.8
98.4
88.4
47.4
24.8
14.8
5.6
4.5

(0.90)
(3.33)
(1.74)
(0.72)
(0.58)
(0.92)
(2.58)
(3.62)
(3.29)
(2.00)
(1.09)
(0.95)

53.2
48.1
96.8
98.5
99.0
98.8
92.6
59.2
45.1
23.6
12.2
6.5

(0.30)
(1.24)
(0.44)
(0.25)
(0.18)
(0.27)
(0.64)
(1.21)
(1.25)
(0.84)
(0.49)
(0.35)

53.4
53.5
97.4
98.9
98.9
98.7
93.8
61.8
49.3
24.8
12.3
6.3

(0.36)
(1.56)
(0.49)
(0.27)
(0.22)
(0.33)
(0.72)
(1.46)
(1.54)
(1.04)
(0.59)
(0.41)

54.1
43.4
96.3
97.2
98.9
98.3
90.3
56.1
38.7
19.5
13.0
8.3

(0.80)
(3.17)
(1.23)
(0.91)
(0.50)
(0.83)
(1.93)
(3.26)
(3.34)
(2.17)
(1.41)
(1.13)

50.3
32.7
94.3
98.2
99.5
99.4
88.0
44.8
29.2
16.6
8.7
4.9

(0.93)
(3.28)
(1.71)
(0.82)
(0.39)
(0.58)
(2.57)
(3.81)
(3.39)
(2.33)
(1.38)
(1.02)

55.9
52.1
95.6
98.1
98.3
98.7
92.8
61.2
44.1
24.6
11.4
6.7

(0.22)
(0.93)
(0.38)
(0.20)
(0.17)
(0.20)
(0.45)
(0.84)
(0.88)
(0.63)
(0.37)
(0.28)

56.0
54.6
95.5
98.4
98.5
98.9
94.0
63.9
49.2
24.9
11.1
6.1

(0.27)
(1.19)
(0.49)
(0.24)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.50)
(1.02)
(1.10)
(0.78)
(0.45)
(0.32)

59.3
59.8
96.7
97.5
98.5
99.6
91.7
57.2
37.4
24.0
14.5
9.9

(0.60)
(2.51)
(0.89)
(0.62)
(0.42)
(0.30)
(1.32)
(2.34)
(2.38)
(1.76)
(1.18)
(0.97)

51.3
35.9
94.3
97.5
97.4
96.2
87.0
49.5
26.1
18.2
7.4
5.6

(0.63)
(2.37)
(1.13)
(0.65)
(0.59)
(0.99)
(1.77)
(2.47)
(2.22)
(1.64)
(0.88)
(0.75)

55.8
50.8
95.1
98.0
98.3
98.7
92.7
58.3
41.0
23.9
10.0
5.6

(0.31)
(1.30)
(0.56)
(0.29)
(0.23)
(0.27)
(0.63)
(1.19)
(1.23)
(0.88)
(0.50)
(0.36)

55.8
54.1
94.5
98.1
98.2
98.8
94.7
61.2
45.8
25.0
10.5
4.7

(0.38)
(1.66)
(0.76)
(0.36)
(0.30)
(0.33)
(0.66)
(1.46)
(1.54)
(1.12)
(0.62)
(0.41)

59.7
58.0
96.0
98.2
98.8
99.6
88.9
51.5
31.3
22.0
11.6
8.5

(0.85)
(3.53)
(1.38)
(0.72)
(0.52)
(0.42)
(2.10)
(3.46)
(3.42)
(2.46)
(1.63)
(1.34)

50.5
31.9
95.4
96.6
98.4
96.9
85.7
48.0
24.2
15.2
5.1
5.7

(0.88)
(3.23)
(1.41)
(1.09)
(0.65)
(1.26)
(2.60)
(3.41)
(3.02)
(2.09)
(1.06)
(1.06)

56.0
53.4
96.1
98.2
98.3
98.6
92.9
64.2
47.3
25.3
12.7
7.7

(0.31)
(1.33)
(0.51)
(0.28)
(0.24)
(0.29)
(0.64)
(1.17)
(1.26)
(0.90)
(0.53)
(0.41)

56.1
55.2
96.4
98.6
98.8
99.0
93.3
66.7
52.7
24.8
11.8
7.4

(0.38)
(1.71)
(0.63)
(0.32)
(0.25)
(0.31)
(0.76)
(1.42)
(1.58)
(1.09)
(0.65)
(0.50)

59.0
61.8
97.5
96.7
98.1
99.6
94.6
62.2
42.3
25.8
16.7
11.2

(0.83)
(3.56)
(1.12)
(1.01)
(0.66)
(0.42)
(1.54)
(3.15)
(3.26)
(2.51)
(1.66)
(1.39)

52.2
40.0
93.1
98.4
96.4
95.4
88.3
51.1
28.1
21.6
9.5
5.5

(0.89)
(3.44)
(1.79)
(0.74)
(1.01)
(1.54)
(2.40)
(3.59)
(3.26)
(2.55)
(1.38)
(1.05)

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Enrollment Rates

1980
Total, 3 to 34 years old......
3 and 4 years old ....................
5 and 6 years old ....................
7 to 9 years old .......................
10 to 13 years old ...................
14 and 15 years old ................
16 and 17 years old ................
18 and 19 years old ................
20 and 21 years old ................
22 to 24 years old ...................
25 to 29 years old ...................
30 to 34 years old ...................
1990
Total, 3 to 34 years old......
3 and 4 years old ....................
5 and 6 years old ....................
7 to 9 years old .......................
10 to 13 years old ...................
14 and 15 years old ................
16 and 17 years old ................
18 and 19 years old ................
20 and 21 years old ................
22 to 24 years old ...................
25 to 29 years old ...................
30 to 34 years old ...................
1995
Total, 3 to 34 years old......
3 and 4 years old1 ...................
5 and 6 years old ....................
7 to 9 years old .......................
10 to 13 years old ...................
14 and 15 years old ................
16 and 17 years old ................
18 and 19 years old ................
20 and 21 years old ................
22 to 24 years old ...................
25 to 29 years old ...................
30 to 34 years old ...................
2000
Total, 3 to 34 years old......
3 and 4 years old1 ...................
5 and 6 years old ....................
7 to 9 years old .......................
10 to 13 years old ...................
14 and 15 years old ................
16 and 17 years old ................
18 and 19 years old ................
20 and 21 years old ................
22 to 24 years old ...................
25 to 29 years old ...................
30 to 34 years old ...................

Male

23

24

Table 6. Percentage of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2011Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2005
Total, 3 to 34 years old......
3 and 4 years old1 ...................
5 and 6 years old ....................
7 to 9 years old .......................
10 to 13 years old ...................
14 and 15 years old ................
16 and 17 years old ................
18 and 19 years old ................
20 and 21 years old ................
22 to 24 years old ...................
25 to 29 years old ...................
30 to 34 years old ...................
2009
Total, 3 to 34 years old......
3 and 4 years old1 ...................
5 and 6 years old ....................
7 to 9 years old .......................
10 to 13 years old ...................
14 and 15 years old ................
16 and 17 years old ................
18 and 19 years old ................
20 and 21 years old ................
22 to 24 years old ...................
25 to 29 years old ...................
30 to 34 years old ...................
20102
Total, 3 to 34 years old......
3 and 4 years old1 ...................
5 and 6 years old ....................
7 to 9 years old .......................
10 to 13 years old ...................
14 and 15 years old ................
16 and 17 years old ................
18 and 19 years old ................
20 and 21 years old ................
22 to 24 years old ...................
25 to 29 years old ...................
30 to 34 years old ...................
20112
Total, 3 to 34 years old......
3 and 4 years old1 ...................
5 and 6 years old ....................
7 to 9 years old .......................
10 to 13 years old ...................
14 and 15 years old ................
16 and 17 years old ................
18 and 19 years old ................
20 and 21 years old ................
22 to 24 years old ...................
25 to 29 years old ...................
30 to 34 years old ...................

Male

Female

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

10

11

12

13

56.5
53.6
95.4
98.6
98.6
98.0
95.1
67.6
48.7
27.3
11.9
6.9

(0.20)
(0.86)
(0.37)
(0.17)
(0.14)
(0.22)
(0.33)
(0.79)
(0.80)
(0.59)
(0.34)
(0.27)

57.6
58.5
95.9
99.0
99.0
98.6
96.1
71.6
54.4
27.8
12.5
6.9

(0.26)
(1.14)
(0.47)
(0.19)
(0.16)
(0.24)
(0.38)
(0.95)
(1.01)
(0.76)
(0.45)
(0.34)

58.5
52.4
95.9
98.7
98.5
96.1
93.6
62.0
37.9
28.6
11.9
9.8

(0.57)
(2.39)
(0.97)
(0.45)
(0.40)
(0.83)
(1.05)
(2.30)
(2.25)
(1.75)
(1.00)
(0.94)

50.9
43.0
93.8
97.4
97.9
97.3
92.6
54.3
30.0
19.5
7.8
4.2

(0.53)
(2.07)
(1.06)
(0.58)
(0.46)
(0.70)
(1.14)
(2.33)
(1.96)
(1.41)
(0.70)
(0.54)

55.8
52.8
94.8
98.2
98.4
97.5
95.1
66.5
45.3
25.2
9.6
5.9

(0.28)
(1.21)
(0.54)
(0.27)
(0.22)
(0.34)
(0.47)
(1.11)
(1.11)
(0.83)
(0.43)
(0.35)

57.1
56.8
95.4
98.9
99.1
98.4
95.9
69.8
50.5
26.4
10.2
6.5

(0.37)
(1.61)
(0.68)
(0.27)
(0.21)
(0.35)
(0.55)
(1.35)
(1.42)
(1.07)
(0.58)
(0.47)

58.8
54.8
94.8
98.0
97.6
93.3
93.6
66.9
35.5
24.0
9.1
6.3

(0.82)
(3.42)
(1.50)
(0.81)
(0.70)
(1.52)
(1.51)
(3.20)
(3.12)
(2.45)
(1.32)
(1.15)

48.4
43.0
92.4
96.0
97.2
97.8
92.5
51.8
25.2
17.5
5.6
2.6

(0.73)
(2.91)
(1.62)
(1.00)
(0.72)
(0.90)
(1.61)
(3.22)
(2.56)
(1.85)
(0.82)
(0.58)

57.2
54.4
96.1
99.0
98.9
98.4
95.1
68.8
52.3
29.2
14.2
7.9

(0.29)
(1.23)
(0.50)
(0.20)
(0.18)
(0.28)
(0.47)
(1.12)
(1.15)
(0.85)
(0.51)
(0.40)

58.0
60.3
96.3
99.0
98.8
98.7
96.3
73.5
58.5
29.1
14.7
7.4

(0.37)
(1.63)
(0.63)
(0.27)
(0.24)
(0.33)
(0.53)
(1.34)
(1.43)
(1.09)
(0.67)
(0.50)

58.1
50.1
97.1
99.5
99.5
98.8
93.6
57.4
40.4
32.5
14.2
12.7

(0.80)
(3.32)
(1.18)
(0.41)
(0.33)
(0.66)
(1.47)
(3.27)
(3.23)
(2.45)
(1.47)
(1.42)

53.7
43.0
95.3
98.8
98.6
96.7
92.6
57.2
35.3
21.8
10.4
6.1

(0.76)
(2.96)
(1.34)
(0.57)
(0.54)
(1.09)
(1.60)
(3.37)
(2.99)
(2.17)
(1.19)
(0.94)

56.5
52.4
94.1
97.7
98.5
98.0
94.6
68.9
51.7
30.4
13.5
8.1

(0.20)
(0.85)
(0.40)
(0.21)
(0.15)
(0.23)
(0.36)
(0.73)
(0.81)
(0.60)
(0.34)
(0.28)

56.8
55.5
94.1
98.4
98.9
98.3
95.0
72.4
56.4
31.1
14.0
8.1

(0.26)
(1.18)
(0.55)
(0.24)
(0.17)
(0.28)
(0.45)
(0.92)
(1.03)
(0.77)
(0.45)
(0.37)

58.5
58.5
93.2
97.6
98.6
97.7
94.2
65.8
45.3
32.7
14.5
11.0

(0.57)
(2.28)
(1.26)
(0.62)
(0.41)
(0.68)
(1.02)
(2.06)
(2.28)
(1.75)
(1.04)
(0.99)

52.8
41.9
93.7
96.5
98.0
97.9
92.6
57.1
37.2
20.4
9.5
5.6

(0.51)
(1.88)
(0.96)
(0.62)
(0.43)
(0.62)
(1.13)
(2.00)
(2.14)
(1.41)
(0.77)
(0.59)

55.7
51.6
93.9
97.6
98.6
97.6
94.5
65.0
48.7
29.0
11.7
6.9

(0.28)
(1.19)
(0.58)
(0.30)
(0.20)
(0.35)
(0.51)
(1.06)
(1.13)
(0.84)
(0.46)
(0.37)

56.2
54.9
93.3
98.2
99.0
97.9
94.7
68.4
53.2
30.8
12.4
7.1

(0.37)
(1.66)
(0.82)
(0.35)
(0.23)
(0.42)
(0.64)
(1.34)
(1.44)
(1.09)
(0.60)
(0.50)

58.1
58.1
93.2
97.3
98.4
96.2
95.1
61.8
43.0
27.5
11.7
8.1

(0.82)
(3.30)
(1.77)
(0.94)
(0.61)
(1.21)
(1.33)
(3.00)
(3.15)
(2.50)
(1.38)
(1.29)

50.9
39.4
94.1
96.2
98.8
98.1
92.5
51.8
32.1
18.6
7.8
5.2

(0.70)
(2.60)
(1.30)
(0.90)
(0.47)
(0.81)
(1.59)
(2.83)
(2.83)
(1.91)
(0.95)
(0.78)

57.3
53.2
94.4
97.9
98.4
98.5
94.7
72.9
54.9
31.8
15.3
9.3

(0.28)
(1.21)
(0.57)
(0.29)
(0.22)
(0.29)
(0.51)
(0.99)
(1.16)
(0.85)
(0.52)
(0.43)

57.4
56.2
95.0
98.7
98.7
98.7
95.4
76.5
59.8
31.4
15.6
9.0

(0.37)
(1.68)
(0.73)
(0.31)
(0.26)
(0.35)
(0.62)
(1.24)
(1.46)
(1.09)
(0.67)
(0.55)

58.8
58.8
93.2
97.9
98.8
99.3
93.2
69.7
47.8
36.9
17.0
13.3

(0.79)
(3.14)
(1.80)
(0.83)
(0.55)
(0.54)
(1.55)
(2.79)
(3.29)
(2.41)
(1.53)
(1.45)

55.0
44.4
93.2
96.7
97.2
97.6
92.6
62.5
43.1
22.2
11.6
6.0

(0.73)
(2.71)
(1.43)
(0.86)
(0.73)
(0.94)
(1.61)
(2.79)
(3.21)
(2.07)
(1.23)
(0.91)

56.6
53.2
94.5
97.7
98.2
98.1
96.1
69.2
52.4
28.9
14.6
8.3

(0.17)
(0.89)
(0.46)
(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.25)
(0.33)
(0.92)
(1.08)
(0.79)
(0.47)
(0.39)

56.1
56.1
94.2
97.4
98.3
98.0
96.2
71.0
55.5
29.1
14.6
8.5

(0.25)
(1.17)
(0.66)
(0.37)
(0.26)
(0.37)
(0.47)
(1.28)
(1.28)
(1.01)
(0.64)
(0.50)

58.7
57.2
94.1
96.9
99.2
98.8
95.7
62.9
51.1
29.8
16.5
11.0

(0.58)
(2.78)
(1.12)
(0.77)
(0.41)
(0.58)
(0.82)
(2.42)
(2.93)
(2.13)
(1.34)
(1.14)

55.1
44.2
94.3
98.5
97.3
97.9
96.0
66.2
37.0
23.8
11.4
5.7

(0.35)
(1.84)
(0.96)
(0.37)
(0.54)
(0.69)
(0.83)
(2.03)
(2.34)
(1.57)
(0.90)
(0.65)

55.9
53.0
93.7
97.6
97.9
98.0
94.9
66.9
49.2
27.0
13.5
6.7

(0.23)
(1.21)
(0.69)
(0.36)
(0.30)
(0.37)
(0.51)
(1.25)
(1.31)
(1.15)
(0.65)
(0.44)

55.5
55.9
93.3
97.1
97.7
98.0
94.7
67.8
52.1
27.8
13.8
7.2

(0.29)
(1.64)
(1.04)
(0.54)
(0.42)
(0.52)
(0.74)
(1.63)
(1.76)
(1.44)
(0.84)
(0.62)

58.4
57.0
93.5
97.3
99.6
98.4
93.7
62.3
45.7
29.5
13.9
6.6

(0.78)
(3.79)
(1.94)
(0.88)
(0.37)
(0.92)
(1.41)
(3.88)
(4.18)
(3.12)
(2.06)
(1.20)

52.9
43.3
93.4
98.1
96.9
97.5
96.0
64.9
34.0
18.6
9.6
4.9

(0.45)
(2.60)
(1.31)
(0.60)
(0.77)
(0.98)
(1.17)
(3.02)
(3.08)
(2.08)
(1.21)
(0.87)

57.4
53.4
95.3
98.0
98.6
98.3
97.3
71.5
56.0
30.8
15.8
9.9

(0.26)
(1.27)
(0.54)
(0.35)
(0.26)
(0.34)
(0.38)
(1.38)
(1.47)
(1.10)
(0.66)
(0.58)

56.7
56.3
95.2
97.7
98.9
98.1
97.8
74.3
59.2
30.4
15.4
9.8

(0.36)
(1.53)
(0.77)
(0.53)
(0.24)
(0.49)
(0.47)
(2.01)
(1.78)
(1.46)
(0.88)
(0.77)

58.9
57.4
94.7
96.5
98.8
99.3
97.6
63.4
56.0
30.0
18.8
14.8

(0.77)
(3.79)
(1.38)
(1.23)
(0.74)
(0.46)
(0.95)
(3.44)
(3.84)
(2.99)
(1.97)
(1.80)

57.4
45.0
95.2
98.9
97.7
98.3
96.0
67.6
40.5
29.2
13.6
6.6

(0.49)
(2.68)
(1.20)
(0.40)
(0.61)
(0.85)
(1.10)
(2.78)
(3.36)
(2.16)
(1.44)
(0.95)

56.8
52.4
95.1
98.0
98.5
98.6
95.7
71.1
52.7
31.1
14.8
7.7

(0.19)
(0.90)
(0.43)
(0.21)
(0.17)
(0.21)
(0.38)
(0.95)
(1.05)
(0.82)
(0.44)
(0.32)

56.4
56.2
95.8
98.2
98.5
98.9
95.9
72.1
56.2
32.9
15.2
7.8

(0.23)
(1.13)
(0.54)
(0.29)
(0.23)
(0.23)
(0.50)
(1.13)
(1.34)
(1.09)
(0.49)
(0.39)

58.8
57.4
92.0
96.9
99.0
98.4
95.7
74.6
41.2
31.6
18.7
11.7

(0.56)
(2.87)
(1.74)
(0.76)
(0.46)
(0.64)
(0.89)
(2.42)
(2.92)
(2.21)
(1.57)
(1.19)

55.6
41.6
95.6
98.2
98.5
98.2
94.6
65.2
45.7
23.6
10.5
4.5

(0.35)
(1.73)
(0.72)
(0.47)
(0.37)
(0.58)
(0.87)
(1.81)
(2.14)
(1.63)
(1.04)
(0.55)

56.2
52.8
95.1
98.1
98.6
98.4
95.4
68.8
49.2
30.3
12.9
6.4

(0.26)
(1.33)
(0.63)
(0.28)
(0.22)
(0.34)
(0.52)
(1.35)
(1.39)
(1.10)
(0.62)
(0.42)

56.1
56.4
95.5
98.3
98.5
98.4
95.8
69.9
53.0
33.1
13.2
7.0

(0.30)
(1.66)
(0.81)
(0.37)
(0.32)
(0.39)
(0.67)
(1.71)
(1.66)
(1.49)
(0.71)
(0.54)

58.3
55.6
91.8
97.3
98.9
97.6
93.8
73.5
38.1
30.2
14.6
7.6

(0.81)
(3.51)
(2.28)
(1.01)
(0.53)
(1.10)
(1.52)
(3.68)
(4.04)
(3.28)
(2.12)
(1.63)

54.1
43.6
95.9
98.8
98.8
98.7
94.6
61.0
43.1
21.0
9.9
3.4

(0.47)
(2.57)
(0.99)
(0.52)
(0.51)
(0.87)
(1.23)
(2.84)
(3.34)
(2.07)
(1.43)
(0.65)

57.4
52.1
95.2
97.9
98.4
98.9
96.0
73.5
56.4
32.0
16.8
8.9

(0.26)
(1.27)
(0.59)
(0.31)
(0.23)
(0.27)
(0.51)
(1.29)
(1.48)
(1.09)
(0.63)
(0.50)

56.8
56.1
96.1
98.1
98.5
99.3
95.9
74.3
59.5
32.7
17.3
8.5

(0.33)
(1.70)
(0.66)
(0.40)
(0.29)
(0.26)
(0.64)
(1.50)
(1.91)
(1.38)
(0.75)
(0.59)

59.3
59.3
92.2
96.5
99.0
99.3
97.7
75.5
44.6
32.7
22.3
15.0

(0.69)
(4.19)
(2.51)
(1.18)
(0.51)
(0.69)
(0.90)
(3.13)
(4.55)
(2.78)
(2.09)
(1.81)

57.2
39.6
95.3
97.6
98.2
97.6
94.6
70.3
48.8
26.6
11.2
5.8

(0.47)
(2.33)
(1.19)
(0.76)
(0.55)
(0.90)
(1.28)
(2.62)
(2.89)
(2.30)
(1.27)
(0.92)

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Beginning in 1994, preprimary enrollment data were collected using new procedures. Data may not be comparable to figures
for earlier years.
2Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the
methodology used in prior years.

NOTE: Includes enrollment in any type of graded public, parochial, or other private schools. Includes nursery schools, preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and professional schools. Attendance may
be on either a full-time or part-time basis and during the day or night. Total includes persons from other racial/ethnic groups
not shown separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years, 1980
through 2011. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Enrollment Rates

Total
Year and age group

Table 7. Percentage of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by age group: Selected years, 1940 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Year

14 to 17 years old

Total,
3 to 34
years old

3 and 4
years old

5 and 6
years old

7 to 13
years old

Total

14 and 15

18 and 19 years old


In elementary
Total and secondary

16 and 17

20 to 24 years old
In higher
education

10

Total

11

20 and 21

12

22 to 24

13

25 to 29
years old

14

30 to 34
years old

15

16

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

73.8
74.7
76.2

()
()
()
()
()

95.0
98.1
98.5
98.1
98.6

()
()
()
()
()

79.3
78.4
79.3
81.8
81.6

()
()
()
()
()

91.6
92.7
93.5

()
()
()
()
()

67.6
71.2
69.5

()
()
()
()
()

28.9
20.7
24.3
26.9
25.3

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

6.6
3.9
10.2
9.7
9.2

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

3.0
2.6
3.8

()
()
()
()
()

1.0
0.9
1.1

()
()
()
()
()

1950...................
1951...................
1952...................
1953...................
1954...................

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

74.4
73.6
75.2
78.6
77.3

()
()
()
()
()

98.7
99.1
98.8
99.4
99.4

()
()
()
()
()

83.7
85.2
85.2
85.9
87.1

()
()
()
()
()

94.7
94.8
96.2
96.5
95.8

()
()
()
()
()

71.3
75.1
73.4
74.7
78.0

()
()
()
()
()

29.4
26.2
28.8
31.2
32.4

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

9.0
8.6
9.7
11.1
11.2

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

3.0
2.5
2.6
2.9
4.1

()
()
()
()
()

0.9
0.7
1.2
1.7
1.5

()
()
()
()
()

1955...................
1956...................
1957...................
1958...................
1959...................

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

78.1
77.6
78.6
80.4
80.0

()
()
()
()
()

99.2
99.3
99.5
99.5
99.4

()
()
()
()
()

86.9
88.2
89.5
89.2
90.2

()
()
()
()
()

95.9
96.9
97.1
96.9
97.5

()
()
()
()
()

77.4
78.4
80.5
80.6
82.9

()
()
()
()
()

31.5
35.4
34.9
37.6
36.8

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

11.1
12.8
14.0
13.4
12.7

()
()
()
()
()

18.8

()
()
()
()
()

8.6

()
()
()
()
()

4.2
5.1
5.5
5.7
5.1

()
()
()
()
()

1.6
1.9
1.8
2.2
2.2

()
()
()
()
()

1960...................
1961...................
1962...................
1963...................
1964...................

()
()
()
()
()

9.5

()
()
()
()
()

80.7
81.7
82.2
82.7
83.3

()
()
()
()
()

99.5
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.0

()
()
()
()
()

90.3
91.4
92.0
92.9
93.1

()
()
()
()
()

97.8
97.6
98.0
98.4
98.6

()
()
()
()
()

82.6
83.6
84.3
87.1
87.7

()
()
()
()
()

38.4
38.0
41.8
40.9
41.6

()
()
()
()
()

10.9
11.0

()
()
()
()
()

29.8
30.6

()
()
()
()
()

13.1
13.7
15.6
17.3
16.8

()
()
()
()
()

19.4
21.5
23.0
25.0
26.3

()
()
()
()
()

8.7
8.4
10.3
11.4
9.9

()
()
()
()
()

4.9
4.4
5.0
4.9
5.2

()
()
()
()
()

2.4
2.0
2.6
2.5
2.6

()
()
()
()
()

1965...................
1966...................
1967...................
1968...................
1969...................

55.5
56.1
56.6
56.7
57.0

()
()
()
()
()

10.6
12.5
14.2
15.7
16.1

()
()
()
()
()

84.9
85.8
87.4
87.6
88.4

()
()
()
()
()

99.4
99.3
99.3
99.1
99.2

()
()
()
()
()

93.2
93.7
93.7
94.2
94.0

()
()
()
()
()

98.9
98.6
98.2
98.0
98.1

()
()
()
()
()

87.4
88.5
88.8
90.2
89.7

()
()
()
()
()

46.3
47.2
47.6
50.4
50.2

()
()
()
()
()

11.2
10.8
11.7
12.4
11.2

()
()
()
()
()

35.0
36.3
36.0
38.0
39.0

()
()
()
()
()

19.0
19.9
22.0
21.4
23.0

()
()
()
()
()

27.6
29.9
33.3
31.2
34.1

()
()
()
()
()

13.2
13.2
13.6
13.8
15.4

()
()
()
()
()

6.1
6.5
6.6
7.0
7.9

()
()
()
()
()

3.2
2.7
4.0
3.9
4.8

()
()
()
()
()

1970...................
1971...................
1972...................
1973...................
1974...................

56.4
56.2
54.9
53.5
53.6

(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)

20.5
21.2
24.4
24.2
28.8

(0.73)
(0.75)
(0.80)
(0.78)
(0.83)

89.5
91.6
91.9
92.5
94.2

(0.53)
(0.49)
(0.50)
(0.49)
(0.43)

99.2
99.1
99.2
99.2
99.3

(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.08)

94.1
94.5
93.3
92.9
92.9

(0.27)
(0.26)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.28)

98.1
98.6
97.6
97.5
97.9

(0.22)
(0.19)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.22)

90.0
90.2
88.9
88.3
87.9

(0.49)
(0.48)
(0.50)
(0.51)
(0.51)

47.7
49.2
46.3
42.9
43.1

(0.85)
(0.84)
(0.82)
(0.81)
(0.80)

10.5
11.5
10.4
10.0
9.9

(0.52)
(0.54)
(0.50)
(0.49)
(0.48)

37.3
37.7
35.9
32.9
33.2

(0.83)
(0.81)
(0.79)
(0.77)
(0.76)

21.5
21.9
21.6
20.8
21.4

(0.47)
(0.46)
(0.45)
(0.44)
(0.44)

31.9
32.2
31.4
30.1
30.2

(0.85)
(0.83)
(0.79)
(0.78)
(0.76)

14.9
15.4
14.8
14.5
15.1

(0.52)
(0.51)
(0.50)
(0.49)
(0.50)

7.5
8.0
8.6
8.5
9.6

(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.32)
(0.33)

4.2
4.9
4.6
4.5
5.7

(0.27)
(0.29)
(0.27)
(0.26)
(0.29)

1975...................
1976...................
1977...................
1978...................
1979...................

53.7
53.1
52.5
51.2
50.3

(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)

31.5
31.3
32.0
34.2
35.1

(0.87)
(0.90)
(0.93)
(0.94)
(0.95)

94.7
95.5
95.8
95.3
95.8

(0.41)
(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.41)
(0.40)

99.3
99.2
99.4
99.1
99.2

(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.09)
(0.09)

93.6
93.7
93.7
93.7
93.6

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.28)

98.2
98.2
98.5
98.4
98.1

(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.19)
(0.20)
(0.22)

89.0
89.1
88.9
89.1
89.2

(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.49)

46.9
46.2
46.2
45.4
45.0

(0.80)
(0.79)
(0.80)
(0.80)
(0.79)

10.2
10.2
10.4
9.8
10.3

(0.48)
(0.48)
(0.49)
(0.48)
(0.48)

36.7
36.0
35.7
35.6
34.6

(0.77)
(0.76)
(0.77)
(0.77)
(0.76)

22.4
23.3
22.9
21.8
21.7

(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.43)
(0.42)

31.2
32.0
31.8
29.5
30.2

(0.76)
(0.75)
(0.75)
(0.73)
(0.74)

16.2
17.1
16.5
16.3
15.8

(0.51)
(0.51)
(0.51)
(0.50)
(0.49)

10.1
10.0
10.8
9.4
9.6

(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.34)
(0.31)
(0.31)

6.6
6.0
6.9
6.4
6.4

(0.30)
(0.28)
(0.30)
(0.28)
(0.28)

1980...................
1981...................
1982...................
1983...................
1984...................

49.7
48.9
48.6
48.4
47.9

(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.22)

36.7
36.0
36.4
37.5
36.3

(0.95)
(0.92)
(0.96)
(0.94)
(0.92)

95.7
94.0
95.0
95.4
94.5

(0.40)
(0.46)
(0.44)
(0.42)
(0.45)

99.3
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.2

(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.09)

93.4
94.1
94.4
95.0
94.7

(0.29)
(0.27)
(0.29)
(0.27)
(0.28)

98.2
98.0
98.5
98.3
97.8

(0.22)
(0.24)
(0.22)
(0.23)
(0.26)

89.0
90.6
90.6
91.7
91.5

(0.50)
(0.47)
(0.51)
(0.49)
(0.50)

46.4
49.0
47.8
50.4
50.1

(0.80)
(0.80)
(0.85)
(0.86)
(0.88)

10.5
11.5
11.3
12.8
11.5

(0.49)
(0.51)
(0.54)
(0.57)
(0.56)

35.9
37.5
36.5
37.6
38.6

(0.77)
(0.78)
(0.81)
(0.83)
(0.86)

22.3
22.5
23.5
22.7
23.7

(0.43)
(0.42)
(0.45)
(0.44)
(0.45)

31.0
31.6
34.0
32.5
33.9

(0.74)
(0.73)
(0.79)
(0.79)
(0.80)

16.3
16.5
16.8
16.6
17.3

(0.49)
(0.48)
(0.50)
(0.50)
(0.51)

9.3
9.0
9.6
9.6
9.1

(0.30)
(0.29)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.30)

6.4
6.9
6.3
6.4
6.3

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)

25

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Enrollment Rates

1940...................
1945...................
1947...................
1948...................
1949...................

26

Table 7. Percentage of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by age group: Selected years, 1940 through 2011Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
18 and 19 years old

3 and 4
years old

5 and 6
years old

7 to 13
years old

Total

14 and 15

16 and 17

In elementary
Total and secondary
9

20 to 24 years old
In higher
education

Total

20 and 21

22 to 24

25 to 29
years old

30 to 34
years old

11

12

13

14

15

16

10

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1985...................
1986...................
1987...................
1988...................
1989...................

48.3
48.2
48.6
48.7
49.0

(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.24)
(0.22)

38.9
38.9
38.3
38.2
39.1

(0.94)
(0.93)
(0.93)
(1.01)
(1.00)

96.1
95.3
95.1
96.0
95.2

(0.38)
(0.40)
(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.44)

99.2
99.2
99.5
99.7
99.3

(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.09)

94.9
94.9
95.0
95.1
95.7

(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.30)
(0.29)

98.1
97.6
98.6
98.9
98.8

(0.24)
(0.28)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.22)

91.7
92.3
91.7
91.6
92.7

(0.49)
(0.47)
(0.48)
(0.54)
(0.52)

51.6
54.6
55.6
55.6
56.0

(0.89)
(0.90)
(0.89)
(0.96)
(0.95)

11.2
13.1
13.1
13.9
14.4

(0.56)
(0.61)
(0.60)
(0.67)
(0.68)

40.4
41.5
42.5
41.8
41.6

(0.88)
(0.89)
(0.89)
(0.95)
(0.95)

24.0
23.6
25.5
26.1
27.0

(0.46)
(0.46)
(0.48)
(0.53)
(0.55)

35.3
33.0
38.7
39.1
38.5

(0.83)
(0.83)
(0.88)
(0.96)
(0.97)

16.9
17.9
17.5
18.2
19.9

(0.51)
(0.53)
(0.53)
(0.60)
(0.63)

9.2
8.8
9.0
8.3
9.3

(0.30)
(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.31)
(0.33)

6.1
6.0
5.8
5.9
5.7

(0.26)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.26)

1990...................
1991...................
1992...................
1993...................
1994...................

50.2
50.7
51.4
51.8
53.3

(0.23)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.21)

44.4
40.5
39.7
40.4
47.3

(0.99)
(0.96)
(0.95)
(0.93)
(0.87)

96.5
95.4
95.5
95.4
96.7

(0.37)
(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.32)

99.6
99.6
99.4
99.5
99.4

(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.08)

95.8
96.0
96.7
96.5
96.6

(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.22)

99.0
98.8
99.1
98.9
98.8

(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.18)
(0.20)
(0.19)

92.5
93.3
94.1
94.0
94.4

(0.52)
(0.49)
(0.46)
(0.46)
(0.40)

57.2
59.6
61.4
61.6
60.2

(0.94)
(0.96)
(0.96)
(0.95)
(0.87)

14.5
15.6
17.1
17.2
16.2

(0.67)
(0.71)
(0.74)
(0.74)
(0.65)

42.7
44.0
44.3
44.4
43.9

(0.94)
(0.97)
(0.98)
(0.97)
(0.88)

28.6
30.2
31.6
30.8
32.0

(0.54)
(0.55)
(0.56)
(0.56)
(0.51)

39.7
42.0
44.0
42.7
44.9

(0.92)
(0.92)
(0.95)
(0.97)
(0.88)

21.0
22.2
23.7
23.6
24.0

(0.63)
(0.64)
(0.65)
(0.65)
(0.59)

9.7
10.2
9.8
10.2
10.8

(0.33)
(0.34)
(0.34)
(0.35)
(0.33)

5.8
6.2
6.1
5.9
6.7

(0.25)
(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.25)
(0.25)

1995...................
1996...................
1997...................
1998...................
1999...................

53.7
54.1
55.6
55.8
56.0

(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.22)

48.7
48.3
52.6
52.1
54.2

(0.87)
(0.91)
(0.92)
(0.92)
(0.93)

96.0
94.0
96.5
95.6
96.0

(0.34)
(0.43)
(0.33)
(0.37)
(0.36)

98.9
97.7
99.1
98.9
98.7

(0.10)
(0.15)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.11)

96.3
95.4
96.6
96.1
95.8

(0.23)
(0.26)
(0.22)
(0.24)
(0.24)

98.9
98.0
98.9
98.4
98.2

(0.18)
(0.24)
(0.18)
(0.22)
(0.23)

93.6
92.8
94.3
93.9
93.6

(0.42)
(0.45)
(0.40)
(0.41)
(0.42)

59.4
61.5
61.5
62.2
60.6

(0.85)
(0.87)
(0.86)
(0.84)
(0.84)

16.3
16.7
16.7
15.7
16.5

(0.64)
(0.67)
(0.66)
(0.63)
(0.64)

43.1
44.9
44.7
46.4
44.1

(0.86)
(0.89)
(0.88)
(0.86)
(0.85)

31.5
32.5
34.3
33.0
32.8

(0.52)
(0.55)
(0.55)
(0.55)
(0.54)

44.9
44.4
45.9
44.8
45.3

(0.89)
(0.93)
(0.91)
(0.91)
(0.90)

23.2
24.8
26.4
24.9
24.5

(0.60)
(0.65)
(0.66)
(0.65)
(0.64)

11.6
11.9
11.8
11.9
11.1

(0.34)
(0.36)
(0.36)
(0.37)
(0.36)

5.9
6.1
5.7
6.6
6.2

(0.24)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.27)

2000...................
2001...................
2002...................
2003...................
2004...................

55.9
56.4
56.2
56.2
56.2

(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.20)

52.1
52.4
56.3
55.1
54.0

(0.93)
(0.88)
(0.89)
(0.85)
(0.85)

95.6
95.3
95.5
94.5
95.4

(0.38)
(0.37)
(0.37)
(0.40)
(0.37)

98.2
98.3
98.3
98.3
98.4

(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.12)

95.7
95.8
96.4
96.2
96.5

(0.25)
(0.24)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.21)

98.7
98.1
98.4
97.5
98.5

(0.20)
(0.23)
(0.21)
(0.25)
(0.19)

92.8
93.4
94.3
94.9
94.5

(0.45)
(0.42)
(0.40)
(0.34)
(0.36)

61.2
61.1
63.3
64.5
64.4

(0.84)
(0.83)
(0.83)
(0.80)
(0.80)

16.5
17.1
18.0
17.9
16.6

(0.64)
(0.64)
(0.67)
(0.64)
(0.62)

44.7
44.0
45.3
46.6
47.8

(0.85)
(0.84)
(0.86)
(0.84)
(0.83)

32.5
34.1
34.4
35.6
35.2

(0.53)
(0.53)
(0.52)
(0.50)
(0.49)

44.1
46.1
47.8
48.3
48.9

(0.88)
(0.87)
(0.87)
(0.83)
(0.82)

24.6
25.5
25.6
27.8
26.3

(0.63)
(0.64)
(0.62)
(0.59)
(0.58)

11.4
11.8
12.1
11.8
13.0

(0.37)
(0.38)
(0.37)
(0.34)
(0.35)

6.7
6.9
6.6
6.8
6.6

(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.26)
(0.26)

2005...................
2006...................
2007...................
2008...................
2009...................

56.5
56.0
56.1
56.2
56.5

(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.20)

53.6
55.7
54.5
52.8
52.4

(0.86)
(0.86)
(0.86)
(0.85)
(0.85)

95.4
94.6
94.7
93.8
94.1

(0.37)
(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.42)
(0.40)

98.6
98.3
98.4
98.7
98.2

(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.12)

96.5
96.4
96.4
96.8
96.3

(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.22)

98.0
98.3
98.7
98.6
98.0

(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.23)

95.1
94.6
94.3
95.2
94.6

(0.33)
(0.36)
(0.36)
(0.34)
(0.36)

67.6
65.5
66.8
66.0
68.9

(0.79)
(0.77)
(0.75)
(0.75)
(0.73)

18.3
19.3
17.9
17.4
19.1

(0.65)
(0.64)
(0.61)
(0.60)
(0.62)

49.3
46.2
48.9
48.6
49.8

(0.84)
(0.81)
(0.80)
(0.79)
(0.79)

36.1
35.0
35.7
36.9
38.7

(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.50)

48.7
47.5
48.4
50.1
51.7

(0.80)
(0.81)
(0.81)
(0.81)
(0.81)

27.3
26.7
27.3
28.2
30.4

(0.59)
(0.58)
(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.60)

11.9
11.7
12.4
13.2
13.5

(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.34)
(0.34)

6.9
7.2
7.2
7.3
8.1

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.28)

20102 .................
20112 .................

56.6
56.8

(0.17)
(0.19)

53.2
52.4

(0.89)
(0.90)

94.5
95.1

(0.46)
(0.43)

98.0
98.3

(0.16)
(0.14)

97.1 (0.21)
97.1 (0.22)

14.6 (0.47)
14.8 (0.44)

8.3
7.7

(0.39)
(0.32)

1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1

98.1 (0.25)
98.6 (0.21)

96.1 (0.33)
95.7 (0.38)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Beginning in 1994, preprimary enrollment data were collected using new procedures. Data may not be comparable to figures for earlier years.
2Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the
methodology used in prior years.

69.2 (0.92)
71.1 (0.95)

18.1 (0.71)
21.0 (0.78)

51.2 (1.05)
50.1 (1.08)

38.6 (0.71)
39.9 (0.68)

52.4 (1.08)
52.7 (1.05)

28.9 (0.79)
31.1 (0.82)

NOTE: Data for 1940 are for April. Data for all other years are as of October. Includes enrollment in any type of graded public, parochial, or other private schools. Includes nursery schools, kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools, colleges,
universities, and professional schools. Attendance may be on either a full-time or part-time basis and during the day or night.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to
1970; Current Population Reports, Series P-20, various years; CPS Historical Time Series Tables on School Enrollment,
retrieved June 6, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/historical/index.html; and Current Population Survey, October, 1970 through 2011. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Enrollment Rates

Year

14 to 17 years old

Total,
3 to 34
years old

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Educational Attainment
t n emn i a t t A

27

l a n o i t a c u dE

Table 8. Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelors or higher degree, by race/ethnicity and
sex: Selected years, 1910 through 2012
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, high school or
bachelors degree
attainment, and year

Asian/Pacific Islander

Total

White1

Black1

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific Islander

American Indian/
Alaska Native

Two or more
races

10

Total
High school completion
or higher2
19103 .............................
19203 .............................
19303 .............................
1940...............................
1950...............................

13.5
16.4
19.1
24.5
34.3

()
()
()
()
()

26.1
36.4

()
()
()
()
()

7.7
13.7

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1960...............................
1970...............................
1975...............................
1980...............................
1985...............................

41.1
55.2
62.5
68.6
73.9

()
()
()
(0.20)
(0.18)

43.2
57.4
65.8
71.9
77.5

()
()
()
(0.21)
(0.19)

21.7
36.1
42.6
51.4
59.9

()
()
()
(0.81)
(0.74)

38.5
44.5
47.9

()
()
()
(1.18)
(0.99)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1986...............................
1987...............................
1988...............................
1989...............................
1990...............................

74.7
75.6
76.2
76.9
77.6

(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.17)

78.2
79.0
79.8
80.7
81.4

(0.19)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.17)

62.5
63.6
63.5
64.7
66.2

(0.72)
(0.71)
(0.70)
(0.69)
(0.67)

48.5
50.9
51.0
50.9
50.8

(0.96)
(0.94)
(0.92)
(0.89)
(0.88)

82.3
84.2

()
()
()
(1.17)
(1.09)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1991...............................
1992...............................
1993...............................
1994...............................
1995...............................

78.4
79.4
80.2
80.9
81.7

(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.15)
(0.15)

82.4
83.4
84.1
84.9
85.9

(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)

66.8
67.7
70.5
73.0
73.8

(0.66)
(0.65)
(0.63)
(0.61)
(0.61)

51.3
52.6
53.1
53.3
53.4

(0.86)
(0.85)
(0.83)
(0.78)
(0.78)

84.2
83.7
84.2
84.8
83.8

(1.05)
(1.02)
(1.00)
(0.98)
(1.06)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1996...............................
1997...............................
1998...............................
1999...............................
2000...............................

81.7
82.1
82.8
83.4
84.1

(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.13)

86.0
86.3
87.1
87.7
88.4

(0.16)
(0.15)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.14)

74.6
75.3
76.4
77.4
78.9

(0.53)
(0.52)
(0.50)
(0.49)
(0.48)

53.1
54.7
55.5
56.1
57.0

(0.68)
(0.54)
(0.53)
(0.52)
(0.51)

83.5
85.2
84.9
84.7
85.7

(0.82)
(0.75)
(0.74)
(0.73)
(0.71)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

2001...............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................
2005...............................

84.3
84.1
84.6
85.2
85.2

(0.13)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.14)

88.7
88.7
89.4
90.0
90.1

(0.13)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.16)

79.5
79.2
80.3
81.1
81.4

(0.47)
(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.32)
(0.44)

56.5
57.0
57.0
58.4
58.5

(0.50)
(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.32)
(0.53)

87.8
87.7
87.8
86.9
87.8

(0.60)
(0.44)
(0.43)
(0.43)
(0.62)

87.8
86.9
87.7

()
()
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.62)

88.2
88.5
90.1

()
()
(1.87)
(1.91)
(2.69)

77.2
77.8
75.6

()
()
(1.64)
(1.61)
(2.02)

86.1
87.2
88.6

()
()
(0.97)
(0.91)
(0.83)

2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................
2010...............................

85.5
85.7
86.6
86.7
87.1

(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.13)

90.5
90.6
91.5
91.6
92.1

(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.14)

81.2
82.8
83.3
84.2
84.6

(0.43)
(0.39)
(0.40)
(0.44)
(0.41)

59.3
60.3
62.3
61.9
62.9

(0.58)
(0.56)
(0.58)
(0.56)
(0.53)

87.5
88.0
89.0
88.4
89.1

(0.71)
(0.79)
(0.62)
(0.61)
(0.67)

87.5
87.9
88.8
88.3
89.1

(0.71)
(0.81)
(0.64)
(0.63)
(0.68)

85.7
88.6
94.4
90.8
90.2

(2.51)
(2.30)
(1.00)
(1.76)
(1.95)

78.5
80.3
78.4
81.5
80.8

(2.11)
(2.27)
(2.74)
(1.83)
(1.76)

88.1
89.3
89.5
87.4
88.9

(0.90)
(0.87)
(1.12)
(0.96)
(0.90)

2011...............................
2012...............................

87.6
87.6

(0.13)
(0.15)

92.4
92.5

(0.14)
(0.14)

84.8
85.7

(0.41)
(0.40)

64.3
65.0

(0.54)
(0.59)

88.8
89.2

(0.55)
(0.59)

88.7
89.0

(0.57)
(0.61)

90.4
91.6

(1.61)
(1.33)

82.3
81.8

(1.77)
(1.69)

89.4
91.0

(1.00)
(0.89)

Bachelors or higher degree4


19103 .............................
19203 .............................
19303 .............................
1940...............................
1950...............................

2.7
3.3
3.9
4.6
6.2

()
()
()
()
()

4.9
6.6

()
()
()
()
()

1.3
2.2

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1960...............................
1970...............................
1975...............................
1980...............................
1985...............................

7.7
11.0
13.9
17.0
19.4

()
()
()
(0.16)
(0.16)

8.1
11.6
14.9
18.4
20.8

()
()
()
(0.18)
(0.19)

3.5
6.1
6.4
7.9
11.1

()
()
()
(0.44)
(0.47)

6.6
7.6
8.5

()
()
()
(0.63)
(0.55)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1986...............................
1987...............................
1988...............................
1989...............................
1990...............................

19.4
19.9
20.3
21.1
21.3

(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)

20.9
21.4
21.8
22.8
23.1

(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)

10.9
10.8
11.2
11.7
11.3

(0.47)
(0.46)
(0.46)
(0.46)
(0.45)

8.4
8.6
10.0
9.9
9.2

(0.53)
(0.53)
(0.55)
(0.53)
(0.51)

41.5
41.7

()
()
()
(1.51)
(1.47)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1991...............................
1992...............................
1993...............................
1994...............................
1995...............................

21.4
21.4
21.9
22.2
23.0

(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)

23.3
23.2
23.8
24.3
25.4

(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)

11.5
11.9
12.2
12.9
13.3

(0.45)
(0.45)
(0.45)
(0.46)
(0.47)

9.7
9.3
9.0
9.1
9.3

(0.51)
(0.49)
(0.48)
(0.45)
(0.45)

40.3
39.3
42.1
41.3
38.5

(1.42)
(1.35)
(1.35)
(1.34)
(1.40)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1996...............................
1997...............................
1998...............................
1999...............................
2000...............................

23.6
23.9
24.4
25.2
25.6

(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)

25.9
26.2
26.6
27.7
28.1

(0.20)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)

13.8
13.3
14.8
15.5
16.6

(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.44)

9.3
10.3
11.0
10.9
10.6

(0.40)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.32)

42.3
42.6
42.3
42.4
44.4

(1.09)
(1.04)
(1.02)
(1.01)
(1.00)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

2001...............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................
2005...............................

26.1
26.7
27.2
27.7
27.7

(0.16)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.23)

28.6
29.4
30.0
30.6
30.6

(0.19)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.29)

16.1
17.2
17.4
17.7
17.6

(0.43)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.45)

11.2
11.1
11.4
12.1
12.0

(0.32)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.31)

48.0
47.7
48.8
48.9
49.3

(0.92)
(0.66)
(0.65)
(0.64)
(0.91)

50.0
49.7
50.4

()
()
(0.67)
(0.66)
(0.93)

27.0
32.4
24.6

()
()
(2.56)
(2.81)
(3.67)

12.6
14.3
14.5

()
()
(1.30)
(1.36)
(1.51)

22.0
21.8
23.2

()
()
(1.17)
(1.13)
(1.19)

See notes at end of table.

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CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Educational Attainment

Table 8. Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelors or higher degree, by race/ethnicity and
sex: Selected years, 1910 through 2012Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, high school or
bachelors degree
attainment, and year

Asian/Pacific Islander
White1

Total

Black1

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific Islander

American Indian/
Alaska Native

Two or more
races

10

2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................
2010...............................

28.0
28.7
29.4
29.5
29.9

(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.19)

31.0
31.8
32.6
32.9
33.2

(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.24)

18.6
18.7
19.7
19.4
20.0

(0.47)
(0.51)
(0.51)
(0.45)
(0.51)

12.4
12.7
13.3
13.2
13.9

(0.32)
(0.31)
(0.29)
(0.34)
(0.31)

49.1
51.2
51.9
51.6
51.6

(1.04)
(1.02)
(0.95)
(0.91)
(1.04)

50.0
52.5
52.9
52.8
52.8

(1.06)
(1.03)
(0.97)
(0.95)
(1.09)

26.9
23.8
28.4
28.3
25.6

(3.42)
(3.30)
(2.86)
(2.68)
(2.89)

12.9
13.1
14.9
17.5
16.0

(1.60)
(1.24)
(1.52)
(2.08)
(1.77)

23.1
23.7
24.4
25.5
25.3

(1.28)
(1.30)
(1.36)
(1.34)
(1.30)

2011...............................
2012...............................

30.4
30.9

(0.19)
(0.21)

34.0
34.5

(0.24)
(0.27)

20.2
21.4

(0.50)
(0.53)

14.1
14.5

(0.34)
(0.35)

49.5
50.7

(0.92)
(0.92)

50.8
51.9

(0.96)
(0.94)

22.1
24.5

(2.73)
(2.75)

16.1
16.7

(1.73)
(1.82)

27.4
27.1

(1.27)
(1.34)

Males
High school completion
or higher2
1940...............................
1950...............................
1960...............................
1970...............................
1980...............................
1990...............................
1995...............................

22.7
32.6
39.5
55.0
69.2
77.7
81.7

()
()
()
()
(0.29)
(0.24)
(0.22)

24.2
34.6
41.6
57.2
72.4
81.6
86.0

()
()
()
()
(0.31)
(0.25)
(0.22)

6.9
12.6
20.0
35.4
51.2
65.8
73.5

()
()
()
()
(1.21)
(1.01)
(0.91)

44.9
50.3
52.9

()
()
()
()
(1.71)
(1.25)
(1.11)

86.0
85.8

()
()
()
()
()
(1.49)
(1.46)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

1996...............................
1997...............................
1998...............................
1999...............................
2000...............................

81.9
82.0
82.8
83.4
84.2

(0.23)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.19)

86.1
86.3
87.1
87.7
88.5

(0.23)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.20)

74.6
73.8
75.4
77.2
79.1

(0.80)
(0.79)
(0.77)
(0.74)
(0.72)

53.0
54.9
55.7
56.0
56.6

(0.97)
(0.76)
(0.74)
(0.75)
(0.73)

86.2
87.5
87.9
86.9
88.4

(1.10)
(1.00)
(0.98)
(1.00)
(0.94)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

2001...............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................
2005...............................

84.4
83.8
84.1
84.8
84.9

(0.19)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.19)

88.6
88.5
89.0
89.9
89.9

(0.19)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.20)

80.6
79.0
79.9
80.8
81.4

(0.69)
(0.51)
(0.50)
(0.49)
(0.60)

55.6
56.1
56.3
57.3
57.9

(0.72)
(0.48)
(0.46)
(0.45)
(0.69)

90.6
89.8
89.8
88.8
90.4

(0.78)
(0.58)
(0.58)
(0.59)
(0.65)

89.8
88.8
90.5

()
()
(0.59)
(0.60)
(0.66)

89.8
88.9
88.5

()
()
(2.61)
(2.65)
(3.62)

76.5
77.1
75.6

()
()
(2.33)
(2.31)
(2.57)

87.2
87.8
89.0

()
()
(1.36)
(1.29)
(1.19)

2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................
2010...............................

85.0
85.0
85.9
86.2
86.6

(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.17)

90.2
90.2
91.1
91.4
91.8

(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.19)

80.7
82.5
82.1
84.2
84.2

(0.63)
(0.55)
(0.61)
(0.60)
(0.57)

58.5
58.2
60.9
60.6
61.4

(0.77)
(0.80)
(0.72)
(0.72)
(0.68)

89.5
90.0
91.0
90.8
91.4

(0.84)
(0.81)
(0.66)
(0.66)
(0.78)

89.7
90.1
90.8
90.7
91.5

(0.86)
(0.82)
(0.69)
(0.68)
(0.79)

85.8
88.1
95.8
92.1
89.3

(3.10)
(2.75)
(1.40)
(2.18)
(2.84)

78.1
78.3
77.3
80.0
78.9

(2.77)
(3.58)
(3.37)
(2.33)
(2.46)

88.0
89.4
89.6
87.3
88.1

(1.36)
(1.28)
(1.21)
(1.26)
(1.36)

2011...............................
2012...............................

87.1
87.3

(0.18)
(0.19)

92.0
92.2

(0.17)
(0.18)

84.2
85.1

(0.55)
(0.56)

63.6
64.0

(0.71)
(0.73)

90.6
90.6

(0.68)
(0.68)

90.6
90.5

(0.69)
(0.70)

91.5
93.3

(2.22)
(1.84)

80.6
81.8

(2.35)
(2.39)

88.1
90.2

(1.40)
(1.45)

Bachelors or higher
degree4
1940...............................
1950...............................
1960...............................
1970...............................
1980...............................
1990...............................
1995...............................

5.5
7.3
9.7
14.1
20.9
24.4
26.0

()
()
()
()
(0.26)
(0.25)
(0.25)

5.9
7.9
10.3
15.0
22.7
26.7
28.9

()
()
()
()
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.29)

1.4
2.1
3.5
6.8
7.7
11.9
13.7

()
()
()
()
(0.65)
(0.69)
(0.71)

9.2
9.8
10.1

()
()
()
()
(0.99)
(0.74)
(0.67)

45.9
42.3

()
()
()
()
()
(2.14)
(2.06)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

1996...............................
1997...............................
1998...............................
1999...............................
2000...............................

26.0
26.2
26.5
27.5
27.8

(0.26)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.24)

28.8
29.0
29.3
30.6
30.8

(0.30)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.28)

12.5
12.5
14.0
14.3
16.4

(0.61)
(0.60)
(0.62)
(0.62)
(0.65)

10.3
10.6
11.1
10.7
10.7

(0.59)
(0.47)
(0.47)
(0.46)
(0.45)

46.9
48.0
46.0
46.3
48.1

(1.59)
(1.51)
(1.50)
(1.48)
(1.47)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

2001...............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................
2005...............................

28.0
28.5
28.9
29.4
28.9

(0.24)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.29)

30.9
31.7
32.3
32.9
32.4

(0.28)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.37)

15.9
16.5
16.8
16.6
16.0

(0.64)
(0.47)
(0.47)
(0.46)
(0.64)

11.1
11.0
11.2
11.8
11.8

(0.45)
(0.30)
(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.43)

52.9
51.5
52.8
52.9
53.0

(1.33)
(0.96)
(0.96)
(0.93)
(1.10)

54.2
54.0
54.3

()
()
(0.98)
(0.95)
(1.13)

25.7
31.9
25.1

()
()
(3.76)
(3.94)
(4.70)

13.1
15.6
17.0

()
()
(1.85)
(1.99)
(2.30)

21.9
20.7
23.1

()
()
(1.69)
(1.60)
(1.67)

2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................
2010...............................

29.2
29.5
30.1
30.1
30.3

(0.24)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.28)
(0.23)

32.8
33.2
33.8
33.9
34.2

(0.31)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.36)
(0.30)

17.5
18.1
18.7
17.9
17.9

(0.63)
(0.62)
(0.67)
(0.57)
(0.59)

11.9
11.8
12.6
12.5
12.9

(0.40)
(0.37)
(0.39)
(0.41)
(0.37)

51.9
54.2
54.9
54.8
54.6

(1.33)
(1.31)
(1.24)
(1.14)
(1.26)

53.1
55.8
56.1
56.5
56.2

(1.35)
(1.32)
(1.24)
(1.17)
(1.30)

26.6
19.2
27.5
23.0
18.0

(4.67)
(4.14)
(3.64)
(3.35)
(3.74)

13.7
12.7
14.6
16.1
13.5

(2.07)
(1.89)
(2.15)
(2.96)
(2.61)

22.6
21.5
22.7
24.4
24.8

(1.75)
(1.81)
(1.62)
(1.92)
(1.86)

2011...............................
2012...............................
Females
High school completion
or higher2
1940...............................
1950...............................
1960...............................
1970...............................
1980...............................
1990...............................
1995...............................

30.8
31.4

(0.23)
(0.27)

35.0
35.5

(0.29)
(0.33)

18.4
19.5

(0.64)
(0.62)

13.1
13.3

(0.44)
(0.45)

52.4
53.1

(1.15)
(1.26)

54.0
54.4

(1.21)
(1.29)

19.1
24.1

(3.55)
(3.34)

14.1
16.1

(1.98)
(2.27)

25.7
25.2

(1.91)
(1.85)

26.3
36.0
42.5
55.4
68.1
77.5
81.6

()
()
()
()
(0.28)
(0.23)
(0.21)

28.1
38.2
44.7
57.7
71.5
81.3
85.8

()
()
()
()
(0.30)
(0.24)
(0.22)

8.4
14.7
23.1
36.6
51.5
66.5
74.1

()
()
()
()
(1.08)
(0.90)
(0.81)

44.2
51.3
53.8

()
()
()
()
(1.63)
(1.23)
(1.09)

82.5
81.9

()
()
()
()
()
(1.57)
(1.54)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

See notes at end of table.

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Educational Attainment

29

Table 8. Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelors or higher degree, by race/ethnicity and
sex: Selected years, 1910 through 2012Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, high school or
bachelors degree
attainment, and year

Asian/Pacific Islander
White1

Total

Black1

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific Islander

American Indian/
Alaska Native

Two or more
races

10

1996...............................
1997...............................
1998...............................
1999...............................
2000...............................

81.6
82.2
82.9
83.3
84.0

(0.22)
(0.20)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)

85.9
86.3
87.1
87.6
88.4

(0.22)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.19)
(0.19)

74.6
76.5
77.1
77.5
78.7

(0.71)
(0.68)
(0.67)
(0.66)
(0.64)

53.3
54.6
55.3
56.3
57.5

(0.97)
(0.76)
(0.75)
(0.73)
(0.71)

81.0
82.9
82.3
82.8
83.4

(1.21)
(1.11)
(1.09)
(1.06)
(1.03)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

2001...............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................
2005...............................

84.2
84.4
85.0
85.4
85.5

(0.18)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.15)

88.8
88.9
89.7
90.1
90.3

(0.19)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.18)

78.6
79.4
80.7
81.2
81.5

(0.64)
(0.45)
(0.44)
(0.43)
(0.53)

57.4
57.9
57.8
59.5
59.1

(0.70)
(0.48)
(0.46)
(0.46)
(0.63)

85.2
85.7
86.1
85.3
85.4

(0.91)
(0.64)
(0.62)
(0.63)
(0.76)

86.1
85.1
85.2

()
()
(0.64)
(0.64)
(0.78)

86.9
88.1
91.7

()
()
(2.63)
(2.76)
(2.46)

77.9
78.6
75.6

()
()
(2.30)
(2.24)
(2.29)

85.1
86.5
88.1

()
()
(1.38)
(1.29)
(1.12)

2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................
2010...............................

85.9
86.4
87.2
87.1
87.6

(0.16)
(0.15)
(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.15)

90.8
91.0
91.8
91.9
92.3

(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.17)

81.5
83.0
84.2
84.2
85.0

(0.51)
(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.48)
(0.46)

60.1
62.5
63.7
63.3
64.4

(0.59)
(0.56)
(0.61)
(0.59)
(0.59)

85.6
86.1
87.2
86.4
87.2

(0.82)
(0.93)
(0.75)
(0.73)
(0.72)

85.6
86.0
87.0
86.3
87.1

(0.81)
(0.97)
(0.78)
(0.75)
(0.75)

85.7
89.1
93.0
89.7
90.9

(3.08)
(2.40)
(1.57)
(2.33)
(2.41)

78.9
81.9
79.2
82.7
82.5

(2.18)
(1.91)
(2.95)
(1.96)
(1.95)

88.2
89.2
89.5
87.6
89.7

(1.11)
(1.22)
(1.53)
(1.16)
(1.13)

2011...............................
2012...............................

88.0
88.0

(0.15)
(0.17)

92.8
92.7

(0.16)
(0.18)

85.3
86.1

(0.50)
(0.46)

65.1
66.0

(0.57)
(0.65)

87.1
87.9

(0.64)
(0.64)

87.0
87.8

(0.66)
(0.66)

89.5
90.1

(2.25)
(2.11)

83.8
81.8

(2.00)
(1.84)

90.7
91.6

(1.22)
(1.13)

Bachelors or higher
degree4
1940...............................
1950...............................
1960...............................
1970...............................
1980...............................
1990...............................
1995...............................

3.8
5.2
5.8
8.2
13.6
18.4
20.2

()
()
()
()
(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.22)

4.0
5.4
6.0
8.6
14.4
19.8
22.1

()
()
()
()
(0.23)
(0.25)
(0.26)

1.2
2.4
3.6
5.6
8.1
10.8
13.0

()
()
()
()
(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.62)

6.2
8.7
8.4

()
()
()
()
(0.79)
(0.69)
(0.61)

37.8
35.0

()
()
()
()
()
(2.01)
(1.90)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

1996...............................
1997...............................
1998...............................
1999...............................
2000...............................

21.4
21.7
22.4
23.1
23.6

(0.23)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.22)

23.2
23.7
24.1
25.0
25.5

(0.27)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.26)
(0.26)

14.8
14.0
15.4
16.5
16.8

(0.58)
(0.56)
(0.58)
(0.59)
(0.59)

8.3
10.1
10.9
11.0
10.6

(0.53)
(0.46)
(0.47)
(0.46)
(0.44)

38.0
37.4
38.9
39.0
41.0

(1.50)
(1.43)
(1.39)
(1.37)
(1.37)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

2001...............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................
2005...............................

24.3
25.1
25.7
26.1
26.5

(0.22)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.23)

26.5
27.3
27.9
28.4
28.9

(0.26)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.30)

16.3
17.7
18.0
18.5
18.9

(0.58)
(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.43)
(0.51)

11.3
11.2
11.6
12.3
12.1

(0.45)
(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.31)
(0.42)

43.4
44.2
45.3
45.2
46.0

(1.26)
(0.91)
(0.89)
(0.88)
(1.08)

46.3
45.7
46.8

()
()
(0.92)
(0.90)
(1.10)

28.0
32.9
24.1

()
()
(3.50)
(4.01)
(4.08)

12.2
13.1
12.2

()
()
(1.81)
(1.84)
(2.00)

22.2
22.7
23.3

()
()
(1.61)
(1.59)
(1.43)

2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................
2010...............................

26.9
28.0
28.8
29.1
29.6

(0.22)
(0.23)
(0.24)
(0.21)
(0.21)

29.3
30.6
31.5
31.9
32.4

(0.28)
(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.26)
(0.26)

19.5
19.2
20.5
20.6
21.6

(0.55)
(0.59)
(0.58)
(0.56)
(0.63)

12.9
13.7
14.1
14.0
14.9

(0.39)
(0.44)
(0.37)
(0.41)
(0.42)

46.6
48.6
49.3
48.8
49.1

(1.11)
(1.07)
(0.99)
(0.98)
(1.12)

47.3
49.5
50.1
49.7
49.9

(1.15)
(1.10)
(1.02)
(1.02)
(1.19)

27.2
27.9
29.3
32.9
32.2

(4.03)
(4.16)
(3.82)
(3.74)
(4.11)

12.3
13.4
15.1
18.8
18.2

(1.81)
(1.53)
(1.75)
(1.91)
(1.83)

23.6
25.8
26.1
26.6
25.7

(1.70)
(1.58)
(1.92)
(1.67)
(1.59)

2011...............................
2012...............................

30.1
30.6

(0.22)
(0.23)

33.1
33.5

(0.28)
(0.30)

21.7
22.9

(0.60)
(0.61)

15.2
15.8

(0.43)
(0.45)

47.0
48.6

(1.04)
(0.93)

48.0
49.7

(1.07)
(0.94)

24.7
24.9

(3.52)
(3.70)

17.9
17.2

(2.17)
(2.13)

28.9
28.8

(1.70)
(1.88)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Includes persons of Hispanic ethnicity for years prior to 1980.
2Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of high school. Data for
later years are for high school completersi.e., those persons who graduated from high
school with a diploma as well as those who completed high school through equivalency
programs, such as a GED program.
3Estimates based on Census Bureau reverse projection of 1940 census data on education
by age.
4Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of college.

NOTE: Beginning in 2005, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which
produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years. For 1960 and
prior years, data were collected in April. For all other years, data were collected in March.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity except where otherwise noted.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, U.S. Census of Population:
1960, Vol. I, Part 1; J.K. Folger and C.B. Nam, Education of the American Population (1960
Census Monograph); Current Population Reports, Series P-20, various years; and Current
Population Survey (CPS), March 1970 through March 2012. (This table was prepared
October 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

30

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Educational Attainment

Table 9. Percentage of persons 25 to 29 years old with selected levels of educational attainment, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1920
through 2012
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, high school or
bachelors degree
attainment, and year

Asian/Pacific Islander

Total

White1

Black1

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific Islander

American Indian/
Alaska Native Two or more races
9

10

Total
High school completion
or higher2
19203 .................................
1940 ..............................
1950 ..............................
1960 ..............................
1970 ..............................

38.1
52.8
60.7
75.4

()
()
()
()
()

22.0
41.2
56.3
63.7
77.8

()
()
()
()
()

6.3
12.3
23.6
38.6
58.4

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1975...................................
1980 ..............................
1985 ..............................
1990 ..............................
1995 ..............................
2000 ..............................
2005 ..............................

83.1
85.4
86.1
85.7
86.8
88.1
86.2

()
(0.40)
(0.37)
(0.38)
(0.39)
(0.37)
(0.42)

86.6
89.2
89.5
90.1
92.5
94.0
92.8

()
(0.40)
(0.38)
(0.37)
(0.36)
(0.33)
(0.39)

71.1
76.7
80.5
81.7
86.7
86.8
87.0

()
(1.64)
(1.42)
(1.37)
(1.23)
(1.13)
(1.03)

53.1
58.0
60.9
58.2
57.1
62.8
63.3

()
(2.59)
(2.17)
(1.94)
(1.80)
(1.22)
(1.32)

91.5
90.8
93.7
95.6

()
()
()
(2.09)
(2.26)
(1.27)
(0.88)

95.5

()
()
()
()
()
()
(0.92)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

80.2

()
()
()
()
()
()
(4.77)

91.4

()
()
()
()
()
()
(3.91)

2006...................................
2007 ..............................
2008 ..............................
2009 ..............................
2010 ..............................

86.4
87.0
87.8
88.6
88.8

(0.36)
(0.36)
(0.36)
(0.36)
(0.32)

93.4
93.5
93.7
94.6
94.5

(0.35)
(0.33)
(0.38)
(0.33)
(0.31)

86.3
87.7
87.5
88.9
89.6

(1.09)
(1.16)
(1.29)
(0.98)
(0.93)

63.2
65.0
68.3
68.9
69.4

(1.17)
(1.06)
(1.16)
(1.16)
(1.22)

96.4
96.8
95.9
95.4
93.7

(0.88)
(0.91)
(0.86)
(0.91)
(1.18)

96.6
97.5
95.8
95.8
94.0

(0.86)
(0.73)
(0.91)
(0.95)
(1.24)

91.6
89.7

()
()
()
(3.46)
(5.05)

79.8
84.5
86.7
81.1
89.9

(5.19)
(4.41)
(3.36)
(4.26)
(2.98)

89.3
90.5
94.2
88.5
88.5

(3.96)
(4.30)
(3.82)
(3.61)
(3.86)

2011...................................
2012 ..............................

89.0
89.7

(0.34)
(0.38)

94.4
94.6

(0.34)
(0.37)

88.1
88.5

(0.98)
(0.96)

71.5
75.0

(1.12)
(1.16)

95.4
96.2

(0.87)
(0.73)

95.3
96.1

(0.91)
(0.77)

98.6

()
(0.83)

84.9
84.5

(3.95)
(3.94)

90.7
92.8

(3.79)
(2.22)

Bachelors or higher degree4


19203 .................................
1940 ..............................
1950 ..............................
1960 ..............................
1970 ..............................

5.9
7.7
11.0
16.4

()
()
()
()
()

4.5
6.4
8.2
11.8
17.3

()
()
()
()
()

1.2
1.6
2.8
5.4
10.0

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1975...................................
1980 ..............................
1985 ..............................
1990 ..............................
1995 ..............................
2000 ..............................
2005 ..............................

21.9
22.5
22.2
23.2
24.7
29.1
28.8

()
(0.47)
(0.45)
(0.46)
(0.49)
(0.52)
(0.55)

23.8
25.0
24.4
26.4
28.8
34.0
34.5

()
(0.55)
(0.53)
(0.55)
(0.62)
(0.67)
(0.78)

10.5
11.6
11.6
13.4
15.4
17.8
17.6

()
(1.24)
(1.15)
(1.20)
(1.31)
(1.28)
(1.21)

8.8
7.7
11.1
8.1
8.9
9.7
11.2

()
(1.39)
(1.39)
(1.07)
(1.04)
(0.75)
(0.81)

43.0
43.1
54.3
60.0

()
()
()
(3.71)
(3.87)
(2.60)
(2.20)

62.1

()
()
()
()
()
()
(2.25)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

16.4

()
()
()
()
()
()
(3.56)

28.0

()
()
()
()
()
()
(3.79)

2006...................................
2007 ..............................
2008 ..............................
2009 ..............................
2010 ..............................

28.4
29.6
30.8
30.6
31.7

(0.52)
(0.54)
(0.51)
(0.57)
(0.51)

34.3
35.5
37.1
37.2
38.6

(0.78)
(0.75)
(0.70)
(0.85)
(0.72)

18.7
19.5
20.4
18.9
19.4

(1.33)
(1.21)
(1.35)
(1.36)
(1.20)

9.5
11.6
12.4
12.2
13.5

(0.66)
(0.61)
(0.69)
(0.80)
(0.80)

59.6
59.4
57.9
56.4
52.5

(2.39)
(2.24)
(2.26)
(2.25)
(2.32)

61.9
61.5
60.2
60.3
55.8

(2.44)
(2.26)
(2.32)
(2.28)
(2.47)

12.5 !
10.0 !

()
()
()
(4.44)
(4.40)

9.5 !
6.4 !
14.3
15.9
18.6

(4.26)
(2.99)
(3.17)
(3.73)
(4.80)

23.3
26.3
26.6
29.7
29.8

(3.14)
(3.44)
(3.75)
(3.84)
(3.22)

2011...................................
2012 ..............................

32.2
33.5

(0.62)
(0.58)

39.2
39.8

(0.88)
(0.78)

20.1
23.2

(1.25)
(1.38)

12.8
14.8

(0.73)
(0.90)

56.0
59.6

(2.50)
(2.17)

57.2
61.7

(2.52)
(2.24)

25.5

()
(6.12)

17.3
10.4

(4.45)
(2.87)

32.4
32.9

(3.85)
(3.72)

Masters or higher degree


1995 ..............................
2000 ..............................
2005 ..............................

4.5
5.4
6.3

(0.24)
(0.26)
(0.31)

5.3
5.8
7.5

(0.31)
(0.33)
(0.45)

1.8
3.7
2.6

(0.48)
(0.63)
(0.44)

1.6
2.1
2.1

(0.46)
(0.36)
(0.38)

10.9
15.5
16.9

(1.85)
(1.70)
(1.93)

17.5

()
()
(2.01)

()
()
()

()
()
()

7.0 !

()
()
(2.49)

2006...................................
2007 ..............................
2008 ..............................
2009 ..............................
2010 ..............................

6.4
6.3
7.0
7.4
6.8

(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.28)
(0.30)
(0.26)

7.5
7.6
8.2
8.9
7.7

(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.40)
(0.45)
(0.38)

3.2
3.5
4.4
4.2
4.7

(0.58)
(0.59)
(0.64)
(0.54)
(0.60)

1.5
1.5
2.0
1.9
2.5

(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.28)
(0.26)
(0.37)

20.1
17.5
19.9
21.1
17.9

(2.00)
(1.84)
(1.84)
(1.98)
(1.87)

21.1
18.5
21.0
22.9
19.2

(2.10)
(1.93)
(1.96)
(2.16)
(1.99)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

7.1
6.2 !
6.9 !
6.5 !
5.3 !

(1.83)
(2.38)
(2.57)
(2.02)
(1.63)

2011...................................
2012 ..............................
Males
High school completion
or higher2
1980 ..............................
1985 ..............................
1990 ..............................
1995 ..............................
2000 ..............................
2005 ..............................

6.9
7.2

(0.32)
(0.35)

8.1
8.2

(0.45)
(0.51)

4.0
5.1

(0.52)
(0.66)

2.7
2.7

(0.37)
(0.36)

16.7
17.8

(1.78)
(1.85)

17.5
18.9

(1.85)
(1.92)

()
()

2.6 !

()
(1.28)

6.1
4.1 !

(1.59)
(1.49)

85.4
85.9
84.4
86.3
86.7
85.0

(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.56)
(0.56)
(0.55)
(0.58)

89.1
89.2
88.6
92.0
92.9
91.8

(0.48)
(0.49)
(0.57)
(0.53)
(0.51)
(0.53)

74.7
80.6
81.4
88.4
87.6
86.6

(1.97)
(1.75)
(2.03)
(1.72)
(1.67)
(1.76)

57.0
58.6
56.6
55.7
59.2
63.2

(3.45)
(2.62)
(2.69)
(2.51)
(1.76)
(1.72)

95.3
90.5
92.1
96.8

()
()
(1.78)
(2.37)
(1.83)
(1.09)

96.7

()
()
()
()
()
(1.15)

()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()

89.1

()
()
()
()
()
(3.07)

2006...................................
2007 ..............................
2008 ..............................
2009 ..............................
2010 ..............................

84.4
84.9
85.8
87.5
87.4

(0.54)
(0.50)
(0.54)
(0.51)
(0.44)

92.3
92.7
92.6
94.4
94.6

(0.52)
(0.48)
(0.58)
(0.46)
(0.42)

84.2
87.4
85.7
88.8
87.9

(2.02)
(1.65)
(1.99)
(1.56)
(1.52)

60.5
60.5
65.6
66.2
65.7

(1.64)
(1.59)
(1.55)
(1.54)
(1.52)

97.2
95.9
95.6
96.4
93.8

(1.01)
(1.13)
(1.23)
(1.17)
(1.83)

97.2
96.3
95.4
96.2
93.5

(1.06)
(1.10)
(1.31)
(1.25)
(1.95)

()
()
()
()
()

93.2

()
()
()
()
(3.47)

89.2
92.9
92.7
92.0
87.9

(3.81)
(2.64)
(2.68)
(3.01)
(4.32)

2011...................................
2012 ..............................

87.5
88.4

(0.49)
(0.51)

93.4
93.8

(0.48)
(0.50)

88.0
86.2

(1.43)
(1.58)

69.2
73.3

(1.62)
(1.57)

94.2
96.1

(1.30)
(1.04)

93.9
96.0

(1.36)
(1.09)

()
()

84.5

(5.28)
()

86.2
91.0

(4.41)
(3.58)

Bachelors or higher degree4


1980 ..............................
1985 ..............................
1990 ..............................
1995 ..............................
2000 ..............................
2005 ..............................

24.0
23.1
23.7
24.5
27.9
25.5

(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.65)
(0.70)
(0.73)
(0.68)

26.8
25.5
26.6
28.4
32.3
30.7

(0.69)
(0.69)
(0.79)
(0.88)
(0.93)
(0.98)

10.5
10.3
15.1
17.4
18.4
14.2

(1.39)
(1.35)
(1.87)
(2.04)
(1.96)
(1.57)

8.4
10.9
7.3
7.8
8.3
10.2

(1.94)
(1.66)
(1.41)
(1.35)
(0.98)
(0.99)

47.6
42.0
55.5
58.5

()
()
(4.19)
(3.98)
(3.37)
(3.11)

61.0

()
()
()
()
()
(3.17)

()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()

24.5

()
()
()
()
()
(4.93)

See notes at end of table.

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Educational Attainment

31

Table 9. Percentage of persons 25 to 29 years old with selected levels of educational attainment, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1920
through 2012Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, high school or
bachelors degree
attainment, and year

Asian/Pacific Islander
White1

Total

Black1

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific Islander

American Indian/
Alaska Native Two or more races

10

2006...................................
2007 ..............................
2008 ..............................
2009 ..............................
2010 ..............................

25.3
26.3
26.8
26.6
27.8

(0.67)
(0.72)
(0.64)
(0.66)
(0.68)

31.4
31.9
32.6
32.6
34.8

(0.98)
(0.98)
(0.89)
(1.04)
(0.96)

15.2
18.9
19.0
14.8
15.0

(1.66)
(1.86)
(1.94)
(1.82)
(1.72)

6.9
8.6
10.0
11.0
10.8

(0.70)
(0.71)
(0.86)
(1.04)
(1.06)

58.7
58.5
54.1
55.2
49.0

(3.46)
(3.45)
(3.41)
(3.07)
(3.12)

60.9
60.4
55.8
59.2
52.3

(3.52)
(3.54)
(3.53)
(3.24)
(3.31)

()
()
()
()
()

18.9 !

()
()
()
()
(7.12)

20.8
23.3
25.7
24.6
24.9

(4.65)
(4.88)
(4.45)
(5.77)
(4.91)

2011...................................
2012 ..............................

28.4
29.8

(0.82)
(0.82)

35.5
36.0

(1.16)
(1.06)

17.0
19.1

(1.83)
(1.74)

9.6
12.5

(0.90)
(1.20)

50.8
55.0

(3.42)
(3.15)

52.1
56.9

(3.55)
(3.16)

()
()

15.4 !

(4.80)
()

34.1
30.4

(6.62)
(5.44)

Masters or higher degree


1995 ..............................
2000 ..............................
2005 ..............................

4.9
4.7
5.2

(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.38)

5.6
4.9
6.2

(0.45)
(0.43)
(0.55)

2.2 !
2.1 !
1.1 !

(0.80)
(0.72)
(0.43)

2.0 !
1.5
1.7

(0.70)
(0.43)
(0.46)

12.6
17.2
19.7

(2.68)
(2.56)
(3.13)

20.5

()
()
(3.30)

()
()
()

()
()
()

()
()
()

2006...................................
2007 ..............................
2008 ..............................
2009 ..............................
2010 ..............................

5.1
5.0
5.3
6.1
5.2

(0.37)
(0.39)
(0.34)
(0.37)
(0.32)

5.8
5.7
5.9
7.4
6.3

(0.51)
(0.50)
(0.49)
(0.60)
(0.50)

1.7 !
3.3
3.4
3.2
2.9

(0.52)
(0.99)
(0.90)
(0.73)
(0.69)

1.1
0.6 !
1.2
1.2
1.5

(0.32)
(0.19)
(0.32)
(0.28)
(0.39)

20.5
18.4
20.9
20.4
15.0

(2.68)
(2.89)
(2.94)
(2.48)
(2.19)

21.8
19.3
22.1
22.0
16.2

(2.83)
(3.00)
(3.07)
(2.69)
(2.36)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

5.9 !
9.8 !
7.8 !
5.0 !
#

2011...................................
2012 ..............................
Females
High school completion
or higher2
1980 ..............................
1985 ..............................
1990 ..............................
1995 ..............................
2000 ..............................
2005 ..............................

5.1
5.6

(0.38)
(0.42)

5.9
6.3

(0.49)
(0.59)

1.9
2.7

(0.54)
(0.72)

1.8
2.4

(0.41)
(0.50)

18.0
16.2

(2.58)
(2.46)

19.1
17.2

(2.71)
(2.60)

()
()

()
()

()
()

85.5
86.4
87.0
87.4
89.4
87.4

(0.48)
(0.47)
(0.51)
(0.54)
(0.49)
(0.44)

89.2
89.9
91.7
93.0
95.2
93.8

(0.48)
(0.48)
(0.49)
(0.50)
(0.43)
(0.47)

78.3
80.5
82.0
85.3
86.2
87.3

(1.71)
(1.61)
(1.85)
(1.75)
(1.53)
(1.22)

58.9
63.1
59.9
58.7
66.4
63.4

(3.38)
(2.48)
(2.79)
(2.60)
(1.69)
(1.54)

85.1
91.2
95.2
94.6

()
()
(2.82)
(2.50)
(1.39)
(1.36)

94.4

()
()
()
()
()
(1.41)

()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()

94.2

()
()
()
()
()
(2.26)

2006...................................
2007 ..............................
2008 ..............................
2009 ..............................
2010 ..............................

88.5
89.1
89.9
89.8
90.2

(0.44)
(0.45)
(0.39)
(0.41)
(0.39)

94.6
94.2
94.7
94.8
94.4

(0.41)
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.42)

88.0
87.9
89.2
89.0
91.1

(1.14)
(1.46)
(1.43)
(1.12)
(0.96)

66.6
70.7
71.9
72.5
74.1

(1.41)
(1.30)
(1.34)
(1.34)
(1.53)

95.6
97.7
96.1
94.5
93.6

(1.44)
(1.05)
(1.12)
(1.20)
(1.25)

96.0
98.5
96.2
95.3
94.5

(1.31)
(0.68)
(1.18)
(1.18)
(1.27)

()
()
()
()
()

90.2
84.2
83.4
86.8

()
(4.49)
(4.68)
(4.81)
(4.80)

89.4
87.9
95.9
84.8
89.1

(3.81)
(3.82)
(2.44)
(3.57)
(3.55)

2011...................................
2012 ..............................

90.7
91.1

(0.36)
(0.44)

95.5
95.3

(0.42)
(0.46)

88.2
90.6

(1.24)
(1.11)

74.3
76.9

(1.26)
(1.39)

96.6
96.3

(0.89)
(0.98)

96.6
96.1

(0.92)
(1.04)

()
()

85.3
85.8

(6.02)
(4.53)

94.0
94.7

(2.52)
(2.35)

Bachelors or higher degree4


1980 ..............................
1985 ..............................
1990 ..............................
1995 ..............................
2000 ..............................
2005 ..............................

21.0
21.3
22.8
24.9
30.1
32.2

(0.56)
(0.57)
(0.64)
(0.70)
(0.73)
(0.75)

23.2
23.3
26.2
29.2
35.8
38.2

(0.65)
(0.67)
(0.78)
(0.89)
(0.96)
(1.00)

12.4
12.6
11.9
13.7
17.4
20.5

(1.36)
(1.35)
(1.56)
(1.70)
(1.69)
(1.68)

6.9
11.2
9.1
10.1
11.0
12.4

(1.74)
(1.62)
(1.64)
(1.59)
(1.12)
(1.07)

37.4
44.5
53.1
61.4

()
()
(3.83)
(4.38)
(3.26)
(3.06)

63.1

()
()
()
()
()
(3.11)

()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()

32.1

()
()
()
()
()
(5.70)

2006...................................
2007 ..............................
2008 ..............................
2009 ..............................
2010 ..............................

31.6
33.0
34.9
34.8
35.7

(0.70)
(0.72)
(0.71)
(0.78)
(0.68)

37.2
39.2
41.7
42.0
42.4

(0.99)
(1.03)
(0.98)
(1.12)
(0.96)

21.7
20.0
21.6
22.6
23.3

(1.77)
(1.38)
(1.57)
(1.75)
(1.72)

12.8
15.4
15.5
13.8
16.8

(1.05)
(1.10)
(1.11)
(1.09)
(1.20)

60.4
60.3
61.6
57.6
55.8

(2.76)
(2.83)
(2.67)
(3.00)
(2.93)

62.8
62.5
64.4
61.3
58.9

(2.82)
(2.88)
(2.71)
(3.03)
(3.00)

()
()
()
()
()

12.2 !
16.3
18.4 !

()
()
(3.69)
(4.42)
(6.68)

25.7
29.6
27.7
35.0
34.0

(4.72)
(5.17)
(5.57)
(5.07)
(4.96)

2011...................................
2012 ..............................

36.1
37.2

(0.71)
(0.69)

43.0
43.6

(1.03)
(0.97)

22.9
26.7

(1.62)
(1.78)

16.8
17.4

(1.10)
(1.10)

61.0
64.0

(2.74)
(2.38)

62.0
66.2

(2.75)
(2.46)

()
()

19.7 !
14.0 !

(6.64)
(4.55)

31.2
35.5

(4.36)
(5.50)

Masters or higher degree


1995 ..............................
2000 ..............................
2005 ..............................

4.1
6.2
7.3

(0.32)
(0.38)
(0.44)

5.0
6.7
8.8

(0.42)
(0.50)
(0.64)

1.4 !
4.9
4.0

(0.59)
(0.96)
(0.70)

1.2 !
2.7
2.6

(0.58)
(0.58)
(0.51)

8.9
13.9
14.4

(2.50)
(2.26)
(2.08)

15.0

()
()
(2.15)

()
()
()

()
()
()

10.0 !

()
()
(4.26)

2006...................................
2007 ..............................
2008 ..............................
2009 ..............................
2010 ..............................

7.8
7.6
8.7
8.8
8.5

(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.44)
(0.45)
(0.39)

9.2
9.4
10.4
10.4
9.2

(0.63)
(0.63)
(0.64)
(0.66)
(0.56)

4.5
3.7
5.2
5.1
6.2

(0.93)
(0.66)
(0.87)
(0.80)
(0.94)

2.0
2.6
2.9
2.7
3.8

(0.41)
(0.53)
(0.46)
(0.43)
(0.56)

19.7
16.5
18.9
21.7
20.6

(2.33)
(2.39)
(2.30)
(2.45)
(2.60)

20.4
17.7
19.9
23.7
21.8

(2.44)
(2.54)
(2.44)
(2.70)
(2.75)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

8.3 !

7.9 !
10.0 !

(2.89)

(2.84)
(3.06)

2011...................................
2012 ..............................

8.8
8.8

(0.48)
(0.45)

10.4
10.0

(0.72)
(0.67)

5.8
7.1

(0.85)
(1.00)

3.8
3.0

(0.63)
(0.45)

15.4
19.3

(1.98)
(2.23)

15.9
20.4

(2.03)
(2.31)

()
()

()
()

9.9
6.3 !

(2.61)
(2.49)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes persons of Hispanic ethnicity for years prior to 1980.
2Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of high school. Data for
later years are for high school completersi.e., those persons who graduated from high
school with a diploma as well as those who completed high school through equivalency
programs, such as a GED program.

(2.66)
(4.28)
(2.85)
(2.38)
()

3Estimates based on Census Bureau reverse projection of 1940 census data on education
by age.
4Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of college.
NOTE: Beginning in 2005, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which
produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years. For 1960 and
prior years, data were collected in April. For all other years, data were collected in March.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity except where otherwise noted.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, U.S. Census of Population:
1960, Vol. I, Part 1; J.K. Folger and C.B. Nam, Education of the American Population (1960
Census Monograph); Current Population Reports, Series P-20, various years; and Current
Population Survey (CPS), March 1970 through March 2012. (This table was prepared
October 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

32

Table 10. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of educational attainment, sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 2012
Elementary
Sex, race/ethnicity, and age

Total Less than 7 years

High school

College

7 or 8 years

1 to 3 years

4 years, no
completion

Completion

Some college

Associates
degree Bachelors degree
9

Masters degree

First-professional
degree

11

12

10

Doctors degree
13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total, 18 and over...... 234,719


18 and 19 years old ..............
8,262
20 to 24 years old ................. 21,878
25 years old and over ........... 204,579
25 to 29 years old ............. 20,893
30 to 34 years old ............. 20,326
35 to 39 years old ............. 19,140
40 to 49 years old ............. 42,370
50 to 59 years old ............. 42,842
60 to 64 years old ............. 17,501
65 years old and over........ 41,507

(111.6)
(87.1)
(27.6)
(57.0)
(42.0)
(35.9)
(36.3)
(44.8)
(66.7)
(121.4)
(108.7)

6,217

198
5,988
341
503
576
1,131
1,124
474
1,839

(144.5)
()
(24.8)
(141.7)
(32.8)
(37.8)
(36.3)
(54.8)
(47.3)
(31.9)
(60.4)

4,575
99
180
4,296
206
286
318
654
619
325
1,888

(121.7)
(17.6)
(25.8)
(106.4)
(24.9)
(26.1)
(23.3)
(40.2)
(36.9)
(25.4)
(67.6)

16,402
2,640
1,341
12,421
1,266
1,195
1,047
2,292
2,300
751
3,569

(239.8)
(64.7)
(55.1)
(211.4)
(57.7)
(52.3)
(46.3)
(72.2)
(73.2)
(39.6)
(99.3)

3,729
670
488
2,572
330
288
202
540
484
183
545

(101.2)
(36.6)
(35.5)
(87.5)
(31.0)
(24.7)
(20.6)
(32.4)
(32.8)
(23.1)
(34.9)

70,441
2,202
6,125
62,113
5,643
5,331
4,899
12,403
13,852
5,227
14,759

(406.3)
(68.6)
(118.5)
(375.4)
(106.2)
(99.6)
(93.3)
(156.1)
(155.0)
(102.1)
(199.3)

45,685
2,529
8,993
34,163
4,161
3,515
3,285
6,948
7,026
3,140
6,088

(322.3)
(72.7)
(132.3)
(284.2)
(95.6)
(84.0)
(76.6)
(122.6)
(125.7)
(88.3)
(141.1)

21,480
63
1,681
19,736
1,949
2,140
2,064
4,521
4,452
1,865
2,746

(233.0)
(10.6)
(67.4)
(221.7)
(62.6)
(58.5)
(67.0)
(88.7)
(99.5)
(72.0)
(82.9)

43,277

2,693
40,561
5,501
4,643
4,322
9,028
8,101
3,261
5,704

(354.4)
()
(94.7)
(321.9)
(103.7)
(98.3)
(88.6)
(141.4)
(124.6)
(84.6)
(124.2)

16,625

165
16,459
1,147
1,759
1,809
3,633
3,558
1,642
2,911

(231.3)
()
(20.7)
(230.8)
(60.7)
(62.0)
(59.8)
(89.0)
(95.1)
(64.7)
(92.9)

3,099

3,093
224
385
291
630
676
282
606

(92.3)
()
()
(91.9)
(25.8)
(30.0)
(23.7)
(39.5)
(44.8)
(27.5)
(39.9)

3,191

3,178
125
280
327
591
651
350
854

(91.9)
()
()
(92.4)
(15.8)
(24.6)
(26.0)
(34.9)
(37.3)
(30.0)
(51.1)

Males, 18 and over........ 113,279


18 and 19 years old ..............
4,173
20 to 24 years old ................. 10,987
25 years old and over ........... 98,119
25 to 29 years old ............. 10,430
30 to 34 years old ............. 10,034
35 to 39 years old .............
9,421
40 to 49 years old ............. 20,839
50 to 59 years old ............. 20,785
60 to 64 years old .............
8,278
65 years old and over........ 18,332

(94.1)
(64.1)
(25.5)
(57.1)
(41.8)
(35.4)
(36.2)
(43.5)
(50.8)
(114.1)
(108.7)

3,136

118
2,999
212
283
311
638
551
218
785

(93.2)
()
(19.5)
(91.7)
(26.2)
(26.9)
(26.1)
(39.0)
(30.7)
(22.6)
(37.6)

2,274
51
104
2,118
96
149
167
376
305
162
863

(79.0)
(12.1)
(18.0)
(72.6)
(16.2)
(18.0)
(18.2)
(32.3)
(23.8)
(17.7)
(41.8)

8,198
1,439
711
6,048
708
641
521
1,227
1,184
352
1,416

(142.6)
(46.9)
(39.0)
(124.0)
(41.1)
(37.8)
(32.6)
(51.0)
(51.7)
(26.6)
(58.9)

1,972
333
299
1,340
193
166
107
284
281
74
235

(65.7)
(25.4)
(28.4)
(55.6)
(21.9)
(20.4)
(14.1)
(21.4)
(21.9)
(14.3)
(21.9)

34,809
1,143
3,450
30,216
3,200
2,926
2,688
6,509
6,877
2,402
5,612

(269.5)
(47.8)
(84.0)
(248.4)
(76.4)
(73.5)
(65.5)
(110.9)
(107.7)
(71.8)
(116.7)

21,626
1,158
4,396
16,072
2,034
1,724
1,603
3,302
3,310
1,388
2,712

(206.9)
(49.7)
(89.9)
(174.6)
(60.9)
(60.8)
(51.0)
(78.4)
(77.8)
(60.4)
(86.1)

9,301

723
8,560
882
980
876
1,978
1,871
806
1,167

(143.3)
()
(43.5)
(137.7)
(41.1)
(42.8)
(39.7)
(62.3)
(61.9)
(43.6)
(50.9)

20,529

1,103
19,415
2,525
2,178
2,029
4,151
3,947
1,652
2,933

(222.9)
()
(59.3)
(214.8)
(72.6)
(59.0)
(58.8)
(84.8)
(86.3)
(62.4)
(89.3)

7,478

81
7,397
417
659
811
1,621
1,617
781
1,490

(134.8)
()
(15.1)
(134.6)
(34.2)
(35.6)
(37.5)
(56.0)
(62.1)
(42.5)
(64.9)

1,939

1,938
117
198
144
387
429
197
466

(67.5)
()
()
(67.5)
(18.0)
(19.2)
(17.9)
(28.6)
(35.7)
(20.8)
(36.6)

2,018

2,016
46
130
164
365
412
246
654

(69.3)
()
()
(69.5)
(9.9)
(15.4)
(17.3)
(27.7)
(28.2)
(26.1)
(42.1)

Females, 18 and over ... 121,440


18 and 19 years old ..............
4,089
20 to 24 years old ................. 10,891
25 years old and over ........... 106,460
25 to 29 years old ............. 10,464
30 to 34 years old ............. 10,292
35 to 39 years old .............
9,719
40 to 49 years old ............. 21,531
50 to 59 years old ............. 22,057
60 to 64 years old .............
9,223
65 years old and over........ 23,174

(62.9)
(61.6)
(6.3)
(12.2)
(8.6)
(3.5)
(3.5)
(6.9)
(40.0)
(39.6)
(0.6)

3,081

80
2,989
129
220
265
493
573
256
1,054

(81.4)
()
(13.1)
(83.1)
(14.3)
(20.4)
(20.8)
(29.9)
(29.8)
(19.9)
(42.4)

2,301

76
2,178
110
137
150
278
314
163
1,026

(72.3)
()
(13.6)
(65.8)
(16.0)
(16.3)
(15.2)
(20.9)
(26.1)
(16.8)
(44.6)

8,204
1,201
630
6,373
558
555
526
1,065
1,115
400
2,153

(151.6)
(44.6)
(38.4)
(132.5)
(35.7)
(33.6)
(32.2)
(42.4)
(50.3)
(31.9)
(66.6)

1,757
337
189
1,231
136
122
95
257
203
109
309

(62.8)
(25.9)
(21.5)
(58.1)
(19.0)
(14.4)
(12.6)
(21.9)
(20.6)
(16.5)
(24.2)

35,632
1,059
2,675
31,898
2,443
2,405
2,211
5,894
6,974
2,825
9,146

(248.7)
(45.5)
(74.6)
(221.8)
(62.8)
(63.3)
(54.6)
(97.8)
(101.0)
(64.4)
(128.4)

24,059
1,371
4,596
18,091
2,127
1,791
1,683
3,646
3,716
1,752
3,376

(214.9)
(45.4)
(83.1)
(187.6)
(61.8)
(51.7)
(52.3)
(79.6)
(86.7)
(59.8)
(91.5)

12,179

958
11,176
1,067
1,160
1,188
2,543
2,582
1,058
1,578

(165.2)
()
(48.2)
(154.3)
(50.4)
(43.8)
(47.7)
(60.9)
(72.4)
(49.7)
(58.8)

22,748

1,590
21,146
2,976
2,466
2,293
4,877
4,154
1,609
2,771

(216.6)
()
(62.3)
(197.0)
(64.6)
(66.6)
(57.2)
(91.1)
(88.3)
(51.2)
(77.2)

9,147

83
9,062
730
1,100
998
2,011
1,941
861
1,421

(149.2)
()
(16.3)
(148.0)
(42.0)
(47.4)
(39.6)
(60.3)
(65.9)
(46.7)
(53.9)

1,160

1,155
107
187
147
242
247
85
140

(49.6)
()
()
(49.4)
(15.1)
(19.9)
(15.0)
(21.5)
(20.2)
(13.6)
(16.8)

1,173

1,162
80
149
162
226
239
105
200

(50.8)
()
()
(50.8)
(12.5)
(17.8)
(18.9)
(20.1)
(23.0)
(15.1)
(21.1)

White, 18 and over........ 156,005


18 and 19 years old ..............
4,634
20 to 24 years old ................. 12,370
25 years old and over ........... 139,001
25 to 29 years old ............. 12,110
30 to 34 years old ............. 11,823
35 to 39 years old ............. 11,182
40 to 49 years old ............. 27,265
50 to 59 years old ............. 30,526
60 to 64 years old ............. 13,192
65 years old and over........ 32,904

(129.1)
(68.9)
(33.1)
(106.4)
(42.6)
(41.4)
(41.3)
(52.5)
(53.2)
(114.1)
(111.1)

947

888

114
132
66
503

(55.0)
()
()
(53.2)
()
()
()
(20.1)
(18.2)
(14.3)
(38.5)

2,248
66
87
2,096
70
67
72
202
247
156
1,281

(96.7)
(13.9)
(19.6)
(83.6)
(14.3)
(11.1)
(12.0)
(24.9)
(24.7)
(20.9)
(63.8)

8,311
1,456
560
6,295
480
399
317
961
1,227
412
2,499

(166.2)
(48.2)
(40.8)
(147.8)
(35.4)
(31.1)
(23.1)
(51.4)
(60.7)
(30.5)
(87.5)

1,636
313
150
1,172
82
87
63
187
247
101
405

(72.2)
(24.8)
(20.0)
(65.1)
(14.1)
(13.6)
(12.2)
(22.2)
(24.7)
(18.5)
(32.1)

46,762
1,169
3,137
42,457
3,069
2,851
2,679
7,815
9,927
3,883
12,233

(364.4)
(49.1)
(90.6)
(341.8)
(83.7)
(74.2)
(71.3)
(134.3)
(138.0)
(87.2)
(182.3)

30,616
1,560
5,329
23,727
2,336
2,097
1,981
4,645
5,081
2,435
5,152

(275.3)
(59.5)
(105.9)
(244.1)
(78.7)
(65.0)
(60.7)
(101.6)
(110.0)
(83.2)
(130.7)

15,567

1,094
14,436
1,225
1,407
1,386
3,215
3,435
1,502
2,267

(199.2)
()
(60.6)
(190.8)
(50.7)
(46.8)
(53.4)
(73.7)
(93.0)
(69.0)
(77.9)

32,432

1,869
30,552
3,833
3,249
3,037
6,629
6,255
2,734
4,815

(298.3)
()
(78.4)
(276.2)
(85.3)
(74.4)
(78.2)
(120.2)
(118.0)
(81.1)
(119.5)

12,634

96
12,538
746
1,199
1,216
2,616
2,907
1,355
2,499

(195.5)
()
(15.6)
(196.0)
(50.4)
(52.5)
(47.7)
(75.8)
(88.8)
(57.6)
(85.9)

2,402

2,398
157
261
208
470
553
242
507

(80.0)
()
()
(79.9)
(22.1)
(25.9)
(20.9)
(33.6)
(41.0)
(26.8)
(37.3)

2,450

2,443
87
194
187
412
514
305
744

(80.0)
()
()
(80.7)
(13.5)
(20.9)
(19.9)
(28.7)
(33.3)
(28.7)
(47.1)

(82.8)
(35.1)
(24.2)
(63.9)
(22.5)
(24.1)
(24.3)
(26.6)
(51.9)
(49.9)
(27.5)

375

363

54

197

(27.8)
()
()
(26.8)
()
()
()
()
(9.8)
()
(20.5)

393

373

60
43
216

(26.8)
()
()
(24.9)
()
()
()
()
(10.0)
(8.9)
(18.7)

2,720
427
230
2,063
193
169
149
337
468
158
587

(80.5)
(26.2)
(23.7)
(68.2)
(19.2)
(22.1)
(18.5)
(29.4)
(29.9)
(16.2)
(30.3)

669
117
104
449
82
48

87
96

77

(41.0)
(15.2)
(18.4)
(33.2)
(17.4)
(10.7)
()
(14.9)
(12.1)
()
(12.0)

9,195
336
1,073
7,786
771
827
743
1,796
1,801
621
1,227

(134.7)
(24.2)
(47.8)
(118.4)
(36.6)
(37.0)
(32.7)
(56.6)
(52.9)
(33.0)
(42.4)

6,114
254
1,270
4,589
693
561
531
1,031
963
368
441

(99.8)
(21.7)
(48.8)
(90.1)
(31.7)
(32.7)
(30.0)
(45.2)
(39.3)
(25.1)
(23.6)

2,373

196
2,167
217
262
266
560
443
187
232

(65.8)
()
(21.7)
(62.1)
(21.3)
(23.0)
(24.2)
(30.5)
(28.1)
(18.7)
(20.5)

3,343

219
3,120
465
391
329
748
691
181
315

(97.9)
()
(26.0)
(89.4)
(31.7)
(31.2)
(25.5)
(38.4)
(36.1)
(19.5)
(20.2)

1,305

1,299
110
136
138
337
254
124
200

(53.4)
()
()
(53.6)
(16.1)
(17.5)
(16.3)
(24.2)
(22.7)
(14.8)
(18.5)

205

205

59
34

(21.5)
()
()
(21.5)
()
()
()
(11.2)
(8.0)
()
()

221

221

46
52

44

(22.3)
()
()
(22.3)
()
()
()
(9.5)
(11.0)
()
(9.3)

Black, 18 and over ........


18 and 19 years old ..............
20 to 24 years old .................
25 years old and over ...........
25 to 29 years old .............
30 to 34 years old .............
35 to 39 years old .............
40 to 49 years old .............
50 to 59 years old .............
60 to 64 years old .............
65 years old and over........
See notes at end of table.

26,914
1,160
3,118
22,635
2,571
2,477
2,263
5,066
4,919
1,781
3,559

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Educational Attainment

[Numbers in thousands. Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Table 10. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of educational attainment, sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 2012Continued
[Numbers in thousands. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Elementary
Sex, race/ethnicity, and age

Total Less than 7 years

High school

College

7 or 8 years

1 to 3 years

4 years, no
completion

Completion

Some college

Associates
degree Bachelors degree
9

Masters degree

First-professional
degree

Doctors degree

11

12

13

10

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Hispanic, 18 and over...


18 and 19 years old ..............
20 to 24 years old .................
25 years old and over ...........
25 to 29 years old .............
30 to 34 years old .............
35 to 39 years old .............
40 to 49 years old .............
50 to 59 years old .............
60 to 64 years old .............
65 years old and over........

34,679
1,763
4,471
28,445
4,361
4,178
3,908
6,797
4,650
1,515
3,036

(35.6)
(33.6)
(8.0)
(15.0)
(33.6)
(32.0)
(29.9)
(41.0)
(47.1)
(40.4)
(4.9)

4,377

143
4,225
297
446
510
898
847
336
891

(114.0)
()
(21.6)
(109.3)
(30.0)
(35.6)
(32.8)
(45.8)
(41.9)
(24.6)
(37.7)

1,673

80
1,574
121
196
212
384
268
99
294

(64.5)
()
(15.3)
(63.3)
(16.4)
(22.0)
(20.2)
(26.9)
(21.4)
(12.1)
(21.5)

4,402
551
463
3,388
530
568
526
827
469
128
341

(96.8)
(25.5)
(30.0)
(88.4)
(34.7)
(36.5)
(29.6)
(37.1)
(28.2)
(15.9)
(23.8)

1,156
191
195
770
142
132
101
217
105

(57.3)
(17.4)
(21.2)
(46.3)
(17.3)
(17.6)
(14.1)
(21.3)
(16.4)
()
()

10,542
522
1,483
8,538
1,481
1,312
1,146
2,074
1,329
445
752

(145.9)
(30.5)
(50.5)
(118.4)
(49.4)
(45.8)
(40.3)
(62.4)
(45.1)
(28.6)
(33.8)

5,874
453
1,534
3,887
799
586
539
882
624
210
248

(108.8)
(26.5)
(47.9)
(91.9)
(40.7)
(35.3)
(31.0)
(38.8)
(30.3)
(18.2)
(21.3)

2,211

268
1,931
346
290
277
484
320
91
124

(63.6)
()
(25.5)
(60.9)
(27.1)
(24.7)
(22.8)
(28.7)
(22.4)
(12.7)
(13.9)

3,230

290
2,935
528
470
439
708
477
98
215

(94.1)
()
(22.5)
(86.4)
(35.4)
(28.3)
(28.8)
(37.5)
(28.7)
(13.4)
(19.7)

914

903
88
128
130
244
163
61
88

(40.0)
()
()
(39.6)
(13.4)
(15.1)
(14.7)
(22.9)
(15.0)
(10.0)
(12.5)

171

169

47

(19.8)
()
()
(19.4)
()
()
()
(9.1)
()
()
()

129

126

(15.6)
()
()
(15.1)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

Asian, 18 and over........


18 and 19 years old ..............
20 to 24 years old .................
25 years old and over ...........
25 to 29 years old .............
30 to 34 years old .............
35 to 39 years old .............
40 to 49 years old .............
50 to 59 years old .............
60 to 64 years old .............
65 years old and over........

12,001
377
1,153
10,471
1,268
1,306
1,317
2,366
1,950
751
1,514

(87.3)
(21.7)
(26.4)
(80.7)
(30.9)
(31.4)
(37.6)
(47.4)
(45.7)
(29.1)
(29.8)

477

473

76
87
46
218

(37.8)
()
()
(37.9)
()
()
()
(14.8)
(12.8)
(10.0)
(22.3)

188

184

71

(21.4)
()
()
(21.3)
()
()
()
()
()
()
(15.6)

491
97

363

90
67

90

(32.1)
(12.5)
()
(29.4)
()
()
()
(13.1)
(11.0)
()
(16.0)

176

128

(22.3)
()
()
(19.9)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

2,381
79
155
2,147
179
187
204
454
529
192
402

(75.0)
(11.4)
(17.0)
(70.7)
(18.4)
(18.9)
(20.2)
(28.3)
(29.0)
(18.3)
(27.5)

1,775
170
574
1,030
173
146
116
195
196
65
139

(61.8)
(16.6)
(26.8)
(47.2)
(17.7)
(15.2)
(13.5)
(19.4)
(19.9)
(10.3)
(17.1)

779

63
716
84
94
80
170
149
55
84

(38.9)
()
(11.1)
(36.6)
(12.4)
(12.3)
(11.7)
(18.5)
(16.7)
(9.7)
(11.9)

3,575

248
3,323
543
448
438
804
561
225
305

(80.4)
()
(23.0)
(78.3)
(30.1)
(26.8)
(27.6)
(34.7)
(30.3)
(20.4)
(26.3)

1,526

1,476
188
258
289
381
191
72
97

(69.1)
()
()
(67.9)
(23.5)
(24.8)
(22.3)
(29.5)
(19.5)
(12.1)
(13.1)

286

286

67

46
47

49

(30.0)
()
()
(30.0)
()
(11.6)
()
(10.6)
(10.3)
()
(10.3)

347

344

83
90
62

(24.6)
()
()
(24.6)
()
()
(12.5)
(12.3)
(10.2)
()
()

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.

NOTE: Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2012. (This table was
prepared October 2012.)

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Educational Attainment
33

34

Table 11. Persons age 25 and over who hold a bachelors or higher degree, by sex, race/ethnicity, age group, and field of bachelors degree: 2011
Sex
Total1

Field of bachelors degree


1

Males

Females

Total population, 25 and over (in thousands) ....... 206,533

(49.2)

99,460

Percent of population with bachelors degree ......

(0.02)

28.8

28.6

Race/ethnicity
White

Black

Age
Asian/Pacific
Islander

Hispanic

American Indian/
Alaska Native 25 to 29 years old 30 to 49 years old

10

11

(29.9) 107,072

(30.1) 140,314

(15.2)

23,442

(25.6)

28,147

(19.3)

10,452

(18.0)

1,249

(12.1)

21,044

(20.5)

83,549

(0.07)

(0.07)

(0.07)

18.7

(0.11)

13.4

(0.12)

49.4

(0.25)

14.3

(0.38)

31.0

(0.15)

179

28.4

31.8

50 years old
and over
12

(30.3) 101,940

(38.1)

31.1

(0.10)

26.0

(0.06)

Number (in thousands)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Bachelors degree holders


Total...................................................................

58,996 (131.1)

28,619

(74.6)

30,377

(76.0)

44,684

(92.6)

4,374

(26.3)

3,759

(33.2)

5,162

(28.1)

(5.3)

6,516

(32.3)

25,999

(80.3)

26,481

(60.0)

Agriculture/forestry ....................................................
Art/architecture ..........................................................
Business/management ..............................................
Communications........................................................
Computer and information sciences ..........................
Education...................................................................
Engineering ...............................................................
English/literature........................................................
Foreign languages .....................................................
Health sciences .........................................................
Liberal arts/humanities ..............................................
Mathematics/statistics ...............................................
Natural sciences (biological and physical).................
Philosophy/religion/theology ......................................
Pre-professional.........................................................
Psychology ................................................................
Social sciences/history ..............................................
Other fields ................................................................

645
2,781
12,039
2,094
1,602
8,365
4,596
1,957
654
4,146
855
885
4,669
823
884
2,744
5,727
3,528

(9.7)
(25.3)
(49.3)
(18.8)
(14.4)
(35.1)
(31.5)
(15.2)
(11.1)
(27.9)
(9.7)
(10.9)
(29.2)
(12.1)
(11.5)
(20.3)
(35.6)
(26.3)

455
1,215
6,913
868
1,134
2,065
3,958
671
186
746
347
530
2,720
581
535
885
3,258
1,553

(7.1)
(15.2)
(33.2)
(11.3)
(12.6)
(15.2)
(28.6)
(9.6)
(4.9)
(11.0)
(6.1)
(7.5)
(23.0)
(9.2)
(9.7)
(13.5)
(22.6)
(17.2)

191
1,566
5,126
1,226
468
6,300
638
1,286
468
3,401
508
355
1,949
243
350
1,859
2,469
1,975

(5.3)
(17.9)
(29.3)
(13.3)
(10.6)
(31.0)
(8.9)
(13.1)
(9.0)
(23.4)
(7.7)
(6.9)
(16.9)
(7.1)
(9.5)
(15.9)
(21.0)
(17.4)

540
2,181
8,926
1,655
955
6,912
3,161
1,606
491
3,026
651
682
3,392
649
616
2,106
4,466
2,669

(8.9)
(21.2)
(42.1)
(15.8)
(11.1)
(30.7)
(24.9)
(15.2)
(9.4)
(22.4)
(8.3)
(9.4)
(22.9)
(11.5)
(9.7)
(15.6)
(29.8)
(22.8)

26
120
1,057
168
159
610
174
104
24
354
58
49
288
69
138
234
421
323

(2.2)
(4.7)
(13.0)
(5.6)
(5.8)
(10.2)
(5.2)
(4.6)
(2.0)
(8.5)
(3.7)
(2.7)
(9.5)
(3.1)
(5.5)
(5.6)
(9.6)
(7.0)

33
185
880
142
110
458
319
82
60
225
69
30
259
41
86
201
338
238

(2.4)
(5.8)
(12.0)
(5.1)
(4.8)
(9.6)
(7.9)
(3.9)
(3.2)
(6.5)
(3.3)
(2.2)
(7.3)
(2.2)
(4.1)
(5.9)
(7.2)
(7.0)

39
241
991
90
346
274
861
129
67
472
60
110
644
47
25
146
395
225

(2.4)
(7.1)
(12.3)
(3.8)
(7.4)
(6.3)
(11.9)
(4.3)
(2.8)
(9.3)
(2.7)
(4.3)
(10.4)
(2.7)
(2.3)
(5.9)
(8.4)
(5.9)

2
7
32
6
3
35
9
5
1!
13
3
2
10
3
5
9
17
15

(0.6)
(1.0)
(2.0)
(1.0)
(0.6)
(2.4)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.4)
(1.3)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.4)

61
416
1,305
384
237
555
432
209
64
402
87
76
550
86
138
388
653
473

(3.2)
(8.6)
(16.6)
(8.9)
(6.1)
(9.9)
(9.7)
(6.3)
(3.3)
(9.8)
(3.8)
(3.9)
(9.9)
(4.0)
(4.6)
(8.2)
(11.3)
(9.6)

260
1,261
5,846
1,142
1,021
2,619
2,050
799
266
1,809
381
325
2,048
309
509
1,279
2,422
1,653

(6.9)
(16.2)
(35.7)
(13.0)
(13.2)
(20.9)
(17.4)
(8.8)
(6.8)
(18.5)
(7.7)
(7.1)
(19.4)
(8.4)
(10.3)
(14.8)
(20.3)
(18.1)

324
1,104
4,888
569
343
5,192
2,114
948
324
1,935
387
484
2,072
428
238
1,076
2,652
1,402

(6.2)
(14.0)
(26.6)
(9.0)
(7.6)
(24.9)
(17.0)
(11.5)
(6.7)
(15.2)
(5.2)
(7.4)
(17.3)
(7.1)
(5.7)
(11.7)
(22.0)
(14.6)

Total...................................................................
Agriculture/forestry ....................................................
Art/architecture ..........................................................
Business/management ..............................................
Communications........................................................
Computer and information sciences ..........................
Education...................................................................
Engineering ...............................................................
English/literature........................................................
Foreign languages .....................................................
Health sciences .........................................................
Liberal arts/humanities ..............................................
Mathematics/statistics ...............................................
Natural sciences (biological and physical).................
Philosophy/religion/theology ......................................
Pre-professional.........................................................
Psychology ................................................................
Social sciences/history ..............................................
Other fields ................................................................

100.0
1.1
4.7
20.4
3.5
2.7
14.2
7.8
3.3
1.1
7.0
1.4
1.5
7.9
1.4
1.5
4.7
9.7
6.0

()
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.05)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.05)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.06)
(0.04)

100.0
1.6
4.2
24.2
3.0
4.0
7.2
13.8
2.3
0.6
2.6
1.2
1.9
9.5
2.0
1.9
3.1
11.4
5.4

()
(0.02)
(0.05)
(0.11)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.09)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.08)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.06)

100.0
0.6
5.2
16.9
4.0
1.5
20.7
2.1
4.2
1.5
11.2
1.7
1.2
6.4
0.8
1.2
6.1
8.1
6.5

()
(0.02)
(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.08)
(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.07)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.05)
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.06)

100.0
1.2
4.9
20.0
3.7
2.1
15.5
7.1
3.6
1.1
6.8
1.5
1.5
7.6
1.5
1.4
4.7
10.0
6.0

()
(0.02)
(0.05)
(0.08)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.05)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.06)
(0.05)

100.0
0.6
2.8
24.2
3.8
3.6
13.9
4.0
2.4
0.5
8.1
1.3
1.1
6.6
1.6
3.1
5.3
9.6
7.4

()
(0.05)
(0.13)
(0.21)
(0.07)
(0.14)
(0.12)
(0.20)
(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.17)
(0.05)
(0.08)
(0.19)
(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.11)
(0.16)
(0.12)

100.0
1.2
4.1
17.9
3.4
1.9
19.4
4.9
2.5
0.8 !
7.1
1.7
1.4
5.8
1.8
2.5
5.2
9.7
8.6

()
(0.33)
(0.56)
(1.04)
(0.54)
(0.32)
(1.17)
(0.52)
(0.46)
(0.23)
(0.70)
(0.45)
(0.31)
(0.62)
(0.40)
(0.50)
(0.53)
(0.76)
(0.76)

100.0
0.9
6.4
20.0
5.9
3.6
8.5
6.6
3.2
1.0
6.2
1.3
1.2
8.4
1.3
2.1
6.0
10.0
7.3

()
(0.05)
(0.13)
(0.23)
(0.14)
(0.09)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.10)
(0.05)
(0.14)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.15)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.15)

100.0
1.0
4.9
22.5
4.4
3.9
10.1
7.9
3.1
1.0
7.0
1.5
1.3
7.9
1.2
2.0
4.9
9.3
6.4

()
(0.03)
(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.07)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.07)
(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.07)

100.0
1.2
4.2
18.5
2.1
1.3
19.6
8.0
3.6
1.2
7.3
1.5
1.8
7.8
1.6
0.9
4.1
10.0
5.3

()
(0.02)
(0.05)
(0.08)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.06)
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.06)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.08)
(0.06)

Percentage distribution, by field

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown.

()
(0.05)
(0.11)
(0.28)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.21)
(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.05)
(0.18)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.21)
(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.22)
(0.16)

100.0
0.9
4.9
23.4
3.8
2.9
12.2
8.5
2.2
1.6
6.0
1.8
0.8
6.9
1.1
2.3
5.4
9.0
6.3

()
(0.06)
(0.14)
(0.25)
(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.23)
(0.19)
(0.10)
(0.08)
(0.16)
(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.18)
(0.06)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.19)
(0.17)

100.0
0.7
4.7
19.2
1.7
6.7
5.3
16.7
2.5
1.3
9.1
1.2
2.1
12.5
0.9
0.5
2.8
7.6
4.4

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011. (This table was prepared
January 2013.)

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Educational Attainment

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Table 12. Percentage distribution of 6- to 18-year-olds, by parents highest level of educational attainment, household type, and childs race/ethnicity: 2006 and 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Highest level of education attained by any parent residing with child1

Year, household type, and race/ethnicity

Less than
Total, all levels high school completion

Bachelors or higher degree

High school
completion2

Some college

Associates degree

Total

Bachelors degree

Masters degree

Doctors degree

10

2006

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total, both household types...........


White ............................................................
Black .............................................................
Hispanic........................................................
Asian.............................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander...................
American Indian/Alaska Native.....................
Two or more races ........................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

11.2
4.2
13.2
32.9
9.7
9.6
11.9
5.9

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.26)
(0.33)
(0.40)
(2.07)
(0.99)
(0.33)

23.6
20.8
31.8
27.9
15.5
30.7
32.4
21.5

(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.34)
(0.26)
(0.50)
(2.72)
(1.14)
(0.70)

21.6
21.7
26.9
18.3
11.6
28.6
28.0
25.2

(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.39)
(0.22)
(0.38)
(3.09)
(1.03)
(0.56)

10.5
11.7
10.0
7.1
7.2
14.3
11.6
12.3

(0.07)
(0.10)
(0.22)
(0.14)
(0.34)
(2.65)
(0.85)
(0.49)

33.2
41.6
18.1
13.8
56.0
16.9
16.0
35.1

(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.25)
(0.17)
(0.54)
(2.23)
(0.85)
(0.67)

19.8
24.4
12.1
9.2
30.0
12.3
11.1
20.8

(0.09)
(0.13)
(0.24)
(0.14)
(0.47)
(2.32)
(0.72)
(0.54)

8.8
11.3
4.5
3.0
14.8
3.2
3.0
8.9

(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.15)
(0.08)
(0.39)
(0.96)
(0.39)
(0.37)

4.6
5.9
1.5
1.7
11.2
1.3 !
1.9
5.4

(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.30)
(0.55)
(0.39)
(0.28)

Two-parent household ..................................


White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic ....................................................
Asian.........................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ...............
American Indian/Alaska Native.................
Two or more races ....................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

7.4
2.1
4.0
29.5
7.5
7.7 !
5.4
1.5

(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.26)
(0.39)
(0.34)
(2.38)
(0.76)
(0.18)

19.4
17.5
23.1
26.6
13.9
25.1
28.7
16.0

(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.55)
(0.30)
(0.53)
(2.49)
(1.57)
(0.82)

20.2
20.3
27.3
18.8
10.9
32.5
28.7
22.1

(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.58)
(0.28)
(0.42)
(3.83)
(1.73)
(0.74)

11.2
12.1
13.1
7.8
7.1
15.2
12.8
13.4

(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.45)
(0.18)
(0.36)
(3.53)
(1.05)
(0.64)

41.8
48.0
32.5
17.2
60.6
19.5
24.3
47.0

(0.13)
(0.17)
(0.60)
(0.23)
(0.62)
(2.66)
(1.22)
(0.78)

24.2
27.6
20.7
11.3
31.5
14.0
17.5
26.7

(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.53)
(0.18)
(0.55)
(2.76)
(1.13)
(0.72)

11.4
13.3
8.6
3.8
16.6
4.0 !
4.1
12.4

(0.08)
(0.11)
(0.34)
(0.10)
(0.47)
(1.32)
(0.57)
(0.54)

6.2
7.1
3.2
2.2
12.5
1.6 !
2.7
8.0

(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.19)
(0.08)
(0.34)
(0.73)
(0.59)
(0.42)

Single-parent household...............................
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic ....................................................
Asian.........................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ...............
American Indian/Alaska Native.................
Two or more races ....................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

19.2
10.7
18.5
39.1
20.4
14.4
18.9
12.4

(0.18)
(0.22)
(0.37)
(0.50)
(1.46)
(3.80)
(1.73)
(0.75)

32.5
31.4
36.9
30.1
23.3
44.2
36.5
29.6

(0.18)
(0.27)
(0.44)
(0.47)
(1.22)
(6.13)
(1.92)
(1.26)

24.4
26.2
26.7
17.4
15.3
19.1
27.3
29.7

(0.18)
(0.27)
(0.49)
(0.32)
(0.91)
(4.80)
(1.53)
(1.02)

8.9
10.6
8.2
5.7
7.7
11.9
10.2
10.8

(0.12)
(0.18)
(0.29)
(0.24)
(0.77)
(3.36)
(1.17)
(0.74)

15.1
21.1
9.8
7.6
33.3
10.4 !
7.1
17.5

(0.15)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.20)
(1.51)
(3.19)
(0.91)
(0.88)

10.4
14.2
7.1
5.4
22.9
8.3 !
4.2
12.2

(0.12)
(0.19)
(0.21)
(0.19)
(1.35)
(3.14)
(0.67)
(0.73)

3.3
4.8
2.1
1.5
5.9

1.8
3.6

(0.08)
(0.14)
(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.43)
()
(0.39)
(0.33)

1.4
2.0
0.6
0.7
4.4

1.1 !
1.7

(0.05)
(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.51)
()
(0.42)
(0.31)

Total, both household types...........


White ............................................................
Black .............................................................
Hispanic........................................................
Asian.............................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander...................
American Indian/Alaska Native.....................
Two or more races ........................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

11.2
3.7
10.9
30.8
10.1
7.8
10.9
5.6

(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.33)
(1.63)
(0.71)
(0.31)

20.1
17.2
25.9
25.2
12.3
28.7
25.0
17.8

(0.10)
(0.13)
(0.30)
(0.27)
(0.35)
(2.90)
(1.03)
(0.46)

22.9
22.2
30.9
21.0
11.3
31.5
31.2
27.6

(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.34)
(0.24)
(0.39)
(2.85)
(1.23)
(0.55)

10.3
11.6
10.7
7.3
7.1
14.9
13.2
11.9

(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.22)
(0.16)
(0.25)
(2.06)
(0.73)
(0.43)

35.5
45.3
21.7
15.7
59.2
17.1
19.8
37.2

(0.15)
(0.19)
(0.29)
(0.21)
(0.57)
(2.19)
(1.07)
(0.69)

20.5
25.9
13.5
10.2
29.0
10.6
14.4
20.6

(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.26)
(0.18)
(0.48)
(1.81)
(0.99)
(0.54)

10.3
13.4
6.2
3.8
18.2
3.8
4.2
10.5

(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.40)
(0.96)
(0.50)
(0.42)

4.7
6.0
1.9
1.7
12.0
2.7 !
1.3
6.0

(0.05)
(0.08)
(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.38)
(0.88)
(0.21)
(0.30)

Two-parent household ..................................


White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic ....................................................
Asian.........................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ...............
American Indian/Alaska Native.................
Two or more races ....................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

7.5
1.8
3.1
26.8
8.2
4.2 !
3.7
1.8

(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.20)
(0.33)
(0.34)
(1.44)
(0.58)
(0.20)

15.8
13.5
16.8
24.3
10.7
27.0
20.0
11.7

(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.44)
(0.36)
(0.37)
(3.67)
(1.28)
(0.56)

20.3
19.9
28.3
20.4
10.3
33.0
29.6
24.1

(0.14)
(0.16)
(0.56)
(0.30)
(0.40)
(3.39)
(1.91)
(0.74)

10.9
11.9
13.5
7.9
6.8
15.4
17.3
12.2

(0.10)
(0.13)
(0.44)
(0.20)
(0.26)
(2.64)
(1.26)
(0.59)

45.4
52.9
38.2
20.5
63.9
20.4
29.5
50.0

(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.61)
(0.34)
(0.63)
(2.92)
(1.70)
(0.91)

25.4
29.5
22.0
13.0
30.2
13.3
20.9
25.8

(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.54)
(0.28)
(0.54)
(2.50)
(1.60)
(0.72)

13.6
16.1
12.0
5.1
20.2
4.3
6.2
15.0

(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.42)
(0.16)
(0.46)
(1.22)
(0.92)
(0.61)

6.5
7.4
4.2
2.4
13.5
2.8
2.4
9.2

(0.08)
(0.11)
(0.22)
(0.10)
(0.43)
(0.83)
(0.43)
(0.49)

Single-parent household...............................
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic ....................................................
Asian.........................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ...............
American Indian/Alaska Native.................
Two or more races ....................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

18.3
9.3
15.0
36.9
18.9
15.8
17.6
10.8

(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.37)
(0.48)
(1.07)
(3.66)
(1.26)
(0.69)

28.2
28.3
30.6
26.5
20.2
32.6
29.6
26.2

(0.19)
(0.31)
(0.39)
(0.42)
(1.10)
(4.55)
(1.67)
(0.86)

27.7
28.7
32.2
21.8
16.3
28.1
32.6
32.4

(0.20)
(0.32)
(0.42)
(0.34)
(1.00)
(5.35)
(1.74)
(0.82)

9.3
11.0
9.2
6.3
8.4
13.8
9.3
11.4

(0.10)
(0.21)
(0.29)
(0.23)
(0.73)
(4.09)
(0.87)
(0.58)

16.5
22.8
12.9
8.4
36.1
9.7
10.8
19.2

(0.17)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(1.35)
(2.72)
(1.06)
(0.75)

11.2
15.2
9.1
5.8
23.4
4.6 !
8.3
13.4

(0.14)
(0.26)
(0.25)
(0.21)
(1.18)
(1.67)
(0.99)
(0.56)

3.9
5.6
3.2
1.9
8.2

2.3
4.2

(0.09)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.74)
()
(0.39)
(0.46)

2011

(0.04)
(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.50)
()
(0.09)
(0.26)

NOTE: Table includes only 6- to 18-year-olds who resided with at least one parent (including an adoptive or stepparent). Race
categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006 and 2011. (This table was
prepared December 2012.)

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Educational Attainment

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes adoptive and stepparents, but excludes parents not residing in the same household as their children.
2Includes parents who completed high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program.

1.3
2.0
0.7
0.7
4.5

0.2 !
1.6

35

36

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Educational Attainment

Table 13. Percentage of persons 18 to 24 years old and age 25 and over, by educational attainment and state: 2000 and 200810
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent of population 25 years old and over, by educational attainment

2000

State
1

High school
completion or higher

Bachelors or higher degree

200810 Less than High school


(3-year high school completion
average)2 completion
or higher

200810 (3-year average)2

2000

Percent of 18- to
24-year-olds who were
high school completers1

Bachelors
degree

Total

High
school
only

10

Bachelors or higher degree

Total

Bachelors
degree

Graduate
degree

11

12

13

14

74.7 (0.02)

83.1 (0.07) 19.6 (0.01)

80.4 (0.01)

24.4 (0.01)

15.5 (0.01)

8.9

(#)

14.7 (0.03)

85.3 (0.03) 28.4 (0.03)

28.0 (0.04)

17.7 (0.03)

10.4 (0.02)

Alabama .....................
Alaska.........................
Arizona .......................
Arkansas.....................
California ....................

72.2
76.9
69.2
75.4
70.7

(0.15)
(0.40)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.07)

79.9
81.7
79.0
81.1
82.3

(0.43)
(1.28)
(0.42)
(0.51)
(0.16)

24.7
11.7
19.0
24.7
23.2

(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.03)

75.3
88.3
81.0
75.3
76.8

(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.03)

19.0
24.7
23.5
16.7
26.6

(0.05)
(0.16)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.03)

12.1
16.1
15.1
11.0
17.1

(0.04)
(0.13)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.02)

6.9
8.6
8.4
5.7
9.5

(0.03)
(0.10)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.02)

18.0
8.5
15.0
17.5
19.3

(0.17)
(0.34)
(0.13)
(0.20)
(0.05)

82.0
91.5
85.0
82.5
80.7

(0.17)
(0.34)
(0.13)
(0.20)
(0.05)

31.4
26.8
24.6
35.0
20.7

(0.18)
(0.48)
(0.14)
(0.25)
(0.06)

22.0
27.6
26.1
19.1
30.0

(0.16)
(0.52)
(0.16)
(0.22)
(0.07)

14.2
18.2
16.6
12.8
19.1

(0.13)
(0.46)
(0.14)
(0.19)
(0.06)

7.8
9.4
9.4
6.3
10.9

(0.09)
(0.36)
(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.04)

Colorado .....................
Connecticut.................
Delaware.....................
District of Columbia ....
Florida.........................

75.1
78.2
77.6
79.4
71.7

(0.15)
(0.21)
(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.11)

83.5
86.5
82.5
86.9
81.5

(0.43)
(0.36)
(0.99)
(0.79)
(0.24)

13.1
16.0
17.4
22.2
20.1

(0.05) 86.9 (0.05)


(0.06) 84.0 (0.06)
(0.14) 82.6 (0.14)
(0.18) 77.8 (0.18)
(0.04) 79.9 (0.04)

32.7
31.4
25.0
39.1
22.3

(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.16)
(0.21)
(0.04)

21.6
18.1
15.6
18.1
14.2

(0.06) 11.1 (0.04)


(0.07) 13.3 (0.06)
(0.14) 9.4 (0.11)
(0.17) 21.0 (0.18)
(0.03) 8.1 (0.02)

10.5
11.5
12.8
13.0
14.6

(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.29)
(0.44)
(0.08)

89.5
88.5
87.2
87.0
85.4

(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.29)
(0.44)
(0.08)

22.6
27.9
31.7
19.4
29.9

(0.14)
(0.21)
(0.41)
(0.44)
(0.08)

36.2
35.6
27.5
49.8
25.8

(0.17)
(0.21)
(0.40)
(0.45)
(0.08)

23.4
20.1
16.4
22.0
16.7

(0.15)
(0.17)
(0.34)
(0.43)
(0.07)

12.9
15.5
11.1
27.8
9.1

(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.29)
(0.38)
(0.05)

Georgia.......................
Hawaii .........................
Idaho...........................
Illinois..........................
Indiana........................

70.0
85.8
77.3
76.0
76.5

(0.15)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.09)
(0.15)

78.6
90.8
84.2
84.3
80.3

(0.30)
(0.66)
(0.74)
(0.22)
(0.38)

21.4
15.4
15.3
18.6
17.9

(0.05)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.03)
(0.05)

(0.05)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.03)
(0.05)

24.3
26.2
21.7
26.1
19.4

(0.05)
(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.03)
(0.05)

16.0
17.8
14.9
16.6
12.2

(0.05)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.03)
(0.04)

8.3
8.4
6.8
9.5
7.2

(0.04)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.02)
(0.04)

15.9
9.8
11.6
13.5
13.4

(0.11)
(0.24)
(0.22)
(0.09)
(0.11)

84.1
90.2
88.4
86.5
86.6

(0.11)
(0.24)
(0.22)
(0.09)
(0.11)

29.2
28.7
28.5
27.4
35.4

(0.15) 27.4 (0.13)


(0.39) 29.3 (0.38)
(0.30) 24.4 (0.29)
(0.10) 30.5 (0.12)
(0.17) 22.8 (0.15)

17.5
19.6
16.8
19.0
14.7

(0.11)
(0.31)
(0.19)
(0.10)
(0.13)

9.8
9.7
7.6
11.5
8.1

(0.08)
(0.23)
(0.20)
(0.09)
(0.09)

Iowa ............................
Kansas........................
Kentucky .....................
Louisiana ....................
Maine..........................

81.4
78.3
74.9
72.3
78.9

(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.28)

87.9
85.1
83.3
78.8
87.0

(0.48)
(0.58)
(0.44)
(0.46)
(0.74)

13.9
14.0
25.9
25.2
14.6

(0.06) 86.1 (0.06)


(0.06) 86.0 (0.06)
(0.06) 74.1 (0.06)
(0.06) 74.8 (0.06)
(0.08) 85.4 (0.08)

21.2
25.8
17.1
18.7
22.9

(0.07) 14.7 (0.06)


(0.08) 17.1 (0.06)
(0.05) 10.2 (0.04)
(0.05) 12.2 (0.04)
(0.10) 15.0 (0.09)

6.5
8.7
6.9
6.5
7.9

(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.06)

9.6
10.5
18.3
18.2
9.9

(0.14)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.23)

90.4
89.5
81.7
81.8
90.1

(0.14)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.23)

33.4
27.9
34.3
34.6
34.5

(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.41)

(0.24)
(0.22)
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.43)

17.1
19.6
12.4
14.3
17.0

(0.19)
(0.20)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.31)

7.8
10.2
8.1
6.9
9.3

(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.23)

Maryland.....................
Massachusetts............
Michigan .....................
Minnesota ...................
Mississippi ..................

79.6
82.2
76.5
79.3
71.3

(0.16)
(0.13)
(0.10)
(0.13)
(0.18)

85.5
88.4
84.4
86.4
79.9

(0.34)
(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.41)
(0.44)

16.2
15.2
16.6
12.1
27.1

(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.08)

(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.08)

31.4
33.2
21.8
27.4
16.9

(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.06)
(0.06)

(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.05)

13.4
13.7
8.1
8.3
5.8

(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.04)

12.1
11.0
11.4
8.6
19.3

(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.11)
(0.19)

87.9
89.0
88.6
91.4
80.7

(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.11)
(0.19)

26.1
26.2
30.9
27.5
30.4

(0.17) 35.6 (0.16)


(0.16) 38.6 (0.18)
(0.12) 25.2 (0.11)
(0.15) 31.8 (0.17)
(0.21) 19.8 (0.19)

19.8
22.1
15.6
21.4
12.8

(0.15)
(0.13)
(0.10)
(0.14)
(0.15)

15.9
16.5
9.6
10.3
7.1

(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.08)
(0.13)
(0.12)

Missouri ......................
Montana......................
Nebraska ....................
Nevada .......................
New Hampshire ..........

76.5
78.6
80.0
66.7
77.8

(0.13)
(0.31)
(0.21)
(0.32)
(0.29)

83.1
83.1
85.9
77.1
87.1

(0.36)
(0.98)
(0.68)
(0.64)
(0.71)

18.7
12.8
13.4
19.3
12.6

(0.05) 81.3 (0.05)


(0.10) 87.2 (0.10)
(0.07) 86.6 (0.07)
(0.10) 80.7 (0.10)
(0.08) 87.4 (0.08)

21.6
24.4
23.7
18.2
28.7

(0.05) 14.0 (0.04)


(0.13) 17.2 (0.11)
(0.09) 16.4 (0.08)
(0.10) 12.1 (0.08)
(0.11) 18.7 (0.10)

7.6
7.2
7.3
6.1
10.0

(0.03)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.07)

13.2
8.3
9.9
15.9
8.7

(0.12)
(0.28)
(0.19)
(0.15)
(0.21)

86.8
91.7
90.1
84.1
91.3

(0.12)
(0.28)
(0.19)
(0.15)
(0.21)

32.0
30.2
29.0
29.0
29.8

(0.16) 25.4 (0.15)


(0.41) 28.5 (0.36)
(0.29) 27.6 (0.31)
(0.25) 21.8 (0.19)
(0.33) 33.0 (0.40)

15.9
19.7
19.0
14.6
21.1

(0.13)
(0.32)
(0.26)
(0.18)
(0.34)

9.5
8.7
8.5
7.2
11.9

(0.10)
(0.22)
(0.19)
(0.11)
(0.24)

New Jersey .................


New Mexico ................
New York.....................
North Carolina ............
North Dakota ..............

76.3
70.5
76.1
74.2
84.4

(0.14)
(0.24)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.24)

86.1
76.7
84.7
81.9
90.5

(0.28)
(0.79)
(0.19)
(0.29)
(0.73)

17.9
21.1
20.9
21.9
16.1

(0.04) 82.1 (0.04)


(0.09) 78.9 (0.09)
(0.03) 79.1 (0.03)
(0.04) 78.1 (0.04)
(0.10) 83.9 (0.10)

29.8
23.5
27.4
22.5
22.0

(0.05) 18.8 (0.04)


(0.09) 13.7 (0.07)
(0.04) 15.6 (0.03)
(0.04) 15.3 (0.04)
(0.12) 16.5 (0.10)

11.0
9.8
11.8
7.2
5.5

(0.04)
(0.06)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.06)

12.3
16.9
15.5
15.9
9.9

(0.08)
(0.25)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.35)

87.7
83.1
84.5
84.1
90.1

(0.08)
(0.25)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.35)

29.3
26.5
27.5
27.5
27.1

(0.14) 35.0 (0.15)


(0.28) 25.2 (0.28)
(0.08) 32.3 (0.09)
(0.13) 26.4 (0.12)
(0.50) 27.0 (0.53)

21.8
14.3
18.4
17.7
20.3

(0.12)
(0.24)
(0.08)
(0.10)
(0.43)

13.1
10.9
13.9
8.7
6.7

(0.10)
(0.21)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.33)

Ohio ............................
Oklahoma ...................
Oregon........................
Pennsylvania...............
Rhode Island ..............

76.8
74.8
74.2
79.8
81.3

(0.09)
(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.09)
(0.32)

83.6
81.2
82.9
86.8
88.6

(0.28)
(0.47)
(0.46)
(0.23)
(0.62)

17.0
19.4
14.9
18.1
22.0

(0.03) 83.0 (0.03)


(0.06) 80.6 (0.06)
(0.05) 85.1 (0.05)
(0.03) 81.9 (0.03)
(0.13) 78.0 (0.13)

21.1
20.3
25.1
22.4
25.6

(0.03) 13.7 (0.03)


(0.06) 13.5 (0.05)
(0.06) 16.4 (0.06)
(0.03) 14.0 (0.03)
(0.14) 15.9 (0.12)

7.4
6.8
8.7
8.4
9.7

(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.02)
(0.10)

12.3
14.2
11.2
12.0
16.0

(0.07)
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.07)
(0.26)

87.7
85.8
88.8
88.0
84.0

(0.07)
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.07)
(0.26)

35.2
31.9
24.7
37.6
27.7

(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.10)
(0.41)

(0.10)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.11)
(0.38)

15.5
15.2
18.4
16.3
18.4

(0.08)
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.07)
(0.30)

8.9
7.3
10.3
10.2
11.9

(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.07)
(0.25)

South Carolina............
South Dakota ..............
Tennessee ..................
Texas ..........................
Utah ............................

74.3
78.2
75.1
68.6
80.3

(0.18)
(0.33)
(0.16)
(0.08)
(0.16)

81.0
82.0
83.4
79.8
86.1

(0.35)
(1.10)
(0.36)
(0.19)
(0.45)

23.7
15.4
24.1
24.3
12.3

(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.06)
(0.03)
(0.07)

76.3
84.6
75.9
75.7
87.7

(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.06)
(0.03)
(0.07)

20.4
21.5
19.6
23.2
26.1

(0.07)
(0.13)
(0.06)
(0.03)
(0.09)

13.5
15.5
12.8
15.6
17.8

(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.08)

6.9
6.0
6.8
7.6
8.3

(0.04)
(0.08)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.06)

16.3
10.1
16.8
19.7
9.5

(0.15)
(0.34)
(0.14)
(0.08)
(0.18)

83.7
89.9
83.2
80.3
90.5

(0.15)
(0.34)
(0.14)
(0.08)
(0.18)

30.4
31.9
33.0
25.4
24.6

(0.19) 24.3 (0.13)


(0.52) 26.0 (0.43)
(0.16) 22.8 (0.16)
(0.08) 25.8 (0.08)
(0.24) 29.1 (0.26)

15.6
18.3
14.8
17.2
19.7

(0.11)
(0.42)
(0.12)
(0.07)
(0.23)

8.7
7.7
8.0
8.5
9.4

(0.09)
(0.28)
(0.09)
(0.05)
(0.16)

Vermont ......................
Virginia........................
Washington.................
West Virginia...............
Wisconsin ...................
Wyoming.....................

83.0
79.4
75.3
78.2
78.9
79.0

(0.28)
(0.13)
(0.16)
(0.22)
(0.13)
(0.41)

90.3
87.2
82.4
83.4
87.1
85.8

(0.77)
(0.25)
(0.41)
(0.73)
(0.42)
(1.01)

13.6
18.5
12.9
24.8
14.9
12.1

(0.10)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.09)
(0.04)
(0.13)

86.4
81.5
87.1
75.2
85.1
87.9

(0.10)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.09)
(0.04)
(0.13)

29.4
29.5
27.7
14.8
22.4
21.9

(0.13)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.16)

18.3
17.9
18.4
8.9
15.2
14.9

(0.11)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.14)

11.1
11.6
9.3
5.9
7.2
7.0

(0.09)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.10)

8.9
13.8
10.3
17.5
10.1
7.8

(0.32)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.25)
(0.12)
(0.32)

91.1
86.2
89.7
82.5
89.9
92.2

(0.32)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.25)
(0.12)
(0.32)

31.6
25.4
23.8
40.8
33.5
31.3

(0.61) 33.7 (0.56)


(0.15) 33.9 (0.16)
(0.13) 31.0 (0.14)
(0.28) 17.1 (0.21)
(0.17) 25.8 (0.19)
(0.50) 23.7 (0.51)

20.7
20.0
20.0
10.4
17.1
15.4

(0.51)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.16)
(0.41)

13.0
14.0
11.0
6.7
8.7
8.3

(0.36)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.27)

United States .....

Total

Less than
Graduate high school
degree completion

78.6
84.6
84.7
81.4
82.1

83.8
84.8
83.4
87.9
72.9

18.0
19.5
13.7
19.1
11.1

#Rounds to zero.
1High school completers include diploma recipients and those completing high school
through alternative credentials, such as a GED.
2Use of a 3-year average increases the sample size, thereby reducing the size of sampling
errors and producing more stable estimates.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

25.0
29.8
20.5
21.1
26.2

24.4
22.5
28.7
26.6
30.3

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3,
retrieved October 11, 2006, from http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/
productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_00_SF3_QTP20&prodType=table; Census Briefs, Educational
Attainment: 2000; and 20082010 American Community Survey (ACS) 3-Year Public Use
Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared August 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 14. Percentage of persons 18 to 24 years old and age 25 and over, by educational attainment and race/ethnicity with selected subgroups: 2006 and 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
18 to 24 years old

Year and race/ethnicity


1
2006

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total ....................................................
White ..............................................................
Black ...............................................................
Hispanic..........................................................
Mexican.......................................................
Puerto Rican...............................................
Cuban .........................................................
Dominican...................................................
Salvadoran..................................................
Other Central American ..............................
South American ..........................................
Other Hispanic or Latino .............................
Asian...............................................................
Asian Indian ................................................
Chinese2 .....................................................
Filipino ........................................................
Japanese ....................................................
Korean ........................................................
Vietnamese.................................................
Other Asian.................................................
Pacific Islander ...............................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.......................
Two or more races ..........................................
White and Black ..........................................
White and Asian..........................................
White and American Indian/Alaska Native..
Other two or more races .............................
2011

1High

Total High school only

or higher

Some college

Associates
degree

Bachelors or
higher degree

Less than
high school
completion

Total High school only


9

Some college

Associates
degree

Bachelors or
higher degree

11

12

13

10

18.0
13.1
23.5
32.0
34.7
25.5
15.8
22.3
37.5
44.0
16.2
23.7
8.5
7.7
7.7
7.6
4.1
7.0
13.2
10.8
16.4
28.8
16.7
19.3
9.6
21.1
16.2

(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.32)
(0.32)
(0.40)
(0.91)
(1.24)
(1.30)
(1.97)
(1.61)
(1.17)
(0.82)
(0.32)
(0.78)
(0.72)
(0.62)
(0.86)
(0.76)
(1.16)
(0.77)
(1.98)
(1.11)
(0.72)
(1.64)
(1.07)
(1.39)
(1.21)

82.0
86.9
76.5
68.0
65.3
74.5
84.2
77.7
62.5
56.0
83.8
76.3
91.5
92.3
92.3
92.4
95.9
93.0
86.8
89.2
83.6
71.2
83.3
80.7
90.4
78.9
83.8

(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.32)
(0.32)
(0.40)
(0.91)
(1.24)
(1.30)
(1.97)
(1.61)
(1.17)
(0.82)
(0.32)
(0.78)
(0.72)
(0.62)
(0.86)
(0.76)
(1.16)
(0.77)
(1.98)
(1.11)
(0.72)
(1.64)
(1.07)
(1.39)
(1.21)

33.8
32.5
37.7
36.8
38.0
37.2
38.4
36.2
32.8
28.4
33.0
35.7
25.2
20.2
21.1
27.1
20.7
25.0
28.5
33.7
43.9
38.6
33.3
35.9
27.3
35.1
34.4

(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.43)
(0.33)
(0.40)
(0.94)
(1.51)
(1.82)
(1.85)
(1.37)
(1.48)
(1.02)
(0.52)
(1.04)
(1.04)
(1.35)
(1.99)
(1.34)
(1.59)
(1.56)
(3.29)
(1.27)
(1.01)
(1.88)
(1.39)
(1.64)
(1.97)

34.9
38.6
30.4
24.2
21.9
28.8
29.4
30.8
23.8
19.2
35.9
32.3
42.3
35.4
43.8
45.0
48.6
47.0
41.5
39.4
29.8
26.2
38.0
33.8
47.2
33.6
38.2

(0.13)
(0.16)
(0.33)
(0.25)
(0.30)
(0.85)
(1.53)
(1.79)
(1.68)
(1.10)
(1.45)
(1.01)
(0.68)
(1.30)
(1.35)
(1.33)
(2.39)
(1.81)
(1.99)
(1.44)
(3.06)
(1.40)
(0.81)
(1.53)
(1.94)
(1.79)
(1.68)

4.8
5.5
3.5
3.2
2.8
4.1
7.1
2.9
3.0
3.3
4.6
4.3
5.5
4.8
3.8
8.2
8.5
3.1
7.0
5.6
4.4
3.3
4.8
4.1
4.6
5.0
5.4

(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.14)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.42)
(0.74)
(0.61)
(0.60)
(0.47)
(0.48)
(0.40)
(0.24)
(0.65)
(0.47)
(0.75)
(1.35)
(0.50)
(0.89)
(0.62)
(0.92)
(0.54)
(0.35)
(0.72)
(0.78)
(0.75)
(0.82)

8.6
10.3
4.9
3.7
2.7
4.4
9.2
7.8
2.8
5.1
10.3
4.0
18.6
31.8
23.5
12.1
18.1
18.0
9.8
10.5
5.4
3.1
7.2
6.9
11.3
5.2
5.8

(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.17)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.42)
(1.26)
(0.87)
(0.49)
(0.62)
(0.86)
(0.35)
(0.44)
(1.37)
(1.06)
(0.77)
(1.94)
(1.20)
(1.08)
(0.83)
(1.02)
(0.42)
(0.47)
(1.05)
(0.97)
(0.77)
(0.92)

15.9
11.1
20.5
39.7
46.1
28.2
24.9
35.6
54.3
42.6
16.1
24.6
14.3
9.3
18.4
8.3
6.2
8.7
27.7
21.9
15.1
20.8
13.7
11.4
8.2
16.8
13.1

(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.20)
(0.41)
(0.62)
(0.83)
(0.89)
(0.72)
(0.50)
(0.43)
(0.17)
(0.38)
(0.36)
(0.29)
(0.38)
(0.49)
(0.71)
(0.66)
(1.00)
(0.47)
(0.34)
(0.88)
(0.63)
(0.55)
(0.53)

84.1
88.9
79.5
60.3
53.9
71.8
75.1
64.4
45.7
57.4
83.9
75.4
85.7
90.7
81.6
91.7
93.8
91.3
72.3
78.1
84.9
79.2
86.3
88.6
91.8
83.2
86.9

(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.20)
(0.41)
(0.62)
(0.83)
(0.89)
(0.72)
(0.50)
(0.43)
(0.17)
(0.38)
(0.36)
(0.29)
(0.38)
(0.49)
(0.71)
(0.66)
(1.00)
(0.47)
(0.34)
(0.88)
(0.63)
(0.55)
(0.53)

30.2
30.7
34.2
28.2
27.8
31.8
27.5
28.9
25.1
25.4
27.9
30.1
17.4
11.6
16.3
15.5
20.6
20.4
24.7
21.2
39.3
35.8
27.2
26.4
20.3
30.8
26.5

(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.18)
(0.35)
(0.57)
(0.83)
(0.81)
(0.69)
(0.48)
(0.48)
(0.21)
(0.43)
(0.41)
(0.42)
(0.58)
(0.58)
(0.62)
(0.71)
(1.10)
(0.60)
(0.43)
(1.47)
(0.87)
(0.65)
(0.81)

19.5
20.5
21.3
14.7
13.4
18.0
14.1
15.2
9.8
12.8
18.3
20.7
11.9
6.4
8.2
18.6
15.6
11.8
13.9
14.3
23.1
22.2
25.6
27.5
23.2
26.5
24.9

(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.13)
(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.32)
(0.42)
(0.52)
(0.48)
(0.37)
(0.44)
(0.33)
(0.16)
(0.25)
(0.26)
(0.43)
(0.49)
(0.46)
(0.43)
(0.53)
(1.18)
(0.46)
(0.37)
(1.31)
(0.92)
(0.59)
(0.68)

7.4
7.8
7.2
5.2
4.3
7.5
8.0
6.3
3.4
5.0
7.1
6.7
6.8
3.8
5.5
9.7
10.7
5.7
7.6
7.4
8.6
8.1
8.9
9.2
9.5
8.6
8.9

(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.09)
(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.23)
(0.36)
(0.38)
(0.31)
(0.26)
(0.28)
(0.21)
(0.11)
(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.29)
(0.43)
(0.33)
(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.75)
(0.34)
(0.28)
(0.89)
(0.58)
(0.36)
(0.48)

27.0
29.9
16.9
12.3
8.3
14.4
25.5
13.9
7.4
14.2
30.6
17.9
49.6
68.9
51.7
47.9
47.0
53.5
26.1
35.2
13.9
13.1
24.6
25.5
38.7
17.4
26.5

(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.31)
(0.55)
(0.60)
(0.41)
(0.46)
(0.55)
(0.32)
(0.23)
(0.64)
(0.40)
(0.55)
(0.64)
(0.85)
(0.72)
(0.66)
(1.00)
(0.38)
(0.39)
(1.35)
(0.92)
(0.52)
(0.81)

15.9
11.5
21.1
25.8
27.3
23.9
12.6
22.0
31.1
36.3
12.7
17.6
8.1
5.3
5.9
7.2
4.6
6.3
8.7
15.6
14.0
26.2
14.5
18.4
6.6
17.6
15.5

(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.34)
(0.76)
(1.22)
(1.46)
(1.39)
(1.21)
(0.85)
(0.97)
(0.27)
(0.53)
(0.43)
(0.64)
(0.97)
(0.81)
(0.96)
(0.98)
(2.07)
(1.00)
(0.59)
(1.27)
(0.82)
(1.27)
(1.27)

84.1
88.5
78.9
74.2
72.7
76.1
87.4
78.0
68.9
63.7
87.3
82.4
91.9
94.7
94.1
92.8
95.4
93.7
91.3
84.4
86.0
73.8
85.5
81.6
93.4
82.4
84.5

(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.34)
(0.76)
(1.22)
(1.46)
(1.39)
(1.21)
(0.85)
(0.97)
(0.27)
(0.53)
(0.43)
(0.64)
(0.97)
(0.81)
(0.96)
(0.98)
(2.07)
(1.00)
(0.59)
(1.27)
(0.82)
(1.27)
(1.27)

29.5
28.3
32.0
32.6
34.1
33.1
31.2
27.2
31.9
25.9
27.1
31.4
20.2
16.2
18.7
21.7
20.5
19.5
22.8
23.7
39.5
36.1
29.7
30.3
26.6
33.1
29.2

(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.33)
(0.24)
(0.31)
(0.87)
(1.70)
(1.43)
(1.47)
(1.02)
(1.12)
(1.39)
(0.43)
(1.07)
(0.60)
(1.12)
(2.21)
(1.33)
(1.35)
(1.11)
(2.42)
(1.34)
(0.70)
(1.49)
(1.32)
(1.53)
(1.26)

40.9
43.4
39.1
33.8
32.3
34.0
38.8
40.9
31.4
30.5
43.9
41.2
46.8
41.4
45.6
50.7
50.9
53.6
49.0
44.0
40.6
32.0
44.2
41.8
49.0
40.9
44.7

(0.14)
(0.17)
(0.31)
(0.21)
(0.26)
(0.70)
(1.73)
(1.55)
(1.44)
(1.21)
(1.29)
(1.32)
(0.66)
(1.36)
(0.93)
(1.48)
(2.79)
(1.89)
(1.91)
(1.36)
(2.69)
(1.23)
(0.88)
(1.69)
(1.82)
(1.84)
(1.48)

4.7
5.3
3.2
3.8
3.4
4.1
8.4
4.2
2.5
3.0
7.2
4.5
5.2
5.2
3.8
7.5
6.0
4.4
4.5
5.9
2.3
2.8
4.2
3.7
4.7
3.5
4.8

(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.41)
(1.14)
(0.63)
(0.43)
(0.39)
(0.67)
(0.49)
(0.23)
(0.75)
(0.41)
(0.76)
(1.42)
(0.71)
(0.66)
(0.64)
(0.63)
(0.39)
(0.31)
(0.68)
(0.67)
(0.64)
(0.56)

9.2
11.5
4.6
3.9
2.9
4.9
9.0
5.7
3.1
4.3
9.1
5.3
19.7
31.9
25.9
12.8
18.0
16.2
14.9
10.8
3.5
2.9
7.4
5.9
13.1
4.8
5.9

(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.39)
(0.99)
(0.73)
(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.60)
(0.56)
(0.49)
(1.33)
(0.89)
(0.84)
(2.32)
(1.27)
(1.12)
(0.92)
(0.89)
(0.51)
(0.44)
(0.84)
(0.95)
(0.73)
(0.75)

14.1
8.9
17.3
36.9
42.3
24.9
23.0
34.2
52.1
42.8
15.4
19.7
14.8
9.1
18.7
7.7
5.2
7.8
30.6
23.0
14.2
18.2
11.3
9.9
8.1
13.2
11.9

(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.11)
(0.16)
(0.19)
(0.32)
(0.50)
(0.75)
(0.74)
(0.63)
(0.39)
(0.54)
(0.16)
(0.36)
(0.35)
(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.32)
(0.55)
(0.53)
(0.85)
(0.37)
(0.25)
(0.68)
(0.44)
(0.39)
(0.47)

85.9
91.1
82.7
63.1
57.7
75.1
77.0
65.8
47.9
57.2
84.6
80.3
85.2
90.9
81.3
92.3
94.8
92.2
69.4
77.0
85.8
81.8
88.7
90.1
91.9
86.8
88.1

(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.11)
(0.16)
(0.19)
(0.32)
(0.50)
(0.75)
(0.74)
(0.63)
(0.39)
(0.54)
(0.16)
(0.36)
(0.35)
(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.32)
(0.55)
(0.53)
(0.85)
(0.37)
(0.25)
(0.68)
(0.44)
(0.39)
(0.47)

28.4
29.1
31.5
26.9
27.0
29.5
28.7
25.3
24.9
24.1
25.8
27.5
15.5
8.5
14.7
15.5
19.7
18.1
20.6
19.1
38.1
32.2
24.3
23.6
17.3
28.4
24.8

(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.14)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.39)
(0.53)
(0.71)
(0.65)
(0.44)
(0.43)
(0.54)
(0.17)
(0.31)
(0.34)
(0.36)
(0.55)
(0.58)
(0.54)
(0.56)
(1.20)
(0.49)
(0.33)
(1.12)
(0.62)
(0.47)
(0.61)

21.2
21.8
25.1
17.3
16.4
21.6
15.9
18.4
12.8
15.8
19.9
22.9
12.8
7.4
8.3
20.2
15.9
14.3
15.8
13.9
25.4
26.9
26.6
29.8
21.7
28.8
26.1

(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.37)
(0.43)
(0.61)
(0.46)
(0.41)
(0.42)
(0.54)
(0.14)
(0.30)
(0.25)
(0.47)
(0.52)
(0.61)
(0.47)
(0.40)
(1.09)
(0.48)
(0.36)
(1.13)
(0.66)
(0.53)
(0.81)

7.8
8.3
7.5
5.5
4.7
7.7
7.8
6.4
3.0
4.9
7.7
8.1
6.6
3.7
5.7
8.8
10.7
6.2
7.4
7.2
8.0
8.4
9.6
9.4
9.1
9.5
10.0

(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.26)
(0.36)
(0.39)
(0.23)
(0.25)
(0.28)
(0.29)
(0.11)
(0.18)
(0.16)
(0.30)
(0.51)
(0.36)
(0.36)
(0.35)
(0.65)
(0.22)
(0.26)
(0.70)
(0.44)
(0.39)
(0.42)

28.6
31.8
18.7
13.4
9.6
16.3
24.7
15.7
7.2
12.5
31.3
21.8
50.3
71.3
52.5
47.8
48.5
53.6
25.5
36.9
14.3
14.3
28.3
27.3
43.9
20.1
27.1

(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.35)
(0.48)
(0.57)
(0.38)
(0.43)
(0.48)
(0.51)
(0.26)
(0.57)
(0.48)
(0.58)
(0.74)
(0.74)
(0.63)
(0.70)
(0.93)
(0.38)
(0.37)
(0.99)
(0.74)
(0.56)
(0.64)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006 and 2011. (This table was prepared
January 2013.)

37

school completers include diploma recipients and those completing high school through alternative credentials, such as a GED.
Taiwanese. Taiwanese is included in Other Asian.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

2Excludes

High school completion1 or higher

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Educational Attainment

Total ....................................................
White ..............................................................
Black ...............................................................
Hispanic..........................................................
Mexican.......................................................
Puerto Rican...............................................
Cuban .........................................................
Dominican...................................................
Salvadoran..................................................
Other Central American ..............................
South American ..........................................
Other Hispanic or Latino .............................
Asian...............................................................
Asian Indian ................................................
Chinese2 .....................................................
Filipino ........................................................
Japanese ....................................................
Korean ........................................................
Vietnamese.................................................
Other Asian.................................................
Pacific Islander ...............................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.......................
Two or more races ..........................................
White and Black ..........................................
White and Asian..........................................
White and American Indian/Alaska Native..
Other two or more races .............................

High school

Less than
high school
completion

Age 25 and over

completion1

38

Table 15. Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelors or higher degree, by race/ethnicity and state: 200810
Percent with high school completion or higher

State

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Percent with bachelors degree or higher

Native
Hawaiian/
Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska Native

Two or more
races

Total

White

Black

Native
American
Hawaiian/
Indian/
Asian Pacific Islander Alaska Native

Hispanic

10

11

12

13

14

85.3 (0.03)

90.4 (0.02)

81.6 (0.06)

61.7 (0.11)

85.7 (0.09)

86.9 (0.59)

80.1

(0.23)

88.3 (0.16)

28.0 (0.04)

31.1 (0.04)

17.8

(0.06)

13.1 (0.06)

50.4 (0.14)

14.8

Alabama...................
Alaska......................
Arizona.....................
Arkansas..................
California..................

82.0
91.5
85.0
82.5
80.7

(0.17)
(0.34)
(0.13)
(0.20)
(0.05)

84.5
94.9
93.0
85.2
93.4

(0.18)
(0.32)
(0.09)
(0.20)
(0.06)

77.6
92.5
88.1
77.7
87.5

(0.35)
(1.53)
(0.76)
(0.60)
(0.20)

54.6
77.9
62.6
49.4
57.2

(1.68)
(3.30)
(0.43)
(1.69)
(0.14)

86.9
84.0
89.0
80.0
85.7

(1.23)
(1.85)
(0.75)
(2.33)
(0.15)

87.6
92.2
63.5
85.3

()
(5.18)
(1.95)
(9.24)
(1.01)

77.2
81.4
71.9
85.9
82.6

(2.03)
(1.27)
(0.81)
(1.99)
(0.90)

82.0
88.8
90.2
81.3
90.5

(1.40)
(1.53)
(0.96)
(1.36)
(0.34)

22.0
27.6
26.1
19.1
30.0

(0.16)
(0.52)
(0.16)
(0.22)
(0.07)

24.6
33.2
31.5
20.5
38.8

(0.22)
(0.71)
(0.18)
(0.26)
(0.10)

14.5
17.0
23.3
12.5
21.3

(0.27)
(2.47)
(0.79)
(0.45)
(0.26)

10.9
17.3
10.4
9.1
10.3

(0.81)
(2.15)
(0.28)
(0.91)
(0.08)

49.9
23.6
52.0
38.9
48.2

(2.02)
(2.03)
(1.25)
(2.68)
(0.22)

Colorado ..................
Connecticut..............
Delaware..................
District of Columbia.
Florida......................

89.5
88.5
87.2
87.0
85.4

(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.29)
(0.44)
(0.08)

95.2
92.3
90.3
99.1
90.5

(0.09)
(0.13)
(0.31)
(0.19)
(0.08)

87.3
81.2
83.7
81.6
78.0

(0.70)
(0.50)
(0.79)
(0.72)
(0.24)

64.2
67.1
59.6
61.2
74.1

(0.51)
(0.84)
(2.28)
(2.52)
(0.22)

85.6
87.6
90.2
92.8
85.1

(0.89)
(0.99)
(1.74)
(1.37)
(0.49)

87.4 (4.30)

()

()

()
88.7 (2.57)

85.5
83.8
82.3

84.4

(1.95)
(3.44)
(5.58)
()
(1.50)

91.6
90.2
88.0
96.4
86.3

(0.86)
(1.28)
(2.81)
(1.48)
(0.91)

36.2
35.6
27.5
49.8
25.8

(0.17)
(0.21)
(0.40)
(0.45)
(0.08)

42.0
39.3
29.4
87.5
28.6

(0.21)
(0.24)
(0.50)
(0.48)
(0.10)

20.6
17.6
17.6
21.8
16.0

(0.82)
(0.73)
(0.90)
(0.71)
(0.19)

12.2
14.0
14.5
35.4
20.8

(0.36)
(0.47)
(1.85)
(2.18)
(0.17)

45.1
61.3
68.0
78.5
45.5

Georgia....................
Hawaii ......................
Idaho........................
Illinois .......................
Indiana.....................

84.1
90.2
88.4
86.5
86.6

(0.11)
(0.24)
(0.22)
(0.09)
(0.11)

87.9
95.8
91.7
91.9
88.2

(0.12)
(0.31)
(0.20)
(0.08)
(0.11)

82.3
95.5
83.7
81.9
83.1

(0.20)
(1.69)
(4.82)
(0.29)
(0.58)

56.5
86.7
53.2
59.8
62.1

(0.66)
(1.09)
(1.45)
(0.45)
(0.83)

86.3
87.1
87.2
91.1
86.3

(0.51)
(0.42)
(1.91)
(0.37)
(1.05)

95.3 (2.49)
86.5 (0.98)

()

()

()

83.0
93.3
82.9
90.5
84.2

(2.22)
(3.79)
(2.31)
(1.98)
(2.26)

88.4
92.8
87.3
90.6
85.3

(1.27)
(0.56)
(1.86)
(0.82)
(1.03)

27.4
29.3
24.4
30.5
22.8

(0.13)
(0.38)
(0.29)
(0.12)
(0.15)

31.3
41.3
25.8
33.8
23.5

(0.15)
(0.72)
(0.33)
(0.14)
(0.16)

19.5
30.5
16.7
18.8
14.7

(0.22)
(3.32)
(4.17)
(0.26)
(0.41)

13.6
18.9
7.1
12.4
11.7

(0.47)
(1.20)
(0.74)
(0.27)
(0.59)

Iowa..........................
Kansas.....................
Kentucky ..................
Louisiana .................
Maine.......................

90.4
89.5
81.7
81.8
90.1

(0.14)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.23)

92.0
92.6
82.0
85.6
90.4

(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.23)

81.2
87.0
82.7
75.0
81.5

(1.51)
(0.70)
(0.58)
(0.31)
(3.52)

55.0
58.6
63.5
71.6
87.7

(1.86)
(1.32)
(1.85)
(1.16)
(3.31)

83.6
85.6
86.2
75.7
82.9

(1.83)
(1.30)
(1.68)
(1.57)
(3.59)

()
()
()
()
()

85.1
88.3
79.3
71.0
79.7

(3.24)
(2.03)
(3.05)
(2.45)
(4.17)

89.4
87.6
82.7
82.4
80.9

(1.91)
(1.54)
(1.95)
(1.51)
(3.41)

25.0
29.8
20.5
21.1
26.2

(0.24)
(0.22)
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.43)

25.4
31.8
20.7
24.5
26.4

(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.18)
(0.20)
(0.43)

15.9
17.5
14.0
13.1
14.3

(1.48)
(0.99)
(0.49)
(0.33)
(3.04)

9.3
11.8
12.9
18.4
22.7

Maryland..................
Massachusetts ........
Michigan ..................
Minnesota................
Mississippi ...............

87.9
89.0
88.6
91.4
80.7

(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.11)
(0.19)

91.5
91.9
90.4
93.7
85.4

(0.14)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.22)

86.5
83.2
82.5
78.9
73.1

(0.24)
(0.58)
(0.36)
(1.07)
(0.39)

59.9
65.8
67.5
59.1
58.9

(0.85)
(0.69)
(0.82)
(1.70)
(2.30)

89.5
83.1
88.6
80.9
77.4

(0.42)
(0.59)
(0.67)
(1.07)
(2.42)

()

()
90.9 (5.83)

()

()

85.9
80.5
84.1
79.8
78.3

(2.44)
(3.57)
(1.24)
(2.01)
(2.88)

91.4
86.1
85.9
88.7
81.1

(0.90)
(1.05)
(0.88)
(1.42)
(2.72)

35.6
38.6
25.2
31.8
19.8

(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.17)
(0.19)

40.1
40.6
26.2
32.7
23.5

(0.19)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.18)
(0.27)

24.7
23.5
15.5
20.3
13.0

(0.34)
(0.65)
(0.29)
(0.95)
(0.30)

Missouri ...................
Montana...................
Nebraska .................
Nevada.....................
New Hampshire.......

86.8
91.7
90.1
84.1
91.3

(0.12)
(0.28)
(0.19)
(0.15)
(0.21)

88.1
92.7
93.3
91.7
91.7

(0.12)
(0.27)
(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.23)

81.4

82.4
87.4
87.8

(0.48)
()
(1.76)
(0.69)
(3.09)

66.8
83.3
52.4
57.4
76.3

(1.30)
(2.48)
(1.61)
(0.65)
(2.85)

87.7
80.5
85.4
89.9
86.3

(1.01)
(4.64)
(2.19)
(0.58)
(2.04)

78.2 (6.29)

()

()
91.1 (1.96)

()

85.7
77.5
85.6
85.3
78.7

(2.07)
(1.95)
(2.84)
(1.72)
(6.50)

83.3
91.6
87.4
90.2
90.1

(1.32)
(2.24)
(2.39)
(1.17)
(2.27)

25.4
28.5
27.6
21.8
33.0

(0.15)
(0.36)
(0.31)
(0.19)
(0.40)

26.2
29.6
29.1
25.0
32.8

(0.16)
(0.41)
(0.33)
(0.26)
(0.42)

16.1

15.5
16.9
24.1

New Jersey..............
New Mexico.............
New York..................
North Carolina .........
North Dakota ...........

87.7
83.1
84.5
84.1
90.1

(0.08)
(0.25)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.35)

92.0
93.8
91.2
88.1
90.7

(0.08)
(0.24)
(0.08)
(0.12)
(0.36)

84.4
89.0
80.7
79.9
83.2

(0.30)
(1.54)
(0.20)
(0.25)
(6.33)

69.7
71.0
64.0
53.9
81.7

(0.39)
(0.51)
(0.35)
(0.70)
(3.53)

92.3
87.5
78.0
84.7
72.4

(0.26)
(1.80)
(0.31)
(0.80)
(6.77)

()

()
85.6 (4.83)
95.7 (2.43)

()

82.8
75.9
83.4
66.8
84.2

(2.51)
(0.89)
(1.29)
(1.47)
(2.17)

90.0
95.2
85.6
88.0
91.2

(0.95)
(1.15)
(0.83)
(0.97)
(2.94)

35.0
25.2
32.3
26.4
27.0

(0.15)
(0.28)
(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.53)

38.0
37.1
37.4
29.8
27.4

(0.19)
(0.41)
(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.57)

20.3
24.5
20.5
16.8
28.7

United States .

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

Two or more
races

15

16

17

(0.51)

13.9 (0.20)

27.4 (0.25)

()
6.6 ! (3.01)
14.1 (3.36)

()
15.1 (1.09)

13.9
6.2
7.2
18.0
16.7

(1.51)
(0.66)
(0.44)
(2.38)
(0.83)

20.0
21.8
25.2
14.9
32.9

(1.40)
(2.57)
(1.59)
(1.70)
(0.58)

(1.39)
(1.40)
(2.61)
(2.56)
(0.77)

15.0

22.2

(3.55)
()
()
()
(4.44)

18.3
20.5
14.2 !
!
20.4

(1.49)
(4.17)
(6.00)
()
(1.45)

31.8
35.2
28.9
60.7
26.4

(1.47)
(2.30)
(3.70)
(4.30)
(0.85)

51.2
30.4
46.1
63.0
58.1

(0.88)
(0.53)
(2.76)
(0.70)
(1.58)

8.8 ! (3.22)
11.5 (0.91)

()

()

()

22.0
21.7 !
10.3
21.8
18.4

(2.85)
(6.63)
(1.96)
(2.48)
(2.55)

30.6
19.1
20.7
37.2
22.5

(1.62)
(0.71)
(2.13)
(1.40)
(1.72)

(0.96)
(0.59)
(1.22)
(0.86)
(3.12)

51.0
49.5
57.1
40.7
38.6

(2.48)
(2.14)
(2.59)
(1.75)
(4.45)

()
()
()
()
()

16.9
18.7
14.5
11.7
15.5

(4.30)
(2.55)
(3.21)
(1.55)
(3.67)

17.7
21.9
21.0
22.6
15.1

(2.55)
(2.13)
(1.79)
(1.62)
(2.70)

19.4
16.6
15.5
14.6
13.4

(0.66)
(0.49)
(0.67)
(1.01)
(1.36)

61.4
56.6
61.5
45.0
39.2

(0.81)
(0.81)
(1.02)
(1.19)
(2.65)

()

()
26.1 ! (8.60)

()

()

24.0
25.1
11.5
11.1
9.0

(2.58)
(4.08)
(1.02)
(1.34)
(2.16)

34.7
33.8
22.6
26.3
19.3

(1.69)
(1.67)
(1.08)
(1.82)
(2.99)

(0.41)
()
(1.51)
(0.89)
(3.59)

17.8
16.8
8.2
8.2
25.9

(0.88)
(2.49)
(0.81)
(0.32)
(2.44)

57.4
40.7
51.0
39.1
55.9

(1.61)
(6.83)
(3.16)
(1.21)
(3.10)

13.2 ! (5.83)

()

()
11.3 (2.19)

()

19.5
13.3
13.0
10.4
18.5 !

(2.47)
(1.45)
(2.57)
(1.47)
(5.86)

21.3
20.6
27.8
21.5
31.7

(1.36)
(2.83)
(3.52)
(1.78)
(3.60)

(0.34)
(1.79)
(0.24)
(0.23)
(7.44)

15.9
12.8
15.7
12.3
17.8

(0.30)
(0.37)
(0.24)
(0.40)
(3.98)

67.5
50.2
45.8
52.3
35.8

(0.51)
(2.81)
(0.42)
(1.05)
(8.67)

()

()
38.9 (8.55)
12.0 ! (5.68)

()

16.4
9.8
18.1
11.7
18.6

(2.72)
(0.62)
(1.45)
(1.02)
(2.17)

37.5
33.3
34.4
24.6
35.3

(1.52)
(2.84)
(1.05)
(1.24)
(6.76)

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[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Table 15. Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelors or higher degree, by race/ethnicity and state: 200810Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent with high school completion or higher

State

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Percent with bachelors degree or higher

Native
Hawaiian/
Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska Native

Two or more
races

Total

White

10

Black

11

Native
American
Hawaiian/
Indian/
Asian Pacific Islander Alaska Native

Hispanic

12

13

14

15

Two or more
races

16

17

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Ohio..........................
Oklahoma ................
Oregon.....................
Pennsylvania............
Rhode Island ...........

87.7
85.8
88.8
88.0
84.0

(0.07)
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.07)
(0.26)

89.0
88.4
92.3
89.7
87.5

(0.08)
(0.15)
(0.14)
(0.07)
(0.28)

81.4
86.1
86.7
82.6
75.6

(0.29)
(0.73)
(1.22)
(0.34)
(1.92)

70.2
56.1
55.3
67.2
58.7

(0.91)
(1.02)
(0.90)
(0.67)
(1.55)

90.1
81.8
85.6
82.5
79.6

(0.70)
(1.72)
(0.81)
(0.67)
(2.16)

74.3
83.7
84.5
81.2

(9.55)
(6.88)
(3.62)
(6.61)
()

80.4
84.1
86.2
83.6
70.6

(2.31)
(0.63)
(1.38)
(2.37)
(7.97)

86.2
86.0
88.6
87.7
83.9

(0.65)
(0.63)
(1.03)
(0.96)
(2.39)

24.4
22.5
28.7
26.6
30.3

(0.10)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.11)
(0.38)

25.1
24.2
30.1
27.6
32.9

(0.12)
(0.23)
(0.21)
(0.12)
(0.41)

14.8
17.7
24.6
14.7
18.1

(0.31)
(0.75)
(1.67)
(0.33)
(1.70)

16.4
9.8
10.8
14.0
11.7

(0.66)
(0.62)
(0.49)
(0.50)
(0.84)

62.7
42.2
45.6
53.8
43.1

(0.99)
(2.46)
(1.17)
(0.75)
(2.84)

16.6 !
8.9 !
20.2
21.1 !

(5.95)
(3.97)
(4.51)
(6.57)
()

21.8
16.0
13.2
21.5
!

(2.56)
(0.60)
(1.30)
(3.03)
()

23.8
19.1
22.8
24.9
25.3

(1.12)
(0.81)
(1.26)
(1.51)
(3.52)

South Carolina.........
South Dakota...........
Tennessee ...............
Texas........................
Utah..........................

83.7
89.9
83.2
80.3
90.5

(0.15)
(0.34)
(0.14)
(0.08)
(0.18)

87.7
91.3
84.7
91.7
94.2

(0.17)
(0.33)
(0.15)
(0.06)
(0.15)

76.9
83.6
80.5
85.4
84.4

(0.33)
(7.80)
(0.39)
(0.21)
(3.10)

58.2
80.1
57.1
58.6
63.4

(1.13)
(2.87)
(1.14)
(0.21)
(1.05)

86.0
86.7
87.1
86.5
87.1

(1.14)
(5.08)
(1.13)
(0.30)
(1.35)

()

()

()
93.1 (1.67)
87.7 (2.45)

72.5
75.9
78.6
86.8
79.6

(2.86)
(1.90)
(2.86)
(0.93)
(2.00)

84.5
86.8
79.7
89.8
90.7

(1.58)
(2.78)
(1.36)
(0.52)
(2.03)

24.3
26.0
22.8
25.8
29.1

(0.13)
(0.43)
(0.16)
(0.08)
(0.26)

28.6
27.3
24.1
33.7
31.3

(0.16)
(0.49)
(0.17)
(0.10)
(0.28)

13.5
21.3
16.0
19.2
26.6

(0.35)
(4.98)
(0.34)
(0.24)
(3.53)

11.4
21.0
12.1
11.4
10.9

(0.63)
(3.81)
(0.61)
(0.11)
(0.57)

49.8
46.3
49.4
54.0
44.2

(1.87)
(5.62)
(1.63)
(0.45)
(2.12)

13.8
11.2

()
()
()
(2.60)
(2.08)

10.0
10.3
17.0
22.8
12.1

(1.80)
(1.24)
(2.78)
(1.13)
(1.98)

23.3
19.0
19.8
30.1
27.7

(1.83)
(4.09)
(1.65)
(0.86)
(2.83)

Vermont ...................
Virginia.....................
Washington..............
West Virginia............
Wisconsin ................
Wyoming..................

91.1
86.2
89.7
82.5
89.9
92.2

(0.32)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.25)
(0.12)
(0.32)

91.1
89.4
93.3
82.5
92.1
93.3

(0.32)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.26)
(0.11)
(0.31)

92.1
80.0
87.7
85.2
79.8
89.9

(3.45)
(0.34)
(0.68)
(1.29)
(0.71)
(4.95)

93.3
66.8
59.1
79.8
59.6
78.1

(2.09)
(0.84)
(0.86)
(2.88)
(1.25)
(1.78)

87.0
88.7
85.3
85.4
81.7
94.3

(3.56)
(0.50)
(0.52)
(3.13)
(1.25)
(3.45)

()
90.2 (4.51)
85.8 (2.29)

()

()

()

68.5 (10.91)
81.5 (2.14)
83.2 (0.99)
83.8 (4.11)
85.6 (1.40)
82.4 (3.73)

89.4
90.7
91.8
76.4
86.1
94.5

(2.55)
(0.91)
(0.58)
(2.14)
(1.62)
(2.14)

33.7
33.9
31.0
17.1
25.8
23.7

(0.56)
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.21)
(0.19)
(0.51)

33.8
37.1
32.3
17.0
26.9
24.9

(0.57)
(0.17)
(0.18)
(0.22)
(0.20)
(0.53)

37.9
18.9
20.7
12.4
13.6
22.4 !

(8.78)
(0.26)
(0.73)
(1.25)
(0.92)
(7.12)

29.6
22.5
12.3
20.6
11.5
9.9

(4.87)
(0.64)
(0.38)
(2.46)
(0.64)
(1.41)

38.9
56.3
46.0
65.5
46.0
39.2

(6.25)
(0.78)
(0.64)
(3.40)
(1.73)
(8.32)

26.1
11.0

()
(6.26)
(1.61)
()
()
()

!
19.4
14.2
7.9 !
13.2
12.0 !

()
(2.26)
(0.97)
(2.88)
(1.32)
(3.82)

23.3
39.3
26.2
13.6
22.1
18.1

(5.01)
(1.58)
(0.88)
(1.77)
(2.15)
(3.55)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.

NOTE: Estimates are 3-year averages of 200810 data. Use of a 3-year average increases the sample size, thereby reducing
the size of sampling errors and producing more stable estimates. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 20082010 American Community Survey (ACS) 3-Year Public
Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared August 2012.)

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Table 16. Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelors or higher degree, by sex and state:
200810
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Number of persons 25 years
old and over (in thousands)
State
1
United States ... 202,046

Percent with high school completion or higher degree

Percent with bachelors or higher degree

Total

Males

Females

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

(30.2)

97,175

(16.6) 104,871

Female
10

(16.9)

85.3

(0.03)

84.7

(0.03)

86.0

(0.03)

28.0

(0.04)

28.6

(0.05)

27.5

(0.04)

Alabama.....................
Alaska........................
Arizona.......................
Arkansas....................
California....................

3,142
439
4,088
1,904
23,781

(1.7)
(0.8)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(3.0)

1,486
227
1,996
914
11,592

(1.5)
(0.7)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(3.0)

1,656
212
2,092
990
12,189

(1.3)
(0.7)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(2.7)

82.0
91.5
85.0
82.5
80.7

(0.17)
(0.34)
(0.13)
(0.20)
(0.05)

81.3
91.5
84.5
81.5
80.3

(0.24)
(0.47)
(0.17)
(0.29)
(0.07)

82.6
91.5
85.5
83.5
81.0

(0.19)
(0.42)
(0.17)
(0.23)
(0.07)

22.0
27.6
26.1
19.1
30.0

(0.16)
(0.52)
(0.16)
(0.22)
(0.07)

22.2
26.0
27.3
19.1
30.7

(0.22)
(0.60)
(0.22)
(0.26)
(0.09)

21.8
29.3
24.9
19.1
29.4

(0.22)
(0.76)
(0.18)
(0.26)
(0.08)

Colorado ....................
Connecticut................
Delaware....................
District of Columbia...
Florida........................

3,268
2,416
597
406
12,927

(1.7)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.4)
(2.8)

1,613
1,145
282
190
6,181

(1.4)
(1.0)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(2.2)

1,655
1,271
315
216
6,746

(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(1.9)

89.5
88.5
87.2
87.0
85.4

(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.29)
(0.44)
(0.08)

89.0
88.0
86.4
86.9
84.5

(0.17)
(0.21)
(0.41)
(0.58)
(0.11)

90.0
89.0
88.0
87.1
86.3

(0.15)
(0.17)
(0.36)
(0.48)
(0.08)

36.2
35.6
27.5
49.8
25.8

(0.17)
(0.21)
(0.40)
(0.45)
(0.08)

36.7
36.7
27.6
51.2
27.0

(0.23)
(0.29)
(0.54)
(0.63)
(0.11)

35.8
34.6
27.3
48.6
24.6

(0.22)
(0.25)
(0.49)
(0.53)
(0.11)

Georgia......................
Hawaii ........................
Idaho..........................
Illinois .........................
Indiana .......................

6,155
916
972
8,406
4,201

(3.3)
(0.5)
(1.0)
(2.2)
(1.6)

2,926
450
480
4,031
2,023

(2.7)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(2.2)
(1.5)

3,228
466
492
4,376
2,177

(2.0)
(0.5)
(0.8)
(2.0)
(1.4)

84.1
90.2
88.4
86.5
86.6

(0.11)
(0.24)
(0.22)
(0.09)
(0.11)

82.9
90.8
87.9
86.0
86.1

(0.16)
(0.28)
(0.25)
(0.12)
(0.17)

85.1
89.7
88.9
87.0
87.1

(0.13)
(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.12)
(0.14)

27.4
29.3
24.4
30.5
22.8

(0.13)
(0.38)
(0.29)
(0.12)
(0.15)

27.6
28.9
25.7
31.0
23.3

(0.17)
(0.47)
(0.35)
(0.17)
(0.19)

27.2
29.7
23.1
30.2
22.3

(0.16)
(0.49)
(0.36)
(0.14)
(0.19)

Iowa............................
Kansas.......................
Kentucky ....................
Louisiana ...................
Maine.........................

2,003
1,825
2,880
2,901
935

(1.8)
(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.6)
(0.8)

972
887
1,383
1,388
447

(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(0.7)

1,032
938
1,497
1,514
488

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(0.7)

90.4
89.5
81.7
81.8
90.1

(0.14)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.23)

89.7
88.8
80.4
80.4
88.8

(0.19)
(0.24)
(0.22)
(0.25)
(0.29)

91.1
90.1
82.9
83.1
91.4

(0.17)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.33)

25.0
29.8
20.5
21.1
26.2

(0.24)
(0.22)
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.43)

24.7
30.2
20.3
20.6
24.8

(0.29)
(0.31)
(0.23)
(0.22)
(0.50)

25.2
29.4
20.6
21.7
27.6

(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.49)

Maryland....................
Massachusetts ..........
Michigan ....................
Minnesota..................
Mississippi .................

3,825
4,420
6,563
3,495
1,891

(1.4)
(1.4)
(2.3)
(2.2)
(1.8)

1,798
2,088
3,153
1,709
892

(1.3)
(1.1)
(2.1)
(1.9)
(1.3)

2,027
2,332
3,410
1,786
998

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.7)
(1.7)
(1.1)

87.9
89.0
88.6
91.4
80.7

(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.11)
(0.19)

86.8
88.6
87.9
90.9
79.2

(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.27)

88.8
89.3
89.2
91.8
82.0

(0.15)
(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.14)
(0.24)

35.6
38.6
25.2
31.8
19.8

(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.17)
(0.19)

36.3
39.1
25.8
32.1
19.3

(0.19)
(0.23)
(0.12)
(0.22)
(0.26)

35.0
38.1
24.7
31.4
20.3

(0.22)
(0.20)
(0.15)
(0.25)
(0.24)

Missouri .....................
Montana.....................
Nebraska ...................
Nevada.......................
New Hampshire.........

3,944
664
1,176
1,769
902

(1.9)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.7)

1,888
328
573
887
438

(1.8)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.7)

2,056
337
603
882
464

(1.3)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.5)

86.8
91.7
90.1
84.1
91.3

(0.12)
(0.28)
(0.19)
(0.15)
(0.21)

86.5
91.0
89.1
83.8
90.2

(0.18)
(0.40)
(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.31)

87.0
92.4
91.1
84.5
92.2

(0.14)
(0.32)
(0.23)
(0.21)
(0.26)

25.4
28.5
27.6
21.8
33.0

(0.15)
(0.36)
(0.31)
(0.19)
(0.40)

25.7
28.3
27.5
22.6
33.6

(0.20)
(0.49)
(0.39)
(0.25)
(0.56)

25.1
28.7
27.6
21.0
32.5

(0.19)
(0.45)
(0.40)
(0.25)
(0.43)

New Jersey................
New Mexico...............
New York....................
North Carolina ...........
North Dakota .............

5,924
1,316
12,991
6,239
434

(1.7)
(1.2)
(2.8)
(2.1)
(0.9)

2,808
637
6,117
2,961
216

(1.5)
(0.9)
(2.2)
(1.6)
(0.5)

3,117
679
6,874
3,278
219

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.9)
(1.8)
(0.6)

87.7
83.1
84.5
84.1
90.1

(0.08)
(0.25)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.35)

87.4
82.1
84.2
82.3
89.6

(0.12)
(0.33)
(0.11)
(0.18)
(0.46)

88.0
84.0
84.7
85.8
90.7

(0.11)
(0.27)
(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.43)

35.0
25.2
32.3
26.4
27.0

(0.15)
(0.28)
(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.53)

36.3
25.2
32.4
26.3
25.6

(0.18)
(0.34)
(0.11)
(0.17)
(0.63)

33.8
25.2
32.3
26.5
28.4

(0.18)
(0.37)
(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.71)

Ohio............................
Oklahoma ..................
Oregon.......................
Pennsylvania..............
Rhode Island .............

7,690
2,413
2,580
8,604
709

(1.8)
(1.6)
(1.1)
(3.1)
(0.6)

3,669
1,170
1,257
4,093
333

(1.8)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(2.5)
(0.5)

4,021
1,243
1,323
4,511
375

(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(2.4)
(0.5)

87.7
85.8
88.8
88.0
84.0

(0.07)
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.07)
(0.26)

87.3
85.0
87.9
87.8
83.3

(0.11)
(0.22)
(0.17)
(0.10)
(0.36)

88.2
86.5
89.7
88.1
84.6

(0.09)
(0.20)
(0.19)
(0.11)
(0.34)

24.4
22.5
28.7
26.6
30.3

(0.10)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.11)
(0.38)

25.2
22.8
29.6
27.6
31.4

(0.14)
(0.24)
(0.25)
(0.14)
(0.51)

23.7
22.1
27.9
25.7
29.2

(0.12)
(0.25)
(0.23)
(0.12)
(0.43)

South Carolina...........
South Dakota.............
Tennessee .................
Texas..........................
Utah............................

3,036
525
4,207
15,446
1,547

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.8)
(3.8)
(1.0)

1,439
257
2,005
7,511
767

(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.4)
(2.9)
(1.0)

1,597
268
2,202
7,935
780

(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(2.6)
(0.8)

83.7
89.9
83.2
80.3
90.5

(0.15)
(0.34)
(0.14)
(0.08)
(0.18)

82.4
88.6
82.2
79.6
89.9

(0.22)
(0.47)
(0.20)
(0.12)
(0.22)

85.0
91.2
84.1
80.9
91.1

(0.18)
(0.36)
(0.16)
(0.08)
(0.23)

24.3
26.0
22.8
25.8
29.1

(0.13)
(0.43)
(0.16)
(0.08)
(0.26)

24.6
26.0
23.4
26.6
32.3

(0.19)
(0.57)
(0.20)
(0.11)
(0.36)

24.0
26.0
22.3
25.0
25.9

(0.18)
(0.63)
(0.19)
(0.08)
(0.29)

Vermont .....................
Virginia.......................
Washington................
West Virginia..............
Wisconsin ..................
Wyoming....................

429
5,282
4,437
1,290
3,771
364

(0.7)
(2.4)
(1.9)
(0.8)
(2.2)
(0.7)

207
2,537
2,175
623
1,842
184

(0.6)
(1.9)
(1.7)
(0.8)
(1.8)
(0.6)

223
2,745
2,263
667
1,929
180

(0.5)
(1.9)
(1.5)
(0.7)
(1.5)
(0.5)

91.1
86.2
89.7
82.5
89.9
92.2

(0.32)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.25)
(0.12)
(0.32)

90.0
85.1
89.2
81.3
89.2
91.7

(0.44)
(0.17)
(0.15)
(0.35)
(0.16)
(0.49)

92.0
87.3
90.1
83.7
90.5
92.7

(0.43)
(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.31)
(0.16)
(0.37)

33.7
33.9
31.0
17.1
25.8
23.7

(0.56)
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.21)
(0.19)
(0.51)

32.0
34.5
31.9
16.7
25.5
23.7

(0.72)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.30)
(0.23)
(0.66)

35.3
33.4
30.0
17.4
26.1
23.7

(0.66)
(0.19)
(0.16)
(0.29)
(0.23)
(0.65)

NOTE: Estimates are 3-year averages of 200810 data. Use of a 3-year average increases the
sample size, thereby reducing the size of sampling errors and producing more stable estimates.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 20082010 American Community


Survey (ACS) 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared
August 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 17. Number and percentage of persons age 25 and over in metropolitan areas with populations greater than 1 million, by educational attainment and sex: 2012
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Number of persons 25 years old and over (in thousands)
Metropolitan area
1

Percent with high school completion or higher

Percent with bachelors or higher degree

Total

Males

Females

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female
10

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

3,499
1,110
790
3,765
752

(224.1)
(71.5)
(81.1)
(102.8)
(50.1)

1,668
547
394
1,779
371

(114.9)
(44.5)
(47.3)
(57.9)
(31.7)

1,831
563
396
1,986
381

(114.5)
(46.3)
(38.0)
(55.1)
(26.8)

90.0
88.6
90.2
91.8
87.1

(1.51)
(2.82)
(1.58)
(1.02)
(2.43)

89.7
86.5
88.3
92.0
87.6

(1.95)
(3.43)
(2.67)
(1.20)
(3.00)

90.3
90.7
92.0
91.6
86.5

(1.40)
(2.79)
(1.99)
(1.13)
(3.04)

38.4
43.1
20.8
45.9
28.8

(2.89)
(4.03)
(3.37)
(1.97)
(4.14)

40.2
41.9
19.8
45.8
33.5

(3.51)
(4.69)
(3.85)
(2.30)
(5.21)

36.8
44.3
21.7
46.1
24.2

(2.75)
(4.77)
(3.90)
(2.12)
(4.54)

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC CBSA ................................................................


Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA .........................................................
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN CBSA1 .....................................................................
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA .................................................................................
Columbus, OH CSA......................................................................................................

1,151
6,334
1,339
1,813
1,143

(80.1)
(222.0)
(70.3)
(79.4)
(76.5)

556
3,065
609
861
528

(43.8)
(103.2)
(35.9)
(47.0)
(39.9)

595
3,269
730
953
615

(41.4)
(129.6)
(42.3)
(41.6)
(44.3)

88.5
89.5
90.2
92.3
91.9

(2.29)
(0.83)
(1.60)
(0.87)
(1.50)

87.6
89.2
92.2
92.8
93.9

(2.80)
(1.04)
(1.73)
(1.39)
(1.78)

89.3
89.7
88.6
91.9
90.2

(2.12)
(0.88)
(2.11)
(1.37)
(1.74)

33.2
37.2
26.1
28.5
29.9

(3.46)
(1.41)
(2.79)
(2.25)
(3.20)

37.8
37.8
28.5
29.6
32.4

(4.52)
(1.83)
(3.62)
(2.81)
(3.91)

28.9
36.7
24.1
27.5
27.7

(3.51)
(1.47)
(2.93)
(2.59)
(3.73)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX CBSA.........................................................................


Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA .................................................................................
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA........................................................................................
Fresno-Madera, CA CSA..............................................................................................
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA ..................................................................

4,482
1,888
3,545
724
924

(185.3)
(36.1)
(171.3)
(186.9)
(192.5)

2,201
931
1,646
347
437

(97.9)
(25.4)
(84.8)
(86.9)
(94.1)

2,281
957
1,899
377
487

(99.7)
(22.4)
(93.4)
(101.8)
(100.2)

84.0
91.7
92.2
74.9
93.0

(1.32)
(1.00)
(0.92)
(4.09)
(1.26)

84.6
92.2
92.5
70.9
93.6

(1.49)
(1.14)
(1.15)
(5.50)
(1.95)

83.4
91.3
91.8
78.5
92.5

(1.51)
(1.12)
(1.10)
(3.64)
(1.26)

32.4
44.9
35.1
22.2
26.6

(1.77)
(1.90)
(1.72)
(3.72)
(3.00)

34.0
46.2
35.9
20.9
29.5

(2.16)
(2.38)
(2.17)
(3.62)
(3.68)

30.8
43.7
34.5
23.4
23.9

(1.84)
(2.10)
(1.99)
(5.20)
(3.10)

GreensboroWinston-SalemHigh Point, NC CSA ......................................................


Hartford-West Hartford, CT CBSA................................................................................
Houston-Baytown-Sugarland, TX CBSA ......................................................................
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA...................................................................
Jacksonville, FL CBSA..................................................................................................

950
769
4,109
1,223
945

(68.4)
(40.7)
(172.3)
(122.4)
(75.6)

433
360
1,931
597
429

(34.8)
(20.9)
(91.4)
(63.0)
(44.7)

517
409
2,177
626
516

(40.9)
(23.1)
(93.4)
(63.0)
(39.5)

89.3
90.7
83.0
91.8
92.7

(1.73)
(1.33)
(1.29)
(1.55)
(1.62)

89.1
90.8
82.8
91.1
90.1

(2.33)
(1.53)
(1.59)
(2.01)
(2.51)

89.5
90.5
83.3
92.4
94.8

(2.16)
(1.60)
(1.39)
(1.90)
(1.50)

26.6
43.0
31.3
33.6
31.7

(2.44)
(2.80)
(1.89)
(3.05)
(4.51)

23.8
41.4
32.2
34.5
32.7

(3.05)
(3.30)
(2.33)
(3.55)
(5.65)

29.0
44.3
30.5
32.8
30.9

(3.12)
(3.22)
(1.93)
(3.50)
(4.52)

Kansas City, MO-KS CSBA ..........................................................................................


Las Vegas-Paradise, NV CBSA ....................................................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA ..............................................................
Louisville, KY-IN CBSA .................................................................................................
Memphis, TN-MS-AR CBSA1 .......................................................................................

1,314
1,282
11,571
865
886

(61.6)
(32.3)
(147.7)
(71.1)
(74.5)

662
640
5,662
406
427

(36.7)
(21.1)
(98.0)
(36.7)
(40.4)

652
642
5,909
459
459

(29.7)
(16.8)
(77.3)
(38.7)
(42.2)

93.9
87.6
79.5
89.3
85.7

(1.17)
(1.22)
(0.87)
(1.64)
(2.36)

94.2
88.2
79.1
92.3
79.5

(1.37)
(1.49)
(1.02)
(1.91)
(4.25)

93.5
87.1
79.8
86.6
91.5

(1.29)
(1.40)
(0.90)
(2.29)
(1.97)

36.4
28.2
29.4
24.9
30.3

(2.44)
(1.70)
(0.98)
(3.56)
(3.29)

36.3
28.6
30.3
27.2
28.0

(3.01)
(2.12)
(1.22)
(4.65)
(3.69)

36.6
27.9
28.4
22.8
32.5

(2.64)
(2.08)
(1.02)
(3.85)
(3.80)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL CBSA ..........................................................


Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA........................................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA1 ..............................................................
Nashville-DavidsonMurfreesboro, TN CBSA ..............................................................
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA CBSA .....................................................................

4,041
1,210
2,348
1,121
769

(132.6)
(136.2)
(42.9)
(189.2)
(40.7)

1,916
583
1,135
549
377

(76.1)
(69.5)
(28.9)
(96.4)
(29.1)

2,125
626
1,213
571
392

(70.3)
(68.9)
(23.9)
(94.7)
(25.8)

87.4
90.4
93.8
89.3
88.5

(1.29)
(1.64)
(0.68)
(2.36)
(1.91)

87.2
89.7
94.9
92.3
86.5

(1.48)
(2.03)
(0.67)
(2.33)
(3.11)

87.5
91.1
92.9
86.3
90.5

(1.48)
(1.64)
(0.97)
(3.50)
(2.25)

31.3
33.7
38.0
38.1
31.8

(1.71)
(2.74)
(1.69)
(4.17)
(3.81)

31.9
32.6
39.2
41.8
33.5

(2.17)
(3.04)
(2.14)
(4.18)
(5.79)

30.8
34.7
36.8
34.5
30.1

(1.90)
(3.42)
(1.82)
(5.29)
(3.90)

New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA CSA................................................................................


Oklahoma City, OK CBSA ............................................................................................
Orlando, FL CBSA ........................................................................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA...................................................
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ CBSA ...........................................................................

14,608
891
1,416
4,236
2,806

(225.4)
(59.3)
(99.8)
(117.3)
(236.0)

6,888
419
673
1,960
1,390

(115.7)
(33.4)
(52.1)
(72.7)
(129.2)

7,719
472
743
2,277
1,416

(128.3)
(29.4)
(57.3)
(65.3)
(111.3)

87.5
92.1
88.5
89.8
86.4

(0.59)
(1.47)
(1.83)
(0.91)
(1.44)

87.4
91.8
85.4
89.8
84.9

(0.75)
(1.84)
(2.40)
(1.13)
(1.66)

87.6
92.4
91.3
89.8
87.8

(0.62)
(1.66)
(1.85)
(1.16)
(1.63)

38.1
31.1
31.0
34.9
34.2

(0.87)
(2.35)
(3.04)
(1.48)
(2.95)

39.3
32.5
29.5
35.7
35.8

(1.09)
(3.77)
(3.54)
(1.83)
(3.32)

37.0
29.9
32.3
34.3
32.6

(0.90)
(2.52)
(3.26)
(1.69)
(3.23)

Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CBSA .................................................................................


Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA CBSA............................................................
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA CBSA ..............................................................
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA ...................................................................................
Richmond, VA CBSA ....................................................................................................

1,583
1,499
883
1,231
1,016

(64.3)
(60.2)
(52.7)
(72.0)
(70.0)

768
712
416
582
477

(38.7)
(34.6)
(25.4)
(45.2)
(36.2)

815
787
467
649
539

(37.3)
(32.7)
(30.3)
(35.1)
(39.0)

91.0
93.1
84.5
89.0
86.9

(1.30)
(1.11)
(1.11)
(1.64)
(2.79)

92.9
92.5
82.5
86.3
85.0

(1.41)
(1.59)
(1.70)
(2.80)
(3.01)

89.3
93.6
86.2
91.4
88.6

(1.82)
(1.02)
(1.30)
(1.27)
(2.96)

33.1
38.7
31.7
42.9
31.9

(2.30)
(2.54)
(2.37)
(3.38)
(3.29)

36.7
39.9
32.9
43.6
34.9

(3.16)
(3.27)
(3.10)
(3.97)
(4.01)

29.6
37.6
30.5
42.2
29.2

(2.65)
(2.62)
(2.15)
(3.83)
(3.58)

Rochester, NY CBSA....................................................................................................
SacramentoArden-ArcadeRoseville, CA CBSA........................................................
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA ....................................................................
San Antonio, TX CBSA.................................................................................................
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA CBSA ...............................................................

664
1,477
999
1,278
1,946

(43.8)
(74.4)
(36.0)
(79.9)
(91.2)

316
684
489
606
914

(23.2)
(41.9)
(23.1)
(37.8)
(52.5)

348
792
510
672
1,033

(30.0)
(43.7)
(18.1)
(47.1)
(48.7)

89.7
85.1
90.8
82.2
89.6

(2.96)
(2.73)
(1.39)
(2.22)
(1.76)

90.0
83.7
90.9
83.7
89.7

(3.17)
(4.03)
(1.57)
(2.66)
(2.13)

89.5
86.3
90.7
81.0
89.5

(4.26)
(2.10)
(1.71)
(2.64)
(1.77)

32.1
30.9
31.1
29.0
38.3

(3.56)
(3.09)
(2.47)
(3.06)
(2.35)

28.1
31.2
32.6
28.4
37.7

(5.02)
(3.70)
(3.00)
(3.76)
(2.90)

35.7
30.6
29.7
29.4
38.9

(3.75)
(3.44)
(2.74)
(3.27)
(2.79)

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA.................................................................


Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA ..............................................................................
St. Louis, MO-IL CBSA .................................................................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL CBSA................................................................
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC CBSA1.................................................
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA1 ..................................

5,581
2,726
1,968
2,154
992
5,717

(205.1)
(73.8)
(74.0)
(202.9)
(59.2)
(97.4)

2,791
1,368
901
1,033
443
2,723

(117.2)
(48.8)
(44.4)
(100.3)
(30.2)
(57.8)

2,789
1,358
1,068
1,121
549
2,994

(101.5)
(38.5)
(38.8)
(109.1)
(34.7)
(50.2)

87.8
92.0
91.9
92.2
93.8
91.8

(1.13)
(1.26)
(0.97)
(1.20)
(1.23)
(0.62)

86.8
91.2
90.8
89.7
91.3
91.3

(1.45)
(1.62)
(1.37)
(1.92)
(2.03)
(0.71)

88.8
92.8
92.8
94.5
95.8
92.3

(1.13)
(1.24)
(1.15)
(1.31)
(1.17)
(0.74)

45.6
40.2
32.4
29.8
32.0
46.9

(1.77)
(1.96)
(2.17)
(2.13)
(3.08)
(1.45)

45.5
38.5
35.5
29.5
34.6
47.7

(2.10)
(2.42)
(2.89)
(2.70)
(3.95)
(1.68)

45.7
41.9
29.8
30.0
30.0
46.1

(1.89)
(2.27)
(2.18)
(2.52)
(3.29)
(1.60)

1Information

on metropolitan status was suppressed for a small portion of sample observations. As a result, population estimates for these areas may be slightly underestimated.
NOTE: CSA = Combined Statistical Area; CBSA = Core Based Statistical Area. Detail may not sum to totals because of
rounding. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2012. (This table was
prepared November 2012.)

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Educational Attainment

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA CBSA..................................................................


Austin-Round Rock, TX CBSA .....................................................................................
Birmingham-Hoover, AL CBSA.....................................................................................
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH-CT-ME CSA1 ..................................................
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY CBSA...................................................................................

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[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Total population
age 3 and over
(in thousands)

Number
(in thousands)

Percent
of population

Among
internet
users,
percent
using the
Internet
from home

Persons using
the Internet anywhere

Selected characteristic
1

Total, all persons......................... 292,233

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male.................................................... 142,999
Female............................................... 149,234
Race/ethnicity
White.................................................. 190,353
Black................................................... 35,140
Hispanic............................................. 46,402
Other2 ................................................. 20,338
Age
3 and 4...............................................
8,850
5 to 9................................................... 20,852
10 to 14.............................................. 20,018
15 to 19.............................................. 20,802
20 to 24.............................................. 21,130
25 to 29.............................................. 21,117
30 to 39.............................................. 39,430
40 to 49.............................................. 42,801
50 to 59.............................................. 41,517
60 to 69.............................................. 28,981
70 or older.......................................... 26,734
Educational attainment
Less than high school....................... 41,353
High school diploma or equivalent... 71,361
Some college..................................... 45,440
Associates degree............................ 20,594
Bachelors or higher degree............. 63,765
Bachelors degree......................... 41,973
Masters or higher degree............ 21,793
Family income
Less than $10,000............................ 21,227
$10,000 to $19,999........................... 32,689
$20,000 to $29,999........................... 36,208
$30,000 to $39,999........................... 33,565
$40,000 to $49,999........................... 25,184
$50,000 to $74,999........................... 54,709
$75,000 to $99,999........................... 34,661
$100,000 or more.............................. 53,990
Total, all students ....................... 78,519
Elementary/secondary3 ........................ 58,244
3 and 4 years old...............................
4,706
5 to 9 years old.................................. 20,108
10 to 14 years old.............................. 19,641
15 years old and over ....................... 13,789
College ................................................... 20,275
See notes at end of table.

Percentage distribution
of home internet users,
by means of access from home

Percentage distribution of persons with no internet access at home or no


high-speed access at home, by main reason for not having high-speed access

A regular
dial-up
telephone

High speed
(i.e., faster
than dial-up)1

Dont need it,


not interested

Too expensive

Can use it
somewhere else

Not available
in area

No computer
or computer
inadequate

10

11

12

Other reasons
13

(62.3) 249,031

(580.7)

85.2

(0.20)

89.1

(0.20)

3.9

(0.12)

96.1

(0.12)

38.8

(0.51)

31.1

(0.55)

5.0

(0.26)

3.8

(0.23)

14.3

(0.45)

7.0

(0.28)

(47.9) 122,464
(43.5) 126,567

(320.1)
(311.7)

85.6
84.8

(0.23)
(0.21)

89.5
88.7

(0.22)
(0.22)

3.8
4.1

(0.13)
(0.13)

96.2
95.9

(0.13)
(0.13)

38.5
39.1

(0.54)
(0.56)

31.0
31.2

(0.64)
(0.57)

5.4
4.6

(0.31)
(0.25)

3.9
3.7

(0.25)
(0.23)

14.2
14.5

(0.50)
(0.46)

7.1
6.9

(0.32)
(0.30)

(70.3) 166,180
(109.0) 27,848
(34.6) 36,729
(107.3) 18,274

(391.6)
(228.6)
(327.8)
(135.1)

87.3
79.2
79.2
89.8

(0.20)
(0.59)
(0.71)
(0.52)

92.4
79.4
80.2
91.6

(0.18)
(0.76)
(0.69)
(0.58)

4.0
4.2
4.1
2.8

(0.14)
(0.44)
(0.41)
(0.39)

96.0
95.8
95.9
97.2

(0.14)
(0.44)
(0.41)
(0.39)

45.7
32.2
28.8
35.0

(0.72)
(1.30)
(1.10)
(1.94)

24.9
36.8
41.2
31.0

(0.65)
(1.45)
(1.37)
(2.07)

4.7
5.7
4.7
6.5

(0.27)
(0.60)
(0.56)
(0.94)

5.7
1.7
1.3
2.5

(0.34)
(0.35)
(0.31)
(0.62)

11.9
17.9
16.7
16.8

(0.41)
(1.28)
(1.06)
(1.59)

7.2
5.7
7.3
8.2

(0.36)
(0.56)
(0.64)
(1.17)

(63.8)
(45.0)
(43.2)
(33.9)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(67.4)
(102.4)
(73.8)

7,693
18,753
18,640
19,410
18,986
18,781
35,792
38,582
35,171
22,622
14,603

(80.9)
(109.3)
(90.2)
(81.3)
(93.3)
(95.6)
(133.5)
(123.5)
(165.3)
(158.0)
(158.3)

86.9
89.9
93.1
93.3
89.9
88.9
90.8
90.1
84.7
78.1
54.6

(0.73)
(0.50)
(0.39)
(0.37)
(0.44)
(0.45)
(0.34)
(0.29)
(0.38)
(0.45)
(0.60)

84.8
86.1
87.3
87.3
87.1
86.7
89.3
90.6
91.1
91.9
91.5

(0.73)
(0.52)
(0.46)
(0.53)
(0.57)
(0.50)
(0.35)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.34)
(0.42)

2.9
3.3
2.8
3.5
2.9
2.2
2.7
3.3
4.8
6.5
9.0

(0.40)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.22)
(0.16)
(0.19)
(0.27)
(0.36)
(0.47)

97.1
96.7
97.2
96.5
97.1
97.8
97.3
96.7
95.2
93.5
91.0

(0.40)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.22)
(0.16)
(0.19)
(0.27)
(0.36)
(0.47)

21.0
22.0
21.3
21.9
24.0
26.5
27.3
31.0
42.5
51.5
67.8

(1.52)
(1.41)
(1.32)
(1.13)
(1.21)
(1.22)
(1.14)
(0.99)
(0.86)
(1.09)
(0.82)

48.3
44.6
48.0
44.9
45.1
41.4
39.7
36.1
27.0
19.3
8.6

(2.05)
(1.61)
(1.69)
(1.44)
(1.47)
(1.46)
(1.35)
(0.93)
(0.87)
(0.86)
(0.47)

3.6
5.4
6.1
6.7
7.3
7.6
6.3
6.4
4.3
4.2
1.9

(0.65)
(0.73)
(0.89)
(0.81)
(0.85)
(0.87)
(0.61)
(0.55)
(0.37)
(0.40)
(0.21)

2.6
3.9
4.7
5.4
2.8
1.8
3.7
5.1
5.3
4.6
2.0

(0.61)
(0.52)
(0.62)
(0.63)
(0.56)
(0.38)
(0.41)
(0.42)
(0.52)
(0.44)
(0.25)

16.4
17.2
13.9
12.8
14.3
16.0
15.2
13.8
14.1
13.9
13.3

(1.64)
(1.26)
(1.18)
(1.15)
(1.03)
(1.20)
(0.94)
(0.72)
(0.62)
(0.71)
(0.58)

8.0
6.9
6.1
8.4
6.6
6.5
7.7
7.7
6.9
6.5
6.5

(0.92)
(0.75)
(0.74)
(0.87)
(0.73)
(0.78)
(0.67)
(0.50)
(0.51)
(0.49)
(0.37)

(357.0)
(474.4)
(357.6)
(241.2)
(446.6)
(348.4)
(279.3)

28,768
55,319
40,740
18,726
60,393
39,579
20,815

(284.5)
(457.9)
(352.1)
(229.9)
(448.3)
(334.2)
(282.4)

69.6
77.5
89.7
90.9
94.7
94.3
95.5

(0.57)
(0.37)
(0.26)
(0.33)
(0.19)
(0.23)
(0.25)

80.4
86.6
90.6
91.5
95.7
95.2
96.7

(0.57)
(0.33)
(0.27)
(0.43)
(0.15)
(0.19)
(0.22)

5.3
5.8
3.8
4.0
2.5
2.5
2.4

(0.33)
(0.24)
(0.18)
(0.29)
(0.14)
(0.16)
(0.19)

94.7
94.2
96.2
96.0
97.5
97.5
97.6

(0.33)
(0.24)
(0.18)
(0.29)
(0.14)
(0.16)
(0.19)

39.8
45.0
38.1
38.0
43.9
42.8
46.4

(0.85)
(0.66)
(0.92)
(1.34)
(1.09)
(1.31)
(2.00)

32.3
26.5
30.9
27.4
21.3
22.5
18.3

(0.90)
(0.66)
(0.88)
(1.19)
(0.97)
(1.17)
(1.58)

3.0
4.1
6.5
6.9
9.8
9.7
9.9

(0.35)
(0.30)
(0.48)
(0.73)
(0.69)
(0.77)
(1.21)

2.1
3.8
4.3
7.1
5.8
5.2
7.4

(0.22)
(0.27)
(0.41)
(0.79)
(0.59)
(0.60)
(1.11)

15.6
14.4
12.6
12.5
11.7
12.2
10.3

(0.67)
(0.51)
(0.71)
(0.93)
(0.77)
(0.90)
(1.22)

7.2
6.3
7.6
8.1
7.6
7.6
7.6

(0.47)
(0.33)
(0.49)
(0.74)
(0.56)
(0.68)
(1.05)

(404.9)
(512.0)
(498.0)
(503.2)
(474.0)
(660.7)
(562.8)
(698.6)
(249.5)
(133.2)
(84.1)
(58.8)
(57.7)
(89.3)
(233.9)

14,071
21,870
26,935
27,606
22,491
50,382
33,178
52,498
73,228
53,652
4,223
18,159
18,326
12,944
19,575

(342.3)
(441.8)
(473.1)
(469.8)
(451.7)
(642.3)
(551.5)
(693.8)
(320.9)
(218.7)
(83.6)
(111.2)
(98.3)
(96.8)
(234.2)

66.3
66.9
74.4
82.2
89.3
92.1
95.7
97.2
93.3
92.1
89.7
90.3
93.3
93.9
96.5

(0.97)
(0.72)
(0.70)
(0.58)
(0.48)
(0.36)
(0.31)
(0.22)
(0.26)
(0.32)
(0.94)
(0.50)
(0.38)
(0.41)
(0.24)

66.5
75.2
81.0
86.4
91.0
92.9
95.3
97.9
88.3
86.7
86.6
86.2
87.3
86.4
92.6

(1.30)
(0.95)
(0.72)
(0.66)
(0.59)
(0.33)
(0.41)
(0.18)
(0.31)
(0.38)
(1.01)
(0.53)
(0.46)
(0.62)
(0.39)

6.4
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.7
3.6
2.8
1.7
2.9
3.1
2.6
3.2
2.8
3.5
2.4

(0.64)
(0.55)
(0.50)
(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.20)
(0.49)
(0.26)
(0.28)
(0.31)
(0.23)

93.6
93.0
94.0
95.0
95.3
96.4
97.2
98.3
97.1
96.9
97.4
96.8
97.2
96.5
97.6

(0.64)
(0.55)
(0.50)
(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.20)
(0.49)
(0.26)
(0.28)
(0.31)
(0.23)

30.7
40.1
39.7
41.9
39.4
40.4
39.9
41.4
20.8
20.6
18.7
21.4
20.8
19.6
21.8

(1.14)
(1.03)
(1.08)
(1.30)
(1.83)
(1.49)
(2.51)
(2.44)
(0.84)
(0.92)
(2.20)
(1.34)
(1.28)
(1.22)
(1.42)

39.8
32.5
32.6
29.6
29.1
24.1
22.2
21.6
46.0
46.9
48.9
44.8
48.4
47.5
41.6

(1.40)
(1.12)
(1.08)
(1.39)
(1.89)
(1.37)
(2.34)
(1.85)
(1.13)
(1.22)
(3.26)
(1.61)
(1.69)
(1.60)
(1.95)

4.0
3.4
3.8
5.5
5.4
7.5
8.7
8.8
6.9
5.8
3.3 !
5.4
6.2
6.9
12.3

(0.54)
(0.36)
(0.40)
(0.61)
(0.88)
(0.88)
(1.45)
(1.62)
(0.58)
(0.60)
(1.03)
(0.75)
(0.91)
(0.88)
(1.28)

1.9
1.7
2.9
3.3
5.0
6.7
9.7
10.9
4.6
4.5
3.2
4.0
4.8
5.5
5.1

(0.35)
(0.22)
(0.40)
(0.47)
(0.84)
(0.78)
(1.40)
(1.86)
(0.43)
(0.43)
(1.01)
(0.54)
(0.63)
(0.72)
(0.98)

17.9
16.2
13.8
12.9
13.3
12.9
11.5
7.5
14.6
15.3
18.4
17.3
13.8
12.6
11.4

(1.16)
(0.84)
(0.83)
(0.86)
(1.21)
(0.97)
(1.55)
(1.31)
(0.86)
(0.95)
(2.65)
(1.30)
(1.21)
(1.20)
(1.40)

5.7
6.0
7.2
6.9
7.9
8.3
8.0
9.9
7.1
7.0
7.5
7.1
5.9
8.0
7.9

(0.59)
(0.51)
(0.60)
(0.65)
(0.95)
(0.93)
(1.29)
(1.54)
(0.49)
(0.52)
(1.33)
(0.79)
(0.72)
(0.90)
(0.99)

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Table 18. Number and percentage of persons 3 years old and over using the Internet and percentage distribution by means of internet access from home and main reason for not having
high-speed access, by selected characteristics of students and other users: 2010

Table 18. Number and percentage of persons 3 years old and over using the Internet and percentage distribution by means of internet access from home and main reason for not having
high-speed access, by selected characteristics of students and other users: 2010Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Total population
age 3 and over
(in thousands)

Number
(in thousands)

Percent
of population

Among
internet
users,
percent
using the
Internet
from home

Persons using
the Internet anywhere

Selected characteristic

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Percentage distribution of persons with no internet access at home or no


high-speed access at home, by main reason for not having high-speed access

A regular
dial-up
telephone

High speed
(i.e., faster
than dial-up)1

Dont need it,


not interested

Too expensive

Can use it
somewhere else

Not available
in area

No computer
or computer
inadequate

Other reasons

10

11

12

13

38,741
29,734
2,397
10,238
9,994
7,104
9,007
39,778
28,510
2,309
9,870
9,647
6,684
11,268

(174.6)
(98.2)
(62.9)
(51.2)
(41.9)
(65.2)
(156.7)
(181.7)
(91.3)
(61.5)
(40.1)
(38.3)
(62.8)
(176.2)

35,981
27,301
2,133
9,234
9,272
6,662
8,680
37,247
26,351
2,090
8,926
9,054
6,282
10,896

(193.5)
(137.2)
(55.6)
(77.4)
(67.0)
(66.8)
(150.3)
(224.8)
(129.7)
(62.6)
(69.1)
(57.7)
(65.2)
(179.7)

92.9
91.8
89.0
90.2
92.8
93.8
96.4
93.6
92.4
90.5
90.4
93.9
94.0
96.7

(0.30)
(0.38)
(1.25)
(0.63)
(0.54)
(0.51)
(0.36)
(0.30)
(0.36)
(1.22)
(0.62)
(0.44)
(0.54)
(0.32)

88.5
87.0
88.6
86.4
87.5
86.8
93.2
88.0
86.3
84.5
86.0
87.2
86.1
92.2

(0.35)
(0.44)
(1.18)
(0.75)
(0.61)
(0.77)
(0.53)
(0.36)
(0.43)
(1.48)
(0.67)
(0.60)
(0.87)
(0.51)

2.7
2.9
3.1
2.9
2.7
3.3
2.0
3.1
3.3
2.1
3.6
3.0
3.7
2.7

(0.20)
(0.24)
(0.73)
(0.34)
(0.37)
(0.40)
(0.29)
(0.21)
(0.25)
(0.59)
(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.48)
(0.32)

97.3
97.1
96.9
97.1
97.3
96.7
98.0
96.9
96.7
97.9
96.4
97.0
96.3
97.3

(0.20)
(0.24)
(0.73)
(0.34)
(0.37)
(0.40)
(0.29)
(0.21)
(0.25)
(0.59)
(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.48)
(0.32)

21.9
21.1
19.4
21.8
21.6
20.1
26.4
19.7
20.0
18.0
20.9
20.0
19.2
18.4

(1.04)
(1.10)
(3.28)
(1.67)
(1.71)
(1.58)
(2.50)
(0.97)
(1.10)
(2.85)
(1.69)
(1.74)
(1.85)
(1.65)

45.2
46.6
48.2
45.3
46.8
47.8
36.7
46.8
47.2
49.5
44.3
50.1
47.2
45.0

(1.41)
(1.49)
(4.36)
(2.09)
(2.21)
(2.11)
(2.92)
(1.27)
(1.36)
(4.27)
(1.89)
(2.20)
(2.29)
(2.49)

7.3
6.3
4.1 !
6.0
6.2
7.8
13.5
6.4
5.3
2.5 !
4.7
6.3
5.9
11.5

(0.75)
(0.75)
(1.68)
(0.98)
(1.12)
(1.16)
(2.18)
(0.62)
(0.59)
(1.22)
(0.86)
(1.00)
(1.13)
(1.56)

4.2
4.0
3.9 !
2.7
4.5
5.4
5.9
5.0
5.1
2.5 !
5.4
5.0
5.6
4.5

(0.52)
(0.53)
(1.74)
(0.50)
(0.86)
(0.94)
(1.41)
(0.54)
(0.55)
(1.14)
(0.85)
(0.78)
(0.98)
(1.22)

14.6
15.3
17.1
17.7
14.7
11.3
10.2
14.7
15.3
19.8
17.0
12.9
13.9
12.2

(1.01)
(1.10)
(3.32)
(1.56)
(1.59)
(1.45)
(1.70)
(0.96)
(1.06)
(3.50)
(1.60)
(1.52)
(1.69)
(1.87)

6.8
6.7
7.3
6.4
6.2
7.7
7.2
7.4
7.2
7.7
7.7
5.7
8.2
8.3

(0.56)
(0.60)
(1.84)
(1.00)
(0.91)
(1.25)
(1.51)
(0.64)
(0.67)
(1.77)
(0.95)
(1.07)
(1.39)
(1.31)

44,968
32,355
2,519
10,733
11,169
7,934
12,613
11,335
8,360
719
2,722
2,791
2,128
2,975
15,670
12,791
1,025
4,879
4,097
2,790
2,879

(207.1)
(108.6)
(51.6)
(54.3)
(45.5)
(73.0)
(197.1)
(124.7)
(72.8)
(41.9)
(33.7)
(33.8)
(44.5)
(106.9)
(105.0)
(74.5)
(47.5)
(39.8)
(35.9)
(50.5)
(94.6)

43,267
30,916
2,397
10,193
10,695
7,631
12,351
10,080
7,291
559
2,318
2,486
1,928
2,789
13,663
10,982
861
3,987
3,627
2,507
2,680

(235.5)
(144.7)
(54.2)
(71.5)
(64.8)
(77.9)
(196.9)
(157.5)
(103.8)
(42.0)
(48.1)
(46.8)
(45.2)
(102.9)
(156.3)
(137.2)
(48.0)
(75.1)
(59.7)
(55.2)
(89.0)

96.2
95.6
95.1
95.0
95.8
96.2
97.9
88.9
87.2
77.7
85.1
89.1
90.6
93.8
87.2
85.9
84.0
81.7
88.5
89.9
93.1

(0.22)
(0.28)
(0.81)
(0.44)
(0.38)
(0.44)
(0.24)
(0.83)
(0.99)
(3.30)
(1.48)
(1.29)
(1.26)
(0.90)
(0.78)
(0.90)
(2.27)
(1.35)
(1.11)
(1.21)
(0.85)

93.4
92.8
94.0
92.6
93.2
92.2
95.0
77.4
74.0
63.7
73.8
75.1
75.8
86.3
79.1
77.1
78.3
75.6
79.0
76.5
87.2

(0.30)
(0.36)
(0.91)
(0.50)
(0.45)
(0.57)
(0.39)
(1.13)
(1.41)
(3.76)
(1.93)
(1.78)
(2.21)
(1.14)
(0.85)
(0.96)
(2.85)
(1.47)
(1.32)
(1.57)
(1.14)

2.6
2.7
2.3
3.0
2.5
2.9
2.2
3.8
4.0
4.9 !
2.9
3.9
5.1
3.4
3.8
4.0
2.5 !
4.7
3.7
4.0
2.8

(0.17)
(0.20)
(0.61)
(0.31)
(0.25)
(0.35)
(0.27)
(0.63)
(0.70)
(2.08)
(0.68)
(1.00)
(1.13)
(0.81)
(0.48)
(0.58)
(1.09)
(0.82)
(0.78)
(0.73)
(0.69)

97.4
97.3
97.7
97.0
97.5
97.1
97.8
96.2
96.0
95.1
97.1
96.1
94.9
96.6
96.2
96.0
97.5
95.3
96.3
96.0
97.2

(0.17)
(0.20)
(0.61)
(0.31)
(0.25)
(0.35)
(0.27)
(0.63)
(0.70)
(2.08)
(0.68)
(1.00)
(1.13)
(0.81)
(0.48)
(0.58)
(1.09)
(0.82)
(0.78)
(0.73)
(0.69)

25.4
25.2
21.1
26.1
25.2
25.2
25.9
16.8
16.7
16.0
17.5
17.1
15.4
17.2
18.2
18.5
18.9
19.6
18.9
15.8
15.4

(1.62)
(1.82)
(4.57)
(2.70)
(2.35)
(2.48)
(2.12)
(1.63)
(1.77)
(3.61)
(2.56)
(2.64)
(2.43)
(2.87)
(1.28)
(1.32)
(3.82)
(1.75)
(1.98)
(2.00)
(2.76)

42.2
42.9
51.5
42.3
42.7
41.8
39.1
48.8
49.1
51.5
44.9
51.4
50.7
47.3
49.4
49.8
47.1
47.6
52.6
51.9
46.4

(1.78)
(1.95)
(5.70)
(2.81)
(2.54)
(2.80)
(2.84)
(2.51)
(2.73)
(5.67)
(3.66)
(3.57)
(3.53)
(3.95)
(1.94)
(2.00)
(4.97)
(2.39)
(2.83)
(3.25)
(4.53)

6.3
5.1
3.7 !
4.3
5.6
6.0
10.9
8.0
7.1

7.6
7.4
9.1
12.4
5.8
4.8
5.6 !
3.8
4.8
6.6
13.5

(0.76)
(0.74)
(1.80)
(1.11)
(1.33)
(1.08)
(2.07)
(1.35)
(1.32)
()
(1.80)
(2.07)
(2.20)
(2.91)
(0.87)
(0.87)
(2.63)
(0.86)
(1.21)
(1.87)
(2.53)

9.4
9.5
9.4 !
9.5
8.6
10.8
8.8
2.4
2.6

1.7 !
3.9 !
3.0 !

1.4
1.3 !

1.1 !
1.8 !

2.7 !

(1.00)
(1.06)
(3.30)
(1.50)
(1.24)
(1.66)
(1.83)
(0.71)
(0.73)
()
(0.79)
(1.38)
(1.06)
()
(0.41)
(0.41)
()
(0.41)
(0.87)
()
(1.30)

9.0
8.8
4.6 !
8.9
9.9
8.2
9.8
18.0
18.9
23.9
23.8
16.1
13.2
13.6
18.2
19.0
21.1
20.8
17.0
17.5
11.3

(0.86)
(0.85)
(1.83)
(1.34)
(1.49)
(1.37)
(2.06)
(2.08)
(2.29)
(5.08)
(3.21)
(2.71)
(2.46)
(2.89)
(1.51)
(1.59)
(4.30)
(2.10)
(2.14)
(2.77)
(2.60)

7.8
8.4
9.8 !
8.8
7.9
8.0
5.6
6.0
5.6
6.4 !
4.6
4.2 !
8.5
7.9
7.0
6.5
7.1 !
7.2
5.0
6.9
10.7

(0.85)
(0.98)
(2.96)
(1.64)
(1.26)
(1.57)
(1.09)
(1.03)
(1.09)
(2.00)
(1.21)
(1.40)
(2.10)
(1.97)
(0.87)
(0.88)
(2.55)
(1.18)
(1.19)
(1.64)
(2.44)

6,389
8,383
9,063
8,282
6,565
14,247
9,524
16,066

(190.5)
(234.4)
(232.7)
(220.0)
(199.7)
(257.7)
(232.1)
(286.9)

5,360
7,221
7,895
7,612
6,251
13,682
9,345
15,861

(183.1)
(218.3)
(223.7)
(213.0)
(196.1)
(256.4)
(231.2)
(288.1)

83.9
86.1
87.1
91.9
95.2
96.0
98.1
98.7

(1.24)
(0.98)
(1.04)
(0.76)
(0.60)
(0.48)
(0.30)
(0.23)

63.8
73.6
79.6
86.2
91.4
93.1
95.8
98.6

(1.74)
(1.33)
(1.22)
(1.04)
(0.90)
(0.54)
(0.62)
(0.21)

5.0
4.8
4.7
3.5
3.8
2.6
2.0
1.2

(0.85)
(0.86)
(0.74)
(0.61)
(0.63)
(0.38)
(0.33)
(0.24)

95.0
95.2
95.3
96.5
96.2
97.4
98.0
98.8

(0.85)
(0.86)
(0.74)
(0.61)
(0.63)
(0.38)
(0.33)
(0.24)

13.2
20.5
19.6
24.6
22.2
25.3
30.5
27.9

(1.55)
(1.85)
(1.68)
(2.30)
(3.14)
(2.57)
(4.50)
(4.77)

51.4
49.2
48.8
46.5
46.4
36.1
34.4
27.7

(2.46)
(2.26)
(2.24)
(3.00)
(3.40)
(2.84)
(4.84)
(4.05)

6.8
5.3
6.3
7.8
7.2
7.9
8.7
9.7 !

(1.27)
(0.84)
(1.08)
(1.36)
(1.81)
(1.94)
(2.33)
(2.96)

2.8
1.8
3.7
3.9
6.2 !
7.8
11.0
17.0

(0.73)
(0.50)
(0.90)
(0.96)
(1.87)
(1.72)
(2.45)
(4.58)

22.0
16.5
13.3
10.5
10.0
12.8
7.4
7.5 !

(2.08)
(1.94)
(1.55)
(1.54)
(2.07)
(2.05)
(1.94)
(2.37)

3.8
6.7
8.3
6.8
8.0
10.1
8.0
10.2 !

(0.79)
(1.07)
(1.27)
(1.30)
(1.86)
(1.87)
(2.39)
(3.11)

2Includes

persons of all other races and two or more races.


prekindergarten through grade 12.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2010. (This table was
prepared September 2011.)

3Includes

43

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes DSL, cable, modem, satellite, wireless, mobile phone or PDA, fiber optics or other broadband, and other.

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Computer and Internet Use

1
Sex
Male....................................................
Elementary/secondary3 ...............
3 and 4 years old......................
5 to 9 years old.........................
10 to 14 years old.....................
15 years old and over...............
College...........................................
Female...............................................
Elementary/secondary3 ...............
3 and 4 years old......................
5 to 9 years old.........................
10 to 14 years old.....................
15 years old and over...............
College...........................................
Race/ethnicity
White..................................................
Elementary/secondary3 ...............
3 and 4 years old......................
5 to 9 years old.........................
10 to 14 years old.....................
15 years old and over...............
College...........................................
Black...................................................
Elementary/secondary3 ...............
3 and 4 years old......................
5 to 9 years old.........................
10 to 14 years old.....................
15 years old and over...............
College...........................................
Hispanic.............................................
Elementary/secondary3 ...............
3 and 4 years old......................
5 to 9 years old.........................
10 to 14 years old.....................
15 years old and over...............
College...........................................
Family income
Less than $10,000............................
$10,000 to $19,999...........................
$20,000 to $29,999...........................
$30,000 to $39,999...........................
$40,000 to $49,999...........................
$50,000 to $74,999...........................
$75,000 to $99,999...........................
$100,000 or more..............................

Percentage distribution
of home internet users,
by means of access from home

44

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Population

n o i t a l up oP

Table 19. Estimates of resident population, by age group: 1970 through 2011
[In thousands]

Year
1

Total,
all ages

Total,
3 to 34
years old

3 and 4
years old

5 and 6
years old

7 to 13
years old

14 to 17
years old

18 and 19
years old

20 and 21
years old

22 to 24
years old

25 to 29
years old

30 to 34
years old

10

11

12

1970......................................
1971......................................
1972......................................
1973......................................
1974......................................

205,052
207,661
209,896
211,909
213,854

109,592
111,202
112,807
114,426
116,075

6,961
6,805
6,789
6,938
7,117

7,703
7,344
7,051
6,888
6,864

28,969
28,892
28,628
28,158
27,600

15,924
16,328
16,639
16,867
17,035

7,510
7,715
7,923
8,114
8,257

7,210
7,350
7,593
7,796
8,003

9,992
10,809
10,560
10,725
10,972

13,736
14,041
15,240
15,786
16,521

11,587
11,917
12,383
13,153
13,704

1975......................................
1976......................................
1977......................................
1978......................................
1979......................................

215,973
218,035
220,239
222,585
225,055

117,435
118,474
119,261
119,833
120,544

6,912
6,436
6,190
6,208
6,252

7,013
7,195
6,978
6,500
6,256

26,905
26,321
25,877
25,594
25,175

17,128
17,119
17,045
16,946
16,611

8,478
8,659
8,675
8,677
8,751

8,196
8,336
8,550
8,730
8,754

11,331
11,650
11,949
12,216
12,542

17,280
18,274
18,277
18,683
19,178

14,191
14,485
15,721
16,280
17,025

1980......................................
1981......................................
1982......................................
1983......................................
1984......................................

227,225
229,466
231,664
233,792
235,825

121,132
121,999
121,823
122,302
122,254

6,366
6,535
6,658
6,877
7,045

6,291
6,315
6,407
6,572
6,694

24,800
24,396
24,121
23,709
23,367

16,143
15,609
15,057
14,740
14,725

8,718
8,582
8,480
8,290
7,932

8,669
8,759
8,768
8,652
8,567

12,716
12,903
12,914
12,981
12,962

19,686
20,169
20,704
21,414
21,459

17,743
18,731
18,714
19,067
19,503

1985......................................
1986......................................
1987......................................
1988......................................
1989......................................

237,924
240,133
242,289
244,499
246,819

122,512
122,688
122,672
122,713
122,655

7,134
7,187
7,132
7,176
7,315

6,916
7,086
7,178
7,238
7,184

22,976
22,992
23,325
23,791
24,228

14,888
14,824
14,502
14,023
13,536

7,637
7,483
7,502
7,701
7,898

8,370
8,024
7,742
7,606
7,651

12,895
12,720
12,450
12,048
11,607

21,671
21,893
21,857
21,739
21,560

20,025
20,479
20,984
21,391
21,676

1990......................................
1991......................................
1992......................................
1993......................................
1994......................................

249,623
252,981
256,514
259,919
263,126

122,787
123,210
123,722
124,371
124,976

7,359
7,444
7,614
7,887
8,089

7,244
7,393
7,447
7,549
7,725

24,785
25,216
25,752
26,212
26,492

13,329
13,491
13,775
14,096
14,637

7,702
7,208
6,949
6,985
7,047

7,886
8,029
7,797
7,333
7,071

11,264
11,205
11,391
11,657
11,585

21,277
20,923
20,503
20,069
19,740

21,939
22,301
22,494
22,584
22,590

1995......................................
1996......................................
1997......................................
1998......................................
1999......................................

266,278
269,394
272,647
275,854
279,040

125,478
125,924
126,422
126,939
127,446

8,107
8,022
7,915
7,841
7,772

8,000
8,206
8,232
8,152
8,041

26,825
27,168
27,683
28,302
28,763

15,013
15,443
15,769
15,829
16,007

7,182
7,399
7,569
7,892
8,094

7,103
7,161
7,309
7,520
7,683

11,197
10,715
10,601
10,647
10,908

19,680
19,864
19,899
19,804
19,575

22,372
21,945
21,446
20,953
20,603

2000......................................
2001......................................
2002......................................
2003......................................
2004......................................

282,162
284,969
287,625
290,108
292,805

128,041
128,467
128,955
129,346
129,965

7,724
7,630
7,617
7,678
7,885

7,972
7,883
7,750
7,661
7,652

29,082
29,210
29,251
29,153
28,806

16,144
16,280
16,506
16,694
17,054

8,199
8,235
8,237
8,325
8,457

7,995
8,290
8,342
8,324
8,312

11,122
11,467
11,902
12,267
12,534

19,280
18,819
18,691
18,772
19,107

20,524
20,652
20,658
20,472
20,160

2005......................................
2006......................................
2007......................................
2008......................................
2009......................................

295,517
298,380
301,231
304,094
306,772

130,280
130,754
131,417
132,269
133,202

7,973
7,937
8,002
8,033
8,059

7,721
7,942
8,040
8,012
8,088

28,527
28,327
28,256
28,426
28,569

17,358
17,549
17,597
17,395
17,232

8,482
8,567
8,730
9,014
9,146

8,392
8,507
8,500
8,555
8,691

12,568
12,529
12,578
12,626
12,693

19,535
20,110
20,543
20,903
21,078

19,724
19,285
19,171
19,305
19,645

20101 ....................................
2011......................................

309,330
311,592

134,101
134,852

8,190
8,225

8,138
8,163

28,729
28,747

17,064
16,862

9,061
8,911

8,956
9,188

12,748
12,965

21,146
21,280

20,070
20,511

1Revised

from previously published figures.


NOTE: Resident population includes civilian population and armed forces personnel residing within the United States; it excludes armed forces personnel residing overseas. Detail
may not sum to totals because of rounding. Population estimates as of July 1 of the indicated reference year.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports,


Series P-25, Nos. 1000, 1022, 1045, 1057, 1059, 1092, and 1095; and 2000 through 2011
Population Estimates, retrieved August 14, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/
national/asrh/2011/index.html. (This table was prepared August 2012.)

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45

Table 20. Estimates of resident population, by race/ethnicity and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2011
Number (in thousands)

Percentage distribution

Native American
Hawaiian/
Indian/
Pacific
Alaska
Asian Islander
Native

Two or
more
races

Native American
Hawaiian/
Indian/
Pacific
Alaska
Asian Islander
Native

Two or
more
races

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Total
1980...............................
1990...............................
1995...............................
20002..............................
20042..............................

227,225
249,623
266,278
282,162
292,805

181,140
188,725
194,389
195,702
196,462

26,215
29,439
32,500
34,406
35,798

14,869
22,573
28,158
35,662
41,501

3,665
7,092
9,188
10,469
12,220

(1)

3,452
4,234

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

79.7
75.6
73.0
69.4
67.1

11.5
11.8
12.2
12.2
12.2

6.5
9.0
10.6
12.6
14.2

1.6
2.8
3.5
3.7
4.2

(1)

370
421

1,336
1,793
2,044
2,102
2,169

0.1
0.1

0.6
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7

1.2
1.4

20052..............................
20062..............................
20072..............................
20082..............................
20092..............................
20102..............................
20112..............................

295,517
298,380
301,231
304,094
306,772
309,330
311,592

196,621
196,833
197,011
197,184
197,275
197,371
197,511

36,147
36,521
36,906
37,291
37,657
38,008
38,337

43,024
44,606
46,197
47,794
49,327
50,790
52,045

12,658
13,098
13,527
13,956
14,361
14,743
15,064

434
448
461
475
488
500
509

2,186
2,203
2,220
2,237
2,252
2,269
2,291

4,447
4,671
4,909
5,158
5,411
5,649
5,835

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

66.5
66.0
65.4
64.8
64.3
63.8
63.4

12.2
12.2
12.3
12.3
12.3
12.3
12.3

14.6
14.9
15.3
15.7
16.1
16.4
16.7

4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.8

0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

1.5
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.9

Under 5 years old


1980...............................
1990...............................
1995...............................
20002..............................
20042..............................

16,451
18,856
19,627
19,178
19,786

11,904
12,757
12,415
11,253
10,940

2,413
2,825
3,050
2,753
2,714

1,677
2,497
3,245
3,748
4,439

319
593
734
686
810

(1)

538
678

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

72.4
67.7
63.3
58.7
55.3

14.7
15.0
15.5
14.4
13.7

10.2
13.2
16.5
19.5
22.4

1.9
3.1
3.7
3.6
4.1

(1)

30
34

137
184
182
171
170

0.2
0.2

0.8
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9

2.8
3.4

20052..............................
20062..............................
20072..............................
20082..............................
20092..............................
20102..............................
20112..............................

19,917
19,939
20,126
20,271
20,245
20,193
20,162

10,847
10,707
10,645
10,557
10,395
10,263
10,141

2,706
2,690
2,716
2,753
2,776
2,785
2,781

4,607
4,739
4,899
5,032
5,101
5,135
5,192

839
849
868
885
890
894
903

35
36
37
38
39
39
39

171
172
174
176
176
176
175

712
745
787
831
868
902
932

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

54.5
53.7
52.9
52.1
51.3
50.8
50.3

13.6
13.5
13.5
13.6
13.7
13.8
13.8

23.1
23.8
24.3
24.8
25.2
25.4
25.8

4.2
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.5

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

3.6
3.7
3.9
4.1
4.3
4.5
4.6

5 to 17 years old
1980...............................
1990...............................
1995...............................
20002..............................
20042..............................

47,232
45,359
49,838
53,198
53,512

35,220

33,008
31,724

6,840

7,994
8,005

4,005

8,700
9,871

790

1,829
1,997

(1)

377

522
504

1,059
1,320

100.0

100.0
100.0

74.6

62.0
59.3

14.5

15.0
15.0

8.5

16.4
18.4

1.7

3.4
3.7

(1)

85
90

0.2
0.2

0.8

1.0
0.9

2.0
2.5

20052..............................
20062..............................
20072..............................
20082..............................
20092..............................
20102..............................
20112..............................

53,606
53,819
53,893
53,833
53,890
53,932
53,772

31,379
31,069
30,679
30,226
29,851
29,495
29,168

7,987
7,972
7,916
7,813
7,726
7,642
7,536

10,207
10,602
10,988
11,346
11,717
12,063
12,258

2,047
2,110
2,166
2,227
2,290
2,347
2,377

92
94
96
98
99
101
101

499
494
489
483
478
475
470

1,396
1,479
1,559
1,641
1,729
1,809
1,862

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

58.5
57.7
56.9
56.1
55.4
54.7
54.2

14.9
14.8
14.7
14.5
14.3
14.2
14.0

19.0
19.7
20.4
21.1
21.7
22.4
22.8

3.8
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.4

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

2.6
2.7
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.5

18 to 24 years old
1980...............................
1990...............................
1995...............................
20002..............................
20042..............................

30,103
26,853
25,482
27,315
29,302

23,278

16,913
17,765

3,872

3,780
4,072

2,284

4,786
5,313

468

1,158
1,328

(1)

201

239
261

389
506

100.0

100.0
100.0

77.3

61.9
60.6

12.9

13.8
13.9

7.6

17.5
18.1

1.6

4.2
4.5

(1)

50
57

0.2
0.2

0.7

0.9
0.9

1.4
1.7

20052..............................
20062..............................
20072..............................
20082..............................
20092..............................
20102..............................
20112..............................

29,442
29,603
29,808
30,194
30,530
30,765
31,065

17,741
17,693
17,668
17,712
17,705
17,617
17,609

4,092
4,133
4,189
4,283
4,363
4,435
4,557

5,406
5,522
5,636
5,813
6,006
6,192
6,340

1,351
1,377
1,408
1,445
1,481
1,511
1,508

57
59
60
62
64
66
65

263
265
266
266
266
266
272

531
555
581
613
645
678
714

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

60.3
59.8
59.3
58.7
58.0
57.3
56.7

13.9
14.0
14.1
14.2
14.3
14.4
14.7

18.4
18.7
18.9
19.3
19.7
20.1
20.4

4.6
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.9
4.9

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

1.8
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3

25 years old and over


1980...............................
1990...............................
1995...............................
20002..............................
20042..............................

133,438
158,555
171,332
182,471
190,205

110,737
125,653
131,839
134,529
136,033

13,091
16,322
18,250
19,879
21,007

6,903
11,447
14,519
18,427
21,877

2,088
4,190
5,628
6,796
8,084

(1)

1,465
1,729

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

83.0
79.2
76.9
73.7
71.5

9.8
10.3
10.7
10.9
11.0

5.2
7.2
8.5
10.1
11.5

1.6
2.6
3.3
3.7
4.3

(1)

205
240

620
944
1,096
1,170
1,234

0.1
0.1

0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

0.8
0.9

20052..............................
20062..............................
20072..............................
20082..............................
20092..............................
20102..............................
20112..............................

192,551
195,019
197,404
199,795
202,107
204,441
206,593

136,655
137,364
138,020
138,689
139,324
139,996
140,593

21,361
21,726
22,083
22,441
22,792
23,146
23,463

22,804
23,744
24,674
25,603
26,504
27,400
28,256

8,421
8,762
9,086
9,400
9,700
9,991
10,276

250
259
268
277
285
294
303

1,253
1,272
1,292
1,312
1,332
1,352
1,375

1,808
1,893
1,981
2,074
2,170
2,261
2,327

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

71.0
70.4
69.9
69.4
68.9
68.5
68.1

11.1
11.1
11.2
11.2
11.3
11.3
11.4

11.8
12.2
12.5
12.8
13.1
13.4
13.7

4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
5.0

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1

Year and age group


1

(1)
(1)

(1)
(1)

(1)
(1)

Not available.
1Included under Asian.
2Data on persons of two or more races were collected beginning in 2000. Direct comparability
of the data (other than Hispanic) prior to 2000 with the data for 2000 and later years is limited by
the extent to which people reporting more than one race in later years had been reported in
specific race groups in earlier years.
NOTE: Resident population includes civilian population and armed forces personnel residing
within the United States; it excludes armed forces personnel residing overseas. Race catego-

(1)
(1)

(1)
(1)

(1)
(1)

ries exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Population estimates as of
July 1 of the indicated reference year.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports,
Series P-25, Nos. 1092 and 1095; and 2000 through 2011 Population Estimates, retrieved
August 14, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/asrh/2011/index.html. (This
table was prepared August 2012.)

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Population

Table 21. Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: Selected years, 1970 through 2011
[In thousands]
Total, all ages
State
1
United States ............
Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

5- to 17-year-olds

19701

19801

19901

20002

20052

20092

20102

20112

19701

19801

19901

20002

20052

20092

20102

20112

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

203,302 226,546 248,765 282,162 295,517 306,772 309,330 311,592


3,444
3,894
4,040
4,452
4,570
4,758
4,785
4,803
303
402
550
628
667
699
714
723
1,775
2,718
3,665
5,161
5,839
6,343
6,413
6,483
1,923
2,286
2,351
2,679
2,781
2,897
2,922
2,938
19,971 23,668 29,786 33,988 35,828 36,961 37,338 37,692

52,540
934
88
486
498
4,999

47,407
866
92
578
496
4,681

45,178
774
117
686
455
5,344

53,198
828
143
989
500
6,775

53,606
822
136
1,083
503
6,844

53,890
830
133
1,164
511
6,748

53,932
826
134
1,175
513
6,765

53,772
823
134
1,175
514
6,733

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

2,210
3,032
548
757
6,791

2,890
3,108
594
638
9,746

3,294
3,287
666
607
12,938

4,327
3,412
786
572
16,048

4,632
3,507
845
567
17,842

4,972
3,562
892
592
18,653

5,048
3,575
900
605
18,839

5,117
3,581
907
618
19,058

589
768
148
164
1,609

592
638
125
109
1,789

607
520
114
80
2,011

808
619
143
82
2,709

827
632
147
75
2,896

874
618
150
69
2,919

882
614
150
68
2,924

888
606
149
69
2,920

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

4,588
770
713
11,110
5,195

5,463
965
944
11,427
5,490

6,478
1,108
1,007
11,431
5,544

8,227
1,214
1,299
12,434
6,092

8,926
1,293
1,428
12,610
6,279

9,621
1,347
1,554
12,797
6,459

9,712
1,363
1,571
12,842
6,491

9,815
1,375
1,585
12,869
6,517

1,223
204
200
2,859
1,386

1,231
198
213
2,401
1,200

1,230
196
228
2,095
1,056

1,581
217
272
2,369
1,152

1,684
214
284
2,330
1,165

1,794
215
305
2,298
1,175

1,804
217
307
2,289
1,172

1,806
216
309
2,270
1,168

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

2,825
2,249
3,221
3,645
994

2,914
2,364
3,661
4,206
1,125

2,777
2,478
3,687
4,222
1,228

2,929
2,694
4,049
4,472
1,277

2,964
2,745
4,183
4,577
1,319

3,033
2,833
4,317
4,492
1,330

3,050
2,859
4,347
4,545
1,327

3,062
2,871
4,369
4,575
1,328

743
573
844
1,041
260

604
468
800
969
243

525
472
703
891
223

544
525
730
902
231

527
511
731
854
221

525
519
740
803
208

525
521
741
802
204

525
520
740
801
202

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

3,924
5,689
8,882
3,806
2,217

4,217
5,737
9,262
4,076
2,521

4,781
6,016
9,295
4,376
2,575

5,311
6,361
9,952
4,934
2,848

5,592
6,403
10,051
5,120
2,906

5,730
6,518
9,902
5,281
2,959

5,786
6,555
9,877
5,311
2,970

5,828
6,588
9,876
5,345
2,979

1,038
1,407
2,450
1,051
635

895
1,153
2,067
865
599

803
940
1,754
829
550

1,004
1,104
1,924
958
571

1,016
1,086
1,883
934
553

989
1,056
1,770
928
547

987
1,051
1,740
927
543

980
1,039
1,711
925
541

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

4,678
694
1,485
489
738

4,917
787
1,570
800
921

5,117
799
1,578
1,202
1,109

5,607
904
1,714
2,019
1,240

5,790
940
1,761
2,432
1,298

5,961
984
1,813
2,685
1,316

5,996
991
1,830
2,704
1,317

6,011
998
1,843
2,723
1,318

1,183
197
389
127
189

1,008
167
324
160
196

944
163
309
204
194

1,059
175
333
369
235

1,046
164
322
436
232

1,037
162
325
476
220

1,034
161
327
477
217

1,028
161
329
477
212

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

7,171
1,017
18,241
5,084
618

7,365
1,303
17,558
5,882
653

7,748
1,515
17,991
6,632
639

8,431
1,821
19,002
8,082
642

8,652
1,932
19,133
8,705
646

8,756
2,037
19,307
9,450
665

8,800
2,066
19,395
9,560
675

8,821
2,082
19,465
9,656
684

1,797
311
4,358
1,323
175

1,528
303
3,552
1,254
136

1,269
320
3,000
1,147
127

1,526
378
3,451
1,429
121

1,558
365
3,337
1,529
109

1,528
370
3,188
1,639
105

1,522
374
3,163
1,648
105

1,507
374
3,122
1,658
106

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

10,657
2,559
2,092
11,801
950

10,798
3,025
2,633
11,864
947

10,847
3,146
2,842
11,883
1,003

11,364
3,454
3,430
12,284
1,050

11,463
3,549
3,613
12,450
1,068

11,529
3,718
3,809
12,667
1,054

11,538
3,760
3,838
12,718
1,053

11,545
3,792
3,872
12,743
1,051

2,820
640
534
2,925
225

2,307
622
525
2,376
186

2,012
609
521
1,996
159

2,133
656
624
2,192
184

2,085
639
622
2,137
180

2,024
660
628
2,074
168

2,004
665
628
2,060
166

1,983
670
627
2,037
163

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

2,591
666
3,926
11,199
1,059

3,122
691
4,591
14,229
1,461

3,486
696
4,877
16,986
1,723

4,024
756
5,704
20,944
2,245

4,270
775
5,991
22,778
2,458

4,590
807
6,306
24,802
2,723

4,637
817
6,357
25,253
2,775

4,679
824
6,403
25,675
2,817

720
187
1,002
3,002
312

703
147
972
3,137
350

662
144
882
3,437
457

746
152
1,025
4,278
511

757
143
1,059
4,470
532

777
142
1,088
4,864
596

777
143
1,087
4,947
608

778
144
1,087
5,001
618

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

445
4,651
3,413
1,744
4,418
332

511
5,347
4,132
1,950
4,706
470

563
6,189
4,867
1,793
4,892
454

610
7,106
5,911
1,807
5,374
494

621
7,577
6,257
1,820
5,546
514

625
7,926
6,667
1,848
5,669
560

626
8,024
6,743
1,854
5,692
565

626
8,097
6,830
1,855
5,712
568

118
1,197
881
442
1,203
92

109
1,114
826
414
1,011
101

102
1,060
893
337
927
101

113
1,281
1,121
300
1,027
98

106
1,320
1,119
288
1,001
91

98
1,337
1,137
285
984
95

97
1,344
1,141
283
979
95

95
1,343
1,138
281
972
95

1As

of April 1.
as of July 1.
NOTE: Resident population includes civilian population and armed forces personnel residing within the United States and within each state; it excludes armed forces personnel
residing overseas. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail
may not sum to totals because of rounding.

2Estimates

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports,


Series P-25, No. 1095; CPH-L-74 (1990 data); and 2000 through 2011 Population Estimates, retrieved August 17, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/state/asrh/
2011/index.html. (This table was prepared August 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

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Table 22. Number and percentage distribution of family households, by family structure and presence of own children under 18: Selected years, 1970 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Family structure and presence of children


1

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

10

Change, 1990
to 2000

Change, 2000
to 2011

11

12

Number (in thousands)

Percent change

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All families .................................................................


Married-couple families.......................................................
Without own children under 18 .......................................
With own children under 18 ............................................
One own child under 18 ..............................................
Two own children under 18..........................................
Three or more own children under 18 .........................

51,456
44,728
19,196
25,532
8,163
8,045
9,325

(257.3)
(243.6)
(168.7)
(192.0)
(112.5)
(111.7)
(119.9)

59,550
49,112
24,151
24,961
9,671
9,488
5,802

(271.4)
(252.7)
(187.3)
(190.1)
(122.0)
(120.9)
(95.3)

66,090
52,317
27,780
24,537
9,583
9,784
5,170

(307.8)
(283.3)
(218.1)
(206.4)
(133.0)
(134.3)
(98.5)

72,025
55,311
30,062
25,248
9,402
10,274
5,572

(311.6)
(289.5)
(230.5)
(214.1)
(136.2)
(142.1)
(105.9)

78,425
58,945
32,787
26,158
10,127
10,497
5,534

(227.5)
(211.3)
(170.6)
(155.2)
(100.7)
(102.4)
(75.3)

77,873
58,370
33,197
25,173
9,733
9,886
5,555

(240.1)
(218.6)
(174.7)
(154.7)
(99.3)
(100.0)
(75.6)

78,850
59,118
33,989
25,129
9,732
9,861
5,536

(241.0)
(219.6)
(176.5)
(154.6)
(99.3)
(99.9)
(75.5)

78,833
58,410
33,835
24,575
9,567
9,658
5,351

(241.0)
(218.6)
(176.1)
(153.1)
(98.5)
(98.9)
(74.3)

78,613
58,036
34,098
23,938
9,300
9,527
5,111

(240.8)
(218.1)
(176.7)
(151.3)
(97.1)
(98.3)
(72.6)

Families with male householder, no spouse present ..........


Without own children under 18 .......................................
With own children under 18 ............................................
One own child under 18 ..............................................
Two own children under 18..........................................
Three or more own children under 18 .........................

1,228
887
341
179
87
75

(44.2)
(37.6)
(23.3)
(16.9)
(11.8)
(10.9)

1,733
1,117
616
374
165
77

(52.5)
(42.2)
(31.3)
(24.4)
(16.2)
(11.1)

2,884
1,731
1,153
723
307
123

(73.9)
(57.4)
(46.9)
(37.2)
(24.2)
(15.3)

4,028
2,242
1,786
1,131
483
171

(90.4)
(67.7)
(60.5)
(48.2)
(31.6)
(18.8)

5,063
3,049
2,015
1,243
553
218

(72.1)
(56.2)
(45.8)
(36.1)
(24.1)
(15.1)

5,100
2,937
2,162
1,323
597
242

(72.5)
(55.3)
(47.5)
(37.2)
(25.0)
(15.9)

5,252
3,141
2,111
1,300
583
229

(73.6)
(57.1)
(46.9)
(36.9)
(24.7)
(15.5)

5,580
3,356
2,224
1,375
576
273

(75.8)
(59.0)
(48.2)
(37.9)
(24.6)
(16.9)

5,559
3,334
2,225
1,337
627
262

(75.7)
(58.8)
(48.2)
(37.4)
(25.7)
(16.6)

Families with female householder, no spouse present .......


Without own children under 18 .......................................
With own children under 18 ............................................
One own child under 18 ..............................................
Two own children under 18..........................................
Three or more own children under 18 .........................

5,500
2,642
2,858
1,008
810
1,040

(92.8)
(64.7)
(67.2)
(40.1)
(35.9)
(40.7)

8,705 (116.0) 10,890 (141.4) 12,687 (156.9) 14,416 (118.9) 14,404 (119.7) 14,480 (120.0) 14,843 (121.4) 15,019 (122.1)
3,261 (71.8) 4,290 (89.9) 5,116 (101.6) 5,832 (77.2) 6,030 (78.7) 6,086 (79.1) 6,424 (81.2) 6,422 (81.2)
5,445 (92.3) 6,599 (111.0) 7,571 (122.8) 8,585 (93.1) 8,374 (92.4) 8,394 (92.5) 8,419 (92.6) 8,597 (93.5)
2,398 (61.6) 3,225 (78.1) 3,777 (87.6) 4,280 (66.4) 4,104 (65.2) 4,185 (65.8) 4,207 (66.0) 4,375 (67.3)
1,817 (53.7) 2,173 (64.2) 2,458 (70.9) 2,765 (53.6) 2,675 (52.8) 2,696 (53.0) 2,714 (53.2) 2,681 (52.8)
1,230 (44.2) 1,202 (47.9) 1,336 (52.4) 1,540 (40.1) 1,594 (40.8) 1,514 (39.8) 1,499 (39.6) 1,541 (40.1)

All families .................................................................


Married-couple families.......................................................
Without own children under 18 .......................................
With own children under 18 ............................................
One own child under 18 ..............................................
Two own children under 18..........................................
Three or more own children under 18 .........................

100.0
86.9
37.3
49.6
15.9
15.6
18.1

()
(0.19)
(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.21)

100.0
82.5
40.6
41.9
16.2
15.9
9.7

()
(0.20)
(0.25)
(0.26)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.15)

100.0
79.2
42.0
37.1
14.5
14.8
7.8

()
(0.22)
(0.27)
(0.26)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.14)

100.0
76.8
41.7
35.1
13.1
14.3
7.7

()
(0.23)
(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.14)

100.0
75.2
41.8
33.4
12.9
13.4
7.1

()
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.09)

100.0
75.0
42.6
32.3
12.5
12.7
7.1

()
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.09)

100.0
75.0
43.1
31.9
12.3
12.5
7.0

()
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.09)

100.0
74.1
42.9
31.2
12.1
12.3
6.8

()
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.09)

100.0
73.8
43.4
30.5
11.8
12.1
6.5

()
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.09)

-2.4
-0.3 !
-2.1
-1.4
-0.5 !
-0.1 !

()
(0.31)
(0.37)
(0.36)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.20)

-3.0
1.6
-4.6
-1.2
-2.1
-1.2

()
(0.28)
(0.32)
(0.31)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.17)

Families with male householder, no spouse present ..........


Without own children under 18 .......................................
With own children under 18 ............................................
One own child under 18 ..............................................
Two own children under 18..........................................
Three or more own children under 18 .........................

2.4
1.7
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.1

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.02)

2.9
1.9
1.0
0.6
0.3
0.1

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.02)

4.4
2.6
1.7
1.1
0.5
0.2

(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.02)

5.6
3.1
2.5
1.6
0.7
0.2

(0.12)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.04)
(0.03)

6.5
3.9
2.6
1.6
0.7
0.3

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.02)

6.5
3.8
2.8
1.7
0.8
0.3

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.02)

6.7
4.0
2.7
1.6
0.7
0.3

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.02)

7.1
4.3
2.8
1.7
0.7
0.3

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.02)

7.1
4.2
2.8
1.7
0.8
0.3

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.02)

1.2
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.2

(0.17)
(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.06)
()

1.5
1.1
0.4

0.1 !
0.1 !

(0.15)
(0.12)
(0.10)
()
(0.05)
(0.03)

Families with female householder, no spouse present .......


Without own children under 18 .......................................
With own children under 18 ............................................
One own child under 18 ..............................................
Two own children under 18..........................................
Three or more own children under 18 .........................

10.7
5.1
5.6
2.0
1.6
2.0

(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.08)

14.6
5.5
9.1
4.0
3.1
2.1

(0.18)
(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.07)

16.5
6.5
10.0
4.9
3.3
1.8

(0.20)
(0.13)
(0.16)
(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.07)

17.6
7.1
10.5
5.2
3.4
1.9

(0.20)
(0.14)
(0.16)
(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.07)

18.4
7.4
10.9
5.5
3.5
2.0

(0.14)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.05)

18.5
7.7
10.8
5.3
3.4
2.0

(0.14)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.05)

18.4
7.7
10.6
5.3
3.4
1.9

(0.14)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.05)

18.8
8.1
10.7
5.3
3.4
1.9

(0.14)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.05)

19.1
8.2
10.9
5.6
3.4
2.0

(0.14)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.05)

1.1
0.6 !
0.5 !
0.4 !

(0.29)
(0.19)
(0.23)
(0.17)
()
()

1.5
1.1
0.4 !
0.3 !
#

(0.25)
(0.17)
(0.20)
(0.15)
()
()

Percentage distribution of all families

(0.69)
(0.80)
(1.19)
(1.23)
(1.97)
(2.05)
(2.90)

9.1
4.9
13.4
-5.2

-7.3
-8.3

(0.58)
(0.68)
(1.05)
(1.00)
()
(1.60)
(2.18)

39.7
29.5
54.9
56.4
57.3

(4.76)
(5.81)
(8.20)
(10.45)
(16.12)
()

38.0
48.7
24.6
18.2 !
29.8 !
53.2 !

(3.62)
(5.20)
(5.01)
(6.03)
(10.01)
(19.44)

16.5
19.3
14.7
17.1
13.1 !

(2.09)
(3.44)
(2.68)
(3.93)
(4.67)
()

18.4
25.5
13.6
15.8
9.1 !
15.3 !

(1.75)
(2.95)
(2.22)
(3.22)
(3.81)
(5.43)

Change in percentage points

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P20, Household and Family
Characteristics: 1995; and Americas Families and Living Arrangements: 2000 and 20052011, Current Population Survey
(CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, retrieved July 31, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/population/www/
socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html. (This table was prepared August 2012.)

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Characteristics of Families With Children

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
NOTE: Own children are never-married sons and daughters, including stepchildren and adopted children, of the householder or
married couple. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

9.0
5.7
8.2
2.9 !
-1.9
5.0 !
7.8 !

47

48

Table 23. Number and percentage of family households with own children under age 18, under age 6, and under age 3, by race/ethnicity and family structure: 2011
Families with own children under 18

Families with own children under 6

Families with own children under 3

Families (in thousands), by number of children


Race/ethnicity and family structure

All families
(in thousands)

Total
(in thousands)

All races1 ................................................... 78,613 (240.8) 34,760 (178.1)


Married-couple families......................... 58,036 (218.1) 23,938 (151.3)
Families with male householder,
no spouse present .......................... 5,559 (75.7) 2,225 (48.2)
Families with female householder,
no spouse present .......................... 15,019 (122.1) 8,597 (93.5)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

White, non-Hispanic ................................. 53,909 (212.3) 21,457 (144.0)


Married-couple families......................... 43,554 (195.5) 16,267 (126.7)
Families with male householder,
no spouse present .......................... 3,078 (56.6) 1,286 (36.7)
Families with female householder,
no spouse present .......................... 7,277 (86.3) 3,903 (63.6)
Black2 ........................................................
Married-couple families.........................
Families with male householder,
no spouse present ..........................
Families with female householder,
no spouse present ..........................

Percent of
all families

Percentage
distribution

1 child
under 18

4
44.2
41.2

(0.18)
(0.21)

100.0
68.9

40.0

(0.67)

6.4

(0.13)

1,337

(37.4)

57.2

(0.41)

24.7

(0.24)

4,375

39.8
37.3

(0.22)
(0.24)

100.0
75.8

()
(0.30)

41.8

(0.91)

6.0

53.6

(0.60)

2 children
under 18

3 children
under 18

() 15,012 (122.0) 12,835


(0.25) 9,300 (97.1) 9,527

4 or more
under 18

Total
(in thousands)

10

(113.3)
(98.3)

4,917
3,618

(71.2)
(61.3)

1,996
1,493

(45.6) 15,314 (123.2)


(39.5) 10,887 (104.8)

627

(25.7)

199

(14.5)

63

(8.1)

1,000

(67.3)

2,681

(52.8)

1,100

(33.9)

441

(21.5)

9,488
6,504

(98.1)
(81.7)

8,106
6,524

(90.9)
(81.8)

2,850
2,362

(54.5)
(49.6)

1,013
878

(0.17)

809

(29.1)

356

(19.3)

88

(9.6)

18.2

(0.27)

2,175

(47.6)

1,226

(35.8)

400

Percent of
all families

Total
(in thousands)

11

Percent of
all families

12

13

19.5
18.8

(0.14)
(0.17)

8,674
6,323

(93.9)
(80.6)

11.0
10.9

(0.11)
(0.13)

(32.4)

18.0

(0.53)

579

(24.7)

10.4

(0.42)

3,427

(59.7)

22.8

(0.35)

1,772

(43.0)

11.8

(0.27)

(32.6)
(30.3)

9,118
7,194

(96.2)
(85.8)

16.9
16.5

(0.17)
(0.18)

5,322
4,286

(74.1)
(66.6)

9.9
9.8

(0.13)
(0.15)

34

(6.0)

525

(23.5)

17.1

(0.70)

305

(17.9)

9.9

(0.55)

(20.5)

101

(10.3)

1,398

(38.2)

19.2

(0.47)

731

(27.7)

10.0

(0.36)

9,418
4,179

(84.8)
(60.2)

4,748
1,793

(63.8)
(40.5)

50.4
42.9

(0.50)
(0.75)

100.0
37.8

()
(0.69)

2,197
748

(44.7)
(26.5)

1,520
641

(37.4)
(24.5)

660
253

(24.9)
(15.5)

371
151

(18.7)
(12.0)

2,095
789

(43.7)
(27.2)

22.2
18.9

(0.42)
(0.59)

1,108
447

(32.1)
(20.5)

11.8
10.7

(0.32)
(0.47)

899

(29.0)

355

(18.3)

39.5

(1.59)

7.5

(0.37)

200

(13.8)

102

(9.8)

39

(6.1)

13

(3.5)

164

(12.5)

18.2

(1.26)

95

(9.5)

10.6

(1.00)

4,340

(61.3)

2,600

(48.4)

59.9

(0.73)

54.8

(0.70)

1,250

(34.0)

777

(27.0)

367

(18.6)

206

(14.0)

1,142

(32.6)

26.3

(0.65)

566

(23.1)

13.0

(0.50)

Hispanic.................................................... 10,659
Married-couple families......................... 6,725
Families with male householder,
no spouse present .......................... 1,180
Families with female householder,
no spouse present .......................... 2,754

(86.1)
(72.9)

6,373
4,106

(71.4)
(59.2)

59.8
61.1

(0.46)
(0.58)

100.0
64.4

()
(0.59)

2,403
1,350

(46.4)
(35.2)

2,319
1,601

(45.6)
(38.2)

1,136
783

(32.4)
(27.0)

515
372

(22.0)
(18.7)

3,093
2,062

(52.1)
(43.1)

29.0
30.7

(0.43)
(0.55)

1,711
1,143

(39.5)
(32.5)

16.1
17.0

(0.35)
(0.45)

(33.0)

465

(20.9)

39.4

(1.39)

7.3

(0.32)

245

(15.2)

140

(11.5)

65

(7.9)

14

(3.7)

258

(15.6)

21.9

(1.17)

150

(11.9)

12.7

(0.95)

(49.4)

1,803

(40.5)

65.5

(0.88)

28.3

(0.55)

808

(27.5)

578

(23.3)

287

(16.5)

129

(11.1)

773

(26.9)

28.1

(0.84)

418

(19.8)

15.2

(0.67)

3,537
2,820

(52.0)
(47.6)

1,683
1,459

(38.1)
(35.7)

47.6
51.7

(0.82)
(0.92)

100.0
86.7

()
(0.81)

694
567

(25.2)
(22.9)

749
677

(26.1)
(24.9)

175
154

(12.8)
(12.1)

64
61

(7.8)
(7.6)

769
690

(26.5)
(25.1)

21.7
24.5

(0.68)
(0.79)

418
376

(19.7)
(18.7)

11.8
13.3

(0.53)
(0.62)

272

(16.0)

39

(6.1)

14.3

(2.07)

2.3

(0.36)

31

(5.4)

(2.4)

()

()

11

(3.2)

4.0

(1.17)

445

(20.3)

185

(13.2)

41.6

(2.28)

11.0

(0.74)

96

(9.5)

(7.9)

20

(4.4)

(2.0)

68

(8.0)

15.3

(1.66)

Asian2 .......................................................
Married-couple families.........................
Families with male householder,
no spouse present ..........................
Families with female householder,
no spouse present ..........................

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Race of family is defined as race of head of household. All races includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown.
2Includes persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

6!
66

4!

4!
38

(2.0)

1.5 !

(0.71)

(6.0)

8.5

(1.29)

NOTE: Own children are never-married sons and daughters, including stepchildren and adopted children, of the householder or
married couple. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Americas Families and Living Arrangements: 2011, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, retrieved August 15, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/population/
www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html. (This table was prepared August 2012.)

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Characteristics of Families With Children

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Characteristics of Families With Children

49

Table 24. Median household income, by state: Selected years, 1990 through 2011
[In constant 2011 dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State
1

19901

20002

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

10

United States ............................... $52,638 $56,684 $53,300


($70) $54,000
Alabama ............................................... 41,326 46,076 42,500
(370) 43,300
Alaska................................................... 72,519 69,611 64,800 (1,270) 66,300
Arizona ................................................. 48,232 54,746 51,000
(450) 52,700
Arkansas............................................... 37,035 43,440 40,300
(420) 40,800
California .............................................. 62,694 64,107 61,800
(230) 63,200

($60) $55,000
($50) $54,300
($50) $52,700
($50) $51,600
(350) 44,000
(280) 44,600
(430) 42,500
(340) 41,800
(980) 69,800 (1,050) 71,500 (1,220) 70,200 (1,490) 66,600
(300) 54,100
(330) 53,200
(320) 51,100
(310) 48,300
(330) 41,400
(490) 40,500
(450) 39,700
(400) 39,500
(160) 65,000
(190) 63,700
(150) 61,800
(170) 59,500

Colorado ...............................................
Connecticut...........................................
Delaware...............................................
District of Columbia ..............................
Florida...................................................

52,785
73,067
61,077
53,813
48,132

63,715
72,802
63,956
54,164
52,399

58,400
70,200
60,500
54,400
48,900

(390)
(570)
(990)
(1,350)
(190)

58,000
70,700
58,900
57,800
50,700

(330)
(560)
(960)
(830)
(170)

59,900
(430)
71,600
(540)
59,200 (1,040)
58,900 (1,310)
51,900
(220)

59,500
71,700
60,600
60,500
49,900

(400)
(720)
(1,020)
(1,530)
(220)

58,100
70,300
59,600
62,200
46,900

(450)
(630)
(1,110)
(1,090)
(180)

55,800
66,100
57,600
62,800
45,800

(460)
(680)
(940)
(970)
(200)

55,400
65,800
58,800
63,100
44,300

(370)
(520)
(960)
(1,460)
(250)

Georgia.................................................
Hawaii ...................................................
Idaho.....................................................
Illinois....................................................
Indiana..................................................

50,825
68,002
44,233
56,484
50,433

57,277
67,248
50,715
62,888
56,108

52,500
66,900
47,700
57,900
50,700

(310)
(1,380)
(590)
(240)
(350)

52,200
68,200
47,800
58,000
50,600

(270)
(790)
(590)
(190)
(290)

53,300
(320)
69,100 (1,270)
50,200
(500)
58,700
(240)
51,500
(250)

53,100
70,200
49,700
58,700
50,100

(260)
(1,190)
(610)
(230)
(340)

49,900
67,200
47,100
56,600
47,600

(260)
(1,000)
(610)
(260)
(290)

47,900
65,000
44,900
54,600
46,000

(290)
(980)
(630)
(280)
(280)

46,000
61,800
43,300
53,200
46,400

(280)
(630)
(800)
(310)
(280)

Iowa ......................................................
Kansas..................................................
Kentucky ...............................................
Louisiana ..............................................
Maine....................................................

45,936
47,795
39,464
38,440
48,781

53,276
54,835
45,451
43,958
50,267

50,200
49,400
43,100
42,300
49,300

(360)
(510)
(340)
(400)
(680)

49,600
50,700
43,900
43,900
48,500

(350)
(340)
(360)
(410)
(520)

51,300
51,500
43,700
44,400
49,800

(380)
(420)
(340)
(300)
(470)

51,200
52,400
43,400
45,700
48,700

(410)
(300)
(280)
(400)
(570)

50,400
50,100
42,000
44,600
48,000

(270)
(430)
(340)
(400)
(600)

49,500
49,800
41,300
43,800
47,300

(410)
(550)
(310)
(440)
(600)

49,400
49,000
41,100
41,700
46,000

(420)
(460)
(280)
(320)
(490)

Maryland...............................................
Massachusetts......................................
Michigan ...............................................
Minnesota .............................................
Mississippi ............................................

68,978
64,715
54,326
54,132
35,265

71,362
68,168
60,292
63,591
42,290

71,000
65,900
53,000
59,900
37,900

(420)
(490)
(310)
(260)
(430)

72,700
66,900
52,600
60,300
38,500

(450)
(420)
(220)
(300)
(420)

73,800
67,600
52,000
60,500
39,400

(490)
(340)
(250)
(400)
(450)

73,700
68,300
50,800
59,800
39,500

(390)
(380)
(270)
(330)
(430)

72,600
67,200
47,500
58,300
38,400

(440)
(430)
(230)
(350)
(440)

71,000
64,000
46,800
57,200
38,000

(580)
(260)
(190)
(290)
(400)

70,000
62,900
46,000
57,000
36,900

(490)
(550)
(200)
(300)
(350)

Missouri ................................................
Montana................................................
Nebraska ..............................................
Nevada .................................................
New Hampshire ....................................

46,168
40,259
45,562
54,310
63,624

51,204
44,576
52,980
60,176
66,771

48,400
45,300
50,500
56,600
65,400

(250)
(680)
(530)
(620)
(700)

47,800
45,300
50,700
59,100
66,600

(300)
(480)
(390)
(710)
(840)

48,900
47,200
51,100
59,700
67,700

(320)
(680)
(450)
(620)
(760)

49,000
45,600
51,900
58,900
66,600

(240)
(800)
(510)
(500)
(1,040)

47,400
44,400
49,700
55,900
63,500

(330)
(680)
(510)
(630)
(880)

45,700
44,000
49,900
52,600
63,000

(320)
(710)
(570)
(500)
(720)

45,200
44,200
50,300
48,900
62,600

(320)
(660)
(420)
(620)
(860)

New Jersey ...........................................


New Mexico ..........................................
New York...............................................
North Carolina ......................................
North Dakota ........................................

71,677
42,184
57,732
46,668
40,654

74,437
46,073
58,573
52,891
46,709

71,100
43,200
57,000
46,900
47,300

(370)
(520)
(300)
(220)
(490)

71,900
45,300
57,300
47,500
46,800

(450)
(480)
(170)
(300)
(680)

72,700
45,000
58,000
48,500
47,500

(380)
(450)
(230)
(280)
(790)

73,500
45,400
58,500
48,600
47,700

(330)
(580)
(240)
(270)
(620)

71,700
45,100
57,300
45,800
50,200

(420)
(660)
(250)
(240)
(630)

69,800
43,400
55,900
44,700
50,200

(480)
(460)
(240)
(230)
(990)

67,500
42,000
55,200
43,900
51,700

(440)
(490)
(240)
(320)
(770)

Ohio ......................................................
Oklahoma .............................................
Oregon..................................................
Pennsylvania.........................................
Rhode Island ........................................

50,274
41,291
47,724
50,909
56,359

55,283
45,084
55,229
54,136
56,814

50,100
42,700
49,500
51,300
59,300

(240)
(400)
(410)
(270)
(960)

49,700
43,200
51,600
51,600
57,800

(240)
(440)
(340)
(200)
(780)

50,500
45,100
52,900
52,700
58,100

(200)
(260)
(450)
(200)
(890)

50,100
44,700
52,400
53,000
58,200

(200)
(450)
(330)
(170)
(1,140)

47,600
43,700
50,800
51,900
56,700

(220)
(320)
(400)
(180)
(970)

46,500
43,400
48,000
50,800
53,900

(180)
(260)
(340)
(270)
(780)

45,700
43,200
46,800
50,200
53,600

(190)
(370)
(430)
(180)
(1,030)

South Carolina......................................
South Dakota ........................................
Tennessee ............................................
Texas ....................................................
Utah ......................................................

45,983
39,410
43,445
47,314
51,612

50,054
47,624
49,079
53,894
61,722

45,300
46,400
44,800
48,500
55,200

(430)
(620)
(340)
(170)
(660)

45,800
47,700
45,000
50,100
57,200

(290)
(670)
(290)
(190)
(390)

47,000
47,100
46,000
51,600
59,800

(420)
(620)
(230)
(200)
(500)

46,600
48,100
45,600
52,300
59,200

(400)
(740)
(270)
(140)
(450)

44,500
47,200
43,800
50,600
57,800

(360)
(770)
(280)
(160)
(510)

43,300
47,400
42,800
50,100
56,500

(270)
(760)
(250)
(220)
(390)

42,400
48,300
41,700
49,400
55,900

(340)
(970)
(260)
(240)
(490)

Vermont ................................................
Virginia..................................................
Washington...........................................
West Virginia.........................................
Wisconsin .............................................
Wyoming...............................................

52,175
58,368
54,612
36,419
51,563
47,454

55,148
63,005
61,789
40,084
59,110
51,147

52,600
62,500
56,800
38,500
54,300
53,200

(840)
(380)
(450)
(560)
(280)
(1,060)

53,200
62,800
58,700
39,100
54,400
52,900

(860)
(310)
(320)
(420)
(300)
(1,000)

54,100
64,600
60,300
40,200
54,900
56,100

(780)
(390)
(330)
(500)
(240)
(870)

54,400
64,000
60,700
39,700
54,400
55,600

(620)
(280)
(370)
(650)
(230)
(1,260)

54,100
62,200
59,300
39,300
52,400
55,200

(610)
(310)
(340)
(450)
(260)
(1,200)

51,000
62,600
57,400
39,400
50,500
55,200

(930)
(290)
(340)
(560)
(310)
(1,190)

52,800
61,900
56,800
38,500
50,400
56,300

(860)
(310)
(350)
(530)
(260)
(1,150)

1 Based

on 1989 incomes collected in the 1990 census.


on 1999 incomes collected in the 2000 census.
NOTE: Constant dollars adjusted by the Consumer Price Index research series using
current methods (CPI-U-RS).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1990 Summary Tape File 3 (STF
3), Median Household Income in 1989, retrieved May 12, 2005, from (https://www.census.gov/

2 Based

($40) $50,500
(300) 41,400
(1,310) 67,800
(330) 46,700
(400) 38,800
(220) 57,300

($40)
(330)
(1,180)
(340)
(460)
(170)

hhes/www/income/data/historical/state/state1.html); Decennial Census, 2000, Summary Social,


Economic, and Housing Characteristics; Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF 4), retrieved March
28, 2005, from (http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml
?pid=DEC_00_SF4_PCT089&prodType=table); and American Community Survey, 2005
through 2011. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Characteristics of Families With Children

Table 25. Poverty rates for all persons and poverty status of 5- to 17-year-olds, by region and state: Selected years, 1990 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Poverty status of related children1 5 through 17 years old

Percent of persons in poverty

20104

Region and state


1

19902

20003

20104

20114

2000,3

percent
in poverty

percent
in poverty

Percent
in poverty

Number
in poverty
(in thousands)

Percent
in poverty

13.1

12.4

15.3

(0.06)

15.9

(0.06)

17.0

(0.02)

15.4

(0.01) 10,414

(66.6)

19.7

(0.12) 10,884

(72.4)

20.7

(0.14)

10.6
15.7
12.0
12.6

11.4
13.9
10.2
13.0

12.8
16.9
14.5
15.3

(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.09)

13.3
17.4
14.9
16.1

(0.10)
(0.08)
(0.12)
(0.11)

14.3
20.5
14.9
16.2

(0.54)
(0.90)
(0.58)
(0.79)

14.3
17.6
12.0
16.2

(0.39)
(0.64)
(0.37)
(0.54)

1,453
4,376
2,114
2,472

(18.9)
(36.5)
(26.4)
(26.5)

16.3
22.2
18.4
19.4

(0.21)
(0.18)
(0.22)
(0.21)

1,521
4,584
2,163
2,618

(21.7)
(34.8)
(29.3)
(30.1)

17.2
23.1
19.0
20.7

(0.24)
(0.17)
(0.26)
(0.24)

Alabama ...............................................
Alaska...................................................
Arizona .................................................
Arkansas...............................................
California ..............................................

18.3
9.0
15.7
19.1
12.5

16.1
9.4
13.9
15.8
14.2

19.0
10.8
17.5
18.7
15.8

(0.40)
(0.76)
(0.36)
(0.42)
(0.13)

19.1
10.2
19.1
18.7
16.6

(0.42)
(0.80)
(0.39)
(0.49)
(0.14)

23.2
9.6
20.3
23.8
17.2

(0.16)
(0.27)
(0.15)
(0.20)
(0.06)

20.3
10.3
17.8
20.1
18.5

(0.11)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.04)

212
15
258
124
1,374

(7.5)
(1.8)
(8.8)
(5.0)
(19.7)

26.1
11.2
22.4
24.7
20.7

(0.90)
(1.38)
(0.77)
(1.00)
(0.30)

209
18
297
123
1,429

(7.6)
(2.8)
(9.9)
(5.1)
(17.9)

25.7
14.0
26.0
24.4
21.7

(0.93)
(2.14)
(0.87)
(1.02)
(0.27)

Colorado ...............................................
Connecticut...........................................
Delaware...............................................
District of Columbia ..............................
Florida...................................................

11.7
6.8
8.7
16.9
12.7

9.3
7.9
9.2
20.2
12.5

13.1
9.9
12.0
19.3
16.5

(0.34)
(0.31)
(0.75)
(0.92)
(0.16)

13.3
10.9
12.2
18.9
17.0

(0.32)
(0.35)
(0.68)
(0.94)
(0.18)

13.7
9.8
11.0
24.1
17.5

(0.13)
(0.15)
(0.27)
(0.59)
(0.10)

10.0
9.6
10.9
30.4
16.6

(0.08)
(0.10)
(0.22)
(0.44)
(0.07)

130
68
24
20
623

(6.3)
(4.3)
(2.3)
(1.7)
(11.4)

14.9
11.2
16.2
30.2
21.7

(0.72)
(0.70)
(1.55)
(2.50)
(0.40)

136
84
24
20
663

(6.9)
(4.2)
(2.6)
(2.1)
(11.8)

15.6
14.1
16.5
29.6
23.3

(0.78)
(0.71)
(1.77)
(3.10)
(0.42)

Georgia.................................................
Hawaii ...................................................
Idaho.....................................................
Illinois....................................................
Indiana..................................................

14.7
8.3
13.3
11.9
10.7

13.0
10.7
11.8
10.7
9.5

17.9
10.3
15.3
13.9
15.3

(0.27)
(0.52)
(0.52)
(0.19)
(0.28)

19.1
12.0
15.4
14.7
15.7

(0.27)
(0.67)
(0.59)
(0.23)
(0.31)

18.9
10.5
14.4
15.9
12.8

(0.14)
(0.25)
(0.23)
(0.08)
(0.10)

16.1
12.9
12.6
13.4
10.6

(0.09)
(0.18)
(0.14)
(0.05)
(0.08)

402
24
45
408
228

(8.5)
(2.7)
(2.7)
(9.3)
(7.8)

22.6
11.2
15.0
18.1
20.0

(0.48)
(1.28)
(0.89)
(0.41)
(0.68)

437
37
49
436
231

(10.3)
(3.8)
(3.7)
(11.2)
(8.0)

24.5
17.3
16.3
19.5
20.4

(0.58)
(1.80)
(1.22)
(0.50)
(0.71)

Iowa ......................................................
Kansas..................................................
Kentucky ...............................................
Louisiana ..............................................
Maine....................................................

11.5
11.5
19.0
23.6
10.8

9.1
9.9
15.8
19.6
10.9

12.7
13.1
18.7
18.5
13.6

(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.33)
(0.31)
(0.60)

12.8
14.1
19.5
20.2
14.2

(0.39)
(0.49)
(0.41)
(0.35)
(0.60)

12.6
12.8
23.2
30.4
12.3

(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.16)
(0.19)
(0.20)

9.5
10.4
19.4
25.3
12.0

(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.15)

79
80
168
190
34

(4.9)
(5.0)
(5.8)
(6.4)
(2.9)

15.6
15.7
23.3
24.2
17.0

(0.95)
(0.97)
(0.79)
(0.77)
(1.42)

82
82
185
210
34

(5.4)
(4.9)
(7.0)
(6.0)
(2.8)

16.1
16.3
25.8
26.6
17.2

(1.05)
(0.98)
(0.94)
(0.75)
(1.46)

Maryland...............................................
Massachusetts......................................
Michigan ...............................................
Minnesota .............................................
Mississippi ............................................

8.3
8.9
13.1
10.2
25.2

8.5
9.3
10.5
7.9
19.9

10.0
11.3
16.5
11.4
22.2

(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.24)
(0.32)
(0.53)

10.1
11.7
17.0
11.6
22.5

(0.25)
(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.32)
(0.48)

10.5
12.2
16.7
11.4
32.6

(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.21)

9.8
11.4
12.7
8.7
26.0

(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.13)

112
130
348
124
154

(4.8)
(5.8)
(10.0)
(7.5)
(5.5)

11.6
12.6
20.5
13.7
29.0

(0.50)
(0.57)
(0.58)
(0.81)
(1.03)

120
145
356
116
155

(5.9)
(6.0)
(10.7)
(5.9)
(4.8)

12.5
14.1
21.4
12.7
28.9

(0.62)
(0.59)
(0.64)
(0.64)
(0.88)

Missouri ................................................
Montana................................................
Nebraska ..............................................
Nevada .................................................
New Hampshire ....................................

13.3
16.1
11.1
10.2
6.4

11.7
14.6
9.7
10.5
6.5

15.5
14.5
13.1
15.1
8.2

(0.28)
(0.72)
(0.58)
(0.49)
(0.45)

15.9
14.0
11.9
16.1
8.8

(0.34)
(0.76)
(0.51)
(0.50)
(0.52)

16.2
18.4
12.0
11.7
6.4

(0.12)
(0.30)
(0.18)
(0.26)
(0.16)

14.4
17.1
11.1
12.3
6.7

(0.08)
(0.20)
(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.12)

181
27
52
93
17

(6.3)
(2.5)
(4.2)
(5.1)
(2.4)

18.1
17.8
16.4
19.8
8.1

(0.64)
(1.57)
(1.31)
(1.08)
(1.14)

199
26
44
100
22

(8.3)
(2.5)
(3.3)
(5.4)
(2.7)

19.9
16.7
13.7
21.3
10.7

(0.81)
(1.61)
(1.03)
(1.15)
(1.32)

New Jersey ...........................................


New Mexico ..........................................
New York...............................................
North Carolina ......................................
North Dakota ........................................

7.6
20.6
13.0
13.0
14.4

8.5
18.4
14.6
12.3
11.9

10.2
20.3
15.0
17.3
12.2

(0.22)
(0.66)
(0.19)
(0.25)
(0.80)

10.3
21.4
15.8
17.6
11.0

(0.19)
(0.61)
(0.16)
(0.26)
(0.68)

10.8
26.3
18.1
16.0
15.9

(0.10)
(0.25)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.30)

10.5
23.6
19.1
14.9
12.2

(0.07)
(0.17)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.17)

194
104
620
361
14

(6.8)
(5.0)
(12.0)
(8.9)
(1.9)

12.9
28.2
20.0
22.3
13.1

(0.45)
(1.37)
(0.39)
(0.55)
(1.76)

193
103
655
374
9

(6.9)
(4.8)
(13.5)
(9.5)
(1.5)

13.0
28.0
21.4
22.8
8.6

(0.47)
(1.30)
(0.43)
(0.58)
(1.40)

Ohio ......................................................
Oklahoma .............................................
Oregon..................................................
Pennsylvania.........................................
Rhode Island ........................................

12.5
16.7
12.4
11.1
9.6

10.6
14.7
11.6
11.0
11.9

15.9
17.0
15.9
13.2
14.6

(0.21)
(0.40)
(0.34)
(0.19)
(0.61)

16.4
17.5
16.9
13.6
14.3

(0.26)
(0.45)
(0.38)
(0.24)
(0.67)

16.2
19.9
13.4
14.5
12.3

(0.08)
(0.16)
(0.15)
(0.08)
(0.30)

12.9
17.7
12.8
13.6
15.6

(0.05)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.05)
(0.25)

412
152
119
349
29

(10.7)
(6.8)
(4.9)
(10.0)
(2.6)

21.0
23.2
19.5
17.3
17.9

(0.54)
(1.04)
(0.80)
(0.49)
(1.57)

422
139
131
349
29

(11.0)
(6.3)
(5.8)
(12.0)
(2.1)

21.9
21.2
21.6
17.5
18.0

(0.57)
(0.96)
(0.93)
(0.59)
(1.32)

South Carolina......................................
South Dakota ........................................
Tennessee ............................................
Texas ....................................................
Utah ......................................................

15.4
15.9
15.7
18.1
11.4

14.1
13.2
13.5
15.4
9.4

18.1
14.9
17.6
17.8
13.4

(0.34)
(0.92)
(0.30)
(0.16)
(0.47)

18.9
12.8
18.1
18.3
13.7

(0.35)
(0.82)
(0.29)
(0.16)
(0.55)

20.0
18.7
19.5
23.4
10.9

(0.19)
(0.33)
(0.13)
(0.09)
(0.16)

17.9
15.5
16.6
19.3
8.9

(0.12)
(0.21)
(0.10)
(0.06)
(0.09)

175
25
251
1,161
91

(6.7)
(3.2)
(8.1)
(15.7)
(5.4)

22.9
17.5
23.7
23.8
15.2

(0.86)
(2.26)
(0.76)
(0.32)
(0.91)

195
20
258
1,217
91

(6.8)
(2.2)
(7.6)
(18.2)
(6.9)

25.6
14.5
24.2
24.7
14.9

(0.88)
(1.53)
(0.71)
(0.37)
(1.14)

Vermont ................................................
Virginia..................................................
Washington...........................................
West Virginia.........................................
Wisconsin .............................................
Wyoming...............................................

9.9
10.2
10.9
19.7
10.7
11.9

9.4
9.6
10.6
17.9
8.7
11.4

11.9
11.3
13.5
18.4
13.1
10.7

(0.79)
(0.18)
(0.27)
(0.56)
(0.32)
(0.82)

11.0
11.6
14.0
18.6
13.6
11.2

(0.75)
(0.22)
(0.27)
(0.60)
(0.37)
(0.76)

10.7
12.4
12.8
24.0
13.3
12.6

(0.26)
(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.23)
(0.10)
(0.33)

9.9
11.4
12.2
22.9
10.0
12.5

(0.16)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.17)
(0.07)
(0.24)

11
180
182
67
162
11

(1.9)
(6.1)
(6.7)
(4.1)
(7.0)
(1.6)

12.4
13.6
16.2
24.4
17.0
11.7

(2.04)
(0.46)
(0.59)
(1.50)
(0.73)
(1.71)

10
189
188
65
165
13

(1.3)
(7.3)
(8.2)
(4.0)
(7.9)
(1.8)

10.7
14.3
16.9
23.6
17.4
13.9

(1.45)
(0.54)
(0.72)
(1.48)
(0.82)
(1.96)

children in a family include all children in the household who are related to the
householder by birth, marriage, or adoption (except a child who is the spouse of the householder). The householder is the person (or one of the people) who owns or rents (maintains) the housing unit.
2Based on 1989 incomes and family sizes collected in the 1990 census. May differ from
Current Population Survey data that are shown in other tables.
3Based on 1999 incomes and family sizes collected in the 2000 census. May differ from
Current Population Survey data that are shown in other tables.
4Based on income and family size data from the American Community Survey (ACS). May
differ from Current Population Survey data that are shown in other tables. ACS respondents
were interviewed throughout the given year and reported the income they received during
the previous 12 months.

Number
in poverty
(in thousands)

20114

United States ...............................


Region
Northeast ..........................................
South ................................................
Midwest.............................................
West..................................................

1Related

1990,2

10

11

NOTE: For information about how the Census Bureau determines who is in poverty, see
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/about/overview/measure.html. Detail may not sum
to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1990 Summary Tape File 3
(STF 3), Median Household Income in 1989 and Poverty Status in 1989 by Family Type
and Age; Decennial Census, 1990, Minority Economic Profiles, unpublished data; Decennial Census, 2000, Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics; Census 2000
Summary File 4 (SF 4), Poverty Status in 1999 of Related Children Under 18 Years by
Family Type and Age; and American Community Survey, 2010 and 2011. (This table was
prepared February 2013.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 26. Poverty status of all persons, persons in families, and related children under age 18, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1960 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Number below the poverty level (in thousands)
In families with female householder,
no husband present

In all families
Year and race/ethnicity

Percent below the poverty level


In families with female householder,
no husband present

In all families

All persons

Total

Householder1

Related children
under 182

Total

Related children
under 182

All persons

Total

Householder1

Related children
under 182

Total

Related children
under 182

10

11

12

13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

39,851
33,185
25,420
25,877
29,272

(644.0)
(595.4)
(431.8)
(435.2)
(460.0)

34,925
28,358
20,330
20,789
22,601

(493.6)
(419.2)
(266.6)
(271.0)
(288.2)

8,243
6,721
5,260
5,450
6,217

(177.2)
(156.2)
(110.1)
(112.4)
(121.7)

17,288
14,388
10,235
10,882
11,114

(290.6)
(255.6)
(166.2)
(173.0)
(175.4)

7,247
7,524
7,503
8,846
10,120

(163.6)
(167.4)
(136.5)
(151.3)
(165.0)

4,095
4,562
4,689
5,597
5,866

(116.6)
(124.1)
(102.9)
(114.2)
(117.5)

22.2
17.3
12.6
12.3
13.0

(0.34)
(0.30)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.20)

20.7
15.8
10.9
10.9
11.5

(0.17)
(0.14)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.10)

18.1
13.9
10.1
9.7
10.3

(0.30)
(0.26)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.17)

26.5
20.7
14.9
16.8
17.9

(0.29)
(0.26)
(0.19)
(0.20)
(0.21)

48.9
46.0
38.1
37.5
36.7

(0.69)
(0.66)
(0.48)
(0.43)
(0.40)

68.4
64.2
53.0
52.7
50.8

(1.01)
(0.96)
(0.73)
(0.67)
(0.64)

1985...............................
1986...............................
1987...............................
1988...............................
1989...............................

33,064
32,370
32,221
31,745
31,528

(513.3)
(508.5)
(507.5)
(504.2)
(548.0)

25,729
24,754
24,725
24,048
24,066

(336.0)
(326.3)
(326.0)
(319.3)
(348.2)

7,223
7,023
7,005
6,876
6,784

(141.0)
(138.6)
(138.3)
(136.8)
(147.9)

12,483
12,257
12,275
11,935
12,001

(200.4)
(197.9)
(198.1)
(194.5)
(212.7)

11,600
11,944
12,148
11,972
11,668

(190.8)
(194.6)
(196.8)
(194.9)
(208.8)

6,716
6,943
7,074
6,742
6,808

(134.8)
(137.6)
(139.2)
(135.1)
(148.2)

14.0
13.6
13.4
13.0
12.8

(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.22)

12.6
12.0
12.0
11.6
11.5

(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.11)

11.4
10.9
10.7
10.4
10.3

(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.19)

20.1
19.8
19.7
19.0
19.0

(0.23)
(0.23)
(0.23)
(0.23)
(0.25)

37.6
38.3
38.1
37.2
35.9

(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.39)
(0.42)

53.6
54.4
54.7
50.6
51.1

(0.65)
(0.64)
(0.64)
(0.63)
(0.69)

1990...............................
1991...............................
1992...............................
1993...............................
1994...............................

33,585
35,708
38,014
39,265
38,059

(534.7)
(549.1)
(564.0)
(571.8)
(564.3)

25,232
27,143
28,961
29,927
28,985

(342.5)
(362.1)
(380.7)
(390.5)
(380.9)

7,098
7,712
7,960
8,393
8,053

(144.3)
(151.9)
(154.9)
(160.2)
(156.1)

12,715
13,658
14,521
14,961
14,610

(209.9)
(220.3)
(229.8)
(234.6)
(230.8)

12,578
13,824
14,205
14,636
14,380

(208.4)
(222.2)
(226.3)
(231.0)
(228.3)

7,363
8,065
8,032
8,503
8,427

(147.6)
(156.2)
(155.8)
(161.5)
(160.6)

13.5
14.2
14.8
15.1
14.5

(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.21)

12.0
12.8
13.3
13.6
13.1

(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.11)

10.7
11.5
11.7
12.3
11.6

(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.18)

19.9
21.1
21.6
22.0
21.2

(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.23)

37.2
39.7
39.0
38.7
38.6

(0.40)
(0.39)
(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.38)

53.4
55.5
54.3
53.7
52.9

(0.64)
(0.62)
(0.62)
(0.60)
(0.59)

1995...............................
1996...............................
1997...............................
1998...............................
1999...............................

36,425
36,529
35,574
34,476
32,791

(553.8)
(572.0)
(565.6)
(558.1)
(547.3)

27,501
27,376
26,217
25,370
23,830

(365.8)
(378.5)
(366.2)
(357.2)
(340.8)

7,532
7,708
7,324
7,186
6,676

(149.7)
(157.7)
(152.8)
(151.0)
(144.4)

13,999
13,764
13,422
12,845
11,678

(224.1)
(230.1)
(226.2)
(219.5)
(206.0)

14,205
13,796
13,494
12,907
11,764

(226.3)
(230.4)
(227.0)
(220.3)
(207.0)

8,364
7,990
7,928
7,627
6,602

(159.8)
(161.3)
(160.5)
(156.7)
(143.4)

13.8
13.7
13.3
12.7
11.9

(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.20)

12.3
12.2
11.6
11.2
10.3

(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.10)

10.8
11.0
10.3
10.0
9.3

(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.17)

20.2
19.8
19.2
18.3
16.6

(0.23)
(0.24)
(0.23)
(0.23)
(0.22)

36.5
35.8
35.1
33.1
30.5

(0.37)
(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.37)
(0.37)

50.3
49.3
49.0
46.1
41.9

(0.58)
(0.61)
(0.61)
(0.61)
(0.61)

2000...............................
2001...............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................

31,581
32,907
34,570
35,861
37,040

(538.4)
(548.1)
(399.9)
(407.8)
(413.5)

22,347
23,215
24,534
25,684
26,544

(324.8)
(334.2)
(248.6)
(257.3)
(263.9)

6,222
6,813
7,229
7,607
7,854

(138.4)
(146.2)
(108.2)
(111.6)
(113.9)

11,005
11,175
11,646
12,340
12,473

(198.1)
(200.1)
(146.7)
(152.5)
(153.6)

10,926
11,223
11,657
12,413
12,823

(197.1)
(200.6)
(146.8)
(153.1)
(156.5)

6,116
6,341
6,564
7,085
7,132

(136.9)
(139.9)
(102.0)
(106.8)
(107.3)

11.3
11.7
12.1
12.5
12.7

(0.19)
(0.20)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.14)

9.6
9.9
10.4
10.8
11.0

(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.07)

8.6
9.2
9.6
10.0
10.2

(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.12)

15.6
15.8
16.3
17.2
17.3

(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.15)
(0.16)
(0.16)

28.5
28.6
28.8
30.0
30.5

(0.36)
(0.36)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.25)

39.8
39.3
39.6
41.8
41.9

(0.62)
(0.60)
(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.42)

2005...............................
2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................

36,950
36,460
37,276
39,829
43,569

(413.0)
(410.7)
(414.6)
(426.4)
(444.8)

26,068
25,915
26,509
28,564
31,197

(260.3)
(259.1)
(263.6)
(279.2)
(299.0)

7,657
7,668
7,623
8,147
8,792

(112.1)
(112.2)
(111.8)
(116.5)
(122.3)

12,335
12,299
12,802
13,507
14,774

(152.5)
(152.2)
(156.3)
(162.1)
(172.4)

13,153
13,199
13,478
13,812
14,746

(159.2)
(159.6)
(161.9)
(164.6)
(172.2)

7,210
7,341
7,546
7,587
7,942

(108.0)
(109.2)
(111.1)
(111.5)
(114.7)

12.6
12.3
12.5
13.2
14.3

(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.15)

10.8
10.6
10.8
11.5
12.5

(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.07)

9.9
9.8
9.8
10.3
11.1

(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.12)

17.1
16.9
17.6
18.5
20.1

(0.16)
(0.15)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)

31.1
30.5
30.7
31.4
32.5

(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.25)

42.8
42.1
43.0
43.5
44.4

(0.43)
(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.41)

2010...............................
2011...............................

46,180
46,247

(455.7)
(456.0)

33,007
33,126

(312.5)
(313.4)

9,221
9,497

(126.0)
(128.4)

15,730
15,539

(180.1)
(178.5)

15,895
16,451

(181.4)
(185.8)

8,648
9,026

(121.0)
(124.3)

15.1
15.0

(0.15)
(0.15)

13.2
13.1

(0.08)
(0.07)

11.7
11.8

(0.13)
(0.13)

21.5
21.4

(0.17)
(0.17)

34.2
34.2

(0.25)
(0.24)

46.9
47.6

(0.41)
(0.40)

White
19703 .............................
19753 .............................
19803 .............................
19853 .............................
19903 .............................

17,484
17,770
19,699
22,860
22,326

(363.3)
(366.1)
(384.1)
(435.1)
(445.3)

13,323
13,799
14,587
17,125
15,916

(198.0)
(202.8)
(210.7)
(249.2)
(244.9)

3,708
3,838
4,195
4,983
4,622

(90.0)
(91.7)
(96.5)
(112.8)
(111.7)

6,138
6,748
6,817
7,838
7,696

(120.7)
(127.9)
(128.7)
(148.3)
(151.7)

3,761
4,577
4,940
5,990
6,210

(90.7)
(101.5)
(106.1)
(125.8)
(133.0)

2,247
2,813
2,813
3,372
3,597

(68.2)
(77.1)
(77.1)
(90.2)
(96.8)

9.9
9.7
10.2
11.4
10.7

(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.21)

8.1
8.3
8.6
9.9
9.0

(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.10)

8.0
7.7
8.0
9.1
8.1

(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.17)

10.5
12.5
13.4
15.6
15.1

(0.17)
(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.24)
(0.24)

28.4
29.4
28.0
29.8
29.8

(0.54)
(0.50)
(0.46)
(0.47)
(0.48)

43.1
44.2
41.6
45.2
45.9

(0.94)
(0.86)
(0.82)
(0.84)
(0.85)

19953 .............................
19963 .............................
19973 .............................
19983 .............................
19993 .............................

24,423
24,650
24,396
23,454
22,169

(463.9)
(481.8)
(479.6)
(471.2)
(459.8)

17,593
17,621
17,258
16,549
15,353

(262.9)
(273.3)
(269.3)
(261.4)
(248.1)

4,994
5,059
4,990
4,829
4,377

(116.9)
(122.3)
(121.3)
(119.0)
(112.4)

8,474
8,488
8,441
7,935
7,194

(161.1)
(167.6)
(167.0)
(160.6)
(151.2)

7,047
7,073
7,296
6,674
5,947

(143.7)
(149.6)
(152.5)
(144.4)
(134.6)

4,051
4,029
4,186
3,875
3,266

(103.5)
(107.2)
(109.6)
(104.9)
(95.2)

11.2
11.2
11.0
10.5
9.8

(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.20)

9.6
9.6
9.3
8.9
8.2

(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.10)

8.5
8.6
8.4
8.0
7.3

(0.17)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.17)

15.5
15.5
15.4
14.4
12.9

(0.23)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.23)
(0.22)

29.7
29.8
30.7
27.6
24.9

(0.45)
(0.46)
(0.47)
(0.45)
(0.44)

42.5
43.1
44.3
40.0
35.5

(0.76)
(0.80)
(0.80)
(0.78)
(0.78)

20003 .............................
20013 .............................
20024 .............................
20034 .............................
20044 .............................

21,645
22,739
15,567
15,902
16,908

(454.8)
(465.2)
(278.6)
(281.9)
(290.1)

14,692
15,369
9,389
9,658
10,323

(240.6)
(248.2)
(127.5)
(129.8)
(135.5)

4,151
4,579
3,208
3,270
3,505

(109.1)
(115.4)
(67.3)
(68.0)
(70.7)

6,834
7,086
3,848
3,957
4,190

(146.5)
(149.8)
(74.5)
(75.7)
(78.2)

5,609
5,972
3,733
3,959
4,116

(130.0)
(135.0)
(73.2)
(75.7)
(77.4)

2,955
3,291
1,949
2,033
2,114

(90.0)
(95.6)
(51.2)
(52.4)
(53.5)

9.5
9.9
8.0
8.2
8.7

(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.15)

7.8
8.1
5.9
6.1
6.5

(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.07)

6.9
7.4
6.0
6.1
6.5

(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.12)

12.3
12.8
8.9
9.3
9.9

(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.15)
(0.16)
(0.16)

23.2
24.3
20.0
21.1
21.7

(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.33)

33.0
34.7
29.2
30.7
31.5

(0.78)
(0.76)
(0.62)
(0.63)
(0.63)

51

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Characteristics of Families With Children

Total
1960...............................
1965...............................
1970...............................
1975...............................
1980...............................

52

Table 26. Poverty status of all persons, persons in families, and related children under age 18, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1960 through 2011Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

In all families
Year and race/ethnicity

All persons

Total

Householder1

Percent below the poverty level

In families with female householder,


no husband present
Related children
under 182

Total

Related children
under 182

In families with female householder,


no husband present

In all families
Total

All persons

Householder1

Related children
under 182

10

Total

11

Related children
under 182

12

13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

20054 .............................
20064 .............................
20074 .............................
20084 .............................
20094 .............................

16,227
16,013
16,032
17,024
18,530

(284.6)
(282.8)
(282.9)
(291.0)
(303.4)

9,604
9,676
9,553
10,138
11,211

(129.4)
(130.0)
(128.9)
(134.0)
(143.1)

3,285
3,372
3,184
3,383
3,797

(68.1)
(69.2)
(67.0)
(69.3)
(74.0)

3,973
3,930
3,996
4,059
4,518

(75.9)
(75.4)
(76.1)
(76.8)
(81.7)

4,278
4,353
4,099
4,046
4,532

(79.2)
(80.0)
(77.3)
(76.7)
(81.9)

2,158
2,206
2,101
1,985
2,144

(54.1)
(54.7)
(53.3)
(51.7)
(53.9)

8.3
8.2
8.2
8.6
9.4

(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.15)

6.0
6.1
6.0
6.4
7.1

(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.07)

6.1
6.2
5.9
6.2
7.0

(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.12)

9.5
9.5
9.7
10.0
11.2

(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.18)

22.6
22.5
21.4
21.5
23.8

(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.34)

33.1
32.9
32.4
31.7
33.5

(0.65)
(0.64)
(0.65)
(0.66)
(0.66)

20104 .............................
20114 .............................

19,599
19,171

(311.4)
(308.2)

11,740
11,562

(147.5)
(146.0)

3,922
3,955

(75.3)
(75.7)

4,675
4,554

(83.4)
(82.1)

4,802
4,746

(84.7)
(84.1)

2,269
2,321

(55.6)
(56.3)

9.9
9.8

(0.15)
(0.15)

7.4
7.4

(0.07)
(0.07)

7.3
7.3

(0.13)
(0.12)

11.7
11.9

(0.18)
(0.18)

24.8
23.8

(0.35)
(0.34)

34.8
35.5

(0.66)
(0.66)

Black3
1970...............................
1975...............................
1980...............................
1985...............................
1990...............................

7,548
7,545
8,579
8,926
9,837

(219.8)
(219.8)
(230.2)
(246.7)
(263.7)

6,683
6,533
7,190
7,504
8,160

(134.2)
(132.3)
(140.8)
(153.2)
(167.6)

1,481
1,513
1,826
1,983
2,193

(55.3)
(56.0)
(62.1)
(68.7)
(75.2)

3,922
3,884
3,906
4,057
4,412

(96.3)
(95.7)
(96.0)
(103.9)
(113.1)

3,656
4,168
4,984
5,342
6,005

(92.3)
(99.9)
(111.4)
(123.1)
(137.1)

2,383
2,724
2,944
3,181
3,543

(72.0)
(77.7)
(81.3)
(89.9)
(99.1)

33.5
31.3
32.5
31.3
31.9

(0.89)
(0.85)
(0.82)
(0.82)
(0.82)

32.2
30.1
31.1
30.5
31.0

(0.45)
(0.43)
(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.43)

29.5
27.1
28.9
28.7
29.3

(0.88)
(0.82)
(0.78)
(0.79)
(0.79)

41.5
41.4
42.1
43.1
44.2

(0.70)
(0.70)
(0.70)
(0.74)
(0.75)

58.7
54.3
53.4
53.2
50.6

(0.86)
(0.78)
(0.71)
(0.72)
(0.69)

67.7
66.0
64.8
66.9
64.7

(1.08)
(1.01)
(0.97)
(0.99)
(0.97)

1995...............................
1996...............................
1997...............................
1998...............................
1999...............................

9,872
9,694
9,116
9,091
8,441

(264.0)
(267.9)
(262.9)
(263.6)
(257.8)

8,189
7,993
7,386
7,259
6,758

(168.0)
(161.4)
(153.6)
(152.0)
(145.5)

2,127
2,206
1,985
1,981
1,898

(73.9)
(76.7)
(72.5)
(72.4)
(70.7)

4,644
4,411
4,116
4,073
3,698

(116.7)
(112.9)
(108.5)
(107.9)
(102.1)

6,553
6,123
5,654
5,629
5,232

(145.0)
(137.0)
(130.6)
(130.3)
(124.8)

3,954
3,619
3,402
3,366
2,997

(105.9)
(100.9)
(97.4)
(96.8)
(90.7)

29.3
28.4
26.5
26.1
23.6

(0.77)
(0.79)
(0.77)
(0.76)
(0.72)

28.5
27.6
25.5
24.7
22.7

(0.40)
(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.39)
(0.38)

26.4
26.1
23.6
23.4
21.9

(0.74)
(0.75)
(0.72)
(0.72)
(0.69)

41.5
39.5
36.8
36.4
32.8

(0.70)
(0.72)
(0.71)
(0.71)
(0.69)

48.2
46.4
42.8
42.8
40.8

(0.64)
(0.68)
(0.67)
(0.67)
(0.68)

61.6
58.2
55.3
54.7
51.7

(0.91)
(0.98)
(0.99)
(0.99)
(1.03)

2000...............................
2001...............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................

7,982
8,136
8,602
8,781
9,014

(253.3)
(255.5)
(185.9)
(197.6)
(199.7)

6,221
6,389
6,761
6,870
7,153

(138.3)
(140.6)
(103.8)
(104.9)
(107.5)

1,685
1,829
1,923
1,986
2,035

(66.4)
(69.3)
(50.8)
(51.7)
(52.4)

3,495
3,423
3,570
3,750
3,702

(98.9)
(97.7)
(71.4)
(73.4)
(72.9)

4,774
4,694
4,980
5,115
5,247

(118.2)
(117.1)
(86.5)
(87.9)
(89.2)

2,830
2,741
2,855
3,026
2,963

(87.9)
(86.4)
(63.0)
(65.1)
(64.3)

22.5
22.7
24.1
24.4
24.7

(0.71)
(0.71)
(0.52)
(0.52)
(0.52)

21.2
21.4
22.8
23.1
23.8

(0.37)
(0.37)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)

19.1
20.7
21.5
22.3
22.8

(0.65)
(0.67)
(0.48)
(0.49)
(0.50)

30.9
30.0
32.1
33.6
33.4

(0.68)
(0.67)
(0.49)
(0.50)
(0.50)

38.6
37.4
38.2
39.0
39.6

(0.68)
(0.67)
(0.47)
(0.47)
(0.47)

49.4
46.6
47.5
49.8
49.2

(1.03)
(1.02)
(0.72)
(0.72)
(0.72)

2005...............................
2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................

9,168
9,048
9,237
9,379
9,944

(201.5)
(200.6)
(203.0)
(204.7)
(209.8)

7,164
7,072
7,312
7,339
7,642

(107.6)
(106.7)
(108.9)
(109.2)
(112.0)

1,997
2,007
2,045
2,055
2,125

(51.9)
(52.0)
(52.5)
(52.7)
(53.6)

3,743
3,690
3,838
3,781
3,919

(73.4)
(72.8)
(74.4)
(73.8)
(75.3)

5,303
5,180
5,459
5,533
5,427

(89.7)
(88.5)
(91.3)
(92.0)
(91.0)

2,993
2,971
3,114
3,123
2,998

(64.7)
(64.4)
(66.1)
(66.2)
(64.8)

24.9
24.3
24.5
24.7
25.8

(0.52)
(0.51)
(0.51)
(0.51)
(0.51)

23.8
23.1
23.8
23.7
24.4

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)

22.1
21.6
22.1
22.0
22.7

(0.49)
(0.48)
(0.48)
(0.48)
(0.48)

34.2
33.0
34.3
34.4
35.3

(0.51)
(0.50)
(0.50)
(0.51)
(0.51)

39.3
39.1
39.7
40.5
39.7

(0.47)
(0.47)
(0.47)
(0.47)
(0.47)

50.2
49.7
50.4
51.9
50.6

(0.72)
(0.72)
(0.71)
(0.72)
(0.72)

2010...............................
2011...............................

10,675
10,929

(216.4)
(218.4)

8,140
8,334

(116.5)
(118.2)

2,279
2,334

(55.7)
(56.4)

4,282
4,247

(79.2)
(78.8)

5,830
5,980

(94.9)
(96.4)

3,272
3,331

(68.0)
(68.7)

27.4
27.6

(0.52)
(0.52)

26.0
26.2

(0.28)
(0.27)

24.2
24.2

(0.49)
(0.49)

39.2
38.6

(0.52)
(0.52)

41.0
42.3

(0.46)
(0.46)

53.4
54.2

(0.71)
(0.71)

Hispanic
1975...............................
1980...............................
1985...............................
1990...............................

2,991
3,491
5,236
6,006

(176.8)
(189.8)
(202.8)
(222.4)

2,755
3,143
4,605
5,091

(90.2)
(97.0)
(107.7)
(118.2)

627
751
1,074
1,244

(41.3)
(45.3)
(48.7)
(54.4)

1,619
1,718
2,512
2,750

(67.7)
(69.8)
(76.6)
(83.3)

1,053
1,319
1,983
2,115

(54.0)
(60.7)
(67.4)
(72.2)

694
809
1,247
1,314

(43.5)
(47.1)
(52.7)
(56.0)

26.9
25.7
29.0
28.1

(1.41)
(1.26)
(1.01)
(0.95)

26.3
25.1
28.3
26.9

(0.70)
(0.63)
(0.51)
(0.48)

25.1
23.2
25.5
25.0

(1.41)
(1.21)
(0.98)
(0.92)

33.1
33.0
39.6
37.7

(1.09)
(1.06)
(0.89)
(0.85)

57.2
54.5
55.7
53.0

(1.88)
(1.65)
(1.21)
(1.19)

68.4
65.0
72.4
68.4

(2.37)
(2.20)
(1.57)
(1.60)

1995...............................
1996...............................
1997...............................
1998...............................
1999...............................

8,574
8,697
8,308
8,070
7,876

(256.1)
(250.2)
(246.9)
(248.5)
(247.8)

7,341
7,515
7,198
6,814
6,702

(147.3)
(155.3)
(151.2)
(146.2)
(144.7)

1,695
1,748
1,721
1,648
1,525

(64.1)
(67.7)
(67.1)
(65.6)
(62.9)

3,938
4,090
3,865
3,670
3,561

(101.9)
(108.1)
(104.7)
(101.7)
(99.9)

3,053
3,020
2,911
2,837
2,642

(88.3)
(91.1)
(89.3)
(88.0)
(84.6)

1,872
1,779
1,758
1,739
1,471

(67.6)
(68.3)
(67.9)
(67.5)
(61.7)

30.3
29.4
27.1
25.6
22.7

(0.85)
(0.85)
(0.82)
(0.79)
(0.72)

29.2
28.5
26.2
24.3
21.7

(0.43)
(0.43)
(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.37)

27.0
26.4
24.7
22.7
20.2

(0.84)
(0.85)
(0.81)
(0.77)
(0.72)

39.3
39.9
36.4
33.6
29.9

(0.73)
(0.76)
(0.73)
(0.71)
(0.66)

52.8
53.5
50.9
46.7
40.5

(0.99)
(1.04)
(1.03)
(1.00)
(0.95)

65.7
67.4
62.8
59.6
52.4

(1.34)
(1.43)
(1.43)
(1.42)
(1.47)

2000...............................
2001...............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................

7,747
7,997
8,555
9,051
9,122

(247.8)
(251.7)
(186.7)
(192.6)
(193.1)

6,430
6,674
7,184
7,637
7,705

(141.1)
(144.4)
(107.8)
(111.9)
(112.5)

1,431
1,649
1,792
1,925
1,958

(60.9)
(65.6)
(48.9)
(50.8)
(51.3)

3,342
3,433
3,653
3,982
3,985

(96.4)
(97.9)
(72.4)
(76.0)
(76.0)

2,444
2,585
2,554
2,861
3,072

(81.1)
(83.6)
(59.3)
(63.1)
(65.6)

1,303
1,508
1,501
1,727
1,837

(57.9)
(62.6)
(44.5)
(48.0)
(49.6)

21.5
21.4
21.8
22.5
21.9

(0.70)
(0.68)
(0.48)
(0.48)
(0.47)

20.3
20.2
20.8
21.5
21.1

(0.35)
(0.35)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.24)

18.5
19.4
19.7
20.8
20.5

(0.69)
(0.67)
(0.46)
(0.47)
(0.46)

27.6
27.4
28.2
29.5
28.6

(0.63)
(0.62)
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.43)

37.8
37.8
36.4
38.4
39.3

(0.94)
(0.92)
(0.64)
(0.63)
(0.62)

48.3
49.3
47.9
50.6
51.9

(1.50)
(1.41)
(0.99)
(0.95)
(0.94)

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Characteristics of Families With Children

Number below the poverty level (in thousands)

Table 26. Poverty status of all persons, persons in families, and related children under age 18, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1960 through 2011Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Number below the poverty level (in thousands)
In all families
Year and race/ethnicity

All persons

Total

Householder1

Percent below the poverty level

In families with female householder,


no husband present
Related children
under 182

Total

Related children
under 182

In families with female householder,


no husband present

In all families
Total

All persons

Householder1

Related children
under 182

10

Total

11

Related children
under 182

12

13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2005...............................
2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................

9,368
9,243
9,890
10,987
12,350

(196.0)
(195.7)
(202.5)
(211.3)
(220.8)

7,767
7,650
8,248
9,303
10,345

(113.1)
(112.0)
(117.4)
(126.7)
(135.7)

1,948
1,922
2,045
2,239
2,369

(51.2)
(50.8)
(52.5)
(55.2)
(56.9)

3,977
3,959
4,348
4,888
5,419

(75.9)
(75.7)
(79.9)
(85.5)
(90.9)

3,069
3,189
3,527
3,751
4,176

(65.6)
(67.0)
(70.9)
(73.4)
(78.1)

1,774
1,848
2,092
2,218
2,437

(48.7)
(49.7)
(53.2)
(54.9)
(57.8)

21.8
20.6
21.5
23.2
25.3

(0.46)
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.45)
(0.45)

20.6
19.5
20.6
22.3
24.2

(0.23)
(0.22)
(0.23)
(0.23)
(0.23)

19.7
18.9
19.7
21.3
22.7

(0.45)
(0.43)
(0.44)
(0.45)
(0.46)

27.7
26.6
28.3
30.3
32.5

(0.42)
(0.40)
(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.40)

39.0
36.9
39.6
40.5
40.6

(0.61)
(0.58)
(0.58)
(0.57)
(0.54)

50.2
47.2
51.6
51.9
52.2

(0.94)
(0.89)
(0.88)
(0.85)
(0.82)

2010...............................
2011...............................

13,243
13,244

(226.6)
(226.6)

11,188
11,143

(142.9)
(142.5)

2,557
2,651

(59.3)
(60.5)

5,881
5,820

(95.4)
(94.8)

4,643
4,996

(83.0)
(86.6)

2,715
2,955

(61.3)
(64.2)

26.6
25.3

(0.46)
(0.44)

25.6
24.3

(0.23)
(0.22)

24.0
22.9

(0.46)
(0.44)

34.5
33.7

(0.41)
(0.40)

44.5
44.0

(0.54)
(0.52)

57.0
56.8

(0.80)
(0.77)

Asian3
19905 .............................
19955 .............................
19965 .............................
19975 .............................
19985 .............................
19995 .............................

858
1,411
1,454
1,468
1,360
1,285

(88.9)
(112.3)
(118.5)
(119.0)
(114.9)
(111.9)

712
1,112
1,172
1,116
1,087
1,010

(40.7)
(51.3)
(54.9)
(53.5)
(52.8)
(50.8)

244
270

()
()
()
(24.6)
(25.9)
()

356
532
553
608
542
367

(28.6)
(35.1)
(37.2)
(39.1)
(36.8)
(30.2)

132
266
300
313
373
275

(17.3)
(24.7)
(27.3)
(27.9)
(30.5)
(26.1)

()
()
()
()
()
()

12.2
14.6
14.5
14.0
12.5
10.7

(1.21)
(1.11)
(1.13)
(1.09)
(1.02)
(0.91)

11.3
13.0
13.2
12.0
11.4
9.6

(0.60)
(0.55)
(0.56)
(0.53)
(0.51)
(0.45)

10.2
11.0

()
()
()
(0.97)
(0.99)
()

17.0
18.6
19.1
19.9
17.5
11.5

(1.23)
(1.09)
(1.14)
(1.13)
(1.07)
(0.88)

20.7
28.9
29.5
33.6
33.2
22.9

(2.41)
(2.25)
(2.24)
(2.42)
(2.20)
(1.90)

()
()
()
()
()
()

20005 .............................
20015 .............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................

1,258
1,275
1,161
1,401
1,201

(110.8)
(111.5)
(76.0)
(82.9)
(77.2)

895
873
763
1,017
812

(47.7)
(47.1)
(31.3)
(36.3)
(32.3)

235
234
210
311
232

(24.1)
(24.1)
(16.2)
(19.8)
(17.1)

407
353
302
331
265

(31.8)
(29.6)
(19.5)
(20.4)
(18.2)

289
198
155
242
135

(26.8)
(22.1)
(13.9)
(17.4)
(13.0)

128
105
85
119
55

(17.8)
(16.1)
(10.3)
(12.2)
(8.3)

9.9
10.2
10.1
11.8
9.8

(0.85)
(0.87)
(0.65)
(0.68)
(0.62)

8.1
8.1
7.7
9.8
7.6

(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.30)
(0.33)
(0.29)

8.8
7.8
7.4
10.2
7.4

(0.86)
(0.77)
(0.55)
(0.61)
(0.52)

12.5
11.1
11.4
12.1
9.4

(0.91)
(0.87)
(0.69)
(0.70)
(0.61)

23.4
14.8
15.2
23.6
13.2

(1.89)
(1.52)
(1.25)
(1.48)
(1.18)

32.3
26.7
29.8
37.4
18.7

(3.68)
(3.49)
(3.02)
(3.02)
(2.53)

2005...............................
2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................

1,402
1,353
1,349
1,576
1,746

(83.0)
(81.7)
(81.8)
(88.0)
(92.4)

970
912
930
1,192
1,244

(35.4)
(34.3)
(34.7)
(39.4)
(40.3)

289
260
261
341
337

(19.1)
(18.1)
(18.1)
(20.7)
(20.6)

312
351
345
430
444

(19.8)
(21.0)
(20.9)
(23.3)
(23.7)

189
187
217
209
250

(15.4)
(15.3)
(16.5)
(16.2)
(17.7)

68
91
100
88
90

(9.2)
(10.7)
(11.2)
(10.5)
(10.6)

11.1
10.3
10.2
11.8
12.5

(0.64)
(0.61)
(0.60)
(0.64)
(0.64)

8.9
8.0
8.1
10.2
10.1

(0.30)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.31)
(0.30)

9.0
7.8
7.9
9.8
9.4

(0.56)
(0.52)
(0.52)
(0.56)
(0.54)

11.0
12.0
11.8
14.2
13.6

(0.66)
(0.67)
(0.67)
(0.71)
(0.67)

17.8
17.7
17.3
16.0
18.5

(1.31)
(1.31)
(1.19)
(1.13)
(1.18)

25.6
36.2
32.3
25.0
25.6

(2.99)
(3.38)
(2.96)
(2.57)
(2.60)

2010...............................
2011...............................

1,729
1,973

(92.0)
(97.8)

1,244
1,389

(40.3)
(42.7)

329
401

(20.4)
(22.5)

459
466

(24.1)
(24.3)

301
327

(19.5)
(20.3)

132
147

(12.8)
(13.6)

12.1
12.3

(0.63)
(0.60)

10.0
9.9

(0.30)
(0.28)

9.3
9.7

(0.54)
(0.51)

14.0
13.0

(0.68)
(0.63)

22.4
20.8

(1.27)
(1.14)

36.9
34.5

(2.84)
(2.57)

NOTE: Data are from the Current Population Survey and may differ from data shown in other tables obtained from the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey. For information about how the Census Bureau determines who is in poverty, see http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/about/overview/measure.html.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, Poverty in the United
States, selected years, 1960 through 2002; and Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2003
through 2009; Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, retrieved November 13, 2012,
from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032012/pov/toc.htm. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Characteristics of Families With Children

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Refers to the person who owns or rents (maintains) the housing unit.
2Refers to all children in the household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption (except a child who
is the spouse of the householder). For 1960 and 1965 only, the data exclude related children who have ever been married.
3Includes persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
4Excludes persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
5Includes Pacific Islanders as well as Asians.

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Characteristics of Families With Children

Table 27. Number and percentage of children under age 18 living in poverty, by family structure and race/ethnicity with selected subgroups: 2006
and 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Year and race/ethnicity

Number of related
children1 living in poverty
(in thousands)

Percent of related children1 living in poverty


Total, all families Married-couple household2

Mother-only household,
no spouse present2

Father-only household,
no spouse present2

2006
Total.....................................................................
White ...........................................................................
Black ............................................................................

12,871
4,245
3,634

(82.7)
(46.3)
(38.0)

17.9
10.3
35.0

(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.32)

8.3
4.9
11.5

(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.40)

42.1
32.0
49.6

(0.24)
(0.33)
(0.43)

21.2
16.0
31.4

(0.37)
(0.45)
(1.09)

Hispanic.......................................................................
Mexican....................................................................
Puerto Rican............................................................
Cuban ......................................................................
Dominican................................................................
Salvadoran...............................................................
Other Central American ...........................................
South American .......................................................
Other Hispanic or Latino ..........................................

4,027
2,936
398
45
113
82
130
76
248

(37.6)
(33.7)
(13.1)
(4.1)
(6.0)
(6.1)
(8.7)
(6.5)
(9.5)

27.6
29.2
31.5
14.8
31.6
21.5
25.0
13.5
21.8

(0.24)
(0.29)
(0.83)
(1.26)
(1.50)
(1.34)
(1.52)
(1.07)
(0.75)

18.3
21.2
10.6
6.3
12.0
14.4
15.4
7.8
10.6

(0.30)
(0.37)
(0.96)
(1.13)
(1.57)
(1.79)
(1.54)
(0.96)
(0.75)

49.3
51.2
52.3
37.3
49.8
39.1
45.9
32.1
43.7

(0.43)
(0.54)
(1.11)
(3.06)
(2.31)
(2.64)
(2.52)
(2.72)
(1.48)

25.2
26.4
28.5
12.5
23.1
19.9
21.8
14.8
23.6

(0.77)
(0.95)
(3.20)
(3.58)
(4.85)
(3.42)
(3.86)
(3.70)
(2.56)

Asian............................................................................
Asian Indian .............................................................
Chinese3 ..................................................................
Filipino .....................................................................
Japanese .................................................................
Korean .....................................................................
Vietnamese..............................................................
Other Asian..............................................................

318
50
68
22
3
31
55
89

(12.7)
(4.1)
(4.7)
(2.3)
(0.8)
(2.9)
(4.9)
(8.0)

11.3
8.7
10.7
5.1
3.5
11.3
16.2
19.4

(0.43)
(0.65)
(0.69)
(0.52)
(0.91)
(0.97)
(1.29)
(1.57)

9.0
7.4
8.3
2.5
1.9 !
9.1
13.2
16.7

(0.41)
(0.66)
(0.67)
(0.47)
(0.80)
(0.96)
(1.34)
(1.67)

28.5
30.0
29.4
16.3
8.5 !
35.9
30.3
37.9

(1.69)
(4.97)
(3.16)
(2.71)
(3.41)
(5.01)
(3.96)
(4.44)

13.2
9.1 !
13.2
10.6 !
22.7 !
6.6 !
19.1
14.4

(1.40)
(3.25)
(3.11)
(3.25)
(10.77)
(3.22)
(4.08)
(3.03)

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander..................................


American Indian/Alaska Native....................................

24
196

(3.1)
(8.5)

23.3
35.1

(2.70)
(1.31)

20.3
19.6

(3.46)
(1.51)

33.2
52.7

(6.30)
(2.00)

20.5 !
41.2

(6.69)
(3.83)

Two or more races .......................................................


White and Black .......................................................
White and Asian.......................................................
White and American Indian/Alaska Native...............
Other two or more races ..........................................

378
206
30
57
84

(11.6)
(9.3)
(2.3)
(3.4)
(5.2)

18.8
26.8
6.0
18.6
19.5

(0.51)
(1.08)
(0.43)
(1.02)
(1.01)

6.0
8.6
2.7
8.8
6.0

(0.42)
(1.15)
(0.41)
(0.94)
(0.79)

40.4
42.5
25.5
42.2
40.5

(1.08)
(1.57)
(2.40)
(2.54)
(2.03)

20.2
24.4
10.3
20.0
20.4

(1.96)
(3.91)
(2.98)
(3.63)
(3.88)

2011
Total.....................................................................
White ...........................................................................
Black ............................................................................

15,947
5,013
3,859

(97.0)
(46.4)
(36.7)

22.0
13.0
38.7

(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.32)

11.2
6.8
15.1

(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.48)

45.3
35.5
52.0

(0.25)
(0.33)
(0.41)

27.1
20.3
36.0

(0.32)
(0.43)
(0.96)

Hispanic.......................................................................
Mexican....................................................................
Puerto Rican............................................................
Cuban ......................................................................
Dominican................................................................
Salvadoran...............................................................
Other Central American ...........................................
South American .......................................................
Other Hispanic or Latino ..........................................

5,741
4,221
568
86
164
168
244
117
171

(47.8)
(41.2)
(13.0)
(5.8)
(7.2)
(8.8)
(11.2)
(5.7)
(8.6)

33.7
35.4
36.3
22.4
37.2
29.5
33.9
15.9
24.1

(0.28)
(0.33)
(0.75)
(1.43)
(1.35)
(1.39)
(1.21)
(0.77)
(1.04)

23.3
26.4
14.0
13.0
18.8
20.4
22.2
10.2
12.1

(0.32)
(0.38)
(0.92)
(1.34)
(1.74)
(1.64)
(1.51)
(0.79)
(1.13)

51.8
53.3
55.1
42.3
52.4
46.8
49.5
29.9
44.7

(0.43)
(0.53)
(1.21)
(2.94)
(2.06)
(2.47)
(2.15)
(2.02)
(1.74)

34.4
35.4
37.1
25.0
26.4
26.4
43.6
22.2
27.5

(0.78)
(0.92)
(2.77)
(4.04)
(4.17)
(4.14)
(3.79)
(3.95)
(3.79)

Asian............................................................................
Asian Indian .............................................................
Chinese3 ..................................................................
Filipino .....................................................................
Japanese .................................................................
Korean .....................................................................
Vietnamese..............................................................
Other Asian..............................................................

392
48
68
29
6
31
67
144

(11.3)
(3.6)
(4.0)
(3.2)
(1.2)
(2.9)
(3.7)
(8.0)

12.5
6.7
10.1
6.8
7.5
12.0
17.0
24.1

(0.35)
(0.50)
(0.60)
(0.74)
(1.45)
(1.06)
(0.88)
(1.18)

9.4
5.9
7.6
3.9
3.8
8.7
12.5
19.9

(0.39)
(0.50)
(0.52)
(0.72)
(0.94)
(1.09)
(0.95)
(1.40)

30.7
22.7
26.4
18.8
31.8 !
37.8
36.2
40.3

(1.28)
(3.77)
(2.44)
(2.53)
(10.93)
(4.51)
(3.29)
(2.93)

22.3
12.2 !
22.9
8.8 !

23.0 !
21.5
32.8

(2.09)
(4.08)
(4.77)
(2.69)
()
(8.20)
(4.62)
(4.79)

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander..................................


American Indian/Alaska Native....................................

39
200

(4.0)
(5.8)

30.2
35.7

(2.63)
(0.95)

26.5
19.5

(3.20)
(1.30)

45.6
51.9

(5.45)
(1.40)

18.9 !
38.9

(7.23)
(2.54)

Two or more races .......................................................


White and Black .......................................................
White and Asian.......................................................
White and American Indian/Alaska Native...............
Other two or more races ..........................................

653
375
70
81
127

(16.5)
(12.4)
(5.2)
(4.8)
(7.0)

22.3
31.1
9.1
21.8
21.7

(0.51)
(0.82)
(0.68)
(1.24)
(0.99)

9.2
11.7
6.1
10.4
10.3

(0.45)
(0.89)
(0.64)
(0.89)
(0.95)

43.6
46.5
29.1
44.1
41.3

(0.98)
(1.21)
(2.94)
(2.64)
(2.08)

25.3
32.7
8.0
25.3
20.4

(1.89)
(3.10)
(1.78)
(3.21)
(3.29)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Related children in a family include all children in the household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption (except a child who is the spouse of the householder).
The householder is the person (or one of the people) who owns or rents (maintains) the housing unit. This table includes only children related to the householder. It excludes unrelated children and householders who are themselves under the age of 18.
2To determine family structure, children are classified by their parents marital status or, if no
parents are present in the household, by the marital status of the householder who is related

to the children. Mother-only households are those that have only a female householder, and
father-only households are those that have only a male householder.
3Excludes Taiwanese. Taiwanese is included in Other Asian.
NOTE: Data may differ from Current Population Survey data that are shown in other tables.
American Community Survey respondents were interviewed throughout the given year and
reported the income they received during the previous 12 months. For information about how
the Census Bureau determines who is in poverty, see http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/about/overview/measure.html. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race
categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey,
2006 and 2011. (This table was prepared February 2013.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Finances

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Table 28. Expenditures of educational institutions related to the gross domestic product, by level of institution: Selected years, 192930 through
201112
Expenditures for education in current dollars

Year
1

Gross domestic
product (GDP)
(in billions of
current dollars)
2

All elementary and


secondary schools

All educational institutions


School year

Amount
(in millions)

As a
percent of GDP

Amount
(in millions)

All postsecondary degree-granting


institutions

As a
percent of GDP

Amount
(in millions)

As a
percent of GDP

1929..................................................
1939..................................................
1949..................................................
1959..................................................
1961..................................................

$103.6
92.2
267.2
506.6
544.8

192930
193940
194950
195960
196162

$8,494
22,314
26,828

3.2
4.4
4.9

$6,249
16,713
19,673

2.3
3.3
3.6

$632
758
2,246
5,601
7,155

0.6
0.8
0.8
1.1
1.3

1963..................................................
1965..................................................
1967..................................................
1969..................................................
1970..................................................

617.8
719.1
832.4
984.4
1,038.3

196364
196566
196768
196970
197071

32,003
40,558
51,558
64,227
71,575

5.2
5.6
6.2
6.5
6.9

22,825
28,048
35,077
43,183
48,200

3.7
3.9
4.2
4.4
4.6

9,178
12,509
16,481
21,043
23,375

1.5
1.7
2.0
2.1
2.3

1971..................................................
1972..................................................
1973..................................................
1974..................................................
1975..................................................

1,126.8
1,237.9
1,382.3
1,499.5
1,637.7

197172
197273
197374
197475
197576

76,510
82,908
91,084
103,903
114,004

6.8
6.7
6.6
6.9
7.0

50,950
54,952
60,370
68,846
75,101

4.5
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.6

25,560
27,956
30,714
35,058
38,903

2.3
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.4

1976..................................................
1977..................................................
1978..................................................
1979..................................................
1980..................................................

1,824.6
2,030.1
2,293.8
2,562.2
2,788.1

197677
197778
197879
197980
198081

121,793
132,515
143,733
160,075
176,378

6.7
6.5
6.3
6.2
6.3

79,194
86,544
93,012
103,162
112,325

4.3
4.3
4.1
4.0
4.0

42,600
45,971
50,721
56,914
64,053

2.3
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.3

1981..................................................
1982..................................................
1983..................................................
1984..................................................
1985..................................................

3,126.8
3,253.2
3,534.6
3,930.9
4,217.5

198182
198283
198384
198485
198586

190,825
204,661
220,993
239,351
259,336

6.1
6.3
6.3
6.1
6.1

120,486
128,725
139,000
149,400
161,800

3.9
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.8

70,339
75,936
81,993
89,951
97,536

2.2
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3

1986..................................................
1987..................................................
1988..................................................
1989..................................................
1990..................................................

4,460.1
4,736.4
5,100.4
5,482.1
5,800.5

198687
198788
198889
198990
199091

280,964
301,785
333,245
365,825
395,318

6.3
6.4
6.5
6.7
6.8

175,200
187,999
209,377
231,170
249,230

3.9
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.3

105,764
113,786
123,867
134,656
146,088

2.4
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.5

1991..................................................
1992..................................................
1993..................................................
1994..................................................
1995..................................................

5,992.1
6,342.3
6,667.4
7,085.2
7,414.7

199192
199293
199394
199495
199596

417,944
439,676
460,757
485,169
508,523

7.0
6.9
6.9
6.8
6.9

261,755
274,435
287,407
302,200
318,046

4.4
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3

156,189
165,241
173,351
182,969
190,476

2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6

1996..................................................
1997..................................................
1998..................................................
1999..................................................
2000..................................................

7,838.5
8,332.4
8,793.5
9,353.5
9,951.5

199697
199798
199899
19992000
200001

538,854
570,471
603,847
649,322
705,017

6.9
6.8
6.9
6.9
7.1

338,951
361,615
384,638
412,538
444,811

4.3
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.5

199,903
208,856
219,209
236,784
260,206

2.6
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.6

2001..................................................
2002..................................................
2003..................................................
2004..................................................
2005..................................................

10,286.2
10,642.3
11,142.2
11,853.3
12,623.0

200102
200203
200304
200405
200506

752,780
795,691
830,293
875,988
925,246

7.3
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.3

472,064
492,807
513,542
540,969
571,669

4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.5

280,715
302,884
316,751
335,019
353,577

2.7
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8

2006..................................................
2007..................................................
2008..................................................
2009..................................................
2010..................................................
2011..................................................

13,377.2
14,028.7
14,291.5
13,973.7
14,498.9
15,075.7

200607
200708
200809
200910
1
201011
201112 2

984,034
1,054,904
1,089,670
1,101,119
1,153,000
1,183,000

7.4
7.5
7.6
7.9
8.0
7.8

608,495
646,414
658,926
654,636
681,000
700,000

4.5
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.6

375,539
408,490
430,744
446,483
471,000
483,000

2.8
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.2

Not available.
1Data for elementary and secondary education are estimated; data for degree-granting
institutions are actual.
2Estimated.
NOTE: Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools include current
expenditures, interest on school debt, and capital outlay. Data for private elementary and
secondary schools are estimated. Expenditures for colleges and universities in 192930
and 193940 include current-fund expenditures and additions to plant value. Public and private degree-granting institutions data for 194950 through 199596 are for current-fund
expenditures. Data for private degree-granting institutions for 199697 and later years are
for total expenditures. Data for public degree-granting institutions for 199697 through
200001 are for current expenditures; data for later years are for total expenditures. Data
through 199596 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degreegranting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and
participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is

very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Some
data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial
Survey of Education in the United States, 192930 through 194950; Statistics of State
School Systems, 195960 through 196970; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 197071 through 198687; Common Core of Data
(CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 198788 through 200910; Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Financial Statistics of Institutions of
Higher Education, 196566 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Finance Survey (IPEDS-F:FY8799); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through
Spring 2012, Finance component. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic
Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, retrieved January 10, 2013, from
http://www.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Finances

Table 29. Expenditures of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 18991900 through 201112
[In millions]
Constant 201112 dollars1

Current dollars
Elementary and secondary schools

Elementary and
secondary schools

Postsecondary degree-granting institutions

Postsecondary degreegranting
institutions

Total

Total

Public

Private2

Total

Public

Private

Total

Total

Public

10

11

18991900..........................
190910..............................
191920..............................
192930..............................
193940..............................
194950..............................
195960..............................

$8,494
22,314

$6,249
16,713

$215
426
1,036
2,317
2,344
5,838
15,613

$411
1,100

$632
758
2,246
5,601

$292
392
1,154
3,131

$341
367
1,092
2,470

$81,620
172,817

$60,042
129,441

$12,372
30,801
38,170
56,093
120,921

$8,406
12,350
21,578
43,377

196970..............................
197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................

64,227
71,575
76,510
82,908
91,084

43,183
48,200
50,950
54,952
60,370

40,683
45,500
48,050
51,852
56,970

2,500
2,700
2,900
3,100
3,400

21,043
23,375
25,560
27,956
30,714

13,250
14,996
16,484
18,204
20,336

7,794
8,379
9,075
9,752
10,377

386,915
410,018
423,110
440,734
444,558

260,147
276,113
281,762
292,123
294,653

245,086
260,646
265,724
275,644
278,058

126,768
133,905
141,348
148,611
149,905

197475..............................
197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................

103,903
114,004
121,793
132,515
143,733

68,846
75,101
79,194
86,544
93,012

64,846
70,601
74,194
80,844
86,712

4,000
4,500
5,000
5,700
6,300

35,058
38,903
42,600
45,971
50,721

23,490
26,184
28,635
30,725
33,733

11,568
12,719
13,965
15,246
16,988

456,533
467,800
472,227
481,468
477,496

302,497
308,166
307,056
314,442
308,995

284,921
289,701
287,669
293,733
288,066

154,037
159,634
165,171
167,026
168,501

197980..............................
198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................

160,075
176,378
190,825
204,661
220,993

103,162
112,325
120,486
128,725
139,000

95,962
104,125
111,186
118,425
127,500

7,200
8,200
9,300
10,300
11,500

56,914
64,053
70,339
75,936
81,993

37,768
42,280
46,219
49,573
53,087

19,146
21,773
24,120
26,363
28,907

469,227
463,347
461,440
474,515
494,094

302,397
295,079
291,350
298,454
310,774

281,291
273,538
268,862
274,573
285,063

166,830
168,268
170,090
176,060
183,320

198485..............................
198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................

239,351
259,336
280,964
301,785
333,245

149,400
161,800
175,200
187,999
209,377

137,000
148,600
160,900
172,699
192,977

12,400
13,200
14,300
15,300
16,400

89,951
97,536
105,764
113,786
123,867

58,315
63,194
67,654
72,641
78,946

31,637
34,342
38,110
41,145
44,922

514,981
542,339
574,807
592,842
625,741

321,444
338,366
358,431
369,313
393,153

294,765
310,762
329,176
339,257
362,358

193,536
203,973
216,375
223,529
232,588

198990..............................
199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................

365,825
395,318
417,944
439,676
460,757

231,170
249,230
261,755
274,435
287,407

212,770
229,430
241,055
252,935
265,307

18,400
19,800
20,700
21,500
22,100

134,656
146,088
156,189
165,241
173,351

85,771
92,961
98,847
104,570
109,310

48,885
53,127
57,342
60,671
64,041

655,633
671,763
688,161
702,016
717,100

414,303
423,516
430,990
438,181
447,306

381,326
389,870
396,906
403,853
412,910

241,330
248,247
257,172
263,835
269,794

199495..............................
199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................

485,169
508,523
538,854
570,471
603,847

302,200
318,046
338,951
361,615
384,638

279,000
293,646
313,151
334,315
355,838

23,200
24,400
25,800
27,300
28,800

182,969
190,476
199,903 2
208,856 2
219,209

115,465
119,525
125,978
132,846
140,539

67,504
70,952
73,925 2
76,010 2
78,670

734,053
749,009
771,668
802,632
835,133

457,224
468,455
485,397
508,779
531,962

422,123
432,516
448,450
470,369
492,131

276,829
280,555
286,272 2
293,853 2
303,170

19992000..........................
200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................

649,322
705,017
752,780
795,691
830,293

412,538
444,811
472,064
492,807
513,542

381,838
410,811
435,364
454,907
474,242

30,700
34,000
36,700
37,900
39,300

236,784
260,206
280,715
302,884
316,751

152,325
170,345
183,436
197,026
205,069

84,459
89,861
97,280
105,858
111,682

872,829
916,302
961,358
994,308
1,015,334

554,540
578,116
602,863
615,819
627,991

513,273
533,926
555,994
568,459
579,932

318,289
338,186
358,495
378,489
387,343

200405..............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

875,988
925,246
984,034
1,054,904
1,089,670

540,969
571,669
608,495
646,414
658,926

499,569
528,269
562,195
597,314
610,326

41,400
43,400
46,300
49,100
48,600

335,019
353,577
375,539
408,490
430,744

215,794
226,550
238,829
261,046
273,030

119,225
127,027
136,710
147,444
157,714

1,039,919
1,058,101
1,096,962
1,133,949
1,155,190

642,205
653,754
678,326
694,850
698,546

593,057
604,122
626,713
642,071
647,024

397,714
404,347
418,636
439,098
456,644

200910..............................
2010113 ............................
2011122 ............................

1,101,119
1,153,000
1,183,000

654,636
681,000
700,000

607,236
631,000
650,000

47,400
51,000
50,000

446,483
471,000
483,000

281,368
296,000
304,000

165,115
175,000
179,000

1,156,141
1,187,000
1,183,000

687,347
701,000
700,000

637,578
649,000
650,000

468,794
485,000
483,000

School year
1

Not available.
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
2Estimated.
3Data for elementary and secondary education are estimated; data for degree-granting
institutions are actual.
NOTE: Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools include current
expenditures, interest on school debt, and capital outlay. Expenditures for public and private colleges and universities in 192930 and 193940 include current-fund expenditures
and additions to plant value. Public and private degree-granting institutions data for
194950 through 199596 are for current-fund expenditures. Data for private degree-granting institutions for 199697 and later years are for total expenditures. Data for public
degree-granting institutions for 199697 through 200001 are for current expenditures;
data for later years are for total expenditures. Postsecondary data through 199596 are for
institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions.

12

Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV


federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few
higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Some data have been revised from
previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Annual
Report of the Commissioner of Education, 18991900 and 190910; Biennial Survey of
Education in the United States, 191920 through 194950; Statistics of State School Systems, 195960 and 196970; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 197071 through 198687; Common Core of Data (CCD), National
Public Education Financial Survey, 198788 through 200910; Higher Education General
Information Survey (HEGIS), Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education,
196566 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Finance Survey, (IPEDS-F:FY8799); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Finance
component; and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Table 30. Amount and percentage distribution of direct general expenditures of state and local governments, by function: Selected years, 197071 through 200910
Function
1

197071

198081

199091

19992000

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

10

11

12

13

14

15

Amount (in millions of current dollars)


Total direct general expenditures..........................
Education and libraries ....................................................

$150,674
60,174

$407,449
147,649

$908,108
313,744

$1,502,768
528,767

$1,621,757
571,374

$1,732,478
602,954

$1,817,513
630,246

$1,903,915
664,471

$2,007,490
698,106

$2,116,464
739,410

$2,258,229
785,162

$2,400,204
837,675

$2,496,365
864,154

$2,538,114
871,989

Social services and income maintenance .......................


Public welfare..............................................................
Hospitals and health ....................................................
Social insurance administration ...................................
Veterans services........................................................

30,376
18,226
11,205
945

92,555
54,121
36,101
2,276
57

214,919
130,402
81,110
3,250
157

365,226
233,350
127,342
4,178
357

396,086
257,380
134,010
4,359
337

433,685
281,176
147,065
5,082
361

467,625
306,463
154,878
5,267
1,017

502,788
335,977
160,943
4,364
1,504

536,376
360,730
170,193
4,265
1,189

551,721
367,395
178,777
4,556
992

582,852
384,769
193,072
3,981
1,031

618,353
404,624
208,557
4,089
1,083

658,547
431,942
221,103
4,570
933

687,010
456,708
224,352
5,157
794

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Transportation..................................................................

19,819

39,231

75,410

118,974

130,422

136,824

142,255

141,070

149,626

160,460 1

170,976

181,322 1

184,123 1

186,007

Public safety ....................................................................


Police and fire protection .............................................
Correction ....................................................................
Protective inspection and regulation ............................

9,416
7,531
1,885

31,233
21,283
7,393
2,557

79,932
46,568
27,356
6,008

137,809
79,900
48,805
9,104

146,544
84,554
52,370
9,620

156,702
90,456
54,615
11,631

162,279
95,215
55,471
11,593

166,899
99,079
56,326
11,494

176,758
104,961
59,102
12,694

187,929
111,971
62,645
13,312

203,259
120,916
68,092
14,250

217,201
129,360
72,904
14,937

226,023
136,411
74,789
14,824

225,344
138,123
72,939
14,282

Environment and housing................................................


Natural resources, parks, and recreation.....................
Housing and community development.........................
Sewerage and sanitation .............................................

11,832
5,191
2,554
4,087

35,223
13,239
7,086
14,898

76,167
28,505
16,648
31,014

117,123
45,272
26,590
45,261

124,203
50,082
27,402
46,718

134,033
52,101
31,623
50,309

141,571
54,573
35,275
51,723

146,276
53,748
37,236
55,292

153,398
55,444
40,014
57,940

163,867
59,939
42,014
61,914

179,196
66,243
45,937
67,016

191,972
70,562
50,974
70,436

197,007
72,088
49,239
75,680

198,545
69,391
53,492
75,662

Governmental administration...........................................
Financial administration ...............................................
General control2 ...........................................................

6,703
2,271
4,432

20,001
7,230
12,771

48,461
16,995
31,466

81,659
29,300
52,360

85,910
30,007
55,903

92,779
32,660
60,119

98,658
34,911
63,747

100,067
34,675
65,392

105,546
36,695
68,851

110,407
37,666
72,741

119,396
39,631
79,765

126,997
40,995
86,003

128,369
40,183
88,186

126,847
39,978
86,869

Interest on general debt...................................................

5,089

17,131

52,234

69,814

73,836

75,287

77,277

81,812

81,122

86,001

93,586

100,055

104,521

105,721

Other direct general expenditures, not elsewhere


classified....................................................................

7,265

24,426

47,242

83,395

93,382

100,215

97,602

100,533

106,559

116,670

123,802

126,630

133,622

136,650

Percentage distribution
100.0
39.9

100.0
36.2

100.0
34.5

100.0
35.2

100.0
35.2

100.0
34.8

100.0
34.7

100.0
34.9

100.0
34.8

100.0
34.9

100.0
34.8

100.0
34.9

100.0
34.6

100.0
34.4

Social services and income maintenance .......................


Public welfare..............................................................
Hospitals and health ....................................................
Social insurance administration ...................................
Veterans services........................................................

20.2
12.1
7.4
0.6

22.7
13.3
8.9
0.6
#

23.7
14.4
8.9
0.4
#

24.3
15.5
8.5
0.3
#

24.4
15.9
8.3
0.3
#

25.0
16.2
8.5
0.3
#

25.7
16.9
8.5
0.3
0.1

26.4
17.6
8.5
0.2
0.1

26.7
18.0
8.5
0.2
0.1

26.1
17.4
8.4
0.2
#

25.8
17.0
8.5
0.2
#

25.8
16.9
8.7
0.2
#

26.4
17.3
8.9
0.2
#

27.1
18.0
8.8
0.2
#

Transportation..................................................................

13.2

9.6

8.3

7.9

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.4

7.5 1

7.6 1

7.6

7.6 1

7.4 1

7.3

Public safety ....................................................................


Police and fire protection .............................................
Correction ....................................................................
Protective inspection and regulation ............................

6.2
5.0
1.3

7.7
5.2
1.8
0.6

8.8
5.1
3.0
0.7

9.2
5.3
3.2
0.6

9.0
5.2
3.2
0.6

9.0
5.2
3.2
0.7

8.9
5.2
3.1
0.6

8.8
5.2
3.0
0.6

8.8
5.2
2.9
0.6

8.9
5.3
3.0
0.6

9.0
5.4
3.0
0.6

9.0
5.4
3.0
0.6

9.1
5.5
3.0
0.6

8.9
5.4
2.9
0.6

Environment and housing................................................


Natural resources, parks, and recreation.....................
Housing and community development.........................
Sewerage and sanitation .............................................

7.9
3.4
1.7
2.7

8.6
3.2
1.7
3.7

8.4
3.1
1.8
3.4

7.8
3.0
1.8
3.0

7.7
3.1
1.7
2.9

7.7
3.0
1.8
2.9

7.8
3.0
1.9
2.8

7.7
2.8
2.0
2.9

7.6
2.8
2.0
2.9

7.7
2.8
2.0
2.9

7.9
2.9
2.0
3.0

8.0
2.9
2.1
2.9

7.9
2.9
2.0
3.0

7.8
2.7
2.1
3.0

Governmental administration...........................................
Financial administration ...............................................
General control2 ...........................................................

4.4
1.5
2.9

4.9
1.8
3.1

5.3
1.9
3.5

5.4
1.9
3.5

5.3
1.9
3.4

5.4
1.9
3.5

5.4
1.9
3.5

5.3
1.8
3.4

5.3
1.8
3.4

5.2
1.8
3.4

5.3
1.8
3.5

5.3
1.7
3.6

5.1
1.6
3.5

5.0
1.6
3.4

Interest on general debt...................................................

3.4

4.2

5.8

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

Other direct general expenditures, not elsewhere


classified....................................................................

4.8

6.0

5.2

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.4

5.4

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1No longer includes transit subsidies.
2Includes judicial and legal expenditures and expenditures on general public buildings and other governmental administration.

NOTE: Excludes monies paid by states to the federal government. Some data have been revised from previously published
figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Governmental Finances. Retrieved October 11, 2012, from
http://www.census.gov/govs/estimate/. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Finances

Total direct general expenditures..........................


Education and libraries ....................................................

57

58

Table 31. Direct general expenditures of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level of education and state: 200809 and 200910
Direct general expenditures,1 200910
Direct general

expenditures,1

200809

For education
Elementary and secondary education

State
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

United States ............................... $2,496,365


Alabama ...............................................
34,961
Alaska...................................................
13,005
Arizona .................................................
44,047
Arkansas...............................................
18,057
California ..............................................
342,040
Colorado ...............................................
38,563
Connecticut...........................................
31,894
Delaware...............................................
8,187
District of Columbia ..............................
10,138
Florida...................................................
138,394
Georgia.................................................
64,443
Hawaii ...................................................
12,596
Idaho.....................................................
10,299
Illinois....................................................
101,896
Indiana..................................................
44,988
Iowa ......................................................
24,978
Kansas..................................................
22,805
Kentucky ...............................................
30,492
Louisiana ..............................................
42,689
Maine....................................................
10,842
Maryland...............................................
48,171
Massachusetts......................................
59,316
Michigan ...............................................
72,871
Minnesota .............................................
46,670
Mississippi ............................................
23,121
Missouri ................................................
41,258
Montana................................................
7,424
Nebraska ..............................................
14,018
Nevada .................................................
18,807
New Hampshire ....................................
9,360
New Jersey ...........................................
81,636
New Mexico ..........................................
18,821
New York...............................................
222,031
North Carolina ......................................
65,984
North Dakota ........................................
5,423
Ohio ......................................................
88,723
Oklahoma .............................................
25,621
Oregon..................................................
30,609
Pennsylvania.........................................
101,511
Rhode Island ........................................
8,933
South Carolina......................................
34,397
South Dakota........................................
5,773
Tennessee ............................................
40,195
Texas ....................................................
173,845
Utah ......................................................
19,698
Vermont ................................................
5,674
Virginia..................................................
58,771
Washington...........................................
56,956
West Virginia.........................................
13,181
Wisconsin .............................................
44,765
Wyoming...............................................
7,491

Total

For education

Total

(998.5)
(48.9)
(98.8)
(70.5)
(10.8)
(478.9)
(185.1)
(134.0)
(1.6)
(#)
(235.3)
(148.2)
(#)
(15.4)
(173.2)
(54.0)
(87.4)
(34.2)
(112.8)
(38.4)
(37.9)
(19.3)
(361.8)
(80.2)
(79.3)
(34.7)
(70.1)
(4.5)
(28.0)
(1.9)
(9.4)
(122.5)
(30.1)
(133.2)
(165.0)
(5.4)
(115.3)
(317.7)
(150.0)
(132.0)
(8.0)
(44.7)
(19.6)
(176.9)
(208.6)
(27.6)
(4.5)
(329.1)
(262.0)
(27.7)
(58.2)
(21.0)

$852,172
13,404
3,188
13,998
7,378
103,990
12,751
11,504
2,934
2,217
39,423
25,834
3,557
3,304
34,600
16,165
9,230
8,426
10,719
12,221
3,278
17,429
18,309
28,131
15,964
7,416
14,347
2,567
5,483
5,829
3,486
31,596
6,659
68,935
23,576
1,909
31,444
9,585
10,595
34,496
2,931
12,488
1,926
12,703
70,623
7,836
2,274
22,931
19,082
4,893
16,158
2,454

(426.1) $2,538,114
(#)
35,309
(1.0)
12,729
(#)
43,157
(#)
19,580
(10.4)
340,235
(#)
40,351
(132.3)
31,817
(#)
8,376
(#)
10,781
(#)
136,642
(#)
64,183
(#)
12,222
(#)
10,335
(#)
103,498
(#)
45,025
(#)
25,590
(#)
22,930
(75.0)
31,843
(#)
42,892
(36.1)
11,054
(#)
49,735
(250.8)
59,509
(8.4)
73,855
(#)
46,989
(#)
23,653
(#)
41,823
(#)
8,033
(2.7)
14,621
(#)
17,775
(#)
9,916
(#)
82,713
(#)
19,461
(13.8)
231,327
(148.5)
66,129
(#)
6,004
(#)
90,547
(1.0)
26,610
(#)
31,169
(#)
105,765
(#)
9,128
(#)
35,010
(#)
6,027
(161.3)
40,858
(#)
183,029
(#)
19,659
(#)
5,886
(284.3)
60,171
(17.2)
56,793
(#)
13,718
(9.7)
46,049
(#)
7,602

(1,015.2)
(49.4)
(56.0)
(116.5)
(31.3)
(374.3)
(230.0)
(152.7)
(1.7)
(#)
(205.0)
(128.4)
(0.0)
(27.9)
(165.6)
(58.5)
(69.1)
(45.9)
(117.8)
(38.6)
(17.7)
(29.8)
(345.2)
(59.1)
(84.6)
(54.4)
(121.3)
(7.2)
(39.5)
(#)
(5.0)
(74.4)
(27.2)
(161.9)
(158.7)
(5.4)
(153.9)
(45.2)
(59.2)
(179.8)
(15.5)
(35.0)
(21.7)
(196.1)
(274.5)
(94.4)
(3.5)
(312.9)
(176.1)
(24.7)
(59.9)
(27.4)

Total for
Current
Total for education elementary and secondary expenditure
5
$859,965
13,218
3,215
13,435
7,936
102,500
13,181
11,302
2,996
2,380
38,314
24,964
3,255
3,299
34,756
16,552
9,279
8,545
11,245
12,049
3,426
18,168
18,120
29,074
15,330
7,497
14,182
2,588
5,725
5,554
3,576
31,767
6,533
70,870
23,709
2,161
32,813
10,227
10,426
35,137
3,027
12,302
2,026
12,777
74,603
7,374
2,346
23,323
18,352
5,262
16,804
2,467

#Rounds to zero.
1Includes state and local government expenditures for education services, social services and income maintenance, transportation,
public safety, environment and housing, governmental administration, interest on general debt, and other general expenditures.
2Includes assistance and subsidies to individuals, private elementary and secondary schools, and private colleges and universities,
as well as miscellaneous education expenditures.

(516.0)
(#)
(3.2)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(149.2)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(82.1)
(#)
(0.7)
(#)
(257.3)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(21.3)
(137.5)
(#)
(#)
(3.1)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(169.9)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(293.9)
(#)
(#)
(15.1)
(#)

$574,029
7,697
2,373
8,333
5,221
65,315
8,401
8,316
1,734
2,224
26,541
17,505
2,095
2,032
24,499
10,115
5,630
5,554
6,601
8,031
2,458
12,136
12,920
17,923
9,920
4,433
9,757
1,611
3,629
4,000
2,622
24,721
3,748
55,807
13,920
1,193
21,830
5,986
6,094
24,625
2,185
7,928
1,238
8,632
48,668
3,991
1,473
15,514
11,362
3,213
10,591
1,682

Colleges and universities


Capital
Total for
Current
outlay colleges and universities expenditure

(459.2)
(#)
(3.3)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(148.9)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(81.9)
(#)
(0.7)
(#)
(257.1)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(16.7)
(136.4)
(#)
(#)
(3.0)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(170.0)
(#)
(0.4)
(#)
(294.8)
(#)
(#)
(14.8)
(#)

$513,892
6,912
2,135
7,619
4,626
58,168
7,389
7,779
1,541
1,898
23,589
15,691
1,889
1,897
22,555
9,187
4,819
4,372
5,831
7,265
2,317
10,956
12,163
16,722
8,970
4,011
8,830
1,501
3,258
3,619
2,496
23,016
3,114
49,695
12,701
1,050
19,379
5,460
5,520
22,416
2,126
6,719
1,092
8,014
40,612
3,223
1,408
14,171
9,846
3,021
9,966
1,342

$60,138
786
238
714
595
7,147
1,012
538
193
326
2,952
1,814
206
135
1,944
927
811
1,182
770
767
142
1,181
757
1,202
950
422
927
110
371
381
126
1,706
634
6,112
1,219
143
2,451
526
574
2,208
59
1,208
146
618
8,056
768
65
1,344
1,516
192
625
341

$242,730
4,751
727
4,408
2,305
32,343
4,326
2,418
1,027
156
9,127
5,477
1,091
1,103
8,651
5,446
3,242
2,721
3,734
3,169
748
5,356
4,166
10,097
4,375
2,683
3,691
813
1,847
1,312
808
5,539
2,437
12,975
8,858
867
8,215
3,715
3,922
8,512
604
3,216
681
3,342
23,751
3,071
713
6,781
5,592
1,514
5,641
669

Capital
outlay

Other
education2
12

10

11

(24.3)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(17.7)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(#)
(1.7)
(#)

$211,910
4,085
644
3,779
2,042
28,628
3,637
2,146
918
137
7,960
4,799
916
932
7,932
4,764
2,877
2,469
3,261
2,942
707
4,694
3,570
8,580
3,988
2,344
3,307
746
1,610
1,169
719
4,870
1,951
10,738
7,846
794
7,255
2,802
3,279
7,586
587
2,896
530
2,994
20,709
2,785
666
5,504
4,897
1,383
4,967
575

$30,819
667
83
629
264
3,715
690
272
109
19
1,167
677
175
171
719
682
365
252
473
227
41
663
596
1,518
386
340
384
66
237
143
89
669
486
2,237
1,012
73
960
913
644
926
17
320
151
347
3,041
286
47
1,277
695
131
674
94

$43,206
770
114
694
409
4,843
455
568
236
0
2,647
1,982
69
164
1,606
991
407
270
911
848
220
675
1,035
1,053
1,035
381
734
164
249
242
147
1,507
348
2,089
930
101
2,768
526
410
2,001
237
1,159
107
804
2,184
313
160
1,028
1,398
536
572
115

NOTE: Current expenditure data in this table differ from figures appearing in other tables because of slightly varying definitions used
in the Governmental Finances and Common Core of Data surveys. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Governmental Finances. Retrieved October 12, 2012, from http://
www.census.gov/govs/estimate/. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Finances

[In millions of current dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]

CHAPTER 1: All Levels of Education


Finances

59

Table 32. Direct general expenditures per capita of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level of education and
state: 200809 and 200910
Direct general expenditures,1 200809

Direct general expenditures,1 200910

For education

For education
Elementary and
secondary education

All education

State
1

Total
amount
per capita

Amount
per capita

As a
percent
of all
functions

Total
amount
per capita

Amount
per capita

As a
percent
of all
functions

Amount
per capita

Colleges
and universities

As a
percent
of all
functions

Amount
per capita

Other education2

As a
percent
of all
functions

Amount
per capita

As a
percent
of all
functions

10

11

12

13

United States ...............................


Alabama ...............................................
Alaska...................................................
Arizona .................................................
Arkansas...............................................
California ..............................................

$8,131
7,425
18,619
6,678
6,249
9,254

$2,776
2,847
4,564
2,122
2,553
2,813

34.1
38.3
24.5
31.8
40.9
30.4

$8,205
7,378
17,825
6,729
6,702
9,112

$2,780
2,762
4,501
2,095
2,716
2,745

33.9
37.4
25.3
31.1
40.5
30.1

$1,856
1,609
3,323
1,299
1,787
1,749

22.6
21.8
18.6
19.3
26.7
19.2

$785
993
1,018
687
789
866

9.6
13.5
5.7
10.2
11.8
9.5

$140
161
160
108
140
130

1.7
2.2
0.9
1.6
2.1
1.4

Colorado ...............................................
Connecticut...........................................
Delaware...............................................
District of Columbia ..............................
Florida...................................................

7,675
9,065
9,250
16,906
7,465

2,538
3,270
3,314
3,697
2,127

33.1
36.1
35.8
21.9
28.5

7,994
8,899
9,309
17,822
7,253

2,611
3,161
3,330
3,934
2,034

32.7
35.5
35.8
22.1
28.0

1,664
2,326
1,927
3,677
1,409

20.8
26.1
20.7
20.6
19.4

857
676
1,141
258
484

10.7
7.6
12.3
1.4
6.7

90
159
262
0
141

1.1
1.8
2.8
0.0
1.9

Georgia.................................................
Hawaii ...................................................
Idaho.....................................................
Illinois....................................................
Indiana..................................................

6,556
9,725
6,663
7,893
7,004

2,628
2,747
2,137
2,680
2,517

40.1
28.2
32.1
34.0
35.9

6,609
8,964
6,578
8,059
6,937

2,570
2,387
2,100
2,706
2,550

38.9
26.6
31.9
33.6
36.8

1,802
1,536
1,293
1,908
1,558

27.3
17.1
19.7
23.7
22.5

564
800
702
674
839

8.5
8.9
10.7
8.4
12.1

204
51
105
125
153

3.1
0.6
1.6
1.6
2.2

Iowa ......................................................
Kansas..................................................
Kentucky ...............................................
Louisiana ..............................................
Maine....................................................

8,304
8,091
7,068
9,503
8,224

3,069
2,989
2,485
2,721
2,487

37.0
36.9
35.2
28.6
30.2

8,390
8,020
7,325
9,437
8,328

3,042
2,989
2,587
2,651
2,581

36.3
37.3
35.3
28.1
31.0

1,846
1,943
1,518
1,767
1,852

22.0
24.2
20.7
18.7
22.2

1,063
952
859
697
563

12.7
11.9
11.7
7.4
6.8

133
94
209
187
166

1.6
1.2
2.9
2.0
2.0

Maryland...............................................
Massachusetts......................................
Michigan ...............................................
Minnesota .............................................
Mississippi ............................................

8,452
8,996
7,309
8,862
7,832

3,058
2,777
2,822
3,031
2,512

36.2
30.9
38.6
34.2
32.1

8,596
9,078
7,477
8,848
7,964

3,140
2,764
2,944
2,887
2,524

36.5
30.4
39.4
32.6
31.7

2,098
1,971
1,815
1,868
1,493

24.4
21.7
24.3
21.1
18.7

926
635
1,022
824
903

10.8
7.0
13.7
9.3
11.3

117
158
107
195
128

1.4
1.7
1.4
2.2
1.6

Missouri ................................................
Montana................................................
Nebraska ..............................................
Nevada .................................................
New Hampshire ....................................

6,891
7,614
7,803
7,116
7,067

2,396
2,633
3,052
2,205
2,632

34.8
34.6
39.1
31.0
37.2

6,975
8,106
7,989
6,573
7,530

2,365
2,612
3,128
2,054
2,716

33.9
32.2
39.2
31.2
36.1

1,627
1,626
1,983
1,479
1,991

23.3
20.1
24.8
22.5
26.4

616
820
1,009
485
613

8.8
10.1
12.6
7.4
8.1

122
166
136
89
112

1.8
2.0
1.7
1.4
1.5

New Jersey ...........................................


New Mexico ..........................................
New York...............................................
North Carolina ......................................
North Dakota ........................................

9,375
9,365
11,362
7,034
8,383

3,628
3,313
3,528
2,513
2,952

38.7
35.4
31.0
35.7
35.2

9,400
9,420
11,927
6,917
8,900

3,610
3,162
3,654
2,480
3,203

38.4
33.6
30.6
35.9
36.0

2,809
1,814
2,877
1,456
1,769

29.9
19.3
24.1
21.1
19.9

629
1,180
669
927
1,285

6.7
12.5
5.6
13.4
14.4

171
168
108
97
149

1.8
1.8
0.9
1.4
1.7

Ohio ......................................................
Oklahoma .............................................
Oregon..................................................
Pennsylvania.........................................
Rhode Island ........................................

7,687
6,949
8,001
8,053
8,481

2,724
2,600
2,769
2,737
2,783

35.4
37.4
34.6
34.0
32.8

7,848
7,077
8,121
8,316
8,673

2,844
2,720
2,716
2,763
2,876

36.2
38.4
33.5
33.2
33.2

1,892
1,592
1,588
1,936
2,076

24.1
22.5
19.6
23.3
23.9

712
988
1,022
669
574

9.1
14.0
12.6
8.0
6.6

240
140
107
157
225

3.1
2.0
1.3
1.9
2.6

South Carolina......................................
South Dakota ........................................
Tennessee ............................................
Texas ....................................................
Utah ......................................................

7,541
7,106
6,384
7,015
7,074

2,738
2,371
2,018
2,850
2,814

36.3
33.4
31.6
40.6
39.8

7,550
7,381
6,427
7,248
7,083

2,653
2,481
2,010
2,954
2,657

35.1
33.6
31.3
40.8
37.5

1,710
1,516
1,358
1,927
1,438

22.6
20.5
21.1
26.6
20.3

694
834
526
940
1,106

9.2
11.3
8.2
13.0
15.6

250
131
126
86
113

3.3
1.8
2.0
1.2
1.6

Vermont ................................................
Virginia..................................................
Washington...........................................
West Virginia.........................................
Wisconsin .............................................
Wyoming...............................................

9,126
7,456
8,547
7,243
7,916
13,763

3,657
2,909
2,863
2,689
2,857
4,509

40.1
39.0
33.5
37.1
36.1
32.8

9,403
7,499
8,423
7,398
8,091
13,465

3,748
2,907
2,722
2,838
2,952
4,369

39.9
38.8
32.3
38.4
36.5
32.4

2,353
1,933
1,685
1,732
1,861
2,980

25.0
25.8
20.0
23.4
23.0
22.1

1,139
845
829
816
991
1,185

12.1
11.3
9.8
11.0
12.2
8.8

255
128
207
289
100
204

2.7
1.7
2.5
3.9
1.2
1.5

1Includes

state and local government expenditures for education services, social services
and income maintenance, transportation, public safety, environment and housing, governmental administration, interest on general debt, and other general expenditures.
2Includes assistance and subsidies to individuals, private elementary and secondary schools,
and private colleges and universities, as well as miscellaneous education expenditures.
NOTE: Per capita amounts for 200910 are based on population estimates for July 2010.
Per capita amounts for 200809 are based on the latest population estimates for July 2009

and have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Governmental Finances,
retrieved October 25, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/govs/estimate/; and GCT-T1 Population Estimates, retrieved October 26, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/
national/totals/2011/index.html. (This table was prepared October 2012).

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Table 33. Gross domestic product, state and local expenditures, national income, personal income, disposable personal income, median family
income, and population: Selected years, 1929 through 2011
State and local direct
general expenditures
(in millions)1

Gross domestic
product (in billions)

Year
1

Current
dollars

Chained
All direct
2005
general
Education
2
dollars expenditures expenditures

National
income
(in billions)

Personal
income
(in billions)

Disposable
personal
income
(in billions
of chained
2005
dollars)2

Disposable personal
income per capita

Population (in thousands)

Current
Chained
dollars 2005 dollars2

Median
family
income

Midyear
data3

Resident as
of July 14

10

11

12

13

1929......................................
1939......................................
1940......................................
1950......................................
1960......................................

$103.6
92.2
101.4
293.7
526.4

$976.1
1,071.9
1,165.9
2,004.2
2,828.5

$9,229
22,787
51,876

$2,638
7,177
18,719

$93.9
82.0
90.9
263.9
473.9

$84.9
72.9
78.4
228.9
411.3

$791.6
861.0
918.2
1,400.9
1,963.1

$683
545
581
1,384
2,020

$6,495
6,571
6,950
9,236
10,860

$3,319
5,620

121,878
131,028
132,122
151,684
180,760

121,767
130,880
132,122
152,271
180,671

1970......................................
1971......................................
1972......................................
1973......................................
1974......................................

1,038.3
1,126.8
1,237.9
1,382.3
1,499.5

4,266.3
4,409.5
4,643.8
4,912.8
4,885.7

131,332
150,674
168,550
181,357
198,959

52,718
59,413
65,814
69,714
75,833

929.5
1,005.6
1,110.3
1,246.1
1,341.5

838.6
903.1
992.6
1,110.5
1,222.7

3,107.3
3,247.7
3,405.2
3,636.6
3,608.6

3,586
3,859
4,140
4,615
5,010

15,151
15,637
16,221
17,159
16,871

9,867
10,285
11,116
12,051
12,902

205,089
207,692
209,924
211,939
213,898

205,052
207,661
209,896
211,909
213,854

1975......................................
1976......................................
1977......................................
1978......................................
1979......................................

1,637.7
1,824.6
2,030.1
2,293.8
2,562.2

4,875.4
5,136.9
5,373.1
5,672.8
5,850.1

230,721
256,731
274,215
296,984
327,517

87,858
97,216
102,780
110,758
119,448

1,444.0
1,609.8
1,797.4
2,027.9
2,248.3

1,334.9
1,474.7
1,632.5
1,836.7
2,059.5

3,689.5
3,836.6
3,969.0
4,154.6
4,251.9

5,497
5,972
6,514
7,220
7,956

17,083
17,592
18,017
18,662
18,888

13,719
14,958
16,009
17,640
19,587

215,981
218,086
220,289
222,629
225,106

215,973
218,035
220,239
222,585
225,055

1980......................................
1981......................................
1982......................................
1983......................................
1984......................................

2,788.1
3,126.8
3,253.2
3,534.6
3,930.9

5,834.0
5,982.1
5,865.9
6,130.9
6,571.5

369,086
407,449
436,733
466,516
505,008

133,211
145,784
154,282
163,876
176,108

2,433.0
2,729.8
2,851.4
3,070.9
3,461.3

2,301.5
2,582.3
2,766.8
2,952.2
3,268.9

4,293.7
4,407.9
4,504.4
4,653.5
4,986.9

8,794
9,726
10,390
11,095
12,232

18,855
19,164
19,397
19,859
21,096

21,023
22,388
23,433
24,674
26,433

227,726
230,008
232,218
234,333
236,394

227,225
229,466
231,664
233,792
235,825

1985......................................
1986......................................
1987......................................
1988......................................
1989......................................

4,217.5
4,460.1
4,736.4
5,100.4
5,482.1

6,843.4
7,080.5
7,307.0
7,607.4
7,879.2

553,899
605,623
657,134
704,921
762,360

192,686
210,819
226,619
242,683
263,898

3,696.3
3,871.5
4,150.0
4,522.3
4,800.5

3,496.7
3,696.0
3,924.4
4,231.2
4,557.5

5,142.4
5,312.6
5,399.9
5,633.0
5,782.5

12,911
13,540
14,146
15,206
16,134

21,561
22,073
22,236
22,986
23,374

27,735
29,458
30,970
32,191
34,213

238,506
240,683
242,843
245,061
247,387

237,924
240,133
242,289
244,499
246,819

1990......................................
1991......................................
1992......................................
1993......................................
1994......................................

5,800.5
5,992.1
6,342.3
6,667.4
7,085.2

8,027.1
8,008.3
8,280.0
8,516.2
8,863.1

834,818
908,108
981,253
1,033,167
1,077,665

288,148
309,302
324,652
342,287
353,287

5,059.5
5,217.9
5,517.1
5,784.7
6,181.3

4,846.7
5,031.5
5,347.3
5,568.1
5,874.8

5,893.6
5,943.2
6,152.5
6,255.3
6,456.0

17,004
17,532
18,436
18,909
19,678

23,557
23,442
23,947
24,033
24,505

35,353
35,939
36,573
36,959
38,782

250,181
253,530
256,922
260,282
263,455

249,623
252,981
256,514
259,919
263,126

1995......................................
1996......................................
1997......................................
1998......................................
1999......................................

7,414.7
7,838.5
8,332.4
8,793.5
9,353.5

9,086.0
9,425.8
9,845.9
10,274.7
10,770.7

1,146,188
1,189,356
1,247,436
1,314,496
1,398,533

378,273
398,859
419,053
450,365
483,259

6,522.3
6,931.7
7,406.0
7,875.6
8,358.0

6,200.9
6,591.6
7,000.7
7,525.4
7,910.8

6,648.6
6,867.8
7,110.4
7,535.4
7,763.1

20,470
21,355
22,255
23,534
24,356

24,939
25,463
26,049
27,287
27,792

40,611
42,300
44,568
46,737
48,950

266,588
269,714
272,958
276,154
279,328

266,278
269,394
272,647
275,854
279,040

2000......................................
2001......................................
2002......................................
2003......................................
2004......................................

9,951.5
10,286.2
10,642.3
11,142.2
11,853.3

11,216.4
11,337.5
11,543.1
11,836.4
12,246.9

1,502,768
1,621,757
1,732,478
1,817,513
1,903,915

521,612
563,572
594,694
621,335
655,182

8,938.9
9,185.2
9,408.5
9,840.2
10,534.0

8,559.4
8,883.3
9,060.1
9,378.1
9,937.2

8,157.8
8,356.2
8,633.2
8,850.5
9,152.9

25,946
26,816
27,816
28,827
30,312

28,888
29,297
29,981
30,453
31,211

50,732
51,407
51,680
52,680
54,061

282,398
285,225
287,955
290,626
293,262

282,162
284,969
287,625
290,108
292,805

2005......................................
2006......................................
2007......................................
2008......................................
2009......................................

12,623.0
13,377.2
14,028.7
14,291.5
13,973.7

12,623.0
12,958.5
13,206.4
13,161.9
12,757.9

2,007,490
2,117,161
2,255,229
2,401,417
2,496,365

688,314
728,917
773,676
826,061
852,172

11,273.8
12,031.2
12,396.4
12,609.1
12,132.6

10,485.9
11,268.1
11,912.3
12,460.2
11,867.0

9,277.3
9,652.8
9,880.3
10,119.5
9,836.7

31,343
33,183
34,550
36,200
34,899

31,343
32,303
32,749
33,229
32,016

56,194
58,407
61,355
61,521
60,088

295,993
298,818
301,696
304,543
307,240

295,517
298,380
301,231
304,094
306,772

2010......................................
2011......................................

14,498.9
15,075.7

13,063.0
13,299.1

2,538,114

859,965

12,811.4
13,358.9

12,321.9
12,947.3

10,016.5
10,149.7

35,920
37,012

32,335
32,527

60,236
60,974

309,774
312,040

309,330
311,592

Not available.
1Data for years prior to 1963 include expenditures for government fiscal years ending during
that particular calendar year. Data for 1963 and later years are the aggregations of expenditures for government fiscal years that ended on June 30 of the stated year. General expenditures exclude expenditures of publicly owned utilities and liquor stores, and of insurance-trust
activities. Intergovernmental payments between state and local governments are excluded.
Payments to the federal government are included.
2Constant dollars based on a chain-price index, which uses the geometric mean of output
weights of adjacent time periods compiled over a time series. Chain-price indexes reflect
changes in prices, while implicit price deflators reflect both changes in prices and in the composition of output. More information is available at https://www.bea.gov/scb/account_articles/
national/0597od/maintext.htm.
3Population of the United States including armed forces overseas. Includes Alaska and
Hawaii beginning in 1960.

4Resident

population of the United States. Includes Alaska and Hawaii beginning in 1958.
Data for 1990 and later years include revisions based on the 2000 census. Excludes overseas armed personnel.
NOTE: Gross domestic product (GDP) data are adjusted by the GDP chained weight price
deflator. Personal income data are adjusted by the personal consumption deflator. Some data
have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports,
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the United States, retrieved January 10, 2013, from
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/families/; Population Estimates,
retrieved August 14, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/asrh/2011/
index.html; and State and Local Government Finances, retrieved January 10, 2013, from
http://www.census.gov/govs/estimate/. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic
Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, retrieved January 10, 2013, from
http://www.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Table 34. Gross domestic product price index, Consumer Price Index, education price indexes, and federal budget composite deflator: Selected
years, 1919 through 2011
Calendar year

Year
1

School year

Gross domestic
product
price index

Consumer
Price Index1 Year

Consumer
Price Index2
4

Federal fiscal year

Higher
Education
Price Index3

Research and
Academic
Development
Library
Index Operations Index Year

Federal budget
composite
deflator

10

1919.............................
1929.............................
1939.............................
1949.............................
1950.............................

10.593
8.599
14.515
14.628

17.3
17.1
13.9
23.8
24.1

191920
192930
193940
194950
195051

19.1
17.1
14.0
23.7
25.1

1919 ..........................
1929 ..........................
1939 ..........................
1949 ..........................
1950 ..........................

0.1024
0.1065

1951.............................
1952.............................
1953.............................
1954.............................
1955.............................

15.635
15.976
16.178
16.342
16.576

26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.8

195152
195253
195354
195455
195556

26.3
26.7
26.9
26.8
26.9

1951 ..........................
1952 ..........................
1953 ..........................
1954 ..........................
1955 ..........................

0.1047
0.1042
0.1124
0.1163
0.1203

1956.............................
1957.............................
1958.............................
1959.............................
1960.............................

17.148
17.749
18.157
18.363
18.620

27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1
29.6

195657
195758
195859
195960
196061

27.7
28.6
29.0
29.4
29.8

25.6

26.7

1956 ..........................
1957 ..........................
1958 ..........................
1959 ..........................
1960 ..........................

0.1263
0.1327
0.1405
0.1461
0.1467

1961.............................
1962.............................
1963.............................
1964.............................
1965.............................

18.830
19.087
19.290
19.589
19.945

29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.5

196162
196263
196364
196465
196566

30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2
31.9

26.5
27.6
28.6
29.8
31.3

27.5
28.5
29.5
30.7
32.0

1961 ..........................
1962 ..........................
1963 ..........................
1964 ..........................
1965 ..........................

0.1507
0.1511
0.1579
0.1600
0.1621

1966.............................
1967.............................
1968.............................
1969.............................
1970.............................

20.511
21.142
22.040
23.130
24.349

32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7
38.8

196667
196768
196869
196970
197071

32.9
34.0
35.7
37.8
39.7

32.9
34.9
37.1
39.5
42.1

33.8
35.7
38.0
40.3
42.7

1966 ..........................
1967 ..........................
1968 ..........................
1969 ..........................
1970 ..........................

0.1659
0.1700
0.1765
0.1881
0.1992

1971.............................
1972.............................
1973.............................
1974.............................
1975.............................

25.567
26.670
28.148
30.695
33.606

40.5
41.8
44.4
49.3
53.8

197172
197273
197374
197475
197576

41.2
42.8
46.6
51.8
55.5

44.3
46.7
49.9
54.3
57.8

45.0
47.1
50.1
54.8
59.0

57.3

1971 ..........................
1972 ..........................
1973 ..........................
1974 ..........................
1975 ..........................

0.2133
0.2283
0.2413
0.2622
0.2890

1976.............................
1977.............................
1978.............................
1979.............................
1980.............................

35.535
37.796
40.447
43.811
47.817

56.9
60.6
65.2
72.6
82.4

197677
197778
197879
197980
198081

58.7
62.6
68.5
77.6
86.6

61.5
65.7
70.5
77.5
85.8

62.7
66.8
71.7
78.3
86.6

61.6
65.8
71.4
78.5
86.1

1976 ..........................
1977 ..........................
1978 ..........................
1979 ..........................
1980 ..........................

0.3118
0.3372
0.3589
0.3904
0.4319

1981.............................
1982.............................
1983.............................
1984.............................
1985.............................

52.326
55.514
57.705
59.874
61.686

90.9
96.5
99.6
103.9
107.6

198182
198283
198384
198485
198586

94.1
98.2
101.8
105.8
108.8

93.9
100.0
104.8
110.8
116.3

94.0
100.0
104.3
109.8
115.2

94.0
100.0
105.1
111.2
117.6

1981 ..........................
1982 ..........................
1983 ..........................
1984 ..........................
1985 ..........................

0.4790
0.5137
0.5394
0.5677
0.5870

1986.............................
1987.............................
1988.............................
1989.............................
1990.............................

63.057
64.818
67.047
69.579
72.274

109.6
113.6
118.3
124.0
130.7

198687
198788
198889
198990
199091

111.2
115.8
121.2
127.0
133.9

120.9
126.2
132.8
140.8
148.2

120.0
126.8
132.1
139.0
145.8

124.2
130.0
138.6
147.4
155.7

1986 ..........................
1987 ..........................
1988 ..........................
1989 ..........................
1990 ..........................

0.6022
0.6213
0.6400
0.6637
0.6842

1991.............................
1992.............................
1993.............................
1994.............................
1995.............................

74.826
76.602
78.288
79.935
81.602

136.2
140.3
144.5
148.2
152.4

199192
199293
199394
199495
199596

138.2
142.5
146.2
150.4
154.5

153.5
157.9
163.3
168.1
173.0

150.6
155.2
160.1
165.4
170.8

163.3
169.8
176.7
183.9
192.6

1991 ..........................
1992 ..........................
1993 ..........................
1994 ..........................
1995 ..........................

0.7165
0.7439
0.7640
0.7782
0.7995

1996.............................
1997.............................
1998.............................
1999.............................
2000.............................

83.154
84.627
85.580
86.840
88.724

156.9
160.5
163.0
166.6
172.2

199697
199798
199899
19992000
200001

158.9
161.7
164.5
169.3
175.1

178.4
184.7
189.1
196.9
208.7

1996 ..........................
1997 ..........................
1998 ..........................
1999 ..........................
2000 ..........................

0.8187
0.8359
0.8439
0.8558
0.8770

2001.............................
2002.............................
2003.............................
2004.............................
2005.............................

90.731
92.192
94.134
96.784
100.000

177.1
179.9
184.0
188.9
195.3

200102
200203
200304
200405
200506

178.2
182.1
186.1
191.7
199.0

212.7
223.5
231.7
240.8
253.1

2001 ..........................
2002 ..........................
2003 ..........................
2004 ..........................
2005 ..........................

0.8992
0.9138
0.9378
0.9645
1.0000

2006.............................
2007.............................
2008.............................
2009.............................
2010.............................
2011.............................

103.237
106.231
108.565
109.532
111.002
113.369

201.6
207.3
215.3
214.5
218.1
224.9

200607
200708
200809
200910
201011
201112

204.1
211.7
214.7
216.7
221.1
227.6

260.3
273.2
279.3
281.8
288.4

2006 ..........................
2007 ..........................
2008 ..........................
2009 ..........................
2010 ..........................
2011 ..........................

1.0354
1.0642
1.1031
1.1085
1.1218
1.1525

Not available.
1Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers through 1977; 1978 and later figures are for
all urban consumers.
2Consumer Price Index adjusted to a school-year basis (July through June).
3Beginning in 200102, components of index were weighted through a regression methodology.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income
and Product Accounts, retrieved January 10, 2013, from http://www.bea.gov/national/

nipaweb. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index,
retrieved January 10, 2013, from ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt. Commonfund Institute, Higher Education Price Index, retrieved January 10, 2013, from http://www.
commonfund.org/CommonfundInstitute/HEPI/HEPI%20Documents/CF_HEPI_2012.pdf. U.S.
Office of Management and Budget, Composite Deflator, retrieved January 10, 2013, from
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Elementary and Secondary Education


This chapter contains a variety of statistics on public and
private elementary and secondary education. Data are presented for enrollments, teachers and other school staff,
schools, dropouts, achievement, school violence, and revenues and expenditures. These data are derived from surveys,
censuses, and administrative data collections conducted by
the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and
other public and private organizations. The information
ranges from counts of students and schools to state graduation requirements.

Enrollments
Public elementary and secondary school enrollment rose
from 49.1 million in 2005 to 49.5 million in 2010, an increase
of 1 percent (table 39 and figure 7). Public elementary enrollment (prekindergarten through grade 8) was 1 percent higher
in 2010 (34.6 million) than in 2005 (34.2 million), while public secondary enrollment was less than 1 percent lower in
2010 (14.9 million) than in 2005 (14.9 million).
From 2005 to 2010, changes in public school enrollment
varied from state to state (table 36 and figure 8). Increases
occurred in 28 states from 2005 to 2010, while decreases
occurred in 22 states and the District of Columbia. The largest public school enrollment increases occurred in Utah (15
percent) and Texas (9 percent), and 7 other states had
increases of at least 5 percent. The largest decrease in public
school enrollment occurred in Michigan (a decrease of 9
percent), and 2 other states and the District of Columbia had
decreases of at least 5 percent.
Enrollments in private elementary and secondary schools
decreased by an estimated 11 percent between 2005 and
2010, from 6.1 million to 5.4 million (table 76). In 2010, private school students made up about 10 percent of all elementary and secondary school students.
In 2011, about 64 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds were
enrolled in preprimary education (nursery school and kindergarten), the same as the percentage in 2000 (table 56 and
figure 9). However, the percentage of children in full-day
programs increased from 2000 to 2011. In 2011, about 59
percent of the children enrolled in preprimary education
attended a full-day preprimary program, compared with 53
percent in 2000.
A higher percentage of 4-year-old children (57 percent)
were cared for primarily in center-based programs during

the day in 200506 than had no regular nonparental care (20


percent) or were cared for primarily in home-based settings
by relatives (13 percent) or by nonrelatives (8 percent) (table
60). There were differences in the average quality of care
children received in these settings. A higher percentage of
children in Head Start and other center-based programs (35
percent) received high-quality care than those in homebased relative and nonrelative care (9 percent), according to
the ratings of trained observers (table 61).
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
enacted in 1975, mandates that children and youth ages 321
with disabilities be provided a free and appropriate public
school education. The percentage of total public school
enrollment that represents children served by federally supported special education programs increased from 8.3 percent to 13.8 percent between 197677 and 200405 (table
48). Much of this overall increase can be attributed to a rise
in the percentage of students identified as having specific
learning disabilities from 197677 (1.8 percent) to 200405
(5.7 percent). The overall percentage of students being
served in programs for those with disabilities decreased
between 200405 (13.8 percent) and 201011 (13.0 percent). However, there were different patterns of change in
the percentages served with some specific conditions
between 200405 and 201011. The percentage of children
identified as having other health impairments (limited
strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic or acute health
problems such as a heart condition, tuberculosis, rheumatic
fever, nephritis, asthma, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, leukemia, or diabetes) rose from 1.1
to 1.4 percent of total public school enrollment, the percentage with autism rose from 0.4 to 0.8 percent, and the percentage with developmental delay rose from 0.7 to 0.8
percent. The percentage of children with specific learning
disabilities declined from 5.7 percent to 4.8 percent of total
public school enrollment during this period. In fall 2010,
some 95 percent of 6- to 21-year-old students with disabilities were served in regular schools; 3 percent were served in
a separate school for students with disabilities; 1 percent
were placed in regular private schools by their parents; and
less than 1 percent each were served in one of the following
environments: in a separate residential facility, homebound
or in a hospital, or in a correctional facility (table 50).

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Teachers and Other School Staff


During the 1970s and early 1980s, public school enrollment decreased, while the number of teachers generally
increased. For public schools, the number of pupils per
teacherthat is, the pupil/teacher ratio1declined from
22.3 in 1970 to 17.9 in 1985 (table 76 and figure 7). After
enrollment started increasing in 1985, the public school
pupil/teacher ratio continued to decline, reaching 17.2 in
1989. After a period of relative stability during the late
1980s through the mid-1990s, the ratio declined from 17.3 in
1995 to 15.4 in 2009. The public school pupil/teacher ratio
increased to 16.0 in 2010. By comparison, the pupil/teacher
ratio for private schools was estimated at 12.2 in 2010. The
average class size in 200708 was 20.0 pupils for public elementary schools and 23.4 pupils for public secondary
schools (table 79).
In 200708, some 76 percent of public school teachers
were female, 44 percent were under age 40, and 52 percent
had a masters or higher degree (table 80). Compared with
public school teachers, a lower percentage of private school
teachers were female (74 percent), were under age 40 (39
percent), and had a masters or higher degree (38 percent).
Public school principals tend to be older and have more
advanced credentials than public school teachers. In
200708, some 19 percent of public school principals were
under age 40, and 99 percent of public school principals had
a masters or higher degree (table 97). A lower percentage of
principals than of teachers were female: about 50 percent of
public school principals were female, compared with 76 percent of teachers.
From 196970 to 1980, there was an 8 percent increase in
the number of public school teachers, compared with a 48
percent increase in the number of all other public school
staff2 (table B and table 92). Consequently, the percentage of
staff who were teachers declined from 60 percent in 196970
to 52 percent in 1980. From 1980 to 2010, the number of
teachers and the number of all other staff grew at more similar rates (42 and 56 percent, respectively) than they did in the
1970s. As a result, the proportion of teachers among total
staff was 2 percentage points lower in 2010 than in 1980, in
contrast to the decrease of 8 percentage points during the
1970s. Two staff categories increased more than 100 percent
between 1980 and 2010instructional aides, which rose 125
percent, and instruction coordinators, which rose 237 percent. Taken together, the percentage of staff with direct
instructional responsibilities (teachers and instructional
aides) increased from 60 to 62 percent between 1980 and
1

The pupil/teacher ratio is based on all teachersincluding teachers for students with disabilities and other special teachersand all students enrolled
in the fall of the school year. Unlike the pupil/teacher ratio, the average
class size excludes students and teachers in classes that are exclusively for
special education students. Class size averages are based on surveys of
teachers reporting on the counts of students in their classes.
2
All other public school staff includes administrative staff, principals,
librarians, guidance counselors, secretaries, custodial staff, food service
workers, school bus drivers, and other professional and nonprofessional staff.

2010. In 2010, there were 8 pupils per staff member (total


staff) at public schools, compared with 10 pupils per staff
member in 1980 (table 92). At private schools in 200708,
the number of pupils per staff member was 7 (table 72).
Table B. Number of public school staff, by selected categories:
196970, 1980, and 2010
[In thousands]

Selected staff category


Total ....................................................
Teachers..................................................
Instructional aides ...................................
Instruction coordinators...........................

196970

1980

2010

3,361
2,016
57
32

4,168
2,184
326
21

6,195
3,099
732
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, 196970; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1980; and Common Core of Data (CCD), State
Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 201011.

Schools
During most of the last century, the trend to consolidate
small schools brought declines in the total number of public
schools in the United States. In 192930, there were approximately 248,000 public schools, compared with about
99,000 in 201011 (table 98). However, the number of public schools has increased in recent decades: between
198889 and 200607, there was an increase of approximately 15,600 schools. Since 200607, the number of public
schools has remained relatively stable, varying by about 200
schools or less from year to year.
While the total number of public schools in the country
has remained around 99,000 in recent years, new schools
have opened and some schools have closed. In 201011,
there were 1,929 school closures (table 109). The schools
that closed had enrolled about 321,000 students in the prior
school year (200910). Of the schools that closed, 1,486
were regular schools, 72 were special education schools, 7
were vocational schools, and 364 were alternative schools.
The number of schools that closed in 201011 was higher
than the number in 200001 (1,193); however, the number
of annual school closures has fluctuated during this period,
ranging from around 1,200 to 2,200. School closures do not
necessarily reflect the number of school buildings that have
been closed, since a single school may share a building with
another school, or one school may have multiple buildings.
Since the early 1970s, public school systems have been
shifting away from junior high schools (schools consisting
of either grades 7 and 8 or grades 7 to 9) and toward middle
schools (a subset of elementary schools beginning with
grade 4, 5, or 6 and ending with grade 6, 7, or 8) (table 105).
Although the number of all elementary schools (schools
beginning with grade 6 or below and having no grade higher
than 8) was similar in 197071 and 200001 (64,000 in
197071 and 64,600 in 200001), the number of middle
schools was 462 percent higher in 200001 than in 197071
(11,700 vs. 2,100). During the same period, the number of
junior high schools declined by 57 percent (from 7,800 in
197071 to 3,300 in 200001). Between 200001 and
201011, the number of all elementary schools rose by 4

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percent to 67,100, while the subset of middle schools rose by


12 percent to 13,000. During the same period, the number of
junior high schools declined by 14 percent to 2,900.
The average number of students in public elementary
schools declined from 477 students in 200001 to 475 students in 201011 (table 107). The average enrollment size of
public secondary schools increased from 707 students in
199899 to 722 in 200304, but then decreased to an average of 684 students in 201011. The average size of regular
public secondary schoolswhich exclude alternative, special education, and vocational education schoolswas
lower in 201011 (790) than in 200001 (795).

High School Graduates


and Dropouts
About 3,376,000 high school students are expected to
graduate during the 201213 school year (table 122), including 3,092,000 public school graduates and 283,000 private
school graduates. High school graduates include only recipients of diplomas, not recipients of equivalency credentials.
The 201213 projection of high school graduates is lower
than the record-high of 3,435,000 graduates for 200910, but
exceeds the high point during the baby boom era in 197576,
when 3,142,000 students earned diplomas. In 200910, an
estimated 78.2 percent of public high school students graduated on timethat is, received a diploma 4 years after beginning their freshman (9th-grade) year (table 124).
The number of General Educational Development (GED)
credentials issued by the states to GED test passers rose from
330,000 in 1977 to 487,000 in 2000 (table 127). A record
number of 648,000 GED credentials were issued in 2001. In
2002, there were revisions to the GED test and to the data
reporting procedures. In 2001, test takers were required to
successfully complete all five components of the GED or
else begin the five-part series again with the new test that
was introduced in 2002. Prior to 2002, reporting was based
on summary data from the states on the number of GED credentials issued. As of 2002, reporting has been based on
individual GED candidate- and test-level records collected
by the GED Testing Service. In 2011, some 434,000 passed
the GED tests, up from 330,000 in 2002, the first year of the
new test series.3
The percentage of dropouts among 16- to 24-year-olds
has shown some decreases over the past 20 years (table 128).
This percentage, known as the status dropout rate, includes
all people in the 16- to 24-year-old age group who are not
enrolled in school and who have not completed a high school
program, regardless of when they left school. (People who
left school but went on to receive a GED credential are not
treated as dropouts.) Between 1990 and 2011, the status
dropout rate declined from 12.1 to 7.1 percent. Although the
3

Information on changes in GED test series and reporting is based on the


2003 edition of Who Passed the GED Tests?, by the GED Testing Service
of the American Council on Education, as well as communication with staff
of the GED Testing Service.

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status dropout rate declined for both Blacks and Hispanics


during this period, their rates (7.3 and 13.6 percent, respectively) remained higher than the rate for Whites (5.1 percent)
in 2011. This measure is based on the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes people in prisons, people
in the military, and other people not living in households.

Achievement
Most of the student performance data in the Digest are
drawn from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAEP assessments have been conducted
using three basic designs: the national main NAEP, state
NAEP (which includes the Trial Urban District Assessment), and national long-term trend NAEP. The main NAEP
reports current information for the nation and specific geographic regions of the country. The assessment program
includes students drawn from both public and private
schools and reports results for student achievement at grades
4, 8, and 12. The main NAEP assessments follow the frameworks developed by the National Assessment Governing
Board and use the latest advances in assessment methodology. Because the assessment items reflect curricula associated with specific grade levels, the main NAEP uses samples
of students at those grade levels.
Since 1990, NAEP assessments have also been conducted at the state level. Each participating state receives
assessment results that report on the performance of students
in that state. In its content, the state assessment is identical to
the assessment conducted nationally. From 1990 through
2001, the national sample was a subset of the combined sample of students assessed in each participating state along
with an additional sample from the states that did not participate in the state assessment. For mathematics, reading, science, and writing assessments since 2002, a combined
sample of public schools has been selected for 4th- and 8thgrade national and state (including Trial Urban District
Assessment) NAEP.
NAEP long-term trend assessments are designed to give
information on the changes in the basic achievement level of
Americas youth since the early 1970s. They are administered nationally and report student performance in reading
and mathematics at ages 9, 13, and 17. Measuring long-term
trends of student achievement requires the precise replication of past procedures. For example, students of specific
ages are sampled in order to maintain consistency with the
original sample design. Similarly, the long-term trend instrument does not evolve based on changes in curricula or in
educational practices. The differences in procedures
between the main NAEP and the long-term trend NAEP
mean that their results cannot be compared directly.

Reading
Reported on a scale of 0 to 500, NAEP long-term trend
results in reading are available for 12 assessment years
going back to the first in 1971. The average reading score for
9-year-olds was higher in 2008 than in all previous assess-

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ment years, increasing 4 points since 2004 and 12 points in


comparison to 1971 (table 140). While the average score for
13-year-olds in 2008 was higher than in both 2004 and 1971,
it was not significantly different from the scores in some
assessment years in between. The average reading score for
17-year-olds was higher in 2008 than in 2004 but was not
significantly different from the score in 1971.
White, Black, and Hispanic 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds all
had higher average reading scores in 2008 than they did in
the first assessment year (which is 1975 for Hispanic students because separate data for Hispanics were not collected
in 1971). At age 9, White, Black, and Hispanic students
scored higher in 2008, on average, than in any previous
assessment year. In comparison to 2004, average reading
scores were higher in 2008 for White students at all three
ages, for Black students at ages 9 and 13, and for Hispanic
students at age 9. Reading results for 2008 continued to
show gaps in scores between White and Black students
(ranging from 21 to 29 points, depending on age) and
between White and Hispanic students (ranging from 21 to 26
points). From 2004 to 2008, no significant changes were
seen in these reading score gaps. However, the White-Black
reading gap was smaller in 2008 than in 1971 at all three
ages, and the White-Hispanic reading gap narrowed at ages
9 and 17 in comparison to 1975.
In 2008, female students continued to have higher average reading scores than male students at all three ages. The
gap between male and female 9-year-olds was 7 points in
2008 (based on unrounded scores); this was not significantly
different from the gap in 2004 but was narrower than the gap
in 1971. The 8-point gender gap for 13-year-olds in 2008
was not significantly different from the gaps in either 2004
or 1971. At age 17, the 11-point gap between males and
females in 2008 was not significantly different from the gaps
in any of the previous assessment years.
The main NAEP assessment data were first collected in
1992 and are reported on a scale of 0 to 500. From 2009 to
2011, there were no measurable changes in average reading
scores for 4th-grade males and females or for 4th-grade students from any of the five racial/ethnic groups with scores
reported in both assessment years (table 141). From 1992 to
2011, male 4th-graders average reading scores increased
from 213 to 218 and female 4th-graders scores increased
from 221 to 225. The 2011 average NAEP reading scale
score for 8th-graders was 1 point higher than the 2009 score
and 5 points higher than the 1992 score. For 12th-graders,
the 2009 average reading score was 4 points lower than the
score in 1992 but 2 points higher than the score in 2005
(12th-graders were not assessed in 2007 or 2011).
The 2011 main NAEP reading assessment of states found
that the average reading proficiency of public school 4thand 8th-graders varied across participating jurisdictions (the
50 states, the Department of Defense overseas and domestic
schools, and the District of Columbia). For 4th-graders in
public schools, the U.S. average score was 220, with average
scores in participating jurisdictions ranging from 201 in the
District of Columbia to 237 in Massachusetts (table 146).

For 8th-graders in public schools, the U.S. average score


was 264, with average scores in participating jurisdictions
ranging from 242 in the District of Columbia to 275 in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey (table 148).

Mathematics
NAEP long-term trend mathematics results, reported on a
scale of 0 to 500, are available for 11 assessment years,
going back to the first in 1973. In 2008, average mathematics scores for 9-year-olds (243) and 13-year-olds (281) were
higher than in all previous assessment years (table 157). The
average score for 9-year-olds in 2008 was 4 points higher
than in 2004 and 24 points higher than in 1973. For 13-yearolds, the average score in 2008 was 3 points higher than in
2004 (based on unrounded scores) and 15 points higher than
in 1973. In contrast, the average score for 17-year-olds in
2008 was not significantly different from the scores in 2004
and 1973.
White, Black, and Hispanic 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds all
had higher average mathematics scores in 2008 than in 1973.
In comparison to 2004, average mathematics scores were
higher in 2008 for White students at age 9. From 2004 to
2008, there were no significant changes in scores for 9-, 13-,
and 17-year-old Black and Hispanic students or for 13- and
17-year-old White students. Mathematics results for 2008
continued to show score gaps between White and Hispanic
students (ranging from 16 to 23 points [based on unrounded
scores], depending on age) and between White and Black
students (ranging from 26 to 28 points). Across all three age
groups, neither the White-Black gap nor the White-Hispanic
gap in mathematics scores changed significantly from 2004
to 2008, but both were smaller in 2008 than in 1973.
While there was no significant difference between the
average mathematics scores of male and female 9-year-olds
in 2008, male students did score higher than female students
at ages 13 and 17. At age 13, the 4-point gap between males
and females in 2008 was not significantly different when
compared to the gap in 2004, but it was larger than the gap
in 1973. At age 17, the 5-point gender score gap in 2008 was
not significantly different from the gaps in previous assessment years.
The average mathematics score for the nations 4thgraders in 2011 was higher than the scores in the eight previous assessment years (table 160). On a 0- to 500-point
scale, 4th-graders scored 1 point higher in 2011 than in
2009 and 28 points higher than in 1990. Average scores for
White, Black, and Hispanic 4th-graders were higher in 2011
than in any of the previous assessment years. The 25-point
score gap between White and Black students in 2011 was
not significantly different from the gap in 2009. However,
larger gains from 1990 to 2011 for Black students than for
White students contributed to a smaller gap in 2011 than in
the first assessment year. The 20-point score gap between
White and Hispanic students in 2011 was not significantly
different from the gap in either 2009 or 1990.

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The average mathematics score for the nations 8thgraders (284) in 2011 was higher than the scores in the
eight previous assessment years. Students scored 1 point
higher in 2011 than in 2009 and 21 points higher than in
1990. The average score for female 8th-graders was
higher in 2011 than in 2009, while there was no significant change in the score for males. Scores for both groups
were higher in 2011 than in the earlier assessment years,
from 1990 to 2007. Male students scored 1 point higher,
on average, than female students in 2011. While there
were no significant changes from 2009 to 2011 in the
average scores for White or Black students, the average
score for Hispanic students was 4 points higher in 2011
than in 2009. Scores for all three groups were higher in
2011 than in 1990. The 31-point score gap between White
and Black students in 2011 did not differ significantly
from the gap in either 2009 or 1990. The 23-point score
gap between White and Hispanic students in 2011 was
smaller than the gap in 2009 but not significantly different from the gap in 1990.
For 12th-graders, the average mathematics score
(reported on a scale of 0 to 300) was 3 points higher in
2009 than in 2005 (data for 12th-graders were not collected
in 2011). Average scores increased from 2005 to 2009 for
both male and female 12th-graders as well as for 12thgraders from all the racial/ethnic groups.
The 2011 main NAEP assessment of states found that
the average mathematics proficiency of public school 4thand 8th-graders varied across participating jurisdictions
(the 50 states, the Department of Defense overseas and
domestic schools, and the District of Columbia). For 4thgraders in public schools, the U.S. average score was 240,
with average scores in participating jurisdictions ranging
from 222 in the District of Columbia to 252 in New Hampshire and 253 in Massachusetts (table 164). For 8th-graders
in public schools, the U.S. average score was 283, with
average scores in participating jurisdictions ranging from
260 in the District of Columbia to 299 in Massachusetts
(table 165).

Science
NAEP has assessed the science abilities of students in
grades 4, 8, and 12 in both public and private schools since
1996. As of 2009, however, NAEP science assessments are
based on a new framework, so results from these assessments cannot be compared to results from earlier science
assessments. Scores are based on a scale ranging from 0 to
300. In 2009, White 4th-graders had a higher average science score (163) than did Black (127), Hispanic (131),
Asian/Pacific Islander (160), and American Indian/Alaska
Native (135) 4th-graders (table 168). The average science
score was higher for male 4th-graders (151) than for female
4th-graders (149). In 2009, the pattern of differences in average science scores by students race/ethnicity at grade 8 was
similar to the pattern at grade 4. The average science score
also was higher for male 8th-graders (152) than for female

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8th-graders (148). At grade 12, average scores for White


(159) and Asian/Pacific Islander (164) students were higher
than the scores for Black (125), Hispanic (134), and American Indian/Alaska Native (144) students. The average science score in 2009 for male 12th-graders (153) was higher
than the score for female 12th-graders (147). In 2011, a science assessment was conducted at grade 8 only. The average
8th-grade science score increased from 150 in 2009 to 152 in
2011. While there were no significant changes from 2009 to
2011 in the average scores for Asian/Pacific Islander or
American Indian/Alaska Native 8th-graders, average scores
increased 1 point for White 8th-graders, 3 points for Black
8th-graders, and 5 points for Hispanic 8th-graders. The average science score of White 8th-graders continued to be
higher than the average scores of 8th-graders in all other
racial/ethnic groups in 2011, but score gaps between White
and Black 8th-graders and between White and Hispanic 8thgraders narrowed from 2009 to 2011. Average scores for
both male and female 8th-graders were higher in 2011 than
in 2009. In 2011, the average score was 5 points higher for
male 8th-graders than for female 8th-graders, which was not
significantly different from the 4-point gap in 2009.

Skills of Young Children


In addition to student performance data available
through NAEP, the Digest presents data from other surveys
to provide additional perspectives on student achievement.
Differences among demographic groups in the acquisition
of cognitive skills have been demonstrated at relatively
early ages in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Surveys
Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) study as well as its Kindergarten
Class (ECLS-K) studies.
In 200304, about 64 percent of 2-year-olds demonstrated proficiency in expressive vocabulary, which measured toddlers ability to communicate using gestures,
words, and sentences (table 133). The percentage of 2year-olds demonstrating expressive vocabulary was
higher for females (69 percent) than for males (59 percent). Also, a higher percentage of White (71 percent) and
Asian (62 percent) 2-year-olds demonstrated expressive
vocabulary than of Black, Hispanic, or American Indian/
Alaska Native 2-year-olds (56, 54, and 50 percent,
respectively). The percentage of 2-year-olds from families with high socioeconomic status (SES) who demonstrated expressive vocabulary (75 percent) was higher
than the percentage of children from low-SES families
who did so (52 percent).
Patterns of differences were also observed by race/ethnicity and SES for children at about 4 years of age (48 to 57
months old). In 200506, average early reading scores were
higher for White (27) and Asian (31) 48- to 57-month-old
children than for Black (23), Hispanic (21), and American
Indian/Alaska Native (20) children (table 134). Also, highSES children (33) had higher average early reading scores
than low-SES children (19) at this age. These same patterns
were observed among 48- to 57-month-old children with

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respect to average mathematics scores. White (32) and


Asian (35) 48- to 57-month-old children had higher mathematics scores than Black (27), Hispanic (26), and American
Indian/Alaska Native children (23). High-SES 48- to 57month-old children (36) had higher average mathematics
scores than low-SES children (24).
Children who enrolled in kindergarten for the first time in
201011 showed similar patterns of score differences by
race/ethnicity and SES. In fall 2010, average mathematics
scores were higher for first-time kindergartners from highSES families (36) than for those from low-SES families (22)
(table 135). White (32) and Asian (35) first-time kindergartners had higher mathematics scores than their Black (26),
Hispanic (25), and American Indian/Alaska Native (26)
counterparts. Similarly, reading scores in fall 2010 were
higher for White (37) and Asian (40) first-time kindergartners than for their Black (33), Hispanic (30), and American
Indian/Alaska Native (31) counterparts. High-SES children
(42) had higher average early reading scores than low-SES
children (28).

SAT Scores of College-Bound Seniors


The SAT (formerly known as the Scholastic Assessment
Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test) is not designed as an
indicator of student achievement, but rather as an aid for predicting how well students will do in college. Between
199899 and 200405, the mathematics SAT average score
increased by 9 points, but it declined by 6 points between
200405 and 201112 (table 172). The critical reading average score in 201112 (496) was 9 points lower than in
199899. The writing average score in 201112 (488) was 9
points lower than in 200506, the year in which the SAT
writing section was introduced.

Coursetaking in High School


The average number of science and mathematics courses
completed by public high school graduates increased
between 1982 and 2009. The average number of mathematics courses (Carnegie units) completed in high school rose
from 2.6 in 1982 to 3.9 in 2009, and the number of science
courses rose from 2.2 to 3.5 (table 177). The average number
of courses in career/technical areas completed by all high
school graduates was lower in 2009 (2.5 units) than in 2000
(2.9 units). As a result of the increased academic course
load, the percentage of students completing the 1983
National Commission on Excellence recommendations (4
units of English, 3 units of social studies, 3 units of science,
3 units of mathematics, and 2 units of foreign language) rose
from 10 percent in 1982 to 62 percent in 2009 (table 181).

School Violence
In 200910, about 85 percent of public schools had a
criminal incident, which is defined as theft, vandalism, drug
possession, weapons possession, a serious violent crime, or
a less serious violent crime such as a fight without weapons
(table 189). In 200910, some 74 percent of schools reported
one or more violent incidents, 44 percent of schools reported
one or more thefts/larcenies, and 46 percent reported vandalism. The percentage of schools reporting a serious violent
crime in 200910 (16 percent) was lower than the percentage of schools reporting a serious violent crime in
19992000 (20 percent). Also, the percentage of schools
reporting an incident of vandalism was lower in 200910
(46 percent) than in 19992000 (51 percent). Overall, there
were 4 criminal incidents reported per 100 students in
200910, which was lower than the 5 criminal incidents per
100 students reported in 19992000.

Revenues and Expenditures


The state share of revenues for public elementary and
secondary schools generally grew from the 1930s through
the mid-1980s, while the local share declined during the
same time period (table 202 and figure 10).4 However, this
pattern changed in the late 1980s, when the local share
began to increase at the same time the state share
decreased. Between 198687 and 199394, the state share
declined from 49.7 percent to 45.2 percent, while the local
share rose from 43.9 percent to 47.8 percent. Between
199394 and 200001, the state share rose again to 49.7
percent, the highest share since 198687, but declined
every school year thereafter until 200506, when the state
share was 46.5 percent. Overall, between 19992000 and
200910, the federal share increased from 7.3 percent to
12.7 percent, while the state share decreased from 49.5 to
43.5 percent. The local share increased from 43.2 percent
to 43.8 percent during this period.
After adjustment for inflation, current expenditures per
student in fall enrollment at public schools rose during the
1980s, remained stable during the first part of the 1990s, and
then rose again (table 213 and figure 11). There was an
increase of 37 percent from 198081 to 199091; a change
of less than 1 percent from 199091 to 199495 (which
resulted from small decreases at the beginning of this period,
followed by small increases after 199293); and an increase
of 34 percent from 199495 to 200910. In 200910, current
expenditures per student in fall enrollment were $10,652 in
unadjusted dollars. In 200708, some 55 percent of students
in public schools were transported at public expense at a cost
of $854 per pupil transported, also in unadjusted dollars
(table 206).
4For data on individual years from 198081 through 198889, see Digest of
Education Statistics 2011 (NCES 2012-001), table 180.

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Figure 7. Enrollment, number of teachers, pupil/teacher ratio, and expenditures in public elementary and secondary schools:
196061 through 201011
Fall enrollment, in millions
50
Total
40
Elementary

30
20

Secondary
10
0
1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

School year beginning

Pupil/teacher ratio

Teachers, in millions
3.5

35

3.0

30
Number of teachers

2.5

25
20

2.0
Pupil/teacher ratio

1.5

15

1.0

10

0.5

0
1960

0
1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

School year beginning

Current expenditures, in billions


$600
550
500
450
400
350
300
In constant 201112 dollars
250
200
150
In current dollars
100
50
0
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2009

School year beginning


SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, 195960 through 196970; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Day Schools, 195960 through 198081; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 197071 through 198081; and Common Core of Data
(CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 198182 through 201011, and National Public Education Financial Survey, 198990 through 200910.

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70

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Figure 8. Percentage change in public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state: Fall 2005 to fall 2010
WA
NH

MT

MN

OR
ID

VT
WI

SD

UT

IL

OH

IN

CO

WV

KS
AZ

MO

NM

KY

DE
MD
DC

VA

SC

AR
MS

TX

RI

NC

TN

OK

CT
NJ

PA

IA

NE

NV

MA

NY

MI

WY

CA

ME

ND

AL

GA

LA

AK
FL
HI

Percent change
Increase of more than 10 percent
Increase of 5 to 10 percent

Increase of less than 5 percent


Decrease

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary
Education, 200506 and 201011.

Figure 9. Total and full-day preprimary enrollment of 3- to 5-year-olds: October 1970 through October 2011
Enrollment, in millions
9
8
7
6
Total preprimary enrollment
5
4
3
2

Full-day enrollment

1
0
1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2011

Year
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Preprimary Enrollment, 1970 and 1975. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current
Population Survey (CPS), October 1976 through October 2011.

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71

Figure 10. Percentage of revenue for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: 197071 through 200910
Percent of revenue
100

80

60
Local governments

40
State governments

20
Federal government
0
197071

197576

198081

198586

199091
School year

199596

200001

200506

200910

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 197071 through
198687; and Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 198788 through 200910.

Figure 11. Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools: 197071 through 200910
Per pupil expenditure
$12,000

10,000

8,000
In constant 201112 dollars
6,000

4,000
In current dollars
2,000

0
197071

197576

198081

198586

199091
School year

199596

200001

200506

200910

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 197071 through
198687; and Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 198788 through 200910.

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t n em l l o r nE

Table 35. Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: Selected years, 186970 through 200910

1
Population, pupils, and instructional staff
Total population (in thousands)1 ...........................................................
5- to 17-year-olds (in thousands)1 .....................................................
5- to 17-year-olds as a percent of total population............................

1869
70

1879
80

1889
90

1899
1900

1909
10

1919
20

1929
30

1939
40

1949
50

1959
60

1969
70

1979
80

1989
90

1999
2000

2005
06

2006
07

2007
08

2008
09

2009
10

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

50,156
15,066
30.0

62,622
18,473
29.5

75,995
21,573
28.4

90,490 104,514 121,878 131,028 149,188 177,830


24,011 27,571 31,414 30,151 30,223 43,881
26.5
26.4
25.8
23.0
20.3
24.7

38,558
11,683
30.3

201,385
52,386
26.0

225,055
48,043
21.3

246,819
44,947
18.2

279,040
52,811
18.9

295,517
53,606
18.1

298,380
53,819
18.0

301,231
53,893
17.9

304,094
53,833
17.7

306,772
53,890
17.6

Total enrollment in elementary and secondary schools (in thousands)2 ..


Prekindergarten and grades 18 (in thousands) ..............................
Grades 912 (in thousands) .............................................................

7,562 3
7,481 3
80 3

9,867
9,757
110

12,723
12,520
203

15,503
14,984
519

17,814
16,899
915

21,578
19,378
2,200

25,678
21,279
4,399

25,434
18,833
6,601

25,112
19,387
5,725

36,087
27,602
8,485

45,550
32,513
13,037

41,651
28,034
13,616

40,543
29,152
11,390

46,857
33,486
13,371

49,113
34,204
14,909

49,316
34,235
15,081

49,293
34,205
15,087

49,266
34,286
14,980

49,361
34,409
14,952

Enrollment as a percent of total population ..........................................


Enrollment as a percent of 5- to 17-year-olds.......................................
Percent of total enrollment in high schools (grades 912)....................
High school graduates (in thousands) ..................................................

19.6 3
64.7 3
1.1 3

19.7
65.5
1.1

20.3
68.9
1.6
22

20.4
71.9
3.3
62

19.7
74.2
5.1
111

20.6
78.3
10.2
231

21.1
81.7
17.1
592

19.4
84.4
26.0
1,143

16.8
83.1
22.8
1,063

20.3
82.2
23.5
1,627

22.6
87.0
28.6
2,589

18.5
86.7
32.7
2,748

16.4
90.2
28.1
2,320

16.8
88.7
28.5
2,554

16.6
91.6
30.4
2,816

16.5
91.6
30.6
2,892

16.4
91.5
30.6
3,001

16.2
91.5
30.4
3,039

16.1
91.6
30.3
3,128

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Average daily attendance (in thousands)..............................................


Total number of days attended by pupils enrolled (in millions) .............
Percent of enrolled pupils attending daily .............................................
Average length of school term, in days.................................................
Average number of days attended per pupil .........................................

4,077
539
59.3
132.2
78.4

6,144
801
62.3
130.3
81.1

8,154
1,098
64.1
134.7
86.3

10,633
1,535
68.6
144.3
99.0

12,827
2,011
72.1
157.5
113.0

16,150
2,615
74.8
161.9
121.2

21,265
3,673
82.8
172.7
143.0

22,042
3,858
86.7
175.0
151.7

22,284
3,964
88.7
177.9
157.9

32,477
5,782
90.0
178.0
160.2

41,934
7,501
90.4
178.9
161.7

38,289
6,835 4
90.1 4
178.5 4
160.8 4

37,799

43,807
7,858
94.3
179.4
169.2

45,932
8,250

179.6

46,133
8,267

179.2

46,156
8,261
93.1
179.0
166.6

46,173
8,264

179.0

45,913
8,199

178.6

Total instructional staff (in thousands) ..................................................


Supervisors (in thousands)...............................................................
Principals (in thousands) ..................................................................
Teachers, librarians, and other nonsupervisory instructional staff
(in thousands)5 ............................................................................
Males (in thousands).....................................................................
Females (in thousands).................................................................
Percent male .................................................................................

678
7
14

880
7
31

912
5
32

963

43

1,457

64

2,286

91

2,406

106

2,986

126

3,819

137

4,151

156

4,187

154

4,214

158

4,278

160

4,279

168

201
78
123
38.7

287
123
164
42.8

364
126
238
34.5

423
127
296
29.9

523
110
413
21.1

657
93
585
14.1

843
140
703
16.6

875
195
681
22.2

920
196
724
21.3

1,393
404 4
989 4
29.0 4

2,195
711 4
1,484 4
32.4 4

2,300
782 4
1,518 4
34.0 4

2,860

3,682

3,995

4,033

4,056

4,118

4,111

Total revenues and expenditures


Total revenue receipts (in millions)........................................................
Federal government..........................................................................
State governments............................................................................
Local sources, including intermediate...............................................

Amounts in current dollars

$143

$220

$433

$970
2
160

$2,089
7
354

$2,261
40
684

$5,437 $14,747
156
652
2,166
5,768

$40,267
3,220
16,063

$96,881
9,504
45,349

$208,548 $372,944 $520,622 $555,711 $584,684 $592,422 $597,486


12,701
27,098
47,554
47,151
47,788
56,670
75,998
98,239 184,613 242,151 263,609 282,623 276,526 259,810

Percentage distribution of revenue receipts


Federal government..........................................................................
State governments............................................................................
Local sources, including intermediate...............................................

808

1,728

1,536

3,116

8,327

20,985

42,029

97,608

161,233

230,917

244,951

254,273

259,226

261,678

0.3
16.5

0.4
16.9

1.8
30.3

2.9
39.8

4.4
39.1

8.0
39.9

9.8
46.8

6.1
47.1

7.3
49.5

9.1
46.5

8.5
47.4

8.2
48.3

9.6
46.7

12.7
43.5

Total expenditures for public schools (in millions) .................................


Current expenditures6 .......................................................................
Capital outlay8 ...................................................................................
Interest on school debt .....................................................................
Other current expenditures9 ..............................................................

$63

$78

$141
114
26

$215
180
35

$426
356
70

83.2
$1,036
861
154
18

82.7
$2,317
1,844
371
93

68.0
$2,344
1,942
258
131

Percentage distribution of total expenditures


Current expenditures6 .......................................................................
Capital outlay8 ...................................................................................
Interest on school debt .....................................................................
Other current expenditures9 ..............................................................

10

13

See notes at end of table.

81.3
18.7

83.5
16.5

83.6
16.4

83.1
14.8
1.8

79.6
16.0
4.0

82.8
11.0
5.6

57.3
56.5
52.1
43.4
46.8
43.2
44.4
44.1
43.5
43.8
43.8
$5,838 $15,613 $40,683 $95,962 $212,770 $381,838 $528,269 $562,195 $597,314 $610,326 $607,236
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
4,687 12,329
34,218
86,984
188,229 323,889 449,131 476,814 506,884 518,923 525,498 7
1,014
2,662
4,659
6,506
17,781
43,357
57,375
62,863
66,426
65,890
55,651
101
490
1,171
1,874
3,776
9,135
14,347
14,713
15,695
17,049
17,679
36
80.3
17.4
1.7

133
79.0
17.0
3.1

598 10

636
7

84.1
11.5
2.9

90.6
6.8
2.0

2,983
88.5
8.4
1.8

5,457
7

84.8
11.4
2.4

7,416
7

85.0
10.9
2.7

7,804
7

84.8
11.2
2.6

8,308
7

84.9
11.1
2.6

8,464
7

85.0
10.8
2.8

8,408
7

86.5 7
9.2
2.9

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Enrollment

Selected characteristic

Table 35. Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: Selected years, 186970 through 200910Continued
Selected characteristic
1

1869
70

1879
80

1889
90

1899
1900

1909
10

1919
20

1929
30

1939
40

1949
50

1959
60

1969
70

1979
80

1989
90

1999
2000

2005
06

2006
07

2007
08

2008
09

2009
10

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

$485

28
33

0.18
0.21

$871

10

53
64

0.33
0.40

$1,420
1,726
19
770
87
108
4,416
0.50
0.63

$1,441
1,320
18
626
88
106
3,720
0.50
0.60

$3,010
3,378
39
1,592
210
260
10,658
1.17
1.46

Teacher salaries; income and expenditures per pupil and


per capita
Annual salary of classroom teachers11 .................................................
Personal income per member of labor force1 .......................................
Total school expenditures per capita of total population .......................
National income per capita1 ..................................................................
Current expenditure per pupil in ADA6,12,13 ...........................................
Total expenditure per pupil in ADA13,14 ..................................................
National income per pupil in ADA13 ......................................................
Current expenditure per day per pupil in ADA6,13,15 ..............................
Total expenditure per day per pupil in ADA13 ........................................

$189

16

0.12

$195

13

0.10

$252

14
17

0.10
0.13

$325

17
20

0.12
0.14

Annual salary of classroom teachers11 .................................................


Personal income per member of labor force1 .......................................
Total school expenditures per capita of total population .......................
National income per capita1 ..................................................................
Current expenditure per pupil in ADA6,12,13 ...........................................
Total expenditure per pupil in ADA13,14 ..................................................
National income per pupil in ADA13 ......................................................
Current expenditure per day per pupil in ADA6,13,15 ..............................
Total expenditure per day per pupil in ADA13 ........................................

$4,995
5,738
88
2,550
375
471
13,964
2.11
2.65

$8,626
9,640
202
4,412
816
955
21,188
4.56
5.34

$15,970
19,621
426
9,990
2,272
2,491
58,719
12.73
13.95

$31,367
36,793
862
19,449
4,980
5,547
127,000

$41,807
56,762
1,368
29,953
7,394
8,589
190,793
41.22
47.90

$49,086
70,224
1,788
38,149
9,778
11,338
245,447

$51,052
74,412
1,884
40,322
10,336
12,015
260,796

$52,800
77,795
1,983
41,152
10,982
12,759
268,577
61.36
71.30

$54,319
80,760
2,007
41,464
11,239
13,033
273,081
62.79
72.83

$55,202
76,987
1,979
39,549
11,445
13,041
264,251
64.09
73.04

$56,216
65,940
1,545
34,857
8,925
9,941
227,609

$56,198
76,300
1,839
40,263
9,939
11,545
256,466
51.5
59.9

$56,134
80,308
2,044
43,627
11,182
12,966
280,691

$56,911
82,952
2,100
44,949
11,522
13,394
290,725

$56,756
83,624
2,131
44,236
11,805
13,715
288,702
66.0
76.6

$57,585
85,616
2,128
43,958
11,914
13,816
289,501
66.6
77.2

$57,960
80,834
2,078
41,526
12,017
13,692
277,455
67.3
76.7

Amounts in constant 201112 dollars16

Not available.
1Data

on population and labor force are from the Census Bureau, and data on personal income and national income are from
the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. Population data through 1900 are based on total population
from the decennial census. From 190910 to 195960, population data are total population, including armed forces overseas, as
of July 1. Data for later years are for resident population that excludes armed forces overseas.
2Data for 186970 through 195960 are school year enrollment. Data for later years are fall enrollment.
3Data for 187071.
4Estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics.
5Prior to 191920, data are for the number of different persons employed rather than number of positions.
6Prior to 191920, includes interest on school debt.
7Because of the modification of the scope of current expenditures for elementary and secondary schools, data for 195960 and
later years are not entirely comparable with prior years.
8Beginning in 196970, includes capital outlay by state and local school building authorities.
9Includes summer schools, community colleges, and adult education. Beginning in 195960, also includes community services,
formerly classified with current expenditures for elementary and secondary schools.
10Excludes community colleges and adult education.
11Prior to 195960, average includes supervisors, principals, teachers, and other nonsupervisory instructional staff. Data for
195960 and later years are estimated by the National Education Association.

$51,965
58,075
1,217
26,579
4,916
5,753
127,642
27.5
32.2

$46,813
57,516
1,250
29,284
6,659
7,301
172,124
37.3
40.9

12Excludes

current expenditures not allocable to pupil costs.


means average daily attendance in elementary and secondary schools.
figure is the sum of current expenditures allocable to pupil costs, capital outlay, and interest on school debt.
15Per-day rates derived by dividing annual rates by average length of term.
16Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
adjusted to a school-year basis.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Beginning in 195960, data include Alaska and Hawaii.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Annual Report of the United States Commissioner of Education, 186970 through 190910; Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 191920 through 194950;
Statistics of State School Systems, 195960 and 196970; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems,
197980; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, FY 1980; Schools and Staffing Survey
(SASS), Public School Questionnaire, 19992000 and 200708; Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of
Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 198990 through 201011, and National Public Financial Survey, 198990 through
200910. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, retrieved August 17, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/
state/asrh/2011/index.html. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, retrieved December 21, 2012, from
http://www.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved December 21, 2012,
from http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cpsatab1.htm. (This table was prepared January 2013.)
13ADA

14Expenditure

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

$10,400 $18,878 $23,465 $28,922 $38,685

22,951 21,493 32,455 44,439

118
253
291
376
680

10,243 10,191 15,297 19,751

637
1,153
1,435
2,021
2,905

764
1,442
1,722
2,502
3,648

58,705 60,578 102,409 108,146

3.9
6.6
8.1
11.2
16.3

4.8
8.4
9.8
14.0
20.5

73

74

Table 36. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2021

Region, state, and jurisdiction


1

Fall 1990

Fall 1995

Fall 2000

Fall 2001

Fall 2002

Fall 2003

Fall 2004

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

10

11

12

13

United States............ 41,216,683 44,840,481 47,203,539 47,671,870


Region
Northeast .......................... 7,281,763 7,894,190 8,222,127 8,250,440
Midwest............................. 9,943,761 10,512,459 10,729,987 10,744,536
South................................. 14,807,016 16,117,992 17,007,261 17,236,914
West .................................. 9,184,143 10,315,840 11,244,164 11,439,980
State
Alabama............................
721,806
746,149
739,992
737,190
Alaska................................
113,903
127,618
133,356
134,349
Arizona..............................
639,853
743,566
877,696
922,180
Arkansas...........................
436,286
453,257
449,959
449,805
California ........................... 4,950,474 5,536,406 6,140,814 6,247,726

Percent
change
in total
enrollment,
2005
to 2010
Fall 2010
14

15

Projected total enrollment

Fall 2011

Fall 2012

Fall 2013

Fall 2015

Fall 2020

16

17

18

19

20

Percent
change
in total
enrollment,
2010
Fall 2021
to 2021
21

22

48,183,086 48,540,215 48,795,465 49,113,298 49,315,842 49,292,507 49,265,572 49,360,982 49,484,181

0.8 49,635,700 49,827,900 50,067,200 50,773,300 52,688,000 53,113,300

7.3

8,296,621 8,292,315 8,271,259 8,240,160 8,257,889 8,122,022 8,052,985 8,092,029 8,071,335


10,818,970 10,808,977 10,775,409 10,818,815 10,819,248 10,770,212 10,742,973 10,672,171 10,609,604
17,471,440 17,672,745 17,891,987 18,103,166 18,293,633 18,424,719 18,490,770 18,651,889 18,805,000
11,596,055 11,766,178 11,856,810 11,951,157 11,945,072 11,975,554 11,978,844 11,944,893 11,998,242

-2.0 8,110,200 8,104,200 8,106,100 8,126,700 8,224,300 8,248,100


-1.9 10,580,900 10,574,800 10,580,100 10,652,300 10,830,000 10,868,500
3.9 18,895,500 19,028,100 19,165,000 19,504,800 20,296,800 20,480,600
0.4 12,049,100 12,120,800 12,216,000 12,489,500 13,336,900 13,516,100

2.2
2.4
8.9
12.7

739,366
134,364
937,755
450,985
6,353,667

731,220
133,933
1,012,068
454,523
6,413,867

730,140
132,970
1,043,298
463,115
6,441,557

741,761
133,288
1,094,454
474,206
6,437,202

743,632
132,608
1,068,249
476,409
6,406,750

744,865
745,668
748,889
755,552
131,029
130,662
131,661
132,104
1,087,447 1,087,817 1,077,831 1,071,751
479,016
478,965
480,559
482,114
6,343,471 6,322,528 6,263,438 6,289,578

1.9
-0.9
-2.1
1.7
-2.3

754,500
133,000
1,076,000
483,200
6,320,200

754,300
134,400
1,085,000
484,800
6,347,100

754,200
136,500
1,099,400
486,700
6,384,700

756,200
141,800
1,139,800
489,200
6,505,200

751,000
157,600
1,261,200
493,000
6,929,000

751,000
161,000
1,287,500
494,100
7,012,800

-0.6
21.9
20.1
2.5
11.5

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Colorado............................
Connecticut.......................
Delaware...........................
District of Columbia...........
Florida ...............................

574,213
469,123
99,658
80,694
1,861,592

656,279
517,935
108,461
79,802
2,176,222

724,508
562,179
114,676
68,925
2,434,821

742,145
570,228
115,555
75,392
2,500,478

751,862
570,023
116,342
76,166
2,539,929

757,693
577,203
117,668
78,057
2,587,628

765,976
577,390
119,091
76,714
2,639,336

779,826
575,059
120,937
76,876
2,675,024

794,026
801,867
818,443
832,368
843,316
575,100
570,626
567,198
563,968
560,546
122,254
122,574
125,430
126,801
129,403
72,850
78,422
68,681
69,433
71,284
2,671,513 2,666,811 2,631,020 2,634,522 2,643,347

8.1
-2.5
7.0
-7.3
-1.2

851,800
553,500
130,100
69,400
2,648,200

861,100
549,100
130,900
68,000
2,663,700

870,600
545,600
132,100
66,800
2,678,300

894,900
542,600
135,400
65,300
2,722,800

945,600
548,400
141,900
61,200
2,888,700

954,000
551,000
142,700
60,400
2,935,500

13.1
-1.7
10.3
-15.3
11.1

Georgia .............................
Hawaii................................
Idaho .................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

1,151,687
171,708
220,840
1,821,407
954,525

1,311,126
187,180
243,097
1,943,623
977,263

1,444,937
184,360
245,117
2,048,792
989,267

1,470,634
184,546
246,521
2,071,391
996,133

1,496,012
183,829
248,604
2,084,187
1,003,875

1,522,611
183,609
252,120
2,100,961
1,011,130

1,553,437
183,185
256,084
2,097,503
1,021,348

1,598,461
182,818
261,982
2,111,706
1,035,074

1,629,157
180,728
267,380
2,118,276
1,045,940

4.9
-1.8
5.3
-0.9
1.2

1,684,300 1,697,400
179,200
179,200
277,000
279,100
2,088,600 2,083,600
1,047,400 1,049,000

1,709,700
179,600
281,900
2,080,000
1,050,400

1,738,600
180,900
287,900
2,088,200
1,056,000

1,808,500
184,200
301,700
2,105,700
1,071,900

1,828,000
184,300
304,600
2,109,300
1,077,400

9.0
2.6
10.4
0.8
2.9

Iowa...................................
Kansas ..............................
Kentucky............................
Louisiana...........................
Maine.................................

483,652
437,034
636,401
784,757
215,149

502,343
463,008
659,821
797,366
213,569

495,080
470,610
665,850
743,089
207,037

485,932
470,205
654,363
731,328
205,586

482,210
470,957
660,782
730,464
204,337

481,226
470,490
663,369
727,709
202,084

478,319
469,136
674,796
724,281
198,820

483,482
467,525
679,878
654,526
195,498

483,122
469,506
683,152
675,851
193,986

485,115
468,295
666,225
681,038
196,245

Maryland ...........................
Massachusetts..................
Michigan............................
Minnesota..........................
Mississippi.........................

715,176
834,314
1,584,431
756,374
502,417

805,544
915,007
1,641,456
835,166
506,272

852,920
975,150
1,720,626
854,340
497,871

860,640
973,139
1,730,669
851,384
493,507

866,743
982,989
1,785,160
846,891
492,645

869,113
980,459
1,757,604
842,854
493,540

865,561
975,574
1,751,290
838,503
495,376

860,020
971,909
1,742,282
839,243
494,954

851,640
968,661
1,722,656
840,565
495,026

845,700
962,958
1,692,739
837,578
494,122

Missouri.............................
Montana............................
Nebraska...........................
Nevada..............................
New Hampshire................

816,558
152,974
274,081
201,316
172,785

889,881
165,547
289,744
265,041
194,171

912,744
154,875
286,199
340,706
208,461

909,792
151,947
285,095
356,814
206,847

906,499
149,995
285,402
369,498
207,671

905,941
148,356
285,542
385,401
207,417

905,449
146,705
285,761
400,083
206,852

917,705
145,416
286,646
412,395
205,767

920,353
144,418
287,580
424,766
203,572

917,188
142,823
291,244
429,362
200,772

New Jersey .......................


New Mexico.......................
New York ...........................
North Carolina...................
North Dakota.....................

1,089,646
301,881
2,598,337
1,086,871
117,825

1,197,381
329,640
2,813,230
1,183,090
119,100

1,313,405
320,306
2,882,188
1,293,638
109,201

1,341,656
320,260
2,872,132
1,315,363
106,047

1,367,438
320,234
2,888,233
1,335,954
104,225

1,380,753
323,066
2,864,775
1,360,209
102,233

1,393,347
326,102
2,836,337
1,385,754
100,513

Ohio...................................
Oklahoma..........................
Oregon ..............................
Pennsylvania.....................
Rhode Island.....................

1,771,089
579,087
472,394
1,667,834
138,813

1,836,015
616,393
527,914
1,787,533
149,799

1,835,049
623,110
546,231
1,814,311
157,347

1,830,985
622,139
551,480
1,821,627
158,046

1,838,285
624,548
554,071
1,816,747
159,205

1,845,428
626,160
551,273
1,821,146
159,375

South Carolina..................
South Dakota....................
Tennessee.........................
Texas .................................
Utah...................................

622,112
129,164
824,595
3,382,887
446,652

645,586
144,685
893,770
3,748,167
477,121

677,411
128,603
909,161
4,059,619
481,485

676,198
127,542
924,899
4,163,447
484,684

694,389
130,048
927,608
4,259,823
489,262

699,198
125,537
936,682
4,331,751
495,981

See notes at end of table.

1,649,589 1,655,792 1,667,685 1,677,067


179,897
179,478
180,196
179,601
272,119
275,051
276,299
275,859
2,112,805 2,119,707 2,104,175 2,091,654
1,046,766 1,046,147 1,046,661 1,047,232
487,559
471,060
670,030
684,873
192,935

495,775
483,701
673,128
696,558
189,077

2.5
3.5
-1.0
6.4
-3.3

495,100
483,800
670,000
697,300
187,000

495,400
486,900
668,800
699,000
185,800

496,600
490,400
668,100
699,800
185,400

499,500
498,700
669,400
701,400
185,900

500,800
510,800
661,600
688,400
189,200

500,100
511,900
660,500
685,100
190,100

0.9
5.8
-1.9
-1.6
0.5

843,861
848,412
852,211
958,910
957,053
955,563
1,659,921 1,649,082 1,587,067
836,048
837,053
838,037
491,962
492,481
490,526

-0.9
-1.7
-8.9
-0.1
-0.9

855,000
950,800
1,569,200
843,400
486,200

859,600
947,000
1,556,700
849,600
484,500

865,600
943,800
1,545,100
858,900
482,600

885,800
940,600
1,540,100
883,100
480,400

957,400
941,700
1,545,400
952,300
467,500

971,800
943,800
1,551,400
964,900
465,000

14.0
-1.2
-2.2
15.1
-5.2

918,710
141,693
298,500
437,149
194,711

0.1
-2.6
4.1
6.0
-5.4

917,000
141,600
300,900
440,300
192,900

917,900
142,000
303,500
443,900
191,400

919,300
142,800
306,300
448,700
190,500

926,700
144,800
312,200
464,100
189,900

942,400
149,400
321,800
513,900
196,300

945,900
149,900
322,500
527,700
198,600

3.0
5.8
8.0
20.7
2.0

1,395,602
326,758
2,815,581
1,416,436
98,283

1,388,850 1,382,348 1,381,420 1,396,029 1,402,548


328,220
329,040
330,245
334,419
338,122
2,809,649 2,765,435 2,740,592 2,766,052 2,734,955
1,444,481 1,489,492 1,488,645 1,483,397 1,490,605
96,670
95,059
94,728
95,073
96,323

0.5
3.5
-2.9
5.2
-2.0

1,383,500 1,380,000
340,500
343,600
2,816,500 2,823,800
1,490,300 1,492,000
96,900
97,700

1,377,200
347,300
2,829,300
1,495,900
98,600

1,377,000
355,300
2,828,200
1,510,500
100,400

1,390,300
367,300
2,817,300
1,541,800
104,400

1,394,400
368,400
2,815,400
1,554,500
104,500

-0.6
9.0
2.9
4.3
8.5

1,840,032
629,476
552,505
1,828,089
156,498

1,839,683
634,739
552,194
1,830,684
153,422

1,836,722
639,391
562,574
1,871,060
151,612

1,827,184 1,817,163 1,764,297 1,754,191


642,065
645,108
654,802
659,911
565,586
575,393
582,839
570,720
1,801,971 1,775,029 1,785,993 1,793,284
147,629
145,342
145,118
143,793

-4.6
4.0
3.4
-2.0
-6.3

1,741,300
662,400
573,800
1,787,800
142,300

1,735,100
666,800
577,100
1,790,400
141,600

1,730,100
671,500
581,400
1,798,300
141,300

1,728,600
680,800
593,300
1,824,500
142,500

1,718,500
691,700
631,600
1,892,000
149,400

1,717,800
692,500
641,300
1,903,200
150,900

-2.1
4.9
12.4
6.1
4.9

703,736
122,798
941,091
4,405,215
503,607

701,544
122,012
953,928
4,525,394
508,430

708,021
121,158
978,368
4,599,509
523,386

712,317
718,113
723,143
725,838
121,606
126,429
123,713
126,128
964,259
971,950
972,549
987,422
4,674,832 4,752,148 4,850,210 4,935,715
576,244
559,778
571,586
585,552

3.5
3.4
3.5
9.1
15.2

728,500
125,900
986,000
5,012,500
576,400

732,400
126,600
988,400
5,094,500
579,600

737,100
127,500
992,800
5,173,900
583,000

748,300
129,200
1,006,100
5,341,800
590,500

764,000
133,500
1,037,100
5,712,300
609,400

767,800
134,000
1,045,600
5,782,300
616,400

5.8
6.2
5.9
17.2
5.3

917,871
141,899
292,590
433,371
197,934

491,842
474,489
680,089
690,915
189,225

917,982
141,807
295,368
428,947
197,140

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

Actual total enrollment

Table 36. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2021Continued
Actual total enrollment

Region, state, and jurisdiction


1

Fall 1995

Fall 2000

Fall 2001

Fall 2002

Fall 2003

Fall 2004

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

10

11

12

13

95,762
998,601
839,709
322,389
797,621
98,226

105,565
1,079,854
956,572
307,112
870,175
99,859

102,049
1,144,915
1,004,770
286,367
879,476
89,940

101,179
1,163,091
1,009,200
282,885
879,361
88,128

99,978
1,177,229
1,014,798
282,455
881,231
88,116

99,103
1,192,092
1,021,349
281,215
880,031
87,462

98,352
1,204,739
1,020,005
280,129
864,757
84,733

96,638
1,213,616
1,031,985
280,866
875,174
84,409

46,938
73,581
34,174

46,476
73,212
32,847

46,126
72,889
32,115

45,828
71,053
30,603

45,828
68,327
29,151

50,938
62,543
28,329

60,891
26,631

57,247
27,548

40,927
56,768
28,013

41,351

12,463
26,391
6,449
644,734
21,750

14,576
32,960
8,809
627,620
22,737

15,702
32,473
10,004
612,725
19,459

15,897
31,992
10,479
604,177
18,780

15,984

11,251
596,502
18,333

15,893
31,572
11,244
584,916
17,716

16,126
30,605
11,601
575,648
16,429

16,438
30,986
11,718
563,490
16,750

16,400

11,695
544,138
16,284

11,299
526,565
15,903

10,913
503,635
15,768

10,961
493,393
15,493

Projected total enrollment

Fall 2011

Fall 2012

Fall 2013

Fall 2015

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

95,399
94,038
93,625
91,451
96,858
1,220,440 1,230,857 1,235,795 1,245,340 1,251,440
1,026,774 1,030,247 1,037,018 1,035,347 1,043,788
281,939
282,535
282,729
282,662
282,879
876,700
874,633
873,750
872,436
872,286
85,193
86,422
87,161
88,155
89,009

0.2
3.1
1.1
0.7
-0.3
5.4

95,900
1,256,300
1,049,500
281,300
871,400
89,800

95,100
1,262,800
1,058,200
280,200
872,800
90,500

94,700
1,271,500
1,068,600
278,400
876,900
91,500

95,500
1,297,300
1,097,900
275,500
889,600
93,100

99,700
1,368,500
1,192,400
262,200
922,500
93,600

100,700
1,384,500
1,215,200
259,300
928,800
93,000

4.0
10.6
16.4
-8.3
6.5
4.5

41,962

-17.6

31,618
11,105
473,735
15,495

2.0
-5.2
-15.9
-7.5

Not available.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from
previously published figures.

Fall 2020

Percent
change
in total
enrollment,
2010
Fall 2021
to 2021

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 199091 through 201011, and Projections of Education Statistics
to 2021. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Vermont.............................
Virginia ..............................
Washington.......................
West Virginia.....................
Wisconsin..........................
Wyoming ...........................
Jurisdiction
Bureau of Indian
Education ...................
DoD, overseas...................
DoD, domestic...................
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa..........
Guam ............................
Northern Marianas.......
Puerto Rico...................
U.S. Virgin Islands ........

Fall 1990

Percent
change
in total
enrollment,
2005
to 2010
Fall 2010

75

76

Table 37. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2010

State or jurisdiction

Grades 9 through 12 and secondary ungraded

Total,
all grades

Total

Prekindergarten

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

10

11

12

13

United States ....... 49,484,181 34,624,530 1,278,678 3,682,092 3,753,951 3,700,668 3,685,833 3,711,341 3,717,521 3,682,052 3,676,309 3,659,405

Elementary
ungraded

Total

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

76,680 14,859,651 4,007,857 3,799,883 3,538,482 3,471,888

41,541

Secondary
ungraded

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Alabama .......................
Alaska...........................
Arizona .........................
Arkansas.......................
California ......................

755,552
132,104
1,071,751
482,114
6,289,578

533,612
91,990
751,992
345,808
4,293,968

8,179
2,990
8,554
14,059
72,404

57,665
10,120
82,860
37,701
468,036

58,448
9,991
84,473
37,651
477,086

56,699
10,006
83,544
36,770
470,001

57,216
9,787
82,485
36,624
461,967

59,117
9,917
82,862
36,873
463,691

59,897
9,988
82,690
36,628
469,800

59,157
9,933
82,305
36,591
467,271

59,242
9,636
81,445
36,306
463,505

57,992
9,622
80,636
36,237
476,639

0
0
138
368
3,568

221,940
40,114
319,759
136,306
1,995,610

62,615
10,023
82,304
37,807
510,011

57,644
9,723
79,842
35,280
502,452

51,962
10,725
76,275
32,739
488,530

49,719
9,643
81,326
30,330
492,545

0
0
12
150
2,072

Colorado .......................
Connecticut...................
Delaware.......................
District of Columbia ......
Florida...........................

843,316
560,546
129,403
71,284
2,643,347

601,077
387,475
90,279
53,548
1,858,498

30,593
15,921
1,626
9,581
52,779

65,182
39,670
9,810
5,939
197,097

65,665
40,830
10,157
5,240
200,806

65,885
41,203
10,127
4,915
196,620

64,238
40,254
9,796
4,873
205,650

63,819
41,155
9,797
4,877
200,682

63,328
41,550
9,897
4,825
200,738

61,755
41,930
9,847
4,391
202,303

60,928
42,616
9,718
4,439
200,147

59,684
42,346
9,504
4,307
201,676

0
0
0
161
0

242,239
173,071
39,124
17,736
784,849

62,258
45,908
11,416
5,858
214,993

60,775
43,573
10,147
4,516
205,142

58,307
42,209
9,097
3,851
186,399

60,899
41,381
8,464
3,407
178,315

0
0
0
104
0

Georgia.........................
Hawaii ...........................
Idaho.............................
Illinois............................
Indiana..........................

1,677,067
179,601
275,859
2,091,654
1,047,232

1,202,479
127,525
194,144
1,454,793
729,414

42,816
1,393
1,821
78,260
11,652

132,008
16,028
21,144
146,225
76,765

130,171
14,754
21,865
153,996
81,397

127,744
14,540
21,577
151,647
78,857

129,879
14,234
21,592
153,926
78,972

131,326
13,457
21,575
153,781
82,387

131,057
14,171
21,434
154,636
80,081

127,442
13,285
21,563
153,748
79,585

126,242
12,982
20,985
154,281
79,928

123,794
12,567
20,588
154,293
79,790

0
114
0
0
0

474,588
52,076
81,715
636,861
317,818

145,043
15,164
22,062
169,967
84,139

124,239
13,466
20,451
169,365
81,558

104,914
12,527
19,840
150,576
77,285

100,392
10,818
19,362
146,953
74,836

0
101
0
0
0

Iowa ..............................
Kansas..........................
Kentucky .......................
Louisiana ......................
Maine............................

495,775
483,701
673,128
696,558
189,077

348,112
342,927
480,334
512,266
128,929

27,211
17,318
24,260
29,657
4,247

39,306
37,023
51,091
54,276
13,819

35,369
36,520
52,207
55,750
13,647

35,121
36,357
50,855
53,975
13,405

34,939
35,648
51,279
53,842
13,420

35,071
35,991
51,189
58,778
13,728

35,336
35,898
50,980
52,976
13,858

35,080
35,372
49,988
51,813
14,034

35,416
35,244
49,633
51,676
14,413

35,263
34,220
48,525
49,523
14,358

0
3,336
327
0
0

147,663
140,774
192,794
184,292
60,148

36,984
37,010
52,668
57,941
14,836

36,540
35,639
50,262
46,689
14,996

36,435
33,676
46,008
41,224
15,001

37,704
33,180
43,723
38,438
15,315

0
1,269
133
0
0

Maryland.......................
Massachusetts..............
Michigan .......................
Minnesota .....................
Mississippi ....................

852,211
955,563
1,587,067
838,037
490,526

588,156
666,402
1,075,584
569,963
350,885

29,377
27,747
28,187
14,405
3,447

62,704
67,496
112,835
62,961
38,923

63,635
70,973
116,028
63,218
39,740

63,086
70,797
112,653
62,116
37,607

62,640
70,312
112,875
60,648
38,157

60,765
71,140
115,722
61,627
38,295

61,641
71,402
117,035
61,130
39,155

60,475
71,404
117,129
60,831
37,607

61,862
72,667
118,958
61,321
37,048

61,971
71,588
118,831
61,706
36,113

0
876
5,331
0
4,793

264,055
289,161
511,483
268,074
139,641

72,700
77,787
132,050
63,935
38,666

67,923
73,101
133,238
65,013
36,364

62,877
70,557
121,344
65,465
31,579

60,555
67,716
122,236
73,661
29,668

0
0
2,615
0
3,364

Missouri ........................
Montana........................
Nebraska ......................
Nevada .........................
New Hampshire ............

918,710
141,693
298,500
437,149
194,711

642,991
98,491
210,292
307,297
131,576

28,495
1,351
12,656
4,444
3,097

69,376
11,115
23,411
32,454
11,970

68,974
11,066
23,134
33,809
14,120

67,818
10,813
22,390
33,492
13,913

67,296
10,693
22,150
33,600
14,187

68,313
10,751
21,901
34,047
14,294

68,709
10,535
21,680
33,754
14,602

67,913
10,713
21,103
34,054
14,795

69,153
10,725
20,992
33,947
15,191

66,944
10,729
20,875
33,070
15,407

0
0
0
626
0

275,719
43,202
88,208
129,852
63,135

73,080
11,569
22,567
33,780
16,832

69,794
10,733
21,998
34,199
15,994

66,855
10,584
21,407
32,645
15,290

65,990
10,316
22,236
29,207
15,019

0
0
0
21
0

New Jersey ...................


New Mexico ..................
New York.......................
North Carolina ..............
North Dakota ................

1,402,548
338,122
2,734,955
1,490,605
96,323

981,255
239,345
1,869,150
1,058,409
66,035

53,564
7,980
51,649
23,510
1,529

92,413
26,688
194,607
115,782
7,449

99,976
26,660
202,889
108,078
7,484

98,791
26,087
201,820
117,107
7,197

97,716
25,906
198,573
117,747
6,915

98,641
25,955
198,720
118,617
6,974

99,344
25,615
201,761
117,170
6,676

100,245
25,329
199,937
115,186
7,141

100,225
24,656
202,305
113,310
7,372

99,630
24,469
203,761
111,112
7,298

40,710
0
13,128
790
0

421,293
98,777
865,805
432,196
30,288

106,281
29,179
235,380
126,090
7,591

103,267
26,451
227,380
111,889
7,701

98,237
22,553
197,541
102,676
7,415

97,358
20,594
191,528
91,541
7,581

16,150
0
13,976
0
0

Ohio ..............................
Oklahoma .....................
Oregon..........................
Pennsylvania.................
Rhode Island ................

1,754,191
659,911
570,720
1,793,284
143,793

1,222,808
483,464
392,601
1,209,766
97,734

30,047
40,688
9,392
16,294
2,054

129,964
52,114
40,656
128,120
10,057

132,638
52,420
42,508
131,170
11,070

130,425
50,070
42,322
130,253
10,745

130,593
48,899
42,013
129,292
10,755

133,202
48,519
42,924
132,497
10,865

134,109
48,490
43,144
134,499
10,195

133,615
47,809
43,280
134,782
9,889

135,005
47,418
43,528
135,869
11,150

133,210
45,737
42,834
135,876
10,954

0
1,300
0
1,114
0

531,383
176,447
178,119
583,518
46,059

152,198
48,131
44,540
150,150
12,888

138,532
45,564
44,289
148,716
11,814

121,707
42,620
43,078
141,866
10,891

118,946
39,634
46,212
141,710
10,466

0
498
0
1,076
0

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

Prekindergarten through grade 8 and elementary ungraded

Table 37. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2010Continued
Prekindergarten through grade 8 and elementary ungraded
State or jurisdiction
1

Total,
all grades

PrekinderTotal
garten

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grades 9 through 12 and secondary ungraded

Grade 6

Grade 7

Elementary
Grade 8 ungraded

Total

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

Secondary
ungraded

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

725,838
126,128
987,422
4,935,715
585,552

515,581
87,936
701,707
3,586,609
424,979

24,188
1,974
28,787
249,122
10,376

54,624
11,049
76,642
374,195
48,043

55,328
9,903
76,706
387,899
48,770

53,846
9,498
74,788
379,910
48,122

54,100
9,233
74,793
375,454
46,753

55,636
9,140
75,481
374,111
46,127

55,887
9,321
75,057
372,509
45,822

54,788
9,331
74,615
361,700
44,797

54,280
9,212
73,363
357,395
43,942

52,904
9,275
71,475
354,314
42,227

0
0
0
0
0

210,257
38,192
285,715
1,349,106
160,573

62,161
10,307
76,010
391,554
41,419

54,685
9,779
73,509
344,241
40,964

48,708
9,043
68,755
314,911
39,446

44,703
9,063
67,441
298,400
38,744

0
0
0
0
0

Vermont ........................
Virginia..........................
Washington...................
West Virginia.................
Wisconsin .....................
Wyoming.......................

96,858
1,251,440
1,043,788
282,879
872,286
89,009

67,989
871,446
714,172
201,472
598,479
62,786

10,678
30,821
12,056
14,660
50,200
582

6,259
92,899
75,933
21,256
60,721
7,611

6,213
95,368
78,598
21,167
61,262
7,124

6,171
93,687
77,707
20,299
60,226
7,064

6,214
93,328
76,802
20,786
59,981
6,801

6,291
93,965
78,546
20,493
61,015
6,694

6,294
94,182
79,062
20,842
61,420
6,711

6,484
92,762
78,531
20,595
61,053
6,766

6,628
92,557
78,489
20,919
61,264
6,776

6,757
91,877
78,448
20,455
61,337
6,657

0
0
0
0
0
0

28,869
379,994
329,616
81,407
273,807
26,223

7,139
102,407
84,449
22,785
68,383
6,842

7,287
96,918
81,990
21,037
66,490
6,724

7,329
91,403
79,465
19,155
69,076
6,424

7,114
89,266
83,712
18,430
69,858
6,233

0
0
0
0
0
0

Bureau of Indian
Education................

41,962

31,985

4,721

4,042

3,794

3,554

3,397

3,292

3,195

2,998

2,992

9,977

2,802

2,663

2,309

2,203

DoD, overseas ..............


DoD, domestic ..............

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ......
Guam ........................
Northern Marianas....
Puerto Rico...............
U.S. Virgin Islands.....

31,618
11,105
473,735
15,495

21,561
7,688
334,613
10,518

68
462
866

2,102
604
30,968
1,063

2,324
775
36,217
1,099

2,290
782
33,432
1,138

2,302
818
34,442
1,182

2,412
841
36,919
1,243

2,441
855
36,860
1,217

2,469
826
37,066
1,183

2,382
856
40,264
1,234

2,771
816
37,481
1,159

0
53
10,098
0

10,057
3,417
139,122
4,977

3,404
1,088
36,913
1,677

2,713
873
35,093
1,120

2,096
740
32,470
1,098

1,844
716
29,640
1,082

0
0
5,006
0

Not available.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. The total ungraded counts of students were prorated to the elementary and secondary
levels based on prior reports.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 201011. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

South Carolina..............
South Dakota................
Tennessee ....................
Texas ............................
Utah ..............................

77

78

Table 38. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2009

State or jurisdiction

Grades 9 through 12 and secondary ungraded

Total,
all grades

Total

Prekindergarten

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

10

11

12

13

United States ....... 49,360,982 34,409,260 1,222,860 3,677,971 3,728,773 3,664,697 3,707,038 3,700,530 3,652,134 3,644,057 3,641,342 3,651,276

Elementary
ungraded

Total

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

118,582 14,951,722 4,080,016 3,809,135 3,540,964 3,431,686

89,921

Secondary
ungraded

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Alabama .......................
Alaska...........................
Arizona .........................
Arkansas.......................
California ......................

748,889
131,661
1,077,831
480,559
6,263,438

529,394
90,824
760,420
344,209
4,264,022

7,774
2,475
9,175
13,504
71,783

57,019
9,804
84,191
38,115
471,058

57,821
9,926
85,725
37,665
470,783

56,628
9,827
84,033
36,934
459,334

58,608
10,032
84,060
36,903
459,813

59,512
10,046
83,686
36,479
465,866

58,656
9,864
83,193
36,489
460,248

58,231
9,567
81,987
35,958
461,373

58,118
9,657
82,050
36,113
466,893

57,027
9,626
82,163
35,715
472,856

0
0
157
334
4,015

219,495
40,837
317,411
136,350
1,999,416

63,338
10,112
82,461
37,556
524,681

57,794
10,072
80,281
35,523
506,192

50,199
10,874
75,372
32,567
487,688

48,164
9,779
79,283
30,567
478,503

0
0
14
137
2,352

Colorado .......................
Connecticut...................
Delaware.......................
District of Columbia ......
Florida...........................

832,368
563,968
126,801
69,433
2,634,522

591,378
389,964
87,710
51,656
1,850,901

29,701
15,689
755
8,499
51,495

64,190
39,866
9,537
5,190
196,057

66,076
41,892
10,160
5,023
197,882

63,948
40,265
9,794
4,908
198,479

63,558
41,205
9,740
4,995
209,068

62,929
41,510
9,672
4,893
199,322

61,547
41,726
9,511
4,513
198,980

60,631
42,507
9,562
4,520
198,789

59,669
42,305
9,460
4,394
202,584

59,129
42,999
9,519
4,452
198,245

0
0
0
269
0

240,990
174,004
39,091
17,777
783,621

64,106
46,385
11,726
6,181
219,705

60,394
43,836
10,321
4,431
199,162

57,964
42,754
8,727
3,684
192,433

58,526
41,029
8,317
3,301
172,321

0
0
0
180
0

Georgia.........................
Hawaii ...........................
Idaho.............................
Illinois............................
Indiana..........................

1,667,685
180,196
276,299
2,104,175
1,046,661

1,194,751
127,477
194,728
1,463,713
730,599

41,940
1,547
2,646
84,727
12,444

131,325
15,970
21,605
148,097
78,224

128,857
14,684
21,901
152,352
80,067

128,712
14,298
21,734
152,042
79,092

132,515
13,619
21,604
155,488
82,178

130,091
14,249
21,337
154,405
79,992

128,457
13,681
21,364
152,701
78,871

126,060
13,287
20,815
154,420
79,048

122,710
13,076
20,703
154,478
79,700

124,084
12,967
21,019
155,003
80,983

0
99
0
0
0

472,934
52,719
81,571
640,462
316,062

144,918
15,327
21,763
176,457
84,235

122,022
14,223
20,615
170,612
80,905

108,215
12,459
19,943
146,917
77,923

97,779
10,621
19,250
146,476
72,999

0
89
0
0
0

Iowa ..............................
Kansas..........................
Kentucky .......................
Louisiana ......................
Maine............................

491,842
474,489
680,089
690,915
189,225

341,333
332,997
484,466
509,883
128,646

21,804
10,509
27,909
29,447
3,783

38,956
36,461
51,276
53,763
13,704

35,222
36,524
52,066
55,612
13,451

34,823
35,617
50,541
54,189
13,372

34,992
35,853
53,071
53,922
13,653

35,225
35,782
51,027
59,998
13,769

35,006
35,336
50,075
49,658
13,888

34,939
34,978
49,934
51,348
14,239

35,127
34,161
49,005
49,128
14,349

35,239
34,596
49,298
52,818
14,438

0
3,180
264
0
0

150,509
141,492
195,623
181,032
60,579

37,359
37,450
54,798
56,163
15,259

37,494
35,672
50,703
45,587
15,324

36,971
33,596
46,917
40,454
14,750

38,685
33,522
43,097
38,828
15,246

0
1,252
108
0
0

Maryland.......................
Massachusetts..............
Michigan .......................
Minnesota .....................
Mississippi ....................

848,412
957,053
1,649,082
837,053
492,481

581,785
666,551
1,114,611
564,661
351,652

28,626
27,871
29,850
13,933
3,607

61,428
68,369
126,313
63,111
39,148

62,691
70,941
116,606
61,983
38,903

62,079
70,025
115,054
60,407
38,512

60,064
70,700
117,622
61,343
38,833

61,183
71,078
118,702
60,640
39,651

60,168
71,052
118,082
60,257
37,798

61,292
72,201
119,934
60,207
36,802

61,664
71,399
120,994
61,499
37,125

62,590
72,093
121,463
61,281
36,577

0
822
9,991
0
4,696

266,627
290,502
534,471
272,392
140,829

74,731
78,771
140,781
65,006
40,164

68,025
73,298
136,697
65,871
36,215

62,598
70,460
125,872
66,983
32,189

61,273
67,973
126,181
74,532
28,943

0
0
4,940
0
3,318

Missouri ........................
Montana........................
Nebraska ......................
Nevada .........................
New Hampshire ............

917,982
141,807
295,368
428,947
197,140

638,082
97,868
206,860
305,512
132,768

25,584
1,209
11,954
3,953
2,987

69,016
10,960
23,577
32,038
11,969

68,133
10,848
22,483
33,759
14,165

67,357
10,691
22,088
33,698
14,215

68,045
10,707
21,831
33,935
14,246

68,730
10,499
21,517
33,664
14,560

67,901
10,674
21,047
33,635
14,682

68,577
10,635
20,776
33,778
15,082

67,309
10,734
20,753
33,298
15,345

67,430
10,911
20,834
33,291
15,517

0
0
0
463
0

279,900
43,939
88,508
123,435
64,372

74,943
11,563
22,765
33,735
17,108

70,126
11,072
22,073
34,330
16,277

67,577
10,741
21,404
29,420
15,399

67,254
10,563
22,266
25,935
15,588

0
0
0
15
0

New Jersey ...................


New Mexico ..................
New York.......................
North Carolina ..............
North Dakota ................

1,396,029
334,419
2,766,052
1,483,397
95,073

968,332
235,343
1,847,003
1,053,801
64,576

33,937
7,406
51,251
26,688
1,285

95,251
26,266
190,741
104,954
7,472

100,792
26,165
197,592
118,565
7,149

98,370
25,985
192,032
117,054
6,727

100,138
25,781
191,006
120,190
6,841

99,911
25,358
193,473
116,876
6,547

100,675
25,406
190,719
115,079
6,905

100,866
24,473
192,170
112,838
7,092

101,248
24,377
194,440
111,155
7,250

100,749
24,126
198,690
109,864
7,308

36,395
0
54,889
538
0

427,697
99,076
919,049
429,596
30,497

108,577
29,715
238,626
128,454
7,588

104,572
26,763
234,375
111,955
7,701

100,966
22,448
196,709
100,204
7,571

98,733
20,150
188,377
88,983
7,637

14,849
0
60,962
0
0

Ohio ..............................
Oklahoma .....................
Oregon..........................
Pennsylvania.................
Rhode Island ................

1,764,297
654,802
582,839
1,785,993
145,118

1,225,346
476,962
404,451
1,200,446
98,184

29,329
39,784
21,143
15,239
2,109

131,114
51,037
40,563
128,947
10,254

132,572
52,447
42,439
128,565
10,817

131,009
49,167
41,881
127,268
10,789

133,405
48,601
42,660
130,380
10,873

133,751
48,457
43,059
132,213
10,188

132,768
47,633
43,181
132,528
9,803

133,678
47,472
43,425
132,538
11,083

133,551
45,886
42,839
134,436
10,993

134,169
45,268
43,261
137,072
11,275

0
1,210
0
1,260
0

538,951
177,840
178,388
585,547
46,934

156,711
48,847
44,788
151,739
13,137

139,964
45,882
44,090
149,834
12,245

123,404
42,591
43,422
141,898
10,855

118,872
40,046
46,088
140,845
10,697

0
474
0
1,231
0

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

Prekindergarten through grade 8 and elementary ungraded

Table 38. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2009Continued
Prekindergarten through grade 8 and elementary ungraded
State or jurisdiction
1

Total,
all grades

PrekinderTotal
garten

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grades 9 through 12 and secondary ungraded

Grade 6

Grade 7

Elementary
Grade 8 ungraded

Total

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

Secondary
ungraded

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

723,143
123,713
972,549
4,850,210
571,586

512,124
85,745
686,668
3,520,348
413,343

24,425
1,367
16,506
239,030
8,225

53,615
10,560
76,745
369,433
47,684

54,538
9,518
76,356
383,572
48,033

54,158
9,234
74,825
374,560
46,514

55,491
9,062
75,705
373,653
45,972

55,671
9,245
75,052
368,175
45,610

54,346
9,172
74,810
361,413
44,706

53,869
9,117
73,420
352,562
43,534

53,300
9,219
72,199
351,426
42,068

52,711
9,251
71,050
346,524
40,997

0
0
0
0
0

211,019
37,968
285,881
1,329,862
158,243

62,997
10,286
77,576
393,182
40,782

55,250
9,767
73,927
335,262
39,775

48,408
9,174
68,012
310,288
38,691

44,364
8,741
66,366
291,130
38,995

0
0
0
0
0

Vermont ........................
Virginia..........................
Washington...................
West Virginia.................
Wisconsin .....................
Wyoming.......................

91,451
1,245,340
1,035,347
282,662
872,436
88,155

62,186
864,020
705,387
200,313
593,436
61,825

4,837
30,600
11,037
13,894
47,054
534

6,216
92,281
74,547
21,454
61,094
7,406

6,207
93,977
77,266
20,741
60,197
7,064

6,159
93,141
75,912
20,885
59,557
6,774

6,256
93,366
77,707
20,394
60,661
6,693

6,237
93,708
78,270
20,790
61,242
6,683

6,465
91,852
78,158
20,347
60,413
6,695

6,551
92,014
77,666
20,793
60,656
6,763

6,611
91,006
77,618
20,499
60,814
6,607

6,647
92,075
77,206
20,516
61,748
6,606

0
0
0
0
0
0

29,265
381,320
329,960
82,349
279,000
26,330

7,379
104,717
85,551
23,702
69,323
6,792

7,419
97,969
81,220
20,696
68,291
7,031

7,139
90,795
79,585
19,263
70,144
6,347

7,328
87,839
83,604
18,688
71,242
6,160

0
0
0
0
0
0

Bureau of Indian
Education................

41,351

31,381

91

4,528

3,941

3,711

3,484

3,423

3,192

3,157

2,994

2,860

9,970

2,818

2,749

2,215

2,188

DoD, overseas ..............


DoD, domestic ..............

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ......
Guam ........................
Northern Marianas....
Puerto Rico...............
U.S. Virgin Islands.....

10,961
493,393
15,493

7,743
347,638
10,409

462
270

632
31,976
1,006

766
36,254
1,048

813
35,389
1,162

839
37,306
1,150

862
38,583
1,212

819
38,452
1,209

891
38,553
1,160

782
41,773
1,359

823
39,143
1,103

54
9,939
0

3,218
145,755
5,084

976
38,831
1,685

827
38,853
1,242

780
33,727
1,133

635
29,374
1,024

0
4,970
0

Not available.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. The total ungraded counts of students were prorated to the elementary and secondary
levels based on prior reports. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 200910. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

South Carolina..............
South Dakota................
Tennessee ....................
Texas ............................
Utah ..............................

79

80

Table 39. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level and grade: Selected years, fall 1980 through fall 2010

Fall
1980

Fall
1985

Fall
1990

Fall
1992

Fall
1993

Fall
1994

Fall
1995

Fall
1996

Fall
1997

Fall
1998

Fall
1999

Fall
2000

Fall
2001

Fall
2002

Fall
2003

Fall
2004

Fall
2005

Fall
2006

Fall
2007

Fall
2008

Fall
2009

Fall
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Number (in thousands)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All grades................................................

40,877

39,422

41,217

42,823

43,465

44,111

44,840

45,611

46,127

46,539

46,857

47,204

47,672

48,183

48,540

48,795

49,113

49,316

49,293

49,266

49,361

49,484

Elementary ......................................................
Prekindergarten ...........................................
Kindergarten ................................................
1st grade ......................................................
2nd grade.....................................................
3rd grade......................................................
4th grade......................................................
5th grade......................................................
6th grade......................................................
7th grade......................................................
8th grade......................................................
Elementary ungraded ..................................

27,647
96
2,593
2,894
2,800
2,893
3,107
3,130
3,038
3,085
3,086
924

27,034
151
3,041
3,239
2,941
2,895
2,771
2,776
2,789
2,938
2,982
511

29,876
303
3,306
3,499
3,327
3,297
3,248
3,197
3,110
3,067
2,979
541

31,086
505
3,313
3,542
3,431
3,361
3,342
3,325
3,303
3,299
3,129
536

31,502
545
3,377
3,529
3,429
3,437
3,361
3,350
3,356
3,355
3,249
513

31,896
603
3,444
3,593
3,440
3,439
3,426
3,372
3,381
3,404
3,302
492

32,338
637
3,536
3,671
3,507
3,445
3,431
3,438
3,395
3,422
3,356
500

32,762
670
3,532
3,770
3,600
3,524
3,454
3,453
3,494
3,464
3,403
399

33,071
695
3,503
3,755
3,689
3,597
3,507
3,458
3,492
3,520
3,415
440

33,344
729
3,443
3,727
3,681
3,696
3,592
3,520
3,497
3,530
3,480
449

33,486
751
3,397
3,684
3,656
3,691
3,686
3,604
3,564
3,541
3,497
415

33,686
776
3,382
3,636
3,634
3,676
3,711
3,707
3,663
3,629
3,538
334

33,936
865
3,379
3,614
3,593
3,653
3,695
3,727
3,769
3,720
3,616
304

34,114
915
3,434
3,594
3,565
3,623
3,669
3,711
3,788
3,821
3,709
285

34,201
950
3,503
3,613
3,544
3,611
3,619
3,685
3,772
3,841
3,809
255

34,178
990
3,544
3,663
3,560
3,580
3,612
3,635
3,735
3,818
3,825
215

34,204
1,036
3,619
3,691
3,606
3,586
3,578
3,633
3,670
3,777
3,802
205

34,235
1,084
3,631
3,751
3,641
3,627
3,586
3,602
3,660
3,716
3,766
170

34,205
1,081
3,609
3,750
3,704
3,659
3,624
3,600
3,628
3,701
3,709
139

34,286
1,180
3,640
3,708
3,699
3,708
3,647
3,629
3,614
3,653
3,692
117

34,409
1,223
3,678
3,729
3,665
3,707
3,701
3,652
3,644
3,641
3,651
119

34,625
1,279
3,682
3,754
3,701
3,686
3,711
3,718
3,682
3,676
3,659
77

Secondary .......................................................
9th grade......................................................
10th grade....................................................
11th grade....................................................
12th grade....................................................
Secondary ungraded ...................................

13,231
3,377
3,368
3,195
2,925
366

12,388
3,439
3,230
2,866
2,550
303

11,341
3,169
2,896
2,612
2,381
284

11,737
3,352
3,027
2,656
2,431
272

11,963
3,487
3,050
2,751
2,424
250

12,215
3,604
3,131
2,748
2,488
244

12,502
3,704
3,237
2,826
2,487
247

12,849
3,801
3,323
2,930
2,586
208

13,056
3,819
3,376
2,972
2,673
216

13,195
3,856
3,382
3,021
2,722
214

13,371
3,935
3,415
3,034
2,782
205

13,517
3,963
3,491
3,083
2,803
177

13,736
4,012
3,528
3,174
2,863
159

14,069
4,105
3,584
3,229
2,990
161

14,339
4,190
3,675
3,277
3,046
150

14,618
4,281
3,750
3,369
3,094
122

14,909
4,287
3,866
3,454
3,180
121

15,081
4,260
3,882
3,551
3,277
110

15,087
4,200
3,863
3,558
3,375
92

14,980
4,123
3,822
3,548
3,400
87

14,952
4,080
3,809
3,541
3,432
90

14,860
4,008
3,800
3,538
3,472
42

All grades................................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Elementary ......................................................
Prekindergarten ...........................................
Kindergarten ................................................
1st grade ......................................................
2nd grade.....................................................
3rd grade......................................................
4th grade......................................................
5th grade......................................................
6th grade......................................................
7th grade......................................................
8th grade......................................................
Elementary ungraded ..................................

67.6
0.2
6.3
7.1
6.8
7.1
7.6
7.7
7.4
7.5
7.5
2.3

68.6
0.4
7.7
8.2
7.5
7.3
7.0
7.0
7.1
7.5
7.6
1.3

72.5
0.7
8.0
8.5
8.1
8.0
7.9
7.8
7.5
7.4
7.2
1.3

72.6
1.2
7.7
8.3
8.0
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.3
1.3

72.5
1.3
7.8
8.1
7.9
7.9
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.5
1.2

72.3
1.4
7.8
8.1
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.6
7.7
7.7
7.5
1.1

72.1
1.4
7.9
8.2
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.5
1.1

71.8
1.5
7.7
8.3
7.9
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.7
7.6
7.5
0.9

71.7
1.5
7.6
8.1
8.0
7.8
7.6
7.5
7.6
7.6
7.4
1.0

71.6
1.6
7.4
8.0
7.9
7.9
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.6
7.5
1.0

71.5
1.6
7.3
7.9
7.8
7.9
7.9
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.5
0.9

71.4
1.6
7.2
7.7
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.9
7.8
7.7
7.5
0.7

71.2
1.8
7.1
7.6
7.5
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.9
7.8
7.6
0.6

70.8
1.9
7.1
7.5
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.9
7.9
7.7
0.6

70.5
2.0
7.2
7.4
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.8
7.9
7.8
0.5

70.0
2.0
7.3
7.5
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.7
7.8
7.8
0.4

69.6
2.1
7.4
7.5
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.7
7.7
0.4

69.4
2.2
7.4
7.6
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
0.3

69.4
2.2
7.3
7.6
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.5
0.3

69.6
2.4
7.4
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.4
7.5
0.2

69.7
2.5
7.5
7.6
7.4
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.4
0.2

70.0
2.6
7.4
7.6
7.5
7.4
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.4
0.2

Secondary .......................................................
9th grade......................................................
10th grade....................................................
11th grade....................................................
12th grade....................................................
Secondary ungraded ...................................

32.4
8.3
8.2
7.8
7.2
0.9

31.4
8.7
8.2
7.3
6.5
0.8

27.5
7.7
7.0
6.3
5.8
0.7

27.4
7.8
7.1
6.2
5.7
0.6

27.5
8.0
7.0
6.3
5.6
0.6

27.7
8.2
7.1
6.2
5.6
0.6

27.9
8.3
7.2
6.3
5.5
0.6

28.2
8.3
7.3
6.4
5.7
0.5

28.3
8.3
7.3
6.4
5.8
0.5

28.4
8.3
7.3
6.5
5.8
0.5

28.5
8.4
7.3
6.5
5.9
0.4

28.6
8.4
7.4
6.5
5.9
0.4

28.8
8.4
7.4
6.7
6.0
0.3

29.2
8.5
7.4
6.7
6.2
0.3

29.5
8.6
7.6
6.8
6.3
0.3

30.0
8.8
7.7
6.9
6.3
0.3

30.4
8.7
7.9
7.0
6.5
0.2

30.6
8.6
7.9
7.2
6.6
0.2

30.6
8.5
7.8
7.2
6.8
0.2

30.4
8.4
7.8
7.2
6.9
0.2

30.3
8.3
7.7
7.2
7.0
0.2

30.0
8.1
7.7
7.2
7.0
0.1

Percentage distribution

NOTE: Because of changes in reporting practices and imputation of data for nonrespondents since 1992, prekindergarten
enrollment data for 1992 and later years are not comparable to prekindergarten enrollment data for prior years. The total
ungraded counts of students were prorated to the elementary and secondary levels based on prior reports. Detail may not
sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 198081; Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary
Education, 198586 through 201011. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

Grade

Table 40. Number and percentage of homeschooled students ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through 12th grade, by selected child, parent, and household
characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
1999

Selected child, parent, or household characteristic

Number of students1
(in thousands)

Percent Number of students1


homeschooled
(in thousands)

2007

Number
homeschooled
(in thousands)

Percent Number of students1


homeschooled
(in thousands)

Number
homeschooled
(in thousands)

Percent
homeschooled

10

50,188

(72.7)

850

(71.1)

1.7

(0.14)

50,707

(89.3)

1,096

(92.3)

2.2

(0.18)

51,135

(155.3)

1,508

(117.9)

2.9

(0.23)

25,515
24,673

(233.9)
(238.7)

417
434

(43.9)
(46.1)

1.6
1.8

(0.17)
(0.19)

25,819
24,888

(286.8)
(277.7)

569
527

(61.9)
(58.2)

2.2
2.1

(0.24)
(0.23)

26,286
24,849

(355.6)
(386.9)

633
875

(75.2)
(97.7)

2.4
3.5

(0.28)
(0.39)

32,474
8,047
7,043
2,623

(168.2)
(102.3)
(85.5)
(114.2)

640
84
77
49 !

(62.3)
(24.8)
(17.7)
(17.2)

2.0
1.0
1.1
1.9 !

(0.19)
(0.31)
(0.25)
(0.65)

31,584
7,985
8,075
3,063

(187.2)
(45.7)
(35.1)
(161.1)

843
103 !
59 !
91 !

(77.5)
(33.9)
(21.1)
(31.5)

2.7
1.3 !
0.7 !
3.0 !

(0.25)
(0.42)
(0.26)
(1.02)

29,815
7,523
9,589
4,208

(197.9)
(114.0)
(84.8)
(170.6)

1159
61 !
147
141

(101.6)
(21.2)
(27.5)
(36.1)

3.9
0.8 !
1.5
3.3

(0.34)
(0.28)
(0.29)
(0.86)

24,428
3,790
12,692
7,946
11,788
13,954

(20.5)
(20.0)
(6.2)
(1.3)
(3.4)
(70.5)

428
92
199
136
186
235

(48.1)
(19.7)
(36.7)
(22.5)
(28.0)
(33.2)

1.8
2.4
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.7

(0.20)
(0.52)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.24)
(0.24)

24,269
3,643
12,098
8,528
12,472
13,958

(24.7)
(24.7)
(#)
(#)
(6.5)
(81.8)

472
98
214
160
302
315

(55.3)
(23.5)
(33.3)
(30.1)
(44.9)
(47.0)

1.9
2.7
1.8
1.9
2.4
2.3

(0.23)
(0.64)
(0.28)
(0.35)
(0.36)
(0.33)

23,529
3,669
11,965
7,895
12,435
15,161

(68.1)
(67.9)
(2.4)
(2.1)
(0.7)
(129.3)

717
114 !
406
197
359
422

(83.8)
(35.4)
(64.5)
(41.4)
(64.9)
(58.2)

3.0
3.1 !
3.4
2.5
2.9
2.8

(0.36)
(0.96)
(0.54)
(0.52)
(0.52)
(0.38)

8,226
19,883
22,078

(153.8)
(211.4)
(241.2)

120
207
523

(20.3)
(27.1)
(65.2)

1.5
1.0
2.4

(0.24)
(0.14)
(0.30)

8,033
20,530
22,144

(218.1)
(319.4)
(362.8)

110
306
679

(22.3)
(45.1)
(80.2)

1.4
1.5
3.1

(0.27)
(0.22)
(0.36)

8,463
20,694
21,979

(227.1)
(295.3)
(331.0)

187
412
909

(31.4)
(67.3)
(102.4)

2.2
2.0
4.1

(0.37)
(0.33)
(0.46)

33,007
15,454
1,727

(203.8)
(209.4)
(86.0)

683
142

(68.3)
(25.0)
()

2.1
0.9

(0.21)
(0.16)
()

35,936
13,260
1,511

(315.1)
(319.2)
(100.1)

886
196

(82.7)
(42.6)
()

2.5
1.5

(0.23)
(0.32)
()

37,262
11,734
2,139

(302.1)
(299.2)
(203.2)

1348
115
45 !

(111.5)
(28.4)
(17.3)

3.6
1.0
2.1 !

(0.30)
(0.24)
(0.81)

22,880
9,628
13,907
3,773

(241.5)
(194.4)
(220.0)
(162.3)

237
444
98
71

(39.8)
(53.8)
(21.8)
(18.8)

1.0
4.6
0.7
1.9

(0.17)
(0.55)
(0.16)
(0.48)

25,108
10,545
12,045
3,008

(373.1)
(297.2)
(267.9)
(171.4)

274
594
174
54 !

(44.1)
(73.7)
(39.8)
(23.7)

1.1
5.6
1.4
1.8 !

(0.18)
(0.67)
(0.33)
(0.78)

26,075
10,776
9,989
4,296

(318.9)
(284.8)
(277.2)
(228.0)

509
808
127
64 !

(76.8)
(94.3)
(29.5)
(20.6)

2.0
7.5
1.3
1.5 !

(0.30)
(0.82)
(0.30)
(0.48)

18,334
15,177
9,412
7,264

(217.3)
(215.2)
(179.0)
(179.9)

160
287
230
173

(26.5)
(37.3)
(36.3)
(39.9)

0.9
1.9
2.4
2.4

(0.15)
(0.24)
(0.37)
(0.54)

16,106
16,068
10,849
7,683

(272.3)
(323.4)
(275.0)
(239.5)

269
338
309
180

(51.6)
(57.7)
(48.5)
(41.6)

1.7
2.1
2.8
2.3

(0.32)
(0.36)
(0.45)
(0.55)

14,303
14,584
12,321
9,927

(292.6)
(326.3)
(281.6)
(242.9)

206
549
502
251

(35.6)
(77.3)
(70.1)
(41.0)

1.4
3.8
4.1
2.5

(0.24)
(0.52)
(0.57)
(0.41)

16,776
15,220
8,576
9,615

(116.9)
(232.7)
(189.3)
(211.2)

262
278
162
148

(45.0)
(36.7)
(25.5)
(26.5)

1.6
1.8
1.9
1.5

(0.27)
(0.24)
(0.30)
(0.28)

12,375
13,220
10,961
14,150

(53.6)
(270.2)
(282.2)
(261.7)

283
311
264
238

(56.0)
(49.9)
(51.1)
(45.8)

2.3
2.4
2.4
1.7

(0.45)
(0.37)
(0.46)
(0.33)

11,544
10,592
10,289
18,710

(123.8)
(236.4)
(232.9)
(232.6)

239
364
405
501

(49.9)
(56.9)
(57.9)
(74.9)

2.1
3.4
3.9
2.7

(0.43)
(0.52)
(0.56)
(0.40)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

15,998
18,988
5,574
10,576

(292.3)
(291.3)
(209.4)
(110.9)

327
503
165
513

(40.4)
(78.8)
(37.2)
(75.5)

2.0
2.6
3.0
4.9

(0.26)
(0.41)
(0.66)
(0.71)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Refers to all students in public and private schools and homeschooled students.
2Students whose grade equivalent was ungraded were excluded from the grade analysis. The percentage of students with
an ungraded grade equivalent was 0.03 percent in 1999 and 0.02 percent in 2003 and 2007.

NOTE: The number and percentage of homeschoolers exclude students who were enrolled in school for more than 25 hours
a week; also excluded in 1999 and 2003 are students who were homeschooled only due to a temporary illness and, in 2007,
students who were homeschooled primarily due to a temporary illness. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Homeschooling in the United States:
2003; and Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003 and PFI:2007) of
the National Household Education Surveys Program. (This table was prepared July 2010.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total .............................................................
Sex of child
Male .........................................................................
Female .....................................................................
Race/ethnicity of child
White........................................................................
Black ........................................................................
Hispanic ...................................................................
Other........................................................................
Grade equivalent2
Kindergarten through 5th grade...............................
Kindergarten ........................................................
Grades 1 through 3 ..............................................
Grades 4 through 5 ..............................................
Grades 6 through 8..................................................
Grades 9 through 12................................................
Number of children in the household
One child..................................................................
Two children .............................................................
Three or more children ............................................
Number of parents in the household
Two parents..............................................................
One parent...............................................................
Nonparental guardians ............................................
Parent participation in the labor force
Two parentsboth in labor force .............................
Two parentsone in labor force ..............................
One parentin labor force.......................................
No parent participation in labor force.......................
Highest education level of parents
High school diploma or less.....................................
Vocational/technical or some college.......................
Bachelors degree/some graduate school................
Graduate/professional degree .................................
Household income
$25,000 or less ........................................................
$25,001 to $50,000..................................................
$50,001 to $75,000..................................................
Over $75,000 ...........................................................
Urbanicity
City...........................................................................
Suburb .....................................................................
Town.........................................................................
Rural ........................................................................

2003

Number
homeschooled
(in thousands)

81

82

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


1999

2003

Public school
Selected child, parent, or household characteristic

Assigned

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total .............................................................
Sex of child
Male .........................................................................
Female .....................................................................
Race/ethnicity of child
White........................................................................
Black ........................................................................
Hispanic ...................................................................
Other........................................................................
Disability status of child as reported by parent
Has a disability.........................................................
Does not have a disability ........................................
Grade equivalent2
Kindergarten through 5th grade...............................
Kindergarten ........................................................
Grades 1 through 3 ..............................................
Grades 4 through 5 ..............................................
Grades 6 through 8..................................................
Grades 9 through 12................................................
Number of parents in the household
Two parents..............................................................
One parent...............................................................
Nonparental guardians ............................................
Highest education level of parents
Less than a high school diploma .............................
High school diploma or GED ...................................
Vocational/technical or some college.......................
Bachelors degree/some graduate school................
Graduate/professional degree .................................
Poverty status of household
Below poverty ..........................................................
Between poverty and 200 percent of poverty ..........
At or above 200 percent of poverty..........................
Urbanicity
City...........................................................................
Suburb .....................................................................
Town.........................................................................
Rural ........................................................................
Region
Northeast .................................................................
South .......................................................................
Midwest....................................................................
West.........................................................................

Chosen

2007

Public school
Private school Homeschooled1

Assigned

Public school
Chosen

Private school Homeschooled1

Assigned

Chosen

10

Private school

11

Homeschooled1

12

13

74.1

(0.45)

14.3

(0.33)

10.0

(0.28)

1.7

(0.14)

72.1

(0.57)

15.0

(0.41)

10.8

(0.39)

2.2

(0.18)

70.6

(0.70)

15.0

(0.55)

11.4

(0.45)

2.9

(0.23)

74.8
73.4

(0.60)
(0.61)

13.9
14.6

(0.44)
(0.45)

9.7
10.3

(0.34)
(0.41)

1.6
1.8

(0.17)
(0.19)

72.1
72.1

(0.70)
(0.78)

15.0
14.9

(0.56)
(0.54)

10.7
10.8

(0.48)
(0.51)

2.2
2.1

(0.24)
(0.23)

70.7
70.5

(1.05)
(0.88)

15.3
14.7

(0.79)
(0.64)

11.5
11.2

(0.73)
(0.54)

2.4
3.5

(0.28)
(0.39)

75.0
70.2
76.0
69.5

(0.54)
(1.24)
(1.02)
(2.20)

11.2
22.6
17.6
17.6

(0.35)
(1.22)
(0.91)
(1.99)

11.8
6.2
5.2
11.0

(0.39)
(0.47)
(0.40)
(1.35)

2.0
1.0
1.1
1.9 !

(0.19)
(0.31)
(0.25)
(0.65)

72.7
66.6
77.2
67.1

(0.67)
(1.49)
(1.17)
(2.59)

12.4
23.4
15.0
18.7

(0.47)
(1.45)
(0.99)
(1.94)

12.2
8.6
7.1
11.3

(0.48)
(0.85)
(0.66)
(1.61)

2.7
1.3 !
0.7 !
3.0 !

(0.25)
(0.42)
(0.26)
(1.02)

69.9
68.4
74.6
70.4

(0.80)
(2.30)
(1.41)
(2.23)

12.0
23.0
17.5
16.7

(0.46)
(2.20)
(1.25)
(1.79)

14.2
7.8
6.3
9.4

(0.61)
(1.33)
(0.57)
(1.12)

3.9
0.8 !
1.5
3.3

(0.34)
(0.28)
(0.29)
(0.86)

74.8
73.9

(0.93)
(0.51)

15.3
14.0

(0.78)
(0.36)

8.0
10.5

(0.49)
(0.34)

1.8
1.7

(0.27)
(0.16)

72.4
72.0

(1.12)
(0.67)

16.2
14.5

(0.75)
(0.51)

9.2
11.3

(0.70)
(0.44)

2.2
2.1

(0.35)
(0.21)

72.7
69.9

(1.35)
(0.76)

14.0
15.3

(0.91)
(0.63)

10.5
11.7

(0.96)
(0.48)

2.6
3.1

(0.48)
(0.28)

71.5
66.2
72.2
72.9
77.4
75.7

(0.61)
(1.67)
(0.87)
(1.17)
(0.79)
(0.75)

15.1
15.4
15.3
14.6
11.5
15.1

(0.43)
(1.13)
(0.67)
(0.79)
(0.65)
(0.60)

11.6
15.9
10.9
10.7
9.5
7.5

(0.41)
(1.29)
(0.53)
(0.77)
(0.47)
(0.44)

1.8
2.4
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.7

(0.20)
(0.52)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.24)
(0.24)

70.1
69.0
70.0
70.7
73.3
74.6

(0.70)
(1.50)
(1.18)
(1.12)
(1.03)
(0.97)

16.2
15.5
16.2
16.5
14.1
13.6

(0.56)
(1.18)
(0.96)
(0.96)
(0.81)
(0.76)

11.8
12.8
12.1
10.9
10.2
9.5

(0.53)
(1.21)
(0.73)
(0.76)
(0.59)
(0.63)

1.9
2.7
1.8
1.9
2.4
2.3

(0.23)
(0.64)
(0.28)
(0.35)
(0.36)
(0.33)

68.5
66.4
68.4
69.7
74.4
70.8

(1.16)
(2.20)
(1.68)
(1.62)
(1.44)
(1.07)

16.2
14.7
15.9
17.5
11.6
15.9

(1.04)
(1.60)
(1.63)
(1.34)
(0.81)
(0.84)

12.2
15.8
12.3
10.3
11.0
10.5

(0.69)
(1.61)
(0.93)
(1.08)
(1.14)
(0.75)

3.0
3.1 !
3.4
2.5
2.9
2.8

(0.36)
(0.96)
(0.54)
(0.52)
(0.52)
(0.38)

74.5
73.5
71.6

(0.54)
(0.78)
(2.70)

12.0
18.2
21.9

(0.35)
(0.55)
(2.72)

11.5
7.3
5.1

(0.37)
(0.47)
(0.84)

2.1
0.9

(0.21)
(0.16)
()

71.8
72.9
73.2

(0.67)
(1.09)
(3.05)

13.6
18.0
20.1

(0.51)
(0.98)
(2.59)

12.1
7.6
5.8

(0.47)
(0.67)
(1.36)

2.5
1.5

(0.23)
(0.32)
()

69.5
73.6
72.2

(0.73)
(1.39)
(5.91)

13.8
17.2
23.0

(0.49)
(1.14)
(6.19)

12.9
8.1
2.6

(0.52)
(1.18)
(0.74)

3.6
1.0
2.1 !

(0.30)
(0.24)
(0.81)

79.1
79.0
75.8
68.6
65.0

(1.38)
(0.84)
(0.72)
(1.06)
(1.14)

18.0
14.3
14.7
13.2
12.4

(1.46)
(0.72)
(0.63)
(0.75)
(0.77)

2.7
5.6
7.7
15.8
20.2

(0.51)
(0.44)
(0.40)
(0.75)
(0.91)

0.2 !
1.1
1.9
2.4
2.4

(0.10)
(0.19)
(0.24)
(0.37)
(0.54)

76.9
77.8
74.0
67.1
63.6

(2.06)
(1.01)
(0.97)
(1.00)
(1.50)

18.9
15.5
15.5
13.2
13.5

(1.76)
(0.89)
(0.74)
(0.84)
(1.14)

2.9 !
4.9
8.3
16.8
20.5

(1.18)
(0.45)
(0.58)
(0.90)
(1.28)

1.8
2.1
2.8
2.3

()
(0.34)
(0.36)
(0.45)
(0.55)

83.3
78.8
72.0
66.8
59.2

(2.03)
(1.90)
(1.03)
(1.24)
(1.37)

12.7
15.1
15.3
14.8
15.9

(1.53)
(1.84)
(0.99)
(1.02)
(1.01)

3.5 !
4.1
8.8
14.3
22.4

(1.81)
(0.63)
(0.70)
(0.87)
(1.22)

0.5 !
1.9
3.8
4.1
2.5

(0.23)
(0.36)
(0.52)
(0.57)
(0.41)

74.8
76.8
72.5

(1.16)
(0.79)
(0.57)

19.2
15.3
11.8

(1.06)
(0.70)
(0.34)

4.3
5.9
14.0

(0.50)
(0.48)
(0.47)

1.7
2.0
1.6

(0.34)
(0.31)
(0.18)

76.3
75.1
69.8

(1.28)
(1.17)
(0.70)

17.7
16.0
13.8

(1.10)
(0.87)
(0.54)

3.7
5.9
14.6

(0.67)
(0.69)
(0.54)

2.3
3.1
1.8

(0.58)
(0.50)
(0.21)

76.6
74.4
67.6

(2.48)
(1.45)
(0.75)

17.8
16.2
13.8

(2.35)
(1.15)
(0.48)

3.7
5.2
15.7

(1.04)
(0.69)
(0.54)

1.8
4.1
2.9

(0.40)
(0.69)
(0.30)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

61.7
72.7
77.3
76.7

(1.46)
(0.95)
(1.77)
(1.36)

22.1
11.8
12.4
11.5

(1.38)
(0.67)
(1.43)
(1.03)

14.2
12.8
7.1
6.8

(0.97)
(0.68)
(0.75)
(1.09)

2.0
2.6
3.0
4.9

(0.26)
(0.41)
(0.66)
(0.71)

72.8
75.4
74.3
72.7

(1.06)
(0.65)
(0.80)
(0.95)

13.4
13.2
13.4
17.7

(0.78)
(0.52)
(0.72)
(0.73)

12.6
9.3
10.9
7.5

(0.63)
(0.43)
(0.61)
(0.49)

1.1
2.0
1.4
2.0

(0.30)
(0.28)
(0.24)
(0.34)

71.6
74.2
69.9
71.9

(1.42)
(0.88)
(1.27)
(1.07)

11.9
14.9
14.4
17.9

(1.02)
(0.72)
(0.92)
(0.97)

14.6
8.3
13.8
8.3

(1.03)
(0.58)
(1.04)
(0.59)

(0.58)
(0.39)
(0.37)
(0.34)

72.5
71.9
70.8
67.0

(1.42)
(1.15)
(1.54)
(1.40)

11.8
13.6
14.2
20.3

(1.11)
(0.96)
(1.06)
(1.17)

13.6
10.8
12.8
9.4

(0.98)
(0.58)
(1.14)
(0.75)

2.1
3.7
2.2
3.1

(0.47)
(0.46)
(0.53)
(0.42)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Excludes students who were enrolled in school for more than 25 hours a week; also excluded in 1999 and 2003 are students
who were homeschooled only due to a temporary illness and, in 2007, students who were homeschooled primarily due to a temporary illness.

2Students

1.8 !
2.6
2.0
2.0

whose grade equivalent was ungraded were excluded from the grade analysis. The percentage of students with an
ungraded grade equivalent was 0.03 percent in 1999 and 0.02 percent in 2003 and 2007.
NOTE: Data are based on parent reports. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent and
Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003 and PFI:2007) of the National Household Education Surveys Program. (This
table was prepared July 2010.)

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Table 41. Percentage distribution of students ages 5 through 17 attending kindergarten through 12th grade, by school type or participation in homeschooling and selected child, parent, and
household characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007

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Table 42. Average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 196970 through 200910
State or jurisdiction
1

196970

197980

198990 19992000
4

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

10

11

12

13

14

United States ........................... 41,934,376 38,288,911 37,799,296 43,806,726 44,604,592 45,017,360 45,325,731 45,625,458 45,931,617 46,132,663 46,155,880 46,173,477 45,913,237
Alabama ...........................................
Alaska...............................................
Arizona .............................................
Arkansas...........................................
California1 .........................................

777,123
72,489
391,526
414,158
4,418,423

711,432
683,833
79,945
98,213
481,905
557,252
423,610
403,025
4,044,736 4,893,341

725,212
702,423
122,412
123,316
782,851
834,036
422,958
422,817
5,957,216 6,219,160

701,235
123,145
868,547
418,775
6,312,362

706,446
122,341
878,891
425,571
6,384,882

706,588
714,197
714,302
121,699
122,010
120,988
911,640
933,663
972,404
430,290
435,278
436,804
6,373,959 6,349,270 6,351,774

731,161
119,882
973,689
439,347
6,365,266

712,179
119,330
999,386
439,432
6,365,278

698,208
120,118
968,764
435,676
6,017,381 2

Colorado ...........................................
Connecticut.......................................
Delaware...........................................
District of Columbia ..........................
Florida...............................................

500,388
618,881
120,819
138,600
1,312,693

513,475
519,419
507,362
439,524
94,058
89,838
91,576
71,468
1,464,461 1,646,583

656,700
707,202
533,779
547,194
106,444
107,730
65,371
62,681
2,175,453 2,326,142

709,349
557,701
109,945
61,236
2,362,841

673,285
561,530
108,751
65,625
2,418,329

700,485
712,476
722,168
559,478
558,423
555,428
110,393
113,986
113,992
70,817
59,137
61,799
2,463,323 2,494,778 2,527,431

735,549
553,445
116,472
61,636
2,494,397

747,845
549,776
119,092
68,447
2,468,060

762,190
548,787
119,879
68,217
2,493,694

Georgia.............................................
Hawaii ...............................................
Idaho.................................................
Illinois................................................
Indiana..............................................

1,019,427
168,140
170,920
2,084,844
1,111,043

989,433 1,054,097
151,563
157,360
189,199
203,987
1,770,435 1,587,733
983,444
884,568

1,326,713 1,379,176
171,180
170,268
230,828
231,861
1,789,089 1,837,863
929,281
931,886

1,400,007
169,797
234,244
1,855,417
942,506

1,424,004
167,739
237,095
1,862,274
943,735

1,460,767 1,499,317 1,542,305


169,825
168,009
165,415
241,590
247,009
251,278
1,862,046 1,871,619 1,879,288
944,944
966,967
976,373

1,561,935
166,179
255,523
1,881,810
969,976

1,569,767
166,118
258,712
1,881,276
973,342

1,596,180
165,766
262,238
1,887,561
976,503

Iowa ..................................................
Kansas..............................................
Kentucky ...........................................
Louisiana ..........................................
Maine................................................

624,403
470,296
647,970
776,555
225,146

462,276
413,670
566,451
680,122
190,477

459,761
419,285
569,538
674,949
188,776

457,771
415,529
570,911
674,333
187,492

481,528
422,142
583,102
625,916
178,870

492,922
418,751
585,775
631,163
175,161

451,403
418,495
585,556
637,764
173,357

455,579
428,384
587,102
643,374
168,213

Maryland...........................................
Massachusetts..................................
Michigan ...........................................
Minnesota .........................................
Mississippi ........................................

785,989
1,056,207
1,991,235
864,595
524,623

791,133
807,331
913,502
921,266
1,574,894 1,588,300
818,819
818,160
468,746
461,951

809,398
921,201
1,591,900
813,660
461,269

808,557
932,417
1,590,555
792,896
463,470

804,696
800,553
795,473
930,338
930,151
933,697
1,583,496 1,574,023 1,556,297
788,354
787,521
791,417
463,816
461,112
462,251

793,881
917,181
1,528,815
790,206
461,459

793,333
913,976
1,498,107
791,427
460,797

795,577
912,792
1,477,312
785,455
460,327

Missouri ............................................
Montana............................................
Nebraska ..........................................
Nevada .............................................
New Hampshire ................................

906,132
162,664
314,516
113,421
140,203

843,148
136,498
267,909
334,853
199,429

849,040
133,988
269,499
346,512
200,184

851,749
132,356
260,352
364,409
202,352

858,821
128,872
263,800
395,536
198,004

852,106
132,104
264,810
395,355
195,383

853,580
131,982
266,536
406,792
192,890

852,460
130,704
269,590
405,097
191,969

New Jersey .......................................


New Mexico ......................................
New York...........................................
North Carolina ..................................
North Dakota ....................................

1,322,124
259,997
3,099,192
1,104,295
141,961

1,140,111
997,561
253,453
290,245
2,530,289 2,244,110
1,072,150 1,012,274
118,986
109,659

1,222,438 1,297,217
323,963
320,082
2,595,070 2,610,320
1,185,737 1,225,681
105,123
100,028

1,312,610
320,189
2,614,977
1,242,234
97,879

1,336,869
319,637
2,599,902
1,264,266
96,231

1,341,156 1,358,562 1,348,279


322,046
323,964
327,244
2,581,772 2,556,705 2,542,259
1,289,444 1,319,335 1,343,357
94,823
92,843
91,078

1,340,220
326,034
2,520,932
1,364,608
91,972

1,342,419
327,562
2,510,519
1,374,267
91,816

1,343,405
331,152
2,516,922
1,366,164
91,114

Ohio ..................................................
Oklahoma .........................................
Oregon..............................................
Pennsylvania.....................................
Rhode Island ....................................

2,246,282
560,993
436,736
2,169,225
163,205

1,849,283 1,584,735
548,065
543,170
418,593
419,771
1,808,630 1,524,839
139,195
125,934

1,659,903 1,654,816
586,266
580,894
479,321
483,038
1,684,913 1,691,123
144,422
145,330

1,683,337
581,767
487,544
1,694,148
144,813

1,700,533
583,932
486,073
1,701,096
143,792

1,719,566 1,730,080 1,691,206


587,188
591,486
596,172
506,638
513,650
516,258
1,698,795 1,702,566 1,701,044
143,939
139,001
138,993

1,660,981
596,450
515,834
1,693,569
134,737

1,628,515
603,375
518,119
1,680,772
131,963

1,609,008
610,019
515,644
1,661,990
132,930

South Carolina..................................
South Dakota ....................................
Tennessee ........................................
Texas ................................................
Utah ..................................................

600,292
158,543
836,010
2,432,420
287,405

569,612
569,029
124,934
119,823
806,696
761,766
2,608,817 3,075,333
312,813
408,917

624,456
628,510
122,252
118,919
844,878
849,413
3,706,550 3,860,613
448,096
448,557

629,997
118,383
850,322
3,940,776
451,063

635,750
116,651
859,522
4,016,791
456,183

639,950
647,703
652,803
115,148
114,673
114,863
868,129
881,414
889,312
4,084,792 4,186,812 4,255,963
464,645
478,233
488,514

656,996
114,723
891,430
4,322,975
503,562

662,231
114,209
895,335
4,393,893
513,884

664,136
115,242
896,130
4,473,236
528,608

Vermont ............................................
Virginia..............................................
Washington.......................................
West Virginia.....................................
Wisconsin .........................................
Wyoming...........................................

97,772
995,580
764,735
372,278
880,609
81,293

95,045
955,105
710,929
353,264
770,554
89,471

87,832
989,197
755,141
301,947
711,466
91,277

98,894
96,996
1,195,123 1,099,677
925,696
931,533
273,277
262,581
825,699
821,934
86,092
81,734

95,868
1,109,459
933,702
260,365
831,939
79,921

95,160
1,118,446
937,656
266,078
826,864
78,652

93,608
92,508
91,437
1,133,882 1,141,790 1,142,342
941,238
946,824
947,857
271,197
271,780
272,045
831,809
834,177
835,072
77,878
77,757
79,090

89,880
1,150,316
947,791
267,989
823,754
79,788

87,931
1,154,689
953,719
269,623
823,595
81,006

86,378
1,159,105
960,084
268,872
817,284
80,717

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ..........................
Guam ............................................
Northern Marianas........................
Puerto Rico...................................
U.S. Virgin Islands.........................

20,315

656,709

11,448
23,883
6,809
597,436
18,924

15,243

9,739
535,874
16,187

15,123
28,301
10,047
534,941
15,878

14,646
28,358
9,927
494,880
15,903

14,646
28,521
9,815
477,918
15,768

14,403
28,075
9,900
466,483
15,493

510,081
382,019
619,868
727,601
211,400

450,224
388,986
569,795
727,125
195,089

686,336
620,617
935,960
763,231
1,758,427 1,446,996
748,606
699,001
454,401
476,048
777,269
144,608
270,524
134,995
154,187

729,693
135,406
254,754
173,149
154,915

471,384
426,853
565,693
701,957
194,554

836,105
142,313
261,767
305,067
200,283

15,102

8,712
540,676
18,676

15,487

9,426
536,481
17,181

Not available.
1Data for California for 198990 and earlier years are not strictly comparable with those for
other states because Californias attendance figures included excused absences.
2Excludes average daily attendance for regional occupational programs and summer
school programs that were reported in prior years.

456,559
411,455
574,380
670,238
184,374

851,114
130,998
260,725
378,186
201,242

15,302

10,301
540,365
15,841

477,491
407,812
580,937
648,243
180,223

859,441
129,948
262,805
383,403
199,952

15,237
29,617
10,871
522,655
15,241

14,606
29,515
10,277
531,273
14,927

NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of
State School Systems, 196970; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 197980; and Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education
Financial Survey, 198990 through 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Table 43. Average daily attendance (ADA) as a percentage of total enrollment, school day length, and school year length in public schools,
by school level and state: 200304 and 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
200304

200708
Total elementary, secondary, and combined
elementary/secondary schools

State

ADA as
percent of Average hours
enrollment in school day

ADA as
percent of Average hours
enrollment in school day

Elementary schools

Average days Average hours


in school year in school year

Secondary schools

ADA as
percent of Average hours
enrollment in school day

ADA as
percent of
enrollment

Average hours
in school day

10

11

United States................
Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

92.2
90.9
89.4
82.6
93.8
90.0

(0.25)
(1.51)
(1.25)
(2.25)
(0.25)
(1.72)

6.6
7.0
6.4
6.4
6.9
6.2

(0.01)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.08)

93.1
93.8
89.9
89.0
91.8
93.2

(0.22)
(1.24)
(1.22)
(2.95)
(1.35)
(0.71)

6.6
7.0
6.5
6.4
6.9
6.2

(0.02)
(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.07)

180
180
180
181
179
181

(0.1)
(0.8)
(3.4)
(1.7)
(0.2)
(0.4)

1,193
1,267
1,163
1,159
1,229
1,129

(3.1)
(12.3)
(22.9)
(14.4)
(10.7)
(12.5)

94.0
93.8
91.3
88.9
92.1
94.9

(0.27)
(1.84)
(1.56)
(3.91)
(2.09)
(0.75)

6.7
7.0
6.5
6.4
6.9
6.3

(0.02)
(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.10)
(0.08)
(0.05)

91.1
94.6
93.2
89.0
90.8
89.4

(0.43)
(0.38)
(1.57)
(3.22)
(2.23)
(1.45)

6.6
7.1
6.2
6.4
6.8
6.1

(0.04)
(0.17)
(0.15)
(0.25)
(0.10)
(0.20)

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

89.9
84.9
94.7
93.0
89.1

(2.25)
(2.39)
(0.29)
(0.86)
(1.52)

6.8
6.5
6.7
6.7
6.3

(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.03)
(0.10)
(0.06)

93.9
87.9
89.8
91.2
92.7

(0.44)
(2.98)
(1.75)
(1.27)
(0.74)

7.0
6.5
6.7
6.9
6.4

(0.05)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.21)
(0.08)

171
181
181
181
184

(1.0)
(0.1)
(0.8)
(0.4)
(1.2)

1,199
1,173
1,208
1,256
1,184

(9.9)
(15.9)
(18.7)
(42.3)
(18.8)

94.5
87.4
89.4
93.9
94.0

(0.45)
(3.98)
(2.50)
(0.38)
(0.94)

7.0
6.5
6.8
6.9
6.5

(0.07)
(0.11)
(0.06)
(0.10)
(0.05)

91.2 (1.28)
93.7 (0.68)

()

()
89.9 (1.43)

7.0
6.5
6.5

6.3

(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.23)
()
(0.38)

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

94.4
91.0
94.1
92.1
93.5

(0.47)
(1.44)
(0.35)
(1.29)
(1.53)

6.8
6.0
6.4
6.3
6.5

(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.10)

93.3
90.7
92.4
94.0
95.7

(1.28)
(4.58)
(2.27)
(0.71)
(0.51)

6.8
6.3
6.6
6.5
6.8

(0.06)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.05)
(0.06)

181
179
173
177
180

(1.0)
(1.6)
(2.6)
(0.3)
(0.3)

1,229
1,118
1,143
1,147
1,222

(12.4)
(12.7)
(13.0)
(9.6)
(11.4)

93.9
90.8
92.0
95.3
95.9

(1.60)
(2.63)
(3.70)
(0.50)
(0.61)

6.8
6.2
6.6
6.5
6.7

(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.13)
(0.06)
(0.07)

93.1

92.5
90.0
95.0

(1.23)
()
(1.54)
(2.45)
(0.74)

6.9

6.7
6.5
7.0

(0.09)
()
(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.09)

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

93.9
94.7
94.3
90.8
88.7

(0.87)
(0.77)
(0.53)
(1.33)
(2.31)

6.8
6.8
6.6
6.9
6.4

(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.04)

94.8
95.4
93.1
90.3
90.3

(0.65)
(0.52)
(1.89)
(2.31)
(2.41)

6.9
7.0
6.7
7.1
6.5

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.06)

180
178
180
178
176

(0.2)
(0.6)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.2)

1,232
1,240
1,202
1,263
1,139

(16.3)
(14.7)
(11.8)
(14.9)
(11.2)

96.3
95.9
94.0
91.5
90.3

(0.46)
(0.53)
(2.56)
(3.19)
(3.18)

6.9
7.0
6.7
7.0
6.5

(0.07)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.10)
(0.08)

90.4
94.6
91.5
88.0
89.5

(2.33)
(0.35)
(2.88)
(1.82)
(1.58)

6.6
7.0
6.7
7.3
6.2

(0.30)
(0.07)
(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.14)

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

94.2
93.0
90.9
91.6
92.5

(0.27)
(1.38)
(1.21)
(1.03)
(1.29)

6.4
6.3
6.6
6.5
7.1

(0.06)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.04)

94.1
94.6
93.0
93.1
92.1

(0.44)
(0.58)
(1.01)
(0.91)
(2.00)

6.6
6.5
6.6
6.3
7.0

(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.08)
(0.12)
(0.12)

180
180
178
176
181

(0.4)
(0.1)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(0.2)

1,188
1,163
1,168
1,102
1,265

(13.8)
(9.3)
(13.2)
(19.8)
(22.5)

95.3
95.9
94.5
94.8
95.1

(0.37)
(0.28)
(1.12)
(1.22)
(0.33)

6.7
6.4
6.7
6.5
7.1

(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.07)

90.2
89.6
88.8
93.2
92.9

(1.20)
(2.66)
(2.06)
(0.82)
(0.76)

6.4
6.6
6.2
6.3
6.8

(0.32)
(0.10)
(0.20)
(0.13)
(0.37)

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

93.3
91.2
93.5
92.5
91.4

(0.90)
(1.18)
(1.18)
(1.38)
(1.77)

6.7
6.5
6.9
6.2
6.4

(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.05)

94.8
91.3
94.9
93.5
92.2

(0.26)
(1.39)
(1.21)
(1.27)
(1.75)

6.7
6.8
6.9
6.3
6.5

(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.06)

177
179
178
180
180

(1.0)
(0.3)
(0.7)
(0.2)
(0.0)

1,184
1,218
1,229
1,135
1,178

(11.3)
(10.3)
(14.2)
(10.1)
(11.2)

95.6
92.1
95.5
93.2
92.5

(0.32)
(1.86)
(1.96)
(1.72)
(2.12)

6.8
6.7
6.9
6.3
6.5

(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.04)

92.8
95.3
95.2
94.8
90.4

(0.54)
(0.66)
(0.37)
(0.74)
(3.28)

6.5
6.8
6.7
6.3
6.8

(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.44)
(0.14)
(0.11)

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

93.5
92.8
94.3
91.3
94.3

(1.12)
(1.10)
(0.23)
(1.87)
(0.87)

6.4
6.7
6.6
6.7
6.5

(0.04)
(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.03)

94.6
91.9
92.7
92.6
95.9

(0.59)
(1.76)
(1.30)
(1.73)
(0.59)

6.4
6.8
6.6
6.7
6.6

(0.05)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.04)

181
177
182
180
176

(0.4)
(1.4)
(0.4)
(0.1)
(0.4)

1,167 (8.9)
1,209 (13.3)
1,202 (16.2)
1,216 (10.7)
1,161 (7.4)

95.5
92.3
94.4
93.3
96.5

(0.47)
(2.39)
(0.61)
(2.33)
(0.31)

6.4
6.7
6.5
6.7
6.5

(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.07)
(0.04)

91.7
90.1
90.8
90.8
92.9

(1.74)
(2.12)
(3.15)
(1.78)
(2.51)

6.5
7.1
6.9
6.8
6.8

(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.07)

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

94.5
93.6
91.6
94.0
93.7

(0.40)
(0.42)
(1.29)
(0.31)
(1.19)

6.6
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.1

(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.02)

91.8
92.1
94.4
94.9
93.7

(2.01)
(2.24)
(0.59)
(0.39)
(1.27)

6.6
6.6
6.6
6.4
6.3

(0.10)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.03)

180
176
172
181
180

(0.3)
(0.2)
(1.5)
(0.3)
(0.1)

1,191
1,166
1,130
1,163
1,131

(18.5)
(10.4)
(10.6)
(22.2)
(5.6)

91.7
90.8
95.0
95.4
94.2

(2.77)
(3.48)
(0.24)
(0.46)
(1.63)

6.6
6.7
6.5
6.5
6.2

(0.11)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.09)
(0.04)

92.8
93.7
92.9
94.1

(1.62)
(0.66)
(1.37)
(0.88)
()

6.6
6.5
6.6
6.4

(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.14)
(0.40)
()

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

92.4
90.7
93.8
95.0
85.8

(1.83)
(2.21)
(0.76)
(0.36)
(2.17)

6.9
6.6
6.9
7.1
6.5

(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.06)

94.9
93.6
94.9
94.1
91.4

(0.71)
(2.53)
(0.23)
(1.34)
(1.56)

6.9
6.8
7.0
7.2
6.3

(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.11)
(0.29)

181
173
180
180
182

(0.4)
(0.9)
(0.3)
(0.8)
(6.2)

1,252
1,180
1,265
1,289
1,142

(12.7)
(10.1)
(9.8)
(18.8)
(33.4)

95.8
93.2
95.6
95.7
93.8

(0.73)
(3.78)
(0.25)
(1.61)
(1.79)

7.0
6.8
7.0
7.2
6.5

(0.05)
(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.10)
(0.09)

91.9

93.5
89.7
87.1

(1.90)
()
(0.79)
(3.43)
(3.42)

6.8

7.0
7.1
5.9

(0.25)
()
(0.03)
(0.16)
(0.55)

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

92.3
93.6
90.2
93.9
92.7
92.6

(1.50)
(1.08)
(1.59)
(0.56)
(0.97)
(0.68)

6.6
6.4
6.1
6.8
6.8
6.8

(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.06)

92.7
94.7
82.9
94.0
95.0
92.4

(3.39)
(0.46)
(3.06)
(0.99)
(0.57)
(1.15)

6.7
6.6
6.2
6.9
6.9
6.9

(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.04)
(0.05)

177
181
179
182
180
175

(0.5)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(1.3)

1,179 (13.6)
1,197 (9.1)
1,117 (14.5)
1,251 (13.7)
1,246 (8.6)
1,201 (8.3)

93.1
95.6
81.0
94.4
95.4
92.2

(4.50)
(0.35)
(4.42)
(1.32)
(0.41)
(1.65)

6.7
6.6
6.4
6.9
6.9
6.9

(0.09)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.09)
(0.05)
(0.05)

90.8
93.9
85.8
92.8
93.0
92.4

(4.08)
(0.58)
(2.75)
(0.41)
(1.91)
(0.75)

6.4
6.7
5.9
6.8
7.0
7.0

(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.27)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.07)

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
NOTE: Averages reflect data reported by schools rather than state requirements. Schoolreported length of day may exceed state requirements, and there is a range of statistical
error in reported estimates.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools
and Staffing Survey (SASS), Public School Questionnaire, 200304 and 200708. (This
table was prepared June 2011.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

85

Table 44. Enrollment and percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and region:
Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2021
Enrollment (in thousands)

Region and year


1
United States
1995................................
2000................................
2001................................
2002................................
2003................................
2004................................
2005................................
2006................................
2007................................
2008................................
2009................................
2010................................
20112 ..............................
20122 ..............................
20132 ..............................
20142 ..............................
20152 ..............................
20162 ..............................
20172 ..............................
20182 ..............................
20192 ..............................
20202 ..............................
20212 ..............................
Northeast
1995................................
2000................................
2001................................
2002................................
2003................................
2004................................
2005................................
2006................................
2007................................
2008................................
2009................................
2010................................
Mideast
1995................................
2000................................
2001................................
2002................................
2003................................
2004................................
2005................................
2006................................
2007................................
2008................................
2009................................
2010................................
South
1995................................
2000................................
2001................................
2002................................
2003................................
2004................................
2005................................
2006................................
2007................................
2008................................
2009................................
2010................................
West
1995................................
2000................................
2001................................
2002................................
2003................................
2004................................
2005................................
2006................................
2007................................
2008................................
2009................................
2010................................

Percentage distribution

American
Asian/
Indian/
Pacific
Alaska
Two or
Islander
Native more races

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more races

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

10

11

12

13

14

15

505
550
563
583
593
591
598
595
594
589
593
566
573
576
582
590
600
608
618
627
638
648
658

244 1
335 1
1,161
1,197
1,233
1,270
1,306
1,344
1,380
1,416
1,452
1,486
1,521
1,557

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

64.7
61.2
60.3
59.4
58.6
57.8
57.0
56.4
55.7
54.9
54.2
52.4
51.9
51.4
51.0
50.5
50.1
49.6
49.2
48.8
48.4
48.1
47.7

16.8
17.2
17.1
17.2
17.2
17.2
17.2
17.1
17.0
17.0
16.8
16.0
15.9
15.8
15.7
15.7
15.7
15.6
15.6
15.6
15.6
15.6
15.6

13.6
16.4
17.1
17.9
18.6
19.3
19.9
20.6
21.2
21.5
22.1
23.1
23.5
23.9
24.3
24.7
25.0
25.3
25.6
25.9
26.2
26.4
26.7

3.7
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.9
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.9

1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

0.5 1
0.7 1
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.9

295
361
378
390
403
414
425
440
451
468
487
500

21
24
25
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27

25 1
30 1
96

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

69.6
67.4
67.0
66.3
65.8
65.1
64.5
64.0
63.4
62.6
61.9
60.4

15.2
15.4
15.4
15.5
15.5
15.6
15.6
15.5
15.4
15.2
15.2
15.0

11.1
12.4
12.7
13.2
13.6
14.0
14.4
14.9
15.3
15.7
16.2
16.9

3.7
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.9
5.0
5.2
5.3
5.6
5.8
6.0
6.2

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3

0.3 1
0.4 1
1.2

438
610
657
704
751
793
836
883
922
963
1,000
1,077

197
239
248
255
262
269
283
290
300
314
318
312

92
92
94
104
97
96
96
97
99
99
98
94

29 1
294

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

79.3
76.5
75.8
75.0
74.5
74.1
73.5
73.0
72.5
72.0
71.4
69.1

13.8
14.7
14.9
15.1
15.2
15.2
15.3
15.3
15.2
15.2
15.0
14.2

4.2
5.7
6.1
6.5
7.0
7.4
7.7
8.2
8.6
9.0
9.4
10.2

1.9
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.0
2.9

0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

0.3 1
2.8

4,237
4,517
4,555
4,617
4,656
4,704
4,738
4,729
4,751
4,771
4,747
4,545

1,891
2,468
2,650
2,823
2,980
3,155
3,334
3,522
3,674
3,790
3,957
4,206

280
352
373
394
410
432
456
485
511
537
564
555

148
170
175
180
189
191
194
200
201
203
211
207

55 1
424

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

59.3
55.9
55.0
54.1
53.4
52.6
51.8
51.2
50.4
49.7
48.9
47.2

26.3
26.6
26.4
26.4
26.3
26.3
26.2
25.9
25.8
25.8
25.5
24.2

11.7
14.5
15.4
16.2
16.9
17.6
18.4
19.3
19.9
20.5
21.2
22.4

1.7
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.0

0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

0.3 1
2.3

663
732
745
755
763
770
769
758
749
730
702
661

2,878
3,632
3,818
3,983
4,163
4,311
4,435
4,536
4,614
4,550
4,654
4,795

896
997
1,027
1,048
1,069
1,089
1,114
1,117
1,134
1,131
1,124
1,100

244
264
269
273
280
277
281
270
267
261
257
237

220 1
221 1
347

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

54.6
50.0
48.8
47.7
46.7
45.6
44.8
44.1
43.5
42.5
41.8
40.5

6.4
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.1
5.9
5.5

27.9
32.3
33.4
34.3
35.4
36.4
37.1
38.0
38.5
38.0
38.9
40.0

8.7
8.9
9.0
9.0
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.3
9.5
9.4
9.4
9.2

2.4
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0

1.8 1
1.8 1
2.9

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

44,840
47,204
47,672
48,183
48,540
48,795
49,113
49,316
49,293
49,266
49,373
49,484
49,636
49,828
50,067
50,407
50,773
51,146
51,524
51,880
52,260
52,688
53,113

29,030
28,873
28,731
28,614
28,438
28,186
28,001
27,797
27,454
27,053
26,747
25,930
25,755
25,627
25,525
25,455
25,417
25,379
25,350
25,320
25,311
25,329
25,338

7,552
8,099
8,176
8,297
8,347
8,400
8,443
8,421
8,392
8,359
8,286
7,918
7,902
7,877
7,876
7,913
7,949
7,991
8,035
8,077
8,135
8,200
8,273

6,085
7,733
8,175
8,601
9,018
9,415
9,794
10,171
10,457
10,570
10,918
11,442
11,673
11,920
12,161
12,427
12,688
12,945
13,200
13,445
13,676
13,921
14,170

1,668
1,949
2,026
2,088
2,144
2,204
2,278
2,331
2,396
2,450
2,494
2,467
2,535
2,595
2,653
2,716
2,777
2,842
2,906
2,959
3,015
3,070
3,117

7,894
8,222
8,254
8,297
8,292
8,271
8,240
8,258
8,122
8,053
8,093
8,071

5,497
5,545
5,527
5,503
5,455
5,384
5,317
5,281
5,148
5,041
5,011
4,876

1,202
1,270
1,273
1,287
1,284
1,292
1,282
1,279
1,250
1,226
1,230
1,208

878
1,023
1,050
1,091
1,124
1,155
1,189
1,230
1,246
1,267
1,308
1,364

10,512
10,730
10,746
10,819
10,809
10,775
10,819
10,819
10,770
10,743
10,672
10,610

8,335
8,208
8,144
8,118
8,055
7,983
7,950
7,894
7,808
7,734
7,622
7,327

1,450
1,581
1,602
1,638
1,644
1,634
1,654
1,655
1,642
1,632
1,606
1,505

16,118
17,007
17,231
17,471
17,673
17,892
18,103
18,294
18,425
18,491
18,652
18,805

9,563
9,500
9,477
9,457
9,437
9,410
9,381
9,358
9,287
9,190
9,118
8,869

10,316
11,244
11,441
11,596
11,766
11,857
11,951
11,945
11,976
11,979
11,956
11,998

5,635
5,620
5,583
5,536
5,492
5,409
5,352
5,265
5,211
5,088
4,998
4,859

Not available.
1For this year, data on students of two or more races were reported by only a small number
of states. Therefore, the data are not comparable to figures for 2010 and later years.
2Projected.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Enrollment data for students
not reported by race/ethnicity were prorated by state and grade to match state totals. Prior

to 2008, data on students of two or more races were not collected. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary
Education, 199596 through 201011; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2021.
(This table was prepared October 2012.)

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Table 45. Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2000
and fall 2010
Percentage distribution, fall 2000

State or jurisdiction
1

Percentage distribution, fall 2010

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Pacific
Islander

10

11

12

13

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races
14

15

United States ..........

100.0

61.2

17.2

16.3

4.1

1.2

100.0

52.4

16.0

23.1

4.6

0.3

1.1

2.4

Alabama ..........................
Alaska..............................
Arizona ............................
Arkansas..........................
California .........................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

60.8
61.5
52.8
71.7
36.1

36.5
4.6
4.6
23.3
8.5

1.3
3.4
33.9
3.6
43.4

0.7
5.5
2.1
0.9
11.1

0.7
25.0
6.6
0.5
0.9

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

58.3
52.2
42.9
64.8
26.6

34.6
3.6
5.6
21.5
6.7

4.7
5.9
42.2
9.8
51.4

1.3
5.9
2.8
1.4
11.1

#
2.1
0.2
0.4
0.6

0.8
23.0
5.2
0.7
0.7

0.3
7.2
1.2
1.3
2.9

Colorado ..........................
Connecticut......................
Delaware..........................
District of Columbia .........
Florida..............................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

68.2
70.1
60.7
4.5
53.3

5.7
13.7
30.8
84.6
25.2

22.0
13.1
6.0
9.2
19.4

2.9
2.8
2.3
1.6
1.9

1.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

56.8
62.0
50.1
7.1
43.0

4.8
13.2
32.3
77.8
23.0

31.6
18.6
12.4
12.6
28.0

2.9
4.3
3.4
1.4
2.5

0.2
0.1
#
0.1
0.1

0.9
0.4
0.5
0.1
0.4

2.8
1.4
1.4
1.0
3.0

Georgia............................
Hawaii ..............................
Idaho................................
Illinois...............................
Indiana.............................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

54.7
20.4
86.0
59.8
83.6

38.2
2.3
0.7
21.3
11.7

4.8
4.5
10.7
15.4
3.5

2.2
72.3
1.2
3.4
1.0

0.2
0.4
1.4
0.2
0.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

44.4
14.5
78.5
51.3
73.1

37.0
2.5
1.0
18.4
12.1

11.9
4.5
15.9
22.9
8.4

3.3
35.1
1.3
4.1
1.6

0.1
34.5
0.4
0.1
#

0.2
0.6
1.4
0.3
0.3

3.0
8.4
1.5
2.9
4.4

Iowa .................................
Kansas.............................
Kentucky ..........................
Louisiana .........................
Maine...............................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

90.2
78.7
87.5
48.9
96.5

4.0
8.9
10.7
47.8
1.2

3.6
8.9
1.0
1.4
0.6

1.7
2.2
0.6
1.3
1.0

0.5
1.3
0.2
0.6
0.7

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

81.5
68.0
81.9
48.5
92.5

5.1
7.4
10.8
45.4
1.8

8.5
16.4
3.9
2.6
1.5

2.0
2.5
1.4
1.5
1.1

0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.5
1.3
0.1
0.9
0.7

2.2
4.3
1.8
1.0
2.5

Maryland..........................
Massachusetts.................
Michigan ..........................
Minnesota ........................
Mississippi .......................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

53.4
76.1
73.8
82.9
47.3

37.1
8.5
19.8
6.6
51.1

4.8
10.7
3.5
3.4
0.8

4.4
4.4
1.8
5.1
0.7

0.4
0.3
1.0
2.0
0.1

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

42.9
68.0
69.8
73.8
46.0

35.8
8.2
19.0
9.2
49.9

11.5
15.4
5.8
7.2
2.5

5.7
5.5
2.6
6.0
0.9

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0

0.4
0.2
0.8
1.9
0.2

3.5
2.4
1.9
1.8
0.5

Missouri ...........................
Montana...........................
Nebraska .........................
Nevada ............................
New Hampshire ...............

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

79.3
86.2
83.0
56.7
95.5

17.4
0.6
6.7
10.2
1.1

1.8
1.7
7.3
25.7
1.8

1.2
1.0
1.5
5.7
1.3

0.3
10.5
1.5
1.7
0.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

74.7
81.7
70.8
38.7
89.8

17.1
1.0
6.7
9.9
2.0

4.5
3.5
16.0
38.7
3.7

1.8
0.8
2.0
6.1
2.7

0.1
0.3
0.1
1.0
0.1

0.5
11.1
1.5
1.3
0.3

1.3
1.6
2.9
4.2
1.5

New Jersey ......................


New Mexico .....................
New York..........................
North Carolina .................
North Dakota ...................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

60.3
35.3
54.9
61.0
89.4

17.9
2.4
20.2
31.3
1.0

15.3
50.2
18.5
4.4
1.2

6.3
1.1
6.0
1.9
0.8

0.2
11.1
0.4
1.5
7.6

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

51.5
26.0
49.2
53.2
83.7

16.7
2.1
19.0
26.5
2.4

22.1
59.4
22.4
12.6
0.1

8.6
1.2
8.3
2.4
1.1

0.2
0.1

0.1
0.2

0.1
10.2
0.5
1.5
9.1

0.7
1.0
0.6
3.7
3.3

Ohio .................................
Oklahoma ........................
Oregon.............................
Pennsylvania....................
Rhode Island ...................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

80.7
64.9
80.4
78.2
74.3

16.3
10.8
2.9
15.1
7.9

1.7
6.0
10.5
4.5
14.0

1.1
1.4
4.0
2.0
3.3

0.1
16.9
2.1
0.1
0.5

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

74.2
54.6
66.3
71.2
65.2

16.3
10.2
2.6
15.7
8.0

3.4
12.3
20.5
8.3
20.8

1.7
1.9
3.9
3.1
2.9

0.0
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.1

0.1
17.7
1.9
0.2
0.7

4.2
3.2
4.2
1.5
2.4

South Carolina.................
South Dakota ...................
Tennessee .......................
Texas ...............................
Utah .................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

54.9
86.5
72.4
42.0
85.8

42.1
1.2
24.5
14.4
1.0

1.9
1.2
1.8
40.6
8.9

1.0
0.9
1.1
2.7
2.8

0.2
10.1
0.2
0.3
1.6

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

53.4
79.8
67.3
31.2
78.0

36.2
2.5
23.9
12.9
1.4

6.4
3.5
6.1
50.3
15.1

1.3
1.4
1.6
3.4
1.8

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.6

0.3
11.6
0.2
0.5
1.3

2.3
1.1
0.7
1.6
0.8

Vermont ...........................
Virginia.............................
Washington......................
West Virginia....................
Wisconsin ........................
Wyoming..........................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

96.3
63.6
74.4
94.7
80.7
87.9

1.1
27.1
5.3
4.3
10.0
1.2

0.6
4.9
10.2
0.4
4.5
6.9

1.4
4.1
7.3
0.5
3.3
0.9

0.6
0.3
2.7
0.1
1.4
3.1

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

92.8
54.1
62.8
92.0
74.4
81.0

1.8
24.1
4.8
5.2
9.9
1.1

1.3
11.4
18.0
1.1
9.3
12.3

1.5
5.9
7.2
0.7
3.5
0.8

0.1
0.1
0.9
#
0.1
0.1

0.3
0.3
1.7
0.1
1.3
3.3

2.1
4.1
4.6
0.8
1.5
1.4

Bureau of Indian Education


DoD, overseas .................
DoD, domestic .................
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa .........
Guam ...........................
Northern Marianas.......
Puerto Rico..................
U.S. Virgin Islands........

100.0
100.0
100.0

0.0
59.6
51.4

0.0
21.6
26.0

0.0
7.8
18.4

0.0
10.1
3.5

100.0
0.8
0.7

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0.0
1.7
0.3
0.0
0.8

0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
85.8

0.0
0.2
0.0
100.0
13.1

100.0
97.7
99.7
0.0
0.2

0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

1.9
0.6
0.1
1.5

0.2
0.0
#
76.7

0.1
0.0
99.8
19.9

22.1
38.3
#
0.3

68.8
60.8
#
0.1

1.0
0.0
0.1
0.2

5.9
0.4
#
1.3

Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Percentage distribution based on students for whom race/ethnicity was reported,
which may be less than the total number of students in the state. Race categories exclude

persons of Hispanic ethnicity. DoD = Department of Defense. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 200001 and 201011. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Table 46. Number and percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by state: Selected years, 200001 through
201011
Number of students eligible for
free/reduced-price lunch

Number of students
State

200001

200506

200910

201011

200001

200506

200910

201011

200001

200506

200910

201011

10

11

12

13

47.5
54.9
36.2
47.9
59.7
55.7

1
United States................
Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

46,579,068 48,403,390 48,663,648


728,351
741,544
748,836
105,333
103,498
131,508
2
877,696
955,320 1,061,408
449,959
474,206
480,060
6,050,753
6,311,900 6,085,255

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

724,349
562,179
114,676
68,380
2,434,755

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

1,444,937
184,357
244,755
2,048,792
977,219

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

48,941,267 17,839,867 20,333,474 23,095,560


730,427
335,143
383,219
411,067
132,104
32,468
41,872
47,605
2
1,067,210
274,277
492,450
508,240
482,114
205,058
250,641
286,477
6,169,427 2,820,611
3,063,627 3,386,691

779,825
575,051
120,937
66,498
2,674,998

831,906
556,498
124,809
66,849
2,634,321

842,864
552,919
128,342
71,263
2,641,555

1,598,461
184,925
260,343
1,976,077
1,034,719

1,667,685
180,196
276,299
1,954,124
1,046,357

1,676,419
179,601
275,815
1,973,401
1,038,817

492,021
462,594
626,723
741,162
198,532

481,094
466,263
641,682
654,388
189,572

482,123
469,218
674,953
690,741
184,232

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

852,911
979,590
1,703,260
854,154
497,421

860,018
971,907
1,711,532
838,998
494,744

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

912,247
154,438
286,138
282,621
206,919

915,844
143,093
286,610
410,531
203,998

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

1,312,983
320,303
2,859,927
1,194,371
109,201

1,395,600
326,755
2,812,964
1,356,570
98,284

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

1,745,237
623,110
535,617
1,798,977
157,347

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................
Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................
1U.S.

23,544,479
402,386
50,701
482,044
291,608
3,335,885

38.3
46.0
30.8
31.2
45.6
46.6

42.0
51.7
40.5
51.5
52.9
48.5

48.1
55.1
38.4
45.2
60.5
54.1

319,404
179,651
58,375
48,330
1,408,541

336,426
190,554
61,564
52,027
1,479,519

26.9
2
25.4
32.9
70.0
44.3

33.1
26.5
36.1
61.7
45.8

38.4
32.3
46.8
72.3
53.5

39.9
34.5
48.0
73.0
56.0

624,511
80,657
85,824
2
759,973
285,267

795,394
74,926
99,093
785,715
373,433

934,899
77,947
118,932
901,759
474,326

961,954
84,106
124,104
921,471
485,728

43.2
43.8
35.1
2
37.1
29.2

49.8
40.5
38.1
39.8
36.1

56.1
43.3
43.0
46.1
45.3

57.4
46.8
45.0
46.7
46.8

484,856
479,953
673,128
695,772
183,477

131,553
154,693
298,334
433,068
60,162

154,416
180,919
336,287
400,596
65,877

179,921
214,437
370,264
454,338
76,715

188,486
228,852
380,773
460,546
78,915

26.7
33.4
47.6
58.4
30.3

32.1
38.8
52.4
61.2
34.8

37.3
45.7
54.9
65.8
41.6

38.9
47.7
56.6
66.2
43.0

848,412
957,053
1,615,731
836,936
488,994

852,202
955,301
1,551,861
837,930
489,462

255,872
237,871
504,044
218,867
319,670

272,069
274,515
609,754
253,938
344,107

324,904
315,153
741,028
296,756
344,894

341,557
326,849
719,800
306,136
345,734

30.0
24.3
29.6
25.6
64.3

31.6
28.2
35.6
30.3
69.6

38.3
32.9
45.9
35.5
70.5

40.1
34.2
46.4
36.5
70.6

907,811
140,553
295,261
426,838
197,140

902,375
140,497
298,276
436,840
194,001

315,608
47,415
87,045
92,978
31,212

358,428
50,172
99,387
170,039
35,087

401,755
56,201
121,811
182,399
46,246

406,358
57,836
127,114
219,904
48,904

34.6
30.7
30.4
32.9
15.1

39.1
35.1
34.7
41.4
17.2

44.3
40.0
41.3
42.7
23.5

45.0
41.2
42.6
50.3
25.2

1,369,418
327,689
2,766,052 2
1,445,761
93,055

1,356,882
335,810
2,722,761
1,487,699
94,273

357,728
174,939
1,236,945
470,316
31,840

373,946
181,916
1,260,933
603,316
29,064

444,735
227,077
1,315,564
747,978
29,929

27.2
54.6
43.3
39.4
29.2

26.8
55.7
44.8
44.5
29.6

32.5
66.6
45.1 2
49.9
33.0

32.8
67.6
48.3
50.3
31.7

1,836,982
632,812
534,814
1,813,760
151,686

1,761,636
654,167
541,789
1,734,989
143,674

1,747,851
659,376
553,468
1,742,608
142,575

494,829
300,179
186,203
510,121
52,209

597,517
346,070
230,737
574,951
53,521

709,928
384,448
272,196
662,900
60,179

745,121
398,917
280,174
686,641
61,127

28.4
48.2
34.8
28.4
33.2

32.5
54.7
43.1
31.7
35.3

40.3
58.8
50.2
38.2
41.9

42.6
60.5
50.6
39.4
42.9

677,411
128,598
2
909,161
4,059,353
470,265

700,397
121,999
934,444
4,523,575
508,399

721,532
122,263
948,007
4,847,073
580,718

722,203
125,883
987,078
4,916,401
585,552

320,254
37,857
436,298
1,823,029
135,428

361,567
39,059
448,431
2,181,697
164,255

394,018
45,956
516,062
2,449,189
244,433

395,033
46,718
542,953
2,471,212
223,943

47.3
29.4
48.0
44.9
28.8

51.6
32.0
48.0
48.2
32.3

54.6
37.6
54.4
50.5
42.1

54.7
37.1
55.0
50.3
38.2

102,049
1,067,710
1,004,770
286,285
859,276
89,895

96,638
1,167,860
1,031,967
280,699
864,207
84,402

85,339
1,219,806
996,604
282,661
871,156
88,152

85,144
1,250,206
1,043,466
282,879
872,164
88,779

25,487
377,725
376,198
137,878
256,645
26,707

29,529
444,715
428,258
147,036
323,510
31,054

31,339
458,879
418,065
145,605
342,660
32,968

23.5
30.0
32.5
50.1
25.5
48.4

26.4
32.3
36.5
49.1
29.7
31.6

34.6
36.5
43.0
52.0
37.1
35.2

36.8
36.7
40.1
51.5
39.3
37.1

195,148
143,030
37,766
47,839
1,079,009

258,264
152,669
43,682
41,050
1,224,228

23,986
320,233
2
326,295
143,446
219,276
43,483

total includes imputation for nonreporting states.


for survey nonresponse. State-level imputations for 200001 were based on
the reported percentages for 200102 applied to the 200001 enrollments. The state-level
imputation for 200910 was based on the reported percentage for 200809 applied to the
200910 enrollment.

2Imputation

Percent of students eligible for


free/reduced-price lunch

445,174
218,203
1,248,215 2
720,798
30,693

NOTE: Table reflects counts of students enrolled in all schools for which both enrollment
data and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility data were reported. Some data have been
revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey,
200001, 200506, 200910, and 201011. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

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Table 47. Number and percentage of public school students participating in programs for English language learners, by state: Selected years,
200203 through 201011
Number of public school students participating in programs for English language learners
State
1
United States................
Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

200203

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

Percent of students participating in programs for English language learners

201011 200203 200506 200607 200708 200809 200910

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
4,118,918 1 4,421,489 1 4,229,217 1 4,153,870 1 4,439,514 1 4,659,349 1 4,693,818 1
10,568
16,550
18,358
20,943
19,523
19,497
17,559
16,351
20,743
20,701
16,752
11,937
14,581
14,894
140,664
166,195
123,828
143,482
118,868
78,793
70,716
15,146
20,700
23,297 2
25,896
27,629
29,735
31,457
1,587,771 1,557,935 1,537,332 2 1,517,559 2 1,498,660 1,763,486 1,769,148 2

201011

10

11

12

13

14

15

8.7 1
1.5
12.3
15.9
3.4
25.7

9.2 1
2.2
15.6
17.6
4.4
25.0

8.8 1
2.5
15.7
12.8
4.9 2
24.8 2

8.6 1
2.8
12.8
14.6
5.4
24.5 2

9.2 1
2.6
9.2
12.1
5.8
24.3

9.7 1
2.6
11.1
8.2
6.3
28.9

9.8 1
2.4
11.3
7.5
6.6
28.9 2

12.8
5.2
5.2
7.2
8.3

11.7 2
4.7
5.8
6.7
8.8

10.7
5.4
6.3
7.0
8.7

10.9
5.4
6.1
9.9
8.6

11.4
5.4
6.5
9.6
8.8

11.8
5.6
5.6
8.4
8.7

5.0
10.3
6.6
9.7
4.4

5.2
10.0
6.0
8.6
4.7

4.9
10.6
5.8
8.4
4.7

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

86,118
21,970
3,445
5,363
203,659

99,790
28,662
5,900
4,274
221,624

93,017 2
25,972
6,603
3,813
234,506

84,900
29,424
7,179
4,092
231,326

88,254
28,886
7,111
4,370
226,037

94,391
29,266
7,615
4,203
230,440

98,809
29,671
6,766
3,741
229,659

11.5
4.0
3.1
7.9
8.0

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

70,464
12,853
18,747
168,591
42,560

86,615
18,106
18,184
172,375 2
56,400

90,025
15,660
16,690
172,950
42,396

81,008
16,959
16,660
156,673
46,092

82,000
18,564
17,657
204,737
45,527

86,668
18,097
15,931
179,850
48,364

80,965
19,092
15,361
174,335
48,574

4.7
7.0
7.5
8.2
4.3

5.4
9.9
6.9
8.2 2
5.5

5.5
8.7
6.2
8.2
4.1

4.9
9.4
6.3
7.5
4.5

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

13,961
17,942
6,343
11,042
2,575

15,156
24,671
10,138
11,942
3,332

18,124
28,915
10,816
8,589
3,687

19,442
31,760
12,896
8,545
3,803

20,334
34,095
14,589
12,223
4,128

20,867
38,011
14,244
12,499
4,467

21,733
39,323
16,351
11,617
4,792

2.9
3.8
1.0
1.5
1.2

3.1
5.3
1.5
1.8
1.7

3.8
6.2
1.7
1.3
1.9

4.0
6.8
1.9
1.3
2.0

4.2
7.2
2.2
1.9
2.2 2

4.2
8.0
2.1
1.9
2.4

4.4
8.1
2.4
1.7
2.5

43,179
49,612
53,565
54,349
6,061

45,500
52,610
50,773
40,778
5,617

3.2
6.1
3.2
6.1
0.5

3.7
6.2
3.7
6.6
0.6

4.0 2
6.5
4.0
7.3
1.0

4.4 2
6.7
3.0
6.9
1.1

4.7 2
5.9
3.6
7.0
1.3

5.1
6.3
3.5
6.8
1.2

5.3
6.7
3.5
5.1
1.1

19,393
3,806
19,323
67,868
3,821

20,411
3,299
20,062
83,351
3,965

1.4
4.4
4.9
15.9
1.6

2.0
4.6
6.1
15.5
1.4 2

1.9 2
4.8
6.3
16.7
1.6

1.8 2
4.7
6.6
10.9
1.6

1.7
3.2
6.3
17.6
1.8

2.2
2.7
6.6
16.0
1.9

2.3
2.3
6.7
19.4
2.0

55,450
51,257
200,433
105,651
3,031

52,580
52,029
207,708
102,397
2,788

4.3
20.4
6.2
4.5
0.9

3.7
19.2
6.9
5.3
2.3 2

3.8 2
18.5
7.1
6.2
2.5

3.9 2
18.6
7.7
8.9
2.8

4.0
17.0 2
6.8
7.8
3.7

4.1
15.5
7.4
7.3
3.3

3.8
15.7
7.8
7.1
3.0

36,527
39,259
61,625
44,359
6,340

35,170
41,431
58,662
44,729
7,161

1.4
6.4
9.5
1.7 2
6.4

1.7
7.5
12.1
2.3 2
5.1

1.6
6.0
11.3
2.4
7.0

2.0
5.9
11.0
2.6
5.0

2.0
5.9 2
11.2
2.7
4.9 2

2.2
6.0
11.0
2.6
4.9

2.1
6.3
10.5
2.7
5.5

34,661
4,005
27,550
708,615
46,591

36,360
4,383
29,680
718,350
41,805

1.1
3.5
3.0 2
14.9
9.0

2.1
4.2
3.0 2
15.8
10.1

4.3
3.7 2
3.0
10.9
9.6

1.9
3.3 2
2.7
9.7
8.3

4.4
2.8
2.8
15.2
8.3

4.8
3.2
2.8
15.0
8.5

5.1
3.5
3.0
15.0
7.7

1.1
4.3
6.9
0.5
2.9
4.1

1.9
6.0
7.3
0.7
3.4
3.6

1.9 2
7.1
8.3
0.8
4.5
3.5

1.9 2
6.9
7.8
0.8
5.0
2.8

39,919
47,198
55,593
55,738
6,543

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

27,311
50,578
54,961
51,224
2,250

31,416
50,007
60,212
53,661
2,859

34,170
52,325
64,161
58,598
5,129

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

13,121
6,642
13,803
58,753
3,270

18,745
6,711
17,449
63,856
2,877 2

17,681 2
6,983
18,190
70,548
3,162

16,472 2
6,721
19,128
46,602
3,201

15,468
4,549
18,388
75,952
3,496

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

57,548
65,317
178,704
59,712
883

50,426
62,682
193,701
73,206
2,213 2

51,605 2
60,711
195,644
88,288
2,399

52,559 2
61,173
209,449
126,792
2,645

53,960
55,978
183,736
113,155
3,540

36,971
53,788
47,139
55,377
5,428

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

25,610
40,179
52,331
30,731 2
10,050

29,222
47,380
64,603
39,598 2
7,090

28,545
38,098
62,985
42,624
9,546

34,167
37,744
61,999
44,564
6,672

35,362
38,314
62,857
44,853
6,466

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

7,467
4,522
26,808 2
625,946
43,269

14,372
5,110
28,251 2
702,436
49,915

30,163
4,533 2
28,979
493,993
48,261

13,531
3,994 2
25,670
445,334
46,398

31,422
3,580
27,433
704,142
43,957

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

1,057
49,780
70,431
1,281
25,764
3,483

1,771
72,184
75,103
1,942
30,130
3,068

1,702
86,152
84,761
2,248
38,746
3,006

1,675 2
84,080
80,694
2,335
43,782
2,395

1,645
86,745
82,711
1,617
47,798
2,271

1U.S.

total includes imputation for nonreporting states.


for survey nonresponse. State-level imputations were based on the percentages reported by the state for other years applied to the enrollment for the given year.

2Imputation

1,693 2
86,475
65,101
1,605
45,041
2,098

1,672 2
87,752
90,282
1,786
43,562
2,602

1.9 2
7.1
8.0
0.6
5.5
2.6

1.9 2
7.0
6.3
0.6
5.2
2.4

1.9 2
7.1
8.7
0.6
5.0
2.9

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 200203 through
201011. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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89

Table 48. Children 3 to 21 years old served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by type of disability: Selected years,
197677 through 201011
Type of disability
1

197677 198081 199091 199596 200001 200102 200203 200304 200405 200506 200607 2007081 2008091 200910 2010112
2

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

6,713
223
2
339
477
79
556
141
71
570

2,735
1,468
24
29

6,686
258
2
333
464
80
534
142
69
611

2,665
1,475
25
29

6,606
296
2
358
442
79
500
138
67
641

2,573
1,456
25
29

6,483
336
2
354
420
78
478
130
70
659

2,476
1,426
26
29

6,481
378
2
368
407
79
463
131
65
689

2,431
1,416
25
29

6,419
417
1
381
389
78
447
130
63
714

2,357
1,390
26
28

100.0
3.9
#
5.0
6.9
1.2
8.0
2.1
1.0
9.1

39.9
22.1
0.4
0.4

100.0
4.5
#
5.4
6.7
1.2
7.6
2.1
1.0
9.7

39.0
22.0
0.4
0.4

100.0
5.2
#
5.5
6.5
1.2
7.4
2.0
1.1
10.2

38.2
22.0
0.4
0.4

100.0
5.8
#
5.7
6.3
1.2
7.1
2.0
1.0
10.6

37.5
21.8
0.4
0.4

100.0
6.5
#
5.9
6.1
1.2
7.0
2.0
1.0
11.1

36.7
21.7
0.4
0.4

13.6
0.5
#
0.7
0.9
0.2
1.1
0.3
0.1
1.2

5.4
3.0
0.1
0.1

13.4
0.6
#
0.7
0.9
0.2
1.0
0.3
0.1
1.3

5.2
3.0
0.1
0.1

13.2
0.7
#
0.7
0.9
0.2
1.0
0.3
0.1
1.3

5.0
2.9
0.1
0.1

13.1
0.8
#
0.7
0.8
0.2
0.9
0.3
0.1
1.4

4.9
2.9
0.1
0.1

13.0
0.8
#
0.8
0.8
0.2
0.9
0.3
0.1
1.4

4.8
2.8
0.1
0.1

Number served (in thousands)


All disabilities.......................
Autism............................................
Deaf-blindness...............................
Developmental delay .....................
Emotional disturbance ...................
Hearing impairments .....................
Intellectual disability.......................
Multiple disabilities.........................
Orthopedic impairments ................
Other health impairments3 .............
Preschool disabled4 .......................
Specific learning disabilities...........
Speech or language impairments..
Traumatic brain injury.....................
Visual impairments ........................

3,694

283
88
961

87
141

796
1,302

38

4,144

347
79
830
68
58
98

1,462
1,168

31

4,710

389
58
534
96
49
55
390
2,129
985

23

5,572
28
1

437
67
571
93
63
133
544
2,578
1,022
9
25

6,296
94
1
178
481
78
624
133
83
303

2,868
1,409
16
29

6,407
114
2
242
483
78
616
136
83
350

2,861
1,391
22
28

All disabilities.......................
Autism............................................
Deaf-blindness...............................
Developmental delay .....................
Emotional disturbance ...................
Hearing impairments .....................
Intellectual disability.......................
Multiple disabilities.........................
Orthopedic impairments ................
Other health impairments3 .............
Preschool disabled4 .......................
Specific learning disabilities...........
Speech or language impairments..
Traumatic brain injury.....................
Visual impairments ........................

100.0

7.7
2.4
26.0

2.4
3.8

21.5
35.2

1.0

100.0

0.1

8.4
1.9
20.0
1.6
1.4
2.4

35.3
28.2

0.7

100.0

8.3
1.2
11.3
2.0
1.0
1.2
8.3
45.2
20.9

0.5

100.0
0.5
#

7.8
1.2
10.2
1.7
1.1
2.4
9.8
46.3
18.3
0.2
0.4

100.0
1.5
#
2.8
7.6
1.2
9.9
2.1
1.3
4.8

45.5
22.4
0.2
0.5

100.0
1.8
#
3.8
7.5
1.2
9.6
2.1
1.3
5.5

44.7
21.7
0.3
0.4

6,523
137
2
283
485
78
602
138
83
403

2,848
1,412
22
29

6,634
163
2
305
489
79
593
140
77
464

2,831
1,441
23
28

6,719
191
2
332
489
79
578
140
73
521

2,798
1,463
24
29

Percentage distribution of children served


100.0
2.1
#
4.3
7.4
1.2
9.2
2.1
1.3
6.2

43.7
21.6
0.3
0.4

100.0
2.5
#
4.6
7.4
1.2
8.9
2.1
1.2
7.0

42.7
21.7
0.4
0.4

100.0
2.8
#
4.9
7.3
1.2
8.6
2.1
1.1
7.7

41.6
21.8
0.4
0.4

100.0
3.3
#
5.1
7.1
1.2
8.3
2.1
1.1
8.5

40.7
21.9
0.4
0.4

Number served as a percent of total enrollment5


All disabilities.......................
Autism............................................
Deaf-blindness...............................
Developmental delay .....................
Emotional disturbance ...................
Hearing impairments .....................
Intellectual disability.......................
Multiple disabilities.........................
Orthopedic impairments ................
Other health impairments3 .............
Preschool disabled4 .......................
Specific learning disabilities...........
Speech or language impairments..
Traumatic brain injury.....................
Visual impairments ........................

8.3

0.6
0.2
2.2

0.2
0.3

1.8
2.9

0.1

10.1

0.8
0.2
2.0
0.2
0.1
0.2

3.6
2.9

0.1

11.4

0.9
0.1
1.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.9
5.2
2.4

0.1

12.4
0.1
#

1.0
0.1
1.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
1.2
5.8
2.3
#
0.1

13.3
0.2
#
0.4
1.0
0.2
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.6

6.1
3.0
#
0.1

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Data do not include Vermont, for which 200708 and 200809 data were not available. In
200607, the total number of 3- to 21-year-olds served in Vermont was 14,010.
2Data do not include Wyoming, for which 201011 data were not available. In 200910, the total
number of 3- to 21-year-olds served in Wyoming was 15,098.
3Other health impairments include having limited strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic or
acute health problems such as a heart condition, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, nephritis,
asthma, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, leukemia, or diabetes.
4For 199091 and 199596, preschool children are not included in the counts by disability condition, but are separately reported. For other years, preschool children are included in the counts
by disability condition.
5Based on the total enrollment in public schools, prekindergarten through 12th grade. For total
enrollment in public schools, see table 39.

13.4
0.2
#
0.5
1.0
0.2
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.7

6.0
2.9
#
0.1

13.5
0.3
#
0.6
1.0
0.2
1.2
0.3
0.2
0.8

5.9
2.9
#
0.1

13.7
0.3
#
0.6
1.0
0.2
1.2
0.3
0.2
1.0

5.8
3.0
#
0.1

13.8
0.4
#
0.7
1.0
0.2
1.2
0.3
0.2
1.1

5.7
3.0
#
0.1

13.7
0.5
#
0.7
1.0
0.2
1.1
0.3
0.1
1.2

5.6
3.0
#
0.1

NOTE: Prior to October 1994, children and youth with disabilities were served under Chapter 1
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as well as under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), Part B. Data reported in this table for years prior to 199495 include children ages 021 served under Chapter 1. Data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia
only. Increases since 198788 are due in part to new legislation enacted in fall 1986, which
added a mandate for public school special education services for 3- to 5-year-old children with
disabilities. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Annual Report
to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, selected
years, 1979 through 2006; and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database,
retrieved June 4, 2012, from http://tadnet.public.tadnet.org/pages/712. National Center for
Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 197778
and 198081; Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 199091 through 201011. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

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Table 49. Children 3 to 21 years old served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by race/ethnicity and age group: 200001
through 201011
Age group and year
1

Total

White

Black

American Indian/
Alaska Native Two or more races

Hispanic

Asian1

Pacific Islander

Number of children served


3- to 5-year-olds
200001................................................
200102................................................
200203................................................
200304................................................
200405................................................
200506................................................
200607................................................
2007082...............................................
2008092...............................................
2009103...............................................
2010114...............................................

592,090
612,084
638,325
670,406
693,000
698,608
706,403
697,376
663,549
713,837
720,024

400,650
411,364
425,970
444,967
454,638
453,531
450,869
439,421
411,336

413,216

93,281
94,880
97,808
100,667
103,332
102,310
103,948
100,133
96,127

102,061

78,070
84,570
91,534
99,297
107,080
112,883
120,080
124,796
124,519
142,174
152,541

13,203
13,825
15,011
16,964
19,014
20,791
22,166
23,649
22,827

23,104

2,127

6,886
7,445
8,002
8,511
8,936
9,093
9,340
9,377
8,740

8,813

18,162

6- to 21-year-olds
200001................................................
200102................................................
200203................................................
200304................................................
200405................................................
200506................................................
200607................................................
2007082...............................................
2008092...............................................
2009103...............................................
2010114...............................................

5,703,619
5,795,333
5,884,652
5,963,496
6,025,630
6,014,006
5,979,983
5,893,890
5,387,980
5,747,250
5,698,882

3,556,939
3,578,164
3,588,370
3,590,913
3,589,853
3,550,334
3,497,984
3,399,744
3,063,224

3,092,280

1,166,067
1,186,923
1,213,462
1,233,999
1,252,218
1,243,867
1,231,922
1,208,195
1,116,136

1,112,537

799,585
844,206
889,056
936,166
974,617
1,006,257
1,034,137
1,060,112
1,003,773
1,110,200
1,155,136

107,841
109,609
115,241
120,580
125,325
129,163
131,099
135,098
126,332

122,655

17,384

73,187
76,431
78,523
81,838
83,617
84,385
84,841
90,741
78,515

81,484

117,406

Percentage distribution of children served


3- to 5-year-olds
200001................................................
200102................................................
200203................................................
200304................................................
200405................................................
200506................................................
200607................................................
2007082...............................................
2008092...............................................
2009103...............................................
2010114...............................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

67.7
67.2
66.7
66.4
65.6
64.9
63.8
63.0
62.0

57.4

15.8
15.5
15.3
15.0
14.9
14.6
14.7
14.4
14.5

14.2

13.2
13.8
14.3
14.8
15.5
16.2
17.0
17.9
18.8
19.9
21.2

2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.7
3.0
3.1
3.4
3.4

3.2

0.3

1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3

1.2

2.5

6- to 21-year-olds
200001................................................
200102................................................
200203................................................
200304................................................
200405................................................
200506................................................
200607................................................
2007082...............................................
2008092...............................................
2009103...............................................
2010114...............................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

62.4
61.7
61.0
60.2
59.6
59.0
58.5
57.7
56.9

54.3

20.4
20.5
20.6
20.7
20.8
20.7
20.6
20.5
20.7

19.5

14.0
14.6
15.1
15.7
16.2
16.7
17.3
18.0
18.6
19.3
20.3

1.9
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3

2.2

0.3

1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5

1.4

2.1

Not available.
Not applicable.
1For years prior to 201011, Asian data include Pacific Islanders.
2Data do not include Vermont, for which 200708 and 200809 data were not available.
3For 200910, this table does not include data for individual race categories because of
missing data and inconsistencies in reporting across states.
4Data do not include Wyoming, for which 201011 data were not available.

NOTE: Data are for those children served for whom race/ethnicity was reported, which may
be less than the total number of children served. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Annual
Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, 2000 through 2006, and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database,
retrieved February 14, 2012, from http://tadnet.public.tadnet.org/pages/712. (This table
was prepared February 2013.)

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Table 50. Percentage distribution of students 6 to 21 years old served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by educational
environment and type of disability: Selected years, fall 1989 through fall 2010
Regular school, time inside general class

Type of disability
1

All
environments

Less than
40 percent

4079 percent

More than
80 percent

Separate
school for
students with
disabilities

Parentally
Separate
placed in
residential regular private
facility
schools1

Homebound/
hospital
placement

Correctional
facility

10

All students with disabilities


1989..........................................................
1990..........................................................
1994..........................................................
1995..........................................................
1996..........................................................
1997..........................................................
1998..........................................................
1999..........................................................
2000..........................................................
2001..........................................................
2002..........................................................
2003..........................................................
2004..........................................................
2005..........................................................
2006..........................................................
2007..........................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

24.9
25.0
22.4
21.5
21.4
20.4
20.0
20.3
19.5
19.2
19.0
18.5
17.9
16.7
16.4
15.4

37.5
36.4
28.5
28.5
28.3
28.8
29.9
29.8
29.8
28.5
28.7
27.7
26.5
25.1
23.8
22.4

31.7
33.1
44.8
45.7
46.1
46.8
46.0
45.9
46.5
48.2
48.2
49.9
51.5
54.2
54.8
56.8

4.5
4.2
3.0
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.8
3.0
2.9
2.9
3.0

1.0
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.4

1.0
1.1

0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4

0.4
0.4

2008
All students with disabilities..........
Autism.......................................................
Deaf-blindness..........................................
Developmental delay ................................
Emotional disturbance ..............................
Hearing impairments ................................
Intellectual disability..................................
Multiple disabilities....................................
Orthopedic impairments ...........................
Other health impairments2 ........................
Specific learning disabilities......................
Speech or language impairments.............
Traumatic brain injury................................
Visual impairments ...................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

14.9
35.7
28.5
16.2
23.1
15.7
48.2
45.9
24.7
11.2
8.4
4.7
23.0
11.8

21.4
18.2
16.3
20.6
19.3
17.1
26.9
16.4
16.5
24.4
27.9
5.7
23.1
13.7

58.5
36.3
31.2
61.8
39.3
53.7
17.3
13.7
51.5
60.3
61.6
86.5
45.0
62.2

2.9
8.3
15.2
0.7
13.0
8.2
6.1
19.0
4.9
1.6
0.6
0.3
5.9
6.5

0.4
0.6
6.8
0.1
2.0
3.9
0.4
1.9
0.2
0.2
0.1
#
0.6
4.0

1.1
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.2
1.2
0.2
0.3
0.8
1.0
0.8
2.8
0.6
1.2

0.4
0.3
1.3
0.2
1.0
0.2
0.5
2.5
1.4
1.0
0.2
#
1.5
0.6

0.4
#
0.1
#
1.9
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.4
#
0.2
0.1

2009
All students with disabilities..........
Autism.......................................................
Deaf-blindness..........................................
Developmental delay ................................
Emotional disturbance ..............................
Hearing impairments ................................
Intellectual disability..................................
Multiple disabilities....................................
Orthopedic impairments ...........................
Other health impairments2 ........................
Specific learning disabilities......................
Speech or language impairments.............
Traumatic brain injury................................
Visual impairments ...................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

14.6
34.8
33.3
16.2
22.2
14.7
48.2
45.5
23.6
10.8
8.0
4.6
21.5
12.0

20.7
18.3
13.3
20.5
18.8
17.0
26.7
16.2
16.3
23.8
26.6
5.6
23.8
13.5

59.4
37.4
21.6
61.6
40.6
54.6
17.4
13.2
52.2
61.4
63.3
86.3
46.4
62.6

3.0
8.0
19.1
0.9
13.2
8.2
6.3
19.6
5.1
1.6
0.6
0.3
5.2
6.2

0.4
0.6
9.9
0.1
2.0
4.0
0.4
1.9
0.2
0.2
0.1
#
0.6
3.6

1.2
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.2
1.3
0.3
0.4
0.9
1.1
0.9
3.1
0.7
1.4

0.4
0.3
2.3
0.2
1.1
0.2
0.5
2.9
1.7
0.9
0.2
0.1
1.7
0.7

0.4
#
0.2
#
2.0
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.4
#
0.2
#

2010
All students with disabilities..........
Autism.......................................................
Deaf-blindness..........................................
Developmental delay ................................
Emotional disturbance ..............................
Hearing impairments ................................
Intellectual disability..................................
Multiple disabilities....................................
Orthopedic impairments ...........................
Other health impairments2 ........................
Specific learning disabilities......................
Speech or language impairments.............
Traumatic brain injury................................
Visual impairments ...................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

14.2
34.1
33.4
16.1
21.3
14.1
47.7
45.9
22.9
10.6
7.3
4.7
20.9
11.8

20.1
18.1
11.9
19.8
18.3
16.7
26.8
15.9
16.2
23.0
25.6
5.5
23.6
13.4

60.5
38.5
23.0
62.4
42.1
56.1
17.9
13.0
53.3
62.4
65.1
86.5
47.4
63.7

3.0
7.9
18.2
0.9
13.1
8.3
6.2
19.7
4.9
1.6
0.6
0.3
5.1
5.5

0.4
0.5
9.6
0.1
2.0
3.4
0.4
1.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
#
0.5
3.7

1.2
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.2
1.2
0.2
0.4
0.8
1.0
0.9
2.9
0.7
1.3

0.4
0.3
3.2
0.2
1.1
0.2
0.5
3.1
1.7
0.9
0.2
0.1
1.7
0.6

0.3
#
#
#
1.8
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.3
#
0.1
#

Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
1Students who are enrolled by their parents or guardians in regular private schools and have their
basic education paid through private resources, but receive special education services at public
expense. These students are not included under Regular school, time inside general class (columns 3 through 5).

2Other health impairments include having limited strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic or
acute health problems such as a heart condition, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, nephritis, asthma,
sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, leukemia, or diabetes.
NOTE: Data are for the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and the Bureau of Indian Education schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database. Retrieved June 11, 2012, from http://tadnet.public.tadnet.org/
pages/712. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

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CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

Table 51. Number and percentage of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by age group and state or
jurisdiction: Selected years, 199091 through 201011
3- to 21-year-olds served

200506 2008091

3- to 5-year-olds served

As a
Percent
percent change in
of public
number
school
served,
enrollment,
200001
200910 2010112 2010113 to 201011

199091

200001

200506

200809

200910

201011

10

11

12

13

14

15

United States ............ 4,710,089 6,295,816 6,712,605 6,483,372 6,480,540 6,419,405


Alabama ............................
94,601
99,828
92,635
82,861
82,997
82,286
Alaska................................
14,390
17,691
17,997
17,662
17,893
18,048
Arizona ..............................
56,629
96,442 124,504 124,793 125,866 125,816
Arkansas............................
47,187
62,222
67,314
64,719
65,039
64,883
California ...........................
468,420 645,287 676,318 671,095 673,428 672,174

13.0
10.9
13.7
11.7
13.5
10.7

2.0
-17.6
2.0
30.5
4.3
4.2

389,751
7,154
1,458
4,330
4,626
39,627

592,087
7,554
1,637
9,144
9,376
57,651

698,608
8,218
2,082
14,062
10,286
66,653

699,966
7,079
1,941
14,028
12,288
70,497

716,175
7,258
1,987
14,340
12,865
71,783

720,344
7,492
2,104
14,756
13,036
72,404

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

56,336
63,886
14,208
6,290
234,509

78,715
73,886
16,760
10,559
367,335

83,498
71,968
18,857
11,738
398,916

83,577
68,853
19,084
10,671
384,975

83,765
68,738
19,348
11,371
376,576

84,710
68,167
18,608
11,947
368,808

10.0
12.2
14.4
16.8
14.0

7.6
-7.7
11.0
13.1
0.4

4,128
5,466
1,493
411
14,883

8,202
7,172
1,652
374
30,660

10,540
7,881
2,073
507
34,350

11,255
7,911
2,237
543
33,796

11,327
8,019
2,572
683
34,944

11,797
7,933
2,123
957
36,027

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

101,762
12,705
21,703
236,060
112,949

171,292
23,951
29,174
297,316
156,320

197,596
21,963
29,021
323,444
177,826

179,707
20,130
27,930
318,529
176,114

177,070
19,957
27,787
313,583
172,095

177,544
19,716
27,045
303,092
166,073

10.6
11.0
9.8
14.5
15.9

3.6
-17.7
-7.3
1.9
6.2

7,098
809
2,815
22,997
7,243

16,560
1,919
3,591
28,787
15,101

20,728
2,423
4,043
35,454
19,228

16,185
2,501
3,981
36,997
18,834

16,491
2,455
3,932
36,962
18,602

15,911
2,398
3,583
36,503
18,725

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

59,787
44,785
78,853
72,825
27,987

72,461
61,267
94,572
97,938
35,633

72,457
65,595
108,798
90,453
36,522

67,362
65,730
107,732
86,022
33,284

66,636
66,219
106,045
85,119
32,766

68,501
66,873
102,370
82,943
32,261

13.8
13.8
15.2
11.9
17.1

-5.5
9.2
8.2
-15.3
-9.5

5,421
3,881
10,440
6,703
2,895

5,580
7,728
16,372
9,957
3,978

6,118
9,267
21,317
10,597
4,348

5,944
9,896
19,755
9,860
3,700

6,267
10,354
18,865
9,952
3,843

7,378
10,604
17,963
10,427
3,824

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

88,017
149,743
166,511
79,013
60,872

112,077
162,216
221,456
109,880
62,281

110,959
162,654
243,607
116,511
68,099

103,451
168,497
232,444
119,991
64,407

103,018
167,297
227,973
121,359
63,988

103,490
167,526
218,957
122,850
64,038

12.1
17.5
13.8
14.7
13.1

-7.7
3.3
-1.1
11.8
2.8

7,163
12,141
14,547
8,646
5,642

10,003
14,328
19,937
11,522
6,944

12,148
15,195
24,290
13,402
8,319

12,203
16,317
24,488
14,361
8,968

12,532
16,271
24,245
14,706
9,649

12,875
16,662
23,183
15,076
10,191

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

101,166
16,955
32,312
18,099
19,049

137,381
19,313
42,793
38,160
30,077

143,204
19,259
45,239
47,794
31,782

132,946
17,645
44,038
48,328
30,156

129,886
17,213
43,470
48,115
30,210

127,164
16,761
44,299
48,078
29,920

13.8
11.8
14.8
11.0
15.4

-7.4
-13.2
3.5
26.0
-0.5

4,100
1,751
2,512
1,401
1,468

11,307
1,635
3,724
3,676
2,387

15,268
1,925
4,665
5,492
2,902

15,245
1,954
4,522
6,170
2,891

15,720
1,722
3,712
6,872
3,090

15,891
1,656
5,050
6,947
3,135

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

178,870
36,000
307,366
122,942
12,294

221,715
52,256
441,333
173,067
13,652

249,385
50,322
447,422
192,820
13,883

223,910
45,957
444,339
187,728
13,278

229,066
45,782
461,470
184,893
13,262

232,002
46,614
454,542
185,107
13,170

16.5
13.8
16.6
12.4
13.7

4.6
-10.8
3.0
7.0
-3.5

14,741
2,210
26,266
10,516
1,164

16,361
4,970
51,665
17,361
1,247

19,329
6,441
58,297
20,543
1,520

15,379
6,487
61,799
18,682
1,576

16,451
6,585
64,903
18,144
1,660

17,073
5,224
64,923
18,433
1,714

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

205,440
65,457
54,422
214,254
20,646

237,643
85,577
75,204
242,655
30,727

266,447
96,601
77,376
288,733
30,681

264,878
93,936
79,404
294,958
27,596

263,396
95,186
80,062
294,595
26,332

259,454
97,250
81,050
295,080
25,332

14.8
14.7
14.2
16.5
17.6

9.2
13.6
7.8
21.6
-17.6

12,487
5,163
2,854
17,982
1,682

18,664
6,393
6,926
21,477
2,614

22,702
8,149
8,167
25,964
2,815

23,209
7,431
9,008
29,496
2,930

23,336
7,808
8,946
30,186
2,903

22,454
8,298
9,392
31,072
2,945

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

77,367
14,726
104,853
344,529
46,606

105,922
16,825
125,863
491,642
53,921

110,219
17,631
120,122
507,405
60,526

101,896
17,867
118,425
452,311
65,084

101,039
17,907
119,016
444,198
67,781

100,289
18,026
120,263
442,019
70,278

13.8
14.3
12.2
9.0
12.0

-5.3
7.1
-4.4
-10.1
30.3

7,948
2,105
7,487
24,848
3,424

11,775
2,286
10,699
36,442
5,785

11,603
2,747
12,008
40,236
7,462

10,763
2,734
12,325
38,169
8,366

10,878
2,688
12,858
40,706
8,679

11,083
2,738
13,096
41,494
8,990

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

12,160
112,072
83,545
42,428
85,651
10,852

13,623
162,212
118,851
50,333
125,358
13,154

13,917
174,640
124,498
49,677
130,076
13,696

166,689
125,334
46,978
125,304
14,767

14,163
164,771
126,024
46,169
125,503
15,098

13,936
162,338
127,978
45,007
124,722

14.4
13.0
12.3
15.9
14.3

2.3
0.1
7.7
-10.6
-0.5

1,097
9,892
9,558
2,923
10,934
1,221

1,237
14,444
11,760
5,445
14,383
1,695

1,556
17,480
13,429
5,833
16,077
2,469

17,124
14,006
5,899
15,153
3,083

1,750
17,057
13,858
5,754
15,729
3,276

1,762
17,081
14,275
5,607
16,079

State or jurisdiction
1

199091

200001

Bureau of Indian Education.

6,997

8,448

7,795

6,730

6,747

6,801

16.2

-19.5

1,092

338

330

330

394

396

Other jurisdictions ...


American Samoa ...............
Guam.................................
Northern Marianas ............
Palau..................................
Puerto Rico........................
U.S. Virgin Islands .............

38,986
363
1,750
411

35,129
1,333

70,670
697
2,267
569
131
65,504
1,502

93,256
1,211
2,480
750

87,125
1,690

108,751
1,087
2,189
816

103,118
1,541

126,702
1,106
2,088
870

121,159
1,479

131,847
935
2,003
944

126,560
1,405

6.3
8.5

26.7
9.1

86.6
34.1
-11.6
65.9

93.2
-6.5

3,892
48
198
211

3,345
90

8,168
48
205
53
10
7,746
106

5,149
80
171
70

4,677
151

8,708
106
201
80

8,185
136

15,263
177
182
78

14,681
145

14,505
142
165
104

13,952
142

Not available.
1U.S. total for 200809 does not include data for Vermont.
2U.S. total for 201011 does not include data for Wyoming.
3Percentage of students with disabilities is based on the total enrollment in public schools, prekindergarten through 12th grade.
NOTE: Prior to October 1994, children and youth with disabilities were served under Chapter 1 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as well as under the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA), Part B. Data reported in this table for 199091 include children ages 021
served under Chapter 1.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Annual Report
to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, selected
years, 1992 through 2006, and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database,
retrieved June 4, 2012, from http://tadnet.public.tadnet.org/pages/712. National Center for
Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/
Secondary Education, 201011. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 52. Number of gifted and talented students in public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2004 and 2006
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
2006
Sex
State

2004, total

2
3,202,760
35,680
5,390
57,570
50,340
527,370
50,350
15,980
5,260

114,400
136,620
10,290
9,920
112,570
74,780
41,460
15,150
85,660
28,020
5,640
117,010
7,440
65,970
73,940
30,510
34,470
8,760
32,160
7,640
4,450
88,960
36,410
61,350
155,330
3,320
133,690
87,620
39,440
85,070
2,780
88,070
2,940
32,630
344,500
23,510
740
142,140
38,520
6,040
62,000
2,910 !

(24,248) 3,236,990
(798)
40,610
(166)
5,620
(1,275)
60,060
(3,219)
45,600
(10,256)
523,450
(747)
54,000
(1,572)
20,170
()
6,240
()

(1,095)
132,440
(3,954)
150,680
(993)
11,140
(528)
10,650
(4,554)
118,480
(5,219)
82,830
(1,657)
39,300
(389)
14,430
(3,179)
96,600
(2,300)
22,010
(619)
6,030
()
137,410
(1,190)
6,130
(6,408)
54,950
(2,585)
72,280
(837)
31,070
(898)
33,070
(401)
7,490
(824)
32,650
(23)
8,270
(1,089)
4,700
(4,851)
97,260
(404)
12,950
(5,223)
81,520
(10,613)
149,700
(305)
2,770
(7,411)
127,610
(2,447)
87,320
(903)
38,570
(3,170)
75,930
(531)
2,060
(6,564)
77,520
(241)
3,070
(1,451)
17,100
(3,483)
344,640
(1,218)
25,660
(151)
730
(3,772)
160,140
(843)
39,010
(493)
6,630
(4,348)
56,450
(944)
2,030

3
(21,177) 1,579,000
(361)
19,970
(192)
2,810
(711)
30,770
(1,870)
21,110
(13,209)
260,010
(620)
27,770
(2,183)
9,660
()
2,830
()

(893)
66,740
(5,291)
71,110
()
4,680
(475)
5,570
(5,016)
56,230
(4,222)
37,930
(1,030)
19,490
(487)
7,810
(2,885)
45,310
(721)
10,710
(304)
2,960
()
65,760
(908)
2,550
(4,750)
26,470
(2,154)
35,550
(1,015)
15,110
(831)
16,960
(251)
3,770
(604)
16,200
()
4,220
(1,005)
2,350
(4,904)
43,920
(399)
6,890
(3,741)
38,090
(4,678)
72,600
(162)
1,450
(5,925)
64,720
(2,151)
42,570
(666)
20,600
(2,681)
38,830
(300)
920
(3,781)
36,580
(175)
1,680
(904)
8,810
(2,413)
167,640
(170)
12,090
(129)
390
(3,319)
77,980
(1,289)
19,050
(559)
3,500
(3,095)
27,340
(314)
990

Male
4
(10,460) 1,657,990
(184)
20,650
(102)
2,810
(412)
29,290
(924)
24,490
(6,688)
263,440
(314)
26,240
(1,094)
10,510
()
3,410
()

(462)
65,700
(2,572)
79,560
()
6,460
(242)
5,070
(2,375)
62,250
(1,896)
44,900
(516)
19,820
(280)
6,610
(1,384)
51,290
(362)
11,300
(147)
3,060
()
71,650
(348)
3,580
(2,312)
28,480
(1,043)
36,740
(496)
15,970
(424)
16,110
(133)
3,720
(307)
16,450
()
4,050
(540)
2,350
(2,190)
53,350
(219)
6,050
(1,799)
43,440
(2,261)
77,100
(87)
1,320
(3,150)
62,900
(990)
44,760
(357)
17,970
(1,414)
37,090
(134)
1,150
(1,772)
40,940
(92)
1,390
(493)
8,290
(1,243)
177,000
(79)
13,570
(70)
340
(1,608)
82,160
(573)
19,960
(305)
3,130
(1,478)
29,100
(152)
1,040

5
(10,859) 2,191,210
(184)
31,450
(91)
4,390
(306)
38,830
(967)
34,900
(6,567)
230,220
(319)
40,420
(1,097)
15,470
()
4,120
()

(438)
81,710
(2,725)
110,350
()
2,570
(237)
9,850
(2,674)
76,680
(2,350)
72,400
(533)
36,060
(218)
12,760
(1,528)
89,170
(369)
15,740
(168)
5,750
()
86,470
(631)
4,240
(2,467)
44,610
(1,120)
56,970
(534)
22,580
(422)
28,780
(125)
6,800
(305)
29,100
()
5,570
(469)
4,380
(2,764)
64,810
(185)
7,180
(1,955)
49,010
(2,429)
120,700
(76)
2,370
(2,829)
108,200
(1,192)
61,980
(318)
32,590
(1,297)
63,480
(168)
1,560
(2,022)
59,580
(87)
2,790
(416)
14,540
(1,234)
175,730
(91)
20,380
(61)
690
(1,732)
116,360
(726)
30,390
(262)
6,120
(1,628)
48,560
(164)
1,830
1Data

White

Black

6
(15,896)
(338)
(143)
(544)
(1,253)
(7,405)
(543)
(1,515)
()
()
(761)
(4,419)
()
(425)
(3,996)
(3,820)
(970)
(445)
(2,781)
(591)
(297)
()
(820)
(3,918)
(2,047)
(806)
(767)
(235)
(581)
()
(969)
(3,890)
(256)
(3,322)
(3,981)
(100)
(5,477)
(1,581)
(603)
(2,415)
(252)
(2,832)
(139)
(827)
(1,923)
(152)
(121)
(2,709)
(1,170)
(504)
(2,821)
(295)

Hispanic

7
296,150
7,260
160
1,730
7,470
21,150
2,280
1,710
1,290

13,170
26,370
120
50
18,240
5,320
1,000
390
5,150
4,590
50
22,510
540
5,510
4,590
7,520
2,350
30
1,080
410
40
8,620
240
12,900
18,090
30
13,890
5,050
640
6,680
160
14,660
20
1,650
28,260
320
10
18,410
850
230
3,370
30

(3,375)
(109)
(#)
(20)
(677)
(559)
(6)
(404)
()
()
(92)
(796)
()
(3)
(1,697)
(644)
(21)
(17)
(394)
(107)
(5)
()
(30)
(1,255)
(24)
(253)
(93)
(3)
(11)
()
(7)
(808)
(8)
(358)
(639)
(1)
(949)
(93)
(10)
(292)
(41)
(964)
(#)
(63)
(618)
(1)
(3)
(1,070)
(12)
(35)
(210)
(2)

Asian/Pacific Islander

8
414,060
660
160
13,940
2,200 !
147,040
8,190
1,350
390

31,020
4,470
220
450
12,720
2,560
910
500
890
510
40
10,480
510
1,050
2,460
410
440
140
1,390
1,210
50
9,360
4,280
8,480
4,040
20
1,540
4,010
1,750
1,370
230
1,510
20
260
115,950
2,880
10 !
7,310
2,430
30
2,180
80

(3,350)
(14)
(5)
(178)
(860)
(2,827)
(93)
(295)
()
()
(106)
(187)
()
(38)
(225)
(222)
(86)
(20)
(43)
(15)
(10)
()
(26)
(117)
(43)
(23)
(18)
(10)
(57)
()
(6)
(787)
(137)
(177)
(168)
(#)
(70)
(94)
(63)
(60)
(30)
(118)
(1)
(15)
(1,189)
(19)
(5)
(117)
(89)
(4)
(125)
(8)

American Indian/Alaska
Native

9
304,220
820
490
3,620
760
121,410
2,730
1,560
430

6,130
9,250
8,180
240
10,610
2,450
1,250
650
1,310
1,010
160
17,520
820
3,600
7,560
530
1,420
130
960
1,010
220
14,390
510
10,900
5,150
50
3,860
2,460
3,110
4,350
110
1,620
50
620
23,630
1,890
20
17,510
4,970
240
1,900
70

(6,195)
(6)
(31)
(29)
(26)
(5,930)
(14)
(192)
()
()
(23)
(265)
()
(18)
(667)
(272)
(71)
(25)
(54)
(18)
(15)
()
(106)
(507)
(62)
(51)
(47)
(9)
(12)
()
(39)
(1,327)
(53)
(342)
(155)
(2)
(386)
(46)
(26)
(362)
(13)
(164)
(3)
(43)
(134)
(#)
(6)
(165)
(90)
(40)
(129)
(13)

10
31,360
420
420
1,940
270
3,630
400

10

400
240
50
40
230
110
80
120
70
160
20 !
430
30
190
710
40
80
390
130
70

90
740
230
1,710 !
300 !
130
13,820
480
50
#
160
190 !
30
1,070
190
#
560
380
10 !
440 !
30

(1,179)
(6)
(29)
(394)
(41)
(276)
(11)
()
()
()
(6)
(14)
()
(6)
(24)
(14)
(6)
(11)
(8)
(30)
(9)
()
(6)
(21)
(54)
(6)
(6)
(31)
(7)
()
()
(9)
(36)
(24)
(777)
(123)
(13)
(692)
(33)
(9)
()
(31)
(93)
(4)
(30)
(#)
()
(107)
(17)
(3)
(151)
(#)

are based on universe counts of schools and school districts; therefore, these figures do not have standard errors.
for 2006 are based on universe counts of schools and school districts; therefore, these figures do not have standard errors.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection: 2004 and 2006. (This table was
revised May 2008.)

2Data

93

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

Female

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

United States ...........................


Alabama ...........................................
Alaska...............................................
Arizona .............................................
Arkansas...........................................
California ..........................................
Colorado ...........................................
Connecticut.......................................
Delaware1 .........................................
District of Columbia ..........................
Florida...............................................
Georgia.............................................
Hawaii2 ..............................................
Idaho.................................................
Illinois................................................
Indiana..............................................
Iowa ..................................................
Kansas..............................................
Kentucky ...........................................
Louisiana ..........................................
Maine................................................
Maryland1 .........................................
Massachusetts..................................
Michigan ...........................................
Minnesota .........................................
Mississippi ........................................
Missouri ............................................
Montana............................................
Nebraska ..........................................
Nevada2 ............................................
New Hampshire ................................
New Jersey .......................................
New Mexico ......................................
New York...........................................
North Carolina ..................................
North Dakota ....................................
Ohio ..................................................
Oklahoma .........................................
Oregon..............................................
Pennsylvania.....................................
Rhode Island ....................................
South Carolina..................................
South Dakota....................................
Tennessee ........................................
Texas ................................................
Utah ..................................................
Vermont ............................................
Virginia..............................................
Washington.......................................
West Virginia.....................................
Wisconsin .........................................
Wyoming...........................................

Total

Race/ethnicity

94

Table 53. Percentage of gifted and talented students in public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2004 and 2006
Sex
Total
State
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

United States .........


Alabama .........................
Alaska.............................
Arizona ...........................
Arkansas.........................
California ........................
Colorado .........................
Connecticut.....................
Delaware1 .......................
District of Columbia ........
Florida.............................
Georgia...........................
Hawaii2 ............................
Idaho...............................
Illinois..............................
Indiana............................
Iowa ................................
Kansas............................
Kentucky .........................
Louisiana ........................
Maine..............................
Maryland1 .......................
Massachusetts................
Michigan .........................
Minnesota .......................
Mississippi ......................
Missouri ..........................
Montana..........................
Nebraska ........................
Nevada2 ..........................
New Hampshire ..............
New Jersey .....................
New Mexico ....................
New York.........................
North Carolina ................
North Dakota ..................
Ohio ................................
Oklahoma .......................
Oregon............................
Pennsylvania...................
Rhode Island ..................
South Carolina................
South Dakota..................
Tennessee ......................
Texas ..............................
Utah ................................
Vermont .........................
Virginia............................
Washington.....................
West Virginia...................
Wisconsin .......................
Wyoming.........................

6.7
4.8
4.1
5.9
9.9
8.4
6.7
3.0
4.6

4.5
8.9
5.7
3.9
5.4
7.1
8.5
3.3
13.0
3.9
3.0
13.8
0.8
3.9
8.1
6.0
3.8
5.6
11.4
1.9
2.3
6.9
10.7
2.2
10.9
3.1
7.4
14.0
7.1
4.8
1.8
12.7
2.2
3.3
8.0
4.6
0.8
12.1
3.8
2.2
6.8
3.2 !

Male

Race/ethnicity
Female

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaska Native

2004

2006

2004

2006

2004

2006

2004

2006

2004

2006

2004

2006

2004

2006

2004

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

(0.05)
(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.17)
(0.65)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.32)
()
()
(0.06)
(0.30)
(0.57)
(0.23)
(0.22)
(0.49)
(0.38)
(0.11)
(0.54)
(0.32)
(0.36)
()
(0.13)
(0.37)
(0.37)
(0.19)
(0.12)
(0.28)
(0.31)
(0.01)
(0.55)
(0.38)
(0.26)
(0.18)
(0.83)
(0.30)
(0.40)
(0.45)
(0.20)
(0.19)
(0.38)
(0.98)
(0.20)
(0.18)
(0.10)
(0.29)
(0.17)
(0.38)
(0.10)
(0.19)
(0.47)
(1.04)

6.7
5.5
4.1
6.3
9.5
8.3
6.8
3.8
5.6

4.7
9.3
6.2
4.2
5.8
7.9
8.2
3.0
14.6
3.4
3.2
16.1
0.7
3.4
8.8
6.1
3.6
5.2
11.4
1.9
2.6
7.0
4.0
2.9
10.8
2.8
7.3
13.7
6.9
4.5
1.4
11.0
2.7
1.7
7.6
5.0
0.8
12.6
3.9
2.2
6.4
2.2

(0.04)
(0.06)
(0.19)
(0.11)
(0.43)
(0.21)
(0.11)
(0.41)
()
()
(0.05)
(0.35)
()
(0.20)
(0.24)
(0.40)
(0.26)
(0.12)
(0.50)
(0.13)
(0.19)
()
(0.10)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.20)
(0.11)
(0.20)
(0.24)
()
(0.54)
(0.35)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.42)
(0.18)
(0.33)
(0.39)
(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.21)
(0.57)
(0.17)
(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.15)
(0.32)
(0.13)
(0.21)
(0.35)
(0.35)

6.3
4.6
3.9
5.9
8.8
8.0
6.6
2.9
4.0

4.5
8.3
4.4
3.9
5.0
6.3
8.2
3.5
11.9
3.8
2.9
12.9
0.7
3.6
7.7
5.7
3.8
5.4
10.9
2.1
2.1
6.2
10.9
2.0
10.3
3.0
7.3
13.1
7.3
4.9
1.6
11.7
2.3
3.1
7.5
4.3
0.8
11.5
3.6
2.3
6.4
2.8 !

(0.05)
(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.17)
(0.63)
(0.16)
(0.11)
(0.31)
()
()
(0.06)
(0.29)
(0.42)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.44)
(0.37)
(0.11)
(0.51)
(0.31)
(0.33)
()
(0.12)
(0.35)
(0.36)
(0.18)
(0.12)
(0.26)
(0.30)
(0.01)
(0.49)
(0.34)
(0.27)
(0.17)
(0.81)
(0.30)
(0.40)
(0.41)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.35)
(0.89)
(0.20)
(0.18)
(0.10)
(0.28)
(0.17)
(0.36)
(0.10)
(0.20)
(0.44)
(0.90)

6.3
5.2
4.0
6.3
8.6
8.0
6.9
3.5
4.9

4.7
8.6
5.1
4.3
5.4
7.0
7.9
3.2
13.2
3.2
3.1
15.0
0.6
3.2
8.4
5.8
3.5
5.0
11.0
1.9
2.5
6.1
4.1
2.6
10.2
2.9
7.2
13.0
7.2
4.5
1.2
10.1
2.8
1.7
7.2
4.6
0.9
12.0
3.7
2.2
6.1
2.0

(0.04)
(0.06)
(0.19)
(0.12)
(0.41)
(0.21)
(0.11)
(0.40)
()
()
(0.05)
(0.33)
()
(0.20)
(0.23)
(0.36)
(0.25)
(0.13)
(0.47)
(0.13)
(0.18)
()
(0.08)
(0.28)
(0.26)
(0.19)
(0.11)
(0.20)
(0.24)
()
(0.56)
(0.31)
(0.15)
(0.12)
(0.40)
(0.19)
(0.34)
(0.36)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.18)
(0.52)
(0.18)
(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.16)
(0.30)
(0.12)
(0.22)
(0.33)
(0.32)

7.0
4.9
4.2
5.9
11.0
8.8
6.8
3.2
5.3

4.5
9.5
7.0
3.9
5.8
7.9
8.9
3.1
14.2
4.0
3.2
14.7
0.9
4.3
8.6
6.3
3.8
5.9
11.9
1.8
2.5 !
7.7
10.5
2.3
11.6
3.2
7.6
15.0
6.9
4.8
2.1
13.9
2.1
3.5
8.5
5.0
0.9
12.8
3.9
2.0
7.3
3.7 !

(0.06)
(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.17)
(0.67)
(0.20)
(0.12)
(0.34)
()
()
(0.05)
(0.31)
(0.74)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.55)
(0.40)
(0.11)
(0.57)
(0.34)
(0.39)
()
(0.14)
(0.40)
(0.38)
(0.22)
(0.13)
(0.31)
(0.32)
(0.01)
(0.62)
(0.42)
(0.26)
(0.19)
(0.85)
(0.32)
(0.40)
(0.50)
(0.21)
(0.19)
(0.41)
(1.07)
(0.20)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.29)
(0.17)
(0.40)
(0.10)
(0.18)
(0.51)
(1.19)

7.0
5.7
4.3
6.3
10.5
8.6
6.8
4.0
6.3

4.8
10.0
7.5
4.1
6.3
8.8
8.5
2.9
16.1
3.5
3.4
17.2
0.8
3.7
9.2
6.4
3.6
5.3
11.8
1.9
2.7
7.9
3.8
3.2
11.3
2.8
7.4
14.4
6.6
4.5
1.6
11.9
2.5
1.7
8.0
5.5
0.8
13.3
4.1
2.1
6.8
2.3

(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.19)
(0.11)
(0.50)
(0.23)
(0.11)
(0.44)
()
()
(0.05)
(0.39)
()
(0.21)
(0.28)
(0.49)
(0.29)
(0.12)
(0.60)
(0.14)
(0.22)
()
(0.15)
(0.32)
(0.32)
(0.22)
(0.11)
(0.21)
(0.27)
()
(0.54)
(0.43)
(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.47)
(0.18)
(0.35)
(0.47)
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.24)
(0.68)
(0.18)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.15)
(0.37)
(0.16)
(0.21)
(0.41)
(0.39)

7.9
6.3
5.8
8.4
11.2
12.0
7.9
3.5
6.1

5.7
13.6
7.7
4.4
6.7
7.7
9.0
3.9
14.2
5.5
3.1
17.0
0.8
4.1
8.3
9.1
4.3
6.0
12.8
2.8
2.3
8.4
12.6
3.4
15.7
2.8
7.6
16.6
8.0
5.3
2.0
17.8
2.4
2.9
11.2
4.5
0.8
14.9
4.2
2.2
7.8
3.5 !

(0.07)
(0.16)
(0.22)
(0.26)
(0.80)
(0.36)
(0.14)
(0.38)
()
()
(0.11)
(0.59)
(0.95)
(0.26)
(0.33)
(0.52)
(0.41)
(0.15)
(0.62)
(0.60)
(0.37)
()
(0.14)
(0.41)
(0.44)
(0.38)
(0.15)
(0.31)
(0.38)
(0.01)
(0.56)
(0.53)
(0.42)
(0.31)
(1.17)
(0.23)
(0.48)
(0.56)
(0.24)
(0.23)
(0.44)
(1.29)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.29)
(0.17)
(0.55)
(0.14)
(0.19)
(0.55)
(1.14)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

8.0
7.1
5.8
9.1
10.7
11.9
8.2
4.3
6.8

6.1
14.1
9.7
4.7
7.0
8.7
8.8
3.6
15.8
4.8
3.3
21.1
0.6
3.8
8.8
9.6
4.0
5.7
13.3
3.0
2.6
8.4
7.1
3.3
15.4
2.8
7.8
16.2
8.0
5.0
1.5
15.9
2.9
2.0
10.8
4.9
0.8
15.6
4.4
2.2
7.1
2.3

(0.07)
(0.11)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.53)
(0.42)
(0.16)
(0.44)
()
()
(0.10)
(0.69)
()
(0.23)
(0.39)
(0.50)
(0.30)
(0.16)
(0.64)
(0.26)
(0.20)
()
(0.12)
(0.34)
(0.36)
(0.41)
(0.14)
(0.24)
(0.33)
()
(0.58)
(0.55)
(0.31)
(0.23)
(0.68)
(0.15)
(0.42)
(0.55)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.25)
(0.95)
(0.19)
(0.13)
(0.17)
(0.06)
(0.15)
(0.50)
(0.19)
(0.21)
(0.45)
(0.39)
1Data

3.5
2.4
2.1
3.5
7.1
4.6
5.2
1.7
2.2

2.0
3.7
2.9
1.7
2.5
3.8
4.6
1.1
5.2
1.9
1.3
6.7
0.7
3.0
5.2
3.3
1.7
2.8
6.4
0.8
0.6
3.3
9.6
0.8
3.9
2.3
6.5
7.7
3.6
2.7
1.5
5.9
1.2
4.5
4.9
5.1
0.4 !
4.6
1.4
1.4
2.0
1.5 !

(0.05)
(0.09)
(0.03)
(0.14)
(0.90)
(0.16)
(0.03)
(0.44)
()
()
(0.02)
(0.15)
(0.53)
(0.20)
(0.18)
(0.78)
(0.33)
(0.05)
(0.54)
(0.07)
(0.22)
()
(0.13)
(0.62)
(0.34)
(0.21)
(0.05)
(0.21)
(0.06)
(#)
(0.11)
(0.35)
(0.18)
(0.07)
(0.27)
(0.05)
(0.37)
(0.22)
(0.05)
(0.16)
(0.47)
(0.70)
(0.16)
(0.15)
(0.14)
(0.26)
(0.16)
(0.21)
(0.02)
(0.17)
(0.21)
(0.47)

3.6
2.8
2.5
3.4
7.3
4.3
5.0
2.3
3.6

2.0
4.1
2.9
2.0
4.2
4.1
3.9
1.0
7.0
1.6
1.1
7.0
0.7
1.9
6.7
2.9
1.5
2.2
4.8
0.9
1.1
3.5
2.8
2.4
4.3
1.7
4.7
7.4
3.5
2.4
1.2 !
5.1
0.9
0.7
4.4
4.6
0.5 !
5.2
1.4
1.6
3.7
2.0

(0.05) 4.3 (0.05) 4.2 (0.04)


(0.06) 2.3 (0.17) 2.9 (0.09)
(0.02) 2.3 (0.11) 2.5 (0.13)
(0.06) 3.3 (0.13) 3.5 (0.07)
(0.73) 5.8 ! (2.39) 5.8 ! (2.29)
(0.16) 5.1 (0.13) 4.8 (0.11)
(0.02) 3.9 (0.14) 3.8 (0.07)
(0.59) 1.4 (0.33) 1.8 (0.42)
() 1.7
() 3.5
()
()

()

()
(0.02) 4.0 (0.02) 4.4 (0.03)
(0.15) 2.6 (0.25) 3.1 (0.17)
() 2.6 (0.36) 3.9
()
(0.14) 0.9 (0.13) 1.3 (0.12)
(0.40) 2.8 (0.13) 3.1 (0.08)
(0.54) 3.8 (0.66) 3.9 (0.39)
(0.11) 3.7 (0.61) 3.1 (0.38)
(0.04) 1.0 (0.08) 0.8 (0.04)
(0.60) 4.6 (0.46) 5.7 (0.38)
(0.04) 4.2 (0.34) 3.3 (0.12)
(0.12) 1.2 (0.27) 2.3 (0.54)
() 14.5
() 14.7
()
(0.05) 0.8 ! (0.21) 0.5 (0.04)
(0.44) 2.7 (0.54) 1.4 (0.18)
(0.11) 4.5 (0.20) 5.4 (0.18)
(0.11) 5.0 (0.43) 4.5 (0.37)
(0.08) 1.4 (0.10) 1.3 (0.09)
(0.22) 3.3 (0.22) 3.9 (0.29)
(0.05) 4.5 (0.32) 3.9 (0.24)
() 0.8 (0.01) 0.8
()
(0.19) 1.0 (0.20) 0.9 (0.10)
(0.36) 3.4 (0.39) 3.5 (0.33)
(0.11) 11.4 (0.37) 2.4 (0.11)
(0.09) 0.4 (0.04) 1.5 (0.04)
(0.20) 3.0 (0.29) 3.1 (0.18)
(0.09) 1.5 (0.23) 1.4 (0.13)
(0.37) 3.5 (0.26) 3.3 (0.28)
(0.23) 7.0 (0.27) 6.8 (0.23)
(0.09) 1.8 (0.10) 2.0 (0.09)
(0.15) 1.8 (0.38) 1.7 (0.12)
(0.34) 1.2 (0.48) 1.0 (0.13)
(0.39) 5.1 (0.93) 4.6 (0.56)
(0.03) 0.6 (0.12) 0.7 (0.04)
(0.03) 1.6 (0.15) 0.6 (0.04)
(0.11) 5.6 (0.12) 5.5 (0.07)
(0.03) 4.4 (0.37) 4.1 (0.05)
(0.16)
#
() 1.3 ! (0.57)
(0.35) 6.7 (0.65) 7.5 (0.23)
(0.02) 1.8 (0.12) 1.7 (0.09)
(0.32) 1.6 (0.37) 0.9 (0.23)
(0.25) 2.4 (0.23) 3.5 (0.21)
(0.19) 1.2 (0.29) 0.9 (0.11)

11.9
9.4
4.5
13.9
10.6
14.6
9.6
5.7
11.5

8.8
18.8
5.5
6.9
13.1
15.5
13.5
5.5
20.2
11.7
3.8
33.8
1.9
10.1
13.7
10.7
9.0
9.9
17.0
2.8
5.8
12.2
13.6
1.7
16.5
8.1
13.6
23.6
11.6
9.5
2.2
21.6
3.3
7.9
16.4
11.7
0.2 !
24.5
5.0
9.3
6.7
3.6

(0.20)
(0.50)
(0.45)
(0.54)
(0.78)
(0.56)
(0.11)
(0.68)
()
()
(0.08)
(0.41)
(0.59)
(0.38)
(0.98)
(2.71)
(1.10)
(0.17)
(1.48)
(0.91)
(0.80)
()
(0.30)
(1.56)
(0.33)
(0.48)
(0.33)
(0.77)
(0.25)
(0.02)
(1.25)
(1.13)
(1.09)
(0.18)
(2.76)
(0.38)
(1.44)
(0.56)
(0.14)
(0.87)
(0.60)
(3.32)
(0.37)
(0.77)
(0.28)
(0.81)
(0.10)
(0.83)
(0.09)
(1.90)
(0.55)
(0.31)

13.1
10.2
5.0
14.2
10.3
16.1
10.4
7.3
13.2

9.3
19.3
5.8
6.1
13.3
14.1
12.2
5.4
21.3
11.7
5.6
37.8
1.7
8.1
16.5
13.5
9.1
8.2
18.2
3.1
5.9
13.9
12.0
5.5
17.3
5.4
14.0
21.5
11.1
9.7
2.3
19.3
4.2
4.2
16.0
12.0
1.4 !
26.4
5.8
10.9
6.1
6.7

(0.29) 5.2
(0.45) 4.9
(0.52) 1.0
(0.21) 4.0
(0.62) 4.7
(0.89) 6.5
(0.09) 4.5
(0.95) 1.7
() 3.4
()

(0.06) 4.6
(0.71) 7.6
() 4.3
(0.46) 1.2
(0.97) 5.4
(2.08) 6.7
(0.97) 3.6
(0.25) 1.5
(1.14) 6.6
(0.34) 2.6 !
(0.60) 0.8 !
() 9.8
(0.24) 0.9 !
(1.30) 1.4
(0.25) 3.8
(1.47) 3.7
(0.36) 2.0
(0.62) 2.9
(0.28) 4.6
() 1.0
(1.07) 0.9
(1.50) 3.3
(1.34) 2.2
(0.19) 1.4
(0.98) 6.3
(0.26) 7.0 !
(1.64) 5.6
(0.60) 11.3
(0.21) 3.6
(0.96) 2.2
(0.30) 0.9 !
(2.33) 8.3
(0.31)

(0.37) 2.9
(0.13) 7.1
(0.06) 2.6
(0.41)
#
(0.46) 8.3
(0.12) 1.6
(2.21) 3.9 !
(0.44) 4.6 !
(1.35)

(0.20) 5.2
(0.54) 6.1
(0.08) 1.1
(1.09) 3.7
(1.21) 8.2
(0.56) 5.8
(0.39) 4.3
(0.44)

() 3.7
()

(0.12) 5.0
(0.49) 9.6
(0.76) 4.8
(0.28) 1.0
(1.15) 5.1
(1.64) 3.9
(0.35) 2.9
(0.19) 1.8
(1.24) 7.2
(1.04) 2.7
(0.35) 3.1 !
() 12.6
(0.25) 0.5
(0.25) 1.2
(0.57) 4.6
(0.93) 3.7
(0.22) 2.4
(0.38) 2.1
(0.94) 3.1
(0.07) 1.1
(0.09)

(0.59) 4.8
(0.17) 2.1
(0.29) 1.5
(1.39)

(3.34) 3.3 !
(0.62) 5.4
(0.67) 11.8
(0.42) 3.9
(0.35) 1.9
(0.34) 0.3 !
(1.29) 8.2
() 1.4 !
(0.41) 1.4
(0.27) 7.1
(0.36) 2.7
()
#
(2.41) 13.3
(0.28) 1.4
(1.25) 2.9 !
(2.04) 3.2 !
() 1.0

2006
17
(0.24)
(0.43)
(0.12)
(0.92)
(1.35)
(0.62)
(0.29)
()
()
()
(0.15)
(0.65)
()
(0.23)
(0.83)
(0.56)
(0.25)
(0.20)
(0.96)
(0.78)
(1.29)
()
(0.13)
(0.19)
(0.54)
(0.64)
(0.20)
(0.23)
(0.36)
()
()
(0.61)
(0.15)
(0.25)
()
(1.46)
(0.60)
(0.72)
(0.31)
(0.36)
(0.10)
(2.52)
(0.70)
(0.20)
(0.24)
(0.03)
()
(2.61)
(0.10)
(0.82)
(1.23)
(0.16)

are based on universe counts of schools and school districts; therefore, these figures do not have standard errors.
for 2006 are based on universe counts of schools and school districts; therefore, these figures do not have standard errors.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection: 2004 and 2006. (This table was prepared June 2008.)

2Data

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment

95

Table 54. Enrollment in grades 9 through 12 in public and private schools compared with population 14 to 17 years of age: Selected years,
188990 through fall 2012
[In thousands]
Enrollment, grades 9 to 121
Public schools

Enrollment
as a
ratio of
Population population
14 to
14 to
17 years
Secondary 17 years
2
of age3
of age
9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade ungraded
Private schools

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

188990..............
18991900..........
190910..............
191920..............
192930..............

298
630
1,032
2,414
4,741

203
519
915
2,200
4,399

917
1,627

576
1,192

396
880

312
701

0
0

95
111
117
214
341 4

5,355
6,152
7,220
7,736
9,341

5.6
10.2
14.3
31.2
50.7

193940..............
194950..............
Fall 1959 .............
Fall 1963 .............

7,059
6,397
9,306
12,170

6,601
5,725
8,271
10,883

2,011
1,761

1,767
1,513

1,486
1,275

1,282
1,134

55
42

458 5
672
1,035
1,287

9,720
8,405
11,155
13,492

72.6
76.1
83.4
90.2

Fall 1965 .............


Fall 1966 .............
Fall 1967 .............
Fall 1968 .............
Fall 1969 .............

13,002
13,280
13,647
14,123
14,337

11,602
11,880
12,247
12,723
13,037

3,215
3,318
3,395
3,508
3,568

2,993
3,111
3,221
3,310
3,405

2,741
2,756
2,879
2,986
3,047

2,477
2,508
2,525
2,650
2,732

176
187
226
268
285

1,400 6
1,400 6
1,400 6
1,400 6
1,300 6

14,146
14,398
14,727
15,170
15,549

91.9
92.2
92.7
93.1
92.2

Fall 1970 .............


Fall 1971 .............
Fall 1972 .............
Fall 1973 .............
Fall 1974 .............

14,647
15,053
15,148
15,344
15,403

13,336
13,753
13,848
14,044
14,103

3,654
3,781
3,779
3,801
3,832

3,458
3,571
3,648
3,650
3,675

3,128
3,200
3,248
3,323
3,302

2,775
2,864
2,873
2,918
2,955

321
337
299
352
339

1,311
1,300 6
1,300 6
1,300 6
1,300 6

15,924
16,328
16,639
16,867
17,035

92.0
92.2
91.0
91.0
90.4

Fall 1975 .............


Fall 1976 .............
Fall 1977 .............
Fall 1978 .............
Fall 1979 .............

15,604
15,656
15,546
15,441
14,916

14,304
14,314
14,203
14,088
13,616

3,879
3,825
3,779
3,726
3,526

3,723
3,738
3,686
3,610
3,532

3,354
3,373
3,388
3,312
3,241

2,986
3,015
3,026
3,023
2,969

362
363
324
416
348

1,300 6
1,342
1,343
1,353
1,300 6

17,128
17,119
17,045
16,946
16,611

91.1
91.5
91.2
91.1
89.8

Fall 1980 .............


Fall 1981 .............
Fall 1982 .............
Fall 1983 .............
Fall 1984 .............

14,570
14,164
13,805
13,671
13,704

13,231
12,764
12,405
12,271
12,304

3,377
3,286
3,248
3,330
3,440

3,368
3,218
3,137
3,103
3,145

3,195
3,039
2,917
2,861
2,819

2,925
2,907
2,787
2,678
2,599

366
314
315
299
300

1,339
1,400 6
1,400 6
1,400
1,400 6

16,143
15,609
15,057
14,740
14,725

90.3
90.7
91.7
92.7
93.1

Fall 1985 .............


Fall 1986 .............
Fall 1987 .............
Fall 1988 .............
Fall 1989 .............

13,750
13,669
13,323
12,893
12,524

12,388
12,333
12,076
11,687
11,393

3,439
3,256
3,143
3,106
3,141

3,230
3,215
3,020
2,895
2,868

2,866
2,954
2,936
2,749
2,629

2,550
2,601
2,681
2,650
2,473

303
308
296
288
281

1,362
1,336 6
1,247
1,206 6
1,131

303

284

267

273

14,888
14,824
14,502
14,023
13,536

92.4
92.2
91.9
91.9
92.5

Fall 1990 .............


Fall 1991 .............
Fall 1992 .............
Fall 1993 .............
Fall 1994 .............

12,476
12,675
12,862
13,081
13,354

11,341
11,544
11,737
11,963
12,215

3,169
3,313
3,352
3,487
3,604

2,896
2,915
3,027
3,050
3,131

2,612
2,645
2,656
2,751
2,748

2,381
2,392
2,431
2,424
2,488

284
278
272
250
244

1,136 6
1,131
1,125 6
1,118
1,138 6

309

312

286

286

272

266

260

249

13,329
13,491
13,775
14,096
14,637

93.6
94.0
93.4
92.8
91.2

Fall 1995 .............


Fall 1996 .............
Fall 1997 .............
Fall 1998 .............
Fall 1999 .............

13,665
14,027
14,241
14,407
14,600

12,502
12,849
13,056
13,195
13,371

3,704
3,801
3,819
3,856
3,935

3,237
3,323
3,376
3,382
3,415

2,826
2,930
2,972
3,021
3,034

2,487
2,586
2,673
2,722
2,782

247
208
216
214
205

1,163
1,178 6
1,185
1,212 6
1,229

325

326

336

304

306

313

276

283

295

255

266

280

15,013
15,443
15,769
15,829
16,007

91.0
90.8
90.3
91.0
91.2

Fall 2000 .............


Fall 2001 .............
Fall 2002 .............
Fall 2003 .............
Fall 2004 .............

14,781
15,032
15,374
15,651
15,949

13,517
13,736
14,069
14,339
14,618

3,963
4,012
4,105
4,190
4,281

3,491
3,528
3,584
3,675
3,750

3,083
3,174
3,229
3,277
3,369

2,803
2,863
2,990
3,046
3,094

177
159
161
150
122

1,264 6
1,296
1,306 6
1,311
1,331 6

350

351

333

334

316

317

293

304

16,144
16,280
16,506
16,694
17,054

91.6
92.3
93.1
93.8
93.5

Fall 2005 .............


Fall 2006 .............
Fall 2007 .............
Fall 2008 .............
Fall 2009 .............

16,258
16,441
16,451
16,322
16,261

14,909
15,081
15,087
14,980
14,952

4,287
4,260
4,200
4,123
4,080

3,866
3,882
3,863
3,822
3,809

3,454
3,551
3,558
3,548
3,541

3,180
3,277
3,375
3,400
3,432

121
110
92
87
90

1,349
1,360 6
1,364
1,342 6
1,309

356

357

333

348

347

330

326

334

324

315

324

319

17,358
17,549
17,597
17,395
17,232

93.7
93.7
93.5
93.8
94.4

Fall 2010 .............


Fall 20117 ............
Fall 20127 ............

16,160
16,047
15,976

14,860
14,787
14,752

4,008
4,016
4,046

3,800
3,732
3,740

3,538
3,529
3,466

3,472
3,469
3,459

42
41
41

1,300 7
1,260
1,224

17,064
16,862

94.7
95.2

9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade

Secondary
ungraded

All schools

Year

Not available.
1Includes a relatively small number of secondary ungraded students.
2Data for 1890 through 1950 are from the decennial censuses of population. Later data are Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 preceding the opening of the school year.
3Gross enrollment ratio based on school enrollment of all ages in grades 9 to 12 divided by the 14to 17-year-old population. Differs from enrollment rates in other tables, which are based on the
enrollment of persons in the given age group only.
4Data are for 192728.
5Data are for 194041.
6Estimated.
7Projected.
NOTE: Includes enrollment in public schools that are a part of state and local school systems and
also in most private schools, both religiously affiliated and nonsectarian. The enrollment for
ungraded public school students was estimated based on the secondary proportion of ungraded
students in prior years. The enrollment of ungraded private school students was estimated based

Total

on the secondary proportion of ungraded students in individual high schools. Some data have
been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Annual Report
of the Commissioner of Education, 1890 through 1910; Biennial Survey of Education in the United
States, 191920 through 194950; Statistics of State School Systems, 195152 through
195758; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 1959 through 1980;
Statistics of Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1959 through 1980; Common Core
of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 198182
through 201011; Schools and Staffing Survey, Private School Data File, 198788; Private
School Universe Survey (PSS), 198990 through 200910; Projections of Education Statistics to
2021; and unpublished data. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population
Reports, Series P-25, Nos. 1000, 1022, 1045, 1057, 1059, 1092, and 1095; and 2000 through
2011 Population Estimates, retrieved August 14, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/
national/asrh/2011/index.html. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 55. Enrollment in foreign language courses compared with enrollment in grades 9 through 12 in public secondary schools: Selected years,
fall 1948 through fall 2000
[Numbers in thousands]
Percent change
in enrollment
Language

Fall 1948 Fall 1960 Fall 1965 Fall 1968 Fall 1970 Fall 1974 Fall 1976 Fall 1982 Fall 1985 Fall 1990 Fall 1994 Fall 2000

1976
to 1990

1990
to 2000

10

11

12

13

14

15

5,602 1

8,589

11,602

12,723

13,336

14,103

14,314

12,405

12,388

11,341

12,215

13,517

-20.8

19.2

All foreign
Number enrolled...............
Percent of all students.....

1,170
20.9

2,522
29.4

3,659
31.5

3,890
30.6

3,779
28.3

3,295
23.3

3,174
22.2

2,910
23.3

4,029
32.2

4,257
37.5

5,002
40.9

5,898
43.6

34.1

38.6

Modern foreign languages


Number enrolled ....................
Percent of all students ...........

741
13.2

1,867
21.7

3,068
26.4

3,518
27.7

3,514
26.4

3,127
22.1

3,023
21.1

2,740
21.9

3,852
31.1

4,093
36.1

4,813
39.4

5,721
42.3

35.4

39.8

Spanish
Number enrolled ................
Percent of all students........

443
7.9

933
10.9

1,427
12.3

1,698
13.3

1,811
13.6

1,678
11.9

1,717
12.0

1,563
12.5

2,334
18.8

2,611
23.0

3,220
26.4

4,058
30.0

52.1

55.4

French
Number enrolled ................
Percent of all students........

254
4.5

744
8.7

1,251
10.8

1,328
10.4

1,231
9.2

978
6.9

888
6.2

858
6.9

1,134
9.2

1,089
9.6

1,106
9.1

1,075
8.0

22.6

-1.3

German
Number enrolled ................
Percent of all students........

43
0.8

151
1.8

328
2.8

423
3.3

411
3.1

393
2.8

353
2.5

267
2.1

312
2.5

295
2.6

326
2.7

283
2.1

-16.2

-4.1

Russian
Number enrolled ................
Percent of all students........

10
0.1

27
0.2

24
0.2

20
0.2

15
0.1

11
0.1

6
#

6
#

16
0.1

16
0.1

11
0.1

46.6

-35.6

Italian
Number enrolled ................
Percent of all students........

20
0.2

25
0.2

27
0.2

27
0.2

40
0.3

46
0.3

44
0.4

47
0.4

40
0.4

44
0.4

64
0.5

-11.4

58.7

Japanese3
Number enrolled ................
Percent of all students........

25
0.2

42
0.3

51
0.4

102.5

Total enrollment, grades


9 to 12 .................................
languages2

Other modern foreign


languages4
Number enrolled ................
Percent of all students........
Latin
Number enrolled ....................
Percent of all students ...........

18

15

23

18

15

59

179

73.0

1,102.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.5

1.3

429
7.7

655
7.6

591
5.1

372
2.9

265
2.0

167
1.2

150
1.1

170
1.4

177
1.4

164
1.4

189
1.5

177
1.3

8.9

8.3

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Estimated.
2Includes enrollment in ancient Greek (not shown separately). Fewer than 1,000 students
were enrolled in this language in each of the years shown.
3Until 1990, student enrollment in Japanese courses was included in the Other modern foreign languages category.

4Includes

students enrolled in unspecified modern foreign languages. Since 1990, enrollment in Japanese courses is reported as a separate category.
NOTE: Percent change computed from unrounded numbers.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 1982 through 2000. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages,
Foreign Language Enrollments in U.S. Public Secondary Schools, Fall 2000. (This table
was prepared April 2002.)

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Enrollment Status and Child Care Arrangements of Young Children
r a C d l i hC d n a

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Table 56. Enrollment of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in preprimary programs, by level of program, control of program, and attendance status:
Selected years, 1965 through 2011

t n em l l o r n E

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Age and year

Enrollment, by level and control (in thousands)

Total 3- to
5-year-old
population Total enrollment
(in thousands) (in thousands)
2

Percent
enrolled

Enrollment, by attendance status


(in thousands)

Public

Private

Public

Private

Full-day

Part-day

Full-day as a
percent of total
enrollment

10

11

Nursery school enrollment

Kindergarten enrollment

1
Total, 3 to 5
years old
1965.....................
1970.....................
1975.....................
1980.....................
1985.....................

12,549
10,949
10,185
9,284
10,733

(144.5)
(109.4)
(105.8)
(102.6)
(115.6)

3,407
4,104
4,955
4,878
5,865

(87.1)
(71.5)
(71.2)
(68.8)
(77.6)

27.1
37.5
48.7
52.5
54.6

(0.69)
(0.65)
(0.70)
(0.74)
(0.72)

127
332
570
628
846

(19.6)
(25.3)
(32.7)
(34.6)
(42.0)

393
762
1,174
1,353
1,631

(34.1)
(37.6)
(45.5)
(48.6)
(56.0)

2,291
2,498
2,682
2,438
2,847

(75.6)
(62.0)
(62.7)
(60.6)
(68.8)

596
511
528
459
541

(41.6)
(31.1)
(31.6)
(29.9)
(34.1)

698
1,295
1,551
2,144

()
(36.1)
(47.4)
(51.4)
(62.3)

3,405
3,659
3,327
3,722

()
(68.3)
(68.3)
(66.1)
(74.2)

17.0
26.1
31.8
36.6

()
(0.83)
(0.88)
(0.95)
(0.95)

1990.....................
19951 ...................
20001 ...................
20051 ...................
20081 ...................

11,207
12,518
11,858
12,134
12,583

(124.2)
(131.5)
(133.0)
(144.6)
(147.1)

6,659
7,739
7,592
7,801
7,928

(82.3)
(86.6)
(86.3)
(82.7)
(84.8)

59.4
61.8
64.0
64.3
63.0

(0.73)
(0.69)
(0.70)
(0.68)
(0.67)

1,199
1,950
2,146
2,409
2,609

(51.8)
(64.6)
(69.2)
(68.8)
(71.2)

2,180
2,381
2,180
2,120
1,961

(66.4)
(69.9)
(69.7)
(65.5)
(63.7)

2,772
2,800
2,701
2,804
2,982

(72.3)
(74.2)
(75.4)
(72.7)
(74.7)

509
608
565
468
376

(34.9)
(38.3)
(38.3)
(33.2)
(29.9)

2,577
3,689
4,008
4,548
4,615

(70.6)
(81.2)
(85.1)
(83.5)
(84.7)

4,082
4,051
3,584
3,253
3,313

(80.7)
(83.4)
(82.6)
(76.4)
(77.4)

38.7
47.7
52.8
58.3
58.2

(0.95)
(0.90)
(0.95)
(0.87)
(0.87)

20091 ................... 12,718 (147.8)


20101,2 ................. 12,949 (80.4)
20111,2 ................. 12,965 (81.8)

8,076 (85.0)
8,246 (107.3)
8,260 (105.0)

63.5
63.7
63.7

(0.67)
(0.66)
(0.72)

2,703
2,749
2,876

(72.3)
(89.3)
(74.5)

1,945
2,048
2,035

(63.6)
(69.0)
(79.7)

3,144
3,080
2,947

(76.2)
(75.6)
(74.4)

284
369
402

(26.1)
(33.2)
(38.3)

4,916 (86.0)
4,813 (98.5)
4,884 (107.6)

3,160
3,432
3,376

(76.3)
(88.5)
(87.0)

60.9
58.4
59.1

(0.85)
(0.92)
(0.98)

3 years old
1965.....................
1970.....................
1975.....................
1980.....................
1985.....................

4,149
3,516
3,177
3,143
3,594

(84.9)
(63.2)
(60.2)
(60.7)
(68.2)

203
454
683
857
1,035

(24.3)
(28.1)
(32.7)
(35.7)
(40.8)

4.9
12.9
21.5
27.3
28.8

(0.59)
(0.80)
(1.03)
(1.14)
(1.14)

41
110
179
221
278

(11.1)
(14.6)
(18.3)
(20.5)
(24.1)

153
322
474
604
679

(21.2)
(24.1)
(28.3)
(31.6)
(35.3)

()
12 ! (4.9)
11 ! (4.7)
16 ! (5.7)
52 (10.8)

10 !
18 !
17 !
26

()
(4.5)
(6.0)
(5.9)
(7.6)

142
259
321
350

()
(16.5)
(21.8)
(24.3)
(26.7)

312
423
536
685

()
(23.8)
(27.0)
(30.2)
(35.4)

31.3
37.9
37.5
33.8

()
(3.07)
(2.62)
(2.36)
(2.21)

1990.....................
19951 ...................
20001 ...................
20051 ...................
20081 ...................

3,692
4,148
3,929
4,151
4,204

(72.7)
(77.4)
(78.2)
(86.3)
(86.9)

1,205
1,489
1,541
1,715
1,655

(45.1)
(49.2)
(50.5)
(49.7)
(49.6)

32.6
35.9
39.2
41.3
39.4

(1.22)
(1.19)
(1.29)
(1.20)
(1.18)

347
511
644
777
755

(28.1)
(33.7)
(38.3)
(39.4)
(39.0)

840
947
854
869
802

(40.3)
(43.0)
(42.7)
(41.1)
(39.9)

11 ! (5.4)
15 ! (6.1)
27 ! (8.5)
54 (11.4)
90 (14.7)

17 !
16 !
15 !

()
(6.5)
(6.7)
(6.0)
()

447
754
761
901
852

(31.4)
(39.6)
(40.9)
(41.6)
(40.8)

758
736
779
814
803

(38.9)
(39.2)
(41.3)
(40.1)
(39.9)

37.1
50.6
49.4
52.5
51.5

(2.20)
(2.06)
(2.10)
(1.89)
(1.92)

20091 ...................
20101,2 .................
20111,2 .................

4,361
4,492
4,292

(88.4)
(59.4)
(96.0)

1,776
1,718
1,651

(50.8)
(59.5)
(67.8)

40.7
38.2
38.5

(1.17)
(1.25)
(1.19)

837
824
771

(40.7)
(48.3)
(49.0)

861
818
798

(41.2)
(42.9)
(47.0)

61
54
53

(12.2)
(15.3)
(12.6)

17 !
22 !
28 !

(6.5)
(7.9)
(8.7)

1,024
861
928

(43.8)
(50.1)
(53.1)

752
857
723

(39.1)
(46.3)
(50.9)

57.7
50.1
56.2

(1.84)
(2.21)
(2.37)

4 years old
1965.....................
1970.....................
1975.....................
1980.....................
1985.....................

4,238
3,620
3,499
3,072
3,598

(85.8)
(64.1)
(63.1)
(60.0)
(68.2)

683
1,007
1,418
1,423
1,766

(41.8)
(38.0)
(41.0)
(39.5)
(45.1)

16.1
27.8
40.5
46.3
49.1

(0.99)
(1.05)
(1.17)
(1.29)
(1.25)

68
176
332
363
496

(14.3)
(18.3)
(24.5)
(25.6)
(31.1)

213
395
644
701
859

(24.9)
(26.5)
(32.3)
(33.3)
(38.5)

284
318
313
239
276

(28.4)
(24.0)
(23.8)
(21.2)
(24.0)

118
117
129
120
135

(18.7)
(15.0)
(15.7)
(15.4)
(17.1)

230
411
467
643

()
(20.7)
(26.9)
(28.5)
(34.6)

776
1,008
956
1,123

()
(34.8)
(37.8)
(36.7)
(41.8)

22.8
29.0
32.8
36.4

()
(1.87)
(1.70)
(1.78)
(1.72)

1990.....................
19951 ...................
20001 ...................
20051 ...................
20081 ...................

3,723
4,145
3,940
4,028
4,241

(73.0)
(77.4)
(78.3)
(85.1)
(87.2)

2,087
2,553
2,556
2,668
2,804

(48.0)
(49.9)
(49.5)
(47.0)
(48.3)

56.1
61.6
64.9
66.2
66.1

(1.29)
(1.20)
(1.26)
(1.17)
(1.14)

695
1,054
1,144
1,295
1,525

(37.7)
(44.6)
(47.0)
(46.4)
(48.9)

1,144
1,208
1,121
1,083
995

(44.6)
(46.6)
(46.8)
(44.1)
(43.2)

157
207
227
215
234

(19.4)
(22.3)
(24.2)
(22.3)
(23.3)

91
84
65
75
49

(14.9)
(14.5)
(13.2)
(13.5)
(10.9)

716
1,104
1,182
1,332
1,332

(38.1)
(45.3)
(47.5)
(46.8)
(47.3)

1,371
1,449
1,374
1,336
1,472

(46.6)
(48.9)
(49.4)
(46.8)
(48.6)

34.3
43.3
46.2
49.9
47.5

(1.65)
(1.56)
(1.63)
(1.52)
(1.48)

20091 ...................
20101,2 .................
20111,2 .................

4,176
4,358
4,473

(86.6)
(57.7)
(76.0)

2,698
2,988
2,946

(48.4)
(67.2)
(76.8)

64.6
68.6
65.9

(1.16)
(1.25)
(1.28)

1,512
1,587
1,624

(48.6)
(67.0)
(61.0)

905
1,016
976

(41.7)
(44.8)
(56.1)

256
331
284

(24.3)
(35.5)
(28.2)

25 ! (7.8)
55 (12.1)
62 (15.3)

1,372
1,405
1,392

(47.5)
(55.6)
(63.7)

1,326
1,584
1,553

(47.1)
(62.1)
(56.7)

50.9
47.0
47.3

(1.51)
(1.61)
(1.60)

5 years old3
1965.....................
1970.....................
1975.....................
1980.....................
1985.....................

4,162
3,814
3,509
3,069
3,542

(85.1)
(65.8)
(63.2)
(60.0)
(67.7)

2,521
2,643
2,854
2,598
3,065

(55.1)
(40.2)
(32.6)
(28.6)
(30.6)

60.6
69.3
81.3
84.7
86.5

(1.32)
(1.05)
(0.93)
(0.93)
(0.86)

27 ! (9.1)
45
(9.4)
57 (10.6)
48
(9.8)
94 (14.4)

2,002
2,168
2,358
2,183
2,519

(56.3)
(43.2)
(39.2)
(35.9)
(40.6)

474
384
381
322
379

(35.8)
(26.2)
(26.0)
(24.3)
(27.7)

326
625
763
1,151

()
(24.4)
(32.0)
(34.2)
(41.9)

2,317
2,228
1,835
1,914

()
(42.5)
(40.2)
(38.8)
(44.6)

12.3
21.9
29.4
37.6

()
(0.90)
(1.09)
(1.28)
(1.32)

1990.....................
19951 ...................
20001 ...................
20051 ...................
20081 ...................

3,792
4,224
3,989
3,955
4,137

(73.7)
(78.1)
(78.7)
(84.3)
(86.2)

3,367
3,697
3,495
3,418
3,470

(30.8)
(34.2)
(34.3)
(33.7)
(37.1)

88.8
87.5
87.6
86.4
83.9

(0.81)
(0.81)
(0.86)
(0.85)
(0.90)

157
385
359
337
329

(19.4)
(29.8)
(29.8)
(27.5)
(27.2)

196
226
206
168
163

(21.6)
(23.3)
(23.1)
(19.9)
(19.6)

2,604
2,578
2,447
2,535
2,659

(45.2)
(50.5)
(50.8)
(47.3)
(48.3)

411
507
484
378
320

(30.3)
(33.7)
(34.1)
(29.0)
(26.9)

1,414
1,830
2,065
2,316
2,432

(47.2)
(51.3)
(52.1)
(48.5)
(49.6)

1,953
1,867
1,431
1,102
1,038

(48.7)
(51.4)
(50.0)
(44.2)
(43.7)

42.0
49.5
59.1
67.7
70.1

(1.35)
(1.31)
(1.37)
(1.25)
(1.22)

20091 ...................
20101,2 .................
20111,2 .................

4,180
4,099
4,201

(86.6)
(57.9)
(69.1)

3,601
3,540
3,663

(35.0)
(56.2)
(67.6)

86.1
86.3
87.2

(0.84)
(0.92)
(0.85)

354
338
481

(28.2)
(28.6)
(36.4)

179
214
261

(20.5)
(23.5)
(29.4)

2,827
2,695
2,610

(47.4)
(58.4)
(67.6)

242
292
312

(23.6)
(30.3)
(31.4)

2,519
2,548
2,564

(49.6)
(60.1)
(67.6)

1,082
992
1,099

(44.3)
(44.6)
(54.3)

70.0
72.0
70.0

(1.20)
(1.20)
(1.36)

18 ! (7.4)
45
(9.4)
59 (10.7)
44
(9.4)
73 (12.7)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent
or greater.
1Beginning in 1994, preprimary enrollment data were collected using new procedures. Data
may not be comparable to figures for earlier years.
2Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced
more precise values than the methodology used in prior years.

3Enrollment

data include only those students in preprimary programs.


NOTE: Preprimary programs provide educational experiences for children and include kindergarten, preschool, and nursery school programs. Enrollment data for 5-year-olds include
only those students in preprimary programs and do not include those enrolled in primary programs. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Detail
may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Preprimary Enrollment, 1965, 1970, and 1975. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau,
Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1980 through 2011. (This table was prepared
June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

98

Table 57. Percentage of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children enrolled in preprimary programs, by attendance status, level of program, and selected child and family characteristics: 2011
Percent of 3- to 5-year-old population enrolled

Selected child and family characteristics

Total 3- to 5-yearold population


(in thousands)

Total enrollment
(in thousands)

Total

Total

Nursery school

Kindergarten

Total

Nursery school

Kindergarten

Full-day

10

11

1
Total.................................................

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male ..........................................................
Female ......................................................
Age of child
3 years old ................................................
4 years old ................................................
5 years old ................................................
Race/ethnicity of child
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic ....................................................
Asian.........................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ...............
American Indian/Alaska Native.................
Two or more races ....................................
Number of parents or guardians in household
One parent or guardian.............................
Two parents or guardians..........................
Mothers current employment status1
Employed ..................................................
Unemployed..............................................
Not in the labor force.................................
No mother in household............................
Fathers current employment status1
Employed ..................................................
Unemployed..............................................
Not in the labor force.................................
No father in household..............................
Every parent or guardian employed1 ............
No parent or guardian employed1 .................
Highest educational attainment of parents
or guardians1
Less than high school ...............................
High school/GED ......................................
Vocational/technical or some college........
Associates degree....................................
Bachelors degree .....................................
Graduate or professional degree ..............

Full-day

Part-day

Percentage distribution of enrollment


Part-day
12

12,965

(81.8)

8,260

(105.0)

63.7

(0.72)

37.7

(0.79)

18.0

(0.65)

19.7

(0.49)

26.0

(0.66)

19.9

(0.60)

6.1

(0.38)

59.1

(0.98)

40.9

(0.98)

6,618
6,347

(64.1)
(81.6)

4,244
4,016

(82.6)
(81.4)

64.1
63.3

(1.04)
(0.99)

38.4
36.9

(1.06)
(1.06)

18.5
17.4

(0.89)
(0.89)

19.9
19.5

(0.68)
(0.69)

25.7
26.4

(0.91)
(0.97)

19.7
20.0

(0.85)
(0.87)

6.0
6.3

(0.48)
(0.52)

59.9
58.3

(1.30)
(1.40)

40.1
41.7

(1.30)
(1.40)

4,292
4,473
4,201

(96.0)
(76.0)
(69.1)

1,651
2,946
3,663

(67.8)
(76.8)
(67.6)

38.5
65.9
87.2

(1.19)
(1.28)
(0.85)

21.6
31.1
61.0

(1.11)
(1.29)
(1.34)

20.2
25.5
7.8

(1.10)
(1.24)
(0.75)

1.4
5.7
53.3

(0.32)
(0.63)
(1.31)

16.8
34.7
26.2

(1.08)
(1.15)
(1.20)

16.4
32.6
9.9

(1.06)
(1.17)
(0.83)

0.5
2.1
16.3

(0.16)
(0.32)
(1.14)

56.2
47.3
70.0

(2.37)
(1.60)
(1.36)

43.8
52.7
30.0

(2.37)
(1.60)
(1.36)

6,628
1,760
3,367
569

96
514

(50.7)
(53.7)
(40.5)
(30.1)
()
(18.5)
(33.0)

4,443
1,149
1,878
365

70
331

(72.1)
(50.6)
(48.1)
(28.1)
()
(15.9)
(28.6)

67.0
65.3
55.8
64.2

72.9
64.3

(0.91)
(2.22)
(1.37)
(3.33)
()
(8.10)
(3.40)

37.3
48.0
32.8
36.3

53.1
38.5

(1.00)
(2.24)
(1.24)
(3.16)
()
(9.57)
(3.64)

18.1
25.8
13.4
15.8

33.9
20.5

(0.84)
(1.84)
(1.15)
(2.25)
()
(7.92)
(3.68)

19.2
22.3
19.4
20.4

19.2 !
17.9

(0.63)
(1.72)
(0.98)
(2.66)
()
(6.14)
(2.55)

29.7
17.3
23.0
27.9

19.8
25.9

(0.99)
(1.63)
(1.18)
(3.53)
()
(5.52)
(3.34)

23.2
14.9
16.5
20.0

16.9 !
16.5

(0.91)
(1.59)
(1.06)
(3.24)
()
(5.38)
(2.68)

6.6
2.3
6.5
7.9

2.9
9.4

(0.54)
(0.61)
(0.73)
(1.89)
()
(1.93)
(2.13)

55.6
73.6
58.8
56.5

72.8
59.8

(1.32)
(2.34)
(1.80)
(4.61)
()
(8.06)
(4.76)

44.4
26.4
41.2
43.5

27.2
40.2

(1.32)
(2.34)
(1.80)
(4.61)
()
(8.06)
(4.76)

3,784
9,181

(101.0)
(110.3)

2,347
5,913

(77.9)
(107.2)

62.0
64.4

(1.35)
(0.89)

42.8
35.5

(1.43)
(0.97)

20.4
17.0

(1.28)
(0.76)

22.4
18.5

(0.99)
(0.60)

19.2
28.9

(1.19)
(0.85)

14.6
22.1

(0.97)
(0.80)

4.6
6.8

(0.65)
(0.45)

69.1
55.2

(1.79)
(1.24)

30.9
44.8

(1.79)
(1.24)

7,149
821
4,538
458

(123.3)
(55.7)
(114.2)
(39.8)

4,868
460
2,653
278

(105.6)
(41.1)
(87.6)
(32.0)

68.1
56.0
58.5
60.9

(0.95)
(3.09)
(1.21)
(4.19)

43.8
36.1
28.2
39.7

(1.06)
(3.15)
(1.14)
(4.35)

22.7
12.7
11.1
23.3

(0.89)
(2.39)
(0.85)
(3.79)

21.1
23.3
17.1
16.4

(0.74)
(2.36)
(0.79)
(2.95)

24.3
19.9
30.3
21.2

(0.88)
(2.47)
(1.13)
(3.44)

18.5
15.1
23.5
15.0

(0.77)
(2.16)
(1.09)
(2.93)

5.9
4.8
6.8
6.2

(0.44)
(1.28)
(0.68)
(1.93)

64.3
64.4
48.2
65.2

(1.22)
(4.11)
(1.64)
(5.31)

35.7
35.6
51.8
34.8

(1.22)
(4.11)
(1.64)
(5.31)

8,458
586
595
3,326
4,563
1,921

(119.3)
(46.6)
(45.7)
(97.7)
(116.7)
(69.9)

5,499
325
367
2,068
3,181
1,073

(98.8)
(35.5)
(35.5)
(73.1)
(95.2)
(53.7)

65.0
55.5
61.7
62.2
69.7
55.9

(0.92)
(3.68)
(3.39)
(1.40)
(1.15)
(1.97)

36.7
30.0
28.1
43.3
43.6
33.4

(1.03)
(3.43)
(3.42)
(1.41)
(1.37)
(1.91)

17.8
12.1
14.7
20.0
23.2
13.6

(0.83)
(2.61)
(2.87)
(1.31)
(1.11)
(1.25)

18.8
17.9
13.4
23.3
20.4
19.8

(0.65)
(2.46)
(2.46)
(1.05)
(1.02)
(1.52)

28.3
25.5
33.6
18.9
26.2
22.5

(0.89)
(3.35)
(3.65)
(1.27)
(1.09)
(1.68)

21.7
19.7
23.8
14.6
19.5
16.2

(0.83)
(3.13)
(3.26)
(1.05)
(0.91)
(1.38)

6.6
5.8
9.8
4.4
6.6
6.3

(0.45)
(1.52)
(2.25)
(0.69)
(0.57)
(1.11)

56.4
54.1
45.5
69.6
62.5
59.7

(1.29)
(5.09)
(5.04)
(1.84)
(1.53)
(2.65)

43.6
45.9
54.5
30.4
37.5
40.3

(1.29)
(5.09)
(5.04)
(1.84)
(1.53)
(2.65)

1,441
3,037
2,371
1,506
2,642
1,969

(76.2)
(100.2)
(83.6)
(71.5)
(90.5)
(76.6)

765
1,751
1,447
945
1,872
1,480

(47.6)
(76.0)
(67.8)
(54.7)
(77.3)
(67.8)

53.1
57.7
61.1
62.8
70.9
75.2

(2.45)
(1.65)
(1.89)
(2.22)
(1.62)
(1.89)

37.2
34.1
38.4
35.2
38.2
43.8

(2.42)
(1.66)
(1.96)
(1.96)
(1.68)
(2.26)

13.6
14.9
17.7
19.4
18.5
24.5

(1.79)
(1.25)
(1.47)
(1.61)
(1.45)
(1.80)

23.6
19.2
20.7
15.8
19.7
19.3

(2.03)
(1.28)
(1.43)
(1.49)
(1.19)
(1.64)

15.9
23.5
22.7
27.6
32.6
31.4

(1.69)
(1.45)
(1.65)
(1.88)
(1.63)
(1.91)

11.9
17.8
16.8
22.1
25.4
23.6

(1.60)
(1.23)
(1.31)
(1.86)
(1.48)
(1.75)

4.0
5.7
5.9
5.4
7.2
7.8

(0.81)
(0.68)
(1.04)
(1.01)
(0.82)
(1.04)

70.0
59.2
62.9
56.1
54.0
58.2

(2.97)
(2.27)
(2.48)
(2.50)
(2.05)
(2.46)

30.0
40.8
37.1
43.9
46.0
41.8

(2.97)
(2.27)
(2.48)
(2.50)
(2.05)
(2.46)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Data pertain only to parents or guardians who live in the household with the child.

NOTE: Preprimary programs provide educational experiences for children and include kindergarten, preschool, and nursery
school programs. Enrollment data for 5-year-olds include only those students in preprimary programs and do not include
those enrolled in primary programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 2011. (This table was
prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment Status and Child Care Arrangements of Young Children

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Enrollment Status and Child Care Arrangements of Young Children

99

Table 58. Number of children under 6 years old and not yet enrolled in kindergarten, percentage in center-based programs, average weekly hours
in nonparental care, and percentage in various types of primary care arrangements, by selected child and family characteristics: 2005
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percentage distribution, by type of primary care arrangement
Nonparental care

Selected child and family


characteristic

Number
of children,
Percent in
ages 0 to 5 center-based
(in thousands)
programs

Average
hours
per week in
nonparental
care1

Center-based care
Parental
care only

(9.0)

36.1 (0.60)

29.3 (0.37)

39.8 (0.76)

(#)
(#)
(#)
(93.0)
(92.0)
(67.3)

12.0
16.9
28.7
42.5
69.2
68.7

(1.13)
(1.34)
(1.84)
(1.67)
(1.36)
(3.51)

30.9
31.2
29.6
28.9
27.9
26.9

(0.95)
(0.81)
(0.75)
(0.64)
(0.67)
(1.28)

57.7
48.5
44.9
34.0
20.9
21.1

Race/ethnicity
White...................................... 11,488 (99.2)
Black ...................................... 2,962 (5.2)
Hispanic ................................. 4,283 (4.1)
Other3..................................... 1,933 (100.2)

37.8
43.8
25.2
37.9

(0.87)
(2.44)
(1.28)
(2.72)

27.1
35.9
28.8
31.8

(0.48)
(0.85)
(0.76)
(0.91)

37.7
30.8
50.9
41.5

Number of parents in the


household4
Two parents............................ 16,275 (114.0)
One parent............................. 4,055 (112.6)

34.4 (0.70)
42.2 (1.94)

Mother in household
Yes ......................................... 19,982
No ..........................................
683

Total preschool children.. 20,665


Age
Under 1 year ..........................
1 year old ...............................
2 years old .............................
3 years old .............................
4 years old .............................
5 years old .............................

3,519
3,988
4,093
4,070
3,873
1,123

(65.8)
(63.8)

Mothers employment status5


Currently employed................ 11,328 (197.3)
35 or more hours/week ...... 7,038 (185.0)
Less than 35 hours/week ... 4,290 (156.5)
Looking for work..................... 1,416 (118.3)
Not in labor force.................... 7,238 (173.7)
Mothers highest education5
Less than high school ............
High school/GED ...................
Vocational/technical or some
college .............................
Associates degree.................
Bachelors degree ..................
Graduate/professional degree.

Nonrelative care

Family
Other
child care (in Sitter (in childs
Head Start center-based another home)
home)
6

5.1

(0.40)

27.3 (0.49)

(1.81)
(1.89)
(1.97)
(1.46)
(1.44)
(3.17)

1.2 !
0.7 !
3.5
5.3
13.2
10.4

(0.57)
(0.25)
(0.98)
(0.75)
(1.12)
(2.22)

10.0
15.0
22.7
33.2
48.2
48.4

(0.97)
(2.67)
(1.43)
(2.80)

2.8
13.3
6.2
3.8

(0.35)
(2.10)
(0.76)
(0.94)

30.4
28.8
16.8
29.6

27.0 (0.42)
35.1 (0.77)

43.3 (0.90)
26.1 (1.68)

3.4
11.1

35.7 (0.59)
45.2 (4.17)

28.9 (0.38)
38.5 (1.87)

40.1 (0.78)
30.9 (3.95)

43.8
47.5
37.7
22.6
25.7

32.3
37.1
22.7
26.0
16.7

20.9
14.9
30.8
55.0
67.3

(0.81)
(1.15)
(1.52)
(2.91)
(1.03)

(0.40)
(0.42)
(0.64)
(1.46)
(0.69)

Relative

Multiple
arrangements2

10

11

8.3

(0.39)

2.3

(0.24)

15.4

(0.66)

1.7

(0.18)

(1.07)
(1.32)
(1.66)
(1.64)
(1.29)
(3.33)

9.2
11.1
10.7
7.6
4.0
4.6 !

(0.90)
(1.09)
(1.13)
(0.91)
(0.73)
(1.44)

3.2
3.4
2.4
1.7
1.2 !

(0.60)
(0.57)
(0.49)
(0.38)
(0.50)
()

17.2
19.1
14.3
16.7
10.4
13.6

(1.42)
(1.52)
(1.17)
(1.35)
(1.29)
(2.91)

1.5 !
2.2
1.5
1.5
2.2

(0.47)
(0.50)
(0.38)
(0.36)
(0.44)
()

(0.82)
(2.32)
(1.01)
(2.43)

10.1
6.6
6.4
4.8

(0.59)
(1.05)
(0.80)
(0.76)

3.1

1.5
1.3

(0.35)
()
(0.32)
(0.35)

14.1
17.8
16.7
17.1

(0.82)
(2.76)
(0.96)
(2.03)

1.8
1.7 !
1.4
1.9 !

(0.26)
(0.57)
(0.35)
(0.68)

(0.33)
(1.42)

27.7 (0.58)
26.3 (1.61)

8.6
7.8

(0.44)
(1.06)

2.4

(0.24)
()

12.9
25.3

(0.66)
(2.28)

1.7
1.8

(0.20)
(0.41)

4.9
9.9

(0.42)
(2.44)

27.3 (0.47)
27.4 (3.62)

8.5 (0.40)
3.5 ! (1.26)

2.3

(0.23)
()

15.2
22.5

(0.67)
(3.75)

1.7
3.0 !

(0.18)
(1.38)

(0.97)
(1.06)
(2.00)
(4.48)
(1.13)

5.4
5.7
5.1
4.9
4.2

(0.64)
(0.72)
(0.99)
(1.11)
(0.50)

33.1
36.3
27.9
17.1
20.2

(0.81)
(1.14)
(1.43)
(2.66)
(0.91)

13.7
16.6
8.9
3.7
1.3

(0.68)
(0.89)
(0.99)
(1.03)
(0.26)

3.0
2.4
3.9

1.2

(0.32)
(0.32)
(0.64)
()
(0.22)

21.4
22.0
20.5
16.7 !
5.2

(0.92)
(1.28)
(1.38)
(5.17)
(0.61)

2.4
2.1
2.9

0.7

(0.29)
(0.35)
(0.49)
()
(0.19)

4.0
6.3

(0.89)
(0.73)

#
()
1.2 ! (0.42)

12.2
17.3

(1.70)
(1.32)

1.0 !
1.8

(0.45)
(0.39)

1,961 (99.4)
5,590 (182.6)

18.1 (1.58)
30.3 (1.49)

26.0 (1.58)
29.2 (0.73)

64.8 (2.31)
45.4 (1.77)

9.9
8.0

(1.33)
(0.96)

8.0 (1.03)
20.0 (1.25)

4,122
1,466
4,593
2,250

34.3
37.1
45.2
47.1

30.1
28.2
27.9
30.0

39.8
31.6
33.2
25.7

4.5
3.5 !
1.9 !
1.2 !

(0.68)
(1.22)
(0.57)
(0.41)

26.3
29.9
38.2
40.3

(1.59)
(2.48)
(1.39)
(1.75)

7.9
15.5
9.9
11.6

(0.94)
(1.96)
(0.86)
(1.62)

1.3 !
1.4 !
3.6
6.5

(0.42)
(0.56)
(0.58)
(0.99)

18.5
16.6
11.5
13.0

(1.76)
(2.27)
(1.01)
(1.69)

1.8
1.5 !
1.8
1.7

(0.47)
(0.62)
(0.37)
(0.47)

(145.7)
(78.9)
(123.1)
(121.2)

(1.80)
(2.76)
(1.55)
(1.80)

(1.02)
(1.04)
(0.63)
(0.75)

(2.17)
(2.90)
(1.33)
(1.89)

Mothers home language5


English ................................... 16,778 (117.0)
Non-English ........................... 3,205 (103.3)

38.1 (0.63)
23.5 (1.61)

29.1 (0.41)
26.9 (0.97)

36.7 (0.86)
57.9 (1.76)

4.5
7.1

(0.49)
(1.02)

29.5 (0.53)
15.9 (1.25)

9.1
5.5

(0.44)
(0.82)

2.5
1.0

(0.26)
(0.26)

15.9
11.5

(0.77)
(0.99)

1.8
1.0 !

(0.21)
(0.31)

Mothers age at first birth5


Less than 18 .......................... 1,744 (117.6)
18 or 19.................................. 2,529 (135.1)
20 or older.............................. 15,709 (140.0)

27.7 (2.84)
28.4 (2.14)
37.8 (0.68)

32.8 (1.40)
30.6 (1.13)
28.3 (0.43)

50.3 (3.11)
46.6 (2.81)
37.9 (0.74)

10.4
7.6
3.9

(1.81)
(1.23)
(0.43)

15.4 (2.31)
17.6 (1.90)
30.2 (0.65)

4.8
7.1
9.1

(1.03)
(1.33)
(0.46)

()
0.9 ! (0.34)
2.5 (0.24)

15.9
19.4
14.4

(1.91)
(2.80)
(0.70)

1.1 !
0.8 !
1.9

(0.53)
(0.34)
(0.21)

Household income
$15,000 or less ......................
$15,001 to $25,000................
$25,001 to $35,000................
$35,001 to $50,000................
More than $50,000.................

29.7
29.0
30.8
28.3
43.9

31.4
31.0
28.7
29.5
28.4

48.2
48.9
44.2
48.5
30.6

(2.35)
(2.44)
(2.22)
(2.41)
(1.03)

11.0
8.5
9.0
4.2
1.5

(1.61)
(1.02)
(1.52)
(0.91)
(0.27)

16.6
19.2
19.1
21.2
37.1

(1.80)
(2.18)
(1.89)
(1.60)
(0.88)

4.7
4.5
6.7
6.7
11.5

(0.90)
(0.70)
(1.39)
(0.97)
(0.71)

1.7 !
1.5 !
0.7 !
0.8 !
3.6

(0.67)
(0.63)
(0.31)
(0.29)
(0.38)

16.9
15.9
18.4
16.7
13.7

(2.31)
(1.68)
(1.99)
(1.51)
(0.84)

0.9 !
1.5 !
1.9
2.0
1.9

(0.35)
(0.57)
(0.52)
(0.58)
(0.26)

3.5
10.4

(0.36)
(1.15)

30.6 (0.65)
16.4 (1.51)

9.6
3.9

(0.51)
(0.63)

2.5 (0.24)
1.7 ! (0.54)

15.3
15.9

(0.72)
(1.75)

1.9
1.1

(0.22)
(0.29)

(1.27)
(1.26)
(2.14)
(2.36)

5.9
4.2
5.6
5.4

(0.90)
(0.56)
(0.84)
(0.90)

28.9
31.9
24.2
17.7

(1.36)
(0.95)
(1.65)
(1.70)

11.6
8.7
7.2
3.3

(0.94)
(0.65)
(1.01)
(0.62)

2.2
2.3
3.1
1.4

(0.39)
(0.35)
(0.69)
(0.35)

18.5
13.3
14.4
16.7

(1.07)
(1.14)
(1.28)
(2.53)

2.2
1.7
1.2
1.8

(0.41)
(0.33)
(0.31)
(0.41)

37.5 (2.00)
40.4 (0.88)

5.8
4.9

(0.82)
(0.43)

22.5 (1.78)
28.6 (0.54)

10.6
7.7

(1.04)
(0.44)

1.4 ! (0.58)
2.5 (0.27)

20.0
14.2

(1.68)
(0.70)

2.2
1.6

(0.48)
(0.18)

3,142 (79.3)
2,770 (79.2)
2,313 (94.5)
2,943 (111.8)
9,498 (112.8)

Poverty status6
Above poverty threshold ........ 15,900
At or below poverty threshold . 4,766
Household size
2 or 3 persons........................
4 persons ...............................
5 persons ...............................
6 or more persons..................

(60.9)
(60.7)

5,469
7,723
4,279
3,194

(137.6)
(172.4)
(165.9)
(138.4)

Urbanicity
Rural ...................................... 4,328
Urban ..................................... 16,337

(5.4)
(7.5)

(2.19)
(2.53)
(2.06)
(1.83)
(0.95)

(1.11)
(1.16)
(1.01)
(1.03)
(0.42)

38.4 (0.77)
28.3 (1.80)

29.0 (0.37)
30.2 (0.96)

36.6 (0.87)
50.5 (1.93)

38.2
39.5
34.0
26.8

32.5
28.4
26.8
27.6

30.6
38.1
44.3
53.7

(1.48)
(1.17)
(1.85)
(1.90)

32.5 (1.93)
37.0 (0.58)

(0.57)
(0.56)
(0.85)
(0.95)

29.7 (0.91)
29.1 (0.37)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent
or greater.
1Mean hours per week per child, among preschool children enrolled in any type of nonparental care arrangement. For children with more than one arrangement, the hours of each weekly
arrangement were summed to calculate the total amount of time in child care per week.
2Children who spend equal hours per week in multiple nonparental care arrangements.
3Includes persons of all other races and two or more races.

4Excludes

children living apart from their parents.


children living in households with no mother or female guardian present.
status was determined by household income and number of persons in household.
NOTE: A childs primary arrangement was defined as the regular nonparental care arrangement or early childhood education program in which the child spent the most time per week.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because
of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early
Childhood Program Participation Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (ECPP-NHES:2005). (This table was prepared October 2006.)

5Excludes
6Poverty

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Enrollment Status and Child Care Arrangements of Young Children

Table 59. Child care arrangements of 3- to 5-year-old children who are not yet in kindergarten, by age and race/ethnicity: Various years, 1991
through 2005
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Age
Child care arrangement
1

Race/ethnicity

Total

3 years old

4 years old

5 years old

White

Black

Hispanic

Other1
9

1991 children
In thousands.............................
Percent ......................................

8,402
100.0

(40.9)
()

3,733
44.4

(7.1)
(0.21)

3,627
43.2

(14.6)
(0.24)

1,042
12.4

(38.6)
(0.40)

5,850
69.6

(59.9)
(0.67)

1,236
14.7

(41.0)
(0.47)

999
11.9

(31.3)
(0.37)

317
3.8

(34.6)
(0.41)

Percent in nonparental arrangements .


Relative care ..................................
Nonrelative care.............................
Center-based programs2 ................

100.0
16.9
14.8
52.8

()
(0.60)
(0.56)
(0.89)

100.0
16.2
14.8
42.3

()
(0.72)
(0.76)
(1.44)

100.0
18.0
14.7
60.4

()
(0.85)
(0.79)
(1.04)

100.0
15.6
14.9
63.9

()
(1.34)
(1.81)
(2.12)

100.0
14.8
17.3
54.0

()
(0.66)
(0.76)
(0.95)

100.0
24.1
7.9
58.3

()
(2.09)
(1.20)
(2.49)

100.0
19.6
9.4
38.8

()
(2.08)
(1.27)
(2.20)

100.0
19.4
12.1
52.9

()
(3.87)
(2.45)
(3.45)

Percent with parental care only .........

31.0

(0.80)

37.8

(1.19)

26.0

(1.05)

24.3

(2.10)

30.6

(0.87)

24.8

(2.02)

40.7

(2.35)

32.8

(4.03)

1995 children
In thousands.............................
Percent ......................................

9,222
100.0

(52.9)
()

4,123
44.7

(8.3)
(0.25)

4,061
44.0

(12.5)
(0.24)

1,038
11.3

(48.3)
(0.46)

6,334
68.7

(94.0)
(0.94)

1,389
15.1

(56.1)
(0.60)

1,042
11.3

(38.8)
(0.42)

457
5.0

(39.1)
(0.42)

Percent in nonparental arrangements.


Relative care ..................................
Nonrelative care.............................
Center-based programs2 ................

100.0
19.4
16.9
55.1

()
(0.64)
(0.84)
(0.97)

100.0
21.4
18.5
40.7

()
(1.23)
(1.35)
(1.55)

100.0
18.4
15.3
64.8

()
(0.95)
(1.03)
(1.45)

100.0
15.2
17.2
74.5

()
(2.14)
(2.19)
(2.35)

100.0
16.5
19.4
56.9

()
(0.84)
(1.04)
(1.44)

100.0
28.7
11.3
59.8

()
(2.78)
(1.65)
(3.19)

100.0
22.8
12.5
37.4

()
(2.01)
(1.64)
(2.15)

100.0
22.6
10.5
56.7

()
(3.75)
(2.74)
(5.47)

Percent with parental care only .........

25.9

(1.01)

32.0

(1.95)

22.1

(1.24)

16.2

(1.78)

25.2

(1.39)

19.9

(2.50)

38.4

(2.33)

24.2

(3.59)

1999 children
In thousands.............................
Percent ......................................

8,518
100.0

(139.7)
()

3,809
44.7

(79.1)
(0.93)

3,703
43.5

(79.9)
(0.93)

1,006
11.8

(54.2)
(0.64)

5,384
63.2

(77.4)
(0.91)

1,214
14.2

(59.2)
(0.69)

1,376
16.2

(52.3)
(0.61)

545
6.4

(38.3)
(0.45)

Percent in nonparental arrangements.


Relative care ..................................
Nonrelative care.............................
Center-based programs2 ................

100.0
22.8
16.1
59.7

()
(0.77)
(0.67)
(0.63)

100.0
24.3
16.3
45.7

()
(1.28)
(1.02)
(1.28)

100.0
22.0
15.9
69.6

()
(1.14)
(1.07)
(1.19)

100.0
20.2
16.1
76.5

()
(2.06)
(2.08)
(2.40)

100.0
18.7
19.4
60.0

()
(0.90)
(0.88)
(0.81)

100.0
33.4
7.4
73.2

()
(2.58)
(1.37)
(2.40)

100.0
26.5
12.7
44.2

()
(1.86)
(1.29)
(2.19)

100.0
30.0
10.4
66.0

()
(3.97)
(1.98)
(4.10)

Percent with parental care only .........

23.1

(0.72)

30.8

(1.42)

17.7

(0.99)

13.5

(1.78)

23.2

(0.91)

13.7

(1.97)

33.4

(2.04)

16.6

(3.50)

2001 children
In thousands.............................
Percent ......................................

8,551
100.0

(11.0)
()

3,795
44.4

(91.4)
(1.06)

3,861
45.1

(89.0)
(1.04)

896
10.5

(47.0)
(0.55)

5,313
62.1

(68.0)
(0.79)

1,251
14.6

(55.1)
(0.64)

1,506
17.6

(43.5)
(0.51)

482
5.6

(38.3)
(0.45)

Percent in nonparental arrangements.


Relative care ..................................
Nonrelative care.............................
Center-based programs2 ................

100.0
22.8
14.0
56.4

()
(0.89)
(0.65)
(0.55)

100.0
23.6
14.7
42.8

()
(1.39)
(1.17)
(1.21)

100.0
22.5
13.6
65.9

()
(1.33)
(0.95)
(1.25)

100.0
20.9
13.1
73.0

()
(2.66)
(2.13)
(2.69)

100.0
19.6
16.5
59.1

()
(1.01)
(0.98)
(0.89)

100.0
36.7
8.5
63.1

()
(3.42)
(1.65)
(2.93)

100.0
22.8
11.3
39.9

()
(1.89)
(1.43)
(1.86)

100.0
22.8
10.8
61.8

()
(3.54)
(2.72)
(4.10)

Percent with parental care only .........

26.1

(0.67)

33.8

(1.29)

20.4

(1.11)

18.0

(2.49)

25.3

(0.99)

15.1

(2.22)

39.0

(2.03)

23.7

(3.90)

2005 children
In thousands.............................
Percent ......................................

9,066
100.0

(9.0)
()

4,070
44.9

(93.0)
(1.03)

3,873
42.7

(92.0)
(1.01)

1,123
12.4

(67.3)
(0.74)

5,177
57.1

(80.2)
(0.89)

1,233
13.6

(57.1)
(0.63)

1,822
20.1

(50.0)
(0.56)

834
9.2

(54.3)
(0.60)

Percent in nonparental arrangements.


Relative care ..................................
Nonrelative care.............................
Center-based programs2 ................

100.0
22.6
11.6
57.2

()
(1.02)
(0.73)
(0.83)

100.0
24.0
14.4
42.5

()
(1.44)
(1.12)
(1.67)

100.0
20.8
9.2
69.2

()
(1.56)
(1.03)
(1.36)

100.0
23.8
9.9
68.7

()
(3.17)
(2.00)
(3.51)

100.0
21.4
15.0
59.1

()
(1.34)
(1.13)
(1.32)

100.0
25.0
5.2
66.5

()
(3.42)
(1.31)
(3.41)

100.0
22.6
8.1
43.4

()
(1.79)
(1.36)
(2.10)

100.0
26.4
8.1
61.5

()
(3.29)
(1.94)
(3.31)

Percent with parental care only .........

26.3

(0.92)

33.4

(1.48)

20.6

(1.42)

20.4

(3.15)

24.1

(1.22)

19.5

(2.85)

38.0

(2.10)

24.7

(3.11)

Not applicable.
1Includes persons of all other races and two or more races.
2Center-based programs include day care centers, nursery schools, prekindergartens, preschools, and Head Start programs.
NOTE: Row percents for nonparental and parental care do not add to 100 percent because
some children participated in more than one type of nonparental care arrangement. Race

categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of
rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early
Childhood Education Survey, Parent Survey, and Early Childhood Program Participation Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (ECE-NHES:1991; ParentNHES:1999; and ECPP-NHES:1995, 2001, and 2005). (This table was prepared July 2006.)

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Table 60. Percentage distribution of children at about 2 and 4 years of age, by type of child care arrangement and selected child and family characteristics: 200304 and 200506
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Children at about 2 years of age in 200304
Percentage distribution by primary type of care

Selected child and family characteristics

Percentage
distribution
of children1

Parents highest level of education


Less than high school ...............................
High school completion.............................
Some college/vocational ...........................
Bachelors degree .....................................
Any graduate education ............................
Poverty status9
Below poverty threshold............................
At or above poverty threshold ...................
Socioeconomic status10
Lowest 20 percent.....................................
Middle 60 percent .....................................
Highest 20 percent....................................

Percentage
distribution
of children7

No regular
nonparental
care

Center-based care5

Home-based care
Relative care3

Total

Head Start

10

11

20.0

(0.65)

13.1

(0.61)

7.6 (0.32)

57.4

(0.81)

12.6

(0.64)

44.8

(0.71)

1.9

(0.21)

51.2 (0.11)
48.8 (0.11)

19.3
20.7

(0.80)
(0.90)

13.1
13.2

(0.79)
(0.86)

7.5 (0.51)
7.7 (0.52)

58.0
56.8

(0.98)
(1.02)

12.9
12.4

(0.80)
(0.74)

45.1
44.4

(1.02)
(0.92)

2.1
1.7

(0.33)
(0.20)

0.5 (0.13)
0.8 ! (0.24)

()

()

()

()

()

53.8
13.8
25.1
2.6
0.2
0.5
4.0

(0.59)
(0.26)
(0.42)
(0.09)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.28)

17.9
16.3
27.3
17.1
22.3 !
19.9
17.9

(0.98)
(1.38)
(1.36)
(1.71)
(6.82)
(2.40)
(2.14)

11.0
13.9
15.9
16.1
45.0 !
14.0
17.6

(0.74)
(1.49)
(1.14)
(1.44)
(14.27)
(2.06)
(2.43)

9.2
4.4
6.2
3.6

5.2
9.1

(0.49)
(0.73)
(0.78)
(0.70)
()
(1.45)
(2.16)

60.0
62.1
49.3
60.9
19.9 !
59.7
53.6

(1.04)
(2.08)
(1.57)
(2.02)
(7.94)
(3.57)
(3.47)

6.8
25.1
18.6
5.5

31.0
11.1

(0.61)
(1.98)
(1.23)
(0.90)
()
(4.71)
(2.35)

53.3
37.0
30.7
55.3
14.9 !
28.7
42.5

(1.00)
(1.88)
(1.64)
(2.12)
(6.47)
(5.61)
(3.22)

1.8
3.3
1.2
2.3 !

1.8 !

(0.28)
(0.65)
(0.29)
(1.05)
()
()
(0.85)

(2.77)
(0.85)
(0.87)
(1.44)
(1.60)
()
()
()
()

()
0.7 (0.16)
0.2 ! (0.10)

()
1.1 ! (0.54)

()

()

()

()

16.4
38.1
36.5
9.0

()
()
()
()
()
(0.57)
(0.55)
(0.57)
(0.41)

27.3
19.9
16.5
21.1

()
()
()
()
()
(1.63)
(1.01)
(0.93)
(1.98)

13.9
13.0
13.1
12.1

()
()
()
()
()
(1.48)
(0.87)
(0.83)
(1.66)

8.7
8.3
6.7
6.4

()
()
()
()
()
(0.95)
(0.60)
(0.52)
(1.09)

()
()
()
()
()
47.9
56.8
62.2
57.8

(1.77)
(1.29)
(1.33)
(2.80)

10.6
12.0
14.4
12.0

()
()
()
()
()
(1.25)
(0.79)
(1.01)
(1.70)

37.3
44.8
47.8
45.8

()
()
()
()
()
(1.91)
(1.31)
(1.23)
(2.50)

2.2
2.0
1.5
2.7

()
()
()
()
()
(0.55)
(0.37)
(0.25)
(0.75)

27.1
16.7
13.4
5.4
25.9 !

(0.96)
(1.23)
(2.02)
(0.46)
(8.01)

0.8 (0.21)
1.0 ! (0.34)

()

()

()

34.7
20.3
6.3
38.3
0.4

(0.77)
(0.63)
(0.36)
(0.81)
(0.10)

11.3
16.4
22.3
29.4
11.0 !

(0.96)
(1.33)
(2.33)
(0.97)
(6.13)

16.2
14.1
18.5
8.6
36.2

(0.91)
(1.20)
(2.33)
(0.63)
(9.59)

12.1
9.1
5.4
3.3

(0.77)
(0.86)
(1.23)
(0.38)
()

58.7
57.3
52.4
57.1
52.5

(1.56)
(1.70)
(2.83)
(0.96)
(9.42)

11.5
8.7
25.9
13.7
21.0 !

(1.03)
(1.00)
(2.87)
(0.80)
(8.49)

47.2
48.6
26.5
43.5
31.5

(1.29)
(1.65)
(2.33)
(1.10)
(8.19)

1.7
3.1
1.4 !
1.6

(0.27)
(0.57)
(0.56)
(0.32)
()

(1.08)
(0.97)
(0.92)
(1.18)
(1.57)

7.7
14.1
15.7
18.6
22.4

(0.98)
(0.87)
(0.94)
(1.14)
(1.49)

0.4 !
0.7 !
0.7 !
0.4 !

10.5
23.1
33.4
16.8
16.2

(0.36)
(0.57)
(0.64)
(0.45)
(0.37)

34.2
22.0
21.0
16.0
9.7

(2.10)
(1.24)
(1.24)
(1.57)
(0.83)

16.4
17.0
15.2
8.4
6.2

(1.77)
(1.20)
(0.95)
(1.02)
(0.90)

3.7
6.9
7.1
8.2
11.3

(1.04)
(0.69)
(0.56)
(0.93)
(1.16)

43.5
52.1
54.9
65.6
70.8

(2.59)
(1.87)
(1.41)
(1.88)
(1.57)

22.4
21.6
13.3
3.2
2.0

(2.13)
(1.41)
(0.99)
(0.75)
(0.52)

21.1
30.6
41.6
62.4
68.8

(2.06)
(1.49)
(1.26)
(2.00)
(1.67)

2.1 !
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.0

(0.80)
(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.48)
(0.52)

7.8
16.7

(0.79)
(0.62)

11.7
17.1

(0.92)
(0.60)

0.7 ! (0.24)
0.5 (0.11)

24.8 (0.64)
75.2 (0.64)

27.5
17.5

(1.27)
(0.71)

15.1
12.5

(1.19)
(0.64)

4.4 (0.54)
8.6 (0.39)

51.0
59.5

(1.61)
(0.86)

26.3
8.1

(1.45)
(0.57)

24.7
51.4

(1.20)
(0.85)

2.0
1.9

(0.40)
(0.22)

6.8
15.1
20.8

(0.75)
(0.63)
(1.52)

8.9
15.8
22.6

(0.72)
(0.58)
(1.45)

0.4 ! (0.18)
0.6 (0.15)
0.5 ! (0.21)

20.0 (0.52)
60.0 (0.67)
20.0 (0.47)

30.5
19.7
10.4

(1.31)
(0.86)
(0.93)

14.9
15.1
5.4

(1.33)
(0.82)
(0.73)

5.0 (0.69)
7.4 (0.49)
10.7 (0.91)

47.2
56.0
71.6

(1.84)
(1.09)
(1.39)

24.9
12.4
1.0

(1.58)
(0.80)
(0.23)

22.4
43.6
70.5

(1.47)
(0.90)
(1.42)

2.3
1.8
1.9

(0.58)
(0.23)
(0.42)

50.5

(0.74)

18.5

(0.62)

14.6

(0.51)

15.8

(0.50)

0.5

(0.10) 100.0

51.2 (0.08)
48.8 (0.08)

50.0
51.1

(0.96)
(1.01)

19.1
18.0

(0.79)
(0.78)

14.3
14.9

(0.61)
(0.71)

16.3
15.2

(0.65)
(0.63)

0.3
0.8

(0.07)
(0.19)

53.6
13.7
25.3
2.7
0.2
0.5
4.0

(0.54)
(0.24)
(0.37)
(0.09)
(0.04)
(0.06)
(0.28)

50.8
37.3
57.5
55.3
73.2
57.3
46.3

(1.08)
(1.39)
(1.39)
(2.17)
(9.89)
(3.16)
(2.87)

14.9
25.8
21.4
23.8
23.8 !
17.4
20.0

(0.88)
(1.51)
(1.14)
(1.44)
(9.95)
(3.10)
(1.71)

17.0
12.0
11.5
10.8

11.6 !
13.2

(0.74)
(1.30)
(0.94)
(1.05)
()
(3.85)
(2.23)

16.9
24.2
9.2
9.6

13.8
19.3

(0.74)
(1.15)
(0.94)
(1.39)
()
(2.72)
(2.18)

1.9
38.3
38.0
12.4
9.4

(0.29)
(1.22)
(0.89)
(0.46)
(0.60)
()
()
()
()

58.6
54.1
49.1
44.9
47.7

(4.73)
(1.16)
(1.02)
(1.91)
(2.37)
()
()
()
()

21.0
17.0
18.5
23.1
18.6

(4.62)
(0.93)
(0.95)
(1.44)
(1.82)
()
()
()
()

11.0 !
13.6
15.6
14.7
14.8

(3.41)
(0.91)
(0.80)
(1.41)
(1.39)
()
()
()
()

9.4
14.5
16.6
16.8
17.9

34.7
20.2
6.3
38.4
0.4

(0.73)
(0.62)
(0.35)
(0.78)
(0.09)

15.7
35.4
71.1
86.8
21.2 !

(0.89)
(1.53)
(2.30)
(0.75)
(7.28)

30.4
26.4
11.5
4.8
33.5

(1.10)
(1.53)
(1.58)
(0.48)
(8.60)

26.0
20.5
3.8
3.0
19.5 !

(0.86)
(1.37)
(0.95)
(0.35)
(9.29)

12.8
25.7
29.7
16.9
14.9

(0.36)
(0.46)
(0.48)
(0.46)
(0.35)

67.6
50.1
46.9
48.6
46.0

(1.98)
(1.47)
(1.51)
(1.14)
(1.91)

17.5
23.1
21.6
14.4
10.5

(1.45)
(1.27)
(1.22)
(1.18)
(1.05)

6.8
12.3
15.1
17.8
20.7

23.9 (0.75)
76.1 (0.75)

61.8
47.0

(1.40)
(0.90)

18.0
18.7

(1.15)
(0.68)

20.0 (0.48)
60.0 (0.67)
20.0 (0.48)

66.7
46.8
45.9

(1.43)
(0.98)
(1.75)

17.2
21.8
10.2

(1.20)
(0.78)
(0.85)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or
greater.
1Distribution of weighted Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort survey population with data on primary care arrangements.
2Primary type of care arrangement is the type of nonparental care in which the child spent the most hours.
3Care provided in the childs home or in another private home by a relative (excluding parents).
4Care provided in the childs home or in another private home by a person unrelated to the child.
5Care provided in places such as early learning centers, nursery schools, and preschools.
6Children who spent an equal amount of time in each of two or more arrangements.
7Distribution of weighted Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort survey population between 44 and 65 months of age with
data on primary care arrangements.

()
(0.15)
(0.21)
(0.23)
(0.16)

8Mothers

12

Multiple
Other than
Head Start arrangements6

()

()

Nonrelative
care4

13

14

15

who reported working at least 35 hours per week are defined as employed full time, while those who reported working less
than 35 hours per week are defined as employed part time. Those neither employed nor looking for work are not in the labor force.
status based on Census Bureau guidelines from 2002 (for 2-year-olds in 200304) and 2005 (for 4-year-olds in 200506),
which identify a dollar amount determined to meet a households needs, given its size and composition. In 2002, a family of four was
considered to live below the poverty threshold if its income was less than or equal to $18,392 (in current dollars).
10Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score on parental education and occupations, and family income.
NOTE: Data are based on a representative sample of children born in 2001. Estimates for children at about 2 years of age weighted by
W2R0. Estimates for children at about 4 years of age weighted by W3R0. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and suppression of cells that do not meet standards. Some data have been revised
from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort,
9-monthKindergarten Restricted-Use Data File and Electronic Codebook. (This table was prepared December 2010.)
9Poverty

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 101


Enrollment Status and Child Care Arrangements of Young Children

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex of child
Male ..........................................................
Female ......................................................
Race/ethnicity of child
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic ....................................................
Asian.........................................................
Pacific Islander..........................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.................
Two or more races ....................................
Age of child
22 or fewer months ...................................
23 months .................................................
24 months .................................................
25 months .................................................
26 or more months....................................
Less than 48 months ................................
48 to 52 months ........................................
53 to 57 months ........................................
58 or more months....................................
Mothers employment status8
Employed full-time ....................................
Employed part-time...................................
Looking for work........................................
Not in labor force.......................................
No mother in household............................

Percentage distribution by primary type of care arrangement2

Home-based care
No regular
Nonrelative Center-based
Multiple
nonparental
care4
care Relative care3
care5 arrangements6

2
Total...................................................... 100.0

Children at about 4 years of age in 200506


arrangement2

Quality rating of primary type of child care arrangement1


All center-based programs
Home-based relative and nonrelative care2,3
Selected child and family characteristics
1

Head Start and other center-based programs4

Head Start4

Center-based care other than Head Start4,5

Low

Medium

High

Low

Medium

High

Low

Medium

High

Low

Medium

10

11

12

High
13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total...............................................

42.6

(4.01)

47.9

(4.22)

9.5

(2.37)

9.5

(1.40)

55.9

(2.44)

34.6

(2.58)

3.2

(0.78)

56.7

(3.27)

40.1

(3.34)

11.6

(1.74)

55.6

(3.05)

32.8

(3.10)

Sex of child
Male ......................................................
Female ..................................................

45.5
39.3

(5.48)
(5.23)

44.1
52.2

(5.58)
(5.83)

10.4 !
8.5

(3.88)
(2.45)

6.3
12.7

(1.47)
(2.32)

53.5
58.2

(3.35)
(3.33)

40.2
29.1

(3.29)
(3.24)

2.2 !
4.3

(0.97)
(1.14)

56.5
56.8

(3.94)
(4.83)

41.2
38.9

(3.95)
(4.88)

7.7
15.2

(1.82)
(2.84)

52.4
58.7

(4.07)
(3.98)

39.8
26.2

(4.08)
(3.71)

Race/ethnicity of child
White.....................................................
Black .....................................................
Hispanic ................................................
Asian.....................................................
Pacific Islander......................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.............
Two or more races ................................

29.9
52.8
62.5

(4.72)
(8.64)
(8.53)
()
()
()
()

55.3
47.2
33.4

(5.34)
(8.64)
(8.03)
()
()
()
()

14.9

(4.09)
()
()
()
()
()
()

9.3
14.8
7.2 !

(1.79)
(3.75)
(2.79)
()
()
()
()

54.7
59.9
52.9
61.7

73.5
66.0

(3.77)
(4.55)
(4.25)
(8.22)
()
(7.69)
(7.63)

36.0
25.3
39.8
32.8

23.5
25.5

(3.69)
(3.91)
(4.77)
(8.15)
()
(7.02)
(6.61)

4.0 !
6.9

(1.93)
(1.60)
()
()
()
()
()

47.5 (8.27)
67.0 (4.49)
56.2 (5.54)

()

()

()
59.7 (10.79)

48.5
26.1
43.4

40.3

(8.29)
(4.70)
(5.47)
()
()
()
(10.79)

10.2
20.8
11.7 !

(1.95)
(6.22)
(4.47)
()
()
()
()

55.8
54.6
50.8
64.8

68.4

(4.01)
(6.76)
(6.82)
(8.25)
()
()
(8.83)

34.0
24.6
37.6
29.3

19.7 !

(3.84)
(4.24)
(7.31)
(8.02)
()
()
(6.84)

Age of child
Less than 48 months ............................
48 to 52 months ....................................
53 to 57 months ....................................
58 or more months................................

31.8
40.3
46.6

(7.35)
(6.19)
(6.49)
()

64.3
47.2
42.5

(7.24)
(6.86)
(6.69)
()

12.5 !
10.9

()
(4.19)
(3.14)
()

9.8
12.3
7.3

(2.35)
(2.59)
(1.67)
()

57.1
54.9
56.5
55.1

(5.33)
(4.12)
(3.22)
(4.81)

33.1
32.8
36.2
37.7

(5.51)
(3.72)
(3.36)
(4.57)

3.8 !

()
()
(1.34)
()

62.3 (8.56)
55.5 (6.29)
57.5 (4.02)
46.7 (13.27)

35.3
43.6
38.7
38.4

(8.44)
(6.31)
(4.06)
(11.42)

12.5
16.2
8.4

(3.49)
(3.23)
(2.08)
()

55.2
54.7
56.2
57.5

(7.31)
(5.00)
(4.22)
(5.77)

32.3
29.1
35.4
37.5

(7.22)
(4.37)
(4.29)
(5.88)

Mothers employment status6


Full-time (35 hours or more) .................
Part-time (less than 35 hours) ..............
Looking for work....................................
Not in labor force...................................
No mother in household........................

36.6
48.9

(4.34)
(7.47)
()
()
()

56.6
35.1

(4.50)
(7.08)
()
()
()

6.9 !
16.0

(2.52)
(4.61)
()
()
()

14.9
5.7 !
14.0 !
3.5 !

(2.84)
(1.80)
(5.19)
(1.31)
()

55.5
60.9
53.4
53.3

(3.74)
(4.64)
(6.27)
(4.81)
()

29.6
33.4
32.5
43.2

(3.67)
(4.72)
(6.64)
(4.98)
()

4.9

(1.16)
()
()
()
()

47.7
59.8
73.1
59.0

(5.16)
(8.26)
(8.42)
(5.59)
()

47.4
37.0
24.5 !
39.2

(5.53)
(7.97)
(8.27)
(5.61)
()

17.6
6.5 !
22.4 !
4.2 !

(3.47)
(2.17)
(8.52)
(1.73)
()

57.6
61.2
39.2
51.2

(4.47)
(6.14)
(8.58)
(6.71)
()

24.8
32.3
38.4
44.7

(3.72)
(5.97)
(9.45)
(7.02)
()

Parents highest level of education


Less than high school ...........................
High school completion.........................
Some college/vocational .......................
Bachelors degree .................................
Any graduate education ........................

62.0
41.7
29.9

()
(6.10)
(6.68)
(8.51)
()

32.8
50.9
62.1
61.3

()
(6.20)
(6.75)
(8.63)
(8.63)

7.4 !

28.3

()
()
(3.39)
()
(7.99)

12.6 !
6.3
15.3
6.7 !

(4.52)
(1.81)
(2.78)
(2.43)
()

59.6
49.2
59.0
59.8
53.6

(7.01)
(3.34)
(2.92)
(6.64)
(7.44)

27.8
44.5
25.7
33.4
41.4

(5.88)
(4.07)
(2.68)
(6.78)
(7.48)

5.4

()
(1.47)
()
()
()

57.4
51.8
62.0

(7.36)
(6.12)
(4.22)
()
()

40.4
42.9
35.3

(7.28)
(6.28)
(4.12)
()
()

20.8 !
6.7 !
21.5
7.3 !

(7.99)
(2.48)
(3.69)
(2.64)
()

61.3 (10.74)
47.9 (4.55)
57.5 (3.97)
60.2 (7.18)
54.5 (7.46)

17.9 !
45.4
21.0
32.6
40.2

(7.65)
(5.62)
(3.62)
(7.32)
(7.46)

Poverty status7
Below poverty threshold........................
At or above poverty threshold ...............

68.1
35.8

(6.76)
(4.32)

28.3
53.2

(6.86)
(4.79)

11.1

()
(2.70)

9.0
9.7

(2.36)
(1.46)

59.2
54.8

(3.18)
(3.18)

31.8
35.6

(3.48)
(3.30)

2.6 !
3.8 !

(1.10)
(1.35)

57.8
55.6

(4.16)
(4.74)

39.7
40.5

(4.35)
(4.70)

15.0
10.8

(4.14)
(1.73)

60.6
54.6

(5.68)
(3.61)

24.4
34.6

(5.14)
(3.73)

Socioeconomic status8
Lowest 20 percent.................................
Middle 60 percent .................................
Highest 20 percent................................

71.2
43.3

(7.12)
(5.26)
()

26.4
49.7
66.3

(7.02)
(5.50)
(7.41)

7.0 !
25.9

()
(2.57)
(6.85)

6.7 !
11.2
7.3 !

(2.21)
(1.83)
(2.54)

58.6
56.5
52.2

(4.39)
(2.69)
(6.27)

34.7
32.3
40.5

(4.46)
(2.68)
(6.19)

3.5 !
3.2 !

(1.27)
(1.22)
()

53.0
59.7

(5.31)
(4.07)
()

43.6
37.1

(5.65)
(4.05)
()

9.8 !
14.0
7.5 !

(3.98)
(2.28)
(2.61)

63.9
55.4
52.7

(7.34)
(3.37)
(6.33)

26.4
30.6
39.8

(6.60)
(3.37)
(6.21)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Primary type of care arrangement is the type of nonparental care in which the child spent the most hours.
2Care provided in the childs home or in another private home by a relative (excluding parents) or by a person unrelated to the
child.
3Quality rating based on the Family Day Care Rating Scale (FDCRS). Low quality = score of 1 but less than 3. Medium quality
= score of 3 but less than 5. High quality = score of 5 to 7.
4Quality rating based on the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS). Low quality = score of 1 but less than 3.
Medium quality = score of 3 but less than 5. High quality = score of 5 to 7.
5Care provided in places such as early learning centers, nursery schools, and preschools, not classified as Head Start.
6Mothers who reported working at least 35 hours per week are defined as employed full time, while those who reported working less than 35 hours per week are defined as employed part time. Those neither employed nor looking for work are not in
the labor force.

7Poverty

status based on Census Bureau guidelines from 2002, which identify a dollar amount determined to meet a households needs, given its size and composition. In 2002, a family of four was considered to live below the poverty threshold if its
income was less than or equal to $18,392 (in current dollars).
8Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score based on parental education and occupations, and family
income.
NOTE: Estimates weighted by W33P0. Estimates pertain to children assessed between 44 months and 65 months of age.
Rating is for childs primary type of care arrangement, which was the type of nonparental care in which the child spent the
most hours. Children who were primarily cared for by parents or in multiple arrangements are not included in this table. Ratings of care arrangement quality using both the FDCRS and ECERS scales were based on interviewer observations of childrens interactions with adults and peers, childrens exposure to materials and activities, the extent to which and the manner
in which routine care needs were met, and the furnishings and displays in the classroom. The FDCRS and ECERS metrics
are designed to be equivalent. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of
rounding and suppression of cells that do not meet standards.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth
Cohort, Longitudinal 9-monthKindergarten Restricted-Use Data File. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Enrollment Status and Child Care Arrangements of Young Children

Table 61. Percentage distribution of quality rating of child care arrangements of children at about 4 years of age, by type of arrangement and selected child and family characteristics: 200506

Table 62. Children of prekindergarten through second-grade age, by enrollment status, selected maternal characteristics, and household income: 1995, 2001, and 2005
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Maternal characteristic and


household income

3- to 5-year-olds, not enrolled in school


(includes homeschooled students)

Mothers employment
status3 ..........................
Working 35 hours/week
or more ....................
Working less than 35
hours/week ..............
Looking for work.............
Not in labor force............
Household income ............
$10,000 or less ..............
$10,001 to $20,000........
$20,001 to $30,000........
$30,001 to $40,000........
$40,001 to $50,000........
$50,001 to $75,000........
More than $75,000.........

1995

20012

20051

11

12

13

14

15

16

(#) 4,118

(#) 3,777 (72.9) 3,934

(#) 3,900

(#)

100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
16.3 (1.27) 16.4 (1.26) 13.8 (1.24)
6.8 (0.78)
8.0 (1.26)
6.8 (0.76) 13.4 (0.93) 10.7 (1.31)
9.5 (1.16) 12.3 (0.99) 11.7 (1.28) 10.0 (1.20) 15.0 (0.81) 13.5 (1.26) 10.3
41.1 (1.51) 39.7 (1.59) 37.2 (2.18) 30.7 (1.27) 26.1 (1.59) 24.6 (1.34) 36.4 (1.19) 30.3 (1.86) 27.5 (1.92) 34.9 (1.53) 30.3 (2.17) 31.1 (2.13) 35.6 (1.44) 32.8 (2.11) 29.5

()
(1.21)
(1.77)

(5.0) 4,642 (105.0) 4,586

(#) 4,926

1995

20011

20051

10

Enrolled in second grade

1995

(3.2) 4,156

20051

Enrolled in first grade


20051

4,586 (102.3) 3,990

1995

20011

(#) 4,149 (75.6) 3,831

(#) 3,717

(#) 4,025 (76.7) 4,333

21.3 (1.34)
7.0 (0.79)
11.3 (0.86)

19.1 (1.30)
5.9 (0.67)
14.0 (1.16)

21.2 (1.43)
6.8 (0.82)
14.9 (1.20)

22.7 (1.01)
8.6 (0.72)
22.0 (1.10)

24.6 (1.30)
7.7 (0.67)
22.5 (1.16)

19.2 (1.32)
8.4 (0.71)
25.5 (1.13)

21.7 (1.00)
7.0 (0.68)
15.1 (0.98)

23.5 (1.84)
7.6 (1.18)
20.8 (1.58)

20.7 (1.70)
7.7 (0.96)
21.3 (1.42)

23.6 (1.29)
7.3 (0.81)
15.7 (1.02)

24.3 (1.87)
7.5 (1.01)
19.5 (1.68)

19.9 (1.94)
10.3 (1.22)
18.0 (1.23)

20.6 (0.94)
7.6 (0.60)
15.0 (0.94)

22.5 (2.18)
7.5 (0.92)
15.8 (1.70)

19.8
8.0
18.7

(1.64)
(0.99)
(1.46)

3.0 (0.48)

5.0 (0.63)

6.1 (0.73)

9.1 (0.70)

11.1 (0.63)

15.6 (0.94)

6.3 (0.69)

7.1 (1.02)

13.4 (1.43)

6.3 (0.49)

6.7 (1.04)

10.6 (1.22)

6.2 (0.67)

7.9 (1.28)

13.6

(1.62)

() 100.0

()

100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

33.4 (1.45)

36.7 (1.55)

33.5 (1.92)

38.5 (1.13)

43.7 (1.18)

39.4 (1.42)

35.9 (1.05)

38.9 (1.99)

36.9 (2.25)

38.5 (1.49)

46.1 (2.33)

40.7 (2.35)

40.5 (1.17)

42.3 (2.30)

41.2

(2.19)

17.8 (1.23)
6.8 (0.83)
42.0 (1.68)

19.2 (1.30)
5.7 (0.75)
38.4 (1.48)

21.1 (1.50)
8.7 (1.37)
36.8 (1.79)

23.7 (1.08)
5.8 (0.71)
32.0 (1.28)

22.8 (1.00)
3.9 (0.55)
29.6 (1.27)

24.4 (1.36)
4.0 (0.59)
32.2 (1.35)

20.8 (1.10)
5.6 (0.70)
37.7 (1.18)

22.6 (1.57)
3.9 (0.87)
34.7 (2.16)

21.5 (1.62)
7.3 (1.06)
34.3 (1.99)

20.8 (1.10)
5.0 (0.66)
35.6 (1.57)

19.7 (1.59)
4.1 (0.89)
30.1 (2.05)

20.7 (1.42)
5.7 (1.07)
32.8 (1.97)

21.4 (1.19)
5.4 (0.70)
32.7 (1.30)

20.1 (1.60)
5.1 (1.09)
32.5 (2.22)

22.7
4.9
31.2

(1.72)
(0.82)
(1.99)

() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
(1.21) 14.1 (1.07) 10.2 (1.06) 16.1 (1.06)
8.5 (0.81)
7.5 (0.90) 19.4 (1.24)
8.5 (1.22)
8.2 (0.95) 17.4 (1.19)
9.1 (1.18)
7.8 (1.05) 19.5 (1.34)
9.4 (1.07)
7.6
(1.08) 14.5 (1.19) 12.0 (1.14) 10.4 (0.78) 12.7 (0.87)
9.7 (0.75) 12.6 (0.87) 14.1 (1.51) 11.1 (1.05) 13.2 (0.90) 14.0 (1.45) 10.4 (1.15) 11.6 (0.84) 12.4 (1.33) 12.5
(1.12) 15.0 (0.94) 16.9 (1.38) 13.1 (0.81) 11.7 (0.74)
9.9 (1.18) 15.8 (0.76) 16.6 (1.41) 13.0 (1.32) 16.6 (0.91) 16.5 (1.71) 12.3 (1.32) 16.5 (1.05) 14.7 (1.54) 15.4
(1.00) 13.6 (1.07) 15.3 (1.27) 12.4 (0.91)
9.7 (0.79)
9.9 (0.91) 15.1 (1.12) 12.2 (1.29) 11.1 (1.14) 14.1 (0.85) 10.3 (1.16) 10.7 (1.42) 16.1 (0.94) 12.4 (1.33) 10.6
(0.74) 12.0 (1.05) 10.3 (1.12) 11.5 (0.96)
7.5 (0.68)
7.7 (0.64) 11.7 (0.88)
9.1 (1.16)
7.8 (1.07) 11.1 (0.77)
9.7 (1.34)
9.9 (1.14) 11.3 (0.92)
9.2 (1.08)
7.0
(0.69) 18.8 (1.31) 20.0 (1.24) 19.3 (0.93) 21.2 (1.09) 20.8 (0.97) 14.4 (0.82) 20.9 (1.68) 18.4 (1.46) 15.6 (0.84) 18.3 (1.41) 20.4 (1.84) 15.0 (1.00) 19.6 (1.80) 20.3
(0.70) 12.1 (0.99) 15.4 (1.30) 17.2 (1.06) 28.7 (1.09) 34.4 (1.13) 11.1 (0.62) 18.6 (1.30) 30.4 (1.54) 12.1 (0.73) 22.1 (1.86) 28.4 (1.56) 10.1 (0.79) 22.3 (1.78) 26.7

()
(1.08)
(1.39)
(1.71)
(1.07)
(0.87)
(1.56)
(1.83)

100.0
22.7
15.7
19.1
16.2
11.0
10.5
4.7

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Figures exclude children for whom no grade equivalent was available.
2Table includes a very small number of older children enrolled in first and second grade and excludes children for whom no
grade equivalent was available.

3Excludes

children living in households with no mother or female guardian present.


NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Program Participation
Survey and Before- and After-School Programs and Activities Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program
(ECPP-NHES:1995, 2001, and 2005; and ASPA-NHES:2001 and 2005). (This table was prepared October 2006.)

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Enrollment Status and Child Care Arrangements of Young Children

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Percentage distribution
Mothers highest level of
education3 ....................
Less than high school ....
High school/GED ...........
Vocational/technical or
some college............
Associates degree.........
Bachelors degree ..........
Graduate/professional
degree......................

1995

20051

Enrolled in kindergarten

20012

1
Total children
(in thousands)............

Enrolled in nursery school or prekindergarten

20011

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Percent of children participating in activity with family member1

Number of children (in thousands)

Selected child
and family characteristics

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012


t n eme v l o v n I

At least once in past week


Told a story by family member

Taught letters, words, or numbers

Visited a library at least once


in past month

Did arts and crafts

1993

2001

2007

19932

2001

2007

1993

2001

2007

1993

2001

2007

1993

2001

2007

1993

2001

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Total............................... 8,579 (42.0) 8,551 (11.0) 8,686 (18.1)

78 (0.7)

84 (0.8)

83 (1.1)

76 (0.9)

84 (0.8)

79 (1.1)

86 (0.5)

94 (0.6)

87 (1.1)

68 (0.9)

79 (0.9)

90 (1.1)

38 (1.0)

36 (1.1)

36 (1.2)

Age
3 years old ............................ 3,889 (8.2) 3,795 (91.4) 3,755 (108.1)
4 years old ............................ 3,713 (15.7) 3,861 (89.0) 3,738 (123.5)
5 years old ............................
976 (39.4) 896 (47.0) 1,193 (78.0)

79 (1.0)
78 (1.0)
76 (2.1)

84 (1.1)
85 (1.2)
81 (2.7)

84 (1.5)
83 (1.6)
83 (3.0)

77 (1.1)
75 (1.3)
68 (2.3)

83 (1.2)
84 (1.1)
82 (2.4)

80 (2.0)
76 (2.0)
86 (2.6)

85 (0.9)
88 (0.7)
88 (1.7)

93 (1.0)
95 (0.7)
93 (1.8)

87 (1.4)
86 (1.9)
89 (2.2)

67 (1.2)
69 (1.3)
69 (2.4)

77 (1.3)
82 (1.2)
80 (2.4)

91 (1.3)
89 (2.0)
89 (2.7)

34 (1.3)
41 (1.5)
38 (2.7)

35 (1.9)
37 (1.4)
37 (3.4)

36 (2.0)
35 (1.6)
39 (3.4)

Sex
Male ...................................... 4,453 (60.2) 4,292 (79.9) 4,364 (101.1)
Female .................................. 4,126 (65.0) 4,260 (79.6) 4,322 (100.8)

77 (1.0)
79 (1.0)

82 (1.2)
86 (1.0)

81 (1.7)
86 (1.2)

75 (1.0)
76 (1.4)

82 (1.1)
85 (1.0)

77 (1.9)
81 (1.6)

86 (0.7)
87 (0.9)

94 (0.7)
94 (0.8)

86 (1.6)
88 (1.5)

66 (1.1)
71 (1.2)

76 (1.3)
83 (1.3)

87 (1.8)
93 (1.1)

38 (1.5)
38 (1.1)

35 (1.4)
37 (1.6)

34 (1.8)
38 (1.8)

Race/ethnicity
White..................................... 5,902 (63.6) 5,313 (68.0) 4,664
Black ..................................... 1,271 (44.9) 1,251 (55.1) 1,311
Hispanic ................................ 1,026 (34.1) 1,506 (43.5) 1,899
Asian.....................................

()

() 349

85 (0.7)
66 (2.4)
58 (2.4)
()

89 (0.8)
77 (2.6)
71 (1.9)
()

91
78
68
87

(1.3)
(4.0)
(2.4)
(3.9)

77 (1.1)
72 (2.5)
73 (1.9)
()

86 (1.0)
81 (2.1)
75 (2.0)
()

85
61
75
75

(1.4)
(5.0)
(2.2)
(7.0)

86 (0.7)
89 (1.8)
84 (1.6)
()

95 (0.7)
94 (1.8)
92 (1.1)
()

88
81
86
92

(1.3)
(5.2)
(1.6)
(2.8)

74 (1.0)
56 (2.6)
53 (2.4)
()

85 (1.0)
70 (3.1)
67 (2.2)
()

92
82
91
84

(1.3)
(5.1)
(1.4)
(6.1)

42 (1.3)
29 (2.6)
26 (1.6)
()

39 (1.3)
31 (2.6)
30 (2.0)
()

41
25
27
49

n o i t a c udE n i

Read to by family member three or


more times in past week

(66.3)
(6.0)
(13.6)
(43.3)

2007

(1.6)
(3.6)
(2.2)
(7.3)

Mothers highest level of


education3
Less than high school ........... 1,036 (50.1) 996 (54.5) 808 (71.6)
High school/GED .................. 3,268 (79.6) 2,712 (89.0) 2,048 (108.7)
Vocational/technical or some
college ............................ 2,291 (69.1) 1,833 (73.9) 1,838 (107.2)
Associates degree................
332 (25.7) 573 (40.9) 821 (59.4)
Bachelors degree .................
912 (42.3) 1,553 (68.4) 1,990 (92.4)
Graduate/professional degree.
569 (37.7) 685 (45.7) 1,053 (63.7)

60 (2.7)
75 (1.3)

69 (2.8)
81 (1.6)

56 (5.1)
74 (2.8)

67 (3.2)
75 (1.3)

72 (2.7)
83 (1.3)

66 (4.5)
74 (3.2)

82 (2.4)
87 (0.9)

91 (2.0)
95 (0.9)

84 (3.3)
82 (3.3)

49 (2.6)
65 (1.6)

62 (3.0)
77 (1.8)

86 (4.4)
89 (2.3)

22 (2.7)
30 (1.8)

21 (2.4)
30 (1.9)

20 (3.7)
29 (2.9)

83
84
90
90

85
89
93
96

84
90
95
95

77
78
80
81

85
84
88
89

75
84
86
90

88
93
84
86

94
92
95
95

85
91
90
93

73
77
77
83

81
82
89
86

87
92
92
92

44
38
55
59

38
42
46
55

28
45
43
54

Mothers employment status3


Employed .............................. 4,486 (77.3) 5,148 (84.2) 4,985 (130.1)
Unemployed..........................
594 (45.0) 396 (36.9) 467 (61.5)
Not in labor force................... 3,328 (72.9) 2,809 (73.3) 3,105 (128.9)

79 (1.0)
71 (3.4)
79 (1.3)

86 (1.0)
77 (5.0)
83 (1.4)

85 (1.2)
69 (7.5)
83 (1.7)

76 (1.0)
73 (3.0)
76 (1.2)

84 (1.0)
80 (4.7)
82 (1.5)

80 (1.4)
69 (7.9)
79 (2.2)

86 (0.8)
89 (2.6)
86 (1.0)

94 (0.7)
94 (3.3)
94 (0.9)

86 (1.5)
94 (2.0)
87 (2.1)

70 (1.1)
63 (3.6)
67 (1.4)

80 (1.2)
69 (5.5)
80 (1.3)

90 (1.3)
88 (7.1)
89 (2.1)

39 (1.2)
37 (3.7)
37 (1.4)

36 (1.2)
37 (4.8)
38 (1.9)

35 (1.7)
26 (5.8)
38 (2.0)

Number of parents in the


household
Two parents........................... 6,226 (78.1) 6,416 (75.1) 6,852
None or one parent............... 2,353 (66.5) 2,135 (75.1) 1,834

(81.1)
(85.1)

81 (0.7)
71 (1.7)

87 (0.8)
76 (2.0)

85 (1.1)
78 (3.2)

77 (1.0)
71 (1.7)

84 (0.9)
82 (1.6)

81 (1.2)
70 (3.6)

86 (0.6)
86 (1.2)

94 (0.6)
93 (1.2)

88 (1.0)
83 (3.7)

71 (0.9)
61 (1.8)

81 (0.9)
74 (2.3)

91 (1.0)
84 (3.6)

41 (1.2)
30 (1.7)

38 (1.2)
30 (2.1)

37 (1.4)
29 (3.1)

Poverty status4
Above poverty threshold ....... 6,184 (60.9) 6,575 (60.3) 6,751
At or below poverty threshold. 2,395 (54.5) 1,976 (59.6) 1,934

(71.6)
(72.9)

82 (0.7)
69 (1.6)

87 (0.8)
74 (2.1)

87 (1.1)
71 (3.4)

77 (0.9)
72 (1.8)

84 (0.9)
80 (1.7)

82 (1.2)
69 (3.4)

87 (0.5)
86 (1.4)

95 (0.5)
92 (1.6)

87 (1.2)
86 (3.1)

73 (0.9)
57 (2.1)

81 (0.9)
73 (2.3)

91 (1.1)
85 (3.2)

42 (1.2)
28 (1.8)

39 (1.3)
28 (2.1)

38 (1.5)
28 (2.8)

(1.4)
(3.1)
(1.6)
(2.1)

(1.8)
(2.5)
(1.2)
(1.1)

(2.3)
(2.1)
(0.9)
(1.6)

(1.5)
(3.5)
(2.0)
(2.5)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1The respondent was the parent most knowledgeable about the childs care and education. Responding parents reported on
their own activities and the activities of their spouse/other adults in the household.
2In 1993, there were two versions of the survey question that asked how often the child was read to. Each respondent was
asked one version of the question. Percentages represent all respondents who indicated a frequency of three or more times in
the past week in response to either version of the question.
3Excludes children living in households with no mother or female guardian present.

t n e r aP

(1.7)
(2.7)
(1.5)
(2.3)

4Poverty

(3.5)
(2.8)
(1.7)
(1.7)

(1.0)
(2.1)
(1.7)
(2.3)

(1.2)
(2.3)
(1.1)
(1.3)

(3.2)
(2.1)
(1.3)
(1.4)

(1.5)
(3.9)
(2.0)
(2.2)

(1.9)
(3.2)
(1.4)
(2.2)

(3.4)
(2.2)
(1.7)
(1.8)

(2.2)
(4.1)
(2.2)
(3.5)

(2.2)
(4.3)
(2.4)
(3.8)

(2.5)
(4.5)
(2.5)
(3.5)

status was determined by household income and number of persons in household.


NOTE: Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Readiness Survey, Early Childhood
Program Participation Survey, and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education
Surveys Program (SR-NHES:1993, ECPP-NHES:2001, and PFI-NHES:2007). (This table was prepared September 2009.)

104 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Parent Involvement in Education

Table 63. Number of 3- to 5-year-olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten and percentage participating in home literacy activities with a family member, by type and frequency of activity and selected
child and family characteristics: 1993, 2001, and 2007

Table 64. Percentage of kindergartners through fifth-graders whose parents reported doing education-related activities with their children in the past month, by selected child, parent, and school
characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Went to a play, concert, or
other live show

Visited a library

Selected child, parent, or


school characteristic
1

Visited an art gallery, museum, or


historical site

Attended an event sponsored by a community,


religious, or ethnic group1

Visited a zoo or aquarium

1999

2003

2007

1999

2003

2007

1999

2003

2007

1999

2003

2007

1999

2003

2007

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

48.6 (0.64)

50.2 (0.80)

48.8 (1.12)

32.1 (0.55)

35.5 (0.87)

31.4

(0.87)

22.2 (0.67)

22.2 (0.83)

26.3

(1.09)

14.1 (0.47)

16.5 (0.69)

19.0

(0.80)

52.8 (0.63)

62.0 (0.80)

58.9

(1.14)

47.2 (0.91)
50.1 (1.02)

47.3 (1.08)
53.1 (1.11)

46.8 (1.66)
50.9 (1.52)

30.5 (0.84)
33.7 (0.81)

33.6 (1.09)
37.5 (1.09)

28.7
34.5

(1.06)
(1.57)

22.3 (0.93)
22.1 (0.89)

23.1 (1.12)
21.2 (1.07)

27.1
25.4

(1.80)
(1.30)

13.9 (0.70)
14.3 (0.70)

16.3 (0.88)
16.7 (0.87)

18.5
19.6

(0.95)
(1.41)

50.9 (0.89)
54.8 (0.95)

61.0 (1.08)
63.0 (1.09)

57.3
60.6

(1.48)
(1.49)

Race/ethnicity of child
White.............................
Black .............................
Hispanic ........................
Asian.............................

48.9 (0.85)
47.8 (1.76)
43.9 (1.65)

()

49.1 (1.03)
52.3 (2.50)
48.2 (1.77)

()

48.5
56.1
44.6
60.3

(1.22)
(3.95)
(2.14)
(5.29)

33.9 (0.72)
31.3 (1.60)
24.4 (1.10)

()

37.2 (1.26)
36.7 (2.23)
28.0 (1.53)

()

32.8
34.5
25.1
29.2

(1.13)
(3.02)
(1.67)
(4.76)

22.3 (0.76)
21.0 (1.52)
20.6 (1.26)

()

21.2 (1.09)
24.4 (1.97)
20.8 (1.38)

()

25.4
32.7
23.5
27.9

(1.18)
(5.13)
(2.13)
(4.22)

12.0 (0.54)
15.7 (1.24)
19.7 (1.02)

()

13.6 (0.85)
18.9 (1.55)
23.7 (1.32)

()

15.3
24.2
25.4
23.7

(0.85)
(2.72)
(1.97)
(3.61)

54.6 (0.81)
53.0 (1.40)
45.8 (1.32)

()

64.6 (1.12)
66.3 (2.35)
49.3 (1.75)

()

63.1
61.7
44.9
58.6

(1.19)
(4.59)
(2.17)
(5.15)

34.5 (2.33)
40.3 (1.42)

36.1 (3.39)
44.5 (1.64)

37.3 (3.49)
41.5 (3.52)

17.5 (1.63)
25.9 (1.13)

20.0 (3.10)
28.6 (1.83)

20.2
22.0

(2.66)
(2.31)

12.1 (1.64)
16.0 (1.04)

9.3 (1.75)
17.8 (1.73)

17.8
22.2

(2.25)
(3.58)

15.2 (1.65)
12.8 (0.98)

15.3 (2.05)
16.5 (1.18)

17.3
17.6

(2.22)
(2.21)

36.7 (2.32)
42.6 (1.23)

34.3 (3.06)
50.5 (1.81)

35.5
46.0

(3.86)
(3.23)

47.2 (1.41)
50.4 (2.12)

44.3 (2.04)
47.4 (3.04)

43.5 (2.46)
46.6 (2.74)

30.2 (1.30)
35.5 (2.10)

32.8 (1.89)
41.1 (3.24)

29.6
31.0

(2.15)
(2.46)

20.4 (1.21)
22.0 (1.77)

19.1 (1.32)
22.0 (2.40)

18.6
22.3

(2.00)
(2.72)

11.9 (0.90)
14.3 (1.42)

15.2 (1.29)
15.4 (2.09)

16.4
19.3

(1.95)
(2.56)

53.7 (1.43)
53.6 (2.26)

62.1 (1.64)
67.0 (2.85)

58.2
58.7

(2.61)
(2.84)

Highest education level of


parents/guardians in
the household
Less than high school ...
High school/GED2 .........
Vocational/technical or
some college...........
Associates degree........
Bachelors degree/some
graduate school ......
Graduate/professional
degree.....................

57.6 (1.52)

57.7 (1.74)

51.9 (1.89)

40.0 (1.24)

40.1 (1.61)

37.1

(1.85)

29.1 (1.37)

27.6 (1.70)

32.1

(2.07)

15.2 (1.03)

16.0 (1.32)

21.1

(1.79)

64.6 (1.22)

71.3 (1.63)

66.7

(2.07)

62.9 (1.53)

65.2 (2.04)

62.2 (1.86)

43.3 (1.77)

47.2 (2.53)

40.0

(2.20)

34.7 (1.73)

31.7 (2.02)

34.7

(1.96)

17.9 (1.33)

20.7 (1.82)

20.3

(1.61)

65.3 (1.68)

75.6 (1.55)

72.3

(1.63)

Family income (in current


dollars)
$5,000 or less ...............
$5,001 to 10,000...........
$10,001 to 15,000.........
$15,001 to 20,000.........
$20,001 to 25,000.........
$25,001 to 30,000.........
$30,001 to 35,000.........
$35,001 to 40,000.........
$40,001 to 50,000.........
$50,001 to 75,000.........
Over $75,000 ................

42.7
43.8
44.8
43.0
38.9
45.3
49.2
51.9
52.1
51.5
55.5

38.2
42.2
49.1
44.4
48.4
51.0
44.9
45.6
52.2
50.0
55.8

46.5
34.9
35.6
52.1
45.3
45.4
45.9
49.0
47.0
49.2
53.5

24.9
21.1
24.5
25.9
26.3
30.4
31.3
34.4
32.5
34.5
44.5

25.7
28.5
27.3
32.9
26.0
27.1
33.2
31.4
35.8
39.0
42.6

18.6 !
23.5
21.0
18.6
30.1
23.0
30.4
31.9
31.8
31.9
38.1

(6.08)
(5.99)
(4.00)
(3.76)
(4.13)
(3.90)
(4.59)
(3.85)
(3.28)
(1.80)
(1.42)

16.5
17.7
18.2
13.3
18.7
20.7
21.4
23.5
22.5
23.1
31.6

13.2
22.8
20.7
18.9
16.3
20.8
18.3
16.8
20.9
23.1
27.3

21.4 !
23.6
10.6
26.2 !
21.2
20.5
23.7
19.9
26.9
23.9
33.1

(7.05)
(5.63)
(2.93)
(11.91)
(3.97)
(5.61)
(4.51)
(4.22)
(3.75)
(1.64)
(1.48)

16.6
14.5
15.3
13.7
14.7
14.4
11.9
13.2
13.1
12.2
15.8

18.7
23.8
20.9
17.1
16.4
15.9
17.1
11.6
14.8
14.9
16.9

12.3 !
22.7
17.6
14.6
20.4
24.0
20.4
19.2
20.9
15.8
20.3

(4.18)
(5.16)
(4.18)
(3.78)
(3.84)
(6.29)
(4.15)
(3.80)
(4.10)
(1.50)
(1.17)

37.3
38.9
45.5
47.2
47.7
50.0
53.7
59.1
58.5
57.6
61.9

52.9
51.6
49.1
52.1
57.8
56.7
59.7
70.7
63.1
64.5
67.9

(4.65)
(4.74)
(4.19)
(4.19)
(3.76)
(3.96)
(3.10)
(3.70)
(2.54)
(1.42)
(1.42)

43.5
44.5
51.0
39.0
52.6
50.2
65.5
54.6
56.4
61.2
67.6

(8.42)
(6.75)
(6.68)
(7.73)
(5.02)
(5.60)
(3.80)
(4.46)
(3.28)
(2.02)
(1.51)

Child attending public


school .........................

47.5 (0.68)

49.2 (0.87)

47.6 (1.22)

30.4 (0.58)

34.9 (0.88)

31.0

(0.93)

21.0 (0.70)

21.2 (0.92)

24.9

(1.12)

13.7 (0.49)

16.3 (0.71)

19.1

(0.88)

51.2 (0.68)

60.6 (0.85)

56.9

(1.25)

Child attending private


school .........................

56.4 (1.78)

57.0 (2.31)

57.0 (2.86)

44.3 (1.80)

40.0 (2.55)

34.3

(2.65)

31.0 (1.55)

29.0 (2.04)

35.6

(2.82)

17.1 (1.28)

17.9 (1.85)

18.5

(2.05)

64.8 (1.92)

72.2 (2.15)

71.8

(2.77)

(4.27)
(2.86)
(2.51)
(3.07)
(2.10)
(2.27)
(2.55)
(2.30)
(2.03)
(1.67)
(1.61)

(5.63)
(4.99)
(4.27)
(3.95)
(3.57)
(3.71)
(3.17)
(4.30)
(3.00)
(1.65)
(1.69)

(8.03)
(5.37)
(4.75)
(9.98)
(5.05)
(5.59)
(5.09)
(3.80)
(3.92)
(2.28)
(1.66)

(2.73)
(2.34)
(2.32)
(2.37)
(2.05)
(2.35)
(2.66)
(2.60)
(1.71)
(1.47)
(1.45)

(4.94)
(4.74)
(3.26)
(3.75)
(3.39)
(3.35)
(3.22)
(3.79)
(2.99)
(1.59)
(1.66)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1In 1999 and 2007, a single item asked parents if they had attended an event sponsored by a community, ethnic, or religious
group. In 2003, attendance at an event sponsored by a religious group was asked about separately from attendance at an
event sponsored by a community or ethnic group.
2GED = General Educational Development.

(2.76)
(2.07)
(1.99)
(1.74)
(1.85)
(1.97)
(1.97)
(2.18)
(1.51)
(1.37)
(1.75)

(3.10)
(4.79)
(4.22)
(2.83)
(2.22)
(3.12)
(2.72)
(2.99)
(2.41)
(1.42)
(1.43)

(2.77)
(1.65)
(2.06)
(1.61)
(1.50)
(1.70)
(1.42)
(1.48)
(1.24)
(0.86)
(0.86)

(3.99)
(4.05)
(3.46)
(2.61)
(2.35)
(2.50)
(2.32)
(2.92)
(2.05)
(1.27)
(1.31)

(3.55)
(2.62)
(2.83)
(2.78)
(2.53)
(2.30)
(2.48)
(2.45)
(2.01)
(1.72)
(1.33)

NOTE: The respondent was the parent most knowledgeable about the childs education. Responding parents reported on
their own activities and the activities of their spouse/other adults in the household. Excludes homeschooled children. Totals
include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent
and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003 and 2007) of the National Household Education Surveys Program.
(This table was prepared July 2009.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 105


Parent Involvement in Education

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total..........................
Sex of child
Male ..............................
Female ..........................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Told child a story
Selected child, parent, or school characteristic
1

Did arts and crafts

Discussed family history/ethnic heritage

Played board games or did puzzles

1999

2003

2007

1999

2003

2007

1999

2003

2007

1999

2003

2007

10

11

12

13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total.................................................................

69.4

(0.60)

74.9

(0.66)

70.3

(1.11)

68.0

(0.60)

74.9

(0.70)

75.7

(1.00)

54.9

(0.67)

53.1

(0.89)

53.5

(1.10)

()

72.9

(0.68)

69.0

(0.99)

Sex of child
Male .....................................................................
Female .................................................................

69.1
69.7

(0.76)
(0.89)

73.3
76.6

(0.86)
(0.96)

68.7
72.0

(1.51)
(1.47)

64.2
71.9

(0.81)
(0.90)

69.7
80.2

(0.98)
(1.01)

70.3
81.7

(1.32)
(1.33)

53.4
56.5

(0.91)
(0.97)

51.1
55.1

(1.16)
(1.28)

52.9
54.3

(1.48)
(1.45)

()
()

71.8
74.1

(0.92)
(1.05)

69.0
69.0

(1.49)
(1.43)

Race/ethnicity of child
White....................................................................
Black ....................................................................
Hispanic ...............................................................
Asian....................................................................

70.9
64.8
66.6

(0.80)
(1.73)
(1.49)
()

76.0
69.6
74.2

(0.96)
(2.00)
(1.55)
()

73.2
61.6
67.6
68.9

(1.20)
(3.81)
(2.46)
(5.08)

72.4
58.6
59.4

(0.73)
(1.82)
(1.33)
()

75.4
68.1
79.6

(0.89)
(2.14)
(1.45)
()

74.9
73.0
81.2
66.5

(1.23)
(3.53)
(1.66)
(4.74)

52.6
60.2
53.6

(0.89)
(2.05)
(1.44)
()

44.7
66.6
64.5

(1.13)
(2.45)
(1.71)
()

45.6
66.9
61.1
73.6

(1.28)
(3.59)
(2.22)
(4.14)

()
()
()
()

73.8
72.9
68.5

(0.87)
(1.92)
(1.82)
()

69.0
72.8
67.5
61.7

(1.19)
(3.14)
(2.33)
(4.88)

Grade of child
Kindergarten through grade 1..............................
Grades 2 through 3..............................................
Grades 4 through 5..............................................

77.6
67.7
62.3

(1.11)
(1.05)
(1.09)

84.5
74.5
66.4

(0.93)
(1.21)
(1.20)

74.1
70.7
66.1

(1.81)
(1.94)
(1.60)

75.9
66.4
61.1

(0.95)
(1.20)
(1.19)

89.3
74.0
62.2

(0.84)
(1.12)
(1.36)

89.1
75.4
62.6

(1.08)
(1.84)
(1.80)

49.6
56.4
59.1

(1.30)
(1.26)
(1.12)

47.7
54.7
56.5

(1.38)
(1.34)
(1.42)

45.7
55.7
59.3

(2.03)
(1.93)
(1.78)

()
()
()

77.5
72.7
68.9

(1.17)
(1.09)
(1.18)

73.5
68.9
64.6

(1.71)
(1.70)
(1.83)

Language spoken most at home by child


English .................................................................
Spanish................................................................
English and Spanish equally................................
English and other language equally.....................
Other language ....................................................

70.0
57.7
62.8
83.9
73.1

(0.64)
(2.73)
(3.49)
(6.72)
(5.33)

75.4
65.6
76.6

81.7

(0.73)
(2.85)
(3.83)
()
(6.95)

71.0
60.7
67.5

80.3

(1.22)
(3.74)
(4.69)
()
(8.34)

69.3
52.1
53.7
61.9
61.1

(0.64)
(2.73)
(4.27)
(9.53)
(6.67)

74.4
81.7
78.7

76.7

(0.72)
(2.16)
(3.88)
()
(4.81)

74.6
84.5
85.7

84.4

(1.04)
(2.84)
(3.23)
()
(5.61)

55.2
47.3
52.6
74.0
61.5

(0.71)
(2.94)
(3.40)
(7.71)
(7.29)

51.5
60.2
77.3

75.1

(0.93)
(3.11)
(4.18)
()
(6.13)

52.0
62.2
63.2

74.8

(1.10)
(3.48)
(3.98)
()
(8.83)

()
()
()
()
()

73.7
58.1
75.2

74.8

(0.73)
(3.10)
(3.73)
()
(7.43)

68.8 (1.06)
69.2 (3.62)
76.9 (4.06)

()
66.3 (10.40)

Highest education level of parents/guardians


in the household
Less than high school ..........................................
High school/GED1 ................................................
Vocational/technical or some college...................
Associates degree...............................................
Bachelors degree/some graduate school............
Graduate/professional degree .............................

61.9
66.5
70.2
70.0
74.2
71.4

(2.30)
(1.28)
(1.23)
(2.04)
(1.39)
(1.73)

67.2
71.3
75.9
76.0
77.3
78.6

(3.16)
(1.59)
(1.54)
(2.00)
(1.60)
(1.64)

59.3
66.9
70.0
68.9
70.6
77.9

(4.90)
(2.62)
(2.56)
(2.58)
(2.11)
(1.91)

54.4
64.3
68.3
71.9
73.3
73.3

(2.13)
(1.27)
(1.18)
(1.88)
(1.10)
(1.53)

74.8
75.5
76.2
73.6
74.0
73.9

(3.20)
(1.32)
(1.51)
(2.47)
(1.48)
(1.72)

80.1
78.6
76.4
72.3
74.2
74.1

(4.60)
(2.44)
(2.15)
(3.13)
(1.31)
(1.99)

45.1
47.6
57.7
56.7
61.5
61.4

(2.43)
(1.46)
(1.41)
(2.31)
(1.57)
(1.56)

60.4
54.9
50.8
50.9
47.3
60.1

(2.98)
(1.91)
(1.75)
(3.16)
(1.74)
(2.16)

52.1
56.3
53.1
48.7
51.8
55.9

(4.16)
(3.10)
(2.69)
(3.17)
(2.06)
(1.87)

()
()
()
()
()
()

66.8
73.2
71.6
70.1
75.8
74.9

(3.16)
(1.39)
(1.58)
(2.50)
(1.27)
(1.82)

67.6
72.8
69.0
64.9
69.4
66.8

(3.97)
(2.47)
(2.44)
(2.77)
(1.65)
(1.88)

Family income (in current dollars)


$5,000 or less ......................................................
$5,001 to 10,000..................................................
$10,001 to 15,000................................................
$15,001 to 20,000................................................
$20,001 to 25,000................................................
$25,001 to 30,000................................................
$30,001 to 35,000................................................
$35,001 to 40,000................................................
$40,001 to 50,000................................................
$50,001 to 75,000................................................
$75,001 to 100,000..............................................
Over $100,000 .....................................................

67.5
69.6
66.7
62.3
68.1
70.6
69.3
72.5
69.0
70.9

(4.39)
(2.30)
(2.62)
(2.29)
(2.34)
(2.32)
(1.85)
(1.94)
(1.82)
(1.43)
()
()

79.5
70.9
70.0
76.9
71.6
74.2
73.3
74.5
75.7
74.9
74.7
78.6

(4.52)
(3.88)
(3.62)
(3.45)
(2.86)
(2.86)
(2.88)
(3.68)
(2.20)
(1.53)
(2.02)
(1.52)

63.9
58.6
72.4
64.6
67.0
67.6
69.5
69.3
73.0
69.1
72.4
75.3

(7.52)
(7.15)
(4.17)
(7.55)
(5.11)
(5.92)
(4.44)
(4.21)
(2.88)
(2.00)
(2.29)
(1.86)

55.9
58.4
61.2
64.1
63.9
68.7
66.1
71.6
72.2
72.5

(4.38)
(2.93)
(2.99)
(2.70)
(2.42)
(2.42)
(2.51)
(1.96)
(1.87)
(1.41)
()
()

78.9
75.3
74.6
76.1
80.6
71.9
78.1
75.5
71.9
75.3
71.2
75.1

(4.61)
(3.30)
(4.03)
(3.74)
(2.33)
(3.47)
(2.72)
(2.97)
(2.48)
(1.55)
(1.98)
(1.87)

76.7
78.9
83.8
79.6
73.0
84.3
73.8
80.5
75.8
75.5
73.0
72.5

(7.70)
(5.56)
(3.94)
(4.10)
(5.58)
(3.45)
(4.98)
(2.81)
(2.89)
(1.94)
(2.03)
(1.89)

54.5
49.8
54.7
49.2
53.4
53.3
54.6
56.9
55.8
53.8

(4.27)
(3.46)
(2.48)
(2.78)
(2.82)
(2.34)
(2.68)
(2.33)
(1.83)
(1.37)
()
()

71.0
63.7
58.8
57.3
60.4
52.3
52.9
44.6
55.0
49.6
48.8
50.1

(4.75)
(4.64)
(4.30)
(3.48)
(3.71)
(4.08)
(3.86)
(3.73)
(2.94)
(1.99)
(2.28)
(1.93)

50.3
62.5
58.9
58.7
61.0
58.4
65.2
52.9
54.9
44.4
49.4
55.4

(7.92)
(6.49)
(5.61)
(6.60)
(5.19)
(5.16)
(4.25)
(3.81)
(3.17)
(2.27)
(2.77)
(2.09)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

74.1
76.8
70.0
73.1
70.0
73.0
72.5
71.7
73.8
72.1
73.3
74.7

(3.94)
(3.82)
(4.15)
(3.34)
(2.95)
(3.42)
(3.24)
(4.03)
(2.62)
(1.51)
(2.30)
(1.81)

77.8
74.3
71.8
72.2
72.4
63.5
67.7
62.5
65.8
66.6
70.5
69.1

(5.04)
(5.79)
(4.83)
(5.36)
(4.21)
(5.93)
(4.55)
(4.25)
(3.55)
(2.26)
(2.41)
(1.69)

Child attending public school...................................


Child attending private school .................................

68.8
73.7

(0.65)
(1.58)

75.0
74.2

(0.68)
(2.09)

69.6
75.2

(1.19)
(2.51)

67.5
71.6

(0.66)
(1.64)

75.2
72.1

(0.72)
(1.94)

75.9
74.8

(0.99)
(2.76)

54.5
58.2

(0.73)
(1.68)

52.4
58.1

(0.98)
(2.17)

54.0
50.6

(1.16)
(2.72)

()
()

73.4
69.1

(0.74)
(1.99)

68.9
69.6

(1.06)
(2.40)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1GED = General Educational Development.
NOTE: The respondent was the parent most knowledgeable about the childs education. Responding parents reported on
their own activities and the activities of their spouse/other adults in the household. Excludes homeschooled children. Totals

include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data
have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent
and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003 and 2007) of the National Household Education Surveys Program.
(This table was prepared August 2010.)

106 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Parent Involvement in Education

Table 65. Percentage of kindergartners through fifth-graders whose parents reported doing education-related activities with their children in the past week, by selected child, parent, and school
characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007

Table 66. Percentage of elementary and secondary school children whose parents were involved in school activities, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent of children whose parents report the following types of involvement in school activities
1999

Selected child, parent, or school characteristic

Attended a
general school
meeting

Attended
parent-teacher
conference

2003
Attended a
class event

Volunteered at
school

Attended a
general school
meeting

Attended
parent-teacher
conference

2007
Attended a
class event

Volunteered at
school

Attended a
general school
meeting

Attended
parent-teacher
conference

10

Attended a
class event

11

Volunteered at
school

12

13

78.3

(0.49)

72.8

(0.45)

65.4

(0.44)

36.8

(0.40)

87.7

(0.37)

77.1

(0.42)

69.9

(0.42)

41.8

(0.60)

89.4

(0.48)

78.1

(0.52)

74.5

(0.57)

46.4

(0.63)

Sex of child
Male .........................................................................
Female .....................................................................

78.0
78.6

(0.62)
(0.69)

74.0
71.5

(0.60)
(0.56)

63.4
67.4

(0.62)
(0.59)

36.7
37.0

(0.65)
(0.61)

87.4
87.9

(0.49)
(0.55)

77.7
76.5

(0.63)
(0.63)

67.4
72.6

(0.75)
(0.63)

41.2
42.4

(0.87)
(0.83)

89.3
89.6

(0.70)
(0.59)

79.2
76.8

(0.65)
(0.94)

71.5
77.7

(0.90)
(0.82)

44.8
48.1

(0.95)
(1.01)

Race/ethnicity of child
White........................................................................
Black ........................................................................
Hispanic ...................................................................
Asian1.......................................................................
Pacific Islander1 .......................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native1...............................
Other2.......................................................................

80.5
74.5
73.1

76.7

(0.54)
(1.12)
(1.18)
()
()
()
(2.00)

73.6
71.1
71.0

73.2

(0.48)
(1.23)
(1.05)
()
()
()
(1.94)

71.6
53.8
51.5

62.4

(0.53)
(1.29)
(1.02)
()
()
()
(2.01)

42.7
26.2
24.5

30.7

(0.51)
(1.21)
(0.90)
()
()
()
(1.94)

88.7
88.7
82.6

87.5

(0.51)
(0.85)
(1.05)
()
()
()
(1.63)

76.4
78.7
78.1

77.6

(0.62)
(1.35)
(1.10)
()
()
()
(2.25)

74.1
63.3
60.9

68.5

(0.65)
(1.54)
(1.36)
()
()
()
(2.32)

48.4
32.0
27.7

37.2

(0.82)
(1.65)
(1.23)
()
()
()
(2.16)

90.9
86.7
86.7
91.0

94.2
89.2

(0.52)
(1.77)
(1.14)
(2.06)
()
(2.96)
(1.76)

77.8
77.3
80.2
79.9

79.7
73.6

(0.64)
(1.98)
(1.05)
(2.87)
()
(7.16)
(3.48)

80.1
64.7
65.0
71.4

80.8
75.7

(0.68)
(2.31)
(1.46)
(2.89)
()
(9.63)
(2.83)

54.2 (0.85)
35.0 (1.89)
31.8 (1.34)
45.8 (3.78)

()
58.4 (12.64)
44.8 (3.13)

Highest education level of parents/guardians in


the household
Less than high school ..............................................
High school/GED3 ....................................................
Vocational/technical or some college.......................
Associates degree...................................................
Bachelors degree/some graduate school................
Graduate/professional degree .................................

57.4
72.7
78.0
81.7
87.0
89.4

(1.77)
(1.00)
(1.04)
(1.14)
(0.73)
(0.70)

60.0
69.7
72.8
75.8
79.6
76.2

(1.78)
(0.87)
(0.97)
(1.39)
(0.84)
(1.09)

37.8
58.7
66.0
68.7
75.8
79.2

(1.68)
(0.93)
(1.05)
(1.57)
(0.93)
(0.98)

12.9
26.0
35.7
41.5
49.6
55.1

(1.05)
(0.88)
(1.07)
(1.53)
(1.10)
(1.21)

69.8
83.8
88.5
88.6
92.0
94.6

(2.04)
(0.91)
(0.67)
(1.27)
(0.75)
(0.74)

67.8
75.4
78.0
76.6
79.8
79.4

(2.50)
(0.93)
(1.02)
(1.68)
(0.89)
(0.99)

42.4
62.1
69.1
73.0
80.1
80.8

(2.42)
(1.28)
(0.93)
(1.76)
(0.95)
(1.09)

15.6
30.3
38.8
39.7
53.9
61.8

(2.04)
(1.27)
(1.26)
(1.67)
(1.29)
(1.57)

75.2
84.5
87.5
91.9
93.6
95.6

(2.37)
(1.15)
(1.56)
(1.18)
(0.75)
(0.64)

69.7
74.3
75.7
80.2
81.4
82.3

(2.65)
(1.16)
(1.48)
(1.75)
(1.00)
(1.13)

48.1
65.1
69.3
76.9
83.2
87.3

(3.06)
(1.52)
(1.60)
(2.14)
(0.95)
(0.95)

19.5
33.0
40.2
45.3
57.1
64.1

(3.37)
(1.56)
(1.66)
(2.32)
(1.44)
(1.33)

Family income (in current dollars)


$5,000 or less ..........................................................
$5,001 to 10,000......................................................
$10,001 to 15,000....................................................
$15,001 to 20,000....................................................
$20,001 to 25,000....................................................
$25,001 to 30,000....................................................
$30,001 to 35,000....................................................
$35,001 to 40,000....................................................
$40,001 to 50,000....................................................
$50,001 to 75,000....................................................
Over $75,000 ...........................................................

67.0
66.8
67.1
71.1
70.6
74.3
79.0
79.4
81.6
84.6
88.5

(2.83)
(2.13)
(1.64)
(1.76)
(1.90)
(1.35)
(1.60)
(1.38)
(1.07)
(0.78)
(0.68)

66.7
67.6
70.0
70.4
67.0
71.6
73.8
73.7
75.1
74.8
77.3

(3.14)
(2.25)
(1.62)
(1.52)
(1.62)
(1.31)
(1.72)
(1.38)
(1.13)
(0.91)
(0.74)

47.4
50.7
49.9
55.1
53.4
59.1
67.6
68.4
72.8
72.6
79.3

(2.87)
(2.23)
(2.15)
(1.89)
(1.76)
(1.71)
(1.69)
(1.64)
(1.25)
(0.90)
(0.80)

17.6
23.3
20.4
25.3
26.2
30.9
37.9
36.1
40.1
43.8
54.9

(2.09)
(1.91)
(1.40)
(1.70)
(1.63)
(1.69)
(1.84)
(1.84)
(1.26)
(1.05)
(1.02)

77.7
79.3
80.0
81.1
83.5
85.7
84.5
83.4
87.5
89.9
93.9

(2.84)
(3.26)
(2.41)
(2.60)
(1.64)
(1.46)
(1.59)
(2.50)
(1.18)
(0.79)
(0.57)

72.4
75.7
75.6
74.2
79.1
75.9
76.3
74.7
79.3
76.9
78.6

(4.15)
(3.28)
(2.35)
(2.23)
(1.89)
(2.41)
(1.94)
(2.10)
(1.42)
(0.96)
(0.89)

55.6
59.9
53.4
57.5
62.4
64.2
64.7
70.9
68.5
74.5
79.3

(3.91)
(3.60)
(2.99)
(2.28)
(1.99)
(2.23)
(2.32)
(2.41)
(2.11)
(1.04)
(0.73)

27.3
30.4
22.5
25.6
27.0
33.8
33.5
37.3
40.0
46.0
56.8

(4.09)
(3.35)
(2.44)
(2.84)
(2.39)
(2.86)
(2.51)
(3.50)
(1.89)
(1.27)
(1.01)

76.3
80.0
76.7
81.9
84.8
85.5
85.6
88.0
88.8
92.0
95.0

(4.85)
(3.45)
(4.46)
(3.07)
(2.26)
(3.09)
(2.75)
(1.65)
(1.57)
(0.73)
(0.40)

66.1
76.0
73.0
83.0
78.9
76.6
72.4
74.9
79.4
78.6
79.9

(5.32)
(3.81)
(4.57)
(2.54)
(2.38)
(3.20)
(3.23)
(2.85)
(2.05)
(0.96)
(0.87)

44.7
56.2
56.8
58.9
64.7
63.4
67.6
69.9
74.3
79.0
85.4

(6.01)
(4.56)
(4.12)
(4.17)
(2.96)
(3.20)
(2.59)
(2.57)
(2.09)
(1.15)
(0.66)

27.8
26.3
28.8
17.4
29.9
35.9
31.5
32.8
40.8
51.7
62.0

(5.24)
(4.53)
(3.69)
(2.12)
(3.18)
(3.53)
(2.80)
(2.52)
(2.36)
(1.18)
(1.10)

Child attending public school.......................................


Elementary (kindergarten to grade 8)......................
Secondary (grades 9 to 12) .....................................

76.8
81.7
65.8

(0.54)
(0.57)
(0.99)

71.4
80.9
50.1

(0.50)
(0.45)
(1.10)

63.5
66.9
55.9

(0.48)
(0.55)
(0.97)

33.8
38.1
24.0

(0.41)
(0.48)
(0.77)

86.7
90.9
76.9

(0.40)
(0.40)
(1.06)

75.9
85.1
54.8

(0.45)
(0.42)
(1.02)

68.0
71.7
59.4

(0.47)
(0.57)
(1.06)

38.5
42.8
28.5

(0.64)
(0.74)
(0.98)

88.5
91.7
82.0

(0.53)
(0.59)
(1.12)

76.9
85.1
59.9

(0.59)
(0.69)
(1.14)

72.6
76.1
65.5

(0.66)
(0.79)
(1.20)

42.7
48.5
30.6

(0.69)
(1.00)
(1.05)

Child attending private school .....................................


Elementary (kindergarten to grade 8)......................
Secondary (grades 9 to 12) .....................................

91.4
93.0
85.9

(0.80)
(0.73)
(2.09)

85.0
90.2
66.9

(0.95)
(0.81)
(2.74)

81.7
84.2
73.0

(1.09)
(1.11)
(2.62)

63.8
68.8
46.3

(1.35)
(1.37)
(3.23)

95.7
96.6
93.0

(0.61)
(0.69)
(1.56)

86.6
91.6
72.2

(1.03)
(0.92)
(2.54)

85.6
88.4
77.6

(1.23)
(1.22)
(2.93)

68.7
73.4
55.2

(1.57)
(1.90)
(2.78)

96.3
96.8
95.2

(1.08)
(1.46)
(1.11)

86.5
92.5
71.2

(1.84)
(1.61)
(4.05)

88.1
89.2
85.2

(1.27)
(1.65)
(2.21)

74.1
80.3
58.6

(1.75)
(1.87)
(3.50)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Included in Other in 1999 and 2003 data.
2Includes all other races or two or more races.
3GED = General Educational Development.

NOTE: Includes children enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 and ungraded students. Excludes homeschooled children.
The respondent was the parent most knowledgeable about the childs education. Responding parents reported on their own
and their spouses, or other household adults, activities. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education: 200203; and Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003 and 2007)
of the National Household Education Surveys Program, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared August 2008.)

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Parent Involvement in Education

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total.....................................................................

y r a t n eme l E

e t av i rP

Table 67. Private elementary and secondary school enrollment and private enrollment as a percentage of total enrollment in public and private schools, by region and grade level: Selected years,
fall 1995 through fall 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Private enrollment, by region
Total private enrollment

Grade level and year

Northeast

Midwest

In thousands

Percent of total
enrollment

In thousands

Percent of total
enrollment in
Northeast

South

In thousands

Percent of total
enrollment in
Midwest

West

In thousands

Percent of total
enrollment in
South

In thousands

Percent of total
enrollment in
West

10

11

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total, all grades


1995......................................................................................
1997......................................................................................
1999......................................................................................
2001......................................................................................
2003......................................................................................

5,918
5,944
6,018
6,320
6,099

(31.8)
(18.5)
(30.2)
(40.3)
(41.2)

11.7
11.4
11.4
11.7
11.2

(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.08)

1,509
1,496
1,507
1,581
1,513

(18.8)
(8.3)
(7.9)
(9.5)
(25.8)

16.0
15.6
15.5
16.1
15.4

(0.20)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.10)
(0.27)

1,525
1,528
1,520
1,556
1,460

(14.2)
(11.6)
(10.3)
(22.9)
(15.1)

12.7
12.5
12.4
12.6
11.9

(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.19)
(0.12)

1,744
1,804
1,863
1,975
1,944

(12.8)
(11.3)
(26.7)
(21.4)
(21.0)

9.8
9.8
10.0
10.3
9.9

(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.14)
(0.11)
(0.11)

1,141
1,116
1,127
1,208
1,182

(11.5)
(5.2)
(5.4)
(23.4)
(19.1)

10.0
9.4
9.2
9.6
9.1

(0.10)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.19)
(0.15)

2005......................................................................................
2007......................................................................................
2009......................................................................................

6,073
5,910
5,488

(42.4)
(28.4)
(35.9)

11.0
10.7
10.0

(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.07)

1,430
1,426
1,310

(7.7)
(11.0)
(15.7)

14.8
14.9
14.0

(0.08)
(0.12)
(0.17)

1,434
1,352
1,296

(21.0)
(8.3)
(25.9)

11.7
11.2
10.8

(0.17)
(0.07)
(0.22)

1,976
1,965
1,842

(24.7)
(21.5)
(17.6)

9.8
9.6
9.1

(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.09)

1,234
1,167
1,041

(26.3)
(12.3)
(8.0)

9.4
8.9
8.0

(0.20)
(0.09)
(0.06)

Prekindergarten through grade 8


1995......................................................................................
1997......................................................................................
1999......................................................................................
2001......................................................................................
2003......................................................................................

4,756
4,759
4,789
5,023
4,788

(28.4)
(17.3)
(23.1)
(36.1)
(30.3)

12.8
12.6
12.5
12.9
12.3

(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.08)

1,174
1,165
1,168
1,216
1,131

(16.8)
(8.3)
(7.5)
(9.4)
(7.8)

17.2
16.8
16.7
17.3
16.4

(0.25)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.11)

1,238
1,235
1,222
1,253
1,167

(13.5)
(11.0)
(8.4)
(21.2)
(13.6)

14.3
14.1
13.9
14.3
13.5

(0.16)
(0.13)
(0.10)
(0.24)
(0.16)

1,413
1,449
1,487
1,584
1,547

(11.9)
(10.0)
(19.6)
(17.8)
(18.6)

10.7
10.8
10.9
11.3
10.9

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.13)

931
909
913
969
944

(9.2)
(4.4)
(4.4)
(21.2)
(18.1)

11.1
10.5
10.4
10.6
10.2

(0.11)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.23)
(0.20)

2005......................................................................................
2007......................................................................................
2009......................................................................................

4,724
4,546
4,179

(33.0)
(21.9)
(33.2)

12.1
11.7
10.8

(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.09)

1,063
1,047
938

(6.6)
(6.3)
(12.6)

15.9
16.0
14.6

(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.20)

1,142
1,065
1,016

(19.3)
(7.7)
(25.1)

13.3
12.6
12.1

(0.23)
(0.09)
(0.30)

1,551
1,525
1,424

(21.2)
(17.7)
(16.2)

10.7
10.4
9.8

(0.15)
(0.12)
(0.11)

969
909
802

(15.0)
(8.1)
(7.2)

10.5
9.9
8.8

(0.16)
(0.09)
(0.08)

Grades 9 through 12
1995......................................................................................
1997......................................................................................
1999......................................................................................
2001......................................................................................
2003......................................................................................

1,163
1,185
1,229
1,296
1,311

(4.6)
(2.4)
(8.3)
(6.7)
(24.7)

8.5
8.3
8.4
8.6
8.4

(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.16)

335
331
340
365
382

(2.9)
(0.5)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(24.0)

13.0
12.5
12.6
13.1
13.1

(0.11)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.83)

287
293
299
302
294

(0.9)
(0.7)
(2.5)
(2.0)
(4.1)

8.6
8.5
8.6
8.6
8.2

(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.11)

331
354
376
390
397

(2.1)
(1.7)
(7.6)
(4.4)
(3.0)

7.1
7.2
7.5
7.5
7.4

(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.15)
(0.08)
(0.06)

209
207
215
239
238

(2.3)
(1.2)
(1.8)
(4.5)
(3.5)

6.8
6.4
6.3
6.8
6.4

(0.08)
(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.13)
(0.09)

2005......................................................................................
2007......................................................................................
2009......................................................................................

1,349
1,364
1,309

(18.1)
(12.0)
(6.5)

8.3
8.3
8.0

(0.11)
(0.07)
(0.04)

367
379
372

(1.7)
(8.8)
(5.7)

12.3
12.7
12.6

(0.06)
(0.30)
(0.20)

292
287
280

(5.0)
(1.3)
(2.2)

7.9
7.8
7.7

(0.14)
(0.04)
(0.06)

425
440
418

(7.2)
(5.5)
(1.7)

7.5
7.6
7.3

(0.13)
(0.10)
(0.03)

265
257
239

(15.7)
(5.7)
(1.1)

6.7
6.5
6.1

(0.40)
(0.14)
(0.03)

NOTE: Includes enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Ungraded
students are prorated into prekindergarten through grade 8 and grades 9 through 12. Detail may not sum to totals because of
rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS),
199596 through 200910; and Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 199596 through 200910. (This table was prepared August 2012.)

108 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Private Elementary and Secondary Schools

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Table 68. Enrollment and percentage distribution of students enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools, by school orientation and grade level: Selected years, fall 1995 through
fall 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Catholic
Grade level and year

Total private
enrollment

Total

Parochial

Other religious
Diocesan

Private
(independent)

Total

Conservative
Christian

Affiliated1

Unaffiliated1

Nonsectarian

10

11

Enrollment (in thousands)


5,918
5,944
6,018
6,320
6,099

(31.8)
(18.5)
(30.2)
(40.3)
(41.2)

2,660
2,666
2,660
2,673
2,520

(6.9)
(5.5)
(4.8)
(12.5)
(10.6)

1,459
1,439
1,398
1,310
1,183

(2.1)
(5.3)
(4.4)
(5.6)
(9.9)

851
874
881
979
963

(5.7)
(0.8)
(0.0)
(7.0)
(4.8)

351
353
382
384
374

(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.9)
(3.2)
(4.0)

2,095
2,097
2,193
2,328
2,228

(17.0)
(13.7)
(27.2)
(17.3)
(19.7)

787
824
871
937
890

(8.8)
(7.3)
(4.8)
(6.1)
(8.9)

697
647
646
663
651

(4.9)
(3.1)
(4.9)
(8.6)
(5.9)

611
627
676
728
688

(11.8)
(11.1)
(24.6)
(13.3)
(14.8)

1,163
1,182
1,164
1,319
1,351

(18.4)
(12.0)
(8.2)
(27.3)
(29.2)

2005......................................................................................
2007......................................................................................
2009......................................................................................

6,073
5,910
5,488

(42.4)
(28.4)
(35.9)

2,403
2,308
2,160

(9.3)
(6.1)
(3.5)

1,063
946
856

(6.4)
(5.4)
(3.1)

957
970
909

(6.3)
(1.8)
(4.4)

383
392
395

(4.0)
(3.4)
(1.1)

2,303
2,283
2,076

(22.4)
(20.6)
(32.8)

957
883
737

(9.6)
(6.6)
(1.9)

697
527
516

(6.7)
(3.5)
(4.4)

649
873
823

(14.2)
(18.2)
(31.2)

1,367
1,319
1,252

(27.6)
(18.2)
(8.8)

Prekindergarten through grade 8


1995......................................................................................
1997......................................................................................
1999......................................................................................
2001......................................................................................
2003......................................................................................

4,756
4,759
4,789
5,023
4,788

(28.4)
(17.3)
(23.1)
(36.1)
(30.3)

2,042
2,047
2,034
2,032
1,887

(5.2)
(5.5)
(4.8)
(10.8)
(11.1)

1,368
1,353
1,317
1,227
1,108

(2.1)
(5.3)
(4.4)
(4.5)
(9.9)

575
598
608
688
671

(3.5)
(0.8)
()
(7.0)
(4.8)

98
96
109
118
107

(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.9)
(3.0)
(0.3)

1,753
1,744
1,818
1,927
1,836

(14.8)
(12.2)
(19.9)
(15.5)
(16.9)

651
679
713
765
722

(7.2)
(6.0)
(3.7)
(5.1)
(6.5)

575
529
529
536
519

(4.6)
(2.5)
(3.9)
(7.4)
(4.1)

527
537
576
626
594

(11.1)
(10.1)
(17.6)
(12.2)
(13.5)

961
968
937
1,064
1,066

(17.5)
(11.0)
(7.3)
(24.7)
(15.4)

2005......................................................................................
2007......................................................................................
2009......................................................................................

4,724
4,546
4,179

(33.0)
(21.9)
(33.2)

1,780
1,685
1,542

(9.3)
(5.3)
(3.3)

993
879
782

(6.4)
(4.6)
(3.1)

673
688
643

(6.3)
(1.6)
(0.8)

113
118
117

(2.9)
(3.1)
(0.6)

1,865
1,834
1,666

(19.4)
(18.4)
(30.2)

765
699
579

(8.0)
(5.9)
(1.7)

561
418
401

(5.7)
(3.2)
(4.0)

539
717
685

(12.6)
(16.6)
(28.9)

1,079
1,027
972

(15.5)
(11.4)
(8.1)

Grades 9 through 12
1995......................................................................................
1997......................................................................................
1999......................................................................................
2001......................................................................................
2003......................................................................................

1,163
1,185
1,229
1,296
1,311

(4.6)
(2.4)
(8.3)
(6.7)
(24.7)

618
619
627
641
634

(2.8)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(2.3)
(3.9)

91
86
80
83
75

()
()
()
(2.3)
()

275
275
273
292
292

(2.8)
()
()
()
()

252
257
273
266
266

()
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.3)
(3.9)

342
353
375
401
392

(3.2)
(2.3)
(7.9)
(3.5)
(4.2)

136
145
158
172
167

(2.3)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(2.6)
(3.1)

122
117
117
127
131

(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.6)
(1.9)

84
90
100
102
94

(1.7)
(1.2)
(7.5)
(1.9)
(2.0)

202
214
228
255
285

(1.5)
(1.9)
(2.2)
(4.5)
(24.0)

2005......................................................................................
2007......................................................................................
2009......................................................................................

1,349
1,364
1,309

(18.1)
(12.0)
(6.5)

623
623
618

(1.5)
(1.4)
(4.4)

70
67
74

()
(1.2)
(#)

284
282
266

(0.7)
(0.6)
(4.3)

270
274
278

(1.3)
(0.4)
(0.9)

438
450
411

(6.5)
(3.8)
(4.3)

192
184
158

(3.4)
(1.8)
(0.4)

136
109
115

(1.5)
(0.4)
(1.1)

110
156
138

(5.2)
(3.1)
(4.1)

288
292
280

(16.6)
(11.2)
(1.9)

Percentage distribution
Total, all grades
1995......................................................................................
1997......................................................................................
1999......................................................................................
2001......................................................................................
2003......................................................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

45.0
44.8
44.2
42.3
41.3

(0.19)
(0.13)
(0.24)
(0.25)
(0.27)

24.7
24.2
23.2
20.7
19.4

(0.13)
(0.09)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.17)

14.4
14.7
14.6
15.5
15.8

(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.14)

5.9
5.9
6.4
6.1
6.1

(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.07)

35.4
35.3
36.4
36.8
36.5

(0.19)
(0.18)
(0.28)
(0.22)
(0.25)

13.3
13.9
14.5
14.8
14.6

(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.09)
(0.13)
(0.13)

11.8
10.9
10.7
10.5
10.7

(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.13)
(0.10)

10.3
10.5
11.2
11.5
11.3

(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.36)
(0.18)
(0.22)

19.7
19.9
19.3
20.9
22.1

(0.23)
(0.17)
(0.11)
(0.33)
(0.36)

2005......................................................................................
2007......................................................................................
2009......................................................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()

39.6
39.1
39.4

(0.26)
(0.20)
(0.25)

17.5
16.0
15.6

(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.11)

15.8
16.4
16.6

(0.14)
(0.09)
(0.13)

6.3
6.6
7.2

(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.05)

37.9
38.6
37.8

(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.37)

15.8
14.9
13.4

(0.14)
(0.12)
(0.09)

11.5
8.9
9.4

(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.07)

10.7
14.8
15.0

(0.20)
(0.26)
(0.48)

22.5
22.3
22.8

(0.34)
(0.25)
(0.16)

Prekindergarten through grade 8


1995......................................................................................
1997......................................................................................
1999......................................................................................
2001......................................................................................
2003......................................................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

42.9
43.0
42.5
40.5
39.4

(0.20)
(0.15)
(0.23)
(0.27)
(0.25)

28.8
28.4
27.5
24.4
23.1

(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.18)

12.1
12.6
12.7
13.7
14.0

(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.14)
(0.13)

2.1
2.0
2.3
2.3
2.2

(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.01)

36.9
36.7
38.0
38.4
38.3

(0.22)
(0.20)
(0.26)
(0.25)
(0.23)

13.7
14.3
14.9
15.2
15.1

(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.09)
(0.15)
(0.12)

12.1
11.1
11.1
10.7
10.8

(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.14)
(0.09)

11.1
11.3
12.0
12.5
12.4

(0.21)
(0.19)
(0.32)
(0.20)
(0.24)

20.2
20.3
19.6
21.2
22.3

(0.28)
(0.19)
(0.12)
(0.37)
(0.22)

2005......................................................................................
2007......................................................................................
2009......................................................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()

37.7
37.1
36.9

(0.25)
(0.20)
(0.29)

21.0
19.3
18.7

(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.15)

14.2
15.1
15.4

(0.15)
(0.09)
(0.12)

2.4
2.6
2.8

(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.03)

39.5
40.3
39.9

(0.21)
(0.27)
(0.43)

16.2
15.4
13.9

(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.11)

11.9
9.2
9.6

(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.10)

11.4
15.8
16.4

(0.22)
(0.30)
(0.57)

22.8
22.6
23.2

(0.23)
(0.21)
(0.20)

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 109


Private Elementary and Secondary Schools

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total, all grades


1995......................................................................................
1997......................................................................................
1999......................................................................................
2001......................................................................................
2003......................................................................................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Catholic
Grade level and year

Other religious

Total private
enrollment

Total

Parochial

Diocesan

Private
(independent)

Total

Conservative
Christian

Affiliated1

Unaffiliated1

Nonsectarian

10

11

1
Grades 9 through 12
1995......................................................................................
1997......................................................................................
1999......................................................................................
2001......................................................................................
2003......................................................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

53.2
52.2
51.0
49.4
48.3

(0.20)
(0.10)
(0.34)
(0.26)
(0.91)

7.8
7.3
6.5
6.4
5.7

(0.03)
(0.01)
(0.04)
(0.17)
(0.11)

23.7
23.2
22.2
22.5
22.3

(0.20)
(0.05)
(0.15)
(0.12)
(0.42)

21.7
21.7
22.2
20.5
20.3

(0.09)
(0.04)
(0.15)
(0.10)
(0.44)

29.4
29.8
30.5
31.0
29.9

(0.20)
(0.16)
(0.45)
(0.19)
(0.59)

11.7
12.2
12.9
13.3
12.8

(0.18)
(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.17)
(0.32)

10.5
9.9
9.5
9.8
10.0

(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.23)

7.2
7.6
8.1
7.8
7.2

(0.14)
(0.10)
(0.56)
(0.13)
(0.20)

17.4
18.0
18.5
19.6
21.8

(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.19)
(0.28)
(1.43)

2005......................................................................................
2007......................................................................................
2009......................................................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()

46.2
45.7
47.2

(0.60)
(0.40)
(0.25)

5.2
4.9
5.7

(0.07)
(0.09)
(0.03)

21.0
20.6
20.3

(0.28)
(0.18)
(0.27)

20.0
20.1
21.2

(0.27)
(0.17)
(0.12)

32.5
33.0
31.4

(0.52)
(0.33)
(0.25)

14.3
13.5
12.1

(0.28)
(0.16)
(0.06)

10.1
8.0
8.8

(0.16)
(0.07)
(0.08)

8.1
11.4
10.5

(0.37)
(0.22)
(0.28)

21.4
21.4
21.4

(0.97)
(0.65)
(0.15)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Affiliated schools belong to associations of schools with a specific religious orientation other than Catholic or conservative
Christian. Unaffiliated schools have a religious orientation or purpose but are not classified as Catholic, conservative Christian, or affiliated.

NOTE: Includes enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Ungraded
students are prorated into prekindergarten through grade 8 and grades 9 through 12. Detail may not sum to totals because of
rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS),
199596 through 200910. (This table was prepared August 2012.)

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Table 68. Enrollment and percentage distribution of students enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools, by school orientation and grade level: Selected years, fall 1995 through
fall 2009Continued

Table 69. Percentage distribution of students enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools, by school orientation and selected characteristics: Fall 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Catholic
Selected characteristic
1

Other religious

Total

Total

Parochial

Diocesan

Private
(independent)

Total

Conservative
Christian

Affiliated1

Unaffiliated1

10

Nonsectarian
11

100.0

()

39.4

(0.25)

15.6

(0.11)

16.6

(0.13)

7.2

(0.05)

37.8

(0.37)

13.4

(0.09)

9.4

(0.07)

15.0

(0.48)

22.8

(0.16)

School level2
Elementary........................................................................
Secondary.........................................................................
Combined .........................................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()

49.5
74.7
6.7

(0.44)
(0.25)
(0.06)

25.9
8.5
1.6

(0.24)
(0.05)
(0.02)

20.9
33.2
2.0

(0.19)
(0.38)
(0.02)

2.7
33.0
3.1

(0.03)
(0.22)
(0.03)

30.1
13.6
61.5

(0.58)
(0.22)
(0.35)

7.1
2.3
28.9

(0.08)
(0.01)
(0.26)

8.4
5.5
12.8

(0.12)
(0.03)
(0.15)

14.6
5.8
19.7

(0.68)
(0.23)
(0.68)

20.4
11.7
31.8

(0.22)
(0.13)
(0.31)

Student race/ethnicity3
White.................................................................................
Black .................................................................................
Hispanic ............................................................................
Asian.................................................................................
Pacific Islander..................................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........................................
Two or more races ............................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

41.7
35.1
60.3
38.1
40.3
41.0
44.8

(0.38)
(0.21)
(0.55)
(0.29)
(1.28)
(0.32)
(0.26)

16.2
13.1
25.1
15.1
17.7
10.3
16.5

(0.16)
(0.08)
(0.24)
(0.12)
(0.56)
(0.08)
(0.10)

17.9
13.8
23.5
15.5
16.7
18.2
19.7

(0.20)
(0.08)
(0.22)
(0.12)
(0.53)
(0.14)
(0.11)

7.6
8.2
11.7
7.5
5.9
12.5
8.7

(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.11)
(0.06)
(0.19)
(0.10)
(0.09)

39.2
41.8
24.3
30.3
44.6
34.1
27.0

(0.54)
(0.20)
(0.14)
(0.25)
(1.75)
(0.40)
(0.39)

13.7
18.0
10.4
11.5
12.5
17.1
9.8

(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.40)
(0.32)
(0.07)

10.1
8.9
6.2
9.7
5.4
5.6
8.0

(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.08)
(0.17)
(0.25)
(0.05)

15.5
14.8
7.7
9.1
26.7
11.4
9.2

(0.72)
(0.27)
(0.21)
(0.14)
(2.32)
(0.29)
(0.48)

19.0
23.1
15.4
31.6
15.1
24.9
28.2

(0.18)
(0.24)
(0.53)
(0.52)
(0.48)
(0.43)
(0.21)

School enrollment
Less than 50 .....................................................................
50 to 149...........................................................................
150 to 299.........................................................................
300 to 499.........................................................................
500 to 749.........................................................................
750 or more ......................................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()

2.3
15.6
44.8
50.0
53.7
42.0

(0.26)
(0.21)
(0.32)
(0.46)
(#)
(0.31)

0.7
6.9
21.8
23.3
19.7
6.6

(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.15)
(0.33)
(#)
(0.05)

0.7
6.6
19.6
20.1
23.3
17.3

(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.38)
(#)
(0.13)

0.9
2.1
3.5
6.7
10.7
18.2

(0.19)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(#)
(0.13)

57.7
47.2
36.5
32.6
30.4
36.5

(3.20)
(0.42)
(0.40)
(0.58)
(#)
(0.46)

12.1
16.3
12.8
12.7
13.4
12.7

(0.97)
(0.21)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(#)
(0.09)

6.9
9.2
9.2
9.4
9.3
11.0

(0.86)
(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.26)
(#)
(0.08)

38.8
21.7
14.4
10.6
7.8
12.8

(4.56)
(0.65)
(0.51)
(0.71)
(#)
(0.64)

40.0
37.2
18.7
17.3
15.9
21.5

(3.04)
(0.36)
(0.25)
(0.27)
(#)
(0.16)

Region
Northeast ..........................................................................
Midwest.............................................................................
South ................................................................................
West..................................................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()

45.6
56.1
26.8
32.9

(0.57)
(1.08)
(0.25)
(0.25)

19.4
23.3
9.9
11.4

(0.28)
(0.44)
(0.09)
(0.09)

16.8
24.3
12.0
14.7

(0.38)
(0.49)
(0.11)
(0.11)

9.4
8.5
5.0
6.8

(0.13)
(0.18)
(0.05)
(0.05)

28.0
32.3
48.7
37.8

(0.80)
(1.26)
(0.42)
(0.35)

4.9
9.2
19.4
18.9

(0.09)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.15)

9.5
8.0
11.3
7.7

(0.11)
(0.22)
(0.11)
(0.13)

13.6
15.1
18.0
11.3

(0.77)
(1.58)
(0.65)
(0.39)

26.4
11.6
24.5
29.2

(0.28)
(0.35)
(0.25)
(0.34)

School locale
City....................................................................................
Suburban ..........................................................................
Town..................................................................................
Rural .................................................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()

44.2
40.6
47.1
15.8

(0.23)
(0.38)
(1.16)
(0.59)

16.0
17.0
22.5
6.2

(0.10)
(0.16)
(0.56)
(0.23)

18.2
17.0
22.4
6.8

(0.10)
(0.24)
(0.55)
(0.25)

10.0
6.6
2.2
2.9

(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.11)

33.8
35.4
39.6
56.7

(0.09)
(0.48)
(1.45)
(1.50)

10.8
13.2
15.1
21.6

(0.07)
(0.13)
(0.40)
(0.81)

10.2
9.2
7.7
8.2

(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.40)
(0.36)

12.8
13.0
16.7
26.9

(0.11)
(0.54)
(1.94)
(2.56)

21.9
23.9
13.3
27.5

(0.26)
(0.28)
(0.72)
(0.97)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Affiliated schools belong to associations of schools with a specific religious orientation other than Catholic or conservative
Christian. Unaffiliated schools have a religious orientation or purpose but are not classified as Catholic, conservative Christian, or affiliated.
2Elementary schools have grade 6 or lower and no grade higher than 8. Secondary schools have no grade lower than 7. Combined schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8.

3Race/ethnicity

was not collected for prekindergarten students (788,000 out of 5,488,490 students). Percentage distribution is
based on the students for whom race/ethnicity was reported.
NOTE: Includes enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Detail may
not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS),
200910. (This table was prepared August 2012.)

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Total.............................................................................

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Table 70. Number and percentage distribution of private elementary and secondary students, teachers, and schools, by orientation of school
and selected characteristics: Fall 1999, fall 2007, and fall 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Fall 2009
Selected
characteristic

Total

Catholic

Other religious

Nonsectarian

Fall 1999,
total number

Fall 2007,
total number

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

10

11

1
Students1
Total.................... 6,018,280

(30,179) 5,910,210

(28,363) 5,488,490

(35,857) 100.0

School level2
Elementary.............. 3,595,020
Secondary............... 806,640
Combined................ 1,616,620

(11,516) 3,228,310
(2,395) 827,390
(23,949) 1,854,510

(17,116) 2,937,090
(10,804) 785,810
(19,370) 1,765,590

(26,807)
(4,810)
(15,909)

53.5 (0.24) 1,454,540


14.3 (0.11) 587,350
32.2 (0.21) 118,330

(3,244)
(4,408)
(250)

67.3 (0.17) 883,640


27.2 (0.18) 106,880
5.5 (0.01) 1,085,700

(24,501)
(1,871)
(15,429)

42.6 (0.67)
5.1 (0.09)
52.3 (0.64)

598,910
91,580
561,560

(6,684)
(907)
(3,495)

47.8
7.3
44.9

(0.27)
(0.06)
(0.25)

School enrollment
Less than 50 ........... 238,980
50 to 149................. 939,110
150 to 299............... 1,615,970
300 to 499............... 1,419,360
500 to 749............... 917,670
750 or more............. 887,190

(5,691) 260,030
(10,717) 982,810
(7,315) 1,535,540
(13,203) 1,254,690
(2,330) 860,950
(18,232) 1,016,180

(7,147) 296,000
(13,267) 950,050
(13,069) 1,423,220
(4,667) 1,154,950
(4,374) 768,540
(16,638) 895,720

(22,889)
(12,053)
(9,951)
(10,730)
()
(6,538)

5.4
17.3
25.9
21.0
14.0
16.3

(0.39)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.19)
(0.09)
(0.12)

6,800
148,240
638,300
577,950
412,610
376,330

(550)
(1,003)
(808)
(3,534)
()
()

0.3
6.9
29.5
26.8
19.1
17.4

(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.12)
(0.03)
(0.03)

170,890
448,670
518,820
377,020
233,810
327,020

(21,993)
(8,484)
(8,930)
(9,656)
()
(6,538)

8.2
21.6
25.0
18.2
11.3
15.8

(0.96)
(0.35)
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.18)
(0.30)

118,320
353,140
266,110
199,980
122,130
192,370

(4,552)
(5,440)
(3,949)
(3,066)
()
()

9.5
28.2
21.3
16.0
9.8
15.4

(0.34)
(0.35)
(0.25)
(0.24)
(0.07)
(0.11)

(24,242) 3,779,030
(5,079) 496,580
(1,592) 487,770
(877) 276,380
()
[4]

(22,170) 3,410,360
(4,455) 430,970
(7,435) 443,290
(3,537) 239,320
()
28,020

(31,067)
(2,579)
(4,113)
(1,894)
(884)

72.6
9.2
9.4
5.1
0.6

(0.20) 1,423,200
(0.07) 151,300
(0.09) 267,120
(0.05)
91,110
(0.02)
11,300

(3,216)
(76)
(258)
(85)
(8)

70.8
7.5
13.3
4.5
0.6

(0.05) 1,337,600
(0.01) 180,090
(0.03) 107,760
(0.01)
72,620
(#)
12,490

(30,282)
(1,594)
(1,311)
(342)
(884)

76.3
10.3
6.2
4.1
0.7

(0.41)
(0.19)
(0.12)
(0.07)
(0.05)

649,560
99,580
68,410
75,590
4,220

(3,480)
(1,470)
(2,970)
(1,822)
(14)

69.2
10.6
7.3
8.1
0.5

(0.34)
(0.12)
(0.28)
(0.17)
(#)

0.4 (0.01)
2.0 (0.05)

5,250
35,860

(114)
(282)

0.6
3.8

(0.01)
(0.03)

(8,446)
(7,716)
(2,888)
(4,207)

39.4
40.9
4.1
15.6

(0.57)
(0.58)
(0.23)
(0.32)

(654) 100.0

()

Student race/ethnicity3
White....................... 4,061,870
Black ....................... 494,530
Hispanic .................. 435,890
Asian......................... 239,510
Pacific Islander .........
[4]
American Indian/
Alaska Native....
22,690
Two or more races....

(164)
()

32,730

(1,217)
()

21,080
127,090

(162)
(781)

(13,222) 2,252,780
(12,070) 2,137,800
(5,477) 387,920
(21,308) 709,990

(12,708)
(20,891)
(9,565)
(26,462)

School locale
City..........................
Suburban ................
Town........................
Rural .......................

Teachers5
Total....................

408,400

(2,977)

456,270

(2,897)

School level2
Elementary..............
Secondary...............
Combined................

200,910
62,740
144,750

(735)
(229)
(2,682)

207,230
69,240
179,800

School enrollment
Less than 50 ...........
50 to 149.................
150 to 299...............
300 to 499...............
500 to 749...............
750 or more.............

25,970
70,800
102,240
90,010
57,930
61,440

(488)
(983)
(486)
(1,316)
(79)
(2,143)

School locale
City..........................
Suburban ................
Town........................
Rural .......................

Schools
Total....................
School level2
Elementary..............
Secondary...............
Combined................

() 2,429,570
() 2,382,550
() 411,700
() 686,390

() 2,160,220

0.4
(#)
2.7 (0.02)

(3,494) 100.0

8,640
56,960

()
(127)
(2,097)
(5,048)
()
(301)

41.0
39.0
7.1
12.9

(0.31)
(0.34)
(0.17)
(0.42)

996,640
868,610
182,610
112,360

437,410

(3,222) 100.0

()

142,620

(1,433)
(767)
(2,184)

194,480
67,530
175,410

(1,878)
(553)
(1,853)

44.5 (0.25)
15.4 (0.14)
40.1 (0.26)

88,760
43,380
10,480

32,060
84,590
109,660
90,540
62,250
77,170

(847)
(1,566)
(982)
(331)
(537)
(1,618)

34,120
82,460
107,490
86,850
56,920
69,570

(1,642)
(1,102)
(1,873)
(751)
()
(566)

7.8
18.9
24.6
19.9
13.0
15.9

(0.34)
(0.23)
(0.33)
(0.19)
(0.10)
(0.13)

()
()
()
()

185,530
177,160
32,490
61,090

(1,253)
(1,322)
(917)
(2,025)

176,740
166,170
30,390
64,120

(799)
(2,463)
(663)
(1,960)

40.4
38.0
6.9
14.7

33,000

(301)

33,740

(370)

33,370

(834) 100.0

22,300
2,540
8,150

(242)
(62)
(160)

21,870
2,930
8,940

(293)
(67)
(160)

21,420
2,780
9,160

School enrollment
Less than 50 ...........
50 to 149.................
150 to 299...............
300 to 499...............
500 to 749...............
750 or more.............

9,160
10,260
7,440
3,730
1,530
870

(210)
(134)
(34)
(41)
(3)
(20)

10,060
10,800
7,220
3,270
1,430
960

(287)
(160)
(75)
(12)
(8)
(17)

School locale
City..........................
Suburban ................
Town........................
Rural .......................

()
()
()
()

11,210
12,670
3,300
6,560

(100)
(198)
(130)
(263)

() 2,076,220

0.4
(#)
2.8 (0.01)

7,190
34,270

(115)
(680)
(4,502)
(16,094)
(9,129)
(25,172)

46.1
40.2
8.5
5.2

(0.15)
(0.17)
(0.01)
(0.02)

762,410
757,590
153,540
402,680

(393) 100.0

()

171,870

(190)
(486)
(51)

62.2 (0.25)
30.4 (0.27)
7.3 (0.04)

62,940
11,050
97,870

1,070
12,950
41,550
37,160
25,410
24,480

(202)
(120)
(79)
(381)
()
()

0.7
9.1
29.1
26.1
17.8
17.2

(0.14)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.21)
(0.05)
(0.05)

(0.33)
(0.41)
(0.15)
(0.39)

65,000
56,090
13,040
8,480

(237)
(460)
()
(52)

45.6
39.3
9.1
5.9

()

7,110

(22) 100.0

(745)
(39)
(153)

64.2 (0.70)
8.3 (0.23)
27.5 (0.54)

5,680
1,100
340

11,070
10,470
6,690
3,010
1,280
850

(801)
(154)
(46)
(30)
()
(7)

33.2
31.4
20.1
9.0
3.8
2.5

(1.61)
(0.81)
(0.49)
(0.24)
(0.10)
(0.06)

10,810
11,610
3,340
7,610

(171)
(176)
(154)
(799)

32.4
34.8
10.0
22.8

(0.88)
(0.94)
(0.50)
(1.86)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Includes students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or
higher grade.
2Elementary schools have grade 6 or lower and no grade higher than 8. Secondary schools
have no grade lower than 7. Combined schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8.
3Race/ethnicity was not collected for prekindergarten students (788,000 in fall 2009). Percentage distribution is based on the students for whom race/ethnicity was reported.

(32,751) 100.0

() 1,252,050

(8,849) 100.0

()

36.7
36.5
7.4
19.4

(0.57)
(0.68)
(0.41)
(0.98)

493,730
511,600
51,780
194,940

(3,140) 100.0

()

122,930

(1,815)
(317)
(1,797)

36.6 (0.63)
6.4 (0.16)
56.9 (0.64)

42,780
13,090
67,060

(336)
(157)
(348)

34.8
10.7
54.5

(0.18)
(0.09)
(0.18)

19,350
39,280
41,190
28,990
17,900
25,150

(1,572)
(759)
(1,856)
(607)
()
(566)

11.3
22.9
24.0
16.9
10.4
14.6

(0.79)
(0.44)
(0.86)
(0.40)
(0.19)
(0.29)

13,690
30,240
24,740
20,690
13,620
19,940

(467)
(548)
(286)
(224)
()
()

11.1
24.6
20.1
16.8
11.1
16.2

(0.36)
(0.39)
(0.21)
(0.19)
(0.06)
(0.09)

(0.21)
(0.24)
(0.03)
(0.04)

62,410
62,230
12,510
34,720

(311)
(2,264)
(610)
(1,807)

36.3
36.2
7.3
20.2

(0.62)
(0.92)
(0.34)
(0.87)

49,320
47,840
4,840
20,930

(505)
(544)
(392)
(417)

40.1
38.9
3.9
17.0

(0.35)
(0.37)
(0.32)
(0.34)

()

15,620

(804) 100.0

()

10,630

(190) 100.0

()

(19)
(28)
(7)

79.8 (0.36)
15.4 (0.36)
4.8 (0.09)

8,900
780
5,940

(721)
(33)
(170)

57.0 (1.84)
5.0 (0.31)
38.0 (1.64)

6,840
900
2,890

(130)
(24)
(124)

64.3
8.5
27.2

(0.86)
(0.21)
(0.92)

230
1,410
2,920
1,490
690
370

(28)
(15)
(4)
(9)
()
()

3.2
19.8
41.0
21.0
9.7
5.2

(0.38)
(0.19)
(0.13)
(0.17)
(0.03)
(0.02)

6,460
4,980
2,490
1,000
380
300

(769)
(111)
(39)
(28)
()
(7)

41.4
31.9
16.0
6.4
2.5
1.9

(2.85)
(1.56)
(0.83)
(0.37)
(0.13)
(0.10)

4,380
4,080
1,280
520
200
180

(200)
(74)
(21)
(8)
()
()

41.1
38.4
12.1
4.9
1.9
1.6

(1.25)
(0.99)
(0.23)
(0.11)
(0.03)
(0.03)

2,970
2,580
960
610

(26)
(16)
()
(7)

41.7
36.2
13.5
8.6

(0.28)
(0.25)
(0.04)
(0.10)

4,200
4,390
1,670
5,350

(77)
(110)
(96)
(782)

26.9
28.1
10.7
34.3

(1.42)
(1.52)
(0.77)
(3.32)

3,640
4,640
710
1,650

(105)
(113)
(158)
(78)

34.2
43.6
6.7
15.5

(0.92)
(0.97)
(1.42)
(0.79)

4For

1999 and 2007, Pacific Islander students are included under Asian. Prior to 2009, data
were not collected on Pacific Islander students as a separate category.
in full-time equivalents (FTE). Excludes teachers who teach only prekindergarten
students.
NOTE: Tabulation includes schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Detail may not
sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private
School Universe Survey (PSS), 19992000, 200708, and 200910. (This table was prepared July 2011.)

5Reported

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 71. Private elementary and secondary enrollment, number of schools, and average tuition, by school level, orientation, and tuition: 19992000, 200304, and 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Kindergarten through 12th-grade enrollment1

School orientation
and tuition
1

Average tuition charged to students2 (in current dollars)

Schools

Total

Elementary

Secondary

Combined

Total

Elementary

Secondary

Combined

Total

Elementary

Secondary

Combined

10

11

12

13

19992000
Total................................ 5,262,850 (131,001) 2,920,680

(55,057)

818,920

(34,102) 1,523,240

(88,816)

27,220

(239)

16,560

(278)

2,580

(126)

8,080

(276)

$4,978

(157.3)

$3,737

(174.6)

$6,762

(260.9)

Catholic................................... 2,548,710
Other religious ........................ 1,871,850
Nonsectarian ..........................
842,290

(18,134)
(41,035)
(28,987)

616,200
115,010
87,720

(25,935)
(10,981)
(11,774)

(15,613)
(66,926)
(43,377)

8,100
13,270
5,850

(24)
(237)
(76)

6,650
7,020
2,900

(54)
(231)
(155)

1,130
790
670

(57)
(78)
(100)

330
5,460
2,290

(26)
(252)
(154)

3,344
4,439
11,120

(57.2)
(153.5)
(774.7)

2,597
(47.3)
4,072 (129.7)
10,128 (1,921.0)

4,835
(91.9)
6,402 (455.6)
14,447 (1,460.6)

6,889
4,524
11,089

(690.1)
(280.1)
(801.5)

(23,352) 1,810,330
(86,782) 831,060
(61,373) 279,290

122,190
925,780
475,270

(248.6)

$6,085

(55,714)

832,320

(54,051) 1,551,170

(82,059)

28,380

(262)

17,330

(262)

2,660

(206)

8,400

(217)

$6,600

(144.5)

$5,049

(119.5)

$8,412

(433.4)

$8,302

(289.7)

Catholic................................... 2,320,040
Other religious ........................ 1,746,460
Nonsectarian ..........................
992,940

(49,156) 1,645,680
(63,090) 714,860
(71,519) 315,430

(41,231)
(28,935)
(30,820)

584,250
107,980 !
140,080

(32,236)
(33,776)
(27,556)

90,110
923,630
537,440

(14,746)
(48,379)
(59,332)

7,920
13,660
6,810

(35)
(203)
(136)

6,530
7,280
3,510

(50)
(200)
(141)

1,060
640
960

(39)
(175)
(108)

320
5,740
2,340

(39)
(182)
(144)

4,254
5,839
13,419

(95.9)
(143.9)
(379.1)

3,533
5,398
12,169

(105.9)
(161.4)
(468.5)

6,046 (130.6)
9,537 (962.6)
17,413 (1,987.6)

5,801
5,748
13,112

(883.0)
(230.3)
(480.4)

5,165,280 (104,435) 2,462,980


455,850 (33,102) 271,960
666,450 (42,950) 478,050
1,790,410 (77,850) 1,066,750
1,155,290 (60,342) 366,470
1,097,280 (67,145) 279,740

(58,830)
(21,952)
(33,038)
(45,444)
(37,396)
(31,540)

850,750

143,510
455,840
221,210

(38,553) 1,851,550
() 173,660
() 168,440
(19,815) 580,150
(33,376) 332,980
(23,837) 596,320

(91,348)
(24,693)
(26,113)
(53,528)
(36,574)
(60,614)

28,220
6,100
3,930
9,110
4,460
4,630

(328)
(347)
(257)
(341)
(232)
(232)

16,370
3,450
2,820
6,100
2,390
1,620

(291)
(229)
(225)
(263)
(188)
(156)

3,040

550
1,050
1,070

(149)

8,810
2,370
1,020
2,460
1,020
1,940

(254)
(226)
(119)
(192)
(114)
(150)

$8,549
1,670
3,428
5,206
8,264
20,272

(176.0)
(80.6)
(41.0)
(41.6)
(100.6)
(513.4)

$6,733 (180.6) $10,549 (355.5) $10,045


1,938
(80.7)

1,313
()
3,453
(43.2)

3,416
()
5,218
(49.3)
5,081
(80.0)
5,214
9,231 (286.7)
7,657 (104.7)
8,031
19,510 (1,006.4) 21,202 (1,081.1) 20,285

(371.6)
(175.7)
(116.5)
(89.0)
(191.9)
(712.1)

(49,385) 1,457,960
(20,946) 174,580
(35,795) 396,980
(37,974) 683,980
(49,329) 165,120
(27,585)

(32,114)
(20,080)
(32,130)
(32,576)
(28,123)

(32,581)

145,680

(25,445)

7,400
1,130
1,680
3,040
1,170
380

(34)
(102)
(131)
(131)
(102)
(62)

5,950
1,050
1,630
2,680
470

370

(39)

()

1,080

280
630

(46)

()
()
()
()
()

(57)
(96)
(126)
(117)
(72)

()

620,840

111,770
395,900

Other
1,975,980
Less than $2,499 ................
221,810
$2,500 to $3,499.................
208,200
$3,500 to $5,999.................
860,370
$6,000 to $9,999.................
384,850
$10,000 or more .................
300,750

(81,216)
(25,272)
(24,333)
(59,588)
(39,687)
(34,146)

709,730
94,820
77,840
340,150
103,280
93,640

(36,666)
(10,131)
(11,714)
(27,800)
(15,561)
(19,216)

128,550

57,150

(15,136) 1,137,700
() 122,890
() 129,590
() 489,390
(10,809) 224,420
() 171,400

(75,038)
(21,602)
(23,401)
(49,116)
(33,273)
(31,330)

13,950
4,160
2,020
5,030
1,640
1,100

(282)
(294)
(208)
(257)
(137)
(114)

7,170
2,320
1,120
2,640
680
420

(228)
(215)
(175)
(170)
(94)
(72)

960

370

5,820
1,780
880
2,160
600
420

(192)
(185)
(115)
(175)
(72)
(81)

7,117
1,577
3,520
5,372
8,045
17,497

Nonsectarian ..........................
Less than $2,499 ................
$2,500 to $3,499.................
$3,500 to $5,999.................
$6,000 to $9,999.................
$10,000 or more .................

(55,074)
(6,840)

295,280

42,610
98,070
148,810

(25,191)

101,370

90,480

(12,739)

(48,321)

6,860
800

1,040
1,650
3,150

(119)
(113)

3,240

770
1,250
1,070

(143)

1,010

660

2,620

1,410

(138)

17,316

6,289
10,963
22,628

200708
Total................................
Less than $2,499 ....................
$2,500 to $3,499.....................
$3,500 to $5,999.....................
$6,000 to $9,999.....................
$10,000 or more .....................

Catholic................................... 2,224,470
Less than $2,499 ................
190,800
$2,500 to $3,499.................
428,610
$3,500 to $5,999.................
826,120
$6,000 to $9,999.................
607,980
$10,000 or more .................
170,960
religious3 .......................

964,830
43,250

103,930
162,450
625,570

()

(18,494)
(24,872)
(45,837)

()
()

(7,809)
(16,434)
(20,542)

()
()

(16,043)
(30,158)
()

()
()
()
()

(12,896)

568,180

386,280

()
()
()
()

(43,701)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Only includes kindergarten students who attend schools that offer first or higher grade.
2Each school reports the highest annual tuition charged for a full-time student; this amount does not take into account discounts
that individual students may receive. This amount is weighted by the number of students enrolled in each school and averaged.
3For a complete list of other religions that schools could select, please see question 21 of the Private School Questionnaire at
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass/pdf/0708/sass3b.pdf.

()

(143)
(168)
(177)

()
()

(139)
(151)
(129)

()
()

(76)
(85)
(96)
()
()

(43)
(49)
()

(85)
()
()
()

(65)
()

(87)
()
()
()
()

(77)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

(131)

6,018 (180.3)
2,144
(75.7)
3,352
(42.8)
4,896
(48.8)
7,682 (116.3)
16,536 (1,704.9)

4,944
2,166
3,385
4,864
7,785

(211.6)
(74.7)
(45.8)
(56.7)
(240.4)

(237.1)
(129.3)
(84.3)
(74.8)
(155.1)
(759.9)

6,576
1,552
3,758
5,568
8,807
15,209

(241.5)
(178.6)
(170.4)
(110.6)
(429.9)
(632.4)

10,493 (1,336.5)

()

()

()
7,683 (187.6)

()

7,073 (358.7)
1,601 (185.7)
3,380
(74.7)
5,269 (100.8)
7,787 (163.8)
18,008 (1,196.0)

(555.2)

15,945 (702.2)

()

()
8,094 (687.4)
12,111 (792.2)
21,232 (1,046.6)

27,302 (1,506.3)

()

()

()

()
30,265 (1,589.3)

16,247

21,377

()
()

(352.1)
(530.4)
(703.0)

()

7,826

5,150
7,650

(231.8)
()
()

(80.2)
(116.7)
()

9,066

(964.2)
()
()
()
()
()

(795.3)
()
()
()
()
(983.4)

NOTE: Excludes schools not offering first or higher grade. Elementary schools have grade 6 or lower and no grade higher than
8. Secondary schools have no grade lower than 7. Combined schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8. Excludes prekindergarten students. Includes a small percentage of schools reporting tuition of 0; these private schools are often under contract to public school districts to provide special education services. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and cell
suppression. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), Private School Questionnaire, 19992000, 200304, and 200708. (This table was prepared in January 2012.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 113


Private Elementary and Secondary Schools

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

200304
Total................................ 5,059,450 (104,287) 2,675,960

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Total
Type of staff

Total

Catholic

Elementary1

Secondary2

Number of schools ............................


Enrollment (in thousands) .................

28,220
5,165

(328)
(104)

16,370
2,463

(291)
(59)

Total FTE staff ...........................


Principals...........................................
Assistant principals............................
Other managers ................................
Instruction coordinators.....................
Teachers............................................
Teacher aides ....................................
Other aides........................................
Guidance counselors.........................
Librarians/media specialists ..............
Library/media center aides................
Nurses...............................................
Student support staff4 ........................
Secretaries/clerical staff....................
Food service personnel.....................
Custodial and maintenance...............
Other employees5 ..............................

778,610
30,430
13,000
25,940
7,770
433,400
52,960
11,160
11,620
11,960
4,030
8,160
24,500
50,010
27,610
45,170
20,880

(16,146)
(463)
(485)
(947)
(535)
(8,589)
(2,577)
(1,243)
(504)
(346)
(254)
(396)
(1,227)
(1,437)
(1,008)
(1,464)
(2,707)

326,320
15,260
4,860
9,150
2,620
186,870
26,740
4,780
2,290
5,680
1,910
3,350
7,900
19,230
11,900
17,590
6,180

(8,044)
(316)
(287)
(443)
(274)
(4,498)
(1,390)
(517)
(131)
(202)
(161)
(163)
(569)
(684)
(490)
(596)
(784)

Total FTE staff ...........................


Principals...........................................
Assistant principals............................
Other managers ................................
Instruction coordinators.....................
Teachers............................................
Teacher aides ....................................
Other aides........................................
Guidance counselors.........................
Librarians/media specialists ..............
Library/media center aides................
Nurses...............................................
Student support staff4 ........................
Secretaries/clerical staff....................
Food service personnel.....................
Custodial and maintenance...............
Other employees5 ..............................

7
170
397
199
664
12
98
463
444
432
1,283
633
211
103
187
114
247

(0.1)
(2.9)
(12.5)
(6.0)
(43.6)
(0.1)
(4.9)
(53.6)
(16.5)
(9.7)
(77.5)
(26.9)
(10.2)
(2.1)
(6.4)
(2.8)
(29.7)

8
161
506
269
942
13
92
515
1,073
434
1,288
736
312
128
207
140
399

(0.1)
(4.2)
(24.5)
(11.1)
(91.0)
(0.1)
(4.5)
(57.9)
(55.9)
(12.8)
(106.6)
(33.2)
(21.7)
(3.0)
(8.7)
(3.4)
(49.5)

Combined3

4
3,040
851

(149)
(39)

8,810
1,852

126,490
3,360
2,840
5,160
1,570
68,840
1,740
710
4,140
1,900
600
1,580
4,690
9,730
5,420
8,340
5,870 !

(5,809)
(168)
(194)
(357)
(217)
(2,748)
(352)
(206)
(211)
(106)
(84)
(181)
(523)
(532)
(461)
(526)
(2,016)

325,810
11,810
5,290
11,630
3,590
177,690
24,480
5,660
5,190
4,380
1,520
3,240
11,900
21,050
10,290
19,250
8,840

7
253
300
165
544
12
489
1,190 !
206
447
1,427
539
181
87
157
102
145 !

(0.2)
(12.5)
(17.1)
(9.1)
(83.9)
(0.3)
(123.0)
(407.3)
(6.9)
(19.7)
(202.0)
(57.7)
(20.4)
(3.6)
(13.1)
(5.3)
(55.5)

6
157
350
159
515
10
76
327
357
423
1,219
572
156
88
180
96
209

(254)
(91)

Elementary1

Total
6
7,400
2,224

Secondary2

Combined3

8
1,080
621

(46)
(33)

(34)
(49)

5,950
1,458

(57)
(32)

370
146

(39)
(25)

(6,211)
(101)
(191)
(387)
(252)
(3,316)
(997)
(351)
(257)
(137)
(149)
(153)
(507)
(541)
(476)
(483)
(642)

157,980
5,950
1,940
3,100
1,020
92,210
12,820
2,440
1,600
3,230
1,200
2,180
3,670
8,840
6,920
9,120
1,730

(3,488)
(75)
(123)
(196)
(179)
(2,001)
(548)
(355)
(93)
(116)
(126)
(121)
(282)
(261)
(341)
(284)
(366)

70,240
1,240
1,670
3,180
820
41,910
270
110 !
2,880
1,160
420
600
1,500
5,730
3,300
4,320
1,140 !

(3,582)
(63)
(117)
(242)
(156)
(2,054)
(55)
(56)
(160)
(63)
(67)
(62)
(230)
(384)
(264)
(319)
(378)

22,150
530
360
730
220 !
12,010
1,640 !
20 !
570
340
140
190 !
910 !
1,380
1,000
1,360

(3,520)
(67)
(79)
(168)
(88)
(1,874)
(779)
(11)
(119)
(58)
(39)
(62)
(350)
(262)
(195)
(248)
()

(0.1)
(5.9)
(22.0)
(14.7)
(147.3)
(0.1)
(10.0)
(141.3)
(17.9)
(11.5)
(107.6)
(38.6)
(28.0)
(3.2)
(7.4)
(3.5)
(120.7)

9
245
750
470
1,431
16
114
598
912
451
1,210
668
397
165
211
160
841

(0.1)
(4.9)
(41.9)
(29.0)
(279.8)
(0.2)
(4.6)
(103.4)
(49.6)
(15.7)
(124.6)
(33.3)
(27.3)
(4.0)
(9.8)
(4.3)
(193.8)

9
500
371
195
759
15
2,329

216
535
1,475
1,041
414
108
188
144
547 !

(0.2)
(23.5)
(17.1)
(11.2)
(183.2)
(0.2)
(617.7)
()
(5.9)
(21.4)
(256.0)
(117.0)
(64.1)
(4.6)
(14.1)
(7.0)
(233.0)

7
273
401
201

12

256
431
1,027 !
775 !

106
146
107

(0.6)
(33.8)
(60.3)
(39.1)
()
(0.7)
()
()
(34.1)
(55.7)
(371.4)
(324.2)
()
(12.9)
(22.0)
(10.3)
()

Number of FTE staff

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

(14,362)
(398)
(337)
(775)
(391)
(8,011)
(2,237)
(1,254)
(439)
(293)
(178)
(281)
(1,030)
(1,111)
(814)
(1,369)
(1,345)

250,380
7,730
3,980
7,010
2,060
146,120
14,730
2,580
5,040
4,730
1,770
2,970
6,080
15,940
11,220
14,800
3,620

Students per FTE staff member

See notes at end of table.

(0.1)
(5.7)
(17.6)
(8.2)
(55.3)
(0.2)
(7.2)
(87.8)
(24.4)
(18.3)
(142.7)
(46.1)
(13.9)
(3.2)
(11.7)
(5.2)
(32.7)

9
288
559
317
1,080
15
151
864
441
470
1,258
750
366
140
198
150
614

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Table 72. Private elementary and secondary school full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff and student to FTE staff ratios, by orientation of school, school level, and type of staff: 200708

Table 72. Private elementary and secondary school full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff and student to FTE staff ratios, by orientation of school, school level, and type of staff: 200708Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Other religious orientation
Type of staff

Elementary1

Total

10

11

Number of schools ..........................


Enrollment (in thousands) ...............

13,950
1,976

(282)
(81)

7,170
710

(228)
(37)

Total FTE staff .........................


Principals.........................................
Assistant principals..........................
Other managers ..............................
Instruction coordinators...................
Teachers..........................................
Teacher aides ..................................
Other aides......................................
Guidance counselors.......................
Librarians/media specialists ............
Library/media center aides..............
Nurses.............................................
Student support staff4 ......................
Secretaries/clerical staff..................
Food service personnel...................
Custodial and maintenance.............
Other employees5 ............................

293,830
14,860
4,860
8,940
2,520
172,830
15,280
3,050
3,380
4,280
1,550
2,230
5,750
19,530
10,510
17,270
6,980

(10,433)
(343)
(300)
(479)
(237)
(6,093)
(902)
(387)
(267)
(235)
(183)
(177)
(633)
(802)
(727)
(1,073)
(950)

105,540
6,000
1,650
3,040
640
61,040
7,260
1,530
420
1,530
570
780
1,910
6,870
3,720
5,770
2,800

(4,977)
(236)
(150)
(256)
(100)
(2,838)
(671)
(306)
(73)
(125)
(91)
(84)
(245)
(435)
(298)
(355)
(601)

Nonsectarian
Secondary2

Combined3

12
960
129

13

(85)
(15)

5,820
1,138

(192)
(75)

(2,241)
(106)
(88)
(145)
(113)
(1,389)
(79)
()
(81)
(66)
(22)
(58)
(146)
(231)
(171)
(225)
()

166,020
7,780
2,650
5,050
1,610
99,070
7,780
1,480
2,360
2,380
910
1,220
3,360
10,910
5,880
10,020
3,540

(10,154)
(336)
(238)
(393)
(194)
(5,822)
(778)
(222)
(227)
(217)
(156)
(143)
(602)
(692)
(653)
(1,002)
(748)

Elementary1

Total
14
6,860
965

(119)
(55)

Secondary2

15
3,240
295

(143)
(25)

Combined3

16
1,010
101

(87)
(13)

17
2,620
568

(138)
(48)

Number of FTE staff


234,410
7,840
4,160
9,990
3,190
114,440
22,950
5,540
3,200
2,950
710
2,970
12,670
14,530
5,880
13,110
10,280

(10,902)
(264)
(272)
(661)
(421)
(5,551)
(2,039)
(1,295)
(369)
(200)
(108)
(289)
(999)
(992)
(606)
(1,009)
(2,232)

62,790
3,310
1,270
3,010
950
33,630
6,650
820 !
280
910
140 !
380
2,320
3,520
1,270
2,700
1,640

(4,761)
(184)
(168)
(314)
(185)
(2,610)
(959)
(250)
(61)
(115)
(41)
(71)
(437)
(385)
(209)
(337)
(356)

33,980
1,040
610
1,120
490
14,200
1,230
560 !
670
380
100 !
760
2,720
2,250
1,210
2,550
4,090 !

(4,014)
(107)
(116)
(175)
(109)
(1,498)
(327)
(206)
(86)
(63)
(48)
(142)
(472)
(296)
(321)
(429)
(1,918)

137,630
3,500
2,280
5,850
1,760
66,610
15,060
4,160 !
2,260
1,660
470
1,830
7,630
8,760
3,400
7,860
4,550

(9,797)
(234)
(194)
(628)
(355)
(5,111)
(1,839)
(1,261)
(364)
(167)
(85)
(236)
(871)
(887)
(483)
(919)
(1,049)

(0.1)
(5.8)
(15.6)
(5.2)
(33.7)
(0.2)
(4.4)
(49.2)
(28.0)
(15.3)
(220.2)
(30.3)
(6.8)
(3.6)
(15.1)
(4.3)
(20.6)

5
89
233
98
310
9
44
361 !
1,072
324
2,172 !
775
127
84
233
109
180

(0.2)
(6.3)
(28.9)
(8.0)
(50.1)
(0.3)
(6.5)
(139.0)
(297.2)
(36.0)
(876.5)
(151.0)
(27.7)
(5.4)
(34.9)
(10.7)
(44.9)

3
98
167
90
209
7
82 !

152
267

134
37
45
84 !
40

(0.3)
(11.1)
(30.1)
(12.5)
(53.1)
(0.5)
(29.7)
()
(20.3)
(29.4)
()
(30.3)
(7.8)
(5.3)
(32.3)
(5.3)
()

4
162
249
97
324
9
38
137 !
252
342
1,216
310
74
65
167
72
125

(0.2)
(10.6)
(21.1)
(7.6)
(60.6)
(0.2)
(5.7)
(60.7)
(30.2)
(17.1)
(231.0)
(36.4)
(10.1)
(4.7)
(19.8)
(5.6)
(30.8)

Students per FTE staff member


Total FTE staff .........................
Principals.........................................
Assistant principals..........................
Other managers ..............................
Instruction coordinators...................
Teachers..........................................
Teacher aides ..................................
Other aides......................................
Guidance counselors.......................
Librarians/media specialists ............
Library/media center aides..............
Nurses.............................................
Student support staff4 ......................
Secretaries/clerical staff..................
Food service personnel...................
Custodial and maintenance.............
Other employees5 ............................

7
133
407
221
784
11
129
648
585
462
1,274
887
344
101
188
114
283

(0.1)
(4.7)
(22.3)
(10.4)
(72.1)
(0.2)
(7.5)
(83.3)
(39.0)
(18.7)
(145.0)
(64.5)
(39.1)
(3.0)
(12.0)
(5.8)
(39.1)

7
118
430
234
1,102
12
98
464
1,689
463
1,243
906
371
103
191
123
254

(0.2)
(6.9)
(28.8)
(16.5)
(175.4)
(0.3)
(7.4)
(103.6)
(247.6)
(25.3)
(207.8)
(90.6)
(48.7)
(4.3)
(15.9)
(6.7)
(55.1)

6
119
230
150

10

216
354
1,820 !
567 !
271 !
73
142
87

(0.4)
(13.8)
(47.6)
(23.6)
()
(0.7)
()
()
(18.5)
(50.3)
(798.8)
(174.4)
(111.5)
(6.9)
(32.0)
(9.1)
()

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
2Schools with no grade lower than 7.
3Schools with grades lower than 7 and higher than 8.
4Includes student support services professional staff, such as school psychologists, social workers, and speech therapists or
pathologists.

7
146
430
225
705
11
146
767
481
478
1,251
933
338
104
193
113
321

(0.2)
(6.9)
(30.3)
(14.1)
(90.8)
(0.2)
(12.8)
(123.2)
(38.8)
(30.0)
(234.4)
(104.7)
(61.8)
(4.2)
(17.8)
(9.2)
(84.4)
5Includes

4
123
232
97
302
8
42
174
301
327
1,363
325
76
66
164
74
94

other employees not identified by function.


NOTE: FTE staff consists of the total number of full-time staff, plus 48 percent of the part-time staff; this percentage was estimated based on the number of hours that part-time staff reported working. Data are based on a sample survey and may not
be strictly comparable with data reported elsewhere. Excludes all prekindergarten students from calculations, but includes
kindergarten students attending schools that offer first or higher grade. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), Private School Questionnaire, 200708. (This table was prepared October 2009.)

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

22,270
1,080
560
860
260 !
12,730
240 !

600
360
70 !
230
470 !
1,760
910
1,470

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Table 73. Enrollment and instructional staff in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: Selected years, 191920 through 201112
Enrollment1

Number of schools

Instructional staff2

Total

Elementary3

Secondary

Total

Prekindergarten

Elementary

Secondary

Total

Elementary3

10

191920..............................

8,103

6,551

1,552

1,925,521

( 4)

1,795,673

129,848

49,516

41,592

7,924

192930..............................

10,046

7,923

2,123

2,464,467

( 4)

2,222,598

241,869

72,552

58,245

14,307

193940..............................

10,049

7,944

2,105

2,396,305

( 4)

2,035,182

361,123

81,057

60,081

20,976

194950..............................

10,778

8,589

2,189

3,066,387

( 4)

2,560,815

505,572

94,295

66,525

27,770

Fall 1960 .............................

12,893

10,501

2,392

5,253,791

(4)

4,373,422

880,369

151,902

108,169

4,367,000

( 4)

3,359,000

1,008,000

School year
1

196970..............................

11,352

9,366

1,986

195,400

133,200

Secondary
11

43,733
5

62,200

197071..............................

11,350

9,370

1,980

4,363,566

( 4)

3,355,478

1,008,088

166,208

112,750

197475..............................

10,127

8,437

1,690

3,504,000

( 4)

2,602,000

902,000

150,179

100,011

50,168

197576..............................

9,993

8,340

1,653

3,415,000

( 4)

2,525,000

890,000

149,276

99,319

49,957

197980..............................

9,640

8,100

1,540

3,139,000

( 4)

2,293,000

846,000

147,294

97,724

49,570

198081..............................

9,559

8,043

1,516

3,106,000

( 4)

2,269,000

837,000

145,777

96,739

49,038

198182..............................

9,494

7,996

1,498

3,094,000

( 4)

2,266,000

828,000

146,172

96,847

49,325

198283..............................

9,432

7,950

1,482

3,007,189

( 4)

2,211,412

795,777

146,460

97,337

49,123

198384..............................

9,401

7,937

1,464

2,969,000

( 4)

2,179,000

790,000

146,913

98,591

48,322

198485..............................

9,325

7,876

1,449

2,903,000

( 4)

2,119,000

784,000

149,888

99,820

50,068

198586..............................

9,220

7,790

1,430

2,821,000

( 4)

2,061,000

760,000

146,594

96,741

49,853

198687..............................

9,102

7,693

1,409

2,726,000

( 4)

1,998,000

728,000

141,930

93,554

48,376

198788..............................

8,992

7,601

1,391

2,690,668

67,637

1,942,148

680,883

139,887

93,199

46,688

198889..............................

8,867

7,505

1,362

2,627,745

76,626

1,911,911

639,208

137,700

93,154

44,546

198990..............................

8,719

7,395

1,324

2,588,893

90,023

1,892,913

605,957

136,900

94,197

42,703

199091..............................

8,587

7,291

1,296

2,575,815

100,376

1,883,906

591,533

131,198

91,039

40,159

199192..............................

8,508

7,239

1,269

2,550,863

107,939

1,856,302

586,622

153,334

109,084

44,250

199293..............................

8,423

7,174

1,249

2,567,630

122,788

1,860,937

583,905

154,816

109,825

44,991

199394..............................

8,345

7,114

1,231

2,576,845

132,236

1,859,947

584,662

157,201

112,199

45,002

199495..............................

8,293

7,055

1,238

2,618,567

143,360

1,877,782

597,425

164,219

117,620

46,599

199596..............................

8,250

7,022

1,228

2,635,210

144,099

1,884,461

606,650

166,759

118,753

48,006

199697..............................

8,231

7,005

1,226

2,645,462

148,264

1,885,037

612,161

153,276

107,548

45,728

199798..............................

8,223

7,004

1,219

2,648,859

150,965

1,879,737

618,157

152,259

105,717

46,542

199899..............................

8,217

6,990

1,227

2,648,844

152,356

1,876,211

620,277

153,081

105,943

47,138

19992000..........................

8,144

6,923

1,221

2,653,038

152,622

1,877,236

623,180

157,134

109,404

47,730

200001..............................

8,146

6,920

1,226

2,647,301

155,742

1,863,682

627,877

160,731

111,937

48,794

200102..............................

8,114

6,886

1,228

2,616,330

159,869

1,827,319

629,142

155,658

108,485

47,173

200203..............................

8,000

6,785

1,215

2,553,277

157,250

1,765,893

630,134

163,004

112,884

50,120

200304..............................
200405..............................

7,955
7,799

6,727
6,574

1,228
1,225

2,484,252
2,420,590

150,422
150,905

1,708,501
1,642,868

625,329
626,817

162,337
160,153

112,303
107,764

50,034
52,389

200506..............................

7,589

6,386

1,203

2,325,220

146,327

1,568,687

610,206

152,502 6

103,481 6

49,021

200607..............................

7,498

6,288

1,210

2,320,651

152,429

1,544,695

623,527

159,135

107,682

51,453

200708..............................

7,378

6,165

1,213

2,270,913

152,980

1,494,979

622,954

160,075

107,217

52,858

200809..............................

7,248

6,028

1,220

2,192,531

153,325

1,434,949

604,257

157,615

105,518

52,097

200910..............................

7,094

5,889

1,205

2,119,341

150,262

1,375,982

593,097

154,316

103,460

50,856

201011..............................

6,980

5,774

1,206

2,065,872

152,846

1,336,560

576,466

151,473

102,365

49,108

201112..............................

6,841

5,636

1,205

2,031,455

154,282

1,303,028

574,145

151,395

100,365

51,030

1Elementary

enrollment is for kindergarten through grade 8, and secondary enrollment is


for grades 9 through 12.
191920 through fall 1960, includes part-time teachers. From 196970 through
199394, excludes part-time teachers. Beginning in 199495, reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). Prekindergarten teachers not counted separately but may be included with elementary teachers.
3Includes middle schools.
4Prekindergarten enrollment was not reported separately, but may be included in elementary enrollment.
5Includes estimates for the nonreporting schools.
2From

6Excludes

53,458

the Archdiocese of New Orleans.


NOTE: Data collected by the National Catholic Educational Association and data collected
by the National Center for Education Statistics are not directly comparable because survey
procedures and definitions differ.
SOURCE: National Catholic Educational Association, A Statistical Report on Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools for the Years 196768 to 196970; A Report on Catholic
Schools, 197071 through 197374; A Statistical Report on U.S. Catholic Schools,
197475 through 198081; and United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary
Schools, 198182 through 201112, retrieved April 18, 2012, from http://www.ncea.org/
data-information/catholic-school-data. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

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CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 117


Private Elementary and Secondary Schools

Table 74. Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Selected years, 1999 through 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12
State

Schools, fall 2009

Fall 1999

Fall 2001

Fall 2003

Fall 2005

Fall 2007

Fall 2009

1
United States.......
Alabama........................
Alaska ...........................
Arizona..........................
Arkansas .......................
California.......................

33,370
580
120 !
360
220
3,640

Colorado .......................
Connecticut ...................
Delaware .......................
District of Columbia.......
Florida...........................

490
410
140
90
1,960

(85)
(15)
()
()
(36)

65,690
80,060
26,940
17,000
349,180

()
(391)
()
()
(4,957)

64,700
()
82,320
()
31,690
(1,023)
33,660 ! (14,373)
365,890
(8,301)

62,080
(476)
102,960 (25,024)
33,020 (2,649)
23,510 (6,121)
398,720 (14,590)

70,770
76,220
29,830
19,880
396,790

Georgia .........................
Hawaii ...........................
Idaho .............................
Illinois ............................
Indiana ..........................

820
140
200 !
1,730
910

(75)
()
(63)
(105)
(144)

137,420
35,550
12,720
347,750
121,960

(9,460)
(746)
()
(700)
()

137,060
42,980
12,050
357,390
129,240

(4,550)
(220)
()
(19,293)
(326)

144,850
39,940
12,570
316,430
124,500

(6,527)
()
()
(1,698)
(455)

Iowa...............................
Kansas ..........................
Kentucky .......................
Louisiana.......................
Maine ............................

230
260
360
460
160

()
(51)
(19)
(51)
()

54,640
(844)
56,840 (12,716)
89,300 (6,657)
148,020
()
19,820
(261)

51,540
51,540
85,230
159,910
20,820

()
(8,341)
(3,227)
(11,381)
(174)

53,850
47,710
82,100
155,780
24,740

Maryland .......................
Massachusetts ..............
Michigan........................
Minnesota .....................
Mississippi.....................

790
830
1,070
520
320

(14)
(27)
(200)
()
(69)

166,570 (1,030)
154,060
(147)
208,470 (4,965)
101,360
()
67,200 (14,096)

175,740
177,490
198,380
112,310
67,380

()
(9,836)
()
(2,993)
(10,106)

(72)
(52)
()
()
()

131,750
10,170
44,560
17,350
36,480

()
(487)
()
()
()

138,140
12,930
45,590
20,370
38,650

Missouri.........................
Montana........................
Nebraska.......................
Nevada..........................
New Hampshire ............

690
150 !
220
160
290

(834) 6,018,280 (30,179) 6,319,650


(110)
81,040
()
92,380
(65)
6,980
()
7,420
()
58,740 (2,591)
78,660
(55)
29,400
()
32,570
(55) 724,010 (1,403) 757,750

(40,272) 6,099,220 (41,219) 6,073,240 (42,446) 5,910,210


(3,926)
99,580 (12,130)
92,280 (5,892)
83,840
()
7,370
(424)
7,500 (1,028)
4,990
(18,218)
75,360 (16,426)
66,840
()
64,910
()
31,300
()
35,390 (5,858)
40,120
(8,415) 740,460 (8,703) 737,490 (15,529) 703,810
(1,160)
(1,619)
()
()
(7,429)

64,740
85,150
32,520
19,640
391,660

Teachers,1
fall 2009

High school
graduates,
200809

(28,363) 5,488,490 (35,857) 437,410


(103)
95,570 (11,745)
8,780
()
7,510 ! (2,740)
530
()
55,390
()
3,910
(11,961)
28,900
(1,371)
2,390
(6,129) 623,150
(4,185) 45,740

10

(3,222) 308,810
(2,112)
5,280
(108)
190
()
2,760
(164)
1,330
(286) 35,250

(1,359)
(368)
()
()
()
(71)

()
(9,241)
(2,701)
()
(6,123)

63,720
72,540
26,640
17,810
343,990

(3,486)
(464)
()
()
(1,023)

4,790
7,430
2,060
1,890
26,580

(110)
(60)
()
()
(63)

2,840
6,230
1,850
1,340
18,220

(99)
()
()
()
()

152,600 (10,394)
32,810
()
15,320 (2,518)
317,940 (4,263)
139,370 (17,870)

157,430
(9,185)
37,300
(290)
24,700 ! (11,608)
312,270
(6,638)
119,910
(2,284)

150,300
37,130
18,680
289,720
120,770

(6,251)
()
(4,814)
(9,237)
(5,919)

13,250
3,040
1,360
20,290
8,420

(420)
()
(296)
(927)
(476)

8,320
2,660
550
15,110
5,230

(108)
()
(59)
(251)
(105)

(4,634)
(2,151)
(1,525)
(3,515)
(3,629)

60,960
47,130
78,880
138,270
20,680

(8,311)
(1,654)
(1,228)
(525)
(337)

47,820
47,780
76,140
137,460
21,260

()
(2,414)
(2,074)
()
(143)

45,160
44,680
70,590
147,040
18,310

()
(1,668)
(2,132)
(9,890)
()

3,220
3,370
5,280
10,060
1,890

()
(214)
(206)
(622)
()

2,250
2,170
3,940
8,140
2,360

()
()
()
(54)
()

172,360
164,390
180,080
106,010
57,110

()
(6,636)
()
(3,011)
(2,981)

170,350
157,770
166,950
104,730
57,930

(4,201)
(3,273)
(407)
(3,467)
(4,104)

165,760
151,640
159,100
101,740
55,270

(1,160)
(2,516)
(2,047)
(3,903)
()

145,690
137,110
153,230
89,530
54,650

(160)
(1,169)
(5,828)
()
(2,458)

13,210
14,920
10,890
6,420
4,510

(21)
(198)
(386)
()
(226)

9,230
10,630
8,520
4,240
3,360

()
()
()
()
(61)

(4,321)
(1,895)
(618)
(385)
()

141,530
12,510
41,650
23,930
33,780

(9,966)
(2,091)
()
()
()

137,810 (10,580)
35,980 (22,655)
42,420
()
29,120
()
33,220
()

125,610
15,030 !
40,320
29,820
30,920

(3,685)
(5,465)
()
(2,009)
()

117,970
10,390
39,040
25,060
26,470

(2,065)
(1,221)
()
()
()

9,030
880
2,660
1,600
2,610

(220)
(80)
()
()
()

7,040
370
2,000
820
2,460

(42)
()
()
()
()

269,530 (7,577)
29,310 (3,928)
515,620 (4,071)
126,230 (11,439)
6,840
()

256,160 (8,439)
25,030
(141)
510,750 (3,596)
117,280 (11,681)
7,290
()

253,250
27,290
518,850
121,660
7,430

(5,016)
(1,388)
(7,196)
(2,226)
()

232,020
23,730
486,310
110,740
7,750

(16,536)
(507)
(5,211)
(1,851)
()

19,020
2,020
41,970
9,960
580

(1,712)
(42)
(476)
(192)
()

14,350
1,390
31,280
5,730
450

(477)
()
(357)
(24)
()

New Jersey ...................


New Mexico...................
New York .......................
North Carolina...............
North Dakota.................

1,380
190
2,020
670
50

(137)
(14)
(33)
(54)
()

237,540
28,570
542,520
104,370
7,730

(2,316)
(220)
(4,368)
(1,403)
()

282,450
26,510
559,670
116,500
7,180

(4,182)
()
(1,669)
(4,112)
()

Ohio ..............................
Oklahoma......................
Oregon ..........................
Pennsylvania.................
Rhode Island.................

1,760 !
250
500
2,270
160

(783)
(49)
(56)
(21)
()

280,930
45,660
61,000
392,060
29,570

(1,730)
(7,770)
(5,195)
(6,679)
()

290,370
46,570
71,500
374,490
30,970

(7,180)
(8,723)
(15,519)
()
()

270,660
34,300
54,320
357,580
31,960

(7,094)
(2,013)
()
(3,364)
()

254,530 (9,821)
35,350 (1,194)
69,620 (14,139)
332,740 (3,918)
30,600
()

239,520
40,320
66,260
324,020
28,260

(2,741)
(5,032)
(5,188)
(6,253)
(1,096)

246,250
34,000
56,820
301,640
24,940

(24,214)
(716)
(3,502)
(5,036)
()

16,790
2,940
4,370
23,700
2,300

(1,661)
(124)
(480)
(527)
()

13,300
1,530
3,140
18,660
1,820

(35)
()
(141)
(1,133)
()

South Carolina ..............


South Dakota ................
Tennessee.....................
Texas.............................
Utah ..............................

400
70
520
1,850
180

(12)
()
(24)
(178)
(25)

86,810 (18,537)
10,120
()
104,150 (5,281)
277,770 (2,338)
15,900
()

70,950
11,740
98,790
314,210
20,040

()
()
()
(12,244)
()

73,800
11,980
93,390
271,380
19,990

()
()
()
(2,758)
()

70,240 (1,797)
12,700
()
105,240 (2,531)
304,170 (20,453)
21,220
()

71,430
12,280
117,540
296,540
20,860

(1,043)
()
(12,851)
(4,132)
()

62,320
11,470
98,310
313,360
21,990

(311)
()
(4,176)
(11,968)
(1,558)

5,060
850
8,580
25,660
1,850

(25)
()
(365)
(1,044)
(90)

3,070
520
6,220
12,900
1,270

()
()
()
(224)
()

Vermont.........................
Virginia ..........................
Washington ...................
West Virginia.................
Wisconsin......................
Wyoming .......................

120
920
660
140
890
40

()
(152)
(33)
()
()
()

15,010
116,110
88,080
16,370
154,340
2,640

14,090
129,470
91,150
16,560
162,220
2,430

()
()
(2,028)
()
(9,080)
()

12,730
()
131,160 (6,936)
101,130 (7,935)
15,300
()
159,240 (11,743)
2,600
()

11,530
()
155,220 (14,290)
119,640 (13,187)
16,120
()
142,280
(137)
2,310
()

12,600
143,140
104,070
14,980
138,290
2,930

(232)
(7,988)
(3,054)
()
(1,597)
()

10,350
128,140
94,340
13,860
130,510
2,910

()
(2,581)
(625)
()
()
()

1,320
11,360
6,960
1,280
9,580
270

()
(380)
(66)
()
()
()

1,170
6,510
4,450
740
5,610
30

()
()
()
()
()
()

(1,829)
(215)
(1,493)
()
(1,581)
()

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CVV) for this estimate is between
30 and 50 percent.
1Reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). Excludes teachers who teach only prekindergarten students.
NOTE: Includes special education, vocational/technical education, and alternative schools.
Tabulation includes schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Includes enrollment of

students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or higher


grade. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private
School Universe Survey (PSS), 19992000 through 200910. (This table was prepared
August 2011.)

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Teachers and Other Staff
f f a tS

r e h t O dn a

s r ehc a e T

Table 75. Public elementary and secondary pupil/teacher ratios, by selected school characteristics: Fall 1990 through fall 2010
Selected school
characteristic
1

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

All schools ........

17.4

17.6

17.7

17.8

17.7

17.8

17.6

17.2

16.9

16.6

16.4

16.3

16.2

16.4

16.2

16.0

15.8

15.7

15.7

16.0

16.4

Enrollment size of school


Under 300 ......................
300 to 499......................
500 to 999......................
1,000 to 1,499................
1,500 or more ................

14.0
17.0
18.0
17.9
19.2

14.1
17.1
18.1
18.2
19.6

14.1
17.0
18.1
18.6
20.0

14.3
17.3
18.2
18.5
19.7

14.1
17.2
18.1
18.6
19.9

14.1
17.1
18.2
18.7
20.0

14.0
16.9
17.9
18.5
20.0

13.7
16.5
17.5
18.1
19.7

13.6
16.2
17.1
17.7
19.3

13.3
15.8
16.8
17.6
19.3

13.1
15.5
16.7
17.4
19.1

12.9
15.4
16.5
17.4
19.0

12.8
15.3
16.5
17.4
18.9

13.0
15.5
16.6
17.6
19.2

12.8
15.2
16.4
17.3
19.1

12.7
15.0
16.2
16.9
18.8

12.7
14.9
15.9
16.7
18.6

12.7
15.0
15.9
16.5
18.1

12.5
14.8
15.9
16.5
18.3

12.6
15.2
16.3
16.8
18.7

12.9
15.4
16.7
17.3
19.5

Type
Regular schools .............
Alternative......................
Special education ..........
Vocational ......................

17.6
14.2
6.5
13.0

17.7
15.8
6.8
12.3

17.8
16.5
7.0
13.0

17.9
17.4
7.4
13.1

17.8
18.0
6.9
12.9

17.9
16.6
7.2
12.7

17.7
16.6
7.4
12.9

17.3
16.5
7.6
12.9

17.0
16.4
7.3
13.1

16.7
15.8
7.2
13.0

16.5
15.2
7.0
12.7

16.4
14.9
6.4
12.7

16.3
14.9
7.0
9.9

16.5
15.0
7.3
10.3

16.3
14.4
7.4
11.5

16.1
14.0
6.2
12.0

15.9
14.7
6.6
13.3

15.8
13.5
7.1
11.3

15.8
14.2
6.8
10.7

16.1
14.3
7.1
10.2

16.5
14.8
6.9
11.7

Percent of students
eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch
25 percent or less ..........
26 percent to 50 percent...
51 percent to 75 percent...
More than 75 percent.....

16.8
16.2
15.9
15.9

16.4
16.1
15.6
15.5

16.4
15.8
15.3
15.4

16.3
15.7
15.2
15.0

16.1
15.7
15.4
15.1

16.5
16.1
15.8
15.6

16.9
16.5
16.2
16.0

Level and size


Elementary schools .......
Regular ......................
Under 300...............
300 to 499 ..............
500 to 999 ..............
1,000 to 1,499 ........
1,500 or more.........

18.1
18.2
16.0
17.6
18.8
19.5
19.9

18.2
18.2
16.1
17.6
18.8
19.6
20.9

18.1
18.1
15.9
17.5
18.7
19.7
20.3

18.2
18.3
16.0
17.7
18.8
19.7
21.2

18.0
18.0
15.7
17.5
18.5
19.6
20.4

18.1
18.1
15.7
17.5
18.6
19.7
20.9

17.8
17.9
15.6
17.2
18.3
19.4
21.2

17.4
17.4
15.3
16.8
17.8
18.8
20.7

17.0
17.0
15.1
16.4
17.4
18.4
19.9

16.7
16.7
14.6
16.1
17.1
18.3
20.0

16.5
16.5
14.4
15.8
16.9
18.1
20.5

16.3
16.3
14.1
15.6
16.8
18.0
20.2

16.2
16.2
13.9
15.5
16.7
18.0
20.3

16.3
16.3
14.0
15.6
16.8
18.1
20.8

16.0
16.0
13.7
15.3
16.5
17.7
20.5

15.8
15.8
13.6
15.2
16.3
17.2
19.6

15.6
15.6
13.5
15.1
16.0
17.0
19.4

15.6
15.6
13.7
15.2
16.0
16.7
18.0

15.5
15.5
13.5
15.0
16.0
16.8
18.1

15.9
15.9
13.7
15.4
16.5
17.2
18.5

16.3
16.3
14.0
15.6
16.9
17.8
19.3

Secondary schools ........


Regular ......................
Under 300...............
300 to 499 ..............
500 to 999 ..............
1,000 to 1,499 ........
1,500 or more.........

16.6
16.7
12.3
14.9
16.1
17.2
19.3

16.9
17.0
12.3
15.1
16.4
17.5
19.6

17.3
17.4
12.3
15.3
16.7
17.9
20.0

17.3
17.4
12.6
15.5
16.7
17.8
19.6

17.5
17.6
12.7
15.7
16.8
17.9
19.9

17.6
17.7
12.8
15.7
16.9
18.0
20.0

17.5
17.6
12.7
15.5
16.7
17.9
20.0

17.3
17.4
12.5
15.3
16.4
17.5
19.7

17.0
17.1
12.5
15.1
16.2
17.2
19.3

16.8
16.9
12.0
14.6
16.0
17.1
19.2

16.6
16.7
12.0
14.5
15.8
16.8
18.9

16.6
16.7
11.9
14.4
15.7
16.8
18.8

16.7
16.8
12.0
14.4
15.8
16.9
18.8

16.9
17.0
12.3
14.7
16.0
17.2
19.0

16.8
16.9
12.0
14.7
15.9
17.0
19.0

16.6
16.8
12.2
14.6
15.8
16.8
18.8

16.4
16.6
12.0
14.4
15.6
16.5
18.5

16.3
16.4
12.1
14.4
15.4
16.5
18.2

16.2
16.3
11.9
14.3
15.4
16.3
18.2

16.4
16.6
11.9
14.3
15.6
16.6
18.6

16.8
16.9
12.2
14.6
15.8
16.9
19.3

Combined schools .........


Under 300 ..................
300 to 499 ..................
500 to 999 ..................
1,000 to 1,499 ............
1,500 or more.............

14.5
8.9
14.2
16.3
17.8
17.7

15.0
9.3
14.3
16.7
17.9
18.6

14.8
9.3
14.4
15.6
18.6
18.9

15.3
9.6
14.8
16.5
18.6
18.8

15.1
9.3
14.4
16.6
18.3
19.5

15.0
9.0
14.7
16.6
18.2
19.6

14.7
8.7
14.3
16.6
18.4
19.3

14.4
8.6
14.0
16.2
18.0
19.3

13.4
8.9
13.6
15.5
16.9
18.7

13.4
9.1
13.8
14.9
16.9
19.2

13.7
9.2
13.5
15.8
17.5
18.6

13.4
9.1
13.1
15.6
18.1
18.9

13.5
9.1
13.1
16.0
17.7
19.1

13.8
9.5
14.4
15.4
17.5
19.2

13.9
9.2
13.4
15.8
17.4
18.7

14.1
9.5
13.9
15.9
16.4
20.0

14.7
10.1
14.3
16.0
17.3
20.3

13.4
9.2
13.7
15.2
15.9
18.0

13.9
8.9
13.9
15.6
16.7
21.7

14.0
9.1
13.8
15.8
17.9
21.7

15.4
9.2
13.6
16.9
19.2
25.7

Ungraded .......................

6.4

6.5

6.9

7.1

6.7

6.9

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.3

7.0

6.3

6.8

9.6

8.0

7.7

7.2

7.3

5.5

8.5

5.3

16.6
16.0
15.7
16.0

16.4
15.8
15.5
15.6

16.2
15.5
15.1
15.4

16.2
15.6
15.2
15.1

16.0
15.6
15.2
15.2

16.4
16.0
15.7
15.8

16.8
16.4
16.0
16.1

17.5
16.9
16.9
16.2

17.0
16.8
16.7
16.7

16.9
16.4
16.3
16.2

16.8
16.4
16.1
15.7

16.6
16.2
16.4
15.9

16.8
16.5
16.5
16.0

17.2
16.8
17.1
16.5

Level, type, and percent of


students eligible for free
or reduced-price lunch
Elementary, regular
25 percent or less ......
26 to 50 percent .........
51 to 75 percent .........
More than 75 percent....
Secondary, regular
25 percent or less ......
26 to 50 percent .........
51 to 75 percent .........
More than 75 percent.

Not available.
1Includes imputations for California and Wyoming.
NOTE: Pupil/teacher ratios are based on data reported by types of schools rather than by
instructional programs within schools. Only includes schools that reported both enrollment

and teacher data. Ratios are based on data reported by schools and may differ from data
reported in other tables that reflect aggregate totals reported by states.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey,
199091 through 201011. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Table 76. Public and private elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios: Selected years, fall 1955 through fall 2021
Teachers (in thousands)
Year

Enrollment (in thousands)

Pupil/teacher ratio

Total

Public

Private

Total

Public

Private

Total

Public

10

1955........................................
1960........................................
1965........................................
1970........................................

1,286
1,600
1,933
2,292

1,141
1,408
1,710
2,059

145 1
192 1
223
233

35,280
42,181
48,473
51,257

30,680
36,281
42,173
45,894

4,600 1
5,900 1
6,300
5,363

27.4
26.4
25.1
22.4

26.9
25.8
24.7
22.3

31.7 1
30.7 1
28.3
23.0

1971........................................
1972........................................
1973........................................
1974........................................
1975........................................

2,293
2,337
2,372
2,410
2,453

2,063
2,106
2,136
2,165
2,198

230 1
231 1
236 1
245 1
255 1

51,271
50,726
50,445
50,073
49,819

46,071
45,726
45,445
45,073
44,819

5,200 1
5,000 1
5,000 1
5,000 1
5,000 1

22.4
21.7
21.3
20.8
20.3

22.3
21.7
21.3
20.8
20.4

22.6 1
21.6 1
21.2 1
20.4 1
19.6 1

1976........................................
1977........................................
1978........................................
1979........................................
1980........................................

2,457
2,488
2,479
2,461
2,485

2,189
2,209
2,207
2,185
2,184

268
279
272
276 1
301

49,478
48,717
47,637
46,651
46,208

44,311
43,577
42,551
41,651
40,877

5,167
5,140
5,086
5,000 1
5,331

20.1
19.6
19.2
19.0
18.6

20.2
19.7
19.3
19.1
18.7

19.3
18.4
18.7
18.1 1
17.7

1981........................................
1982........................................
1983........................................
1984........................................
1985........................................

2,440
2,458
2,476
2,508
2,549

2,127
2,133
2,139
2,168
2,206

313 1
325 1
337
340 1
343

45,544
45,166
44,967
44,908
44,979

40,044
39,566
39,252
39,208
39,422

5,500 1
5,600 1
5,715
5,700 1
5,557

18.7
18.4
18.2
17.9
17.6

18.8
18.6
18.4
18.1
17.9

17.6 1
17.2 1
17.0
16.8 1
16.2

1986........................................
1987........................................
1988........................................
1989........................................
1990........................................

2,592
2,631
2,668
2,713
2,759

2,244
2,279
2,323
2,357
2,398

348 1
352
345
356
361 1

45,205
45,488
45,430
46,141
46,864

39,753
40,008
40,189
40,543
41,217

5,452 1
5,479
5,242 1
5,599
5,648 1

17.4
17.3
17.0
17.0
17.0

17.7
17.6
17.3
17.2
17.2

15.7 1
15.6
15.2 1
15.7
15.6 1

1991........................................
1992........................................
1993........................................
1994........................................
1995........................................

2,797
2,823
2,868
2,922
2,974

2,432
2,459
2,504
2,552
2,598

365
364 1
364
370 1
376

47,728
48,694
49,532
50,106
50,759

42,047
42,823
43,465
44,111
44,840

5,681
5,870 1
6,067
5,994 1
5,918

17.1
17.2
17.3
17.1
17.1

17.3
17.4
17.4
17.3
17.3

15.6
16.1 1
16.7
16.2 1
15.7

1996........................................
1997........................................
1998........................................
1999........................................
2000........................................

3,051
3,138
3,230
3,319
3,366

2,667
2,746
2,830
2,911
2,941

384 1
391
400 1
408
424 1

51,544
52,071
52,526
52,875
53,373

45,611
46,127
46,539
46,857
47,204

5,933 1
5,944
5,988 1
6,018
6,169 1

16.9
16.6
16.3
15.9
15.9

17.1
16.8
16.4
16.1
16.0

15.5 1
15.2
15.0 1
14.7
14.5 1

2001........................................
2002........................................
2003........................................
2004........................................
2005........................................

3,440
3,476
3,490
3,538
3,593

3,000
3,034
3,049
3,091
3,143

441
442 1
441
447 1
450

53,992
54,403
54,639
54,882
55,187

47,672
48,183
48,540
48,795
49,113

6,320
6,220 1
6,099
6,087 1
6,073

15.7
15.7
15.7
15.5
15.4

15.9
15.9
15.9
15.8
15.6

14.3
14.1 1
13.8
13.6 1
13.5

2006........................................
2007........................................
2008........................................
2009........................................
2010........................................

3,622
3,634
3,670
3,647
3,542

3,166
3,178
3,222
3,210
3,099

456 1
456
448 1
437
443 1

55,307
55,203
54,973
54,849
54,876

49,316
49,293
49,266
49,361
49,484

5,991 1
5,910
5,707 1
5,488
5,391 1

15.3
15.2
15.0
15.0
15.5

15.6
15.5
15.3
15.4
16.0

13.2 1
13.0
12.8 1
12.5
12.2 1

20112 ......................................
20122 ......................................
20132 ......................................
20142 ......................................
20152 ......................................

3,679
3,711
3,738
3,782
3,830

3,246
3,283
3,312
3,357
3,403

432
428
426
425
427

54,956
55,091
55,288
55,599
55,957

49,636
49,828
50,067
50,407
50,773

5,320
5,263
5,221
5,192
5,183

14.9
14.8
14.8
14.7
14.6

15.3
15.2
15.1
15.0
14.9

12.3
12.3
12.3
12.2
12.1

20162 ......................................
20172 ......................................
20182 ......................................
20192 ......................................
20202 ......................................
20212 ......................................

3,881
3,935
3,988
4,045
4,102
4,151

3,451
3,500
3,549
3,601
3,651
3,694

430
434
439
444
451
457

56,330
56,722
57,098
57,507
57,975
58,444

51,146
51,524
51,880
52,260
52,688
53,113

5,185
5,198
5,218
5,247
5,287
5,331

14.5
14.4
14.3
14.2
14.1
14.1

14.8
14.7
14.6
14.5
14.4
14.4

12.1
12.0
11.9
11.8
11.7
11.7

1Estimated.
2Projected.

NOTE: Data for teachers are expressed in full-time equivalents (FTE). Counts of private
school teachers and enrollment include prekindergarten through grade 12 in schools offering kindergarten or higher grades. Counts of public school teachers and enrollment include
prekindergarten through grade 12. The pupil/teacher ratio includes teachers for students
with disabilities and other special teachers, while these teachers are generally excluded
from class size calculations. Ratios for public schools reflect totals reported by states and

Private

differ from totals reported for schools or school districts. Some data have been revised from
previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Day Schools, 195556 through 198081; Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary
Education, 198182 through 201011; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 198990
through 200910; Projections of Education Statistics to 2021; and unpublished data. (This
table was prepared May 2012.)

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Table 77. Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2010
Fall 2009
State or jurisdiction

Fall 2010

Fall 2000

Fall 2005

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Total

Elementary

Secondary

Ungraded

Total

10

3,178,142 1

3,222,154 1

1,774,295 1

1,231,434

203,943

3,099,095 1

47,818
7,927
54,696
37,162
303,647 2

47,492
8,083
51,947
37,240
316,299 2

27,075
4,264
37,008
19,705
222,683 2

20,417
3,819
14,939
14,577
93,616

0
0
0
2,958
0

49,363
8,171
50,031
34,273
260,806 2

28,057
5,340
35,188
17,701
176,602 2

21,306
2,830
14,843
14,077
84,199

0
0
0
2,496
5

48,543
42,951
8,933
5,925
175,609

27,971
27,890
4,457
3,395
76,415

20,572
14,030
4,476
2,049
66,619

0
1,032
0
481
32,575

112,460
11,396
15,673
132,983
58,121 2

68,631
6,191
7,486
90,610
32,216 2

43,775
5,127
8,186
42,373
25,843

54
78
0
0
62

Elementary Secondary
11

Ungraded

12

13

1,708,057 1 1,199,589

191,449

United States ............

2,941,461

3,143,003 1

Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

48,194
7,880
44,438
31,947
298,021

57,757
7,912
51,376
32,997
309,222 2

50,420
7,613
54,032
33,882
305,230

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

41,983
41,044
7,469
4,949
132,030

45,841
39,687
7,998
5,481 3
158,962

47,761
39,304
8,198
6,347
168,737

48,692
48,463
8,322
5,321
186,361

49,060
43,593
8,640
5,854
183,827

28,071
28,303
4,262
3,452
74,156

20,989
14,236
4,378
2,124
65,821

0
1,054
0
278
43,851

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

91,043
10,927
13,714
127,620
59,226

108,535
11,226
14,521
133,857
60,592

116,857
11,397
15,013
136,571
62,334

118,839
11,295
15,148
135,704
62,668

115,918
11,472
15,201
138,483
62,258

70,513
6,242
8,024
93,414
33,685

45,344
5,175
7,177
45,062
28,171

61
55
0
8
402

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

34,636
32,742
39,589
49,915
16,559

35,181
33,608
42,413
44,660
16,684

36,089
35,359
43,536
48,610
16,558

35,961
35,883
43,451
49,377
15,912

35,842
34,700
41,981
49,646
16,331

19,793
17,017
21,272
34,292
11,178

16,049
16,816
9,822
15,355
5,154

0
867
10,887
0
0

34,642
34,644
42,042
48,655
15,384

24,039
16,985
21,394
33,195
10,596

10,604
16,792
9,883
15,460
4,788

0
867
10,765
0
0

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

52,433
67,432
97,031
53,457
31,006

56,685
73,596
98,069
51,107
31,433

59,320
70,719
96,204
52,975
33,560

58,940
70,398
94,754
53,083
33,358

58,463
69,909
92,691
52,839
33,103

34,336
46,235
36,937
27,459
15,755

24,127
23,674
36,706
23,884
13,270

0
0
19,047
1,496
4,078

58,428
68,754
88,615
52,672
32,255

34,424
45,441
35,735
27,629
15,215

24,004
23,313
34,850
23,577
12,891

0
0
18,030
1,466
4,149

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

64,735
10,411
20,983
18,293
14,341

67,076
10,369
21,359
21,744
15,536

68,430
10,519
21,930
23,423
15,484

68,015
10,467
22,057
21,993
15,661

67,796
10,521
22,256
22,104
15,491

34,931
7,133
13,774
11,179
10,531

32,865
3,388
8,482
7,982
4,960

0
0
0
2,942
0

66,735
10,361
22,345
21,839
15,365

34,305
7,054
13,839
10,842
10,402

32,430
3,307
8,506
8,041
4,963

0
0
0
2,956
0

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

99,061
21,042
206,961
83,680
8,141

112,673
22,021
218,989
95,664
8,003

111,500
22,300
211,854
106,562
8,068

114,713
22,825
217,944
109,634
8,181

115,248
22,724
214,804
105,036 4
8,366

62,091
9,976
103,684
55,591 4
5,242

40,615
8,657
72,408
47,923
3,123

12,542
4,090
38,712
1,522
0

110,202
22,437
211,606
98,357
8,417

59,333
9,832
101,708
49,681
5,431

38,278
8,563
69,357
47,549
2,986

12,591
4,043
40,541
1,128
0

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

118,361
41,318
28,094
116,963
10,645

117,982
41,833
28,346
122,397
14,180 2

109,766
46,735
30,013
135,234
11,271

112,845
46,571
30,152
129,708
11,316

111,378
42,615
28,768
130,984
11,366

54,398
22,884
20,155
61,921
5,444

53,016
19,731
8,613
59,973
5,922

3,963
0
0
9,089
0

109,282
41,278
28,109
129,911
11,212

53,650
22,292
19,717
61,575
5,294

51,887
18,986
8,392
58,513
5,918

3,745
0
0
9,824
0

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

45,380
9,397
57,164
274,826
22,008

48,212
9,129
59,596
302,425
22,993

47,382
9,416
64,659
321,929
24,336

49,941
9,244
64,926
327,905
23,657

46,980
9,326
65,361
333,164
25,615

32,922
5,877
44,584
166,632
12,854

14,058
2,566
18,946
131,239
9,981

0
884
1,832
35,292
2,780

45,210
9,512
66,558
334,997
25,677

31,715
6,056
45,093
167,161
12,859

13,495
2,573
19,315
133,218
10,132

0
883
2,151
34,618
2,686

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

8,414
86,977
51,098
20,930
60,165
6,783

8,851
103,944
53,508
19,940
60,127
6,706

8,749
71,861
53,960
20,306
58,914
6,915

8,766
71,415
54,428
20,209
59,401
7,000

8,734
70,827
53,448
20,299
58,426
7,166

3,352
35,179
27,306
9,474
28,319
3,734

3,563
35,649
22,852
10,825
29,962
3,431

1,819
0
3,290
0
145
0

8,382
70,947
53,934
20,338
57,625
7,127

3,315
34,169
28,128
9,509
28,529
3,767

3,306
36,779
23,490
10,830
28,949
3,360

1,761
0
2,317
0
148
0

3,209,672

Bureau of Indian Education .

DoD, overseas ...................


DoD, domestic ...................

5,105
2,399

5,726
2,033

4,147
2,243

4,551
2,145

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ...........
Guam .............................
Northern Marianas.........
Puerto Rico....................
U.S. Virgin Islands..........

820
1,975
526
37,620
1,511

989
1,804
614
42,036
1,434

550
40,826
1,518

514
39,356
1,331

552
39,102
1,425

295
18,303
602

254
15,295
463

3
5,504
360

1,843
607
36,506
1,457

911
338
16,865
617

932
266
14,151
471

0
3
5,490
369

Not available.
1Includes imputed values for states.
2Includes imputations for underreporting of prekindergarten teachers.
3Imputed.
4Includes imputations for underreporting of kindergarten teachers.

NOTE: Distribution of elementary and secondary teachers determined by reporting units.


Teachers reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). DoD = Department of Defense. Some
data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 200001 through 201011. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 121


Teachers and Other Staff

Table 78. Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall
2000 through fall 2010
Pupil/teacher ratio

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2000

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Teachers

Enrollment

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

16.0

15.6

Alabama .........................
Alaska.............................
Arizona ...........................
Arkansas.........................
California ........................

15.4
16.9
19.8
14.1
20.6

12.8
16.8
21.3
14.4
20.8 2

13.2
16.8
20.3
13.6
20.8 2

14.8
17.2
20.1
14.1
20.8 2

47,818
7,927
54,696
37,162
303,647 2

745,668
130,662
1,087,817
478,965
6,322,528 2

Colorado .........................
Connecticut.....................
Delaware.........................
District of Columbia ........
Florida.............................

17.3
13.7
15.4
13.9
18.4

17.0
14.5
15.1
14.0 3
16.8

16.9
14.7
15.2
13.5 3
16.4

16.8
14.5
15.0
12.4
15.8

48,692
48,463
8,322
5,321
186,361

Georgia...........................
Hawaii .............................
Idaho...............................
Illinois..............................
Indiana............................

15.9
16.9
17.9
16.1
16.7

14.7
16.3
18.0
15.8
17.1

14.3
16.0
18.1
15.0
17.0

14.1
15.8
18.1
15.5
16.8

Iowa ................................
Kansas............................
Kentucky .........................
Louisiana ........................
Maine..............................

14.3
14.4
16.8
14.9
12.5

13.7
13.9
16.0
14.7
11.7

13.6
13.3
15.8
14.7
11.5

Maryland.........................
Massachusetts................
Michigan .........................
Minnesota .......................
Mississippi ......................

16.3
14.5
17.7
16.0
16.1

15.2
13.2
17.8
16.4
15.7

Missouri ..........................
Montana..........................
Nebraska ........................
Nevada ...........................
New Hampshire ..............

14.1
14.9
13.6
18.6
14.5

New Jersey .....................


New Mexico ....................
New York.........................
North Carolina ................
North Dakota ..................

State or jurisdiction
1

Fall 2010

Teachers Enrollment

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers Enrollment

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

10

11

12

13

49,360,982

15.4

49,484,181

16.0

15.6
16.5
19.9
12.9
20.8 2

47,492
8,083
51,947
37,240
316,299 2

748,889
131,661
1,077,831
480,559
6,263,438

15.8
16.3
20.7
12.9
19.8 2

49,363
8,171
50,031
34,273
260,806 2

755,552
132,104
1,071,751
482,114
6,289,578

15.3
16.2
21.4
14.1
24.1 2

818,443
567,198
125,430
68,681
2,631,020

16.8
11.7
15.1
12.9
14.1

49,060
43,593
8,640
5,854
183,827

832,368
563,968
126,801
69,433
2,634,522

17.0
12.9
14.7
11.9
14.3

48,543
42,951
8,933
5,925
175,609

843,316
560,546
129,403
71,284
2,643,347

17.4
13.1
14.5
12.0
15.1

118,839
11,295
15,148
135,704
62,668

1,655,792
179,478
275,051
2,119,707
1,046,147

13.9
15.9
18.2
15.6
16.7

115,918
11,472
15,201
138,483
62,258

1,667,685
180,196
276,299
2,104,175
1,046,661

14.4
15.7
18.2
15.2
16.8

112,460
11,396
15,673
132,983
58,121 2

1,677,067
179,601
275,859
2,091,654
1,047,232

14.9
15.8
17.6
15.7
18.0 2

13.4
13.2
15.3
14.0
11.9

35,961
35,883
43,451
49,377
15,912

487,559
471,060
670,030
684,873
192,935

13.6
13.1
15.4
13.9
12.1

35,842
34,700
41,981
49,646
16,331

491,842
474,489
680,089
690,915
189,225

13.7
13.7
16.2
13.9
11.6

34,642
34,644
42,042
48,655
15,384

495,775
483,701
673,128
696,558
189,077

14.3
14.0
16.0
14.3
12.3

14.6
13.2
17.6
16.2
15.3

14.3
13.6
17.6
15.8
14.7

58,940
70,398
94,754
53,083
33,358

843,861
958,910
1,659,921
836,048
491,962

14.3
13.6
17.5
15.7
14.7

58,463
69,909
92,691
52,839
33,103

848,412
957,053
1,649,082
837,053
492,481

14.5
13.7
17.8
15.8
14.9

58,428
68,754
88,615
52,672
32,255

852,211
955,563
1,587,067
838,037
490,526

14.6
13.9
17.9
15.9
15.2

13.7
14.0
13.4
19.0
13.2

13.6
13.9
13.4
18.5
13.1

13.4
13.6
13.3
18.3
13.0

68,015
10,467
22,057
21,993
15,661

917,871
141,899
292,590
433,371
197,934

13.5
13.6
13.3
19.7
12.6

67,796
10,521
22,256
22,104
15,491

917,982
141,807
295,368
428,947
197,140

13.5
13.5
13.3
19.4
12.7

66,735
10,361
22,345
21,839
15,365

918,710
141,693
298,500
437,149
194,711

13.8
13.7
13.4
20.0
12.7

13.3
15.2
13.9
15.5
13.4

12.4
14.8
12.9
14.8
12.3

12.4
14.9
12.8
12.9
12.1

12.4
14.8
13.1
14.0
11.8

114,713
22,825
217,944
109,634
8,181

1,381,420
330,245
2,740,592
1,488,645
94,728

12.0
14.5
12.6
13.6
11.6

115,248
22,724
214,804
105,036 4
8,366

1,396,029
334,419
2,766,052
1,483,397
95,073

12.1
14.7
12.9
14.1
11.4

110,202
22,437
211,606
98,357
8,417

1,402,548
338,122
2,734,955
1,490,605
96,323

12.7
15.1
12.9
15.2
11.4

Ohio ................................
Oklahoma .......................
Oregon............................
Pennsylvania...................
Rhode Island ..................

15.5
15.1
19.4
15.5
14.8

15.6
15.2
19.5
15.0
10.8

16.6
15.1
18.8
15.2
13.3

16.6
13.7
18.8
13.3
13.1

112,845
46,571
30,152
129,708
11,316

1,817,163
645,108
575,393
1,775,029
145,342

16.1
13.9
19.1
13.7
12.8

111,378
42,615
28,768
130,984
11,366

1,764,297
654,802
582,839
1,785,993
145,118

15.8
15.4
20.3
13.6
12.8

109,282
41,278
28,109
129,911
11,212

1,754,191
659,911
570,720
1,793,284
143,793

16.1
16.0
20.3
13.8
12.8

South Carolina................
South Dakota ..................
Tennessee ......................
Texas ..............................
Utah ................................

14.9
13.7
15.9
14.8
21.9

14.6
13.4
16.0
15.0
22.1

14.4
13.4
15.7
14.8
22.1

15.0
12.9
14.9
14.5
23.7

49,941
9,244
64,926
327,905
23,657

718,113
126,429
971,950
4,752,148
559,778

14.4
13.7
15.0
14.5
23.7

46,980
9,326
65,361
333,164
25,615

723,143
123,713
972,549
4,850,210
571,586

15.4
13.3
14.9
14.6
22.3

45,210
9,512
66,558
334,997
25,677

725,838
126,128
987,422
4,935,715
585,552

16.1
13.3
14.8
14.7
22.8

Vermont ..........................
Virginia............................
Washington.....................
West Virginia...................
Wisconsin .......................
Wyoming.........................

12.1
13.2 2
19.7
13.7
14.6
13.3

10.9
11.7
19.3
14.1
14.6
12.6

10.8
15.3
19.1
14.4
14.8
12.6

10.7
17.1
19.1
13.9
14.8
12.5

8,766
71,415
54,428
20,209
59,401
7,000

93,625
1,235,795
1,037,018
282,729
873,750
87,161

10.7
17.3
19.1
14.0
14.7
12.5

8,734
70,827
53,448
20,299
58,426
7,166

91,451
1,245,340
1,035,347
282,662
872,436
88,155

10.5
17.6
19.4
13.9
14.9
12.3

8,382
70,947
53,934
20,338
57,625
7,127

96,858
1,251,440
1,043,788
282,879
872,286
89,009

11.6
17.6
19.4
13.9
15.1
12.5

United States .........

15.6

15.5

3,222,154

49,265,572

15.3

3,209,672

3,099,095

14

Bureau of Indian
Education ...................

40,927

41,351

41,962

DoD, overseas ................


DoD, domestic ................

14.4
14.2

10.9
13.9

11.7
13.1

13.8
12.3

4,551
2,145

56,768
28,013

12.5
13.1

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ........
Guam ..........................
Northern Marianas......
Puerto Rico.................
U.S. Virgin Islands.......

19.1
16.4
19.0
16.3
12.9

16.6
17.2
19.1
13.4
11.7

16.9

20.2
13.5
10.6

20.5
12.9
10.5

514
39,356
1,331

10,913
503,635
15,768

21.2
12.8
11.8

552
39,102
1,425

10,961
493,393
15,493

19.9
12.6
10.9

1,843
607
36,506
1,457

31,618
11,105
473,735
15,495

17.2
18.3
13.0
10.6

Not available.
1Includes imputed values for states.
2Includes imputations to correct for underreporting of prekindergarten teachers/enrollment.
3Imputed.
4Includes imputations to correct for underreporting of kindergarten teachers.
NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). DoD = Department of Defense.
The pupil/teacher ratio includes teachers for students with disabilities and other special

teachers, while these teachers are generally excluded from class size calculations. Ratios
reflect totals reported by states and differ from totals reported for schools or school districts. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 200001 through 201011. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

State
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

United States ................


Alabama ................................
Alaska....................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas................................
California ...............................
Colorado ................................
Connecticut............................
Delaware................................
District of Columbia ...............
Florida....................................
Georgia..................................
Hawaii ....................................
Idaho......................................
Illinois.....................................
Indiana...................................
Iowa .......................................
Kansas...................................
Kentucky ................................
Louisiana ...............................
Maine.....................................
Maryland................................
Massachusetts.......................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Mississippi .............................
Missouri .................................
Montana.................................
Nebraska ...............................
Nevada ..................................
New Hampshire .....................
New Jersey ............................
New Mexico ...........................
New York................................
North Carolina .......................
North Dakota .........................
Ohio .......................................
Oklahoma ..............................
Oregon...................................
Pennsylvania..........................
Rhode Island .........................
South Carolina.......................
South Dakota.........................
Tennessee .............................
Texas .....................................
Utah .......................................
Vermont .................................
Virginia...................................
Washington............................
West Virginia..........................
Wisconsin ..............................
Wyoming................................

Percent of teachers, by highest degree earned1

Total number
of teachers
(in thousands)
2
3,404.5
53.2
8.1
66.5
35.8
310.0
50.1
50.1
8.3
4.4
177.2
121.9
12.8
16.2
145.0
68.4
39.6
37.7
44.4
48.1
17.8
59.9
80.4
98.3
64.0
35.5
73.3
12.7
23.2
23.7
17.4
124.5
22.7
228.1
96.0
8.9
134.3
46.5
31.7
136.9
13.2
49.0
10.6
67.1
340.4
27.2
10.2
94.0
58.1
22.9
70.1
7.9

(43.98)
(3.03)
(1.00)
(4.13)
(1.30)
(17.05)
(2.19)
(2.85)
(0.59)
(0.39)
(9.43)
(5.22)
(1.44)
(1.32)
(5.62)
(2.99)
(2.67)
(2.13)
(2.88)
(3.63)
(0.81)
(3.67)
(2.91)
(6.60)
(5.32)
(1.49)
(3.52)
(0.58)
(1.18)
(0.88)
(0.70)
(8.59)
(1.44)
(17.70)
(4.48)
(1.62)
(12.04)
(2.03)
(1.57)
(8.48)
(0.69)
(1.25)
(1.09)
(3.23)
(22.28)
(3.01)
(0.81)
(4.10)
(3.98)
(0.88)
(3.21)
(0.45)

Masters Education specialist3

Bachelors
3
47.4
44.3
56.3
49.1
58.6
52.7
42.9
19.2
38.2
41.3
60.9
38.8
46.9
66.1
45.5
37.4
59.8
53.0
20.9
71.9
54.4
42.6
30.6
37.2
41.6
56.6
47.2
62.8
53.1
41.5
49.4
55.8
53.0
11.8
64.6
68.2
31.9
66.5
37.0
45.3
44.7
40.9
66.8
44.9
70.1
61.1
42.6
57.4
31.4
39.5
44.8
56.0

(0.59)
(3.32)
(3.04)
(2.67)
(2.67)
(1.94)
(2.61)
(1.88)
(3.13)
(3.83)
(2.40)
(2.65)
(3.40)
(2.57)
(2.39)
(2.78)
(2.51)
(2.69)
(2.22)
(2.34)
(2.57)
(3.60)
(2.73)
(2.81)
(2.00)
(2.34)
(3.34)
(2.34)
(2.42)
(2.67)
(2.60)
(3.56)
(2.73)
(1.61)
(3.22)
(2.27)
(2.84)
(1.82)
(3.13)
(2.27)
(4.09)
(2.53)
(2.39)
(2.96)
(2.33)
(3.34)
(3.33)
(2.38)
(2.45)
(2.23)
(3.08)
(2.14)

4
44.5
46.9
36.3
41.6
34.1
34.3
48.4
64.3
53.0
45.3
34.1
43.4
32.6
29.7
49.8
57.0
37.9
41.8
57.5
23.5
37.9
47.0
62.0
57.6
51.4
37.2
47.5
33.4
44.2
49.5
45.4
36.5
39.5
77.6
28.0
28.1
62.3
28.9
52.3
45.2
48.7
52.1
30.9
43.0
26.3
30.3
50.0
36.1
60.7
51.6
49.3
37.6

(0.55)
(2.84)
(2.72)
(2.56)
(2.26)
(1.77)
(2.54)
(1.94)
(3.05)
(3.96)
(2.42)
(2.67)
(3.23)
(2.38)
(2.35)
(2.92)
(2.54)
(2.72)
(3.42)
(2.18)
(2.45)
(3.56)
(2.99)
(2.56)
(2.11)
(2.29)
(2.90)
(2.19)
(2.42)
(2.58)
(2.51)
(3.11)
(2.74)
(2.19)
(2.88)
(2.38)
(2.78)
(2.15)
(3.14)
(2.19)
(4.66)
(2.76)
(2.39)
(2.75)
(2.29)
(3.14)
(3.46)
(2.12)
(2.58)
(1.99)
(3.67)
(2.19)

Doctors

5
6.4
6.9
5.4
7.1
5.3
10.2
6.9
15.0
6.2
7.1
3.1
15.0
17.7
2.7 !
4.0
4.9
1.4 !
4.7
18.9
3.7
5.1
8.2
5.6
4.4 !
6.1
4.2
3.9
3.5 !
2.0 !
7.5
4.5
6.3
5.4
8.9
5.4
2.8 !
3.7
2.9
9.0
8.0
5.7
5.1
1.1 !
9.3
2.5
6.1
5.9
4.5
6.4
6.7
5.5
5.3

(0.25)
(1.15)
(0.98)
(1.30)
(1.06)
(1.16)
(1.41)
(1.72)
(1.79)
(1.93)
(0.76)
(1.97)
(2.56)
(0.91)
(0.93)
(1.34)
(0.62)
(1.16)
(2.47)
(0.86)
(0.95)
(1.94)
(1.19)
(1.34)
(1.09)
(0.89)
(1.18)
(1.06)
(0.70)
(1.68)
(1.08)
(1.78)
(1.48)
(1.62)
(1.22)
(1.21)
(0.93)
(0.65)
(1.33)
(1.15)
(1.54)
(1.17)
(0.47)
(1.61)
(0.71)
(1.42)
(1.38)
(1.04)
(1.27)
(1.14)
(1.41)
(1.06)

Average class size, by level of instruction2

Percent of teachers, by years of full-time teaching experience


Less than 3

6
0.9
0.6 !
0.7 !

1.9
1.4 !
0.9 !

5.9
1.1 !
2.3 !

0.7 !
0.4 !
0.6 !
1.5 !

0.8 !
0.7 !

1.4 !

1.1 !

0.7 !

0.6 !

1.0 !
0.6 !
0.5 !

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Teachers with less than a bachelors degree are not shown separately.
2Elementary teachers are those who taught self-contained classes at the elementary level, and secondary teachers are those
who taught departmentalized classes (e.g., science, art, social science, or other course subjects) at the secondary level.
Teachers were classified as elementary or secondary on the basis of the grades they taught, rather than on the level of the
school in which they taught. In general, elementary teachers include those teaching prekindergarten through grade 5 and
those teaching multiple grades, with a preponderance of grades taught being kindergarten through grade 6. In general, sec-

(0.08)
(0.24)
(0.27)
()
()
(0.43)
(0.56)
(0.42)
()
(1.64)
(0.52)
(0.77)
()
()
()
()
()
()
(0.31)
(0.16)
(0.21)
(0.64)
()
()
(0.34)
(0.24)
()
()
()
()
()
(0.52)
()
(0.49)
()
()
()
(0.35)
()
()
()
()
()
()
(0.22)
()
()
(0.50)
(0.25)
(0.19)
()
()

3 to 9

7
13.4
14.4
12.0
21.0
10.7
13.5
17.2
12.2
10.6
20.0
14.8
10.3
18.6
12.5
13.4
9.2
11.4
13.0
10.2
12.7
12.3
12.0
11.1
9.4
12.7
17.1
13.3
11.0
11.4
15.6
13.3
12.3
13.3
12.8
15.6
12.0
12.1
10.9
18.0
12.5
7.7
12.8
11.4
13.6
17.1
19.9
11.7
14.1
14.1
13.1
9.8
10.3

(0.59)
(1.40)
(1.33)
(2.63)
(1.31)
(1.41)
(1.73)
(1.26)
(2.42)
(3.26)
(1.66)
(1.92)
(3.61)
(1.20)
(1.43)
(1.37)
(1.44)
(1.95)
(1.59)
(1.94)
(2.19)
(2.05)
(1.58)
(1.66)
(1.61)
(1.42)
(1.57)
(1.70)
(1.52)
(2.01)
(2.12)
(1.91)
(1.86)
(1.67)
(1.74)
(1.64)
(2.33)
(1.12)
(2.00)
(1.32)
(2.09)
(1.39)
(1.47)
(1.86)
(1.95)
(2.38)
(2.24)
(2.08)
(2.48)
(1.56)
(1.84)
(1.21)

10 to 20

8
33.6
31.3
27.5
34.6
25.7
35.9
37.9
29.7
43.3
29.9
35.0
32.4
34.3
31.0
35.6
32.3
30.5
30.2
35.5
33.3
27.0
37.1
39.9
32.5
28.5
31.8
34.2
26.9
24.2
37.3
31.7
40.8
35.6
38.0
37.3
23.3
29.9
31.4
31.5
33.6
37.0
31.5
23.7
28.8
31.2
32.9
30.5
32.8
27.8
26.4
32.4
27.3

(0.52)
(1.85)
(2.54)
(2.62)
(1.91)
(1.70)
(2.55)
(2.19)
(4.14)
(3.61)
(2.24)
(3.27)
(3.63)
(2.46)
(2.32)
(2.26)
(2.38)
(2.35)
(2.90)
(2.08)
(2.17)
(2.80)
(2.66)
(2.69)
(2.28)
(2.00)
(2.43)
(2.23)
(1.79)
(3.01)
(2.33)
(3.16)
(2.81)
(2.69)
(2.93)
(1.80)
(2.69)
(1.79)
(2.76)
(3.02)
(3.30)
(2.53)
(2.45)
(2.74)
(2.18)
(2.93)
(2.97)
(2.39)
(2.40)
(2.15)
(2.32)
(2.49)

Over 20

9
29.3
36.1
39.7
26.1
32.1
30.3
28.1
31.1
27.9
24.6
27.4
35.9
28.6
33.6
29.3
29.1
29.9
27.2
30.1
27.6
31.5
26.2
27.2
36.3
35.3
26.1
31.6
28.8
30.2
27.8
29.1
22.8
29.6
28.5
25.0
30.0
31.6
30.7
29.5
26.7
32.2
27.3
32.5
30.8
27.7
26.0
30.5
26.6
32.6
23.1
31.4
32.5

(0.55)
(2.36)
(2.74)
(2.22)
(2.20)
(1.51)
(2.54)
(2.18)
(3.25)
(2.84)
(2.11)
(3.70)
(3.07)
(2.42)
(1.82)
(2.14)
(2.34)
(2.65)
(3.53)
(2.54)
(3.38)
(2.83)
(2.63)
(3.06)
(2.25)
(1.90)
(2.80)
(2.31)
(2.10)
(3.10)
(2.85)
(2.58)
(2.76)
(2.78)
(3.08)
(2.53)
(2.88)
(1.65)
(2.18)
(2.09)
(3.31)
(2.18)
(2.16)
(2.83)
(2.41)
(2.54)
(2.92)
(2.33)
(2.88)
(2.11)
(2.70)
(2.38)

Elementary

10
23.7
18.2
20.7
18.4
31.6
20.3
16.8
27.1
18.2
25.5
22.8
21.4
18.6
22.8
21.6
29.4
28.2
29.6
24.2
26.3
29.1
24.8
21.8
21.8
23.6
25.1
20.8
33.3
34.2
19.4
26.0
24.1
21.5
20.6
22.0
34.7
26.3
27.0
21.0
27.2
23.1
28.5
32.4
26.8
24.0
21.2
27.3
26.5
25.5
37.4
26.4
29.9

(0.60)
(1.43)
(1.95)
(2.26)
(2.16)
(1.48)
(1.88)
(2.16)
(2.55)
(3.46)
(2.09)
(3.01)
(3.21)
(2.05)
(2.16)
(2.38)
(2.04)
(2.23)
(2.46)
(2.12)
(2.51)
(2.55)
(2.77)
(1.98)
(1.93)
(2.51)
(1.68)
(2.07)
(1.98)
(2.81)
(2.97)
(2.39)
(1.95)
(2.35)
(1.97)
(2.25)
(2.47)
(1.63)
(1.99)
(3.01)
(3.48)
(2.16)
(2.51)
(2.23)
(2.74)
(2.10)
(2.44)
(1.88)
(2.40)
(1.90)
(2.27)
(1.94)

Secondary

11
20.0
18.9
19.0
23.5
19.8
21.5
21.2
19.4
21.4
19.0
18.3
17.6
20.6
23.7
21.4
21.3
20.0
19.5
22.1
18.1
16.9
20.2
18.7
24.5
23.3
19.3
19.4
18.2
18.8
21.5
19.0
19.8
18.8
18.0
19.4
16.4
21.2
19.7
23.3
20.8
20.7
18.5
17.9
17.7
17.7
24.0
16.8
18.2
22.8
18.6
19.6
18.7

(0.14)
(0.64)
(0.81)
(0.66)
(0.49)
(0.44)
(0.70)
(0.84)
(1.35)
(0.76)
(0.48)
(0.50)
(1.01)
(0.54)
(0.78)
(0.42)
(0.62)
(0.64)
(0.64)
(1.01)
(0.69)
(1.35)
(1.02)
(1.04)
(0.74)
(0.55)
(0.53)
(0.57)
(0.49)
(0.67)
(0.50)
(1.29)
(0.50)
(0.73)
(0.63)
(0.40)
(0.97)
(0.37)
(0.74)
(0.74)
(0.59)
(0.60)
(0.68)
(0.45)
(0.66)
(0.39)
(0.61)
(0.55)
(0.63)
(0.53)
(0.68)
(0.46)

12
23.4
25.3
21.6
25.6
20.3
30.0
23.9
21.3
22.0
19.1
24.2
22.6
23.6
23.0
23.2
25.5
21.3
21.0
24.3
20.9
19.9
23.1
20.6
26.7
25.8
19.9
20.6
18.5
18.7
26.5
21.7
23.0
22.5
22.0
21.0
18.0
23.4
20.7
25.2
22.4
22.9
21.4
20.2
23.0
21.7
29.2
17.9
20.8
24.9
21.4
23.0
18.8

(0.16)
(1.00)
(0.67)
(0.76)
(0.61)
(0.57)
(0.69)
(0.79)
(0.69)
(1.58)
(0.63)
(0.82)
(1.37)
(0.55)
(0.70)
(0.75)
(0.73)
(0.94)
(0.90)
(0.57)
(1.36)
(0.75)
(0.50)
(0.78)
(0.64)
(0.65)
(0.61)
(0.84)
(0.73)
(1.01)
(0.68)
(1.11)
(0.67)
(0.53)
(0.51)
(1.67)
(0.68)
(0.54)
(0.63)
(0.79)
(1.04)
(0.45)
(0.98)
(0.68)
(0.85)
(0.80)
(0.88)
(0.99)
(0.62)
(0.50)
(0.51)
(0.73)

ondary teachers include those teaching any of grades 7 through 12 and those teaching multiple grades, with a preponderance
of grades taught being grades 7 through 12 and usually with no grade taught being lower than grade 5.
3Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 years work beyond the masters level. Includes certificates of advanced graduate studies.
NOTE: Data are based on a head count of all teachers rather than on the number of full-time-equivalent teachers appearing
in other tables. Excludes prekindergarten teachers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, cell suppression, and
omitted categories (less than bachelors).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Public Teacher Questionnaire, 200708. (This table was prepared September 2009.)

122 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Teachers and Other Staff

Table 79. Highest degree earned, years of full-time teaching experience, and average class size for teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 200708

Table 80. Number, highest degree, and years of full-time teaching experience of teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected teacher characteristics: 19992000,
200304, and 200708
[Standard error appears in parentheses]
Number of teachers (in thousands)
Selected teacher characteristic
1

See notes at end of table.

19992000

200304

200708

Bachelors
6

Percent of teachers, by years of full-time teaching experience, 200708

Masters

Education
specialist1

Doctors

Less than 3

3 to 9

10 to 20

Over 20

10

11

12

13

3,002

(19.4)

3,251

(29.2)

3,405

(44.0)

0.8

(0.06)

47.4

(0.59)

44.5

(0.55)

6.4

(0.25)

0.9

(0.08)

13.4

(0.59)

33.6

(0.52)

29.3

(0.55)

23.7

(0.60)

754
2,248

(10.7)
(16.0)

813
2,438

(13.3)
(23.5)

821
2,584

(20.4)
(34.6)

2.0
0.4

(0.17)
(0.05)

47.0
47.5

(1.05)
(0.65)

43.9
44.8

(1.04)
(0.63)

5.5
6.7

(0.40)
(0.29)

1.6
0.7

(0.22)
(0.08)

13.6
13.4

(0.87)
(0.57)

33.2
33.7

(0.85)
(0.59)

28.5
29.5

(0.90)
(0.62)

24.7
23.4

(0.88)
(0.68)

2,532
228
169
48

26

(17.2) 2
(6.0) 2
(6.4) 2
(2.7) 3
()
(1.9) 2
()

2,702
257
202
42
6
17
24

(30.1)
(11.0)
(11.3)
(2.5)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(2.2)

2,829
239
240
42
6
17
31

(38.7)
(15.8)
(16.6)
(7.2)
(1.3)
(1.9)
(2.9)

0.7
1.0
0.9

1.8 !

(0.05)
(0.22)
(0.27)
()
()
(0.73)
()

46.8
47.0
56.3
37.7
51.7
56.2
37.1

(0.66)
(2.04)
(2.60)
(5.05)
(9.88)
(4.63)
(4.67)

45.7
41.4
34.1
47.1
39.1
34.1
52.7

(0.64)
(2.12)
(2.42)
(4.62)
(9.95)
(4.41)
(4.73)

6.0
8.7
7.7
10.5

4.7 !
8.9

(0.23)
(1.02)
(1.38)
(2.19)
()
(1.76)
(2.51)

0.8
2.0
1.1 !
1.5 !

(0.09)
(0.45)
(0.34)
(0.71)
()
()
()

13.0
13.1
18.0
16.2
15.3 !
11.8
21.0

(0.61)
(1.32)
(1.82)
(3.46)
(6.70)
(2.86)
(3.95)

32.6 (0.55)
38.0 (1.90)
39.0 (2.78)
41.8 (4.79)
48.3 (11.55)
29.7 (5.11)
36.6 (4.16)

29.7
27.0
28.3
25.6
19.9 !
33.6
20.0

(0.55)
(1.88)
(2.42)
(3.72)
(9.22)
(4.66)
(4.00)

24.8
22.0
14.7
16.4
16.5 !
24.9
22.4

(0.64)
(1.85)
(1.80)
(3.13)
(7.21)
(4.29)
(3.95)
()
()
(1.09)
(1.05)
(2.29)

509
661
953
786
93

(9.2)
(9.8)
(10.3)
(12.6)
(4.0)

540
798
840
942
131

(27.4)
(14.5)
(14.3)
(26.0)
(4.8)

612
898
808
879
207

(22.4)
(16.8)
(19.2)
(21.1)
(10.3)

0.3
0.7
1.1
0.9
1.1

(0.07)
(0.15)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.20)

70.1
46.8
43.7
38.4
35.0

(1.25)
(0.98)
(1.22)
(1.06)
(1.96)

28.0
46.1
47.3
50.4
51.1

(1.22)
(1.03)
(1.15)
(0.97)
(1.99)

1.5
6.0
7.3
8.7
9.6

(0.25)
(0.50)
(0.61)
(0.55)
(1.16)

0.4
0.7
1.5
3.2

()
(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.25)
(0.62)

44.1
10.3
7.4
3.4
2.9

(1.65)
(0.70)
(0.57)
(0.32)
(0.51)

55.9
53.5
25.1
11.4
8.5

(1.65)
(0.91)
(0.88)
(0.63)
(0.98)

36.3
45.2
29.5
22.4

()
(0.90)
(1.28)
(1.09)
(1.68)

22.3
55.7
66.2

1,602
1,019
[4]
33
[4]
[4]
26
[4]
210
314
1,401
[5]
235
[5]
[5]
[5]
191
159
147
99
125
443

(13.5)
(13.6)
()
(2.8)
()
()
(2.5)
()
(5.8)
(8.4)
(17.7)
()
(5.0)
()
()
()
(4.3)
(3.7)
(4.3)
(2.3)
(3.2)
(8.5)

1,716
1,130
101
70
25
73
19
19
240
40
1,534
112
269
18
73
102
213
189
178
174
169
36

(25.8)
(29.8)
(5.3)
(5.1)
(3.6)
(5.0)
(2.3)
(3.0)
(20.6)
(3.5)
(26.0)
(4.1)
(9.0)
(2.5)
(3.3)
(4.3)
(5.5)
(6.8)
(5.7)
(7.5)
(5.7)
(2.1)

1,725
1,100
103
104
24
63
28
15
230
58
1,680
121
306
21
78
119
252
195
209
165
164
47

(37.1)
(26.5)
(6.6)
(9.9)
(3.3)
(6.0)
(3.8)
(3.4)
(13.0)
(4.2)
(39.0)
(6.2)
(10.0)
(2.5)
(5.0)
(5.7)
(9.1)
(8.3)
(9.9)
(9.7)
(6.3)
(3.4)

0.3
0.2 !

1.3

0.2 !

0.6 !
0.5 !

0.4 !
0.6 !

8.9
6.1

(0.07)
(0.06)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
(0.10)
()
(0.06)
()
(0.28)
(0.25)
()
(0.17)
(0.22)
()
(0.72)
(1.00)

49.0
51.8
48.5
42.9
35.5
54.3
49.1
58.0
42.1
32.1
45.7
48.7
46.7
38.3
45.7
57.5
46.6
42.7
45.6
39.5
45.2
36.5

(0.89)
(1.08)
(3.68)
(4.56)
(7.63)
(3.91)
(9.51)
(9.34)
(2.17)
(3.71)
(0.74)
(2.08)
(1.64)
(5.62)
(2.86)
(1.93)
(1.59)
(1.78)
(1.86)
(1.95)
(1.43)
(3.24)

43.9
42.1
43.9
45.3
44.7
40.5
44.4
34.0
51.1
52.6
45.2
46.1
45.0
52.2
45.2
37.2
46.6
49.3
45.4
49.3
38.9
45.5

(0.79)
(1.05)
(3.47)
(4.25)
(7.09)
(3.72)
(9.09)
(7.93)
(2.23)
(3.69)
(0.73)
(2.14)
(1.50)
(5.89)
(2.93)
(1.91)
(1.59)
(1.61)
(1.84)
(1.83)
(1.45)
(3.71)

6.4
5.5
6.5
10.6
19.1 !
4.5 !
4.3 !

5.9
14.3
6.5
3.8
7.1
7.1 !
6.9
4.7
5.6
5.5
6.6
9.9
5.8
10.5

(0.39)
(0.54)
(1.84)
(1.99)
(5.84)
(1.69)
(2.11)
()
(0.79)
(3.38)
(0.29)
(0.81)
(0.68)
(2.62)
(1.04)
(0.91)
(0.77)
(0.65)
(1.10)
(1.15)
(0.71)
(2.04)

0.5
0.4

0.7 !

1.3
1.0 !
1.1

1.6 !

1.1
2.1
1.8

1.1 !
1.4 !

(0.11)
(0.12)
()
()
()
()
()
()
(0.32)
()
(0.12)
(0.42)
(0.23)
()
(0.56)
()
(0.31)
(0.43)
(0.41)
()
(0.39)
(0.52)

13.3
13.4
14.0
8.9
19.1
15.9
14.5 !
13.1 !
12.4
16.6
13.6
14.4
14.0
13.8
14.3
10.6
13.9
14.9
12.9
12.8
14.5
10.2

(0.87)
(0.84)
(2.79)
(1.99)
(5.58)
(3.15)
(5.40)
(6.10)
(1.74)
(3.28)
(0.46)
(1.86)
(1.05)
(3.33)
(1.59)
(1.32)
(1.17)
(1.34)
(0.97)
(1.81)
(1.30)
(1.66)

32.7
33.3
30.8
27.9
29.7
30.6
23.9
31.4
36.4
25.4
34.5
27.3
37.0
38.7
36.6
34.1
36.4
33.2
37.3
34.2
29.7
32.5

(0.83)
(0.97)
(3.08)
(3.28)
(5.67)
(3.95)
(5.65)
(8.13)
(2.31)
(3.67)
(0.57)
(2.07)
(1.60)
(5.95)
(2.17)
(2.93)
(1.56)
(1.44)
(1.74)
(1.68)
(1.38)
(3.30)

29.9
30.0
29.5
30.5
34.3
28.0
26.6
28.2
29.0
33.1
28.6
28.0
26.1
30.4
27.1
29.5
29.5
30.9
29.9
27.4
28.5
31.4

(0.81)
(0.92)
(3.64)
(3.40)
(5.83)
(3.86)
(7.04)
(7.40)
(1.83)
(4.75)
(0.59)
(2.01)
(1.28)
(5.39)
(2.53)
(2.19)
(1.48)
(1.55)
(1.51)
(1.85)
(1.42)
(2.56)

24.1
(0.99)
23.3
(1.05)
25.8
(3.28)
32.6
(4.00)
16.8
(4.70)
25.4
(3.21)
34.9
(8.28)
27.4 ! (11.59)
22.2
(1.99)
24.9
(3.57)
23.3
(0.53)
30.3
(2.16)
23.0
(1.04)
17.1 ! (5.67)
21.9
(1.89)
25.9
(2.18)
20.2
(1.27)
21.1
(1.20)
19.8
(1.38)
25.6
(1.88)
27.3
(1.38)
25.9
(2.47)

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Teachers and Other Staff

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Public schools
Total.............................................
Sex
Males ...............................................
Females ...........................................
Race/ethnicity
White................................................
Black ................................................
Hispanic ...........................................
Asian................................................
Pacific Islander.................................
American Indian/Alaska Native........
Two or more races ...........................
Age
Under 30 ..........................................
30 to 39............................................
40 to 49............................................
50 to 59............................................
60 and over ......................................
Level
Elementary.......................................
General ........................................
Arts/music ....................................
English .........................................
ESL/bilingual ................................
Health/physical ed........................
Mathematics.................................
Science ........................................
Special education.........................
Other elementary .........................
Secondary........................................
Arts/music ....................................
English .........................................
ESL/bilingual ................................
Foreign language .........................
Health/physical ed........................
Mathematics.................................
Science ........................................
Social studies...............................
Special education.........................
Vocational/technical .....................
Other secondary ..........................

Percent of teachers, by highest degree earned, 200708


Less than
bachelors

[Standard error appears in parentheses]


Number of teachers (in thousands)
Selected teacher characteristic
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Private schools
Total.............................................
Sex
Males ...............................................
Females ...........................................
Race/ethnicity
White................................................
Black ................................................
Hispanic ...........................................
Asian................................................
Pacific Islander.................................
American Indian/Alaska Native........
Two or more races ...........................
Age
Under 30 ..........................................
30 to 39............................................
40 to 49............................................
50 to 59............................................
60 and over ......................................
Level
Elementary.......................................
General ........................................
Arts/music ....................................
English .........................................
Health/physical ed........................
Mathematics.................................
Science ........................................
Special education.........................
Other elementary .........................
Secondary........................................
Arts/music ....................................
English .........................................
Foreign language .........................
Health/physical ed........................
Mathematics.................................
Science ........................................
Social studies...............................
Special education.........................
Vocational/technical .....................
Other secondary ..........................

Percent of teachers, by highest degree earned, 200708

Percent of teachers, by years of full-time teaching experience, 200708

19992000

200304

200708

Less than
bachelors

Bachelors

Masters

Education
specialist1

Doctors

Less than 3

3 to 9

10 to 20

Over 20

10

11

12

13

449

(10.6)

467

(10.3)

490

(9.2)

8.1

(0.58)

53.9

(0.95)

32.8

(0.84)

2.8

(0.25)

2.4

(0.38)

23.6

(0.99)

31.0

(0.82)

24.6

(0.86)

20.8

(0.75)

107
342

(3.8)
(7.7)

110
357

(8.4)
(14.3)

127
362

(4.6)
(7.7)

7.1
8.5

(1.40)
(0.60)

45.7
56.8

(2.07)
(1.09)

37.6
31.1

(2.11)
(0.85)

4.2
2.4

(0.67)
(0.28)

5.4
1.3

(1.22)
(0.27)

24.1
23.5

(2.15)
(0.86)

29.5
31.6

(1.61)
(0.95)

23.5
25.0

(1.70)
(0.88)

22.9
20.0

(1.57)
(0.84)

402
17
21

(9.6) 2
(1.4) 2
(1.5) 2
()
()
()
()

411
19
23

(12.0)
(2.9)
(3.1)
()
()
()
()

423
20
29
11

(8.8)
(2.2)
(2.1)
(1.5)
()
()
(0.6)

7.1
20.1
15.2
7.2 !

(0.73)
(3.60)
(2.32)
(3.04)
()
()
()

53.5
55.3
59.3
50.3

55.7

(1.15)
(4.05)
(3.70)
(5.40)
()
()
(9.60)

34.2
22.2
20.9
33.0

31.7

(0.95)
(3.56)
(2.58)
(5.93)
()
()
(8.87)

2.9
1.6 !
3.7 !

(0.29)
(0.72)
(1.29)
()
()
()
()

2.4

(0.41)
()
()
()
()
()
()

22.5
30.2
31.9
28.6

23.6 !

(0.97)
(3.60)
(4.70)
(5.50)
()
()
(8.41)

30.6
40.6
29.8
34.4

34.8

(0.85)
(3.70)
(2.91)
(5.49)
()
()
(8.59)

24.5
17.7
27.7
27.5

31.2

(0.89)
(3.08)
(3.87)
(5.70)
()
()
(8.21)

22.4
11.4
10.5
9.5 !

10.4 !

(0.82)
(2.36)
(2.03)
(3.00)
()
()
(4.86)

87
101
131
106
25

(3.1)
(3.2)
(4.2)
(3.2)
(1.2)

88
103
119
121
37

(3.7)
(5.8)
(7.1)
(11.1)
(4.7)

80
109
116
128
56

(3.9)
(5.2)
(3.6)
(4.5)
(3.1)

11.5
9.2
9.1
5.7
4.9

(1.52)
(1.76)
(0.85)
(0.85)
(1.00)

68.3
52.9
54.4
49.8
43.6

(1.86)
(2.48)
(1.90)
(1.59)
(2.66)

19.1
33.7
30.1
39.8
39.9

(1.41)
(1.95)
(1.45)
(1.53)
(2.85)

1.2 !
2.3
2.9
2.7
6.5

(0.48)
(0.64)
(0.51)
(0.53)
(1.18)

1.9
3.5 !
2.0
5.1

()
(0.55)
(1.21)
(0.49)
(1.47)

55.5
24.4
20.4
13.2
7.2

(1.90)
(2.76)
(1.56)
(1.12)
(1.26)

44.2
49.7
30.4
17.8
7.5

(1.90)
(2.61)
(1.82)
(1.43)
(1.62)

25.8
38.3
28.7
18.8

()
(1.98)
(2.04)
(1.63)
(1.96)

10.9
40.3
66.5

()
()
(1.07)
(1.79)
(2.27)

261
168
[4]
[4]
[4]
[4]
[4]
16
77
188
[5]
33
[5]
[5]
33
23
19
7
4
69

(5.8)
(4.0)
()
()
()
()
()
(1.6)
(2.2)
(6.2)
()
(1.7)
()
()
(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.6)
(2.6)

263
174
21
8
14
6
5
12
24
204
18
38
18
9
31
27
27
7
5
24

(17.5)
(17.1)
(2.5)
(1.1)
(1.8)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(2.3)
(3.5)
(13.4)
(1.9)
(2.8)
(2.1)
(1.0)
(3.2)
(1.8)
(2.4)
(1.5)
(0.9)
(2.7)

258
163
20
13
14
7
6
9
27
231
19
39
22
12
36
31
31
6
5
29

(6.5)
(3.9)
(1.6)
(1.2)
(1.7)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(2.3)
(7.1)
(1.8)
(2.8)
(2.6)
(1.8)
(2.6)
(1.9)
(2.6)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(2.3)

10.8
10.4
14.7
8.3
8.9
13.4 !

16.1
5.2
10.5
3.4
4.6 !

4.9 !

13.7 !
13.5 !

(0.71)
(1.05)
(2.49)
(2.22)
(2.32)
(4.23)
()
()
(2.36)
(0.91)
(2.35)
(0.85)
(1.79)
()
(1.50)
()
()
()
(5.38)
(5.75)

59.3
61.6
54.5
56.8
71.6
48.7
56.4
53.1
49.5
47.8
47.4
51.3
45.7
59.9
52.0
48.4
44.3
53.8
49.2
35.5

(1.23)
(1.32)
(3.62)
(5.08)
(5.66)
(6.95)
(9.12)
(6.27)
(3.65)
(1.42)
(4.54)
(3.01)
(5.15)
(7.33)
(4.38)
(3.31)
(4.58)
(8.31)
(8.80)
(4.22)

27.3
26.6
27.4
27.2
16.8 !
31.9
37.6
38.4
30.5
38.9
35.2
39.2
40.3
33.7
37.7
40.0
41.2
36.9
36.2
41.1

(0.96)
(1.40)
(3.57)
(4.34)
(5.79)
(7.01)
(8.41)
(6.47)
(3.74)
(1.37)
(5.13)
(3.09)
(4.79)
(7.48)
(4.10)
(3.21)
(4.50)
(7.74)
(8.52)
(4.40)

2.1
1.1
2.8 !

7.7 !
3.4 !
3.6

2.7 !
3.2 !

2.9 !
3.8 !
5.7

5.1 !

(0.37)
(0.30)
(1.29)
()
()
()
()
(3.40)
(1.23)
(0.49)
()
(0.88)
(1.39)
()
(1.09)
(1.22)
(1.49)
()
()
(2.13)

0.4 !

4.5

7.7 !
6.8 !

4.8 !

(0.16)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
(0.80)
()
()
()
()
()
(2.32)
(2.53)
()
()
(1.62)

23.0
18.5
42.9
21.0
32.3
26.3
15.1 !
23.2
32.5
24.3
29.5
23.3
28.5
27.5
21.5
22.5
23.0
15.9 !
29.6
24.6

(0.83)
(0.99)
(3.81)
(3.83)
(4.36)
(5.59)
(6.17)
(5.26)
(2.87)
(1.76)
(3.88)
(2.18)
(4.64)
(5.72)
(2.89)
(3.04)
(4.76)
(5.41)
(8.18)
(5.80)

31.1
30.3
25.8
33.5
37.3
30.9
31.6
32.2
35.6
31.0
29.7
29.3
34.5
30.5
26.6
33.7
28.2
45.4
27.5
34.9

(0.89)
(1.08)
(2.95)
(4.46)
(4.80)
(5.24)
(7.60)
(6.49)
(3.62)
(1.38)
(4.36)
(2.75)
(4.59)
(6.63)
(3.11)
(3.35)
(3.97)
(6.29)
(7.57)
(4.59)

24.4
26.1
21.3
25.5
16.2
22.6
32.1
29.6
16.8
24.8
25.2
27.6
16.6
19.5
27.4
24.1
25.9
27.9
23.2 !
24.9

(1.02)
(1.32)
(3.09)
(4.57)
(3.56)
(5.97)
(7.85)
(7.32)
(2.60)
(1.28)
(4.70)
(3.31)
(3.46)
(4.73)
(4.00)
(2.94)
(3.14)
(6.43)
(8.22)
(3.62)

21.5
25.1
10.0
20.0
14.1 !
20.2 !
21.3 !
15.0
15.1
20.0
15.5
19.8
20.4
22.4
24.6
19.7
22.9
10.9 !
19.8 !
15.6

(1.05)
(1.32)
(2.41)
(4.17)
(5.56)
(7.94)
(6.87)
(4.33)
(2.76)
(1.02)
(3.95)
(2.36)
(3.57)
(4.33)
(2.99)
(3.01)
(3.40)
(3.93)
(6.54)
(2.90)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 years work beyond the masters level. Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies.
2Data for 19992000 are only roughly comparable to data for later years, because the new category of two or more races was
introduced in 200304.

3Includes

Pacific Islander.
under Other elementary.
5Included under Other secondary.
NOTE: Excludes prekindergarten teachers. Data are based on a head count of full-time and part-time teachers rather than on
the number of full-time-equivalent teachers reported in other tables. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and cell
suppression. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Public Teacher Questionnaire, 19992000, 200304, and 200708; Private Teacher Questionnaire, 19992000, 200304,
and 200708; and Charter Teacher Questionnaire, 19992000. (This table was prepared September 2009.)
4Included

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Teachers and Other Staff

Table 80. Number, highest degree, and years of full-time teaching experience of teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected teacher characteristics: 19992000,
200304, and 200708Continued

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 125


Teachers and Other Staff

Table 81. Selected characteristics of public school teachers: Selected years, spring 1961 through spring 2006
Selected characteristic

1961

1971

1976

1981

1986

1991

1996

2001

2006

10

11

Number of teachers (in thousands) ...........................................

1,408

1,710

2,055

2,196

2,185

2,206

2,398

2,164

2,979

3,588

Sex (percent)
Male .......................................................................................
Female ...................................................................................

31.3
68.7

31.1
68.9

34.3
65.7

32.9
67.1

33.1
66.9

31.2
68.8

27.9
72.1

25.6
74.4

21.0
79.0

29.9
70.1

Median age (years)


All teachers ............................................................................
Males .................................................................................
Females .............................................................................

41
34
46

36
33
40

35
33
37

33
33
33

37
38
36

41
42
41

42
43
42

44
46
44

46
47
45

46
44
47

Marital status (percent)


Single.....................................................................................
Married...................................................................................
Widowed, divorced, or separated...........................................

22.3
68.0
9.7

22.0
69.1
9.0

19.5
71.9
8.6

20.1
71.3
8.6

18.5
73.0
8.5

12.9
75.7
11.4

11.7
75.7
12.6

12.4
75.9
11.8

15.2
73.1
11.7

13.2
73.1
13.8

Highest degree held (percent)


Less than bachelors ..............................................................
Bachelors ..............................................................................
Masters or specialist degree1 ................................................
Doctors..................................................................................

14.6
61.9
23.1
0.4

7.0
69.6
23.2
0.1

2.9
69.6
27.1
0.4

0.9
61.6
37.1
0.4

0.4
50.1
49.3
0.3

0.3
48.3
50.7
0.7

0.6
46.3
52.6
0.5

0.3
43.6
54.5
1.7

0.2
43.1
56.0
0.8

1.0
37.2
60.4
1.4

College credits earned in last 3 years


Percent who earned credits ...................................................
Mean number of credits earned2 ...........................................

60.7
14

63.2

56.1
9

53.1
4

50.3
4

50.2

46.3

55.7

Full-time teaching experience (percent)


1 year .....................................................................................
24 years ...............................................................................
59 years ...............................................................................
1014 years ...........................................................................
1519 years ...........................................................................
20 years or more....................................................................

8.0
19.5
19.4
15.1
10.4
27.6

9.1
23.7
21.7
14.2
9.8
21.4

9.1
23.3
24.0
15.6
9.7
18.3

5.5
21.8
28.9
17.3
12.5
14.1

1.6
11.9
26.2
23.0
15.4
21.9

2.5
6.9
17.7
22.3
23.1
27.7

2.8
10.9
16.3
17.2
18.2
34.7

2.1
11.9
16.6
16.9
14.3
38.1

3.1
15.2
19.1
13.3
11.5
37.8

1.8
11.3
20.7
15.8
14.3
36.0

Median years of full-time teaching experience ..........................

11

12

15

15

15

14

15

Average number of pupils per class


Elementary teachers, not departmentalized ..........................
Secondary and departmentalized elementary teachers ........

29
27

28
27

27
27

25
25

25
23

24
26

23
26

24
31

21
28

22
29

Average number of students taught per day by secondary and


departmentalized elementary teachers ...............................

132

135

127

118

97

93

97

86

87

Average number of hours in required school day ......................

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.4

Average number of hours per week spent on all teaching duties


All teachers ............................................................................
Elementary teachers ..........................................................
Secondary teachers ...........................................................

47
49
46

47
47
48

47
46
48

46
44
48

46
44
48

49
47
51

47
44
50

49
47
52

50
49
52

52
52
53

Average number of days of classroom teaching in school year.

181

181

180

180

180

180

180

181

181

Average number of nonteaching days in school year ................

$5,264 3

$6,253

$9,261

$12,005

$17,209

$24,504

$31,790

$35,549

$43,262

$49,482

37,982

42,066

50,043

46,467

42,644

48,338

50,957

49,391

53,038

53,378

15,021

19,957

29,831

43,413

55,491

63,171

77,739

87,630

81,167

77,246

73,922

85,639

88,948

87,768

95,306

94,529

49.9
26.9
12.5
7.9
2.8

52.6
25.4
12.9
7.1
2.0

44.9
29.5
13.0
8.9
3.7

37.5
26.1
17.5
13.4
5.6

21.8
24.6
17.6
24.0
12.0

22.7
26.3
19.8
22.0
9.3

28.6
30.5
18.5
17.0
5.4

32.1
30.5
17.3
15.8
4.3

31.7
28.7
18.4
15.7
5.6

38.2
27.3
16.1
12.7
5.8

Average annual salary as classroom teacher (current dollars)..


Average annual salary as classroom teacher (in constant
200809 dollars4) ................................................................
Average total income, including spouses (if married) (current
dollars).................................................................................
Average total income, including spouses (if married) (in
constant 200809 dollars4)..................................................
Willingness to teach again (percent)
Certainly would ......................................................................
Probably would ......................................................................
Chances about even ..............................................................
Probably would not ................................................................
Certainly would not ................................................................

1966

Not available
1Includes education specialist or professional diploma based on 6 years of college study.
2Measured in semester hours.
3Includes extra pay for extra duties.
4Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.

NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of public school teachers. See Appendix A:
Guide to Sources for information on interpreting data from this survey. Data differ from figures appearing in other tables because of varying survey processing procedures and time
period coverages. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Education Association, Status of the American Public School Teacher,
selected years, 196061 through 200506. (This table was prepared June 2010.)

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126 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Teachers and Other Staff

Table 82. Percentage of public school teachers of grades 9 through 12, by field of main teaching assignment and selected demographic and
educational characteristics: 200708
[Standard errors appears in parentheses]
Field of main teaching assignment
Selected demographic and
educational characteristic

Total

Arts
English or
and music language arts

Number of teachers
(in thousands).................. 1,082.3

(27.39)

Foreign
languages

81.1

(3.53) 172.2

() 100.0

() 100.0

(7.55)

Health and
physical
education Mathematics

5
64.2

(3.54)

Social
sciences

Special
education

Vocational/
technical

All other

10

11

12

72.1

(3.75) 144.8

(5.73) 125.1

(6.14) 123.9

(5.31) 110.1

(4.91) 138.4

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

() 100.0

(4.90)

50.6

(3.27)

() 100.0

()

Total............................

100.0

Sex
Male ...................................
Female ...............................

42.0
58.0

(0.64)
(0.64)

43.6
56.4

(2.02)
(2.02)

24.6
75.4

(1.28)
(1.28)

21.3
78.7

(1.81)
(1.81)

62.3
37.7

(2.08)
(2.08)

43.2
56.8

(1.79)
(1.79)

46.2
53.8

(1.52)
(1.52)

64.1
35.9

(1.68)
(1.68)

27.5
72.5

(1.60)
(1.60)

48.5
51.5

(1.48)
(1.48)

41.5
58.5

(2.90)
(2.90)

83.5
6.9
6.6
1.3
0.2 !

(0.87)
(0.65)
(0.70)
(0.34)
(0.07)

89.8
4.8
3.2
0.5 !

(1.24)
(0.77)
(0.97)
(0.23)
()

83.5
8.2
5.8
1.1 !

(1.51)
(1.22)
(0.90)
(0.43)
()

71.4
2.7
22.5
2.0 !

(2.56)
(0.75)
(2.72)
(0.99)
()

86.1
6.7
5.6

(2.09)
(1.36)
(1.37)
()
()

81.2
7.3
6.9
2.9 !

(1.47)
(0.95)
(1.12)
(0.98)
()

86.4
5.5
4.2
2.0 !

(1.26)
(0.78)
(0.87)
(0.71)
()

86.5
5.3
5.7
1.1 !

(1.27)
(0.74)
(1.19)
(0.39)
()

83.9
9.0
4.9
0.7 !

(1.65)
(1.24)
(1.00)
(0.31)
()

85.3
8.7
3.8

(1.58)
(1.22)
(0.78)
()
()

72.0
9.3
14.7

(3.38)
(1.39)
(3.14)
()
()

0.5
0.9

(0.08)
(0.13)

0.4
0.8

(0.11)
(0.21)

Age
Under 30 years ..................
30 to 39 years ....................
40 to 49 years ....................
50 to 59 years ....................
60 years and over ..............

17.4
25.9
22.8
26.4
7.5

(0.49)
(0.46)
(0.45)
(0.55)
(0.32)

18.8
22.3
22.6
30.3
6.0

(2.05)
(1.90)
(1.78)
(2.86)
(0.95)

20.7
28.4
18.6
23.7
8.5

(1.41)
(1.41)
(1.21)
(1.25)
(0.80)

18.8
25.7
17.3
26.4
11.8

(1.94)
(1.92)
(1.48)
(1.71)
(1.75)

16.2
31.1
25.0
23.5
4.2

(1.56)
(2.10)
(1.81)
(1.92)
(1.05)

21.6
25.6
25.0
21.3
6.4

(1.54)
(1.38)
(1.57)
(1.55)
(0.71)

17.2
25.9
25.2
24.7
7.0

(1.58)
(1.57)
(1.42)
(1.39)
(0.76)

19.9
31.6
19.4
23.4
5.7

(1.40)
(1.40)
(1.21)
(1.34)
(0.76)

13.8
26.3
23.1
29.5
7.3

(1.41)
(1.64)
(1.24)
(1.84)
(0.92)

11.7
19.5
27.2
32.9
8.8

(0.78)
(1.24)
(1.45)
(1.59)
(0.97)

8.8
19.6
25.5
35.0
11.1

(1.66)
(2.98)
(2.50)
(3.13)
(1.88)

Age at which first began to


teach full time or part time
25 years or under...............
26 to 35 years ....................
36 to 45 years ....................
46 to 55 years ....................
56 years or over .................

52.2
29.9
12.7
4.4
0.7

(0.70)
(0.55)
(0.43)
(0.24)
(0.10)

59.7
26.1
10.0
4.1

(2.34)
(1.82)
(1.19)
(0.87)
()

55.8
29.2
10.8
3.8
0.5 !

(1.69)
(1.49)
(0.90)
(0.55)
(0.22)

52.1
29.9
11.9
5.1
0.9 !

(2.59)
(2.46)
(1.41)
(1.31)
(0.37)

62.8
31.0
5.0
1.0 !

(2.29)
(2.36)
(1.01)
(0.48)
()

57.6
24.6
12.9
3.7
1.1

(1.89)
(1.70)
(1.17)
(0.64)
(0.33)

50.0
33.3
11.4
4.5
0.8 !

(1.71)
(1.47)
(1.10)
(0.75)
(0.26)

52.6
33.8
10.3
2.8
0.5 !

(1.72)
(1.69)
(0.90)
(0.54)
(0.21)

47.6
32.6
12.2
6.7
0.8 !

(1.79)
(1.64)
(1.16)
(0.93)
(0.30)

43.7
29.9
19.3
6.1
1.1 !

(1.58)
(1.40)
(1.23)
(0.75)
(0.41)

36.0
27.8
26.9
7.8
1.5 !

(2.86)
(2.92)
(3.46)
(1.37)
(0.54)

Years of full-time teaching


experience
Less than 3 years...............
3 to 9 years ........................
10 to 20 years ....................
Over 20 years ....................

13.6
33.5
29.1
23.8

(0.43)
(0.56)
(0.55)
(0.53)

15.8
27.7
29.0
27.4

(2.13)
(2.04)
(1.95)
(2.89)

14.5
36.5
25.3
23.8

(1.03)
(1.64)
(1.25)
(1.03)

13.8
35.4
26.9
23.9

(1.43)
(2.30)
(2.22)
(2.24)

10.8
30.1
30.3
28.8

(1.22)
(1.99)
(1.90)
(1.73)

13.7
35.0
31.7
19.6

(1.15)
(1.50)
(1.50)
(1.28)

14.3
32.6
31.8
21.3

(1.56)
(1.46)
(1.63)
(1.24)

12.3
35.9
29.6
22.2

(1.24)
(1.67)
(1.48)
(1.16)

12.6
35.0
28.1
24.4

(1.51)
(1.51)
(1.73)
(1.55)

14.1
29.6
28.8
27.5

(1.14)
(1.27)
(1.28)
(1.38)

12.4
33.9
31.4
22.3

(1.85)
(3.15)
(2.59)
(3.07)

Highest degree earned


Less than bachelors
degree..........................
Bachelors degree ..............
Masters degree .................
Education specialist1 ..........
Doctors degree..................

2.0
44.5
46.0
6.0
1.5

(0.16)
(0.79)
(0.81)
(0.28)
(0.14)

49.6
44.3
4.7
0.9

()
(2.20)
(2.00)
(1.06)
(0.25)

0.3 !
45.0
46.1
7.1
1.5

(0.11)
(1.49)
(1.53)
(0.74)
(0.34)

44.9
45.9
6.8
1.8 !

()
(2.33)
(2.49)
(1.02)
(0.65)

52.7
41.0
5.3

()
(2.00)
(2.28)
(0.91)
()

47.2
47.5
4.2
0.9

()
(1.77)
(1.65)
(0.75)
(0.23)

0.6 !
38.9
51.4
6.1
3.0

(0.24)
(2.03)
(1.89)
(0.81)
(0.64)

0.6 !
45.4
46.7
4.9
2.4

(0.27)
(1.62)
(1.61)
(0.61)
(0.55)

39.6
50.3
8.6

()
(1.70)
(1.34)
(1.03)
()

10.5
43.7
38.6
5.9
1.2 !

(0.83)
(1.43)
(1.41)
(0.75)
(0.46)

5.7
39.2
46.2
7.4
1.5 !

(0.94)
(3.17)
(3.50)
(1.45)
(0.52)

8.9

(0.33)

90.3

(1.93)

4.7

(0.51)

3.0

(0.73)

1.1 ! (0.38)

1.6

(0.36)

1.6

(0.45)

2.0

(0.48)

2.2

(0.54)

3.1

(0.84)

Race/ethnicity
White..................................
Black ..................................
Hispanic .............................
Asian..................................
Pacific Islander...................
American Indian/Alaska
Native...........................
Two or more races .............

Major field of study in


bachelors or higher
degree2
Arts and music ...................
Education, elementary
instruction ....................
Education, secondary
instruction ....................
Education, special
education .....................
Education, other.................
English and language arts .
Foreign languages .............
Health and physical
education .....................
Mathematics ......................
Natural sciences ................
Social sciences ..................
Vocational/technical
education .....................
Other field ..........................
No degree ..........................

()
0.8 ! (0.27)

() 100.0

Natural
sciences

0.3 ! (0.15)

()

0.6 ! (0.28)

()

0.4 ! (0.13)
1.1 ! (0.44)

0.7 ! (0.32)
0.8 ! (0.30)

0.9 ! (0.35)

0.6 ! (0.31)
0.6 ! (0.25)

0.5 ! (0.15)
0.8 ! (0.30)

0.5 ! (0.17)
0.9 (0.27)

0.9 ! (0.35)

()

6.0

(0.31)

()

5.2

(0.66)

4.7

(1.21)

3.1

(0.76)

3.8

(0.53)

1.2

(0.32)

1.5

(0.40)

22.5

(1.38)

4.0

(0.61)

16.8

(2.91)

17.2

(0.53)

7.2

(1.00)

22.4

(1.10)

20.6

(1.99)

5.7

(0.97)

21.8

(1.14)

27.0

(1.38)

28.7

(1.44)

4.4

(0.69)

9.5

(0.92)

10.4

(1.66)

10.4
15.0
18.2
6.5

(0.34)
(0.44)
(0.47)
(0.31)

1.1 !
10.3
4.5
1.0

(0.40)
(1.23)
(0.82)
(0.29)

6.2
15.2
81.7
3.9

(0.71)
(1.13)
(1.14)
(0.71)

2.8
14.1
16.0
79.9

(0.73)
(1.61)
(1.76)
(1.81)

3.3
17.1
3.3

(0.77)
(1.55)
(0.97)
()

3.8
15.0
3.0
1.6 !

(0.57)
(1.12)
(0.51)
(0.52)

1.5
15.9
1.8
1.2 !

(0.37)
(1.12)
(0.46)
(0.40)

2.7
17.8
6.2
1.2

(0.42)
(1.33)
(0.88)
(0.33)

72.0
14.1
10.7
1.3 !

(1.52)
(1.23)
(1.08)
(0.43)

2.6
13.3
3.9

(0.52)
(1.06)
(0.69)
()

6.2
17.4
18.1
8.1

(1.49)
(2.20)
(2.56)
(1.62)

10.5
10.3
12.7
19.6

(0.41)
(0.34)
(0.53)
(0.44)

1.5
2.5 !
1.0 !
4.1

(0.44)
(0.80)
(0.35)
(0.83)

2.0
0.7 !
0.5
13.0

(0.43)
(0.32)
(0.14)
(0.90)

2.0 !
1.8 !
1.4 !
15.6

(0.62)
(0.58)
(0.58)
(1.72)

88.5
1.3 !
2.0
7.5

(1.46)
(0.42)
(0.59)
(1.19)

5.6
67.3
10.3
8.3

(0.73)
(1.64)
(1.68)
(0.70)

7.8
3.2 !
83.5
7.5

(0.77)
(1.39)
(1.17)
(1.02)

8.5

1.4
82.8

(1.03)
()
(0.34)
(1.29)

5.4
1.0 !
4.1
24.8

(0.79)
(0.36)
(0.94)
(1.61)

3.4
1.0
3.4
7.3

(0.56)
(0.30)
(0.62)
(0.89)

10.1
3.8
6.2
19.2

(1.25)
(0.98)
(1.21)
(1.95)

16.0
8.6
2.0

(0.49)
(0.34)
(0.16)

3.6
5.4

(0.86)
(0.91)
()

3.7
12.8

(0.81)
(1.62)
()

4.3
5.2

(0.94)
(1.15)
()

13.3
9.5

(1.31)
(1.04)
()

8.8
7.1

(0.88)
(0.82)
()

73.6
5.4
10.5

(1.21)
(0.62)
(0.83)

19.0
28.3
5.7

(2.81)
(3.14)
(0.94)

4.0 (0.68)
9.9 (0.81)
0.3 ! (0.11)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 years work
beyond the masters level. Includes certificates of advanced graduate studies.

7.9 (0.90)
6.3 (1.08)
0.6 ! (0.24)

2Data

5.8 (0.88)
6.9 (0.87)
0.6 ! (0.27)

may sum to more than 100 percent because (1) a teacher who reported more than
one major is represented in more than one field of study and (2) a teacher with multiple
degrees in different fields of study is represented in more than one field of study.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools
and Staffing Survey (SASS), Public Teacher Questionnaire, 200708. (This table was prepared October 2009.)

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Table 83. Percentage of teachers indicating that certain issues are serious problems in their schools and that certain problems occur daily, by level and control of school: Selected years, 198788
through 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent of teachers indicating problem
occurs daily, 2003041

Percent of teachers indicating issue is a serious problem


200304
Control of school and issue

198788 total 199394 total

19992000
total
4

200708

Total2

Elementary
schools

Secondary
schools

Total

Elementary
schools

Secondary
schools

Combined
schools

Total

Elementary
schools

Secondary
schools

10

11

12

13

14

()

()

()

()
12.1 (0.29)

()

()

()

()
13.7 (0.43)

10.5
16.4
2.3
5.9
5.8

(0.18)
(0.23)
(0.09)
(0.16)
(0.18)

10.5
14.4
1.5
5.1
8.2

(0.28)
(0.29)
(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.25)

10.2
13.9
2.2
4.7
4.8

(0.22)
(0.26)
(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.19)

13.8
13.1
1.1
5.5
12.1

(0.29)
(0.31)
(0.08)
(0.23)
(0.29)

9.8
8.3
0.9
1.5
13.7

(0.38)
(0.36)
(0.12)
(0.17)
(0.43)

23.1
23.7
1.7
14.5
9.3

(0.58)
(0.59)
(0.15)
(0.59)
(0.38)

9.8
11.7
1.5
4.0

(0.33)
(0.36)
(0.15)
(0.20)
()

5.8
6.5
1.2
0.5

(0.37)
(0.42)
(0.20)
(0.12)
()

17.9
21.4
2.0
10.9

(0.65)
(0.63)
(0.20)
(0.52)
()

9.0
14.2
2.3
4.0

(1.36)
(0.95)
(0.48)
(0.64)
()

Robbery or theft ...............................................


Vandalism of school property...........................
Student pregnancy...........................................
Student use of alcohol .....................................
Student drug abuse .........................................

3.7
6.1
6.9
11.4
8.0

(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.17)
(0.18)
(0.14)

4.1
6.7
7.3
9.3
5.7

(0.17)
(0.23)
(0.24)
(0.17)
(0.14)

2.4
3.4
3.7
7.4
6.0

(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.11)

3.7
3.7
2.4
3.0
4.5

(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.14)

2.9
2.5

0.3
0.5

(0.23)
(0.21)
()
(0.07)
(0.10)

5.9
6.3
7.0
9.0
13.0

(0.24)
(0.33)
(0.34)
(0.28)
(0.35)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1.7 (0.06)
8.1 (0.21)

()

()

()

2.8
11.1
18.5
5.8
23.6

(0.12)
(0.26)
(0.35)
(0.16)
(0.35)

0.8

17.2
4.6
20.6

(0.06)
()
(0.34)
(0.11)
(0.30)

0.5
11.8
21.6
3.3
16.6

(0.05)
(0.31)
(0.45)
(0.13)
(0.34)

9.3
18.6
0.4
9.9

()
(0.39)
(0.62)
(0.08)
(0.40)

1.2
17.1
28.3
9.6
30.4

(0.12)
(0.50)
(0.58)
(0.41)
(0.56)

3.5
16.5

()
()
()
(0.19)
(0.45)

0.8
10.0

()
()
()
(0.19)
(0.55)

8.7
28.5

()
()
()
(0.41)
(0.67)

5.3
21.4

()
()
()
(0.77)
(1.16)

23.7 (0.36)
19.2 (0.43)
29.5 (0.36)

()

21.6
21.4
26.8
2.4

(0.42)
(0.45)
(0.46)
(0.15)

19.3
22.4
23.7
1.8

(0.58)
(0.64)
(0.68)
(0.19)

26.3
19.0
33.5
3.9

(0.59)
(0.57)
(0.69)
(0.22)

19.5
22.1
24.2

(0.49)
(0.59)
(0.56)
()

16.8
22.8
20.7

(0.68)
(0.83)
(0.84)
()

24.0
20.2
30.5

(0.69)
(0.68)
(0.77)
()

23.5
26.7
28.5

5.0
4.0

(0.83)
(0.75)
()
()
()

2.5
2.0
0.5
0.5

(0.28)
(0.23)
(0.13)
(0.09)
()

2.3
0.9

(0.37)
(0.23)
()
()
()

3.0
3.9

(0.83)
(0.99)
()
()
()

1.3 ! (0.40)

()

()
3.3 (0.86)
5.2 (1.31)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

Student possession of weapons ......................


Verbal abuse of teachers .................................
Student disrespect for teachers .......................
Students dropping out......................................
Student apathy.................................................

()
()
()
()
(0.38)

(0.22)
(0.21)
()
(0.07)
(0.11)

5.9
6.3

9.0
13.0

(0.24)
(0.33)
()
(0.28)
(0.35)

0.5 (0.05)
11.8 (0.31)
21.6 (0.45)

()

()

()
9.3 (0.39)
18.5 (0.61)

()

()

1.2
17.1
28.3

(0.12)
(0.50)
(0.58)
()
()

(1.42)
(1.36)
(1.45)
()

()

()

()
2.4 (0.15)

()

()

()
1.8 (0.19)

3.9

()
()
()
(0.22)

2.6 (0.47)
2.3 (0.40)
1.0 ! (0.32)

()

()

()

()

()

()
2.3 (0.33)

()

()

()

()
2.6 (0.58)

()

()

()

()
1.0 ! (0.35)

3.7
3.6

3.1
4.5

(0.17)
(0.16)
()
(0.10)
(0.14)

Lack of parental involvement ...........................


Poverty.............................................................
Students come unprepared to learn ................
Racial tension ..................................................

()
()
()
()

Private schools
Student tardiness.............................................
Student absenteeism .......................................
Teacher absenteeism.......................................
Students cutting class......................................
Physical conflicts among students ...................

3.6
3.7
0.8
0.9
1.3

(0.38)
(0.39)
(0.13)
(0.16)
(0.19)

2.6
2.2
0.8
0.7
1.5

(0.23)
(0.19)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.15)

2.9
2.5
0.8
0.8
1.0

(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.18)

2.8
1.9

0.5
2.4

(0.40)
(0.23)
()
(0.11)
(0.31)

2.1
0.9

2.7

(0.45)
(0.17)
()
()
(0.55)

Robbery or theft ...............................................


Vandalism of school property...........................
Student pregnancy...........................................
Student use of alcohol .....................................
Student drug abuse .........................................

1.3
1.3
0.6
3.6
1.8

(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.12)
(0.30)
(0.24)

0.8
1.2
0.4
3.1
1.3

(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.06)
(0.19)
(0.15)

0.9
0.7
0.4
3.1
1.8

(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.16)
(0.14)

0.4
0.5

0.7
1.1

(0.10)
(0.11)
()
(0.17)
(0.25)

#
#

()
()
()
()
()

Student possession of weapons ......................


Verbal abuse of teachers .................................
Student disrespect for teachers .......................
Students dropping out......................................
Student apathy.................................................

0.4 (0.11)
2.0 (0.24)

()

()

()

0.3
2.3
3.4
0.6
4.5

(0.06)
(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.09)
(0.28)

0.3

3.8
0.5
4.3

(0.06)
()
(0.31)
(0.10)
(0.29)

#
2.4
5.1
0.3 !
3.0

()
(0.40)
(0.37)
(0.09)
(0.39)

#
1.1
3.6

1.4

()
(0.29)
(0.54)
()
(0.23)

#
4.0
6.3

6.6

()
(0.84)
(1.05)
()
(0.95)

3.9

()
()
()
()
(0.34)

1.7

()
()
()
()
(0.30)

6.9

()
()
()
()
(1.06)

5.1

()
()
()
()
(0.74)

#
()
2.4 (0.40)
5.1 (0.37)

()

()

2.5
2.2
3.5
0.4

(0.37)
(0.26)
(0.30)
(0.08)

1.6
1.7
2.1

(0.28)
(0.31)
(0.53)
()

3.6
3.4
6.8

(0.77)
(0.78)
(0.99)
()

2.5
2.0
3.6

(0.24)
(0.21)
(0.34)
()

1.9
1.4
1.9

(0.36)
(0.28)
(0.33)
()

2.8
2.0
6.2

(0.67)
(0.56)
(1.51)
()

3.0
2.6
4.4

(0.46)
(0.44)
(0.85)
()

()

()

()
0.4 (0.08)

Lack of parental involvement ...........................


Poverty.............................................................
Students come unprepared to learn ................
Racial tension ..................................................

()
()
()
()

27.6 (0.45)
19.5 (0.52)
28.8 (0.39)

()

9.3

4.0 (0.26)
2.7 (0.23)
4.1 (0.28)

()

3.4 (0.30)
2.1 (0.21)
4.9 (0.36)

()

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Only the 200304 survey included questions about how often problems occurred.
2For 200304, combined schools are included in the total but not shown separately.

0.4
0.5

0.7
1.1

(0.10)
(0.11)
()
(0.17)
(0.26)

2.8
2.5

0.3
0.5

#
#

()
()
()
()
()

#
()
1.2 (0.29)
3.6 (0.56)

()

()

()
()
()
()

1.3 !
0.8 !

3.3
5.2

(0.40)
(0.28)
()
(0.86)
(1.31)

#
4.0
6.3

()
(0.84)
(1.05)
()
()

()

()

()
0.9 ! (0.36)

NOTE: Elementary schools are those with any of grades kindergarten through grade 6 and none of grades 9 through 12. Secondary schools have any of grades 7 through 12, and none of grades kindergarten through grade 6. Combined schools have
both elementary and secondary grades, or have all students in ungraded classrooms. Some data may have been revised
from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), Public
Teacher Questionnaire, selected years, 198788 through 200708; Private Teacher Questionnaire, selected years, 198788
through 200708; and Charter Teacher Questionnaire, 19992000. (This table was prepared February 2011.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 127


Teachers and Other Staff

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Public schools
Student tardiness.............................................
Student absenteeism .......................................
Teacher absenteeism.......................................
Students cutting class......................................
Physical conflicts among students ...................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Public school teachers

Private school teachers


200708

Statement about conditions

199394
total

19992000
total

200304
total

Total

200708

Elementary
schools

Secondary
schools

Combined
schools

199394
total

19992000
total

200304
total

Total

Elementary
schools

Secondary
schools

Combined
schools

10

11

12

13

14

15

Percent of teachers somewhat agreeing or strongly agreeing with statement

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

The school administrations behavior toward the staff is


supportive ...............................................................................
My principal enforces school rules for student conduct and backs
me up when I need it ..............................................................
The principal lets staff members know what is expected of them
Principal talks to me frequently about my instructional practices
In this school, staff members are recognized for a job well done
Principal knows what kind of school he/she wants and has
communicated it to the staff....................................................
Most of my colleagues share my beliefs and values about what
the central mission of the school should be............................
There is a great deal of cooperative effort among staff ................
I receive a great deal of support from parents for the work I do ...
I make a conscious effort to coordinate the content of my
courses with that of other teachers.........................................
Routine duties and paperwork interfere with my job of teaching ..
Level of student misbehavior in this school interferes with my
teaching ..................................................................................
Amount of student tardiness and class cutting in this school
interferes with my teaching .....................................................
Rules for student behavior are consistently enforced by teachers
in this school, even for students who are not in their classes
I am satisfied with my class sizes .................................................
I am satisfied with my teaching salary ..........................................
I sometimes feel it is a waste of time to try to do my best as a
teacher....................................................................................
I plan with the librarian/media specialist for the integration of
services into my teaching .......................................................
Necessary materials are available as needed by staff .................
I worry about the security of my job because of the performance
of my students on state or local tests .....................................
State or district content standards have had a positive influence
on my satisfaction with teaching .............................................
I am given the support I need to teach students with special
needs......................................................................................
I am generally satisfied with being a teacher at this school..........

79.2 (0.36)

78.8 (0.38)

85.2 (0.33)

87.7 (0.39)

88.1 (0.50)

87.1 (0.47)

86.3 (1.24)

88.2 (0.42)

87.3 (0.45)

91.1 (0.78)

93.1 (0.43)

92.6 (0.48)

92.3 (1.15)

93.9 (0.74)

80.8
85.6
44.3
67.9

82.2
87.7
45.6
68.3

(0.33)
(0.26)
(0.43)
(0.42)

87.2 (0.34)
91.9 (0.23)

()
75.5 (0.38)

88.0 (0.37)

()

()
76.7 (0.56)

89.2 (0.48)

()

()
78.3 (0.77)

85.9 (0.51)

()

()
74.2 (0.63)

86.1 (1.12)

()

()
72.3 (1.42)

88.4
88.2
54.0
81.1

88.3
89.8
50.4
78.9

(0.39)
(0.35)
(0.64)
(0.50)

92.2 (0.75)
93.8 (0.57)

()
83.8 (1.14)

92.2 (0.57)

()

()
84.0 (0.66)

91.7 (0.70)

()

()
84.1 (0.76)

91.8 (1.17)

()

()
83.0 (1.71)

92.8 (0.97)

()

()
84.4 (1.06)

80.5 (0.36)

83.2 (0.28)

87.3 (0.30)

88.4 (0.33)

89.6 (0.44)

86.6 (0.51)

84.4 (1.20)

88.6 (0.38)

88.4 (0.43)

91.9 (0.68)

91.7 (0.53)

91.3 (0.65)

90.7 (1.20)

92.6 (0.81)

84.2 (0.22)
77.5 (0.31)
52.5 (0.38)

84.7 (0.26)
78.4 (0.32)
57.9 (0.40)

88.1 (0.26)
83.2 (0.36)
61.1 (0.50)

88.3 (0.35)
84.3 (0.33)
64.3 (0.52)

90.6 (0.52)
86.1 (0.47)
66.4 (0.77)

83.8 (0.53)
81.0 (0.51)
60.4 (0.66)

87.4 (0.86)
81.9 (1.20)
62.6 (1.45)

93.2 (0.37)
90.5 (0.29)
84.6 (0.41)

92.2 (0.31)
89.0 (0.42)
84.0 (0.49)

93.8 (0.49)
91.2 (0.77)
86.1 (2.33)

93.7 (0.44)
91.7 (0.63)
87.7 (0.60)

94.9 (0.47)
92.1 (0.54)
89.4 (0.68)

90.5 (1.36)
88.4 (1.43)
85.1 (1.79)

93.7 (0.78)
92.6 (1.07)
86.9 (1.00)

85.0 (0.25)
70.8 (0.38)

84.1 (0.24)
71.1 (0.30)

86.3 (0.31)
70.8 (0.44)

()
69.0 (0.53)

()
69.4 (0.80)

()
68.7 (0.69)

()
64.4 (1.33)

85.2 (0.44)
40.1 (0.65)

81.4 (0.55)
44.5 (0.57)

84.6 (0.90)
40.7 (2.70)

()
42.7 (0.97)

()
44.6 (1.26)

()
46.3 (2.28)

()
39.2 (1.74)

44.1 (0.40)

40.8 (0.42)

37.2 (0.52)

36.0 (0.57)

33.7 (0.80)

40.2 (0.79)

38.9 (1.36)

22.4 (0.43)

24.1 (0.61)

20.7 (2.47)

20.6 (0.72)

20.9 (0.95)

19.4 (1.72)

20.6 (1.36)

27.9 (0.32)

31.5 (0.35)

33.4 (0.45)

33.4 (0.64)

26.4 (0.85)

47.2 (0.86)

32.8 (1.35)

16.9 (0.75)

15.0 (0.43)

16.9 (1.11)

17.9 (0.72)

17.3 (0.77)

20.4 (1.77)

17.5 (1.63)

61.8 (0.42)
64.9 (0.38)
44.9 (0.45)

62.6 (0.39)
67.7 (0.36)
39.4 (0.36)

71.1 (0.46)
69.1 (0.43)
45.9 (0.46)

70.6 (0.55)

()
50.9 (0.64)

78.8 (0.67)

()
48.9 (0.90)

55.1 (0.66)

()
55.2 (0.73)

68.2 (1.37)

()
48.0 (1.26)

77.6 (0.50)
84.4 (0.40)
41.6 (0.59)

75.9 (0.51)
85.7 (0.45)
42.6 (0.73)

81.0 (1.52)
87.5 (0.99)
50.6 (1.76)

80.1 (0.81)

()
51.7 (0.86)

85.5 (0.85)

()
44.4 (1.11)

69.9 (2.00)

()
55.6 (2.60)

78.4 (1.49)

()
57.8 (2.05)

26.8 (0.35)

20.3 (0.29)

16.7 (0.33)

()

10.2 (0.65)

10.5 (0.38)

8.6 (0.69)

66.9 (0.42)
73.1 (0.42)

58.6 (0.38)
75.0 (0.32)

()
79.0 (0.42)

()
82.2 (0.55)

()
82.5 (0.76)

()
81.5 (0.51)

()
82.2 (1.06)

60.6 (0.71)
85.7 (0.44)

48.7 (0.74)
89.0 (0.38)

()
91.8 (0.74)

()
92.1 (0.54)

()
92.2 (0.59)

()
91.2 (1.33)

()
92.2 (1.01)

28.8 (0.37)

31.2 (0.43)

30.9 (0.58)

32.2 (0.81)

28.3 (0.54)

30.5 (1.31)

()

6.7 (0.29)

7.8 (0.68)

7.6 (0.46)

8.2 (0.56)

6.3 (1.06)

7.5 (0.81)

()

49.3 (0.62)

52.1 (0.95)

44.1 (0.56)

48.5 (1.29)

()

()

41.1 (0.80)

49.1 (1.21)

34.3 (1.99)

35.3 (1.48)

64.5 (0.47)
90.9 (0.29)

67.2 (0.57)
92.8 (0.31)

66.2 (0.73)
93.0 (0.42)

68.3 (0.69)
92.4 (0.37)

72.7 (1.18)
93.1 (0.59)

()
()

71.8 (2.00)
95.2 (0.56)

68.4 (0.84)
95.7 (0.43)

66.4 (1.15)
95.2 (0.52)

69.6 (1.81)
95.5 (0.92)

70.2 (1.56)
96.3 (0.65)

(0.35)
(0.30)
(0.46)
(0.39)

()

()

()
()

Not available.
Not applicable.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

()

60.9 (0.33)
89.7 (0.24)

()

()

()

(0.41)
(0.34)
(0.64)
(0.40)

()

67.1 (0.58)
93.3 (0.26)

()

()

()

()

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Public Teacher Questionnaire, selected years 199394 through 200708; Private Teacher Questionnaire, selected years
199394 through 200708; and Charter Teacher Questionnaire, 19992000. (This table was prepared February 2011.)

128 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Teachers and Other Staff

Table 84. Teachers perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by control and level of school: Selected years, 199394 through 200708

Table 85. Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected teacher and school characteristics: Selected years, 198788 through 200809
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent of public school teachers
Left teaching
Selected teacher or
school characteristic

198788 to
198889
5.6

2
(0.30)

6.6

5.1
5.8

(0.52)
(0.39)

5.2
7.1

5.7 (0.32)
5.1 ! (1.84)
2.9 (0.84)

()

()

6.5
6.6
9.1
2.4

1
Total........................

200304 to
200405

Remained in
same school

Changed
schools

84.5

6
(0.84)

7.6

7
(0.53)

Left teaching

200708 to 200809

Left teaching

198788 to
198889

199394 to
199495

19992000 to
200001

200304 to
200405

Remained in
same school

Changed
schools

8.0

8
(0.55)

12.7

9
(0.85)

11.9

10
(0.70)

12.5

11
(0.69)

13.6

12
(2.18)

79.2

13
(1.72)

4.9

14
(0.60)

15.9

15
(1.53)

5.7
4.7

(1.29)
(0.68)

14.3
16.4

(3.11)
(1.63)

Left teaching

7.4

4
(0.37)

8.4

5
(0.44)

(0.32)
(0.44)

7.4
7.4

(0.67)
(0.45)

7.7
8.6

(0.68)
(0.50)

84.4
84.5

(1.77)
(0.94)

7.8
7.5

(1.33)
(0.57)

7.9
8.0

(1.13)
(0.65)

10.2
13.4

(1.72)
(0.92)

13.1
11.6

(1.20)
(0.78)

11.7
12.8

(1.48)
(0.76)

14.2
13.4

(2.06)
(2.88)

80.0
78.9

(3.42)
(1.84)

(0.36)
(1.48)
(2.14)
(0.71)
()

7.5
7.4
7.5
2.1 !

(0.45)
(1.60)
(1.67)
(0.87)
()

8.2
11.0
9.3

(0.50)
(2.31)
(1.89)
()
()

85.0
80.5
83.8
80.1
79.5

(0.96)
(3.13)
(3.18)
(10.84)
(10.95)

7.0
10.4
10.7

(0.58)
(1.90)
(2.54)
()
()

8.0
9.0
5.6 !
8.0 !
9.6 !

(0.67)
(2.27)
(1.81)
(3.84)
(4.38)

12.1
34.7
21.3 !

(0.90)
(8.35)
(6.46)
()
()

11.7
12.6 !
14.6
17.5 !

(0.69)
(4.52)
(4.31)
(8.67)
()

12.3
14.8 !
9.6

(0.73)
(5.09)
(2.85)
()
()

13.0

22.1
7.6 !
7.8 !

(2.33)
()
(5.72)
(2.84)
(3.01)

80.7
67.2
69.2

(1.82)
(10.90)
(8.37)
()
()

()

()

()

()

()

()

()

()

()

()

()

82.5 ! (29.40)
82.5 (9.47)

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()

()

14.7
(1.59)
24.2 ! (10.11)
23.7 ! (7.18)

()

()

()

()
()

3.5 !

4.3
9.0
5.8
2.4
5.7
23.4

(0.91)
(1.18)
(0.59)
(0.32)
(0.82)
(4.90)
()

3.8
10.0
6.7
3.9
6.3
30.5
34.1

(1.05)
(1.25)
(0.94)
(0.54)
(0.77)
(4.78)
(7.79)

9.3
9.7
6.5
4.6
8.1
25.7
16.6 !

(2.20)
(1.39)
(0.88)
(0.62)
(0.80)
(5.44)
(5.44)

4.8
10.6
6.8
5.3
9.8
28.0
21.2

(1.24)
(1.98)
(0.87)
(0.73)
(0.82)
(4.35)
(5.95)

75.3
76.3
84.4
89.6
85.9
80.0
89.2

(4.06)
(3.08)
(2.14)
(1.54)
(1.61)
(5.29)
(4.72)

16.0
14.3
7.3
6.6
5.7
2.6 !

(3.16)
(1.90)
(1.33)
(1.09)
(1.08)
(0.86)
()

8.7 !
9.4
8.4
3.9
8.4
17.5
10.4 !

(3.11)
(2.09)
(1.46)
(0.91)
(1.26)
(5.10)
(4.84)

19.0
17.6
12.4
10.5
11.3
16.9 !
7.9 !

(3.79)
(2.42)
(1.59)
(1.63)
(2.45)
(5.93)
(3.16)

20.0
13.1
14.9
8.7
8.2
13.1
41.9

(4.19)
(1.35)
(1.54)
(1.02)
(1.53)
(2.74)
(8.67)

29.9
18.6
13.7
8.5
5.9
18.1
29.4

(4.24)
(2.07)
(1.52)
(1.34)
(0.90)
(3.72)
(7.60)

18.0
21.2
14.2
10.7

20.7
21.2 !

(3.41)
(4.00)
(1.81)
(2.08)
()
(5.27)
(7.31)

67.0
69.7
76.9
83.7
85.2
79.2
74.7

(8.95)
(5.70)
(3.73)
(2.93)
(2.11)
(6.44)
(9.34)

6.5 !
11.6
4.9
5.4
2.4

(2.81)
(3.14)
(1.42)
(1.22)
(0.63)
()
()

26.5 !
18.7
18.2
10.9
12.4
17.6 !
23.3 !

(8.04)
(5.07)
(3.35)
(2.81)
(2.06)
(5.93)
(8.67)

7.9
7.3
9.3
6.4
3.5
3.5
11.3

(0.96)
(1.81)
(1.50)
(0.89)
(0.42)
(0.87)
(1.63)

5.7
9.1
9.8
6.8
4.9
4.0
12.0

(0.82)
(1.51)
(1.42)
(0.94)
(0.64)
(0.81)
(1.04)

10.5
8.5
7.5
7.3
5.2
4.2
11.4

(1.93)
(1.94)
(1.60)
(0.72)
(0.74)
(0.68)
(1.05)

9.6
6.4
7.7
8.1
5.5
6.6
14.3

(1.66)
(1.43)
(1.55)
(0.98)
(0.70)
(1.23)
(1.13)

73.0
76.0
79.5
83.6
90.7
87.2
82.8

(4.29)
(4.70)
(5.12)
(1.70)
(1.13)
(2.93)
(2.23)

15.7
15.2
11.5 !
8.3
5.0
7.1
4.6 !

(2.28)
(3.26)
(4.00)
(1.02)
(0.64)
(1.93)
(1.39)

11.4 !
8.8 !
9.0 !
8.1
4.3
5.8 !
12.6

(3.94)
(2.93)
(3.11)
(1.27)
(0.89)
(2.31)
(2.12)

15.9
18.2
15.4
14.0
11.5
5.2 !
8.4

(2.73)
(3.32)
(3.80)
(1.91)
(1.73)
(2.36)
(2.03)

18.2
23.6
12.8
13.1
7.1
6.0
12.7

(2.12)
(2.72)
(2.15)
(1.51)
(0.93)
(1.64)
(2.53)

28.9
22.5
17.8
12.6
6.9
5.5
10.0

(3.95)
(3.24)
(2.49)
(1.37)
(1.13)
(1.32)
(1.40)

20.2

15.3
16.0
8.2
8.9 !
8.5

(4.36)
()
(2.47)
(2.54)
(1.75)
(4.25)
(1.77)

66.1
72.8
73.9
76.9
83.4
88.7
84.4

(8.45)
(8.46)
(6.77)
(2.63)
(3.12)
(3.19)
(3.25)

6.5 !
9.6
6.9
3.1
2.7 !
2.9 !

()
(2.18)
(2.75)
(1.44)
(0.90)
(1.23)
(1.01)

29.8
20.7 !
16.5 !
16.3
13.5
8.6 !
12.7

(7.86)
(8.57)
(6.35)
(2.13)
(2.88)
(2.88)
(2.95)

5.5
5.6

(0.39)
(0.42)

6.4
6.7

(0.53)
(0.53)

6.8
8.6

(0.45)
(0.71)

8.4
8.4

(0.68)
(0.59)

84.6
84.3

(1.28)
(1.13)

7.5
7.6

(0.69)
(0.89)

7.9
8.0

(1.01)
(0.75)

12.5
12.9

(0.99)
(2.38)

11.5
12.6

(0.96)
(1.51)

13.4
8.5

(0.84)
(0.90)

14.4
12.5

(3.64)
(1.35)

79.8
78.6

(1.91)
(2.64)

5.9
3.8

(0.88)
(0.93)

14.3
17.6

(1.80)
(2.44)

7.3
4.8
6.1
5.6
5.0

(1.36)
(0.45)
(0.98)
(0.77)
(0.48)

6.4
7.8
5.8
7.6
5.7

(1.15)
(1.03)
(0.73)
(0.67)
(0.57)

9.5
6.7
7.4
7.1
7.7

(2.29)
(0.99)
(0.85)
(0.78)
(0.74)

12.1
10.3
8.6
7.0
8.2

(2.92)
(1.58)
(1.16)
(0.75)
(0.79)

79.2
83.4
82.3
87.7
84.3

(7.38)
(2.25)
(2.82)
(1.33)
(1.43)

9.6 !
9.2
8.3
7.0
6.8

(3.47)
(1.71)
(1.34)
(0.92)
(0.94)

7.3
9.4
5.3
8.9

()
(1.26)
(2.28)
(0.79)
(1.01)

16.6
10.9
10.7
9.6
12.9

(1.72)
(1.62)
(2.63)
(2.07)
(3.14)

14.8
12.6
12.1
7.1
6.2

(1.43)
(1.21)
(1.95)
(1.27)
(1.18)

14.6
13.1
10.3
11.1
10.8

(1.45)
(1.24)
(1.26)
(1.91)
(1.64)

22.7
12.4
9.8
9.8
4.9

(6.32)
(1.40)
(1.40)
(2.63)
(0.90)

72.8
78.9
85.4
86.7
79.8

(3.77)
(2.92)
(2.87)
(3.74)
(5.61)

6.2
5.5

3.8

(1.43)
(1.35)
()
(1.09)
()

21.0
15.7
11.5
9.6 !
16.6

(3.32)
(2.38)
(2.59)
(3.36)
(4.87)

5.1
5.8
5.2
5.3

(0.56)
(0.74)
(0.64)
(0.66)

8.0
6.0
6.2
6.8

(0.93)
(0.71)
(0.82)
(0.72)

6.8
6.8
9.4
6.8

(0.96)
(0.65)
(0.96)
(0.62)

7.6
7.5
6.5
10.3

(1.13)
(0.75)
(0.60)
(0.84)

86.6
85.6
84.0
83.4

(2.30)
(2.48)
(1.93)
(1.17)

4.8
6.6
8.0
8.7

(0.99)
(1.27)
(1.04)
(0.91)

8.6
7.8
8.1
7.9

(1.97)
(1.75)
(1.42)
(0.82)

13.2
10.3
18.9
13.6

(1.67)
(1.37)
(4.18)
(2.85)

11.0
11.1
15.6
13.2

(1.06)
(1.07)
(2.28)
(2.15)

12.3
11.4
13.8
14.7

(1.07)
(1.10)
(1.82)
(2.34)

12.5
15.6
18.5

()
(1.54)
(2.00)
(4.47)

81.4
78.9
79.0
77.0

(3.29)
(2.43)
(3.19)
(4.01)

5.4
5.0
3.0
7.3 !

(1.40)
(0.91)
(0.84)
(2.41)

13.2
16.1
18.0
15.6

(2.87)
(2.22)
(2.97)
(3.44)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

10.1
8.3
6.5
7.9

(1.05)
(0.83)
(0.76)
(0.99)

84.5
84.3
84.9
84.4

(1.41)
(1.30)
(3.64)
(1.97)

8.0
7.5
7.6
7.2

(0.97)
(0.80)
(2.06)
(0.97)

7.5
8.3
7.5 !
8.4

(1.01)
(1.08)
(2.51)
(1.44)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

11.4
12.4
18.0
15.2

(1.42)
(1.34)
(3.63)
(3.30)

78.6
79.1
82.1
80.4

(2.81)
(2.96)
(4.47)
(4.50)

5.2
4.8
7.5 !
3.4 !

(0.96)
(0.98)
(2.43)
(1.59)

16.2
16.2
10.3
16.3

(2.55)
(2.71)
(3.08)
(3.86)

(1.06)
()

4.6 (0.59)
8.6 ! (3.78)

()

()

()

7.6 ! (3.68)

()

1.9 ! (0.77)

()

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data
have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Characteristics of Stayers, Movers, and Leavers: Results From the Teacher Follow-up Survey 199495; Teacher Attrition and
Mobility: Results From the Teacher Follow-up Survey: 200001; Public School Teacher Data File and Private School
Teacher Data File, 200304 and 200708; and Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), Current and Former Teacher Data Files,
200405 and 200809. (This table was prepared December 2010.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 129


Teachers and Other Staff

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male ............................
Female........................
Race/ethnicity
White...........................
Black ...........................
Hispanic ......................
Asian/Pacific Islander .
Asian .......................
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander .
American Indian/
Alaska Native........
Two or more races ......
Age
Less than 25 ...............
25 to 29.......................
30 to 39.......................
40 to 49.......................
50 to 59.......................
60 to 64.......................
65 and over.................
Full- and part-time
teaching experience
1 year or less ..............
2 years ........................
3 years ........................
4 to 10 years ...............
11 to 20 years .............
21 to 25 years .............
More than 25 years.....
Level taught
Elementary .................
Secondary ..................
School size
Less than 150 .............
150 to 349...................
350 to 499...................
500 to 749...................
750 or more ................
Percent of students who
are Black, Hispanic,
Asian, Pacific
Islander, American
Indian/Alaska Native
or Two or more races
Less than 5 percent....
5 to 19 percent............
20 to 49 percent..........
50 percent or more .....
Locale
City..............................
Suburban ....................
Town
Rural ...........................

200708 to 200809

199394 to 19992000 to
199495
200001
3
(0.34)

Percent of private school teachers

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Salary (constant 201112 dollars)3

Salary (current dollars)


Years of full-time
teaching experience

Highest degree earned

Number of
full-time teachers

All teachers1

Bachelors degree

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

199091
Total............................... 2,336,750 (20,958) $31,300

(100) $27,700

1 year or less .........................


2 years ...................................
3 years ...................................
4 years ...................................
5 years ...................................
6 to 9 years ............................
10 to 14 years ........................
15 to 19 years ........................
20 to 24 years ........................
25 to 29 years ........................
30 to 34 years ........................
35 years or more....................

(200)
(160)
(180)
(240)
(200)
(110)
(160)
(210)
(200)
(310)
(380)
(890)

94,000
86,900
80,340
79,610
83,540
316,210
408,300
444,930
392,330
219,140
100,460
30,980

(3,014)
(2,963)
(2,542)
(3,271)
(3,238)
(6,805)
(7,843)
(7,580)
(8,038)
(6,214)
(4,766)
(2,515)

22,200
22,100
23,000
24,000
25,100
26,500
29,600
33,600
37,000
38,100
38,500
39,200

199394
Total............................... 2,329,730 (21,660) $34,200
1 year or less .........................
2 years ...................................
3 years ...................................
4 years ...................................
5 years ...................................
6 to 9 years ............................
10 to 14 years ........................
15 to 19 years ........................
20 to 24 years ........................
25 to 29 years ........................
30 to 34 years ........................
35 years or more....................

105,540
95,880
87,840
98,760
90,470
306,960
362,360
372,480
407,660
264,520
105,460
31,790

(2,970)
(3,534)
(3,416)
(3,615)
(2,813)
(6,059)
(6,222)
(6,008)
(7,928)
(6,324)
(3,940)
(1,965)

23,600
24,400
25,300
26,300
27,100
29,200
32,300
36,100
39,600
42,800
43,600
42,800

21,500
21,600
22,400
23,200
24,100
25,000
27,300
30,800
34,100
34,800
35,000
34,100

(90) $30,200
(140)
(180)
(210)
(240)
(220)
(140)
(130)
(180)
(210)
(260)
(390)
(1,080)

23,000
23,700
24,300
25,200
25,800
27,100
29,800
33,300
36,500
38,800
39,500
37,400

19992000
Total............................... 2,742,210 (20,301) $39,900

(120) $35,300

1 year or less .........................


2 years ...................................
3 years ...................................
4 years ...................................
5 years ...................................
6 to 9 years ............................
10 to 14 years ........................
15 to 19 years ........................
20 to 24 years ........................
25 to 29 years ........................
30 to 34 years ........................
35 years or more....................

(170)
(180)
(170)
(260)
(250)
(170)
(260)
(220)
(260)
(280)
(350)
(670)

See notes at end of table.

172,710
161,220
145,290
133,840
120,490
385,840
382,730
321,740
351,730
329,170
185,470
51,990

(5,492)
(5,678)
(4,630)
(5,657)
(4,300)
(8,205)
(6,298)
(8,067)
(6,993)
(7,167)
(5,488)
(3,006)

29,300
29,700
30,700
32,400
32,400
35,000
39,300
43,400
45,700
48,500
52,200
50,600

28,100
28,800
29,700
30,800
31,000
32,600
36,200
40,300
41,300
44,800
47,300
46,700

(100) $35,000
(210)
(150)
(170)
(250)
(240)
(140)
(170)
(250)
(270)
(410)
(450)
(1,260)

26,400
25,100
26,000
26,300
27,200
28,800
31,800
35,200
38,500
39,800
40,700
41,700

(100) $38,500
(160)
(150)
(200)
(210)
(170)
(140)
(210)
(240)
(270)
(350)
(630)
(1,230)

27,000
27,200
30,000
30,200
30,100
32,200
34,700
38,400
41,400
45,000
45,400
46,000

(120) $44,700
(150)
(170)
(200)
(230)
(290)
(190)
(390)
(320)
(280)
(330)
(630)
(1,360)

Highest degree earned

Masters degree Education specialist2

34,000
33,000
34,400
35,900
34,900
37,800
42,100
45,900
48,500
50,200
54,200
52,300

26,600

29,200
29,900
30,200
33,600
37,800
39,500
42,500
40,900

(150) $40,700
(440)
(420)
(660)
(640)
(560)
(290)
(230)
(260)
(290)
(390)
(420)
(1,640)

28,500
25,200
28,700

30,600
34,300
37,300
38,600
43,600
46,000
49,500
45,000

(170) $48,000
(450)
(400)
(370)
(670)
(390)
(240)
(330)
(360)
(380)
(400)
(440)
(920)

All teachers1

Bachelors degree

(130) $35,000
(860)
(510)
(690)
(530)
(440)
(240)
(300)
(250)
(240)
(370)
(490)
(1,120)

Doctors degree

33,400

34,500
37,100
35,800
40,200
44,800
47,300
49,000
54,200
56,000
56,200

(390) $40,100
(980)
()
()
(1,490)
(2,190)
(760)
(590)
(840)
(840)
(1,260)
(1,600)
()

37,900
40,300
43,700
43,100

(420) $41,700
(1,340)
(1,180)
(1,000)
()
(670)
(1,050)
(730)
(580)
(810)
(870)
(1,690)
(2,090)

32,200
39,600
40,300
46,100
53,700

(440) $48,200
(1,010)
()
(1,340)
(1,350)
(1,920)
(840)
(990)
(920)
(1,050)
(970)
(1,130)
(2,800)

41,300
44,200
45,900
52,600
58,500

(820) $53,200
()
()
()
()
()
()
(1,940)
(1,550)
(1,390)
(2,180)
()
()

37,700
37,600
39,100
40,700
42,600
45,000
50,300
57,100
62,800
64,800
65,500
66,500

(1,330) $53,200
()
()
()
()
()
(2,300)
(1,320)
(1,250)
(2,600)
(2,010)
()
()

36,800
38,000
39,400
41,000
42,200
45,400
50,300
56,200
61,700
66,700
67,800
66,600

(170) $47,100
(340)
(280)
(300)
(400)
(340)
(180)
(270)
(360)
(340)
(520)
(640)
(1,510)

36,600
36,800
38,100
39,300
40,900
42,500
46,400
52,400
57,900
59,100
59,500
58,000

(140) $46,900
(220)
(280)
(320)
(380)
(340)
(210)
(210)
(280)
(330)
(400)
(600)
(1,680)

35,800
36,900
37,800
39,200
40,200
42,200
46,300
51,800
56,900
60,400
61,500
58,200

(1,420) $53,600

(160) $47,500

()
()
()
()
()
(2,300)
(2,410)
(1,490)
(4,020)
(2,010)
()
()

(220)
(240)
(230)
(350)
(340)
(220)
(350)
(300)
(350)
(370)
(460)
(900)

39,400
39,900
41,200
43,500
43,600
47,000
52,900
58,300
61,400
65,200
70,100
68,000

37,800
38,700
39,900
41,400
41,700
43,900
48,600
54,100
55,500
60,200
63,500
62,800

Masters degree Education specialist2


10

(170) $59,400
(350)
(250)
(300)
(420)
(410)
(230)
(290)
(430)
(470)
(700)
(770)
(2,140)

44,900
42,600
44,100
44,800
46,300
48,900
54,000
59,900
65,300
67,700
69,100
70,900

(150) $59,900
(260)
(230)
(310)
(330)
(270)
(210)
(320)
(370)
(420)
(540)
(980)
(1,910)

42,000
42,300
46,700
47,000
46,900
50,200
54,100
59,700
64,400
70,100
70,700
71,600

(160) $60,100
(200)
(220)
(270)
(310)
(390)
(260)
(520)
(430)
(370)
(450)
(850)
(1,830)

45,700
44,400
46,200
48,200
46,900
50,800
56,500
61,700
65,200
67,400
72,900
70,300

11

(210) $63,300
(1,470)
(860)
(1,180)
(890)
(740)
(400)
(510)
(420)
(410)
(630)
(830)
(1,900)

45,300

49,600
50,800
51,300
57,200
64,200
67,200
72,200
69,500

(240) $63,300
(690)
(660)
(1,020)
(1,000)
(860)
(450)
(350)
(400)
(450)
(600)
(650)
(2,560)

44,300
39,200
44,700

47,700
53,400
58,100
60,100
67,800
71,600
77,100
70,000

(230) $64,500
(600)
(540)
(500)
(890)
(530)
(320)
(450)
(480)
(520)
(540)
(590)
(1,240)

Doctors degree

44,800

46,400
49,900
48,100
54,000
60,300
63,500
65,900
72,900
75,300
75,600

12

(660) $68,100
(1,670)
()
()
(2,530)
(3,730)
(1,290)
(1,010)
(1,430)
(1,420)
(2,140)
(2,710)
()

(1,390)

64,400
68,500
74,300
73,300

()
()
()
()
()
()
(3,300)
(2,630)
(2,360)
(3,700)
()
()

(650) $64,800

(2,070)

(2,090)
(1,830)
(1,560)
()
(1,050)
(1,640)
(1,130)
(890)
(1,260)
(1,350)
(2,630)
(3,250)

50,100
61,700
62,700
71,800
83,600

()
()
()
()
()
(3,580)
(2,060)
(1,940)
(4,040)
(3,120)
()
()

(590) $64,800

(1,910)

(1,360)
()
(1,800)
(1,820)
(2,570)
(1,120)
(1,330)
(1,230)
(1,420)
(1,300)
(1,510)
(3,760)

55,500
49,100
46,900
44,900
51,300

()
()
()
()
()
(3,090)
(3,110)
(1,170)
(1,770)
(3,280)
()
()

130 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Teachers and Other Staff

Table 86. Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by highest degree earned and years of full-time teaching: Selected years, 199091 through
200708

Table 86. Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by highest degree earned and years of full-time teaching: Selected years, 199091 through
200708Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Salary (constant 201112 dollars)3

Salary (current dollars)


Years of full-time
teaching experience

Highest degree earned

Number of
full-time teachers

All teachers1

Bachelors degree

(240) $39,200

1 year or less .........................


2 years ...................................
3 years ...................................
4 years ...................................
5 years ...................................
6 to 9 years ............................
10 to 14 years ........................
15 to 19 years ........................
20 to 24 years ........................
25 to 29 years ........................
30 to 34 years ........................
35 years or more....................

(380)
(280)
(350)
(270)
(400)
(200)
(260)
(360)
(360)
(280)
(430)
(750)

177,920
153,950
168,140
159,490
153,180
498,590
433,530
343,970
285,980
283,460
223,710
66,310

(17,391)
(17,695)
(9,009)
(6,723)
(6,194)
(13,859)
(14,595)
(9,606)
(8,434)
(11,809)
(11,435)
(3,427)

33,200
34,100
35,200
36,300
37,400
40,300
44,300
49,200
50,800
52,800
56,300
58,200

200708
Total............................... 3,114,690 (41,111) $49,600
1 year or less .........................
2 years ...................................
3 years ...................................
4 years ...................................
5 years ...................................
6 to 9 years ............................
10 to 14 years ........................
15 to 19 years ........................
20 to 24 years ........................
25 to 29 years ........................
30 to 34 years ........................
35 years or more....................

211,500
185,130
177,230
174,350
148,540
557,050
508,300
350,690
288,110
221,950
197,490
94,340

(12,029)
(10,587)
(7,735)
(7,951)
(7,995)
(14,475)
(14,867)
(12,953)
(11,954)
(8,609)
(8,304)
(7,055)

38,200
38,600
40,100
41,200
42,800
46,300
50,500
55,000
57,800
60,300
61,100
61,900

31,800
32,700
33,400
34,600
34,900
37,100
39,700
44,300
46,400
48,600
51,300
55,400

(200) $43,600
(330)
(330)
(370)
(380)
(530)
(250)
(380)
(480)
(640)
(740)
(750)
(1,070)

36,700
36,900
37,700
38,500
39,700
41,800
45,400
48,500
52,800
54,400
54,900
55,400

(300) $49,400
(340)
(330)
(280)
(280)
(320)
(210)
(270)
(480)
(370)
(490)
(610)
(1,300)

38,600
37,900
40,200
40,300
40,800
43,700
47,900
52,300
54,000
55,000
58,100
59,100

(220) $54,800
(310)
(340)
(360)
(430)
(480)
(380)
(440)
(550)
(780)
(830)
(1,000)
(1,560)

42,800
42,600
44,400
45,500
46,500
50,200
53,400
59,200
60,600
63,300
64,300
64,400

44,300
34,000
40,300
38,500
42,800
45,800
50,000
56,300
54,900
55,900
62,400
61,300

(280) $58,400
(810)
(720)
(860)
(580)
(870)
(440)
(560)
(720)
(790)
(1,070)
(1,000)
(1,500)

All teachers1

Bachelors degree

(200) $52,900
(730)
(650)
(680)
(530)
(760)
(300)
(390)
(470)
(580)
(410)
(570)
(980)

Doctors degree

47,400
47,400
52,200
47,600
46,700
51,700
56,500
59,600
65,300
66,800
63,800
68,800

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Includes teachers with levels of education below the bachelors degree (not shown separately).
2Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies.
3Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
adjusted to a school-year basis.

(460) $53,700
(5,030)
(1,300)
(3,170)
(1,800)
(1,960)
(1,310)
(960)
(1,350)
(1,000)
(980)
(1,390)
(2,220)

37,300

44,300
55,000
58,400
53,600
65,200
60,800

(720) $59,200
(3,580)
(4,080)
(4,610)
(2,290)
(2,690)
(1,130)
(1,220)
(1,350)
(2,160)
(3,310)
(1,550)
(3,360)

43,800

52,900
60,400
63,300
68,000

(1,290) $54,200

(300) $47,900

(1,690)
()
()
()
()
(2,320)
(3,580)
(3,440)
(3,530)
(3,520)
(2,660)
()

(470)
(350)
(430)
(320)
(490)
(250)
(310)
(440)
(440)
(340)
(520)
(920)

40,600
41,600
43,100
44,300
45,700
49,300
54,200
60,200
62,100
64,600
68,800
71,200

(1,620) $53,300
(4,020)
()
()
()
()
(2,350)
(4,120)
(3,460)
(6,390)
()
()
()

41,100
41,500
43,100
44,300
46,000
49,800
54,200
59,100
62,200
64,800
65,700
66,600

38,900
40,000
40,900
42,300
42,700
45,300
48,600
54,200
56,700
59,500
62,800
67,700

(220) $46,900
(360)
(360)
(400)
(400)
(570)
(270)
(410)
(520)
(680)
(800)
(810)
(1,150)

39,400
39,700
40,600
41,400
42,700
44,900
48,800
52,100
56,700
58,500
59,000
59,500

Masters degree Education specialist2


10

(370) $60,500
(420)
(410)
(350)
(340)
(400)
(260)
(330)
(590)
(460)
(600)
(740)
(1,590)

47,200
46,400
49,200
49,300
49,900
53,400
58,600
63,900
66,000
67,300
71,000
72,300

(240) $58,900
(330)
(370)
(380)
(460)
(510)
(410)
(470)
(590)
(840)
(890)
(1,070)
(1,680)

46,100
45,800
47,800
48,900
50,000
54,000
57,400
63,600
65,200
68,000
69,100
69,200

(250) $64,700
(890)
(790)
(830)
(650)
(930)
(370)
(480)
(570)
(710)
(500)
(690)
(1,200)

54,100
41,500
49,300
47,100
52,400
56,000
61,100
68,800
67,100
68,300
76,400
74,900

(300) $62,800
(870)
(770)
(930)
(620)
(930)
(470)
(600)
(780)
(850)
(1,150)
(1,070)
(1,610)

Doctors degree

11

51,000
51,000
56,100
51,200
50,200
55,600
60,800
64,100
70,200
71,800
68,600
73,900

12

(560) $65,700
(6,150)
(1,590)
(3,880)
(2,200)
(2,390)
(1,600)
(1,170)
(1,650)
(1,220)
(1,190)
(1,700)
(2,720)

(1,580)

45,600

54,100
67,300
71,400
65,500
79,700
74,400

(2,070)
()
()
()
()
(2,840)
(4,380)
(4,210)
(4,320)
(4,310)
(3,260)
()

(780) $63,600

(1,740)

(3,850)
(4,390)
(4,960)
(2,460)
(2,890)
(1,210)
(1,310)
(1,450)
(2,320)
(3,550)
(1,670)
(3,620)

47,000

56,800
64,900
68,000
73,100

(4,320)
()
()
()
()
(2,520)
(4,430)
(3,720)
(6,870)
()
()
()

NOTE: This table includes regular full-time teachers only; it excludes other staff even when they have full-time teaching duties
(regular part-time teachers, itinerant teachers, long-term substitutes, administrators, library media specialists, other professional staff, and support staff). Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Public Teacher Questionnaire, 199091, 199394, 19992000, 200304, and 200708; and Charter Teacher Questionnaire, 19992000. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

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Teachers and Other Staff

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

200304
Total............................... 2,948,230 (28,203) $44,400

Highest degree earned

Masters degree Education specialist2

[Amounts in current dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Selected characteristic

Number of
full-time
teachers (in
thousands)

Total school-year
and summer
earned income
from school and
nonschool
sources

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Public schools
Total...................................
Sex
Males .....................................
Females .................................
Race/ethnicity
White......................................
Black ......................................
Hispanic .................................
Asian......................................
Pacific Islander.......................
American Indian/Alaska
Native...............................
Two or more races .................
Age
Less than 30 ..........................
30 to 39..................................
40 to 49..................................
50 or more .............................
Years of full-time teaching
experience
1 year or less .........................
2 to 4 years ............................
5 to 9 years ............................
10 to 14 years ........................
15 to 19 years ........................
20 to 24 years ........................
25 to 29 years ........................
30 or more years....................
Highest degree earned
Less than bachelors degree..
Bachelors degree ..................
Masters degree .....................
Education specialist3 ..............
Doctors degree......................
Instructional level
Elementary.............................
Secondary..............................
School locale
City.........................................
Suburban ...............................
Town.......................................
Rural ......................................
See notes at end of table.

School year
supplemental contract1

School year income from merit


pay bonus and state supplements

Base salary

Number
of teachers
(in thousands)

Average
supplement

Number
of teachers
(in thousands) Average amount
7

(233) $49,630

(203) 1,360.8 (24.34) $2,590

(46)

500.3

(13.62) $2,030

772.9 (19.75)
2,341.8 (31.93)

56,890
52,020

(422)
(230)

(353)
(211)

107.6
392.7

(5.71)
(12.20)

2,571.2 (37.12)
226.4 (15.06)
228.1 (15.06)
38.6 (6.91)
6.2 (1.25)

398.2 (11.14)
40.9
(4.93)
46.0
(6.67)
6.1 ! (2.22)

()

447.1 (12.76)
913.6 (17.88)

3,920
1,940

(85)
(47)

53,230 (268)
52,460 (674)
53,200 (820)
58,970 (1,354)
53,660 (2,837)

49,630 (233) 1,149.6 (23.34)


49,050 (642)
86.9 (6.25)
49,360 (725)
88.9 (8.58)
55,870 (1,273)
13.8 (2.83)
50,390 (2,835)

()

2,570
2,630
2,880
2,300

(51)
(145)
(297)
(688)
()

47,350 (1,601)
54,620 (2,025)

44,450 (1,658)
50,100 (1,739)

15.1
28.0

(1.66)
(2.93)

567.6
823.8
737.2
986.1

(19.54)
(16.43)
(18.27)
(24.78)

43,560
50,050
54,410
60,570

(255)
(301)
(378)
(384)

39,820
46,380
50,920
57,010

211.5
536.7
705.6
508.3
350.7
288.1
221.9
291.8

(12.03)
(17.78)
(16.60)
(14.87)
(12.95)
(11.95)
(8.61)
(12.05)

42,210
43,490
49,120
54,150
58,260
61,210
63,860
65,470

(378)
(301)
(280)
(392)
(518)
(650)
(772)
(711)

38,210
39,940
45,590
50,470
55,000
57,830
60,260
61,380

Supplemental school
system contract during summer2

Number
of teachers
(in thousands) Average income

3,114.7 (41.11) $53,230

50,630
49,300

Job outside the school


system during the school year

Number
of teachers
(in thousands)

Average
supplement

11

12

10

(62)

507.2

(15.00) $5,260

(187)

670.6

(16.34) $2,530

2,360
1,940

(169)
(69)

185.5
321.7

(7.20)
(11.95)

6,540
4,530

(350)
(207)

185.3
485.3

(8.15)
(13.51)

2,050
1,840
1,880
2,640

(76)
(228)
(203)
(563)
()

424.8
39.1
30.2
4.2

(13.04)
(5.40)
(3.79)
(1.14)
()

5,230
4,410
7,110
3,620

(202)
(462)
(814)
(679)
()

512.1 (12.64)
69.0
(5.97)
63.9
(7.46)
11.8
(3.00)
2.3 ! (0.77)

6.0
12.7

(0.95)
(2.03)

2,220
2,780

(336)
(382)

2.9
5.9

(0.84)
(1.34)

1,680
2,330

(339)
(337)

(244)
(266)
(341)
(361)

280.6
387.4
322.1
370.7

(12.13)
(10.56)
(10.62)
(13.81)

2,400
2,670
2,640
2,610

(99)
(87)
(99)
(89)

83.4
119.6
133.2
164.1

(5.38)
(6.46)
(7.60)
(6.59)

1,540
1,820
1,810
2,600

(94)
(101)
(101)
(142)

(332)
(246)
(241)
(377)
(484)
(636)
(740)
(617)

74.0 (6.01)
248.2 (9.67)
341.4 (10.63)
226.8 (9.51)
150.5 (7.35)
120.8 (7.72)
86.9 (6.23)
112.2 (7.66)

1,990
2,390
2,490
2,750
2,660
2,610
2,980
3,000

(119)
(117)
(89)
(123)
(139)
(163)
(199)
(165)

25.8
85.6
104.9
78.9
57.8
52.2
40.8
54.1

(3.02)
(5.46)
(7.57)
(4.88)
(4.70)
(4.68)
(3.93)
(4.03)

1,610
1,580
1,850
2,100
2,040
1,980
2,300
3,000

2.4 !
5.2

(0.77)
(1.24)

3,730
(576)
5,250 ! (1,729)

103.9
136.6
114.6
152.1

(7.06)
(7.22)
(6.96)
(7.81)

3,800
5,210
5,260
6,310

(182)
(125)
(152)
(116)
(166)
(166)
(349)
(301)

35.9
90.7
120.0
84.0
51.1
45.3
34.3
45.8

(4.64)
(5.77)
(6.56)
(5.13)
(5.00)
(3.92)
(4.06)
(4.09)

Employed in a nonschool
job during the summer
Number
of teachers
(in thousands) Average income
13

14

(56)

530.3

(14.01) $4,410

(177)

3,140
2,300

(120)
(58)

201.6
328.8

(6.89)
(10.97)

5,170
3,940

(264)
(232)

2,450
2,820
2,720
2,970
2,810

(62)
(158)
(188)
(317)
(624)

452.8 (13.03)
33.9
(4.56)
30.7
(3.71)
3.8 ! (1.21)

()

4,460
3,260
4,760
5,670

(192)
(442)
(736)
(1,494)
()

3.2
7.7

(0.79)
(1.93)

2,300
3,090

(238)
(350)

2.4
5.6

(0.50)
(1.19)

4,060 (1,180)
4,810 ! (1,464)

(313)
(311)
(347)
(435)

155.3
183.6
149.5
182.2

(8.27)
(8.28)
(7.51)
(6.79)

2,280
2,420
2,500
2,880

(93)
(75)
(90)
(121)

157.0
145.7
112.3
115.2

(8.69)
(6.89)
(6.17)
(7.12)

3,630
4,250
4,490
5,590

(207)
(324)
(298)
(588)

4,790
4,800
4,880
5,680
4,850
4,700
5,940
7,300

(593)
(392)
(323)
(403)
(500)
(466)
(741)
(1,102)

42.1
134.5
169.2
104.1
69.1
53.9
47.7
50.0

(3.70)
(8.28)
(8.78)
(6.01)
(5.80)
(5.32)
(4.00)
(3.80)

2,730
2,430
2,280
2,540
2,610
2,630
2,810
2,980

(180)
(100)
(79)
(105)
(134)
(182)
(248)
(184)

73.1
115.5
121.5
74.5
44.7
40.5
26.8
33.8

(5.23)
(7.02)
(6.57)
(4.49)
(4.14)
(4.31)
(2.68)
(3.37)

5,090
3,570
3,900
4,630
4,440
4,950
4,020
6,770

(343)
(321)
(279)
(362)
(517)
(926)
(412)
(1,159)

(0.72) 11,440
(8.92) 4,800
(9.66) 5,320
(3.17) 6,250
(1.49) 9,480

(2,984)
(209)
(318)
(799)
(1,806)

5.7
322.6
293.6
41.8
6.8

(0.94)
(11.72)
(11.50)
(3.95)
(1.24)

4,820
2,370
2,610
2,660
4,200

(1,022)
(71)
(85)
(168)
(703)

5.2
300.2
198.0
23.7
3.3

(0.68)
(10.86)
(9.62)
(2.09)
(0.76)

9,030 ! (2,878)
4,020
(188)
4,730
(313)
5,360 (1,436)
6,520 ! (3,255)

24.1 (2.10)
1,500.7 (27.51)
1,374.4 (25.18)
189.5 (8.04)
25.9 (2.59)

53,880 (2,123)
47,060 (233)
58,460 (324)
62,410 (805)
65,560 (1,981)

47,210 (1,680)
43,650 (220)
54,810 (281)
58,420 (722)
59,150 (1,620)

9.1 (1.15)
644.8 (17.50)
616.8 (14.27)
78.8 (5.08)
11.2 (1.74)

2,610
2,490
2,650
2,850
2,910

(355)
(61)
(67)
(240)
(383)

3.3
260.1
205.4
26.9
4.5

(0.50)
(10.37)
(6.86)
(2.96)
(1.14)

2,390
1,660
2,380
2,720
2,580

(670)
(76)
(110)
(390)
(621)

4.8
233.5
226.1
35.2
7.6

1,539.7 (33.95)
1,575.0 (36.69)

51,660
54,770

(375)
(305)

49,220
50,020

(353)
(276)

504.8 (19.48)
856.0 (21.49)

1,630
3,160

(70)
(58)

244.2
256.1

(11.12)
(10.51)

1,940
2,110

(108)
(90)

203.9
303.4

(10.27)
(11.10)

4,730
5,620

(321)
(221)

314.5
356.1

(13.18)
(12.47)

2,190
2,830

(67)
(83)

220.1
310.2

(9.27)
(10.42)

3,700
4,920

(241)
(236)

819.6
1,083.3
431.4
780.4

54,880
57,920
48,520
47,600

(463)
(512)
(581)
(378)

51,230
54,220
45,190
44,020

(432)
(468)
(540)
(324)

330.7
499.7
180.9
349.5

2,600
2,610
2,610
2,550

(106)
(82)
(113)
(108)

139.0
153.4
69.5
138.4

(8.13)
(10.40)
(5.80)
(9.26)

2,190
2,000
1,970
1,910

(151)
(109)
(236)
(92)

128.2
180.4
69.4
129.1

(8.36)
(9.12)
(5.63)
(10.51)

5,710
5,210
4,780
5,140

(404)
(323)
(414)
(369)

192.7
233.1
89.1
155.8

(12.64)
(12.02)
(6.65)
(9.08)

2,840
2,540
2,090
2,390

(100)
(84)
(94)
(117)

137.1
178.6
73.6
141.1

(7.42)
(8.44)
(5.59)
(10.21)

4,110
4,830
4,230
4,250

(304)
(460)
(406)
(208)

(29.02)
(36.37)
(24.40)
(36.37)

(14.47)
(20.06)
(10.74)
(17.72)

132 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Teachers and Other Staff

Table 87. Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 200708

Table 87. Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 200708Continued
[Amounts in current dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Selected characteristic

Number of
full-time
teachers (in
thousands)

Total school-year
and summer
earned income
from school and
nonschool
sources

Base salary

Number
of teachers
(in thousands)

Average
supplement

386.8

(9.06) $39,690

(403) $36,250

(323)

108.5

98.6
288.2

(3.84)
(7.51)

46,900
37,220

(853)
(417)

40,490
34,800

(709)
(347)

333.1
16.5
23.1
8.4
2.7

(8.19)
(1.95)
(1.71)
(1.10)
(0.51)

39,930
34,380
38,200
41,310
46,710

(429)
(1,330)
(1,626)
(1,909)
(3,841)

36,580
30,310
34,080
37,850
43,260

69.4
89.2
89.2
139.0

(3.65)
(4.55)
(3.00)
(5.09)

34,170
38,500
38,760
43,780

(575)
(718)
(676)
(647)

30,260
34,840
35,280
40,750

40.0
74.3
83.6
60.1
33.0
31.3
25.2
39.3

(2.31)
(3.72)
(4.32)
(3.16)
(2.35)
(2.46)
(1.87)
(2.56)

32,120
34,220
38,110
41,310
42,740
43,880
42,910
50,560

27.2
217.1
124.3
10.1
8.0

Number
of teachers
(in thousands) Average amount
7

Job outside the school


system during the school year

Supplemental school
system contract during summer2

Number
of teachers
(in thousands) Average income

Number
of teachers
(in thousands)

Average
supplement

11

12

10

Employed in a nonschool
job during the summer
Number
of teachers
(in thousands) Average income
13

14

(5.02) $2,700

(132)

31.2

(2.82) $1,870

(195)

75.5

(3.86) $5,910

(394)

84.8

(4.12) $3,090

(159)

74.8

(3.90) $3,660

(266)

42.8
65.7

(3.21)
(3.48)

3,030
2,480

(163)
(213)

8.6
22.6

(1.26)
(2.44)

2,860
1,490

(551)
(190)

28.0
47.5

(2.08)
(2.92)

8,850
4,180

(932)
(307)

30.8
54.0

(2.65)
(2.93)

3,260
3,000

(266)
(194)

26.9
48.0

(1.86)
(3.00)

4,860
2,990

(532)
(237)

(363)
(1,111)
(1,232)
(1,822)
(3,363)

94.7
3.2
6.3

(4.61)
(0.68)
(0.95)
()
()

2,580 (131)
3,990 (591)
4,420 (1,099)

()

()

28.1

(2.66)
()
()
()
()

1,960

(222)
()
()
()
()

65.9
3.4
4.3

(3.14)
(0.83)
(0.80)
()
()

5,900
4,330
6,300

(431)
(1,190)
(1,187)
()
()

67.6
6.6
6.5

(4.08)
(0.92)
(0.90)
()
()

2,990
3,890
2,660

(171)
(726)
(449)
()
()

65.2
3.4
4.2

(3.39)
(0.81)
(0.78)
()
()

3,560
(273)
4,220 ! (1,282)
4,810 (1,305)

()

()

(483)
(652)
(551)
(599)

21.6
25.6
24.3
37.0

(1.73)
(2.42)
(1.84)
(2.81)

2,320
3,150
2,480
2,750

(154)
(268)
(326)
(294)

5.5
6.6
8.7
10.4

(0.89)
(1.04)
(1.69)
(1.45)

1,380 !
1,710
1,480
2,560

(564)
(396)
(253)
(461)

15.7
18.0
17.7
24.1

(1.64)
(1.66)
(1.97)
(1.69)

4,800
5,790
6,350
6,400

(778)
(1,420)
(641)
(635)

20.3
22.3
15.8
26.3

(1.83)
(2.38)
(1.62)
(2.17)

2,980
2,790
3,880
2,970

(238)
(237)
(570)
(233)

23.0
17.3
16.7
17.8

(1.72)
(1.80)
(1.50)
(1.48)

3,510
3,900
3,800
3,500

(784)
(868)
(707)
(687)
(1,121)
(1,482)
(1,133)
(1,309)

28,260 (660)
30,890 (626)
34,620 (577)
37,510 (666)
39,220 (896)
41,180 (1,480)
40,460 (950)
46,840 (1,212)

9.2
20.1
23.6
18.5
9.8
9.4
6.5
11.5

(1.04)
(2.24)
(1.83)
(2.04)
(1.13)
(1.70)
(0.85)
(1.62)

2,200
2,370
2,420
3,250
2,900
2,890
2,150
3,340

(220)
(229)
(177)
(419)
(544)
(481)
(525)
(532)

3.5
6.5
6.4
5.5

3.3

(0.82)
(1.16)
(0.94)
(1.27)
()
()
()
(0.74)

1,470
(348)
1,330 ! (522)
1,360
(396)
1,850
(425)

()

()

()
4,380 (1,058)

7.8
16.1
17.9
11.8
6.1
4.9
3.5
7.3

(0.99)
(1.44)
(2.13)
(1.36)
(1.08)
(0.73)
(0.55)
(0.95)

5,960
5,250
6,530
5,200
6,620
4,570
6,920
6,760

(1,118)
(631)
(1,418)
(847)
(1,385)
(702)
(1,902)
(1,386)

9.1
17.7
19.0
13.4
7.2
6.6
4.7
7.1

(1.09)
(2.29)
(1.66)
(1.34)
(1.05)
(1.27)
(0.74)
(1.03)

3,290
2,920
2,960
3,360
3,590
2,960
2,100
3,420

(405)
(422)
(215)
(490)
(675)
(453)
(233)
(692)

13.0
16.6
17.1
11.9
4.2
4.0
3.2
4.9

(1.11)
(1.42)
(1.89)
(1.26)
(0.79)
(0.78)
(0.50)
(0.86)

4,080
(402)
3,390
(546)
3,090
(305)
4,370
(869)
4,520 (1,257)
2,820
(547)
2,940
(641)
4,250 ! (1,569)

(1.84)
(6.33)
(4.85)
(1.17)
(1.35)

26,670 (1,126)
36,880 (418)
45,340 (755)
50,880 (2,803)
57,490 (3,479)

23,610 (938)
33,770 (343)
41,660 (605)
43,560 (1,626)
52,660 (3,187)

3.4
56.7
42.7
2.8

(0.74)
(3.30)
(3.43)
(0.56)
()

4,260 (1,195)
2,720 (161)
2,520 (179)
2,850 (604)

()

17.4
11.2

()
(1.92)
(1.58)
()
()

1,700
1,760

()
(220)
(338)
()
()

4.8
40.4
25.1

(0.75)
(2.78)
(1.93)
()
()

5,740
4,840
6,260

(1,052)
(323)
(758)
()
()

5.9
44.6
29.5
2.7

(0.98)
(2.70)
(2.62)
(0.66)
()

3,300
3,160
3,000
2,420

(510)
(235)
(235)
(420)
()

5.9
45.2
20.2
2.3

(0.95)
(2.77)
(1.50)
(0.66)
()

3,440
3,540
4,130
3,460

(591)
(243)
(769)
(696)
()

209.1
177.7

(5.99)
(6.87)

35,730
44,350

33,160
39,890

(354)
(581)

37.6
71.0

(2.62)
(4.54)

2,640
2,730

(290)
(143)

14.3
16.9

(1.86)
(2.01)

1,560
2,130

(258)
(330)

34.6
40.8

(2.29)
(2.96)

4,870
6,790

(339)
(735)

40.3
44.4

(2.34)
(3.16)

3,280
2,930

(249)
(202)

36.5
38.3

(2.18)
(2.98)

3,230
4,080

(221)
(441)

163.5
140.6
29.8
52.9

(6.43)
(5.91)
(2.46)
(3.62)

41,770 (580)
41,730 (658)
31,040 (1,010)
32,660 (1,059)

38,240 (500)
38,100 (583)
28,600 (1,016)
29,450 (932)

50.5
40.2
7.4
10.5

(3.70)
(2.98)
(1.16)
(1.42)

2,680
2,740
2,550
2,770

(143)
(288)
(564)
(312)

14.8
10.1

3.7

(1.97)
(1.41)
()
(0.89)

2,110
1,560
1,180 !
2,230 !

(312)
(242)
(372)
(734)

31.9
27.3
5.7
10.5

(2.45)
(2.04)
(0.94)
(1.28)

5,710
6,670
3,920
5,620

(489)
(932)
(501)
(744)

40.1
30.8
5.0
9.0

(3.04)
(2.43)
(0.86)
(1.41)

3,210
3,130
2,470
2,770

(250)
(300)
(521)
(250)

26.6
27.9
7.3
13.0

(2.02)
(2.36)
(1.06)
(1.66)

3,720
3,790
2,400
3,980

(385)
(512)
(416)
(519)

(399)
(689)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Includes compensation for extracurricular or additional activities such as coaching, student activity sponsorship, or teaching
evening classes.
2Includes teaching summer sessions and other nonteaching jobs at any school.
3Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 years work beyond the masters level. Includes certificates of advanced graduate studies.

(239)
(501)
(537)
(745)

NOTE: This table includes regular full-time teachers only; it excludes other staff even when they have full-time teaching duties
(regular part-time teachers, itinerant teachers, long-term substitutes, administrators, library media specialists, other professional staff, and support staff). Elementary schools are those with any of grades kindergarten through grade 6 and none of
grades 9 through 12. Secondary schools have any of grades 7 through 12, and none of grades kindergarten through grade 6.
Combined schools have both elementary and secondary grades, or have all students in ungraded classrooms. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and missing values in cells with
too few cases to report.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Public Teacher Questionnaire and Private Teacher Questionnaire, 200708. (This table was prepared October 2009.)

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Private schools
Total...................................
Sex
Males .....................................
Females .................................
Race/ethnicity
White......................................
Black ......................................
Hispanic .................................
Asian......................................
Two or more races .................
Age
Less than 30 ..........................
30 to 39..................................
40 to 49..................................
50 or more .............................
Years of full-time teaching
experience
1 year or less .........................
2 to 4 years ............................
5 to 9 years ............................
10 to 14 years ........................
15 to 19 years ........................
20 to 24 years ........................
25 to 29 years ........................
30 or more years....................
Highest degree earned
Less than bachelors degree..
Bachelors degree ..................
Masters degree .....................
Education specialist3 ..............
Doctors degree......................
Instructional level
Elementary.............................
Secondary..............................
School locale
City.........................................
Suburban ...............................
Town.......................................
Rural ......................................

School year income from merit


pay bonus and state supplements

School year
supplemental contract1

[Amounts in current dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]


19992000
State

200304

200708

199394, total

Total

2 or fewer years

Total

2 or fewer years

Over 20 years

Total

2 or fewer years

3 to 5 years

6 to 10 years

11 to 20 years

Over 20 years

10

11

12

13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

United States ........ $30,150


Alabama ........................ 24,450
Alaska............................ 42,620
Arizona .......................... 28,050
Arkansas........................ 24,970
California ....................... 37,330
Colorado ........................ 27,590
Connecticut.................... 40,510
Delaware........................ 31,400
District of Columbia ....... 37,690
Florida............................ 28,970
Georgia.......................... 25,650
Hawaii ............................ 34,060
Idaho.............................. 24,610
Illinois............................. 29,480
Indiana........................... 25,400
Iowa ............................... 24,950
Kansas........................... 25,930
Kentucky ........................ 24,910
Louisiana ....................... 22,520
Maine............................. 28,550
Maryland........................ 33,520
Massachusetts............... 34,340
Michigan ........................ 37,170
Minnesota ...................... 31,010
Mississippi ..................... 22,640
Missouri ......................... 23,510
Montana......................... 24,070
Nebraska ....................... 22,580
Nevada .......................... 29,350
New Hampshire ............. 31,280
New Jersey .................... 41,330
New Mexico ................... 25,260
New York........................ 39,650
North Carolina ............... 26,010
North Dakota ................. 22,450
Ohio ............................... 30,370
Oklahoma ...................... 24,880
Oregon........................... 31,310
Pennsylvania.................. 37,260
Rhode Island ................. 38,000
South Carolina............... 25,120
South Dakota................. 22,000
Tennessee ..................... 25,650
Texas ............................. 26,950
Utah ............................... 25,800
Vermont ......................... 29,750
Virginia........................... 29,410
Washington.................... 33,150
West Virginia.................. 26,980
Wisconsin ...................... 31,490
Wyoming........................ 27,310

(97) $35,310
(151) 31,300
(308) 42,170
(347) 30,110
(199) 29,810
(412) 41,930
(391) 32,180
(645) 38,530
(375) 37,620
(645) 40,980
(229) 33,650
(215) 33,610
(460) 36,710
(252) 31,500
(277) 35,250
(329) 30,760
(319) 28,910
(135) 29,430
(457) 27,720
(159) 28,020
(330) 34,690
(476) 37,760
(309) 40,410
(670) 39,950
(419) 35,270
(106) 28,000
(286) 28,020
(199) 27,920
(388) 26,090
(285) 34,470
(437) 34,210
(744) 46,720
(224) 29,290
(1,152) 41,600
(220) 31,920
(193) 25,910
(399) 35,120
(108) 27,400
(440) 38,370
(523) 42,620
(522) 43,900
(280) 29,820
(186) 26,000
(291) 30,830
(295) 34,770
(195) 31,810
(494) 33,470
(378) 34,060
(490) 36,330
(183) 30,040
(351) 35,470
(247) 29,470

(116) $28,450
(210) 28,280
(269) 34,110
(491) 25,020
(345) 25,780
(301) 32,820
(428) 25,400
(883) 32,030
(893)

(593)

(407) 27,440
(373) 29,410
(533) 27,370
(208) 22,880
(563) 28,230
(296) 27,360
(279) 23,150
(264) 26,110
(358) 24,650
(476) 24,620
(775) 27,390
(683) 28,900
(464) 29,950
(838) 30,760
(685) 28,770
(186) 24,080
(378) 24,940
(256) 21,080
(254) 21,940
(434) 27,550
(542) 25,790
(653) 33,810
(363) 25,700
(1,094) 33,250
(331) 25,380
(279) 20,640
(583) 25,730
(224) 24,510
(613) 27,350
(826) 28,940
(357)

(300) 25,220
(230) 23,160
(378) 27,740
(386) 29,010
(375) 24,020
(733) 25,530
(424) 28,420
(359) 26,770
(246)

(331) 27,800
(248) 23,760

(109) $39,200
(142) 32,750
(290) 46,160
(303) 33,370
(699) 32,710
(321) 51,210
(252) 36,140
(344) 48,380
() 41,210
() 48,350
(314) 36,460
(287) 37,160
(299) 39,250
(245) 36,150
(398) 38,730
(186) 34,600
(253) 33,600
(261) 32,290
(168) 31,610
(943) 32,590
(2,511) 36,650
(337) 42,960
(454) 43,930
(457) 45,230
(783) 39,030
(218) 31,890
(513) 31,340
(252) 31,870
(215) 30,300
(293) 35,970
(974) 38,800
(290) 49,780
(321) 34,310
(654) 42,630
(510) 33,650
(297) 30,870
(400) 41,600
(179) 31,190
(418) 42,430
(894) 44,250
() 49,360
(175) 34,950
(826) 29,360
(386) 34,510
(322) 38,140
(271) 35,160
(671) 39,040
(311) 37,520
(233) 40,040
() 32,980
(194) 37,150
(266) 34,080

(300) $32,230
(256) 29,640
(720) 37,290
(556) 29,510
(328) 26,590
(704) 38,920
(699) 30,570
(1,997) 37,800
(991)

(1,290)

(624) 31,140
(490) 32,220
(887) 32,620
(627) 26,060
(791) 33,180
(640) 30,270
(696) 26,140
(326) 28,500
(468) 28,490
(489) 28,380
(606) 27,300
(1,313) 34,100
(964) 35,830
(682) 35,340
(566) 31,560
(425) 27,110
(547) 27,220
(522) 23,190
(435) 26,790
(700) 29,220
(644) 28,880
(1,049) 38,810
(470) 28,830
(1,074) 37,410
(479) 26,930
(490) 23,810
(891) 30,430
(211) 27,330
(865)

(963) 33,030
(834)

(483) 28,610
(301) 24,980
(432) 29,690
(278) 33,440
(525) 26,140
(840)

(583) 31,990
(916) 31,010
(344)

(634) 29,630
(576) 28,270

(290) $49,130
(291) 37,610
(1,113) 58,760
(408) 44,060
(694) 38,080
(679) 63,110
(534) 45,480
(820)

()

()

(612) 47,040
(424) 45,020
(781) 52,650
(579) 45,330
(1,047) 49,120
(337)

(457) 37,580
(447) 36,990
(195)

(693) 39,200
(1,078) 43,490
(381) 62,750
(1,124) 54,780
(693) 55,950
(761) 47,350
(306) 37,990
(593) 36,040
(382) 38,530
(590) 33,690
(632)

(649) 46,470
(616) 67,380
(752) 42,300
(1,058) 61,240
(566) 43,830
(613) 33,500
(474) 52,220
(456) 35,700
() 51,340
(630) 57,450
() 58,910
(1,161) 42,630
(437) 32,420
(624) 39,100
(564) 46,710
(259) 45,390
() 46,720
(556) 45,760
(610) 49,840
() 35,910
(479) 44,200
(1,408) 39,190

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
NOTE: This table includes regular full-time teachers only; it excludes other staff even when they have full-time teaching duties
(regular part-time teachers, itinerant teachers, long-term substitutes, administrators, library media specialists, other professional staff, and support staff).

(327) $43,650
(663) 39,210
(943) 51,950
(1,469) 36,880
(803) 40,220
(1,045) 56,950
(2,188) 38,090
() 49,700
() 45,880
() 54,970
(843) 41,640
(1,010) 41,640
(1,779) 45,380
(794) 39,870
(1,797) 42,740
() 38,670
(840) 35,240
(597) 37,160
() 35,640
(646) 39,880
(1,062) 38,770
(2,717) 50,680
(1,331) 50,880
(1,245) 47,440
(783) 41,760
(555) 36,610
(1,953) 34,730
(837) 35,880
(1,329) 34,190
() 40,060
(1,091) 43,910
(1,456) 54,580
(930) 39,830
(1,827) 48,520
(730) 37,050
(660) 34,790
(1,061) 41,670
(260) 35,880
(880) 46,930
(993) 47,780
(741) 56,680
(682) 37,150
(493) 32,180
(756) 37,420
(455) 42,890
(679) 38,570
(919) 43,430
(1,595) 43,440
(1,000) 44,650
(320) 34,410
(1,291) 41,390
(1,900) 45,750

(220) $36,780
(381) 34,810
(747) 40,100
(571) 33,640
(418) 33,090
(966) 44,770
(884) 32,600
(1,286) 42,830
(960)

(2,025) 42,180
(554) 36,030
(760) 34,580
(922) 38,650
(609) 31,110
(836) 36,030
(786) 32,850
(500) 28,580
(476) 34,390
(608) 33,460
(462) 36,300
(651) 31,260
(1,213) 41,270
(917) 37,720
(1,612) 35,930
(593) 33,830
(344) 32,770
(553) 31,200
(597) 27,090
(805) 29,400
(619) 34,040
(843) 33,810
(1,091) 45,370
(596) 32,520
(2,004) 43,670
(469) 30,930
(695) 27,770
(1,567) 35,350
(226) 32,390
(1,282) 32,050
(1,162) 38,950
(1,362)

(606) 31,670
(445) 27,730
(553) 32,990
(480) 39,150
(863) 30,430
(1,005)

(569) 37,170
(905) 37,220
(475) 29,030
(859) 32,020
(543) 38,230

(262) $38,530
(465) 36,910
(746) 46,600
(388) 34,780
(626) 35,840
(997) 46,810
(621) 35,720
(1,348) 43,330
() 39,760
(425)

(473) 37,630
(573) 36,850
(1,496) 42,310
(619) 32,650
(926) 37,650
(452) 35,030
(827) 30,960
(523) 34,520
(1,011) 33,730
(825) 37,160
(573) 32,360
(492) 42,630
(970) 45,350
(664) 41,240
(574) 35,640
(434) 33,860
(632) 33,320
(591) 30,170
(379) 31,750
(462) 35,550
(1,139) 36,390
(977) 46,620
(844) 35,800
(1,652) 44,850
(499) 32,840
(579) 29,290
(1,976) 36,320
(458) 33,020
(655)

(780) 40,800
()

(625) 32,550
(422) 27,910
(481) 33,000
(706) 39,500
(745) 32,360
()

(974) 38,270
(2,053) 34,310
(491) 31,030
(651) 34,750
(863) 41,710

(248) $42,270
(671) 39,020
(1,693) 49,640
(380) 36,560
(794) 38,480
(1,080) 54,040
(1,463) 38,040
(1,395)

(871) 46,050
()

(520) 38,750
(690) 41,140
(1,555)

(1,493) 37,420
(812) 42,020
(393) 39,640
(637) 34,880
(673) 35,720
(1,099) 38,180
(813) 38,300
(864) 36,030
(999) 49,870
(1,022) 52,770
(1,553) 48,430
(673) 39,840
(513) 35,310
(607) 35,080
(658) 32,020
(1,098) 34,200
(647) 41,470
(1,320) 41,760
(1,009) 49,180
(773) 39,830
(1,413)

(869) 35,770
(584) 31,850
(1,549) 40,660
(417) 34,090
() 44,380
(754) 44,900
() 56,900
(465) 35,960
(411) 29,860
(527) 37,120
(975) 41,100
(480) 39,010
() 38,340
(573) 39,800
(437) 42,380
(488) 34,070
(706) 40,660
(825) 44,480

(341) $47,380
(631) 42,860
(827) 56,880
(648) 39,290
(778) 42,700
(1,097) 62,570
(979) 45,210
()

(1,038) 52,070
()

(595) 43,640
(1,277) 47,590
() 48,660
(1,394) 43,300
(1,468) 50,070
(929) 45,870
(624) 38,740
(836) 38,920
(988)

(718) 41,250
(1,178) 39,800
(1,791)

(2,234)

(1,599) 55,430
(1,208) 46,140
(462) 39,250
(858) 37,290
(828) 39,400
(1,302) 36,360
(1,187) 45,260
(1,114) 47,630
(1,534) 59,390
(666) 43,170
()

(725) 39,140
(621) 36,380
(1,224) 48,740
(261) 37,360
(1,719) 55,850
(710) 51,490
(1,585)

(698) 42,870
(555) 33,660
(670) 39,600
(1,009) 45,420
(1,032) 45,560
(1,157) 48,320
(621) 45,000
(2,010) 49,070
(697) 35,630
(1,557) 46,590
(928) 47,640

(400) $54,170
(644) 44,220
(1,039) 63,600
(1,239) 45,670
(635) 44,610
(1,601) 72,680
(1,980)

()

(1,631)

()

(973) 55,480
(843) 54,330
(1,781)

(1,169) 48,450
(1,986) 52,950
(1,519)

(844) 40,400
(1,352) 42,250
()

(753) 44,800
(899) 46,260
() 66,640
() 58,510
(1,705) 59,330
(1,203) 51,890
(661) 43,690
(1,540) 39,320
(933) 44,080
(1,413) 36,690
(1,379) 48,800
(1,260) 52,430
(2,531) 72,840
(708) 48,430
()

(1,181) 48,070
(951) 38,920
(2,393) 54,890
(301) 41,410
(1,397) 52,750
(2,252) 64,470
()

(1,020) 45,920
(785) 36,250
(1,020) 43,350
(794) 48,800
(1,062) 48,750
(2,255) 52,160
(943) 54,320
(1,297) 53,950
(1,096) 40,660
(1,377) 49,630
(841) 51,210

(463)
(1,210)
(1,932)
(1,770)
(984)
(1,235)
()
()
()
()
(1,182)
(1,192)
()
(1,122)
(1,857)
()
(903)
(880)
()
(1,061)
(1,321)
(1,644)
(2,309)
(1,506)
(924)
(850)
(1,512)
(1,045)
(1,524)
(2,143)
(1,050)
(2,642)
(885)
()
(843)
(1,069)
(2,001)
(477)
(1,869)
(1,680)
()
(1,013)
(784)
(1,430)
(753)
(1,469)
(1,253)
(1,391)
(1,445)
(581)
(1,457)
(1,119)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Public School Teacher Questionnaire, 199394, 19992000, 200304, and 200708; and Public Charter School Teacher
Questionnaire, 19992000. (This table was prepared September 2009.)

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Teachers and Other Staff

Table 88. Average base salary for full-time public elementary and secondary school teachers with a bachelors degree as their highest degree, by years of full-time teaching experience and state:
199394, 19992000, 200304, and 200708

Table 89. Average base salary for full-time public elementary and secondary school teachers with a masters degree as their highest degree, by years of full-time teaching experience and state:
199394, 19992000, 200304, and 200708
[Amounts in current dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
19992000
State

200304

200708

Total

6 to 10 years

Over 20 years

Total

6 to 10 years

Over 20 years

Total

5 or fewer years

6 to 10 years

11 to 20 years

Over 20 years

10

11

12

13

(154)
(156)
(373)
(302)
(322)
(636)
(364)
(416)
(535)
(828)
(487)
(227)
(731)
(440)
(588)
(292)
(571)
(314)
(396)
(262)
(499)
(406)
(254)
(488)
(552)
(200)
(625)
(423)
(538)
(353)
(505)
(883)
(281)
(840)
(306)
(730)
(550)
(186)
(471)
(816)
(303)
(208)
(449)
(350)
(355)
(277)
(594)
(579)
(398)
(195)
(486)
(371)

$44,700
(174)
36,930
(145)
51,170
(662)
38,150
(465)
34,830
(483)
50,800
(537)
41,200
(445)
50,620
(590)
48,120
(910)
51,040
(472)
39,330
(476)
41,950
(524)
39,280
(524)
42,380
(772)
47,770
(953)
45,480
(413)
38,010
(494)
36,140
(428)
36,380
(310)
33,120
(806)
38,770
(458)
45,930 (1,055)
47,630
(370)
53,050
(651)
46,050
(674)
34,170
(326)
37,400
(747)
35,960
(728)
33,540
(536)
43,350
(429)
41,310
(689)
57,410
(709)
35,570
(539)
53,130
(923)
36,810
(542)
32,920
(559)
43,420
(585)
31,990
(261)
42,180
(588)
50,790 (1,027)
48,610
(204)
38,390
(528)
32,800
(443)
35,610
(414)
40,280
(453)
39,880
(586)
37,260
(668)
40,230
(668)
43,160
(364)
36,590
(226)
46,420
(512)
36,120
(497)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

United States ........................ $38,480


Alabama ........................................ 28,920
Alaska............................................ 50,900
Arizona .......................................... 35,280
Arkansas........................................ 29,070
California ....................................... 43,420
Colorado ........................................ 36,580
Connecticut.................................... 49,310
Delaware........................................ 42,350
District of Columbia ....................... 45,360
Florida............................................ 33,150
Georgia.......................................... 31,890
Hawaii ............................................ 36,430
Idaho.............................................. 31,590
Illinois............................................. 42,400
Indiana........................................... 38,040
Iowa ............................................... 32,220
Kansas........................................... 32,560
Kentucky ........................................ 31,390
Louisiana ....................................... 27,300
Maine............................................. 33,060
Maryland........................................ 42,340
Massachusetts............................... 39,710
Michigan ........................................ 47,660
Minnesota ...................................... 40,710
Mississippi ..................................... 26,600
Missouri ......................................... 33,180
Montana......................................... 32,270
Nebraska ....................................... 30,290
Nevada .......................................... 38,570
New Hampshire ............................. 36,970
New Jersey .................................... 50,950
New Mexico ................................... 28,400
New York........................................ 47,440
North Carolina ............................... 29,180
North Dakota ................................. 28,520
Ohio ............................................... 37,960
Oklahoma ...................................... 28,510
Oregon........................................... 36,930
Pennsylvania.................................. 44,830
Rhode Island ................................. 41,630
South Carolina............................... 31,860
South Dakota................................. 28,110
Tennessee ..................................... 30,270
Texas ............................................. 31,610
Utah ............................................... 32,590
Vermont ......................................... 36,770
Virginia........................................... 33,740
Washington.................................... 38,270
West Virginia.................................. 32,130
Wisconsin ...................................... 40,920
Wyoming........................................ 32,490

$38,350
35,790
43,940
33,130

44,820
37,350
43,240

32,340
38,130

41,850
36,090
33,960
31,990
32,810

38,280
41,960
46,020
40,420
29,040
31,650
28,230
28,580

30,590
42,590
33,780

35,820
28,260
37,840
43,650

32,850

31,750
33,280

35,880
36,450

39,570

(237)
(298)
(576)
(568)
()
(766)
(766)
(795)
()
()
(468)
(581)
()
()
(1,166)
(451)
(1,468)
(622)
(305)
()
()
(736)
(680)
(968)
(1,136)
(271)
(1,028)
(508)
(667)
()
()
()
(835)
(884)
(725)
()
(1,054)
(333)
(764)
(1,633)
()
(657)
()
(533)
(548)
()
()
(668)
(533)
()
(669)
()

$50,760
38,870
58,670
45,050
38,740
56,960
47,410
59,920
55,520
54,750
44,940
47,230

48,950
55,180
49,420
39,340
38,480
41,260
35,150
42,340
51,740
52,390
59,050
51,980
38,460
44,150
41,050
37,420
49,500
46,210
65,640
40,060
66,450
41,890
35,380
48,710
34,280
47,990
57,220
52,300
41,660
35,910
38,470
44,820
44,960
42,340
46,640
48,630
38,830
49,520
38,480

(262)
(215)
(860)
(691)
(666)
(572)
(721)
(604)
(1,366)
(451)
(583)
(475)
()
(1,559)
(1,087)
(362)
(714)
(502)
(481)
(1,051)
(442)
(900)
(334)
(1,034)
(1,175)
(348)
(1,067)
(1,237)
(936)
(575)
(660)
(670)
(742)
(1,150)
(756)
(828)
(836)
(458)
(1,031)
(1,154)
(169)
(960)
(727)
(648)
(764)
(1,332)
(1,073)
(1,263)
(566)
(240)
(588)
(810)

$49,440
39,730
53,720
41,310
39,480
59,160
47,960
57,340
54,670
55,450
42,120
47,540
42,910
44,140
54,110
49,760
41,880
40,400
40,570
38,000
42,460
53,190
53,500
59,680
49,590
38,460
40,880
39,650
39,980
45,770
45,140
60,200
40,100
56,650
42,720
39,710
50,090
34,580
45,850
54,800
55,110
42,910
37,670
39,620
43,370
43,370
44,740
43,860
47,970
40,440
47,750
41,610

(202)
(383)
(1,005)
(531)
(639)
(761)
(641)
(934)
(913)
(1,568)
(784)
(752)
(967)
(857)
(1,253)
(670)
(608)
(755)
(457)
(558)
(677)
(1,307)
(714)
(906)
(731)
(479)
(761)
(885)
(784)
(1,083)
(977)
(1,571)
(810)
(746)
(641)
(789)
(689)
(319)
(647)
(925)
(909)
(625)
(801)
(543)
(723)
(636)
(926)
(948)
(500)
(716)
(713)
(1,014)

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
NOTE: This table includes regular full-time teachers only; it excludes other staff even when they have full-time teaching duties
(regular part-time teachers, itinerant teachers, long-term substitutes, administrators, library media specialists, other professional staff, and support staff).

$44,410
38,370
50,560
37,850
33,970
54,150
42,330
50,720
46,820

35,420
44,100

38,380
46,450
38,030
37,140
34,940
37,440

36,100
49,710
48,280
53,680
43,490
33,710
37,090

35,740
44,120

45,980
34,170
50,450
36,440

43,810
31,370
41,580
46,210
49,330
37,780
31,200
36,120
37,590
36,950

41,140
43,230
33,580
40,870

(281)
(329)
(1,420)
(477)
(1,210)
(819)
(1,012)
(810)
(1,061)
()
(1,016)
(418)
()
(1,648)
(1,114)
(919)
(1,001)
(963)
(325)
()
(1,355)
(4,001)
(823)
(1,813)
(621)
(594)
(1,071)
()
(1,248)
(3,641)
()
(962)
(572)
(1,119)
(778)
()
(692)
(329)
(1,019)
(1,322)
(2,504)
(814)
(971)
(835)
(872)
(1,534)
()
(1,342)
(829)
(668)
(956)
()

$55,960
42,870
60,760
46,850
44,920
69,990
55,610
66,970
63,070
63,570
49,860
52,370

48,580
61,560
53,650
43,880
43,700
45,610
40,860
47,860
63,410
61,270
65,900
57,090
44,060
46,110
43,280
44,380
49,900
52,340
76,020
48,440
67,470
48,390
43,130
55,920
38,060
54,690
64,100
60,180
49,410
41,740
42,860
49,650
48,730
51,090
50,370
55,050
42,840
53,980
44,490

(303) $54,810
(281)
(779) 46,980
(436)
(1,387) 58,640
(800)
(1,268) 43,910
(701)
(912) 45,460
(678)
(999) 65,040
(982)
(1,307) 50,140 (1,069)
(743) 62,480
(762)
(1,148) 56,930 (1,117)
(2,537) 66,250 (1,933)
(1,027) 48,680
(985)
(1,322) 51,600
(799)
() 49,380 (1,513)
(1,249) 47,020
(981)
(1,612) 61,330 (1,503)
(576) 51,640
(686)
(900) 44,770
(829)
(912) 46,220
(955)
(913) 46,270
(578)
(828) 44,090
(854)
(840) 44,820
(733)
(1,462) 59,130 (1,422)
(670) 58,680
(894)
(1,194) 63,100 (1,116)
(1,137) 55,040
(730)
(571) 44,170
(617)
(1,604) 45,830 (1,020)
(1,218) 45,970
(908)
(1,023) 40,410
(913)
(922) 50,050
(906)
(636) 51,320 (1,002)
(1,723) 62,580 (1,901)
(1,013) 47,200
(833)
(1,703) 64,300 (1,698)
(644) 45,470 (1,321)
(1,234) 44,090
(885)
(852) 55,680
(982)
(351) 40,220
(486)
(808) 48,170
(914)
(910) 62,340 (1,667)
(1,080) 65,180 (1,137)
(679) 46,480
(529)
(1,162) 39,880
(764)
(892) 43,730
(694)
(881) 47,520 (1,129)
(598) 47,200 (1,092)
(1,076) 51,320
(987)
(1,581) 50,910 (1,572)
(731) 51,800
(649)
(1,081) 43,090
(477)
(817) 52,210
(873)
(1,557) 52,990
(932)

$44,560
42,530
47,410
37,710
39,630
50,230
39,460
48,990
45,420

40,440
43,860
45,040
37,290
49,570
39,240

40,530
38,040
36,120
47,530
46,260
47,490
43,200
35,720
38,370

41,050
40,090
50,400
38,550
51,640
34,620

43,220
35,220
41,260
46,320

37,980

36,320
42,320
38,370

43,280
41,470
35,520
40,570

(365)
(725)
(1,823)
(727)
(1,068)
(1,082)
(843)
(1,085)
(1,238)
()
(822)
(1,252)
(1,808)
(1,916)
(1,557)
(777)
()
()
(898)
(1,125)
(840)
(1,060)
(1,535)
(1,973)
(1,339)
(708)
(1,795)
()
()
(928)
(1,020)
(1,853)
(1,391)
(1,444)
(1,680)
()
(1,658)
(905)
(718)
(2,076)
()
(1,063)
()
(727)
(1,032)
(1,444)
()
(1,727)
(866)
(983)
(2,096)
()

$50,540
45,050
54,480
39,600
42,450
59,930
46,050
57,870
52,280

41,600
48,020

41,150
53,930
43,470
39,040
41,240
42,750

38,970
51,950
57,660
56,030
49,930
40,110
41,260
39,360
37,490
47,280
46,650
54,270
44,420
58,520
40,790
40,400
49,420
36,550
46,830
52,120

41,280
35,110
39,840
44,490
41,020
44,780
43,090
47,380
37,120
46,650
49,530

(380)
(828)
(1,141)
(877)
(1,355)
(1,076)
(1,719)
(1,079)
(1,679)
()
(920)
(1,214)
()
(1,707)
(1,513)
(1,128)
(1,073)
(1,390)
(762)
()
(871)
(1,240)
(960)
(1,790)
(1,041)
(537)
(978)
(1,161)
(1,008)
(840)
(1,397)
(2,691)
(854)
(2,054)
(1,636)
(1,690)
(1,058)
(718)
(721)
(1,628)
()
(1,209)
(1,125)
(999)
(2,023)
(748)
(1,742)
(1,865)
(1,210)
(580)
(1,245)
(1,444)

$56,770
48,150
61,530
44,910
45,130
68,830
54,760
68,270
62,270
70,100
45,760
53,320

51,410
62,610
49,100
43,130
46,160
48,430
46,060
45,960
62,770
62,000
67,540
56,750
44,090
46,150
45,700
38,420
53,010
55,020
66,070
48,890
67,830
46,800
43,610
58,470
39,350
53,310
64,360
67,950
47,160
39,180
44,370
48,340
49,140
51,310
52,520
55,970
41,910
53,120
52,550

(493)
(480)
(965)
(853)
(1,150)
(1,477)
(1,692)
(1,430)
(2,243)
(2,147)
(937)
(863)
()
(1,249)
(1,854)
(883)
(1,487)
(1,036)
(1,162)
(1,135)
(1,030)
(2,878)
(1,225)
(1,494)
(900)
(798)
(1,385)
(1,589)
(1,330)
(757)
(1,528)
(2,656)
(553)
(2,458)
(1,948)
(1,629)
(1,779)
(769)
(1,396)
(2,553)
(1,212)
(812)
(1,199)
(1,197)
(1,242)
(866)
(1,494)
(2,135)
(831)
(762)
(1,604)
(1,243)

$63,050
50,960
65,260
52,300
50,260
78,710
60,770
72,230
69,340
81,410
61,650
57,920

53,120
74,860
58,370
50,980
50,260
51,540
47,470
51,680
70,570
68,590
69,980
61,830
50,570
54,300
51,300
43,880
60,420
59,610
81,170
53,050
83,090
52,660
49,560
63,100
44,400
57,740
74,360
69,950
52,970
44,110
49,150
51,960
54,170
58,040
62,310
58,670
47,700
58,010
57,580

(576)
(1,102)
(1,456)
(1,381)
(971)
(1,186)
(1,920)
(868)
(1,947)
(1,654)
(1,329)
(1,278)
()
(1,855)
(2,895)
(655)
(1,111)
(1,519)
(866)
(974)
(1,138)
(1,880)
(1,404)
(1,434)
(1,203)
(804)
(2,175)
(1,290)
(1,677)
(1,560)
(1,134)
(2,065)
(1,393)
(3,081)
(2,098)
(1,644)
(1,473)
(592)
(1,375)
(2,998)
(1,244)
(892)
(1,224)
(964)
(2,138)
(1,687)
(1,387)
(2,889)
(882)
(513)
(1,380)
(1,495)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Public School Teacher Questionnaire, 199394, 19992000, 200304, and 200708; and Public Charter School Teacher
Questionnaire, 19992000. (This table was prepared October 2009.)

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Teachers and Other Staff

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136 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Teachers and Other Staff

Table 90. Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 195960 through 201112
Average public school teachers salary in
constant 201112 dollars2

Current dollars
Average public school teachers salary

School year
1

All teachers

Elementary
teachers

Wage and salary Ratio of average


accruals per full- teachers salary
Secondary time-equivalent to accruals per
teachers (FTE) employee1
FTE employee

All teachers

Elementary
teachers

Secondary
teachers

195960...........................................................
196162...........................................................
196364...........................................................
196566...........................................................
196768...........................................................

$4,995
5,515
5,995
6,485
7,423

$4,815
5,340
5,805
6,279
7,208

$5,276
5,775
6,266
6,761
7,692

$4,749
5,063
5,478
5,934
6,533

1.05
1.09
1.09
1.09
1.14

$38,685
41,753
44,234
46,250
49,671

$37,291
40,428
42,832
44,781
48,232

$40,861
43,722
46,233
48,219
51,471

196970...........................................................
197071...........................................................
197172...........................................................
197273...........................................................
197374...........................................................

8,626
9,268
9,705
10,174
10,770

8,412
9,021
9,424
9,893
10,507

8,891
9,568
10,031
10,507
11,077

7,486
7,998
8,521
9,056
9,667

1.15
1.16
1.14
1.12
1.11

51,965
53,092
53,670
54,084
52,566

50,676
51,677
52,116
52,591
51,282

53,561
54,810
55,473
55,855
54,064

197475...........................................................
197576...........................................................
197677...........................................................
197778...........................................................
197879...........................................................

11,641
12,600
13,354
14,198
15,032

11,334
12,280
12,989
13,845
14,681

12,000
12,937
13,776
14,602
15,450

10,411
11,194
11,971
12,811
13,807

1.12
1.13
1.12
1.11
1.09

51,148
51,702
51,777
51,586
49,938

49,800
50,389
50,362
50,303
48,772

52,726
53,085
53,413
53,054
51,327

197980...........................................................
198081...........................................................
198182...........................................................
198283...........................................................
198384...........................................................

15,970
17,644
19,274
20,695
21,935

15,569
17,230
18,853
20,227
21,487

16,459
18,142
19,805
21,291
22,554

15,050
16,461
17,795
18,873
19,781

1.06
1.07
1.08
1.10
1.11

46,812
46,351
46,607
47,982
49,042

45,637
45,263
45,589
46,897
48,040

48,246
47,659
47,891
49,364
50,426

198485...........................................................
198586...........................................................
198687...........................................................
198788...........................................................
198889...........................................................

23,600
25,199
26,569
28,034
29,564

23,200
24,718
26,057
27,519
29,022

24,187
25,846
27,244
28,798
30,218

20,694
21,685
22,700
23,777
24,752

1.14
1.16
1.17
1.18
1.19

50,777
52,698
54,356
55,071
55,513

49,916
51,692
53,308
54,059
54,495

52,040
54,051
55,737
56,572
56,741

198990...........................................................
199091...........................................................
199192...........................................................
199293...........................................................
199394...........................................................

31,367
33,084
34,063
35,029
35,737

30,832
32,490
33,479
34,350
35,233

32,049
33,896
34,827
35,880
36,566

25,762
26,935
28,169
29,245
30,030

1.22
1.23
1.21
1.20
1.19

56,216
56,220
56,086
55,930
55,619

55,257
55,210
55,124
54,845
54,835

57,438
57,599
57,344
57,288
56,909

199495...........................................................
199596...........................................................
199697...........................................................
199798...........................................................
199899...........................................................

36,675
37,642
38,443
39,350
40,544

36,088
37,138
38,039
39,002
40,165

37,523
38,397
39,184
39,944
41,203

30,857
31,822
33,058
34,635
36,306

1.19
1.18
1.16
1.14
1.12

55,489
55,443
55,052
55,364
56,073

54,601
54,701
54,474
54,874
55,549

56,772
56,555
56,114
56,200
56,985

19992000.......................................................
200001...........................................................
200102...........................................................
200203...........................................................
200304...........................................................

41,807
43,378
44,655
45,686
46,542

41,306
42,910
44,177
45,408
46,187

42,546
44,053
45,310
46,106
46,976

38,176
39,722
40,579
41,704
43,301

1.10
1.09
1.10
1.10
1.07

56,198
56,378
57,028
57,090
56,914

55,524
55,770
56,417
56,742
56,480

57,191
57,255
57,864
57,615
57,445

200405...........................................................
200506...........................................................
200607...........................................................
200708...........................................................
200809...........................................................

47,516
49,086
51,052
52,800
54,319

47,122
48,573
50,740
52,385
53,998

47,688
49,496
51,529
53,262
54,552

44,941
46,755
48,867
50,670
51,608

1.06
1.05
1.04
1.04
1.05

54,339
54,719
54,877
55,975
57,033

53,888
54,147
54,542
55,535
56,696

54,535
55,176
55,390
56,465
57,278

200910...........................................................
201011...........................................................
201112...........................................................

55,202
55,623
56,643

54,918
55,217
56,384

55,595
56,225
57,008

52,533
53,974

1.05
1.03

57,960
57,253
56,643

57,662
56,835
56,384

58,373
57,872
57,008

Not available.
1The average monetary remuneration earned by FTE employees across all industries in a
given year, including wages, salaries, commissions, tips, bonuses, voluntary employee contributions to certain deferred compensation plans, and receipts in kind that represent
income. Calendar-year data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic
Analysis, have been converted to a school-year basis by averaging the two appropriate calendar years in each case.

2Constant

dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors
are not available for these estimates, which are based on state reports.
SOURCE: National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics, 195960 through
201112; and unpublished tabulations. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic
Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, tables 6.6B-D, retrieved November 2, 2011,
from http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/SelectTable.asp. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

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Teachers and Other Staff

Table 91. Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, 196970 through
201112
Constant 201112 dollars1

Current dollars

State
1

196970

197980

198990 19992000

200910

201011

201112

196970

197980

198990 19992000

200910

201011

Percent
change,
19992000
201112 to 201112

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

United States...
Alabama .................
Alaska.....................
Arizona ...................
Arkansas.................
California ................

$8,626
6,818
10,560
8,711
6,307
10,315

$15,970
13,060
27,210
15,054
12,299
18,020

$31,367
24,828
43,153
29,402
22,352
37,998

$41,807
36,689
46,462
36,902
33,386
47,680

$55,202
47,571
59,672
46,952
46,700
68,203

$55,623
47,803
62,918
47,553
46,500
67,871

$56,643
48,003
62,425
48,691
46,959
69,496

$51,965
41,073
63,616
52,477
37,995
62,140

$46,812
38,282
79,760
44,127
36,052
52,822

$56,216
44,497
77,339
52,694
40,059
68,100

$56,198
49,318
62,455
49,604
44,878
64,092

$57,960
49,948
62,654
49,298
49,033
71,611

$57,253
49,204
64,761
48,946
47,862
69,860

$56,643
48,003
62,425
48,691
46,959
69,496

0.8
-2.7
#
-1.8
4.6
8.4

Colorado .................
Connecticut.............
Delaware.................
District of Columbia ..
Florida.....................

7,761
9,262
9,015
10,285
8,412

16,205
16,229
16,148
22,190
14,149

30,758
40,461
33,377
38,402
28,803

38,163
51,780
44,435
47,076
36,722

49,202
64,350
57,080
64,548
46,708

49,228
69,165
57,934
66,601
45,732

50,407
70,821
58,800
68,720
46,232

46,754
55,796
54,308
61,959
50,676

47,501
47,572
47,334
65,045
41,475

55,125
72,514
59,818
68,824
51,621

51,299
69,604
59,730
63,280
49,362

51,660
67,565
59,932
67,773
49,042

50,670
71,191
59,631
68,552
47,072

50,407
70,821
58,800
68,720
46,232

-1.7
1.7
-1.6
8.6
-6.3

Georgia...................
Hawaii .....................
Idaho.......................
Illinois......................
Indiana....................

7,276
9,453
6,890
9,569
8,833

13,853
19,920
13,611
17,601
15,599

28,006
32,047
23,861
32,794
30,902

41,023
40,578
35,547
46,486
41,850

53,112
55,063
46,283
62,077
49,986

52,815
55,063
47,416
64,509
50,801

52,938
54,268
48,551
66,053
51,629

43,832
56,947
41,507
57,646
53,212

40,607
58,391
39,898
51,593
45,725

50,192
57,435
42,764
58,773
55,383

55,144
54,546
47,783
62,487
56,255

55,766
57,814
48,596
65,179
52,484

54,362
56,676
48,805
66,399
52,289

52,938
54,268
48,551
66,053
51,629

-4.0
-0.5
1.6
5.7
-8.2

Iowa ........................
Kansas....................
Kentucky .................
Louisiana ................
Maine......................

8,355
7,612
6,953
7,028
7,572

15,203
13,690
14,520
13,760
13,071

26,747
28,744
26,292
24,300
26,881

35,678
34,981
36,380
33,109
35,561

49,626
46,657
49,543
48,903
46,106

49,844
46,598
48,908
49,006
47,182

51,037
46,718
49,730
50,179
48,283

50,332
45,856
41,886
42,338
45,615

44,564
40,129
42,562
40,334
38,315

47,936
51,515
47,121
43,550
48,176

47,959
47,022
48,903
44,506
47,802

52,106
48,988
52,019
51,347
48,410

51,304
47,963
50,341
50,442
48,564

51,037
46,718
49,730
50,179
48,283

6.4
-0.6
1.7
12.7
1.0

Maryland.................
Massachusetts........
Michigan .................
Minnesota ...............
Mississippi ..............

9,383
8,764
9,826
8,658
5,798

17,558
17,253
19,663
15,912
11,850

36,319
34,712
37,072
32,190
24,292

44,048
46,580
49,044
39,802
31,857

63,971
69,273
57,958
52,431
45,644

63,960
70,752
63,940
53,680
41,975

63,634
72,000
64,879
54,959
41,646

56,525
52,796
59,194
52,158
34,928

51,467
50,573
57,638
46,642
34,736

65,091
62,211
66,440
57,691
43,536

59,210
62,614
65,926
53,503
42,823

67,167
72,734
60,854
55,051
47,925

65,834
72,825
65,813
55,253
43,205

63,634
72,000
64,879
54,959
41,646

7.5
15.0
-1.6
2.7
-2.7

Missouri ..................
Montana..................
Nebraska ................
Nevada ...................
New Hampshire ......

7,799
7,606
7,375
9,215
7,771

13,682
14,537
13,516
16,295
13,017

27,094
25,081
25,522
30,590
28,986

35,656
32,121
33,237
39,390
37,734

45,317
45,759
46,227
51,524
51,443

45,321
47,132
47,368
53,023
52,792

46,406
48,546
48,718
54,559
54,177

46,983
45,820
44,429
55,513
46,814

40,106
42,612
39,619
47,765
38,156

48,558
44,950
45,741
54,823
51,949

47,929
43,178
44,678
52,949
50,723

47,581
48,045
48,537
54,099
54,013

46,649
48,513
48,756
54,577
54,339

46,406
48,546
48,718
54,559
54,177

-3.2
12.4
9.0
3.0
6.8

New Jersey .............


New Mexico ............
New York.................
North Carolina ........
North Dakota ..........

9,130
7,796
10,336
7,494
6,696

17,161
14,887
19,812
14,117
13,263

35,676
24,756
38,925
27,883
23,016

52,015
32,554
51,020
39,404
29,863

65,130
46,258
71,633
46,850
42,964

66,612
46,888
72,708
46,605
44,807

68,207
48,011
74,449
46,605
46,058

55,001
46,965
62,266
45,145
40,338

50,304
43,638
58,074
41,381
38,878

63,939
44,368
69,761
49,972
41,249

69,919
43,760
68,582
52,968
40,142

68,384
48,569
75,212
49,191
45,111

68,564
48,262
74,838
47,970
46,120

68,207
48,011
74,449
46,605
46,058

-2.4
9.7
8.6
-12.0
14.7

Ohio ........................
Oklahoma ...............
Oregon....................
Pennsylvania...........
Rhode Island ..........

8,300
6,882
8,818
8,858
8,776

15,269
13,107
16,266
16,515
18,002

31,218
23,070
30,840
33,338
36,057

41,436
31,298
42,336
48,321
47,041

55,958
47,691
55,224
59,156
59,686

56,715
44,343
56,503
60,760
60,923

57,528
44,156
57,348
62,215
62,186

50,001
41,459
53,122
53,363
52,869

44,758
38,420
47,680
48,410
52,769

55,949
41,346
55,271
59,748
64,621

55,699
42,071
56,909
64,954
63,233

58,754
50,074
57,983
62,112
62,668

58,377
45,642
58,158
62,540
62,708

57,528
44,156
57,348
62,215
62,186

3.3
5.0
0.8
-4.2
-1.7

South Carolina........
South Dakota ..........
Tennessee ..............
Texas ......................
Utah ........................

6,927
6,403
7,050
7,255
7,644

13,063
12,348
13,972
14,132
14,909

27,217
21,300
27,052
27,496
23,686

36,081
29,071
36,328
37,567
34,946

47,508
38,837
46,290
48,261
45,885

47,050
39,850
45,891
48,638
47,033

48,176
39,850
46,613
49,017
48,159

41,730
38,573
42,471
43,706
46,049

38,291
36,195
40,956
41,425
43,702

48,778
38,174
48,483
49,278
42,450

48,501
39,078
48,833
50,498
46,975

49,882
40,778
48,603
50,672
48,178

48,429
41,018
47,236
50,063
48,411

48,176
39,850
46,613
49,017
48,159

-0.7
2.0
-4.5
-2.9
2.5

Vermont ..................
Virginia....................
Washington.............
West Virginia...........
Wisconsin ...............
Wyoming.................

7,968
8,070
9,225
7,650
8,963
8,232

12,484
14,060
18,820
13,710
16,006
16,012

29,012
30,938
30,457
22,842
31,921
28,141

37,758
38,744
41,043
35,009
41,153
34,127

49,084
50,015
53,003
45,959
51,264
55,861

50,141
48,761
52,926
44,260
54,195
56,100

51,306
49,560
54,193
45,320
55,492
57,222

48,001
48,615
55,573
46,085
53,995
49,591

36,594
41,214
55,167
40,188
46,918
46,936

51,995
55,447
54,585
40,937
57,209
50,434

50,755
52,080
55,171
47,060
55,319
45,874

51,537
52,514
55,651
48,255
53,826
58,652

51,610
50,190
54,477
45,557
55,783
57,744

51,306
49,560
54,193
45,320
55,492
57,222

1.1
-4.8
-1.8
-3.7
0.3
24.7

#Rounds to zero.
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), prepared by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. The CPI does not account
for differences in inflation rates from state to state.

NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors are not
available for these estimates, which are based on state reports.
SOURCE: National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics, 196970 through
201112. (This table was prepared April 2012.)

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Teachers and Other Staff

Table 92. Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by type of assignment: Selected years, 194950 through fall 2010
[In full-time equivalents]
School district administrative staff

School year
1

Total

Instructional staff

Officials and
Instruction
Total administrators coordinators

Principals and
assistant
Total
principals

Teachers

Instructional
aides

Librarians

Guidance
counselors Support staff1

10

11

12

1949502 ..........................................
1959602 ..........................................
1969702 ..........................................
Fall 19802 ..........................................
Fall 1990 ...........................................

1,300,031
2,089,283
3,360,763
4,168,286
4,494,076

33,642
42,423
65,282
78,784
75,868

23,868
28,648
33,745
58,230

9,774
13,775
31,537
20,554

956,808
1,448,931
2,255,707
2,729,023
3,051,404

43,137
63,554
90,593
107,061
127,417

913,671
1,353,372
2,016,244
2,184,216
2,398,169

( 3)
( 3)
57,418
325,755
395,959

( 3)
17,363
42,689
48,018
49,909

(3 )
14,643
48,763
63,973
79,950

309,582
597,929
1,039,774
1,360,479
1,366,804

Fall 1995 ...........................................


Fall 1996 ...........................................
Fall 1997 ...........................................
Fall 1998 ...........................................
Fall 1999 ...........................................

4,994,358
5,091,205
5,266,415
5,419,181
5,632,004

82,998
81,975
85,267
88,939
94,134

49,315
48,480
50,432
52,975
55,467

33,683
33,495
34,835
35,964
38,667

3,351,528
3,447,580
3,572,955
3,693,630
3,819,057

120,629
123,734
126,129
129,317
137,199

2,598,220
2,667,419
2,746,157
2,830,286
2,910,633

494,289
516,356
557,453
588,108
621,942

50,862
51,464
52,142
52,805
53,659

87,528
88,607
91,074
93,114
95,624

1,559,832
1,561,650
1,608,193
1,636,612
1,718,813

Fall 2000 ...........................................


Fall 2001 ...........................................
Fall 2002 ...........................................
Fall 2003 ...........................................
Fall 2004 ...........................................

5,709,753
5,904,195
5,954,661
5,953,667
6,058,174

97,270
109,526
110,777
107,483
111,832

57,837
63,517
62,781
63,418
64,101

39,433
46,009
47,996
44,065
47,731

3,876,628
3,989,211
4,016,963
4,052,739
4,120,063

141,792
160,543
164,171
165,233
165,657

2,941,461
2,999,528
3,034,123
3,048,652
3,090,925

641,392
674,741
663,552
685,118
707,514

54,246
54,350
54,205
54,349
54,145

97,737
100,049
100,912
99,387
101,822

1,735,855
1,805,458
1,826,921
1,793,445
1,826,279

Fall 2005 ...........................................


Fall 2006 ...........................................
Fall 2007 ...........................................
Fall 2008 ...........................................
Fall 2009 ...........................................
Fall 2010 ...........................................

6,130,686
6,153,735
6,215,635
6,326,702
6,351,157
6,195,207

121,164
118,707
130,046
135,706
138,471
133,833

62,464
53,722
59,369
62,153
63,969
64,597

58,700
64,985
70,677
73,553
74,502
69,236

4,151,236
4,186,968
4,213,729
4,277,674
4,279,488
4,151,225

156,454
153,673
157,564
159,897
168,450
165,047

3,143,003
3,166,391
3,178,142
3,222,154
3,209,672
3,099,095

693,792
709,715
718,119
734,010
741,337
731,705

54,057
54,444
54,385
53,805
52,545
50,300

103,930
102,745
105,519
107,808
107,484
105,079

1,858,286
1,848,060
1,871,860
1,913,322
1,933,198
1,910,150

1949502 ..........................................
1959602 ..........................................
1969702 ..........................................
Fall 19802 ..........................................
Fall 1990 ...........................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

2.6
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.7

1.8
1.4
1.0
1.4

0.8
0.7
0.9
0.5

73.6
69.4
67.1
65.5
67.9

3.3
3.0
2.7
2.6
2.8

70.3
64.8
60.0
52.4
53.4

( 3)
( 3)
1.7
7.8
8.8

( 3)
0.8
1.3
1.2
1.1

(3 )
0.7
1.5
1.5
1.8

23.8
28.6
30.9
32.6
30.4

Fall 1995 ...........................................


Fall 1996 ...........................................
Fall 1997 ...........................................
Fall 1998 ...........................................
Fall 1999 ...........................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

67.1
67.7
67.8
68.2
67.8

2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4

52.0
52.4
52.1
52.2
51.7

9.9
10.1
10.6
10.9
11.0

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7

31.2
30.7
30.5
30.2
30.5

Fall 2000 ...........................................


Fall 2001 ...........................................
Fall 2002 ...........................................
Fall 2003 ...........................................
Fall 2004 ...........................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

1.7
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8

1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8

67.9
67.6
67.5
68.1
68.0

2.5
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.7

51.5
50.8
51.0
51.2
51.0

11.2
11.4
11.1
11.5
11.7

1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7

30.4
30.6
30.7
30.1
30.1

Fall 2005 ...........................................


Fall 2006 ...........................................
Fall 2007 ...........................................
Fall 2008 ...........................................
Fall 2009 ...........................................
Fall 2010 ...........................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

2.0
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.2

1.0
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

1.0
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.1

67.7
68.0
67.8
67.6
67.4
67.0

2.6
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.7

51.3
51.5
51.1
50.9
50.5
50.0

11.3
11.5
11.6
11.6
11.7
11.8

0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8

1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7

30.3
30.0
30.1
30.2
30.4
30.8

1949502 ..........................................
1959602 ..........................................
1969702 ..........................................
Fall 19802 ..........................................
Fall 1990 ...........................................

19.3
16.8
13.6
9.8
9.2

746.4
829.3
697.7
518.9
543.3

1,052.1
1,228.1
1,349.8
702.0

2,569.2
2,554.1
1,444.3
1,988.8

26.2
24.3
20.2
15.0
13.5

582.1
553.6
502.8
381.8
323.5

27.5
26.0
22.6
18.7
17.2

( 3)
( 3)
793.3
125.5
104.1

( 3)
2,026.3
1,067.0
851.3
825.8

(3 )
2,402.7
934.1
639.0
515.5

81.1
58.8
43.8
30.0
30.2

Fall 1995 ...........................................


Fall 1996 ...........................................
Fall 1997 ...........................................
Fall 1998 ...........................................
Fall 1999 ...........................................

9.0
9.0
8.8
8.6
8.3

540.3
556.4
541.0
523.3
497.8

909.3
940.8
914.6
878.5
844.8

1,331.2
1,361.7
1,324.2
1,294.0
1,211.8

13.4
13.2
12.9
12.6
12.3

371.7
368.6
365.7
359.9
341.5

17.3
17.1
16.8
16.4
16.1

90.7
88.3
82.7
79.1
75.3

881.6
886.3
884.6
881.3
873.2

512.3
514.8
506.5
499.8
490.0

28.7
29.2
28.7
28.4
27.3

Fall 2000 ...........................................


Fall 2001 ...........................................
Fall 2002 ...........................................
Fall 2003 ...........................................
Fall 2004 ...........................................

8.3
8.1
8.1
8.2
8.1

485.3
435.3
435.0
451.6
436.3

816.1
750.5
767.5
765.4
761.2

1,197.1
1,036.1
1,003.9
1,101.6
1,022.3

12.2
12.0
12.0
12.0
11.8

332.9
296.9
293.5
293.8
294.6

16.0
15.9
15.9
15.9
15.8

73.6
70.7
72.6
70.8
69.0

870.2
877.1
888.9
893.1
901.2

483.0
476.5
477.5
488.4
479.2

27.2
26.4
26.4
27.1
26.7

Fall 2005 ...........................................


Fall 2006 ...........................................
Fall 2007 ...........................................
Fall 2008 ...........................................
Fall 2009 ...........................................
Fall 2010 ...........................................

8.0
8.0
7.9
7.8
7.8
8.0

405.3
415.4
379.0
363.0
356.5
369.7

786.3
918.0
830.3
792.6
771.6
766.0

836.7
758.9
697.4
669.8
662.5
714.7

11.8
11.8
11.7
11.5
11.5
11.9

313.9
320.9
312.8
308.1
293.0
299.8

15.6
15.6
15.5
15.3
15.4
16.0

70.8
69.5
68.6
67.1
66.6
67.6

908.5
905.8
906.4
915.6
939.4
983.8

472.6
480.0
467.1
457.0
459.2
470.9

26.4
26.7
26.3
25.7
25.5
25.9

Percentage distribution

Pupils per staff member

Not available.
1Includes school district administrative support staff, school and library support staff, student
support staff, and other support services staff.
2Because of classification revisions, categories other than teachers, principals, librarians, and
guidance counselors are only roughly comparable to figures for years after 1980.
3Data included in column 8.

NOTE: Data for 194950 through 196970 are cumulative for the entire school year, rather than
counts as of the fall of the year. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data
have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of
State School Systems, various years; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools,
various years; and Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/
Secondary Education, 198687 through 201011. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

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Table 93. Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by type of assignment and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2010
[In full-time equivalents]
School district staff

State or jurisdiction
1

School staff

Principals School and


Officials and Administrative Instruction and assistant
library
Total administrators support staff coordinators
principals support staff

Instructional
Teachers
aides

Guidance
counselors

Other
Student
support
Librarians support staff services staff

10

11

12

13

United States1 ...........

6,195,207

64,597

185,602

69,236

165,047

278,488

3,099,095

731,705

105,079

50,300

267,376

1,178,684

Alabama ............................
Alaska2...............................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California3,4 ........................

95,144
18,102
96,622
72,185
530,337

803
709
425
668
3,579

1,658
752
852
2,427
21,271

1,013
192
98
847
3,391

2,606
683
2,471
1,767
15,267

3,953
1,338
5,809
3,531
35,532

49,363
8,171
50,031
34,273
260,806

6,550
2,537
14,386
8,065
63,972

1,802
327
1,245
1,527
6,191

1,413
163
529
1,088
757

2,318
537
7,383
7,697
16,314

23,665
2,694
13,393
10,295
103,258

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

101,426
93,088
16,478
11,381
333,183

1,174
1,800
366
246
1,920

4,487
3,336
463
213
15,448

2,434
3,496
226
377
696

2,777
2,127
413
491
7,957

5,482
2,354
353
647
16,818

48,543
42,951
8,933
5,925
175,609

14,680
15,637
1,577
1,635
30,031

2,100
1,081
281
260
5,859

773
781
134
111
2,589

5,542
2,725
743
757
10,488

13,434
16,799
2,988
721
65,768

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois3,5,6,7,8........................
Indiana4,7,9..........................

227,188
21,704
27,783
215,764
138,802

2,300
218
133
2,828
1,096

2,553
577
582
2,411
702

2,353
573
229
491
2,219

6,157
571
701
7,362
2,903

10,398
1,232
1,177
3,700
8,554

112,460
11,396
15,673
132,983
58,121

25,773
2,407
2,991
30,219
23,589

3,557
632
564
3,193
1,688

2,247
208
98
1,960
646

7,493
1,664
692
9,636
2,442

51,898
2,225
4,944
20,982
36,842

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

69,615
67,751
99,225
100,881
32,549

1,237
477
922
380
418

1,921
1,407
2,262
2,811
765

305
970
1,000
2,079
250

1,740
1,807
3,147
2,880
876

2,688
2,574
6,050
3,836
1,586

34,642
34,644
42,042
48,655
15,384

10,531
9,163
14,325
11,448
5,744

1,157
1,061
1,515
1,919
575

513
797
1,122
1,157
222

4,190
4,259
2,866
4,856
1,542

10,689
10,592
23,975
20,860
5,187

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

115,367
122,057
193,487
108,993
67,866

3,328
2,496
3,132
2,072
989

2,324
3,010
1,202
2,296
2,033

1,792
408
3,347
2,035
649

3,635
4,382
4,751
2,103
1,912

6,279
6,467
12,077
4,702
2,490

58,428
68,754
88,615
52,672
32,255

11,360
23,484
21,379
16,759
8,195

2,389
2,168
2,249
1,072
1,096

1,245
727
746
709
872

4,724
8,659
13,435
11,750
2,907

19,863
1,502
42,554
12,823
14,469

Missouri .............................
Montana3,5,6,8 .....................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada2,3,5,6,7 .....................
New Hampshire .................

128,289
19,249
45,509
33,400
32,955

1,395
175
614
30
742

8,091
479
1,088
957
718

1,081
165
999
1,380
264

3,136
534
1,029
993
506

460
178
1,921
1,644
862

66,735
10,361
22,345
21,839
15,365

13,314
2,397
6,506
4,152
7,356

2,613
457
811
880
824

1,477
369
556
376
330

4,435
694
1,372
42
694

25,552
3,440
8,268
1,107
5,294

New Jersey3 .......................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

202,634
46,519
413,971
193,039
16,239

1,394
897
2,921
1,565
474

5,602
87
22,216
4,934
245

3,138
659
1,979
1,043
179

4,651
1,309
9,282
5,101
447

8,042
3,841
8,509
7,961
715

110,202
22,437
211,606
98,357
8,417

26,227
6,009
37,849
26,173
2,071

3,904
815
6,979
3,976
309

1,585
272
2,775
2,290
193

11,844
3,054
11,936
9,806
792

26,046
7,138
97,920
31,833
2,397

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

241,212
82,262
63,603
266,796
18,632

2,110
593
446
2,708
85

13,517
3,019
3,194
7,421
486

1,676
329
409
1,671
84

5,053
2,147
1,584
5,531
452

14,053
4,341
4,471
12,589
741

109,282
41,278
28,109
129,911
11,212

19,333
8,362
9,837
34,314
2,224

3,655
1,610
1,032
4,763
384

1,217
1,072
306
2,136
298

20,543
4,320
2,335
8,351
479

50,773
15,194
11,880
57,401
2,187

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

65,508
19,545
128,197
665,419
52,341

704
764
174
6,563
367

775
403
810
22,339
731

453
132
836
3,456
1,699

2,554
430
3,360
22,360
1,300

1,130
582
5,299
27,386
2,718

45,210
9,512
66,558
334,997
25,677

8,475
2,454
16,243
63,338
8,214

1,816
345
2,889
11,212
807

1,085
137
1,933
5,097
279

3,088
1,051
1,258
24,171
1,505

218
3,735
28,836
144,500
9,044

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia3 ....................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

18,485
201,047
103,783
39,270
103,901
16,424

135
1,537
2,416
771
973
330

444
4,173
1,916
1,136
2,634
425

235
13,419
358
370
1,326
424

488
4,606
2,800
1,105
2,447
354

902
9,341
5,103
769
4,311
995

8,382
70,947
53,934
20,338
57,625
7,127

4,284
19,388
10,422
3,632
10,292
2,402

413
3,977
2,045
738
1,874
444

212
1,978
1,134
352
1,074
161

900
7,224
3,200
1,590
6,465
612

2,091
64,456
20,455
8,469
14,879
3,151

Bureau of Indian Education .

DoD, overseas ...................


DoD, domestic ...................

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ...........
Guam .............................
Northern Marianas.........
Puerto Rico....................
U.S. Virgin Islands..........

3,155
1,215
59,261
2,918

14
8
450
28

196
60
1,835
53

92
10
104
29

82
40
1,464
84

77
2,329
62

1,843
607
36,506
1,457

631
244
95
367

59
36
828
85

23

1,183
30

47
34
3,697
206

168
99
10,770
517

Not available.
1Includes imputations for undercounts in states as designated in footnotes 2 through 9.
2Includes imputations for instruction coordinators.
3Includes imputations for library support staff.
4Includes imputations for prekindergarten teachers.
5Includes imputations for administrative support staff.
6Includes imputations for school support staff.

7Includes

imputations for instructional aides.


imputations for other support services staff.
imputations for student support staff.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 201011. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

8Includes

9Includes

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[In full-time equivalents]
School district staff

State or jurisdiction
1

School staff

Principals School and


Officials and Administrative Instruction and assistant
library
Total administrators support staff coordinators
principals support staff

Instructional
Teachers
aides

Guidance
counselors

Other
Student
support
Librarians support staff services staff

10

11

12

13

United States1 ...........

6,351,157

63,969

190,359

74,502

168,450

288,085

3,209,672

741,337

107,484

52,545

267,289

1,187,464

Alabama ............................
Alaska2...............................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 ............

94,058
17,743
100,320
74,311
609,655

899
667
426
704
3,965

1,705
806
730
2,370
24,606

1,041
194
95
800
7,281

2,682
873
2,523
1,768
16,830

4,015
1,257
6,415
3,464
40,217

47,492
8,083
51,947
37,240
316,299

6,671
2,424
14,790
7,991
67,463

1,856
308
1,322
1,425
7,734

1,415
169
613
1,007
1,141

2,335
422
7,442
7,682
18,497

23,947
2,540
14,016
9,860
105,623

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

103,354
92,877
16,977
11,682
335,446

1,188
1,799
358
177
1,901

4,581
3,105
334
508
15,126

2,482
3,486
334
363
701

2,840
2,187
415
508
7,866

5,662
2,393
423
652
16,227

49,060
43,593
8,640
5,854
183,827

15,153
14,435
2,017
1,541
28,326

2,126
1,087
279
280
5,826

791
802
141
122
2,716

5,436
2,901
939
1,058
10,092

14,035
17,089
3,097
619
62,838

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois4,10,11,12,13 ..................
Indiana...............................

234,694
21,677
27,701
221,823
142,724

2,354
199
138
2,653
1,132

2,631
603
633
2,458
797

2,283
563
239
498
2,181

6,534
529
732
7,451
3,187

10,849
1,119
1,196
3,800
8,889

115,918
11,472
15,201
138,483
62,258

27,074
2,425
3,048
30,790
24,035

3,670
646
618
3,155
1,941

2,311
225
141
1,727
892

7,885
1,681
580
9,576
2,436

53,185
2,216
5,174
21,232
34,976

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

72,546
67,531
99,162
102,874
37,317

871
502
948
385
667

1,463
1,336
2,274
2,861
1,164

467
983
995
2,066
325

1,792
1,822
3,131
2,869
1,229

3,512
2,702
6,050
3,898
2,094

35,842
34,700
41,981
49,646
16,331

10,917
9,450
14,376
11,804
6,090

1,241
1,081
1,509
1,942
630

570
840
1,137
1,191
240

2,792
3,486
2,824
5,046
1,719

13,080
10,629
23,938
21,166
6,829

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

115,286
123,167
204,625
109,066
70,782

3,386
2,225
3,304
2,058
1,011

2,326
3,357
1,241
2,303
2,078

1,717
437
3,439
1,946
738

3,598
4,329
4,868
2,094
1,979

6,358
6,781
13,123
4,853
2,744

58,463
69,909
92,691
52,839
33,103

11,397
23,250
22,263
16,293
8,937

2,407
2,215
2,498
1,086
1,116

1,232
841
958
767
967

4,717
8,381
13,404
11,839
2,977

19,684
1,442
46,836
12,988
15,131

Missouri .............................
Montana4,10,11,12..................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada2,4,10,11,13 .................
New Hampshire .................

132,047
19,434
45,835
33,749
32,911

1,403
171
597
22
714

8,440
488
1,013
976
755

1,074
165
955
1,397
269

3,087
543
1,031
1,021
513

483
184
1,929
1,671
888

67,796
10,521
22,256
22,104
15,491

13,168
2,344
6,467
4,231
7,219

2,589
469
809
870
849

1,523
376
562
373
325

4,987
692
1,367
43
698

27,496
3,481
8,849
1,042
5,190

New Jersey4 .......................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina6 ..................
North Dakota .....................

213,783
47,565
421,929
200,447
15,983

1,471
849
3,139
1,685
446

6,049
87
22,781
4,976
148

3,428
771
2,275
1,112
148

4,959
1,355
9,454
5,130
428

8,646
4,086
9,227
7,908
499

115,248
22,724
214,804
105,036
8,366

27,677
6,122
39,387
26,757
2,142

4,183
837
6,653
3,856
291

1,779
289
2,963
2,353
194

12,303
3,045
11,970
9,611
559

28,040
7,401
99,277
32,022
2,762

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

244,232
84,740
62,994
253,866
18,825

2,079
598
458
2,699
86

13,498
3,138
3,274
7,331
499

1,670
433
434
1,700
83

5,057
2,228
1,588
5,766
452

14,144
4,372
4,539
11,990
760

111,378
42,615
28,768
130,984
11,366

19,588
8,575
10,305
30,009
2,285

3,698
1,720
1,079
4,710
391

1,286
1,131
320
2,189
298

20,906
4,241
2,197
8,211
518

50,928
15,690
10,032
48,277
2,085

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

67,355
18,631
127,743
662,369
51,844

698
711
166
6,698
408

655
371
821
21,929
727

499
92
839
3,604
1,692

2,566
421
3,322
21,684
1,296

982
544
5,084
27,063
2,662

46,980
9,326
65,361
333,164
25,615

8,698
2,396
16,155
65,119
8,189

1,854
330
2,825
11,105
821

1,128
137
1,910
5,140
276

3,108
747
1,073
23,657
1,260

188
3,556
30,187
143,206
8,898

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia4 ....................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

19,337
203,301
103,938
39,205
105,229
16,468

139
1,608
1,140
732
963
371

473
4,573
1,673
1,144
2,692
452

241
13,320
509
339
1,354
444

502
4,665
2,790
1,121
2,477
359

968
9,368
5,188
783
4,452
972

8,734
70,827
53,448
20,299
58,426
7,166

4,448
20,243
10,404
3,617
10,492
2,338

444
3,911
2,050
740
1,924
481

221
2,001
1,153
356
1,134
173

941
7,361
3,015
1,617
6,440
576

2,227
65,423
22,568
8,457
14,875
3,137

Bureau of Indian Education .

DoD, overseas ...................


DoD, domestic ...................

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ...........
Guam .............................
Northern Marianas.........
Puerto Rico....................
U.S. Virgin Islands..........

1,155
63,198
2,854

7
86
24

73
968
59

9
352
36

35
1,489
85

76
2,342
92

552
39,102
1,425

239
96
359

20
882
77

0
1,228
28

45
3,435
330

99
13,218
339

Not available.
1Includes imputations for undercounts in states as designated in footnotes 2 through 13.
2Includes imputations for instruction coordinators.
3Includes imputations for officials and administrators.
4Includes imputations for library support staff.
5Includes imputations for prekindergarten teachers.
6Includes imputations for kindergarten teachers.
7Includes imputations for librarians.
8Includes imputations for student support staff.
9Includes imputations for guidance counselors.

10Includes

imputations for administrative support staff.


imputations for school support staff.
imputations for other support services staff.
13Includes imputations for instructional aides.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 200910. (This table was prepared May 2012.)
11Includes

12Includes

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Teachers and Other Staff

Table 95. Staff, teachers, and teachers as a percentage of staff in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction:
Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2010
[In full-time equivalents]
Teachers as a percent of staff

State or jurisdiction
1
United

States1 ...................

Fall 2008

Fall
2000

Fall
2003

Fall
2004

Fall
2005

Fall
2006

Fall
2007

All staff

8
6,326,702

Fall 2009

Teachers
as a
percent of
Teachers
staff
9
3,222,154

All staff

10
50.9

11
6,351,157

Fall 2010

Teachers
as a
percent of
Teachers
staff
12
3,209,672

13
50.5

All staff

Teachers

Teachers
as a
percent of
staff

14

15

16

51.5

51.2

51.0

51.3

51.5

51.1

Alabama ....................................
Alaska........................................
Arizona ......................................
Arkansas....................................
California ...................................

53.7 2
49.3 2
49.3
50.6
54.1 2

57.7
47.2 2
49.3
47.7
53.1 2

55.6
44.0 2
50.0
47.2
53.2 2

55.7
44.1 2
51.3
46.7
53.4 2

51.1
46.9 2
51.4
49.0
53.0 2

45.2 2
45.9 2
51.6
48.2
52.3 2

95,368
17,160 2
105,548
71,270
590,016 2

47,818
7,927
54,696
37,162
303,647 2

50.1
46.2 2
51.8
52.1
51.5 2

94,058
17,743 2
100,320
74,311
609,655 2

47,492
8,083
51,947
37,240
316,299 2

50.5
45.6 2
51.8
50.1
51.9 2

6,195,207
95,144
18,102 2
96,622
72,185
530,337 2

3,099,095
49,363
8,171
50,031
34,273
260,806 2

50.0
51.9
45.1 2
51.8
47.5
49.2 2

Colorado ....................................
Connecticut................................
Delaware....................................
District of Columbia ...................
Florida........................................

50.7
50.0
59.2
46.2
47.8

50.2
49.6
53.1
53.5
49.0

49.4
46.3
52.5
44.3
49.7

49.2
46.9
51.7
44.3 2
50.6

48.2
45.1
52.2
44.2 2
50.6

48.1
45.3
52.8
50.6
51.2

102,566
92,467
14,821
12,131
340,713

48,692
48,463
8,322
5,321
186,361

47.5
52.4
56.2
43.9
54.7

103,354
92,877
16,977
11,682
335,446

49,060
43,593
8,640
5,854
183,827

47.5
46.9
50.9
50.1
54.8

101,426
93,088
16,478
11,381
333,183

48,543
42,951
8,933
5,925
175,609

47.9
46.1
54.2
52.1
52.7

Georgia......................................
Hawaii ........................................
Idaho..........................................
Illinois.........................................
Indiana.......................................

49.2
59.5
56.2
51.1 2
46.7

48.5
52.7
55.9
50.2 2
45.9

50.1
54.3
55.9
50.2 2
45.4

49.6
53.3
55.8
53.2 2
45.5

49.9
53.5
56.1
63.6 2
45.6

49.7
52.6
55.3
63.7 2
44.7

239,139
21,610
27,261
221,005 2
141,979

118,839
11,295
15,148
135,704
62,668

49.7
52.3
55.6
61.4 2
44.1

234,694
21,677
27,701
221,823 2
142,724

115,918
11,472
15,201
138,483
62,258

49.4
52.9
54.9
62.4 2
43.6

227,188
21,704
27,783
215,764 2
138,802 2

112,460
11,396
15,673
132,983
58,121 2

49.5
52.5
56.4
61.6 2
41.9 2

Iowa ...........................................
Kansas.......................................
Kentucky ....................................
Louisiana ...................................
Maine.........................................

51.1
50.9
44.1
49.3
49.7

51.1
51.1
43.0
49.0
49.1

50.7
51.4
43.2
48.5
47.7

50.9
51.3
43.3
48.2
47.3

51.2
65.7
43.9
48.3
45.7

50.3
65.2
43.4
48.8
41.5

72,350
55,355
100,217
100,873
36,459

35,961
35,883
43,451
49,377
15,912

49.7
64.8
43.4
48.9
43.6

72,546
67,531
99,162
102,874
37,317

35,842
34,700
41,981
49,646
16,331

49.4
51.4
42.3
48.3
43.8

69,615
67,751
99,225
100,881
32,549

34,642
34,644
42,042
48,655
15,384

49.8
51.1
42.4
48.2
47.3

Maryland....................................
Massachusetts...........................
Michigan ....................................
Minnesota ..................................
Mississippi .................................

54.3
55.1
46.1
51.6 2
47.9

51.3
53.6 2
47.1 2
49.7
47.7

50.9
53.3 2
48.0
50.0
46.6

51.0
53.0 2
47.9 2
48.9
46.5

51.5
53.6 2
46.2
48.6
47.0

50.8
57.4
46.0
48.9
47.2

116,856
123,636
208,058
109,222
72,050

58,940
70,398
94,754
53,083
33,358

50.4
56.9
45.5
48.6
46.3

115,286
123,167
204,625
109,066
70,782

58,463
69,909
92,691
52,839
33,103

50.7
56.8
45.3
48.4
46.8

115,367
122,057
193,487
108,993
67,866

58,428
68,754
88,615
52,672
32,255

50.6
56.3
45.8
48.3
47.5

Missouri .....................................
Montana.....................................
Nebraska ...................................
Nevada ......................................
New Hampshire .........................

53.2
53.5 2
52.6
58.6
51.1

51.8
55.2
51.6
59.4
49.0

51.9
54.5 2
51.6
67.0
48.7

52.1
52.9 2
51.9
67.2 2
48.5

51.3
54.7 2
50.0
67.5 2
48.2

51.2
54.8 2
50.2
65.8 2
47.5

132,676
19,212 2
45,243
33,548 2
32,849

68,015
10,467
22,057
21,993
15,661

51.3
54.5 2
48.8
65.6 2
47.7

132,047
19,434 2
45,835
33,749 2
32,911

67,796
10,521
22,256
22,104
15,491

51.3
54.1 2
48.6
65.5 2
47.1

128,289
19,249 2
45,509
33,400 2
32,955

66,735
10,361
22,345
21,839
15,365

52.0
53.8 2
49.1
65.4 2
46.6

New Jersey ................................


New Mexico ...............................
New York....................................
North Carolina ...........................
North Dakota .............................

53.4
46.8
49.7
51.5
53.9

53.5
48.1
54.8
52.3
53.3

53.8
46.7
54.8 2
52.2
53.2

53.2 2
45.9
58.6
52.5
52.9

54.7 2
47.3
58.6
54.9
52.8

55.3 2
47.8
56.6
52.4
52.4

205,672 2
47,850
428,139
207,859
15,636

114,713
22,825
217,944
109,634
8,181

55.8 2
47.7
50.9
52.7
52.3

213,783 2
47,565
421,929
200,447 2
15,983

115,248
22,724
214,804
105,036 2
8,366

53.9 2
47.8
50.9
52.4 2
52.3

202,634 2
46,519
413,971
193,039
16,239

110,202
22,437
211,606
98,357
8,417

54.4 2
48.2
51.1
51.0
51.8

Ohio ...........................................
Oklahoma ..................................
Oregon.......................................
Pennsylvania..............................
Rhode Island .............................

53.1
55.0
50.0
52.2
60.0

50.2
55.0
49.3
51.4
59.9 2

49.2
52.2
48.4
51.1
51.6 2

49.4
51.1
47.0
50.9
58.4 2

45.5
51.6
48.1
51.2
63.5 2

45.1
53.9
46.4
53.1
64.2

244,730
87,478
65,106
251,928
18,598

112,845
46,571
30,152
129,708
11,316

46.1
53.2
46.3
51.5
60.8

244,232
84,740
62,994
253,866
18,825

111,378
42,615
28,768
130,984
11,366

45.6
50.3
45.7
51.6
60.4

241,212
82,262
63,603
266,796
18,632

109,282
41,278
28,109
129,911
11,212

45.3
50.2
44.2
48.7
60.2

South Carolina...........................
South Dakota .............................
Tennessee .................................
Texas .........................................
Utah ...........................................

65.7 2
52.0
52.1
50.6
54.1

72.9 2
48.6
51.3
48.5
53.3

72.2 2
50.1
51.8
48.5
50.1

70.9 2
48.0
52.2
50.5
50.2

71.6 2
52.4
50.5
50.6
49.9

71.7
55.3
51.1
50.6
50.2

69,790
18,391
126,841
649,381
49,057

49,941
9,244
64,926
327,905
23,657

71.6
50.3
51.2
50.5
48.2

67,355
18,631
127,743
662,369
51,844

46,980
9,326
65,361
333,164
25,615

69.7
50.1
51.2
50.3
49.4

65,508
19,545
128,197
665,419
52,341

45,210
9,512
66,558
334,997
25,677

69.0
48.7
51.9
50.3
49.1

Vermont .....................................
Virginia.......................................
Washington................................
West Virginia..............................
Wisconsin ..................................
Wyoming....................................

47.3
54.1 2
52.3
54.3
56.3
48.6

46.8
54.4
48.3
52.7
55.7
46.5

46.1
52.2
47.5
52.6
58.2
46.7

46.5
44.4
47.0
52.3
57.0
46.2

46.1
37.2
52.2
53.5 2
56.3
44.6

45.6
35.2
52.0
53.0 2
56.1
44.7

19,370
203,567
104,617
38,596
106,597
15,841

8,766
71,415
54,428
20,209
59,401
7,000

45.3
35.1
52.0
52.4
55.7
44.2

19,337
203,301
103,938
39,205 2
105,229
16,468

8,734
70,827
53,448
20,299
58,426
7,166

45.2
34.8
51.4
51.8 2
55.5
43.5

18,485
201,047
103,783
39,270 2
103,901
16,424

8,382
70,947
53,934
20,338
57,625
7,127

45.3
35.3
52.0
51.8 2
55.5
43.4

Bureau of Indian Education .......

DoD, overseas ...........................


DoD, domestic ..........................

66.0
59.2

64.9
55.4

71.4
69.9

62.9
55.4

62.4
56.9

66.2
56.2

7,526
3,845

4,551
2,145

60.5
55.8

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ...................
Guam .....................................
Northern Marianas.................
Puerto Rico............................
U.S. Virgin Islands..................

50.0
51.5
50.2
54.4
52.1

55.8
50.8
47.6
56.8
52.2

52.1
50.4
49.7
56.0
51.9

68.4
52.2
49.8
56.0
53.8

52.0

49.9
55.8
50.7

49.5
56.8
48.4

1,043
70,034
2,472

514
39,356
1,331

49.3
56.2
53.8

1,155
63,198
2,854

552
39,102
1,425

47.8
61.9
49.9

3,155
1,215
59,261
2,918

1,843
607
36,506
1,457

58.4
50.0
61.6
49.9

Not available.
1U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states.
2Includes imputations for underreporting.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 200001 through 201011. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

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Teachers and Other Staff

Table 96. Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall
2000 through fall 2010
Pupil/staff ratio
State or jurisdiction
1
United

States1 ....

Fall 2008

Fall 2000

Fall 2004

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2009

Staff Enrollment
7

49,265,572

Staff Enrollment

8.3

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9
7.5 2
10.7
7.0
11.2 2

7.1
7.4 2
10.9
6.7
11.1 2

6.8
7.9 2
10.4
6.7
11.0 2

6.7 2
7.9 2
10.4
6.8
10.9 2

Colorado .....................
Connecticut.................
Delaware.....................
District of Columbia ....
Florida.........................

8.7
6.8
9.1
6.4
8.8

8.4
6.9
8.0
6.3
8.5

8.4
6.8
7.8
6.2 2
8.5

8.2
6.6
7.9
6.0 2
8.3

8.1
6.6
7.9
6.3
8.1

Georgia.......................
Hawaii .........................
Idaho...........................
Illinois..........................
Indiana........................

7.8
10.0
10.1
8.2 2
7.8

7.4
8.9
10.0
8.0 2
7.7

7.3
8.7
10.1
8.4 2
7.8

7.2
8.6
10.2
9.6 2
7.8

7.0
8.3
10.0
9.9 2
7.5

Iowa ............................
Kansas........................
Kentucky .....................
Louisiana ....................
Maine..........................

7.3
7.3
7.4
7.3
6.2

7.0
7.3
7.0
7.1
5.7

7.0
7.1
6.9
7.1
5.5

6.9
8.7
6.9 2
7.1
5.3

6.8
8.6
6.6 2
6.8
4.9

72,350
55,355
100,217
100,873
36,459

487,559
471,060
670,030
684,873
192,935

6.7
8.5
6.7
6.8
5.3

72,546
67,531
99,162
102,874
37,317

491,842
474,489
680,089
690,915
189,225

Maryland.....................
Massachusetts............
Michigan .....................
Minnesota ...................
Mississippi ..................

8.8
8.0
8.2 2
8.2 2
7.7

8.0
7.1 2
8.3
8.0
7.4

7.7
7.0 2
8.5 2
8.0
7.3

7.5
7.1 2
8.1
7.9
7.2

7.2
7.8
8.1
7.7
6.9

116,856
123,636
208,058
109,222
72,050

843,861
958,910
1,659,921
836,048
491,962

7.2
7.8
8.0
7.7
6.8

115,286
123,167
204,625
109,066
70,782

848,412
957,053
1,649,082
837,053
492,481

Missouri ......................
Montana......................
Nebraska ....................
Nevada .......................
New Hampshire ..........

7.5
8.0 2
7.2
10.9
7.4

7.1
7.8 2
6.9
12.8
6.6

7.1
7.4 2
7.0
12.7 2
6.4

7.0
7.6 2
6.7
12.5 2
6.3

6.9
7.4 2
6.7
12.1 2
6.2

132,676
19,212 2
45,243
33,548 2
32,849

917,871
141,899
292,590
433,371
197,934

6.9
7.4 2
6.5
12.9 2
6.0

132,047
19,434 2
45,835
33,749 2
32,911

New Jersey .................


New Mexico ................
New York.....................
North Carolina ............
North Dakota ..............

7.1
7.1
6.9
8.0
7.2

6.5
7.0
7.1
7.8
6.6

6.6 2
6.8
7.5
7.8
6.5

6.8 2
7.1
7.5
7.1
6.4

6.9 2
7.0
7.4
7.3
6.2

205,672 2 1,381,420
47,850
330,245
428,139
2,740,592
207,859
1,488,645
15,636
94,728

Ohio ............................
Oklahoma ...................
Oregon........................
Pennsylvania...............
Rhode Island ..............

8.2
8.3
9.7
8.1
8.9

7.7
8.1
9.8
7.7
6.9 2

7.7
7.8
9.2
7.6
6.3 2

7.6
7.8
9.0
7.8
8.5 2

7.5
7.4
8.8
7.1
8.4

244,730
87,478
65,106
251,928
18,598

South Carolina............
South Dakota ..............
Tennessee ..................
Texas ..........................
Utah ............................

9.8 2
7.1
8.3 2
7.5
11.8

10.8 2
6.8
8.1 2
7.3
11.3

10.3 2
6.4
8.4
7.6
11.1

10.3 2
7.0
7.9
7.5
11.1

10.8
7.1
7.6
7.4
11.9

Vermont ......................
Virginia........................
Washington.................
West Virginia...............
Wisconsin ...................
Wyoming.....................

5.7
7.1 2
10.3
7.4
8.2
6.4

5.2
6.7
9.1
7.4
8.3
5.9

5.1
5.2
9.1
7.4
8.3
5.8

5.0
5.7
10.0
7.7 2
8.3
5.6

102,566
92,467
14,821
12,131
340,713

818,443
567,198
125,430
68,681
2,631,020

239,139
1,655,792
21,610
179,478
27,261
275,051
221,005 2 2,119,707
141,979
1,046,147

7.8
7.6 2
10.3
6.7
10.7 2
8.0
6.1
8.5
5.7
7.7
6.9
8.3
10.1
9.6 2
7.4

6,351,157

11

8.2 2
8.3 2
9.7
7.1
11.1 2

95,368
745,668
17,160 2
130,662
105,548
1,087,817
71,270
478,965
590,016 2 6,322,528

7.8

10

Alabama .....................
Alaska.........................
Arizona .......................
Arkansas.....................
California ....................

4.9
6.0
9.9
7.4 2
8.3
5.6

6,326,702

Pupil/
staff ratio

49,360,982

94,058
748,889
17,743 2
131,661
100,320
1,077,831
74,311
480,559
609,655 2 6,263,438
103,354
92,877
16,977
11,682
335,446

832,368
563,968
126,801
69,433
2,634,522

234,694
1,667,685
21,677
180,196
27,701
276,299
221,823 2 2,104,175
142,724
1,046,661

Fall 2010
Pupil/
staff ratio
12
7.8
8.0
7.4 2
10.7
6.5
10.3 2
8.1
6.1
7.5
5.9
7.9
7.1
8.3
10.0
9.5 2
7.3

Staff Enrollment
13
6,195,207

14
49,484,181

95,144
755,552
18,102 2
132,104
96,622
1,071,751
72,185
482,114
530,337 2 6,289,578
101,426
93,088
16,478
11,381
333,183

843,316
560,546
129,403
71,284
2,643,347

Pupil/
staff ratio
15
8.0
7.9
7.3 2
11.1
6.7
11.9 2
8.3
6.0
7.9
6.3
7.9

227,188
1,677,067
21,704
179,601
27,783
275,859
215,764 2 2,091,654
2
138,802
1,047,232

7.4
8.3
9.9
9.7 2
7.5 2

6.8
7.0
6.9
6.7
5.1

69,615
67,751
99,225
100,881
32,549

495,775
483,701
673,128
696,558
189,077

7.1
7.1
6.8
6.9
5.8

7.4
7.8
8.1
7.7
7.0

115,367
122,057
193,487
108,993
67,866

852,211
955,563
1,587,067
838,037
490,526

7.4
7.8
8.2
7.7
7.2

917,982
141,807
295,368
428,947
197,140

7.0
7.3 2
6.4
12.7 2
6.0

128,289
19,249 2
45,509
33,400 2
32,955

6.7 2
6.9
6.4
7.2
6.1

213,783 2 1,396,029
47,565
334,419
421,929
2,766,052
2
200,447
1,483,397
15,983
95,073

1,817,163
645,108
575,393
1,775,029
145,342

7.4
7.4
8.8
7.0
7.8

244,232
84,740
62,994
253,866
18,825

69,790
18,391
126,841
649,381
49,057

718,113
126,429
971,950
4,752,148
559,778

10.3
6.9
7.7
7.3
11.4

67,355
18,631
127,743
662,369
51,844

19,370
203,567
104,617
38,596
106,597
15,841

93,625
1,235,795
1,037,018
282,729
873,750
87,161

4.8
6.1
9.9
7.3
8.2
5.5

918,710
141,693
298,500
437,149
194,711

7.2
7.4 2
6.6
13.1 2
5.9

6.5 2
7.0
6.6
7.4 2
5.9

202,634 2 1,402,548
46,519
338,122
413,971
2,734,955
193,039
1,490,605
16,239
96,323

6.9 2
7.3
6.6
7.7
5.9

1,764,297
654,802
582,839
1,785,993
145,118

7.2
7.7
9.3
7.0
7.7

241,212
82,262
63,603
266,796
18,632

1,754,191
659,911
570,720
1,793,284
143,793

7.3
8.0
9.0
6.7
7.7

723,143
123,713
972,549
4,850,210
571,586

10.7
6.6
7.6
7.3
11.0

65,508
19,545
128,197
665,419
52,341

725,838
126,128
987,422
4,935,715
585,552

11.1
6.5
7.7
7.4
11.2

4.7
6.1
10.0
7.2 2
8.3
5.4

18,485
96,858
201,047
1,251,440
103,783
1,043,788
39,270 2
282,879
103,901
872,286
16,424
89,009

19,337
91,451
203,301
1,245,340
103,938
1,035,347
39,205 2
282,662
105,229
872,436
16,468
88,155

5.2
6.2
10.1
7.2 2
8.4
5.4

Bureau of Indian
Education..............

40,927

41,351

41,962

DoD, overseas ............


DoD, domestic ............

9.5
8.4

10.0
10.2

6.9
7.7

7.3
7.5

9.1
6.9

7,526
3,845

56,768
28,013

7.5
7.3

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ....
Guam ......................
Northern Marianas..
Puerto Rico.............
U.S. Virgin Islands...

9.6
8.5
9.6
8.9
6.7

8.9
9.2
9.9
7.5
5.5

11.4
9.0
9.5
7.5
6.3

8.8

10.1
7.6
5.4

10.2
7.3
5.1

1,043
70,034
2,472

10,913
503,635
15,768

10.5
7.2
6.4

1,155
63,198
2,854

10,961
493,393
15,493

9.5
7.8
5.4

3,155
1,215
59,261
2,918

31,618
11,105
473,735
15,495

10.0
9.1
8.0
5.3

Not available.
1U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states.
2Includes imputations for underreporting.
NOTE: Staff reported in full-time equivalents. DoD = Department of Defense. Some data
have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 200001 through 201011. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 97. Number, highest degree, average years of experience, and salaries of principals in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 199394, 200304, and 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Number of principals1

Selected characteristic

199394

200304

200708

Bachelors
or less

Private schools
Total.........................................
Sex
Males ...........................................
Females.......................................
Race/ethnicity
White............................................
Black ............................................
Hispanic.......................................
Age
Under 40......................................
40 to 44........................................
45 to 49........................................
50 to 54........................................
55 or over.....................................
School type
Elementary ..................................
Secondary ...................................
Combined....................................
School locale
City...............................................
Suburban.....................................
Town.............................................
Rural ............................................

Average annual salary in constant 201112 dollars2

Average years of experience

Masters

Education
specialist3

Doctors
and firstprofessional

As a principal
199394

200304

200708

10

11

Teaching
experience,
200708
12

199394

200304

200708

13

14

15

79,620 (235) 87,620 (307) 90,470

(544)

1.5

(0.23) 61.1

(1.01) 29.0

(0.97)

8.4

(0.57)

8.7

(0.10)

7.8 (0.10)

7.5 (0.14) 13.1 (0.14) $85,400

(200) $92,300

(230) $92,200

(410)

52,110 (613) 45,930 (707) 44,950


27,500 (542) 41,690 (708) 45,520

(1,129)
(1,129)

1.5
1.5

(0.36) 64.0
(0.34) 58.1

(1.64) 26.8
(1.29) 31.2

(1.49)
(1.42)

7.7
9.2

(0.78) 10.3
(0.73) 5.6

(0.16)
(0.12)

9.1 (0.16)
6.3 (0.13)

8.2 (0.20) 12.0 (0.21)


6.8 (0.19) 14.3 (0.21)

85,500
85,200

(250)
(430)

(350)
(410)

(710)
(670)

67,080
8,020
3,270
620 4

630

(540) 72,200 (509) 73,160 (1,008)


(351) 9,250 (377) 9,620
(659)
(258) 4,680 (355) 5,870
(540)
(109)
460 (87)
570
(146)
()
()

()
(67)
600 (80)
620
(179)
()
350 (82)
490 ! (155)

1.5

(0.30)
()
()
()
()
()
()

(0.12)
(0.21)
(0.37)
(0.60)
()
(0.67)
()

8.0
6.9
6.1
6.8

6.9
5.6

7.8
6.2
6.5
6.3

6.4
5.8

(0.17)
(0.38)
(0.62)
(0.97)
()
(1.30)
(1.50)

13.2
13.0
12.2
12.8

13.9
12.9

(0.17)
(0.50)
(0.71)
(1.48)
()
(2.80)
(2.38)

84,800
(210) 91,800
(270) 91,200 (470)
89,800
(710) 94,600
(810) 94,400 (1,390)
86,900 (1,240) 97,200 (1,670) 99,900 (2,850)
92,500 4 (2,220) 101,100 (2,040) 111,200 (7,170)

()

()

()
79,600 (2,700) 75,800 (2,600) 82,400 (3,540)

() 92,700 (4,610) 87,800 (6,050)

5,940
14,570
25,430
18,870
14,820

(273)
(496)
(429)
(539)
(441)

(0.10) 2.9
(0.18) 4.8
(0.16) 6.1
(0.19) 8.2
(0.23) 11.8

(0.14)
(0.22)
(0.26)
(0.28)
(0.29)

7.6
10.7
13.0
15.2
16.4

(0.14)
(0.29)
(0.33)
(0.31)
(0.37)

72,400
81,000
86,300
88,000
90,000

(740)
(600)
(410)
(570)
(770)

84,200
88,400
89,600
94,200
97,900

(670)
(810)
(640)
(530)
(580)

85,400 (970)
90,000 (1,200)
91,200 (1,030)
93,400 (990)
97,000 (1,000)

7.9 (0.13)
7.5 (0.19)
7.4 (0.36)

7.7 (0.17) 13.3 (0.20)


7.1 (0.19) 12.7 (0.25)
7.1 (0.43) 13.1 (0.51)

84,300
88,100
82,200

(260)
(260)
(790)

92,200
97,100
79,100

(270)
(540)
(750)

91,600 (530)
97,000 (760)
81,400 (1,330)

7.3
7.9
8.1
7.9

7.0
7.7
7.8
7.5

17,290
13,330
13,690
17,570
28,590

(785)
(706)
(767)
(746)
(1,000)

2.9 (0.76) 65.9

() 63.2
1.3 ! (0.59) 59.4

() 60.7
1.1 ! (0.46) 58.2

(2.39)
(2.62)
(2.71)
(2.23)
(1.81)

53,680 (294) 61,480 (361) 62,340


18,260 (161) 19,700 (272) 21,550
2,750 (143) 6,450 (263) 6,580

(584)
(460)
(364)

1.2 (0.27) 61.3


1.3 ! (0.40) 61.0
4.2 ! (1.71) 58.8
1.5

2.0

()
()
()
()

12,840
9,540
16,120
24,170
24,960

22,690
25,600
13,700
25,640

(477)
(449)
(526)
(669)
(679)

60.4 (1.11) 30.2


(1.05) 8.0 (0.57) 9.0
56.3 (3.45) 29.6
(3.12) 13.4 (1.98) 7.1
73.8 (4.06) 17.5
(4.22) 6.4 ! (2.03) 6.3
64.5 (12.62) 27.2 ! (13.24)

() 6.0 4

()

()

()

69.2 (9.56) 21.4 ! (7.71)

() 12.6
76.6 (11.09)

()

()

(425)
(506)
(424)
(492)

21,560
25,880
13,860
29,170

(731)
(921)
(669)
(1,012)

(0.45)
()
()
(0.55)

61.3
58.2
63.5
62.3

25.2
28.8
31.6
28.5
30.6

(2.18) 6.0
(2.40) 6.5
(2.67) 7.7
(1.98) 10.1
(1.91) 10.1

(1.11) 2.8
(1.47) 5.0
(1.36) 7.1
(1.26) 10.3
(1.02) 15.1

(0.13) 2.4
(0.12) 4.5
(0.13) 6.1
(0.18) 8.7
(0.35) 11.9

(1.36) 29.1
(1.61) 28.6
(3.38) 29.5

(1.28)
(1.47)
(3.00)

8.3
9.1
7.5

(0.66)
(0.85)
(1.47)

8.9
8.0
7.5

(0.14)
(0.12)
(0.29)

(2.07)
(1.92)
(2.58)
(1.70)

(2.11) 10.7
(1.92) 12.2
(2.24) 4.9
(1.74) 5.1

(1.29)
(1.23)
(0.85)
(0.65)

()
()
()
()

26.5
28.6
30.3
30.7

(0.12)
(0.33)
(0.43)
(1.17)
()
(0.63)
(1.12)

(0.17)
(0.23)
(0.28)
(0.22)

(0.25)
(0.28)
(0.34)
(0.27)

13.0
12.9
13.6
13.1

(0.35)
(0.30)
(0.38)
(0.29)

92,500
92,200

92,600
91,800

() 98,100
() 104,400
() 84,300
() 79,500

(460) 98,000
(580) 104,200
(610) 83,300
(430) 81,400

(800)
(990)
(760)
(710)

(750) $61,800

(860)

25,020 (198) 27,690 (677) 27,960

(328) 32.6

(1.37) 50.2

(1.20) 10.0

(0.75)

7.2

(0.63)

8.8

(0.20) 10.0 (0.24) 10.0 (0.22) 13.9 (0.29) $49,900

(570) $61,400

11,610 (301) 12,110 (552) 13,070


13,410 (283) 15,580 (491) 14,890

(457) 32.8
(369) 32.5

(2.33) 50.4
(1.82) 49.9

(1.85) 8.1
(1.68) 11.7

(0.96)
(1.23)

8.6
5.9

(1.03)
(0.75)

9.0
8.6

(0.26) 11.0 (0.35) 10.6 (0.37) 12.6 (0.50)


(0.27) 9.2 (0.28) 9.5 (0.26) 15.0 (0.37)

55,400
45,400

(880)
(950)

67,700 (1,230)
56,600 (1,030)

67,700 (1,450)
57,000 (1,030)

23,130 (270) 24,850 (715) 24,400


1,060 (124) 1,440 (155) 1,820
520 (91)
820 (116) 1,110

(409) 31.9
(184) 36.5
(149) 40.4

(1.47) 51.2
(5.16) 40.7
(6.38) 40.5

(1.20) 9.7
(5.19) 15.7
(6.72) 11.2 !

(0.68)
(4.61)
(4.49)

7.2 (0.66) 8.7


7.1 ! (3.29) 8.3

() 10.1

(0.22) 10.3 (0.24) 10.4 (0.25) 14.0 (0.32)


(1.04) 7.1 (1.08) 7.1 (0.90) 12.7 (1.37)
(1.43) 6.6 (1.29) 7.8 (0.87) 14.0 (1.15)

49,800
53,500
48,800

(620)
(3,850)
(3,050)

61,900
(740)
54,200 (4,230)
58,700 (4,820)

63,100 (940)
53,100 (2,310)
51,800 (3,540)

(318)
(277)
(246)
(263)
(398)

(3.68)
(4.36)
(4.20)
(3.23)
(2.02)

42.4
43.8
47.2
55.6
53.8

(3.16) 6.5
(4.18) 7.7
(3.52) 7.8
(3.06) 7.7
(2.09) 13.4

(1.55)
(1.93)
(1.80)
(1.44)
(1.27)

4.1
5.8 !
5.3 !
7.1
9.4

(1.13) 3.5
(2.01) 5.3
(1.68) 8.3
(1.43) 9.6
(0.96) 14.8

(0.22) 2.9 (0.20) 3.0


(0.24) 5.4 (0.38) 5.3
(0.27) 7.6 (0.28) 6.2
(0.34) 10.1 (0.35) 9.0
(0.40) 15.2 (0.40) 15.4

(0.22) 6.0 (0.33)


(0.35) 9.8 (0.65)
(0.38) 11.5 (0.72)
(0.45) 14.1 (0.66)
(0.43) 18.6 (0.44)

40,900
47,400
53,900
58,700
49,500

(1,350)
(1,440)
(1,150)
(1,550)
(1,180)

50,000
53,400
63,200
64,100
66,000

50,200
58,100
58,300
63,100
67,600

(297) 32.2
(168) 18.0
(271) 38.1

(1.81) 52.0
(3.06) 59.5
(2.20) 43.8

(1.64) 10.5
(3.47) 11.8
(2.18) 8.5

(1.17) 5.2
(2.07) 10.7
(1.11) 9.6

(0.70)
(1.62)
(1.18)

9.4
7.8
8.0

(0.27) 9.9 (0.30) 9.9 (0.30) 14.1 (0.37)


(0.36) 9.3 (0.77) 9.9 (0.58) 14.6 (0.61)
(0.34) 10.3 (0.39) 10.2 (0.44) 13.2 (0.53)

44,800
68,000
52,300

(690)
(1,220)
(1,730)

57,800
(820)
79,500 (3,170)
63,100 (1,850)

(268)
(229)
(205)
(296)

(1.90)
(2.19)
(3.76)
(3.49)

(2.11) 12.2
(2.04) 10.1
(4.10) 13.0
(3.22) 5.0

(1.46)
(1.14)
(3.67)
(1.04)

(1.17)
(1.06)
(1.96)
(1.03)

()
()
()
()

4,790
4,400
5,140
4,120
6,550

(302) 4,420
(217) 3,040
(216) 4,020
(228) 5,820
(244) 10,390

(267) 4,750
(250) 3,250
(250) 3,420
(337) 4,390
(425) 12,150

13,350 (158) 16,750 (327) 16,110


2,300 (244) 2,510 (364) 2,930
6,770 (115) 8,430 (281) 8,920

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

9,610
9,510
2,780
6,060

47.0
42.7
39.7
29.6
23.4

23.2
29.8
30.7
52.8

55.8
52.2
49.2
38.5

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Counts of principals in this table differ from totals appearing in some other tables because this table reflects counts of full- and
part-time principals, while other counts of principals are reported as full-time equivalents.
2Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
adjusted to a school-year basis. Excludes principals reporting a salary of $0.

8.7
7.9
7.1
3.6

3Education

()
()
()
()

() 10.8 (0.38) 14.8 (0.43)


() 10.5 (0.36) 13.8 (0.43)
() 9.4 (0.80) 16.1 (1.22)
() 8.1 (0.53) 11.5 (0.72)

(1,930)
(2,100)
(1,790)
(1,920)
(1,360)

()
()
()
()

(1,490)
(2,880)
(2,210)
(1,970)
(1,540)

59,600 (1,040)
80,700 (2,550)
59,200 (1,590)
69,800
66,200
47,600
46,100

(1,390)
(1,530)
(2,310)
(1,760)

specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 years work beyond the masters level. Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies.
include Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and survey item
nonresponse.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), Public
School Principal Questionnaire and Private School Principal Questionnaire, 199394, 200304, and 200708. (This table was
prepared July 2012.)

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Public schools
Total.........................................
Sex
Males ...........................................
Females.......................................
Race/ethnicity
White............................................
Black ............................................
Hispanic.......................................
Asian............................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.
American Indian/Alaska Native ..
Two or more races.......................
Age
Under 40......................................
40 to 44........................................
45 to 49........................................
50 to 54........................................
55 or over.....................................
School type
Elementary ..................................
Secondary ...................................
Combined....................................
School locale
City...............................................
Suburban.....................................
Town.............................................
Rural ............................................

Percentage distribution by highest degree earned, 200708

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s tc i r t s iD

l o o h c S dn a

s l o oh c S

Table 98. Number of public school districts and public and private elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 186970 through 201011
Public schools2

School year
1
186970...................................................................
187980...................................................................
188990...................................................................
18991900...............................................................
190910...................................................................

Total,
schools with
reported
Total, all
grade
public
4
spans5
schools

Private schools2,3

Schools with
elementary grades

Schools
with
secondary
grades

Regular
public school
districts1

Total, all
public and
private
schools

116,312
178,122
224,526
248,279
265,474

212,448

Total One-teacher

191920...................................................................
192930...................................................................
193940...................................................................
194950...................................................................
195152...................................................................

117,108 7
83,718 7
71,094 7

271,319
248,117
226,762

238,306

128,225
123,763

187,948
148,712
113,600
59,652
50,742

23,930

24,542
23,746

195960...................................................................
196162...................................................................
196364...................................................................
196566...................................................................
196768...................................................................

40,520 7
35,676 7
31,705 7
26,983 7
22,010 7

125,634

117,662

107,260
104,015
99,813

94,197

91,853
81,910
77,584
73,216
70,879

20,213
13,333
9,895
6,491
4,146

25,784
25,350
26,431
26,597
27,011

197071...................................................................
197374...................................................................
197576...................................................................
197677...................................................................
197879...................................................................

17,995 7
16,730 7
16,376 7
16,271 7
16,014 7

88,597

89,372
88,655
87,034
86,501
84,816

65,800
65,070
63,242
62,644
61,982

1,815
1,365
1,166
1,111
1,056

197980...................................................................
198081...................................................................
198283...................................................................
198384...................................................................
198485...................................................................

15,944 7
15,912 7
15,824 7
15,747 7

106,746

111,872

87,004
85,982
84,740
84,178
84,007

83,688
82,039
81,418
81,147

61,069
59,656
59,082
58,827

198586...................................................................
198687...................................................................
198788...................................................................
198889...................................................................
198990...................................................................

15,713
15,577
15,376
15,367

110,055

110,137

83,421
83,248
83,165
83,425

82,316
81,416
81,579
81,880

199091...................................................................
199192...................................................................
199293...................................................................
199394...................................................................
199495...................................................................

15,358
15,173
15,025
14,881
14,772

109,228
110,576

111,486

84,538
84,578
84,497
85,393
86,221

199596...................................................................
199697...................................................................
199798...................................................................
199899...................................................................
19992000...............................................................

14,766
14,841
14,805
14,891
14,928

121,519

123,403

125,007

200001...................................................................
200102...................................................................
200203...................................................................
200304...................................................................
200405...................................................................

14,859
14,559
14,465
14,383
14,205

200506...................................................................
200607...................................................................
200708...................................................................
200809...................................................................
200910...................................................................
201011...................................................................

14,166
13,856
13,838
13,809
13,625
13,588

Total, all Schools with


private elementary
schools
grades
9

10

Schools with
secondary
grades
11

9,275 6
11,306 6
10,375 6
10,666 6

3,258 6
3,568 6
3,331 6
3,322 6

18,374

17,849 6

13,574 6
14,762 6

15,340 6

4,061 6
4,129 6
4,451 6
4,606 6

25,352
25,906
25,330
25,378
24,504

19,910 6
19,489 6

14,372 6

16,385 6
16,097 6

3,770 6

5,904 6
5,766 6

921
798
838
825

24,362
23,988
23,947
23,916

20,764 6

27,694

16,792 6

20,872

5,678 6

7,862

60,811
59,754
60,176
60,699

763
729
583
630

23,481
23,841
23,638
23,461

25,616

26,807

26,712

20,252

22,959

24,221

7,387

8,418

10,197

82,475
82,506
82,896
83,431
84,476

61,340
61,739
62,225
62,726
63,572

617
569
430
442
458

23,460
23,248
23,220
23,379
23,668

24,690
25,998

26,093

22,223
23,523

23,543

8,989
9,282

10,555

87,125
88,223
89,508
90,874
92,012

84,958
86,092
87,541
89,259
90,538

63,961
64,785
65,859
67,183
68,173

474
487
476
463
423

23,793
24,287
24,802
25,797
26,407

34,394

33,895

32,995

32,401

31,408

30,457

10,942

10,779

10,693

130,007

130,407

93,273
94,112
95,615
95,726
96,513

91,691
92,696
93,869
93,977
95,001

69,697
70,516
71,270
71,195
71,556

411
408
366
376
338

27,090
27,468
28,151
28,219
29,017

35,895

34,681

33,191

31,988

11,846

11,188

132,436

132,656

132,183

97,382
98,793
98,916
98,706
98,817
98,817

95,731
96,362
97,654
97,119
97,521
97,767

71,733
72,442
73,011
72,771
72,870
72,223

326
313
288
237
217
224

29,705
29,904
30,542
29,971
30,381
30,681

35,054

33,740

33,366

32,127

30,808

30,590

12,184

11,870

11,491

Not available.
1Regular districts exclude regional education service agencies and supervisory union
administrative centers, state-operated agencies, federally operated agencies, and other
types of local education agencies, such as independent charter schools.
2Schools with both elementary and secondary programs are included under elementary
schools and also under secondary schools.
3Data for most years prior to 197677 are partly estimated. Prior to 199596, excludes
schools with highest grade of kindergarten.
4Includes regular schools and special schools not classified by grade span.
5Includes elementary, secondary, and combined elementary/secondary schools.
6These data cannot be compared directly with the data for years after 198081.
7Because of expanded survey coverage, data are not directly comparable with figures after
198384.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Annual
Report of the Commissioner of Education, 1870 through 1910; Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 191920 through 194950; Statistics of State School Systems,
195152 through 196768; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 197071 through 198081; Statistics of Public and Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Day Schools, 196869; Statistics of Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools,
197071; Private Schools in American Education; Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Private School Questionnaire, 198788 and 199091; Private School Universe Survey
(PSS), 198990 through 200910; and Common Core of Data (CCD), Local Education
Agency Universe Survey and Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey,
198283 through 201011. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Table 99. Number and enrollment of regular public school districts, by enrollment size of district: Selected years, 197980 through 201011
Enrollment size of district
Year
1

Total

25,000 or
more

10,000 to
24,999

5,000 to
9,999

2,500 to
4,999

1,000 to
2,499

600 to 999

300 to 599

1 to 299

Size not
reported

10

11

Number of districts
197980...........................................................
198990...........................................................
199798...........................................................
199899...........................................................
19992000.......................................................

15,944
15,367
14,805
14,891
14,928

181
179
230
236
238

478
479
572
574
579

1,106
913
1,038
1,026
1,036

2,039
1,937
2,079
2,062
2,068

3,475
3,547
3,524
3,496
3,457

1,841
1,801
1,775
1,790
1,814

2,298
2,283
2,044
2,066
2,081

4,223
3,910
3,165
3,245
3,298

303
318
378
396
357

200001...........................................................
200102...........................................................
200203...........................................................
200304...........................................................
200405...........................................................

14,859
14,559
14,465
14,383
14,205

240
243
248
256
264

581
573
587
594
589

1,036
1,067
1,062
1,058
1,056

2,060
2,031
2,033
2,031
2,018

3,448
3,429
3,411
3,421
3,391

1,776
1,744
1,745
1,728
1,739

2,107
2,015
1,987
1,981
1,931

3,265
3,127
3,117
2,994
2,881

346
330
275
320
336

200506...........................................................
200607...........................................................
200708...........................................................
200809...........................................................
2009101 .........................................................
201011...........................................................

14,166
13,856
13,838
13,809
13,625
13,588

269
275
281
280
284
282

594
598
589
594
598
600

1,066
1,066
1,062
1,049
1,044
1,052

2,015
2,006
2,006
1,995
1,985
1,975

3,335
3,334
3,292
3,272
3,242
3,224

1,768
1,730
1,753
1,766
1,750
1,738

1,895
1,898
1,890
1,886
1,891
1,887

2,857
2,685
2,692
2,721
2,707
2,687

367
264
273
246
124
143

197980...........................................................
198990...........................................................
199798...........................................................
199899...........................................................
19992000.......................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

1.1
1.2
1.6
1.6
1.6

3.0
3.1
3.9
3.9
3.9

6.9
5.9
7.0
6.9
6.9

12.8
12.6
14.0
13.8
13.9

21.8
23.1
23.8
23.5
23.2

11.5
11.7
12.0
12.0
12.2

14.4
14.9
13.8
13.9
13.9

26.5
25.4
21.4
21.8
22.1

1.9
2.1
2.6
2.7
2.4

200001...........................................................
200102...........................................................
200203...........................................................
200304...........................................................
200405...........................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

1.6
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.9

3.9
3.9
4.1
4.1
4.1

7.0
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.4

13.9
14.0
14.1
14.1
14.2

23.2
23.6
23.6
23.8
23.9

12.0
12.0
12.1
12.0
12.2

14.2
13.8
13.7
13.8
13.6

22.0
21.5
21.5
20.8
20.3

2.3
2.3
1.9
2.2
2.4

200506...........................................................
200607...........................................................
200708...........................................................
200809...........................................................
2009101 .........................................................
201011...........................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1

4.2
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.4

7.5
7.7
7.7
7.6
7.7
7.7

14.2
14.5
14.5
14.4
14.6
14.5

23.5
24.1
23.8
23.7
23.8
23.7

12.5
12.5
12.7
12.8
12.8
12.8

13.4
13.7
13.7
13.7
13.9
13.9

20.2
19.4
19.5
19.7
19.9
19.8

2.6
1.9
2.0
1.8
0.9
1.1

197980...........................................................
198990...........................................................
199798...........................................................
199899...........................................................
19992000.......................................................

41,882,000
40,069,756
45,872,785
46,027,818
46,318,635

11,415,000
11,209,889
14,445,720
14,692,018
14,886,636

7,004,000
7,107,362
8,540,624
8,559,319
8,656,672

7,713,000
6,347,103
7,123,005
7,058,626
7,120,704

7,076,000
6,731,334
7,272,764
7,244,109
7,244,407

5,698,000
5,763,282
5,753,977
5,706,203
5,620,962

1,450,000
1,402,623
1,402,274
1,411,553
1,426,280

1,005,000
997,434
899,840
908,530
911,127

521,000
510,729
434,581
447,460
451,847

200001...........................................................
200102...........................................................
200203...........................................................
200304...........................................................
200405...........................................................

46,588,307
46,906,607
47,379,395
47,685,982
47,800,967

15,083,671
15,356,867
15,690,805
15,939,776
16,182,672

8,750,743
8,756,777
8,957,891
9,039,697
8,980,096

7,144,242
7,393,237
7,348,643
7,342,745
7,346,960

7,235,089
7,129,358
7,150,205
7,160,367
7,134,861

5,597,023
5,576,508
5,547,189
5,558,125
5,533,156

1,400,732
1,375,571
1,375,070
1,355,563
1,368,546

927,146
885,061
874,163
867,599
851,455

449,661
433,228
435,429
422,110
403,221

200506...........................................................
200607...........................................................
200708...........................................................
200809...........................................................
2009101 .........................................................
201011...........................................................

48,013,931
48,105,666
48,096,140
48,033,126
48,021,335
48,059,830

16,376,213
16,496,573
16,669,611
16,634,807
16,788,789
16,803,247

9,055,547
9,083,944
8,946,432
9,043,665
9,053,144
9,150,912

7,394,010
7,395,889
7,408,553
7,324,565
7,265,111
7,318,413

7,114,942
7,092,532
7,103,274
7,079,061
7,034,640
6,973,720

5,442,588
5,433,770
5,358,492
5,329,406
5,266,945
5,215,389

1,391,314
1,363,287
1,381,342
1,392,110
1,381,415
1,372,759

835,430
840,032
834,295
832,262
835,035
833,764

403,887
399,639
394,141
397,250
396,256
391,626

197980...........................................................
198990...........................................................
199798...........................................................
199899...........................................................
19992000.......................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

27.3
28.0
31.5
31.9
32.1

16.7
17.7
18.6
18.6
18.7

18.4
15.8
15.5
15.3
15.4

16.9
16.8
15.9
15.7
15.6

13.6
14.4
12.5
12.4
12.1

3.5
3.5
3.1
3.1
3.1

2.4
2.5
2.0
2.0
2.0

1.2
1.3
0.9
1.0
1.0

200001...........................................................
200102...........................................................
200203...........................................................
200304...........................................................
200405...........................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

32.4
32.7
33.1
33.4
33.9

18.8
18.7
18.9
19.0
18.8

15.3
15.8
15.5
15.4
15.4

15.5
15.2
15.1
15.0
14.9

12.0
11.9
11.7
11.7
11.6

3.0
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.9

2.0
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8

1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8

200506...........................................................
200607...........................................................
200708...........................................................
200809...........................................................
2009101 .........................................................
201011...........................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

34.1
34.3
34.7
34.6
35.0
35.0

18.9
18.9
18.6
18.8
18.9
19.0

15.4
15.4
15.4
15.2
15.1
15.2

14.8
14.7
14.8
14.7
14.6
14.5

11.3
11.3
11.1
11.1
11.0
10.9

2.9
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9

1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8

Percentage distribution of districts

Number of students

Percentage distribution of students

Not applicable.
1Some

data have been revised from previously published figures.


NOTE: Size not reported (column 11) includes school districts reporting enrollment of zero.
Regular districts exclude regional education service agencies and supervisory union
administrative centers, state-operated agencies, federally operated agencies, and other
types of local education agencies, such as independent charter schools. Enrollment totals

differ from other tables because this table represents data reported by regular school districts rather than states or schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 197980 through
201011. (This table was prepared August 2011.)

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Table 100. Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 200910 and 201011

Regular school districts1

Total agencies

Regional education
service agencies and
supervisory union
administrative centers

State-operated agencies

Independent
charter schools
and other agencies

Federally
operated agencies

200910

201011

200910

201011

200910

201011

200910

201011

200910

201011

200910

10

11

12

13

United States ............

17,800

17,904

13,625

13,588

1,521

1,543

263

286

2,391

2,486

Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

171
54
640
295
1,190

171
54
647
289
1,189

133
53
224
244
958

133
53
224
239
955

0
0
18
15
198

0
0
18
15
197

38
1
10
5
8

38
1
10
5
8

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
388
31
26

0
0
395
30
29

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

262
200
40
59
75

259
200
41
54
75

178
169
19
1
67

178
169
19
2
67

83
6
1
0
0

79
6
1
0
0

0
7
2
1
3

1
7
2
1
3

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

1
18
18
57
5

1
18
19
51
5

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

206
1
142
1,076
387

212
1
146
1,078
391

180
1
116
869
294

180
1
116
868
293

16
0
0
201
31

16
0
0
201
30

5
0
4
5
4

5
0
4
5
4

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

5
0
22
1
58

11
0
26
4
64

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

371
327
194
123
255

368
324
194
126
252

361
316
174
69
246

359
312
174
70
235

10
0
18
0
5

9
0
18
0
13

0
11
2
8
4

0
12
2
6
4

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
46
0

0
0
0
50
0

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

25
393
854
558
165

25
394
863
555
164

24
244
551
337
152

24
244
551
337
152

0
86
57
64
0

0
86
57
66
0

1
1
6
3
13

1
1
6
3
12

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
62
240
154
0

0
63
249
149
0

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

565
502
294
18
280

567
503
290
18
277

523
417
253
17
180

522
417
251
17
178

0
77
36
0
89

0
77
34
0
89

5
3
5
0
0

5
4
5
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

37
5
0
1
11

40
5
0
1
10

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York2 ..........................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

675
108
879
231
224

690
128
919
235
223

603
89
696
115
181

613
89
695
115
179

1
0
37
0
40

1
0
48
0
41

3
6
6
6
3

3
6
6
7
3

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

68
13
140
110
0

73
33
170
113
0

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

1,047
584
221
798
52

1,063
578
221
773
54

615
532
190
500
32

615
526
186
500
32

105
0
20
105
4

105
0
20
105
4

4
3
4
20
6

4
3
4
20
6

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

323
49
7
173
10

339
49
11
148
12

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

103
166
140
1,280
117

104
172
140
1,275
124

85
156
140
1,032
41

86
152
137
1,031
41

13
5
0
20
4

13
16
0
20
4

4
5
0
14
2

4
4
3
14
3

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
214
70

1
0
0
210
76

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

357
207
310
57
461
61

360
225
314
57
461
61

291
134
295
55
425
48

294
134
295
55
424
49

59
70
10
0
16
1

59
70
9
0
16
0

2
3
0
2
3
12

2
20
2
2
3
12

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
1
0
0
0
0

5
0
5
0
17
0

5
0
8
0
18
0

Bureau of Indian Education .

196

196

174

174

22

22

DoD, domestic and


overseas ......................

16

16

16

16

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ...........
Guam .............................
Northern Marianas.........
Puerto Rico....................
U.S. Virgin Islands..........

1
1
1
1
2

1
1
1
1
2

1
1
1
1
2

1
1
1
1
2

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

State or jurisdiction
1

1Regular

school districts include both independent districts and those that are a dependent
segment of a local government. Also includes components of supervisory unions that operate schools, but share superintendent services with other districts.
2New York City counted as one school district.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense.

201011

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 200910 and
201011. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 147


Schools and School Districts
s tc i r t s iD

l o o h c S dn a

s l o oh c S

Table 101. Public elementary and secondary school enrollment, number of schools, and other characteristics, by locale: 200809, 200910,
and 201011
Enrollment, number of schools,
and other characteristics

Total

City,
large1

City,
midsize2

Town,
fringe7

Town,
distant8

Town,
remote9

Rural,
fringe10

Rural,
distant11

Rural,
remote12

Locale
unknown

10

11

12

13

14

15

49,054

7,425

3,146

3,752

14,438

1,590

1,019

2,087

2,325

1,586

6,933

3,554

1,197

100.0
54.9
16.9
21.5
5.0
1.2
0.5

100.0
21.2
30.0
39.6
7.9
0.8
0.4

100.0
35.0
29.3
28.2
6.1
0.7
0.8

100.0
50.3
19.0
22.9
6.2
0.9
0.6

100.0
54.7
15.6
22.0
6.6
0.5
0.7

100.0
65.6
10.8
17.7
4.2
0.7
1.0

100.0
67.6
10.7
16.4
3.6
0.9
0.8

100.0
72.8
8.6
15.5
1.7
1.1
0.4

100.0
68.4
13.7
14.6
1.2
1.9
0.2

100.0
64.8
10.9
17.3
3.1
3.7
0.2

100.0
68.8
12.3
13.9
3.3
1.2
0.4

100.0
81.7
8.4
6.9
0.8
2.1
0.1

100.0
76.1
7.6
7.7
0.7
7.8
0.1

Schools...............................................
Average school size13 .........................
Pupil/teacher ratio14 ............................

98,706
517
15.7

12,927
588
16.2

5,780
575
15.9

6,968
566
15.8

22,482
662
15.9

2,786
591
16.0

1,900
558
16.4

4,258
512
15.9

5,639
443
15.2

4,331
396
15.0

12,625
579
15.9

11,792
311
14.4

7,218
171
12.4

Enrollment (percentage distribution)...


Schools (percentage distribution) .......

100.0
100.0

15.1
13.1

6.4
5.9

7.6
7.1

29.4
22.8

3.2
2.8

2.1
1.9

4.3
4.3

4.7
5.7

3.2
4.4

14.1
12.8

7.2
11.9

2.4
7.3

49,082

7,511

3,174

3,692

14,296

1,574

1,003

956

3,089

1,854

7,267

3,495

1,171

100.0
54.1
16.8
22.2
5.0
1.2
0.7

100.0
21.2
29.7
39.8
7.9
0.8
0.7

100.0
34.9
27.9
29.3
6.2
0.7
1.0

100.0
49.3
18.8
24.1
6.2
1.0
0.7

100.0
53.7
15.6
22.7
6.7
0.5
0.7

100.0
64.5
11.0
18.6
4.3
0.7
1.0

100.0
66.7
10.7
16.7
3.7
0.9
1.2

100.0
71.7
6.5
18.4
1.7
1.2
0.5

100.0
69.2
12.4
14.9
1.4
1.6
0.6

100.0
64.0
11.5
17.5
2.9
3.6
0.5

100.0
67.8
12.3
14.6
3.4
1.2
0.7

100.0
81.5
8.4
7.0
0.8
2.1
0.3

100.0
76.0
7.2
7.9
0.7
7.7
0.4

100.0
44.4
16.2
34.8
2.8
0.6
1.1

Schools...............................................
Average school size13 .........................
Pupil/teacher ratio14 ............................

98,817
516
16.0

13,234
583
16.4

5,705
582
16.4

6,828
566
16.1

22,395
656
16.4

2,771
583
16.4

1,875
555
16.6

1,926
513
16.5

7,069
462
15.5

4,991
399
15.1

13,156
579
16.2

11,687
308
14.5

7,103
170
12.5

77
13
5.0

Enrollment (percentage distribution)...


Schools (percentage distribution) .......

100.0
100.0

15.3
13.4

6.5
5.8

7.5
6.9

29.1
22.7

3.2
2.8

2.0
1.9

1.9
2.0

6.3
7.2

3.8
5.1

14.8
13.3

7.1
11.8

2.4
7.2

#
#

1
Fall 2008
Enrollment (in thousands)...................
Percentage distribution of enrollment,
by race/ethnicity............................
White...............................................
Black ...............................................
Hispanic ..........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander......................
American Indian/Alaska Native.......
Other...............................................

Fall 2009
Enrollment (in thousands)...................
Percentage distribution of enrollment,
by race/ethnicity............................
White...............................................
Black ...............................................
Hispanic ..........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander......................
American Indian/Alaska Native.......
Other...............................................

Fall 2010
Enrollment (in thousands)...................
Percentage distribution of enrollment,
by race/ethnicity............................
White...............................................
Black ...............................................
Hispanic ..........................................
Asian...............................................
Pacific Islander................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.......
Two or more races ..........................

City, Suburban, Suburban, Suburban,


small3
large4 midsize5
small6

49,178

7,545

3,186

3,694

14,290

1,580

1,001

939

3,066

1,835

7,418

3,460

1,154

100.0
52.5
16.0
23.1
4.6
0.3
1.1
2.4

100.0
20.4
28.4
40.5
7.5
0.4
0.8
2.0

100.0
34.1
25.7
30.3
5.8
0.4
0.7
3.1

100.0
47.0
18.3
25.1
5.6
0.3
0.9
2.8

100.0
51.7
15.0
23.6
6.2
0.4
0.5
2.5

100.0
62.8
10.2
19.4
3.3
0.6
0.7
3.1

100.0
64.7
10.0
18.5
3.5
0.2
0.8
2.3

100.0
70.0
6.2
18.8
1.5
0.1
1.0
2.4

100.0
67.6
11.6
15.8
1.2
0.2
1.5
2.2

100.0
62.5
10.9
18.4
1.9
1.1
3.3
2.1

100.0
65.7
11.6
15.9
3.2
0.2
1.1
2.3

100.0
80.3
7.8
7.6
0.6
0.1
2.0
1.6

100.0
75.3
6.8
8.4
0.5
0.2
7.4
1.4

100.0
62.1
16.4
12.9
4.2
0.1
0.9
3.4

English language learners


(in thousands)15 ............................
English language learners as a
percent of enrollment15 .................

4,694

1,323

472

415

1,546

107

79

72

184

113

268

78

39

9.8

17.8

14.2

11.3

9.8

7.1

8.6

8.6

6.2

5.9

4.9

2.4

3.6

0.0

Schools...............................................
Average school size13 .........................
Pupil/teacher ratio16 ............................

98,817
517
16.4

13,279
584
17.1

5,737
583
17.0

6,863
568
16.6

22,425
655
16.8

2,805
579
16.8

1,878
555
17.1

1,906
511
16.8

7,004
462
15.8

4,928
400
15.4

13,348
583
16.6

11,593
307
14.6

7,011
170
12.7

40
481
16.2

Enrollment (percentage distribution)...


Schools (percentage distribution) .......

100.0
100.0

15.3
13.4

6.5
5.8

7.5
6.9

29.1
22.7

3.2
2.8

2.0
1.9

1.9
1.9

6.2
7.1

3.7
5.0

15.1
13.5

7.0
11.7

2.3
7.1

#
#

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Located inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with a population of at least
250,000.
2Located inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with a population of at least
100,000, but less than 250,000.
3Located inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with a population less than
100,000.
4Located inside an urbanized area and outside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or
more.
5Located inside an urbanized area and outside a principal city with a population of at least
100,000, but less than 250,000.
6Located inside an urbanized area and outside a principal city with a population less than
100,000.
7Located inside an urban cluster that is 10 miles or less from an urbanized area.
8Located inside an urban cluster that is more than 10 but less than or equal to 35 miles from
an urbanized area.
9Located inside an urban cluster that is more than 35 miles from an urbanized area.
10Located outside any urbanized area or urban cluster, but 5 miles or less from an urbanized
area or 2.5 miles or less from an urban cluster.

11Located outside any urbanized area or urban cluster and more than 5 miles but less than or
equal to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or more than 2.5 miles but less than or equal to 10
miles from an urban cluster.
12Located outside any urbanized area or urban cluster, more than 25 miles from an urbanized
area, and more than 10 miles from an urban cluster.
13Average for schools reporting enrollment. Enrollment data were available for 94,820 out of
98,706 schools in 200809, 95,222 out of 98,817 schools in 200910, and 95,111 out of
98,817 schools in 201011.
14Ratio for schools reporting both full-time-equivalent teachers and fall enrollment data.
15Data are based on locales of school districts. rather than locales of schools as in the rest of
the table. Includes imputed data for California and Vermont.
16Ratio for schools reporting both full-time-equivalent teachers and fall enrollment data.
Includes imputations for teachers in California and Wyoming.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons
of Hispanic ethnicity. Enrollment and ratios are based on data reported by schools and may
differ from data reported in other tables that reflect aggregate totals reported by states. Some
data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 200809,
200910, and 201011; and Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 201011. (This
table was prepared November 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

White

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

Districts with more than


15,000 students3 .........
Baldwin County.........................
Birmingham City.......................
Huntsville City...........................
Jefferson County ......................
Madison County .......................
Mobile County...........................
Montgomery County ................
Shelby County ..........................
Tuscaloosa County...................

16,910,204 20,306,747 21,795,324


AL
17,479
22,656
28,199
AL
41,710
37,843
25,914
AL
24,024
22,832
23,364
AL
40,752
40,726
35,860
AL
13,861
15,675
19,897
AL
67,286
64,976
62,016
AL
35,973
33,267
31,464
AL
16,096
20,129
28,063
AL
14,514
15,666
17,785

681
41
896
788
155
1,025
1,156
1,485
298

53.0
42.3
66.8
47.3
49.7
32.6
68.7
69.9
30.1
50.1

36.1
78.7
1.0
47.0
50.4
71.2
43.8
15.3
74.4
68.1

21.8
13.9
96.0
42.8
43.2
18.7
51.1
78.7
14.3
27.6

32.0
5.0
2.6
6.5
5.1
2.4
1.8
2.9
8.6
3.2

6.9
0.9
0.2
2.4
0.6
1.7
2.3
2.7
1.9
0.6

0.7
0.6
#
0.6
0.2
5.4
1.0
0.1
0.2
0.2

2.6 1,290,069
0.9
1,793
0.1
1,612
0.7
1,661
0.5
2,584
0.5
1,301
#
4,052
0.2
1,916
0.7
1,926
0.3
1,165

Anchorage School....................
Matanuska-Susitna Borough...

AK
AK

41,992
9,810

49,526
13,008

49,206
17,079

5,351
419

39.4
32.5

47.3
80.0

6.5
1.5

10.2
2.3

14.6
2.4

8.8
11.5

12.7
2.2

Cartwright Elementary.............
Chandler Unified.......................
Deer Valley Unified...................
Dysart Unified...........................
Gilbert Unified...........................
Kyrene Elementary...................
Mesa Unified.............................
Paradise Valley Unified.............
Peoria Unified School...............
Phoenix Union High.................
Scottsdale Unified.....................
Sunnyside Unified ....................
Tucson Unified..........................
Washington Elementary ..........

AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ

14,368
11,041
15,899
3,804
10,862
10,483
62,748
26,695
20,850
18,297
19,752
13,067
56,174
22,446

17,746
21,703
27,158
5,459
29,188
19,446
73,587
34,882
32,608
22,192
26,958
14,518
61,869
24,723

17,672
38,876
35,190
24,175
38,086
17,815
65,123
33,017
36,873
24,949
26,235
17,323
53,275
22,349

4,950
1,715
831
911
417
354
4,842
1,898
1,011
1,282
984
2,739
3,417
3,511

84.8
26.6
18.8
53.0
26.6
25.4
54.3
30.3
38.0
3.0
23.5
75.9
56.2
75.2

4.4
57.2
71.6
50.7
71.2
55.2
51.0
63.3
60.1
6.0
71.4
4.9
25.2
35.3

4.4
6.7
2.8
8.7
4.5
10.6
4.6
2.9
4.8
9.7
3.5
2.4
5.7
8.0

88.8
25.7
18.0
35.4
17.6
20.4
37.5
25.8
28.5
78.5
17.9
87.7
60.3
48.5

0.5
8.5
4.0
3.1
5.1
8.5
2.4
3.5
2.8
2.6
5.1
0.7
2.3
3.3

1.3
1.6
0.9
1.0
0.9
3.5
4.2
1.1
1.0
3.0
2.1
4.3
4.0
4.2

Little Rock..................................
Pulaski Co. Spec. .....................
Springdale.................................

AR
AR
AR

25,813
21,495
7,877

25,502
18,735
11,422

25,685
17,501
19,411

1,896
336
8,006

70.1
57.3
65.0

21.0
48.6
42.0

66.7
43.2
2.3

9.3
5.2
43.7

2.1
2.2
10.0

ABC Unified ..............................


Alhambra Unified......................
Alvord Unified............................
Anaheim City ............................
Anaheim Union High................
Antelope Valley Union High.....
Antioch Unified..........................
Bakersfield City.........................
Baldwin Park Unified................
Burbank Unified........................
Cajon Valley Union...................
Capistrano Unified....................
Chaffey Joint Union High.........
Chino Valley Unified .................
Chula Vista Elementary...........
Clovis Unified............................
Coachella Valley Unified ..........
Colton Joint Unified..................
Compton Unified.......................
Conejo Valley Unified...............
Corona-Norco Unified..............

CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA

20,972
20,313
14,853
14,972
23,086
10,937
13,045
24,911
15,878
12,057
17,328
26,852
13,505
23,257
17,604
23,224
9,091
16,415
27,585
17,209
23,036

22,303
19,776
17,664
22,275
29,363
19,056
20,018
27,674
17,473
16,170
19,059
45,074
19,851
31,763
23,132
32,717
12,636
22,118
31,037
20,999
37,487

20,682
18,413
19,803
19,095
33,156
26,084
19,081
27,590
19,923
16,630
16,065
53,192
25,427
31,608
27,723
38,495
18,464
23,382
24,224
21,091
53,149

47.9
69.4

85.5
62.1
61.9
57.3
88.2
60.8
30.5
60.0
21.0
46.3
35.6
41.7
34.2
90.2
75.0
83.7
18.8
43.6

7.8
3.1
12.4
5.1
17.9
21.5
23.3
10.9
4.1
45.5
47.1
61.3
20.0
23.1
13.1
47.0
1.5
8.5
0.2
63.5
31.0

9.8
0.7
4.0
1.7
2.9
19.8
22.4
9.1
3.8
2.5
6.9
1.2
9.3
3.8
4.3
3.4
0.2
6.3
16.6
1.6
6.3

42.1
41.9
76.6
85.5
60.1
53.1
34.6
76.6
85.8
38.4
35.9
24.2
61.3
55.1
68.2
30.9
96.9
80.9
78.0
21.9
50.3

37.9
52.8
5.2
6.8
16.9
3.3
11.1
1.6
5.5
9.8
3.6
7.3
7.4
15.6
13.6
15.0
0.3
3.4
0.6
10.3
9.9

Name of district
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

14

15

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

Percent
Averaged
Teachers dropping Number of freshman
Total Student/
as a
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
number
staff percentage grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
of staff
ratio of total staff
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2
16

17

18

19

20

16.9 2,514,575
15.7
3,404
16.1
3,125
14.1
3,040
13.9
4,833
15.3
2,467
15.3
8,146
16.4
3,910
14.6
3,724
15.3
2,157

8.7
8.3
8.3
7.7
7.4
8.1
7.6
8.0
7.5
8.2

51.3
52.7
51.6
54.6
53.5
52.7
49.7
49.0
51.7
54.0

0.7
4.3
1.5
1.5
1.9
1.4
0.6
0.6
2.9

56
349
105
164
112
253
49
48
139

2,973
993

16.6
17.2

6,248
1,956

7.9
8.7

47.6
50.8

4.7
7.0

0.7
0.2
2.7
1.1
0.6
1.8
0.3
3.4
2.9
0.2
0.2
0.1
2.6
0.6

967
1,994
1,816
1,206
2,064
1,005
3,379
1,771
1,914
1,440
1,417
909
2,833
1,219

18.3
19.5
19.4
20.0
18.4
17.7
19.3
18.6
19.3
17.3
18.5
19.1
18.8
18.3

1,770
3,681
3,184
2,091
3,634
1,698
6,890
2,959
3,526
2,259
2,536
1,925
5,387
2,457

10.0
10.6
11.1
11.6
10.5
10.5
9.5
11.2
10.5
11.0
10.3
9.0
9.9
9.1

54.6
54.2
57.0
57.7
56.8
59.2
49.0
59.9
54.3
63.7
55.9
47.2
52.6
49.6

0.3
0.4
0.5

0.5
0.5
1.5

1,831
1,235
1,156

14.0
14.2
16.8

3,874
2,754
2,251

6.6
6.4
8.6

0.3
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.9
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.3

2.2
1.3
1.5
0.6
2.0
1.7
7.9
1.0
0.6
3.5
5.9
5.5
1.6
2.2
0.2
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.5
2.2
2.2

838
711
738
778
1,268
1,035
771
1,169
864
651
663
1,912
925
1,160
1,258
1,579
808
1,023
1,123
881
1,912

24.7
25.9
26.8
24.5
26.2
25.2
24.8
23.6
23.1
25.6
24.2
27.8
27.5
27.3
22.0
24.4
22.8
22.8
21.6
23.9
27.8

1,680
1,369
1,432
1,405
2,468
2,096
1,477
2,229
1,596
1,214
1,307
3,565
1,713
2,281
2,501
3,165
1,584
1,852
2,389
1,648
3,459

12.3
13.5
13.8
13.6
13.4
12.4
12.9
12.4
12.5
13.7
12.3
14.9
14.8
13.9
11.1
12.2
11.7
12.6
10.1
12.8
15.4

21

22

23

72.5
47.4
68.1
68.9
71.7
65.2
52.4
83.3
69.4

1,549
1,210
1,351
2,194
1,142
3,369
1,279
1,597
878

32,681
46
79
50
60
28
109
63
39
34

717
370

74.9
76.4

2,967
1,012

97
44

4.1
2.7
3.7
4.1

5.3
2.0
2.1
4.1
2.2
8.0
4.5

423
295
231
497

1,054
209
255
1,036
195
362
769

85.6
76.3
88.4
84.8

68.8
78.7
80.9

89.1
57.0
69.0

2,083
2,182
1,084
2,503

4,068
2,263
2,679
4,260
1,924
746
3,317

21
41
38
25
42
26
90
48
40
15
31
23
112
32

47.3
44.8
51.4

3.0
5.5
4.0

229
257
186

65.6
59.6
74.2

1,355
875
868

49
37
25

49.9
52.0
51.5
55.4
51.4
49.4
52.2
52.5
54.1
53.6
50.8
53.6
54.0
50.9
50.3
49.9
51.0
55.3
47.0
53.5
55.3

31
18
21
24
21
14
28
41
23
22
30
61
10
36
45
46
23
26
40
28
51

148 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010

Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010Continued

Name of district
1

See notes at end of table.

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA

12,227
16,058
15,418
21,973
27,246
14,663
20,227
12,656
27,043
27,172
71,500
37,969
25,459
18,647
23,267
19,122
12,811
13,113
14,039
16,355
20,735
15,419
20,183
11,000
23,954
71,342
625,073
15,469
13,728
13,356
17,405
10,697
32,938
29,064
32,840
3,990
13,705
16,434
19,179
52,095
17,034
21,033
25,224
12,212
11,512
16,355
14,427
13,199
10,066
12,855
21,802
21,438
26,918
24,662

15,670
23,500
21,474
24,282
47,736
19,312
22,263
16,277
37,244
31,078
79,007
48,742
30,329
23,639
24,646
24,205
17,451
15,360
14,359
17,295
23,961
19,839
29,333
17,178
27,339
93,694
721,346
18,237
15,957
19,746
18,740
14,547
34,794
32,730
36,648
12,065
16,392
21,658
23,610
54,863
22,354
26,407
31,097
16,249
14,552
19,864
20,847
20,853
12,843
16,862
23,559
26,046
34,479
32,532

18,370
29,123
22,844
25,676
62,455
19,242
21,534
18,893
40,841
32,607
74,833
48,659
26,371
24,224
20,942
21,744
22,294
23,137
16,320
15,112
27,262
20,088
37,452
22,065
30,528
84,812
667,273
16,360
19,576
23,406
15,088
15,071
32,046
36,901
34,116
22,318
18,003
21,811
20,421
46,586
21,082
22,591
30,373
15,870
16,676
19,542
23,626
21,049
16,562
15,792
19,803
25,821
28,298
34,135

4.9
59.6
66.8
40.4
49.4
65.8
48.8
31.1
79.1
19.5
80.8
69.0
44.7
28.4
72.8
62.6
72.7
62.6
28.2
74.3
11.5
70.7
58.2
54.6
62.3
69.9
62.2
77.2
83.5
52.5
83.6
49.8
75.6
76.0
35.9
25.9
39.8
42.5
63.8
69.2
55.7
85.3
35.9
81.9
40.9
69.7
80.7
73.0
63.5
91.4
65.5
26.1
77.8
12.9

20.3
24.3
7.9
8.5
24.8
21.7
20.0
59.1
5.6
19.2
13.2
11.3
55.8
49.2
4.3
7.9
37.3
30.1
42.7
0.4
35.3
13.9
28.7
36.3
26.8
15.5
8.9
1.5
9.8
26.5
20.6
34.4
2.0
10.8
42.9
47.5
33.9
49.8
10.7
8.1
28.1
5.1
33.6
4.8
17.0
17.4
16.8
8.6
28.5
1.7
14.2
46.3
4.5
55.9

1.1
2.1
3.1
3.6
15.6
2.1
18.2
7.8
6.8
4.3
10.2
0.9
1.2
7.6
1.2
14.3
7.2
8.2
1.3
39.3
2.2
2.7
6.8
5.1
7.9
16.2
9.9
6.0
2.5
8.7
3.8
4.7
0.4
18.0
4.8
5.4
2.2
1.4
2.8
31.2
7.3
3.0
1.4
1.8
2.4
0.5
5.6
16.4
11.3
9.2
17.2
1.8
5.8
2.9

5.4
69.3
84.8
47.8
25.7
63.5
34.7
16.6
84.4
14.8
62.2
53.4
22.7
32.1
79.7
57.7
49.1
58.3
23.0
57.9
9.4
80.8
58.7
52.1
39.8
53.2
73.3
90.9
84.4
48.7
65.6
47.9
94.4
64.5
36.0
32.5
50.3
42.1
77.5
40.0
54.6
87.5
49.6
89.4
72.2
79.4
72.6
69.3
50.2
86.5
59.4
36.8
82.5
12.3

72.3
2.8
3.7
38.5
26.8
4.4
14.4
13.4
2.8
57.9
13.2
34.3
19.1
4.1
14.0
19.0
3.0
2.1
24.7
1.0
45.6
1.8
3.8
2.9
22.8
13.2
6.5
0.6
1.4
14.1
5.6
8.3
2.8
4.7
12.5
9.0
8.1
6.3
6.8
15.0
8.1
2.9
12.2
3.3
7.2
1.9
3.8
2.6
9.1
2.3
5.0
12.9
5.8
25.5

0.2
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.3
1.3
0.7
0.3
0.5
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.9
0.2
0.6
1.4
0.6
6.4
0.3
0.5
0.2
1.0
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.6
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.6
#
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4

0.7
1.1
0.2
1.2
6.6
8.1
11.3
2.4
0.1
3.3
0.5
0.0
1.0
6.1
0.6
0.6
2.1
0.6
2.0
1.0
7.0
0.6
1.1
3.1
2.2
1.6
0.9
0.9
1.3
1.1
3.7
4.1
0.2
1.6
3.3
5.1
4.8
0.1
2.0
5.4
1.4
1.0
2.8
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.8
2.6
0.3
0.4
3.8
1.9
1.2
3.0

802
1,067
861
1,049
2,611
822
854
730
1,575
1,275
3,093
1,779
1,059
862
910
824
874
847
587
637
976
810
1,551
918
1,172
3,387
31,092
553
779
873
620
585
1,243
1,340
1,399
851
750
851
787
2,197
786
980
1,156
628
673
771
933
769
629
596
813
933
1,002
1,204

22.9
27.3
26.5
24.5
23.9
23.4
25.2
25.9
25.9
25.6
24.2
27.3
24.9
28.1
23.0
26.4
25.5
27.3
27.8
23.7
27.9
24.8
24.2
24.0
26.0
25.0
21.5
29.6
25.1
26.8
24.3
25.8
25.8
27.5
24.4
26.2
24.0
25.6
26.0
21.2
26.8
23.1
26.3
25.3
24.8
25.4
25.3
27.4
26.3
26.5
24.3
27.7
28.2
28.4

1,399
1,950
1,501
1,762
4,958
1,622
1,543
1,413
3,238
2,572
6,550
3,540
2,138
1,906
1,792
1,637
1,750
1,736
1,187
1,149
1,796
1,576
3,215
1,623
2,354
7,391
63,708
1,029
1,525
1,618
1,237
1,254
2,491
2,613
2,442
1,689
1,394
1,900
1,643
3,798
1,646
1,805
2,226
1,196
1,208
1,666
1,713
1,471
1,478
1,153
1,785
2,020
2,032
2,489

13.1
14.9
15.2
14.6
12.6
11.9
14.0
13.4
12.6
12.7
11.4
13.7
12.3
12.7
11.7
13.3
12.7
13.3
13.7
13.2
15.2
12.7
11.6
13.6
13.0
11.5
10.5
15.9
12.8
14.5
12.2
12.0
12.9
14.1
14.0
13.2
12.9
11.5
12.4
12.3
12.8
12.5
13.6
13.3
13.8
11.7
13.8
14.3
11.2
13.7
11.1
12.8
13.9
13.7

57.3
54.7
57.4
59.6
52.7
50.7
55.4
51.7
48.7
49.6
47.2
50.3
49.6
45.2
50.8
50.3
50.0
48.8
49.5
55.4
54.3
51.4
48.2
56.5
49.8
45.8
48.8
53.8
51.1
54.0
50.1
46.6
49.9
51.3
57.3
50.4
53.8
44.8
47.9
57.8
47.7
54.3
51.9
52.5
55.7
46.3
54.4
52.3
42.6
51.7
45.6
46.2
49.3
48.4

White

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers
Total Student/
as a
number
staff percentage
of staff
ratio of total staff

Percent
Averaged
dropping Number of freshman
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2
21

22

23

25
34
20
20
66
25
28
33
45
41
106
68
33
20
35
33
27
31
9
26
35
25
24
26
56
91
914
20
27
29
26
9
29
38
56
20
33
31
27
134
25
32
41
22
9
33
27
26
23
19
33
34
45
37

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 149


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Cupertino Union .......................


Desert Sands Unified...............
Downey Unified.........................
East Side Union High...............
Elk Grove Unified......................
Escondido Union......................
Fairfield-Suisun Unified............
Folsom-Cordova Unified..........
Fontana Unified ........................
Fremont Unified........................
Fresno Unified...........................
Garden Grove Unified..............
Glendale Unified.......................
Grossmont Union High ............
Hacienda La Puente Unified....
Hayward Unified .......................
Hemet Unified...........................
Hesperia Unified.......................
Huntington Beach Union High.
Inglewood Unified.....................
Irvine Unified.............................
Jurupa Unified...........................
Kern Union High.......................
Lake Elsinore Unified ...............
Lodi Unified...............................
Long Beach Unified..................
Los Angeles Unified.................
Lynwood Unified.......................
Madera Unified.........................
Manteca Unified........................
Modesto City Elementary ........
Modesto City High....................
Montebello Unified....................
Moreno Valley Unified ..............
Mount Diablo Unified................
Murrieta Valley Unified .............
Napa Valley Unified..................
Newport-Mesa Unified.............
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified ......
Oakland Unified........................
Oceanside Unified....................
Ontario-Montclair Elementary .
Orange Unified..........................
Oxnard.......................................
Oxnard Union High...................
Pajaro Valley Unified.................
Palm Springs Unified................
Palmdale Elementary...............
Panama-Buena Vista Union....
Paramount Unified....................
Pasadena Unified.....................
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified..
Pomona Unified........................
Poway Unified...........................

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

Redlands Unified......................
Rialto Unified.............................
Riverside Unified.......................
Rowland Unified .......................
Sacramento City Unified..........
Saddleback Valley Unified .......
San Bernardino City Unified....
San Diego Unified ....................
San Francisco Unified..............
San Jose Unified ......................
San Juan Unified......................
San Marcos Unified..................
San Ramon Valley Unified.......
Santa Ana Unified ....................
Santa Clara Unified..................
Simi Valley Unified....................
Stockton Unified........................
Sweetwater Union High...........
Temecula Valley Unified...........
Torrance Unified........................
Tracy Joint Unified ....................
Tustin Unified.............................
Twin Rivers Unified...................
Val Verde Unified ......................
Vallejo City Unified....................
Ventura Unified .........................
Visalia Unified...........................
Vista Unified..............................
West Contra Costa Unified......
William S. Hart Union High......

CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA

16,002
19,794
31,326
19,143
49,557
25,130
40,589
121,107
61,688
29,630
47,690
9,108
16,119
45,964
14,043
18,262
32,687
27,894
7,596
19,645
7626
10,831

19,049
15,383
21,309
18,489
31,292
10,278

19,411
28,060
38,124
18,972
52,734
35,199
52,031
141,804
59,979
33,015
50,266
12,804
20,742
60,643
14,107
21,181
37,573
35,330
18,980
24,118
13816
16,963

11242
20,270
17,527
23,989
27,651
34,499
17,001

21,398
27,026
42,532
15,711
47,897
31,724
54,518
131,785
55,571
33,018
47,116
18,642
28,987
57,319
15,383
19,933
38,252
41,426
30,272
24,370
17530
23,093
31632
19687
15,604
17,509
27,118
25,843
29,842
26,161

52.4
83.3
55.2
64.2
66.9
20.0
83.4
65.6
60.1
44.2
41.6
43.1
2.8
84.3
42.7
27.3
81.7
53.9
16.7
22.9
42.0
39.0
79.0
79.6
59.9
48.1
60.0
50.8
67.4
14.0

34.2
4.8
27.4
3.6
18.5
55.1
9.2
23.8
11.3
26.0
64.1
40.5
54.0
2.8
23.8
59.1
8.9
8.5
48.4
31.2
27.6
31.9
30.3
5.9
9.9
44.9
28.3
28.8
8.8
49.0

7.4
15.0
8.2
2.1
18.0
1.7
14.8
11.3
10.8
3.1
7.6
3.1
2.1
0.5
4.1
1.3
12.2
3.5
4.2
3.9
7.7
2.2
15.4
14.8
30.6
1.6
2.5
4.6
14.7
4.9

43.5
77.2
56.4
63.3
36.0
28.5
70.9
45.7
24.1
51.7
18.5
46.4
8.2
93.2
35.7
28.0
58.7
74.4
30.5
21.4
44.6
45.1
36.2
72.1
33.3
46.3
60.8
58.4
47.8
32.1

11.4
2.0
5.0
29.4
21.2
10.1
2.7
14.9
46.4
14.9
7.1
8.6
28.8
3.0
32.0
9.2
16.2
10.7
10.0
36.0
16.4
18.5
11.5
3.9
22.9
3.6
5.5
5.0
13.1
11.2

0.5
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.8
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.5
0.6
1.5
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.5
3.8
0.4
1.0
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.5
0.8
1.7
0.6
0.1
0.4

3.0
0.8
2.6
1.5
5.4
4.4
1.8
4.1
6.9
3.6
1.2
0.9
6.7
0.4
3.9
1.9
0.2
2.4
5.9
6.9
3.1
2.0
5.7
3.0
2.7
2.8
1.1
2.6
15.5
2.3

833
1,050
1,607
651
838
1,163
2,366
5,836
2,689
1,400
1,945
639
1,234
2,184
638
804
1,642
1,665
1,200
829
734
765
1,307
727
655
715
964
981
1,184
981

25.7
25.7
26.5
24.1
57.2
27.3
23.0
22.6
20.7
23.6
24.2
29.2
23.5
26.2
24.1
24.8
23.3
24.9
25.2
29.4
23.9
30.2
24.2
27.1
23.8
24.5
28.1
26.4
25.2
26.7

1,399
2,055
3,048
1,405
2,313
2,120
5,199
12,263
4,873
2,594
4,192
1,381
2,140
3,802
1,210
1,510
3,366
3,545
2,280
1,730
1,332
1,469
2,724
1,289
1,359
1,418
1,991
2,002
2,350
1,735

15.3
13.2
14.0
11.2
20.7
15.0
10.5
10.7
11.4
12.7
11.2
13.5
13.5
15.1
12.7
13.2
11.4
11.7
13.3
14.1
13.2
15.7
11.6
15.3
11.5
12.3
13.6
12.9
12.7
15.1

59.5
51.1
52.7
46.3
36.2
54.8
45.5
47.6
55.2
54.0
46.4
46.2
57.6
57.4
52.7
53.3
48.8
47.0
52.6
47.9
55.1
52.0
48.0
56.4
48.2
50.4
48.4
49.0
50.4
56.5

24
30
49
22
86
35
78
222
116
52
74
19
35
60
25
29
62
30
32
31
24
29
56
21
28
30
38
34
58
20

Academy, No. 20 ......................


Adams 12 Five Star Schools...
Aurora, Joint No. 28..................
Boulder Valley School, No. RE2..
Brighton, No. 27J......................
Cherry Creek, No. 5.................
Colorado Springs, No. 11.........
Denver.......................................
Douglas County, No. RE1........
Greeley, No. 6 ...........................
Jefferson County, No. R1.........
Littleton, No. 6...........................
Mesa County Valley, No. 51.....
Poudre, No. R1.........................
Pueblo, No. 60 ..........................
Saint Vrain Valley, No. RE1J....
Thompson, No. R2J.................

CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO

10,986
20,838
25,897
21,502
3,953
29,210
30,009
59,013
13,125
11,657
76,275
15,524
17,024
18,589
18,364
15,070
12,019

17,628
30,079
30,453
27,508
5,796
42,320
32,699
70,847
34,918
15,998
87,703
16,516
19,688
24,052
17,636
19,620
14,766

23,119
41,957
38,605
29,526
15,089
52,232
29,498
78,339
61,465
19,623
85,979
15,733
22,109
26,923
18,443
27,379
15,310

309
4,881
13,537
2,511
1,832
3,834
2,632
24,174
2,016
4,115
5,202
746
1,041
1,636
872
3,645
397

11.3
33.8
63.5
18.4
32.9
25.9
51.1
72.1
10.6
60.1
30.1
20.0
44.8
28.0
66.4
31.7
32.4

75.9
62.7
22.1
71.0
48.3
56.7
53.4
20.0
77.3
37.3
68.4
75.4
73.2
74.4
29.8
65.9
77.4

3.0
1.2
17.8
0.9
1.8
12.4
7.0
14.3
2.2
1.3
1.2
1.3
0.8
1.4
2.4
1.2
0.9

11.8
32.5
51.9
17.4
44.2
17.8
28.7
58.5
12.7
58.3
23.3
16.0
20.9
17.6
65.5
27.8
17.8

4.1
2.4
4.6
5.7
2.7
8.2
2.2
3.5
4.1
1.7
3.2
3.1
1.0
3.3
0.8
3.8
1.6

0.5
0.5
0.8
0.5
0.7
0.5
1.1
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.5
1.5
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6

4.7
0.8
2.8
4.5
2.3
4.3
7.6
2.9
3.3
1.2
3.1
3.6
2.5
2.6
0.9
0.7
1.6

1,412
2,070
1,941
1,688
718
2,962
1,846
4,681
2,949
1,044
4,869
832
1,306
1,495
1,044
1,575
891

16.4
20.3
19.9
17.5
21.0
17.6
16.0
16.7
20.8
18.8
17.7
18.9
16.9
18.0
17.7
17.4
17.2

2,870
4,131
4,334
3,665
1,437
6,175
3,976
9,986
6,321
2,083
10,520
1,764
2,755
3,143
1,967
3,071
1,948

8.1
10.2
8.9
8.1
10.5
8.5
7.4
7.8
9.7
9.4
8.2
8.9
8.0
8.6
9.4
8.9
7.9

49.2
50.1
44.8
46.0
50.0
48.0
46.4
46.9
46.7
50.1
46.3
47.1
47.4
47.6
53.1
51.3
45.7

1.1
10.3
13.2
2.4
8.6
5.4
6.3
14.0
2.8
5.7
3.6
1.7
6.2
2.7
8.7
4.8
4.1

81
1,188
1,206
219
277
817
556
2,601
445
292
979
94
409
215
470
349
205

93.1
69.1
52.6
92.5
72.5
86.9
78.3
55.1
97.5
69.8
81.2
91.7
81.8
89.3
69.7
81.0
87.6

1,554
1,950
1,360
2,114
554
3,337
1,872
2,893
3,347
980
5,767
1,222
1,336
1,813
978
1,394
1,106

32
52
57
55
24
58
60
152
79
28
164
23
45
51
39
49
33

Bridgeport .................................
Hartford .....................................
New Haven ...............................
Stamford....................................
Waterbury..................................

CT
CT
CT
CT
CT

19,687
25,418
17,881
11,574
13,323

22,432
22,543
19,549
14,791
16,282

20,205
21,021
20,003
15,309
18,152

2,606
3,708
2,450
2,132
2,025

98.6
90.2
78.1
48.5
79.9

8.0
8.2
14.3
37.2
24.3

38.9
34.6
46.0
20.8
28.2

48.7
51.3
37.3
33.6
45.3

3.0
2.3
2.1
7.8
0.1

1.2
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.4

0.1
3.4
0.0
0.6
1.7

1,380
1,520
1,572
1,215
1,337

14.6
13.8
12.7
12.6
13.6

3,012
3,101
3,439
2,254
2,573

6.7
6.8
5.8
6.8
7.1

45.8
49.0
45.7
53.9
51.9

9.8
10.8
8.7
2.5
6.3

517
618
453
117
279

53.4
50.6
59.7
88.6
68.9

937
909
911
1,018
857

36
49
46
21
31

Name of district
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

White

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers
Total Student/
as a
number
staff percentage
of staff
ratio of total staff

Percent
Averaged
dropping Number of freshman
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2
21

150 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010Continued

Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010Continued

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

Christina....................................
Red Clay Consolidated............

DE
DE

17,872
14,551

19,882
15,827

17,190
15,954

1,205
1,637

60.1
48.8

35.6
47.0

41.0
24.0

16.9
23.4

4.5
4.8

0.3
0.2

1.7
0.6

1,196
1,113

14.4
14.3

2,350
1,987

7.3
8.0

50.9
56.0

10.8
5.3

440
200

51.7
60.9

877
814

29
27

District of Columbia..................

DC

80,694

68,925

44,199

3,741

73.3

9.7

72.5

14.5

2.0

0.1

1.2

3,768

11.7

7,075

6.2

53.3

8.6

1,055

65.0

2,679

129

Alachua.....................................
Bay.............................................
Brevard......................................
Broward.....................................
Charlotte....................................
Citrus.........................................
Clay............................................
Collier.........................................
Dade..........................................
Duval..........................................
Escambia..................................
Hernando..................................
Hillsborough..............................
Indian River...............................
Lake...........................................
Lee.............................................
Leon...........................................
Manatee....................................
Marion .......................................
Martin ........................................
Okaloosa...................................
Orange ......................................
Osceola.....................................
Palm Beach...............................
Pasco.........................................
Pinellas......................................
Polk............................................
Saint Johns...............................
Saint Lucie ................................
Santa Rosa...............................
Sarasota....................................
Seminole...................................
Volusia.......................................

FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL

26,387
21,875
56,639
161,100
13,030
11,697
21,933
20,878
292,000
111,100
43,091
12,861
123,900
11,838
21,065
43,240
27,241
26,326
29,577
11,808
26,140
103,000
19,570
106,000
33,891
94,364
65,218
12,080
22,224
15,741
27,888
49,027
48,403

29,712
25,755
70,597
251,129
17,170
15,199
28,115
34,203
368,625
125,846
45,012
17,215
164,311
14,979
29,293
58,401
32,050
36,569
38,562
16,308
30,344
150,681
34,566
153,871
49,704
113,027
79,477
20,090
29,540
22,633
35,533
60,869
61,517

27,513
25,935
71,866
256,472
16,640
15,675
35,812
42,919
347,366
123,997
40,227
22,684
194,525
17,740
41,110
81,967
33,326
44,249
41,955
18,170
28,695
176,008
53,357
174,663
66,994
104,001
95,178
30,710
39,259
25,533
40,899
64,229
61,559

436
383
1,868
24,316
220
161
519
5,426
61,944
3,828
387
631
23,291
1,138
1,609
5,434
533
3,944
1,999
2,170
578
28,370
9,211
18,433
2,460
4,260
9,014
268
2,812
144
2,293
2,312
2,965

48.7
53.1
41.6
54.5
59.5
54.5
35.5
58.6
70.2
53.2
59.4
55.2
55.9
53.7
54.4
62.3
43.4
53.7
62.3
39.2
38.6
57.0
63.2
51.0
51.5
49.6
65.6
22.1
60.5
42.8
49.1
41.0
56.4

47.9
73.8
64.5
26.6
74.6
81.8
70.9
40.0
8.6
39.7
50.0
72.5
39.0
59.8
58.7
48.8
47.4
52.8
56.2
64.4
71.4
32.0
28.5
36.5
68.3
59.9
46.8
81.1
40.6
80.4
67.5
56.5
61.6

35.7
15.2
14.1
38.5
8.6
5.0
13.4
12.0
24.5
44.6
35.3
7.2
21.4
15.9
15.5
15.4
41.4
14.9
19.4
8.0
12.4
27.4
11.6
28.7
5.6
18.8
21.0
8.3
29.5
5.1
9.3
13.8
14.7

7.3
4.6
12.4
28.4
11.4
7.4
9.2
43.5
65.1
8.1
4.8
15.2
32.2
19.4
19.6
31.9
4.6
28.3
17.6
23.4
7.0
33.0
54.3
28.2
19.0
12.7
26.6
6.0
24.3
5.0
16.5
21.9
17.9

0.1
2.0
2.0
3.5
1.4
1.9
2.8
1.2
1.2
4.4
2.8
1.6
3.3
1.6
2.6
1.6
3.4
1.8
1.2
1.6
2.7
4.5
2.7
3.1
2.5
4.2
1.7
3.0
1.9
1.7
2.2
4.3
1.8

0.2
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
1.2
0.1
0.2
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.3

8.8
3.9
6.8
2.7
3.7
3.5
3.5
2.0
0.5
3.1
6.1
3.0
3.6
2.8
2.7
2.1
3.0
2.0
4.9
2.3
6.1
2.6
2.3
2.8
4.0
4.0
3.2
1.5
3.2
7.2
4.0
3.3
3.7

1,786
1,745
4,960
15,573
1,506
1,135
2,457
2,777
21,195
7,993
3,502
1,555
13,470
1,068
2,656
4,968
2,090
3,072
2,876
1,210
1,914
11,115
3,196
11,281
5,016
7,251
6,778
2,108
2,588
1,570
2,786
4,751
4,044

15.4
14.9
14.5
16.5
11.1
13.8
14.6
15.5
16.4
15.5
11.5
14.6
14.4
16.6
15.5
16.5
15.9
14.4
14.6
15.0
15.0
15.8
16.7
15.5
13.4
14.3
14.0
14.6
15.2
16.3
14.7
13.5
15.2

3,966
3,397
9,038
28,836
2,969
2,387
4,494
5,336
38,477
12,724
6,434
2,881
24,717
2,003
5,501
9,969
4,387
6,271
6,216
2,385
3,069
21,715
6,561
20,602
10,357
14,657
13,649
3,861
5,042
2,438
5,368
8,011
7,640

6.9
7.6
8.0
8.9
5.6
6.6
8.0
8.0
9.0
9.7
6.3
7.9
7.9
8.9
7.5
8.2
7.6
7.1
6.7
7.6
9.4
8.1
8.1
8.5
6.5
7.1
7.0
8.0
7.8
10.5
7.6
8.0
8.1

45.0
51.4
54.9
54.0
50.7
47.6
54.7
52.0
55.1
62.8
54.4
54.0
54.5
53.3
48.3
49.8
47.6
49.0
46.3
50.7
62.4
51.2
48.7
54.8
48.4
49.5
49.7
54.6
51.3
64.4
51.9
59.3
52.9

3.0
0.9
0.7
2.4
3.3
1.6
1.3
2.4
4.7
5.9
2.7
3.1
1.1
1.6
3.2
1.7
3.6
4.3
3.1
0.7
0.8
1.2
1.2
2.9
1.4
2.6
5.0
1.2
1.8
2.1
2.1
0.4
1.4

262
65
148
1,873
197
83
144
306
4,770
1,992
322
211
605
90
374
379
334
516
406
44
78
595
190
1,533
265
896
1,312
105
208
167
259
84
270

76.2
69.5
79.8
70.9
90.0
73.8
84.8
69.3
61.6
59.9
56.6
68.8
69.1
76.6
78.0
71.2
73.6
71.6
64.5
76.8
80.7
70.0
75.7
73.3
65.9
65.8
68.4
84.9
67.6
80.9
74.5
76.1
63.9

1,864
1,532
4,931
15,663
1,402
1,056
2,469
2,477
19,207
5,958
2,116
1,338
10,415
1,108
2,354
4,258
1,857
2,438
2,421
1,242
2,089
9,946
3,202
10,654
3,611
6,711
4,884
1,840
2,052
1,664
2,607
4,373
3,633

64
48
123
320
26
25
45
67
515
187
72
31
298
30
58
120
60
81
63
38
54
240
66
247
108
163
159
45
51
38
58
73
92

Atlanta ......................................
Bibb County ..............................
Chatham County......................
Cherokee County .....................
Clayton County.........................
Cobb County.............................
Columbia County......................
Coweta County.........................
DeKalb County .........................
Dougherty County....................
Douglas County........................
Fayette County..........................
Forsyth County .........................
Fulton County ...........................
Gwinnett County.......................
Hall County ...............................

GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA

60,795
24,413
34,100
16,086
34,754
69,441
14,096
10,430
74,404
18,877
14,002
13,105
7,742
41,935
64,980
13,833

58,230
24,739
35,344
26,043
46,930
95,781
18,756
16,766
95,958
16,799
17,489
19,590
17,131
68,583
110,075
20,330

49,796
24,961
35,246
38,760
50,366
107,315
23,722
22,490
98,115
15,906
24,601
21,274
35,920
91,864
160,744
25,946

1,505
340
618
1,346
3,463
7,639
281
428
8,870
186
956
496
1,599
4,619
18,896
3,921

76.4
77.2
61.1
30.0
82.4
43.0
32.1
41.4
69.7
81.2
58.4
22.4
18.9
43.9
52.4
58.9

12.2
20.9
27.4
75.0
3.7
44.5
67.1
66.0
10.9
9.0
35.4
57.1
75.6
33.6
31.7
54.8

79.5
73.0
57.1
6.9
70.9
31.2
17.1
21.6
70.3
87.3
48.0
23.3
2.5
42.2
28.6
4.6

5.9
2.9
5.3
13.4
17.5
16.5
7.1
7.2
12.1
1.9
11.0
8.7
12.1
12.3
25.3
36.8

0.8
1.6
2.1
1.8
4.8
4.9
4.4
1.7
5.0
0.8
1.5
4.5
6.8
8.9
10.3
1.6

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.2

1.5
1.6
8.0
2.7
2.8
2.7
4.0
3.3
1.5
0.8
4.0
6.0
2.6
3.0
3.8
1.9

3,698
1,666
2,700
2,461
3,334
7,402
1,449
1,454
6,576
1,039
1,689
1,456
2,163
6,107
10,658
1,698

13.5
15.0
13.1
15.8
15.1
14.5
16.4
15.5
14.9
15.3
14.6
14.6
16.6
15.0
15.1
15.3

6,758
3,657
4,829
4,515
6,956
13,461
3,046
3,110
13,224
2,390
3,377
2,914
4,097
11,767
20,207
3,163

7.4
6.8
7.3
8.6
7.2
8.0
7.8
7.2
7.4
6.7
7.3
7.3
8.8
7.8
8.0
8.2

54.7
45.6
55.9
54.5
47.9
55.0
47.6
46.7
49.7
43.5
50.0
50.0
52.8
51.9
52.7
53.7

9.5
7.1
4.7
4.2
5.8
3.5
3.6
3.3
6.0
3.3
2.7
1.0
2.1
4.6
3.4
3.3

1,196
461
408
416
773
1,148
251
210
1,736
137
207
77
171
1,195
1,575
237

53.3
49.0
55.3
70.2
45.8
77.9
74.1
74.1
63.1
59.1
77.6
90.1
83.7
81.5
71.5
62.2

2,033
979
1,528
1,880
1,944
6,833
1,380
1,217
5,129
752
1,459
1,829
1,555
5,090
8,327
1,273

109
43
58
40
66
116
31
29
142
29
35
29
35
107
131
34

Name of district
1

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers
Total Student/
as a
number
staff percentage
of staff
ratio of total staff

21

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 151


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

White

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

Percent
Averaged
dropping Number of freshman
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

Henry County............................
Houston County........................
Muscogee County....................
Newton County.........................
Paulding County .......................
Richmond County.....................
Rockdale County......................

GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA

10,929
16,249
30,125
8,054
7,604
33,660
10,942

23,601
21,529
32,916
11,734
16,587
35,424
13,519

40,909
27,061
32,288
19,478
28,407
32,322
15,864

746
786
486
477
336
144
586

47.3
50.4
62.5
62.7
39.2
73.9
61.7

39.9
51.1
29.8
39.3
67.3
20.2
23.4

45.6
35.1
58.1
50.6
20.2
73.4
59.7

7.5
7.2
5.3
5.3
7.4
2.6
11.9

2.8
2.8
2.2
0.9
0.9
1.5
1.8

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.2

3.9
3.6
4.5
3.8
3.9
2.1
3.0

2,631
1,773
2,317
1,275
1,743
2,176
1,088

15.5
15.3
13.9
15.3
16.3
14.9
14.6

4,998
3,685
5,100
2,602
3,331
4,456
2,276

8.2
7.3
6.3
7.5
8.5
7.3
7.0

52.6
48.1
45.4
49.0
52.3
48.8
47.8

5.1
3.6
3.3
2.9
3.5
3.7
2.9

635
279
320
153
271
343
150

77.8
76.8
64.7
62.4
71.8
52.9
69.5

2,395
1,523
1,791
858
1,349
1,529
1,033

50
39
61
24
33
59
19

Hawaii Department of Education..

HI

159,285

184,360

179,601

19,092

46.8

14.5

2.5

4.5

69.6

0.6

8.4

11,396

15.8

21,704

8.3

52.5

4.9

2,602

75.3

11,508

289

Boise Independent...................
Meridian Joint ...........................
Nampa.......................................

ID
ID
ID

23,394
14,802
7,878

26,598
23,854
11,403

25,039
35,537
15,181

1,917
1,246
1,489

39.8
27.2
59.2

80.3
83.7
63.8

2.9
1.3
1.0

10.3
8.6
31.8

4.8
2.7
1.2

0.5
0.7
0.5

1.2
3.0
1.7

1,561
1,900
789

16.0
18.7
19.2

2,800
3,450
1,387

8.9
10.3
10.9

55.7
55.1
56.9

1.2
1.4
0.8

99
142
31

86.9
80.7
70.4

1,809
1,887
761

53
54
30

Carpentersville (CUSD 300)....


City of Chicago (SD 299).........
Elgin (SD U-46) ........................
Indian Prairie (CUSD 204).......
Naperville (CUSD 203)............
Oswego (CUSD 308)...............
Plainfield (SD 202)....................
Rockford (SD 205)....................
Springfield (SD 186).................
Valley View (CUSD 365U).......
Waukegan (CUSD 60).............

IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL

11,196
408,830
27,726
7,670
16,212
4,108
3,324
27,255
15,813
11,781
12,116

16,711
435,261
36,767
23,173
18,762
6,846
11,986
27,399
15,387
13,558
15,510

20,678
405,644
40,683
29,522
17,834
16,729
28,921
28,961
15,176
17,874
16,462

2,520
56,993
8,542
1,476
635
620
2,037
3,453
95
2,128
4,690

39.7
85.4
53.2
13.0
10.5
22.1
17.2
77.7
63.3
54.5
69.2

54.2
8.6
33.3
57.8
68.9
62.9
59.2
35.4
49.8
29.3
4.7

5.3
42.8
6.6
9.3
4.8
7.6
8.7
29.8
37.6
21.3
16.5

32.0
43.7
49.1
9.7
7.7
17.8
23.1
24.8
2.3
38.8
74.9

5.5
3.3
8.2
19.1
14.8
6.1
5.3
3.7
1.8
6.7
1.6

0.2
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.5

2.9
1.2
2.4
3.9
3.6
5.3
3.1
6.1
8.1
3.6
1.8

1,130
23,146
2,056
1,797
1,070
842
1,660
1,807
1,125
1,068
1,056

18.3
17.5
19.8
16.4
16.7
19.9
17.4
16.0
13.5
16.7
15.6

1,372
27,539
2,373
2,135
1,336
970
1,968
2,186
1,378
1,306
1,271

15.1
14.7
17.1
13.8
13.3
17.3
14.7
13.2
11.0
13.7
13.0

82.3
84.0
86.6
84.1
80.1
86.8
84.4
82.7
81.6
81.7
83.1

8.7
15.0
9.1
5.5
5.4
6.0
8.1
22.7
11.0
13.7
17.8

508
17,564
1,107
475
331
229
642
1,700
437
764
767

91.4
60.8
80.2
1.2
100.0 4
93.3
96.9
55.0
59.6
84.6
65.2

1,326
20,082
2,455
25
1,579
795
1,643
1,367
684
1,140
811

27
638
57
33
22
21
30
56
36
20
24

Carmel Clay Schools ...............


Evansville Vanderburgh ...........
Fort Wayne................................
Hamilton Southeastern............
Indianapolis ..............................
MSD Lawrence Township........
MSD Wayne Township.............
South Bend...............................
Vigo County ..............................

IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN

8,449
22,918
31,611
3,113
48,140
11,066
12,229
21,425
16,982

12,073
22,875
31,843
8,777
41,008
15,692
13,263
21,536
16,545

15,550
23,440
31,401
18,687
33,079
15,456
16,002
19,998
15,891

424
328
2,350
506
3,901
1,498
1,551
2,608
177

9.5
56.7
68.0
14.3
81.9
52.2
69.7
68.4
51.6

78.8
71.7
50.3
78.2
23.1
38.9
44.6
38.3
82.7

3.3
13.8
25.1
6.9
54.0
38.8
31.0
34.2
5.9

2.1
2.6
13.2
5.0
17.6
13.6
17.3
17.0
2.6

10.9
1.3
3.8
5.5
0.4
1.4
1.1
1.3
1.5

0.2
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.2

4.6
10.4
7.0
4.2
4.8
7.1
5.8
8.7
7.1

834
1,384
1,788
859
2,182
758
878
1,240
889

18.6
16.9
17.6
21.8
15.2
20.4
18.2
16.1
17.9

1,689
2,423
3,015
1,693
4,387
1,318
1,589
2,623
1,451

9.2
9.7
10.4
11.0
7.5
11.7
10.1
7.6
11.0

49.4
57.1
59.3
50.7
49.7
57.5
55.3
47.3
61.3

0.5
1.8
0.8
0.5
5.1
1.6
2.4
3.2
0.1

21
123
77
23
416
84
114
199
5

90.9
75.7
70.8
94.6
35.0
77.6
67.6
66.3
71.6

916
1,416
1,898
863
1,159
1,079
786
1,109
952

17
40
51
20
62
17
17
38
29

Cedar Rapids............................
Davenport .................................
Des Moines Independent ........

IA
IA
IA

17,003
17,846
30,888

17,780
16,874
32,435

17,272
17,096
33,091

401
474
4,850

44.6
57.6
67.0

76.4
59.7
49.1

15.8
18.7
17.1

4.0
12.8
21.5

2.4
2.1
5.8

0.6
0.4
0.4

0.8
6.3
6.2

1,161
1,094
2,255

14.9
15.6
14.7

2,559
2,176
4,459

6.7
7.9
7.4

45.4
50.3
50.6

5.6
9.4
7.6

306
448
645

76.3
72.7
64.9

1,071
930
1,607

34
34
62

Blue Valley.................................
Kansas City...............................
Olathe........................................
Shawnee Mission.....................
Wichita.......................................

KS
KS
KS
KS
KS

9,433
22,118
14,870
30,619
47,222

17,111
21,173
20,703
30,765
48,228

21,641
20,229
27,882
27,822
49,329

372
6,006
1,359
2,037
7,348

7.4
88.0
25.5
33.2
74.6

80.4
14.4
72.6
67.8
36.6

3.1
37.9
6.6
8.1
19.1

4.2
41.7
12.6
15.2
29.8

8.9
4.2
4.6
3.2
5.0

0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
1.6

3.2
1.4
3.2
5.4
8.0

1,363
1,358
1,859
1,793
3,102

15.9
14.9
15.0
15.5
15.9

2,657
2,616
3,571
3,322
6,008

8.1
7.7
7.8
8.4
8.2

51.3
51.9
52.1
54.0
51.6

0.5
3.3
0.8
2.2
2.9

31
173
62
199
376

94.4
53.9
95.0
87.1
72.0

1,412
911
1,788
2,061
2,635

33
44
47
47
91

Boone County...........................
Fayette County..........................
Jefferson County ......................

KY
KY
KY

9,911
32,083
91,450

13,445
33,130
96,860

19,306
37,819
97,331

881
2,990
5,135

31.5
48.2
63.5

87.0
57.8
52.0

3.6
23.4
36.9

4.7
11.3
6.1

2.7
4.1
3.1

0.2
0.2
0.2

1.8
3.2
1.7

1,138
2,602
6,143

17.0
14.5
15.8

2,630
5,502
14,154

7.3
6.9
6.9

43.3
47.3
43.4

1.5
3.5
5.7

75
361
1,689

80.9
78.0
69.5

1,079
2,101
5,506

24
72
174

Ascension Parish......................
Bossier Parish...........................
Caddo Parish............................
Calcasieu Parish.......................
East Baton Rouge Parish ........
Jefferson Parish........................
Lafayette Parish........................

LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA

13,001
17,804
51,375
32,917
61,669
58,177
29,403

15,038
18,797
45,119
32,261
54,246
50,891
28,931

19,953
20,656
41,894
33,063
42,723
45,230
30,218

310
566
359
222
1,165
3,672
706

48.2
44.7
65.0
60.2
80.2
76.0
59.9

62.8
62.3
32.7
61.0
15.1
32.2
50.5

30.3
27.5
63.1
35.2
81.9
47.3
43.5

4.4
4.5
1.6
1.8
#
10.6
3.5

1.2
1.7
1.1
1.1
2.9
5.2
1.9

0.5
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.1
2.7
0.4

0.8
3.5
1.3
0.7
#
2.0
0.3

1,356
1,357
2,890
2,381
3,234
3,039
2,040

14.7
15.2
14.5
13.9
13.2
14.9
14.8

2,745
2,850
6,609
4,856
6,374
6,466
4,264

7.3
7.2
6.3
6.8
6.7
7.0
7.1

49.4
47.6
43.7
49.0
50.7
47.0
47.8

4.8
5.3
10.0
3.5
9.9
8.1
6.6

253
273
1,128
296
1,045
878
536

78.9
71.2
60.5
69.9
51.7
59.7
70.9

1,083
1,041
2,126
1,695
1,839
2,093
1,652

27
35
71
60
84
90
45

Name of district
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

White

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers
Total Student/
as a
number
staff percentage
of staff
ratio of total staff

Percent
Averaged
dropping Number of freshman
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2
21

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Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010Continued

Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010Continued

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

Livingston Parish ......................


Ouachita Parish........................
Rapides Parish .........................
Saint Tammany Parish.............
Tangipahoa Parish....................
Terrebonne Parish....................

LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA

16,310
17,667
24,765
27,522
16,724
21,116

19,723
17,479
23,467
32,392
18,197
19,774

24,468
19,680
23,989
36,651
19,400
18,722

231
139
432
508
224
271

47.2
56.9
63.1
45.7
73.6
65.8

90.2
65.2
52.8
75.2
48.3
57.4

6.6
32.3
42.6
19.2
47.2
28.7

2.2
1.4
2.4
3.4
2.4
2.9

0.6
0.8
1.4
1.5
0.6
1.3

0.3
0.1
0.8
0.4
0.2
9.1

0.1
0.2
#
0.3
1.2
0.6

1,647
1,322
1,672
2,394
1,173
1,289

14.9
14.9
14.3
15.3
16.5
14.5

3,319
3,014
3,328
5,065
2,566
2,476

7.4
6.5
7.2
7.2
7.6
7.6

49.6
43.9
50.2
47.3
45.7
52.0

4.0
6.8
7.7
4.6
5.4
6.7

248
349
464
473
282
334

73.1
68.9
64.2
77.2
65.5
69.6

1,203
1,057
1,134
2,132
995
1,003

44
35
50
52
37
41

Anne Arundel County...............


Baltimore City............................
Baltimore County......................
Calvert County..........................
Carroll County...........................
Cecil County..............................
Charles County.........................
Frederick County ......................
Harford County .........................
Howard County.........................
Montgomery County ................
Prince Georges County ..........
Saint Marys County ................
Washington County .................

MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD

65,011
108,663
86,737
10,398
21,835
12,868
18,708
26,848
31,500
29,949
103,757
108,868
12,549
17,778

74,491
99,859
106,898
16,170
27,528
15,905
23,468
36,885
39,520
44,946
134,180
133,723
15,151
19,782

75,481
83,800
104,160
16,795
27,334
15,937
26,850
40,188
38,394
50,994
144,023
126,671
17,271
22,206

2,608
2,140
3,353
139
168
147
200
1,474
405
1,974
16,994
14,126
128
383

27.9
84.0
42.3
21.4
15.7
37.7
28.5
22.8
27.4
16.1
30.6
54.4
28.8
43.9

61.9
7.8
45.9
75.2
89.0
81.2
34.8
68.0
68.6
48.8
34.6
4.5
70.2
74.9

20.7
86.6
38.7
14.6
3.5
8.5
51.5
10.6
18.1
20.4
21.3
68.9
19.5
11.6

8.8
3.9
5.9
3.8
3.3
4.5
5.1
10.9
5.2
8.2
25.3
21.0
4.4
5.6

3.8
1.1
6.1
1.6
2.0
1.0
3.2
4.7
3.2
16.1
14.3
3.3
2.9
1.8

0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.2

4.5
0.2
3.0
4.5
1.8
4.4
4.8
5.3
4.5
6.2
4.3
1.8
2.5
5.9

5,116
5,736
7,455
1,096
1,899
1,158
1,619
2,683
2,763
3,742
9,511
8,314
1,062
1,542

14.8
14.6
14.0
15.3
14.4
13.8
16.6
15.0
13.9
13.6
15.1
15.2
16.3
14.4

9,424
10,919
14,338
2,193
3,552
2,169
3,147
5,389
5,288
7,525
19,976
17,087
2,093
2,959

8.0
7.7
7.3
7.7
7.7
7.3
8.5
7.5
7.3
6.8
7.2
7.4
8.3
7.5

54.3
52.5
52.0
50.0
53.5
53.4
51.4
49.8
52.3
49.7
47.6
48.7
50.8
52.1

81.2
56.4
81.1
89.4
93.5
78.1
93.4
92.3
80.7
90.4
89.0
69.5
79.7
88.4

4,908
4,285
7,299
1,356
2,359
1,080
2,172
3,022
2,666
3,711
10,129
8,266
1,093
1,546

125
191
173
26
49
29
37
65
53
73
205
207
27
46

Boston.......................................
Brockton....................................
Springfield.................................
Worcester..................................

MA
MA
MA
MA

60,543
14,529
24,194
21,066

63,024
16,791
26,526
25,828

56,037
15,828
25,213
24,192

7,712
2,743
3,099
5,994

74.4
72.8
84.2
70.1

12.9
27.0
14.2
36.5

35.5
52.0
21.4
13.5

40.9
14.4
58.3
38.4

8.5
2.8
2.3
8.2

0.4
0.5
0.1
0.3

1.8
3.3
3.7
3.1

4,260
1,067
2,077
1,606

13.2
14.8
12.1
15.1

7,477
1,915
3,781
3,054

7.5
8.3
6.7
7.9

57.0
55.7
54.9
52.6

7.2
5.4
9.6
5.1

1,308
234
670
350

71.3
69.8
52.7
78.7

3,549
909
1,099
1,535

131
22
45
45

Ann Arbor .................................


Chippewa Valley .......................
Dearborn City............................
Detroit City.................................
Grand Rapids ...........................
Livonia ......................................
Plymouth-Canton .....................
Utica Community......................
Walled Lake Consolidated.......
Warren Consolidated ...............

MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI

14,190
9,340
13,380
168,956
26,871
16,543
14,955
23,960
9,555
14,336

16,539
12,329
17,129
162,194
25,625
18,347
16,518
27,786
14,438
14,602

16,764
16,088
18,653
77,757
18,125
15,617
18,905
28,985
15,455
15,820

652
736
6,795
6,875
3,681
217
717
988
1,338
2,070

22.5
24.0
65.9
80.0
86.6
21.5
16.3
23.4
21.6
49.1

56.5
83.5
92.1
2.6
20.2
85.0
72.9
89.9
80.7
76.9

14.6
8.2
4.7
87.2
38.3
7.0
9.4
4.6
9.3
12.3

6.1
2.7
2.1
8.9
32.9
2.8
3.0
1.7
2.8
1.2

14.5
2.5
0.8
1.0
1.3
3.0
11.5
3.1
6.0
7.8

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.9
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.4

7.9
2.8
0.2
#
6.4
2.1
2.8
0.5
0.9
1.4

964
777
1,103
4,656
1,144
864
945
1,348
780
807

17.4
20.7
16.9
16.7
15.8
18.1
20.0
21.5
19.8
19.6

2,876
1,452
2,142
10,298
2,736
1,781
1,903
2,767
1,516
1,499

5.8
11.1
8.7
7.6
6.6
8.8
9.9
10.5
10.2
10.6

33.5
53.5
51.5
45.2
41.8
48.5
49.7
48.7
51.5
53.9

1.7
1.7
1.9
6.0
6.5
1.0
2.0
0.9
2.4
2.2

95
81
108
1,860
346
65
126
88
124
124

92.8
90.5
75.4
45.1
45.7
89.9
93.7
93.1
90.1
88.8

1,289
1,124
1,220
5,634
808
1,393
1,379
2,236
1,193
1,136

33
20
35
175
71
28
26
39
23
26

Anoka-Hennepin ......................
Minneapolis...............................
Osseo........................................
Rochester..................................
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan.
Saint Paul..................................
South Washington County.......

MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN

34,524
41,050
19,579
14,045
20,547
35,932
11,417

41,314
48,834
22,017
15,929
28,330
45,115
14,953

39,158
34,934
21,053
16,353
27,590
38,316
17,456

2,284
7,266
1,875
2,021
1,367

659

30.3
65.6
36.1
33.9
20.7
71.7
16.2

78.1
31.8
52.4
67.8
74.9
24.2
75.1

9.1
36.5
21.5
11.7
8.8
28.8
7.2

4.1
18.3
7.2
8.0
6.1
14.1
5.8

6.1
8.0
14.7
10.0
7.7
30.1
8.8

1.1
4.7
0.5
0.4
0.4
1.5
0.4

1.6
0.7
3.6
2.1
2.0
1.3
2.8

2,142
2,394
1,192
961
1,600
2,402
1,038

18.3
14.6
17.7
17.0
17.2
16.0
16.8

4,458
5,497
2,667
1,902
3,208
5,460
1,998

8.8
6.4
7.9
8.6
8.6
7.0
8.7

48.0
43.6
44.7
50.5
49.9
44.0
51.9

1.6
5.8
0.7
1.4
0.8
3.9
0.6

220
612
49
71
69
476
29

85.0
55.1
78.2
84.2
92.7
73.0
97.7

2,870
1,724
1,353
1,194
2,109
2,409
1,248

50
92
29
38
35
103
26

Desoto County..........................
Jackson.....................................
Rankin County..........................

MS
MS
MS

13,470
33,546
12,824

19,812
31,351
15,013

31,916
30,366
18,937

932
131
228

49.2
89.2
40.4

61.6
1.5
74.2

30.8
97.4
21.9

5.9
0.9
2.1

1.5
0.1
1.4

0.1
#
0.1

#
0.1
0.3

1,746
1,880
1,265

18.3
16.1
15.0

3,507
4,598
2,246

9.1
6.6
8.4

49.8
40.9
56.3

1.4
5.9
3.0

122
491
147

70.7
51.6
66.9

1,551
1,274
890

40
64
27

Columbia, 93.............................
Fort Zumwalt, R-IO...................
Francis Howell, R-III..................
Hazelwood................................
Kansas City, 33.........................
Lees Summit, R-VII..................

MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO

12,786
10,110
13,391
16,985
34,486
7,132

16,178
16,521
19,497
18,855
37,298
14,340

17,550
18,951
19,981
18,655
17,326
17,803

646
266
188
283
3,520
130

36.8
18.7
16.1
56.3
76.8
18.1

63.0
85.3
87.5
26.4
9.4
79.6

20.7
5.6
6.4
70.2
61.4
13.2

5.2
3.3
2.3
1.8
26.0
4.4

5.1
2.8
3.6
1.2
2.9
2.4

0.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.5

5.5
2.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0

1,271
1,233
1,219
1,417
1,147
1,126

13.8
15.4
16.4
13.2
15.1
15.8

2,377
2,548
2,008
2,707
2,383
2,387

7.4
7.4
9.9
6.9
7.3
7.5

53.5
48.4
60.7
52.4
48.1
47.2

4.1
3.2
1.8
2.6
5.4
3.1

218
192
107
165
242
170

91.5
87.0
96.5
75.1
43.3
90.1

1,213
1,297
1,488
1,386
1,032
1,189

32
24
23
30
36
27

Name of district
1

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers
Total Student/
as a
number
staff percentage
of staff
ratio of total staff

21

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 153


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

White

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

Percent
Averaged
dropping Number of freshman
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

North Kansas City, 74 ..............


Parkway, C-2.............................
Rockwood, R-VI........................
Saint Louis City.........................
Springfield, R-XII.......................

MO
MO
MO
MO
MO

15,732
21,542
15,608
43,284
23,631

17,258
20,433
21,203
44,412
24,630

18,764
17,458
22,823
25,084
24,730

1,072
545
394
1,810
537

44.6
12.8
6.8
80.3
48.5

65.7
68.1
81.2
13.5
84.3

11.9
15.2
10.6
80.4
8.2

12.6
3.0
2.0
3.2
3.7

4.4
11.0
5.6
2.7
2.8

1.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6

4.4
2.5
0.4
0.0
0.5

1,287
1,227
1,483
1,988
1,631

14.6
14.2
15.4
12.6
15.2

2,970
2,656
3,100
2,805
3,342

6.3
6.6
7.4
8.9
7.4

43.3
46.2
47.8
70.9
48.8

3.1
1.4
1.3
25.9
4.9

176
83
93
2,334
356

93.4
92.0
94.5
51.9
82.7

1,268
1,418
1,721
1,643
1,673

32
28
31
78
55

Lincoln ......................................
Millard .......................................
Omaha .....................................

NE
NE
NE

27,986
16,764
41,699

31,354
19,160
45,197

35,896
22,783
49,405

2,841
452
6,978

43.5
16.1
69.3

70.7
83.3
33.6

6.6
2.9
26.3

11.2
6.1
29.9

4.6
4.8
2.7

1.0
0.4
1.3

5.9
2.5
6.2

2,533
1,528
3,369

14.2
14.9
14.7

5,253
2,701
6,908

6.8
8.4
7.2

48.2
56.6
48.8

3.9
0.9
5.6

388
62
733

79.4
96.8
57.7

1,954
1,583
2,293

69
37
95

Clark County.............................
Washoe County........................

NV
NV

121,984
38,466

231,655
56,268

314,059
64,380

67,877
11,216

53.6
45.9

31.9
49.2

12.8
2.7

41.7
36.6

8.3
5.5

0.7
1.8

4.5
4.1

15,269
3,364

20.6
19.1

17,811
3,811

17.6
16.9

85.7
88.3

364
106

Manchester...............................

NH

14,604

17,407

15,731

1,732

46.5

69.0

8.1

13.4

4.3

0.5

4.6

1,049

15.0

1,782

8.8

58.9

3.4

201

86.3

1,408

21

Camden City.............................
Elizabeth....................................
Jersey City ................................
Newark......................................
Paterson....................................
Toms River Regional................

NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ

19,497
15,266
28,585
48,433
22,109
16,002

17,517
19,674
31,347
42,150
24,629
17,621

17,885
24,258
34,505
41,235
31,350
17,285

1,176
2,430
2,623
2,439
4,028
136

76.8
88.2
74.8
86.4
86.1
21.3

0.6
8.5
10.5
7.9
5.3
80.2

50.2
22.3
34.0
52.7
29.7
4.7

48.0
67.1
38.0
38.4
61.3
9.8

1.1
2.0
16.9
0.8
3.7
4.1

#
#
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.0
#
0.0
0.0
#
1.1

1,273
1,890
2,665
2,495
2,053
1,189

14.0
12.8
12.9
16.5
15.3
14.5

1,645
3,580
4,977
6,563
3,466
2,185

10.9
6.8
6.9
6.3
9.0
7.9

77.4
52.8
53.5
38.0
59.2
54.4

8.6
6.7
6.4
4.2
4.3
2.2

237
336
441
461
218
129

44.3
62.2
71.1
75.4
52.7
89.2

443
928
1,471
2,421
991
1,315

30
34
38
74
44
18

Albuquerque ............................
Las Cruces ...............................
Rio Rancho ..............................

NM
NM
NM

88,295
19,216

85,276
22,185
10219

95,415
25,488
16751

15,827
3,460
609

62.1
61.7
47.5

22.6
22.1
44.2

2.4
2.5
4.1

65.8
73.1
44.2

2.1
1.4
2.6

4.4
0.9
4.1

2.7
0.1
0.8

6,368
1,650
1,062

15.0
15.4
15.8

12,557
3,298
2,062

7.6
7.7
8.1

50.7
50.0
51.5

2.7
6.6
3.9

761
478
184

61.9
63.3
75.8

4,784
1,268
915

164
40
19

Brentwood Union......................
Buffalo City................................
New York City............................
Rochester City..........................
Syracuse City............................
Yonkers City ..............................

NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY

11,749
47,224
943,969
32,730
22,561
18,621

15,565
45,721
1,066,516
36,294
23,015
26,237

16,833
33,543
995,336
32,223
21,247
25,568

4,659
3,501
146,207
2,802
2,430
3,213

65.9
79.2
74.3
83.9
77.8
67.4

8.0
22.8
14.7
10.5
27.5
18.5

14.9
54.5
29.1
63.0
52.7
22.1

74.9
14.9
40.2
22.8
12.1
52.6

2.1
4.5
15.5
2.9
6.1
5.7

0.2
1.4
0.5
0.3
1.6
0.3

#
1.9
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.7

1,129
2,732
68,458
2,805
1,687
1,539

14.9
12.3
14.5
11.5
12.6
16.6

2,250
4,785
127,302
5,393
3,965
3,119

7.5
7.0
7.8
6.0
5.4
8.2

50.2
57.1
53.8
52.0
42.6
49.3

2.0
9.3
7.4
11.3
11.0
4.7

94
944
22,914
1,147
615
319

73.1
61.4

43.9
52.3
64.3

1,029
1,538
56,655
1,406
847
1,361

17
57
1,552
67
34
38

Alamance-Burlington................
Buncombe County ...................
Cabarrus County......................
Catawba County.......................
Charlotte-Mecklenburg.............
Cleveland County.....................
Craven County..........................
Cumberland County.................
Davidson County......................
Durham .....................................
Forsyth County .........................
Gaston County..........................
Guilford County.........................
Harnett County .........................
Iredell-Statesville.......................
Johnston County ......................
Nash-Rocky Mount...................
New Hanover County...............
Onslow County.........................
Pitt County.................................
Randolph County .....................
Robeson County ......................
Rowan-Salisbury ......................
Union County ...........................

NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC

10,322
22,026
12,853
12,770
77,069
8,131
14,239
44,612
16,426
18,517
37,625
29,631
24,575
11,890
10,610
14,647
11,653
19,090
18,605
17,693
13,572
23,251
16,403
12,864

20,729
24,708
19,115
16,250
103,336
9,663
14,829
50,850
19,136
29,728
44,769
30,603
63,417
16,338
17,235
21,334
18,342
21,605
20,984
20,040
17,271
23,911
20,472
22,862

22,811
25,572
28,980
17,370
135,954
16,417
15,048
53,307
20,648
32,479
53,367
32,326
73,205
19,704
21,393
32,454
17,448
24,806
23,890
23,630
18,935
23,933
20,460
40,153

2,742
1,825
1,916
1,378
14,442
289
663
1,202
434
4,527
6,500
1,501
5,956
1,357
1,100
2,936
908
908
323
1,014
1,368
1,592
1,515
2,163

51.7
51.2
39.4
47.1
53.0
55.6
52.6
54.5
40.3
58.8
52.2
56.1
52.6
53.9
41.2
42.8
66.2
42.6
41.4
54.4
50.6
80.3
58.6
33.4

52.7
76.4
63.6
71.3
32.8
63.8
54.5
34.3
88.5
21.2
43.8
66.3
39.7
53.3
69.6
62.3
34.7
63.6
62.0
38.8
78.7
16.0
65.3
68.7

21.5
6.0
17.7
5.6
41.1
26.3
29.8
44.7
3.1
52.0
29.7
19.7
41.0
25.4
14.0
16.6
49.7
23.1
20.0
48.3
3.9
26.0
19.2
13.6

21.0
11.4
12.6
11.7
16.4
4.4
7.7
10.9
5.5
21.3
19.9
9.0
8.1
15.6
10.1
16.8
9.7
7.7
9.9
8.8
13.4
10.4
11.8
13.6

1.4
1.5
2.2
6.9
5.1
0.8
2.7
1.9
1.0
2.4
2.2
1.3
5.5
0.6
2.7
0.7
0.7
1.7
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.2
1.5

0.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.4
1.9
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
1.8
1.1
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.6
43.0
0.3
0.3

2.9
4.5
3.5
4.2
4.2
4.6
4.9
6.4
1.5
2.8
4.1
3.5
3.8
4.0
3.4
3.1
4.7
3.5
6.0
2.5
2.3
3.6
2.2
2.3

1,491
1,652
1,889
1,085
8,547
1,131
958
3,705
1,231
2,132
3,831
1,920
4,926
1,235
1,307
2,205
1,110
1,590
1,503
1,604
1,202
1,555
1,401
2,459

15.3
15.5
15.3
16.0
15.9
14.5
15.7
14.4
16.8
15.2
13.9
16.8
14.9
16.0
16.4
14.7
15.7
15.6
15.9
14.7
15.7
15.4
14.6
16.3

2,797
3,582
3,578
2,061
17,254
2,234
1,802
7,443
2,418
4,187
7,079
3,875
10,065
2,302
2,565
3,990
2,302
3,381
3,101
3,092
2,375
3,219
2,749
4,860

8.2
7.1
8.1
8.4
7.9
7.3
8.4
7.2
8.5
7.8
7.5
8.3
7.3
8.6
8.3
8.1
7.6
7.3
7.7
7.6
8.0
7.4
7.4
8.3

53.3
46.1
52.8
52.6
49.5
50.6
53.2
49.8
50.9
50.9
54.1
49.5
48.9
53.6
51.0
55.3
48.2
47.0
48.5
51.9
50.6
48.3
50.9
50.6

8.0
4.7
5.0
4.2
6.3
8.1
5.0
3.8
6.4
5.1
6.0
6.1
3.1
6.3
3.6
5.3
7.0
5.8
4.7
6.6
6.3
6.7
6.1
3.3

542
380
394
232
2,364
419
210
615
395
500
922
607
702
347
243
446
368
424
312
467
343
461
396
342

72.3
75.2
80.4
81.8
69.2
68.6
74.2
76.4
77.7
70.1
78.3
72.6
80.4
73.1
85.9
74.0
70.8
72.1
81.9
69.2
69.2
70.3
75.9
87.6

1,349
1,628
1,591
1,166
7,052
1,027
867
3,327
1,289
1,813
3,150
2,035
4,616
1,108
1,407
1,625
1,049
1,462
1,472
1,298
1,035
1,389
1,352
2,136

35
41
37
28
173
29
25
85
33
54
81
55
120
27
36
44
27
41
35
36
31
42
35
52

Name of district
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

White

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers
Total Student/
as a
number
staff percentage
of staff
ratio of total staff

Percent
Averaged
dropping Number of freshman
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2
21

154 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010Continued

Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010Continued

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

Wake County ............................


Wayne County .........................

NC
NC

64,266
13,653

98,950
19,279

144,173
19,471

11,889
1,456

33.0
59.4

49.4
42.2

24.8
34.6

14.7
15.6

6.1
1.1

0.4
0.2

4.5
6.3

9,102
1,289

15.8
15.1

16,570
2,537

8.7
7.7

54.9
50.8

4.3
5.6

1,689
316

84.7
75.5

8,186
1,170

163
31

Akron City..................................
Cincinnati City...........................
Cleveland Municipal .................
Columbus City ..........................
Dayton City................................
Hilliard City ................................
Lakota........................................
Olentangy..................................
South-Western City..................
Toledo City.................................

OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH

33,213
51,148
70,019
64,280
28,000
6,533
9,356
2,140
16,605
40,452

31,464
46,562
75,684
64,511
23,522
12,423
14,659
5,417
19,216
37,738

23,113
33,783
44,974
51,134
15,313
15,455
18,135
15,815
20,725
24,283

760
1,235
2,459
4,732
435
1,093
887
317
2,478
314

69.8
62.6
84.3
74.4
76.2
20.3
18.2
7.4
49.7
77.8

40.5
24.2
14.8
27.1
25.3
78.8
76.0
83.0
71.0
41.5

47.2
66.9
67.8
58.9
67.0
5.6
9.9
3.9
11.8
42.7

2.2
2.6
13.1
6.7
3.1
4.7
3.9
2.2
10.6
9.0

3.1
0.9
0.6
2.1
0.3
6.0
5.6
7.1
2.0
0.7

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
#
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1

6.9
5.4
3.5
5.1
4.2
4.7
4.4
3.7
4.4
6.1

1,709
1,821
3,186
3,213
963
860
828
873
1,103
1,622

13.5
18.6
14.1
15.9
15.9
18.0
21.9
18.1
18.8
15.0

4,284
4,516
7,407
7,193
2,456
1,732
1,728
1,695
2,435
3,536

5.4
7.5
6.1
7.1
6.2
8.9
10.5
9.3
8.5
6.9

39.9
40.3
43.0
44.7
39.2
49.6
47.9
51.5
45.3
45.9

6.3
5.3
12.9
2.2
6.1
1.1
1.6
0.4
3.7
4.2

478
578
1,986
343
264
49
87
12
242
331

65.0
52.7
42.3
55.0
45.9
86.4
95.1
100.0 4
70.4
48.9

1,484
1,723
2,187
2,709
692
968
1,232
733
1,220
1,276

53
57
103
119
32
23
20
21
33
57

Broken Arrow............................
Edmond.....................................
Lawton.......................................
Moore........................................
Oklahoma City..........................
Putnam City ..............................
Tulsa ..........................................

OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK

13,872
13,041
17,727
16,630
36,066
18,071
40,732

14,990
17,084
17,338
18,101
39,750
19,506
42,812

16,732
21,344
16,199
22,226
42,989
19,068
41,501

762
679
736
722
12,170
1,994
5,692

36.1
25.7
60.2
46.1
84.4
69.5
82.1

69.9
69.3
44.4
61.8
20.2
41.8
30.0

4.0
10.2
29.9
7.4
27.7
25.5
30.7

8.9
7.4
12.8
11.6
44.1
19.2
24.5

2.5
4.5
2.6
5.4
2.4
5.0
1.5

5.8
2.7
7.2
9.3
4.7
4.2
8.1

8.9
6.0
3.1
4.6
0.8
4.4
5.2

930
1,159
1,090
1,299
2,511
1,177
2,579

18.0
18.4
14.9
17.1
17.1
16.2
16.1

1,948
2,396
2,383
2,511
4,965
2,055
5,930

8.6
8.9
6.8
8.9
8.7
9.3
7.0

47.7
48.4
45.7
51.7
50.6
57.3
43.5

3.6
0.6
3.4
3.4
4.9
2.1
0.4

162
39
151
199
467
112
40

78.7
89.2
77.5
80.0
58.3
73.6
58.0

921
1,331
1,013
1,233
1,657
1,182
1,652

23
23
35
31
92
26
86

Beaverton, 48J .........................


Bend-Lapine ............................
Eugene......................................
Hillsboro ....................................
North Clackamas......................
Portland.....................................
Salem-Keizer ............................

OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR

24,874
9,481
17,904
10,396
12,403
53,042
27,756

33,600
13,128
18,432
18315
14,876
53,141
35,108

38,902
16,173
17,379
20923
17,420
45,818
40,403

5,750
627
461
3093
2,226
4,644
7,445

35.8
47.4
38.6
46.2
43.2
43.9
60.4

53.9
85.5
71.4
53.1
69.9
56.5
52.2

2.8
0.7
2.3
2.1
1.9
12.7
1.1

22.4
9.9
11.8
33.0
15.3
15.3
37.2

13.8
1.3
4.4
7.5
7.3
9.0
4.0

0.6
1.1
1.8
0.9
0.8
1.3
1.2

6.5
1.5
8.3
3.3
4.8
5.3
4.2

2,023
723
816
977
804
2,496
2,086

19.2
22.4
21.3
21.4
21.7
18.4
19.4

3,944
1,554
1,841
2,175
1,763
5,522
4,517

9.9
10.4
9.4
9.6
9.9
8.3
8.9

51.3
46.5
44.3
44.9
45.6
45.2
46.2

2.8
2.6
1.5
2.0
3.7
8.6
4.5

325
128
87
119
219
992
552

83.0
86.1
91.3
85.3
81.8
68.4
81.7

2,459
1,131
1,353
1,293
1,113
2,320
2,474

56
28
41
34
34
91
68

Allentown City...........................
Central Bucks............................
Philadelphia City.......................
Pittsburgh..................................
Reading.....................................

PA
PA
PA
PA
PA

13,519
10,286
190,979
39,896
11,965

16,424
17,305
201,190
38,560
15,487

17,637
20,432
166,233
27,982
18,194

2,050
90
12,699
451
3,400

86.6
5.9
80.6
68.7
90.6

16.3
89.8
13.8
34.1
9.5

17.0
1.9
58.2
56.2
11.2

64.2
2.6
17.9
1.5
78.5

1.5
5.2
7.1
2.3
0.7

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
#

0.8
0.4
2.9
5.7
0.0

1,219
1,208
10,451
2,076
1,160

14.5
16.9
15.9
13.5
15.7

2,416
2,362
23,451
4,425
2,321

7.3
8.7
7.1
6.3
7.8

50.4
51.1
44.6
46.9
50.0

9.1
0.4
7.0
5.6
10.0

485
28
3,324
463
483

67.3
96.2
53.5
64.8
55.5

1,068
1,529
8,377
1,716
760

23
23
266
67
24

Name of district
1

White

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers
Total Student/
as a
number
staff percentage
of staff
ratio of total staff

Percent
Averaged
dropping Number of freshman
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2
21

RI

20,908

26,937

23,573

3,622

83.0

9.1

19.4

62.4

5.4

0.9

2.8

1,590

14.8

3,042

7.7

52.3

7.5

562

66.9

1,462

49

Aiken, 01 ...................................
Beaufort, 01 ..............................
Berkeley, 01...............................
Charleston, 01..........................
Dorchester, 02 ..........................
Florence, 01..............................
Greenville, 01............................
Horry, 01....................................
Lexington, 01 ............................
Lexington, 05 ............................
Pickens, 01................................
Richland, 01..............................
Richland, 02..............................
York, 03......................................

SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC

23,970
12,518
27,384
43,637
13,735
14,731
51,434
24,080
11,202
11,683
14,289
27,051
12,788
12,685

25,147
16,721
26,635
44,767
16,678
13,930
59,875
29,894
17,285
15,064
15,938
27,061
17,409
14,925

24,632
19,648
29,400
43,654
22,762
15,919
71,930
38,534
22,694
16,699
16,319
24,220
25,667
17,343

1,273
3,073
1,661
1,886
623
283
6,788
2,518
865
454
560
616
1,296
833

56.8
51.4
56.3
49.4
40.5
59.0
46.2
62.2
35.8
30.9
44.9
66.2
41.1
51.9

57.0
44.2
53.1
44.7
58.6
43.1
59.3
65.9
80.6
62.7
83.7
18.2
29.4
52.8

33.5
32.5
31.9
45.6
31.7
50.8
23.6
21.0
9.3
27.5
7.2
74.2
58.9
36.3

6.4
19.6
7.3
6.5
5.6
2.1
11.5
7.8
5.3
3.5
4.3
3.8
6.2
6.3

0.7
1.3
1.8
1.5
2.4
1.9
2.2
1.3
1.8
2.9
1.3
0.9
3.3
1.6

0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.6

2.2
2.2
5.6
1.7
1.0
1.8
3.2
3.8
2.8
3.0
3.5
2.7
2.1
1.4

1,472
1,256
1,777
2,997
1,263
1,035
4,155
2,447
1,443
1,150
982
1,746
1,634
1,084

16.7
15.6
16.5
14.6
18.0
15.4
17.3
15.7
15.7
14.5
16.6
13.9
15.7
16.0

2,293
1,615
2,582
4,118
1,716
1,681
6,264
3,719
2,095
1,494
1,356
2,312
1,997
1,383

10.7
12.2
11.4
10.6
13.3
9.5
11.5
10.4
10.8
11.2
12.0
10.5
12.9
12.5

64.2
77.8
68.8
72.8
73.6
61.5
66.3
65.8
68.9
76.9
72.4
75.5
81.8
78.3

4.7
0.9
5.5
2.8
4.2
2.2
3.5
4.8
1.4
1.7
4.0
4.0
2.9
2.8

350
49
446
341
271
103
725
529
87
92
194
281
213
148

62.5
63.7
64.6
60.2
67.4
67.3
69.0
72.1
73.7
80.8
62.9
58.8
74.4
67.5

1,276
995
1,422
2,158
1,136
900
3,805
2,091
1,206
1,186
855
1,251
1,347
997

40
33
39
78
20
22
95
50
26
19
25
50
28
28

Sioux Falls.................................

SD

16,092

19,097

21,390

1,752

38.7

73.8

9.2

7.1

3.1

5.6

1.2

1,438

14.9

2,739

7.8

52.5

0.6

42

75.6

1,289

50

Davidson County......................
Hamilton County.......................

TN
TN

68,452
22,785

67,669
39,915

78,782
42,589

8,437
1,261

64.5
54.2

32.5
59.7

46.4
31.8

16.7
5.9

4.0
2.1

0.1
0.2

0.2
0.3

5,526
2,969

14.3
14.3

10,359
5,034

7.6
8.5

53.3
59.0

5.7
4.9

1,180
570

70.4
71.8

3,978
2,367

138
76

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 155


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Providence................................

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Knox County .............................


Memphis ...................................
Montgomery County ................
Rutherford County....................
Shelby County ..........................
Sumner County ........................
Williamson County ...................
Wilson County ..........................

TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN

50,750
107,103
16,591
17,996
37,675
19,630
11,472
10,175

51,944
113,730
23,339
25,356
46,972
22,347
19,545
11,430

57,977
111,834
29,780
38,846
47,706
27,907
31,616
15,705

1,428
6,052
601
1,478
1,011
416
457
171

44.1
75.3
45.3
39.0
34.6
37.5
10.9
27.9

77.3
7.3
58.0
69.4
51.6
83.6
89.5
87.6

14.5
83.9
24.4
16.3
37.6
9.6
4.4
6.9

4.7
7.3
10.0
9.0
4.9
4.7
2.8
3.0

2.1
1.3
2.3
4.2
4.7
1.5
3.1
1.8

0.3
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3

1.2
0.1
4.8
0.9
1.0
0.5
0.2
0.5

3,879
7,235
1,989
2,564
3,040
1,914
1,962
997

14.9
15.5
15.0
15.2
15.7
14.6
16.1
15.8

7,096
12,588
3,799
4,139
5,346
3,691
3,667
1,995

8.2
8.9
7.8
9.4
8.9
7.6
8.6
7.9

54.7
57.5
52.4
61.9
56.9
51.9
53.5
50.0

4.0
10.5
1.1
1.4
0.3
1.4
0.8
1.6

678
3,567
92
177
37
115
78
83

79.2
67.3
86.3
88.7
76.1
82.6
100.0 4
91.4

3,500
6,559
1,826
2,649
2,727
1,689
2,300
1,175

87
213
36
46
51
46
40
20

Abilene ISD...............................
Aldine ISD.................................
Alief ISD ....................................
Allen ISD ...................................
Alvin ISD....................................
Amarillo ISD..............................
Arlington ISD.............................
Austin ISD .................................
Beaumont ISD..........................
Birdville ISD...............................
Brownsville ISD.........................
Bryan ISD..................................
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD...
Clear Creek ISD .......................
Comal ISD.................................
Conroe ISD...............................
Corpus Christi ISD ...................
Crowley ISD..............................
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD............
Dallas ISD.................................
Denton ISD ...............................
Donna ISD ................................
Eagle Mt.-Saginaw ISD............
Ector County ISD......................
Edinburg CISD..........................
El Paso ISD...............................
Fort Bend ISD...........................
Fort Worth ISD..........................
Frisco ISD..................................
Galena Park ISD.......................
Garland ISD..............................
Goose Creek CISD..................
Grand Prairie ISD.....................
Harlingen CISD ........................
Hays CISD ................................
Houston ISD .............................
Humble ISD...............................
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD .......
Irving ISD ..................................
Judson ISD ...............................
Katy ISD....................................
Keller ISD..................................
Killeen ISD ................................
Klein ISD ...................................
La Joya ISD...............................

TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX

18,217
41,372
29,774
5,240
9,323
27,374
44,958
65,885
20,627
18,477
37,489
11,413
17,561
22,372
5,883
23,288
41,881
5,832
41,196
135,000
10,690
7,906
4,691
26,993
15,645
64,092
36,286
69,163
1,419
15,593
37,978
17,654
16,482
14,863
4,166
194,000
19,560
18,740
23,509
13,145
19,507
8,212
22,131
26,220
9,844

18,118
52,520
42,151
10,604
11,324
28,908
58,866
77,816
20,696
21,246
40,898
13,501
24,134
29,875
10,695
34,928
39,138
9,137
63,497
161,548
13,645
10,332
6,567
26,831
22,005
62,325
53,999
79,661
7,234
18,885
50,312
18,003
20,257
15,857
7,402
208,462
24,684
19,203
29,097
16,603
34,503
17,083
29,687
32,376
17,641

17,161
63,154
45,768
18,888
17,367
32,682
64,484
85,697
19,893
23,545
49,879
15,751
26,159
38,406
17,239
51,170
38,409
15,240
106,097
157,162
23,994
15,028
16,709
28,126
33,223
64,330
68,948
81,651
37,279
21,680
57,833
21,283
26,541
18,422
15,325
204,245
35,913
21,046
34,243
22,040
60,803
32,746
40,231
45,310
28,846

454
15,819
14,142
1,201
2,313
3,818
10,211
22,030
1,273
2,387
15,643
2,702
5,486
2,339
703
4,828
1,653
1,087
14,041
54,506
3,261
7,494
987
2,961
9,800
13,696
7,915
21,728
1,466
5,877
10,757
2,287
5,487
2,436
2,081
56,067
2,726
1,631
12,075
1,480
7,013
1,554
2,695
4,704
12,899

63.0
82.3
78.3
15.9
53.5
65.4
63.0
63.8
71.3
54.6
0.1
71.5
60.1
25.3
34.8
36.4
68.8
52.7
46.5
86.9
41.1
15.4
39.5
59.5
2.4
69.9
35.1
75.0
12.4
77.7
58.2
65.1
71.5
76.6
48.7
50.9
34.0
50.4
80.6
59.7
30.1
20.0
51.8
39.3
15.6

41.8
2.2
3.8
58.9
33.5
37.9
26.2
24.3
14.9
48.3
1.0
26.7
19.8
61.4
58.4
55.5
13.9
26.3
31.0
4.6
52.8
0.4
48.1
25.0
1.2
10.7
20.3
14.3
58.3
5.6
24.5
25.4
14.5
7.9
33.3
7.8
48.5
45.6
11.7
19.6
43.1
63.4
30.2
38.7
0.2

12.2
26.2
32.8
9.5
12.1
10.1
23.2
9.5
61.6
6.7
0.1
21.9
15.2
8.5
2.2
5.9
4.2
40.1
15.5
25.0
11.6
0.1
9.5
4.3
0.2
4.1
29.4
23.4
10.8
17.0
17.0
16.4
16.8
0.6
3.5
26.2
17.7
15.6
12.1
24.6
9.4
7.6
33.9
13.9
#

40.4
69.2
49.8
13.9
44.4
44.5
41.8
60.3
18.2
36.8
98.6
49.7
52.7
17.9
35.1
32.0
78.9
21.6
42.5
68.3
30.9
99.5
35.0
68.3
97.8
82.8
25.9
59.2
15.1
75.0
47.8
54.8
62.9
90.4
60.7
61.9
27.3
26.9
70.8
50.5
34.2
18.2
25.5
35.9
99.6

1.8
1.5
12.8
12.8
7.7
4.5
6.8
3.4
3.0
5.4
0.3
0.4
10.7
10.0
1.3
3.2
1.7
4.4
8.0
1.2
2.6
#
4.0
0.8
0.7
1.2
21.5
1.7
12.8
1.1
8.0
1.4
3.3
0.8
0.7
3.2
4.2
9.5
3.7
2.1
10.7
7.6
4.1
8.5
#

0.5
0.1
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.7
#
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.2
6.4
0.2
0.4
0.9
#
0.7
0.5
#
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.4
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.1
0.9
0.5
0.3
0.3
1.2
0.8
0.4
0.1

3.4
0.9
0.4
4.2
1.7
2.5
1.6
2.2
1.9
2.1
#
1.1
1.1
1.8
2.5
2.8
1.1
1.2
2.7
0.5
1.2
#
2.8
1.0
0.1
1.0
2.3
1.1
2.4
0.8
2.0
1.5
1.3
0.2
1.7
0.7
1.2
1.5
1.3
2.9
2.3
2.1
5.5
2.7
#

1,214
3,963
3,037
1,221
1,098
2,223
4,148
6,094
1,434
1,487
3,425
1,077
1,702
2,630
1,107
3,192
2,401
928
6,470
10,665
1,835
999
1,062
1,727
2,065
4,399
4,135
5,132
2,637
1,536
3,712
1,476
1,648
1,221
1,043
11,811
2,481
1,325
2,421
1,437
3,869
1,982
2,821
2,995
1,971

14.1
15.9
15.1
15.5
15.8
14.7
15.5
14.1
13.9
15.8
14.6
14.6
15.4
14.6
15.6
16.0
16.0
16.4
16.4
14.7
13.1
15.0
15.7
16.3
16.1
14.6
16.7
15.9
14.1
14.1
15.6
14.4
16.1
15.1
14.7
17.3
14.5
15.9
14.1
15.3
15.7
16.5
14.3
15.1
14.6

2,431
8,359
6,138
2,202
2,306
4,074
8,176
11,736
2,823
2,888
7,713
2,260
3,133
4,963
2,327
6,186
5,032
1,683
12,735
19,463
3,266
2,269
2,030
3,402
4,336
8,592
8,456
10,130
4,821
3,104
7,346
2,919
3,288
2,626
2,212
24,443
4,813
2,489
3,690
2,979
7,656
3,633
5,911
5,783
4,068

7.1
7.6
7.5
8.6
7.5
8.0
7.9
7.3
7.0
8.2
6.5
7.0
8.4
7.7
7.4
8.3
7.6
9.1
8.3
8.1
7.3
6.6
8.2
8.3
7.7
7.5
8.2
8.1
7.7
7.0
7.9
7.3
8.1
7.0
6.9
8.4
7.5
8.5
9.3
7.4
7.9
9.0
6.8
7.8
7.1

49.9
47.4
49.5
55.5
47.6
54.6
50.7
51.9
50.8
51.5
44.4
47.6
54.3
53.0
47.5
51.6
47.7
55.1
50.8
54.8
56.2
44.0
52.3
50.8
47.6
51.2
48.9
50.7
54.7
49.5
50.5
50.5
50.1
46.5
47.2
48.3
51.6
53.2
65.6
48.2
50.5
54.6
47.7
51.8
48.4

2.7
5.6
5.0
0.3
3.2
3.1
2.9
4.9
3.1
3.6
2.3
4.4
1.6
0.9
1.3
0.9
2.8
3.1
1.2
6.0
0.8
5.4
1.7
4.4
3.7
4.8
1.5
6.5
0.2
4.0
2.7
2.8
4.4
4.2
4.3
4.6
1.7
0.9
3.0
4.5
1.0
1.4
2.6
2.8
4.0

117
839
590
13
141
250
510
994
171
230
293
166
120
105
61
120
287
132
347
2,257
45
173
67
323
295
883
338
1,243
15
244
459
160
303
206
156
2,191
176
53
261
259
169
117
233
371
262

69.7
59.0
64.6
98.5
79.6
73.8
68.1
68.6
70.2
70.7
68.7
72.1
73.7
83.5
100.0 4
84.2
69.4
74.1
85.9
57.1
78.8
69.5
93.9
61.6
74.9
66.0
83.5
62.4
100.0 4
81.1
80.0
68.1
67.2
68.9
80.5
59.2
92.0
90.3
68.9
75.0
93.3
87.8
69.1
79.7
69.7

879
2,652
2,270
1,230
808
1,706
3,441
3,914
1,091
1,297
2,524
747
1,553
2,412
1,072
2,931
2,079
808
5,614
6,671
1,081
586
821
1,270
1,494
3,396
4,636
3,568
1,270
1,298
3,562
1,103
1,266
960
662
8,595
2,140
1,323
1,648
1,154
3,539
1,736
1,660
2,760
1,190

37
81
46
23
22
54
77
124
33
32
59
27
43
47
28
56
60
22
82
232
36
22
25
38
45
96
75
141
51
24
74
27
39
31
23
302
42
32
40
30
56
39
54
44
38

Name of district
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

White

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers
Total Student/
as a
number
staff percentage
of staff
ratio of total staff

Percent
Averaged
dropping Number of freshman
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2

156 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010Continued

Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010Continued

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

Lamar CISD..............................
Laredo ISD................................
Leander ISD..............................
Lewisville ISD............................
Lubbock ISD .............................
Mansfield ISD ...........................
McAllen ISD..............................
McKinney ISD...........................
Mesquite ISD............................
Midland ISD ..............................
Mission CISD............................
North East ISD..........................
Northside ISD...........................
Northwest ISD ..........................
Pasadena ISD...........................
Pearland ISD.............................
Pflugerville ISD.........................
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD.....
Plano ISD..................................
Richardson ISD ........................
Round Rock ISD.......................
San Antonio ISD.......................
Socorro ISD ..............................
Spring Branch ISD ...................
Spring ISD.................................
Tyler ISD....................................
United ISD.................................
Waco ISD..................................
Weslaco ISD.............................
Ysleta ISD.................................

TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX

12,335
23,304
5,419
20,776
30,991
7,570
21,120
5,052
25,920
21,082
11,032
39,909
50,229
3,197
37,643
6,739
6,482
18,773
30,585
32,555
19,636
60,161
14,350
26,495
18,537
16,182
12,553
14,304
11,903
49,974

15,159
22,547
14,499
39,096
29,026
14,888
21,747
12,000
32,334
20,522
12,464
50,875
63,739
5,356
42,577
10,618
14,545
22,537
47,161
35,138
31,536
57,273
26,711
31,659
23,034
16,626
27,556
15,433
13,407
46,394

24,637
24,706
32,152
51,484
28,905
32,251
25,622
24,422
37,747
21,736
15,841
66,604
95,581
15,370
52,218
18,769
22,763
31,508
55,568
36,070
44,776
55,116
42,569
32,948
36,323
18,549
41,876
15,305
17,839
44,746

2,575
15,135
1,404
6,107
642
2,937
6,709
2,084
5,532
1,645
4,867
4,394
6,013
724
12,704
1,107
3,014
12,621
5,509
5,470
2,920
8,685
8,160
9,837
5,784
3,476
17,410
1,547
4,286
9,814

48.4

22.5
26.6
63.5
37.0
0.1
28.3
65.4
52.0

43.4
52.1
23.1
15.6
26.4
51.3
0.3
24.5
56.7
29.5
40.8
74.3
57.0
71.5
67.0
75.7
86.6
4.1
73.2

29.1
0.3
64.0
52.7
29.0
40.2
4.8
56.3
22.3
32.2
1.1
32.0
20.1
69.5
8.2
44.7
25.5
0.6
44.3
29.2
45.1
2.2
5.6
28.8
14.0
25.8
1.2
11.3
1.4
1.4

18.0
0.1
4.1
8.5
13.3
25.6
0.4
11.8
24.4
8.6
0.1
7.3
6.2
6.3
6.2
16.3
19.4
0.1
10.6
23.3
9.0
6.4
1.8
5.5
40.2
30.1
0.1
31.3
0.1
0.5

46.4
99.5
23.7
25.1
53.9
23.7
92.5
25.2
48.0
56.9
98.6
54.1
67.8
18.7
81.7
26.1
43.1
99.0
21.6
38.1
30.1
90.8
91.4
56.9
40.5
41.0
98.2
55.4
98.0
97.8

5.3
0.2
4.8
10.4
1.7
6.2
1.8
3.7
2.4
1.1
0.2
3.6
3.0
2.9
2.8
9.8
8.0
0.2
19.8
6.7
11.4
0.2
0.7
6.1
4.3
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.1

0.3
#
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.1
0.7
0.7
0.3
#
0.3
0.2
0.8
0.2
0.7
0.5
#
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.3
1.5
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.1

0.9
#
3.0
2.8
1.6
3.6
0.4
2.4
2.1
0.8
0.1
2.6
2.7
1.8
0.8
2.3
3.4
#
3.4
2.3
3.9
0.3
0.2
1.3
0.9
1.3
0.1
1.3
0.1
0.1

1,532
1,584
2,206
3,765
1,932
1,981
1,624
1,688
2,447
1,443
1,024
4,377
6,117
1,036
3,500
1,109
1,502
2,045
4,011
2,439
3,044
3,437
2,464
2,285
2,269
1,370
2,556
1,077
1,073
3,054

16.1
15.6
14.6
13.7
15.0
16.3
15.8
14.5
15.4
15.1
15.5
15.2
15.6
14.8
14.9
16.9
15.2
15.4
13.9
14.8
14.7
16.0
17.3
14.4
16.0
13.5
16.4
14.2
16.6
14.7

3,129
3,828
4,160
6,510
3,394
3,821
3,287
2,631
4,658
2,765
2,268
8,558
12,795
1,636
7,177
2,210
2,624
4,420
6,892
4,757
5,612
7,631
4,893
4,581
5,102
2,634
6,117
2,127
2,335
6,430

7.9
6.5
7.7
7.9
8.5
8.4
7.8
9.3
8.1
7.9
7.0
7.8
7.5
9.4
7.3
8.5
8.7
7.1
8.1
7.6
8.0
7.2
8.7
7.2
7.1
7.0
6.8
7.2
7.6
7.0

49.0
41.4
53.0
57.8
56.9
51.8
49.4
64.2
52.5
52.2
45.2
51.1
47.8
63.3
48.8
50.2
57.3
46.3
58.2
51.3
54.2
45.0
50.4
49.9
44.5
52.0
41.8
50.7
45.9
47.5

2.7
2.9
2.5
1.2
6.2
2.1
4.2
1.5
1.4
4.8
1.4
1.3
1.1
2.0
5.0
1.6
4.0
1.6
0.8
1.9
1.9
9.0
2.0
2.3
3.5
3.7
0.4
7.5
2.3
4.0

166
173
182
175
466
183
278
95
151
286
57
234
279
66
686
75
251
125
127
177
225
1,221
236
196
323
179
42
291
104
549

82.7
62.3
92.7
82.8
75.2
81.1
68.9
88.3
78.4
73.1
70.1
81.0
80.4
85.0
63.8
90.6
84.3
78.6
86.6
75.6
88.2
55.7
77.7
78.0
76.1
66.5
80.4
66.9
67.6
77.9

1,228
1,068
1,477
3,158
1,603
1,666
1,306
1,234
2,265
1,212
756
3,961
5,000
597
2,428
991
1,271
1,594
3,449
1,922
2,545
2,270
2,336
1,818
1,718
901
2,140
722
801
2,915

36
30
38
67
57
40
35
34
47
37
22
75
109
23
64
24
27
44
78
57
52
100
44
49
37
27
42
33
21
62

Alpine.........................................
Cache........................................
Canyons....................................
Davis..........................................
Granite.......................................
Jordan .......................................
Nebo..........................................
Salt Lake ...................................
Washington...............................
Weber........................................

UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT

38,854
12,280

54,558
78,554
64,991
16,393
24,766
13,264
25,661

47,117
13,026

59,578
71,328
73,158
21,094
25,367
18,374
27,783

67,076
15,648
33714
67,452
70,083
50,048
29,848
24,647
26,091
30,431

2,565
552
1436
3,008
13,626
2,033
1,062
5,488
1,758
812

29.0
31.6
29.1
27.5
51.5
26.4
36.0
65.4
41.2
33.8

87.1
88.9
83.1
85.9
56.8
81.0
86.5
42.2
82.5
83.6

0.8
0.5
1.4
1.6
2.7
0.9
0.7
4.6
0.9
1.5

8.9
8.1
10.6
8.3
30.6
11.8
9.9
41.5
11.9
11.2

2.5
1.2
3.7
2.8
8.1
3.2
1.5
8.7
2.6
2.4

0.5
0.4
0.7
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.7
1.5
1.8
1.3

0.2
1.0
0.5
0.9
0.3
2.6
0.6
1.5
0.2
0.0

2,795
630
1,447
2,814
2,979
2,083
1,249
1,158
1,161
1,323

24.0
24.8
23.3
24.0
23.5
24.0
23.9
21.3
22.5
23.0

5,548
1,492
2,627
5,810
5,941
3,957
2,650
2,601
2,331
2,576

12.1
10.5
12.8
11.6
11.8
12.6
11.3
9.5
11.2
11.8

50.4
42.2
55.1
48.4
50.1
52.6
47.1
44.5
49.8
51.3

2.2
1.3

2.9
4.9
2.1
2.2
7.6
2.8
2.3

368
56

534
968
496
160
505
191
207

76.4
90.0

83.9
67.2
85.0
86.2
66.7
76.7
82.5

3,032
904

3,837
3,601
4,982
1,540
1,117
1,280
1,816

76
28
49
100
112
54
41
43
46
48

Arlington County.......................
Chesapeake City......................
Chesterfield County..................
Fairfax County...........................
Hampton City............................
Hanover County........................
Henrico County.........................
Loudoun County.......................
Newport News City...................
Norfolk City................................
Portsmouth City........................
Prince William County..............

VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA

14,825
29,533
44,480
128,840
21,383
11,328
32,638
14,485
28,925
36,541
18,405
41,888

18,870
37,645
51,212
156,412
23,290
16,611
41,655
31,804
33,008
37,349
16,473
54,646

21,485
39,748
59,243
174,479
21,568
18,628
49,405
63,142
30,488
33,787
15,126
79,358

4,891
536
2,591
35,805
272
119
2,190
4,715
701
629
51
13,447

31.1
31.1
20.3
25.0
49.1
11.5
36.5
16.0
52.7
63.4
58.2
35.4

44.4
51.5
56.2
44.1
27.9
84.0
45.8
57.9
29.0
22.4
22.5
35.8

11.5
33.0
26.6
10.4
60.7
9.7
37.4
7.2
55.7
62.6
68.3
20.3

29.6
5.8
9.7
21.3
5.0
2.4
6.3
15.2
10.0
6.1
3.5
28.6

9.7
2.8
3.6
19.4
2.4
1.9
7.5
14.7
3.0
2.3
0.9
7.7

0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.4

4.6
6.6
3.5
4.5
3.7
1.6
2.7
4.6
1.9
6.0
4.4
7.2

1,178
2,068
3,116
9,761
1,244
1,000
2,619
3,378
1,726
2,081
768
4,141

18.2
19.2
19.0
17.9
17.3
18.6
18.9
18.7
17.7
16.2
19.7
19.2

3,489
6,071
7,920
32,890
3,627
2,933
5,166
10,544
5,368
6,031
2,320
9,723

6.2
6.5
7.5
5.3
5.9
6.4
9.6
6.0
5.7
5.6
6.5
8.2

33.8
34.1
39.3
29.7
34.3
34.1
50.7
32.0
32.1
34.5
33.1
42.6

2.7
1.8
1.7
2.0
4.2
1.1
3.3
1.0
4.7
5.6
7.4
2.2

152
237
328
1,086
281
69
499
147
441
511
320
485

82.3
78.5
85.7
89.6
65.6
88.1
80.0
95.1
68.0
52.9
57.9
78.5

1,124
2,871
4,103
12,003
1,357
1,446
3,090
3,389
1,852
1,560
826
4,590

33
47
63
211
32
26
78
79
45
53
26
85

Name of district
1

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers
Total Student/
as a
number
staff percentage
of staff
ratio of total staff

21

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 157


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

White

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

Percent
Averaged
dropping Number of freshman
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2

Percent
eligible for
free or
reducedprice lunch,
2010

Percentage distribution of enrollment,


by race/ethnicity, fall 2010

Teachers and staff, fall 2010

Dropouts and graduates, 200809

State

Enrollment,
fall 1990

Enrollment,
fall 2000

Enrollment,
fall 2010

Number of
English
language
learners,
2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

Richmond City..........................
Spotsylvania County ................
Stafford County.........................
Virginia Beach City...................

VA
VA
VA
VA

27,021
12,227
12,555
70,266

27,237
18,876
21,124
76,586

23,454
23,585
27,257
71,185

1,034
820
1,124
848

69.4
29.1
21.3
29.8

8.6
64.7
59.5
52.9

83.9
19.3
18.2
24.8

6.5
9.8
12.6
8.9

0.7
3.1
2.9
6.0

0.1
0.3
0.4
0.4

0.2
2.9
6.4
7.1

1,258
1,306
1,495
3,935

18.6
18.1
18.2
18.1

4,090
2,531
4,066
10,667

5.7
9.3
6.7
6.7

30.8
51.6
36.8
36.9

5.1
2.2
1.5
1.9

317
176
132
439

52.2
83.1
88.4
75.7

991
1,669
1,960
4,789

53
34
30
85

Bellevue.....................................
Bethel ........................................
Edmonds...................................
Everett .......................................
Evergreen (Clark).....................
Federal Way..............................
Highline .....................................
Issaquah....................................
Kennewick.................................
Kent ...........................................
Lake Washington......................
Northshore................................
Pasco.........................................
Puyallup.....................................
Seattle ......................................
Spokane....................................
Tacoma......................................
Vancouver.................................

WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA

14,971
11,319
18,452
14,846
14,242
17,263
15,900
8,533
11,147
20,212
22,431
17,213
6,677
14,325
40,917
27,965
29,465
15,943

15,431
16,029
22,067
18,683
21,650
22,623
18,024
14,259
13,629
26,535
23,662
20,255
8,850
19,757
47,575
31,725
34,093
21,892

18,330
17,779
20,757
18,992
25,750
22,258
17,992
17,358
16,467
27,079
24,677
19,750
15,164
20,986
47,735
29,446
27,407
22,669

1,692
276
2,039
1,683
2,080
2,798
3,775
674
1,969
4,284
1,412
920
5,340
620
5,609
1,195
2,190
2,084

21.4
28.6
23.7
36.3
45.5
38.6
55.4
8.0
48.3
31.1
10.1
17.2
70.3
29.9
40.1
51.8
51.4
47.5

50.8
63.5
56.6
63.8
69.3
38.4
41.5
65.5
59.9
44.2
68.1
69.3
59.2
68.4
44.2
80.9
46.1
67.6

3.2
10.7
5.8
4.1
3.5
11.7
8.3
2.3
2.2
12.1
2.1
1.9
2.0
5.2
20.4
3.1
17.8
4.1

10.2
11.9
14.7
13.6
12.6
22.4
26.0
6.4
33.8
17.4
9.1
10.4
36.8
11.7
11.5
3.9
14.2
17.5

28.6
9.3
14.4
13.4
8.8
17.1
15.5
22.4
3.1
19.0
17.5
12.5
1.4
6.1
20.9
4.1
12.3
5.5

0.3
2.5
0.9
1.1
0.9
0.9
1.1
0.5
0.9
0.9
0.4
0.6
0.3
1.2
1.7
2.8
1.3
1.1

6.9
2.1
7.5
4.0
4.8
9.5
7.5
3.1
0.1
6.3
2.9
5.4
0.2
7.2
1.3
5.2
8.3
4.2

930
867
962
903
1,469
1,209
978
825
790
1,396
1,294
952
793
1,022
2,584
1,680
1,641
1,085

19.7
20.5
21.6
21.0
17.5
18.4
18.4
21.1
20.8
19.4
19.1
20.8
19.1
20.5
18.5
17.5
16.7
20.9

1,742
1,754
1,884
1,682
2,554
2,227
1,918
1,546
1,527
2,604
2,243
1,778
1,520
2,061
4,951
3,139
3,135
2,211

10.5
10.1
11.0
11.3
10.1
10.0
9.4
11.2
10.8
10.4
11.0
11.1
10.0
10.2
9.6
9.4
8.7
10.3

53.4
49.4
51.0
53.7
57.5
54.3
51.0
53.3
51.8
53.6
57.7
53.5
52.2
49.6
52.2
53.5
52.4
49.1

1.1
6.6
5.5
2.2
7.4
3.4
4.0
1.5
4.0
5.8
1.6
1.9
8.7
7.1
6.7
8.3
6.3
4.7

66
388
383
129
589
251
222
75
200
513
115
126
313
485
904
755
568
331

87.1
66.6
75.5
75.8
70.7
64.0
56.8
88.7
74.8
64.3
86.0
88.8
62.1
81.9
77.0
62.7
54.3
72.8

1,219
981
1,355
1,102
1,317
1,291
847
1,146
886
1,533
1,597
1,491
615
1,419
2,661
1,622
1,460
1,285

28
39
40
33
37
47
48
28
27
42
54
34
19
37
103
51
67
41

Berkeley County.......................
Kanawha County......................

WV
WV

10,415
34,284

13,076
29,250

17,720
28,458

343
219

48.4
50.3

80.2
84.1

11.1
13.2

5.3
0.7

1.2
1.5

0.2
0.1

2.1
0.4

1,344
1,847

13.2
15.4

2,565
3,673

6.9
7.7

52.4
50.3

4.2
5.3

204
428

79.2
75.4

1,018
1,656

29
71

Appleton Area...........................
Green Bay Area........................
Kenosha....................................
Madison Metropolitan...............
Milwaukee.................................
Racine Unified ..........................

WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI

12,876
18,048
16,219
23,214
92,789
22,159

14,793
20,104
20,099
25,087
97,985
21,102

15,194
20,376
22,986
24,806
80,934
21,100

1,537
3,876
1,749
4,100
8,125
2,106

37.5
57.6
47.8
48.7
77.4
59.4

75.9
57.7
57.3
46.7
15.0
46.0

4.3
7.4
15.5
20.3
55.9
26.8

7.4
21.6
22.8
17.3
23.2
24.1

11.6
7.1
1.7
9.6
5.0
1.5

0.8
4.4
0.3
0.5
0.8
0.4

0.0
1.8
2.4
5.7
0.1
1.4

912
1,387
1,511
1,802
4,124
1,394

16.7
14.7
15.2
13.8
19.6
15.1

1,495
2,379
2,635
3,595
9,756
2,576

10.2
8.6
8.7
6.9
8.3
8.2

61.0
58.3
57.3
50.1
42.3
54.1

2.1
5.8
3.7
3.6
8.9
5.6

105
358
255
273
2,206
369

94.6
83.8
82.1
82.5
65.0
73.9

1,159
1,381
1,482
1,674
4,745
1,250

38
38
44
54
187
35

Name of district
1

White

Asian/
Pacific
Black Hispanic Islander

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1The averaged freshman graduation rate provides an estimate of the percentage of students who receive a regular diploma within 4
years of entering ninth grade. The rate uses aggregate student enrollment data to estimate the size of an incoming freshman class
and aggregate counts of the number of diplomas awarded 4 years later.
2Includes regular diplomas only.
3Total for districts reporting data.

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

4Reported

Two or
more
races

Number of
classroom
teachers

Pupil/
teacher
ratio

Teachers
Total Student/
as a
number
staff percentage
of staff
ratio of total staff

Percent
Averaged
dropping Number of freshman
out of
dropouts graduation Number of Number of
schools,
grades from grades
rate high school
fall 2010
912
912 (AFGR)1 graduates2
21

data indicated an averaged freshman graduation rate of greater than 100.0 percent.
NOTE: Total enrollment, staff, and teacher data in this table reflect totals reported by school districts and may differ from data
derived from summing school-level data to school district aggregates. ISD = independent school district. CISD = consolidated independent school district. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 201011; Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 199091, 200001, and 201011;
and Local Education Agency-Level Public-Use Data File on Public School Dropouts: School Year 200809. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

158 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 102. Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: Selected years, 1990 through 2010Continued

Table 103. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012
Revenues by source of funds, 200910
(in thousands of dollars)

Percentage distribution of revenues, 200910

Current expenditures
Name of district
1

State

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total5

10

11

Current
expenditure
per pupil,2
200910

$33,541,740 $108,155,751 $111,994,077


30,989
107,281
122,675
57,696
127,202
106,350
33,000
105,393
108,117
49,712
189,049
108,474
19,418
95,847
58,758
117,344
308,995
165,719
59,993
148,635
92,581
27,436
133,243
117,917
21,987
87,102
53,995

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

13.2
11.9
19.8
13.4
14.3
11.2
19.8
19.9
9.8
13.5

Total
12

Instruction Capital outlay

Title I
Title I
allocations,
allocations,
fiscal year
fiscal year
2012,3 in
2012, per
thousands poverty child4

14

15

16

17

18

19

42.6
41.1
43.7
42.8
54.4
55.1
52.2
49.3
47.8
53.4

44.1 $263,113,650 $217,847,093 $135,183,276


47.0
255,644
230,521
136,555
36.5
371,343
273,320
144,514
43.9
272,461
237,970
138,895
31.2
457,236
327,106
195,803
33.8
202,910
163,070
97,030
28.0
581,520
547,348
307,671
30.7
324,935
282,538
159,421
42.3
262,108
238,893
143,457
33.1
164,292
143,264
83,513

$28,058,701
10,446
86,749
31,015
119,763
30,114
18,559
36,113
10,331
6,973

$8,669,206
10,861
3,555
1,155
4,942
5,903
9,445
2,244
6,945
11,707

21.3
18.6
44.0
22.2
19.6
12.7
26.2
28.8
12.4
17.0

$10,048
8,268
10,229
10,181
9,072
8,135
8,720
8,895
8,619
8,120

$7,448,932
6,160
16,688
6,359
8,446
2,671
23,723
13,151
3,790
3,320

$1,415
1,074
1,222
1,073
1,088
896
1,241
1,147
942
1,026

13.1
8.7

55.8
69.6

31.1
21.7

755,014
241,767

665,336
220,361

369,275
128,718

60,741
13,478

28,489
7,762

9.2
11.0

13,416
13,140

12,176
4,252

2,463
2,036

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

25.4
11.2
13.0
12.2
12.3
10.1
16.0
10.9
14.2
15.0
8.3
25.2
18.0
22.5

52.0
38.9
32.3
42.4
39.9
33.4
44.1
24.9
34.7
17.1
9.8
44.9
38.3
41.9

22.6
49.9
54.7
45.4
47.8
56.5
39.9
64.2
51.1
67.9
81.9
29.9
43.6
35.5

135,076
303,599
317,371
210,947
305,370
171,279
578,202
311,931
308,657
316,571
282,643
143,555
527,773
194,220

132,192
279,340
256,745
193,554
268,201
134,207
539,066
247,147
262,741
281,209
240,586
131,164
461,316
175,504

85,516
168,103
152,132
106,675
160,691
81,665
312,877
146,068
152,094
147,807
131,489
70,406
236,076
95,794

2,884
8,171
33,120
13,338
13,499
31,562
38,766
20,455
13,741
13,820
7,155
1,895
33,498
7,355

0
16,088
27,506
3,900
23,087
5,510
0
43,976
31,858
20,410
34,684
10,425
32,913
11,361

36.4
12.4
11.7
15.3
9.6
9.1
23.4
15.7
13.7
35.1
12.7
37.3
24.2
28.5

7,204
7,323
7,084
7,923
6,912
7,558
7,990
7,456
7,006
11,165
9,049
7,496
8,332
7,536

8,671
4,849
5,122
4,879
3,599
1,534
26,014
8,273
5,408
16,580
3,910
8,417
25,026
9,623

1,142
875
929
976
887
928
1,390
1,330
1,041
1,137
991
1,124
1,391
1,219

150,564
93,795
62,847

100.0
100.0
100.0

10.7
13.5
12.2

44.4
41.7
52.3

45.0
44.7
35.5

355,803
278,196
184,892

289,494
183,261
151,241

165,870
105,441
92,424

27,600
41,387
16,345

9,276
5,630
5,491

24.2
16.8
24.3

11,205
10,334
8,076

9,451
5,284
5,353

1,301
1,184
1,127

29,145
42,025
41,274
66,894
81,928
47,331
37,372
28,859
28,546
46,235
52,896
275,458
71,597
89,930
119,028
125,984
43,418
45,009
26,968
116,931
128,021
109,518
132,374
45,868
139,636
112,507
55,794

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

11.4
15.2
13.3
14.7
18.1
10.4
11.8
20.2
15.3
8.6
12.8
7.6
9.4
8.9
11.0
8.4
16.5
13.4
20.0
8.7
9.6
4.1
10.6
12.8
11.1
11.2
14.7

72.9
62.2
62.4
45.9
58.5
68.3
62.6
69.1
68.4
58.7
51.1
22.2
59.8
57.6
42.1
57.9
60.1
65.6
70.0
28.1
60.5
20.0
43.4
63.5
39.5
68.1
50.0

15.7
22.5
24.4
39.3
23.4
21.3
25.6
10.7
16.3
32.7
36.1
70.2
30.7
33.5
46.9
33.7
23.4
21.0
9.9
63.2
29.9
75.9
45.9
23.7
49.4
20.8
35.3

187,882
244,702
222,694
197,710
343,531
238,644
158,767
271,810
176,156
147,090
147,199
399,360
223,743
281,624
251,201
360,278
192,485
238,816
311,424
189,918
472,657
147,420
336,617
203,875
295,474
582,688
162,393

168,730
165,817
161,255
162,006
292,244
213,391
150,027
251,002
148,312
134,400
134,945
383,568
193,877
243,955
227,625
312,746
173,769
193,922
272,761
168,877
398,844
141,373
242,967
184,086
216,574
524,393
153,871

104,649
94,677
101,842
98,285
179,309
132,797
98,899
153,887
90,197
86,907
88,123
260,163
122,664
156,717
147,937
189,753
102,411
116,334
163,478
111,067
258,027
96,549
148,829
123,388
131,988
340,634
99,020

3,016
65,037
53,654
21,083
7,427
16,692
5,856
16,935
9,593
8,387
6,754
2,373
15,573
22,518
9,142
28,832
10,569
36,802
18,123
8,426
58,375
2,312
74,191
10,696
45,251
40,243
4,283

1,475
4,308
7,563
3,027
6,044
4,424
2,154
2,127
2,748
1,486
5,274
2,171
4,926
7,830
9,864
12,193
6,085
4,507
4,158
2,160
10,128
3,563
19,017
3,749
23,547
8,296
3,492

16.6
23.5
22.8
27.6
21.4
20.5
14.8
40.4
26.7
13.0
24.2
8.0
16.5
12.8
18.0
15.5
41.3
23.3
30.7
8.1
14.8
5.2
24.5
18.3
14.6
17.6
21.4

8,132
8,943
8,052
8,389
8,806
8,128
7,893
9,205
7,278
8,032
8,361
7,185
7,629
7,626
8,285
8,229
9,555
8,214
10,402
7,966
7,662
7,850
8,286
8,109
8,047
8,393
7,957

3,481
5,426
5,629
6,398
8,679
6,644
3,542
16,239
4,685
1,682
4,932
4,858
4,932
4,209
5,627
6,429
10,819
6,477
15,419
1,699
9,355
838
8,056
4,624
4,064
14,763
4,706

1,088
1,232
1,074
1,073
1,092
1,083
1,064
1,382
1,064
841
1,062
941
1,068
946
1,066
1,082
1,208
1,089
1,383
838
1,120
796
1,097
1,060
929
1,213
1,052

$253,691,568
AL
260,945
AL
291,248
AL
246,510
AL
347,235
AL
174,023
AL
592,058
AL
301,209
AL
278,596
AL
163,084

Anchorage School....................
Matanuska-Susitna Borough...

AK
AK

686,143
223,944

89,922
19,413

383,161
155,914

213,060
48,617

100.0
100.0

Cartwright Elementary.............
Chandler Unified.......................
Deer Valley Unified...................
Dysart Unified...........................
Gilbert Unified...........................
Kyrene Elementary...................
Mesa Unified.............................
Paradise Valley Unified.............
Peoria Unified School...............
Phoenix Union High.................
Scottsdale Unified.....................
Sunnyside Unified ....................
Tucson Unified..........................
Washington Elementary ..........

AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ

137,332
287,845
291,580
186,892
303,238
159,195
591,990
314,515
281,425
304,248
285,883
140,872
520,089
206,348

34,837
32,143
37,973
22,780
37,388
16,069
94,625
34,307
40,003
45,760
23,807
35,540
93,748
46,479

71,419
111,982
94,190
79,304
121,046
53,132
260,949
78,199
97,749
52,049
27,901
63,190
199,381
86,550

31,076
143,720
159,417
84,808
144,804
89,994
236,416
202,009
143,673
206,439
234,175
42,142
226,960
73,319

Little Rock..................................
Pulaski Co. Spec. .....................
Springdale.................................

AR
AR
AR

334,883
209,707
177,008

35,667
28,368
21,563

148,652
87,544
92,598

ABC Unified ..............................


Alhambra Unified......................
Alvord Unified............................
Anaheim City ............................
Anaheim Union High................
Antelope Valley Union High.....
Antioch Unified..........................
Bakersfield City.........................
Baldwin Park Unified................
Burbank Unified........................
Cajon Valley Union...................
Capistrano Unified....................
Chaffey Joint Union High.........
Chino Valley Unified .................
Chula Vista Elementary...........
Clovis Unified............................
Coachella Valley Unified ..........
Colton Joint Unified..................
Compton Unified.......................
Conejo Valley Unified...............
Corona-Norco Unified..............
Cupertino Union .......................
Desert Sands Unified...............
Downey Unified.........................
East Side Union High...............
Elk Grove Unified......................
Escondido Union......................

CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA

186,158
186,455
169,491
170,025
350,084
221,853
146,024
268,799
175,414
141,340
146,462
392,522
232,917
268,490
253,762
374,342
185,628
214,427
271,811
185,060
427,585
144,376
288,129
193,822
282,658
542,045
158,199

21,264
28,409
22,484
25,026
63,330
23,071
17,283
54,323
26,866
12,180
18,757
29,937
21,949
23,822
27,900
31,437
30,714
28,804
54,464
16,049
40,837
5,975
30,678
24,885
31,367
60,553
23,327

135,749
116,021
105,733
78,105
204,826
151,451
91,369
185,617
120,002
82,925
74,809
87,127
139,371
154,738
106,834
216,921
111,496
140,614
190,379
52,080
258,727
28,883
125,077
123,069
111,655
368,985
79,078

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 159


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

13

Districts with more than


15,000 students...........
Baldwin County.........................
Birmingham City.......................
Huntsville City...........................
Jefferson County ......................
Madison County .......................
Mobile County...........................
Montgomery County ................
Shelby County ..........................
Tuscaloosa County...................

See notes at end of table.

Interest on
school debt

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Expenditures, 200910 (in thousands of dollars)

Revenues by source of funds, 200910


(in thousands of dollars)

Percentage distribution of revenues, 200910

Expenditures, 200910 (in thousands of dollars)


Current expenditures

Name of district
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Fairfield-Suisun Unified............
Folsom-Cordova Unified..........
Fontana Unified ........................
Fremont Unified........................
Fresno Unified...........................
Garden Grove Unified..............
Glendale Unified.......................
Grossmont Union High ............
Hacienda La Puente Unified....
Hayward Unified .......................
Hemet Unified...........................
Hesperia Unified.......................
Huntington Beach Union High.
Inglewood Unified.....................
Irvine Unified.............................
Jurupa Unified...........................
Kern Union High.......................
Lake Elsinore Unified ...............
Lodi Unified...............................
Long Beach Unified..................
Los Angeles Unified.................
Lynwood Unified.......................
Madera Unified.........................
Manteca Unified........................
Modesto City Elementary ........
Modesto City High....................
Montebello Unified....................
Moreno Valley Unified ..............
Mount Diablo Unified................
Murrieta Valley Unified .............
Napa Valley Unified..................
Newport-Mesa Unified.............
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified ......
Oakland Unified........................
Oceanside Unified....................
Ontario-Montclair Elementary .
Orange Unified..........................
Oxnard.......................................
Oxnard Union High...................
Pajaro Valley Unified.................
Palm Springs Unified................
Palmdale Elementary...............
Panama-Buena Vista Union....
Paramount Unified....................
Pasadena Unified.....................
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified..
Pomona Unified........................
Poway Unified...........................
Redlands Unified......................
Rialto Unified.............................
Riverside Unified.......................
Rowland Unified .......................
Sacramento City Unified..........
Saddleback Valley Unified .......
San Bernardino City Unified....
San Diego Unified ....................
San Francisco Unified..............
San Jose Unified ......................
San Juan Unified......................
San Marcos Unified..................
See notes at end of table.

State

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total5

Total

Instruction Capital outlay

Interest on
school debt

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Current
expenditure
per pupil,2
200910

Title I
Title I
allocations,
allocations,
fiscal year
fiscal year
2012,3 in
2012, per
thousands poverty child4

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA

180,216
162,073
357,744
285,237
742,921
421,942
284,038
250,450
239,115
217,491
209,676
161,966
188,591
163,473
249,509
167,425
407,764
175,365
291,407
857,736
8,436,592
149,454
157,917
191,942
279,504
(6)
339,440
304,795
313,766
233,069
209,654
266,941
220,150
516,830
184,457
213,064
248,791
144,544
143,658
204,777
247,956
238,136
138,697
149,761
233,726
231,395
344,372
337,724
185,552
238,623
387,741
183,499
481,658
269,587
649,434
1,405,078
691,374
345,981
421,211
159,512

19,938
14,279
42,908
23,625
140,326
63,185
50,036
23,673
35,812
33,347
29,525
21,603
20,356
26,758
18,052
19,562
49,338
19,775
35,300
159,039
1,354,563
27,002
23,735
17,250
34,209
(6)
51,192
42,363
35,953
13,339
15,645
23,261
36,053
88,869
27,625
32,722
26,265
20,516
14,658
39,630
26,395
64,760
14,586
25,261
38,057
20,484
78,010
18,129
20,087
35,734
48,009
29,997
87,731
19,517
100,616
199,441
81,347
36,198
55,033
16,138

114,112
81,905
265,638
157,414
493,215
262,566
161,754
93,684
156,169
113,710
113,834
113,894
69,591
106,952
52,102
110,799
221,697
104,956
192,943
553,846
5,164,166
105,337
104,153
114,109
172,676
(6)
224,009
214,569
143,373
142,338
81,364
42,202
147,135
254,985
87,006
141,342
83,659
85,210
69,582
106,009
116,532
153,228
102,438
101,262
98,652
98,683
213,915
111,457
110,507
165,787
234,867
124,692
284,323
84,146
496,658
476,872
144,206
91,222
245,371
78,418

46,166
65,889
49,198
104,198
109,380
96,191
72,248
133,093
47,134
70,434
66,317
26,469
98,644
29,763
179,355
37,064
136,729
50,634
63,164
144,851
1,917,863
17,115
30,029
60,583
72,619
(6)
64,239
47,863
134,440
77,392
112,645
201,478
36,962
172,976
69,826
39,000
138,867
38,818
59,418
59,138
105,029
20,148
21,673
23,238
97,017
112,228
52,447
208,138
54,958
37,102
104,865
28,810
109,604
165,924
52,160
728,765
465,821
218,561
120,807
64,956

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
(6)
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

11.1
8.8
12.0
8.3
18.9
15.0
17.6
9.5
15.0
15.3
14.1
13.3
10.8
16.4
7.2
11.7
12.1
11.3
12.1
18.5
16.1
18.1
15.0
9.0
12.2
(6)
15.1
13.9
11.5
5.7
7.5
8.7
16.4
17.2
15.0
15.4
10.6
14.2
10.2
19.4
10.6
27.2
10.5
16.9
16.3
8.9
22.7
5.4
10.8
15.0
12.4
16.3
18.2
7.2
15.5
14.2
11.8
10.5
13.1
10.1

63.3
50.5
74.3
55.2
66.4
62.2
56.9
37.4
65.3
52.3
54.3
70.3
36.9
65.4
20.9
66.2
54.4
59.9
66.2
64.6
61.2
70.5
66.0
59.4
61.8
(6)
66.0
70.4
45.7
61.1
38.8
15.8
66.8
49.3
47.2
66.3
33.6
59.0
48.4
51.8
47.0
64.3
73.9
67.6
42.2
42.6
62.1
33.0
59.6
69.5
60.6
68.0
59.0
31.2
76.5
33.9
20.9
26.4
58.3
49.2

25.6
40.7
13.8
36.5
14.7
22.8
25.4
53.1
19.7
32.4
31.6
16.3
52.3
18.2
71.9
22.1
33.5
28.9
21.7
16.9
22.7
11.5
19.0
31.6
26.0
(6)
18.9
15.7
42.8
33.2
53.7
75.5
16.8
33.5
37.9
18.3
55.8
26.9
41.4
28.9
42.4
8.5
15.6
15.5
41.5
48.5
15.2
61.6
29.6
15.5
27.0
15.7
22.8
61.5
8.0
51.9
67.4
63.2
28.7
40.7

186,907
180,581
420,474
299,065
778,618
451,877
268,340
335,901
240,414
230,463
215,124
171,163
210,074
156,253
271,240
170,867
395,982
186,112
279,149
855,080
9,735,797
152,387
164,900
180,006
302,063
(6)
326,008
301,393
323,745
189,511
239,722
272,424
224,826
572,090
221,763
224,615
248,455
158,118
147,923
196,829
257,829
238,829
142,231
162,803
244,885
291,374
357,849
377,706
196,838
255,133
395,510
205,034
504,240
295,937
598,235
1,496,617
797,280
362,426
470,246
177,284

169,385
149,636
342,753
247,491
711,048
429,354
229,518
213,665
196,998
198,278
188,768
163,251
139,159
130,505
216,430
165,405
338,576
174,036
253,289
772,061
7,302,040
140,934
150,525
161,593
259,330
(6)
291,688
288,359
295,286
166,378
144,535
241,374
186,673
441,707
179,855
201,298
229,423
135,916
137,876
187,880
204,779
180,503
125,096
137,005
203,737
211,824
293,287
279,848
162,220
232,731
352,986
135,509
454,761
250,001
519,942
1,270,629
573,570
298,757
420,261
144,267

102,384
92,949
207,304
166,769
420,254
276,958
154,226
121,175
112,198
130,075
110,813
94,966
81,075
75,488
134,666
105,614
187,355
107,572
158,504
483,542
4,331,872
79,817
88,240
102,138
157,384
(6)
174,375
181,209
184,877
106,506
93,176
138,946
116,789
245,944
112,435
129,523
148,433
90,702
83,308
111,602
124,784
101,222
77,344
82,458
118,952
132,629
165,775
164,712
102,659
129,873
222,808
81,583
274,108
175,832
302,549
727,698
294,425
174,827
255,683
91,296

6,225
23,347
61,332
17,142
35,020
15,515
20,000
97,777
11,611
17,764
16,102
5,994
28,397
8,244
38,081
1,863
32,402
7,750
14,812
20,837
1,825,290
812
6,939
10,110
29,265
(6)
14,612
3,558
9,560
13,376
81,449
20,634
10,559
63,706
34,449
21,261
12,068
11,569
2,967
4,217
42,034
2,084
4,305
17,559
29,741
63,294
11,311
63,147
22,991
18,454
28,811
10,996
19,826
17,148
54,722
146,868
158,869
35,425
31,908
24,346

6,553
6,237
14,708
10,791
14,791
0
6,471
10,455
4,397
8,336
9,646
450
10,747
5,913
10,255
2,961
13,283
1,668
9,263
20,977
439,446
1,845
3,204
6,106
2,261
(6)
4,953
8,580
13,567
7,129
9,773
5,655
4,408
32,019
6,544
1,516
4,972
6,747
2,860
2,186
10,653
3,169
1,730
2,630
8,931
12,225
10,295
33,135
5,143
2,557
8,517
4,851
18,134
6,616
6,765
75,536
22,388
25,812
9,771
5,821

15.2
14.3
24.6
10.5
44.0
21.8
18.5
13.7
20.0
20.7
25.3
23.7
12.4
26.1
7.7
25.6
24.0
17.3
21.3
25.2
27.3
29.1
31.0
17.3
41.7
23.1
26.9
23.8
11.9
10.4
13.1
13.7
16.8
27.8
19.9
28.2
13.5
25.1
16.3
25.0
29.1
27.1
18.7
24.4
17.9
10.6
26.5
6.4
14.6
24.5
20.5
20.7
30.6
8.6
33.7
22.3
14.4
15.7
19.4
14.3

7,709
7,801
8,359
7,661
9,422
8,954
8,637
8,390
9,253
9,063
8,481
7,149
8,610
8,708
8,069
8,098
8,927
7,824
8,186
8,948
10,886
8,615
7,752
6,931
8,463
(6)
8,909
7,831
8,605
7,470
8,048
11,114
9,025
9,582
8,515
8,874
7,594
8,738
8,180
9,694
8,553
8,476
7,568
8,651
10,144
8,172
10,098
8,280
7,438
8,566
8,267
8,480
9,496
7,719
9,658
9,669
10,402
9,214
8,880
8,042

3,993
2,905
12,506
3,660
45,709
13,311
6,707
3,811
5,121
6,214
7,065
6,094
1,794
6,529
1,921
6,105
11,865
4,716
8,034
33,519
331,884
5,214
7,603
4,787
7,969
4,207
10,398
10,880
4,781
2,202
2,324
3,529
4,454
20,003
5,010
8,439
4,807
4,691
3,335
6,059
8,502
6,426
3,350
4,719
6,111
2,698
10,406
1,994
3,485
7,851
10,938
4,387
21,926
2,775
28,225
40,935
12,492
6,760
11,802
2,671

1,051
905
1,175
919
1,302
1,188
1,175
1,035
1,132
1,069
1,089
1,084
835
1,179
841
1,092
1,153
1,060
1,095
1,460
1,570
1,070
1,169
1,059
1,196
1,038
1,139
1,146
980
871
872
914
1,105
1,260
1,113
1,199
940
1,054
1,020
1,073
1,101
1,081
1,020
1,076
1,191
886
1,141
850
1,065
1,106
1,152
1,115
1,366
889
1,447
1,301
1,197
1,076
1,218
889

160 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 103. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012Continued

Table 103. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012Continued
Revenues by source of funds, 200910
(in thousands of dollars)

Percentage distribution of revenues, 200910

Expenditures, 200910 (in thousands of dollars)


Current expenditures

Name of district
1

State

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total5

Total

Instruction Capital outlay

Interest on
school debt

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Current
expenditure
per pupil,2
200910

Title I
Title I
allocations,
allocations,
fiscal year
fiscal year
2012,3 in
2012, per
thousands poverty child4

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA

269,662
549,756
186,686
170,401
365,781
427,581
230,582
217,085
138,136
188,842
291,315
377,589
153,979
154,493
232,416
222,552
333,724
214,422

12,221
95,127
15,092
12,572
59,120
47,870
16,355
16,544
12,482
15,328
46,207
111,220
21,166
18,684
29,730
29,354
42,113
13,510

89,705
326,054
31,418
87,466
246,475
235,919
116,900
121,154
84,022
64,925
183,419
219,290
96,792
63,782
141,592
102,725
163,761
137,693

167,736
128,575
140,176
70,363
60,186
143,792
97,327
79,387
41,632
108,589
61,689
47,079
36,021
72,027
61,094
90,473
127,850
63,219

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

4.5
17.3
8.1
7.4
16.2
11.2
7.1
7.6
9.0
8.1
15.9
29.5
13.7
12.1
12.8
13.2
12.6
6.3

33.3
59.3
16.8
51.3
67.4
55.2
50.7
55.8
60.8
34.4
63.0
58.1
62.9
41.3
60.9
46.2
49.1
64.2

62.2
23.4
75.1
41.3
16.5
33.6
42.2
36.6
30.1
57.5
21.2
12.5
23.4
46.6
26.3
40.7
38.3
29.5

297,269
565,275
197,176
186,273
406,862
495,005
225,513
227,709
168,933
223,975
301,457
389,170
152,758
161,790
231,584
224,354
395,546
219,627

226,185
487,978
152,324
152,963
348,590
373,122
217,227
185,162
129,568
165,581
265,949
147,713
138,700
146,647
210,431
198,016
288,268
181,574

148,971
307,850
97,335
100,504
218,351
215,086
151,889
123,605
83,636
107,200
148,513
93,202
81,784
85,245
133,948
130,756
162,059
101,708

54,360
62,785
24,022
21,328
40,643
82,956
4,080
21,475
31,257
43,772
19,323
2,752
3,593
6,038
14,378
15,354
75,607
28,393

15,140
11,162
14,876
6,098
14,412
24,945
1,882
5,570
2,808
10,337
9,820
4,989
7,631
3,465
1,503
6,624
28,562
8,147

3.8
26.4
10.0
7.6
36.9
19.9
9.6
9.2
18.0
11.1
30.5
22.4
19.1
12.8
23.5
19.3
15.5
9.3

8,096
8,570
10,196
7,493
9,140
8,840
7,197
7,523
7,406
7,374
8,520
7,523
8,578
8,376
7,807
7,574
9,581
6,899

617
17,562
1,574
1,514
19,405
10,159
2,951
1,898
3,228
2,453
13,279
4,955
4,006
2,204
7,846
5,488
8,274
2,148

523
1,199
832
834
1,228
1,135
916
848
1,020
874
1,276
1,064
1,051
866
1,085
1,076
1,339
866

Academy, No. 20 ......................


Adams 12 Five Star Schools...
Aurora, Joint No. 28..................
Boulder Valley School, No. RE2.
Brighton, No. 27J......................
Cherry Creek, No. 5.................
Colorado Springs, No. 11.........
Denver.......................................
Douglas County, No. RE1........
Greeley, No. 6 ...........................
Jefferson County, No. R1.........
Littleton, No. 6...........................
Mesa County Valley, No. 51.....
Poudre, No. R1.........................
Pueblo, No. 60 ..........................
Saint Vrain Valley, No. RE1J....
Thompson, No. R2J.................

CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO

231,974
431,468
374,838
326,640
132,780
537,904
306,164
957,203
592,289
174,901
878,698
156,871
197,316
264,356
173,124
274,184
146,929

10,701
27,773
41,960
15,075
6,796
26,082
29,350
129,150
15,508
21,518
54,309
7,945
17,805
18,389
27,371
17,598
9,386

108,114
235,182
215,709
74,297
74,749
228,003
138,226
266,939
263,765
102,422
376,219
71,764
93,103
105,543
103,070
117,102
69,697

113,159
168,513
117,169
237,268
51,235
283,819
138,588
561,114
313,016
50,961
448,170
77,162
86,408
140,424
42,683
139,484
67,846

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

4.6
6.4
11.2
4.6
5.1
4.8
9.6
13.5
2.6
12.3
6.2
5.1
9.0
7.0
15.8
6.4
6.4

46.6
54.5
57.5
22.7
56.3
42.4
45.1
27.9
44.5
58.6
42.8
45.7
47.2
39.9
59.5
42.7
47.4

48.8
39.1
31.3
72.6
38.6
52.8
45.3
58.6
52.8
29.1
51.0
49.2
43.8
53.1
24.7
50.9
46.2

203,701
413,356
408,624
373,725
129,859
587,308
310,044
1,005,375
582,564
162,577
891,637
152,418
196,495
241,080
164,699
290,218
151,938

184,687
360,604
323,812
280,880
112,446
468,331
276,131
767,270
468,266
151,844
764,171
142,966
177,607
223,080
153,624
216,763
128,632

111,100
221,974
187,672
168,090
64,260
313,036
157,041
401,938
279,263
89,062
444,277
85,346
108,471
127,063
84,042
128,817
71,165

6,459
31,489
67,354
69,133
7,309
96,077
19,779
123,502
78,239
4,035
58,155
4,277
10,462
4,839
4,656
47,501
15,171

11,245
19,730
15,255
17,088
9,354
22,011
11,483
85,147
35,599
6,070
69,055
5,175
5,945
11,657
5,117
21,553
5,536

5.8
10.7
23.4
10.5
9.8
8.6
19.0
26.7
3.4
23.1
10.3
9.4
15.9
11.7
28.6
11.4
10.0

8,165
8,596
8,759
9,682
7,763
9,044
9,306
9,930
7,813
7,929
8,857
9,075
8,055
8,412
8,383
8,111
8,449

1,034
4,288
10,813
2,890
1,329
4,517
7,435
33,481
1,121
5,446
10,711
1,458
4,046
2,958
5,967
3,124
1,607

826
964
1,169
908
834
962
1,113
1,457
502
1,102
1,174
1,005
1,067
929
1,122
925
881

Bridgeport .................................
Hartford .....................................
New Haven ...............................
Stamford....................................
Waterbury..................................

CT
CT
CT
CT
CT

354,741
502,959
472,427
301,816
313,532

66,586
83,324
76,245
15,907
52,579

218,290
326,583
277,439
51,124
175,888

69,865
93,052
118,743
234,785
85,065

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

18.8
16.6
16.1
5.3
16.8

61.5
64.9
58.7
16.9
56.1

19.7
18.5
25.1
77.8
27.1

347,185
589,034
450,651
300,343
360,667

293,206
382,894
351,173
262,782
273,077

186,586
217,403
220,695
161,582
152,623

26,433
165,127
66,052
19,915
77,015

5,507
5,082
14,189
5,917
377

25.4
31.1
28.7
11.9
26.4

14,543
18,047
17,689
17,477
15,044

11,468
16,231
10,840
2,922
9,667

1,786
2,293
1,849
1,351
1,802

Christina....................................
Red Clay Consolidated............

DE
DE

256,474
227,870

26,953
24,096

131,937
98,422

97,584
105,352

100.0
100.0

10.5
10.6

51.4
43.2

38.0
46.2

273,681
219,770

234,680
190,678

143,307
119,837

17,256
4,340

3,144
3,001

15.8
14.5

13,821
12,165

8,548
5,750

1,984
1,748

District of Columbia..................

DC

1,195,934

80,585

1,115,349

100.0

6.7

0.0

93.3

1,290,048

818,840

368,230

297,363

30.5

18,667

46,618

2,234

Alachua.....................................
Bay.............................................
Brevard......................................
Broward.....................................
Charlotte....................................
Citrus.........................................
Clay............................................
Collier.........................................
Dade..........................................
Duval..........................................
Escambia..................................
Hernando..................................
Hillsborough..............................
Indian River...............................

FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL

281,318
245,107
666,690
2,547,733
178,453
155,590
311,728
538,097
3,442,717
1,179,374
394,851
206,950
1,885,758
181,432

48,151
39,941
95,693
414,654
27,285
25,008
39,322
75,112
625,948
191,695
77,429
31,753
375,324
24,004

95,170
60,429
252,241
776,219
21,505
41,402
172,790
64,834
896,711
455,930
158,799
84,480
809,690
24,108

137,997
144,737
318,756
1,356,860
129,663
89,180
99,616
398,151
1,920,058
531,749
158,623
90,717
700,744
133,320

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

17.1
16.3
14.4
16.3
15.3
16.1
12.6
14.0
18.2
16.3
19.6
15.3
19.9
13.2

33.8
24.7
37.8
30.5
12.1
26.6
55.4
12.0
26.0
38.7
40.2
40.8
42.9
13.3

49.1
59.1
47.8
53.3
72.7
57.3
32.0
74.0
55.8
45.1
40.2
43.8
37.2
73.5

263,571
248,864
666,072
2,811,734
173,588
157,752
342,474
523,168
3,668,809
1,226,024
387,349
237,817
1,962,835
186,810

241,910
208,781
578,816
2,379,582
152,367
142,023
287,006
431,052
3,118,117
1,091,816
347,525
176,851
1,640,285
148,713

134,603
130,582
356,575
1,489,123
84,892
79,838
184,290
257,010
1,946,989
653,090
201,438
101,032
992,325
92,898

14,020
30,052
51,686
255,501
18,066
10,837
50,806
60,289
285,855
119,132
32,121
51,721
153,716
30,244

4,091
5,043
28,768
101,651
503
783
3,445
25,424
156,487
14,116
2,704
8,961
57,446
6,882

24.7
21.1
17.2
18.4
22.7
27.5
13.4
24.2
24.1
22.2
26.3
22.0
20.2
23.2

8,707
8,062
7,993
9,290
8,995
8,831
7,982
10,092
9,017
8,907
8,557
7,722
8,487
8,378

7,961
6,094
15,411
65,258
3,872
4,609
4,633
11,972
120,950
37,238
13,464
5,694
54,412
4,497

1,034
1,094
1,111
1,228
985
999
900
1,078
1,268
1,166
1,130
1,011
1,259
998

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 161


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

San Ramon Valley Unified.......


Santa Ana Unified ....................
Santa Clara Unified..................
Simi Valley Unified....................
Stockton Unified........................
Sweetwater Union High...........
Temecula Valley Unified...........
Torrance Unified........................
Tracy Joint Unified ....................
Tustin Unified.............................
Twin Rivers Unified...................
Val Verde Unified ......................
Vallejo City Unified....................
Ventura Unified .........................
Visalia Unified...........................
Vista Unified..............................
West Contra Costa Unified......
William S. Hart Union High......

Revenues by source of funds, 200910


(in thousands of dollars)

Percentage distribution of revenues, 200910

Expenditures, 200910 (in thousands of dollars)


Current expenditures

Name of district
1

State

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total5

Total

Instruction Capital outlay

Interest on
school debt

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Current
expenditure
per pupil,2
200910

Title I
Title I
allocations,
allocations,
fiscal year
fiscal year
2012,3 in
2012, per
thousands poverty child4

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Lake...........................................
Lee.............................................
Leon...........................................
Manatee....................................
Marion .......................................
Martin ........................................
Okaloosa...................................
Orange ......................................
Osceola.....................................
Palm Beach...............................
Pasco.........................................
Pinellas......................................
Polk............................................
Saint Johns...............................
Saint Lucie ................................
Santa Rosa...............................
Sarasota....................................
Seminole...................................
Volusia.......................................

FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL

375,734
821,989
327,465
435,053
406,266
191,840
269,576
1,806,377
490,192
1,924,004
651,244
1,039,383
914,627
291,220
379,863
219,204
510,119
567,234
618,315

56,043
116,122
47,937
67,650
71,450
24,537
39,527
266,478
78,792
253,911
99,204
156,035
159,860
28,946
58,088
31,373
57,681
74,212
97,893

135,779
162,118
123,000
109,359
157,672
26,249
82,811
526,156
200,873
282,276
296,876
274,836
426,979
65,664
139,795
102,108
59,195
231,764
201,234

183,912
543,749
156,528
258,044
177,144
141,054
147,238
1,013,743
210,527
1,387,817
255,164
608,512
327,788
196,610
181,980
85,723
393,243
261,258
319,188

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

14.9
14.1
14.6
15.5
17.6
12.8
14.7
14.8
16.1
13.2
15.2
15.0
17.5
9.9
15.3
14.3
11.3
13.1
15.8

36.1
19.7
37.6
25.1
38.8
13.7
30.7
29.1
41.0
14.7
45.6
26.4
46.7
22.5
36.8
46.6
11.6
40.9
32.5

48.9
66.2
47.8
59.3
43.6
73.5
54.6
56.1
42.9
72.1
39.2
58.5
35.8
67.5
47.9
39.1
77.1
46.1
51.6

413,916
836,303
331,885
495,366
431,052
204,052
286,842
1,791,745
536,729
1,951,842
700,561
1,119,304
942,145
270,940
381,358
227,038
511,365
571,817
631,625

319,061
707,452
272,298
383,967
362,388
159,900
248,311
1,421,753
431,923
1,594,952
573,182
924,258
819,576
243,342
330,518
191,439
433,011
509,841
520,768

196,783
423,448
153,467
228,110
208,284
92,810
160,900
832,127
256,744
963,244
326,095
565,727
514,799
143,119
190,944
111,603
269,566
322,154
302,655

77,861
91,229
42,827
86,081
51,927
36,306
29,860
265,734
85,051
225,680
104,291
169,657
87,951
18,241
34,286
27,434
63,663
47,590
80,574

16,875
23,406
5,483
15,104
7,760
2,317
3,298
78,425
14,933
92,516
19,851
2,637
24,025
6,541
15,931
2,124
6,074
12,394
25,442

19.6
25.3
21.2
21.8
27.7
15.0
17.8
21.1
21.1
20.6
18.5
17.7
25.1
12.2
25.8
14.8
18.5
12.7
23.3

7,772
8,790
8,319
8,942
8,627
8,878
8,614
8,206
8,284
9,225
8,536
8,783
8,670
8,107
8,472
7,485
10,489
7,910
8,358

9,407
25,358
8,631
11,349
14,256
3,905
5,190
49,021
12,423
48,734
15,023
24,511
29,828
3,660
12,830
4,011
8,743
10,081
18,144

1,054
1,139
1,053
1,084
1,096
1,332
1,017
1,186
1,113
1,194
1,112
1,152
1,159
885
1,087
1,001
1,050
1,077
1,133

Atlanta ......................................
Bibb County ..............................
Chatham County......................
Cherokee County .....................
Clayton County.........................
Cobb County.............................
Columbia County......................
Coweta County.........................
DeKalb County .........................
Dougherty County....................
Douglas County........................
Fayette County..........................
Forsyth County .........................
Fulton County ...........................
Gwinnett County.......................
Hall County ...............................
Henry County............................
Houston County........................
Muscogee County....................
Newton County.........................
Paulding County .......................
Richmond County.....................
Rockdale County......................

GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA

828,061
271,824
387,946
375,897
517,483
1,102,180
210,380
213,313
1,159,197
173,817
248,623
240,446
335,470
1,100,931
1,623,148
254,700
417,861
271,749
333,913
180,777
267,550
344,942
166,521

102,638
53,675
59,231
36,206
80,237
131,148
23,347
27,636
164,684
36,742
35,248
19,768
27,562
108,858
200,541
35,259
43,674
40,407
55,402
27,875
29,841
71,054
21,869

111,723
99,258
112,234
138,053
211,057
360,200
89,346
81,908
344,000
73,577
97,476
77,718
111,393
273,970
597,195
108,851
164,103
125,449
159,574
86,541
127,301
144,470
63,851

613,700
118,891
216,481
201,638
226,189
610,832
97,687
103,769
650,513
63,498
115,899
142,960
196,515
718,103
825,412
110,590
210,084
105,893
118,937
66,361
110,408
129,418
80,801

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

12.4
19.7
15.3
9.6
15.5
11.9
11.1
13.0
14.2
21.1
14.2
8.2
8.2
9.9
12.4
13.8
10.5
14.9
16.6
15.4
11.2
20.6
13.1

13.5
36.5
28.9
36.7
40.8
32.7
42.5
38.4
29.7
42.3
39.2
32.3
33.2
24.9
36.8
42.7
39.3
46.2
47.8
47.9
47.6
41.9
38.3

74.1
43.7
55.8
53.6
43.7
55.4
46.4
48.6
56.1
36.5
46.6
59.5
58.6
65.2
50.9
43.4
50.3
39.0
35.6
36.7
41.3
37.5
48.5

940,700
239,386
382,365
416,967
543,816
1,060,534
200,231
192,488
1,155,932
175,358
296,238
203,792
320,604
1,001,846
1,711,261
233,200
383,920
260,607
346,702
181,147
288,824
354,988
166,074

735,714
227,891
332,537
330,408
466,638
976,293
194,408
183,203
995,308
152,993
212,197
188,021
290,497
888,090
1,477,999
220,256
344,607
237,716
310,079
170,488
233,708
303,747
154,355

368,914
135,083
212,649
224,586
278,353
669,798
128,145
119,199
602,171
93,445
135,190
125,313
196,219
541,738
924,222
142,375
232,832
154,151
192,429
110,836
150,023
187,666
95,783

156,868
8,397
45,106
70,694
73,042
67,249
4,382
5,121
143,317
20,727
68,179
10,500
8,411
88,539
162,862
10,237
21,628
19,143
34,759
7,435
45,778
45,826
11,715

395
2,221
4,240
13,983
0
0
1,261
2,370
17,146
1,034
10,696
2,857
20,510
6,628
64,732
1,973
14,968
2,865
0
2,957
7,749
4,887
0

33.5
35.6
24.0
10.8
30.7
16.8
9.2
15.0
23.5
42.7
16.5
8.5
7.7
15.9
17.6
21.6
12.7
18.5
27.2
18.9
10.6
34.9
21.7

15,043
9,076
9,592
8,628
9,295
9,103
8,334
8,121
10,013
9,483
8,505
8,654
8,492
9,824
9,278
8,545
8,415
8,874
9,553
8,682
8,216
9,361
9,784

36,742
13,485
12,176
4,508
19,295
24,425
2,004
4,068
38,296
8,741
5,501
1,629
2,775
20,725
37,249
6,867
5,580
5,585
10,865
4,527
3,079
18,004
3,883

2,001
1,327
1,224
962
1,188
1,213
852
1,057
1,504
1,196
1,196
825
904
1,232
1,243
1,093
957
1,113
1,213
1,126
912
1,499
1,045

Hawaii Department of Education.

HI

2,564,856

382,400

2,093,300

89,156

100.0

14.9

81.6

3.5

2,215,458

2,118,013

1,321,657

72,917

12.6

11,754

45,748

1,675

Boise Independent...................
Meridian Joint ...........................
Nampa.......................................

ID
ID
ID

242,377
276,987
109,652

36,957
40,883
25,434

111,993
152,269
69,029

93,427
83,835
15,189

100.0
100.0
100.0

15.2
14.8
23.2

46.2
55.0
63.0

38.5
30.3
13.9

243,649
235,211
105,113

219,909
218,659
96,964

137,622
134,234
59,940

16,972
4,962
3,149

5,418
11,275
5,000

15.9
10.2
20.1

8,640
6,387
6,325

5,617
4,354
4,257

1,240
1,029
1,125

Carpentersville (CUSD 300)....


City of Chicago (SD 299).........
Elgin (SD U-46) ........................
Indian Prairie (CUSD 204).......
Naperville (CUSD 203)............
Oswego (CUSD 308)...............
Plainfield (SD 202)....................
Rockford (SD 205)....................
Springfield (SD 186).................
Valley View (CUSD 365U).......
Waukegan (CUSD 60).............

IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL

244,097
5,103,557
455,890
343,655
259,805
173,855
303,799
342,757
192,334
218,637
190,582

21,231
1,220,298
54,866
17,561
10,669
9,304
20,878
71,019
32,554
18,688
35,081

61,907
1,590,857
131,923
75,065
44,527
53,336
106,555
119,085
67,799
59,827
87,712

160,959
2,292,402
269,101
251,029
204,609
111,215
176,366
152,653
91,981
140,122
67,789

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

8.7
23.9
12.0
5.1
4.1
5.4
6.9
20.7
16.9
8.5
18.4

25.4
31.2
28.9
21.8
17.1
30.7
35.1
34.7
35.3
27.4
46.0

65.9
44.9
59.0
73.0
78.8
64.0
58.1
44.5
47.8
64.1
35.6

245,486
5,363,330
442,346
366,987
288,953
181,807
302,101
358,545
203,678
216,012
192,990

201,695
4,721,359
417,279
308,035
226,196
131,985
271,448
331,418
182,265
201,667
184,838

116,515
2,906,680
247,978
206,243
144,184
75,843
171,456
192,822
98,627
118,851
102,591

16,304
277,260
4,699
35,791
54,932
24,007
6,897
12,782
8,858
5,313
5,861

15,123
236,261
8,801
17,226
1,026
10,585
17,982
4,320
155
2,264
966

11.9
30.7
16.4
4.4
4.4
5.6
6.5
29.2
24.0
14.4
23.3

9,916
11,596
10,068
10,360
12,583
8,090
9,279
11,400
12,063
11,122
11,095

3,204
286,652
11,040
926
599
1,058
2,313
16,737
6,954
3,428
5,925

1,184
2,146
1,504
689
687
1,071
1,147
1,680
1,591
1,214
1,425

See notes at end of table.

162 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 103. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012Continued

Table 103. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012Continued
Revenues by source of funds, 200910
(in thousands of dollars)

Percentage distribution of revenues, 200910

Expenditures, 200910 (in thousands of dollars)


Current expenditures

Name of district
1

State

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total5

Total

Instruction Capital outlay

Interest on
school debt

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Current
expenditure
per pupil,2
200910

Title I
Title I
allocations,
allocations,
fiscal year
fiscal year
2012,3 in
2012, per
thousands poverty child4

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN

205,777
275,670
379,208
215,603
729,047
253,460
269,616
356,227
184,451

20,786
42,450
52,603
6,860
164,521
19,312
37,284
48,272
18,166

95,330
163,243
227,492
105,756
353,424
113,570
126,246
168,058
116,655

89,661
69,977
99,113
102,987
211,102
120,578
106,086
139,897
49,630

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

10.1
15.4
13.9
3.2
22.6
7.6
13.8
13.6
9.8

46.3
59.2
60.0
49.1
48.5
44.8
46.8
47.2
63.2

43.6
25.4
26.1
47.8
29.0
47.6
39.3
39.3
26.9

159,585
275,643
343,652
154,691
556,118
180,764
203,604
275,935
162,422

135,162
228,844
316,180
139,393
468,285
156,383
186,803
233,563
145,834

86,105
129,152
197,003
82,266
249,270
101,616
116,267
142,157
93,175

13,633
38,117
18,902
13,113
48,846
22,136
9,240
26,519
14,000

9,054
5,090
4,764
98
15,324
1,639
1,480
11,155
94

3.8
21.4
24.5
4.5
41.6
19.4
28.7
25.8
24.5

8,668
10,159
10,022
7,771
14,032
9,954
11,818
11,073
9,107

514
7,404
12,317
497
34,692
4,016
4,816
8,588
4,840

709
1,225
1,289
518
1,722
1,136
1,159
1,226
1,180

Cedar Rapids............................
Davenport .................................
Des Moines Independent ........

IA
IA
IA

211,318
183,661
386,999

27,264
24,906
65,964

82,442
75,963
168,224

101,612
82,792
152,811

100.0
100.0
100.0

12.9
13.6
17.0

39.0
41.4
43.5

48.1
45.1
39.5

212,015
173,497
390,264

180,480
157,772
333,796

118,616
108,044
219,561

19,307
11,888
43,919

2,619
171
39

12.6
23.5
20.1

10,373
9,274
10,193

2,905
5,544
9,547

1,153
1,322
1,396

Blue Valley.................................
Kansas City...............................
Olathe........................................
Shawnee Mission.....................
Wichita.......................................

KS
KS
KS
KS
KS

253,976
244,406
302,177
314,302
581,647

13,432
35,523
28,193
26,773
98,393

76,920
147,413
137,609
107,622
319,287

163,624
61,470
136,375
179,907
163,967

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

5.3
14.5
9.3
8.5
16.9

30.3
60.3
45.5
34.2
54.9

64.4
25.2
45.1
57.2
28.2

289,500
222,306
369,185
351,208
638,856

193,356
208,853
255,993
276,087
516,823

119,042
128,048
170,158
182,337
281,714

79,606
7,564
97,792
63,824
103,449

15,724
4,760
15,297
11,245
18,494

3.1
37.1
7.1
8.4
23.0

9,053
10,176
9,474
10,078
10,695

458
11,893
2,246
4,192
21,466

566
1,434
1,052
1,486
1,636

Boone County...........................
Fayette County..........................
Jefferson County ......................

KY
KY
KY

179,355
412,803
1,124,410

11,731
44,795
155,681

76,364
145,335
439,992

91,260
222,673
528,737

100.0
100.0
100.0

6.5
10.9
13.8

42.6
35.2
39.1

50.9
53.9
47.0

186,045
434,240
1,105,167

152,272
361,375
1,018,896

89,601
221,179
552,076

24,090
60,141
56,877

8,976
10,301
20,450

9.7
21.5
21.6

7,977
9,770
10,312

2,146
12,019
36,416

950
1,284
1,380

Ascension Parish......................
Bossier Parish...........................
Caddo Parish............................
Calcasieu Parish.......................
East Baton Rouge Parish ........
Jefferson Parish........................
Lafayette Parish........................
Livingston Parish ......................
Ouachita Parish........................
Rapides Parish .........................
Saint Tammany Parish.............
Tangipahoa Parish....................
Terrebonne Parish....................

LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA

215,798
218,409
478,422
343,457
562,585
530,964
323,097
223,799
205,352
235,419
439,212
180,317
179,453

23,603
25,561
72,179
51,440
97,337
108,471
53,421
28,011
27,716
43,337
63,326
35,732
33,037

90,692
99,736
213,750
151,486
174,771
163,202
120,702
143,011
116,098
122,953
190,504
103,171
89,891

101,503
93,112
192,493
140,531
290,477
259,291
148,974
52,777
61,538
69,129
185,382
41,414
56,525

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

10.9
11.7
15.1
15.0
17.3
20.4
16.5
12.5
13.5
18.4
14.4
19.8
18.4

42.0
45.7
44.7
44.1
31.1
30.7
37.4
63.9
56.5
52.2
43.4
57.2
50.1

47.0
42.6
40.2
40.9
51.6
48.8
46.1
23.6
30.0
29.4
42.2
23.0
31.5

217,308
207,359
497,871
361,732
565,849
582,364
317,164
238,655
217,928
220,838
508,544
176,584
178,226

201,159
191,183
454,617
317,568
515,446
524,615
304,375
206,016
184,362
213,905
407,211
171,563
174,112

118,586
112,289
265,778
184,516
297,866
302,271
191,325
131,349
104,960
132,342
250,628
101,063
109,332

11,146
12,144
33,535
35,174
33,232
41,627
8,845
29,945
27,009
3,116
89,538
3,932
3,551

4,328
2,904
5,347
8,577
98
12,273
3,201
2,466
5,657
3,060
10,054
788
56

15.1
19.3
30.0
21.5
26.5
22.3
20.0
14.9
20.0
25.4
11.6
27.0
22.6

10,337
9,471
10,887
9,651
12,183
11,733
10,178
8,478
9,523
8,999
11,305
8,858
9,227

4,191
5,293
19,904
10,164
24,216
22,629
10,301
4,857
5,009
8,336
6,195
7,803
6,102

1,238
1,278
1,483
1,342
1,484
1,479
1,332
1,270
1,269
1,321
1,187
1,329
1,291

Anne Arundel County...............


Baltimore City............................
Baltimore County......................
Calvert County..........................
Carroll County...........................
Cecil County..............................
Charles County.........................
Frederick County ......................
Harford County .........................
Howard County.........................
Montgomery County ................
Prince Georges County ..........
Saint Marys County ................
Washington County .................

MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD

1,063,940
1,347,621
1,547,117
242,854
384,892
219,361
372,724
604,503
596,822
853,945
2,690,058
1,912,947
223,304
295,204

65,752
213,503
112,954
11,883
17,735
15,999
23,224
29,908
29,982
30,817
139,787
184,171
19,754
24,205

367,395
893,891
612,152
104,716
171,423
112,653
178,717
247,674
253,422
261,327
616,444
978,543
105,886
164,722

630,793
240,227
822,011
126,255
195,734
90,709
170,783
326,921
313,418
561,801
1,933,827
750,233
97,664
106,277

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

6.2
15.8
7.3
4.9
4.6
7.3
6.2
4.9
5.0
3.6
5.2
9.6
8.8
8.2

34.5
66.3
39.6
43.1
44.5
51.4
47.9
41.0
42.5
30.6
22.9
51.2
47.4
55.8

59.3
17.8
53.1
52.0
50.9
41.4
45.8
54.1
52.5
65.8
71.9
39.2
43.7
36.0

1,094,472
1,364,829
1,534,466
238,701
375,789
217,219
366,669
597,610
584,162
830,246
2,579,354
1,946,892
227,687
298,436

951,654
1,219,043
1,370,097
217,819
346,575
194,028
340,915
489,367
479,118
744,619
2,208,308
1,781,024
211,595
269,692

591,609
725,118
840,520
137,072
209,241
119,726
194,189
303,223
292,779
475,060
1,434,291
1,033,463
126,550
159,034

110,077
70,676
117,559
13,998
16,216
13,416
17,701
87,728
87,161
61,612
291,458
83,712
12,452
22,923

12,111
2,428
11,224
1,735
4,466
5,677
1,252
12,187
7,023
12,816
41,382
23,236
1,636
1,978

7.3
30.2
9.7
6.4
5.6
11.9
7.6
6.7
7.7
5.3
9.0
11.4
9.7
14.1

12,727
14,711
13,260
12,808
12,502
11,973
12,731
12,186
12,401
14,704
15,582
14,020
12,312
12,314

10,553
53,777
22,086
1,448
2,232
2,861
2,824
3,921
4,858
3,976
26,575
29,539
2,503
4,876

1,588
1,938
1,782
1,231
1,233
1,272
1,260
1,331
1,384
1,313
1,737
1,754
1,287
1,393

Boston.......................................
Brockton....................................
Springfield.................................
Worcester..................................

MA
MA
MA
MA

1,219,110
218,102
446,638
386,373

124,894
25,371
70,203
49,408

334,347
146,368
313,619
233,069

759,869
46,363
62,816
103,896

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

10.2
11.6
15.7
12.8

27.4
67.1
70.2
60.3

62.3
21.3
14.1
26.9

1,198,589
214,828
445,370
407,975

1,061,414
197,509
367,971
326,217

605,877
119,581
208,128
221,053

28,681
1,365
18,817
28,749

11,635
1,341
10,308
10,016

28.9
18.4
31.6
24.5

19,169
12,742
14,636
13,599

41,370
5,011
20,955
12,041

2,006
1,576
2,204
1,750

Ann Arbor .................................


Chippewa Valley .......................
Dearborn City............................
Detroit City.................................
Grand Rapids ...........................

MI
MI
MI
MI
MI

227,631
167,339
227,278
1,182,258
263,540

10,798
11,497
28,015
287,377
44,727

83,374
98,137
122,461
615,158
127,478

133,459
57,705
76,802
279,723
91,335

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

4.7
6.9
12.3
24.3
17.0

36.6
58.6
53.9
52.0
48.4

58.6
34.5
33.8
23.7
34.7

245,765
171,425
223,299
1,319,743
270,743

214,334
137,246
207,765
1,158,437
230,135

122,266
87,267
122,073
651,102
132,661

15,077
9,813
6,098
40,648
9,057

9,080
21,078
7,198
110,036
6,577

9.6
10.1
42.1
47.2
34.8

12,876
8,516
11,096
12,801
12,338

2,016
1,806
13,628
162,895
15,076

1,030
989
1,407
2,475
1,431

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 163


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Carmel Clay Schools ...............


Evansville Vanderburgh ...........
Fort Wayne................................
Hamilton Southeastern............
Indianapolis ..............................
MSD Lawrence Township........
MSD Wayne Township.............
South Bend...............................
Vigo County ..............................

Revenues by source of funds, 200910


(in thousands of dollars)

Percentage distribution of revenues, 200910

Expenditures, 200910 (in thousands of dollars)


Current expenditures

Name of district
1

State

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total5

Total

Instruction Capital outlay

Interest on
school debt

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Current
expenditure
per pupil,2
200910

Title I
Title I
allocations,
allocations,
fiscal year
fiscal year
2012,3 in
2012, per
thousands poverty child4

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Livonia ......................................
Plymouth-Canton .....................
Utica Community......................
Walled Lake Consolidated.......
Warren Consolidated ...............

MI
MI
MI
MI
MI

183,906
187,121
292,932
184,175
184,849

9,825
9,005
17,863
10,039
15,330

104,493
114,136
190,481
96,885
100,260

69,588
63,980
84,588
77,251
69,259

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

5.3
4.8
6.1
5.5
8.3

56.8
61.0
65.0
52.6
54.2

37.8
34.2
28.9
41.9
37.5

191,017
193,973
306,227
186,728
179,796

176,565
168,020
274,681
169,530
169,382

106,882
100,745
177,886
104,937
101,800

5,136
9,319
15,360
6,621
3,637

4,666
10,836
9,884
8,281
5,623

9.7
7.1
11.8
9.8
19.1

10,632
8,690
9,303
10,828
10,584

1,741
1,659
4,076
1,719
3,990

987
981
1,082
985
1,208

Anoka-Hennepin ......................
Minneapolis...............................
Osseo........................................
Rochester..................................
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan.
Saint Paul..................................
South Washington County.......

MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN

469,248
629,602
288,972
182,383
324,596
600,161
200,068

50,701
97,930
31,462
23,315
30,025
105,835
17,053

288,523
337,378
159,689
112,126
196,502
365,441
113,314

130,024
194,294
97,821
46,942
98,069
128,885
69,701

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

10.8
15.6
10.9
12.8
9.2
17.6
8.5

61.5
53.6
55.3
61.5
60.5
60.9
56.6

27.7
30.9
33.9
25.7
30.2
21.5
34.8

466,097
581,301
274,996
182,944
320,756
612,020
222,441

416,687
491,518
224,254
148,391
284,766
528,814
155,831

285,319
337,692
152,647
96,263
204,131
364,630
103,543

15,522
37,320
17,121
18,263
20,038
33,515
34,959

8,350
19,949
11,747
6,809
3,638
15,866
16,029

8.8
32.5
12.6
10.6
6.7
30.7
4.9

10,442
14,013
10,621
9,116
10,318
13,724
9,063

4,752
25,930
3,719
2,281
2,058
25,485
1,003

1,209
1,572
1,135
1,051
1,045
1,687
995

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Desoto County..........................

MS

248,353

31,286

126,256

90,811

100.0

12.6

50.8

36.6

254,618

209,357

125,034

36,005

8,682

13.5

6,707

3,961

859

Jackson.....................................
Rankin County..........................

MS
MS

274,970
156,881

58,303
18,976

124,273
72,143

92,394
65,762

100.0
100.0

21.2
12.1

45.2
46.0

33.6
41.9

342,154
149,661

254,072
138,512

144,589
83,331

77,607
6,009

9,604
4,338

37.7
16.2

8,301
7,442

16,369
3,162

1,310
922

Columbia, 93.............................
Fort Zumwalt, R-IO...................
Francis Howell, R-III..................
Hazelwood................................
Kansas City, 33.........................
Lees Summit, R-VII..................
North Kansas City, 74 ..............
Parkway, C-2.............................
Rockwood, R-VI........................
Saint Louis City.........................
Springfield, R-XII.......................

MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO

190,630
181,336
190,937
217,818
287,851
197,499
212,959
215,299
239,396
399,335
219,643

24,644
17,786
13,553
20,620
71,812
14,159
21,609
7,117
9,926
95,688
30,339

45,878
41,177
38,874
50,065
46,446
43,968
36,998
4,248
22,636
68,627
36,854

120,108
122,373
138,510
147,133
169,593
139,372
154,352
203,934
206,834
235,020
152,450

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

12.9
9.8
7.1
9.5
24.9
7.2
10.1
3.3
4.1
24.0
13.8

24.1
22.7
20.4
23.0
16.1
22.3
17.4
2.0
9.5
17.2
16.8

63.0
67.5
72.5
67.5
58.9
70.6
72.5
94.7
86.4
58.9
69.4

188,515
192,615
207,780
211,827
296,236
202,662
209,308
230,592
268,339
413,743
240,566

160,965
175,309
171,247
187,703
276,891
165,572
180,763
200,786
208,578
382,395
203,791

101,490
108,313
110,118
109,549
134,720
104,272
107,948
114,018
122,551
197,966
123,217

15,838
8,048
20,328
10,316
9,166
19,853
10,440
17,928
41,190
11,689
22,518

5,875
5,923
7,603
9,020
398
12,026
11,620
7,910
8,779
10,551
11,382

15.5
4.9
4.9
14.3
33.9
7.7
14.8
4.8
3.8
37.7
20.7

9,258
9,305
8,690
9,965
14,698
9,450
9,759
11,549
9,206
14,534
8,257

3,454
1,022
627
3,986
15,919
1,270
3,344
604
536
33,621
7,538

1,161
910
595
1,268
1,591
852
1,098
536
537
1,923
1,315

Lincoln ......................................
Millard .......................................
Omaha .....................................

NE
NE
NE

393,357
241,766
580,169

45,046
20,472
108,763

113,702
90,874
210,758

234,609
130,420
260,648

100.0
100.0
100.0

11.5
8.5
18.7

28.9
37.6
36.3

59.6
53.9
44.9

420,500
226,368
545,174

343,125
200,048
519,979

234,897
123,309
342,500

61,665
19,329
12,908

15,540
5,728
9,774

16.7
5.5
23.9

9,827
8,833
10,679

10,174
1,883
25,363

1,495
1,410
1,735

Clark County.............................
Washoe County........................

NV
NV

3,037,823
627,168

245,314
63,239

872,480
232,018

1,920,029
331,911

100.0
100.0

8.1
10.1

28.7
37.0

63.2
52.9

3,053,058
636,667

2,536,794
555,778

1,503,132
323,864

277,844
51,768

222,746
25,592

19.8
17.0

8,262
8,572

84,781
13,302

1,227
1,095

Manchester...............................

NH

181,028

26,462

83,713

70,853

100.0

14.6

46.2

39.1

162,917

155,887

109,748

1,006

16.0

10,463

6,915

2,655

Camden City.............................
Elizabeth....................................
Jersey City ................................
Newark......................................
Paterson....................................
Toms River Regional................

NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ

385,991
441,968
666,405
1,098,262
570,873
227,219

75,311
82,662
101,590
211,497
110,125
21,454

276,240
269,515
456,996
770,055
416,224
77,674

34,440
89,791
107,819
116,710
44,524
128,091

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

19.5
18.7
15.2
19.3
19.3
9.4

71.6
61.0
68.6
70.1
72.9
34.2

8.9
20.3
16.2
10.6
7.8
56.4

394,626
450,391
678,227
1,129,720
587,679
230,656

289,863
423,637
582,099
883,185
474,008
224,791

161,487
257,600
349,484
458,994
282,838
134,111

41,293
3,675
7,855
55,228
18,498
1,610

23
0
5,037
46
430
3,329

39.0
25.3
26.0
32.5
33.4
8.9

22,117
19,197
21,037
22,391
19,685
12,940

14,874
9,264
17,222
33,064
19,771
2,250

2,267
1,656
1,901
2,038
2,036
1,401

Albuquerque ............................
Las Cruces ...............................
Rio Rancho ..............................

NM
NM
NM

1,021,779
244,195
154,458

170,302
42,859
17,008

666,792
166,006
105,160

184,685
35,330
32,290

100.0
100.0
100.0

16.7
17.6
11.0

65.3
68.0
68.1

18.1
14.5
20.9

1,112,328
249,494
162,649

866,545
210,908
123,442

514,717
131,883
75,901

228,152
34,550
33,921

17,289
2,683
4,466

21.8
25.9
11.8

8,973
8,480
7,468

32,606
7,895
1,866

1,303
1,164
846

Brentwood Union......................
Buffalo City................................
New York City............................
Rochester City..........................
Syracuse City............................
Yonkers City ..............................

NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY

308,575
844,628
21,023,695
682,930
412,289
520,492

18,914
84,322
2,047,926
87,256
61,291
49,711

207,843
630,332
8,375,172
470,098
279,136
283,836

81,818
129,974
10,600,597
125,576
71,862
186,945

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

6.1
10.0
9.7
12.8
14.9
9.6

67.4
74.6
39.8
68.8
67.7
54.5

26.5
15.4
50.4
18.4
17.4
35.9

340,134
928,850
24,597,709
682,311
421,761
538,027

305,743
596,518
19,453,219
602,513
377,585
494,250

212,374
368,002
14,936,045
353,161
259,058
325,304

23,130
156,825
3,151,607
29,985
18,159
17,220

5,130
58,309
403,057
6,740
7,537
5,920

15.4
37.1
29.0
38.7
35.9
18.9

18,511
17,277
19,184
18,530
17,710
19,805

3,470
31,657
771,379
26,170
12,783
10,163

1,355
1,938
2,127
1,863
1,534
1,709

Alamance-Burlington................
Buncombe County ...................
Cabarrus County......................
Catawba County.......................
Charlotte-Mecklenburg.............
Cleveland County.....................
Craven County..........................

NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC

183,715
262,022
312,148
162,714
2,297,008
151,639
166,930

27,724
31,349
28,803
19,494
169,887
26,615
22,925

111,914
133,268
130,320
87,682
644,107
91,039
74,305

44,077
97,405
153,025
55,538
1,483,014
33,985
69,700

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

15.1
12.0
9.2
12.0
7.4
17.6
13.7

60.9
50.9
41.7
53.9
28.0
60.0
44.5

24.0
37.2
49.0
34.1
64.6
22.4
41.8

186,834
235,973
305,882
150,535
1,529,792
148,900
123,482

174,729
213,177
217,161
136,139
1,135,686
140,667
116,491

113,754
132,033
141,465
88,781
719,675
91,856
73,796

5,150
14,467
67,129
7,296
253,475
6,703
1,212

4,780
6,536
18,205
6,482
119,641
49
4,765

23.3
19.3
13.0
18.9
19.3
27.8
24.8

7,676
8,319
7,689
7,852
8,292
8,567
7,922

6,387
6,443
3,780
3,663
38,737
4,994
4,215

1,056
1,076
917
1,019
1,215
1,049
1,026

See notes at end of table.

164 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 103. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012Continued

Table 103. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012Continued
Revenues by source of funds, 200910
(in thousands of dollars)

Percentage distribution of revenues, 200910

Expenditures, 200910 (in thousands of dollars)


Current expenditures

Name of district
1

State

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total5

Total

Instruction Capital outlay

Interest on
school debt

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Current
expenditure
per pupil,2
200910

Title I
Title I
allocations,
allocations,
fiscal year
fiscal year
2012,3 in
2012, per
thousands poverty child4

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC

531,596
149,502
429,188
597,156
291,479
1,009,769
187,320
208,280
393,784
154,113
343,204
204,699
208,368
169,672
215,973
192,098
455,165
2,061,643
161,532

85,256
20,467
46,318
71,570
46,528
97,842
25,352
24,690
32,009
28,414
30,336
34,164
32,633
24,959
46,717
26,704
29,476
122,009
27,775

264,619
98,467
162,228
269,787
153,086
347,915
101,016
110,211
163,189
95,150
125,283
114,955
121,390
97,077
137,306
106,912
181,864
664,034
107,443

181,721
30,568
220,642
255,799
91,865
564,012
60,952
73,379
198,586
30,549
187,585
55,580
54,345
47,636
31,950
58,482
243,825
1,275,600
26,314

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

16.0
13.7
10.8
12.0
16.0
9.7
13.5
11.9
8.1
18.4
8.8
16.7
15.7
14.7
21.6
13.9
6.5
5.9
17.2

49.8
65.9
37.8
45.2
52.5
34.5
53.9
52.9
41.4
61.7
36.5
56.2
58.3
57.2
63.6
55.7
40.0
32.2
66.5

34.2
20.4
51.4
42.8
31.5
55.9
32.5
35.2
50.4
19.8
54.7
27.2
26.1
28.1
14.8
30.4
53.6
61.9
16.3

510,124
162,052
355,357
596,053
281,554
762,133
176,718
199,894
325,638
157,951
262,584
199,175
223,760
168,430
219,195
185,711
371,361
1,371,674
160,573

455,003
143,190
314,285
478,117
247,703
653,002
141,639
168,983
257,377
150,273
220,038
183,987
194,139
147,016
206,351
170,345
297,789
1,086,117
152,023

287,776
91,975
182,635
314,456
160,854
397,777
91,769
104,587
167,334
93,458
131,342
114,992
126,598
96,002
129,839
108,331
187,586
700,669
102,258

38,079
12,476
18,152
84,587
24,398
62,144
26,991
11,610
37,155
6,030
24,263
5,418
21,598
12,462
12,151
8,654
25,800
147,287
7,856

10,707
5,522
17,406
30,246
7,907
42,741
7,638
16,590
29,346
451
16,595
7,859
5,620
7,801
19
5,462
41,587
125,690
79

23.9
17.3
22.2
22.3
24.1
23.7
24.0
16.5
20.1
25.4
21.5
22.0
25.2
21.2
40.2
25.5
11.5
13.7
27.5

8,579
6,898
9,679
9,056
7,657
8,975
7,342
7,864
8,053
8,437
8,979
7,642
8,303
7,756
8,621
8,156
7,559
7,727
7,813

15,445
4,073
9,899
15,799
9,525
23,518
5,697
4,388
7,545
5,074
6,609
5,854
7,129
4,565
12,171
6,077
5,009
27,838
6,293

1,166
1,029
1,099
1,151
1,096
1,184
1,047
1,058
1,096
1,047
1,071
1,054
1,066
1,035
1,182
1,062
937
1,198
1,053

Akron City..................................
Cincinnati City...........................
Cleveland Municipal .................
Columbus City ..........................
Dayton City................................
Hilliard City ................................
Lakota........................................
Olentangy..................................
South-Western City..................
Toledo City.................................

OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH

407,427
677,410
897,583
946,466
324,214
190,797
174,066
177,906
252,830
489,695

57,066
97,408
163,912
145,476
42,890
9,692
9,828
4,601
29,196
77,901

215,850
235,521
522,780
325,765
198,412
59,918
62,257
26,173
114,333
288,319

134,511
344,481
210,891
475,225
82,912
121,187
101,981
147,132
109,301
123,475

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

14.0
14.4
18.3
15.4
13.2
5.1
5.6
2.6
11.5
15.9

53.0
34.8
58.2
34.4
61.2
31.4
35.8
14.7
45.2
58.9

33.0
50.9
23.5
50.2
25.6
63.5
58.6
82.7
43.2
25.2

424,040
697,738
936,582
919,893
345,434
183,794
192,482
188,401
223,670
488,272

302,045
436,074
675,694
723,365
197,665
169,710
173,179
144,768
199,626
343,256

170,691
229,254
389,215
365,889
96,123
109,125
92,125
87,924
115,314
181,816

85,417
137,400
105,555
60,104
88,814
4,293
9,087
22,848
2,446
60,790

0
34,426
7,709
22,949
70
6,036
8,118
19,205
3,972
8,200

33.5
40.0
44.6
37.2
41.7
9.5
7.3
3.5
22.5
36.9

12,775
13,037
13,963
13,698
13,190
11,097
9,509
9,667
9,703
13,357

17,850
32,155
60,603
52,167
15,942
1,758
1,633
389
7,851
25,373

1,731
1,650
1,950
2,035
1,612
1,084
1,064
624
1,425
1,750

Broken Arrow............................
Edmond.....................................
Lawton.......................................
Moore........................................
Oklahoma City..........................
Putnam City ..............................
Tulsa ..........................................

OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK

124,954
168,829
127,917
159,619
390,454
144,446
377,421

10,241
11,248
26,348
14,809
81,225
16,728
61,110

54,942
50,378
71,359
77,365
162,611
60,747
149,546

59,771
107,203
30,210
67,445
146,618
66,971
166,765

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

8.2
6.7
20.6
9.3
20.8
11.6
16.2

44.0
29.8
55.8
48.5
41.6
42.1
39.6

47.8
63.5
23.6
42.3
37.6
46.4
44.2

126,900
166,406
135,076
182,037
372,454
148,109
392,530

110,821
142,507
131,542
150,083
351,119
133,062
358,080

59,155
81,325
73,137
91,354
193,931
78,016
189,597

13,318
19,169
2,421
29,367
12,780
12,669
23,678

2,175
3,285
325
2,225
7,147
1,974
9,320

11.1
9.8
25.2
12.9
34.6
23.2
32.2

6,669
6,868
8,022
6,924
8,252
7,116
8,630

1,766
2,069
4,257
2,714
22,129
4,767
18,444

830
876
1,047
902
1,298
1,055
1,219

Beaverton, 48J .........................


Bend-Lapine ............................
Eugene......................................
Hillsboro ....................................
North Clackamas......................
Portland.....................................
Salem-Keizer ............................

OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR

382,930
159,807
191,517
209,920
162,637
534,864
406,441

39,796
17,232
23,682
19,687
14,752
86,509
57,652

170,453
52,535
63,501
101,051
75,611
173,798
231,638

172,681
90,040
104,334
89,182
72,274
274,557
117,151

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

10.4
10.8
12.4
9.4
9.1
16.2
14.2

44.5
32.9
33.2
48.1
46.5
32.5
57.0

45.1
56.3
54.5
42.5
44.4
51.3
28.8

396,876
173,889
188,015
220,191
212,023
543,852
430,305

323,257
130,360
170,701
181,011
139,779
500,876
375,387

195,675
76,182
102,759
105,144
77,968
292,757
227,634

43,645
30,004
4,834
20,166
48,350
22,728
30,376

28,548
12,225
8,737
17,306
13,828
1,741
20,213

9.9
19.8
18.6
13.0
12.5
18.1
23.2

8,480
8,232
9,768
8,704
7,933
10,949
9,324

5,079
4,169
4,321
3,299
2,454
14,731
14,325

1,127
1,199
1,212
1,055
1,010
1,497
1,373

Allentown City...........................
Central Bucks............................
Philadelphia City.......................
Pittsburgh..................................
Reading.....................................

PA
PA
PA
PA
PA

217,585
276,037
2,831,427
611,016
228,152

29,346
5,572
556,585
81,821
43,982

113,694
43,349
1,415,203
248,110
141,276

74,545
227,116
859,639
281,085
42,894

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

13.5
2.0
19.7
13.4
19.3

52.3
15.7
50.0
40.6
61.9

34.3
82.3
30.4
46.0
18.8

267,186
266,051
2,950,542
632,268
237,648

173,822
215,242
1,891,664
428,670
179,510

110,632
136,226
1,082,196
231,655
106,323

56,397
23,632
180,847
50,871
30,854

6,644
14,715
86,714
24,052
10,986

33.8
4.2
35.7
25.1
46.0

9,953
10,532
11,417
15,340
10,046

11,531
695
187,355
19,861
16,297

1,576
715
2,166
2,250
1,874

Providence................................

RI

430,929

80,409

210,213

140,307

100.0

18.7

48.8

32.6

451,617

398,450

223,403

2,814

16,156

35.8

16,709

22,443

2,143

Aiken, 01 ...................................
Beaufort, 01 ..............................
Berkeley, 01...............................
Charleston, 01..........................
Dorchester, 02 ..........................
Florence, 01..............................
Greenville, 01............................
Horry, 01....................................

SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC

217,965
264,613
292,834
525,170
195,317
166,025
673,631
463,253

36,579
22,549
40,203
64,082
24,229
27,189
88,847
48,367

107,361
74,324
139,493
161,761
106,227
79,185
314,960
129,841

74,025
167,740
113,138
299,327
64,861
59,651
269,824
285,045

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

16.8
8.5
13.7
12.2
12.4
16.4
13.2
10.4

49.3
28.1
47.6
30.8
54.4
47.7
46.8
28.0

34.0
63.4
38.6
57.0
33.2
35.9
40.1
61.5

207,506
346,268
297,204
655,848
198,282
155,645
674,303
426,198

189,288
211,801
244,266
393,247
175,481
146,753
545,627
375,226

116,315
121,407
137,051
222,087
103,389
85,654
311,043
224,864

14,026
114,691
28,705
187,181
11,118
5,570
59,302
26,428

1,688
16,461
21,412
44,082
9,477
636
55,468
20,971

21.8
21.4
19.6
22.2
15.3
24.4
18.9
30.3

7,685
10,705
8,393
9,132
7,838
9,292
7,688
9,929

7,159
5,465
7,865
15,152
4,148
4,412
20,384
14,467

1,208
1,090
1,263
1,372
1,095
1,080
1,329
1,222

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 165


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Cumberland County.................
Davidson County......................
Durham .....................................
Forsyth County .........................
Gaston County..........................
Guilford County.........................
Harnett County .........................
Iredell-Statesville.......................
Johnston County ......................
Nash-Rocky Mount...................
New Hanover County...............
Onslow County.........................
Pitt County.................................
Randolph County .....................
Robeson County ......................
Rowan-Salisbury ......................
Union County ...........................
Wake County ............................
Wayne County .........................

Revenues by source of funds, 200910


(in thousands of dollars)

Percentage distribution of revenues, 200910

Expenditures, 200910 (in thousands of dollars)


Current expenditures

Name of district
1

State

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total5

Total

Instruction Capital outlay

Interest on
school debt

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Current
expenditure
per pupil,2
200910

Title I
Title I
allocations,
allocations,
fiscal year
fiscal year
2012,3 in
2012, per
thousands poverty child4

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Lexington, 01 ............................
Lexington, 05 ............................
Pickens, 01................................
Richland, 01..............................
Richland, 02..............................
York, 03......................................

SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC

247,215
198,001
172,634
362,092
297,423
179,772

21,696
14,408
22,430
40,897
26,445
21,993

124,327
101,932
74,526
107,420
137,208
88,796

101,192
81,661
75,678
213,775
133,770
68,983

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

8.8
7.3
13.0
11.3
8.9
12.2

50.3
51.5
43.2
29.7
46.1
49.4

40.9
41.2
43.8
59.0
45.0
38.4

260,787
201,899
199,665
380,137
338,838
187,460

210,754
173,733
128,674
298,619
250,116
158,885

120,255
98,527
78,130
168,703
145,916
93,709

36,128
25,612
52,980
48,170
70,784
20,063

13,667
1,327
16,962
29,704
15,595
7,550

13.2
10.2
18.1
25.9
12.9
17.5

9,451
10,407
7,754
12,208
10,025
8,968

2,930
1,518
3,695
10,150
3,190
4,428

929
857
1,146
1,433
941
1,326

Sioux Falls.................................

SD

204,009

29,206

61,909

112,894

100.0

14.3

30.3

55.3

201,426

172,199

109,890

22,722

3,831

12.3

8,262

4,448

1,522

Davidson County......................
Hamilton County.......................
Knox County .............................
Memphis ...................................
Montgomery County ................
Rutherford County....................
Shelby County ..........................
Sumner County ........................
Williamson County ...................
Wilson County ..........................

TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN

764,185
371,694
492,878
1,093,003
224,991
288,190
389,616
212,952
237,869
118,648

108,342
46,076
57,781
183,453
28,667
24,971
31,716
19,929
10,258
11,062

212,066
121,927
156,058
443,364
118,451
144,468
177,185
109,374
96,487
54,541

443,777
203,691
279,039
466,186
77,873
118,751
180,715
83,649
131,124
53,045

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

14.2
12.4
11.7
16.8
12.7
8.7
8.1
9.4
4.3
9.3

27.8
32.8
31.7
40.6
52.6
50.1
45.5
51.4
40.6
46.0

58.1
54.8
56.6
42.7
34.6
41.2
46.4
39.3
55.1
44.7

829,035
373,570
482,674
1,153,095
244,506
303,065
412,185
218,797
314,883
127,196

741,411
357,116
447,230
1,032,979
220,975
273,660
372,316
206,445
232,553
108,673

418,882
226,024
279,337
636,350
131,374
177,913
237,640
134,472
154,197
69,575

58,388
7,777
23,778
95,191
13,886
13,839
19,398
3,593
65,996
10,142

26,745
5,882
10,787
0
9,168
15,006
11,973
6,958
14,331
4,785

28.4
23.5
14.8
34.8
19.6
14.2
10.4
15.5
5.5
11.1

9,875
8,537
7,880
9,451
7,584
7,263
7,723
7,602
7,587
7,167

32,176
14,331
12,636
57,690
6,559
5,231
7,105
4,781
1,650
1,584

1,236
1,170
1,251
1,400
1,059
928
1,150
1,020
810
808

Abilene ISD...............................
Aldine ISD.................................
Alief ISD ....................................
Allen ISD ...................................
Alvin ISD....................................
Amarillo ISD..............................
Arlington ISD.............................
Austin ISD .................................
Beaumont ISD..........................
Birdville ISD...............................
Brownsville ISD.........................
Bryan ISD..................................
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD...
Clear Creek ISD .......................
Comal ISD.................................
Conroe ISD...............................
Corpus Christi ISD ...................
Crowley ISD..............................
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD............
Dallas ISD.................................
Denton ISD ...............................
Donna ISD ................................
Eagle Mt.-Saginaw ISD............
Ector County ISD......................
Edinburg CISD..........................
El Paso ISD...............................
Fort Bend ISD...........................
Fort Worth ISD..........................
Frisco ISD..................................
Galena Park ISD.......................
Garland ISD..............................
Goose Creek CISD..................
Grand Prairie ISD.....................
Harlingen CISD ........................
Hays CISD ................................
Houston ISD .............................
Humble ISD...............................
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD .......
Irving ISD ..................................
Judson ISD ...............................
Katy ISD....................................

TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX

158,967
619,523
454,622
178,339
180,811
288,099
562,510
1,057,469
240,249
220,718
483,862
152,709
295,549
374,701
182,508
459,969
369,732
139,286
944,071
1,768,234
263,411
177,598
163,891
238,746
328,251
646,198
624,727
836,980
361,405
229,727
523,656
228,522
257,987
171,159
151,588
2,165,693
344,623
205,247
341,947
214,696
578,558

35,249
126,579
91,037
12,617
24,589
60,497
103,956
150,853
43,949
31,677
109,945
26,606
34,020
34,123
18,110
49,436
74,744
14,671
128,544
336,955
26,714
44,734
12,562
42,634
72,759
137,988
71,085
186,710
20,462
42,032
76,285
31,074
44,334
36,405
16,078
428,684
29,471
24,934
65,180
26,418
54,058

74,530
300,267
201,478
46,449
102,146
132,694
189,902
150,544
56,710
77,282
315,460
59,984
59,538
119,890
29,118
144,843
148,941
46,175
323,807
420,867
82,968
119,542
52,245
88,194
180,716
316,859
215,003
288,309
98,027
100,223
258,508
73,783
135,855
97,034
78,526
447,491
137,562
61,067
138,178
95,190
199,095

49,188
192,677
162,107
119,273
54,076
94,908
268,652
756,072
139,590
111,759
58,457
66,119
201,991
220,688
135,280
265,690
146,047
78,440
491,720
1,010,412
153,729
13,322
99,084
107,918
74,776
191,351
338,639
361,961
242,916
87,472
188,863
123,665
77,798
37,720
56,984
1,289,518
177,590
119,246
138,589
93,088
325,405

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

22.2
20.4
20.0
7.1
13.6
21.0
18.5
14.3
18.3
14.4
22.7
17.4
11.5
9.1
9.9
10.7
20.2
10.5
13.6
19.1
10.1
25.2
7.7
17.9
22.2
21.4
11.4
22.3
5.7
18.3
14.6
13.6
17.2
21.3
10.6
19.8
8.6
12.1
19.1
12.3
9.3

46.9
48.5
44.3
26.0
56.5
46.1
33.8
14.2
23.6
35.0
65.2
39.3
20.1
32.0
16.0
31.5
40.3
33.2
34.3
23.8
31.5
67.3
31.9
36.9
55.1
49.0
34.4
34.4
27.1
43.6
49.4
32.3
52.7
56.7
51.8
20.7
39.9
29.8
40.4
44.3
34.4

30.9
31.1
35.7
66.9
29.9
32.9
47.8
71.5
58.1
50.6
12.1
43.3
68.3
58.9
74.1
57.8
39.5
56.3
52.1
57.1
58.4
7.5
60.5
45.2
22.8
29.6
54.2
43.2
67.2
38.1
36.1
54.1
30.2
22.0
37.6
59.5
51.5
58.1
40.5
43.4
56.2

156,282
634,103
439,443
200,286
173,731
276,217
545,711
1,077,555
324,739
217,762
540,448
157,598
262,992
398,621
297,952
477,714
396,970
136,537
1,052,384
1,691,036
296,956
152,650
263,081
232,444
373,746
659,801
702,307
905,562
437,812
216,249
491,409
234,936
273,728
169,629
174,859
2,174,637
379,749
190,791
388,588
263,901
536,493

144,520
543,076
403,806
141,613
138,517
260,190
496,792
804,256
202,161
182,517
461,019
129,662
225,587
312,027
137,715
366,764
319,906
106,119
758,880
1,425,497
209,927
139,885
130,588
212,452
282,275
573,452
542,384
693,075
283,552
195,613
448,898
193,236
210,860
156,566
122,867
1,855,709
271,940
168,546
288,973
174,075
470,162

91,243
337,320
257,955
85,960
84,118
168,078
325,590
470,648
116,842
120,786
272,356
79,003
138,384
197,198
81,134
232,339
189,535
71,651
488,873
864,098
134,258
87,316
80,802
128,181
178,286
353,680
353,010
396,562
181,830
116,380
279,831
114,740
129,350
95,575
73,717
1,108,450
174,688
107,822
185,890
108,754
297,910

6,960
71,419
22,547
41,105
21,050
7,758
23,981
109,846
102,087
23,076
63,257
19,747
17,884
46,598
125,434
64,907
56,238
22,594
207,829
153,232
59,343
5,370
110,121
13,633
76,172
59,986
105,653
168,855
94,066
7,221
20,547
20,985
41,394
4,557
36,744
189,117
77,855
3,855
69,432
66,757
17,828

2,894
17,542
9,200
17,182
13,255
5,145
19,431
34,791
16,193
9,816
9,801
7,526
17,266
38,689
25,301
45,268
14,134
7,462
81,892
93,871
26,608
3,983
22,214
4,409
12,530
23,387
47,042
31,081
56,971
10,771
16,383
18,588
19,501
4,683
14,740
114,062
28,645
17,795
26,329
21,781
47,219

24.7
35.5
33.5
5.5
19.4
26.8
21.6
28.4
31.2
17.6
46.4
29.2
18.9
10.9
12.0
12.0
28.2
15.0
15.3
37.6
12.5
51.0
11.3
25.6
40.9
33.6
11.7
30.7
5.5
29.0
22.4
21.9
24.1
42.4
11.9
33.7
11.2
15.9
29.7
18.1
10.3

8,493
8,649
8,865
7,763
8,251
8,159
7,825
9,498
10,340
7,971
9,385
8,323
8,703
8,296
8,246
7,390
8,375
7,016
7,281
9,073
9,197
9,405
8,098
7,744
8,818
9,048
7,818
8,641
8,346
9,083
7,758
9,222
7,989
8,600
8,387
9,152
7,787
8,118
8,580
8,003
7,958

4,353
26,064
20,916
845
3,344
9,537
17,317
31,798
7,017
4,448
28,103
4,904
5,267
3,994
1,975
6,724
13,949
2,674
19,765
93,524
2,869
10,249
1,595
7,449
16,095
31,032
10,191
39,674
1,679
5,861
15,209
4,650
7,087
8,997
1,524
109,175
3,588
4,028
10,871
4,641
5,829

1,060
1,206
1,238
776
1,008
1,099
1,218
1,224
1,049
1,056
1,259
1,032
1,027
902
880
1,055
1,141
963
1,182
1,352
875
1,259
807
1,047
1,151
1,407
1,126
1,470
811
1,037
1,148
1,020
1,045
1,157
820
1,485
894
1,133
1,102
1,042
933

See notes at end of table.

166 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 103. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012Continued

Table 103. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012Continued
Revenues by source of funds, 200910
(in thousands of dollars)

Percentage distribution of revenues, 200910

Expenditures, 200910 (in thousands of dollars)


Current expenditures

Name of district
1

State

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total5

Total

Instruction Capital outlay

Interest on
school debt

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Current
expenditure
per pupil,2
200910

Title I
Title I
allocations,
allocations,
fiscal year
fiscal year
2012,3 in
2012, per
thousands poverty child4

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX

289,822
397,291
416,568
325,159
233,227
282,965
314,617
526,111
275,318
296,259
241,340
247,474
371,187
192,971
169,157
683,474
884,318
197,966
527,129
166,004
214,522
332,284
606,356
352,178
448,083
579,836
380,091
370,100
338,760
193,005
402,762
166,503
176,107
472,456

22,944
116,015
51,060
78,620
27,848
56,941
23,294
44,973
60,548
25,700
53,318
20,718
54,459
30,400
39,317
75,607
112,713
9,766
102,729
15,041
26,812
71,103
47,204
49,934
42,643
156,988
64,401
54,100
47,648
32,781
67,693
36,820
40,713
105,483

90,260
204,726
170,520
214,413
67,848
189,366
90,558
124,568
100,385
120,671
111,574
73,260
212,184
43,252
106,076
193,738
311,901
26,121
268,445
64,453
71,316
210,523
85,211
75,670
101,344
262,620
224,939
62,001
166,949
57,984
216,973
74,581
112,409
280,308

176,618
76,550
194,988
32,126
137,531
36,658
200,765
356,570
114,385
149,888
76,448
153,496
104,544
119,319
23,764
414,129
459,704
162,079
155,955
86,510
116,394
50,658
473,941
226,574
304,096
160,228
90,751
253,999
124,163
102,240
118,096
55,102
22,985
86,665

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

7.9
29.2
12.3
24.2
11.9
20.1
7.4
8.5
22.0
8.7
22.1
8.4
14.7
15.8
23.2
11.1
12.7
4.9
19.5
9.1
12.5
21.4
7.8
14.2
9.5
27.1
16.9
14.6
14.1
17.0
16.8
22.1
23.1
22.3

31.1
51.5
40.9
65.9
29.1
66.9
28.8
23.7
36.5
40.7
46.2
29.6
57.2
22.4
62.7
28.3
35.3
13.2
50.9
38.8
33.2
63.4
14.1
21.5
22.6
45.3
59.2
16.8
49.3
30.0
53.9
44.8
63.8
59.3

60.9
19.3
46.8
9.9
59.0
13.0
63.8
67.8
41.5
50.6
31.7
62.0
28.2
61.8
14.0
60.6
52.0
81.9
29.6
52.1
54.3
15.2
78.2
64.3
67.9
27.6
23.9
68.6
36.7
53.0
29.3
33.1
13.1
18.3

341,836
374,552
490,595
342,842
265,387
261,585
373,501
651,746
256,809
302,377
223,319
243,115
348,639
190,334
158,625
826,126
1,012,816
250,641
483,288
149,999
210,844
359,043
663,336
345,954
507,254
555,239
392,968
469,396
406,060
244,374
388,221
228,073
183,412
436,918

222,646
332,842
347,767
259,530
190,939
223,766
248,942
426,535
240,660
231,294
210,886
194,201
299,927
176,892
141,387
559,027
757,781
124,159
445,418
129,149
169,887
280,138
458,675
294,092
342,817
494,918
330,840
307,166
292,574
160,594
352,575
136,100
155,321
390,982

146,933
207,367
216,437
160,580
123,658
136,693
149,571
274,982
145,272
145,479
131,774
123,075
191,085
103,873
84,199
349,889
474,450
75,244
273,371
75,150
105,469
173,224
302,613
191,862
207,217
288,619
206,480
189,209
177,146
100,248
208,853
79,164
92,284
244,302

75,898
31,175
115,666
66,132
50,771
22,385
96,101
158,793
5,727
38,557
3,331
23,383
31,583
5,766
7,215
205,394
181,363
69,844
19,226
4,963
21,285
59,865
119,341
31,706
119,013
24,064
38,872
132,643
77,995
70,226
22,299
76,909
21,428
24,324

41,995
6,246
25,457
15,169
22,840
12,245
25,071
61,083
4,134
31,661
5,448
21,506
16,078
5,875
7,750
60,438
65,170
28,297
16,578
14,914
17,625
14,798
48,048
17,967
40,855
27,399
20,102
27,342
33,564
12,323
11,788
10,332
4,241
18,270

7.1
18.9
14.7
51.3
15.3
52.3
7.1
7.8
27.6
12.9
36.6
10.2
22.8
21.9
44.1
15.9
15.9
5.6
27.2
8.1
16.3
44.9
8.7
24.8
8.8
37.7
24.9
28.2
23.7
23.7
31.3
38.4
48.8
35.4

7,053
8,404
7,758
9,268
8,001
9,057
8,174
8,390
8,391
7,305
8,378
8,114
8,047
8,276
9,174
8,535
8,207
8,766
8,516
7,054
7,701
8,942
8,349
8,440
7,971
8,945
8,000
9,451
8,276
8,724
8,624
8,874
8,989
8,762

2,180
7,982
7,328
17,094
4,122
17,423
1,985
3,980
8,945
3,928
11,400
2,224
9,248
5,641
8,651
13,521
19,187
728
16,954
1,307
3,966
16,119
5,314
10,126
3,805
32,305
12,672
10,585
9,369
5,771
15,086
7,599
10,990
18,419

845
1,071
1,053
1,261
1,045
1,533
835
905
1,094
900
1,180
842
1,075
1,038
1,314
1,151
1,193
766
1,166
807
1,006
1,188
997
1,090
918
1,498
1,120
1,102
1,088
1,144
1,145
1,174
1,362
1,309

Alpine.........................................
Cache........................................
Canyons....................................
Davis..........................................
Granite.......................................
Jordan .......................................
Nebo..........................................
Salt Lake ...................................
Washington...............................
Weber........................................

UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT

446,011
106,263
272,644
474,874
495,657
359,584
231,812
245,744
213,832
214,992

53,525
11,731
22,974
57,424
77,873
36,521
37,158
47,947
32,483
27,571

250,771
66,458
123,210
262,994
264,637
188,419
133,170
88,156
93,475
129,448

141,715
28,074
126,460
154,456
153,147
134,644
61,484
109,641
87,874
57,973

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

12.0
11.0
8.4
12.1
15.7
10.2
16.0
19.5
15.2
12.8

56.2
62.5
45.2
55.4
53.4
52.4
57.4
35.9
43.7
60.2

31.8
26.4
46.4
32.5
30.9
37.4
26.5
44.6
41.1
27.0

483,599
116,015
231,897
501,161
503,587
403,465
205,339
223,447
202,660
239,170

357,792
90,881
199,898
394,326
418,979
283,396
166,489
181,664
162,889
182,984

245,330
60,071
117,025
249,193
274,498
183,411
97,876
115,225
101,586
121,392

101,640
19,419
18,031
77,647
70,714
108,711
26,834
20,413
26,537
50,223

17,990
3,838
7,066
16,301
0
5,117
7,414
6,104
10,088
4,642

11.8
12.0
13.0
9.5
19.4
9.5
10.0
23.6
20.9
10.3

5,528
6,077
5,974
5,799
6,089
5,848
5,790
7,338
6,359
5,969

10,130
1,732
5,126
7,716
18,667
5,287
3,067
7,021
6,590
3,151

1,136
832
951
1,098
1,231
975
926
1,078
1,076
919

Arlington County.......................
Chesapeake City......................
Chesterfield County..................
Fairfax County...........................
Hampton City............................
Hanover County........................
Henrico County.........................
Loudoun County.......................
Newport News City...................
Norfolk City................................
Portsmouth City........................
Prince William County..............
Richmond City..........................
Spotsylvania County ................

VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA

427,705
462,942
600,235
2,350,812
242,217
193,004
498,438
888,639
353,067
388,113
181,616
915,139
325,781
260,796

16,558
30,884
66,045
144,249
39,721
15,672
39,696
35,587
47,757
70,229
30,782
82,062
61,118
28,288

47,618
206,275
269,175
411,280
123,386
78,662
213,687
173,943
173,195
198,281
91,486
349,060
124,329
113,578

363,529
225,783
265,015
1,795,283
79,110
98,670
245,055
679,109
132,115
119,603
59,348
484,017
140,334
118,930

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

3.9
6.7
11.0
6.1
16.4
8.1
8.0
4.0
13.5
18.1
16.9
9.0
18.8
10.8

11.1
44.6
44.8
17.5
50.9
40.8
42.9
19.6
49.1
51.1
50.4
38.1
38.2
43.6

85.0
48.8
44.2
76.4
32.7
51.1
49.2
76.4
37.4
30.8
32.7
52.9
43.1
45.6

443,577
454,469
588,555
2,387,209
252,524
185,899
540,499
808,796
347,270
389,153
171,196
931,504
328,095
252,308

355,085
409,928
533,877
2,158,653
229,448
170,182
438,672
721,899
312,233
359,703
149,863
783,057
309,629
226,366

216,013
258,187
334,615
1,331,848
134,709
115,514
267,921
460,657
173,755
226,447
86,637
448,370
181,332
136,289

55,414
33,642
32,866
144,554
14,031
9,096
83,800
79,059
24,069
19,275
15,327
91,950
8,955
14,431

10,905
0
16,424
66,702
6,755
5,495
13,905
5,371
0
50
279
26,778
3,106
10,727

10.5
9.8
7.6
6.7
18.2
5.4
11.3
3.7
20.8
23.9
25.2
7.9
33.0
8.8

17,519
10,278
8,971
12,554
10,637
9,026
8,879
12,031
10,115
10,576
9,802
10,188
13,466
9,408

2,290
4,855
5,461
18,623
6,018
1,030
7,158
1,534
9,152
15,828
6,165
8,595
18,697
2,370

1,039
1,143
1,155
1,467
1,478
975
1,181
598
1,447
1,942
1,570
1,321
2,246
1,045

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 167


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Keller ISD..................................
Killeen ISD ................................
Klein ISD ...................................
La Joya ISD...............................
Lamar CISD..............................
Laredo ISD................................
Leander ISD..............................
Lewisville ISD............................
Lubbock ISD .............................
Mansfield ISD ...........................
McAllen ISD..............................
McKinney ISD...........................
Mesquite ISD............................
Midland ISD ..............................
Mission CISD............................
North East ISD..........................
Northside ISD...........................
Northwest ISD ..........................
Pasadena ISD...........................
Pearland ISD.............................
Pflugerville ISD.........................
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD.....
Plano ISD..................................
Richardson ISD ........................
Round Rock ISD.......................
San Antonio ISD.......................
Socorro ISD ..............................
Spring Branch ISD ...................
Spring ISD.................................
Tyler ISD....................................
United ISD.................................
Waco ISD..................................
Weslaco ISD.............................
Ysleta ISD.................................

Revenues by source of funds, 200910


(in thousands of dollars)

Percentage distribution of revenues, 200910

Expenditures, 200910 (in thousands of dollars)


Current expenditures

Name of district
1

State

Total

Federal

State

Local

Total

Federal

State

Total5

Local

Total

Instruction Capital outlay

Interest on
school debt

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Current
expenditure
per pupil,2
200910

Title I
Title I
allocations,
allocations,
fiscal year
fiscal year
2012,3 in
2012, per
thousands poverty child4

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Stafford County.........................
Virginia Beach City...................

VA
VA

263,254
792,169

20,983
85,383

119,166
331,704

123,105
375,082

100.0
100.0

8.0
10.8

45.3
41.9

46.8
47.3

258,759
835,342

249,344
730,813

154,851
435,457

8,841
70,382

106
15,978

5.6
10.1

9,214
10,267

1,595
10,304

1,002
1,345

Bellevue.....................................
Bethel ........................................
Edmonds...................................
Everett .......................................
Evergreen (Clark).....................
Federal Way..............................
Highline .....................................
Issaquah....................................
Kennewick.................................
Kent ...........................................
Lake Washington......................
Northshore................................
Pasco.........................................
Puyallup.....................................
Seattle ......................................
Spokane....................................
Tacoma......................................
Vancouver.................................

WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA

225,692
219,276
229,644
218,829
258,822
245,091
239,077
214,796
155,863
292,799
274,261
237,602
149,538
216,440
657,283
334,572
357,039
232,864

14,166
21,454
15,693
18,527
28,207
27,670
25,740
9,565
19,935
28,096
16,511
12,250
22,507
15,980
70,060
46,111
55,281
30,151

105,431
145,343
129,589
120,786
164,710
146,776
127,700
102,857
102,684
167,784
140,472
122,763
96,043
132,810
299,678
199,701
184,943
139,110

106,095
52,479
84,362
79,516
65,905
70,645
85,637
102,374
33,244
96,919
117,278
102,589
30,988
67,650
287,545
88,760
116,815
63,603

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

6.3
9.8
6.8
8.5
10.9
11.3
10.8
4.5
12.8
9.6
6.0
5.2
15.1
7.4
10.7
13.8
15.5
12.9

46.7
66.3
56.4
55.2
63.6
59.9
53.4
47.9
65.9
57.3
51.2
51.7
64.2
61.4
45.6
59.7
51.8
59.7

47.0
23.9
36.7
36.3
25.5
28.8
35.8
47.7
21.3
33.1
42.8
43.2
20.7
31.3
43.7
26.5
32.7
27.3

242,338
215,839
230,562
218,781
246,595
265,756
231,901
256,115
170,206
277,062
300,864
252,812
145,668
210,740
728,773
337,374
353,151
218,701

162,664
158,978
179,554
179,963
229,963
201,691
177,167
140,464
137,658
249,794
212,496
178,033
126,684
186,455
534,534
287,244
312,237
206,967

102,245
91,024
110,836
110,790
144,524
127,681
105,841
85,861
88,709
156,249
136,940
111,245
75,690
110,914
310,050
176,076
185,702
123,551

58,662
46,612
36,902
24,702
5,891
53,962
38,345
96,253
28,268
15,144
68,557
60,124
12,208
10,892
177,849
31,325
26,297
4,431

16,069
9,210
13,245
12,772
10,055
9,492
15,314
15,942
4,063
11,301
17,830
13,588
6,572
11,683
15,294
11,054
14,130
5,905

10.1
11.7
10.9
13.3
15.3
17.6
22.2
5.3
18.1
16.0
6.6
7.3
23.2
9.8
14.2
20.7
21.8
20.7

9,254
9,007
8,712
9,447
8,868
9,429
10,088
8,288
8,659
9,185
8,789
9,034
8,695
8,897
11,490
10,140
10,808
9,136

1,862
2,378
2,619
2,985
5,419
5,058
5,331
958
3,600
5,740
1,836
1,498
4,548
2,259
11,197
10,095
10,164
7,065

947
1,015
1,002
1,036
1,274
1,188
1,198
904
1,160
1,199
956
943
1,194
1,003
1,279
1,436
1,397
1,413

Berkeley County.......................
Kanawha County......................

WV
WV

188,195
314,476

24,774
53,490

93,775
152,506

69,646
108,480

100.0
100.0

13.2
17.0

49.8
48.5

37.0
34.5

206,428
342,409

195,668
321,932

117,979
198,485

8,148
11,199

850
179

15.5
19.7

11,216
11,303

4,304
9,256

1,459
1,623

Appleton Area...........................
Green Bay Area........................
Kenosha....................................
Madison Metropolitan...............
Milwaukee.................................
Racine Unified ..........................

WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI

181,250
257,564
282,668
359,639
1,268,905
262,274

17,298
34,921
35,039
31,979
259,642
33,572

89,291
139,187
152,511
76,558
672,974
148,708

74,661
83,456
95,118
251,102
336,289
79,994

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

9.5
13.6
12.4
8.9
20.5
12.8

49.3
54.0
54.0
21.3
53.0
56.7

41.2
32.4
33.7
69.8
26.5
30.5

171,716
248,382
309,699
352,264
1,260,663
260,400

162,972
227,595
267,583
322,569
1,152,492
245,230

105,225
142,142
171,353
193,570
645,795
155,213

2,470
9,605
31,939
9,817
33,578
8,534

2,287
2,716
7,341
2,416
18,026
1,469

11.8
17.4
18.6
17.2
41.1
21.8

10,806
11,194
11,668
13,098
14,038
11,526

2,276
5,804
6,682
6,701
83,624
8,063

1,177
1,448
1,471
1,476
1,806
1,487

Not applicable.
1Poverty is defined based on the number of persons and related children in the family and their income. For information on
poverty thresholds, see http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld.
2Current expenditure per pupil based on fall enrollment collected through the School District Finance Survey (Form F-33),
200910.
3Fiscal year 2012 Department of Education funds available for spending by school districts beginning with the 201213
school year.
4Fiscal year 2012 Department of Education funds available for spending by school districts beginning with the 201213
school year divided by number of poverty children in 2011.

5Includes

other expenditures not shown separately.


included under Modesto City Elementary.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. ISD = independent school district. CISD = consolidated independent school district.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 201011; Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F33), 200910; and
unpublished Department of Education budget data. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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168 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 103. Revenues, expenditures, poverty rate, and Title I allocations of public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students: 200910 and fiscal year 2012Continued

Table 104. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2010: Fall 2010, 200910, and federal fiscal year 2012
Revenues by source of funds, 200910

Name of district
1

Rank
State order

5- to 175- to 17Enrollyear-old year-olds


ment, fall population, in poverty,
2010
2011
20111

NY
CA
IL
FL
NV

1
2
3
4
5

Broward...................................
Houston ISD...........................
Hillsborough............................
Hawaii Department of Education.
Orange....................................

FL
TX
FL
HI
FL

6
7
8
9
10

256,472
204,245
194,525
179,601
176,008

288,282
218,506
214,233
216,292
196,287

Palm Beach ........................


Fairfax County ........................
Philadelphia City.....................
Gwinnett County.....................
Dallas ISD...............................

FL
VA
PA
GA
TX

11
12
13
14
15

174,663
174,479
166,233
160,744
157,162

Wake County ......................


Montgomery County..............
Charlotte-Mecklenburg ..........
San Diego Unified..................
Prince Georges County ........

NC
MD
NC
CA
MD

16
17
18
19
20

Duval...................................
Memphis.................................
Cobb County ..........................
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD..........
Baltimore County....................

FL
TN
GA
TX
MD

Pinellas ...............................
DeKalb County.......................
Jefferson County....................
Northside ISD.........................
Albuquerque ..........................
Polk.....................................
Fulton County.........................
Jefferson County, No. R1.......
Austin ISD...............................
Long Beach Unified................
See notes at end of table.

995,336 1,252,107
667,273 773,749
405,644 435,424
347,366 396,251
314,059 349,488

362,692
211,407
133,555
95,369
69,072

Federal
as a
Total (in Federal (in percent of
thousands) thousands)
total
8

Title I
Federal basic and
revenue concentration
per
grants
student3
11

12

Individuals
with
EisenDisabilities
hower
School Education math and Vocational Drug-free
lunch Act (IDEA)
science education
schools

10

29.0 $21,023,695 $2,047,926


27.3
8,436,592 1,354,563
30.7
5,103,557 1,220,298
24.1
3,442,717
625,948
19.8
3,037,823
245,314

9.7
16.1
23.9
18.2
8.1

13

53,145
73,528
43,209
27,307
41,346

18.4
33.7
20.2
12.6
21.1

2,547,733
2,165,693
1,885,758
2,564,856
1,806,377

414,654
428,684
375,324
382,400
266,478

16.3
19.8
19.9
14.9
14.8

1,619
2,114
1,942
2,122
1,538

80,555
150,556
67,886
79,000
49,409

62,810
83,255
59,218
35,374
46,556

198,054
190,161
242,338
170,665
184,186

40,815
12,697
86,491
29,971
69,180

20.6
6.7
35.7
17.6
37.6

1,924,004
2,350,812
2,831,427
1,623,148
1,768,234

253,911
144,249
556,585
200,541
336,955

13.2
6.1
19.7
12.4
19.1

1,469
839
3,359
1,259
2,145

52,495
24,901
250,807
32,205
78,476

144,173
144,023
135,954
131,785
126,671

169,961
170,236
165,212
140,828
147,125

23,245
15,298
31,871
31,456
16,836

13.7
9.0
19.3
22.3
11.4

2,061,643
2,690,058
2,297,008
1,405,078
1,912,947

122,009
139,787
169,887
199,441
184,171

5.9
5.2
7.4
14.2
9.6

868
986
1,240
1,518
1,450

21
22
23
24
25

123,997
111,834
107,315
106,097
104,160

143,925
118,311
119,664
108,989
128,241

31,946
41,221
20,133
16,725
12,394

22.2
34.8
16.8
15.3
9.7

1,179,374
1,093,003
1,102,180
944,071
1,547,117

191,695
183,453
131,148
128,544
112,954

16.3
16.8
11.9
13.6
7.3

FL
GA
KY
TX
NM

26
27
28
29
30

104,001
98,115
97,331
95,581
95,415

120,176
108,442
122,354
100,891
114,501

21,278
25,469
26,385
16,085
25,015

17.7
23.5
21.6
15.9
21.8

1,039,383
1,159,197
1,124,410
884,318
1,021,779

156,035
164,684
155,681
112,713
170,302

FL
GA
CO
TX
CA

31
32
33
34
35

95,178
91,864
85,979
85,697
84,812

102,713
106,094
88,970
91,551
90,907

25,733
16,826
9,121
25,970
22,953

25.1
15.9
10.3
28.4
25.2

914,627
1,100,931
878,698
1,057,469
857,736

159,860
108,858
54,309
150,853
159,039

17

Total

Basic
grants

18

19

Concentration
grants

14

15

16

$2,020 $777,993 $321,606 $257,678


2,019 519,940 252,561 225,979
2,997 393,558 180,343 135,379
1,810 164,709 104,510 107,884
799
86,928
60,567
65,899

$58,822
31,382
19,923
10,758

$15,750
9,840
7,334
6,252
3,784

97,300
64,197
54,675
41,249
57,250

11,292
14,466
9,864
1,100
7,749

3,924
3,948
3,276
3,500
2,498

808
912
815

626

65,258
109,175
54,412
45,748
49,021

25,418
39,457
21,731
18,967
19,598

5,870
9,623
5,300
3,871
4,526

17,833
29,186
14,759
11,393
13,070

16,137
30,909
12,622
11,517
11,827

40,276
21,100
68,829
48,461
68,475

61,041
53,436

27,004

3,860
23,480

9,376

1,738
1,971
6,435

2,776

390
1,999

890

48,734
18,623
187,355
37,249
93,524

19,495
7,587
62,463
15,217
34,149

4,502
1,752
15,532
3,514
8,035

12,986
4,303
48,479
9,635
24,862

11,750
4,980
60,882
8,884
26,477

5,971
25,911
10,262
59,347
33,388

21,244
21,512
37,860
43,846
34,580

9,779
44,240
12,422
45,118
36,973

3,254
4,118
4,487
8,799
5,737

1,170

1,056
1,387

417

485
545

27,838
26,575
38,737
40,935
29,539

11,030
10,987
15,135
16,181
12,123

2,547
2,537
3,495
4,051
2,800

6,830
6,455
9,630
10,488
7,229

7,431
6,595
10,477
10,214
7,387

1,564
1,678
1,223
1,233
1,093

50,406
70,652
21,104
16,475
33,584

30,601
43,576
22,966
23,354
19,142

34,785
37,954

17,830
37,359

6,080

1,375
4,665

1,757
5,036

693
1,287

543
509

147
495

37,238
57,690
24,425
19,765
22,086

15,203
21,201
10,294
8,278
9,267

3,603
5,171
2,377
1,912
2,140

9,676
14,245
6,278
4,926
5,282

8,756
17,074
5,475
4,650
5,397

15.0
14.2
13.8
12.7
16.7

1,483
1,657
1,576
1,221
1,763

31,822
53,393
50,259
19,922
41,483

23,043
35,605
31,153
24,176
315

35,941

15,410
28,080

5,026

2,373

2,575

830
1,646

442

190
310

24,511
38,296
36,416
19,187
32,606

10,170
14,711
14,263
8,056
12,817

2,449
3,735
3,294
1,861
2,960

6,243
9,568
8,955
4,774
8,007

5,649
10,283
9,904
4,496
8,822

17.5
9.9
6.2
14.3
18.5

1,691
1,204
629
1,782
1,843

32,784
29,028
16,013
35,283
51,843

30,732
20,134
10,872
27,112
27,783

36,703

19,948
17,805
26,482

5,189

2,591
4,130
5,891

1,347

444
1,319
1,058

468

178
342
808

29,828
20,725
10,711
31,798
33,519

12,311
8,596
4,600
12,874
13,270

2,843
2,033
1,062
3,025
3,370

7,704
5,119
2,416
8,061
8,588

6,971
4,976
2,633
7,838
8,291

$10,177 $771,379 $291,055


5,049 331,884 112,834
9,000 286,652
98,310
1,901 120,950
45,206
993
84,781
33,138

20

Education
finance
Targeted incentive
grants
grants
21

22

$72,483 $223,677
28,153
90,705
24,453
76,402
10,926
34,028
7,653
24,152

$184,164
100,192
87,485
30,790
19,837

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 169


Schools and School Districts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

New York City .........................


Los Angeles Unified...............
City of Chicago (SD 299).......
Dade .......................................
Clark County...........................

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Title I allocations (in thousands), fiscal year 20122

Revenue for selected federal programs (in thousands), 200910

Revenues by source of funds, 200910

Name of district
1

Rank
State order

5- to 175- to 17Enrollyear-old year-olds


ment, fall population, in poverty,
2010
2011
20111

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Federal
as a
Total (in Federal (in percent of
thousands) thousands)
total

Title I allocations (in thousands), fiscal year 20122

Revenue for selected federal programs (in thousands), 200910

Title I
Federal basic and
revenue concentration
per
grants
student3

Individuals
with
EisenDisabilities
hower
School Education math and Vocational Drug-free
lunch Act (IDEA)
science education
schools

Total

Basic
grants

Concentration
grants

Education
finance
Targeted incentive
grants
grants

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Baltimore City.........................
Lee..........................................
Fort Worth ISD.......................
Milwaukee...............................
Prince William County............

MD
FL
TX
WI
VA

36
37
38
39
40

83,800
81,967
81,651
80,934
79,358

92,039
88,029
87,834
112,548
82,843

27,751
22,265
26,983
46,310
6,509

30.2
25.3
30.7
41.1
7.9

1,347,621
821,989
836,980
1,268,905
915,139

213,503
116,122
186,710
259,642
82,062

15.8
14.1
22.3
20.5
9.0

2,576
1,443
2,328
3,163
1,068

95,979
21,095
54,339
114,636
8,396

29,586
23,304
27,642
34,574
10,432

32,092
21,148
16,073
38,294
14,869

8,414

6,410

1,716

2,326
1,201
1,379
2,321
878

397
280
431

144

53,777
25,358
39,674
83,624
8,595

20,987
10,544
15,880
29,579
3,874

5,170
2,435
3,873
7,315
895

13,644
6,499
10,122
20,244
1,876

13,976
5,880
9,798
26,486
1,950

Davidson County ................


Denver ....................................
Detroit City..............................
Anne Arundel County ............
Fresno Unified ........................

TN
CO
MI
MD
CA

41
42
43
44
45

78,782
78,339
77,757
75,481
74,833

91,659
85,901
139,331
90,539
79,717

26,030
22,978
65,815
6,647
35,097

28.4
26.7
47.2
7.3
44.0

764,185
957,203
1,182,258
1,063,940
742,921

108,342
129,150
287,377
65,752
140,326

14.2
13.5
24.3
6.2
18.9

1,443
1,671
3,175
879
1,859

41,272
49,300
79,973
14,051
56,128

24,846
22,112
34,128
8,288
31,241

24,106
20,714

26,043
25,881

6,638
7,643
2,315
8,825

1,709
1,398
3,352
745
1,467

416
432
2,363
253
614

32,176
33,481
162,895
10,553
45,709

12,365
12,803
53,518
4,753
17,932

2,922
3,253
13,641
1,130
4,544

7,740
8,253
42,423
2,310
11,769

9,149
9,172
53,313
2,360
11,465

Guilford County...................
Greenville, 01..........................
Brevard....................................
Virginia Beach City.................
Granite ....................................

NC
SC
FL
VA
UT

46
47
48
49
50

73,205
71,930
71,866
71,185
70,083

83,675
81,113
80,573
76,008
78,044

19,856
15,343
13,876
7,658
15,169

23.7
18.9
17.2
10.1
19.4

1,009,769
673,631
666,690
792,169
495,657

97,842
88,847
95,693
85,383
77,873

9.7
13.2
14.4
10.8
15.7

1,345
1,252
1,322
1,200
1,132

7,480
23,933
19,512
14,535
14,863

20,676
17,279
14,357
10,961
16,669

6,401
24,316
21,894
15,445
19,763

2,524
2,374

2,613
2,771

1,104
740
933
1,432

221
250
221
102

23,518
20,384
15,411
10,304
18,667

9,403
7,917
6,612
4,598
7,263

2,172
1,931
1,527
1,062
1,677

5,720
4,653
3,817
2,271
4,261

6,224
5,883
3,454
2,373
5,466

Fort Bend ISD.....................


Davis.......................................
Alpine......................................
Pasco......................................
North East ISD.......................

TX
UT
UT
FL
TX

51
52
53
54
55

68,948
67,452
67,076
66,994
66,604

77,110
74,240
75,353
72,885
74,106

9,052
7,028
8,915
13,508
11,750

11.7
9.5
11.8
18.5
15.9

624,727
474,874
446,011
651,244
683,474

71,085
57,424
53,525
99,204
75,607

11.4
12.1
12.0
15.2
11.1

1,025
844
827
1,477
1,154

9,643
3,829
5,432
20,899
14,193

9,833
10,505
9,597
17,960
13,598

8,038
16,005
10,888
21,035
12,329

1,277
1,101
1,533

1,867

569
591
625
744
641

132
78
242
2,165
166

10,191
7,716
10,130
15,023
13,521

4,605
3,392
4,282
6,446
5,882

1,063
783
989
1,522
1,358

2,421
1,661
2,228
3,704
3,292

2,102
1,880
2,632
3,351
2,988

Mesa Unified ..........................


Arlington ISD ..........................
Washoe County......................
El Paso ISD ............................
Seminole.................................

AZ
TX
NV
TX
FL

56
57
58
59
60

65,123
64,484
64,380
64,330
64,229

79,892
65,851
71,440
65,628
73,796

18,713
14,220
12,149
22,054
9,357

23.4
21.6
17.0
33.6
12.7

591,990
562,510
627,168
646,198
567,234

94,625
103,956
63,239
137,988
74,212

16.0
18.5
10.1
21.4
13.1

1,402
1,637
975
2,177
1,151

27,720
17,151
13,875
48,335
11,596

20,196
18,853
13,502
21,552
12,459

11,784
11,383
17,760
11,607
17,732

3,551
1,596
3,282
5,423
1,905

1,207
809
641
1,342
551

350
205
217
341
203

26,014
17,317
13,302
31,032
10,081

10,229
7,303
5,889
12,216
4,479

2,495
1,781
1,360
3,114
1,093

6,305
4,284
3,324
8,124
2,384

6,985
3,950
2,730
7,578
2,125

Aldine ISD...........................
Loudoun County.....................
Elk Grove Unified ...................
Mobile County ........................
Volusia.....................................

TX
VA
CA
AL
FL

61
62
63
64
65

63,154
63,142
62,455
62,016
61,559

60,890
68,455
69,205
72,855
68,663

21,607
2,567
12,174
19,120
16,009

35.5
3.7
17.6
26.2
23.3

619,523
888,639
542,045
592,058
618,315

126,579
35,587
60,553
117,344
97,893

20.4
4.0
11.2
19.8
15.8

2,016
593
969
1,870
1,571

26,885
1,233
10,012
47,961
26,334

29,841
4,530
15,055
22,625
15,691

9,755
10,853
17,808
22,692
22,910

2,832
624
2,380
4,710
2,939

723
307
401
1,735
906

275
100
150
512
240

26,064
1,534
14,763
23,723
18,144

10,694
1,534
6,374
9,241
7,693

2,470
0
1,472
2,346
1,777

6,574
0
3,609
5,811
4,554

6,326
0
3,309
6,325
4,121

Douglas County, No. RE1......


Katy ISD..................................
Chesterfield County ...............
Knox County...........................
Garland ISD............................

CO
TX
VA
TN
TX

66
67
68
69
70

61,465
60,803
59,243
57,977
57,833

65,857
60,828
62,566
68,331
59,252

2,236
6,248
4,728
10,099
13,244

3.4
10.3
7.6
14.8
22.4

592,289
578,558
600,235
492,878
523,656

15,508
54,058
66,045
57,781
76,285

2.6
9.3
11.0
11.7
14.6

259
915
1,110
1,018
1,318

894
5,295
6,518
20,087
12,802

2,142
8,895
5,959
12,417
15,494

9,854
8,461
15,589
18,288
9,730

546
644
2,084

2,079

131
315
653
1,366
692

78
126
159
646
125

1,121
5,829
5,461
12,636
15,209

1,121
3,103
2,814
5,303
6,530

0
0
0
1,293
1,508

0
1,496
1,297
2,930
3,734

0
1,230
1,349
3,109
3,437

See notes at end of table.

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Table 104. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2010: Fall 2010, 200910, and federal fiscal year 2012Continued

Table 104. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2010: Fall 2010, 200910, and federal fiscal year 2012Continued
Revenues by source of funds, 200910

Name of district
1

Rank
State order

5- to 175- to 17Enrollyear-old year-olds


ment, fall population, in poverty,
2010
2011
20111

Poverty
rate of
5- to 17year-olds,
20111

Federal
as a
Total (in Federal (in percent of
thousands) thousands)
total

Title I allocations (in thousands), fiscal year 20122

Revenue for selected federal programs (in thousands), 200910

Title I
Federal basic and
revenue concentration
per
grants
student3

Individuals
with
EisenDisabilities
hower
School Education math and Vocational Drug-free
lunch Act (IDEA)
science education
schools

Total

Basic
grants

Concentration
grants

Education
finance
Targeted incentive
grants
grants

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Santa Ana Unified...............


Boston.....................................
San Francisco Unified............
Plano ISD ...............................
San Antonio ISD.....................

CA
MA
CA
TX
TX

71
72
73
74
75

57,319
56,037
55,571
55,568
55,116

55,485
71,258
72,342
61,095
57,144

14,650
20,625
10,434
5,332
21,569

26.4
28.9
14.4
8.7
37.7

549,756
1,219,110
691,374
606,356
579,836

95,127
124,894
81,347
47,204
156,988

17.3
10.2
11.8
7.8
27.1

1,671
2,256
1,475
859
2,837

23,902
43,602
22,471
5,667
43,661

25,912
13,411
13,183
6,552
31,000

21,508
27,103

8,725
10,692

3,118

4,799
923
5,569

460
1,740
396
501
1,021

323

218
116
216

17,562
41,370
12,492
5,314
32,305

7,447
14,805
5,464
2,835
13,041

1,720
3,768
1,344
0
3,248

4,341
9,796
3,038
1,368
8,175

4,054
13,001
2,646
1,111
7,842

San Bernardino City Unified..


Forsyth County.......................
Osceola...................................
Cumberland County...............
Tucson Unified........................

CA
NC
FL
NC
AZ

76
77
78
79
80

54,518
53,367
53,357
53,307
53,275

57,811
61,443
52,820
55,394
74,255

19,504
13,727
11,163
13,245
17,993

33.7
22.3
21.1
23.9
24.2

649,434
597,156
490,192
531,596
520,089

100,616
71,570
78,792
85,256
93,748

15.5
12.0
16.1
16.0
18.0

1,869
1,356
1,511
1,608
1,693

45,971
7,248
14,914
8,094
30,638

22,884
13,750
16,532
15,827
16,547

14,856
4,886
14,461
3,303
14,201

4,945
2,206

2,451
2,539

548

751

1,589

367

230

959

28,225
15,799
12,423
15,445
25,026

11,592
6,495
5,428
6,362
9,867

2,835
1,500
1,324
1,469
2,407

7,154
3,737
2,994
3,646
6,057

6,645
4,066
2,677
3,967
6,695

Capistrano Unified ..............


Corona-Norco Unified............
Cherry Creek, No. 5...............
Pasadena ISD........................
Lewisville ISD .........................

CA
CA
CO
TX
TX

81
82
83
84
85

53,192
53,149
52,232
52,218
51,484

64,458
56,338
54,582
53,498
56,447

5,161
8,356
4,695
14,546
4,399

8.0
14.8
8.6
27.2
7.8

392,522
427,585
537,904
527,129
526,111

29,937
40,837
26,082
102,729
44,973

7.6
9.6
4.8
19.5
8.5

561
785
504
1,964
885

5,076
6,728
5,987
21,233
1,468

4,267
10,992
6,700
21,486
7,238

12,278
13,233
9,894
7,569
8,982

1,042
1,221
1,044
2,844
991

206
222
234
695
377

197
87
99
224
102

4,858
9,355
4,517
16,954
3,980

2,623
4,300
2,338
7,199
2,182

0
993
0
1,663
0

1,230
2,195
1,079
4,190
994

1,005
1,867
1,100
3,902
804

Conroe ISD.............................
Columbus City........................
Howard County ......................
Clayton County.......................
Jordan.....................................

TX
OH
MD
GA
UT

86
87
88
89
90

51,170
51,134
50,994
50,366
50,048

53,099
68,956
57,456
52,939
57,228

6,374
25,631
3,028
16,238
5,424

12.0
37.2
5.3
30.7
9.5

459,969
946,466
853,945
517,483
359,584

49,436
145,476
30,817
80,237
36,521

10.7
15.4
3.6
15.5
10.2

996
2,755
609
1,598
754

8,766
72,965
1,953
19,745
3,548

7,801
21,498
3,549
22,350
6,602

8,098
13,840
14,574

9,286

1,299

999

1,024

422
2,434
315

435

119
471
96

67

6,724
52,167
3,976
19,295
5,287

3,182
19,174
2,163
8,264
2,637

736
4,676
0
1,909
0

1,540
12,169
896
4,893
1,249

1,267
16,147
916
4,229
1,401

Brownsville ISD ..................


Atlanta ....................................
Omaha ...................................
Henrico County ......................
Wichita....................................

TX
GA
NE
VA
KS

91
92
93
94
95

49,879
49,796
49,405
49,405
49,329

48,112
54,799
61,189
53,811
57,162

22,328
18,363
14,621
6,063
13,124

46.4
33.5
23.9
11.3
23.0

483,862
828,061
580,169
498,438
581,647

109,945
102,638
108,763
39,696
98,393

22.7
12.4
18.7
8.0
16.9

2,238
2,099
2,234
803
2,036

29,789
44,053
22,061
6,515
29,730

26,314
19,373
17,115
8,267
15,828

6,519

11,894
10,703

3,620

3,060
1,418

1,012

1,127
637

239

245
130
397

28,103
36,742
25,363
7,158
21,466

11,026
14,251
9,577
3,620
7,935

2,802
3,476
2,212
0
1,935

7,416
8,929
5,643
1,737
4,533

6,859
10,086
7,931
1,802
7,064

Anchorage School..................
Garden Grove Unified............
Sacramento City Unified........
Seattle ....................................
Shelby County........................

AK
CA
CA
WA
TN

96
97
98
99
100

49,206
48,659
47,897
47,735
47,706

54,031
51,473
52,423
61,809
59,287

4,944
11,204
16,047
8,758
6,176

9.2
21.8
30.6
14.2
10.4

686,143
421,942
481,658
657,283
389,616

89,922
63,185
87,731
70,060
31,716

13.1
15.0
18.2
10.7
8.1

1,813
1,318
1,832
1,506
658

14,638
17,879
23,545
19,550
7,253

12,074
16,239
14,740
8,579
7,419

16,093
16,436
16,505
11,723
9,387

4,188
2,984
5,207
429
0

1,145
365
732
509
476

474
237
388

71

12,176
13,311
21,926
11,197
7,105

5,138
5,695
9,337
4,743
3,222

0
1,634
2,277
1,095
744

3,478
3,146
5,609
2,459
1,568

3,560
2,837
4,702
2,900
1,571

Not available.
1Poverty is defined based on the number of persons and related children in the family and their income. For information on poverty
thresholds, see http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld/.
2Fiscal year 2012 Department of Education funds available for spending by school districts in the 201213 school year.
3Federal revenue per student is based on fall enrollment collected through the Local Education Agency (School District) Finance
Survey (F33).

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. ISD = independent school district.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Local Education
Agency Universe Survey, 201011; Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F33), 200910; and unpublished
Department of Education budget data. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Table 105. Public elementary and secondary schools, by level of school: Selected years, 196768 through 201011
Schools with reported grade spans
Elementary schools

Year
1

Total, all
public
schools

Total

Total3

Middle
schools4

Secondary schools

OneOther
teacher elementary
schools
schools

Total5

Combined
3-year or 4- 5-year or 6Other elementary/
Junior year high year high secondary secondary
schools
schools
schools
high6
schools2

Other
schools1

10

11

12

13

196768.........................
197071.........................
197273.........................
197475.........................
197576.........................

88,597

94,197
89,372
88,864
87,456
87,034

67,186
64,020
62,942
61,759
61,704

2,080
2,308
3,224
3,916

4,146
1,815
1,475
1,247
1,166

63,040
60,125
59,159
57,288
56,622

23,318
23,572
23,919
23,837
23,792

7,437
7,750
7,878
7,690
7,521

10,751
11,265
11,550
11,480
11,572

4,650
3,887
3,962
4,122
4,113

480
670
529
545
586

3,693
1,780
2,003
1,860
1,538

1,563

197677.........................
197879.........................
198081.........................
198283.........................
198384.........................

85,982
84,740
84,178

86,501
84,816
83,688
82,039
81,418

61,123
60,312
59,326
58,051
57,471

4,180
5,879
6,003
6,875
6,885

1,111
1,056
921
798
838

55,832
53,377
52,402
50,378
49,748

23,857
22,834
22,619
22,383
22,336

7,434
6,282
5,890
5,948
5,936

11,658
11,410
10,758
11,678
11,670

4,130
4,429
4,193
4,067
4,046

635
713
1,778
690
684

1,521
1,670
1,743
1,605
1,611

2,294
2,701
2,760

198485.........................
198687.........................
198788.........................
198889.........................
198990.........................

84,007
83,421
83,248
83,165
83,425

81,147
82,316
81,416
81,579
81,880

57,231
58,835
57,575
57,941
58,419

6,893
7,483
7,641
7,957
8,272

825
763
729
583
630

49,513
50,589
49,205
49,401
49,517

22,320
21,505
21,662
21,403
21,181

5,916
5,109
4,900
4,687
4,512

11,671
11,430
11,279
11,350
11,492

4,021
4,196
4,048
3,994
3,812

712
770
1,435
1,372
1,365

1,596
1,976
2,179
2,235
2,280

2,860
1,105 7
1,832 7
1,586 7
1,545 7

199091.........................
199192.........................
199293.........................
199394.........................
199495.........................

84,538
84,578
84,497
85,393
86,221

82,475
82,506
82,896
83,431
84,476

59,015
59,258
59,676
60,052
60,808

8,545
8,829
9,152
9,573
9,954

617
569
430
442
458

49,853
49,860
50,094
50,037
50,396

21,135
20,767
20,671
20,705
20,904

4,561
4,298
4,115
3,970
3,859

11,537
11,528
11,651
11,858
12,058

3,723
3,699
3,613
3,595
3,628

1,314
1,242
1,292
1,282
1,359

2,325
2,481
2,549
2,674
2,764

2,063
2,072
1,601
1,962
1,745

199596.........................
199697.........................
199798.........................
199899.........................
19992000.....................

87,125
88,223
89,508
90,874
92,012

84,958
86,092
87,541
89,259
90,538

61,165
61,805
62,739
63,462
64,131

10,205
10,499
10,944
11,202
11,521

474
487
476
463
423

50,486
50,819
51,319
51,797
52,187

20,997
21,307
21,682
22,076
22,365

3,743
3,707
3,599
3,607
3,566

12,168
12,424
12,734
13,457
13,914

3,621
3,614
3,611
3,707
3,686

1,465
1,562
1,738
1,305
1,199

2,796
2,980
3,120
3,721
4,042

2,167
2,131
1,967
1,615
1,474

200001.........................
200102.........................
200203.........................
200304.........................
200405.........................

93,273
94,112
95,615
95,726
96,513

91,691
92,696
93,869
93,977
95,001

64,601
65,228
65,718
65,758
65,984

11,696
11,983
12,174
12,341
12,530

411
408
366
376
338

52,494
52,837
53,178
53,041
53,116

21,994
22,180
22,599
22,782
23,445

3,318
3,285
3,263
3,251
3,250

13,793
14,070
14,330
14,595
14,854

3,974
3,917
4,017
3,840
3,945

909
908
989
1,096
1,396

5,096
5,288
5,552
5,437
5,572

1,582
1,416
1,746
1,749
1,512

200506.........................
200607.........................
200708.........................
200809.........................
200910.........................
201011.........................

97,382
98,793
98,916
98,706
98,817
98,817

95,731
96,362
97,654
97,119
97,521
97,767

66,026
66,458
67,112
67,148
67,140
67,086

12,545
12,773
13,014
13,060
13,163
13,045

326
313
288
237
217
224

53,155
53,372
53,810
53,851
53,760
53,817

23,998
23,920
24,643
24,348
24,651
24,544

3,249
3,112
3,117
3,037
2,953
2,855

15,103
15,043
16,146
16,246
16,706
16,321

3,910
4,048
3,981
3,761
3,778
4,047

1,736
1,717
1,399
1,304
1,214
1,321

5,707
5,984
5,899
5,623
5,730
6,137

1,651
2,431
1,262
1,587
1,296
1,050

Not available.
1Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not reported by grade span.
2Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or lower and ending with grade 9 or above.
3Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
4Includes schools with grade spans beginning with 4, 5, or 6 and ending with 6, 7, or 8.
5Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.
6Includes schools with grades 7 and 8 or grades 7 through 9.

7Because

14

of revision in data collection procedures, figures not comparable to data for other
years.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, 196768 and 197576; Statistics of Public Elementary and
Secondary Day Schools, 197071, 197273, 197475, and 197677 through 198081;
and Common Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 198283 through 201011. (This table was prepared April 2012.)

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CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 173


Schools and School Districts

Table 106. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools and enrollment, by level, type, and enrollment size
of school: 200809, 200910, and 201011

Enrollment size of school


1

Number and percentage distribution of schools, by level and type

Enrollment totals and percentage distribution, by level and type of school1

Secondary4

Secondary4

Total2 Elementary3

All schools

Combined
Regular elementary/
schools7 secondary5

200809
Total ...................................

98,706

67,148

24,348

19,349

Percent8 .....................

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

Under 100..........................
100 to 199..........................
200 to 299..........................
300 to 399..........................
400 to 499..........................

10.51
9.53
11.42
13.76
13.86

5.88
8.30
12.46
16.20
16.87

17.76
11.42
8.62
7.89
6.60

9.18
10.50
8.81
8.69
7.46

500 to 599..........................
600 to 699..........................
700 to 799..........................
800 to 999..........................
1,000 to 1,499....................

11.30
8.33
5.74
6.42
5.39

13.67
9.78
6.53
6.50
3.43

5.78
5.14
4.09
6.98
11.66

1,500 to 1,999....................
2,000 to 2,999....................
3,000 or more ....................

2.03
1.41
0.31

0.31
0.06
0.01

Average enrollment8 ..........

517

200910
Total ...................................
Percent8 .....................

Other6

Total2 Elementary3

All schools

Combined
Regular elementary/
schools7 secondary5

Other6

10

11

12

13

5,623

1,587

49,053,786

31,446,040

16,055,123

15,568,281

1,520,246

32,377

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

38.56
17.27
10.00
7.76
6.72

44.26
14.75
16.94
13.11
8.20

0.94
2.76
5.56
9.31
12.00

0.63
2.68
6.71
12.08
16.09

1.11
2.38
3.04
3.88
4.19

0.64
1.92
2.72
3.73
4.13

5.33
8.12
7.91
8.79
9.73

8.45
12.18
23.68
26.30
20.36

6.60
5.90
4.72
8.09
13.55

5.06
3.60
2.79
3.08
3.20

1.64
1.09
0.00
0.00
0.00

11.95
10.40
8.27
11.00
12.49

15.90
13.44
10.36
12.20
8.47

4.51
4.73
4.35
8.87
20.40

4.49
4.74
4.38
8.98
20.69

9.04
7.59
6.77
8.82
12.43

5.20
3.84
0.00
0.00
0.00

7.33
5.57
1.17

8.59
6.55
1.37

1.01
0.51
0.43

0.00
0.00
0.00

6.78
6.45
2.11

1.08
0.31
0.06

18.05
18.72
5.77

18.46
19.24
5.88

5.58
4.00
5.90

0.00
0.00
0.00

470

704

807

308

177

517

470

704

807

308

177

98,817

67,140

24,651

19,604

5,730

1,296

49,081,519

31,547,988

15,930,401

15,454,043

1,542,734

60,396

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

Under 100..........................
100 to 199..........................
200 to 299..........................
300 to 399..........................
400 to 499..........................

10.63
9.36
11.29
13.74
13.92

5.62
8.03
12.19
16.16
17.11

18.28
11.40
8.94
7.98
6.51

9.46
10.59
9.26
8.66
7.40

39.74
16.56
9.94
8.31
6.32

36.08
26.58
15.51
12.03
5.38

0.93
2.72
5.52
9.33
12.12

0.60
2.57
6.53
11.98
16.23

1.13
2.42
3.21
4.01
4.22

0.67
1.97
2.91
3.79
4.16

5.42
7.98
8.11
9.67
9.49

9.41
20.37
20.01
22.06
12.39

500 to 599..........................
600 to 699..........................
700 to 799..........................
800 to 999..........................
1,000 to 1,499....................

11.36
8.46
5.83
6.43
5.32

13.90
10.04
6.71
6.55
3.37

5.57
5.12
4.07
6.89
11.51

6.35
5.84
4.75
8.03
13.46

5.00
3.27
2.63
3.29
3.21

1.58
1.27
0.95
0.32
0.32

12.06
10.61
8.44
11.04
12.37

16.08
13.73
10.58
12.20
8.27

4.42
4.79
4.40
8.91
20.50

4.37
4.75
4.46
9.03
20.84

9.15
7.08
6.55
9.61
12.79

4.61
4.22
3.67
1.44
1.82

1,500 to 1,999....................
2,000 to 2,999....................
3,000 or more ....................

2.01
1.36
0.27

0.29
0.04
#

7.25
5.42
1.06

8.56
6.40
1.24

1.05
0.39
0.29

0.00
0.00
0.00

6.74
6.26
1.87

1.01
0.20
0.02

18.18
18.57
5.24

18.64
19.05
5.36

6.03
3.14
4.98

0.00
0.00
0.00

Average enrollment8 ..........

516

473

692

796

300

191

516

473

692

796

300

191

201011
Total ...................................

98,817

67,086

24,544

19,449

6,137

1,050

49,177,617

31,581,751

15,692,610

15,197,786

1,897,712

5,544

Percent8 .....................

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

Under 100..........................
100 to 199..........................
200 to 299..........................
300 to 399..........................
400 to 499..........................

10.51
9.25
11.01
13.86
13.94

5.51
7.96
11.84
16.34
17.07

18.27
11.49
9.08
8.02
6.61

9.30
10.57
9.33
8.87
7.54

37.19
15.47
9.30
8.45
6.86

81.44
15.46
2.06
0.00
1.03

0.91
2.67
5.36
9.39
12.09

0.59
2.55
6.31
12.08
16.14

1.12
2.46
3.29
4.07
4.30

0.66
1.98
2.94
3.91
4.26

4.36
6.45
6.68
8.53
8.98

49.35
34.74
7.95
0.00
7.95

500 to 599..........................
600 to 699..........................
700 to 799..........................
800 to 999..........................
1,000 to 1,499....................

11.51
8.50
5.94
6.51
5.32

13.97
10.12
6.84
6.69
3.33

5.87
4.98
4.02
6.69
11.40

6.72
5.74
4.67
7.83
13.36

5.41
3.69
3.22
3.73
4.16

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

12.18
10.62
8.57
11.14
12.31

16.11
13.78
10.75
12.43
8.11

4.70
4.71
4.40
8.72
20.48

4.66
4.71
4.43
8.86
20.81

8.60
6.96
6.97
9.70
14.61

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

1,500 to 1,999....................
2,000 to 2,999....................
3,000 or more ....................

2.02
1.36
0.26

0.28
0.03
0.00

7.24
5.37
0.97

8.56
6.37
1.14

1.36
0.76
0.42

0.00
0.00
0.00

6.74
6.21
1.80

0.98
0.16
0.00

18.35
18.48
4.89

18.81
18.97
5.00

6.72
5.29
6.14

0.00
0.00
0.00

Average enrollment8 ..........

517

475

684

790

343

57

517

475

684

790

343

57

#Rounds to zero.
1Totals differ from those reported in other tables because this table represents data
reported by schools rather than by states or school districts. Percentage distribution and
average enrollment calculations exclude data for schools not reporting enrollment.
2Includes elementary, secondary, combined elementary/secondary, and other schools.
3Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
4Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.
5Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and ending with grade 9 or above.
6Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not reported by grade span.

7Excludes

special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools.


are for schools reporting enrollments greater than zero. Enrollments greater than
zero were reported for 94,820 out of 98,706 schools in 200809, 95,178 out of 98,817 in
200910, and 95,111 out of 98,817 in 201011.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey,
200809, 200910, and 201011. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

8Data

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174 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 107. Average enrollment and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools, by level, type, and enrollment size:
Selected years, 198283 through 201011
Average enrollment in schools, by level and type

Percentage distribution of schools, by enrollment size

Secondary3
Year
1

Total1 Elementary2

All
schools

Combined
Regular elementary/
schools6 secondary4

Other5 Under 200 200 to 299 300 to 399 400 to 499 500 to 599 600 to 699 700 to 999

1,000
or more

10

11

12

13

14

15

198283...........................
198384...........................
198485...........................
198687...........................
198788...........................
198889...........................
198990...........................

478
480
482
489
490
494
493

399
401
403
416
424
433
441

719
720
721
707
695
689
669

714
711
697
689

478
475
476
426
420
412
402

142
145
146
118
122
142
142

21.9
21.7
21.5
21.1
20.3
20.0
19.8

13.8
13.7
13.6
13.1
12.9
12.5
12.2

15.5
15.5
15.5
15.0
14.9
14.7
14.5

13.1
13.2
13.2
13.5
13.8
13.8
13.7

10.2
10.2
10.3
10.8
11.1
11.4
11.5

7.1
7.1
7.1
7.5
7.8
8.0
8.3

10.2
10.3
10.4
10.7
11.2
11.6
12.0

8.3
8.3
8.4
8.1
8.0
8.0
7.9

199091...........................
199192...........................
199293...........................
199394...........................
199495...........................

497
507
513
518
520

449
458
464
468
471

663
677
688
693
696

684
717
733
748
759

398
407
423
418
412

150
152
135
136
131

19.7
19.1
18.6
18.6
18.6

11.9
11.7
11.6
11.5
11.4

14.2
14.1
13.9
13.6
13.6

13.6
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.4

11.7
11.8
11.9
11.7
11.8

8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.7

12.3
12.8
13.1
13.3
13.3

8.1
8.5
8.7
9.0
9.2

199596...........................
199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................

525
527
525
524
521

476
478
478
478
477

703
703
699
707
706

771
777
779
786
785

401
387
374
290
282

136
135
121
135
123

18.5
18.7
19.3
19.6
20.0

11.2
11.3
11.2
11.2
11.3

13.5
13.2
13.1
13.1
13.3

13.4
13.2
13.3
13.2
13.2

11.8
11.8
11.6
11.5
11.2

8.8
8.8
8.6
8.5
8.4

13.4
13.6
13.4
13.3
13.1

9.4
9.5
9.6
9.6
9.5

200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................

519
520
519
521
521

477
477
476
476
474

714
718
720
722
713

795
807
813
816
815

274
270
265
269
298

136
138
136
142
143

20.4
20.5
20.7
20.7
20.7

11.4
11.5
11.6
11.6
11.6

13.2
13.3
13.4
13.5
13.5

13.3
13.1
13.0
13.2
13.2

11.0
10.9
10.9
10.8
10.8

8.2
8.1
8.1
8.0
8.1

12.9
12.7
12.4
12.3
12.2

9.6
9.7
9.8
9.9
9.9

200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

521
521
516
517
516
517

473
473
469
470
473
475

709
711
704
704
692
684

819
818
816
807
796
790

318
325
292
308
300
343

128
138
136
177
191
57

20.7
20.3
20.4
20.0
20.0
19.8

11.5
11.5
11.5
11.4
11.3
11.0

13.6
13.8
13.9
13.8
13.7
13.9

13.2
13.4
13.6
13.9
13.9
13.9

11.0
11.0
11.1
11.3
11.4
11.5

8.1
8.2
8.1
8.3
8.5
8.5

12.2
12.2
12.0
12.2
12.3
12.5

9.8
9.6
9.3
9.1
9.0
9.0

Not available.
1Includes elementary, secondary, combined elementary/secondary, and other schools.
2Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
3Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.
4Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and ending with grade 9 or above.
5Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not reported by grade span.
6Excludes special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools.

NOTE: Data reflect reports by schools rather than by states or school districts. Percentage
distribution and average enrollment calculations include data only for schools reporting
enrollments greater than zero. Enrollments greater than zero were reported for 95,200 out
of 98,817 schools in 201011. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey,
198283 through 201011. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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Table 108. Number and enrollment of public elementary and secondary schools, by school level, type, and charter and magnet status: Selected years, 199091 through 201011
Number of schools
School level, type, and charter and magnet status
1

199091

199596

200001

200506

200809

200910

201011

200607 200708
6

10

84,538

87,125

93,273

97,382

98,793

98,916

98,706

98,817

98,817 41,141,366 44,681,987 47,060,714 48,912,085 49,065,594 48,910,025 49,053,786 49,081,519 49,177,617

80,395
1,932
1,060
1,151

80,971
1,992
919
3,243

85,422
2,008
1,025
4,818

87,585
2,128
1,221
6,448

88,273
2,325
1,289
6,906

88,274
2,267
1,409
6,966

88,801
2,289
1,409
6,207

89,018
2,089
1,417
6,293

88,929 40,599,943 43,885,130 46,194,730 47,957,375 48,098,781 47,962,492 48,168,727 48,186,142 48,259,245
2,206
209,145
209,653
174,577
222,497
221,728
207,030
164,874
192,989
190,910
1,485
198,117
169,455
199,669
217,621
204,101
163,003
156,390
129,840
164,013
6,197
134,161
417,749
491,738
514,592
540,984
577,500
563,795
572,548
563,449

59,015
58,440
419
31
125
21,135
19,459
165
1,010
501
2,325
1,784
376
19
146
2,063
712
972
0
379

61,165
60,318
484
9
354
20,997
18,090
234
890
1,783
2,796
1,851
411
20
514
2,167
712
863
0
592

64,601
63,674
496
8
423
21,994
18,456
219
997
2,322
5,096
2,780
715
20
1,581
1,582
512
578
0
492

66,026
64,996
508
8
514
23,998
19,252
368
1,185
3,193
5,707
3,121
735
28
1,823
1,651
216
517
0
918

66,458
65,232
545
10
671
23,920
19,152
365
1,213
3,190
5,984
3,058
850
66
2,010
2,431
831
565
0
1,035

67,112
65,721
583
7
801
24,643
19,371
375
1,356
3,541
5,899
2,786
904
46
2,163
1,262
396
405
0
461

67,148
65,999
538
1
610
24,348
19,349
325
1,326
3,348
5,623
2,793
938
82
1,810
1,587
660
488
0
439

67,140
65,947
520
24
649
24,651
19,604
354
1,343
3,350
5,730
3,028
847
50
1,805
1,296
439
368
0
489

67,086
65,874
587
16
609
24,544
19,449
359
1,387
3,349
6,137
3,363
964
82
1,728
1,050
243
296
0
511

26,503,677
26,400,740
58,204
17,686
27,047
13,569,787
13,313,097
11,913
174,105
70,672
925,887
855,814
43,992
6,326
19,755
142,015
30,292
95,036
0
16,687

29,119,541
28,998,350
58,958
3,782
58,451
14,342,507
13,940,501
17,810
160,965
223,231
1,121,512
938,496
65,074
4,708
113,234
98,427
7,783
67,811
0
22,833

1,993
1,011
467
448
67

3,780
1,969
1,057
704
50

4,132
2,150
1,110
762
110

4,388
2,340
1,218
803
27

4,694
2,513
1,255
865
61

4,952
2,679
1,329
929
15

5,274
2,866
1,368
1,027
13

1,469
1,111
328
29
1

2,736
1,994
643
80
19

2,266
1,666
510
81
9

2,793
2,015
688
83
7

3,021
2,193
728
92
8

2,213
1,530
582
79
22

2,722
1,849
746
103
24

Not available.
1Includes schools that provide nontraditional education, address needs of students that typically cannot be met in regular schools,
serve as adjuncts to regular schools, or fall outside the categories of regular, special education, or vocational education.
2Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
3Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.

4Includes

199091 199596
11

12

200001

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

201011

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30,673,453
30,582,610
42,127
2,409
46,307
15,038,171
14,567,969
12,607
193,981
263,614
1,266,778
1,007,368
86,253
3,279
169,878
82,312
36,783
33,590
0
11,939

31,104,018
31,003,942
49,652
1,713
48,711
16,219,309
15,685,032
42,696
209,762
281,819
1,526,186
1,263,952
91,966
6,146
164,122
62,572
4,449
38,183
0
19,940

31,273,476
31,151,419
63,253
2,719
56,085
16,068,448
15,549,702
39,232
198,071
281,443
1,672,583
1,393,546
87,018
3,311
188,708
51,087
4,114
32,225
0
14,748

31,225,474
31,093,502
63,371
1,634
66,967
16,184,724
15,680,507
30,680
159,270
314,267
1,472,248
1,187,281
88,000
2,099
194,868
27,579
1,202
24,979
0
1,398

31,446,040
31,325,566
49,661
16
70,797
16,055,123
15,568,281
24,266
154,522
308,054
1,520,246
1,253,785
80,245
1,852
184,364
32,377
21,095
10,702
0
580

31,547,988
31,413,221
56,959
1,892
75,916
15,930,401
15,454,043
30,443
126,827
319,088
1,542,734
1,288,109
76,691
1,121
176,813
60,396
30,769
28,896
0
731

31,581,751
31,441,027
58,987
3,495
78,242
15,692,610
15,197,786
27,990
154,088
312,746
1,897,712
1,620,031
99,120
6,430
172,131
5,544
401
4,813
0
330

448,343 1,012,906 1,157,359 1,276,731 1,433,116 1,610,285


249,101
532,217
611,095
674,990
746,950
824,297
79,588
219,627
235,912
264,402
291,016
327,289
117,377
259,837
309,480
337,195
395,122
458,075
2,277
1,225
872
144
28
624

1,787,091
905,575
341,534
539,653
329

1,213,976 2,103,013 1,592,614 2,132,395 2,307,712 1,515,562

704,763 1,186,160
904,536 1,157,470 1,267,944
799,546

484,684
869,010
618,349
926,314
976,483
668,832

24,529
47,509
69,476
48,593
63,285
46,467

0
334
253
18
0
717

2,055,133
1,035,288
944,434
75,411
0

schools beginning with grade 6 or below and ending with grade 9 or above.
and charter schools are also included under regular, special education, vocational, or alternative schools as appropriate.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 199091 through 201011. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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Total, all schools.....................................................


School type
Regular ...............................................................................
Special education ...............................................................
Vocational ...........................................................................
Alternative1..........................................................................
School level and type
Elementary2 ........................................................................
Regular ............................................................................
Special education.............................................................
Vocational.........................................................................
Alternative1 .......................................................................
Secondary3 .........................................................................
Regular ............................................................................
Special education.............................................................
Vocational.........................................................................
Alternative1 .......................................................................
Combined elementary/secondary4......................................
Regular ............................................................................
Special education.............................................................
Vocational.........................................................................
Alternative1 .......................................................................
Other (not classified by grade span) ...................................
Regular ............................................................................
Special education.............................................................
Vocational.........................................................................
Alternative1 .......................................................................
Charter status and level
All charter schools5 .............................................................
Elementary2 .....................................................................
Secondary3 ......................................................................
Combined elementary/secondary4 ...................................
Other (not classified by grade span) ................................
Magnet status and level
All magnet schools5 ............................................................
Elementary2 .....................................................................
Secondary3 ......................................................................
Combined elementary/secondary4 ...................................
Other (not classified by grade span) ................................

Enrollment

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Table 109. Number and enrollment of public elementary and secondary schools that have closed, by school level and type: Selected years,
199596 through 201011
School level and type
1

199596 19992000
2

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

201011

10

11

12

13

14

Number of schools that closed


Total, all schools.....................
School type
Regular .............................................
Special education .............................
Vocational .........................................
Alternative1........................................
School level and type
Elementary2 ......................................
Regular .........................................
Special education..........................
Vocational......................................
Alternative1 ....................................
Secondary3 .......................................
Regular .........................................
Special education..........................
Vocational......................................
Alternative1 ....................................
Combined elementary/secondary4....
Regular .........................................
Special education..........................
Vocational......................................
Alternative1 ....................................
Other (not classified by grade span) .
Regular .........................................
Special education..........................
Vocational......................................
Alternative1 ....................................
All charter schools5 ...............................

954

1,180

1,193

1,412

1,368

2,168

1,913

1,553

1,877

2,120

1,515

1,822

1,929

686
110
17
141

970
86
18
106

908
84
17
184

1,018
118
90
186

985
91
27
265

1,248
114
33
773

1,190
271
18
434

1,171
88
28
266

1,348
160
14
355

1,450
195
30
445

1,059
99
15
342

1,321
235
11
255

1,486
72
7
364

497
449
28
0
20
199
114
12
17
56
42
10
13
0
19
216
113
57
0
46

559
529
16
0
14
300
235
8
18
39
143
96
17
0
30
178
110
45
0
23
24

601
563
20
2
16
302
173
19
14
96
146
83
22
1
40
144
89
23
0
32
72

697
648
21
0
28
313
141
12
89
71
168
76
29
1
62
234
153
56
0
25
111

721
660
26
0
35
245
127
9
27
82
124
57
22
0
45
278
141
34
0
103
85

947
870
23
0
54
347
144
10
33
160
158
54
30
0
74
716
180
51
0
485
74

901
847
25
0
29
302
177
4
18
103
321
68
28
0
225
389
98
214
0
77
171

770
725
13
1
31
342
192
11
27
112
184
82
38
0
64
257
172
26
0
59
206

846
771
53
1
21
308
171
24
13
100
193
65
45
0
83
530
341
38
0
151
267

844
804
20
0
20
394
233
19
29
113
172
65
48
1
58
710
348
108
0
254
133

769
713
22
1
33
368
186
21
13
148
164
50
34
1
79
214
110
22
0
82
161

936
893
13
0
30
346
212
12
11
111
91
42
16
0
33
449
174
194
0
81
189

1,073
1,010
18
0
45
436
237
15
7
177
157
74
24
0
59
263
165
15
0
83
216

173,766

187,493

209,228

171,669

195,033

262,183

297,487

229,259

242,388

268,212

243,166

306,806

321,246

Prior year enrollment of schools that have closed


Total, enrollment.................
School type
Regular .............................................
Special education .............................
Vocational .........................................
Alternative1........................................
School level and type
Elementary2 ......................................
Regular .........................................
Special education..........................
Vocational......................................
Alternative1 ....................................
Secondary3 .......................................
Regular .........................................
Special education..........................
Vocational......................................
Alternative1 ....................................
Combined elementary/secondary4....
Regular .........................................
Special education..........................
Vocational......................................
Alternative1 ....................................
Other (not classified by grade span) .
Regular .........................................
Special education..........................
Vocational......................................
Alternative1 ....................................

151,574
4,475
1,613
16,104

175,083
2,873
1,021
8,516

198,699
1,665
632
8,232

161,663
2,840
75
7,091

185,536
1,789
223
7,485

242,383
4,144
719
14,937

282,432
2,799
2,975
9,281

216,360
3,068
73
9,758

227,260
4,745
429
9,954

253,409
4,060
183
10,560

227,714
1,916
1,665
11,871

292,915
2,173
767
10,951

304,001
1,709
22
15,514

112,328
108,440
2,991
0
897
48,074
39,307
398
1,613
6,756
12,418
3,743
326
0
8,349
946
84
760
0
102

128,426
126,944
734
0
748
44,371
39,919
509
1,021
2,922
13,083
8,044
515
0
4,524
1,613
176
1,115
0
322

134,934
134,060
338
2
534
47,950
42,666
121
592
4,571
25,031
21,973
701
38
2,319
1,313
0
505
0
808

125,753
124,170
591
0
992
30,817
27,752
175
72
2,818
12,622
8,999
410
3
3,210
2,477
742
1,664
0
71

146,709
144,013
1,020
0
1,676
33,243
30,271
357
223
2,392
12,957
9,451
365
0
3,141
2,124
1,801
47
0
276

194,752
192,117
1,040
0
1,595
52,437
42,750
172
719
8,796
13,150
7,484
1,328
0
4,338
1,844
32
1,604
0
208

213,607
211,822
1,153
0
632
60,029
51,547
108
2,975
5,399
22,022
18,415
840
0
2,767
1,829
648
698
0
483

161,649
158,744
1,158
0
1,747
54,489
49,335
83
73
4,998
12,993
8,281
1,791
0
2,921
128
0
36
0
92

172,403
169,895
1,892
9
607
55,834
48,797
1,126
420
5,491
12,157
7,682
1,293
0
3,182
1,994
886
434
0
674

179,554
176,862
2,131
0
561
66,163
60,085
440
183
5,455
19,349
16,295
1,008
0
2,046
3,146
167
481
0
2,498

171,722
169,815
651
569
687
55,261
45,800
501
1,096
7,864
16,093
12,081
692
0
3,320
90
18
72
0
0

221,681
219,469
727
0
1,485
68,548
60,734
508
767
6,539
12,151
8,342
882
0
2,927
4,426
4,370
56
0
0

242,193
239,913
404
0
1,876
56,935
48,430
520
22
7,963
21,360
14,941
744
0
5,675
758
717
41
0
0

All charter schools5 ...............................

7,141

5,925

11,134

11,894

6,797

21,505

14,118

15,340

12,226

20,537

17,954

24,165

Not available.
1Includes schools that provide nontraditional education, address needs of students that typically cannot be met in regular schools, serve as adjuncts to regular schools, or fall outside the
categories of regular, special education, or vocational education.
2Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
3Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.
4Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and ending with grade 9 or above.
5Charter schools are also included under the school level and type categories, as appropriate.

NOTE: This table indicates the school year by which the school no longer operated (generally
it closed between that school year and the prior school year). The closure of a school does not
necessarily mean that a building is no longer used for educational purposes. A single school
may share a building with another school, or one school may be housed in several buildings.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Core of
Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 199596 through
201011. (This table was prepared April 2013.)

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Table 110. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of minority enrollment in the
school and students racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2010
Number of students in racial/ethnic group,
by percent minority enrollment in the school
Racial/ethnic group
1

Less than
Total 10 percent

25 to 49
percent

50 to 74
percent

75 to 89 90 percent
percent
or more

Less than
Total 10 percent

10 to 24
percent

25 to 49
percent

50 to 74
percent

75 to 89 90 percent
percent
or more

10

11

12

13

14

15

Total, 1995 ...................... 44,424,467 14,508,573


White............................ 28,736,961 13,939,633
Minority ........................ 15,687,506
568,940
Black ........................ 7,510,678
198,386
Hispanic ................... 6,016,293
174,140
Asian/Pacific Islander 1,656,787
142,886
American Indian/
Alaska Native .....
503,748
53,528

8,182,484
6,812,196
1,370,288
598,716
415,761
259,335

8,261,110
5,246,785
3,014,325
1,588,850
932,949
367,888

5,467,784
2,094,440
3,373,344
1,622,448
1,289,184
379,110

2,876,302
499,884
2,376,418
941,335
1,099,109
297,680

5,128,214
144,023
4,984,191
2,560,943
2,105,150
209,888

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

32.7
48.5
3.6
2.6
2.9
8.6

18.4
23.7
8.7
8.0
6.9
15.7

18.6
18.3
19.2
21.2
15.5
22.2

12.3
7.3
21.5
21.6
21.4
22.9

6.5
1.7
15.1
12.5
18.3
18.0

11.5
0.5
31.8
34.1
35.0
12.7

96,476

124,638

82,602

38,294

108,210

100.0

10.6

19.2

24.7

16.4

7.6

21.5

Total, 2000 ...................... 46,120,425 12,761,478


White............................ 28,146,613 12,218,862
Minority ........................ 17,973,812
542,616
Black ........................ 7,854,032
178,185
Hispanic ................... 7,649,728
181,685
Asian/Pacific Islander 1,924,875
132,813
American Indian/
Alaska Native .....
545,177
49,933

8,736,252
7,271,285
1,464,967
561,488
505,612
295,437

8,760,300
5,566,681
3,193,619
1,485,130
1,121,809
441,769

6,013,131
2,303,106
3,710,025
1,652,393
1,542,982
423,175

3,472,083
596,478
2,875,605
1,043,907
1,432,639
353,395

6,377,181
190,201
6,186,980
2,932,929
2,865,001
278,286

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

27.7
43.4
3.0
2.3
2.4
6.9

18.9
25.8
8.2
7.1
6.6
15.3

19.0
19.8
17.8
18.9
14.7
23.0

13.0
8.2
20.6
21.0
20.2
22.0

7.5
2.1
16.0
13.3
18.7
18.4

13.8
0.7
34.4
37.3
37.5
14.5

102,430

144,911

91,475

45,664

110,764

100.0

9.2

18.8

26.6

16.8

8.4

20.3

Total, 2005 ...................... 48,584,980 10,711,307


White............................ 27,742,612 10,208,608
Minority ........................ 20,842,368
502,699
Black ........................ 8,366,722
162,455
Hispanic ................... 9,638,712
182,039
Asian/Pacific Islander 2,242,628
115,084
American Indian/
Alaska Native .....
594,306
43,121

9,283,783
7,720,632
1,563,151
560,928
581,533
319,524

9,865,121
6,259,485
3,605,636
1,513,020
1,388,496
543,952

6,839,850
2,604,846
4,235,004
1,752,207
1,873,877
496,515

4,149,802
707,603
3,442,199
1,176,649
1,803,567
406,788

7,735,117
241,438
7,493,679
3,201,463
3,809,200
360,765

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

22.0
36.8
2.4
1.9
1.9
5.1

19.1
27.8
7.5
6.7
6.0
14.2

20.3
22.6
17.3
18.1
14.4
24.3

14.1
9.4
20.3
20.9
19.4
22.1

8.5
2.6
16.5
14.1
18.7
18.1

15.9
0.9
36.0
38.3
39.5
16.1

101,166

160,168

112,405

55,195

122,251

100.0

7.3

17.0

27.0

18.9

9.3

20.6

Total, 2008 ......................


White............................
Minority ........................
Black ........................
Hispanic ...................
Asian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/
Alaska Native .....
Other1 .......................

48,566,678
26,655,206
21,911,472
8,225,299
10,439,072
2,419,695

9,335,142
8,872,938
462,204
144,078
174,124
101,577

9,062,421 10,269,626
7,530,519 6,498,016
1,531,902 3,771,610
527,106 1,462,655
578,299 1,470,129
315,230
601,718

7,178,472
2,724,852
4,453,620
1,718,729
1,994,543
548,823

4,447,648
761,614
3,686,034
1,207,549
1,940,422
443,063

8,273,369
267,267
8,006,102
3,165,182
4,281,555
409,284

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

19.2
33.3
2.1
1.8
1.7
4.2

18.7
28.3
7.0
6.4
5.5
13.0

21.1
24.4
17.2
17.8
14.1
24.9

14.8
10.2
20.3
20.9
19.1
22.7

9.2
2.9
16.8
14.7
18.6
18.3

17.0
1.0
36.5
38.5
41.0
16.9

583,384
244,022

37,501
4,924

163,862
73,246

115,046
76,479

52,760
42,240

122,185
27,896

100.0
100.0

6.4
2.0

15.8
7.9

28.1
30.0

19.7
31.3

9.0
17.3

20.9
11.4

Total, 2009 ......................


White............................
Minority ........................
Black ........................
Hispanic ...................
Asian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/
Alaska Native .....
Other1 .......................

48,634,893
26,311,473
22,323,420
8,166,410
10,775,975
2,461,820

8,732,585
8,295,175
437,410
131,097
165,220
94,593

9,061,653 10,466,589
7,532,475 6,627,227
1,529,178 3,839,362
507,800 1,448,683
586,701 1,529,688
310,703
614,990

7,419,977
2,814,575
4,605,402
1,735,281
2,095,878
578,595

4,502,052
768,359
3,733,693
1,203,375
1,981,911
441,613

8,452,037
273,662
8,178,375
3,140,174
4,416,577
421,326

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

18.0
31.5
2.0
1.6
1.5
3.8

18.6
28.6
6.9
6.2
5.4
12.6

21.5
25.2
17.2
17.7
14.2
25.0

15.3
10.7
20.6
21.2
19.4
23.5

9.3
2.9
16.7
14.7
18.4
17.9

17.4
1.0
36.6
38.5
41.0
17.1

584,756
334,459

34,079
12,421

166,648
79,353

118,637
77,011

56,413
50,381

119,136
81,162

100.0
100.0

5.8
3.7

15.4
10.2

28.5
23.7

20.3
23.0

9.6
15.1

20.4
24.3

Total, 2010 ......................


White............................
Minority ........................
Black ........................
Hispanic ...................
Asian ........................
Pacific Islander.........
American Indian/
Alaska Native .....
Two or more races....

49,212,031
25,801,021
23,411,010
7,873,809
11,367,157
2,281,908
169,678

7,395,549
6,987,898
407,651
95,108
142,927
63,974
4,958

9,177,649 11,236,328
7,614,557 7,097,284
1,563,092 4,139,044
415,807 1,335,674
583,019 1,654,084
259,910
585,447
13,772
27,478

7,904,340
3,003,599
4,900,741
1,697,727
2,238,071
552,633
32,241

4,718,126
808,637
3,909,489
1,236,333
2,063,492
390,731
41,652

8,780,039
289,046
8,490,993
3,093,160
4,685,564
429,213
49,577

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

15.0
27.1
1.7
1.2
1.3
2.8
2.9

18.6
29.5
6.7
5.3
5.1
11.4
8.1

22.8
27.5
17.7
17.0
14.6
25.7
16.2

16.1
11.6
20.9
21.6
19.7
24.2
19.0

9.6
3.1
16.7
15.7
18.2
17.1
24.5

17.8
1.1
36.3
39.3
41.2
18.8
29.2

561,126
1,157,332

26,066
74,618

116,787
263,282

58,476
118,805

124,507
108,972

100.0
100.0

4.6
6.4

13.9
18.4

28.0
32.8

20.8
22.7

10.4
10.3

22.2
9.4

1Includes

10 to 24
percent

Percentage distribution of students in racial/ethnic group,


by percent minority enrollment in the school

92,030
19,237

89,843
34,131

77,990
212,594

157,300
379,061

data for two or more races reported by 5 states in 2008 and by 14 states in 2009.
NOTE: Data reflect racial/ethnic data reported by schools. Because some schools do not
report complete racial/ethnic data, totals may differ from figures in other tables. Excludes
1995 data for Idaho and 2000 data for Tennessee because racial/ethnic data were not

reported. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 199596,
200001, 200506, 200809, 200910, and 201011. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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178 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 111. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of students racial/ethnic
group enrolled in the school and students racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2010
Number of students in each racial/ethnic group,
by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school

Racial/ethnic group

Less than
10 percent
Total of group

10 to 24
percent
of group

25 to 49
percent
of group

50 to 74
percent
of group

2
1
1995
White ............................... 28,736,961
Black ................................ 7,510,678
Hispanic........................... 6,016,293
Asian/Pacific Islander ...... 1,656,787
American Indian/
Alaska Native ...............
503,748

143,787
657,403
646,364
703,101

498,649
1,119,556
847,792
435,495

2,084,689
1,873,303
1,359,649
301,984

5,244,015
1,386,802
1,360,020
135,001

223,244

75,019

63,070

39,200

2000
White ............................... 28,146,613
Black ................................ 7,854,032
Hispanic........................... 7,649,728
Asian/Pacific Islander ...... 1,924,875
American Indian/
Alaska Native ...............
545,177

189,779
735,459
738,509
799,220

595,137
1,199,865
1,054,396
524,279

2,294,232
1,899,982
1,696,944
331,576

5,556,108
1,366,363
1,739,038
171,739

251,983

81,119

75,831

39,944

2005
White ............................... 27,742,612
Black ................................ 8,366,722
Hispanic........................... 9,638,712
Asian/Pacific Islander ...... 2,242,628
American Indian/
Alaska Native ...............
594,306

240,614
849,399
848,160
925,411

705,300
1,396,670
1,316,558
616,762

2,596,310
2,004,856
2,071,303
363,562

6,256,109
1,453,759
2,218,616
214,304

276,846

86,978

84,665

43,272

2008
White ............................... 26,655,206
Black ................................ 8,225,299
Hispanic........................... 10,439,072
Asian/Pacific Islander ...... 2,419,695
American Indian/
Alaska Native ...............
583,384

263,040
876,408
863,435
974,599

741,385
1,444,408
1,409,966
676,841

2,654,942
1,980,487
2,203,867
404,394

6,427,654
1,403,984
2,430,896
235,263

275,483

80,815

90,654

38,370

2009
White ............................... 26,311,473
Black ................................ 8,166,410
Hispanic........................... 10,775,975
Asian/Pacific Islander ...... 2,461,820
American Indian/
Alaska Native ...............
584,756

273,285
885,911
875,979
990,104

766,093
1,469,582
1,475,714
680,770

2,802,435
1,984,384
2,312,508
422,114

6,623,809
1,387,212
2,557,263
233,733

280,738

79,981

89,944

40,595

288,136
904,777
896,796
944,657
104,646

807,107
1,453,068
1,603,546
633,149
15,170

2,991,928
1,907,158
2,473,080
431,446
27,558

7,090,581
1,328,164
2,657,108
219,381
14,860

276,859
996,181

76,874
128,813

78,978
15,347

38,349
6,709

2010
White ............................... 25,801,021
Black ................................ 7,873,809
Hispanic........................... 11,367,157
Asian................................ 2,281,908
Pacific Islander ................
169,678
American Indian/
Alaska Native ...............
561,126
Two or more races ........... 1,157,332

Percentage distribution of students in each racial/ethnic group,


by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school

75 to 89 90 percent
percent
or more
of group of group
7

Less than
10 percent
Total of group

10 to 24
percent
of group

25 to 49
percent
of group

50 to 74
percent
of group

75 to 89 90 percent
percent
or more
of group
of group

10

11

12

13

14

15

6,813,804 13,952,017
811,898 1,661,716
874,878
927,590
67,558
13,648

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0.5
8.8
10.7
42.4

1.7
14.9
14.1
26.3

7.3
24.9
22.6
18.2

18.2
18.5
22.6
8.1

23.7
10.8
14.5
4.1

48.6
22.1
15.4
0.8

88,131

100.0

44.3

14.9

12.5

7.8

3.0

17.5

7,279,301 12,232,056
871,399 1,780,964
1,134,466 1,286,375
81,461
16,600

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0.7
9.4
9.7
41.5

2.1
15.3
13.8
27.2

8.2
24.2
22.2
17.2

19.7
17.4
22.7
8.9

25.9
11.1
14.8
4.2

43.5
22.7
16.8
0.9

80,937

100.0

46.2

14.9

13.9

7.3

2.8

14.8

7,718,175 10,226,104
884,663 1,777,375
1,545,322 1,638,753
100,845
21,744

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0.9
10.2
8.8
41.3

2.5
16.7
13.7
27.5

9.4
24.0
21.5
16.2

22.6
17.4
23.0
9.6

27.8
10.6
16.0
4.5

36.9
21.2
17.0
1.0

81,270

100.0

46.6

14.6

14.2

7.3

3.6

13.7

7,599,841 8,968,344
871,014 1,648,998
1,713,221 1,817,687
106,117
22,481

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

1.0
10.7
8.3
40.3

2.8
17.6
13.5
28.0

10.0
24.1
21.1
16.7

24.1
17.1
23.3
9.7

28.5
10.6
16.4
4.4

33.6
20.0
17.4
0.9

77,393

100.0

47.2

13.9

15.5

6.6

3.5

13.3

7,537,266 8,308,585
858,152 1,581,169
1,710,475 1,844,036
109,671
25,428

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

1.0
10.8
8.1
40.2

2.9
18.0
13.7
27.7

10.7
24.3
21.5
17.1

25.2
17.0
23.7
9.5

28.6
10.5
15.9
4.5

31.6
19.4
17.1
1.0

72,224

100.0

48.0

13.7

15.4

6.9

3.6

12.4

7,620,071 7,003,198
859,843 1,420,799
1,791,161 1,945,466
43,509
9,766
5,146
2,298

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

1.1
11.5
7.9
41.4
61.7

3.1
18.5
14.1
27.7
8.9

11.6
24.2
21.8
18.9
16.2

27.5
16.9
23.4
9.6
8.8

29.5
10.9
15.8
1.9
3.0

27.1
18.0
17.1
0.4
1.4

100.0
100.0

49.3
86.1

13.7
11.1

14.1
1.3

6.8
0.6

3.8
0.3

12.3
0.6

15,084

15,363

21,275

20,669

21,274

21,156
3,286

NOTE: Data reflect racial/ethnic data reported by schools. Because some schools do not
report complete racial/ethnic data, totals may differ from figures in other tables. Excludes
1995 data for Idaho and 2000 data for Tennessee because racial/ethnic data were not
reported. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding.

68,910
6,996

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 199596,
200001, 200506, 200809, 200910, and 201011. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Schools and School Districts

Table 112. Number and percentage distribution of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by school level, locale, and
student race/ethnicity: 201011
Number of students, by percent of students in school
eligible for free or reduced-price lunch

School level, locale, and


student race/ethnicity
1

Total1

Percentage distribution of students, by percent of students


in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch

0 to 25.0 25.1 to 50.0 50.1 to 75.0


More than
percent
percent
percent 75.0 percent

Missing/
school
does not
participate

Total1

0 to 25.0 25.1 to 50.0 50.1 to 75.0


More than
percent
percent
percent 75.0 percent

Missing/
school
does not
participate

10

11

12

13

49,125,980
25,768,637
7,853,185
11,342,324
2,276,823
169,344

11,812,425
8,455,887
649,756
1,452,878
879,492
24,283

14,196,156
9,401,342
1,484,328
2,167,977
587,406
54,484

13,082,186
6,241,026
2,422,481
3,382,975
472,406
57,963

9,882,409
1,593,945
3,254,766
4,313,999
331,103
32,488

152,804
76,437
41,854
24,495
6,416
126

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

24.0
32.8
8.3
12.8
38.6
14.3

28.9
36.5
18.9
19.1
25.8
32.2

26.6
24.2
30.8
29.8
20.7
34.2

20.1
6.2
41.4
38.0
14.5
19.2

0.3
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.1

560,409
1,155,258

63,917
286,212

133,286
367,333

186,577
318,758

176,233
179,875

396
3,080

100.0
100.0

11.4
24.8

23.8
31.8

33.3
27.6

31.4
15.6

0.1
0.3

31,576,672
16,165,472
5,054,333
7,628,668
1,451,965
108,132

6,943,684
4,940,819
336,413
873,584
561,369
13,414

8,081,921
5,403,336
767,166
1,231,359
344,380
30,130

8,627,609
4,460,430
1,423,359
2,067,774
282,663
36,692

7,867,547
1,326,467
2,515,777
3,450,365
260,765
27,824

55,911
34,420
11,618
5,586
2,788
72

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

22.0
30.6
6.7
11.5
38.7
12.4

25.6
33.4
15.2
16.1
23.7
27.9

27.3
27.6
28.2
27.1
19.5
33.9

24.9
8.2
49.8
45.2
18.0
25.7

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1

348,879
819,223

29,460
188,625

69,472
236,078

117,878
238,813

131,884
154,465

185
1,242

100.0
100.0

8.4
23.0

19.9
28.8

33.8
29.2

37.8
18.9

0.1
0.2

15,649,903
8,673,856
2,448,457
3,248,310
751,607
53,272

4,456,387
3,241,782
280,400
513,986
294,400
9,354

5,641,237
3,695,816
666,065
852,183
225,170
22,723

3,901,591
1,507,621
898,159
1,177,903
171,943
17,969

1,588,854
197,349
587,929
694,137
56,854
3,181

61,834
31,288
15,904
10,101
3,240
45

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

28.5
37.4
11.5
15.8
39.2
17.6

36.0
42.6
27.2
26.2
30.0
42.7

24.9
17.4
36.7
36.3
22.9
33.7

10.2
2.3
24.0
21.4
7.6
6.0

0.4
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.1

178,574
295,827

30,020
86,445

58,890
120,390

57,941
70,055

31,560
17,844

163
1,093

100.0
100.0

16.8
29.2

33.0
40.7

32.4
23.7

17.7
6.0

0.1
0.4

14,408,282
4,360,410
3,632,597
4,940,597
953,633
50,132

2,072,790
1,104,520
161,462
470,057
253,657
6,354

3,070,612
1,524,159
466,915
723,088
222,509
11,143

3,795,892
1,137,393
962,738
1,302,220
240,474
18,057

5,411,392
589,072
2,008,487
2,428,018
236,035
14,533

57,596
5,266
32,995
17,214
958
45

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

14.4
25.3
4.4
9.5
26.6
12.7

21.3
35.0
12.9
14.6
23.3
22.2

26.3
26.1
26.5
26.4
25.2
36.0

37.6
13.5
55.3
49.1
24.8
29.0

0.4
0.1
0.9
0.3
0.1
0.1

115,689
355,224

14,907
61,833

27,620
95,178

32,609
102,401

40,444
94,803

109
1,009

100.0
100.0

12.9
17.4

23.9
26.8

28.2
28.8

35.0
26.7

0.1
0.3

Suburban .........................
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Asian............................
Pacific Islander.............
American Indian/
Alaska Native.........
Two or more races .......

16,855,686
9,021,681
2,403,875
3,861,862
977,898
69,272

6,233,492
4,594,699
329,356
641,961
483,159
12,938

4,690,941
2,797,961
615,990
832,666
248,929
24,082

3,515,302
1,265,892
787,109
1,158,384
165,616
20,336

2,353,208
318,148
665,065
1,223,481
75,682
11,859

62,743
44,981
6,355
5,370
4,512
57

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

37.0
50.9
13.7
16.6
49.4
18.7

27.8
31.0
25.6
21.6
25.5
34.8

20.9
14.0
32.7
30.0
16.9
29.4

14.0
3.5
27.7
31.7
7.7
17.1

0.4
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.1

87,536
433,562

21,402
149,977

30,109
141,204

23,268
94,697

12,601
46,372

156
1,312

100.0
100.0

24.4
34.6

34.4
32.6

26.6
21.8

14.4
10.7

0.2
0.3

Town ................................
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Asian............................
Pacific Islander.............
American Indian/
Alaska Native.........
Two or more races .........

5,838,611
3,873,796
612,348
997,286
84,699
26,372

651,026
526,509
18,754
72,041
11,655
949

2,120,711
1,709,541
93,713
200,333
34,603
10,466

2,153,680
1,369,610
241,949
396,236
29,343
12,340

896,898
254,860
256,467
327,819
8,980
2,609

16,296
13,276
1,465
857
118
8

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

11.2
13.6
3.1
7.2
13.8
3.6

36.3
44.1
15.3
20.1
40.9
39.7

36.9
35.4
39.5
39.7
34.6
46.8

15.4
6.6
41.9
32.9
10.6
9.9

0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
#

117,615
126,495

9,401
11,717

29,166
42,889

50,987
53,215

28,012
18,151

49
523

100.0
100.0

8.0
9.3

24.8
33.9

43.4
42.1

23.8
14.3

#
0.4

Rural ................................
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Asian............................
Pacific Islander.............
American Indian/
Alaska Native.........
Two or more races .......

12,015,228
8,507,674
1,203,021
1,541,521
260,251
23,561

2,853,534
2,229,300
139,952
268,692
130,725
4,042

4,310,024
3,367,259
306,989
411,366
81,324
8,791

3,615,187
2,466,662
430,444
525,794
36,969
7,227

1,220,314
431,539
324,597
334,615
10,405
3,485

16,169
12,914
1,039
1,054
828
16

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

23.7
26.2
11.6
17.4
50.2
17.2

35.9
39.6
25.5
26.7
31.2
37.3

30.1
29.0
35.8
34.1
14.2
30.7

10.2
5.1
27.0
21.7
4.0
14.8

0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1

239,499
239,701

18,203
62,620

46,364
87,931

79,705
68,386

95,145
20,528

82
236

100.0
100.0

7.6
26.1

19.4
36.7

33.3
28.5

39.7
8.6

#
0.1

Total2 ...........................
White ...............................
Black ................................
Hispanic...........................
Asian................................
Pacific Islander ................
American Indian/
Alaska Native ...............
Two or more races ...........
School level3
Elementary ......................
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Asian............................
Pacific Islander.............
American Indian/
Alaska Native.........
Two or more races .......
Secondary
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Asian............................
Pacific Islander.............
American Indian/
Alaska Native.........
Two or more races .......
School locale4
City ..................................
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Asian............................
Pacific Islander.............
American Indian/
Alaska Native.........
Two or more races .......

#Rounds to zero.
1Includes students enrolled in schools that did not report free or reduced-price lunch eligibility.
2Excludes 51,637 students whose race/ethnicity was not available. Includes students who
attended combined elementary/secondary schools and schools not reported by grade span,
which are not shown separately.
3Combined elementary/secondary schools and schools not reported by grade span are not
shown separately.
4Excludes 8,173 students who attended schools for which locale information was not available.

NOTE: The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program. To be eligible
for free lunch under the program, a student must be from a household with an income at or
below 130 percent of the poverty threshold; to be eligible for reduced-price lunch, a student
must be from a household with an income between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty
threshold. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 201011. (This
table was prepared October 2012.)

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Table 113. Public elementary and secondary schools, by level, type, and state or jurisdiction: 199091, 200001, 200910, and 201011
Schools by level, 201011
Combined

State or jurisdiction
1

Total, all
schools,
199091

Total, all
schools,
200001

Total, all
schools,
200910

Total, all
schools

Elementary1

Secondary2

Selected types of schools, 201011

elementary/secondary3

Prekindergarten,
kindergarten, or 1st
grade to
Total grade 12

Other
schools
ending
Other
with combined
grade 12
schools

Other4

AlterSpecial One-teacher
native5 education5
schools5

10

11

12

13

14

15

United States .........

84,538

93,273

98,817

98,817

67,086

24,544

6,137

2,858

2,327

952

1,050

6,197

2,206

224 6

Alabama .........................
Alaska.............................
Arizona ...........................
Arkansas.........................
California ........................

1,297
498
1,049
1,098
7,913

1,517
515
1,724
1,138
8,773

1,600
506
2,248
1,120
10,068

1,600
509
2,265
1,110
10,124

945
197
1,346
716
6,789

420
83
737
386
2,531

205
229
157
8
777

121
213
84
3
291

61
13
44
4
204

23
3
29
1
282

30
0
25
0
27

115
62
77
11
1,365

41
3
21
4
147

0
5
5
0
40 7

Colorado .........................
Connecticut.....................
Delaware.........................
District of Columbia ........
Florida.............................

1,344
985
173
181
2,516

1,632
1,248
191
198
3,316

1,793
1,165
217
233
4,043

1,796
1,157
214
228
4,131

1,282
826
152
165
2,714

397
278
38
40
673

117
33
17
11
604

47
12
12
2
241

58
11
5
5
336

12
10
0
4
27

0
20
7
12
140

88
41
6
10
428

8
54
19
10
182

3
0
0
0
0

Georgia...........................
Hawaii .............................
Idaho...............................
Illinois..............................
Indiana............................

1,734
235
582
4,239
1,915

1,946
261
673
4,342
1,976

2,461
289
742
4,405
1,961

2,449
289
748
4,361
1,936

1,802
209
444
3,189
1,385

457
52
234
1,006
437

65
27
70
158
114

15
20
47
52
62

34
2
17
89
39

16
5
6
17
13

125
1
0
8
0

117
1
85
150
12

66
3
15
146
34

0
0
9
2
0

Iowa ................................
Kansas............................
Kentucky .........................
Louisiana ........................
Maine..............................

1,588
1,477
1,400
1,533
747

1,534
1,430
1,526
1,530
714

1,468
1,419
1,542
1,488
649

1,436
1,378
1,554
1,471
631

986
956
991
986
469

403
384
445
304
151

47
35
117
181
11

3
9
34
108
9

44
25
81
68
2

0
1
2
5
0

0
3
1
0
0

40
2
169
166
0

6
10
10
34
3

4
0
0
0
2

Maryland.........................
Massachusetts................
Michigan .........................
Minnesota .......................
Mississippi ......................

1,220
1,842
3,313
1,590
972

1,383
1,905
3,998
2,362
1,030

1,447
1,836
3,879
2,433
1,085

1,449
1,829
3,877
2,392
1,083

1,123
1,412
2,460
1,258
624

260
370
1,065
854
319

42
42
263
277
52

19
15
134
135
41

18
24
105
121
10

5
3
24
21
1

24
5
89
3
88

63
19
279
463
65

40
23
279
277
3

1
0
7
0
0

Missouri ..........................
Montana..........................
Nebraska ........................
Nevada ...........................
New Hampshire ..............

2,199
900
1,506
354
439

2,368
879
1,326
511
526

2,427
828
1,120
636
484

2,410
827
1,096
645
480

1,572
479
722
474
375

651
348
342
137
105

167
0
32
34
0

77
0
17
7
0

86
0
14
26
0

4
0
1
1
0

20
0
0
0
0

107
4
5
34
0

65
2
24
12
0

1
62
8
13
0

New Jersey .....................


New Mexico ....................
New York.........................
North Carolina ................
North Dakota ..................

2,272
681
4,010
1,955
663

2,410
765
4,336
2,207
579

2,590
855
4,730
2,550
517

2,607
862
4,757
2,567
516

1,935
602
3,325
1,883
298

538
239
1,101
529
183

72
21
282
144
0

30
7
104
77
0

35
11
114
58
0

7
3
64
9
0

62
0
49
11
35

125
39
28
87
5

71
7
124
30
33

0
0
0
0
6

Ohio ................................
Oklahoma .......................
Oregon............................
Pennsylvania...................
Rhode Island ..................

3,731
1,880
1,199
3,260
309

3,916
1,821
1,273
3,252
328

3,796
1,795
1,301
3,244
321

3,758
1,785
1,296
3,233
317

2,547
1,235
915
2,290
233

1,023
547
309
832
74

183
3
71
103
5

52
0
49
53
3

55
3
20
38
1

76
0
2
12
1

5
0
1
8
5

6
6
42
13
6

59
4
2
9
3

0
0
13
0
0

South Carolina................
South Dakota ..................
Tennessee ......................
Texas ..............................
Utah ................................

1,097
802
1,543
5,991
714

1,127
769
1,624
7,519
793

1,206
714
1,772
8,619
1,046

1,214
710
1,784
8,732
1,016

901
431
1,308
5,894
628

275
256
350
2,151
315

28
23
126
686
72

10
11
54
286
41

15
12
43
220
2

3
0
29
180
29

10
0
0
1
1

21
37
22
1,071
48

10
11
15
26
87

0
18
0
0
7

Vermont ..........................
Virginia............................
Washington.....................
West Virginia...................
Wisconsin .......................
Wyoming.........................

397
1,811
1,936
1,015
2,018
415

393
1,969
2,305
840
2,182
393

323
2,164
2,318
759
2,242
363

320
2,175
2,338
757
2,238
360

235
1,508
1,514
567
1,552
237

69
402
622
135
587
100

16
35
202
55
95
23

11
24
139
39
27
11

5
10
55
14
64
6

0
1
8
2
4
6

0
230
0
0
4
0

1
189
320
32
91
24

0
55
104
3
9
3

Bureau of Indian
Education..................

189

173

173

108

18

47

40

DoD, domestic and


overseas ...................

227

191

191

57

125

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ........
Guam ..........................
Northern Marianas......
Puerto Rico.................
U.S. Virgin Islands.......

30
35
26
1,619
33

31
38
29
1,543
36

30
40
30
1,509
32

28
40
30
1,473
32

22
35
23
871
22

6
5
6
401
9

0
0
0
178
1

0
0
0
3
0

0
0
0
7
0

0
0
0
168
1

0
0
1
23
0

0
0
0
8
0

0
0
0
24
0

0
0
0
0
0

Not available.
1Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
2Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.
3Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and ending with grade 9 or above.
4Includes schools not reported by grade span.
5Schools are also included under elementary, secondary, combined, or other as appropriate.

6Includes

1
0
5
0
7
57

imputations for California and Wyoming.


based on response for prior year.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 199091,
200001, 200910, and 201011. (This table was prepared April 2012.)

7Imputation

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Table 114. Public elementary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 201011
Average number of
students per school2

Schools, by grade span

State or jurisdiction
1

Total, all
elementary
schools

PrekinderPrekinderPrekinderPrekindergarten,
garten,
garten,
garten,
Total, all
regular kindergarten, kindergarten, kindergarten, kindergarten, Grade 4, 5, or
elementary or 1st grade to or 1st grade to or 1st grade to or 1st grade to 6 to grade 6,
grade 5
grade 6
grade 8
7, or 8
schools1 grades 3 or 4

Other grade All elementary


spans
schools

Regular
elementary
schools1

10

11

United States ...........................

67,086

65,874

4,989

24,999

11,018

6,192

13,045

6,843

475

480

Alabama ...........................................
Alaska...............................................
Arizona .............................................
Arkansas...........................................
California ..........................................

945
197
1,346
716
6,789

937
188
1,322
714
6,556

88
3
50
125
154

303
44
244
142
2,260

169
90
355
180
2,174

59
24
445
7
790

216
22
180
152
963

110
14
72
110
448

483
332
511
425
555

485
326
514
426
567

Colorado ...........................................
Connecticut.......................................
Delaware...........................................
District of Columbia ..........................
Florida...............................................

1,282
826
152
165
2,714

1,277
813
149
157
2,638

28
100
15
6
22

615
252
75
64
1,655

212
81
7
11
146

111
90
7
38
180

240
157
37
23
571

76
146
11
23
140

429
436
570
306
661

429
441
575
310
677

Georgia.............................................
Hawaii ...............................................
Idaho.................................................
Illinois................................................
Indiana..............................................

1,802
209
444
3,189
1,385

1,796
208
440
3,153
1,382

43
0
35
309
186

1,079
83
142
795
457

34
89
138
341
335

25
9
27
697
40

462
27
79
580
258

159
1
23
467
109

652
541
384
431
472

653
543
387
434
473

Iowa ..................................................
Kansas..............................................
Kentucky ...........................................
Louisiana ..........................................
Maine................................................

986
956
991
986
469

983
952
975
928
468

129
102
27
84
64

344
322
477
340
93

145
200
115
118
57

14
72
83
108
89

228
191
202
215
88

126
69
87
121
78

320
325
466
467
258

320
326
472
474
259

Maryland...........................................
Massachusetts..................................
Michigan ...........................................
Minnesota .........................................
Mississippi ........................................

1,123
1,412
2,460
1,258
624

1,109
1,398
2,359
1,109
624

10
186
227
107
56

653
478
879
346
139

102
121
230
328
99

87
105
217
74
37

221
287
504
225
152

50
235
403
178
141

513
442
412
419
504

516
443
417
458
504

Missouri ............................................
Montana............................................
Nebraska ..........................................
Nevada .............................................
New Hampshire ................................

1,572
479
722
474
375

1,560
476
716
465
375

149
17
49
10
57

487
55
167
259
111

314
213
290
84
37

112
114
36
16
51

307
52
95
89
80

203
28
85
16
39

378
179
267
618
339

380
179
268
628
339

New Jersey .......................................


New Mexico ......................................
New York...........................................
North Carolina ..................................
North Dakota ....................................

1,935
602
3,325
1,883
298

1,923
591
3,304
1,871
297

261
17
280
69
13

565
240
1,277
1,090
54

154
143
396
70
124

288
17
219
115
64

361
127
737
456
27

306
58
416
83
16

462
367
521
544
197

464
372
522
546
198

Ohio ..................................................
Oklahoma .........................................
Oregon..............................................
Pennsylvania.....................................
Rhode Island ....................................

2,547
1,235
915
2,290
233

2,520
1,231
909
2,289
232

331
64
37
287
34

695
392
393
724
76

390
91
155
447
46

224
300
119
198
3

543
248
175
429
40

364
140
36
205
34

423
377
386
466
386

426
377
387
467
387

South Carolina..................................
South Dakota ....................................
Tennessee ........................................
Texas ................................................
Utah ..................................................

901
431
1,308
5,894
628

898
427
1,302
5,741
593

41
16
106
617
13

452
133
414
2,648
86

54
75
193
544
429

32
97
242
126
25

227
91
275
1,309
34

95
19
78
650
41

548
195
506
558
543

550
197
508
569
567

Vermont ............................................
Virginia..............................................
Washington.......................................
West Virginia.....................................
Wisconsin .........................................
Wyoming...........................................

235
1,508
1,514
567
1,552
237

235
1,508
1,427
566
1,547
236

11
52
61
78
138
25

28
844
595
261
616
56

104
150
373
37
143
85

64
11
77
38
156
13

17
310
265
117
313
41

11
141
143
36
186
17

222
552
434
346
365
224

222
552
449
346
366
225

Bureau of Indian Education ..............

108

108

24

68

203

203

DoD, domestic and overseas............

57

57

15

15

10

11

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ..........................
Guam ............................................
Northern Marianas........................
Puerto Rico...................................
U.S. Virgin Islands.........................

22
35
23
871
22

22
35
23
870
22

0
0
0
43
1

0
25
2
3
1

0
0
10
791
18

22
0
0
1
0

0
8
2
22
2

0
2
9
11
0

605
276
252
386

605
276
252
386

Not available.
1Excludes special education and alternative schools.
2Average for schools reporting enrollment data. Enrollment data were available for 66,556 out
of 67,086 public elementary schools in 201011.

NOTE: Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
Excludes schools not reported by grade level, such as some special education schools for
the disabled. DoD = Department of Defense.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 201011. (This
table was prepared October 2012.)

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Table 115. Public secondary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 201011

State or jurisdiction
1

Total, all
secondary
schools

Total, all
regular
secondary
schools1

Average number of
students per school3

Schools, by grade span


Grades
7 to 8 and
7 to 9

Grades
7 to 12

Grades
8 to 12

Grades
9 to 12

Grades
10 to 12

Other spans
ending with Other grade
grade 12
spans

Vocational
schools2

All
secondary
schools

Regular
secondary
schools1

10

11

12

13

United States...............

24,544

19,449

2,855

3,100

947

15,413

908

415

906

1,485

684

790

Alabama................................
Alaska....................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ...............................

420
83
737
386
2,531

318
62
501
351
1,444

34
14
78
57
296

89
20
43
128
263

60
1
7
10
374

190
47
585
136
1,123

31
1
6
35
249

3
0
4
1
88

13
0
14
19
138

72
3
217
26
86

699
464
596
490
840

714
570
719
499
1,309

Colorado................................
Connecticut ...........................
Delaware ...............................
District of Columbia...............
Florida....................................

397
278
38
40
673

338
206
30
31
496

47
34
2
2
18

53
16
1
2
44

3
3
18
2
38

284
187
16
26
546

4
16
0
3
7

1
14
0
0
12

5
8
1
5
8

6
16
6
4
53

623
690
1,027
393
1,196

705
864
1,056
467
1,500

Georgia..................................
Hawaii....................................
Idaho......................................
Illinois.....................................
Indiana...................................

457
52
234
1,006
437

428
51
154
824
421

16
12
38
150
76

8
7
53
72
92

7
0
0
21
1

388
33
119
686
257

2
0
19
13
4

1
0
2
29
1

35
0
3
35
6

1
0
11
53
28

1,051
1,150
430
723
867

1,112
1,171
571
820
877

Iowa .......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky................................
Louisiana...............................
Maine.....................................

403
384
445
304
151

365
378
247
250
122

49
51
28
33
12

70
89
44
48
11

0
2
8
83
3

269
239
349
111
108

8
1
6
16
8

3
1
7
0
9

4
1
3
13
0

0
1
126
6
27

407
420
641
620
485

441
426
803
705
493

Maryland ...............................
Massachusetts......................
Michigan................................
Minnesota..............................
Mississippi.............................

260
370
1,065
854
319

198
319
750
477
229

12
33
76
48
26

4
39
102
291
46

2
8
31
30
3

226
285
757
384
239

2
1
30
50
2

7
1
35
43
0

7
3
34
8
3

24
39
62
11
90

1,080
840
559
393
648

1,275
857
701
602
648

Missouri.................................
Montana ................................
Nebraska...............................
Nevada ..................................
New Hampshire ....................

651
348
342
137
105

569
345
334
120
105

67
177
30
23
17

184
0
185
8
0

1
0
1
3
0

356
171
117
97
86

18
0
4
1
1

10
0
5
5
0

15
0
0
0
1

66
0
0
1
0

532
162
357
1,000
646

537
163
357
1,110
646

New Jersey............................
New Mexico...........................
New York ...............................
North Carolina.......................
North Dakota.........................

538
239
1,101
529
183

404
209
1,025
507
168

59
40
69
23
10

41
28
132
13
91

16
1
11
3
2

369
152
794
461
74

17
8
23
5
3

8
0
2
4
1

28
10
70
20
2

56
1
29
1
10

841
479
790
819
207

1,050
522
803
849
209

Ohio.......................................
Oklahoma..............................
Oregon ..................................
Pennsylvania .........................
Rhode Island.........................

1,023
547
309
832
74

939
541
280
737
60

137
70
35
106
13

126
0
47
158
1

52
0
3
10
0

668
428
216
461
59

11
31
5
65
0

10
3
3
10
0

19
15
0
22
1

72
0
0
86
11

604
355
604
819
764

618
357
652
827
813

South Carolina ......................


South Dakota ........................
Tennessee.............................
Texas .....................................
Utah.......................................

275
256
350
2,151
315

224
231
329
1,546
247

22
70
14
304
104

9
2
40
162
54

2
0
7
58
4

217
182
277
1,264
69

17
1
7
46
68

3
1
2
41
2

5
0
3
276
14

39
4
17
0
6

962
165
874
707
754

970
173
890
947
896

Vermont.................................
Virginia...................................
Washington ...........................
West Virginia .........................
Wisconsin..............................
Wyoming ...............................

69
402
622
135
587
100

53
344
429
111
519
83

8
32
103
2
57
21

18
6
54
27
64
15

0
32
21
2
2
1

28
323
379
103
412
60

0
5
36
0
19
3

0
0
16
0
27
0

15
4
13
1
6
0

15
49
16
31
7
0

522
1,155
636
609
491
320

531
1,184
828
735
540
374

Bureau of Indian Education ..

18

18

13

319

319

DoD, domestic and overseas.

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ..............
Guam.................................
Northern Marianas............
Puerto Rico .......................
U.S. Virgin Islands.............

6
5
6
401
9

5
5
6
370
8

0
0
1
197
4

0
0
1
25
0

0
1
0
2
0

6
4
4
5
5

0
0
0
157
0

0
0
0
4
0

0
0
0
11
0

1
0
0
30
1

2,088
785
471
847

2,088
785
460
847

Not available.
1Excludes vocational, special education, and alternative schools.
2Vocational schools are also included under appropriate grade span.
3Average for schools reporting enrollment data. Enrollment data were available for 22,930 out
of 24,544 public secondary schools in 201011.

NOTE: Includes schools with no grade lower than 7. Excludes schools not reported by grade
level, such as some special education schools for the disabled. DoD = Department of
Defense.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 201011. (This
table was prepared October 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 183


Schools and School Districts

Table 116. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary students and schools, by traditional or charter school status
and selected characteristics: Selected years, 19992000 through 201011
19992000

Selected characteristic
1

Total, all Traditional


public (noncharter)
schools
schools

Charter schools
Charter
schools

200102

200304

200506

201011

200708

200910

Total, all Traditional


public (noncharter)
schools
schools

Charter
schools

10

11

12

Enrollment (in thousands)..........................

46,689

46,350

340

571

789

1,013

1,277

1,610

49,178

47,391

1,787

Percentage distribution of students


Sex.............................................................
Male .......................................................
Female ...................................................

100.0
51.4
48.6

100.0
51.4
48.6

100.0
51.0
49.0

100.0
50.8
49.2

100.0
50.3
49.7

100.0
49.9
50.1

100.0
49.5
50.5

100.0
49.5
50.5

100.0
51.4
48.6

100.0
51.4
48.6

100.0
49.5
50.5

Race/ethnicity ............................................
White......................................................
Black ......................................................
Hispanic .................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander.............................
American Indian/Alaska Native..............
Two or more races .................................

100.0
61.8
17.1
15.9
4.1
1.2

100.0
61.9
16.9
15.9
4.1
1.2

100.0
42.5
33.5
19.6
2.8
1.5

100.0
42.6
32.5
20.1
3.1
1.7

100.0
41.8
31.9
21.5
3.2
1.5

100.0
40.5
32.1
22.4
3.6
1.4

100.0
38.8
31.8
24.5
3.8
1.2

100.0
37.3
30.3
26.0
3.9
1.0
1.4

100.0
52.5
16.0
23.1
5.0
1.1
2.4

100.0
53.1
15.5
22.9
5.0
1.1
2.3

100.0
36.2
28.9
27.3
3.7
0.9
2.9

Percent of students eligible for free or


reduced-price lunch program...............
0 to 25.0.................................................
25.1 to 50.0............................................
50.1 to 75.0............................................
More than 75.0.......................................
Missing/school does not participate.......

100.0
44.9
25.4
16.0
12.2
1.4

100.0
45.0
25.5
16.1
12.2
1.2

100.0
36.9
12.7
13.0
14.3
23.2

100.0
42.5
14.3
14.7
15.2
13.3

100.0
33.2
17.1
16.1
18.4
15.2

100.0
36.1
15.9
17.4
22.0
8.6

100.0
19.8
16.5
18.9
21.2
23.6

100.0
20.6
18.8
20.2
30.7
9.7

100.0
24.1
28.9
26.6
20.1
0.3

100.0
24.0
29.2
26.8
19.7
0.2

100.0
27.2
18.9
20.4
30.7
2.7

Number of teachers1 ..................................


Pupil/teacher ratio1 ....................................

2,636,277
16.6

2,622,678
16.6

13,599
18.8

23,415
17.7

36,406
17.6

49,142
17.3

69,725
15.9

84,983
17.3

3,001,994
16.4

2,910,869
16.4

91,126
18.0

Total number of schools.............................

92,012

90,488

1,524

2,348

2,977

3,780

4,388

4,952

98,817

93,543

5,274

Percentage distribution of schools


School level ...............................................
Elementary2 ...........................................
Secondary3 ............................................
Combined4 .............................................
Other......................................................

100.0
69.7
24.3
4.4
1.6

100.0
70.0
24.3
4.2
1.6

100.0
54.6
25.9
18.6
0.9

100.0
50.6
24.2
21.6
3.6

100.0
52.0
26.2
21.0
0.8

100.0
52.1
28.0
18.6
1.3

100.0
53.3
27.8
18.3
0.6

100.0
54.1
26.8
18.8
0.3

100.0
67.9
24.8
6.2
1.1

100.0
68.7
24.8
5.5
1.1

100.0
54.3
25.9
19.5
0.2

Size of enrollment......................................
Less than 300 ........................................
300 to 499..............................................
500 to 999..............................................
1,000 or more ........................................

100.0
31.4
26.4
32.6
9.5

100.0
30.7
26.7
33.0
9.7

100.0
77.1
12.0
8.6
2.4

100.0
73.6
13.6
9.9
2.8

100.0
71.1
15.6
10.1
3.2

100.0
69.6
16.5
10.9
3.0

100.0
65.6
19.3
12.0
3.1

100.0
61.5
20.8
14.0
3.7

100.0
30.9
27.8
32.3
9.0

100.0
29.3
28.1
33.4
9.3

100.0
59.0
22.3
14.8
3.9

Racial/ethnic concentration
More than 50 percent White ..................
More than 50 percent Black ...................
More than 50 percent Hispanic..............

70.9
11.1
8.8

71.2
10.8
8.7

51.1
26.5
11.4

50.9
23.8
12.5

48.7
24.5
13.6

46.5
26.4
15.1

43.2
26.5
17.8

40.3
25.8
19.8

60.4
10.7
14.5

61.7
9.8
14.1

38.4
25.4
20.8

Percent of students eligible for free or


reduced-price lunch program...............
0 to 25.0.................................................
25.1 to 50.0............................................
50.1 to 75.0............................................
More than 75.0.......................................
Missing/school does not participate.......

100.0
42.3
25.6
16.8
11.9
3.3

100.0
42.3
25.9
16.9
11.9
3.0

100.0
44.5
11.1
10.2
12.4
21.9

100.0
47.8
11.7
12.0
13.5
14.9

100.0
28.7
16.0
16.0
19.9
19.5

100.0
32.7
15.2
16.9
22.7
12.5

100.0
20.2
15.5
18.8
22.4
23.0

100.0
19.3
17.2
20.9
32.8
9.8

100.0
23.4
26.9
26.4
21.3
2.0

100.0
23.2
27.4
26.8
20.7
2.0

100.0
28.3
17.4
20.1
33.1
1.1

Locale ........................................................
City.........................................................
Suburban ...............................................
Town.......................................................
Rural ......................................................

100.0
52.7
22.0
9.6
15.8

100.0
52.5
22.2
9.4
16.0

100.0
54.3
22.0
8.5
15.2

100.0
54.8
21.1
8.0
16.1

100.0
26.2
27.4
14.0
32.3

100.0
24.5
27.8
14.4
33.3

100.0
55.5
21.3
7.6
15.6

Region .......................................................
Northeast ...............................................
Midwest..................................................
South .....................................................
West.......................................................

100.0
16.1
28.9
33.1
21.8

100.0
16.3
29.0
33.2
21.6

100.0
7.2
24.9
28.9
38.9

100.0
10.1
22.6
28.4
38.9

100.0
9.2
23.7
26.7
40.3

100.0
9.0
27.4
26.5
37.2

100.0
8.6
26.5
28.2
36.6

100.0
9.1
24.0
29.5
37.4

100.0
15.5
26.4
34.7
23.4

100.0
15.9
26.6
35.0
22.5

100.0
9.5
23.1
29.5
37.9

Not available.
1Data for 2010 include imputations for teachers in California and Vermont.
2Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
3Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.

4Includes

schools beginning with grade 6 or below and ending with grade 9 or above.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Core of
Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 19992000 through
201011. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Number of charter schools


State

Charter school enrollment

Charter school enrollment as a


percent of total public school enrollment

Charter schools as a percent of total public schools

19992000

200506

200910

201011

19992000

200506

200910

201011

19992000

200506

200910

201011

19992000

200506

200910

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

United States ...........................


Alabama .......................................
Alaska...........................................
Arizona .........................................
Arkansas.......................................
California ......................................

1,524
0
18
245
0
238

3,780
0
23
501
19
543

4,952
0
25
504
38
813

5,274
0
27
519
40
908

339,678
0
2,300
31,176
0
104,730

1,012,906
0
4,660
90,597
4,006
195,876

1,610,285
0
5,196
113,974
8,662
316,658

1,787,091
0
5,751
124,467
10,209
363,916

1.7
0.0
3.6
14.9
0.0
2.8

3.9
0.0
4.6
24.1
1.7
5.6

5.0
0.0
4.9
22.4
3.4
8.1

5.3
0.0
5.3
22.9
3.6
9.0

0.7
0.0
1.7
3.7
0.0
1.8

2.1
0.0
3.5
8.3
0.8
3.1

3.3
0.0
3.9
10.6
1.8
5.1

3.6
0.0
4.4
11.6
2.1
5.9

Colorado .......................................
Connecticut...................................
Delaware.......................................
District of Columbia ......................
Florida...........................................

69
16
1
27
113

121
14
13
52
342

158
18
18
99
412

168
18
19
97
458

17,822
2,148
115
6,432
17,251

44,254
2,927
6,566
17,260
92,335

66,826
5,215
9,173
25,813
137,887

74,685
5,139
9,525
26,910
154,703

4.3
1.5
0.5
14.3
3.5

7.1
1.3
5.9
22.7
9.2

8.8
1.5
8.3
42.5
10.2

9.4
1.6
8.9
42.5
11.1

2.5
0.4
0.1
8.3
0.7

5.7
0.5
5.4
22.5
3.5

8.0
0.9
7.3
37.3
5.2

8.9
0.9
7.4
37.8
5.9

Georgia.........................................
Hawaii ...........................................
Idaho.............................................
Illinois............................................
Indiana..........................................

18
2
8
17
0

58
27
26
29
29

63
31
36
39
53

67
31
40
50
60

11,005
790
915
6,152
0

26,440
6,498
8,003
16,968
7,409

37,545
7,869
14,529
35,836
18,488

41,981
8,289
15,330
43,049
22,472

1.0
0.8
1.2
0.4
0.0

2.4
9.5
3.7
0.7
1.5

2.6
10.7
4.9
0.9
2.7

2.7
10.7
5.3
1.1
3.1

0.8
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.0

1.7
3.5
3.1
0.8
0.7

2.3
4.4
5.3
1.7
1.8

2.5
4.6
5.6
2.1
2.2

Iowa ..............................................
Kansas..........................................
Kentucky .......................................
Louisiana ......................................
Maine............................................

0
0
0
16
0

6
26
0
26
0

9
35
0
77
0

7
25
0
78
0

0
0
0
2,449
0

520
1,914
0
8,315
0

593
4,684
0
31,467
0

298
4,618
0
29,199
0

0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0

0.4
1.8
0.0
1.9
0.0

0.6
2.5
0.0
5.2
0.0

0.5
1.8
0.0
5.3
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0

0.1
0.4
0.0
1.3
0.0

0.1
1.0
0.0
4.6
0.0

0.1
1.0
0.0
4.2
0.0

Maryland.......................................
Massachusetts..............................
Michigan .......................................
Minnesota .....................................
Mississippi ....................................

0
40
193
62
1

15
59
264
161
1

42
62
294
181
1

44
63
300
176
0

0
12,518
46,078
7,794
347

3,363
21,958
91,384
20,603
374

11,995
27,393
110,504
35,375
375

14,492
28,422
111,344
37,253
0

0.0
2.1
4.9
2.6
0.1

1.0
3.1
6.5
6.1
0.1

2.9
3.4
7.6
7.4
0.1

3.0
3.4
7.7
7.4
0.0

0.0
1.3
2.8
0.9
0.1

0.4
2.3
5.3
2.5
0.1

1.4
2.9
6.8
4.2
0.1

1.7
3.0
7.2
4.4
0.0

Missouri ........................................
Montana........................................
Nebraska ......................................
Nevada .........................................
New Hampshire ............................

15
0
0
5
0

23
0
0
19
6

48
0
0
35
15

53
0
0
34
14

4,303
0
0
898
0

10,972
0
0
4,818
200

18,415
0
0
11,613
816

20,076
0
0
14,127
983

0.6
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0

1.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
1.3

2.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
3.1

2.2
0.0
0.0
5.3
2.9

0.5
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0

1.2
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.1

2.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
0.4

2.2
0.0
0.0
3.2
0.5

New Jersey ...................................


New Mexico ..................................
New York.......................................
North Carolina ..............................
North Dakota ................................

0
1
5
82
0

54
53
79
99
0

70
72
140
96
0

76
81
170
99
0

0
22
0
12,691
0

14,937
8,595
21,539
27,441
0

22,981
13,090
43,963
38,973
0

24,591
15,290
54,443
42,141
0

0.0
0.1
0.1
3.8
0.0

2.2
6.2
1.7
4.2
0.0

2.7
8.4
3.0
3.8
0.0

2.9
9.4
3.6
3.9
0.0

0.0
#

1.0
0.0

1.1
2.6
0.8
1.9
0.0

1.7
3.9
1.6
2.6
0.0

1.8
4.6
2.0
2.8
0.0

Ohio ..............................................
Oklahoma .....................................
Oregon..........................................
Pennsylvania.................................
Rhode Island ................................

48
0
1
47
2

316
14
54
116
11

323
18
102
134
12

339
18
108
145
16

9,809
0
109
11,413
446

68,679
4,081
5,192
55,630
2,571

90,989
6,315
18,334
79,167
3,233

96,669
6,585
20,372
90,613
3,971

1.2
0.0
0.1
1.5
0.6

7.9
0.8
4.3
3.6
3.3

8.5
1.0
7.8
4.1
3.7

9.0
1.0
8.3
4.5
5.0

0.5
0.0
#
0.6
0.3

3.7
0.6
1.0
3.0
1.7

5.2
1.0
3.3
4.5
2.3

5.5
1.0
3.7
5.1
2.8

South Carolina..............................
South Dakota................................
Tennessee ....................................
Texas ............................................
Utah ..............................................

7
0
0
176
6

27
0
12
319
36

39
0
20
536
72

44
0
29
561
78

327
0
0
25,687
390

4,104
0
1,685
70,895
11,439

13,035
0
4,343
148,392
33,968

16,390
0
6,517
164,940
39,862

0.6
0.0
0.0
2.4
0.8

2.3
0.0
0.7
3.7
3.8

3.2
0.0
1.1
6.2
6.9

3.6
0.0
1.6
6.4
7.7

#
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.1

0.6
0.0
0.2
1.6
2.2

1.8
0.0
0.4
3.1
5.8

2.3
0.0
0.7
3.3
6.8

Vermont ........................................
Virginia..........................................
Washington...................................
West Virginia.................................
Wisconsin .....................................
Wyoming.......................................

0
0
0
0
45
0

0
3
0
0
181
3

0
3
0
0
206
3

0
4
0
0
207
3

0
0
0
0
3,561
0

0
210
0
0
27,450
238

0
179
0
0
36,153
269

0
348
0
0
36,863
258

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
0.0

0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
8.1
0.8

0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
9.2
0.8

0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
9.2
0.8

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0

0.0
#
0.0
0.0
3.1
0.3

0.0
#
0.0
0.0
4.1
0.3

0.0
#
0.0
0.0
4.2
0.3

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Not available.
#Rounds to zero.

201011

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 19992000 through 201011. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

184 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 117. Public elementary and secondary charter schools and enrollment, by state: Selected years, 19992000 through 201011

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 185


Schools and School Districts

Table 118. Percentage of public schools with permanent and portable (temporary) buildings and with environmental factors that interfere with
instruction in classrooms, by selected school characteristics, type of factor, and extent of interference: 2005
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Type of environmental factor and extent
of interference with ability to deliver
classroom instruction

Instructional level
All public
schools1

Elementary

Size of school enrollment

Secondary/
combined Less than 350
4

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch

350 to 699

700 or more

Less than 35
percent

35 to 49
percent

50 to 74
percent

75 percent or
more

10

11

Estimated number of schools ............... 80,910 (540) 61,590 (669) 19,320 (312) 27,300 (1,039) 32,710 (1,223) 20,900 (695) 32,880 (1,231) 13,400 (1,078) 18,620 (1,244) 16,010 (1,002)
Estimated enrollment (in thousands)........ 46,003 (457) 29,786 (457) 16,217 (195) 5,947
(331) 16,208
(605) 23,849 (699) 20,668
(721) 6,982
(531) 9,492
(721) 8,861
(670)
Percent of schools
With permanent buildings .....................
With portable (temporary) buildings..............
With portable classroom buildings..........
With environmental factors that
interfere with instruction to a
moderate or major extent
In permanent buildings2
Lighting, artificial ...........................
Lighting, natural.............................
Heating..........................................
Air conditioning .............................
Ventilation......................................
Indoor air quality ...........................
Acoustics or noise control .............
Physical condition of buildings ......
Size or configuration of rooms ......
In portable buildings3
Lighting, artificial ...........................
Lighting, natural.............................
Heating..........................................
Air conditioning .............................
Ventilation......................................
Indoor air quality ...........................
Acoustics or noise control .............
Physical condition of buildings ......
Size or configuration of rooms ......

99
37
33

(0.4)
(1.9)
(1.7)

99
40
35

(0.5)
(2.5)
(2.1)

99
29
28

(0.5)
(1.9)
(1.9)

99
27
21

(0.5)
(3.1)
(2.6)

99
36
33

(0.6)
(2.9)
(2.7)

99
52
49

(0.5)
(2.8)
(2.9)

99
31
27

(0.5)
(2.9)
(2.7)

6
6
12
16
12
9
12
10
13

(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.3)
(1.6)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.1)

6
5
12
16
11
9
12
10
13

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(2.0)
(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.4)

5
7
13
17
12
9
12
12
13

(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.8)
(2.0)
(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.2)

5!
6
14
16
11
8
12
10
14

(2.0)
(1.6)
(2.4)
(2.6)
(2.1)
(1.7)
(2.3)
(2.1)
(2.3)

6
6
11
16
12
11
13
11
12

(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.9)
(2.6)
(2.1)
(1.9)
(2.0)
(1.8)
(2.0)

6
4
12
17
12
9
12
10
13

(1.4)
(0.8)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(1.8)
(1.6)
(1.6)
(1.7)
(1.7)

4!
6
13
19
12
10
8
9
14

(1.2)
(1.3)
(2.1)
(2.8)
(1.7)
(1.7)
(1.3)
(1.7)
(1.9)

8
9
9
11
14
12
18
13
16

(1.5)
(1.8)
(1.7)
(2.0)
(1.8)
(1.9)
(2.1)
(1.9)
(2.2)

8
9
9
11
14
11
18
14
16

(1.9)
(2.2)
(2.0)
(2.3)
(2.1)
(2.3)
(2.5)
(2.3)
(2.4)

5!
9
9
11
12
13
15
13
16

(1.9)
(2.4)
(2.4)
(2.6)
(2.7)
(2.8)
(2.8)
(2.7)
(2.9)

11 !
11 !
11 !
15 !
20
12 !
23
15 !
15 !

(4.5)
(4.2)
(4.5)
(5.3)
(5.8)
(4.2)
(4.8)
(5.1)
(4.9)

6!
6!
8!
9!
14
12
16

()
()
(2.3)
(2.3)
(2.4)
(2.9)
(3.4)
(3.1)
(3.4)

10
12
12
14
16
14
19
15
18

(2.7)
(2.8)
(2.7)
(3.1)
(3.3)
(3.2)
(3.4)
(2.9)
(3.2)

7!
9!
8!
10 !
8!
12 !
10 !
9!

100
35
31

()
(4.6)
(4.4)

99
42
38

(0.7)
(3.3)
(3.0)

98
46
43

(1.2)
(3.9)
(3.9)

4!
9
11
10 !
6!
10
7!
8!

()
(1.8)
(2.4)
(3.2)
(3.4)
(2.4)
(2.8)
(2.5)
(2.5)

8
8
12
15
12
10
20
14
14

(2.0)
(2.3)
(2.7)
(2.7)
(2.8)
(2.7)
(3.3)
(3.1)
(2.9)

8
4!
14
16
13
10
14
13
12

(2.0)
(1.4)
(2.2)
(2.5)
(2.6)
(2.7)
(2.9)
(2.3)
(2.2)

()
(2.8)
(3.1)
(3.0)
(3.2)
(2.8)
(3.8)
(3.2)
(3.2)

10 !
8!

8!

15 !

()
()
()
(4.5)
(3.7)
()
(3.8)
()
(5.5)

12 !
14 !
10 !
14 !
19
16
25
18
16

(4.3)
(4.5)
(3.5)
(4.6)
(5.0)
(4.6)
(5.1)
(4.5)
(4.6)

11 !
11 !
10 !
13
17
14
24
20
26

(3.5)
(3.4)
(3.6)
(3.8)
(3.9)
(3.4)
(4.3)
(3.9)
(5.0)

()
(2.7)
(2.8)
(1.9)
()
()
(6.1)
(4.7)
(3.6)
()

100
62
32
6!
#
100
58
34

()
(4.4)
(4.2)
(2.3)
()
()
(9.3)
(8.5)
()
()

100
51
38
10

100
54
30
13 !

()
(3.6)
(2.9)
(2.5)
()
()
(6.4)
(6.5)
(4.4)
()

100
57
32
8
3!
100
49
32
16

()
(3.2)
(3.1)
(2.0)
(1.0)
()
(5.6)
(5.5)
(4.5)
()

Percentage distribution of schools


By extent to which environmental
factors interfere with instruction
In permanent buildings2 ....................
Not at all........................................
Minor extent ..................................
Moderate extent ............................
Major extent ..................................
In portable buildings3 ........................
Not at all........................................
Minor extent ..................................
Moderate extent ............................
Major extent ..................................

100
56
33
9
1!
100
55
30
13
2!

()
(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(0.4)
()
(3.3)
(3.1)
(2.1)
(0.8)

100
56
34
9
1!
100
55
31
12

()
(1.9)
(1.7)
(1.3)
(0.4)
()
(3.7)
(3.6)
(2.4)
()

100
58
30
10
2!
100
58
27
14

()
(2.7)
(2.4)
(1.4)
(0.7)
()
(4.3)
(3.5)
(2.6)
()

100
55
34
10
1!
100
58
19
21

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is
between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50
percent or greater.
1 Excludes special education, vocational, and alternative schools; schools without
enrollment data; and schools offering only preprimary education.

()
(2.8)
(2.8)
(2.0)
(0.4)
()
(6.8)
(5.4)
(6.0)
()

100
56
33
10

100
56
34
10 !
#

()
(3.1)
(2.6)
(1.8)
()
()
(5.7)
(5.8)
(3.0)
()

100
59
32
7
2!
100
53
32
10
5!

()
(2.9)
(2.7)
(1.2)
(0.7)
()
(4.3)
(3.8)
(2.7)
(1.9)

2 Data

100
57
32
10

100
61
27
13
#

are based on the 99 percent of public schools with classrooms in permanent


buildings.
are based on the 33 percent of public schools with classrooms in portable (temporary) buildings.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast
Response Survey System (FRSS), Public School Principals Perceptions of Their
School Facilities: Fall 2005, FRSS 88, 2005, and unpublished tabulations. (This table
was prepared June 2007.)

3 Data

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186 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Schools and School Districts

Table 119. Percentage of public schools with enrollment under, at, or over capacity, by selected school characteristics: 1999 and 2005
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Instructional level
School enrollment versus design capacity

All public
schools1

1
1999, total ...............................................
Underenrolled by more than 25 percent ..........
Underenrolled by 6 to 25 percent ....................
Enrollment within 5 percent of capacity ...........
Overenrolled by 6 to 25 percent ......................
Overenrolled by more than 25 percent ............
2005, total ...............................................
Underenrolled by more than 25 percent ..........
Underenrolled by 6 to 25 percent ....................
Enrollment within 5 percent of capacity ...........
Overenrolled by 6 to 25 percent ......................
Overenrolled by more than 25 percent ............

Elementary

2
100
19
33
26
14
8
100
21
38
22
10
8

()
(1.5)
(1.7)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(0.9)
()
(1.4)
(1.8)
(1.5)
(1.0)
(1.0)

Secondary/
combined Less than 350

3
100
17
31
28
15
8
100
20
39
23
10
8

()
(1.7)
(2.1)
(2.0)
(1.5)
(1.1)
()
(1.7)
(2.1)
(1.9)
(1.4)
(1.3)

Size of school enrollment

4
100
22
39
20
11
8
100
24
36
21
11
8

()
(2.5)
(2.9)
(2.2)
(1.8)
(1.6)
()
(2.6)
(2.6)
(1.9)
(1.2)
(1.0)

350 to 699 700 or more

5
100
39
32
16
10
3!
100
41
39
14
4
2!

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50
percent.
1Excludes special education, vocational, and alternative schools; schools without enrollment data;
and schools offering only preprimary education.

()
(4.0)
(3.8)
(2.9)
(2.4)
(1.3)
()
(3.3)
(3.4)
(2.3)
(1.1)
(0.9)

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch

6
100
11
36
34
14
6
100
14
44
27
9
6

()
(2.0)
(2.4)
(2.6)
(2.0)
(1.3)
()
(1.7)
(2.9)
(2.5)
(1.9)
(1.4)

Less than 35
percent

7
100
8
31
25
20
16
100
6
29
26
20
19

()
(1.7)
(2.8)
(2.0)
(1.8)
(2.4)
()
(1.4)
(2.4)
(2.4)
(2.1)
(2.5)

35 to 49
percent

8
100
16
38
25
14
6
100
19
38
27
11
5

()
(2.0)
(2.6)
(2.2)
(2.1)
(1.2)
()
(2.6)
(2.7)
(2.5)
(1.8)
(1.0)

50 to 74 75 percent or
percent
more

9
100
18
32
26
18
6
100
25
43
19
6!
7!

()
(3.1)
(4.6)
(4.4)
(3.6)
(1.8)
()
(4.6)
(4.0)
(3.3)
(2.0)
(2.3)

10
100
17
29
32
14
7!
100
24
37
18
12
8

()
(4.1)
(4.6)
(4.5)
(3.3)
(2.4)
()
(2.7)
(2.8)
(3.1)
(2.6)
(2.2)

11
100
27
25
23
11
14
100
19
36
22
9
14

()
(4.4)
(4.5)
(4.1)
(3.0)
(3.4)
()
(3.0)
(4.1)
(2.9)
(1.6)
(2.9)

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.


SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast
Response Survey System (FRSS), Condition of Americas Public School Facilities, 1999, FRSS
73, 1999, and Public School Principals Perceptions of Their School Facilities: Fall 2005, FRSS
88, 2005. (This table was prepared July 2007.)

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y go l on h c e T dn a

Table 120. Number and internet access of instructional computers and rooms in public schools, by selected school characteristics: Selected years, 1995 through 2008

s r e t u pmoC

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Instructional
computers and
rooms, and access

Instructional level1

Community type2

Size of school enrollment

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch3

All public
schools

Elementary

Secondary

Less than 300

300 to 999

1,000 or more

City

Suburban

Town

Rural

10

11

Less than 35
percent 35 to 49 percent 50 to 74 percent
12

13

75 percent or
more

14

15

Computers for
instructional
purposes

5,621
8,776
12,672
15,434

()
(174)
(281)
(193)

3,453
5,296
7,701
9,711

()
(149)
(251)
(159)

2,021
3,271
4,783
5,415

()
(113)
(148)
(125)

850
1,135
1,566
1,746

()
(73)
(98)
(68)

3,600
5,524
7,966
9,486

()
(121)
(243)
(144)

1,171
2,117
3,139
4,202

()
(103)
(163)
(130)

1,497
2,537
3,132
3,611

()
(179)
(177)
(155)

1,526
3,396
4,058
5,787

()
(213)
(242)
(255)

1,404
1,155
1,819
2,062

()
(132)
(193)
(159)

1,195
1,689
3,663
3,974

()
(131)
(255)
(180)

2,905
4,394
5,352
6,195

()
(147)
(261)
(174)

806
1,373
2,193
2,364

()
(93)
(185)
(155)

950
1,606
2,687
3,805

()
(112)
(244)
(190)

882
1,384
2,440
3,070

()
(107)
(152)
(175)

72
110
154
189

()
(2.0)
(3.4)
(2.9)

60
89
124
157

()
(2.4)
(3.8)
(2.8)

112
178
253
301

()
(5.3)
(6.8)
(6.5)

41
57
75
87

()
(3.1)
(4.2)
(3.4)

72
106
149
179

()
(2.3)
(4.2)
(2.9)

164
259
388
486

()
(9.0)
(13.5)
(10.4)

84
120
165
205

()
(4.9)
(7.2)
(7.5)

83
128
170
221

()
(4.3)
(6.3)
(6.1)

72
97
154
189

()
(5.6)
(13.4)
(8.0)

54
82
132
147

()
(3.6)
(5.9)
(4.2)

78
120
166
209

()
(3.4)
(5.5)
(5.6)

59
111
153
182

()
(5.9)
(9.3)
(7.7)

74
94
147
181

()
(5.7)
(6.9)
(6.8)

67
99
139
170

()
(5.5)
(7.4)
(8.2)

447
6,759
12,245
15,162

()
(174)
(274)
(204)

232
3,813
7,361
9,508

()
(136)
(246)
(169)

187
2,779
4,706
5,356

()
(113)
(151)
(128)

59
882
1,515
1,710

()
(69)
(98)
(69)

315
4,191
7,642
9,308

()
(114)
(239)
(153)

73
1,686
3,089
4,144

()
(97)
(162)
(130)

96
1,782
3,009
3,517

()
(148)
(173)
(154)

131
2,688
3,912
5,716

()
(178)
(238)
(253)

126
955
1,784
2,028

()
(111)
(193)
(154)

94
1,335
3,541
3,901

()
(91)
(239)
(178)

286
3,608
5,239
6,131

()
(139)
(259)
(174)

46
1,064
2,090
2,321

()
(80)
(176)
(153)

57
1,215
2,583
3,739

()
(93)
(228)
(188)

36
858
2,332
2,971

()
(87)
(146)
(175)

8
77
97
98

()
(1.1)
(0.4)
(0.2)

7
72
96
98

()
(1.5)
(0.5)
(0.3)

9
85
98
99

()
(1.2)
(0.4)
(0.2)

7
78
97
98

()
(2.6)
(0.7)
(0.7)

9
76
96
98

()
(1.3)
(0.5)
(0.3)

6
80
98
99

()
(1.8)
(0.5)
(0.4)

6
70
96
97

()
(2.1)
(0.7)
(0.5)

9
79
96
99

()
(1.7)
(1.1)
(0.3)

9
83
98
98

()
(2.5)
(0.6)
(0.7)

8
79
97
98

()
(2.1)
(0.7)
(0.4)

10
82
98
99

()
(1.2)
(0.6)
(0.3)

6
77
95
98

()
(2.9)
(1.0)
(0.5)

6
76
96
98

()
(2.6)
(1.0)
(0.4)

4
62
96
97

()
(3.1)
(0.8)
(0.7)

6.6
3.8
3.1

(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.04)

7.8
4.1
3.2

(0.20)
(0.10)
(0.05)

5.2
3.3
2.9

(0.20)
(0.10)
(0.05)

3.9
2.4
2.2

(0.30)
(0.10)
(0.07)

7.0
3.9
3.2

(0.20)
(0.10)
(0.05)

7.2
4.0
3.2

(0.30)
(0.10)
(0.06)

8.2
4.2
3.4

(0.40)
(0.20)
(0.12)

6.6
4.1
3.2

(0.20)
(0.10)
(0.08)

6.2
3.4
2.7

(0.30)
(0.20)
(0.09)

5.0
3.0
2.9

(0.30)
(0.10)
(0.07)

6.0
3.8
3.1

(0.20)
(0.10)
(0.06)

6.3
3.4
3.2

(0.40)
(0.20)
(0.08)

7.2
3.6
2.9

(0.40)
(0.20)
(0.08)

9.1
4.0
3.2

(0.70)
(0.20)
(0.14)

2,905
3,283
2,663

(35)
(71)
(21)

1,864
2,152
1,723

(28)
(70)
(20)

972
1,078
887

(24)
(27)
(15)

377
426
282

(22)
(23)
(9)

1,871
2,152
1,692

(23)
(70)
(20)

657
705
689

(23)
(30)
(18)

866
849
639

(56)
(62)
(26)

1,086
1,050
1,003

(61)
(61)
(35)

413
439
338

(47)
(41)
(24)

541
945
683

(39)
(67)
(28)

1,380
1,339
1,053

(46)
(50)
(27)

465
593
425

(28)
(51)
(26)

570
695
653

(36)
(56)
(27)

482
655
532

(29)
(39)
(22)

8
77
94

(0.7)
(1.1)
(1.3)
()

8
76
93

(1.0)
(1.5)
(1.9)
()

8
79
95

(1.0)
(1.6)
(0.9)
()

9
83
92

(1.6)
(2.8)
(1.9)
()

8
78
94

(1.0)
(1.5)
(1.9)
()

4
70
94

(1.0)
(2.2)
(1.5)
()

6
66
88

(1.3)
(2.2)
(3.7)
()

8
78
96

(1.4)
(2.0)
(0.8)
()

8
87
98

(2.0)
(2.6)
(0.7)
()

8
85
95

(1.5)
(1.7)
(1.8)
()

10
82
96

(1.2)
(1.5)
(0.8)
()

6
81
88

(1.4)
(2.9)
(4.3)
()

Not available
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Data for combined schools are included in the totals and in analyses by other school characteristics, but are not shown separately.
2Due to definitional changes for community type, estimates for years prior to 2005 may not be directly comparable with estimates for
later years.
3Free or reduced-price lunch information was obtained on the questionnaire and supplemented, if necessary, with data from the
Common Core of Data (CCD).
4Includes computers used for instructional or administrative purposes.

5In

6!
77
96

(1.9)
(2.8)
(0.8)
()

3!
60
91

(1.0)
(3.3)
(2.5)
()

2008, instructional rooms included classrooms only and excluded computer labs and library/media centers. Prior to 2008,
instructional rooms included classrooms, computer labs and other labs, library/media centers, and other rooms used for instructional purposes.
6Some data differ slightly (e.g., by 1 percent) from previously published figures.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System (FRSS), Internet
Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 19942005 and Educational Technology in U.S. Public Schools: Fall 2008; and
unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared August 2010.)

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Number
(in thousands)
19954 ......................
2000 .......................
2005 .......................
2008 .......................
Average number per
school
19954 ......................
2000 .......................
2005 .......................
2008 .......................
Number with internet
access (in
thousands)
19954 ......................
2000 .......................
2005 .......................
2008 .......................
Percent with internet
access
19954 ......................
2000 .......................
2005 .......................
2008 .......................
Ratio of students to
instructional
computers with
internet access
2000 .......................
2005 .......................
2008 .......................
Instructional rooms5
Number
(in thousands)
2000 .......................
2005 .......................
20085 ......................
Percent with internet
access6
1995 .......................
2000 .......................
2005 .......................
2008 .......................

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Computers and Technology

Table 121. Percentage of public school districts with students enrolled in technology-based distance education courses and number of
enrollments in such courses, by instructional level and district characteristics: 200203, 200405, and 200910
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

District characteristic

All instructional levels

Elementary
schools

Middle or junior
high schools

High schools

Combined or
ungraded schools2

1
200203
Total..............................................
District enrollment size
Less than 2,500 ................................
2,500 to 9,999...................................
10,000 or more .................................
Region
Northeast ..........................................
Southeast..........................................
Central ..............................................
West..................................................
Poverty concentration
Less than 10 percent ........................
10 to 19 percent................................
20 percent or more ...........................
200405
Total..............................................
District enrollment size
Less than 2,500 ................................
2,500 to 9,999...................................
10,000 or more .................................
Region
Northeast ..........................................
Southeast..........................................
Central ..............................................
West..................................................
Poverty concentration
Less than 10 percent ........................
10 to 19 percent................................
20 percent or more ...........................
200910
Total..............................................
District enrollment size
Less than 2,500 ................................
2,500 to 9,999...................................
10,000 or more .................................
Metropolitan status
City....................................................
Suburban ..........................................
Town..................................................
Rural .................................................
Region
Northeast ..........................................
Southeast..........................................
Central ..............................................
West..................................................
Poverty concentration
Less than 10 percent ........................
10 to 19 percent................................
20 percent or more ...........................

Number of enrollments in technology-based distance education courses,1 by instructional level

Percent of districts
enrolling distance
education students

36

(1.2)

317,070

(27,437)

2,780 !

(977)

6,390

(1,067)

214,140

(16,549)

93,760

(22,593)

37
32
50

(1.5)
(1.8)
(2.1)

116,300
82,370
118,390

(21,698)
(6,384)
(15,703)

230 !
2,480 !

()
(109)
(968)

1,250 !
1,870 !
3,270

(450)
(642)
(723)

72,730
44,170
97,240

(6,924)
(5,832)
(13,853)

42,240 !
36,110

(20,502)
(1,210)
()

21
45
46
32

(2.2)
(2.6)
(2.3)
(2.2)

41,950 !
59,240
106,690
109,190

(20,821)
(6,251)
(7,726)
(16,010)

100 !

940 !
350 !

(49)
()
(441)
(165)

2,530
1,050 !
2,620

()
(632)
(412)
(782)

17,300
50,640
59,110
87,090

(3,656)
(5,698)
(6,455)
(14,825)

4,680
45,590
19,130 !

()
(1,254)
(2,529)
(8,619)

33
42
42

(2.1)
(2.1)
(2.5)

75,740
95,510
86,110

(11,177)
(7,962)
(13,518)

760 !

()
()
(249)

2,020
1,830
2,540 !

(564)
(392)
(837)

55,670
78,680
75,930

(7,556)
(7,050)
(13,532)

17,470 !
13,560
6,880

(8,591)
(2,446)
(1,557)

37

(1.2)

506,950

(56,959)

12,540 !

(6,107)

15,150

(3,367)

309,630

(24,350)

169,630 !

(51,753)

37
35
50

(1.6)
(1.6)
(2.5)

210,200
102,730
193,440

(54,063)
(13,404)
(16,415)

610 !

5,280 !

(275)
()
(2,202)

2,570
6,520

()
(731)
(1,101)

103,190
48,420
157,440

(17,659)
(5,136)
(16,044)

45,080
24,210

()
(9,429)
(5,298)

22
46
45
35

(2.0)
(3.2)
(2.4)
(2.1)

108,300 !
112,830
128,650
157,180

(49,777)
(6,341)
(22,055)
(22,608)

570 !

200 !

(206)
()
()
(161)

5,030
2,130 !
4,110 !

()
(732)
(953)
(1,732)

16,860
89,800
70,450
132,520

(2,621)
(5,276)
(13,024)
(21,287)

16,090
46,190 !
20,350 !

()
(1,913)
(15,067)
(7,587)

35
42
43

(1.9)
(2.2)
(2.7)

112,320
151,050
106,610

(16,778)
(12,379)
(14,709)

()
()
()

4,070
4,800
6,280 !

(1,123)
(602)
(3,111)

80,150
124,540
78,590

(10,651)
(10,283)
(13,367)

19,700
21,340

()
(5,835)
(2,905)

55

(1.4) 1,816,390

(251,054)

78,040 !

(25,180)

(30,828) 1,348,920

(135,979)

()

51
66
74

(1.8)
(1.5)
(0.8)

509,030 !
579,250 !
728,110

(167,570)
(185,243)
(27,105)

11,540

()
()
(1,862)

23,960 !
77,750

()
(9,196)
(4,730)

408,030 !
312,130
628,760

(123,883)
(50,963)
(23,545)

6,570 !

10,060

2,753
()
2,756

37
47
67
59

(4.0)
(2.6)
(2.7)
(2.5)

653,660 !
527,250
306,840 !
328,640

(201,665)
(34,188)
(145,000)
(36,233)

22,900 !

()
(11,293)
()
()

40,400 !
62,210

15,360

(15,671)
(4,106)
()
(2,420)

405,740
434,260
246,850 !
262,070

(79,507)
(30,904)
(107,079)
(27,077)

7,880
9,310 !

()
2,347
3,908
()

39
78
62
51

(3.3)
(3.7)
(2.2)
(2.4)

77,670
518,770
697,140 !
522,810

(7,358)
(63,187)
(235,103)
(42,673)

12,070 !
37,920 !

()
(4,154)
(18,915)
()

4,970
57,500

41,620

(989)
(9,828)
()
(3,384)

71,330
443,770
416,550
417,270

(6,651)
(50,079)
(122,633)
(33,400)

5,440 !

36,510 !

()
1,678
()
14,278

54
56
56

(2.5)
287,680
(2.1) 1,009,290
(2.4)
519,420

(34,577)
(193,646)
(146,507)

23,540 !

()
(11,116)
()

12,620
97,220

(2,997)
(16,126)
()

231,890
682,380
434,640

(27,672)
(78,795)
(108,046)

5,750 !

()
()
2,484

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Based on students regularly enrolled in the districts. Enrollments may include duplicated
counts of students, since districts were instructed to count a student enrolled in multiple
courses for each course in which he or she was enrolled.
2Combined or ungraded schools are those in which the grades offered in the school span
both elementary and secondary grades or that are not divided into grade levels.

154,970

NOTE: Percentages are based on unrounded numbers. For the 200203 FRSS study sample, there were 3 cases for which district enrollment size was missing and 112 cases for
which poverty concentration was missing. For the 200405 FRSS study sample, there were 7
cases for which district enrollment size was missing and 103 cases for which poverty concentration was missing. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or missing data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast
Response Survey System (FRSS), Technology-Based Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 200203 and 200405 and Distance Education
Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 200910, FRSS 98. (This
table was prepared November 2011.)

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uopo r D dn a

s r e t e l pmoC

Table 122. High school graduates, by sex and control of school: Selected years, 186970 through 202122

l o oh c S h g i H

High school graduates


Sex

Control
Public2

School year
1

Total1

Males

Females

Total

Private

Males

Females

10

11

186970................................................
187980................................................
188990................................................
18991900............................................
190910................................................
191920................................................

16,000
23,634
43,731
94,883
156,429
311,266

7,064
10,605
18,549
38,075
63,676
123,684

8,936
13,029
25,182
56,808
92,753
187,582

21,882
61,737
111,363
230,902

21,849 5
33,146 5
45,066 5
80,364 5

815,000
946,026
1,259,177
1,489,146
1,786,240
1,855,173

2.0
2.5
3.5
6.4
8.8
16.8

192930................................................
193940................................................
194950................................................
195960................................................
196970................................................

666,904
1,221,475
1,199,700
1,858,023
2,888,639

300,376
578,718
570,700
895,000
1,430,000

366,528
642,757
629,000
963,000
1,459,000

591,719
1,143,246
1,063,444
1,627,050
2,588,639

538,273
505,394
791,426
1,285,895

604,973
558,050
835,624
1,302,744

75,185 5
78,229 5
136,256 5
230,973
300,000 5

78.7

2,295,822
2,403,074
2,034,450
2,672,000
3,757,000

29.0
50.8
59.0
69.5
76.9

197475................................................
197576................................................
197677................................................
197778................................................
197879................................................

3,132,502
3,142,120
3,139,536
3,128,824
3,101,152

1,542,000
1,552,000
1,551,000
1,546,000
1,532,000

1,591,000
1,590,000
1,589,000
1,583,000
1,569,000

2,822,502
2,837,129
2,837,340
2,824,636
2,801,152

1,391,519
1,401,064

1,430,983
1,436,065

310,000
304,991
302,196
304,188
300,000

74.9
74.9
74.4
73.2
71.9

4,256,000
4,272,000
4,272,000
4,286,000
4,327,000

73.6
73.6
73.5
73.0
71.7

197980................................................
198081................................................
198182................................................
198283................................................
198384................................................

3,042,214
3,020,285
2,994,758
2,887,604
2,766,797

1,503,000
1,492,000
1,479,000
1,426,000

1,539,000
1,528,000
1,515,000
1,461,000

2,747,678
2,725,285
2,704,758
2,597,604
2,494,797

294,536
295,000
290,000
290,000
272,000

71.5
72.2
72.9
73.8
74.5

4,262,000
4,212,000
4,134,000
3,962,000
3,784,000

71.4
71.7
72.4
72.9
73.1

198485................................................
198586................................................
198687................................................
198788................................................
198889................................................

2,676,917
2,642,616
2,693,803
2,773,020
2,743,743

2,413,917
2,382,616
2,428,803
2,500,020
2,458,800

263,000
260,000
265,000
273,000
284,943

5
5
5
5

74.2
74.3
74.3
74.2
73.4

3,699,000
3,670,000
3,754,000
3,849,000
3,842,000

72.4
72.0
71.8
72.0
71.4

1989906 ..............................................
199091................................................
199192................................................
199293................................................
199394................................................

2,574,162
2,492,988
2,480,399
2,480,519
2,463,849

2,320,337
2,234,893
2,226,016
2,233,241
2,220,849

253,825
258,095
254,383
247,278
243,000

73.6
73.7
74.2
73.8
73.1

3,505,000
3,417,913
3,398,884
3,449,143
3,442,521

73.4
72.9
73.0
71.9
71.6

199495................................................
199596................................................
199697................................................
199798................................................
199899................................................

2,519,084
2,518,109
2,611,988
2,704,050
2,758,655

2,273,541
2,273,109
2,358,403
2,439,050
2,485,630

1,187,647
1,212,924

1,251,403
1,272,706

245,543
245,000
253,585
265,000
273,025

71.8
71.0
71.3
71.3
71.1

3,635,803
3,640,132
3,792,207
4,008,416
3,917,885

69.3
69.2
68.9
67.5
70.4

19992000............................................
200001................................................
200102................................................
200203................................................
2003046,8 ............................................

2,832,844
2,847,973
2,906,534
3,015,735
3,054,438

2,553,844
2,569,200
2,621,534
2,719,947
2,753,438

1,241,631
1,251,931
1,275,813
1,330,973
1,347,800

1,312,213
1,317,269
1,345,721
1,388,974
1,405,638

279,000
278,773
285,000
295,788
301,000

71.7
71.7
72.6
73.9
74.3

4,056,639
4,023,686
4,023,968
4,125,087
4,113,074

69.8
70.8
72.2
73.1
74.3

200405................................................
2005066 ..............................................
200607................................................
200708................................................
2008096 ..............................................

3,106,499
3,122,544
3,199,650
3,312,337
3,347,828

2,799,250
2,815,544
2,893,045
3,001,337
3,039,015

1,369,749
1,376,458
1,414,069
1,467,180
1,490,317

1,429,501
1,439,086
1,478,976
1,534,157
1,548,698

307,249
307,000
306,605
311,000
308,813

74.7
73.4
73.9
74.7
75.5

4,120,073
4,200,554
4,297,239
4,436,955
4,336,950

75.4
74.3
74.5
74.7
77.2

200910................................................
20101110 .............................................
20111210 .............................................
20121310 .............................................
20131410 .............................................

3,434,672
3,402,920
3,392,650
3,375,660
3,314,600

3,128,022
3,103,540
3,100,510
3,092,290
3,037,040

1,542,684

78.2
78.6

4,311,831
4,366,222
4,290,663

79.7
77.9
79.1

20141510 .............................................
20151610 .............................................
20161710 .............................................
20171810 .............................................
20181910 .............................................

3,307,080
3,325,230
3,347,990
3,396,230
3,396,260

3,043,290
3,066,000
3,096,730
3,148,670
3,155,320

263,790
259,230
251,260
247,560
240,940

20192010 .............................................
20202110 .............................................
20212210 .............................................

3,368,740
3,392,510
3,415,830

3,136,780
3,163,350
3,183,360

231,960
229,160
232,470

Not available.
1Includes graduates of public and private schools.
2Data for 192930 and preceding years are from Statistics of Public High Schools and exclude
graduates from high schools that failed to report to the Office of Education. Includes estimates for
jurisdictions not reporting counts of graduates by sex.
3The averaged freshman graduation rate provides an estimate of the percentage of students who
receive a regular diploma within 4 years of entering ninth grade. The rate uses aggregate student
enrollment data to estimate the size of an incoming freshman class and aggregate counts of the
number of diplomas awarded 4 years later. Averaged freshman graduation rates in this table are
based on reported totals of enrollment by grade and high school graduates, rather than on details
reported by race/ethnicity.
4Derived from Current Population Reports, Series P-25. For years 186970 through 198990,
17-year-old population is an estimate of the October 17-year-old population based on July data.
Data for 199091 and later years are October resident population estimates prepared by the
Census Bureau.
5Estimated.
6Includes imputations for nonreporting states.
7Projected by private schools (responding to the Private School Universe Survey).
8Includes estimates for public schools in New York and Wisconsin. Without estimates for these
two states, the averaged freshman graduation rate for the remaining 48 states and the District of
Columbia is 75.0 percent.

Total

Averaged
freshman
Graduates as
graduation
a ratio of 17rate for
year-old
public
Population
population
schools3 17 years old4

1,585,338

9Includes

306,650
299,380
292,140
283,370
277,560

5
5
5
5

7
5

5
5

5
5
5

5
5

estimate for Connecticut, which did not report graduates by sex.


10Projected by NCES.
NOTE: Includes graduates of regular day school programs. Excludes graduates of other programs, when separately reported, and recipients of high school equivalency certificates. Some
data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because
of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Annual
Report of the Commissioner of Education, 1870 through 1910; Biennial Survey of Education in
the United States, 191920 through 194950; Statistics of State School Systems, 195152
through 195758; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 195859
through 198081; Statistics of Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1959 through
1980; Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary
Education, 198182 through 200708; State Dropout and Completion Data File, 200506
through 200910; Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data,
200708 and 200809; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 1989 through 2009; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2021. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Population
Estimates, retrieved August 11, 2011, from http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/2009nat-res.html and Population estimates, retrieved October 19, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/
popest/data/national/asrh/2011/index.html. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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190 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


High School Completers and Dropouts

Table 123. Public high school graduates, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 198081 through 201011

State or jurisdiction
1

198081
2

198990 19992000
3

2,320,337 1 2,553,844

200304

200405

2,753,438 1 2,799,250

200506

200607

200708

7
1

200809
10

Percent
Projected
change,
201011 19992000
200910 graduates to 201011
12

13

3,039,015 1 3,128,022 3,103,540

11

21.5

United States .................................

2,725,285

Alabama .................................................
Alaska.....................................................
Arizona ...................................................
Arkansas.................................................
California ................................................

44,894
5,343
28,416
29,577
242,172

40,485
5,386
32,103
26,475
236,291

37,819
6,615
38,304
27,335
309,866

36,464
7,236
45,508
27,181
343,480

37,453
6,909
59,498
26,621
355,217

37,918
7,361
54,091
28,790
343,515

38,912
7,666
55,954
27,166
356,641

41,346
7,855
61,667
28,725
374,561

42,082
8,008
62,374
28,057
372,310 2

43,166
8,245
61,145
28,276
404,987

44,520
7,720
66,490
28,440
386,220

17.7
16.7
73.6
4.0
24.6

Colorado .................................................
Connecticut.............................................
Delaware.................................................
District of Columbia3 ...............................
Florida.....................................................

35,897
38,369
7,349
4,848
88,755

32,967
27,878
5,550
3,626
88,934

38,924
31,562
6,108
2,695
106,708

44,777
34,573
6,951
3,031
131,418

44,532
35,515
6,934
2,781
133,318

44,424
36,222
7,275
3,150
134,686

45,628
37,541
7,205
2,944
142,284

46,082
38,419
7,388
3,352
149,046

47,459
34,968
7,839
3,517
153,461

49,321
34,495
8,133
3,602
156,130

51,820
38,450
8,190
3,260
163,620

33.1
21.8
34.1
21.0
53.3

Georgia...................................................
Hawaii .....................................................
Idaho.......................................................
Illinois......................................................
Indiana....................................................

62,963
11,472
12,679
136,795
73,381

56,605
10,325
11,971
108,119
60,012

62,563
10,437
16,170
111,835
57,012

68,550
10,324
15,547
124,763
56,008

70,834
10,813
15,768
123,615
55,444

73,498
10,922
16,096
126,817
57,920

77,829
11,063
16,242
130,220
59,887

83,505
11,613
16,567
135,143
61,901

88,003
11,508
16,807
131,670
63,663

91,561
10,998
17,793
139,035
64,551

92,160
11,070
17,390
132,670
65,460

47.3
6.1
7.5
18.6
14.8

Iowa ........................................................
Kansas....................................................
Kentucky .................................................
Louisiana ................................................
Maine......................................................

42,635
29,397
41,714
46,199
15,554

31,796
25,367
38,005
36,053
13,839

33,926
29,102
36,830
38,430
12,211

34,339
30,155
37,787
37,019
13,278

33,547
30,355
38,399
36,009
13,077

33,693
29,818
38,449
33,275
12,950

34,127
30,139
39,099
34,274
13,151

34,462
31,642
42,664
36,573
14,069

33,710
31,320
41,930
34,450
14,030

-0.6
7.6
13.8
-10.4
14.9

Maryland.................................................
Massachusetts........................................
Michigan .................................................
Minnesota ...............................................
Mississippi ..............................................

54,050
74,831
124,372
64,166
28,083

41,566
55,941 6
93,807
49,087
25,182

47,849
52,950
97,679
57,372
24,232

52,870
58,326
98,823
59,096
23,735

54,170
59,665
101,582
58,391
23,523

55,536
61,272
102,582
58,898
23,848

57,564
63,903
111,838
59,497
24,186

59,171
65,197
115,183
60,409
24,795

59,078
64,462
110,682
59,667
25,478

57,900
63,820
110,300
59,720
26,930

21.0
20.5
12.9
4.1
11.1

Missouri ..................................................
Montana..................................................
Nebraska ................................................
Nevada ...................................................
New Hampshire ......................................

60,359
11,634
21,411
9,069
11,552

48,957
9,370
17,664
9,477
10,766

52,848
10,903
20,149
14,551
11,829

57,983
10,500
20,309
15,201
13,309

57,841
10,335
19,940
15,740
13,775

58,417
10,283
19,764
16,455
13,988

60,275
10,122
19,873
17,149
14,452

61,717
10,396
20,035
18,815
14,982

63,994
10,075
19,370
20,956
15,034

62,470
9,690
19,620
24,990
14,300

18.2
-11.1
-2.6
71.7
20.9

New Jersey .............................................


New Mexico ............................................
New York.................................................
North Carolina ........................................
North Dakota ..........................................

93,168
17,915
198,465
69,395
9,924

69,824
14,884
143,318
64,782
7,690

74,420
18,031
141,731
62,140
8,606

83,826
17,892
142,526 7
72,126
7,888

86,502
17,353
153,203
75,010
7,555

90,049
17,822
161,817
76,710
7,192

93,013
16,131
168,333
76,031
7,159

94,994
18,264
176,310
83,307
6,999

95,085
17,931
180,917
86,712
7,232

96,225
18,595
183,826
88,704
7,155

95,200
19,080
185,930
87,370
7,110

27.9
5.8
31.2
40.6
-17.4

Ohio ........................................................
Oklahoma ...............................................
Oregon....................................................
Pennsylvania...........................................
Rhode Island ..........................................

143,503
38,875
28,729
144,645
10,719

114,513
35,606
25,473
110,527
7,825

111,668
37,646
30,151
113,959
8,477

119,029
36,799
32,958
123,474
9,258

116,702
36,227
32,602
124,758
9,881

117,356
36,497
32,394
127,830 4
10,108

117,658
37,100
33,446
128,603
10,384

120,758
37,630
34,949
130,298
10,347

122,203
37,219
35,138
130,658
10,028

123,437
38,503
34,671
131,182
9,908

108,010
38,120
35,410
132,100
9,880

-3.3
1.3
17.4
15.9
16.6

South Carolina........................................
South Dakota ..........................................
Tennessee ..............................................
Texas ......................................................
Utah ........................................................

38,347
10,385
50,648
171,665
19,886

32,483
7,650
46,094
172,480
21,196

31,617
9,278
41,568
212,925
32,501

33,235
9,001
46,096
244,165
30,252

33,439
8,585
47,967
239,717
30,253

34,970
8,589
50,880
240,485
29,050

35,108
8,346
54,502
241,193
28,276

35,303
8,582
57,486
252,121
28,167

39,114
8,123
60,368
264,275
30,463

40,438
8,162
62,408
280,894
31,481

39,880
8,550
62,520
279,970
30,340

26.1
-7.8
50.4
31.5
-6.6

Vermont ..................................................
Virginia....................................................
Washington.............................................
West Virginia...........................................
Wisconsin ...............................................
Wyoming.................................................

6,424
67,126
50,046
23,580
67,743
6,161

6,127
60,605
45,941
21,854
52,038
5,823

6,675
65,596
57,597
19,437
58,545
6,462

7,152
73,667
61,094
17,137
63,229
5,616

6,779
69,597
60,213
16,763
63,003
5,527

7,317
73,997
62,801
17,407
63,968
5,441

7,392
77,369
61,625
17,489
65,183
5,494

7,209
79,651
62,764
17,690
65,410
5,493

7,199
81,511
66,046
17,651
64,687
5,695

6,790
81,600
66,580
17,300
63,600
5,570

1.7
24.4
15.6
-11.0
8.6
-13.8

7,100
72,042
61,274
17,339
62,784 7
5,833

2,815,544

2,893,045 3,001,337

34,573
30,737
39,339
34,401
14,350 5

33,926
30,368
41,851
35,622
14,093 5
58,304
65,258
112,742
59,729
24,505
62,969
10,077
19,501
19,904 2
14,757

Bureau of Indian Education ....................

DoD, overseas ........................................


DoD, domestic ........................................

2,642
560

2,766
584

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ................................
Guam ..................................................
Northern Marianas..............................
Puerto Rico.........................................
U.S. Virgin Islands...............................

703
1,033
227
29,049
1,260

698
1,406
360
30,856
1,060

852
1,346
575
30,083
816

905
1,179
614
29,071
940

879

670
31,896

954

643
31,718
820

30,016
820

29,286
940

25,514
958

Not available.
1U.S. total includes estimates for nonreporting states.
2Estimated high school graduates from NCES 2011-312, Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 200809.
3Beginning in 198990, graduates from adult programs are excluded.
4Projected data from NCES 2009-062, Projections of Education Statistics to 2018.
5Includes 1,161 graduates in 200708 and 1,169 graduates in 200809 from private high
schools that received a majority of their funding from public sources.
6Projected data from NCES 91-490, Projections of Education Statistics to 2002.
7Estimated high school graduates from NCES 2006-606rev, The Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Years 200203
and 200304.

NOTE: Data include regular diploma recipients, but exclude students receiving a certificate of
attendance and persons receiving high school equivalency certificates. DoD = Department of
Defense. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum
to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics; Projections of Education Statistics to 2020; Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey
of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 198182 through 200506; State Dropout and
Completion Data File, 200506 through 200910; Public School Graduates and Dropouts
from the Common Core of Data, 200708 and 200809; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2021. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 191


High School Completers and Dropouts

Table 124. Averaged freshman graduation rates for public secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 199091 through 200910
State or jurisdiction
1

199091 199596 199798 199899 19992000 200001 200102 200203

200304 200405

200506 200607

200708

15

200910

10

11

12

13

United States ..................

73.7

71.0

71.3

71.1

71.7

71.7

72.6

73.9

74.3 1

74.7

73.4 2

73.9

74.7

75.5 2

78.2

Alabama ..................................
Alaska......................................
Arizona ....................................
Arkansas..................................
California .................................

69.8
74.6
76.7
76.6
69.6

62.7
68.3
60.8
74.2
67.6

64.4
68.9
65.6
73.9
69.6

61.3
70.0
62.3
73.7
71.1

64.1
66.7
63.6
74.6
71.7

63.7
68.0
74.2
73.9
71.6

62.1
65.9
74.7
74.8
72.7

64.7
68.0
75.9
76.6
74.1

65.0
67.2
66.8
76.8
73.9

65.9
64.1
84.7
75.7
74.6

66.2
66.5
70.5
80.4
69.2

67.1
69.0
69.6
74.4
70.7

69.0
69.1
70.7
76.4
71.2

69.9
72.6
72.5
74.0
71.0 3

71.8
75.5
74.7
75.0
78.2

Colorado ..................................
Connecticut..............................
Delaware..................................
District of Columbia .................
Florida......................................

76.3
80.2
72.5
54.5
65.6

74.8
76.1
70.4
49.7
62.3

73.9
76.9
74.1
53.9
62.1

73.4
76.0
70.4
52.0
61.4

74.1
81.9
66.8
54.5
61.0

73.2
77.5
71.0
60.2
61.2

74.7
79.7
69.5
68.4
63.4

76.4
80.9
73.0
59.6
66.7

78.7
80.7
72.9
68.2
66.4

76.7
80.9
73.0
66.3
64.6

75.5
80.9
76.3
65.4 4
63.6

76.6
81.8
71.9
54.8
65.0

75.4
82.2
72.1
56.0
66.9

77.6
75.4
73.7
62.4
68.9

79.8
75.1
75.5
59.9
70.8

Georgia....................................
Hawaii ......................................
Idaho........................................
Illinois.......................................
Indiana.....................................

70.3
75.9
79.6
76.6
76.9

61.9
74.5
80.5
75.2
73.6

58.2
68.8
79.7
76.8
73.8

57.5
67.5
79.5
76.0
74.3

59.7
70.9
79.4
76.3
71.8

58.7
68.3
79.6
75.6
72.1

61.1
72.1
79.3
77.1
73.1

60.8
71.3
81.4
75.9
75.5

61.2
72.6
81.5
80.3
73.5

61.7
75.1
81.0
79.4
73.2

62.4
75.5
80.5
79.7
73.3

64.1
75.4
80.4
79.5
73.9

65.4
76.0
80.1
80.4
74.1

67.8
75.3
80.6
77.7
75.2

69.9
75.4
84.0
81.9
77.2

Iowa .........................................
Kansas.....................................
Kentucky ..................................
Louisiana .................................
Maine.......................................

84.4
80.8
72.9
57.5
80.7

84.3
77.1
71.3
61.7
73.7

83.9
76.0
70.2
61.3
78.5

83.3
76.7
70.0
61.1
74.7

83.1
77.1
69.7
62.2
75.9

82.8
76.5
69.8
63.7
76.4

84.1
77.1
69.8
64.4
75.6

85.3
76.9
71.7
64.1
76.3

85.8
77.9
73.0
69.4
77.6

86.6
79.2
75.9
63.9
78.6

86.9
77.5
77.2
59.5
76.3

86.5
78.8
76.4
61.3
78.5

86.4
79.0
74.4
63.5
79.1 5

85.7
80.2
77.6
67.3
79.9 5

87.9
84.5
79.9
68.8
82.8 6

Maryland..................................
Massachusetts.........................
Michigan ..................................
Minnesota ................................
Mississippi ...............................

77.5
79.1
72.1
90.8
63.3

78.3
78.0
71.4
86.1
59.7

76.2
78.3
74.6
85.0
59.8

76.6
77.9
73.9
86.0
59.2

77.6
78.0
75.3
84.9
59.4

78.7
78.9
75.4
83.6
59.7

79.7
77.6
72.9
83.9
61.2

79.2
75.7
74.0
84.8
62.7

79.5
79.3
72.5
84.7
62.7

79.3
78.7
73.0
85.9
63.3

79.9
79.5
72.2
86.2
63.5

80.0
80.8
77.0
86.5
63.5

80.4
81.5
76.3
86.4
63.9

80.1
83.3
75.3
87.4
62.0

82.2
82.6
75.9
88.2
63.8

Missouri ...................................
Montana...................................
Nebraska .................................
Nevada ....................................
New Hampshire .......................

76.0
84.4
86.7
77.0
78.6

75.0
83.9
85.6
65.8
77.5

75.2
82.2
85.6
70.6
76.7

75.8
81.3
87.3
71.0
75.3

76.3
80.8
85.7
69.7
76.1

75.5
80.0
83.8
70.0
77.8

76.8
79.8
83.9
71.9
77.8

78.3
81.0
85.2
72.3
78.2

80.4
80.4
87.6
57.4
78.7

80.6
81.5
87.8
55.8
80.1

81.0
81.9
87.0
55.8
81.1

81.9
81.5
86.3
54.2
81.7

82.4
82.0
83.8
56.3
83.3

83.1
82.0
82.9
56.3 3
84.3

83.7
81.9
83.8
57.8
86.3

New Jersey ..............................


New Mexico .............................
New York..................................
North Carolina .........................
North Dakota ...........................

81.4
70.1
66.1
71.3
87.6

82.8
63.7
63.6
66.5
89.5

76.3
61.6
63.4
65.6
86.7

77.5
63.3
62.5
65.4
85.6

83.6
64.7
61.8
65.8
86.0

85.4
65.9
61.5
66.5
85.4

85.8
67.4
60.5
68.2
85.0

87.0
63.1
60.9
70.1
86.4

86.3
67.0
60.9 7
71.4
86.1

85.1
65.4
65.3
72.6
86.3

84.8
67.3
67.4
71.8
82.2

84.4
59.1
68.9
68.6
83.1

84.6
66.8
70.9
72.8
83.8

85.3
64.8
73.5
75.1
87.4

87.2
67.3
76.0
76.9
88.4

Ohio .........................................
Oklahoma ................................
Oregon.....................................
Pennsylvania............................
Rhode Island ...........................

77.5
76.5
72.7
79.7
75.0

74.5
75.6
68.3
80.0
72.7

77.0
75.1
69.0
79.4
72.5

75.0
76.4
68.2
79.1
72.2

75.2
75.8
69.6
78.7
72.8

76.5
75.8
68.3
79.0
73.5

77.5
76.0
71.0
80.2
75.7

79.0
76.0
73.7
81.7
77.7

81.3
77.0
74.2
82.2
75.9

80.2
76.9
74.2
82.5
78.4

79.2
77.8
73.0
83.5 4
77.8

78.7
77.8
73.8
83.0
78.4

79.0
78.0
76.7
82.7
76.4

79.6
77.3
76.5
80.5
75.3

81.4
78.5
76.3
84.1
76.4

South Carolina.........................
South Dakota ...........................
Tennessee ...............................
Texas .......................................
Utah .........................................

66.6
83.8
69.8
72.2
77.5

60.9
84.5
66.6
66.1
76.9

59.3
77.7
58.4
69.4
80.7

59.1
74.2
58.5
69.2
81.6

58.6
77.6
59.5
71.0
82.5

56.5
77.4
59.0
70.8
81.6

57.9
79.0
59.6
73.5
80.5

59.7
83.0
63.4
75.5
80.2

60.6
83.7
66.1
76.7
83.0

60.1
82.3
68.5
74.0
84.4

61.0 4
84.5
70.7
72.5
78.6

58.9
82.5
72.6
71.9
76.6

62.2
84.4
74.9
73.1
74.3

66.0
81.7
77.4
75.4
79.4

68.2
81.8
80.4
78.9
78.6

Vermont ...................................
Virginia.....................................
Washington..............................
West Virginia............................
Wisconsin ................................
Wyoming..................................

79.5
76.2
75.7
76.6
85.2
81.1

85.3
76.2
75.5
77.0
83.6
77.7

83.9
76.6
73.3
77.4
83.1
77.1

81.9
76.3
73.2
77.9
82.6
76.6

81.0
76.9
73.7
76.7
82.7
76.3

80.2
77.5
69.2
75.9
83.3
73.4

82.0
76.7
72.2
74.2
84.8
74.4

83.6
80.6
74.2
75.7
85.8
73.9

85.4
79.3
74.6
76.9
85.8 7
76.0

86.5
79.6
75.0
77.3
86.7
76.7

82.3
74.5
72.9
76.9
87.5
76.1

88.5
75.5
74.8
78.2
88.5
75.8

89.3
77.0
71.9
77.3
89.6
76.0

89.6
78.4
73.7
77.0
90.7
75.2

91.4
81.2
77.2
78.3
91.1
80.3

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa .................
Guam ...................................
Northern Marianas...............
Puerto Rico..........................
U.S. Virgin Islands................

85.3
48.2

60.9
53.2

79.7
44.6
63.3
60.8
54.2

76.6
39.5
63.4
61.9
58.6

80.4
54.7
63.5
63.6
58.6

71.9
52.9
61.1
64.7
53.8

77.0
51.7
62.7
65.7
57.3

82.9

65.2
66.2
48.7

81.0
56.3
65.2
67.8
53.5

80.2
48.4
75.3
64.8

81.1

75.4
61.7

81.0

80.3
68.6

84.6

73.6
66.7
57.8

64.5
58.3

67.2
63.1

60.2
65.5

Not available.
1Includes estimates for New York and Wisconsin. Without estimates for these two states, the
averaged freshman graduation rate for the remaining 48 states and the District of Columbia is
75.0 percent.
2U.S. total includes estimates for nonreporting states.
3Estimated high school graduates from NCES 2011-312, Public School Graduates and Dropouts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 200809.
4Projected high school graduates from NCES 2009-062, Projections of Education Statistics to
2018.
5Includes 1,161 graduates in 200708 and 1,169 graduates in 200809 from private high
schools that received a majority of their funding from public sources.
6Includes 1,419 fall 2006 9th-graders who attended publicly funded private schools that were
not reported in the 200607 Common Core of Data, but were reported in data for later years.
7Estimated high school graduates from NCES 2006-606rev, The Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Years 200203
and 200304.

14

200809

16

NOTE: The averaged freshman graduation rate provides an estimate of the percentage of
students who receive a regular diploma within 4 years of entering ninth grade. The rate uses
aggregate student enrollment data to estimate the size of an incoming freshman class and
aggregate counts of the number of diplomas awarded 4 years later. Averaged freshman graduation rates in this table are based on reported totals of enrollment by grade and high school
graduates, rather than on details reported by race/ethnicity. Some data have been revised from
previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education,
198687 through 200708; State Dropout and Completion Data File, 200506 through
200910; The Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Years 200203 and 200304; Public School Graduates and Dropouts From the Common Core of Data, 200708 and 200809; and Projections of Education
Statistics to 2018. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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192 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


High School Completers and Dropouts

Table 125. Public high school graduates and averaged freshman graduation rate, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: 200910
Averaged freshman graduation rate (AFGR)1

Number of public high school graduates


American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

10

11

12

13

United States .............................

3,128,022

1,871,980

472,261

545,518

167,840

34,131

78.2

83.0

66.1

71.4

93.5

69.1

Alabama .............................................
Alaska.................................................
Arizona ...............................................
Arkansas.............................................
California ............................................

43,166
8,245
61,145
28,276
404,987

26,569
4,855
29,448
19,498
132,893

14,558
273
3,622
5,945
27,580

976
412
22,452
1,849
174,088

606
660
1,879
553
56,224

407
1,616
3,370
171
3,168

71.8
75.5
74.7
75.0
78.2

75.8
78.4
76.5
75.8
83.9

65.4
61.3
81.0
67.6
65.4

66.5
85.8
70.6
77.0
71.7

91.7
71.9
95.8
85.7
90.1

75.9
55.8
66.2
65.8
75.1

Colorado .............................................
Connecticut2 .......................................
Delaware.............................................
District of Columbia ............................
Florida.................................................

49,321
34,495
8,133
3,602
156,130

33,558
24,787
4,697
129
77,375

2,913
4,226
2,507
3,097
33,748

10,533
4,063
594
309
36,397

1,810
1,324
309
65
4,540

507
95
26
2
502

79.8
75.1
75.5
59.9
70.8

85.4
81.8
79.9
87.8
72.3

75.9
63.5
68.2
59.0
63.6

65.9
55.5
67.3
58.5
71.1

97.4
88.5
100.0
79.3
92.5

62.1
61.3
96.3
100.0
78.1

Georgia...............................................
Hawaii .................................................
Idaho...................................................
Illinois..................................................
Indiana................................................

91,561
10,998
17,793
139,035
64,551

45,833
1,954
14,943
83,547
52,160

33,342
210
165
24,859
6,583

6,649
481
2,176
22,320
3,168

3,394
8,297
310
5,827
900

226
56
199
284
182

69.9
75.4
84.0
81.9
77.2

74.6
71.0
85.0
88.1
79.1

62.9
67.3
75.0
68.7
61.6

66.3
72.4
80.4
76.0
71.8

92.3
77.0
97.5
97.1
95.2

100.0
67.5
56.7
82.1
75.5

Iowa ....................................................
Kansas................................................
Kentucky .............................................
Louisiana ............................................
Maine3.................................................

34,462
31,642
42,664
36,573
14,069

30,160
23,844
36,672
19,496
13,316

1,268
2,297
4,573
15,178
290

1,794
3,468
835
933
146

668
767
533
721
217

159
383
51
245
100

87.9
84.5
79.9
68.8
82.8

88.5
85.8
80.9
74.0
82.4

60.7
68.0
75.6
61.9
86.9

86.3
78.8
81.1
78.3
96.1

87.3
88.6
100.0
100.0
96.9

68.5
65.4
67.1
66.0
95.2

Maryland.............................................
Massachusetts....................................
Michigan .............................................
Minnesota ...........................................
Mississippi ..........................................

59,078
64,462
110,682
59,667
25,478

29,870
47,891
83,188
49,048
12,685

21,231
5,133
19,278
4,194
12,165

4,087
6,979
3,721
2,176
325

3,700
3,314
2,808
3,347
257

190
179
891
902
40

82.2
82.6
75.9
88.2
63.8

87.5
86.6
81.5
92.3
68.4

74.1
72.1
59.2
69.5
59.3

77.4
65.0
62.9
66.7
61.8

100.0
93.7
92.6
90.0
86.7

78.2
70.5
62.7
61.1
59.7

Missouri ..............................................
Montana..............................................
Nebraska ............................................
Nevada2 ..............................................
New Hampshire ..................................

63,994
10,075
19,370
20,956
15,034

50,516
8,825
15,921
10,758
14,086

10,262
69
1,093
2,045
205

1,772
209
1,812
5,713
392

1,126
124
353
2,165
260

318
848
191
275
35

83.7
81.9
83.8
57.8
86.3

86.5
84.7
88.8
65.5
85.9

71.2
71.9
57.6
46.7
78.5

81.2
74.9
71.3
47.2
89.9

100.0
90.5
94.9
80.6
96.9

89.3
61.7
50.8
44.3
71.4

New Jersey .........................................


New Mexico ........................................
New York.............................................
North Carolina ....................................
North Dakota ......................................

96,225
18,595
183,826
88,704
7,155

57,186
5,975
105,114
52,339
6,364

14,918
403
31,609
25,181
136

15,456
9,617
30,909
5,681
90

7,811
292
15,058
2,243
76

176
2,182
727
1,243
489

87.2
67.3
76.0
76.9
88.4

91.8
70.5
86.7
80.6
91.3

74.8
59.4
61.7
69.5
100.0

77.1
65.3
60.7
67.4
66.7

93.9
94.8
92.1
93.1
100.0

94.1
63.4
59.7
75.2
60.2

Ohio ....................................................
Oklahoma ...........................................
Oregon................................................
Pennsylvania.......................................
Rhode Island ......................................

123,437
38,503
34,671
131,182
9,908

99,925
23,492
25,675
102,057
7,082

16,574
3,797
893
17,753
865

2,314
2,870
4,900
7,055
1,563

1,695
1,063
1,703
3,530
337

165
7,281
616
198
61

81.4
78.5
76.3
84.1
76.4

86.5
80.7
77.3
87.9
78.3

60.2
68.8
65.9
68.3
74.2

67.7
70.7
75.6
70.4
69.1

97.7
100.0
83.6
100.0
82.0

80.9
76.9
58.7
73.6
76.3

South Carolina....................................
South Dakota ......................................
Tennessee ..........................................
Texas ..................................................
Utah ....................................................

40,438
8,162
62,408
280,894
31,481

22,985
7,296
43,934
110,456
26,357

15,125
145
15,242
37,491
367

1,394
152
2,046
120,985
3,096

699
92
1,062
10,490
1,113

109
477
124
1,472
442

68.2
81.8
80.4
78.9
78.6

72.8
86.0
82.0
82.8
81.7

61.5
80.1
75.6
69.4
69.8

65.7
73.4
78.1
77.4
60.6

97.1
96.8
99.1
95.9
85.5

59.6
47.5
83.8
100.0
57.4

Vermont ..............................................
Virginia................................................
Washington.........................................
West Virginia.......................................
Wisconsin ...........................................
Wyoming.............................................

7,199
81,511
66,046
17,651
64,687
5,695

6,724
49,860
46,124
16,476
53,119
4,918

119
19,642
3,130
850
5,050
62

81
5,508
6,971
137
3,364
500

192
4,970
5,893
143
2,261
59

32
260
1,437
21
893
108

91.4
81.2
77.2
78.3
91.1
80.3

89.9
84.9
77.7
78.2
95.6
82.6

100.0
71.0
63.0
74.4
66.0
57.4

100.0
75.9
64.1
74.9
78.2
74.3

100.0
100.0
86.8
100.0
94.9
69.0

71.1
85.2
58.7
77.8
78.9
37.6

Bureau of Indian Education ................

DoD, overseas ....................................


DoD, domestic ....................................

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ............................
Guam ..............................................
Northern Marianas..........................
Puerto Rico.....................................
U.S. Virgin Islands...........................

25,514
958

18
5

9
842

25,481
105

5
2

1
4

60.2
65.5

100.0
55.6

66.8

60.1
56.5

66.7

100.0

State or jurisdiction
1

Not available.
Not applicable. AFGR could not be calculated because applicable enrollment was zero.
1The AFGR provides an estimate of the percentage of students who receive a regular
diploma within 4 years of entering ninth grade. The rate uses aggregate student enrollment
data to estimate the size of an incoming freshman class and aggregate counts of the number
of diplomas awarded 4 years later.
2AFGR data were imputed based on prior year rates.
3Includes 1,419 fall 2006 9th-graders who attended publicly funded private schools that were
not reported in the 200607 Common Core of Data, but were reported in data for later years.

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Of these 1,419 students, 15 were American Indian/Alaska Native, 24 were Asian/Pacific


Islander, 9 were Hispanic, 20 were Black, and 1,351 were White
NOTE: Includes only graduates for whom race/ethnicity was reported. Race categories exclude
persons of Hispanic ethnicity. DoD stands for Department of Defense.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), State Dropout and Completion Data File, 200910; and State Nonfiscal
Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 200506, 200607, and 200708. (This
table was prepared November 2012.)

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CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 193


High School Completers and Dropouts

Table 126. Number and percentage of 9th- to 12th-graders who dropped out of public schools, by race/ethnicity, grade, and state or jurisdiction:
200910
Percent of 9th- to 12th-graders who dropped out
(event dropout rate), by race/ethnicity

State or jurisdiction
1

Total

White

Black Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Number and percent of 9th- to 12th-graders who dropped out


(event dropout rate), by grade

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Grade 9
Two or Number
more
of
races dropouts

Grade 10

Event Number
dropout
of
rate dropouts

Grade 11

Event Number
dropout
of
rate dropouts

Grade 12

Event Number
dropout
of
rate dropouts

Event
dropout
rate

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

United States ............


Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

3.4
1.8
6.9
7.8
3.6
4.6

2.3
1.6
5.1
6.8
3.1
2.8

5.5
2.0
6.4
8.8
5.0
8.4

5.0
0.9
6.1
8.1
4.1
5.8

1.9
1.4
4.8
4.9
2.0
2.0

6.7
1.3
11.6
14.6
4.9
6.5

9.6

3.1
5.0

104,756
864
404
4,207
720
13,849

2.6
1.4
4.0
5.1
1.9
2.6

113,370
1,128
551
4,594
1,130
15,518

3.0
2.0
5.5
5.7
3.2
3.1

117,536
1,048
1,014
5,269
1,427
20,625

3.3
2.1
9.3
7.0
4.4
4.2

175,806
862
851
10,795
1,613
42,587

5.1
1.8
8.7
13.6
5.3
8.9

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia1 ..........
Florida................................

5.3
3.0
3.9
7.0
2.3

3.2
1.4
3.1
4.9
1.6

8.6
6.8
4.9
6.9
3.5

9.9
6.9
4.7
8.3
2.8

2.4
1.1
3.2
5.4
0.8

10.1
3.0
10.3
#
2.7

1,957
1,316
546
501
4,189

3.1
2.8
4.7
8.1
1.9

2,216
1,127
386
262
4,348

3.7
2.6
3.7
5.9
2.2

3,045
1,452
299
153
4,678

5.3
3.4
3.4
4.2
2.4

5,673
1,299
288
133
4,816

9.7
3.2
3.5
4.0
2.8

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

3.8
5.2
1.4
2.9
1.6

3.1
6.4
1.2
1.8
1.3

4.6
7.9
1.9
5.7
3.1

4.3
5.9
2.2
3.8
2.4

1.5
4.7
1.2
0.9
1.1

4.2
9.0
2.5
3.0
2.2

3.4

5,800
562
211
3,482
373

4.0
3.7
1.0
2.0
0.4

5,095
816
235
5,287
945

4.2
5.7
1.1
3.1
1.2

4,074
726
301
3,970
1,349

3.8
5.8
1.5
2.7
1.7

2,800
632
386
5,801
2,346

2.9
6.0
2.0
4.0
3.2

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

3.4
2.1
3.2
4.8
4.2

2.8
1.8
2.9
3.2
4.2

9.1
3.7
5.5
6.8
4.9

6.9
2.9
5.6
3.9
5.0

2.1
0.7
2.0
2.0
3.8

8.9
4.1
1.9
4.8
8.6

4.9
2.0

363
442
1,076
3,229
252

1.0
1.2
2.0
5.7
1.7

713
661
1,769
1,920
349

1.9
1.9
3.5
4.2
2.3

1,276
765
1,762
1,663
703

3.5
2.3
3.8
4.1
4.8

2,747
1,105
1,615
1,892
1,260

7.1
3.3
3.7
4.9
8.3

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

2.7
2.8
4.3
1.6
7.4

2.0
1.7
2.7
1.0
5.6

3.4
5.0
9.2
3.9
9.3

4.2
7.3
6.2
4.2
5.9

0.9
1.7
3.1
1.6
2.8

3.2
3.3
5.4
5.7
4.6

3.1

1,998
2,356
4,305
337
2,399

2.7
3.0
3.1
0.5
6.0

2,029
2,045
6,661
453
2,651

3.0
2.8
4.9
0.7
7.3

1,686
1,837
5,318
796
2,339

2.7
2.6
4.2
1.2
7.3

1,369
1,847
6,699
2,752
2,023

2.2
2.7
5.3
3.7
7.0

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

3.5
4.3
2.2
4.5
1.2

2.4
3.5
1.6
3.4
1.1

8.4
7.0
4.1
6.5
1.6

4.1
6.2
4.0
5.4
2.9

1.5
2.0
1.8
3.1
1.1

3.0
10.3
7.0
4.7
1.5

1.0

2,139
340
186
790
3

2.9
2.9
0.8
2.3
#

2,009
435
372
1,389
6

2.9
3.9
1.7
4.0
#

2,449
527
538
1,294
90

3.6
4.9
2.5
4.4
0.6

3,245
599
825
2,071
667

4.8
5.7
3.7
8.0
4.3

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

1.6
6.9
3.6
4.7
2.2

0.9
5.3
1.7
4.0
1.7

3.5
9.0
6.5
5.4
2.6

2.8
7.2
5.9
6.1
3.5

0.4
4.6
2.4
2.0
0.9

1.5
8.8
5.6
6.1
7.5

3.4
4.7

1,696
2,229
7,354
6,553
40

1.6
7.5
3.1
5.1
0.5

1,667
2,075
8,222
5,535
174

1.6
7.8
3.5
4.9
2.3

1,522
1,484
6,674
4,769
207

1.5
6.6
3.4
4.8
2.7

1,594
1,021
8,931
3,338
259

1.6
5.1
4.7
3.8
3.4

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

4.2
2.4
3.4
2.1
4.6

2.8
2.1
2.9
1.5
3.8

9.4
3.3
6.2
3.7
6.6

7.4
3.5
4.7
5.1
6.8

1.4
1.1
1.4
1.3
4.5

7.8
2.5
6.7
2.2
8.5

6,968
949
465
1,643
573

4.4
1.9
1.0
1.1
4.4

3,853
1,062
771
3,029
613

2.8
2.3
1.7
2.0
5.0

4,574
1,188
1,451
3,268
509

3.7
2.8
3.3
2.3
4.7

7,011
1,086
3,299
4,302
471

5.9
2.7
7.2
3.1
4.4

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

3.0
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.6

2.7
1.6
1.8
1.2
2.1

3.3
3.4
4.9
4.2
3.8

3.6
5.2
3.3
3.6
5.5

1.3
2.7
1.2
0.5
2.8

5.6
10.5
2.7
3.6
5.7

1,691
184
1,370
6,945
207

2.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
0.5

1,811
267
1,579
8,253
555

3.3
2.7
2.1
2.5
1.4

1,547
258
1,790
6,824
927

3.2
2.8
2.6
2.2
2.3

1,220
291
2,843
14,048
2,444

2.7
3.3
4.3
4.8
6.1

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

2.4
2.1
4.2
4.0
2.2
6.0

2.4
1.4
3.6
4.0
1.2
5.0

1.5
3.0
6.1
4.6
7.5
13.1

2.6
4.6
5.8
4.6
4.7
#

2.0
1.2
3.0
0.5
1.6
1.7

#
1.6
8.2
3.6
5.2
20.8

4.1

1.9

94.9

76
1,741
2,881
809
971
215

1.0
1.7
3.4
3.4
1.4
3.2

180
1,857
2,792
848
611
516

2.4
1.9
3.4
4.1
0.9
7.3

215
1,934
3,472
839
1,222
389

3.0
2.1
4.4
4.4
1.7
6.1

250
2,467
4,815
798
3,260
460

3.4
2.8
5.8
4.3
4.6
7.5

Bureau of Indian Education.

DoD, overseas ...................


DoD, domestic ...................

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ...........
Guam .............................
Northern Marianas.........
Puerto Rico....................
U.S. Virgin Islands..........

5.5

5.3

7.4

122

7.2

68

5.5

53

4.7

38

3.7

Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Data were imputed based on prior year rates.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Event dropout rates measure the percentage of public school students in grades 9 through 12 who dropped out of

school between one October and the next. Enrollment and dropout data for ungraded students were prorated into grades 9 through 12 based on the counts for graded students.
DoD stands for Department of Defense.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), State Dropout and Completion Data File, 200910. (This table
was prepared November 2012.)

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194 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


High School Completers and Dropouts

Table 127. Number of people taking the general educational development (GED) test and percentage distribution of those who passed, by age
group: 1971 through 2011
Percentage distribution of test passers, by age group1

Number of test takers (in thousands)


Total2

Completing
test battery3

Passing tests4

16 to 18 years old

19 to 24 years old

25 to 29 years old

..................................
19725 ..................................
19735 ..................................
1974....................................
1975....................................

377
419
423

227
245
249
294
340

35 6
33 6

27 6
26 6

13
14

9
9

17
18

1976....................................
1977....................................
1978....................................
1979....................................
1980....................................

333
330
381
426
479

31 6
40 6
31 6
37 6
37 6

28
24
27
28
27

14
13
13
12
13

10
8
10
13
8

17
14
18
11
15

1981....................................
1982....................................
1983....................................
1984....................................
1985....................................

489
486
465
427
413

37 6
37 6
34 6
32 6
32 6

27
28
29
28
26

13
13
14
15
15

8
8
8
9
10

14
15
15
16
16

15
15
14
13
13

10
10
10

10

17
18
18

15

Year
1
19715

6
6
6
6

6
6
6
6

30 to 34 years old 35 years old or over

1986....................................
1987....................................
1988....................................
1989....................................
1990....................................

632
714

541
615

428
444
410
357
410

32
33 6
35 6
22
22

26
24
22
37
39

1991....................................
1992....................................
1993....................................
1994....................................
1995....................................

755
739
746
774
787

657
639
651
668
682

462
457
469
491
504

20
22
22
25
27

40
39
38
37
36

13
13
13
13
13

10
9
10
9
9

16
17
16
15
15

1996....................................
1997....................................
1998....................................
1999....................................
2000....................................

824
785
776
808
811

716
681
673
702
699

488
460
481
498
487

27
31
32
32
33

37
36
36
37
37

13
12
11
11
11

9
8
7
7
7

14
13
13
13
13

20017 ..................................
20027 ..................................
2003....................................
2004....................................
2005....................................

1,016
557
657
666
681

928
467
552
570
588

648
330
387
406
424

29
38
35
35
34

38
36
37
38
37

11
10
10
11
12

8
6
7
6
7

14
11
11
10
11

2006....................................
2007....................................
2008....................................
2009....................................
2010....................................
2011....................................

676
692
737
748
720
691

580
600
642
645
623
602

398
429
469
448
452
434

35
35
34
31
27
27

36
35
35
36
37
37

12
12
13
13
14
13

6
7
7
8
9
9

11
11
11
12
14
14

Not available.
1Age data for 1988 and prior years are for all test takers and may not be comparable to data
for later years. For 1989 and later years, age data are only for test passers. The less than 1
percent of people who failed to report their date of birth136 of the 434,126 test passers in
2011were excluded from the calculation.
2All people taking the GED tests (one or more subtests).
3People completing the entire GED battery of five tests.
4Data for 2002 and later years are for people passing the GED tests (i.e., earning both a
passing total score on the test battery and a passing score on each individual test). Data for
2001 and prior years are for high school equivalency credentials issued by the states to GED
test passers. In order to receive high school equivalency credentials in some states, GED test
passers must meet additional state requirements (e.g., complete an approved course in civics or government).

5Includes

6
6

other jurisdictions, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa.


1988 and prior years, 19-year-olds are included with the 16- to 18-year-olds instead of
the 19- to 24-year-olds.
7A revised GED test was introduced in 2002. In 2001, test takers were required to successfully complete all five components of the GED or else begin the five-part series again with the
new test that was introduced in 2002.
NOTE: Data are for the United States only and exclude other jurisdictions, except where
noted. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: American Council on Education, General Educational Development Testing Service, the GED annual Statistical Report, 1971 through 1992; Who Took the GED? 1993
through 2001; Who Passed the GED Tests? 2002 through 2005; and GED Testing Program
Statistical Report, 2006 through 2011, retrieved July 15, 2012, from http://www.gedtesting
service.com/educators/historical-testing-data. (This table was prepared July 2012.)
6For

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CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 195


High School Completers and Dropouts

Table 128. Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 through 24 years old (status dropout rate), by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected
years, 1960 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Total status dropout rate
Year

Male status dropout rate

Female status dropout rate

All races1

White

Black

Hispanic

All races1

White

Black

Hispanic

All races1

White

Black

10

11

12

1
19602 ................
19673 ................
19683 ................
19693 ................

27.2
17.0
16.2
15.2

()
()
()
()

15.4
14.7
13.6

()
()
()
()

28.6
27.4
26.7

()
()
()
()

19703 ................
19713 ................
1972..................
1973..................
1974..................

15.0
14.7
14.6
14.1
14.3

(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.27)

13.2
13.4
12.3
11.6
11.9

(0.30)
(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.28)

27.9
24.0
21.3
22.2
21.2

1975..................
1976..................
1977..................
1978..................
1979..................

13.9
14.1
14.1
14.2
14.6

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)

11.4
12.0
11.9
11.9
12.0

(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.28)

1980..................
1981..................
1982..................
1983..................
1984..................

14.1
13.9
13.9
13.7
13.1

(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)

11.4
11.3
11.4
11.1
11.0

1985..................
1986..................
1987..................
1988..................
1989..................

12.6
12.2
12.6
12.9
12.6

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.30)
(0.31)

1990..................
1991..................
19924 ................
19934 ................
19944 ................

12.1
12.5
11.0
11.0
11.4

19954 ................
19964 ................
19974 ................
19984 ................
19994 ................

()
()
()
()

27.8
16.5
15.8
14.3

()
()
()
()

14.7
14.4
12.6

()
()
()
()

30.6
27.1
26.9

()
()
()
()

(1.22)
(1.14)
(1.07)
(1.06)
(1.05)

()

()
34.3 (2.22)
33.5 (2.24)
33.0 (2.08)

14.2
14.2
14.1
13.7
14.2

(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.38)
(0.39)

12.2
12.6
11.6
11.5
12.0

(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.39)
(0.40)

29.4
25.5
22.3
21.5
20.1

22.9
20.5
19.8
20.2
21.1

(1.06)
(1.00)
(0.99)
(1.00)
(1.01)

29.2
31.4
33.0
33.3
33.8

(2.02)
(2.01)
(2.02)
(2.00)
(1.98)

13.3
14.1
14.5
14.6
15.0

(0.37)
(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.39)

11.0
12.1
12.6
12.2
12.6

(0.38)
(0.39)
(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.40)

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.29)

19.1
18.4
18.4
18.0
15.5

(0.97)
(0.93)
(0.97)
(0.97)
(0.91)

35.2
33.2
31.7
31.6
29.8

(1.89)
(1.80)
(1.93)
(1.93)
(1.91)

15.1
15.1
14.5
14.9
14.0

(0.39)
(0.38)
(0.40)
(0.41)
(0.40)

12.3
12.5
12.0
12.2
11.9

10.4
9.7
10.4
9.6
9.4

(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.30)
(0.31)
(0.32)

15.2
14.2
14.1
14.5
13.9

(0.92)
(0.90)
(0.90)
(1.00)
(0.98)

27.6
30.1
28.6
35.8
33.0

(1.93)
(1.88)
(1.84)
(2.30)
(2.19)

13.4
13.1
13.2
13.5
13.6

(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.44)
(0.45)

(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.26)

9.0
8.9
7.7
7.9
7.7

(0.30)
(0.31)
(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.27)

13.2
13.6
13.7
13.6
12.6

(0.94)
(0.95)
(0.95)
(0.94)
(0.75)

32.4
35.3
29.4
27.5
30.0

(1.91)
(1.93)
(1.86)
(1.79)
(1.16)

12.3
13.0
11.3
11.2
12.3

12.0
11.1
11.0
11.8
11.2

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.26)

8.6
7.3
7.6
7.7
7.3

(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.27)

12.1
13.0
13.4
13.8
12.6

(0.74)
(0.80)
(0.80)
(0.81)
(0.77)

30.0
29.4
25.3
29.5
28.6

(1.15)
(1.19)
(1.11)
(1.12)
(1.11)

20004 ................
20014 ................
20024 ................
20034,5 ..............
20044,5 ..............

10.9
10.7
10.5
9.9
10.3

(0.26)
(0.25)
(0.24)
(0.23)
(0.23)

6.9
7.3
6.5
6.3
6.8

(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.24)

13.1
10.9
11.3
10.9
11.8

(0.78)
(0.71)
(0.70)
(0.69)
(0.70)

27.8
27.0
25.7
23.5
23.8

20054,5 ..............
20064,5 ..............
20074,5 ..............
20084,5 ..............
20094,5 ..............

9.4
9.3
8.7
8.0
8.1

(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.20)

6.0
5.8
5.3
4.8
5.2

(0.23)
(0.23)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.21)

10.4
10.7
8.4
9.9
9.3

(0.66)
(0.66)
(0.59)
(0.63)
(0.61)

22.4
22.1
21.4
18.3
17.6

20104,5,6 ............
20114,5,6 ............

7.4 (0.27)
7.1 (0.26)

5.1 (0.30)
5.0 (0.31)

8.0 (0.76)
7.3 (0.67)

13

()
()
()
()

26.7
17.3
16.5
16.0

()
()
()
()

16.1
15.0
14.6

()
()
()
()

26.9
27.6
26.7

()
()
()
()

(1.82)
(1.70)
(1.59)
(1.53)
(1.51)

()

()
33.7 (3.23)
30.4 (3.16)
33.8 (2.99)

15.7
15.2
15.1
14.5
14.3

(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.39)
(0.38)
(0.38)

14.1
14.2
12.8
11.8
11.8

(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.39)
(0.39)

26.6
22.6
20.5
22.8
22.1

(1.65)
(1.54)
(1.44)
(1.47)
(1.45)

()

()
34.8 (3.05)
36.4 (3.16)
32.2 (2.90)

23.0
21.2
19.5
22.5
22.4

(1.56)
(1.49)
(1.45)
(1.52)
(1.52)

26.7
30.3
31.6
33.6
33.0

(2.84)
(2.94)
(2.89)
(2.88)
(2.83)

14.5
14.2
13.8
13.9
14.2

(0.38)
(0.37)
(0.37)
(0.37)
(0.37)

11.8
11.8
11.2
11.6
11.5

(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.38)
(0.39)
(0.38)

22.9
19.9
20.0
18.3
20.0

(1.44)
(1.35)
(1.36)
(1.31)
(1.35)

31.6
32.3
34.3
33.1
34.5

(2.86)
(2.76)
(2.83)
(2.78)
(2.77)

(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.43)

20.8
19.9
21.2
19.9
16.8

(1.47)
(1.40)
(1.50)
(1.46)
(1.37)

37.2
36.0
30.5
34.3
30.6

(2.72)
(2.61)
(2.73)
(2.84)
(2.78)

13.1
12.8
13.3
12.5
12.3

(0.36)
(0.35)
(0.38)
(0.37)
(0.37)

10.5
10.2
10.8
10.1
10.1

(0.37)
(0.36)
(0.40)
(0.39)
(0.39)

17.7
17.1
15.9
16.2
14.3

(1.28)
(1.24)
(1.26)
(1.28)
(1.22)

33.2
30.4
32.8
29.1
29.0

(2.61)
(2.48)
(2.71)
(2.61)
(2.63)

11.1
10.3
10.8
10.3
10.3

(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.46)
(0.47)

16.1
15.0
15.0
15.0
14.9

(1.37)
(1.33)
(1.35)
(1.48)
(1.46)

29.9
32.8
29.1
36.0
34.4

(2.76)
(2.66)
(2.57)
(3.19)
(3.08)

11.8
11.4
12.1
12.2
11.7

(0.37)
(0.37)
(0.38)
(0.42)
(0.42)

9.8
9.1
10.0
8.9
8.5

(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.41)
(0.43)
(0.43)

14.3
13.5
13.3
14.0
13.0

(1.23)
(1.21)
(1.21)
(1.36)
(1.32)

25.2
27.2
28.1
35.4
31.6

(2.68)
(2.63)
(2.64)
(3.31)
(3.11)

(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.38)

9.3
8.9
8.0
8.2
8.0

(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.38)

11.9
13.5
12.5
12.6
14.1

(1.30)
(1.37)
(1.32)
(1.32)
(1.14)

34.3
39.2
32.1
28.1
31.6

(2.71)
(2.74)
(2.67)
(2.54)
(1.60)

11.8
11.9
10.7
10.9
10.6

(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.39)
(0.40)
(0.36)

8.7
8.9
7.4
7.6
7.5

(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.40)
(0.41)
(0.37)

14.4
13.7
14.8
14.4
11.3

(1.34)
(1.31)
(1.36)
(1.34)
(0.99)

30.3
31.1
26.6
26.9
28.1

(2.70)
(2.70)
(2.56)
(2.52)
(1.66)

12.2
11.4
11.9
13.3
11.9

(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.39)
(0.40)
(0.38)

9.0
7.3
8.5
8.6
7.7

(0.40)
(0.38)
(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.39)

11.1
13.5
13.3
15.5
12.1

(1.05)
(1.18)
(1.16)
(1.24)
(1.10)

30.0
30.3
27.0
33.5
31.0

(1.59)
(1.67)
(1.55)
(1.59)
(1.58)

11.7
10.9
10.1
10.3
10.5

(0.37)
(0.38)
(0.36)
(0.36)
(0.36)

8.2
7.3
6.7
6.9
6.9

(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.37)
(0.37)
(0.37)

12.9
12.5
13.5
12.2
13.0

(1.05)
(1.08)
(1.11)
(1.05)
(1.08)

30.0
28.3
23.4
25.0
26.0

(1.66)
(1.69)
(1.59)
(1.56)
(1.54)

(1.08)
(1.06)
(0.93)
(0.90)
(0.89)

12.0
12.2
11.8
11.3
11.6

(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.34)

7.0
7.9
6.7
7.1
7.1

(0.37)
(0.39)
(0.35)
(0.35)
(0.35)

15.3
13.0
12.8
12.5
13.5

(1.20)
(1.12)
(1.07)
(1.05)
(1.08)

31.8
31.6
29.6
26.7
28.5

(1.56)
(1.55)
(1.32)
(1.29)
(1.30)

9.9
9.3
9.2
8.4
9.0

(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.32)
(0.30)
(0.31)

6.9
6.7
6.3
5.6
6.4

(0.37)
(0.36)
(0.34)
(0.32)
(0.34)

11.1
9.0
9.9
9.5
10.2

(1.00)
(0.90)
(0.91)
(0.89)
(0.92)

23.5
22.1
21.2
20.1
18.5

(1.48)
(1.42)
(1.27)
(1.23)
(1.18)

(0.87)
(0.86)
(0.83)
(0.78)
(0.76)

10.8
10.3
9.8
8.5
9.1

(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.32)
(0.30)
(0.31)

6.6
6.4
6.0
5.4
6.3

(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.32)
(0.30)
(0.33)

12.0
9.7
8.0
8.7
10.6

(1.02)
(0.91)
(0.82)
(0.85)
(0.93)

26.4
25.7
24.7
19.9
19.0

(1.26)
(1.25)
(1.22)
(1.12)
(1.10)

8.0
8.3
7.7
7.5
7.0

(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.27)

5.3
5.3
4.5
4.2
4.1

(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.27)

9.0
11.7
8.8
11.1
8.1

(0.86)
(0.96)
(0.84)
(0.93)
(0.80)

18.1
18.1
18.0
16.7
16.1

(1.16)
(1.15)
(1.13)
(1.08)
(1.06)

15.1 (0.87)
13.6 (0.78)

8.5 (0.40)
7.7 (0.36)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Includes other racial/ethnic categories not separately shown.
2Based on the April 1960 decennial census.
3White and Black include persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
4Because of changes in data collection procedures, data may not be comparable with figures
for years prior to 1992.
5White and Black exclude persons identifying themselves as two or more races.
6Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced
more precise values than the methodology used in prior years.

5.9 (0.42)
5.4 (0.41)

9.5 (1.11)
8.3 (0.98)

Hispanic

17.3 (1.24)
14.6 (1.09)

6.3 (0.28)
6.5 (0.34)

4.2 (0.35)
4.6 (0.38)

6.7 (0.85)
6.4 (0.94)

()
()
()
()

12.8 (0.97)
12.4 (0.97)

NOTE: Status dropouts are 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and who
have not completed a high school program, regardless of when they left school. People who
have received GED credentials are counted as high school completers. All data except for
1960 are based on October counts. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in prisons, persons in the military, and
other persons not living in households. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity
except where otherwise noted.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey
(CPS), October, 1967 through 2011. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Status dropout rate, by family income quartile
Year

Status
dropout rate Lowest quartile

Middle
low quartile

Percentage distribution of status dropouts, by labor force status

Middle
high quartile Highest quartile

Percentage distribution of status dropouts, by years of school completed

Total

Employed1

Unemployed

Not in
labor force

10

Total

Less than
9 years

9 years

10 years

11

12

13

14

11 or 12 years
15

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1970...................
1971...................
1972...................
1973...................
1974...................

15.0
14.7
14.6
14.1
14.3

(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.27)

28.0
28.8
27.6
28.0

(0.92)
(0.90)
(0.85)
(0.85)
()

21.2
20.7
20.8
19.6

(0.65)
(0.63)
(0.62)
(0.60)
()

11.7
10.9
10.2
9.9

(0.50)
(0.49)
(0.46)
(0.45)
()

5.2
5.1
5.4
4.9

(0.34)
(0.32)
(0.33)
(0.31)
()

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

49.8
49.5
51.2
53.2
51.8

(1.06)
(1.05)
(1.03)
(1.04)
(1.02)

10.3
10.9
10.2
9.2
12.3

(0.65)
(0.65)
(0.63)
(0.60)
(0.67)

39.9
39.6
38.6
37.5
35.9

(1.04)
(1.02)
(1.01)
(1.01)
(0.98)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

28.5
27.9
27.5
26.5
25.4

(0.96)
(0.94)
(0.92)
(0.92)
(0.89)

20.6
21.7
20.8
20.9
20.1

(0.86)
(0.86)
(0.84)
(0.84)
(0.82)

26.8
27.8
29.0
27.4
28.7

(0.94)
(0.94)
(0.94)
(0.93)
(0.93)

24.0
22.7
22.7
25.3
25.8

(0.91)
(0.88)
(0.87)
(0.90)
(0.90)

1975...................
1976...................
1977...................
1978...................
1979...................

13.9
14.1
14.1
14.2
14.6

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)

28.8
28.1
28.5
28.2
28.1

(0.82)
(0.79)
(0.80)
(0.80)
(0.79)

18.0
19.2
19.0
18.9
18.5

(0.58)
(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.60)

10.2
10.1
10.4
10.5
11.5

(0.45)
(0.45)
(0.46)
(0.46)
(0.47)

5.0
4.9
4.5
5.5
5.6

(0.30)
(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.31)
(0.32)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

46.0
48.8
52.9
54.3
54.0

(1.02)
(1.01)
(1.02)
(1.01)
(0.99)

15.6
16.0
13.6
12.4
12.7

(0.74)
(0.74)
(0.70)
(0.67)
(0.66)

38.4
35.2
33.6
33.3
33.3

(1.00)
(0.97)
(0.96)
(0.95)
(0.94)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

23.5
24.3
24.3
22.9
22.6

(0.87)
(0.87)
(0.87)
(0.85)
(0.83)

21.1
20.1
21.7
20.2
21.0

(0.84)
(0.81)
(0.84)
(0.81)
(0.81)

27.5
27.8
27.3
28.2
28.6

(0.92)
(0.91)
(0.91)
(0.91)
(0.90)

27.9
27.8
26.6
28.8
27.8

(0.92)
(0.91)
(0.90)
(0.91)
(0.89)

1980...................
1981...................
1982...................
1983...................
1984...................

14.1
13.9
13.9
13.7
13.1

(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)

27.0
26.4
27.2
26.5
25.9

(0.77)
(0.75)
(0.78)
(0.77)
(0.76)

18.1
17.8
18.3
17.8
16.5

(0.60)
(0.57)
(0.63)
(0.62)
(0.61)

10.7
11.1
10.2
10.5
9.9

(0.46)
(0.47)
(0.48)
(0.50)
(0.48)

5.7
5.2
4.4
4.1
3.8

(0.32)
(0.30)
(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.29)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

50.4
49.8
45.2
48.4
49.7

(1.01)
(1.01)
(1.06)
(1.08)
(1.11)

17.0
18.3
21.1
18.2
17.3

(0.76)
(0.78)
(0.87)
(0.83)
(0.84)

32.6
31.9
33.7
33.4
32.9

(0.95)
(0.94)
(1.01)
(1.02)
(1.05)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

23.6
24.3
22.9
23.0
23.6

(0.86)
(0.86)
(0.90)
(0.91)
(0.95)

19.7
18.6
20.8
19.3
21.4

(0.80)
(0.78)
(0.87)
(0.85)
(0.91)

29.8
30.2
28.8
28.8
27.5

(0.93)
(0.92)
(0.96)
(0.98)
(1.00)

27.0
26.9
27.6
28.8
27.5

(0.90)
(0.89)
(0.95)
(0.98)
(0.99)

1985...................
1986...................
1987...................
1988...................
1989...................

12.6
12.2
12.6
12.9
12.6

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.30)
(0.31)

27.1
25.4
25.5
27.2
25.0

(0.78)
(0.75)
(0.76)
(0.85)
(0.84)

14.7
14.8
16.6
15.4
16.2

(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.63)
(0.68)
(0.71)

8.3
8.0
8.0
8.2
8.7

(0.46)
(0.45)
(0.46)
(0.51)
(0.52)

4.0
3.4
3.6
3.4
3.3

(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.30)
(0.31)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

50.1
51.1
52.4
52.9
53.2

(1.15)
(1.18)
(1.16)
(1.27)
(1.30)

17.5
16.4
13.6

13.8

(0.88)
(0.87)
(0.80)
()
(0.90)

32.4
32.5
34.0

33.0

(1.08)
(1.10)
(1.10)
()
(1.22)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

23.9
25.4
25.9
28.9
29.4

(0.98)
(1.03)
(1.02)
(1.15)
(1.18)

21.0
21.5
20.7
19.3
20.8

(0.94)
(0.97)
(0.94)
(1.00)
(1.05)

27.9
25.7
26.0
25.1
24.9

(1.03)
(1.03)
(1.02)
(1.10)
(1.12)

27.2
27.4
27.5
26.8
25.0

(1.03)
(1.05)
(1.04)
(1.12)
(1.13)

1990...................
1991...................
19922 .................
19932 .................
19942 .................

12.1
12.5
11.0
11.0
11.4

(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.26)

24.3
25.9
23.4
22.9
20.7

(0.82)
(0.83)
(0.79)
(0.77)
(0.71)

15.1
15.5
12.9
12.7
13.7

(0.65)
(0.66)
(0.62)
(0.62)
(0.58)

8.7
7.7
7.3
6.6
8.7

(0.51)
(0.49)
(0.48)
(0.46)
(0.45)

2.9
3.0
2.4
2.9
4.9

(0.28)
(0.29)
(0.26)
(0.29)
(0.33)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

52.5
47.5
47.6
48.7
49.5

(1.29)
(1.28)
(1.36)
(1.37)
(1.21)

13.3
15.8
15.0
12.8
13.0

(0.88)
(0.93)
(0.97)
(0.91)
(0.81)

34.2
36.7
37.4
38.5
37.5

(1.23)
(1.23)
(1.32)
(1.33)
(1.17)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

28.6
28.6
21.6
20.5
23.9

(1.17)
(1.15)
(1.12)
(1.10)
(1.03)

20.9
20.5
17.5
16.6
16.2

(1.05)
(1.03)
(1.04)
(1.02)
(0.89)

24.4
26.1
24.4
24.1
20.3

(1.11)
(1.12)
(1.17)
(1.17)
(0.97)

26.1
24.9
36.5
38.8
39.6

(1.14)
(1.10)
(1.31)
(1.33)
(1.18)

19952 .................
19962 .................
19972 .................
19982 .................
19992 .................

12.0
11.1
11.0
11.8
11.2

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.26)

23.2
22.0
21.8
22.3
21.0

(0.69)
(0.72)
(0.71)
(0.71)
(0.70)

13.8
13.6
13.5
14.9
14.3

(0.59)
(0.60)
(0.59)
(0.62)
(0.60)

8.3
7.0
6.2
7.7
7.4

(0.46)
(0.45)
(0.42)
(0.45)
(0.44)

3.6
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.9

(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.30)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

48.9
47.3
53.3
55.1
55.6

(1.19)
(1.28)
(1.28)
(1.22)
(1.24)

14.2
15.0
13.2
10.3
10.0

(0.83)
(0.91)
(0.86)
(0.74)
(0.75)

37.0
37.7
33.5
34.6
34.4

(1.14)
(1.24)
(1.21)
(1.17)
(1.18)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

22.2
20.3
19.9
21.0
22.2

(0.99)
(1.03)
(1.02)
(1.00)
(1.03)

17.0
17.7
15.7
14.9
16.3

(0.89)
(0.98)
(0.93)
(0.87)
(0.92)

22.5
22.6
22.3
21.4
22.5

(0.99)
(1.07)
(1.06)
(1.01)
(1.04)

38.3
39.4
42.1
42.6
39.0

(1.15)
(1.25)
(1.26)
(1.21)
(1.21)

20002 .................
20012 .................
20022 .................
20032 .................
20042 .................

10.9
10.7
10.5
9.9
10.3

(0.26)
(0.25)
(0.24)
(0.23)
(0.23)

20.7
19.3
18.8
19.5
18.0

(0.70)
(0.68)
(0.62)
(0.64)
(0.60)

12.8
13.4
12.3
10.8
12.7

(0.56)
(0.57)
(0.53)
(0.49)
(0.52)

8.3
9.0
8.4
7.3
8.2

(0.46)
(0.47)
(0.43)
(0.40)
(0.42)

3.5
3.2
3.8
3.4
3.7

(0.29)
(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.26)
(0.27)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

56.9
58.3
57.4
53.5
53.0

(1.24)
(1.24)
(1.18)
(1.22)
(1.19)

12.3
14.8
13.3
13.7
14.3

(0.82)
(0.89)
(0.81)
(0.84)
(0.83)

30.8
26.9
29.2
32.9
32.7

(1.16)
(1.11)
(1.09)
(1.15)
(1.12)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

21.5
18.4
22.8
21.2
21.4

(1.03)
(0.97)
(1.00)
(1.00)
(0.97)

15.3
16.8
17.1
18.2
15.9

(0.90)
(0.94)
(0.90)
(0.94)
(0.87)

23.1
23.8
21.3
20.7
22.5

(1.06)
(1.07)
(0.98)
(0.99)
(0.99)

40.0
40.9
38.9
40.0
40.3

(1.23)
(1.23)
(1.17)
(1.20)
(1.17)

20052 .................
20062 .................
20072 .................
20082 .................
20092 .................

9.4
9.3
8.7
8.0
8.1

(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.20)

17.9
16.5
16.7
16.4
15.8

(0.60)
(0.58)
(0.59)
(0.58)
(0.57)

11.5
12.1
10.5
9.4
9.7

(0.51)
(0.51)
(0.48)
(0.45)
(0.45)

7.1
6.3
6.4
5.4
5.4

(0.39)
(0.37)
(0.36)
(0.34)
(0.34)

2.7
3.8
3.2
2.2
2.5

(0.23)
(0.27)
(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.22)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

56.9
56.4
55.5
46.8
43.2

(1.23)
(1.23)
(1.27)
(1.33)
(1.31)

11.9
11.7
11.2
16.3
19.9

(0.80)
(0.80)
(0.80)
(0.98)
(1.06)

31.2
32.0
33.3
36.9
36.9

(1.15)
(1.16)
(1.20)
(1.28)
(1.28)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

18.9
22.1
21.2
18.4
17.7

(0.97)
(1.03)
(1.04)
(1.03)
(1.01)

16.8
13.4
16.9
15.2
13.6

(0.93)
(0.85)
(0.96)
(0.96)
(0.91)

21.4
20.7
22.9
23.8
24.4

(1.02)
(1.01)
(1.07)
(1.13)
(1.14)

42.9
43.9
39.0
42.6
44.3

(1.23)
(1.23)
(1.24)
(1.32)
(1.32)

20102,3 ...............
20112,3 ...............

7.4
7.1

(0.27)
(0.26)

13.8
13.0

(0.83)
(0.73)

8.9
9.0

(0.54)
(0.53)

5.1
4.8

(0.48)
(0.45)

2.5
2.3

(0.31)
(0.32)

100.0
100.0

()
()

45.8
49.8

(1.64)
(1.77)

18.7
16.0

(1.38)
(1.33)

35.5
34.2

(1.70)
(1.69)

100.0
100.0

()
()

19.2
18.1

(1.48)
(1.72)

13.1
12.9

(1.07)
(1.15)

22.5
21.2

(1.59)
(1.39)

45.2
47.7

(1.89)
(1.87)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Includes persons employed, but not currently working.
2Because of changes in data collection procedures, data may not be comparable with figures for years prior to 1992.
3Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years.

NOTE: Status dropouts are 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and who have not completed a high school program, regardless of when they left school. People who have received GED credentials are counted as high school completers.
Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in prisons, persons in
the military, and other persons not living in households. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1970 through 2011.
(This table was prepared June 2012.)

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Table 129. Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 through 24 years old (status dropout rate), by income level, and percentage distribution of status dropouts, by labor force status
and years of school completed: 1970 through 2011

Table 130. Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 through 24 years old (status dropout rate) and number of status dropouts, by noninstitutionalized or institutionalized status, birth
in or outside of the United States, and selected characteristics: 2010
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Noninstitutionalized population1

Institutionalized population2
Status dropout rate

Selected characteristic

Total status dropout rate Number of status dropouts

2
Total ....................................................

Total for noninstitutionalized population

For those born in


the United States3

For those born outside


of the United States3

Number of
status dropouts

Status dropout rate

8.3

(0.08)

3,098,150

(30,678)

100.0

()

7.9

(0.08)

6.5

(0.06)

18.4

(0.30)

196,340

(4,610)

37.4

(0.74)

10.0
6.6

(0.10)
(0.08)

1,840,700
1,257,450

(20,936)
(16,740)

59.4
40.6

(0.35)
(0.35)

9.3
6.5

(0.10)
(0.09)

7.4
5.6

(0.08)
(0.08)

22.3
13.8

(0.41)
(0.31)

179,420
16,920

(4,561)
(1,411)

38.6
27.9

(0.82)
(2.02)

5.3
10.3
16.7
2.8
4.8
15.4
6.1

(0.07)
(0.17)
(0.26)
(0.16)
(0.95)
(0.80)
(0.30)

1,141,870
504,660
1,286,750
50,940
3,520
46,300
56,480

(14,277)
(9,563)
(21,222)
(2,878)
(763)
(2,515)
(3,177)

36.9
16.3
41.5
1.6
0.1
1.5
1.8

(0.33)
(0.31)
(0.44)
(0.09)
(0.02)
(0.08)
(0.10)

5.1
9.1
16.3
2.8
4.5
14.9
5.8

(0.06)
(0.17)
(0.26)
(0.16)
(0.95)
(0.79)
(0.30)

5.2
9.3
9.8
1.9
3.8 !
15.0
5.9

(0.06)
(0.18)
(0.21)
(0.19)
(1.21)
(0.80)
(0.31)

4.0
5.8
30.7
3.7
6.0 !

5.0

(0.32)
(0.53)
(0.49)
(0.25)
(1.80)
()
(1.15)

49,490
86,370
51,990
1,550

2,900
3,550

(2,422)
(3,009)
(2,217)
(405)
()
(540)
(614)

28.8
42.0
44.1
28.1

38.9
23.3

(1.24)
(1.05)
(1.51)
(6.20)
()
(6.46)
(3.68)

6.1
12.7
20.2
3.4
4.9
17.6
7.3

(0.09)
(0.26)
(0.34)
(0.25)
(1.05)
(1.34)
(0.49)

655,160
283,800
806,820
30,040
1,670
25,910
32,790

(9,646)
(7,010)
(15,158)
(2,259)
(426)
(2,241)
(2,536)

35.6
15.4
43.8
1.6
0.1
1.4
1.8

(0.43)
(0.37)
(0.50)
(0.13)
(0.02)
(0.12)
(0.14)

5.8
10.5
19.5
3.2
4.3
16.6
6.9

(0.09)
(0.26)
(0.34)
(0.24)
(1.07)
(1.35)
(0.50)

5.8
10.8
11.3
2.2
2.7 !
16.8
7.0

(0.09)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.29)
(0.96)
(1.36)
(0.56)

4.8
6.2
35.8
4.3
7.6 !

5.5

(0.48)
(0.82)
(0.65)
(0.39)
(2.82)
()
(1.18)

41,110
82,320
48,320
1,520

2,620
3,040

(2,216)
(3,015)
(2,052)
(404)
()
(510)
(568)

29.1
43.8
44.6
30.8

40.8
21.8

(1.41)
(1.23)
(1.54)
(6.62)
()
(6.55)
(3.79)

4.5
7.8
12.8
2.3
4.8 !
13.2
4.9

(0.09)
(0.23)
(0.27)
(0.20)
(1.60)
(1.15)
(0.41)

486,710
220,860
479,930
20,890
1,850 !
20,390
23,690

(9,652)
(6,429)
(10,241)
(1,775)
(631)
(1,818)
(2,134)

38.7
17.6
38.2
1.7
0.1 !
1.6
1.9

(0.59)
(0.48)
(0.60)
(0.14)
(0.05)
(0.14)
(0.17)

4.4
7.7
12.7
2.3
4.8 !
13.1
4.9

(0.09)
(0.23)
(0.27)
(0.20)
(1.60)
(1.14)
(0.42)

4.5
7.9
8.3
1.5
5.0 !
13.2
4.9

(0.09)
(0.24)
(0.26)
(0.22)
(2.19)
(1.16)
(0.45)

3.1
5.5
24.0
3.1

4.5 !

(0.35)
(0.68)
(0.56)
(0.31)
()
()
(1.66)

8,380
4,040
3,670

(1,021)
(595)
(654)
()
()
()
()

27.3
23.0
39.1

(2.75)
(3.68)
(5.83)
()
()
()
()

2.5
4.0
6.7
8.9
10.6

(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.19)
(0.10)

104,090
162,760
302,500
371,570
2,157,240

(3,825)
(5,159)
(6,636)
(8,362)
(22,873)

3.4
5.3
9.8
12.0
69.6

(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.19)
(0.23)
(0.32)

2.4
3.8
6.5
8.5
10.1

(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.18)
(0.10)

2.3
3.5
5.8
7.5
8.1

(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.17)
(0.08)

4.3
7.3
12.6
16.9
22.4

(0.41)
(0.53)
(0.75)
(0.75)
(0.42)

5,550
7,650
13,730
23,710
145,710

(1,344)
(1,372)
(1,200)
(1,723)
(3,847)

15.5
17.9
36.7
43.7
41.0

(3.47)
(2.90)
(2.46)
(2.29)
(0.93)

6.3
7.2
9.6
8.9

(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.14)

407,520
569,100
1,319,310
802,220

(8,722)
(10,593)
(18,853)
(13,257)

13.2
18.4
42.6
25.9

(0.25)
(0.29)
(0.45)
(0.34)

5.9
6.8
9.2
8.6

(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.14)

4.7
6.2
7.6
6.5

(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.12)

13.4
15.0
21.2
19.8

(0.53)
(0.76)
(0.49)
(0.46)

30,040
35,840
88,670
41,790

(2,461)
(2,153)
(2,960)
(2,253)

36.7
33.5
39.8
36.7

(2.59)
(1.70)
(1.16)
(1.85)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) for this
estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Persons living in households as well as persons living in noninstitutionalized group quarters. Noninstitutionalized group quarters include college and university housing, military quarters, facilities for workers and religious groups, and temporary shelters for the homeless.
2Persons living in institutionalized group quarters, including adult and juvenile correctional facilities, nursing facilities, and
other health care facilities.

3United

States refers to the 50 states and the District of Columbia.


NOTE: Status dropouts are 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and who have not completed a high school
program, regardless of when they left school and whether they ever attended school in the United States. People who have
received GED credentials are counted as high school completers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race
categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Status dropout rates in this table may differ from those in tables based on
the Current Population Survey (CPS) because of differences in survey design and target populations.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2010. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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High School Completers and Dropouts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male ................................................................
Female ............................................................
Race/ethnicity
White...............................................................
Black ...............................................................
Hispanic ..........................................................
Asian...............................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander .....................
American Indian/Alaska Native.......................
Two or more races ..........................................
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White...........................................................
Black ...........................................................
Hispanic ......................................................
Asian ...........................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander .................
American Indian/Alaska Native ...................
Two or more races.......................................
Female
White...........................................................
Black ...........................................................
Hispanic ......................................................
Asian ...........................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander .................
American Indian/Alaska Native ...................
Two or more races.......................................
Age
16....................................................................
17....................................................................
18....................................................................
19....................................................................
2024..............................................................
Region
Northeast ........................................................
Midwest...........................................................
South ..............................................................
West................................................................

Percentage distribution
of status dropouts

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Table 131. Number of 14- through 21-year-old students served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, who exited school, by
exit reason, age, and type of disability: 200809 and 200910
Exiting school

Year, age, and type of disability


1

Total

Graduated
with diploma

Received a
certificate of
attendance

Reached
maximum age1

Dropped
out2

Transferred to
regular Moved, known to
be continuing4
education3

Died

2008095
Total....................................................
Age
14...............................................................
15...............................................................
16...............................................................
17...............................................................
18...............................................................
19...............................................................
20...............................................................
21...............................................................

407,441

246,990

61,486

6,107

91,198

1,660

66,211

218,964

3,658
7,784
22,057
151,382
152,942
42,767
15,626
11,225

40
88
3,062
105,331
104,261
24,113
6,643
3,452

17
36
932
18,505
24,337
9,282
4,714
3,663

882
498
1,427
3,300

3,366
7,394
17,747
27,202
23,230
8,738
2,754
767

235
266
316
344
232
136
88
43

16,937
14,867
14,188
12,446
5,815
1,336
452
170

42,164
48,895
50,699
43,532
23,990
6,809
2,112
763

Type of disability
Autism ........................................................
Deaf-blindness ...........................................
Emotional disturbance ...............................
Hearing impairments .................................
Intellectual disability...................................
Multiple disabilities.....................................
Orthopedic impairments ............................
Other health impairments6 .........................
Specific learning disabilities.......................
Speech or language impairments ..............
Traumatic brain injury.................................
Visual impairments ....................................

9,892
77
45,813
4,893
42,908
8,916
3,807
46,422
230,461
10,085
2,416
1,751

6,374
49
21,729
3,510
16,606
4,286
2,330
31,248
151,016
6,887
1,641
1,314

2,390
8
4,769
785
15,313
2,299
706
5,204
28,190
1,236
363
223

488
10
565
75
2,204
705
146
282
1,473
44
76
39

609
7
18,587
515
8,500
1,323
520
9,460
49,294
1,895
320
168

31
3
163
8
285
303
105
228
488
23
16
7

1,017
4
7,061
736
2,021
316
472
9,519
35,365
9,326
147
227

3,570
27
44,841
1,876
19,498
4,052
1,334
23,741
112,511
6,099
810
605

200910
Total....................................................
Age
14...............................................................
15...............................................................
16...............................................................
17...............................................................
18...............................................................
19...............................................................
20...............................................................
21...............................................................

408,642

255,800

59,973

5,071

86,244

1,554

66,782

199,833

3,226
6,741
19,878
149,616
153,432
46,315
17,908
11,526

5
44
3,243
108,083
107,004
26,623
7,766
3,032

5
26
823
16,664
23,524
9,703
5,299
3,929

8
65
1,354
3,644

3,024
6,445
15,504
24,542
22,670
9,796
3,392
871

192
226
308
327
226
128
97
50

16,898
15,247
14,785
12,141
5,715
1,369
430
197

38,790
43,303
44,988
39,687
22,826
7,119
2,401
719

Type of disability
Autism ........................................................
Deaf-blindness ...........................................
Emotional disturbance ...............................
Hearing impairments .................................
Intellectual disability...................................
Multiple disabilities.....................................
Orthopedic impairments ............................
Other health impairments6 .........................
Specific learning disabilities.......................
Speech or language impairments ..............
Traumatic brain injury.................................
Visual impairments ....................................

12,295
90
45,659
4,768
41,709
8,919
3,762
49,743
227,048
10,357
2,480
1,812

8,145
54
22,806
3,421
16,966
4,245
2,361
34,400
153,017
7,287
1,687
1,411

2,730
17
4,706
793
14,389
2,511
691
5,383
26,899
1,256
397
201

567
5
365
52
2,101
626
151
200
871
37
66
30

816
12
17,654
488
7,987
1,238
467
9,515
45,846
1,760
309
152

37
2
128
14
266
299
92
245
415
17
21
18

1,820
8
7,084
660
1,854
286
432
9,890
33,983
10,321
229
215

3,852
35
40,578
1,649
16,521
3,826
1,282
24,428
100,786
5,564
798
514

Not applicable.
1Students may exit special education services due to maximum age beginning at age 18
depending on state law or practice or order of any court.
2Dropped out is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year,
were not enrolled at the end of the reporting year, and did not exit for any of the other reasons
described. Includes students previously categorized as moved, not known to continue.
3Transferred to regular education was previously labeled no longer receives special education.
4Moved, known to be continuing is the total number of students who moved out of the
administrative area or transferred to another district and are known to be continuing in an
educational program.

5Data

do not include Vermont, for which 200809 data were not available. In 200910, a total
of 1,007 students with disabilities exited school in Vermont, 342 transferred to regular education, and 421 moved and are known to be continuing in an educational program.
6Other health impairments include having limited strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic
or acute health problems such as a heart condition, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, nephritis,
asthma, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, leukemia, or diabetes.
NOTE: Data are for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Bureau of Indian Education schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from http://
tadnet.public.tadnet.org/pages/712. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

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[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Percent of children who demonstrate skills1

Age and selected characteristic

Specific cognitive skills

Specific motor skills

Number of
children (in
thousands)

Percentage
distribution of
children

Explores
objects2

Explores
purposefully3

Jabbers
expressively4

Early problem
solving5

Names
objects6

Eye-hand
coordination7

Sitting8

Prewalking9

Stands
alone10

Skillful
walking11

Balance12

10

11

12

13

14

()

98.6 (0.06)

83.2 (0.54)

29.6 (0.57)

3.7 (0.13)

0.6 (0.03)

89.1 (0.26)

86.8 (0.24)

64.7 (0.60)

18.6 (0.50)

8.4 (0.21)

1.7

(0.09)

8.3 (0.23)
8.4 (0.29)

1.7
1.8

(0.10)
(0.14)

1.6
2.6
1.6
1.6
3.9 !
1.5
2.0

(0.10)
(0.35)
(0.15)
(0.14)
(1.67)
(0.29)
(0.30)

1,460 (23.0)
1,422 (22.0)

50.7 (0.38)
49.3 (0.38)

98.6 (0.06)
98.7 (0.09)

82.7 (0.51)
83.8 (0.68)

28.8 (0.56)
30.4 (0.71)

3.5 (0.14)
3.9 (0.18)

0.6 (0.03)
0.7 (0.05)

89.3 (0.30)
88.9 (0.36)

87.0 (0.27)
86.6 (0.33)

65.1 (0.69)
64.4 (0.78)

18.5 (0.55)
18.7 (0.67)

Race/ethnicity of child
White..............................................................
Black ..............................................................
Hispanic .........................................................
Asian..............................................................
Pacific Islander...............................................
American Indian/Alaska Native......................
Two or more races .........................................

1,569 (29.2)
381 (11.1)
717 (18.5)
79 (3.1)
6 (1.5)
10 (1.1)
115 (9.8)

54.5
13.3
24.9
2.7
0.2
0.4
4.0

98.8
98.1
98.5
98.8
98.9
98.4
98.6

84.0
80.8
82.9
83.3
81.8
80.3
83.0

30.4
27.8
29.0
28.2
23.8
27.2
29.8

3.9
3.3
3.4
3.1
2.0
3.4
3.9

0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.8

88.8
91.0
88.4
89.5
95.4
90.2
90.0

86.5
88.6
86.1
87.1
93.0
87.8
87.8

63.8
69.7
63.4
65.2
79.9
66.8
67.7

18.0
22.8
17.0
18.2
34.8
19.6
22.1

Months of age
8 months ........................................................
9 months ........................................................
10 months ......................................................

642 (32.8)
1,389 (28.2)
851 (24.2)

29.5 (0.90)
22.3 (0.99)
48.2 (0.76)

97.5 (0.14)
98.7 (0.06)
99.3 (0.07)

67.9 (1.04)
84.5 (0.43)
92.7 (0.33)

15.7 (0.53)
27.5 (0.44)
43.5 (0.74)

1.1 (0.09)
2.7 (0.09)
7.1 (0.27)

0.1 (0.02)
0.4 (0.02)
1.4 (0.08)

84.0 (0.52)
89.1 (0.32)
92.8 (0.26)

82.0 (0.46)
86.7 (0.30)
90.5 (0.25)

52.7 (1.08)
64.2 (0.74)
74.6 (0.63)

8.8 (0.63)
16.1 (0.55)
30.1 (0.85)

4.5 (0.22)
7.2 (0.21)
13.3 (0.42)

0.5
1.2
3.6

(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.25)

1,459 (28.0)

50.7 (0.90)

98.5 (0.09)

82.4 (0.59)

28.7 (0.55)

3.4 (0.14)

0.6 (0.04)

88.2 (0.34)

86.0 (0.30)

63.1 (0.70)

17.7 (0.52)

8.0 (0.22)

1.6

(0.10)

759 (27.1)
430 (17.1)
211 (13.9)
19 (4.0)

26.4
14.9
7.3
0.7

(0.81)
(0.53)
(0.48)
(0.14)

98.8
98.8
98.6
98.1

(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.19)
(0.36)

84.3
84.7
82.8
77.5

(0.67)
(0.80)
(1.43)
(3.54)

30.6
31.3
29.3
24.8

(0.79)
(1.00)
(1.54)
(3.12)

3.9
4.3
3.5
2.8

(0.22)
(0.29)
(0.39)
(0.65)

0.7
0.8
0.6
0.4

(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.12)

90.3
90.0
89.0
86.8

(0.35)
(0.45)
(0.77)
(2.89)

87.9
87.6
86.7
84.6

(0.33)
(0.45)
(0.71)
(2.55)

67.3
66.1
64.0
61.8

(0.84)
(1.14)
(1.72)
(5.09)

20.4
19.3
18.0
14.4

(0.81)
(1.35)
(1.51)
(2.71)

9.2
8.7
8.3
6.4

(0.38)
(0.58)
(0.66)
(0.94)

2.0
1.8
1.9
0.9

(0.19)
(0.23)
(0.32)
(0.19)

388
702
847
497
446

13.5
24.4
29.4
17.3
15.5

(0.42)
(0.60)
(0.68)
(0.54)
(0.52)

98.4
98.4
98.7
98.8
98.8

(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.11)

80.0
82.6
84.4
83.9
84.0

(0.87)
(0.89)
(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.94)

25.9
29.2
30.8
30.2
30.4

(0.79)
(0.81)
(0.69)
(0.71)
(0.88)

2.8
3.6
3.9
3.8
3.8

(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.22)

0.5
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.06)

88.9
89.6
90.0
88.4
87.5

(0.62)
(0.45)
(0.35)
(0.46)
(0.58)

86.5
87.3
87.7
86.1
85.4

(0.58)
(0.42)
(0.33)
(0.41)
(0.52)

64.4
66.8
66.7
62.5
60.5

(1.20)
(0.91)
(0.84)
(1.05)
(1.23)

17.3
20.6
20.8
16.3
15.2

(0.96)
(0.84)
(0.82)
(0.85)
(0.91)

8.0
9.1
9.3
7.4
7.0

(0.42)
(0.36)
(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.40)

1.7
1.9
2.0
1.4
1.4

(0.20)
(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.12)
(0.18)

Primary type of nonparental care arrangement13


No regular nonparental arrangement.............
Home-based care
Relative care14 ............................................
Nonrelative care15 ......................................
Center-based care16 ......................................
Multiple arrangements17 .................................
Parents highest level of education
Less than high school ....................................
High school completion..................................
Some college/vocational ................................
Bachelors degree ..........................................
Any graduate education .................................

2,882 (39.1)

(12.4)
(19.8)
(24.8)
(16.2)
(15.7)

100.0

(0.63)
(0.38)
(0.54)
(0.10)
(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.33)

(0.07)
(0.16)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.23)
(0.30)
(0.14)

(0.69)
(0.92)
(0.82)
(0.96)
(3.58)
(2.72)
(1.24)

(0.72)
(0.99)
(0.84)
(0.92)
(3.22)
(2.49)
(1.51)

(0.17)
(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.47)
(0.70)
(0.55)

(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.18)
(0.21)

(0.37)
(0.33)
(0.47)
(0.53)
(0.97)
(0.99)
(0.94)

(0.33)
(0.32)
(0.43)
(0.49)
(1.13)
(0.91)
(0.87)

(0.81)
(0.94)
(1.00)
(1.21)
(3.81)
(2.15)
(2.20)

(0.66)
(1.15)
(0.77)
(1.00)
(8.69)
(2.08)
(2.03)

8.1
10.4
7.8
8.2
15.1
8.4
9.6

(0.27)
(0.58)
(0.32)
(0.39)
(3.90)
(0.80)
(0.79)

Poverty status18
Below poverty threshold.................................
At or above poverty threshold ........................

682 (23.0)
2,200 (37.2)

23.7 (0.74)
76.3 (0.74)

98.3 (0.14)
98.7 (0.07)

80.9 (0.75)
84.0 (0.58)

27.1 (0.79)
30.4 (0.63)

3.1 (0.21)
3.8 (0.15)

0.5 (0.05)
0.7 (0.04)

89.1 (0.47)
89.1 (0.27)

86.8 (0.43)
86.8 (0.25)

65.5 (0.98)
64.5 (0.66)

19.2 (0.86)
18.4 (0.56)

8.7 (0.42)
8.3 (0.23)

1.9
1.7

(0.24)
(0.10)

Socioeconomic status19
Lowest 20 percent..........................................
Middle 60 percent ..........................................
Highest 20 percent.........................................

557 (16.8)
1,719 (38.2)
606 (18.4)

19.3 (0.58)
59.7 (0.83)
21.0 (0.63)

98.3 (0.13)
98.6 (0.08)
98.8 (0.09)

80.7 (0.72)
83.5 (0.63)
84.8 (0.73)

26.8 (0.69)
30.2 (0.67)
30.5 (0.79)

3.0 (0.17)
3.8 (0.18)
3.8 (0.18)

0.5 (0.04)
0.7 (0.05)
0.6 (0.04)

89.1 (0.46)
89.5 (0.30)
88.0 (0.45)

86.7 (0.43)
87.2 (0.28)
85.8 (0.40)

65.4 (0.90)
65.6 (0.73)
61.5 (0.96)

18.8 (0.83)
19.6 (0.67)
15.6 (0.66)

8.5 (0.35)
8.8 (0.28)
7.1 (0.28)

1.8
1.9
1.3

(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.13)

See notes at end of table.

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8 through 10 months
Total...........................................................
Sex of child
Male ...............................................................
Female ...........................................................

Table 132. Percentage of children demonstrating specific cognitive and motor skills at about 9 months of age, by childs age and selected characteristics: 200102Continued

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[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Percent of children who demonstrate skills1

Age and selected characteristic


1

Specific cognitive skills

Specific motor skills

Number of
children (in
thousands)

Percentage
distribution of
children

Explores
objects2

Explores
purposefully3

Jabbers
expressively4

Early problem
solving5

Names
objects6

Eye-hand
coordination7

Sitting8

Prewalking9

Stands
alone10

Skillful
walking11

Balance12

10

11

12

13

14

()

99.7 (0.05)

97.3 (0.15)

67.9 (0.54)

22.5 (0.55)

8.2 (0.37)

97.1 (0.17)

95.6 (0.19)

89.0 (0.54)

62.5 (1.29)

34.9 (0.95)

19.1

(0.84)

50.6 (1.54)
30.0 (1.29)
19.4 (1.16)

99.5 (0.10)
99.8 (0.03)
100.0
()

95.8 (0.28)
98.4 (0.13)
99.5 (0.08)

57.6 (0.77)
74.3 (0.83)
85.0 (0.62)

14.2 (0.59)
26.9 (0.94)
37.7 (1.04)

4.0 (0.33)
10.2 (0.65)
16.0 (0.87)

95.8 (0.28)
98.1 (0.21)
99.0 (0.27)

93.9 (0.29)
96.8 (0.26)
98.2 (0.30)

84.4 (0.86)
92.6 (0.71)
95.8 (0.85)

49.0 (1.74)
70.9 (2.09)
84.8 (2.24)

24.3 (1.05)
40.2 (1.65)
54.4 (1.81)

10.5
22.9
36.0

(0.77)
(1.50)
(1.83)

100.0

99.5 (0.14)

90.0 (0.60)

58.4 (1.44)

40.8 (1.71)

99.5 (0.12)

99.1 (0.13)

98.3 (0.28)

94.1 (0.91)

74.0 (1.35)

61.7

(1.82)

11 through 13 months
Total...........................................................
Months of age
11 months ......................................................
12 months ......................................................
13 months ......................................................

425 (19.6)
251 (14.8)
163 (12.1)

14 through 22 months .....................................

260 (19.7)

839 (32.2)

100.0

100.0

()

()

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Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Based on assessments collected using the Bayley Short Form Research Edition (BSF-R), a shortened field method of administering
the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II (BSID-II) (Bayley 1993). The scores are fully equated with the BSID-II; for more information, see NCESs Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) Psychometric Report for the 2-year Data Collection.
The proficiency probabilities indicate mastery of a specific skill or ability within cognitive or physical domains.
2Ability to explore objects, for example, reaching for and holding objects. The child may have no specific purpose except to play or
discover.
3Ability to explore objects with a purpose, such as to explore a bell to understand the source of the sound.
4Measures proficiency in communication through diverse nonverbal sounds and gestures, such as vowel and vowel-consonant
sounds.
5Measures proficiency in engaging in early problem solving, such as using a tool to reach an out-of-reach toy or locating a hidden toy.
6Measures proficiency in early communication skills, such as saying simple words like mama and dada.
7Measures proficiency in being able to use visual tracking to guide hand movements to pick up a small object.
8Measures proficiency in ability to maintain control of the muscles used in sitting with and without support.
9Measures proficiency in ability to engage in various prewalking types of mobility, with and without support, such as shifting weight
from one foot to the other.
10Measures proficiency in ability to walk with help and to stand independently.
11Measures proficiency in being able to walk independently.

12Measures

proficiency in ability to maintain balance while changing position.


type of nonparental care in which the child spent the most hours.
14Care provided in the childs home or in another private home by a relative (excluding parents).
15Care provided in the childs home or in another private home by a person unrelated to the child.
16Care provided in places such as early learning centers, nursery schools, and preschools.
17Children who spent an equal amount of time in each of two or more types of arrangements.
18Poverty status based on Census Bureau guidelines from 2002, which identify a dollar amount determined to meet a households
needs, given its size and composition. In 2002, a family of four was considered to live below the poverty threshold if its income was
less than or equal to $18,392.
19Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score based on parental education and occupations, and family
income.
NOTE: Estimates weighted by W1C0. This table is based on a survey that sampled children born in 2001 and was designed to collect information about them for the first time when the children were about 9 months of age (i.e., 8 to 10 months). As shown in the
table, some children were older than this at the time data were collected, although only 6.5 percent were over 13 months of age.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and survey item nonresponse. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort
9-monthKindergarten 2007 Restricted-Use Data File and Electronic Codebook. (This table was prepared December 2010.)
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Table 133. Percentage of children demonstrating specific cognitive skills, motor skills, and secure emotional attachment to parents at about 2 years of age, by selected characteristics:
200304
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent of children who demonstrate skills or secure emotional attachment
Specific cognitive skills2

Selected characteristic

Percentage
distribution
of children1

1
Total..................................................
Sex of child
Male ......................................................
Female ..................................................

Receptive
vocabulary4

Expressive
Listening
vocabulary5 comprehension6

Specific motor skills2

Matching/
discrimination7

Early counting8 Skillful walking9

Balance10

Fine motor
control11

Uses stairs12

10

Alternating
balance13

11

Motor
planning14

12

Secure
emotional
attachment to
parent3

13

14

()

84.5

(0.38)

63.9

(0.53)

36.6

(0.42)

31.9

(0.39)

3.9

(0.14)

92.6

(0.20)

89.4

(0.33)

55.5

(0.48)

48.1

(0.41)

30.0

(0.47)

10.2

(0.21)

61.6

(1.12)

51.1
48.9

(0.21)
(0.21)

81.4
87.7

(0.56)
(0.38)

59.3
68.9

(0.75)
(0.59)

32.9
40.6

(0.58)
(0.50)

28.4
35.6

(0.53)
(0.48)

3.0
4.8

(0.16)
(0.20)

92.0
93.2

(0.26)
(0.20)

88.4
90.5

(0.43)
(0.32)

54.2
56.8

(0.53)
(0.53)

46.9
49.3

(0.44)
(0.47)

28.7
31.3

(0.48)
(0.55)

9.6
10.9

(0.20)
(0.26)

55.0
68.4

(1.23)
(1.27)

Race/ethnicity of child
White.....................................................
Black .....................................................
Hispanic ................................................
Asian.....................................................
Pacific Islander......................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.............
Two or more races ................................

54.6
13.4
24.5
2.7
0.2
0.5
4.1

(0.61)
(0.29)
(0.45)
(0.10)
(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.31)

88.7
79.4
78.3
82.5
78.8
75.3
85.1

(0.40)
(0.93)
(0.99)
(1.23)
(4.16)
(3.99)
(0.91)

70.7
55.7
53.7
61.8
54.1
50.5
64.7

(0.63)
(1.18)
(1.19)
(1.40)
(5.83)
(4.17)
(1.47)

42.2
29.9
28.2
35.2
27.8
25.9
37.2

(0.52)
(0.86)
(0.83)
(0.93)
(4.30)
(2.69)
(1.26)

37.1
25.5
24.1
30.5
23.2
22.0
32.3

(0.49)
(0.75)
(0.73)
(0.82)
(3.61)
(2.23)
(1.26)

5.2
2.2
1.9
3.6
1.1 !
1.5
3.7

(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.16)
(0.27)
(0.36)
(0.27)
(0.55)

92.8
93.3
91.6
92.4
92.8
92.4
92.4

(0.23)
(0.40)
(0.42)
(0.39)
(1.34)
(0.70)
(0.54)

89.9
90.6
87.9
89.2
90.0
89.1
89.1

(0.38)
(0.66)
(0.69)
(0.65)
(2.29)
(1.28)
(0.93)

55.8
58.0
53.5
54.7
54.0
55.1
54.4

(0.58)
(0.94)
(0.76)
(0.91)
(4.00)
(1.14)
(1.35)

48.4
50.2
46.3
47.4
46.5
47.9
47.2

(0.50)
(0.79)
(0.65)
(0.72)
(2.99)
(0.90)
(1.11)

30.2
32.5
28.2
29.2
27.4
29.8
28.9

(0.58)
(0.87)
(0.66)
(0.76)
(3.24)
(1.05)
(1.22)

10.4
11.2
9.4
9.9
8.9
10.1
9.7

(0.26)
(0.37)
(0.27)
(0.29)
(1.22)
(0.45)
(0.53)

65.7 (1.41)
53.3 (2.13)
57.3 (1.84)
61.1 (2.29)
61.9 (12.63)
46.3 (5.14)
61.4 (3.03)

Age of child
22 months .............................................
23 months .............................................
24 months .............................................
25 months .............................................

2.0
42.3
42.0
13.7

(0.30)
(1.22)
(1.02)
(0.54)

78.1
81.9
86.5
87.4

(2.15)
(0.54)
(0.42)
(0.58)

53.1
60.1
66.9
68.3

(2.77)
(0.66)
(0.65)
(0.91)

28.4
33.4
39.1
40.3

(2.34)
(0.47)
(0.56)
(0.78)

24.5
28.8
34.3
35.4

(2.31)
(0.41)
(0.54)
(0.77)

2.9 ! (1.01)
2.9 (0.13)
4.6 (0.23)
5.0 (0.35)

90.9
92.2
92.9
93.0

(1.68)
(0.27)
(0.22)
(0.35)

86.5
88.7
90.0
90.2

(2.78)
(0.45)
(0.37)
(0.56)

53.4
54.3
56.1
57.5

(3.05)
(0.59)
(0.57)
(0.79)

46.5
47.0
48.6
50.0

(2.70)
(0.49)
(0.48)
(0.68)

29.2
28.8
30.4
32.4

(2.77)
(0.53)
(0.57)
(0.81)

10.6
9.7
10.4
11.4

(1.58)
(0.22)
(0.25)
(0.40)

65.1
62.7
60.8
59.8

(5.06)
(1.40)
(1.65)
(1.90)

Primary type of nonparental care


arrangement15
No regular nonparental arrangement....
Home-based care
Relative care16 ...................................
Nonrelative care17 .............................
Center-based care18 .............................
Multiple arrangements19 ........................

50.8

(0.75)

83.4

(0.50)

62.0

(0.70)

34.8

(0.56)

30.2

(0.52)

3.3

(0.17)

92.2

(0.26)

88.8

(0.43)

54.5

(0.55)

47.2

(0.47)

29.0

(0.52)

9.7

(0.22)

62.1

(1.35)

18.6
14.5
15.6
0.5

(0.63)
(0.57)
(0.51)
(0.09)

83.2
86.7
87.5
81.7

(0.70)
(0.72)
(0.69)
(5.66)

61.6
67.8
69.4
63.1

(1.04)
(1.00)
(0.99)
(7.07)

34.7
39.8
41.6
38.0

(0.84)
(0.81)
(0.84)
(5.92)

30.1
34.8
36.8
33.8

(0.78)
(0.76)
(0.82)
(5.68)

3.6
4.4
5.5
6.2 !

(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.47)
(2.87)

92.7
93.3
93.0
91.3

(0.30)
(0.27)
(0.31)
(1.70)

89.7
90.6
90.2
87.1

(0.49)
(0.46)
(0.50)
(2.97)

55.8
57.1
56.9
52.4

(0.79)
(0.73)
(0.70)
(3.41)

48.3
49.5
49.5
45.8

(0.67)
(0.63)
(0.61)
(2.92)

30.1
31.5
31.8
27.9

(0.77)
(0.74)
(0.74)
(3.29)

10.3
10.8
11.2
9.8

(0.35)
(0.35)
(0.37)
(1.62)

57.5
61.1
64.6
72.2

(1.94)
(2.23)
(1.87)
(8.48)

Mothers employment status


Full-time (35 hours or more) .................
Part-time (less than 35 hours) ..............
Looking for work....................................
Not in labor force...................................
No mother in household........................

34.3 (0.76)
20.3 (0.69)
6.3 (0.33)
38.8 (0.82)
0.4 (0.09)

85.6
86.6
80.1
83.1
82.1

(0.56)
(0.64)
(1.28)
(0.56)
(4.44)

65.8
67.6
56.6
61.6
58.8

(0.83)
(0.98)
(1.77)
(0.77)
(6.94)

38.2
39.7
30.2
34.7
33.5

(0.66)
(0.84)
(1.33)
(0.63)
(6.05)

33.4
34.8
25.8
30.1
29.3

(0.62)
(0.80)
(1.20)
(0.60)
(5.73)

4.2
4.7
1.9
3.4

(0.24)
(0.37)
(0.24)
(0.21)
()

93.0
92.8
92.0
92.2
94.4

(0.25)
(0.28)
(0.48)
(0.26)
(1.25)

90.1
89.8
88.4
88.8
92.4

(0.43)
(0.47)
(0.81)
(0.43)
(2.19)

56.6
55.5
53.8
54.6
59.7

(0.65)
(0.70)
(1.04)
(0.56)
(3.58)

49.1
48.1
46.7
47.3
51.6

(0.57)
(0.58)
(0.85)
(0.49)
(2.90)

31.2
29.8
28.5
29.2
33.5

(0.66)
(0.66)
(0.91)
(0.54)
(3.30)

10.8
10.1
9.6
9.9
11.3

(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.37)
(0.24)
(1.37)

59.8
65.2
58.8
61.4
62.1

(1.58)
(1.53)
(3.07)
(1.41)
(9.92)

Parents highest level of education


Less than high school ...........................
High school completion.........................
Some college/vocational .......................
Bachelors degree .................................
Any graduate education ........................

12.2
25.2
29.7
17.5
15.4

76.6
81.9
84.4
88.6
90.4

(1.00)
(0.61)
(0.62)
(0.66)
(0.60)

50.5
58.7
64.0
71.1
74.8

(1.32)
(0.88)
(0.85)
(1.11)
(0.93)

25.4
31.8
36.6
42.6
46.5

(0.95)
(0.68)
(0.68)
(0.99)
(0.79)

21.6
27.2
31.8
37.4
41.4

(0.81)
(0.62)
(0.65)
(0.98)
(0.78)

1.3
2.3
3.7
5.3
7.1

(0.14)
(0.18)
(0.21)
(0.47)
(0.37)

91.2
92.4
92.5
93.2
93.0

(0.43)
(0.29)
(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.36)

87.3
89.3
89.4
90.5
90.2

(0.70)
(0.47)
(0.51)
(0.52)
(0.61)

52.7
55.2
55.6
56.7
56.5

(0.84)
(0.66)
(0.70)
(0.79)
(0.80)

45.6
47.8
48.2
49.1
48.9

(0.69)
(0.56)
(0.60)
(0.67)
(0.68)

27.4
29.7
30.2
31.0
30.9

(0.71)
(0.63)
(0.67)
(0.78)
(0.77)

9.0
10.0
10.4
10.7
10.6

(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.30)
(0.37)
(0.35)

51.8
54.3
62.6
67.2
72.8

(2.90)
(1.78)
(1.77)
(2.09)
(1.90)

Poverty status20
Below poverty threshold........................
At or above poverty threshold ...............

23.0 (0.80)
77.0 (0.80)

78.7 (0.85)
86.2 (0.37)

54.6
66.7

(1.11)
(0.53)

29.0
38.9

(0.81)
(0.44)

24.8
34.0

(0.72)
(0.42)

2.1
4.4

(0.18)
(0.18)

91.8
92.8

(0.32)
(0.21)

88.1
89.8

(0.53)
(0.35)

54.1
55.9

(0.70)
(0.53)

46.8
48.4

(0.60)
(0.45)

28.8
30.3

(0.67)
(0.51)

9.6
10.4

(0.28)
(0.23)

52.7
64.2

(1.73)
(1.22)

See notes at end of table.

(0.37)
(0.52)
(0.53)
(0.46)
(0.39)

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

100.0

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Percent of children who demonstrate skills or secure emotional attachment
Specific cognitive

Selected characteristic

Percentage
distribution
of children1

Receptive
vocabulary4

skills2

Expressive
Listening
vocabulary5 comprehension6
4

Specific motor skills2

Matching/
discrimination7

Early counting8 Skillful walking9

Balance10

Fine motor
control11

Uses stairs12

Alternating
balance13

Motor
planning14

Secure
emotional
attachment to
parent3

10

11

12

13

14

status21

Socioeconomic
Lowest 20 percent.................................
Middle 60 percent .................................
Highest 20 percent................................

19.1
60.3
20.6

(0.53)
(0.73)
(0.56)

77.3
84.5
91.1

(0.89)
(0.47)
(0.43)

51.7
63.8
75.4

(1.12)
(0.69)
(0.80)

26.5
36.3
46.7

(0.78)
(0.56)
(0.70)

22.5
31.5
41.5

(0.67)
(0.53)
(0.70)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Weighted distribution of Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort survey population between 22 and 25 months of age.
2Based on assessments collected using the Bayley Short Form Research Edition (BSF-R), a shortened field method of administering
the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II (BSID-II) (Bayley 1993). The scores are fully equated with the BSID-II; for more information, see NCESs Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) Psychometric Report for the 2-year Data Collection.
The proficiency probabilities indicate mastery of a specific skill or ability within cognitive or physical domains.
3Attachment was measured by trained observers using the Toddler Attachment Sort-45 Item (TAS-45) assessment. The formation of
secure attachments in early childhood is an indicator that the child is able to use the parent as a secure base from which to explore
novel stimuli in the environment freely and acquire a sense of self-confidence and adaptability to new and challenging situations.
Other possible attachment classifications were avoidant, ambivalent, and disorganized/disoriented.
4Ability to recognize and understand spoken words or to indicate a named object by pointing.
5Verbal expressiveness using gestures, words, and sentences.
6Ability to understand actions depicted by a story, in pictures, or by verbal instructions.
7Ability to match objects by their properties (e.g., color) or differentiate one object from another.
8Knowledge of counting words, knowledge of ordinality, and understanding of simple quantities.
9Ability to walk independently.
10Ability to maintain balance when changing position.
11Ability to use fine motor control with hands, such as grasping a pencil or holding a piece of paper while scribbling.

1.5
3.5
7.0

(0.12)
(0.17)
(0.38)
12Ability

91.7
92.5
93.4

(0.37)
(0.24)
(0.24)

88.1
89.4
90.9

(0.60)
(0.41)
(0.40)

53.7
55.4
57.2

(0.75)
(0.60)
(0.64)

46.5
48.0
49.5

(0.63)
(0.52)
(0.54)

28.3
30.0
31.5

(0.66)
(0.60)
(0.63)

9.4
10.2
10.9

(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.29)

51.5
61.3
71.7

(1.90)
(1.49)
(1.86)

to walk up and down stairs, with or without alternating feet.


to maintain balance when changing position or when in motion, such as jumping.
14Ability to anticipate, regulate, and execute motor movements, such as being able to replicate the motions of others.
15The type of nonparental care in which the child spent the most hours.
16Care provided in the childs home or in another private home by a relative (excluding parents).
17Care provided in the childs home or in another private home by a person unrelated to the child.
18Care provided in places such as early learning centers, nursery schools, and preschools.
19Children who spent an equal amount of time in each of two or more types of arrangements.
20Poverty status based on Census Bureau guidelines from 2002, which identify a dollar amount determined to meet a households
needs, given its size and composition. In 2002, a family of four was considered to live below the poverty threshold if its income was
less than or equal to $18,392.
21Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score based on parental education and occupations, and family
income.
NOTE: Estimates weighted by W2R0. Estimates pertain to sample of children born in 2001 and assessed between 22 months and
25 months of age. Children younger than 22 months (less than 1 percent of the survey population) and children older than 25 months
(approximately 9 percent of the survey population) are excluded from this table. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and survey item nonresponse. Some data have been revised from previously
published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort
9-monthKindergarten 2007 Restricted-Use Data File and Electronic Codebook. (This table was prepared December 2010.)
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Table 133. Percentage of children demonstrating specific cognitive skills, motor skills, and secure emotional attachment to parents at about 2 years of age, by selected characteristics:
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Table 134. Childrens reading, language, mathematics, color knowledge, and fine motor skills at about 4 years of age, by childs age and selected
characteristics: 200506
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Age and selected characteristic

Number
of children
(in thousands)

Percentage
distribution
of children

Average
early reading
scale score1

Expressive
vocabulary (telling
stories) score2

Average
mathematics
scale score3

Color
knowledge
percent scoring
10 out of 104

Fine motor score5

1
Less than 48 months
Total......................................................
Sex of child
Male ..........................................................
Female ......................................................
Socioeconomic status6
Lowest 20 percent.....................................
Middle 60 percent .....................................
Highest 20 percent....................................
48 through 57 months
Total......................................................
Sex of child
Male ..........................................................
Female ......................................................
Race/ethnicity of child
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic ....................................................
Asian.........................................................
Pacific Islander..........................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.................
Two or more races ....................................
Primary type of nonparental care
arrangement7
No regular nonparental arrangement........
Home-based care .....................................
Relative care8 ........................................
Nonrelative care9 ...................................
Head Start ................................................
Other center-based care10 ........................
Multiple arrangements11 ............................
Mothers employment status
Full-time (35 hours or more) .....................
Part-time (less than 35 hours) ..................
Looking for work........................................
Not in labor force.......................................
No mother in household............................
Parents highest level of education
Less than high school ...............................
High school completion.............................
Some college/vocational ...........................
Bachelor's degree .....................................
Any graduate education ............................
Poverty status12
Below poverty threshold............................
At or above poverty threshold ...................
Socioeconomic status6
Lowest 20 percent.....................................
Middle 60 percent .....................................
Highest 20 percent....................................
58 months or more
Total......................................................
Sex of child
Male ..........................................................
Female ......................................................
Socioeconomic status6
Lowest 20 percent.....................................
Middle 60 percent .....................................
Highest 20 percent....................................

645

(22.3)

100.0

()

21.5

(0.32)

2.1

(0.04)

24.5

(0.31)

49.0

(1.89)

2.5

(0.05)

324
321

(15.8)
(16.3)

50.3
49.7

(1.79)
(1.79)

20.7
22.4

(0.48)
(0.43)

1.9
2.2

(0.05)
(0.06)

23.5
25.5

(0.44)
(0.45)

41.8
56.1

(3.03)
(2.40)

2.3
2.8

(0.07)
(0.06)

121
380
144

(11.3)
(16.7)
(10.7)

18.7
58.9
22.4

(1.50)
(1.67)
(1.59)

16.7
21.0
26.3

(0.35)
(0.39)
(0.67)

1.8
2.1
2.2

(0.09)
(0.04)
(0.07)

19.1
24.2
29.2

(0.52)
(0.39)
(0.64)

16.2
50.9
67.8

(3.65)
(2.57)
(2.97)

2.0
2.6
2.9

(0.10)
(0.06)
(0.09)

2,939

(23.2)

100.0

()

25.5

(0.22)

2.4

(0.02)

29.7

(0.20)

63.6

(0.84)

3.4

(0.02)

1,516
1,423

(18.2)
(18.4)

51.6
48.4

(0.48)
(0.48)

24.6
26.4

(0.26)
(0.29)

2.3
2.6

(0.03)
(0.02)

29.2
30.3

(0.25)
(0.24)

61.2
66.1

(1.12)
(1.29)

3.1
3.7

(0.04)
(0.04)

1,604
391
729
74
4
15
115

(22.9)
(11.5)
(18.1)
(3.6)
(0.7)
(1.5)
(9.0)

54.7
13.3
24.9
2.5
0.1
0.5
3.9

(0.69)
(0.37)
(0.56)
(0.12)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.31)

27.4
22.9
21.2
30.5
22.2
20.1
27.3

(0.30)
(0.46)
(0.36)
(0.56)
(2.24)
(0.89)
(0.89)

2.6
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.5

(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.18)
(0.09)
(0.06)

31.6
26.9
26.2
34.7
26.3
23.2
30.2

(0.28)
(0.44)
(0.34)
(0.42)
(3.41)
(0.98)
(0.82)

71.0
55.3
50.2
70.7
39.0
44.1
62.7

(1.11)
(2.44)
(1.79)
(2.37)
(9.21)
(3.83)
(3.04)

3.5
3.2
3.3
4.5
3.0
3.0
3.5

(0.03)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.34)
(0.18)
(0.12)

535

(20.8)

18.2

(0.69)

22.9

(0.41)

2.3

(0.04)

26.9

(0.41)

51.6

(2.04)

3.1

(0.05)

384
220
386
1,358
52

(18.8)
(11.8)
(22.3)
(26.2)
(6.8)

13.1
7.5
13.2
46.3
1.8

(0.65)
(0.40)
(0.73)
(0.83)
(0.23)

23.0
25.1
22.2
28.0
24.6

(0.44)
(0.51)
(0.35)
(0.32)
(0.93)

2.3
2.5
2.3
2.6
2.5

(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.10)

27.3
30.2
26.8
32.2
29.3

(0.42)
(0.58)
(0.40)
(0.27)
(0.92)

53.4
63.8
52.8
73.5
67.1

(2.58)
(2.72)
(2.55)
(1.19)
(5.44)

3.2
3.3
3.2
3.6
3.2

(0.07)
(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.04)
(0.23)

1,149
573
163
1,010
22

(26.5)
(17.7)
(9.9)
(27.1)
(4.0)

39.4
19.6
5.6
34.6
0.8

(0.85)
(0.60)
(0.34)
(0.88)
(0.14)

25.6
26.3
21.7
25.5
21.6

(0.30)
(0.35)
(0.57)
(0.39)
(1.35)

2.5
2.5
2.2
2.4
2.3

(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.03)
(0.24)

30.3
30.6
25.8
29.3
26.3

(0.24)
(0.35)
(0.74)
(0.35)
(1.25)

67.5
63.5
47.1
62.1
57.3

(1.09)
(2.06)
(3.83)
(1.42)
(8.79)

3.5
3.5
3.0
3.3
3.0

(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.11)
(0.04)
(0.21)

292
672
998
498
475

(11.9)
(24.1)
(23.5)
(17.6)
(14.6)

9.9
22.9
34.0
17.0
16.2

(0.41)
(0.79)
(0.76)
(0.57)
(0.49)

18.7
21.6
24.3
28.8
33.0

(0.41)
(0.28)
(0.30)
(0.40)
(0.43)

1.9
2.3
2.5
2.7
2.7

(0.06)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.04)

23.6
25.9
28.9
33.2
36.2

(0.47)
(0.30)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.33)

37.3
52.0
63.4
75.6
81.0

(2.74)
(1.64)
(1.29)
(1.69)
(1.48)

3.1
3.1
3.4
3.7
3.9

(0.09)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.08)
(0.05)

732
2,207

(21.0)
(28.4)

24.9
75.1

(0.71)
(0.71)

20.5
27.0

(0.26)
(0.24)

2.1
2.5

(0.03)
(0.02)

24.6
31.3

(0.28)
(0.21)

46.9
68.8

(1.76)
(0.91)

3.1
3.5

(0.05)
(0.03)

576
1,768
594

(17.2)
(27.3)
(20.4)

19.6
60.2
20.2

(0.57)
(0.77)
(0.68)

19.3
24.7
32.7

(0.31)
(0.22)
(0.43)

2.0
2.5
2.8

(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.03)

23.6
29.3
36.2

(0.35)
(0.23)
(0.33)

43.1
63.5
81.6

(2.15)
(1.07)
(1.51)

3.0
3.4
3.9

(0.06)
(0.03)
(0.05)

356

(16.4)

100.0

()

29.7

(0.58)

2.6

(0.04)

34.5

(0.44)

71.1

(2.09)

4.1

(0.07)

179
177

(12.1)
(10.5)

50.3
49.7

(2.21)
(2.21)

29.0
30.4

(0.77)
(0.76)

2.6
2.7

(0.06)
(0.06)

34.2
34.8

(0.64)
(0.51)

66.5
75.9

(3.05)
(2.49)

3.7
4.4

(0.10)
(0.10)

91
215
50

(8.0)
(14.7)
(6.9)

25.5
60.5
14.0

(2.26)
(2.47)
(1.84)

22.3
30.0
40.3

(0.91)
(0.75)
(2.31)

2.1
2.7
2.9

(0.11)
(0.05)
(0.10)

28.4
34.9
42.8

(0.97)
(0.54)
(1.15)

47.4
76.0
88.5

(5.25)
(2.63)
(2.89)

3.6
4.1
4.7

(0.14)
(0.10)
(0.18)

Not applicable.
1Reflects performance on language and literacy items (e.g., conventions of print, letter recognition,
understanding of letter-sound relationships, phonological awareness, sight word recognition, and
understanding words in the context of simple sentences). Potential score ranges from 0 to 85.
2Verbal expressiveness using gestures, words, and sentences. Potential score ranges from 0 to 5.
3Includes number sense, geometry, counting, operations, and patterns. Potential score ranges
from 0 to 71.
4Percentage of children who scored 10 on a test with a potential score range of 0 to 10. These children were able to name the colors of five pictured objects (2 points per correct answer).
5Measures the ability to use fine motor skills in drawing basic forms and shapes. Potential score
ranges from 0 to 7.
6Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score based on parental education
and occupations, and family income.
7The type of nonparental care in which the child spent the most hours.
8Care provided in the child's home or in another private home by a relative (excluding parents).
9Care provided in the childs home or in another private home by a person unrelated to the child.

10Care provided in places such as early learning centers, nursery schools, and preschools, excluding Head Start.
11Children who spent an equal amount of time in each of two or more types of arrangements.
12Poverty status based on Census Bureau guidelines from 2005, which identify a dollar amount
determined to meet a households needs, given its size and composition. In 2005, a family of four
was considered to live below the poverty threshold if its income was less than or equal to $19,971.
NOTE: Estimates weighted by W3R0. Estimates pertain to a sample of children who were born in
2001. This table was designed to present data collected when the children were about 4 years of
age (i.e., 48 to 57 months old). As shown in the table, some children were younger or older than
this at the time data were collected, although 75 percent were within the target age range. Race
categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding
and survey item nonresponse. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), Longitudinal 9-MonthKindergarten 2007
Restricted-Use Data File. (This table was prepared December 2010.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Selected child, family, or school characteristic

Number of children
(in thousands)

Percentage
distribution
of children

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total ..................................................................
Sex of child
Male ..........................................................................
Female ......................................................................
Age of child at kindergarten entry, fall 2010
Less than 5 years old................................................
5 years old to 5 1/2 years old....................................
More than 5 1/2 years old to 6 years old...................
More than 6 years old ...............................................
Race/ethnicity of child
White.........................................................................
Black .........................................................................
Hispanic ....................................................................
Asian.........................................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ...............................
American Indian/Alaska Native.................................
Two or more races ....................................................
Primary type of nonparental care arrangement prior
to kindergarten entry6
No regular nonparental arrangement........................
Home-based care
Relative care .........................................................
Nonrelative care ....................................................
Center-based care ....................................................
Multiple arrangements ..............................................
Parents employment status, fall 20107
Two parents
Both employed full time.........................................
One employed full time, one part time ..................
One employed full time, one looking for work........
One employed full time, one not in labor force ......
Other combination.................................................
Single parent
Employed full time .................................................
Employed part time ...............................................
Looking for work....................................................
Not in labor force...................................................
No parent in household.............................................
Parents highest level of education8
Less than high school ...............................................
High school completion.............................................
Some college/vocational ...........................................
Bachelors degree .....................................................
Any graduate education ............................................
Household type, fall 2010
Two-parent household ..............................................
Mother-only household .............................................
Father-only household ..............................................
Other household type ...............................................
See notes at end of table.

Mean reading score1

Mean mathematics score2

Fall 2010

Spring 2011

Fall 2010

Spring 2011

Mean
science score,
spring 20113

Mean cognitive flexibility score4 Mean approaches to learning score5


Fall 2010

Spring 2011

Fall 2011

Spring 2011

10

11

12

3,473

(56.2)

100.0

()

34.7

(0.29)

49.5

(0.30)

29.3

(0.27)

42.0

(0.29)

11.4

(0.08)

8.5

(0.06)

9.4

(0.06)

2.9

(0.01)

3.1

(0.01)

1,780
1,693

(33.3)
(33.2)

51.2
48.8

(0.51)
(0.51)

34.0
35.4

(0.31)
(0.31)

48.5
50.5

(0.33)
(0.31)

29.4
29.2

(0.30)
(0.28)

42.0
42.0

(0.32)
(0.30)

11.4
11.3

(0.08)
(0.08)

8.3
8.6

(0.08)
(0.06)

9.2
9.5

(0.06)
(0.06)

2.8
3.1

(0.01)
(0.01)

2.9
3.3

(0.01)
(0.01)

147
1,479
1,536
312

(19.8)
(32.0)
(31.0)
(15.3)

4.2
42.6
44.2
9.0

(0.56)
(0.51)
(0.64)
(0.42)

31.0
32.9
36.0
38.3

(0.65)
(0.32)
(0.32)
(0.48)

44.9
47.9
50.8
52.6

(0.67)
(0.34)
(0.30)
(0.49)

24.7
26.9
31.1
34.1

(0.58)
(0.30)
(0.29)
(0.47)

36.9
39.9
43.7
46.3

(0.61)
(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.54)

10.2
10.9
11.8
12.2

(0.18)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.15)

7.6
8.1
8.7
8.9

(0.22)
(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.12)

8.8
9.2
9.5
9.6

(0.14)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.11)

2.8
2.9
3.0
3.1

(0.04)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.02)

3.0
3.0
3.2
3.2

(0.03)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.02)

1,844
458
822
143
13
43 !
148

(73.7)
(47.3)
(46.1)
(18.0)
(2.1)
(19.1)
(8.3)

53.1
13.2
23.7
4.1
0.4
1.2 !
4.3

(1.76)
(1.33)
(1.36)
(0.54)
(0.06)
(0.55)
(0.23)

36.6
32.9
30.3
40.5
31.5
31.1
36.2

(0.38)
(0.41)
(0.33)
(0.66)
(1.69)
(0.88)
(0.63)

51.6
47.1
45.4
54.0
48.0
46.0
50.9

(0.35)
(0.43)
(0.34)
(0.63)
(1.69)
(0.82)
(0.55)

31.7
25.8
24.7
34.6
27.4
26.3
30.5

(0.32)
(0.30)
(0.30)
(0.60)
(1.49)
(1.23)
(0.55)

44.6
37.5
37.9
46.0
40.8
40.2
43.2

(0.34)
(0.35)
(0.33)
(0.43)
(1.85)
(1.12)
(0.56)

12.4
10.0
9.7
10.8
9.9
11.5
12.0

(0.07)
(0.15)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.47)
(0.52)
(0.14)

9.0
7.7
7.7
8.4
7.4
8.4
8.7

(0.06)
(0.16)
(0.09)
(0.13)
(0.56)
(0.44)
(0.11)

9.7
8.5
8.9
9.4
7.9
9.7
9.6

(0.07)
(0.14)
(0.07)
(0.13)
(0.50)
(0.25)
(0.12)

3.0
2.8
2.9
3.1
2.8
3.0
2.9

(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.03)

3.1
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.0
3.1
3.1

(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.03)

699

(28.7)

20.9

(0.82)

31.7

(0.37)

47.3

(0.39)

26.3

(0.35)

39.8

(0.35)

10.7

(0.09)

8.0

(0.09)

9.1

(0.11)

2.9

(0.02)

3.1

(0.02)

499
212
1,850
84

(17.2)
(12.5)
(45.8)
(6.5)

14.9
6.3
55.3
2.5

(0.46)
(0.36)
(0.97)
(0.18)

32.4
35.3
36.4
36.6

(0.40)
(0.60)
(0.30)
(0.58)

48.2
50.8
50.6
50.9

(0.37)
(0.62)
(0.32)
(0.72)

27.3
31.3
30.8
31.2

(0.37)
(0.56)
(0.28)
(0.51)

40.3
44.5
43.1
43.3

(0.38)
(0.63)
(0.32)
(0.58)

11.0
12.0
11.6
12.0

(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.08)
(0.19)

8.2
8.8
8.6
9.0

(0.10)
(0.15)
(0.07)
(0.21)

9.2
9.6
9.5
9.6

(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.06)
(0.14)

2.9
3.0
3.0
3.0

(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.04)

3.1
3.2
3.1
3.1

(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.04)

787
505
130
737
203

(24.3)
(20.1)
(7.7)
(27.3)
(12.7)

25.3
16.2
4.2
23.7
6.5

(0.69)
(0.49)
(0.24)
(0.78)
(0.37)

37.4
37.3
32.7
35.6
31.4

(0.28)
(0.50)
(0.63)
(0.44)
(0.48)

52.2
52.1
48.2
50.1
46.4

(0.29)
(0.43)
(0.72)
(0.43)
(0.58)

32.1
32.3
27.3
30.2
25.7

(0.27)
(0.41)
(0.56)
(0.42)
(0.40)

44.8
44.9
40.3
42.9
38.7

(0.31)
(0.41)
(0.65)
(0.41)
(0.41)

12.0
12.2
10.9
11.6
10.5

(0.07)
(0.09)
(0.18)
(0.10)
(0.14)

8.9
8.8
8.1
8.6
7.8

(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.15)
(0.08)
(0.14)

9.8
9.6
9.3
9.5
9.1

(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.13)
(0.08)
(0.11)

3.0
3.1
2.9
3.0
2.9

(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.02)
(0.03)

3.2
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.0

(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.02)
(0.03)

328
127
106
123
69

(15.9)
(8.1)
(8.0)
(9.1)
(4.8)

10.5
4.1
3.4
4.0
2.2

(0.47)
(0.24)
(0.25)
(0.29)
(0.15)

32.9
31.7
29.4
30.0
30.5

(0.45)
(0.51)
(0.64)
(0.48)
(0.66)

47.5
46.7
44.4
44.3
45.5

(0.48)
(0.58)
(0.70)
(0.61)
(0.96)

26.9
26.5
24.0
24.1
24.6

(0.37)
(0.46)
(0.54)
(0.48)
(0.65)

39.3
38.7
36.5
36.8
37.3

(0.48)
(0.55)
(0.42)
(0.62)
(0.78)

10.8
10.7
10.2
10.2
10.7

(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.24)

8.3
8.1
7.8
7.7
7.9

(0.13)
(0.20)
(0.25)
(0.18)
(0.19)

9.0
9.0
8.9
8.6
8.9

(0.10)
(0.16)
(0.23)
(0.21)
(0.23)

2.8
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.7

(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.05)

3.0
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.8

(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.05)

309
707
1,122
694
630

(18.0)
(20.9)
(30.0)
(25.2)
(29.7)

8.9
20.4
32.4
20.0
18.2

(0.51)
(0.56)
(0.70)
(0.63)
(0.77)

26.3
29.9
33.7
38.4
41.6

(0.39)
(0.38)
(0.24)
(0.35)
(0.43)

41.5
45.2
48.7
52.9
55.5

(0.41)
(0.38)
(0.30)
(0.33)
(0.37)

21.0
24.7
28.4
33.1
35.7

(0.37)
(0.33)
(0.24)
(0.26)
(0.33)

34.3
37.4
41.1
45.8
48.1

(0.44)
(0.33)
(0.30)
(0.28)
(0.34)

8.7
10.2
11.3
12.3
12.8

(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.07)

7.1
7.9
8.4
8.9
9.3

(0.14)
(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.05)

8.4
9.0
9.3
9.7
10.0

(0.14)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.06)

2.8
2.8
2.9
3.1
3.1

(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.02)

3.0
3.0
3.0
3.2
3.3

(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.02)

2,433
667
49
69

(53.8)
(29.1)
(3.5)
(4.8)

75.6
20.7
1.5
2.2

(0.88)
(0.82)
(0.10)
(0.15)

36.0
31.6
31.8
30.5

(0.32)
(0.31)
(0.77)
(0.66)

50.7
46.2
46.7
45.5

(0.30)
(0.37)
(0.74)
(0.96)

30.7
25.9
26.3
24.6

(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.69)
(0.65)

43.4
38.3
39.2
37.3

(0.31)
(0.33)
(0.75)
(0.78)

11.7
10.5
11.5
10.7

(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.22)
(0.24)

8.6
8.0
8.0
7.9

(0.06)
(0.10)
(0.34)
(0.19)

9.5
8.9
8.9
8.9

(0.05)
(0.10)
(0.27)
(0.23)

3.0
2.8
2.8
2.7

(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.06)
(0.05)

3.2
2.9
2.9
2.8

(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.05)

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Table 135. First-time kindergartners reading, mathematics, science, cognitive flexibility, and approaches to learning scale scores in fall and spring of the kindergarten year, by selected child, family,
and school characteristics: 201011

Table 135. First-time kindergartners reading, mathematics, science, cognitive flexibility, and approaches to learning scale scores in fall and spring of the kindergarten year, by selected child, family,
and school characteristics: 201011Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Selected child, family, or school characteristic

Number of children
(in thousands)

Percentage
distribution
of children

Mean mathematics score2

Fall 2010

Spring 2011

Fall 2010

Spring 2011

Mean
science score,
spring 20113

Mean cognitive flexibility score4 Mean approaches to learning score5


Fall 2010

Spring 2011

Fall 2011

Spring 2011

10

11

12

2,910
514
39

(63.1)
(23.6)
(4.7)

84.0
14.8
1.1

(0.79)
(0.73)
(0.14)

35.6
29.4
31.3

(0.29)
(0.49)
(1.07)

50.5
44.2
46.8

(0.32)
(0.49)
(1.23)

30.2
24.1
25.8

(0.26)
(0.46)
(0.95)

42.9
37.3
38.3

(0.30)
(0.46)
(0.83)

11.8
8.8
9.6

(0.07)
(0.11)
(0.27)

8.7
7.3
7.5

(0.06)
(0.13)
(0.27)

9.5
8.6
8.9

(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.23)

2.9
2.9
2.8

(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.05)

3.1
3.1
3.0

(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.06)

707
636
1,519

(31.9)
(17.6)
(49.2)

24.7
22.2
53.1

(1.06)
(0.52)
(1.33)

29.6
33.4
38.6

(0.32)
(0.31)
(0.34)

44.4
48.4
53.1

(0.34)
(0.40)
(0.32)

24.1
27.9
33.3

(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.27)

36.8
40.6
45.9

(0.35)
(0.39)
(0.30)

9.8
11.1
12.5

(0.12)
(0.09)
(0.06)

7.7
8.3
9.0

(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.05)

8.7
9.3
9.8

(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.06)

2.8
2.9
3.1

(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.01)

2.9
3.1
3.2

(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.01)

645
2,102
715

(27.1)
(43.9)
(32.6)

18.6
60.7
20.6

(0.76)
(0.74)
(0.87)

27.8
34.4
41.7

(0.34)
(0.25)
(0.43)

42.8
49.4
55.6

(0.36)
(0.29)
(0.38)

22.3
29.1
35.9

(0.33)
(0.24)
(0.30)

35.3
41.9
48.3

(0.39)
(0.27)
(0.31)

9.3
11.4
12.9

(0.12)
(0.06)
(0.06)

7.4
8.5
9.3

(0.11)
(0.07)
(0.05)

8.6
9.3
10.1

(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.05)

2.8
2.9
3.1

(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.02)

3.0
3.1
3.3

(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.02)

3,074
399

(53.6)
(8.1)

88.5
11.5

(0.23)
(0.23)

34.3
37.9

(0.32)
(0.58)

49.1
52.1

(0.34)
(0.63)

28.8
32.9

(0.30)
(0.45)

41.5
45.8

(0.32)
(0.57)

11.2
12.3

(0.08)
(0.11)

8.4
8.7

(0.07)
(0.11)

9.3
9.7

(0.06)
(0.07)

2.9
3.1

(0.01)
(0.02)

3.1
3.2

(0.01)
(0.02)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Reflects performance on questions measuring basic skills (print familiarity, letter recognition, beginning and ending sounds,
rhyming words, and word recognition), vocabulary knowledge, and reading comprehension (including locate/recall questions, integrate/interpret questions, and critique/evaluate questions about text the children were asked to read). Actual scores for all kindergartners range from 6 to 83.
2Reflects performance on questions on number sense, properties, and operations; measurement; geometry and spatial sense;
data analysis, statistics, and probability (measured with a set of simple questions assessing childrens ability to read a graph); and
prealgebra skills such as identification of patterns. Actual scores for all kindergartners range from 5 to 75.
3Science was assessed only in the spring of kindergarten. Reflects performance on questions on physical sciences, life sciences,
environmental sciences, and scientific inquiry. Actual scores for all kindergartners range from 4 to 18.
4To measure cognitive flexibility, children were administered the Dimensional Change Card Sort (DCCS) (developed by Philip
Zelazo in 2006). Children were asked to sort a series of cards into one of two trays according to different rules (e.g., by color, by
shape). Actual scores for all kindergartners range from 0 to 12.
5The approaches to learning scale is based on teachers reports on how students rate in seven areas: attentiveness, task persistence, eagerness to learn, learning independence, flexibility, organization, and ability to follow classroom rules. Actual scores for
all kindergartners range from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating that a child exhibits positive learning behaviors more often.

6The

type of nonparental care in which the child spent the most hours. Multiple arrangements refers to children who spent an
equal amount of time in each of two or more arrangements.
who reported working at least 35 hours per week are defined as employed full time, while those who reported working less
than 35 hours per week are defined as employed part time. Those neither employed nor looking for work are not in the labor force.
8Parents highest level of education is the highest level of education achieved by either of the parents or guardians in a two-parent
household, by the only parent in a single-parent household, or by any guardian in a household with no parents.
9Poverty status is based on preliminary U.S. Census income thresholds for 2010, which identify incomes determined to meet
household needs, given family size and composition. For example, a family of three with one child was below the poverty threshold if its income was less than $17,552 in 2010.
10Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score based on parental education and occupations and household
income at the time of data collection.
NOTE: Estimates weighted by W1_2P0. Estimates pertain to a sample of children who were enrolled in kindergarten for the first
time in the 201011 school year. Two parents may refer to two biological parents, two adoptive parents, or one biological/adoptive
parent and one other parent/partner. Single parent refers to one biological or adoptive parent only. In households without parents,
the guardian or guardians may be related or unrelated to the child. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail
may not sum to totals because of rounding and survey item nonresponse.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 201011 (ECLS-K:2011), Preliminary Restricted-Use Data File. (This table was prepared May 2013.)
7Parents

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Primary home language


English ......................................................................
Non-English ..............................................................
Primary language not identified ................................
Poverty status9
Below poverty threshold............................................
100 to 199 percent of poverty threshold ...................
200 percent or more of poverty threshold.................
Socioeconomic status10
Lowest 20 percent.....................................................
Middle 60 percent .....................................................
Highest 20 percent....................................................
School type
Public ........................................................................
Private.......................................................................

Mean reading score1

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Table 136. Number and percentage distribution of kindergartners, by fall 2010 kindergarten entry status and selected child, family, and school
characteristics: 201011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
All kindergartners1

Selected child, family, or school characteristic

Number
(in thousands)

1
Total....................................................................
Sex of child
Male .........................................................................
Female .....................................................................
Age of child at first kindergarten entry3
Less than 5 years old...............................................
5 years old to 5 1/2 years old...................................
More than 5 1/2 years old to 6 years old..................
More than 6 years old ..............................................
Race/ethnicity of child
White........................................................................
Black ........................................................................
Hispanic ...................................................................
Asian........................................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native................................
Two or more races ...................................................
Primary type of nonparental care arrangement prior to
kindergarten entry4
No regular nonparental arrangement.......................
Home-based care
Relative care ........................................................
Nonrelative care ...................................................
Center-based care ...................................................
Multiple arrangements .............................................
Parents employment status, fall 20105
Two parents
Both employed full time........................................
One employed full time, one part time .................
One employed full time, one looking for work.......
One employed full time, one not in labor force .....
Other combination................................................
Single parent
Employed full time ................................................
Employed part time ..............................................
Looking for work...................................................
Not in labor force..................................................
No parent in household............................................
Parents highest level of education6
Less than high school ..............................................
High school completion............................................
Some college/vocational ..........................................
Bachelors degree ....................................................
Any graduate education ...........................................
Household type, fall 2010
Two-parent household..............................................
Mother-only household ............................................
Father-only household .............................................
Other household type ..............................................
Primary home language
English .....................................................................
Non-English .............................................................
Primary language not identified ...............................
Poverty status7
Below poverty threshold...........................................
100 to 199 percent of poverty threshold ..................
200 percent or more of poverty threshold................
Socioeconomic status8
Lowest 20 percent....................................................
Middle 60 percent ....................................................
Highest 20 percent...................................................
School type
Public .......................................................................
Private......................................................................

Percentage distribution of kindergartners, by entry status2

Percentage
distribution,
by selected
characteristics

Total1

Early
kindergarten
entrants

On-time
kindergarten
entrants

Delayed
kindergarten
entrants

Kindergarten
repeaters

4,054

(5.7)

100.0

()

100.0

()

1.5

(0.17)

86.6

(0.91)

5.9

(0.41)

6.0

(0.87)

2,097
1,957

(18.9)
(19.7)

51.7
48.3

(0.47)
(0.47)

100.0
100.0

()
()

1.1
1.9

(0.16)
(0.24)

85.0
88.3

(1.03)
(0.96)

6.8
4.9

(0.63)
(0.35)

7.1
4.9

(0.90)
(0.90)

234
1,557
1,572
315

(33.2)
(31.0)
(31.6)
(15.7)

6.4
42.3
42.7
8.6

(0.90)
(0.62)
(0.68)
(0.41)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()

12.3
1.0
0.5

(2.57)
(0.18)
(0.11)
()

47.2
92.3
92.3
60.4

(7.36)
(0.56)
(0.49)
(3.20)

1.2
1.3
4.7
38.3

(0.32)
(0.18)
(0.48)
(3.14)

39.3
5.4
2.5
1.1 !

(8.87)
(0.42)
(0.29)
(0.47)

2,078
548
1,003
186
17
50 !
168

(70.5)
(52.0)
(54.0)
(28.3)
(3.2)
(21.4)
(9.0)

51.3
13.5
24.8
4.6
0.4
1.2 !
4.1

(1.75)
(1.28)
(1.33)
(0.70)
(0.08)
(0.53)
(0.22)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

1.0
1.8 !
1.7
5.1 !
#

1.5 !

(0.17)
(0.64)
(0.32)
(1.55)
()
()
(0.49)

86.5
85.4
88.3
84.0
90.3
81.5
86.4

(0.75)
(3.29)
(0.93)
(2.27)
(4.38)
(2.00)
(1.85)

7.4
3.1
3.7
6.1

7.9
6.6

(0.64)
(0.40)
(0.40)
(1.15)
()
(1.85)
(1.28)

5.1
9.7 !
6.3
4.8 !

8.1
5.5

(0.59)
(3.26)
(0.84)
(1.70)
()
(2.36)
(1.20)

815

(29.3)

21.5

(0.75)

100.0

()

1.3

(0.25)

85.1

(1.21)

5.6

(0.55)

8.1

(1.12)

560
225
2,103
90

(17.3)
(12.7)
(33.3)
(6.5)

14.8
5.9
55.4
2.4

(0.44)
(0.33)
(0.90)
(0.17)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()

1.6
0.9 !
1.7
0.7 !

(0.31)
(0.35)
(0.25)
(0.34)

87.3
87.9
87.0
86.6

(1.06)
(1.46)
(1.02)
(1.87)

4.7
7.4
6.2
5.9

(0.51)
(1.26)
(0.53)
(1.51)

6.5
3.8
5.1
6.7

(0.85)
(0.74)
(0.96)
(1.87)

824
524
141
779
220

(24.5)
(20.1)
(8.0)
(28.2)
(12.5)

25.0
15.9
4.3
23.6
6.7

(0.68)
(0.51)
(0.23)
(0.81)
(0.35)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

1.8
1.5
2.4 !
1.1
1.7

(0.25)
(0.35)
(0.87)
(0.22)
(0.46)

87.3
88.1
86.8
86.8
84.8

(0.97)
(0.77)
(2.08)
(1.11)
(1.56)

6.4
6.8
3.5 !
6.7
5.8

(0.75)
(0.59)
(1.31)
(0.64)
(1.05)

4.5
3.5
7.3
5.4
7.7

(0.59)
(0.65)
(1.51)
(0.90)
(1.41)

348
135
116
137
79

(17.0)
(8.3)
(8.9)
(10.1)
(5.6)

10.5
4.1
3.5
4.1
2.4

(0.47)
(0.24)
(0.26)
(0.30)
(0.17)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

1.6
1.0 !

(0.41)
(0.45)
()
()
()

88.4
87.6
84.3
83.0
82.2

(1.49)
(2.03)
(2.53)
(2.42)
(2.26)

4.1
5.5
6.1
5.7
3.8 !

(0.53)
(1.16)
(1.48)
(1.14)
(1.52)

5.9
5.8
8.8
9.9
12.1

(1.46)
(1.51)
(2.31)
(2.02)
(2.28)

388
852
1,292
792
711

(18.6)
(23.0)
(27.3)
(24.6)
(29.2)

9.6
21.1
32.0
19.6
17.6

(0.46)
(0.56)
(0.67)
(0.60)
(0.73)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

2.0
1.1
1.0
1.8
2.2

(0.50)
(0.26)
(0.18)
(0.34)
(0.44)

82.7
86.3
88.4
85.3
87.0

(1.48)
(1.20)
(1.23)
(0.98)
(0.75)

4.7
4.4
4.8
8.4
7.4

(0.85)
(0.53)
(0.55)
(0.67)
(0.64)

10.7
8.1
5.9
4.5
3.4

(1.58)
(1.15)
(1.09)
(0.79)
(0.60)

2,563
719
51
79

(50.1)
(31.1)
(3.5)
(5.6)

75.1
21.1
1.5
2.3

(0.92)
(0.84)
(0.10)
(0.17)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()

1.5
1.2

(0.19)
(0.27)
()
()

87.1
86.8
83.5
82.2

(0.75)
(1.59)
(2.75)
(2.26)

6.3
4.6
9.7 !
3.8 !

(0.50)
(0.48)
(2.96)
(1.52)

5.1
7.3
4.6 !
12.1

(0.65)
(1.57)
(2.04)
(2.28)

3,338
663
42

(36.8)
(33.7)
(4.9)

82.6
16.4
1.0

(0.89)
(0.84)
(0.12)

100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()

1.3
2.6
1.9 !

(0.17)
(0.67)
(0.89)

86.8
85.1
90.6

(0.90)
(1.64)
(2.55)

6.3
4.0

(0.45)
(0.53)
()

5.7
8.3
5.6 !

(0.84)
(1.56)
(2.18)

893
762
1,736

(35.8)
(18.1)
(44.5)

26.3
22.5
51.2

(1.03)
(0.51)
(1.25)

100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()

1.2
0.9
1.8

(0.30)
(0.20)
(0.26)

84.5
87.1
87.2

(1.64)
(1.31)
(0.64)

4.4
5.7
7.3

(0.53)
(0.64)
(0.57)

9.9
6.3
3.8

(1.63)
(1.07)
(0.52)

799
2,429
808

(29.9)
(30.6)
(33.5)

19.8
60.2
20.0

(0.75)
(0.73)
(0.83)

100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()

1.5
1.2
2.4

(0.33)
(0.16)
(0.47)

84.1
87.1
87.2

(1.46)
(1.01)
(0.70)

4.3
5.9
7.2

(0.51)
(0.52)
(0.61)

10.1
5.7
3.2

(1.55)
(0.88)
(0.59)

3,329
432

(48.4)
(5.1)

88.5
11.5

(0.18)
(0.18)

100.0
100.0

()
()

0.8
6.8

(0.11)
(1.12)

87.8
78.0

(0.86)
(1.87)

5.6
7.8

(0.42)
(0.90)

5.8
7.5

(0.77)
(2.18)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes students with missing kindergarten entry status information.
2A child who enrolled in kindergarten for the first time in 201011 is classified as an early,
on-time, or delayed kindergarten entrant depending on whether the parent reported enrolling the child early, enrolling the child when he or she was old enough, or waiting until the
child was older relative to school guidelines about when children can start school based on
their birth date. A child is classified as a kindergarten repeater if the parent reported that
201011 was the childs second (or third or more) year of kindergarten.
3Most of the children first entered kindergarten in 201011, but the children who were
repeating kindergarten in 201011that is, the Kindergarten repeaters shown in column
8had first entered kindergarten in an earlier school year.
4The type of nonparental care in which the child spent the most hours. Multiple arrangements refers to children who spent an equal amount of time in each of two or more
arrangements.
5Parents who reported working at least 35 hours per week are defined as employed full time,
while those who reported working less than 35 hours per week are defined as employed
part time. Those neither employed nor looking for work are not in the labor force.

6Parents

highest level of education is the highest level of education achieved by either of


the parents or guardians in a two-parent household, by the only parent in a single-parent
household, or by any guardian in a household with no parents.
7Poverty status is based on preliminary U.S. Census income thresholds for 2010, which
identify incomes determined to meet household needs, given family size and composition.
For example, a family of three with one child was below the poverty threshold if its income
was less than $17,552 in 2010.
8Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score based on parental education and occupations and household income at the time of data collection.
NOTE: Estimates weighted by W1_2P0. Estimates pertain to a sample of children who
were enrolled in kindergarten in the 201011 school year. Two parents may refer to two biological parents, two adoptive parents, or one biological/adoptive parent and one other parent/partner. Single parent refers to one biological or adoptive parent only. In households
without parents, the guardian or guardians may be related or unrelated to the child. Race
categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of
rounding and survey item nonresponse.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early
Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 201011 (ECLS-K:2011), Preliminary
Restricted-Use Data File. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Educational Achievement

Table 137. Kindergartners reading, mathematics, science, cognitive flexibility, and approaches to learning scale scores in fall and spring of the
kindergarten year, by fall 2010 kindergarten entry status: 201011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Mean score by fall 2010 kindergarten entry status2
Type and time of assessment

Overall mean score1 Early kindergarten entrants

1
Reading scale score3
Fall 2010 ..................................................................
Spring 2011 .............................................................
Mathematics scale score4
Fall 2010 ..................................................................
Spring 2011 .............................................................
Science scale score5
Spring 2011 .............................................................
Cognitive flexibility score6
Fall 2010 ................................................................
Spring 2011 ...........................................................
Approaches to learning score7
Fall 2010 ..................................................................
Spring 2011 .............................................................
1Includes

Delayed
kindergarten entrants

Kindergarten repeaters

34.8
49.4

(0.28)
(0.29)

34.0
47.8

(1.04)
(1.47)

34.8
49.6

(0.30)
(0.30)

36.5
50.7

(0.61)
(0.55)

36.7
47.9

(0.67)
(0.65)

29.3
42.0

(0.27)
(0.28)

27.0
40.1

(0.94)
(1.14)

29.3
42.0

(0.29)
(0.31)

32.8
44.8

(0.55)
(0.61)

29.9
40.9

(0.57)
(0.62)

11.3

(0.07)

10.7

(0.28)

11.4

(0.08)

12.1

(0.13)

11.0

(0.19)

8.4
9.3

(0.06)
(0.06)

7.9
9.0

(0.34)
(0.23)

8.5
9.4

(0.06)
(0.06)

8.8
9.6

(0.17)
(0.10)

8.0
9.0

(0.20)
(0.15)

2.9
3.1

(0.01)
(0.01)

3.0
3.1

(0.07)
(0.06)

2.9
3.1

(0.01)
(0.01)

3.0
3.1

(0.02)
(0.02)

2.8
2.9

(0.05)
(0.04)

students with missing kindergarten entry status information.


child who enrolled in kindergarten for the first time in 201011 is classified as an early, ontime, or delayed kindergarten entrant depending on whether the parent reported enrolling the
child early, enrolling the child when he or she was old enough, or waiting until the child was
older relative to school guidelines about when children can start school based on their birth
date. A child is classified as a kindergarten repeater if the parent reported that 201011 was
the childs second (or third or more) year of kindergarten.
3Reflects performance on questions measuring basic skills (print familiarity, letter recognition,
beginning and ending sounds, rhyming words, and word recognition), vocabulary knowledge,
and reading comprehension (including locate/recall questions, integrate/interpret questions,
and critique/evaluate questions about text the children were asked to read). Actual scores for
all kindergartners range from 6 to 83.
4Reflects performance on questions on number sense, properties, and operations; measurement; geometry and spatial sense; data analysis, statistics, and probability (measured with a
set of simple questions assessing childrens ability to read a graph); and prealgebra skills
such as identification of patterns. Actual scores for all kindergartners range from 5 to 75.
2A

On-time
kindergarten entrants

5Science

was assessed only in the spring of kindergarten. Reflects performance on questions on physical sciences, life sciences, environmental sciences, and scientific inquiry.
Actual scores for all kindergartners range from 4 to 18.
6To measure cognitive flexibility, children were administered the Dimensional Change Card
Sort (DCCS) (developed by Philip Zelazo in 2006). Children were asked to sort a series of
cards into one of two trays according to different rules (e.g., by color, by shape). Actual
scores for all kindergartners range from 0 to 12.
7The approaches to learning scale is based on teachers reports on how students rate in
seven areas: attentiveness, task persistence, eagerness to learn, learning independence,
flexibility, organization, and ability to follow classroom rules. Actual scores for all kindergartners range from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating that a child exhibits positive learning
behaviors more often.
NOTE: Estimates weighted by W1_2P0. Estimates pertain to a sample of children who were
enrolled in kindergarten in the 201011 school year.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early
Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 201011 (ECLS-K:2011), Preliminary
Restricted-Use Data File. (This table was prepared May 2013.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Mean reading scale score
Kindergarten
Selected characteristic

Fall 1998

Spring 1999

First grade,
spring 2000

Percentage of children with specific reading skills, eighth grade, spring 2007

Third grade,
spring 2002

Fifth grade,
spring 2004

Eighth grade,
spring 2007

Deriving meaning
from text

Interpreting
beyond text

Evaluating
nonfiction

Evaluating
complex syntax
11

10

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total..................................................

36

(0.2)

47

(0.3)

79

(0.6)

128

(0.8)

151

(0.7)

169

(0.8)

83

(0.8)

66

(0.8)

29

(0.9)

(0.3)

Sex
Male ......................................................
Female ..................................................

35
36

(0.3)
(0.3)

46
48

(0.4)
(0.5)

77
81

(0.9)
(0.8)

126
131

(1.0)
(1.0)

149
153

(1.0)
(0.9)

166
172

(1.2)
(0.9)

80
85

(1.1)
(0.8)

63
69

(1.2)
(1.0)

26
31

(1.3)
(1.2)

5
7

(0.4)
(0.4)

Race/ethnicity
White.....................................................
Black .....................................................
Hispanic ................................................
Asian.....................................................
Other1....................................................

37
32
33
41
34

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.3)
(1.4)

48
42
44
53
46

(0.4)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.7)
(1.7)

83
70
72
90
76

(0.8)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(2.0)
(2.4)

135
114
118
135
125

(0.9)
(2.0)
(1.3)
(2.3)
(3.9)

158
135
142
157
150

(0.8)
(1.9)
(1.1)
(1.8)
(4.3)

176
149
160
178
167

(0.8)
(2.4)
(1.3)
(2.0)
(3.8)

89
66
76
89
82

(0.7)
(2.6)
(1.3)
(1.6)
(3.3)

74
45
57
75
64

(0.8)
(2.4)
(1.4)
(2.2)
(4.1)

36
10
18
41
25

(1.1)
(1.6)
(1.4)
(3.3)
(3.6)

8
2
3
10
5

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(1.2)
(0.8)

Parents highest level of education2


Less than high school ...........................
High school ...........................................
Some college ........................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................

30
32
35
40

(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.5)

39
42
46
52

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.7)

64
71
78
89

(1.5)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.1)

103
118
128
143

(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.8)

128
140
151
165

(1.8)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.8)

141
159
169
183

(2.2)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(0.8)

58
75
84
93

(2.5)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(0.6)

37
55
66
81

(2.1)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(0.8)

5
16
25
49

(0.7)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.3)

1
3
4
12

(0.1)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.6)

Primary home language2


English .................................................
Non-English .........................................

36
33

(0.2)
(0.6)

47
44

(0.3)
(0.8)

80
70

(0.7)
(1.1)

130
113

(0.8)
(1.3)

152
138

(0.7)
(1.4)

170
157

(0.9)
(1.6)

84
73

(0.8)
(1.6)

67
54

(0.9)
(1.6)

30
17

(0.9)
(1.4)

6
4

(0.3)
(0.5)

Socioeconomic status2
Lowest 20 percent.................................
Middle 60 percent .................................
Highest 20 percent................................

30
35
41

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.6)

39
46
54

(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.8)

64
78
92

(1.1)
(0.7)
(1.4)

105
128
145

(1.3)
(0.8)
(0.9)

129
151
167

(1.3)
(0.7)
(0.9)

145
169
186

(1.5)
(0.8)
(0.8)

62
84
95

(1.7)
(0.8)
(0.6)

41
66
84

(1.5)
(0.9)
(0.9)

8
26
52

(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.5)

1
5
14

(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.8)

Grade level in spring 2007


Eighth-grade or above ..........................
Below eighth grade ...............................

36
30

(0.2)
(0.5)

48
37

(0.4)
(0.6)

82
57

(0.6)
(1.4)

133
100

(0.7)
(1.9)

155
126

(0.7)
(2.2)

173
143

(0.9)
(2.5)

86
58

(0.8)
(2.7)

70
39

(0.9)
(2.5)

32
9

(1.0)
(2.0)

School type across all waves of the study


Public school all years ..........................
Private school all years .........................
Change in school type during study......

35
39
38

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.8)

46
52
51

(0.4)
(0.9)
(1.1)

77
88
84

(0.6)
(1.5)
(1.9)

126
140
134

(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.8)

149
163
158

(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.4)

166
184
177

(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.8)

80
94
89

(0.9)
(0.7)
(1.4)

63
81
74

(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.9)

25
47
38

(1.0)
(2.5)
(2.7)

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Includes persons of all other races and two or more races.
2Status during kindergarten year.
NOTE: Reading scale ranges from 0 to 209. Estimates for each assessment round include all children assessed in English in
that round, even if they were not assessed in English in a previous round. In fall 1998, 8 percent of the kindergarten sample was
not administered the English battery because of nonpassing scores on the OLDS (Oral Language Development Scale) English
proficiency assessment. By spring of first grade, this percentage had decreased to 2 percent. In the third grade and subsequent
years, the OLDS was not administered and all children were assessed in English. Most of the children were in first grade in
19992000, but 5 percent were in kindergarten or other grades (e.g., second grade, ungraded classrooms); most were in third

7
2!
5
10
9

(0.3)
(0.7)
(0.2)
(0.8)
(1.1)

grade in 200102, but 11 percent were in second grade or other grades (e.g., fourth grade, ungraded classrooms); most were in
fifth grade in 200304, but 14 percent were in fourth grade or other grades (e.g., sixth grade, ungraded classrooms); most were
in eighth grade in 200607, but 14 percent were in seventh grade or other grades (e.g., ninth grade or ungraded classrooms).
Data were calculated using C1_7FC0 weight. Estimates differ from previously published figures because the data were recalibrated to represent the kindergarten through eighth-grade reading assessment item pool. Race categories exclude persons of
Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 199899 (ECLS-K), Longitudinal KindergartenEighth Grade Full Sample Public-Use Data File, fall 1998, spring
1999, spring 2000, spring 2002, spring 2004, and spring 2007. (This table was prepared September 2009.)

208 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Educational Achievement

Table 138. Mean reading scale scores and specific reading skills of fall 1998 first-time kindergartners, by time of assessment and selected characteristics: Selected years, fall 1998 through spring 2007

Table 139. Mean mathematics and science scale scores and specific mathematics skills of fall 1998 first-time kindergartners, by time of assessment and selected characteristics: Selected years, fall
1998 through spring 2007
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Mathematics

Science
Percentage of children with specific skills,
eighth grade, spring 2007

Mean scale score


Kindergarten
Selected characteristic

Fall 1998

Spring 1999

First grade,
spring 2000

Third grade,
spring 2002

Fifth grade,
spring 2004

Eighth grade,
spring 2007

Rate and
measurement

Mean scale score

Fractions Area and volume

Third grade,
spring 2002

10

Fifth grade,
spring 2004

11

Eighth grade,
spring 2007

12

13

26

(0.2)

37

(0.3)

62

(0.4)

100

(0.7)

124

(0.7)

140

(0.6)

68

(0.9)

38

(1.0)

16

(0.8)

51

(0.4)

65

(0.4)

84

(0.5)

Sex
Male ......................................................
Female ..................................................

26
26

(0.3)
(0.3)

37
37

(0.4)
(0.4)

63
61

(0.6)
(0.5)

103
97

(0.8)
(0.9)

126
121

(0.9)
(1.0)

141
139

(0.8)
(0.8)

70
65

(1.3)
(1.3)

40
35

(1.3)
(1.4)

18
14

(1.0)
(1.0)

53
49

(0.6)
(0.6)

67
63

(0.6)
(0.6)

85
82

(0.7)
(0.6)

Race/ethnicity
White.....................................................
Black .....................................................
Hispanic ................................................
Asian.....................................................
Other1....................................................

29
22
22
30
25

(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.0)
(1.0)

40
31
32
40
36

(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(1.2)
(1.3)

67
52
57
65
60

(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.7)
(2.1)

106
84
93
107
97

(0.8)
(1.8)
(1.1)
(2.7)
(3.3)

130
105
119
135
122

(0.8)
(1.8)
(1.1)
(2.4)
(3.6)

146
123
136
150
138

(0.6)
(1.6)
(1.0)
(2.3)
(3.2)

77
40
62
81
65

(1.0)
(2.3)
(1.7)
(3.1)
(5.2)

46
13
29
59
34

(1.3)
(1.8)
(2.1)
(3.8)
(4.7)

21
4
10
38
15

(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(3.7)
(3.2)

56
40
44
53
49

(0.5)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(1.5)
(2.0)

70
52
60
67
63

(0.4)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(1.6)
(2.2)

89
69
78
89
82

(0.5)
(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(2.6)

Parents highest level of education2


Less than high school ...........................
High school ...........................................
Some college ........................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................

20
23
26
31

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)

28
33
37
42

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.4)

49
56
62
70

(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.6)

81
91
100
111

(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.9)

105
114
124
136

(1.9)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.8)

122
131
141
152

(2.1)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.7)

41
53
70
85

(2.9)
(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.2)

14
21
35
59

(1.9)
(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.5)

3
7
13
30

(0.8)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(1.4)

37
45
51
59

(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.6)

50
59
65
73

(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.5)

68
77
84
92

(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.4)

Primary home language2


English .................................................
Non-English .........................................

27
21

(0.2)
(0.4)

38
30

(0.3)
(0.6)

63
55

(0.4)
(0.8)

101
91

(0.7)
(1.1)

125
117

(0.8)
(1.2)

141
135

(0.6)
(1.1)

69
58

(0.9)
(1.7)

38
30

(1.0)
(1.9)

16
13

(0.8)
(1.2)

52
41

(0.4)
(0.8)

66
57

(0.5)
(0.8)

84
77

(0.5)
(0.9)

Socioeconomic status2
Lowest 20 percent.................................
Middle 60 percent .................................
Highest 20 percent................................

20
26
32

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.4)

28
37
43

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.5)

50
62
72

(0.8)
(0.4)
(0.7)

83
99
115

(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.9)

105
123
139

(1.3)
(0.7)
(0.9)

123
140
154

(1.2)
(0.6)
(0.7)

42
67
88

(1.8)
(0.9)
(1.0)

14
35
63

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.8)

4
13
33

(0.5)
(0.8)
(1.8)

38
51
60

(0.8)
(0.4)
(0.6)

51
65
75

(0.9)
(0.4)
(0.6)

70
84
94

(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.5)

Grade level in spring 2007


Eighth-grade or above ..........................
Below eighth grade ...............................

27
20

(0.2)
(0.4)

38
27

(0.3)
(0.6)

65
47

(0.4)
(1.2)

103
79

(0.7)
(1.6)

127
103

(0.8)
(1.9)

143
121

(0.6)
(1.8)

73
37

(1.0)
(2.5)

41
14

(1.1)
(2.5)

18
5

(0.8)
(1.5)

53
40

(0.4)
(1.1)

67
53

(0.4)
(1.3)

86
69

(0.5)
(1.4)

School type across all waves of the study


Public school all years ..........................
Private school all years .........................
Change in school type during study......

26
31
28

(0.2)
(0.6)
(0.7)

36
43
39

(0.4)
(0.8)
(0.8)

61
69
66

(0.5)
(1.0)
(1.1)

99
107
103

(0.9)
(1.7)
(1.5)

122
133
128

(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.6)

139
149
144

(0.7)
(1.3)
(1.3)

66
82
73

(1.1)
(2.4)
(2.0)

35
50
44

(1.2)
(3.0)
(2.6)

15
22
20

(0.8)
(1.9)
(2.1)

50
56
55

(0.5)
(1.0)
(1.0)

64
71
69

(0.5)
(0.9)
(1.0)

82
90
88

(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.9)

1Includes

persons of all other races and two or more races.


during kindergarten year.
NOTE: Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 172, and science scale ranges from 0 to 108. Estimates for each assessment round
include all children assessed in that round, including children assessed in Spanish. In kindergarten and first grade, the mathematics assessment was administered in Spanish for Spanish-speaking children who did not pass the English OLDS (Oral Language Development Scale). All assessments were administered in English in third grade through eighth grade. Most of the
children were in first grade in 19992000, but 5 percent were in kindergarten or other grades (e.g., second grade, ungraded
classrooms); most were in third grade in 200102, but 11 percent were in second grade or other grades (e.g., fourth grade,

2Status

ungraded classrooms); most were in fifth grade in 200304, but 14 percent were in fourth grade or other grades (e.g., sixth grade,
ungraded classrooms); most were in eighth grade in 200607, but 14 percent were in seventh grade or other grades (e.g., ninth
grade or ungraded classrooms). Data were calculated using C1_7FC0 weight. Estimates differ from previously published figures
because the data were recalibrated to represent the kindergarten through eighth-grade mathematics assessment item pool and
the third-grade through eighth-grade science assessment item pool. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 199899 (ECLS-K), Longitudinal KindergartenEighth Grade Full Sample Public-Use Data File, fall 1998, spring
1999, spring 2000, spring 2002, spring 2004, and spring 2007. (This table was prepared September 2009.)

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Educational Achievement

Table 140. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score, by age and selected student and school
characteristics: Selected years, 1971 through 2008
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
20041
Selected student
or school characteristic
1
9-year-olds
All students ..........................
Sex
Male .........................................
Female .....................................
Race/ethnicity
White........................................
Black ........................................
Hispanic ...................................
Region
Northeast .................................
Midwest....................................
South .......................................
West.........................................
13-year-olds
All students ..........................
Sex
Male .........................................
Female .....................................
Race/ethnicity
White........................................
Black ........................................
Hispanic ...................................
Parents highest level of
education
Did not finish high school.........
Graduated high school.............
Some education after high
school ................................
Graduated college ...................
Region
Northeast .................................
Midwest....................................
South .......................................
West.........................................
17-year-olds
All students ..........................
Sex
Male .........................................
Female .....................................
Race/ethnicity
White........................................
Black ........................................
Hispanic ...................................
Parents highest level of
education
Did not finish high school.........
Graduated high school.............
Some education after high
school ................................
Graduated college ...................
Region
Northeast .................................
Midwest....................................
South .......................................
West.........................................

1971

1975

1980

1984

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1999

Previous
format

Revised
format

20081

10

11

12

13

14

208

(1.0) 210 (0.7) 215 (1.0) 211 (0.8) 212 (1.1) 209 (1.2) 211 (0.9) 211 (1.2) 212 (1.0) 212 (1.3) 219 (1.1) 216 (1.0) 220 (0.9)

201
214

(1.1) 204 (0.8) 210 (1.1) 207 (1.0) 207 (1.4) 204 (1.7) 206 (1.3) 207 (1.3) 207 (1.4) 209 (1.6) 216 (1.4) 212 (1.1) 216 (1.1)
(1.0) 216 (0.8) 220 (1.1) 214 (0.9) 216 (1.3) 215 (1.2) 215 (0.9) 215 (1.4) 218 (1.1) 215 (1.5) 221 (1.0) 219 (1.1) 224 (0.9)

214 2 (0.9) 217 (0.7) 221 (0.8) 218 (0.9) 218 (1.4) 217 (1.3) 218 (1.0) 218 (1.3) 220 (1.2) 221 (1.6) 226 (1.1) 224 (0.9) 228 (1.0)
170 2 (1.7) 181 (1.2) 189 (1.8) 186 (1.3) 189 (2.4) 182 (2.9) 185 (2.2) 185 (2.3) 191 (2.6) 186 (2.3) 200 (2.2) 197 (1.8) 204 (1.7)
[ 3]
() 183 (2.2) 190 (2.3) 187 (3.0) 194 (3.5) 189 (2.3) 192 (3.1) 186 (3.9) 195 (3.4) 193 (2.7) 205 (1.7) 199 (1.5) 207 (1.5)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

223
221
217
215

(2.5)
(2.3)
(1.7)
(1.9)

221
217
214
212

(2.6)
(2.5)
(1.3)
(2.1)

226
218
221
216

(1.6)
(1.6)
(1.8)
(1.3)

255

(0.9) 256 (0.8) 258 (0.9) 257 (0.6) 257 (1.0) 257 (0.8) 260 (1.2) 258 (0.9) 258 (1.0) 259 (1.0) 259 (1.0) 257 (1.0) 260 (0.8)

250
261

(1.0) 250 (0.8) 254 (1.1) 253 (0.7) 252 (1.3) 251 (1.1) 254 (1.7) 251 (1.2) 251 (1.2) 254 (1.3) 254 (1.2) 252 (1.1) 256 (1.0)
(0.9) 262 (0.9) 263 (0.9) 262 (0.7) 263 (1.0) 263 (1.1) 265 (1.2) 266 (1.2) 264 (1.2) 265 (1.2) 264 (1.3) 262 (1.2) 264 (0.9)

261 2 (0.7) 262 (0.7) 264 (0.7) 263 (0.6) 261 (1.1) 262 (0.9) 266 (1.2) 265 (1.1) 266 (1.0) 267 (1.2) 266 (1.0) 265 (1.0) 268 (1.0)
222 2 (1.2) 226 (1.2) 233 (1.5) 236 (1.2) 243 (2.4) 241 (2.2) 238 (2.3) 234 (2.4) 234 (2.6) 238 (2.4) 244 (2.0) 239 (1.9) 247 (1.6)
[ 3]
() 232 (3.0) 237 (2.0) 240 (2.0) 240 (3.5) 238 (2.3) 239 (3.5) 235 (1.9) 238 (2.9) 244 (2.9) 242 (1.6) 241 (2.1) 242 (1.5)

()
()

() 239 (1.1) 240 (1.2) 246 (2.1) 241 (1.8) 239 (2.6) 237 (2.4) 239 (2.8) 238 (3.4) 240 (2.7) 238 (2.3) 239 (1.9)
() 253 (0.9) 253 (0.8) 253 (1.2) 251 (0.9) 252 (1.7) 251 (1.4) 251 (1.5) 251 (1.8) 251 (1.6) 249 (1.1) 251 (1.1)

()
()

() 268 (1.0) 266 (1.1) 265 (1.7) 267 (1.7) 265 (2.7) 266 (1.9) 268 (2.3) 269 (2.4) 264 (2.0) 261 (1.4) 265 (1.1)
() 273 (0.9) 268 (0.9) 265 (1.6) 267 (1.1) 271 (1.5) 269 (1.2) 269 (1.4) 270 (1.2) 270 (1.0) 266 (1.2) 270 (1.2)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

265
260
257
255

(2.0)
(2.1)
(1.8)
(2.2)

264
259
254
252

(2.8)
(1.8)
(1.6)
(2.0)

264
262
261
253

(1.8)
(1.9)
(1.4)
(1.7)

285

(1.2) 286 (0.8) 285 (1.2) 289 (0.8) 290 (1.0) 290 (1.1) 290 (1.1) 288 (1.3) 288 (1.1) 288 (1.3) 285 (1.2) 283 (1.1) 286 (0.9)

279
291

(1.2) 280 (1.0) 282 (1.3) 284 (0.8) 286 (1.5) 284 (1.6) 284 (1.6) 282 (2.2) 281 (1.3) 281 (1.6) 278 (1.5) 276 (1.4) 280 (1.1)
(1.3) 291 (1.0) 289 (1.2) 294 (0.9) 294 (1.5) 296 (1.2) 296 (1.1) 295 (1.5) 295 (1.2) 295 (1.4) 292 (1.3) 289 (1.2) 291 (1.0)

291 2 (1.0) 293 (0.6) 293 (0.9) 295 (0.9) 295 (1.2) 297 (1.2) 297 (1.4) 296 (1.5) 295 (1.2) 295 (1.4) 293 (1.1) 289 (1.2) 295 (1.0)
239 2 (1.7) 241 (2.0) 243 (1.8) 264 (1.2) 274 (2.4) 267 (2.3) 261 (2.1) 266 (3.9) 266 (2.7) 264 (1.7) 264 (2.7) 262 (1.9) 266 (2.4)
[ 3]
() 252 (3.6) 261 (2.7) 268 (2.9) 271 (4.3) 275 (3.6) 271 (3.7) 263 (4.9) 265 (4.1) 271 (3.9) 264 (2.9) 267 (2.5) 269 (1.3)

()
()

() 262 (1.5) 269 (1.4) 267 (2.0) 270 (2.8) 271 (3.9) 268 (2.7) 267 (3.2) 265 (3.6) 259 (3.4) 259 (2.7) 266 (2.1)
() 277 (1.0) 281 (0.8) 282 (1.3) 283 (1.4) 280 (1.6) 276 (1.9) 273 (1.7) 274 (2.1) 274 (1.6) 271 (1.4) 274 (1.4)

()
()

() 295 (1.2) 298 (0.9) 299 (2.2) 295 (1.9) 293 (1.9) 294 (1.6) 295 (2.2) 295 (1.8) 286 (1.9) 285 (1.5) 288 (1.1)
() 301 (1.0) 302 (0.9) 300 (1.4) 302 (1.5) 301 (1.7) 300 (1.7) 299 (1.5) 298 (1.3) 298 (1.3) 295 (1.2) 298 (1.1)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

Not available.
Not applicable.
1In 2004, two assessments were conductedone using the same format that was used in
previous assessments, and one using a revised assessment format that provides accommodations for students with disabilities and for English language learners. The 2004 data in column 12 are for the format that was used in previous assessment years, while the 2004 data in
column 13 are for the revised format. In 2008, only the revised format was used.
2Data for 1971 include persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
3Test scores of Hispanics were not tabulated separately.
NOTE: The NAEP reading scores have been evaluated at certain performance levels. Scale
ranges from 0 to 500. Students scoring 150 (or higher) are able to follow brief written directions and carry out simple, discrete reading tasks. Students scoring 200 are able to understand, combine ideas, and make inferences based on short uncomplicated passages about
specific or sequentially related information. Students scoring 250 are able to search for spe-

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

292
291
279
282

(2.5)
(2.2)
(2.3)
(2.6)

287
289
276
283

(1.9)
(1.8)
(1.9)
(3.2)

290
290
283
283

(1.6)
(2.1)
(1.5)
(1.8)

cific information, interrelate ideas, and make generalizations about literature, science, and
social studies materials. Students scoring 300 are able to find, understand, summarize, and
explain relatively complicated literary and informational material. Includes public and private
schools. Excludes persons not enrolled in school and students who were unable to be tested
due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability. Beginning in 2004, data are for a
revised assessment format that provides accommodations for students with disabilities and
English language learners. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity, except
where noted. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Some data have
been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress;
and 2008 NAEP Long-Term Trend Reading Assessment, retrieved May 4, 2009, and October
30, 2012, from Long-Term Trend NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
naepdata/). (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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Table 141. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score and standard deviation, by selected student
characteristics, percentile, and grade: Selected years, 1992 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
2011

Selected student characteristic,


percentile, and grade
1

19921

19941

1998

2000

2002

2003

2005

2007

2009

Total

Male

Female

10

11

12

13

Average reading scale


All students
4th grade........................................
8th grade.............................................
12th grade...........................................
Eligibility for free or reducedprice lunch
4th grade
Eligible ............................................
Not eligible......................................
Unknown.........................................
8th grade
Eligible ............................................
Not eligible......................................
Unknown.........................................
12th grade
Eligible ............................................
Not eligible......................................
Unknown.........................................
Read for fun on own time
4th grade
Almost every day............................
12 times a week ...........................
12 times a month..........................
Never or hardly ever.......................
8th grade
Almost every day............................
12 times a week ...........................
12 times a month..........................
Never or hardly ever.......................
12th grade
Almost every day............................
12 times a week ...........................
12 times a month..........................
Never or hardly ever.......................
Percentile3
4th grade
10th.................................................
25th.................................................
50th.................................................
75th.................................................
90th.................................................
8th grade
10th.................................................
25th.................................................
50th.................................................
75th.................................................
90th.................................................
12th grade
10th.................................................
25th.................................................
50th.................................................
75th.................................................
90th.................................................

217 (0.9)
260 (0.9)
292 (0.6)

214 (1.0)
260 (0.8)
287 (0.7)

score2

215 (1.1)
263 (0.8)
290 (0.6)

213 (1.3)
()
()

219 (0.4)
264 (0.4)
287 (0.7)

218 (0.3)
263 (0.3)
()

219 (0.2)
262 (0.2)
286 (0.6)

221 (0.3)
263 (0.2)
()

221 (0.3)
264 (0.3)
288 (0.7)

221 (0.3)
265 (0.2)
()

218 (0.3)
261 (0.3)
()

225
270

(0.3)
(0.2)
()

193 (1.7)
226 (1.2)
225 (2.3)

203 (0.7)
230 (0.4)
226 (1.6)

201 (0.3)
229 (0.3)
230 (0.9)

203 (0.3)
230 (0.2)
232 (0.9)

205 (0.3)
232 (0.3)
233 (1.3)

206 (0.3)
232 (0.3)
236 (1.3)

207 (0.3)
235 (0.3)
235 (0.8)

203 (0.4)
232 (0.3)
231 (1.1)

211
238
239

(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.0)

247 (0.4)
271 (0.3)
272 (1.0)

247 (0.3)
270 (0.2)
275 (1.1)

247 (0.3)
271 (0.3)
277 (1.3)

249 (0.3)
273 (0.3)
280 (1.3)

252 (0.3)
275 (0.3)
283 (0.9)

247 (0.3)
270 (0.3)
280 (1.0)

256
280
286

(0.3)
(0.3)
(1.2)

()
()
()

()
()
()

196 (1.7)
227 (0.9)
223 (2.7)

()
()
()

()
()
()

245 (1.0)
269 (1.0)
272 (2.0)

()
()
()

249 (0.5)
272 (0.4)
271 (1.4)

()
()
()

()
()
()

270 (1.1)
293 (0.6)
295 (1.6)

()
()
()

273 (1.4)
289 (0.9)
294 (1.5)

223
218
210
199

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.6)
(1.8)

223
213
208
197

(1.2)
(1.1)
(2.1)
(1.9)

219
217
211
202

(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.9)
(1.9)

218
216
212
201

(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.6)
(1.8)

225
220
210
208

277
263
258
246

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.4)

277
264
257
246

(1.4)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.1)

277
267
263
251

(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.1)

()
()
()
()

304
296
290
279

(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.0)

302
294
285
273

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.1)

304
298
289
275

(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(1.0)

170
194
219
242
261

(1.9)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.4)

159
189
219
243
263

(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.7)

163
191
217
242
262

(2.1)
(1.7)
(1.3)
(0.9)
(0.9)

213
237
262
285
305

(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.3)

211
236
262
286
305

(1.9)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(1.1)
(1.2)

216
241
266
288
306

249
271
294
315
333

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.7)

239
264
290
313
332

(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.2)

240
267
293
317
336

()
()
()

271 (1.0)
290 (0.7)
295 (1.9)

()
()
()

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.8)
(0.5)

225
219
211
207

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.4)

225
220
213
208

279
266
264
255

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(0.4)

279
265
262
253

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)

()
()
()
()

304
292
288
275

(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)

159
189
218
243
262

(2.3)
(1.4)
(1.7)
(0.8)
(1.4)

170
196
221
244
263

(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.4)

(1.7)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.8)

()
()
()
()
()

220
244
267
288
305

(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.8)

()
()
()
()
()

237
263
289
312
332

273 (0.7)
294 (0.8)
296 (2.4)

()
()
()

()
()
()

()
()
()

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.3)

227
223
216
211

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.4)

228
221
214
210

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)

228
221
214
210

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)

225
219
212
209

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)

230
223
217
212

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(0.6)

279
265
261
252

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)

281
265
261
253

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.3)

282
267
261
253

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)

284
268
263
255

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)

279
265
261
253

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.4)

287
271
265
257

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)

()
()
()
()

302
292
285
274

(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.8)

()
()
()
()

305
295
288
275

(0.9)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.6)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

169
195
221
244
264

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)

171
196
221
244
263

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.3)

174
199
224
246
264

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)

175
199
223
245
264

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)

174
200
224
246
264

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)

169
196
221
243
262

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)

180
203
227
248
267

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.5)

217
242
266
288
306

(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)

216
240
265
286
305

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.2)

217
242
265
287
305

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.2)

219
243
267
288
305

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.4)

221
244
267
289
307

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.2)

215
240
263
284
302

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.5)

227
249
271
293
311

(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)

(1.5)
(1.3)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.9)

()
()
()
()
()

235
262
288
313
333

(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.1)

()
()
()
()
()

238
264
291
315
335

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(0.9)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

37 (0.2)
35 (0.2)
()

35
33

(0.2)
(0.2)
()

Standard deviation4 of the reading scale score


All students
4th grade.............................................
8th grade.............................................
12th grade...........................................

36 (0.6)
36 (0.3)
33 (0.4)

41 (0.6)
37 (0.4)
37 (0.5)

39 (0.7)
35 (0.5)
38 (0.4)

42 (0.9)
()
()

36 (0.3)
34 (0.3)
37 (0.4)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
2Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
3The percentile represents a specific point on the percentage distribution of all students
ranked by their reading score from low to high. For example, 10 percent of students scored at
or below the 10th percentile score, while 90 percent of students scored above it.
4The standard deviation provides an indication of how much the test scores varied. The lower
the standard deviation, the closer the scores were clustered around the average score. About
two-thirds of the student scores can be expected to fall within the range of one standard deviation above and one standard deviation below the average score. For example, the average
score for all 4th-graders in 2011 was 221, and the standard deviation was 36. This means
that we would expect about two-thirds of the students to have scores between 257 (one standard deviation above the average) and 185 (one standard deviation below). Standard errors
also must be taken into account when making comparisons of these ranges.

37 (0.2)
35 (0.2)
()

36 (0.1)
35 (0.1)
38 (0.4)

36 (0.2)
35 (0.2)
()

35 (0.2)
34 (0.2)
38 (0.3)

36 (0.1)
34 (0.1)
()

NOTE: Includes public and private schools. For 1998 and later years, includes students
tested with accommodations (1 to 10 percent of all students, depending on grade level and
year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were
unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 to 6 percent of all students). On the student questionnaire, the format of the question about reading for fun on your own time
changed slightly beginning with the 2002 assessment year. In 1992 through 2000, reading for
fun was one of several activities included in the same question (How often do you do each of
the following?), and the response options were listed in order from most frequent to least frequent (that is, Almost every day was listed first, and Never or hardly ever was listed last); in
2002 through 2011, reading for fun was the only activity in the question, and the order of the
response options was reversed.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005,
2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments, retrieved November 1, 2011 and November 21,
2012, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/).
(This table was prepared November 2012.)

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212 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Educational Achievement

Table 142. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score, by grade and selected student and school
characteristics: Selected years, 1992 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Grade and selected student
or school characteristic
1
4th grade, all students .................
Sex
Male ...........................................................
Female .......................................................
Gap between female and male score ........
Race/ethnicity
White..........................................................
Black ..........................................................
Hispanic .....................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander.................................
American Indian/Alaska Native..................
Gap between White and Black score.........
Gap between White and Hispanic score....
Percentage of students in school eligible
for free or reduced-price lunch
025 percent (low poverty) ........................
2650 percent............................................
5175 percent............................................
76100 percent (high poverty)...................
Gap between low-poverty and
high-poverty score ...............................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL ............................................................
Non-ELL.....................................................
Gap between non-ELL and ELL score.......
8th grade, all students .................
Sex
Male ...........................................................
Female .......................................................
Gap between female and male score ........
Race/ethnicity
White..........................................................
Black ..........................................................
Hispanic .....................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander.................................
American Indian/Alaska Native..................
Gap between White and Black score.........
Gap between White and Hispanic score....
Percentage of students in school eligible
for free or reduced-price lunch
025 percent (low poverty) ........................
2650 percent............................................
5175 percent............................................
76100 percent (high poverty)...................
Gap between low-poverty and
high-poverty score ...............................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL ............................................................
Non-ELL.....................................................
Gap between non-ELL and ELL score.......
12th grade, all students ...............
Sex
Male ...........................................................
Female .......................................................
Gap between female and male score ........
Race/ethnicity
White..........................................................
Black ..........................................................
Hispanic .....................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander.................................
American Indian/Alaska Native..................
Gap between White and Black score.........
Gap between White and Hispanic score....
Percentage of students in school eligible
for free or reduced-price lunch
025 percent (low poverty) ........................
2650 percent............................................
5175 percent............................................
76100 percent (high poverty)...................
Gap between low-poverty and
high-poverty score ...............................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL ............................................................
Non-ELL.....................................................
Gap between non-ELL and ELL score.......

19921

19941

1998

2000

2002

2003

2005

2007

2009

10

2011
11

217

(0.9)

214

(1.0)

215

(1.1)

213

(1.3)

219

(0.4)

218

(0.3)

219

(0.2)

221

(0.3)

221

(0.3)

221

(0.3)

213
221
8

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.6)

209
220
10

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.7)

212
217
5

(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.8)

208
219
11

(1.3)
(1.4)
(1.9)

215
222
6

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.6)

215
222
7

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)

216
222
6

(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.4)

218
224
7

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)

218
224
7

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)

218
225
7

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.5)

224
192
197
216

32
27

(1.2)
(1.7)
(2.6)
(2.9)
()
(2.1)
(2.9)

224
185
188
220
211
38
35

(1.3)
(1.8)
(3.4)
(3.8)
(6.6)
(2.2)
(3.6)

225
193
193
215

32
32

(1.0)
(1.9)
(3.2)
(5.6)
()
(2.2)
(3.3)

224
190
190
225
214
34
35

(1.1)
(1.8)
(2.9)
(5.2)
(6.0)
(2.1)
(3.1)

229
199
201
224
207
30
28

(0.3)
(0.5)
(1.3)
(1.6)
(2.0)
(0.6)
(1.4)

229
198
200
226
202
31
28

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(0.5)
(0.6)

229
200
203
229
204
29
26

(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(1.3)
(0.4)
(0.5)

231
203
205
232
203
27
26

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)

230
205
205
235
204
26
25

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(0.6)
(0.6)

231
205
206
235
202
25
24

(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(0.5)
(0.6)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

231
218
205
187

(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.8)
(3.1)

231
218
205
184

(1.5)
(1.3)
(2.1)
(2.8)

233
221
210
196

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.7)

233
221
211
194

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)

234
221
211
197

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.4)

235
223
212
200

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)

237
223
215
202

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)

238
226
217
203

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.5)

()

()

44

(3.4)

48

(3.2)

37

(0.9)

39

(0.7)

37

(0.5)

35

(0.7)

35

(0.6)

35

(0.7)

()
()
()

()
()
()

174
217
43

(5.2)
(1.0)
(5.3)

167
216
49

(5.2)
(1.1)
(5.3)

183
221
38

(2.1)
(0.3)
(2.1)

186
221
35

(0.8)
(0.3)
(0.8)

187
222
35

(0.5)
(0.2)
(0.6)

188
224
36

(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.6)

188
224
36

(0.8)
(0.3)
(0.8)

188
225
36

(0.8)
(0.3)
(0.9)

260

(0.9)

260

(0.8)

263

(0.8)

()

264

(0.4)

263

(0.3)

262

(0.2)

263

(0.2)

264

(0.3)

265

(0.2)

254
267
13

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.5)

252
267
15

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.4)

256
270
14

(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.3)

()
()
()

260
269
9

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.7)

258
269
11

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)

257
267
10

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.3)

258
268
10

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)

259
269
9

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.5)

261
270
9

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.4)

267
237
241
268

30
26

(1.1)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(3.9)
()
(2.0)
(2.0)

267
236
243
265
248
30
24

(1.0)
(1.8)
(1.2)
(3.0)
(4.7)
(2.1)
(1.5)

270
244
243
264

26
27

(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.7)
(7.1)
()
(1.5)
(1.9)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

272
245
247
267
250
27
26

(0.4)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.7)
(3.5)
(0.9)
(0.9)

272
244
245
270
246
28
27

(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(1.1)
(3.0)
(0.5)
(0.7)

271
243
246
271
249
28
25

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.8)
(1.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)

272
245
247
271
247
27
25

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)

273
246
249
274
251
26
24

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(0.5)
(0.7)

274
249
252
275
252
25
22

(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

273
262
252
240

(1.1)
(1.3)
(2.1)
(1.8)

()
()
()
()

276
264
254
240

(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.1)

275
263
253
239

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(1.0)

274
262
252
240

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.6)

275
263
253
241

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.7)

277
265
256
243

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.7)

279
268
258
247

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)

()

()

33

(2.1)

()

36

(1.3)

36

(1.1)

34

(0.7)

34

(0.8)

34

(0.8)

32

(0.7)

()
()
()

()
()
()

218
264
46

(2.5)
(0.7)
(2.6)

()
()
()

224
266
42

(1.4)
(0.4)
(1.4)

222
265
43

(1.5)
(0.3)
(1.5)

224
264
40

(0.9)
(0.2)
(0.9)

223
265
42

(1.1)
(0.2)
(1.1)

219
266
47

(1.0)
(0.2)
(1.0)

224
267
44

(1.0)
(0.2)
(1.0)

292

(0.6)

287

(0.7)

290

(0.6)

()

287

(0.7)

()

286

(0.6)

()

288

(0.7)

()

287
297
10

(0.7)
(0.7)
(1.0)

280
294
14

(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.2)

282
298
16

(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.1)

()
()
()

279
295
16

(0.9)
(0.7)
(1.1)

()
()
()

279
292
13

(0.8)
(0.7)
(1.1)

()
()
()

282
294
12

(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.1)

()
()
()

297
273
279
290

24
19

(0.6)
(1.4)
(2.7)
(3.2)
()
(1.5)
(2.8)

293
265
270
278
274
29
23

(0.7)
(1.6)
(1.7)
(2.4)
(5.8)
(1.7)
(1.8)

297
269
275
287

27
22

(0.7)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(2.7)
()
(1.6)
(1.7)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

292
267
273
286

25
20

(0.7)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(2.0)
()
(1.5)
(1.7)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

293
267
272
287
279
26
21

(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.9)
(6.3)
(1.4)
(1.4)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

296
269
274
298
283
27
22

(0.6)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(2.4)
(3.7)
(1.3)
(1.2)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

296
284
275
272

(0.9)
(1.7)
(2.0)
(3.3)

()
()
()
()

293
282
275
268

(0.9)
(1.6)
(2.6)
(2.4)

()
()
()
()

292
282
273
266

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.8)
(2.0)

()
()
()
()

299
286
276
266

(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.0)

()
()
()
()

()

()

23

(3.4)

()

25

(2.6)

()

26

(2.3)

()

33

(1.5)

()

()
()
()

()
()
()

244
291
46

(2.6)
(0.6)
(2.7)

()
()
()

245
288
43

(2.4)
(0.7)
(2.5)

()
()
()

247
288
40

(2.4)
(0.6)
(2.4)

()
()
()

240
290
50

(2.1)
(0.7)
(2.2)

()
()
()

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Includes public and private schools. For 1998 and later
years, includes students tested with accommodations (1 to 10 percent of all students,
depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and Eng-

lish language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 to 6
percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005,
2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments, retrieved June 12, 2012, from the Main
NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared June 2012.)

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Table 143. Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading achievement levels, by grade and selected student characteristics: Selected
years, 1998 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
1998
Grade and selected
student characteristic

At or above
Basic1

2000

At or above
Proficient 2

2
4th grade, all students ..........

8th grade, all students ..........


Sex
Male ....................................................
Female ................................................
Race/ethnicity
White...................................................
Black ...................................................
Hispanic ..............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native...........
Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch
Eligible ................................................
Not eligible ..........................................
Unknown .............................................
12th grade, all students ........
Sex
Male ....................................................
Female ................................................
Race/ethnicity
White...................................................
Black ...................................................
Hispanic ..............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native...........
Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch
Eligible ................................................
Not eligible ..........................................
Unknown .............................................

2002

At or above
Proficient 2

At or above
Basic1

2003

At or above
Proficient 2

At or above
Basic1

2005

At or above
Proficient 2

At or above
Basic1

2007

At or above
Proficient 2

At or above
Basic1

2009

At or above
Proficient 2

At or above
Basic1

2011

At or above
Proficient 2

At or above
Basic1

At or above
Proficient 2

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

60 (1.2)

29

(0.9)

59 (1.4)

29

(1.1)

64 (0.5)

31

(0.4)

63 (0.3)

31

(0.3)

64 (0.3)

31

(0.2)

67 (0.3)

33

(0.3)

67 (0.3)

33

(0.4)

67 (0.3)

34

(0.4)

57 (1.3)
62 (1.5)

27
32

(1.1)
(1.2)

55 (1.4)
64 (1.6)

25
34

(1.2)
(1.4)

61 (0.6)
67 (0.6)

28
35

(0.5)
(0.5)

60 (0.4)
67 (0.4)

28
35

(0.3)
(0.4)

61 (0.4)
67 (0.3)

29
34

(0.3)
(0.3)

64 (0.4)
70 (0.3)

30
36

(0.3)
(0.4)

64 (0.3)
70 (0.4)

30
36

(0.4)
(0.4)

64 (0.4)
71 (0.4)

31
37

(0.4)
(0.5)

70
36
37
58

(1.3)
(1.8)
(3.2)
(6.1)
()

37
10
13
30

(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.7)
(4.5)
()

70
35
37
70
63

(1.2)
(1.6)
(3.0)
(5.0)
(10.9)

38
10
13
41
28

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.8)
(5.7)
(8.9)

75
40
44
70
51

41 (0.5)
12 (0.5)
15 (0.7)
37 (1.9)
22 (2.4)

75
40
44
70
47

41 (0.4)
13 (0.4)
15 (0.5)
38 (1.4)
16 (1.5)

76
42
46
73
48

41 (0.3)
13 (0.3)
16 (0.5)
42 (0.9)
18 (1.0)

78
46
50
77
49

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(1.0)
(1.4)

43
14
17
46
18

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(1.4)
(1.1)

78
48
49
80
50

(0.3)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(1.7)

42
16
17
49
20

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.3)
(1.4)

78
49
51
80
47

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.7)

44
17
18
49
18

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.7)
(1.4)

39 (1.8)
73 (0.9)
69 (3.0)

13
40
37

(1.0)
(1.2)
(3.8)

38 (1.8)
73 (1.4)
71 (2.4)

13
39
40

(1.1)
(1.5)
(2.4)

46 (0.8)
77 (0.5)
71 (1.9)

16
42
39

(0.5)
(0.7)
(1.6)

45 (0.4)
76 (0.3)
76 (0.9)

15
42
43

(0.3)
(0.5)
(1.1)

46 (0.4)
77 (0.2)
77 (1.1)

16
42
45

(0.3)
(0.3)
(1.4)

50 (0.4)
79 (0.3)
80 (1.3)

17
44
46

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.8)

51 (0.4)
80 (0.3)
81 (1.9)

17
45
50

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.9)

52 (0.4)
82 (0.3)
82 (1.0)

18
48
48

(0.3)
(0.5)
(1.3)

73 (0.8)

32

(1.1)

()

()

75 (0.5)

33

(0.5)

74 (0.3)

32

(0.3)

73 (0.2)

31

(0.2)

74 (0.2)

31

(0.2)

75 (0.3)

32

(0.4)

76 (0.3)

34

(0.3)

67 (1.2)
80 (0.9)

26
39

(1.2)
(1.3)

()
()

()
()

71 (0.5)
80 (0.5)

28
38

(0.6)
(0.6)

69 (0.3)
79 (0.3)

27
38

(0.3)
(0.3)

68 (0.3)
78 (0.2)

26
36

(0.3)
(0.3)

69 (0.4)
79 (0.3)

26
36

(0.3)
(0.3)

71 (0.4)
79 (0.4)

28
37

(0.4)
(0.5)

72 (0.4)
80 (0.3)

29
38

(0.3)
(0.4)

81
53
53
75

(0.9)
(1.8)
(2.4)
(8.8)
()

39
13
14
33

(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.0)
(5.6)
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

84
55
57
76
61

41 (0.6)
13 (0.7)
15 (0.8)
36 (1.9)
17 (2.3)

83
54
56
79
57

(0.2)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(3.3)

41
13
15
40
17

(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(1.6)
(1.7)

82
52
56
80
59

(0.2)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(2.1)

39
12
15
40
17

(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.2)
(1.7)

84
55
58
80
56

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(1.1)
(1.9)

40
13
15
41
18

(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.1)
(1.3)

84
57
61
83
62

(0.2)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(2.0)

41
14
17
45
21

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(1.7)
(1.2)

85
59
64
83
63

(0.2)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.4)

43
15
19
47
22

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.4)
(1.7)

56 (1.3)
80 (1.0)
80 (1.9)

14
38
43

(1.0)
(1.5)
(2.5)

()
()
()

()
()
()

60 (0.7)
84 (0.5)
81 (1.0)

17
40
41

(0.5)
(0.6)
(1.7)

57 (0.5)
82 (0.3)
81 (0.9)

16
40
42

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.2)

57 (0.4)
81 (0.3)
84 (1.0)

15
39
45

(0.3)
(0.2)
(1.3)

58 (0.4)
83 (0.3)
86 (1.0)

15
40
48

(0.2)
(0.4)
(1.6)

60 (0.5)
85 (0.3)
89 (1.3)

16
42
51

(0.3)
(0.5)
(1.8)

63 (0.5)
86 (0.3)
90 (0.8)

18
45
54

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.4)

76 (0.7)

40

(0.7)

()

()

74 (0.8)

36

(0.8)

()

()

73 (0.8)

35

(0.7)

()

()

74 (0.6)

38

(0.8)

()

()

70 (0.9)
83 (0.8)

32
48

(0.9)
(1.1)

()
()

()
()

67 (0.9)
80 (1.0)

28
44

(1.0)
(1.0)

()
()

()
()

67 (0.9)
78 (0.9)

29
41

(0.9)
(0.9)

()
()

()
()

69 (0.8)
80 (0.6)

32
43

(0.9)
(1.0)

()
()

()
()

82
57
62
74

(0.7)
(1.9)
(2.5)
(3.1)
()

47
17
24
38

(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(2.9)
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

79
54
61
73

42 (1.0)
16 (1.2)
22 (1.8)
34 (2.9)

()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

79
54
60
74
67

(0.8)
(1.5)
(1.9)
(2.3)
(10.1)

43
16
20
36
26

(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(2.3)
(8.6)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

81
57
61
81
70

(0.5)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(6.4)

46
17
22
49
29

(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(2.9)
(5.5)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

56 (1.6)
79 (0.6)
81 (1.6)

19
43
45

(1.4)
(0.8)
(2.0)

()
()
()

()
()
()

60 (1.7)
76 (1.0)
80 (1.7)

22
38
43

()
()
()

()
()
()

59 (1.4)
76 (0.8)
80 (2.0)

20
39
46

(0.8)
(0.8)
(2.1)

()
()
()

()
()
()

61 (0.8)
79 (0.6)
81 (2.3)

21
44
48

(1.1)
(0.9)
(3.0)

()
()
()

()
()
()

(0.4)
(0.7)
(1.4)
(2.2)
(2.8)

(0.4)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(2.0)
(4.6)

(0.8)
(2.3)
(2.3)
(2.9)
()

(1.4)
(1.1)
(2.0)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade.
2Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(1.5)
(2.0)

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.5)

17

NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Includes students tested with accommodations (1 to 10 percent of all students,
depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were
unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 to 6 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic
ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments, retrieved August 8, 2012, from
the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared August 2012.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 213


Educational Achievement

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male ....................................................
Female ................................................
Race/ethnicity
White...................................................
Black ...................................................
Hispanic ..............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native...........
Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch
Eligible ................................................
Not eligible ..........................................
Unknown .............................................

At or above
Basic1

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Amount of reading for school
and for fun; time spent on homework
and watching TV/video

9-year-olds

13-year-olds

17-year-olds

1984

1994

1999

2004

2008

1984

1994

1999

2004

2008

1984

1994

1999

2004

2008

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Average scale score

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Pages read daily in school and for homework


5 or fewer .............................................
610......................................................
1115....................................................
1620....................................................
More than 20.........................................
Frequency of reading for fun
Almost every day...................................
Once or twice a week............................
Once or twice a month..........................
A few times a year.................................
Never or hardly ever..............................
Time spent on homework yesterday
No homework assigned ........................
Didnt do assignment ............................
Less than 1 hour ...................................
1 to 2 hours...........................................
More than 2 hours.................................
TV/video watched on school day
None .....................................................
1 hour or less ........................................
2 hours..................................................
3 hours..................................................
4 hours..................................................
5 hours..................................................
6 hours or more ....................................

208
215
220
215
215

(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.6)

203
214
217
209
217

(2.3)
(1.7)
(2.3)
(2.9)
(2.4)

202
212
221
214
217

(1.8)
(1.7)
(2.4)
(2.0)
(2.1)

206
217
222
220
218

(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.1)

210
219
224
225
226

(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.2)

250
261
264
263
261

(0.8)
(0.6)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.5)

249
261
266
263
261

(1.7)
(1.4)
(1.8)
(2.3)
(2.0)

249
262
263
264
265

(2.0)
(1.7)
(2.1)
(2.6)
(2.0)

245
257
263
266
261

(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.9)
(1.6)

250
258
263
267
267

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.6)
(1.4)

273
287
294
296
300

(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.2)

271
284
288
298
304

(1.9)
(2.1)
(1.9)
(2.8)
(2.2)

273
285
292
292
302

(2.7)
(1.7)
(2.1)
(2.9)
(1.9)

269
283
290
293
298

(1.4)
(1.5)
(2.0)
(1.6)
(1.9)

271
284
290
296
303

(1.3)
(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.5)
(1.3)

214
212
204
197
198

(1.1)
(1.7)
(3.3)
(4.2)
(2.7)

215
214
213

193

(2.3)
(3.1)
(5.8)
()
(3.9)

215
215
211

195

(2.4)
(2.6)
(4.2)
()
(3.3)

()
()
()
()
()

225
225
221
212
211

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.7)
(2.0)
(1.2)

264
255
255
252
239

(1.4)
(1.4)
(2.1)
(3.6)
(2.5)

272
255
255
252
237

(3.2)
(3.1)
(5.7)
(5.4)
(5.1)

272
263
260
253
242

(3.2)
(3.2)
(3.7)
(4.4)
(5.3)

()
()
()
()
()

274
264
261
254
247

(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(0.9)

297
290
290
279
269

(1.5)
(1.7)
(1.8)
(2.7)
(2.4)

302
286
286
281
258

(4.2)
(4.1)
(4.5)
(8.2)
(5.2)

301
289
286
283
262

(4.9)
(2.9)
(4.8)
(4.4)
(5.0)

()
()
()
()
()

302
291
288
287
269

(1.3)
(1.7)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.1)

212
199
217
216
201

(1.0)
(2.3)
(0.8)
(1.4)
(1.9)

213
200
212
214
193

(2.0)
(4.3)
(1.4)
(3.0)
(6.1)

210
204
214
215
197

(1.9)
(4.4)
(1.5)
(3.2)
(3.5)

215
194
219
218
198

(1.5)
(3.0)
(1.2)
(1.9)
(3.6)

219
201
223
222
207

(1.7)
(2.6)
(0.9)
(1.6)
(3.1)

254
247
261
267
264

(1.0)
(1.7)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.2)

250
243
261
268
270

(1.7)
(5.6)
(1.3)
(1.7)
(2.4)

251
249
262
269
269

(2.0)
(4.2)
(1.2)
(1.6)
(3.0)

248
245
258
266
259

(1.7)
(2.1)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(2.3)

251
242
260
269
277

(1.2)
(2.4)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.9)

276
287
290
296
303

(0.8)
(1.4)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.4)

273
285
288
297
306

(2.3)
(2.1)
(1.6)
(1.7)
(3.1)

275
282
291
296
300

(2.3)
(3.1)
(2.3)
(2.0)
(2.8)

268
277
286
294
300

(1.6)
(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.5)
(2.4)

272
284
288
295
306

(1.3)
(1.7)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(2.2)

212
217
222
220
219
214
199

(3.4)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(0.8)

212
216
219
218
212
209
192

(4.8)
(1.8)
(2.1)
(2.2)
(1.8)
(2.7)
(2.7)

221
218
221
218
214
208
191

(4.6)
(2.1)
(1.7)
(2.3)
(2.4)
(3.0)
(1.7)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

223
225
229
227
223
219
205

(3.0)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.4)
(2.2)
(1.2)

264
269
268
264
262
257
245

(2.7)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.0)

270
270
268
262
254
250
234

(5.1)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(2.2)
(3.0)
(3.1)

265
270
268
263
254
253
238

(6.0)
(1.6)
(1.6)
(1.5)
(2.4)
(3.2)
(1.8)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

267
266
266
262
255
255
238

(3.0)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(2.6)
(1.4)

300
300
295
288
284
277
269

(1.6)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(1.5)

308
299
292
284
276
269
256

(3.4)
(2.0)
(1.8)
(2.0)
(4.1)
(4.0)
(3.7)

300
298
292
282
273
275
256

(2.8)
(2.0)
(2.1)
(2.3)
(2.2)
(3.8)
(5.2)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

292
293
290
284
276
273
256

(2.4)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(2.3)
(2.4)
(2.3)

Percentage distribution
Pages read daily in school and for homework
5 or fewer .............................................
610......................................................
1115....................................................
1620....................................................
More than 20.........................................
Frequency of reading for fun
Almost every day...................................
Once or twice a week............................
Once or twice a month..........................
A few times a year.................................
Never or hardly ever..............................
Time spent on homework yesterday
No homework assigned ........................
Didnt do assignment ............................
Less than 1 hour ...................................
1 to 2 hours...........................................
More than 2 hours.................................
TV/video watched on school day
None .....................................................
1 hour or less ........................................
2 hours..................................................
3 hours..................................................
4 hours..................................................
5 hours..................................................
6 hours or more ....................................

36
25
14
13
13

(0.8)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)

28
26
14
14
17

(1.4)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.9)
(1.0)

28
24
15
14
19

(1.4)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(1.0)

25
20
14
13
29

(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(1.0)

25
20
14
14
28

(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(0.8)

27
34
18
11
11

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.5)

26
31
17
13
14

(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.8)

23
31
18
13
16

(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(1.0)

25
25
16
12
21

(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.7)

26
24
17
13
22

(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.9)

21
26
18
14
21

(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.9)

21
25
18
13
23

(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(1.5)

23
24
17
14
22

(1.4)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.2)

31
24
15
11
19

(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.9)

30
23
16
12
19

(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.7)

53
28
7
3
9

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.5)

58
25
5
3
9

(1.6)
(1.5)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.8)

54
26
6
4
10

(1.6)
(1.5)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.8)

()
()
()
()
()

48
23
8
8
14

(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.6)

35
35
14
7
8

(1.0)
(1.2)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.6)

32
32
14
10
12

(1.8)
(2.1)
(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.7)

28
36
17
10
9

(1.7)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(1.2)
(1.4)

()
()
()
()
()

26
25
13
12
24

(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.7)

31
33
17
10
9

(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.6)

30
31
15
12
12

(2.6)
(1.9)
(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.4)

25
28
19
12
16

(1.7)
(2.7)
(1.7)
(1.4)
(2.4)

()
()
()
()
()

20
22
17
16
24

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.6)

35
4
41
13
6

(1.3)
(0.3)
(1.0)
(0.4)
(0.2)

32
4
48
11
4

(2.1)
(0.4)
(1.7)
(0.7)
(0.4)

26
4
53
12
5

(1.6)
(0.3)
(1.4)
(0.7)
(0.5)

23
4
55
13
6

(1.5)
(0.3)
(1.2)
(0.6)
(0.3)

18
5
60
12
5

(1.3)
(0.3)
(1.2)
(0.5)
(0.3)

22
4
36
29
9

(0.7)
(0.2)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.3)

23
6
34
28
9

(1.4)
(0.6)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.7)

24
5
37
26
8

(1.2)
(0.4)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(0.8)

20
7
42
24
8

(1.2)
(0.3)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.5)

23
7
43
21
6

(1.2)
(0.3)
(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.4)

22
11
26
27
13

(0.9)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)

23
11
27
26
13

(1.4)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(0.9)

26
13
26
23
12

(1.0)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.9)

26
15
29
21
10

(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.6)

28
12
27
22
10

(0.8)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)

3
14
16
15
12
9
30

(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.7)

2
23
23
16
11
6
20

(0.2)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.8)

4
24
21
14
9
6
22

(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.2)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

4
24
18
13
9
6
26

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.8)

2
12
23
23
17
10
13

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.4)

3
20
27
22
12
7
10

(0.3)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.9)

4
22
29
20
11
5
9

(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.6)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

5
25
25
18
10
5
13

(0.3)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.4)

5
25
26
20
12
6
6

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)

6
31
26
18
9
5
5

(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.4)

6
34
26
17
8
4
5

(0.3)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.6)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

6
33
27
16
8
4
6

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.4)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
NOTE: The NAEP reading scores have been evaluated at certain performance levels. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Students
scoring 150 (or higher) are able to follow brief written directions and carry out simple, discrete reading tasks. Students scoring
200 are able to understand, combine ideas, and make inferences based on short uncomplicated passages about specific or
sequentially related information. Students scoring 250 are able to search for specific information, interrelate ideas, and make
generalizations about literature, science, and social studies materials. Students scoring 300 are able to find, understand, summarize, and explain relatively complicated literary and informational material. Includes public and private schools. Excludes per-

sons not enrolled in school and students who were unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability.
Beginning in 2004, data are for a revised assessment format that provides accommodations for students with disabilities and
English language learners. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously
published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), NAEP Trends in Academic Progress, 1996 and 1999; and 2004 and 2008 NAEP Long-Term Trend Reading
Assessments, retrieved June 24, 2009, from the Long-Term Trend NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
naepdata/). (This table was prepared June 2009.)

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Educational Achievement

Table 144. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale scores and percentage distribution of students, by age, amount of reading for school and for fun, and time
spent on homework and watching TV/video: Selected years, 1984 through 2008

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Educational Achievement

Table 145. Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading score levels, by age, sex,
and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1971 through 2008
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristic

1971

1975

1980

1984

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1999

2004

2008

10

11

12

13

91
59
16

(0.5)
(1.0)
(0.6)

93 (0.4)
62 (0.8)
15 (0.6)

95 (0.4)
68 (1.0)
18 (0.8)

92 (0.4)
62 (0.8)
17 (0.7)

93 (0.7)
63 (1.3)
17 (1.1)

90 (0.9)
59 (1.3)
18 (1.0)

92 (0.4)
62 (1.1)
16 (0.8)

92 (0.7)
63 (1.4)
17 (1.2)

93 (0.6)
64 (1.3)
17 (0.8)

93 (0.7)
64 (1.4)
16 (1.0)

94 (0.5)
69 (1.0)
19 (0.7)

96
73
21

(0.4)
(0.9)
(0.8)

88
53
12

(0.7)
(1.2)
(0.6)

91 (0.5)
56 (1.0)
12 (0.6)

93 (0.5)
63 (1.1)
15 (0.9)

90 (0.5)
58 (1.0)
16 (0.8)

90 (0.9)
58 (1.8)
16 (1.4)

88 (1.4)
54 (1.9)
16 (1.2)

90 (0.8)
57 (1.6)
14 (1.0)

90 (1.0)
59 (1.5)
15 (1.2)

92 (0.8)
58 (2.0)
14 (1.3)

91 (1.1)
61 (1.8)
15 (1.3)

92 (0.6)
64 (1.3)
17 (0.8)

94
70
19

(0.6)
(1.2)
(1.0)

93
65
19

(0.5)
(1.1)
(0.8)

95 (0.3)
68 (0.8)
18 (0.8)

96 (0.4)
73 (1.0)
21 (1.0)

94 (0.5)
65 (1.0)
18 (0.8)

95 (1.0)
67 (1.4)
19 (1.2)

92 (1.1)
64 (1.2)
21 (1.2)

94 (0.6)
67 (1.2)
18 (1.1)

94 (0.8)
67 (1.9)
18 (1.5)

95 (0.6)
70 (1.6)
19 (1.3)

95 (0.8)
67 (1.6)
17 (1.3)

96 (0.5)
73 (1.2)
20 (1.0)

97
77
22

(0.4)
(1.1)
(1.0)

94 1 (0.4)
65 1 (1.0)
18 1 (0.7)

96 (0.3)
69 (0.8)
17 (0.7)

97 (0.2)
74 (0.7)
21 (0.9)

95 (0.3)
69 (0.9)
21 (0.8)

95 (0.7)
68 (1.6)
20 (1.5)

94 (0.9)
66 (1.4)
23 (1.2)

96 (0.5)
69 (1.2)
20 (1.0)

96 (0.5)
70 (1.5)
20 (1.5)

96 (0.6)
71 (1.5)
20 (1.1)

97 (0.4)
73 (1.6)
20 (1.4)

97 (0.4)
77 (1.0)
24 (0.8)

98
81
27

(0.4)
(1.0)
(1.1)

70 1 (1.7)
22 1 (1.5)
2 1 (0.5)

81 (1.1)
32 (1.5)
2 (0.3)

85 (1.4)
41 (1.9)
4 (0.6)

81 (1.2)
37 (1.5)
5 (0.5)

83 (2.4)
39 (2.9)
6 (1.2)

77 (2.7)
34 (3.4)
5 (1.5)

80 (2.2)
37 (2.2)
5 (0.8)

79 (2.4)
38 (2.8)
4 (1.5)

84 (1.9)
42 (3.2)
6 (1.1)

82 (2.5)
36 (3.0)
4 (1.1)

88 (1.7)
50 (2.3)
7 (0.8)

91
58
9

(1.1)
(2.3)
(0.9)

[ 2]
[ 2]
[ 2]

()
()
()

81 (2.5)
35 (3.0)
3 (0.5)

84 (1.8)
42 (2.6)
5 (1.4)

82 (3.0)
40 (2.7)
4 (0.6)

86 (3.5)
46 (3.3)
9 (2.3)

84 (1.8)
41 (2.7)
6 (2.0)

83 (2.6)
43 (3.5)
7 (2.3)

80 (4.6)
37 (4.6)
6 (1.6)

86 (2.4)
48 (3.8)
7 (3.2)

87 (3.3)
44 (3.4)
6 (1.7)

89 (1.3)
53 (1.7)
7 (0.8)

93
62
10

(0.8)
(1.7)
(1.2)

93
58
10

(0.5)
(1.1)
(0.5)

93 (0.4)
59 (1.0)
10 (0.5)

95 (0.4)
61 (1.1)
11 (0.5)

94 (0.3)
59 (0.8)
11 (0.4)

95 (0.6)
59 (1.3)
11 (0.8)

94 (0.6)
59 (1.0)
11 (0.6)

93 (0.7)
62 (1.4)
15 (0.9)

92 (0.6)
60 (1.2)
14 (0.8)

92 (0.7)
60 (1.3)
14 (1.0)

93 (0.7)
61 (1.5)
15 (1.1)

92 (0.6)
59 (1.1)
12 (0.8)

94
63
13

(0.4)
(0.8)
(0.5)

91
52
7

(0.7)
(1.2)
(0.5)

91 (0.5)
52 (1.1)
7 (0.4)

93 (0.6)
56 (1.2)
9 (0.7)

92 (0.4)
54 (0.9)
9 (0.5)

93 (1.0)
52 (1.9)
9 (0.9)

91 (0.9)
52 (1.5)
8 (0.8)

90 (1.1)
55 (2.0)
13 (1.1)

89 (1.1)
53 (1.9)
10 (0.7)

89 (1.2)
53 (1.6)
10 (1.0)

91 (0.9)
55 (1.9)
11 (1.1)

89 (0.8)
55 (1.3)
11 (0.9)

92
59
11

(0.6)
(1.2)
(0.7)

95
64
12

(0.4)
(1.1)
(0.6)

96 (0.4)
65 (1.2)
13 (0.7)

96 (0.4)
65 (1.1)
13 (0.6)

96 (0.3)
64 (0.8)
13 (0.6)

97 (0.6)
65 (1.4)
13 (0.9)

96 (0.6)
65 (1.5)
14 (0.9)

95 (0.7)
68 (1.4)
18 (1.1)

95 (0.6)
68 (1.7)
18 (1.1)

95 (0.6)
66 (1.6)
17 (1.3)

96 (0.7)
66 (1.9)
18 (1.7)

95 (0.6)
65 (1.3)
14 (1.0)

96
66
16

(0.5)
(1.0)
(0.9)

96 1 (0.3)
64 1 (0.9)
11 1 (0.5)

96 (0.2)
65 (0.9)
12 (0.5)

97 (0.2)
68 (0.8)
14 (0.6)

96 (0.2)
65 (0.8)
13 (0.6)

96 (0.6)
64 (1.5)
12 (0.9)

96 (0.6)
65 (1.2)
13 (0.9)

96 (0.6)
68 (1.4)
18 (1.1)

95 (0.7)
68 (1.3)
17 (1.0)

95 (0.5)
69 (1.4)
17 (1.3)

96 (0.6)
69 (1.7)
18 (1.4)

95 (0.5)
68 (1.1)
16 (0.9)

96
72
18

(0.4)
(1.2)
(0.8)

74 1 (1.7)
21 1 (1.2)
1 1 (0.2)

77 (1.3)
25 (1.6)
2 (0.3)

84 (1.7)
30 (2.0)
2 (0.5)

85 (1.2)
35 (1.3)
3 (0.6)

91 (2.2)
40 (2.3)
5 (1.2)

88 (2.3)
42 (3.5)
5 (0.8)

82 (2.7)
38 (2.7)
6 (1.4)

81 (2.3)
36 (3.5)
4 (1.2)

82 (3.2)
34 (3.9)
3 (0.9)

85 (2.3)
38 (2.7)
5 (1.4)

86 (1.5)
40 (2.3)
4 (0.7)

91
48
6

(1.1)
(2.3)
(0.8)

[ 2]
[ 2]
[ 2]

()
()
()

81 (2.3)
32 (3.6)
2 (1.0)

87 (2.4)
35 (2.6)
2 (0.6)

86 (1.7)
39 (2.3)
4 (1.0)

87 (2.6)
38 (4.4)
4 (1.9)

86 (2.4)
37 (2.9)
4 (1.2)

83 (3.5)
41 (5.1)
6 (1.9)

82 (2.7)
34 (3.9)
4 (1.8)

85 (3.2)
38 (3.7)
5 (1.7)

89 (2.8)
43 (3.8)
6 (1.8)

85 (1.9)
44 (2.3)
5 (1.2)

87
44
5

(1.3)
(1.8)
(0.6)

79
39

(0.9)
(1.0)

80 (0.7)
39 (0.8)

81 (0.9)
38 (1.1)

83 (0.6)
40 (1.0)

86 (0.8)
41 (1.5)

84 (1.0)
41 (1.0)

83 (0.8)
43 (1.1)

81 (1.0)
41 (1.2)

82 (0.8)
39 (1.4)

82 (1.0)
40 (1.4)

79 (0.9)
36 (1.2)

80
39

(0.6)
(0.8)

74
34

(1.0)
(1.1)

76 (0.8)
34 (1.0)

78 (1.0)
35 (1.3)

80 (0.7)
36 (1.0)

83 (1.4)
37 (2.3)

80 (1.4)
36 (1.5)

78 (1.2)
38 (1.6)

76 (1.5)
36 (1.9)

77 (1.2)
34 (1.9)

77 (1.5)
34 (1.7)

73 (1.2)
32 (1.2)

76
35

(0.8)
(0.9)

83
44

(1.0)
(1.2)

84 (0.9)
44 (0.9)

84 (1.0)
41 (1.2)

87 (0.6)
45 (1.1)

88 (1.1)
44 (2.0)

89 (1.0)
47 (1.3)

87 (1.1)
48 (1.5)

86 (1.2)
46 (1.5)

87 (1.0)
45 (1.7)

87 (1.0)
45 (1.8)

84 (0.9)
41 (1.6)

84
43

(0.8)
(1.0)

84 1 (0.7)
43 1 (0.9)

86 (0.6)
44 (0.8)

87 (0.6)
43 (1.1)

88 (0.5)
47 (1.1)

89 (0.9)
45 (1.6)

88 (1.1)
48 (1.2)

88 (0.9)
50 (1.4)

86 (1.1)
48 (1.4)

87 (0.8)
46 (1.5)

87 (1.3)
46 (1.5)

83 (0.9)
42 (1.3)

87
47

(0.6)
(1.0)

40 1 (1.6)
8 1 (0.9)

43 (1.6)
8 (0.7)

44 (2.0)
7 (0.8)

65 (1.5)
16 (1.0)

76 (2.4)
25 (3.1)

69 (2.8)
20 (1.8)

61 (2.3)
17 (2.5)

66 (4.1)
22 (3.7)

68 (4.0)
18 (2.2)

66 (2.5)
17 (1.7)

64 (2.2)
16 (1.8)

67
21

(2.4)
(1.5)

[ 2]
[ 2]

53 (4.1)
13 (2.7)

62 (3.1)
17 (2.1)

68 (2.4)
21 (3.0)

71 (4.8)
23 (3.7)

75 (4.7)
27 (3.3)

69 (4.0)
27 (3.2)

63 (4.4)
20 (3.0)

65 (4.2)
20 (4.8)

68 (4.3)
24 (3.8)

67 (2.4)
23 (2.1)

70
22

(1.5)
(1.0)

1
9-year-olds
Total
Level 150 .....................
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
Male
Level 150 .....................
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
Female
Level 150 .....................
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
White
Level 150 .....................
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
Black
Level 150 .....................
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
Hispanic
Level 150 .....................
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
13-year-olds
Total
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
Male
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
Female
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
White
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
Black
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
Hispanic
Level 200 .....................
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
17-year-olds
Total
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
Male
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
Female
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
White
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
Black
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................
Hispanic
Level 250 .....................
Level 300 .....................

()
()

Not applicable.
1Data for 1971 include persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
2Test scores of Hispanics were not tabulated separately.
NOTE: The NAEP reading scores have been evaluated at certain performance levels. Scale
ranges from 0 to 500. Students scoring 150 (or higher) are able to follow brief written directions and carry out simple, discrete reading tasks. Students scoring 200 are able to understand, combine ideas, and make inferences based on short uncomplicated passages about
specific or sequentially related information. Students scoring 250 are able to search for specific information, interrelate ideas, and make generalizations about literature, science, and
social studies materials. Students scoring 300 are able to find, understand, summarize, and
explain relatively complicated literary and informational material. Includes public and private

schools. Excludes persons not enrolled in school and students who were unable to be tested
due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability. Beginning in 2004, data are for a
revised assessment format that provides accommodations for students with disabilities and
English language learners. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity, except
where noted.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress;
and 2004 and 2008 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments, retrieved May 12, 2009, from
the Long-Term Trend NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/).
(This table was prepared May 2009.)

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Educational Achievement

Table 146. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score of 4th-grade public school students and
percentage attaining reading achievement levels, by state: Selected years, 1992 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent attaining reading
achievement levels, 2011

Average scale score1

1992

State
1

1994

1998

2002

2003

2005

2007

2009

At or
above
Basic 2

2011

10

At or
above
Proficient 3

11

At
Advanced 4

12

13

United States ............


Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona .............................
Arkansas............................
California5,6 ........................

215
207

209
211
202

(1.0)
(1.7)
()
(1.2)
(1.2)
(2.0)

212
208

206
209
197

(1.1)
(1.5)
()
(1.9)
(1.7)
(1.8)

213
211

206
209
202

(1.2)
(1.9)
()
(1.4)
(1.6)
(2.5)

217
207

205
213
206

(0.5)
(1.4)
()
(1.5)
(1.4)
(2.5)

216
207
212
209
214
206

(0.3)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.2)

217
208
211
207
217
207

(0.2)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.1)
(0.7)

220
216
214
210
217
209

(0.3)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.2)
(1.0)

220
216
211
210
216
210

(0.3)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.5)

220
220
208
212
217
211

(0.3)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.8)

66
67
56
58
63
56

(0.4)
(1.7)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(2.1)

32
31
26
26
30
25

(0.4)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(2.0)

7
7
5
5
6
6

(0.2)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(1.0)

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware7 ..........................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

217
222
213
188
208

(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.2)

213
222
206
179
205

(1.3)
(1.6)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.7)

220
230
207
179
206

(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.4)

229
224
191
214

()
(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.4)

224
228
224
188
218

(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.1)

224
226
226
191
220

(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.9)

224
227
225
197
224

(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(0.8)

226
229
226
202
226

(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.5)
(1.0)
(1.0)

223
227
225
201
225

(1.3)
(1.3)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.1)

71
73
72
44
71

(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.4)

39
42
36
19
35

(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.4)

9
12
7
6
8

(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.7)

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

212
203
219

221

(1.5)
(1.7)
(0.9)
()
(1.3)

207 (2.4)
201 (1.7)

()

()
220 (1.3)

209 (1.4)
200 (1.5)

()

()

()

215
208
220

222

(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.1)
()
(1.4)

214
208
218
216
220

(1.3)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.0)

214
210
222
217
218

(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.1)

219
213
223
219
222

(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(0.9)

218
211
221
219
223

(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.1)

221
214
221
219
221

(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.9)

66
59
69
65
68

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.2)

32
27
33
33
33

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.0)

7
6
6
9
6

(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.6)

Iowa5,6 ................................
Kansas5,6 ...........................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

225

213
204
227

(1.1)
()
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.1)

223

212
197
228

(1.3)
()
(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.3)

220
221
218
200
225

(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.6)
(1.4)

223
222
219
207
225

(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.7)
(1.1)

223
220
219
205
224

(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.4)
(0.9)

221
221
220
209
225

(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.9)

225
225
222
207
226

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.6)
(0.9)

221
224
226
207
224

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)

221
224
225
210
222

(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(0.7)

69
71
72
55
70

(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.8)
(1.0)

33
36
35
23
32

(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.3)

6
8
8
4
6

(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.5)

Maryland............................
Massachusetts5 .................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota5,6 .......................
Mississippi .........................

211
226
216
221
199

(1.6)
(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.3)

210
223

218
202

(1.5)
(1.3)
()
(1.4)
(1.6)

212
223
216
219
203

(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.7)
(1.3)

217
234
219
225
203

(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.3)

219
228
219
223
205

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.3)

220
231
218
225
204

(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.4)

225
236
220
225
208

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.0)

226
234
218
223
211

(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.1)

231
237
219
222
209

(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)

75
83
66
70
55

(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.4)

43
50
31
35
22

(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.2)

14
16
6
8
4

(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(0.5)

Missouri .............................
Montana5,6,8 .......................
Nebraska7,8 ........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire5,7,8 ............

220 (1.2)

()
221 (1.1)

()
228 (1.2)

217
222
220

223

(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.5)
()
(1.5)

216
225

206
226

(1.3)
(1.5)
()
(1.8)
(1.7)

220
224
222
209

(1.3)
(1.8)
(1.5)
(1.2)
()

222
223
221
207
228

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.0)

221
225
221
207
227

(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.9)

221
227
223
211
229

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(0.9)

224
225
223
211
229

(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.0)

220
225
223
213
230

(0.9)
(0.6)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)

67
73
70
58
78

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.8)

34
36
36
25
43

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.1)

8
7
8
5
10

(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.6)

New Jersey7 .......................


New Mexico .......................
New York5,6,7 ......................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota6 ....................

223
211
215
212
226

(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.1)

219
205
212
214
225

(1.2)
(1.7)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.2)

()
205 (1.4)
215 (1.6)
213 (1.6)

()

208
222
222
224

()
(1.6)
(1.5)
(1.0)
(1.0)

225
203
222
221
222

(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.9)

223
207
223
217
225

(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.7)

231
212
224
218
226

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.9)

229
208
224
219
226

(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.8)

231
208
222
221
226

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(0.5)

78
53
68
68
74

(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.0)

44
21
35
34
36

(1.4)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.4)
(0.9)

11
3
9
8
6

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.4)

Ohio ..................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania8 ....................
Rhode Island8 ....................

217
220

221
217

(1.3)
(0.9)
()
(1.3)
(1.8)

()

()

()
215 (1.6)
220 (1.3)

()
219 (1.2)
212 (1.8)

()
218 (1.4)

222
213
220
221
220

(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.2)

222
214
218
219
216

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.3)

223
214
217
223
216

(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.2)

226
217
215
226
219

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.0)

225
217
218
224
223

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.1)

224
215
216
227
222

(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(0.8)

71
64
63
74
70

(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.3)

34
27
30
41
35

(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.0)

7
4
7
11
8

(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.9)
(0.6)

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee6,8 ......................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

210

212
213
220

(1.3)
()
(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.1)

203

213
212
217

(1.4)
()
(1.7)
(1.9)
(1.3)

209

212
214
216

(1.4)
()
(1.4)
(1.9)
(1.2)

214

214
217
222

(1.3)
()
(1.2)
(1.7)
(1.0)

215
222
212
215
219

(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.6)
(1.0)
(1.0)

213
222
214
219
221

(1.3)
(0.5)
(1.4)
(0.8)
(1.1)

214
223
216
220
221

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.2)

216
222
217
219
219

(1.1)
(0.6)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.0)

215
220
215
218
220

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.0)

61
69
60
64
68

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(1.8)
(1.2)

28
31
26
28
33

(1.5)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.8)
(1.3)

6
5
5
6
6

(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(1.0)
(0.6)

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington6 ......................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin5,6,8 .....................
Wyoming............................

221

216
224
223

()
(1.4)
()
(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.1)

213
213
213
224
221

()
(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.2)

217
218
216
222
218

()
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.7)
(1.1)
(1.5)

227
225
224
219

221

(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.2)
()
(1.0)

226
223
221
219
221
222

(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.8)

227
226
224
215
221
223

(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.7)

228
227
224
215
223
225

(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(0.5)

229
227
221
215
220
223

(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.7)

227
226
221
214
221
224

(0.6)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.8)

73
72
67
61
68
71

(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.3)

41
39
34
27
34
34

(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.1)

11
11
8
5
7
7

(0.6)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.6)

Department of Defense
dependents schools9 ......

()

()

39 (1.3)

(0.5)

220 (0.7)

224 (0.4)

224 (0.5)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met. Participation rates fell below the required standards for reporting.
1Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
2Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient
work at the 4th-grade level.
3Proficient represents solid academic performance for 4th-graders. Students reaching this
level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
4Advanced signifies superior performance.
5Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 1998. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias.
6Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 2002. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias.
7Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 1992. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias.

226 (0.6)

229 (0.5)

228 (0.5)

8Did

229 (0.5)

79 (0.9)

not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 1994. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias.
to 2005, NAEP divided the Department of Defense (DoD) schools into two jurisdictions,
domestic and overseas. In 2005, NAEP began combining the DoD domestic and overseas
schools into a single jurisdiction. Data shown in this table for years prior to 2005 were recalculated for comparability.
NOTE: With the exception of 1992 and 1994, includes public school students who were
tested with accommodations; excludes only those students with disabilities (SD) and English
language learners (ELL) who were unable to be tested even with accommodations. SD and
ELL populations, accommodation rates, and exclusion rates vary from state to state. Race
categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007,
2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments, retrieved November 2, 2011, from the Main NAEP
Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared
November 2011.)
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Educational Achievement

Table 147. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score and percentage of 4th-grade public school
students, by race/ethnicity and state: 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Average scale score1

State
1
United States ............

Percent of students

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Native
Hawaiian/
Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

White

Black

Hispanic

10

Asian

Native
Hawaiian/
Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

11

12

13

230 (0.3)

205 (0.4)

205 (0.5)

236 (1.3)

214 (1.8)

204 (1.3)

52 (0.4)

16 (0.3)

23 (0.4)

()

(0.1)

Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

230
223
225
224
229

(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.6)
(1.0)
(2.3)

204
206
204
197
208

(2.1)
(4.3)
(4.7)
(1.7)
(3.5)

205
212
203
204
198

(3.1)
(3.7)
(1.3)
(2.7)
(1.3)

()
199 (3.2)
225 (5.1)

()
233 (4.0)

()
192 (5.8)

()

()

()

()
175 (2.4)
185 (4.0)

()

()

60
50
43
65
25

(1.9)
(1.1)
(1.6)
(1.2)
(1.7)

32
4
5
21
7

(1.9)
(0.3)
(0.5)
(1.3)
(1.1)

5
6
43
10
54

(0.7)
(0.4)
(1.8)
(0.8)
(2.2)

1
6
3
2
12

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(1.7)

#
()
2 (0.2)
#
()
#
()
1 (0.2)

1
23
5
#
#

(0.4)
(1.0)
(0.5)
()
()

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

236
239
234
255
235

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(2.8)
(1.2)

207
204
215
193
209

(3.3)
(2.7)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.8)

203
204
214
202
220

(1.9)
(2.9)
(1.9)
(2.8)
(1.4)

234
241
240

246

(4.3)
(3.4)
(3.1)
()
(4.2)

#
#
#
#
#

()
()
()
()
()

#
#
1
#
#

()
()
(0.1)
()
()

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

231
226
225
231
226

(1.1)
(1.7)
(0.8)
(1.3)
(0.9)

208
215

198
203

(1.8)
(4.5)
()
(2.1)
(2.4)

214
209
201
204
203

(2.4)
(4.2)
(1.8)
(1.8)
(2.1)

242
221
227
237

(4.8)
(1.4)
(5.9)
(2.6)
()

#
()
33 (1.2)
#
()
#
()
#
()

#
1
2
#
#

()
(0.1)
(0.6)
()
()

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

225
229
226
223
223

(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(0.6)

193
204
210
197
192

(2.2)
(2.8)
(2.0)
(1.7)
(4.8)

201
209
222
208

(2.1)
(1.8)
(4.4)
(4.4)
()

227
228
250

217

(4.1)
(4.4)
(4.8)
()
(5.5)

()
()
()
()
()

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

242
243
225
229
220

(1.3)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.3)

213
216
192
199
198

(1.1)
(2.0)
(2.4)
(2.8)
(1.6)

226
216
206
201
203

(2.1)
(1.5)
(3.1)
(3.0)
(6.2)

252
243
236
218

(3.0)
(2.8)
(6.1)
(5.7)
()

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

226
229
230
224
231

(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(0.8)

199 (1.9)

()
199 (3.4)
202 (2.2)

()

209
217
208
203
217

(3.5)
(3.8)
(2.6)
(1.5)
(4.0)

234

234
223
234

(6.6)
()
(5.6)
(2.6)
(3.9)

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

239
225
232
232
228

(1.0)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(0.5)

216
208
208
206
220

(2.7)
(3.8)
(1.8)
(1.5)
(4.3)

216
202
209
207
214

(2.3)
(1.1)
(1.8)
(2.4)
(3.8)

248
222
235
236

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

229
221
222
233
230

(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.9)

204
199
202
204
208

(1.9)
(3.9)
(5.3)
(2.2)
(2.7)

211
207
196
202
204

(3.3)
(3.2)
(1.8)
(2.8)
(1.8)

228
233
244
233

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

226
225
221
233
226

(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.3)
(2.2)
(1.0)

199
204
198
210

(1.7)
(4.3)
(1.6)
(1.6)
()

208
207
201
210
196

(2.8)
(4.1)
(3.1)
(1.4)
(2.1)

()

()

()
247 (6.1)
226 (6.9)

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

228
235
229
216
227
227

(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.8)

205
210
209
196
196

(5.6)
(1.6)
(2.7)
(3.0)
(1.8)
()

209
199

202
213

()
(2.8)
(2.3)
()
(1.9)
(1.9)

()
236 (4.1)
230 (3.7)

()
224 (2.9)

()

()
()
()
()
()
()

Department of Defense
dependents schools.....

233 (0.8)

226 (1.6)

233 (2.3)

()

222 (1.7)

5 (0.2)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

56
60
49
8
40

(1.3)
(1.9)
(0.8)
(0.4)
(1.7)

4
13
32
77
25

(0.4)
(1.6)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(1.8)

33
20
12
12
29

(1.3)
(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.4)
(1.4)

3
5
4
2
2

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.3)

()
201 (1.7)

()

()

()

()
()
()
()
()

45
15
78
53
72

(1.7)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.5)

36
3
1
20
12

(1.8)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(1.0)
(1.3)

12
5
16
19
10

(1.2)
(0.3)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.0)

4
36
2
4
1

(0.4)
(1.1)
(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.2)

()
()
()
()
()

80
68
84
47
92

(1.0)
(1.3)
(0.9)
(2.1)
(0.7)

6
7
9
46
3

(0.5)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(2.0)
(0.5)

9
16
3
3
2

(0.7)
(1.2)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.2)

2
3
1
1
2

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)

#
#
#
#
#

()
()
()
()
()

#
1
#
1
#

()
(0.2)
()
(0.2)
()

()
()
()
()
()

()

()

()
195 (5.4)

()

45
68
70
73
50

(1.3)
(1.7)
(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.8)

35
9
17
9
46

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.9)

9
14
6
9
3

(0.7)
(1.3)
(0.6)
(1.2)
(0.4)

6
6
3
5
1

(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.2)

#
#
#
#
#

()
()
()
()
()

#
#
1
2
#

()
()
(0.5)
(0.3)
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
200 (2.9)

()

()

()

75
82
70
37
91

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.4)

17
1
8
10
2

(1.2)
(0.1)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.2)

5
3
15
42
3

(0.7)
(0.3)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(0.3)

2
1
2
6
3

(0.3)
(0.1)
(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.2)

#
()
#
()
#
()
1 (0.2)
#
()

#
11
1
1
#

()
(1.0)
(0.3)
(0.3)
()

(2.9)
(5.2)
(2.9)
(4.5)
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
193 (2.8)

()
192 (4.3)
206 (2.5)

54
28
48
54
85

(1.9)
(1.1)
(2.2)
(1.3)
(0.4)

14
2
20
26
2

(1.4)
(0.2)
(1.7)
(1.1)
(0.2)

22
59
20
12
3

(1.8)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.8)
(0.2)

9
2
10
3
1

(1.1)
(0.2)
(0.8)
(0.4)
(0.2)

#
#
#
#
#

()
()
()
()
()

#
9
1
1
9

()
(0.9)
()
(0.1)
(0.3)

()
(6.1)
(5.5)
(3.8)
(3.9)

()
()
()
()
()

()
212 (2.2)
213 (5.7)

()

()

72
56
65
74
64

(1.6)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.7)
(0.9)

18
11
3
13
8

(1.7)
(0.8)
(0.4)
(1.4)
(0.5)

4
12
21
8
22

(0.6)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(0.9)

2
2
4
3
3

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)

#
()
#
()
1 (0.1)
#
()
#
()

#
18
2
#
#

()
(0.8)
(0.2)
()
()

()

()

()

()
206 (4.3)

()
197 (3.0)

()

()
187 (6.3)

54
78
68
31
79

(1.4)
(0.8)
(1.5)
(1.8)
(1.1)

36
3
23
14
1

(1.5)
(0.3)
(1.6)
(1.1)
(0.2)

6
3
7
51
14

(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.7)
(2.1)
(1.0)

1
1
2
3
2

(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.3)
(0.7)
(0.2)

#
()
#
()
#
()
#
()
2 (0.2)

#
14
#
#
1

()
(0.7)
()
()
(0.2)

()

()
202 (4.1)

()

()
192 (3.6)

92
56
58
92
75
80

(0.3)
(1.6)
(1.4)
(0.7)
(1.3)
(0.5)

2
21
5
5
9
1

(0.2)
(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.2)

1
11
21
1
10
14

(0.2)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(0.2)
(0.9)
(0.4)

2
7
7
1
4
1

(0.2)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.2)

#
()
#
()
1 (0.2)
#
()
#
()
#
()

#
#
2
#
2
3

()
()
(0.2)
()
(0.8)
(0.2)

6 (0.3)

1 (0.2)

(0.2)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
NOTE: Includes public school students who were tested with accommodations; excludes only
those students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELL) who were unable to
be tested even with accommodations. SD and ELL populations, accommodation rates, and

()

48 (0.6)

16 (0.4)

17 (0.5)

exclusion rates vary from state to state. Race/ethnicity based on school records. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because table does not include students classified as Two or more races.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Reading Assessment, retrieved November 22, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreport card/
naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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Educational Achievement

Table 148. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score of 8th-grade public school students and
percentage attaining reading achievement levels, by locale and state: Selected years, 2003 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent attaining reading
achievement levels, 2011

Average scale score1


State

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

260
252
259
255
258
250

3
(0.2)
(1.4)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.6)

261
252
259
255
258
251

4
(0.2)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.8)

262
255
259
258
258
253

5
(0.3)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)

264
258
261
260
259
255

6
(0.2)
(1.5)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.0)

Average scale score1 by school location, 2011

At or above At or above
At
Basic 2 Proficient 3 Advanced 4

Town

257
252

257
260
251

267
266

268
263
257

11
(0.4)
(3.0)
()
(2.5)
(3.4)
(1.6)

263
259

257
258
262

12
(0.5)
(2.2)
()
(3.2)
(1.8)
(3.2)

Rural
266
259

259
258
261

13
(0.4)
(2.3)
()
(2.5)
(1.7)
(3.4)

Colorado ..............................
Connecticut..........................
Delaware..............................
District of Columbia .............
Florida..................................

268
267
265
239
257

(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.3)

265
264
266
238
256

(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.2)

266
267
265
241
260

(1.0)
(1.6)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(1.2)

266
272
265
242
264

(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.2)

271
275
266
242
262

(1.4)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.0)

81
83
77
51
73

(1.5)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.4)

40
45
33
16
30

(2.0)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.4)

4
6
3
2
2

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.4)

264
261
264
242
261

(3.1)
(1.7)
(2.1)
(0.9)
(2.4)

274
278
263

263

(2.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)
()
(1.3)

267
279
265

259

(4.3)
(4.7)
(1.1)
()
(3.2)

275
284
273

263

(1.8)
(1.8)
(1.5)
()
(2.8)

Georgia................................
Hawaii ..................................
Idaho....................................
Illinois...................................
Indiana.................................

258
251
264
266
265

(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.0)

257
249
264
264
261

(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.1)

259
251
265
263
264

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.1)

260
255
265
265
266

(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.0)

262
257
268
266
265

(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.0)

74
68
81
77
78

(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.0)

28
26
34
34
32

(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.6)

2
2
3
4
2

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)

251
263
269
260
259

(5.6)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.5)
(2.2)

264
256
266
268
268

(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.7)

263
254
271
264
266

(2.6)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(2.8)
(2.2)

264
257
265
270
267

(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.4)
(2.4)
(1.7)

Iowa .....................................
Kansas5 ...............................
Kentucky ..............................
Louisiana .............................
Maine...................................

268
266
266
253
268

(0.8)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.6)
(1.0)

267
267
264
253
270

(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.6)
(1.0)

267
267
262
253
270

(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.8)

265
267
267
253
268

(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.6)
(0.7)

265
267
269
255
270

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.5)
(0.8)

77
79
79
66
80

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(2.2)
(0.9)

33
35
36
22
39

(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.4)

2
3
3
1
4

(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.5)

258
262
264
257
270

(1.5)
(2.1)
(1.7)
(2.5)
(2.4)

269
274
269
255
279

(2.3)
(2.4)
(2.6)
(2.4)
(1.9)

263
264
268
244
265

(2.1)
(2.0)
(1.6)
(4.7)
(1.4)

268
271
271
260
269

(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.3)
(2.0)
(1.3)

Maryland..............................
Massachusetts.....................
Michigan ..............................
Minnesota ............................
Mississippi ...........................

262
273
264
268
255

(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.8)
(1.1)
(1.4)

261
274
261
268
251

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.3)

265
273
260
268
250

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.1)

267
274
262
270
251

(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.0)

271
275
265
270
254

(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.2)

80
84
77
81
65

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.6)

40
46
32
39
21

(1.6)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.4)

6
6
3
4
1

(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.3)

266
262
260
265
253

(1.9)
(2.2)
(3.1)
(2.6)
(3.4)

269
278
267
272
263

(1.6)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.7)

275

263
269
248

(3.8)
()
(3.7)
(2.1)
(1.7)

281
279
269
272
254

(2.3)
(4.0)
(1.6)
(1.8)
(2.0)

Missouri ...............................
Montana...............................
Nebraska .............................
Nevada ................................
New Hampshire ...................

267
270
266
252
271

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.9)

265
269
267
253
270

(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.2)

263
271
267
252
270

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.9)

267
270
267
254
271

(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.0)

267
273
268
258
272

(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(0.7)

79
86
81
69
84

(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.1)

35
42
35
26
40

(1.7)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)

3
3
2
2
4

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.4)

260
274
264
257
257

(4.6)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.6)
(2.0)

268

268
252
272

(1.8)
()
(2.2)
(1.9)
(1.3)

267
271
270
267
273

(1.9)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(2.1)
(1.9)

269
274
270
265
277

(1.6)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.7)
(1.1)

New Jersey ..........................


New Mexico .........................
New York..............................
North Carolina .....................
North Dakota .......................

268
252
265
262
270

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(0.8)

269
251
265
258
270

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.6)

270
251
264
259
268

(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.7)

273
254
264
260
269

(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.6)

275
256
266
263
269

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.7)

84
68
76
74
83

(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.0)

45
22
35
31
34

(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.3)

6
1
4
3
2

(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.4)

259
255
256
264
270

(4.9)
(1.4)
(1.8)
(2.2)
(1.6)

277
258
273
265
273

(1.2)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.6)
(1.9)

258
270
257
266

()
(1.5)
(4.2)
(3.4)
(1.3)

280
253
274
264
268

(1.6)
(1.6)
(2.4)
(1.3)
(1.0)

Ohio .....................................
Oklahoma ............................
Oregon.................................
Pennsylvania........................
Rhode Island .......................

267
262
264
264
261

(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.7)

267
260
263
267
261

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.7)

268
260
266
268
258

(1.2)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(0.9)

269
259
265
271
260

(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.6)

268
260
264
268
265

(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(0.7)

79
73
76
77
76

(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.6)
(0.8)

37
27
33
38
33

(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.0)

4
2
3
4
4

(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.5)

252
257
265
252
255

(2.5)
(2.5)
(1.4)
(2.9)
(1.4)

272
263
269
271
269

(2.1)
(2.3)
(1.7)
(2.2)
(0.9)

268
261
259
269

(2.3)
(2.1)
(2.0)
(2.8)
()

273
260
263
273
271

(2.0)
(1.5)
(2.3)
(2.5)
(2.1)

South Carolina.....................
South Dakota .......................
Tennessee ...........................
Texas ...................................
Utah .....................................

258
270
258
259
264

(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.8)

257
269
259
258
262

(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.8)

257
270
259
261
262

(0.9)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.0)

257
270
261
260
266

(1.2)
(0.5)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.8)

260
269
259
261
267

(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)

72
83
70
74
79

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.1)

27
35
27
27
35

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.6)

2
2
2
2
3

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.5)

264
270
252
259
264

(3.1)
(1.4)
(2.0)
(1.3)
(1.6)

264

266
263
269

(1.9)
()
(2.4)
(1.9)
(1.2)

256
272
258
260
266

(1.7)
(1.1)
(2.1)
(3.5)
(2.3)

258
267
262
265
265

(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(2.4)
(2.1)

Vermont ...............................
Virginia.................................
Washington..........................
West Virginia........................
Wisconsin ............................
Wyoming..............................
Department of Defense
dependents schools6 .....

271
268
264
260
266
267

(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(0.5)

269
268
265
255
266
268

(0.7)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.7)

273
267
265
255
264
266

(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.7)

272
266
267
255
266
268

(0.6)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.0)

274
267
268
256
267
270

(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.0)

82
78
77
68
79
82

(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)

44
36
37
24
35
38

(1.3)
(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.6)

6
4
5
1
3
3

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.7)
(0.5)

264
265
258
257
269

()
(2.6)
(2.7)
(2.2)
(1.9)
(1.6)

275
270
262
275

()
(1.8)
(1.3)
(2.1)
(1.4)
()

260
266
255
269
271

()
(4.6)
(3.2)
(1.6)
(2.2)
(1.3)

263
267
253
269
268

()
(2.1)
(2.4)
(1.4)
(1.9)
(1.5)

270 (1.9)

()

()

273 (1.0)

272 (0.7)

272 (0.7)

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or item
response rates fell below the required standards for reporting.
1Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
2Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient
work at the 8th-grade level.
3Proficient represents solid academic performance for 8th-graders. Students reaching this
level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
4Advanced signifies superior performance.
5Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 2003. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias.

87 (1.1)

39 (1.3)

6Prior

3
2
3
2
2
3

9
(0.1)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.5)

Suburb

261
253
256
255
258
251

271 (0.7)

32
26
31
28
28
24

8
(0.3)
(1.6)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.6)
(1.2)

10
(0.4)
(2.5)
()
(1.7)
(2.2)
(1.5)

United States ..............


Alabama ..............................
Alaska..................................
Arizona ................................
Arkansas..............................
California5 ............................

272 (0.6)

75
69
73
71
71
65

7
(0.3)
(1.8)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.2)

City

2
(0.2)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.3)

2 (0.5)

270 (2.9)

to 2005, NAEP divided the Department of Defense (DoD) schools into two jurisdictions,
domestic and overseas. In 2005, NAEP began combining the DoD domestic and overseas
schools into a single jurisdiction. Data shown in this table for years prior to 2005 were recalculated for comparability.
NOTE: Includes public school students who were tested with accommodations; excludes only
those students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELL) who were unable to
be tested even with accommodations. SD and ELL populations, accommodation rates, and
exclusion rates vary from state to state.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading
Assessments, retrieved November 1, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://
nces.ed.gov/ nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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Educational Achievement

Table 149. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale scores of 4th- and 8th-grade public school students and
percentage attaining reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and jurisdiction or specific urban district: 2007, 2009, and 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Average reading scale score1
2007
Grade level and jurisdiction
or specific urban district

All students All students

2011

White

Black
5

Hispanic All students

220
208

(0.3)
(0.7)

220 (0.3)
210 (0.7)

229 (0.3)
233 (1.4)

204
201

(0.5)
(0.9)

204
202

Albuquerque ......................
Atlanta ...............................
Austin.................................
Baltimore City ....................
Boston ...............................

207
218

210

()
(1.5)
(2.0)
()
(1.9)

209
220
202
215

()
(1.5)
(1.8)
(1.7)
(1.2)

253
245
220
231

()
(2.9)
(2.0)
(4.8)
(2.9)

201
211
200
212

()
(1.6)
(3.0)
(1.7)
(1.5)

Charlotte ............................
Chicago .............................
Cleveland...........................
Dallas.................................
Detroit ................................

222
201
198

(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.7)
()
()

225
202
194

187

(1.6)
(1.5)
(2.0)
()
(1.9)

243 (1.6)
228 (3.5)
209 (3.4)

()

()

211
194
189

186

District of Columbia ...........


Fresno................................
Hillsborough County (FL)...
Houston .............................
Jefferson County (KY) .......

197

206

(0.9)
()
()
(1.2)
()

203
197

211
219

(1.2)
(1.7)
()
(1.7)
(1.8)

257
217

243
230

(2.9)
(3.0)
()
(4.7)
(2.1)

195
193

210
203

Los Angeles.......................
Miami-Dade .......................
Milwaukee..........................
New York City ....................
Philadelphia .......................
San Diego..........................

196

213

210

(1.3)
()
()
(1.1)
()
(1.8)

197
221
196
217
195
213

(1.1)
(1.2)
(2.0)
(1.4)
(1.8)
(2.1)

222
238
223
235
215
236

(3.5)
(3.4)
(4.6)
(2.8)
(4.2)
(2.8)

8th grade
United States .....................
Large city ...........................

261
250

(0.2)
(0.7)

262 (0.3)
252 (0.5)

Albuquerque ......................
Atlanta ...............................
Austin.................................
Baltimore City ....................
Boston ...............................

245
257

254

()
(1.4)
(2.0)
()
(1.6)

250
261
245
257

Charlotte ............................
Chicago .............................
Cleveland...........................
Dallas.................................
Detroit ................................

260
250
246

(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.5)
()
()

District of Columbia ...........


Fresno................................
Hillsborough County (FL)...
Houston .............................
Jefferson County (KY) .......

241

252

Los Angeles.......................
Miami-Dade .......................
Milwaukee..........................
New York City ....................
Philadelphia .......................
San Diego..........................

240

249

250

4th grade
United States .....................
Large city ...........................

Percent of students

2009

2011

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

At or above
Basic 2

10

11

12

At or above
Proficient 3
13

(0.5)
(0.8)

220 (0.3)
211 (0.7)

230
232

(0.3)
(0.9)

205
202

(0.4)
(0.7)

205 (0.5)
203 (0.8)

236
225

(1.3)
(2.5)

66
55

(0.4)
(1.0)

32
24

(0.4)
(0.7)

()

()
208 (2.3)

()
209 (2.0)

209
212
224
200
217

(1.6)
(1.4)
(2.3)
(1.7)
(0.8)

231
251
249
221
241

(2.5)
(1.9)
(3.3)
(3.3)
(2.5)

203
215
198
211

()
(1.6)
(4.5)
(1.7)
(1.7)

201
215
210

214

(1.7)
(3.4)
(2.6)
()
(1.1)

226

()
()
()
()
(3.8)

53
54
68
40
62

(1.9)
(1.6)
(2.3)
(2.5)
(1.5)

24
24
36
11
26

(1.6)
(1.7)
(2.5)
(1.2)
(1.3)

(2.3)
(1.8)
(2.2)
()
(2.1)

212
203
200

190

(2.8)
(2.1)
(4.4)
()
(2.8)

224
203
193
204
191

(1.2)
(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.6)
(2.0)

244
229
209
237

(1.5)
(2.4)
(2.6)
(6.9)
()

211
197
187
204
190

(1.9)
(1.9)
(1.1)
(2.0)
(2.5)

212
201
196
200
199

(2.6)
(1.5)
(3.3)
(1.4)
(5.5)

233
228

(5.3)
(4.2)
()
()
()

70
48
32
46
31

(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(2.1)
(2.8)

36
18
8
14
7

(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.7)
(1.4)

(1.3)
(3.4)
()
(2.5)
(2.0)

207 (3.2)
194 (1.8)

()
206 (1.9)

()

201
194
231
213
223

(1.0)
(2.4)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(1.3)

255
216
242
243
230

(3.0)
(3.9)
(1.8)
(3.0)
(1.4)

191
191
218
207
208

(1.3)
(4.3)
(2.5)
(1.7)
(2.1)

204
190
223
209
221

(3.3)
(2.5)
(2.1)
(1.6)
(3.9)

195

245
256

()
(3.0)
()
(6.3)
(5.7)

44
37
77
57
68

(1.1)
(2.1)
(1.8)
(1.8)
(1.7)

20
11
44
24
35

(1.3)
(1.4)
(2.4)
(1.8)
(1.5)

195 (3.3)
205 (2.1)
187 (2.4)
208 (1.6)
191 (2.1)
206 (4.1)

193 (1.1)
224 (1.1)
198 (2.7)
208 (1.9)
187 (4.6)
193 (2.6)

201
221
195
216
199
215

(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.8)
(1.7)

225 (3.7)
240 (3.4)
216 (3.9)
235 (3.3)
217 (3.3)
240 (2.3)

196 (4.2)
210 (2.1)
187 (2.0)
209 (1.7)
195 (1.9)
205 (3.0)

196
222
198
207
191
201

(1.1)
(1.8)
(2.7)
(1.5)
(3.5)
(2.2)

226 (4.2)

()
206 (3.3)
230 (3.6)
212 (5.2)
225 (3.3)

45
67
38
61
43
61

(1.7)
(1.7)
(1.9)
(1.4)
(2.1)
(1.7)

15
32
13
29
13
31

(1.4)
(1.7)
(1.3)
(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.6)

271 (0.2)
272 (1.0)

245
243

(0.4)
(0.7)

248
245

264 (0.2)
255 (0.5)

272
273

(0.3)
(1.0)

248
245

(0.5)
(0.8)

251 (0.5)
249 (0.8)

277
271

(1.1)
(1.5)

75
65

(0.3)
(0.6)

32
23

(0.3)
(0.5)

()
(1.5)
(2.0)
(1.7)
(1.5)

()
292 (3.9)
282 (2.5)

()
282 (3.0)

246
247
243
248

()
(1.7)
(2.5)
(1.6)
(2.4)

()

()
251 (2.1)

()
251 (2.1)

254
253
261
246
255

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(1.6)
(1.2)

271
287
285
267
281

(2.2)
(3.2)
(1.8)
(3.7)
(4.3)

249
246
242
246

()
(1.2)
(3.6)
(1.7)
(2.0)

248 (1.6)

()
251 (2.2)

()
245 (2.3)

280

()
()
()
()
(3.4)

64
63
71
54
63

(1.4)
(1.8)
(1.8)
(2.0)
(1.6)

22
17
30
12
24

(1.5)
(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.1)

259
249
242

232

(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.6)
()
(2.4)

276 (2.4)
272 (3.1)
258 (3.4)

()

()

249
243
239

232

(1.2)
(1.8)
(2.2)
()
(2.6)

254
249
237

232

(3.7)
(2.5)
(3.5)
()
(4.7)

265
253
240
248
237

(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.7)
(1.0)
(1.0)

283
271
260
276

(1.8)
(3.5)
(3.1)
(4.1)
()

253
245
234
244
235

(1.6)
(1.9)
(2.2)
(2.8)
(1.1)

256
255
241
246
244

(2.5)
(1.3)
(3.8)
(1.1)
(4.2)

264 (5.3)
262 (13.1)

()

()

()

75
64
48
58
43

(1.5)
(1.4)
(2.6)
(1.5)
(1.4)

34
21
11
13
7

(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.4)
(0.9)

(0.7)
()
()
(1.4)
()

240
240

252
259

(1.5)
(2.4)
()
(1.2)
(1.0)

()
263 (3.8)

()
280 (3.6)
267 (1.4)

235
232

243
245

(1.5)
(3.4)
()
(2.2)
(2.1)

249 (5.3)
235 (2.7)

()
250 (1.2)

()

237
238
264
252
260

(1.2)
(1.8)
(1.5)
(0.9)
(1.1)

290
257
276
283
269

(3.4)
(3.2)
(1.5)
(2.2)
(1.7)

231
230
247
247
245

(1.2)
(3.5)
(2.4)
(2.4)
(1.7)

232
234
258
249

(3.8)
(2.2)
(2.3)
(1.3)
()

241

()
(3.4)
()
()
()

46
45
75
64
70

(1.4)
(2.2)
(2.1)
(1.3)
(1.6)

15
12
32
18
27

(1.3)
(1.1)
(2.3)
(1.0)
(1.9)

(1.0)
()
()
(1.9)
()
(1.2)

244
261
241
252
247
254

(1.1)
(1.4)
(2.0)
(1.4)
(2.5)
(2.8)

271
273
265
271
266
273

239 (3.6)
250 (2.4)
233 (2.3)
246 (1.9)
241 (1.9)
239 (5.0)

239 (1.0)
261 (1.6)
249 (2.9)
243 (2.2)
241 (3.7)
242 (3.8)

246
260
238
254
247
256

(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.8)
(1.5)
(2.1)

273 (3.6)
275 (2.4)
255 (3.0)
271 (3.6)
264 (3.8)
275 (2.6)

242 (3.3)
246 (1.8)
232 (2.0)
248 (2.3)
244 (1.9)
238 (4.8)

241
262
243
246
239
245

(1.2)
(1.5)
(2.9)
(2.4)
(3.0)
(3.2)

269 (4.5)

()
248 (5.5)
273 (3.3)
258 (4.7)
268 (4.2)

56
71
46
65
56
68

(1.5)
(1.9)
(2.1)
(2.1)
(2.1)
(2.2)

16
28
10
24
16
27

(1.1)
(1.8)
(1.3)
(1.8)
(1.6)
(2.2)

(3.4)
(3.2)
(3.4)
(2.4)
(5.2)
(3.4)

(0.6)
(0.9)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
2Basic denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for
proficient work at a given grade.
3Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
NOTE: Beginning in 2009, if the results for charter schools are not included in a school districts Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) report to the U.S. Department of Education under the

Elementary and Secondary Education Act, they are excluded from that districts results. This
change had little or no impact on differences between any participating districts 2007 and
2009 average reading scores except those of the District of Columbia at grade 8. For details,
see the Technical Notes in The Nations Report Card: Reading 2009 Trial Urban District
Assessment (NCES 2010-459). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
Totals include racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments,
retrieved May 20, 2010, and December 7, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://
nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared December 2011.)

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220 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Educational Achievement

Table 150. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale scores of 4th- and 8th-graders in public schools and
percentage scoring at or above selected reading achievement levels, by English language learner status and state: 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
4th-graders
English language learners

State

Percent
of all
students
assessed

8th-graders
Not English language learners

Percent
Average
scale
score1

Percent

At or
At or
above
above
2
Basic Proficient 3

10

11

(1.1)
(8.8)
(1.8)
(2.6)
(3.6)
(2.3)

7
5
2
1
14
5

(0.4)
(3.0)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(2.6)
(0.9)

224
221
216
218
218
223

(0.3)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.9)

70
68
63
64
65
70

(0.3)
(1.8)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(2.0)

35
32
29
29
31
33

(0.4)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(2.5)

5
1
10
2
5
17

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.2)
(0.5)
(1.0)

223

215

239
220

(1.0)
()
(4.3)
()
(3.3)
(1.9)

29 (1.4)

()
22 (4.4)

()
47 (5.3)
26 (2.7)

8
3

266
259
267
261
260
262

(0.2)
(1.5)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.1)

77
70
79
72
72
73

(0.3)
(1.8)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.2)

33
26
34
29
29
28

(0.3)
(1.6)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.7)
(1.5)

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

16
5
3
7
8

(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.6)

184
178
187
179
195

(2.5)
(5.0)
(4.1)
(3.9)
(2.0)

28
22
22
22
35

(2.8)
(5.2)
(5.6)
(4.6)
(3.3)

5
3
4
5
7

(1.4)
(2.0)
(2.6)
(2.6)
(1.8)

231
230
226
202
227

(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.1)

79
76
74
45
75

(1.2)
(1.4)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.4)

45
44
37
20
38

(1.7)
(1.6)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.5)

7
4
1
5
4

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.3)

224
224

215
225

(3.2)
(5.6)
()
(3.4)
(3.9)

28
24

25
28

(4.2)
(6.2)
()
(5.1)
(5.8)

2 () 274
3 () 277
() 266
3 (1.7) 244
4 (1.7) 264

(1.3)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.0)

85
85
78
52
75

(1.3)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.4)

43
46
33
17
31

(2.1)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.5)

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

4
10
4
7
7

(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.7)
(1.0)

191
180
166
180
197

(3.2)
(2.4)
(3.1)
(3.0)
(3.2)

31
21
12
23
42

(4.4)
(3.4)
(3.1)
(3.9)
(4.1)

5
3
2
5
14

(3.4)
(1.4)
()
(1.6)
(3.7)

222
217
223
223
223

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(1.1)
(0.9)

68
64
71
69
70

(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)

34
30
34
36
34

(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.1)

1
8
3
4
3

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.5)

220
231
224
235

()
(3.1)
(2.9)
(3.3)
(4.6)

26
39
32
45

()
(3.6)
(5.8)
(5.9)
(7.5)

() 263 (1.1)
3 (1.3) 260 (0.7)
2 () 269 (0.7)
2 () 267 (0.9)
6 (4.1) 266 (1.0)

75
72
82
78
79

(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.0)

28
28
35
35
33

(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.6)

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

5
11
1
2
3

(0.6)
(1.3)
(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.5)

189
203

197
186

(3.7)
(2.2)
()
(6.1)
(5.1)

35
48

44
34

(4.3)
(2.9)
()
(7.0)
(6.7)

7 (2.3) 223 (0.8)


16 (2.1) 226 (1.1)
() 225 (1.0)
9 (5.1) 211 (1.4)
7 () 223 (0.7)

71
73
72
56
71

(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.8)
(1.0)

35
39
36
23
33

(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.5)
(1.5)
(1.3)

3
6
1
1
2

(0.5) 231 (4.3)


(0.7) 242 (3.0)
(0.2)
()
(0.3)
()
(0.2)
()

39
49

(6.7)
(4.3)
()
()
()

6 (2.9) 266 (1.0)


11 (3.5) 269 (0.9)
() 269 (0.8)
() 255 (1.6)
() 271 (0.8)

78
81
80
66
81

(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(2.2)
(0.9)

34
37
37
22
39

(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.4)

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

3
7
3
10
2

(0.4)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(1.3)
(0.4)

205
204
192
187

(3.2)
(2.4)
(2.9)
(3.1)
()

47
46
33
30

(5.6)
(4.6)
(5.0)
(3.2)
()

15
12
7
5

(4.4)
(2.6)
(3.4)
(1.6)
()

232
239
220
226
210

(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.2)

76
86
67
74
55

(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.4)

44
53
32
39
22

(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.2)

1
3
2
5
1

(0.3)
()
(0.3) 211 (3.9)
(0.3) 237 (4.8)
(0.5) 233 (3.7)
(0.2)
()

()
17 (3.9)
48 (10.0)
38 (5.6)

()

() 272 (1.1)
1 () 277 (1.0)
8 (4.2) 266 (0.9)
6 (2.2) 272 (1.0)
() 254 (1.2)

81
87
78
83
65

(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.6)

40
48
33
41
21

(1.6)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.4)

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

3
2
7
27
2

(0.8)
(0.3)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.2)

189
174
191
193
203

(5.5)
(5.1)
(4.4)
(1.8)
(4.7)

29
18
32
36
45

(5.7)
(6.0)
(4.4)
(2.0)
(7.0)

11
4
7
10
14

(3.3)
()
(2.4)
(1.0)
(4.7)

221
226
226
220
231

(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.7)

68
75
73
67
79

(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(0.9)

35
36
38
31
44

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.1)

1
1
2
10
1

(0.2)
()
(0.2)
()
(0.3)
()
(0.4) 215 (2.8)
(0.2)
()

20

()
()
()
(3.1)
()

() 267
() 273
() 268
2 (1.0) 263
() 273

(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(0.8)

79
86
82
75
84

(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.1)

35
42
36
29
40

(1.7)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.3)

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

2
15
8
7
2

(0.4)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.2)

171
187
189
198

()
(2.0)
(3.2)
(3.4)
(4.1)

14
29
32
38

()
(2.3)
(4.5)
(4.0)
(6.8)

2
5
7
9

()
(0.9)
(2.2)
(2.0)
(4.0)

232
214
226
224
226

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.5)

79
60
72
71
75

(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.0)

45
24
38
36
36

(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(0.9)

1
10
5
4
1

(0.3)
()
(0.5) 218 (2.3)
(0.4) 216 (2.6)
(0.3) 233 (3.4)
(0.2)
()

22
21
38

()
(3.1)
(2.9)
(5.0)
()

() 276 (1.2)
1 () 260 (0.8)
1 (0.8) 268 (1.2)
3 () 264 (1.0)
() 269 (0.7)

85
73
79
75
84

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.0)

45
25
37
32
34

(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.6)
(1.6)
(1.4)

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

3
5
14
2
6

(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(0.3)
(0.5)

206
186
183
183
180

(2.8)
(4.7)
(2.0)
(4.7)
(3.1)

53
26
25
26
20

(4.6)
(4.8)
(2.2)
(7.2)
(4.6)

14
7
4
10
3

(3.7)
(2.7)
(0.9)
(3.7)
(1.4)

224
217
222
228
225

(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(0.7)

72
66
69
75
73

(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.3)

34
28
35
42
37

(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.0)

1
2
6
2
3

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.2)

27 (11.1)

()
22 (5.0)
23 (6.9)
30 (4.9)

5 () 269
() 261
1 () 267
2 (1.1) 269
3 (1.8) 267

(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(0.7)

80
74
79
78
77

(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(0.8)

37
27
35
39
34

(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.1)

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

5
4
3
18
6

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(1.2)
(0.5)

207
175
177
197
167

(3.5)
(4.8)
(4.9)
(2.0)
(3.5)

56
20
21
38
14

(4.9)
(4.0)
(6.7)
(2.9)
(2.7)

20
2
5
9
2

(3.8)
(1.5)
()
(1.4)
(1.2)

215
222
216
223
224

(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(0.9)

62
71
62
70
72

(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.8)
(1.2)

29
33
26
33
35

(1.6)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(2.0)
(1.3)

4
1
1
7
4

(0.4) 251 (3.5)


(0.2)
()
(0.2)
()
(0.9) 225 (3.0)
(0.3) 222 (2.5)

63

27
23

(5.0)
()
()
(5.1)
(4.1)

18 (4.2) 261 (0.9)


() 270 (0.8)
() 260 (1.0)
1 (0.6) 264 (0.9)
2 () 269 (0.8)

72
83
71
78
81

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.1)

27
36
27
29
37

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.4)
(1.6)

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

2
7
11
1
8
3

(0.2)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.1)
(0.8)
(0.2)

189
190
172

195
190

(6.4)
(2.8)
(2.9)
()
(2.6)
(3.4)

36
30
15

39
32

(7.0)
(3.9)
(2.7)
()
(3.1)
(5.8)

16
7
2

10
5

(5.9)
(2.2)
(0.9)
()
(2.3)
(3.3)

228
229
226
214
223
225

(0.6)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.8)

74
75
73
61
70
73

(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.3)

42
41
38
27
36
35

(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.1)

1
5
5
#
5
1

(0.2)
()
(0.5) 241 (5.3)
(0.5) 222 (3.5)
()
()
(0.5) 240 (3.3)
(0.2)
()

54
25

47

()
(7.2)
(4.3)
()
(5.8)
()

() 274 (0.9)
7 (2.9) 269 (1.1)
4 (1.6) 270 (0.9)
() 256 (0.9)
9 (2.8) 269 (0.9)
() 270 (1.0)

83
79
80
68
80
82

(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)

45
37
39
24
36
38

(1.3)
(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.6)

()

88 (1.0)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
2Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient
work at a given grade.
3Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.

4 (0.3)

224

215
220
219

(7.6)
()
(3.5)
(6.0)
(4.8)

()

12

At or
At or
above
above
2
Basic Proficient 3

30
32
9
14
41
27

40 (1.3)

Average
scale
score1

(0.8)
(6.0)
(3.5)
(2.8)
(2.9)
(1.6)

81 (0.8)

At or
At or
above
above
2
Basic Proficient 3

188
189
153
171
197
186

17 (4.0) 230 (0.5)

Average
scale
score1

(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.9)

53 (5.4)

At or
At or
above
above
2
Basic Proficient 3

Percent

11
2
13
12
8
31

5 (0.3) 211 (3.0)

Average
scale
score1

Percent
of all
students
assessed

Not English language learners

Percent

United States................
Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

Department of Defense
dependents schools.....

English language learners

(0.4)
()
(2.0)
()
(2.2)
(0.9)

13

() 273 (0.8)

14

15

40 (1.2)

NOTE: The results for English language learners are based on students who were assessed
and cannot be generalized to the total population of such students. Although testing accommodations were permitted, some English language learnersmaking up about 1 percent of all
public school students at both grade 4 and grade 8did not have a sufficient level of English
proficiency to participate in the 2011 Reading Assessment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Reading Assessment, retrieved November
2, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreport card/naepdata/).
(This table was prepared November 2011.)

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Educational Achievement

Table 151. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) writing scale score of 8th- and 12th-graders, standard deviation, and
percentage of students attaining writing achievement levels, by selected student and school characteristics and percentile: 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
8th-graders
Total, all
students

Selected student or school characteristic


1

12th-graders

Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch

Eligible

Not eligible

Unknown

Total, all
students

Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch


Eligible

Not eligible

Unknown

Average writing scale score1


All students .................................................
Sex
Male ..................................................................
Female ..............................................................
Race/ethnicity
White.................................................................
Black .................................................................
Hispanic ............................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander........................................
Asian .............................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ...................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........................
Two or more races ............................................
Parents highest level of education
Did not finish high school..................................
Graduated high school......................................
Some education after high school ....................
Graduated college ............................................
Students attitude and experience
Agreed or strongly agreed that Writing is one
of my favorite activities...............................
Uses a computer for writing school
assignments once or twice a week .............
School locale
City....................................................................
Suburban ..........................................................
Town .................................................................
Rural .................................................................
Percentile2
10th...................................................................
25th...................................................................
50th...................................................................
75th...................................................................
90th...................................................................

150

(0.7)

134

(0.6)

161

(0.8)

163

(2.2)

150

(0.5)

133

(0.7)

157

(0.6)

167

(1.7)

140
160

(0.7)
(0.7)

125
144

(0.7)
(0.6)

151
171

(0.9)
(0.8)

154
171

(2.6)
(2.5)

143
157

(0.6)
(0.6)

126
140

(0.8)
(0.7)

150
165

(0.6)
(0.6)

162
173

(1.9)
(1.9)

158
132
136
163
165
141
145
155

(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(2.4)
(2.0)
(6.3)
(4.0)
(1.9)

142
127
130
146
148

139
141

(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(2.8)
(2.7)
()
(4.3)
(2.3)

163
145
150
171
172

165

(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(2.4)
(2.2)
()
()
(2.5)

166
140
150
175
175

(2.3)
(4.6)
(5.4)
(4.0)
(4.0)
()
()
()

159
130
134
158
158
144
145
158

(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(1.6)
(1.5)
(6.0)
(3.5)
(2.3)

144
124
128
146
146

135
137

(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(2.3)
(2.5)
()
(4.4)
(4.2)

161
140
142
163
164

153
163

(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(2.0)
(1.7)
()
(4.4)
(2.8)

172
148
149
162
162

(1.6)
(3.6)
(3.6)
(4.9)
(5.0)
()
()
()

133
138
150
160

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.8)

131
131
143
141

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.8)

142
149
158
166

(2.0)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(0.9)

146
155
167

()
(4.4)
(3.8)
(2.3)

129
138
149
160

(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.7)

127
131
140
139

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.1)

135
145
155
164

(1.6)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.7)

153
158
173

()
(3.5)
(2.2)
(1.5)

157

(0.8)

141

(0.8)

170

(0.9)

172

(2.5)

157

(0.6)

139

(0.8)

165

(0.6)

175

(2.0)

157

(0.9)

140

(0.7)

168

(1.2)

169

(2.9)

154

(0.6)

136

(0.8)

161

(0.7)

167

(1.4)

144
155
148
150

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.4)

130
137
137
137

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.5)

160
165
156
158

(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.3)

164
164
157
158

(4.3)
(4.4)
(3.8)
(5.3)

146
154
149
149

(1.0)
(0.9)
(2.0)
(1.1)

131
135
134
135

(0.8)
(1.1)
(3.1)
(1.5)

156
160
156
154

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.8)
(1.0)

168
167

164

(2.5)
(2.1)
()
(5.4)

104
127
151
175
194

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.9)

92
113
135
157
176

(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.9)

119
140
163
184
201

(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.4)

121
142
163
185
203

(3.8)
(2.6)
(2.6)
(2.6)
(3.5)

104
127
152
175
194

(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.7)

90
111
135
156
176

(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.8)

114
136
159
180
198

(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.8)

126
149
170
189
205

(4.6)
(2.3)
(2.2)
(1.7)
(3.2)

33

(0.3)

33

(0.3)

31

(0.9)

Standard deviation of the writing scale score3


All students ...........................................................

35

(0.3)

33

(0.3)

32

(0.3)

32

(1.1)

35

(0.3)

Percent of students attaining writing achievement levels


Achievement level
Below Basic4 .....................................................
At or above Basic..............................................
At or above Basic by race/ethnicity
White .........................................................
Black..........................................................
Hispanic.....................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander ................................
Asian......................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander............
American Indian/Alaska Native .................
Two or more races .....................................
At or above Proficient 5 ..................................
At Advanced 6 ................................................

20
80

(0.6)
(0.6)

32
68

(0.8)
(0.8)

10
90

(0.6)
(0.6)

10
90

(1.6)
(1.6)

21
79

(0.6)
(0.6)

36
64

(0.9)
(0.9)

14
86

(0.5)
(0.5)

9
91

(1.3)
(1.3)

87
65
69
88
89
70
78
87
27
3

(0.6)
(1.7)
(0.9)
(2.3)
(1.9)
(7.3)
(4.7)
(1.7)
(0.7)
(0.2)

76
59
63
76
79

74
79
12
1

(1.1)
(1.7)
(1.1)
(3.4)
(3.0)
()
(6.6)
(3.9)
(0.4)
(0.1)

91
79
82
93
94

92
37
5

(0.6)
(2.1)
(1.2)
(1.8)
(1.7)
()
()
(1.9)
(1.0)
(0.4)

94
74
80
96
95

39
5

(1.6)
(6.4)
(5.4)
(2.1)
(2.2)
()
()
()
(2.9)
(1.2)

87
61
65
85
85
78
76
86
27
3

(0.6)
(1.5)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(5.0)
(4.3)
(2.7)
(0.6)
(0.2)

76
54
59
78
78

66
70
12
1

(1.2)
(1.7)
(1.1)
(2.7)
(2.9)
()
(7.2)
(7.1)
(0.5)
(0.1)

88
71
74
89
89

84
90
33
4

(0.6)
(1.9)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.3)
()
(5.0)
(3.1)
(0.7)
(0.3)

95
82
79
83
83

46
7

(1.1)
(3.9)
(4.7)
(4.4)
(4.4)
()
()
()
(2.3)
(1.2)

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Scale ranges from 0 to 300.
2The percentile represents a specific point on the percentage distribution of all students ranked by
their writing score from low to high. For example, 10 percent of students scored at or below the 10th
percentile score, while 90 percent of students scored above it.
3The standard deviation provides an indication of how much the test scores varied. The lower the
standard deviation, the closer the scores were clustered around the average score. About twothirds of the student scores can be expected to fall within the range of one standard deviation
above and one standard deviation below the average score. For example, the average score for all
12th-graders was 150 and the standard deviation was 35. This means that we would expect about
two-thirds of the students to have scores between 185 (one standard deviation above the average)
and 115 (one standard deviation below). Standard errors also must be taken into account when
making comparisons of these ranges.
4Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work.

5Proficient

represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
signifies superior performance.
NOTE: Writing scores from 2011 cannot be compared with writing scores from earlier assessment
years. The 2011 writing assessment was developed under a new framework and is NAEPs first
computer-based writing assessment. Includes public and private schools. Includes students tested
with accommodations (8 percent of all 8th-graders and 7 percent of all 12th-graders); excludes only
those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even
with accommodations (2 percent of all students at both grades). Race categories exclude persons
of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Writing Assessment, retrieved October 1,
2012, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This
table was prepared October 2012.)
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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Average score

Selected characteristic

Music,1
responding
scale score
(0 to 300)

Visual arts2
Responding
scale score
(0 to 300)

2
All students .............................

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male ..............................................
Female ..........................................
Race/ethnicity
White.............................................
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility
Eligible ..........................................
Not eligible ....................................
Unknown .......................................
Control of school
Public ...........................................
Private...........................................
School location
City................................................
Suburban ......................................
Town..............................................
Rural .............................................
Region
Northeast ......................................
Midwest.........................................
South ............................................
West..............................................
Frequency of instruction
Subject not offered........................
Less than once a week .................
Once or twice a week....................
At least 3 or 4 times a week..........

Percent of students reporting


participation in musical activities in school

Percentage distribution of students by school-reported frequency of instruction


Music

Creating
task score
(0 to 100)

Subject
not offered

Less than
once a week

Visual arts

Once or At least 3 or 4
twice a week times a week

Subject
not offered

Less than
once a week

Once or At least 3 or 4
twice a week times a week

10

11

Play in band

12

Play in
Sing in
orchestra chorus or choir

13

14

15

150

(1.2)

150

(1.2)

52

(0.6)

(2.0)

(2.0)

27

(3.1)

57

(3.2)

14

(2.4)

10

(2.5)

30

(3.5)

47

(3.9)

16

(0.9)

(0.5)

17

(1.2)

145
155

(1.3)
(1.4)

145
155

(1.4)
(1.2)

49
54

(0.7)
(0.7)

9
8

(2.1)
(2.0)

8
7

(2.1)
(1.9)

27
28

(3.1)
(3.2)

56
57

(3.2)
(3.2)

14
13

(2.6)
(2.3)

10
10

(2.5)
(2.5)

30
29

(3.6)
(3.3)

46
48

(4.1)
(3.8)

18
14

(1.0)
(1.0)

3
6

(0.5)
(0.6)

9
26

(1.2)
(1.8)

161
130
129
159

(1.3)
(2.0)
(1.9)
(4.7)

160
129
134
156

(1.2)
(2.4)
(1.9)
(4.2)

55
43
46
54

(0.5)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(2.0)

6
10
14
7

(2.5)
(2.9)
(4.3)
(4.1)

8
8
6
8

(2.5)
(4.5)
(2.3)
(3.4)

29
26
21
25

(4.0)
(5.5)
(4.1)
(6.6)

57
56
59
60

(3.6)
(7.0)
(4.5)
(8.7)

11
18
17
5

(2.6)
(4.9)
(4.5)
(2.5)

11
10
5
11

(3.4)
(4.9)
(2.0)
(4.6)

34
24
23
29

(4.4)
(4.5)
(4.7)
(6.0)

44
49
56
54

(4.6)
(5.7)
(6.0)
(8.4)

19
13
8
21

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(3.5)

5
4
3
6

(0.6)
(1.0)
(0.6)
(2.1)

19
21
10
16

(1.6)
(1.9)
(1.6)
(2.9)

132
161
156

(1.3)
(1.4)
(5.6)

132
161
156

(1.4)
(1.2)
(5.9)

46
55
57

(1.0)
(0.6)
(2.6)

10
8
4

(2.1)
(2.6)

6
8
19

(2.1)
(2.6)
(8.7)

26 (3.4)
26 (4.0)
54 (11.5)

58 (3.9)
59 (4.0)
23 (10.5)

18 (3.4)
10 (2.4)
16 (10.3)

9
10
13

(3.2)
(3.2)
(8.4)

26 (3.7)
30 (4.1)
47 (13.6)

47 (4.7)
50 (4.6)
24 (10.6)

12
19
14

(1.2)
(1.0)
(6.3)

3
5
5

(0.6)
(0.6)
(2.3)

15
19
13

(1.4)
(1.6)
(2.0)

149
163

(1.3)
(2.8)

149
159

(1.2)
(5.2)

51
60

(0.7)
(1.3)

8
10

(2.1)
(6.0)

7
15

(2.1)
(6.9)

24
71

(3.2)
(8.8)

61
3

(3.5)
()

13
17

(2.4)
(8.2)

10
10

(2.7)
(6.1)

26 (3.5)
70 (10.2)

51
3

(4.2)
(0.9)

17
9

(0.9)
(1.9)

5
1

(0.5)
(0.4)

18
13

(1.3)
(2.1)

142
155
156
150

(2.0)
(1.9)
(3.5)
(2.6)

144
155
149
151

(2.1)
(1.8)
(2.8)
(3.0)

49
54
50
52

(1.2)
(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.5)

13
3
4
13

(4.0)
(2.2)
(1.0)
(5.0)

10
7
#
8

(3.8)
(3.5)
()
(4.8)

24
32
18
29

(5.7)
(5.6)
(9.0)
(5.7)

52
57
78
50

(5.6)
(6.3)
(9.0)
(7.7)

12
10
16
20

(2.6)
(3.1)
(8.4)
(7.3)

9
10
#
17

(3.5)
(4.6)
()
(6.8)

24
33
23
35

(4.9)
(6.4)
(9.2)
(7.8)

55 (5.4)
46 (6.1)
60 (10.5)
28 (6.7)

14
14
23
18

(1.0)
(1.5)
(3.0)
(2.5)

4
6
4
3

(0.6)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.0)

13
16
23
21

(1.3)
(1.6)
(3.4)
(3.4)

154
158
147
144

(3.1)
(2.9)
(1.9)
(2.0)

160
155
147
143

(2.3)
(2.3)
(2.2)
(2.1)

52
53
51
51

(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.1)

10
12
6
8

(5.3)
(6.6)
(1.8)
(3.7)

13
#
10
8

(5.8)
()
(4.0)
(3.5)

40
25
25
24

(9.0)
(7.2)
(3.9)
(6.9)

37
63
59
60

(8.6)
(5.8)
(5.7)
(5.4)

5
9
19
15

(3.3)
(2.0)
(5.3)
(4.9)

5
15
9
9

()
(7.7)
(3.8)
(4.0)

50
26
26
25

(6.2)
(6.7)
(5.0)
(9.0)

39
50
46
51

(9.3)
(7.3)
(6.4)
(8.2)

16
22
16
9

(2.7)
(2.1)
(1.2)
(1.2)

6
6
4
3

(0.9)
(1.3)
(0.6)
(0.6)

17
24
16
12

(2.6)
(3.1)
(2.0)
(1.7)

139
149
152
149

(6.3)
(6.4)
(2.8)
(1.8)

138
154
154
149

(4.2)
(5.3)
(2.6)
(1.8)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

17
11
12
17

(4.0)
(2.4)
(1.7)
(1.4)

4
4
3
5

(1.5)
(1.5)
(0.8)
(0.7)

11
10
17
20

(2.1)
(2.0)
(2.2)
(1.6)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Students were asked to analyze and describe aspects of music they heard, critique instrumental and vocal performances,
and demonstrate their knowledge of standard musical notation and musics role in society.
2Responding questions asked students to analyze and describe works of art and design, while creating questions required
students to create works of art and design of their own.

NOTE: Excludes students unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability (if the accommodations provided were not sufficient to enable the test to properly reflect the students music or visual arts proficiency). Detail
may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other
racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP), 2008 Arts Assessment, retrieved June 30, 2009, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared June 2009.)

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Table 152. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) arts scale score of 8th-graders, percentage distribution by frequency of instruction, and percentage participating in
selected activities, by subject and selected characteristics: 2008

Table 153. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) U.S. history scale score, standard deviation, and percentage of students attaining achievement levels, by grade level, selected
characteristics, and percentile: Selected years, 1994 through 2010
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
4th-graders
Selected characteristic
1

8th-graders

12th-graders

19941

2001

2006

2010

19941

2001

2006

2010

19941

2001

2006

2010

10

11

12

13

Average U.S. history scale

score2

205

(1.0)

208

(0.9)

211

(1.1)

214

(0.8)

259

(0.6)

260

(0.8)

263

(0.8)

266

(0.8)

286

(0.8)

287

(0.9)

290

(0.7)

288

(0.8)

Sex
Male ......................................................
Female ..................................................

203
206

(1.5)
(1.1)

207
209

(1.1)
(1.2)

211
211

(1.2)
(1.1)

215
213

(1.0)
(0.9)

259
259

(0.8)
(0.7)

261
260

(0.9)
(0.9)

264
261

(0.9)
(0.8)

268
263

(0.8)
(0.8)

288
285

(0.8)
(0.9)

288
286

(1.1)
(0.9)

292
288

(0.9)
(0.8)

290
286

(0.8)
(1.0)

214
176
175
204

(1.3)
(1.6)
(2.6)
(3.6)
()

217
186
184
216

(1.3)
(2.0)
(2.6)
(3.7)
()

223
191
194
214
190

(1.1)
(1.9)
(1.9)
(5.1)
(5.9)

224
198
198
221
193

(1.1)
(1.9)
(1.2)
(2.4)
(6.2)

266
238
243
261
245

(0.8)
(1.6)
(1.4)
(5.0)
(3.4)

268
240
240
264
255

(0.9)
(1.9)
(2.0)
(2.8)
(4.4)

273
244
248
270
244

(0.6)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(3.0)
(6.3)

274
250
252
275
259

(0.7)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.8)
(5.0)

292
265
267
283
272

(0.8)
(1.5)
(1.7)
(3.5)
(3.0)

292
267
271
294
283

(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.9)
(6.0)
(4.2)

297
270
275
296
278

(0.8)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(2.6)
(4.1)

296
268
275
293
278

(0.7)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(2.5)
(4.2)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

241
251
264
270

(1.3)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.8)

241
251
264
273

(2.8)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.9)

244
252
265
274

(1.2)
(1.3)
(0.9)
(0.8)

249
255
267
276

(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.8)

263
276
287
296

(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(0.9)

266
274
286
298

(1.6)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.2)

268
278
290
300

(1.3)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.8)

268
277
286
298

(1.7)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.8)

Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch


Eligible ..................................................
Not eligible ............................................
Unknown ...............................................

()
()
()

188
219
217

(1.4)
(1.4)
(2.8)

195
224
227

(1.1)
(1.0)
(3.9)

199
227
225

(0.9)
(0.8)
(6.1)

()
()
()

242
267
266

(1.3)
(1.1)
(2.0)

247
273
281

(1.1)
(0.7)
(2.7)

253
275
278

(0.7)
(0.8)
(2.0)

()
()
()

269
289
294

(1.4)
(1.2)
(2.1)

273
295
300

(1.0)
(0.8)
(2.4)

273
294
300

(1.0)
(0.7)
(2.5)

Percentile3
10th.......................................................
25th.......................................................
50th.......................................................
75th.......................................................
90th.......................................................

147
180
210
234
253

(2.1)
(1.5)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.4)

157
184
211
234
254

(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.4)

165
189
213
235
254

(2.3)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.0)

169
192
216
238
256

(1.4)
(1.6)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.4)

217
239
261
282
299

(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.6)

216
239
262
284
302

(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.7)

221
243
265
285
302

(1.4)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(1.0)

227
246
267
286
302

(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(1.1)

243
265
288
309
326

(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.0)

244
266
288
309
326

(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.5)

249
270
291
312
329

(1.3)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.9)

246
267
290
311
328

(1.3)
(1.3)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(1.0)

All students ...............................................

41

(0.7)

38

(0.7)

34

(0.5)

34

(0.7)

32

(0.3)

32

(0.4)

32

(0.6)

31

(0.3)

32

(0.4)

Race/ethnicity
White.....................................................
Black .....................................................
Hispanic ................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander............................
American Indian/Alaska Native.............
Parents highest level of education
Did not finish high school......................
Graduated high school..........................
Some education after high school ........
Graduated college ................................

Standard deviation of the U.S. history scale score4


(0.3)

33

(0.4)

32

(0.4)

29

Percent of students achieving U.S. history achievement levels


Achievement level
Below Basic ..........................................
At or above Basic5.................................
At or above Basic by race/ethnicity
White .............................................
Black..............................................
Hispanic.........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander ....................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
At or above Proficient6.......................
At Advanced7 ....................................

36
64

(1.1)
(1.1)

34
66

(1.2)
(1.2)

30
70

(1.3)
(1.3)

27
73

(0.8)
(0.8)

39
61

(0.9)
(0.9)

38
62

(1.0)
(1.0)

35
65

(1.0)
(1.0)

31
69

(1.0)
(1.0)

57
43

(1.1)
(1.1)

57
43

(1.2)
(1.2)

53
47

(1.1)
(1.1)

55
45

(1.0)
(1.0)

73
35
36
62

17
2

(1.3)
(1.5)
(3.2)
(4.3)
()
(1.0)
(0.3)

76
41
40
74

18
2

(1.5)
(2.3)
(2.8)
(4.5)
()
(0.9)
(0.3)

84
46
49
71
41
18
2

(1.2)
(2.5)
(2.7)
(4.8)
(7.7)
(1.0)
(0.3)

83
54
56
82
49
20
2

(1.0)
(2.6)
(1.6)
(3.1)
(5.4)
(0.7)
(0.3)

70
32
41
60
42
14
1

(1.1)
(2.4)
(2.2)
(6.9)
(6.2)
(0.6)
(0.1)

71
35
36
65
57
16
1

(1.1)
(2.1)
(2.6)
(3.0)
(6.5)
(0.7)
(0.2)

79
40
46
75
43
17
1

(0.8)
(1.7)
(2.2)
(4.4)
(6.1)
(0.8)
(0.1)

80
48
52
78
61
17
1

(0.9)
(2.1)
(1.7)
(2.1)
(6.3)
(0.8)
(0.1)

50
17
22
40
21
11
1

(1.2)
(1.5)
(2.4)
(4.7)
(6.3)
(0.7)
(0.2)

49
19
24
51
37
11
1

(1.3)
(1.5)
(2.3)
(6.7)
(7.8)
(0.9)
(0.3)

56
20
27
54
32
13
1

(1.3)
(1.6)
(1.4)
(3.5)
(7.3)
(0.7)
(0.2)

55
20
28
50
29
12
1

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(3.2)
(5.9)
(0.5)
(0.1)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
2Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
3The percentile represents a specific point on the percentage distribution of all students ranked by their U.S. history score from
low to high. For example, 10 percent of students scored at or below the 10th percentile score, while 90 percent of students
scored above it.
4The standard deviation provides an indication of how much the test scores varied. The lower the standard deviation, the closer
the scores were clustered around the average score. About two-thirds of the student scores can be expected to fall within the
range of one standard deviation above and one standard deviation below the average score. For example, the average score for
all 4th-graders in 2010 was 214, and the standard deviation was 34. This means that we would expect about two-thirds of the
students to have scores between 248 (one standard deviation above the average) and 180 (one standard deviation below). Stan-

dard errors also must be taken into account when making comparisons of these ranges. For a discussion of standard errors, see
Appendix A: Guide to Sources.
5Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work.
6Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
7Advanced signifies superior performance.
NOTE: For 2001 and later years, includes students tested with accommodations (3 to 13 percent of all students, depending on
grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested
even with accommodations (2 to 3 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, 2006, and 2010 U.S. History Assessments, retrieved June 27, 2010, from the Main NAEP Data
Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared June 2011.)

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All students .....................................

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Table 154. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) civics scale score and percentage of students attaining civics
achievement levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 1998, 2006, and 2010
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent of students attaining achievement levels
Average scale score1
Selected student characteristic

1998

At or above Basic2

2006

2010

1998

At or above Proficient3
2010

1998

At Advanced4
2010

1998

2010

10

4th-graders ..................................

150

(0.7)

154

(1.0)

157

(0.8)

69

(1.0)

77

(1.0)

23

(0.9)

27

(0.9)

(0.3)

(0.2)

Sex
Male ..................................................
Female ..............................................

149
151

(1.0)
(0.9)

153
155

(1.1)
(1.1)

153
160

(1.0)
(0.8)

68
70

(1.2)
(1.0)

73
81

(1.3)
(1.0)

22
23

(1.2)
(1.2)

24
30

(1.0)
(1.2)

2
1

(0.4)
(0.4)

1
2

(0.3)
(0.3)

Race/ethnicity
White.................................................
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander........................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........

158
130
123
147

(0.9)
(1.1)
(2.2)
(4.0)
()

164
140
138
154
124

(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(3.8)
(7.6)

167
143
140
164
143

(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.6)
(2.0)
(7.0)

78
45
40
66

(1.3)
(1.7)
(2.8)
(5.5)
()

87
62
58
82
63

(0.9)
(2.2)
(2.3)
(2.3)
(10.9)

29
7
6
20

(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(3.5)
()

37
12
10
37
12

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(4.4)
(7.4)

2
1
#
2

(0.4)
(0.3)
()
(0.9)
()

2
#
#
3
#

(0.3)
()
()
(1.4)
()

Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility


Eligible ..............................................
Not eligible ........................................
Unknown ...........................................

132
160
154

(0.9)
(1.1)
(2.2)

139
166
167

(1.1)
(0.8)
(2.1)

143
169
171

(0.9)
(0.8)
(2.7)

49
80
72

(1.3)
(1.4)
(3.1)

62
90
89

(1.3)
(0.9)
(2.9)

9
30
27

(0.9)
(1.3)
(2.5)

11
40
44

(0.9)
(1.4)
(3.4)

#
2
2

()
(0.5)
(0.9)

#
3
5

()
(0.4)
(1.4)

8th-graders ..................................
Sex
Male ..................................................
Female ..............................................

150

(0.7)

150

(0.8)

151

(0.8)

70

(0.9)

72

(1.0)

22

(0.8)

22

(0.8)

(0.2)

(0.1)

148
152

(0.9)
(0.8)

149
151

(1.0)
(0.8)

150
152

(0.9)
(0.8)

67
73

(1.1)
(1.2)

70
74

(1.1)
(1.1)

22
22

(1.0)
(1.1)

22
22

(0.9)
(0.9)

2
1

(0.3)
(0.3)

1
1

(0.2)
(0.2)

Race/ethnicity
White.................................................
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander........................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........

158
131
127
151

(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(8.9)
()

161
133
131
154
127

(0.8)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(3.2)
(7.3)

160
135
137
158
136

(0.8)
(1.6)
(1.1)
(2.5)
(12.6)

78
49
44
69

(1.1)
(1.7)
(2.3)
(9.5)
()

82
53
56
78
56

(1.0)
(2.3)
(1.4)
(2.5)
(18.0)

28
7
7
25

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(5.8)
()

29
9
11
30
11

(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(3.1)
(6.0)

2
#
#
3

(0.3)
()
()
(1.3)
()

2
#
#
2
1

(0.2)
()
()
(0.8)
()

Parents highest level of education5


Did not finish high school..................
Graduated high school......................
Some education after high school ....
Graduated college ............................

123
144
143
160

(3.2)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.8)

129
140
153
162

(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(0.9)

134
139
155
162

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.8)

40
65
64
80

(3.8)
(2.0)
(1.5)
(1.0)

52
60
78
83

(2.1)
(1.8)
(1.5)
(1.0)

4
14
15
32

(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.2)

6
10
22
32

(1.2)
(0.7)
(1.3)
(1.2)

#
#
1
3

()
()
(0.2)
(0.4)

#
#
1
2

()
()
(0.4)
(0.3)

Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility


Eligible ..............................................
Not eligible ........................................
Unknown ...........................................

131
157
156

(1.1)
(1.0)
(2.2)

132
160
171

(1.0)
(0.8)
(2.4)

136
163
166

(0.9)
(0.7)
(2.3)

48
78
76

(1.6)
(1.2)
(2.7)

54
85
88

(1.4)
(0.8)
(2.5)

8
27
29

(0.8)
(1.2)
(2.1)

9
31
35

(0.6)
(1.0)
(3.5)

#
2
3

(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.6)

#
2
3

()
(0.3)
(0.9)

12th-graders ................................
Sex
Male ..................................................
Female ..............................................

150

(0.8)

151

(0.9)

148

(0.8)

65

(0.9)

64

(1.0)

26

(0.9)

24

(0.9)

(0.4)

(0.3)

148
152

(1.1)
(0.8)

150
152

(1.1)
(1.0)

148
148

(0.9)
(0.9)

62
68

(1.2)
(1.2)

63
64

(1.0)
(1.3)

27
26

(1.2)
(1.1)

25
22

(0.9)
(1.1)

5
3

(0.6)
(0.4)

5
3

(0.5)
(0.4)

Race/ethnicity
White.................................................
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander........................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........

157
130
132
149

(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.1)
(5.2)
()

158
131
134
155
131

(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(3.1)
(3.5)

156
127
137
153
134

(0.9)
(1.6)
(1.4)
(2.6)
(14.6)

73
41
45
63

(1.1)
(2.0)
(1.9)
(4.8)
()

73
38
50
70
47

(1.0)
(1.9)
(1.8)
(3.1)
(17.3)

32
9
10
27

(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(6.6)
()

30
8
13
29
16

(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(2.8)
(9.0)

5
1
1
5

(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(2.3)
()

5
1
2
5
1

(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.4)
(1.4)
()

Parents highest level of education5


Did not finish high school..................
Graduated high school......................
Some education after high school ....
Graduated college ............................

124
140
145
160

(2.1)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.9)

126
138
150
162

(1.8)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.1)

128
137
147
158

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.9)

38
54
60
75

(2.6)
(1.8)
(1.3)
(1.0)

40
51
63
75

(2.3)
(1.7)
(1.5)
(1.0)

6
14
20
36

(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.3)

8
13
20
33

(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.2)

#
#
2
7

()
()
(0.4)
(0.8)

#
1
3
6

()
(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.5)

Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility


Eligible ..............................................
Not eligible ........................................
Unknown ...........................................

130
153
153

(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.3)

133
156
160

(1.0)
(1.0)
(2.4)

132
155
159

(1.0)
(0.9)
(3.3)

42
69
68

(2.1)
(1.1)
(1.6)

44
72
75

(1.4)
(1.0)
(3.3)

10
29
29

(1.7)
(1.3)
(1.5)

11
29
35

(0.8)
(1.2)
(3.7)

1
5
5

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.7)

1
5
7

(0.2)
(0.4)
(1.6)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Scale ranges from 0 to 300 for all three grades, but scores cannot be compared across
grades. For example, the average score of 167 for White 4th-graders in 2010 does not denote
higher performance than the score of 160 for White 8th-graders.
2Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient
work at a given grade.
3Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
4Advanced signifies superior performance for a given grade.

5These

data are based on students responses to questions about their parents education
level. Because the wording of the questions was different in 1998 than in the later assesssment years, data from 1998 are not directly comparable to data from 2006 and 2010.
NOTE: Includes students tested with accommodations (1 to 13 percent of all students,
depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (1 to 5 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998, 2006, and 2010 Civics Assessments,
retrieved May 25, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nations
reportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared May 2011.)

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Table 155. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) economics scale score of 12th-graders, percentage attaining economics achievement levels, and percentage with
different levels of economics coursework, by selected characteristics: 2006
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent of students attaining achievement levels
Selected characteristic

Average
scale score1

Below Basic

Percentage distribution of students by highest level of economics coursework taken

At or above Basic2

At or above
Proficient3

At Advanced4

No economics
courses

Consumer
Combined course economics/business
8

General economics Advanced economics5

10

11

150

(0.9)

21

(0.8)

79

(0.8)

42

(1.1)

(0.3)

13

(0.9)

12

(0.7)

11

(0.7)

49

(1.4)

16

(0.7)

Sex
Male ..................................................
Female ..............................................

152
148

(1.0)
(0.9)

21
21

(0.8)
(0.9)

79
79

(0.8)
(0.9)

45
38

(1.3)
(1.3)

4
2

(0.5)
(0.3)

13
12

(1.0)
(0.9)

10
13

(0.6)
(0.9)

10
11

(0.7)
(0.8)

50
48

(1.4)
(1.6)

16
15

(0.8)
(0.8)

Race/ethnicity
White.................................................
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander........................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........

158
127
133
153
137

(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(3.5)
(4.1)

13
43
36
20
28

(0.7)
(1.9)
(1.6)
(4.0)
(5.6)

87
57
64
80
72

(0.7)
(1.9)
(1.6)
(4.0)
(5.6)

51
16
21
44
26

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(4.5)
(4.8)

4
#
#
4
2

(0.4)
()
()
(1.4)
()

15
8
8
13
11

(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.7)
(1.8)
(3.9)

12
11
13
10
18

(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.8)
(2.7)

11
11
7
10
17

(0.8)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(3.2)

49
49
55
45
41

(1.6)
(1.7)
(2.6)
(4.1)
(4.9)

13
21
18
22
13

(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.9)
(3.1)

Parents highest level of education


Not high school graduate ..................
Graduated high school......................
Some college ....................................
Graduated college ............................

129
138
150
160

(1.4)
(1.2)
(0.8)
(0.9)

41
31
18
13

(2.1)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(0.8)

59
69
82
87

(2.1)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(0.8)

17
27
39
54

(1.7)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.3)

#
1
1
5

()
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.6)

10
11
11
14

(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.0)

13
12
13
11

(1.4)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.8)

10
12
12
10

(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.7)

53
52
51
47

(3.2)
(1.7)
(1.9)
(1.5)

14
13
14
17

(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.0)

132
155
157

(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.9)

38
16
14

(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.7)

62
84
86

(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.7)

20
48
50

(1.1)
(1.2)
(2.8)

1
4
4

(0.2)
(0.4)
(1.1)

9
13
16

(0.7)
(1.1)
(3.0)

13
12
12

(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.6)

10
12
7

(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.1)

50
48
54

(1.6)
(1.6)
(3.1)

18
16
11

(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.4)

148
152
149

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.3)

24
20
20

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.5)

76
80
80

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.5)

39
44
40

(1.8)
(1.6)
(1.7)

3
3
2

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.4)

10
14
12

(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.9)

12
12
12

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.3)

9
11
13

(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.3)

51
47
51

(2.7)
(1.8)
(2.6)

18
17
12

(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.2)

153
153
147

(2.0)
(1.5)
(1.4)
()

19
17
23

(1.7)
(1.4)
(1.4)
()

81
83
77

(1.7)
(1.4)
(1.4)
()

46
45
37

(2.6)
(2.0)
(1.7)
()

4
3
2

(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.5)
()

26
12
6

(2.6)
(2.2)
(1.1)
()

7
12
14

(1.1)
(1.6)
(1.2)
()

11
15
9

(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.3)
()

43
51
49

(3.2)
(2.6)
(2.0)
()

13
10
22

(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.5)
()

Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility


Eligible ..............................................
Not eligible ........................................
Not available .....................................
School location
Central city........................................
Urban fringe ......................................
Rural .................................................
Region
Northeast ..........................................
Midwest.............................................
South ................................................
West..................................................

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met. Item response rates fell below the required standards for reporting.
1Scale ranges from 0 to 300.
2Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade.
3Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
4Advanced signifies superior performance for a given grade.

5Advanced

economics includes Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and honors courses.


NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Excludes persons unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to
a disability (if the accommodations provided were not sufficient to enable the test to properly reflect the students economics proficiency). Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include
other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Economics Assessment, retrieved August 23, 2007, from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/nde/). (This table was prepared August 2007.)

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All students .................................

226 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Educational Achievement

Table 156. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) geography scale score, standard deviation, and percentage of students
attaining geography achievement levels, by grade level, selected student characteristics, and percentile: 1994, 2001, and 2010
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
4th-graders
Selected student characteristic
1

8th-graders

12th-graders

19941

2001

2010

19941

2001

2010

19941

2001

2010

10

Average geography scale

score2

All students .....................................

206

(1.2)

208

(0.9)

213

(0.8)

260

(0.7)

260

(1.0)

261

(0.7)

285

(0.7)

284

(0.8)

282

(0.6)

Sex
Male ......................................................
Female ..................................................

208
203

(1.4)
(1.4)

210
206

(1.0)
(1.3)

215
211

(0.9)
(0.9)

262
258

(0.9)
(0.8)

262
258

(1.2)
(1.0)

263
259

(0.8)
(0.8)

288
281

(0.8)
(0.9)

287
281

(1.0)
(0.8)

285
280

(0.6)
(0.8)

White.....................................................
Black .....................................................
Hispanic ................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander............................
American Indian/Alaska Native.............

218
166
177
211

(1.5)
(2.4)
(3.3)
(4.0)
()

219
180
185
214

(1.1)
(1.8)
(2.5)
(3.5)
()

224
192
197
224
201

(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(3.3)
(3.5)

269
229
238
262
251

(0.8)
(1.7)
(2.0)
(5.3)
(5.5)

269
233
237
264
261

(1.4)
(1.6)
(2.0)
(2.7)
(5.3)

272
241
244
268
250

(0.6)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(2.7)
(3.9)

290
258
269
283

(0.8)
(1.4)
(1.7)
(3.1)
()

291
258
268
284

(0.8)
(1.5)
(1.6)
(5.0)
()

290
261
270
285
277

(0.5)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.7)
(2.5)

Parents highest level of education


Did not finish high school......................
Graduated high school..........................
Some education after high school ........
Graduated college ................................

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

238
250
265
272

(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.0)

236
251
264
273

(1.8)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.0)

243
251
262
272

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.7)

263
274
286
294

(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.9)

266
275
284
293

(1.7)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.0)

263
274
280
291

(1.2)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.7)

()
()
()

185
221
219

(1.4)
(1.1)
(2.8)

197
227
227

(0.7)
(0.8)
(3.7)

()
()
()

239
269
265

(1.3)
(1.2)
(2.3)

246
272
276

(0.9)
(0.7)
(2.6)

()
()
()

268
287
288

(1.7)
(1.0)
(1.6)

269
288
289

(0.8)
(0.5)
(2.2)

146
179
211
237
257

(1.9)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(2.0)

159
184
211
235
254

(2.6)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.3)

169
192
216
236
253

(1.8)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.9)

213
237
263
285
302

(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.9)

213
238
264
285
302

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.1)

220
241
263
284
300

(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.7)

244
265
287
306
321

(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.0)

246
266
286
304
319

(1.1)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.3)

247
265
284
301
315

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.7)

30

(0.4)

28

(0.4)

26

(0.3)

Race/ethnicity

Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch


Eligible ..................................................
Not eligible ............................................
Unknown ...............................................
Percentile3
10th.......................................................
25th.......................................................
50th.......................................................
75th.......................................................
90th.......................................................

Standard deviation of the geography scale score4


All students ...............................................

44

(0.8)

37

(0.8)

33

(0.4)

35

(0.4)

35

(0.5)

31

(0.3)

Percent of students achieving geography achievement levels


Achievement level
Below Basic ..........................................
At or above Basic5.................................
At or above Basic by sex
Male...............................................
Female ..........................................
At or above Basic by race/ethnicity
White .............................................
Black..............................................
Hispanic.........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander ....................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
At or above Proficient6 ........................
At Advanced7 ......................................

30
70

(1.1)
(1.1)

27
73

(1.0)
(1.0)

21
79

(0.9)
(0.9)

29
71

(1.0)
(1.0)

28
72

(1.2)
(1.2)

26
74

(0.9)
(0.9)

30
70

(0.9)
(0.9)

29
71

(1.0)
(1.0)

30
70

(0.9)
(0.9)

71
68

(1.3)
(1.4)

74
71

(0.9)
(1.5)

80
78

(1.0)
(1.1)

72
69

(1.3)
(1.1)

73
71

(1.5)
(1.1)

75
73

(1.0)
(1.1)

73
67

(1.1)
(1.2)

74
68

(1.3)
(1.2)

73
66

(1.0)
(1.2)

81
33
44
72

22
3

(1.3)
(2.4)
(3.1)
(4.4)
()
(1.2)
(0.4)

84
43
50
77

20
2

(1.1)
(2.5)
(3.1)
(4.2)
()
(0.9)
(0.3)

89
57
64
87
68
21
2

(1.0)
(2.1)
(1.7)
(3.2)
(6.4)
(0.8)
(0.2)

81
34
49
72
62
28
4

(0.9)
(3.0)
(3.8)
(6.7)
(7.7)
(1.0)
(0.4)

82
39
45
77
74
29
4

(1.5)
(2.4)
(2.5)
(3.6)
(4.8)
(1.3)
(0.5)

86
49
55
80
62
27
3

(0.7)
(1.7)
(1.5)
(3.3)
(7.2)
(0.8)
(0.2)

78
33
48
67

27
2

(0.9)
(2.3)
(3.0)
(3.8)
()
(1.2)
(0.5)

81
33
48
70

24
1

(0.9)
(2.0)
(2.9)
(6.2)
()
(1.2)
(0.3)

81
36
52
73
62
20
1

(0.8)
(1.8)
(2.0)
(2.7)
(5.1)
(0.8)
(0.1)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
2Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
3The percentile represents a specific point on the percentage distribution of all students
ranked by their geography score from low to high. For example, 10 percent of students scored
at or below the 10th percentile score, while 90 percent of students scored above it.
4The standard deviation provides an indication of how much the test scores varied. The lower
the standard deviation, the closer the scores were clustered around the average score. About
two-thirds of the student scores can be expected to fall within the range of one standard deviation above and one standard deviation below the average score. For example, the average
score for all 4th-graders in 2010 was 213, and the standard deviation was 33. This means
that we would expect about two-thirds of the students to have scores between 246 (one standard deviation above the average) and 180 (one standard deviation below). Standard errors

also must be taken into account when making comparisons of these ranges. For a discussion
of standard errors, see Appendix A: Guide to Sources.
denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient
work.
6Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
7Advanced signifies superior performance.
NOTE: For 2001 and later years, includes students tested with accommodations (3 to 13 percent of all students, depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with
disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (1 to 4 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, and 2010 Geography Assessments, retrieved July 22, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared July 2011.)
5Basic

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Table 157. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score, by age and selected student and school
characteristics: Selected years, 1973 through 2008
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
20041
Selected student or
school characteristic

1973

1978

1982

1986

1990

1992

1994

1996

1999

Previous
format

Revised
format

20081

10

11

12

13

219 (0.8)

219 (0.8)

219 (1.1)

222 (1.0)

230 (0.8)

230 (0.8)

231 (0.8)

231 (0.8)

232 (0.8)

241 (0.9)

239 (0.9)

243

(0.8)

218 (0.7)
220 (1.1)

217 (0.7)
220 (1.0)

217 (1.2)
221 (1.2)

222 (1.1)
222 (1.2)

229 (0.9)
230 (1.1)

231 (1.0)
228 (1.0)

232 (1.0)
230 (0.9)

233 (1.2)
229 (0.7)

233 (1.0)
231 (0.9)

243 (1.1)
240 (1.1)

239 (1.0)
240 (1.0)

242
243

(0.9)
(1.0)

225 (1.0)
190 (1.8)
202 (2.4)

224 (0.9)
192 (1.1)
203 (2.2)

224 (1.1)
195 (1.6)
204 (1.3)

227 (1.1)
202 (1.6)
205 (2.1)

235 (0.8)
208 (2.2)
214 (2.1)

235 (0.8)
208 (2.0)
212 (2.3)

237 (1.0)
212 (1.6)
210 (2.3)

237 (1.0)
212 (1.4)
215 (1.7)

239 (0.9)
211 (1.6)
213 (1.9)

247 (0.9)
224 (2.1)
230 (2.0)

245 (0.8)
221 (2.1)
229 (2.0)

250
224
234

(0.8)
(1.9)
(1.2)

245
240
240
240

244
240
236
239

(2.7)
(1.9)
(1.5)
(2.0)

250
244
239
242

(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.9)
(1.2)

1
9-year-olds
All students ......................
Sex
Male .......................................
Female ...................................
Race/ethnicity
White......................................
Black ......................................
Hispanic .................................
Region
Northeast ...............................
Midwest..................................
South .....................................
West.......................................
13-year-olds
All students ......................
Sex
Male .......................................
Female ...................................
Race/ethnicity
White......................................
Black ......................................
Hispanic .................................
Parents highest level of
education
Did not finish high school.......
Graduated high school...........
Some education after high
school ..............................
Graduated college .................
Region
Northeast ...............................
Midwest..................................
South .....................................
West.......................................
17-year-olds
All students ......................
Sex
Male .......................................
Female ...................................
Race/ethnicity
White......................................
Black ......................................
Hispanic .................................
Parents highest level of
education
Did not finish high school.......
Graduated high school...........
Some education after high
school ..............................
Graduated college .................
Region
Northeast ...............................
Midwest..................................
South .....................................
West.......................................

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

(2.2)
(1.5)
(1.8)
(2.4)

266 (1.1)

264 (1.1)

269 (1.1)

269 (1.2)

270 (0.9)

273 (0.9)

274 (1.0)

274 (0.8)

276 (0.8)

281 (1.0)

279 (1.0)

281

(0.9)

265 (1.3)
267 (1.1)

264 (1.3)
265 (1.1)

269 (1.4)
268 (1.1)

270 (1.1)
268 (1.5)

271 (1.2)
270 (0.9)

274 (1.1)
272 (1.0)

276 (1.3)
273 (1.0)

276 (0.9)
272 (1.0)

277 (0.9)
274 (1.1)

283 (1.2)
279 (1.0)

279 (1.0)
278 (1.2)

284
279

(1.0)
(1.0)

274 (0.9)
228 (1.9)
239 (2.2)

272 (0.8)
230 (1.9)
238 (2.0)

274 (1.0)
240 (1.6)
252 (1.7)

274 (1.3)
249 (2.3)
254 (2.9)

276 (1.1)
249 (2.3)
255 (1.8)

279 (0.9)
250 (1.9)
259 (1.8)

281 (0.9)
252 (3.5)
256 (1.9)

281 (0.9)
252 (1.3)
256 (1.6)

283 (0.8)
251 (2.6)
259 (1.7)

288 (0.9)
262 (1.6)
265 (2.0)

287 (0.9)
257 (1.8)
264 (1.5)

290
262
268

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)

()
()

245 (1.2)
263 (1.0)

251 (1.4)
263 (0.8)

252 (2.3)
263 (1.2)

253 (1.8)
263 (1.2)

256 (1.0)
263 (1.2)

255 (2.1)
266 (1.1)

254 (2.4)
267 (1.1)

256 (2.8)
264 (1.1)

262 (2.2)
271 (1.7)

263 (1.9)
270 (1.3)

268
272

(1.3)
(1.1)

()
()

273 (1.2)
284 (1.2)

275 (0.9)
282 (1.5)

274 (0.8)
280 (1.4)

277 (1.0)
280 (1.0)

278 (1.0)
283 (1.0)

277 (1.6)
285 (1.2)

277 (1.4)
283 (1.2)

279 (0.9)
286 (1.0)

283 (1.0)
292 (0.9)

282 (1.4)
289 (1.1)

285
291

(1.1)
(1.0)

()
()
()
()

285
283
277
281

282
281
276
278

(2.8)
(1.7)
(1.8)
(1.9)

285
284
281
278

(1.8)
(2.2)
(1.8)
(1.1)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

(2.3)
(2.2)
(1.6)
(1.8)

304 (1.1)

300 (1.0)

298 (0.9)

302 (0.9)

305 (0.9)

307 (0.9)

306 (1.0)

307 (1.2)

308 (1.0)

307 (0.8)

305 (0.7)

306

(0.6)

309 (1.2)
301 (1.1)

304 (1.0)
297 (1.0)

301 (1.0)
296 (1.0)

305 (1.2)
299 (1.0)

306 (1.1)
303 (1.1)

309 (1.1)
305 (1.1)

309 (1.4)
304 (1.1)

310 (1.3)
305 (1.4)

310 (1.4)
307 (1.0)

308 (1.0)
305 (0.9)

307 (0.9)
304 (0.8)

309
303

(0.7)
(0.8)

310 (1.1)
270 (1.3)
277 (2.2)

306 (0.9)
268 (1.3)
276 (2.3)

304 (0.9)
272 (1.2)
277 (1.8)

308 (1.0)
279 (2.1)
283 (2.9)

309 (1.0)
289 (2.8)
284 (2.9)

312 (0.8)
286 (2.2)
292 (2.6)

312 (1.1)
286 (1.8)
291 (3.7)

313 (1.4)
286 (1.7)
292 (2.1)

315 (1.1)
283 (1.5)
293 (2.5)

313 (0.7)
285 (1.6)
289 (1.8)

311 (0.7)
284 (1.4)
292 (1.2)

314
287
293

(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.1)

()
()

280 (1.2)
294 (0.8)

279 (1.0)
293 (0.8)

279 (2.3)
293 (1.0)

285 (2.2)
294 (0.9)

285 (2.3)
298 (1.7)

284 (2.4)
295 (1.1)

281 (2.4)
297 (2.4)

289 (1.8)
299 (1.6)

287 (2.4)
295 (1.1)

287 (1.2)
294 (0.9)

292
296

(1.3)
(1.2)

()
()

305 (0.9)
317 (1.0)

304 (0.9)
312 (1.0)

305 (1.2)
314 (1.4)

308 (1.0)
316 (1.3)

308 (1.1)
316 (1.0)

305 (1.3)
318 (1.4)

307 (1.5)
317 (1.3)

308 (1.6)
317 (1.2)

306 (1.1)
317 (0.9)

305 (0.9)
315 (0.9)

306
316

(0.8)
(0.7)

()
()
()
()

313
313
301
305

308
310
299
308

307
309
304
305

(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.0)
(1.3)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

Not available.
Not applicable.
1In 2004, two assessments were conductedone using the same format that was used in
previous assessments, and one using a revised assessment format that provides accommodations for students with disabilities and for English language learners. The 2004 data in column 11 are for the format that was used in previous assessment years, while the 2004 data in
column 12 are for the revised format. In 2008, only the revised format was used.
NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Students scoring 150 (or higher) know some basic addition and subtraction facts. Students scoring 200 have considerable understanding of two-digit
numbers and know some basic multiplication and division facts. Students scoring 250 have
an initial understanding of the four basic operations and are developing an ability to analyze
simple logical relations. Students scoring 300 can perform reasoning and problem solving
involving fractions, decimals, percents, elementary geometry, and simple algebra. Students

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.6)
(3.0)

(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.9)

scoring 350 can perform reasoning and problem solving involving geometry, algebra, and
beginning statistics and probability. Includes public and private schools. Excludes persons not
enrolled in school and students who were unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in
English or due to a disability. Beginning in 2004, data are for a revised assessment format
that provides accommodations for students with disabilities and English language learners.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic
groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress;
and 2008 NAEP Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessment, retrieved May 4, 2009 and
November 12, 2012, from the Long-Term Trend NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Educational Achievement

Table 158. Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics proficiency levels, by
age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 through 2008
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
9-year-olds

Selected
characteristic

Simple
arithmetic facts1

Beginning
skills and
understanding2

1
Total
1978..................
1982..................
1986..................
1990..................
1992..................
1994..................
1996..................
1999..................
2004..................
2008..................
Male
1978..................
1982..................
1986..................
1990..................
1992..................
1994..................
1996..................
1999..................
2004..................
2008..................
Female
1978..................
1982..................
1986..................
1990..................
1992..................
1994..................
1996..................
1999..................
2004..................
2008..................
White
1978..................
1982..................
1986..................
1990..................
1992..................
1994..................
1996..................
1999..................
2004..................
2008..................
Black
1978..................
1982..................
1986..................
1990..................
1992..................
1994..................
1996..................
1999..................
2004..................
2008..................
Hispanic
1978..................
1982..................
1986..................
1990..................
1992..................
1994..................
1996..................
1999..................
2004..................
2008..................

13-year-olds
Numerical
operations
and beginning
problem solving3

17-year-olds

Beginning
skills and
understanding2

Numerical
operations
and beginning
problem solving3

Moderately
complex
procedures
and reasoning4

Numerical
operations and
beginning
problem solving3

Moderately
complex
procedures
and reasoning4

Multistep
problem solving
and algebra5

10

96.7
97.1
97.9
99.1
99.0
99.0
99.1
98.9
98.7
99.0

(0.25)
(0.35)
(0.29)
(0.21)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.19)
(0.18)

70.4
71.4
74.1
81.5
81.4
82.0
81.5
82.5
87.0
89.1

(0.92)
(1.18)
(1.24)
(0.96)
(0.80)
(0.66)
(0.76)
(0.84)
(0.77)
(0.69)

19.6
18.8
20.7
27.7
27.8
29.9
29.7
30.9
40.9
44.5

(0.73)
(0.96)
(0.88)
(0.86)
(0.90)
(1.12)
(1.02)
(1.07)
(0.89)
(1.01)

94.6
97.7
98.6
98.5
98.7
98.5
98.8
98.7
98.1
98.2

(0.46)
(0.37)
(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.25)
(0.33)
(0.20)
(0.25)
(0.19)
(0.19)

64.9
71.4
73.3
74.7
77.9
78.1
78.6
78.8
81.1
83.4

(1.18)
(1.18)
(1.59)
(1.03)
(1.06)
(1.07)
(0.87)
(1.02)
(0.98)
(0.63)

18.0
17.4
15.8
17.3
18.9
21.3
20.6
23.2
27.8
30.0

(0.73)
(0.95)
(1.01)
(0.99)
(1.01)
(1.35)
(1.24)
(0.95)
(1.09)
(1.08)

92.0
93.0
95.6
96.0
96.6
96.5
96.8
96.8
95.8
96.0

(0.50)
(0.50)
(0.48)
(0.52)
(0.52)
(0.50)
(0.42)
(0.45)
(0.40)
(0.37)

51.5
48.5
51.7
56.1
59.1
58.6
60.1
60.7
58.3
59.4

(1.14)
(1.28)
(1.43)
(1.43)
(1.26)
(1.35)
(1.72)
(1.63)
(1.12)
(0.87)

7.3
5.5
6.5
7.2
7.2
7.4
7.4
8.4
6.1
6.2

(0.44)
(0.43)
(0.52)
(0.63)
(0.63)
(0.76)
(0.77)
(0.83)
(0.47)
(0.40)

96.2
96.5
98.0
99.0
99.0
99.1
99.1
98.8
98.3
99.0

(0.48)
(0.55)
(0.51)
(0.26)
(0.29)
(0.27)
(0.20)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.27)

68.9
68.8
74.0
80.6
81.9
82.3
82.5
82.6
86.1
88.4

(0.98)
(1.29)
(1.45)
(1.05)
(1.05)
(0.87)
(1.10)
(0.92)
(0.89)
(0.87)

19.2
18.1
20.9
27.5
29.4
31.5
32.7
32.4
40.7
44.4

(0.64)
(1.06)
(1.10)
(0.96)
(1.21)
(1.59)
(1.74)
(1.25)
(1.03)
(1.18)

93.9
97.5
98.5
98.2
98.8
98.3
98.7
98.5
97.7
98.2

(0.49)
(0.55)
(0.32)
(0.34)
(0.42)
(0.45)
(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.29)
(0.28)

63.9
71.3
73.8
75.1
78.1
78.9
79.8
79.3
80.5
84.3

(1.32)
(1.44)
(1.76)
(1.75)
(1.60)
(1.49)
(1.43)
(1.12)
(1.08)
(0.75)

18.4
18.9
17.6
19.0
20.7
23.9
23.0
25.4
29.9
33.4

(0.85)
(1.18)
(1.12)
(1.24)
(1.13)
(1.59)
(1.64)
(1.19)
(1.27)
(1.29)

93.0
93.9
96.1
95.8
96.9
97.3
97.0
96.5
95.6
96.2

(0.52)
(0.58)
(0.63)
(0.77)
(0.56)
(0.57)
(0.66)
(0.81)
(0.45)
(0.47)

55.1
51.9
54.6
57.6
60.5
60.2
62.7
63.1
60.8
62.9

(1.21)
(1.51)
(1.78)
(1.42)
(1.80)
(2.08)
(1.77)
(2.12)
(1.31)
(0.96)

9.5
6.9
8.4
8.8
9.1
9.3
9.5
9.8
7.3
7.6

(0.57)
(0.70)
(0.91)
(0.76)
(0.73)
(1.04)
(1.32)
(1.09)
(0.68)
(0.61)

97.2
97.6
97.8
99.1
99.0
98.9
99.1
99.0
99.0
99.0

(0.27)
(0.33)
(0.38)
(0.26)
(0.33)
(0.31)
(0.36)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.21)

72.0
74.0
74.3
82.3
80.9
81.7
80.7
82.5
87.8
89.9

(1.05)
(1.30)
(1.32)
(1.26)
(1.15)
(0.91)
(0.93)
(1.15)
(0.96)
(0.78)

19.9
19.6
20.6
27.9
26.3
28.3
26.7
29.4
41.1
44.6

(1.00)
(1.11)
(1.28)
(1.31)
(1.52)
(1.28)
(1.07)
(1.36)
(1.13)
(1.18)

95.2
98.0
98.6
98.9
98.6
98.7
98.8
99.0
98.4
98.2

(0.49)
(0.27)
(0.31)
(0.18)
(0.23)
(0.31)
(0.27)
(0.40)
(0.25)
(0.25)

65.9
71.4
72.7
74.4
77.7
77.3
77.4
78.4
81.7
82.5

(1.17)
(1.29)
(1.95)
(1.32)
(1.06)
(0.99)
(1.09)
(1.22)
(1.10)
(0.86)

17.5
15.9
14.1
15.7
17.2
18.7
18.4
21.0
25.7
26.7

(0.75)
(1.00)
(1.31)
(1.00)
(1.39)
(1.39)
(1.48)
(1.38)
(1.24)
(1.13)

91.0
92.1
95.1
96.2
96.3
96.0
96.7
97.2
95.9
95.7

(0.57)
(0.56)
(0.65)
(0.84)
(0.82)
(0.65)
(0.57)
(0.40)
(0.58)
(0.43)

48.2
45.3
48.9
54.7
57.7
57.2
57.6
58.5
55.9
55.8

(1.29)
(1.37)
(1.73)
(1.84)
(1.63)
(1.40)
(2.21)
(1.89)
(1.18)
(1.25)

5.2
4.1
4.7
5.6
5.2
5.5
5.3
7.1
4.9
4.6

(0.66)
(0.42)
(0.59)
(0.79)
(0.75)
(0.87)
(0.80)
(1.06)
(0.48)
(0.34)

98.3
98.5
98.8
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.2
99.6

(0.19)
(0.25)
(0.24)
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.16)
(0.15)
(0.12)
(0.18)
(0.12)

76.3
76.8
79.6
86.9
86.9
87.0
86.6
88.6
91.9
94.0

(1.00)
(1.22)
(1.33)
(0.86)
(0.68)
(0.84)
(0.80)
(0.78)
(0.61)
(0.52)

22.9
21.8
24.6
32.7
32.4
35.3
35.7
37.1
47.2
52.9

(0.87)
(1.13)
(1.03)
(1.04)
(1.01)
(1.33)
(1.38)
(1.35)
(0.97)
(1.29)

97.6
99.1
99.3
99.4
99.6
99.3
99.6
99.4
99.1
98.9

(0.27)
(0.14)
(0.27)
(0.14)
(0.18)
(0.22)
(0.16)
(0.29)
(0.16)
(0.17)

72.9
78.3
78.9
82.0
84.9
85.5
86.4
86.7
89.3
90.4

(0.85)
(0.94)
(1.69)
(1.01)
(1.10)
(0.93)
(1.02)
(0.92)
(0.82)
(0.83)

21.4
20.5
18.6
21.0
22.8
25.6
25.4
29.0
35.1
39.2

(0.73)
(1.00)
(1.17)
(1.23)
(1.28)
(1.64)
(1.50)
(1.26)
(1.21)
(1.60)

95.6
96.2
98.0
97.6
98.3
98.4
98.7
98.7
97.5
98.2

(0.30)
(0.33)
(0.36)
(0.28)
(0.36)
(0.36)
(0.37)
(0.40)
(0.28)
(0.26)

57.6
54.7
59.1
63.2
66.4
67.0
68.7
69.9
66.8
70.5

(1.14)
(1.41)
(1.69)
(1.59)
(1.40)
(1.40)
(2.18)
(1.96)
(1.08)
(1.09)

8.5
6.4
7.9
8.3
8.7
9.4
9.2
10.4
7.6
8.1

(0.48)
(0.54)
(0.68)
(0.73)
(0.87)
(1.06)
(1.02)
(1.07)
(0.63)
(0.55)

88.4
90.2
93.9
96.9
96.6
97.4
97.3
96.4
97.1
96.9

(1.01)
(0.97)
(1.37)
(0.88)
(1.12)
(0.98)
(0.84)
(0.64)
(0.65)
(0.86)

42.0
46.1
53.4
60.0
59.8
65.9
65.3
63.3
74.3
75.6

(1.44)
(2.35)
(2.47)
(2.76)
(2.82)
(2.56)
(2.38)
(2.11)
(2.61)
(2.31)

4.1
4.4
5.6
9.4
9.6
11.1
10.0
12.3
22.0
24.6

(0.64)
(0.81)
(0.92)
(1.72)
(1.42)
(1.71)
(1.24)
(1.48)
(1.72)
(1.67)

79.7
90.2
95.4
95.4
95.0
95.6
96.2
96.5
95.3
96.6

(1.48)
(1.60)
(0.95)
(1.10)
(1.35)
(1.60)
(1.27)
(1.06)
(0.78)
(0.68)

28.7
37.9
49.0
48.7
51.0
51.0
53.7
50.8
61.5
67.6

(2.06)
(2.51)
(3.70)
(3.56)
(2.73)
(3.91)
(2.56)
(4.01)
(2.47)
(1.69)

2.3
2.9
4.0
3.9
4.0
6.4
4.8
4.4
9.7
10.2

(0.48)
(0.96)
(1.42)
(1.61)
(0.69)
(2.37)
(1.08)
(1.37)
(1.35)
(1.17)

70.7
76.4
85.6
92.4
89.6
90.6
90.6
88.6
89.1
90.6

(1.73)
(1.47)
(2.53)
(2.20)
(2.53)
(1.79)
(1.33)
(1.95)
(1.63)
(1.42)

16.8
17.1
20.8
32.8
29.8
29.8
31.2
26.6
29.4
31.8

(1.57)
(1.51)
(2.83)
(4.49)
(3.94)
(3.38)
(2.51)
(2.70)
(2.07)
(1.60)

0.5
0.5
0.2
2.0
0.9
0.4
0.9
1.0
0.4
0.8

()
()
()
(1.04)
()
()
()
()
()
(0.23)

93.0
94.3
96.4
98.0
97.2
97.2
98.1
98.1
98.0
98.9

(1.20)
(1.19)
(1.29)
(0.76)
(1.29)
(1.15)
(0.73)
(0.71)
(0.46)
(0.28)

54.2
55.7
57.6
68.4
65.0
63.5
67.1
67.5
80.5
85.1

(2.80)
(2.26)
(2.95)
(3.03)
(2.94)
(3.08)
(2.14)
(2.47)
(2.03)
(1.25)

9.2
7.8
7.3
11.3
11.7
9.7
13.8
10.5
30.2
33.5

(2.49)
(1.74)
(2.81)
(3.49)
(2.53)
(1.82)
(2.26)
(1.63)
(2.17)
(1.46)

86.4
95.9
96.9
96.8
98.1
97.1
96.2
97.2
96.4
97.0

(0.94)
(0.95)
(1.43)
(1.06)
(0.70)
(1.31)
(0.78)
(0.60)
(0.66)
(0.44)

36.0
52.2
56.0
56.7
63.3
59.2
58.3
62.9
68.5
73.3

(2.92)
(2.48)
(5.01)
(3.32)
(2.67)
(2.17)
(2.28)
(2.50)
(1.86)
(1.71)

4.0
6.3
5.5
6.4
7.0
6.4
6.7
8.2
13.7
14.4

(0.95)
(0.97)
(1.15)
(1.70)
(1.15)
(1.78)
(1.17)
(1.37)
(1.44)
(1.09)

78.3
81.4
89.3
85.8
94.1
91.8
92.2
93.6
92.3
92.2

(2.29)
(1.86)
(2.52)
(4.18)
(2.21)
(3.57)
(2.24)
(2.21)
(1.05)
(1.10)

23.4
21.6
26.5
30.1
39.2
38.3
40.1
37.7
38.1
41.1

(2.67)
(2.16)
(4.48)
(3.09)
(4.86)
(5.50)
(3.47)
(4.15)
(2.12)
(1.69)

1.4
0.7
1.1
1.9
1.2
1.4
1.8
3.1
1.9
1.5

(0.58)
(0.36)
()
(0.78)
()
()
()
(1.12)
(0.60)
(0.41)

Not available.
1Scale score of 150 or above.
2Scale score of 200 or above.
3Scale score of 250 or above.
4Scale score of 300 or above.
5Scale score of 350 or above.
NOTE: Excludes persons not enrolled in school and students who were unable to be tested due
to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability. Beginning in 2004, data are for a revised

assessment format that provides accommodations for students with disabilities and English language learners. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Race categories
exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress; and
2004 and 2008 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessments, retrieved May 4, 2009, from the
Long-Term Trend NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/).
(This table was prepared June 2009.)

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Table 159. National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics performance of 17-year-olds, by highest mathematics course
taken, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 through 2008
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Average scale score by highest mathematics course taken
Year, sex,
and race/ethnicity

Percent
of students

1
1978
All students ............
Sex
Male .............................
Female .........................
Race/ethnicity
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Other1...........................
1990
All students ............
Sex
Male .............................
Female .........................
Race/ethnicity
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Other1...........................
1994
All students ............
Sex
Male .............................
Female .........................
Race/ethnicity
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Other1...........................
1996
All students ............
Sex
Male .............................
Female .........................
Race/ethnicity
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Other1...........................
1999
All students ............
Sex
Male .............................
Female .........................
Race/ethnicity
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Other1...........................
2008
All students ............
Sex
Male .............................
Female .........................
Race/ethnicity
White............................
Black ............................
Hispanic .......................
Other1...........................

Prealgebra or
general
All students mathematics

Percent of students at or above score levels

Algebra I

Geometry

Algebra II

Precalculus
or calculus

200

250

300

350

10

11

12

100

()

300

(1.0)

267

(0.8)

286

(0.7)

307

(0.7)

321

(0.7)

334

(1.4)

100

()

92

(0.5)

52

(1.1)

(0.4)

49
51

(0.5)
(0.5)

304
297

(1.0)
(1.0)

269
264

(1.0)
(0.9)

289
284

(0.9)
(1.0)

310
304

(1.0)
(0.8)

325
318

(0.8)
(0.9)

337
329

(2.0)
(1.8)

100
100

()
()

93
91

(0.5)
(0.6)

55
48

(1.2)
(1.3)

10
5

(0.6)
(0.7)

83
12
4
1

(1.3)
(1.1)
(0.5)
(0.1)

306
268
276
313

(0.9)
(1.3)
(2.3)
(3.3)

272
247
256

(0.6)
(1.6)
(2.3)
()

291
264
273

(0.6)
(1.5)
(2.8)
()

310
281
294

(0.6)
(1.9)
(4.4)
()

325
292
303
323

(0.6)
(1.4)
(2.9)
(2.9)

338
297

(1.1)
(6.5)
()
()

100
99
99
100

()
(0.3)
(0.4)
()

96
71
78
94

(0.3)
(1.7)
(2.3)
(2.6)

58
17
23
65

(1.1)
(1.6)
(2.7)
(4.9)

8
#
1
15

(0.5)
()
(0.6)
(3.2)

100

()

305

(0.9)

273

(1.1)

288

(1.2)

299

(1.5)

319

(1.0)

344

(2.7)

100

()

96

(0.5)

56

(1.4)

(0.6)

49
51

(0.9)
(0.9)

306
303

(1.1)
(1.1)

274
271

(1.7)
(1.8)

291
285

(1.6)
(1.8)

302
296

(1.6)
(1.8)

323
316

(1.2)
(1.1)

347
340

(2.4)
(4.0)

100
100

()
()

96
96

(0.8)
(0.8)

58
55

(1.4)
(1.8)

9
6

(0.8)
(0.8)

73
16
7
4

(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.5)

309
289
284
312

(1.0)
(2.8)
(2.9)
(5.2)

277
264

(1.1)
(2.2)
()
()

292
278

(1.6)
(4.0)
()
()

304
285

(1.3)
(3.5)
()
()

323
302
306
321

(0.9)
(3.2)
(3.3)
(3.8)

347

(2.8)
()
()
()

100
100
100
100

()
()
()
()

98
92
86
98

(0.3)
(2.2)
(4.2)
()

63
33
30
62

(1.6)
(4.5)
(3.1)
(7.0)

8
2
2
16

(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(4.3)

100

()

306

(1.0)

272

(1.2)

288

(1.4)

297

(1.7)

316

(1.0)

340

(2.2)

100

()

97

(0.5)

59

(1.4)

(0.8)

49
51

(1.3)
(1.3)

309
304

(1.4)
(1.1)

274
268

(1.8)
(1.9)

289
286

(1.6)
(1.9)

301
293

(2.1)
(1.8)

320
313

(1.5)
(1.1)

343
337

(2.6)
(2.8)

100
100

()
()

97
96

(0.6)
(0.6)

60
57

(2.1)
(1.4)

9
6

(1.0)
(0.9)

73
15
9
3

(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)

312
286
291
313

(1.1)
(1.8)
(3.7)
(4.5)

275

(1.4)
()
()
()

292
275

(1.7)
(3.3)
()
()

301
283

(1.5)
(3.8)
()
()

320
297
304
323

(1.0)
(2.5)
(4.1)
(3.5)

344

(2.0)
()
()
()

100
100
100
100

()
()
()
()

98
91
92
97

(0.4)
(1.8)
(3.6)
()

67
30
38
66

(1.4)
(3.4)
(5.5)
(6.6)

9
#
1
12

(1.1)
()
()
(3.6)

100

()

307

(1.2)

269

(1.9)

283

(1.3)

298

(1.3)

316

(1.3)

339

(1.7)

100

()

97

(0.4)

60

(1.7)

(0.8)

50
50

(1.2)
(1.2)

310
305

(1.3)
(1.4)

272
265

(2.5)
(2.2)

286
278

(1.5)
(2.2)

302
294

(1.7)
(1.5)

320
313

(1.7)
(1.4)

342
335

(2.3)
(2.2)

100
100

()
()

97
97

(0.7)
(0.6)

63
58

(1.8)
(2.2)

9
5

(1.3)
(0.8)

71
15
9
4

(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.7)
(0.7)

313
286
292
312

(1.4)
(1.7)
(2.1)
(5.7)

273

(2.3)
()
()
()

287
272

(2.0)
(2.4)
()
()

304
280

(1.6)
(3.0)
()
()

320
299
306

(1.4)
(2.2)
(2.8)
()

342

(1.9)
()
()
()

100
100
100
100

()
()
()
()

99
91
92
97

(0.4)
(1.3)
(2.2)
(1.2)

69
31
40
64

(2.2)
(2.5)
(3.5)
(7.2)

9
1
2
14

(1.0)
()
()
(5.0)

100

()

308

(1.0)

278

(2.8)

285

(1.7)

298

(1.2)

315

(0.8)

341

(1.4)

100

()

97

(0.5)

61

(1.6)

(0.8)

48
52

(1.0)
(1.0)

310
307

(1.4)
(1.0)

281
274

(3.2)
(3.2)

288
282

(2.6)
(2.5)

301
295

(1.8)
(1.3)

317
314

(1.3)
(1.1)

343
340

(1.9)
(2.0)

100
100

()
()

96
97

(0.8)
(0.4)

63
58

(2.1)
(1.9)

10
7

(1.1)
(1.1)

72
15
10
4

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.2)

315
283
293
320

(1.1)
(1.5)
(2.5)
(4.0)

282

(3.4)
()
()
()

290
267

(2.2)
(2.9)
()
()

303
281

(1.5)
(2.5)
()
()

320
293
308
320

(0.9)
(1.4)
(3.0)
(4.4)

343

(1.5)
()
()
()

100
100
100
100

()
()
()
()

99
89
94
100

(0.4)
(2.0)
(2.2)
()

70
27
38
76

(2.0)
(2.7)
(4.1)
(6.3)

10
1
3
14

(1.1)
()
(1.1)
(4.1)

100

()

306

(0.6)

270

(1.9)

280

(1.1)

295

(0.8)

307

(0.7)

333

(0.8)

(0.4)

59

(0.9)

(0.4)

(0.5)
(0.5)

309
303

(0.7)
(0.8)

273
267

(2.9)
(2.8)

283
276

(1.5)
(1.6)

300
289

(0.8)
(1.0)

310
303

(0.8)
(0.8)

336
331

(1.1)
(0.9)

96
96

(0.5)
(0.4)

63
56

(1.0)
(1.3)

8
5

(0.6)
(0.3)

59
14
19
7

(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(0.5)

314
287
293
316

(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.8)

275

261

(2.3)
()
(3.2)
()

287
266
274

(1.3)
(2.6)
(2.3)
()

301
282
289
297

(0.9)
(1.6)
(1.3)
(2.8)

314
291
296
311

(0.8)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.9)

337
312
320
340

(0.8)
(2.6)
(1.9)
(2.2)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

96

50
50

98
91
92
98

(0.3)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(0.7)

71
32
41
71

(1.1)
(1.6)
(1.7)
(2.2)

8
1
1
13

(0.5)
(0.2)
(0.4)
(1.8)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Includes Asians/Pacific Islanders and American Indians/Alaska Natives.
NOTE: Score level 200 indicates ability to perform simple additive reasoning and problem
solving. Score level 250 indicates ability to perform simple multiplicative reasoning and twostep problem solving. Score level 300 indicates ability to perform reasoning and problem solving involving fractions, decimals, percents, elementary geometry, and simple algebra. Score
level 350 indicates ability to perform reasoning and problem solving involving geometry, algebra, and beginning statistics and probability. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Excludes persons

not enrolled in school and students who were unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in
English or due to a disability. Beginning in 2008, data are for a revised assessment format
that provides accommodations for students with disabilities and English language learners.
Includes public and private schools. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), NAEP Trends in Academic Progress, 1996
and 1999; and 2004 and 2008 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessments, retrieved June
4, 2009, from the Long-Term Trend NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreport
card/naepdata/). (This table was prepared June 2009.)

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Table 160. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score, by grade and selected student and school
characteristics: Selected years, 1990 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
19901

19921

1996

2000

2003

2005

2007

2009

213 (0.9)

220 (0.7)

224 (1.0)

226 (0.9)

235 (0.2)

238 (0.1)

240 (0.2)

240 (0.2)

241

(0.2)

214 (1.2)
213 (1.1)
-1 (1.7)

221 (0.8)
219 (1.0)
-2 (1.2)

224 (1.1)
223 (1.1)
#
()

227 (1.0)
224 (0.9)
-3 (1.4)

236 (0.3)
233 (0.2)
-3 (0.3)

239 (0.2)
237 (0.2)
-3 (0.2)

241 (0.2)
239 (0.2)
-2 (0.3)

241 (0.3)
239 (0.3)
-2 (0.4)

241
240
-1

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.3)

220
188
200
225
[2]

32
20

(1.0)
(1.8)
(2.2)
(4.1)
()
()
(2.0)
(2.4)

227
193
202
231
[ 2]

35
25

(0.8)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(2.1)
()
()
(1.6)
(1.7)

232
198
207
229
[2]
217
34
25

(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.9)
(4.2)
()
(5.6)
(1.8)
(2.1)

234
203
208

[2]
208
31
27

(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.5)
()
()
(3.5)
(1.5)
(1.7)

243
216
222
246
[2]
223
27
22

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.1)
()
(1.0)
(0.4)
(0.5)

246
220
226
251
[2]
226
26
20

(0.1)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.7)
()
(0.9)
(0.3)
(0.3)

248
222
227
253
[ 2]
228
26
21

(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.8)
()
(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.4)

248
222
227
255
[2]
225
26
21

(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.0)
()
(0.9)
(0.4)
(0.5)

249
224
229
257
236
225
25
20

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(1.0)
(2.1)
(0.9)
(0.4)
(0.4)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

239
227
216
205
34

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.7)

247
237
229
216
31

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.6)

250
240
232
220
30

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)

252
242
234
222
30

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.5)

254
242
234
223
31

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.6)

255
245
237
226
29

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.6)

()
()
()

()
()
()

201 (3.6)
225 (0.9)
24 (3.7)

199 (2.0)
227 (0.8)
28 (2.1)

214 (0.6)
237 (0.2)
23 (0.6)

216 (0.5)
240 (0.1)
24 (0.5)

217 (0.5)
242 (0.2)
25 (0.5)

218 (0.6)
242 (0.2)
24 (0.7)

219
243
24

(0.5)
(0.2)
(0.5)

263 (1.3)

268 (0.9)

270 (0.9)

273 (0.8)

278 (0.3)

279 (0.2)

281 (0.3)

283 (0.3)

284

(0.2)

263 (1.6)
262 (1.3)
-1 (2.1)

268 (1.1)
269 (1.0)
1 (1.5)

271 (1.1)
269 (1.1)
-2 (1.5)

274 (0.9)
272 (0.9)
-2 (1.3)

278 (0.3)
277 (0.3)
-2 (0.4)

280 (0.2)
278 (0.2)
-2 (0.3)

282 (0.3)
280 (0.3)
-2 (0.4)

284 (0.3)
282 (0.4)
-2 (0.5)

284
283
-1

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.4)

270
237
246
275
[2]

33
24

(1.3)
(2.7)
(4.3)
(5.0)
()
()
(3.0)
(4.5)

277
237
249
290
[ 2]

40
28

(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(5.9)
()
()
(1.7)
(1.5)

281
240
251

[2]

41
30

(1.1)
(1.9)
(1.7)
()
()
()
(2.2)
(2.0)

284
244
253
288
[2]
259
40
31

(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(3.5)
()
(7.5)
(1.5)
(1.6)

288
252
259
291
[2]
263
35
29

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(1.3)
()
(1.8)
(0.6)
(0.7)

289
255
262
295
[2]
264
34
27

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.9)
()
(0.9)
(0.4)
(0.5)

291
260
265
297
[ 2]
264
32
26

(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.9)
()
(1.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)

293
261
266
301
[2]
266
32
26

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(1.2)
()
(1.1)
(0.5)
(0.6)

293
262
270
305
269
265
31
23

(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.1)
(2.4)
(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.5)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

287
270
260
246
41

(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.8)
(2.2)
(2.4)

291
278
266
251
40

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.8)

293
280
268
254
38

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.7)

296
282
271
259
37

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.8)

298
284
274
260
38

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.8)

300
287
276
264
36

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.9)

()
()
()

()
()
()

243 (0.9)
285 (0.3)
42 (0.9)

244
286
42

(1.0)
(0.2)
(1.0)

[ 3]

()

[ 3]

()

[3]

[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()

[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]

[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]

Grade and selected student or school characteristic


1
4th grade, all students.....................................................................
Sex
Male .......................................................................................................
Female ...................................................................................................
Gap between female and male score ....................................................
Race/ethnicity
White......................................................................................................
Black ......................................................................................................
Hispanic .................................................................................................
Asian2.....................................................................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ............................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native..............................................................
Gap between White and Black score.....................................................
Gap between White and Hispanic score................................................
Percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
025 percent (low poverty) ....................................................................
2650 percent........................................................................................
5175 percent........................................................................................
76100 percent (high poverty)...............................................................
Gap between low-poverty and high-poverty score.................................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL ........................................................................................................
Non-ELL.................................................................................................
Gap between non-ELL and ELL score...................................................
8th grade, all students .................................................................
Sex
Male .......................................................................................................
Female ...................................................................................................
Gap between female and male score ....................................................
Race/ethnicity
White......................................................................................................
Black ......................................................................................................
Hispanic .................................................................................................
Asian2.....................................................................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ............................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native..............................................................
Gap between White and Black score.....................................................
Gap between White and Hispanic score................................................
Percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
025 percent (low poverty) ....................................................................
2650 percent........................................................................................
5175 percent........................................................................................
76100 percent (high poverty)...............................................................
Gap between low-poverty and high-poverty score.................................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL ........................................................................................................
Non-ELL.................................................................................................
Gap between non-ELL and ELL score...................................................
12th grade, all students ...............................................................
Sex
Male .......................................................................................................
Female ...................................................................................................
Gap between female and male score ....................................................
Race/ethnicity
White......................................................................................................
Black ......................................................................................................
Hispanic .................................................................................................
Asian2.....................................................................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native..............................................................
Gap between White and Black score.....................................................
Gap between White and Hispanic score................................................
Percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
025 percent (low poverty) ....................................................................
2650 percent........................................................................................
5175 percent........................................................................................
76100 percent (high poverty)...............................................................
Gap between low-poverty and high-poverty score.................................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL ........................................................................................................
Non-ELL.................................................................................................
Gap between non-ELL and ELL score...................................................

226 (3.2)
272 (1.0)
46 (3.4)

234 (2.7)
274 (0.8)
40 (2.8)

242 (1.0)
279 (0.3)
38 (1.0)

244 (0.8)
281 (0.2)
37 (0.8)

246 (0.8)
283 (0.3)
38 (0.8)

2011
10

()

[ 3]

()

()

150 (0.6)

()

153 (0.7)

()

()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()

()
()
()

151 (0.7)
149 (0.7)
-3 (1.0)

()
()
()

155 (0.9)
152 (0.7)
-3 (1.1)

()
()
()

[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

157
127
133
163
134
31
24

(0.6)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(2.0)
(4.1)
(1.2)
(1.4)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

161
131
138
175
144
30
23

(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(2.7)
(2.8)
(1.0)
(1.0)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]

()
()
()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

158
147
136
122
36

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(2.7)
(2.8)

()
()
()
()
()

166
150
140
130
36

(1.3)
(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.7)
(2.1)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()

[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]

()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()

()
()
()

120 (2.5)
151 (0.6)
31 (2.5)

()
()
()

117 (1.7)
154 (0.7)
38 (1.9)

()
()
()

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
2For assessment years prior to 2011, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students are
included with Asian students.
3Because of major changes to the framework and content of the grade 12 assessment,
scores from 2005 and later assessment years cannot be compared with scores from earlier
assessment years. Therefore, this table does not include scores from the earlier grade 12
assessment years (1990, 1992, 1996, and 2000). For data pertaining to comparisons
between earlier years, see the Digest of Education Statistics 2009, table 138 (http://
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d09/tables/dt09_138.asp).

NOTE: For the grade 4 and grade 8 assessments, scale ranges from 0 to 500. For the
grade 12 assessment, scale ranges from 0 to 300. Includes public and private schools. For
1996 and later years, includes students tested with accommodations (1 to 12 percent of all
students, depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities
and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2
to 4 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Gaps
are computed based on unrounded scores.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007,
2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments, retrieved November 2, 2011, from the Main
NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 161. Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics achievement levels, by grade and selected student characteristics:
Selected years, 1996 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
1996
Grade and selected student
characteristic

At or above
Basic1

2000
At or above
Proficient 2

2
4th grade, all students ..........

8th grade, all students ..........


Sex
Male ....................................................
Female ................................................
Race/ethnicity
White...................................................
Black ...................................................
Hispanic ..............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native...........
Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch
Eligible ................................................
Not eligible ..........................................
Unknown .............................................
12th grade, all students ........
Sex
Male ....................................................
Female ................................................
Race/ethnicity
White...................................................
Black ...................................................
Hispanic ..............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native...........
Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch
Eligible ................................................
Not eligible ..........................................
Unknown .............................................

2003
At or above
Proficient 2

At or above
Basic1

2005
At or above
Proficient 2

At or above
Basic1

2007
At or above
Proficient 2

At or above
Basic1

2009
At or above
Proficient 2

10

At or above
Basic1

11

2011
At or above
Proficient 2

12

At or above
Basic1

13

At or above
Proficient 2

14

15

63

(1.3)

21

(1.1)

65

(1.3)

24

(1.0)

77

(0.3)

32

(0.3)

80

(0.2)

36

(0.2)

82

(0.2)

39

(0.3)

82

(0.3)

39

(0.3)

82

(0.2)

40

(0.3)

63
63

(1.5)
(1.4)

22
20

(1.2)
(1.4)

67
64

(1.4)
(1.5)

26
22

(1.2)
(1.1)

78
76

(0.4)
(0.3)

35
30

(0.4)
(0.3)

81
80

(0.2)
(0.2)

38
34

(0.2)
(0.3)

82
82

(0.2)
(0.2)

41
37

(0.3)
(0.4)

82
82

(0.3)
(0.3)

41
37

(0.4)
(0.4)

83
82

(0.3)
(0.3)

41
37

(0.4)
(0.4)

76
27
40
67
57

(1.2)
(2.0)
(2.7)
(5.7)
(7.5)

27
3
7
27

(1.3)
(0.6)
(1.4)
(5.0)
()

78
36
42

40

(1.4)
(1.9)
(2.6)
()
(6.1)

31
5
7

(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.0)
()
(4.5)

87
54
62
87
64

(0.2)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.7)

43
10
16
48
17

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.5)
(1.9)
(1.2)

90
60
68
90
68

(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.5)

47
13
19
55
21

(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(1.1)
(1.2)

91
64
70
91
70

(0.2)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(1.2)

51
15
22
58
25

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.3)
(1.1)

91
64
71
92
66

(0.2)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(1.6)

51
16
22
60
21

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(1.5)
(1.2)

91
66
72
91
66

(0.2)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(1.2)

52
17
24
62
22

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.6)
(1.2)

40
76
72

(1.8)
(1.2)
(3.0)

8
27
28

(0.9)
(1.2)
(4.1)

43
78
80

(1.5)
(1.6)
(2.2)

8
32
36

(0.8)
(1.6)
(2.2)

62
88
84

(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.9)

15
45
41

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.2)

67
90
87

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.7)

19
49
45

(0.2)
(0.3)
(1.2)

70
91
90

(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.9)

22
53
48

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.5)

70
91
88

(0.4)
(0.3)
(1.3)

22
54
47

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.7)

72
92
90

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.8)

24
57
52

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.4)

61

(1.0)

23

(1.0)

63

(0.9)

26

(0.8)

68

(0.3)

29

(0.3)

69

(0.2)

30

(0.2)

71

(0.3)

32

(0.3)

73

(0.3)

34

(0.3)

73

(0.2)

35

(0.2)

62
60

(1.2)
(1.2)

25
22

(1.2)
(1.2)

64
63

(1.1)
(1.1)

27
24

(1.0)
(0.9)

69
67

(0.4)
(0.4)

30
27

(0.4)
(0.3)

70
69

(0.3)
(0.3)

31
28

(0.3)
(0.3)

72
71

(0.3)
(0.3)

34
30

(0.4)
(0.3)

73
72

(0.3)
(0.4)

36
32

(0.4)
(0.4)

73
73

(0.4)
(0.2)

36
34

(0.3)
(0.3)

73
25
39

(1.3)
(1.8)
(2.0)
()
()

30
4
8

(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.1)
()
()

76 (0.9)
31 (1.5)
41 (1.9)
75 (2.8)
47 (10.4)

34
5
8
41

(1.0)
(0.6)
(1.0)
(4.4)
()

80
39
48
78
52

(0.3)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(2.7)

37
7
12
43
15

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.5)
(1.3)
(1.7)

80
42
52
81
53

(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.3)

39
9
13
47
14

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.2)
(1.2)

82
47
55
83
53

(0.3)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.8)

42
11
15
50
16

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.1)
(1.2)

83
50
57
85
56

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.5)

44
12
17
54
18

(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(1.8)
(1.3)

84
51
61
86
55

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(1.5)

44
13
20
55
17

(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(1.2)
(1.2)

38
69
70

(2.1)
(1.5)
(2.6)

8
28
30

(1.2)
(1.3)
(2.6)

41
74
67

(1.3)
(1.1)
(2.0)

9
34
29

(0.8)
(1.3)
(1.5)

48
79
75

(0.5)
(0.3)
(1.1)

12
37
36

(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.2)

51
79
79

(0.4)
(0.2)
(1.1)

13
39
40

(0.2)
(0.3)
(1.4)

55
81
81

(0.5)
(0.3)
(1.7)

15
42
43

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.7)

57
83
83

(0.5)
(0.3)
(1.3)

17
45
48

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.9)

59
84
85

(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.9)

19
47
48

(0.3)
(0.4)
(1.5)

[ 3]

()

[3 ]

()

[ 3]

()

[ 3]

()

()

()

61

(0.8)

23

(0.7)

()

()

64

(0.8)

26

(0.8)

()

()

[3]
[3]

()
()

[3]
[3]

()
()

[ 3]
[ 3]

()
()

[3]
[3]

()
()

()
()

()
()

62
60

(0.9)
(1.0)

25
21

(1.0)
(0.8)

()
()

()
()

65
63

(0.9)
(0.8)

28
24

(1.0)
(0.8)

()
()

()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()
()
()

[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]

()
()
()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

70
30
40
73
42

(0.8)
(1.7)
(2.1)
(2.6)
(8.6)

29
6
8
36
6

(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(3.0)
(2.9)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

75
37
45
84
56

(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.9)
(5.4)

33
6
11
52
12

(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(3.4)
(3.3)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()

[ 3]
[ 3]
[ 3]

()
()
()

[3]
[3]
[3]

()
()
()

()
()
()

()
()
()

39
66
75

(1.6)
(0.9)
(2.7)

8
27
35

(1.0)
(0.9)
(2.3)

()
()
()

()
()
()

45
72
71

(1.1)
(0.7)
(3.3)

10
32
32

(0.6)
(1.1)
(3.0)

()
()
()

()
()
()

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work.
2Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging
subject matter.
3Because of major changes to the framework and content of the grade 12 assessment, results from 2005 and later assessment
years cannot be compared with results from earlier assessment years. Therefore, this table excludes grade 12 results from 1996
and 2000.

NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Includes students tested with accommodations (1 to 12 percent of all students, depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be
tested even with accommodations (2 to 4 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP), 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments, retrieved August 8, 2012, from the Main
NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared August 2012.)

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male ....................................................
Female ................................................
Race/ethnicity
White...................................................
Black ...................................................
Hispanic ..............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native...........
Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch
Eligible ................................................
Not eligible ..........................................
Unknown .............................................

At or above
Basic1

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Math work is engaging and interesting
Student or school
characteristic

Never or
hardly ever

Sometimes

Math work is challenging

Often

Always/
almost always

Never or
hardly ever

Sometimes

Math work is too easy


Often

Always/
almost always

Never or
hardly ever

Sometimes

Often

Always/
almost always

10

11

12

13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Average scale

score1

All students ..............

280

(0.3)

284

(0.3)

289

(0.3)

286

(0.5)

293

(0.4)

285

(0.3)

283

(0.3)

274

(0.6)

284

(0.4)

283

(0.2)

287

(0.4)

289

(0.7)

Sex
Male ...............................
Female ...........................

281
278

(0.4)
(0.4)

285
283

(0.4)
(0.4)

289
288

(0.5)
(0.5)

287
286

(0.7)
(0.6)

295
290

(0.6)
(0.6)

286
284

(0.4)
(0.3)

284
283

(0.5)
(0.4)

272
276

(0.8)
(0.7)

283
285

(0.6)
(0.5)

283
282

(0.3)
(0.3)

289
285

(0.5)
(0.5)

292
286

(0.8)
(1.1)

286
261
267
300

(0.3)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(2.1)

294
263
269
304

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(1.5)

299
265
274
309

(0.3)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(1.5)

300
265
274
309

(0.7)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(2.3)

300
274
277
317

(0.6)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(2.6)

294
265
271
306

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(1.4)

293
262
270
303

(0.3)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.7)

285
253
262
295

(0.6)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(4.1)

291
262
268
312

(0.4)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(2.8)

293
261
269
303

(0.2)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(1.2)

297
266
275
307

(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.7)

298
270
275
312

(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.8)
(3.1)

272

(5.8)

267

(3.3)

276

(4.6)

272

(6.0)

268

(11.9)

273

(3.1)

271

(4.4)

257

(6.0)

272

(4.3)

271

(3.1)

268

(4.6)

277

(9.5)

263

(2.1)

267

(2.1)

269

(1.8)

268

(2.8)

275

(3.6)

267

(1.6)

266

(1.6)

260

(3.7)

267

(3.0)

265

(1.3)

267

(2.0)

275

(4.5)

Eligibility for free or


reduced-price lunch
Eligible ...........................
Not eligible .....................
Unknown ........................

266
288
290

(0.5)
(0.4)
(1.5)

269
296
296

(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.2)

273
301
301

(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.5)

271
301
301

(0.6)
(0.6)
(2.2)

279
303
305

(0.7)
(0.6)
(1.7)

271
296
298

(0.4)
(0.3)
(1.5)

268
295
295

(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.3)

258
289
286

(0.6)
(0.7)
(2.7)

266
295
295

(0.6)
(0.5)
(1.7)

268
295
295

(0.3)
(0.3)
(1.1)

274
299
300

(0.5)
(0.6)
(1.5)

276
301
304

(1.1)
(0.9)
(3.2)

Control of school
Public .............................
Private............................

279
290

(0.3)
(1.2)

283
296

(0.3)
(1.0)

287
301

(0.3)
(1.2)

285
300

(0.5)
(1.9)

292
305

(0.4)
(1.6)

284
298

(0.3)
(1.2)

282
295

(0.3)
(1.0)

273
286

(0.6)
(2.1)

283
295

(0.4)
(1.3)

282
295

(0.2)
(0.9)

286
301

(0.4)
(1.3)

288
304

(0.7)
(2.7)

All students ..............

23

(0.2)

36

(0.2)

27

(0.2)

14

(0.2)

12

(0.2)

46

(0.2)

31

(0.2)

10

(0.1)

17

(0.2)

54

(0.2)

21

(0.2)

(0.1)

Sex
Male ...............................
Female ...........................

23
23

(0.3)
(0.2)

35
38

(0.3)
(0.2)

28
26

(0.3)
(0.2)

14
13

(0.2)
(0.2)

13
12

(0.2)
(0.2)

46
47

(0.3)
(0.3)

31
30

(0.3)
(0.3)

10
10

(0.2)
(0.1)

15
19

(0.2)
(0.2)

54
55

(0.3)
(0.3)

23
19

(0.3)
(0.3)

9
7

(0.2)
(0.2)

26
18
19
15

(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.6)

37
34
38
36

(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.9)

26
28
29
32

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.9)

11
20
14
18

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.9)

13
12
11
16

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(1.0)

46
45
48
50

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.2)

31
31
32
27

(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(1.1)

10
13
10
7

(0.1)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.6)

20
15
12
10

(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.6)

54
55
56
49

(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.0)

19
21
24
29

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.8)

7
9
8
12

(0.1)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.6)

Race/ethnicity
White..............................
Black ..............................
Hispanic .........................
Asian..............................
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander.........
American Indian/
Alaska Native...........

Percent of students

Race/ethnicity
White..............................
Black ..............................
Hispanic .........................
Asian..............................
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander.........
American Indian/
Alaska Native...........

12

(1.9)

36

(3.2)

36

(3.2)

15

(2.0)

12

(2.7)

45

(4.4)

32

(3.5)

10

(1.3)

(1.0)

48

(3.6)

37

(3.3)

(1.5)

23

(1.4)

37

(1.5)

27

(1.2)

13

(1.0)

11

(0.9)

44

(1.5)

33

(1.6)

12

(1.0)

15

(1.0)

59

(1.6)

19

(1.0)

(0.6)

Eligibility for free or


reduced-price lunch
Eligible ...........................
Not eligible .....................
Unknown ........................

21
25
23

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.7)

36
37
36

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.8)

27
27
28

(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.7)

15
12
13

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.6)

12
13
11

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.5)

47
46
44

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.8)

31
31
35

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.8)

11
10
10

(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.5)

14
18
22

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.8)

55
54
56

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.9)

23
20
17

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.7)

8
8
5

(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.4)

Control of school
Public .............................
Private............................

23
24

(0.2)
(0.6)

37
35

(0.2)
(0.6)

27
28

(0.2)
(0.5)

14
13

(0.2)
(0.4)

13
11

(0.2)
(0.4)

47
44

(0.2)
(0.6)

30
35

(0.2)
(0.6)

10
10

(0.1)
(0.4)

16
21

(0.2)
(0.6)

54
56

(0.2)
(0.7)

22
17

(0.2)
(0.5)

8
5

(0.1)
(0.3)

1Scale

ranges from 0 to 500.


NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Includes students tested with accommodations (10 percent of all 8th-grade students); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with
accommodations (2 percent of all 8th-grade students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not
sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP), 2011 Mathematics Assessment, retrieved November 1, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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Table 162. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 8th-graders and percentage reporting various attitudes toward mathematics work, by
frequency of attitude and selected student and school characteristics: 2011

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Table 163. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of high school graduates at grade 12, by
highest mathematics course taken in high school and selected student and school characteristics: 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Selected student or school characteristic

Algebra I or below1

Geometry

Algebra II/
trigonometry

Analysis/
precalculus

1
Total3...................................................
Sex
Male .........................................................
Female .....................................................
Race/ethnicity
White........................................................
Black ........................................................
Hispanic ...................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander...............................
American Indian/Alaska Native................
Student with disabilities (SD) status
SD4...........................................................
Non-SD ....................................................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL ..........................................................
Non-ELL...................................................
School type
Traditional public ......................................
Public charter...........................................
Private......................................................
Percentage of students eligible for free
or reduced-price lunch
025 percent............................................
2650 percent..........................................
5175 percent..........................................
76100 percent........................................
School locale
City...........................................................
Suburban .................................................
Town ........................................................
Rural ........................................................

Statistics/
Advanced
probability mathematics, other2
6

Calculus

114

(1.1)

127

(1.0)

143

(0.6)

166

(0.9)

164

(1.8)

154

(1.3)

193

(1.2)

117
111

(1.7)
(1.6)

128
126

(1.2)
(1.1)

145
142

(0.8)
(0.8)

169
163

(1.0)
(1.0)

165
162

(2.2)
(2.0)

156
153

(1.5)
(1.4)

197
190

(1.4)
(1.2)

117
104
109

(1.6)
(2.8)
(2.2)
()
()

133
114
122
129

(1.3)
(1.8)
(1.0)
(3.9)
()

150
129
136
149
143

(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(4.1)
(3.8)

172
147
155
170

(0.9)
(1.6)
(1.6)
(2.3)
()

169
139
154
176

(1.5)
(4.0)
(3.2)
(4.1)
()

160
138
142
164

(1.3)
(2.1)
(2.3)
(2.9)
()

194
170
179
203

(1.1)
(2.7)
(2.5)
(1.8)
()

103
122

(1.7)
(1.2)

114
129

(2.5)
(0.9)

126
144

(2.1)
(0.6)

166
166

(5.0)
(0.9)

136
164

(6.3)
(1.7)

134
156

(3.5)
(1.3)

197
193

(3.7)
(1.2)

104
114

(4.5)
(1.2)

113
128

(2.8)
(1.0)

121
144

(2.1)
(0.6)

144
166

(6.1)
(0.9)

164

()
(1.8)

129
155

(4.8)
(1.3)

193

()
(1.2)

114

(1.2)
()
()

127

123

(1.0)
()
(3.3)

143
137
146

(0.7)
(10.3)
(3.3)

166
141
169

(0.9)
(6.8)
(2.7)

164
132
168

(1.8)
(1.6)
(3.9)

155

146

(1.4)
()
(4.0)

193

193

(1.3)
()
(3.3)

116
115
111
107

(3.0)
(1.5)
(3.0)
(5.4)

134
127
123
115

(2.0)
(1.4)
(1.8)
(3.1)

151
144
136
126

(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(2.0)

173
165
156
144

(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(3.7)

173
162
149
137

(1.5)
(2.9)
(3.6)
(4.1)

162
154
146
131

(1.9)
(1.7)
(3.7)
(2.6)

199
189
179
163

(1.6)
(1.0)
(2.8)
(3.9)

110
112
114
117

(2.6)
(2.3)
(2.5)
(2.0)

125
127
129
129

(1.7)
(1.9)
(1.9)
(1.4)

140
144
144
145

(1.8)
(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.3)

163
169
166
165

(2.1)
(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.9)

163
167
164
157

(3.3)
(2.4)
(3.1)
(4.9)

151
157
152
155

(3.0)
(2.0)
(3.8)
(2.1)

195
195
191
187

(2.3)
(2.0)
(2.1)
(2.0)

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Includes basic math, general math, applied math, prealgebra, and algebra I.
2Includes courses such as actuarial sciences, pure mathematics, discrete math, and
advanced functions and modeling.
3Includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately, as well as students for whom
information on race/ethnicity or sex was missing.
4SD estimates include both students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and students with a plan under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (a 504 plan). IEPs are only
for students who require specialized instruction, whereas 504 plans apply to students who
require accommodations but may not require specialized instruction.

NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 300. Includes students tested with accommodations (6 percent of all 12th-graders); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (3 percent of all
12th-graders). For a transcript to be included in the analyses, it had to meet three requirements: (1) the graduate received either a standard or honors diploma, (2) the graduates
transcript contained 16 or more Carnegie credits, and (3) the graduates transcript contained more than 0 Carnegie credits in English courses. Race categories exclude persons
of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Mathematics Assessment; and 2009
High School Transcript Study (HSTS). (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Table 164. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 4th-grade public school students and
percentage attaining mathematics achievement levels, by state: Selected years, 1992 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Average scale score1
State
1

Percent attaining mathematics achievement levels, 2011

1992

2000

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

Below Basic

At or above
Basic2

At or above
Proficient 3

At
Advanced 4

10

11

12

United States ..........

219

(0.8)

224

(1.0)

234

(0.2)

237

(0.2)

239

(0.2)

239

(0.2)

240

(0.2)

18

(0.2)

82

(0.2)

40

(0.3)

(0.2)

Alabama ..........................
Alaska..............................
Arizona ............................
Arkansas..........................
California5 ........................

208

215
210
208

(1.6)
()
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.6)

217

219
216
213

(1.2)
()
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.6)

223
233
229
229
227

(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.9)

225
236
230
236
230

(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.6)

229
237
232
238
230

(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.7)

228
237
230
238
232

(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.2)

231
236
235
238
234

(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.4)

25
22
23
19
26

(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.3)

75
78
77
81
74

(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.3)

27
37
34
37
34

(1.6)
(1.5)
(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.8)

3
6
4
4
6

(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(1.1)

Colorado ..........................
Connecticut......................
Delaware..........................
District of Columbia .........
Florida..............................

221
227
218
193
214

(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(1.5)

234

192

()
(1.1)
()
(1.1)
()

235
241
236
205
234

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(1.1)

239
242
240
211
239

(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.8)
(0.7)

240
243
242
214
242

(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.4)
(0.8)
(0.8)

243
245
239
219
242

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(1.0)

244
242
240
222
240

(0.9)
(1.3)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.8)

16
18
16
40
16

(0.8)
(1.6)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.1)

84
82
84
60
84

(0.8)
(1.6)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.1)

47
45
39
22
37

(1.5)
(1.6)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(1.3)

10
8
5
4
5

(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.5)

Georgia............................
Hawaii ..............................
Idaho5 ..............................
Illinois5 .............................
Indiana5............................

216
214
222

221

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.0)
()
(1.0)

219
216
224
223
233

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.9)
(1.1)

230
227
235
233
238

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(1.1)
(0.9)

234
230
242
233
240

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.9)

235
234
241
237
245

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(1.1)
(0.8)

236
236
241
238
243

(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.9)

238
239
240
239
244

(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(1.1)
(1.0)

20
20
17
20
13

(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.1)

80
80
83
80
87

(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.1)

37
40
39
38
44

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.6)

6
6
5
7
7

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.9)

Iowa5 ................................
Kansas5 ...........................
Kentucky ..........................
Louisiana .........................
Maine5..............................

230

215
204
232

(1.0)
()
(1.0)
(1.5)
(1.0)

231
232
219
218
230

(1.2)
(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.0)

238
242
229
226
238

(0.7)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.7)

240
246
232
230
241

(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.8)

243
248
235
230
242

(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(0.8)

243
245
239
229
244

(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.8)

243
246
241
231
244

(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.7)

14
10
15
27
13

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(0.8)

86
90
85
73
87

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(0.8)

43
48
39
26
45

(1.5)
(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.3)

6
7
5
2
7

(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.6)

Maryland..........................
Massachusetts.................
Michigan5 .........................
Minnesota5 .......................
Mississippi .......................

217
227
220
228
202

(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.7)
(0.9)
(1.1)

222
233
229
234
211

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.1)

233
242
236
242
223

(1.3)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.0)

238
247
238
246
227

(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.9)

240
252
238
247
228

(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.0)

244
252
236
249
227

(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.0)

247
253
236
249
230

(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.9)

14
7
22
12
28

(0.9)
(0.7)
(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.2)

86
93
78
88
72

(0.9)
(0.7)
(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.2)

48
58
35
53
25

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.3)

13
13
5
12
2

(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.4)

Missouri ...........................
Montana5 .........................
Nebraska .........................
Nevada ............................
New Hampshire ...............

222

225

230

(1.2)
()
(1.2)
()
(1.2)

228
228
225
220

(1.2)
(1.7)
(1.8)
(1.0)
()

235
236
236
228
243

(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.9)

235
241
238
230
246

(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.9)

239
244
238
232
249

(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.8)

241
244
239
235
251

(1.2)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.8)

240
244
240
237
252

(0.9)
(0.6)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.6)

17
13
17
21
8

(1.0)
(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.7)

83
87
83
79
92

(1.0)
(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.7)

41
45
39
36
57

(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.1)

6
5
5
5
11

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.7)

New Jersey ......................


New Mexico .....................
New York5 ........................
North Carolina .................
North Dakota ...................

227
213
218
213
229

(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.8)

213
225
230
230

()
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.2)

239
223
236
242
238

(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.7)

244
224
238
241
243

(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.5)

249
228
243
242
245

(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.5)

247
230
241
244
245

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(0.6)

248
233
238
245
245

(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.4)

11
25
20
12
10

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.7)

89
75
80
88
90

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.7)

51
30
36
44
46

(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.2)

10
4
5
7
5

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.6)

Ohio5 ................................
Oklahoma ........................
Oregon5 ...........................
Pennsylvania....................
Rhode Island ...................

219
220

224
215

(1.2)
(1.0)
()
(1.3)
(1.5)

230
224
224

224

(1.5)
(1.0)
(1.8)
()
(1.1)

238
229
236
236
230

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.0)

242
234
238
241
233

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(0.9)

245
237
236
244
236

(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.9)

244
237
238
244
239

(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.8)

244
237
237
246
242

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.7)

14
17
23
13
16

(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.8)

86
83
77
87
84

(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.8)

45
33
37
48
43

(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.7)
(1.2)

7
3
6
9
7

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.7)

South Carolina.................
South Dakota ...................
Tennessee .......................
Texas ...............................
Utah .................................

212

211
218
224

(1.1)
()
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.0)

220

220
231
227

(1.4)
()
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.3)

236
237
228
237
235

(0.9)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.8)

238
242
232
242
239

(0.9)
(0.5)
(1.2)
(0.6)
(0.8)

237
241
233
242
239

(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.9)

236
242
232
240
240

(0.9)
(0.5)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(1.0)

237
241
233
241
243

(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.8)

21
14
25
15
15

(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.8)

79
86
75
85
85

(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.8)

36
40
30
39
43

(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.9)
(1.4)

5
4
4
5
7

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.8)

Vermont5 ..........................
Virginia.............................
Washington......................
West Virginia....................
Wisconsin5 .......................
Wyoming..........................
Department of Defense
dependents schools6 .

221

215
229
225

()
(1.3)
()
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)

232
230

223

229

(1.6)
(1.0)
()
(1.3)
()
(1.1)

242
239
238
231
237
241

(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.6)

244
241
242
231
241
243

(0.5)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(0.6)

246
244
243
236
244
244

(0.5)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.5)

248
243
242
233
244
242

(0.4)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.6)

247
245
243
235
245
244

(0.5)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(0.4)

11
13
17
22
14
12

(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.7)

89
87
83
78
86
88

(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.7)

49
46
45
31
47
44

(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(1.3)

8
9
9
3
8
5

(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.4)
(0.8)
(0.4)

()

227

(0.6)

237

(0.4)

239

(0.5)

240

(0.4)

240

(0.5)

241

(0.4)

14

(0.8)

86

(0.8)

39

(1.2)

(0.4)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
2Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient
work at the 4th-grade level.
3Proficient represents solid academic performance for 4th-graders. Students reaching this level
have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
4Advanced signifies superior performance.
5Did not meet one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 2000. Data are subject to
appreciable nonresponse bias.
6Prior to 2005, NAEP divided the Department of Defense (DoD) schools into two jurisdictions,
domestic and overseas. In 2005, NAEP began combining the DoD domestic and overseas

schools into a single jurisdiction. Data shown in this table for years prior to 2005 were
recalculated for comparability.
NOTE: With the exception of 1992, includes public school students who were tested with accommodations; excludes only those students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners
(ELL) who were unable to be tested even with accommodations. SD and ELL populations,
accommodation rates, and exclusion rates vary from state to state. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011
Mathematics Assessments, retrieved November 1, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer
(http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata). (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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Educational Achievement

Table 165. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 8th-grade public school students and
percentage attaining mathematics achievement levels, by state: Selected years, 1990 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent attaining mathematics
achievement levels, 2011

Average scale score1


State
1

19902

19963

2000

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011 Below Basic


9

At or above
Basic 4

At or above
Proficient 5

At
Advanced 6

11

12

13

10

United States ............


Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona7 .............................
Arkansas............................
California7 ..........................

262
253

260
256
256

(1.4)
(1.1)
()
(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.3)

271
257
278
268
262
263

(1.2)
(2.1)
(1.8)
(1.6)
(1.5)
(1.9)

272
264

269
257
260

(0.9)
(1.8)
()
(1.8)
(1.5)
(2.1)

276
262
279
271
266
267

(0.3)
(1.5)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.2)

278
262
279
274
272
269

(0.2)
(1.5)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(0.7)

280
266
283
276
274
270

(0.3)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.8)

282
269
283
277
276
270

(0.3)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.3)

283
269
283
279
279
273

(0.2)
(1.4)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.2)

28
40
26
32
30
39

(0.3)
(1.9)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.4)

72
60
74
68
70
61

(0.3)
(1.9)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.4)

34
20
35
31
29
25

(0.2)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.2)

8
3
7
7
5
6

(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.8)

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

267
270
261
231
255

(0.9)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.2)

276
280
267
233
264

(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.8)

()
281 (1.3)

()
235 (1.1)

()

283
284
277
243
271

(1.1)
(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.5)

281
281
281
245
274

(1.2)
(1.4)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.1)

286
282
283
248
277

(0.9)
(1.5)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.3)

287
289
284
254
279

(1.4)
(1.0)
(0.5)
(0.9)
(1.1)

292
287
283
260
278

(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.8)

20
25
26
52
32

(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.9)

80
75
74
48
68

(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.9)

43
38
32
17
28

(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.0)

12
10
7
3
6

(0.9)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.4)
(0.5)

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho7 ................................
Illinois7 ...............................
Indiana7..............................

259
251
271
261
267

(1.3)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.7)
(1.2)

262 (1.6)
262 (1.0)

()

()
276 (1.4)

265
262
277
275
281

(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.7)
(1.4)

270
266
280
277
281

(1.2)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.1)

272
266
281
278
282

(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.0)

275
269
284
280
285

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.1)

278
274
287
282
287

(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(0.9)

278
278
287
283
285

(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.0)

32
32
23
27
23

(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.2)

68
68
77
73
77

(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.2)

28
30
37
33
34

(1.5)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.2)

6
6
9
8
7

(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.8)

Iowa ...................................
Kansas7 .............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine7................................

278 (1.1)

()
257 (1.2)
246 (1.2)

()

284

267
252
284

(1.3)
()
(1.1)
(1.6)
(1.3)

283
270
259
281

()
(1.7)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.1)

284
284
274
266
282

(0.8)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.5)
(0.9)

284
284
274
268
281

(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(0.8)

285
290
279
272
286

(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.8)

284
289
279
272
286

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.6)
(0.7)

285
290
282
273
289

(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(0.8)

23
20
28
37
22

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(0.8)

77
80
72
63
78

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(0.8)

34
41
31
22
39

(1.3)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.1)

8
8
6
3
10

(0.7)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.7)

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan7 ...........................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

261 (1.4)

()
264 (1.2)
275 (0.9)

()

270
278
277
284
250

(2.1)
(1.7)
(1.8)
(1.3)
(1.2)

272
279
277
287
254

(1.7)
(1.5)
(1.9)
(1.4)
(1.1)

278
287
276
291
261

(1.0)
(0.9)
(2.0)
(1.1)
(1.1)

278
292
277
290
263

(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.2)

286
298
277
292
265

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(0.8)

288
299
278
294
265

(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.6)
(1.0)
(1.2)

288
299
280
295
269

(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.4)

26
14
29
17
42

(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.6)
(1.0)
(2.0)

74
86
71
83
58

(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.6)
(1.0)
(2.0)

40
51
31
48
19

(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.7)
(1.1)
(1.2)

12
15
6
13
3

(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.6)

Missouri .............................
Montana7 ...........................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

()
280 (0.9)
276 (1.0)

()
273 (0.9)

273 (1.4)
283 (1.3)
283 (1.0)

()

()

271
285
280
265

(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(0.8)
()

279
286
282
268
286

(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.8)

276
286
284
270
285

(1.3)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.8)

281
287
284
271
288

(1.0)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.7)

286
292
284
274
292

(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.9)

282
293
283
278
292

(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.7)

27
17
26
33
18

(1.4)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.0)

73
83
74
67
82

(1.4)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.0)

32
46
33
29
44

(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(0.9)

7
11
7
6
11

(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.6)

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York7 ..........................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

270
256
261
250
281

(1.1)
(0.7)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.2)

262
270
268
284

()
(1.2)
(1.7)
(1.4)
(0.9)

259
271
276
282

()
(1.3)
(2.2)
(1.3)
(1.1)

281
263
280
281
287

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.8)

284
263
280
282
287

(1.4)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.6)

289
268
280
284
292

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.7)

293
270
283
284
293

(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(0.7)

294
274
280
286
292

(1.2)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(0.6)

18
36
30
25
15

(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.9)

82
64
70
75
85

(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.9)

47
24
30
37
43

(1.5)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.4)

14
4
7
10
8

(1.0)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.8)

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon7 .............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

264
263
271
266
260

(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.6)
(0.6)

()

()
276 (1.5)

()
269 (0.9)

281
270
280

269

(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.5)
()
(1.3)

282
272
281
279
272

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(0.7)

283
271
282
281
272

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(0.8)

285
275
284
286
275

(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.7)

286
276
285
288
278

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(0.8)

289
279
283
286
283

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(0.5)

21
28
28
26
27

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(0.9)

79
72
72
74
73

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(0.9)

39
27
33
39
34

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.9)

8
4
7
9
7

(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.6)

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

()

()

()
258 (1.4)

()

261

263
270
277

(1.5)
()
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.0)

265

262
273
274

(1.5)
()
(1.5)
(1.6)
(1.2)

277
285
268
277
281

(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.8)
(1.1)
(1.0)

281
287
271
281
279

(0.9)
(0.6)
(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.7)

282
288
274
286
281

(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.9)

280
291
275
287
284

(1.3)
(0.5)
(1.4)
(1.3)
(0.9)

281
291
274
290
283

(1.1)
(0.5)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.8)

30
18
36
19
27

(1.3)
(0.7)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.0)

70
82
64
81
73

(1.3)
(0.7)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.0)

32
42
24
40
35

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.0)

7
8
5
9
7

(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(0.7)

Vermont7 ............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................
Department of Defense
dependents schools8 ...

264

256
274
272

()
(1.5)
()
(1.0)
(1.3)
(0.7)

279
270
276
265
283
275

(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(0.9)

281
275

266

276

(1.5)
(1.3)
()
(1.2)
()
(1.0)

286
282
281
271
284
284

(0.8)
(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(0.7)

287
284
285
269
285
282

(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(0.8)

291
288
285
270
286
287

(0.7)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.7)

293
286
289
270
288
286

(0.6)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.6)

294
289
288
273
289
288

(0.7)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.6)

18
22
23
35
21
20

(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)

82
78
77
65
79
80

(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.0)

46
40
40
21
41
37

(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.3)
(1.2)

13
11
11
3
9
7

(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.4)
(0.8)
(0.7)

()

37 (1.4)

(0.8)

274 (0.9)

277 (1.1)

285 (0.7)

284 (0.7)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
2Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
3The 1996 data in this table do not include students who were tested with accommodations.
Data for students tested with accommodations are not available at the state level for 1996.
4Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the 8th-grade level.
5Proficient represents solid academic performance for 8th-graders. Students reaching this
level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
6Advanced signifies superior performance.
7Did not meet one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 2000. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias.

285 (0.8)

287 (0.9)

288 (0.8)

20 (1.0)

80 (1.0)

8Prior to 2005, NAEP divided the Department of Defense (DoD) schools into two jurisdictions, domestic and overseas. In 2005, NAEP began combining the DoD domestic and
overseas schools into a single jurisdiction. Data shown in this table for years prior to 2005
were recalculated for comparability.
NOTE: For 2000 and later years, includes public school students who were tested with
accommodations; excludes only those students with disabilities (SD) and English language
learners (ELL) who were unable to be tested even with accommodations. SD and ELL populations, accommodation rates, and exclusion rates vary from state to state. Detail may not
sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1990, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009,
and 2011 Mathematics Assessments, retrieved November 2, 2011, from the Main NAEP
Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata). (This table was prepared
November 2011.)

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236 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Educational Achievement

Table 166. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 8th-grade public school students, by race/
ethnicity, level of parental education, and state: 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Highest level of education attained by parents1

Race/ethnicity

State
1

White

Black

Hispanic

Native
Hawaiian/
Asian Pacific Islander
5

American
Indian/
Alaska Native

Did not finish


high school

Some
Graduated education after
high school
high school
9

Graduated
college

10

11

United States ............

293

(0.2)

262

(0.5)

269

(0.5)

305

(1.1)

265

(2.5)

266

(1.0)

265

(0.6)

271

(0.5)

285

(0.3)

294

(0.3)

Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

280
296
294
287
290

(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.5)
(0.9)
(1.9)

250
273
269
257
254

(1.7)
(2.8)
(3.2)
(1.7)
(3.2)

255
277
266
272
260

(3.1)
(2.9)
(1.3)
(2.2)
(1.0)

287
303

301

()
(2.6)
(4.2)
()
(2.7)

()
()
()
()
()

258
253

()
(2.2)
(3.1)
()
()

257

267
269
254

(2.7)
()
(2.4)
(2.1)
(1.9)

258

264
268
261

(2.0)
()
(1.8)
(1.5)
(2.4)

275

281
283
281

(1.6)
()
(2.0)
(2.0)
(1.6)

278

296
288
290

(1.8)
()
(1.4)
(1.5)
(1.8)

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

302
297
294
319
287

(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(2.6)
(1.2)

270
262
266
256
258

(2.6)
(1.8)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(1.7)

271
262
274
261
274

(1.5)
(1.8)
(2.0)
(2.4)
(1.0)

313
307
311

314

(4.1)
(3.9)
(3.5)
()
(4.3)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

264
259
269
255
265

(2.7)
(3.0)
(2.9)
(3.3)
(1.9)

272
268
274
251
268

(1.9)
(2.2)
(1.7)
(2.0)
(1.6)

293
284
286
266
282

(1.7)
(1.7)
(1.3)
(1.7)
(1.7)

304
298
290
269
286

(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.3)

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

291
290
291
294
290

(1.3)
(1.6)
(0.8)
(1.4)
(1.0)

262
277

260
264

(1.1)
(4.3)
()
(1.5)
(2.3)

277
263
267
272
275

(2.3)
(3.3)
(1.9)
(1.5)
(2.4)

303
288

315

(5.0)
(1.2)
()
(3.5)
()

263

()
(1.4)
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

268
261
267
271
270

(2.5)
(3.8)
(2.1)
(2.2)
(2.5)

264
267
274
268
274

(2.0)
(1.5)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(1.5)

282
282
288
285
285

(1.7)
(1.9)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(1.9)

288
286
297
294
295

(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.5)
(1.3)

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

288
295
284
283
290

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(0.8)

258
269
261
259
265

(3.3)
(2.1)
(1.8)
(1.6)
(5.1)

269
274
269
269

(2.9)
(1.9)
(3.5)
(4.4)
()

293
302

(6.0)
(5.5)
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

268
272
267
262
269

(2.5)
(2.8)
(1.9)
(2.4)
(3.1)

274
278
272
267
274

(1.8)
(1.9)
(1.7)
(1.8)
(1.9)

283
290
281
278
289

(1.7)
(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.8)
(1.8)

295
298
293
278
298

(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.0)

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

303
304
286
302
283

(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(1.2)

267
275
250
266
255

(1.5)
(3.0)
(2.4)
(2.8)
(1.6)

273
273
274
270
273

(3.1)
(1.7)
(4.3)
(2.6)
(4.7)

313
321
311
282

(3.4)
(3.9)
(7.0)
(4.2)
()

()
()
()
()
()

263

()
()
()
(3.7)
()

264
271
260
267
260

(4.0)
(2.7)
(3.9)
(3.9)
(2.7)

271
285
266
275
257

(2.1)
(1.7)
(1.9)
(2.3)
(2.1)

288
295
278
294
276

(1.8)
(1.8)
(2.2)
(1.8)
(1.7)

298
307
291
305
276

(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.7)
(1.0)
(1.6)

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

288
297
290
292
293

(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.3)
(0.7)

254

255
259

(2.7)
()
(3.1)
(2.2)
()

267
285
261
266
266

(2.9)
(4.1)
(1.7)
(1.1)
(3.4)

292
305

()
()
()
(3.1)
(5.5)

()
()
()
()
()

264

()
(3.2)
()
()
()

265
272
262
262
269

(2.6)
(4.1)
(2.6)
(2.1)
(3.2)

270
281
271
269
281

(1.8)
(1.8)
(2.2)
(1.6)
(1.7)

283
291
280
285
290

(1.6)
(1.8)
(1.6)
(1.8)
(2.0)

291
302
294
290
300

(1.4)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(0.9)

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

304
290
291
296
296

(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.6)

272
265
264
267

(2.5)
(4.3)
(1.8)
(1.6)
()

274
269
263
275

(2.3)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.9)
()

318

302
316

(2.8)
()
(2.9)
(4.4)
()

()
()
()
()
()

258

265
264

()
(2.7)
()
(4.8)
(2.5)

273
259
266
273

(3.4)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.7)
()

280
267
270
272
276

(2.3)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(1.6)
(1.8)

287
279
282
289
291

(2.3)
(1.6)
(1.6)
(1.4)
(1.8)

304
287
289
295
298

(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.3)
(0.7)

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

295
286
287
294
292

(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.7)

263
262
263
257
256

(1.7)
(2.6)
(4.6)
(2.1)
(2.7)

273
264
268
269
261

(4.0)
(2.8)
(1.8)
(3.4)
(1.8)

305
302
312
287

()
(4.7)
(5.0)
(4.8)
(4.9)

()
()
()
()
()

273
260

()
(1.9)
(5.6)
()
()

266
264
266
261
263

(2.8)
(2.4)
(2.0)
(4.7)
(2.6)

277
267
273
274
269

(1.4)
(1.9)
(2.0)
(1.3)
(2.0)

290
280
286
289
281

(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.9)
(1.9)
(1.8)

297
292
295
296
296

(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.5)
(0.9)

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

293
295
281
304
289

(0.9)
(0.6)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.9)

263
270
252
277

(1.8)
(4.2)
(2.4)
(1.7)
()

273
274
266
283
257

(3.5)
(3.7)
(2.8)
(1.2)
(1.9)

317

()
()
()
(3.8)
()

()
()
()
()
()

263

244

()
(2.1)
()
()
(6.5)

262
269
262
281
253

(2.3)
(2.5)
(3.4)
(1.9)
(2.6)

269
275
265
285
265

(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.9)

283
291
277
293
280

(1.7)
(1.6)
(1.6)
(1.6)
(1.8)

290
298
284
301
295

(1.4)
(0.7)
(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.0)

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

295
297
294
274
295
291

(0.8)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.7)

268
265
260
256

()
(1.7)
(3.4)
(3.1)
(3.0)
()

279
269

270
271

()
(1.8)
(2.4)
()
(2.3)
(2.5)

313
306

289

()
(3.1)
(3.3)
()
(5.0)
()

()
()
()
()
()
()

256

()
()
(6.5)
()
()
()

270
267
267
253
258
268

(3.3)
(2.6)
(2.6)
(3.0)
(3.2)
(4.0)

276
272
276
264
274
276

(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(1.2)
(1.8)
(1.8)

295
287
288
277
288
288

(1.7)
(1.7)
(1.8)
(1.4)
(1.9)
(1.4)

305
300
301
283
299
297

(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.9)

Department of Defense
dependents schools.....

295

(1.2)

274

(1.9)

282

(1.7)

292

(2.4)

()

()

()

276

(1.8)

287

(1.8)

293

(1.1)

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or item
response rates fell below the required standards for reporting.
1Excludes students who responded I dont know to the question about educational level of
parents.
NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Includes public school students who were tested with
accommodations; excludes only those students with disabilities (SD) and English language

learners (ELL) who were unable to be tested even with accommodations. SD and ELL populations, accommodation rates, and exclusion rates vary from state to state. Detail may not
sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Mathematics Assessment, retrieved
November 2, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreport
card/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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Educational Achievement

Table 167. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale scores of 4th- and 8th-grade public school students
and percentage attaining achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and jurisdiction or specific urban district: 2007, 2009, and 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Average reading scale score1
2007
Grade level and jurisdiction
or specific urban district
1

Percent of students

2009

All students All students

2011

White

Black

Hispanic All students

2011

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

At or above
Basic 2

At or above
Proficient 3
13

10

11

12

4th grade
United States .....................
Large city ...........................

239 (0.2)
230 (0.5)

239 (0.2)
231 (0.5)

248 (0.2)
250 (1.0)

222 (0.3)
219 (0.6)

227 (0.4)
226 (0.5)

240 (0.2)
233 (0.6)

249 (0.2)
251 (0.8)

224 (0.4)
222 (0.5)

229 (0.3)
228 (0.6)

257 (1.1)
249 (2.1)

82 (0.2)
74 (0.7)

40
30

(0.3)
(0.8)

Albuquerque ......................
Atlanta ...............................
Austin.................................
Baltimore City ....................
Boston ...............................

()
224 (0.9)
241 (1.2)

()
233 (1.1)

225
240
222
236

()
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.7)

266
262
240
251

()
(1.8)
(1.5)
(3.5)
(2.2)

218
226
220
231

()
(1.0)
(2.7)
(1.0)
(1.2)

()
222 (3.7)
233 (1.1)

()
232 (1.1)

235
228
245
226
237

(1.3)
(0.7)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.6)

254
269
266
244
255

(1.9)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(2.6)
(1.8)

219
232
223
230

()
(0.8)
(2.7)
(1.2)
(1.1)

229
230
237

234

(1.3)
(2.8)
(1.5)
()
(1.2)

()

()

()

()
259 (2.5)

76
66
87
68
81

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.8)
(1.7)
(1.1)

34
25
46
17
33

(1.7)
(0.9)
(1.8)
(1.6)
(1.8)

Charlotte ............................
Chicago .............................
Cleveland...........................
Dallas.................................
Detroit ................................

244 (1.1)
220 (1.0)
215 (1.6)

()

()

245
222
213

200

(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.0)
()
(1.7)

263 (1.3)
242 (3.2)
228 (2.3)

()

()

231
212
209

199

(1.4)
(1.8)
(1.3)
()
(1.8)

235
226
217

206

(1.8)
(1.3)
(2.3)
()
(3.5)

247
224
216
233
203

(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(1.3)
(1.4)

264
246
232
258

(1.4)
(2.5)
(2.0)
(3.5)
()

232
217
211
225
201

(1.4)
(1.9)
(0.9)
(2.0)
(1.5)

240
223
218
234
215

(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.8)
(1.2)
(2.4)

259 (3.7)
246 (3.2)

()

()

()

88
64
53
79
34

(1.1)
(1.7)
(1.8)
(1.7)
(2.2)

48
20
11
25
3

(2.0)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(2.2)
(0.9)

District of Columbia ...........


Fresno................................
Hillsborough County (FL)...
Houston .............................
Jefferson County (KY) .......

214 (0.8)

()

()
234 (1.1)

()

220
219

236
233

(0.8)
(1.4)
()
(1.2)
(1.6)

270
237

260
243

(2.3)
(2.5)
()
(2.5)
(1.7)

212
213

227
216

(0.9)
(3.1)
()
(1.9)
(1.7)

227
216

235
226

(2.8)
(1.7)
()
(1.2)
(3.5)

222
218
243
237
235

(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.9)

272
238
253
259
243

(1.8)
(2.2)
(1.7)
(2.1)
(1.2)

212
214
228
229
221

(1.2)
(2.3)
(1.9)
(1.4)
(1.3)

223
214
239
236
238

(2.6)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(3.1)

()
222 (2.0)

()
265 (3.4)
256 (4.3)

59
56
86
82
78

(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.4)

23
15
43
32
32

(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.9)
(1.3)
(1.4)

Los Angeles.......................
Miami-Dade .......................
Milwaukee..........................
New York City ....................
Philadelphia .......................
San Diego..........................

221 (0.9)

()

()
236 (1.3)

()
234 (1.4)

222
236
220
237
222
236

(1.2)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.6)

245
253
242
254
239
255

(3.3)
(2.0)
(3.0)
(1.9)
(2.6)
(2.3)

209
222
211
227
216
222

(3.0)
(1.6)
(2.0)
(1.2)
(1.7)
(2.8)

218
239
226
230
221
224

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(2.1)
(1.7)

223
236
220
234
225
239

(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.3)

243
255
239
248
243
258

(1.6)
(2.0)
(1.9)
(3.2)
(3.0)
(2.1)

215
225
211
226
220
222

(3.0)
(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(2.7)

220
237
221
227
223
229

(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.8)
(1.7)
(2.4)
(1.4)

251

230
252
251
248

63
79
58
76
66
80

(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.8)
(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.3)

20
33
14
32
20
39

(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.7)
(1.8)
(1.8)

8th grade
United States .....................
Large city ...........................

280 (0.3)
269 (0.7)

282 (0.3)
271 (0.7)

292 (0.2)
294 (1.1)

260 (0.4)
256 (0.8)

266 (0.6)
264 (1.2)

283 (0.2)
274 (0.7)

293 (0.2)
295 (1.1)

262 (0.5)
261 (0.9)

269 (0.5)
267 (1.0)

305 (1.1)
298 (2.3)

72 (0.3)
63 (0.7)

34
26

(0.2)
(0.7)

Albuquerque ......................
Atlanta ...............................
Austin.................................
Baltimore City ....................
Boston ...............................

()
256 (1.5)
283 (1.1)

()
276 (1.0)

259
287
257
279

()
(1.6)
(0.9)
(1.9)
(1.3)

()

()
312 (1.8)

()
311 (2.5)

255
274
255
268

()
(1.5)
(3.4)
(1.6)
(2.0)

()

()
274 (1.2)

()
269 (1.9)

275
266
287
261
282

(1.0)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(0.9)

291
309
313
280
305

(2.3)
(2.8)
(1.8)
(4.0)
(3.1)

262
265
259
272

()
(1.4)
(5.3)
(1.5)
(1.6)

269
264
276

271

(1.2)
(3.5)
(1.7)
()
(1.6)

()

()

()

()
319 (3.6)

63
54
74
48
69

(1.3)
(1.9)
(1.4)
(2.1)
(1.4)

26
16
38
13
34

(1.9)
(1.2)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.2)

Charlotte ............................
Chicago .............................
Cleveland...........................
Dallas.................................
Detroit ................................

283 (1.2)
260 (1.9)
257 (1.7)

()

()

283
264
256

238

(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.0)
()
(2.7)

304 (1.4)
289 (3.8)
275 (2.7)

()

()

270
252
252

237

(1.4)
(1.9)
(1.1)
()
(2.9)

272
268
250

255

(2.5)
(1.6)
(5.4)
()
(5.8)

285
270
256
274
246

(0.8)
(1.0)
(2.1)
(0.9)
(1.2)

311
296
277
306

(1.3)
(4.3)
(3.4)
(4.5)
()

268
260
249
264
244

(1.2)
(1.4)
(2.1)
(2.2)
(1.4)

272
271
258
276
258

(2.6)
(1.4)
(4.4)
(1.1)
(2.8)

304 (6.4)
296 (3.3)

()

()

()

72
60
41
64
29

(1.2)
(1.5)
(2.5)
(1.6)
(1.5)

37
20
10
22
4

(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.6)
(0.6)

District of Columbia ...........


Fresno................................
Hillsborough County (FL)...
Houston .............................
Jefferson County (KY) .......

248 (0.9)

()

()
273 (1.2)

()

251
258

277
271

(1.3)
(1.2)
()
(1.2)
(0.9)

()
282 (3.8)

()
311 (2.8)
284 (1.1)

244
246

266
252

(1.3)
(3.6)
()
(1.9)
(1.4)

263 (5.2)
253 (1.4)

()
275 (1.0)

()

255
256
282
279
274

(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.0)
(1.0)

322
281
293
309
285

(3.0)
(2.6)
(2.1)
(3.0)
(1.5)

249
243
263
271
257

(1.2)
(2.6)
(1.9)
(1.9)
(1.4)

253
251
274
278
270

(2.8)
(1.2)
(2.4)
(1.1)
(4.5)

()
265 (2.9)

()
310 (5.2)

()

42
43
72
72
62

(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.8)
(1.2)
(1.8)

15
13
32
27
25

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.9)
(1.2)
(1.5)

Los Angeles.......................
Miami-Dade .......................
Milwaukee..........................
New York City ....................
Philadelphia .......................
San Diego..........................

257 (1.1)

()

()
270 (1.8)

()
272 (1.4)

258
273
251
273
265
280

(1.0)
(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.5)
(2.0)
(2.0)

287
291
271
295
284
301

247
260
244
261
256
263

(3.2)
(2.7)
(1.6)
(1.9)
(1.7)
(4.3)

254
274
256
261
258
265

261
272
254
272
265
278

(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(2.0)
(1.7)

291
288
274
292
281
302

(4.6)
(3.1)
(4.2)
(3.2)
(3.9)
(2.3)

246
256
246
262
260
256

(3.9)
(2.2)
(1.8)
(2.1)
(2.3)
(4.0)

255
274
259
261
256
263

(1.3)
(1.0)
(3.3)
(1.6)
(3.1)
(2.6)

297

271
304
295
293

49
61
41
59
52
66

(1.7)
(1.3)
(2.0)
(1.7)
(2.7)
(3.0)

16
22
10
24
18
31

(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.6)
(1.8)
(1.6)

(3.4)
(2.5)
(4.6)
(3.0)
(3.9)
(2.6)

(0.9)
(1.2)
(3.5)
(2.1)
(3.1)
(2.0)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Scale ranges from 0 to 500.
2Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient
work at a given grade.
3Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
NOTE: Beginning in 2009, if the results for charter schools are not included in a school districts Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) report to the U.S. Department of Education under the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, they are excluded from that districts results. This

(2.6)
()
(3.2)
(2.0)
(2.8)
(2.5)

(3.9)
()
(5.6)
(3.2)
(5.4)
(3.3)

change had little or no impact on differences between any participating districts 2007 and
2009 average mathematics scores except those of the District of Columbia at grade 8. For
details, see the Technical Notes in The Nations Report Card: Mathematics 2009 Trial Urban
District Assessment (NCES 2010-452). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007, 2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments, retrieved April 14 and 26 and June 7, 2010, and December 7, 2011, from the Main
NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared December 2011.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Grade 4

Grade 8

2009
Selected characteristic, percentile,
and achievement level
1

Grade 12

2009

Total, all
students

Male

2011

Female

Total, all
students

Male

2009

Female

Total, all
students

Male

Female

Total, all
students

Male

Female

10

11

12

13

Average science scale score1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All students ............................................................


Race/ethnicity
White............................................................................
Black ............................................................................
Hispanic .......................................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander...................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native....................................
Highest education level of either parent
Did not finish high school.............................................
Graduated high school.................................................
Some education after high school ...............................
Graduated college .......................................................
Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch
Eligible .........................................................................
Not eligible ...................................................................
Unknown ......................................................................
School type
Public ...........................................................................
Private..........................................................................
School locale
City...............................................................................
Suburban .....................................................................
Town.............................................................................
Rural ............................................................................
Percentile2
10th..............................................................................
25th..............................................................................
50th..............................................................................
75th..............................................................................
90th..............................................................................
All students ......................................................................

150

(0.3)

151

(0.3)

149

(0.3)

150

(0.3)

152

(0.4)

148

(0.3)

152

(0.3)

154

(0.3)

149

(0.3)

150

(0.8)

153

(0.9)

147

(0.9)

163
127
131
160
135

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(1.2)
(1.3)

164
126
132
159
135

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(1.4)
(1.5)

162
128
130
160
135

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.6)
(1.4)
(1.8)

162
126
132
160
137

(0.2)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(1.0)
(1.4)

164
125
134
162
141

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.3)
(1.8)

160
126
130
158
133

(0.3)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(1.3)
(2.0)

163
129
137
159
141

(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.3)
(1.4)

166
130
140
161
143

(0.3)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.6)
(2.1)

161
128
134
157
139

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(1.7)
(1.5)

159
125
134
164
144

(0.7)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(3.0)
(3.7)

162
127
138
161

(0.9)
(1.6)
(2.3)
(2.9)
()

156
123
130
166

(0.8)
(1.5)
(1.5)
(3.8)
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

131
139
152
161

(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)

135
141
154
162

(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.5)

128
137
150
159

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)

132
140
153
162

(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)

136
143
156
164

(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.4)

130
138
151
160

(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.4)

131
138
147
161

(1.4)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.7)

136
140
150
163

(1.9)
(1.5)
(1.3)
(0.9)

128
136
144
159

(1.8)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(1.0)

134
163
162

(0.3)
(0.3)
(1.3)

134
164
163

(0.4)
(0.3)
(1.7)

133
163
161

(0.3)
(0.3)
(1.3)

133
161
164

(0.4)
(0.3)
(1.2)

135
163
167

(0.5)
(0.4)
(1.4)

131
159
161

(0.4)
(0.4)
(1.2)

137
164
164

(0.3)
(0.3)
(1.6)

139
166
168

(0.4)
(0.4)
(2.2)

135
161
159

(0.4)
(0.4)
(2.2)

132
157
156

(1.0)
(0.9)
(2.7)

135
159
156

(1.1)
(1.1)
(3.6)

130
154
156

(1.1)
(1.0)
(3.0)

149
163

(0.3)
(0.9)

149
165

(0.3)
(1.2)

148
162

(0.3)
(1.0)

149
164

(0.3)
(0.9)

151
167

(0.4)
(1.2)

147
161

(0.3)
(1.0)

151
163

(0.2)
(1.4)

153
168

(0.3)
(1.9)

148
158

(0.3)
(1.9)

()
()

()
()

()
()

142
154
150
155

(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.5)

142
154
151
156

(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.7)

142
153
149
154

(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.6)
(0.5)

142
154
149
154

(0.6)
(0.5)
(1.0)
(0.4)

144
155
152
156

(0.7)
(0.6)
(1.1)
(0.5)

141
152
147
152

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.9)
(0.5)

144
155
153
156

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.5)

146
158
155
159

(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.9)
(0.6)

142
153
150
153

(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.6)

146
154
150
150

(1.8)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.2)

148
157
153
153

(1.6)
(1.8)
(1.5)
(1.5)

144
150
146
146

(2.2)
(1.5)
(1.6)
(1.4)

104
128
153
175
192

(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)

103
128
154
176
194

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.4)

104
128
152
174
191

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)

103
128
153
175
192

(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.3)

103
130
156
178
195

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.2)

103
127
151
172
188

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.4)

106
131
155
176
193

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.4)

107
133
158
179
196

(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.4)

105
129
152
173
189

(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)

104
126
151
174
194

(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)

106
128
154
178
198

(1.8)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(0.9)

103
125
148
171
190

(1.1)
(1.5)
(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.4)

35

(0.2)

36

(0.2)

34

(0.2)

35

(0.2)

36

Standard deviation of the science scale score3


(0.2)
34
(0.2)
34
(0.2)
35

(0.2)

33

(0.3)

35

(0.4)

36

(0.5)

34

(0.5)

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.1)

37
63
28
1

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.1)

40
60
21
1

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.2)

37
63
24
2

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.3)

42
58
18
1

(1.3)
(1.3)
(0.8)
(0.2)

Percent of students attaining science achievement levels


Achievement level
Below Basic .................................................................
At or above Basic 4 .......................................................
At or above Proficient 5 .............................................
At Advanced 6 .......................................................

28
72
34
1

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.1)

27
73
35
1

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.1)

28
72
32
1

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.1)

37
63
30
2

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.1)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Scale ranges from 0 to 300 for all three grades, but scores cannot be compared across grades. For example, the average score
of 163 for White 4th-graders does not denote higher performance than the score of 159 for White 12th-graders.
2The percentile represents a specific point on the percentage distribution of all students ranked by their science score from low to
high. For example, 10 percent of students scored at or below the 10th percentile score, while 90 percent of students scored
above it.
3The standard deviation provides an indication of how much the test scores varied. The lower the standard deviation, the closer
the scores were clustered around the average score. About two-thirds of the student scores can be expected to fall within the
range of one standard deviation above and one standard deviation below the average score. For example, the average score for
all 4th-graders was 150, and the standard deviation was 35. This means that we would expect about two-thirds of the students to
have scores between 185 (one standard deviation above the average) and 115 (one standard deviation below). Standard errors

35
65
34
2

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.1)

38
62
27
1

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.1)

35
65
32
2

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.4)
(0.1)

32
68
35
2

also must be taken into account when making comparisons of these ranges. For a discussion of standard errors, see Appendix
A: Guide to Sources.
4Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work.
5Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
6Advanced signifies superior performance.
NOTE: In 2011, only 8th-grade students were assessed in science. Includes students tested with accommodations (7 to 11 percent of all students, depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language
learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 to 3 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Science Assessment, retrieved August 1, 2012, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/
nations reportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared August 2012.)

238 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Educational Achievement

Table 168. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scale score, standard deviation, and percentage of students attaining science achievement levels, by grade level,
selected student and school characteristics, and percentile: 2009 and 2011

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Educational Achievement

Table 169. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scale scores of 8th-grade public school students, by race/
ethnicity and state: 2009 and 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
2009

2011

Race/ethnicity
State

Total, all
students

White

Black

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific
Islander

Total, all
students

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific
Islander

10

11

United States ......................

149

(0.3)

161

(0.2)

125

(0.4)

131

(0.6)

159

(1.0)

151

(0.2)

163

(0.2)

128

(0.5)

136

(0.5)

159

(1.2)

Alabama ......................................
Alaska..........................................
Arizona ........................................
Arkansas......................................
California .....................................

139

141
144
137

(1.1)
()
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.4)

152

157
154
157

(1.1)
()
(1.3)
(0.9)
(2.0)

115

126
111
122

(1.8)
()
(3.2)
(2.1)
(2.8)

129

127
134
122

(3.5)
()
(1.5)
(3.0)
(1.3)

159

154

()
()
(5.5)
()
(2.2)

140
153
144
148
140

(1.4)
(0.7)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.3)

152
166
158
158
159

(1.3)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.6)

118
133
128
119
124

(1.4)
(3.2)
(2.9)
(2.1)
(3.4)

136
147
132
138
128

(3.6)
(2.7)
(1.6)
(2.1)
(1.4)

145

157

()
(2.2)
()
()
(2.8)

Colorado ......................................
Connecticut..................................
Delaware......................................
District of Columbia .....................
Florida..........................................

156
155
148

146

(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.6)
()
(1.0)

166
164
159

158

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.9)
()
(1.4)

135
126
133

126

(3.7)
(2.3)
(1.0)
()
(1.4)

137
128
141

139

(1.6)
(1.8)
(2.2)
()
(1.2)

161
169
160

163

(3.7)
(3.5)
(4.3)
()
(4.1)

161
155
150
112
148

(1.3)
(1.1)
(0.6)
(1.0)
(1.1)

171
165
161
174
161

(1.4)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(3.3)
(1.1)

149
128
134
107
127

(3.7)
(2.3)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(2.0)

141
129
139
116
144

(1.8)
(2.5)
(2.0)
(2.6)
(1.5)

162
170
168

161

(4.5)
(4.2)
(3.3)
()
(4.5)

Georgia........................................
Hawaii ..........................................
Idaho............................................
Illinois...........................................
Indiana.........................................

147
139
158
148
152

(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.2)

161
153
162
162
159

(1.2)
(1.5)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(1.0)

129
133

118
126

(1.3)
(5.0)
()
(1.5)
(3.9)

137
148
137
131
135

(2.2)
(4.3)
(1.4)
(1.5)
(3.5)

172
136

167

(2.7)
(1.0)
()
(3.2)
()

151
142
159
147
153

(1.4)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(1.0)
(0.9)

166
157
163
161
160

(1.6)
(1.8)
(0.7)
(1.1)
(1.0)

133

120
125

(1.8)
()
()
(1.9)
(2.7)

143
144
139
135
136

(3.1)
(3.3)
(1.8)
(1.2)
(3.7)

168
139

163

(3.9)
(0.9)
()
(4.4)
()

Iowa .............................................
Kansas.........................................
Kentucky ......................................
Louisiana .....................................
Maine...........................................

156

156
139
158

(0.9)
()
(0.8)
(1.7)
(0.8)

160

159
155
159

(0.8)
()
(0.9)
(1.5)
(0.8)

127

137
120
126

(3.5)
()
(1.8)
(1.9)
(4.5)

133

145

(3.2)
()
(3.5)
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

157
156
157
143
160

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.7)
(0.5)

161
163
160
156
160

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(1.6)
(0.6)

128
129
135
125

(3.7)
(3.2)
(1.7)
(2.1)
()

143
134
149
142

(3.1)
(2.1)
(3.0)
(5.2)
()

156

()
(5.2)
()
()
()

Maryland......................................
Massachusetts.............................
Michigan ......................................
Minnesota ....................................
Mississippi ...................................

148
160
153
159
132

(1.1)
(1.1)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.2)

164
167
162
166
150

(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.2)

127
132
121
128
114

(1.5)
(2.6)
(2.1)
(2.8)
(1.1)

136
131
139
132

(2.8)
(2.7)
(3.4)
(3.7)
()

169
168

141

(2.5)
(4.1)
()
(3.0)
()

152
161
157
161
137

(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.3)

167
169
165
168
156

(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.1)

131
133
124
129
119

(1.8)
(4.3)
(2.8)
(2.5)
(1.4)

142
130
146
137

(2.2)
(2.6)
(3.3)
(4.0)
()

164
170
166
149

(4.3)
(4.1)
(6.9)
(3.9)
()

Missouri .......................................
Montana.......................................
Nebraska .....................................
Nevada ........................................
New Hampshire ...........................

156
162

141
160

(1.1)
(0.7)
()
(0.7)
(0.8)

161
166

153
161

(0.9)
(0.7)
()
(0.9)
(0.8)

129

127

(2.5)
()
()
(2.4)
()

150
155

129
131

(3.8)
(3.3)
()
(1.0)
(4.2)

167

148

(4.7)
()
()
(2.4)
()

156
163
157
144
162

(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(0.7)

162
167
164
157
164

(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(1.3)
(0.6)

130

126
123

(3.5)
()
(3.5)
(3.3)
()

135
133
137

()
()
(1.9)
(1.1)
(4.3)

154

()
()
()
(2.6)
()

New Jersey ..................................


New Mexico .................................
New York......................................
North Carolina .............................
North Dakota ...............................

155
143
149
144
162

(1.5)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(0.5)

165
163
164
158
166

(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.3)
(0.6)

127

123
121

(3.3)
()
(1.8)
(1.6)
()

138
135
125
132

(2.7)
(1.4)
(1.7)
(2.3)
()

174

161
165

(2.6)
()
(2.3)
(7.1)
()

155
145
149
148
164

(1.2)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.7)

166
161
163
160
168

(1.2)
(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(0.8)

131

130
125

(2.5)
()
(2.2)
(1.8)
()

134
139
129
138

(1.9)
(0.8)
(1.7)
(2.4)
()

173

154
160

(2.8)
()
(2.6)
(6.5)
()

Ohio .............................................
Oklahoma ....................................
Oregon.........................................
Pennsylvania................................
Rhode Island ...............................

158
146
154
154
146

(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.6)

164
155
160
162
155

(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.8)

126
124
135
123
125

(2.1)
(2.6)
(4.1)
(2.0)
(2.6)

140
127
130
121
119

(4.6)
(2.6)
(1.8)
(4.4)
(1.9)

160
159
146

()
()
(3.5)
(4.1)
(5.3)

158
148
155
151
149

(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.3)
(0.7)

165
156
162
163
161

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.7)

132
126

120
122

(2.6)
(3.6)
()
(2.3)
(3.4)

151
135
135
118
120

(5.3)
(2.8)
(1.4)
(4.8)
(1.9)

159
163
151

()
()
(4.3)
(4.9)
(4.6)

South Carolina.............................
South Dakota ...............................
Tennessee ...................................
Texas ...........................................
Utah .............................................

143
161
148
150
158

(1.6)
(0.6)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(1.0)

158
165
157
167
164

(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(1.1)

124
141
122
133

(1.7)
(5.5)
(2.0)
(2.5)
()

129
135
139
141
129

(4.2)
(4.1)
(3.8)
(1.5)
(1.7)

170
147

()
()
()
(3.6)
(3.9)

149
162
150
153
161

(1.0)
(0.5)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.8)

163
166
160
167
167

(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(1.2)
(0.8)

128

121
137

(1.6)
()
(1.6)
(2.3)
()

139
151
137
146
137

(3.0)
(4.1)
(3.1)
(1.3)
(2.0)

172
153

()
()
()
(4.3)
(4.7)

Vermont .......................................
Virginia.........................................
Washington..................................
West Virginia................................
Wisconsin ....................................
Wyoming......................................

156
155
145
157
158

()
(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.9)
(0.7)

166
161
146
165
162

()
(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.7)

135
135
127
120

()
(2.0)
(3.7)
(2.8)
(1.5)
()

144
132

134
137

()
(2.2)
(2.3)
()
(3.9)
(1.8)

168
157

152

()
(3.1)
(3.0)
()
(3.5)
()

163
160
156
149
159
160

(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.5)

164
169
163
150
166
164

(0.9)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.9)
(0.6)

138
133
136
121

()
(1.7)
(3.1)
(2.7)
(3.1)
()

145
141

140
143

()
(2.8)
(2.5)
()
(4.8)
(2.0)

172
156

149

()
(2.4)
(2.8)
()
(4.7)
()

Department of Defense
dependents schools...............

162

(0.7)

170

(1.0)

144

(1.4)

155

(2.0)

160

(2.3)

161

(0.8)

169

(1.1)

143

(2.2)

158

(2.5)

155

(3.2)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 300. Includes students tested with accommodations (10 percent of all students in 2009 and 9 percent of all students in 2011); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with

accommodations (2 percent of all students in both years). Race categories exclude persons
of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 and 2011 Science Assessment,
retrieved August 12, 2012, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nations
reportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared August 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Educational
Student characteristic

goals1

Graduate Some education


high school after high school
2

Like science

Graduate
college

Go to
graduate school

Strongly
disagree

Disagree

7
Average scale

Take science only because required


Agree

Strongly
agree

Strongly
disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly
agree

10

11

12

13

score2

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All students ........................................

114

(1.9)

131

(1.3)

148

(0.6)

171

(1.0)

132

(1.3)

141

(0.9)

153

(0.9)

172

(1.1)

169

(1.1)

159

(0.9)

142

(0.9)

134

(1.0)

Sex
Male .........................................................
Female .....................................................

121
103

(2.6)
(2.6)

134
127

(1.8)
(1.9)

152
143

(0.8)
(0.8)

177
166

(1.3)
(1.2)

130
133

(1.7)
(1.8)

141
141

(1.4)
(1.1)

155
150

(1.2)
(0.9)

175
169

(1.3)
(1.8)

172
165

(1.4)
(1.8)

162
156

(1.2)
(0.9)

143
140

(1.2)
(1.2)

134
134

(1.3)
(1.4)

Race/ethnicity
White........................................................
Black ........................................................
Hispanic ...................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander...............................
American Indian/Alaska Native................

127
89
106

(2.1)
(3.6)
(3.7)
()
()

140
107
122

(1.6)
(3.2)
(2.7)
()
()

156
124
136
154

(0.7)
(1.1)
(1.2)
(2.9)
()

178
144
154
181

(1.0)
(1.8)
(2.3)
(3.4)
()

140
113
123
141

(1.6)
(2.0)
(2.6)
(5.2)
()

150
120
127
149

(1.1)
(2.0)
(1.5)
(3.8)
()

161
128
135
166

(0.9)
(1.5)
(1.8)
(2.9)
()

180
142
157
188

(1.0)
(2.4)
(2.4)
(4.5)
()

176
140
152
181

(1.1)
(2.6)
(2.9)
(4.2)
()

167
135
143
171

(0.8)
(2.3)
(1.7)
(3.3)
()

151
121
128
154

(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.6)
(3.2)
()

143
115
125
141

(1.4)
(1.7)
(2.3)
(4.5)
()

Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch


Eligible .....................................................
Not eligible ...............................................
Unknown ..................................................

105
122

(2.9)
(2.0)
()

120
138

(2.0)
(1.8)
()

134
153
151

(0.8)
(0.8)
(2.4)

151
176
169

(2.0)
(1.0)
(3.5)

120
137
139

(1.8)
(1.5)
(3.1)

125
148
146

(1.4)
(1.1)
(3.6)

135
159
158

(1.1)
(1.1)
(2.9)

152
179
177

(2.0)
(1.3)
(3.8)

147
175
175

(2.7)
(1.2)
(3.6)

142
165
164

(1.4)
(1.0)
(3.3)

127
148
149

(1.1)
(1.1)
(2.6)

121
140
138

(1.6)
(1.4)
(3.3)

Parents highest level of education


Did not finish high school.........................
Graduated high school.............................
Some education after high school ...........
Graduated college ...................................

112
109
126
120

(3.7)
(2.8)
(4.0)
(3.9)

124
129
135
140

(2.8)
(2.7)
(2.2)
(2.4)

134
141
146
155

(1.5)
(1.3)
(0.9)
(0.8)

145
158
162
177

(3.1)
(2.1)
(2.1)
(0.9)

119
124
133
141

(2.7)
(2.2)
(1.5)
(1.7)

125
132
138
151

(2.5)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(1.3)

134
141
149
163

(2.0)
(1.3)
(1.2)
(1.0)

153
158
168
181

(3.5)
(2.7)
(1.7)
(1.3)

147
149
164
180

(3.1)
(2.7)
(2.3)
(1.3)

138
149
156
168

(2.5)
(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.0)

127
133
140
152

(2.3)
(1.8)
(1.1)
(1.0)

121
126
133
143

(2.2)
(1.9)
(1.7)
(1.2)

All students ........................................

(0.3)

(0.3)

59

(0.7)

26

(0.8)

14

(0.4)

21

(0.4)

48

(0.5)

16

(0.3)

15

(0.4)

34

(0.5)

31

(0.4)

19

(0.4)

Sex
Male .........................................................
Female .....................................................

6
4

(0.4)
(0.3)

9
6

(0.4)
(0.4)

59
58

(0.8)
(0.9)

22
31

(0.8)
(1.0)

12
16

(0.5)
(0.5)

18
25

(0.5)
(0.6)

52
45

(0.7)
(0.7)

18
14

(0.5)
(0.5)

17
14

(0.5)
(0.6)

37
31

(0.6)
(0.7)

29
33

(0.7)
(0.6)

17
21

(0.5)
(0.6)

Race/ethnicity
White........................................................
Black ........................................................
Hispanic ...................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander...............................
American Indian/Alaska Native................

4
6
7
3

(0.3)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.8)
()

7
6
12
2

(0.3)
(0.6)
(0.8)
(0.5)
()

60
60
59
42

(0.7)
(1.3)
(1.4)
(2.6)
()

26
25
18
50

(0.8)
(1.4)
(1.1)
(2.8)
()

13
20
13
9

(0.5)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(1.0)
()

21
23
24
18

(0.5)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.7)
()

49
43
49
55

(0.7)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(1.5)
()

17
14
14
18

(0.5)
(0.9)
(0.9)
(1.5)
()

17
11
12
19

(0.5)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.6)
()

36
28
31
40

(0.6)
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.3)
()

29
33
38
28

(0.6)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.9)
()

18
28
19
13

(0.5)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(1.1)
()

Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch


Eligible .....................................................
Not eligible ...............................................
Unknown ..................................................

8
4
2

(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.7)

10
7
4

(0.6)
(0.4)
(1.0)

60
59
56

(1.2)
(0.8)
(2.4)

18
29
35

(1.1)
(0.9)
(2.7)

16
13
13

(0.7)
(0.4)
(1.2)

23
21
21

(0.9)
(0.5)
(1.3)

47
49
48

(1.0)
(0.6)
(1.9)

14
17
18

(0.6)
(0.4)
(1.6)

13
16
16

(0.7)
(0.5)
(1.6)

30
35
36

(0.8)
(0.6)
(2.3)

34
30
29

(0.7)
(0.6)
(1.8)

22
18
19

(0.8)
(0.5)
(1.6)

Parents highest level of education


Did not finish high school.........................
Graduated high school.............................
Some education after high school ...........
Graduated college ...................................

11
10
4
2

(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.2)

13
12
9
4

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.3)

53
62
65
56

(2.2)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(0.8)

16
13
20
37

(1.8)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(0.9)

19
16
15
12

(1.4)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.6)

22
25
22
19

(1.4)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.6)

47
46
48
50

(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.7)

13
12
15
19

(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.8)
(0.5)

13
12
14
18

(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.9)
(0.4)

30
31
33
37

(1.6)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(0.7)

35
35
32
28

(1.7)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.6)

23
22
21
17

(1.3)
(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.6)

Percent of students

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1The educational goals columns exclude the 1 percent of students who reported that they would not finish high school and
the 2 percent who reported that they did not know how much education they would complete.
2Scale ranges from 0 to 300.

NOTE: Includes students tested with accommodations (7 percent of all 12th-graders); excludes only those students with
disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (3 percent of all 12thgraders). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment, retrieved May 26, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared May 2011.)

240 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


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Table 170. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scale scores of 12th-graders with various educational goals and attitudes toward science, and percentage
reporting these goals and attitudes, by selected student characteristics: 2009

Table 171. SAT mean scores of college-bound seniors, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 198687 through 201112
Score change

199091

199697

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

201011

201112

199091
to
200102

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

White ..................................................
Black ...................................................
Mexican American ..............................
Puerto Rican.......................................
Other Hispanic....................................
Asian/Pacific Islander .........................
American Indian/Alaska Native...........
Other...................................................

507
524
428
457
436
464
479
471
480

499
518
427
454
436
458
485
470
486

505
526
434
451
454
466
496
475
512

505
528
434
453
456
461
499
482
508

506
529
433
451
457
460
501
481
503

504
527
430
446
455
458
501
479
502

507
529
431
448
456
457
508
480
501

508
528
430
451
457
461
507
483
494

508
532
433
453
460
463
511
489
495

503
527
434
454
459
458
510
487
494

502
527
433
455
459
459
514
487
497

502
528
430
454
456
455
513
485
496

501
528
429
453
452
455
516
486
494

501
528
429
454
454
454
519
485
494

497
528
428
451
452
451
517
484
493

496
527
428
448
452
447
518
482
491

5
9
3
-8
19
0
16
9
16

-8
0
-2
2
-3
-11
17
3
-11

-6
0
-5
-7
-7
-12
4
-5
-6

-1
-1
0
-3
0
-4
1
-2
-2

SATMathematics
All students ...............................
White ..................................................
Black ...................................................
Mexican American ..............................
Puerto Rican.......................................
Other Hispanic....................................
Asian/Pacific Islander .........................
American Indian/Alaska Native...........
Other...................................................

501
514
411
455
432
462
541
463
482

500
513
419
459
439
462
548
468
492

511
526
423
458
447
468
560
475
514

514
530
426
460
451
467
565
481
515

514
531
426
458
451
465
566
479
512

516
533
427
457
451
464
569
483
514

519
534
426
457
453
464
575
482
513

518
531
427
458
452
465
577
488
508

520
536
431
463
457
469
580
493
513

518
536
429
465
456
463
578
494
513

515
534
429
466
454
463
578
494
512

515
537
426
463
453
461
581
491
512

515
536
426
463
450
461
587
493
514

516
536
428
467
452
462
591
492
514

514
535
427
466
452
462
595
488
517

514
536
428
465
452
461
595
489
516

16
20
8
-2
12
2
21
15
22

-2
3
1
8
1
-3
26
6
2

-1
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
17
-5
4

0
1
1
-1
0
-1
0
1
-1

497
519
428
452
448
450
512
474
493

494
518
425
450
447
450
513
473
493

494
518
424
447
445
448
516
470
494

493
517
421
446
443
448
520
469
493

492
516
420
448
443
447
526
467
492

489
516
417
445
442
444
528
465
492

488
515
417
443
442
442
528
462
491

-6
-3
-8
-7
-5
-8
15
-11
-2

-1
-1
0
-2
0
-2
0
-3
-1

Race/ethnicity
1
SATCritical reading
All students ...............................

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

SATWriting
All students ...............................
White ..................................................
Black ...................................................
Mexican American ..............................
Puerto Rican.......................................
Other Hispanic....................................
Asian/Pacific Islander .........................
American Indian/Alaska Native...........
Other...................................................

Not applicable.
NOTE: Data for 200910 and earlier years are for seniors who took the SAT any time during their high school years through March
of their senior year. Data for 201011 onwards are for seniors who took the SAT any time during their high school years through
June of their senior year. If a student took a test more than once, the most recent score was used. The SAT was formerly known

200102
to
201112

200607
to
201112

201011
to
201112

as the Scholastic Assessment Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to
800. The critical reading section was formerly known as the verbal section. The writing section was introduced in March 2005.
SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile [National] Report, selected years,
198687 through 201112, retrieved September 28, 2012, from http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/
TotalGroup-2012.pdf. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Educational Achievement

198687

1999
2000

242 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Educational Achievement

Table 172. SAT mean scores of college-bound seniors, by sex: 196667 through 201112
SAT1
Critical reading score

Scholastic Aptitude Test (old scale)

Mathematics score

Writing

score2

Verbal score

Mathematics score

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

196667............................................
196768............................................
196869............................................
196970............................................
197071............................................

543
543
540
537
532

540
541
536
536
531

545
543
543
538
534

516
516
517
512
513

535
533
534
531
529

495
497
498
493
494

466
466
463
460
455

463
464
459
459
454

468
466
466
461
457

492
492
493
488
488

514
512
513
509
507

467
470
470
465
466

197172............................................
197273............................................
197374............................................
197475............................................
197576............................................

530
523
521
512
509

531
523
524
515
511

529
521
520
509
508

509
506
505
498
497

527
525
524
518
520

489
489
488
479
475

453
445
444
434
431

454
446
447
437
433

452
443
442
431
430

484
481
480
472
472

505
502
501
495
497

461
460
459
449
446

197677............................................
197778............................................
197879............................................
197980............................................
198081............................................

507
507
505
502
502

509
511
509
506
508

505
503
501
498
496

496
494
493
492
492

520
517
516
515
516

474
474
473
473
473

429
429
427
424
424

431
433
431
428
430

427
425
423
420
418

470
468
467
466
466

497
494
493
491
492

445
444
443
443
443

198182............................................
198283............................................
198384............................................
198485............................................
198586............................................

504
503
504
509
509

509
508
511
514
515

499
498
498
503
504

493
494
497
500
500

516
516
518
522
523

473
474
478
480
479

426
425
426
431
431

431
430
433
437
437

421
420
420
425
426

467
468
471
475
475

493
493
495
499
501

443
445
449
452
451

198687............................................
198788............................................
198889............................................
198990............................................
199091............................................

507
505
504
500
499

512
512
510
505
503

502
499
498
496
495

501
501
502
501
500

523
521
523
521
520

481
483
482
483
482

430
428
427
424
422

435
435
434
429
426

425
422
421
419
418

476
476
476
476
474

500
498
500
499
497

453
455
454
455
453

199192............................................
199293............................................
199394............................................
199495............................................
199596............................................

500
500
499
504
505

504
504
501
505
507

496
497
497
502
503

501
503
504
506
508

521
524
523
525
527

484
484
487
490
492

423
424
423
428

428
428
425
429

419
420
421
426

476
478
479
482

499
502
501
503

456
457
460
463

199697............................................
199798............................................
199899............................................
19992000........................................
200001............................................

505
505
505
505
506

507
509
509
507
509

503
502
502
504
502

511
512
511
514
514

530
531
531
533
533

494
496
495
498
498

200102............................................
200203............................................
200304............................................
200405............................................
200506............................................

504
507
508
508
503

507
512
512
513
505

502
503
504
505
502

516
519
518
520
518

534
537
537
538
536

500
503
501
504
502

497

491

502

200607............................................
200708............................................
200809............................................
200910............................................
201011............................................
201112............................................

502
502
501
501
497
496

504
504
503
503
500
498

502
500
498
498
495
493

515
515
515
516
514
514

533
533
534
534
531
532

499
500
499
500
500
499

494
494
493
492
489
488

489
488
486
486
482
481

500
501
499
498
496
494

School year
1

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Data for 196667 to 198586 were converted to the recentered scale by using a formula
applied to the original mean and standard deviation. For 198687 to 199495, individual student scores were converted to the recentered scale and then the mean was recomputed. For
199596 to 199899, nearly all students received scores on the recentered scale; any score
on the original scale was converted to the recentered scale prior to recomputing the mean.
From 19992000 on, all scores have been reported on the recentered scale.
2Writing data are based on students who took the SAT writing section, which was introduced
in March 2005.
NOTE: Data for 196667 through 197071 are estimates derived from the test scores of all
participants. Data for 197172 through 200910 are for seniors who took the SAT any time

during their high school years through March of their senior year. Data for 201011 onwards
are for seniors who took the SAT any time during their high school years through June of their
senior year. If a student took a test more than once, the most recent score was used. The
SAT was formerly known as the Scholastic Assessment Test and the Scholastic Aptitude
Test. Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. The critical reading section was formerly known as the verbal section.
SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile
[National] Report, selected years, 196667 through 201112, retrieved September 28, 2012,
from http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/TotalGroup-2012.pdf. (This
table was prepared September 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 173. SAT mean scores and percentage distribution of college-bound seniors, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 199596 through 201112
199596

Selected student characteristic


1

Critical
reading
score1

200001

Mathematics Percentage
score distribution

Critical
reading
score1

200506

Mathematics Percentage
score distribution

Critical
reading
score1

Mathematics
score

201011
Writing Percentage
score2 distribution

Critical
reading
score1

Mathematics
score

201112
Writing Percentage
score2 distribution

Critical
reading
score1

Mathematics
score

Writing Percentage
score2 distribution

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

505

508

100

506

514

100

503

518

497

100

497

514

489

100

496

514

488

100

591
530
494
455
429
411

606
539
496
448
418
401

22
22
28
24
4
1

588
526
490
454
423
407

607
540
497
452
417
401

24
23
26
22
4
1

580
516
484

443

604
537
498

449

577
511
476

435

31
25
20

23

575
510
482

438

606
535
498

448

572
503
470

426

35
27
18

20

573
508
480

435

606
534
498

446

571
500
467

423

36
27
17

20

High school grade point average


A+ (97100) ...................................................
A (9396) .......................................................
A- (9092)......................................................
B (8089) .......................................................
C (7079).......................................................
D, E, or F (below 70) ......................................

617
573
545
486
432
414

632
583
554
485
426
408

6
14
15
49
15
#

609
566
540
482
428
403

626
581
552
486
425
404

7
17
17
47
12
#

602
563
534
479
426
406

621
582
552
489
428
413

599
559
529
471
414
389

7
18
18
46
11
#

596
560
528
469
416
409

620
583
548
480
421
425

595
556
521
458
401
398

6
19
19
45
10
#

593
557
524
466
414
411

620
581
545
478
421
429

593
554
518
455
400
399

6
20
19
44
10
#

High school type


Public .............................................................
Private, religiously affiliated ...........................
Private, independent ......................................

502
525
547

506
510
556

83
12
5

502
530
549

510
523
567

83
12
5

500
531
544

514
529
573

492
528
550

83
11
5

494
531
541

506
533
579

483
528
550

84
10
6

491
531
539

505
534
580

481
529
548

84
10
6

491
492

520
546
483
527
497

487
525

605

484
519

497
545
500
497
522

477
569

545

2
3

6
6
13
4
3

8
8

487
493

518
545
489
527
501

483
523

606

484
521

501
549
511
506
533

481
572

549

1
2

8
5
14
4
7

9
9

481
488

516
540
486
522
503

480
519

597

485
528

502
554
511
504
534

484
577

541

469
485

507
532
481
520
482

478
506

584

1
3

9
6
15
4
4

8
8

475
490
545
508
540
488
519
511
422
480
528
464
584

484
534
513
497
557
522
502
539
451
487
584
511
529

461
485
531
499
533
484
516
485
399
476
513
447
570

1
2
#
8
6
11
3
2
#
6
8
2
1

473
490
543
506
538
488
517
512
420
480
526
468
580

481
535
515
498
555
522
500
544
454
486
582
521
527

458
484
529
496
531
485
513
487
398
477
511
453
564

1
2
#
7
7
11
3
2
#
5
9
2
1

458
556
576
500

452
534
553
505

#
#
#
19

459
557
554
494

458
540
539
502

#
1
#
15

462
572
542
485

466
549
532
498

461
563
532
483

#
1
#
18

456
567

487
542
512

461
542

502
510
507

452
557

484
511
500

#
1

19
1
3

453
564

485
542
513

458
541

499
513
508

450
553

482
511
502

#
1

19
1
3

554
552

503

512
628

505

#
1

574
549

507

504
625

511

#
1

579
539

510

509
624

521

542
537

487

#
1

552
564
518
421
467
582
525

532
505
603
451
471
580
524

541
516
519
400
433
570
506

1
#
1
#
#
#
1

548
561
530
414
490
581
520

533
502
614
450
503
587
523

539
520
532
396
460
570
501

1
#
1
#
#
#
1

Intended college major4


Agriculture and related sciences....................
Architecture/environmental design.................
Area, ethnic, cultural and gender studies.......
Arts: visual/performing...................................
Biological sciences ........................................
Business and commerce ...............................
Communications and journalism....................
Computer or information sciences .................
Construction trades........................................
Education.......................................................
Engineering....................................................
Engineering technologies/technicians ...........
English language and literature/letters...........
Family and consumer sciences/human
sciences5..................................................
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.
General/interdisciplinary ................................
Health and allied services..............................
History............................................................
Legal professions and studies .......................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
and humanities ........................................
Library and archival sciences ........................
Mathematics ..................................................
Mechanic and repair technologies/technician ...
Military sciences ............................................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies .........................
Natural resources and conservation ..............
See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 243


Educational Achievement

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All students ..............................................


High school rank
Top decile.......................................................
Second decile ................................................
Second quintile ..............................................
Third quintile ..................................................
Fourth quintile ................................................
Fifth quintile ...................................................
Bottom three quintiles3 ...................................

199596

Selected student characteristic


1

Critical
reading
score1

200001

Mathematics Percentage
score distribution

Critical
reading
score1

200506

Mathematics Percentage
score distribution

Critical
reading
score1

Mathematics
score

201011
Writing Percentage
score2 distribution

Critical
reading
score1

Mathematics
score

201112
Writing Percentage
score2 distribution

Critical
reading
score1

Mathematics
score

Writing Percentage
score2 distribution

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ...


Personal and culinary services ......................
Philosophy/religious studies...........................
Physical sciences...........................................
Precision production ......................................
Psychology ....................................................
Public affairs and services .............................
Security and protective services ....................
Social sciences and history ...........................
Social sciences ..............................................
Technical and vocational................................
Theology and religious vocations...................
Transportation and materials moving.............
Other..............................................................
Undecided......................................................

560
575

458

532

435

500

536
595

448

509

441

507

#
1

11

561
568

461

531

444

515

539
588

455

512

451

524

1
1

10

557
557

462

539

437

512

537
589

461

519

454

530

535
542

454

525

421

502

1
2

444
457
557
553
436
505
467
445

573

539
465
453
530

468
456
535
582
468
494
459
454

558

522
496
462
545

435
440
530
537
422
497
462
432

559

513
446
443
522

1
#
#
1
#
5
#
2

#
#
2
8

439
453
551
552
460
502
460
445

568

537
457
451
531

464
455
534
583
477
491
455
455

556

523
491
463
548

430
436
527
537
422
493
456
433

554

515
441
442
524

1
1
#
2
#
5
#
3

#
#
2
7

Degree-level goal
Certificate program ........................................
Associates degree.........................................
Bachelors degree ..........................................
Masters degree .............................................
Doctors or related degree..............................
Other..............................................................
Undecided......................................................

434
422
476
514
548
430
502

439
415
476
518
552
438
503

1
2
23
29
24
1
20

443
419
478
516
547
438
511

455
416
483
526
554
449
517

1
2
25
31
21
1
19

443
416
477
512
539
439
515

462
420
487
525
553
456
528

435
409
469
505
532
436
508

1
1
25
30
20
1
22

445
412
478
506
534
425
509

464
416
490
524
550
451
522

434
400
467
499
527
423
499

1
1
30
29
21
1
16

443
411
477
505
532
416
505

464
416
490
524
549
447
522

433
399
466
498
526
416
496

1
1
30
30
22
1
16

Family income
Less than $20,000 .........................................
$20,000, but less than $40,000......................
$40,000, but less than $60,000......................
$60,000, but less than $80,000......................
$80,000, but less than $100,000....................
$100,000, but less than $120,000..................
$120,000, but less than $140,000..................
$140,000, but less than $160,000..................
$160,000, but less than $200,000..................
More than $200,000.......................................

434
464
487
502
515
526
530
538
543
568

460
480
499
512
527
539
544
552
557
586

429
454
475
489
503
515
520
529
536
567

13
16
15
14
12
10
5
4
5
7

433
463
485
499
511
523
527
534
540
567

461
481
500
512
525
539
543
551
557
589

428
453
473
486
499
512
517
525
534
566

14
17
14
13
11
10
5
4
5
8

Highest level of parental education


No high school diploma .................................
High school diploma ......................................
Associates degree.........................................
Bachelors degree ..........................................
Graduate degree............................................

414
475
489
525
556

439
474
487
529
558

4
35
8
28
25

411
472
489
525
559

438
476
491
533
567

4
32
9
29
26

418
467
484
522
558

445
478
493
536
571

418
460
474
514
552

4
31
8
30
27

421
463
480
522
559

449
476
489
538
574

418
452
466
514
554

6
31
8
31
25

420
463
479
522
560

450
477
489
540
577

418
452
465
513
555

6
30
8
31
25

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Prior to 2006, the critical reading section was known as the verbal section.
2Writing data are based on students who took the SAT writing section, which was introduced in March 2005.
3Beginning in 200506, the College Board has reported third, fourth, and fifth quintiles as the bottom three quintiles instead of reporting them separately as in previous years.
4Data may not be comparable over time because of additions to the list of majors and changes in subspecialties within majors.
5Prior to 200607, family and consumer sciences/human sciences was called home economics.

NOTE: Data for 200910 and earlier years are for seniors who took the SAT any time during their high school years through March of
their senior year. Data for 201011 onwards are for seniors who took the SAT any time during their high school years through June of
their senior year. If a student took a test more than once, the most recent score was used. The SAT was formerly known as the Scholastic Assessment Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. Detail may
not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile [National] Report, selected years,
199596 through 201112, retrieved September 30, 2012, from http://research.collegeboard.org/programs/sat/data/cb-seniors-2012.
(This table was prepared September 2012.)

244 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Educational Achievement

Table 173. SAT mean scores and percentage distribution of college-bound seniors, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 199596 through 201112Continued

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 245


Educational Achievement

Table 174. SAT mean scores of college-bound seniors and percentage of graduates taking SAT, by state: Selected years, 199596 through
201112
199596

State
1

Critical
reading

200001

Mathe- Critical
matics reading

200506

Mathe- Critical
matics reading

200910

MatheCritical
matics Writing2 reading

201011

MatheCritical
matics Writing2 reading

Percent
Percent
of
of
graduates graduates
taking
taking
SAT,
SAT,
Mathe2
1
matics Writing 201011 2011121

201112

Mathematics Writing2

Critical
reading

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

United States ....

505

508

506

514

503

518

497

501

516

492

497

514

489

496

514

488

53

54

Alabama ....................
Alaska........................
Arizona ......................
Arkansas....................
California ...................

565
521
525
566
495

558
513
521
550
511

559
514
523
562
498

554
510
525
550
517

565
517
521
574
501

561
517
528
568
518

565
493
507
567
501

556
518
519
566
501

550
515
525
566
516

544
491
500
552
500

546
515
517
568
499

541
511
523
570
515

536
487
499
554
499

538
512
517
565
495

531
507
525
566
512

527
485
499
549
496

8
52
28
5
53

8
54
27
4
55

Colorado ....................
Connecticut................
Delaware3 ..................
District of Columbia ...
Florida........................

536
507
508
489
498

538
504
495
473
496

539
509
501
482
498

542
510
499
474
499

558
512
495
487
496

564
516
500
472
497

548
511
484
482
480

568
509
493
474
496

572
514
495
464
498

555
513
481
466
479

570
509
489
469
487

573
513
490
457
489

556
513
476
459
471

575
506
456
466
492

581
512
462
460
492

562
510
444
456
476

19
87
74
79
64

17
88
100
83
66

Georgia......................
Hawaii ........................
Idaho..........................
Illinois.........................
Indiana.......................

484
485
543
564
494

477
510
536
575
494

491
486
543
576
499

489
515
542
589
501

494
482
543
591
498

496
509
545
609
509

487
472
525
586
486

488
483
543
585
494

490
505
541
600
505

475
470
517
577
477

485
479
542
599
493

487
500
539
617
501

473
469
517
591
475

488
478
547
596
493

489
500
541
615
501

475
467
525
587
476

80
64
20
5
68

81
66
20
5
69

Iowa ...........................
Kansas.......................
Kentucky ....................
Louisiana ...................
Maine4........................

590
579
549
559
504

600
571
544
550
498

593
577
550
564
506

603
580
550
562
500

602
582
562
570
501

613
590
562
571
501

591
566
555
571
491

603
590
575
555
468

613
595
575
550
467

582
567
563
547
454

596
580
576
555
469

606
591
572
550
469

575
563
563
546
453

603
584
579
542
470

606
594
575
536
472

580
561
566
529
452

3
7
6
8
93

3
6
6
9
93

Maryland....................
Massachusetts...........
Michigan ....................
Minnesota ..................
Mississippi .................

507
507
557
582
569

504
504
565
593
557

508
511
561
580
566

510
515
572
589
551

503
513
568
591
556

509
524
583
600
541

499
510
555
574
562

501
512
585
594
566

506
526
605
607
548

495
509
576
580
552

499
513
583
593
564

502
527
604
608
543

491
509
573
577
553

497
513
586
592
561

502
530
603
606
544

488
508
574
573
551

74
89
5
7
4

74
89
4
7
4

Missouri .....................
Montana.....................
Nebraska ...................
Nevada ......................
New Hampshire .........

570
546
567
508
520

569
547
568
507
514

577
539
562
509
520

577
539
568
515
516

587
538
576
498
520

591
545
583
508
524

582
524
566
481
509

593
538
585
496
520

595
538
593
501
524

580
517
568
473
510

592
539
585
494
523

593
537
591
496
525

579
516
569
470
511

589
536
576
491
521

592
536
585
493
525

575
511
562
466
510

5
26
5
47
77

5
28
5
49
75

New Jersey ................


New Mexico ...............
New York....................
North Carolina ...........
North Dakota .............

498
554
497
490
596

505
548
499
486
599

499
551
495
493
592

513
542
505
499
599

496
557
493
495
610

515
549
510
513
617

496
543
483
485
588

495
553
484
497
580

514
549
499
511
594

497
534
478
477
559

495
548
485
493
586

516
541
499
508
612

497
529
476
474
561

495
550
483
491
588

517
546
500
506
610

499
529
475
472
568

78
12
89
67
3

78
13
90
68
3

Ohio ...........................
Oklahoma ..................
Oregon.......................
Pennsylvania..............
Rhode Island .............

536
566
523
498
501

535
557
521
492
491

534
567
526
500
501

539
561
526
499
499

535
576
523
493
495

544
574
529
500
502

521
563
503
483
490

538
569
523
492
494

548
568
524
501
495

522
547
499
480
488

539
571
520
493
495

545
565
521
501
493

522
547
499
479
489

543
568
521
491
490

552
566
523
501
491

525
546
498
480
485

21
6
56
73
68

19
5
57
74
69

South Carolina...........
South Dakota .............
Tennessee .................
Texas .........................
Utah ...........................

480
574
563
495
583

474
566
552
500
575

486
577
562
493
575

488
582
553
499
570

487
590
573
491
560

498
604
569
506
557

480
578
572
487
550

484
592
576
484
568

495
603
571
505
559

468
571
565
473
547

482
584
575
479
563

490
591
568
502
559

464
562
567
465
545

481
589
576
474
568

488
610
570
499
566

462
570
566
461
548

70
4
10
58
6

73
3
10
62
6

Vermont .....................
Virginia.......................
Washington................
West Virginia..............
Wisconsin ..................
Wyoming....................

506
507
519
526
577
544

500
496
519
506
586
544

511
510
527
527
584
547

506
501
527
512
596
545

513
512
527
519
588
548

519
513
532
510
600
555

502
500
511
515
577
537

519
512
524
515
595
570

521
512
532
507
604
567

506
497
508
500
579
546

515
512
523
514
590
572

518
509
529
501
602
569

505
495
508
497
575
551

519
510
519
516
594
567

523
512
530
502
605
579

505
495
503
497
577
549

67
71
57
17
5
5

69
72
58
17
4
5

1Participation

rate is based on the projection of high school graduates by the Western Interstate
Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), and the number of seniors who took the SAT in each
state.
2Writing data are based on students who took the SAT writing section, which was introduced in
March 2005.
3Beginning with the spring SAT administration in 2011, the SAT tests were administered to all high
school juniors attending Delaware public high schools.
4Beginning with the spring SAT administration in 2006, all Maine high school juniors, including all
students in their third year of high school, are required to take SAT tests in critical reading, writing,
and mathematics.

NOTE: Data for 200910 and earlier years are for seniors who took the SAT any time during their
high school years through March of their senior year. Data for 201011 onwards are for seniors who
took the SAT any time during their high school years through June of their senior year. If a student
took a test more than once, the most recent score was used. The SAT was formerly known as the
Scholastic Assessment Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Possible scores on each part of the
SAT range from 200 to 800. The critical reading section was formerly known as the verbal section.
SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, College-Bound Seniors Tables and Related Items,
selected years, selected years, 199596 through 201112, retrieved December 21, 2012, from
http://media.collegeboard.com/homeOrg/content/pdf/sat-report-college-career-readiness-2012.pdf.
(This table was prepared December 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

246 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Educational Achievement

Table 175. ACT score averages and standard deviations, by sex and race/ethnicity, and percentage of ACT test takers, by selected composite
score ranges and planned fields of study: Selected years, 1995 through 2012
Score type and test-taker
characteristic

1995

2000

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

10

11

12

13

14

Total test takers


Number (in thousands) ...

945

1,065

1,116

1,175

1,171

1,186

1,206

1,301

1,422

1,480

1,569

1,623

1,666

Percent of graduates .......

37.5

37.6

38.4

39.0

38.4

38.2

38.6

40.6

42.9

44.2

45.7

47.7

49.1

Average test score1


Composite score, total ...

20.8

21.0

20.8

20.8

20.9

20.9

21.1

21.2

21.1

21.1

21.0

21.1

21.1

Sex
Male ...................................
Female ...............................

21.0
20.7

21.2
20.9

20.9
20.7

21.0
20.8

21.0
20.9

21.1
20.9

21.2
21.0

21.2
21.0

21.2
21.0

21.3
20.9

21.2
20.9

21.2
21.0

21.2
21.0

22.7
17.8

22.4

21.7
16.8
18.4
21.6

21.7
16.9
18.5
21.8

21.8
17.1
18.5
21.9

21.9
17.0
18.6
22.1

22.0
17.1
18.6
22.3

22.1
17.0
18.7
22.6

22.1
16.9
18.7
22.9

22.2
16.9
18.7
23.2

22.3
16.9
18.6
23.4

22.4
17.0
18.7

23.6

22.4
17.0
18.9

23.6

20.4

18.6

18.7

18.8

18.7

18.8

18.9

19.0

18.9

19.0

19.5
18.6
21.1

19.8
18.4
21.4

Subject-area scores
English ...............................
Male ...............................
Female ...........................

20.2
19.8
20.6

20.5
20.0
20.9

20.2
19.7
20.6

20.3
19.8
20.7

20.4
19.9
20.8

20.4
20.0
20.8

20.6
20.1
21.0

20.7
20.2
21.0

20.6
20.1
21.0

20.6
20.2
20.9

20.5
20.1
20.8

20.6
20.2
20.9

20.5
20.2
20.9

Mathematics ......................
Male ...............................
Female ...........................

20.2
20.9
19.7

20.7
21.4
20.2

20.6
21.2
20.1

20.6
21.2
20.1

20.7
21.3
20.2

20.7
21.3
20.2

20.8
21.5
20.3

21.0
21.6
20.4

21.0
21.6
20.4

21.0
21.6
20.4

21.0
21.6
20.5

21.1
21.6
20.6

21.1
21.7
20.6

Reading .............................
Male ...............................
Female ...........................

21.3
21.1
21.4

21.4
21.2
21.5

21.1
20.9
21.3

21.2
21.0
21.4

21.3
21.1
21.5

21.3
21.0
21.5

21.4
21.1
21.6

21.5
21.2
21.6

21.4
21.2
21.5

21.4
21.3
21.4

21.3
21.1
21.4

21.3
21.1
21.4

21.3
21.2
21.4

Science reasoning .............


Male ...............................
Female ...........................

21.0
21.6
20.5

21.0
21.6
20.6

20.8
21.3
20.4

20.8
21.3
20.4

20.9
21.3
20.5

20.9
21.4
20.5

20.9
21.4
20.5

21.0
21.4
20.5

20.8
21.3
20.4

20.9
21.4
20.4

20.9
21.4
20.5

20.9
21.4
20.5

20.9
21.4
20.5

Composite score, total ...

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.3

Sex
Male ...................................
Female ...............................

4.9
4.6

5.0
4.7

5.0
4.7

5.0
4.7

5.0
4.7

Subject-area scores
English ...............................
Male ...............................
Female ...........................

5.5
5.6
5.5

5.8
5.8
5.7

5.8
5.8
5.8

5.9
5.9
5.8

6.0
5.9

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.5

Mathematics ......................
Male ...............................
Female ...........................

5.0
5.2
4.8

5.0
5.3
4.8

5.1
4.8
5.3

5.0
5.3
4.8

5.3
4.8

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

Reading .............................
Male ...............................
Female ...........................

6.1
6.1
6.0

6.1
6.3
6.1

6.1
5.3
4.8

6.0
6.1
5.9

6.1
6.0

6.0

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

Science reasoning .............


Male ...............................
Female ...........................

4.5
4.8
4.3

4.6
4.9
4.3

4.6
4.9
4.3

4.6
4.9
4.3

4.9
4.3

4.6

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.2

Race/ethnicity
White..................................
Black ..................................
Hispanic .............................
Asian/Pacific Islander.........
Asian ..............................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander ....................
American Indian/Alaska .....
Two or more races .............

Standard deviation2

Percent of ACT test takers


Obtaining composite scores
of
28 or above .......................
17 or below .......................
Planned major field of study
Business3 ..........................
Education4.........................
Engineering5 .....................
Health sciences and
technologies................
Social sciences6 ................

10
25

10
27

10
27

10
26

10
26

11
25

11
25

12
26

12
27

12
28

13
28

13
28

13
8
8

11
9
8

10
8
7

10
7
7

9
7
6

9
6
6

9
6
6

8
5
5

11
6
7

12
7
8

11
7
8

10
6
8

9
6
8

17
9

15
8

16
8

17
7

16
7

15
6

14
5

17
6

19
7

20
7

19
8

19
9

Not available.
1Minimum score is 1 and maximum score is 36.
2Standard deviations not available for racial/ethnic groups.
3For years prior to 2011, includes business and management, business and office, and marketing and distribution.
4For years prior to 2011, includes education and teacher education.
5Includes engineering and engineering-related technologies.
6Includes social sciences and philosophy, religion, and theology. For 2011 and 2012, also
includes law.

NOTE: Data are for high school graduates who took the ACT during their sophomore, junior,
or senior year. If a student took a test more than once, the most recent score was used. Race
categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: ACT, High School Profile Report, selected years, 1995 through 2012. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD),
State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education, 199596 through
200910; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 1995 through 2009; and Projections of
Education Statistics to 2021. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 176. Percentage distribution of elementary and secondary school children, by average grades and selected child and school characteristics: 1996, 2003, and 2007
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Distribution of children, by parental reports of average grades in all subjects
1996
Selected child or school characteristic

Mostly As

Mostly Bs

2003
Mostly Cs Mostly Ds or Fs
4

Mostly As

Mostly Bs

2007
Mostly Cs Mostly Ds or Fs
8

Mostly As

Mostly Bs

10

11

Mostly Cs Mostly Ds or Fs
12

13

39.5

(0.53)

37.8

(0.56)

18.5

(0.41)

4.2

(0.22)

43.6

(0.62)

37.0

(0.58)

15.9

(0.52)

3.6

(0.24)

47.2

(0.75)

35.0

(0.80)

14.1

(0.72)

3.8

(0.36)

Sex of child
Male .............................................................................
Female .........................................................................

32.5
46.9

(0.68)
(0.79)

38.3
37.2

(0.82)
(0.77)

23.5
13.2

(0.62)
(0.60)

5.7
2.7

(0.36)
(0.27)

36.4
51.0

(0.72)
(0.84)

38.6
35.3

(0.86)
(0.76)

19.8
11.9

(0.74)
(0.61)

5.2
1.9

(0.40)
(0.24)

40.3
54.7

(1.01)
(0.99)

37.1
32.7

(1.17)
(0.97)

17.0
11.0

(1.25)
(0.62)

5.7
1.7

(0.64)
(0.24)

Race/ethnicity of child
White............................................................................
Black ............................................................................
Hispanic .......................................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander...................................................
Asian............................................................................
Pacific Islander.............................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native....................................
Other ...........................................................................
Two or more races .......................................................

43.7
27.0
31.7
55.5

30.2
40.7

(0.66)
(1.40)
(1.41)
(3.46)
()
()
(3.90)
(2.98)
()

36.1
41.0
43.8
35.0

31.9
33.3

(0.60)
(1.48)
(1.50)
(3.35)
()
()
(4.78)
(3.35)
()

16.5
26.2
19.6
8.3

29.3
20.1

(0.48)
(1.51)
(1.17)
(1.93)
()
()
(4.92)
(2.85)
()

3.7
5.8
4.9

8.7 !
5.8 !

(0.27)
(0.67)
(0.71)
()
()
()
(3.82)
(1.96)
()

47.8
34.5
34.9
62.0

29.5
41.4

(0.86)
(1.75)
(1.14)
(3.47)
()
()
(6.53)
(4.34)
()

35.2
39.5
42.3
25.5

53.3
36.2

(0.75)
(1.65)
(1.24)
(2.76)
()
()
(6.42)
(3.91)
()

14.0 (0.63)
20.9 (1.33)
18.6 (1.03)
11.3 (3.06)

()

()
12.1 ! (4.90)
18.8 (2.81)

()

3.1
5.0
4.2

5.1 !
3.5 !

(0.25)
(0.82)
(0.48)
()
()
()
(2.54)
(1.38)
()

53.9
28.3
40.8

74.5

39.7

44.3

(0.97)
(2.04)
(1.68)
()
(3.67)
()
(9.13)
()
(3.92)

32.2
40.5
39.2

20.7
70.5
29.2
50.2 !
38.2

(0.91)
(2.75)
(1.66)
()
(3.60)
(18.20)
(8.22)
(21.33)
(4.13)

11.7
24.9
14.1

3.2 !

19.9 !

11.3

(0.68)
(2.89)
(1.24)
()
(1.10)
()
(6.67)
()
(2.25)

2.1
6.3
6.0

6.2

(0.27)
(1.41)
(1.15)
()
()
()
()
()
(1.77)

Highest education level of parents


Less than high school ..................................................
High school/GED .........................................................
Vocational/technical or some college...........................
Associates degree.......................................................
Bachelors degree/some graduate school....................
Graduate/professional degree .....................................

28.7
30.5
35.2
41.5
52.7
59.1

(1.87)
(0.90)
(1.25)
(1.83)
(1.32)
(1.40)

39.2
40.5
41.3
36.9
32.9
30.4

(1.89)
(1.09)
(1.20)
(1.88)
(1.16)
(1.26)

24.0
23.1
19.4
18.0
12.5
9.5

(1.68)
(0.91)
(0.82)
(1.53)
(0.92)
(0.99)

8.1
5.9
4.1
3.5
1.9
1.0

(1.04)
(0.52)
(0.52)
(0.68)
(0.31)
(0.24)

27.8
32.1
39.8
46.7
53.0
61.9

(2.17)
(1.20)
(1.34)
(2.13)
(1.26)
(1.71)

41.6
41.4
38.3
34.5
34.2
30.5

(2.05)
(1.23)
(1.36)
(1.94)
(1.29)
(1.75)

22.7
21.7
17.2
16.4
11.1
6.7

(2.27)
(1.12)
(0.95)
(1.51)
(0.85)
(0.67)

7.8
4.8
4.7
2.4
1.7
0.9

(1.46)
(0.57)
(0.58)
(0.57)
(0.28)
(0.24)

26.8
32.9
40.7
40.3
58.9
68.2

(3.18)
(1.70)
(1.65)
(2.27)
(1.62)
(1.59)

41.9
39.8
38.6
38.4
32.2
24.1

(4.27)
(1.64)
(2.03)
(2.00)
(1.52)
(1.37)

22.0
21.9
16.6
15.7
7.3
6.6

(2.55)
(2.02)
(1.43)
(1.76)
(0.85)
(1.33)

9.3
5.4
4.0
5.5 !
1.6
1.2 !

(2.02)
(0.82)
(0.78)
(2.10)
(0.38)
(0.38)

Family income (in current dollars)


$5,000 or less ..............................................................
$5,001 to $10,000........................................................
$10,001 to $15,000......................................................
$15,001 to $20,000......................................................
$20,001 to $25,000......................................................
$25,001 to $30,000......................................................
$30,001 to $35,000......................................................
$35,001 to $40,000......................................................
$40,001 to $50,000......................................................
$50,001 to $75,000......................................................
Over $75,000 ...............................................................

28.9
26.6
27.6
32.7
34.4
33.0
40.0
40.4
43.2
50.2
51.0

(2.50)
(1.97)
(2.00)
(2.34)
(1.92)
(1.88)
(1.88)
(1.70)
(1.49)
(1.05)
(1.58)

38.8
41.9
40.0
38.4
40.8
42.0
38.0
37.3
36.0
32.7
36.8

(2.39)
(2.30)
(2.33)
(1.99)
(2.19)
(2.05)
(1.66)
(1.69)
(1.51)
(1.04)
(1.55)

23.3
24.6
26.1
21.6
20.6
19.8
18.1
19.4
16.8
14.9
10.9

(2.35)
(2.33)
(1.95)
(1.81)
(1.77)
(1.41)
(1.44)
(1.22)
(1.09)
(0.86)
(0.93)

8.9
6.9
6.3
7.3
4.2
5.2
3.9
2.8
4.0
2.2
1.3

(1.67)
(1.15)
(1.10)
(1.35)
(0.88)
(0.76)
(0.69)
(0.65)
(0.57)
(0.34)
(0.31)

31.8
31.6
33.4
34.6
33.5
34.5
35.1
39.6
43.9
48.0
54.0

(4.43)
(2.90)
(3.49)
(2.28)
(2.51)
(2.67)
(2.76)
(3.20)
(2.06)
(1.29)
(1.19)

38.9
40.1
35.1
41.1
42.1
42.6
43.1
37.8
35.8
35.0
33.8

(4.27)
(3.70)
(2.85)
(2.41)
(2.93)
(3.13)
(2.57)
(2.79)
(1.95)
(1.22)
(1.18)

21.0
24.9
23.9
18.8
19.8
17.9
16.9
19.1
15.8
14.0
11.0

(3.53)
(2.70)
(2.67)
(2.00)
(1.99)
(1.92)
(1.84)
(1.78)
(1.51)
(0.81)
(0.78)

8.3 !
3.4
7.5
5.4
4.7
5.0
5.0
3.6
4.4
3.0
1.2

(3.25)
(0.98)
(1.44)
(1.26)
(0.96)
(1.21)
(1.09)
(0.93)
(0.75)
(0.45)
(0.19)

22.9
26.4
34.7
30.0
32.3
38.5
44.2
37.6
37.9
53.0
59.4

(4.72)
(4.16)
(3.80)
(4.45)
(3.13)
(4.05)
(3.61)
(3.35)
(2.57)
(1.50)
(1.13)

31.0
51.1
38.9
35.7
39.8
39.2
32.7
36.4
39.4
33.8
31.3

(5.89)
(5.45)
(4.35)
(4.69)
(3.38)
(4.27)
(3.44)
(3.56)
(2.92)
(1.42)
(1.09)

32.6
17.2
21.1
29.5
20.2
16.2
18.7
19.8
15.9
11.0
8.0

(7.04)
(3.65)
(3.21)
(7.46)
(3.49)
(2.91)
(3.83)
(2.89)
(1.76)
(0.97)
(0.70)

13.6
5.3 !
5.3
4.8
7.7
6.1 !
4.4 !
6.1
6.9 !
2.2
1.3

(3.93)
(1.97)
(1.44)
(1.45)
(1.85)
(2.01)
(1.67)
(1.75)
(2.57)
(0.42)
(0.25)

Child attending public school...........................................


Elementary (kindergarten to grade 8)..........................
Secondary (grades 9 to 12) .........................................

38.2
43.2
29.6

(0.54)
(0.75)
(0.89)

37.9
36.6
40.2

(0.56)
(0.69)
(1.00)

19.3
16.3
24.5

(0.44)
(0.55)
(0.89)

4.6
3.9
5.7

(0.23)
(0.26)
(0.46)

41.8
46.1
34.6

(0.64)
(0.80)
(0.96)

37.5
35.9
40.2

(0.62)
(0.84)
(0.97)

16.8
14.6
20.6

(0.57)
(0.74)
(0.94)

3.8
3.4
4.6

(0.26)
(0.32)
(0.46)

45.5
50.0
38.6

(0.80)
(0.99)
(1.36)

35.5
33.1
39.1

(0.84)
(1.00)
(1.27)

14.9
13.4
17.2

(0.77)
(1.12)
(1.08)

4.1
3.5
5.2

(0.39)
(0.43)
(0.71)

Child attending private school .........................................


Elementary (kindergarten to grade 8)..........................
Secondary (grades 9 to 12) .........................................

50.6
55.5
40.9

(1.64)
(2.02)
(2.89)

36.3
35.5
37.7

(1.58)
(1.90)
(2.39)

11.9
7.5
20.4

(0.96)
(0.86)
(2.29)

1.3 ! (0.40)
1.4 ! (0.57)
1.0 ! (0.44)

57.6
61.6
48.8

(1.72)
(2.39)
(3.22)

33.0
30.3
38.9

(1.68)
(2.28)
(2.94)

8.1
7.3
10.0

(0.91)
(1.03)
(1.77)

1.3 ! (0.45)
0.8 ! (0.28)

()

60.6
66.1
51.2

(2.79)
(3.73)
(3.91)

30.8
26.6
37.8

(2.85)
(4.05)
(3.43)

0.9 !

(0.35)
()
()

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is
50 percent or greater.

7.8 (1.73)
6.6 (1.66)
9.8 ! (3.87)

NOTE: Includes children enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. Excludes children whose programs have no classes
with lettered grades. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of
rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education/
Civic Involvement Survey and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys
Program (PFI/CI-NHES:1996 and PFI-NHES:2003 and 2007). (This table was prepared August 2009.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 247


Educational Achievement

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All students ............................................................

Table 177. Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Science
Graduation year, sex,
and race/ethnicity

Total

1
1982 graduates ........
Sex
Male ..............................
Female ..........................
Race/ethnicity
White.............................
Black .............................
Hispanic ........................
Asian/Pacific Islander....
American Indian/
Alaska Native..........

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1987 graduates ........


Sex
Male ..............................
Female ..........................
Race/ethnicity
White.............................
Black .............................
Hispanic ........................
Asian/Pacific Islander....
American Indian/
Alaska Native..........
1990 graduates ........
Sex
Male ..............................
Female ..........................
Race/ethnicity
White.............................
Black .............................
Hispanic ........................
Asian/Pacific Islander....
American Indian/
Alaska Native..........
1994 graduates ........
Sex
Male ..............................
Female ..........................
Race/ethnicity
White.............................
Black .............................
Hispanic ........................
Asian/Pacific Islander....
American Indian/
Alaska Native..........
1998 graduates ........
Sex
Male ..............................
Female ..........................
Race/ethnicity
White.............................
Black .............................
Hispanic ........................
Asian/Pacific Islander....
American Indian/
Alaska Native..........

English

History/
social studies

Mathematics

Total

Biology

Physics Other science4

Chemistry

Foreign
languages

Arts

Career/
technical
(occupational)
education1

Labor market,
family, and
consumer
education2

10

11

12

14

15

21.58 (0.090)

3.93 (0.022)

3.16 (0.028)

2.63 (0.022)

2.20 (0.025)

0.94 (0.014)

0.34 (0.010)

0.17

(0.008)

0.73 (0.016)

0.99 (0.029)

1.47 (0.035)

()

()

2.58 (0.048)

21.40 (0.108)
21.75 (0.101)

3.88 (0.026)
3.98 (0.026)

3.16 (0.034)
3.15 (0.029)

2.71 (0.030)
2.57 (0.024)

2.27 (0.031)
2.13 (0.029)

0.91 (0.016)
0.97 (0.017)

0.36 (0.014)
0.33 (0.013)

0.23
0.12

(0.012)
(0.008)

0.76 (0.018)
0.71 (0.017)

0.80 (0.030)
1.17 (0.036)

1.29 (0.044)
1.63 (0.044)

()
()

()
()

2.69 (0.056)
2.48 (0.049)

21.69
21.15
21.23
22.46

3.90
4.08
3.94
4.01

3.19
3.08
3.00
3.16

2.68
2.61
2.33
3.15

2.27
2.06
1.80
2.64

0.97
0.90
0.81
1.11

0.38
0.26
0.16
0.61

0.20
0.09
0.07
0.42

(0.010)
(0.011)
(0.007)
(0.048)

0.73
0.81
0.75
0.51

1.06
0.72
0.77
1.79

1.53
1.26
1.29
1.31

(0.042)
(0.063)
(0.054)
(0.124)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

2.52
2.60
2.87
3.05

1.72 (0.338)

()

()

2.84 (0.128)

(0.107)
(0.169)
(0.122)
(0.216)

21.45 (0.330)

(0.025)
(0.050)
(0.037)
(0.091)

3.98 (0.114)

(0.032)
(0.054)
(0.037)
(0.094)

3.25 (0.207)

(0.026)
(0.043)
(0.040)
(0.095)

2.35 (0.129)

(0.029)
(0.049)
(0.038)
(0.125)

2.04 (0.090)

(0.015)
(0.033)
(0.025)
(0.048)

0.84 (0.124)

(0.013)
(0.023)
(0.012)
(0.046)

0.42 (0.087)

0.12 ! (0.039)

(0.017)
(0.033)
(0.026)
(0.061)

0.67 (0.087)

(0.033)
(0.067)
(0.042)
(0.105)

0.48 (0.117)

13

Personal use3

(0.052)
(0.094)
(0.081)
(0.146)

23.00 (0.157)

4.12 (0.022)

3.32 (0.037)

3.01 (0.029)

2.55 (0.046)

1.10 (0.020)

0.47 (0.015)

0.21

(0.011)

0.76 (0.033)

1.35 (0.049)

1.44 (0.044)

()

()

2.67 (0.073)

22.88 (0.162)
23.12 (0.156)

4.08 (0.021)
4.15 (0.026)

3.29 (0.037)
3.35 (0.041)

3.05 (0.029)
2.96 (0.030)

2.59 (0.049)
2.52 (0.048)

1.05 (0.021)
1.14 (0.022)

0.47 (0.016)
0.47 (0.017)

0.26
0.17

(0.013)
(0.012)

0.79 (0.032)
0.74 (0.035)

1.16 (0.051)
1.53 (0.051)

1.24 (0.046)
1.63 (0.050)

()
()

()
()

2.83 (0.081)
2.51 (0.069)

23.11
22.40
22.84
24.47

4.08
4.22
4.30
4.37

3.29
3.34
3.22
3.65

3.01
2.99
2.81
3.71

2.61
2.33
2.24
3.14

1.12
1.01
1.07
1.17

0.50
0.31
0.29
0.87

0.23
0.10
0.10
0.50

(0.012)
(0.012)
(0.013)
(0.045)

0.75
0.90
0.78
0.59

1.38
1.08
1.25
2.07

1.50
1.20
1.34
1.18

(0.055)
(0.064)
(0.056)
(0.077)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

2.60
2.73
3.19
3.23

(0.189)
(0.251)
(0.162)
(0.332)

(0.028)
(0.038)
(0.055)
(0.076)

(0.045)
(0.073)
(0.061)
(0.163)

(0.034)
(0.060)
(0.056)
(0.094)

(0.058)
(0.060)
(0.045)
(0.116)

(0.025)
(0.036)
(0.028)
(0.027)

(0.020)
(0.021)
(0.015)
(0.069)

(0.040)
(0.051)
(0.028)
(0.048)

(0.055)
(0.094)
(0.071)
(0.105)

(0.082)
(0.120)
(0.096)
(0.185)

23.23 (0.153)

4.22 (0.033)

3.18 (0.044)

2.98 (0.113)

2.44 (0.104)

1.22 (0.073)

0.32 (0.035)

0.09 ! (0.027)

0.81 (0.041)

0.75 (0.138)

1.68 (0.112)

()

()

3.06 (0.050)

23.53 (0.127)

4.19 (0.034)

3.47 (0.040)

3.15 (0.028)

2.75 (0.028)

1.14 (0.019)

0.53 (0.014)

0.23

(0.010)

0.85 (0.026)

1.54 (0.041)

1.55 (0.045)

()

()

2.68 (0.073)

23.35 (0.130)
23.69 (0.132)

4.13 (0.035)
4.25 (0.036)

3.45 (0.041)
3.50 (0.041)

3.16 (0.028)
3.14 (0.033)

2.78 (0.033)
2.73 (0.027)

1.11 (0.021)
1.17 (0.019)

0.52 (0.017)
0.53 (0.014)

0.28
0.19

(0.012)
(0.010)

0.88 (0.027)
0.83 (0.027)

1.33 (0.040)
1.72 (0.045)

1.31 (0.047)
1.76 (0.050)

()
()

()
()

2.87 (0.077)
2.51 (0.072)

23.54
23.40
23.83
24.07

4.12
4.34
4.51
4.50

3.46
3.49
3.42
3.70

3.13
3.20
3.13
3.52

2.80
2.68
2.50
2.97

1.15
1.11
1.10
1.12

0.55
0.42
0.42
0.74

(0.016)
(0.024)
(0.034)
(0.057)

0.25
0.16
0.14
0.42

(0.011)
(0.020)
(0.016)
(0.047)

0.84
0.98
0.83
0.68

1.58
1.20
1.57
2.06

1.61
1.34
1.48
1.29

(0.056)
(0.052)
(0.072)
(0.084)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

2.61
2.74
3.10
2.96

0.42 (0.072)

0.15

(0.039)

0.83 (0.090)

1.11 (0.126)

()

()

2.81 (0.148)

(0.133)
(0.255)
(0.210)
(0.236)

22.64 (0.267)

(0.036)
(0.044)
(0.139)
(0.117)

4.08 (0.092)

(0.045)
(0.058)
(0.071)
(0.126)

3.34 (0.083)

(0.032)
(0.064)
(0.058)
(0.060)

3.04 (0.152)

(0.033)
(0.061)
(0.046)
(0.114)

2.48 (0.175)

(0.020)
(0.042)
(0.034)
(0.085)

1.09 (0.090)

(0.022)
(0.068)
(0.041)
(0.080)

(0.049)
(0.075)
(0.060)
(0.150)

1.15 (0.188)

(0.076)
(0.124)
(0.103)
(0.221)

24.17 (0.144)

4.29 (0.028)

3.55 (0.041)

3.33 (0.021)

3.04 (0.028)

1.26 (0.018)

0.62 (0.013)

0.28

(0.011)

0.88 (0.024)

1.71 (0.033)

1.66 (0.041)

()

()

2.63 (0.077)

23.79 (0.146)
24.11 (0.147)

4.26 (0.028)
4.32 (0.030)

3.51 (0.041)
3.59 (0.041)

3.32 (0.022)
3.34 (0.023)

3.03 (0.030)
3.06 (0.028)

1.20 (0.020)
1.31 (0.018)

0.59 (0.015)
0.64 (0.014)

0.32
0.24

(0.014)
(0.010)

0.91 (0.026)
0.86 (0.024)

1.49 (0.034)
1.93 (0.034)

1.43 (0.038)
1.87 (0.051)

()
()

()
()

2.83 (0.081)
2.44 (0.078)

24.08
23.28
23.71
23.84

4.23
4.36
4.61
4.60

3.56
3.51
3.45
3.66

3.36
3.23
3.28
3.66

3.13
2.80
2.69
3.35

1.29
1.21
1.19
1.22

0.65
0.49
0.49
0.81

(0.014)
(0.028)
(0.047)
(0.062)

0.30
0.17
0.17
0.48

(0.014)
(0.013)
(0.021)
(0.058)

0.89
0.92
0.83
0.80

1.76
1.35
1.73
2.09

1.74
1.36
1.51
1.32

(0.049)
(0.066)
(0.046)
(0.121)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

2.61
2.69
2.93
2.78

(0.183)
(0.132)
(0.131)
(0.256)

(0.035)
(0.034)
(0.075)
(0.091)

(0.049)
(0.039)
(0.046)
(0.097)

(0.023)
(0.030)
(0.041)
(0.082)

(0.032)
(0.042)
(0.046)
(0.131)

(0.022)
(0.036)
(0.027)
(0.042)

(0.030)
(0.051)
(0.058)
(0.034)

(0.039)
(0.052)
(0.062)
(0.085)

(0.096)
(0.101)
(0.086)
(0.123)

23.40 (0.541)

4.27 (0.113)

3.57 (0.201)

3.11 (0.038)

2.82 (0.073)

1.28 (0.069)

0.50 (0.065)

0.13

(0.039)

0.91 (0.057)

1.30 (0.150)

2.01 (0.351)

()

()

3.12 (0.355)

25.14 (0.162)

4.25 (0.037)

3.74 (0.038)

3.40 (0.024)

3.12 (0.026)

1.26 (0.021)

0.66 (0.015)

0.31

(0.015)

0.89 (0.024)

1.85 (0.039)

1.90 (0.079)

()

()

2.89 (0.076)

24.64 (0.162)
25.04 (0.166)

4.19 (0.038)
4.31 (0.039)

3.68 (0.040)
3.80 (0.036)

3.37 (0.024)
3.42 (0.025)

3.09 (0.028)
3.17 (0.029)

1.20 (0.021)
1.32 (0.023)

0.62 (0.014)
0.70 (0.018)

0.33
0.28

(0.018)
(0.015)

0.93 (0.026)
0.87 (0.023)

1.62 (0.040)
2.06 (0.041)

1.61 (0.072)
2.15 (0.094)

()
()

()
()

3.12 (0.079)
2.67 (0.080)

24.87
24.37
24.69
24.67

4.19
4.28
4.51
4.37

3.77
3.69
3.60
3.92

3.40
3.42
3.28
3.62

3.18
3.03
2.81
3.43

1.28
1.24
1.13
1.26

0.69
0.58
0.50
0.83

(0.017)
(0.025)
(0.036)
(0.037)

0.33
0.22
0.20
0.51

(0.019)
(0.022)
(0.020)
(0.036)

0.87
0.97
0.97
0.81

1.90
1.58
1.78
2.29

2.00
1.57
1.78
1.52

(0.078)
(0.152)
(0.113)
(0.056)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

2.80
2.94
3.36
2.95

0.49 (0.038)

0.15

(0.024)

0.98 (0.070)

1.94 (0.146)

()

()

3.40 (0.212)

(0.178)
(0.250)
(0.218)
(0.195)

23.81 (0.350)

See notes at end of table.

(0.049)
(0.045)
(0.055)
(0.068)

4.18 (0.082)

(0.046)
(0.050)
(0.051)
(0.086)

3.67 (0.093)

(0.028)
(0.042)
(0.041)
(0.029)

3.10 (0.081)

(0.028)
(0.064)
(0.054)
(0.079)

2.68 (0.081)

(0.025)
(0.038)
(0.026)
(0.027)

1.07 (0.056)

(0.027)
(0.045)
(0.042)
(0.041)

(0.049)
(0.062)
(0.055)
(0.129)

1.45 (0.132)

(0.088)
(0.080)
(0.121)
(0.208)

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Table 177. Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2009Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Foreign
languages

Arts

Career/
technical
(occupational)
education1

11

12

13

Science
Graduation year, sex,
and race/ethnicity
1
2000 graduates ........
Sex
Male ..............................
Female ..........................
Race/ethnicity
White.............................
Black .............................
Hispanic ........................
Asian/Pacific Islander....
American Indian/
Alaska Native..........

2009 graduates ........


Sex
Male ..............................
Female ..........................
Race/ethnicity
White.............................
Black .............................
Hispanic ........................
Asian/Pacific Islander....
American Indian/
Alaska Native..........

English

History/
social studies

Mathematics

Total

Biology

Chemistry

Physics Other science4


9

10

Personal use3

14

15

26.15 (0.204)

4.26 (0.037)

3.89 (0.036)

3.62 (0.029)

3.20 (0.038)

1.28 (0.028)

0.71 (0.020)

0.37

(0.018)

0.84 (0.030)

2.01 (0.045)

2.03 (0.054)

2.86 (0.105)

1.35 (0.044)

3.49 (0.071)

26.01 (0.210)
26.26 (0.204)

4.18 (0.036)
4.34 (0.040)

3.83 (0.036)
3.95 (0.038)

3.60 (0.032)
3.64 (0.028)

3.15 (0.039)
3.24 (0.041)

1.20 (0.030)
1.36 (0.030)

0.67 (0.020)
0.74 (0.022)

0.42
0.33

(0.020)
(0.018)

0.87 (0.029)
0.81 (0.031)

1.77 (0.045)
2.25 (0.050)

1.75 (0.051)
2.29 (0.065)

3.24 (0.133)
2.48 (0.086)

1.35 (0.049)
1.34 (0.047)

3.76 (0.079)
3.22 (0.068)

26.31
25.85
25.59
26.23

4.26
4.36
4.29
4.12

3.93
3.81
3.84
3.80

3.63
3.57
3.48
4.01

3.24
3.12
2.86
3.70

1.30
1.25
1.18
1.35

0.72
0.66
0.58
0.97

(0.024)
(0.030)
(0.055)
(0.050)

0.39
0.30
0.25
0.67

(0.021)
(0.027)
(0.026)
(0.042)

0.83
0.91
0.84
0.71

1.98
1.71
2.22
2.90

2.11
1.94
1.76
1.78

2.97
2.74
2.64
1.99

1.37
1.54
1.20
0.81

3.37
3.60
3.95
3.52

(0.256)
(0.233)
(0.358)
(0.332)

(0.037)
(0.078)
(0.125)
(0.060)

(0.042)
(0.068)
(0.076)
(0.055)

(0.032)
(0.046)
(0.069)
(0.108)

(0.038)
(0.059)
(0.112)
(0.162)

(0.034)
(0.041)
(0.068)
(0.066)

(0.033)
(0.043)
(0.044)
(0.086)

(0.054)
(0.070)
(0.063)
(0.089)

(0.068)
(0.134)
(0.062)
(0.085)

(0.136)
(0.143)
(0.152)
(0.149)

(0.055)
(0.075)
(0.082)
(0.050)

(0.080)
(0.134)
(0.173)
(0.221)

25.24 (0.342)

4.08 (0.069)

3.82 (0.102)

3.35 (0.117)

2.88 (0.086)

1.25 (0.080)

0.45 (0.045)

0.19

(0.042)

0.98 (0.038)

1.41 (0.105)

1.99 (0.220)

3.23 (0.380)

1.60 (0.151)

3.60 (0.365)

26.88 (0.102)

4.33 (0.022)

4.08 (0.027)

3.80 (0.018)

3.35 (0.019)

1.28 (0.016)

0.75 (0.011)

0.37

(0.012)

0.95 (0.019)

2.07 (0.022)

2.06 (0.035)

2.64 (0.045)

1.38 (0.030)

3.83 (0.047)

26.70 (0.107)
27.05 (0.104)

4.26 (0.024)
4.39 (0.022)

4.01 (0.030)
4.16 (0.028)

3.78 (0.021)
3.83 (0.018)

3.29 (0.023)
3.41 (0.019)

1.19 (0.016)
1.37 (0.017)

0.71 (0.012)
0.79 (0.012)

0.41
0.33

(0.014)
(0.012)

0.98 (0.019)
0.92 (0.020)

1.87 (0.025)
2.25 (0.023)

1.71 (0.035)
2.38 (0.045)

3.01 (0.050)
2.29 (0.049)

1.36 (0.032)
1.41 (0.033)

4.17 (0.055)
3.52 (0.050)

27.06
26.76
26.18
26.58

4.30
4.50
4.33
4.28

4.12
4.10
3.88
4.02

3.80
3.86
3.64
4.08

3.44
3.22
2.93
3.65

1.31
1.27
1.11
1.31

0.77
0.69
0.64
0.98

(0.014)
(0.017)
(0.022)
(0.028)

0.39
0.28
0.25
0.59

(0.012)
(0.025)
(0.017)
(0.036)

0.96
0.99
0.94
0.77

2.03
1.77
2.39
2.70

2.17
1.77
1.78
1.80

2.75
2.58
2.41
1.94

1.39
1.56
1.30
0.98

3.64
4.32
4.44
3.53

0.52 (0.053)

0.17

(0.036)

1.04 (0.063)

(0.127)
(0.151)
(0.147)
(0.183)

26.66 (0.454)

(0.030)
(0.028)
(0.026)
(0.043)

4.42 (0.136)

(0.030)
(0.054)
(0.052)
(0.048)

4.15 (0.151)

(0.022)
(0.036)
(0.034)
(0.051)

3.60 (0.175)

(0.021)
(0.035)
(0.036)
(0.057)

3.00 (0.075)

(0.018)
(0.025)
(0.021)
(0.035)

1.27 (0.061)

(0.021)
(0.037)
(0.031)
(0.061)

(0.025)
(0.041)
(0.047)
(0.066)

1.55 (0.125)

(0.043)
(0.056)
(0.055)
(0.076)

2.45 (0.179)

(0.059)
(0.074)
(0.086)
(0.116)

2.45 (0.208)

(0.036)
(0.065)
(0.046)
(0.052)

1.70 (0.184)

(0.059)
(0.096)
(0.100)
(0.122)

4.24 (0.294)

27.15 (0.100)

4.37 (0.013)

4.19 (0.027)

3.91 (0.017)

3.47 (0.022)

1.35 (0.014)

0.78 (0.011)

0.42

(0.013)

0.92 (0.017)

2.21 (0.027)

2.12 (0.036)

2.47 (0.059)

1.11 (0.030)

3.86 (0.059)

26.98 (0.111)
27.31 (0.095)

4.30 (0.015)
4.42 (0.014)

4.13 (0.028)
4.25 (0.027)

3.88 (0.018)
3.93 (0.018)

3.46 (0.027)
3.49 (0.020)

1.27 (0.014)
1.43 (0.015)

0.74 (0.012)
0.82 (0.011)

0.48
0.37

(0.017)
(0.012)

0.96 (0.017)
0.88 (0.019)

2.01 (0.028)
2.40 (0.028)

1.76 (0.034)
2.46 (0.046)

2.77 (0.068)
2.19 (0.055)

1.13 (0.036)
1.10 (0.028)

4.18 (0.070)
3.57 (0.060)

27.30
27.42
26.47
26.94

4.32
4.56
4.43
4.19

4.23
4.26
4.04
4.13

3.91
4.02
3.70
4.16

3.55
3.31
3.13
4.06

1.37
1.33
1.24
1.56

0.80
0.68
0.70
1.08

(0.013)
(0.022)
(0.015)
(0.035)

0.44
0.30
0.32
0.75

(0.016)
(0.019)
(0.015)
(0.033)

0.94
1.00
0.87
0.68

2.19
1.87
2.34
2.98

2.26
1.87
1.85
1.99

2.55
2.72
2.31
1.63

1.16
1.21
1.04
0.62

3.70
4.29
4.26
3.47

0.50 (0.051)

0.24

(0.046)

1.09 (0.066)

(0.151)
(0.141)
(0.194)
(0.190)

26.17 (0.409)

(0.016)
(0.039)
(0.024)
(0.039)

4.39 (0.085)

(0.037)
(0.036)
(0.040)
(0.083)

4.11 (0.083)

(0.021)
(0.035)
(0.029)
(0.052)

3.76 (0.125)

(0.026)
(0.027)
(0.028)
(0.091)

3.20 (0.070)

(0.015)
(0.025)
(0.019)
(0.077)

1.38 (0.062)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Includes occupational education in agriculture; business and marketing; communications and design; computer and information
sciences; construction and architecture; engineering technologies; health sciences; manufacturing; repair and transportation;
and personal, public, and legal services. Does not include general labor market preparation courses and family and consumer
sciences education courses.
2Includes general labor market preparation courses and family and consumer sciences education courses.
3Includes general skills, personal health and physical education, religion, military sciences, special education, and other courses
not included in other academic subject fields. Some personal-use courses are also included in the Career/technical (occupational) education column and the Labor market, family, and consumer education column.

4Includes

(0.022)
(0.028)
(0.024)
(0.063)

(0.032)
(0.044)
(0.034)
(0.090)

1.56 (0.097)

(0.042)
(0.067)
(0.046)
(0.065)

2.19 (0.157)

(0.071)
(0.127)
(0.101)
(0.074)

2.35 (0.188)

(0.040)
(0.052)
(0.040)
(0.054)

1.20 (0.117)

(0.075)
(0.102)
(0.095)
(0.100)

4.54 (0.370)

all science credits earned outside of biology, chemistry, and physics.


NOTE: The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course. Data
differ slightly from figures appearing in other NCES reports because of differences in taxonomies and case exclusion criteria.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Detail
may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study
of 1980 Sophomores (HS&B-So:80/82), High School Transcript Study; and 1987, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005, and 2009
High School Transcript Study (HSTS). (This table was prepared September 2011.)

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2005 graduates ........


Sex
Male ..............................
Female ..........................
Race/ethnicity
White.............................
Black .............................
Hispanic ........................
Asian/Pacific Islander....
American Indian/
Alaska Native..........

Total

Labor market,
family, and
consumer
education2

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Graduation year, sex,


and race/ethnicity

Total, all
occupational
education
courses1

Agriculture

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2000 graduates
Average units earned,
all students2...........................
Units earned, by sex
Male......................................................
Female..................................................
Units earned, by race/ethnicity
White ....................................................
Black.....................................................
Hispanic................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native ..........
Percentage distribution of students,
by units earned
0 units...................................................
More than 0, but less than 1...............
At least 1, but less than 2....................
At least 2, but less than 3....................
3 or more units.....................................
4 or more units ..........................
2005 graduates
Average units earned,
all students2...........................
Units earned, by sex
Male......................................................
Female..................................................
Units earned, by race/ethnicity
White ....................................................
Black.....................................................
Hispanic................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native ..........
Percentage distribution of students,
by units earned
0 units...................................................
More than 0, but less than 1...............
At least 1, but less than 2....................
At least 2, but less than 3....................
3 or more units.....................................
4 or more units ..........................
2009 graduates
Average units earned,
all students2...........................
Units earned, by sex
Male......................................................
Female..................................................
Units earned, by race/ethnicity
White ....................................................
Black.....................................................
Hispanic................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native ..........
See notes at end of table.

Business and Communications


Computer and
marketing
and design information sciences

Construction and
architecture

Engineering
technologies

Health sciences

Manufacturing

Repair and
transportation

Personal, public,
and legal
services

10

11

12

2.86 (0.105)

0.25

(0.029)

0.82 (0.041)

0.30 (0.016)

0.27

(0.021)

0.14

(0.018)

0.20

(0.020)

0.15

(0.019)

0.24

(0.021)

0.18

(0.015)

0.32

(0.018)

3.24 (0.133)
2.48 (0.086)

0.34
0.16

(0.041)
(0.022)

0.71 (0.043)
0.91 (0.042)

0.28 (0.018)
0.32 (0.017)

0.33
0.21

(0.026)
(0.020)

0.25
0.02

(0.035)
(0.003)

0.34
0.06

(0.034)
(0.008)

0.07
0.22

(0.013)
(0.026)

0.40
0.10

(0.035)
(0.011)

0.33
0.03

(0.028)
(0.004)

0.18
0.46

(0.015)
(0.027)

2.97
2.74
2.64
1.99
3.23

(0.136)
(0.143)
(0.152)
(0.149)
(0.380)

0.31
0.11
0.13
0.06
0.37 !

(0.038)
(0.027)
(0.020)
(0.014)
(0.131)

0.79
0.98
0.86
0.54
0.80

(0.049)
(0.068)
(0.083)
(0.065)
(0.088)

0.31
0.29
0.29
0.25
0.24

(0.019)
(0.026)
(0.024)
(0.035)
(0.050)

0.26
0.24
0.26
0.45
0.32

(0.023)
(0.024)
(0.021)
(0.098)
(0.072)

0.16
0.08
0.09
0.02 !
0.08 !

(0.027)
(0.017)
(0.018)
(0.007)
(0.029)

0.22
0.15
0.14
0.17
0.20 !

(0.025)
(0.029)
(0.019)
(0.033)
(0.067)

0.13
0.17
0.24 !
0.15
0.11

(0.019)
(0.022)
(0.100)
(0.037)
(0.030)

0.27
0.17
0.17
0.12
0.49 !

(0.027)
(0.023)
(0.027)
(0.030)
(0.160)

0.20
0.11
0.15
0.07

(0.021)
(0.016)
(0.017)
(0.018)
()

0.31
0.44
0.31
0.16
0.41

(0.020)
(0.050)
(0.029)
(0.022)
(0.121)

11.1
7.9
22.1
17.0
41.8
28.9

(0.79)
(0.57)
(0.77)
(0.56)
(1.53)
(1.48)

88.3
2.3
4.5
1.7
3.3
2.1

(0.86)
(0.37)
(0.37)
(0.18)
(0.44)
(0.37)

49.0
12.1
22.7
8.1
8.1
4.0

(1.83)
(1.18)
(0.91)
(0.50)
(0.63)
(0.47)

74.5
8.9
12.1
3.0
1.6
0.8

(1.29)
(0.72)
(0.72)
(0.25)
(0.20)
(0.13)

75.7
8.7
11.9
2.5
1.1
0.6

(1.61)
(1.22)
(0.94)
(0.39)
(0.20)
(0.15)

93.1
1.8
3.0
0.7
1.4
1.0

(0.51)
(0.26)
(0.33)
(0.11)
(0.21)
(0.20)

85.8
3.4
7.5
2.1
1.3
0.6

(1.10)
(0.44)
(0.67)
(0.23)
(0.18)
(0.13)

89.4
5.6
2.3
0.8
1.9
1.1 !

(1.28)
(1.22)
(0.32)
(0.13)
(0.39)
(0.37)

83.6
5.4
7.0
2.1
1.9
1.2

(0.98)
(0.53)
(0.61)
(0.27)
(0.26)
(0.20)

90.7
2.7
3.5
0.9
2.1
1.4

(0.61)
(0.43)
(0.38)
(0.11)
(0.21)
(0.18)

74.5
11.8
8.6
2.5
2.6
1.5

(1.34)
(1.01)
(0.64)
(0.29)
(0.22)
(0.19)

2.64 (0.045)

0.23

(0.013)

0.64 (0.020)

0.36 (0.012)

0.24

(0.011)

0.12

(0.007)

0.15

(0.008)

0.16

(0.010)

0.21

(0.011)

0.18

(0.011)

0.35

(0.013)

3.01 (0.050)
2.29 (0.049)

0.32
0.15

(0.020)
(0.011)

0.62 (0.022)
0.66 (0.023)

0.34 (0.014)
0.38 (0.014)

0.33
0.15

(0.015)
(0.010)

0.21
0.03

(0.014)
(0.003)

0.26
0.05

(0.014)
(0.005)

0.07
0.25

(0.007)
(0.016)

0.33
0.10

(0.019)
(0.008)

0.33
0.03

(0.019)
(0.005)

0.20
0.49

(0.011)
(0.018)

2.75
2.58
2.41
1.94
2.45

(0.059)
(0.074)
(0.086)
(0.116)
(0.208)

0.28
0.10
0.14
0.06 !
0.46

(0.017)
(0.018)
(0.019)
(0.019)
(0.127)

0.63
0.80
0.63
0.49
0.46

(0.024)
(0.041)
(0.033)
(0.045)
(0.080)

0.39
0.28
0.30
0.32
0.33

(0.015)
(0.019)
(0.016)
(0.040)
(0.056)

0.24
0.23
0.21
0.36
0.24 !

(0.013)
(0.021)
(0.015)
(0.032)
(0.076)

0.13
0.11
0.10
0.04
0.09 !

(0.010)
(0.012)
(0.014)
(0.010)
(0.038)

0.17
0.11
0.12
0.13
0.02 !

(0.010)
(0.015)
(0.019)
(0.021)
(0.009)

0.15
0.25
0.16
0.10
0.10

(0.012)
(0.023)
(0.019)
(0.022)
(0.029)

0.25
0.11
0.17
0.13
0.24

(0.015)
(0.013)
(0.022)
(0.024)
(0.055)

0.19
0.13
0.19
0.09
0.21 !

(0.014)
(0.023)
(0.020)
(0.018)
(0.069)

0.33
0.45
0.39
0.21
0.31

(0.015)
(0.030)
(0.030)
(0.020)
(0.057)

13.0
8.2
22.0
17.3
39.5
26.5

(0.45)
(0.35)
(0.41)
(0.34)
(0.76)
(0.67)

88.4
2.0
4.8
1.8
3.0
1.9

(0.54)
(0.20)
(0.28)
(0.12)
(0.21)
(0.16)

55.8
11.5
20.7
6.5
5.4
2.7

(1.05)
(0.62)
(0.65)
(0.29)
(0.32)
(0.20)

69.8
10.6
14.2
3.4
2.1
0.9

(0.79)
(0.50)
(0.59)
(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.09)

80.5
6.3
9.5
2.3
1.4
0.6

(0.91)
(0.36)
(0.62)
(0.19)
(0.12)
(0.09)

93.3
1.6
2.9
0.9
1.2
0.8

(0.33)
(0.17)
(0.20)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.09)

88.2
3.7
5.7
1.4
1.0
0.5

(0.53)
(0.34)
(0.28)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.08)

90.4
3.3
2.9
1.1
2.2
1.1

(0.67)
(0.52)
(0.21)
(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.13)

83.6
6.2
6.4
2.0
1.8
0.8

(0.82)
(0.48)
(0.35)
(0.18)
(0.16)
(0.11)

91.2
2.6
2.8
1.1
2.3
1.5

(0.38)
(0.26)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.20)
(0.16)

74.9
9.7
9.6
2.7
3.0
1.7

(0.85)
(0.61)
(0.47)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.15)

2.47 (0.059)

0.20

(0.013)

0.51 (0.017)

0.36 (0.011)

0.23

(0.010)

0.11

(0.009)

0.14

(0.008)

0.20

(0.015)

0.17

(0.010)

0.17

(0.015)

0.37

(0.020)

2.77 (0.068)
2.19 (0.055)

0.27
0.14

(0.020)
(0.009)

0.52 (0.020)
0.50 (0.018)

0.35 (0.012)
0.38 (0.013)

0.31
0.16

(0.013)
(0.009)

0.20
0.03

(0.015)
(0.004)

0.24
0.05

(0.013)
(0.005)

0.09
0.31

(0.010)
(0.021)

0.26
0.09

(0.017)
(0.007)

0.32
0.03

(0.027)
(0.005)

0.22
0.51

(0.013)
(0.028)

2.55
2.72
2.31
1.63
2.35

0.27
0.09
0.14
0.03
0.17 !

(0.020)
(0.010)
(0.018)
(0.009)
(0.069)

0.50
0.69
0.43
0.42
0.43

0.38
0.34
0.34
0.26
0.44

0.22
0.26
0.23
0.27
0.24 !

(0.011)
(0.026)
(0.025)
(0.024)
(0.079)

0.13
0.10
0.08
0.04

(0.011)
(0.021)
(0.011)
(0.009)
()

0.16
0.10
0.10
0.13
0.07 !

(0.010)
(0.015)
(0.009)
(0.034)
(0.028)

0.16
0.31
0.24
0.20
0.12 !

(0.013)
(0.044)
(0.031)
(0.048)
(0.050)

0.20
0.12
0.13
0.08
0.30

(0.014)
(0.015)
(0.013)
(0.012)
(0.071)

0.17
0.19 !
0.20
0.07
0.19 !

(0.012)
(0.056)
(0.026)
(0.015)
(0.068)

0.35
0.52
0.43
0.14
0.26

(0.020)
(0.037)
(0.044)
(0.020)
(0.057)

(0.071)
(0.127)
(0.101)
(0.074)
(0.188)

(0.022)
(0.035)
(0.027)
(0.054)
(0.065)

(0.013)
(0.026)
(0.015)
(0.026)
(0.065)

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Table 178. Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in career/technical education courses in various occupational fields, by sex and race/ethnicity, and percentage distribution
of students, by units earned: Selected years, 2000 through 2009

Table 178. Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in career/technical education courses in various occupational fields, by sex and race/ethnicity, and percentage distribution
of students, by units earned: Selected years, 2000 through 2009Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Graduation year, sex,


and race/ethnicity

Total, all
occupational
education
courses1

Agriculture

1
Percentage distribution of students,
by units earned
0 units...................................................
More than 0, but less than 1...............
At least 1, but less than 2....................
At least 2, but less than 3....................
3 or more units.....................................
4 or more units ..........................

15.0
8.7
23.0
17.0
36.2
23.8

(0.61)
(0.33)
(0.59)
(0.33)
(1.02)
(0.89)

89.3
2.1
4.3
1.7
2.7
1.6

(0.58)
(0.26)
(0.32)
(0.15)
(0.24)
(0.15)

Business and Communications


Computer and
marketing
and design information sciences
4

63.4
10.1
17.0
5.4
4.1
1.8

(1.04)
(0.51)
(0.60)
(0.35)
(0.23)
(0.16)

70.2
10.2
13.8
3.6
2.2
1.0

(0.91)
(0.55)
(0.53)
(0.20)
(0.13)
(0.07)

Construction and
architecture

Engineering
technologies

Health sciences

78.5
8.3
10.1
2.1
1.1
0.4

93.3
1.7
2.9
1.0
1.1
0.7

(0.43)
(0.18)
(0.23)
(0.17)
(0.11)
(0.08)

88.8
2.8
6.1
1.3
0.9
0.4

(0.62)
(0.24)
(0.51)
(0.12)
(0.09)
(0.05)

89.6
2.3
4.1
1.4
2.6
1.7

(0.64)
(0.28)
(0.44)
(0.13)
(0.25)
(0.19)

Personal, public,
and legal
services

10

11

12

87.1
4.5
5.6
1.6
1.3
0.6

(0.52)
(0.30)
(0.31)
(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.09)

92.0
2.0
2.8
1.1
2.1
1.5

(0.43)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.10)
(0.24)
(0.21)

74.6
9.2
10.2
2.9
3.2
1.9

(0.73)
(0.40)
(0.45)
(0.22)
(0.24)
(0.19)

NOTE: The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course. Data
may differ from figures appearing in other NCES reports because of differences in course taxonomies and/or inclusion criteria.
The analysis was restricted to graduates who attained either a standard or honors diploma and whose transcripts reflected a total
of 16 or more Carnegie credits, with credits in English making up some part of the total. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000, 2005, and 2009 High School Transcript
Study (HSTS). (This table was prepared September 2011.)

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Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes Carnegie units earned in all occupational education courses. This table does not include general labor market preparation courses and family and consumer sciences education courses.
2Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown.

(0.89)
(0.64)
(0.50)
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.07)

Manufacturing

Repair and
transportation

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


2009
Sex
Course (Carnegie units)
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Mathematics1
Any mathematics (1.0) ................
Algebra I (1.0)2 ........................
Geometry (1.0)........................
Algebra II (0.5)3 .......................
Trigonometry (0.5) ...................
Analysis/precalculus (0.5) .......
Statistics/probability (0.5) ........
Calculus (1.0) ..........................
AP/honors calculus (1.0)4 ....
Science1
Any science (1.0) ........................
Biology (1.0) ............................
AP/honors biology (1.0)4......
Chemistry (1.0) .......................
AP/honors chemistry (1.0)4 .
Physics (1.0)............................
AP/honors physics (1.0)4 .....
Engineering (1.0).....................
Astronomy (0.5).......................
Geology/earth science (0.5)....
Biology and chemistry (2.0)5 ...
Biology, chemistry, and
physics (3.0)5 .....................

Race/ethnicity

1982

1990

1994

1998

2000

2005

Total

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

10

11

12

13

Asian/Pacific American Indian/


Islander
Alaska Native
14

15

98.5
55.2
47.1
39.9
8.1
6.2
1.0
5.0
1.6

(0.21)
(1.01)
(0.99)
(0.93)
(0.54)
(0.46)
(0.16)
(0.43)
(0.26)

99.6
64.5
64.1
48.8
18.2
13.4
1.0
6.5
4.2

(0.07)
(1.55)
(1.33)
(1.39)
(1.28)
(0.95)
(0.21)
(0.46)
(0.44)

99.5
66.9
70.6
61.5
11.8
17.4
2.0
9.4
7.0

(0.07)
(1.33)
(1.25)
(1.38)
(1.16)
(0.87)
(0.33)
(0.56)
(0.54)

99.9
63.4
75.3
61.7
8.9
23.2
3.7
11.0
6.8

(0.05)
(1.44)
(1.06)
(1.77)
(1.06)
(1.44)
(0.54)
(0.85)
(0.49)

99.8
66.5
78.3
67.6
7.9
26.6
5.7
11.6
7.8

(0.05)
(1.75)
(1.08)
(1.43)
(1.33)
(1.40)
(0.85)
(0.72)
(0.58)

99.9
68.4
83.8
70.3
8.4
29.4
7.7
13.6
9.2

(0.02) 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
() 100.0
(0.99) 68.9 (0.94) 68.5 (0.98) 69.3 (1.01) 67.0 (1.09) 77.2 (1.26) 75.4 (1.60) 53.3 (3.52) 74.8
(0.63) 88.3 (0.53) 86.6 (0.75) 89.9 (0.54) 88.8 (0.73) 88.4 (1.07) 87.0 (0.96) 86.1 (1.47) 81.6
(1.01) 75.5 (0.92) 73.5 (1.09) 77.6 (0.91) 77.1 (1.09) 70.5 (1.68) 71.1 (1.83) 82.8 (2.57) 66.3
(0.88)
6.1 (0.77)
5.8 (0.78)
6.4 (0.81)
7.1 (1.01)
3.2 (0.55)
3.6 (0.69)
8.5 (1.96)
6.5
(0.98) 35.3 (0.84) 33.8 (1.02) 36.6 (0.89) 37.9 (0.98) 22.7 (1.29) 26.5 (1.36) 60.5 (2.88) 18.5
(0.53) 10.8 (0.49) 10.7 (0.51) 10.9 (0.58) 11.6 (0.64)
7.9 (1.04)
7.5 (0.77) 17.6 (1.69)
5.9 !
(0.53) 15.9 (0.66) 16.1 (0.75) 15.7 (0.69) 17.5 (0.69)
6.1 (0.59)
8.6 (0.64) 42.2 (3.11)
6.3
(0.44) 11.0 (0.55) 11.3 (0.65) 10.7 (0.54) 11.5 (0.52)
4.0 (0.37)
6.3 (0.46) 34.8 (2.77)
4.9

()
(5.85)
(4.09)
(4.12)
(1.84)
(2.98)
(2.07)
(1.60)
(1.44)

96.4
77.4
10.0
32.1
3.0
15.0
1.2
1.2
1.2
13.6
29.3

(0.39)
(0.87)
(0.64)
(0.84)
(0.33)
(0.62)
(0.17)
(0.21)
(0.24)
(1.04)
(0.83)

99.4
91.3
5.0
49.2
3.5
21.3
2.0
0.1
1.2
25.3
47.8

(0.13)
(0.98)
(0.76)
(1.22)
(0.47)
(0.84)
(0.38)
(0.04)
(0.31)
(2.47)
(1.23)

99.5
93.7
12.0
56.1
3.9
24.8
2.7
4.5
1.7
23.1
53.8

(0.09)
(0.98)
(0.93)
(1.01)
(0.53)
(0.86)
(0.34)
(0.80)
(0.50)
(2.44)
(1.18)

99.5
92.9
16.3
60.5
4.8
28.8
3.0
6.7
1.9
20.9
59.1

(0.10)
(0.68)
(1.32)
(1.29)
(0.50)
(1.49)
(0.37)
(1.76)
(0.46)
(2.35)
(1.22)

99.4
91.1
16.3
61.8
5.7
31.3
3.9
4.1
2.8
18.5
59.2

(0.12)
(1.01)
(1.45)
(1.48)
(0.84)
(1.16)
(0.60)
(0.98)
(0.59)
(1.92)
(1.50)

99.7
92.5
16.0
66.4
7.6
32.9
5.3
4.8
2.8
24.7
64.3

(0.05)
(0.60)
(0.83)
(0.94)
(0.53)
(0.91)
(0.33)
(0.56)
(0.37)
(1.43)
(0.97)

()
(1.64)
(3.38)
(4.78)
(1.39)
(3.89)
()
(3.15)
(2.51)
(5.25)
(4.77)

11.2 (0.51)

18.7 (0.71)

21.4 (0.83)

25.6 (1.34)

25.0 (1.10)

27.4 (0.89)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1For each course category, percentages include only students who earned at least the number of credits shown in parentheses.
2Excludes prealgebra.
3Includes courses where trigonometry or geometry has been combined with algebra II.
4For 2000 and later years, includes International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in addition to Advanced Placement (AP) and honors courses.
5Percentages include only students who earned at least one credit in each of the indicated courses.

99.9
95.6
22.4
70.4
5.9
36.1
5.7
8.2
3.3
27.7
68.3

(0.02)
(0.40)
(0.78)
(0.75)
(0.43)
(1.01)
(0.46)
(0.93)
(0.40)
(1.70)
(0.77)

30.1 (0.87)

99.8
94.9
19.7
67.4
6.1
39.2
7.7
9.0
3.9
28.9
65.0

(0.04)
(0.45)
(0.76)
(0.95)
(0.52)
(1.29)
(0.63)
(1.02)
(0.51)
(1.88)
(0.91)

31.9 (1.08)

99.9
96.2
25.0
73.4
5.8
33.0
3.7
7.4
2.7
26.5
71.4

(0.02)
(0.43)
(0.89)
(0.76)
(0.39)
(0.92)
(0.38)
(0.93)
(0.33)
(1.66)
(0.84)

28.3 (0.85)

99.9
95.6
24.2
71.5
6.5
37.6
6.1
8.2
4.0
28.2
68.9

(0.03)
(0.51)
(0.88)
(0.87)
(0.47)
(1.24)
(0.54)
(1.18)
(0.57)
(2.04)
(0.93)

31.4 (1.04)

99.9
96.3
14.1
65.3
2.5
26.9
2.5
10.1
1.8
30.1
64.3

(0.04)
(0.56)
(0.80)
(1.80)
(0.46)
(1.72)
(0.39)
(1.75)
(0.38)
(2.57)
(1.74)

21.9 (1.48)

99.8
94.8
16.1
65.7
2.6
28.6
3.4
7.1
2.0
27.1
64.2

(0.06) 100.0
() 100.0
(0.67) 95.8 (0.95) 94.5
(0.88) 39.7 (3.58) 15.4
(1.41) 84.8 (1.72) 44.5
(0.35) 17.0 (2.36)
3.4 !
(1.33) 61.1 (2.35) 19.8
(0.39) 15.1 (2.51)

(1.06)
6.4 (1.17)
9.0 !
(0.36)
1.9 (0.43)
5.3 !
(2.15) 19.1 (2.38) 26.0
(1.45) 82.7 (1.93) 43.9

22.7 (1.19)

54.4 (2.77)

13.6

(2.87)

NOTE: For a transcript to be included in the analyses, it had to meet three requirements: (1) the student graduated with either a
standard or honors diploma, (2) the students transcript contained 16 or more Carnegie units, and (3) the students transcript
contained more than 0 Carnegie units in English courses. The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one
credit for the completion of a 1-year course (0.5 = one semester; 1.0 = one academic year). Data differ slightly from figures
appearing in other National Center for Education Statistics reports because of differences in taxonomies and case exclusion criteria. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown.
Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study
of 1980 Sophomores (HS&B-So:80/82), High School Transcript Study; and 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005, and 2009 High
School Transcript Study (HSTS). (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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Table 179. Percentage of public and private high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in high school, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2009

Table 180. Percentage of public and private high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in high school, by selected student and school characteristics: Selected years,
1990 through 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Mathematics
Year and student or
school characteristic

Algebra I1,2

Geometry1

Algebra II/
trigonometry3

2000
Total6...................................................
Sex
Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................
Race/ethnicity
White.......................................................
Black .......................................................
Hispanic ..................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native...............
Student with disabilities (SD) status
SD7..........................................................
Non-SD ...................................................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL .........................................................
Non-ELL..................................................
School type
Traditional public .....................................
Public charter .........................................
Private.....................................................
Percentage of students eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch
025 percent...........................................
2650 percent.........................................
5175 percent.........................................
76100 percent.......................................
See notes at end of table.

Statistics/
probability3

Calculus1

Biology1

Chemistry1

Physics1

Biology and
chemistry4

Biology, chemistry,
and physics5

10

11

12

64.5

(1.55)

64.1

(1.33)

53.6

(1.32)

13.4

(0.95)

1.0

(0.21)

6.5

(0.46)

91.3

(0.98)

49.2

(1.22)

21.3

(0.84)

47.8

(1.23)

18.7

(0.71)

62.0
66.7

(1.57)
(1.69)

63.0
65.0

(1.57)
(1.31)

51.8
55.2

(1.44)
(1.45)

14.1
12.8

(1.14)
(0.94)

1.2
0.8

(0.27)
(0.20)

7.6
5.6

(0.64)
(0.37)

90.0
92.5

(1.09)
(0.94)

48.1
50.2

(1.40)
(1.29)

25.1
17.7

(0.95)
(0.87)

46.6
48.9

(1.40)
(1.30)

21.8
16.0

(0.82)
(0.76)

64.6
65.1
64.8
63.5
61.7

(1.83)
(2.42)
(2.75)
(3.01)
(8.40)

66.4
56.3
54.1
71.5
55.7

(1.43)
(2.58)
(2.89)
(2.90)
(2.85)

56.9
43.9
39.9
69.3
53.9

(1.53)
(2.77)
(2.80)
(5.51)
(4.80)

14.9
6.2
7.1
25.2

(1.04)
(0.96)
(0.82)
(6.54)
()

1.0
1.1 !

(0.22)
(0.44)
()
()
()

6.9
2.8
3.8
18.4

(0.53)
(0.55)
(0.67)
(3.23)
()

91.5
91.3
90.2
90.2
90.5

(1.06)
(2.19)
(1.40)
(2.73)
(4.37)

51.8
40.3
38.3
63.5
35.5

(1.33)
(2.19)
(2.90)
(4.01)
(4.50)

22.8
14.5
12.7
38.0

(0.91)
(1.85)
(1.33)
(3.36)
()

50.5
39.5
36.4
60.0
34.2

(1.35)
(2.24)
(2.70)
(3.45)
(4.46)

20.5
12.0
10.0
33.4

(0.82)
(1.23)
(1.21)
(2.56)
()

20.6
65.4

(3.09)
(1.59)

11.8
65.1

(2.42)
(1.32)

8.3
54.5

(2.04)
(1.35)

13.6

()
(0.97)

1.0

()
(0.21)

6.7

()
(0.47)

65.0
91.8

(4.73)
(0.92)

7.7
50.0

(1.53)
(1.24)

21.6

()
(0.84)

48.6

()
(1.23)

19.1

()
(0.71)

57.7
64.5

(5.79)
(1.56)

42.2
64.2

(6.30)
(1.34)

37.1
53.7

(6.64)
(1.34)

13.4

()
(0.95)

1.0

()
(0.21)

6.6

()
(0.47)

70.5
91.4

(4.66)
(0.98)

49.3

()
(1.23)

21.3

()
(0.84)

48.0

()
(1.23)

18.8

()
(0.71)

62.9

79.9

(1.66)
()
(2.22)

61.9

85.5

(1.41)
()
(1.98)

51.4

75.5

(1.32)
()
(3.55)

12.2

25.3

(1.11)
()
(3.44)

0.8

2.6 !

(0.20)
()
(1.03)

6.2

9.7

(0.48)
()
(1.33)

90.7

97.2

(1.08)
()
(0.55)

47.4

66.7

(1.32)
()
(2.71)

20.2

31.4

(0.86)
()
(2.30)

46.0

65.2

(1.33)
()
(2.67)

17.8

28.2

(0.71)
()
(2.07)

64.9
60.6
74.2
96.0

(2.16)
(3.97)
(7.31)
(4.01)

67.4
45.4
56.0
89.4

(1.67)
(2.90)
(14.72)
(0.92)

57.8
44.6
40.1
78.7

(2.05)
(2.74)
(5.12)
(2.96)

15.3
5.5
5.6

(1.38)
(1.43)
(1.54)
()

1.1

#
#

(0.31)
()
()
()

7.5
3.8

(0.70)
(0.89)
()
()

92.4
88.8
93.6
99.0

(1.09)
(4.60)
(2.87)
(0.99)

54.0
36.5
33.5

(1.60)
(3.08)
(4.28)
()

22.8
15.3
12.7

(1.27)
(2.08)
(3.12)
()

52.8
35.5
33.0

(1.59)
(3.33)
(4.42)
()

21.0
12.8
11.7

(1.12)
(1.71)
(2.83)
()

66.5

(1.75)

78.3

(1.08)

68.3

(1.45)

26.6

(1.40)

5.7

(0.85)

11.6

(0.72)

91.1

(1.01)

61.8

(1.48)

31.3

(1.16)

59.2

(1.50)

25.0

(1.10)

65.0
68.0

(1.72)
(1.87)

74.8
81.4

(1.31)
(1.01)

65.2
71.1

(1.46)
(1.69)

25.3
27.8

(1.39)
(1.61)

5.8
5.6

(0.97)
(0.85)

12.1
11.1

(0.79)
(0.77)

88.9
93.2

(1.32)
(0.82)

57.7
65.5

(1.42)
(1.75)

34.1
28.9

(1.29)
(1.22)

54.3
63.6

(1.49)
(1.76)

26.3
23.9

(1.23)
(1.14)

65.1
70.1
73.2
58.1
68.7

(2.08)
(3.20)
(2.43)
(3.28)
(5.80)

79.2
77.8
72.6
81.3
65.0

(1.21)
(1.93)
(3.30)
(2.03)
(6.18)

69.6
64.7
60.0
81.3
60.3

(1.57)
(2.32)
(5.06)
(2.00)
(5.51)

28.1
16.1
19.3
48.7

(1.74)
(1.52)
(2.95)
(2.79)
()

6.1
3.7 !
2.3
11.4

(1.00)
(1.24)
(0.52)
(2.44)
()

12.5
4.6
5.6
30.4

(0.77)
(0.55)
(0.86)
(5.02)
()

91.7
92.4
87.8
87.8
88.4

(1.15)
(1.09)
(2.69)
(3.20)
(2.88)

62.9
59.5
52.0
75.1
43.6

(1.66)
(2.38)
(4.13)
(2.89)
(4.03)

32.3
25.1
23.1
53.8

(1.34)
(1.97)
(2.32)
(2.80)
()

60.1
57.8
50.3
70.6
39.4

(1.72)
(2.31)
(4.30)
(3.03)
(3.81)

25.6
20.0
17.7
47.0

(1.20)
(1.76)
(2.19)
(2.70)
()

45.2
67.3

(2.96)
(1.77)

36.1
79.9

(2.90)
(1.08)

22.9
70.1

(2.88)
(1.46)

6.7 !
27.4

(2.23)
(1.43)

5.9

()
(0.87)

11.9

()
(0.74)

72.0
91.9

(2.71)
(1.02)

21.2
63.4

(2.88)
(1.47)

13.6
32.0

(2.63)
(1.18)

19.9
60.7

(2.84)
(1.51)

7.9 !
25.7

(2.45)
(1.11)

62.3
66.5

(5.71)
(1.75)

57.8
78.5

(4.11)
(1.07)

45.8
68.6

(4.82)
(1.44)

15.0
26.7

(2.20)
(1.41)

5.7

()
(0.86)

11.6

()
(0.73)

73.4
91.3

(7.02)
(0.98)

34.9
62.1

(4.50)
(1.47)

20.8
31.4

(4.16)
(1.18)

31.3
59.5

(4.97)
(1.50)

11.2
25.2

(2.53)
(1.11)

65.3

79.1

(1.76)
()
(3.29)

77.0

92.3

(1.20)
()
(2.52)

67.1

81.9

(1.57)
()
(6.49)

24.1

53.8

(1.43)
()
(5.88)

5.5

7.8 !

(0.85)
()
(3.33)

10.9

18.2

(0.71)
()
(3.99)

90.5

98.2

(1.11)
()
(0.53)

59.5

86.6

(1.42)
()
(3.88)

30.0

45.1

(1.22)
()
(7.62)

56.8

85.4

(1.44)
()
(3.87)

23.5

41.5

(1.10)
()
(7.38)

66.8
64.8
72.7
81.7

(2.64)
(3.65)
(3.97)
(3.87)

80.3
72.5
77.5
83.1

(1.47)
(2.90)
(3.48)
(5.61)

68.1
67.2
66.7
68.1

(2.36)
(1.86)
(5.53)
(9.69)

29.6
19.1
18.0
23.9

(2.41)
(2.12)
(2.97)
(4.40)

6.5
3.5
3.4 !

(1.53)
(1.00)
(1.62)
()

13.4
8.8
4.8
5.4

(1.32)
(1.09)
(1.11)
(1.05)

91.4
93.4
90.8
91.4

(1.53)
(1.49)
(3.02)
(5.08)

65.2
56.0
58.9
60.8

(2.51)
(2.10)
(3.11)
(9.48)

34.5
26.3
22.5
35.0

(2.05)
(2.50)
(1.75)
(6.03)

61.9
55.0
57.4
59.5

(2.59)
(2.15)
(3.47)
(9.38)

28.6
19.1
17.5
26.1

(1.83)
(1.19)
(1.85)
(5.80)

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1990
Total6...................................................
Sex
Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................
Race/ethnicity
White.......................................................
Black .......................................................
Hispanic ..................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native...............
Student with disabilities (SD) status
SD7..........................................................
Non-SD ...................................................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL .........................................................
Non-ELL..................................................
School type
Traditional public .....................................
Public charter .........................................
Private.....................................................
Percentage of students eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch
025 percent...........................................
2650 percent.........................................
5175 percent.........................................
76100 percent.......................................

Science
Analysis/
precalculus3

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Mathematics
Year and student or
school characteristic

Algebra I1,2

Geometry1

Algebra II/
trigonometry3

Analysis/
precalculus3

Statistics/
probability3

Calculus1

Biology1

Chemistry1

Physics1

Biology and
chemistry4

Biology, chemistry,
and physics5

10

11

12

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2005
Total6...................................................
Sex
Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................
Race/ethnicity
White.......................................................
Black .......................................................
Hispanic ..................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native...............
Student with disabilities (SD) status
SD7..........................................................
Non-SD ...................................................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL .........................................................
Non-ELL..................................................
School type
Traditional public .....................................
Public charter .........................................
Private.....................................................
Percentage of students eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch
025 percent...........................................
2650 percent.........................................
5175 percent.........................................
76100 percent.......................................
2009
Total6...................................................
Sex
Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................
Race/ethnicity
White.......................................................
Black .......................................................
Hispanic ..................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native...............
Student with disabilities (SD) status
SD7..........................................................
Non-SD ...................................................
English language learner (ELL) status
ELL .........................................................
Non-ELL..................................................
School type
Traditional public .....................................
Public charter .........................................
Private.....................................................
Percentage of students eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch
025 percent...........................................
2650 percent.........................................
5175 percent.........................................
76100 percent.......................................
See notes at end of table.

Science

68.4

(0.99)

83.8

(0.63)

71.3

(0.97)

29.4

(0.98)

7.7

(0.53)

13.6

(0.53)

92.5

(0.60)

66.4

(0.94)

32.9

(0.91)

64.3

(0.97)

27.4

(0.89)

66.8
69.8

(1.04)
(1.06)

81.9
85.6

(0.70)
(0.66)

68.0
74.4

(1.09)
(0.98)

28.0
30.8

(1.02)
(1.05)

7.7
7.8

(0.57)
(0.55)

14.0
13.2

(0.62)
(0.58)

91.0
93.9

(0.68)
(0.58)

62.7
70.0

(1.08)
(0.99)

34.9
31.0

(0.90)
(1.09)

60.3
68.0

(1.08)
(1.03)

28.2
26.5

(0.86)
(1.10)

66.8
75.4
70.2
65.4
70.1

(1.17)
(1.60)
(1.79)
(2.71)
(4.82)

83.9
85.0
81.0
87.1
73.8

(0.79)
(1.04)
(1.16)
(1.29)
(3.36)

72.4
69.3
63.1
79.5
67.2

(1.17)
(1.63)
(1.55)
(2.94)
(3.54)

32.0
17.9
20.4
48.8
15.8

(1.18)
(1.61)
(1.42)
(2.84)
(3.07)

8.5
5.8
3.4
12.9

(0.65)
(0.83)
(0.48)
(1.21)
()

15.3
5.5
6.4
30.0

(0.61)
(0.53)
(0.63)
(1.63)
()

92.8
93.7
89.2
92.4
91.5

(0.67)
(0.60)
(1.22)
(1.83)
(1.92)

67.4
63.6
59.3
79.7
48.9

(1.06)
(1.61)
(2.09)
(1.60)
(4.70)

34.8
25.8
23.4
50.3
18.1

(0.87)
(2.31)
(1.66)
(2.35)
(3.82)

65.3
62.0
57.2
75.5
47.6

(1.10)
(1.60)
(2.28)
(2.16)
(4.69)

29.0
21.3
18.8
42.9

(0.85)
(2.25)
(1.63)
(2.49)
()

49.5
69.9

(2.05)
(1.04)

47.8
87.0

(1.83)
(0.68)

27.9
75.2

(1.67)
(0.98)

6.0
31.6

(0.71)
(1.07)

2.2
8.3

(0.46)
(0.56)

2.0
14.7

(0.54)
(0.56)

71.6
94.4

(1.58)
(0.57)

26.6
69.9

(1.88)
(0.92)

13.2
34.5

(1.27)
(0.94)

24.8
67.8

(1.75)
(0.96)

6.6
29.0

(0.74)
(0.93)

63.7
68.4

(2.75)
(1.00)

70.1
84.3

(2.10)
(0.67)

48.0
72.0

(2.97)
(1.00)

13.8
30.0

(1.85)
(1.02)

3.9
7.9

(0.88)
(0.54)

6.1
13.8

(1.79)
(0.54)

81.4
92.9

(1.96)
(0.62)

46.1
67.0

(2.61)
(0.97)

20.2
33.2

(2.40)
(0.93)

43.0
64.9

(2.85)
(1.01)

13.8
27.6

(2.02)
(0.91)

67.6
84.5
74.4

(1.09)
(5.72)
(3.27)

83.0
78.1
91.2

(0.71)
(7.06)
(1.41)

69.3
69.3
89.6

(1.07)
(11.47)
(1.88)

27.6

45.3

(0.92)
()
(3.93)

7.7

8.3

(0.55)
()
(1.84)

12.5

23.9

(0.53)
()
(2.45)

92.1
91.6
96.1

(0.59)
(2.47)
(2.31)

64.2
72.2
86.8

(0.87)
(11.52)
(2.79)

30.6
(0.94)
36.7 ! (13.63)
53.8
(2.46)

62.0
67.0
85.1

(0.85)
(10.91)
(3.10)

24.8
33.9 !
49.9

(0.86)
(13.67)
(2.72)

65.4
69.5
74.3
75.1

(1.85)
(1.93)
(2.78)
(3.73)

82.2
84.2
82.2
88.2

(1.41)
(1.04)
(1.99)
(1.61)

70.9
69.8
66.3
69.4

(1.73)
(1.37)
(2.80)
(3.05)

34.0
23.4
19.2
18.2

(1.64)
(1.30)
(2.26)
(2.90)

10.2
6.7
3.3
2.8 !

(0.97)
(0.93)
(0.91)
(0.87)

15.7
10.8
6.9
4.9

(0.92)
(0.58)
(0.86)
(0.90)

92.8
93.0
86.7
90.2

(1.01)
(0.97)
(2.05)
(3.04)

68.4
61.0
57.0
67.6

(1.34)
(1.60)
(2.80)
(3.04)

35.3
26.9
20.9
21.2

(1.40)
(1.44)
(2.38)
(3.16)

65.9
59.1
54.1
64.1

(1.39)
(1.72)
(2.90)
(3.60)

28.7
21.8
16.1
17.8

(1.32)
(1.42)
(2.06)
(2.80)

68.9

(0.94)

88.3

(0.53)

75.8

(0.92)

35.3

(0.84)

10.8

(0.49)

15.9

(0.66)

95.6

(0.40)

70.4

(0.75)

36.1

(1.01)

68.3

(0.77)

30.1

(0.87)

68.5
69.3

(0.98)
(1.01)

86.6
89.9

(0.75)
(0.54)

73.8
77.8

(1.09)
(0.91)

33.8
36.6

(1.02)
(0.89)

10.7
10.9

(0.51)
(0.58)

16.1
15.7

(0.75)
(0.69)

94.9
96.2

(0.45)
(0.43)

67.4
73.4

(0.95)
(0.76)

39.2
33.0

(1.29)
(0.92)

65.0
71.4

(0.91)
(0.84)

31.9
28.3

(1.08)
(0.85)

67.0
77.2
75.4
53.3
74.8

(1.09)
(1.26)
(1.60)
(3.52)
(5.85)

88.8
88.4
87.0
86.1
81.6

(0.73)
(1.07)
(0.96)
(1.47)
(4.09)

77.4
70.6
71.4
83.0
66.6

(1.08)
(1.69)
(1.81)
(2.59)
(4.12)

37.9
22.7
26.5
60.5
18.5

(0.98)
(1.29)
(1.36)
(2.88)
(2.98)

11.6
7.9
7.5
17.6

(0.64)
(1.04)
(0.77)
(1.69)
()

17.5
6.1
8.6
42.2

(0.69)
(0.59)
(0.64)
(3.11)
()

95.6
96.3
94.8
95.8
94.5

(0.51)
(0.56)
(0.67)
(0.95)
(1.64)

71.5
65.3
65.7
84.8
44.5

(0.87)
(1.80)
(1.41)
(1.72)
(4.78)

37.6
26.9
28.6
61.1
19.8

(1.24)
(1.72)
(1.33)
(2.35)
(3.89)

68.9
64.3
64.2
82.7
43.9

(0.93)
(1.74)
(1.45)
(1.93)
(4.77)

31.4
21.9
22.7
54.4
13.6

(1.04)
(1.48)
(1.19)
(2.77)
(2.87)

56.0
70.1

(1.63)
(0.97)

61.1
90.7

(1.82)
(0.53)

39.5
79.1

(1.67)
(0.93)

9.7
37.6

(1.26)
(0.90)

3.9
11.4

(0.57)
(0.53)

3.0
17.1

(0.55)
(0.71)

82.4
96.8

(1.30)
(0.41)

35.4
73.6

(1.69)
(0.75)

19.3
37.6

(1.67)
(1.06)

33.8
71.4

(1.67)
(0.79)

12.0
31.7

(1.51)
(0.94)

73.3
68.8

(2.33)
(0.95)

76.2
88.5

(1.99)
(0.54)

58.1
76.2

(2.54)
(0.93)

19.4
35.6

(2.36)
(0.86)

4.4
10.9

(1.03)
(0.50)

4.7
16.2

(0.87)
(0.67)

86.9
95.7

(2.12)
(0.41)

47.4
70.9

(2.99)
(0.77)

23.2
36.3

(2.41)
(1.02)

43.8
68.7

(3.03)
(0.79)

15.4
30.3

(2.02)
(0.89)

68.2
79.0
74.7

(0.99)
(4.21)
(2.95)

88.1
86.9
90.0

(0.53)
(3.57)
(3.98)

74.9
77.8
84.6

(0.96)
(6.64)
(4.01)

34.0
34.1
47.5

(0.97)
(9.95)
(3.76)

10.7

12.5

(0.51)
()
(1.86)

15.4

23.3

(0.73)
()
(2.05)

95.3
94.0
98.6

(0.44)
(1.92)
(0.28)

68.9
56.8
87.4

(0.75)
(11.13)
(1.87)

34.6
40.0
49.5

(1.03)
(7.36)
(3.73)

66.9
55.7
83.3

(0.78)
(10.77)
(2.67)

28.8
23.2 !
43.9

(0.83)
(7.52)
(3.77)

61.3
70.9
75.8
80.1

(1.72)
(1.82)
(1.85)
(3.75)

89.7
88.4
87.4
88.8

(0.82)
(0.87)
(1.45)
(2.26)

80.1
74.7
69.3
70.7

(1.75)
(1.38)
(3.35)
(4.02)

43.1
29.7
25.4
25.5

(1.88)
(1.44)
(1.52)
(2.80)

14.8
8.6
7.5
5.1

(1.03)
(0.80)
(1.14)
(1.08)

22.6
11.8
9.8
7.5

(1.37)
(0.76)
(1.05)
(1.34)

96.4
94.5
95.6
95.6

(1.03)
(0.98)
(0.72)
(1.42)

76.3
64.0
65.6
69.4

(1.58)
(1.52)
(2.03)
(3.68)

46.5
27.6
29.4
26.6

(2.02)
(1.79)
(2.56)
(3.07)

74.9
61.6
64.2
68.2

(1.70)
(1.59)
(1.97)
(3.69)

40.4
22.2
22.7
22.8

(2.07)
(1.54)
(2.12)
(2.97)

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1990 through 2009Continued

Table 180. Percentage of public and private high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in high school, by selected student and school characteristics: Selected years,
1990 through 2009Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Mathematics
Year and student or
school characteristic

Algebra I1,2

Geometry1

Algebra II/
trigonometry3

Analysis/
precalculus3

Statistics/
probability3

Calculus1

Biology1

Chemistry1

Physics1

Biology and
chemistry4

Biology, chemistry,
and physics5

10

11

12

1
School locale
City..........................................................
Suburban ................................................
Town........................................................
Rural .......................................................

Science

72.5
62.8
76.9
70.2

(1.85)
(1.62)
(2.25)
(2.19)

89.1
89.4
86.4
86.3

(0.91)
(1.27)
(1.08)
(0.95)

74.9
78.7
71.4
74.5

(2.06)
(1.79)
(3.00)
(1.38)

36.7
39.0
30.1
30.0

(1.98)
(1.71)
(2.40)
(1.35)

10.6
13.1
8.4
8.6

15.5
19.5
10.7
13.5

(1.42)
(1.12)
(1.02)
(0.87)

96.4
97.1
92.2
93.7

(0.53)
(0.30)
(2.23)
(1.66)

74.0
76.7
62.3
59.6

(1.59)
(1.14)
(1.84)
(1.82)

38.8
43.8
24.0
26.0

(1.99)
(1.42)
(2.45)
(1.95)

70.8
75.4
60.4
57.2

(1.97)
(1.04)
(1.87)
(1.77)

31.6
38.6
18.9
19.7

(1.97)
(1.21)
(1.94)
(1.41)

6Includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately, as well as students for whom information on race/ethnicity or sex
was missing.
7SD data include both students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and students with a plan under Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act (a 504 plan). IEPs are only for students who require specialized instruction, whereas 504 plans apply to
students who require accommodations but may not require specialized instruction.
NOTE: For a transcript to be included in the analyses, it had to meet three requirements: (1) the graduate received either a
standard or honors diploma, (2) the graduates transcript contained 16 or more Carnegie credits, and (3) the graduates transcript contained more than 0 Carnegie credits in English courses. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1990, 2000, 2005, and 2009 High School
Transcript Study (HSTS). (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate)
1Percentages are for students who earned at least one Carnegie credit.
2Excludes prealgebra.
3Percentages are for students who earned at least one-half of a Carnegie credit in a course that includes a focus on at least
one of the listed content areas.
4Percentages are for students who earned at least one Carnegie credit each in biology and chemistry.
5Percentages are for students who earned at least one Carnegie credit each in biology, chemistry, and physics.

(0.91)
(0.97)
(1.25)
(1.12)

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Table 181. Percentage of public and private high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of academic courses, by
sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex
Year of graduation and
course combination taken1

Race/ethnicity

All students2

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific
Islander

American Indian/
Alaska Native

1
1982 graduates
4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL3 ..

9.5

(0.57)

9.1

(0.70)

9.9

(0.71)

10.9

(0.69)

5.2

(1.02)

3.9

(0.57)

17.0

(2.49)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math....................

14.3

(0.66)

15.2

(0.86)

13.4

(0.79)

15.9

(0.79)

11.0

(1.39)

6.7

(0.79)

21.1

(2.65)

8.1 !

4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math....................

31.5

(1.07)

31.7

(1.26)

31.3

(1.22)

32.4

(1.21)

30.8

(2.32)

25.6

(1.76)

32.0

(3.40)

23.6

()
(3.02)
(5.39)

1987 graduates
4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL3 ..

18.1

(0.91)

18.0

(1.13)

18.3

(1.01)

19.0

(1.10)

12.7

(1.15)

10.8

(1.70)

35.7

(4.49)

4.9

(1.40)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math....................

24.8

(1.03)

25.9

(1.27)

23.7

(1.07)

26.1

(1.21)

19.6

(1.99)

14.5

(1.69)

39.8

(4.51)

24.3

(3.69)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math....................

48.1

(1.74)

48.0

(2.22)

48.4

(1.56)

48.1

(2.15)

48.3

(2.63)

43.9

(1.92)

57.9

(4.82)

61.8

(5.56)

1990 graduates
4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL3 ..

29.9

(1.26)

28.8

(1.38)

31.0

(1.36)

31.7

(1.46)

22.9

(2.27)

25.4

(2.41)

42.6

(2.95)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math....................

38.2

(1.50)

38.5

(1.69)

37.9

(1.54)

39.2

(1.63)

39.0

(3.57)

29.8

(2.51)

47.4

(3.04)

19.2

(4.70)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math....................

65.5

(1.96)

64.3

(2.09)

66.4

(1.98)

64.9

(2.28)

71.3

(3.00)

63.7

(3.01)

69.1

(3.90)

46.3

(6.39)

9.9 !

(3.70)

1994 graduates
4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL3 ..

39.0

(1.12)

35.0

(1.11)

42.7

(1.33)

41.6

(1.32)

29.6

(1.52)

35.6

(2.94)

50.1

(2.39)

22.5

(4.31)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math....................

49.3

(1.45)

47.0

(1.45)

51.5

(1.58)

52.4

(1.67)

43.7

(2.39)

40.3

(3.25)

54.9

(2.46)

46.0

(3.30)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math....................

73.9

(1.50)

71.2

(1.63)

76.4

(1.46)

75.1

(1.69)

74.5

(2.32)

74.7

(2.61)

72.3

(3.62)

76.3

(3.60)

1998 graduates
4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL3 ..

44.2

(1.92)

40.5

(2.19)

48.2

(2.05)

46.2

(2.16)

40.0

(3.41)

32.0

(2.94)

57.8

(4.51)

28.3

(4.53)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math....................

55.0

(2.44)

52.9

(2.64)

57.8

(2.48)

56.8

(2.69)

55.6

(4.39)

40.0

(3.28)

66.1

(5.69)

40.0

(4.73)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math....................

74.5

(2.18)

72.8

(2.34)

77.0

(2.14)

74.7

(2.64)

76.0

(3.21)

70.1

(2.57)

79.5

(4.76)

76.4

(5.21)

2000 graduates
4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL3 ..

47.8

(1.53)

41.5

(1.68)

53.4

(1.65)

48.9

(1.60)

45.6

(2.27)

40.3

(5.47)

58.2

(3.48)

26.8

(3.63)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math....................

58.6

(1.64)

54.4

(1.70)

62.3

(1.75)

59.2

(1.74)

64.1

(2.51)

48.3

(5.74)

62.7

(3.44)

42.5

(5.84)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math....................

78.2

(1.60)

74.9

(1.88)

81.2

(1.43)

78.3

(1.85)

82.5

(2.26)

75.4

(3.16)

75.0

(3.27)

72.6

(4.48)

2005 graduates
4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL3 ..

54.7

(0.96)

49.0

(1.14)

60.1

(0.94)

55.5

(1.19)

54.3

(1.87)

46.3

(2.08)

66.7

(2.10)

38.1

(3.37)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math....................

67.4

(1.02)

63.5

(1.22)

71.0

(0.94)

68.5

(1.29)

72.3

(1.76)

53.5

(2.20)

72.2

(2.05)

60.9

(3.40)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math....................

83.0

(1.02)

80.3

(1.19)

85.4

(0.94)

82.1

(1.34)

89.7

(0.91)

79.6

(1.38)

85.0

(1.68)

81.0

(3.10)

2009 graduates
4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL3 ..

61.8

(0.84)

57.4

(1.06)

66.0

(0.82)

62.4

(0.94)

58.4

(1.71)

58.4

(1.65)

73.1

(2.28)

43.0

(3.44)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math....................

74.3

(0.81)

72.1

(0.96)

76.4

(0.77)

75.0

(1.04)

78.1

(1.20)

67.2

(1.49)

76.9

(2.08)

64.7

(4.23)

4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math....................

87.7

(0.74)

86.2

(0.82)

89.1

(0.73)

86.8

(0.97)

92.0

(0.63)

88.0

(0.87)

86.1

(1.52)

86.6

(2.99)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1 Eng = English; SS = social studies; Sci = science; and FL = foreign language.
2 Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown.
3 In 1983, the National Commission on Excellence in Education recommended that all
college-bound high school students take these courses plus 0.5 credits of computer
science as a minimum.

NOTE: Data differ slightly from figures appearing in other NCES reports because of differences in taxonomies and case exclusion criteria. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High
School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 1980 Sophomores (HS&B-So:80/82), High School
Transcript Study; and 1987, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005, and 2009 High School Transcript
Study (HSTS). (This table was prepared October 2011.)

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Table 182. Number and percentage of public high school graduates taking dual credit, Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in high school and average credits
earned, by selected student and school characteristics: 2000, 2005, and 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Total

Dual credit courses1

AP courses

IB courses

Total

Dual credit courses1

AP courses

IB courses

Average total credits2 in


dual credit, AP, and IB
courses per graduate
taking such courses

10

Number of graduates who earned credits in dual credit, AP, or IB courses

Year and student or school characteristic


1
2000, all public high school
graduates.........................................

2005, all public high school


graduates.........................................
Sex
Male ............................................................
Female.........................................................
Race/ethnicity
White............................................................
Black ............................................................
Hispanic.......................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..................................
American Indian/Alaska Native ..................
Combined Black and Hispanic enrollment in
school
Less than 5 percent.....................................
5 to 50 percent ............................................
More than 50 percent..................................
School enrollment size
Less than 500..............................................
500 to 1,499.................................................
1,500 or more..............................................
Region
Northeast.....................................................
Midwest........................................................
South ...........................................................
West.............................................................
See notes at end of table.

747,000

(42,700)

()

728,000

(39,200)

35,000 !

(15,100)

27.6

(1.59)

()

26.9

(1.48)

1.3 !

(0.56)

0.60

(0.048)

325,000
422,000

(20,800)
(23,700)

()
()

317,000
410,000

(19,700)
(21,300)

16,000 !
19,000 !

(7,200)
(8,100)

24.7
30.4

(1.60)
(1.70)

()
()

24.1
29.5

(1.51)
(1.55)

1.2 !
1.4 !

(0.55)
(0.58)

0.55
0.66

(0.049)
(0.050)

513,000
69,000
96,000
62,000
4,000

(31,200)
(7,300)
(13,500)
(6,700)
(1,000)

()
()
()
()
()

499,000
68,000
96,000
60,000
4,000

(27,000)
(7,400)
(13,500)
(6,400)
(1,000)

2,000 !
1,000 !

()
(1,000)
(600)
()
()

27.7
19.0
28.9
50.6
17.4

(1.70)
(2.08)
(3.89)
(3.32)
(3.02)

()
()
()
()
()

26.9
18.7
28.7
48.6
17.4

(1.50)
(2.09)
(3.89)
(3.29)
(3.02)

1.4 !
0.5 !
0.4 !
4.6 !

(0.69)
(0.26)
(0.17)
(2.28)
()

0.61
0.36
0.51
1.61
0.21

(0.050)
(0.048)
(0.074)
(0.216)
(0.036)

47,000
313,000
386,000

(11,100)
(36,100)
(44,500)

()
()
()

47,000
308,000
373,000

(11,100)
(35,700)
(43,200)

()
()
()

13.2
26.5
33.0

(3.35)
(2.17)
(2.22)

()
()
()

13.1
26.1
31.8

(3.35)
(2.15)
(2.24)

2.3 !

()
()
(1.16)

0.19 !
0.53
0.80

(0.060)
(0.062)
(0.081)

102,000
164,000
296,000
184,000

(12,900)
(24,200)
(34,400)
(15,700)

()
()
()
()

102,000
152,000
294,000
180,000

(12,700)
(18,000)
(34,300)
(15,400)

()
()
()
()

23.6
23.8
29.8
31.2

(3.43)
(3.55)
(2.60)
(2.33)

()
()
()
()

23.5
22.0
29.6
30.5

(3.39)
(2.73)
(2.60)
(2.28)

()
()
()
()

0.42
0.49
0.73
0.65

(0.070)
(0.107)
(0.085)
(0.055)

386,000
140,000
93,000
128,000

(36,700)
(23,500)
(21,700)
(23,700)

()
()
()
()

374,000
139,000
93,000
122,000

(36,100)
(23,300)
(21,700)
(22,400)

()
()
()
()

28.4
24.5
26.5
29.7

(1.89)
(2.88)
(4.51)
(4.41)

()
()
()
()

27.6
24.2
26.4
28.4

(1.84)
(2.88)
(4.51)
(4.20)

()
()
()
()

0.65
0.49
0.50
0.70

(0.066)
(0.065)
(0.086)
(0.154)

842,000

(23,800)

216,000

(14,900)

695,000

(20,700)

44,000

(12,600)

34.9

(0.79)

8.9

(0.60)

28.8

(0.68)

1.8

(0.53)

1.04

(0.043)

367,000
475,000

(12,100)
(14,100)

98,000
117,000

(7,600)
(8,000)

294,000
401,000

(10,200)
(12,500)

21,000 !
22,000

(6,400)
(6,500)

31.2
38.3

(0.83)
(0.89)

8.4
9.5

(0.63)
(0.64)

25.0
32.3

(0.70)
(0.78)

1.8 !
1.8

(0.55)
(0.53)

0.94
1.13

(0.046)
(0.045)

603,000
72,000
100,000
56,000
5,000

(20,900)
(4,700)
(6,400)
(5,100)
(900)

165,000
16,000
23,000
10,000
1,000 !

(12,500)
(2,600)
(3,300)
(1,400)
(400)

490,000
60,000
84,000
51,000
4,000

(18,700)
(4,300)
(5,800)
(4,800)
(800)

30,000 !
5,000
4,000 !
4,000 !

(9,900)
(1,100)
(1,300)
(2,000)
()

36.7
21.8
33.8
52.0
22.3

(0.95)
(1.09)
(1.43)
(2.37)
(3.83)

10.0
4.7
7.7
9.2
5.6 !

(0.73)
(0.80)
(1.10)
(1.25)
(2.00)

29.8
18.3
28.5
47.2
17.4

(0.86)
(0.97)
(1.29)
(2.25)
(3.45)

1.8 !
1.4
1.3 !
3.9 !

(0.60)
(0.34)
(0.45)
(1.79)
()

1.08
0.55
0.93
2.12
0.51

(0.047)
(0.044)
(0.073)
(0.174)
(0.131)

231,000
452,000
152,000

(19,200)
(23,400)
(11,400)

60,000
126,000
24,000

(9,500)
(12,400)
(4,800)

189,000
363,000
138,000

(17,100)
(18,800)
(10,600)

31,000 !
10,000 !

()
(11,100)
(3,200)

31.4
38.1
31.8

(1.62)
(1.29)
(1.30)

8.2
10.6
5.1

(1.20)
(1.04)
(0.94)

25.7
30.6
28.9

(1.49)
(0.91)
(1.23)

2.6 !
2.1 !

()
(0.94)
(0.68)

0.77
1.22
0.96

(0.061)
(0.075)
(0.069)

65,000
309,000
384,000

(8,900)
(21,200)
(25,200)

36,000
78,000
81,000

(7,300)
(9,200)
(12,100)

41,000
252,000
331,000

(6,200)
(17,500)
(21,600)

19,000 !
21,000 !

()
(8,000)
(9,400)

25.6
33.6
38.7

(2.73)
(1.30)
(1.38)

14.1
8.5
8.2

(2.66)
(0.93)
(1.14)

16.2
27.4
33.4

(1.89)
(1.13)
(1.14)

2.1 !
2.1 !

()
(0.83)
(0.95)

0.83
1.00
1.16

(0.230)
(0.077)
(0.061)

128,000
196,000
300,000
218,000

(9,600)
(10,500)
(15,500)
(15,100)

13,000 !
53,000
92,000
57,000

(4,900)
(7,100)
(12,200)
(10,300)

119,000
158,000
241,000
178,000

(8,300)
(10,700)
(10,300)
(10,500)

24,000 !
17,000 !

()
()
(8,300)
(8,000)

26.6
34.7
36.7
39.8

(1.70)
(1.62)
(1.42)
(1.98)

2.7 !
9.4
11.3
10.4

(1.01)
(1.32)
(1.38)
(1.72)

24.6
27.9
29.5
32.4

(1.43)
(1.59)
(0.94)
(1.43)

2.9 !
3.1 !

()
()
(1.01)
(1.45)

0.80
0.87
1.20
1.17

(0.079)
(0.062)
(0.100)
(0.089)

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male ............................................................
Female.........................................................
Race/ethnicity
White............................................................
Black ............................................................
Hispanic.......................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..................................
American Indian/Alaska Native ..................
School enrollment size
Less than 500..............................................
500 to 1,499.................................................
1,500 or more..............................................
Region
Northeast.....................................................
Midwest........................................................
South ...........................................................
West.............................................................
Percent of students eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent ............................................
26 to 50 percent ..........................................
More than 50 percent..................................
School did not participate or data missing.

Percentage of graduates who earned credits in dual credit, AP, or IB courses

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Total

Dual credit courses1

AP courses

IB courses

Total

Dual credit courses1

AP courses

IB courses

Average total credits2 in


dual credit, AP, and IB
courses per graduate
taking such courses

10

Number of graduates who earned credits in dual credit, AP, or IB courses

Year and student or school characteristic


1
Percent of students eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent ............................................
26 to 50 percent ..........................................
More than 50 percent..................................
School did not participate or data missing.

Percentage of graduates who earned credits in dual credit, AP, or IB courses

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

410,000
223,000
103,000
105,000

(26,700)
(19,400)
(10,100)
(13,900)

102,000
67,000
22,000
25,000

(14,800)
(10,700)
(4,900)
(5,500)

344,000
174,000
89,000
88,000

(23,200)
(13,900)
(8,700)
(12,300)

22,000 !
13,000 !
6,000 !

(10,500)
(4,300)
(2,500)
()

39.3
32.0
28.3
34.4

(1.36)
(1.55)
(1.83)
(2.39)

9.8
9.6
5.9
8.2

(1.32)
(1.31)
(1.32)
(1.72)

32.9
24.9
24.5
28.8

(1.27)
(1.16)
(1.46)
(2.04)

2.1 !
1.9 !
1.6 !

(1.00)
(0.62)
(0.69)
()

1.24
0.91
0.77
0.94

(0.083)
(0.058)
(0.066)
(0.092)

2009, all public high school


graduates......................................... 1,104,000

(36,400)

249,000

(20,700)

968,000

(33,900)

50,000

(10,500)

41.4

(1.00)

9.3

(0.76)

36.3

(0.94)

1.9

(0.40)

1.39

(0.051)

477,000
628,000

(17,900)
(20,100)

110,000
139,000

(10,800)
(10,700)

413,000
554,000

(16,200)
(19,100)

21,000
29,000

(4,900)
(5,800)

36.8
45.8

(1.05)
(1.07)

8.5
10.1

(0.80)
(0.78)

31.9
40.4

(0.98)
(1.01)

1.7
2.1

(0.38)
(0.43)

1.24
1.53

(0.057)
(0.049)

702,000
106,000
170,000
115,000
4,000

(25,700)
(6,600)
(9,300)
(14,800)
(900)

160,000
25,000
46,000
15,000
1,000 !

(16,300)
(3,700)
(5,900)
(2,300)
(400)

617,000
86,000
144,000
111,000
3,000

(23,700)
(5,100)
(7,800)
(14,800)
(900)

29,000
7,000
7,000
7,000

(7,100)
(1,700)
(2,000)
(1,900)
()

42.5
27.3
39.8
69.1
25.0

(1.04)
(1.50)
(1.45)
(2.36)
(3.97)

9.7
6.4
10.8
9.2
7.0 !

(1.00)
(0.99)
(1.18)
(1.46)
(2.20)

37.3
22.2
33.8
66.3
20.3

(0.95)
(1.00)
(1.30)
(2.56)
(3.74)

1.8
1.7
1.6
4.1 !

(0.43)
(0.44)
(0.47)
(1.23)
()

1.41
0.75
1.17
3.25
0.79

(0.049)
(0.054)
(0.059)
(0.263)
(0.187)

239,000
601,000
265,000

(28,100)
(38,100)
(17,900)

45,000
132,000
72,000

(13,300)
(15,000)
(10,800)

209,000
533,000
225,000

(25,500)
(35,200)
(15,900)

32,000
13,000

()
(8,400)
(3,600)

35.9
45.4
39.0

(2.27)
(1.36)
(1.55)

6.8
10.0
10.6

(1.92)
(0.96)
(1.47)

31.5
40.3
33.1

(2.13)
(1.34)
(1.34)

2.5
1.9

()
(0.62)
(0.52)

1.01
1.64
1.26

(0.102)
(0.092)
(0.063)

93,000
355,000
551,000

(12,500)
(28,300)
(32,800)

46,000
71,000
111,000

(9,400)
(11,500)
(16,200)

61,000
314,000
500,000

(9,000)
(27,900)
(30,600)

6,000 !
35,000

()
(2,100)
(8,600)

28.2
36.8
47.6

(3.13)
(1.50)
(1.24)

13.9
7.4
9.6

(2.77)
(1.11)
(1.40)

18.3
32.5
43.1

(2.19)
(1.73)
(1.14)

0.7 !
3.0

()
(0.21)
(0.70)

0.90
1.13 !
1.71

(0.199)
(0.100)
(0.066)

354,000
434,000
120,000
197,000

(27,500)
(26,300)
(14,800)
(17,100)

81,000
81,000
31,000
56,000

(10,200)
(14,800)
(6,900)
(8,000)

311,000
396,000
101,000
159,000

(24,300)
(25,300)
(13,700)
(16,700)

28,000
13,000

(8,100)
(3,200)
()
()

48.1
44.4
35.8
31.7

(2.03)
(1.52)
(2.05)
(2.02)

11.0
8.3
9.4
9.0

(1.26)
(1.51)
(1.88)
(1.47)

42.3
40.6
30.3
25.7

(1.78)
(1.51)
(2.06)
(1.77)

3.8
1.4

(1.05)
(0.33)
()
()

1.72
1.60
0.99
0.89

(0.105)
(0.102)
(0.073)
(0.064)

220,000
224,000
385,000
275,000

(17,600)
(13,500)
(17,100)
(25,800)

46,000
40,000
128,000
35,000

(13,500)
(8,000)
(12,400)
(7,200)

198,000
194,000
320,000
255,000

(15,900)
(12,500)
(16,800)
(25,200)

5,000 !

16,000
17,000 !

(1,800)
()
(4,500)
(5,800)

40.9
35.4
43.8
44.7

(2.54)
(2.00)
(1.24)
(2.34)

8.5
6.4
14.5
5.7

(2.52)
(1.30)
(1.37)
(1.14)

37.0
30.6
36.4
41.4

(2.20)
(1.86)
(1.30)
(2.41)

0.9 !

1.9
2.8 !

(0.34)
()
(0.53)
(0.92)

1.28 !
0.98
1.64
1.54 !

(0.120)
(0.078)
(0.084)
(0.165)

481,000
311,000
193,000
120,000

(39,800)
(24,700)
(16,100)
(17,500)

91,000
77,000
51,000
30,000

(16,000)
(11,900)
(8,400)
(7,600)

442,000
261,000
160,000
104,000

(37,100)
(21,600)
(12,900)
(16,000)

14,000 !
18,000 !
16,000 !

(6,400)
(5,700)
(5,900)
()

48.8
37.1
34.4
42.1

(1.83)
(1.41)
(1.92)
(2.84)

9.3
9.2
9.1
10.4

(1.56)
(1.25)
(1.33)
(2.50)

44.9
31.3
28.6
36.5

(1.72)
(1.40)
(1.64)
(2.42)

1.5 !
2.1 !
2.8 !

(0.63)
(0.69)
(1.02)
()

1.75 !
1.17 !
1.05 !
1.44

(0.108)
(0.058)
(0.083)
(0.214)

Sex
Male ............................................................
Female.........................................................
Race/ethnicity
White............................................................
Black ............................................................
Hispanic.......................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..................................
American Indian/Alaska Native ..................
Combined Black and Hispanic enrollment in
school
Less than 5 percent.....................................
5 to 50 percent ............................................
More than 50 percent..................................
School enrollment size
Less than 500..............................................
500 to 1,499.................................................
1,500 or more..............................................
School locale
City...............................................................
Suburb .........................................................
Town.............................................................
Rural ............................................................
Region
Northeast.....................................................
Midwest........................................................
South ...........................................................
West.............................................................
Percent of students eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent ............................................
26 to 50 percent ..........................................
More than 50 percent..................................
School did not participate or data missing.

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent
or greater.
1Dual credit courses are those in which high school students can earn both high school and postsecondary credits for the same
course. For 2009, includes some courses for which college credits were conditional upon the student meeting additional requirements. For example, one school offered a consumer economics course for which the student earned college credits only if the student later attended that college and took an advanced consumer economics course there. If the student did not attend that college
and take the advanced course, then no college credits would be earned for the course (only high school credits would be earned). In
2009, such conditional college credit courses made up an unweighted 15 percent of the dual credit courses in the sample.

2Credits

are shown in Carnegie units. The Carnegie unit is a standard unit of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course.
NOTE: For a transcript to be included in the analyses, it had to meet three requirements: (1) the graduate graduated with either a
standard or honors diploma, (2) the graduates transcript contained 16 or more Carnegie credits, and (3) the graduates transcript
contained more than 0 Carnegie credits in English courses. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include
other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Percentages are based on unrounded numbers. Each student is counted only once
in each column, regardless of the number of courses taken. Students are counted only once in the total columns even if they earned
credits in more than one categorye.g., a student may take both AP courses and dual credit courses, or a single course may fall into
both the AP and the dual credit categories. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000, 2005, and 2009 High School Transcript
Study (HSTS). (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Table 182. Number and percentage of public high school graduates taking dual credit, Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in high school and average credits
earned, by selected student and school characteristics: 2000, 2005, and 2009Continued

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Table 183. Percentage of 9th-grade students participating in various school-sponsored and non-school-sponsored activities, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
School-sponsored activities

Sex and race/ethnicity

Math-related1

Science-related1

At least one of
the math- or
science-related
activities

1
Total ......................................

Music, dance,
art, or theater

Organized
sports

Religious
youth group
or instruction

Scouting or
other group or
club activity

Academic
instruction2

Math or
science camp

10

Another camp

At least one
of the nonschoolsponsored
activities

11

12

9.8

(0.39)

6.4

(0.36)

13.4

(0.50)

34.6

(0.91)

54.9

(0.81)

51.4

(0.93)

22.8

(0.64)

17.7

(0.62)

4.1

(0.31)

23.8

(0.76)

85.7

(0.60)

8.9
10.7

(0.44)
(0.55)

6.3
6.5

(0.59)
(0.45)

12.6
14.2

(0.69)
(0.67)

27.9
41.3

(0.93)
(1.20)

59.8
50.0

(0.93)
(1.10)

49.5
53.4

(1.10)
(1.12)

21.6
24.1

(0.87)
(0.88)

17.5
17.9

(0.80)
(0.80)

4.1
4.0

(0.51)
(0.40)

23.2
24.4

(0.92)
(0.91)

86.1
85.4

(0.79)
(0.75)

8.3
12.5
10.5
17.3

9.1 !
10.5

(0.35)
(1.54)
(0.92)
(2.25)
()
(2.95)
(1.19)

6.4
5.4
5.5
13.0

7.6

(0.43)
(0.77)
(0.72)
(1.93)
()
()
(1.02)

12.2
15.3
13.4
22.3

12.8 !
14.2

(0.46)
(1.71)
(1.07)
(2.48)
()
(3.87)
(1.41)

36.8
33.8
27.5
44.4

20.0 !
36.4

(0.78)
(2.90)
(1.47)
(3.43)
()
(6.56)
(2.49)

60.5
49.1
46.9
38.5

48.8
55.8

(0.87)
(2.39)
(2.46)
(2.87)
()
(6.60)
(2.46)

56.7
52.3
39.1
38.8

42.3
53.6

(1.04)
(2.31)
(2.36)
(3.31)
()
(6.00)
(2.47)

24.0
26.3
16.6
25.8

31.6
24.9

(0.83)
(2.02)
(1.27)
(2.28)
()
(6.00)
(2.13)

13.2
32.8
18.6
31.1

16.8
15.4

(0.65)
(2.55)
(1.20)
(3.49)
()
(4.36)
(1.57)

2.7
7.4
3.6
15.0

3.4

(0.26)
(1.24)
(0.77)
(2.06)
()
()
(0.81)

30.6
14.8
14.5
16.2

19.1 !
21.2

(0.92)
(1.79)
(1.66)
(2.14)
()
(8.31)
(1.60)

89.7
84.9
76.9
82.1

78.9
86.8

(0.47)
(1.72)
(2.28)
(2.76)
()
(5.22)
(1.53)

7.6
12.2
9.2
18.4

10.9 !
8.3

(0.45)
(1.74)
(1.22)
(2.96)
()
(4.96)
(1.37)

6.1
5.8
5.5
11.5

9.0

(0.61)
(1.10)
(1.15)
(2.38)
()
()
(1.85)

11.5
15.4
12.1
22.8

13.4

(0.73)
(1.92)
(1.50)
(3.23)
()
()
(2.04)

29.1
27.4
22.4
36.9

18.8 !
29.9

(0.95)
(2.88)
(2.04)
(4.02)
()
(9.40)
(2.96)

63.3
58.2
54.4
42.9

49.9
59.2

(1.06)
(3.15)
(2.86)
(3.89)
()
(9.31)
(3.78)

54.5
49.0
37.1
32.8

38.2
56.9

(1.19)
(3.03)
(2.92)
(5.50)
()
(9.74)
(3.48)

23.2
21.0
15.3
26.1

31.3
26.2

(1.12)
(2.85)
(1.69)
(3.78)
()
(8.35)
(2.99)

14.2
31.1
16.9
31.0

16.0

(0.93)
(3.11)
(1.83)
(4.54)
()
()
(2.30)

2.8
7.5
2.9 !
18.4

3.4 !

(0.36)
(2.01)
(0.88)
(3.34)
()
()
(1.22)

29.6
14.6
13.1
20.3

20.4

(1.22)
(2.46)
(2.11)
(3.47)
()
()
(2.28)

89.0
87.3
78.4
78.9

78.4
88.6

(0.61)
(1.95)
(2.70)
(3.87)
()
(6.67)
(1.82)

9.0
12.8
11.9
16.1

12.7

(0.56)
(2.14)
(1.16)
(2.49)
()
()
(1.71)

6.7
5.0
5.5
14.6

6.3

(0.61)
(1.09)
(0.76)
(2.92)
()
()
(1.00)

13.0
15.2
14.6
21.8

15.0

(0.71)
(2.38)
(1.28)
(3.16)
()
()
(1.73)

44.9
39.0
32.9
51.8

21.4 !
42.4

(1.16)
(4.64)
(2.06)
(4.88)
()
(8.36)
(3.39)

57.5
41.8
39.0
34.2

47.4
52.5

(1.13)
(3.87)
(3.27)
(3.19)
()
(9.63)
(4.18)

59.0
55.0
41.1
44.8

47.0
50.4

(1.17)
(3.33)
(2.95)
(3.24)
()
(11.74)
(3.62)

24.8
30.5
17.9
25.6

32.0
23.7

(1.04)
(2.59)
(1.83)
(3.53)
()
(8.98)
(2.95)

12.1
34.2
20.3
31.2

14.8

(0.76)
(3.75)
(1.85)
(3.72)
()
()
(2.05)

2.7
7.3
4.4
11.7

3.4 !

(0.34)
(1.53)
(1.12)
(3.07)
()
()
(1.19)

31.7
14.9
16.0
12.2

22.0

(1.08)
(2.58)
(2.15)
(2.55)
()
()
(2.24)

90.4
83.0
75.4
85.3

79.5
85.1

(0.62)
(2.66)
(2.71)
(3.16)
()
(8.44)
(2.47)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Students could indicate that they participated in clubs, competitions, camps, study groups, or tutoring programs.
2Academic instruction outside of school such as from a Saturday academy, learning center, personal tutor, or summer school
program.

NOTE: Data on school-sponsored activities are based on student responses and are weighted by W1STUDENT. Student
reports about school-sponsored activities refer to the period since the beginning of the last school year, which for most of
these students was 8th grade, or the fall of 2008. Data on non-school-sponsored activities are based on parent responses
and are weighted by W1PARENT. Parent reports about non-school-sponsored activities refer to the last 12 months. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009,
Base-Year Public-Use Data File. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Student Activities and Behavior

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male...................................................
Female...............................................
Race/ethnicity
White..................................................
Black ..................................................
Hispanic.............................................
Asian..................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.......
American Indian/Alaska Native ........
Two or more races.............................
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White..............................................
Black..............................................
Hispanic.........................................
Asian..............................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ..
American Indian/Alaska Native ....
Two or more races.........................
Female
White..............................................
Black..............................................
Hispanic.........................................
Asian..............................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ..
American Indian/Alaska Native ....
Two or more races.........................

Non-school-sponsored activities

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Sex

Activity
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1992
At least once a week
Use personal computer2 ...............................................
Work on hobbies ...........................................................
Perform community service ..........................................
Driving or riding around ................................................
Visiting with friends at a local hangout..........................
Talk on phone with friends ............................................
Take music, art, or dance class.....................................
Take sports lessons ......................................................
Play nonschool sports...................................................
Reading 3 or more hours per week (not for school) .........
Plays video/computer games 3 or more hours per day
on weekdays...............................................................
Watches television 3 or more hours per day on weekdays
2004
At least once a week
Use personal computer at home...................................
Work on hobbies ...........................................................
Perform community service ..........................................
Driving or riding around ................................................
Visiting with friends at a local hangout..........................
Talk on phone with friends ............................................
Take music, art, or language class................................
Take sports lessons ......................................................
Play nonschool sports...................................................
Reading 3 or more hours per week (not for school) .........
Plays video/computer games 3 or more hours per day
on weekdays...............................................................
Watches television/DVDs 3 or more hours per day on
weekdays....................................................................
Hours of homework per week
Less than 1 hour ...........................................................
1 to 3 hours...................................................................
4 to 6 hours...................................................................
7 to 12 hours.................................................................
More than 12 hours.......................................................

23.6
40.9
11.3
73.2
88.0
80.5
10.2
7.3
26.2
33.7

Total

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

(0.52)
(0.62)
(0.48)
(0.59)
(0.45)
(0.56)
(0.35)
(0.38)
(0.62)
(0.56)

28.1
44.4
10.7
74.4
88.2
72.6
7.9
9.7
38.7
30.9

(0.76)
(0.85)
(0.80)
(0.84)
(0.62)
(0.88)
(0.44)
(0.62)
(0.91)
(0.78)

Socioeconomic status1

Race/ethnicity

19.3
37.6
11.9
72.1
87.9
88.3
12.4
5.0
14.0
36.4

(0.64)
(0.86)
(0.52)
(0.75)
(0.62)
(0.64)
(0.52)
(0.45)
(0.70)
(0.78)

23.9
42.2
11.1
75.7
90.6
81.7
10.0
7.0
27.1
34.5

(0.58)
(0.71)
(0.60)
(0.64)
(0.41)
(0.62)
(0.40)
(0.46)
(0.73)
(0.64)

23.3
34.5
12.1
67.8
79.8
81.3
9.6
7.5
22.6
28.6

(1.71)
(1.99)
(1.26)
(2.15)
(2.02)
(2.01)
(1.11)
(0.80)
(1.79)
(1.81)

20.7
39.7
11.1
66.0
82.1
71.8
9.9
8.0
23.4
32.8

(1.49)
(1.71)
(1.03)
(1.82)
(1.27)
(1.60)
(1.27)
(1.14)
(1.55)
(1.75)

Asian/
American
Pacific Indian/Alaska
Islander
Native
8

26.6
37.7
13.8
66.5
85.7
77.2
14.1
9.3
28.1
35.3

(1.90)
(2.16)
(1.58)
(2.05)
(1.46)
(1.82)
(1.21)
(1.06)
(2.13)
(2.03)

22.0
51.8
8.0 !
67.6
73.0
73.7
10.7 !
10.0 !
27.3
34.4

(3.88)
(4.20)
(2.56)
(4.40)
(4.89)
(6.12)
(3.40)
(4.07)
(4.25)
(3.90)

18.7
36.3
7.6
69.6
80.6
72.8
7.2
5.5
20.4
29.7

Control of school attended

Low

Middle

High

Public

Catholic

Other
private

10

11

12

13

14

15

(1.10)
(1.29)
(0.61)
(1.26)
(1.05)
(1.13)
(0.67)
(0.61)
(1.01)
(1.10)

23.4
41.1
9.6
75.3
88.0
81.6
8.9
6.6
24.5
33.4

(0.73)
(0.84)
(0.46)
(0.75)
(0.66)
(0.71)
(0.43)
(0.40)
(0.73)
(0.77)

27.6
43.6
16.9
72.4
93.2
83.7
14.2
9.5
32.9
36.7

(0.91)
(1.14)
(1.22)
(1.13)
(0.57)
(1.10)
(0.75)
(0.96)
(1.29)
(1.01)

23.3
40.6
9.6
74.0
88.2
80.4
9.7
6.5
25.6
33.2

(0.50)
(0.59)
(0.37)
(0.55)
(0.39)
(0.54)
(0.35)
(0.29)
(0.56)
(0.59)

26.0
42.4
23.6
76.1
93.3
86.8
12.4
9.2
35.1
32.4

(2.58)
(2.69)
(2.50)
(2.41)
(1.23)
(1.84)
(1.55)
(1.60)
(2.71)
(2.35)

29.0
41.1
22.9
68.7
95.1
77.9
14.9
7.3
28.0
38.8

(3.04)
(2.60)
(2.63)
(2.91)
(0.78)
(2.77)
(1.49)
(1.13)
(3.00)
(2.51)

2.0 (0.16)
27.0 (0.62)

3.2 (0.29)
27.7 (0.88)

0.8 (0.12)
26.4 (0.77)

1.8 (0.18)
23.6 (0.67)

3.3 (0.64)
49.2 (2.29)

2.1 (0.43)
26.6 (1.54)

2.7 ! (0.88)
25.0 (2.20)

2.5 ! (1.19)
36.4 (4.85)

3.4 (0.40)
34.1 (1.24)

2.1 (0.23)
29.3 (0.89)

1.1 (0.19)
18.1 (1.03)

2.1 (0.18)
26.4 (0.56)

1.6 ! (0.50)
26.1 (2.29)

0.6 ! (0.26)
15.5 (2.34)

79.3
46.5
18.7
65.7
86.1
72.1
17.7
13.2
27.4
32.0

79.6
49.6
15.1
67.5
88.4
65.2
13.8
15.8
39.2
29.5

79.0
43.3
22.3
64.0
83.9
78.9
21.7
10.7
15.7
34.5

84.7
46.8
17.9
70.0
90.7
71.6
17.5
12.5
26.8
31.5

62.8
44.3
21.1
63.9
79.9
80.5
18.7
15.7
28.3
32.7

71.4
44.8
17.5
54.0
77.7
66.6
15.2
13.5
27.5
32.8

(1.32)
(1.39)
(1.11)
(1.28)
(1.16)
(1.24)
(1.02)
(1.07)
(1.27)
(1.28)

89.5
49.3
27.4
58.3
79.0
64.7
21.2
12.9
30.7
30.5

(1.06)
(1.75)
(1.36)
(1.93)
(1.37)
(1.75)
(1.42)
(1.31)
(1.57)
(1.43)

68.8
58.4
11.6
77.0
82.6
73.1
17.8
12.1
38.7
34.4

(2.31)
(2.40)
(2.05)
(3.70)
(2.52)
(2.68)
(1.30)
(0.43)
(1.61)
(3.73)

61.9
42.2
15.7
59.0
76.6
66.0
13.6
10.8
24.3
30.3

79.8
46.6
17.4
67.2
87.7
73.5
17.0
12.6
27.3
30.8

92.3
49.6
23.5
68.4
90.9
74.2
22.4
16.4
30.0
35.6

78.2
46.3
18.3
65.7
85.7
71.8
17.4
12.9
27.3
32.0

(0.56)
(0.60)
(0.48)
(0.66)
(0.44)
(0.52)
(0.49)
(0.44)
(0.57)
(0.55)

93.2
47.2
23.8
68.8
92.2
77.5
19.6
18.8
31.2
29.6

(0.69)
(1.41)
(1.29)
(1.36)
(0.65)
(1.30)
(1.22)
(0.92)
(1.47)
(1.47)

89.6
48.6
22.1
62.8
89.2
72.7
22.6
14.4
24.8
34.9

(1.90)
(1.90)
(1.81)
(2.24)
(1.05)
(1.53)
(1.75)
(1.07)
(1.74)
(1.74)

(0.52)
(0.56)
(0.45)
(0.61)
(0.41)
(0.48)
(0.46)
(0.41)
(0.53)
(0.51)

(0.65)
(0.80)
(0.54)
(0.78)
(0.46)
(0.71)
(0.52)
(0.61)
(0.77)
(0.70)

(0.69)
(0.71)
(0.63)
(0.79)
(0.63)
(0.58)
(0.66)
(0.48)
(0.62)
(0.71)

(0.54)
(0.68)
(0.52)
(0.70)
(0.40)
(0.61)
(0.61)
(0.47)
(0.70)
(0.66)

(1.34)
(1.46)
(1.22)
(1.28)
(1.03)
(0.98)
(0.96)
(1.09)
(1.14)
(1.24)

(1.07)
(1.07)
(0.74)
(1.17)
(0.94)
(0.95)
(0.78)
(0.70)
(0.91)
(0.99)

(0.63)
(0.76)
(0.64)
(0.82)
(0.51)
(0.66)
(0.61)
(0.57)
(0.73)
(0.72)

(0.53)
(0.93)
(0.81)
(0.93)
(0.56)
(0.82)
(0.71)
(0.71)
(1.06)
(0.89)

5.9 (0.27)

10.4 (0.48)

1.5 (0.18)

5.1 (0.31)

7.8 (0.78)

6.6 (0.66)

6.1

(0.81)

8.9

(1.17)

7.2 (0.54)

6.3 (0.40)

4.2 (0.35)

6.1 (0.29)

3.8

(0.50)

3.5

(0.59)

28.1 (0.54)

29.3 (0.76)

26.9 (0.69)

21.9 (0.61)

51.7 (1.37)

33.0 (1.06)

24.6

(1.72)

29.9

(3.81)

35.6 (1.00)

29.3 (0.76)

20.0 (0.75)

28.8 (0.58)

24.3

(1.60)

15.8

(1.43)

13.3
28.7
25.0
21.7
11.2

17.3
30.2
24.5
19.8
8.2

9.4
27.3
25.5
23.6
14.2

14.0
27.3
25.8
22.4
10.5

15.1
32.6
24.7
18.0
9.6

10.7
33.9
23.0
21.7
10.7

6.5
16.6
26.7
27.3
22.8

(1.09)
(1.52)
(1.59)
(1.46)
(1.66)

14.9
29.6
21.4
26.9
7.2 !

(1.38)
(2.75)
(1.19)
(3.86)
(2.20)

15.6
32.7
24.2
18.2
9.2

14.8
30.3
25.1
20.5
9.4

8.7
22.8
25.6
26.8
16.1

14.0
29.7
25.0
20.9
10.4

5.5
19.5
27.3
29.1
18.6

(0.70)
(1.32)
(1.23)
(1.13)
(1.52)

5.4
16.9
24.0
32.2
21.5

(1.19)
(1.57)
(1.48)
(1.87)
(2.83)

(0.44)
(0.52)
(0.49)
(0.51)
(0.39)

(0.67)
(0.72)
(0.68)
(0.68)
(0.43)

(0.48)
(0.75)
(0.66)
(0.68)
(0.61)

(0.56)
(0.64)
(0.64)
(0.65)
(0.47)

(0.93)
(1.18)
(1.18)
(0.98)
(0.85)

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score on parental education and occupations, and family income.
The low SES group is the lowest quartile; the middle SES group is the middle two quartiles; and the high SES group is the
upper quartile.
2Question does not specify where computer is used.

(0.83)
(1.27)
(1.20)
(1.26)
(0.99)

(0.78)
(0.97)
(0.94)
(0.81)
(0.76)

(0.62)
(0.71)
(0.67)
(0.66)
(0.46)

(0.55)
(0.89)
(0.89)
(0.90)
(0.73)

(0.47)
(0.56)
(0.53)
(0.55)
(0.40)

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Education Longitudinal Study of
1988 (NELS:88/92), Second Follow-up Student Survey, 1992; and Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002/04), First
Follow-up, 2004. (This table was prepared December 2009.)

260 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Student Activities and Behavior

Table 184. Percentage of high school seniors who say they engage in various activities, by selected student and school characteristics: 1992 and 2004

Table 185. Percentage of high school seniors who participate in various school-sponsored extracurricular activities, by selected student characteristics: 1992 and 2004
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Vocational clubs
(Future Farmers of America,
Skills USA, etc.)

Sports

Selected student characteristic


1

Interscholastic1

Any sport

Academic clubs

Hobby clubs
(photography, chess, etc.)

Cheerleading
and drill team2

Intramural1

Music (band, orchestra,


chorus, or choir)

1992

2004

1992

2004

2004

2004

1992

1992

2004

1992

2004

1992

10

11

12

13

2004
14

25.0

(0.58)

21.3

(0.49)

42.7

(0.67)

44.4

(0.56)

38.8

(0.56)

19.2

(0.47)

7.6

(0.34)

7.7

(0.32)

11.7

(0.38)

19.8

(0.51)

21.0

(0.55)

17.6

(0.58)

15.6

(0.55)

Sex
Male ...............................................
Female ...........................................

22.7
27.1

(0.80)
(0.76)

17.8
24.7

(0.58)
(0.73)

55.5
30.1

(0.92)
(0.80)

50.6
38.2

(0.80)
(0.76)

44.5
33.2

(0.79)
(0.74)

24.2
14.3

(0.71)
(0.57)

2.0
13.0

(0.24)
(0.60)

8.1
7.4

(0.44)
(0.44)

11.9
11.6

(0.51)
(0.48)

15.1
24.3

(0.62)
(0.75)

16.3
25.5

(0.66)
(0.73)

14.7
20.4

(0.68)
(0.75)

14.8
16.3

(0.68)
(0.69)

Race/ethnicity
White..............................................
Black ..............................................
Hispanic .........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander.....................
American Indian/Alaska Native......

24.3
21.2
26.1
22.0
31.9

(4.66)
(1.64)
(0.72)
(1.55)
(2.31)

22.6
16.5
18.3
34.7
19.7

(0.62)
(0.90)
(1.15)
(1.90)
(2.88)

41.4
41.6
44.0
36.2
43.9

(5.81)
(2.29)
(0.79)
(1.84)
(2.25)

46.9
45.4
35.3
40.6
45.8

(0.70)
(1.21)
(1.25)
(1.81)
(1.42)

42.1
37.5
29.5
33.4
40.8

(0.69)
(1.15)
(1.25)
(1.71)
(2.29)

18.8
24.4
16.9
18.0
20.7

(0.58)
(1.05)
(1.02)
(1.48)
(0.34)

13.3 !
10.0
7.6
7.6
5.3

(4.87)
(1.73)
(0.35)
(1.16)
(0.97)

10.1 !
6.9
7.4
8.1
11.2

(5.01)
(0.94)
(0.37)
(1.05)
(1.51)

11.4
9.1
11.8
20.3
6.3

(0.51)
(0.75)
(0.87)
(1.50)
(0.37)

15.4
24.6
20.0
19.1
18.6

(3.65)
(1.57)
(0.62)
(1.68)
(2.01)

22.0
24.0
14.3
19.0
15.9

(0.68)
(1.21)
(0.97)
(1.57)
(2.10)

12.2
23.1
17.8
17.6
10.4

(2.98)
(1.82)
(0.71)
(1.59)
(1.53)

16.8
17.5
11.8
9.2
22.6

(0.74)
(1.17)
(1.04)
(0.78)
(2.23)

Test performance quartile3


Lowest test quartile........................
Second test quartile.......................
Third test quartile...........................
Highest test quartile.......................

17.0
20.6
24.1
36.1

(1.40)
(1.10)
(1.02)
(1.10)

13.4
16.1
20.9
31.8

(0.74)
(0.86)
(0.86)
(0.91)

40.5
37.5
44.0
48.3

(1.46)
(1.22)
(1.14)
(1.17)

34.5
42.4
46.5
52.7

(1.09)
(1.06)
(1.05)
(0.98)

28.0
36.1
41.3
48.0

(1.02)
(1.04)
(1.04)
(0.96)

20.4
21.3
19.2
17.1

(1.00)
(0.85)
(0.76)
(0.82)

7.6
7.0
8.3
7.8

(0.70)
(0.86)
(0.62)
(0.54)

7.9
7.0
7.1
8.7

(0.64)
(0.66)
(0.58)
(0.59)

8.4
9.7
11.2
16.7

(0.63)
(0.63)
(0.65)
(0.78)

18.7
17.2
19.7
24.1

(1.06)
(0.88)
(0.94)
(0.94)

17.7
17.7
20.6
26.3

(0.90)
(0.86)
(0.90)
(0.92)

25.0
23.2
16.6
11.9

(1.38)
(1.19)
(0.81)
(0.78)

17.8
17.9
15.5
12.5

(0.94)
(0.92)
(0.82)
(0.75)

Socioeconomic status4
Low ................................................
Middle ............................................
High ...............................................

18.3
24.1
30.9

(0.94)
(0.78)
(1.12)

16.4
19.6
28.3

(0.89)
(0.65)
(0.89)

32.3
41.3
52.2

(1.23)
(0.84)
(1.21)

33.1
43.7
54.6

(1.05)
(0.77)
(0.95)

26.4
38.5
49.3

(1.01)
(0.75)
(0.99)

16.5
19.6
20.7

(0.79)
(0.62)
(0.86)

6.7
8.0
7.8

(0.96)
(0.43)
(0.53)

6.6
7.0
9.3

(0.62)
(0.41)
(0.59)

8.0
11.2
15.7

(0.61)
(0.48)
(0.77)

17.6
19.6
22.0

(0.96)
(0.71)
(0.96)

16.6
20.7
24.9

(0.75)
(0.68)
(0.98)

24.4
19.6
9.9

(1.25)
(0.79)
(0.59)

17.3
16.8
12.1

(0.94)
(0.71)
(0.70)

Region
Northeast .......................................
Midwest..........................................
South .............................................
West...............................................

23.3
25.2
28.4
21.3

(1.06)
(1.17)
(1.14)
(1.08)

21.1
20.1
23.5
19.5

(0.93)
(1.00)
(0.83)
(1.17)

48.0
45.6
38.6
40.7

(1.41)
(1.29)
(1.17)
(1.41)

47.6
48.3
42.1
40.9

(1.27)
(1.13)
(0.93)
(1.22)

41.8
41.9
36.7
36.2

(1.42)
(1.06)
(0.90)
(1.19)

21.7
20.9
17.6
17.7

(1.19)
(1.02)
(0.74)
(0.97)

6.9
8.3
8.4
6.3

(0.67)
(0.61)
(0.70)
(0.62)

9.2
6.5
6.8
9.4

(0.79)
(0.54)
(0.60)
(0.72)

14.0
9.8
10.5
13.9

(0.99)
(0.78)
(0.55)
(0.92)

20.8
23.8
17.8
17.6

(1.07)
(1.07)
(0.82)
(1.12)

20.4
25.6
20.1
17.6

(1.19)
(1.22)
(0.86)
(1.19)

8.4
18.0
27.4
10.2

(0.91)
(1.30)
(1.14)
(0.84)

9.9
16.3
21.4
10.8

(1.03)
(1.40)
(0.94)
(0.94)

Seniors school sector


Public .............................................
Catholic..........................................
Other private ..................................

24.9
27.7
21.6

(0.61)
(2.50)
(2.80)

20.5
29.5
29.3

(0.52)
(1.61)
(2.40)

41.4
54.5
58.3

(0.69)
(2.98)
(3.06)

42.9
60.8
60.5

(0.60)
(1.64)
(2.72)

37.5
53.1
51.7

(0.59)
(1.46)
(2.98)

18.5
28.1
25.8

(0.49)
(1.96)
(2.82)

7.7
7.8
5.7

(0.36)
(1.39)
(1.49)

7.4
10.4
11.4

(0.33)
(1.60)
(2.32)

11.1
18.8
18.1

(0.41)
(1.22)
(1.76)

19.8
14.2
29.9

(0.53)
(1.96)
(2.67)

20.6
19.2
31.6

(0.58)
(1.53)
(3.51)

19.0 (0.62)
2.7 (0.61)
2.2 ! (0.76)

16.6
4.2
4.0

(0.60)
(0.66)
(0.81)

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Interscholastic refers to competition between teams from different schools. Intramural refers to competition between teams or
students within the same school. Data on these categories are available only for 2004.
2These data were not collected in 2004.
3Composite test performance quartile on mathematics, reading, science, and social studies in 1990 (for 1992 seniors) and composite test performance quartile on mathematics, reading, and science in 2002 (for 2004 seniors).

4Socioeconomic

status (SES) was measured by a composite score on parental education and occupations, and family income.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Education Longitudinal Study of
1988 (NELS:88/92), Second Follow-up, 1992; and Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002/04), First Follow-up,
2004. (This table was prepared December 2009.)

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All seniors.................................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Year and selected student


or school characteristic

Distribution of students who do homework outside


of school by how frequently they do homework

Percent of
students who
do homework
outside of school

Average hours
per week spent
by students who
do homework
outside of school

Less than
once a week

1 to 2 days
per week

3 to 4 days
per week

5 or more
days a week

Percent of
students whose
parents1
check that
homework
is done

No help given

Less than
once a week

1 to 2 days
per week

3 to 4 days
per week

5 or more
days per week

10

11

12

13

Distribution of students by how frequently their parents1 help with homework

2003
95.6

(0.23)

9.1

(0.19)

2.9

(0.16)

15.1

(0.45)

43.9

(0.61)

38.2

(0.57)

85.2

(0.33)

()

()

()

()

()

96.2

(0.26)

9.2

(0.24)

2.3

(0.18)

12.9

(0.43)

46.5

(0.75)

38.3

(0.73)

94.6

(0.29)

()

()

()

()

()

Sex
Male ..........................................................
Female......................................................

95.8
96.7

(0.41)
(0.32)

9.6
8.7

(0.36)
(0.32)

2.7
2.0

(0.26)
(0.23)

13.5
12.3

(0.58)
(0.61)

47.4
45.5

(0.95)
(1.08)

36.4
40.3

(0.93)
(1.09)

95.6
93.4

(0.38)
(0.52)

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

Race/ethnicity
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic....................................................
Asian.........................................................

95.9
97.8
96.3
95.1

(0.37)
(0.51)
(0.50)
(1.62)

9.4
8.0
8.8
11.1

(0.30)
(0.44)
(0.57)
(1.44)

2.8
1.4
1.5

(0.27)
(0.35)
(0.34)
()

14.9
8.1
11.8
6.9

(0.64)
(1.02)
(0.87)
(1.74)

47.5
47.6
41.8
41.1

(0.97)
(1.66)
(1.37)
(4.96)

34.7
42.9
44.9
51.2

(1.05)
(1.61)
(1.51)
(5.30)

93.1
98.0
96.4
96.6

(0.44)
(0.79)
(0.45)
(1.18)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

School type
Public ........................................................
Private.......................................................

96.4
94.6

(0.25)
(0.87)

9.1
9.6

(0.24)
(0.58)

2.5
1.3

(0.20)
(0.31)

13.5
8.0

(0.47)
(0.92)

47.1
41.8

(0.75)
(1.90)

36.9
49.0

(0.73)
(1.81)

95.0
91.4

(0.28)
(1.16)

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

Poverty status
Poor...........................................................
Nonpoor....................................................

95.7
96.3

(0.71)
(0.28)

9.6
9.1

(0.63)
(0.25)

1.3
2.6

(0.34)
(0.21)

14.3
12.6

(1.33)
(0.45)

42.4
47.4

(1.87)
(0.77)

42.0
37.5

(1.75)
(0.78)

96.9
94.0

(0.77)
(0.31)

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

All secondary school students


(grades 9 through 12)..................

94.2

(0.52)

8.8

(0.25)

4.1

(0.40)

20.3

(0.94)

37.6

(1.01)

38.0

(1.04)

62.8

(0.86)

()

()

()

()

()

Sex
Male ..........................................................
Female......................................................

91.3
97.2

(0.81)
(0.56)

9.0
8.5

(0.42)
(0.27)

6.2
2.1

(0.72)
(0.35)

23.6
17.0

(1.30)
(1.23)

38.1
37.1

(1.45)
(1.35)

32.1
43.8

(1.15)
(1.53)

66.6
59.0

(1.14)
(1.47)

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

Race/ethnicity
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic....................................................
Asian.........................................................

94.2
95.3
92.2
100.0

(0.64)
(1.05)
(1.20)
()

8.8
9.3
8.1
10.4

(0.33)
(0.78)
(0.45)
(1.48)

4.4
3.4
4.2

(0.49)
(0.82)
(1.15)
()

20.2
21.2
20.9
6.7 !

(1.21)
(2.48)
(2.20)
(2.65)

36.3
42.9
40.1
32.8

(1.20)
(2.56)
(2.39)
(5.65)

39.0
32.6
34.8
59.0

(1.32)
(2.49)
(2.45)
(5.76)

55.4
80.0
78.6
52.6

(1.12)
(2.13)
(1.68)
(4.94)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

School type
Public ........................................................
Private.......................................................

93.9
96.6

(0.58)
(1.06)

8.7
9.9

(0.27)
(0.47)

4.6

(0.44)
()

21.7
7.1

(1.03)
(1.90)

38.7
26.9

(1.06)
(2.88)

35.0
65.9

(1.02)
(2.92)

64.3
49.4

(0.92)
(3.51)

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

Poverty status
Poor...........................................................
Nonpoor....................................................

90.1
95.0

(1.53)
(0.55)

8.6
8.8

(0.74)
(0.28)

4.3
4.1

(0.97)
(0.43)

23.2
19.8

(3.33)
(0.94)

42.3
36.7

(3.16)
(1.11)

30.2
39.4

(2.83)
(1.05)

75.3
60.5

(2.94)
(0.91)

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

Coursework
Enrolled in AP classes..............................
Not enrolled in AP classes .......................

98.0
91.5

(0.47)
(0.80)

9.6
8.2

(0.38)
(0.34)

2.2
5.6

(0.46)
(0.67)

13.4
25.4

(1.10)
(1.35)

31.9
41.8

(1.44)
(1.43)

52.5
27.3

(1.66)
(1.30)

53.4
69.7

(1.32)
(1.10)

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

()
()

94.4

(0.30)

5.4

(0.06)

3.1

(0.34)

13.1

(0.47)

43.6

(0.62)

40.2

(0.60)

85.4

(0.46)

10.2

(0.41)

20.3

(0.51)

31.7

(0.64)

25.3

(0.59)

12.4

(0.41)

95.0

(0.37)

4.7

(0.07)

2.1

(0.23)

12.3

(0.56)

46.2

(0.73)

39.4

(0.68)

95.0

(0.34)

4.3

(0.34)

13.1

(0.52)

32.6

(0.77)

32.9

(0.76)

17.0

(0.56)

All students.....................................
All elementary school students
(kindergarten through grade 8)..

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2007
All students.....................................
All elementary school students
(kindergarten through grade 8)..
See notes at end of table.

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Table 186. Percentage of elementary and secondary school students who do homework outside of school, whose parents check that homework is done, and whose parents help with homework, by
frequency and selected student and school characteristics: 2003 and 2007

Table 186. Percentage of elementary and secondary school students who do homework outside of school, whose parents check that homework is done, and whose parents help with homework, by
frequency and selected student and school characteristics: 2003 and 2007Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Year and selected student


or school characteristic

Distribution of students who do homework outside


of school by how frequently they do homework

Percent of
students who
do homework
outside of school

Average hours
per week spent
by students who
do homework
outside of school

Less than
once a week

1 to 2 days
per week

3 to 4 days
per week

5 or more
days a week

Percent of
students whose
parents1
check that
homework
is done

No help given

Less than
once a week

1 to 2 days
per week

3 to 4 days
per week

5 or more
days per week

10

11

12

13

Distribution of students by how frequently their parents1 help with homework

94.6
95.4

(0.51)
(0.53)

4.6
4.9

(0.09)
(0.10)

2.1
2.1

(0.31)
(0.31)

12.4
12.2

(0.71)
(0.96)

47.9
44.4

(1.19)
(1.13)

37.6
41.3

(1.09)
(1.08)

95.3
94.6

(0.47)
(0.48)

4.3
4.3

(0.39)
(0.56)

12.9
13.4

(0.63)
(0.76)

32.3
32.9

(1.02)
(1.17)

32.7
33.2

(1.28)
(1.17)

17.8
16.1

(0.85)
(0.79)

Race/ethnicity
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic....................................................
Asian.........................................................

94.7
95.5
94.8
97.7

(0.48)
(1.07)
(0.85)
(0.97)

4.4
5.6
4.7
5.7

(0.07)
(0.27)
(0.11)
(0.39)

2.7
1.3 !
1.3

(0.36)
(0.53)
(0.33)
()

13.7
7.0
13.5
5.1 !

(0.74)
(1.19)
(1.39)
(1.53)

48.3
44.4
40.7
39.1

(1.05)
(3.40)
(1.94)
(4.31)

35.3
47.2
44.4
54.8

(0.99)
(3.11)
(1.74)
(4.48)

94.0
98.1
96.1
88.5

(0.42)
(0.63)
(0.70)
(3.44)

3.8
3.5
7.1
3.1 !

(0.37)
(1.03)
(0.95)
(1.36)

15.7
7.4
10.3
12.8

(0.74)
(1.14)
(0.91)
(2.84)

34.9
25.2
30.1
37.5

(0.94)
(2.22)
(1.79)
(4.52)

31.3
38.3
34.0
30.7

(0.92)
(3.36)
(1.78)
(4.22)

14.3
25.5
18.6
15.9

(0.63)
(2.38)
(1.52)
(2.56)

School type
Public ........................................................
Private.......................................................

95.1
94.0

(0.38)
(1.01)

4.7
4.8

(0.08)
(0.19)

2.0
2.7

(0.25)
(0.63)

12.4
11.4

(0.62)
(1.96)

46.1
46.7

(0.76)
(2.64)

39.4
39.2

(0.73)
(2.46)

95.4
91.5

(0.36)
(1.19)

4.4
3.6

(0.38)
(0.85)

13.1
13.6

(0.55)
(1.48)

32.4
34.3

(0.86)
(2.10)

32.9
33.5

(0.81)
(2.36)

17.2
15.2

(0.64)
(1.68)

Poverty status
Poor...........................................................
Nonpoor....................................................

94.2
95.2

(0.99)
(0.36)

4.7
4.8

(0.20)
(0.08)

2.9
1.9

(0.72)
(0.22)

16.3
11.3

(2.18)
(0.58)

39.0
48.0

(2.53)
(0.80)

41.7
38.8

(2.21)
(0.75)

97.9
94.2

(0.55)
(0.40)

6.1
3.9

(1.01)
(0.33)

8.8
14.2

(1.29)
(0.56)

28.5
33.7

(2.44)
(0.80)

35.2
32.4

(2.41)
(0.72)

21.3
15.9

(1.90)
(0.58)

Locale
City............................................................
Suburban ..................................................
Town..........................................................
Rural .........................................................

95.2
95.4
93.0
95.0

(0.65)
(0.51)
(1.50)
(0.85)

5.1
4.9
4.1
4.2

(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.15)

1.5
1.9
2.7
3.2

(0.31)
(0.37)
(0.79)
(0.69)

9.1
9.3
18.8
19.5

(0.91)
(0.71)
(1.98)
(1.79)

43.4
46.1
46.4
50.6

(1.58)
(1.24)
(2.29)
(1.90)

46.0
42.7
32.2
26.8

(1.43)
(1.19)
(2.08)
(1.63)

95.4
93.5
96.0
96.3

(0.54)
(0.67)
(1.04)
(0.72)

4.8
4.4
3.2
4.1

(0.67)
(0.55)
(0.80)
(0.94)

11.3
14.5
14.2
13.1

(1.02)
(0.85)
(1.62)
(1.30)

29.1
33.1
35.7
35.5

(1.39)
(1.05)
(2.68)
(2.29)

36.0
30.8
31.1
32.8

(1.41)
(1.14)
(2.31)
(2.23)

18.7
17.1
15.7
14.6

(1.15)
(0.91)
(1.62)
(1.37)

93.0

(0.55)

6.8

(0.11)

5.4

(0.85)

14.8

(0.96)

38.0

(1.15)

41.9

(1.18)

64.6

(1.21)

23.1

(1.08)

35.9

(1.26)

29.7

(1.19)

8.8

(0.81)

2.5

(0.34)

91.2
94.9

(0.80)
(0.79)

6.0
7.5

(0.19)
(0.16)

7.4
3.3

(1.53)
(0.72)

18.3
11.2

(1.59)
(1.10)

38.2
37.7

(1.78)
(1.79)

36.0
47.9

(1.64)
(1.85)

67.8
61.4

(1.88)
(1.78)

24.1
22.0

(1.56)
(1.32)

36.9
35.0

(1.97)
(1.44)

29.1
30.4

(1.84)
(1.35)

8.2
9.3

(1.11)
(1.11)

1.8
3.3

(0.41)
(0.60)

Race/ethnicity
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic....................................................
Asian.........................................................

94.5
91.8
90.7
93.6

(0.52)
(1.98)
(2.11)
(5.45)

6.8
6.3
6.4
10.3

(0.13)
(0.38)
(0.34)
(1.37)

4.2

12.9
20.1
17.7
13.8 !

(0.91)
(3.86)
(3.55)
(5.51)

38.6
41.0
36.6
18.5 !

(1.51)
(4.72)
(2.93)
(6.12)

44.3
29.7
39.9
67.7

(1.42)
(3.43)
(3.03)
(7.18)

57.2
83.1
75.6
59.0

(1.54)
(2.84)
(2.71)
(7.69)

22.5
19.5
26.2
26.4

(1.28)
(2.97)
(2.94)
(7.58)

41.1
26.5
25.8
36.1

(1.36)
(4.77)
(2.38)
(7.55)

27.7
34.4
33.8
26.8

(1.43)
(4.03)
(3.49)
(7.61)

6.3
16.7
11.0
7.6 !

(0.66)
(4.45)
(1.76)
(3.11)

2.3
2.9 !
3.3 !

(0.58)
()
(1.29)
()

(0.42)
(1.13)
(1.00)
()

School type
Public ........................................................
Private.......................................................

92.3
98.5

(0.60)
(0.54)

6.5
9.3

(0.11)
(0.39)

5.9
0.8 !

(0.96)
(0.35)

15.9
5.9

(1.06)
(1.34)

39.7
24.0

(1.26)
(2.72)

38.5
69.4

(1.17)
(2.89)

66.1
53.1

(1.24)
(3.98)

22.8
25.0

(1.16)
(2.64)

35.4
40.1

(1.29)
(3.68)

30.0
27.5

(1.26)
(4.07)

9.1
6.1

(0.87)
(1.36)

2.7
1.4 !

(0.37)
(0.61)

Poverty status
Poor...........................................................
Nonpoor....................................................

89.5
93.7

(2.21)
(0.58)

5.5
7.0

(0.32)
(0.12)

4.8

()
(0.53)

19.2
13.9

(3.62)
(0.91)

38.7
37.8

(4.32)
(1.27)

33.7
43.6

(3.69)
(1.37)

81.0
61.4

(3.03)
(1.30)

24.2
22.8

(3.80)
(1.05)

24.0
38.3

(4.21)
(1.19)

36.1
28.5

(3.76)
(1.24)

14.0
7.7

(3.21)
(0.66)

1.7 !
2.7

(0.63)
(0.38)

Coursework
Enrolled in AP classes..............................
Not enrolled in AP classes .......................

96.9
90.6

(0.59)
(0.81)

8.5
5.7

(0.22)
(0.13)

2.4
7.3

(0.70)
(1.31)

7.5
19.5

(0.93)
(1.40)

31.9
41.9

(1.81)
(1.56)

58.2
31.2

(1.97)
(1.42)

56.3
70.1

(2.06)
(1.46)

27.4
20.2

(1.90)
(1.14)

36.3
35.7

(1.69)
(1.70)

28.3
30.7

(1.74)
(1.59)

6.0
10.5

(0.99)
(1.23)

1.9
2.9

(0.43)
(0.51)

Locale
City............................................................
Suburban ..................................................
Town..........................................................
Rural .........................................................

92.8
93.6
89.7
93.9

(1.01)
(0.95)
(2.16)
(1.23)

6.8
7.5
6.4
5.6

(0.22)
(0.17)
(0.27)
(0.29)

6.3 !
4.8
5.4
5.1

(2.46)
(0.86)
(1.48)
(1.20)

14.1
11.4
13.2
22.7

(1.90)
(1.27)
(1.74)
(2.76)

35.9
36.5
45.9
39.6

(2.32)
(1.71)
(3.46)
(3.04)

43.7
47.4
35.5
32.6

(2.53)
(2.07)
(3.17)
(2.79)

71.5
58.9
64.8
65.5

(1.89)
(2.00)
(3.12)
(2.94)

22.6
23.6
24.3
22.1

(1.88)
(1.74)
(2.81)
(2.69)

33.4
39.1
34.4
34.4

(2.64)
(1.79)
(2.96)
(2.71)

29.3
27.8
27.9
34.8

(2.00)
(1.68)
(3.41)
(3.43)

12.0
7.5
9.3
6.2

(1.80)
(1.01)
(1.80)
(1.53)

2.7
2.0
4.2 !
2.5 !

(0.55)
(0.47)
(1.54)
(0.88)

All secondary school students


(grades 9 through 12)..................
Sex
Male ..........................................................
Female......................................................

5.9

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Refers to one or more parent or other household adult. Only includes students who had homework outside of school.
NOTE: Includes children enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 and ungraded students. Data based on responses of the parent most knowledgeable about the student's education. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Poverty status was

determined based on household income and family size, using weighted averages from Census poverty thresholds. In 2007, for
example, households with three members were classified as poor if their income was less than or equal to $15,000 and as nonpoor if their income exceeded $15,000. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Totals include data for other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education
Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (PFI-NHES:2003 and 2007). (This table was prepared June 2008.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 263


Student Activities and Behavior

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male ..........................................................
Female......................................................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Sex
Year, grade level, and days absent
from school in the last month

All
students

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2002
4th-graders
None ........................................
12 days ..................................
34 days ..................................
510 days ................................
More than 10 days ...................
8th-graders
None ........................................
12 days ..................................
34 days ..................................
510 days ................................
More than 10 days ...................
12th-graders
None ........................................
12 days ..................................
34 days ..................................
510 days ................................
More than 10 days ...................
2009
4th-graders
None ........................................
12 days ..................................
34 days ..................................
510 days ................................
More than 10 days ...................
8th-graders
None ........................................
12 days ..................................
34 days ..................................
510 days ................................
More than 10 days ...................
12th-graders
None ........................................
12 days ..................................
34 days ..................................
510 days ................................
More than 10 days ...................
2011
4th-graders
None ........................................
12 days ..................................
34 days ..................................
510 days ................................
More than 10 days ...................
8th-graders
None ........................................
12 days ..................................
34 days ..................................
510 days ................................
More than 10 days ...................

Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch


(public schools only)

Race/ethnicity
Asian/
American
Pacific
Indian/
Islander Alaska Native
8

Control of school

Two or
more races

Eligible

Not eligible

Unknown

Public

Catholic

Other private

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

52
30
11
4
2

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)

55
28
10
4
3

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)

50
32
12
4
2

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)

52
31
11
4
2

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

52
27
12
4
4

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.2)

50
31
11
4
3

(0.9)
(0.9)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)

66
22
7
3
2

(1.5)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.5)

42
34
14
6
4

(1.5)
(1.8)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.6)

55
29
10
5
1

(1.9)
(1.8)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(0.6)

49
30
13
5
3

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)

55
29
10
4
2

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)

53
30
11
4
2

(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.2)

52
30
11
4
2

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

55
31
10
3
1

(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.2)

55
28
12
4
1

(1.4)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.3)

45
35
13
5
2

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

47
34
12
5
2

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)

43
37
14
5
2

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)

44
37
13
5
2

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

46
31
15
5
2

(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.2)

44
34
14
5
2

(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.3)

62
26
7
3
1

(1.8)
(1.6)
(0.8)
(0.4)
(0.2)

31
37
20
8
4

(2.8)
(1.9)
(3.4)
(1.2)
(1.0)

50
33
9
6
2

(5.2)
(3.2)
(1.7)
(3.5)
(1.1)

41
34
15
6
3

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)

46
36
12
4
2

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

46
36
12
4
1

(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.2)

44
35
13
5
2

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

49
37
10
3
1

(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.1)

47
37
11
4
1

(1.1)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.4)
(0.3)

36
40
17
6
2

(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.2)
(0.2)

39
38
14
6
3

(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.3)

32
42
19
6
2

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.2)

35
40
17
6
2

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.2)

37
36
17
7
2

(1.4)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.3)

34
42
16
5
3

(1.6)
(1.7)
(1.3)
(0.9)
(0.6)

41
36
15
5
3

(2.4)
(1.8)
(2.4)
(0.9)
(0.8)

()
()
()
()
()

23 (5.5)
51 (10.4)
22 (4.4)
5
()
1 (0.3)

35
37
19
7
2

(1.3)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.4)

36
40
16
6
2

(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.3)

34
42
16
6
2

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.4)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

52
29
11
5
2

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)

54
28
11
4
3

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

51
31
12
5
2

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

52
31
11
4
2

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

51
28
12
5
4

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)

52
29
12
5
3

(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)

65
24
6
3
2

(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)

42
32
15
7
4

(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.5)

53
29
12
4
1

(1.4)
(1.3)
(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.3)

49
30
13
5
3

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

56
29
10
4
1

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)

53
30
10
5
1

(1.0)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.3)

52
30
11
4
2

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)

54
31
10
4
1

(1.5)
(1.4)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.3)

()
()
()
()
()

46
35
13
5
2

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

48
33
12
5
2

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

44
36
13
5
2

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

45
37
12
5
2

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

45
32
15
6
2

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.1)

45
33
13
6
2

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)

65
25
7
2
1

(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.2)

33
39
18
7
3

(1.4)
(1.5)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.6)

45
32
13
7
2

(2.0)
(1.8)
(1.4)
(0.9)
(0.7)

43
34
15
6
3

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)

48
36
11
4
1

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

49
35
11
5
1

(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.2)

45
35
13
5
2

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

54
34
8
3
1

(1.7)
(1.3)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.2)

()
()
()
()
()

38
39
15
6
2

(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.1)
(0.1)

41
37
13
5
3

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.1)
(0.1)

35
41
17
6
2

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.1)

36
40
15
6
2

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.1)

39
38
15
6
2

(1.0)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.2)

38
39
15
6
3

(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(0.3)
(0.2)

50
33
11
4
1

(1.7)
(1.6)
(1.0)
(0.4)
(0.3)

30
36
23
8
3

(3.9)
(4.0)
(3.2)
(2.3)
(1.6)

39
37
16
6
1

(3.2)
(3.2)
(2.4)
(1.5)
(0.5)

36
39
16
7
2

(0.7)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.2)

38
40
15
5
2

(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.1)

43
39
12
5
2

(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.4)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

51
30
12
5
2

(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)

53
29
11
5
3

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

49
31
13
5
2

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

50
31
12
5
2

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)

49
28
13
5
4

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)

50
29
13
5
3

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)

64
23
8
3
2

(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.7)
(0.3)
(0.2)

39
31
17
8
4

(1.5)
(1.3)
(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.4)

51
29
14
5
2

(1.1)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.5)
(0.3)

47
30
14
5
3

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

54
30
10
4
2

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

54
29
11
4
2

(1.1)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.3)
(0.3)

50
30
12
5
3

(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)

54
29
11
4
1

(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.2)

()
()
()
()
()

45
35
13
5
2

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)

47
34
12
4
2

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

44
36
14
5
2

(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

45
37
12
4
1

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

45
32
15
5
2

(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.1)

44
35
14
5
2

(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.2)

62
27
7
3
1

(1.1)
(1.0)
(0.5)
(0.3)
(0.2)

34
35
19
8
4

(1.7)
(1.3)
(1.5)
(0.8)
(0.7)

43
36
12
6
2

(1.5)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.6)
(0.3)

42
35
15
6
2

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

48
36
11
4
1

(0.3)
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

48
36
11
4
1

(0.9)
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.3)
(0.2)

45
35
13
5
2

(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)

51
36
10
3
#

(0.9)
(0.7)
(0.5)
(0.3)
()

()
()
()
()
()

-Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).

NOTE: Includes public and private schools unless otherwise noted. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
Prior to 2011, students in the two or more races category were categorized as unclassified. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments, retrieved December 9, 2012, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer
(http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared December 2012.)

264 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Student Activities and Behavior

Table 187. Percentage of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders absent from school in the last month, by selected student and school characteristics and number of days absent: 2002, 2009, and 2011

Table 188. Percentage of schools with various security measures, by school control and selected characteristics: 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Total schools

School control and selected characteristic

Number

Percentage
distribution

2
Public total....................................... 90,500

(540) 100.0

Controlled
access
to school
buildings1

Controlled
access
to school
grounds2

School
uniforms

Random
metal
detector
checks

Daily
metal
detector
checks3

Strict
dress code

Closed
lunch4

Random
dog sniffs

Random
drug sweeps

11

Daily
presence
of police
or security

Security
cameras

10

12

13

14

()

88.8 (0.63)

44.9 (1.12)

16.5 (0.83)

54.0 (0.99)

2.3

(0.31)

5.9

(0.45)

60.8 (1.07)

25.0

(0.68)

14.8

(0.76)

27.2 (0.99)

51.8 (0.94)

Badges
required
15
7.5

(0.53)

26,400
25,900
29,100
5,400
3,700

(910)
(970)
(870)
(350)
(240)

29.2
28.6
32.1
6.0
4.1

(0.96)
(1.04)
(0.98)
(0.39)
(0.26)

86.0
90.6
90.5
88.5
83.7

(1.41)
(1.06)
(1.01)
(2.08)
(2.78)

38.2
42.7
49.7
50.1
63.6

(2.05)
(2.23)
(1.92)
(3.79)
(3.16)

15.9
16.0
18.2
16.4
11.1

(1.60)
(1.51)
(1.33)
(3.57)
(3.02)

49.0
50.9
57.2
66.6
67.5

(2.13)
(2.25)
(1.94)
(3.19)
(3.34)

5.1
0.8
0.8 !
2.3 !
3.9 !

(0.84)
(0.23)
(0.28)
(0.84)
(1.49)

6.5
3.6
5.4
9.8
15.6

(0.88)
(0.77)
(0.84)
(1.94)
(2.39)

58.8
57.2
61.1
75.5
75.5

(2.06)
(2.04)
(2.04)
(2.48)
(3.17)

24.0
18.0
23.5
48.7
57.4

(1.72)
(1.44)
(1.42)
(3.97)
(3.28)

19.3
10.3
11.0
27.5
25.5

(1.76)
(1.09)
(1.07)
(3.20)
(2.91)

17.6
15.5
30.7
66.4
92.7

(1.57)
(1.31)
(1.74)
(3.64)
(1.80)

43.3
50.1
53.8
69.5
81.8

(1.82)
(2.19)
(1.84)
(3.60)
(3.89)

4.9
3.7
8.5
18.2
28.2

(0.80)
(0.67)
(1.19)
(3.08)
(3.28)

3,900
25,000
24,800
19,600
17,300

(420)
(920)
(920)
(690)
(660)

4.3
27.6
27.4
21.6
19.1

(0.46)
(1.03)
(0.98)
(0.73)
(0.74)

70.2
89.7
90.6
88.9
89.2

(5.54)
(1.35)
(0.94)
(1.38)
(1.63)

38.9
36.9
41.1
48.7
59.0

(4.76)
(2.02)
(1.88)
(2.26)
(2.42)

16.9
4.7
8.2
19.3
42.2

(3.97)
(0.86)
(1.00)
(1.80)
(3.04)

43.2
44.7
53.4
57.7
66.5

(5.52)
(2.08)
(2.03)
(2.28)
(2.40)

0.5 !
0.7
2.7
6.1

()
(0.18)
(0.22)
(0.52)
(1.17)

8.2 !
1.8
4.3
7.4
11.9

(3.37)
(0.35)
(0.65)
(1.06)
(1.65)

44.0
60.0
63.8
61.0
61.1

(5.66)
(2.04)
(1.59)
(2.26)
(2.56)

13.8
25.0
30.3
27.7
16.6

(3.02)
(1.83)
(1.51)
(1.94)
(1.78)

20.2
10.1
13.5
17.5
19.2

(4.48)
(1.12)
(1.11)
(2.05)
(1.91)

23.4
25.2
26.5
26.2
33.1

(3.94)
(1.60)
(1.85)
(1.98)
(2.74)

43.5
53.1
56.8
52.6
43.6

(4.86)
(2.22)
(2.00)
(2.30)
(2.59)

10.2
5.5
7.4
7.7
9.6

(2.33)
(0.78)
(0.80)
(1.03)
(1.57)

21,600 (730)
25,900 (920)
13,900 (670)
29,200 (1,010)

23.8
28.6
15.3
32.2

(0.81)
(1.01)
(0.74)
(1.07)

89.4
89.7
90.2
87.0

(1.45)
(1.19)
(1.35)
(1.13)

55.6
44.9
41.2
38.8

(2.31)
(2.32)
(2.55)
(1.78)

36.5
13.5
10.0
7.4

(2.33)
(1.33)
(1.56)
(0.85)

63.2
50.4
51.9
51.3

(2.33)
(2.17)
(2.43)
(1.87)

4.1
2.2 !
2.3
1.0 !

(0.76)
(0.70)
(0.60)
(0.31)

9.7
5.3
5.3
3.8

(1.14)
(0.97)
(1.01)
(0.67)

61.3
57.9
63.6
61.6

(2.57)
(2.06)
(2.48)
(1.86)

14.5
17.3
30.1
37.0

(1.50)
(1.56)
(2.14)
(1.48)

13.2
10.5
16.2
19.2

(1.51)
(1.37)
(1.73)
(1.32)

37.1
29.3
22.5
20.2

(1.97)
(1.76)
(1.86)
(1.60)

45.3
55.9
53.7
51.9

(1.96)
(1.77)
(2.79)
(1.78)

11.5
8.9
5.0
4.4

(1.43)
(0.93)
(1.03)
(0.71)

62,300
21,600
6,600

68.9 (0.54)
23.8 (0.46)
7.3 (0.40)

Private total...................................... 28,000


School enrollment
Under 300 ............................................. 22,800
300 to 499............................................. 3,000
500 to 999............................................. 1,800
1,000 or more .......................................
400
Percent of students approved for free or
reduced-price school lunch
School does not participate .................. 19,700
0 to 25 percent...................................... 4,600
26 to 100 percent.................................. 3,700
Level5
Elementary............................................ 16,100
Secondary............................................. 2,900
Combined ............................................. 8,900

(580)
(460)
(360)

(330) 100.0

()
(0.85)
(0.70)
(0.44)
(0.19)

92.1 (0.71)
82.1 (1.42)
79.8 (2.50)

45.7 (1.61)
43.3 (1.53)
42.6 (3.33)

17.5 (1.05)
12.1 (1.19)
21.4 (2.51)

50.0 (1.38)
64.4 (1.87)
57.3 (3.13)

0.3 ! (0.14)
5.2 (1.03)
11.3 (1.84)

3.0
11.9
13.4

(0.48)
(1.05)
(1.80)

57.5 (1.47)
68.5 (1.68)
66.0 (2.96)

13.2
54.6
39.1

(0.83)
(1.59)
(2.91)

7.6
30.5
31.7

(0.84)
(1.59)
(3.22)

16.2 (1.14)
58.3 (1.93)
29.0 (2.90)

46.1 (1.29)
68.7 (1.77)
50.1 (2.70)

4.1
16.8
9.2

(0.57)
(1.15)
(1.95)

81.5 (1.15)

42.4 (1.22)

55.4 (1.19)

76.3 (1.08)

0.6 ! (0.19)

1.1

(0.24)

44.0 (1.06)

3.9

(0.43)

8.8

(0.69)

6.4 (0.54)

32.9 (1.21)

2.9

(0.42)

80.6
88.6
83.0
77.4

41.7
45.7
43.4
52.7

51.9
73.4
69.4
61.2

73.7
85.8
89.4
94.6

(1.30)
(2.14)
(2.29)
(2.34)

0.6 ! (0.21)

()
#
()
#
()

1.3

(0.28)
()
()
()

41.3
55.4
59.3
49.9

2.5
6.5
17.1
9.7 !

(0.44)
(1.32)
(2.42)
(3.78)

9.0
7.5
8.2
13.2 !

(0.83)
(1.50)
(1.96)
(4.95)

(1.36)
(3.22)
(3.32)
(5.69)

1.7
7.8
7.8
11.6 !

(0.44)
(1.61)
(1.90)
(4.08)

(390)
(190)
(120)
(50)

81.7
10.6
6.3
1.4

(1.39)
(1.95)
(2.44)
(5.07)

(1.40)
(3.07)
(3.43)
(7.16)

(1.46)
(3.13)
(3.39)
(6.89)

(400)
(230)
(230)

70.3 (1.05)
16.3 (0.81)
13.3 (0.84)

78.9 (1.43)
89.7 (2.03)
85.5 (2.44)

41.6 (1.45)
40.5 (3.06)
48.8 (3.14)

52.2 (1.48)
67.6 (2.83)
57.3 (3.35)

74.7 (1.34)
85.6 (2.08)
72.8 (3.11)

0.4 ! (0.14)
#
()

()

0.6 ! (0.20)

()
4.7 ! (1.61)

41.3 (1.48)
53.2 (3.04)
47.0 (3.86)

3.8 (0.48)
6.0 (1.42)
2.3 ! (1.09)

8.6
6.5
12.7

(0.80)
(1.44)
(2.11)

6.6 (0.58)
5.1 (1.47)
7.0 (1.76)

28.8 (1.32)
42.9 (3.21)
42.1 (3.52)

2.9
3.5 !

(0.52)
(1.17)
()

(300)
(170)
(270)

57.6 (0.81)
10.5 (0.59)
31.9 (0.88)

84.1 (1.35)
76.9 (2.83)
78.4 (2.11)

45.6 (1.50)
34.7 (3.37)
39.2 (2.27)

62.2 (1.68)
42.8 (3.22)
47.2 (2.23)

75.9 (1.48)
75.3 (3.36)
77.3 (1.72)

#
()

()
1.7 ! (0.59)

2.9

42.0 (1.39)
56.7 (3.25)
43.5 (2.46)

0.4 ! (0.20)
17.0 (2.32)
6.0 (1.00)

2.1
26.0
15.4

(0.42)
(3.64)
(1.54)

4.3 (0.61)
11.8 (2.46)
8.3 (1.13)

31.4 (1.65)
43.1 (3.64)
32.1 (1.99)

1.6
6.2
4.2

(0.38)
(1.27)
(1.00)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Access to buildings is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored doors).
2Access to grounds is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored gates).
3All students must pass through a metal detector each day.

4All

()
()
(0.70)

(1.30)
(2.90)
(3.58)
(7.21)

4.3
10.1
17.3
50.5

(0.58)
(1.70)
(2.21)
(6.78)

27.9
49.5
61.0
67.1

or most students are required to stay on school grounds during lunch.


schools have grade 6 or below, with no grade higher than 8; secondary schools have no grade lower than 7; and
combined schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Public School Principal Questionnaire and Private School Principal Questionnaire, 200708. (This table was prepared
October 2009.)

5Elementary

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 265


Student Activities and Behavior

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

School enrollment
Under 300 .............................................
300 to 499.............................................
500 to 999.............................................
1,000 to 1,499.......................................
1,500 or more .......................................
Percent of students approved for free or
reduced-price school lunch
School does not participate ..................
0 to 25 percent......................................
26 to 50 percent....................................
51 to 75 percent....................................
76 to 100 percent..................................
School locale
City........................................................
Suburban ..............................................
Town......................................................
Rural .....................................................
Level5
Elementary............................................
Secondary.............................................
Combined .............................................

Percent of schools with security measures

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


200910

Type of incident

All public
schools

Primary

Middle

High

City

Suburban

Town

Rural

0 to 20

21 to 50

51 or more

10

11

12

13

1
Number of public schools (in thousands)
All schools.........................................................................
Schools with incident....................................................

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Percent of schools with incident..................


Violent incidents.............................................................
Serious violent incidents ..............................................
Rape or attempted rape ...........................................
Sexual battery other than rape.................................
Physical attack or fight with weapon........................
Threat of attack with weapon ...................................
Robbery with weapon ..............................................
Robbery without weapon .........................................
Physical attack or fight without weapon.......................
Threat of attack without weapon..................................
Theft/larceny1 ..................................................................
Other incidents2 ..............................................................
Possession of firearm/explosive device .......................
Possession of knife or sharp object .............................
Distribution, possession, or use of illegal drugs ..........
Inappropriate distribution, possession, or use of
prescription drugs.....................................................
Distribution, possession, or use of alcohol ..................
Vandalism .....................................................................
Number of incidents (in thousands)............
Violent incidents.............................................................
Serious violent incidents ..............................................
Rape or attempted rape ...........................................
Sexual battery other than rape.................................
Physical attack or fight with weapon........................
Threat of attack with weapon ...................................
Robbery with weapon ..............................................
Robbery without weapon .........................................
Physical attack or fight without weapon.......................
Threat of attack without weapon..................................
Theft/larceny1 ..................................................................
Other incidents2 ..............................................................
Possession of firearm/explosive device .......................
Possession of knife or sharp object .............................
Distribution, possession, or use of illegal drugs ..........
Inappropriate distribution, possession, or use of
prescription drugs.....................................................
Distribution, possession, or use of alcohol ..................
Vandalism .....................................................................
See notes at end of table.

Percent of students eligible for


free or reduced-price lunch

All public
schools,
19992000

Instruction level of school

Locale

82
71

(#)
(1.0)

83
70

(0.5)
(1.0)

49
38

(0.3)
(0.9)

15
15

(0.1)
(0.1)

12
12

(0.1)
(0.1)

22
19

(0.2)
(0.4)

24
20

(0.2)
(0.6)

12
11

(0.1)
(0.3)

25
21

(0.3)
(0.5)

14
10

(0.7)
(0.7)

26
23

(1.2)
(1.1)

43
38

(1.1)
(1.2)

86.4
71.4
19.7
0.7
2.5
5.2
11.1
0.5 !
5.3
63.7
52.2
45.6

5.5
42.6

(1.23)
(1.37)
(0.98)
(0.10)
(0.33)
(0.60)
(0.70)
(0.15)
(0.56)
(1.52)
(1.47)
(1.37)
()
(0.44)
(1.28)
()

85.0
73.8
16.4
0.5
2.3
3.9
7.7
0.2
4.4
70.5
46.4
44.1
68.1
4.7
39.7
24.6

(1.07)
(1.07)
(0.94)
(0.10)
(0.34)
(0.48)
(0.72)
(0.05)
(0.49)
(1.11)
(1.33)
(1.31)
(1.12)
(0.52)
(1.06)
(0.57)

77.9
64.4
13.0

1.0 !
3.0
6.8

2.7
60.3
38.0
25.7
57.3
3.5
33.5
3.5

(1.69)
(1.63)
(1.42)
()
(0.38)
(0.68)
(1.11)
()
(0.66)
(1.65)
(1.94)
(1.82)
(1.72)
(0.81)
(1.51)
(0.69)

96.2
90.5
18.9
1.3 !
3.2
3.9
10.3
0.5 !
5.5
88.8
61.5
65.2
81.9
5.8
51.5
44.7

(0.66)
(1.10)
(1.46)
(0.42)
(0.56)
(0.75)
(1.04)
(0.20)
(0.74)
(1.13)
(1.73)
(1.48)
(1.25)
(0.79)
(1.94)
(1.17)

98.3
90.9
27.6
2.0
5.1
7.1
10.0
1.0
10.6
88.4
61.9
82.6
92.2
9.4
55.2
77.2

(0.49)
(1.21)
(1.35)
(0.41)
(0.73)
(1.02)
(0.99)
(0.30)
(0.87)
(1.36)
(1.58)
(1.35)
(1.10)
(1.20)
(1.51)
(1.51)

86.9
74.9
21.7
0.7 !
3.2
5.5
10.2
0.6 !
6.5
71.7
48.6
47.6
73.5
6.0
41.1
27.8

(1.71)
(2.12)
(2.12)
(0.26)
(0.76)
(1.18)
(1.69)
(0.19)
(0.84)
(2.02)
(2.43)
(2.70)
(2.39)
(0.99)
(2.36)
(1.22)

84.3
73.5
15.5
0.6 !
1.6
4.6
7.7
0.2 !
3.4
69.9
46.3
43.1
66.1
4.9
38.7
22.4

(2.07)
(2.21)
(1.80)
(0.25)
(0.32)
(1.00)
(1.15)
(0.10)
(0.55)
(2.11)
(2.44)
(1.97)
(2.23)
(0.89)
(1.75)
(0.83)

89.4
80.3
15.6
0.6 !
2.7 !
4.1 !
6.3

3.0
76.8
56.2
46.2
74.1
3.8 !
49.8
25.5

(2.63)
(3.14)
(2.33)
(0.28)
(0.82)
(1.28)
(1.57)
()
(1.05)
(2.93)
(3.86)
(3.22)
(2.97)
(1.37)
(3.16)
(1.42)

82.1
70.2
13.2
0.3 !
1.9 !
1.8
6.2

4.3
67.2
40.0
41.1
62.6
3.8
34.7
23.4

(2.04)
(1.91)
(1.51)
(0.13)
(0.68)
(0.48)
(1.13)
()
(0.97)
(2.26)
(2.15)
(2.51)
(2.62)
(1.01)
(2.13)
(1.17)

73.0
61.7
10.5
0.4 !
1.4
2.3 !
4.7

3.4
57.9
34.7
38.0
54.8
3.1
26.7
20.3

(3.28)
(3.40)
(1.41)
(0.20)
(0.33)
(0.77)
(1.06)
()
(0.74)
(3.19)
(2.84)
(2.26)
(3.31)
(0.64)
(2.20)
(1.39)

85.8
74.6
15.4
0.6
2.7
3.6
5.9
0.2 !
4.5
70.4
47.7
48.8
67.3
3.3
38.0
27.9

(1.78)
(2.04)
(1.65)
(0.17)
(0.72)
(0.69)
(0.72)
(0.09)
(0.86)
(2.30)
(2.21)
(2.50)
(2.10)
(0.58)
(1.96)
(1.67)

88.4
77.2
18.9
0.5
2.3
4.6
9.7
0.3 !
4.7
74.6
49.4
43.1
72.9
6.0
44.8
23.8

(1.30)
(1.66)
(1.50)
(0.15)
(0.44)
(0.73)
(1.32)
(0.09)
(0.74)
(1.63)
(1.97)
(1.98)
(1.79)
(0.93)
(1.72)
(0.96)

51.4

()
()
(1.61)

12.1
14.1
45.8

(0.47)
(0.50)
(1.12)

1.5 ! (0.48)
2.1 (0.52)
37.9 (1.69)

18.8
19.7
55.5

(1.13)
(1.31)
(1.38)

43.0
51.6
62.5

(1.64)
(1.60)
(1.86)

10.3
14.9
56.9

(0.92)
(1.14)
(2.11)

12.1
15.5
47.2

(0.79)
(0.92)
(2.44)

12.3
12.8
44.7

(1.12)
(1.17)
(3.54)

13.5
12.7
35.7

(1.18)
(1.03)
(2.25)

13.1
14.7
38.5

(1.20)
(1.01)
(2.96)

15.2
16.5
47.0

(0.98)
(1.21)
(2.27)

9.8
12.5
47.5

(0.76)
(0.76)
(1.92)

2,259
1,466
61
1
4
12
21

20
807
599
218

9
86

(117.0)
(103.7)
(7.0)
(0.1)
(1.1)
(2.5)
(1.9)
()
(3.2)
(59.6)
(52.7)
(9.2)
()
(2.2)
(4.0)
()

1,877
1,184
52
1
4
14
19
#
14
725
406
259
435
5
72
116

(50.9)
(44.4)
(5.5)
(0.1)
(0.6)
(3.6)
(2.9)
()
(1.9)
(27.8)
(23.0)
(8.6)
(11.1)
(0.6)
(2.6)
(4.7)

626
482
22

1!
8!
8

6!
295
165
42
102
2
29
3

(39.6)
(37.3)
(3.8)
()
(0.4)
(2.9)
(1.9)
()
(1.9)
(24.0)
(21.6)
(5.7)
(6.4)
(0.4)
(1.7)
(0.8)

548 (23.6)
375 (19.3)
14
(2.4)
#
()
1
(0.2)
2 ! (0.7)
8
(1.9)
#
()
3
(0.6)
239 (12.7)
123
(8.8)
69
(4.8)
104
(4.4)
1
(0.3)
18
(0.9)
25
(1.6)

642
396
17
#
1
3!
7
#
6
249
130
85
160
2
21
44

(32.5)
(27.4)
(2.8)
()
(0.4)
(1.0)
(1.8)
()
(0.9)
(19.7)
(10.7)
(7.0)
(9.2)
(0.3)
(1.3)
(4.0)

585
371
16
#
1
5!
7
#
3
232
123
81
133
2
22
36

(37.5)
(33.0)
(3.1)
()
(0.2)
(2.1)
(1.5)
()
(0.7)
(17.9)
(17.0)
(4.0)
(6.4)
(0.3)
(1.9)
(2.0)

255 (23.1)
166 (21.2)
6
(1.4)
#
()
#
()
3 ! (1.0)
2 ! (1.1)
#
()
1 ! (0.3)
93 (15.1)
67
(9.4)
33
(3.3)
55
(4.0)
1 ! (0.2)
12
(0.9)
15
(1.5)

560
322
13
#
1!
3
5
#
4
194
115
96
142
1
22
42

(25.6)
(20.5)
(2.0)
()
(0.5)
(0.9)
(1.3)
()
(1.2)
(14.3)
(11.7)
(5.7)
(7.2)
(0.2)
(1.3)
(2.6)

1,106
752
33
#
2
10 !
12
#
8
464
255
121
233
3
44
56

(51.1)
(43.2)
(5.4)
()
(0.4)
(3.6)
(2.7)
()
(1.4)
(27.5)
(20.8)
(8.4)
(11.7)
(0.5)
(0.0)
(4.4)

211

()
()
(13.6)

29
41
172

(1.9)
(1.8)
(7.3)

1!
1
66

(0.3)
(0.3)
(5.8)

7
14
72

(0.9)
(1.3)
(5.7)

10
14
49

(1.2)
(1.1)
(3.6)

13
16
47

(1.5)
(1.3)
(3.4)

11
15
103

(1.1)
(1.3)
(6.9)

6
7
46

(0.6)
(0.6)
(3.1)

590 (18.2)
264 (12.9)
14 (1.7)
#
()
1 (0.2)
3 (0.7)
3 (0.6)
#
()
6 (0.8)
157 (10.6)
94 (5.4)
125 (5.1)
200 (7.7)
2 (0.2)
22 (1.5)
79 (3.6)
19
29
49

(1.5)
(1.5)
(4.5)

5
5
18

(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.8)

395 (19.5)
250 (15.9)
13
(2.9)
#
()
1 ! (0.4)

()
3
(0.9)

()
5 ! (1.6)
152 (10.7)
86
(7.1)
59
(4.6)
86
(4.5)
1
(0.3)
17
(1.3)
20
(1.5)
8
8
32

(0.9)
(0.9)
(3.5)

211 (15.1)
110 (10.6)
6
(1.4)
#
()
#
()
1 ! (0.3)
2 ! (0.7)
#
()
3 ! (0.9)
68
(5.9)
36
(4.6)
41
(3.3)
60
(4.1)
1
(0.1)
7
(0.6)
17
(1.4)
5
9
21

(0.6)
(0.9)
(2.6)

266 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Student Activities and Behavior

Table 189. Number and percentage of public schools recording at least one crime incident that occurred at school, and number and rate of incidents, by school characteristics and type of incident:
19992000 and 200910

Table 189. Number and percentage of public schools recording at least one crime incident that occurred at school, and number and rate of incidents, by school characteristics and type of incident:
19992000 and 200910Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
200910

Type of incident

All public
schools

Primary

Middle

High

City

Suburban

Town

Rural

0 to 20

21 to 50

51 or more

10

11

12

13

4,849
3,147
130
1
9
26
45

43
1,732
1,285
468

18
184

(252.4)
(223.8)
(15.2)
(0.2)
(2.4)
(5.4)
(4.1)
()
(6.8)
(128.8)
(113.2)
(20.2)
()
(4.8)
(8.7)
()

3,965 (103.7)
2,500 (90.9)
111 (11.5)
1
(0.3)
8
(1.3)
30
(7.5)
41
(6.1)
1 ! (0.3)
30
(4.1)
1,532 (57.9)
857 (47.4)
546 (18.5)
918 (23.2)
11
(1.2)
153
(5.2)
245
(9.8)

4,950 (200.9)
3,364 (177.9)
149
(24.4)
2
(0.5)
9
(1.8)
46 ! (16.0)
56
(12.3)
2!
(0.7)
35
(6.3)
2,076 (117.2)
1,139
(86.5)
542
(36.2)
1,044
(46.9)
15
(2.3)
196
(11.2)
251
(18.4)

453

()
()
(28.6)

62
86
362

(4.0)
(3.9)
(15.3)

Instruction level of school

2,766
2,131
97

4!
34 !
34

25 !
1,305
730
185
450
8
126
14

(172.3)
(163.6)
(16.8)
()
(2.0)
(13.0)
(8.4)
()
(8.2)
(106.9)
(94.0)
(24.8)
(27.9)
(1.9)
(7.3)
(3.4)

4 ! (1.3)
5
(1.3)
293 (25.6)

5,840
3,997
145
3!
10
19 !
81

31
2,545
1,307
736
1,108
15
193
262

(249.6)
(203.9)
(25.2)
(1.0)
(2.4)
(7.4)
(20.4)
()
(6.2)
(132.7)
(94.3)
(50.7)
(47.1)
(2.8)
(9.8)
(17.4)

68
77
492

(6.5)
(6.9)
(32.4)

Locale

4,773
2,141
110
3
11
23
26

45
1,271
760
1,012
1,620
13
175
637

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Theft/larceny (taking things worth over $10 without personal confrontation) includes pocket picking, stealing a purse or backpack (if left unattended or if no force was used to take it from owner), theft from a building, theft from a motor vehicle or of
motor vehicle parts or accessories, theft of bicycles, theft from vending machines, and all other types of thefts.
2This table shows only the Other incidents that were included on the 200910 questionnaire. In 19992000, most of the
Other incidents differed from those shown in this table.

(149.9)
(105.3)
(13.7)
(0.6)
(1.8)
(5.5)
(4.8)
()
(6.5)
(85.0)
(45.4)
(43.5)
(60.8)
(1.9)
(12.5)
(28.9)

157 (12.4)
238 (13.7)
400 (35.4)

4,672
2,885
126
1!
11
22 !
49
2!
40
1,814
945
622
1,166
13
156
321

(250.7)
(210.8)
(21.3)
(0.5)
(2.7)
(7.5)
(13.2)
(1.2)
(6.6)
(148.1)
(81.4)
(53.0)
(62.6)
(2.2)
(9.7)
(27.1)

3,527
2,236
98
1!
4
32 !
40
#
19
1,398
741
488
803
10
131
220

(210.5)
(192.4)
(18.4)
(0.5)
(1.2)
(12.7)
(9.2)
()
(4.3)
(104.3)
(100.8)
(21.6)
(32.2)
(1.8)
(10.9)
(10.4)

4,320
2,820
107
2!
8
43 !
38 !
#
15 !
1,571
1,142
565
935
10 !
208
250

(350.6)
(335.6)
(23.2)
(0.9)
(2.5)
(16.7)
(17.9)
()
(4.6)
(242.2)
(154.3)
(52.2)
(65.7)
(3.5)
(15.1)
(25.6)

3,554
2,250
113
1!
8!

31

43 !
1,364
773
528
776
9
151
184

(184.8)
(149.0)
(26.4)
(0.3)
(3.5)
()
(7.6)
()
(14.3)
(100.3)
(64.6)
(40.7)
(42.2)
(2.4)
(10.1)
(13.5)

2,220
1,153
62
1!
3
9!
22 !
#
28 !
713
378
436
631
6
72
183

(131.3)
(93.1)
(14.3)
(0.4)
(0.8)
(3.1)
(7.7)
()
(9.6)
(49.9)
(44.0)
(34.0)
(41.1)
(1.1)
(5.4)
(13.8)

3,613
2,081
86
1!
8
21
30
#
25
1,251
744
619
914
7
140
273

(149.4)
(127.4)
(13.2)
(0.3)
(2.9)
(6.1)
(8.3)
()
(7.6)
(89.8)
(73.4)
(37.3)
(37.1)
(1.2)
(6.6)
(15.8)

48
100
527

(6.4)
(9.9)
(40.4)

60
85
297

(7.2)
(6.2)
(20.5)

84
82
301

(15.3)
(14.2)
(30.3)

70
72
289

(8.3)
(8.0)
(32.3)

55
95
221

(6.2)
(10.6)
(27.0)

83
105
305

(9.3)
(8.6)
(18.2)

50
69
462

(4.8)
(5.7)
(29.6)

NOTE: At school was defined to include activities that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and
at places holding school-sponsored events or activities. Includes incidents that occurred before, during, or after normal school
hours or when school activities or events were in session. Primary schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade
is not higher than grade 3 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 8. Middle schools are defined as schools in which
the lowest grade is not lower than grade 4 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 9. High schools are defined as
schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 9 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 12. All public
schools also includes schools with other combinations of grades (including K12 schools), which are not shown separately.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 19992000 and 200910 School Survey
on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2000 and 2010. (This table was prepared August 2011.)

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Student Activities and Behavior

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Number of incidents per 100,000 students.


Violent incidents.............................................................
Serious violent incidents ..............................................
Rape or attempted rape ...........................................
Sexual battery other than rape.................................
Physical attack or fight with weapon........................
Threat of attack with weapon ...................................
Robbery with weapon ..............................................
Robbery without weapon .........................................
Physical attack or fight without weapon.......................
Threat of attack without weapon..................................
Theft/larceny1 ..................................................................
Other incidents2 ..............................................................
Possession of firearm/explosive device .......................
Possession of knife or sharp object .............................
Distribution, possession, or use of illegal drugs ..........
Inappropriate distribution, possession, or use of
prescription drugs.....................................................
Distribution, possession, or use of alcohol ..................
Vandalism .....................................................................

Percent of students eligible for


free or reduced-price lunch

All public
schools,
19992000

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Recording incidents
Type of incident

19992000

200304

200506

200708

200910

19992000

200304

200506

200708

10

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total .............................................................
Violent incidents.............................................................
Serious violent incidents ..............................................
Rape or attempted rape ...........................................
Sexual battery other than rape.................................
Physical attack or fight with weapon........................
Threat of attack with weapon ...................................
Robbery with weapon ..............................................
Robbery without weapon .........................................
Physical attack or fight without weapon.......................
Threat of attack without weapon..................................
Theft/larceny1 ..................................................................
Other incidents2 ..............................................................
Possession of firearm/explosive device .......................
Possession of knife or sharp object .............................
Distribution of illegal drugs ...........................................
Possession or use of alcohol or illegal drugs ..............
Distribution, possession, or use of illegal drugs ..........
Inappropriate distribution, possession, or use of
prescription drugs.....................................................
Distribution, possession, or use of alcohol ..................
Student sexual harassment of other students.............
Vandalism .....................................................................

Reporting incidents to police


200910
11

86.4
71.4
19.7
0.7
2.5
5.2
11.1
0.5 !
5.3
63.7
52.2
45.6
72.7
5.5
42.6
12.3
26.6

(1.23)
(1.37)
(0.98)
(0.10)
(0.33)
(0.60)
(0.70)
(0.15)
(0.56)
(1.52)
(1.47)
(1.37)
(1.30)
(0.44)
(1.28)
(0.50)
(0.72)
()

88.5
81.4
18.3
0.8
3.0
4.0
8.6
0.6
6.3
76.7
53.0
46.0
64.0
6.1

12.9
29.3

(0.85)
(1.05)
(0.99)
(0.17)
(0.32)
(0.46)
(0.71)
(0.15)
(0.60)
(1.21)
(1.34)
(1.29)
(1.27)
(0.49)
()
(0.55)
(0.87)
()

85.7
77.7
17.1
0.3
2.8
3.0
8.8
0.4
6.4
74.3
52.2
46.0
68.2
7.2
42.8

25.9

(1.07)
(1.11)
(0.91)
(0.07)
(0.24)
(0.38)
(0.66)
(0.12)
(0.59)
(1.20)
(1.27)
(1.07)
(1.07)
(0.60)
(1.23)
()
()
(0.68)

85.5
75.5
17.2
0.8
2.5
3.0
9.3
0.4 !
5.2
72.7
47.8
47.3
67.4
4.7
40.6

23.2

(0.87)
(1.09)
(1.06)
(0.17)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.77)
(0.14)
(0.56)
(1.07)
(1.19)
(1.29)
(1.13)
(0.38)
(1.10)
()
()
(0.68)

85.0
73.8
16.4
0.5
2.3
3.9
7.7
0.2
4.4
70.5
46.4
44.1
68.1
4.7
39.7

24.6

(1.07)
(1.07)
(0.94)
(0.10)
(0.34)
(0.48)
(0.72)
(0.05)
(0.49)
(1.11)
(1.33)
(1.31)
(1.12)
(0.52)
(1.06)
()
()
(0.57)

62.5
36.0
14.8
0.6
2.3
3.9
8.5
0.3 !
3.4
25.8
18.9
28.5
52.0
4.5
23.0
11.4
22.2

(1.37)
(1.26)
(0.82)
(0.10)
(0.34)
(0.50)
(0.59)
(0.09)
(0.41)
(0.91)
(0.94)
(1.04)
(1.14)
(0.41)
(0.84)
(0.48)
(0.67)
()

65.2
43.6
13.3
0.8
2.6
2.8
6.0
0.6
4.2
35.6
21.0
30.5
50.0
4.9

12.4
26.0

(1.35)
(1.15)
(0.88)
(0.17)
(0.28)
(0.38)
(0.55)
(0.15)
(0.51)
(0.98)
(0.82)
(1.17)
(1.18)
(0.44)
()
(0.57)
(0.76)
()

60.9
37.7
12.6
0.3
2.6
2.2
5.9
0.4
4.9
29.2
19.7
27.9
50.6
5.5
25.0

22.8

(1.15)
(1.09)
(0.70)
(0.07)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.49)
(0.12)
(0.48)
(1.00)
(0.69)
(0.97)
(1.00)
(0.51)
(1.00)
()
()
(0.62)

62.0
37.8
12.6
0.8
2.1
2.1
5.7
0.4 !
4.1
28.2
19.5
31.0
48.7
3.6
23.3

20.7

(1.24)
(1.16)
(0.86)
(0.17)
(0.29)
(0.27)
(0.59)
(0.14)
(0.42)
(0.90)
(0.76)
(1.12)
(1.17)
(0.32)
(0.69)
()
()
(0.60)

60.0
39.9
10.4
0.5
1.4
2.2
4.5
0.2
3.5
34.3
15.2
25.4
46.3
3.1
20.0

21.4

(1.58)
(1.13)
(0.62)
(0.10)
(0.20)
(0.32)
(0.43)
(0.05)
(0.40)
(0.90)
(0.79)
(1.01)
(1.23)
(0.39)
(0.88)
()
()
(0.57)

36.3
51.4

()
()
(1.26)
(1.61)

51.4

()
()
()
(1.17)

16.2

50.5

()
(0.68)
()
(1.17)

14.9

49.3

()
(0.57)
()
(1.16)

12.1
14.1

45.8

(0.47)
(0.50)
()
(1.12)

14.7
32.7

()
()
(0.78)
(1.10)

34.3

()
()
()
(1.06)

11.6

31.9

()
(0.61)
()
(1.02)

10.6

30.8

()
(0.55)
()
(1.18)

9.6
10.0

26.8

(0.42)
(0.41)
()
(1.09)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Theft/larceny (taking things worth over $10 without personal confrontation) includes pocket picking, stealing a purse or backpack (if left unattended or if no force was used to take it from owner), theft from a building, theft from a motor vehicle or of
motor vehicle parts or accessories, theft of bicycles, theft from vending machines, and all other types of thefts.

NOTE: At school was defined to include activities that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and
at places holding school-sponsored events or activities. Includes incidents that occurred before, during, or after normal school
hours or when school activities or events were in session.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 19992000, 200304, 200506, 200708,
and 200910 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. (This table was prepared
October 2012.)

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Table 190. Percentage of public schools recording and reporting to the police at least one crime incident that occurred at school, by type of incident: Selected years, 19992000 through 200910

Table 191. Percentage of public schools recording crime incidents that occurred at school, by type of incident, number of incidents, and selected school characteristics: 200910
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Violent incidents1

Serious violent incidents2

Number of incidents
Selected school characteristic

At least one

1
73.8

(1.07)

26.2 (1.07)

1 or 2

Number of incidents

3 to 9

4
7.6

(0.64)

29.0

10 to 19

20 or more

At least one

None

1 or 2

3 to 9

10 or more

10

(1.03)

17.8 (0.81)

19.4 (0.79)

16.4 (0.94)

83.6

(0.94)

10.9 (0.76)

4.0

(0.49)

11
1.5

Theft/larceny3
(at least one)

Other4
(at least one)

12

13

(0.31)

44.1 (1.31)

68.1

(1.12)

14

64.4 (1.63)
90.5 (1.10)
90.9 (1.21)
73.7 (5.33)

35.6
9.5
9.1
26.3

(1.63)
(1.10)
(1.21)
(5.33)

7.6
6.0
8.4
10.3 !

(1.09)
(0.86)
(1.01)
(3.69)

31.5 (1.72)
25.8 (1.48)
22.7 (1.47)
29.0 (5.07)

13.8
24.4
25.1
18.6

(1.29)
(1.32)
(1.47)
(4.95)

11.4
34.3
34.8
15.8

(1.11)
(1.36)
(1.47)
(3.49)

13.0
18.9
27.6
15.5

(1.42)
(1.46)
(1.35)
(3.72)

87.0
81.1
72.4
84.5

(1.42)
(1.46)
(1.35)
(3.72)

8.6
13.1
16.3
12.5

(1.16)
(1.14)
(1.14)
(3.34)

3.5
3.9
8.4

(0.82)
(0.66)
(0.93)
()

0.9 ! (0.30)
1.9 (0.41)
2.9 (0.56)

()

25.7
65.2
82.6
60.5

(1.82)
(1.48)
(1.35)
(5.79)

57.3
81.9
92.2
72.5

(1.72)
(1.25)
(1.10)
(4.65)

62.8 (3.25)
71.3 (2.34)
76.4 (1.75)
95.4 (1.22)

37.2
28.7
23.6
4.6

(3.25)
(2.34)
(1.75)
(1.22)

12.7
8.2
5.2
3.6

(2.05)
(1.55)
(1.01)
(0.91)

32.3
29.2
30.7
15.6

(2.90)
(2.33)
(1.89)
(1.92)

10.6
17.9
20.8
22.6

(1.85)
(1.73)
(1.30)
(1.55)

7.3
16.0
19.8
53.7

(1.72)
(1.80)
(1.21)
(2.49)

10.4
15.7
15.9
32.8

(2.11)
(2.14)
(1.42)
(1.61)

89.6
84.3
84.1
67.2

(2.11)
(2.14)
(1.42)
(1.61)

6.9
11.6
10.7
17.9

(1.77)
(1.83)
(1.16)
(1.27)

2.7 !
3.3
3.8
9.7

(1.15)
(0.91)
(0.71)
(1.10)

()

()
1.4 ! (0.43)
5.2 (1.01)

30.7
36.4
46.7
84.9

(3.35)
(2.52)
(1.74)
(1.80)

55.3
63.3
72.5
94.3

(2.97)
(2.47)
(1.80)
(1.32)

74.9
73.5
80.3
70.2

(2.12)
(2.21)
(3.14)
(1.91)

25.1
26.5
19.7
29.8

(2.12)
(2.21)
(3.14)
(1.91)

4.5
6.3
8.1
11.4

(1.11)
(1.10)
(1.92)
(1.58)

27.7
29.7
31.2
28.3

(2.62)
(1.86)
(3.48)
(1.67)

17.7
18.3
20.1
16.3

(1.62)
(1.50)
(2.25)
(1.65)

25.0
19.3
20.8
14.2

(1.84)
(1.43)
(2.50)
(1.47)

21.7
15.5
15.6
13.2

(2.12)
(1.80)
(2.33)
(1.51)

78.3
84.5
84.4
86.8

(2.12)
(1.80)
(2.33)
(1.51)

14.4
9.9
10.6
8.9

(1.64)
(1.53)
(2.02)
(1.38)

5.7
3.6
4.1
3.1

(0.99)
(0.81)
(1.20)
(0.84)

1.7
2.0 !
0.9 !
1.3 !

(0.45)
(0.76)
(0.36)
(0.48)

47.6
43.1
46.2
41.1

(2.70)
(1.97)
(3.22)
(2.51)

73.5
66.1
74.1
62.6

(2.39)
(2.23)
(2.97)
(2.62)

71.3
82.1
76.7

(1.41)
(3.77)
(2.15)

28.7 (1.41)
17.9 (3.77)
23.3 (2.15)

9.4

5.9

(0.86)
()
(1.24)

29.3 (1.23)
24.9 (4.06)
29.8 (2.07)

16.3 (1.10)
26.2 (2.93)
18.0 (1.75)

16.4 (0.95)
29.3 (3.34)
22.9 (2.07)

13.9 (0.97)
21.0 (2.95)
20.9 (2.16)

86.1
79.0
79.1

(0.97)
(2.95)
(2.16)

9.1 (0.80)
13.4 (2.47)
14.1 (1.97)

3.3
6.1
5.1

(0.63)
(1.60)
(0.91)

1.4

1.7

(0.36)
()
(0.48)

42.0 (1.51)
46.6 (4.33)
48.3 (2.66)

64.2
70.9
76.8

(1.50)
(4.00)
(2.40)

62.6
76.0
73.8
81.4

(3.07)
(2.13)
(2.49)
(2.49)

37.4
24.0
26.2
18.6

7.4
9.0
7.9
5.9

(1.32)
(1.60)
(1.40)
(1.50)

27.9
30.5
27.4
30.0

15.1
17.6
17.5
20.8

12.1
18.9
21.0
24.7

10.5
16.2
15.8
22.9

89.5
83.8
84.2
77.1

(1.22)
(1.89)
(1.67)
(2.60)

7.3
11.3
10.4
14.2

1.7
3.9
4.4
6.0

(0.41)
(1.01)
(0.81)
(1.21)

1.5 ! (0.47)
1.0 (0.24)
1.0 ! (0.44)
2.7 ! (1.13)

40.3
48.8
41.2
45.5

56.2
68.2
73.5
72.1

(3.03)
(2.49)
(2.12)
(2.82)

(3.07)
(2.13)
(2.49)
(2.49)

(2.10)
(2.43)
(2.16)
(3.07)

(1.90)
(1.47)
(1.79)
(2.19)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Violent incidents include serious violent incidents (rape or attempted rape, sexual battery other than rape, physical attack or
fight with a weapon, threat of physical attack with a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon), physical attack or fight
without a weapon, and threat of physical attack without a weapon.
2Serious violent incidents include rape or attempted rape, sexual battery other than rape, physical attack or fight with a
weapon, threat of physical attack with a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon.
3Theft/larceny (taking things worth over $10 without personal confrontation) includes pocket picking, stealing a purse or backpack (if left unattended or if no force was used to take it from owner), theft from a building, theft from a motor vehicle or of
motor vehicle parts or accessories, theft of bicycles, theft from vending machines, and all other types of thefts.

(1.38)
(1.39)
(1.69)
(2.30)
4Other

(1.22)
(1.89)
(1.67)
(2.60)

(1.06)
(1.40)
(1.26)
(2.12)

(2.20)
(2.90)
(2.53)
(2.73)

incidents include possession of a firearm or explosive device; possession of a knife or sharp object; distribution, possession, or use of illegal drugs or alcohol; inappropriate distribution, possession, or use of prescription drugs; and vandalism.
schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not higher than grade 3 and the highest grade is not
higher than grade 8. Middle schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 4 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 9. High schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 9
and the highest grade is not higher than grade 12. Combined schools are defined as schools with other combinations of
grades, including K12 schools.
NOTE: At school was defined to include activities that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and
at places holding school-sponsored events or activities. Includes incidents that occurred before, during, or after normal school
hours or when school activities or events were in session. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories
exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 200910 School Survey on Crime and
Safety (SSOCS), 2010. (This table was prepared October 2012.)
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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total................................................
School level5
Primary ................................................
Middle ..................................................
High .....................................................
Combined ............................................
Enrollment size
Less than 300 ......................................
300 to 499............................................
500 to 999............................................
1,000 or more ......................................
Locale
City.......................................................
Suburban .............................................
Town.....................................................
Rural ....................................................
Racial/ethnic concentration
More than 50 percent White ................
More than 50 percent Black .................
More than 50 percent Hispanic............
Percentage of students in school eligible
for free or reduced-price lunch
0 to 25..................................................
26 to 50................................................
51 to 75................................................
76 to 100..............................................

None

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Students suspended1
Sex
Total

State

Male

Race/ethnicity
Female

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander

American Indian/
Alaska Native

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

United States .................................


Alabama .................................................
Alaska.....................................................
Arizona ...................................................
Arkansas.................................................
California ................................................

3,328,750
75,090
8,060
56,000
34,920
474,590

(20,038)
(727)
(427)
(1,117)
(1,191)
(11,349)

2,272,290
50,580
5,660
40,900
24,870
340,090

(13,667)
(485)
(306)
(800)
(910)
(8,199)

1,056,470
24,510
2,390
15,110
10,050
134,500

(6,842)
(256)
(124)
(347)
(318)
(3,481)

1,302,410
25,730
3,470
19,130
16,340
115,320

(9,493)
(380)
(72)
(291)
(757)
(3,178)

1,244,820
47,810
620
5,960
16,310
84,860

(11,267)
(690)
(5)
(118)
(819)
(4,117)

670,700
960
380
25,010
1,870
242,110

(6,889)
(11)
(10)
(387)
(121)
(6,179)

63,220
260
460
660
260
24,690

(836)
(#)
(33)
(9)
(23)
(770)

47,610
330
3,120
5,250
150
7,600

(2,861)
(26)
(402)
(973)
(19)
(1,531)

Colorado .................................................
Connecticut.............................................
Delaware3 ...............................................
District of Columbia3 ...............................
Florida.....................................................

47,650
36,370
12,150
210
291,820

(463)
(2,749)
()
()
(3,692)

33,580
24,240
7,890
120
192,470

(353)
(1,770)
()
()
(2,270)

14,070
12,130
4,260
80
99,350

(142)
(999)
()
()
(1,454)

22,380
14,430
3,890
10
105,550

(339)
(1,304)
()
()
(1,744)

6,030
12,700
7,110
190
129,630

(12)
(1,536)
()
()
(2,599)

17,600
8,620
1,020
10
54,170

(185)
(890)
()
()
(534)

850
510
110
0
1,890

(7)
(43)
()
()
(18)

790
100
20
0
580

(72)
(17)
()
()
(49)

Georgia...................................................
Hawaii3 ....................................................
Idaho.......................................................
Illinois......................................................
Indiana....................................................
Iowa ........................................................
Kansas....................................................
Kentucky .................................................
Louisiana ................................................
Maine......................................................
Maryland3 ...............................................
Massachusetts........................................
Michigan .................................................
Minnesota ...............................................
Mississippi ..............................................
Missouri ..................................................
Montana..................................................
Nebraska ................................................
Nevada3 ..................................................
New Hampshire ......................................

143,560
9,770
9,100
130,650
77,460
14,190
24,300
43,420
67,780
8,540

(2,598)
()
(434)
(2,807)
(2,737)
(440)
(701)
(2,319)
(2,535)
(440)

95,080
6,640
6,980
86,950
53,300
9,860
17,160
29,840
44,370
6,340

(1,757)
()
(326)
(1,987)
(1,860)
(294)
(531)
(1,636)
(1,636)
(345)

48,470
3,120
2,120
43,700
24,170
4,330
7,140
13,580
23,410
2,200

(877)
()
(115)
(892)
(945)
(167)
(197)
(734)
(911)
(114)

37,670
1,290
6,850
41,270
49,720
10,000
13,680
32,800
23,370
7,880

(1,334)
()
(385)
(1,742)
(2,094)
(397)
(621)
(1,780)
(1,721)
(421)

96,980
290
90
63,590
22,420
2,960
5,920
9,870
43,040
420

(1,684)
()
(5)
(1,940)
(1,266)
(64)
(67)
(1,002)
(1,536)
(16)

7,800
310
1,750
24,340
4,850
930
3,950
620
730
110

(297)
()
(85)
(637)
(557)
(37)
(71)
(46)
(21)
(22)

1,010
7,810
70
1,330
310
160
350
90
230
80

(22)
()
(3)
(40)
(30)
(16)
(8)
(11)
(12)
(4)

90
70
350 !
130
160
140
400
40
410
50

(4)
()
(109)
(10)
(17)
(6)
(32)
(9)
(107)
(8)

60,550
49,930
131,750
30,780
51,940
67,820
6,500
10,600
31,620
10,170

()
(2,490)
(5,404)
(674)
(1,756)
(2,020)
(232)
(185)
()
(498)

38,780
32,960
89,450
21,360
34,420
47,010
4,600
7,240
20,690
6,770

()
(1,580)
(3,547)
(476)
(1,154)
(1,408)
(163)
(142)
()
(399)

21,770
16,970
42,310
9,420
17,520
20,810
1,900
3,360
10,930
3,400

()
(944)
(2,039)
(234)
(623)
(643)
(78)
(49)
()
(111)

23,600
28,040
71,480
15,760
13,050
32,790
4,490
5,620
9,700
9,080

()
(1,627)
(2,916)
(541)
(565)
(1,174)
(177)
(121)
()
(489)

26,450
7,650
52,580
9,910
38,250
32,560
70
2,820
7,360
310

()
(311)
(4,227)
(189)
(1,495)
(1,551)
(3)
(5)
()
(8)

9,220
12,780
5,650
2,440
380
1,780
120
1,770
12,850
670

()
(1,231)
(528)
(110)
(34)
(63)
(6)
(71)
()
(7)

1,000
1,230
980
1,130
120
450
40
100
1,270
80

()
(100)
(136)
(17)
(18)
(13)
(2)
(2)
()
(6)

290
230
1,060
1,540
130
240
1,780
280
440
30

()
(27)
(133)
(194)
(35)
(15)
(157)
(25)
()
(2)

New Jersey .............................................


New Mexico ............................................
New York.................................................
North Carolina ........................................
North Dakota ..........................................

79,030
17,140
106,670
149,780
2,140

(3,559)
(572)
(3,845)
(6,774)
(153)

53,730
11,560
72,970
101,920
1,460

(2,347)
(387)
(2,437)
(4,535)
(100)

25,300
5,570
33,700
47,860
670

(1,260)
(196)
(1,456)
(2,350)
(59)

28,260
3,970
49,950
50,630
1,260

(2,252)
(171)
(1,918)
(2,234)
(71)

30,520
590
38,640
85,000
100

(1,609)
(15)
(2,377)
(4,561)
(2)

18,700
9,510
16,040
9,250
50

(1,170)
(497)
(857)
(392)
(3)

1,490
110
1,360
790
20

(104)
(3)
(88)
(43)
(1)

70
2,960
680
4,100
720

(12)
(79)
(124)
(1,947)
(135)

Ohio ........................................................
Oklahoma ...............................................
Oregon....................................................
Pennsylvania...........................................
Rhode Island ..........................................
South Carolina........................................
South Dakota..........................................
Tennessee ..............................................
Texas ......................................................
Utah ........................................................

109,370
31,160
27,470
114,040
12,250
83,830
3,100
73,380
253,530
16,350

(4,049)
(966)
(1,028)
(6,402)
(1,071)
(2,289)
(161)
(2,200)
(2,298)
(119)

73,860
21,830
20,140
74,950
8,040
54,320
2,180
49,860
173,460
11,740

(2,696)
(706)
(732)
(4,013)
(776)
(1,547)
(112)
(1,562)
(1,671)
(97)

35,500
9,330
7,330
39,090
4,210
29,520
910
23,520
80,070
4,610

(1,442)
(286)
(322)
(2,435)
(309)
(828)
(52)
(666)
(693)
(50)

62,880
14,940
19,520
53,090
6,920
25,750
1,850
39,350
46,910
10,020

(2,712)
(627)
(773)
(2,856)
(847)
(1,067)
(87)
(1,655)
(824)
(98)

43,030
8,210
1,620
52,730
1,930
55,540
170
31,280
82,270
540

(2,880)
(403)
(44)
(4,090)
(200)
(1,753)
(3)
(924)
(1,276)
(2)

2,810
3,150
4,870
6,950
2,950
2,120
110
2,290
121,480
4,640

(357)
(78)
(339)
(568)
(143)
(302)
(1)
(64)
(1,411)
(20)

570
200
590
1,190
340
240
40
400
2,410
660

(56)
(7)
(21)
(202)
(30)
(21)
(2)
(6)
(16)
(5)

90
4,660
880
90
120
180 !
930
70
460
490

(10)
(233)
(73)
(16)
(24)
(77)
(138)
(7)
(12)
(4)

Vermont ..................................................
Virginia....................................................
Washington.............................................
West Virginia...........................................
Wisconsin ...............................................
Wyoming.................................................

3,430
91,810
59,920
30,750
43,680
2,680

(136)
(2,805)
(1,326)
(2,986)
(1,126)
(400)

2,420
61,580
44,470
21,430
28,210
1,970

(99)
(1,867)
(1,011)
(2,033)
(721)
(288)

1,010
30,230
15,450
9,330
15,460
710

(44)
(991)
(335)
(962)
(449)
(119)

3,260
35,200
36,360
27,270
18,480
2,200

(129)
(1,080)
(1,082)
(2,482)
(724)
(346)

100
49,590
7,060
3,090
18,010
40

(8)
(2,284)
(37)
(548)
(399)
(5)

30
5,490
10,280
310
4,650
250

(4)
(165)
(390)
(73)
(65)
(43)

30
1,370
3,180
50
660
20

(3)
(38)
(33)
(11)
(16)
(3)

20
170
3,040
30
1,880 !
160

(2)
(13)
(370)
(8)
(751)
(46)

See notes at end of table.

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Student Activities and Behavior

Table 192. Number of students suspended and expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2006

Table 192. Number of students suspended and expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2006Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Students expelled2
Sex
Total

State
102,080
1,300
180
660
500
19,460
2,210
1,330
230
130
1,120
3,660
0
230
2,760
6,620
200
850
540
5,800
160
1,560
530
2,140
250
1,490
280
100
650
1,520
120 !
270 !
240
890
1,970 !
20
8,150
2,200
1,890
2,750
#
5,130
120 !
3,200
11,990
250
40 !
1,150
3,470
210
1,470
100

(1,329)
(21)
(4)
(41)
(43)
(608)
(62)
(135)
()
()
(71)
(170)
()
(11)
(132)
(395)
(39)
(63)
(110)
(212)
(21)
()
(35)
(149)
(16)
(73)
(36)
(10)
(11)
()
(38)
(118)
(16)
(180)
(830)
(6)
(319)
(73)
(140)
(122)
()
(271)
(52)
(77)
(232)
(5)
(16)
(174)
(130)
(34)
(65)
(16)

Female

11
76,360
900
140
530
360
15,600
1,760
970
170
70
860
2,740
0
190
2,040
4,560
160
630
370
4,120
130
1,190
410
1,610
200
1,090
220
90
480
1,190
80 !
250 !
200
700
1,480 !
20
5,450
1,550
1,490
1,890
#
3,730
90 !
2,440
9,010
190
40
980
2,770
140
1,030
90

(976)
(21)
(2)
(36)
(29)
(477)
(43)
(87)
()
()
(60)
(131)
()
(9)
(80)
(272)
(31)
(35)
(72)
(159)
(14)
()
(27)
(113)
(15)
(64)
(26)
(9)
(9)
()
(22)
(118)
(14)
(143)
(572)
(4)
(223)
(55)
(124)
(93)
()
(201)
(39)
(60)
(190)
(5)
(14)
(163)
(104)
(22)
(50)
(12)

White

12
25,720
400
50
130
130
3,870
450
360
50
60
270
930
0
40
730
2,060
40
220
170 !
1,680
40 !
360
120
530
50
400
60
20
170
340
40 !
20 !
50
190

#
2,700
650
400
860
#
1,400
30 !
760
2,980
60
10 !
170
700
60
440
10 !

(398)
(5)
(4)
(6)
(19)
(152)
(25)
(56)
()
()
(12)
(46)
()
(5)
(60)
(137)
(8)
(30)
(45)
(56)
(10)
()
(12)
(46)
(5)
(15)
(15)
(3)
(2)
()
(17)
(5)
(3)
(41)
()
()
(115)
(23)
(24)
(40)
()
(81)
(13)
(21)
(50)
(#)
(2)
(18)
(35)
(14)
(26)
(4)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1A student is counted only once, even if suspended more than once during the same school year.
2A student is counted only once, even if expelled more than once during the same school year.
3Data are based on universe counts of schools and school districts; therefore, these figures do not have standard errors.

Black

13
38,030
390
100
260
310
5,350
1,000
470
100
#
530
1,390
0
140
890
4,510
160
430
400
1,500
160
340
200
1,030
150
290
210
60
290
490
100 !
100 !
40
580
300
10
2,810
1,070
1,320
1,110
#
1,390

1,350
2,630
160
40 !
580
2,140
190
830
90

(612)
(8)
(3)
(32)
(32)
(230)
(32)
(54)
()
()
(39)
(93)
()
(9)
(116)
(309)
(34)
(58)
(67)
(113)
(21)
()
(31)
(77)
(12)
(47)
(35)
(8)
(7)
()
(36)
(49)
(3)
(144)
(52)
(2)
(214)
(47)
(105)
(88)
()
(97)
()
(70)
(115)
(5)
(16)
(162)
(101)
(30)
(60)
(16)

Hispanic

14
38,640
870
30
60
150
3,010
260
490
110
120
420
2,100
0
#
1,390
1,610
20
280

4,180
#
1,010
180
950
50
1,190
60
#
210
410
10
70 !
10
240 !
1,580 !
#
4,970
640
110
1,440
#
3,650
#
1,700
3,760
20
#
440
280
10 !
430
#

(935)
(19)
(#)
(3)
(15)
(128)
(2)
(80)
()
()
(33)
(92)
()
()
(31)
(119)
(3)
(7)
()
(157)
()
()
(8)
(108)
(1)
(45)
(4)
()
(1)
()
(2)
(23)
(#)
(75)
(821)
()
(194)
(22)
(17)
(61)
()
(224)
()
(9)
(90)
(#)
()
(45)
(6)
(5)
(10)
()

Asian/Pacific Islander

15
22,140
40
10
300
30 !
9,960
860
340
10
10
160
150
0
70
460
460
20 !
110
#
70
#
200
140
110
20
10
10
#
110
530
#
80 !
110
60 !
60
#
340
130
360
160
#
70
10
120
5,450
40
#
90
720
#
140
10

(388)
(#)
(#)
(16)
(9)
(360)
(47)
(53)
()
()
(9)
(15)
()
(6)
(14)
(45)
(6)
(6)
()
(3)
()
()
(7)
(15)
(3)
(#)
(#)
()
(4)
()
()
(39)
(10)
(11)
(9)
()
(27)
(7)
(12)
(11)
()
(10)
(3)
(2)
(91)
(1)
()
(5)
(40)
()
(12)
(#)

American Indian/
Alaska Native

16
1,720
#
10
10
10
860
30
20
#
#
#
20
0
#
20
30
#
20
#
20
#
20
10
30
10
#
#
#
10
70
#

10
10
10
#
30
20
50
30
#
20
#
30
120
10
#
40
140
#
20
#

(44)
()
(#)
(#)
(2)
(40)
(1)
(4)
()
()
()
(2)
()
()
(4)
(6)
()
(2)
()
(1)
()
()
(2)
(5)
(1)
()
()
()
(#)
()
()
()
(#)
(3)
(1)
()
(4)
(4)
(8)
(6)
()
(4)
()
(#)
(#)
(#)
()
(2)
(2)
()
(2)
()

17
1,550
#
40
40
#
280
60
#
0
0
10
#
0
20
#
20
#
10 !
#
20
#
#
#
20 !
20 !
#
#
40
30
20
#
#
80

30
10 !
10
330
60
#
#
10
80 !
10
30
10
#
#
190
#
40 !
#

(69)
()
(2)
(5)
()
(37)
(12)
()
()
()
(1)
()
()
(4)
()
(4)
()
(6)
()
(4)
()
()
()
(6)
(7)
()
()
(7)
(4)
()
()
()
(10)
()
(8)
(5)
(1)
(22)
(9)
()
()
(3)
(29)
(#)
(#)
(1)
()
()
(34)
()
(13)
()

NOTE: Suspension is excluding a student from school for disciplinary reasons for 1 school day or longer. Expulsion is the exclusion of a student from school for disciplinary reasons that results in the students removal from school attendance rolls or that
meets the criteria for expulsion as defined by the appropriate state or local school authority. Race categories exclude persons of
Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection: 2006. (This table was prepared
July 2008.)

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United States .................................


Alabama .................................................
Alaska.....................................................
Arizona ...................................................
Arkansas.................................................
California ................................................
Colorado .................................................
Connecticut.............................................
Delaware3 ...............................................
District of Columbia3 ...............................
Florida.....................................................
Georgia...................................................
Hawaii3 ....................................................
Idaho.......................................................
Illinois......................................................
Indiana....................................................
Iowa ........................................................
Kansas....................................................
Kentucky .................................................
Louisiana ................................................
Maine......................................................
Maryland3 ...............................................
Massachusetts........................................
Michigan .................................................
Minnesota ...............................................
Mississippi ..............................................
Missouri ..................................................
Montana..................................................
Nebraska ................................................
Nevada3 ..................................................
New Hampshire ......................................
New Jersey .............................................
New Mexico ............................................
New York.................................................
North Carolina ........................................
North Dakota ..........................................
Ohio ........................................................
Oklahoma ...............................................
Oregon....................................................
Pennsylvania...........................................
Rhode Island ..........................................
South Carolina........................................
South Dakota..........................................
Tennessee ..............................................
Texas ......................................................
Utah ........................................................
Vermont ..................................................
Virginia....................................................
Washington.............................................
West Virginia...........................................
Wisconsin ...............................................
Wyoming.................................................

Male

10

Race/ethnicity

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Percent suspended1

Percent expelled2

Sex

State
1

Race/ethnicity

Total

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

United States.........................
Alabama......................................
Alaska .........................................
Arizona........................................
Arkansas .....................................
California.....................................

6.9
10.1
5.9
5.9
7.3
7.5

(0.04)
(0.11)
(0.35)
(0.14)
(0.30)
(0.18)

Colorado .....................................
Connecticut .................................
Delaware3 ....................................
District of Columbia3 ...................
Florida.........................................

6.0 (0.09)
6.8 (0.52)
10.9
()
0.4
()
10.5 (0.14)

9.1
13.3
8.0
8.4
10.2
10.5

(0.06)
(0.15)
(0.47)
(0.19)
(0.43)
(0.25)

4.5
6.8
3.6
3.3
4.3
4.4

(0.03)
(0.08)
(0.21)
(0.09)
(0.17)
(0.12)

4.8
5.8
4.6
4.5
5.0
6.0

(0.04)
(0.10)
(0.13)
(0.10)
(0.28)
(0.18)

15.0
18.3
10.0
11.8
15.9
17.1

(0.14)
(0.32)
(0.10)
(0.27)
(0.96)
(0.82)

8.3 (0.13)
8.9 (0.65)
13.8
()
0.4
()
13.4 (0.17)

3.7 (0.06)
4.7 (0.39)
7.9
()
0.3
()
7.3 (0.11)

4.5 (0.09)
4.0 (0.37)
6.4
()
0.2
()
7.9 (0.16)

13.2 (0.05)
17.2 (2.39)
20.1
()
0.4
()
19.3 (0.34)

6.8
4.3
5.9
6.4
4.9
7.9

(0.07)
(0.10)
(0.29)
(0.14)
(0.48)
(0.22)

8.1 (0.14)
11.4 (1.39)
9.2
()
0.2
()
7.7 (0.08)

Sex
Asian/
American
Pacific Indian/Alaska
Islander
Native
8
2.7
3.2
4.6
2.6
3.5
3.3

Race/ethnicity

Total

Male

Female

White

10

11

12

13

American
Asian/Pacific Indian/Alaska
Hispanic
Islander
Native

Black
14

15

16

17

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

(0.04)
(0.14)
(0.50)
(0.05)
(0.35)
(0.13)

7.9
4.8
8.2
10.0
4.7
12.2

(0.49)
(0.49)
(1.18)
(2.19)
(0.63)
(2.33)

0.21
0.18
0.13
0.07
0.10
0.31

(0.003)
(0.003)
(0.005)
(0.004)
(0.009)
(0.010)

0.31
0.24
0.20
0.11
0.15
0.48

(0.004)
(0.006)
(0.007)
(0.008)
(0.012)
(0.015)

0.11
0.11
0.07
0.03
0.06
0.13

(0.002)
(0.002)
(0.006)
(0.001)
(0.008)
(0.005)

0.14
0.09
0.13
0.06
0.10
0.28

(0.002)
(0.002)
(0.004)
(0.008)
(0.010)
(0.013)

0.47
0.33
0.45
0.12
0.14
0.61

(0.011)
(0.009)
(0.003)
(0.006)
(0.016)
(0.030)

0.22
0.16
0.16
0.08
0.09
0.32

(0.004)
(0.003)
(0.006)
(0.004)
(0.025)
(0.013)

0.07
#
0.13
0.03
0.07 !
0.11

(0.002)
()
(0.011)
(#)
(0.031)
(0.006)

0.26
0.01
0.10
0.08
0.03
0.46

(0.013)
(0.001)
(0.009)
(0.015)
(0.002)
(0.068)

3.2 (0.03)
2.4 (0.22)
3.3
()
0.0
()
2.9 (0.03)

8.7
5.2
5.5
0.0
7.2

(0.89)
(0.95)
()
()
(0.59)

0.28
0.25
0.20
0.22
0.04

(0.008)
(0.026)
()
()
(0.003)

0.43
0.36
0.30
0.25
0.06

(0.012)
(0.034)
()
()
(0.004)

0.12
0.14
0.10
0.20
0.02

(0.007)
(0.022)
()
()
(0.001)

0.20
0.13
0.17
0.03
0.04

(0.007)
(0.016)
()
()
(0.003)

0.56
0.66
0.32
0.25
0.06

(0.005)
(0.126)
()
()
(0.005)

0.40
0.45
0.06
0.17
0.02

(0.022)
(0.079)
()
()
(0.001)

0.12
0.10
0.06
0.10
0.01

(0.003)
(0.017)
()
()
(#)

0.60 (0.138)
0.15 ! (0.069)
0.00
()
0.00
()
0.06 (0.012)
0.08 !
0.00
0.37
0.07
0.60

Georgia .......................................
Hawaii3 ........................................
Idaho ...........................................
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana ........................................

8.8
5.5
3.6
6.4
7.4

(0.23)
()
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.28)

11.4
7.2
5.3
8.4
9.9

(0.29)
()
(0.26)
(0.20)
(0.37)

6.1
3.6
1.7
4.4
4.7

(0.16)
()
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.20)

4.8
4.9
3.3
3.8
6.0

(0.21)
()
(0.19)
(0.17)
(0.27)

15.0
7.0
3.5
14.5
17.3

(0.36)
()
(0.21)
(0.53)
(1.18)

5.4
5.7
5.1
6.0
7.4

(0.27)
()
(0.29)
(0.19)
(0.87)

2.1
5.5
1.6
1.7
1.8

(0.07)
()
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.24)

3.7
6.0
8.6 !
2.9
6.1

(0.21)
()
(2.90)
(0.41)
(0.70)

0.23
0.00
0.09
0.14
0.63

(0.011)
()
(0.005)
(0.007)
(0.039)

0.33
0.00
0.14
0.20
0.85

(0.017)
()
(0.008)
(0.008)
(0.053)

0.12
0.00
0.03
0.07
0.40

(0.006)
()
(0.004)
(0.006)
(0.028)

0.18
0.00
0.07
0.08
0.54

(0.013)
()
(0.005)
(0.011)
(0.039)

0.32
0.00
#
0.32
1.24

(0.015)
()
()
(0.011)
(0.111)

0.11
0.00
0.20
0.11
0.70

(0.011)
()
(0.018)
(0.004)
(0.077)

0.04
0.00
#
0.03
0.19

(0.005)
()
()
(0.005)
(0.038)

Iowa.............................................
Kansas ........................................
Kentucky .....................................
Louisiana.....................................
Maine ..........................................

3.0
5.1
6.6
10.3
4.6

(0.11)
(0.18)
(0.36)
(0.41)
(0.28)

4.0
6.9
8.7
13.2
6.6

(0.14)
(0.26)
(0.48)
(0.51)
(0.41)

1.9
3.1
4.3
7.3
2.4

(0.08)
(0.11)
(0.24)
(0.31)
(0.15)

2.4
3.8
5.8
7.1
4.5

(0.11)
(0.20)
(0.33)
(0.56)
(0.28)

11.4
14.6
13.3
14.6
9.0

(0.31)
(0.27)
(1.27)
(0.48)
(0.38)

3.2
6.6
4.0
4.7
5.7

(0.27)
(0.22)
(0.33)
(0.16)
(1.11)

1.6
2.9
1.5
2.6
2.9

(0.18)
(0.10)
(0.19)
(0.14)
(0.18)

5.2
5.8
3.8
6.8 !
6.4

(0.25)
(0.59)
(0.89)
(2.24)
(1.13)

0.04
0.18
0.08
0.89
0.09

(0.008)
(0.014)
(0.017)
(0.037)
(0.012)

0.07
0.25
0.11
1.23
0.13

(0.013)
(0.015)
(0.021)
(0.054)
(0.015)

0.01
0.10
0.05
0.52
0.04

(0.004)
(0.013)
(0.014)
(0.021)
(0.011)

0.04
0.12
0.07
0.45
0.09

(0.008)
(0.017)
(0.012)
(0.039)
(0.012)

0.07
0.68

1.42
0.09

(0.012)
(0.019)
()
(0.056)
(0.022)

0.06 !
0.19

0.47
0.05

(0.022)
(0.011)
()
(0.020)
(0.002)

0.01
0.12
0.03 !
0.17

(0.001)

()
(0.013) 0.20 ! (0.090)
(0.013)
#
()
(0.011) 0.39 (0.109)
()
#
()

Maryland3 ....................................
Massachusetts ............................
Michigan......................................
Minnesota ...................................
Mississippi...................................

7.1
5.6
8.2
3.7
10.2

()
(0.28)
(0.34)
(0.10)
(0.33)

8.9
7.1
10.8
5.0
13.3

()
(0.35)
(0.43)
(0.14)
(0.41)

5.2
3.9
5.4
2.4
7.0

()
(0.22)
(0.27)
(0.07)
(0.24)

5.8
4.2
6.1
2.4
5.5

()
(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.09)
(0.26)

8.2
10.3
17.8
14.4
14.8

()
(0.50)
(1.48)
(0.33)
(0.55)

12.9
12.0
7.4
5.4
4.3

()
(1.18)
(0.83)
(0.28)
(0.44)

2.2
2.5
2.2
2.5
3.0

()
(0.25)
(0.34)
(0.05)
(0.47)

8.5
5.0
6.8
10.0
12.7

()
(0.63)
(1.08)
(1.43)
(3.08)

0.18
0.06
0.13
0.03
0.29

()
(0.004)
(0.010)
(0.002)
(0.015)

0.27
0.09
0.19
0.05
0.42

()
(0.006)
(0.014)
(0.004)
(0.025)

0.09
0.03
0.07
0.01
0.16

()
(0.003)
(0.006)
(0.001)
(0.006)

0.08
0.03
0.09
0.02
0.12

()
(0.005)
(0.007)
(0.002)
(0.020)

0.31
0.24
0.32
0.08
0.46

()
(0.013)
(0.040)
(0.002)
(0.019)

0.27
0.13
0.15
0.04
0.07

()
(0.009)
(0.023)
(0.007)
(0.007)

0.03
0.02
0.06
0.01
0.08

()
(0.003)
(0.012)
(0.002)
(0.013)

0.09
0.04
0.12 !
0.14 !
0.09

()
(0.003)
(0.041)
(0.048)
(0.009)

Missouri.......................................
Montana......................................
Nebraska.....................................
Nevada3.......................................
New Hampshire ..........................

7.3
4.5
3.7
7.4
5.6

(0.24)
(0.18)
(0.08)
()
(0.32)

9.8
6.1
4.9
9.5
7.2

(0.32)
(0.24)
(0.11)
()
(0.46)

4.6
2.7
2.4
5.2
3.9

(0.16)
(0.12)
(0.05)
()
(0.18)

4.6
3.7
2.6
5.1
5.4

(0.19)
(0.17)
(0.06)
()
(0.33)

20.2
4.9
12.6
15.5
8.7

(1.07)
(0.27)
(0.05)
()
(0.32)

5.4
3.5
5.0
8.5
12.1

(0.32)
(0.19)
(0.30)
()
(0.23)

2.9
2.3
1.9
3.9
2.2

(0.10)
(0.16)
(0.04)
()
(0.19)

7.0
9.6
6.7
6.6
4.8

(0.51)
(1.05)
(0.89)
()
(0.45)

0.03
0.07
0.23
0.36
0.06 !

(0.004)
(0.007)
(0.005)
()
(0.021)

0.05
0.12
0.32
0.55
0.08

(0.005)
(0.013)
(0.008)
()
(0.024)

0.01
0.02
0.12
0.16
0.04 !

(0.003)
(0.005)
(0.002)
()
(0.020)

0.03
0.05
0.13
0.26
0.06 !

(0.005)
(0.007)
(0.004)
()
(0.021)

0.04
#
0.92
0.86
0.28

(0.003)
()
(0.004)
()
(0.065)

0.02
#
0.32
0.35
0.07

(0.001)
()
(0.018)
()
(0.001)

0.01
#
0.13
0.22
0.03

(#)
()
(0.001)
()
(0.001)

#
0.24
0.76
0.36
0.17

()
(0.040)
(0.121)
()
(0.011)

New Jersey .................................


New Mexico.................................
New York .....................................
North Carolina.............................
North Dakota...............................

5.7
5.3
3.8
10.8
2.2

(0.26)
(0.20)
(0.14)
(0.52)
(0.17)

7.5
6.9
5.1
14.3
2.9

(0.33)
(0.26)
(0.17)
(0.66)
(0.21)

3.7
3.5
2.5
7.0
1.4

(0.19)
(0.14)
(0.11)
(0.37)
(0.13)

3.7
4.0
3.4
6.5
1.5

(0.30)
(0.19)
(0.14)
(0.33)
(0.10)

12.4
7.0
7.3
20.0
5.0

(0.79)
(0.21)
(0.45)
(1.06)
(0.16)

6.9
5.4
2.8
7.2
3.1

(0.51)
(0.31)
(0.15)
(0.40)
(0.35)

1.4
2.5
0.7
2.7
2.0

(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.05)
(0.19)
(0.12)

3.7
8.3
4.5

8.0

(0.70)
(0.47)
(0.97)
()
(1.80)

0.02 !
0.07
0.03
0.14 !
0.02

(0.008)
(0.005)
(0.006)
(0.060)
(0.006)

0.03 !
0.12
0.05
0.21 !
0.05

(0.016)
#
(0.009) 0.03
(0.010) 0.01
(0.081)

(0.008)
#

()
(0.002)
(0.003)
()
()

0.01 !
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.01

(0.006)
(0.003)
(0.010)
(0.007)
(0.002)

0.03 !
0.13
0.04 !

0.05

(0.009)
(0.002)
(0.014)
()
(0.001)

0.03 !
0.06
0.01
0.05
#

(0.015)

(0.006) 0.17
(0.002)
#
(0.007) 0.03
()
#

()
#
()
(0.006) 0.22 (0.030)
()

()
(0.004)

()
() 0.12 ! (0.061)

Ohio ............................................
Oklahoma....................................
Oregon ........................................
Pennsylvania...............................
Rhode Island...............................

6.2
4.9
4.9
6.8
8.4

(0.24)
(0.17)
(0.18)
(0.37)
(0.74)

8.2
6.7
7.1
8.7
10.7

(0.30)
(0.24)
(0.26)
(0.45)
(1.00)

4.2
3.0
2.7
4.8
5.9

(0.17)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.29)
(0.47)

4.6
3.9
4.8
4.2
6.7

(0.21)
(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.23)
(0.83)

14.6
12.1
8.8
18.9
14.6

(0.99)
(0.60)
(0.24)
(1.41)
(2.07)

6.0
5.3
5.5
8.7
12.6

(0.83)
(0.18)
(0.37)
(0.79)
(0.65)

2.1
1.8
2.1
2.7
7.2

(0.24)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.46)
(0.73)

3.7
4.0
7.2
3.4
11.8

(0.45)
(0.24)
(0.57)
(0.64)
(2.92)

0.47
0.34
0.34
0.16
#

(0.020)
(0.013)
(0.025)
(0.008)
()

0.61
0.47
0.52
0.22
#

(0.026)
(0.019)
(0.044)
(0.011)
()

0.32
0.21
0.15
0.10
#

(0.014)
(0.008)
(0.010)
(0.005)
()

0.20
0.28
0.32
0.09
#

(0.016)
(0.014)
(0.026)
(0.007)
()

1.69
0.94
0.58
0.52
#

(0.091)
(0.039)
(0.093)
(0.031)
()

0.72
0.23
0.41
0.21
#

(0.078)
(0.014)
(0.015)
(0.017)
()

0.09
0.16
0.18
0.06
#

(0.014)
(0.039)
(0.028)
(0.013)
()

0.21
0.29
0.47
0.04
#

(0.038)
(0.021)
(0.070)
(0.002)
()

South Carolina ............................


South Dakota ..............................
Tennessee...................................
Texas...........................................
Utah ............................................

11.9
2.7
7.2
5.6
3.2

(0.44)
(0.16)
(0.26)
(0.06)
(0.04)

15.1
3.7
9.6
7.4
4.5

(0.56)
(0.22)
(0.35)
(0.08)
(0.05)

8.6
1.6
4.8
3.6
1.9

(0.33)
(0.11)
(0.17)
(0.04)
(0.03)

6.9
1.9
5.5
2.9
2.4

(0.36)
(0.12)
(0.27)
(0.06)
(0.03)

19.2
7.1
12.8
12.7
7.8

(0.89)
(0.24)
(0.38)
(0.24)
(0.04)

6.5
4.3
5.4
5.7
6.7

(1.05)
(0.16)
(0.22)
(0.08)
(0.07)

2.9
3.0
2.7
1.6
4.2

(0.31)
(0.19)
(0.15)
(0.01)
(0.04)

9.6 !
6.8
3.4
3.1
6.9

(4.26)
(1.19)
(0.36)
(0.10)
(0.09)

0.73
0.11 !
0.32
0.26
0.05

(0.043)
(0.045)
(0.010)
(0.005)
(0.001)

1.03
0.16 !
0.47
0.39
0.07

(0.063)
(0.066)
(0.016)
(0.008)
(0.002)

0.40
0.05 !
0.15
0.13
0.02

(0.026)
(0.024)
(0.006)
(0.002)
(#)

0.37

0.19
0.16
0.04

(0.029)
()
(0.011)
(0.007)
(0.001)

1.26
0.08 !
0.70
0.58
0.22

(0.091)
(0.038)
(0.011)
(0.016)
(0.001)

0.20

0.29
0.26
0.06

(0.035)
()
(0.011)
(0.005)
(0.002)

0.19
#
0.17
0.08
0.09

(0.047)
()
(0.009)
(#)
(#)

0.42 !
0.55 !
0.29
0.20
0.19

(0.169)
(0.221)
(0.014)
(0.004)
(0.020)

Vermont.......................................
Virginia ........................................
Washington .................................
West Virginia...............................
Wisconsin....................................
Wyoming .....................................

4.0
7.2
5.9
10.2
5.0
2.8

(0.18)
(0.24)
(0.15)
(1.02)
(0.16)
(0.34)

5.5
9.4
8.6
13.8
6.3
4.0

(0.25)
(0.31)
(0.21)
(1.31)
(0.20)
(0.33)

2.4
4.9
3.2
6.4
3.6

(0.12)
(0.18)
(0.08)
(0.70)
(0.13)
()

4.0
4.7
5.3
9.7
2.7
2.7

(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.91)
(0.12)
(0.34)

5.8
13.9
12.0
21.5
19.7
3.2

(0.50)
(0.73)
(0.09)
(4.03)
(0.60)
(0.26)

4.1
5.6
7.2
11.2
7.5
3.1

(0.55)
(0.21)
(0.39)
(3.07)
(0.18)
(0.43)

1.8
2.1
3.7
2.4
2.1
1.7

(0.23)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.54)
(0.07)
(0.26)

5.7
4.0
11.3
8.2
13.5 !
6.4

(0.77)
(0.34)
(1.36)
(1.98)
(5.23)
(1.37)

0.05 !
0.09
0.34
0.07
0.17
0.11

(0.019)
(0.014)
(0.014)
(0.012)
(0.008)
(0.018)

0.08 !
0.15
0.53
0.09
0.23
0.18

(0.031)
(0.025)
(0.021)
(0.015)
(0.012)
(0.027)

0.02 !
0.03
0.14
0.04
0.10
0.03 !

(0.006)
(0.003)
(0.007)
(0.010)
(0.006)
(0.010)

0.05 !
0.08
0.31
0.07
0.12
0.11

(0.020)
(0.022)
(0.016)
(0.011)
(0.009)
(0.021)

0.12
0.48
0.09 !
0.47
0.23

()
(0.013)
(0.010)
(0.034)
(0.016)
(0.006)

0.09
0.50

0.22
0.09

()
(0.005)
(0.035)
()
(0.020)
(0.005)

#
0.06
0.16
#
0.06
0.10

()
#
()
(0.003) 0.10 ! (0.045)
(0.002) 0.69 (0.130)
()
#
()
(0.008) 0.30 ! (0.105)
(0.007)
#
()

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1A student is counted only once, even if suspended more than once during the same school year.
2A student is counted only once, even if expelled more than once during the same school year.
3Data are based on universe counts of schools and school districts; therefore, these figures do not have standard errors.

(0.035)
()
(0.111)
(0.008)
(0.168)

NOTE: Suspension is excluding a student from school for disciplinary reasons for 1 school day or longer. Expulsion is the exclusion of a student from school for disciplinary reasons that results in the students removal from school attendance rolls or that
meets the criteria for expulsion as defined by the appropriate state or local school authority. Race categories exclude persons of
Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection: 2006. (This table was prepared
May 2008.)

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Student Activities and Behavior

Table 193. Percentage of students suspended and expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2006

Table 194. Percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 who reported experience with drugs and violence on school property, by race/ethnicity, grade, and sex: Selected years, 1997 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
2011
Race/ethnicity

Type of violence or drug-related behavior,


and sex

Grade
Native
Hawaiian/
American
Pacific
Indian/
Islander Alaska Native

9th

10th

11th

11

12

13

14

15

7.6 ! (2.52)

()

()

8.8 (1.82)
9.0 (1.98)
8.5 (2.22)

7.2 (1.28)
6.2 ! (1.99)
8.1 (1.76)

5.8 (0.62)
5.4 (0.64)
6.3 (0.81)

6.8 (0.73)
6.4 (0.93)
7.1 (0.89)

5.2 (0.55)
5.3 (0.65)
5.1 (0.73)

5.5
5.9
5.2

(0.56)
(0.72)
(0.77)

4.3 ! (1.66)
7.8 ! (3.09)

()

10.9 ! (3.73)

()

()

7.6 (1.62)
10.5 (1.59)

()

7.5 (1.87)
12.0 (3.35)
3.0 ! (0.91)

4.8 (0.50)
7.4 (0.95)
2.1 (0.36)

6.1 (0.72)
9.4 (1.27)
2.5 (0.41)

4.7 (0.44)
7.5 (0.71)
1.8 (0.33)

5.6
8.2
2.8

(0.51)
(0.95)
(0.45)

9.2 (0.81)
12.1 (1.28)
6.0 (0.61)

7.0 (0.99)
8.0 (1.34)
5.8 ! (2.12)

11.3 (3.23)

()

()

8.2 (1.52)
9.7 (1.79)
6.6 (1.62)

9.9 (1.35)
11.3 (2.29)
8.5 (1.83)

8.3 (0.63)
10.3 (0.87)
6.2 (0.69)

7.7 (0.58)
9.7 (0.87)
5.3 (0.63)

7.3 (0.61)
9.2 (0.90)
5.3 (0.62)

5.9
8.3
3.4

(0.45)
(0.68)
(0.57)

16.4 (0.89)
19.6 (1.33)
13.1 (1.29)

14.4 (0.79)
19.4 (1.01)
9.0 (0.69)

6.2 (1.06)
10.0 (1.88)

()

20.9 (4.41)

()

()

12.0 (1.77)
16.0 (3.70)
7.7 (1.60)

16.6 (1.41)
19.0 (2.84)
14.4 (2.02)

16.2 (0.77)
21.7 (1.21)
10.4 (0.82)

12.8 (0.86)
17.0 (1.23)
8.0 (0.92)

9.2 (0.55)
12.3 (0.97)
6.0 (0.75)

8.8
11.5
6.1

(0.69)
(1.21)
(0.69)

5.4 (0.41)
5.8 (0.59)
5.0 (0.54)

3.0 (0.55)
4.3 (0.72)
1.8 ! (0.72)

4.4 (0.44)
5.5 (0.63)
3.1 (0.48)

2.0 ! (0.80)
3.0 ! (1.34)

()

9.8 ! (3.89)

()

()

8.4 (1.48)
9.4 (1.62)
7.4 ! (2.98)

6.7 (1.27)
8.0 (2.06)
5.5 (1.31)

2.8 (0.33)
3.4 (0.49)
2.2 (0.38)

4.4 (0.49)
4.6 (0.71)
4.2 (0.61)

6.0 (0.55)
6.7 (1.01)
5.2 (0.70)

6.6
8.5
4.7

(0.56)
(0.70)
(0.94)

4.8 (0.46)
8.4 (0.84)
0.9 (0.15)

5.6 (0.64)
10.1 (1.24)
0.8 (0.20)

2.0 (0.44)
3.5 (0.77)

()

3.7 (0.54)
5.7 (0.77)
1.5 ! (0.53)

3.9 ! (1.32)
7.2 ! (2.43)
#
()

8.2 ! (2.76)

()

()

9.7 (1.25)
15.4 (1.87)
3.5 ! (1.39)

5.9 ! (2.09)
11.0 ! (4.00)

()

3.8 (0.66)
6.4 (1.21)
0.9 ! (0.33)

4.5 (0.57)
7.8 (1.00)
1.0 ! (0.32)

5.0 (0.57)
9.1 (1.06)
0.8 ! (0.31)

4.5 (0.29)
5.3 (0.41)
3.6 (0.34)

5.1 (0.33)
5.4 (0.43)
4.7 (0.35)

4.0 (0.38)
4.2 (0.48)
3.8 (0.40)

5.2 (0.50)
6.5 (0.78)
3.8 (0.44)

7.3 (0.68)
7.9 (0.99)
6.6 (0.66)

3.5 ! (1.21)
3.6 ! (1.34)
3.3 ! (1.33)

8.4 ! (3.61)

()

()

20.9 (4.15)
17.7 (4.71)
24.3 (3.44)

5.8 (1.32)
7.1 ! (2.19)
4.6 (1.27)

5.4 (0.56)
5.7 (0.80)
5.2 (0.72)

4.4 (0.51)
4.2 (0.66)
4.5 (0.64)

5.2 (0.56)
5.4 (0.69)
4.9 (0.69)

5.1
6.4
3.8

(0.48)
(0.81)
(0.59)

4.5 (0.31)
6.0 (0.46)
3.0 (0.31)

4.6 (0.35)
6.3 (0.54)
2.8 (0.32)

5.9 (0.39)
7.5 (0.56)
4.1 (0.32)

4.6 (0.42)
5.6 (0.63)
3.4 (0.42)

6.7 (0.77)
9.3 (1.21)
4.1 (0.80)

7.7 (0.54)
9.6 (0.73)
5.7 (0.58)

4.5 (1.34)
6.9 ! (2.57)

()

12.5 ! (4.94)

()

()

20.9 (4.05)
8.1 (1.79)
27.8 (6.91) 11.28 (2.56)
13.4 (2.29)
5.2 ! (1.63)

5.4 (0.65)
7.0 (0.97)
3.7 (0.58)

6.2 (0.63)
8.0 (1.03)
4.2 (0.57)

6.2 (0.70)
7.5 (1.07)
4.7 (0.61)

5.4
7.2
3.5

(0.39)
(0.62)
(0.52)

25.4 (1.07)
28.8 (1.22)
21.8 (1.02)

22.7 (1.04)
25.9 (1.36)
19.3 (1.01)

25.6 (0.99)
29.2 (1.10)
21.7 (1.17)

22.8 (0.96)
26.4 (1.18)
18.9 (1.30)

22.8 (1.82)
28.7 (2.44)
17.0 (1.85)

33.2 (1.70)
35.8 (1.67)
30.5 (1.98)

23.3 (2.46)
26.7 (3.51)
19.3 (2.57)

38.9 (5.01)

()

()

40.5 (2.80)
42.4 (3.06)
38.3 (4.24)

23.7 (1.22)
25.9 (1.34)
21.3 (1.45)

27.8 (1.21)
30.8 (1.85)
24.6 (1.40)

27.0 (1.51)
32.5 (1.86)
21.3 (1.62)

23.8
28.1
19.3

(1.13)
(1.76)
(1.43)

2009 total

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

10

Felt too unsafe to go to school1 ..............


Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................

4.0 (0.6)
4.1 (0.8)
3.9 (0.7)

6.0 (0.61)
5.7 (0.56)
6.3 (0.77)

5.0 (0.34)
4.6 (0.43)
5.3 (0.38)

5.9 (0.44)
5.9 (0.47)
6.0 (0.54)

4.4 (0.43)
4.0 (0.45)
4.8 (0.56)

6.7 (0.80)
8.0 (0.91)
5.3 (1.05)

9.1 (0.72)
8.5 (1.01)
9.6 (1.02)

6.2 (1.00)
7.8 (1.54)
4.3 ! (1.79)

Carried a weapon on school property1,2 .


Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................

8.5 (1.5)
12.5 (2.9)
3.7 (0.7)

6.5 (0.46)
10.2 (0.82)
2.6 (0.31)

5.6 (0.32)
8.0 (0.52)
2.9 (0.24)

5.4 (0.35)
8.2 (0.59)
2.3 (0.19)

5.1 (0.40)
7.8 (0.68)
2.3 (0.24)

4.6 (0.67)
6.7 (1.07)
2.5 (0.54)

5.8 (0.70)
8.8 (1.23)
2.6 (0.48)

Threatened or injured with a weapon on


school property3 .................................
Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................

7.4 (0.9)
10.2 (1.4)
4.0 (0.6)

7.9 (0.36)
9.7 (0.41)
6.1 (0.41)

7.7 (0.37)
9.6 (0.59)
5.5 (0.37)

7.4 (0.31)
9.5 (0.39)
5.2 (0.37)

6.2 (0.35)
8.0 (0.40)
4.2 (0.48)

8.9 (0.64)
11.2 (1.34)
6.6 (0.88)

Engaged in a physical fight on school


property3 ..............................................
Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................

14.8 (1.3)
20.0 (2.0)
8.6 (1.5)

13.6 (0.56)
18.2 (0.92)
8.8 (0.51)

11.1 (0.54)
15.1 (1.05)
6.7 (0.42)

12.0 (0.39)
16.0 (0.58)
7.8 (0.43)

9.9 (0.51)
13.8 (0.80)
5.6 (0.54)

Cigarette use on school property1 ..........


Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................

14.6 (1.5)
15.9 (1.7)
13.0 (2.2)

6.8 (0.41)
7.4 (0.41)
6.2 (0.61)

5.1 (0.31)
6.2 (0.48)
4.0 (0.32)

4.9 (0.25)
5.7 (0.38)
4.1 (0.34)

Smokeless tobacco use on school


property4 ..............................................
Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................

5.1 (1.4)
9.0 (2.5)

()

5.0 (0.61)
9.2 (1.12)
0.8 (0.15)

5.5 (0.59)
9.4 (1.16)
1.1 (0.16)

Alcohol use on school property1 ............


Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................

5.6 (0.7)
7.2 (1.3)
3.6 (0.7)

4.3 (0.31)
5.3 (0.41)
3.3 (0.31)

Marijuana use on school property1 .........


Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................

7.0 (1.0)
9.0 (1.3)
4.6 (1.1)

Offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on


school property3 .................................
Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................

31.7 (1.8)
37.4 (2.3)
24.7 (2.4)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1One or more times during the 30 days preceding the survey.
2Such as a gun, knife, or club.

3One

33.3 (2.79)
35.4 (4.05)
31.1 (3.11)

12th
16

5.7 (0.64)
10.5 (1.20)
0.7 ! (0.31)

or more times during the 12 months preceding the survey.


chewing tobacco or snuff one or more times during the 30 days preceding the survey.
NOTE: Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately and students whose racial/ethnic group or grade was not
reported. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior
Survey (YRBS), 2011 National YRBS Data Files, retrieved September 7, 2012, from http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/App/
Default.aspx. (This table was prepared September 2012.)
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2005 total

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Two or more
races

1997 total

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Percent reporting use during past 30 days

Percent reporting use during past year

Illicit drugs
Any1

Year, sex, and race/ethnicity

Illicit drugs

Marijuana

Alcohol

Cocaine

Any1

Cigarettes

Marijuana

Alcohol

Cocaine

Cigarettes

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1
1985....................................................
1990....................................................
1993....................................................
1994....................................................
1995....................................................

13.2
7.1
5.7
8.2
10.9

2
()
()
()
()
()

10.2
4.4
4.0
6.0
8.2

3
()
()
()
()
()

1.5
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.8

4
()
()
()
()
()

41.2
32.5
23.9
21.6
21.1

5
()
()
()
()
()

29.4
22.4
18.5
18.9
20.2

6
()
()
()
()
()

20.7
14.1
11.9
15.5
18.0

7
()
()
()
()
()

16.7
9.6
8.5
11.4
14.2

8
()
()
()
()
()

3.4
1.9
0.7
1.1
1.7

9
()
()
()
()
()

52.7
41.8
35.9
36.2
35.1

10
()
()
()
()
()

29.9
26.2
22.5
24.5
26.6

11
()
()
()
()
()

1996....................................................
1997....................................................
1998....................................................
1999....................................................
2000....................................................

9.0
11.4
9.9
9.8
9.7

()
()
()
(0.23)
(0.24)

7.1
9.4
8.3
7.2
7.2

()
()
()
(0.20)
(0.21)

0.6
1.0
0.8
0.5
0.6

()
()
()
(0.06)
(0.07)

18.8
20.5
19.1
16.5
16.4

()
()
()
(0.30)
(0.29)

18.3
19.9
18.2
14.9
13.4

()
()
()
(0.31)
(0.28)

16.7
18.8
16.4
19.8
18.6

()
()
()
(0.32)
(0.31)

13.0
15.8
14.1
14.2
13.4

()
()
()
(0.29)
(0.27)

1.4
2.2
1.7
1.6
1.7

()
()
()
(0.10)
(0.12)

32.7
34.0
31.8
34.1
33.0

()
()
()
(0.41)
(0.39)

24.2
26.4
23.8
23.4
20.8

()
()
()
(0.37)
(0.34)

2001....................................................
2002....................................................
2003....................................................
2004....................................................
2005....................................................

10.8
11.6
11.2
10.6
9.9

(0.26)
(0.29)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.25)

8.0
8.2
7.9
7.6
6.8

(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.23)
(0.22)

0.4
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6

(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.06)

17.3
17.6
17.7
17.6
16.5

(0.33)
(0.32)
(0.33)
(0.32)
(0.32)

13.0
13.0
12.2
11.9
10.8

(0.28)
(0.30)
(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.28)

20.8
22.2
21.8
21.0
19.9

(0.36)
(0.38)
(0.36)
(0.34)
(0.35)

15.2
15.8
15.0
14.5
13.3

(0.32)
(0.32)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.30)

1.5
2.1
1.8
1.6
1.7

(0.10)
(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.11)

33.9
34.6
34.3
33.9
33.3

(0.39)
(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.41)

20.0
20.3
19.0
18.4
17.3

(0.35)
(0.35)
(0.36)
(0.35)
(0.36)

2006....................................................
2007....................................................
2008....................................................

9.8
9.5
9.3

(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.24)

6.7
6.7
6.7

(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.22)

0.4
0.4
0.4

(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.05)

16.6
15.9
14.6

(0.32)
(0.34)
(0.31)

10.4
9.8
9.1

(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.24)

19.6
18.7
19.0

(0.37)
(0.35)
(0.35)

13.2
12.5
13.0

(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.29)

1.6
1.5
1.2

(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.10)

32.9
31.8
30.8

(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.40)

17.0
15.7
15.0

(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.31)

2009....................................................
Sex
Male ............................................
Female ........................................
Race/ethnicity
White...........................................
Black ..........................................
Hispanic ......................................
Asian ...........................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander .
American Indian/Alaska Native ...
Two or more races.......................

10.0

(0.27)

7.3

(0.24)

0.3

(0.05)

14.7

(0.32)

8.9

(0.26)

19.5

(0.36)

13.6

(0.31)

1.0

(0.09)

30.3

(0.42)

15.0

(0.33)

10.6
9.4

(0.38)
(0.38)

8.3
6.3

(0.35)
(0.30)

0.3
0.2

(0.08)
(0.06)

15.1
14.3

(0.46)
(0.43)

9.2
8.6

(0.35)
(0.36)

20.2
18.9

(0.51)
(0.50)

15.0
12.1

(0.47)
(0.40)

1.2
0.8

(0.14)
(0.11)

30.6
30.1

(0.58)
(0.56)

15.8
14.1

(0.46)
(0.43)

9.6
10.8
11.4
5.5

14.6
11.7

(0.32)
(0.72)
(0.74)
(1.13)
()
(2.77)
(1.85)

7.2
7.3
8.1
2.9

11.5
9.6

(0.28)
(0.63)
(0.62)
(0.83)
()
(2.41)
(1.71)

0.3

0.7
#

(0.05)
()
(0.21)
()
()
()
()

16.1
10.6
15.2
6.5

11.9
16.7

(0.41)
(0.71)
(0.82)
(1.34)
()
(2.13)
(2.22)

10.6
5.1
7.5
2.5

11.6
12.9

(0.35)
(0.49)
(0.60)
(0.71)
()
(2.12)
(1.99)

19.2
20.1
20.9
11.2

29.5
24.0

(0.46)
(0.96)
(0.91)
(1.50)
()
(4.16)
(2.58)

13.7
12.3
15.2
4.9

19.8
17.3

(0.39)
(0.78)
(0.87)
(1.00)
()
(3.23)
(2.20)

1.1
0.1
1.5
0.4

2.2
1.1

(0.12)
(0.07)
(0.27)
(0.27)
()
(1.28)
(0.43)

32.0
24.2
32.4
17.3

31.3
30.6

(0.52)
(0.96)
(1.04)
(2.01)
()
(3.88)
(2.73)

16.7
9.3
15.9
4.7

21.0
16.9

(0.42)
(0.69)
(0.87)
(1.02)
()
(3.09)
(2.19)

2010....................................................
Sex
Male ............................................
Female ........................................
Race/ethnicity
White...........................................
Black ..........................................
Hispanic ......................................
Asian ...........................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander .
American Indian/Alaska Native ...
Two or more races.......................

10.1

(0.29)

7.4

(0.25)

0.2

(0.05)

13.6

(0.33)

8.3

(0.26)

19.4

(0.38)

14.0

(0.34)

1.0

(0.09)

28.5

(0.42)

14.1

(0.34)

10.4
9.8

(0.41)
(0.41)

8.3
6.4

(0.37)
(0.34)

0.3
0.2

(0.07)
(0.05)

13.7
13.5

(0.46)
(0.45)

8.6
8.1

(0.36)
(0.34)

19.4
19.4

(0.53)
(0.54)

14.9
13.0

(0.48)
(0.44)

0.9
1.0

(0.12)
(0.14)

27.7
29.4

(0.57)
(0.60)

14.3
13.9

(0.46)
(0.46)

9.7
10.8
11.8
4.1
4.6
12.7
13.4

(0.35)
(0.66)
(0.76)
(1.00)
(1.54)
(2.54)
(1.91)

7.5
7.5
8.0
2.6
1.8
9.1
8.2

(0.31)
(0.57)
(0.63)
(0.81)
(0.64)
(2.13)
(1.35)

0.2

0.5
#

0.2

(0.06)
()
(0.16)
()
()
()
(0.18)

14.9
10.8
13.9
4.8

11.1
13.0

(0.44)
(0.75)
(0.76)
(1.08)
()
(2.18)
(1.52)

9.8
4.5
8.0
3.6
3.1
14.9
9.1

(0.35)
(0.48)
(0.58)
(1.04)
(1.26)
(2.88)
(1.47)

19.0
19.5
22.3
9.4
8.2
28.3
22.9

(0.46)
(0.90)
(0.98)
(1.51)
(2.79)
(3.58)
(2.31)

14.0
13.6
15.8
5.9
5.0
19.7
15.4

(0.41)
(0.77)
(0.88)
(1.28)
(2.22)
(3.20)
(1.82)

1.1
0.1
1.4
0.5

0.8

(0.12)
(0.04)
(0.26)
(0.45)
()
()
(0.30)

29.9
23.8
30.3
17.5

27.1
32.0

(0.54)
(0.94)
(1.07)
(1.90)
()
(3.36)
(2.49)

16.1
8.3
14.0
6.8
6.1
22.7
16.1

(0.44)
(0.66)
(0.78)
(1.40)
(1.87)
(3.44)
(1.93)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Includes other illegal drug use not shown separatelyspecifically, the use of heroin, hallucinogens, and inhalants, as well as
the nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives.
NOTE: Marijuana includes hashish usage. Data for 1999 and later years were gathered using Computer Assisted Interviewing
(CAI) and may not be directly comparable to previous years. Because of survey improvements in 2002, the 2002 data constitute

a new baseline for tracking trends. Valid trend comparisons can be made for 1985 through 1998, 1999 through 2001, and 2002
through 2010. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings, selected years, 1985 through 2001, and National Survey on Drug
Use and Health, 2002 through 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2012, from http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/WebOnly.htm#NSDUHtabs.
(This table was prepared April 2012.)

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Table 195. Percentage of 12- to 17-year-olds reporting use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes during the past 30 days and the past year, by substance used, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected
years, 1985 through 2010

Table 196. Percentage of high school seniors reporting use of alcohol and illicit drugs, by frequency of use and substance used: Selected years, 1975 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Frequency of use
and substance used

Class of 1975

Class of 1980

Class of 1985

Class of 1990

Class of 1995

Class of 2000

Class of 2004

Class of 2005

Class of 2006

Class of 2007

Class of 2008

Class of 2009

Class of 2010

Class of 2011

10

11

12

13

14

15

1
Ever used
Alcohol1 ....................
Any illicit drug...........
Marijuana only......
Any illicit drug
other than
marijuana2 ......
Selected drugs
Cocaine................
Heroin ..................
LSD ......................
Marijuana/hashish.
PCP......................

Used during past


30 days
Alcohol1 ....................
Any illicit drug...........
Marijuana only......
Any illicit drug
other than
marijuana2 ......
Selected drugs
Cocaine................
Heroin ..................
LSD ......................
Marijuana/hashish.
PCP......................

(0.69)
(1.68)
(1.32)

93.2
65.4
26.7

(0.46)
(1.23)
(1.15)

92.2
60.6
20.9

(0.48)
(1.26)
(1.05)

89.5
47.9
18.5

(0.57)
(1.33)
(1.03)

80.7
48.4
20.3

(0.73)
(1.32)
(1.06)

80.3
54.0
25.0

(0.80)
(1.44)
(1.25)

76.8
51.1
22.4

(0.80)
(1.35)
(1.13)

75.1
50.4
23.0

(0.81)
(1.35)
(1.14)

72.7
48.2
21.3

(0.85)
(1.37)
(1.12)

72.2
46.8
21.3

(0.83)
(1.33)
(1.09)

71.9
47.4
22.5

(0.85)
(1.35)
(1.13)

72.3
46.7
22.7

(0.85)
(1.36)
(1.15)

71.0
48.2
23.5

(0.84)
(1.33)
(1.13)

70.0
49.9
25.0

(0.88)
(1.38)
(1.19)

36.2

(1.33)

38.7

(1.04)

39.7

(1.04)

29.4

(0.99)

28.1

(0.97)

29.0

(1.08)

28.7

(1.00)

27.4

(0.99)

26.9

(1.00)

25.5

(0.95)

24.9

(0.96)

24.0

(0.96)

24.7

(0.94)

24.9

(0.98)

9.0 (0.73)
2.2 (0.21)
11.3 (0.81)
47.3 (1.68)

()

15.7 (0.72)
1.1 (0.12)
9.3 (0.57)
60.3 (1.27)
9.6 (0.33)

17.3
1.2
7.5
54.2
4.9

(0.74)
(0.12)
(0.52)
(1.83)
(0.24)

9.4
1.3
8.7
40.7
2.8

(0.59)
(0.13)
(0.57)
(1.30)
(0.19)

6.0
1.6
11.7
41.7
2.7

(0.48)
(0.14)
(0.64)
(1.30)
(0.18)

8.6
2.4
11.1
48.8
3.4

(0.62)
(0.19)
(0.69)
(1.45)
(0.23)

8.1
1.5
4.6
45.7
1.6

(0.56)
(0.14)
(0.43)
(1.35)
(0.15)

8.0
1.5
3.5
44.8
2.4

(0.56)
(0.14)
(0.38)
(1.34)
(0.18)

8.5 (0.58)
1.4 (0.14)
3.3 (0.37)
42.3 (1.36)
2.2 (0.17)

7.8
1.5
3.4
41.8
2.1

(0.54)
(0.14)
(0.37)
(1.31)
(0.17)

7.2
1.3
4.0
42.6
1.8

(0.53)
(0.13)
(0.40)
(1.34)
(0.16)

6.0
1.2
3.1
42.0
1.7

(0.49)
(0.13)
(0.36)
(1.35)
(0.15)

5.5
1.6
4.0
43.8
1.8

(0.46)
(0.14)
(0.40)
(1.32)
(0.15)

5.2
1.4
4.0
45.5
2.3

(0.47)
(0.14)
(0.41)
(1.37)
(0.18)

84.8
45.0
18.8

(0.84)
(1.64)
(1.29)

87.9
53.1
22.7

(0.59)
(1.26)
(1.06)

85.6
46.3
18.9

(0.63)
(1.26)
(0.99)

80.6
32.5
14.6

(0.73)
(1.21)
(0.91)

73.7
39.0
19.6

(0.81)
(1.26)
(1.02)

73.2
40.9
20.5

(0.89)
(1.39)
(1.14)

70.6
38.8
18.3

(0.86)
(1.29)
(1.02)

68.6
38.4
18.8

(0.87)
(1.28)
(1.03)

66.5
36.5
17.3

(0.90)
(1.29)
(1.01)

66.4
35.9
17.4

(0.88)
(1.25)
(0.99)

65.5
36.6
18.3

(0.90)
(1.27)
(1.02)

66.2
36.5
19.5

(0.90)
(1.29)
(1.06)

65.2
38.3
21.0

(0.88)
(1.26)
(1.06)

63.5
40.0
22.4

(0.92)
(1.32)
(1.12)

26.2

(1.15)

30.4

(0.92)

27.4

(0.89)

17.9

(0.79)

19.4

(0.81)

20.4

(0.90)

20.5

(0.85)

19.7

(0.83)

19.2

(0.84)

18.5

(0.80)

18.3

(0.81)

17.0

(0.79)

17.3

(0.78)

17.6

(0.81)

5.6 (0.52)
1.0 (0.13)
7.2 (0.59)
40.0 (1.61)

()

12.3 (0.58)
0.5 (0.07)
6.5 (0.43)
48.8 (1.27)
4.4 (0.20)

13.1
0.6
4.4
40.6
2.9

(0.59)
(0.07)
(0.36)
(1.24)
(0.16)

5.3
0.5
5.4
27.0
1.2

(0.40)
(0.07)
(0.41)
(1.15)
(0.11)

4.0
1.1
8.4
34.7
1.8

(0.35)
(0.10)
(0.49)
(1.23)
(0.13)

5.0
1.5
6.6
36.5
2.3

(0.43)
(0.13)
(0.49)
(1.36)
(0.16)

5.3
0.9
2.2
34.3
0.7

(0.41)
(0.10)
(0.27)
(1.25)
(0.08)

5.1
0.8
1.8
33.6
1.3

(0.40)
(0.09)
(0.24)
(1.24)
(0.11)

5.7 (0.43)
0.8 (0.09)
1.7 (0.24)
31.5 (1.24)
0.7 (0.09)

5.2
0.9
2.1
31.7
0.9

(0.40)
(0.09)
(0.26)
(1.21)
(0.09)

4.4
0.7
2.7
32.4
1.1

(0.38)
(0.08)
(0.30)
(1.24)
(0.11)

3.4
0.7
1.9
32.8
1.0

(0.34)
(0.09)
(0.25)
(1.25)
(0.10)

2.9
0.9
2.6
34.8
1.0

(0.30)
(0.09)
(0.29)
(1.24)
(0.10)

2.9
0.8
2.7
36.4
1.3

(0.31)
(0.09)
(0.30)
(1.29)
(0.12)

68.2
30.7
15.3

(1.10)
(1.35)
(1.06)

72.0
37.2
18.8

(0.81)
(1.09)
(0.88)

65.9
29.7
14.8

(0.85)
(1.03)
(0.80)

57.1
17.2
9.2

(0.92)
(0.87)
(0.67)

51.3
23.8
13.8

(0.92)
(0.98)
(0.79)

50.0
24.9
14.5

(1.01)
(1.09)
(0.89)

48.0
23.4
18.3

(0.94)
(1.00)
(0.91)

47.0
23.1
12.8

(0.94)
(0.99)
(0.78)

45.3
21.5
11.7

(0.95)
(0.98)
(0.77)

44.4
21.9
12.4

(0.92)
(0.96)
(0.76)

43.1
22.3
13.0

(0.93)
(0.98)
(0.79)

43.5
23.3
14.7

(0.95)
(1.01)
(0.84)

41.2
23.8
15.2

(0.91)
(0.99)
(0.83)

40.0
25.2
16.3

(0.94)
(1.04)
(0.89)

15.4

(0.80)

18.4

(0.66)

14.9

(0.60)

8.0

(0.47)

10.0

(0.52)

10.4

(0.58)

10.8

(0.55)

10.3

(0.54)

9.8

(0.54)

9.5

(0.51)

9.3

(0.52)

8.6

(0.50)

8.6

(0.49)

8.9

(0.51)

5.2 (0.31)
0.2 (0.04)
2.3 (0.21)
33.7 (1.07)
1.4 (0.11)

6.7
0.3
1.6
25.7
1.6

(0.35)
(0.05)
(0.18)
(0.98)
(0.12)

1.9
0.2
1.9
14.0
0.4

(0.20)
(0.04)
(0.20)
(0.80)
(0.06)

1.8
0.6
4.0
21.2
0.6

(0.19)
(0.08)
(0.28)
(0.94)
(0.08)

2.1
0.7
1.6
21.6
0.9

(0.23)
(0.09)
(0.20)
(1.04)
(0.10)

2.3
0.5
0.7
19.9
0.4

(0.22)
(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.94)
(0.06)

2.3
0.5
0.7
19.8
0.7

(0.22)
(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.94)
(0.08)

2.5 (0.23)
0.4 (0.06)
0.6 (0.12)
18.3 (0.92)
0.4 (0.06)

2.0
0.4
0.6
18.8
0.5

(0.20)
(0.06)
(0.11)
(0.90)
(0.07)

1.9
0.4
1.1
19.4
0.6

(0.20)
(0.06)
(0.15)
(0.93)
(0.08)

1.3
0.4
0.5
20.6
0.5

(0.17)
(0.06)
(0.11)
(0.96)
(0.07)

1.3
0.4
0.8
21.4
0.8

(0.16)
(0.06)
(0.13)
(0.95)
(0.09)

1.1
0.4
0.8
22.6
0.8

(0.16)
(0.07)
(0.13)
(1.00)
(0.09)

1.9 (0.25)
0.4 (0.08)
2.3 (0.28)
27.1 (1.30)

()

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Survey question changed in 1993; later data are not comparable to figures for earlier years.
2Other illicit drugs include any use of LSD or other hallucinogens, crack or other cocaine, or heroin, or any use of other narcotics,
amphetamines, barbiturates, or tranquilizers not under a doctors orders.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors were calculated from formulas to perform trend analysis
over an interval greater than 1 year (for example, a comparison between 1975 and 1990). A revised questionnaire was used in
1982 and later years to reduce the inappropriate reporting of nonprescription stimulants. This slightly reduced the positive
responses for some types of drug abuse.
SOURCE: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future, selected years, 1975 through 2011, retrieved
June 7, 2012, from http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/11data.html. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Used during past


12 months
Alcohol1 ....................
Any illicit drug...........
Marijuana only......
Any illicit drug
other than
marijuana2 ......
Selected drugs
Cocaine................
Heroin ..................
LSD ......................
Marijuana/hashish.
PCP......................

90.4
55.2
19.0

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Table 197. Age range for compulsory school attendance and special education services, and policies on year-round schools and kindergarten
programs, by state: Selected years, 2000 through 2011

s n o i t a l u g eR e t a t S

Year-round
schools, 2008

Compulsory attendance

Compulsory Has policy


on yearspecial
round
education
1
2010 services, 2004
schools

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2009

7 to 16
7 to 16
6 to 16 2
5 to 17 2,3
6 to 18 2

7 to 16
7 to 16
6 to 16 2
5 to 17 2,3
6 to 18

7 to 16 2
7 to 16 2
6 to 16 2
5 to 17 2,3
6 to 18

7 to 16
7 to 16
6 to 16 2
5 to 17 2,3
6 to 18

7 to 16
7 to 16
6 to 16 2
5 to 17 2,3
6 to 18

7 to 16
7 to 16
6 to 16 2
5 to 17 2,3
6 to 18

7 to 17
7 to 16
6 to 16 2
5 to 17 2,3
6 to 18

6 to 21
3 to 22
3 to 21
5 to 21
Birth to 21 4

Colorado .................................

Connecticut............................. 7 to 16
Delaware................................. 5 to 16
District of Columbia ................

Florida..................................... 6 to 16 5

7 to 18 2
5 to 16
5 to 18 5
6 to 16 5

7 to 16
7 to 18 2
5 to 16 2
5 to 18
6 to 16 5

7 to 16
5 to 18 3
5 to 16
5 to 18
6 to 16 5

6 to 17
5 to 18 3
5 to 16
5 to 18
6 to 16 5

6 to 17
5 to 18 3
5 to 16
5 to 18
6 to 16 5

6 to 17
5 to 18 3
5 to 16
5 to 18
6 to 16 5

3 to 21
3 to 21
Birth to 20

3 to 21

Georgia...................................
Hawaii .....................................
Idaho.......................................
Illinois......................................
Indiana....................................

6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16
7 to 16
7 to 16

6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16
7 to 16
7 to 16

6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16
7 to 17
7 to 16

6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16
7 to 17
7 to 18 2

6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16
7 to 17
7 to 18 2

6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16
7 to 17
7 to 18 2

6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16
7 to 17
7 to 18 2

Birth to 21 6
Birth to 19
3 to 21
3 to 21
3 to 22

Iowa ........................................
Kansas....................................
Kentucky .................................
Louisiana ................................
Maine......................................

6 to 16 2
7 to 18 2
6 to 16
7 to 17
7 to 17

6 to 16 2
7 to 18 2
6 to 16
7 to 17
7 to 17

6 to 16
7 to 18 2
6 to 16 2
7 to 17 2
7 to 17 2

6 to 16
7 to 18 2
6 to 16
7 to 18 2
7 to 17 2

6 to 16
7 to 18 2
6 to 16
7 to 18 2
7 to 17 2

6 to 16
7 to 18 2
6 to 16
7 to 18 2
7 to 17 2

6 to 16
7 to 18 2
6 to 16
7 to 18 2
7 to 17 2

Birth to 21
3 to 21 8
Birth to 21
3 to 21 9
5 to 19 9,10

Maryland.................................
Massachusetts........................
Michigan .................................
Minnesota ...............................
Mississippi ..............................

5 to 16
6 to 16
6 to 16
7 to 18 2
6 to 17

5 to 16
6 to 16
6 to 16
7 to 16
6 to 17

5 to 16
6 to 16
6 to 16
7 to 16
6 to 16

5 to 16
6 to 16 2
6 to 16
7 to 16 2
6 to 16

5 to 16
6 to 16 2
6 to 16
7 to 16 2
6 to 17

5 to 16 3
6 to 16 2
6 to 16
7 to 16 2
6 to 17

5 to 16 3
6 to 16 2
6 to 18
7 to 16 2
6 to 17

Birth to 21
3 to 21 6
Birth to 25
Birth to 21
Birth to 20

Missouri ..................................
Montana..................................
Nebraska ................................
Nevada ...................................
New Hampshire ......................

7 to 16
7 to 16 2
7 to 16
7 to 17
6 to 16

7 to 16
7 to 16 2
7 to 16
7 to 17
6 to 16

7 to 16
7 to 16 2
7 to 16
7 to 17
6 to 16

7 to 16
7 to 16 2
6 to 18
7 to 17
6 to 16

7 to 16
7 to 16 2
6 to 18
7 to 18 2
6 to 16

7 to 16
7 to 16 2
6 to 18
7 to 18 2
6 to 16

7 to 17
7 to 16 2
6 to 18
7 to 18 2
6 to 18

Birth to 20
3 to 18 9
Birth to 20
Birth to 21 4
3 to 21

New Jersey .............................


New Mexico ............................
New York.................................
North Carolina ........................
North Dakota ..........................

6 to 16
5 to 18
6 to 16 2
7 to 16
7 to 16

6 to 16
5 to 18
6 to 16
7 to 16
7 to 16

6 to 16
5 to 18 2
6 to 16
7 to 16
7 to 16

6 to 16
5 to 18 2
6 to 16 13
7 to 16
7 to 16

6 to 16
5 to 18 2
6 to 16 13
7 to 16
7 to 16

6 to 16
5 to 18 2
6 to 16 13
7 to 16
7 to 16

6 to 16
5 to 18 2
6 to 16 13
7 to 16
7 to 16

5 to 21
3 to 21
Birth to 20
5 to 20
3 to 21

Ohio ........................................
Oklahoma ...............................
Oregon....................................
Pennsylvania...........................
Rhode Island ..........................

6 to 18
5 to 18
7 to 18
8 to 17
6 to 16

6 to 18
5 to 18
7 to 18
8 to 17
6 to 16

6 to 18
5 to 18
7 to 18 2
8 to 17 2
6 to 16

6 to 18
5 to 18
7 to 18
8 to 17 2
6 to 16

6 to 18
5 to 18
7 to 18
8 to 17 2
6 to 16

6 to 18
5 to 18
7 to 18
8 to 17 2
6 to 16

6 to 18
5 to 18
7 to 18 2
8 to 17 2
6 to 16

3 to 21
Birth to 21 9
3 to 20
6 to 21
3 to 21

South Carolina........................
South Dakota ..........................
Tennessee ..............................
Texas ......................................
Utah ........................................

5 to 16
6 to 16
6 to 17
6 to 18
6 to 18

5 to 16
6 to 16
6 to 17
6 to 18
6 to 18

5 to 16
6 to 16
6 to 17
6 to 18
6 to 18

5 to 17 3
6 to 16
6 to 17 3
6 to 18
6 to 18

5 to 17 3
6 to 16
6 to 17 3
6 to 18
6 to 18

5 to 17 3
6 to 16 2,18
6 to 17 3
6 to 18
6 to 18

5 to 17 3
3 to 21 16
6 to 18 2,18 Birth to 21
6 to 17 3
3 to 21 4
6 to 18
3 to 21
6 to 18
3 to 22

Vermont ..................................
Virginia....................................
Washington.............................
West Virginia...........................
Wisconsin ...............................
Wyoming.................................

7 to 16
5 to 18
8 to 17 2
6 to 16
6 to 18
6 to 16 2

6 to 16
5 to 18
8 to 17 2
6 to 16
6 to 18
6 to 16 2

6 to 16
5 to 18
8 to 16 2
6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16 2

6 to 16 2
5 to 18 2
8 to 18
6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16 2

6 to 16 2
5 to 18 2
8 to 18
6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16 2

6 to 16 2
5 to 18 2,3
8 to 18
6 to 16
6 to 18
7 to 16 2

6 to 16 2
5 to 18 2,3
8 to 18
6 to 17
6 to 18
7 to 16 2

State
1
Alabama .................................
Alaska.....................................
Arizona ...................................
Arkansas.................................
California ................................

Not available.
X Denotes that the state has a policy. A blank denotes that the state does not have a policy.
1Most states have a provision whereby education is provided up to a certain age or completion of secondary school, whichever comes first.
2Child may be exempted from compulsory attendance if he/she meets state requirements for
early withdrawal with or without meeting conditions for a diploma or equivalency.
3Parent/guardian may delay childs entry until a later age per state law/regulation.
4Student may continue in the program if 22nd birthday falls before the end of the school year.
5Attendance is compulsory until age 18 for Manatee County students, unless they earn a high
school diploma prior to reaching their 18th birthday.
6Through age 21 or until child graduates with a high school or special education diploma or
equivalent.
7Some districts operate on a multitrack system; the schools are open year-round, but different
cohorts start and end at different times.
8To be determined by rules and regulations adopted by the state board.
9Children from birth through age 2 are eligible for additional services.
10Must be age 5 before October 15, and not age 20 before start of school year.
11Policies about year-round schools are decided locally.
12State did not participate in 2008 online survey. Data are from 2006.
13New York City and Buffalo require school attendance until age 17 unless employed; Syracuse requires kindergarten attendance at age 5.

3 to 21
2 to 21
3 to 21 16
5 to 21 19
3 to 21
3 to 21

14State

Kindergarten programs, 2011

Has
districts
with yearround
schools

10

School districts
required to offer

Program

11

Full-day
program

Attendance
required

13

14

12
X

X
X

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes

X
X
X

X
X
X
X
X

Yes

Yes

Yes

X
X
X

Yes
(7)
Yes
Yes
Yes

X
X

Yes

Yes
Yes

X
X
X
X
X

Yes
Yes

Yes 12

Yes
Yes

X
X
X
X

X
X

X
(11)
X
X

X
X
X
X 12

X
X
X

X
X

Yes

Yes
No

X
X

X
X

X
X

Yes
Yes
12

X
X
X

X 14
(15)

X
X

Yes
Yes
Yes

X
X
X
X
X

X 17

X
X
X

12
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

X
X
X
X
X
X

X
X

requires districts with full-day programs to allow half-day attendance.


15Beginning in 201112, it will be mandatory for all districts in Oklahoma to offer full-day kindergarten.
16Student may complete school year if 21st birthday occurs while attending school.
17Parents may request either a full-day or a half-day program. For students enrolled in halfday programs, child care must be provided for the remainder of the school day.
18Compulsory attendance beginning at age 5 effective July 1, 2010.
19Severely handicapped children may begin receiving services at age 3.
NOTE: The Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) Amendments of 1986 make it mandatory for all states receiving EHA funds to serve all 3- to 18-year-old disabled children.
SOURCE: Council of Chief State School Officers, Key State Education Policies on PK12
Education, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2008; Education Commission of the States (ECS), ECS
StateNotes, Compulsory School Age Requirements, retrieved August 9, 2010, from http://
www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/86/62/8662.pdf; ECS StateNotes, Special Education: State Special Education Definitions, Ages Served, retrieved August 9, 2010, from http://www.ecs.org/
clearinghouse/52/29/5229.pdf; ECS StateNotes, State Characteristics: Kindergarten, retrieved
August 24, 2011, from http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/90/71/9071.pdf; ECS StateNotes,
District Offering of Full-Day Kindergarten, retrieved August 24, 2011, from http://ecs.force.com/
ecsforum/mbtab2?rep=KD33&SID=a0i70000000XkGj&Q=Q2207&Q1=Q2208; and supplemental information retrieved from various state websites. (This table was prepared September
2011.)

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State Regulations

Table 198. Minimum amount of instructional time per year and policy on textbook selection, by state: 2000, 2006, 2008, and 2011
Minimum amount of instructional time per year
In days

State

State policy on textbook selection, 2008


State recommends or
selects textbooks

In hours

2000

2006

2011

2011

Recommends

Selects

Either
recommends
or
selects

180
170 1
180 3
178 1
180/175 5

740 (K3); 900 (412)


356 (K); 712 (13); 890 (46); 1,000 (78); 7204 (912)

600 (K); 840 (13); 900 (48); 1,080 (912)

1
Alabama ................
Alaska....................
Arizona ..................
Arkansas................
California ...............

175
180
175 2
178
175

175
180
180
178
180

Colorado ................
Connecticut............
Delaware................
District of Columbia..
Florida....................

[6]
180
[6]
180 7
180

160
180

180
180

160
180

178
180

Georgia..................
Hawaii ....................
Idaho......................
Illinois.....................
Indiana...................

180 7
184
180
180 14
180

180
179

176
180

180
180 9

176
180

810 (K3); 900 (45); 990 (612)


915 (K6)9,10; 990 (712)9,11
45012 (K); 81012 (13); 90012 (48); 99012,13 (912)

Iowa .......................
Kansas...................
Kentucky ................
Louisiana ...............
Maine.....................

180
186
175
175
175

180
180
186 (K11); 181 (12) 186 (K11); 181 (12)
175
175 1
177
177 1
175
175 1

465 (K); 1,116 (111); 1,086 (12)


1,062
1,062

Maryland................
Massachusetts.......
Michigan ................
Minnesota ..............
Mississippi .............

180
180
180
[6]
180

180
180

[6]
180

Missouri .................
Montana.................
Nebraska ...............
Nevada ..................
New Hampshire .....

174
180
[6]
180
180

174
90 (K); 180 (K12)

180
180

174/142 15

180
180

1,044
360/7201 (K); 7201 (13); 1,0801,13 (412)
400 (K); 1,032 (18); 1,080 (912)

945 (15); 990 (612)

New Jersey ............


New Mexico ...........
New York................
North Carolina .......
North Dakota .........

180
180
180 7
180
173

180
180
180
180
173

180
180
180
180
175 1

450/99016 (K); 99016 (16); 1,080 (712)

1,000
951.5 (K8); 1,038 (912)

Ohio .......................
Oklahoma ..............
Oregon...................
Pennsylvania..........
Rhode Island .........

182
180
[6]
180
180

182
180

180
180

182 12
180 12

180
180

910
90012 (16); 1,08012 (712)
405 (K); 810 (13); 900 (48); 99013 (912)
450 (K); 900 (18); 990 (912)

South Carolina.......
South Dakota .........
Tennessee .............
Texas .....................
Utah .......................

180

180
187
180

180

180
180
180

180 1

180 1
180
180

437.5 (K); 875 (13); 962.513 (412)

450 (K); 810 (1); 990 (212)

Vermont .................
Virginia...................
Washington............
West Virginia..........
Wisconsin ..............
Wyoming................

175
180
180 14
180
180
175

175
180
180
180
180
175

175
180
180
180
180
180

540 (K); 990 (112)


450 (K); 1,000 (1-6); 1,080 (712)

437 (K); 1,050 (16); 1,137 (712)

435/870 (K); 968 (15); 1,056 (612)


450/900 (K); 900 (112)
440 (K); 1,060 (111); 1,032 (12)

7208 (K3); 9008 (412)

180
180
165

180

15174

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

1,080
425 (K); 900 (15); 990 (612)
1,098
425 (K); 935 (16); 1,020 (712)

Not available.
Not applicable.
X Denotes that the state has a policy. A blank denotes that the state does not have a policy.
1Does not include time for in-service or staff development or parent-teacher conferences.
21994 data.
3Or an equivalent number of minutes of instruction per year.
4Students must enroll in at least 4 subjects that meet at least 720 hours.
5Through 201415, charter schools and districts are allowed to shorten the 180-day instructional year to 175 days without fiscal penalty.
6No statewide policy; varies by district.
71996 data.
8For schools on double-session or approved experimental calendar: 630 (K3); 810 (412).
9Does not apply to charter and multitrack schools.
10Beginning in the 201213 school year.
11For the 201415 and 201516 school years.
12Includes time for in-service or staff development or parent-teacher conferences.
13Instructional time for graduating seniors may be reduced.
141998 data.

State
standards
used in
recommendation or
Local selection
decision

X
X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X
X

X ................. Georgia
X ....................Hawaii
X ..................... Idaho
.................... Illinois
X .................. Indiana
.......................Iowa
.................. Kansas
X ................Kentucky
...............Louisiana
.................... Maine

.................Missouri
................ Montana
...............Nebraska
..................Nevada
.....New Hampshire

................Colorado
........... Connecticut
............... Delaware
.. District of Columbia
X ................... Florida

X
X
X

11

X ................Alabama
................... Alaska
..................Arizona
X ............... Arkansas
...............California

............... Maryland
...... Massachusetts
................Michigan
..............Minnesota
.............Mississippi

State

X
X
X
X
X

10

X
X

X
X
X

............New Jersey
X ...........New Mexico
............... New York
.......North Carolina
.........North Dakota
.......................Ohio
X ..............Oklahoma
X .................. Oregon
......... Pennsylvania
.........Rhode Island
X ...... South Carolina
........ South Dakota
X .............Tennessee
..................... Texas
.......................Utah
.................Vermont
X .................. Virginia
X ........... Washington
......... West Virginia
..............Wisconsin
............... Wyoming

days required for a 5-day week; 142 days required for a 4-day week.
16Teachers may use 33 hours of the full-day kindergarten program and 22 hours of the grades
1 through 5 programs for home visits or parent-teacher conferences.
NOTE: Minimum number of instructional days refers to the actual number of days that pupils
have contact with a teacher. Some states allow for different types of school calendars by setting instructional time in both days and hours, while others use only days or only hours. For
states in which the number of days or hours varies by grade, the relevant grade(s) appear in
parentheses.
SOURCE: Council of Chief State School Officers, Key State Education Policies on PK12 Education, 2000, 2006, and 2008; Education Commission of the States, StateNotes, Number of
Instructional Days/Hours in the School Year (August 2011 revision), retrieved September 22,
2011, from http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/95/05/9505.pdf; and supplemental information
retrieved September 24, 2010, from the New Hampshire Department of Education, http://
www.education.nh.gov/standards/faq.htm; retrieved September 24, 2010, from the South
Dakota Department of Education, http://doe.sd.gov/oatq/districtaccrediation.aspx; and retrieved
September 29, 2010, from the Pennsylvania State Code, http://pacode.com/secure/data/022/
Chapter11/s11.3.html. (This table was prepared September 2011.)

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State Regulations

Table 199. Credit requirements and exit exam requirements for a standard high school diploma and the use of other high school completion
credentials, by state: 2011 and 2012
Course credits (in Carnegie units), 2011

Characteristics of required exams

Required credits in selected subject areas

State

Total
required
credits
for standard
diploma,
all courses

English/
language
arts

Social
studies

Science Mathematics Other credits

Exit exam
required for
standard
diploma

Alabama ........................................
Alaska............................................
Arizona ..........................................
Arkansas........................................
California .......................................

24.00
21.00
20.00
22.00
13.00

4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
3.00

4.00
3.00
2.50
3.00
3.00

4.00
2.00
2.00
3.00
2.00

4.00
2.00
2.00
4.00
2.00

8.00
10.00
9.50
8.00
3.00

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Colorado ........................................
Connecticut....................................
Delaware........................................
District of Columbia .......................
Florida............................................

20.00
22.00
24.00
24.00

4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00

0.50
3.00
3.00
4.00
3.00

2.00
3.00
4.00
3.00

3.00
4.00
4.00
4.00

8.00
8.00
8.00
10.00

No
No 3
No
No
Yes

Georgia..........................................
Hawaii ............................................
Idaho..............................................
Illinois.............................................
Indiana...........................................

22.00
24.00
21.00
16.00
20.00

4.00
4.00
4.50
3.00
4.00

3.00
4.00
2.50
2.00
3.00

3.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
3.00

4.00
3.00
2.00
3.00
3.00

8.00
10.00
10.00
6.00
7.00

Iowa ...............................................
Kansas...........................................
Kentucky ........................................
Louisiana .......................................
Maine.............................................

13.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
16.00

4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00

3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
2.00

3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
2.00

3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
2.00

Maryland........................................
Massachusetts...............................
Michigan ........................................
Minnesota ......................................
Mississippi .....................................

21.00

16.00
21.50
21.00

4.00

4.00
4.00
4.00

3.00

3.00
3.50
3.00

3.00

3.00
3.00
3.00

Missouri .........................................
Montana.........................................
Nebraska .......................................
Nevada ..........................................
New Hampshire .............................

24.00
20.00
200.00 6
22.50
19.75

4.00
4.00

4.00
4.00

3.00
2.00

2.00
2.50

New Jersey ....................................


New Mexico ...................................
New York........................................
North Carolina ...............................
North Dakota .................................

22.00
23.00
22.00
20.00
22.00

4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00

Ohio ...............................................
Oklahoma ......................................
Oregon...........................................
Pennsylvania..................................
Rhode Island .................................

20.00
23.00
24.00

20.00

South Carolina...............................
South Dakota .................................
Tennessee .....................................
Texas .............................................
Utah ...............................................
Vermont .........................................
Virginia...........................................
Washington....................................
West Virginia..................................
Wisconsin ......................................
Wyoming........................................

Appeals
Alternative
Advanced
Exam based or alternative
route to recognition credential for
on standards
standard for exceeding not meeting
for 10th
standard all standard
diploma if
grade or
Subjects
higher exam failed requirements requirements2
tested1
10

11

12

13

EMSH
EM
EM
M
EM

Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes

EM

Yes

Yes

No
No
No
No
No

No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes

EMSH

EM

EM

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No
Yes
No
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
No
No
No

0.00
8.00
9.00
10.00
6.00

No
No
No
Yes
No

EMSH 4

Yes

Yes

Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No

No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

3.00

4.00
3.00
4.00

8.00

2.00
8.00
7.00

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes

EMS
EMS

EM 5
EMSH

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
No
No
No

Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes

3.00
2.00

2.00
2.00

3.00
2.00

3.00
2.00

11.00
10.00

11.50
9.25

No
No
No
Yes
No

EMS

Yes

Yes

No
No
No
Yes
Yes

No
No
No
Yes
Yes

3.00
3.50
4.00
3.00

3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00

3.00
3.00
3.00
4.00

9.00
9.50
8.00
6.00

Yes
No
Yes
No
No

EM

EMSH

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No
No
Yes
Yes
No

No
No
Yes
Yes
No

4.00
4.00
4.00

4.00

3.00
3.00
3.00

3.00

3.00
3.00
2.00

3.00

3.00
3.00
3.00

4.00

7.00
10.00
12.00

6.00

Yes
Yes
No
No
No 8

EMSH
EMSH 7

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No

No
No
Yes
No
No

24.00
22.00
20.00
26.00
24.00

4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00

3.00
3.00
3.00
4.00
3.00

3.00
3.00
3.00
4.00
3.00

4.00
3.00
3.00
4.00
3.00

10.00
9.00
7.00
10.00
11.00

Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No

EM

EMS
EMSH

Yes

Yes
Yes

No

No
No

Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No

Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

20.00
22.00
19.00
24.00
13.00
13.00

4.00
4.00
3.00
4.00
4.00
4.00

3.00
3.00
2.50
4.00
3.00
3.00

3.00
3.00
2.00
3.00
2.00
3.00

3.00
3.00
2.00
4.00
2.00
3.00

7.00
9.00
9.50
9.00
2.00
0.00

No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No

EMSH 9
E 10

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes

No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes

No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No

Not available.

8Requirement

Not applicable.
exam subjects tested: E = English (including writing), M = Mathematics, S = Science,
and H = History/social studies.
2A certificate of attendance is an example of an alternative credential for students who do not
meet all requirements for a standard diploma. Depending on an individual states policies,
alternative credentials may be offered to students with disabilities, students who fail exit
exams, or other students who do not meet all requirements.
3Requirement takes effect for class of 2020.
4Students must pass either the science or social studies components of the Graduation Exit
Examination (GEE) to receive a standard diploma.
5Students can graduate by passing statewide reading and writing assessments and either
passing mathematics assessments or meeting other requirements.
6Expressed in semester credits instead of Carnegie units.
7To receive the standard diploma, students in the class of 2012 must pass tests in algebra 1,
English 2, and two of the following five subjects: algebra 2, biology 1, English 3, geometry,
and U.S. history.
1Exit

Other completion
credentials, 2012

High school exit exams, 2012

takes effect for class of 2014.


receive the standard diploma, students must earn at least six verified credits by passing
end-of-course assessments. One of those credits may be earned by passing a studentselected test in computer science, technology, career and technical education, or other areas.
10For the graduating class of 2012, students must pass an exit exam in reading and writing.
Students in the class of 2013 will be required to pass reading, writing, and mathematics
assessments.
NOTE: Local school districts frequently have other graduation requirements in addition to
state requirements. The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one
credit for the completion of a 1-year course.
SOURCE: Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, custom table, retrieved June 7,
2012, from Education Counts database (http://www.edcounts.org/createtable/step1.php); and
Education Week, Diplomas Count 2012, Graduation Policies table, retrieved June 7, 2012,
from http://www.edweek.org/media/ew/dc/2012/Graduation-Policies-Class-of-2012-table.pdf.
(This table was prepared June 2012.)
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Table 200. States that use criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) aligned to state standards, by subject area and level: 200607
Aligned to state standards

Off-the-shelf/
norm-referenced
test (NRT)1

CRTs,2 by subject area and level

CRT2

Augmented or
hybrid test3

Alabama ..........................................................
Alaska..............................................................
Arizona ............................................................
Arkansas..........................................................
California .........................................................

X
X
X
X
X

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

HS

HS

X
X
X
X
X

ES, MS
ES, MS, HS

MS, HS

Colorado ..........................................................
Connecticut......................................................
Delaware..........................................................
District of Columbia .........................................
Florida..............................................................

X
X

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS

Georgia............................................................
Hawaii ..............................................................
Idaho................................................................
Illinois...............................................................
Indiana.............................................................

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS

X
X
X

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

Iowa .................................................................
Kansas.............................................................
Kentucky ..........................................................
Louisiana .........................................................
Maine...............................................................

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS

X
X
X
X

Maryland..........................................................
Massachusetts.................................................
Michigan ..........................................................
Minnesota ........................................................
Mississippi .......................................................

X
X
X
X
X

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

Missouri ...........................................................
Montana...........................................................
Nebraska .........................................................
Nevada ............................................................
New Hampshire ...............................................

X
X
X
X

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS

New Jersey ......................................................


New Mexico .....................................................
New York..........................................................
North Carolina .................................................
North Dakota ...................................................

X
X
X
X
X

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
HS
ES, MS, HS

Ohio .................................................................
Oklahoma ........................................................
Oregon.............................................................
Pennsylvania....................................................
Rhode Island ...................................................

X
X
X
X
X

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

South Carolina.................................................
South Dakota ...................................................
Tennessee .......................................................
Texas ...............................................................
Utah .................................................................

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS

ES, MS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

ES, MS, HS

State

Vermont ...........................................................
Virginia.............................................................
Washington......................................................
West Virginia....................................................
Wisconsin ........................................................
Wyoming..........................................................

X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X

X State has a test.


1Off-the-shelf/norm-referenced tests (NRTs) are commercially developed tests that have not
been modified to reflect state content standards.
2Criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) are custom-developed and explicitly designed to measure
state content standards.

English/
language arts

3Augmented

Mathematics

Science

Social studies/
history

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

HS
ES, MS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS

ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

HS
ES, MS, HS
ES, MS, HS

HS
MS, HS

ES, MS, HS

HS

ES, MS, HS
HS

ES, MS, HS
MS, HS

ES, MS
ES, MS, HS

or hybrid tests incorporate elements of both NRTs and CRTs. These tests
include NRTs that have been augmented or modified to reflect state standards.
NOTE: ES = elementary school, MS = middle school, and HS = high school.
SOURCE: Quality Counts 2007, Cradle to Career, Education Week, 2007. (This table was prepared September 2008.)

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State Regulations

Table 201. Required testing for initial certification of elementary and secondary school teachers, by type of assessment and state: 2011 and 2012
Assessment for certification, 2011

State

Basic
skills exam

Subjectmatter exam

Knowledge of
teaching exam

Assessment for certification, 2012


Assessment
of teaching
performance

Basic
skills exam

Subjectmatter exam

Knowledge of
teaching exam

Assessment
of teaching
performance

Alabama ..........................................................
Alaska..............................................................
Arizona ............................................................
Arkansas..........................................................
California .........................................................

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X
X
X

Colorado ..........................................................
Connecticut......................................................
Delaware..........................................................
District of Columbia .........................................
Florida..............................................................
Georgia............................................................
Hawaii ..............................................................
Idaho................................................................
Illinois...............................................................
Indiana.............................................................

X
X

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X
X

Iowa .................................................................
Kansas.............................................................
Kentucky ..........................................................
Louisiana .........................................................
Maine...............................................................

X
X

X
X
X

Maryland..........................................................
Massachusetts.................................................
Michigan ..........................................................
Minnesota ........................................................
Mississippi .......................................................

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

Missouri ...........................................................
Montana...........................................................
Nebraska .........................................................
Nevada ............................................................
New Hampshire ...............................................

X
X

X
X
X

X
X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X
X
X
X

X
X
X

X
X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X
X

X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

Ohio .................................................................
Oklahoma ........................................................
Oregon.............................................................
Pennsylvania....................................................
Rhode Island ...................................................

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

X
X

South Carolina.................................................
South Dakota ...................................................
Tennessee .......................................................
Texas ...............................................................
Utah .................................................................

X
X

X
X
X

X
X
X

X
X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

Vermont ...........................................................
Virginia.............................................................
Washington......................................................
West Virginia....................................................
Wisconsin ........................................................
Wyoming..........................................................

X
X
X
X
X

New Jersey ......................................................


New Mexico .....................................................
New York..........................................................
North Carolina .................................................
North Dakota ...................................................

X
X
X
X
X

Not available.
X Denotes that the state requires testing. A blank denotes that the state does not require testing.

X
X

X
X

X
X
X

X
X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X
X

X
X

X
X
X

X
X

X
X
X

X
X
X

X
X

X
X

SOURCE: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), NASDTEC Knowledgebase, retrieved June 18, 2012, from https://www.nasdtec.info/.
(This table was prepared June 2012.)

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s e r u t i d n e p xE d n a

s e u n e v eR

Table 202. Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: Selected years, 191920 through 200910
Revenues (in thousands)

Revenues per pupil

Local (including intermediate)


School year
1

Total

Federal

State

Total Property taxes


5

Local (including intermediate)

Other
public revenue
7

Private1

Total

Federal

State

10

11

12

Other
public revenue

Private1

13

14

15

Total Property taxes

Current dollars
$970,121
2,088,557
2,260,527
5,437,044
14,746,618
40,266,922
96,881,164

$2,475
7,334
39,810
155,848
651,639
3,219,557
9,503,537

$160,085
353,670
684,354
2,165,689
5,768,047
16,062,776
45,348,814

$807,561
1,727,553
1,536,363
3,115,507
8,326,932
20,984,589
42,028,813

$45
81
89
217
419
884
2,326

#
#
$2
6
19
71
228

$7
14
27
86
164
353
1,089

$37
67
60
124
237
461
1,009

198990.............................
199091.............................
199192.............................
199293.............................
199394.............................

208,547,573
223,340,537
234,581,384
247,626,168
260,159,468

12,700,784
13,776,066
15,493,330
17,261,252
18,341,483

98,238,633
105,324,533
108,783,449
113,403,436
117,474,209

97,608,157
104,239,939
110,304,605
116,961,481
124,343,776

$74,867,627
80,373,547
85,874,700
87,143,955
97,762,990

$17,084,494
17,951,451
18,213,748
23,116,567
19,661,128

$5,656,036
5,914,941
6,216,157
6,700,958
6,919,657

5,144
5,419
5,579
5,783
5,986

313
334
368
403
422

2,423
2,555
2,587
2,648
2,703

2,408
2,529
2,623
2,731
2,861

$1,847
1,950
2,042
2,035
2,249

$421
436
433
540
452

$140
144
148
156
159

199495.............................
199596.............................
199697.............................
199798.............................
199899.............................

273,149,449
287,702,844
305,065,192
325,925,708
347,377,993

18,582,157
19,104,019
20,081,287
22,201,965
24,521,817

127,729,576
136,670,754
146,435,584
157,645,372
169,298,232

126,837,717
131,928,071
138,548,321
146,078,370
153,557,944

97,978,129
101,785,858
106,545,881
111,184,150
119,483,487

21,560,162
22,522,345
24,288,693
26,676,244
25,348,879

7,299,425
7,619,869
7,713,747
8,217,977
8,725,578

6,192
6,416
6,688
7,066
7,464

421
426
440
481
527

2,896
3,048
3,211
3,418
3,638

2,875
2,942
3,038
3,167
3,300

2,221
2,270
2,336
2,410
2,567

489
502
533
578
545

165
170
169
178
187

19992000.........................
200001.............................
200102.............................
200203.............................
200304.............................

372,943,802
401,356,120
419,501,976
440,111,653
462,026,099

27,097,866
29,100,183
33,144,633
37,515,909
41,923,435

184,613,352
199,583,097
206,541,793
214,277,407
217,384,191

161,232,584
172,672,840
179,815,551
188,318,337
202,718,474

124,735,516
132,575,925
141,095,685
148,511,786
160,602,055

27,628,923
30,889,273
28,924,825
29,579,240
31,651,489

8,868,145
9,207,643
9,795,041
10,227,310
10,464,930

7,959
8,503
8,800
9,134
9,518

578
616
695
779
864

3,940
4,228
4,333
4,447
4,478

3,441
3,658
3,772
3,908
4,176

2,662
2,809
2,960
3,082
3,309

590
654
607
614
652

189
195
205
212
216

200405.............................
200506.............................
200607.............................
200708.............................
2008092 ...........................
200910.............................

487,753,525
520,621,788
555,710,762
584,683,686
592,422,033
597,485,869

44,809,532
47,553,778
47,150,608
47,788,467
56,670,261
75,997,858

228,553,579
242,151,076
263,608,741
282,622,523
276,525,603
259,809,768

214,390,414
230,916,934
244,951,413
254,272,697
259,226,169
261,678,243

167,909,883
178,279,408
188,287,298
196,521,569
205,821,844
210,913,105

35,433,486
41,111,066
44,806,422
45,314,965
41,195,313
38,813,077

11,047,044
11,526,460
11,857,694
12,436,163
12,209,012
11,952,061

9,996
10,600
11,281
11,879
12,032
12,111

918
968
957
971
1,151
1,540

4,684
4,930
5,351
5,742
5,616
5,266

4,394
4,702
4,972
5,166
5,265
5,304

3,441
3,630
3,822
3,993
4,180
4,275

726
837
910
921
837
787

226
235
241
253
248
242

191920.............................
192930.............................
193940.............................
194950.............................
195960.............................
196970.............................
197980.............................

$11,583,880
27,766,692
36,809,791
52,243,420
114,209,377
242,576,892
283,986,991

$29,553
97,503
648,255
1,497,511
5,046,804
19,395,327
27,857,643

$1,911,520
4,701,929
11,143,830
20,809,653
44,672,280
96,765,734
132,930,620

$9,642,807
22,967,261
25,017,706
29,936,256
64,490,293
126,415,830
123,198,728

$537
1,081
1,447
2,080
3,246
5,325
6,818

$1
4
25
60
143
426
669

$89
183
438
829
1,270
2,124
3,192

$447
894
984
1,192
1,833
2,775
2,958

198990.............................
199091.............................
199192.............................
199293.............................
199394.............................

373,759,626
379,522,311
386,247,632
395,376,593
404,899,494

22,762,385
23,409,653
25,510,387
27,560,475
28,545,789

176,063,591
178,977,854
179,116,300
181,067,553
182,831,123

174,933,650
177,134,805
181,620,944
186,748,566
193,522,582

$134,178,000
136,578,673
141,396,129
139,139,900
152,153,545

$30,618,885
30,504,880
29,989,664
36,909,466
30,599,620

$10,136,765
10,051,252
10,235,151
10,699,200
10,769,417

9,219
9,208
9,186
9,233
9,316

561
568
607
644
657

4,343
4,342
4,260
4,228
4,206

4,315
4,298
4,319
4,361
4,452

$3,310
3,314
3,363
3,249
3,501

$755
740
713
862
704

$250
244
243
250
248

199495.............................
199596.............................
199697.............................
199798.............................
199899.............................

413,270,932
423,761,150
436,870,141
458,565,392
480,430,972

28,114,519
28,138,551
28,757,508
31,237,342
33,914,182

193,252,891
201,304,078
209,703,814
221,801,197
234,142,967

191,903,522
194,318,521
198,408,820
205,526,853
212,373,823

148,239,408
149,921,675
152,579,564
156,431,978
165,248,141

32,620,196
33,173,446
34,782,745
37,532,486
35,058,026

11,043,919
11,223,401
11,046,510
11,562,389
12,067,655

9,369
9,450
9,578
9,941
10,323

637
628
630
677
729

4,381
4,489
4,598
4,809
5,031

4,350
4,334
4,350
4,456
4,563

3,361
3,343
3,345
3,391
3,551

739
740
763
814
753

250
250
242
251
259

Constant 201112 dollars

See notes at end of table.

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Revenues and Expenditures

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

191920.............................
192930.............................
193940.............................
194950.............................
195960.............................
196970.............................
197980.............................

Revenues (in thousands)

Revenues per pupil

Local (including intermediate)


School year
1

Total

Federal

State

Total Property taxes

Local (including intermediate)

Other
public revenue

Private1

Total

Federal

State

Total Property taxes

Other
public revenue

Private1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

19992000.........................
200001.............................
200102.............................
200203.............................
200304.............................

501,316,992
521,637,799
535,736,549
549,970,393
564,994,569

36,425,383
37,821,163
42,328,266
46,880,466
51,266,612

248,160,205
259,395,789
263,769,883
267,764,393
265,831,058

216,731,404
224,420,846
229,638,400
235,325,534
247,896,898

167,671,465
172,307,360
180,190,130
185,582,647
196,394,292

37,139,237
40,146,422
36,939,244
36,962,681
38,705,432

11,920,702
11,967,064
12,509,026
12,780,206
12,797,174

10,699
11,051
11,238
11,414
11,640

777
801
888
973
1,056

5,296
5,495
5,533
5,557
5,477

4,625
4,754
4,817
4,884
5,107

3,578
3,650
3,780
3,852
4,046

793
850
775
767
797

254
254
262
265
264

200405.............................
200506.............................
200607.............................
200708.............................
2008092 ...........................
200910.............................

579,031,106
595,377,187
619,484,464
628,494,501
628,043,305
627,341,555

53,195,131
54,381,963
52,561,640
51,369,295
60,077,742
79,795,384

271,324,808
276,921,231
293,860,639
303,799,654
293,152,591
272,792,165

254,511,167
264,073,993
273,062,185
273,325,553
274,812,973
274,754,006

199,332,328
203,878,314
209,895,261
211,247,087
218,197,542
221,452,191

42,064,464
47,014,150
49,948,434
48,710,451
43,672,313
40,752,522

13,114,374
13,181,530
13,218,490
13,368,015
12,943,118
12,549,292

11,866
12,123
12,575
12,769
12,756
12,716

1,090
1,107
1,067
1,044
1,220
1,617

5,560
5,638
5,965
6,172
5,954
5,530

5,216
5,377
5,543
5,553
5,582
5,569

4,085
4,151
4,261
4,292
4,432
4,489

862
957
1,014
990
887
826

269
268
268
272
263
254

191920.............................
192930.............................
193940.............................
194950.............................
195960.............................
196970.............................
197980.............................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0.3
0.4
1.8
2.9
4.4
8.0
9.8

16.5
16.9
30.3
39.8
39.1
39.9
46.8

83.2
82.7
68.0
57.3
56.5
52.1
43.4

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0.3
0.4
1.8
2.9
4.4
8.0
9.8

16.5
16.9
30.3
39.8
39.1
39.9
46.8

83.2
82.7
68.0
57.3
56.5
52.1
43.4

198990.............................
199091.............................
199192.............................
199293.............................
199394.............................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

6.1
6.2
6.6
7.0
7.1

47.1
47.2
46.4
45.8
45.2

46.8
46.7
47.0
47.2
47.8

35.9
36.0
36.6
35.2
37.6

8.2
8.0
7.8
9.3
7.6

2.7
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.7

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

6.1
6.2
6.6
7.0
7.1

47.1
47.2
46.4
45.8
45.2

46.8
46.7
47.0
47.2
47.8

35.9
36.0
36.6
35.2
37.6

8.2
8.0
7.8
9.3
7.6

2.7
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.7

199495.............................
199596.............................
199697.............................
199798.............................
199899.............................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

6.8
6.6
6.6
6.8
7.1

46.8
47.5
48.0
48.4
48.7

46.4
45.9
45.4
44.8
44.2

35.9
35.4
34.9
34.1
34.4

7.9
7.8
8.0
8.2
7.3

2.7
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.5

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

6.8
6.6
6.6
6.8
7.1

46.8
47.5
48.0
48.4
48.7

46.4
45.9
45.4
44.8
44.2

35.9
35.4
34.9
34.1
34.4

7.9
7.8
8.0
8.2
7.3

2.7
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.5

19992000.........................
200001.............................
200102.............................
200203.............................
200304.............................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

7.3
7.3
7.9
8.5
9.1

49.5
49.7
49.2
48.7
47.1

43.2
43.0
42.9
42.8
43.9

33.4
33.0
33.6
33.7
34.8

7.4
7.7
6.9
6.7
6.9

2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

7.3
7.3
7.9
8.5
9.1

49.5
49.7
49.2
48.7
47.1

43.2
43.0
42.9
42.8
43.9

33.4
33.0
33.6
33.7
34.8

7.4
7.7
6.9
6.7
6.9

2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3

200405.............................
200506.............................
200607.............................
200708.............................
2008092 ...........................
200910.............................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

9.2
9.1
8.5
8.2
9.6
12.7

46.9
46.5
47.4
48.3
46.7
43.5

44.0
44.4
44.1
43.5
43.8
43.8

34.4
34.2
33.9
33.6
34.7
35.3

7.3
7.9
8.1
7.8
7.0
6.5

2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.0

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

9.2
9.1
8.5
8.2
9.6
12.7

46.9
46.5
47.4
48.3
46.7
43.5

44.0
44.4
44.1
43.5
43.8
43.8

34.4
34.2
33.9
33.6
34.7
35.3

7.3
7.9
8.1
7.8
7.0
6.5

2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.0

Percentage distribution

Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
1Includes revenues from gifts, and tuition and fees from patrons.
2Data have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Beginning in 198990, revenues for state education agencies were excluded and new survey collection procedures were
initiated; data may not be entirely comparable with figures for earlier years. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United
States, 191920 through 194950; Statistics of State School Systems, 195960 and 196970; Revenues and Expenditures for
Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 197980; and Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial
Survey, 198990 through 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

282 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Revenues and Expenditures

Table 202. Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: Selected years, 191920 through 200910Continued

Table 203. Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state or jurisdiction: 200910
Federal

State

Local and intermediate


Private2

Property taxes
State or jurisdiction
1

Amount
(in thousands)

Per pupil

Percent
of total

Amount
(in thousands)

Percent
of total

Amount
(in thousands)1

Percent
of total

Amount
(in thousands)

Percent
of total

Amount
(in thousands)

Percent
of total

10

11

12

13

$597,485,869
7,239,691
2,338,215
10,069,959
5,160,401
64,130,242
8,852,609
9,895,487
1,784,101
1,720,917
26,056,857
17,835,791
2,564,855
2,222,539
28,263,059
13,641,695
5,541,140
5,487,071
6,873,286
8,215,973
2,639,779
13,352,511
15,570,234
19,401,180
10,639,251
4,443,683
10,157,112
1,616,262
3,693,930
4,310,014
2,810,018
25,856,286
3,760,801
57,146,375
13,056,767
1,256,048
22,729,890
5,699,758
6,211,294
26,408,846
2,262,193
7,837,314
1,300,147
8,528,047
50,045,607
4,464,562
1,638,396
14,692,849
11,817,488
3,432,220
11,104,749
1,708,365

$75,997,858
1,168,016
369,729
1,893,298
819,459
8,855,246
730,363
854,645
218,204
156,202
4,200,101
2,645,785
382,399
462,867
3,508,917
1,513,137
743,561
641,619
1,139,931
1,572,272
315,277
1,039,305
1,175,524
2,575,799
1,326,127
945,971
1,515,939
259,304
469,503
367,140
351,279
2,422,449
789,309
5,122,664
1,991,491
277,989
2,452,032
978,847
820,955
2,887,079
259,486
1,092,174
253,761
1,158,247
7,787,692
560,352
174,139
1,527,093
1,401,295
536,424
1,163,103
124,360

$1,544
1,560
2,808
1,757
1,705
1,414
877
1,515
1,721
2,250
1,594
1,587
2,122
1,675
1,668
1,446
1,512
1,352
1,676
2,276
1,666
1,225
1,228
1,562
1,584
1,921
1,651
1,829
1,657
856
1,782
1,735
2,360
1,852
1,343
2,924
1,390
1,495
1,409
1,617
1,788
1,510
2,051
1,191
1,606
995
1,904
1,226
1,353
1,898
1,343
1,419

12.7
16.1
15.8
18.8
15.9
13.8
8.3
8.6
12.2
9.1
16.1
14.8
14.9
20.8
12.4
11.1
13.4
11.7
16.6
19.1
11.9
7.8
7.5
13.3
12.5
21.3
14.9
16.0
12.7
8.5
12.5
9.4
21.0
9.0
15.3
22.1
10.8
17.2
13.2
10.9
11.5
13.9
19.5
13.6
15.6
12.6
10.6
10.4
11.9
15.6
10.5
7.3

$259,809,768
3,800,153
1,461,906
3,896,117
2,686,231
34,743,249
3,860,026
3,463,790
1,046,317

8,216,579
6,764,686
2,093,299
1,284,139
8,021,217
6,441,408
2,217,893
2,893,517
3,582,406
3,533,026
1,079,330
5,544,364
6,476,420
10,516,655
6,309,625
2,109,083
2,971,265
753,976
1,220,466
1,406,630
902,020
9,412,795
2,384,730
23,438,008
7,602,930
552,862
10,017,540
2,726,116
2,945,986
9,456,502
790,260
3,431,142
404,402
3,842,346
19,714,162
2,283,683
1,337,034
5,485,997
6,931,627
1,899,967
4,975,033
880,853

43.5
52.5
62.5
38.7
52.1
54.2
43.6
35.0
58.6

31.5
37.9
81.6
57.8
28.4
47.2
40.0
52.7
52.1
43.0
40.9
41.5
41.6
54.2
59.3
47.5
29.3
46.6
33.0
32.6
32.1
36.4
63.4
41.0
58.2
44.0
44.1
47.8
47.4
35.8
34.9
43.8
31.1
45.1
39.4
51.2
81.6
37.3
58.7
55.4
44.8
51.6

$261,678,243
2,271,522
506,580
4,280,545
1,654,711
20,531,747
4,262,220
5,577,052
519,580
1,564,715
13,640,177
8,425,320
89,157
475,533
16,732,925
5,687,150
2,579,686
1,951,936
2,150,950
3,110,675
1,245,173
6,768,842
7,918,291
6,308,726
3,003,499
1,388,629
5,669,907
602,983
2,003,961
2,536,244
1,556,719
14,021,042
586,762
28,585,703
3,462,346
425,197
10,260,318
1,994,795
2,444,352
14,065,265
1,212,447
3,313,999
641,985
3,527,454
22,543,753
1,620,527
127,223
7,679,759
3,484,566
995,830
4,966,614
703,152

43.8
31.4
21.7
42.5
32.1
32.0
48.1
56.4
29.1
90.9
52.3
47.2
3.5
21.4
59.2
41.7
46.6
35.6
31.3
37.9
47.2
50.7
50.9
32.5
28.2
31.2
55.8
37.3
54.3
58.8
55.4
54.2
15.6
50.0
26.5
33.9
45.1
35.0
39.4
53.3
53.6
42.3
49.4
41.4
45.0
36.3
7.8
52.3
29.5
29.0
44.7
41.2

$210,913,105
1,066,022
264,899
3,236,621
1,404,473
16,379,989
3,453,889
5,410,541
439,793
600,285
11,545,456
6,028,115
0
395,012
14,652,216
4,242,737
1,775,152
1,532,464
1,529,687
1,302,572
1,176,557
3,223,729
7,428,177
5,476,855
1,918,305
1,101,206
4,444,319
376,485
1,762,545
1,428,812
1,482,599
13,166,699
459,714
25,333,662
2,734,835
318,596
8,374,127
1,472,521
1,958,001
11,258,861
1,179,194
2,559,866
535,294
1,718,271
20,441,180
1,215,476
2,742
4,299,233
2,888,260
896,121
4,562,148
458,790

35.3
14.7
11.3
32.1
27.2
25.5
39.0
54.7
24.7
34.9
44.3
33.8
0.0
17.8
51.8
31.1
32.0
27.9
22.3
15.9
44.6
24.1
47.7
28.2
18.0
24.8
43.8
23.3
47.7
33.2
52.8
50.9
12.2
44.3
20.9
25.4
36.8
25.8
31.5
42.6
52.1
32.7
41.2
20.1
40.8
27.2
0.2
29.3
24.4
26.1
41.1
26.9

$11,952,061
315,061
22,533
228,238
141,642
476,595
320,211
119,437
17,112
11,538
1,045,943
459,224
25,276
34,792
494,360
332,598
143,962
117,068
114,275
68,158
40,480
288,940
225,881
300,224
320,535
113,622
349,604
60,254
151,369
43,417
48,388
579,089
50,553
350,624
260,556
49,289
684,267
250,864
150,287
393,956
21,334
242,710
36,414
420,647
951,295
187,945
24,793
275,539
312,865
28,102
232,262
17,935

2.0
4.4
1.0
2.3
2.7
0.7
3.6
1.2
1.0
0.7
4.0
2.6
1.0
1.6
1.7
2.4
2.6
2.1
1.7
0.8
1.5
2.2
1.5
1.5
3.0
2.6
3.4
3.7
4.1
1.0
1.7
2.2
1.3
0.6
2.0
3.9
3.0
4.4
2.4
1.5
0.9
3.1
2.8
4.9
1.9
4.2
1.5
1.9
2.6
0.8
2.1
1.0

75,691
252,926
72,628
4,345,726
266,086

64,364
50,166
41,148
1,617,604
89,574

3,754
3,279
5,782

85.0
19.8
56.7
37.2
33.7

11,051
0
31,220
2,725,019
0

14.6
0.0
43.0
62.7
0.0

277
202,760
260
3,103
176,513

0.4
80.2
0.4
0.1
66.3

0
0
0
0
0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

84
865
0
3,100
142

0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Includes other categories of revenue not separately shown.
2Includes revenues from gifts, and tuition and fees from patrons.

NOTE: Excludes revenues for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 283


Revenues and Expenditures

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

United States ...........................


Alabama ...........................................
Alaska...............................................
Arizona .............................................
Arkansas...........................................
California ..........................................
Colorado ...........................................
Connecticut.......................................
Delaware...........................................
District of Columbia ..........................
Florida...............................................
Georgia.............................................
Hawaii ...............................................
Idaho.................................................
Illinois................................................
Indiana..............................................
Iowa ..................................................
Kansas..............................................
Kentucky ...........................................
Louisiana ..........................................
Maine................................................
Maryland...........................................
Massachusetts..................................
Michigan ...........................................
Minnesota .........................................
Mississippi ........................................
Missouri ............................................
Montana............................................
Nebraska ..........................................
Nevada .............................................
New Hampshire ................................
New Jersey .......................................
New Mexico ......................................
New York...........................................
North Carolina ..................................
North Dakota ....................................
Ohio ..................................................
Oklahoma .........................................
Oregon..............................................
Pennsylvania.....................................
Rhode Island ....................................
South Carolina..................................
South Dakota....................................
Tennessee ........................................
Texas ................................................
Utah ..................................................
Vermont ............................................
Virginia..............................................
Washington.......................................
West Virginia.....................................
Wisconsin .........................................
Wyoming...........................................
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ..........................
Guam ............................................
Northern Marianas........................
Puerto Rico...................................
U.S. Virgin Islands.........................

Total
(in thousands)

Federal

State

Local (including intermediate)


Private2

Property taxes
State or jurisdiction
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

United States ...........................


Alabama ...........................................
Alaska...............................................
Arizona .............................................
Arkansas...........................................
California ..........................................
Colorado ...........................................
Connecticut.......................................
Delaware...........................................
District of Columbia ..........................
Florida...............................................
Georgia.............................................
Hawaii ...............................................
Idaho.................................................
Illinois................................................
Indiana..............................................
Iowa ..................................................
Kansas..............................................
Kentucky ...........................................
Louisiana ..........................................
Maine................................................
Maryland...........................................
Massachusetts..................................
Michigan ...........................................
Minnesota .........................................
Mississippi ........................................
Missouri ............................................
Montana............................................
Nebraska ..........................................
Nevada .............................................
New Hampshire ................................
New Jersey .......................................
New Mexico ......................................
New York...........................................
North Carolina ..................................
North Dakota ....................................
Ohio ..................................................
Oklahoma .........................................
Oregon..............................................
Pennsylvania.....................................
Rhode Island ....................................
South Carolina..................................
South Dakota....................................
Tennessee ........................................
Texas ................................................
Utah ..................................................
Vermont ............................................
Virginia..............................................
Washington.......................................
West Virginia.....................................
Wisconsin .........................................
Wyoming...........................................
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ..........................
Guam ............................................
Northern Marianas........................
Puerto Rico...................................
U.S. Virgin Islands.........................

Total
(in thousands)

Amount
(in thousands)

Per pupil

Percent
of total

Amount
(in thousands)

Percent
of total

Amount
(in thousands)1

Percent
of total

Amount
(in thousands)

Percent
of total

Amount
(in thousands)

Percent
of total

10

11

12

13

$592,422,033
7,239,083
2,262,964
9,792,303
4,823,956
70,687,012
8,353,849
9,871,755
1,755,133
1,651,014
26,322,090
18,017,477
2,601,823
2,243,784
26,512,711
12,569,782
5,519,854
5,754,449
6,641,128
8,099,981
2,575,516
13,097,508
15,102,480
19,585,635
10,542,303
4,360,702
10,042,753
1,595,197
3,455,794
4,450,741
2,717,115
25,335,461
3,820,116
55,558,190
13,322,946
1,102,479
22,335,976
5,729,610
6,145,206
25,632,072
2,232,149
7,702,962
1,241,892
8,283,928
46,962,119
4,542,690
1,571,006
14,964,444
11,903,510
3,281,385
10,832,105
1,675,896

$56,670,261
777,591
314,949
1,164,199
556,500
9,185,270
578,233
440,826
142,428
175,732
2,694,579
1,688,274
305,550
229,156
3,146,741
1,432,813
443,827
453,608
731,351
1,264,057
245,719
694,847
1,276,250
2,253,644
632,057
675,972
833,909
199,017
280,666
434,484
147,318
1,040,733
569,047
3,220,417
1,406,049
161,484
1,685,617
770,745
670,547
1,868,034
215,514
762,297
203,354
935,135
5,014,820
565,022
102,785
914,524
1,385,449
366,038
1,302,449
110,634

$1,151
1,043
2,410
1,070
1,162
1,453
707
777
1,136
2,559
1,024
1,020
1,702
833
1,486
1,370
910
963
1,092
1,846
1,274
823
1,331
1,358
756
1,374
909
1,403
997
1,003
744
753
1,723
1,175
945
1,705
928
1,195
1,165
1,052
1,483
1,062
1,608
962
1,055
1,027
1,098
740
1,336
1,295
1,502
1,276

9.6
10.7
13.9
11.9
11.5
13.0
6.9
4.5
8.1
10.6
10.2
9.4
11.7
10.2
11.9
11.4
8.0
7.9
11.0
15.6
9.5
5.3
8.5
11.5
6.0
15.5
8.3
12.5
8.1
9.8
5.4
4.1
14.9
5.8
10.6
14.6
7.5
13.5
10.9
7.3
9.7
9.9
16.4
11.3
10.7
12.4
6.5
6.1
11.6
11.2
12.0
6.6

$276,525,603
4,166,018
1,459,658
4,628,421
2,684,309
40,605,913
3,670,240
3,842,177
1,094,909

9,047,588
7,780,725
2,205,032
1,509,815
7,324,750
4,964,928
2,545,360
3,323,346
3,802,150
3,740,262
1,127,032
5,698,735
6,036,202
10,904,987
6,914,839
2,334,355
3,425,716
774,091
1,213,317
1,362,123
1,003,249
10,558,101
2,675,916
25,346,556
8,401,249
408,004
10,297,735
3,042,487
3,117,303
9,920,340
817,590
3,679,907
410,179
3,809,467
19,973,129
2,387,698
1,346,300
6,303,648
7,146,394
1,938,999
4,809,185
945,167

46.7
57.5
64.5
47.3
55.6
57.4
43.9
38.9
62.4

34.4
43.2
84.7
67.3
27.6
39.5
46.1
57.8
57.3
46.2
43.8
43.5
40.0
55.7
65.6
53.5
34.1
48.5
35.1
30.6
36.9
41.7
70.0
45.6
63.1
37.0
46.1
53.1
50.7
38.7
36.6
47.8
33.0
46.0
42.5
52.6
85.7
42.1
60.0
59.1
44.4
56.4

$259,226,169
2,295,475
488,356
3,999,683
1,583,147
20,895,829
4,105,376
5,588,751
517,796
1,475,283
14,579,923
8,548,478
91,241
504,812
16,041,221
6,172,042
2,530,666
1,977,495
2,107,627
3,095,662
1,202,765
6,703,926
7,790,028
6,427,004
2,995,407
1,350,375
5,783,128
622,089
1,961,810
2,654,134
1,566,547
13,736,627
575,152
26,991,217
3,515,648
532,990
10,352,625
1,916,378
2,357,357
13,843,699
1,199,044
3,260,758
628,359
3,539,325
21,974,171
1,589,970
121,922
7,746,272
3,371,667
976,347
4,720,471
620,095

43.8
31.7
21.6
40.8
32.8
29.6
49.1
56.6
29.5
89.4
55.4
47.4
3.5
22.5
60.5
49.1
45.8
34.4
31.7
38.2
46.7
51.2
51.6
32.8
28.4
31.0
57.6
39.0
56.8
59.6
57.7
54.2
15.1
48.6
26.4
48.3
46.3
33.4
38.4
54.0
53.7
42.3
50.6
42.7
46.8
35.0
7.8
51.8
28.3
29.8
43.6
37.0

$205,821,844
1,043,596
227,279
3,168,999
1,317,525
16,285,557
3,302,064
5,411,897
435,192
307,127
12,467,923
6,099,649
0
411,166
13,799,481
4,794,930
1,686,820
1,506,567
1,454,252
1,201,568
1,132,763
3,176,196
7,205,305
5,482,523
1,801,168
1,053,180
4,461,471
387,229
1,701,529
1,449,301
1,483,896
12,868,317
442,389
24,286,747
2,751,450
426,615
8,411,116
1,356,942
1,837,657
10,437,514
1,163,574
2,484,980
515,512
1,677,865
19,519,790
1,156,660
2,030
3,908,139
2,732,696
864,804
4,308,914
411,981

34.7
14.4
10.0
32.4
27.3
23.0
39.5
54.8
24.8
18.6
47.4
33.9
0.0
18.3
52.0
38.1
30.6
26.2
21.9
14.8
44.0
24.3
47.7
28.0
17.1
24.2
44.4
24.3
49.2
32.6
54.6
50.8
11.6
43.7
20.7
38.7
37.7
23.7
29.9
40.7
52.1
32.3
41.5
20.3
41.6
25.5
0.1
26.1
23.0
26.4
39.8
24.6

$12,209,012
303,176
22,777
240,902
145,506
527,770
328,289
126,286
18,773
10,848
967,448
478,489
24,515
37,856
509,814
341,401
147,308
120,835
117,576
68,196
44,278
305,572
204,823
324,596
325,954
116,176
356,364
59,285
153,210
129,908
50,236
561,687
53,334
360,999
283,807
47,578
691,892
255,202
147,187
400,487
21,514
246,603
36,612
443,677
944,003
188,910
22,915
290,243
312,487
30,313
242,049
19,344

2.1
4.2
1.0
2.5
3.0
0.7
3.9
1.3
1.1
0.7
3.7
2.7
0.9
1.7
1.9
2.7
2.7
2.1
1.8
0.8
1.7
2.3
1.4
1.7
3.1
2.7
3.5
3.7
4.4
2.9
1.8
2.2
1.4
0.6
2.1
4.3
3.1
4.5
2.4
1.6
1.0
3.2
2.9
5.4
2.0
4.2
1.5
1.9
2.6
0.9
2.2
1.2

79,922
262,823
65,538
3,542,658
243,079

68,432
50,170
30,711
1,076,147
40,037

2,814
2,137
2,539

85.6
19.1
46.9
30.4
16.5

11,282
0
34,602
2,462,725
0

14.1
0.0
52.8
69.5
0.0

209
212,652
225
3,787
203,042

0.3
80.9
0.3
0.1
83.5

0
0
0
0
0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

209
767
0
3,775
39,505

0.3
0.3
0.0
0.1
16.3

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Includes other categories of revenue not separately shown.
2Includes revenues from gifts, and tuition and fees from patrons.

NOTE: Excludes revenues for state education agencies. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail
may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 200809. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

284 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Revenues and Expenditures

Table 204. Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source and state or jurisdiction: 200809

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 285


Revenues and Expenditures

Table 205. Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: Selected years, 191920 through
200910
Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education

School year
1

Total
expenditures

Total

Administration

Instruction Plant operation


5

Plant maintenance

Fixed
charges

Other school
services1

Other
current
expenditures2

10

11

12

$3,277
9,825
13,367
35,614
132,566

$153,543
370,878
257,974
1,014,176
2,661,786

$18,212
92,536
130,909
100,578
489,514

Capital
outlay3

Interest on
school debt

Amounts in thousands of current dollars


191920.................
192930.................
193940.................
194950.................
195960.................

$1,036,151
2,316,790
2,344,049
5,837,643
15,613,254

$861,120
1,843,552
1,941,799
4,687,274
12,329,388

$36,752
78,680
91,571
220,050
528,408

$632,556
1,317,727
1,403,285
3,112,340
8,350,738

196970.................
197980.................
198990.................
19992000.............
200001.................

40,683,429
95,961,561
212,769,564
381,838,155
410,811,185

34,217,773
86,984,142
188,229,359
323,888,508
348,360,841

1,606,646
4,263,757
16,346,991 5
25,079,298 5
26,689,181 5

23,270,158
53,257,937
113,550,405
199,968,138
214,333,003

200102.................
200203.................
200304.................
200405.................
200506.................

435,364,404
454,906,912
474,241,531
499,568,736
528,268,772

368,378,006
387,593,617
403,390,369
425,047,565
449,131,342

28,309,047
29,751,958
30,864,875
32,666,223
34,197,083

226,668,386
237,731,734
247,444,620
260,046,266
273,760,798

200607.................
200708.................
2008096 ...............
200910.................

562,194,807
597,313,726
610,326,007
607,235,611

476,814,206
506,884,219
518,922,842
525,497,898

36,213,814
38,203,341
38,811,325
38,984,615

290,678,482
308,238,664
316,075,710
321,929,831

191920.................
192930.................
193940.................
194950.................
195960.................

$12,372,321
30,800,977
38,169,840
56,092,692
120,921,286

$10,282,337
24,509,430
31,619,713
45,039,027
95,488,452

$438,843
1,046,025
1,491,117
2,114,414
4,092,406

$7,553,133
17,518,756
22,850,701
29,905,825
64,674,665

196970.................
197980.................
198990.................
19992000.............
200001.................

245,086,023
281,291,366
381,326,291
513,272,923
533,926,435

206,135,504
254,975,929
337,345,258
435,376,086
452,760,461

9,678,793
12,498,317
29,297,129 5
33,711,991 5
34,687,613 5

140,184,606
156,114,570
203,505,398
268,800,353
278,566,067
289,473,103
297,073,286
302,590,842
308,710,997
313,069,752

324,036,919
331,335,233
335,080,774
338,016,297

5
5
5
5

5
5
5

5
5
5

5
5
5
5

5
5
5

$115,707
216,072
194,365
427,587
1,085,036

$30,432
78,810
73,321
214,164
422,586

$9,286
50,270
50,116
261,469
909,323

$36,387
101,993
129,141
451,663
1,033,297

2,537,257
9,744,785
20,261,415 5
31,190,295 5
34,034,158 5

974,941
(4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)

3,266,920
11,793,934

2,561,856
7,923,729
38,070,548 5
67,650,776 5
73,304,498 5

635,803
597,585
2,982,543
5,457,015
6,063,700

4,659,072
6,506,167
17,781,342
43,357,186
46,220,704

1,170,782
1,873,666
3,776,321
9,135,445
10,165,940

34,829,109 5
36,830,517 5
38,720,429 5
40,926,881 5
44,313,835 5

( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)

78,571,464 5
83,279,408 5
86,360,444 5
91,408,195 5
96,859,626 5

6,530,554
6,873,762
6,927,551
7,691,468
7,415,575

49,960,542
48,940,374
50,842,973
53,528,382
57,375,299

10,495,301
11,499,160
13,080,638
13,301,322
14,346,556

46,828,916 5
49,362,661 5
50,559,027 5
49,931,515 5

( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)

103,092,995 5
111,079,554 5
113,476,779 5
114,651,936 5

7,804,253
8,307,720
8,463,793
8,407,708

62,863,465
66,426,299
65,890,367
55,650,868

14,712,882
15,695,488
17,049,004
17,679,138

Amounts in thousands of constant 201112 dollars

5
5
5

200102.................
200203.................
200304.................
200405.................
200506.................

555,994,100
568,458,780
579,932,367
593,057,402
604,122,191

470,447,276
484,343,035
493,291,110
504,590,432
513,621,522

36,152,848
37,178,512
37,743,511
38,779,339
39,107,398

200607.................
200708.................
2008096 ...............
200910.................

626,712,622
642,070,920
647,023,813
637,578,480

531,533,692
544,865,459
550,124,740
551,756,426

40,369,734
41,065,948
41,144,981
40,932,632

191920.................
192930.................
193940.................
194950.................
195960.................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

83.1
79.6
82.8
80.3
79.0

3.5
3.4
3.9
3.8
3.4

61.0
56.9
59.9
53.3
53.5

196970.................
197980.................
198990.................
19992000.............
200001.................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

84.1
90.6
88.5
84.8
84.8

3.9
4.4
7.7 5
6.6 5
6.5 5

57.2
55.5
53.4
52.4
52.2

200102.................
200203.................
200304.................
200405.................
200506.................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

84.6
85.2
85.1
85.1
85.0

6.5 5
6.5 5
6.5 5
6.5 5
6.5 5

52.1
52.3
52.2
52.1
51.8

84.8
84.9
85.0
86.5

51.7
51.6
51.8
53.0

5
5
5
5

5
5
5

5
5
5
5

5
5
5

$1,381,617
2,872,608
3,164,985
4,108,594
8,403,370

$363,378
1,047,754
1,193,939
2,057,857
3,272,837

$110,881
668,323
816,075
2,512,401
7,042,511

$434,485
1,355,964
2,102,896
4,339,935
8,002,662

$39,130
130,620
217,664
342,207
1,026,695

$1,833,404
4,930,704
4,200,777
9,745,005
20,614,959

$217,463
1,230,236
2,131,686
966,433
3,791,180

15,285,000
28,564,811
36,312,573 5
41,926,490 5
44,233,793 5

5,873,261
(4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)

19,680,653
34,571,466

15,433,190
23,226,764
68,230,158 5
90,937,249 5
95,272,988 5

3,830,219
1,751,696
5,345,323
7,335,407
7,880,919

28,067,286
19,071,476
31,867,778
58,281,420
60,072,502

7,053,051
5,492,262
6,767,935
12,280,011
13,212,551

44,479,472 5
46,023,989 5
47,349,776 5
48,585,886 5
50,676,800 5

( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)

100,341,852 5
104,067,248 5
105,606,982 5
108,514,210 5
110,767,573 5

8,340,024
8,589,560
8,471,445
9,130,839
8,480,368

63,803,486
61,156,656
62,173,985
63,545,616
65,613,742

13,403,314
14,369,529
15,995,827
15,790,514
16,406,559

52,203,030 5
53,061,444 5
53,599,051 5
52,426,536 5

( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)

114,924,009 5
119,402,834 5
120,299,934 5
120,380,962 5

8,699,874
8,930,224
8,972,706
8,827,832

70,077,714
71,403,674
69,852,237
58,431,678

16,401,342
16,871,564
18,074,130
18,562,544

Percentage distribution

200607.................
200708.................
2008096 ...............
200910.................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

6.4
6.4 5
6.4 5
6.4 5

5
5
5

5
5
5
5

5
5
5

Not available.
1Prior to 195960, items included under other school services were listed under auxiliary
services, a more comprehensive classification that also included community services.
2Includes expenditures for summer schools, adult education, community colleges, and community services.
3Prior to 196970, excludes capital outlay by state and local school housing authorities.
4Plant operation also includes plant maintenance.
5Data not comparable to figures prior to 198990.
6Data have been revised from previously published figures.

11.2
9.3
8.3
7.3
6.9

2.9
3.4
3.1
3.7
2.7

0.9
2.2
2.1
4.5
5.8

3.5
4.4
5.5
7.7
6.6

0.3
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.8

14.8
16.0
11.0
17.4
17.0

1.8
4.0
5.6
1.7
3.1

6.2
10.2
9.5
8.2
8.3

2.4
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)

8.0
12.3

6.3
8.3
17.9 5
17.7 5
17.8 5

1.6
0.6
1.4
1.4
1.5

11.5
6.8
8.4
11.4
11.3

2.9
2.0
1.8
2.4
2.5

8.0
8.1
8.2
8.2
8.4

( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)

18.0 5
18.3 5
18.2 5
18.3 5
18.3 5

1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4

11.5
10.8
10.7
10.7
10.9

2.4
2.5
2.8
2.7
2.7

8.3
8.3
8.3
8.2

( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)

18.3 5
18.6 5
18.6 5
18.9 5

1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4

11.2
11.1
10.8
9.2

2.6
2.6
2.8
2.9

NOTE: Beginning in 195960, includes Alaska and Hawaii. Beginning in 198990, state
administration expenditures were excluded from both total and current expenditures. Beginning in 198990, extensive changes were made in the data collection procedures. Detail may
not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial
Survey of Education in the United States, 191920 through 194950; Statistics of State
School Systems, 195960 and 196970; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary
and Secondary Education, 197980; and Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 198990 through 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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286 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Revenues and Expenditures

Table 206. Students transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: Selected years, 192930 through 200910
Students transported
at public expense

School year
1

Average daily
attendance, all
students

Number

Expenditures for transportation


(in unadjusted dollars)
Percent
of total

Total2
(in thousands)

Expenditures for transportation


(in constant 201112 dollars)1

Average
per student
transported
6

Total2
(in thousands)

Average
per student
transported

192930.................................................................................
193132.................................................................................
193334.................................................................................
193536.................................................................................
193738.................................................................................

21,265,000
22,245,000
22,458,000
22,299,000
22,298,000

1,902,826
2,419,173
2,794,724
3,250,658
3,769,242

8.9
10.9
12.4
14.6
16.9

$54,823
58,078
53,908
62,653
75,637

$29
24
19
19
20

$728,854
916,732
926,414
1,037,522
1,201,559

$383
379
331
319
319

193940.................................................................................
194142.................................................................................
194344.................................................................................
194546.................................................................................
194748.................................................................................

22,042,000
21,031,000
19,603,000
19,849,000
20,910,000

4,144,161
4,503,081
4,512,412
5,056,966
5,854,041

18.8
21.4
23.0
25.5
28.0

83,283
92,922
107,754
129,756
176,265

20
21
24
26
30

1,356,157
1,356,195
1,407,233
1,618,678
1,721,534

327
301
312
320
294

194950.................................................................................
195152.................................................................................
195354.................................................................................
195556.................................................................................
195758.................................................................................

22,284,000
23,257,000
25,643,871
27,740,149
29,722,275

6,947,384
7,697,130
8,411,719
9,695,819
10,861,689

31.2
33.1
32.8
35.0
36.5

214,504
268,827
307,437
353,972
416,491

31
35
37
37
38

2,061,124
2,327,574
2,601,588
2,996,378
3,318,817

297
302
309
309
306

195960.................................................................................
196162.................................................................................
196364.................................................................................
196566.................................................................................
196768.................................................................................

32,477,440
34,682,340
37,405,058
39,154,497
40,827,965

12,225,142
13,222,667
14,475,778
15,536,567
17,130,873

37.6
38.1
38.7
39.7
42.0

486,338
576,361
673,845
787,358
981,006

40
44
47
51
57

3,766,583
4,363,550
4,971,906
5,615,367
6,564,415

308
330
343
361
383

196970.................................................................................
197172.................................................................................
197374.................................................................................
197576.................................................................................
197778.................................................................................

41,934,376
42,254,272
41,438,054
41,269,720
40,079,590

18,198,577
19,474,355
21,347,039
21,772,483
21,800,000 3

43.4
46.1
51.5
52.8
54.4

1,218,557
1,507,830
1,858,141
2,377,313
2,731,041

67
77
87
109
125 3

7,340,858
8,338,501
9,069,123
9,755,008
9,922,714

403
428
425
448
455 3

197980.................................................................................
198081.................................................................................
198182.................................................................................
198283.................................................................................
198384.................................................................................

38,288,911
37,703,744
37,094,652
36,635,868
36,362,978

21,713,515
22,272,000 3
22,246,000 3
22,199,000 3
22,031,000 3

56.7
59.1
60.0
60.6
60.6

3,833,145
4,408,000 3
4,793,000 3
5,000,000 3
5,284,000 3

177
198 3
215 3
225 3
240 3

11,236,068
11,579,873 3
11,590,078 3
11,592,715 3
11,813,893 3

517
520 3
521 3
522 3
536 3

198485.................................................................................
198586.................................................................................
198687.................................................................................
198788.................................................................................
198889.................................................................................

36,404,261
36,523,103
36,863,867
37,050,707
37,268,072

22,320,000 3
22,041,000 3
22,397,000 3
22,158,000 3
22,635,000 3

61.3
60.3
60.8
59.8
60.7

5,722,000 3
6,123,000 3
6,551,000 3
6,888,000 3
7,550,000 3

256 3
278 3
292 3
311 3
334 3

12,311,278 3
12,804,805 3
13,402,303 3
13,531,083 3
14,176,808 3

552 3
581 3
598 3
611 3
626 3

198990.................................................................................
199091.................................................................................
199192.................................................................................
199293.................................................................................
199394.................................................................................

37,799,296
38,426,543
38,960,783
39,570,462
40,146,393

22,459,000 3
22,000,000 3
23,165,000 3
23,439,000 3
23,858,000 3

59.4
57.3
59.5
59.2
59.4

8,030,990
8,678,954
8,769,754
9,252,300
9,627,155

358 3
394 3
379 3
395 3
404 3

14,393,167
14,748,137
14,439,750
14,772,845
14,983,234

641 3
670 3
623 3
630 3
628 3

199495.................................................................................
199596.................................................................................
199697.................................................................................
199798.................................................................................
199899.................................................................................

40,720,763
41,501,596
42,262,004
42,765,774
43,186,715

23,693,000 3
24,155,000 3
24,090,000 3
24,342,000 3
24,898,000 3

58.2
58.2
57.0
56.9
57.7

9,889,034
10,396,426
10,989,809
11,465,658
12,224,454

417 3
430 3
456 3
471 3
491 3

14,961,956
15,313,026
15,738,011
16,131,756
16,906,674

631 3
634 3
653 3
663 3
679 3

19992000.............................................................................
200001.................................................................................
200102.................................................................................
200203.................................................................................
200304.................................................................................

43,806,726
44,075,930
44,604,592
45,017,360
45,325,731

24,951,000 3
24,471,000 3
24,529,000 4
24,621,000 4
25,159,000 4

57.0
55.5
55.0
54.7
55.5

13,007,625
14,052,654
14,799,365
15,648,821
16,348,784

521 3
574 3
603 4
636 4
650 4

17,485,057
18,264,068
18,899,937
19,555,011
19,992,321

701 3
746 3
771 4
794 4
795 4

200405.................................................................................
200506.................................................................................
200607.................................................................................
200708.................................................................................
200809.................................................................................
200910.................................................................................

45,625,458
45,931,617
46,132,663
46,155,880
46,173,477
45,913,237

25,318,000 4
25,252,000 4
25,285,000 4
25,221,000 4

55.5
55.0
54.8
54.6

17,459,659
18,850,234
19,979,068
21,536,978
21,679,876
21,841,557

690 4
746 4
790 4
854 3
860 3
871 3

20,727,037
21,556,914
22,271,878
23,150,761
22,983,448
22,932,954

819 4
854 4
881 4
918 3
912 3
915 3

Not available.
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
2Excludes capital outlay for years through 197980, and 198990 to the latest year. From
198081 to 198889 total transportation figures include capital outlay.
3Estimate based on data appearing in January issues of School Bus Fleet.
4Estimate based on data reported by School Transportation News.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics
of State School Systems, 192930 through 197576; Revenues and Expenditures for Public
Elementary and Secondary Education, 197778 and 197980; Common Core of Data
(CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 198788 through 200910; Bobit Publishing Co., School Bus Fleet, School Transportation: 20002001 School Year and 2010
Fact Book; School Transportation News, K12 Enrollment/Transportation Data, 200102
through 200708; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 207. Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 196970 through 200910
[In thousands of current dollars]
State or jurisdiction

196970

197980

198081

198990

199596

19992000

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

2008091

200910

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

$34,217,773

$86,984,142

Alabama ...............
Alaska...................
Arizona .................
Arkansas...............
California ..............

422,730
81,374
281,941
235,083
3,831,595

1,146,713
377,947
949,753
666,949
9,172,158

1,393,137
476,368
1,075,362
709,394
9,936,642

2,275,233
828,051
2,258,660
1,404,545
21,485,782

3,240,364
1,045,022
3,327,969
1,994,748
27,334,639

4,176,082
1,183,499
4,288,739
2,380,331
38,129,479

4,354,794
1,229,036
4,846,105
2,505,179
42,908,787

4,444,390
1,284,854
5,395,814
2,822,877
46,265,544

4,657,643
1,326,226
5,892,227
2,923,401
47,983,402

4,812,479
1,354,846
6,071,785
3,109,644
49,215,866

5,164,406
1,442,269
6,579,957
3,546,999
50,918,654

5,699,076
1,529,645
7,130,341
3,808,011
53,436,103

6,245,031
1,634,316
7,815,720
3,997,701
57,352,599

6,832,439
1,918,375
8,403,221
4,156,368
61,570,555

6,683,843
2,007,319
8,726,755
4,240,839
60,080,929

6,670,517
2,084,019
8,587,889
4,459,910
58,248,662

Colorado ...............
Connecticut...........
Delaware...............
District of
Columbia ........
Florida...................

369,218
588,710
108,747

1,243,049
1,227,892
269,108

1,369,883
1,440,881
270,439

2,451,833
3,444,520
520,953

3,360,529
4,366,123
726,241

4,401,010
5,402,836
937,630

4,758,173
5,693,207
1,027,224

5,151,003
6,031,062
1,072,875

5,551,506
6,302,988
1,127,745

5,666,191
6,600,767
1,201,631

5,994,440
7,080,396
1,299,349

6,368,289
7,517,025
1,405,465

6,579,053
7,855,459
1,437,707

7,338,766
8,336,789
1,489,594

7,187,267
8,708,294
1,518,786

7,429,302
8,853,337
1,549,812

141,138
961,273

298,448
2,766,468

295,155
3,336,657

639,983
8,228,531

679,106
11,480,359

780,192
13,885,988

830,299
15,023,514

912,432
15,535,864

902,318
16,355,123

1,011,536
17,578,884

1,067,500
19,042,877

1,057,166
20,897,327

1,130,006
22,887,024

1,282,437
24,224,114

1,352,905
23,328,028

1,451,870
23,349,314

Georgia.................
Hawaii ...................
Idaho.....................
Illinois....................
Indiana..................

599,371
141,324
103,107
1,896,067
809,105

1,608,028
351,889
313,927
4,579,355
1,851,292

1,688,714
395,038
352,912
4,773,179
1,898,194

4,505,962
700,012
627,794
8,125,493
4,074,578

6,629,646
1,040,682
1,019,594
10,727,091
5,493,653

9,158,624
1,213,695
1,302,817
14,462,773
7,110,930

10,011,343
1,215,968
1,403,190
15,634,490
7,548,487

10,853,496
1,348,381
1,481,803
16,480,787
7,704,547

11,630,576
1,489,092
1,511,862
17,271,301
8,088,684

11,788,616
1,566,792
1,555,006
18,081,827
8,524,980

12,528,856
1,648,086
1,618,215
18,658,428
9,108,931

13,739,263
1,805,521
1,694,827
19,244,908
9,241,986

14,828,715
2,045,198
1,777,491
20,326,591
9,497,077

16,030,039
2,122,779
1,891,505
21,874,484
9,281,709

15,976,945
2,225,438
1,957,740
23,495,271
9,680,895

15,730,409
2,110,864
1,961,857
24,695,773
9,921,243

Iowa ......................
Kansas..................
Kentucky ...............
Louisiana ..............
Maine....................

527,086
362,593
353,265
503,217
155,907

1,186,659
830,133
1,054,459
1,303,902
385,492

1,337,504
958,281
1,096,472
1,767,692
401,355

2,004,742
1,848,302
2,134,011
2,838,283
1,048,195

2,753,425
2,488,077
3,171,495
3,545,832
1,313,759

3,264,336
2,971,814
3,837,794
4,391,189
1,604,438

3,430,885
3,264,698
4,047,392
4,485,878
1,704,422

3,565,796
3,450,923
4,268,608
4,802,565
1,812,798

3,652,022
3,510,675
4,401,627
5,056,583
1,909,268

3,669,797
3,658,421
4,553,382
5,290,964
1,969,497

3,808,200
3,718,153
4,812,591
5,554,766
2,056,266

4,039,389
4,039,417
5,213,620
5,554,278
2,119,408

4,231,932
4,339,477
5,424,621
6,040,368
2,258,764

4,499,236
4,633,517
5,822,550
6,814,455
2,308,071

4,731,463
4,806,603
5,886,890
7,276,651
2,350,447

4,794,308
4,731,676
6,091,814
7,393,452
2,356,312

Maryland...............
Massachusetts......
Michigan ...............
Minnesota .............
Mississippi ............

721,794
907,341
1,799,945
781,243
262,760

1,783,056
2,638,734
4,642,847
1,786,768
756,018

1,937,159
2,794,762
5,196,249
1,900,322
716,878

3,894,644
4,760,390
8,025,621
3,474,398
1,472,710

5,311,207
6,435,458
11,137,877
4,844,879
2,000,321

6,545,135
8,564,039
13,994,294
6,140,442
2,510,376

7,044,881
9,272,387
14,243,597
6,531,198
2,576,457

7,480,723
9,957,292
14,975,150
6,586,559
2,642,116

7,933,055
10,281,820
15,674,698
6,867,403
2,853,531

8,198,454
10,799,765
15,983,044
7,084,005
3,059,569

8,682,586
11,357,857
16,353,921
7,310,284
3,243,888

9,381,613
11,747,010
16,681,981
7,686,638
3,550,261

10,210,303
12,383,447
17,013,259
8,060,410
3,692,358

11,211,176
13,182,987
17,053,521
8,426,264
3,898,401

11,591,965
13,937,097
17,217,584
9,182,281
3,967,232

11,883,677
14,067,276
17,227,515
8,927,288
3,990,876

Missouri ................
Montana................
Nebraska ..............
Nevada .................
New Hampshire ....

642,030
127,176
231,612
87,273
101,370

1,504,988
358,118
581,615
281,901
295,400

1,643,258
380,092
629,017
287,752
340,518

3,288,738
641,345
1,233,431
712,898
821,671

4,531,192
868,892
1,648,104
1,296,629
1,114,540

5,655,531
994,770
1,926,500
1,875,467
1,418,503

6,076,169
1,041,760
2,067,290
1,978,480
1,518,792

6,491,885
1,073,005
2,206,946
2,169,000
1,641,378

6,793,957
1,124,291
2,304,223
2,251,044
1,781,594

6,832,454
1,160,838
2,413,404
2,470,581
1,900,240

7,115,207
1,193,182
2,512,914
2,722,264
2,021,144

7,592,485
1,254,360
2,672,629
2,959,728
2,139,113

7,957,705
1,320,112
2,825,608
3,311,471
2,246,692

8,526,641
1,392,449
2,970,323
3,515,004
2,399,330

8,827,224
1,436,062
3,053,575
3,606,035
2,490,623

8,923,448
1,498,252
3,247,970
3,592,994
2,576,956

New Jersey ...........


New Mexico ..........
New York...............
North Carolina ......
North Dakota ........

1,343,564
183,736
4,111,839
676,193
97,895

3,638,533
515,451
8,760,500
1,880,862
228,483

3,648,914
560,213
9,259,948
2,112,417
254,197

8,119,336
1,020,148
18,090,978
4,342,826
459,391

11,208,558
1,517,517
23,522,461
5,582,994
557,043

13,327,645
1,890,274
28,433,240
7,713,293
638,946

14,773,650
2,022,093
30,884,292
8,201,901
668,814

15,822,609
2,204,165
32,218,975
8,543,290
711,437

17,185,966
2,281,608
34,546,965
8,766,968
716,007

18,416,695
2,446,115
36,205,111
8,994,620
749,697

19,669,576
2,554,638
38,866,853
9,835,550
832,157

20,869,993
2,729,707
41,149,457
10,476,056
857,774

22,448,262
2,904,474
43,679,908
11,248,336
838,221

24,357,079
3,057,061
46,443,426
11,482,912
886,317

23,446,911
3,186,252
48,635,363
12,598,382
928,528

24,261,392
3,217,328
50,251,461
12,200,362
1,000,095

Ohio ......................
Oklahoma .............
Oregon..................
Pennsylvania.........
Rhode Island ........

1,639,805
339,105
403,844
1,912,644
145,443

3,836,576
1,055,844
1,126,812
4,584,320
362,046

4,149,858
1,193,373
1,292,624
4,955,115
395,389

7,994,379
1,905,332
2,297,944
9,496,788
801,908

10,408,022
2,804,088
3,056,801
12,374,073
1,094,185

12,974,575
3,382,581
3,896,287
14,120,112
1,393,143

13,893,495
3,750,542
4,112,069
14,895,316
1,465,703

14,774,065
3,875,547
4,214,512
15,550,975
1,533,455

15,868,494
3,804,570
4,150,747
16,344,439
1,647,587

16,662,985
3,853,308
4,199,485
17,680,332
1,765,585

17,167,866
4,161,024
4,458,028
18,711,100
1,825,900

17,829,599
4,406,002
4,773,751
19,631,006
1,934,429

18,251,361
4,750,536
5,039,632
20,404,304
2,039,633

18,892,374
4,932,913
5,409,630
21,157,430
2,134,609

19,387,318
5,082,062
5,529,831
21,831,816
2,139,317

19,801,670
5,192,124
5,401,667
22,733,518
2,136,582

See notes at end of table.

$94,321,093 $188,229,359 $255,106,683 $323,888,508 $348,360,841 $368,378,006 $387,593,617 $403,390,369 $425,047,565 $449,131,342 $476,814,206 $506,884,219 $518,922,842 $525,497,898

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 287


Revenues and Expenditures

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2
United States.

[In thousands of current dollars]


196970

197980

198081

198990

199596

19992000

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

2008091

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

South Carolina......
South Dakota........
Tennessee ............
Texas ....................
Utah ......................

367,689
109,375
473,226
1,518,181
179,981

997,984
238,332
1,319,303
4,997,689
518,251

1,006,088
242,215
1,429,938
5,310,181
587,648

2,322,618
447,074
2,790,808
12,763,954
1,130,135

3,085,495
610,640
3,728,486
18,801,462
1,719,782

4,087,355
737,998
4,931,734
25,098,703
2,102,655

4,492,161
796,133
5,170,379
26,546,557
2,250,339

4,744,809
819,296
5,501,029
28,191,128
2,374,702

4,888,250
851,429
5,674,773
30,399,603
2,366,897

5,017,833
887,328
6,056,657
30,974,890
2,475,550

5,312,739
916,563
6,446,691
31,919,107
2,627,022

5,696,629
948,671
6,681,445
33,851,773
2,778,236

6,023,043
977,006
6,975,099
36,105,784
2,987,810

6,453,817
1,037,875
7,540,306
39,033,235
3,444,936

6,626,763
1,080,054
7,768,063
40,688,181
3,638,775

6,566,165
1,115,861
7,894,661
42,621,886
3,635,085

Vermont ................
Virginia..................
Washington...........
West Virginia.........
Wisconsin .............
Wyoming...............

78,921
704,677
699,984
249,404
777,288
69,584

189,811
1,881,519
1,825,782
678,386
1,908,523
226,067

224,901
2,045,412
1,791,477
754,889
2,035,879
271,153

546,901
4,621,071
3,550,819
1,316,637
3,929,920
509,084

684,864
5,969,608
5,394,507
1,806,004
5,670,826
581,817

870,198
7,757,598
6,399,885
2,086,937
6,852,178
683,918

934,031
8,335,805
6,782,136
2,157,568
7,249,081
704,695

992,149
8,718,554
7,103,817
2,219,013
7,592,176
761,830

1,045,213
9,208,329
7,359,566
2,349,833
7,934,755
791,732

1,111,029
9,798,239
7,549,235
2,415,043
8,131,276
814,092

1,177,478
10,705,162
7,870,979
2,527,767
8,435,359
863,423

1,237,442
11,470,735
8,239,716
2,651,491
8,745,195
965,350

1,300,149
12,465,858
8,752,007
2,742,344
9,029,660
1,124,564

1,356,165
13,125,666
9,331,539
2,841,962
9,366,134
1,191,736

1,413,329
13,505,290
9,940,325
2,998,657
9,696,228
1,268,407

1,463,792
13,193,633
9,832,913
3,315,648
9,918,809
1,334,655

16,652

21,838
101,130

30,382

42,395

40,642

46,192

47,566

55,519
182,506

58,163

58,539
210,119

57,093
219,881

63,105
229,243

65,436
235,711

70,305
235,784

713,000

20,476
1,045,407

44,037
1,667,640

49,832
2,086,414

49,151
2,257,837

46,508
2,152,724

50,843
2,541,385

47,681
2,425,372

58,400
2,865,945

57,694
3,082,295

55,048
3,268,200

51,241
3,433,229

62,787
3,502,757

62,210
3,464,044

128,065

122,286

135,174

125,252

107,343

125,405

128,250

137,793

146,872

157,446

196,533

201,326

218,734

State or jurisdiction
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Other jurisdictions
American
Samoa ........
Guam ................
Northern
Marianas .....
Puerto Rico.......
U.S. Virgin
Islands ........

Not available.
1Data have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Beginning in 198081, expenditures for state administration are excluded. Data are not adjusted for changes in the purchasing power of the dollar due to inflation. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

200910

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, 196970;
Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 197980 and 198081; and Common Core of
Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 198990 through 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Table 207. Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 196970 through 200910Continued

Table 208. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 200910
[In thousands of current dollars]
Total expenditures
Current expenditures for elementary and secondary programs
Elementary/
secondary
current
expenditures,
total
Total

Support services

Student
support4

Instructional
General
School Operation and
Student Other support
staff5 administration administration maintenance transportation
services

Food
services

Enterprise Other current


operations3 expenditures1

Capital
outlay2

Interest on
school debt

Instruction

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

United States ........... $607,235,611 $525,497,898 $321,929,831 $182,324,382

$29,202,534

$25,163,007

$10,420,229

$28,564,386

$49,931,515

$21,841,557

$17,201,154

$19,986,503

$1,257,180

$8,407,708

$55,650,868

$17,679,138

State or jurisdiction
1

7,646,087
2,363,392
10,043,771
5,275,687
68,479,096

6,670,517
2,084,019
8,587,889
4,459,910
58,248,662

3,902,381
1,155,587
4,759,457
2,572,811
35,056,436

2,324,021
861,776
3,387,588
1,640,086
20,823,219

382,558
177,944
992,984
223,016
3,005,113

308,327
130,048
207,963
386,858
3,553,254

161,202
29,942
126,827
108,803
544,599

413,164
126,087
406,756
226,313
3,906,521

597,251
258,027
955,693
417,690
5,876,868

323,407
61,986
325,696
159,502
1,402,700

138,112
77,744
371,669
117,904
2,534,164

444,115
57,689
395,149
242,520
2,229,166

0
8,967
45,695
4,492
139,841

113,797
7,912
48,652
29,508
1,072,757

731,677
231,689
843,559
664,273
7,077,190

130,096
39,772
563,671
121,996
2,080,487

Colorado ...........................
Connecticut.......................
Delaware...........................
District of Columbia ..........
Florida...............................

8,970,879
9,932,181
1,816,880
1,691,238
27,637,538

7,429,302
8,853,337
1,549,812
1,451,870
23,349,314

4,269,477
5,618,936
952,560
723,156
14,111,697

2,872,622
2,938,402
537,447
678,806
8,209,985

362,441
539,157
78,770
102,645
1,068,011

424,490
269,545
16,825
98,510
1,556,045

123,864
178,778
18,813
49,050
249,468

502,348
500,854
87,822
94,998
1,316,997

705,620
814,614
159,536
156,157
2,486,252

215,818
431,233
95,685
101,755
934,992

538,041
204,221
79,995
75,692
598,221

248,684
220,824
59,805
45,595
1,027,632

38,519
75,175
0
4,313
0

52,867
146,451
21,013
25,558
537,883

1,017,841
784,477
196,727
79,701
2,940,511

470,869
147,916
49,327
134,109
809,829

Georgia.............................
Hawaii ...............................
Idaho.................................
Illinois................................
Indiana..............................

17,851,273
2,323,871
2,275,076
28,198,147
11,351,074

15,730,409
2,110,864
1,961,857
24,695,773
9,921,243

9,838,312
1,316,336
1,199,775
14,782,525
5,834,548

5,055,843
696,144
664,570
9,170,079
3,666,744

764,719
215,889
112,049
1,614,534
464,829

815,234
84,915
79,138
1,151,798
388,705

221,860
5,556
47,181
1,009,188
313,058

927,752
126,159
109,102
1,254,159
566,372

1,159,510
149,610
179,071
2,156,745
1,112,746

644,926
62,572
93,822
1,168,000
571,147

521,841
51,443
44,206
815,654
249,887

792,772
98,384
97,096
743,169
419,951

43,482
0
417
0
0

33,018
24,690
3,903
218,628
146,116

1,812,290
73,647
249,386
2,518,863
952,504

275,556
114,671
59,930
764,884
331,211

Iowa ..................................
Kansas..............................
Kentucky ...........................
Louisiana ..........................
Maine................................

5,728,512
5,327,427
7,097,739
8,358,506
2,618,800

4,794,308
4,731,676
6,091,814
7,393,452
2,356,312

2,954,930
2,880,088
3,614,078
4,328,354
1,428,312

1,620,379
1,636,845
2,116,644
2,675,351
850,868

275,660
274,052
270,367
356,776
151,467

221,666
212,488
324,904
416,533
124,712

124,636
147,321
131,947
170,651
89,125

278,371
270,308
340,495
415,937
126,790

410,123
435,769
548,858
691,338
221,169

167,111
178,153
355,546
407,862
109,911

142,811
118,755
144,526
216,255
27,694

214,049
214,743
346,282
389,434
77,071

4,950
0
14,810
313
61

27,759
4,713
85,885
52,208
27,756

816,779
393,846
759,083
793,340
185,296

89,666
197,192
160,957
119,506
49,437

Maryland...........................
Massachusetts..................
Michigan ...........................
Minnesota .........................
Mississippi ........................

13,206,361
15,112,344
19,792,568
10,737,802
4,384,125

11,883,677
14,067,276
17,227,515
8,927,288
3,990,876

7,386,467
9,243,556
9,913,891
5,906,921
2,346,594

4,038,811
4,467,810
6,743,083
2,623,877
1,406,044

540,462
995,204
1,309,087
234,716
192,446

626,266
649,866
878,948
390,926
194,095

85,404
189,429
359,693
262,256
116,890

805,593
552,590
951,096
361,043
233,926

1,077,694
1,212,985
1,674,023
636,415
400,186

587,105
549,997
724,611
486,051
180,065

316,288
317,739
845,626
252,469
88,436

302,434
355,911
570,541
372,386
237,967

155,964
0
0
24,104
271

27,254
56,806
351,828
416,027
29,801

1,144,040
727,992
1,373,001
984,573
291,069

151,390
260,270
840,224
409,914
72,378

Missouri ............................
Montana............................
Nebraska ..........................
Nevada .............................
New Hampshire ................

10,402,883
1,640,014
3,674,796
4,257,268
2,760,682

8,923,448
1,498,252
3,247,970
3,592,994
2,576,956

5,378,592
901,788
2,128,741
2,139,830
1,671,301

3,149,432
533,627
907,301
1,336,098
837,088

416,186
88,330
123,135
187,286
183,457

406,663
58,364
100,208
180,484
80,065

276,796
42,623
98,503
43,028
86,240

505,535
80,016
156,920
263,446
136,757

889,460
159,249
279,823
379,073
215,400

452,663
69,635
84,244
149,462
108,222

202,130
35,411
64,468
133,319
26,947

395,423
60,528
129,497
117,065
68,568

0
2,309
82,431
0
0

209,724
10,567
2,918
23,528
7,821

943,183
115,639
350,137
381,734
131,284

326,529
15,556
73,771
259,011
44,621

New Jersey .......................


New Mexico ......................
New York...........................
North Carolina ..................
North Dakota ....................

26,157,669
3,792,958
56,690,809
13,297,984
1,159,215

24,261,392
3,217,328
50,251,461
12,200,362
1,000,095

14,541,885
1,847,604
35,061,778
7,641,089
578,011

8,941,204
1,233,314
14,151,143
3,896,502
339,223

2,320,206
341,902
1,668,771
566,392
43,760

806,439
104,281
1,321,472
473,907
34,285

499,536
72,947
942,694
197,512
46,360

1,138,539
191,270
1,967,299
753,948
48,767

2,402,071
323,053
4,372,240
1,036,894
99,088

1,237,887
104,407
2,606,769
501,214
42,250

536,526
95,454
1,271,899
366,635
24,713

510,303
134,831
1,038,540
662,771
52,600

268,000
1,580
0
0
30,261

177,598
4,288
2,177,552
67,088
6,226

1,091,477
571,227
3,085,854
1,022,714
140,282

627,202
114
1,175,942
7,819
12,612

Ohio ..................................
Oklahoma .........................
Oregon..............................
Pennsylvania.....................
Rhode Island ....................

23,262,091
5,664,915
6,288,121
26,520,058
2,286,061

19,801,670
5,192,124
5,401,667
22,733,518
2,136,582

11,321,779
2,989,502
3,157,351
13,889,978
1,294,924

7,828,971
1,849,065
2,048,895
7,976,627
791,356

1,231,856
352,223
388,122
1,169,785
248,278

1,309,048
198,733
218,636
869,650
77,905

583,207
163,070
71,583
680,902
29,022

1,123,377
273,301
336,196
986,932
106,806

1,795,464
558,406
438,798
2,301,592
177,245

921,536
159,175
242,450
1,136,499
83,895

864,483
144,157
353,111
831,268
68,206

648,764
307,510
192,220
768,862
50,292

2,155
46,048
3,201
98,052
9

423,021
13,868
23,440
563,076
62,343

2,510,832
393,436
573,747
2,250,685
41,726

526,568
65,487
289,267
972,779
45,410

South Carolina..................
South Dakota....................
Tennessee ........................
Texas ................................
Utah ..................................

8,215,180
1,289,355
8,759,495
53,838,221
4,564,279

6,566,165
1,115,861
7,894,661
42,621,886
3,635,085

3,784,450
666,468
4,970,275
25,747,871
2,340,227

2,430,708
387,939
2,531,294
14,616,776
1,086,469

480,587
61,498
321,711
2,058,007
140,093

418,805
45,242
486,954
2,252,663
147,674

73,338
37,397
155,977
617,841
45,462

387,926
52,998
451,096
2,313,777
221,322

618,827
113,403
694,860
4,663,558
331,055

246,949
37,809
279,665
1,160,097
110,653

204,277
39,593
141,031
1,550,833
90,210

332,045
55,733
393,091
2,257,239
192,764

18,962
5,721
0
0
15,625

70,481
2,987
83,795
327,847
103,763

1,200,466
147,831
606,630
8,055,551
697,755

378,068
22,676
174,410
2,832,938
127,675

See notes at end of table.

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Alabama ...........................
Alaska...............................
Arizona .............................
Arkansas...........................
California ..........................

[In thousands of current dollars]


Total expenditures
Current expenditures for elementary and secondary programs

State or jurisdiction
1

Elementary/
secondary
current
expenditures,
total
Total

Support services

Instruction

Total

Student
support4

Instructional
General
School Operation and
Student Other support
staff5 administration administration maintenance transportation
services

Food
services

Enterprise Other current


operations3 expenditures1

Capital
outlay2

Interest on
school debt

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Vermont ............................
Virginia..............................
Washington.......................
West Virginia.....................
Wisconsin .........................
Wyoming...........................

1,555,316
14,548,960
11,797,716
3,435,241
11,470,336
1,685,613

1,463,792
13,193,633
9,832,913
3,315,648
9,918,809
1,334,655

912,181
8,049,182
5,932,836
2,008,007
6,088,281
788,716

512,731
4,654,450
3,456,003
1,133,721
3,482,565
504,837

112,672
642,427
658,555
146,619
468,750
77,033

66,119
880,781
414,040
129,455
482,156
86,920

34,935
208,524
188,219
72,866
258,868
27,235

98,999
776,274
564,547
160,761
493,423
72,602

120,248
1,260,203
872,213
332,655
872,687
130,000

46,362
673,845
390,841
234,594
359,657
61,125

33,395
212,396
367,588
56,771
547,023
49,921

37,978
488,588
326,067
173,920
347,830
40,106

901
1,413
118,007
0
133
996

11,351
75,524
36,158
43,024
308,740
8,190

65,110
1,126,998
1,509,632
62,733
590,171
340,679

15,064
152,806
419,013
13,836
652,617
2,090

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ..........
Guam ............................
Northern Marianas........
Puerto Rico...................
U.S. Virgin Islands.........

76,796
244,248
66,240
3,924,882
224,580

70,305
235,784
62,210
3,464,044
218,734

32,396
132,678
30,164
1,746,579
119,422

20,165
88,729
24,106
1,403,246
90,489

1,919
26,356
6,131
224,460
16,227

6,418
4,578
3,151
167,957
6,737

1,067
2,263
2,140
127,470
5,828

5,920
14,695
5,397
177,160
11,423

2,239
30,174
2,931
454,846
14,700

1,185
7,609
1,625
97,337
14,616

1,417
3,054
2,731
154,017
20,959

17,744
14,378
457
314,219
8,823

0
0
7,483
0
0

2,084
0
2,534
71,026
3,261

4,407
5,282
1,496
384,716
2,585

0
3,181
0
5,096
0

1Includes

expenditures for adult education, community colleges, private school programs funded by local and state education
agencies, and community services.
expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.
3Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time). Also
includes small amounts for direct program support made by state education agencies for local school districts.
2Includes

4Includes

expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.


expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.
NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

5Includes

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Table 208. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 200910Continued

Table 209. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 200809
[In thousands of current dollars]
Total expenditures
Current expenditures for elementary and secondary programs
Elementary/
secondary
current
expenditures,
total
Total

Support services

Student
support4

Operation
and
Student
Instructional
General
School
5
staff administration administration maintenance transportation

Other
support
services

Food
services

Enterprise Other current


operations3 expenditures1

Capital
outlay2

Interest on
school debt

Instruction

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

United States $610,326,007 $518,922,842 $316,075,710 $181,788,950

$28,533,413

$25,018,199

$10,202,846

$28,608,480

$50,559,027

$21,679,876

$17,187,109

$19,794,945

$1,263,238

$8,463,793

$65,890,367

$17,049,004

State or jurisdiction
1

7,866,617
2,360,715
10,709,708
4,862,688
72,059,482

6,683,843
2,007,319
8,726,755
4,240,839
60,080,929

3,897,501
1,123,574
4,906,783
2,462,105
35,942,432

2,337,967
821,411
3,390,138
1,534,972
21,753,530

373,911
161,052
944,923
210,994
3,067,163

311,959
113,309
231,833
336,688
3,928,377

173,277
29,706
124,700
103,551
572,688

416,151
121,084
418,452
222,227
4,010,200

610,997
261,004
972,479
404,085
6,150,391

320,755
61,331
318,306
152,065
1,472,636

130,918
73,924
379,446
105,361
2,552,076

448,376
53,355
382,082
239,472
2,236,786

0
8,979
47,753
4,291
148,182

115,007
7,966
51,662
28,502
1,235,054

927,145
304,504
1,345,512
473,438
8,844,862

140,621
40,926
585,779
119,909
1,898,637

Colorado ...............
Connecticut...........
Delaware...............
District of
Columbia ........
Florida...................

8,732,152
9,904,492
1,843,876

7,187,267
8,708,294
1,518,786

4,141,866
5,441,636
925,411

2,761,981
2,975,808
532,632

334,618
539,182
76,345

394,998
272,889
17,749

117,909
182,451
19,397

489,394
498,983
88,877

699,155
849,063
157,576

214,033
437,208
97,419

511,873
196,032
75,270

244,032
215,038
60,742

39,387
75,811
0

56,266
146,086
20,920

1,048,756
893,667
258,087

439,864
156,445
46,083

1,865,053
29,197,311

1,352,905
23,328,028

624,116
14,104,997

685,775
8,195,582

138,818
1,087,761

88,290
1,512,924

39,250
210,878

120,413
1,332,838

124,747
2,500,985

88,538
947,681

85,719
602,516

41,386
1,027,449

1,627
0

24,754
510,550

474,140
4,523,261

13,254
835,471

Georgia.................
Hawaii ...................
Idaho.....................
Illinois....................
Indiana..................

18,989,232
2,423,593
2,370,488
27,273,680
11,069,893

15,976,945
2,225,438
1,957,740
23,495,271
9,680,895

10,013,104
1,384,466
1,192,267
13,813,130
5,652,947

5,121,083
736,148
668,144
8,949,552
3,619,385

766,374
211,127
113,401
1,508,922
451,616

808,520
73,175
81,142
1,084,402
357,410

234,531
11,688
45,261
976,876
204,041

933,393
137,433
109,581
1,182,234
558,674

1,185,832
166,205
184,705
2,199,235
1,155,276

660,665
62,619
92,622
1,129,961
563,551

531,767
73,901
41,433
867,922
328,816

795,964
104,823
96,900
732,589
408,563

46,793
0
430
0
0

36,743
25,231
4,266
165,318
142,523

2,714,768
69,864
352,323
2,884,296
929,150

260,776
103,060
56,159
728,796
317,325

Iowa ......................
Kansas..................
Kentucky ...............
Louisiana ..............
Maine....................

5,517,616
5,389,538
6,839,799
8,269,661
2,579,168

4,731,463
4,806,603
5,886,890
7,276,651
2,350,447

2,897,898
2,902,869
3,486,673
4,218,540
1,414,747

1,617,639
1,684,591
2,042,628
2,664,645
851,795

268,931
276,623
260,815
334,256
147,738

214,072
225,855
310,156
394,418
112,710

124,570
147,283
125,985
185,137
93,647

274,472
278,983
330,122
407,148
126,609

424,493
451,954
547,636
729,088
240,565

166,920
186,685
335,246
393,372
109,552

144,182
117,208
132,668
221,227
20,972

211,267
219,144
344,230
393,243
83,850

4,660
0
13,359
224
55

27,506
4,975
86,735
54,859
27,881

677,328
409,651
714,321
829,054
156,303

81,318
168,308
151,852
109,097
44,537

Maryland...............
Massachusetts......
Michigan ...............
Minnesota .............
Mississippi ............

12,753,441
15,076,052
19,897,270
11,244,655
4,402,170

11,591,965
13,937,097
17,217,584
9,182,281
3,967,232

7,147,477
9,072,483
9,843,731
6,042,647
2,327,535

3,979,493
4,499,978
6,810,105
2,743,315
1,398,665

529,879
956,365
1,306,870
247,606
186,883

596,948
656,560
820,143
424,752
182,341

78,538
179,899
352,864
281,369
117,437

802,912
563,110
993,486
372,881
229,664

1,078,237
1,262,220
1,787,713
679,840
414,227

570,850
551,549
742,718
483,721
180,014

322,129
330,275
806,311
253,145
88,097

304,976
364,636
563,748
372,592
240,748

160,019
0
0
23,726
285

25,038
65,704
339,221
422,034
28,517

988,894
793,699
1,469,393
1,215,827
333,562

147,544
279,552
871,072
424,514
72,858

Missouri ................
Montana................
Nebraska ..............
Nevada .................
New Hampshire ....

10,466,632
1,624,979
3,579,827
4,550,664
2,655,947

8,827,224
1,436,062
3,053,575
3,606,035
2,490,623

5,304,123
862,843
1,982,560
2,142,723
1,600,157

3,127,460
511,489
863,350
1,345,410
822,153

414,203
81,182
112,011
173,167
173,945

406,271
54,966
87,034
188,597
78,609

279,832
40,524
90,352
58,654
83,924

502,570
77,712
152,571
259,658
134,348

876,773
155,356
272,526
383,827
220,207

443,929
67,239
84,034
153,352
105,787

203,883
34,510
64,822
128,154
25,333

395,641
59,207
123,337
117,902
68,313

0
2,523
84,328
0
0

195,440
9,036
3,242
22,291
7,225

1,129,253
161,935
449,965
633,569
112,508

314,714
17,946
73,045
288,769
45,591

New Jersey ...........


New Mexico ..........
New York...............
North Carolina ......
North Dakota ........

25,739,241
3,912,992
54,766,076
14,242,947
1,046,126

23,446,911
3,186,252
48,635,363
12,598,382
928,528

13,899,669
1,837,760
33,644,194
7,997,296
541,896

8,760,994
1,215,387
13,968,400
3,922,098
308,827

2,205,962
324,958
1,629,616
573,371
38,023

786,738
95,441
1,361,331
479,004
28,752

514,738
69,963
916,311
171,201
41,600

1,084,374
196,954
2,014,531
769,972
46,839

2,378,131
320,854
4,218,196
1,046,653
90,196

1,255,488
112,072
2,568,077
505,690
40,263

535,563
95,145
1,260,339
376,207
23,155

525,349
131,500
1,022,769
678,988
49,773

260,900
1,605
0
0
28,031

202,381
4,229
2,103,039
72,614
9,129

1,433,387
722,373
2,908,659
1,564,983
95,376

656,562
138
1,119,015
6,967
13,093

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 291


Revenues and Expenditures

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Alabama ...............
Alaska...................
Arizona .................
Arkansas...............
California ..............

[In thousands of current dollars]


Total expenditures
Current expenditures for elementary and secondary programs

State or jurisdiction
1

Elementary/
secondary
current
expenditures,
total
Total

Support services

Instruction

Total

Student
support4

Operation
Instructional
General
School
and
Student
staff5 administration administration maintenance transportation

Other
support
services

Food
services

Enterprise Other current


operations3 expenditures1

Capital
outlay2

Interest on
school debt

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Ohio ......................
Oklahoma .............
Oregon..................
Pennsylvania.........
Rhode Island ........

22,896,440
5,622,898
6,624,906
26,001,339
2,259,628

19,387,318
5,082,062
5,529,831
21,831,816
2,139,317

11,049,442
2,908,376
3,218,961
13,201,013
1,280,778

7,691,029
1,828,735
2,119,694
7,778,904
806,377

1,179,200
342,773
397,276
1,086,621
266,637

1,261,100
184,305
238,764
852,409
69,384

582,231
148,430
75,675
651,573
55,355

1,109,732
276,346
351,366
952,843
105,391

1,807,485
579,842
460,928
2,310,842
182,792

896,794
158,208
240,911
1,109,260
84,232

854,487
138,832
354,774
815,356
42,586

645,308
298,388
188,987
758,229
52,081

1,538
46,563
2,189
93,670
81

442,642
12,794
23,268
599,517
57,046

2,588,850
472,558
803,068
2,468,875
25,523

477,631
55,484
268,739
1,101,131
37,742

South Carolina......
South Dakota........
Tennessee ............
Texas ....................
Utah ......................

8,378,028
1,273,677
8,645,040
52,980,125
4,754,524

6,626,763
1,080,054
7,768,063
40,688,181
3,638,775

3,826,821
626,773
4,874,878
24,415,370
2,352,270

2,441,544
391,593
2,508,101
14,155,735
1,078,296

487,739
61,302
321,372
1,971,160
138,666

437,172
44,605
452,226
2,120,068
157,909

79,535
37,864
151,729
596,482
45,066

395,185
53,784
446,506
2,254,343
216,969

617,719
116,036
706,404
4,593,772
324,720

216,135
37,844
281,361
1,106,854
112,747

208,058
40,158
148,503
1,513,056
82,219

339,378
56,746
385,084
2,117,077
190,117

19,020
4,943
0
0
18,092

74,810
3,630
65,622
303,178
104,773

1,317,674
167,299
636,113
9,293,157
891,455

358,781
22,694
175,242
2,695,608
119,521

Vermont ................
Virginia..................
Washington...........
West Virginia.........
Wisconsin .............
Wyoming...............

1,501,278
15,155,776
12,227,154
3,135,617
11,135,130
1,650,665

1,413,329
13,505,290
9,940,325
2,998,657
9,696,228
1,268,407

881,772
8,194,326
5,982,198
1,787,149
5,935,538
745,889

492,311
4,813,707
3,512,282
1,042,948
3,422,525
482,637

103,821
655,441
660,150
110,677
448,911
73,057

56,216
906,450
443,977
120,608
470,984
83,660

33,092
214,391
185,121
72,220
249,525
24,524

95,999
799,234
579,763
158,246
485,249
68,670

121,630
1,324,723
882,009
317,746
886,891
125,061

47,342
691,335
391,809
214,137
356,477
58,484

34,212
222,133
369,453
49,313
524,487
49,182

38,520
495,745
324,730
168,560
338,068
39,156

725
1,512
121,116
0
97
725

10,119
77,601
57,389
41,145
301,023
7,289

64,522
1,418,910
1,811,236
83,357
631,446
372,510

13,308
153,975
418,204
12,458
506,432
2,460

71,468
265,065

65,436
235,711

32,737
135,903

17,540
87,369

1,799
26,318

3,372
6,113

928
3,613

6,093
13,663

2,631
33,190

1,225
1,011

1,493
3,462

15,158
12,438

0
0

1,980
0

4,052
22,800

0
6,555

65,766
4,026,886

62,787
3,502,757

28,625
1,738,493

28,094
1,417,946

7,857
227,299

5,138
168,157

1,354
125,230

4,912
185,627

5,161
421,380

1,264
100,516

2,408
189,737

488
346,319

5,580
0

1,576
101,921

1,403
417,112

0
5,096

207,633

201,326

116,671

76,159

11,687

4,560

7,266

9,144

9,290

14,182

20,031

8,496

1,677

4,630

Other jurisdictions
American
Samoa ........
Guam ................
Northern
Marianas .....
Puerto Rico.......
U.S. Virgin
Islands ........
1Includes

expenditures for adult education, community colleges, private school programs funded by local and state education
agencies, and community services.
expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.
3Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time). Also
includes small amounts for direct program support made by state education agencies for local school districts.
4Includes expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.
2Includes

5Includes

expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.
NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 200809. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

292 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Revenues and Expenditures

Table 209. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 200809Continued

Table 210. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 199091 through 200910
Expenditures (in thousands of current dollars)
Function and subfunction
1

199091

199596

19992000

200001

200506

200708

Total expenditures............ $229,429,715


Current expenditures for public
schools ................................

Percentage distribution of current expenditures for public schools


2008091

199091

199596

19992000

200001

200506

200708

2008091

200910

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

$293,646,490 $381,838,155 $410,811,185 $528,268,772 $597,313,726 $610,326,007 $607,235,611

323,888,508

348,360,841

449,131,342

506,884,219

518,922,842

525,497,898

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

132,730,931 2 165,806,160
33,954,456 2 44,786,697
16,380,643 2 21,579,562
1,192,505 2
1,590,468
14,805,956 2 18,756,157
2,587,639
2,973,261 2

210,158,874
53,333,592
29,051,785
2,231,250
25,896,917
3,216,089

224,305,806
57,976,490
31,778,754
2,458,366
28,262,078
3,579,347

273,142,308
87,888,909
43,195,665
3,828,079
36,637,037
4,439,345

304,021,671
103,012,045
49,206,425
4,574,030
41,362,823
4,707,226

312,552,150
105,667,462
50,715,562
4,492,060
40,629,203
4,866,404

314,014,404
109,286,516
51,923,510
4,749,301
40,347,354
5,176,812

65.70
16.81
8.11
0.59
7.33
1.47

64.99
17.56
8.46
0.62
7.35
1.01

64.89
16.47
8.97
0.69
8.00
0.99

64.39
16.64
9.12
0.71
8.11
1.03

60.82
19.57
9.62
0.85
8.16
0.99

59.98
20.32
9.71
0.90
8.16
0.93

60.23
20.36
9.77
0.87
7.83
0.94

59.76
20.80
9.88
0.90
7.68
0.99

Instruction ..............................
Salaries ..............................
Employee benefits..............
Purchased services............
Tuition.................................
Supplies .............................
Textbooks .......................
Other ..................................

122,223,362
90,742,284
22,347,524
2,722,639
1,192,505
4,584,754

633,656

157,473,978
114,580,985
30,299,566
3,825,111
1,590,468
6,513,488

664,360

199,968,138
145,071,564
36,197,167
5,839,673
2,231,250
9,751,743

876,741

214,333,003
154,512,089
39,522,678
6,430,708
2,458,366
10,377,554

1,031,608

273,760,798
186,905,065
59,032,817
10,083,561
3,828,079
12,731,138
2,537,332
1,180,138

308,238,664
206,688,984
69,275,522
12,246,282
4,574,030
14,145,041
2,720,526
1,308,805

316,075,710
212,963,123
71,029,220
12,782,555
4,492,060
13,421,846
2,934,200
1,386,906

321,929,831
214,445,260
73,729,412
13,818,576
4,749,301
13,746,138
2,555,426
1,441,143

60.50
44.91
11.06
1.35
0.59
2.27

0.31

61.73
44.91
11.88
1.50
0.62
2.55

0.26

61.74
44.79
11.18
1.80
0.69
3.01

0.27

61.53
44.35
11.35
1.85
0.71
2.98

0.30

60.95
41.61
13.14
2.25
0.85
2.83
0.56
0.26

60.81
40.78
13.67
2.42
0.90
2.79
0.54
0.26

60.91
41.04
13.69
2.46
0.87
2.59
0.57
0.27

61.26
40.81
14.03
2.63
0.90
2.62
0.49
0.27

Student support3 ....................


Salaries ..............................
Employee benefits..............
Purchased services............
Supplies .............................
Other ..................................

8,926,010
6,565,965
1,660,082
455,996
191,482
52,485

12,266,136
8,885,707
2,307,480
687,300
247,262
138,387

16,046,845
11,496,451
2,841,949
1,180,701
389,044
138,699

17,292,756
12,354,464
3,036,037
1,328,600
421,838
151,817

23,336,224
15,833,312
4,859,310
1,958,934
497,201
187,468

27,492,686
18,327,236
5,914,825
2,382,679
537,295
330,652

28,533,413
19,109,617
6,145,103
2,414,847
525,459
338,387

29,202,534
19,394,301
6,406,818
2,492,364
544,663
364,388

4.42
3.25
0.82
0.23
0.09
0.03

4.81
3.48
0.90
0.27
0.10
0.05

4.95
3.55
0.88
0.36
0.12
0.04

4.96
3.55
0.87
0.38
0.12
0.04

5.20
3.53
1.08
0.44
0.11
0.04

5.42
3.62
1.17
0.47
0.11
0.07

5.50
3.68
1.18
0.47
0.10
0.07

5.56
3.69
1.22
0.47
0.10
0.07

Instructional staff services4 ....


Salaries ..............................
Employee benefits..............
Purchased services............
Supplies .............................
Other ..................................

8,467,142
5,560,129
1,408,217
622,487
776,863
99,445

10,070,241
6,418,530
1,719,377
925,403
918,189
88,743

14,640,411
8,971,366
2,169,051
1,776,849
1,485,730
237,415

15,926,856
9,790,767
2,356,440
2,003,598
1,566,954
209,097

21,923,223
13,005,332
3,898,171
2,944,703
1,867,878
207,139

25,364,532
15,212,248
4,686,748
3,300,159
1,957,097
208,280

25,018,199
14,962,194
4,746,650
3,256,725
1,834,852
217,778

25,163,007
14,832,301
4,882,421
3,391,019
1,831,059
226,208

4.19
2.75
0.70
0.31
0.38
0.05

3.95
2.52
0.67
0.36
0.36
0.03

4.52
2.77
0.67
0.55
0.46
0.07

4.57
2.81
0.68
0.58
0.45
0.06

4.88
2.90
0.87
0.66
0.42
0.05

5.00
3.00
0.92
0.65
0.39
0.04

4.82
2.88
0.91
0.63
0.35
0.04

4.79
2.82
0.93
0.65
0.35
0.04

General administration...........
Salaries ..............................
Employee benefits..............
Purchased services............
Supplies .............................
Other ..................................

5,791,253
2,603,562
777,381
1,482,427
172,898
754,985

5,878,493
2,901,172
828,483
1,626,178
185,831
336,828

6,698,006
3,179,759
938,113
1,941,822
196,205
442,107

7,108,291
3,351,554
1,000,698
2,099,032
206,137
450,870

8,920,041
3,860,883
1,479,556
2,735,714
225,230
618,657

9,866,659
4,294,513
1,682,009
2,975,038
241,979
673,120

10,202,846
4,420,788
1,747,378
3,174,832
230,822
629,025

10,420,229
4,454,108
1,800,791
3,144,037
232,846
788,446

2.87
1.29
0.38
0.73
0.09
0.37

2.30
1.14
0.32
0.64
0.07
0.13

2.07
0.98
0.29
0.60
0.06
0.14

2.04
0.96
0.29
0.60
0.06
0.13

1.99
0.86
0.33
0.61
0.05
0.14

1.95
0.85
0.33
0.59
0.05
0.13

1.97
0.85
0.34
0.61
0.04
0.12

1.98
0.85
0.34
0.60
0.04
0.15

School administration.............
Salaries ..............................
Employee benefits..............
Purchased services............
Supplies .............................
Other ..................................

11,695,344
8,935,903
2,257,783
247,750
189,711
64,197

14,831,159
11,156,460
2,963,991
384,908
256,857
68,943

18,381,292
13,923,730
3,455,390
573,003
337,651
91,519

19,580,890
14,817,213
3,689,689
611,638
369,257
93,093

25,277,042
18,181,910
5,622,342
862,664
474,816
135,311

28,336,682
20,180,936
6,554,820
973,499
484,491
142,936

28,608,480
20,521,736
6,600,069
934,243
430,083
122,349

28,564,386
20,340,087
6,742,986
933,440
421,141
126,732

5.79
4.42
1.12
0.12
0.09
0.03

5.81
4.37
1.16
0.15
0.10
0.03

5.68
4.30
1.07
0.18
0.10
0.03

5.62
4.25
1.06
0.18
0.11
0.03

5.63
4.05
1.25
0.19
0.11
0.03

5.59
3.98
1.29
0.19
0.10
0.03

5.51
3.95
1.27
0.18
0.08
0.02

5.44
3.87
1.28
0.18
0.08
0.02

Operation and maintenance...


Salaries ..............................
Employee benefits..............
Purchased services............
Supplies .............................
Other ..................................

21,290,655
8,849,559
2,633,075
5,721,125
3,761,738
325,157

25,724,062
10,454,854
3,129,632
7,698,704
4,214,201
226,670

31,190,295
12,745,457
3,531,423
8,866,099
5,801,242
246,075

34,034,158
13,461,242
3,778,520
9,642,217
6,871,845
280,334

44,313,835
16,021,701
5,840,665
11,913,734
10,147,971
389,764

49,362,661
17,656,583
6,701,757
13,051,419
11,508,237
444,665

50,559,027
18,045,474
6,881,875
13,150,025
12,043,690
437,964

49,931,515
17,940,246
7,037,714
13,043,801
11,460,870
448,883

10.54
4.38
1.30
2.83
1.86
0.16

10.08
4.10
1.23
3.02
1.65
0.09

9.63
3.94
1.09
2.74
1.79
0.08

9.77
3.86
1.08
2.77
1.97
0.08

9.87
3.57
1.30
2.65
2.26
0.09

9.74
3.48
1.32
2.57
2.27
0.09

9.74
3.48
1.33
2.53
2.32
0.08

9.50
3.41
1.34
2.48
2.18
0.09

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Revenues and Expenditures

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

255,106,683

Salaries..................................
Employee benefits .................
Purchased services ...............
Tuition.....................................
Supplies .................................
Other......................................

See notes at end of table.

202,037,752

200910

Expenditures (in thousands of current dollars)


Function and subfunction
1

Percentage distribution of current expenditures for public schools

199091

199596

19992000

200001

200506

200708

2008091

200910

199091

199596

19992000

200001

200506

200708

2008091

200910

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Student transportation ...........


Salaries ..............................
Employee benefits..............
Purchased services............
Supplies .............................
Other ..................................

8,678,954
3,285,127
892,985
3,345,232
961,447
194,163

10,396,426
3,933,969
1,207,961
4,257,805
836,450
160,239

13,007,625
5,061,209
1,464,249
5,331,435
1,034,323
116,410

14,052,654
5,406,092
1,592,127
5,767,462
1,159,350
127,623

18,850,234
6,701,455
2,535,296
7,547,730
1,867,495
198,259

21,536,978
7,507,100
2,867,686
8,556,631
2,427,117
178,444

21,679,876
7,591,289
2,933,989
9,001,837
1,983,454
169,307

21,841,557
7,632,931
3,048,617
9,002,419
1,967,693
189,896

4.30
1.63
0.44
1.66
0.48
0.10

4.08
1.54
0.47
1.67
0.33
0.06

4.02
1.56
0.45
1.65
0.32
0.04

4.03
1.55
0.46
1.66
0.33
0.04

4.20
1.49
0.56
1.68
0.42
0.04

4.25
1.48
0.57
1.69
0.48
0.04

4.18
1.46
0.57
1.73
0.38
0.03

4.16
1.45
0.58
1.71
0.37
0.04

Other support services5 .........


Salaries ..............................
Employee benefits..............
Purchased services............
Supplies .............................
Other ..................................

5,587,837
2,900,394
980,859
798,922
294,527
613,135

7,039,408
3,450,836
1,182,229
1,362,961
398,534
644,849

10,188,917
4,930,099
1,433,054
2,462,775
573,670
789,319

11,439,134
5,521,381
1,594,540
2,783,176
626,889
913,148

14,463,815
6,577,129
2,483,366
3,455,292
793,997
1,154,031

16,310,815
7,517,159
2,982,979
3,778,311
988,542
1,043,824

17,187,109
8,091,102
3,148,252
3,928,346
884,381
1,135,027

17,201,154
8,153,103
3,134,760
3,913,478
851,956
1,147,857

2.77
1.44
0.49
0.40
0.15
0.30

2.76
1.35
0.46
0.53
0.16
0.25

3.15
1.52
0.44
0.76
0.18
0.24

3.28
1.58
0.46
0.80
0.18
0.26

3.22
1.46
0.55
0.77
0.18
0.26

3.22
1.48
0.59
0.75
0.20
0.21

3.31
1.56
0.61
0.76
0.17
0.22

3.27
1.55
0.60
0.74
0.16
0.22

Food services ........................


Salaries ..............................
Employee benefits..............
Purchased services............
Supplies .............................
Other ..................................

8,430,490

10,648,844
3,844,285
1,103,433
627,902
4,916,299
156,924

12,948,807
4,606,262
1,267,921
897,762
6,041,001
135,861

13,816,635
4,966,092
1,381,923
923,091
6,420,201
125,327

17,263,582
5,841,522
2,061,344
1,464,511
7,727,182
169,023

19,190,249
6,332,680
2,264,203
1,699,764
8,727,170
166,431

19,794,945
6,505,821
2,343,119
1,815,966
8,908,841
221,198

19,986,503
6,484,927
2,411,864
1,926,805
8,929,335
233,573

4.17

4.17
1.51
0.43
0.25
1.93
0.06

4.00
1.42
0.39
0.28
1.87
0.04

3.97
1.43
0.40
0.26
1.84
0.04

3.84
1.30
0.46
0.33
1.72
0.04

3.79
1.25
0.45
0.34
1.72
0.03

3.81
1.25
0.45
0.35
1.72
0.04

3.80
1.23
0.46
0.37
1.70
0.04

Enterprise operations6 ...........


Salaries ..............................
Employee benefits..............
Purchased services............
Supplies .............................
Other ..................................

946,705

777,937
179,360
44,545
183,288
269,046
101,697

818,172
172,977
35,276
181,666
286,309
141,943

776,463
124,913
23,837
189,230
242,052
196,430

1,022,549
213,999
76,042
228,823
304,129
199,556

1,184,293
304,233
81,496
242,643
345,854
210,068

1,263,238
341,007
91,807
256,186
365,775
208,463

1,257,180
337,140
91,133
257,570
361,651
209,686

0.47

0.30
0.07
0.02
0.07
0.11
0.04

0.25
0.05
0.01
0.06
0.09
0.04

0.22
0.04
0.01
0.05
0.07
0.06

0.23
0.05
0.02
0.05
0.07
0.04

0.23
0.06
0.02
0.05
0.07
0.04

0.24
0.07
0.02
0.05
0.07
0.04

0.24
0.06
0.02
0.05
0.07
0.04

Other current expenditures ........


Community services ..............
Private school programs ........
Adult education ......................
Community colleges...............
Other......................................

3,295,717
964,370
527,609
1,365,523
5,356
432,858

4,724,659
1,728,669
781,148
1,500,438
7,746
706,657

5,457,015
2,151,043
961,203
1,715,332
265
629,172

6,063,700
2,426,189
1,026,695
1,838,265
351
772,200

7,415,575
3,015,207
1,389,204
2,001,459
0
1,009,704

8,307,720
3,289,736
1,564,201
2,148,351
32,694
1,272,738

8,463,793
3,364,620
1,541,922
2,187,628
33,303
1,336,321

8,407,708
3,400,571
1,496,951
2,060,415
33,274
1,416,496

Capital outlay7 ............................


Public schools ........................
Other current expenditures ....

19,771,478
19,655,496
115,982

27,555,667
27,457,489
98,179

43,357,186
43,231,206
125,980

46,220,704
46,078,494
142,210

57,375,299
57,281,425
93,874

66,426,299
66,331,738
94,561

65,890,367
65,799,088
91,279

55,650,868
55,555,619
95,249

Interest on school debt ..............

4,324,768

6,259,480

9,135,445

10,165,940

14,346,556

15,695,488

17,049,004

17,679,138

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Data have been revised from previously published figures.
2Includes estimated data for subfunctions of food services and enterprise operations.
3Includes expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.
4Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.
5Includes business support services concerned with paying, transporting, exchanging, and maintaining goods and services for
local education agencies; central support services, including planning, research, evaluation, information, staff, and data processing services; and other support services.

6Includes

expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time).
Includes very small amounts for direct program support made by state education agencies for local school districts.
expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.
NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 199091 through 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

7Includes

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Table 210. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 199091 through 200910Continued

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Table 211. Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state or jurisdiction: 200809 and
200910
[In thousands of current dollars]
2008091
Total

Salaries

Employee
benefits

200910

Purchased
services2
5

Salaries

Employee
benefits

Purchased
services2

Supplies

10

11

12

13

United States ...... $316,075,710 $212,963,123 $71,029,220 $12,782,555 $13,421,846 $5,878,966 $321,929,831 $214,445,260 $73,729,412 $13,818,576 $13,746,138

$6,190,445

State or jurisdiction
1

Supplies

Tuition
and other

Total

Tuition
and other

Alabama ......................
Alaska..........................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas......................
California .....................

3,897,501
1,123,574
4,906,783
2,462,105
35,942,432

2,538,697
605,310
3,531,455
1,716,716
24,365,952

995,729
394,576
845,883
448,615
7,573,923

103,225
58,449
226,774
79,542
1,580,419

245,035
55,816
166,217
187,295
1,622,480

14,815
9,423
136,454
29,935
799,658

3,902,381
1,155,587
4,759,457
2,572,811
35,056,436

2,527,834
641,431
3,359,861
1,757,604
23,503,106

998,530
384,228
859,390
479,524
7,756,666

104,085
59,289
206,438
90,422
1,679,025

258,191
59,981
187,009
214,753
1,365,473

13,742
10,658
146,759
30,508
752,165

Colorado ......................
Connecticut..................
Delaware......................
District of Columbia .....
Florida..........................

4,141,866
5,441,636
925,411
624,116
14,104,997

2,970,930
3,444,804
595,657
395,532
8,945,024

686,311
1,330,077
262,135
53,516
2,693,246

105,025
176,677
12,515
23,093
1,860,387

277,943
124,644
38,954
10,883
499,287

101,657
365,434
16,150
141,092
107,053

4,269,477
5,618,936
952,560
723,156
14,111,697

3,059,053
3,544,681
607,857
458,470
8,699,435

724,108
1,371,505
265,700
60,640
2,680,150

110,502
204,106
14,029
13,030
2,129,009

274,122
126,809
48,807
18,708
502,706

101,691
371,835
16,167
172,308
100,397

Georgia........................
Hawaii ..........................
Idaho............................
Illinois...........................
Indiana.........................

10,013,104
1,384,466
1,192,267
13,813,130
5,652,947

7,143,976
868,444
826,522
9,200,780
3,710,506

2,045,123
342,919
267,652
3,281,007
1,639,628

220,265
78,083
43,233
567,610
89,559

559,662
80,934
53,322
488,519
207,784

44,079
14,087
1,538
275,214
5,471

9,838,312
1,316,336
1,199,775
14,782,525
5,834,548

6,863,150
812,429
829,549
9,541,184
3,808,314

2,243,363
324,683
273,217
3,894,222
1,729,415

192,239
78,326
44,791
590,515
100,161

500,742
83,618
50,620
438,190
188,548

38,818
17,279
1,597
318,414
8,110

Iowa .............................
Kansas.........................
Kentucky ......................
Louisiana .....................
Maine...........................

2,897,898
2,902,869
3,486,673
4,218,540
1,414,747

2,085,292
2,131,867
2,497,941
2,886,091
899,047

624,587
539,367
785,432
955,367
370,583

68,150
81,429
59,333
99,390
27,829

92,264
129,984
130,493
264,081
37,798

27,605
20,221
13,473
13,611
79,489

2,954,930
2,880,088
3,614,078
4,328,354
1,428,312

2,111,224
2,109,134
2,557,262
2,912,229
912,900

645,635
551,743
845,438
1,008,889
375,762

76,451
82,012
68,008
106,206
29,712

92,624
116,484
130,797
285,880
37,688

28,996
20,716
12,573
15,149
72,250

Maryland......................
Massachusetts.............
Michigan ......................
Minnesota ....................
Mississippi ...................

7,147,477
9,072,483
9,843,731
6,042,647
2,327,535

4,715,495
5,471,801
6,092,786
3,890,982
1,628,918

1,773,297
2,666,870
2,813,156
1,613,131
494,848

195,810
55,222
636,710
272,010
55,192

181,503
221,577
281,953
188,951
133,566

281,373
657,012
19,126
77,572
15,011

7,386,467
9,243,556
9,913,891
5,906,921
2,346,594

4,768,639
5,536,313
6,046,627
3,962,598
1,651,702

1,925,146
2,746,541
2,857,136
1,349,709
498,594

203,855
54,298
693,935
330,105
55,878

214,323
258,212
298,548
188,968
125,499

274,504
648,192
17,644
75,540
14,921

Missouri .......................
Montana.......................
Nebraska .....................
Nevada ........................
New Hampshire ...........

5,304,123
862,843
1,982,560
2,142,723
1,600,157

3,742,157
571,819
1,370,628
1,423,181
1,001,599

998,610
162,073
450,345
523,471
383,562

165,813
56,989
65,351
40,499
40,757

368,880
67,157
73,012
149,253
42,445

28,663
4,805
23,224
6,319
131,795

5,378,592
901,788
2,128,741
2,139,830
1,671,301

3,773,167
595,725
1,375,800
1,428,342
1,029,385

1,030,092
172,492
468,113
515,923
415,873

172,347
60,481
125,093
36,767
44,849

371,570
69,385
124,864
154,696
42,510

31,417
3,704
34,872
4,103
138,684

New Jersey ..................


New Mexico .................
New York......................
North Carolina .............
North Dakota ...............

13,899,669
1,837,760
33,644,194
7,997,296
541,896

8,958,241
1,262,435
21,827,433
5,851,080
386,587

3,329,814
392,632
9,072,740
1,439,719
113,367

424,164
70,535
1,693,593
277,171
15,378

441,359
111,597
748,286
429,162
22,990

746,091
562
302,141
165
3,574

14,541,885
1,847,604
35,061,778
7,641,089
578,011

9,318,554
1,267,212
22,419,307
5,495,033
405,129

3,594,863
390,637
9,503,554
1,445,007
122,536

464,905
74,630
1,819,078
274,235
18,016

419,575
114,882
762,178
426,814
28,160

743,988
243
557,661
0
4,170

Ohio .............................
Oklahoma ....................
Oregon.........................
Pennsylvania................
Rhode Island ...............

11,049,442
2,908,376
3,218,961
13,201,013
1,280,778

7,302,475
2,059,086
1,948,924
8,725,192
825,840

2,425,988
584,338
938,113
2,993,434
339,836

524,224
41,863
130,335
679,050
10,398

433,361
214,302
160,368
524,087
23,305

363,395
8,787
41,222
279,250
81,400

11,321,779
2,989,502
3,157,351
13,889,978
1,294,924

7,436,422
2,091,724
1,936,211
9,078,091
834,178

2,515,056
624,222
901,639
3,176,889
352,977

559,152
44,298
120,958
771,406
9,175

445,040
219,922
161,440
579,651
23,156

366,109
9,336
37,103
283,941
75,438

South Carolina.............
South Dakota ...............
Tennessee ...................
Texas ...........................
Utah .............................

3,826,821
626,773
4,874,878
24,415,370
2,352,270

2,719,581
421,782
3,368,417
18,866,604
1,500,840

786,959
118,218
963,177
2,872,423
613,409

129,052
29,718
86,883
774,806
56,716

164,399
48,323
439,768
1,630,930
173,676

26,831
8,731
16,634
270,607
7,629

3,784,450
666,468
4,970,275
25,747,871
2,340,227

2,651,844
444,367
3,400,112
19,686,185
1,489,881

785,027
126,560
1,008,551
3,015,717
614,804

129,937
34,217
97,974
856,632
60,241

193,770
52,129
446,717
1,892,724
165,582

23,871
9,196
16,922
296,613
9,718

Vermont .......................
Virginia.........................
Washington..................
West Virginia................
Wisconsin ....................
Wyoming......................

881,772
8,194,326
5,982,198
1,787,149
5,935,538
745,889

551,703
5,737,097
4,050,112
1,114,275
3,711,184
504,324

194,306
1,973,692
1,339,697
543,053
1,802,495
176,771

47,566
172,917
316,146
33,228
97,994
25,481

22,899
299,201
221,773
94,886
198,213
37,273

65,298
11,420
54,470
1,707
125,653
2,039

912,181
8,049,182
5,932,836
2,008,007
6,088,281
788,716

572,577
5,674,422
4,053,728
1,115,190
3,763,087
527,000

201,251
1,850,325
1,262,584
719,994
1,872,610
192,182

47,958
186,658
330,377
35,873
100,189
26,703

24,141
327,674
234,887
134,212
222,545
40,613

66,256
10,102
51,259
2,738
129,850
2,218

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa .....
Guam .......................
Northern Marianas...
Puerto Rico..............
U.S. Virgin Islands....

32,737
135,903
28,625
1,738,493
116,671

19,841
97,490
24,460
1,335,281
82,799

3,331
28,715
3,161
205,139
26,253

1,901
1,491
774
27,028
6,607

4,097
8,046
130
64,423
1,012

3,568
160
100
106,622
0

32,396
132,678
30,164
1,746,579
119,422

20,546
98,610
24,103
1,307,313
82,258

3,460
30,114
4,160
223,877
31,258

1,523
2,479
599
27,319
1,550

2,864
1,475
1,292
51,736
4,355

4,004
0
10
136,333
0

1Data

have been revised from previously published figures.


purchased professional services of teachers or others who provide instruction for
students.
NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.

2Includes

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 200809 and
200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Revenues and Expenditures

Table 212. Public elementary and secondary revenues and expenditures, by type of locale: 200910
Selected characteristic
1

Total City, large1

City,
midsize2

City, Suburban, Suburban, Suburban,


small3
large4 midsize5
small6

Town,
fringe7

Town,
distant8

Town,
remote9

Rural,
fringe10

Rural,
distant11

Rural,
remote12

10

11

12

13

14

$610,943
75,266
16,941
12,009
14,291
1,256
364
100

$107,879
16,456
5,011
2,563
2,384
90
97
12

$40,502
5,971
1,481
983
1,027
81
32
3

$46,032
6,177
1,417
987
1,291
51
40
5

$203,374
19,485
3,713
3,029
4,695
186
99
6

$18,372
2,027
361
321
500
19
8
1

$10,717
1,171
231
193
287
10
5
1

$9,930
1,022
196
167
201
28
6
2

$34,664
4,617
1,007
802
863
42
16
7

$21,858
3,530
753
526
547
164
9
14

$64,658
7,535
1,281
1,254
1,497
167
22
12

$38,056
4,845
976
851
732
124
17
10

$14,896
2,426
513
333
267
295
12
26

1,662
251

384
60

161
20

141
22

374
59

48
4

29
6

23
5

109
19

92
15

135
19

105
14

61
10

632
27,761

139
5,716

49
2,134

52
2,173

162
7,162

14
750

10
400

5
391

39
1,713

36
1,374

74
3,075

37
1,980

16
892

State (in millions of dollars).............


Special education programs........
Compensatory and basic skills ...
Bilingual education......................
Gifted and talented .....................
Vocational education ..................
Other ..........................................

258,865
16,754
4,654
608
431
786
235,633

44,928
3,495
867
38
18
41
40,469

18,096
1,125
382
24
28
41
16,495

20,760
1,327
466
35
12
59
18,861

75,649
6,011
1,600
395
277
227
67,139

8,053
520
172
34
20
25
7,282

4,861
283
88
3
2
10
4,475

4,619
266
69
3
1
8
4,272

16,760
815
230
18
13
60
15,625

10,283
509
118
8
6
53
9,588

28,613
1,346
330
38
37
153
26,709

19,316
776
235
8
14
78
18,206

6,926
283
95
4
3
29
6,513

Local (in millions of dollars)13 ..........


Property tax14 ..............................
Parent government contribution14 ..
Private (fees from individuals).....
Other13 ........................................

276,812
169,186
48,162
13,787
45,678

46,495
21,840
15,539
1,192
7,925

16,435
9,494
3,007
720
3,215

19,095
11,617
2,476
914
4,088

108,239
71,802
17,123
5,283
14,031

8,291
4,533
1,988
430
1,340

4,685
3,095
528
256
807

4,288
2,896
402
269
722

13,287
8,717
801
850
2,919

8,045
5,583
240
522
1,700

28,510
17,099
4,286
1,948
5,178

13,895
8,750
1,481
1,028
2,636

5,543
3,759
292
375
1,118

Total revenue (percentage distribution) .


Federal............................................
State ...............................................
Local ...............................................

100.0
12.3
42.4
45.3

100.0
15.3
41.6
43.1

100.0
14.7
44.7
40.6

100.0
13.4
45.1
41.5

100.0
9.6
37.2
53.2

100.0
11.0
43.8
45.1

100.0
10.9
45.4
43.7

100.0
10.3
46.5
43.2

100.0
13.3
48.4
38.3

100.0
16.2
47.0
36.8

100.0
11.7
44.3
44.1

100.0
12.7
50.8
36.5

100.0
16.3
46.5
37.2

$622,954
517,627
316,167
28,808

$112,783
90,971
56,623
4,425

$41,259
34,476
20,681
2,051

$46,806
39,015
23,739
2,361

$206,018
173,283
106,281
10,456

$18,687
15,433
9,402
877

$11,011
9,164
5,554
527

$10,034
8,364
5,126
465

$35,001
29,518
17,953
1,540

$22,484
18,687
11,349
1,041

$65,561
53,964
32,611
3,050

$38,233
32,194
19,409
1,495

$15,050
12,556
7,438
519

24,940
38,490
49,502
22,257
19,546
17,917

4,607
5,963
8,842
3,467
3,282
3,762

1,946
2,554
3,224
1,279
1,352
1,390

2,110
2,782
3,641
1,395
1,490
1,497

8,217
12,616
16,699
7,682
5,633
5,700

756
1,146
1,494
626
580
554

431
694
881
399
347
330

350
649
775
396
320
284

1,370
2,341
2,782
1,276
1,310
946

829
1,558
1,799
707
845
558

2,501
4,189
5,067
2,605
2,289
1,652

1,340
2,796
3,016
1,771
1,505
863

483
1,202
1,284
654
593
383

Other current expenditures .............


Interest on school debt ...................
Capital outlay ..................................

20,805
17,720
59,843

3,392
3,557
12,348

1,396
1,104
3,850

1,571
1,164
4,441

6,138
6,082
17,348

661
496
1,932

370
331
1,048

332
321
1,005

1,350
852
3,343

878
462
2,544

2,485
2,249
6,640

1,568
886
3,760

639
215
1,584

Current expenditures
(percentage distribution)...............
Instruction .......................................
Support services.............................
Administration .................................
Operation and maintenance............
Transportation .................................
Food service and other ...................

100.0
61.1
10.4
7.4
9.6
4.3
7.2

100.0
62.2
9.9
6.6
9.7
3.8
7.7

100.0
60.0
11.6
7.4
9.4
3.7
8.0

100.0
60.8
11.5
7.1
9.3
3.6
7.7

100.0
61.3
10.8
7.3
9.6
4.4
6.5

100.0
60.9
10.6
7.4
9.7
4.1
7.3

100.0
60.6
10.5
7.6
9.6
4.4
7.4

100.0
61.3
9.7
7.8
9.3
4.7
7.2

100.0
60.8
9.9
7.9
9.4
4.3
7.6

100.0
60.7
10.0
8.3
9.6
3.8
7.5

100.0
60.4
10.3
7.8
9.4
4.8
7.3

100.0
60.3
8.8
8.7
9.4
5.5
7.4

100.0
59.2
8.0
9.6
10.2
5.2
7.8

$10,519

$11,537

$10,114

$10,439

$10,876

$10,073

$9,854

$9,921

$9,797

$9,715

$9,579

$9,889

$11,271

6,425

7,181

6,067

6,351

6,670

6,136

5,973

6,081

5,958

5,900

5,789

5,962

6,678

Revenues, 200910
Total revenue (in millions of dollars)....
Federal............................................
Title I ...........................................
Child Nutrition Act .......................
Children with disabilities (IDEA) ..
Impact aid ...................................
Bilingual education......................
Indian education..........................
Math, science, and professional
development..........................
Safe and drug-free schools .........
Vocational and technical
education ..............................
Other and unclassified ................

Expenditures, 200910
Total expenditures
(in millions of dollars)....................
Current expenditures for schools ....
Instruction ...................................
Support services, students .........
Support services, instructional
staff .......................................
Administration .............................
Operation and maintenance........
Transportation .............................
Food service ...............................
Other ...........................................

Current expenditure per student


(in dollars).....................................
Instruction expenditure per student
(in dollars) .................................
1Located

inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with a population of at least
250,000.
2Located inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with a population of at least
100,000, but less than 250,000.
3Located inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with a population less than
100,000.
4Located inside an urbanized area and outside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or
more.
5Located inside an urbanized area and outside a principal city with a population of at least
100,000, but less than 250,000.
6Located inside an urbanized area and outside a principal city with a population less than
100,000.
7Located inside an urban cluster that is 10 miles or less from an urbanized area.
8Located inside an urban cluster that is more than 10 but less than or equal to 35 miles from
an urbanized area.

9Located

inside an urban cluster that is more than 35 miles from an urbanized area.
10Located outside any urbanized area or urban cluster, but 5 miles or less from an urbanized
area or 2.5 miles or less from an urban cluster.
11Located outside any urbanized area or urban cluster and more than 5 miles but less than or
equal to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or more than 2.5 miles but less than or equal to 10
miles from an urban cluster.
12Located outside any urbanized area or urban cluster, more than 25 miles from an urbanized
area, and more than 10 miles from an urban cluster.
13Includes tuition and fee revenues from other in-state school systems, which are excluded
from state data reported through the National Public Education Financial Survey.
14Property tax and parent government contributions are determined on the basis of independence or dependence of the local school system and are mutually exclusive.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, School District Finance Survey
(Form F-33), 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Revenues and Expenditures

Table 213. Total and current expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 191920 through 200910
Expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment1

Expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance


Unadjusted dollars

School year
1

Total
expenditure3
2

Constant 201112

Current
expenditure

Total
expenditure3

dollars2

Constant 201112 dollars2

Unadjusted dollars

Current
expenditure

Total
expenditure3
6

Total
expenditure3

10

191920...............................................................
192930...............................................................
193132...............................................................
193334...............................................................
193536...............................................................

$64
108
97
76
88

$53
87
81
67
74

$764
1,442
1,529
1,310
1,456

$637
1,153
1,280
1,160
1,230

$48
90
82
65
74

$40
72
69
57
63

$572
1,194
1,295
1,113
1,232

$477
954
1,084
985
1,041

193738...............................................................
193940...............................................................
194142...............................................................
194344...............................................................
194546...............................................................

100
106
110
125
146

84
88
98
117
136

1,584
1,722
1,606
1,628
1,820

1,332
1,435
1,435
1,528
1,702

86
92
94
105
124

72
76
84
99
116

1,360
1,492
1,375
1,372
1,550

1,144
1,243
1,229
1,287
1,450

194748...............................................................
194950...............................................................
195152...............................................................
195354...............................................................
195556...............................................................

205
260
314
351
387

181
210
246
265
294

2,001
2,502
2,723
2,970
3,276

1,772
2,021
2,130
2,241
2,491

179
231
275
312
354

158
187
215
236
269

1,747
2,220
2,384
2,641
2,995

1,548
1,794
1,865
1,993
2,277

195758...............................................................
195960...............................................................
196162...............................................................
196364...............................................................
196566...............................................................

447
471
517
559
654

341
375
419
460
538

3,565
3,648
3,915
4,122
4,663

2,718
2,905
3,172
3,396
3,835

408
440
485
520
607

311
350
393
428
499

3,252
3,408
3,674
3,837
4,329

2,479
2,714
2,977
3,161
3,560

196768...............................................................
196970...............................................................
197071...............................................................
197172...............................................................
197273...............................................................

786
955
1,049
1,128
1,211

658
816
911
990
1,077

5,263
5,753
6,012
6,237
6,435

4,405
4,916
5,219
5,473
5,725

732
879
970
1,034
1,117

612
751
842
908
993

4,895
5,296
5,558
5,720
5,936

4,098
4,525
4,825
5,020
5,281

6.6
4.0
5.2

197374...............................................................
197475...............................................................
197576...............................................................
197677...............................................................
197778...............................................................

1,364
1,545
1,697
1,816
2,002

1,207
1,365
1,504
1,638
1,823

6,657
6,787
6,965
7,042
7,275

5,892
5,995
6,170
6,349
6,623

1,244
1,423
1,563
1,674
1,842

1,101
1,257
1,385
1,509
1,677

6,070
6,253
6,413
6,489
6,691

5,373
5,523
5,681
5,851
6,091

1.7
2.8
2.9
3.0
4.1

197879...............................................................
197980...............................................................
198081...............................................................
198182...............................................................
198283...............................................................

2,210
2,491
2,742 4
2,973 4
3,203 4

2,020
2,272
2,502
2,726
2,955

7,342
7,301
7,204 4
7,190 4
7,427 4

6,712
6,659
6,572
6,591
6,852

2,029
2,290
2,529 4
2,754 4
2,966 4

1,855
2,088
2,307
2,525
2,736

6,742
6,712
6,645 4
6,660 4
6,877 4

6,164
6,122
6,062
6,106
6,344

1.2
-0.7
-1.0
0.7
3.9

198384...............................................................
198485...............................................................
198586...............................................................
198687...............................................................
198788...............................................................

3,471 4
3,722 4
4,020 4
4,308 4
4,654 4

3,173
3,470
3,756
3,970
4,240

7,761 4
8,008 4
8,407 4
8,813 4
9,143 4

7,095
7,467
7,854
8,123
8,329

3,216 4
3,456 4
3,724 4
3,995 4
4,310 4

2,940
3,222
3,479
3,682
3,927

7,190 4
7,435 4
7,788 4
8,173 4
8,467 4

6,573
6,933
7,276
7,532
7,714

3.6
5.5
5.0
3.5
2.4

198889...............................................................
198990...............................................................
199091...............................................................
199192...............................................................
199293...............................................................

5,108
5,547
5,882
6,072
6,279

4,645
4,980
5,258
5,421
5,584

9,591
9,941
9,995
9,998
10,026

8,721
8,925
8,935
8,926
8,915

4,737
5,172
5,484
5,626
5,802

4,307
4,643
4,902
5,023
5,160

8,894
9,269
9,318
9,264
9,264

8,088
8,321
8,330
8,271
8,238

4.8
2.9
0.1
-0.7
-0.4

199394...............................................................
199495...............................................................
199596...............................................................
199697...............................................................
199798...............................................................

6,489
6,723
6,959
7,297
7,701

5,767
5,989
6,147
6,393
6,676

10,099
10,172
10,250
10,450
10,834

8,976
9,061
9,054
9,155
9,392

5,994
6,206
6,441
6,761
7,139

5,327
5,529
5,689
5,923
6,189

9,328
9,390
9,487
9,683
10,045

8,291
8,365
8,380
8,483
8,708

0.6
0.9
0.2
1.2
2.7

199899...............................................................
19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................

8,115
8,589
9,180
9,611
9,950

7,013
7,394
7,904
8,259
8,610

11,224
11,545
11,931
12,274
12,434

9,699
9,939
10,272
10,547
10,759

7,531
8,030
8,572
8,993
9,296

6,508
6,912
7,380
7,727
8,044

10,415
10,794
11,140
11,485
11,617

9,001
9,292
9,592
9,868
10,052

3.4
3.2
3.2
2.9
1.9

200304...............................................................
200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................

10,308
10,779
11,338
12,015
12,759

8,900
9,316
9,778
10,336
10,982

12,605
12,796
12,966
13,394
13,715

10,883
11,059
11,182
11,522
11,805

9,625
10,078
10,603
11,252
11,965

8,310
8,711
9,145
9,679
10,298

11,770
11,964
12,126
12,543
12,861

10,163
10,341
10,458
10,790
11,070

1.1
1.8
1.1
3.2
2.6

2008095 .............................................................
200910...............................................................

13,033
13,041

11,239
11,445

13,816
13,692

11,914
12,017

12,222
12,136

10,540
10,652

12,957
12,743

11,173
11,184

0.9
0.1

Not available.
1Data for 191920 to 195354 are based on school-year enrollment.
2Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
3Excludes Other current expenditures, such as community services, private school programs, adult education, and other programs not allocable to expenditures per student at public schools.
4Estimated.
5Revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Beginning in 198081, state administration expenditures are excluded from both
total and current expenditures. Current expenditures include instruction, support services,

Current
expenditure

Annual percent
change in
Current
current
expenditure
expenditure

food services, and enterprise operations. Total expenditures include current expenditures,
capital outlay, and interest on debt. Beginning in 198889, extensive changes were made in
the data collection procedures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial
Survey of Education in the United States, 191920 through 195556; Statistics of State
School Systems, 195758 through 196970; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 197071 through 198687; and Common Core of Data
(CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 198788 through 200910. (This table
was prepared January 2013.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Expenditures per pupil in constant 201112 dollars1

Expenditures per pupil in current dollars


Function and subfunction

199091

199596

19992000

200001

200506

200708

2008092

$6,441
5,689

$8,030
6,912

$8,572
7,380

$10,603
9,145

$11,965
10,298

$12,222
10,540

$12,136
10,652

1
Total expenditures ..................
Current expenditures for public schools...

$5,484
4,902

200910

199091

199596

19992000

200001

200506

200708

2008092

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

$9,487
8,380

$10,794
9,292

$11,140
9,592

$12,126
10,458

$12,861
11,070

$12,957
11,173

$12,743
11,184

$9,318
8,330

200910
17

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Salaries................................................
Employee benefits ...............................
Purchased services .............................
Tuition...................................................
Supplies ...............................................
Other....................................................

3,220 3
824 3
397 3
29 3
359 3
72 3

3,698
999
481
35
418
58

4,485
1,138
620
48
553
69

4,752
1,228
673
52
599
76

5,561
1,790
880
78
746
90

6,177
2,093
1,000
93
840
96

6,348
2,146
1,030
91
825
99

6,365
2,215
1,052
96
818
105

5,472 3
1,400 3
675 3
49 3
610 3
123 3

5,446
1,471
709
52
616
85

6,029
1,530
833
64
743
92

6,176
1,596
875
68
778
99

6,360
2,046
1,006
89
853
103

6,640
2,250
1,075
100
903
103

6,730
2,275
1,092
97
875
105

6,683
2,326
1,105
101
859
110

Instruction ............................................
Salaries ............................................
Employee benefits............................
Purchased services..........................
Tuition...............................................
Supplies ...........................................
Textbooks .....................................
Other ................................................

2,965
2,202
542
66
29
111

15

3,512
2,555
676
85
35
145

15

4,268
3,096
773
125
48
208

19

4,541
3,273
837
136
52
220

22

5,574
3,806
1,202
205
78
259
52
24

6,262
4,199
1,407
249
93
287
55
27

6,420
4,325
1,443
260
91
273
60
28

6,526
4,347
1,495
280
96
279
52
29

5,039
3,741
921
112
49
189

26

5,173
3,764
995
126
52
214

22

5,737
4,162
1,038
168
64
280

25

5,901
4,254
1,088
177
68
286

28

6,374
4,352
1,375
235
89
296
59
27

6,732
4,514
1,513
267
100
309
59
29

6,806
4,585
1,529
275
97
289
63
30

6,852
4,564
1,569
294
101
293
54
31

Student support4 ..................................


Salaries ............................................
Employee benefits............................
Purchased services..........................
Supplies ...........................................
Other ................................................

217
159
40
11
5
1

274
198
51
15
6
3

342
245
61
25
8
3

366
262
64
28
9
3

475
322
99
40
10
4

559
372
120
48
11
7

580
388
125
49
11
7

592
393
130
51
11
7

368
271
68
19
8
2

403
292
76
23
8
5

460
330
82
34
11
4

476
340
84
37
12
4

543
369
113
46
12
4

600
400
129
52
12
7

614
411
132
52
11
7

622
413
136
53
12
8

Instructional staff services5 ..................


Salaries ............................................
Employee benefits............................
Purchased services..........................
Supplies ...........................................
Other ................................................

205
135
34
15
19
2

225
143
38
21
20
2

312
191
46
38
32
5

337
207
50
42
33
4

446
265
79
60
38
4

515
309
95
67
40
4

508
304
96
66
37
4

510
301
99
69
37
5

349
229
58
26
32
4

331
211
56
30
30
3

420
257
62
51
43
7

439
270
65
55
43
6

510
303
91
69
43
5

554
332
102
72
43
5

539
322
102
70
40
5

536
316
104
72
39
5

General administration.........................
Salaries ............................................
Employee benefits............................
Purchased services..........................
Supplies ...........................................
Other ................................................

141
63
19
36
4
18

131
65
18
36
4
8

143
68
20
41
4
9

151
71
21
44
4
10

182
79
30
56
5
13

200
87
34
60
5
14

207
90
35
64
5
13

211
90
37
64
5
16

239
107
32
61
7
31

193
95
27
53
6
11

192
91
27
56
6
13

196
92
28
58
6
12

208
90
34
64
5
14

215
94
37
65
5
15

220
95
38
68
5
14

222
95
38
67
5
17

School administration...........................
Salaries ............................................
Employee benefits............................
Purchased services..........................
Supplies ...........................................
Other ................................................

284
217
55
6
5
2

331
249
66
9
6
2

392
297
74
12
7
2

415
314
78
13
8
2

515
370
114
18
10
3

576
410
133
20
10
3

581
417
134
19
9
2

579
412
137
19
9
3

482
368
93
10
8
3

487
366
97
13
8
2

527
399
99
16
10
3

539
408
102
17
10
3

589
423
131
20
11
3

619
441
143
21
11
3

616
442
142
20
9
3

608
433
144
20
9
3

Operation and maintenance.................


Salaries ............................................
Employee benefits............................
Purchased services..........................
Supplies ...........................................
Other ................................................

517
215
64
139
91
8

574
233
70
172
94
5

666
272
75
189
124
5

721
285
80
204
146
6

902
326
119
243
207
8

1,003
359
136
265
234
9

1,027
367
140
267
245
9

1,012
364
143
264
232
9

878
365
109
236
155
13

845
343
103
253
138
7

895
366
101
254
166
7

937
371
104
265
189
8

1,032
373
136
277
236
9

1,078
386
146
285
251
10

1,089
389
148
283
259
9

1,063
382
150
278
244
10

Student transportation .........................


Salaries ............................................
Employee benefits............................
Purchased services..........................
Supplies ...........................................
Other ................................................

211
80
22
81
23
5

232
88
27
95
19
4

278
108
31
114
22
2

298
115
34
122
25
3

384
136
52
154
38
4

438
153
58
174
49
4

440
154
60
183
40
3

443
155
62
182
40
4

358
135
37
138
40
8

342
129
40
140
27
5

373
145
42
153
30
3

387
149
44
159
32
4

439
156
59
176
43
5

470
164
63
187
53
4

467
163
63
194
43
4

465
162
65
192
42
4

See notes at end of table.

298 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Revenues and Expenditures

Table 214. Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 199091 through 200910

Table 214. Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 199091 through 200910Continued
Expenditures per pupil in constant 201112 dollars1

Expenditures per pupil in current dollars


Function and subfunction

199091

199596

19992000

200001

200506

200708

2008092

200910

199091

199596

19992000

200001

200506

200708

2008092

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

200910

136
70
24
19
7
15

157
77
26
30
9
14

217
105
31
53
12
17

242
117
34
59
13
19

294
134
51
70
16
23

331
153
61
77
20
21

349
164
64
80
18
23

349
165
64
79
17
23

230
120
40
33
12
25

231
113
39
45
13
21

292
141
41
71
16
23

315
152
44
77
17
25

337
153
58
80
18
27

356
164
65
83
22
23

370
174
68
85
19
24

366
174
67
83
18
24

Food services ......................................


Salaries ............................................
Employee benefits............................
Purchased services..........................
Supplies ...........................................
Other ................................................

205

237
86
25
14
110
3

276
98
27
19
129
3

293
105
29
20
136
3

352
119
42
30
157
3

390
129
46
35
177
3

402
132
48
37
181
4

405
131
49
39
181
5

348

350
126
36
21
161
5

371
132
36
26
173
4

380
137
38
25
177
3

402
136
48
34
180
4

419
138
49
37
191
4

426
140
50
39
192
5

425
138
51
41
190
5

Enterprise operations7 .........................


Salaries ............................................
Employee benefits............................
Purchased services..........................
Supplies ...........................................
Other ................................................

23

17
4
1
4
6
2

17
4
1
4
6
3

16
3
1
4
5
4

21
4
2
5
6
4

24
6
2
5
7
4

26
7
2
5
7
4

25
7
2
5
7
4

39

26
6
1
6
9
3

23
5
1
5
8
4

21
3
1
5
7
5

24
5
2
5
7
5

26
7
2
5
8
5

27
7
2
6
8
4

27
7
2
5
8
4

Capital outlay8 ..........................................

477

612

923

976

1,166

1,348

1,336

1,126

810

902

1,240

1,269

1,334

1,449

1,417

1,182

Interest on school debt ............................

105

140

195

215

292

319

346

358

178

206

262

280

334

343

367

376

Not available.
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
adjusted to a school-year basis.
2Data have been revised from previously published figures.
3Includes estimated data for subfunctions of food services and enterprise operations.
4Includes expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.
5Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.

6Includes

business support services concerned with paying, transporting, exchanging, and maintaining goods and services
for local education agencies; central support services, including planning, research, evaluation, information, staff, and data
processing services; and other support services.
7Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time).
8Includes expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.
NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), National
Public Education Financial Survey, 199091 through 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Other support services6 .......................


Salaries ............................................
Employee benefits............................
Purchased services..........................
Supplies ...........................................
Other ................................................

300 CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education


Revenues and Expenditures

Table 215. Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or
jurisdiction: 200910
Current expenditures, capital expenditures, and interest on school debt
Current expenditures
Support services

Instruc Student
support4 tional staff5
8

State or jurisdiction
1

Total1

Total Instruction

Total

General
administration

School
administration

Operation
and
maintenance

Student
transportation

Other
support
services

Enterprise
Food
operaservices
tions3

Capital
outlay2

Interest
on
school
debt

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

United States ............

$12,136

$10,652

$6,526

$3,696

$592

$510

$211

$579

$1,012

$443

$349

$405

$25

$1,126

$358

Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

10,058
17,889
9,273
10,916
10,762

8,907
15,829
7,968
9,281
9,300

5,211
8,777
4,416
5,354
5,597

3,103
6,545
3,143
3,413
3,325

511
1,352
921
464
480

412
988
193
805
567

215
227
118
226
87

552
958
377
471
624

798
1,960
887
869
938

432
471
302
332
224

184
590
345
245
405

593
438
367
505
356

0
68
42
9
22

977
1,759
783
1,382
1,130

174
302
523
254
332

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

10,713
17,347
14,163
23,816
10,283

8,926
15,698
12,222
20,910
8,863

5,129
9,963
7,512
10,415
5,356

3,451
5,210
4,239
9,776
3,116

435
956
621
1,478
405

510
478
133
1,419
591

149
317
148
706
95

604
888
693
1,368
500

848
1,444
1,258
2,249
944

259
765
755
1,466
355

646
362
631
1,090
227

299
392
472
657
390

46
133
0
62
0

1,222
1,386
1,551
974
1,112

566
262
389
1,931
307

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

10,684
12,752
8,220
13,298
10,704

9,432
11,714
7,100
11,739
9,479

5,899
7,305
4,342
7,027
5,574

3,032
3,863
2,405
4,359
3,503

459
1,198
406
767
444

489
471
286
547
371

133
31
171
480
299

556
700
395
596
541

695
830
648
1,025
1,063

387
347
340
555
546

313
285
160
388
239

475
546
351
353
401

26
0
2
0
0

1,087
402
903
1,196
909

165
636
217
364
316

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

11,590
11,217
10,309
12,022
13,692

9,748
9,972
8,957
10,701
12,452

6,008
6,070
5,314
6,265
7,548

3,295
3,450
3,112
3,872
4,497

560
578
398
516
800

451
448
478
603
659

253
310
194
247
471

566
570
501
602
670

834
918
807
1,001
1,169

340
375
523
590
581

290
250
213
313
146

435
453
509
564
407

10
0
22
0
0

1,660
830
1,115
1,148
978

182
416
237
173
261

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

15,533
15,731
11,787
12,328
8,841

14,007
14,699
10,447
10,665
8,104

8,706
9,658
6,012
7,057
4,765

4,760
4,668
4,089
3,135
2,855

637
1,040
794
280
391

738
679
533
467
394

101
198
218
313
237

950
577
577
431
475

1,270
1,267
1,015
760
813

692
575
439
581
366

373
332
513
302
180

356
372
346
445
483

184
0
0
29
1

1,348
761
831
1,173
590

178
272
510
490
147

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

11,102
11,487
12,955
9,870
13,963

9,721
10,565
11,460
8,376
13,072

5,859
6,359
7,511
4,989
8,478

3,431
3,763
3,201
3,115
4,246

453
623
434
437
931

443
412
354
421
406

302
301
348
100
437

551
564
554
614
694

969
1,123
987
884
1,093

493
491
297
348
549

220
250
227
311
137

431
427
457
273
348

0
16
291
0
0

1,025
812
1,235
890
665

356
110
260
604
226

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

18,610
11,329
19,704
8,919
12,126

17,379
9,621
18,167
8,225
10,519

10,417
5,525
12,676
5,151
6,080

6,405
3,688
5,116
2,627
3,568

1,662
1,022
603
382
460

578
312
478
319
361

358
218
341
133
488

816
572
711
508
513

1,721
966
1,581
699
1,042

887
312
942
338
444

384
285
460
247
260

366
403
375
447
553

192
5
0
0
318

782
1,708
1,111
689
1,474

449
0
425
5
133

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

12,931
8,630
10,749
14,531
15,322

11,224
7,929
9,268
12,729
14,723

6,417
4,566
5,417
7,777
8,923

4,437
2,824
3,515
4,466
5,453

698
538
666
655
1,711

742
304
375
487
537

331
249
123
381
200

637
417
577
553
736

1,018
853
753
1,289
1,221

522
243
416
636
578

490
220
606
465
470

368
470
330
430
347

1
70
5
55
0

1,409
601
984
1,258
286

298
100
496
545
313

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

11,262
10,398
8,919
11,032
7,916

9,080
9,020
8,117
8,788
6,452

5,233
5,387
5,111
5,309
4,154

3,361
3,136
2,603
3,014
1,929

665
497
331
424
249

579
366
501
464
262

101
302
160
127
81

536
428
464
477
393

856
917
714
962
588

341
306
288
239
196

282
320
145
320
160

459
451
404
465
342

26
46
0
0
28

1,659
1,195
622
1,661
1,237

523
183
179
584
227

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

16,881
11,622
11,360
12,000
12,884
19,123

16,006
10,594
9,497
11,730
11,453
15,232

9,975
6,463
5,730
7,104
7,030
9,001

5,607
3,737
3,338
4,011
4,021
5,762

1,232
516
636
519
541
879

723
707
400
458
557
992

382
167
182
258
299
311

1,083
623
545
569
570
829

1,315
1,012
842
1,177
1,008
1,484

507
541
377
830
415
698

365
171
355
201
632
570

415
392
315
615
402
458

10
1
114
0
0
11

710
905
1,458
221
678
3,867

165
123
405
49
754
24

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ...........
Guam .............................
Northern Marianas.........
Puerto Rico....................
U.S. Virgin Islands..........

5,812
7,807
14,285

5,676
7,021
14,118

2,752
3,540
7,708

2,199
2,844
5,841

559
455
1,047

287
340
435

195
258
376

492
359
737

267
922
949

148
197
943

249
312
1,353

42
637
570

683
0
0

136
776
167

0
10
0

Not available.
1Excludes Other current expenditures, such as community services, private school programs, adult education, and other programs not allocable to expenditures per pupil in public
schools.
2Includes expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors. Excludes capital outlay related to Other current expenditures.
3Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school
bookstore or computer time).

4Includes

expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.


expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and
computer centers.
NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. 0 indicates none or less than
$0.50. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 200910. (This table was
prepared January 2013.)

5Includes

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Table 216. Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or
jurisdiction: 200809
Current expenditures, capital expenditures, and interest on school debt
Current expenditures
Support services

State or jurisdiction
1

Total1

Total Instruction

Total

InstrucStudent
support4 tional staff5

General
administration

School
administration

Operation
and
maintenance

Student
transportation

Other
support
services

Enterprise
Food
operaservices
tions3

Capital
outlay2

Interest
on
school
debt

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

United States ............

$12,222

$10,540

$6,420

$3,692

$580

$508

$207

$581

$1,027

$440

$349

$402

$26

$1,336

$346

Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

10,395
18,006
9,797
10,092
11,202

8,964
15,363
8,022
8,854
9,503

5,227
8,599
4,511
5,140
5,685

3,135
6,287
3,116
3,205
3,441

501
1,233
869
441
485

418
867
213
703
621

232
227
115
216
91

558
927
385
464
634

819
1,998
894
844
973

430
469
293
317
233

176
566
349
220
404

601
408
351
500
354

0
69
44
9
23

1,243
2,330
1,236
988
1,399

189
313
538
250
300

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

10,600
17,203
14,534
26,753
10,900

8,782
15,353
12,109
19,698
8,867

5,061
9,594
7,378
9,087
5,361

3,375
5,247
4,246
9,985
3,115

409
951
609
2,021
413

483
481
142
1,286
575

144
322
155
571
80

598
880
709
1,753
507

854
1,497
1,256
1,816
951

262
771
777
1,289
360

625
346
600
1,248
229

298
379
484
603
391

48
134
0
24
0

1,281
1,574
2,058
6,862
1,716

537
276
367
193
318

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

11,446
13,361
8,601
12,803
10,444

9,649
12,400
7,118
11,097
9,254

6,047
7,714
4,335
6,524
5,404

3,093
4,102
2,429
4,227
3,460

463
1,176
412
713
432

488
408
295
512
342

142
65
165
461
195

564
766
398
558
534

716
926
672
1,039
1,104

399
349
337
534
539

321
412
151
410
314

481
584
352
346
391

28
0
2
0
0

1,640
388
1,280
1,362
887

157
574
204
344
303

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

11,260
11,430
10,076
11,995
13,222

9,704
10,204
8,786
10,625
12,183

5,944
6,162
5,204
6,160
7,333

3,318
3,576
3,049
3,891
4,415

552
587
389
488
766

439
479
463
576
584

255
313
188
270
485

563
592
493
594
656

871
959
817
1,065
1,247

342
396
500
574
568

296
249
198
323
109

433
465
514
574
435

10
0
20
0
0

1,389
869
1,063
1,210
809

167
357
227
159
231

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

15,083
15,654
11,781
12,940
8,889

13,737
14,534
10,373
10,983
8,064

8,470
9,461
5,930
7,228
4,731

4,716
4,693
4,103
3,281
2,843

628
997
787
296
380

707
685
494
508
371

93
188
213
337
239

951
587
599
446
467

1,278
1,316
1,077
813
842

676
575
447
579
366

382
344
486
303
179

361
380
340
446
489

190
0
0
28
1

1,171
828
883
1,450
677

175
292
525
508
148

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

11,188
11,385
12,703
10,449
13,381

9,617
10,120
10,846
8,321
12,583

5,779
6,081
7,042
4,944
8,084

3,407
3,605
3,066
3,105
4,154

451
572
398
400
879

443
387
309
435
397

305
286
321
135
424

548
548
542
599
679

955
1,095
968
886
1,113

484
474
298
354
534

222
243
230
296
128

431
417
438
272
345

0
18
300
0
0

1,228
1,139
1,598
1,462
568

343
126
259
666
230

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

18,486
11,835
19,212
9,519
10,947

16,973
9,648
17,746
8,463
9,802

10,062
5,565
12,276
5,372
5,721

6,342
3,680
5,097
2,635
3,260

1,597
984
595
385
401

570
289
497
322
304

373
212
334
115
439

785
596
735
517
494

1,722
972
1,539
703
952

909
339
937
340
425

388
288
460
253
244

380
398
373
456
525

189
5
0
0
296

1,037
2,187
1,057
1,051
1,006

475
0
408
5
138

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

12,342
8,696
11,473
14,308
15,154

10,669
7,878
9,611
12,299
14,719

6,081
4,508
5,594
7,437
8,812

4,232
2,835
3,684
4,382
5,548

649
531
690
612
1,835

694
286
415
480
477

320
230
132
367
381

611
428
611
537
725

995
899
801
1,302
1,258

494
245
419
625
580

470
215
617
459
293

355
463
328
427
358

1
72
4
53
1

1,410
732
1,395
1,388
175

263
86
467
620
260

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

11,562
10,045
8,825
11,085
8,446

9,228
8,543
7,992
8,562
6,612

5,329
4,958
5,016
5,138
4,275

3,400
3,097
2,580
2,979
1,959

679
485
331
415
252

609
353
465
446
287

111
299
156
126
82

550
425
459
474
394

860
918
727
967
590

301
299
289
233
205

290
318
153
318
149

473
449
396
445
345

26
39
0
0
33

1,835
1,323
653
1,955
1,617

500
179
180
567
217

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

15,925
12,201
11,735
10,944
12,491
18,922

15,096
10,928
9,585
10,606
11,183
14,628

9,418
6,631
5,769
6,321
6,846
8,602

5,258
3,895
3,387
3,689
3,947
5,566

1,109
530
637
391
518
843

600
733
428
427
543
965

353
173
179
255
288
283

1,025
647
559
560
560
792

1,299
1,072
851
1,124
1,023
1,442

506
559
378
757
411
674

365
180
356
174
605
567

411
401
313
596
390
452

8
1
117
0
0
8

687
1,148
1,746
294
724
4,265

142
125
403
44
584
28

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ...........
Guam .............................
Northern Marianas.........
Puerto Rico....................
U.S. Virgin Islands..........

5,882
7,790
13,062

5,753
6,955
12,768

2,623
3,452
7,399

2,574
2,815
4,830

720
451
741

471
334
289

124
249
461

450
369
580

473
837
589

116
200
899

221
377
1,270

45
688
539

511
0
0

129
825
294

0
10
0

Not available.
1Excludes Other current expenditures, such as community services, private school programs, adult education, and other programs not allocable to expenditures per pupil in public
schools.
2Includes expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors. Excludes capital outlay related to Other current expenditures.
3Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school
bookstore or computer time).
4Includes expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.

5Includes

expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and
computer centers.
NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. 0 indicates none or less than
$0.50. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 200809. (This table was
prepared November 2012.)

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Table 217. Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years,
196970 through 200910
Unadjusted dollars
State or jurisdiction

196970

197980

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

10

11

12

13

14

United States ...............

$751

$2,088

15

$4,643

$6,912

$7,380

$7,727

$8,044

$8,310

$8,711

$9,145

$9,679

$10,298

$10,540

$10,652

Alabama ...............................
Alaska...................................
Arizona .................................
Arkansas...............................
California ..............................

512
1,059
674
511
833

1,520
4,267
1,865
1,472
2,227

3,144
7,577
3,717
3,229
4,502

5,638
8,806
5,030
5,277
6,314

5,885
9,216
5,521
5,568
6,987

6,029
9,564
5,851
6,276
7,405

6,300
9,870
6,283
6,482
7,552

6,581
10,116
5,999
6,842
7,673

7,073
10,847
6,307
7,659
7,905

7,683
11,476
6,515
8,030
8,301

8,398
12,324
7,316
8,391
8,952

9,197
14,641
7,727
8,677
9,706

8,964
15,363
8,022
8,854
9,503

8,907
15,829
7,968
9,281
9,300

Colorado ...............................
Connecticut...........................
Delaware...............................
District of Columbia ..............
Florida...................................

686
911
833
947
683

2,258
2,167
2,587
2,811
1,834

4,357
7,463
5,326
7,872
4,597

6,215
9,753
8,310
10,107
5,831

6,567
10,127
8,958
12,046
6,170

6,941
10,577
9,285
12,102
6,213

7,384
11,057
9,693
11,847
6,439

7,478
11,436
10,212
12,959
6,793

7,826
12,263
10,911
13,915
7,215

8,166
13,072
11,621
13,752
7,812

8,286
13,659
11,760
15,511
8,567

9,152
14,610
12,153
16,353
9,084

8,782
15,353
12,109
19,698
8,867

8,926
15,698
12,222
20,910
8,863

Georgia.................................
Hawaii ...................................
Idaho.....................................
Illinois....................................
Indiana..................................

539
792
573
816
661

1,491
2,086
1,548
2,241
1,708

4,000
4,130
2,921
4,521
4,270

6,437
6,530
5,315
7,133
7,192

6,929
6,596
5,725
7,631
7,630

7,380
7,306
6,011
7,956
7,734

7,774
8,100
6,081
8,287
8,057

7,742
8,533
6,168
8,606
8,431

8,065
8,997
6,319
8,896
8,919

8,595
9,876
6,469
9,113
8,929

9,102
11,316
6,648
9,596
9,080

9,718
11,800
6,951
10,353
8,867

9,649
12,400
7,118
11,097
9,254

9,432
11,714
7,100
11,739
9,479

Iowa ......................................
Kansas..................................
Kentucky ...............................
Louisiana ..............................
Maine....................................

798
699
502
589
649

2,164
1,963
1,557
1,629
1,692

4,190
4,290
3,384
3,625
4,903

6,564
6,294
5,921
5,804
7,667

6,930
6,937
6,079
6,037
8,232

7,338
7,339
6,523
6,567
8,818

7,574
7,454
6,661
6,922
9,344

7,626
7,776
6,864
7,271
9,746

7,962
7,926
7,132
7,669
10,342

8,355
8,640
7,668
8,486
10,841

8,791
9,243
7,941
8,937
11,644

9,520
9,894
8,740
10,006
11,761

9,704
10,204
8,786
10,625
12,183

9,748
9,972
8,957
10,701
12,452

Maryland...............................
Massachusetts......................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................

809
791
841
855
457

2,293
2,548
2,495
2,296
1,568

5,573
5,766
5,090
4,698
2,934

7,731
8,816
8,110
7,190
5,014

8,260
9,509
8,278
7,645
5,175

8,692
10,232
8,653
7,736
5,354

9,153
10,460
8,781
8,109
5,792

9,433
11,015
9,094
8,405
6,199

10,031
11,642
9,338
8,718
6,548

10,909
12,087
9,575
9,159
7,173

11,989
12,784
9,876
9,589
7,459

13,257
13,690
10,075
10,060
7,890

13,737
14,534
10,373
10,983
8,064

14,007
14,699
10,447
10,665
8,104

Missouri ................................
Montana................................
Nebraska ..............................
Nevada .................................
New Hampshire ....................

596
728
700
706
666

1,724
2,264
2,025
1,908
1,732

4,071
4,240
4,553
3,816
4,786

6,187
6,314
6,683
5,760
6,860

6,657
6,726
7,223
5,807
7,286

7,136
7,062
7,741
6,079
7,935

7,495
7,496
8,074
6,092
8,579

7,542
7,825
8,452
6,410
9,161

7,858
8,133
8,794
6,804
9,771

8,273
8,626
9,324
7,177
10,396

8,848
9,191
10,068
7,796
11,036

9,532
9,786
10,565
8,187
11,951

9,617
10,120
10,846
8,321
12,583

9,721
10,565
11,460
8,376
13,072

New Jersey ...........................


New Mexico ..........................
New York...............................
North Carolina ......................
North Dakota ........................

924
665
1,194
570
662

2,825
1,870
2,950
1,635
1,941

7,546
3,446
7,051
4,018
3,899

10,337
5,825
9,846
6,045
5,667

11,248
6,313
10,716
6,340
6,125

11,793
6,882
11,218
6,495
6,709

12,568
7,125
11,961
6,562
6,870

13,338
7,572
12,638
6,613
7,333

14,117
7,834
13,703
7,098
8,279

14,954
8,354
14,615
7,396
8,728

16,163
8,849
15,546
7,878
8,671

17,620
9,291
16,794
7,798
9,324

16,973
9,648
17,746
8,463
9,802

17,379
9,621
18,167
8,225
10,519

Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon..................................
Pennsylvania.........................
Rhode Island ........................

677
554
843
815
807

1,894
1,810
2,412
2,328
2,340

4,531
3,293
4,864
5,737
5,908

7,065
5,395
7,149
7,772
8,904

7,571
6,019
7,528
8,210
9,315

8,069
6,229
7,642
8,537
9,703

8,632
6,092
7,491
8,997
10,349

9,029
6,154
7,618
9,708
11,078

9,330
6,610
8,069
10,235
11,667

9,692
6,941
8,645
10,723
12,609

9,937
7,430
8,958
10,905
13,453

10,340
7,683
9,565
11,741
14,459

10,669
7,878
9,611
12,299
14,719

11,224
7,929
9,268
12,729
14,723

South Carolina......................
South Dakota ........................
Tennessee ............................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................

567
656
531
551
595

1,597
1,781
1,523
1,740
1,556

3,769
3,511
3,405
3,835
2,577

6,130
5,632
5,383
6,288
4,378

6,631
6,191
5,687
6,539
4,674

7,017
6,424
5,948
6,771
4,899

7,040
6,547
6,118
7,136
4,838

7,177
7,068
6,466
7,151
4,991

7,549
7,464
6,850
7,246
5,216

8,120
7,775
7,004
7,480
5,464

8,507
8,064
7,129
7,850
5,709

9,060
8,535
7,820
8,350
5,978

9,228
8,543
7,992
8,562
6,612

9,080
9,020
8,117
8,788
6,452

Vermont ................................
Virginia..................................
Washington...........................
West Virginia.........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming...............................

790
654
853
621
793
805

1,930
1,824
2,387
1,749
2,225
2,369

5,770
4,690
4,382
4,020
5,020
5,239

8,323
6,841
6,376
7,152
7,806
7,425

9,153
7,281
6,750
7,534
8,243
7,835

9,806
7,496
7,039
7,844
8,634
8,645

10,454
7,822
7,252
8,319
9,004
8,985

11,211
8,219
7,391
8,588
9,240
9,308

11,972
8,886
7,717
9,024
9,755
10,190

12,805
9,452
7,984
9,440
9,993
11,437

13,629
10,214
8,524
9,727
10,372
13,266

14,421
10,664
9,058
10,059
10,791
13,856

15,096
10,928
9,585
10,606
11,183
14,628

16,006
10,594
9,497
11,730
11,453
15,232

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ..............
Guam ................................
Northern Marianas............
Puerto Rico.......................
U.S. Virgin Islands.............

766

1,781
3,817
3,356
1,605
6,043

2,739

5,120
3,404
6,478

2,588

4,913
3,685
6,437

2,906

4,438
3,563
5,716

2,976

4,519
4,260
6,840

3,493
5,781
4,241
4,147
7,239

3,607

5,034
4,979
8,387

3,561
6,781
4,924
5,470
8,768

3,481

4,707
6,006
9,669

4,535
6,520
12,358

5,753
6,955
12,768

5,676
7,021
14,118

198990 19992000

See notes at end of table.

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CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 303


Revenues and Expenditures

Table 217. Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years,
196970 through 200910Continued
Constant 201112 dollars1
State or jurisdiction

196970

197980

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

United States ...............

$4,525

$6,122

$8,321

$9,292

$9,592

$9,868

$10,052

$10,163

$10,341

$10,458

$10,790

$11,070

$11,173

$11,184

Alabama ...............................
Alaska...................................
Arizona .................................
Arkansas...............................
California ..............................

3,082
6,381
4,063
3,078
5,020

4,457
12,508
5,467
4,315
6,527

5,634
13,580
6,662
5,787
8,069

7,578
11,838
6,762
7,094
8,488

7,649
11,978
7,176
7,236
9,082

7,699
12,213
7,472
8,015
9,457

7,872
12,334
7,852
8,100
9,437

8,048
12,370
7,336
8,366
9,383

8,397
12,876
7,487
9,092
9,384

8,786
13,124
7,450
9,183
9,493

9,362
13,739
8,156
9,354
9,979

9,886
15,738
8,307
9,327
10,433

9,503
16,286
8,505
9,387
10,074

9,352
16,620
8,366
9,744
9,764

Colorado ...............................
Connecticut...........................
Delaware...............................
District of Columbia ..............
Florida...................................

4,133
5,487
5,021
5,704
4,113

6,619
6,352
7,582
8,241
5,376

7,808
13,375
9,546
14,108
8,239

8,355
13,110
11,170
13,586
7,838

8,536
13,162
11,642
15,657
8,019

8,864
13,507
11,857
15,456
7,935

9,227
13,818
12,113
14,804
8,047

9,145
13,984
12,488
15,847
8,307

9,290
14,558
12,952
16,519
8,565

9,339
14,949
13,290
15,726
8,934

9,237
15,227
13,110
17,292
9,550

9,838
15,705
13,063
17,578
9,764

9,310
16,276
12,837
20,883
9,400

9,371
16,483
12,833
21,955
9,306

Georgia.................................
Hawaii ...................................
Idaho.....................................
Illinois....................................
Indiana..................................

3,246
4,771
3,453
4,914
3,983

4,371
6,116
4,538
6,570
5,007

7,169
7,402
5,235
8,102
7,653

8,653
8,778
7,144
9,588
9,668

9,005
8,572
7,440
9,918
9,917

9,425
9,331
7,676
10,161
9,877

9,715
10,122
7,599
10,355
10,069

9,468
10,435
7,542
10,525
10,310

9,575
10,680
7,502
10,560
10,588

9,829
11,294
7,398
10,422
10,211

10,147
12,615
7,411
10,697
10,122

10,446
12,684
7,472
11,129
9,531

10,229
13,145
7,546
11,764
9,810

9,904
12,300
7,455
12,325
9,953

Iowa ......................................
Kansas..................................
Kentucky ...............................
Louisiana ..............................
Maine....................................

4,808
4,210
3,024
3,551
3,911

6,344
5,754
4,565
4,775
4,960

7,509
7,688
6,064
6,496
8,788

8,824
8,460
7,959
7,802
10,307

9,007
9,016
7,900
7,846
10,700

9,371
9,373
8,331
8,386
11,261

9,464
9,315
8,324
8,650
11,676

9,325
9,509
8,394
8,891
11,918

9,452
9,409
8,467
9,105
12,278

9,554
9,881
8,770
9,704
12,398

9,800
10,303
8,852
9,963
12,980

10,233
10,636
9,394
10,756
12,642

10,288
10,817
9,314
11,264
12,915

10,235
10,470
9,405
11,236
13,075

Maryland...............................
Massachusetts......................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................

4,875
4,763
5,069
5,150
2,752

6,720
7,468
7,315
6,732
4,597

9,988
10,334
9,122
8,420
5,258

10,392
11,851
10,901
9,665
6,739

10,735
12,358
10,759
9,936
6,726

11,100
13,067
11,050
9,880
6,837

11,437
13,071
10,972
10,133
7,238

11,535
13,470
11,120
10,278
7,581

11,908
13,821
11,086
10,350
7,774

12,475
13,822
10,950
10,474
8,203

13,365
14,251
11,010
10,690
8,315

14,250
14,716
10,829
10,814
8,481

14,563
15,408
10,996
11,643
8,549

14,707
15,433
10,969
11,198
8,509

Missouri ................................
Montana................................
Nebraska ..............................
Nevada .................................
New Hampshire ....................

3,590
4,383
4,215
4,251
4,013

5,054
6,635
5,934
5,593
5,077

7,295
7,599
8,159
6,838
8,577

8,317
8,487
8,984
7,742
9,221

8,652
8,742
9,388
7,547
9,469

9,113
9,018
9,886
7,763
10,134

9,366
9,367
10,089
7,613
10,720

9,223
9,569
10,336
7,839
11,203

9,329
9,655
10,439
8,078
11,599

9,461
9,865
10,663
8,207
11,889

9,863
10,246
11,224
8,691
12,303

10,247
10,520
11,356
8,800
12,846

10,195
10,729
11,498
8,821
13,340

10,206
11,093
12,033
8,795
13,725

New Jersey ...........................


New Mexico ..........................
New York...............................
North Carolina ......................
North Dakota ........................

5,565
4,006
7,195
3,436
3,991

8,282
5,483
8,649
4,794
5,691

13,524
6,176
12,636
7,202
6,988

13,896
7,830
13,235
8,126
7,618

14,619
8,205
13,927
8,240
7,960

15,061
8,789
14,326
8,295
8,568

15,705
8,903
14,947
8,200
8,585

16,311
9,259
15,455
8,086
8,968

16,759
9,300
16,268
8,426
9,828

17,101
9,553
16,713
8,458
9,981

18,018
9,865
17,331
8,782
9,666

18,940
9,987
18,053
8,382
10,023

17,994
10,228
18,813
8,972
10,391

18,247
10,101
19,075
8,636
11,045

Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon..................................
Pennsylvania.........................
Rhode Island ........................

4,076
3,336
5,080
4,911
4,860

5,553
5,305
7,071
6,825
6,860

8,120
5,902
8,718
10,282
10,589

9,496
7,251
9,609
10,448
11,970

9,840
7,823
9,784
10,670
12,107

10,305
7,955
9,760
10,902
12,391

10,787
7,612
9,361
11,242
12,932

11,042
7,525
9,316
11,872
13,547

11,076
7,847
9,579
12,151
13,851

11,083
7,938
9,886
12,263
14,419

11,077
8,282
9,986
12,157
14,997

11,114
8,259
10,281
12,621
15,543

11,311
8,352
10,188
13,039
15,604

11,784
8,326
9,731
13,365
15,459

South Carolina......................
South Dakota ........................
Tennessee ............................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................

3,417
3,953
3,198
3,320
3,586

4,682
5,220
4,465
5,100
4,561

6,756
6,293
6,102
6,873
4,618

8,240
7,571
7,236
8,452
5,885

8,619
8,046
7,391
8,499
6,074

8,961
8,204
7,596
8,647
6,257

8,797
8,181
7,645
8,918
6,045

8,776
8,644
7,907
8,744
6,104

8,962
8,861
8,132
8,602
6,193

9,286
8,892
8,010
8,555
6,249

9,483
8,989
7,947
8,751
6,364

9,739
9,174
8,406
8,975
6,426

9,783
9,056
8,473
9,077
7,010

9,534
9,470
8,523
9,227
6,775

Vermont ................................
Virginia..................................
Washington...........................
West Virginia.........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming...............................

4,756
3,943
5,139
3,743
4,778
4,849

5,658
5,347
6,997
5,126
6,521
6,945

10,342
8,405
7,854
7,204
8,996
9,389

11,187
9,196
8,571
9,613
10,494
9,981

11,896
9,463
8,773
9,792
10,713
10,183

12,523
9,573
8,989
10,018
11,026
11,040

13,064
9,775
9,063
10,396
11,252
11,228

13,709
10,051
9,039
10,502
11,299
11,382

14,213
10,549
9,161
10,712
11,580
12,097

14,644
10,809
9,131
10,796
11,427
13,079

15,193
11,386
9,502
10,843
11,562
14,788

15,502
11,463
9,736
10,813
11,600
14,894

16,003
11,586
10,162
11,244
11,856
15,508

16,806
11,124
9,972
12,316
12,025
15,993

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ..............
Guam ................................
Northern Marianas............
Puerto Rico.......................
U.S. Virgin Islands.............

4,618

3,193
6,841
6,015
2,877
10,830

3,682

6,883
4,575
8,708

3,364

6,386
4,789
8,366

3,711

5,668
4,550
7,300

3,719

5,647
5,324
8,548

4,272
7,069
5,186
5,071
8,853

4,282

5,976
5,910
9,957

4,073
7,755
5,631
6,255
10,028

3,881

5,247
6,695
10,778

4,875
7,009
13,284

6,099
7,373
13,536

5,959
7,372
14,824

198990 19992000

Not available.
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), prepared by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. The CPI does
not account for differences in inflation rates from state to state.
NOTE: Expenditures for state administration are excluded in all years except 196970 and
197980. Beginning in 198990, the survey was expanded and coverage of state expendi-

200910

tures for public school districts was improved. Some data have been revised from previously
published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics
of State School Systems, 196970; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and
Secondary Schools, 197980; and Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education
Financial Survey, 198990 through 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Revenues and Expenditures

Table 218. Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction:
Selected years, 196970 through 200910
Unadjusted dollars
State or jurisdiction

196970

197980

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

10

11

12

13

14

United States .............

$816

$2,272

15

$4,980

$7,394

$7,904

$8,259

$8,610

$8,900

$9,316

$9,778

$10,336

$10,982

$11,239

$11,445

Alabama .............................
Alaska.................................
Arizona ...............................
Arkansas.............................
California ............................

544
1,123
720
568
867

1,612
4,728
1,971
1,574
2,268

3,327
8,431
4,053
3,485
4,391

5,758
9,668
5,478
5,628
6,401

6,052
9,998
6,032
5,942
7,063

6,327
10,419
6,470
6,676
7,439

6,642
10,770
6,784
6,981
7,601

6,812
11,074
6,908
7,307
7,708

7,309
11,851
7,218
8,243
7,989

7,980
12,537
7,637
8,748
8,416

8,743
13,508
8,038
9,152
9,029

9,345
16,002
8,630
9,460
9,673

9,385
16,822
8,732
9,651
9,439

9,554
17,350
8,865
10,237
9,680

Colorado .............................
Connecticut.........................
Delaware.............................
District of Columbia ............
Florida.................................

738
951
900
1,018
732

2,421
2,420
2,861
3,259
1,889

4,720
7,837
5,799
8,955
4,997

6,702
10,122
8,809
11,935
6,383

7,082
10,525
9,720
13,204
6,620

7,284
11,022
9,959
14,557
6,679

7,826
11,302
10,257
14,735
6,922

8,416
11,755
11,049
15,414
7,269

8,558
12,655
11,770
15,074
7,731

8,938
13,461
12,330
17,877
8,376

9,110
14,143
12,612
18,285
9,055

9,977
15,063
12,789
20,807
9,711

9,611
15,840
12,753
19,766
9,452

9,747
16,133
12,928
21,283
9,363

Georgia...............................
Hawaii .................................
Idaho...................................
Illinois..................................
Indiana................................

588
841
603
909
728

1,625
2,322
1,659
2,587
1,882

4,275
4,448
3,078
5,118
4,606

6,903
7,090
5,644
8,084
7,652

7,431
7,106
6,077
8,659
8,128

7,870
7,919
6,391
8,967
8,268

8,308
8,770
6,454
9,309
8,582

8,278
9,341
6,559
9,710
9,033

8,577
9,705
6,698
10,020
9,640

9,164
10,747
6,861
10,282
9,558

9,615
12,364
7,074
10,816
9,727

10,263
12,774
7,402
11,624
9,569

10,178
13,397
7,567
12,489
9,946

9,855
12,734
7,481
13,083
10,160

Iowa ....................................
Kansas................................
Kentucky .............................
Louisiana ............................
Maine..................................

844
771
545
648
692

2,326
2,173
1,701
1,792
1,824

4,453
4,752
3,745
3,903
5,373

6,925
6,962
6,784
6,256
8,247

7,340
7,681
7,174
6,553
8,879

7,714
8,342
7,536
7,061
9,517

7,943
8,373
7,728
7,492
10,114

8,017
8,804
7,976
7,846
10,504

8,341
9,037
8,379
8,288
11,153

8,460
9,905
8,975
8,568
11,760

8,789
10,280
9,303
9,650
12,628

9,128
11,065
9,940
10,797
13,177

10,482
11,485
10,054
11,410
13,558

10,524
11,045
10,376
11,492
14,008

Maryland.............................
Massachusetts....................
Michigan .............................
Minnesota ...........................
Mississippi ..........................

918
859
904
904
501

2,598
2,819
2,640
2,387
1,664

6,275
6,237
5,546
4,971
3,094

8,273
9,375
8,886
7,499
5,356

8,833
10,073
9,031
7,960
5,535

9,266
10,808
9,428
8,050
5,719

9,801
11,161
9,847
8,440
6,186

10,140
11,583
10,049
8,934
6,601

10,790
12,208
10,328
9,273
6,994

11,719
12,629
10,598
9,761
7,699

12,836
13,263
10,932
10,185
7,988

14,122
14,373
11,155
10,663
8,448

14,612
15,249
11,493
11,602
8,610

14,937
15,411
11,661
11,366
8,670

Missouri ..............................
Montana..............................
Nebraska ............................
Nevada ...............................
New Hampshire ..................

709
782
736
769
723

1,936
2,476
2,150
2,088
1,916

4,507
4,736
4,842
4,117
5,304

6,764
6,990
7,360
6,148
7,082

7,265
7,484
7,688
6,150
7,656

7,700
7,861
8,238
6,477
8,230

8,002
8,391
8,550
6,496
8,900

8,022
8,771
9,270
6,780
9,391

8,360
9,108
9,638
7,198
10,043

8,834
9,653
10,170
7,720
10,698

9,266
10,244
10,711
8,372
11,347

10,007
10,541
11,217
8,891
12,280

10,341
10,881
11,457
8,865
12,912

10,468
11,463
12,048
8,869
13,424

New Jersey .........................


New Mexico ........................
New York.............................
North Carolina ....................
North Dakota ......................

1,016
707
1,327
612
690

3,191
2,034
3,462
1,754
1,920

8,139
3,515
8,062
4,290
4,189

10,903
5,835
10,957
6,505
6,078

11,752
6,320
11,887
6,817
6,467

12,197
6,886
12,343
6,970
7,112

13,093
7,126
13,211
7,057
7,315

13,776
7,653
13,926
7,114
7,791

14,666
7,933
15,054
7,628
8,776

15,362
8,426
16,095
7,940
9,239

16,650
8,876
17,182
8,373
9,203

18,174
9,377
18,423
8,415
9,637

17,466
9,727
19,373
9,167
10,113

18,060
9,716
19,965
8,930
10,976

Ohio ....................................
Oklahoma ...........................
Oregon................................
Pennsylvania.......................
Rhode Island ......................

730
604
925
882
891

2,075
1,926
2,692
2,535
2,601

5,045
3,508
5,474
6,228
6,368

7,816
5,770
8,129
8,380
9,646

8,403
6,458
8,545
8,847
10,116

8,928
6,672
8,725
9,196
10,552

9,427
6,540
8,514
9,648
11,377

9,799
6,599
8,640
10,393
12,279

9,984
7,086
8,799
11,014
12,685

10,306
7,449
9,294
11,530
13,917

10,792
7,968
9,762
11,995
14,674

11,374
8,270
10,487
12,493
15,843

11,905
8,423
10,673
12,989
16,211

12,307
8,511
10,476
13,678
16,073

South Carolina....................
South Dakota ......................
Tennessee ..........................
Texas ..................................
Utah ....................................

613
690
566
624
626

1,752
1,908
1,635
1,916
1,657

4,082
3,731
3,664
4,150
2,764

6,545
6,037
5,837
6,771
4,692

7,210
6,581
6,108
7,039
5,029

7,549
6,890
6,476
7,302
5,294

7,759
7,192
6,674
7,714
5,247

7,893
7,607
7,047
7,711
5,427

8,302
7,960
7,426
7,814
5,654

8,795
8,273
7,580
8,085
5,809

9,226
8,506
7,843
8,484
6,116

9,823
9,047
8,459
9,029
6,841

10,007
9,457
8,676
9,260
7,081

9,887
9,683
8,810
9,528
6,877

Vermont ..............................
Virginia................................
Washington.........................
West Virginia.......................
Wisconsin ...........................
Wyoming.............................

807
708
915
670
883
856

1,997
1,970
2,568
1,920
2,477
2,527

6,227
4,672
4,702
4,360
5,524
5,577

8,799
6,491
6,914
7,637
8,299
7,944

9,559
7,664
7,312
8,148
8,797
8,466

10,229
7,928
7,626
8,451
9,237
9,321

10,903
8,300
7,882
9,025
9,538
9,906

11,675
8,761
8,051
9,076
9,834
10,351

12,579
9,441
8,362
9,321
10,141
11,087

13,377
10,046
8,702
9,756
10,484
12,415

14,219
10,913
9,233
10,080
10,813
14,219

15,089
11,410
9,846
10,605
11,370
14,936

16,073
11,696
10,423
11,122
11,773
15,658

16,946
11,383
10,242
12,332
12,136
16,535

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ............
Guam ..............................
Northern Marianas..........
Puerto Rico.....................
U.S. Virgin Islands...........

820

1,908
4,234
3,007
1,750
6,767

2,807

5,720
3,859
7,238

2,743

5,481
4,191
7,795

2,983

4,934
4,013
6,248

3,121

5,221
4,743
7,747

3,671
6,449
4,746
4,534
8,077

3,801

5,669
5,304
8,698

3,842
7,095
5,307
5,897
9,637

3,909
7,450
5,356
6,152
10,548

4,309
8,084
5,162
6,937
12,358

4,468
8,264
6,397
7,329
12,768

4,881
8,398
6,284
7,426
14,118

198990 19992000

See notes at end of table.

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

200910

CHAPTER 2: Elementary and Secondary Education 305


Revenues and Expenditures

Table 218. Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction:
Selected years, 196970 through 200910Continued
Constant 201112 dollars1
State or jurisdiction

196970

197980

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

United States .............

$4,916

$6,659

$8,925

$9,939

$10,272

$10,547

$10,759

$10,883

$11,059

$11,182

$11,522

$11,805

$11,914

$12,017

Alabama .............................
Alaska.................................
Arizona ...............................
Arkansas.............................
California ............................

3,277
6,763
4,338
3,419
5,224

4,725
13,858
5,777
4,615
6,647

5,963
15,110
7,264
6,246
7,869

7,741
12,996
7,364
7,565
8,604

7,866
12,994
7,839
7,722
9,180

8,080
13,306
8,262
8,526
9,500

8,300
13,458
8,477
8,723
9,499

8,330
13,542
8,448
8,935
9,426

8,677
14,069
8,568
9,786
9,484

9,125
14,337
8,734
10,005
9,625

9,746
15,058
8,960
10,202
10,066

10,045
17,201
9,277
10,169
10,398

9,949
17,833
9,257
10,231
10,006

10,031
18,217
9,308
10,748
10,164

Colorado .............................
Connecticut.........................
Delaware.............................
District of Columbia ............
Florida.................................

4,445
5,731
5,422
6,135
4,411

7,096
7,094
8,387
9,553
5,537

8,460
14,045
10,393
16,049
8,956

9,009
13,606
11,841
16,043
8,580

9,204
13,679
12,633
17,161
8,604

9,302
14,076
12,718
18,590
8,529

9,780
14,123
12,818
18,413
8,650

10,291
14,375
13,512
18,849
8,889

10,159
15,024
13,973
17,895
9,177

10,222
15,394
14,101
20,443
9,579

10,156
15,766
14,060
20,384
10,095

10,725
16,192
13,748
22,366
10,439

10,189
16,792
13,520
20,954
10,020

10,234
16,939
13,574
22,347
9,831

Georgia...............................
Hawaii .................................
Idaho...................................
Illinois..................................
Indiana................................

3,542
5,063
3,634
5,479
4,386

4,764
6,806
4,864
7,582
5,518

7,661
7,973
5,516
9,172
8,255

9,279
9,531
7,587
10,866
10,286

9,658
9,236
7,899
11,254
10,564

10,050
10,113
8,162
11,452
10,558

10,381
10,959
8,065
11,632
10,724

10,123
11,422
8,020
11,873
11,046

10,182
11,521
7,952
11,896
11,444

10,479
12,290
7,847
11,759
10,930

10,718
13,783
7,886
12,057
10,843

11,032
13,731
7,957
12,495
10,286

10,790
14,202
8,022
13,240
10,544

10,347
13,370
7,855
13,737
10,668

Iowa ....................................
Kansas................................
Kentucky .............................
Louisiana ............................
Maine..................................

5,085
4,645
3,284
3,904
4,172

6,819
6,370
4,986
5,253
5,345

7,980
8,516
6,712
6,996
9,629

9,309
9,359
9,119
8,409
11,085

9,540
9,983
9,324
8,517
11,540

9,851
10,654
9,624
9,018
12,154

9,926
10,463
9,658
9,362
12,639

9,803
10,766
9,753
9,595
12,845

9,902
10,728
9,947
9,839
13,240

9,674
11,327
10,263
9,799
13,449

9,797
11,459
10,371
10,758
14,077

9,812
11,894
10,685
11,606
14,164

11,112
12,176
10,658
12,096
14,374

11,049
11,597
10,895
12,066
14,708

Maryland.............................
Massachusetts....................
Michigan .............................
Minnesota ...........................
Mississippi ..........................

5,532
5,175
5,445
5,443
3,017

7,615
8,264
7,740
6,996
4,877

11,247
11,178
9,940
8,908
5,544

11,121
12,602
11,945
10,080
7,199

11,481
13,092
11,737
10,346
7,193

11,833
13,803
12,041
10,281
7,304

12,248
13,947
12,304
10,547
7,730

12,399
14,164
12,288
10,925
8,073

12,809
14,493
12,260
11,008
8,303

13,402
14,443
12,120
11,162
8,805

14,309
14,785
12,186
11,354
8,904

15,180
15,450
11,991
11,462
9,081

15,490
16,166
12,184
12,300
9,127

15,684
16,181
12,244
11,934
9,103

Missouri ..............................
Montana..............................
Nebraska ............................
Nevada ...............................
New Hampshire ..................

4,268
4,710
4,436
4,635
4,356

5,676
7,259
6,302
6,121
5,616

8,077
8,489
8,677
7,379
9,506

9,092
9,396
9,893
8,264
9,520

9,442
9,727
9,992
7,994
9,950

9,833
10,039
10,520
8,272
10,511

9,999
10,486
10,684
8,118
11,121

9,809
10,725
11,336
8,291
11,484

9,924
10,813
11,442
8,545
11,923

10,103
11,039
11,630
8,828
12,234

10,329
11,419
11,940
9,333
12,649

10,756
11,330
12,057
9,557
13,200

10,963
11,535
12,145
9,398
13,689

10,991
12,036
12,650
9,313
14,095

New Jersey .........................


New Mexico ........................
New York.............................
North Carolina ....................
North Dakota ......................

6,122
4,259
7,993
3,689
4,154

9,355
5,961
10,149
5,142
5,629

14,587
6,299
14,448
7,689
7,508

14,655
7,843
14,728
8,744
8,170

15,274
8,214
15,449
8,860
8,405

15,577
8,794
15,763
8,902
9,083

16,361
8,905
16,509
8,819
9,141

16,846
9,358
17,029
8,700
9,527

17,411
9,417
17,872
9,055
10,418

17,568
9,636
18,406
9,081
10,566

18,560
9,894
19,153
9,334
10,260

19,536
10,079
19,804
9,045
10,359

18,516
10,312
20,537
9,719
10,721

18,962
10,201
20,963
9,377
11,525

Ohio ....................................
Oklahoma ...........................
Oregon................................
Pennsylvania.......................
Rhode Island ......................

4,398
3,641
5,571
5,312
5,369

6,081
5,647
7,891
7,430
7,624

9,041
6,287
9,811
11,162
11,412

10,507
7,756
10,927
11,265
12,967

10,922
8,393
11,106
11,498
13,147

11,402
8,520
11,143
11,744
13,475

11,780
8,172
10,639
12,056
14,217

11,982
8,070
10,565
12,710
15,015

11,852
8,412
10,446
13,076
15,059

11,785
8,519
10,628
13,186
15,915

12,030
8,883
10,882
13,372
16,358

12,227
8,890
11,273
13,429
17,030

12,621
8,929
11,315
13,770
17,186

12,922
8,937
10,999
14,362
16,876

South Carolina....................
South Dakota ......................
Tennessee ..........................
Texas ..................................
Utah ....................................

3,690
4,156
3,410
3,760
3,773

5,136
5,592
4,794
5,615
4,856

7,315
6,687
6,566
7,438
4,953

8,799
8,115
7,846
9,102
6,308

9,371
8,554
7,938
9,148
6,536

9,641
8,798
8,271
9,326
6,761

9,696
8,987
8,340
9,640
6,557

9,652
9,302
8,617
9,430
6,636

9,855
9,449
8,816
9,276
6,712

10,058
9,461
8,669
9,246
6,644

10,285
9,482
8,743
9,457
6,818

10,559
9,725
9,092
9,706
7,354

10,608
10,025
9,198
9,817
7,507

10,381
10,167
9,250
10,004
7,220

Vermont ..............................
Virginia................................
Washington.........................
West Virginia.......................
Wisconsin ...........................
Wyoming.............................

4,863
4,264
5,514
4,036
5,317
5,157

5,854
5,775
7,528
5,629
7,260
7,407

11,159
8,372
8,427
7,815
9,900
9,996

11,828
8,725
9,293
10,265
11,155
10,678

12,423
9,961
9,503
10,590
11,434
11,003

13,063
10,125
9,739
10,792
11,796
11,903

13,624
10,372
9,850
11,278
11,918
12,379

14,277
10,713
9,845
11,099
12,025
12,657

14,933
11,208
9,927
11,065
12,039
13,162

15,297
11,489
9,952
11,157
11,989
14,198

15,851
12,165
10,293
11,237
12,054
15,851

16,219
12,265
10,583
11,399
12,222
16,055

17,040
12,399
11,049
11,790
12,481
16,600

17,793
11,951
10,753
12,948
12,743
17,361

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa ............
Guam ..............................
Northern Marianas..........
Puerto Rico.....................
U.S. Virgin Islands...........

4,938

3,419
7,589
5,390
3,136
12,128

3,774

7,689
5,187
9,729

3,565

7,123
5,447
10,131

3,809

6,301
5,124
7,979

3,899

6,524
5,926
9,681

4,489
7,886
5,803
5,544
9,877

4,512

6,730
6,296
10,326

4,394
8,113
6,069
6,744
11,020

4,357
8,305
5,971
6,858
11,758

4,632
8,690
5,549
7,457
13,284

4,736
8,761
6,782
7,770
13,536

5,125
8,818
6,598
7,797
14,824

198990 19992000

Not available.
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), prepared by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. The CPI does
not account for differences in inflation rates from state to state.
NOTE: State administration expenditures are excluded in all years except 196970 and
197980. Beginning in 198990, extensive changes were made in the data collection proce-

200910

dures. There are discrepancies in average daily attendance reporting practices from state to
state. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics
of State School Systems, 196970; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and
Secondary Education, 197980; and Common Core of Data (CCD), National Public Education Financial Survey, 198990 through 200910. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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CHAPTER 3

Postsecondary Education
Postsecondary education includes academic, career and
technical, and continuing professional education programs
after high school. American colleges and universities and
career/technical institutions offer a diverse array of postsecondary educational experiences. For example, a community
college normally offers the first 2 years of a standard college
curriculum as well as a selection of terminal career and technical education programs. A university typically offers a full
undergraduate course of study leading to a bachelors degree,
as well as programs leading to advanced degrees. A specialized career/technical institution offers training programs of
varying lengths that are designed to prepare students for specific careers.
This chapter provides an overview of the latest statistics on
postsecondary education, including data on various types of
postsecondary institutions and programs. However, to maintain comparability over time, most of the data in the Digest are
for degree-granting institutions, which are defined as postsecondary institutions that grant an associates or higher degree
and whose students are eligible to participate in the Title IV
federal financial aid programs.1 Degree-granting institutions
include almost all 2- and 4-year colleges and universities; they
exclude institutions offering only career and technical programs of less than 2 years duration and continuing education
programs. The degree-granting institution classification currently used by the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) includes approximately the same set of institutions as
the higher education institution classification that was used by
NCES prior to 199697.2 This chapter highlights historical
data that enable the reader to observe long-range trends in college education in America.
Other chapters provide related information on postsecondary education. Data on price indexes and on the number of
1Title

IV programs, which are administered by the U.S. Department of Education, provide financial aid to postsecondary students.
2Included in the current degree-granting classification are some institutions
(primarily 2-year colleges) that were not previously designated as higher education institutions. Excluded from the current degree-granting classification
are a few institutions that were previously designated as higher education institutions even though they did not award an associates or higher degree. The
former higher education classification was defined as including institutions
that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The former institutions of higher education offered courses that led to
an associates or higher degree, or were accepted for credit towards a degree.

degrees held by the general population are shown in chapter 1.


Chapter 4 contains tabulations on federal funding for postsecondary education. Information on employment outcomes for
college graduates is shown in chapter 5. Chapter 7 contains
data on college libraries. Further information on survey methodologies is presented in Appendix A: Guide to Sources and
in the publications cited in the table source notes. For information on adults participation in nonpostsecondary education,
such as General Educational Development (GED) or English
as a Second Language (ESL) classes, see chapter 7.

Enrollment
Enrollment in degree-granting institutions increased by
11 percent between 1991 and 2001 (table 221 and figure 12).
Between 2001 and 2011, enrollment increased 32 percent,
from 15.9 million to 21.0 million. Much of the growth
between 2001 and 2011 was in full-time enrollment; the
number of full-time students rose 38 percent, while the number of part-time students rose 23 percent. During the same
time period, the number of females rose 33 percent, while
the number of males rose 30 percent. Enrollment increases
can be affected both by population growth and by rising
rates of enrollment. Between 2001 and 2011, the number of
18- to 24-year-olds increased from 28.0 million to 31.1 million, an increase of 11 percent (table 19), and the percentage
of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in college rose from 36 percent in 2001 to 42 percent in 2011 (table 239). In addition to
enrollment in accredited 2-year colleges, 4-year colleges,
and universities, about 572,000 students attended nondegree-granting, Title IV eligible, postsecondary institutions
in fall 2011 (table 219). These institutions are postsecondary
institutions that do not award associates or higher degrees;
they include, for example, institutions that offer only career
and technical programs of less than 2 years duration.
Like enrollment in degree-granting institutions for the
United States as a whole, the number of students enrolled in
degree-granting institutions located within individual states
has been on the rise (table 242 and figure 13). From 2006 to
2011, when U.S. enrollment in degree-granting institutions
increased by 18 percent overall, all 50 states experienced
enrollment increases, with only the District of Columbia having a decrease (18 percent). However, enrollment increases
varied from state to state. The largest increase was in West Virginia (61 percent), followed by Iowa (56 percent) and Arizona

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(41 percent). Five other states had increases of 25 percent or


more. Nine states had increases of less than 10 percent.
In recent years, the percentage increase in the number of
students age 25 and over has been larger than the percentage
increase in the number of younger students, but the difference between these rates of increase is expected to narrow
(table 224 and figure 14). Between 2000 and 2011, the
enrollment of students under age 25 increased by 35 percent.
Enrollment of students 25 and over rose 41 percent during
the same period. From 2011 to 2021, NCES projects a rise of
13 percent in enrollments of students under 25, and a rise of
14 percent in enrollments of students 25 and over.
Enrollment trends have differed at the undergraduate and
postbaccalaureate levels. Undergraduate enrollment increased
47 percent between 1970 and 1983, when it reached 10.8 million (table 240). Undergraduate enrollment dipped to 10.6 million in 1984 and 1985, but then increased each year from 1985
to 1992, rising 18 percent before stabilizing between 1992 and
1998. Between 2001 and 2011, undergraduate enrollment rose
32 percent, from 13.7 million to 18.1 million. Postbaccalaureate enrollment increased 34 percent between 1970 and 1984,
with most of this increase occurring in the early 1970s (table
241). Postbaccalaureate enrollment increased throughout the
period from 1985 to 2011, rising a total of 78 percent. During
the last decade of this period, between 2001 and 2011, postbaccalaureate enrollment rose 32 percent, from 2.2 million to
2.9 million.
Since 1988, the number of females in postbaccalaureate
programs has exceeded the number of males. Between 2001
and 2011, the number of full-time male postbaccalaureate
students increased by 36 percent, compared with a 56 percent increase in the number of full-time female postbaccalaureate students. Among part-time postbaccalaureate
students, the number of males increased by 14 percent and
the number of females increased by 20 percent.
Eleven percent of undergraduates in both 200304 and
200708 reported having a disability (table 269). In
200708, some 43 percent of undergraduates with disabilities were male and 57 percent were female, the same percentages as for undergraduates without disabilities. There
were some differences in characteristics such as race/ethnicity, age, dependency status, and veteran status between
undergraduates reporting disabilities and those without disabilities in 200708. For example, White students made up a
larger percentage of undergraduates reporting disabilities
than of undergraduates without disabilities (66 percent vs.
61 percent). Undergraduates under age 24 made up a smaller
percentage of those reporting disabilities than of those not
reporting disabilities (52 percent vs. 59 percent). A smaller
percentage of undergraduates who reported disabilities than
of those without disabilities were dependents (45 percent vs.
52 percent). Veterans made up a larger percentage of undergraduates with disabilities than of undergraduates without
disabilities (5 percent vs. 3 percent).
The percentage of American college students who are Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian/
Alaska Native has been increasing (table 263). From 1976 to

2011, the percentage of Hispanic students rose from 4 percent


to 14 percent, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander students rose from 2 percent to 6 percent, the percentage of Black
students rose from 10 percent to 15 percent, and the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native students rose from 0.7
to 0.9 percent. During the same period, the percentage of
White students fell from 84 percent to 61 percent.
Despite the sizable numbers of small degree-granting colleges, most students attend larger colleges and universities.
In fall 2011, some 42 percent of institutions had fewer than
1,000 students; however, these campuses enrolled 4 percent
of all college students (table 275). While 13 percent of campuses enrolled 10,000 or more students, they accounted for
59 percent of total college enrollment.
In 2011, the five postsecondary institutions with the highest enrollment were University of Phoenix, Online Campus,
with 307,900 students; Ashford University, with 74,600 students; Arizona State University, with 72,300 students; Liberty University, with 64,100 students; and Miami-Dade
College, with 63,700 students (table 276).

Faculty, Staff, and Salaries


Approximately 3.8 million people were employed in colleges and universities in fall 2011, including 2.9 million professional and 0.9 million nonprofessional staff (table 286).
In fall 2011, there were 1.5 million faculty members in
degree-granting institutions, including 0.8 million full-time
and 0.8 million part-time faculty. From 1991 to 2011, the
proportion of staff classified as professionalsincluding
executive, administrative, and managerial professionals;
faculty; graduate assistants; and other professionalsrose
from 63 percent to 76 percent (table 285). The proportion of
staff who were executive, administrative, and managerial
professionals was 6 percent in 1991 and 6 percent in 2011.
The proportion of staff who were faculty rose from 33 percent in 1991 to 40 percent in 2011. The proportion of other
professionals not engaged in teaching rose from 17 percent
in 1991 to 21 percent in 2011. The proportion of nonprofessional staffincluding technical and paraprofessional, clerical and secretarial, skilled crafts, and service and
maintenance staffdeclined from 37 percent to 24 percent.
The full-time-equivalent (FTE) student/FTE staff ratio at
colleges and universities increased from 4.9 in 1991 to 5.4 in
2011 (table 285 and figure 15). The FTE student/FTE faculty ratio was lower in 2011 (15.6) than in 1991 (16.4).
Colleges and universities differ in their practices of
employing part-time and full-time staff. In fall 2011, some
47 percent of the employees at public 2-year colleges were
employed full time, compared with 67 percent at public 4year colleges and universities, 70 percent at private nonprofit 4-year colleges and universities, and 61 percent at private nonprofit 2-year colleges (table 286). A higher
percentage of the faculty at public 4-year colleges and universities were employed full time (66 percent) than at private nonprofit 4-year colleges and universities (56 percent),
private for-profit 4-year colleges and universities (14 per-

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cent), private nonprofit 2-year colleges (43 percent), private


for-profit 2-year colleges (40 percent), or public 2-year colleges (30 percent). In general, the number of full-time staff
has been growing at a slower rate than the number of parttime staff (table 284). Between 2001 and 2011, the number
of full-time staff increased by 19 percent, compared to an
increase of 35 percent in the number of part-time staff. Most
of the increase in the part-time staff was due to the increase
in the number of part-time faculty (54 percent) and graduate
assistants (36 percent) during this time period.
In fall 2011, some 7 percent of college and university faculty were Black (based on a faculty count that excludes persons whose race/ethnicity was unknown), 7 percent were
Asian, 5 percent were Hispanic, 1 percent were American
Indian/Alaska Native, 1 percent were of two or more races,
and less than 1 percent were Pacific Islander (table 287).
About 80 percent of all faculty with known race/ethnicity
were White; 42 percent were White males and 38 percent
were White females. Staff who were Black, Hispanic, Asian,
Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, or of two
or more races made up about 20 percent of executive,
administrative, and managerial staff in 2011 and about 34
percent of nonprofessional staff. The proportion of total staff
made up of Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders,
American Indians/Alaska Natives, and persons of two or
more races was similar at public 4-year colleges (26 percent), private 4-year colleges (24 percent), and public 2-year
colleges (24 percent), but the proportion at private 2-year
colleges (37 percent) was higher.
On average, full-time faculty and instructional staff spent
58 percent of their time teaching in 2003 (table 292).
Research and scholarship accounted for 20 percent of their
time, and 22 percent was spent on other activities (administration, professional growth, etc.).
Faculty salaries generally lost purchasing power during
the 1970s. In constant 201112 dollars, average salaries for
faculty on 9-month contracts declined by 16 percent during
the period from 197071 ($72,800) to 198081 ($61,200)
(table 298). During the 1980s, average salaries rose and
recouped most of the losses. Between 199091 and
201112, there was a further increase in average faculty salaries, resulting in an average salary in 201112 ($76,600)
that was about 5 percent higher than the average salary in
197071. The average salary for males was higher than the
average salary for females in all years for which data are
available. Between 19992000 and 201112, the average
salary in constant 201112 dollars for males increased by 3
percent (from $80,800 to $83,200) and the average salary for
females increased by 4 percent (from $65,900 to $68,500).
In 201112, average salaries were about 21 percent higher
for males than for females ($83,200 versus $68,500).
The percentage of faculty with tenure has declined. Of
those faculty at institutions with tenure systems, about 49
percent of full-time instructional faculty had tenure in
201112, compared with 56 percent in 199394 (table 305).
Also, the percentage of institutions with tenure systems in
201112 (45 percent) was lower than in 199394 (63 per-

cent). Part of this change was due to the expansion in the


number of for-profit institutions (table 306), relatively few
of which have tenure systems (1.3 percent in 201112)
(table 305). At institutions with tenure systems, there were
differences between males and females in the percentage of
full-time instructional faculty having tenure. Fifty-four percent of males had tenure in 201112, compared with 41 percent of females. In 201112, about 51 percent of full-time
instructional faculty had tenure at public institutions with
tenure systems, compared with 44 percent at private nonprofit institutions with tenure systems and 31 percent at private for-profit institutions with tenure systems.

Degrees
During the 201112 academic year, 4,706 accredited
institutions offered degrees at the associates degree level or
above (table 306). These included 1,649 public institutions,
1,653 private nonprofit institutions, and 1,404 private forprofit institutions. Of the 4,706 institutions, 2,968 were 4year institutions that awarded degrees at the bachelors or
higher level, and 1,738 were 2-year institutions that offered
associates degrees as their highest award. Institutions
awarding various degrees in 201011 numbered 2,955 for
associates degrees, 2,461 for bachelors degrees, 1,851 for
masters degrees, and 860 for doctors degrees (table 320).
Growing numbers of people are completing college
degrees. Between 200001 and 201011, the number of associates, bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees that were
conferred rose (table 310). The doctors degree total includes
most degrees formerly classified as first-professional, such as
M.D. (medical), D.D.S. (dental), and J.D. (law) degrees. During this period, the number of associates degrees increased
by 63 percent, the number of bachelors degrees increased by
38 percent, the number of masters degrees increased by 54
percent, and the number of doctors degrees increased by 37
percent. Since the mid-1980s, more females than males have
earned associates, bachelors, and masters degrees. Beginning in 200506, the number of females earning doctors
degrees has exceeded the number of males. Also, the number
of females receiving associates, masters, and doctors
degrees has increased at a faster rate than the number of
males. Between 200001 and 201011, the number of associates degrees awarded to females increased by 67 percent,
while the number awarded to males increased by 56 percent.
The number of females earning masters degrees rose 59 percent during this period, while the number of males rose 47
percent. The number of females earning doctors degrees
increased 52 percent, while the number of males earning doctors degrees increased 24 percent. Between 200001 and
201011, the number of bachelors degrees awarded to males
and the number awarded to females both increased by 38 percent. In addition to degrees awarded at the associates and
higher levels, 1,030,000 certificates were awarded by postsecondary institutions participating in federal Title IV financial aid programs in 201011 (table 323).

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Of the 1,716,000 bachelors degrees conferred in 201011,


the greatest numbers of degrees were conferred in the fields of
business (365,000), social sciences and history (177,000), health
professions and related programs (143,000), education
(104,000), and psychology (101,000) (table 313). At the masters degree level, the greatest numbers of degrees were conferred in the fields of business (187,000) and education
(185,000) (table 314). At the doctors degree level, the greatest
numbers of degrees were conferred in the fields of health professions and related programs (60,200), legal professions and studies (44,900), education (9,600), engineering (8,400), biological
and biomedical sciences (7,700), psychology (5,900), and physical sciences and science technologies (5,300) (table 315).
In recent years, the numbers of bachelors degrees conferred
have followed patterns that differed significantly by field of
study. While the number of degrees conferred increased by 38
percent overall between 200001 and 201011, there was substantial variation among the different fields of study, as well as
shifts in the patterns of change during this time period (table
313 and figure 16). For example, the number of bachelors
degrees conferred in agriculture and natural resources was 1
percent lower in 200506 than in 200001, but then rose 24 percent between 200506 and 201011. In contrast, the number of
degrees conferred in computer and information sciences was 8
percent higher in 200506 than in 200001, but the number in
201011 was 9 percent lower than in 200506. The number of
bachelors degrees conferred in the combined fields of engineering and engineering technologies increased 12 percent
between 200001 and 200506, and then increased a further 14
percent between 200506 and 201011. In some other major
fields, the number of bachelors degrees also increased by
somewhat higher percentages in the second half of the 10-year
period than the first half. For example, the number of degrees
conferred in biological sciences increased by 17 percent
between 200001 and 200506, and then increased by 27 percent between 200506 and 201011; and the number conferred
in physical sciences and science technologies increased by 14
percent between 200506 and 201011 and then by 20 percent
between 200506 and 201011. The number of degrees conferred in health professions and related programs was 21 percent higher in 200506 than in 200001, but increased by 56
percent between 200506 and 201011. Other fields with sizable numbers of degrees (over 5,000 in 201011) that showed
increases of 30 percent or more between 200506 and 201011
included parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies (41 percent); multi/interdisciplinary studies (38 percent); and homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting (35 percent).
Approximately 59 percent of first-time students seeking a
bachelors degree or its equivalent and attending a 4-year institution full time in 2005 completed a bachelors degree or its
equivalent at that institution within 6 years (table 376). This
graduation rate was calculated as the total number of completers within the specified time to degree attainment divided
by the cohort of students who first enrolled at that institution in
2005. Graduation rates were higher at private nonprofit institutions than at public or private for-profit institutions. The 6-year
graduation rate for the 2005 cohort at private nonprofit institu-

tions was 65 percent, compared with 57 percent at public institutions and 42 percent at private for-profit institutions.
Graduation rates also varied by race/ethnicity. At 4-year institutions overall, the 6-year graduation rate for Asians in the 2005
cohort was 70 percent, compared with 64 percent for students
of two or more races, 62 percent for Whites, 51 percent for Hispanics, 48 percent for Pacific Islanders, 40 percent for Blacks,
and 40 percent for American Indians/Alaska Natives.

Finances and Financial Aid


For the 201112 academic year, annual current dollar
prices for undergraduate tuition, room, and board were estimated to be $14,300 at public institutions, $37,800 at private
nonprofit institutions, and $23,300 at private for-profit institutions (table 381). Between 200102 and 201112, prices
for undergraduate tuition, room, and board at public institutions rose 40 percent, and prices at private nonprofit institutions rose 28 percent, after adjustment for inflation. The
inflation-adjusted price for undergraduate tuition, room, and
board at private for-profit institutions was 2 percent lower in
201112 than in 200102.
In 200708, about 80 percent of full-time undergraduate
students received financial aid (grants, loans, work-study, or
aid of multiple types) (table 386). About 64 percent of fulltime undergraduates received federal financial aid in
200708, and 64 percent received aid from nonfederal
sources. (Some students receive aid from both federal and
nonfederal sources.) Section 484(r) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended, suspends a students eligibility for
Title IV federal financial aid if the student is convicted of
certain drug-related offenses that were committed while the
student was receiving Title IV aid. About 0.01 percent of
postsecondary students had their eligibility to receive aid
suspended for 200910 (table C).
Table C. Postsecondary students denied access to Title IV financial
aid because eligibility was suspended due to a drug-related
conviction: 200910
Suspension status

Number of
applications

Percentage
distribution

Total...........................................................................
No suspension of eligibility............................................

19,490,666
19,478,370

100.00
99.98

666

1,751

0.01

879

Suspension of eligibility
For part of award year (suspension ends during year)
For full award year
Due to conviction ....................................................
Due to failure to report conviction status on aid
application form.................................................

#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: It is not possible to determine whether a student who lost eligibility due
to a drug conviction otherwise would have received Title IV aid, since there are
other reasons why an applicant may not receive aid. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), unpublished data.

In 201011, total revenue was $324 billion at public institutions, $207 billion at private nonprofit institutions, and $28
billion at private for-profit institutions (tables 401, 405, and
407 and figures 17 and 18). The category of student tuition

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and fees typically accounts for a significant percentage of


total revenue and was the largest single revenue source at
both private nonprofit and for-profit institutions in 201011
(29 and 89 percent, respectively). At public institutions, the
share of revenue from tuition and fees (18.6 percent) was
slightly lower than that from state appropriations (19.5 percent) in 201011. Tuition and fees constituted the largest revenue category for private nonprofit 2- and 4-year institutions,
private for-profit 2- and 4-year institutions, and public 4-year
institutions. For public 2-year institutions, tuition and fees
constituted the fourth largest revenue category.
In 201011, average total expenditures per full-timeequivalent (FTE) student at public degree-granting colleges
were $26,900 (table 412). The 201011 total expenditures
per FTE student were 4 percent lower than in 200708, but
about 1 percent higher than in 200405, after adjustment for
inflation. In 201011, public 4-year colleges had average
total expenditures per FTE student of $36,400, compared
with $12,400 at public 2-year colleges. At private nonprofit
colleges, total expenditures per FTE student rose 5 percent
between 200405 and 201011, after adjustment for inflation (table 414). In 201011, total expenditures per FTE stu-

dent at private nonprofit colleges were $46,400; they


averaged $46,700 at 4-year colleges and $17,900 at 2-year
colleges (table 415). The expenditures per FTE student at
private for-profit institutions were $13,700 in 201011,
which was about 6 percent higher than in 200405, after
adjustment for inflation (tables 416 and 417). The difference
between average expenditures per FTE student at private
for-profit 4-year colleges ($13,700) and private for-profit 2year colleges ($13,800) was relatively small compared to the
differences between 2-year and 4-year public and private
nonprofit colleges.
As of June 30, 2011, the market value of the endowment
funds of colleges and universities was $416 billion, reflecting an increase of 17 percent compared to 2010, when the
total was $356 billion (table 411). In 2011, the 120 colleges
with the largest endowments accounted for $308 billion, or
about three-fourths of the national total. The five colleges
with the largest endowments in 2011 were Harvard University ($32 billion), Yale University ($19 billion), Princeton
University ($17 billion), Stanford University ($17 billion),
and the University of Texas System ($15 billion).

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Figure 12. Enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting institutions: Fall 1960 through fall 2011 and
196061 through 201112
Fall enrollment, in millions
25
20
15

Total

Public institutions

10
5

Private institutions

0
1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

1995

2000

2005

2010

2000

2005

2010

School year beginning

Degrees, in millions
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2

Bachelors

1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4

Masters

0.2

Doctors

0
1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

School year beginning

Total expenditures, in billions of constant 201112 dollars


$350
300
250
200
150

Public institutions

Private institutions

100
50
0
1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

School year beginning


NOTE: Expenditure data for school year 2011 (201112) are estimated. Degree data for school year 2011 are projected. Doctors degrees include Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at
the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Opening Fall Enrollment in Higher Education, 1960 through 1965; Financial Statistics of Higher Education,
195960 through 196465; Earned Degrees Conferred, 195960 through 196465; Projections of Education Statistics to 2021; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall
Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education, Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred, and Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education surveys, 196566 through
198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799), and Finance Survey (IPEDSF:FY8799); IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component; and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment and Finance components.

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Figure 13. Percentage change in total enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by state: Fall 2006 to fall 2011
WA
NH

MT

MN

OR
ID

VT
WI

SD
IA

NE

NV

PA

UT

IL

OH

IN

CO

WV

KS
AZ

MO

NM

KY

RI

DE
MD
DC

SC

AR
MS

TX

VA

CT
NJ

NC

TN

OK

MA

NY

MI

WY

CA

ME

ND

AL

GA

LA

AK
FL
HI

Percent change
Increase of 25 percent or more

Increase of less than 10 percent

Increase of 15 percent, but less than 25 percent

Decrease

Increase of 10 percent, but less than 15 percent


SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2007 and Spring 2012, Enrollment component.

Figure 14. Enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by age: Fall 1970 through fall 2021
Enrollment, in millions
Projected

14
12
10
8

Under 25 years old

6
4

25 years old and over

2
0
1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

School year
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher
Education surveys, 1970 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring
2012, Enrollment component; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2021. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected
years, 1970 through 2011.

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314 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education

Figure 15. Ratio of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to total FTE staff and to FTE faculty in degree-granting institutions, by
control of institution: 1991, 2001, and 2011
FTE students per
FTE staff member
35
1991

2001

33.1

2011

30
24.9

25

23.6

20
16.4

15

17.6
16.0

15.0 15.6

17.0
12.7

13.6
11.9

10.8

10
5

10.0 10.0

5.4 5.2 5.8

4.9 4.8 5.4

3.6 3.6 3.7

0
Total staff

Faculty

Total staff

Faculty

Public

All degree-granting

Total staff

Faculty

Private nonprofit

Total staff

Faculty

Private for-profit

Control of institution and type of staff


SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:91) and
Fall Staff Survey (IPEDS-S:91); IPEDS Spring 2001 and 2012, Enrollment component; and IPEDS Winter 200102 and 201112, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section.

Figure 16. Bachelors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions in selected fields of study: 200001, 200506, and 201011
Field of study
Biological and biomedical sciences
Business
Communications, journalism, and
communications technologies
Computer and information sciences

200001

Education

200506

Engineering and engineering


technologies

201011

Health professions and


related programs
Psychology
Social sciences and history
Visual and performing arts
0

50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000


Number of bachelors degrees

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2001, Fall 2006, and Fall 2011,
Completions component.

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Figure 17. Percentage distribution of total revenues of public degree-granting institutions, by source of funds: 201011
Investment return,
gifts, and other, 16.1%

Federal government,1 17.7%

Hospitals, 9.6%

Auxiliary enterprises, 7.3%


State governments,2 24.4%

Tuition and fees, 18.6%


Local governments,3 6.3%
Total revenues = $323.8 billion
1Revenues

from the federal government include operating grants and contracts, funds for independent operations, nonoperating revenue appropriations, and nonoperating grants.
from state governments include operating grants and contracts, nonoperating revenue appropriations, nonoperating grants, and capital appropriations.
Revenues from local governments include operating grants and contracts, funds for independent operations, nonoperating revenue appropriations, and nonoperating grants.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Finance component.

2Revenues
3

Figure 18. Percentage distribution of total revenues of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds: 201011
Educational activities,
investment return, and other, 32.0%

Federal government, 11.7%


State governments, 0.8%
Local governments, 0.2%

Tuition and fees, 29.0%


Hospitals, 8.5%

Auxiliary enterprises, 7.1%


Private sources, 10.7%
Total revenues = $207.2 billion
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Finance component.

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Enrollment

Table 219. Enrollment, staff, and degrees/certificates conferred in all postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV programs, by level and
control of institution, sex of student, type of staff, and type of degree: Fall 2010, fall 2011, and 201011

t n em l l o r nE

Degree-granting institutions2

Non-degree-granting institutions3

All Title IV
eligible
institutions1

Total

Public

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

Total

Public

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

10

11

12

Enrollment, fall 2010


Total..........................................
4-year institutions..............................
Males ............................................
Females ........................................
2-year institutions..............................
Males ............................................
Females ........................................
Less-than-2-year institutions.............
Males ............................................
Females ........................................

21,588,124
13,335,777
5,779,795
7,555,982
7,847,996
3,346,603
4,501,393
404,351
113,722
290,629

21,016,126
13,335,251
5,779,685
7,555,566
7,680,875
3,265,126
4,415,749

15,142,809
7,924,771
3,568,544
4,356,227
7,218,038
3,110,993
4,107,045

5,873,317
5,410,480
2,211,141
3,199,339
462,837
154,133
308,704

3,854,920
3,822,260
1,626,564
2,195,696
32,660
12,504
20,156

2,018,397
1,588,220
584,577
1,003,643
430,177
141,629
288,548

571,998
526
110
416
167,121
81,477
85,644
404,351
113,722
290,629

137,464
42
15
27
66,575
35,616
30,959
70,847
29,720
41,127

434,534
484
95
389
100,546
45,861
54,685
333,504
84,002
249,502

26,986
423
79
344
11,400
3,130
8,270
15,163
5,610
9,553

407,548
61
16
45
89,146
42,731
46,415
318,341
78,392
239,949

Staff, fall 2011


Total..........................................
Professional staff ..............................
Administrative ...............................
Faculty ..........................................
Graduate assistants......................
Other professionals.......................
Nonprofessional staff ........................

3,920,836
2,986,568
248,982
1,565,504
355,916
816,166
934,268

3,840,980
2,923,961
238,718
1,523,615
355,916
805,712
917,019

2,484,820
1,865,269
112,473
953,230
285,905
513,661
619,551

1,356,160
1,058,692
126,245
570,385
70,011
292,051
297,468

1,118,046
843,740
104,010
432,733
69,376
237,621
274,306

238,114
214,952
22,235
137,652
635
54,430
23,162

79,856
62,607
10,264
41,889
0
10,454
17,249

24,000
17,977
1,430
14,716
0
1,831
6,023

55,856
44,630
8,834
27,173
0
8,623
11,226

5,080
3,791
753
2,309
0
729
1,289

50,776
40,839
8,081
24,864
0
7,894
9,937

4,582,206

4,212,620

2,658,452

1,554,168

975,390

578,778

369,586

67,500

302,086

16,006

286,080

1,029,557
85,532
33,727
51,805
665,139
279,816
385,323
278,886
78,140
200,746

659,980
85,441
33,713
51,728
574,539
240,141
334,398

452,179
42,214
21,035
21,179
409,965
193,503
216,462

207,801
43,227
12,678
30,549
164,574
46,638
117,936

20,507
10,609
4,455
6,154
9,898
2,771
7,127

187,294
32,618
8,223
24,395
154,676
43,867
110,809

369,577
91
14
77
90,600
39,675
50,925
278,886
78,140
200,746

67,491
0
0
0
32,344
15,104
17,240
35,147
14,009
21,138

302,086
91
14
77
58,256
24,571
33,685
243,739
64,131
179,608

16,006
91
14
77
5,245
1,525
3,720
10,670
4,334
6,336

286,080
0
0
0
53,011
23,046
29,965
233,069
59,797
173,272

Associates degrees..........................
4-year institutions..........................
Males ........................................
Females ....................................
2-year institutions..........................
Males ........................................
Females ....................................
Less-than-2-year institutions.........
Males ........................................
Females ....................................

942,336
289,435
108,751
180,684
652,901
252,565
400,336
0
0
0

942,327
289,435
108,751
180,684
652,892
252,558
400,334

696,788
119,360
47,340
72,020
577,428
223,044
354,384

245,539
170,075
61,411
108,664
75,464
29,514
45,950

51,969
44,587
16,286
28,301
7,382
2,593
4,789

193,570
125,488
45,125
80,363
68,082
26,921
41,161

9
0
0
0
9
7
2
0
0
0

9
0
0
0
9
7
2
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Bachelors degrees ...........................


Males ............................................
Females ........................................

1,715,913
734,133
981,780

1,715,913
734,133
981,780

1,088,297
476,785
611,512

627,616
257,348
370,268

513,106
211,018
302,088

114,510
46,330
68,180

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

Masters degrees ..............................


Males ............................................
Females ........................................

730,635
291,551
439,084

730,635
291,551
439,084

339,250
137,618
201,632

391,385
153,933
237,452

313,200
126,799
186,401

78,185
27,134
51,051

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

Doctors degrees...............................
Males ............................................
Females ........................................

163,765
79,654
84,111

163,765
79,654
84,111

81,938
40,056
41,882

81,827
39,598
42,229

76,608
37,529
39,079

5,219
2,069
3,150

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

Level of institution, sex of student,


type of staff, and type of degree
1

Degrees/certificates conferred,
201011
Total..........................................
Less-than-1-year and 1- to
less-than-4-year certificates .......
4-year institutions..........................
Males ........................................
Females ....................................
2-year institutions..........................
Males ........................................
Females ....................................
Less-than-2-year institutions.........
Males ........................................
Females ....................................

Private

Not applicable.
1Includes degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions.
2Data are for degree-granting institutions, which grant associates or higher degrees and
participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
3Data are for institutions that did not offer accredited 4-year or 2-year degree programs, but
were participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes some institutions transitioning to higher level program offerings, though still classified at a lower level.

Private

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 201112, Human
Resources component; Spring 2010, Enrollment component; and Fall 2011, Completions
component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Selected characteristic
1

186970
2

187980

188990

Total institutions1...............

563

811

998

Total faculty2......................
Males............................
Females........................

5,553 3
4,887 3
666 3

11,522 3
7,328 3
4,194 3
115,817
77,972 3
37,845 3

Total fall enrollment6 .........


Males............................
Females........................

52,286
41,160
11,126

3
3

18991900

190910

191920

192930

193940

194950
10

195960
11

196970
12

197980
13

198990 19992000
14

2,525

3,152

3,535

450,000 4
346,000 4
104,000 4

675,000 4
479,000 4
196,000 4

824,220 5
534,254 5
289,966 5

15
4,084

200506
16

17

18

951

1,041

1,409

1,708

1,851

2,004

15,809
12,704 3
3,105 3

23,868
19,151
4,717

36,480
29,132
7,348

48,615
35,807
12,808

82,386
60,017
22,369

146,929
106,328
40,601

246,722
186,189
60,533

380,554
296,773
83,781

156,756
100,453 3
56,303 3

237,592
152,254
85,338

355,213
214,648 3
140,565 3

597,880
314,938
282,942

1,100,737
619,935
480,802

1,494,203
893,250
600,953

2,444,900
1,721,572
723,328

3,639,847
2,332,617
1,307,230

8,004,660
4,746,201
3,258,459

11,569,899
5,682,877
5,887,022

13,538,560
6,190,015
7,348,545

14,849,691
6,515,164
8,334,527

17,487,475
7,455,925
10,031,550

20,427,711
8,769,504
11,658,207

21,016,126
9,044,811
11,971,315

1,290,426 5
714,453 5
575,973 5

4,495

201011

977

1,027,830 5
602,469 5
425,361 5

4,276

200910

1,439,144 5
761,035 5
678,109 5

4,599

Degrees conferred

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Associates, total...............
Males............................
Females........................

206,023
117,432
88,591

400,910
183,737
217,173

455,102
191,195
263,907

564,933
224,721
340,212

713,066
270,095
442,971

849,452
322,916
526,536

942,327
361,309
581,018

Bachelors, total7...............
Males............................
Females........................

9,371
7,993
1,378

12,896
10,411
2,485

15,539
12,857
2,682

27,410
22,173
5,237

37,199
28,762
8,437

48,622
31,980
16,642

122,484
73,615
48,869

186,500
109,546
76,954

432,058
328,841
103,217

392,440
254,063
138,377

792,316
451,097
341,219

929,417
473,611
455,806

1,051,344
491,696
559,648

1,237,875
530,367
707,508

1,485,242
630,600
854,642

1,650,014
706,633
943,381

1,715,913
734,133
981,780

Masters, total8 ..................


Males............................
Females........................

0
0
0

879
868
11

1,015
821
194

1,583
1,280
303

2,113
1,555
558

4,279
2,985
1,294

14,969
8,925
6,044

26,731
16,508
10,223

58,183
41,220
16,963

74,435
50,898
23,537

213,589
130,799
82,790

305,196
156,882
148,314

330,152
158,052
172,100

463,185
196,129
267,056

599,731
241,656
358,075

693,025
275,197
417,828

730,635
291,551
439,084

Doctors, total9 ..................


Males............................
Females........................

1
1
0

54
51
3

149
147
2

382
359
23

443
399
44

615
522
93

2,299
1,946
353

3,290
2,861
429

6,420
5,804
616

9,829
8,801
1,028

59,486
53,792
5,694

95,631
69,526
26,105

103,508
63,963
39,545

118,736
64,930
53,806

138,056
68,912
69,144

158,558
76,605
81,953

163,765
79,654
84,111

In thousands of current dollars


Finances
Current-fund revenue.......
Educational and general
income.......................
Current-fund
expenditures..............
Educational and general
expenditures..............
Value of physical property..
Market value of
endowment funds .....

$76,883

$199,922

$554,511

$715,211

$2,374,645

$5,785,537

$21,515,242

$58,519,982

$139,635,477

$21,464

$35,084

67,917

172,929

483,065

571,288

1,833,845

4,688,352

16,486,177

507,142

674,688

2,245,661

5,601,376

21,043,113

56,913,588

134,655,571

95,426

253,599

457,594

747,333

377,903
2,065,049

521,990
10
2,753,780

1,706,444
4,799,964

4,685,258
13,548,548

16,845,212
42,093,580

44,542,843
83,733,387

105,585,076
164,635,000

78,788 11

194,998 11

323,661 11

569,071 11

1,372,068 11

1,686,283 11

2,601,223 11

11,206,632

20,743,045

67,978,726

$336,908,009

$355,790,614

$415,656,829

Not available.
1Prior to 197980, excludes branch campuses.
2Total number of different individuals (not reduced to full-time equivalent). Beginning in 195960, data are for the first term of
the academic year.
3Estimated.
4Estimated number of senior instructional staff based on actual enrollment data for the designated year and enrollment/staff
ratios for the prior staff survey. Excludes graduate assistants.
5Because of revised survey procedures, data may not be directly comparable with figures prior to 198990. Excludes graduate assistants.
6Data for 186970 to 193940 are for resident degree-credit students who enrolled at any time during the academic year.
7From 186970 to 195960, bachelors degrees include degrees formerly classified as first-professional, such as M.D.,
D.D.S., and law degrees.
8Figures for years prior to 196970 are not precisely comparable with later data.
9Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees formerly classified as firstprofessional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
10Includes unexpended plant funds.

11Book

5,322,080 11

value. Includes other nonexpendable funds.


NOTE: Data through 198990 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions.
Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The
degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges
and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United
States; Education Directory, Colleges and Universities; Faculty and Other Professional Staff in Institutions of Higher Education; Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities; Earned Degrees Conferred; Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher
Education; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education,
Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred, and Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education surveys; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8999), Fall Staff Survey
(IPEDS-S:8999), Finance Survey (IPEDS-F:FY9000), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9000), and Institutional Characteristics Survey (IPEDS-IC:8999); IPEDS Winter 200506 and Winter 200910, Human Resources component, Fall Staff
section; IPEDS Spring 2006, Spring 2010, and Spring 2011, Enrollment component; and IPEDS Fall 2006, Fall 2010, and Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

318 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 220. Historical summary of faculty, enrollment, degrees, and finances in degree-granting institutions: Selected years, 186970 through 201011

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 319


Enrollment

Table 221. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution: Selected years,
1947 through 2011
Attendance status

Year
1

Total
enrollment

Full-time

Part-time
4

Sex of student
Percent
part-time

Male

Female

Control of institution
Percent
female

Private
Public

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

10

11

19471 ...............................
19481 ...............................
19491 ...............................
19501 ...............................
19511 ...............................

2,338,226
2,403,396
2,444,900
2,281,298
2,101,962

1,659,249
1,709,367
1,721,572
1,560,392
1,390,740

678,977
694,029
723,328
720,906
711,222

29.0
28.9
29.6
31.6
33.8

1,152,377
1,185,588
1,207,151
1,139,699
1,037,938

1,185,849
1,217,808
1,237,749
1,141,599
1,064,024

19521 ...............................
19531 ...............................
19541 ...............................
19551 ...............................
19561 ...............................

2,134,242
2,231,054
2,446,693
2,653,034
2,918,212

1,380,357
1,422,598
1,563,382
1,733,184
1,911,458

753,885
808,456
883,311
919,850
1,006,754

35.3
36.2
36.1
34.7
34.5

1,101,240
1,185,876
1,353,531
1,476,282
1,656,402

1,033,002
1,045,178
1,093,162
1,176,752
1,261,810

1957.................................
1959.................................
1961.................................
1963.................................
1964.................................

3,323,783
3,639,847
4,145,065
4,779,609
5,280,020

2,421,016
2,785,133
3,183,833
3,573,238

1,218,831 2
1,359,932 2
1,595,776 2
1,706,782 2

33.5
32.8
33.4
32.3

2,170,765
2,332,617
2,585,821
2,961,540
3,248,713

1,153,018
1,307,230
1,559,244
1,818,069
2,031,307

34.7
35.9
37.6
38.0
38.5

1,972,673
2,180,982
2,561,447
3,081,279
3,467,708

1,351,110
1,458,865
1,583,618
1,698,330
1,812,312

1965.................................
1966.................................
1967.................................
1968.................................
1969.................................

5,920,864
6,389,872
6,911,748
7,513,091
8,004,660

4,095,728
4,438,606
4,793,128
5,210,155
5,498,883

1,825,136 2
1,951,266 2
2,118,620 2
2,302,936
2,505,777

30.8
30.5
30.7
30.7
31.3

3,630,020
3,856,216
4,132,800
4,477,649
4,746,201

2,290,844
2,533,656
2,778,948
3,035,442
3,258,459

38.7
39.7
40.2
40.4
40.7

3,969,596
4,348,917
4,816,028
5,430,652
5,896,868

1,951,268
2,040,955
2,095,720
2,082,439
2,107,792

2,074,041
2,061,211
2,087,653

21,679
21,228
20,139

1970.................................
1971.................................
1972.................................
1973.................................
1974.................................

8,580,887
8,948,644
9,214,860
9,602,123
10,223,729

5,816,290
6,077,232
6,072,389
6,189,493
6,370,273

2,764,597
2,871,412
3,142,471
3,412,630
3,853,456

32.2
32.1
34.1
35.5
37.7

5,043,642
5,207,004
5,238,757
5,371,052
5,622,429

3,537,245
3,741,640
3,976,103
4,231,071
4,601,300

41.2
41.8
43.1
44.1
45.0

6,428,134
6,804,309
7,070,635
7,419,516
7,988,500

2,152,753
2,144,335
2,144,225
2,182,607
2,235,229

2,134,420
2,121,913
2,123,245
2,148,784
2,200,963

18,333
22,422
20,980
33,823
34,266

1975.................................
1976.................................
1977.................................
1978.................................
1979.................................
1980.................................
1981.................................
1982.................................
1983.................................
1984.................................

11,184,859
11,012,137
11,285,787
11,260,092
11,569,899
12,096,895
12,371,672
12,425,780
12,464,661
12,241,940

6,841,334
6,717,058
6,792,925
6,667,657
6,794,039
7,097,958
7,181,250
7,220,618
7,261,050
7,098,388

4,343,525
4,295,079
4,492,862
4,592,435
4,775,860
4,998,937
5,190,422
5,205,162
5,203,611
5,143,552

38.8
39.0
39.8
40.8
41.3
41.3
42.0
41.9
41.7
42.0

6,148,997
5,810,828
5,789,016
5,640,998
5,682,877
5,874,374
5,975,056
6,031,384
6,023,725
5,863,574

5,035,862
5,201,309
5,496,771
5,619,094
5,887,022
6,222,521
6,396,616
6,394,396
6,440,936
6,378,366

45.0
47.2
48.7
49.9
50.9
51.4
51.7
51.5
51.7
52.1

8,834,508
8,653,477
8,846,993
8,785,893
9,036,822
9,457,394
9,647,032
9,696,087
9,682,734
9,477,370

2,350,351
2,358,660
2,438,794
2,474,199
2,533,077
2,639,501
2,724,640
2,729,693
2,781,927
2,764,570

2,311,448
2,314,298
2,386,652
2,408,331
2,461,773
2,527,787
2,572,405
2,552,739
2,589,187
2,574,419

38,903
44,362
52,142
65,868
71,304
111,714 3
152,235 3
176,954 3
192,740
190,151

1985.................................
1986.................................
1987.................................
1988.................................
1989.................................

12,247,055
12,503,511
12,766,642
13,055,337
13,538,560

7,075,221
7,119,550
7,231,085
7,436,768
7,660,950

5,171,834
5,383,961
5,535,557
5,618,569
5,877,610

42.2
43.1
43.4
43.0
43.4

5,818,450
5,884,515
5,932,056
6,001,896
6,190,015

6,428,605
6,618,996
6,834,586
7,053,441
7,348,545

52.5
52.9
53.5
54.0
54.3

9,479,273
9,713,893
9,973,254
10,161,388
10,577,963

2,767,782
2,789,618
2,793,388
2,893,949
2,960,597

2,571,791
2,572,479
2,602,350
2,673,567
2,731,174

195,991
217,139 4
191,038 4
220,382
229,423

1990.................................
1991.................................
1992.................................
1993.................................
1994.................................

13,818,637
14,358,953
14,487,359
14,304,803
14,278,790

7,820,985
8,115,329
8,162,118
8,127,618
8,137,776

5,997,652
6,243,624
6,325,241
6,177,185
6,141,014

43.4
43.5
43.7
43.2
43.0

6,283,909
6,501,844
6,523,989
6,427,450
6,371,898

7,534,728
7,857,109
7,963,370
7,877,353
7,906,892

54.5
54.7
55.0
55.1
55.4

10,844,717
11,309,563
11,384,567
11,189,088
11,133,680

2,973,920
3,049,390
3,102,792
3,115,715
3,145,110

2,760,227
2,819,041
2,872,523
2,888,897
2,910,107

213,693
230,349
230,269
226,818
235,003

1995.................................
1996.................................
1997.................................
1998.................................
1999.................................

14,261,781
14,367,520
14,502,334
14,506,967
14,849,691

8,128,802
8,302,953
8,438,062
8,563,338
8,803,139

6,132,979
6,064,567
6,064,272
5,943,629
6,046,552

43.0
42.2
41.8
41.0
40.7

6,342,539
6,352,825
6,396,028
6,369,265
6,515,164

7,919,242
8,014,695
8,106,306
8,137,702
8,334,527

55.5
55.8
55.9
56.1
56.1

11,092,374
11,120,499
11,196,119
11,137,769
11,375,739

3,169,407
3,247,021
3,306,215
3,369,198
3,473,952

2,929,044
2,942,556
2,977,614
3,004,925
3,055,029

240,363
304,465
328,601
364,273
418,923

2000.................................
2001.................................
2002.................................
2003.................................
2004.................................

15,312,289
15,927,987
16,611,711
16,911,481
17,272,044

9,009,600
9,447,502
9,946,359
10,326,133
10,610,177

6,302,689
6,480,485
6,665,352
6,585,348
6,661,867

41.2
40.7
40.1
38.9
38.6

6,721,769
6,960,815
7,202,116
7,260,264
7,387,262

8,590,520
8,967,172
9,409,595
9,651,217
9,884,782

56.1
56.3
56.6
57.1
57.2

11,752,786
12,233,156
12,751,993
12,858,698
12,980,112

3,559,503
3,694,831
3,859,718
4,052,783
4,291,932

3,109,419
3,167,330
3,265,476
3,341,048
3,411,685

450,084
527,501
594,242
711,735
880,247

2005.................................
2006.................................
2007.................................
2008.................................
2009.................................

17,487,475
17,758,870
18,248,128
19,102,814
20,427,711

10,797,011
10,957,305
11,269,892
11,747,743
12,722,782

6,690,464
6,801,565
6,978,236
7,355,071
7,704,929

38.3
38.3
38.2
38.5
37.7

7,455,925
7,574,815
7,815,914
8,188,895
8,769,504

10,031,550
10,184,055
10,432,214
10,913,919
11,658,207

57.4
57.3
57.2
57.1
57.1

13,021,834
13,180,133
13,490,780
13,972,153
14,810,642

4,465,641
4,578,737
4,757,348
5,130,661
5,617,069

3,454,692
3,512,866
3,571,150
3,661,519
3,765,083

1,010,949
1,065,871
1,186,198
1,469,142
1,851,986

2010.................................
2011.................................

21,016,126
20,994,113

13,082,267
13,001,457

7,933,859
7,992,656

37.8
38.1

9,044,811
9,026,499

11,971,315
11,967,614

57.0
57.0

15,142,809
15,110,196

5,873,317
5,883,917

3,854,920
3,927,186

2,018,397
1,956,731

Not available.
1Degree-credit enrollment only.
2Includes part-time resident students and all extension students (students attending courses at
sites separate from the primary reporting campus). In later years, part-time student enrollment
was collected as a distinct category.
3Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission
of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
4Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years.
NOTE: Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees

12

and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is
very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges
and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial
Survey of Education in the United States; Opening Fall Enrollment in Higher Education, 1963
through 1965; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment
Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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320 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 222. Total fall enrollment in all postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV programs, by degree-granting status and control of
institution: 1995 through 2011
All Title IV institutions1

Degree-granting institutions2

Private
Year
1

Non-degree-granting institutions3

Private

Total

Public

Nonprofit

For-profit

Total

Public

Private

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

Total

Public

Nonprofit

For-profit

10

11

12

13

14

Enrollment
1995......................
1996......................
1997......................
1998......................
1999......................

14,836,338
14,809,897
14,900,416
14,923,839
15,262,888

11,312,491
11,312,775
11,370,755
11,330,811
11,556,731

2,977,794
2,976,850
3,012,106
3,040,251
3,088,233

546,053
520,272
517,555
552,777
617,924

14,261,781
14,367,520
14,502,334
14,506,967
14,849,691

11,092,374
11,120,499
11,196,119
11,137,769
11,375,739

3,169,407
3,247,021
3,306,215
3,369,198
3,473,952

2,929,044
2,942,556
2,977,614
3,004,925
3,055,029

240,363
304,465
328,601
364,273
418,923

574,557
442,377
398,082
416,872
413,197

220,117
192,276
174,636
193,042
180,992

48,750
34,294
34,492
35,326
33,204

305,690
215,807
188,954
188,504
199,001

2000......................
2001......................
2002......................
2003......................
2004......................

15,701,409
16,334,134
17,035,027
17,330,775
17,710,798

11,891,450
12,370,079
12,883,071
12,965,502
13,081,358

3,137,108
3,198,354
3,299,094
3,372,647
3,440,559

672,851
765,701
852,862
992,626
1,188,881

15,312,289
15,927,987
16,611,711
16,911,481
17,272,044

11,752,786
12,233,156
12,751,993
12,858,698
12,980,112

3,559,503
3,694,831
3,859,718
4,052,783
4,291,932

3,109,419
3,167,330
3,265,476
3,341,048
3,411,685

450,084
527,501
594,242
711,735
880,247

389,120
406,147
423,316
419,294
438,754

138,664
136,923
131,078
106,804
101,246

27,689
31,024
33,618
31,599
28,874

222,767
238,200
258,620
280,891
308,634

2005......................
2006......................
2007......................
2008......................
2009......................

17,921,804
18,205,474
18,671,084
19,574,395
20,966,826

13,115,177
13,281,664
13,595,849
14,092,109
14,936,382

3,484,013
3,543,455
3,595,207
3,684,723
3,791,418

1,322,614
1,380,355
1,480,028
1,797,563
2,239,026

17,487,475
17,758,870
18,248,128
19,102,814
20,427,711

13,021,834
13,180,133
13,490,780
13,972,153
14,810,642

4,465,641
4,578,737
4,757,348
5,130,661
5,617,069

3,454,692
3,512,866
3,571,150
3,661,519
3,765,083

1,010,949
1,065,871
1,186,198
1,469,142
1,851,986

434,329
446,604
422,956
471,581
539,115

93,343
101,531
105,069
119,956
125,740

29,321
30,589
24,057
23,204
26,335

311,665
314,484
293,830
328,421
387,040

2010......................
2011......................

21,588,124 15,280,273
21,557,259 15,244,288

3,881,906
3,954,529

2,425,945 21,016,126 15,142,809


2,358,442 20,994,113 15,110,196

5,873,317
5,883,917

3,854,920
3,927,186

2,018,397
1,956,731

571,998
563,146

137,464
134,092

26,986
27,343

407,548
401,711

Annual percentage change


1995 to 1996.........
1996 to 1997.........
1997 to 1998.........
1998 to 1999.........
1999 to 2000.........

-0.2
0.6
0.2
2.3
2.9

#
0.5
-0.4
2.0
2.9

#
1.2
0.9
1.6
1.6

-4.7
-0.5
6.8
11.8
8.9

0.7
0.9
#
2.4
3.1

0.3
0.7
-0.5
2.1
3.3

2.4
1.8
1.9
3.1
2.5

0.5
1.2
0.9
1.7
1.8

26.7
7.9
10.9
15.0
7.4

-23.0
-10.0
4.7
-0.9
-5.8

-12.6
-9.2
10.5
-6.2
-23.4

-29.7
0.6
2.4
-6.0
-16.6

-29.4
-12.4
-0.2
5.6
11.9

2000 to 2001.........
2001 to 2002.........
2002 to 2003.........
2003 to 2004.........
2004 to 2005.........

4.0
4.3
1.7
2.2
1.2

4.0
4.1
0.6
0.9
0.3

2.0
3.1
2.2
2.0
1.3

13.8
11.4
16.4
19.8
11.2

4.0
4.3
1.8
2.1
1.2

4.1
4.2
0.8
0.9
0.3

3.8
4.5
5.0
5.9
4.0

1.9
3.1
2.3
2.1
1.3

17.2
12.7
19.8
23.7
14.8

4.4
4.2
-1.0
4.6
-1.0

-1.3
-4.3
-18.5
-5.2
-7.8

12.0
8.4
-6.0
-8.6
1.5

6.9
8.6
8.6
9.9
1.0

2005 to 2006.........
2006 to 2007.........
2007 to 2008.........
2008 to 2009.........
2009 to 2010.........
2010 to 2011.........

1.6
2.6
4.8
7.1
3.0
-0.1

1.3
2.4
3.7
6.0
2.3
-0.2

1.7
1.5
2.5
2.9
2.4
1.9

4.4
7.2
21.5
24.6
8.3
-2.8

1.6
2.8
4.7
6.9
2.9
-0.1

1.2
2.4
3.6
6.0
2.2
-0.2

2.5
3.9
7.8
9.5
4.6
0.2

1.7
1.7
2.5
2.8
2.4
1.9

5.4
11.3
23.9
26.1
9.0
-3.1

2.8
-5.3
11.5
14.3
6.1
-1.5

8.8
3.5
14.2
4.8
9.3
-2.5

4.3
-21.4
-3.5
13.5
2.5
1.3

0.9
-6.6
11.8
17.8
5.3
-1.4

#Rounds to zero.
1Includes degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions.
2Data for 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very
similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges
and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.

3Data

are for institutions that did not offer accredited 4-year or 2-year programs, but were
participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes some institutions transitioning to higher level offerings, though still classified at a lower level.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDSEF:9599); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This
table was prepared September 2012.)

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Table 223. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution: 1970 through 2011
Private institutions
All institutions
Year

Public institutions

All private institutions

Nonprofit

For-profit

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

1970......................
1971......................
1972......................
1973......................
1974......................

8,580,887
8,948,644
9,214,860
9,602,123
10,223,729

6,261,502
6,369,355
6,458,674
6,590,023
6,819,735

2,319,385
2,579,289
2,756,186
3,012,100
3,403,994

6,428,134
6,804,309
7,070,635
7,419,516
7,988,500

4,232,722
4,346,990
4,429,696
4,529,895
4,703,018

2,195,412
2,457,319
2,640,939
2,889,621
3,285,482

2,152,753
2,144,335
2,144,225
2,182,607
2,235,229

2,028,780
2,022,365
2,028,978
2,060,128
2,116,717

123,973
121,970
115,247
122,479
118,512

2,134,420
2,121,913
2,123,245
2,148,784
2,200,963

2,021,121
2,011,682
2,019,380
2,045,804
2,098,599

113,299
110,231
103,865
102,980
102,364

18,333
22,422
20,980
33,823
34,266

7,659
10,683
9,598
14,324
18,118

10,674
11,739
11,382
19,499
16,148

1975......................
1976......................
1977......................
1978......................
1979......................

11,184,859
11,012,137
11,285,787
11,260,092
11,569,899

7,214,740
7,128,816
7,242,845
7,231,625
7,353,233

3,970,119
3,883,321
4,042,942
4,028,467
4,216,666

8,834,508
8,653,477
8,846,993
8,785,893
9,036,822

4,998,142
4,901,691
4,945,224
4,912,203
4,980,012

3,836,366
3,751,786
3,901,769
3,873,690
4,056,810

2,350,351
2,358,660
2,438,794
2,474,199
2,533,077

2,216,598
2,227,125
2,297,621
2,319,422
2,373,221

133,753
131,535
141,173
154,777
159,856

2,311,448
2,314,298
2,386,652
2,408,331
2,461,773

2,198,451
2,206,457
2,277,072
2,299,132
2,351,364

112,997
107,841
109,580
109,199
110,409

38,903
44,362
52,142
65,868
71,304

18,147
20,668
20,549
20,290
21,857

20,756
23,694
31,593
45,578
49,447

1980......................
1981......................
1982......................
1983......................
1984......................

12,096,895
12,371,672
12,425,780
12,464,661
12,241,940

7,570,608
7,655,461
7,654,074
7,741,195
7,711,167

4,526,287
4,716,211
4,771,706
4,723,466
4,530,773

9,457,394
9,647,032
9,696,087
9,682,734
9,477,370

5,128,612
5,166,324
5,176,434
5,223,404
5,198,273

4,328,782
4,480,708
4,519,653
4,459,330
4,279,097

2,639,501
2,724,640
2,729,693
2,781,927
2,764,570

2,441,996
2,489,137
2,477,640
2,517,791
2,512,894

197,505 1
235,503 1
252,053 1
264,136
251,676

2,527,787
2,572,405
2,552,739
2,589,187
2,574,419

2,413,693
2,453,239
2,437,763
2,472,894
2,466,172

114,094
119,166
114,976
116,293
108,247

111,714
152,235
176,954
192,740
190,151

28,303
35,898
39,877
44,897
46,722

83,411 1
116,337 1
137,077 1
147,843
143,429

1985......................
1986......................
1987......................
1988......................
1989......................

12,247,055
12,503,511
12,766,642
13,055,337
13,538,560

7,715,978
7,823,963
7,990,420
8,180,182
8,387,671

4,531,077
4,679,548
4,776,222
4,875,155
5,150,889

9,479,273
9,713,893
9,973,254
10,161,388
10,577,963

5,209,540
5,300,202
5,432,200
5,545,901
5,694,303

4,269,733
4,413,691
4,541,054
4,615,487
4,883,660

2,767,782
2,789,618
2,793,388
2,893,949
2,960,597

2,506,438
2,523,761
2,558,220
2,634,281
2,693,368

261,344
265,857 2
235,168 2
259,668
267,229

2,571,791
2,572,479
2,602,350

2,463,000
2,470,981
2,512,248

108,791
101,498
90,102

195,991
217,139
191,038

43,438
52,780
45,972

152,553
164,359 2
145,066 2

1990......................
1991......................
1992......................
1993......................
1994......................

13,818,637
14,358,953
14,487,359
14,304,803
14,278,790

8,578,554
8,707,053
8,764,969
8,738,936
8,749,080

5,240,083
5,651,900
5,722,390
5,565,867
5,529,710

10,844,717
11,309,563
11,384,567
11,189,088
11,133,680

5,848,242
5,904,748
5,900,012
5,851,760
5,825,213

4,996,475
5,404,815
5,484,555
5,337,328
5,308,467

2,973,920
3,049,390
3,102,792
3,115,715
3,145,110

2,730,312
2,802,305
2,864,957
2,887,176
2,923,867

243,608
247,085
237,835
228,539
221,243

2,760,227
2,819,041
2,872,523
2,888,897
2,910,107

2,671,069
2,729,752
2,789,235
2,802,540
2,824,500

89,158
89,289
83,288
86,357
85,607

213,693
230,349
230,269
226,818
235,003

59,243
72,553
75,722
84,636
99,367

154,450
157,796
154,547
142,182
135,636

1995......................
1996......................
1997......................
1998......................
1999......................

14,261,781
14,367,520
14,502,334
14,506,967
14,849,691

8,769,252
8,804,193
8,896,765
9,017,653
9,196,160

5,492,529
5,563,327
5,605,569
5,489,314
5,653,531

11,092,374
11,120,499
11,196,119
11,137,769
11,375,739

5,814,545
5,806,036
5,835,433
5,891,806
5,977,678

5,277,829
5,314,463
5,360,686
5,245,963
5,398,061

3,169,407
3,247,021
3,306,215
3,369,198
3,473,952

2,954,707
2,998,157
3,061,332
3,125,847
3,218,482

214,700
248,864
244,883
243,351
255,470

2,929,044
2,942,556
2,977,614
3,004,925
3,055,029

2,853,890
2,867,181
2,905,820
2,939,055
2,991,728

75,154
75,375
71,794
65,870
63,301

240,363
304,465
328,601
364,273
418,923

100,817
130,976
155,512
186,792
226,754

139,546
173,489
173,089
177,481
192,169

2000......................
2001......................
2002......................
2003......................
2004......................

15,312,289
15,927,987
16,611,711
16,911,481
17,272,044

9,363,858
9,677,408
10,082,332
10,417,247
10,726,181

5,948,431
6,250,579
6,529,379
6,494,234
6,545,863

11,752,786
12,233,156
12,751,993
12,858,698
12,980,112

6,055,398
6,236,455
6,481,613
6,649,441
6,736,536

5,697,388
5,996,701
6,270,380
6,209,257
6,243,576

3,559,503
3,694,831
3,859,718
4,052,783
4,291,932

3,308,460
3,440,953
3,600,719
3,767,806
3,989,645

251,043
253,878
258,999
284,977
302,287

3,109,419
3,167,330
3,265,476
3,341,048
3,411,685

3,050,575
3,119,781
3,218,389
3,297,180
3,369,435

58,844
47,549
47,087
43,868
42,250

450,084
527,501
594,242
711,735
880,247

257,885
321,172
382,330
470,626
620,210

192,199
206,329
211,912
241,109
260,037

2005......................
2006......................
2007......................
2008......................
2009......................

17,487,475
17,758,870
18,248,128
19,102,814
20,427,711

10,999,420
11,240,330
11,630,198
12,131,436
12,906,305

6,488,055
6,518,540
6,617,930
6,971,378
7,521,406

13,021,834
13,180,133
13,490,780
13,972,153
14,810,642

6,837,605
6,955,013
7,166,661
7,331,809
7,709,197

6,184,229
6,225,120
6,324,119
6,640,344
7,101,445

4,465,641
4,578,737
4,757,348
5,130,661
5,617,069

4,161,815
4,285,317
4,463,537
4,799,627
5,197,108

303,826
293,420
293,811
331,034
419,961

3,454,692
3,512,866
3,571,150
3,661,519
3,765,083

3,411,170
3,473,710
3,537,664
3,626,168
3,730,316

43,522
39,156
33,486
35,351
34,767

1,010,949
1,065,871
1,186,198
1,469,142
1,851,986

750,645
811,607
925,873
1,173,459
1,466,792

260,304
254,264
260,325
295,683
385,194

2010......................
2011......................

21,016,126
20,994,113

13,335,251
13,494,131

7,680,875
7,499,982

15,142,809
15,110,196

7,924,771
8,047,729

7,218,038
7,062,467

5,873,317
5,883,917

5,410,480
5,446,402

462,837
437,515

3,854,920
3,927,186

3,822,260
3,887,322

32,660
39,864

2,018,397
1,956,731

1,588,220
1,559,080

430,177
397,651

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

16

granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and
excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information
Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education surveys, 1970 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Not available.
1Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
2Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years.
NOTE: Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degreegranting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-

2-year

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Enrollment

Table 224. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and age: Selected years, 1970 through 2021
[In thousands]
Projected
Attendance status, sex, and age
1
All students ...............................
14 to 17 years old ...............................
18 and 19 years old ............................
20 and 21 years old ............................
22 to 24 years old ...............................
25 to 29 years old ...............................
30 to 34 years old ...............................
35 years old and over .........................
Males..................................................
14 to 17 years old ...........................
18 and 19 years old ........................
20 and 21 years old ........................
22 to 24 years old ...........................
25 to 29 years old ...........................
30 to 34 years old ...........................
35 years old and over......................
Females .............................................
14 to 17 years old ...........................
18 and 19 years old ........................
20 and 21 years old ........................
22 to 24 years old ...........................
25 to 29 years old ...........................
30 to 34 years old ...........................
35 years old and over......................
Full-time.............................................
14 to 17 years old ...........................
18 and 19 years old ........................
20 and 21 years old ........................
22 to 24 years old ...........................
25 to 29 years old ...........................
30 to 34 years old ...........................
35 years old and over......................
Males..............................................
14 to 17 years old........................
18 and 19 years old.....................
20 and 21 years old.....................
22 to 24 years old........................
25 to 29 years old........................
30 to 34 years old........................
35 years old and over..................
Females .........................................
14 to 17 years old........................
18 and 19 years old.....................
20 and 21 years old.....................
22 to 24 years old........................
25 to 29 years old........................
30 to 34 years old........................
35 years old and over..................
Part-time ............................................
14 to 17 years old ...........................
18 and 19 years old ........................
20 and 21 years old ........................
22 to 24 years old ...........................
25 to 29 years old ...........................
30 to 34 years old ...........................
35 years old and over......................
Males..............................................
14 to 17 years old........................
18 and 19 years old.....................
20 and 21 years old.....................
22 to 24 years old........................
25 to 29 years old........................
30 to 34 years old........................
35 years old and over..................
Females .........................................
14 to 17 years old........................
18 and 19 years old.....................
20 and 21 years old.....................
22 to 24 years old........................
25 to 29 years old........................
30 to 34 years old........................
35 years old and over..................

1970

1980

1990

2000

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2016

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

8,581 12,097 13,819 15,312 16,911 17,272 17,487 17,759 18,248 19,103 20,428 21,016 20,994 21,253 21,485 22,194
263
257
153
131
169
166
187
184
200
195
217
202
202
207
208
219
2,579 2,852 2,777 3,258 3,355 3,367 3,444 3,561 3,690 3,813 4,041 4,056 4,025 4,343 4,331 4,358
1,885 2,395 2,593 3,005 3,391 3,516 3,563 3,573 3,570 3,649 3,945 4,101 4,174 4,386 4,368 4,361
1,469 1,947 2,202 2,600 3,086 3,166 3,114 3,185 3,280 3,443 3,594 3,758 3,708 3,823 3,922 3,996
1,091 1,843 2,083 2,044 2,311 2,418 2,469 2,506 2,651 2,840 3,096 3,253 3,319 3,057 3,116 3,389
527 1,227 1,384 1,333 1,418 1,440 1,438 1,472 1,519 1,609 1,741 1,805 1,807 1,678 1,726 1,833
767 1,577 2,627 2,942 3,181 3,199 3,272 3,277 3,339 3,554 3,794 3,840 3,758 3,759 3,812 4,038
5,044 5,874 6,284 6,722 7,260 7,387 7,456 7,575 7,816 8,189 8,770 9,045 9,026 9,107 9,160 9,261
125
106
66
58
67
62
68
69
88
93
103
94
95
90
90
92
1,355 1,368 1,298 1,464 1,474 1,475 1,523 1,604 1,669 1,704 1,806 1,820 1,819 1,896 1,886 1,876
1,064 1,219 1,259 1,411 1,541 1,608 1,658 1,628 1,634 1,695 1,876 1,948 1,973 2,102 2,088 2,060
1,004 1,075 1,129 1,222 1,411 1,437 1,410 1,445 1,480 1,555 1,606 1,723 1,682 1,760 1,798 1,799
796
983 1,024
908 1,007 1,039 1,057 1,040 1,148 1,222 1,382 1,410 1,442 1,354 1,370 1,452
333
564
605
581
602
619
591
628
638
691
709
731
715
691
707
729
366
559
902 1,077 1,158 1,147 1,149 1,160 1,159 1,228 1,287 1,320 1,300 1,215 1,223 1,252
3,537 6,223 7,535 8,591 9,651 9,885 10,032 10,184 10,432 10,914 11,658 11,971 11,968 12,146 12,325 12,933
137
151
87
73
102
104
119
115
112
102
114
108
108
118
119
127
1,224 1,484 1,479 1,794 1,880 1,892 1,920 1,956 2,021 2,109 2,236 2,236 2,206 2,447 2,446 2,482
821 1,177 1,334 1,593 1,851 1,908 1,905 1,945 1,936 1,954 2,069 2,154 2,201 2,284 2,280 2,301
464
871 1,073 1,378 1,675 1,729 1,704 1,740 1,800 1,888 1,987 2,036 2,027 2,063 2,125 2,197
296
859 1,059 1,136 1,304 1,379 1,413 1,466 1,502 1,618 1,713 1,844 1,877 1,703 1,746 1,937
194
663
779
752
816
821
847
844
881
918 1,032 1,074 1,092
987 1,020 1,103
401 1,018 1,725 1,865 2,023 2,052 2,123 2,117 2,180 2,326 2,507 2,520 2,458 2,544 2,590 2,786
5,816 7,098 7,821 9,010 10,326 10,610 10,797 10,957 11,270 11,748 12,723 13,082 13,001 13,146 13,262 13,586
246
231
134
121
146
138
152
148
169
168
181
170
171
163
164
174
2,374 2,544 2,471 2,823 2,934 2,960 3,026 3,120 3,244 3,359 3,513 3,495 3,413 3,644 3,637 3,665
1,649 2,007 2,137 2,452 2,841 2,926 2,976 2,972 2,985 3,043 3,271 3,363 3,392 3,438 3,427 3,426
904 1,181 1,405 1,714 2,083 2,143 2,122 2,127 2,205 2,347 2,535 2,584 2,504 2,689 2,758 2,808
426
641
791
886 1,086 1,132 1,174 1,225 1,299 1,369 1,520 1,605 1,628 1,477 1,507 1,641
113
272
383
418
489
517
547
571
556
571
663
744
759
646
665
705
104
221
500
596
747
795
800
794
812
890 1,041 1,121 1,135 1,088 1,104 1,168
3,504 3,689 3,808 4,111 4,638 4,739 4,803 4,879 5,029 5,234 5,671 5,837 5,793 5,843 5,873 5,931
121
95
55
51
58
49
53
52
74
73
78
71
75
58
58
60
1,261 1,219 1,171 1,252 1,291 1,297 1,339 1,404 1,465 1,516 1,580 1,574 1,532 1,588 1,581 1,578
955 1,046 1,035 1,156 1,305 1,360 1,398 1,372 1,366 1,407 1,547 1,586 1,591 1,642 1,632 1,617
686
717
768
834
995 1,001
982
992 1,043 1,105 1,177 1,214 1,171 1,269 1,296 1,301
346
391
433
410
503
498
506
533
578
597
665
714
736
640
649
693
77
142
171
186
209
231
225
235
231
249
281
301
296
291
298
310
58
80
174
222
277
302
300
291
273
287
343
376
392
355
359
371
2,312 3,409 4,013 4,899 5,688 5,871 5,994 6,078 6,240 6,513 7,052 7,245 7,208 7,303 7,388 7,655
125
136
78
70
88
89
98
95
95
95
103
99
96
104
105
113
1,113 1,325 1,300 1,571 1,643 1,662 1,687 1,716 1,779 1,843 1,933 1,921 1,880 2,057 2,056 2,087
693
961 1,101 1,296 1,536 1,566 1,578 1,601 1,619 1,636 1,724 1,777 1,801 1,797 1,794 1,808
218
464
638
880 1,088 1,142 1,140 1,135 1,163 1,242 1,358 1,370 1,333 1,421 1,462 1,507
80
250
358
476
583
634
668
692
721
772
855
890
892
837
858
948
37
130
212
232
280
286
322
336
324
322
382
444
463
355
367
395
46
141
326
374
471
493
500
503
539
603
697
745
743
733
745
797
2,765 4,999 5,998 6,303 6,585 6,662 6,690 6,802 6,978 7,355 7,705 7,934 7,993 8,107 8,224 8,608
16
26
19
10
23
28
36
36
31
27
36
32
31
45
44
46
205
308
306
435
421
407
417
440
446
453
528
561
612
699
694
693
236
388
456
553
551
590
586
601
585
606
674
739
782
947
942
936
564
765
796
886 1,003 1,023
992 1,058 1,074 1,096 1,059 1,174 1,204 1,134 1,164 1,188
665 1,202 1,291 1,158 1,224 1,286 1,296 1,282 1,352 1,471 1,576 1,649 1,692 1,580 1,609 1,748
414
954 1,001
915
929
923
891
901
963 1,037 1,078 1,060 1,047 1,032 1,061 1,128
663 1,356 2,127 2,345 2,434 2,404 2,472 2,483 2,527 2,664 2,753 2,719 2,624 2,671 2,708 2,870
1,540 2,185 2,476 2,611 2,622 2,648 2,653 2,696 2,786 2,955 3,099 3,208 3,233 3,264 3,287 3,329
4
12
11
7
9
13
15
17
14
20
25
23
20
31
31
32
94
149
127
212
183
178
184
200
204
188
226
245
287
308
305
298
108
172
224
255
236
248
260
257
269
289
329
362
382
460
456
443
318
359
361
388
416
436
428
452
438
450
430
508
510
491
502
498
450
592
591
498
504
540
551
507
570
625
717
695
706
714
721
759
257
422
435
395
392
388
365
393
406
442
428
430
419
400
408
419
309
479
728
855
882
845
850
869
886
941
944
944
908
859
864
881
1,225 2,814 3,521 3,692 3,963 4,014 4,038 4,106 4,192 4,401 4,606 4,726 4,760 4,843 4,936 5,279
12
14
9
3
14
15
21
20
17
7
11
9
12
13
13
14
112
159
179
223
238
230
233
240
242
265
303
316
325
390
389
395
128
216
233
298
315
342
327
344
317
318
345
377
400
487
486
492
246
407
435
497
587
588
564
605
637
646
629
666
694
643
663
690
216
609
700
660
721
746
745
774
781
846
858
953
985
866
888
989
158
532
567
520
537
535
526
508
557
595
651
630
629
632
653
709
354
876 1,399 1,491 1,552 1,560 1,623 1,614 1,640 1,723 1,810 1,775 1,716 1,812 1,844 1,989

23,755
244
4,765
4,603
4,037
3,545
2,037
4,524
9,741
101
2,040
2,154
1,792
1,491
792
1,372
14,014
143
2,725
2,449
2,245
2,055
1,246
3,152
14,497
194
4,014
3,623
2,846
1,723
785
1,312
6,263
67
1,722
1,698
1,305
719
341
412
8,234
127
2,292
1,925
1,540
1,004
445
900
9,258
50
751
980
1,192
1,823
1,252
3,212
3,478
34
318
456
487
772
451
960
5,780
15
433
524
705
1,050
801
2,252

NOTE: Distributions by age are estimates based on samples of the civilian noninstitutional
population from the U.S. Census Bureaus Current Population Survey. Data through 1995
are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions.
Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV
federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few
higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Some data have been revised from
previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

2021

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1970 and 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:9099); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012,
Enrollment component; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2021. U.S. Department of
Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years,
1970 through 2011. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 225. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and age of student: 2007, 2009, and 2011
Fall 2007
Attendance status
and age of student
1

Fall 2009

All levels

Fall 2011

All levels

All levels

Undergraduate

Postbaccalaureate

Total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

10

11

12

13

Females
14

All students .......... 18,248,128 20,427,711


Under 18........................
668,426
757,239
18 and 19....................... 3,963,371 4,300,248
20 and 21....................... 3,642,872 4,003,222
22 to 24.......................... 3,009,713 3,315,227
25 to 29.......................... 2,550,482 2,961,851
30 to 34.......................... 1,365,912 1,635,355
35 to 39..........................
980,818 1,128,666
40 to 49.......................... 1,266,171 1,449,671
50 to 64..........................
627,603
734,572
65 and over....................
77,379
69,844
Age unknown.................
95,381
71,816

8,769,504 11,658,207 20,994,113


314,150
443,089
796,375
1,946,838 2,353,410 4,290,986
1,814,622 2,188,600 4,160,288
1,520,388 1,794,839 3,433,234
1,277,580 1,684,271 3,042,737
663,459
971,896 1,756,934
426,387
702,279 1,122,631
498,553
951,118 1,500,023
247,034
487,538
757,586
29,251
40,593
65,158
31,242
40,574
68,161

9,026,499 11,967,614 18,063,037


330,111
466,264
796,117
1,934,931 2,356,055 4,289,343
1,873,616 2,286,672 4,128,526
1,574,040 1,859,194 2,824,613
1,328,113 1,714,624 2,109,253
725,335 1,031,599 1,280,160
426,511
696,120
841,866
524,589
975,434 1,133,631
252,729
504,857
554,461
27,087
38,071
55,755
29,437
38,724
49,312

7,816,975 10,246,062
329,995
466,122
1,934,372 2,354,971
1,861,923 2,266,603
1,327,147 1,497,466
919,936 1,189,317
512,493
767,667
309,311
532,555
390,017
743,614
187,458
367,003
22,872
32,883
21,451
27,861

2,931,076
258
1,643
31,762
608,621
933,484
476,774
280,765
366,392
203,125
9,403
18,849

1,209,524
116
559
11,693
246,893
408,177
212,842
117,200
134,572
65,271
4,215
7,986

1,721,552
142
1,084
20,069
361,728
525,307
263,932
163,565
231,820
137,854
5,188
10,863

Full-time......................... 11,269,892 12,722,782


Under 18 ....................
171,784
177,445
18 and 19................... 3,383,318 3,640,621
20 and 21................... 2,964,697 3,249,604
22 to 24...................... 1,986,776 2,198,573
25 to 29...................... 1,284,698 1,540,444
30 to 34......................
565,710
725,901
35 to 39......................
347,864
447,946
40 to 49......................
380,043
501,869
50 to 64......................
145,757
207,365
65 and over ................
4,868
6,642
Age unknown .............
34,377
26,372

5,670,644
71,603
1,636,522
1,477,485
1,047,143
705,203
304,439
169,775
173,301
70,665
2,871
11,637

7,052,138 13,001,457
105,842
181,834
2,004,099 3,569,445
1,772,119 3,309,527
1,151,430 2,256,745
835,241 1,607,021
421,462
793,548
278,171
459,830
328,568
551,741
136,700
232,535
3,771
8,656
14,735
30,575

5,793,411
72,667
1,596,824
1,494,271
1,071,907
745,742
342,381
176,702
196,711
79,375
3,693
13,138

7,208,046 11,359,068
109,167
181,732
1,972,621 3,567,947
1,815,256 3,281,595
1,184,838 1,772,646
861,279 1,025,404
451,167
564,393
283,128
346,510
355,030
422,084
153,160
168,877
4,963
6,081
17,437
21,799

5,070,529
72,617
1,596,308
1,483,746
869,936
472,849
232,067
126,563
146,811
57,879
2,577
9,176

6,288,539
109,115
1,971,639
1,797,849
902,710
552,555
332,326
219,947
275,273
110,998
3,504
12,623

1,642,389
102
1,498
27,932
484,099
581,617
229,155
113,320
129,657
63,658
2,575
8,776

722,882
50
516
10,525
201,971
272,893
110,314
50,139
49,900
21,496
1,116
3,962

919,507
52
982
17,407
282,128
308,724
118,841
63,181
79,757
42,162
1,459
4,814

Part-time ........................
Under 18 ....................
18 and 19...................
20 and 21...................
22 to 24......................
25 to 29......................
30 to 34......................
35 to 39......................
40 to 49......................
50 to 64......................
65 and over ................
Age unknown .............

3,098,860
242,547
310,316
337,137
473,245
572,377
359,020
256,612
325,252
176,369
26,380
19,605

4,606,069
337,247
349,311
416,481
643,409
849,030
550,434
424,108
622,550
350,838
36,822
25,839

3,233,088
257,444
338,107
379,345
502,133
582,371
382,954
249,809
327,878
173,354
23,394
16,299

4,759,568
357,097
383,434
471,416
674,356
853,345
580,432
412,992
620,404
351,697
33,108
21,287

2,746,446
257,378
338,064
378,177
457,211
447,087
280,426
182,748
243,206
129,579
20,295
12,275

3,957,523
357,007
383,332
468,754
594,756
636,762
435,341
312,608
468,341
256,005
29,379
15,238

1,288,687
156
145
3,830
124,522
351,867
247,619
167,445
236,735
139,467
6,828
10,073

486,642
66
43
1,168
44,922
135,284
102,528
67,061
84,672
43,775
3,099
4,024

802,045
90
102
2,662
79,600
216,583
145,091
100,384
152,063
95,692
3,729
6,049

6,978,236
496,642
580,053
678,175
1,022,937
1,265,784
800,202
632,954
886,128
481,846
72,511
61,004

7,704,929
579,794
659,627
753,618
1,116,654
1,421,407
909,454
680,720
947,802
527,207
63,202
45,444

7,992,656
614,541
721,541
850,761
1,176,489
1,435,716
963,386
662,801
948,282
525,051
56,502
37,586

6,703,969
614,385
721,396
846,931
1,051,967
1,083,849
715,767
495,356
711,547
385,584
49,674
27,513

Percentage distribution
All students ..........
Under 18........................
18 and 19.......................
20 and 21.......................
22 to 24..........................
25 to 29..........................
30 to 34..........................
35 to 39..........................
40 to 49..........................
50 to 64..........................
65 and over....................
Age unknown.................

100.0
3.7
21.7
20.0
16.5
14.0
7.5
5.4
6.9
3.4
0.4
0.5

100.0
3.7
21.1
19.6
16.2
14.5
8.0
5.5
7.1
3.6
0.3
0.4

100.0
3.6
22.2
20.7
17.3
14.6
7.6
4.9
5.7
2.8
0.3
0.4

100.0
3.8
20.2
18.8
15.4
14.4
8.3
6.0
8.2
4.2
0.3
0.3

100.0
3.8
20.4
19.8
16.4
14.5
8.4
5.3
7.1
3.6
0.3
0.3

100.0
3.7
21.4
20.8
17.4
14.7
8.0
4.7
5.8
2.8
0.3
0.3

100.0
3.9
19.7
19.1
15.5
14.3
8.6
5.8
8.2
4.2
0.3
0.3

100.0
4.4
23.7
22.9
15.6
11.7
7.1
4.7
6.3
3.1
0.3
0.3

100.0
4.2
24.7
23.8
17.0
11.8
6.6
4.0
5.0
2.4
0.3
0.3

100.0
4.5
23.0
22.1
14.6
11.6
7.5
5.2
7.3
3.6
0.3
0.3

100.0
#
0.1
1.1
20.8
31.8
16.3
9.6
12.5
6.9
0.3
0.6

100.0
#
#
1.0
20.4
33.7
17.6
9.7
11.1
5.4
0.3
0.7

100.0
#
0.1
1.2
21.0
30.5
15.3
9.5
13.5
8.0
0.3
0.6

Full-time.........................
Under 18 ....................
18 and 19...................
20 and 21...................
22 to 24......................
25 to 29......................
30 to 34......................
35 to 39......................
40 to 49......................
50 to 64......................
65 and over ................
Age unknown .............

100.0
1.5
30.0
26.3
17.6
11.4
5.0
3.1
3.4
1.3
#
0.3

100.0
1.4
28.6
25.5
17.3
12.1
5.7
3.5
3.9
1.6
0.1
0.2

100.0
1.3
28.9
26.1
18.5
12.4
5.4
3.0
3.1
1.2
0.1
0.2

100.0
1.5
28.4
25.1
16.3
11.8
6.0
3.9
4.7
1.9
0.1
0.2

100.0
1.4
27.5
25.5
17.4
12.4
6.1
3.5
4.2
1.8
0.1
0.2

100.0
1.3
27.6
25.8
18.5
12.9
5.9
3.1
3.4
1.4
0.1
0.2

100.0
1.5
27.4
25.2
16.4
11.9
6.3
3.9
4.9
2.1
0.1
0.2

100.0
1.6
31.4
28.9
15.6
9.0
5.0
3.1
3.7
1.5
0.1
0.2

100.0
1.4
31.5
29.3
17.2
9.3
4.6
2.5
2.9
1.1
0.1
0.2

100.0
1.7
31.4
28.6
14.4
8.8
5.3
3.5
4.4
1.8
0.1
0.2

100.0
#
0.1
1.7
29.5
35.4
14.0
6.9
7.9
3.9
0.2
0.5

100.0
#
0.1
1.5
27.9
37.8
15.3
6.9
6.9
3.0
0.2
0.5

100.0
#
0.1
1.9
30.7
33.6
12.9
6.9
8.7
4.6
0.2
0.5

Part-time ........................
Under 18 ....................
18 and 19...................
20 and 21...................
22 to 24......................
25 to 29......................
30 to 34......................
35 to 39......................
40 to 49......................
50 to 64......................
65 and over ................
Age unknown .............

100.0
7.1
8.3
9.7
14.7
18.1
11.5
9.1
12.7
6.9
1.0
0.9

100.0
7.5
8.6
9.8
14.5
18.4
11.8
8.8
12.3
6.8
0.8
0.6

100.0
7.8
10.0
10.9
15.3
18.5
11.6
8.3
10.5
5.7
0.9
0.6

100.0
7.3
7.6
9.0
14.0
18.4
12.0
9.2
13.5
7.6
0.8
0.6

100.0
7.7
9.0
10.6
14.7
18.0
12.1
8.3
11.9
6.6
0.7
0.5

100.0
8.0
10.5
11.7
15.5
18.0
11.8
7.7
10.1
5.4
0.7
0.5

100.0
7.5
8.1
9.9
14.2
17.9
12.2
8.7
13.0
7.4
0.7
0.4

100.0
9.2
10.8
12.6
15.7
16.2
10.7
7.4
10.6
5.8
0.7
0.4

100.0
9.4
12.3
13.8
16.6
16.3
10.2
6.7
8.9
4.7
0.7
0.4

100.0
9.0
9.7
11.8
15.0
16.1
11.0
7.9
11.8
6.5
0.7
0.4

100.0
#
#
0.3
9.7
27.3
19.2
13.0
18.4
10.8
0.5
0.8

100.0
#
#
0.2
9.2
27.8
21.1
13.8
17.4
9.0
0.6
0.8

100.0
#
#
0.3
9.9
27.0
18.1
12.5
19.0
11.9
0.5
0.8

#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2008, 2010, and 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 226. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, control and level of institution, attendance status, and age
of student: 2011
Undergraduate
Attendance status
and age of student

Public

Postbaccalaureate

Private, nonprofit

Total

Total

4-year

2-year

All students .......... 18,063,037 13,688,792 6,626,325 7,062,467


Under 18........................
796,117
716,684
218,543
498,141
18 and 19....................... 4,289,343 3,355,112 1,844,445 1,510,667
20 and 21....................... 4,128,526 3,137,619 1,927,481 1,210,138
22 to 24.......................... 2,824,613 2,234,132 1,247,283
986,849
25 to 29.......................... 2,109,253 1,560,039
609,495
950,544
30 to 34.......................... 1,280,160
887,626
290,381
597,245
35 to 39..........................
841,866
565,830
170,043
395,787
40 to 49.......................... 1,133,631
763,973
210,740
553,233
50 to 64..........................
554,461
398,818
94,504
304,314
65 and over....................
55,755
49,703
7,850
41,853
Age unknown.................
49,312
19,256
5,560
13,696

2,718,880
74,833
824,285
819,186
354,688
198,293
129,891
94,608
138,769
60,867
3,073
20,387

2,679,016
73,994
816,719
811,947
348,703
191,788
125,803
91,817
135,614
59,441
2,986
20,204

Full-time......................... 11,359,068 7,894,906 5,118,175 2,776,731 2,235,815 2,205,236


Under 18 ....................
181,732
146,634
80,890
65,744
31,737
31,522
18 and 19................... 3,567,947 2,669,114 1,725,670
943,444
802,267
795,492
20 and 21................... 3,281,595 2,349,095 1,745,228
603,867
790,545
784,271
22 to 24...................... 1,772,646 1,298,188
938,407
359,781
293,040
288,374
25 to 29...................... 1,025,404
647,857
336,441
311,416
117,996
113,231
30 to 34......................
564,393
310,836
129,916
180,920
65,277
62,434
35 to 39......................
346,510
174,974
65,140
109,834
43,793
41,802
40 to 49......................
422,084
205,352
69,269
136,083
57,822
55,801
50 to 64......................
168,877
84,785
24,581
60,204
21,779
20,919
65 and over ................
6,081
3,330
763
2,567
757
706
Age unknown .............
21,799
4,741
1,870
2,871
10,802
10,684

30,579 1,228,347
215
3,361
6,775
96,566
6,274
141,955
4,666
181,418
4,765
259,551
2,843
188,280
1,991
127,743
2,021
158,910
860
62,313
51
1,994
118
6,256

Part-time ........................
Under 18 ....................
18 and 19...................
20 and 21...................
22 to 24......................
25 to 29......................
30 to 34......................
35 to 39......................
40 to 49......................
50 to 64......................
65 and over ................
Age unknown .............

6,703,969 5,793,886 1,508,150 4,285,736


614,385
570,050
137,653
432,397
721,396
685,998
118,775
567,223
846,931
788,524
182,253
606,271
1,051,967
935,944
308,876
627,068
1,083,849
912,182
273,054
639,128
715,767
576,790
160,465
416,325
495,356
390,856
104,903
285,953
711,547
558,621
141,471
417,150
385,584
314,033
69,923
244,110
49,674
46,373
7,087
39,286
27,513
14,515
3,690
10,825

Total

4-year

Private, for-profit

483,065
43,096
22,018
28,641
61,648
80,297
64,614
50,815
80,947
39,088
2,316
9,585

473,780
42,472
21,227
27,676
60,329
78,557
63,369
50,015
79,813
38,522
2,280
9,520

Total

10

39,864 1,655,365
839
4,600
7,566
109,946
7,239
171,721
5,985
235,793
6,505
350,921
4,088
262,643
2,791
181,428
3,155
230,889
1,426
94,776
87
2,979
183
9,669

1,257,714
2,924
63,475
106,750
165,858
273,143
214,794
149,947
192,616
79,237
2,180
6,790

397,651 2,931,076
1,676
258
46,471
1,643
64,971
31,762
69,935
608,621
77,778
933,484
47,849
476,774
31,481
280,765
38,273
366,392
15,539
203,125
799
9,403
2,879
18,849

875,621
1,890
53,057
82,927
119,742
191,278
146,523
100,299
125,945
49,040
1,259
3,661

352,726 1,642,389
1,471
102
43,509
1,498
59,028
27,932
61,676
484,099
68,273
581,617
41,757
229,155
27,444
113,320
32,965
129,657
13,273
63,658
735
2,575
2,595
8,776

770,834
27
404
15,096
264,981
287,166
104,392
43,274
39,057
15,627
522
288

702,004
63
1,010
12,271
207,829
259,441
93,840
44,540
50,008
24,543
1,135
7,324

169,551
12
84
565
11,289
35,010
30,923
25,506
40,592
23,488
918
1,164

382,093
1,034
10,418
23,823
46,116
81,865
68,271
49,648
66,671
30,197
921
3,129

44,925 1,288,687
205
156
2,962
145
5,943
3,830
8,259
124,522
9,505
351,867
6,092
247,619
4,037
167,445
5,308
236,735
2,266
139,467
64
6,828
284
10,073

650,570
44
57
2,486
70,247
190,127
127,835
82,309
110,393
62,913
3,308
851

506,302
37
67
1,200
49,901
138,315
94,279
63,623
91,878
55,792
2,659
8,551

131,815
75
21
144
4,374
23,425
25,505
21,513
34,464
20,762
861
671

9,285
624
791
965
1,319
1,740
1,245
800
1,134
566
36
65

427,018
1,239
13,380
29,766
54,375
91,370
74,363
53,685
71,979
32,463
985
3,413

4-year

2-year

Total

11

12

Public

Private, Private, fornonprofit


profit

2-year

14

15

1,421,404 1,208,306
71
100
461
1,077
17,582
13,471
335,228
257,730
477,293
397,756
232,227
188,119
125,583
108,163
149,450
141,886
78,540
80,335
3,830
3,794
1,139
15,875

13

301,366
87
105
709
15,663
58,435
56,428
47,019
75,056
44,250
1,779
1,835

Percentage distribution
All students ..........
Under 18........................
18 and 19.......................
20 and 21.......................
22 to 24..........................
25 to 29..........................
30 to 34..........................
35 to 39..........................
40 to 49..........................
50 to 64..........................
65 and over....................
Age unknown.................

100.0
4.4
23.7
22.9
15.6
11.7
7.1
4.7
6.3
3.1
0.3
0.3

100.0
5.2
24.5
22.9
16.3
11.4
6.5
4.1
5.6
2.9
0.4
0.1

100.0
3.3
27.8
29.1
18.8
9.2
4.4
2.6
3.2
1.4
0.1
0.1

100.0
7.1
21.4
17.1
14.0
13.5
8.5
5.6
7.8
4.3
0.6
0.2

100.0
2.8
30.3
30.1
13.0
7.3
4.8
3.5
5.1
2.2
0.1
0.7

100.0
2.8
30.5
30.3
13.0
7.2
4.7
3.4
5.1
2.2
0.1
0.8

100.0
2.1
19.0
18.2
15.0
16.3
10.3
7.0
7.9
3.6
0.2
0.5

100.0
0.3
6.6
10.4
14.2
21.2
15.9
11.0
13.9
5.7
0.2
0.6

100.0
0.2
5.0
8.5
13.2
21.7
17.1
11.9
15.3
6.3
0.2
0.5

100.0
0.4
11.7
16.3
17.6
19.6
12.0
7.9
9.6
3.9
0.2
0.7

100.0
#
0.1
1.1
20.8
31.8
16.3
9.6
12.5
6.9
0.3
0.6

100.0
#
#
1.2
23.6
33.6
16.3
8.8
10.5
5.5
0.3
0.1

100.0
#
0.1
1.1
21.3
32.9
15.6
9.0
11.7
6.6
0.3
1.3

100.0
#
#
0.2
5.2
19.4
18.7
15.6
24.9
14.7
0.6
0.6

Full-time.........................
Under 18 ....................
18 and 19...................
20 and 21...................
22 to 24......................
25 to 29......................
30 to 34......................
35 to 39......................
40 to 49......................
50 to 64......................
65 and over ................
Age unknown .............

100.0
1.6
31.4
28.9
15.6
9.0
5.0
3.1
3.7
1.5
0.1
0.2

100.0
1.9
33.8
29.8
16.4
8.2
3.9
2.2
2.6
1.1
0.0
0.1

100.0
1.6
33.7
34.1
18.3
6.6
2.5
1.3
1.4
0.5
0.0
0.0

100.0
2.4
34.0
21.7
13.0
11.2
6.5
4.0
4.9
2.2
0.1
0.1

100.0
1.4
35.9
35.4
13.1
5.3
2.9
2.0
2.6
1.0
0.0
0.5

100.0
1.4
36.1
35.6
13.1
5.1
2.8
1.9
2.5
0.9
0.0
0.5

100.0
0.7
22.2
20.5
15.3
15.6
9.3
6.5
6.6
2.8
0.2
0.4

100.0
0.3
7.9
11.6
14.8
21.1
15.3
10.4
12.9
5.1
0.2
0.5

100.0
0.2
6.1
9.5
13.7
21.8
16.7
11.5
14.4
5.6
0.1
0.4

100.0
0.4
12.3
16.7
17.5
19.4
11.8
7.8
9.3
3.8
0.2
0.7

100.0
#
0.1
1.7
29.5
35.4
14.0
6.9
7.9
3.9
0.2
0.5

100.0
#
0.1
2.0
34.4
37.3
13.5
5.6
5.1
2.0
0.1
0.0

100.0
#
0.1
1.7
29.6
37.0
13.4
6.3
7.1
3.5
0.2
1.0

100.0
#
0.0
0.3
6.7
20.6
18.2
15.0
23.9
13.9
0.5
0.7

Part-time ........................
Under 18 ....................
18 and 19...................
20 and 21...................
22 to 24......................
25 to 29......................
30 to 34......................
35 to 39......................
40 to 49......................
50 to 64......................
65 and over ................
Age unknown .............

100.0
9.2
10.8
12.6
15.7
16.2
10.7
7.4
10.6
5.8
0.7
0.4

100.0
9.8
11.8
13.6
16.2
15.7
10.0
6.7
9.6
5.4
0.8
0.3

100.0
9.1
7.9
12.1
20.5
18.1
10.6
7.0
9.4
4.6
0.5
0.2

100.0
10.1
13.2
14.1
14.6
14.9
9.7
6.7
9.7
5.7
0.9
0.3

100.0
8.9
4.6
5.9
12.8
16.6
13.4
10.5
16.8
8.1
0.5
2.0

100.0
9.0
4.5
5.8
12.7
16.6
13.4
10.6
16.8
8.1
0.5
2.0

100.0
6.7
8.5
10.4
14.2
18.7
13.4
8.6
12.2
6.1
0.4
0.7

100.0
0.3
3.1
7.0
12.7
21.4
17.4
12.6
16.9
7.6
0.2
0.8

100.0
0.3
2.7
6.2
12.1
21.4
17.9
13.0
17.4
7.9
0.2
0.8

100.0
0.5
6.6
13.2
18.4
21.2
13.6
9.0
11.8
5.0
0.1
0.6

100.0
#
#
0.3
9.7
27.3
19.2
13.0
18.4
10.8
0.5
0.8

100.0
#
#
0.4
10.8
29.2
19.6
12.7
17.0
9.7
0.5
0.1

100.0
#
#
0.2
9.9
27.3
18.6
12.6
18.1
11.0
0.5
1.7

100.0
0.1
#
0.1
3.3
17.8
19.3
16.3
26.1
15.8
0.7
0.5

#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 227. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution, attendance status, and age of student: 2011
Private (nonprofit and for-profit) institutions
Attendance status
and age of student

All institutions

Public institutions

Nonprofit institutions

For-profit institutions

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

10

11

12

13

14

All students .................. 20,994,113 13,494,131


Under 18 ...............................
796,375
295,719
18 and 19 .............................. 4,290,986 2,726,282
20 and 21 .............................. 4,160,288 2,877,940
22 to 24 ................................. 3,433,234 2,370,465
25 to 29 ................................. 3,042,737 2,007,910
30 to 34 ................................. 1,756,934 1,107,752
35 to 39 ................................. 1,122,631
692,572
40 to 49 ................................. 1,500,023
905,362
50 to 64 .................................
757,586
436,307
65 and over ...........................
65,158
22,419
Age unknown ........................
68,161
51,403

7,499,982 15,110,196
500,656
716,755
1,564,704 3,355,573
1,282,348 3,155,201
1,062,769 2,569,360
1,034,827 2,037,332
649,182 1,119,853
430,059
691,413
594,661
913,423
321,279
477,358
42,739
53,533
16,758
20,395

8,047,729
218,614
1,844,906
1,945,063
1,582,511
1,086,788
522,608
295,626
360,190
173,044
11,680
6,699

7,062,467
498,141
1,510,667
1,210,138
986,849
950,544
597,245
395,787
553,233
304,314
41,853
13,696

5,883,917
79,620
935,413
1,005,087
863,874
1,005,405
637,081
431,218
586,600
280,228
11,625
47,766

3,927,186
74,933
825,362
832,657
612,418
596,049
318,010
202,771
280,655
141,202
6,867
36,262

3,887,322
74,094
817,796
825,418
606,433
589,544
313,922
199,980
277,500
139,776
6,780
36,079

39,864
839
7,566
7,239
5,985
6,505
4,088
2,791
3,155
1,426
87
183

1,956,731
4,687
110,051
172,430
251,456
409,356
319,071
228,447
305,945
139,026
4,758
11,504

1,559,080
3,011
63,580
107,459
181,521
331,578
271,222
196,966
267,672
123,487
3,959
8,625

397,651
1,676
46,471
64,971
69,935
77,778
47,849
31,481
38,273
15,539
799
2,879

Full-time................................. 13,001,457
Under 18 ...........................
181,834
18 and 19 .......................... 3,569,445
20 and 21 .......................... 3,309,527
22 to 24 ............................. 2,256,745
25 to 29 ............................. 1,607,021
30 to 34 .............................
793,548
35 to 39 .............................
459,830
40 to 49 .............................
551,741
50 to 64 .............................
232,535
65 and over .......................
8,656
Age unknown ....................
30,575

9,841,421
114,404
2,575,717
2,640,358
1,830,622
1,222,567
568,028
320,561
380,672
158,198
5,303
24,991

3,160,036
67,430
993,728
669,169
426,123
384,454
225,520
139,269
171,069
74,337
3,353
5,584

8,665,740
146,661
2,669,518
2,364,191
1,563,169
935,023
415,228
218,248
244,409
100,412
3,852
5,029

5,889,009
80,917
1,726,074
1,760,324
1,203,388
623,607
234,308
108,414
108,326
40,208
1,285
2,158

2,776,731
65,744
943,444
603,867
359,781
311,416
180,920
109,834
136,083
60,204
2,567
2,871

4,335,717
35,173
899,927
945,336
693,576
671,998
378,320
241,582
307,332
132,123
4,804
25,546

2,937,819
31,800
803,277
802,816
500,869
377,437
159,117
88,333
107,830
46,322
1,892
18,126

2,907,240
31,585
796,502
796,542
496,203
372,672
156,274
86,342
105,809
45,462
1,841
18,008

30,579
215
6,775
6,274
4,666
4,765
2,843
1,991
2,021
860
51
118

1,397,898
3,373
96,650
142,520
192,707
294,561
219,203
153,249
199,502
85,801
2,912
7,420

1,045,172
1,902
53,141
83,492
131,031
226,288
177,446
125,805
166,537
72,528
2,177
4,825

352,726
1,471
43,509
59,028
61,676
68,273
41,757
27,444
32,965
13,273
735
2,595

Part-time ................................
Under 18 ...........................
18 and 19 ..........................
20 and 21 ..........................
22 to 24 .............................
25 to 29 .............................
30 to 34 .............................
35 to 39 .............................
40 to 49 .............................
50 to 64 .............................
65 and over .......................
Age unknown ....................

3,652,710
181,315
150,565
237,582
539,843
785,343
539,724
372,011
524,690
278,109
17,116
26,412

4,339,946
433,226
570,976
613,179
636,646
650,373
423,662
290,790
423,592
246,942
39,386
11,174

6,444,456
570,094
686,055
791,010
1,006,191
1,102,309
704,625
473,165
669,014
376,946
49,681
15,366

2,158,720
137,697
118,832
184,739
379,123
463,181
288,300
187,212
251,864
132,836
10,395
4,541

4,285,736
432,397
567,223
606,271
627,068
639,128
416,325
285,953
417,150
244,110
39,286
10,825

1,548,200
44,447
35,486
59,751
170,298
333,407
258,761
189,636
279,268
148,105
6,821
22,220

989,367
43,133
22,085
29,841
111,549
218,612
158,893
114,438
172,825
94,880
4,975
18,136

980,082
42,509
21,294
28,876
110,230
216,872
157,648
113,638
171,691
94,314
4,939
18,071

9,285
624
791
965
1,319
1,740
1,245
800
1,134
566
36
65

558,833
1,314
13,401
29,910
58,749
114,795
99,868
75,198
106,443
53,225
1,846
4,084

513,908
1,109
10,439
23,967
50,490
105,290
93,776
71,161
101,135
50,959
1,782
3,800

44,925
205
2,962
5,943
8,259
9,505
6,092
4,037
5,308
2,266
64
284

7,992,656
614,541
721,541
850,761
1,176,489
1,435,716
963,386
662,801
948,282
525,051
56,502
37,586

2-year

Percentage distribution
All students ..................
Under 18 ...............................
18 and 19 ..............................
20 and 21 ..............................
22 to 24 .................................
25 to 29 .................................
30 to 34 .................................
35 to 39 .................................
40 to 49 .................................
50 to 64 .................................
65 and over ...........................
Age unknown ........................

100.0
3.8
20.4
19.8
16.4
14.5
8.4
5.3
7.1
3.6
0.3
0.3

100.0
2.2
20.2
21.3
17.6
14.9
8.2
5.1
6.7
3.2
0.2
0.4

100.0
6.7
20.9
17.1
14.2
13.8
8.7
5.7
7.9
4.3
0.6
0.2

100.0
4.7
22.2
20.9
17.0
13.5
7.4
4.6
6.0
3.2
0.4
0.1

100.0
2.7
22.9
24.2
19.7
13.5
6.5
3.7
4.5
2.2
0.1
0.1

100.0
7.1
21.4
17.1
14.0
13.5
8.5
5.6
7.8
4.3
0.6
0.2

100.0
1.4
15.9
17.1
14.7
17.1
10.8
7.3
10.0
4.8
0.2
0.8

100.0
1.9
21.0
21.2
15.6
15.2
8.1
5.2
7.1
3.6
0.2
0.9

100.0
1.9
21.0
21.2
15.6
15.2
8.1
5.1
7.1
3.6
0.2
0.9

100.0
2.1
19.0
18.2
15.0
16.3
10.3
7.0
7.9
3.6
0.2
0.5

100.0
0.2
5.6
8.8
12.9
20.9
16.3
11.7
15.6
7.1
0.2
0.6

100.0
0.2
4.1
6.9
11.6
21.3
17.4
12.6
17.2
7.9
0.3
0.6

100.0
0.4
11.7
16.3
17.6
19.6
12.0
7.9
9.6
3.9
0.2
0.7

Full-time.................................
Under 18 ...........................
18 and 19 ..........................
20 and 21 ..........................
22 to 24 .............................
25 to 29 .............................
30 to 34 .............................
35 to 39 .............................
40 to 49 .............................
50 to 64 .............................
65 and over .......................
Age unknown ....................

100.0
1.4
27.5
25.5
17.4
12.4
6.1
3.5
4.2
1.8
0.1
0.2

99.9
1.2
26.2
26.8
18.6
12.4
5.8
3.3
3.9
1.6
#
0.3

100.0
2.1
31.4
21.2
13.5
12.2
7.1
4.4
5.4
2.4
0.1
0.2

100.0
1.7
30.8
27.3
18.0
10.8
4.8
2.5
2.8
1.2
#
0.1

100.0
1.4
29.3
29.9
20.4
10.6
4.0
1.8
1.8
0.7
#
#

100.0
2.4
34.0
21.7
13.0
11.2
6.5
4.0
4.9
2.2
0.1
0.1

100.0
0.8
20.8
21.8
16.0
15.5
8.7
5.6
7.1
3.0
0.1
0.6

100.0
1.1
27.3
27.3
17.0
12.8
5.4
3.0
3.7
1.6
0.1
0.6

100.0
1.1
27.4
27.4
17.1
12.8
5.4
3.0
3.6
1.6
0.1
0.6

100.0
0.7
22.2
20.5
15.3
15.6
9.3
6.5
6.6
2.8
0.2
0.4

100.0
0.2
6.9
10.2
13.8
21.1
15.7
11.0
14.3
6.1
0.2
0.5

100.0
0.2
5.1
8.0
12.5
21.7
17.0
12.0
15.9
6.9
0.2
0.5

100.0
0.4
12.3
16.7
17.5
19.4
11.8
7.8
9.3
3.8
0.2
0.7

Part-time ................................
Under 18 ...........................
18 and 19 ..........................
20 and 21 ..........................
22 to 24 .............................
25 to 29 .............................
30 to 34 .............................
35 to 39 .............................
40 to 49 .............................
50 to 64 .............................
65 and over .......................
Age unknown ....................

100.0
7.7
9.0
10.6
14.7
18.0
12.1
8.3
11.9
6.6
0.7
0.5

100.0
5.0
4.1
6.5
14.8
21.5
14.8
10.2
14.4
7.6
0.5
0.7

100.0
10.0
13.2
14.1
14.7
15.0
9.8
6.7
9.8
5.7
0.9
0.3

100.0
8.8
10.6
12.3
15.6
17.1
10.9
7.3
10.4
5.8
0.8
0.2

100.0
6.4
5.5
8.6
17.6
21.5
13.4
8.7
11.7
6.2
0.5
0.2

100.0
10.1
13.2
14.1
14.6
14.9
9.7
6.7
9.7
5.7
0.9
0.3

100.0
2.9
2.3
3.9
11.0
21.5
16.7
12.2
18.0
9.6
0.4
1.4

100.0
4.4
2.2
3.0
11.3
22.1
16.1
11.6
17.5
9.6
0.5
1.8

100.0
4.3
2.2
2.9
11.2
22.1
16.1
11.6
17.5
9.6
0.5
1.8

100.0
6.7
8.5
10.4
14.2
18.7
13.4
8.6
12.2
6.1
0.4
0.7

100.0
0.2
2.4
5.4
10.5
20.5
17.9
13.5
19.0
9.5
0.3
0.7

100.0
0.2
2.0
4.7
9.8
20.5
18.2
13.8
19.7
9.9
0.3
0.7

100.0
0.5
6.6
13.2
18.4
21.2
13.6
9.0
11.8
5.0
0.1
0.6

#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 228. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex of student, level and control of institution, and
attendance status of student: 2011
Level and control of
institution and attendance
status of student

Total

Undergraduate

Postbaccalaureate

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

10

Total...........................
Full-time.............................
Part-time ............................

20,994,113
13,001,457
7,992,656

9,026,499
5,793,411
3,233,088

11,967,614
7,208,046
4,759,568

18,063,037
11,359,068
6,703,969

7,816,975
5,070,529
2,746,446

10,246,062
6,288,539
3,957,523

2,931,076
1,642,389
1,288,687

1,209,524
722,882
486,642

1,721,552
919,507
802,045

4-year ...........................
Full-time.............................
Part-time ............................

13,494,131
9,841,421
3,652,710

5,854,845
4,405,066
1,449,779

7,639,286
5,436,355
2,202,931

10,563,055
8,199,032
2,364,023

4,645,321
3,682,184
963,137

5,917,734
4,516,848
1,400,886

2,931,076
1,642,389
1,288,687

1,209,524
722,882
486,642

1,721,552
919,507
802,045

2-year ............................
Full-time.............................
Part-time ............................

7,499,982
3,160,036
4,339,946

3,171,654
1,388,345
1,783,309

4,328,328
1,771,691
2,556,637

7,499,982
3,160,036
4,339,946

3,171,654
1,388,345
1,783,309

4,328,328
1,771,691
2,556,637

Public ............................
Full-time.............................
Part-time ............................

15,110,196
8,665,740
6,444,456

6,656,236
4,001,784
2,654,452

8,453,960
4,663,956
3,790,004

13,688,792
7,894,906
5,793,886

6,055,488
3,648,772
2,406,716

7,633,304
4,246,134
3,387,170

1,421,404
770,834
650,570

600,748
353,012
247,736

820,656
417,822
402,834

Public 4-year......................
Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

8,047,729
5,889,009
2,158,720

3,628,889
2,743,324
885,565

4,418,840
3,145,685
1,273,155

6,626,325
5,118,175
1,508,150

3,028,141
2,390,312
637,829

3,598,184
2,727,863
870,321

1,421,404
770,834
650,570

600,748
353,012
247,736

820,656
417,822
402,834

Public 2-year......................
Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

7,062,467
2,776,731
4,285,736

3,027,347
1,258,460
1,768,887

4,035,120
1,518,271
2,516,849

7,062,467
2,776,731
4,285,736

3,027,347
1,258,460
1,768,887

4,035,120
1,518,271
2,516,849

Private ...........................
Full-time.............................
Part-time ............................

5,883,917
4,335,717
1,548,200

2,370,263
1,791,627
578,636

3,513,654
2,544,090
969,564

4,374,245
3,464,162
910,083

1,761,487
1,421,757
339,730

2,612,758
2,042,405
570,353

1,509,672
871,555
638,117

608,776
369,870
238,906

900,896
501,685
399,211

Private 4-year ....................


Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

5,446,402
3,952,412
1,493,990

2,225,956
1,661,742
564,214

3,220,446
2,290,670
929,776

3,936,730
3,080,857
855,873

1,617,180
1,291,872
325,308

2,319,550
1,788,985
530,565

1,509,672
871,555
638,117

608,776
369,870
238,906

900,896
501,685
399,211

Private 2-year ....................


Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

437,515
383,305
54,210

144,307
129,885
14,422

293,208
253,420
39,788

437,515
383,305
54,210

144,307
129,885
14,422

293,208
253,420
39,788

Nonprofit ............................
Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

3,927,186
2,937,819
989,367

1,665,150
1,287,302
377,848

2,262,036
1,650,517
611,519

2,718,880
2,235,815
483,065

1,154,936
971,842
183,094

1,563,944
1,263,973
299,971

1,208,306
702,004
506,302

510,214
315,460
194,754

698,092
386,544
311,548

Nonprofit 4-year .............


Full-time .....................
Part-time ....................

3,887,322
2,907,240
980,082

1,651,310
1,276,006
375,304

2,236,012
1,631,234
604,778

2,679,016
2,205,236
473,780

1,141,096
960,546
180,550

1,537,920
1,244,690
293,230

1,208,306
702,004
506,302

510,214
315,460
194,754

698,092
386,544
311,548

Nonprofit 2-year .............


Full-time .....................
Part-time ....................

39,864
30,579
9,285

13,840
11,296
2,544

26,024
19,283
6,741

39,864
30,579
9,285

13,840
11,296
2,544

26,024
19,283
6,741

For-profit ............................
Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

1,956,731
1,397,898
558,833

705,113
504,325
200,788

1,251,618
893,573
358,045

1,655,365
1,228,347
427,018

606,551
449,915
156,636

1,048,814
778,432
270,382

301,366
169,551
131,815

98,562
54,410
44,152

202,804
115,141
87,663

For-profit 4-year .............


Full-time .....................
Part-time ....................

1,559,080
1,045,172
513,908

574,646
385,736
188,910

984,434
659,436
324,998

1,257,714
875,621
382,093

476,084
331,326
144,758

781,630
544,295
237,335

301,366
169,551
131,815

98,562
54,410
44,152

202,804
115,141
87,663

For-profit 2-year .............


Full-time .....................
Part-time ....................

397,651
352,726
44,925

130,467
118,589
11,878

267,184
234,137
33,047

397,651
352,726
44,925

130,467
118,589
11,878

267,184
234,137
33,047

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

Females

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 229. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex of student, level and control of institution, and
attendance status of student: 2010
Level and control of
institution and attendance
status of student

Total

Undergraduate

Postbaccalaureate

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

10

Total...........................
Full-time.............................
Part-time ............................

21,016,126
13,082,267
7,933,859

9,044,811
5,837,057
3,207,754

11,971,315
7,245,210
4,726,105

18,078,672
11,451,568
6,627,104

7,835,163
5,117,497
2,717,666

10,243,509
6,334,071
3,909,438

2,937,454
1,630,699
1,306,755

1,209,648
719,560
490,088

1,727,806
911,139
816,667

4-year ...........................
Full-time.............................
Part-time ............................

13,335,251
9,717,074
3,618,177

5,779,685
4,353,627
1,426,058

7,555,566
5,363,447
2,192,119

10,397,797
8,086,375
2,311,422

4,570,037
3,634,067
935,970

5,827,760
4,452,308
1,375,452

2,937,454
1,630,699
1,306,755

1,209,648
719,560
490,088

1,727,806
911,139
816,667

2-year ............................
Full-time.............................
Part-time ............................

7,680,875
3,365,193
4,315,682

3,265,126
1,483,430
1,781,696

4,415,749
1,881,763
2,533,986

7,680,875
3,365,193
4,315,682

3,265,126
1,483,430
1,781,696

4,415,749
1,881,763
2,533,986

Public ............................
Full-time.............................
Part-time ............................

15,142,809
8,763,850
6,378,959

6,679,537
4,049,593
2,629,944

8,463,272
4,714,257
3,749,015

13,704,290
7,995,529
5,708,761

6,076,131
3,697,184
2,378,947

7,628,159
4,298,345
3,329,814

1,438,519
768,321
670,198

603,406
352,409
250,997

835,113
415,912
419,201

Public 4-year......................
Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

7,924,771
5,811,370
2,113,401

3,568,544
2,707,453
861,091

4,356,227
3,103,917
1,252,310

6,486,252
5,043,049
1,443,203

2,965,138
2,355,044
610,094

3,521,114
2,688,005
833,109

1,438,519
768,321
670,198

603,406
352,409
250,997

835,113
415,912
419,201

Public 2-year......................
Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

7,218,038
2,952,480
4,265,558

3,110,993
1,342,140
1,768,853

4,107,045
1,610,340
2,496,705

7,218,038
2,952,480
4,265,558

3,110,993
1,342,140
1,768,853

4,107,045
1,610,340
2,496,705

Private ...........................
Full-time.............................
Part-time ............................

5,873,317
4,318,417
1,554,900

2,365,274
1,787,464
577,810

3,508,043
2,530,953
977,090

4,374,382
3,456,039
918,343

1,759,032
1,420,313
338,719

2,615,350
2,035,726
579,624

1,498,935
862,378
636,557

606,242
367,151
239,091

892,693
495,227
397,466

Private 4-year ....................


Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

5,410,480
3,905,704
1,504,776

2,211,141
1,646,174
564,967

3,199,339
2,259,530
939,809

3,911,545
3,043,326
868,219

1,604,899
1,279,023
325,876

2,306,646
1,764,303
542,343

1,498,935
862,378
636,557

606,242
367,151
239,091

892,693
495,227
397,466

Private 2-year ....................


Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

462,837
412,713
50,124

154,133
141,290
12,843

308,704
271,423
37,281

462,837
412,713
50,124

154,133
141,290
12,843

308,704
271,423
37,281

Nonprofit ............................
Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

3,854,920
2,888,518
966,402

1,639,068
1,269,837
369,231

2,215,852
1,618,681
597,171

2,653,404
2,197,385
456,019

1,130,465
957,749
172,716

1,522,939
1,239,636
283,303

1,201,516
691,133
510,383

508,603
312,088
196,515

692,913
379,045
313,868

Nonprofit 4-year .............


Full-time .....................
Part-time ....................

3,822,260
2,865,417
956,843

1,626,564
1,259,919
366,645

2,195,696
1,605,498
590,198

2,620,744
2,174,284
446,460

1,117,961
947,831
170,130

1,502,783
1,226,453
276,330

1,201,516
691,133
510,383

508,603
312,088
196,515

692,913
379,045
313,868

Nonprofit 2-year .............


Full-time .....................
Part-time ....................

32,660
23,101
9,559

12,504
9,918
2,586

20,156
13,183
6,973

32,660
23,101
9,559

12,504
9,918
2,586

20,156
13,183
6,973

For-profit ............................
Full-time .........................
Part-time ........................

2,018,397
1,429,899
588,498

726,206
517,627
208,579

1,292,191
912,272
379,919

1,720,978
1,258,654
462,324

628,567
462,564
166,003

1,092,411
796,090
296,321

297,419
171,245
126,174

97,639
55,063
42,576

199,780
116,182
83,598

For-profit 4-year .............


Full-time .....................
Part-time ....................

1,588,220
1,040,287
547,933

584,577
386,255
198,322

1,003,643
654,032
349,611

1,290,801
869,042
421,759

486,938
331,192
155,746

803,863
537,850
266,013

297,419
171,245
126,174

97,639
55,063
42,576

199,780
116,182
83,598

For-profit 2-year .............


Full-time .....................
Part-time ....................

430,177
389,612
40,565

141,629
131,372
10,257

288,548
258,240
30,308

430,177
389,612
40,565

141,629
131,372
10,257

288,548
258,240
30,308

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

Females

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2011.)

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Table 230. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution, attendance status, and sex of student: Selected
years, 1970 through 2011
Level and control of
institution, attendance
status, and sex of student
1
Total...........................

1970

1975

19801

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

10

11

12

13

14

15

8,580,887 11,184,859 12,096,895 12,247,055 13,818,637 14,261,781 15,312,289 17,487,475 17,758,870 18,248,128 19,102,814 20,427,711 21,016,126 20,994,113

Full-time.............................
Males .............................
Females .........................
Part-time ............................
Males .............................
Females .........................

5,816,290
3,504,095
2,312,195
2,764,597
1,539,547
1,225,050

6,841,334
3,926,753
2,914,581
4,343,525
2,222,244
2,121,281

7,097,958
3,689,244
3,408,714
4,998,937
2,185,130
2,813,807

7,075,221
3,607,720
3,467,501
5,171,834
2,210,730
2,961,104

7,820,985
3,807,752
4,013,233
5,997,652
2,476,157
3,521,495

8,128,802
3,807,392
4,321,410
6,132,979
2,535,147
3,597,832

9,009,600 10,797,011 10,957,305 11,269,892 11,747,743 12,722,782 13,082,267 13,001,457


4,111,093 4,803,388 4,879,315 5,029,444 5,234,357 5,670,644 5,837,057 5,793,411
4,898,507 5,993,623 6,077,990 6,240,448 6,513,386 7,052,138 7,245,210 7,208,046
6,302,689 6,690,464 6,801,565 6,978,236 7,355,071 7,704,929 7,933,859 7,992,656
2,610,676 2,652,537 2,695,500 2,786,470 2,954,538 3,098,860 3,207,754 3,233,088
3,692,013 4,037,927 4,106,065 4,191,766 4,400,533 4,606,069 4,726,105 4,759,568

4-year.........................

6,261,502

7,214,740

7,570,608

7,715,978

8,578,554

8,769,252

9,363,858 10,999,420 11,240,330 11,630,198 12,131,436 12,906,305 13,335,251 13,494,131

Full-time.............................
Males .............................
Females .........................
Part-time ............................
Males .............................
Females .........................

4,587,379
2,732,796
1,854,583
1,674,123
936,189
737,934

5,080,256
2,891,192
2,189,064
2,134,484
1,092,461
1,042,023

5,344,163
2,809,528
2,534,635
2,226,445
1,017,813
1,208,632

5,384,614
2,781,412
2,603,202
2,331,364
1,034,804
1,296,560

5,937,023
2,926,360
3,010,663
2,641,531
1,124,780
1,516,751

6,151,755
2,929,177
3,222,578
2,617,497
1,084,753
1,532,744

6,792,551
3,115,252
3,677,299
2,571,307
1,047,917
1,523,390

8,150,209
3,649,622
4,500,587
2,849,211
1,125,935
1,723,276

8,313,999
3,719,478
4,594,521
2,926,331
1,150,598
1,775,733

8,577,299
3,839,336
4,737,963
3,052,899
1,206,007
1,846,892

8,915,546
3,984,494
4,931,052
3,215,890
1,268,517
1,947,373

9,474,059
4,222,234
5,251,825
3,432,246
1,350,710
2,081,536

9,717,074
4,353,627
5,363,447
3,618,177
1,426,058
2,192,119

9,841,421
4,405,066
5,436,355
3,652,710
1,449,779
2,202,931

Public 4-year......................
Full-time .........................
Males .........................
Females .....................
Part-time ........................
Males .........................
Females .....................

4,232,722
3,086,491
1,813,584
1,272,907
1,146,231
609,422
536,809

4,998,142
3,469,821
1,947,823
1,521,998
1,528,321
760,469
767,852

5,128,612
3,592,193
1,873,397
1,718,796
1,536,419
685,051
851,368

5,209,540
3,623,341
1,863,689
1,759,652
1,586,199
693,115
893,084

5,848,242
4,033,654
1,982,369
2,051,285
1,814,588
764,248
1,050,340

5,814,545
4,084,711
1,951,140
2,133,571
1,729,834
720,402
1,009,432

6,055,398
4,371,218
2,008,618
2,362,600
1,684,180
683,100
1,001,080

6,837,605
5,021,745
2,295,456
2,726,289
1,815,860
724,375
1,091,485

6,955,013
5,103,764
2,338,923
2,764,841
1,851,249
739,846
1,111,403

7,166,661
5,244,841
2,417,717
2,827,124
1,921,820
772,563
1,149,257

7,331,809
5,378,123
2,488,168
2,889,955
1,953,686
788,594
1,165,092

7,709,197
5,649,713
2,626,170
3,023,543
2,059,484
833,156
1,226,328

7,924,771
5,811,370
2,707,453
3,103,917
2,113,401
861,091
1,252,310

8,047,729
5,889,009
2,743,324
3,145,685
2,158,720
885,565
1,273,155

Private 4-year ....................


Full-time .........................
Males .........................
Females .....................
Part-time ........................
Males .........................
Females .....................

2,028,780
1,500,888
919,212
581,676
527,892
326,767
201,125

2,216,598
1,610,435
943,369
667,066
606,163
331,992
274,171

2,441,996
1,751,970
936,131
815,839
690,026
332,762
357,264

2,506,438
1,761,273
917,723
843,550
745,165
341,689
403,476

2,730,312
1,903,369
943,991
959,378
826,943
360,532
466,411

2,954,707
2,067,044
978,037
1,089,007
887,663
364,351
523,312

3,308,460
2,421,333
1,106,634
1,314,699
887,127
364,817
522,310

4,161,815
3,128,464
1,354,166
1,774,298
1,033,351
401,560
631,791

4,285,317
3,210,235
1,380,555
1,829,680
1,075,082
410,752
664,330

4,463,537
3,332,458
1,421,619
1,910,839
1,131,079
433,444
697,635

4,799,627
3,537,423
1,496,326
2,041,097
1,262,204
479,923
782,281

5,197,108
3,824,346
1,596,064
2,228,282
1,372,762
517,554
855,208

5,410,480
3,905,704
1,646,174
2,259,530
1,504,776
564,967
939,809

5,446,402
3,952,412
1,661,742
2,290,670
1,493,990
564,214
929,776

Nonprofit 4-year .............


Full-time .....................
Males......................
Females..................
Part-time ....................
Males......................
Females..................
For-profit 4-year .............

2,021,121
1,494,625
914,020
580,605
526,496
325,693
200,803
7,659

2,198,451
1,596,074
930,842
665,232
602,377
329,662
272,715
18,147

2,413,693
1,733,014
921,253
811,761
680,679
327,986
352,693
28,303

2,463,000
1,727,707
894,080
833,627
735,293
336,168
399,125
43,438

2,671,069
1,859,124
915,100
944,024
811,945
352,106
459,839
59,243

2,853,890
1,989,457
931,956
1,057,501
864,433
351,874
512,559
100,817

3,050,575
2,226,028
996,113
1,229,915
824,547
332,814
491,733
257,885

3,411,170
2,534,793
1,109,075
1,425,718
876,377
339,572
536,805
750,645

3,473,710
2,589,590
1,135,163
1,454,427
884,120
340,842
543,278
811,607

3,537,664
2,643,207
1,159,775
1,483,432
894,457
344,325
550,132
925,873

3,626,168
2,698,819
1,184,895
1,513,924
927,349
357,974
569,375
1,173,459

3,730,316
2,783,162
1,221,375
1,561,787
947,154
364,432
582,722
1,466,792

3,822,260
2,865,417
1,259,919
1,605,498
956,843
366,645
590,198
1,588,220

3,887,322
2,907,240
1,276,006
1,631,234
980,082
375,304
604,778
1,559,080

2-year.........................

2,319,385

3,970,119

4,526,287

4,531,077

5,240,083

5,492,529

5,948,431

6,488,055

6,518,540

6,617,930

6,971,378

7,521,406

7,680,875

7,499,982

Full-time.............................
Males .............................
Females .........................
Part-time ............................
Males .............................
Females .........................

1,228,911
771,299
457,612
1,090,474
603,358
487,116

1,761,078
1,035,561
725,517
2,209,041
1,129,783
1,079,258

1,753,795
879,716
874,079
2,772,492
1,167,317
1,605,175

1,690,607
826,308
864,299
2,840,470
1,175,926
1,664,544

1,883,962
881,392
1,002,570
3,356,121
1,351,377
2,004,744

1,977,047
878,215
1,098,832
3,515,482
1,450,394
2,065,088

2,217,049
995,841
1,221,208
3,731,382
1,562,759
2,168,623

2,646,802
1,153,766
1,493,036
3,841,253
1,526,602
2,314,651

2,643,306
1,159,837
1,483,469
3,875,234
1,544,902
2,330,332

2,692,593
1,190,108
1,502,485
3,925,337
1,580,463
2,344,874

2,832,197
1,249,863
1,582,334
4,139,181
1,686,021
2,453,160

3,248,723
1,448,410
1,800,313
4,272,683
1,748,150
2,524,533

3,365,193
1,483,430
1,881,763
4,315,682
1,781,696
2,533,986

3,160,036
1,388,345
1,771,691
4,339,946
1,783,309
2,556,637

Public 2-year......................
Full-time .........................
Males .........................
Females .....................
Part-time ........................
Males .........................
Females .....................

2,195,412
1,129,165
720,440
408,725
1,066,247
589,439
476,808

3,836,366
1,662,621
988,701
673,920
2,173,745
1,107,680
1,066,065

4,328,782
1,595,493
811,871
783,622
2,733,289
1,152,268
1,581,021

4,269,733
1,496,905
742,673
754,232
2,772,828
1,138,011
1,634,817

4,996,475
1,716,843
810,664
906,179
3,279,632
1,317,730
1,961,902

5,277,829
1,840,590
818,605
1,021,985
3,437,239
1,417,488
2,019,751

5,697,388
2,000,008
891,282
1,108,726
3,697,380
1,549,407
2,147,973

6,184,229
2,387,016
1,055,029
1,331,987
3,797,213
1,514,363
2,282,850

6,225,120
2,391,799
1,067,223
1,324,576
3,833,321
1,533,412
2,299,909

6,324,119
2,442,140
1,098,772
1,343,368
3,881,979
1,568,247
2,313,732

6,640,344
2,548,488
1,152,037
1,396,451
4,091,856
1,671,716
2,420,140

7,101,445
2,880,631
1,317,630
1,563,001
4,220,814
1,732,613
2,488,201

7,218,038
2,952,480
1,342,140
1,610,340
4,265,558
1,768,853
2,496,705

7,062,467
2,776,731
1,258,460
1,518,271
4,285,736
1,768,887
2,516,849

Private 2-year ....................


Full-time .........................
Males .........................
Females .....................
Part-time ........................
Males .........................
Females .....................

123,973
99,746
50,859
48,887
24,227
13,919
10,308

133,753
98,457
46,860
51,597
35,296
22,103
13,193

197,505
158,302
67,845
90,457
39,203
15,049
24,154

261,344
193,702
83,635
110,067
67,642
37,915
29,727

243,608
167,119
70,728
96,391
76,489
33,647
42,842

214,700
136,457
59,610
76,847
78,243
32,906
45,337

251,043
217,041
104,559
112,482
34,002
13,352
20,650

303,826
259,786
98,737
161,049
44,040
12,239
31,801

293,420
251,507
92,614
158,893
41,913
11,490
30,423

293,811
250,453
91,336
159,117
43,358
12,216
31,142

331,034
283,709
97,826
185,883
47,325
14,305
33,020

419,961
368,092
130,780
237,312
51,869
15,537
36,332

462,837
412,713
141,290
271,423
50,124
12,843
37,281

437,515
383,305
129,885
253,420
54,210
14,422
39,788

Nonprofit 2-year .............


Full-time .....................
Males......................
Females..................
Part-time ....................
Males......................
Females..................
For-profit 2-year .............

113,299
91,514
46,030
45,484
21,785
12,097
9,688
10,674

112,997
82,158
40,548
41,610
30,839
18,929
11,910
20,756

114,094
83,009
34,968
48,041
31,085
11,445
19,640
83,411

108,791
76,547
30,878
45,669
32,244
10,786
21,458
152,553

89,158
62,003
25,946
36,057
27,155
7,970
19,185
154,450

75,154
54,033
23,265
30,768
21,121
6,080
15,041
139,546

58,844
46,670
21,950
24,720
12,174
4,499
7,675
192,199

43,522
28,939
12,086
16,853
14,583
3,566
11,017
260,304

39,156
25,969
10,832
15,137
13,187
3,044
10,143
254,264

33,486
21,295
8,691
12,604
12,191
3,003
9,188
260,325

35,351
23,270
9,244
14,026
12,081
2,867
9,214
295,683

34,767
23,483
9,578
13,905
11,284
2,721
8,563
385,194

32,660
23,101
9,918
13,183
9,559
2,586
6,973
430,177

39,864
30,579
11,296
19,283
9,285
2,544
6,741
397,651

1Large

increase in private 2-year institutions in 1980 is due to the addition of schools


accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
NOTE: Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1970 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:9099); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through
Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 231. Fall enrollment and number of degree-granting institutions, by control and religious affiliation of institution: Selected years, 1980 through 2011
Total enrollment

Enrollment, fall 2011


Full-time

Control and religious affiliation of institution

Number of institutions1

Part-time

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Total

Males

Females

Males

Females

Fall 1980

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

All institutions ..............................................


Public institutions...................................................
Federal.............................................................
State ................................................................
Local ................................................................
Other public......................................................
Private institutions .................................................
Independent nonprofit......................................
For-profit ..........................................................
Religiously affiliated3 ........................................

12,096,895
9,457,394
50,989
(2)
(2)
9,406,405
2,639,501
1,521,614
111,714
1,006,173

13,818,637
10,844,717
50,669
7,181,380
3,508,941
103,727
2,973,920
1,474,818
213,693
1,285,409

15,312,289
11,752,786
16,917
9,548,090
2,078,090
109,689
3,559,503
1,577,242
450,084
1,532,177

19,102,814
13,972,153
20,441
11,452,186
2,302,730
196,796
5,130,661
1,888,905
1,469,142
1,772,614

20,427,711
14,810,642
21,722
12,104,170
2,478,076
206,674
5,617,069
1,953,136
1,851,986
1,811,947

21,016,126
15,142,809
21,622
12,366,422
2,541,036
213,729
5,873,317
1,995,440
2,018,397
1,859,480

20,994,113
15,110,196
21,304
12,346,172
2,526,884
215,836
5,883,917
2,054,854
1,956,731
1,872,332

5,793,411
4,001,784
14,193
3,469,703
462,549
55,339
1,791,627
692,727
504,325
594,575

7,208,046
4,663,956
5,299
4,057,293
535,721
65,643
2,544,090
843,709
893,573
806,808

3,233,088
2,654,452
585
1,978,849
637,567
37,451
578,636
205,578
200,788
172,270

4,759,568
3,790,004
1,227
2,840,327
891,047
57,403
969,564
312,840
358,045
298,679

3,226
1,493
12
(2)
(2)
1,481
1,733
795
164
774

3,501
1,548
17
978
523
30
1,953
709
322
922

4,056
1,676
12
1,355
277
32
2,380
729
724
927

4,589
1,652
14
1,331
261
46
2,937
736
1,310
891

4,703
1,649
14
1,331
261
43
3,054
767
1,403
884

Advent Christian Church ................................


African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church ......
African Methodist Episcopal...........................
American Baptist............................................
American Evangelical Lutheran Church.........

143
1,091
4,541
6,131

88
3,220
10,800

34
5,980
15,410
743

1,366
2,880
14,441
1,432

1,485
2,677
14,716
1,387

1,536
2,674
15,120
1,340

1,537
2,355
15,027
1,415

792
1,037
3,836
656

686
1,192
5,631
653

28
57
1,693
48

31
69
3,867
58

1
3
6
11

1
5
15

1
6
17
1

3
5
18
1

3
5
19
1

American Lutheran and Lutheran Church in


America....................................................
American Lutheran.........................................
Assemblies of God Church ............................
Baptist ............................................................
Brethren Church.............................................

3,092
21,608
7,814
38,231
3,925

8,307
99,510
958

1,460

14,272
107,610
2,088

15,080
153,525
7,954

15,137
165,848
8,191

15,806
174,481
8,449

15,451
172,946
7,766

5,383
49,824
2,278

6,528
65,097
2,883

1,649
23,855
1,226

1,891
34,170
1,379

3
13
10
33
3

11
69
3

14
68
3

16
69
3

15
68
3

Brethren in Christ Church ..............................


Christian and Missionary Alliance Church .....
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ............
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ ..
Christian Methodist Episcopal........................

1,301
1,705
14,913
1,342
2,486

2,239
2,519
30,397
2,263
2,174

2,797
5,278
35,984
7,277
1,502

6,316
47,693
9,005
4,503

6,331
50,064
9,263
4,901

6,465
52,839
10,128
4,817

6,536
54,401
10,483
4,514

2,066
15,279
4,232
2,213

2,901
23,300
4,218
2,124

623
6,059
1,076
82

946
9,763
957
95

1
3
12
7
4

1
4
18
8
4

1
4
16
18
1

4
18
18
3

4
18
18
3

Christian Reformed Church ...........................


Church of Christ (Scientist) ............................
Church of God of Prophecy ...........................
Church of God................................................
Church of New Jerusalem..............................

5,408
2,773

6,082
170

4,488
2,557
249
5,627

5,999

12,540

5,808

15,977

5,665

15,117

5,625

16,731

5,647

17,093

2,675

4,947

2,674

7,727

151

1,881

147

2,538

3
6

9
1

2
8
1
9

Church of the Brethren...................................


Church of the Nazarene.................................
Churches of Christ .........................................
Cumberland Presbyterian ..............................
Evangelical Congregational Church...............

8,482
11,716
9,343
594
80

4,463
10,779
14,611
746
88

4,187
16,661
30,140
1,112
148

5,620
20,863
34,368
2,688
158

5,861
21,389
34,996
3,247
159

6,154
21,144
35,538
4,652
153

6,028
20,866
36,450
5,744
125

2,314
6,440
11,931
2,309
28

3,096
9,976
14,894
2,650
14

235
1,761
3,418
303
50

383
2,689
6,207
482
33

6
10
9
2
1

5
9
19
2
1

4
12
19
2
1

5
10
17
2
1

5
10
17
2
1

Evangelical Covenant Church of America......


Evangelical Free Church of America..............
Evangelical Lutheran Church .........................
Free Methodist ...............................................
Free Will Baptist Church ................................

1,401
833
743
5,543
1,132

1,035
2,355
49,210
5,902
1,177

2,387
4,022
49,085
7,323
2,378

3,244
3,021
55,251
11,774
3,989

3,186
3,106
56,088
12,090
4,143

3,233
2,926
56,162
12,270
4,383

3,220
3,215
55,889
12,412
4,359

774
847
22,137
3,323
823

1,174
667
28,329
6,132
1,270

400
951
2,140
859
716

872
750
3,283
2,098
1,550

1
1
3
5
4

1
2
33
3
3

1
3
34
4
4

1
2
33
5
4

1
2
33
5
4

Friends United Meeting ..................................


Friends ...........................................................
General Conference Mennonite Church ........
Greek Orthodox .............................................
Interdenominational .......................................

1,109
5,157
820
204
1,254

5,844
1,243
148
11,103

10,898
1,059
132
9,788

13,285

190
23,161

13,786

203
23,060

13,876

220
30,162

13,570

222
34,475

4,722

168
11,598

5,852

51
13,710

1,162

3
4,363

1,834

0
4,804

1
5
2
1
4

6
2
1
17

8
1
1
14

1
30

1
31

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Enrollment

Fall 1980

Total enrollment

Enrollment, fall 2011


Full-time

Control and religious affiliation of institution


1

Fall 1980

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Total

Males

Number of institutions1

Part-time
Females

Males

Females

Fall 1980

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2010

Fall 2011

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10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Jewish ............................................................
Latter-Day Saints ...........................................
Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod ................
Lutheran Church in America ..........................
Mennonite Brethren Church...........................

5,738
39,172
11,727
23,877
1,344

12,217
42,274
13,827
5,796
1,864

14,182
44,680
18,866
4,322
2,390

8,861
52,321
24,280
8,245
3,192

8,468
53,249
26,384
8,264
3,426

12,755
53,514
28,255
8,240
4,136

14,716
57,150
29,288
8,111
4,302

9,052
23,527
7,071
3,165
1,222

3,356
24,387
10,479
4,118
2,016

694
4,322
3,623
275
327

1,614
4,914
8,115
553
737

24
4
15
20
3

63
4
14
5
3

62
4
13
2
3

36
4
12
3
3

35
4
12
3
2

Mennonite Church .........................................


Missionary Church Inc. ..................................
Moravian Church............................................
Multiple Protestant denominations .................
North American Baptist..................................

4,008
487
2,434
5,526
155

2,859
699
2,511
211

3,553
1,647
2,939
4,690
124

4,126
2,075
2,979
5,014
117

4,325
2,165
3,042
5,341
125

4,263
2,152
3,095
5,350
120

4,366
2,074
3,132
5,400
141

1,512
560
677
1,310
42

1,963
946
1,688
1,526
28

310
174
146
1,621
39

581
394
621
943
32

6
1
2
8
1

5
1
2
1

5
1
2
7
1

6
1
2
6
1

6
1
2
6
1

Pentecostal Holiness Church .........................


Presbyterian U.S.A. and United
Presbyterian.............................................
Presbyterian Church in America ....................
Protestant Episcopal ......................................
Protestant, other ............................................

767

566

976

1,057

1,124

1,272

1,504

573

629

129

173

47,144

5,396
4,072

77,700
1,877
4,559
38,136

78,950
4,499
5,479
30,116

82,508
2,166
4,921
15,803

84,691
2,174
5,036
16,207

85,692
2,071
5,006
13,361

86,441
1,792
4,604
14,628

31,747
747
2,087
4,803

43,928
632
2,211
5,536

3,410
273
136
2,072

7,356
140
170
2,217

57

12
11

70
1
9
44

64
5
12
34

58
2
11
22

59
2
9
23

Reformed Church in America.........................


Reformed Episcopal Church ..........................
Reformed Presbyterian Church......................
Reorganized Latter-Day Saints Church .........
Roman Catholic .............................................

2,713
67
2,014
4,274
422,842

5,525

1,556
4,793
530,585

6,002

2,355
3,390
636,336

6,472

2,901

727,894

6,514

2,949

735,713

6,555

2,982

751,089

6,501

2,866

749,877

2,530

1,172

219,410

3,529

1,214

323,311

215

266

68,330

227

214

138,826

4
1
4
2
229

2
1
239

2
2
239

237

234

Russian Orthodox ..........................................


Seventh-Day Adventists .................................
Southern Baptist ............................................
Nondenominational ........................................
Unitarian Universalist .....................................

47
19,168
85,281

87

38
15,771
49,493
6,758
82

106
19,223
54,275
23,573
132

88
23,880
45,026
27,872
138

79
24,818
46,689
27,071
171

60
25,430
49,882
27,745
166

53
25,751
51,832
29,650
190

39
8,146
14,275
8,482
38

3
11,104
20,011
11,167
58

8
2,306
7,127
4,705
37

3
4,195
10,419
5,296
57

1
11
54

1
11
29
14
2

1
13
32
16
2

1
14
22
16
2

1
13
22
19
2

United Brethren Church .................................


United Church of Christ .................................
United Methodist ............................................
Wesleyan Church ...........................................
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod .........

545
14,169
127,099
3,583
808

601
20,175
148,851
5,311
931

938
23,709
171,109
11,128
1,660

1,230
26,878
198,669
20,568
1,595

1,270
27,507
202,913
20,492
1,603

1,260
20,528
206,744
20,670
1,677

1,260
17,724
206,268
20,577
1,799

449
5,198
74,383
6,499
743

613
6,877
95,570
11,621
862

99
1,825
13,294
907
112

99
3,824
23,021
1,550
82

1
16
91
5
1

1
18
96
4
3

1
18
100
4
2

1
17
96
6
2

1
15
95
6
2

Other religiously affiliated ..............................

462

5,743

2,534

8,146

8,041

8,526

8,589

2,484

3,996

699

1,410

13

12

Not available.
1Counts of institutions in this table may be lower than reported in other tables, because counts in this table include only institutions reporting separate enrollment data.
2Included under Other public.
3Religious affiliation as reported by institution.
NOTE: Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degreegranting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degreegranting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and

excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information
Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education and Institutional Characteristics surveys, 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:90) and Institutional Characteristics Survey (IPEDS-IC:90); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared
September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 232. Total fall enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of
student, and level and control of institution: 1955 through 2011
Males
Year
1
19551

Females

4-year

2-year

Total

Full-time

Part-time

Total

Full-time

Part-time

Total

Full-time

Part-time

Public

Private

Public

Private

10

11

12

13

14

...............................
19561 ...............................
1
1957 ...............................
19581 ...............................
19591 ...............................

670,013
717,504
723,879
775,308
821,520

415,604
442,903
441,969
465,422
487,890

254,409
274,601
281,910
309,886
333,630

283,084
292,743 2
293,544 2
328,242 2
348,150 2

246,960
261,951 2
262,695 2
272,117 2
291,691 2

117,288
137,406 2
140,522 2
146,379 2
153,393 2

22,681 2
25,404 2
27,118 2
28,570 2
28,286 2

19601 ...............................
19611 ...............................
19621 ...............................
19631 ...............................
19641 ...............................

923,069
1,018,361
1,030,554
1,046,424
1,224,840

539,512
591,913
598,099
604,282
701,524

383,557
426,448
432,455
442,142
523,316

395,884 2
438,135 2
445,191 2

539,251 2

313,209 2
336,449 2
324,923 2

363,348 2

181,860 2
210,101 2
224,537 2

275,413 2

32,116 2
33,676 2
35,903 2

46,828 2

19651 ...............................
1966.................................
1967.................................
1968.................................
1969.................................

1,441,822
1,554,337
1,640,936
1,892,849
1,967,104

1,335,512
1,470,653
1,525,290

305,424
422,196
441,814

829,215
889,516
931,127
1,082,367
1,118,269

761,299
847,005
876,280

169,828
235,362
241,989

612,607
664,821
709,809
810,482
848,835

574,213
623,648
649,010

135,596
186,834
199,825

642,233 2
626,472 2
644,525
724,377
699,167

398,792 2
382,889 2
368,300
378,052
391,508

347,788 2
478,459 2
561,488
718,562
814,132

53,009 2
66,517 2
66,623
71,858
62,297

1970.................................
1971.................................
1972.................................
1973.................................
1974.................................

2,063,397
2,119,018
2,152,778
2,226,041
2,365,761

1,587,072
1,606,036
1,574,197
1,607,269
1,673,333

476,325
512,982
578,581
618,772
692,428

1,151,960
1,170,518
1,157,501
1,182,173
1,243,790

896,281
895,715
858,254
867,314
896,077

255,679
274,803
299,247
314,859
347,713

911,437
948,500
995,277
1,043,868
1,121,971

690,791
710,321
715,943
739,955
777,256

220,646
238,179
279,334
303,913
344,715

717,449
704,052
680,337
698,777
745,637

395,886
384,695
380,982
378,994
386,391

890,703
971,295
1,036,616
1,089,182
1,175,759

59,359
58,976
54,843
59,088
57,974

1975.................................
1976.................................
1977.................................
1978.................................
1979.................................

2,515,155
2,347,014
2,394,426
2,389,627
2,502,896

1,763,296
1,662,333
1,680,916
1,650,848
1,706,732

751,859
684,681
713,510
738,779
796,164

1,327,935
1,170,326
1,155,856
1,141,777
1,179,846

942,198
854,597
839,848
817,294
840,315

385,737
315,729
316,008
324,483
339,531

1,187,220
1,176,688
1,238,570
1,247,850
1,323,050

821,098
807,736
841,068
833,554
866,417

366,122
368,952
397,502
414,296
456,633

771,725
717,373
737,497
736,703
760,119

395,440
413,961
404,631
406,669
415,126

1,283,523
1,152,944
1,185,648
1,173,544
1,253,854

64,467
62,736
66,650
72,711
73,797

1980.................................
1981.................................
1982.................................
1983.................................
1984.................................

2,587,644
2,595,421
2,505,466
2,443,703
2,356,898

1,749,928
1,737,714
1,688,620
1,678,071
1,613,185

837,716
857,707
816,846
765,632
743,713

1,218,961
1,217,680
1,199,237
1,159,049
1,112,303

862,458
851,833
837,223
824,609
786,099

356,503
365,847
362,014
334,440
326,204

1,368,683
1,377,741
1,306,229
1,284,654
1,244,595

887,470
885,881
851,397
853,462
827,086

481,213
491,860
454,832
431,192
417,509

765,395
754,007
730,775
728,244
713,790

417,937
419,257
404,252
403,882
402,959

1,313,591
1,318,436
1,254,193
1,189,869
1,130,311

90,721 3
103,721 3
116,246 3
121,708
109,838

1985.................................
1986.................................
1987.................................
1988.................................
1989.................................

2,292,222
2,219,208
2,246,359
2,378,803
2,341,035

1,602,038
1,589,451
1,626,719
1,698,927
1,656,594

690,184
629,757
619,640
679,876
684,441

1,075,736
1,046,527
1,046,615
1,100,026
1,094,750

774,858
768,856
779,226
807,319
791,295

300,878
277,671
267,389
292,707
303,455

1,216,486
1,172,681
1,199,744
1,278,777
1,246,285

827,180
820,595
847,493
891,608
865,299

389,306
352,086
352,251
387,169
380,986

717,199
719,974
757,833
783,358
762,217

398,556
391,673
405,113
425,907
413,836

1,060,275
990,973
979,820
1,048,914
1,048,529

116,192
116,588
103,593
120,624
116,453

1990.................................
1991.................................
1992.................................
1993.................................
1994.................................

2,256,624
2,277,920
2,184,113
2,160,710
2,133,205

1,617,118
1,652,983
1,603,737
1,608,274
1,603,106

639,506
624,937
580,376
552,436
530,099

1,045,191
1,068,433
1,013,058
1,007,647
984,558

771,372
798,043
760,290
762,240
751,081

273,819
270,390
252,768
245,407
233,477

1,211,433
1,209,487
1,171,055
1,153,063
1,148,647

845,746
854,940
843,447
846,034
852,025

365,687
354,547
327,608
307,029
296,622

727,264
717,697
697,393
702,273
709,042

400,120
392,904
408,306
410,688
405,917

1,041,097
1,070,048
993,074
973,545
952,468

88,143
97,271
85,340
74,204
65,778

1995.................................
1996.................................
1997.................................
1998.................................
1999.................................

2,168,831
2,274,319
2,219,255
2,212,593
2,357,590

1,646,812
1,739,852
1,733,512
1,775,412
1,849,741

522,019
534,467
485,743
437,181
507,849

1,001,052
1,046,662
1,026,058
1,022,656
1,094,539

767,185
805,982
806,054
825,577
865,545

233,867
240,680
220,004
197,079
228,994

1,167,779
1,227,657
1,193,197
1,189,937
1,263,051

879,627
933,870
927,458
949,835
984,196

288,152
293,787
265,739
240,102
278,855

731,836
741,164
755,362
792,772
819,503

419,025
427,442
442,397
460,948
474,223

954,595
989,536
923,954
858,417
955,499

63,375
116,177
97,542
100,456
108,365

2000.................................
2001.................................
2002.................................
2003.................................
2004.................................

2,427,551
2,497,078
2,570,611
2,591,754
2,630,243

1,918,093
1,989,179
2,053,065
2,102,394
2,147,546

509,458
507,899
517,546
489,360
482,697

1,123,948
1,152,837
1,170,609
1,175,856
1,190,268

894,432
926,393
945,938
965,075
981,591

229,516
226,444
224,671
210,781
208,677

1,303,603
1,344,241
1,400,002
1,415,898
1,439,975

1,023,661
1,062,786
1,107,127
1,137,319
1,165,955

279,942
281,455
292,875
278,579
274,020

842,228
866,619
886,297
918,602
925,249

498,532
508,030
517,621
537,726
562,485

952,175
988,726
1,037,267
1,004,428
1,009,082

134,616
133,703
129,426
130,998
133,427

2005.................................
2006.................................
2007.................................
2008.................................
2009.................................

2,657,338
2,707,213
2,776,168
3,024,723
3,210,237

2,189,884
2,219,853
2,293,855
2,427,740
2,586,840

467,454
487,360
482,313
596,983
623,397

1,200,055
1,228,665
1,267,030
1,389,302
1,479,801

995,610
1,015,585
1,052,600
1,115,500
1,192,553

204,445
213,080
214,430
273,802
287,248

1,457,283
1,478,548
1,509,138
1,635,421
1,730,436

1,194,274
1,204,268
1,241,255
1,312,240
1,394,287

263,009
274,280
267,833
323,181
336,149

953,903
990,262
1,023,543
1,053,838
1,090,769

606,712
598,412
633,296
673,581
713,284

977,224
1,013,080
1,016,262
1,186,576
1,275,630

119,499
105,459
103,067
110,728
130,554

2010.................................
2011.................................

3,156,949
3,093,077

2,532,858
2,479,137

624,091
613,940

1,461,707
1,424,596

1,171,619
1,140,566

290,088
284,030

1,695,242
1,668,481

1,361,239
1,338,571

334,003
329,910

1,110,675
1,131,807

676,027
656,938

1,236,477
1,195,286

133,770
109,046

Not available.
1Excludes first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in occupational programs not creditable
towards a bachelors degree.
2Data for 2-year branches of 4-year college systems are aggregated with the 4-year institutions.
3Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission
of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
NOTE: Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees
and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is

very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges
and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Alaska and Hawaii
are included in all years.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial
Survey of Education in the United States; Opening Fall Enrollment in Higher Education, 1963
through 1965; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1966 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through
Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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332 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 233. Total fall enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of
student, control of institution, and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2000 through 2011
Fall 2011
Full-time

Part-time

Total,
fall 2000

Total,
fall 2005

Total,
fall 2008

Total,
fall 2009

Total,
fall 2010

Total

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

United States .................... 2,427,551 2,657,338 3,024,723 3,210,237 3,156,949 3,093,077 2,479,137 1,140,566 1,338,571
Alabama ....................................
43,411
42,461
51,456
52,976
53,020
50,575
44,403
19,716
24,687
Alaska........................................
2,432
2,899
3,193
3,770
4,349
4,891
3,915
1,531
2,384
Arizona ......................................
46,646
76,987
89,486 108,769
76,099
89,071
66,875
27,221
39,654
Arkansas....................................
22,695
24,480
26,838
28,607
29,242
29,100
26,105
11,935
14,170
California ................................... 246,128 266,989 433,287 427,276 401,859 392,870 247,336 113,428 133,908

613,940
6,172
976
22,196
2,995
145,534

284,030
2,738
389
10,429
1,285
73,725

State or jurisdiction
1

Total

Males

Females

Public

Private

13

14

15

329,910 2,327,093
3,434
43,650
587
3,639
11,767
57,740
1,710
25,125
71,809 329,898

765,984
6,925
1,252
31,331
3,975
62,972

Colorado ....................................
Connecticut................................
Delaware....................................
District of Columbia ...................
Florida........................................

43,201
24,212
7,636
9,150
109,931

47,330
27,520
8,763
11,334
136,694

54,978
30,754
9,231
13,734
153,189

59,123
31,282
9,219
15,728
166,939

54,423
32,719
8,854
10,744
176,291

51,070
32,307
10,259
9,790
173,353

38,770
26,996
8,928
8,664
134,830

18,556
12,478
3,830
3,405
58,899

20,214
14,518
5,098
5,259
75,931

12,300
5,311
1,331
1,126
38,523

5,630
2,169
543
395
17,081

6,670
3,142
788
731
21,442

40,618
19,918
8,717
566
124,488

10,452
12,389
1,542
9,224
48,865

Georgia......................................
Hawaii ........................................
Idaho..........................................
Illinois.........................................
Indiana.......................................

67,616
8,931
10,669
107,592
59,320

74,267
8,466
12,549
111,724
61,915

86,199
9,668
12,057
119,139
73,439

97,882
10,406
12,964
123,789
78,777

100,200
10,937
12,668
114,549
82,362

92,098
10,522
13,032
109,229
75,217

75,384
7,606
11,319
88,634
63,518

32,583
3,314
5,229
42,309
29,467

42,801
4,292
6,090
46,325
34,051

16,714
2,916
1,713
20,595
11,699

7,288
1,302
801
9,556
5,467

9,426
1,614
912
11,039
6,232

72,465
8,510
9,308
73,942
56,205

19,633
2,012
3,724
35,287
19,012

Iowa ...........................................
Kansas.......................................
Kentucky ....................................
Louisiana ...................................
Maine.........................................

39,564
31,424
34,140
45,383
9,231

41,242
29,173
37,766
32,018
11,181

44,777
29,593
40,207
38,473
12,142

49,240
32,777
42,403
41,378
11,598

47,222
33,563
43,717
43,106
12,176

44,514
32,773
41,728
44,741
12,364

38,940
27,504
35,982
38,650
10,527

19,173
13,630
15,914
16,124
5,069

19,767
13,874
20,068
22,526
5,458

5,574
5,269
5,746
6,091
1,837

2,314
2,484
2,543
2,459
665

3,260
2,785
3,203
3,632
1,172

31,735
28,068
32,977
37,020
8,094

12,779
4,705
8,751
7,721
4,270

Maryland....................................
Massachusetts...........................
Michigan ....................................
Minnesota ..................................
Mississippi .................................

35,552
66,044
84,998
63,893
30,356

44,288
70,873
93,221
57,822
33,665

47,770
75,530
96,416
55,023
33,578

50,251
78,183
101,933
58,178
35,301

51,096
76,864
101,486
55,803
36,978

49,625
76,272
99,386
51,503
35,162

36,066
67,757
75,774
42,858
30,811

16,809
31,362
35,162
21,108
13,554

19,257
36,395
40,612
21,750
17,257

13,559
8,515
23,612
8,645
4,351

5,861
3,634
10,677
3,876
1,684

7,698
4,881
12,935
4,769
2,667

41,823
37,127
82,675
37,802
32,890

7,802
39,145
16,711
13,701
2,272

Missouri .....................................
Montana.....................................
Nebraska ...................................
Nevada ......................................
New Hampshire .........................

48,639
7,771
19,027
10,490
13,143

52,678
8,654
19,015
15,117
12,692

57,833
8,520
18,109
18,536
13,056

63,226
9,191
18,901
20,073
13,208

64,423
9,920
19,245
18,572
13,613

64,056
9,286
18,168
16,659
13,439

54,401
7,993
16,268
10,372
11,777

24,786
4,096
7,766
4,658
5,433

29,615
3,897
8,502
5,714
6,344

9,655
1,293
1,900
6,287
1,662

4,459
576
823
3,028
692

5,196
717
1,077
3,259
970

44,875
8,325
14,602
14,771
8,620

19,181
961
3,566
1,888
4,819

New Jersey ................................


New Mexico ...............................
New York....................................
North Carolina ...........................
North Dakota .............................

52,233
15,261
168,181
69,343
8,929

58,396
16,653
181,328
79,628
8,296

65,959
19,569
193,929
88,596
8,733

69,460
21,572
199,999
96,673
9,082

71,234
22,442
198,504
93,244
9,069

67,420
20,924
196,605
91,804
9,201

58,110
16,968
185,818
74,494
8,834

27,940
7,822
87,834
33,045
4,755

30,170
9,146
97,984
41,449
4,079

9,310
3,956
10,787
17,310
367

4,409
2,006
5,136
7,653
162

4,901
1,950
5,651
9,657
205

57,426
19,233
117,788
71,187
8,202

9,994
1,691
78,817
20,617
999

Ohio ...........................................
Oklahoma ..................................
Oregon.......................................
Pennsylvania..............................
Rhode Island .............................

98,823
35,094
26,946
125,578
13,789

102,800
35,318
28,944
132,758
15,277

108,929
33,339
33,748
143,938
16,543

120,546
38,131
37,661
144,127
15,800

122,142
39,339
35,528
144,161
15,698

113,825
38,170
33,285
138,824
15,826

98,556
31,279
25,383
122,022
14,043

46,610
14,686
11,722
57,481
6,433

51,946
16,593
13,661
64,541
7,610

15,269
6,891
7,902
16,802
1,783

6,806
2,901
3,767
7,063
755

8,463
3,990
4,135
9,739
1,028

83,228
32,745
27,476
77,625
7,718

30,597
5,425
5,809
61,199
8,108

South Carolina...........................
South Dakota .............................
Tennessee .................................
Texas .........................................
Utah ...........................................

32,353
8,597
43,327
181,813
24,953

38,469
8,780
49,076
202,388
28,501

43,405
8,920
53,671
199,333
30,331

47,807
9,627
59,028
222,018
33,067

48,249
10,191
59,588
229,483
34,794

48,428
9,561
58,651
238,367
32,712

41,211
8,296
51,192
170,897
26,070

18,209
4,126
22,648
77,547
12,091

23,002
4,170
28,544
93,350
13,979

7,217
1,265
7,459
67,470
6,642

2,969
404
2,945
31,339
3,324

4,248
861
4,514
36,131
3,318

38,669
7,542
41,020
204,013
23,579

9,759
2,019
17,631
34,354
9,133

Vermont .....................................
Virginia.......................................
Washington................................
West Virginia..............................
Wisconsin ..................................
Wyoming....................................

6,810
52,661
36,287
15,659
53,662
4,209

7,684
68,005
38,367
16,675
55,326
6,661

7,744
81,742
41,221
19,954
58,310
6,241

8,043
86,659
43,411
22,021
61,335
6,454

8,242
83,232
41,131
22,920
61,257
6,042

7,830
83,000
41,503
26,103
58,111
5,851

7,128
68,004
37,084
18,371
47,589
4,809

3,667
30,884
17,090
8,607
23,031
2,566

3,461
37,120
19,994
9,764
24,558
2,243

702
14,996
4,419
7,732
10,522
1,042

239
6,689
2,096
3,932
4,397
465

463
8,307
2,323
3,800
6,125
577

4,722
62,563
33,390
16,356
47,191
5,211

3,108
20,437
8,113
9,747
10,920
640

U.S. Service Academies ............

3,818

4,225

4,357

4,368

4,359

4,016

4,016

3,227

789

4,016

Other jurisdictions ...........


American Samoa .......................
Federated States of Micronesia.
Guam.........................................
Marshall Islands.........................
Northern Marianas ....................
Palau..........................................
Puerto Rico................................
U.S. Virgin Islands .....................

39,609
297
786
770
199
333
147
36,773
304

41,800
597
761
1,117
12
199
105
38,648
361

45,452
504
856
702
211
151
92
42,381
555

45,246
586
924
874
254
306
87
41,735
480

52,208
657
653
1,043
240
360
114
48,658
483

54,920
737
742
1,063
372
287
125
51,141
453

51,807
448
525
690
363
275
105
49,001
400

23,088
191
246
288
199
117
56
21,862
129

28,719
257
279
402
164
158
49
27,139
271

3,113
289
217
373
9
12
20
2,140
53

1,481
132
103
188
5
9
16
1,015
13

1,632
157
114
185
4
3
4
1,125
40

14,873
737
742
1,056
372
287
125
11,101
453

40,047
0
0
7
0
0
0
40,040
0

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 333


Enrollment

Table 234. Recent high school completers and their enrollment in 2-year and 4-year colleges, by sex: 1960 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Number of high school completers1
(in thousands)

Percent of high school completers enrolled in college2


Total

Year
1

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

2-year

4-year

Total

2-year

4-year

Total

2-year

10

11

12

1960....................................
1961....................................
1962....................................
1963....................................
1964....................................

1,679
1,763
1,838
1,741
2,145

(43.8)
(46.0)
(43.6)
(44.2)
(43.0)

756
790
872
794
997

1965....................................
1966....................................
1967....................................
1968....................................
1969....................................

2,659
2,612
2,525
2,606
2,842

(47.7)
(45.0)
(37.9)
(37.3)
(36.0)

1970....................................
1971....................................
1972....................................
1973....................................
1974....................................

2,758
2,875
2,964
3,058
3,101

1975....................................
1976....................................
1977....................................
1978....................................
1979....................................

4-year
13

(31.8) 923
(33.2) 973
(31.5) 966
(32.1) 947
(31.9) 1,148

(29.6)
(31.3)
(30.0)
(30.0)
(28.5)

45.1
48.0
49.0
45.0
48.3

(2.13)
(2.09)
(2.05)
(2.09)
(1.89)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

54.0
56.3
55.0
52.3
57.2

(3.18)
(3.10)
(2.96)
(3.11)
(2.75)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

37.9
41.3
43.5
39.0
40.7

(2.80)
(2.77)
(2.80)
(2.78)
(2.54)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1,254
1,207
1,142
1,184
1,352

(35.1)
(33.8)
(28.4)
(28.2)
(26.8)

1,405
1,405
1,383
1,422
1,490

(32.0)
(29.0)
(24.3)
(23.8)
(23.7)

50.9
50.1
51.9
55.4
53.3

(1.70)
(1.72)
(1.42)
(1.39)
(1.34)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

57.3
58.7
57.6
63.2
60.1

(2.45)
(2.49)
(2.09)
(2.00)
(1.90)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

45.3
42.7
47.2
48.9
47.2

(2.33)
(2.32)
(1.92)
(1.89)
(1.85)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

(37.4)
(38.0)
(37.8)
(37.1)
(38.6)

1,343
1,371
1,423
1,460
1,491

(26.1)
(26.6)
(27.0)
(27.6)
(27.8)

1,415
1,504
1,542
1,599
1,611

(26.8)
(27.1)
(26.4)
(24.6)
(26.8)

51.7
53.5
49.2
46.6
47.6

(1.36)
(1.33)
(1.31)
(1.29)
(1.28)

()

()

()
14.9 (0.92)
15.2 (0.92)

()

()

()
31.6 (1.20)
32.4 (1.20)

55.2
57.6
52.7
50.0
49.4

(1.94)
(1.90)
(1.89)
(1.87)
(1.85)

()

()

()
14.6 (1.32)
16.6 (1.37)

()

()

()
35.4 (1.79)
32.8 (1.74)

48.5
49.8
46.0
43.4
45.9

(1.90)
(1.84)
(1.81)
(1.77)
(1.77)

()

()

()
15.2 (1.28)
13.9 (1.23)

()

()

()
28.2 (1.61)
32.0 (1.66)

3,185
2,986
3,141
3,163
3,160

(38.6)
(39.8)
(40.7)
(39.7)
(40.0)

1,513
1,451
1,483
1,485
1,475

(27.3)
(28.9)
(29.7)
(29.3)
(29.2)

1,672
1,535
1,659
1,677
1,685

(27.2)
(27.3)
(27.7)
(26.7)
(27.2)

50.7
48.8
50.6
50.1
49.3

(1.26)
(1.31)
(1.29)
(1.28)
(1.28)

18.2
15.6
17.5
17.0
17.5

(0.98)
(0.95)
(0.98)
(0.96)
(0.98)

32.6
33.3
33.1
33.1
31.8

(1.19)
(1.23)
(1.21)
(1.21)
(1.20)

52.6
47.2
52.1
51.1
50.4

(1.83)
(1.87)
(1.87)
(1.87)
(1.88)

19.0
14.5
17.2
15.6
16.9

(1.44)
(1.32)
(1.41)
(1.36)
(1.41)

33.6
32.7
35.0
35.5
33.5

(1.73)
(1.76)
(1.79)
(1.79)
(1.78)

49.0
50.3
49.3
49.3
48.4

(1.75)
(1.82)
(1.77)
(1.76)
(1.76)

17.4
16.6
17.8
18.3
18.1

(1.32)
(1.35)
(1.36)
(1.36)
(1.35)

31.6
33.8
31.5
31.0
30.3

(1.62)
(1.72)
(1.65)
(1.63)
(1.62)

1980....................................
1981....................................
1982....................................
1983....................................
1984....................................

3,088
3,056
3,100
2,963
3,012

(39.4)
(42.2)
(40.4)
(41.6)
(36.5)

1,498
1,491
1,509
1,389
1,429

(28.4)
(30.4)
(29.0)
(30.4)
(28.7)

1,589
1,565
1,592
1,573
1,584

(27.3)
(29.1)
(28.2)
(28.2)
(21.9)

49.3
53.9
50.6
52.7
55.2

(1.30)
(1.30)
(1.36)
(1.39)
(1.37)

19.4
20.5
19.1
19.2
19.4

(1.03)
(1.05)
(1.07)
(1.10)
(1.09)

29.9
33.5
31.5
33.5
35.8

(1.19)
(1.23)
(1.26)
(1.31)
(1.32)

46.7
54.8
49.1
51.9
56.0

(1.86)
(1.86)
(1.95)
(2.03)
(1.99)

17.1
20.9
17.5
20.2
17.7

(1.40)
(1.52)
(1.48)
(1.63)
(1.53)

29.7
33.9
31.6
31.7
38.4

(1.70)
(1.77)
(1.81)
(1.89)
(1.95)

51.8
53.1
52.0
53.4
54.5

(1.81)
(1.82)
(1.90)
(1.91)
(1.90)

21.6
20.1
20.6
18.4
21.0

(1.49)
(1.46)
(1.54)
(1.48)
(1.55)

30.2
33.0
31.4
35.1
33.5

(1.66)
(1.72)
(1.76)
(1.82)
(1.80)

1985....................................
1986....................................
1987....................................
1988....................................
1989....................................

2,668
2,786
2,647
2,673
2,450

(40.1)
(38.6)
(40.9)
(47.0)
(46.5)

1,287
1,332
1,278
1,334
1,204

(28.7)
(28.5)
(29.8)
(34.1)
(32.9)

1,381
1,454
1,369
1,339
1,246

(27.9)
(26.0)
(28.0)
(32.3)
(32.8)

57.7
53.8
56.8
58.9
59.6

(1.45)
(1.43)
(1.46)
(1.57)
(1.64)

19.6
19.2
18.9
21.9
20.7

(1.16)
(1.13)
(1.15)
(1.32)
(1.35)

38.1
34.5
37.9
37.1
38.9

(1.43)
(1.37)
(1.43)
(1.54)
(1.63)

58.6
55.8
58.3
57.1
57.6

(2.08)
(2.06)
(2.09)
(2.24)
(2.35)

19.9
21.3
17.3
21.3
18.3

(1.69)
(1.70)
(1.60)
(1.85)
(1.84)

38.8
34.5
41.0
35.8
39.3

(2.06)
(1.97)
(2.09)
(2.17)
(2.32)

56.8
51.9
55.3
60.7
61.6

(2.02)
(1.99)
(2.04)
(2.20)
(2.27)

19.3
17.3
20.3
22.4
23.1

(1.61)
(1.50)
(1.65)
(1.88)
(1.97)

37.5
34.6
35.0
38.3
38.5

(1.97)
(1.89)
(1.95)
(2.19)
(2.28)

1990....................................
1991....................................
1992....................................
1993....................................
1994....................................

2,362
2,276
2,397
2,342
2,517

(43.0)
(41.0)
(40.4)
(41.4)
(38.1)

1,173
1,140
1,216
1,120
1,244

(30.6)
(29.0)
(29.1)
(30.6)
(27.9)

1,189
1,136
1,180
1,223
1,273

(30.2)
(29.0)
(28.1)
(27.7)
(25.9)

60.1
62.5
61.9
62.6
61.9

(1.60)
(1.62)
(1.58)
(1.59)
(1.43)

20.1
24.9
23.0
22.8
21.0

(1.31)
(1.44)
(1.37)
(1.38)
(1.20)

40.0
37.7
38.9
39.8
40.9

(1.60)
(1.62)
(1.59)
(1.61)
(1.45)

58.0
57.9
60.0
59.9
60.6

(2.29)
(2.33)
(2.24)
(2.33)
(2.05)

19.6
22.9
22.1
22.9
23.0

(1.85)
(1.98)
(1.89)
(2.00)
(1.76)

38.4
35.0
37.8
37.0
37.5

(2.26)
(2.25)
(2.21)
(2.30)
(2.03)

62.2
67.1
63.8
65.2
63.2

(2.24)
(2.22)
(2.23)
(2.17)
(1.99)

20.6
26.8
23.9
22.8
19.1

(1.87)
(2.09)
(1.98)
(1.91)
(1.63)

41.6
40.3
40.0
42.4
44.1

(2.28)
(2.32)
(2.27)
(2.25)
(2.05)

1995....................................
1996....................................
1997....................................
1998....................................
1999....................................

2,599
2,660
2,769
2,810
2,897

(40.9)
(40.5)
(41.8)
(43.9)
(41.5)

1,238
1,297
1,354
1,452
1,474

(29.9)
(29.5)
(31.0)
(31.0)
(29.9)

1,361
1,363
1,415
1,358
1,423

(27.7)
(27.7)
(27.9)
(31.0)
(28.8)

61.9
65.0
67.0
65.6
62.9

(1.41)
(1.42)
(1.38)
(1.38)
(1.38)

21.5
23.1
22.8
24.4
21.0

(1.19)
(1.26)
(1.23)
(1.25)
(1.17)

40.4
41.9
44.3
41.3
41.9

(1.42)
(1.47)
(1.45)
(1.43)
(1.41)

62.6
60.1
63.6
62.4
61.4

(2.03)
(2.09)
(2.01)
(1.96)
(1.95)

25.3
21.5
21.4
24.4
21.0

(1.82)
(1.76)
(1.71)
(1.74)
(1.63)

37.4
38.5
42.2
38.0
40.5

(2.03)
(2.08)
(2.07)
(1.96)
(1.97)

61.3
69.7
70.3
69.1
64.4

(1.95)
(1.92)
(1.87)
(1.93)
(1.95)

18.1
24.6
24.1
24.3
21.1

(1.54)
(1.80)
(1.75)
(1.79)
(1.67)

43.2
45.1
46.2
44.8
43.3

(1.98)
(2.07)
(2.04)
(2.08)
(2.02)

2000....................................
2001....................................
2002....................................
2003....................................
2004....................................

2,756
2,549
2,796
2,677
2,752

(45.3)
(46.5)
(42.7)
(42.2)
(40.0)

1,251
1,277
1,412
1,306
1,327

(33.6)
(33.7)
(31.3)
(29.9)
(29.1)

1,505
1,273
1,384
1,372
1,425

(29.7)
(32.0)
(29.0)
(29.7)
(27.3)

63.3
61.8
65.2
63.9
66.7

(1.41)
(1.48)
(1.31)
(1.35)
(1.31)

21.4
19.6
21.6
21.5
22.4

(1.20)
(1.21)
(1.14)
(1.16)
(1.16)

41.9
42.1
43.6
42.5
44.2

(1.45)
(1.51)
(1.37)
(1.39)
(1.38)

59.9
60.1
62.1
61.2
61.4

(2.13)
(2.11)
(1.88)
(1.97)
(1.95)

23.1
18.6
20.4
21.9
21.8

(1.83)
(1.68)
(1.57)
(1.67)
(1.65)

36.8
41.4
41.7
39.3
39.6

(2.10)
(2.12)
(1.92)
(1.97)
(1.96)

66.2
63.5
68.4
66.5
71.5

(1.88)
(2.08)
(1.82)
(1.86)
(1.74)

20.0
20.6
22.8
21.0
23.1

(1.59)
(1.75)
(1.65)
(1.61)
(1.63)

46.2
42.8
45.6
45.5
48.5

(1.98)
(2.13)
(1.95)
(1.96)
(1.93)

2005....................................
2006....................................
2007....................................
2008....................................
2009....................................

2,675
2,692
2,955
3,151
2,937

(40.8)
(44.6)
(42.6)
(42.8)
(45.0)

1,262
1,328
1,511
1,640
1,407

(31.5)
(32.7)
(30.0)
(29.6)
(32.8)

1,414
1,363
1,444
1,511
1,531

(24.9)
(30.1)
(30.3)
(30.9)
(30.6)

68.6
66.0
67.2
68.6
70.1

(1.31)
(1.33)
(1.26)
(1.21)
(1.23)

24.0
24.7
24.1
27.7
27.7

(1.21)
(1.21)
(1.15)
(1.16)
(1.21)

44.6
41.3
43.1
40.9
42.4

(1.40)
(1.39)
(1.33)
(1.28)
(1.33)

66.5
65.8
66.1
65.9
66.0

(1.94)
(1.90)
(1.78)
(1.71)
(1.84)

24.7
24.9
22.7
24.9
25.1

(1.77)
(1.73)
(1.57)
(1.56)
(1.69)

41.8
40.9
43.4
41.0
40.9

(2.03)
(1.97)
(1.86)
(1.77)
(1.91)

70.4
66.1
68.3
71.6
73.8

(1.77)
(1.87)
(1.79)
(1.69)
(1.64)

23.4
24.5
25.5
30.6
30.1

(1.64)
(1.70)
(1.67)
(1.73)
(1.71)

47.0
41.7
42.8
40.9
43.8

(1.94)
(1.95)
(1.90)
(1.85)
(1.85)

20103 .................................. 3,160 (91.8) 1,679 (64.6) 1,482 (58.4)


20113 .................................. 3,079 (88.3) 1,611 (60.6) 1,468 (58.4)

68.1 (1.49)

26.7 (1.52)

41.4 (1.61)

62.8 (1.88)

28.5 (2.03)

34.3 (1.97)

74.0 (2.31)

24.6 (2.32)

49.5 (2.59)

68.2 (1.45)

25.9 (1.49)

42.3 (1.44)

64.7 (2.16)

24.7 (1.79)

40.0 (2.10)

72.2 (1.98)

27.3 (2.17)

44.9 (2.37)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Individuals ages 16 to 24 who graduated from high school or completed a GED during the
preceding 12 months.
2Enrollment in college as of October of each year for individuals ages 16 to 24 who completed high school during the preceding 12 months.
3Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced
more precise values than the methodology used in prior years.

NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian population. High school completion
data in this table differ from figures appearing in other tables because of varying survey procedures and coverage. High school completers include GED recipients. Detail may not sum
to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: American College Testing Program, unpublished tabulations, derived from statistics collected by the Census Bureau, 1960 through 1969. U.S. Department of Commerce,
Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1970 through 2011. (This table
was prepared June 2012.)

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334 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 235. Percentage of recent high school completers enrolled in 2- and 4-year colleges, by race/ethnicity: 1960 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
3-year moving averages3

Percent of recent high school completers1 enrolled in college2


(annual data)
Year
1

Percent of recent high school

completers1

enrolled in college2

Difference between percent enrolled

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

White-Black

WhiteHispanic

10

11

12

13

White-Asian
14

19604 .........
19614 .........
19624 .........
19634 .........
19644 .........

45.1
48.0
49.0
45.0
48.3

(2.13)
(2.09)
(2.05)
(2.09)
(1.89)

45.8
49.5
50.6
45.6
49.2

(2.21)
(2.19)
(2.15)
(2.17)
(1.98)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

46.6
47.4
47.4
47.5
48.5

(1.49)
(1.21)
(1.20)
(1.16)
(1.08)

47.7
48.7
48.6
48.5
49.2

(1.56)
(1.26)
(1.25)
(1.21)
(1.13)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

19654 .........
19664 .........
19674 .........
19684 .........
19694 .........

50.9
50.1
51.9
55.4
53.3

(1.70)
(1.72)
(1.42)
(1.39)
(1.34)

51.7
51.7
53.0
56.6
55.2

(1.78)
(1.79)
(1.50)
(1.47)
(1.41)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

49.9
51.0
52.5
53.6
53.5

(1.02)
(0.99)
(0.81)
(0.80)
(0.79)

51.0
52.1
53.8
55.0
54.6

(1.07)
(1.04)
(0.85)
(0.84)
(0.83)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

19704 .........
19714 .........
1972...........
1973...........
1974...........

51.7
53.5
49.2
46.6
47.6

(1.36)
(1.33)
(1.31)
(1.29)
(1.28)

52.0
54.0
49.7
47.8
47.2

(1.44)
(1.40)
(1.42)
(1.40)
(1.39)

()

()
44.6 (4.62)
32.5 (4.30)
47.2 (4.58)

()

()
45.0 (9.74)
54.1 (9.01)
46.9 (8.94)

()
()
()
()
()

52.9
51.5
49.7
47.8
48.3

(0.77)
(0.77)
(0.76)
(0.75)
(0.74)

53.8
51.9
50.5
48.2
48.7

(0.82)
(0.82)
(0.81)
(0.81)
(0.80)

()

()
38.4 (3.18)
41.4 (2.62)
40.5 (2.63)

()

()
49.9 (6.64)
48.8 (5.33)
53.1 (5.09)

()
()
()
()
()

()

()
12.1 (3.28)
6.8 ! (2.74)
8.3 ! (2.75)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1975...........
1976...........
1977...........
1978...........
1979...........

50.7
48.8
50.6
50.1
49.3

(1.26)
(1.31)
(1.29)
(1.28)
(1.28)

51.1
48.8
50.8
50.5
49.9

(1.37)
(1.43)
(1.41)
(1.41)
(1.41)

41.7
44.4
49.5
46.4
46.7

(3.97)
(4.08)
(4.65)
(4.51)
(4.69)

58.0
52.7
50.8
42.0
45.0

(8.44)
(7.97)
(7.96)
(8.44)
(7.92)

()
()
()
()
()

49.1
50.1
49.9
50.0
49.6

(0.74)
(0.74)
(0.75)
(0.74)
(0.74)

49.1
50.3
50.1
50.4
50.1

(0.81)
(0.81)
(0.82)
(0.81)
(0.82)

44.5
45.3
46.8
47.5
45.2

(2.29)
(2.30)
(2.70)
(2.67)
(2.62)

52.7
53.6
48.8
46.1
46.3

(4.88)
(4.68)
(4.72)
(4.69)
(4.83)

()
()
()
()
()

()
5.0 ! (2.44)

()

()

()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1980...........
1981...........
1982...........
1983...........
1984...........

49.3
53.9
50.6
52.7
55.2

(1.30)
(1.30)
(1.36)
(1.39)
(1.37)

49.8
54.9
52.7
55.0
59.0

(1.43)
(1.44)
(1.52)
(1.55)
(1.54)

42.7
42.7
35.8
38.2
39.8

(4.44)
(4.44)
(4.33)
(4.34)
(4.15)

52.3
52.1
43.2
54.2
44.3

(8.70)
(8.19)
(7.96)
(8.96)
(7.67)

()
()
()
()
()

50.8
51.3
52.4
52.8
55.1

(0.75)
(0.75)
(0.79)
(0.79)
(0.81)

51.5
52.4
54.2
55.5
57.9

(0.82)
(0.83)
(0.84)
(0.89)
(0.91)

44.0
40.3
38.8
38.0
39.9

(2.61)
(2.50)
(2.57)
(2.47)
(2.54)

49.6
48.7
49.4
46.7
49.3

(4.78)
(4.68)
(4.94)
(4.72)
(4.89)

()
()
()
()
()

7.5 !
12.2
15.4
17.5
18.0

(2.74)
(2.64)
(2.70)
(2.62)
(2.70)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1985...........
1986...........
1987...........
1988...........
1989...........

57.7
53.8
56.8
58.9
59.6

(1.45)
(1.43)
(1.46)
(1.57)
(1.64)

60.1
56.8
58.6
61.1
60.7

(1.62)
(1.62)
(1.65)
(1.79)
(1.85)

42.2
36.9
52.2
44.4
53.4

(4.78)
(4.38)
(4.82)
(4.91)
(5.27)

51.0
44.0
33.5
57.1
55.1

(9.76)
(8.85)
(8.25)
(10.14)
(10.51)

()
()
()
()
()

55.5
56.1
56.5
58.4
59.5

(0.82)
(0.84)
(0.83)
(0.92)
(0.94)

58.6
58.5
58.8
60.1
61.6

(0.92)
(0.94)
(0.95)
(0.96)
(1.06)

39.5
43.5
44.2
49.7
48.0

(2.55)
(2.71)
(2.65)
(2.98)
(2.98)

46.1
42.3
45.0
48.5
52.7

(5.18)
(5.20)
(5.04)
(5.99)
(6.33)

()
()
()
()
()

19.1
15.0
14.6
10.4 !
13.6

(2.71)
(2.87)
(2.82)
(3.13)
(3.16)

12.5 ! (5.27)
16.2 ! (5.28)
13.8 ! (5.13)

()

()

()
()
()
()
()

1990...........
1991...........
1992...........
1993...........
1994...........

60.1
62.5
61.9
62.6
61.9

(1.60)
(1.62)
(1.58)
(1.59)
(1.43)

63.0
65.4
64.3
62.9
64.5

(1.80)
(1.82)
(1.84)
(1.85)
(1.61)

46.8
46.4
48.2
55.6
50.8

(5.08)
(5.25)
(4.92)
(5.28)
(4.42)

42.7
57.2
55.0
62.2
49.1

(10.82)
(9.58)
(8.50)
(8.22)
(6.28)

()
()
()
()
()

60.7
61.5
62.3
62.1
62.1

(0.92)
(0.92)
(0.92)
(0.91)
(0.83)

63.0
64.2
64.2
63.9
64.0

(1.08)
(1.05)
(1.06)
(1.04)
(1.03)

48.9
47.2
50.0
51.3
52.4

(2.97)
(2.93)
(2.98)
(2.97)
(2.52)

52.5
52.6
58.2
55.7
55.0

(5.70)
(5.52)
(5.04)
(4.97)
(3.23)

()
()
()
()
()

14.0
17.0
14.2
12.6
11.5

(3.16)
(3.11)
(3.16)
(3.14)
(2.72)

()
11.7 ! (5.62)

()

()
8.9 ! (3.39)

()
()
()
()
()

1995...........
1996...........
1997...........
1998...........
1999...........

61.9
65.0
67.0
65.6
62.9

(1.41)
(1.42)
(1.38)
(1.38)
(1.38)

64.3
67.4
68.2
68.5
66.3

(1.64)
(1.67)
(1.64)
(1.61)
(1.64)

51.2
56.0
58.5
61.9
58.9

(4.20)
(4.03)
(4.12)
(4.05)
(3.86)

53.7
50.8
65.6
47.4
42.3

(4.92)
(5.79)
(4.53)
(4.92)
(4.76)

()
()
()
()
()

63.0
64.7
65.9
65.2
64.0

(0.81)
(0.82)
(0.80)
(0.80)
(0.80)

65.4
66.6
68.1
67.7
66.8

(0.93)
(0.93)
(0.95)
(0.94)
(0.94)

52.9
55.4
58.8
59.8
58.6

(2.40)
(2.41)
(2.35)
(2.31)
(2.31)

51.6
57.6
55.3
51.9
47.4

(3.18)
(2.96)
(2.93)
(2.79)
(2.84)

()
()
()
()
()

12.5
11.3
9.3
7.9 !
8.3 !

(2.57)
(2.58)
(2.53)
(2.50)
(2.50)

13.8
9.0 !
12.8
15.7
19.5

(3.31)
(3.10)
(3.08)
(2.94)
(2.99)

()
()
()
()
()

2000...........
2001...........
2002...........
20035 .........
20045 .........

63.3
61.8
65.2
63.9
66.7

(1.41)
(1.48)
(1.31)
(1.35)
(1.31)

65.7
64.3
69.1
66.2
68.8

(1.66)
(1.72)
(1.55)
(1.61)
(1.57)

54.9
55.0
59.4
57.5
62.5

(4.11)
(4.17)
(3.90)
(4.25)
(3.77)

52.9
51.7
53.6
58.6
61.8

(5.03)
(5.63)
(4.46)
(4.61)
(4.76)

()

()

()
84.1 (5.10)
75.6 (6.13)

62.7
63.5
63.7
65.3
66.4

(0.82)
(0.82)
(0.78)
(0.77)
(0.77)

65.4
66.3
66.5
68.0
69.4

(0.97)
(0.97)
(0.97)
(0.91)
(0.91)

56.4
56.4
57.3
59.9
58.8

(2.33)
(2.39)
(2.33)
(2.29)
(2.34)

48.6
52.8
54.8
57.7
57.7

(2.96)
(2.93)
(2.75)
(2.66)
(2.60)

()

()

()
80.0 (3.99)
81.6 (3.37)

9.1
10.0
9.3
8.1 !
10.6

(2.53)
(2.58)
(2.52)
(2.46)
(2.51)

16.9
13.5
11.7
10.3
11.7

(3.11)
(3.09)
(2.92)
(2.81)
(2.75)

-11.9 !
-12.2

()
()
()
(4.10)
(3.49)

20055 .........
20065 .........
20075 .........
20085 .........
20095 .........

68.6
66.0
67.2
68.6
70.1

(1.31)
(1.33)
(1.26)
(1.21)
(1.23)

73.2
68.5
69.5
71.7
71.3

(1.52)
(1.60)
(1.49)
(1.44)
(1.53)

55.7
55.5
55.7
55.7
69.5

(4.15)
(4.33)
(3.78)
(3.78)
(3.51)

54.0
57.9
64.0
63.9
59.3

(4.18)
(4.18)
(4.22)
(3.72)
(3.80)

86.7
82.3
88.8
88.4
92.1

67.1
67.2
67.3
68.6
68.9

(0.76)
(0.75)
(0.73)
(0.71)
(0.70)

70.2
70.4
70.0
70.8
71.2

(0.90)
(0.89)
(0.87)
(0.86)
(0.86)

58.2
55.6
55.7
60.3
62.4

(2.35)
(2.35)
(2.27)
(2.15)
(2.09)

57.5
58.5
62.0
62.3
60.9

(2.52)
(2.43)
(2.33)
(2.25)
(2.14)

80.9
85.1
85.8
90.1
88.1

(3.64)
(3.64)
(3.45)
(3.01)
(2.85)

12.0
14.7
14.3
10.5
8.8

(2.52)
(2.51)
(2.43)
(2.31)
(2.26)

12.6
11.9
8.0 !
8.6
10.3

(2.67)
(2.59)
(2.48)
(2.41)
(2.31)

-10.7 !
-14.7
-15.8
-19.2
-16.9

(3.75)
(3.74)
(3.56)
(3.13)
(2.98)

20105,6 .......
20115,6 .......

68.1 (1.49)
68.2 (1.45)

87.4 (2.78)
85.4 (3.26)

()
()

-17.3
-15.9

(2.92)
(3.48)

70.5 (1.68)
68.3 (1.86)

62.0 (4.81)
67.1 (4.01)

59.7 (4.18)
66.6 (3.50)

(5.99)
(5.32)
(6.26)
(5.08)
(3.90)

84.7 (5.27)
86.1 (4.25)

68.8 (0.71)
68.2 (1.02)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Individuals ages 16 to 24 who graduated from high school or completed a GED during the
preceding 12 months.
2Enrollment in college as of October of each year for individuals ages 16 to 24 who completed high school during the preceding 12 months.
3A 3-year moving average is an arithmetic average of the year indicated, the year immediately preceding, and the year immediately following. For the first and final years of available
data, a 2-year moving average is used: The moving average for 1960 reflects an average of
1960 and 1961; for Black and Hispanic data, the moving average for 1972 reflects an aver-

70.1 (0.90)
69.4 (1.21)

66.1 (2.01)
64.6 (3.32)

62.3 (2.01)
63.5 (2.65)

7.8 (2.21)
5.9 ! (2.91)

age of 1972 and 1973; for Asian data, the moving average for 2003 reflects an average of
2003 and 2004; and the moving average for 2011 reflects an average of 2010 and 2011.
Moving averages are used to produce more stable estimates.
4Prior to 1972, White and Black data include persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
5White, Black, and Asian data exclude persons identifying themselves as two or more
races.
6Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Total includes persons of
other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown.
SOURCE: American College Testing Program, unpublished tabulations, derived from statistics collected by the Census Bureau, 1960 through 1969. U.S. Department of Commerce,
Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1970 through 2011. (This
table was prepared June 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 335


Enrollment

Table 236. Percentage of recent high school completers enrolled in 2-year and 4-year colleges, by income level: 1975 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
3-year moving averages3
completers1

Percent of recent high school


(annual data)
Total

Year
1

enrolled in

Difference between
percent enrolled

Percent of recent high school completers1 enrolled in college2

Low income Middle income

college2

High income

Total

Low income Middle income

High income

High-low
income

High-middle
income

10

11

1975...................................
1976...................................
1977...................................
1978...................................
1979...................................

50.7
48.8
50.6
50.1
49.3

(1.26)
(1.31)
(1.29)
(1.28)
(1.28)

31.2
39.1
27.7
31.4
30.5

(3.59)
(4.20)
(3.54)
(3.74)
(3.78)

46.2
40.5
44.2
44.3
43.2

(1.69)
(1.76)
(1.76)
(1.74)
(1.74)

64.5
63.0
66.3
64.0
63.2

(2.09)
(2.06)
(2.01)
(2.05)
(2.04)

49.1
50.1
49.9
50.0
49.6

(0.74)
(0.74)
(0.75)
(0.74)
(0.74)

34.7
32.3
32.4
29.8
31.6

(2.74)
(2.17)
(2.22)
(2.13)
(2.11)

43.5
43.8
43.1
43.9
43.4

(1.22)
(1.00)
(1.02)
(1.01)
(1.01)

63.7
64.6
64.4
64.5
64.1

(1.47)
(1.18)
(1.18)
(1.17)
(1.19)

29.0
32.3
32.1
34.6
32.6

(3.11)
(2.47)
(2.51)
(2.43)
(2.42)

20.2
20.8
21.4
20.5
20.8

(1.91)
(1.55)
(1.56)
(1.55)
(1.56)

1980...................................
1981...................................
1982...................................
1983...................................
1984...................................

49.3
53.9
50.6
52.7
55.2

(1.30)
(1.30)
(1.36)
(1.39)
(1.37)

32.5
33.6
32.8
34.6
34.5

(3.47)
(3.90)
(3.81)
(4.02)
(3.62)

42.5
49.2
41.7
45.2
48.4

(1.78)
(1.75)
(1.81)
(1.88)
(1.89)

65.2
67.6
70.9
70.3
74.0

(2.08)
(2.09)
(2.13)
(2.17)
(2.09)

50.8
51.3
52.4
52.8
55.1

(0.75)
(0.75)
(0.79)
(0.79)
(0.81)

32.2
32.9
33.6
34.0
36.3

(2.14)
(2.11)
(2.29)
(2.20)
(2.26)

45.0
44.5
45.4
45.1
48.0

(1.02)
(1.01)
(1.06)
(1.08)
(1.11)

65.3
67.9
69.6
71.7
72.9

(1.20)
(1.19)
(1.25)
(1.23)
(1.24)

33.0
34.9
36.0
37.8
36.6

(2.45)
(2.42)
(2.61)
(2.52)
(2.58)

20.2
23.4
24.2
26.7
24.9

(1.57)
(1.57)
(1.64)
(1.63)
(1.66)

1985...................................
1986...................................
1987...................................
1988...................................
1989...................................

57.7
53.8
56.8
58.9
59.6

(1.45)
(1.43)
(1.46)
(1.57)
(1.64)

40.2
33.9
36.9
42.5
48.1

(4.14)
(3.59)
(3.88)
(4.39)
(4.56)

50.6
48.5
50.0
54.7
55.4

(2.02)
(1.97)
(2.07)
(2.14)
(2.28)

74.6
71.0
73.8
72.8
70.7

(2.16)
(2.28)
(2.16)
(2.52)
(2.61)

55.5
56.1
56.5
58.4
59.5

(0.82)
(0.84)
(0.83)
(0.92)
(0.94)

35.9
36.8
37.6
42.4
45.6

(2.18)
(2.23)
(2.21)
(2.54)
(2.66)

49.1
49.6
51.1
53.4
54.9

(1.13)
(1.17)
(1.16)
(1.28)
(1.28)

73.2
73.2
72.6
72.5
73.2

(1.26)
(1.27)
(1.30)
(1.44)
(1.50)

37.3
36.4
35.0
30.2
27.6

(2.51)
(2.57)
(2.57)
(2.92)
(3.06)

24.1
23.5
21.5
19.1
18.4

(1.69)
(1.72)
(1.74)
(1.93)
(1.97)

1990...................................
1991...................................
1992...................................
1993...................................
1994...................................

60.1
62.5
61.9
62.6
61.9

(1.60)
(1.62)
(1.58)
(1.59)
(1.43)

46.7
39.5
40.9
50.4
43.3

(4.76)
(4.50)
(4.37)
(4.56)
(3.96)

54.4
58.4
57.0
56.9
57.8

(2.14)
(2.25)
(2.18)
(2.15)
(1.94)

76.6
78.2
79.0
79.3
77.9

(2.54)
(2.39)
(2.35)
(2.46)
(2.22)

60.7
61.5
62.3
62.1
62.1

(0.92)
(0.92)
(0.92)
(0.91)
(0.83)

44.8
42.2
43.6
44.7
42.0

(2.63)
(2.62)
(2.60)
(2.55)
(2.27)

56.0
56.5
57.4
57.3
57.0

(1.27)
(1.26)
(1.26)
(1.23)
(1.14)

75.0
78.0
78.8
78.7
80.4

(1.44)
(1.40)
(1.38)
(1.39)
(1.22)

30.2
35.8
35.3
34.0
38.4

(3.00)
(2.97)
(2.94)
(2.90)
(2.57)

19.0
21.4
21.4
21.5
23.4

(1.92)
(1.88)
(1.87)
(1.86)
(1.67)

1995...................................
1996...................................
1997...................................
1998...................................
1999...................................

61.9
65.0
67.0
65.6
62.9

(1.41)
(1.42)
(1.38)
(1.38)
(1.38)

34.2
48.6
57.0
46.4
47.6

(3.56)
(3.78)
(3.66)
(3.62)
(3.77)

56.0
62.7
60.7
64.7
60.2

(2.00)
(1.95)
(1.97)
(1.89)
(1.87)

83.5
78.0
82.2
77.5
75.4

(1.86)
(2.27)
(1.98)
(2.21)
(2.26)

63.0
64.7
65.9
65.2
64.0

(0.81)
(0.82)
(0.80)
(0.80)
(0.80)

42.1
47.1
50.6
50.3
47.9

(2.16)
(2.18)
(2.14)
(2.14)
(2.13)

58.9
59.9
62.7
61.9
61.5

(1.12)
(1.16)
(1.12)
(1.10)
(1.10)

79.9
81.3
79.3
78.4
76.6

(1.20)
(1.19)
(1.24)
(1.24)
(1.29)

37.8
34.3
28.7
28.1
28.7

(2.47)
(2.49)
(2.47)
(2.47)
(2.49)

21.0
21.4
16.6
16.6
15.1

(1.64)
(1.66)
(1.67)
(1.66)
(1.70)

2000...................................
2001...................................
2002...................................
2003...................................
2004...................................

63.3
61.8
65.2
63.9
66.7

(1.41)
(1.48)
(1.31)
(1.35)
(1.31)

49.7
43.8
56.3
52.8
47.8

(3.67)
(3.81)
(3.64)
(3.83)
(3.95)

59.5
56.4
60.9
57.6
63.3

(1.97)
(2.07)
(1.78)
(1.87)
(1.79)

76.9
80.0
78.2
80.1
80.1

(2.22)
(2.19)
(2.12)
(2.02)
(1.98)

62.7
63.5
63.7
65.3
66.4

(0.82)
(0.82)
(0.78)
(0.77)
(0.77)

47.1
49.9
50.9
52.5
51.4

(2.17)
(2.19)
(2.14)
(2.20)
(2.24)

58.8
59.1
58.4
60.6
62.0

(1.14)
(1.14)
(1.08)
(1.05)
(1.05)

77.4
78.3
79.5
79.5
80.5

(1.29)
(1.28)
(1.20)
(1.18)
(1.15)

30.3
28.4
28.6
27.0
29.0

(2.52)
(2.53)
(2.45)
(2.49)
(2.52)

18.6
19.3
21.0
18.9
18.5

(1.72)
(1.71)
(1.61)
(1.58)
(1.56)

2005...................................
2006...................................
2007...................................
2008...................................
2009...................................

68.6
66.0
67.2
68.6
70.1

(1.31)
(1.33)
(1.26)
(1.21)
(1.23)

53.5
50.9
58.4
55.9
53.9

(3.86)
(3.92)
(3.57)
(3.50)
(3.75)

65.1
61.4
63.3
65.2
66.7

(1.81)
(1.82)
(1.73)
(1.62)
(1.66)

81.2
80.7
78.2
81.9
84.2

(1.98)
(2.01)
(2.01)
(1.90)
(1.84)

67.1
67.2
67.3
68.6
68.9

(0.76)
(0.75)
(0.73)
(0.71)
(0.70)

50.8
54.5
55.3
56.1
53.3

(2.26)
(2.18)
(2.11)
(2.08)
(2.02)

63.3
63.3
63.5
65.1
66.2

(1.04)
(1.03)
(0.99)
(0.96)
(0.94)

80.7
80.0
80.2
81.4
82.8

(1.15)
(1.15)
(1.14)
(1.11)
(1.10)

29.9
25.5
24.9
25.3
29.5

(2.53)
(2.47)
(2.40)
(2.36)
(2.30)

17.4
16.7
16.8
16.2
16.6

(1.55)
(1.55)
(1.51)
(1.47)
(1.44)

20104 .................................
20114 .................................

68.1 (1.49)
68.2 (1.45)

30.4 (2.27)
30.2 (3.22)

16.4
15.8

(1.46)
(2.15)

1Individuals

50.7 (3.88)
53.5 (4.25)

66.7 (1.59)
66.2 (1.63)

82.2 (2.34)
82.4 (2.46)

ages 16 to 24 who graduated from high school or completed a GED during the
preceding 12 months.
2Enrollment in college as of October of each year for individuals ages 16 to 24 who completed high school during the preceding 12 months.
3A 3-year moving average is an arithmetic average of the year indicated, the year immediately preceding, and the year immediately following. For 1975 and 2011, a 2-year moving
average is used: The moving average for 1975 reflects an average of 1975 and 1976, and
the moving average for 2011 reflects an average of 2010 and 2011. Moving averages are
used to produce more stable estimates.

68.8 (0.71)
68.2 (1.02)

52.6 (1.97)
52.1 (2.75)

4Beginning

66.5 (0.94)
66.5 (1.37)

83.0 (1.12)
82.3 (1.66)

in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years.
NOTE: Low income refers to the bottom 20 percent of all family incomes, high income
refers to the top 20 percent of all family incomes, and middle income refers to the 60 percent in between.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey
(CPS), October, 1975 through 2011. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


College attendance rate of 199899 graduates in
19992000

For 199899 school year

Selected high school characteristic

Number of
high schools
with 12thgraders

1
Public high schools.......................... 20,000

Graduation
rate
of 12thgraders1

Total

4-year
institutions

2-year
institutions

College attendance rate of


200203 graduates in 200304

For 200203 school year


Number of
high schools
with 12thgraders

Graduation
rate
of 12thgraders1

Total

4-year
institutions

College
attendance rate
of 200607
graduates in
Graduation
200708 at
rate of 12th4-year
graders1
institutions

For 200607 school year

2-year
institutions

Number of high
schools with
12th-graders

10

12

13

(230)

87.7 (0.67)

57.4 (0.50)

35.4 (0.43)

22.0 (0.34) 22,500

(400)

85.5 (0.77)

61.8 (0.94)

35.0 (0.61)

26.7 (0.58) 24,100

11

(540)

81.2 (1.34)

39.5

(0.91)

14

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Percent of students who are Black, Hispanic,


Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/
Alaska Native, or two or more races
Less than 5 percent .......................................
5 to 19 percent...............................................
20 to 49 percent.............................................
50 percent or more ........................................

6,400
4,800
4,000
4,800

(170)
(180)
(170)
(150)

94.2
89.1
81.7
82.5

(0.79)
(1.13)
(2.02)
(1.26)

63.2
58.7
54.0
51.1

(0.73)
(1.11)
(1.16)
(0.96)

41.3
36.6
32.5
28.7

(0.67)
(0.88)
(0.92)
(0.89)

21.9
22.1
21.5
22.3

(0.59)
(0.69)
(0.70)
(0.69)

6,100
5,200
4,700
6,500

(220)
(270)
(180)
(280)

95.4
87.8
84.8
74.8

(0.41)
(1.81)
(1.68)
(2.34)

68.8
63.9
61.4
53.2

(0.87)
(2.41)
(1.44)
(2.52)

42.6
38.0
34.1
25.8

(0.96)
(1.77)
(1.27)
(1.43)

26.3
26.0
27.3
27.4

(0.64)
(1.10)
(0.94)
(1.54)

5,200
5,400
6,200
7,300

(270)
(320)
(440)
(430)

90.7
89.9
77.2
71.4

(1.23)
(1.53)
(2.85)
(2.76)

46.8
48.4
35.0
30.8

(1.54)
(2.06)
(1.89)
(2.00)

Percent of students approved for free or


reduced-price lunch
School does not participate ...........................
0 to 25 percent...............................................
26 to 50 percent.............................................
51 to 75 percent.............................................
76 to 100 percent...........................................

2,400
8,600
4,800
2,300
2,000

(130)
(180)
(160)
(140)
(100)

80.1
92.2
87.3
85.9
79.4

(2.15)
(0.55)
(1.49)
(2.81)
(2.35)

49.7
65.1
57.5
48.0
43.0

(2.32)
(0.74)
(0.92)
(2.18)
(1.91)

30.0
42.6
33.4
29.1
22.2

(1.75)
(0.67)
(0.81)
(1.57)
(1.35)

19.7
22.5
24.1
18.9
20.7

(1.49)
(0.44)
(0.63)
(0.92)
(1.61)

2,400
6,800
6,700
4,000
2,600

(230)
(230)
(220)
(270)
(260)

71.2
92.9
89.4
83.8
72.0

(2.41)
(0.59)
(1.19)
(2.25)
(4.90)

51.4
73.6
64.2
55.3
42.3

(2.83)
(0.59)
(0.96)
(2.76)
(4.49)

23.2
46.9
36.7
27.3
20.7

(2.26)
(0.78)
(1.08)
(1.58)
(2.79)

28.1
26.7
27.5
28.1
21.6

(1.81)
(0.65)
(0.74)
(1.58)
(2.22)

2,800
6,700
7,300
4,100
3,300

(320)
(360)
(350)
(290)
(360)

66.7
91.1
86.7
79.0
63.7

(3.78)
(1.24)
(1.54)
(3.56)
(5.55)

25.4
52.1
41.5
33.2
26.0

(4.12)
(1.63)
(1.44)
(1.91)
(2.93)

School locale
City.................................................................
Suburb ...........................................................
Town...............................................................
Rural ..............................................................

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

4,500
4,800
3,700
9,500

(240)
(200)
(200)
(390)

77.1
83.6
82.6
91.6

(1.80)
(1.40)
(3.24)
(0.97)

59.5
67.4
57.7
61.6

(2.00)
(1.39)
(1.94)
(1.92)

32.5
40.3
31.1
35.2

(1.61)
(1.11)
(1.65)
(1.28)

27.0
27.1
26.6
26.5

(1.28) 4,800
(1.01) 5,400
(0.97) 3,900
(0.99) 10,000

(300)
(360)
(310)
(460)

71.6
80.8
80.2
86.4

(2.81)
(3.25)
(2.61)
(1.70)

36.1
41.2
35.2
41.9

(2.73)
(2.35)
(2.28)
(1.47)

Private high schools ........................

7,600

(240)

97.4 (0.55)

71.6 (1.90)

55.6 (1.74)

16.1 (1.00)

8,200

(260)

94.2 (0.86)

76.6 (1.58)

56.2 (1.77)

20.3 (1.30)

8,900

(280)

93.8 (0.91)

66.5

(1.57)

Percent of students who are Black, Hispanic,


Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/
Alaska Native, or two or more races
Less than 5 percent .......................................
5 to 19 percent...............................................
20 to 49 percent.............................................
50 percent or more ........................................

2,700
2,500
1,400
1,000

(150)
(130)
(100)
(110)

95.5
99.1
98.5
97.0

67.9
82.3
70.5
55.9

53.3
63.6
55.3
41.6

14.7
18.7
15.2
14.3

(1.61)
(2.01)
(2.24)
(2.28)

2,500
2,900
1,700
1,100

(180)
(170)
(140)
(140)

95.6
95.2
90.8
93.6

73.2
84.7
75.8
63.7

54.4
64.2
56.7
38.3

18.7
20.5
19.1
25.4

(2.14)
(2.10)
(2.52)
(4.47)

2,100
3,500
2,000
1,400

(160)
(200)
(190)
(130)

96.4
95.6
91.5
88.6

(1.19)
(1.60)
(2.13)
(2.71)

68.2
70.3
58.7
65.3

(3.81)
(2.24)
(3.39)
(3.37)

Percent of students approved for free or


reduced-price lunch
School does not participate ...........................
0 to 25 percent...............................................
26 to 100 percent...........................................

6,700
700

(230)
(70)
()

97.9 (0.47)
98.8 (0.74)

()

16.8 (1.03)
11.0 (1.40)

()

7,100
600
400

(250)
(80)
(80)

95.3 (0.86)
95.0 (3.62)
75.1 (7.62)

20.5 (1.51)
18.5 (2.39)
20.2 (4.34)

7,300
700
1,000

(280)
(100)
(130)

95.7 (0.66)
91.4 (7.18)
80.8 (4.70)

68.3
73.2
46.7

(1.77)
(4.64)
(6.86)

School locale
City.................................................................
Suburb ...........................................................
Town...............................................................
Rural ..............................................................

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

3,100
2,800
1,000
2,000

(170)
(180)
(150)
(190)

94.4
93.0
95.7
92.9

71.8
67.0
63.8
58.9

(2.62)
(2.99)
(5.02)
(3.54)

(1.53)
(0.44)
(0.59)
(1.53)

()
()
()
()

(3.17)
(1.68)
(3.90)
(6.56)

73.8 (1.73)
64.9 (6.49)

()

()
()
()
()

(2.85)
(2.37)
(3.29)
(5.34)

57.0 (1.74)
53.8 (5.69)

()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or more.
1Includes only students who were enrolled in 12th grade in fall of the school year and graduated with a diploma by the end of
the following summer.

(1.59)
(1.40)
(2.36)
(1.97)

()
()
()
()

(3.03)
(1.82)
(4.16)
(6.03)

76.7 (1.76)
84.7 (4.28)
59.1 (8.13)

()
()
()
()

(3.31)
(2.71)
(3.70)
(4.52)

56.2 (2.00)
66.2 (4.35)
38.9 (6.70)

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

(1.52)
(1.52)
(2.12)
(2.88)

NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey and may not be strictly comparable with data reported elsewhere. Includes all
schools, including combined schools, with students enrolled in the 12th grade. Some data have been revised from previously
published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS),
Public School Questionnaire, 19992000, 200304, and 200708, Private School Questionnaire, 19992000, 200304,
and 200708, and Charter School Questionnaire, 19992000. (This table was prepared October 2009.)

336 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 237. Graduation rates of previous years 12th-graders and college attendance rates of those who graduated, by selected high school characteristics: 19992000, 200304, and 200708

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 337


Enrollment

Table 238. Estimated rate of 200910 high school graduates attending degree-granting institutions, by state: 2010
Number of fall 2010 first-time freshmen
graduating from high school in the previous
12 months

Number of graduates from


high schools located in the state

State
1

Total1

Public 200910

State residents
enrolled in institutions
Private, 200809
in any state2

United States .......................................


Alabama .......................................................
Alaska...........................................................
Arizona .........................................................
Arkansas.......................................................
California ......................................................

3,436,835
48,443
8,434
63,900
29,606
440,240

3,128,022
43,166
8,245
61,145
28,276
404,987

308,813
5,277
189
2,755
1,330
35,253

2,158,258
31,160
3,915
37,006
19,348
271,669

Colorado .......................................................
Connecticut...................................................
Delaware.......................................................
District of Columbia5 .....................................
Florida...........................................................

52,159
40,728
9,980
4,941
174,352

49,321
34,495
8,133
3,602
156,130

2,838
6,233
1,847
1,339
18,222

Georgia.........................................................
Hawaii ...........................................................
Idaho.............................................................
Illinois............................................................
Indiana..........................................................

99,883
13,657
18,340
154,142
69,783

91,561
10,998
17,793
139,035
64,551

Iowa ..............................................................
Kansas..........................................................
Kentucky .......................................................
Louisiana ......................................................
Maine............................................................

36,711
33,809
46,601
44,709
16,431

Maryland.......................................................
Massachusetts..............................................
Michigan .......................................................
Minnesota .....................................................
Mississippi ....................................................

In any state

In their
home state

1,765,406
28,165
2,390
33,090
17,624
243,382

62.8
64.3
46.4
57.9
65.4
61.7

51.4
58.1
28.3
51.8
59.5
55.3

31,902
32,068
4,718
2,503
109,789

24,171
17,724
2,745
517
97,733

61.2
78.7
47.3
50.7
63.0

46.3
43.5
27.5
10.5
56.1

8,322
2,659
547
15,107
5,232

67,659
8,683
8,273
90,456
45,900

57,253
5,862
5,589
64,307
40,350

67.7
63.6
45.1
58.7
65.8

57.3
42.9
30.5
41.7
57.8

34,462
31,642
42,664
36,573
14,069

2,249
2,167
3,937
8,136
2,362

24,442
21,889
29,320
28,912
9,234

21,209
18,627
26,191
26,094
6,072

66.6
64.7
62.9
64.7
56.2

57.8
55.1
56.2
58.4
37.0

68,306
75,092
119,201
63,908
28,836

59,078
64,462
110,682
59,667
25,478

9,228
10,630
8,519
4,241
3,358

43,730
54,966
73,740
45,340
22,726

28,253
36,917
65,840
32,751
21,098

64.0
73.2
61.9
70.9
78.8

41.4
49.2
55.2
51.2
73.2

Missouri ........................................................
Montana........................................................
Nebraska ......................................................
Nevada .........................................................
New Hampshire ............................................

71,037
10,443
21,374
21,780
17,497

63,994
10,075
19,370
20,956
15,034

7,043
368
2,004
824
2,463

43,633
6,320
14,858
11,280
11,256

36,803
5,020
12,442
8,511
6,388

61.4
60.5
69.5
51.8
64.3

51.8
48.1
58.2
39.1
36.5

New Jersey ...................................................


New Mexico ..................................................
New York.......................................................
North Carolina ..............................................
North Dakota ................................................

110,573
19,983
215,105
94,431
7,604

96,225
18,595
183,826
88,704
7,155

14,348
1,388
31,279
5,727
449

75,893
14,461
148,101
60,395
5,125

44,738
12,542
119,445
53,995
3,841

68.6
72.4
68.9
64.0
67.4

40.5
62.8
55.5
57.2
50.5

Ohio ..............................................................
Oklahoma .....................................................
Oregon..........................................................
Pennsylvania.................................................
Rhode Island ................................................

136,740
40,034
37,810
149,845
11,726

123,437
38,503
34,671
131,182
9,908

13,303
1,531
3,139
18,663
1,818

84,068
24,100
18,072
91,298
7,667

71,583
21,735
13,960
75,702
4,907

61.5
60.2
47.8
60.9
65.4

52.3
54.3
36.9
50.5
41.8

South Carolina..............................................
South Dakota ................................................
Tennessee ....................................................
Texas ............................................................
Utah ..............................................................

43,511
8,680
68,627
293,797
32,751

40,438
8,162
62,408
280,894
31,481

3,073
518
6,219
12,903
1,270

29,709
6,232
42,515
164,980
17,442

26,706
4,774
36,038
145,781
15,970

68.3
71.8
62.0
56.2
53.3

61.4
55.0
52.5
49.6
48.8

Vermont ........................................................
Virginia..........................................................
Washington...................................................
West Virginia.................................................
Wisconsin .....................................................
Wyoming6 .....................................................

8,366
88,022
70,497
18,390
70,294
5,730

7,199
81,511
66,046
17,651
64,687
5,695

1,167
6,511
4,451
739
5,607
35

4,478
56,202
34,030
10,885
42,241
3,459

2,228
45,599
25,881
9,696
34,196
2,699

53.5
63.9
48.3
59.2
60.1
60.4

26.6
51.8
36.7
52.7
48.6
47.1

1Total includes public high school graduates for 200910 and private high school graduates for
200809. Data on private high school graduates are not available for 200910.
2All U.S. resident students living in a particular state when admitted to an institution in any state.
Students may be enrolled in any state.
3Students who attend institutions in their home state. Total includes 272 students attending U.S.
Service Academies in their home state, not shown separately.
4U.S. total includes some U.S. residents whose home state is unknown.
5A percentage of the private high school graduates are not residents of the District of Columbia.

State residents
enrolled in institutions in their
home state3

Estimated rate of high school graduates


going to college

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV
federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data
have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), NCES Common Core of Data State Dropout and Completion Data File,
200910; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 200910; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared
April 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Race/ethnicity by sex
Level of institution

Year

Sex

Race/ethnicity

Total, all
students

2-year

4-year

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

10

White
American
Pacific
Indian/
Two or
Islander Alaska Native more races
11

12

13

Black

Hispanic

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

14

15

16

17

18

Female
19

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

19671 ............
19681 ............
19691 ............
19701 ............
19711 ............

25.5
26.1
27.3
25.7
26.2

(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.42)
(0.41)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

33.1
34.1
35.2
32.1
32.5

(0.71)
(0.70)
(0.69)
(0.65)
(0.63)

19.2
19.5
20.9
20.3
20.8

(0.54)
(0.53)
(0.54)
(0.52)
(0.52)

26.9
27.5
28.7
27.1
27.2

(0.48)
(0.48)
(0.47)
(0.45)
(0.44)

13.0
14.5
16.0
15.5
18.2

(1.16)
(1.18)
(1.20)
(1.15)
(1.19)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1972..............
1973..............
1974..............
1975..............
1976..............

25.5
24.0
24.6
26.3
26.7

(0.37)
(0.35)
(0.35)
(0.36)
(0.35)

6.9
7.6
9.0
6.4

()
(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.23)
(0.20)

17.1
17.0
17.3
20.2

()
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.32)

30.2
27.7
27.7
29.0
28.2

(0.56)
(0.54)
(0.53)
(0.53)
(0.52)

21.2
20.5
21.7
23.7
25.2

(0.47)
(0.46)
(0.47)
(0.48)
(0.48)

27.2
25.5
25.8
27.4
27.6

(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.40)

18.3
15.9
17.6
20.4
22.5

(1.18)
(1.09)
(1.14)
(1.18)
(1.20)

13.4
16.1
18.0
20.4
20.0

(1.83)
(2.02)
(1.95)
(2.09)
(2.00)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

32.3
29.6
28.9
30.7
29.3

(0.63)
(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.59)
(0.58)

22.5
21.8
22.9
24.3
26.1

(0.54)
(0.53)
(0.53)
(0.54)
(0.55)

21.1
18.7
19.8
19.9
22.0

(1.83)
(1.71)
(1.77)
(1.74)
(1.77)

15.9
13.5
15.9
20.8
22.9

(1.51)
(1.38)
(1.47)
(1.61)
(1.64)

15.1
16.7
19.7
21.4
21.3

(2.85)
(2.94)
(2.92)
(3.10)
(3.05)

12.0
15.5
16.5
19.5
18.8

(2.37)
(2.77)
(2.60)
(2.81)
(2.64)

1977..............
1978..............
1979..............
1980..............
1981..............

26.1
25.3
25.0
25.7
26.1

(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.37)
(0.38)
(0.37)

6.8
6.6
6.3
7.1
7.5

(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.22)

19.4
18.7
18.7
18.6
18.6

(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.33)

28.1
27.1
25.9
26.4
27.1

(0.56)
(0.55)
(0.54)
(0.54)
(0.54)

24.3
23.6
24.2
25.0
25.2

(0.52)
(0.51)
(0.52)
(0.52)
(0.51)

27.2
26.5
26.3
27.3
27.7

(0.43)
(0.43)
(0.43)
(0.43)
(0.43)

21.1
20.1
19.8
19.4
19.9

(1.18)
(1.15)
(1.13)
(1.12)
(1.09)

17.2
15.2
16.7
16.1
16.6

(1.87)
(1.74)
(1.77)
(1.64)
(1.63)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

29.4
28.4
27.1
28.4
28.7

(0.64)
(0.63)
(0.61)
(0.63)
(0.62)

25.1
24.6
25.5
26.3
26.6

(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.60)
(0.60)

20.3
19.7
19.1
17.5
18.9

(1.73)
(1.70)
(1.67)
(1.60)
(1.58)

21.9
20.4
20.3
20.9
20.7

(1.61)
(1.56)
(1.54)
(1.55)
(1.51)

18.3
16.1
18.3
15.9
16.6

(2.80)
(2.61)
(2.65)
(2.33)
(2.35)

16.3
14.3
15.2
16.2
16.7

(2.50)
(2.33)
(2.35)
(2.32)
(2.27)

1982..............
1983..............
1984..............
1985..............
1986..............

26.6
26.2
27.1
27.8
27.9

(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.40)
(0.41)
(0.42)

7.7
7.4
7.3
7.4
7.6

(0.24)
(0.23)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.25)

18.9
18.8
19.8
20.4
20.3

(0.35)
(0.35)
(0.36)
(0.37)
(0.37)

27.2
27.3
28.6
28.4
28.2

(0.57)
(0.57)
(0.58)
(0.60)
(0.60)

26.0
25.1
25.6
27.2
27.6

(0.55)
(0.54)
(0.55)
(0.57)
(0.58)

28.1
27.9
28.9
30.0
29.7

(0.46)
(0.46)
(0.47)
(0.49)
(0.50)

19.9
19.2
20.3
19.6
21.9

(1.14)
(1.12)
(1.15)
(1.16)
(1.21)

16.8
17.3
17.9
16.9
17.6

(1.77)
(1.77)
(1.80)
(1.84)
(1.76)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

28.9
29.4
30.8
30.9
30.6

(0.66)
(0.66)
(0.68)
(0.70)
(0.72)

27.4
26.5
27.1
29.2
28.8

(0.64)
(0.64)
(0.65)
(0.67)
(0.68)

18.7
18.1
20.3
20.2
20.0

(1.64)
(1.60)
(1.67)
(1.72)
(1.72)

21.0
20.1
20.3
19.1
23.4

(1.59)
(1.56)
(1.57)
(1.56)
(1.69)

14.9
15.6
16.1
14.9
16.7

(2.45)
(2.46)
(2.51)
(2.46)
(2.36)

18.6
18.8
19.6
18.9
18.7

(2.52)
(2.54)
(2.57)
(2.75)
(2.64)

1987..............
1988..............
1989..............
1990..............
1991..............

29.6
30.3
30.9
32.0
33.3

(0.43)
(0.47)
(0.48)
(0.47)
(0.48)

8.1
8.8
8.0
8.7
9.7

(0.26)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.30)

21.5
21.5
22.9
23.3
23.6

(0.39)
(0.42)
(0.44)
(0.43)
(0.43)

30.6
30.2
30.2
32.3
32.8

(0.62)
(0.68)
(0.68)
(0.68)
(0.68)

28.7
30.4
31.6
31.8
33.6

(0.59)
(0.66)
(0.67)
(0.66)
(0.67)

31.9
33.2
34.2
35.1
36.8

(0.51)
(0.57)
(0.58)
(0.57)
(0.58)

22.8
21.2
23.4
25.4
23.5

(1.25)
(1.33)
(1.38)
(1.37)
(1.34)

17.5
17.0
16.1
15.8
17.9

(1.73)
(2.00)
(1.90)
(1.67)
(1.72)

()

()
46.1 (3.92)
56.9 (3.56)
57.1 (3.19)

()
()
()
()
()

()

()
15.7 ! (5.33)
15.8 ! (5.08)
15.9 ! (5.45)

()
()
()
()
()

33.0
33.4
34.1
35.5
36.5

(0.74)
(0.82)
(0.83)
(0.82)
(0.83)

30.8
33.0
34.4
34.7
37.0

(0.71)
(0.79)
(0.81)
(0.80)
(0.82)

22.6
18.5
19.7
26.0
23.2

(1.83)
(1.87)
(1.89)
(2.03)
(1.95)

22.9
23.5
26.7
24.8
23.8

(1.70)
(1.88)
(1.97)
(1.86)
(1.84)

18.5
16.5
14.6
15.3
14.0

(2.46)
(2.74)
(2.55)
(2.31)
(2.15)

16.5
17.6
17.6
16.4
22.2

(2.43)
(2.93)
(2.81)
(2.42)
(2.70)

1992..............
1993..............
1994..............
1995..............
1996..............

34.4
34.0
34.6
34.3
35.5

(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.42)
(0.44)
(0.47)

9.9
9.8
9.1
8.9
9.5

(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.29)

24.4
24.2
25.5
25.4
26.1

(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.39)
(0.41)
(0.43)

32.7
33.6
33.1
33.1
34.1

(0.68)
(0.69)
(0.59)
(0.63)
(0.66)

36.0
34.4
36.0
35.5
37.0

(0.69)
(0.68)
(0.60)
(0.63)
(0.67)

37.3
36.8
38.1
37.9
39.5

(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.53)
(0.55)
(0.59)

25.2
24.5
27.7
27.5
27.4

(1.37)
(1.35)
(1.17)
(1.18)
(1.23)

21.3
21.7
18.8
20.7
20.1

(1.87)
(1.88)
(1.10)
(1.13)
(1.18)

58.4
61.2
62.7
54.6
53.9

(3.28)
(3.27)
(2.81)
(3.10)
(2.47)

()
()
()
()
()

18.5 !
18.9
29.4
27.6
30.3

(6.18)
(5.66)
(5.64)
(6.14)
(5.25)

()
()
()
()
()

36.2
36.5
37.0
37.0
38.3

(0.83)
(0.84)
(0.74)
(0.78)
(0.83)

38.3
37.1
39.2
38.8
40.6

(0.83)
(0.83)
(0.74)
(0.78)
(0.84)

21.3
22.9
25.6
26.0
25.7

(1.87)
(1.92)
(1.66)
(1.71)
(1.77)

28.8
26.0
29.5
28.7
28.8

(1.96)
(1.90)
(1.64)
(1.62)
(1.70)

17.8
19.7
16.5
18.7
16.5

(2.47)
(2.59)
(1.43)
(1.49)
(1.52)

24.7
23.7
21.5
23.0
24.0

(2.80)
(2.71)
(1.71)
(1.71)
(1.81)

1997..............
1998..............
1999..............
2000..............
2001..............

36.8
36.5
35.6
35.5
36.3

(0.47)
(0.46)
(0.46)
(0.45)
(0.45)

9.9
10.2
9.1
9.4
9.8

(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.28)

27.0
26.3
26.5
26.0
26.6

(0.43)
(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.41)

35.0
34.5
34.1
32.6
33.6

(0.66)
(0.65)
(0.64)
(0.62)
(0.63)

38.7
38.6
37.0
38.4
39.0

(0.67)
(0.66)
(0.65)
(0.65)
(0.64)

40.6
40.6
39.4
38.7
39.5

(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.58)
(0.57)
(0.57)

29.8
29.8
30.4
30.5
31.4

(1.25)
(1.24)
(1.24)
(1.21)
(1.22)

22.4
20.4
18.7
21.7
21.7

(1.21)
(1.11)
(1.08)
(1.12)
(1.10)

55.1
60.4
55.7
55.9
61.3

(2.60)
(2.49)
(2.42)
(2.42)
(2.35)

()
()
()
()
()

27.1
20.3
19.5
15.9
23.3

(4.63)
(4.91)
(4.71)
(4.30)
(4.29)

()
()
()
()
()

39.3
39.4
38.3
36.2
37.2

(0.82)
(0.82)
(0.81)
(0.79)
(0.79)

41.8
41.9
40.6
41.3
41.9

(0.84)
(0.84)
(0.82)
(0.81)
(0.82)

25.4
26.1
28.9
25.1
26.7

(1.75)
(1.76)
(1.81)
(1.67)
(1.70)

33.7
32.9
31.6
35.2
35.5

(1.77)
(1.73)
(1.70)
(1.72)
(1.71)

19.2
16.4
15.8
18.5
17.4

(1.56)
(1.41)
(1.41)
(1.45)
(1.42)

26.1
24.9
21.9
25.4
26.1

(1.88)
(1.73)
(1.65)
(1.72)
(1.67)

2002..............
20032 ............
20042 ............
20052 ............
20062 ............

36.7
37.8
38.0
38.9
37.3

(0.43)
(0.43)
(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.42)

9.7
10.2
9.4
9.6
9.6

(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.25)
(0.26)
(0.25)

27.0
27.7
28.6
29.2
27.8

(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.40)
(0.39)

33.7
34.3
34.7
35.3
34.1

(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.58)

39.7
41.3
41.2
42.5
40.6

(0.61)
(0.61)
(0.61)
(0.61)
(0.60)

40.9
41.6
41.7
42.8
41.0

(0.55)
(0.55)
(0.55)
(0.55)
(0.54)

31.9
32.3
31.8
33.1
32.6

(1.18)
(1.20)
(1.18)
(1.18)
(1.16)

19.9
23.5
24.7
24.8
23.6

(0.94)
(1.02)
(1.02)
(1.02)
(0.99)

60.9
61.2
60.6
61.0
58.3

(2.10)
(2.27)
(2.24)
(2.26)
(2.28)

43.3
55.8
50.6
39.1

()
(9.97)
(8.99)
(10.95)
(8.36)

23.6
17.7
24.4
27.8
26.2

(3.96)
(4.45)
(4.52)
(4.88)
(5.18)

41.6
36.8
41.8
38.5

()
(3.58)
(3.44)
(3.48)
(3.51)

38.9
38.5
38.4
39.4
37.9

(0.77)
(0.77)
(0.76)
(0.76)
(0.75)

42.8
44.5
45.0
46.1
44.1

(0.78)
(0.78)
(0.78)
(0.79)
(0.78)

26.3
28.2
26.5
28.2
28.1

(1.63)
(1.68)
(1.63)
(1.64)
(1.60)

36.9
36.0
36.6
37.6
36.9

(1.68)
(1.69)
(1.67)
(1.69)
(1.65)

16.2
18.3
21.7
20.7
20.0

(1.17)
(1.27)
(1.33)
(1.31)
(1.29)

24.4
29.4
28.2
29.5
27.6

(1.51)
(1.60)
(1.56)
(1.58)
(1.52)

20072 ............
20082 ............
20092 ............
20102 ............
20112 ............

38.8
39.6
41.3
41.2
42.0

(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.57)
(0.59)

10.9
11.8
11.7
12.9
12.0

(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.36)
(0.35)

27.9
27.8
29.6
28.2
30.0

(0.39)
(0.38)
(0.39)
(0.53)
(0.58)

35.5
37.0
38.4
38.3
39.1

(0.58)
(0.58)
(0.59)
(0.78)
(0.80)

42.1
42.3
44.2
44.1
44.9

(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.84)
(0.80)

42.6
44.2
45.0
43.3
44.7

(0.54)
(0.54)
(0.55)
(0.81)
(0.77)

33.1
32.1
37.7
38.4
37.1

(1.15)
(1.13)
(1.17)
(1.66)
(1.53)

26.6
25.8
27.5
31.9
34.8

(1.02)
(1.01)
(1.01)
(1.15)
(1.20)

57.2
59.3
65.2
63.6
60.1

(2.28)
(2.32)
(2.17)
(2.70)
(2.45)

37.1
27.3 !
33.4
36.0
37.8

(9.07)
(8.92)
(7.45)
(8.36)
(7.93)

24.7
21.9
29.8
41.4
23.5

(4.63)
(4.22)
(5.10)
(6.60)
(5.30)

39.2
45.7
39.3
38.3
38.8

(3.48)
(3.55)
(3.32)
(4.38)
(3.60)

39.6
41.7
42.3
40.6
42.4

(0.76)
(0.76)
(0.76)
(1.00)
(0.96)

45.7
46.9
47.7
46.1
47.1

(0.78)
(0.78)
(0.78)
(1.17)
(1.08)

32.2
29.7
33.2
35.2
34.0

(1.63)
(1.61)
(1.64)
(2.13)
(2.29)

34.0
34.2
41.9
41.4
39.9

(1.61)
(1.59)
(1.64)
(2.16)
(1.90)

20.7
23.0
24.2
27.9
31.0

(1.29)
(1.35)
(1.35)
(1.57)
(1.63)

33.0
28.9
31.0
36.1
39.4

(1.57)
(1.50)
(1.50)
(1.60)
(1.58)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Prior to 1972, White and Black data include persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
2After 2002, White and Black data exclude persons identifying themselves as two or more races.

NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not
separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity except where otherwise noted.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1967 through 2011. (This
table was prepared June 2012.)

338 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 239. Enrollment rates of 18- to 24-year-olds in degree-granting institutions, by level of institution and sex and race/ethnicity of student: 1967 through 2011

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 339


Enrollment

Table 240. Total undergraduate fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control and level of
institution: Selected years, 1970 through 2011
Males
Level and year

Females

Private

Total

Full-time

Part-time

Males

Females

Full-time

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Public

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

10

11

12

13

14

Total, all levels


1970................................
1975................................

7,368,644
9,679,455

5,280,064
6,168,396

2,088,580
3,511,059

4,249,702
5,257,005

3,118,942
4,422,450

3,096,371
3,459,328

1,153,331
1,797,677

2,183,693
2,709,068

935,249
1,713,382

5,620,255
7,826,032

1,748,389
1,853,423

1,730,133
1,814,844

18,256
38,579

1980................................
1981................................
1982................................
1983................................
1984................................

10,475,055
10,754,522
10,825,062
10,845,995
10,618,071

6,361,744
6,449,068
6,483,805
6,514,034
6,347,653

4,113,311
4,305,454
4,341,257
4,331,961
4,270,418

5,000,177
5,108,271
5,170,494
5,158,300
5,006,813

5,474,878
5,646,251
5,654,568
5,687,695
5,611,258

3,226,857
3,260,473
3,299,436
3,304,247
3,194,930

1,773,320
1,847,798
1,871,058
1,854,053
1,811,883

3,134,887
3,188,595
3,184,369
3,209,787
3,152,723

2,339,991
2,457,656
2,470,199
2,477,908
2,458,535

8,441,955
8,648,363
8,713,073
8,697,118
8,493,491

2,033,100
2,106,159
2,111,989
2,148,877
2,124,580

1,926,703
1,958,848
1,939,389
1,961,076
1,940,310

106,397
147,311
172,600
187,801
184,270

1985................................
1986................................
1987................................
1988................................
1989................................

10,596,674
10,797,975
11,046,235
11,316,548
11,742,531

6,319,592
6,352,073
6,462,549
6,642,428
6,840,696

4,277,082
4,445,902
4,583,686
4,674,120
4,901,835

4,962,080
5,017,505
5,068,457
5,137,644
5,310,990

5,634,594
5,780,470
5,977,778
6,178,904
6,431,541

3,156,446
3,146,330
3,163,676
3,206,442
3,278,647

1,805,634
1,871,175
1,904,781
1,931,202
2,032,343

3,163,146
3,205,743
3,298,873
3,435,986
3,562,049

2,471,448
2,574,727
2,678,905
2,742,918
2,869,492

8,477,125
8,660,716
8,918,589
9,103,146
9,487,742

2,119,549
2,137,259
2,127,646
2,213,402
2,254,789

1,928,996
1,928,294
1,939,942

190,553
208,965
187,704

1990................................
1991................................
1992................................
1993................................
1994................................

11,959,106
12,439,287
12,537,700
12,323,959
12,262,608

6,976,030
7,221,412
7,244,442
7,179,482
7,168,706

4,983,076
5,217,875
5,293,258
5,144,477
5,093,902

5,379,759
5,571,003
5,582,936
5,483,682
5,422,113

6,579,347
6,868,284
6,954,764
6,840,277
6,840,495

3,336,535
3,435,526
3,424,739
3,381,997
3,341,591

2,043,224
2,135,477
2,158,197
2,101,685
2,080,522

3,639,495
3,785,886
3,819,703
3,797,485
3,827,115

2,939,852 9,709,596
3,082,398 10,147,957
3,135,061 10,216,297
3,042,792 10,011,787
3,013,380 9,945,128

2,249,510
2,291,330
2,321,403
2,312,172
2,317,480

2,043,407
2,072,354
2,101,721
2,099,197
2,100,465

206,103
218,976
219,682
212,975
217,015

1995................................
1996................................
1997................................
1998................................
1999................................

12,231,719
12,326,948
12,450,587
12,436,937
12,739,445

7,145,268
7,298,839
7,418,598
7,538,711
7,753,548

5,086,451
5,028,109
5,031,989
4,898,226
4,985,897

5,401,130
5,420,672
5,468,532
5,446,133
5,584,234

6,830,589
6,906,276
6,982,055
6,990,804
7,155,211

3,296,610
3,339,108
3,379,597
3,428,161
3,524,586

2,104,520
2,081,564
2,088,935
2,017,972
2,059,648

3,848,658
3,959,731
4,039,001
4,110,550
4,228,962

2,981,931 9,903,626
2,946,545 9,935,283
2,943,054 10,007,479
2,880,254 9,950,212
2,926,249 10,174,228

2,328,093
2,391,665
2,443,108
2,486,725
2,565,217

2,104,693
2,112,318
2,139,824
2,152,655
2,185,290

223,400
279,347
303,284
334,070
379,927

2000................................
2001................................
2002................................
2003................................
2004................................

13,155,393
13,715,610
14,257,077
14,480,364
14,780,630

7,922,926
8,327,640
8,734,252
9,045,253
9,284,336

5,232,467
5,387,970
5,522,825
5,435,111
5,496,294

5,778,268
6,004,431
6,192,390
6,227,372
6,340,048

7,377,125
7,711,179
8,064,687
8,252,992
8,440,582

3,588,246
3,768,630
3,934,168
4,048,682
4,140,628

2,190,022
2,235,801
2,258,222
2,178,690
2,199,420

4,334,680
4,559,010
4,800,084
4,996,571
5,143,708

3,042,445
3,152,169
3,264,603
3,256,421
3,296,874

10,539,322
10,985,871
11,432,855
11,523,103
11,650,580

2,616,071
2,729,739
2,824,222
2,957,261
3,130,050

2,213,180
2,257,718
2,306,091
2,346,673
2,389,366

402,891
472,021
518,131
610,588
740,684

2005................................
2006................................
2007................................
2008................................
2009................................

14,963,964 9,446,430
15,184,302 9,571,079
15,603,771 9,840,978
16,365,738 10,254,930
17,565,320 11,143,499

5,517,534
5,613,223
5,762,793
6,110,808
6,421,821

6,408,871
6,513,756
6,727,600
7,066,623
7,595,481

8,555,093
8,670,546
8,876,171
9,299,115
9,969,839

4,200,863
4,264,606
4,396,868
4,577,431
4,976,727

2,208,008
2,249,150
2,330,732
2,489,192
2,618,754

5,245,567
5,306,473
5,444,110
5,677,499
6,166,772

3,309,526
3,364,073
3,432,061
3,621,616
3,803,067

11,697,730
11,847,426
12,137,583
12,591,217
13,386,593

3,266,234
3,336,876
3,466,188
3,774,521
4,178,727

2,418,368
2,448,240
2,470,327
2,536,532
2,593,361

847,866
888,636
995,861
1,237,989
1,585,366

2010................................ 18,078,672 11,451,568


2011................................ 18,063,037 11,359,068

6,627,104
6,703,969

7,835,163 10,243,509
7,816,975 10,246,062

5,117,497
5,070,529

2,717,666
2,746,446

6,334,071
6,288,539

3,909,438 13,704,290
3,957,523 13,688,792

4,374,382
4,374,245

2,653,404
2,718,880

1,720,978
1,655,365

2-year institutions1
1970................................
1975................................

2,318,956
3,965,726

1,228,909
1,761,009

1,090,047
2,204,717

1,374,426
2,163,604

944,530
1,802,122

771,298
1,035,531

603,128
1,128,073

457,611
725,478

486,919
1,076,644

2,194,983
3,831,973

123,973
133,753

113,299
112,997

10,674
20,756

1980................................
1981................................
1982................................
1983................................
1984................................

4,525,097
4,715,403
4,770,712
4,723,466
4,530,337

1,753,637
1,795,858
1,839,704
1,826,801
1,703,786

2,771,460
2,919,545
2,931,008
2,896,665
2,826,551

2,046,642
2,124,136
2,169,802
2,131,109
2,016,463

2,478,455
2,591,267
2,600,910
2,592,357
2,513,874

879,619
897,657
930,606
914,704
841,347

1,167,023
1,226,479
1,239,196
1,216,405
1,175,116

874,018
898,201
909,098
912,097
862,439

1,604,437
1,693,066
1,691,812
1,680,260
1,651,435

4,327,592
4,479,900
4,518,659
4,459,330
4,278,661

197,505
235,503
252,053
264,136
251,676

114,094
119,166
114,976
116,293
108,247

83,411
116,337
137,077
147,843
143,429

1985................................
1986................................
1987................................
1988................................
1989................................

4,531,077
4,679,548
4,776,222
4,875,155
5,150,889

1,690,607
1,696,261
1,708,669
1,743,592
1,855,701

2,840,470
2,983,287
3,067,553
3,131,563
3,295,188

2,002,234
2,060,932
2,072,823
2,089,689
2,216,800

2,528,843
2,618,616
2,703,399
2,785,466
2,934,089

826,308
824,551
820,167
818,593
869,688

1,175,926
1,236,381
1,252,656
1,271,096
1,347,112

864,299
871,710
888,502
924,999
986,013

1,664,544
1,746,906
1,814,897
1,860,467
1,948,076

4,269,733
4,413,691
4,541,054
4,615,487
4,883,660

261,344
265,857
235,168
259,668
267,229

108,791
101,498
90,102

152,553
164,359
145,066

1990................................
1991................................
1992................................
1993................................
1994................................

5,240,083
5,651,900
5,722,349
5,565,561
5,529,609

1,883,962
2,074,530
2,080,005
2,043,319
2,031,713

3,356,121
3,577,370
3,642,344
3,522,242
3,497,896

2,232,769
2,401,910
2,413,266
2,345,396
2,323,161

3,007,314
3,249,990
3,309,083
3,220,165
3,206,448

881,392
961,397
951,816
928,216
911,589

1,351,377
1,440,513
1,461,450
1,417,180
1,411,572

1,002,570
1,113,133
1,128,189
1,115,103
1,120,124

2,004,744
2,136,857
2,180,894
2,105,062
2,086,324

4,996,475
5,404,815
5,484,514
5,337,022
5,308,366

243,608
247,085
237,835
228,539
221,243

89,158
89,289
83,288
86,357
85,607

154,450
157,796
154,547
142,182
135,636

1995................................
1996................................
1997................................
1998................................
1999................................

5,492,098
5,562,780
5,605,569
5,489,314
5,653,256

1,977,046
2,072,215
2,095,171
2,085,906
2,167,242

3,515,052
3,490,565
3,510,398
3,403,408
3,486,014

2,328,500
2,358,792
2,389,711
2,333,334
2,413,322

3,163,598
3,203,988
3,215,858
3,155,980
3,239,934

878,215
916,452
931,394
936,421
979,203

1,450,285
1,442,340
1,458,317
1,396,913
1,434,119

1,098,831
1,155,763
1,163,777
1,149,485
1,188,039

2,064,767
2,048,225
2,052,081
2,006,495
2,051,895

5,277,398
5,314,038
5,360,686
5,245,963
5,397,786

214,700
248,742
244,883
243,351
255,470

75,154
75,253
71,794
65,870
63,301

139,546
173,489
173,089
177,481
192,169

2000................................
2001................................
2002................................
2003................................
2004................................

5,948,104
6,250,529
6,529,198
6,493,862
6,545,570

2,217,044
2,374,490
2,556,032
2,650,337
2,683,489

3,731,060
3,876,039
3,973,166
3,843,525
3,862,081

2,558,520
2,675,193
2,753,405
2,689,928
2,697,507

3,389,584
3,575,336
3,775,793
3,803,934
3,848,063

995,839
1,066,281
1,135,669
1,162,555
1,166,554

1,562,681
1,608,912
1,617,736
1,527,373
1,530,953

1,221,205
1,308,209
1,420,363
1,487,782
1,516,935

2,168,379
2,267,127
2,355,430
2,316,152
2,331,128

5,697,061
5,996,651
6,270,199
6,208,885
6,243,344

251,043
253,878
258,999
284,977
302,226

58,844
47,549
47,087
43,868
42,250

192,199
206,329
211,912
241,109
259,976

2005................................
2006................................
2007................................
2008................................
2009................................

6,487,826
6,518,291
6,617,621
6,971,105
7,521,405

2,646,763
2,643,222
2,692,491
2,832,110
3,248,723

3,841,063
3,875,069
3,925,130
4,138,995
4,272,682

2,680,299
2,704,654
2,770,457
2,935,793
3,196,560

3,807,527
3,813,637
3,847,164
4,035,312
4,324,845

1,153,759
1,159,800
1,190,067
1,249,832
1,448,410

1,526,540
1,544,854
1,580,390
1,685,961
1,748,150

1,493,004
1,483,422
1,502,424
1,582,278
1,800,313

2,314,523
2,330,215
2,344,740
2,453,034
2,524,532

6,184,000
6,224,871
6,323,810
6,640,071
7,101,444

303,826
293,420
293,811
331,034
419,961

43,522
39,156
33,486
35,351
34,767

260,304
254,264
260,325
295,683
385,194

2010................................
2011................................

7,680,875
7,499,982

3,365,193
3,160,036

4,315,682
4,339,946

3,265,126
3,171,654

4,415,749
4,328,328

1,483,430
1,388,345

1,781,696
1,783,309

1,881,763
1,771,691

2,533,986
2,556,637

7,218,038
7,062,467

462,837
437,515

32,660
39,864

430,177
397,651

See notes at end of table.

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340 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 240. Total undergraduate fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control and level of
institution: Selected years, 1970 through 2011Continued
Males
Level and year

Females

Private

Total

Full-time

Part-time

Males

Females

Full-time

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Public

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

10

11

12

13

14

4-year institutions
1970................................
1975................................

5,049,688
5,713,729

4,051,155
4,407,387

998,533
1,306,342

2,875,276
3,093,401

2,174,412
2,620,328

2,325,073
2,423,797

550,203
669,604

1,726,082
1,983,590

448,330
636,738

3,425,272
3,994,059

1,624,416
1,719,670

1,616,834
1,701,847

7,582
17,823

1980................................
1981................................
1982................................
1983................................
1984................................

5,949,958
6,039,119
6,054,350
6,122,529
6,087,734

4,608,107
4,653,210
4,644,101
4,687,233
4,643,867

1,341,851
1,385,909
1,410,249
1,435,296
1,443,867

2,953,535
2,984,135
3,000,692
3,027,191
2,990,350

2,996,423
3,054,984
3,053,658
3,095,338
3,097,384

2,347,238
2,362,816
2,368,830
2,389,543
2,353,583

606,297
621,319
631,862
637,648
636,767

2,260,869
2,290,394
2,275,271
2,297,690
2,290,284

735,554
764,590
778,387
797,648
807,100

4,114,363
4,168,463
4,194,414
4,237,788
4,214,830

1,835,595
1,870,656
1,859,936
1,884,741
1,872,904

1,812,609
1,839,682
1,824,413
1,844,783
1,832,063

22,986
30,974
35,523
39,958
40,841

1985................................
1986................................
1987................................
1988................................
1989................................

6,065,597
6,118,427
6,270,013
6,441,393
6,591,642

4,628,985
4,655,812
4,753,880
4,898,836
4,984,995

1,436,612
1,462,615
1,516,133
1,542,557
1,606,647

2,959,846
2,956,573
2,995,634
3,047,955
3,094,190

3,105,751
3,161,854
3,274,379
3,393,438
3,497,452

2,330,138
2,321,779
2,343,509
2,387,849
2,408,959

629,708
634,794
652,125
660,106
685,231

2,298,847
2,334,033
2,410,371
2,510,987
2,576,036

806,904
827,821
864,008
882,451
921,416

4,207,392
4,247,025
4,377,535
4,487,659
4,604,082

1,858,205
1,871,402
1,892,478
1,953,734
1,987,560

1,820,205
1,826,796
1,849,840

38,000
44,606
42,638

1990................................
1991................................
1992................................
1993................................
1994................................

6,719,023
6,787,387
6,815,351
6,758,398
6,732,999

5,092,068
5,146,882
5,164,437
5,136,163
5,136,993

1,626,955
1,640,505
1,650,914
1,622,235
1,596,006

3,146,990
3,169,093
3,169,670
3,138,286
3,098,952

3,572,033
3,618,294
3,645,681
3,620,112
3,634,047

2,455,143
2,474,129
2,472,923
2,453,781
2,430,002

691,847
694,964
696,747
684,505
668,950

2,636,925
2,672,753
2,691,514
2,682,382
2,706,991

935,108
945,541
954,167
937,730
927,056

4,713,121
4,743,142
4,731,783
4,674,765
4,636,762

2,005,902
2,044,245
2,083,568
2,083,633
2,096,237

1,954,249
1,983,065
2,018,433
2,012,840
2,014,858

51,653
61,180
65,135
70,793
81,379

1995................................
1996................................
1997................................
1998................................
1999................................

6,739,621
6,764,168
6,845,018
6,947,623
7,086,189

5,168,222
5,226,624
5,323,427
5,452,805
5,586,306

1,571,399
1,537,544
1,521,591
1,494,818
1,499,883

3,072,630
3,061,880
3,078,821
3,112,799
3,170,912

3,666,991
3,702,288
3,766,197
3,834,824
3,915,277

2,418,395
2,422,656
2,448,203
2,491,740
2,545,383

654,235
639,224
630,618
621,059
625,529

2,749,827
2,803,968
2,875,224
2,961,065
3,040,923

917,164
898,320
890,973
873,759
874,354

4,626,228
4,621,245
4,646,793
4,704,249
4,776,442

2,113,393
2,142,923
2,198,225
2,243,374
2,309,747

2,029,539
2,037,065
2,068,030
2,086,785
2,121,989

83,854
105,858
130,195
156,589
187,758

2000................................
2001................................
2002................................
2003................................
2004................................

7,207,289
7,465,081
7,727,879
7,986,502
8,235,060

5,705,882
5,953,150
6,178,220
6,394,916
6,600,847

1,501,407
1,511,931
1,549,659
1,591,586
1,634,213

3,219,748
3,329,238
3,438,985
3,537,444
3,642,541

3,987,541
4,135,843
4,288,894
4,449,058
4,592,519

2,592,407
2,702,349
2,798,499
2,886,127
2,974,074

627,341
626,889
640,486
651,317
668,467

3,113,475
3,250,801
3,379,721
3,508,789
3,626,773

874,066
885,042
909,173
940,269
965,746

4,842,261
4,989,220
5,162,656
5,314,218
5,407,236

2,365,028
2,475,861
2,565,223
2,672,284
2,827,824

2,154,336
2,210,169
2,259,004
2,302,805
2,347,116

210,692
265,692
306,219
369,479
480,708

2005................................ 8,476,138
2006................................ 8,666,011
2007................................ 8,986,150
2008................................ 9,394,633
2009................................ 10,043,915

6,799,667
6,927,857
7,148,487
7,422,820
7,894,776

1,676,471
1,738,154
1,837,663
1,971,813
2,149,139

3,728,572
3,809,102
3,957,143
4,130,830
4,398,921

4,747,566
4,856,909
5,029,007
5,263,803
5,644,994

3,047,104
3,104,806
3,206,801
3,327,599
3,528,317

681,468
704,296
750,342
803,231
870,604

3,752,563
3,823,051
3,941,686
4,095,221
4,366,459

995,003
1,033,858
1,087,321
1,168,582
1,278,535

5,513,730
5,622,555
5,813,773
5,951,146
6,285,149

2,962,408
3,043,456
3,172,377
3,443,487
3,758,766

2,374,846
2,409,084
2,436,841
2,501,181
2,558,594

587,562
634,372
735,536
942,306
1,200,172

2010................................ 10,397,797
2011................................ 10,563,055

8,086,375
8,199,032

2,311,422
2,364,023

4,570,037
4,645,321

5,827,760
5,917,734

3,634,067
3,682,184

935,970
963,137

4,452,308
4,516,848

1,375,452
1,400,886

6,486,252
6,626,325

3,911,545
3,936,730

2,620,744
2,679,016

1,290,801
1,257,714

Not available.
1Beginning in 1980, 2-year institutions include schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
NOTE: Data include unclassified undergraduate students. Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degreegranting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal
financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier

higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few
higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1970 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through
Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 241. Total postbaccalaureate fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution:
1967 through 2011
Males
Year

Females

Males

Females

Total

Full-time

Part-time

Males

Females

Full-time

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Public

Private

Public

Private

10

11

12

13

14

1967.................................
1968.................................
1969.................................

896,065
1,037,377
1,120,175

448,238
469,747
506,833

447,827
567,630
613,342

630,701
696,649
738,673

265,364
340,728
381,502

354,628
358,686
383,630

276,073
337,963
355,043

93,610
111,061
123,203

171,754
229,667
258,299

351,947
410,609
457,126

278,754
286,040
281,547

170,676
238,048
281,425

94,688
102,680
100,077

1970.................................
1971.................................
1972.................................
1973.................................
1974.................................

1,212,243
1,204,390
1,272,421
1,342,452
1,425,001

536,226
564,236
583,299
610,935
643,927

676,017
640,154
689,122
731,517
781,074

793,940
789,131
810,164
833,453
856,847

418,303
415,259
462,257
508,999
568,154

407,724
428,167
436,533
444,219
454,706

386,216
360,964
373,631
389,234
402,141

128,502
136,069
146,766
166,716
189,221

289,801
279,190
315,491
342,283
378,933

496,757
513,570
506,950
523,274
538,573

297,183
275,561
303,214
310,179
318,274

311,122
305,604
341,081
373,830
418,197

107,181
109,655
121,176
135,169
149,957

1975.................................
1976.................................
1977.................................
1978.................................
1979.................................

1,505,404
1,577,546
1,569,084
1,575,693
1,571,922

672,938
683,825
698,902
704,831
714,624

832,466
893,721
870,182
870,862
857,298

891,992
904,551
891,819
879,931
862,754

613,412
672,995
677,265
695,762
709,168

467,425
459,286
462,038
458,865
456,197

424,567
445,265
429,781
421,066
406,557

205,513
224,539
236,864
245,966
258,427

407,899
448,456
440,401
449,796
450,741

560,041
555,912
535,748
519,150
503,949

331,951
348,639
356,071
360,781
358,805

448,435
477,203
468,265
479,458
486,042

164,977
195,792
209,000
216,304
223,126

1980.................................
1981.................................
1982.................................
1983.................................
1984.................................

1,621,840
1,617,150
1,600,718
1,618,666
1,623,869

736,214
732,182
736,813
747,016
750,735

885,626
884,968
863,905
871,650
873,134

874,197
866,785
860,890
865,425
856,761

747,643
750,365
739,828
753,241
767,108

462,387
452,364
453,519
455,540
452,579

411,810
414,421
407,371
409,885
404,182

273,827
279,818
283,294
291,476
298,156

473,816
470,547
456,534
461,765
468,952

507,587
496,825
493,122
493,356
484,963

366,610
369,960
367,768
372,069
371,798

507,852
501,844
489,892
492,260
498,916

239,791
248,521
249,936
260,981
268,192

1985.................................
1986.................................
1987.................................
1988.................................
1989.................................

1,650,381
1,705,536
1,720,407
1,738,789
1,796,029

755,629
767,477
768,536
794,340
820,254

894,752
938,059
951,871
944,449
975,775

856,370
867,010
863,599
864,252
879,025

794,011
838,526
856,808
874,537
917,004

451,274
452,717
447,212
455,337
461,596

405,096
414,293
416,387
408,915
417,429

304,355
314,760
321,324
339,003
358,658

489,656
523,766
535,484
535,534
558,346

484,940
503,107
497,117
495,461
504,528

371,430
363,903
366,482
368,791
374,497

517,208
550,070
557,548
562,781
585,693

276,803
288,456
299,260
311,756
331,311

1990.................................
1991.................................
1992.................................
1993.................................
1994.................................

1,859,531
1,919,666
1,949,659
1,980,844
2,016,182

844,955
893,917
917,676
948,136
969,070

1,014,576
1,025,749
1,031,983
1,032,708
1,047,112

904,150
930,841
941,053
943,768
949,785

955,381
988,825
1,008,606
1,037,076
1,066,397

471,217
493,849
502,166
508,574
513,592

432,933
436,992
438,887
435,194
436,193

373,738
400,068
415,510
439,562
455,478

581,643
588,757
593,096
597,514
610,919

522,136
535,422
537,471
537,245
535,759

382,014
395,419
403,582
406,523
414,026

612,985
626,184
630,799
640,056
652,793

342,396
362,641
377,807
397,020
413,604

1995.................................
1996.................................
1997.................................
1998.................................
1999.................................

2,030,062
2,040,572
2,051,747
2,070,030
2,110,246

983,534
1,004,114
1,019,464
1,024,627
1,049,591

1,046,528
1,036,458
1,032,283
1,045,403
1,060,655

941,409
932,153
927,496
923,132
930,930

1,088,653
1,108,419
1,124,251
1,146,898
1,179,316

510,782
512,100
510,845
505,492
508,930

430,627
420,053
416,651
417,640
422,000

472,752
492,014
508,619
519,135
540,661

615,901
616,405
615,632
627,763
638,655

527,605
519,702
515,823
507,763
510,779

413,804
412,451
411,673
415,369
420,151

661,143
665,514
672,817
679,794
690,732

427,510
442,905
451,434
467,104
488,584

2000.................................
2001.................................
2002.................................
2003.................................
2004.................................

2,156,896
2,212,377
2,354,634
2,431,117
2,491,414

1,086,674
1,119,862
1,212,107
1,280,880
1,325,841

1,070,222
1,092,515
1,142,527
1,150,237
1,165,573

943,501
956,384
1,009,726
1,032,892
1,047,214

1,213,395
1,255,993
1,344,908
1,398,225
1,444,200

522,847
531,260
566,930
589,190
598,727

420,654
425,124
442,796
443,702
448,487

563,827
588,602
645,177
691,690
727,114

649,568
667,391
699,731
706,535
717,086

510,309
523,597
551,729
555,903
550,236

433,192
432,787
457,997
476,989
496,978

703,155
723,688
767,409
779,692
779,296

510,240
532,305
577,499
618,533
664,904

2005.................................
2006.................................
2007.................................
2008.................................
2009.................................

2,523,511
2,574,568
2,644,357
2,737,076
2,862,391

1,350,581
1,386,226
1,428,914
1,492,813
1,579,283

1,172,930
1,188,342
1,215,443
1,244,263
1,283,108

1,047,054
1,061,059
1,088,314
1,122,272
1,174,023

1,476,457
1,513,509
1,556,043
1,614,804
1,688,368

602,525
614,709
632,576
656,926
693,917

444,529
446,350
455,738
465,346
480,106

748,056
771,517
796,338
835,887
885,366

728,401
741,992
759,705
778,917
803,002

543,221
545,554
556,727
568,550
592,273

503,833
515,505
531,587
553,722
581,750

780,883
787,153
796,470
812,386
831,776

695,574
726,356
759,573
802,418
856,592

2010.................................
2011.................................

2,937,454
2,931,076

1,630,699
1,642,389

1,306,755
1,288,687

1,209,648
1,209,524

1,727,806
1,721,552

719,560
722,882

490,088
486,642

911,139
919,507

816,667
802,045

603,406
600,748

606,242
608,776

835,113
820,656

892,693
900,896

NOTE: Data include unclassified graduate students. Data through 1995 are for institutions of
higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education
classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1967 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall
Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 242. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1970 through 2011

State or jurisdiction
1

Fall 1970

Fall 1980

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Percent
change,
Fall 2011 2006 to 2011

10

11

12

United States ...................................

8,580,887

12,096,895

13,818,637

15,312,289

17,758,870

18,248,128

19,102,814

20,427,711

21,016,126

20,994,113

18.2

Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

103,936
9,471
109,619
52,039
1,257,245

164,306
21,296
202,716
77,607
1,790,993

218,589
29,833
264,148
90,425
1,808,740

233,962
27,953
342,490
115,172
2,256,708

258,408
29,853
567,192
147,391
2,434,774

268,183
30,616
624,147
152,168
2,529,522

310,941
30,717
704,245
158,374
2,652,241

311,740
32,406
828,631
168,352
2,735,579

327,327
33,653
795,388
175,895
2,714,172

318,686
34,932
796,986
179,281
2,685,893

23.3
17.0
40.5
21.6
10.3

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

123,395
124,700
25,260
77,158
235,525

162,916
159,632
32,939
86,675
411,891

227,131
168,604
42,004
79,551
588,086

263,872
161,243
43,897
72,689
707,684

308,383
176,716
51,238
109,505
885,651

310,637
179,005
52,343
115,153
913,793

325,232
184,178
53,088
126,110
972,699

352,034
191,806
55,174
136,851
1,053,221

372,025
199,384
55,731
91,992
1,125,469

365,820
201,638
56,516
90,213
1,143,698

18.6
14.1
10.3
-17.6
29.1

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

126,511
36,562
34,567
452,146
192,668

184,159
47,181
43,018
644,245
247,253

251,786
56,436
51,881
729,246
284,832

346,204
60,182
65,594
743,918
314,334

435,403
66,893
77,872
830,676
368,013

453,711
66,601
78,846
837,018
380,477

476,581
70,104
80,456
859,242
401,956

532,493
74,809
84,450
900,824
441,294

568,723
78,073
85,201
906,889
459,423

565,459
79,018
90,142
892,881
457,824

29.9
18.1
15.8
7.5
24.4

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

108,902
102,485
98,591
120,728
34,134

140,449
136,605
143,066
160,058
43,264

170,515
163,733
177,852
186,840
57,186

188,974
179,968
188,341
223,800
58,473

238,634
193,146
248,914
224,147
66,149

256,259
194,102
258,213
224,754
67,173

286,891
198,991
257,583
236,375
67,796

350,631
210,843
277,907
251,853
70,170

381,842
214,859
291,102
263,638
72,985

372,146
216,662
293,766
265,856
72,297

55.9
12.2
18.0
18.6
9.3

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

149,607
303,809
392,726
160,788
73,967

225,526
418,415
520,131
206,691
102,364

259,700
417,833
569,803
253,789
122,883

273,745
421,142
567,631
293,445
137,389

319,460
451,526
634,489
375,899
151,137

327,597
463,366
643,279
392,393
155,232

338,914
477,056
652,799
411,055
160,441

358,941
497,290
686,049
442,281
173,136

377,967
508,302
698,125
465,336
178,197

380,097
508,554
685,526
457,752
179,090

19.0
12.6
8.0
21.8
18.5

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

183,930
30,062
66,915
13,669
29,400

234,421
35,177
89,488
40,455
46,794

289,899
35,876
112,831
61,728
59,510

321,348
42,240
112,117
87,893
61,718

377,098
47,501
124,500
112,270
70,669

384,366
47,371
127,378
116,276
70,724

396,409
47,840
130,458
120,490
71,739

424,944
51,588
138,645
125,320
74,234

444,695
53,312
144,682
129,360
75,594

456,997
54,042
142,875
121,013
77,444

21.2
13.8
14.8
7.8
9.6

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

216,121
44,461
806,479
171,925
31,495

321,610
58,283
992,237
287,537
34,069

324,286
85,500
1,048,286
352,138
37,878

335,945
110,739
1,043,395
404,652
40,248

385,656
131,828
1,160,364
495,633
49,519

398,136
134,375
1,172,811
502,330
49,945

410,160
142,413
1,234,858
528,977
51,327

432,127
152,752
1,289,604
568,865
54,433

444,091
162,652
1,305,595
586,042
56,903

443,750
157,555
1,318,142
585,013
55,772

15.1
19.5
13.6
18.0
12.6

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

376,267
110,155
122,177
411,044
45,898

489,145
160,295
157,458
507,716
66,869

557,690
173,221
165,741
604,060
78,273

549,553
178,016
183,065
609,521
75,450

619,942
206,236
197,594
707,132
81,734

630,497
206,382
202,928
725,397
82,900

653,585
206,757
220,474
740,288
83,893

711,095
220,650
243,412
778,123
84,673

744,947
230,573
250,331
803,593
85,110

735,026
230,154
259,061
787,789
84,644

18.6
11.6
31.1
11.4
3.6

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

69,518
30,639
135,103
442,225
81,687

132,476
32,761
204,581
701,391
93,987

159,302
34,208
226,238
901,437
121,303

185,931
43,221
263,910
1,033,973
163,776

212,422
48,931
290,530
1,252,709
202,151

217,755
49,747
297,785
1,269,098
203,679

230,695
50,444
307,610
1,327,148
217,224

246,667
53,342
332,918
1,447,868
236,590

257,293
58,370
351,988
1,536,858
252,107

260,002
55,899
350,275
1,564,387
264,396

22.4
14.2
20.6
24.9
30.8

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

22,209
151,915
183,544
63,153
202,058
15,220

30,628
280,504
303,603
81,973
269,086
21,147

36,398
353,442
263,384
84,790
299,774
31,326

35,489
381,893
320,840
87,888
307,179
30,004

41,095
456,172
348,154
100,519
340,158
34,693

42,191
478,268
352,075
116,848
343,747
35,246

42,946
500,796
362,535
125,333
352,875
35,936

44,975
545,036
382,532
142,484
373,228
37,093

45,572
576,010
388,110
152,431
383,986
38,298

45,143
588,465
372,841
162,308
376,603
38,092

9.9
29.0
7.1
61.5
10.7
9.8

U.S. Service Academies1 ..........................

17,079

49,808

48,692

13,475

12,191

15,285

15,539

15,748

15,925

15,692

28.7

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

67,237
0
0
2,719
0
0
0
63,073
1,445

137,749
976
224
3,217
0
0
0
131,184
2,148

164,618
1,219
975
4,741
0
661
491
154,065
2,466

194,633
297
1,576
5,215
328
1,078
581
183,290
2,268

226,175
1,607
2,539
5,789
647
968
679
211,458
2,488

226,849
1,767
2,379
5,244
557
901
668
212,949
2,384

236,167
1,806
2,457
5,351
689
791
502
222,178
2,393

243,792
2,189
3,401
5,755
847
989
651
227,358
2,602

264,237
2,193
2,699
6,188
869
1,137
694
247,724
2,733

267,159
2,091
2,915
6,360
989
1,046
742
250,402
2,614

18.1
30.1
14.8
9.9
52.9
8.1
9.3
18.4
5.1

1Data

for 2000 and later years reflect a substantial reduction in the number of Department
of Defense institutions included in the IPEDS survey.
NOTE: Data through 1990 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees
and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is
very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges
and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1970 and 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:90); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 343


Enrollment

Table 243. Total fall enrollment in public degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1970 through 2011

State or jurisdiction
1

Fall 1970

Fall 1980

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Percent
change,
Fall 2011 2006 to 2011

10

11

12

United States ...................................

6,428,134

9,457,394

10,844,717

11,752,786

13,180,133

13,490,780

13,972,153

14,810,642

15,142,809

15,110,196

14.6

Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

87,884
8,563
107,315
43,599
1,123,529

143,674
20,561
194,034
66,068
1,599,838

195,939
27,792
248,213
78,645
1,594,710

207,435
26,559
284,522
101,775
1,927,771

230,668
28,595
331,441
131,407
2,047,565

237,632
29,381
332,154
135,525
2,136,087

245,040
29,167
331,310
140,706
2,239,487

260,277
30,493
350,435
149,474
2,289,470

267,083
32,303
366,976
155,780
2,223,648

260,523
32,158
366,116
158,760
2,178,629

12.9
12.5
10.5
20.8
6.4

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

108,562
73,391
21,151
12,194
189,450

145,598
97,788
28,325
13,900
334,349

200,653
109,556
34,252
11,990
489,081

217,897
101,027
34,194
5,499
556,912

231,901
112,476
38,118
5,769
651,908

227,984
114,072
39,092
5,608
683,328

235,265
118,694
38,952
5,584
709,593

255,438
123,211
40,428
5,253
759,479

269,407
127,194
40,408
5,840
790,027

269,298
126,487
40,698
5,280
803,200

16.1
12.5
6.8
-8.5
23.2

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

101,900
32,963
27,072
315,634
136,739

140,158
43,269
34,491
491,274
189,224

196,413
45,728
41,315
551,333
223,953

271,755
44,579
53,751
534,155
240,023

346,138
49,990
59,211
552,777
271,704

359,883
50,454
60,526
550,940
278,951

376,468
53,526
61,190
560,411
296,950

418,037
57,945
63,261
588,741
325,072

436,109
60,090
64,204
585,515
337,705

428,708
60,330
65,753
577,043
340,264

23.9
20.7
11.0
4.4
25.2

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

68,390
88,215
77,240
101,127
25,405

97,454
121,987
114,884
136,703
31,878

117,834
149,117
147,095
158,290
41,500

135,008
159,976
151,973
189,213
40,662

151,052
170,531
204,198
192,554
47,770

154,644
170,054
211,234
193,316
48,357

157,019
172,640
208,970
203,098
48,191

170,870
182,736
221,508
215,511
49,668

177,781
185,623
229,725
224,811
51,482

178,491
186,475
233,427
225,210
50,253

18.2
9.3
14.3
17.0
5.2

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

118,988
116,127
339,625
130,567
64,968

195,051
183,765
454,147
162,379
90,661

220,783
186,035
487,359
199,211
109,038

223,797
183,248
467,861
218,617
125,355

260,921
192,164
511,776
244,106
136,626

269,719
198,700
519,449
250,397
139,931

280,603
205,820
528,040
256,633
144,224

298,185
218,999
553,022
270,336
155,517

309,779
224,493
562,444
276,176
159,695

314,383
227,005
554,741
274,192
160,611

20.5
18.1
8.4
12.3
17.6

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

132,540
27,287
51,454
13,576
15,979

165,179
31,178
73,509
40,280
24,119

200,093
31,865
94,614
61,242
32,163

201,509
37,387
88,531
83,120
35,870

218,475
42,995
94,486
101,856
41,530

223,155
42,857
96,680
104,797
41,982

228,737
43,565
99,593
108,559
42,192

245,568
46,653
104,149
112,397
43,507

256,119
48,261
107,980
113,103
44,072

260,585
48,912
106,794
105,048
43,333

19.3
13.8
13.0
3.1
4.3

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

145,373
40,795
449,437
123,761
30,192

247,028
55,077
563,251
228,154
31,709

261,601
83,403
616,884
285,405
34,690

266,921
101,450
583,417
329,422
36,014

308,374
121,668
635,785
406,068
42,949

318,296
124,773
652,428
410,746
43,016

328,838
132,983
675,892
434,976
44,268

348,934
143,101
712,466
470,239
46,727

358,256
150,856
723,500
475,598
48,904

359,458
146,515
731,914
470,989
48,868

16.6
20.4
15.1
16.0
13.8

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

281,099
91,438
108,483
232,982
25,527

381,765
137,188
140,102
292,499
35,052

427,613
151,073
144,427
343,478
42,350

411,161
153,699
154,756
339,229
38,458

452,962
178,015
160,059
388,251
40,374

460,240
177,643
165,260
396,774
41,503

475,521
178,253
181,515
404,976
42,601

522,002
189,953
201,246
425,979
43,409

547,551
197,642
208,002
432,889
43,224

542,774
197,373
215,466
428,269
43,254

19.8
10.9
34.6
10.3
7.1

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

47,101
23,936
98,897
365,522
49,588

107,683
24,328
156,835
613,552
59,598

131,134
26,596
175,049
802,314
86,108

155,519
34,857
202,530
896,534
123,046

176,415
38,028
205,056
1,094,139
148,228

180,479
38,917
208,524
1,109,666
147,982

187,253
39,743
214,140
1,163,132
158,037

200,204
41,674
231,741
1,258,841
170,921

205,080
44,569
242,486
1,334,885
178,599

208,302
43,729
241,917
1,367,005
179,208

18.1
15.0
18.0
24.9
20.9

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

12,536
123,279
162,718
51,363
170,374
15,220

17,984
246,500
276,028
71,228
235,179
21,121

20,910
291,286
227,632
74,108
253,529
30,623

20,021
313,780
273,928
76,136
249,737
28,715

24,385
357,823
297,048
86,501
272,246
32,860

24,829
370,486
301,793
87,838
273,708
33,705

25,552
383,121
312,071
88,695
280,394
34,426

27,028
401,093
328,391
94,533
295,090
35,682

27,524
409,004
330,874
96,104
301,212
36,292

27,132
413,761
317,066
95,634
296,795
36,368

11.3
15.6
6.7
10.6
9.0
10.7

U.S. Service Academies1 ..........................

17,079

49,808

48,692

13,475

12,191

15,285

15,539

15,748

15,925

15,692

28.7

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

46,680
0
0
2,719
0
0
0
42,516
1,445

60,692
976
224
3,217
0
0
0
54,127
2,148

66,244
1,219
975
4,741
0
661
491
55,691
2,466

84,464
297
1,576
5,215
328
1,078
581
73,121
2,268

80,685
1,607
2,539
5,603
647
968
679
66,154
2,488

80,958
1,767
2,379
5,077
557
901
668
67,225
2,384

82,424
1,806
2,457
5,202
689
791
502
68,584
2,393

87,030
2,189
3,401
5,661
847
989
651
70,690
2,602

83,719
2,193
2,699
6,103
869
1,137
694
67,291
2,733

78,928
2,091
2,915
6,274
989
1,046
742
62,257
2,614

-2.2
30.1
14.8
12.0
52.9
8.1
9.3
-5.9
5.1

1Data for 2000 and later years reflect a substantial reduction in the number of Department of
Defense institutions included in the IPEDS survey.
NOTE: Data through 1990 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees
and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is
very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges
and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1970 and 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:90); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

344 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 244. Total fall enrollment in private degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1970 through 2011

State or jurisdiction
1

Fall 1970

Fall 1980

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Percent
change,
Fall 2011 2006 to 2011

10

11

12

United States ...................................

2,152,753

2,639,501

2,973,920

3,559,503

4,578,737

4,757,348

5,130,661

5,617,069

5,873,317

5,883,917

28.5

Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

16,052
908
2,304
8,440
133,716

20,632
735
8,682
11,539
191,155

22,650
2,041
15,935
11,780
214,030

26,527
1,394
57,968
13,397
328,937

27,740
1,258
235,751
15,984
387,209

30,551
1,235
291,993
16,643
393,435

65,901
1,550
372,935
17,668
412,754

51,463
1,913
478,196
18,878
446,109

60,244
1,350
428,412
20,115
490,524

58,163
2,774
430,870
20,521
507,264

109.7
120.5
82.8
28.4
31.0

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

14,833
51,309
4,109
64,964
46,075

17,318
61,844
4,614
72,775
77,542

26,478
59,048
7,752
67,561
99,005

45,975
60,216
9,703
67,190
150,772

76,482
64,240
13,120
103,736
233,743

82,653
64,933
13,251
109,545
230,465

89,967
65,484
14,136
120,526
263,106

96,596
68,595
14,746
131,598
293,742

102,618
72,190
15,323
86,152
335,442

96,522
75,151
15,818
84,933
340,498

26.2
17.0
20.6
-18.1
45.7

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

24,611
3,599
7,495
136,512
55,929

44,001
3,912
8,527
152,971
58,029

55,373
10,708
10,566
177,913
60,879

74,449
15,603
11,843
209,763
74,311

89,265
16,903
18,661
277,899
96,309

93,828
16,147
18,320
286,078
101,526

100,113
16,578
19,266
298,831
105,006

114,456
16,864
21,189
312,083
116,222

132,614
17,983
20,997
321,374
121,718

136,751
18,688
24,389
315,838
117,560

53.2
10.6
30.7
13.7
22.1

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

40,512
14,270
21,351
19,601
8,729

42,995
14,618
28,182
23,355
11,386

52,681
14,616
30,757
28,550
15,686

53,966
19,992
36,368
34,587
17,811

87,582
22,615
44,716
31,593
18,379

101,615
24,048
46,979
31,438
18,816

129,872
26,351
48,613
33,277
19,605

179,761
28,107
56,399
36,342
20,502

204,061
29,236
61,377
38,827
21,503

193,655
30,187
60,339
40,646
22,044

121.1
33.5
34.9
28.7
19.9

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

30,619
187,682
53,101
30,221
8,999

30,475
234,650
65,984
44,312
11,703

38,917
231,798
82,444
54,578
13,845

49,948
237,894
99,770
74,828
12,034

58,539
259,362
122,713
131,793
14,511

57,878
264,666
123,830
141,996
15,301

58,311
271,236
124,759
154,422
16,217

60,756
278,291
133,027
171,945
17,619

68,188
283,809
135,681
189,160
18,502

65,714
281,549
130,785
183,560
18,479

12.3
8.6
6.6
39.3
27.3

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

51,390
2,775
15,461
93
13,421

69,242
3,999
15,979
175
22,675

89,806
4,011
18,217
486
27,347

119,839
4,853
23,586
4,773
25,848

158,623
4,506
30,014
10,414
29,139

161,211
4,514
30,698
11,479
28,742

167,672
4,275
30,865
11,931
29,547

179,376
4,935
34,496
12,923
30,727

188,576
5,051
36,702
16,257
31,522

196,412
5,130
36,081
15,965
34,111

23.8
13.8
20.2
53.3
17.1

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

70,748
3,666
357,042
48,164
1,303

74,582
3,206
428,986
59,383
2,360

62,685
2,097
431,402
66,733
3,188

69,024
9,289
459,978
75,230
4,234

77,282
10,160
524,579
89,565
6,570

79,840
9,602
520,383
91,584
6,929

81,322
9,430
558,966
94,001
7,059

83,193
9,651
577,138
98,626
7,706

85,835
11,796
582,095
110,444
7,999

84,292
11,040
586,228
114,024
6,904

9.1
8.7
11.8
27.3
5.1

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

95,168
18,717
13,694
178,062
20,371

107,380
23,107
17,356
215,217
31,817

130,077
22,148
21,314
260,582
35,923

138,392
24,317
28,309
270,292
36,992

166,980
28,221
37,535
318,881
41,360

170,257
28,739
37,668
328,623
41,397

178,064
28,504
38,959
335,312
41,292

189,093
30,697
42,166
352,144
41,264

197,396
32,931
42,329
370,704
41,886

192,252
32,781
43,595
359,520
41,390

15.1
16.2
16.1
12.7
0.1

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

22,417
6,703
36,206
76,703
32,099

24,793
8,433
47,746
87,839
34,389

28,168
7,612
51,189
99,123
35,195

30,412
8,364
61,380
137,439
40,730

36,007
10,903
85,474
158,570
53,923

37,276
10,830
89,261
159,432
55,697

43,442
10,701
93,470
164,016
59,187

46,463
11,668
101,177
189,027
65,669

52,213
13,801
109,502
201,973
73,508

51,700
12,170
108,358
197,382
85,188

43.6
11.6
26.8
24.5
58.0

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

9,673
28,636
20,826
11,790
31,684
0

12,644
34,004
27,575
10,745
33,907
26

15,488
62,156
35,752
10,682
46,245
703

15,468
68,113
46,912
11,752
57,442
1,289

16,710
98,349
51,106
14,018
67,912
1,833

17,362
107,782
50,282
29,010
70,039
1,541

17,394
117,675
50,464
36,638
72,481
1,510

17,947
143,943
54,141
47,951
78,138
1,411

18,048
167,006
57,236
56,327
82,774
2,006

18,011
174,704
55,775
66,674
79,808
1,724

7.8
77.6
9.1
375.6
17.5
-5.9

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

20,557
0
0
0
0
0
0
20,557
0

77,057
0
0
0
0
0
0
77,057
0

98,374
0
0
0
0
0
0
98,374
0

110,169
0
0
0
0
0
0
110,169
0

145,490
0
0
186
0
0
0
145,304
0

145,891
0
0
167
0
0
0
145,724
0

153,743
0
0
149
0
0
0
153,594
0

156,762
0
0
94
0
0
0
156,668
0

180,518
0
0
85
0
0
0
180,433
0

188,231
0
0
86
0
0
0
188,145
0

29.4

-53.8

29.5

Not applicable.
NOTE: Data through 1990 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees
and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is
very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges
and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1970 and 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:90); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 345


Enrollment

Table 245. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011
Fall 2010

Fall 2011

Full-time
State or jurisdiction

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Total

Males

Females

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

21,016,126
327,327
33,653
795,388
175,895
2,714,172

5,837,057
94,444
6,562
200,443
49,076
641,019

7,245,210
123,752
7,965
348,954
64,799
782,955

3,207,754
42,572
6,841
95,427
22,970
592,654

4,726,105
66,559
12,285
150,564
39,050
697,544

20,994,113
318,686
34,932
796,986
179,281
2,685,893

5,793,411
94,898
7,083
205,806
49,477
648,067

7,208,046
122,423
9,274
354,835
65,758
784,708

3,233,088
38,673
6,781
91,949
23,931
571,364

4,759,568
62,692
11,794
144,396
40,115
681,754

-0.1
-2.6
3.8
0.2
1.9
-1.0

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

372,025
199,384
55,731
91,992
1,125,469

102,160
58,168
16,297
25,956
282,158

127,496
69,860
21,291
35,871
369,808

60,396
26,249
6,491
11,749
184,371

81,973
45,107
11,652
18,416
289,132

365,820
201,638
56,516
90,213
1,143,698

98,210
58,060
16,093
26,711
289,075

119,205
69,781
21,125
36,300
375,661

62,624
27,245
7,023
10,839
187,262

85,781
46,552
12,275
16,363
291,700

-1.7
1.1
1.4
-1.9
1.6

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

568,723
78,073
85,201
906,889
459,423

161,938
19,109
28,188
243,407
144,157

224,443
24,864
32,776
289,050
171,143

64,484
13,837
9,516
151,092
58,975

117,858
20,263
14,721
223,340
85,148

565,459
79,018
90,142
892,881
457,824

156,407
19,096
28,742
235,886
138,440

222,985
24,862
32,783
278,792
167,996

68,259
14,312
11,426
152,573
61,999

117,808
20,748
17,191
225,630
89,389

-0.6
1.2
5.8
-1.5
-0.3

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

381,842
214,859
291,102
263,638
72,985

99,848
62,076
77,179
75,624
20,938

142,173
68,148
105,569
104,892
25,130

48,623
33,588
47,495
30,645
9,341

91,198
51,047
60,859
52,477
17,576

372,146
216,662
293,766
265,856
72,297

100,307
61,922
75,623
75,330
20,524

147,367
68,512
103,815
105,013
25,255

44,652
34,110
49,958
31,867
9,472

79,820
52,118
64,370
53,646
17,046

-2.5
0.8
0.9
0.8
-0.9

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

377,967
508,302
698,125
465,336
178,197

90,456
160,196
191,779
117,728
56,020

109,375
191,255
220,153
151,136
83,297

68,690
59,403
114,262
70,312
13,386

109,446
97,448
171,931
126,160
25,494

380,097
508,554
685,526
457,752
179,090

90,290
159,064
183,511
112,757
55,459

109,546
190,790
213,721
145,958
82,141

71,013
60,359
116,324
71,687
13,887

109,248
98,341
171,970
127,350
27,603

0.6
#
-1.8
-1.6
0.5

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

444,695
53,312
144,682
129,360
75,594

121,867
19,519
43,591
28,159
24,786

152,787
20,031
50,166
35,957
29,333

64,558
5,278
21,496
30,105
7,750

105,483
8,484
29,429
35,139
13,725

456,997
54,042
142,875
121,013
77,444

123,224
19,372
42,911
27,182
24,270

152,613
20,253
49,973
33,990
28,506

70,336
5,485
20,756
25,987
8,977

110,824
8,932
29,235
33,854
15,691

2.8
1.4
-1.2
-6.5
2.4

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

444,091
162,652
1,305,595
586,042
56,903

133,717
37,515
415,185
162,416
20,188

148,922
48,372
506,739
215,233
20,056

66,449
31,861
146,435
77,059
7,264

95,003
44,904
237,236
131,334
9,395

443,750
157,555
1,318,142
585,013
55,772

132,636
36,731
414,697
159,628
19,782

147,550
46,941
504,700
215,238
19,197

68,115
30,599
154,755
77,826
7,549

95,449
43,284
243,990
132,321
9,244

-0.1
-3.1
1.0
-0.2
-2.0

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

744,947
230,573
250,331
803,593
85,110

229,754
67,295
72,648
269,181
28,990

274,365
79,900
82,748
308,381
33,931

92,960
34,139
41,282
81,247
8,588

147,868
49,239
53,653
144,784
13,601

735,026
230,154
259,061
787,789
84,644

220,931
66,533
74,097
263,348
28,743

263,701
79,988
85,555
302,884
34,054

95,035
33,961
42,973
80,606
8,216

155,359
49,672
56,436
140,951
13,631

-1.3
-0.2
3.5
-2.0
-0.5

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

257,293
58,370
351,988
1,536,858
252,107

76,338
17,495
110,181
381,556
79,986

102,396
19,242
140,035
459,398
80,106

26,866
7,336
36,887
286,856
44,522

51,693
14,297
64,885
409,048
47,493

260,002
55,899
350,275
1,564,387
264,396

76,361
16,843
108,153
381,177
83,165

102,147
18,118
139,426
459,221
87,058

28,075
7,135
37,575
295,554
45,555

53,419
13,803
65,121
428,435
48,618

1.1
-4.2
-0.5
1.8
4.9

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

45,572
576,010
388,110
152,431
383,986
38,298

17,039
157,198
116,689
41,519
115,135
11,325

17,246
193,976
136,930
47,944
130,916
10,899

3,657
91,608
56,868
34,205
52,063
7,029

7,630
133,228
77,623
28,763
85,872
9,045

45,143
588,465
372,841
162,308
376,603
38,092

16,782
158,972
115,436
40,037
112,079
10,846

17,135
197,154
135,475
46,944
128,017
10,570

3,657
93,464
51,547
40,113
52,271
7,356

7,569
138,875
70,383
35,214
84,236
9,320

-0.9
2.2
-3.9
6.5
-1.9
-0.5

U.S. Service Academies ...........................

15,925

12,859

3,046

17

15,692

12,637

3,032

21

-1.5

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

264,237
2,193
2,699
6,188
869
1,137
694
247,724
2,733

87,487
286
902
1,454
319
371
210
83,463
482

124,467
525
1,110
2,214
355
589
253
118,248
1,173

21,017
565
347
1,103
106
73
83
18,476
264

31,266
817
340
1,417
89
104
148
27,537
814

267,159
2,091
2,915
6,360
989
1,046
742
250,402
2,614

90,834
401
925
1,429
408
355
225
86,626
465

126,960
623
1,095
2,196
413
565
283
120,737
1,048

19,542
428
432
1,255
91
55
90
16,920
271

29,823
639
463
1,480
77
71
144
26,119
830

1.1
-4.7
8.0
2.8
13.8
-8.0
6.9
1.1
-4.4

#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

Males

Percent
change in
total, 2010 to
Females
2011

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011 and Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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346 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 246. Total fall enrollment in public degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011
Fall 2010

Fall 2011

Full-time
State or jurisdiction

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Total

Males

Females

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Males

10

11

12

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

15,142,809
267,083
32,303
366,976
155,780
2,223,648

4,049,593
76,518
6,272
84,723
41,813
477,606

4,714,257
99,248
7,237
93,440
55,833
560,254

2,629,944
34,567
6,747
78,505
21,617
546,522

3,749,015
56,750
12,047
110,308
36,517
639,266

15,110,196
260,523
32,158
366,116
158,760
2,178,629

4,001,784
73,628
6,438
87,030
42,205
479,517

4,663,956
97,344
7,501
95,411
56,713
556,124

2,654,452
34,085
6,669
77,043
22,579
523,555

3,790,004
55,466
11,550
106,632
37,263
619,433

-0.2
-2.5
-0.4
-0.2
1.9
-2.0

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

269,407
127,194
40,408
5,840
790,027

73,510
34,685
12,768
1,123
184,839

78,143
38,937
16,596
1,582
233,477

49,925
20,334
3,889
1,080
147,161

67,829
33,238
7,155
2,055
224,550

269,298
126,487
40,698
5,280
803,200

73,209
34,197
12,554
1,310
187,590

77,909
38,208
16,490
1,295
235,680

50,607
20,853
4,307
1,236
150,177

67,573
33,229
7,347
1,439
229,753

#
-0.6
0.7
-9.6
1.7

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

436,109
60,090
64,204
585,515
337,705

125,722
14,426
20,531
148,736
102,713

164,711
17,497
22,113
164,668
114,539

52,949
11,125
8,544
111,855
49,735

92,727
17,042
13,016
160,256
70,718

428,708
60,330
65,753
577,043
340,264

117,667
14,195
20,535
143,369
98,763

152,452
17,098
21,740
158,798
113,088

58,615
11,539
9,312
113,543
53,345

99,974
17,498
14,166
161,333
75,068

-1.7
0.4
2.4
-1.4
0.8

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

177,781
185,623
229,725
224,811
51,482

55,470
53,791
60,664
64,304
14,320

58,314
57,366
77,840
85,262
15,285

27,875
29,790
41,541
28,158
7,997

36,122
44,676
49,680
47,087
13,880

178,491
186,475
233,427
225,210
50,253

54,359
53,510
59,278
63,565
13,771

56,714
57,377
76,561
84,452
15,153

29,141
30,198
44,202
29,415
8,027

38,277
45,390
53,386
47,778
13,302

0.4
0.5
1.6
0.2
-2.4

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

309,779
224,493
562,444
276,176
159,695

71,250
60,625
157,252
80,962
50,819

85,928
67,998
175,004
84,795
73,496

59,248
36,152
93,547
45,912
12,415

93,353
59,718
136,641
64,507
22,965

314,383
227,005
554,741
274,192
160,611

71,875
60,841
150,639
77,119
50,246

86,141
68,308
169,994
81,320
72,448

61,724
36,533
95,828
48,457
12,899

94,643
61,323
138,280
67,296
25,018

1.5
1.1
-1.4
-0.7
0.6

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

256,119
48,261
107,980
113,103
44,072

73,561
17,727
32,187
22,371
14,237

88,030
17,656
33,796
27,519
16,328

36,218
4,990
18,006
29,197
5,121

58,310
7,888
23,991
34,016
8,386

260,585
48,912
106,794
105,048
43,333

73,745
17,553
31,846
21,463
13,802

88,363
17,798
34,229
26,158
15,899

37,719
5,194
17,249
24,865
5,221

60,758
8,367
23,470
32,562
8,411

1.7
1.3
-1.1
-7.1
-1.7

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

358,256
150,856
723,500
475,598
48,904

103,688
33,814
223,601
123,736
18,089

117,338
41,626
261,313
163,838
16,537

56,624
31,441
93,042
70,717
6,474

80,606
43,975
145,544
117,307
7,804

359,458
146,515
731,914
470,989
48,868

102,919
33,351
221,975
120,830
17,903

116,488
40,788
258,766
162,738
16,072

58,634
30,177
99,852
70,809
6,896

81,417
42,199
151,321
116,612
7,997

0.3
-2.9
1.2
-1.0
-0.1

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

547,551
197,642
208,002
432,889
43,224

165,589
54,004
59,321
147,532
11,018

189,221
64,736
62,975
158,010
14,590

75,642
32,134
37,509
46,340
6,417

117,099
46,768
48,197
81,007
11,199

542,774
197,373
215,466
428,269
43,254

159,209
53,521
60,660
143,720
10,956

182,034
65,293
64,737
154,213
14,603

77,805
31,836
39,299
48,471
6,268

123,726
46,723
50,770
81,865
11,427

-0.9
-0.1
3.6
-1.1
0.1

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

205,080
44,569
242,486
1,334,885
178,599

59,516
14,655
71,804
313,381
49,417

77,086
14,253
89,036
367,958
45,156

23,595
5,398
29,674
268,060
40,757

44,883
10,263
51,972
385,486
43,269

208,302
43,729
241,917
1,367,005
179,208

59,754
14,472
70,361
315,542
48,255

76,869
14,180
87,891
372,041
44,649

24,920
5,284
30,913
276,036
41,805

46,759
9,793
52,752
403,386
44,499

1.6
-1.9
-0.2
2.4
0.3

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

27,524
409,004
330,874
96,104
301,212
36,292

8,472
109,290
98,417
33,820
92,566
9,479

9,783
130,008
109,883
37,296
96,937
10,739

2,922
69,590
51,872
9,413
44,555
7,029

6,347
100,116
70,702
15,575
67,154
9,045

27,132
413,761
317,066
95,634
296,795
36,368

8,425
111,489
97,531
33,000
90,180
9,275

9,629
131,895
108,843
37,072
94,940
10,417

2,832
69,514
46,840
9,778
44,969
7,356

6,246
100,863
63,852
15,784
66,706
9,320

-1.4
1.2
-4.2
-0.5
-1.5
0.2

U.S. Service Academies ...........................

15,925

12,859

3,046

17

15,692

12,637

3,032

21

-1.5

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

83,719
2,193
2,699
6,103
869
1,137
694
67,291
2,733

28,399
286
902
1,419
319
371
210
24,410
482

40,667
525
1,110
2,184
355
589
253
34,478
1,173

6,064
565
347
1,092
106
73
83
3,534
264

8,589
817
340
1,408
89
104
148
4,869
814

78,928
2,091
2,915
6,274
989
1,046
742
62,257
2,614

27,762
401
925
1,402
408
355
225
23,581
465

38,614
623
1,095
2,170
413
565
283
32,417
1,048

5,282
428
432
1,235
91
55
90
2,680
271

7,270
639
463
1,467
77
71
144
3,579
830

-5.7
-4.7
8.0
2.8
13.8
-8.0
6.9
-7.5
-4.4

#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

Females

Percent
change in
total, 2010
to 2011

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011 and Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

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Enrollment

Table 247. Total fall enrollment in private degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011
Fall 2010

Fall 2011

Full-time
State or jurisdiction

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Total

Males

Females

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Males

10

11

12

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

5,873,317
60,244
1,350
428,412
20,115
490,524

1,787,464
17,926
290
115,720
7,263
163,413

2,530,953
24,504
728
255,514
8,966
222,701

577,810
8,005
94
16,922
1,353
46,132

977,090
9,809
238
40,256
2,533
58,278

5,883,917
58,163
2,774
430,870
20,521
507,264

1,791,627
21,270
645
118,776
7,272
168,550

2,544,090
25,079
1,773
259,424
9,045
228,584

578,636
4,588
112
14,906
1,352
47,809

969,564
7,226
244
37,764
2,852
62,321

0.2
-3.5
105.5
0.6
2.0
3.4

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

102,618
72,190
15,323
86,152
335,442

28,650
23,483
3,529
24,833
97,319

49,353
30,923
4,695
34,289
136,331

10,471
5,915
2,602
10,669
37,210

14,144
11,869
4,497
16,361
64,582

96,522
75,151
15,818
84,933
340,498

25,001
23,863
3,539
25,401
101,485

41,296
31,573
4,635
35,005
139,981

12,017
6,392
2,716
9,603
37,085

18,208
13,323
4,928
14,924
61,947

-5.9
4.1
3.2
-1.4
1.5

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

132,614
17,983
20,997
321,374
121,718

36,216
4,683
7,657
94,671
41,444

59,732
7,367
10,663
124,382
56,604

11,535
2,712
972
39,237
9,240

25,131
3,221
1,705
63,084
14,430

136,751
18,688
24,389
315,838
117,560

38,740
4,901
8,207
92,517
39,677

70,533
7,764
11,043
119,994
54,908

9,644
2,773
2,114
39,030
8,654

17,834
3,250
3,025
64,297
14,321

3.1
3.9
16.2
-1.7
-3.4

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

204,061
29,236
61,377
38,827
21,503

44,378
8,285
16,515
11,320
6,618

83,859
10,782
27,729
19,630
9,845

20,748
3,798
5,954
2,487
1,344

55,076
6,371
11,179
5,390
3,696

193,655
30,187
60,339
40,646
22,044

45,948
8,412
16,345
11,765
6,753

90,653
11,135
27,254
20,561
10,102

15,511
3,912
5,756
2,452
1,445

41,543
6,728
10,984
5,868
3,744

-5.1
3.3
-1.7
4.7
2.5

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

68,188
283,809
135,681
189,160
18,502

19,206
99,571
34,527
36,766
5,201

23,447
123,257
45,149
66,341
9,801

9,442
23,251
20,715
24,400
971

16,093
37,730
35,290
61,653
2,529

65,714
281,549
130,785
183,560
18,479

18,415
98,223
32,872
35,638
5,213

23,405
122,482
43,727
64,638
9,693

9,289
23,826
20,496
23,230
988

14,605
37,018
33,690
60,054
2,585

-3.6
-0.8
-3.6
-3.0
-0.1

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

188,576
5,051
36,702
16,257
31,522

48,306
1,792
11,404
5,788
10,549

64,757
2,375
16,370
8,438
13,005

28,340
288
3,490
908
2,629

47,173
596
5,438
1,123
5,339

196,412
5,130
36,081
15,965
34,111

49,479
1,819
11,065
5,719
10,468

64,250
2,455
15,744
7,832
12,607

32,617
291
3,507
1,122
3,756

50,066
565
5,765
1,292
7,280

4.2
1.6
-1.7
-1.8
8.2

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

85,835
11,796
582,095
110,444
7,999

30,029
3,701
191,584
38,680
2,099

31,584
6,746
245,426
51,395
3,519

9,825
420
53,393
6,342
790

14,397
929
91,692
14,027
1,591

84,292
11,040
586,228
114,024
6,904

29,717
3,380
192,722
38,798
1,879

31,062
6,153
245,934
52,500
3,125

9,481
422
54,903
7,017
653

14,032
1,085
92,669
15,709
1,247

-1.8
-6.4
0.7
3.2
-13.7

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

197,396
32,931
42,329
370,704
41,886

64,165
13,291
13,327
121,649
17,972

85,144
15,164
19,773
150,371
19,341

17,318
2,005
3,773
34,907
2,171

30,769
2,471
5,456
63,777
2,402

192,252
32,781
43,595
359,520
41,390

61,722
13,012
13,437
119,628
17,787

81,667
14,695
20,818
148,671
19,451

17,230
2,125
3,674
32,135
1,948

31,633
2,949
5,666
59,086
2,204

-2.6
-0.5
3.0
-3.0
-1.2

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

52,213
13,801
109,502
201,973
73,508

16,822
2,840
38,377
68,175
30,569

25,310
4,989
50,999
91,440
34,950

3,271
1,938
7,213
18,796
3,765

6,810
4,034
12,913
23,562
4,224

51,700
12,170
108,358
197,382
85,188

16,607
2,371
37,792
65,635
34,910

25,278
3,938
51,535
87,180
42,409

3,155
1,851
6,662
19,518
3,750

6,660
4,010
12,369
25,049
4,119

-1.0
-11.8
-1.0
-2.3
15.9

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

18,048
167,006
57,236
56,327
82,774
2,006

8,567
47,908
18,272
7,699
22,569
1,846

7,463
63,968
27,047
10,648
33,979
160

735
22,018
4,996
24,792
7,508
0

1,283
33,112
6,921
13,188
18,718
0

18,011
174,704
55,775
66,674
79,808
1,724

8,357
47,483
17,905
7,037
21,899
1,571

7,506
65,259
26,632
9,872
33,077
153

825
23,950
4,707
30,335
7,302
0

1,323
38,012
6,531
19,430
17,530
0

-0.2
4.6
-2.6
18.4
-3.6
-14.1

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

180,518
0
0
85
0
0
0
180,433
0

59,088
0
0
35
0
0
0
59,053
0

83,800
0
0
30
0
0
0
83,770
0

14,953
0
0
11
0
0
0
14,942
0

22,677
0
0
9
0
0
0
22,668
0

188,231
0
0
86
0
0
0
188,145
0

63,072
0
0
27
0
0
0
63,045
0

88,346
0
0
26
0
0
0
88,320
0

14,260
0
0
20
0
0
0
14,240
0

22,553
0
0
13
0
0
0
22,540
0

4.3

1.2

4.3

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

Females

Percent
change in
total, 2010
to 2011

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011 and Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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348 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 248. Total fall enrollment in private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011
Fall 2010

Fall 2011

Full-time
State or jurisdiction

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Total

Males

Females

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Males

10

11

12

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

3,854,920
25,136
732
8,817
16,701
285,839

1,269,837
9,267
153
3,864
6,180
95,158

1,618,681
12,342
247
2,785
7,096
126,784

369,231
1,446
94
1,032
1,165
27,074

597,171
2,081
238
1,136
2,260
36,823

3,927,186
26,437
742
9,261
17,860
293,641

1,287,302
9,557
146
3,991
6,383
96,633

1,650,517
12,756
240
2,825
7,583
129,118

377,848
1,618
112
1,122
1,228
28,455

611,519
2,506
244
1,323
2,666
39,435

1.9
5.2
1.4
5.0
6.9
2.7

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

32,938
66,750
14,833
78,215
162,285

8,545
22,406
3,513
24,365
51,796

12,378
28,902
4,667
33,630
61,693

4,778
5,041
2,452
8,509
22,223

7,237
10,401
4,201
11,711
26,573

34,009
67,728
15,379
78,644
180,369

8,589
22,623
3,508
24,935
56,271

12,698
29,081
4,610
34,378
69,583

4,964
5,059
2,591
8,050
23,614

7,758
10,965
4,670
11,281
30,901

3.3
1.5
3.7
0.5
11.1

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

71,144
14,273
18,185
227,482
88,928

23,348
3,615
6,749
73,803
32,851

35,888
5,688
8,897
94,402
40,845

4,201
2,390
876
21,350
5,599

7,707
2,580
1,663
37,927
9,633

72,779
14,751
21,618
230,848
88,942

23,669
3,762
7,288
75,373
32,441

36,428
6,115
9,398
95,658
40,982

4,622
2,385
2,031
22,068
5,579

8,060
2,489
2,901
37,749
9,940

2.3
3.3
18.9
1.5
#

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

57,373
25,212
37,608
27,667
19,578

20,250
7,220
11,561
8,422
6,412

25,377
8,832
16,756
12,447
9,158

4,047
3,566
3,202
2,194
1,147

7,699
5,594
6,089
4,604
2,861

57,486
26,200
39,818
29,561
20,565

20,519
7,526
11,750
9,124
6,572

25,517
9,387
17,465
14,082
9,561

3,856
3,578
3,648
1,994
1,310

7,594
5,709
6,955
4,361
3,122

0.2
3.9
5.9
6.8
5.0

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

54,894
276,163
124,298
73,508
15,398

15,002
96,802
30,065
23,342
4,734

20,514
120,618
40,102
31,833
7,735

7,377
22,451
19,615
6,557
848

12,001
36,292
34,516
11,776
2,081

54,849
274,194
120,221
72,146
15,571

15,338
95,650
29,100
22,852
4,809

20,804
120,056
39,121
31,929
7,880

7,329
22,931
19,279
6,192
852

11,378
35,557
32,721
11,173
2,030

-0.1
-0.7
-3.3
-1.9
1.1

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

153,824
5,051
32,940
3,370
26,626

39,201
1,792
10,393
1,238
9,185

49,995
2,375
14,582
1,578
11,117

26,023
288
3,213
156
2,137

38,605
596
4,752
398
4,187

154,623
5,130
33,108
3,554
29,901

39,390
1,819
10,248
1,394
9,616

49,877
2,455
14,309
1,575
11,792

26,375
291
3,262
185
2,979

38,981
565
5,289
400
5,514

0.5
1.6
0.5
5.5
12.3

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

75,979
1,120
526,292
92,027
6,234

27,649
443
174,085
34,585
1,887

27,358
502
217,095
45,286
2,972

8,454
48
49,892
4,043
502

12,518
127
85,220
8,113
873

74,861
1,217
531,816
94,121
5,655

27,504
405
176,319
34,594
1,755

27,062
434
218,136
45,470
2,734

8,097
71
51,424
4,590
448

12,198
307
85,937
9,467
718

-1.5
8.7
1.0
2.3
-9.3

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

146,386
22,657
32,811
299,011
41,886

50,841
8,940
10,344
100,773
17,972

60,031
9,717
15,598
126,169
19,341

12,948
1,737
2,812
24,812
2,171

22,566
2,263
4,057
47,257
2,402

147,433
23,406
33,624
298,353
41,390

51,233
8,980
10,661
101,695
17,787

60,274
9,933
16,115
127,442
19,451

12,877
1,841
2,733
23,847
1,948

23,049
2,652
4,115
45,369
2,204

0.7
3.3
2.5
-0.2
-1.2

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

35,089
9,044
77,764
131,481
61,310

12,153
2,321
27,964
45,336
26,308

17,866
3,910
36,211
54,362
30,114

1,901
999
5,152
13,749
2,626

3,169
1,814
8,437
18,034
2,262

35,216
7,407
80,924
135,699
70,416

12,256
1,956
28,986
46,027
29,844

17,818
3,096
39,052
56,168
35,367

1,842
868
4,705
14,390
2,756

3,300
1,487
8,181
19,114
2,449

0.4
-18.1
4.1
3.2
14.9

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

17,433
110,720
43,675
12,952
65,281
0

8,192
32,239
13,625
4,319
18,629
0

7,223
41,249
20,453
6,226
27,735
0

735
15,230
3,738
748
5,883
0

1,283
22,002
5,859
1,659
13,034
0

17,454
118,271
43,548
12,015
64,425
0

8,117
31,469
13,852
4,145
18,841
0

7,327
43,536
20,636
5,463
27,740
0

746
17,092
3,552
817
5,645
0

1,264
26,174
5,508
1,590
12,199
0

0.1
6.8
-0.3
-7.2
-1.3

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

137,372
0
0
85
0
0
0
137,287
0

42,238
0
0
35
0
0
0
42,203
0

62,893
0
0
30
0
0
0
62,863
0

12,663
0
0
11
0
0
0
12,652
0

19,578
0
0
9
0
0
0
19,569
0

143,754
0
0
86
0
0
0
143,668
0

45,501
0
0
27
0
0
0
45,474
0

66,543
0
0
26
0
0
0
66,517
0

12,445
0
0
20
0
0
0
12,425
0

19,265
0
0
13
0
0
0
19,252
0

4.6

1.2

4.6

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

Females

Percent
change in
total, 2010
to 2011

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011 and Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 249. Total fall enrollment in private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011
Fall 2010

Fall 2011

Full-time
State or jurisdiction

Part-time

Full-time

Part-time

Total

Males

Females

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

2,018,397
35,108
618
419,595
3,414
204,685

517,627
8,659
137
111,856
1,083
68,255

912,272
12,162
481
252,729
1,870
95,917

208,579
6,559
0
15,890
188
19,058

379,919
7,728
0
39,120
273
21,455

1,956,731
31,726
2,032
421,609
2,661
213,623

504,325
11,713
499
114,785
889
71,917

893,573
12,323
1,533
256,599
1,462
99,466

200,788
2,970
0
13,784
124
19,354

358,045
4,720
0
36,441
186
22,886

-3.1
-9.6
228.8
0.5
-22.1
4.4

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

69,680
5,440
490
7,937
173,157

20,105
1,077
16
468
45,523

36,975
2,021
28
659
74,638

5,693
874
150
2,160
14,987

6,907
1,468
296
4,650
38,009

62,513
7,423
439
6,289
160,129

16,412
1,240
31
466
45,214

28,598
2,492
25
627
70,398

7,053
1,333
125
1,553
13,471

10,450
2,358
258
3,643
31,046

-10.3
36.5
-10.4
-20.8
-7.5

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

61,470
3,710
2,812
93,892
32,790

12,868
1,068
908
20,868
8,593

23,844
1,679
1,766
29,980
15,759

7,334
322
96
17,887
3,641

17,424
641
42
25,157
4,797

63,972
3,937
2,771
84,990
28,618

15,071
1,139
919
17,144
7,236

34,105
1,649
1,645
24,336
13,926

5,022
388
83
16,962
3,075

9,774
761
124
26,548
4,381

4.1
6.1
-1.5
-9.5
-12.7

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

146,688
4,024
23,769
11,160
1,925

24,128
1,065
4,954
2,898
206

58,482
1,950
10,973
7,183
687

16,701
232
2,752
293
197

47,377
777
5,090
786
835

136,169
3,987
20,521
11,085
1,479

25,429
886
4,595
2,641
181

65,136
1,748
9,789
6,479
541

11,655
334
2,108
458
135

33,949
1,019
4,029
1,507
622

-7.2
-0.9
-13.7
-0.7
-23.2

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

13,294
7,646
11,383
115,652
3,104

4,204
2,769
4,462
13,424
467

2,933
2,639
5,047
34,508
2,066

2,065
800
1,100
17,843
123

4,092
1,438
774
49,877
448

10,865
7,355
10,564
111,414
2,908

3,077
2,573
3,772
12,786
404

2,601
2,426
4,606
32,709
1,813

1,960
895
1,217
17,038
136

3,227
1,461
969
48,881
555

-18.3
-3.8
-7.2
-3.7
-6.3

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

34,752
0
3,762
12,887
4,896

9,105
0
1,011
4,550
1,364

14,762
0
1,788
6,860
1,888

2,317
0
277
752
492

8,568
0
686
725
1,152

41,789
0
2,973
12,411
4,210

10,089
0
817
4,325
852

14,373
0
1,435
6,257
815

6,242
0
245
937
777

11,085
0
476
892
1,766

20.2

-21.0
-3.7
-14.0

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

9,856
10,676
55,803
18,417
1,765

2,380
3,258
17,499
4,095
212

4,226
6,244
28,331
6,109
547

1,371
372
3,501
2,299
288

1,879
802
6,472
5,914
718

9,431
9,823
54,412
19,903
1,249

2,213
2,975
16,403
4,204
124

4,000
5,719
27,798
7,030
391

1,384
351
3,479
2,427
205

1,834
778
6,732
6,242
529

-4.3
-8.0
-2.5
8.1
-29.2

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

51,010
10,274
9,518
71,693
0

13,324
4,351
2,983
20,876
0

25,113
5,447
4,175
24,202
0

4,370
268
961
10,095
0

8,203
208
1,399
16,520
0

44,819
9,375
9,971
61,167
0

10,489
4,032
2,776
17,933
0

21,393
4,762
4,703
21,229
0

4,353
284
941
8,288
0

8,584
297
1,551
13,717
0

-12.1
-8.8
4.8
-14.7

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

17,124
4,757
31,738
70,492
12,198

4,669
519
10,413
22,839
4,261

7,444
1,079
14,788
37,078
4,836

1,370
939
2,061
5,047
1,139

3,641
2,220
4,476
5,528
1,962

16,484
4,763
27,434
61,683
14,772

4,351
415
8,806
19,608
5,066

7,460
842
12,483
31,012
7,042

1,313
983
1,957
5,128
994

3,360
2,523
4,188
5,935
1,670

-3.7
0.1
-13.6
-12.5
21.1

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

615
56,286
13,561
43,375
17,493
2,006

375
15,669
4,647
3,380
3,940
1,846

240
22,719
6,594
4,422
6,244
160

0
6,788
1,258
24,044
1,625
0

0
11,110
1,062
11,529
5,684
0

557
56,433
12,227
54,659
15,383
1,724

240
16,014
4,053
2,892
3,058
1,571

179
21,723
5,996
4,409
5,337
153

79
6,858
1,155
29,518
1,657
0

59
11,838
1,023
17,840
5,331
0

-9.4
0.3
-9.8
26.0
-12.1
-14.1

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

43,146
0
0
0
0
0
0
43,146
0

16,850
0
0
0
0
0
0
16,850
0

20,907
0
0
0
0
0
0
20,907
0

2,290
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,290
0

3,099
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,099
0

44,477
0
0
0
0
0
0
44,477
0

17,571
0
0
0
0
0
0
17,571
0

21,803
0
0
0
0
0
0
21,803
0

1,815
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,815
0

3,288
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,288
0

3.1

3.1

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

Males

Percent
change in
total, 2010
Females
to 2011

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011 and Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 250. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and state or jurisdiction: 2010 and 2011
Fall 2010

Fall 2011

Private 4-year

Private 2-year

Private 4-year

Private 2-year

Public
4-year

Public
2-year

Nonprofit

For-profit

Nonprofit

For-profit

Public
4-year

Public
2-year

Nonprofit

For-profit

Nonprofit

10

11

12

13

United States ................


Alabama ................................
Alaska....................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas................................
California ...............................

7,924,771
169,269
31,467
136,756
93,995
641,539

7,218,038
97,814
836
230,220
61,785
1,582,109

3,822,260
25,136
732
8,817
16,701
284,600

1,588,220
31,819
618
403,463
2,731
122,233

32,660
0
0
0
0
1,239

430,177
3,289
0
16,132
683
82,452

8,047,729
167,349
31,184
138,870
96,483
657,885

7,062,467
93,174
974
227,246
62,277
1,520,744

3,887,322
25,814
742
9,261
17,498
292,167

1,559,080
27,977
1,651
407,603
2,404
125,154

39,864
623
0
0
362
1,474

397,651
3,749
381
14,006
257
88,469

Colorado ................................
Connecticut............................
Delaware................................
District of Columbia ...............
Florida....................................

163,894
68,941
24,934
5,840
663,248

105,513
58,253
15,474
0
126,779

32,786
66,165
14,610
78,215
162,007

57,913
5,153
490
7,937
132,170

152
585
223
0
278

11,767
287
0
0
40,987

169,441
68,813
25,643
5,280
717,439

99,857
57,674
15,055
0
85,761

33,894
67,001
15,132
78,644
179,325

51,004
7,049
439
6,289
119,600

115
727
247
0
1,044

11,509
374
0
0
40,529

Georgia..................................
Hawaii ....................................
Idaho......................................
Illinois.....................................
Indiana...................................

261,566
30,254
49,380
205,015
231,791

174,543
29,836
14,824
380,500
105,914

70,627
14,273
18,185
226,400
88,350

52,080
1,725
2,035
83,234
22,979

517
0
0
1,082
578

9,390
1,985
777
10,658
9,811

265,698
30,757
49,087
203,670
233,855

163,010
29,573
16,666
373,373
106,409

72,252
14,751
21,618
229,926
88,409

54,780
1,986
2,214
75,575
21,775

527
0
0
922
533

9,192
1,951
557
9,415
6,843

Iowa .......................................
Kansas...................................
Kentucky ................................
Louisiana ...............................
Maine.....................................

71,401
100,325
123,326
145,110
33,644

106,380
85,298
106,399
79,701
17,838

57,183
23,451
37,608
27,667
19,268

146,123
2,037
17,614
4,242
0

190
1,761
0
0
310

565
1,987
6,155
6,918
1,925

72,589
100,893
125,537
144,616
32,092

105,902
85,582
107,890
80,594
18,161

57,293
24,020
39,818
28,287
20,280

135,406
2,374
16,655
3,938
973

193
2,180
0
1,274
285

763
1,613
3,866
7,147
506

Maryland................................
Massachusetts.......................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Mississippi .............................

162,403
119,542
301,734
137,935
76,878

147,376
104,951
260,710
138,241
82,817

54,894
275,042
124,298
73,387
15,398

9,082
5,265
9,902
113,412
447

0
1,121
0
121
0

4,212
2,381
1,481
2,240
2,657

165,783
121,888
303,554
139,037
79,926

148,600
105,117
251,187
135,155
80,685

54,849
273,088
120,160
72,058
15,571

7,810
5,195
8,849
109,108
566

0
1,106
61
88
0

3,055
2,160
1,715
2,306
2,342

Missouri .................................
Montana.................................
Nebraska ...............................
Nevada ..................................
New Hampshire .....................

144,591
37,500
58,368
100,516
29,163

111,528
10,761
49,612
12,587
14,909

152,163
4,578
32,750
3,370
26,249

23,979
0
2,671
7,589
4,896

1,661
473
190
0
377

10,773
0
1,091
5,298
0

147,011
39,343
58,756
93,917
28,998

113,574
9,569
48,038
11,131
14,335

153,402
4,666
32,917
3,554
29,610

32,517
0
2,123
7,557
4,210

1,221
464
191
0
291

9,272
0
850
4,854
0

New Jersey ............................


New Mexico ...........................
New York................................
North Carolina .......................
North Dakota .........................

177,850
63,898
394,792
221,727
41,893

180,406
86,958
328,708
253,871
7,011

75,979
1,120
521,516
91,357
5,634

7,580
7,360
31,916
15,589
1,765

0
0
4,776
670
600

2,276
3,316
23,887
2,828
0

182,706
64,828
396,760
220,305
41,661

176,752
81,687
335,154
250,684
7,207

74,861
1,217
527,083
93,442
5,655

7,161
7,851
31,380
15,744
1,249

0
0
4,733
679
0

2,270
1,972
23,032
4,159
0

Ohio .......................................
Oklahoma ..............................
Oregon...................................
Pennsylvania..........................
Rhode Island .........................

340,335
125,292
99,118
281,770
25,449

207,216
72,350
108,884
151,119
17,775

144,780
22,657
32,811
291,171
41,886

18,896
5,723
5,212
31,069
0

1,606
0
0
7,840
0

32,114
4,551
4,306
40,624
0

343,335
126,468
102,656
278,865
25,361

199,439
70,905
112,810
149,404
17,893

144,571
23,406
33,624
290,728
41,390

18,263
5,246
5,717
24,706
0

2,862
0
0
7,625
0

26,556
4,129
4,254
36,461
0

South Carolina.......................
South Dakota .........................
Tennessee .............................
Texas .....................................
Utah .......................................

103,200
38,131
144,541
624,021
132,695

101,880
6,438
97,945
710,864
45,904

34,156
8,653
77,479
129,722
59,501

14,192
4,757
18,432
29,979
10,464

933
391
285
1,759
1,809

2,932
0
13,306
40,513
1,734

105,575
37,387
145,765
638,296
133,907

102,727
6,342
96,152
728,709
45,301

34,237
7,071
79,283
131,137
68,429

13,456
4,763
16,148
31,797
12,938

979
336
1,641
4,562
1,987

3,028
0
11,286
29,886
1,834

Vermont .................................
Virginia...................................
Washington............................
West Virginia..........................
Wisconsin ..............................
Wyoming................................

20,786
212,000
169,573
73,371
185,168
12,911

6,738
197,004
161,301
22,733
116,044
23,381

16,946
110,720
43,644
12,952
64,666
0

615
46,603
8,356
40,428
15,318
127

487
0
31
0
615
0

0
9,683
5,205
2,947
2,175
1,879

20,554
214,906
168,778
72,965
182,640
12,925

6,578
198,855
148,288
22,669
114,155
23,443

16,966
118,271
43,504
12,015
64,425
0

557
46,016
7,316
51,910
13,957
124

488
0
44
0
0
0

0
10,417
4,911
2,749
1,426
1,600

State or jurisdiction
1

For-profit

U.S. Service Academies ........

15,925

15,692

Other jurisdictions .......


American Samoa ...................
Federated States of
Micronesia .......................
Guam.....................................
Marshall Islands.....................
Northern Marianas ................
Palau......................................
Puerto Rico............................
U.S. Virgin Islands .................

71,914
0

11,805
2,193

132,794
0

11,514
0

4,578
0

31,632
0

66,660
0

12,268
2,091

140,861
0

10,980
0

2,893
0

33,497
0

0
3,639
0
1,137
0
64,405
2,733

2,699
2,464
869
0
694
2,886
0

0
85
0
0
0
132,709
0

0
0
0
0
0
11,514
0

0
0
0
0
0
4,578
0

0
0
0
0
0
31,632
0

0
3,721
0
1,046
0
59,279
2,614

2,915
2,553
989
0
742
2,978
0

0
86
0
0
0
140,775
0

0
0
0
0
0
10,980
0

0
0
0
0
0
2,893
0

0
0
0
0
0
33,497
0

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011 and Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 351


Enrollment

Table 251. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2000 through 2011
Undergraduate
State or jurisdiction

Postbaccalaureate

Fall 2000

Fall 2005

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Fall 2011

Fall 2000

Fall 2005

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

10

11

12

13

United States ..................................... 13,155,393 14,963,964 16,365,738 17,565,320 18,078,672 18,063,037


Alabama .....................................................
201,389
219,253
268,000
267,870
281,849
274,305
Alaska.........................................................
26,222
27,903
28,121
29,605
30,779
32,104
Arizona .......................................................
299,529
456,881
595,335
706,866
673,600
675,037
Arkansas.....................................................
104,580
129,484
141,881
151,136
157,162
159,909
California .................................................... 2,012,213 2,135,461 2,384,604 2,464,524 2,443,985 2,419,777

2,156,896
32,573
1,731
42,961
10,592
244,495

2,523,511
37,136
2,328
88,716
13,788
264,372

2,737,076
42,941
2,596
108,910
16,493
267,637

2,862,391
43,870
2,801
121,765
17,216
271,055

2,937,454
45,478
2,874
121,788
18,733
270,187

2,931,076
44,381
2,828
121,949
19,372
266,116

Fall 2011

Colorado .....................................................
Connecticut.................................................
Delaware.....................................................
District of Columbia ....................................
Florida.........................................................

220,059
127,715
37,930
40,703
623,071

249,616
141,332
43,382
62,888
764,577

273,967
150,378
43,576
76,586
853,662

296,283
156,228
45,605
83,548
927,044

313,434
163,291
46,321
50,330
994,236

308,124
165,707
46,942
48,459
1,011,562

43,813
33,528
5,967
31,986
84,613

53,056
33,343
8,230
42,009
108,085

51,265
33,800
9,512
49,524
119,037

55,751
35,578
9,569
53,303
126,177

58,591
36,093
9,410
41,662
131,233

57,696
35,931
9,574
41,754
132,136

Georgia.......................................................
Hawaii .........................................................
Idaho...........................................................
Illinois..........................................................
Indiana........................................................

296,980
51,783
58,644
623,018
273,198

372,269
57,843
70,335
692,401
312,058

413,469
60,698
72,982
709,773
349,102

466,011
65,139
76,666
746,733
386,748

499,166
68,244
76,998
748,965
403,963

495,187
69,595
82,297
735,435
402,172

49,224
8,399
6,950
120,900
41,136

54,381
9,240
7,373
140,566
49,195

63,112
9,406
7,474
149,469
52,854

66,482
9,670
7,784
154,091
54,546

69,557
9,829
8,203
157,924
55,460

70,272
9,423
7,845
157,446
55,652

Iowa ............................................................
Kansas........................................................
Kentucky .....................................................
Louisiana ....................................................
Maine..........................................................

165,360
156,385
164,183
191,517
50,728

203,453
168,065
215,536
172,908
57,622

254,914
172,391
226,816
205,841
60,009

315,000
183,815
245,388
219,703
62,013

339,011
188,336
256,912
230,332
64,178

328,242
190,125
257,828
233,490
62,924

23,614
23,583
24,158
32,283
7,745

24,269
23,687
29,433
24,805
7,929

31,977
26,600
30,767
30,534
7,787

35,631
27,028
32,519
32,150
8,157

42,831
26,523
34,190
33,306
8,807

43,904
26,537
35,938
32,366
9,373

Maryland.....................................................
Massachusetts............................................
Michigan .....................................................
Minnesota ...................................................
Mississippi ..................................................

221,952
320,012
480,618
254,632
123,299

252,964
331,242
536,745
283,616
133,642

271,725
354,207
561,891
309,679
142,317

289,527
369,133
593,676
331,374
153,914

305,358
377,790
606,367
346,751
157,464

307,345
376,523
594,948
340,628
158,179

51,793
101,130
87,013
38,813
14,090

61,187
112,074
90,006
78,085
16,815

67,189
122,849
90,908
101,376
18,124

69,414
128,157
92,373
110,907
19,222

72,609
130,512
91,758
118,585
20,733

72,752
132,031
90,578
117,124
20,911

Missouri ......................................................
Montana......................................................
Nebraska ....................................................
Nevada .......................................................
New Hampshire ..........................................

266,802
38,481
96,759
79,053
51,990

304,992
43,403
103,581
99,548
59,081

321,054
43,280
109,718
108,077
59,221

347,189
47,061
116,384
113,104
61,181

366,934
48,476
121,420
116,743
62,447

378,424
49,143
119,310
108,998
63,420

54,546
3,759
15,358
8,840
9,728

69,453
4,447
17,655
11,157
10,812

75,355
4,560
20,740
12,413
12,518

77,755
4,527
22,261
12,216
13,053

77,761
4,836
23,262
12,617
13,147

78,573
4,899
23,565
12,015
14,024

New Jersey .................................................


New Mexico ................................................
New York.....................................................
North Carolina ............................................
North Dakota ..............................................

284,785
96,377
839,423
358,912
36,899

321,118
115,048
921,458
426,106
44,153

348,528
128,635
996,226
464,984
45,390

368,528
138,267
1,044,916
502,991
48,330

380,059
148,076
1,059,776
516,504
50,003

380,081
142,784
1,075,644
515,436
48,630

51,160
14,362
203,972
45,740
3,349

58,640
16,289
230,623
58,286
5,236

61,632
13,778
238,632
63,993
5,937

63,599
14,485
244,688
65,874
6,103

64,032
14,576
245,819
69,538
6,900

63,669
14,771
242,498
69,577
7,142

Ohio ............................................................
Oklahoma ...................................................
Oregon........................................................
Pennsylvania...............................................
Rhode Island ..............................................

469,999
157,021
160,805
506,948
65,067

529,891
183,568
174,100
574,319
70,518

564,461
182,340
192,991
610,279
73,158

618,699
195,332
214,478
642,832
73,805

650,378
204,230
220,448
663,337
73,974

641,793
203,683
229,335
651,096
73,949

79,554
20,995
22,260
102,573
10,383

86,459
24,485
25,933
118,021
10,864

89,124
24,417
27,483
130,009
10,735

92,396
25,318
28,934
135,291
10,868

94,569
26,343
29,883
140,256
11,136

93,233
26,471
29,726
136,693
10,695

South Carolina............................................
South Dakota ..............................................
Tennessee ..................................................
Texas ..........................................................
Utah ............................................................

161,699
37,497
230,376
905,649
149,954

185,252
43,206
243,912
1,093,491
182,892

205,417
43,997
264,236
1,169,269
196,389

221,604
46,898
287,178
1,282,959
214,133

231,604
50,689
302,474
1,361,522
228,175

234,149
49,205
301,485
1,387,140
239,189

24,232
5,724
33,534
128,324
13,822

25,192
5,562
39,158
147,216
17,799

25,278
6,447
43,374
157,879
20,835

25,063
6,444
45,740
164,909
22,457

25,689
7,681
49,514
175,336
23,932

25,853
6,694
48,790
177,247
25,207

Vermont ......................................................
Virginia........................................................
Washington.................................................
West Virginia...............................................
Wisconsin ...................................................
Wyoming.....................................................

30,809
325,395
290,292
76,556
271,839
26,811

34,161
373,041
315,154
86,803
296,743
31,684

36,611
422,398
330,387
105,939
311,898
33,410

37,944
460,615
346,378
120,070
330,761
34,404

38,608
484,908
351,856
128,335
341,503
35,466

38,182
494,720
336,893
137,275
335,230
35,330

4,680
56,498
30,548
11,332
35,340
3,193

5,754
66,125
33,328
12,744
38,515
3,650

6,335
78,398
32,148
19,394
40,977
2,526

7,031
84,421
36,154
22,414
42,467
2,689

6,964
91,102
36,254
24,096
42,483
2,832

6,961
93,745
35,948
25,033
41,373
2,762

U.S. Service Academies .............................

13,475

15,265

15,521

15,730

15,905

15,669

18

18

20

23

Other jurisdictions ............................


American Samoa ........................................
Federated States of Micronesia..................
Guam..........................................................
Marshall Islands..........................................
Northern Marianas .....................................
Palau...........................................................
Puerto Rico.................................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ......................................

174,410
297
1,576
4,746
328
1,078
581
163,690
2,114

193,766
1,579
2,283
5,850
604
967
651
179,647
2,185

205,119
1,806
2,457
5,058
689
791
502
191,604
2,212

213,421
2,189
3,401
5,484
847
989
651
197,429
2,431

234,281
2,193
2,699
5,857
869
1,137
694
218,312
2,520

237,048
2,091
2,915
6,009
989
1,046
742
220,857
2,399

20,223
0
0
469
0
0
0
19,600
154

29,399
0
0
214
0
0
0
28,978
207

31,048
0
0
293
0
0
0
30,574
181

30,371
0
0
271
0
0
0
29,929
171

29,956
0
0
331
0
0
0
29,412
213

30,111
0
0
351
0
0
0
29,545
215

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in


Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 252. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control, level of enrollment, level of institution, and state or jurisdiction: 2011
Public

Private

Undergraduate
State or jurisdiction
1

Total

4-year

2-year

Postbaccalaureate

Undergraduate
Total

Nonprofit
4-year

For-profit
4-year

Postbaccalaureate
Nonprofit
2-year

For-profit
2-year

Total

Nonprofit
4-year

For-profit
4-year

10

11

12

13

United States ................................... 13,688,792


Alabama ...................................................
224,643
Alaska.......................................................
29,540
Arizona .....................................................
339,082
Arkansas...................................................
142,816
California .................................................. 2,070,321

6,626,325
131,469
28,566
111,836
80,539
549,577

7,062,467
93,174
974
227,246
62,277
1,520,744

1,421,404
35,880
2,618
27,034
15,944
108,308

4,374,245
49,662
2,564
335,955
17,093
349,456

2,679,016
21,625
532
3,591
14,268
155,261

1,257,714
23,665
1,651
318,358
2,206
104,252

39,864
623
0
0
362
1,474

397,651
3,749
381
14,006
257
88,469

1,509,672
8,501
210
94,915
3,428
157,808

1,208,306
4,189
210
5,670
3,230
136,906

301,366
4,312
0
89,245
198
20,902

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

236,796
112,336
36,671
4,658
737,539

136,939
54,662
21,616
4,658
651,778

99,857
57,674
15,055
0
85,761

32,502
14,151
4,027
622
65,661

71,328
53,371
10,271
43,801
274,023

19,429
46,011
9,672
39,315
125,461

40,275
6,259
352
4,486
106,989

115
727
247
0
1,044

11,509
374
0
0
40,529

25,194
21,780
5,547
41,132
66,475

14,465
20,990
5,460
39,329
53,864

10,729
790
87
1,803
12,611

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

388,358
53,693
58,716
525,815
301,119

225,348
24,120
42,050
152,442
194,710

163,010
29,573
16,666
373,373
106,409

40,350
6,637
7,037
51,228
39,145

106,829
15,902
23,581
209,620
101,053

51,520
12,578
20,865
138,690
72,463

45,590
1,373
2,159
60,593
21,214

527
0
0
922
533

9,192
1,951
557
9,415
6,843

29,922
2,786
808
106,218
16,507

20,732
2,173
753
91,236
15,946

9,190
613
55
14,982
561

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

163,217
165,120
209,021
201,419
45,903

57,315
79,538
101,131
120,825
27,742

105,902
85,582
107,890
80,594
18,161

15,274
21,355
24,406
23,791
4,350

165,025
25,005
48,807
32,071
17,021

45,970
18,859
29,758
20,048
15,257

118,099
2,353
15,183
3,602
973

193
2,180
0
1,274
285

763
1,613
3,866
7,147
506

28,630
5,182
11,532
8,575
5,023

11,323
5,161
10,060
8,239
5,023

17,307
21
1,472
336
0

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

268,528
199,736
487,213
248,903
144,163

119,928
94,619
236,026
113,748
63,478

148,600
105,117
251,187
135,155
80,685

45,855
27,269
67,528
25,289
16,448

38,817
176,787
107,735
91,725
14,016

29,488
168,614
97,567
50,680
11,187

6,274
4,907
8,392
38,651
487

0
1,106
61
88
0

3,055
2,160
1,715
2,306
2,342

26,897
104,762
23,050
91,835
4,463

25,361
104,474
22,593
21,378
4,384

1,536
288
457
70,457
79

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

233,895
44,163
93,164
96,637
39,101

120,321
34,594
45,126
85,506
24,766

113,574
9,569
48,038
11,131
14,335

26,690
4,749
13,630
8,411
4,232

144,529
4,980
26,146
12,361
24,319

103,613
4,516
23,033
926
19,837

30,423
0
2,072
6,581
4,191

1,221
464
191
0
291

9,272
0
850
4,854
0

51,883
150
9,935
3,604
9,792

49,789
150
9,884
2,628
9,773

2,094
0
51
976
19

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

321,708
132,956
660,203
425,489
42,737

144,956
51,269
325,049
174,805
35,530

176,752
81,687
335,154
250,684
7,207

37,750
13,559
71,711
45,500
6,131

58,373
9,828
415,441
89,947
5,893

49,461
677
358,921
73,201
4,644

6,642
7,179
28,755
11,908
1,249

0
0
4,733
679
0

2,270
1,972
23,032
4,159
0

25,919
1,212
170,787
24,077
1,011

25,400
540
168,162
20,241
1,011

519
672
2,625
3,836
0

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

481,732
175,798
197,356
383,226
38,874

282,293
104,893
84,546
233,822
20,981

199,439
70,905
112,810
149,404
17,893

61,042
21,575
18,110
45,043
4,380

160,061
27,885
31,979
267,870
35,075

114,162
18,688
22,265
200,676
35,075

16,481
5,068
5,460
23,108
0

2,862
0
0
7,625
0

26,556
4,129
4,254
36,461
0

32,191
4,896
11,616
91,650
6,315

30,409
4,718
11,359
90,052
6,315

1,782
178
257
1,598
0

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

188,775
38,322
215,728
1,229,495
166,950

86,048
31,980
119,576
500,786
121,649

102,727
6,342
96,152
728,709
45,301

19,527
5,407
26,189
137,510
12,258

45,374
10,883
85,757
157,645
72,239

30,646
6,279
58,681
94,720
56,887

10,721
4,268
14,149
28,477
11,531

979
336
1,641
4,562
1,987

3,028
0
11,286
29,886
1,834

6,326
1,287
22,601
39,737
12,949

3,591
792
20,602
36,417
11,542

2,735
495
1,999
3,320
1,407

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

24,664
363,060
294,852
83,230
272,076
33,606

18,086
164,205
146,564
60,561
157,921
10,163

6,578
198,855
148,288
22,669
114,155
23,443

2,468
50,701
22,214
12,404
24,719
2,762

13,518
131,660
42,041
54,045
63,154
1,724

12,473
81,392
30,671
10,534
48,329
0

557
39,851
6,415
40,762
13,399
124

488
0
44
0
0
0

0
10,417
4,911
2,749
1,426
1,600

4,493
43,044
13,734
12,629
16,654
0

4,493
36,879
12,833
1,481
16,096
0

0
6,165
901
11,148
558
0

U.S. Service Academies ...........................

15,669

15,669

23

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

72,482
2,091
2,915
5,926
989
1,046
742
56,374
2,399

60,214
0
0
3,373
0
1,046
0
53,396
2,399

12,268
2,091
2,915
2,553
989
0
742
2,978
0

6,446
0
0
348
0
0
0
5,883
215

164,566
0
0
83
0
0
0
164,483
0

118,293
0
0
83
0
0
0
118,210
0

9,883
0
0
0
0
0
0
9,883
0

2,893
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,893
0

33,497
0
0
0
0
0
0
33,497
0

23,665
0
0
3
0
0
0
23,662
0

22,568
0
0
3
0
0
0
22,565
0

1,097
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,097
0

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 253. Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution: 1967 through 2011
Private institutions
All institutions
Year

Public institutions

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

10

11

12

13

14

1967...............................
1968...............................
1969...............................

5,499,360
5,977,768
6,333,357

4,448,302
4,729,522
4,899,034

1,051,058
1,248,246
1,434,323

3,777,701
4,248,639
4,577,353

2,850,432
3,128,057
3,259,323

927,269
1,120,582
1,318,030

1,721,659
1,729,129
1,756,004

1,597,870
1,601,465
1,639,711

123,789
127,664
116,293

1970...............................
1971...............................
1972...............................
1973...............................
1974...............................

6,737,819
7,148,558
7,253,757
7,453,463
7,805,452

5,145,422
5,357,647
5,406,833
5,439,230
5,606,247

1,592,397
1,790,911
1,846,924
2,014,233
2,199,205

4,953,144
5,344,402
5,452,854
5,629,563
5,944,799

3,468,569
3,660,626
3,706,238
3,721,037
3,847,543

1,484,575
1,683,776
1,746,616
1,908,526
2,097,256

1,784,675
1,804,156
1,800,903
1,823,900
1,860,653

1,676,853
1,697,021
1,700,595
1,718,193
1,758,704

107,822
107,135
100,308
105,707
101,949

1975...............................
1976...............................
1977...............................
1978...............................
1979...............................

8,479,698
8,312,502
8,415,339
8,348,482
8,487,317

5,900,408
5,848,001
5,935,076
5,932,357
6,016,072

2,579,290
2,464,501
2,480,263
2,416,125
2,471,245

6,522,319
6,349,903
6,396,476
6,279,199
6,392,617

4,056,502
3,998,450
4,039,071
3,996,126
4,059,304

2,465,817
2,351,453
2,357,405
2,283,073
2,333,313

1,957,379
1,962,599
2,018,863
2,069,283
2,094,700

1,843,906
1,849,551
1,896,005
1,936,231
1,956,768

113,473
113,048
122,858
133,052
137,932

1980...............................
1981...............................
1982...............................
1983...............................
1984...............................

8,819,013
9,014,521
9,091,648
9,166,398
8,951,695

6,161,372
6,249,847
6,248,923
6,325,222
6,292,711

2,657,641
2,764,674
2,842,725
2,841,176
2,658,984

6,642,294
6,781,300
6,850,589
6,881,479
6,684,664

4,158,267
4,208,506
4,220,648
4,265,807
4,237,895

2,484,027
2,572,794
2,629,941
2,615,672
2,446,769

2,176,719
2,233,221
2,241,059
2,284,919
2,267,031

2,003,105
2,041,341
2,028,275
2,059,415
2,054,816

173,614 1
191,880 1
212,784 1
225,504
212,215

1985...............................
1986...............................
1987...............................
1988...............................
1989...............................

8,943,433
9,064,165
9,229,736
9,464,271
9,780,881

6,294,339
6,360,325
6,486,504
6,664,146
6,813,602

2,649,094
2,703,842
2,743,230
2,800,125
2,967,279

6,667,781
6,778,045
6,937,690
7,096,905
7,371,590

4,239,622
4,295,494
4,395,728
4,505,774
4,619,828

2,428,159
2,482,551
2,541,961
2,591,131
2,751,762

2,275,652
2,286,122
2,292,045
2,367,366
2,409,291

2,054,717
2,064,831
2,090,776
2,158,372
2,193,774

220,935
221,291 2
201,269 2
208,994
215,517

1990...............................
1991...............................
1992...............................
1993...............................
1994...............................

9,983,436
10,360,606
10,436,776
10,351,415
10,348,072

6,968,008
7,081,454
7,129,379
7,120,921
7,137,341

3,015,428
3,279,152
3,307,397
3,230,494
3,210,731

7,557,982
7,862,845
7,911,701
7,812,394
7,784,396

4,740,049
4,795,704
4,797,884
4,765,983
4,749,524

2,817,933
3,067,141
3,113,817
3,046,411
3,034,872

2,425,454
2,497,761
2,525,075
2,539,021
2,563,676

2,227,959
2,285,750
2,331,495
2,354,938
2,387,817

2,177,668
2,223,463
2,267,373
2,282,643
2,301,063

50,291
62,287
64,122
72,295
86,754

197,495
212,011
193,580
184,083
175,859

72,785
72,545
66,647
70,469
69,578

124,710
139,466
126,933
113,614
106,281

1995...............................
1996...............................
1997...............................
1998...............................
19993 .............................

10,334,956
10,481,886
10,615,028
10,698,775
10,974,519

7,172,844
7,234,541
7,338,794
7,467,828
7,634,247

3,162,112
3,247,345
3,276,234
3,230,947
3,340,272

7,751,815
7,794,895
7,869,764
7,880,135
8,059,240

4,757,223
4,767,117
4,813,849
4,868,857
4,949,851

2,994,592
3,027,778
3,055,915
3,011,278
3,109,389

2,583,141
2,686,991
2,745,264
2,818,640
2,915,279

2,415,621
2,467,424
2,524,945
2,598,971
2,684,396

2,328,730
2,353,561
2,389,627
2,436,188
2,488,140

86,891
113,863
135,318
162,783
196,256

167,520
219,567
220,319
219,669
230,883

62,416
63,954
61,761
56,834
53,956

105,104
155,613
158,558
162,835
176,927

2000...............................
2001...............................
2002...............................
2003...............................
2004...............................

11,267,025
11,765,945
12,331,319
12,687,597
13,000,994

7,795,139
8,087,980
8,439,064
8,744,188
9,018,024

3,471,886
3,677,965
3,892,255
3,943,409
3,982,970

8,266,932
8,639,154
9,061,411
9,240,724
9,348,081

5,025,588
5,194,035
5,406,283
5,557,680
5,640,650

3,241,344
3,445,119
3,655,128
3,683,044
3,707,431

3,000,093
3,126,791
3,269,908
3,446,873
3,652,913

2,769,551
2,893,945
3,032,781
3,186,508
3,377,374

2,549,676
2,612,833
2,699,702
2,776,850
2,837,251

219,875
281,112
333,079
409,658
540,123

230,542
232,846
237,127
260,365
275,539

51,503
41,037
40,110
36,815
34,202

179,039
191,809
197,017
223,550
241,337

2005...............................
2006...............................
2007...............................
2008...............................
2009...............................

13,200,790 9,261,634
13,403,097 9,456,166
13,782,702 9,769,560
14,394,238 10,169,454
15,495,892 10,809,494

3,939,156 9,390,216
3,946,931 9,503,558
4,013,142 9,739,709
4,224,784 10,061,812
4,686,398 10,750,132

5,728,327
5,824,768
5,994,230
6,139,525
6,452,407

3,661,889
3,678,790
3,745,479
3,922,287
4,297,725

3,810,574
3,899,539
4,042,993
4,332,426
4,745,760

3,533,307
3,631,398
3,775,330
4,029,929
4,357,087

2,878,354
2,936,172
2,993,729
3,060,308
3,149,743

654,953
695,226
781,601
969,621
1,207,344

277,267
268,141
267,663
302,497
388,673

34,729
31,203
26,134
28,065
27,959

242,538
236,938
241,529
274,432
360,714

2010............................... 15,943,343 11,126,152


2011............................... 15,885,804 11,265,364

4,817,191 11,020,752
4,620,440 10,948,542

6,636,175
6,732,931

4,384,577
4,215,611

4,922,591
4,937,262

4,489,977
4,532,433

3,235,803
3,286,805

1,254,174
1,245,628

432,614
404,829

26,896
34,268

405,718
370,561

Not available.
1Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
2Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years.
3Revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Full-time-equivalent enrollment is the full-time enrollment, plus the full-time equivalent
of the part-time students. Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while
later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or

higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting
classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more
2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1967 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through
Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 254. Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and state or jurisdiction: 2000,
2010, and 2011
Public
4-year
State or jurisdiction
1

2000

2010

2011

2000

Private for-profit

Private
nonprofit 4-year

2-year
2010

2011

2010

4-year

2011

2010

2-year
2011

2010

2011

10

11

12

13

United States ...........................


Alabama ...........................................
Alaska...............................................
Arizona .............................................
Arkansas...........................................
California ..........................................

5,025,588
111,322
16,335
87,301
57,897
476,027

6,636,175
140,235
20,618
120,269
77,388
582,256

6,732,931
139,269
20,752
123,658
79,317
601,198

3,241,344
48,545
473
85,778
21,519
707,558

4,384,577
68,677
357
122,717
41,223
858,919

4,215,611
64,171
415
121,750
41,191
823,215

3,235,803
22,982
529
7,487
14,596
245,340

3,286,805
23,294
524
7,759
15,107
250,496

1,254,174
23,469
618
370,314
2,450
101,818

1,245,628
23,672
1,651
376,885
2,215
104,731

405,718
2,960
0
15,601
683
78,213

370,561
3,381
381
13,982
257
83,195

Colorado ...........................................
Connecticut.......................................
Delaware...........................................
District of Columbia ..........................
Florida...............................................

109,844
46,826
20,427
3,364
190,472

134,234
58,329
23,125
3,964
484,158

138,186
58,541
23,910
3,677
519,789

41,322
20,934
6,939
0
173,433

59,383
34,116
10,103
0
78,027

55,261
32,847
9,199
0
52,247

25,447
57,013
10,550
65,755
132,175

26,108
57,581
10,699
66,727
146,004

50,513
3,757
218
3,789
101,338

40,650
4,882
206
3,119
94,116

11,481
257
0
0
39,605

11,185
296
0
0
38,959

Georgia.............................................
Hawaii ...............................................
Idaho.................................................
Illinois................................................
Indiana..............................................

136,069
17,015
34,125
164,592
155,982

224,447
24,136
40,828
178,192
194,407

226,632
24,303
40,755
176,587
194,137

66,571
14,996
6,807
186,533
28,131

118,388
17,786
9,847
228,507
66,664

100,459
17,327
10,188
219,858
64,452

63,337
11,244
16,641
190,040
79,154

64,487
11,783
18,620
193,206
79,043

37,341
1,670
1,951
58,301
18,495

46,198
1,921
2,088
50,230
17,504

9,047
1,459
777
9,365
9,169

8,747
1,323
557
8,236
6,582

Iowa ..................................................
Kansas..............................................
Kentucky ...........................................
Louisiana ..........................................
Maine................................................

61,763
74,307
86,080
126,372
24,678

64,706
84,263
105,269
124,062
26,208

65,714
84,694
105,889
123,356
25,159

44,717
39,457
32,239
27,130
4,797

71,021
53,257
65,402
52,670
11,475

68,474
52,962
64,427
52,548
11,604

50,034
17,882
31,912
23,509
16,928

50,322
18,380
33,322
24,402
17,680

107,172
1,424
13,529
3,939
0

107,680
1,554
13,362
3,635
604

565
1,987
5,478
6,570
1,303

706
1,611
3,429
6,261
416

Maryland...........................................
Massachusetts..................................
Michigan ...........................................
Minnesota .........................................
Mississippi ........................................

94,929
78,452
223,981
95,345
56,107

125,536
97,474
257,896
114,954
67,989

128,328
99,381
258,707
114,550
70,636

57,367
47,972
101,794
65,167
47,245

85,789
64,952
155,152
89,858
68,868

85,164
64,288
144,193
84,915
65,509

42,957
239,338
91,258
62,150
13,601

43,332
237,536
88,416
61,419
13,801

5,403
4,181
8,772
71,929
289

4,822
4,020
7,560
68,762
366

4,143
2,108
1,473
2,200
2,470

2,883
1,905
1,676
2,213
2,123

Missouri ............................................
Montana............................................
Nebraska ..........................................
Nevada .............................................
New Hampshire ................................

99,187
28,278
44,374
27,631
21,064

120,985
32,375
50,013
68,001
26,146

123,131
33,741
50,291
64,456
26,089

46,793
3,900
20,812
20,468
5,442

74,399
7,790
30,680
6,571
9,172

74,124
6,679
30,081
5,576
8,402

113,197
4,073
27,915
3,028
22,504

113,911
4,184
27,741
3,194
24,493

17,403
0
2,151
6,841
3,898

22,206
0
1,789
6,639
2,666

10,736
0
1,026
5,151
0

9,053
0
747
4,660
0

New Jersey .......................................


New Mexico ......................................
New York...........................................
North Carolina ..................................
North Dakota ....................................

111,449
39,779
269,664
140,203
24,728

144,174
52,199
328,542
193,970
35,435

148,067
52,333
329,958
193,386
34,985

79,367
29,541
168,911
96,999
6,515

125,787
49,580
242,030
158,786
4,572

121,341
47,206
240,812
155,116
4,594

63,112
1,012
440,008
83,927
4,832

62,409
985
444,157
84,855
4,943

5,993
6,646
28,067
10,980
1,154

5,550
7,164
27,640
11,178
803

1,891
3,316
21,681
2,430
0

1,926
1,972
20,577
3,443
0

Ohio ..................................................
Oklahoma .........................................
Oregon..............................................
Pennsylvania.....................................
Rhode Island ....................................

215,993
79,786
59,588
211,132
17,967

292,493
102,472
82,751
257,017
21,720

290,913
103,520
85,666
255,661
21,744

92,749
34,997
46,099
58,759
8,650

131,275
44,842
69,826
93,183
10,107

122,758
43,764
71,579
87,851
10,055

123,490
20,213
28,591
248,155
39,093

123,172
20,665
29,419
249,481
38,852

13,678
5,434
4,297
18,016
0

13,054
4,894
4,688
14,770
11,084

29,699
4,551
3,791
37,525
0

23,914
4,127
3,772
33,048
0

South Carolina..................................
South Dakota ....................................
Tennessee ........................................
Texas ................................................
Utah ..................................................

74,309
23,881
99,636
358,523
71,982

93,512
29,230
125,069
506,248
100,176

95,580
28,972
125,712
519,874
100,559

41,804
4,193
53,146
268,057
16,454

66,813
5,746
64,802
404,932
26,052

65,880
5,541
62,323
406,351
24,875

31,078
7,133
69,240
110,415
56,824

31,107
5,816
71,511
110,795
65,580

11,467
2,834
15,154
24,809
8,902

0
2,631
13,140
26,388
11,590

2,603
0
12,607
39,258
1,413

2,552
0
10,556
28,572
1,567

Vermont ............................................
Virginia..............................................
Washington.......................................
West Virginia.....................................
Wisconsin .........................................
Wyoming...........................................

13,581
147,370
83,899
58,171
130,661
9,665

18,461
185,096
143,033
64,650
160,463
11,089

18,332
188,626
143,928
64,299
159,206
11,100

1,845
72,913
114,754
3,969
56,195
10,588

3,114
113,060
109,154
15,609
68,861
14,676

2,970
113,847
102,165
15,112
65,603
14,342

15,710
87,912
37,741
11,487
53,254
0

15,734
91,774
37,932
10,551
53,496
0

615
36,067
7,050
18,867
11,044
127

473
35,559
6,139
23,165
9,861
124

0
9,321
5,098
2,819
2,009
1,879

0
9,501
4,762
2,632
1,276
1,600

U.S. Service Academies ...................

13,475

15,912

15,677

Other jurisdictions ..................


American Samoa ..............................
Federated States of Micronesia........
Guam................................................
Marshall Islands................................
Northern Marianas ...........................
Palau.................................................
Puerto Rico.......................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ............................

66,376
0
0
2,802
0
0
0
61,987
1,587

65,847
0
0
3,074
0
1,031
0
59,658
2,084

61,809
0
0
3,109
0
971
0
55,778
1,951

7,200
214
1,308
777
166
707
450
3,578
0

8,758
1,275
2,243
1,424
739
0
541
2,536
0

9,283
1,382
2,320
1,432
877
0
587
2,685
0

113,455
0
0
73
0
0
0
113,382
0

121,549
0
0
66
0
0
0
121,483
0

9,417
0
0
0
0
0
0
9,417
0

8,928
0
0
0
0
0
0
8,928
0

30,467
0
0
0
0
0
0
30,467
0

32,456
0
0
0
0
0
0
32,456
0

Not applicable.
NOTE: Full-time-equivalent enrollment is the full-time enrollment, plus the full-time equivalent of the part-time students. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 255. Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and state or jurisdiction: 2000, 2010,
and 2011
Total
State or jurisdiction
1

Public

Private nonprofit

Private for-profit

2000

2010

2011

2000

2010

2011

2000

2010

2011

2000

2010

2011

10

11

12

13

8,266,932 11,020,752 10,948,542


159,867
208,912
203,440
16,808
20,975
21,167
173,079
242,986
245,408
79,416
118,611
120,508
1,183,585 1,441,175 1,424,413

2,601,179
20,605
672
8,079
11,713
214,444

3,262,699
22,982
529
7,487
14,596
246,551

3,321,073
23,917
524
7,759
15,469
251,925

398,914
3,559
307
44,238
757
70,457

1,659,892
26,429
618
385,915
3,133
180,031

1,616,189
27,053
2,032
390,867
2,472
187,926

United States .................................. 11,267,025 15,943,343 15,885,804


Alabama ...................................................
184,031
258,323
254,410
Alaska.......................................................
17,787
22,122
23,723
Arizona .....................................................
225,396
636,388
644,034
Arkansas...................................................
91,886
136,340
138,449
California .................................................. 1,468,486 1,867,757 1,864,264
Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

188,117
117,954
34,057
59,560
486,818

281,186
153,746
44,208
73,508
835,538

271,497
154,477
44,251
73,523
852,129

151,166
67,760
27,366
3,364
363,905

193,617
92,445
33,228
3,964
562,185

193,447
91,388
33,109
3,677
572,036

20,991
48,648
6,691
54,177
90,530

25,575
57,287
10,762
65,755
132,410

26,215
57,911
10,936
66,727
147,018

15,960
1,546
0
2,019
32,383

61,994
4,014
218
3,789
140,943

51,835
5,178
206
3,119
133,075

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

268,707
45,329
52,353
520,087
250,998

453,075
56,295
70,044
665,391
368,371

447,048
56,657
72,208
648,990
362,149

202,640
32,011
40,932
351,125
184,113

342,835
41,922
50,675
406,699
261,071

327,091
41,630
50,943
396,445
258,589

57,444
11,521
10,751
150,578
60,387

63,852
11,244
16,641
191,026
79,636

65,012
11,783
18,620
194,079
79,474

8,623
1,797
670
18,384
6,498

46,388
3,129
2,728
67,666
27,664

54,945
3,244
2,645
58,466
24,086

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

152,505
129,839
149,395
183,661
43,384

293,658
160,543
221,590
210,750
56,112

293,064
161,343
220,429
211,476
55,637

106,480
113,764
118,319
153,502
29,475

135,727
137,520
170,671
176,732
37,683

134,188
137,656
170,316
175,904
36,763

43,735
15,605
23,859
25,646
13,020

50,194
19,612
31,912
23,509
17,126

50,490
20,522
33,322
25,676
17,854

2,290
470
7,217
4,513
889

107,737
3,411
19,007
10,509
1,303

108,386
3,165
16,791
9,896
1,020

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

188,887
327,984
402,019
223,232
113,804

263,828
408,790
514,551
341,190
153,217

264,529
407,849
500,613
331,928
152,435

152,296
126,424
325,775
160,512
103,352

211,325
162,426
413,048
204,812
136,857

213,492
163,669
402,900
199,465
136,145

34,445
199,745
73,144
52,974
10,073

42,957
240,075
91,258
62,249
13,601

43,332
238,255
88,477
61,488
13,801

2,146
1,815
3,100
9,746
379

9,546
6,289
10,245
74,129
2,759

7,705
5,925
9,236
70,975
2,489

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

237,161
36,005
85,993
52,577
48,230

337,834
44,680
111,937
89,592
61,970

343,180
45,031
110,781
84,525
61,857

145,980
32,178
65,186
48,099
26,506

195,384
40,165
80,693
74,572
35,318

197,255
40,420
80,372
70,032
34,491

82,425
3,827
18,956
455
18,732

114,311
4,515
28,067
3,028
22,754

114,666
4,611
27,873
3,194
24,700

8,756
0
1,851
4,023
2,992

28,139
0
3,177
11,992
3,898

31,259
0
2,536
11,299
2,666

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

245,447
77,415
826,078
305,805
35,230

340,957
112,753
1,063,893
450,757
46,556

339,293
109,660
1,066,737
448,652
45,325

190,816
69,320
438,575
237,202
31,243

269,961
101,779
570,572
352,756
40,007

269,408
99,539
570,770
348,502
39,579

48,751
3,274
355,832
68,127
3,876

63,112
1,012
443,573
84,591
5,395

62,409
985
447,750
85,529
4,943

5,880
4,821
31,671
476
111

7,884
9,962
49,748
13,410
1,154

7,476
9,136
48,217
14,621
803

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

426,080
136,833
130,705
499,729
59,639

591,817
177,512
189,256
660,545
70,920

576,124
176,970
195,124
647,233
81,735

308,742
114,783
105,687
269,891
26,617

423,768
147,314
152,577
350,200
31,827

413,671
147,284
157,245
343,512
31,799

105,004
18,827
22,079
201,136
32,813

124,672
20,213
28,591
254,804
39,093

125,485
20,665
29,419
255,903
38,852

12,334
3,223
2,939
28,702
209

43,377
9,985
8,088
55,541
0

36,968
9,021
8,460
47,818
11,084

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

143,343
34,876
209,100
741,012
125,622

206,384
45,141
287,070
1,087,240
194,870

196,084
43,117
284,763
1,096,353
205,830

116,113
28,074
152,782
626,580
88,436

160,325
34,976
189,871
911,180
126,228

161,460
34,513
188,035
926,225
125,434

26,504
4,751
50,967
98,445
32,727

31,989
7,331
69,438
111,993
58,327

32,072
5,973
73,032
115,168
67,239

726
2,051
5,351
15,987
4,459

14,070
2,834
27,761
64,067
10,315

2,552
2,631
23,696
54,960
13,157

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

29,099
277,270
236,609
72,962
232,912
21,542

38,387
431,456
302,107
113,432
296,073
27,771

37,997
439,307
294,970
115,759
289,442
27,166

15,426
220,283
198,653
62,140
186,856
20,253

21,575
298,156
252,187
80,259
229,324
25,765

21,302
302,473
246,093
79,411
224,809
25,442

13,336
44,825
32,726
8,891
44,416
0

16,197
87,912
37,772
11,487
53,696
0

16,222
91,774
37,976
10,551
53,496
0

337
12,162
5,230
1,931
1,640
1,289

615
45,388
12,148
21,686
13,053
2,006

473
45,060
10,901
25,797
11,137
1,724

U.S. Service Academies ...........................

13,475

15,912

15,677

13,475

15,912

15,677

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

166,039
214
1,308
3,579
166
707
450
158,028
1,587

232,201
1,275
2,243
4,571
739
1,031
541
219,717
2,084

236,886
1,382
2,320
4,607
877
971
587
224,191
1,951

73,576
214
1,308
3,579
166
707
450
65,565
1,587

74,605
1,275
2,243
4,498
739
1,031
541
62,194
2,084

71,092
1,382
2,320
4,541
877
971
587
58,463
1,951

81,642
0
0
0
0
0
0
81,642
0

117,712
0
0
73
0
0
0
117,639
0

124,410
0
0
66
0
0
0
124,344
0

10,821
0
0
0
0
0
0
10,821
0

39,884
0
0
0
0
0
0
39,884
0

41,384
0
0
0
0
0
0
41,384
0

Not applicable.
NOTE: Full-time-equivalent enrollment is the full-time enrollment, plus the full-time equivalent of the part-time students. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been
revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2012,
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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356 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 256. Total 12-month enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and state or jurisdiction: 200910 and
201011
200910

State or jurisdiction
1

Total
2

United States .......... 27,995,144


Alabama ..........................
420,768
Alaska..............................
57,498
Arizona ............................ 1,207,129
Arkansas..........................
222,868
California ......................... 3,836,938

201011

Private 4-year

Private 2-year

Public
4-year

Public
2-year

9,390,685 10,892,518
196,876
140,053
50,009
2,944
147,863
384,553
109,721
89,744
707,627 2,485,295

4,546,503
30,026
889
11,152
17,919
329,344

2,436,499
48,247
3,656
639,911
4,200
178,852

45,214
0
0
0
0
2,019

Nonprofit

For-profit

Nonprofit

For-profit

Total

683,725 28,577,250
5,566
431,219
0
58,668
23,650 1,238,668
1,284
228,659
133,801 3,748,013

Private 4-year

Private 2-year

Public
4-year

Public
2-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

9,639,068 10,888,549
199,730
142,027
50,440
3,401
153,735
391,187
113,404
91,228
704,867 2,365,390

4,700,961
29,169
998
11,438
18,809
342,786

2,591,334
54,015
3,347
658,175
4,128
189,165

60,531
983
0
0
727
2,175

696,807
5,295
482
24,133
363
143,630

Nonprofit

For-profit

Nonprofit

For-profit

Colorado ..........................
Connecticut......................
Delaware..........................
District of Columbia .........
Florida..............................

503,248
244,048
69,293
114,243
1,513,905

203,235
80,635
27,850
12,217
869,370

153,124
79,492
21,514
0
174,346

40,629
75,779
18,938
88,576
208,100

87,082
7,076
752
13,450
198,513

232
615
239
0
524

18,946
451
0
0
63,052

519,767
251,521
70,098
114,264
1,591,385

212,840
80,661
27,338
12,786
959,011

152,065
82,134
21,653
0
121,506

41,754
77,513
20,167
89,433
250,162

94,588
9,891
699
12,045
184,598

205
699
241
0
1,804

18,315
623
0
0
74,304

Georgia............................
Hawaii ..............................
Idaho................................
Illinois...............................
Indiana.............................

743,300
99,350
120,785
1,379,087
606,235

304,334
37,115
69,264
233,835
277,848

264,922
39,786
22,401
728,569
166,558

80,309
17,716
24,666
271,695
104,834

77,021
2,174
3,146
127,505
40,812

645
0
0
2,045
700

16,069
2,559
1,308
15,438
15,483

775,768
101,719
126,866
1,374,177
621,156

312,123
36,226
69,043
234,270
280,361

272,664
40,703
23,822
714,219
174,746

81,359
19,182
28,421
278,977
107,108

90,733
2,480
4,497
130,095
45,893

707
0
0
1,672
705

18,182
3,128
1,083
14,944
12,343

Iowa .................................
Kansas.............................
Kentucky ..........................
Louisiana .........................
Maine...............................

539,894
298,004
362,208
337,290
90,608

82,096
117,592
141,419
169,821
42,115

142,958
139,135
141,090
119,160
22,868

77,784
32,066
41,590
32,292
22,511

235,988
2,912
27,887
6,429
0

219
2,981
0
0
317

849
3,318
10,222
9,588
2,797

573,112
302,317
374,660
338,898
92,858

81,663
118,769
143,327
170,388
41,448

154,937
140,236
149,965
118,570
24,565

77,891
33,022
44,135
31,846
23,894

256,861
3,464
29,594
6,622
1,775

212
3,510
0
2,281
339

1,548
3,316
7,639
9,191
837

Maryland..........................
Massachusetts.................
Michigan ..........................
Minnesota ........................
Mississippi .......................

483,478
631,991
909,664
609,434
228,648

194,874
153,979
345,317
164,983
87,118

201,533
144,853
386,181
194,426
117,176

66,469
321,034
161,234
87,604
18,832

13,445
6,959
16,229
159,323
450

0
1,672
0
168
0

7,157
3,494
703
2,930
5,072

490,738
640,116
914,789
625,729
235,071

200,097
155,148
348,701
166,281
89,697

204,819
146,851
388,613
195,301
119,418

66,660
325,968
159,591
88,927
20,162

12,949
7,045
15,104
171,955
931

0
1,601
33
138
0

6,213
3,503
2,747
3,127
4,863

Missouri ...........................
Montana...........................
Nebraska .........................
Nevada ............................
New Hampshire ...............

585,165
67,990
205,786
176,886
97,595

169,253
43,663
67,552
135,105
35,607

158,999
18,324
89,501
19,282
21,395

204,118
5,230
43,024
4,222
32,884

33,981
0
3,984
10,692
7,060

2,142
773
268
0
649

16,672
0
1,457
7,585
0

614,390
68,083
205,496
178,375
98,788

172,478
46,861
68,593
136,387
35,313

163,508
15,050
87,993
18,405
22,883

207,324
5,440
43,403
4,332
34,014

53,159
0
3,752
11,103
6,032

1,731
732
214
0
546

16,190
0
1,541
8,148
0

New Jersey ......................


New Mexico .....................
New York..........................
North Carolina .................
North Dakota ...................

557,071
214,208
1,629,904
744,508
67,286

198,339
74,541
478,391
257,525
48,386

258,345
123,690
456,172
358,036
9,045

87,827
1,500
611,205
101,585
6,176

10,011
9,686
41,521
22,485
2,835

0
0
6,654
751
844

2,549
4,791
35,961
4,126
0

569,223
220,705
1,663,077
757,889
70,168

206,987
78,373
487,903
255,979
50,438

260,569
125,836
468,089
364,911
9,375

87,569
1,386
616,067
105,325
7,667

10,318
11,479
44,403
24,061
2,688

0
0
7,053
804
0

3,780
3,631
39,562
6,809
0

Ohio .................................
Oklahoma ........................
Oregon.............................
Pennsylvania....................
Rhode Island ...................

953,395
290,226
363,315
1,009,693
102,211

395,226
148,839
124,466
324,775
30,641

298,007
101,173
185,231
225,073
24,627

172,119
25,955
37,622
332,725
46,943

28,375
8,190
9,309
50,767
0

1,922
0
0
11,072
0

57,746
6,069
6,687
65,281
0

991,748
303,176
374,342
1,019,681
101,327

414,419
155,889
129,300
322,893
30,124

312,053
105,322
190,726
224,967
24,411

175,637
26,726
39,258
340,101
46,792

31,216
8,396
8,354
52,597
0

4,036
0
0
11,402
0

54,387
6,843
6,704
67,721
0

South Carolina.................
South Dakota ...................
Tennessee .......................
Texas ...............................
Utah .................................

323,668
70,384
426,013
2,010,650
319,218

117,855
46,032
161,625
713,528
165,330

141,086
7,826
129,188
1,037,936
70,934

41,409
8,916
85,137
148,797
62,401

18,977
7,054
27,572
42,934
15,731

1,019
556
358
2,101
2,178

3,322
0
22,133
65,354
2,644

331,280
74,210
438,901
2,107,806
340,784

120,680
48,983
165,464
745,399
167,343

141,742
7,878
134,081
1,098,175
68,989

42,274
9,134
89,832
152,335
77,982

21,301
7,566
26,762
49,343
20,991

1,032
649
2,929
8,222
2,463

4,251
0
19,833
54,332
3,016

Vermont ...........................
Virginia.............................
Washington......................
West Virginia....................
Wisconsin ........................
Wyoming..........................

60,651
752,046
560,424
210,521
496,703
52,585

25,218
244,749
223,347
86,562
215,343
14,546

10,830
283,328
265,679
30,295
169,965
35,870

23,198
127,823
50,395
17,054
86,250
0

807
78,240
11,898
71,427
20,751
193

598
0
50
0
903
0

0
17,906
9,055
5,183
3,491
1,976

59,997
783,117
554,551
231,331
507,252
53,987

25,199
252,945
220,802
87,275
218,455
14,902

11,395
289,033
262,689
31,972
172,444
36,033

22,016
141,580
50,316
16,749
88,330
0

780
80,800
11,446
89,944
24,013
181

607
0
79
0
0
0

0
18,759
9,219
5,391
4,010
2,871

U.S. Service Academies ..


Other jurisdictions .
American Samoa .............
Federated States of
Micronesia .................
Guam...............................
Marshall Islands...............
Northern Marianas ..........
Palau................................
Puerto Rico......................
U.S. Virgin Islands ...........

17,128
312,713
2,900

17,128
81,348
0

16,524
2,900

151,093
0

15,071
0

5,800
0

42,877
0

17,330
316,745
2,744

17,330
77,534
0

16,699
2,744

159,097
0

15,409
0

4,491
0

43,515
0

4,805
7,621
1,164
1,134
990
290,716
3,383

0
4,333
0
1,134
0
72,498
3,383

4,805
3,193
1,164
0
990
3,472
0

0
95
0
0
0
150,998
0

0
0
0
0
0
15,071
0

0
0
0
0
0
5,800
0

0
0
0
0
0
42,877
0

5,097
8,105
1,176
1,388
922
293,893
3,420

0
4,427
0
1,388
0
68,299
3,420

5,097
3,574
1,176
0
922
3,186
0

0
104
0
0
0
158,993
0

0
0
0
0
0
15,409
0

0
0
0
0
0
4,491
0

0
0
0
0
0
43,515
0

Not applicable.
NOTE: Includes students who enrolled at any point during a 12-month period ending during
the summer of the academic year indicated. Degree-granting institutions grant associates
or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, 12-Month
Enrollment component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Table 257. Total 12-month enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 200405
through 201011
Total
State or jurisdiction

Public

Private nonprofit

Private for-profit

200405

200708

200809

200910

201011

200405

200910

201011

200405

200910

201011

200405

200910

10

11

12

13

14

15

United States .......... 23,798,595 25,138,967 26,556,839 27,995,144 28,577,250 18,058,078 20,283,203 20,527,617
Alabama ..........................
349,783
370,140
397,025
420,768
431,219
310,878
336,929
341,757
Alaska..............................
53,786
53,133
52,746
57,498
58,668
51,689
52,953
53,841
Arizona ............................
821,240 1,024,346 1,179,910 1,207,129 1,238,668
499,192
532,416
544,922
Arkansas..........................
182,497
198,483
209,599
222,868
228,659
164,751
199,465
204,632
California ......................... 3,341,107 3,565,303 3,855,218 3,836,938 3,748,013 2,843,929 3,192,922 3,070,257

4,222,755
28,847
1,253
13,162
15,260
327,661

4,591,717
30,026
889
11,152
17,919
331,363

4,761,492
30,152
998
11,438
19,536
344,961

1,517,762
10,058
844
308,886
2,486
169,517

3,120,224
53,813
3,656
663,561
5,484
312,653

3,288,141
59,310
3,829
682,308
4,491
332,795

201011

Colorado ..........................
Connecticut......................
Delaware..........................
District of Columbia .........
Florida..............................

428,215
219,327
63,817
129,349
1,232,578

444,281
226,076
65,745
157,400
1,301,849

449,034
233,656
67,200
171,721
1,386,473

503,248
244,048
69,293
114,243
1,513,905

519,767
251,521
70,098
114,264
1,591,385

333,100
144,681
47,148
10,095
912,150

356,359
160,127
49,364
12,217
1,043,716

364,905
162,795
48,991
12,786
1,080,517

40,144
71,235
16,669
81,718
191,789

40,861
76,394
19,177
88,576
208,624

41,959
78,212
20,408
89,433
251,966

54,971
3,411
0
37,536
128,639

106,028
7,527
752
13,450
261,565

112,903
10,514
699
12,045
258,902

Georgia............................
Hawaii ..............................
Idaho................................
Illinois...............................
Indiana.............................

569,805
92,643
108,415
1,293,156
488,374

610,320
89,948
112,880
1,298,845
521,080

654,592
93,047
116,005
1,334,965
551,453

743,300
99,350
120,785
1,379,087
606,235

775,768
101,719
126,866
1,374,177
621,156

466,589
67,835
84,627
933,506
363,817

569,256
76,901
91,665
962,404
444,406

584,787
76,929
92,865
948,489
455,107

70,449
20,749
20,802
257,053
103,295

80,954
17,716
24,666
273,740
105,534

82,066
19,182
28,421
280,649
107,813

32,767
4,059
2,986
102,597
21,262

93,090
4,733
4,454
142,943
56,295

108,915
5,608
5,580
145,039
58,236

Iowa .................................
Kansas.............................
Kentucky ..........................
Louisiana .........................
Maine...............................

309,318
276,293
303,785
323,630
88,644

385,224
281,225
328,025
295,777
87,279

468,334
291,173
333,269
309,699
89,020

539,894
298,004
362,208
337,290
90,608

573,112
302,317
374,660
338,898
92,858

200,039
241,778
248,402
276,599
64,380

225,054
256,727
282,509
288,981
64,983

236,600
259,005
293,292
288,958
66,013

72,538
32,480
33,565
34,050
22,474

78,003
35,047
41,590
32,292
22,828

78,103
36,532
44,135
34,127
24,233

36,741
2,035
21,818
12,981
1,790

236,837
6,230
38,109
16,017
2,797

258,409
6,780
37,233
15,813
2,612

Maryland..........................
Massachusetts.................
Michigan ..........................
Minnesota ........................
Mississippi .......................

412,867
565,872
844,731
469,986
206,917

427,447
596,908
854,281
523,560
200,737

448,804
612,639
873,323
562,086
208,491

483,478
631,991
909,664
609,434
228,648

490,738
640,116
914,789
625,729
235,071

340,538
266,316
690,014
318,448
187,594

396,407
298,832
731,498
359,409
204,294

404,916
301,999
737,314
361,582
209,115

64,377
293,677
141,670
83,577
17,299

66,469
322,706
161,234
87,772
18,832

66,660
327,569
159,624
89,065
20,162

7,952
5,879
13,047
67,961
2,024

20,602
10,453
16,932
162,253
5,522

19,162
10,548
17,851
175,082
5,794

Missouri ...........................
Montana...........................
Nebraska .........................
Nevada ............................
New Hampshire ...............

504,860
60,259
178,595
153,540
92,067

528,460
60,509
197,727
165,017
92,315

547,541
62,959
199,457
167,602
94,578

585,165
67,990
205,786
176,886
97,595

614,390
68,083
205,496
178,375
98,788

289,162
53,889
140,544
136,158
52,671

328,252
61,987
157,053
154,387
57,002

335,986
61,911
156,586
154,792
58,196

187,886
6,370
34,369
1,087
31,809

206,260
6,003
43,292
4,222
33,533

209,055
6,172
43,617
4,332
34,560

27,812
0
3,682
16,295
7,587

50,653
0
5,441
18,277
7,060

69,349
0
5,293
19,251
6,032

New Jersey ......................


New Mexico .....................
New York..........................
North Carolina .................
North Dakota ...................

484,892
190,031
1,457,951
637,309
62,743

514,357
191,849
1,532,043
645,908
60,626

529,609
201,251
1,583,029
694,804
63,411

557,071
214,208
1,629,904
744,508
67,286

569,223
220,705
1,663,077
757,889
70,168

395,088
175,425
820,849
537,735
54,671

456,684
198,231
934,563
615,561
57,431

467,556
204,209
955,992
620,890
59,813

80,936
5,007
560,583
94,361
7,090

87,827
1,500
617,859
102,336
7,020

87,569
1,386
623,120
106,129
7,667

8,868
9,599
76,519
5,213
982

12,560
14,477
77,482
26,611
2,835

14,098
15,110
83,965
30,870
2,688

Ohio .................................
Oklahoma ........................
Oregon.............................
Pennsylvania....................
Rhode Island ...................

809,712
276,437
296,574
868,185
99,103

844,952
268,165
319,447
923,337
100,461

886,676
274,462
343,184
942,541
101,282

953,395
290,226
363,315
1,009,693
102,211

991,748
303,176
374,342
1,019,681
101,327

601,853
238,444
251,800
493,773
52,263

693,233
250,012
309,697
549,848
55,268

726,472
261,211
320,026
547,860
54,535

167,235
27,920
31,580
307,862
45,906

174,041
25,955
37,622
343,797
46,943

179,673
26,726
39,258
351,503
46,792

40,624
10,073
13,194
66,550
934

86,121
14,259
15,996
116,048
0

85,603
15,239
15,058
120,318
0

South Carolina.................
South Dakota ...................
Tennessee .......................
Texas ...............................
Utah .................................

268,590
63,989
353,167
1,695,267
278,798

287,639
64,526
373,975
1,755,293
285,449

299,389
66,076
390,220
1,862,048
298,907

323,668
70,384
426,013
2,010,650
319,218

331,280
74,210
438,901
2,107,806
340,784

221,632
48,570
254,104
1,492,623
213,428

258,941
53,858
290,813
1,751,464
236,264

262,422
56,861
299,545
1,843,574
236,332

43,450
9,858
72,505
148,812
50,268

42,428
9,472
85,495
150,898
64,579

43,306
9,783
92,761
160,557
80,445

3,508
5,561
26,558
53,832
15,102

22,299
7,054
49,705
108,288
18,375

25,552
7,566
46,595
103,675
24,007

Vermont ...........................
Virginia.............................
Washington......................
West Virginia....................
Wisconsin ........................
Wyoming..........................

51,313
583,958
520,108
126,082
444,120
48,651

56,150
643,375
520,867
159,956
457,420
52,054

57,416
678,098
538,511
181,142
470,405
55,730

60,651
752,046
560,424
210,521
496,703
52,585

59,997
783,117
554,551
231,331
507,252
53,987

31,099
462,958
451,410
104,704
353,215
45,756

36,048
528,077
489,026
116,857
385,308
50,416

36,594
541,978
483,491
119,247
390,899
50,935

19,771
80,805
52,896
15,416
83,180
0

23,796
127,823
50,445
17,054
87,153
0

22,623
141,580
50,395
16,749
88,330
0

443
40,195
15,802
5,962
7,725
2,895

807
96,146
20,953
76,610
24,242
2,169

780
99,559
20,665
95,335
28,023
3,052

U.S. Service Academies ..

16,159

16,798

17,029

17,128

17,330

16,159

17,128

17,330

Other jurisdictions .
American Samoa .............
Federated States of
Micronesia .................
Guam...............................
Marshall Islands...............
Northern Marianas ..........
Palau................................
Puerto Rico......................
U.S. Virgin Islands ...........

258,744
2,299

269,370
2,421

276,492
2,576

312,713
2,900

316,745
2,744

95,808
2,299

97,872
2,900

94,233
2,744

136,708
0

156,893
0

163,588
0

26,228
0

57,948
0

58,924
0

3,570
7,125
466
1,590
987
239,442
3,265

3,064
6,794
826
1,277
851
250,728
3,409

3,227
7,116
952
1,126
837
257,499
3,159

4,805
7,621
1,164
1,134
990
290,716
3,383

5,097
8,105
1,176
1,388
922
293,893
3,420

3,570
6,936
466
1,590
987
76,695
3,265

4,805
7,526
1,164
1,134
990
75,970
3,383

5,097
8,001
1,176
1,388
922
71,485
3,420

0
189
0
0
0
136,519
0

0
95
0
0
0
156,798
0

0
104
0
0
0
163,484
0

0
0
0
0
0
26,228
0

0
0
0
0
0
57,948
0

0
0
0
0
0
58,924
0

Not applicable.
NOTE: Includes students who enrolled at any point during a 12-month period ending during
the summer of the academic year indicated. Degree-granting institutions grant associates
or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2005 through Fall 2011, 12Month Enrollment component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Table 258. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degree-granting institutions, by state or
jurisdiction: Fall 2010

State or jurisdiction
1

Total
first-time
enrollment
in institutions
located in the state

State residents enrolled in institutions

In any

state1

Ratio of in-state students

Migration of students

In their home state

To first-time
enrollment
(col. 4/col. 2)

To residents
enrolled in any
state (col. 4/col. 3)

Out of state
(col. 3 - col. 4)

Into state2
(col. 2 - col. 4)

Net
(col. 8 - col. 7)

United States .............


Alabama .............................
Alaska.................................
Arizona ...............................
Arkansas.............................
California ............................

3,156,949
53,020
4,349
76,099
29,242
401,859

3,083,703
45,684
5,739
58,954
27,093
402,593

2,568,244
39,932
3,607
53,524
23,972
368,074

0.81
0.75
0.83
0.70
0.82
0.92

0.83
0.87
0.63
0.91
0.88
0.91

515,459
5,752
2,132
5,430
3,121
34,519

588,705
13,088
742
22,575
5,270
33,785

73,246
7,336
-1,390
17,145
2,149
-734

Colorado .............................
Connecticut.........................
Delaware.............................
District of Columbia ............
Florida.................................

54,423
32,719
8,854
10,744
176,291

51,325
38,426
7,793
3,818
165,868

41,982
22,717
5,334
897
148,599

0.77
0.69
0.60
0.08
0.84

0.82
0.59
0.68
0.23
0.90

9,343
15,709
2,459
2,921
17,269

12,441
10,002
3,520
9,847
27,692

3,098
-5,707
1,061
6,926
10,423

Georgia...............................
Hawaii .................................
Idaho...................................
Illinois..................................
Indiana................................

100,200
10,937
12,668
114,549
82,362

100,303
12,248
12,374
125,521
74,056

83,627
8,849
8,673
95,030
65,907

0.83
0.81
0.68
0.83
0.80

0.83
0.72
0.70
0.76
0.89

16,676
3,399
3,701
30,491
8,149

16,573
2,088
3,995
19,519
16,455

-103
-1,311
294
-10,972
8,306

Iowa ....................................
Kansas................................
Kentucky .............................
Louisiana ............................
Maine..................................

47,222
33,563
43,717
43,106
12,176

33,549
31,221
41,523
41,687
12,682

29,421
26,712
36,153
36,904
8,970

0.62
0.80
0.83
0.86
0.74

0.88
0.86
0.87
0.89
0.71

4,128
4,509
5,370
4,783
3,712

17,801
6,851
7,564
6,202
3,206

13,673
2,342
2,194
1,419
-506

Maryland.............................
Massachusetts....................
Michigan .............................
Minnesota ...........................
Mississippi ..........................

51,096
76,864
101,486
55,803
36,978

60,394
68,504
103,304
58,311
35,984

41,482
48,656
92,096
44,239
31,351

0.81
0.63
0.91
0.79
0.85

0.69
0.71
0.89
0.76
0.87

18,912
19,848
11,208
14,072
4,633

9,614
28,208
9,390
11,564
5,627

-9,298
8,360
-1,818
-2,508
994

Missouri ..............................
Montana..............................
Nebraska ............................
Nevada ...............................
New Hampshire ..................

64,423
9,920
19,245
18,572
13,613

61,014
9,109
18,690
20,774
13,288

51,790
7,268
15,669
16,967
7,547

0.80
0.73
0.81
0.91
0.55

0.85
0.80
0.84
0.82
0.57

9,224
1,841
3,021
3,807
5,741

12,633
2,652
3,576
1,605
6,066

3,409
811
555
-2,202
325

New Jersey .........................


New Mexico ........................
New York.............................
North Carolina ....................
North Dakota ......................

71,234
22,442
198,504
93,244
9,069

100,778
21,476
194,186
89,041
6,748

65,783
18,464
160,275
77,705
4,962

0.92
0.82
0.81
0.83
0.55

0.65
0.86
0.83
0.87
0.74

34,995
3,012
33,911
11,336
1,786

5,451
3,978
38,229
15,539
4,107

-29,544
966
4,318
4,203
2,321

Ohio ....................................
Oklahoma ...........................
Oregon................................
Pennsylvania.......................
Rhode Island ......................

122,142
39,339
35,528
144,161
15,698

120,759
35,600
31,989
124,880
10,044

103,850
31,409
26,824
104,697
6,949

0.85
0.80
0.76
0.73
0.44

0.86
0.88
0.84
0.84
0.69

16,909
4,191
5,165
20,183
3,095

18,292
7,930
8,704
39,464
8,749

1,383
3,739
3,539
19,281
5,654

South Carolina....................
South Dakota ......................
Tennessee ..........................
Texas ..................................
Utah ....................................

48,249
10,191
59,588
229,483
34,794

43,757
8,802
59,193
237,852
28,452

38,147
6,970
50,066
211,895
26,399

0.79
0.68
0.84
0.92
0.76

0.87
0.79
0.85
0.89
0.93

5,610
1,832
9,127
25,957
2,053

10,102
3,221
9,522
17,588
8,395

4,492
1,389
395
-8,369
6,342

Vermont ..............................
Virginia................................
Washington.........................
West Virginia.......................
Wisconsin ...........................
Wyoming.............................

8,242
83,232
41,131
22,920
61,257
6,042

5,602
76,703
45,276
15,617
59,919
4,934

2,991
62,878
34,484
13,571
49,813
3,814

0.36
0.76
0.84
0.59
0.81
0.63

0.53
0.82
0.76
0.87
0.83
0.77

2,611
13,825
10,792
2,046
10,106
1,120

5,251
20,354
6,647
9,349
11,444
2,228

2,640
6,529
-4,145
7,303
1,338
1,108

U.S. Service Academies .....


State unknown4...................

4,359

20,266

-349
20,266

4,010

4,359
-20,266

Other jurisdictions ....


American Samoa ................
Federated States of
Micronesia ....................
Guam..................................
Marshall Islands..................
Northern Marianas .............
Palau...................................
Puerto Rico.........................
U.S. Virgin Islands ..............

52,208
657

53,539
738

51,759
657

0.99
1.00

0.97
0.89

1,780
81

449
0

-1,331
-81

653
1,043
240
360
114
48,658
483

744
1,256
234
365
92
49,200
910

653
999
222
313
71
48,388
456

1.00
0.96
0.93
0.87
0.62
0.99
0.94

0.88
0.80
0.95
0.86
0.77
0.98
0.50

91
257
12
52
21
812
454

0
44
18
47
43
270
27

-91
-213
6
-5
22
-542
-427

Foreign countries................
Residence unknown ...........

59,493
12,422

59,493
12,422

-59,493
-12,422

349 3

Not applicable.
1Students residing in a particular state when admitted to an institution anywhereeither in
their home state or another state.
2Includes students coming to U.S. colleges from foreign countries and other jurisdictions.
3Students whose residence is in the same state as the service academy.
4Institution unable to determine students home state.

NOTE: Includes all first-time postsecondary students enrolled at reporting institutions.


Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV
federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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Table 259. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degree-granting institutions who graduated
from high school in the previous 12 months, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2010

State or jurisdiction
1

Total
first-time
enrollment
in institutions
located in the state

State residents enrolled in institutions

In any

state1

Ratio of in-state students

In their home state


4

To first-time
enrollment
(col. 4/col. 2)

Migration of students

To residents
enrolled in any
state (col. 4/col. 3)

Out of state
(col. 3 - col. 4)

Into state2
(col. 2 - col. 4)

Net
(col. 8 - col. 7)

United States .............


Alabama .............................
Alaska.................................
Arizona ...............................
Arkansas.............................
California ............................

2,192,819
37,496
2,642
42,610
22,169
262,266

2,158,258
31,160
3,915
37,006
19,348
271,669

1,765,406
28,165
2,390
33,090
17,624
243,382

0.81
0.75
0.90
0.78
0.79
0.93

0.82
0.90
0.61
0.89
0.91
0.90

392,852
2,995
1,525
3,916
1,724
28,287

427,413
9,331
252
9,520
4,545
18,884

34,561
6,336
-1,273
5,604
2,821
-9,403

Colorado .............................
Connecticut.........................
Delaware.............................
District of Columbia ............
Florida.................................

30,714
26,789
3,849
8,802
111,503

31,902
32,068
4,718
2,503
109,789

24,171
17,724
2,745
517
97,733

0.79
0.66
0.71
0.06
0.88

0.76
0.55
0.58
0.21
0.89

7,731
14,344
1,973
1,986
12,056

6,543
9,065
1,104
8,285
13,770

-1,188
-5,279
-869
6,299
1,714

Georgia...............................
Hawaii .................................
Idaho...................................
Illinois..................................
Indiana................................

66,830
7,374
8,901
76,057
53,214

67,659
8,683
8,273
90,456
45,900

57,253
5,862
5,589
64,307
40,350

0.86
0.79
0.63
0.85
0.76

0.85
0.68
0.68
0.71
0.88

10,406
2,821
2,684
26,149
5,550

9,577
1,512
3,312
11,750
12,864

-829
-1,309
628
-14,399
7,314

Iowa ....................................
Kansas................................
Kentucky .............................
Louisiana ............................
Maine..................................

30,970
23,728
32,517
31,340
8,625

24,442
21,889
29,320
28,912
9,234

21,209
18,627
26,191
26,094
6,072

0.68
0.79
0.81
0.83
0.70

0.87
0.85
0.89
0.90
0.66

3,233
3,262
3,129
2,818
3,162

9,761
5,101
6,326
5,246
2,553

6,528
1,839
3,197
2,428
-609

Maryland.............................
Massachusetts....................
Michigan .............................
Minnesota ...........................
Mississippi ..........................

35,755
62,482
73,745
41,180
25,820

43,730
54,966
73,740
45,340
22,726

28,253
36,917
65,840
32,751
21,098

0.79
0.59
0.89
0.80
0.82

0.65
0.67
0.89
0.72
0.93

15,477
18,049
7,900
12,589
1,628

7,502
25,565
7,905
8,429
4,722

-7,975
7,516
5
-4,160
3,094

Missouri ..............................
Montana..............................
Nebraska ............................
Nevada ...............................
New Hampshire ..................

46,252
7,315
15,412
9,607
11,986

43,633
6,320
14,858
11,280
11,256

36,803
5,020
12,442
8,511
6,388

0.80
0.69
0.81
0.89
0.53

0.84
0.79
0.84
0.75
0.57

6,830
1,300
2,416
2,769
4,868

9,449
2,295
2,970
1,096
5,598

2,619
995
554
-1,673
730

New Jersey .........................


New Mexico ........................
New York.............................
North Carolina ....................
North Dakota ......................

48,952
14,832
151,583
67,246
7,303

75,893
14,461
148,101
60,395
5,125

44,738
12,542
119,445
53,995
3,841

0.91
0.85
0.79
0.80
0.53

0.59
0.87
0.81
0.89
0.75

31,155
1,919
28,656
6,400
1,284

4,214
2,290
32,138
13,251
3,462

-26,941
371
3,482
6,851
2,178

Ohio ....................................
Oklahoma ...........................
Oregon................................
Pennsylvania.......................
Rhode Island ......................

86,520
27,893
20,830
107,883
13,027

84,068
24,100
18,072
91,298
7,667

71,583
21,735
13,960
75,702
4,907

0.83
0.78
0.67
0.70
0.38

0.85
0.90
0.77
0.83
0.64

12,485
2,365
4,112
15,596
2,760

14,937
6,158
6,870
32,181
8,120

2,452
3,793
2,758
16,585
5,360

South Carolina....................
South Dakota ......................
Tennessee ..........................
Texas ..................................
Utah ....................................

35,519
7,062
43,794
155,451
22,502

29,709
6,232
42,515
164,980
17,442

26,706
4,774
36,038
145,781
15,970

0.75
0.68
0.82
0.94
0.71

0.90
0.77
0.85
0.88
0.92

3,003
1,458
6,477
19,199
1,472

8,813
2,288
7,756
9,670
6,532

5,810
830
1,279
-9,529
5,060

Vermont ..............................
Virginia................................
Washington.........................
West Virginia.......................
Wisconsin ...........................
Wyoming.............................

7,138
58,821
31,647
15,067
43,974
4,281

4,478
56,202
34,030
10,885
42,241
3,459

2,228
45,599
25,881
9,696
34,196
2,699

0.31
0.78
0.82
0.64
0.78
0.63

0.50
0.81
0.76
0.89
0.81
0.78

2,250
10,603
8,149
1,189
8,045
760

4,910
13,222
5,766
5,371
9,778
1,582

2,660
2,619
-2,383
4,182
1,733
822

U.S. Service Academies .....


State unknown4...................

3,544

10,210

272

-272
10,210

3,272

3,544
-10,210

Other jurisdictions ....

41,389

42,562

41,200

1.00

0.97

1,362

189

-1,173

American Samoa ................


Federated States of
Micronesia ......................
Guam..................................
Marshall Islands..................
Northern Marianas .............
Palau...................................
Puerto Rico.........................
U.S. Virgin Islands ..............

559

622

559

1.00

0.90

63

-63

653
761
239
262
82
38,505
328

707
935
231
279
68
39,067
653

653
739
222
236
50
38,423
318

1.00
0.97
0.93
0.90
0.61
1.00
0.97

0.92
0.79
0.96
0.85
0.74
0.98
0.49

54
196
9
43
18
644
335

0
22
17
26
32
82
10

-54
-174
8
-17
14
-562
-325

Foreign countries................
Residence unknown ...........

33,388

33,388

-33,388

Not applicable.
1Students residing in a particular state when admitted to an institution anywhereeither in
their home state or another state.
2Includes students coming to U.S. colleges from foreign countries and other jurisdictions.
3Students whose residence is in the same state as the service academy.
4Institution unable to determine students home state.

NOTE: Includes all first-time postsecondary students who graduated from high school in the
previous 12 months and were enrolled at reporting institutions. Degree-granting institutions
grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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Enrollment

Table 260. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in 4-year degree-granting institutions who
graduated from high school in the previous 12 months, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2010

State or jurisdiction
1

Total
first-time
enrollment
in institutions
located in the state

State residents enrolled in institutions

In any

state1

Ratio of in-state students

In their home state

To residents
enrolled in any
state (col. 4/col. 3)

Out of state
(col. 3 - col. 4)

Into state2
(col. 2 - col. 4)

Net
(col. 8 - col. 7)

United States .............


Alabama .............................
Alaska.................................
Arizona ...............................
Arkansas.............................
California ............................

1,480,066
23,817
2,633
22,043
16,040
114,035

1,449,329
18,535
3,751
18,095
13,073
127,917

1,085,207
15,929
2,381
14,537
11,679
100,645

0.73
0.67
0.90
0.66
0.73
0.88

0.75
0.86
0.63
0.80
0.89
0.79

364,122
2,606
1,370
3,558
1,394
27,272

394,859
7,888
252
7,506
4,361
13,390

30,737
5,282
-1,118
3,948
2,967
-13,882

Colorado .............................
Connecticut.........................
Delaware.............................
District of Columbia ............
Florida.................................

23,523
19,340
1,743
8,802
93,625

24,412
24,460
2,658
2,232
91,624

17,302
10,326
762
517
80,532

0.74
0.53
0.44
0.06
0.86

0.71
0.42
0.29
0.23
0.88

7,110
14,134
1,896
1,715
11,092

6,221
9,014
981
8,285
13,093

-889
-5,120
-915
6,570
2,001

Georgia...............................
Hawaii .................................
Idaho...................................
Illinois..................................
Indiana................................

49,722
3,974
7,144
50,222
45,077

50,754
5,138
6,165
64,214
37,497

41,133
2,549
4,025
38,856
32,508

0.83
0.64
0.56
0.77
0.72

0.81
0.50
0.65
0.61
0.87

9,621
2,589
2,140
25,358
4,989

8,589
1,425
3,119
11,366
12,569

-1,032
-1,164
979
-13,992
7,580

Iowa ....................................
Kansas................................
Kentucky .............................
Louisiana ............................
Maine..................................

19,109
13,941
23,426
23,435
6,519

13,407
13,254
20,270
20,613
7,126

10,476
10,245
17,452
18,329
4,046

0.55
0.73
0.74
0.78
0.62

0.78
0.77
0.86
0.89
0.57

2,931
3,009
2,818
2,284
3,080

8,633
3,696
5,974
5,106
2,473

5,702
687
3,156
2,822
-607

Maryland.............................
Massachusetts....................
Michigan .............................
Minnesota ...........................
Mississippi ..........................

18,774
49,910
50,546
27,047
10,671

27,271
42,660
50,341
31,681
8,089

12,227
24,883
42,974
19,756
6,659

0.65
0.50
0.85
0.73
0.62

0.45
0.58
0.85
0.62
0.82

15,044
17,777
7,367
11,925
1,430

6,547
25,027
7,572
7,291
4,012

-8,497
7,250
205
-4,634
2,582

Missouri ..............................
Montana..............................
Nebraska ............................
Nevada ...............................
New Hampshire ..................

30,204
6,037
11,071
8,413
9,093

27,223
4,862
10,194
9,844
8,146

21,212
3,852
8,311
7,366
3,644

0.70
0.64
0.75
0.88
0.40

0.78
0.79
0.82
0.75
0.45

6,011
1,010
1,883
2,478
4,502

8,992
2,185
2,760
1,047
5,449

2,981
1,175
877
-1,431
947

New Jersey .........................


New Mexico ........................
New York.............................
North Carolina ....................
North Dakota ......................

27,560
7,710
106,279
46,834
6,252

54,110
7,862
103,152
40,122
3,885

23,552
6,270
75,117
34,182
3,012

0.85
0.81
0.71
0.73
0.48

0.44
0.80
0.73
0.85
0.78

30,558
1,592
28,035
5,940
873

4,008
1,440
31,162
12,652
3,240

-26,550
-152
3,127
6,712
2,367

Ohio ....................................
Oklahoma ...........................
Oregon................................
Pennsylvania.......................
Rhode Island ......................

70,277
19,147
15,047
86,453
10,928

67,814
15,782
12,722
70,077
5,514

56,035
13,871
8,870
55,314
2,877

0.80
0.72
0.59
0.64
0.26

0.83
0.88
0.70
0.79
0.52

11,779
1,911
3,852
14,763
2,637

14,242
5,276
6,177
31,139
8,051

2,463
3,365
2,325
16,376
5,414

South Carolina....................
South Dakota ......................
Tennessee ..........................
Texas ..................................
Utah ....................................

23,652
5,798
30,650
91,495
19,114

17,939
4,938
29,420
101,995
14,136

15,256
3,699
23,472
83,837
12,969

0.65
0.64
0.77
0.92
0.68

0.85
0.75
0.80
0.82
0.92

2,683
1,239
5,948
18,158
1,167

8,396
2,099
7,178
7,658
6,145

5,713
860
1,230
-10,500
4,978

Vermont ..............................
Virginia................................
Washington.........................
West Virginia.......................
Wisconsin ...........................
Wyoming.............................

6,593
39,251
23,515
12,902
35,727
1,402

3,892
37,214
25,605
8,648
33,425
1,470

1,793
27,069
17,985
7,711
26,134
797

0.27
0.69
0.76
0.60
0.73
0.57

0.46
0.73
0.70
0.89
0.78
0.54

2,099
10,145
7,620
937
7,291
673

4,800
12,182
5,530
5,191
9,593
605

2,701
2,037
-2,090
4,254
2,302
-68

U.S. Service Academies .....


State unknown4...................

3,544

4,101

-272
4,101

3,272

3,544
-4,101

Other jurisdictions ....


American Samoa ................
Federated States of
Micronesia ....................
Guam..................................
Marshall Islands..................
Northern Marianas .............
Palau...................................
Puerto Rico.........................
U.S. Virgin Islands ..............

31,281

32,317
36

31,149

1.00

0.96
0.00

1,168
36

132
0

-1,036
-36

539

262

30,152
328

11
706
4
274
12
30,660
614
29,701
0

522

236

30,073
318

0.97

0.90

1.00
0.97

0.74

0.86

0.98
0.52

11
184
4
38
12
587
296
29,701
0

0
17
0
26
0
79
10

-11
-167
-4
-12
-12
-508
-286
-29,701
0

Foreign countries................
Residence unknown ...........

To first-time
enrollment
(col. 4/col. 2)

Migration of students

272 3

Not applicable.
1Students residing in a particular state when admitted to an institution anywhereeither in their
home state or another state.
2Includes students coming to U.S. colleges from foreign countries and other jurisdictions.
3Students whose residence is in the same state as the service academy.
4Institution unable to determine students home state.

NOTE: Includes all first-time postsecondary students who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months and were enrolled at reporting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant
associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component. (This
table was prepared November 2011.)

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Enrollment

Table 261. Number of U.S. students studying abroad and percentage distribution, by sex, race/ethnicity, and other selected characteristics:
Selected years, 199697 through 200910
Sex, race/ethnicity,
and other selected
characteristics
1

199697 19992000
2

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

10

11

12

13

Number
Total.......................

99,448

143,590

154,168

160,920

174,629

191,231

Change
19992000
to 200910
14
Percent change

205,983

223,534

241,791

262,416

260,327

270,604

88.5
Change in
percentage points

Percentage distribution
Sex.....................................
Male ...............................
Female ...........................

100.0
35.1
64.9

100.0
35.4
64.6

100.0
35.0
65.0

100.0
35.1
64.9

100.0
35.3
64.7

100.0
34.4
65.6

100.0
34.5
65.5

100.0
34.5
65.5

100.0
34.9
65.1

100.0
34.9
65.1

100.0
35.8
64.2

100.0
36.5
63.5

1.1
-1.1

Race/ethnicity ....................
White..............................
Black ..............................
Hispanic .........................
Asian/Pacific Islander.....
American Indian/
Alaska Native...........
Two or more races .........
Visa students1 ................

100.0
83.9
3.5
5.1
5.0

100.0
83.7
3.5
5.0
4.8

100.0
84.3
3.5
5.4
5.4

100.0
82.9
3.5
5.4
5.8

100.0
83.2
3.4
5.1
6.0

100.0
83.7
3.4
5.0
6.1

100.0
83.0
3.5
5.6
6.3

100.0
83.0
3.5
5.4
6.3

100.0
81.9
3.8
6.0
6.7

100.0
81.8
4.0
5.9
6.6

100.0
80.5
4.2
6.0
7.3

100.0
78.7
4.7
6.4
7.9

-5.0
1.2
1.4
3.1

0.3
2.1

0.5
0.9
1.6

0.5
0.9

0.4
2.0

0.5
1.8

0.5
1.3

0.4
1.2

0.6
1.2

0.5
1.2

0.5
1.2

0.5
1.6

0.5
1.9

#
1.0

Academic level...................
Freshman.......................
Sophomore ....................
Junior .............................
Senior ............................
Associates students ......
Bachelors unspecified ...
Masters level or higher ..
Other academic level .....

100.0
2.4
12.8
41.3
18.3
1.9
14.7
7.8
0.8

100.0
3.2
13.6
39.8
17.7
0.9
15.6
8.3
1.0

100.0
3.1
14.0
38.9
20.0
0.9
13.5
8.3
1.1

100.0
3.2
13.6
40.7
20.4
1.5
11.0
8.7
0.8

100.0
2.9
11.8
38.0
20.2
2.1
15.3
9.1
0.7

100.0
3.0
12.0
34.7
19.3
1.6
16.3
8.6
4.2

100.0
3.1
12.2
35.8
19.6
2.7
15.2
8.9
2.5

100.0
3.7
12.8
34.2
19.8
2.7
14.9
10.0
1.9

100.0
3.3
12.9
36.6
21.3
2.7
12.5
10.5
#

100.0
3.5
13.1
35.9
21.3
2.2
13.4
10.5
0.1

100.0
3.4
13.9
36.8
21.6
1.1
11.3
11.8
#

100.3
3.5
13.2
35.8
21.8
0.1
11.0
14.0
1.0

0.3
-0.4
-4.0
4.1
-0.8
-4.6
5.7
#

Host region ........................


Africa..............................
Asia2...............................
Europe3 ..........................
Latin America4 ...............
Middle East3 ...................
North America4,5 ............
Oceania .........................
Multiple destinations ......

100.0
2.6
6.1
64.6
15.3
1.8
0.7
4.4
4.6

100.0
2.8
6.2
62.5
14.0
2.8
0.9
5.0
5.8

100.0
2.9
6.0
63.3
14.5
0.9
0.7
6.0
5.6

100.0
2.9
6.8
62.7
14.5
0.7
0.8
6.8
4.9

100.0
2.8
5.6
63.1
15.3
0.2
0.7
7.3
5.1

100.0
3.0
6.9
61.0
15.2
0.4
0.6
7.4
5.5

100.0
3.5
8.0
60.3
14.4
1.0
0.5
6.7
5.6

100.0
3.8
9.3
58.3
15.2
1.2
0.5
6.3
5.5

100.0
4.2
10.3
57.4
15.0
1.1
0.6
5.7
5.6

100.0
4.5
11.1
56.3
15.3
1.3
0.4
5.3
5.7

100.0
5.3
11.4
54.5
15.4
1.4
0.5
5.5
6.0

100.0
5.5
12.0
53.5
15.0
1.8
0.7
5.0
6.5

2.7
5.8
-9.0
1.0
-1.0
-0.2
#
0.7

Duration of stay..................
Summer term .................
One semester ................
8 weeks or less during
academic year..........
January term..................
Academic year ...............
One quarter ...................
Two quarters ..................
Calendar year ................
Other..............................

100.0
32.8
40.2

100.0
34.2
38.1

100.0
33.7
38.5

100.0
34.4
39.0

100.0
32.7
40.3

100.0
37.0
38.1

100.0
37.2
37.5

100.0
37.2
36.9

100.0
38.7
36.3

100.0
38.1
35.5

100.0
35.8
37.3

100.0
37.8
35.8

3.6
-2.3

3.3
6.8
10.7
4.0
0.9
0.2
1.2

7.3
6.0
8.2
4.7
0.7
0.4
0.4

7.4
7.0
7.3
4.1
0.6
0.6
0.8

7.3
6.0
7.8
3.9
0.5
0.5
0.6

9.4
5.6
6.7
3.8
0.4
0.5
0.6

8.9
5.7
6.0
3.3
0.5
0.2
0.3

8.0
6.0
6.0
3.3
1.3
0.2
0.5

9.5
5.4
5.3
3.3
0.9
0.2
1.3

9.8
6.8
4.3
3.4
0.5
0.1
0.1

11.0
7.2
4.1
3.4
0.6
0.1
#

11.7
7.0
4.1
3.3
0.5
0.1
0.2

11.9
6.9
3.8
3.1
0.4
0.1
0.1

4.6
0.9
-4.4
-1.6
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1In 19992000 only, separate data were collected on foreign students who, while studying
in the United States on visas, left the United States for a period of time to study abroad
elsewhere.
2Asia excludes the Middle Eastern countries (Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Oman, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab
Emirates, and Yemen).

3Cyprus

and Turkey were classified as being in the Middle East prior to 200405, but in
Europe for 200405 and later years. Data for years prior to 200405 have been revised
for comparability.
4Mexico and Central America are included in Latin America, not in North America.
5Includes Antarctica from 200203 onward.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Institute of International Education, Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange, 2011. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

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Continent, region, and


selected countries of origin

198081

198586

199091

199596

200001

200506

200708

200809

200910

201011

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Total ...................
Africa .................................
East Africa .....................
Kenya .........................
Central Africa .................
North Africa....................
Southern Africa..............
West Africa.....................
Nigeria........................

311,880
38,180
6,260
1,930
1,130
7,310
1,480
22,000
17,350

100.0
12.2
2.0
0.6
0.4
2.3
0.5
7.1
5.6

343,780
34,190
6,730
1,720
1,540
5,980
2,360
17,580
13,710

100.0
9.9
2.0
0.5
0.4
1.7
0.7
5.1
4.0

407,272
23,803
7,592
2,357
1,647
4,541
2,835
7,178
3,714

100.0
5.8
1.9
0.6
0.4
1.1
0.7
1.8
0.9

453,787
20,844
7,596
2,934
1,346
3,422
2,657
5,818
2,093

100.00
4.6
1.7
0.6
0.3
0.8
0.6
1.3
0.5

547,873
34,217
13,516
6,229
1,859
5,184
3,304
10,346
3,820

100.0
6.2
2.5
1.1
0.3
0.9
0.6
1.9
0.7

564,766
36,308
13,635
6,559
2,825
3,770
2,232
13,846
6,192

100.0
6.4
2.4
1.2
0.5
0.7
0.4
2.5
1.1

623,805
35,654
12,664
5,838
3,405
3,858
2,095
13,632
6,222

100.0
5.7
2.0
0.9
0.5
0.6
0.3
2.2
1.0

671,616
36,937
10,411
5,877
2,819
4,229
5,613
13,837
6,256

100.0
5.5
1.6
0.9
0.4
0.6
0.8
2.1
0.9

690,923
37,062
9,872
5,384
2,872
4,941
5,313
14,064
6,568

100.0
5.4
1.4
0.8
0.4
0.7
0.8
2.0
1.0

723,277
36,890
8,863
4,666
2,831
5,420
5,330
14,446
7,148

100.0
5.1
1.2
0.6
0.4
0.7
0.7
2.0
1.0

Asia....................................
East Asia........................
China..........................
Hong Kong .................
Japan .........................
South Korea ...............
Taiwan ........................
South and Central Asia..
India ...........................
Nepal..........................
Pakistan .....................
Southeast Asia...............
Indonesia ...................
Malaysia .....................
Philippines..................
Singapore...................
Thailand .....................
Vietnam......................

94,640
51,650
2,770
9,660
13,500
6,150
19,460
14,540
9,250
250
2,990
28,450
3,250
6,010
3,390
1,320
6,550
6,490

30.3
16.6
0.9
3.1
4.3
2.0
6.2
4.7
3.0
0.1
1.0
9.1
1.0
1.9
1.1
0.4
2.1
2.1

156,830
80,720
13,980
10,710
13,360
18,660
23,770
25,800
16,070
390
5,440
50,310
8,210
23,020
3,920
3,930
6,940
3,270

45.6
23.5
4.1
3.1
3.9
5.4
6.9
7.5
4.7
0.1
1.6
14.6
2.4
6.7
1.1
1.1
2.0
1.0

229,825
146,017
39,597
12,625
36,611
23,362
33,531
42,366
28,857
670
7,725
41,441
9,524
13,606
4,273
4,495
7,092
1,396

56.4
35.9
9.7
3.1
9.0
5.7
8.2
10.4
7.1
0.2
1.9
10.2
2.3
3.3
1.0
1.1
1.7
0.3

259,893
166,717
39,613
12,018
45,531
36,231
32,702
45,401
31,743
1,219
6,427
47,774
12,820
14,015
3,127
4,098
12,165
922

57.3
36.7
8.7
2.6
10.0
8.0
7.2
10.0
7.0
0.3
1.4
10.5
2.8
3.1
0.7
0.9
2.7
0.2

302,058
189,371
59,939
7,627
46,497
45,685
28,566
71,765
54,664
2,618
6,948
40,916
11,625
7,795
3,139
4,166
11,187
2,022

55.1
34.6
10.9
1.4
8.5
8.3
5.2
13.1
10.0
0.5
1.3
7.5
2.1
1.4
0.6
0.8
2.0
0.4

327,785
197,576
62,582
7,849
38,712
59,022
27,876
94,965
76,503
6,061
5,759
35,244
7,575
5,515
3,758
3,909
8,765
4,597

58.0
35.0
11.1
1.4
6.9
10.5
4.9
16.8
13.5
1.1
1.0
6.2
1.3
1.0
0.7
0.7
1.6
0.8

380,465
223,306
81,127
8,286
33,974
69,124
29,001
117,001
94,563
8,936
5,345
40,152
7,692
5,428
4,170
3,976
9,004
8,769

61.0
35.8
13.0
1.3
5.4
11.1
4.6
18.8
15.2
1.4
0.9
6.4
1.2
0.9
0.7
0.6
1.4
1.4

415,000
240,952
98,235
8,329
29,264
75,065
28,065
129,572
103,260
11,581
5,298
44,395
7,509
5,942
4,226
3,989
8,736
12,823

61.8
35.9
14.6
1.2
4.4
11.2
4.2
19.3
15.4
1.7
0.8
6.6
1.1
0.9
0.6
0.6
1.3
1.9

435,667
261,125
127,628
8,034
24,842
72,153
26,685
130,725
104,897
11,233
5,222
43,817
6,943
6,190
3,815
4,051
8,531
13,112

63.1
37.8
18.5
1.2
3.6
10.4
3.9
18.9
15.2
1.6
0.8
6.3
1.0
0.9
0.6
0.6
1.2
1.9

461,903
286,925
157,558
8,136
21,290
73,351
24,818
128,958
103,895
10,301
5,045
46,020
6,942
6,735
3,604
4,316
8,236
14,888

63.9
39.7
21.8
1.1
2.9
10.1
3.4
17.8
14.4
1.4
0.7
6.4
1.0
0.9
0.5
0.6
1.1
2.1

Europe1 ..............................
Cyprus1 ..........................
France............................
Germany2 .......................
Greece ...........................
Spain..............................
Turkey1 ...........................
United Kingdom .............

28,650
720
2,570
3,310
3,750
950
2,600
4,440

9.2
0.2
0.8
1.1
1.2
0.3
0.8
1.4

38,910
2,140
3,680
4,730
4,440
1,740
2,460
5,940

11.3
0.6
1.1
1.4
1.3
0.5
0.7
1.7

55,422
1,710
5,633
7,003
4,357
4,304
4,078
7,298

13.6
0.4
1.4
1.7
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.8

76,855
1,819
5,710
9,017
3,365
4,809
7,678
7,799

16.9
0.4
1.3
2.0
0.7
1.1
1.7
1.7

93,784
2,217
7,273
10,128
2,768
4,156
10,983
8,139

17.1
0.4
1.3
1.8
0.5
0.8
2.0
1.5

84,697
1,111
6,640
8,829
2,088
3,455
11,622
8,274

15.0
0.2
1.2
1.6
0.4
0.6
2.1
1.5

83,981
782
7,050
8,907
1,981
3,660
12,030
8,367

13.5
0.1
1.1
1.4
0.3
0.6
1.9
1.3

87,648
696
7,421
9,679
1,896
3,849
13,263
8,701

13.1
0.1
1.1
1.4
0.3
0.6
2.0
1.3

85,084
586
7,716
9,548
1,837
3,971
12,397
8,861

12.3
0.1
1.1
1.4
0.3
0.6
1.8
1.3

84,296
470
8,098
9,458
1,874
4,330
12,184
8,947

11.7
0.1
1.1
1.3
0.3
0.6
1.7
1.2

Latin America.....................
Caribbean ......................
Central America .............
Mexico........................
South America ...............
Brazil ..........................
Colombia....................
Venezuela ..................
Middle East1.......................
Iran.................................
Israel ..............................
Jordan............................
Kuwait ............................
Lebanon.........................
Saudi Arabia ..................

49,810
10,650
12,970
6,730
26,190
2,870
3,930
11,750

16.0
3.4
4.2
2.2
8.4
0.9
1.3
3.8

45,480
11,100
12,740
5,460
21,640
2,840
4,010
7,040

13.2
3.2
3.7
1.6
6.3
0.8
1.2
2.0

47,318
12,349
15,949
6,739
19,019
3,898
3,183
2,894

11.6
3.0
3.9
1.7
4.7
1.0
0.8
0.7

47,253
10,737
14,220
8,687
22,296
5,497
3,462
4,456

10.4
2.4
3.1
1.9
4.9
1.2
0.8
1.0

63,634
14,423
16,764
10,670
32,447
8,846
6,765
5,217

11.6
2.6
3.1
1.9
5.9
1.6
1.2
1.0

64,769
13,855
19,709
13,931
31,205
7,009
6,835
4,792

11.5
2.5
3.5
2.5
5.5
1.2
1.2
0.8

64,473
12,739
20,800
14,837
30,932
7,578
6,662
4,446

10.3
2.0
3.3
2.4
5.0
1.2
1.1
0.7

67,731
13,320
21,430
14,850
32,961
8,767
7,013
4,678

10.1
2.0
3.2
2.2
4.9
1.3
1.0
0.7

65,632
13,112
19,956
13,450
32,564
8,786
6,920
4,958

9.5
1.9
2.9
1.9
4.7
1.3
1.0
0.7

64,169
11,644
20,361
13,713
32,164
8,777
6,456
5,491

8.9
1.6
2.8
1.9
4.4
1.2
0.9
0.8

81,390
47,550
2,710
6,140
2,990
6,770
10,440

26.1
15.2
0.9
2.0
1.0
2.2
3.3

48,120
14,210
2,600
6,590
3,810
7,090
6,900

14.0
4.1
0.8
1.9
1.1
2.1
2.0

27,636
6,262
2,977
4,321
1,624
3,899
3,584

6.8
1.5
0.7
1.1
0.4
1.0
0.9

21,066
2,628
2,637
2,222
3,035
1,554
4,191

4.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.7
0.3
0.9

23,658
1,844
3,402
2,187
3,045
2,005
5,273

4.3
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.4
1.0

17,806
2,420
3,419
1,733
1,703
1,950
3,448

3.2
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.6

24,755
3,060
3,004
1,799
1,823
1,807
9,873

4.0
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.6

29,140
3,533
3,060
2,225
2,031
1,823
12,661

4.3
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.9

33,797
4,731
2,778
1,995
2,442
1,608
15,810

4.9
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
2.3

42,543
5,626
2,701
2,002
2,998
1,462
22,704

5.9
0.8
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
3.1

14,790
14,320
4,180
1,530

4.7
4.6
1.3
0.5

16,030
15,410
4,030
1,530

4.7
4.5
1.2
0.4

18,949
18,350
4,230
1,906

4.7
4.5
1.0
0.5

23,644
23,005
4,202
2,244

5.2
5.1
0.9
0.5

25,888
25,279
4,624
2,645

4.7
4.6
0.8
0.5

28,699
28,202
4,702
2,806

5.1
5.0
0.8
0.5

29,472
29,051
5,005
3,088

4.7
4.7
0.8
0.5

30,107
29,697
5,053
3,203

4.5
4.4
0.8
0.5

28,574
28,145
5,091
3,296

4.1
4.1
0.7
0.5

27,941
27,546
5,610
3,777

3.9
3.8
0.8
0.5

240

0.1

190

0.1

89

30

10

16

10

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

North America3 ..................


Canada ..........................
Oceania .............................
Australia .........................
Unidentified4 ......................

#Rounds to zero.
1Cyprus and Turkey were classified as being in the Middle East prior to 200405, but in Europe for 200405 and later years.
Data for years prior to 200405 have been revised for comparability.
2Data for 198081 and 198586 are for West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany before unification).
3Excludes Mexico and Central America, which are included in Latin America.
4Place of origin unknown or undeclared.

Percent

NOTE: Includes foreign students enrolled in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Totals and subtotals include other countries not shown separately. Region totals may not sum to continent totals, because some continent
totals include students who are not classified by country or region. Data are for nonimmigrants (i.e., students who have not
migrated to this country). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Institute of International Education, Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange, 1981 through 2011
(selected years). (This table was prepared May 2012.)

362 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 262. Foreign students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the United States, by continent, region, and selected countries of origin: Selected years, 198081 through 201011

Table 263. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2011
Level of enrollment, sex, attendance
status, and race/ethnicity of student

Fall enrollment (in thousands)

Percentage distribution of U.S. residents

1980

1990

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

1976

1980

1990

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

All students, total ........................ 10,985.6 12,086.8 13,818.6 15,312.3 17,487.5 17,758.9 18,248.1 19,102.8 20,427.7 21,016.1 20,994.1
White .................................................... 9,076.1 9,833.0 10,722.5 10,462.1 11,495.4 11,572.4 11,756.2 12,088.8 12,730.8 12,722.5 12,394.2
Total, selected races/ethnicities ............ 1,690.8 1,948.8 2,704.7 4,321.5 5,407.2 5,590.6 5,867.4 6,353.5 7,012.1 7,584.0 7,859.5
Black ................................................. 1,033.0 1,106.8 1,247.0 1,730.3 2,214.6 2,279.6 2,383.4 2,584.5 2,919.8 3,038.8 3,067.9
Hispanic ............................................
383.8
471.7
782.4 1,461.8 1,882.0 1,964.3 2,076.2 2,272.9 2,546.7 2,741.4 2,890.1
Asian/Pacific Islander........................
197.9
286.4
572.4
978.2 1,134.4 1,165.5 1,217.9 1,302.8 1,337.7 1,282.2 1,282.5
Asian .............................................

1,218.1 1,216.6
Pacific Islander..............................

64.0
65.9
American Indian/Alaska Native.........
76.1
83.9
102.8
151.2
176.3
181.1
190.0
193.3
207.9
196.4
186.1
Two or more races ............................

325.3
432.9
Nonresident alien..................................
218.7
305.0
391.5
528.7
584.8
595.9
624.5
660.6
684.8
709.6
740.5

100.0
84.3
15.7
9.6
3.6
1.8

0.7

100.0
83.5
16.5
9.4
4.0
2.4

0.7

100.0
79.9
20.1
9.3
5.8
4.3

0.8

100.0
70.8
29.2
11.7
9.9
6.6

1.0

100.0
68.0
32.0
13.1
11.1
6.7

1.0

100.0
67.4
32.6
13.3
11.4
6.8

1.1

100.0
66.7
33.3
13.5
11.8
6.9

1.1

100.0
65.5
34.5
14.0
12.3
7.1

1.0

100.0
64.5
35.5
14.8
12.9
6.8

1.1

100.0
62.7
37.3
15.0
13.5
6.3
6.0
0.3
1.0
1.6

100.0
61.2
38.8
15.1
14.3
6.3
6.0
0.3
0.9
2.1

Male......................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

5,794.4 5,868.1 6,283.9 6,721.8 7,455.9


4,813.7 4,772.9 4,861.0 4,634.6 5,007.2
826.6
884.4 1,176.6 1,789.8 2,139.2
469.9
463.7
484.7
635.3
774.1
209.7
231.6
353.9
627.1
774.6
108.4
151.3
294.9
465.9
522.0

38.5
37.8
43.1
61.4
68.4

154.1
210.8
246.3
297.3
309.5

9,026.5
5,453.8
3,173.6
1,103.5
1,214.2
602.4
573.4
29.0
73.7
179.8
399.1

100.0
85.3
14.7
8.3
3.7
1.9

0.7

100.0
84.4
15.6
8.2
4.1
2.7

0.7

100.0
80.5
19.5
8.0
5.9
4.9

0.7

100.0
72.1
27.9
9.9
9.8
7.3

1.0

100.0
70.1
29.9
10.8
10.8
7.3

1.0

100.0
69.5
30.5
11.0
11.2
7.4

1.0

100.0
68.8
31.2
11.2
11.5
7.5

1.0

100.0
67.7
32.3
11.6
12.1
7.6

1.0

100.0
66.6
33.4
12.3
12.7
7.4

1.0

100.0
64.7
35.3
12.6
13.3
6.9
6.6
0.3
0.9
1.6

100.0
63.2
36.8
12.8
14.1
7.0
6.6
0.3
0.9
2.1

Female..................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

5,191.2 6,218.7
4,262.4 5,060.1
864.2 1,064.4
563.1
643.0
174.1
240.1
89.4
135.2

37.6
46.1

64.6
94.2

7,534.7
5,861.5
1,528.1
762.3
428.5
277.5

59.7

145.2

8,590.5 10,031.6 10,184.1 10,432.2 10,913.9 11,658.2 11,971.3 11,967.6


5,827.5 6,488.2 6,526.2 6,610.1 6,785.9 7,136.4 7,115.7 6,940.3
2,531.7 3,268.0 3,378.0 3,530.9 3,820.7 4,203.7 4,526.4 4,685.9
1,095.0 1,440.4 1,484.2 1,545.3 1,672.7 1,882.7 1,949.7 1,964.5
834.7 1,107.3 1,154.3 1,214.5 1,326.1 1,480.4 1,586.9 1,676.0
512.3
612.4
629.5
655.4
705.4
716.1
681.3
680.1

645.9
643.2

35.5
36.9
89.7
107.9
110.0
115.6
116.4
124.5
117.6
112.4

191.0
253.1
231.4
275.3
279.8
291.2
307.3
318.1
329.2
341.4

100.0
83.1
16.9
11.0
3.4
1.7

0.7

100.0
82.6
17.4
10.5
3.9
2.2

0.8

100.0
79.3
20.7
10.3
5.8
3.8

0.8

100.0
69.7
30.3
13.1
10.0
6.1

1.1

100.0
66.5
33.5
14.8
11.4
6.3

1.1

100.0
65.9
34.1
15.0
11.7
6.4

1.1

100.0
65.2
34.8
15.2
12.0
6.5

1.1

100.0
64.0
36.0
15.8
12.5
6.7

1.1

100.0
62.9
37.1
16.6
13.1
6.3

1.1

100.0
61.1
38.9
16.7
13.6
5.9
5.5
0.3
1.0
1.6

100.0
59.7
40.3
16.9
14.4
5.8
5.5
0.3
1.0
2.2

Full-time................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

6,703.6 7,088.9 7,821.0


5,512.6 5,717.0 6,016.5
1,030.9 1,137.5 1,514.9
659.2
685.6
718.3
211.1
247.0
394.7
117.7
162.0
347.4

43.0
43.0
54.4

160.0
234.4
289.6

9,009.6 10,797.0 10,957.3 11,269.9 11,747.7 12,722.8 13,082.3 13,001.5


6,231.1 7,220.5 7,267.3 7,394.2 7,593.5 8,078.8 8,051.1 7,781.2
2,368.5 3,117.1 3,221.9 3,382.0 3,631.9 4,101.7 4,465.1 4,622.3
982.6 1,321.7 1,354.8 1,416.1 1,530.7 1,763.7 1,809.3 1,807.9
710.3
979.7 1,023.8 1,082.9 1,177.2 1,362.4 1,499.7 1,592.3
591.2
710.1
735.4
770.0
808.9
848.6
821.0
821.7

783.3
782.6

37.7
39.1
84.4
105.6
107.9
113.0
115.1
127.0
118.2
110.7

216.9
289.7
410.0
459.4
468.0
493.7
522.3
542.3
566.1
598.0

100.0
84.2
15.8
10.1
3.2
1.8

0.7

100.0
83.4
16.6
10.0
3.6
2.4

0.6

100.0
79.9
20.1
9.5
5.2
4.6

0.7

100.0
72.5
27.5
11.4
8.3
6.9

1.0

100.0
69.8
30.2
12.8
9.5
6.9

1.0

100.0
69.3
30.7
12.9
9.8
7.0

1.0

100.0
68.6
31.4
13.1
10.0
7.1

1.0

100.0
67.6
32.4
13.6
10.5
7.2

1.0

100.0
66.3
33.7
14.5
11.2
7.0

1.0

100.0
64.3
35.7
14.5
12.0
6.6
6.3
0.3
0.9
1.7

100.0
62.7
37.3
14.6
12.8
6.6
6.3
0.3
0.9
2.3

Part-time ...............................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

4,282.1 4,997.9 5,997.7 6,302.7 6,690.5


3,563.5 4,116.0 4,706.0 4,231.0 4,274.9
659.9
811.3 1,189.8 1,953.0 2,290.1
373.8
421.2
528.7
747.7
892.9
172.7
224.8
387.7
751.5
902.2
80.2
124.4
225.1
387.1
424.3

33.1
40.9
48.4
66.8
70.7

58.7
70.6
101.8
118.7
125.5

100.0
84.4
15.6
8.9
4.1
1.9

0.8

100.0
83.5
16.5
8.5
4.6
2.5

0.8

100.0
79.8
20.2
9.0
6.6
3.8

0.8

100.0
68.4
31.6
12.1
12.2
6.3

1.1

100.0
65.1
34.9
13.6
13.7
6.5

1.1

100.0
64.5
35.5
13.9
14.1
6.4

1.1

100.0
63.7
36.3
14.1
14.5
6.5

1.1

100.0
62.3
37.7
14.6
15.2
6.8

1.1

100.0
61.5
38.5
15.3
15.7
6.5

1.1

100.0
60.0
40.0
15.8
15.9
5.9
5.6
0.3
1.0
1.4

100.0
58.8
41.2
16.1
16.5
5.9
5.5
0.3
1.0
1.8

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

7,574.8
5,046.2
2,212.6
795.4
810.0
536.0

71.2

316.1

6,801.6
4,305.1
2,368.6
924.8
940.5
430.1

73.2

127.8

7,815.9
5,146.1
2,336.6
838.1
861.6
562.5

74.4

333.2

6,978.2
4,362.1
2,485.4
967.2
993.2
447.9

77.0

130.8

8,188.9 8,769.5
5,302.9 5,594.4
2,532.8 2,808.4
911.8 1,037.1
946.7 1,066.3
597.4
621.5

76.9
83.4

353.3
366.7

7,355.1
4,495.3
2,721.5
1,053.7
1,095.7
493.9

78.2

138.3

7,704.9
4,651.9
2,910.4
1,156.2
1,184.3
489.1

80.9

142.6

9,044.8
5,606.8
3,057.6
1,089.1
1,154.6
600.8
572.3
28.6
78.8
134.3
380.3

7,933.9
4,671.5
3,118.9
1,229.5
1,241.8
461.2
434.9
26.3
78.2
108.4
143.5

7,992.7
4,613.0
3,237.2
1,260.1
1,297.8
460.8
434.0
26.8
75.4
143.2
142.5

2011

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 363


Enrollment

1976

Level of enrollment, sex, attendance


status, and race/ethnicity of student

Fall enrollment (in thousands)

Percentage distribution of U.S. residents

1976

1980

1990

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

1976

1980

1990

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Undergraduate, total ...................


White ....................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ............
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander........................
Asian .............................................
Pacific Islander..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........
Two or more races ............................
Nonresident alien..................................

9,419.0 10,469.1 11,959.1 13,155.4 14,964.0 15,184.3 15,603.8 16,365.7 17,565.3 18,078.7 18,063.0
7,740.5 8,480.7 9,272.6 8,983.5 9,828.6 9,885.4 10,046.6 10,339.2 10,915.3 10,897.7 10,611.6
1,535.3 1,778.5 2,467.7 3,884.0 4,820.7 4,977.9 5,221.9 5,666.2 6,271.6 6,780.7 7,029.1
943.4 1,018.8 1,147.2 1,548.9 1,955.4 2,005.7 2,092.6 2,269.3 2,577.4 2,676.5 2,698.9
352.9
433.1
724.6 1,351.0 1,733.6 1,810.1 1,915.9 2,103.5 2,362.5 2,543.6 2,685.1
169.3
248.7
500.5
845.5
971.4
997.9 1,042.1 1,117.9 1,142.3 1,087.9 1,085.1

1,030.3 1,025.8

57.6
59.3
69.7
77.9
95.5
138.5
160.4
164.2
171.3
175.6
189.4
179.3
169.9

293.5
390.2
143.2
209.9
218.7
288.0
314.7
321.0
335.3
360.3
378.4
400.3
422.3

100.0
83.4
16.6
10.2
3.8
1.8

0.8

100.0
82.7
17.3
9.9
4.2
2.4

0.8

100.0
79.0
21.0
9.8
6.2
4.3

0.8

100.0
69.8
30.2
12.0
10.5
6.6

1.1

100.0
67.1
32.9
13.3
11.8
6.6

1.1

100.0
66.5
33.5
13.5
12.2
6.7

1.1

100.0
65.8
34.2
13.7
12.5
6.8

1.1

100.0
64.6
35.4
14.2
13.1
7.0

1.1

100.0
63.5
36.5
15.0
13.7
6.6

1.1

100.0
61.6
38.4
15.1
14.4
6.2
5.8
0.3
1.0
1.7

100.0
60.2
39.8
15.3
15.2
6.2
5.8
0.3
1.0
2.2

Male......................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

4,896.8 4,997.4 5,379.8 5,778.3 6,408.9


4,052.2 4,054.9 4,184.4 4,010.1 4,330.4
748.2
802.7 1,069.3 1,618.0 1,926.6
430.7
428.2
448.0
577.0
697.5
191.7
211.2
326.9
582.6
718.5
91.1
128.5
254.5
401.9
448.1

34.8
34.8
39.9
56.4
62.5

96.4
139.8
126.1
150.2
151.8

Female..................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

6,727.6
4,455.9
2,107.5
754.1
802.0
483.6

67.8

164.2

7,066.6
4,598.6
2,290.3
821.3
884.0
514.6

70.3

177.7

7,595.5
4,860.2
2,546.2
938.3
997.3
534.0

76.5

189.1

7,817.0
4,722.9
2,876.5
994.9
1,136.2
513.9
487.4
26.4
67.8
163.6
217.6

100.0
84.4
15.6
9.0
4.0
1.9

0.7

100.0
83.5
16.5
8.8
4.3
2.6

0.7

100.0
79.6
20.4
8.5
6.2
4.8

0.8

100.0
71.3
28.7
10.3
10.4
7.1

1.0

100.0
69.2
30.8
11.1
11.5
7.2

1.0

100.0
68.6
31.4
11.3
11.8
7.2

1.0

100.0
67.9
32.1
11.5
12.2
7.4

1.0

100.0
66.8
33.2
11.9
12.8
7.5

1.0

100.0
65.6
34.4
12.7
13.5
7.2

1.0

100.0
63.7
36.3
12.9
14.1
6.7
6.4
0.3
0.9
1.6

100.0
62.1
37.9
13.1
15.0
6.8
6.4
0.3
0.9
2.2

4,522.1 5,471.7 6,579.3 7,377.1


3,688.3 4,425.8 5,088.2 4,973.3
787.0
975.8 1,398.5 2,266.0
512.7
590.6
699.2
971.9
161.2
221.8
397.6
768.4
78.2
120.2
246.0
443.6

34.9
43.1
55.5
82.1

46.8
70.1
92.6
137.8

8,555.1 8,670.5 8,876.2


5,498.2 5,520.9 5,590.6
2,894.0 2,984.5 3,114.4
1,257.8 1,290.0 1,338.5
1,015.0 1,058.1 1,113.9
523.2
537.3
558.5

98.0
99.2
103.6

162.9
165.2
171.2

9,299.1
5,740.6
3,375.9
1,448.0
1,219.5
603.2

105.2

182.6

9,969.8 10,243.5 10,246.1


6,055.0 6,035.7 5,888.6
3,725.4 4,009.7 4,152.7
1,639.1 1,693.6 1,703.9
1,365.2 1,463.7 1,548.8
608.3
574.3
571.2

542.7
538.3

31.6
32.9
112.9
106.9
102.1

171.2
226.6
189.4
198.1
204.7

100.0
82.4
17.6
11.5
3.6
1.7

0.8

100.0
81.9
18.1
10.9
4.1
2.2

0.8

100.0
78.4
21.6
10.8
6.1
3.8

0.9

100.0
68.7
31.3
13.4
10.6
6.1

1.1

100.0
65.5
34.5
15.0
12.1
6.2

1.2

100.0
64.9
35.1
15.2
12.4
6.3

1.2

100.0
64.2
35.8
15.4
12.8
6.4

1.2

100.0
63.0
37.0
15.9
13.4
6.6

1.2

100.0
61.9
38.1
16.8
14.0
6.2

1.2

100.0
60.1
39.9
16.9
14.6
5.7
5.4
0.3
1.1
1.7

100.0
58.6
41.4
17.0
15.4
5.7
5.4
0.3
1.0
2.3

Postbaccalaureate, total.............
White ....................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ............
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander........................
Asian .............................................
Pacific Islander..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........
Two or more races ............................
Nonresident alien..................................

1,566.6
1,335.6
155.5
89.7
30.9
28.6

6.4

75.5

1,617.7
1,352.4
170.3
87.9
38.6
37.7

6.0

95.1

1,859.5
1,449.8
237.0
99.8
57.9
72.0

7.3

172.7

2,156.9
1,478.6
437.5
181.4
110.8
132.7

12.6

240.7

2,523.5
1,666.8
586.6
259.2
148.4
163.0

15.9

270.1

2,574.6
1,687.0
612.7
273.9
154.2
167.6

17.0

274.8

2,644.4
1,709.7
645.5
290.8
160.3
175.8

18.7

289.1

2,737.1
1,749.6
687.2
315.2
169.4
184.9

17.7

300.3

2,862.4
1,815.5
740.5
342.4
184.2
195.4

18.5

Male......................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

897.6
761.6
78.4
39.2
18.1
17.4

3.7

57.7

870.7
718.1
81.7
35.5
20.4
22.8

3.0

71.0

904.2
676.6
107.4
36.7
27.0
40.4

3.2

120.2

943.5
624.5
171.9
58.3
44.5
64.0

5.0

147.1

1,047.1
676.8
212.5
76.6
56.1
73.9

5.9

157.7

1,061.1
681.6
219.2
79.7
57.9
75.4

6.2

160.2

1,088.3
690.2
229.1
84.0
59.6
78.9

6.6

169.1

1,122.3
704.3
242.5
90.5
62.7
82.7

6.5

175.5

See notes at end of table.

6,513.8
4,364.6
1,993.3
715.7
752.0
460.6

65.0

155.9

7,835.2
4,861.9
2,771.0
982.9
1,079.9
513.6
487.6
26.0
72.4
122.3
202.2

306.4

2,937.5
1,824.9
803.3
362.3
197.9
194.3
187.8
6.5
17.1
31.8
309.3

2,931.1
1,782.6
830.4
369.1
205.0
197.4
190.8
6.6
16.1
42.7
318.1

100.0
89.6
10.4
6.0
2.1
1.9

0.4

100.0
88.8
11.2
5.8
2.5
2.5

0.4

100.0
86.0
14.0
5.9
3.4
4.3

0.4

100.0
77.2
22.8
9.5
5.8
6.9

0.7

100.0
74.0
26.0
11.5
6.6
7.2

0.7

100.0
73.4
26.6
11.9
6.7
7.3

0.7

100.0
72.6
27.4
12.3
6.8
7.5

0.8

100.0
71.8
28.2
12.9
7.0
7.6

0.7

100.0
71.0
29.0
13.4
7.2
7.6

0.7

100.0
69.4
30.6
13.8
7.5
7.4
7.1
0.2
0.7
1.2

100.0
68.2
31.8
14.1
7.8
7.6
7.3
0.3
0.6
1.6

1,174.0
734.2
262.2
98.8
69.0
87.5

6.9

177.7

1,209.6
744.9
286.6
106.2
74.7
87.2
84.7
2.5
6.4
12.0
178.1

1,209.5
730.9
297.1
108.5
77.9
88.6
86.0
2.6
5.9
16.2
181.5

100.0
90.7
9.3
4.7
2.2
2.1

0.4

100.0
89.8
10.2
4.4
2.5
2.8

0.4

100.0
86.3
13.7
4.7
3.4
5.2

0.4

100.0
78.4
21.6
7.3
5.6
8.0

0.6

100.0
76.1
23.9
8.6
6.3
8.3

0.7

100.0
75.7
24.3
8.8
6.4
8.4

0.7

100.0
75.1
24.9
9.1
6.5
8.6

0.7

100.0
74.4
25.6
9.6
6.6
8.7

0.7

100.0
73.7
26.3
9.9
6.9
8.8

0.7

100.0
72.2
27.8
10.3
7.2
8.5
8.2
0.2
0.6
1.2

100.0
71.1
28.9
10.6
7.6
8.6
8.4
0.3
0.6
1.6

364 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 263. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2011Continued

Table 263. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2011Continued
Level of enrollment, sex, attendance
status, and race/ethnicity of student
1
Female..................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

Fall enrollment (in thousands)

Percentage distribution of U.S. residents

1976

1980

1990

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

1976

1980

1990

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

669.1
574.1
77.2
50.5
12.8
11.2

2.7

17.8

747.0
634.3
88.6
52.4
18.3
15.0

3.0

24.1

955.4 1,213.4 1,476.5


773.2
854.1
990.0
129.6
265.7
374.0
63.1
123.1
182.6
30.9
66.3
92.3
31.5
68.7
89.1

4.1
7.6
10.0

52.5
93.6
112.4

1,513.5
1,005.4
393.5
194.2
96.3
92.2

10.8

114.6

1,556.0
1,019.5
416.5
206.8
100.7
97.0

12.1

120.1

1,614.8
1,045.3
444.8
224.7
106.7
102.2

11.2

124.8

1,688.4
1,081.4
478.3
243.6
115.2
107.9

11.6

128.7

1,727.8
1,080.0
516.7
256.0
123.2
107.1
103.1
3.9
10.7
19.7
131.1

1,721.6
1,051.7
533.3
260.6
127.1
108.9
104.8
4.0
10.3
26.5
136.6

100.0
88.1
11.9
7.7
2.0
1.7

0.4

100.0
87.7
12.3
7.2
2.5
2.1

0.4

100.0
85.6
14.4
7.0
3.4
3.5

0.5

100.0
76.3
23.7
11.0
5.9
6.1

0.7

100.0
72.6
27.4
13.4
6.8
6.5

0.7

100.0
71.9
28.1
13.9
6.9
6.6

0.8

100.0
71.0
29.0
14.4
7.0
6.8

0.8

100.0
70.2
29.8
15.1
7.2
6.9

0.8

100.0
69.3
30.7
15.6
7.4
6.9

0.7

100.0
67.6
32.4
16.0
7.7
6.7
6.5
0.2
0.7
1.2

100.0
66.4
33.6
16.4
8.0
6.9
6.6
0.3
0.6
1.7

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Not available.
Not applicable.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Because of underreporting and nonreporting of racial/ethnic
data, some figures are slightly lower than corresponding data in other tables. Data through 1990 are for institutions of higher
education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the ear-

2011

lier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that
did not grant degrees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information
Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1976 and 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:90); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment
component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 365


Enrollment

Level and control of institution


and race/ethnicity of student

Fall enrollment (in thousands)

Percentage distribution of U.S. residents

1976

1980

1990

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

1976

1980

1990

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

All students, total ........................ 10,985.6 12,086.8 13,818.6 15,312.3 17,487.5 17,758.9 18,248.1 19,102.8 20,427.7 21,016.1 20,994.1
White .................................................... 9,076.1 9,833.0 10,722.5 10,462.1 11,495.4 11,572.4 11,756.2 12,088.8 12,730.8 12,722.5 12,394.2
Total, selected races/ethnicities ............ 1,690.8 1,948.8 2,704.7 4,321.5 5,407.2 5,590.6 5,867.4 6,353.5 7,012.1 7,584.0 7,859.5
Black ................................................. 1,033.0 1,106.8 1,247.0 1,730.3 2,214.6 2,279.6 2,383.4 2,584.5 2,919.8 3,038.8 3,067.9
Hispanic ............................................
383.8
471.7
782.4 1,461.8 1,882.0 1,964.3 2,076.2 2,272.9 2,546.7 2,741.4 2,890.1
Asian/Pacific Islander........................
197.9
286.4
572.4
978.2 1,134.4 1,165.5 1,217.9 1,302.8 1,337.7 1,282.2 1,282.5
Asian .............................................

1,218.1 1,216.6
Pacific Islander..............................

64.0
65.9
American Indian/Alaska Native.........
76.1
83.9
102.8
151.2
176.3
181.1
190.0
193.3
207.9
196.4
186.1
Two or more races ............................

325.3
432.9
Nonresident alien..................................
218.7
305.0
391.5
528.7
584.8
595.9
624.5
660.6
684.8
709.6
740.5

100.0
84.3
15.7
9.6
3.6
1.8

0.7

100.0
83.5
16.5
9.4
4.0
2.4

0.7

100.0
79.9
20.1
9.3
5.8
4.3

0.8

100.0
70.8
29.2
11.7
9.9
6.6

1.0

100.0
68.0
32.0
13.1
11.1
6.7

1.0

100.0
67.4
32.6
13.3
11.4
6.8

1.1

100.0
66.7
33.3
13.5
11.8
6.9

1.1

100.0
65.5
34.5
14.0
12.3
7.1

1.0

100.0
64.5
35.5
14.8
12.9
6.8

1.1

100.0
62.7
37.3
15.0
13.5
6.3
6.0
0.3
1.0
1.6

100.0
61.2
38.8
15.1
14.3
6.3
6.0
0.3
0.9
2.1

Public....................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

8,641.0 9,456.4 10,844.7 11,752.8 13,021.8 13,180.1 13,490.8 13,972.2 14,810.6 15,142.8 15,110.2
7,094.5 7,656.1 8,385.4 7,963.4 8,518.2 8,540.5 8,640.3 8,817.7 9,234.6 9,187.1 8,935.1
1,401.2 1,596.2 2,199.2 3,446.3 4,130.8 4,256.6 4,448.8 4,727.5 5,135.2 5,501.4 5,703.4
831.2
876.1
976.4 1,319.2 1,580.4 1,612.6 1,667.6 1,759.2 1,937.2 1,988.6 2,013.3
336.8
406.2
671.4 1,229.3 1,525.6 1,594.3 1,685.4 1,832.4 2,017.7 2,157.4 2,275.8
165.7
239.7
461.0
770.5
881.9
903.8
942.5
982.9 1,018.5
969.5
958.3

195.0
185.4

44.0
43.0
67.5
74.2
90.4
127.3
143.0
145.9
153.3
153.0
161.8
151.0
142.4

234.9
313.5
145.3
204.2
260.0
343.1
372.8
383.1
401.7
427.0
440.8
454.3
471.7

100.0
83.5
16.5
9.8
4.0
2.0

0.8

100.0
82.7
17.3
9.5
4.4
2.6

0.8

100.0
79.2
20.8
9.2
6.3
4.4

0.9

100.0
69.8
30.2
11.6
10.8
6.8

1.1

100.0
67.3
32.7
12.5
12.1
7.0

1.1

100.0
66.7
33.3
12.6
12.5
7.1

1.1

100.0
66.0
34.0
12.7
12.9
7.2

1.2

100.0
65.1
34.9
13.0
13.5
7.3

1.1

100.0
64.3
35.7
13.5
14.0
7.1

1.1

100.0
62.5
37.5
13.5
14.7
6.6
1.3
0.3
1.0
1.6

100.0
61.0
39.0
13.8
15.5
6.5
1.3
0.3
1.0
2.1

Private ..................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

2,344.6 2,630.4 2,973.9


1,981.6 2,176.9 2,337.0
289.6
352.7
505.5
201.8
230.7
270.6
47.0
65.6
111.0
32.2
46.7
111.5

8.6
9.7
12.4

73.4
100.8
131.4

3,559.5
2,498.7
875.2
411.1
232.5
207.7

23.9

185.6

5,883.9
3,459.1
2,156.1
1,054.6
614.3
324.2
301.2
22.9
43.6
119.3
268.7

100.0
87.3
12.7
8.9
2.1
1.4

0.4

100.0
86.1
13.9
9.1
2.6
1.8

0.4

100.0
82.2
17.8
9.5
3.9
3.9

0.4

100.0
74.1
25.9
12.2
6.9
6.2

0.7

100.0
70.0
30.0
14.9
8.4
5.9

0.8

100.0
69.4
30.6
15.3
8.5
6.0

0.8

100.0
68.7
31.3
15.8
8.6
6.1

0.8

100.0
66.8
33.2
16.9
9.0
6.5

0.8

100.0
65.1
34.9
18.3
9.8
5.9

0.9

100.0
62.9
37.1
18.7
10.4
5.6
5.2
0.4
0.8
1.6

100.0
61.6
38.4
18.8
10.9
5.8
5.4
0.4
0.8
2.1

4-year, total ..................................


White ....................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ............
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander........................
Asian .............................................
Pacific Islander..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........
Two or more races ............................
Nonresident alien..................................

7,106.5
5,999.0
931.0
603.7
173.6
118.7

35.0

176.5

9,363.9 10,999.4 11,240.3 11,630.2 12,131.4 12,906.3 13,335.3 13,494.1


6,658.0 7,496.9 7,603.4 7,781.0 7,987.1 8,357.4 8,398.2 8,307.0
2,266.1 3,009.5 3,134.4 3,320.5 3,588.4 3,964.4 4,328.2 4,542.6
995.4 1,313.4 1,361.7 1,441.7 1,565.0 1,767.0 1,841.0 1,870.9
617.9
900.5
950.0 1,008.7 1,092.2 1,237.7 1,355.1 1,453.5
576.3
700.0
722.7
761.5
823.4
842.0
818.4
837.8

782.4
799.2

35.9
38.6
76.5
95.6
100.0
108.6
107.8
117.7
109.0
105.1

204.8
275.3
439.7
493.1
502.5
528.7
555.9
584.6
608.9
644.6

100.0
86.6
13.4
8.7
2.5
1.7

0.5

100.0
85.7
14.3
8.7
3.0
2.2

0.5

100.0
82.0
18.0
8.8
4.3
4.3

0.6

100.0
74.6
25.4
11.2
6.9
6.5

0.9

100.0
71.4
28.6
12.5
8.6
6.7

0.9

100.0
70.8
29.2
12.7
8.8
6.7

0.9

100.0
70.1
29.9
13.0
9.1
6.9

1.0

100.0
69.0
31.0
13.5
9.4
7.1

0.9

100.0
67.8
32.2
14.3
10.0
6.8

1.0

100.0
66.0
34.0
14.5
10.6
6.4
6.1
0.3
0.9
1.6

100.0
64.6
35.4
14.6
11.3
6.5
6.2
0.3
0.8
2.1

Public....................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

4,892.9 5,127.6 5,848.2 6,055.4 6,837.6


4,120.2 4,243.0 4,605.6 4,311.2 4,678.1
666.7
740.8 1,046.2 1,486.4 1,876.9
421.8
438.2
495.1
627.8
754.0
129.3
156.4
262.5
420.0
595.6
87.5
117.2
250.6
381.3
460.1

28.2
29.0
38.0
57.2
67.2

106.0
143.8
196.4
257.8
282.6

100.0
86.1
13.9
8.8
2.7
1.8

0.6

100.0
85.1
14.9
8.8
3.1
2.4

0.6

100.0
81.5
18.5
8.8
4.6
4.4

0.7

100.0
74.4
25.6
10.8
7.2
6.6

1.0

100.0
71.4
28.6
11.5
9.1
7.0

1.0

100.0
70.8
29.2
11.6
9.5
7.1

1.0

100.0
70.2
29.8
11.7
9.7
7.3

1.1

100.0
69.6
30.4
11.8
10.1
7.4

1.0

100.0
68.7
31.3
12.2
10.8
7.3

1.0

100.0
67.0
33.0
12.1
11.5
6.9
6.7
0.2
0.9
1.6

100.0
65.6
34.4
12.2
12.3
6.9
6.7
0.2
0.9
2.2

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

See notes at end of table.

7,565.4
6,274.5
1,049.9
634.3
216.6
162.1

36.9

240.9

8,578.6
6,768.1
1,486.1
722.8
358.2
357.2

47.9

324.3

4,465.6
2,977.3
1,276.4
634.2
356.4
252.4

33.3

212.0

4,578.7
3,032.0
1,333.9
667.0
370.1
261.7

35.2

212.8

6,955.0
4,720.8
1,942.8
770.1
629.8
473.2

69.7

291.4

4,757.3
3,116.0
1,418.6
715.7
390.7
275.4

36.7

222.8

7,166.7
4,813.6
2,045.3
801.7
668.6
498.5

76.5

307.8

5,130.7
3,271.1
1,625.9
825.3
440.5
319.9

40.3

233.6

7,331.8
4,879.2
2,128.2
827.3
709.9
518.3

72.6

324.4

5,617.1
3,496.2
1,876.9
982.7
529.0
319.1

46.1

244.0

7,709.2
5,057.8
2,307.6
896.7
794.1
540.1

76.7

343.7

5,873.3
3,535.4
2,082.6
1,050.1
584.1
312.7
292.6
20.0
45.4
90.4
255.3

7,924.8
5,070.4
2,496.6
912.6
869.2
522.8
504.7
18.1
69.5
122.4
357.8

8,047.7
5,027.7
2,640.8
931.9
945.7
531.5
512.5
19.0
66.1
165.6
379.2

2011

366 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 264. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution and race/ethnicity of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2011

Table 264. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution and race/ethnicity of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2011Continued
Level and control of institution
and race/ethnicity of student

Fall enrollment (in thousands)

Percentage distribution of U.S. residents

1980

1990

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

1976

1980

1990

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Private ..................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

2,213.6 2,437.8 2,730.3


1,878.8 2,031.5 2,162.5
264.3
309.2
439.8
182.0
196.1
227.7
44.3
60.2
95.7
31.2
44.9
106.6

6.8
7.9
9.9

70.5
97.1
127.9

3,308.5
2,346.9
779.7
367.6
197.9
195.0

19.3

181.9

4,161.8
2,818.8
1,132.5
559.4
304.9
239.8

28.4

210.4

4,285.3
2,882.6
1,191.6
591.6
320.2
249.5

30.3

211.1

4,463.5
2,967.5
1,275.3
640.0
340.1
263.1

32.1

220.8

4,799.6
3,107.9
1,460.2
737.6
382.3
305.1

35.2

231.5

5,197.1
3,299.5
1,656.7
870.3
443.6
301.8

41.0

240.8

5,410.5
3,327.7
1,831.6
928.4
485.9
295.5
277.7
17.8
39.5
82.4
251.2

5,446.4
3,279.3
1,901.8
939.0
507.8
306.3
286.6
19.7
39.0
109.7
265.4

100.0
87.7
12.3
8.5
2.1
1.5

0.3

100.0
86.8
13.2
8.4
2.6
1.9

0.3

100.0
83.1
16.9
8.7
3.7
4.1

0.4

100.0
75.1
24.9
11.8
6.3
6.2

0.6

100.0
71.3
28.7
14.2
7.7
6.1

0.7

100.0
70.8
29.2
14.5
7.9
6.1

0.7

100.0
69.9
30.1
15.1
8.0
6.2

0.8

100.0
68.0
32.0
16.1
8.4
6.7

0.8

100.0
66.6
33.4
17.6
9.0
6.1

0.8

100.0
64.5
35.5
18.0
9.4
5.7
5.4
0.3
0.8
1.6

100.0
63.3
36.7
18.1
9.8
5.9
5.5
0.4
0.8
2.1

2-year, total ..................................


White ....................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ............
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................
Asian/Pacific Islander........................
Asian .............................................
Pacific Islander..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........
Two or more races ............................
Nonresident alien..................................

3,879.1
3,077.1
759.8
429.3
210.2
79.2

41.2

42.2

5,948.4
3,804.1
2,055.4
734.9
843.9
401.9

74.7

89.0

6,488.1
3,998.6
2,397.7
901.1
981.5
434.4

80.7

91.8

6,518.5
3,969.1
2,456.1
917.9
1,014.3
442.8

81.1

93.4

6,617.9
3,975.2
2,546.9
941.7
1,067.4
456.4

81.4

95.8

6,971.4
4,101.6
2,765.0
1,019.5
1,180.7
479.4

85.5

104.7

7,521.4
4,373.4
3,047.8
1,152.8
1,309.0
495.7

90.3

100.2

7,680.9
4,324.4
3,255.9
1,197.7
1,386.4
463.8
435.7
28.1
87.4
120.5
100.6

7,500.0
4,087.2
3,316.9
1,197.1
1,436.6
444.7
417.4
27.3
81.0
157.6
95.9

100.0
80.2
19.8
11.2
5.5
2.1

1.1

100.0
79.8
20.2
10.6
5.7
2.8

1.1

100.0
76.4
23.6
10.1
8.2
4.2

1.1

100.0
64.9
35.1
12.5
14.4
6.9

1.3

100.0
62.5
37.5
14.1
15.3
6.8

1.3

100.0
61.8
38.2
14.3
15.8
6.9

1.3

100.0
60.9
39.1
14.4
16.4
7.0

1.2

100.0
59.7
40.3
14.8
17.2
7.0

1.2

100.0
58.9
41.1
15.5
17.6
6.7

1.2

100.0
57.0
43.0
15.8
18.3
6.1
5.7
0.4
1.2
1.6

100.0
55.2
44.8
16.2
19.4
6.0
5.6
0.4
1.1
2.1

Public....................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

3,748.1 4,328.8 4,996.5 5,697.4 6,184.2


2,974.3 3,413.1 3,779.8 3,652.2 3,840.1
734.5
855.4 1,153.0 1,959.9 2,253.9
409.5
437.9
481.4
691.4
826.3
207.5
249.8
408.9
809.2
930.0
78.2
122.5
210.3
389.2
421.8

39.3
45.2
52.4
70.1
75.7

39.2
60.3
63.6
85.2
90.2

6,225.1
3,819.7
2,313.8
842.5
964.4
430.6

76.2

91.6

6,324.1
3,826.7
2,403.6
865.9
1,016.8
444.1

76.8

93.9

6,640.3
3,938.5
2,599.3
931.9
1,122.5
464.5

80.4

102.6

7,101.4
4,176.8
2,827.6
1,040.4
1,223.6
478.4

85.1

97.1

7,218.0
4,116.7
3,004.8
1,076.0
1,288.2
446.7
420.8
25.9
81.5
112.5
96.5

7,062.5
3,907.4
3,062.6
1,081.4
1,330.1
426.8
402.8
24.0
76.3
147.9
92.5

100.0
80.2
19.8
11.0
5.6
2.1

1.1

100.0
80.0
20.0
10.3
5.9
2.9

1.1

100.0
76.6
23.4
9.8
8.3
4.3

1.1

100.0
65.1
34.9
12.3
14.4
6.9

1.2

100.0
63.0
37.0
13.6
15.3
6.9

1.2

100.0
62.3
37.7
13.7
15.7
7.0

1.2

100.0
61.4
38.6
13.9
16.3
7.1

1.2

100.0
60.2
39.8
14.3
17.2
7.1

1.2

100.0
59.6
40.4
14.9
17.5
6.8

1.2

100.0
57.8
42.2
15.1
18.1
6.3
5.9
0.4
1.1
1.6

100.0
56.1
43.9
15.5
19.1
6.1
5.8
0.3
1.1
2.1

293.4
149.4
142.3
75.4
49.8
12.2

4.9

1.7

293.8
148.5
143.3
75.7
50.6
12.3

4.6

2.0

331.0
163.2
165.7
87.7
58.2
14.8

5.0

2.1

420.0
196.6
220.2
112.4
85.4
17.3

5.1

3.2

462.8
207.7
251.0
121.8
98.2
17.1
14.9
2.2
5.9
8.0
4.1

437.5
179.8
254.3
115.6
106.5
17.9
14.6
3.3
4.7
9.6
3.4

100.0
80.3
19.7
15.5
2.1
0.7

1.4

100.0
77.0
23.0
18.3
2.8
1.0

1.0

100.0
72.7
27.3
17.9
6.4
2.0

1.1

100.0
61.4
38.6
17.6
14.0
5.1

1.8

100.0
52.4
47.6
24.7
17.0
4.2

1.6

100.0
51.2
48.8
25.8
17.1
4.2

1.7

100.0
50.9
49.1
26.0
17.3
4.2

1.6

100.0
49.6
50.4
26.7
17.7
4.5

1.5

100.0
47.2
52.8
27.0
20.5
4.2

1.2

100.0
45.3
54.7
26.5
21.4
3.7
3.3
0.5
1.3
1.8

100.0
41.4
58.6
26.6
24.5
4.1
3.4
0.8
1.1
2.2

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Private ..................................................
White.................................................
Total, selected races/ethnicities ........
Black .............................................
Hispanic ........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander....................
Asian .........................................
Pacific Islander ..........................
American Indian/Alaska Native .....
Two or more races.........................
Nonresident alien..............................

131.0
102.8
25.3
19.8
2.6
0.9

1.8

3.0

4,521.4
3,558.5
898.9
472.5
255.1
124.3

47.0

64.1

192.6
145.4
43.5
34.6
5.3
1.8

1.8

3.7

5,240.1
3,954.3
1,218.6
524.3
424.2
215.2

54.9

67.1

243.6
174.5
65.6
42.9
15.3
4.9

2.5

3.5

251.0
151.8
95.5
43.5
34.7
12.7

4.5

3.8

303.8
158.4
143.8
74.8
51.4
12.6

5.0

1.6

Not available.
Not applicable.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Because of underreporting and nonreporting of racial/ethnic
data, some figures are slightly lower than corresponding data in other tables. Data through 1990 are for institutions of higher
education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the ear-

2011

lier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that
did not grant degrees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information
Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities surveys, 1976 and 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:90); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment
component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 367


Enrollment

1976

Number

State or jurisdiction

Hispanic

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska Two or more
Native
races

Total

White

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

United States .................................. 20,994,113 12,394,153


Alabama ...................................................
318,686
195,754
Alaska.......................................................
34,932
22,345
Arizona .....................................................
796,986
447,967
Arkansas...................................................
179,281
125,185
California .................................................. 2,685,893
952,701

3,067,947
98,038
1,188
128,049
34,683
201,878

2,890,111
7,826
2,538
136,931
6,926
890,272

1,216,562
4,961
1,522
23,283
2,707
424,132

65,916
305
287
4,276
213
17,715

186,076
2,375
4,087
20,992
1,759
15,194

432,873
3,175
2,128
16,554
3,039
89,576

740,475
6,252
837
18,934
4,769
94,425

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

61.2
62.7
65.5
57.6
71.7
36.8

15.1
31.4
3.5
16.5
19.9
7.8

14.3
2.5
7.4
17.6
4.0
34.4

6.0
1.6
4.5
3.0
1.6
16.4

0.3
0.1
0.8
0.5
0.1
0.7

0.9
0.8
12.0
2.7
1.0
0.6

2.1
1.0
6.2
2.1
1.7
3.5

Black

Percentage distribution of U.S. residents

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

365,820
201,638
56,516
90,213
1,143,698

250,535
131,955
35,318
43,263
562,862

29,371
23,822
12,301
25,599
230,863

50,152
24,038
3,153
5,863
257,389

12,666
9,296
1,970
5,785
36,313

1,053
207
76
121
2,129

4,242
604
186
292
4,591

9,413
3,780
934
1,649
18,082

8,388
7,936
2,578
7,641
31,469

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

70.1
68.1
65.5
52.4
50.6

8.2
12.3
22.8
31.0
20.8

14.0
12.4
5.8
7.1
23.1

3.5
4.8
3.7
7.0
3.3

0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2

1.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4

2.6
2.0
1.7
2.0
1.6

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

565,459
79,018
90,142
892,881
457,824

289,472
15,788
75,608
528,843
348,448

197,288
1,977
995
140,827
49,365

27,499
7,349
6,584
122,957
20,171

22,294
24,621
1,504
49,097
9,819

878
7,608
755
2,043
297

1,991
289
1,162
2,767
1,584

10,667
16,963
1,272
14,666
7,207

15,370
4,423
2,262
31,681
20,933

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

52.6
21.2
86.0
61.4
79.8

35.9
2.7
1.1
16.4
11.3

5.0
9.9
7.5
14.3
4.6

4.1
33.0
1.7
5.7
2.2

0.2
10.2
0.9
0.2
0.1

0.4
0.4
1.3
0.3
0.4

1.9
22.7
1.4
1.7
1.6

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

372,146
216,662
293,766
265,856
72,297

267,419
159,159
243,179
153,686
64,018

56,175
17,024
30,205
83,203
1,940

21,724
14,685
6,037
10,469
1,624

7,792
5,490
3,769
6,260
1,368

1,178
288
286
263
61

3,036
3,074
829
1,760
877

4,501
4,197
4,582
3,211
1,169

10,321
12,745
4,879
7,004
1,240

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

73.9
78.1
84.2
59.4
90.1

15.5
8.3
10.5
32.1
2.7

6.0
7.2
2.1
4.0
2.3

2.2
2.7
1.3
2.4
1.9

0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.8
1.5
0.3
0.7
1.2

1.2
2.1
1.6
1.2
1.6

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

380,097
508,554
685,526
457,752
179,090

193,270
330,153
491,140
327,279
97,301

113,506
43,063
104,641
61,785
72,941

22,427
46,247
22,992
17,960
2,605

24,380
36,267
21,702
19,627
1,776

686
459
873
607
138

1,240
1,528
4,987
3,879
772

8,186
11,682
12,910
11,808
1,115

16,402
39,155
26,281
14,807
2,442

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

53.1
70.3
74.5
73.9
55.1

31.2
9.2
15.9
13.9
41.3

6.2
9.9
3.5
4.1
1.5

6.7
7.7
3.3
4.4
1.0

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.3
0.3
0.8
0.9
0.4

2.3
2.5
2.0
2.7
0.6

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

456,997
54,042
142,875
121,013
77,444

334,853
44,328
115,025
64,703
64,966

67,932
407
8,666
10,981
2,547

16,769
1,568
8,254
23,090
3,548

11,700
563
3,423
11,925
2,354

833
103
252
1,950
64

2,669
4,601
1,303
1,348
451

7,676
1,096
1,756
4,638
961

14,565
1,376
4,196
2,378
2,553

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

75.7
84.2
82.9
54.5
86.7

15.4
0.8
6.2
9.3
3.4

3.8
3.0
6.0
19.5
4.7

2.6
1.1
2.5
10.1
3.1

0.2
0.2
0.2
1.6
0.1

0.6
8.7
0.9
1.1
0.6

1.7
2.1
1.3
3.9
1.3

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

443,750
157,555
1,318,142
585,013
55,772

238,359
59,199
725,136
359,706
45,522

65,423
4,860
185,722
152,224
1,496

77,594
69,282
186,320
26,679
1,238

36,319
2,618
113,438
15,025
748

1,748
370
2,897
694
67

1,332
14,399
4,992
7,092
2,801

5,645
2,822
17,969
7,663
754

17,330
4,005
81,668
15,930
3,146

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

55.9
38.6
58.6
63.2
86.5

15.3
3.2
15.0
26.7
2.8

18.2
45.1
15.1
4.7
2.4

8.5
1.7
9.2
2.6
1.4

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1

0.3
9.4
0.4
1.2
5.3

1.3
1.8
1.5
1.3
1.4

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

735,026
230,154
259,061
787,789
84,644

556,130
148,159
192,385
573,057
60,835

104,719
23,812
7,710
93,374
5,800

20,539
12,201
22,609
40,619
8,336

15,460
5,814
13,346
33,986
3,778

470
350
1,808
1,076
57

2,874
21,472
4,082
2,144
329

10,291
9,235
8,017
11,956
1,171

24,543
9,111
9,104
31,577
4,338

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

78.3
67.0
77.0
75.8
75.8

14.7
10.8
3.1
12.3
7.2

2.9
5.5
9.0
5.4
10.4

2.2
2.6
5.3
4.5
4.7

0.1
0.2
0.7
0.1
0.1

0.4
9.7
1.6
0.3
0.4

1.4
4.2
3.2
1.6
1.5

See notes at end of table.

368 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 265. Fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and state or jurisdiction: 2011

Table 265. Fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and state or jurisdiction: 2011Continued
Number

Percentage distribution of U.S. residents


American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska Two or more
Native
races

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Pacific
Islander

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

260,002
55,899
350,275
1,564,387
264,396

164,107
46,646
244,781
675,557
213,343

75,260
1,516
73,761
221,052
7,001

7,370
1,226
10,024
498,127
21,058

3,715
529
6,800
81,422
6,384

346
107
339
2,556
1,933

1,092
3,747
1,165
7,808
2,754

3,972
851
6,658
22,808
4,835

4,230
1,277
6,747
55,057
7,088

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

64.1
85.4
71.3
44.8
82.9

29.4
2.8
21.5
14.6
2.7

2.9
2.2
2.9
33.0
8.2

1.5
1.0
2.0
5.4
2.5

0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.8

0.4
6.9
0.3
0.5
1.1

1.6
1.6
1.9
1.5
1.9

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

45,143
588,465
372,841
162,308
376,603
38,092

39,171
351,322
250,934
126,061
303,460
32,522

1,138
135,201
17,978
12,432
24,734
489

1,586
36,092
31,551
7,051
16,911
2,491

1,044
32,117
33,185
9,247
12,000
347

36
1,636
2,335
474
418
95

260
2,452
5,427
1,058
3,506
719

966
13,790
15,009
2,954
5,941
432

942
15,855
16,422
3,031
9,633
997

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

88.6
61.4
70.4
79.1
82.7
87.7

2.6
23.6
5.0
7.8
6.7
1.3

3.6
6.3
8.9
4.4
4.6
6.7

2.4
5.6
9.3
5.8
3.3
0.9

0.1
0.3
0.7
0.3
0.1
0.3

0.6
0.4
1.5
0.7
1.0
1.9

2.2
2.4
4.2
1.9
1.6
1.2

U.S. Service Academies ...........................

15,692

11,328

985

1,560

874

100

102

541

202

100.0

73.1

6.4

10.1

5.6

0.6

0.7

3.5

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

267,159
2,091
2,915
6,360
989
1,046
742
250,402
2,614

1,071
4
3
246
0
13
0
639
166

2,493
0
0
42
0
5
1
354
2,091

248,224
1
0
34
0
5
0
248,004
180

2,928
7
2
2,492
0
251
6
161
9

10,663
1,933
2,910
3,483
984
599
733
20
1

68
0
0
9
1
1
2
47
8

1,070
0
0
4
0
49
0
998
19

642
146
0
50
4
123
0
179
140

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0.4
0.2
0.1
3.9
0.0
1.4
0.0
0.3
6.7

0.9
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.5
0.1
0.1
84.5

93.1
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
99.1
7.3

1.1
0.4
0.1
39.5
0.0
27.2
0.8
0.1
0.4

4.0
99.4
99.8
55.2
99.9
64.9
98.8
#
#

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
#
0.3

0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.3
0.0
0.4
0.8

State or jurisdiction
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 369


Enrollment

Number

State or jurisdiction

Hispanic

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska Two or more
Native
races

Total

White

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

United States .................................. 21,016,126 12,722,549


Alabama ...................................................
327,327
201,686
Alaska.......................................................
33,653
22,263
Arizona .....................................................
795,388
463,078
Arkansas...................................................
175,895
124,345
California .................................................. 2,714,172 1,021,262

3,038,751
101,659
1,054
124,336
33,786
210,445

2,741,448
7,569
2,018
130,984
6,186
847,507

1,218,118
4,983
1,399
22,192
2,682
440,641

64,046
252
266
4,221
182
18,523

196,374
2,630
3,968
21,588
1,675
17,964

325,275
2,238
1,906
10,885
2,625
66,889

709,565
6,310
779
18,104
4,414
90,941

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

62.7
62.8
67.7
59.6
72.5
38.9

15.0
31.7
3.2
16.0
19.7
8.0

13.5
2.4
6.1
16.9
3.6
32.3

6.0
1.6
4.3
2.9
1.6
16.8

0.3
0.1
0.8
0.5
0.1
0.7

1.0
0.8
12.1
2.8
1.0
0.7

1.6
0.7
5.8
1.4
1.5
2.5

Black

Percentage distribution of U.S. residents

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

372,025
199,384
55,731
91,992
1,125,469

257,891
132,283
35,752
45,558
570,295

30,953
23,302
12,168
26,298
225,760

50,043
22,397
2,837
5,659
243,216

12,906
9,117
1,980
6,214
36,470

1,060
176
69
132
1,792

4,557
575
188
349
4,735

6,993
3,671
700
1,054
12,728

7,622
7,863
2,037
6,728
30,473

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

70.8
69.1
66.6
53.4
52.1

8.5
12.2
22.7
30.8
20.6

13.7
11.7
5.3
6.6
22.2

3.5
4.8
3.7
7.3
3.3

0.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2

1.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4

1.9
1.9
1.3
1.2
1.2

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

568,723
78,073
85,201
906,889
459,423

296,125
16,836
72,699
549,135
355,310

201,192
1,986
1,113
142,143
49,677

22,894
6,113
5,686
119,125
18,689

22,013
24,246
1,561
49,648
9,784

830
8,046
513
2,031
293

1,986
344
1,101
2,892
1,707

9,224
15,618
738
11,732
5,411

14,459
4,884
1,790
30,183
18,552

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

53.4
23.0
87.2
62.6
80.6

36.3
2.7
1.3
16.2
11.3

4.1
8.4
6.8
13.6
4.2

4.0
33.1
1.9
5.7
2.2

0.1
11.0
0.6
0.2
0.1

0.4
0.5
1.3
0.3
0.4

1.7
21.3
0.9
1.3
1.2

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

381,842
214,859
291,102
263,638
72,985

281,426
161,265
242,717
155,553
64,986

46,699
15,878
30,282
82,690
1,951

23,362
13,533
5,479
8,396
1,549

9,958
5,143
3,503
5,915
1,371

859
243
248
140
73

2,776
3,230
939
1,672
961

4,780
3,226
3,531
2,457
811

11,982
12,341
4,403
6,815
1,283

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

76.1
79.6
84.7
60.6
90.6

12.6
7.8
10.6
32.2
2.7

6.3
6.7
1.9
3.3
2.2

2.7
2.5
1.2
2.3
1.9

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.8
1.6
0.3
0.7
1.3

1.3
1.6
1.2
1.0
1.1

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

377,967
508,302
698,125
465,336
178,197

196,590
340,502
509,649
339,204
97,918

112,474
43,539
103,410
60,448
71,865

21,549
42,115
22,463
16,862
2,416

24,399
36,511
22,062
19,139
1,770

587
483
895
511
184

1,381
1,797
5,226
4,179
753

5,779
7,629
9,230
11,067
846

15,208
35,726
25,190
13,926
2,445

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

54.2
72.1
75.7
75.1
55.7

31.0
9.2
15.4
13.4
40.9

5.9
8.9
3.3
3.7
1.4

6.7
7.7
3.3
4.2
1.0

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.4
0.4
0.8
0.9
0.4

1.6
1.6
1.4
2.5
0.5

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

444,695
53,312
144,682
129,360
75,594

331,901
44,073
118,511
70,654
64,753

63,346
409
8,496
11,025
2,189

15,586
1,483
7,397
25,290
3,040

11,225
553
3,406
12,135
2,089

607
87
219
2,263
71

2,737
4,642
1,243
1,430
445

5,521
891
1,222
4,033
775

13,772
1,174
4,188
2,530
2,232

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

77.0
84.5
84.4
55.7
88.3

14.7
0.8
6.0
8.7
3.0

3.6
2.8
5.3
19.9
4.1

2.6
1.1
2.4
9.6
2.8

0.1
0.2
0.2
1.8
0.1

0.6
8.9
0.9
1.1
0.6

1.3
1.7
0.9
3.2
1.1

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

444,091
162,652
1,305,595
586,042
56,903

243,978
63,058
737,122
367,956
47,140

65,148
5,274
182,707
152,022
1,291

74,628
71,260
174,360
24,331
833

35,416
2,837
108,164
13,595
606

1,635
287
2,496
839
74

1,648
14,220
5,230
7,149
3,381

3,639
2,008
13,792
5,444
373

17,999
3,708
81,724
14,706
3,205

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

57.3
39.7
60.2
64.4
87.8

15.3
3.3
14.9
26.6
2.4

17.5
44.8
14.2
4.3
1.6

8.3
1.8
8.8
2.4
1.1

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1

0.4
8.9
0.4
1.3
6.3

0.9
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.7

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

744,947
230,573
250,331
803,593
85,110

570,852
151,870
189,352
596,016
62,538

106,136
23,514
7,247
94,269
5,660

19,673
10,720
21,029
38,527
7,589

15,375
5,959
13,581
33,925
4,010

431
382
1,683
751
52

3,063
22,532
4,101
2,474
398

7,091
6,799
5,214
8,139
817

22,326
8,797
8,124
29,492
4,046

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

79.0
68.5
78.2
77.0
77.1

14.7
10.6
3.0
12.2
7.0

2.7
4.8
8.7
5.0
9.4

2.1
2.7
5.6
4.4
4.9

0.1
0.2
0.7
0.1
0.1

0.4
10.2
1.7
0.3
0.5

1.0
3.1
2.2
1.1
1.0

See notes at end of table.

370 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 266. Fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and state or jurisdiction: 2010

Table 266. Fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and state or jurisdiction: 2010Continued
Number

Percentage distribution of U.S. residents


American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska Two or more
Native
races

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Pacific
Islander

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

257,293
58,370
351,988
1,536,858
252,107

164,081
48,307
248,301
693,401
208,929

74,582
1,246
74,647
209,393
5,808

6,598
1,115
9,448
472,438
17,084

3,758
483
6,776
79,805
5,987

274
106
336
2,321
2,019

1,084
5,096
1,255
8,165
2,743

3,028
812
4,766
15,794
2,760

3,888
1,205
6,459
55,541
6,777

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

64.8
84.5
71.9
46.8
85.2

29.4
2.2
21.6
14.1
2.4

2.6
2.0
2.7
31.9
7.0

1.5
0.8
2.0
5.4
2.4

0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.8

0.4
8.9
0.4
0.6
1.1

1.2
1.4
1.4
1.1
1.1

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

45,572
576,010
388,110
152,431
383,986
38,298

39,970
354,478
268,919
124,021
313,397
32,916

1,034
129,731
18,324
13,925
24,778
542

1,426
32,390
30,591
6,086
16,042
2,314

1,053
31,858
34,496
2,101
12,119
328

25
1,744
1,842
413
331
69

281
2,552
6,024
743
3,770
692

772
8,383
13,789
2,246
4,526
358

1,011
14,874
14,125
2,896
9,023
1,079

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

89.7
63.2
71.9
82.9
83.6
88.4

2.3
23.1
4.9
9.3
6.6
1.5

3.2
5.8
8.2
4.1
4.3
6.2

2.4
5.7
9.2
1.4
3.2
0.9

0.1
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.2

0.6
0.5
1.6
0.5
1.0
1.9

1.7
1.5
3.7
1.5
1.2
1.0

U.S. Service Academies ...........................

15,925

11,727

900

1,523

871

80

103

515

206

100.0

74.6

5.7

9.7

5.5

0.5

0.7

3.3

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

264,237
2,193
2,699
6,188
869
1,137
694
247,724
2,733

875
9
2
224
0
23
0
460
157

2,377
0
0
38
0
2
0
145
2,192

246,110
0
0
37
0
3
0
245,883
187

2,784
9
3
2,442
0
215
9
102
4

10,370
2,008
2,694
3,388
867
703
685
25
0

73
1
0
17
0
1
0
53
1

905
0
0
0
0
27
0
878
0

743
166
0
42
2
163
0
178
192

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0.3
0.4
0.1
3.6
0.0
2.4
0.0
0.2
6.2

0.9
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
86.3

93.4
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.3
0.0
99.3
7.4

1.1
0.4
0.1
39.7
0.0
22.1
1.3
#
0.2

3.9
99.1
99.8
55.1
100.0
72.2
98.7
#
0.0

#
#
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
#
#

0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
0.0
0.4
0.0

State or jurisdiction
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Spring 2010, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared October 2010.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 371


Enrollment

Sex, racial/ethnic group,


and percentage of U.S.
resident enrollment
1

Total, all
institutions
2

Public institutions

Nonprofit institutions

4-year

4-year

Research Research
university, university, Doctoral/
Total very high1
high2 research3
3

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All institutions
Total enrollment ......................... 20,994,113 15,110,196 2,341,040 1,473,049
Sex
Male ................................... 9,026,499 6,656,236 1,151,958 687,934
Female ............................... 11,967,614 8,453,960 1,189,082 785,115
Race/ethnicity
White.................................. 12,394,153 8,935,068 1,481,610 960,204
Black .................................. 3,067,947 2,013,346 153,904 151,621
Hispanic ............................. 2,890,111 2,275,792 210,458 166,883
Asian .................................. 1,216,562
915,315 234,713
71,129
Pacific Islander...................
65,916
42,969
4,954
2,867
American Indian/
Alaska Native ...............
186,076
142,429
13,342
11,932
Two or more races..............
432,873
313,534
52,000
30,258
Nonresident alien ...............
740,475
471,743 190,059
78,155

Masters4

Baccalaureate5

Special
focus6

2-year

10

Research Research
university, university, Doctoral/
Total very high1
high2 research3
11

12

13

14

For-profit institutions

Masters4

Baccalaureate5

Special
focus6

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

404,864 2,638,999 1,099,460

90,317 7,062,467 3,927,186

545,127

322,039

325,374 1,538,715

804,338

351,729

39,864 1,956,731 1,559,080

397,651

167,715 1,105,155
237,149 1,533,844

481,910
617,550

34,217 3,027,347 1,665,150


56,100 4,035,120 2,262,036

270,059
275,068

147,991
174,048

131,938
193,436

595,074
943,641

334,410
469,928

171,838
179,891

13,840 705,113
26,024 1,251,618

574,646
984,434

130,467
267,184

244,201 1,653,193
99,393 350,368
31,622 330,112
10,170 144,066
303
5,790

635,841
169,651
200,346
41,060
4,925

52,621 3,907,398 2,530,624


6,963 1,081,446 494,648
6,310 1,330,061 317,843
11,367 402,810 235,872
126
24,004
10,227

288,298
32,376
42,676
75,165
630

201,447
34,009
26,839
21,602
475

193,519 1,044,380
40,871 209,692
37,871 132,169
25,195
60,666
844
4,529

552,626
128,975
51,440
21,847
2,282

231,213
36,947
22,012
29,879
1,325

19,141
11,778
4,836
1,518
142

928,461
559,953
296,476
65,375
12,720

767,814
456,100
194,786
52,293
9,584

160,647
103,853
101,690
13,082
3,136

23,045
76,009
238,918

1,643
14,822
89,517

910
6,234
30,523

1,506
6,748
18,820

8,470
25,794
53,015

4,685
15,986
26,497

4,842
5,886
19,625

989
539
921

20,602
43,330
29,814

16,925
34,225
27,353

3,677
9,105
2,461

200
13,990
2,422
0 121,066
7,214
5,932 701,647 125,913
22,094 1,537,655 1,133,249
24,217 1,158,422 1,058,541
178 374,618 203,285

0
0
14,877
246,356
27,065
0

102
0
11,945
105,310
84,090
0

12
0
24,909
111,083
57,515
0

770
2,846
40,249
434,403
496,983
69,129

1,124
1,892
20,658
112,819
319,901
96,232

224
1,606
9,222
117,860
67,392
34,909

190
870
4,053
5,418
5,595
3,015

3,867
34,284
223,274
562,953
85,744
18,339

1,417
20,052
180,176
503,835
54,056
8,278

2,450
14,232
43,098
59,118
31,688
10,061

1,881
5,814
11,480

21,717
54,910
78,843

9,723
21,256
16,658

7,542
1,350
4,038

76,292
147,946
92,510

White enrollment, by
percentage White
Less than 10.0 percent ..............
10.0 to 24.9 percent...................
25.0 to 49.9 percent...................
50.0 to 74.9 percent...................
75.0 to 89.9 percent...................
90.0 percent or more .................

35,163
208,433
1,481,174
4,969,458
4,685,780
1,014,145

28,874
166,935
1,131,987
3,273,256
3,541,495
792,521

0
8,617
102,374
554,959
791,545
24,115

575
8,379
64,996
374,604
449,937
61,713

2,378
4,242
4,326
98,815
134,440
0

4,765
14,780
186,443
441,740
753,585
251,880

6,966
9,851
66,269
243,389
229,349
80,017

Black enrollment, by
percentage Black
Less than 10.0 percent ..............
10.0 to 24.9 percent...................
25.0 to 49.9 percent...................
50.0 to 74.9 percent...................
75.0 to 89.9 percent...................
90.0 percent or more .................

542,187
893,497
1,040,513
236,177
175,204
180,369

396,824
676,512
583,360
137,588
113,010
106,052

89,617
45,428
18,859
0
0
0

38,136
91,774
13,594
0
0
8,117

6,497
31,758
8,993
6,578
24,370
21,197

80,783
95,898
76,595
7,211
43,374
46,507

17,438
66,094
57,058
6,279
9,580
13,202

3,036
3,408
120
399
0
0

161,317
342,152
408,141
117,121
35,686
17,029

124,926
152,098
116,103
23,111
13,288
65,122

28,302
4,074
0
0
0
0

16,109
349
7,840
0
0
9,711

9,392
18,523
9,205
0
0
3,751

40,062
87,599
68,781
5,232
6,509
1,509

21,501
28,195
17,852
10,059
3,928
47,440

9,158
11,852
7,591
5,020
1,636
1,690

402
1,506
4,834
2,800
1,215
1,021

20,437
64,887
341,050
75,478
48,906
9,195

13,037
47,722
302,939
54,904
32,789
4,709

7,400
17,165
38,111
20,574
16,117
4,486

Hispanic enrollment, by
percentage Hispanic
Less than 10.0 percent ..............
10.0 to 24.9 percent...................
25.0 to 49.9 percent...................
50.0 to 74.9 percent...................
75.0 to 89.9 percent...................
90.0 percent or more .................

544,872
798,415
892,588
457,948
104,686
91,602

365,294
573,815
767,113
404,768
81,197
83,605

70,058
113,164
27,236
0
0
0

43,009
46,868
22,750
36,478
17,778
0

13,274
7,283
4,215
6,850
0
0

65,898
83,338
113,449
30,183
0
37,244

28,169
50,949
44,784
47,233
0
29,211

2,499
2,940
871
0
0
0

142,387
269,273
553,808
284,024
63,419
17,150

125,852
137,841
41,178
8,648
3,680
644

21,454
17,340
3,882
0
0
0

11,324
15,515
0
0
0
0

5,363
25,439
7,069
0
0
0

50,773
55,445
16,788
8,334
829
0

25,792
12,717
10,119
197
2,615
0

10,284
10,290
874
36
236
292

862
1,095
2,446
81
0
352

53,726
86,759
84,297
44,532
19,809
7,353

48,291
73,999
47,038
18,425
4,464
2,569

5,435
12,760
37,259
26,107
15,345
4,784

Asian enrollment, by
percentage Asian
Less than 10.0 percent ..............
10.0 to 24.9 percent...................
25.0 to 49.9 percent...................
50.0 to 74.9 percent...................
75.0 to 89.9 percent...................
90.0 percent or more .................

508,175
467,863
237,746
1,343
771
664

374,294
332,848
208,173
0
0
0

82,021
63,419
89,273
0
0
0

36,372
32,702
2,055
0
0
0

10,170
0
0
0
0
0

52,130
58,211
33,725
0
0
0

23,756
15,167
2,137
0
0
0

1,458
7,183
2,726
0
0
0

168,387
156,166
78,257
0
0
0

94,847
114,160
25,324
630
495
416

3,522
63,388
8,255
0
0
0

12,803
7,731
1,068
0
0
0

11,601
11,373
2,221
0
0
0

42,617
15,857
1,972
0
0
220

16,440
4,301
852
74
180
0

7,277
11,171
10,364
556
315
196

587
339
592
0
0
0

39,034
20,855
4,249
713
276
248

32,013
16,467
2,685
713
167
248

7,021
4,388
1,564
0
109
0

See notes at end of table.

372 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 267. Fall enrollment of males and females and specific racial/ethnic groups in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and percentage of U.S. resident enrollment in the
same racial/ethnic group: 2011

Table 267. Fall enrollment of males and females and specific racial/ethnic groups in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and percentage of U.S. resident enrollment in the
same racial/ethnic group: 2011Continued
Public institutions

Nonprofit institutions

4-year
Sex, racial/ethnic group,
and percentage of U.S.
resident enrollment

Total, all
institutions

Research Research
university, university, Doctoral/
Total very high1
high2 research3

For-profit institutions

4-year

Masters4

Baccalaureate5

Special
focus6

2-year

Research Research
university, university, Doctoral/
Total very high1
high2 research3

Masters4

Baccalaureate5

Special
focus6

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Pacific Islander enrollment,


by percentage Pacific
Islander
Less than 10.0 percent ..............
10.0 to 24.9 percent...................
25.0 to 49.9 percent...................
50.0 to 74.9 percent...................
75.0 to 89.9 percent...................
90.0 percent or more .................

60,402
4,779
735
0
0
0

40,017
2,952
0
0
0
0

4,954
0
0
0
0
0

2,867
0
0
0
0
0

303
0
0
0
0
0

5,790
0
0
0
0
0

3,645
1,280
0
0
0
0

126
0
0
0
0
0

22,332
1,672
0
0
0
0

8,481
1,410
336
0
0
0

630
0
0
0
0
0

475
0
0
0
0
0

844
0
0
0
0
0

3,778
751
0
0
0
0

1,665
324
293
0
0
0

977
305
43
0
0
0

112
30
0
0
0
0

11,904
417
399
0
0
0

9,119
66
399
0
0
0

2,785
351
0
0
0
0

American Indian/Alaska
Native enrollment, by
percentage American
Indian/Alaska Native
Less than 10.0 percent ..............
10.0 to 24.9 percent...................
25.0 to 49.9 percent...................
50.0 to 74.9 percent...................
75.0 to 89.9 percent...................
90.0 percent or more .................

143,744
12,925
12,153
2,027
5,781
9,446

105,918
11,579
11,716
472
4,559
8,185

13,342
0
0
0
0
0

10,196
1,736
0
0
0
0

1,881
0
0
0
0
0

15,705
2,393
3,619
0
0
0

6,901
1,750
1,072
0
0
0

491
48
0
0
499
6,504

57,402
5,652
7,025
472
4,060
1,681

18,729
143
333
1,357
1,222
1,261

1,643
0
0
0
0
0

910
0
0
0
0
0

1,506
0
0
0
0
0

8,370
100
0
0
0
0

4,303
0
333
49
0
0

1,746
0
0
1,308
1,222
566

251
43
0
0
0
695

19,097
1,203
104
198
0
0

16,092
635
0
198
0
0

3,005
568
104
0
0
0

Two or more races


enrollment, by percentage
two or more races
Less than 10.0 percent ..............
10.0 to 24.9 percent...................
25.0 to 49.9 percent...................
50.0 to 74.9 percent...................
75.0 to 89.9 percent...................
90.0 percent or more .................

408,567
15,374
8,932
0
0
0

294,934
11,037
7,563
0
0
0

47,791
4,209
0
0
0
0

30,258
0
0
0
0
0

5,814
0
0
0
0
0

54,910
0
0
0
0
0

17,939
1,821
1,496
0
0
0

1,350
0
0
0
0
0

136,872
5,007
6,067
0
0
0

72,866
2,664
479
0
0
0

14,822
0
0
0
0
0

6,234
0
0
0
0
0

6,748
0
0
0
0
0

24,463
1,331
0
0
0
0

14,620
887
479
0
0
0

5,513
373
0
0
0
0

466
73
0
0
0
0

40,767
1,673
890
0
0
0

33,038
1,187
0
0
0
0

7,729
486
890
0
0
0

Nonresident alien enrollment,


by percentage
nonresident alien7
Less than 10.0 percent ..............
10.0 to 24.9 percent...................
25.0 to 49.9 percent...................
50.0 to 74.9 percent...................
75.0 to 89.9 percent...................
90.0 percent or more .................

480,239
234,720
22,422
1,827
1,155
112

367,938
99,753
4,052
0
0
0

111,801
78,258
0
0
0
0

68,416
9,739
0
0
0
0

11,480
0
0
0
0
0

70,904
3,887
4,052
0
0
0

15,468
1,190
0
0
0
0

2,671
1,367
0
0
0
0

87,198
5,312
0
0
0
0

92,496
126,278
18,044
1,509
479
112

3,512
78,941
7,064
0
0
0

13,951
11,665
4,907
0
0
0

12,165
6,626
29
0
0
0

35,474
16,291
207
732
311
0

20,540
4,071
1,398
488
0
0

6,634
8,402
4,020
289
168
112

220
282
419
0
0
0

19,805
8,689
326
318
676
0

18,645
8,604
104
0
0
0

1,160
85
222
318
676
0

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Research

universities with a very high level of research activity.


universities with a high level of research activity.
that award at least 20 doctors degrees per year, but did not have high levels of research activity.
4Institutions that award at least 50 masters degrees per year.
5Institutions that primarily emphasize undergraduate education. Also includes institutions classified as 4-year under the IPEDS
system, which had been classified as 2-year in the Carnegie system because they primarily award associates degrees.
6Four-year institutions that award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and
engineering.
2Research

3Institutions

7Nonresident alien enrollment percentages based on total enrollment in the institution, rather than on the U.S. resident enrollment.
NOTE: Relative levels of research activity for research universities were determined by an analysis of research and development
expenditures, science and engineering research staffing, and doctoral degrees conferred, by field. Further information on the
research index ranking may be obtained from http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/resources/. Degree-granting institutions
grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of
Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 373


Enrollment

2-year

Level of enrollment and


race/ethnicity of student

Total, all
institutions

Total

Public institutions

Nonprofit institutions

4-year

4-year

Research Research Doctoral/


university, university, research
Total very high1
high2 university3
4

Masters4

Baccalaureate5

Special
focus6

2-year

Total

10

11

12

404,864 2,638,999
244,201 1,653,193
99,393
350,368
31,622
330,112
10,170
144,066
303
5,790

1,099,460
635,841
169,651
200,346
41,060
4,925

90,317
52,621
6,963
6,310
11,367
126

21,717
54,910
78,843

9,723
21,256
16,658

7,542
1,350
4,038

324,642 2,262,264
196,459 1,409,067
82,054
298,591
26,144
295,329
7,595
125,802
247
5,235

1,091,046
629,988
168,557
199,856
40,655
4,874

28,650
15,694
1,613
1,742
1,586
46

Research Research Doctoral/


university, university, research
Total very high1
high2 university3

For-profit institutions

Masters4

Baccalaureate5

Special
focus6

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

3,887,322
2,511,483
482,870
313,007
234,354
10,085

545,127
288,298
32,376
42,676
75,165
630

322,039
201,447
34,009
26,839
21,602
475

325,374
193,519
40,871
37,871
25,195
844

1,538,715
1,044,380
209,692
132,169
60,666
4,529

804,338
552,626
128,975
51,440
21,847
2,282

351,729
231,213
36,947
22,012
29,879
1,325

39,864
19,141
11,778
4,836
1,518
142

1,956,731 1,559,080
928,461
767,814
559,953
456,100
296,476
194,786
65,375
52,293
12,720
9,584

397,651
160,647
103,853
101,690
13,082
3,136

23,045
76,009
238,918

22,056
75,470
237,997

1,643
14,822
89,517

910
6,234
30,523

1,506
6,748
18,820

8,470
25,794
53,015

4,685
15,986
26,497

4,842
5,886
19,625

989
539
921

7,062,467 2,718,880
3,907,398 1,781,609
1,081,446
361,948
1,330,061
237,010
402,810
143,938
24,004
7,435

2,679,016
1,762,468
350,170
232,174
142,420
7,293

265,952
144,277
16,680
26,185
43,386
249

194,614
129,810
17,799
16,297
13,236
307

197,587
115,432
25,074
25,919
16,035
577

1,092,532
742,577
147,135
102,281
39,820
3,293

756,651
517,318
122,883
49,261
20,115
2,198

171,680
113,054
20,599
12,231
9,828
669

39,864
19,141
11,778
4,836
1,518
142

18,133
57,971
110,836

17,144
57,432
109,915

943
9,429
24,803

598
4,499
12,068

909
4,830
8,811

6,265
20,560
30,601

4,404
15,324
25,148

4,025
2,790
8,484

989
539
921

17,931
38,279
20,155

14,254
29,174
17,694

3,677
9,105
2,461

1,208,306
749,015
132,700
80,833
91,934
2,792

1,208,306
749,015
132,700
80,833
91,934
2,792

279,175
144,021
15,696
16,491
31,779
381

127,425
71,637
16,210
10,542
8,366
168

127,787
78,087
15,797
11,952
9,160
267

446,183
301,803
62,557
29,888
20,846
1,236

47,687
35,308
6,092
2,179
1,732
84

180,049
118,159
16,348
9,781
20,051
656

301,366
141,836
104,053
23,652
12,879
1,565

301,366
141,836
104,053
23,652
12,879
1,565

4,912
18,038
128,082

4,912
18,038
128,082

700
5,393
64,714

312
1,735
18,455

597
1,918
10,009

2,205
5,234
22,414

281
662
1,349

817
3,096
11,141

2,671
5,051
9,659

2,671
5,051
9,659

100.0
63.3
7.1
9.4
16.5
0.1

100.0
69.1
11.7
9.2
7.4
0.2

100.0
63.1
13.3
12.4
8.2
0.3

100.0
70.3
14.1
8.9
4.1
0.3

100.0
71.0
16.6
6.6
2.8
0.3

100.0
69.6
11.1
6.6
9.0
0.4

100.0
49.2
30.2
12.4
3.9
0.4

100.0
48.2
29.1
15.4
3.4
0.7

100.0
50.1
29.8
12.7
3.4
0.6

100.0
40.7
26.3
25.7
3.3
0.8

0.6
2.1

0.4
3.3

0.3
2.1

0.5
2.2

0.6
1.7

0.6
2.1

1.5
1.8

2.5
1.4

1.1
2.2

1.1
2.2

0.9
2.3

100.0
68.3
13.9
9.1
5.5
0.3

100.0
68.6
13.6
9.0
5.5
0.3

100.0
59.8
6.9
10.9
18.0
0.1

100.0
71.1
9.8
8.9
7.3
0.2

100.0
61.1
13.3
13.7
8.5
0.3

100.0
69.9
13.9
9.6
3.7
0.3

100.0
70.7
16.8
6.7
2.7
0.3

100.0
69.3
12.6
7.5
6.0
0.4

100.0
49.2
30.2
12.4
3.9
0.4

100.0
48.1
27.9
16.7
3.2
0.7

100.0
50.5
28.4
13.8
3.2
0.6

100.0
40.7
26.3
25.7
3.3
0.8

0.7
2.2

0.7
2.2

0.4
3.9

0.3
2.5

0.5
2.6

0.6
1.9

0.6
2.1

2.5
1.7

2.5
1.4

1.1
2.3

1.1
2.4

0.9
2.3

All students, total ..... 20,994,113 15,110,196


White.................................... 12,394,153 8,935,068
Black .................................... 3,067,947 2,013,346
Hispanic ............................... 2,890,111 2,275,792
Asian.................................... 1,216,562
915,315
Pacific Islander.....................
65,916
42,969
American Indian/
Alaska Native................
186,076
142,429
Two or more races...............
432,873
313,534
Nonresident alien.................
740,475
471,743

8,047,729 2,341,040
5,027,670 1,481,610
931,900
153,904
945,731
210,458
512,505
234,713
18,965
4,954

1,473,049
960,204
151,621
166,883
71,129
2,867

13,342
52,000
190,059

11,932
30,258
78,155

Undergraduate..................... 18,063,037 13,688,792


White................................ 10,611,587 8,043,353
Black................................ 2,698,872 1,881,024
Hispanic........................... 2,685,064 2,175,230
Asian................................ 1,025,766
829,332
Pacific Islander................
59,285
40,695
American Indian/Alaska
Native........................
169,949
133,885
Two or more races...........
390,187
293,937
Nonresident alien............
422,327
291,336

6,626,325 1,757,177
4,135,955 1,125,652
799,578
121,523
845,169
178,411
426,522
193,317
16,691
3,914

1,162,546
759,095
127,240
143,687
57,567
2,375

57,593
145,991
198,826

10,221
43,459
80,680

10,009
25,944
36,629

1,475
5,111
5,557

19,095
49,894
59,251

9,667
21,082
16,367

7,126
501
342

76,292
147,946
92,510

Postbaccalaureate...............
White................................
Black................................
Hispanic...........................
Asian................................
Pacific Islander................
American Indian/Alaska
Native........................
Two or more races...........
Nonresident alien............

2,931,076
1,782,566
369,075
205,047
190,796
6,631

1,421,404
891,715
132,322
100,562
85,983
2,274

1,421,404
891,715
132,322
100,562
85,983
2,274

583,863
355,958
32,381
32,047
41,396
1,040

310,503
201,109
24,381
23,196
13,562
492

80,222
47,742
17,339
5,478
2,575
56

376,735
244,126
51,777
34,783
18,264
555

8,414
5,853
1,094
490
405
51

61,667
36,927
5,350
4,568
9,781
80

16,127
42,686
318,148

8,544
19,597
180,407

8,544
19,597
180,407

3,121
8,541
109,379

1,923
4,314
41,526

406
703
5,923

2,622
5,016
19,592

56
174
291

416
849
3,696

U.S. residents, total........


White....................................
Black ....................................
Hispanic ...............................
Asian....................................
Pacific Islander.....................
American Indian/
Alaska Native................
Two or more races...............

100.0
61.2
15.1
14.3
6.0
0.3

100.0
61.0
13.8
15.5
6.3
0.3

100.0
65.6
12.2
12.3
6.7
0.2

100.0
68.9
7.2
9.8
10.9
0.2

100.0
68.8
10.9
12.0
5.1
0.2

100.0
62.1
25.3
8.0
2.6
0.1

100.0
64.6
13.7
12.9
5.6
0.2

100.0
58.7
15.7
18.5
3.8
0.5

100.0
61.0
8.1
7.3
13.2
0.1

100.0
56.1
15.5
19.1
5.8
0.3

100.0
68.6
13.4
8.6
6.4
0.3

100.0
68.8
13.2
8.6
6.4
0.3

0.9
2.1

1.0
2.1

0.9
2.2

0.6
2.4

0.9
2.2

0.5
1.5

0.8
2.1

0.9
2.0

8.7
1.6

1.1
2.1

0.6
2.1

Undergraduate.....................
White................................
Black................................
Hispanic...........................
Asian................................
Pacific Islander................
American Indian/Alaska
Native........................
Two or more races...........

100.0
60.2
15.3
15.2
5.8
0.3

100.0
60.0
14.0
16.2
6.2
0.3

100.0
64.3
12.4
13.1
6.6
0.3

100.0
67.1
7.2
10.6
11.5
0.2

100.0
67.4
11.3
12.8
5.1
0.2

100.0
61.6
25.7
8.2
2.4
0.1

100.0
64.0
13.6
13.4
5.7
0.2

100.0
58.6
15.7
18.6
3.8
0.5

100.0
55.4
5.7
6.2
5.6
0.2

100.0
56.1
15.5
19.1
5.8
0.3

1.0
2.2

1.0
2.2

0.9
2.3

0.6
2.6

0.9
2.3

0.5
1.6

0.9
2.3

0.9
2.0

25.2
1.8

1.1
2.1

Fall enrollment

66,137
165,588
379,233

1,881
5,814
11,480

7,062,467 3,927,186
3,907,398 2,530,624
1,081,446
494,648
1,330,061
317,843
402,810
235,872
24,004
10,227
76,292
147,946
92,510

20,602
43,330
29,814

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

16,925
34,225
27,353

3,677
9,105
2,461

1,655,365 1,257,714
786,625
625,978
455,900
352,047
272,824
171,134
52,496
39,414
11,155
8,019

397,651
160,647
103,853
101,690
13,082
3,136

Percentage distribution of U.S. residents

See notes at end of table.

374 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 268. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution, level of enrollment, and race/ethnicity of student: 2011

Table 268. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution, level of enrollment, and race/ethnicity of student: 2011Continued
Public institutions

Nonprofit institutions

4-year
Level of enrollment and
race/ethnicity of student
1
Postbaccalaureate...............
White................................
Black................................
Hispanic...........................
Asian................................
Pacific Islander................
American Indian/Alaska
Native........................
Two or more races...........

4-year

Research Research Doctoral/


university, university, research
high2 university3
Total very high1

Total, all
institutions

Total

100.0
68.2
14.1
7.8
7.3
0.3

100.0
71.9
10.7
8.1
6.9
0.2

100.0
71.9
10.7
8.1
6.9
0.2

100.0
75.0
6.8
6.8
8.7
0.2

0.6
1.6

0.7
1.6

0.7
1.6

0.7
1.8

Research Research Doctoral/


university, university, research
Total very high1
high2 university3

Masters4

Baccalaureate5

Special
focus6

2-year

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

100.0
74.8
9.1
8.6
5.0
0.2

100.0
64.3
23.3
7.4
3.5
0.1

100.0
68.4
14.5
9.7
5.1
0.2

100.0
72.1
13.5
6.0
5.0
0.6

100.0
63.7
9.2
7.9
16.9
0.1

100.0
69.3
12.3
7.5
8.5
0.3

100.0
69.3
12.3
7.5
8.5
0.3

100.0
67.2
7.3
7.7
14.8
0.2

0.7
1.6

0.5
0.9

0.7
1.4

0.7
2.1

0.7
1.5

0.5
1.7

0.5
1.7

0.3
2.5

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Not applicable.
1Research universities with a very high level of research activity.
2Research universities with a high level of research activity.
3Institutions that award at least 20 doctors degrees per year, but did not have high levels of research activity.
4Institutions that award at least 50 masters degrees per year.
5Institutions that primarily emphasize undergraduate education. Also includes institutions classified as 4-year under the
IPEDS system, which had been classified as 2-year in the Carnegie system because they primarily award associates
degrees.

For-profit institutions

Masters4

Baccalaureate5

Special
focus6

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

100.0
65.7
14.9
9.7
7.7
0.2

100.0
66.3
13.4
10.1
7.8
0.2

100.0
71.2
14.8
7.1
4.9
0.3

100.0
76.2
13.1
4.7
3.7
0.2

100.0
70.0
9.7
5.8
11.9
0.4

100.0
48.6
35.7
8.1
4.4
0.5

100.0
48.6
35.7
8.1
4.4
0.5

0.3
1.6

0.5
1.6

0.5
1.2

0.6
1.4

0.5
1.8

0.9
1.7

0.9
1.7

6Four-year

institutions that award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology,
and engineering.
NOTE: Relative levels of research activity for research universities were determined by an analysis of research and development expenditures, science and engineering research staffing, and doctoral degrees conferred, by field. Further information
on the research index ranking may be obtained from http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/resources/. Degree-granting
institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories
exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Enrollment

376 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 269. Number and percentage distribution of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions, by level, disability status, and selected
student characteristics: 200304 and 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Postbaccalaureate, 2007081

Undergraduate
2007081

200304
Selected student characteristic

All students

Students with
disabilities2

Nondisabled
students

Number of students (in thousands) ................. 19,054


Percentage distribution .................................... 100.0

()
()

All students

Students with
disabilities2

Nondisabled
students

2,154
() 16,900
() 20,762
11.3 (0.18)
88.7 (0.18) 100.0

()
()

All students

Students with
disabilities2

Nondisabled
students

2,270
() 18,492
()
10.9 (0.19)
89.1 (0.19)

3,492
100.0

()
()

256
()
7.3 (0.52)

3,236
92.7

()
(0.52)

10

Sex (percent) ...................................................


Male .............................................................
Female .........................................................

100.0
()
42.4 (0.34)
57.6 (0.34)

100.0
()
42.0 (0.82)
58.0 (0.82)

100.0
()
42.5 (0.35)
57.5 (0.35)

100.0
()
43.0 (0.32)
57.0 (0.32)

100.0
()
42.6 (0.82)
57.4 (0.82)

100.0
()
43.0 (0.32)
57.0 (0.32)

100.0
()
39.8 (0.76)
60.2 (0.76)

100.0
()
39.4 (3.12)
60.6 (3.12)

100.0
39.8
60.2

()
(0.79)
(0.79)

Race/ethnicity of student (percent)..................


White............................................................
Black ............................................................
Hispanic .......................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander...................................
American Indian/Alaska Native....................
Other............................................................

100.0
62.9
14.0
12.9
5.9
0.9
3.3

100.0
65.0
13.2
12.3
3.9
1.2
4.5

100.0
62.6
14.1
13.0
6.2
0.9
3.2

100.0
61.2
14.4
14.3
6.6
0.8
2.7

100.0
65.6
13.1
12.5
4.8
0.8
3.2

100.0
60.7
14.6
14.5
6.8
0.8
2.6

100.0
66.2
12.4
8.0
10.7
0.3
2.4

100.0
64.2
18.0
7.6
7.4

2.3

()
(4.23)
(4.84)
(1.12)
(1.12)
()
(0.60)

100.0
66.3
12.0
8.1
11.0
0.3
2.4

()
(0.91)
(0.73)
(0.45)
(0.41)
(0.05)
(0.37)

Age (percent)...................................................
15 to 23........................................................
24 to 29........................................................
30 or older....................................................

100.0
()
57.7 (0.51)
16.9 (0.24)
25.4 (0.46)

100.0
()
46.8 (0.91)
15.2 (0.48)
38.0 (0.92)

100.0
()
59.1 (0.50)
17.1 (0.24)
23.8 (0.46)

100.0
()
58.3 (0.29)
17.9 (0.19)
23.8 (0.26)

100.0
()
52.1 (0.77)
20.9 (0.70)
27.0 (0.70)

100.0
()
59.0 (0.31)
17.6 (0.20)
23.4 (0.29)

100.0
()
11.2 (0.49)
39.3 (0.77)
49.5 (0.91)

100.0
()
7.9 (1.08)
35.8 (3.05)
56.3 (3.37)

100.0
11.5
39.6
49.0

()
(0.53)
(0.79)
(0.91)

Attendance status (percent) ............................


Full-time, full-year ........................................
Part-time or part-year...................................

100.0
()
40.3 (0.42)
59.7 (0.42)

100.0
()
34.8 (0.72)
65.2 (0.72)

100.0
()
41.0 (0.42)
59.0 (0.42)

100.0
()
36.8 (0.24)
63.2 (0.24)

100.0
()
32.3 (0.70)
67.7 (0.70)

100.0
()
37.4 (0.26)
62.6 (0.26)

100.0
()
32.7 (0.62)
67.3 (0.62)

100.0
()
31.2 (3.21)
68.8 (3.21)

100.0
32.9
67.1

()
(0.66)
(0.66)

Student housing status (percent).....................


On-campus ..................................................
Off-campus ..................................................
With parents or relatives1 .............................
Attended more than one institution ..............

100.0
14.2
54.8
24.0
7.0

()
(0.34)
(1.19)
(0.69)
(1.66)

100.0
10.9
61.2
21.2
6.7

()
(0.44)
(1.62)
(0.68)
(1.71)

100.0
14.6
54.0
24.4
7.0

()
(0.35)
(1.16)
(0.72)
(1.66)

100.0
13.5
55.1
23.8
7.7

()
(0.18)
(0.33)
(0.31)
(0.15)

100.0
10.6
57.6
24.2
7.5

()
(0.44)
(0.73)
(0.65)
(0.34)

100.0
13.8
54.8
23.7
7.7

()
(0.19)
(0.34)
(0.32)
(0.15)

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

Dependency status (percent) ..........................


Dependent ...................................................
Independent, unmarried...............................
Independent, married...................................
Independent with dependents......................

100.0
50.5
14.8
7.7
27.0

()
(0.54)
(0.25)
(0.18)
(0.40)

100.0
40.4
19.0
9.0
31.6

()
(0.97)
(0.59)
(0.43)
(0.78)

100.0
51.8
14.2
7.5
26.4

()
(0.52)
(0.25)
(0.18)
(0.39)

100.0
51.3
15.7
6.6
26.4

()
(0.31)
(0.22)
(0.14)
(0.32)

100.0
44.8
20.2
7.2
27.7

()
(0.71)
(0.67)
(0.44)
(0.78)

100.0
52.1
15.1
6.5
26.2

()
(0.33)
(0.22)
(0.15)
(0.32)

100.0
()

()
49.5 (0.80)
16.9 (0.66)
33.7 (0.85)

100.0
()

()
51.8 (4.15)
12.9 (1.48)
35.3 (4.51)

100.0

49.3
17.2
33.5

()
()
(0.79)
(0.70)
(0.80)

Veteran status (percent) ..................................


Veteran.........................................................
Not veteran ..................................................

100.0
()
3.3 (0.13)
96.7 (0.13)

100.0
()
6.0 (0.44)
94.0 (0.44)

100.0
()
2.9 (0.12)
97.1 (0.12)

100.0
()
3.3 (0.12)
96.7 (0.12)

100.0
()
4.6 (0.33)
95.4 (0.33)

100.0
()
3.2 (0.12)
96.8 (0.12)

100.0
()
3.1 (0.33)
96.9 (0.33)

100.0
()
6.6 (1.31)
93.4 (1.31)

100.0
2.8
97.2

()
(0.32)
(0.32)

Field of study (percent)....................................


Business/management ................................
Education.....................................................
Engineering/computer science/mathematics.
Health ..........................................................
Humanities...................................................
Law ..............................................................
Life/physical sciences ..................................
Social/behavioral sciences...........................
Vocational/technical .....................................
Undeclared ..................................................
Other............................................................

100.0
15.4
6.7
9.4
12.8
10.3

4.5
7.0
2.5
21.7
9.7

100.0
14.2
6.3
9.3
12.3
10.9

4.2
7.3
3.0
22.3
10.2

100.0
15.6
6.7
9.4
12.9
10.3

4.5
6.9
2.4
21.6
9.6

100.0
16.3
5.7
8.9
14.6
15.0

6.0
6.2
2.5
14.3
10.5

100.0
14.9
5.2
8.6
15.1
16.8

5.4
6.1
2.5
14.5
10.8

100.0
16.5
5.7
8.9
14.5
14.8

6.1
6.2
2.5
14.3
10.4

100.0
17.6
24.1
8.5
11.6
6.6
4.8
4.6
6.9

6.7
8.5

100.0
13.1
28.7
6.2
12.3
5.9
4.2
4.0
7.9

6.1
11.7

100.0
17.9
23.8
8.7
11.6
6.6
4.8
4.7
6.8

6.8
8.3

()
(0.98)
(0.84)
(0.41)
(0.37)
(0.32)
(0.28)
(0.23)
(0.55)
()
(0.56)
(0.39)

()
(0.71)
(0.60)
(0.39)
(0.30)
(0.10)
(0.16)

()
(0.26)
(0.20)
(0.24)
(0.31)
(0.24)
()
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.49)
(0.25)

()
(0.86)
(0.73)
(0.55)
(0.40)
(0.17)
(0.35)

()
(0.61)
(0.36)
(0.46)
(0.51)
(0.47)
()
(0.26)
(0.34)
(0.23)
(0.78)
(0.48)

()
(0.74)
(0.61)
(0.40)
(0.31)
(0.11)
(0.15)

()
(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.24)
(0.32)
(0.25)
()
(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.15)
(0.50)
(0.26)

Not available.
Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Data have been revised from previously published figures.
2Students with disabilities are those who reported that they had one or more of the following
conditions: a specific learning disability, a visual handicap, hard of hearing, deafness, a
speech disability, an orthopedic handicap, or a health impairment.

()
(0.37)
(0.31)
(0.29)
(0.18)
(0.09)
(0.09)

()
(0.27)
(0.13)
(0.27)
(0.27)
(0.26)
()
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.18)
(0.33)
(0.21)

()
(0.81)
(0.55)
(0.59)
(0.37)
(0.12)
(0.27)

()
(0.66)
(0.31)
(0.59)
(0.67)
(0.64)
()
(0.30)
(0.38)
(0.25)
(0.70)
(0.44)

()
(0.39)
(0.32)
(0.30)
(0.19)
(0.09)
(0.09)

()
(0.28)
(0.14)
(0.19)
(0.27)
(0.26)
()
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.19)
(0.34)
(0.21)

()
(0.87)
(0.67)
(0.43)
(0.38)
(0.06)
(0.35)

()
()
()
()
()

()
(0.99)
(0.88)
(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.31)
(0.26)
(0.22)
(0.54)
()
(0.53)
(0.39)

()
(2.33)
(4.35)
(0.91)
(2.24)
(0.84)
(0.62)
(0.74)
(1.41)
()
(1.41)
(1.65)

NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey of students who enrolled at any time during the
school year. Data include Puerto Rico. Detail may not sum to totals because of survey item
nonresponse and rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 200304
and 200708 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04 and NPSAS:08). (This
table was prepared July 2013.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 270. Percentage of first-year undergraduate students who took remedial education courses, by selected student and institution characteristics: 200304 and 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
200304 first-year undergraduates1

Selected student or
institution characteristic

Percent who
ever took a
remedial
course

Percent who took remedial courses in 200304

Any course

2
Total..............................................

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

English

Mathematics

Reading

Studying

Writing

Number of
students (in
thousands)

Percent who Number who


ever took a took a course
remedial
in 200708
course (in thousands)

Percent who took remedial courses in 200708

Any courses

1 course

10

11

34.7 (0.37)

19.1

(0.29)

5.7

(0.22)

14.6

(0.26)

5.5

(0.17)

2.3

(0.10)

6.9

(0.18)

8,738

36.1 (0.38)

1,743

19.9

(0.35)

9.2

(0.23)

6.4

(0.19)

4.3

(0.18)

32.9 (0.52)
36.0 (0.55)

18.3
19.7

(0.45)
(0.39)

5.5
5.8

(0.30)
(0.23)

13.9
15.0

(0.41)
(0.33)

5.2
5.8

(0.22)
(0.24)

2.2
2.4

(0.15)
(0.15)

6.6
7.1

(0.27)
(0.26)

3,797
4,941

33.0 (0.53)
38.6 (0.51)

730
1,013

19.2
20.5

(0.50)
(0.46)

8.8
9.6

(0.35)
(0.32)

6.6
6.2

(0.28)
(0.24)

3.8
4.7

(0.22)
(0.24)

31.7
41.2
37.5
39.6
40.8
44.8
33.9
31.1

(0.42)
(0.99)
(0.92)
(1.72)
(5.11)
(4.33)
(2.01)
(2.78)

17.7
22.4
20.9
17.6
22.4
23.6
20.8
17.2

(0.35)
(0.76)
(0.69)
(1.56)
(4.55)
(3.10)
(1.80)
(2.34)

4.9
7.5
6.4
8.2
10.2 !
3.4
4.7
5.0

(0.21)
(0.52)
(0.52)
(1.09)
(4.18)
(0.99)
(0.90)
(1.35)

13.5
17.1
16.5
10.9
19.8
17.3
14.8
14.3

(0.32)
(0.66)
(0.63)
(1.19)
(4.64)
(2.79)
(1.48)
(2.12)

4.4
7.8
6.9
7.0
10.1 !
8.4
4.9
6.1

(0.18)
(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.83)
(4.07)
(2.28)
(0.98)
(1.30)

2.2
2.9
2.4
1.8

3.9 !
1.9
2.7 !

(0.14)
(0.26)
(0.25)
(0.48)
()
(1.53)
(0.48)
(0.86)

6.4
6.9
8.1
8.4
11.3 !
8.0
6.5
6.9

(0.22)
(0.44)
(0.48)
(0.93)
(4.00)
(2.35)
(1.12)
(1.63)

4,980
1,467
1,440
464
69
82
209
27

31.3
45.1
42.7
38.9
39.9
48.0
32.3
35.2

(0.46)
(0.99)
(1.08)
(2.05)
(4.63)
(4.65)
(2.29)
(6.00)

881
359
325
93
13
24
43
6

17.7
24.4
22.5
20.0
19.1
29.6
20.4
21.7

(0.41)
(0.86)
(0.78)
(1.90)
(3.90)
(3.87)
(2.06)
(5.11)

8.7
11.4
9.3
7.2
7.1 !
11.8
11.7
7.6 !

(0.30)
(0.65)
(0.51)
(1.25)
(2.16)
(2.06)
(1.47)
(3.74)

5.3 (0.24)
7.5 (0.45)
8.5 (0.48)
7.5 (0.96)
9.9 ! (3.11)
9.4 (2.21)
5.4 (1.07)
8.2 ! (2.56)

3.7
5.5
4.8
5.3
2.1 !
8.5
3.3

(0.21)
(0.53)
(0.40)
(0.87)
(0.84)
(2.34)
(0.78)
()

33.6 (0.41)
34.9 (1.02)
37.4 (0.86)

21.3
15.9
15.6

(0.38)
(0.78)
(0.51)

6.5
4.3
4.5

(0.28)
(0.40)
(0.35)

16.0
12.8
12.1

(0.34)
(0.65)
(0.51)

6.4
4.0
4.4

(0.22)
(0.40)
(0.32)

2.5
2.1
2.1

(0.13)
(0.27)
(0.21)

8.2
5.0
4.6

(0.22)
(0.55)
(0.31)

5,247
1,460
2,032

34.5 (0.46)
39.5 (0.96)
37.9 (0.83)

1,152
282
309

22.0
19.3
15.2

(0.42)
(0.86)
(0.67)

10.0
9.0
7.4

(0.33)
(0.65)
(0.45)

7.4
6.0
4.2

(0.24)
(0.49)
(0.32)

4.6
4.4
3.6

(0.21)
(0.46)
(0.36)

31.3 (0.46)
37.4 (0.65)
40.9 (0.96)

19.0
17.9
23.5

(0.37)
(0.51)
(0.84)

5.7
5.3
7.1

(0.22)
(0.31)
(0.56)

14.0
14.0
18.6

(0.35)
(0.46)
(0.79)

5.6
5.0
7.1

(0.22)
(0.28)
(0.47)

2.6
2.0
2.1

(0.15)
(0.16)
(0.25)

7.5
5.6
8.3

(0.23)
(0.28)
(0.45)

4,145
3,583
1,011

31.4 (0.53)
39.8 (0.70)
42.5 (0.98)

799
679
265

19.3
18.9
26.2

(0.45)
(0.59)
(0.93)

8.6
9.3
11.6

(0.30)
(0.35)
(0.61)

6.2
5.8
9.4

(0.30)
(0.34)
(0.52)

4.5
3.9
5.3

(0.22)
(0.30)
(0.48)

24.5
35.8
37.6
36.5

(0.70)
(0.59)
(0.60)
(1.18)

16.8
16.9
24.2
18.3

(0.56)
(0.40)
(0.59)
(0.99)

4.8
5.1
7.1
6.4

(0.30)
(0.30)
(0.37)
(0.58)

11.3
13.3
18.3
14.5

(0.49)
(0.35)
(0.52)
(0.98)

4.8
4.6
7.6
5.0

(0.31)
(0.22)
(0.35)
(0.48)

2.4
2.3
2.5
2.2

(0.27)
(0.15)
(0.20)
(0.32)

8.2
5.5
8.6
6.3

(0.40)
(0.28)
(0.36)
(0.48)

1,021
4,588
2,578
552

23.2
37.2
39.4
36.1

(0.84)
(0.57)
(0.77)
(1.13)

175
813
643
112

17.1
17.7
24.9
20.3

(0.76)
(0.48)
(0.64)
(0.99)

8.8
8.4
10.8
9.6

(0.60)
(0.32)
(0.48)
(0.74)

5.1
5.3
8.8
6.4

(0.41)
(0.25)
(0.41)
(0.50)

3.2
4.0
5.3
4.3

(0.30)
(0.26)
(0.35)
(0.43)

33.3 (0.45)
36.3 (0.62)

21.9
16.1

(0.40)
(0.39)

6.6
4.8

(0.27)
(0.27)

16.3
12.7

(0.35)
(0.37)

6.5
4.5

(0.24)
(0.23)

2.5
2.2

(0.14)
(0.15)

8.6
5.0

(0.23)
(0.27)

4,466
4,272

34.3 (0.50)
38.0 (0.59)

1,016
727

22.8
17.0

(0.46)
(0.50)

10.3
8.1

(0.36)
(0.33)

7.5
5.2

(0.26)
(0.29)

4.9
3.7

(0.24)
(0.25)

35.8 (2.32)
34.7 (0.39)

13.2
19.3

(1.52)
(0.30)

1.9
5.8

(0.51)
(0.22)

9.8
14.7

(1.40)
(0.27)

3.1
5.6

(0.68)
(0.18)

1.1 ! (0.33)
2.4 (0.11)

4.3
6.9

(0.84)
(0.18)

286
8,452

35.9 (2.37)
36.1 (0.38)

49
1,694

17.1
20.0

(2.09)
(0.35)

10.9
9.2

(1.57)
(0.23)

3.7
6.5

(0.85)
(0.19)

2.5 ! (1.26)
4.4 (0.18)

36.3
33.7
41.1
30.3
36.9
34.1
31.1
23.0
23.7
33.2
38.4
33.5
33.2

(0.98)
(1.59)
(1.58)
(1.81)
(0.82)
(1.28)
(1.82)
(5.55)
(4.35)
(2.06)
(2.09)
(0.67)
(1.51)

19.5
19.1
22.9
16.2
19.6
18.9
19.6
11.0 !
12.8
19.3
18.3
19.2
17.9

(0.95)
(1.37)
(1.13)
(1.42)
(0.67)
(0.94)
(1.71)
(4.43)
(3.45)
(1.57)
(1.59)
(0.58)
(1.07)

5.5
4.7
6.3
5.4
6.1
5.7
5.7

7.4 !
5.5
5.0
5.9
5.2

(0.41)
(0.66)
(0.74)
(0.79)
(0.48)
(0.46)
(1.26)
()
(2.82)
(0.90)
(0.85)
(0.37)
(0.67)

14.6
14.6
17.4
12.7
15.4
14.3
14.5
9.3 !
5.2 !
14.5
14.4
14.4
13.6

(0.99)
(1.26)
(1.00)
(1.25)
(0.62)
(0.88)
(1.47)
(4.26)
(2.11)
(1.38)
(1.39)
(0.49)
(0.95)

6.0
5.3
6.3
4.7
5.7
5.0
5.4

6.3 !
6.5
5.6
5.1
6.1

(0.44)
(0.82)
(0.72)
(0.76)
(0.43)
(0.52)
(1.21)
()
(3.02)
(1.00)
(1.00)
(0.33)
(0.56)

2.3
2.1
2.0
2.4
2.7
1.7
2.7

2.6
2.2
2.5
2.4

(0.35)
(0.46)
(0.42)
(0.56)
(0.26)
(0.23)
(0.65)
()
()
(0.54)
(0.46)
(0.20)
(0.34)

7.3
5.6
8.7
6.6
6.2
7.3
8.0

8.6
4.7
7.2
5.8

(0.60)
(0.73)
(0.86)
(0.91)
(0.49)
(0.52)
(1.20)
()
()
(1.04)
(0.60)
(0.37)
(0.56)

1,202
321
372
388
1,489
1,408
299
28
45
281
297
1,032
919

37.0
34.4
40.5
33.2
38.3
38.5
31.2
40.8
24.2
35.2
31.4
35.6
34.6

(1.13)
(2.25)
(1.91)
(1.77)
(0.94)
(0.95)
(1.91)
(6.22)
(4.43)
(2.17)
(1.90)
(1.27)
(1.20)

260
63
85
73
279
320
62

66
47
204
168

21.6
19.6
22.9
18.9
18.8
22.7
20.6
15.4 !
14.7
23.5
15.8
19.8
18.3

(1.04)
(1.74)
(1.48)
(1.55)
(0.83)
(0.85)
(1.74)
(5.13)
(3.72)
(1.95)
(1.73)
(1.13)
(0.96)

10.2
8.6
10.5
8.4
8.8
10.5
9.9

6.7 !
12.7
6.8
8.9
8.2

(0.67)
(1.25)
(1.13)
(1.36)
(0.64)
(0.58)
(1.22)
()
(2.26)
(1.66)
(1.15)
(0.66)
(0.74)

6.4
6.8
7.1
6.3
5.5
7.6
7.2

6.3
5.9
6.7
5.9

(0.57)
(1.22)
(0.75)
(0.88)
(0.46)
(0.55)
(1.14)
()
()
(0.88)
(0.97)
(0.69)
(0.59)

5.1
4.1
5.2
4.2
4.5
4.7
3.5

4.6
3.1
4.2
4.2

(0.60)
(0.76)
(0.84)
(0.75)
(0.44)
(0.43)
(0.60)
()
()
(0.82)
(0.65)
(0.50)
(0.50)

30.6
41.4
34.1
25.7
30.8
25.7
18.4
24.1
25.3

(1.85)
(0.59)
(1.75)
(1.11)
(1.87)
(1.19)
(1.64)
(0.48)
(1.63)

10.9
23.0
21.3
16.3
12.6
14.4
11.7
7.8
11.7

(1.09)
(0.47)
(1.11)
(0.63)
(1.69)
(0.81)
(1.37)
(0.23)
(1.04)

4.8
6.9
5.3
4.4
4.2
5.2
2.5
3.1
4.1

(0.80)
(0.33)
(0.60)
(0.34)
(0.93)
(0.70)
(0.53)
(0.18)
(0.50)

9.4
18.3
16.3
11.6
10.1
9.4
7.5
4.7
7.5

(1.05)
(0.42)
(1.04)
(0.60)
(1.33)
(0.56)
(1.34)
(0.16)
(0.75)

4.0
7.1
5.2
3.9
2.7
3.9
2.9
2.2
3.3

(0.86)
(0.28)
(0.55)
(0.39)
(0.71)
(0.42)
(0.56)
(0.19)
(0.45)

1.4 !
2.4
1.9
2.6
2.3 !
2.0
2.2 !
2.3
2.7

(0.58)
(0.15)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.73)
(0.29)
(0.67)
(0.12)
(0.39)

3.9
7.2
8.5
8.1
4.8
6.7
6.3
3.5
4.9

(0.90)
(0.27)
(0.62)
(0.42)
(1.14)
(0.79)
(0.90)
(0.22)
(0.70)

86
4,921
663
794
53
398
302
388
1,134

31.9
41.8
38.9
25.0
32.6
25.9
22.7
26.6
28.8

(1.99)
(0.54)
(1.23)
(1.03)
(3.07)
(1.73)
(1.63)
(0.95)
(1.42)

8
1,165
169
141
6
65
40
22
129

9.0
23.7
25.4
17.8
10.6
16.4
13.1
5.7
11.3

(0.89)
(0.48)
(1.12)
(0.85)
(2.37)
(1.43)
(1.34)
(0.47)
(1.16)

4.6
10.7
12.0
10.4
4.6
6.9
6.9
2.2
5.0

(1.05)
(0.33)
(0.76)
(0.66)
(1.28)
(1.04)
(1.07)
(0.35)
(0.81)

0.6 !
7.9
8.9
4.7
1.7 !
5.3
3.6
1.4
2.8

(0.24)
(0.28)
(0.63)
(0.41)
(0.66)
(0.73)
(0.64)
(0.24)
(0.69)

3.8
5.1
4.5
2.7
4.3
4.2
2.7
2.1
3.5

(0.65)
(0.26)
(0.56)
(0.31)
(0.93)
(0.67)
(0.48)
(0.23)
(0.63)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent
or greater.
1Student status was determined by accumulation of credits. Students attending postsecondary education part time, or not completing the credit accumulation requirements for second-year status, could be considered first-year students for more than one year.

2Data

12

3 or more
courses

2 courses

13

14

15

have been revised from previously published figures.


NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey of students who enrolled at any time during the school year. Data include Puerto Rico.
Detail may not sum to totals because of survey item nonresponse and rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 200304 and 200708 National Postsecondary
Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04 and NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared July 2013.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 377


Enrollment

Sex
Male ...................................................
Female ...............................................
Race/ethnicity of student
White..................................................
Black ..................................................
Hispanic .............................................
Asian..................................................
Pacific Islander...................................
American Indian/Alaska Native..........
Two or more races .............................
Other..................................................
Age
15 to 23..............................................
24 to 29..............................................
30 or older..........................................
Attendance status
Exclusively full-time............................
Exclusively part-time..........................
Mixed full- and part-time ....................
Student housing status
On-campus ........................................
Off-campus ........................................
With parents or relatives ....................
Attended more than one institution ....
Dependency status
Dependent .........................................
Independent.......................................
Veteran status
Veteran...............................................
Not veteran ........................................
Field of study
Business/management ......................
Computer science..............................
Education...........................................
Engineering........................................
Health ................................................
Humanities.........................................
Life sciences ......................................
Mathematics ......................................
Physical sciences...............................
Social/behavioral sciences.................
Vocational/technical ...........................
Undeclared ........................................
Other..................................................
Type of institution
Public less-than-2-year ......................
Public 2-year ......................................
Public 4-year nondoctorate ................
Public 4-year doctorate ......................
Private nonprofit less-than-4-year......
Private nonprofit 4-year nondoctorate .
Private nonprofit 4-year doctorate......
Private for-profit less-than-2-year.......
Private for-profit 2 years or more .......

200708 first-year undergraduates1,2

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Undergraduate
2-year institutions1

All students
Percentage distribution, by age
Major field of study
1

Total (in
thousands)

Under 25

Percentage distribution, by age


Total (in
Over 35 thousands)

25 to 35

Percentage distribution, by age


Total (in
Over 35 thousands)

Under 25

25 to 35

25 to 35

7
55.5 (0.41)
56.5 (4.44)
74.1 (12.34)
75.1 (6.25)
87.0 (6.26)
77.6 (1.93)

8
25.2
(0.32)
19.0
(3.76)
25.7 ! (12.36)
19.4
(5.80)
12.6 ! (6.19)
17.1
(1.89)

19.2
24.5

5.5 !

5.3

9
(0.31)
(4.34)
()
(2.76)
()
(1.16)

10
9,596
61
32
66
23
437

70.7
91.2
83.4
83.5
79.9
87.5

11
(0.57)
(1.92)
(3.14)
(4.88)
(6.17)
(0.96)

18.8
5.4
12.8
14.6 !
13.2 !
10.8

12
(0.35)
(1.41)
(2.64)
(4.70)
(5.38)
(0.89)

10.5
3.4
3.8
1.9
6.9
1.6

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total........................................................
Agriculture and related sciences .......................
Anthropology .....................................................
Architecture and related services ......................
Area, ethnic, and gender studies.......................
Biological and biomedical sciences ...................

2
20,762
113
39
92
27
575

62.5
75.2
81.9
81.1
80.8
85.1

3
(0.30)
(2.67)
(3.29)
(4.05)
(5.45)
(0.88)

22.3
11.6
14.9
16.0
13.1 !
12.3

4
(0.20)
(1.95)
(3.04)
(3.86)
(4.72)
(0.82)

15.2
13.2
3.2 !
2.9 !
6.1 !
2.5

5
(0.21)
(2.28)
(1.36)
(0.98)
(2.57)
(0.40)

6
11,167
52
6
26
4
138

Business, management, and marketing ............


Communication and journalism .........................
Communications technologies/technicians........
Computer and information sciences ..................
Construction trades ...........................................

3,381
393
54
721
109

58.7
84.1
66.4
49.7
43.0

(0.89)
(1.42)
(4.93)
(1.58)
(4.33)

24.1
11.8
24.3
29.9
34.1

(0.59)
(1.18)
(4.32)
(1.34)
(2.91)

17.2
(0.60)
4.1
(0.65)
9.3 ! (3.89)
20.5
(1.46)
22.9
(3.46)

1,386
71
30
369
95

56.7
74.5
55.1
47.8
39.8

(1.04)
(4.08)
(7.42)
(2.11)
(4.33)

24.4
17.6
30.7
27.5
35.4

(0.89)
(3.47)
(7.15)
(1.95)
(3.07)

18.9
7.9 !
14.2 !
24.7
24.8

(0.81)
(2.47)
(6.68)
(1.94)
(3.64)

1,995
322
24
353
14

60.2
86.1
80.5
51.6
64.2

(1.28)
(1.40)
(5.02)
(2.58)
(6.69)

23.8
10.6
16.3 !
32.3
25.4

(0.74)
(1.15)
(4.90)
(2.28)
(5.66)

Criminology........................................................
Economics .........................................................
Education...........................................................
Engineering .......................................................
Engineering technologies/technicians ...............

29
103
1,181
658
365

75.0
84.7
65.7
78.2
55.5

(5.19)
(2.30)
(0.90)
(1.05)
(2.17)

14.4
11.1
19.0
15.8
27.4

(3.58)
(2.05)
(0.72)
(0.94)
(1.80)

10.6 !
4.3
15.3
6.0
17.1

(3.47)
(1.09)
(0.75)
(0.58)
(1.49)

14
501
202
252

77.8
56.1
62.3
50.6

()
(5.83)
(1.44)
(2.53)
(2.79)

21.1
21.4
25.5
29.1

()
(5.88)
(1.20)
(2.02)
(2.57)

22.5
12.2
20.4

()
()
(1.43)
(1.56)
(2.06)

25
88
680
457
113

74.7
85.8
72.8
85.1
66.6

(5.88)
(2.57)
(1.21)
(1.05)
(3.17)

15.7
9.4
17.2
11.6
23.6

English language and literature/letters ..............


Family and consumer/human sciences .............
Foreign languages and literatures .....................
Geography .........................................................
Health professions and related sciences ...........

241
178
91
20
3,030

77.8
62.8
78.3
69.9
50.5

(1.57)
(2.74)
(3.00)
(6.22)
(0.62)

16.1
20.3
13.1
22.1
30.4

(1.39)
(2.70)
(2.56)
(5.31)
(0.60)

6.2
16.9
8.7
8.0 !
19.1

(1.16)
(1.87)
(1.91)
(2.98)
(0.48)

55
84
29

2,092

67.4
48.0
64.5

47.4

(4.22)
(4.02)
(6.70)
()
(0.73)

22.1
25.4
20.4 !

32.0

(3.47)
(4.28)
(6.41)
()
(0.69)

10.5 !
26.5
15.2 !

20.6

(3.66)
(3.83)
(4.93)
()
(0.63)

186
94
62
19
938

80.9
76.1
84.6
72.1
57.4

(1.72)
(3.35)
(2.51)
(6.45)
(1.36)

History ...............................................................
International relations and affairs ......................
Legal professions and studies ...........................
Liberal arts, sciences and humanities ...............
Library science ..................................................

168
42
168
1,880

80.2
86.4
45.9
65.5

(1.76)
(4.81)
(4.10)
(0.84)
()

12.4
8.2 !
29.7
20.2

(1.25)
(2.93)
(3.35)
(0.64)
()

7.5

24.4
14.2

(1.09)
()
(3.17)
(0.62)
()

34
9
114
1,488

80.5 (4.73)
60.8 (16.76)
40.5 (3.61)
64.7 (0.98)

()

14.3

32.0
20.5

(3.24)
()
(4.38)
(0.77)
()

5.2 !

27.5
14.8

(2.58)
()
(3.94)
(0.74)
()

135
33
54
392

80.1
93.3
57.2
68.7

Mathematics and statistics ................................


Mechanic and repair technologies.....................
Military technologies ..........................................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.............................
Natural resources and conservation..................

102
215

242
52

78.7
54.5

68.5
75.7

(2.63)
(2.73)
()
(2.24)
(3.79)

12.8
26.9

19.3
19.8

(1.90)
(2.42)
()
(1.85)
(3.43)

8.5
18.6

12.2
4.4 !

(1.95)
(1.89)
()
(1.37)
(1.82)

35
202

111
15

66.2
53.9

60.2
74.9

18.6
27.0

22.0
13.6 !

(3.98)
(2.49)
()
(2.83)
(5.23)

15.2
19.0

17.7
11.6 !

(3.33)
(2.01)
()
(2.36)
(5.55)

68
13

131
37

Parks, recreation, and fitness studies................


Personal and culinary services..........................
Philosophy and religious studies .......................
Physical sciences ..............................................
Political science and government ......................

149
351
68
172
196

83.6
59.6
75.2
80.3
85.7

(1.80)
(1.89)
(3.37)
(2.05)
(1.53)

12.0
27.4
13.3
15.7
10.4

(1.68)
(1.38)
(2.27)
(1.84)
(1.20)

4.4
13.0
11.5
4.0
3.9

(0.97)
(1.39)
(2.44)
(1.04)
(1.10)

37
307
10
45
31

79.8 (3.55)
59.2 (1.88)
52.2 (11.80)
69.4 (5.31)
77.8 (5.35)

12.7
27.6
29.7
21.3
20.3

(3.12)
(1.47)
(8.32)
(4.78)
(5.09)

7.5 !
13.2

9.2 !

(2.83)
(1.41)
()
(3.42)
()

Precision production ..........................................


Psychology ........................................................
Public administration and social services ..........
Science technologies/technicians......................
Security and protective services........................

52
589
178
47
647

40.6
75.4
50.1
59.4
61.8

(5.09)
(1.02)
(2.25)
(5.27)
(1.59)

33.7
16.9
23.4
23.4
24.3

(4.78)
(0.83)
(2.11)
(4.27)
(1.39)

25.7
7.6
26.5
17.2
14.0

(4.29)
(0.64)
(2.28)
(3.92)
(1.26)

51
161
68
34
377

39.5
71.3
38.4
59.2
59.0

(5.13)
(1.97)
(3.62)
(6.47)
(2.29)

34.7
18.9
23.1
22.6
24.1

(4.90)
(1.95)
(3.66)
(5.40)
(2.02)

25.8
9.8
38.5
18.2
17.0

Social sciences, other........................................


Sociology ...........................................................
Theology and religious vocations ......................
Transportation and materials moving.................
Visual and performing arts ................................

63
133
32
59
782

61.0
72.8
67.8
35.3
77.4

(4.43)
(2.06)
(7.75)
(4.02)
(0.97)

20.3
14.0
21.1 !
37.3
15.8

(3.48)
(1.42)
(6.38)
(3.83)
(0.85)

18.8
13.2
11.1
27.4
6.7

(4.53)
(1.77)
(2.34)
(3.86)
(0.64)

21
31

29
276

59.7
68.2

27.6
70.7

(9.31)
(5.18)
()
(5.05)
(1.91)

21.7
13.8

35.2
16.7

(6.49)
(3.15)
()
(5.62)
(1.57)

Undeclared or not in a degree program.............

1,689

66.0

(1.14)

20.2

(0.80)

13.9

(0.76)

1,184

59.9

(1.35)

23.5

(1.06)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Includes students attending less-than-2-year institutions and students attending more than one institution.

Total (in
Over 35 thousands)

Under 25

(4.48)
(2.86)
()
(3.69)
(7.42)

Postbaccalaureate

4-year institutions

13
(0.32)
(1.36)
(1.61)
(0.81)
(2.96)
(0.38)

14
3,492
10
7
23

94

16.0
3.3

16.1
10.4 !

(0.86)
(0.60)
()
(2.21)
(4.87)

614
29

92

(4.08)
(2.26)
(1.13)
(1.00)
(3.12)

9.6 !
4.8
10.0
3.3
9.9

(3.78)
(1.27)
(0.80)
(0.57)
(1.72)

13
843
167
14

14.3
15.8
9.8
19.8
26.9

(1.67)
(3.21)
(1.85)
(5.50)
(1.47)

4.9
8.2
5.7
8.1 !
15.7

(0.98)
(1.51)
(1.63)
(3.12)
(0.93)

36
17
24

407

(1.95)
(2.34)
(8.69)
(1.77)
()

11.9
5.8 !
25.1
19.2

(1.38)
(2.19)
(4.85)
(1.39)
()

8.1

17.8 !
12.1

(1.28)
()
(6.42)
(0.99)
()

25
12
167
24
29

85.1
63.5

75.6
76.1

(3.12)
(8.45)
()
(2.74)
(4.40)

9.8
24.9 !

17.0
22.3

(2.05)
(8.68)
()
(2.48)
(4.31)

5.0 !
11.6 !

7.4

(2.34)
(5.49)
()
(1.32)
()

25

28
13

112
44
57
127
165

84.8
62.3
79.4
84.1
87.2

(2.20)
(8.45)
(3.22)
(1.78)
(1.65)

11.8
26.1
10.3
13.7
8.5

(2.08)
(5.12)
(2.11)
(1.72)
(1.14)

3.4
11.5 !
10.3
2.1 !
4.3 !

(0.96)
(5.45)
(2.37)
(0.72)
(1.32)

14

29
51
14

(4.39)
(1.27)
(4.46)
(5.25)
(1.86)

428
110
14
271

77.0
57.2
59.8
65.7

()
(1.31)
(2.67)
(8.28)
(2.34)

16.2
23.6
25.3
24.6

()
(0.92)
(2.58)
(6.90)
(2.11)

6.8
19.1
14.9 !
9.7

()
(0.77)
(2.16)
(5.53)
(1.26)

148
104

17

18.0

37.2
12.6

()
(4.29)
()
(5.23)
(1.56)

42
102
30
30
505

61.6
74.1
66.5
42.6
81.1

(5.23)
(2.26)
(8.18)
(5.76)
(1.16)

19.5
14.1
22.1 !
39.4
15.4

(3.98)
(1.62)
(6.66)
(5.64)
(1.10)

18.8
11.7
11.4
18.0
3.5

(4.78)
(1.88)
(2.55)
(4.44)
(0.50)

19
10
50

62

16.6

(0.94)

505

80.3

(1.97)

12.2

(1.33)

7.5

(1.12)

!
!
!
!

NOTE: Because of different survey editing and processing procedures, enrollment data in this table may differ from those
appearing in other tables. Includes students who enrolled at any time during the 200708 academic year. Data include Puerto
Rico. Data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 200708 National Postsecondary Student
Aid Study (NPSAS:08), unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared July 2013.)

378 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 271. Enrollment in postsecondary education, by level of enrollment, level of institution, student age, and major field of study: 200708

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 379


Enrollment

Table 272. Course enrollments in languages other than English compared with total enrollment at postsecondary degree-granting institutions,
by enrollment level, institution level, and language: Selected years, 1965 through 2009
Percent change
Enrollment level, institution
level, and language

1965

1970

1974

1980

1986

1990

1995

2002

20061

10

Number of language
course enrollments
All levels, institutions, and
languages .....................

1,059,258

1,153,747

946,389

924,352

1,003,548

1,185,555

1,138,772

1,397,253

Undergraduate................
2-year institutions ........
4-year institutions ........
Graduate.........................

904,498
154,466
750,277
41,892

892,290

32,062

970,382
162,881
807,084
33,269

1,149,713
228,420
920,092
35,628

1,100,095
236,702
863,393
38,677

1,360,538
350,297
1,010,297
36,715

American Sign Language .


Arabic..............................
Chinese...........................
French.............................
German...........................
Greek, Ancient2 ...............
Hebrew3 ..........................
Italian ..............................
Japanese ........................
Korean ............................
Latin ................................
Portuguese .....................
Russian...........................
Spanish...........................
Other languages .............

911
3,359
371,735
213,909
19,495
8,093
22,950
3,505
82
38,038
3,040
33,818
310,015
30,308

358,617
201,928
16,643

34,236

28,452

36,369
386,709
90,793

2,034
10,576
253,208
152,119
24,283
22,371
33,048
9,604
87
25,167
5,072
32,522
361,911
14,387

3,471
11,366
248,307
127,015
22,132
19,290
34,796
11,516
365
25,019
4,894
23,987
378,960
13,234

3,417
16,892
275,235
121,065
17,806
15,669
40,904
23,457
875
25,038
5,071
33,945
411,499
12,675

1,602
3,683
19,427
273,143
133,594
16,414
12,966
49,843
45,830
2,375
28,178
6,118
44,476
534,182
13,724

4,304
4,444
26,471
205,351
96,263
16,272
13,127
43,760
44,723
3,343
25,897
6,531
24,729
606,286
17,271

60,781
10,584
34,153
201,979
91,100
20,376
22,802
63,899
52,238
5,211
29,841
8,385
23,921
746,267
25,716

78,829
23,974
51,582
206,426
94,264
22,849
23,752
78,368
66,605
7,145
32,191
10,267
24,845
822,985
33,728

Total enrollment at
degree-granting
institutions
All levels..............................
Undergraduate................
2-year institutions ........
4-year institutions ........
Graduate.........................

5,920,864

1965 to 1974 to 1986 to 1986 to 2006 to


2009 1974 1986 1995 2006
2009
11

12

1,577,810

1,682,627

-10.7

1,536,840
366,282
1,170,558
40,970

1,644,390
417,448
1,226,481
38,237

91,763
35,083
60,976
216,419
96,349
20,695
22,052
80,752
73,434
8,511
32,606
11,371
26,883
864,986
40,747

123.3
214.9
-31.9
-28.9
24.6
176.4
44.0
174.0
6.1
-33.8
66.8
-3.8
16.7
-52.5

8,580,887 10,223,729 12,096,895 12,503,511 13,818,637 14,261,781 16,611,711 17,758,870 20,427,711


7,368,644 8,798,728 10,475,055 10,797,975 11,959,106 12,231,719 14,257,077 15,184,302 17,565,320
2,318,956 3,402,732 4,525,097 4,679,548 5,240,083 5,492,098 6,529,198 6,518,291 7,521,405
5,049,688 5,395,996 5,949,958 6,118,427 6,719,023 6,739,621 7,727,879 8,666,011 10,043,915
1,212,243 1,425,001 1,621,840 1,705,536 1,859,531 2,030,062 2,354,634 2,574,568 2,862,391

72.7

13

14

15

16

6.0

13.5

57.2

6.6

7.3
5.4
7.6
-20.6

13.4
45.3
7.0
16.3

58.4
124.9
45.0
23.1

7.0
14.0
4.8
-6.7

68.0
59.7
8.7
-20.4
-26.7
-30.0
23.8
144.2
905.7
-0.5
#
4.4
13.7
-11.9

30.1
56.7
-25.4
-20.5
-8.6
-16.2
7.0
90.7
282.1
3.4
28.8
-27.1
47.3
36.3

601.6
205.4
-25.0
-22.1
28.3
51.6
91.6
183.9
716.6
28.6
102.5
-26.8
100.0
166.1

16.4
46.3
18.2
4.8
2.2
-9.4
-7.2
3.0
10.3
19.1
1.3
10.8
8.2
5.1
20.8

22.3
22.7
37.5
13.4
19.7

14.1
13.3
17.4
10.2
19.0

42.0
40.6
39.3
41.6
51.0

15.0
15.7
15.4
15.9
11.2

Change in percentage points


Number of language
course enrollments
per 100 students
enrolled
All levels..............................
Undergraduate................
2-year institutions ........
4-year institutions ........
Graduate.........................

17.9

13.4

9.3
10.3
4.5
13.9
2.9

7.6
8.5
0.0
0.0
2.0

8.0
9.0
3.5
13.2
2.0

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1In 2006, a few 2-year institutions reported a total of 226 graduate course enrollments (86
in Spanish and 140 in American Sign Language). In this table, these 226 enrollments are
shown as undergraduate enrollments in 2-year institutions; these enrollments are not
included under graduate enrollments.
2The apparent drop in Ancient Greek from 2006 to 2009 may be attributed to changes in
reporting. Some premodern Greek language categories, such as Koine Greek and Old Testament Greek, were reported for the first time in 2009. In previous surveys, these languages may have been reported under the category Ancient Greek.
3For 1990 and later years, includes only Modern Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew; other
reported categories of Hebrew courses are excluded.
NOTE: The number of course enrollments is not the same as the number of students studying a given language. A single student majoring in a language may be enrolled in more than
one class in that language. Unless otherwise noted, enrollments do not include those in

8.6
9.6
4.4
13.7
1.9

8.0
9.0
4.3
12.8
1.9

8.4
9.5
5.4
13.1
1.6

8.9
10.1
5.6
13.5
1.6

8.2
9.4
5.6
12.2
1.3

-8.6

-1.2
-1.3
-1.1
-0.7
-1.0

#
#
0.8
-0.4
#

0.9
1.1
2.1
0.3
-0.4

-0.6
-0.8
-0.1
-1.3
-0.3

classical, religious, or regional dialects of the language. Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degreegranting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal
financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier
higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few
higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Appendix A: Guide to Sources
for details.)
SOURCE: The Modern Language Association of America, Enrollments in Languages
Other Than English in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 2009, Table 2c;
and MLA historical enrollment data, 195870, 197186, 199098, and 200209, retrieved
July 21, 2011, from http://www.mla.org/about_search_flsurvey. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Opening Fall Enrollment in Higher Education,
1965; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education surveys, 1970 through 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8695); and IPEDS Spring
2003 through Spring 2010, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared July 2011.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total,
all
languages

American
Sign
Language

Arabic

Chinese

French

German

Greek,
Ancient1

Hebrew2

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish

Other
languages

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Number of enrollments
2002.............................................
2006.............................................
2009.............................................

1,397,253
1,577,810
1,682,627

60,781
78,829
91,763

10,584
23,974
35,083

34,153
51,582
60,976

201,979
206,426
216,419

91,100
94,264
96,349

20,376
22,849
20,695

22,802
23,752
22,052

63,899
78,368
80,752

52,238
66,605
73,434

5,211
7,145
8,511

29,841
32,191
32,606

8,385
10,267
11,371

23,921
24,845
26,883

746,267
822,985
864,986

25,716
33,728
40,747

Percent change in enrollments,


2006 to 2009..............................

6.6

16.4

46.3

18.2

4.8

2.2

-9.4

-7.2

3.0

10.3

19.1

1.3

10.8

8.2

5.1

20.8

Percentage distribution of
enrollments
2002.............................................
2006.............................................
2009.............................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

4.4
5.0
5.5

0.8
1.5
2.1

2.4
3.3
3.6

14.5
13.1
12.9

6.5
6.0
5.7

1.5
1.4
1.2

1.6
1.5
1.3

4.6
5.0
4.8

3.7
4.2
4.4

0.4
0.5
0.5

2.1
2.0
1.9

0.6
0.7
0.7

1.7
1.6
1.6

53.4
52.2
51.4

1.8
2.1
2.4

Number of enrollments
2002.............................................
20063............................................
2009.............................................
Introductory courses4 ...............
Advanced courses4 ..................

1,360,538
1,536,840
1,644,390
1,370,250
274,140

60,660
78,083
90,937
83,450
7,487

10,053
23,034
34,301
29,650
4,651

33,219
50,455
59,967
47,676
12,291

197,374
201,663
212,178
172,573
39,605

88,297
91,192
93,749
76,317
17,432

14,343
16,426
15,858
12,812
3,046

17,251
17,474
16,606
11,202
5,404

62,852
77,350
79,977
72,403
7,574

51,308
65,746
72,717
59,892
12,825

5,100
6,908
8,163
6,010
2,153

28,796
31,170
31,582
27,273
4,309

7,898
9,809
10,933
8,112
2,821

23,151
24,096
26,287
19,850
6,437

736,317
812,120
852,781
711,032
141,749

23,919
31,314
38,354
31,998
6,356

Percent change in enrollments,


2006 to 2009..............................

7.0

16.5

48.9

18.9

5.2

2.8

-3.5

-5.0

3.4

10.6

18.2

1.3

11.5

9.1

5.0

22.5

Percentage distribution of
enrollments
2002.............................................
2006.............................................
2009.............................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

4.5
5.1
5.5

0.7
1.5
2.1

2.4
3.3
3.6

14.5
13.1
12.9

6.5
5.9
5.7

1.1
1.1
1.0

1.3
1.1
1.0

4.6
5.0
4.9

3.8
4.3
4.4

0.4
0.4
0.5

2.1
2.0
1.9

0.6
0.6
0.7

1.7
1.6
1.6

54.1
52.8
51.9

1.8
2.0
2.3

Number of enrollments
2002.............................................
20063............................................
2009.............................................

36,715
40,970
38,237

121
746
826

531
940
782

934
1,127
1,009

4,605
4,763
4,241

2,803
3,072
2,600

6,033
6,423
4,837

5,551
6,278
5,446

1,047
1,018
775

930
859
717

111
237
348

1,045
1,021
1,024

487
458
438

770
749
596

9,950
10,865
12,205

1,797
2,414
2,393

Percent change in enrollments,


2006 to 2009..............................

-6.7

10.7

-16.8

-10.5

-11.0

-15.4

-24.7

-13.3

-23.9

-16.5

46.8

0.3

-4.4

-20.4

12.3

-0.9

Percentage distribution of
enrollments
2002.............................................
2006.............................................
2009.............................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

0.3
1.8
2.2

1.4
2.3
2.0

2.5
2.8
2.6

12.5
11.6
11.1

7.6
7.5
6.8

16.4
15.7
12.7

15.1
15.3
14.2

2.9
2.5
2.0

2.5
2.1
1.9

0.3
0.6
0.9

2.8
2.5
2.7

1.3
1.1
1.1

2.1
1.8
1.6

27.1
26.5
31.9

4.9
5.9
6.3

Enrollment and year


1
All levels

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Undergraduate level

Graduate level

1The

apparent drop in Ancient Greek from 2006 to 2009 may be attributed to changes in reporting. Some premodern Greek
language categories, such as Koine Greek and Old Testament Greek, were reported for the first time in 2009. In previous surveys, these languages may have been reported under the category Ancient Greek.
2Includes only Modern Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew; other reported categories of Hebrew courses are excluded.
3In 2006, a few 2-year institutions reported a total of 226 graduate course enrollments (86 in Spanish and 140 in American
Sign Language). In this table, these 226 enrollments are shown as undergraduate enrollments; these enrollments are not
included under graduate enrollments.
4Introductory courses are first- and second-year courses. Advanced courses are third- and fourth-year courses.

NOTE: This table shows course enrollments, not the number of students studying a given language. A single student majoring
in a language may be enrolled in more than one class in that language. Unless otherwise indicated, totals for specific languages do not include classical, religious, or regional dialects. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: The Modern Language Association of America, MLA historical enrollment data, 200209, retrieved July 21, 2011,
from http://www.mla.org/about_search_flsurvey. (This table was prepared July 2011.)

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Table 273. Number and percentage distribution of course enrollments in languages other than English at postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by language and enrollment level: 2002, 2006,
and 2009

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Table 274. Graduate enrollment in science and engineering programs in degree-granting institutions, by discipline: Fall 1998 through fall 2010
Discipline of engineering or science

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

20071

20081

20091

20101

10

11

12

13

14

485,627 2 493,256 2
100,038
101,691
3,137
3,349
975
986

2,855
3,069
7,093
6,883
16,517
16,226
31,384
31,822
1,701
1,627
11,221
11,803
14,696
14,956
4,680
4,481
304
328
821
830
571
642
4,083
4,689
30,575
30,691
820
832
18,482
18,416
10,809
10,869
464
574

493,311 2
104,112
3,407
943

3,197
7,056
16,451
33,611
1,632
12,119
15,235
4,377
287
792
627
4,378
30,385
888
18,105
10,841
551

509,607
109,493
3,451
947

3,599
6,913
16,665
36,100
1,798
12,940
15,852
4,721
240
801
656
4,810
31,038
916
18,366
11,248
508

540,404 2
119,668
3,685
952

4,338
7,414
17,713
39,948
2,121
14,033
17,139
4,992
267
795
766
5,505
32,341
990
19,045
11,701
605

567,121 2
127,377
4,048
1,058

5,301
7,516
18,890
41,763
2,240
14,313
18,393
5,131
278
885
849
6,712
34,298
1,080
20,049
12,555
614

574,463 2
123,566
4,089
1,041

5,807
7,452
18,561
38,995
2,198
13,852
17,852
5,059
308
971
845
6,536
35,761
1,119
20,776
13,298
568

582,226 2
120,565
4,170
1,059

6,067
7,173
18,114
37,450
1,951
13,650
17,373
5,160
279
1,013
808
6,298
36,375
1,191
21,101
13,472
611

597,643 2
123,041
4,482
1,073

6,482
7,261
17,802
38,265
2,046
13,829
17,919
5,268
244
1,099
813
6,458
36,901
1,211
21,351
13,722
617

619,499
131,676
4,616
1,126
4,601
6,904
7,584
16,071
40,588
1,806
14,474
18,347
5,314
222
1,180
1,014
7,829
36,824
1,232
21,298
13,816
478

631,489
137,856
4,902
1,233
5,905
7,339
7,892
16,931
41,164
2,099
15,692
19,585
5,539
290
1,201
1,009
7,075
37,319
1,275
21,574
13,862
608

631,645
144,677
5,266
1,303
6,804
7,904
8,188
18,638
41,218
2,168
15,825
21,243
5,863
312
1,243
1,190
7,512
38,149
1,409
22,094
14,060
586

632,620
149,241
5,540
1,457
6,795
8,497
8,668
19,559
41,336
2,071
15,205
22,509
6,274
419
1,459
1,295
8,157
38,941
1,331
22,404
14,507
699

1
Total, all science and
engineering disciplines ....
Engineering ..........................................
Aerospace.........................................
Agricultural........................................
Architecture3 .....................................
Biomedical ........................................
Chemical...........................................
Civil3 ..................................................
Electrical ...........................................
Engineering science .........................
Industrial/manufacturing....................
Mechanical........................................
Metallurgical/materials ......................
Mining ...............................................
Nuclear .............................................
Petroleum..........................................
Other engineering .............................
Physical sciences .................................
Astronomy.........................................
Chemistry..........................................
Physics..............................................
Other physical sciences ....................
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean
sciences..........................................
Atmospheric sciences.......................
Geosciences .....................................
Oceanography ..................................
Other environmental sciences ..........
Family and consumer science/human
science4 ..........................................
Mathematical sciences .........................
Mathematics and applied
mathematics ...............................
Statistics ...........................................
Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary
studies4 ...........................................
Neuroscience5 ......................................
Communication4 ...................................
Computer sciences...............................
Life sciences .........................................
Agricultural sciences.........................
Biological sciences ...........................
Anatomy ........................................
Biochemistry .................................
Biology ..........................................
Biometry/epidemiology..................
Biophysics .....................................
Botany ...........................................
Cell biology ...................................
Ecology .........................................
Entomology/parasitology...............
Genetics ........................................
Microbiology, immunology, and
virology....................................
Nutrition.........................................
Pathology ......................................
Pharmacology ...............................
Physiology.....................................
Zoology .........................................
Other biosciences .........................
Health fields6 .....................................
Medical fields5 ...............................
Other health fields7........................
Dentistry ....................................
Nursing......................................
Pharmaceutical sciences ..........
Speech pathology/audiology .....
Veterinary sciences ...................
Other health related...................
Psychology7 ..........................................
Social sciences.....................................
Agricultural economics......................
Economics (except agricultural)........
Geography ........................................
Linguistics .........................................
Political science ................................
Sociology and anthropology .............
Other social sciences........................

14,258
965
6,687
2,562
4,044

14,083
913
6,637
2,624
3,909

13,941
963
6,596
2,668
3,714

13,841
924
6,544
2,585
3,788

14,240
1,036
6,712
2,618
3,874

14,620
1,150
6,889
2,695
3,886

15,131
1,086
7,358
2,801
3,886

14,836
1,146
7,212
2,760
3,718

14,920
1,079
7,177
2,770
3,894

14,100
1,178
7,020
2,615
3,287

14,389
1,400
7,089
2,634
3,266

14,839
1,355
7,539
2,633
3,312

15,655
1,455
8,251
2,556
3,393

16,485

16,257

15,650

16,651

18,163

19,465

19,931

20,210

20,815

2,780
20,975

3,549
21,400

3,794
22,226

4,191
23,136

13,827
2,658

13,521
2,736

12,823
2,827

13,569
3,082

14,702
3,461

15,569
3,896

15,964
3,967

16,106
4,104

16,649
4,166

16,528
4,447

16,449
4,951

17,204
5,022

17,589
5,547

38,027
149,634
12,168
56,695
785
5,148
14,277
3,514
737
2,042
4,379
1,670
1,168
1,727

42,478
151,345
12,312
56,959
749
5,101
13,989
3,704
710
1,974
4,637
1,704
1,145
1,783

47,350
148,080
12,023
56,282
795
4,966
13,407
3,615
751
1,904
4,820
1,762
1,104
1,712

52,196
150,252
12,235
57,639
735
4,917
13,352
3,817
877
1,921
4,911
1,888
1,170
1,841

55,269
159,356
12,698
61,088
906
5,190
13,822
4,071
953
1,973
5,375
1,967
1,191
1,909

53,696
170,374
13,197
64,701
908
5,552
14,770
4,439
1,032
1,901
5,689
2,230
1,206
2,073

50,016
178,600
13,445
66,565
897
5,612
15,458
4,674
1,180
1,831
5,830
2,185
1,241
2,129

47,978
185,553
13,123
68,479
938
5,814
15,681
4,805
1,183
1,860
6,177
2,165
1,126
2,155

47,653
194,313
13,016
69,941
961
5,824
16,463
4,789
1,203
1,850
6,553
2,162
1,114
2,154

4,484
1,584
7,303
48,246
188,760
13,528
71,932
867
5,853
15,898
5,694
1,193
1,821
6,839
2,026
1,078
2,120

5,559
2,012
8,444
49,553
189,033
14,153
72,666
764
5,473
16,514
5,971
1,084
1,803
7,096
2,026
1,079
2,120

6,557
2,356
9,418
51,161
174,464
15,200
73,304
833
5,271
16,840
5,739
1,042
1,831
7,153
1,746
1,079
2,242

7,944
2,798
9,825
51,546
166,704
15,656
74,928
849
5,308
17,210
6,398
1,072
1,863
7,047
1,828
1,116
2,333

4,773
4,486
1,580
2,730
2,151
1,586
3,942
80,771
16,643
64,128
1,518
25,591
2,882
13,198
1,288
19,651
52,557
84,053
1,995
10,701
4,326
2,935
30,828
17,492
15,776

4,815
4,508
1,580
2,757
2,083
1,523
4,197
82,074
17,276
64,798
1,467
25,074
3,422
13,600
1,314
19,921
51,727
84,984
2,014
10,562
4,250
2,799
31,372
17,340
16,647

4,814
4,413
1,531
2,963
2,015
1,445
4,265
79,775
16,407
63,368
1,430
23,457
3,611
13,636
1,367
19,867
50,466
83,327
2,079
10,748
4,036
2,674
31,131
17,023
15,636

4,798
4,429
1,637
3,140
1,967
1,411
4,828
80,378
17,363
63,015
1,494
23,609
3,679
13,193
1,476
19,564
50,454
85,682
2,161
11,408
4,304
2,744
31,805
17,111
16,149

5,208
4,539
1,613
3,234
2,076
1,349
5,712
85,570
19,166
66,404
1,446
24,715
4,538
13,368
1,691
20,646
51,152
90,215
2,187
12,009
4,383
2,875
34,934
17,146
16,681

5,256
4,695
1,541
3,357
2,328
1,301
6,423
92,476
20,574
71,902
1,654
26,649
5,493
13,694
1,719
22,693
52,162
95,129
2,318
12,316
4,721
3,028
36,880
17,689
18,177

5,375
4,771
1,557
3,122
2,409
1,236
7,058
98,590
20,866
77,724
1,946
29,781
5,218
14,045
1,732
25,002
54,126
97,332
2,195
12,318
4,809
2,941
39,023
17,539
18,507

5,401
4,817
1,593
3,114
2,399
1,264
7,987
103,951
21,414
82,537
1,748
31,670
6,091
14,821
1,970
26,237
57,282
99,427
2,127
11,805
4,800
3,187
40,780
17,616
19,112

5,324
5,042
1,612
2,985
2,416
1,145
8,344
111,356
23,441
87,915
1,614
35,846
6,315
14,847
2,067
27,226
57,653
102,347
2,158
12,132
4,750
3,074
41,784
18,022
20,427

5,212
4,890
1,580
3,013
2,738
1,108
10,002
103,300
22,751
80,549
1,688
31,803
5,066
16,229
2,371
23,392
59,617
103,150
1,989
12,597
4,660
2,879
41,349
18,453
21,223

5,054
5,177
1,618
3,005
2,863
925
10,094
102,214
23,939
78,275
1,643
30,471
4,251
15,968
2,478
23,464
58,991
103,384
2,132
12,971
4,745
3,095
40,871
18,988
20,582

4,968
5,330
1,450
3,163
2,866
875
10,876
85,960
24,125
61,835
1,770
21,355
4,443
14,641
2,170
17,456
56,184
107,820
2,222
13,993
4,810
3,170
43,919
18,666
21,040

4,896
5,548
1,376
3,101
2,879
896
11,208
76,120
25,699
50,421
1,661
12,107
4,291
14,645
2,211
15,506
53,419
109,220
2,180
14,317
5,059
3,132
45,045
18,740
20,747

Not applicable.
1Data for 2007 and later years may not be comparable to previous years data because
some surveyed fields were reclassified, new fields were added, and the survey was redesigned to improve coverage and coding.
2Because three fields were added to the survey in 2007, previous years totals for all fields
are not comparable to the totals for 2007 and later years.
3Before 2007, architecture was included under civil engineering instead of being reported
as a separate field of engineering.
4Three science fieldsfamily and consumer science/human science, multidisciplinary/
interdisciplinary studies, and communicationwere added to the survey in 2007; some of
the data may have been reported under other fields prior to 2007.
5Before 2007, neuroscience was included under the health/medical field of neurology
instead of being reported as a separate field of science.

6Excludes enrollments in practitioner-oriented programs, which have the primary purpose


of providing the knowledge and skills required for credentials or licensure to practice in a
medical or other health field.
7For 2008 and later years, enrollment declines in psychology and in other health fields such
as nursing may be due to more rigorous follow-up with institutions to exclude enrollments in
practitioner-oriented graduate degree programs. Examples of excluded programs are those
leading to DNP, PsyD, and DPT degrees.
NOTE: The survey on which this table is based includes institutions in other jurisdictions,
including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 1998 through 2010. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

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Table 275. Number of degree-granting institutions and enrollment in these institutions, by enrollment size, control, and level of institution:
Fall 2011
Enrollment size
Total

Under 200

200 to 499

500 to 999

1,000 to
2,499

10

11

Number of institutions
Total ...................................................
Research university, very high1 .................
Research university, high2 ........................
Doctoral/research university3 ....................
Masters4 ...................................................
Baccalaureate5 .........................................
Special-focus institutions6 .........................
2-year........................................................

4,703
107
98
88
704
850
1,119
1,737

503
0
0
1
0
22
308
172

726
0
0
1
10
66
327
322

730
0
0
3
24
202
260
241

937
1
1
8
140
370
153
264

677
0
3
16
220
129
52
257

530
10
15
25
180
34
12
254

368
20
43
23
98
16
6
162

142
36
25
8
19
4
1
49

90
40
11
3
13
7
0
16

Public........................................................
Research university, very high1 .............
Research university, high2 .....................
Doctoral/research university3 ................
Masters4 ...............................................
Baccalaureate5......................................
Special-focus institutions6 .....................
Medical or other health .....................
Other special focus ...........................
2-year....................................................

1,649
73
73
28
270
191
47
30
17
967

8
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
5

31
0
0
0
0
1
7
3
4
23

57
0
0
0
1
16
8
4
4
32

263
0
0
0
10
57
15
9
6
181

375
0
0
2
49
65
12
11
1
247

410
2
8
4
112
29
2
2
0
253

305
5
34
16
76
13
0
0
0
161

124
29
21
6
16
3
0
0
0
49

76
37
10
0
6
7
0
0
0
16

Private ......................................................
Research university, very high1 .............
Research university, high2 .....................
Doctoral/research university3 ................
Masters4 ...............................................
Baccalaureate5......................................
Special-focus institutions6 .....................
Art, music, or design .........................
Business and management ..............
Engineering or technology ................
Medical or other health .....................
Theological........................................
Other special focus ...........................
2-year....................................................

3,054
34
25
60
434
659
1,072
139
237
158
190
294
54
770

495
0
0
1
0
22
305
14
53
20
47
165
6
167

695
0
0
1
10
65
320
35
80
57
48
89
11
299

673
0
0
3
23
186
252
41
53
67
46
25
20
209

674
1
1
8
130
313
138
36
27
12
37
11
15
83

302
0
3
14
171
64
40
10
14
1
10
3
2
10

120
8
7
21
68
5
10
1
6
0
2
1
0
1

63
15
9
7
22
3
6
2
3
1
0
0
0
1

18
7
4
2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

14
3
1
3
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Enrollment in institutions
Total ...................................................
Research university, very high1 .................
Research university, high2 ........................
Doctoral/research university3 ....................
Masters4 ...................................................
Baccalaureate5 .........................................
Special-focus institutions6 .........................
2-year........................................................

20,994,113
2,886,167
1,795,088
1,149,435
4,663,997
2,072,153
927,291
7,499,982

55,930
0
0
92
0
2,733
32,754
20,351

247,181
0
0
226
3,722
24,708
107,857
110,668

524,437
0
0
2,103
17,554
148,546
185,027
171,207

1,547,427
2,231
2,177
14,341
256,274
600,635
234,686
437,083

2,421,096
0
11,488
56,006
798,586
437,043
174,627
943,346

3,730,527
71,925
116,300
190,763
1,255,497
224,436
83,033
1,788,573

5,092,745
284,615
650,885
297,390
1,318,992
242,100
86,763
2,212,000

3,502,951
911,332
638,076
195,286
445,198
108,284
22,544
1,182,231

3,871,819
1,616,064
376,162
393,228
568,174
283,668
0
634,523

Public........................................................
Research university, very high1 .............
Research university, high2 .....................
Doctoral/research university3 ................
Masters4 ...............................................
Baccalaureate5......................................
Special-focus institutions6 .....................
Medical or other health .....................
Other special focus ...........................
2-year....................................................

15,110,196
2,341,040
1,473,049
404,864
2,638,999
1,099,460
90,317
70,196
20,121
7,062,467

1,145
0
0
0
0
0
446
52
394
699

11,460
0
0
0
0
273
2,587
1,060
1,527
8,600

44,414
0
0
0
691
13,262
6,389
3,241
3,148
24,072

461,951
0
0
0
19,425
94,058
27,039
16,138
10,901
321,429

1,378,926
0
0
7,006
191,002
232,939
40,249
36,098
4,151
907,730

2,916,946
14,411
66,410
32,521
810,170
196,327
13,607
13,607
0
1,783,500

4,250,443
80,213
527,607
216,516
1,030,238
196,186
0
0
0
2,199,683

3,067,982
744,712
536,971
148,821
372,500
82,747
0
0
0
1,182,231

2,976,929
1,501,704
342,061
0
214,973
283,668
0
0
0
634,523

Private ......................................................
Research university, very high1 .............
Research university, high2 .....................
Doctoral/research university3 ................
Masters4 ...............................................
Baccalaureate5......................................
Special-focus institutions6 .....................
Art, music, or design .........................
Business and management ..............
Engineering or technology ................
Medical or other health .....................
Theological........................................
Other special focus ...........................
2-year....................................................

5,883,917
545,127
322,039
744,571
2,024,998
972,693
836,974
179,369
259,816
105,779
153,869
92,979
45,162
437,515

54,785
0
0
92
0
2,733
32,308
1,402
6,005
2,407
5,250
16,673
571
19,652

235,721
0
0
226
3,722
24,435
105,270
12,577
26,251
20,923
14,971
26,954
3,594
102,068

480,023
0
0
2,103
16,863
135,284
178,638
30,746
36,991
45,678
33,947
17,461
13,815
147,135

1,085,476
2,231
2,177
14,341
236,849
506,577
207,647
60,316
38,642
17,800
54,859
15,400
20,630
115,654

1,042,170
0
11,488
49,000
607,584
204,104
134,378
35,589
46,906
3,651
31,563
10,117
6,552
35,616

813,581
57,514
49,890
158,242
445,327
28,109
69,426
9,820
39,953
0
13,279
6,374
0
5,073

842,302
204,402
123,278
80,874
288,754
45,914
86,763
28,919
42,524
15,320
0
0
0
12,317

434,969
166,620
101,105
46,465
72,698
25,537
22,544
0
22,544
0
0
0
0
0

894,890
114,360
34,101
393,228
353,201
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Control and level of institution


1

1Research

universities with a very high level of research activity.


universities with a high level of research activity.
that award at least 20 doctors degrees per year, but did not have a high level of
research activity.
4Institutions that award at least 50 masters degrees per year.
5Institutions that primarily emphasize undergraduate education. Also includes institutions classified as 4-year under the IPEDS system, which had been classified as 2-year in the Carnegie
system because they primarily award associate's degrees.
6Special-focus 4-year institutions award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering.
2Research

3Institutions

2,500 to
4,999

5,000 to
9,999

10,000 to
19,999

20,000 to
29,999

30,000 or
more

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV
federal financial aid programs. Relative levels of research activity for research universities were
determined by an analysis of research and development expenditures, science and engineering
research staffing, and doctoral degrees conferred, by field. Further information on the research
index ranking may be obtained from http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/resources/.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This
table was prepared November 2012.)

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Enrollment

Table 276. Enrollment of the 120 largest degree-granting college and university campuses, by selected characteristics and institution: Fall 2011

Institution
1

State
2

Rank1 Control2
3

Level

Total
enrollment Institution

Level

UT
UT
OH
VA
FL

61
62
63
64
65

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

33,420
33,395
33,329
33,320
33,128

6 Public
7 Public
8 Public
9 Public
10 PrivFp

2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

63,029
63,015
58,465
56,867
56,606

University of Colorado, Boulder ............................


Boston University ..................................................
Texas Tech University............................................
Tidewater Community College..............................
Georgia State University .......................................

CO
MA
TX
VA
GA

66 Public
67 PrivNp
68 Public
69 Public
70 Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year

32,558
32,439
32,327
32,101
32,022

MN
TX
WV
TX
TX

11 Public
12 Public
13 PrivFp
14 Public
15 Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year

52,557
51,112
50,838
50,230
50,062

American River College ........................................


University of California, Davis ...............................
University of Utah..................................................
University of Alabama ...........................................
Virginia Commonwealth University .......................

CA
CA
UT
AL
VA

71
72
73
74
75

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

31,750
31,732
31,660
31,647
31,627

Northern Virginia Community College .....................


University of Florida.................................................
Walden University....................................................
Michigan State University ........................................
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus..........

VA
FL
MN
MI
PA

16 Public
17 Public
18 PrivFp
19 Public
20 Public

2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

50,044
49,589
48,982
47,825
45,628

Western Governors University ..............................


University of Texas at San Antonio .......................
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ..
Columbus State Community College ....................
Florida State College at Jacksonville ....................

UT
TX
VA
OH
FL

76 PrivNp
77 Public
78 Public
79 Public
80 Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year

30,970
30,968
30,936
30,921
30,863

Austin Community College District ..........................


Florida International University ................................
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign..............
New York University .................................................
Indiana University, Bloomington...............................

TX
FL
IL
NY
IN

21 Public
22 Public
23 Public
24 PrivNp
25 Public

2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

45,100
44,616
44,407
43,911
42,731

Cuyahoga Community College District .................


Wayne State University .........................................
El Paso Community College .................................
University of South Carolina, Columbia ................
San Diego State University ...................................

OH
MI
TX
SC
CA

81
82
83
84
85

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

2-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year

30,853
30,765
30,723
30,721
30,541

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ...........................


University of Maryland, University College ..............
Valencia College ......................................................
University of Washington, Seattle Campus..............
Broward College ......................................................

MI
MD
FL
WA
FL

26
27
28
29
30

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

42,716
42,713
42,631
42,444
42,198

Indiana University, Purdue U., Indianapolis...........


Colorado State University, Fort Collins .................
Santa Ana College................................................
San Jose State University.....................................
University of Tennessee........................................

IN
CO
CA
CA
TN

86
87
88
89
90

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year

30,530
30,467
30,289
30,236
30,194

University of Wisconsin, Madison ............................


Florida State University ...........................................
Purdue University, Main Campus.............................
Grand Canyon University.........................................
Rutgers University, New Brunswick .........................

WI
FL
IN
AZ
NJ

31 Public
32 Public
33 Public
34 PrivFp
35 Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

41,946
41,087
40,849
40,487
39,950

Santa Monica College...........................................


University of Iowa..................................................
Louisiana State U. and Agricultural & Mechanical ..
West Virginia University ........................................
Iowa State University ............................................

CA
IA
LA
WV
IA

91
92
93
94
95

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

29,971
29,810
29,718
29,617
29,611

University of Houston...............................................
University of South Florida, Main Campus ..............
University of California, Los Angeles .......................
University of Arizona................................................
University of Southern California .............................

TX
FL
CA
AZ
CA

36 Public
37 Public
38 Public
39 Public
40 PrivNp

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

39,820
39,596
39,271
39,236
38,010

South Texas College .............................................


San Francisco State University .............................
San Jacinto Community College...........................
Palm Beach State College ....................................
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee ......................

TX
CA
TX
FL
WI

96
97
98
99
100

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year

29,604
29,541
29,392
29,354
29,350

University of North Texas.........................................


College of Southern Nevada....................................
University of Maryland, College Park.......................
East Los Angeles College .......................................
Pima Community College ........................................

TX
NV
MD
CA
AZ

41
42
43
44
45

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
2-year

37,818
37,717
37,631
37,057
36,969

Florida Atlantic University .....................................


Saint Louis Community College............................
Oakland Community College ................................
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...........
University of New Mexico, Main Campus..............

FL
MO
MI
NC
NM

101
102
103
104
105

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year

29,246
29,200
29,158
29,137
28,977

California State University, Northridge.....................


Temple University ....................................................
Capella University....................................................
California State University, Fullerton........................
University of California, Berkeley.............................

CA
PA
MN
CA
CA

46 Public
47 Public
48 PrivFp
49 Public
50 Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

36,911
36,855
36,375
36,156
36,137

University at Buffalo ..............................................


University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus.........
University of California, San Diego .......................
Portland State University ......................................
Nova Southeastern University ..............................

NY
PA
CA
OR
FL

106 Public
107 Public
108 Public
109 Public
110 PrivNp

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

28,849
28,766
28,593
28,584
28,457

Excelsior College.....................................................
California State University, Long Beach...................
University of Georgia ...............................................
North Carolina State University at Raleigh ..............
Portland Community College...................................

NY
CA
GA
NC
OR

51 PrivNp
52 Public
53 Public
54 Public
55 Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year

35,608
34,870
34,816
34,767
34,632

Mount San Antonio College ..................................


Hillsborough Community College..........................
Central Michigan University ..................................
University of Illinois at Chicago .............................
University of Massachusetts, Amherst..................

CA
FL
MI
IL
MA

111
112
113
114
115

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

28,388
28,329
28,194
28,091
28,084

City College of San Francisco .................................


Brigham Young University, Provo.............................
Texas State University, San Marcos.........................
University of Missouri, Columbia .............................
University of Texas at Arlington................................

CA
UT
TX
MO
TX

56 Public
57 PrivNp
58 Public
59 Public
60 Public

2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

34,558
34,101
34,087
33,762
33,439

California State University, Sacramento................


University of Kansas .............................................
DeVry University, Illinois........................................
Kent State University at Kent ................................
Central New Mexico Community College..............

CA
KS
IL
OH
NM

116 Public
117 Public
118 PrivFp
119 Public
120 Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year

28,016
27,939
27,921
27,855
27,677

AZ
IA
AZ
VA
FL

1 PrivFp
2 PrivFp
3 Public
4 PrivNp
5 Public

Lone Star College System.......................................


Houston Community College...................................
University of Central Florida ....................................
Ohio State University, Main Campus .......................
Kaplan University, Davenport Campus ....................

TX
TX
FL
OH
IA

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities ........................


University of Texas at Austin ....................................
American Public University System .........................
Texas A & M University, College Station ..................
Tarrant County College District................................

1College

6 1

Rank1 Control2

4-year 307,871 Salt Lake Community College...............................


4-year 74,596 Utah Valley University ...........................................
4-year 72,254 University of Cincinnati, Main Campus .................
4-year 64,096 George Mason University .....................................
4-year 63,736 Saint Petersburg College ......................................

University of Phoenix, Online Campus ....................


Ashford University....................................................
Arizona State University ..........................................
Liberty University .....................................................
Miami Dade College ................................................

State

Total
enrollment

and university campuses ranked by fall 2011 enrollment data.


controlled institutions are identified by a 1; private, nonprofit, by a 2; and private, forprofit, by a 3.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV
federal financial aid programs. Includes online and distance education courses.
2Publicly

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This
table was prepared January 2013.)

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Enrollment
t n em l l o r nE

Table 277. Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011: Selected years, 1990 through
201011
Total fall enrollment

Line
number

Institution

State

Control1

Fall enrollment, 2011


Sex

Level

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Total

10

Male

Female

11

12

13

i
ii

United States, all institutions6 .............................


Colleges with enrollment over 15,000 ..........................

13,818,637 15,312,289 19,102,814 20,427,711 21,016,126 20,994,113


6,246,643 6,710,536 8,637,538 9,167,118 9,347,298 9,478,108

9,026,499
4,246,895

11,967,614
5,231,213

1
2
3
4
5

Auburn University .....................................................


Columbia Southern University ..................................
Troy University ..........................................................
University of Alabama...............................................
University of Alabama at Birmingham ......................

AL
AL
AL
AL
AL

Public
PrivFp
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

21,537

5,024
19,794
15,356

21,860

12,541
19,277
14,951

24,530
28,360
28,303
27,014
16,149

24,602
13,321
29,328
28,699
16,874

25,078
17,594
28,322
30,127
17,543

25,469
17,459
26,172
31,647
17,575

12,889
11,116
9,464
14,519
6,979

12,580
6,343
16,708
17,128
10,596

University of Alaska Anchorage................................

AK Public 4-year

17,490

14,794

16,649

17,276

18,154

18,128

7,500

10,628

7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Arizona State University ...........................................


Glendale Community College...................................
Grand Canyon University..........................................
Mesa Community College.........................................
Northern Arizona University......................................
Pima Community College .........................................
Rio Salado College...................................................
University of Arizona.................................................
University of Phoenix, Online Campus .....................

AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ

4-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year

42,936
18,512
1,813
19,818
16,992
28,766
10,480
35,729

44,126
20,091
3,615
22,821
19,964
28,078
11,275
34,488
14,783

67,082
18,228
22,025
23,825
22,502
34,136
19,186
38,057
301,323

68,064
20,154
34,205
25,960
23,597
35,880
20,865
38,767
380,232

70,440
21,373
37,440
26,408
25,197
36,823
25,266
39,086
307,965

72,254
21,376
40,487
25,695
25,359
36,969
25,109
39,236
307,871

35,758
9,936
9,510
12,351
10,164
16,957
9,185
18,729
90,693

36,496
11,440
30,977
13,344
15,195
20,012
15,924
20,507
217,178

16

University of Arkansas ..............................................

AR Public 4-year

14,732

15,346

19,194

19,849

21,405

23,199

11,905

11,294

17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75

Academy of Art University ........................................


American River College ............................................
Bakersfield College...................................................
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo .....
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.......
California State University, Chico..............................
California State University, Fresno............................
California State University, Fullerton.........................
California State University, Long Beach....................
California State University, Los Angeles ...................
California State University, Northridge......................
California State University, Sacramento....................
California State University, San Bernardino..............
Cerritos College........................................................
Chaffey College ........................................................
City College of San Francisco...................................
Cypress College .......................................................
De Anza College.......................................................
Diablo Valley College................................................
East Los Angeles College ........................................
El Camino Community College District.....................
Foothill College .........................................................
Fresno City College ..................................................
Fullerton College ......................................................
Glendale Community College...................................
Grossmont College...................................................
Long Beach City College ..........................................
Los Angeles City College .........................................
Los Angeles Pierce College .....................................
Los Angeles Trade Technical College .......................
Los Angeles Valley College ......................................
Modesto Junior College ............................................
Moorpark College .....................................................
Mount San Antonio College......................................
National University....................................................
Orange Coast College ..............................................
Palomar College .......................................................
Pasadena City College .............................................
Rio Hondo College ...................................................
Riverside City College ..............................................
Sacramento City College..........................................
Saddleback College..................................................
San Diego City College ............................................
San Diego Mesa College..........................................
San Diego State University.......................................
San Francisco State University.................................
San Joaquin Delta College .......................................
San Jose State University.........................................
Santa Ana College....................................................
Santa Barbara City College ......................................
Santa Monica College ..............................................
Santa Rosa Junior College .......................................
Sierra College...........................................................
Southwestern College ..............................................
Stanford University....................................................
University of California, Berkeley..............................
University of California, Davis...................................
University of California, Irvine...................................
University of California, Los Angeles ........................

CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA

1,767
18,716
10,776
17,751
19,468
16,633
19,960
25,592
33,987
21,597
31,167
26,336
11,923
15,886
10,985
24,408
11,917
21,948
20,255
12,447
25,789
12,811
14,710
17,548
12,072
15,357
18,378
14,479
16,970
12,030
16,457
11,300
10,471
20,563
8,836
22,365
16,707
19,581
12,048
15,683
14,474
14,527
13,737
23,410
35,493
29,343
14,792
30,334
20,532
11,031
18,108
20,475
11,637
13,010
14,724
30,634
23,890
16,808
36,420

5,995
28,420
14,466
16,877
18,424
15,912
19,056
28,381
30,918
19,593
29,066
25,714
14,909
24,536
15,220
39,386
21,361
22,770
21,581
27,199
24,067
14,193
19,351
19,993
15,596
16,309
20,926
15,174
16,111
18,164
17,393
15,158
13,233
28,329
16,848
23,315
21,062
22,948
19,506
22,107
20,878
18,563
27,165
21,233
31,609
26,826
16,973
26,698
27,571
13,834
27,868
27,020
17,517
17,994
18,549
31,277
26,094
20,211
36,890

13,181
34,610
19,287
19,471
21,190
17,132
22,613
36,996
37,891
20,743
36,208
29,011
17,646
23,236
20,304
34,868
15,102
26,056
21,205
34,065
27,098
19,485
24,783
22,068
16,166
16,082
26,927
19,672
22,434
17,487
19,542
19,307
16,090
30,026
15,521
24,742
26,805
26,713
20,609
36,146
26,128
16,679
18,637
23,059
34,889
30,014
20,190
32,746
33,916
19,081
31,404
20,298
20,664
22,030
17,833
35,396
30,568
26,984
38,220

15,413
35,413
18,402
19,325
22,273
16,934
21,500
36,262
35,557
20,619
35,198
29,241
17,852
21,776
21,399
32,950
15,439
25,191
21,951
35,717
27,237
18,293
25,511
22,469
16,781
20,335
27,894
19,873
21,928
15,968
19,951
18,410
16,393
29,935
15,553
25,316
27,442
26,453
22,432
36,586
27,171
23,260
18,074
23,211
32,817
30,469
20,223
31,280
31,073
19,753
32,313
25,877
20,688
21,597
18,498
35,830
31,247
27,142
38,550

17,697
33,440
19,569
18,360
20,747
15,989
20,932
35,590
33,416
20,142
35,272
27,033
16,400
22,142
19,469
32,966
16,153
23,630
20,703
35,100
24,756
17,474
23,902
22,562
16,871
19,659
26,517
20,430
21,368
15,734
20,667
18,492
15,479
29,064
16,249
24,239
26,231
27,023
22,457
20,585
25,039
24,793
18,549
25,972
29,187
29,718
18,610
29,076
31,377
18,827
31,118
24,879
19,986
19,476
19,535
35,833
31,392
26,994
38,157

18,093
31,750
17,619
18,762
21,107
15,920
21,981
36,156
34,870
21,284
36,911
28,016
17,250
21,335
18,597
34,558
15,426
24,187
20,310
37,057
24,463
15,765
20,135
18,827
16,518
19,509
25,782
21,028
20,506
15,516
18,789
17,609
15,357
28,388
16,671
22,654
25,427
26,057
17,862
18,395
24,106
22,578
17,728
25,504
30,541
29,541
19,495
30,236
30,289
19,672
29,971
24,199
18,831
20,409
19,945
36,137
31,732
27,189
39,271

7,631
14,651
7,742
10,400
11,927
7,592
9,191
15,486
14,392
8,508
16,010
11,739
6,382
9,555
7,686
16,362
6,893
12,239
9,821
18,630
11,636
7,681
9,409
9,272
7,369
8,654
12,533
9,178
9,357
7,908
7,923
7,641
7,278
13,964
6,030
11,655
13,757
12,557
9,605
8,106
10,485
10,354
8,295
12,306
13,162
12,333
8,273
14,411
19,248
9,215
13,781
10,948
8,823
9,566
11,374
17,897
14,575
13,130
18,836

10,462
17,099
9,877
8,362
9,180
8,328
12,790
20,670
20,478
12,776
20,901
16,277
10,868
11,780
10,911
18,196
8,533
11,948
10,489
18,427
12,827
8,084
10,726
9,555
9,149
10,855
13,249
11,850
11,149
7,608
10,866
9,968
8,079
14,424
10,641
10,999
11,670
13,500
8,257
10,289
13,621
12,224
9,433
13,198
17,379
17,208
11,222
15,825
11,041
10,457
16,190
13,251
10,008
10,843
8,571
18,240
17,157
14,059
20,435

Public
Public
PrivFp
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
PrivFp

PrivFp
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

See notes at end of table.

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 385


Enrollment

Table 277. Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011: Selected years, 1990 through
201011Continued
Fall enrollment, 2010
Attendance status
Full-time

Part-time

Earned degrees/certificates conferred, 201011

Percent combined Black,


Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander,
American Indian/Alaska Native,
and Two or more races3

14

15

13,001,457
5,960,096

7,992,656
3,518,012

16

21,286
14,961
12,411
27,295
11,664

4,183
2,498
13,761
4,352
5,911

13.6
38.3
52.2
18.6
32.3

8,322

9,806

33.5

Student level
Under- Postbaccagraduate
laureate Certificates4 Associates Bachelors

Masters

Full-time-equivalent enrollment

Total expenses
and deductions,
200910
Doctors5 (in thousands)2

Fall 2010

Line
Fall 2011 number

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38.8 18,063,037
41.6 7,932,526

2,931,076
1,545,582

659,980
123,425

942,327
320,306

1,715,913
886,922

730,635
381,011

163,765
88,853

$471,209,472
232,851,241

15,943,343
7,051,704

15,885,804
7,239,907

i
ii

20,446
13,989
20,590
26,234
11,128

5,023
3,470
5,582
5,413
6,447

0
11
0
0
17

0
609
497
0
0

4,157
1,764
2,694
4,463
1,997

1,049
1,234
2,044
1,513
1,389

433
0
8
401
528

776,432
46,378
261,053
765,614
2,509,611

22,757
10,211
18,910
27,486
14,051

22,875
15,942
17,794
28,965
13,927

1
2
3
4
5

17,074

1,054

194

740

1,001

305

274,705

12,059

12,245

59,735
7,502
3,688
8,825
19,105
13,730
3,883
33,909
307,871

12,519
13,874
36,799
16,870
6,254
23,239
21,226
5,327
0

34.1
45.6
48.4
39.4
30.3
51.3
37.4
36.3
42.8

58,404
21,376
24,886
25,695
20,746
36,969
25,109
30,665
253,011

13,850
0
15,601
0
4,613
0
0
8,571
54,860

873
1,734
0
1,951
310
2,874
3,283
0
289

0
1,419
0
1,952
0
2,283
484
0
38,875

12,194
0
2,859
0
3,782
0
0
6,195
21,638

4,150
0
6,025
0
1,707
0
0
1,565
19,270

746
0
0
0
95
0
0
813
552

1,611,396
103,569
327,475
131,123
406,528
200,011
96,613
1,555,749

61,907
12,239
2,716
14,793
21,335
21,463
10,564
35,523
307,965

64,594
12,160
17,976
14,489
21,521
21,532
11,009
35,974
307,871

7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

18,343

4,856

17.4

19,027

4,172

2,958

1,097

288

673,775

18,510

20,201

16

10,185
7,638
4,922
17,843
17,417
14,422
18,430
26,824
27,356
16,359
27,763
22,300
13,996
7,059
6,346
10,603
4,633
10,401
7,183
8,050
7,474
5,191
6,652
4,496
5,848
6,806
7,637
6,040
5,846
4,351
4,991
6,249
5,888
9,023
7,721
9,119
8,818
9,091
4,919
4,454
6,160
6,789
3,893
6,347
25,091
23,826
7,737
23,054
4,601
7,957
11,358
7,808
7,481
7,630
15,294
34,450
30,449
26,344
38,128

7,908
24,112
12,697
919
3,690
1,498
3,551
9,332
7,514
4,925
9,148
5,716
3,254
14,276
12,251
23,955
10,793
13,786
13,127
29,007
16,989
10,574
13,483
14,331
10,670
12,703
18,145
14,988
14,660
11,165
13,798
11,360
9,469
19,365
8,950
13,535
16,609
16,966
12,943
13,941
17,946
15,789
13,835
19,157
5,450
5,715
11,758
7,182
25,688
11,715
18,613
16,391
11,350
12,779
4,651
1,687
1,283
845
1,143

45.6
48.4
69.1
32.3
72.6
32.9
65.6
66.2
70.2
86.7
64.9
57.9
72.9
87.8
76.2
73.4
72.3
72.7
51.6
92.5
81.9
55.5
75.3
70.0
45.6
51.9
78.0
78.7
65.5
93.2
66.0
56.2
40.8
84.3
49.9
58.9
50.0
80.3
88.8
73.2
69.9
38.8
72.5
60.7
54.8
64.6
72.8
69.1
66.5
48.7
67.3
37.7
33.6
79.4
48.1
58.7
58.8
72.5
59.8

12,205
31,750
17,619
17,725
19,399
14,766
19,132
30,782
29,371
17,399
31,893
24,830
14,884
21,335
18,597
34,558
15,426
24,187
20,310
37,057
24,463
15,765
20,135
18,827
16,518
19,509
25,782
21,028
20,506
15,516
18,789
17,609
15,357
28,388
8,061
22,654
25,427
26,057
17,862
18,395
24,106
22,578
17,728
25,504
25,796
25,383
19,495
24,804
30,289
19,672
29,971
24,199
18,831
20,409
6,988
25,885
25,038
22,004
27,199

5,888
0
0
1,037
1,708
1,154
2,849
5,374
5,499
3,885
5,018
3,186
2,366
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8,610
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,745
4,158
0
5,432
0
0
0
0
0
0
12,957
10,252
6,694
5,185
12,072

0
955
651
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
642
577
1,563
652
428
757
1,758
438
440
418
291
216
479
1,313
374
403
640
560
318
765
379
0
479
1,414
1,692
303
920
496
1,599
398
337
0
0
506
0
1,209
1,065
1,406
3,256
319
354
0
0
0
0
0

121
2,094
914
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,157
1,240
1,227
730
1,153
437
1,191
1,373
574
1,259
1,270
511
1,142
746
532
932
348
725
1,270
1,150
1,775
102
1,614
1,761
1,607
683
1,877
1,124
1,201
698
905
0
0
2,920
0
1,449
1,625
1,243
1,378
1,942
995
0
0
0
0
0

794
0
0
3,279
4,020
3,603
3,552
6,875
6,746
3,724
6,723
5,075
2,868
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,175
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6,661
5,712
0
4,916
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,670
7,466
6,511
6,298
7,546

738
0
0
379
536
415
811
1,562
1,816
1,571
1,922
1,412
768
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,297
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,937
1,547
0
2,569
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,143
2,111
912
1,104
2,715

0
0
0
0
0
0
36
11
26
0
8
26
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
81
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,053
1,292
927
476
1,330

238,128
163,117
137,287
348,149
279,079
226,938
308,637
431,922
424,401
257,694
438,241
359,140
246,444
161,201
135,509
356,711
103,826

114,952
150,261
183,264
119,350
146,518
176,785
140,204
88,481
215,111
96,590
97,753
86,376
95,783
70,486
62,286
222,980
178,532
147,121
155,881
198,649
116,500
253,467
126,136
115,925
118,371
101,443
468,696
450,426
164,300
391,232
127,814
147,865
227,936
156,702
121,385
142,794
3,510,079
2,092,212
3,085,202
2,030,561
4,702,961

10,121
16,870
10,717
17,817
18,284
15,081
18,842
29,285
28,500
17,048
29,380
23,326
14,277
12,177
11,227
17,519
9,106
14,842
11,632
16,996
13,512
9,048
13,616
13,317
9,595
11,253
14,221
10,686
11,306
8,156
10,601
10,770
9,339
17,393
11,510
14,843
14,711
15,558
10,998
10,441
12,769
12,945
8,762
12,772
25,941
26,040
11,576
24,332
13,804
10,898
17,835
13,733
11,810
11,501
16,882
34,838
30,627
26,446
37,437

13,264
15,733
9,185
18,203
18,860
15,011
19,823
30,468
30,271
18,264
31,341
24,550
15,249
11,852
10,459
18,646
8,257
15,029
11,590
17,789
13,178
8,741
11,179
9,307
9,430
11,071
13,729
11,072
10,768
8,100
9,623
10,063
9,067
15,525
11,188
13,663
14,394
14,787
9,264
9,135
12,185
12,090
8,538
12,779
27,203
26,064
11,685
25,852
13,225
11,890
17,607
13,311
11,292
11,920
17,073
35,091
30,940
26,666
38,572

17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75

See notes at end of table.

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

386 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 277. Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011: Selected years, 1990 through
201011Continued
Total fall enrollment

Line
number

Fall enrollment, 2011


Sex

Institution

State

Control1

Level

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Total

Male

10

11

12

13

76
77
78
79
80

University of California, Riverside .............................


University of California, San Diego ...........................
University of California, Santa Barbara.....................
University of California, Santa Cruz..........................
University of Southern California ..............................

CA
CA
CA
CA
CA

Public
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

8,708
17,790
18,385
10,054
28,374

13,015
20,197
19,962
12,144
29,194

18,079
27,520
21,868
16,615
33,747

19,384
28,418
22,850
16,775
34,824

20,692
29,176
22,218
17,187
36,896

20,900
28,593
21,685
17,454
38,010

10,219
14,628
10,548
8,438
18,746

10,681
13,965
11,137
9,016
19,264

81
82
83
84
85
86

Colorado State University, Fort Collins .....................


Colorado Technical University, Online.......................
Front Range Community College..............................
Metropolitan State College of Denver.......................
University of Colorado, Boulder ................................
University of Colorado, Denver .................................

CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO

Public
PrivFp
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

26,828

9,706
17,400
28,600
11,512

26,807

12,962
17,688
29,352
13,737

28,882
25,797
15,695
21,729
32,469
21,903

28,902
30,924
18,713
22,837
33,010
23,715

30,155
29,588
20,092
23,948
32,697
24,108

30,467
24,617
20,568
23,789
32,558
22,495

14,867
7,736
8,785
10,906
17,554
9,630

15,600
16,881
11,783
12,883
15,004
12,865

87

University of Connecticut ..........................................

CT Public 4-year

25,497

19,393

24,273

25,029

25,498

25,868

12,924

12,944

88

University of Delaware ..............................................

DE Public 4-year

20,818

19,072

20,500

21,138

21,177

21,489

9,518

11,971

89
90

George Washington University .................................


Georgetown University .............................................

DC PrivNp 4-year
DC PrivNp 4-year

19,103
11,525

20,527
12,427

25,116
15,318

25,061
16,520

25,135
16,937

25,260
17,130

11,080
8,180

14,180
8,950

91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118

Brevard Community College.....................................


Broward College .......................................................
Daytona State College..............................................
Edison State College ................................................
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide....
Everest University, South Orlando ............................
Florida Atlantic University .........................................
Florida International University .................................
Florida State College at Jacksonville........................
Florida State University.............................................
Full Sail University ....................................................
Hillsborough Community College .............................
Indian River State College ........................................
Keiser University, Fort Lauderdale ............................
Miami Dade College .................................................
Nova Southeastern University ..................................
Palm Beach State College........................................
Saint Leo University..................................................
Saint Petersburg College ..........................................
Santa Fe College ......................................................
Seminole State College of Florida ............................
Tallahassee Community College ..............................
University of Central Florida .....................................
University of Florida..................................................
University of Miami ...................................................
University of North Florida ........................................
University of South Florida, Main Campus ...............
Valencia College .......................................................

FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL

Public
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp
PrivFp
Public
Public
Public
Public
PrivFp
Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
PrivNp
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public

2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

14,319
24,365
10,950
8,919

12,767
22,466
20,974
28,170

19,134
12,774
104
50,078
9,562
18,392
5,308
20,012
11,053
7,799
8,927
21,541
35,477
13,841
8,021
32,326
18,438

13,265
27,389
10,420
8,919

938
21,046
31,945
20,838
33,971
1,910
18,497
13,186
3,086
46,834
18,587
17,326
8,720
19,900
12,464
9,042
10,816
33,713
45,114
13,963
12,550
35,561
27,565

15,607
33,448
15,030
13,007
15,225
11,548
26,839
38,759
25,903
38,682
6,979
24,037
15,366
13,392
57,222
28,378
25,122
13,731
26,659
14,796
14,049
14,005
50,121
51,474
15,323
15,280
46,189
35,460

17,853
37,360
17,352
16,034
15,249
7,799
27,637
39,610
28,877
39,785
7,516
26,964
17,110
16,882
59,120
29,153
28,017
14,339
29,282
15,043
16,417
14,526
53,401
50,691
15,629
16,477
40,022
39,008

18,096
40,375
18,497
16,951
15,488
16,022
28,270
42,197
28,642
40,416
15,695
27,955
17,511
16,968
61,674
28,741
29,534
15,565
31,793
15,745
18,028
14,739
56,106
49,827
15,657
16,153
40,431
41,583

17,917
42,198
16,555
17,107
15,320
25,537
29,246
44,616
30,863
41,087
20,160
28,329
17,528
17,042
63,736
28,457
29,354
15,564
33,128
15,493
18,514
15,090
58,465
49,589
16,068
16,198
39,596
42,631

7,507
17,087
6,511
6,584
13,235
5,390
12,366
19,578
12,361
18,489
14,842
12,165
6,949
5,253
26,365
8,721
12,368
6,164
13,051
6,893
7,601
6,894
26,376
22,935
7,873
7,076
16,943
18,452

10,410
25,111
10,044
10,523
2,085
20,147
16,880
25,038
18,502
22,598
5,318
16,164
10,579
11,789
37,371
19,736
16,986
9,400
20,077
8,600
10,913
8,196
32,089
26,654
8,195
9,122
22,653
24,179

119
120
121
122
123
124
125

Georgia Institute of Technology, Main Campus ........


Georgia Perimeter College .......................................
Georgia Southern University ....................................
Georgia State University...........................................
Kennesaw State University .......................................
South University, Savannah, Online..........................
University of Georgia ................................................

GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
PrivFp
Public

4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

12,241
13,944
12,249
23,336
10,018

28,395

14,805
13,708
14,184
23,625
13,360

31,288

19,413
22,808
17,764
28,229
21,449

34,180

20,291
24,549
19,086
30,427
22,389

34,885

20,720
25,113
19,691
31,533
23,452

34,677

20,941
26,996
20,212
32,022
24,175
22,544
34,816

14,658
10,236
9,788
13,064
10,110
4,891
14,690

6,283
16,760
10,424
18,958
14,065
17,653
20,126

126

University of Hawaii at Manoa ..................................

HI Public 4-year

18,799

17,263

20,169

20,435

20,337

20,429

9,122

11,307

127
128

Boise State University...............................................


Brigham Young University, Idaho ..............................

ID Public 4-year
ID PrivNp 4-year

13,367
7,795

16,287
8,949

19,667
14,276

18,933
14,944

19,992
14,933

19,664
18,110

9,183
7,819

10,481
10,291

129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143

American InterContinental University, Online ...........


College of DuPage....................................................
College of Lake County ............................................
DePaul University .....................................................
DeVry University, Illinois ...........................................
Harper College .........................................................
Illinois State University..............................................
Joliet Junior College .................................................
Loyola University, Chicago........................................
Moraine Valley Community College ..........................
Northern Illinois University........................................
Northwestern University ...........................................
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale ...................
University of Illinois at Chicago.................................
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...............

IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL

PrivFp
Public
Public
PrivNp
PrivFp
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public

4-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

29,185
13,526
15,711
3,303
16,509
22,662
9,645
14,780
13,601
24,509
17,041
24,078
24,959
38,163

28,862
14,441
20,548
4,095
15,021
20,755
11,334
12,605
12,972
23,248
16,952
22,552
24,942
38,465

22,798
25,668
16,359
24,352
24,624
15,250
20,799
14,088
15,670
17,477
24,397
19,291
20,673
25,835
43,246

26,630
27,083
18,092
25,072
30,127
15,711
21,184
15,288
15,879
17,774
24,424
19,853
20,350
26,840
43,881

19,803
26,722
18,091
25,145
40,859
16,060
21,134
15,676
15,951
17,387
23,850
20,481
20,037
27,850
43,862

16,538
26,209
17,389
25,398
27,921
16,007
21,310
15,322
16,040
18,169
22,990
20,959
19,817
28,091
44,407

5,468
12,351
7,707
11,831
13,703
7,048
9,324
6,617
5,880
8,914
11,104
10,912
10,723
12,575
23,989

11,070
13,858
9,682
13,567
14,218
8,959
11,986
8,705
10,160
9,255
11,886
10,047
9,094
15,516
20,418

144
145
146
147
148

Ball State University..................................................


Indiana University, Bloomington................................
Indiana University, Purdue U., Indianapolis ..............
Indiana Wesleyan University.....................................
Ivy Tech Community College, Central Indiana ..........

IN
IN
IN
IN
IN

Public
Public
Public
PrivNp
Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year

20,343
35,451
27,517
2,719
4,871

19,004
37,076
27,525
7,088
6,748

20,243
40,354
30,300
15,442
16,415

21,401
42,347
30,383
15,345
19,533

22,083
42,464
30,566
15,953
20,847

22,147
42,731
30,530
15,872
21,046

9,210
21,397
13,231
5,602
8,652

12,937
21,334
17,299
10,270
12,394

See notes at end of table.

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Female

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 387


Enrollment

Table 277. Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011: Selected years, 1990 through
201011Continued
Fall enrollment, 2010
Attendance status
Full-time

Part-time

Earned degrees/certificates conferred, 201011

Percent combined Black,


Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander,
American Indian/Alaska Native,
and Two or more races3

Student level
Under- Postbaccagraduate
laureate Certificates4 Associates Bachelors

Masters

Full-time-equivalent enrollment

Total expenses
and deductions,
200910
Doctors5 (in thousands)2

Fall 2010

Line
Fall 2011 number

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

20,322
27,677
21,199
16,926
33,082

578
916
486
528
4,928

79.9
67.4
49.1
52.7
51.7

18,522
23,046
18,620
15,945
17,414

2,378
5,547
3,065
1,509
20,596

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

3,464
6,336
5,212
3,701
4,915

457
1,070
578
311
5,341

235
674
354
148
1,474

625,458
2,998,147
804,307
583,948
2,930,739

20,391
28,609
21,889
16,843
34,104

20,551
28,035
21,388
17,135
34,972

76
77
78
79
80

23,121
17,549
6,702
14,260
26,842
11,681

7,346
7,068
13,866
9,529
5,716
10,814

16.6
47.7
22.8
33.2
18.4
28.5

23,075
22,391
20,568
23,538
26,530
12,674

7,392
2,226
0
251
6,028
9,821

0
0
1,785
0
0
0

0
4,649
1,311
0
0
0

4,341
2,119
0
2,899
5,628
2,002

1,390
1,360
0
0
1,253
1,969

340
0
0
0
529
540

811,155
269,018
94,846
153,662
1,060,213
1,330,864

25,607
29,588
11,691
18,495
29,029
16,493

25,903
20,305
11,357
18,102
29,004
15,809

81
82
83
84
85
86

22,187

3,681

24.8

17,815

8,053

29

4,747

1,504

720

1,865,011

23,040

23,549

87

19,022

2,467

17.8

17,872

3,617

252

3,621

813

252

781,575

19,613

19,982

88

17,005
14,163

8,255
2,967

31.9
29.2

10,406
7,590

14,854
9,540

129
11

169
0

2,172
1,817

3,929
2,726

974
936

1,027,524
1,014,836

19,822
14,955

20,166
15,300

89
90

6,753
13,880
7,475
5,831
5,217
11,964
17,024
28,636
10,778
34,970
20,160
11,903
6,177
10,673
26,604
14,891
10,874
11,705
10,678
6,470
7,692
7,393
41,007
42,949
14,736
11,228
28,190
17,759

11,164
28,318
9,080
11,276
10,103
13,573
12,222
15,980
20,085
6,117
0
16,426
11,351
6,369
37,132
13,566
18,480
3,859
22,450
9,023
10,822
7,697
17,458
6,640
1,332
4,970
11,406
24,872

26.2
73.8
27.3
37.2
32.9
59.4
46.8
85.0
45.7
29.0
51.1
54.4
35.3
56.4
92.1
60.7
54.4
53.1
28.0
32.9
45.1
49.2
36.4
35.6
45.3
25.6
37.5
59.6

17,917
42,198
16,555
17,107
10,209
25,392
24,571
35,888
30,863
32,201
18,003
28,329
17,528
16,382
63,736
6,397
29,354
12,710
33,128
15,493
18,514
15,090
49,972
32,598
10,509
14,363
29,975
42,631

0
0
0
0
5,111
145
4,675
8,728
0
8,886
2,157
0
0
660
0
22,060
0
2,854
0
0
0
0
8,493
16,991
5,559
1,835
9,621
0

1,085
787
1,793
290
0
601
0
0
2,185
0
566
1,420
1,256
0
1,857
0
1,963
29
639
645
1,430
422
0
0
1
0
0
3,780

2,961
4,881
2,698
2,073
462
547
220
54
5,409
111
247
2,951
2,132
3,635
9,445
4
3,664
920
3,518
2,569
2,126
2,657
337
198
0
347
146
6,627

0
22
273
249
1,993
154
4,593
6,637
205
7,886
2,041
0
242
546
425
1,307
87
2,487
952
18
0
0
10,646
8,685
2,383
2,995
6,766
0

0
0
0
0
1,264
25
1,348
2,571
0
2,218
1,204
0
0
133
0
4,053
0
865
0
0
0
0
2,230
3,878
876
559
2,293
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
88
374
0
818
0
0
0
0
0
1,699
0
0
0
0
0
0
285
2,127
803
36
425
0

113,300
257,882
139,798
86,873

99,731
447,392
703,182
219,585
956,296
249,832
175,814
118,741
249,570
461,603
539,489
164,419
117,644
205,357
105,361
115,071
134,029
791,935
2,337,342
2,326,983
232,953
1,001,267
231,341

10,842
24,932
12,692
10,513
9,084
3,814
20,787
32,614
17,646
36,608
15,695
16,872
10,784
13,103
39,725
20,361
18,427
13,076
18,972
10,396
12,105
9,930
46,121
45,748
14,836
13,151
33,029
27,495

10,501
25,308
11,139
10,381
9,158
17,296
21,836
34,949
18,883
37,323
20,160
17,418
10,758
13,169
41,588
20,098
18,331
13,221
19,738
10,111
12,059
9,977
47,850
45,445
15,253
13,189
32,607
27,796

91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118

18,233
11,756
16,586
22,768
17,537
22,544
31,465

2,708
15,240
3,626
9,254
6,638
0
3,351

33.7
67.3
32.7
56.8
29.8
49.8
21.8

13,948
26,996
17,525
24,096
22,333
21,241
26,373

6,993
0
2,687
7,926
1,842
1,303
8,443

0
18
0
0
0
0
0

0
1,785
0
0
0
204
0

3,062
0
2,679
4,117
3,319
449
6,845

1,888
0
708
2,025
853
408
1,764

449
0
73
415
8
0
889

1,165,157
168,480
284,590
582,424
294,620
209,482
1,181,185

19,119
16,034
17,604
26,108
19,809

32,468

19,264
16,873
17,977
26,389
20,173
22,544
32,748

119
120
121
122
123
124
125

14,693

5,736

75.7

14,402

6,027

2,957

1,232

411

878,806

16,791

16,884

126

13,492
13,815

6,172
4,295

14.9
11.2

17,369
18,110

2,295
0

60
0

196
1,113

2,408
2,974

601
0

11
0

292,407
178,013

16,090
13,639

15,920
15,502

127
128

10,748
9,464
5,212
19,029
8,086
6,420
18,825
6,407
13,494
7,307
17,448
17,089
15,814
23,041
40,541

5,790
16,745
12,177
6,369
19,835
9,587
2,485
8,915
2,546
10,862
5,542
3,870
4,003
5,050
3,866

55.6
40.6
44.5
36.3
44.3
38.4
15.3
36.8
29.2
35.0
30.9
33.7
30.1
49.7
30.8

14,686
26,209
17,389
16,384
27,759
16,007
18,594
15,322
9,856
18,169
17,306
9,466
15,000
16,925
32,256

1,852
0
0
9,014
162
0
2,716
0
6,184
0
5,684
11,493
4,817
11,166
12,151

0
1,232
870
4
0
2,338
0
432
5
605
0
198
0
0
13

4,738
1,725
1,120
0
1,143
1,456
0
1,431
0
1,532
0
0
36
0
0

3,177
0
0
3,463
2,495
0
4,287
0
2,159
0
3,921
2,135
3,761
3,526
7,342

1,235
0
0
2,649
65
0
830
0
1,499
0
1,582
3,199
953
2,057
3,100

0
0
0
349
0
0
43
0
528
0
195
927
316
914
1,106

253,574
177,703
122,168
494,629

149,132
460,316
119,825
418,996
111,033
525,012
1,686,517
717,635
2,213,953
2,067,445

16,097
15,834
9,846
21,269
11,195
10,018
19,560
9,824
14,438
10,976
20,266
18,182
17,570
24,794
41,351

13,017
15,086
9,300
21,494
15,877
9,639
19,768
9,400
14,475
10,954
19,540
18,579
17,342
24,926
41,979

129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143

17,673
37,609
20,361
14,172
7,497

4,474
5,122
10,169
1,700
13,549

11.7
16.2
20.6
23.0
37.4

17,627
32,543
22,236
11,161
21,046

4,520
10,188
8,294
4,711
0

0
206
377
105
301

446
29
229
730
1,184

3,171
7,155
3,492
2,539
0

1,302
2,402
1,749
2,014
0

81
693
755
10
0

418,773
1,272,259
1,094,615
145,914
98,060

19,715
39,314
24,236
14,922
12,255

19,351
39,522
24,296
14,835
12,046

144
145
146
147
148

See notes at end of table.

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Enrollment

Table 277. Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011: Selected years, 1990 through
201011Continued
Total fall enrollment

Line
number
1

Fall enrollment, 2011


Sex

Institution

State

Control1

Level

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Total

Male

10

11

12

13

Female

149
150

Purdue University, Main Campus..............................


Vincennes University ................................................

IN Public 4-year
IN Public 4-year

37,588
9,162

39,667
9,169

41,433
11,590

41,052
13,947

41,063
16,595

40,849
17,140

23,905
9,298

16,944
7,842

151
152
153
154
155
156

Ashford University.....................................................
Des Moines Area Community College......................
Iowa State University ................................................
Kaplan University, Davenport Campus .....................
Kirkwood Community College...................................
University of Iowa......................................................

IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA

4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year

311
10,553
25,737
641
8,623
28,785

616
10,998
26,845
376
11,645
28,311

25,605
18,695
26,856
45,153
15,241
29,152

46,835
22,324
27,945
71,011
17,841
28,987

63,096
24,658
28,682
77,966
18,456
29,518

74,596
25,425
29,611
56,606
17,625
29,810

20,889
11,744
16,588
14,309
8,209
14,343

53,707
13,681
13,023
42,297
9,416
15,467

157
158
159

Johnson County Community College .......................


Kansas State University............................................
University of Kansas .................................................

KS Public 2-year
KS Public 4-year
KS Public 4-year

13,740
21,137
26,434

16,383
21,929
25,920

19,055
23,520
29,365

20,385
23,581
29,242

20,865
23,588
28,697

21,020
23,863
27,939

9,524
12,100
13,585

11,496
11,763
14,354

160
161
162
163
164
165

Eastern Kentucky University.....................................


Jefferson Community and Technical College............
Northern Kentucky University ...................................
University of Kentucky ..............................................
University of Louisville ..............................................
Western Kentucky University ....................................

KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

15,290
10,234
11,254
22,538
22,979
15,170

13,285
9,520
12,080
23,114
19,771
15,481

16,031
14,409
15,082
26,054
20,834
19,742

16,268
14,991
15,378
26,295
21,016
20,712

16,567
15,258
15,716
27,108
21,234
20,897

16,062
15,085
15,724
27,226
21,152
21,036

6,930
6,558
6,892
13,276
10,176
8,504

9,132
8,527
8,832
13,950
10,976
12,532

166
167
168
169

Delgado Community College ....................................


Louisiana State U. and Agricultural & Mechanical....
Southeastern Louisiana University ...........................
University of Louisiana at Lafayette ..........................

LA
LA
LA
LA

Public
Public
Public
Public

2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

11,614
26,112
10,262
15,764

12,784
31,527
14,525
15,742

14,450
28,810
15,215
16,320

16,758
28,643
15,151
16,361

18,767
29,451
15,338
16,763

20,436
29,718
15,403
16,885

6,968
14,542
5,907
7,323

13,468
15,176
9,496
9,562

170
171
172
173
174
175
176

Anne Arundel Community College ...........................


Community College of Baltimore County..................
Johns Hopkins University .........................................
Montgomery College ................................................
Towson University .....................................................
University of Maryland, College Park........................
University of Maryland, University College ...............

MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD

Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
Public

2-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

12,148

13,363
14,361
15,035
34,829
14,476

11,761
18,168
17,774
20,923
16,729
33,189
18,276

15,149
20,673
19,758
24,452
21,111
37,000
34,172

16,741
23,584
20,383
26,147
21,177
37,195
37,347

17,665
26,425
20,977
26,015
21,840
37,641
39,577

17,957
26,271
20,996
26,996
21,464
37,631
42,713

7,007
9,872
10,322
12,633
8,102
20,024
19,597

10,950
16,399
10,674
14,363
13,362
17,607
23,116

177
178
179
180
181
182

Boston University......................................................
Harvard University ....................................................
Northeastern University ............................................
University of Massachusetts, Amherst......................
University of Massachusetts, Boston........................
University of Massachusetts, Lowell .........................

MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA

PrivNp
PrivNp
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

27,996
22,851
30,510
26,025
13,723
14,259

28,318
24,279
23,897
24,416
13,346
12,189

31,766
26,496
25,837
26,359
14,117
12,471

31,960
27,651
27,537
27,016
14,912
13,602

32,727
27,594
29,519
27,569
15,454
14,702

32,439
27,392
26,959
28,084
15,741
15,431

13,879
13,959
13,235
14,166
6,359
8,901

18,560
13,433
13,724
13,918
9,382
6,530

183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196

Central Michigan University ......................................


Eastern Michigan University .....................................
Grand Rapids Community College ...........................
Grand Valley State University ...................................
Henry Ford Community College ...............................
Lansing Community College.....................................
Macomb Community College....................................
Michigan State University .........................................
Oakland Community College ....................................
Oakland University....................................................
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ............................
Wayne County Community College District ..............
Wayne State University.............................................
Western Michigan University ....................................

MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year

18,286
25,011
12,054
11,725
16,147
22,343
31,538
44,307
28,069
12,400
36,391
11,986
33,872
26,989

26,845
23,561
13,400
18,569
12,742
16,011
22,001
43,366
23,188
15,235
38,103
9,008
30,408
28,657

27,225
22,032
15,403
23,892
15,571
19,445
22,985
46,510
24,957
18,175
41,028
21,540
31,024
24,818

27,247
22,893
16,944
24,408
17,542
21,123
24,376
47,071
28,042
18,918
41,674
20,770
31,786
24,576

28,292
23,565
17,870
24,541
18,525
21,969
24,468
46,985
28,925
19,053
41,924
21,198
31,505
25,045

28,194
23,419
17,575
24,662
17,650
20,640
23,969
47,825
29,158
19,379
42,716
20,440
30,765
25,086

12,087
9,667
8,319
10,099
7,497
9,219
11,447
22,896
12,355
7,503
22,345
6,524
12,900
12,193

16,107
13,752
9,256
14,563
10,153
11,421
12,522
24,929
16,803
11,876
20,371
13,916
17,865
12,893

197
198
199
200
201

Capella University.....................................................
Minnesota State University, Mankato........................
Saint Cloud State University .....................................
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities .........................
Walden University .....................................................

MN
MN
MN
MN
MN

PrivFp
Public
Public
Public
PrivFp

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

16,575
17,075
57,168
422

36
12,842
15,181
45,481
1,544

25,245
14,621
17,430
51,140
34,779

31,998
14,955
18,123
51,659
40,714

39,457
15,435
18,650
51,721
47,456

36,375
15,709
17,604
52,557
48,982

9,473
7,469
8,359
25,204
11,131

26,902
8,240
9,245
27,353
37,851

202
203
204

Mississippi State University ......................................


University of Mississippi............................................
University of Southern Mississippi............................

MS Public 4-year
MS Public 4-year
MS Public 4-year

14,391
11,288
13,490

16,561
12,118
14,509

17,824
15,289
14,793

18,601
15,932
15,300

19,644
17,085
15,778

20,424
18,224
16,604

10,504
8,304
6,271

9,920
9,920
10,333

205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213

Columbia College .....................................................


Missouri State University, Springfield........................
Ozarks Technical Community College ......................
Saint Louis Community College................................
Saint Louis University, Main Campus .......................
University of Missouri, Columbia ..............................
University of Missouri, Kansas City ..........................
University of Missouri, St. Louis................................
Webster University....................................................

MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO

4-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

4,214
19,480
335
32,347
12,891
25,058
11,263
15,393
8,745

7,948
17,703
6,343
6,749
13,847
23,309
12,762
15,397
13,783

14,081
19,489
11,116
7,162
16,086
30,130
14,481
15,741
19,154

15,556
20,371
12,884
8,207
16,317
31,237
14,799
16,534
19,372

16,962
20,472
13,907
8,716
17,709
32,341
15,259
16,791
19,342

18,091
20,276
15,179
29,200
17,859
33,762
15,473
16,809
19,224

7,240
8,813
6,364
11,473
7,296
15,792
6,654
6,643
7,969

10,851
11,463
8,815
17,727
10,563
17,970
8,819
10,166
11,255

214

University of Montana ...............................................

MT Public 4-year

8,879

12,413

14,207

14,921

15,642

15,669

7,272

8,397

215
216

Metropolitan Community College Area .....................


University of Nebraska, Lincoln ................................

NE Public 2-year
NE Public 4-year

8,516
24,453

11,534
22,268

15,055
23,573

17,003
24,100

18,523
24,610

18,518
24,593

7,956
13,049

10,562
11,544

PrivFp
Public
Public
PrivFp
Public
Public

PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp

See notes at end of table.

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 389


Enrollment

Table 277. Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011: Selected years, 1990 through
201011Continued
Fall enrollment, 2010
Attendance status
Full-time

Part-time

Earned degrees/certificates conferred, 201011

Percent combined Black,


Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander,
American Indian/Alaska Native,
and Two or more races3

Student level
Under- Postbaccagraduate
laureate Certificates4 Associates Bachelors

Masters

Full-time-equivalent enrollment

Total expenses
and deductions,
200910
Doctors5 (in thousands)2

Fall 2010

Line
Fall 2011 number

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

35,994
6,701

4,855
10,439

16.5
16.9

31,988
17,140

8,861
0

296
161

362
1,256

7,049
91

1,501
0

924
0

1,528,832
123,136

38,081
10,831

37,833
10,914

149
150

74,582
9,508
26,194
12,370
9,132
24,369

14
15,917
3,417
44,236
8,493
5,441

49.7
20.3
11.7
42.9
15.4
14.2

67,141
25,425
24,343
46,892
17,625
21,564

7,455
0
5,268
9,714
0
8,246

0
963
0
169
478
51

732
2,036
0
4,781
2,114
0

8,839
0
4,540
5,514
0
4,543

2,951
0
873
2,002
0
1,414

0
0
502
168
0
949

330,679
132,554
946,078
872,728
136,454
2,255,284

63,062
14,675
26,583
15,728
12,852
26,190

74,587
14,852
27,481
29,655
11,983
26,430

151
152
153
154
155
156

7,021
19,605
23,737

13,999
4,258
4,202

21.0
14.8
17.1

21,020
19,385
19,695

0
4,478
8,244

1,575
0
9

1,412
65
0

0
3,344
4,047

0
989
1,583

0
269
856

179,948
652,194
1,056,882

11,957
20,974
26,081

11,721
21,235
25,342

157
158
159

11,968
5,253
10,699
24,269
16,044
14,890

4,094
9,832
5,025
2,957
5,108
6,146

11.3
31.8
10.6
14.0
20.1
15.4

13,902
15,085
12,993
20,099
15,596
17,970

2,160
0
2,731
7,127
5,556
3,066

39
2,518
8
0
24
81

215
955
105
0
19
215

2,135
0
1,974
3,712
2,618
2,590

692
0
485
1,307
1,251
920

4
0
179
783
527
5

265,164
78,309
208,777
2,224,879
805,161
306,764

14,114
8,993
12,657
25,215
18,011
17,321

13,558
8,554
12,647
25,408
18,035
17,281

160
161
162
163
164
165

9,817
26,836
11,138
13,858

10,619
2,882
4,265
3,027

61.6
20.0
22.3
26.7

20,436
23,977
14,061
15,321

0
5,741
1,342
1,564

1,362
0
0
0

1,116
0
173
0

0
4,440
1,932
2,279

0
1,100
434
389

0
504
10
30

141,377
992,278
178,974
239,381

12,376
27,729
12,958
14,923

13,382
27,950
12,822
15,049

166
167
168
169

5,331
8,973
13,094
9,728
16,856
32,233
5,890

12,626
17,298
7,902
17,268
4,608
5,398
36,823

31.4
50.3
34.8
66.0
25.4
37.7
56.2

17,957
26,271
5,837
26,996
17,517
26,826
28,119

0
0
15,159
0
3,947
10,805
14,594

624
476
0
484
0
60
584

1,505
1,854
0
2,183
0
0
285

0
0
1,550
0
3,948
6,987
3,270

0
0
4,325
0
1,098
2,336
3,120

0
0
555
0
13
614
55

148,551
210,169
4,271,811
273,840
317,078
1,475,659
309,424

9,801
14,875
15,964
15,414
18,735
34,087
17,749

9,570
14,781
16,114
15,526
18,604
34,274
20,149

170
171
172
173
174
175
176

26,135
19,921
18,329
22,602
9,509
9,451

6,304
7,471
8,630
5,482
6,232
5,980

31.8
37.8
28.5
21.0
40.7
26.5

18,140
10,305
16,576
21,812
11,866
11,729

14,299
17,087
10,383
6,272
3,875
3,702

0
0
0
118
46
96

0
12
34
75
0
25

4,093
1,792
3,561
5,036
1,941
1,653

3,879
3,858
2,803
1,322
947
640

1,111
1,450
568
282
44
83

1,551,750
3,907,568
752,231
871,664
298,505
274,290

28,840
23,015
24,520
24,202
11,597
11,256

28,559
22,809
21,654
24,650
11,914
11,753

177
178
179
180
181
182

20,880
13,905
6,690
19,575
6,920
5,869
8,441
41,596
9,628
13,061
40,225
4,324
18,637
18,075

7,314
9,514
10,885
5,087
10,730
14,771
15,528
6,229
19,530
6,318
2,491
16,116
12,128
7,011

18.8
29.6
25.9
13.2
45.0
22.9
18.7
19.1
36.0
18.0
27.1
81.4
40.3
19.2

21,698
18,621
17,575
21,236
17,650
20,640
23,969
36,557
29,158
15,838
27,407
20,440
20,589
20,054

6,496
4,798
0
3,426
0
0
0
11,268
0
3,541
15,309
0
10,176
5,032

0
0
164
0
334
1,639
1,001
144
384
0
0
121
0
0

0
0
1,836
0
1,360
1,585
2,799
0
2,284
0
0
1,401
0
0

3,717
2,998
0
4,058
0
0
0
8,018
0
2,345
6,553
0
2,642
3,835

1,915
1,230
0
1,003
0
0
0
1,975
0
892
3,811
0
2,078
1,293

92
25
0
40
0
0
0
951
0
105
1,550
0
856
128

388,099
342,912
150,128
367,253
113,376
143,713
150,453
1,897,055
197,736
248,290
5,249,817
154,737
839,987
506,735

23,764
17,828
11,037
21,415
11,104
11,248
14,580
43,379
16,471
15,278
40,389
11,515
24,143
20,899

23,635
17,585
10,344
21,530
10,522
10,828
13,654
43,986
16,185
15,521
41,163
9,735
23,345
20,738

183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196

2,356
12,392
11,799
38,694
30,881

34,019
3,317
5,805
13,863
18,101

52.4
12.3
13.5
18.9
51.4

7,487
13,724
15,879
34,812
8,741

28,888
1,985
1,725
17,745
40,241

0
32
12
160
0

0
48
128
0
0

651
2,149
2,509
7,031
657

3,542
539
499
3,379
7,419

819
2
1
1,692
619

329,052
189,406
202,373
2,674,494
382,702

2,593
13,576
15,190
43,721
31,410

15,421
13,675
14,094
43,943
37,882

197
198
199
200
201

17,013
16,420
12,795

3,411
1,804
3,809

26.8
22.5
35.8

16,312
15,346
13,618

4,112
2,878
2,986

0
0
0

0
0
0

2,759
2,866
2,361

853
641
749

212
349
140

571,341
397,071
313,365

17,461
15,968
13,749

18,304
17,118
14,270

202
203
204

10,682
15,065
7,447
12,620
10,714
29,432
9,745
7,091
6,241

7,409
5,211
7,732
16,580
7,145
4,330
5,728
9,718
12,983

36.6
10.5
8.0
46.4
20.6
14.6
27.3
24.9
49.3

17,229
17,187
15,179
29,200
12,531
25,992
10,122
13,151
3,686

862
3,089
0
0
5,328
7,770
5,351
3,658
15,538

40
16
167
476
0
0
0
0
4

1,269
0
1,251
1,975
0
0
0
0
0

2,542
3,007
0
0
1,625
5,087
1,523
2,092
1,172

322
1,080
0
0
816
1,513
972
868
5,186

0
27
0
0
677
671
545
94
7

77,399
265,263
73,895
240,618
658,815
1,774,910
342,208
198,613
185,841

12,702
17,229
9,399
5,092
13,323
29,783
11,774
10,972
11,441

13,585
17,104
10,043
18,187
13,502
31,064
11,953
10,905
11,213

205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213

11,949

3,720

12.1

13,370

2,299

107

289

1,932

450

301

306,464

13,596

13,407

214

7,576
20,981

10,942
3,612

26.9
11.2

18,518
19,345

0
5,248

312
0

1,147
6

0
3,621

0
874

0
426

111,897
850,952

11,519
22,418

11,250
22,342

215
216

See notes at end of table.

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390 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 277. Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011: Selected years, 1990 through
201011Continued
Total fall enrollment

Line
number
1

Fall enrollment, 2011


Sex

Institution

State

Control1

Level

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Total

Male

10

11

12

13

Female

217
218
219

College of Southern Nevada.....................................


University of Nevada, Las Vegas ..............................
University of Nevada, Reno ......................................

NV Public 4-year
NV Public 4-year
NV Public 4-year

14,161
17,937
11,487

29,905
22,041
13,149

40,310
28,600
16,867

42,108
29,080
16,875

42,747
28,203
17,680

37,717
27,364
18,004

17,136
12,287
8,469

20,581
15,077
9,535

220

University of New Hampshire, Main Campus ...........

NH Public 4-year

13,260

14,689

14,898

15,253

15,095

15,128

6,830

8,298

221
222
223
224
225

Bergen Community College......................................


Kean University.........................................................
Montclair State University .........................................
Rutgers University, New Brunswick ..........................
Thomas Edison State College ..................................

NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ

2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

12,119
13,303
13,067
33,016
7,813

11,993
11,468
13,502
35,236
8,137

15,283
14,203
17,475
36,041
17,369

16,469
15,051
18,171
37,366
18,206

17,197
15,939
18,402
38,912
18,736

17,271
16,187
18,498
39,950
20,251

8,431
5,982
6,867
19,408
11,580

8,840
10,205
11,631
20,542
8,671

226
227
228

Central New Mexico Community College .................


New Mexico State University, Main Campus ............
University of New Mexico, Main Campus..................

NM Public 2-year
NM Public 4-year
NM Public 4-year

9,739
14,812
23,950

17,265
14,958
23,670

24,870
17,239
25,754

27,999
18,526
27,241

29,948
18,600
28,688

27,677
18,024
28,977

12,208
8,210
12,848

15,469
9,814
16,129

229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252

CUNY, Bernard M. Baruch College...........................


CUNY, Borough of Manhattan Community College ..
CUNY, Brooklyn College...........................................
CUNY, City College...................................................
CUNY, Hunter College ..............................................
CUNY, Kingsborough Community College................
CUNY, LaGuardia Community College .....................
CUNY, New York City College of Technology............
CUNY, Queens College ............................................
CUNY, Queensborough Community College............
Columbia University in the City of New York.............
Cornell University .....................................................
Excelsior College......................................................
Fordham University...................................................
Monroe Community College .....................................
Nassau Community College .....................................
New York University ..................................................
Rochester Institute of Technology.............................
Saint Johns University, New York .............................
State University of New York at Albany.....................
Stony Brook University .............................................
Suffolk County Community College ..........................
Syracuse University ..................................................
University at Buffalo..................................................

NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp
PrivNp
PrivNp
PrivNp
Public
Public
PrivNp
PrivNp
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp
Public

4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year

15,849
14,819
16,605
14,085
19,639
13,809
9,167
10,908
18,072
12,184
18,242
11,533
13,303
13,158
13,545
21,537
32,813
12,391
19,105
17,400
17,624

21,900
27,638

15,698
15,875
15,039
11,055
20,011
14,801
11,778
11,028
15,061
10,598
19,639
12,043
18,067
13,650
15,315
19,621
37,150
14,106
18,621
16,751
19,924

18,186
24,830

16,321
21,858
16,689
15,306
21,258
15,739
15,540
14,268
19,572
13,752
23,196
20,273
33,453
14,666
18,114
21,952
42,189
15,055
20,109
18,204
23,991
23,015
19,366
28,192

16,195
21,424
17,094
16,212
22,168
18,204
17,028
15,399
20,711
15,507
24,230
20,633
34,629
14,544
18,976
22,719
43,404
15,445
20,352
18,020
24,681
24,822
19,638
28,881

17,063
22,534
16,912
15,416
22,407
18,606
17,569
15,366
20,906
15,316
25,208
20,939
32,029
15,158
18,995
23,767
43,797
15,792
21,354
17,615
24,363
26,719
20,407
29,117

18,055
24,463
16,835
16,005
22,822
19,261
18,623
15,961
20,993
16,837
26,050
21,131
35,608
15,189
17,699
23,550
43,911
16,166
21,067
17,114
23,920
26,787
20,829
28,849

9,156
10,091
6,572
7,584
7,000
8,433
7,730
8,617
8,234
7,751
12,827
11,014
16,000
6,711
8,309
11,729
18,322
10,914
9,221
8,264
11,942
12,402
9,367
15,023

8,899
14,372
10,263
8,421
15,822
10,828
10,893
7,344
12,759
9,086
13,223
10,117
19,608
8,478
9,390
11,821
25,589
5,252
11,846
8,850
11,978
14,385
11,462
13,826

253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262

Appalachian State University....................................


Central Piedmont Community College......................
Duke University.........................................................
East Carolina University ...........................................
Guilford Technical Community College .....................
North Carolina State University at Raleigh ...............
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...............
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ..................
University of North Carolina at Greensboro..............
Wake Technical Community College.........................

NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC

Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year

11,931
16,311
11,293
17,564
6,996
27,199
23,878
14,699
12,882
6,129

13,227
14,908
12,192
18,750
8,008
28,619
24,892
17,241
13,125
9,654

16,610
18,608
14,060
27,677
11,226
32,872
28,567
23,300
19,976
14,747

16,968
19,364
14,350
27,654
13,432
33,819
28,916
24,701
21,306
15,203

17,222
19,921
15,016
27,783
14,789
34,376
29,390
25,063
18,771
17,071

17,344
19,840
15,427
27,386
15,134
34,767
29,137
25,277
18,627
19,158

7,976
8,706
7,829
11,023
6,488
19,441
12,169
12,076
6,274
8,678

9,368
11,134
7,598
16,363
8,646
15,326
16,968
13,201
12,353
10,480

263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277

Bowling Green State University, Main Campus ........


Cleveland State University........................................
Columbus State Community College........................
Cuyahoga Community College District .....................
Kent State University at Kent ....................................
Miami University, Oxford ...........................................
Ohio State University, Main Campus ........................
Ohio University, Main Campus..................................
Owens Community College ......................................
Sinclair Community College......................................
Stark State College...................................................
University of Akron, Main Campus ...........................
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus .....................
University of Toledo...................................................
Wright State University, Main Campus .....................

OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

18,657
19,214
13,290
23,157
24,434
15,835
54,087
18,505
6,857
16,367
3,996
28,801
31,013
24,691
16,393

18,096
15,294
18,094
19,518
21,924
16,757
47,952
19,920
15,845
19,026
4,507
21,363
27,327
19,491
13,964

17,874
15,139
24,482
23,234
22,944
17,191
53,715
21,369
21,095
19,466
9,252
24,119
29,617
22,336
16,672

17,309
16,216
28,539
29,807
25,127
16,884
55,014
22,647
22,530
21,561
12,476
25,959
31,134
23,064
17,558

17,706
17,386
30,513
31,250
26,589
17,472
56,064
25,108
20,031
21,994
14,826
27,076
32,283
23,085
18,447

17,577
17,229
30,921
30,853
27,855
17,395
56,867
26,201
17,245
21,106
15,536
27,470
33,329
22,610
18,304

7,850
7,709
13,022
11,971
11,054
7,910
29,259
11,184
8,380
8,963
6,251
13,793
15,516
11,095
8,325

9,727
9,520
17,899
18,882
16,801
9,485
27,608
15,017
8,865
12,143
9,285
13,677
17,813
11,515
9,979

278
279
280
281

Oklahoma State University, Main Campus ...............


Tulsa Community College .........................................
University of Central Oklahoma ................................
University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus ...............

OK
OK
OK
OK

Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year

19,827
17,955
14,232
20,774

18,676
16,270
14,099
24,205

22,995
18,325
15,724
26,140

23,033
19,730
16,092
25,881

23,667
20,577
17,101
26,476

24,390
20,154
17,239
27,138

12,553
7,644
7,167
13,619

11,837
12,510
10,072
13,519

282
283
284
285

Oregon State University............................................


Portland Community College ....................................
Portland State University ..........................................
University of Oregon .................................................

OR
OR
OR
OR

Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year

16,361
21,888
16,921
18,840

16,758
24,209
18,889
17,801

20,305
26,278
26,382
21,452

21,950
30,161
27,901
22,335

23,753
32,013
28,035
23,342

24,962
34,632
28,584
24,396

13,077
16,265
13,042
11,792

11,885
18,367
15,542
12,604

286
287
288
289

Community College of Allegheny County .................


Community College of Philadelphia..........................
Drexel University.......................................................
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg .....

PA
PA
PA
PA

Public
Public
PrivNp
Public

2-year
2-year
4-year
2-year

20,553
15,151
11,926
8,355

15,556
15,953
13,128
7,572

19,020
17,327
21,537
9,699

20,520
19,048
22,493
22,529

20,706
19,503
23,637
23,210

20,430
19,751
24,860
22,595

8,581
6,878
12,069
8,392

11,849
12,873
12,791
14,203

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

See notes at end of table.

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 391


Enrollment

Table 277. Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011: Selected years, 1990 through
201011Continued
Fall enrollment, 2010
Attendance status
Full-time

Part-time

Earned degrees/certificates conferred, 201011

Percent combined Black,


Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander,
American Indian/Alaska Native,
and Two or more races3

Student level
Under- Postbaccagraduate
laureate Certificates4 Associates Bachelors

Masters

Full-time-equivalent enrollment

Total expenses
and deductions,
200910
Doctors5 (in thousands)2

Fall 2010

Line
Fall 2011 number

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

9,680
18,404
13,339

28,037
8,960
4,665

55.3
50.3
27.6

37,717
22,137
14,820

0
5,227
3,184

221
6
0

2,030
0
0

20
3,771
2,412

0
1,277
642

0
355
161

200,762
520,991
534,025

23,510
22,664
14,734

20,994
21,900
15,145

217
218
219

13,399

1,729

8.2

12,602

2,526

130

2,671

800

60

524,230

13,947

14,045

220

9,974
11,382
13,672
34,925
0

7,297
4,805
4,826
5,025
20,251

52.2
51.2
40.1
46.4
34.8

17,271
13,462
14,590
31,268
19,141

0
2,725
3,908
8,682
1,110

74
0
0
0
6

1,953
0
0
0
525

0
2,519
2,851
6,179
2,200

0
684
965
1,793
140

0
0
14
637
0

117,301
222,292
310,148
1,802,440
54,351

12,404
12,927
15,331
35,745
7,518

12,424
13,245
15,504
36,806
8,125

221
222
223
224
225

9,526
13,047
20,647

18,151
4,977
8,330

61.3
60.7
54.5

27,677
14,495
22,643

0
3,529
6,334

2,727
0
0

2,051
10
0

0
2,387
3,350

0
920
1,190

0
105
468

167,470
479,204
1,707,948

16,576
16,163
23,679

15,620
14,984
23,895

226
227
228

11,515
15,881
9,935
9,998
12,975
11,205
10,366
9,856
11,829
9,580
21,793
21,037
0
11,949
10,992
14,940
34,198
14,174
14,424
14,042
19,622
15,064
18,452
23,701

6,540
8,582
6,900
6,007
9,847
8,056
8,257
6,105
9,164
7,257
4,257
94
35,608
3,240
6,707
8,610
9,713
1,992
6,643
3,072
4,298
11,723
2,377
5,148

62.7
87.7
55.1
76.8
53.6
64.2
84.9
84.7
49.1
76.9
41.9
41.6
37.0
33.3
32.9
50.5
41.3
21.2
50.2
30.4
44.8
29.5
31.1
28.3

14,266
24,463
13,096
12,863
16,345
19,261
18,623
15,961
16,559
16,837
8,127
14,167
33,897
8,427
17,699
23,550
22,280
13,549
15,766
12,755
15,785
26,787
14,671
19,334

3,789
0
3,739
3,142
6,477
0
0
0
4,434
0
17,923
6,964
1,711
6,762
0
0
21,631
2,617
5,301
4,359
8,135
0
6,158
9,515

0
0
3
0
1
9
95
16
0
21
0
0
79
0
262
110
101
108
67
0
0
94
1
14

0
3,180
0
0
0
2,476
2,021
1,168
0
1,701
0
0
2,699
0
2,717
2,557
302
211
31
0
0
3,159
7
0

2,731
0
2,409
1,918
2,634
0
0
763
2,952
0
1,836
3,542
2,677
1,843
0
0
5,341
2,348
2,173
3,103
3,643
0
3,122
4,369

1,425
0
1,212
1,071
2,044
0
0
0
1,295
0
6,131
2,163
148
1,955
0
0
6,783
906
1,328
1,279
1,828
0
1,666
2,120

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,291
782
0
536
0
0
1,413
22
610
154
557
0
345
948

254,984
268,670
271,310
382,471
350,744
171,107
203,189
191,125
318,938
150,062
3,314,815
1,688,761
65,188
471,384
163,186
208,655
3,378,458
467,017
416,409
764,134
1,981,368
235,375
757,858
944,830

13,355
17,302
12,436
11,931
16,217
13,708
12,652
11,746
15,657
11,304
22,845
20,877
12,567
12,915
14,449
18,740
37,684
14,640
17,434
15,609
21,530
19,589
18,856
26,071

14,035
18,762
12,589
12,309
16,738
13,910
13,138
12,320
15,360
12,016
23,430
21,073
13,971
13,194
13,244
17,831
37,922
14,948
17,008
15,188
21,231
19,000
19,368
25,633

229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252

15,604
7,726
15,004
21,093
8,793
27,438
24,222
19,170
14,440
5,474

1,740
12,114
423
6,293
6,341
7,329
4,915
6,107
4,187
13,684

9.4
46.8
35.5
22.2
57.3
20.1
28.4
31.8
34.6
40.3

15,460
19,840
6,680
21,589
15,134
25,176
18,430
20,283
14,898
19,158

1,884
0
8,747
5,797
0
9,591
10,707
4,994
3,729
0

0
1,157
0
0
2,260
0
4
0
0
943

0
1,511
0
0
1,025
127
0
0
0
1,292

3,010
0
1,493
3,855
0
5,182
4,654
3,795
2,762
0

788
0
1,519
1,727
0
2,080
1,924
1,184
945
0

16
0
887
148
0
470
1,172
88
130
0

358,288
157,489
4,438,440
759,693
116,642
1,202,671
2,496,274
454,661
373,496
125,934

15,942
12,061
14,727
23,807
10,971
29,983
26,203
21,138
16,125
9,164

16,265
11,793
15,166
23,494
10,922
30,219
26,042
21,506
16,034
10,068

253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262

15,225
10,277
12,732
11,604
21,028
15,621
48,788
20,053
6,648
9,316
5,441
20,349
25,412
17,680
14,554

2,352
6,952
18,189
19,249
6,827
1,774
8,079
6,148
10,597
11,790
10,095
7,121
7,917
4,930
3,750

17.5
30.1
34.7
41.9
15.0
12.0
17.9
11.3
24.3
22.3
24.5
21.7
17.0
25.4
23.2

15,059
11,522
30,921
30,853
22,260
14,936
42,916
21,655
17,245
21,106
15,536
22,966
22,893
17,844
14,408

2,518
5,707
0
0
5,595
2,459
13,951
4,546
0
0
0
4,504
10,436
4,766
3,896

0
0
1,054
452
68
28
0
247
540
2,152
159
160
221
19
0

0
0
1,990
2,252
0
347
1
68
1,203
1,738
969
502
112
155
0

2,729
1,919
0
0
3,999
3,806
10,291
4,630
0
0
0
2,843
4,147
2,684
2,110

952
1,376
0
0
1,503
519
2,778
1,023
0
0
0
1,164
2,078
977
1,276

118
267
0
0
140
52
1,658
267
0
0
0
211
635
531
157

346,954
301,706
224,784
303,178
494,875
459,608
4,442,028
525,897
134,016
169,201
104,819
467,289
978,514
787,774
383,262

16,141
13,009
19,012
18,921
23,329
16,317
51,169
22,014
12,378
14,120
9,073
22,836
27,433
20,122
16,018

16,124
12,923
18,839
18,067
23,669
16,279
51,864
22,466
10,206
13,274
8,830
23,136
28,423
19,603
16,010

263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277

18,484
7,771
11,806
21,130

5,906
12,383
5,433
6,008

23.2
34.8
31.0
28.1

19,136
20,154
15,358
20,495

5,254
0
1,881
6,643

0
261
1
0

0
2,064
58
0

3,655
0
2,288
3,729

1,074
0
560
1,752

270
0
0
349

733,898
142,907
174,373
791,155

20,092
12,301
13,543
22,894

20,732
11,928
13,950
23,416

278
279
280
281

20,204
14,318
17,316
21,895

4,758
20,314
11,268
2,501

21.7
28.3
26.1
20.0

20,620
34,632
22,780
20,623

4,342
0
5,804
3,773

0
824
0
0

0
2,774
0
0

3,478
0
3,945
3,831

745
0
1,783
976

315
0
56
323

763,651
373,640
435,075
685,801

21,079
19,533
21,264
21,931

22,072
21,138
21,736
22,879

282
283
284
285

8,077
5,540
17,375
7,412

12,353
14,211
7,485
15,183

25.5
70.8
31.3
24.6

20,430
19,751
15,047
22,595

0
0
9,813
0

879
246
113
348

1,793
1,667
27
1,847

0
0
2,666
0

0
0
2,176
0

0
0
632
0

140,350
156,862
821,483
185,982

12,902
10,701
19,103
13,627

12,224
10,311
20,264
12,509

286
287
288
289

See notes at end of table.

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392 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 277. Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011: Selected years, 1990 through
201011Continued
Total fall enrollment

Line
number

Fall enrollment, 2011


Sex

Institution

State

Control1

Level

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Total

Male

10

11

12

13

290
291
292
293
294
295

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Main Campus ...


Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus...........
Temple University......................................................
University of Pennsylvania ........................................
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus ............
West Chester University of Pennsylvania .................

PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA

Public
Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

14,398
38,864
29,714
21,868
28,120
12,076

13,410
40,571
28,355
21,853
26,329
12,272

14,310
44,406
35,490
24,107
27,562
13,619

14,638
45,185
36,507
24,599
28,328
14,211

15,126
45,233
37,367
25,007
28,823
14,490

15,340
45,628
36,855
24,832
28,766
15,100

6,569
24,760
17,583
11,693
13,838
5,942

8,771
20,868
19,272
13,139
14,928
9,158

296
297

Community College of Rhode Island ........................


University of Rhode Island........................................

RI Public 2-year
RI Public 4-year

16,620
16,047

15,583
14,362

17,612
15,904

17,760
16,389

17,775
16,294

17,893
16,317

6,945
7,292

10,948
9,025

298
299
300

Clemson University...................................................
Trident Technical College..........................................
University of South Carolina, Columbia ....................

SC Public 4-year
SC Public 2-year
SC Public 4-year

15,714
6,939
25,613

17,465
10,246
23,728

18,317
12,763
27,488

19,111
14,834
28,482

19,453
15,790
29,599

19,914
16,781
30,721

10,808
6,394
13,740

9,106
10,387
16,981

301
302
303
304

East Tennessee State University ..............................


Middle Tennessee State University...........................
University of Memphis ..............................................
University of Tennessee............................................

TN
TN
TN
TN

Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

11,590
14,865
20,681
26,055

11,063
19,121
19,986
25,890

13,646
23,872
20,220
30,410

14,421
25,188
21,424
29,934

14,952
26,430
22,420
30,300

15,250
26,442
22,725
30,194

6,478
12,251
8,722
15,017

8,772
14,191
14,003
15,177

305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330

Austin Community College District ...........................


Baylor University.......................................................
Blinn College ............................................................
Central Texas College...............................................
Collin County Community College District................
El Paso Community College .....................................
Houston Community College ....................................
Lone Star College System........................................
Northwest Vista College ...........................................
Richland College ......................................................
Sam Houston State University..................................
San Antonio College.................................................
San Jacinto Community College...............................
South Texas College.................................................
Tarrant County College District .................................
Texas A & M University, College Station ...................
Texas State University, San Marcos..........................
Texas Tech University ...............................................
University of Houston................................................
University of North Texas..........................................
University of Texas at Arlington.................................
University of Texas at Austin .....................................
University of Texas at Dallas.....................................
University of Texas at El Paso...................................
University of Texas at San Antonio ...........................
University of Texas, Pan American ...........................

TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX

Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

2-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

24,251
12,014
6,849
4,815
9,059
17,081
36,437
15,653

12,567
12,753
20,083
9,424

28,161
41,171
20,940
25,363
33,115
27,160
24,782
49,617
8,558
16,524
15,489
12,337

25,735
13,719
11,588
14,636
12,996
18,001
40,929
24,554
3,893
12,537
12,358
19,253
10,507
11,319
26,868
44,026
22,423
24,558
32,123
27,054
20,424
49,996
10,945
15,224
18,830
12,759

35,798
14,541
15,608
24,498
21,000
25,818
48,169
41,345
11,961
15,917
16,662
21,766
24,834
21,666
39,596
48,039
29,105
28,422
36,104
34,830
25,084
49,984
14,913
20,458
28,413
17,534

40,248
14,614
17,173
24,133
24,872
28,168
54,942
46,504
14,587
18,201
16,772
24,135
27,011
26,338
44,355
48,702
30,803
30,049
37,000
35,003
28,085
50,995
15,783
21,011
28,955
18,337

44,100
14,900
17,755
26,055
27,069
29,909
60,303
54,412
15,921
19,201
17,291
25,269
28,549
27,692
49,108
49,129
32,572
31,637
38,752
36,305
32,975
51,195
17,128
22,106
30,258
18,744

45,100
15,029
18,106
26,995
27,593
30,723
63,015
63,029
16,067
20,000
17,527
25,567
29,392
29,604
50,062
50,230
34,087
32,327
39,820
37,818
33,439
51,112
18,864
22,640
30,968
19,034

20,028
6,541
8,879
14,293
11,894
13,078
26,000
25,074
7,190
8,842
7,360
10,585
12,611
12,607
20,513
26,938
14,863
17,693
19,979
17,016
14,702
25,349
10,611
10,375
15,817
8,359

25,072
8,488
9,227
12,702
15,699
17,645
37,015
37,955
8,877
11,158
10,167
14,982
16,781
16,997
29,549
23,292
19,224
14,634
19,841
20,802
18,737
25,763
8,253
12,265
15,151
10,675

331
332
333
334
335
336
337

Brigham Young University, Provo..............................


Salt Lake Community College ..................................
University of Utah .....................................................
Utah State University ................................................
Utah Valley University ...............................................
Weber State University .............................................
Western Governors University..................................

UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT

PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
PrivNp

4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

31,662
13,344
24,922
15,155
7,879
13,449

32,554
21,596
24,948
21,490
20,946
16,050
205

34,244
29,396
28,211
15,099
26,696
21,388
11,706

34,130
34,966
29,284
15,612
28,765
23,001
15,870

33,841
34,654
30,819
16,472
32,670
24,048
22,497

34,101
33,420
31,660
26,757
33,395
25,301
30,970

17,698
16,177
17,602
12,127
18,568
12,033
12,292

16,403
17,243
14,058
14,630
14,827
13,268
18,678

338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346

George Mason University .........................................


James Madison University........................................
Liberty University ......................................................
Northern Virginia Community College ......................
Old Dominion University ...........................................
Tidewater Community College..................................
University of Virginia, Main Campus.........................
Virginia Commonwealth University ...........................
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University....

VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA

Public
Public
PrivNp
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
4-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
4-year

20,308
11,251
18,533
35,194
16,729
17,726
21,110
21,764
25,568

23,408
15,326
6,192
37,073
18,969
20,184
22,411
24,066
27,869

30,613
18,454
33,604
42,663
23,086
26,898
24,541
32,044
30,739

32,067
18,971
46,312
46,619
24,013
30,447
24,355
32,172
30,870

32,562
19,434
56,625
48,996
24,466
31,308
24,391
32,027
31,006

33,320
19,722
64,096
50,044
24,753
32,101
24,297
31,627
30,936

15,111
7,858
27,483
23,935
11,264
12,778
10,970
13,462
17,893

18,209
11,864
36,613
26,109
13,489
19,323
13,327
18,165
13,043

347
348

University of Washington, Seattle Campus...............


Washington State University.....................................

WA Public 4-year
WA Public 4-year

33,854
18,412

36,139
20,492

39,675
25,352

45,943
26,101

42,451
26,308

42,444
27,329

20,248
13,217

22,196
14,112

349
350

American Public University System ..........................


West Virginia University ............................................

WV PrivFp 4-year
WV Public 4-year

20,854

21,987

21,729
28,840

31,331
28,898

39,296
29,306

50,838
29,617

31,211
15,484

19,627
14,133

351
352
353
354

Madison Area Technical College ..............................


Milwaukee Area Technical College ...........................
University of Wisconsin, Madison .............................
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee..........................

12,410
21,600
43,209
26,020

14,474
14,296
40,658
23,578

14,666
18,780
41,620
29,215

16,610
20,215
41,654
30,418

17,463
19,827
42,180
30,470

16,405
19,480
41,946
29,350

7,189
8,729
20,391
13,939

9,216
10,751
21,555
15,411

WI
WI
WI
WI

Public
Public
Public
Public

4-year
2-year
4-year
4-year

Not available.
Not applicable.
1PrivNp stands for private nonprofit. PrivFp stands for private for-profit.
2Includes private and some public institutions reporting total expenses and deductions under
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) reporting standards and public institutions

Female

reporting total expenses and deductions under Governmental Accounting Standards Board
(GASB) 34/35 reporting standards.
3Combined enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska
Native, and Two or more races students who are U.S. citizens or resident aliens as a percentage of total enrollment, excluding nonresident aliens.

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 393


Enrollment

Table 277. Selected statistics for degree-granting institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2011: Selected years, 1990 through
201011Continued
Fall enrollment, 2010
Attendance status
Full-time

Part-time

Earned degrees/certificates conferred, 201011

Percent combined Black,


Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander,
American Indian/Alaska Native,
and Two or more races3

Student level
Under- Postbaccagraduate
laureate Certificates4 Associates Bachelors

Masters

Full-time-equivalent enrollment

Total expenses
and deductions,
200910
Doctors5 (in thousands)2

Fall 2010

Line
Fall 2011 number

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

13,300
43,515
31,174
21,329
24,740
12,445

2,040
2,113
5,681
3,503
4,026
2,655

15.1
18.0
32.7
37.3
17.4
16.6

13,151
38,954
27,710
11,765
18,427
12,834

2,189
6,674
9,145
13,067
10,339
2,266

54
40
21
0
901
11

16
147
3
2
0
0

2,156
11,438
5,665
2,891
4,212
2,552

692
1,533
1,414
3,452
2,316
665

95
736
1,246
1,212
1,113
0

241,970
4,011,475
2,125,795
5,557,232
1,849,029
211,151

13,738
43,927
33,634
22,673
26,218
12,904

14,073
44,330
33,362
22,683
26,248
13,456

290
291
292
293
294
295

6,094
13,470

11,799
2,847

31.2
18.2

17,893
13,219

0
3,098

209
0

1,378
0

0
2,670

0
549

0
196

111,884
442,103

10,107
14,471

10,055
14,564

296
297

17,626
7,553
25,836

2,288
9,228
4,885

13.1
40.3
21.1

15,836
16,781
22,556

4,078
0
8,165

0
1,048
15

0
1,203
6

3,318
0
4,462

1,007
0
1,719

192
0
703

647,696
118,600
767,608

18,038
10,147
26,776

18,495
10,651
27,681

298
299
300

12,413
20,416
15,374
26,291

2,837
6,026
7,351
3,903

11.7
26.4
47.1
15.5

12,539
23,415
17,975
21,214

2,711
3,027
4,750
8,980

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

2,028
3,868
2,678
4,377

624
819
1,022
1,689

211
20
256
1,002

303,385
336,989
397,254
1,550,443

13,189
22,934
17,988
28,183

13,519
22,763
18,236
27,757

301
302
303
304

10,596
14,456
9,943
6,205
9,850
11,886
19,039
20,200
4,213
5,353
12,983
6,608
9,266
10,803
17,530
44,462
26,285
27,545
28,837
26,123
19,171
46,823
13,311
14,279
23,361
13,019

34,504
573
8,163
20,790
17,743
18,837
43,976
42,829
11,854
14,647
4,544
18,959
20,126
18,801
32,532
5,768
7,802
4,782
10,983
11,695
14,268
4,289
5,553
8,361
7,607
6,015

45.8
30.8
33.3
55.4
38.5
91.4
81.5
58.2
67.2
67.1
35.9
64.7
63.5
97.6
50.0
27.7
38.4
28.1
63.5
39.4
51.7
43.1
46.9
89.7
65.8
95.9

45,100
12,575
18,106
26,995
27,593
30,723
63,015
63,029
16,067
20,000
14,921
25,567
29,392
29,604
50,062
39,867
28,959
26,063
31,764
29,897
25,419
38,437
11,760
18,975
26,268
16,134

0
2,454
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,606
0
0
0
0
10,363
5,128
6,264
8,056
7,921
8,020
12,675
7,104
3,665
4,700
2,900

756
0
462
813
480
687
1,471
1,393
176
158
0
349
1,567
1,232
1,013
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1,507
0
800
2,746
1,543
2,945
3,606
3,320
621
1,094
0
1,030
2,519
2,077
3,298
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
2,605
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,135
0
0
113
0
8,748
5,350
4,544
5,128
6,362
4,994
9,054
2,354
3,059
4,138
2,683

0
691
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
709
0
0
0
0
2,236
1,314
1,298
1,881
1,806
2,215
3,020
1,967
998
1,017
767

0
283
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
0
0
0
0
739
25
459
831
227
117
1,309
164
84
69
13

289,584
446,499
88,029
131,029
137,138
176,155
397,281
340,326
67,109
88,614
255,089
163,447
197,309
161,055
335,763
1,995,047
476,107
650,051
806,587
545,659
445,220
2,316,721
396,315
376,726
525,628
268,407

22,458
14,547
12,666
12,106
15,874
17,786
32,750
30,776
9,144
9,970
14,611
13,353
16,075
16,674
28,172
45,970
27,704
28,761
32,195
29,534
24,173
48,453
13,780
16,842
25,520
15,158

22,180
14,677
12,684
13,185
15,807
18,210
33,803
34,579
8,193
10,271
14,736
12,973
16,023
18,390
28,452
46,689
29,326
29,384
33,168
30,649
24,730
48,493
15,429
17,564
26,319
15,369

305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330

30,070
9,398
22,625
15,618
17,200
11,756
30,970

4,031
24,022
9,035
11,139
16,195
13,545
0

11.3
22.8
17.2
10.3
14.8
18.5
23.8

30,684
33,420
24,297
23,279
33,246
24,617
23,654

3,417
0
7,363
3,478
149
684
7,316

0
767
0
11
85
57
0

0
3,413
0
505
1,809
1,798
0

7,097
0
4,801
3,232
2,276
2,029
2,227

1,205
0
1,657
862
18
261
1,507

247
0
723
117
0
0
0

845,945
200,031
2,782,292
518,785
250,024
207,078
140,903

31,502
18,906
25,503
14,558
23,003
16,586
22,497

31,639
17,463
26,195
20,017
23,730
17,206
30,970

331
332
333
334
335
336
337

20,189
18,166
32,093
18,887
16,616
12,991
20,950
24,783
27,939

13,131
1,556
32,003
31,157
8,137
19,110
3,347
6,844
2,997

39.7
14.6
34.6
54.7
37.4
50.5
27.5
39.6
19.9

20,782
17,900
40,355
50,044
19,367
32,101
15,762
23,498
23,700

12,538
1,822
23,741
0
5,386
0
8,535
8,129
7,236

0
0
29
1,730
0
930
0
10
0

0
0
472
4,695
0
2,660
0
0
43

4,255
3,877
4,569
0
3,179
0
3,637
4,335
5,705

2,941
696
4,157
0
1,206
0
1,616
1,769
1,546

362
18
525
0
200
0
933
730
499

650,839
395,884
323,171
261,188
362,508
165,245
2,231,457
825,960
1,040,541

23,977
18,471
40,422
28,791
19,462
18,732
22,194
27,444
29,179

25,126
18,762
44,503
29,348
19,753
19,407
22,199
27,421
29,044

338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346

36,548
23,035

5,896
4,294

39.2
22.9

29,022
22,763

13,422
4,566

0
74

0
0

7,590
5,221

3,084
763

1,251
407

3,825,191
872,530

38,457
23,656

38,813
24,712

347
348

3,928
25,883

46,910
3,734

39.7
11.0

39,982
22,711

10,856
6,906

130
0

681
0

2,491
4,060

2,386
1,631

0
598

168,417
931,675

4,230
26,956

22,247
27,299

349
350

5,584
6,314
37,653
23,126

10,821
13,166
4,293
6,224

19.4
48.8
16.0
22.3

16,347
19,480
29,880
24,270

58
0
12,066
5,080

2,187
1,329
0
0

1,246
1,466
0
0

0
0
6,650
3,701

0
0
2,156
1,422

0
0
1,417
145

233,798
245,236
2,353,632
507,546

10,495
11,285
39,321
26,262

9,949
10,734
39,296
25,537

351
352
353
354

4Includes less-than-1-year awards and 1- to less-than-4-year awards (excluding associates


degrees) conferred by degree-granting institutions.
5Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees
as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional degrees.
6Data for total enrollment in 1990 are for institutions of higher education, rather than degreegranting institutions.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs. Includes online and distance education courses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:90);
Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment and Finance components; and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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394 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 278. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting womens colleges, by selected characteristics and institution: Fall 2011 and
201011

t n em l l o r nE

Enrollment, fall 2011


State

Total

Females

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

10

11

12

Total...............................
Judson College......................
Mills College ..........................
Mount Saint Marys College...
Scripps College .....................
Saint Joseph College.............

AL
CA
CA
CA
CT

84,510
353
1,548
2,943
985
2,592

79,099
344
1,428
2,648
973
2,370

93.6
97.5
92.2
90.0
98.8
91.4

2,267
4
110
175
9
40

57,440
278
1,297
1,990
961
1,003

3,144
5
10
120
3
182

21,659
66
131
658
12
1,367

671

123

12,733
40
222
376
215
198

5,400

177
100

225

291

2
17

Trinity Washington University....


Agnes Scott College ..............
Brenau University ..................
Spelman College ...................
Wesleyan College..................

DC
GA
GA
GA
GA

2,556
871
2,789
2,170
681

2,327
862
2,412
2,170
650

91.0
99.0
86.5
100.0
95.4

49
5
132
0
0

1,240
850
1,276
2,082
392

180
4
245
0
31

1,087
12
1,136
88
258

14

189
193
339
426
99

150
14
256

13

Lexington College......................
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
College ............................
Saint Marys College..............
Midway College .....................
Notre Dame of Maryland
University .........................

IL

64

64

100.0

49

15

10

IN
IN
KY

1,441
1,510
1,755

1,338
1,506
1,440

92.9
99.7
82.1

39
3
157

607
1,496
985

64
1
158

731
10
455

85

157
401
128

60

MD

2,929

2,535

86.5

91

713

303

1,822

293

334

Bay Path College.......................


Mount Holyoke College..........
Pine Manor College ...............
Simmons College ..................
Smith College ............................

MA
MA
MA
MA
MA

2,191
2,362
343
4,829
3,162

2,129
2,359
338
4,445
3,094

97.2
99.9
98.5
92.0
97.8

26
1
5
79
56

1,449
2,325
329
2,416
3,010

36
2
0
305
12

680
34
9
2,029
84

56

353
565
71
564
696

224
4
18
942
133

68
2

Wellesley College ..................


College of Saint Benedict ......
St. Catherine University.........
Cottey College .......................
Stephens College ..................

MA
MN
MN
MO
MO

2,502
2,086
5,227
323
1,029

2,446
2,086
4,974
323
983

97.8
100.0
95.2
100.0
95.5

0
0
117
0
29

2,371
2,041
3,323
319
777

56
0
136
0
17

75
45
1,651
4
206

198
107
0

612
479
522
0
193

466

72

44

College of Saint Mary ............


College of Saint Elizabeth .....
Barnard College.....................
College of New Rochelle .......
Bennett College for Women...

NE
NJ
NY
NY
NC

1,063
1,874
2,438
4,397
736

1,044
1,662
2,438
3,956
736

98.2
88.7
100.0
90.0
100.0

12
41
0
304
0

815
696
2,389
2,910
672

7
171
0
137
0

229
966
49
1,046
64

72

92
212
593
785
109

120
162

275

15
8

Meredith College ...................


Salem College .......................
Ursuline College ....................
Bryn Mawr College ................
Carlow University...................

NC
NC
OH
PA
PA

1,980
1,130
1,488
1,785
2,866

1,941
1,062
1,330
1,694
2,417

98.0
94.0
89.4
94.9
84.3

9
30
84
73
162

1,651
758
677
1,573
1,622

30
38
74
18
287

290
304
653
121
795

392
124
235
322
272

99
53
119
88
199

0
7
12

Cedar Crest College ..............


Chatham University ...............
Moore College of Art and
Design .............................
Wilson College.......................
Columbia College ..................

PA
PA

1,620
2,220

1,536
1,923

94.8
86.6

24
172

765
1,307

60
125

771
616

336
194

60
291

108

PA
PA
SC

526
745
1,266

521
650
1,233

99.0
87.2
97.4

2
23
17

468
363
976

3
72
16

53
287
257

129
80
205

7
15
172

Converse College ..................


Hollins University ...................
Mary Baldwin College............
Sweet Briar College...............
Alverno College .....................
Mount Mary College ..............

SC
VA
VA
VA
WI
WI

1,296
953
1,783
760
2,605
1,738

1,200
900
1,649
739
2,550
1,674

92.6
94.4
92.5
97.2
97.9
96.3

21
20
64
20
37
25

744
762
1,121
710
1,753
1,129

75
33
70
1
18
39

456
138
528
29
797
545

161
172
218
139
395
227

158
92
71
7
74
144

Institution1
1

Males,
full-time

Degrees awarded to females, 201011

Percent
female

Not applicable.
1Data

are for colleges and universities identified by the Womens College Coalition as
womens colleges in 2013. Excludes womens colleges whose IPEDS data are reported
together with a coed institution or coordinate mens college. The following institutions were
excluded for this reason: The Womens College of the University of Denver; Douglass Residential College of Rutgers University; and Russell Sage College of the Sage Colleges.

Females, Males, partfull-time


time

Females,
part-time

Doctors
13

NOTE: The institutions in this table are all 4-year private nonprofit institutions. Degreegranting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal
financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component; and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Enrollment

Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution


1
Total, 50 states and District of Columbia.............
Total, 50 states, District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico ...............................................
Alaska
Charter College, Anchorage ............................................
Arizona
Arizona College of Allied Health ......................................
Arizona Western College.................................................
Art Institute of Phoenix ....................................................
Art Institute of Tucson ......................................................
Brookline College, Phoenix .............................................
Brookline College, Tempe................................................
Brookline College, Tucson ...............................................
Bryman School of Arizona...............................................
Carrington College, Phoenix............................................
Carrington College, Phoenix Westside ............................
Carrington College, Tucson .............................................
Central Arizona College...................................................
Cochise College ..............................................................
CollegeAmerica, Phoenix ................................................
DeVry University, Arizona ................................................
Estrella Mountain Community College ............................
Everest College, Mesa.....................................................
Fortis College, Phoenix ...................................................
Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.......................
GateWay Community College..........................................
Glendale Community College..........................................
ITT Technical Institute, Phoenix West..............................
ITT Technical Institute, Tucson.........................................
ITT Technical Institute, Phoenix.......................................
Kaplan College, Phoenix .................................................
Lamson College...............................................................
Phoenix College ..............................................................
Pima Community College ................................................
Pima Medical Institute, Mesa...........................................
Pima Medical Institute, Tucson ........................................
Refrigeration School Inc. .................................................
Sanford, Brown College, Phoenix....................................
South Mountain Community College ...............................
Southwest University of Visual Arts, Tucson....................
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Hohokam.......................
University of Phoenix, Southern Arizona .........................
California
Advanced College............................................................
Allan Hancock College.....................................................
Alliant International University .........................................
American Career College, Anaheim ................................
American Career College, Los Angeles ..........................
American Career College, Ontario ..................................
Antelope Valley College...................................................
Antioch University, Santa Barbara ...................................
Art Institute of California, Hollywood................................
Art Institute of California, Inland Empire..........................
Art Institute of California, Los Angeles ............................
Art Institute of California, Orange County........................
Art Institute of California, Sacramento.............................
Art Institute of California, San Diego ...............................
Art Institute of California, San Francisco .........................
Art Institute of California, Sunnyvale ...............................
Azusa Pacific Online University .......................................
Bakersfield College..........................................................
Barstow Community College ...........................................
Brandman University .......................................................
Bristol University..............................................................
Cabrillo College ...............................................................
California Baptist University.............................................
California Christian College .............................................
California College, San Diego..........................................
California Culinary Academy ...........................................
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona .............
California State University, Bakersfield ............................
California State University, Channel Islands ....................

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

3,937,936

1,817,835

46.2

1,735,301

82,534

81,325

68,402

17,390

2,043

3,690,762

1,572,437

42.6

1,516,497

55,940

74,658

51,917

12,299

1,162

1,651

532

32.2

532

73

6
2
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
2
2
5
5
2
5
6
3
2
2
5
5
5
6
6
2
2
6
5
6
6
2
5
5
5

691
8,418
1,190
491
1,585
583
849
757
785
600
592
7,442
4,912
301
1,762
8,243
300
316
24
6,801
21,376
162
518
463
487
180
12,565
36,969
1,559
1,617
782
879
4,738
258
6,262
2,316

232
5,200
524
168
680
194
467
284
405
174
359
2,154
2,018
98
505
3,631
94
151
3
2,017
6,370
68
210
120
122
56
5,377
13,545
420
670
242
495
2,152
89
1,424
1,037

33.6
61.8
44.0
34.2
42.9
33.3
55.0
37.5
51.6
29.0
60.6
28.9
41.1
32.6
28.7
44.0
31.3
47.8
12.5
29.7
29.8
42.0
40.5
25.9
25.1
31.1
42.8
36.6
26.9
41.4
30.9
56.3
45.4
34.5
22.7
44.8

232
5,200
524
168
680
194
467
284
405
174
359
2,154
2,018
98
505
3,631
94
151
2
2,017
6,370
68
210
120
122
56
5,377
13,545
420
670
242
495
2,152
89
1,141
886

0
283
151

19
327
21
3
33
7
76
2
1
29
6
105
226
36
9
212
8
0

125
323
0
28
23
7
12
295
673
8
41
4
0
140
0

28
9
4

39

0
20
0

6
129
126

0
59
52

6
2
3
6
6
6
2
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
2
2
3
5
2
3
3
5
6
1
1
1

193
10,955
3,998
1,928
1,828
1,707
14,100
381
1,780
1,856
2,175
2,227
1,293
2,101
1,617
765
72
17,619
2,130
6,763
16
14,535
5,413
31
1,455
749
21,107
8,002
4,179

154
5,225
738
1,017
1,069
994
5,394
112
842
1,014
1,286
911
475
843
560
305
19
9,437
802
1,684
5
4,885
1,393
8
451
190
7,506
4,021
1,603

79.8
47.7
18.5
52.7
58.5
58.2
38.3
29.4
47.3
54.6
59.1
40.9
36.7
40.1
34.6
39.9
26.4
53.6
37.7
24.9
31.3
33.6
25.7
25.8
31.0
25.4
35.6
50.2
38.4

154
5,225
72
1,017
1,069
994
5,394
46
842
1,014
1,286
911
475
843
559
305
19
9,437
802
988
5
4,885
1,119
8
451
190
7,024
3,545
1,556

666

66

696
0

274

482
476
47

3
397

11
32
35
221

20
61
35
27
4
38
8
9
0
399
73
9

246

0
57
2

15

19
21
37
72
39
10
109
31
9
0

295

145
1
13

1,056
502
171

93

17

183
0

60

97
98
12

41

See notes at end of table.

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Enrollment

Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011Continued
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011


Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

California State University, Dominguez Hills....................


California State University, Fresno...................................
California State University, Fullerton................................
California State University, Long Beach...........................
California State University, Los Angeles ..........................
California State University, Monterey Bay........................
California State University, Northridge.............................
California State University, San Bernardino.....................
California State University, San Marcos...........................
California State University, Stanislaus .............................
Cambridge Junior College, Yuba City ..............................
Canada College...............................................................
Career Networks Institute ................................................
Carrington College California, Antioch ............................
Carrington College California, Pomona ...........................
Carrington College California, San Jose .........................
Carrington College California, San Leandro....................
Carrington College California, Stockton ..........................
Casa Loma College, Van Nuys........................................
Cerritos College...............................................................
Chabot College................................................................
Chaffey College ...............................................................
Citrus College ..................................................................
College of San Mateo ......................................................
College of the Canyons ...................................................
College of the Desert.......................................................
College of the Sequoias ..................................................
Community Christian College ..........................................
Concorde Career College, Garden Grove .......................
Concorde Career College, North Hollywood ...................
Concorde Career College, San Bernardino.....................
Concorde Career College, San Diego .............................
Contra Costa College ......................................................
Crafton Hills College........................................................
Cuyamaca College ..........................................................
Cypress College ..............................................................
DeVry University, California .............................................
East Los Angeles College ...............................................
El Camino College, Compton Center...............................
El Camino Community College District............................
Everest College, Anaheim ...............................................
Everest College, City of Industry .....................................
Everest College, Los Angeles-Wilshire............................
Everest College, Ontario Metro .......................................
Everest College, Reseda .................................................
Everest College, San Bernardino ....................................
Everest College, West Los Angeles.................................
Evergreen Valley College.................................................
Fashion Careers College .................................................
Fashion Inst. of Design & Merchandising, Orange County ..
Fashion Inst. of Design & Merchandising, San Diego .....
Fremont College ..............................................................
Fresno City College .........................................................
Fresno Pacific University..................................................
Fullerton College .............................................................
Gavilan College ...............................................................
Golden West College.......................................................
Grossmont College..........................................................
Hands-on Medical Massage School ................................
Hartnell College...............................................................
Heald College, Concord ..................................................
Heald College, Fresno .....................................................
Heald College, Hayward ..................................................
Heald College, Modesto ..................................................
Heald College, Rancho Cordova .....................................
Heald College, Salinas ....................................................
Heald College, San Francisco .........................................
Heald College, San Jose .................................................
Heald College, Stockton ..................................................
Holy Names University ....................................................
Humphreys College, Stockton and Modesto ...................
ICDC College...................................................................
Imperial Valley College ....................................................

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
2
6
6
6
5
2
3
2
2
2
2
6
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
6
2

14,364
21,981
36,156
34,870
21,284
5,173
36,911
17,250
10,276
9,246
173
6,854
671
391
121
711
611
416
552
21,335
13,865
18,597
12,113
10,049
14,477
9,404
11,625
152
917
806
930
705
7,671
5,635
8,436
15,426
10,149
37,057
8,068
24,463
664
980
302
1,089
746
755
436
10,564
97
316
245
406
20,135
3,568
18,827
7,676
13,539
19,509
34
9,464
1,772
2,109
1,848
759
1,448
1,490
1,507
1,719
1,945
1,333
1,159
4,350
7,853

6,655
8,652
12,180
11,749
11,732
2,003
13,821
8,475
3,330
3,819
62
3,203
252
123
75
328
223
155
244
13,285
4,584
10,157
6,804
2,778
5,130
5,858
6,579
81
386
416
474
298
2,550
2,069
2,368
5,930
3,995
26,922
3,328
10,283
424
773
177
690
500
445
220
4,283
41
112
92
199
9,520
1,240
8,904
3,477
3,531
5,322
10
6,690
603
1,076
766
378
351
1,215
521
784
813
298
410
1,997
7,404

46.3
39.4
33.7
33.7
55.1
38.7
37.4
49.1
32.4
41.3
35.8
46.7
37.6
31.5
62.0
46.1
36.5
37.3
44.2
62.3
33.1
54.6
56.2
27.6
35.4
62.3
56.6
53.3
42.1
51.6
51.0
42.3
33.2
36.7
28.1
38.4
39.4
72.7
41.2
42.0
63.9
78.9
58.6
63.4
67.0
58.9
50.5
40.5
42.3
35.4
37.6
49.0
47.3
34.8
47.3
45.3
26.1
27.3
29.4
70.7
34.0
51.0
41.5
49.8
24.2
81.5
34.6
45.6
41.8
22.4
35.4
45.9
94.3

5,799
7,711
11,010
10,291
10,229
1,878
12,606
7,749
3,154
3,359
62
3,203
252
123
75
328
223
155
244
13,285
4,584
10,157
6,804
2,778
5,130
5,858
6,579
81
386
416
474
298
2,550
2,069
2,368
5,930
3,995
26,922
3,328
10,283
424
773
177
690
500
445
220
4,283
41
112
92
199
9,520
960
8,904
3,477
3,531
5,322
10
6,690
603
1,076
766
378
351
1,215
521
784
813
220
348
1,997
7,404

856
941
1,170
1,458
1,503
125
1,215
726
176
460

280

78
62

3
73
0
11
0
54
26
52
3
560
153
550
490
68
333
277
464
4
21
38
40
9
99
86
75
190
78
831
65
453
4
8
1
178
0
38
21
152
8

10
60
473
0
459
158
139
161
1
305
29
0
114

10
19
97
120
33

31
1
513

785
1,101
1,924
1,579
1,272
211
1,620
990
341
420

293

20

277

21
43

210
218
228
352
405
16
358
207
26
70

39

19
0

7
1
7

1
1

See notes at end of table.

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Enrollment

Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011Continued
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011


Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

InfoTech Career College ..................................................


Institute of Technology Inc. ..............................................
ITT Technical Institute, Clovis ..........................................
ITT Technical Institute, Concord ......................................
ITT Technical Institute, Corona ........................................
ITT Technical Institute, Culver City ..................................
ITT Technical Institute, Lathrop........................................
ITT Technical Institute, Orange........................................
ITT Technical Institute, Oxnard ........................................
ITT Technical Institute, San Bernardino...........................
ITT Technical Institute, San Diego ...................................
ITT Technical Institute, San Dimas ..................................
ITT Technical Institute, Sylmar.........................................
ITT Technical Institute, Torrance ......................................
ITT Technical Institute, West Covina................................
Kaplan College, Bakersfield.............................................
Kaplan College, Chula Vista............................................
Kaplan College, Fresno ...................................................
Kaplan College, Modesto ................................................
Kaplan College, Palm Springs .........................................
Kaplan College, Panorama City.......................................
Kaplan College, Riverside ...............................................
Kaplan College, Sacramento...........................................
Kaplan College, San Diego .............................................
Kaplan College, Stockton ................................................
Kaplan College, Vista ......................................................
La Sierra University .........................................................
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Pasadena.......
Long Beach City College .................................................
Los Angeles City College ................................................
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied
Health ..........................................................................
Los Angeles Film School .................................................
Los Angeles Harbor College............................................
Los Angeles Mission College ..........................................
Los Angeles ORT College, Los Angeles Campus ...........
Los Angeles Pierce College ............................................
Los Angeles Southwest College......................................
Los Angeles Trade Technical College ..............................
Los Angeles Valley College .............................................
Los Medanos College......................................................
Marymount College .........................................................
Mendocino College..........................................................
Merced College ...............................................................
MiraCosta College ...........................................................
Modesto Junior College...................................................
Monterey Peninsula College ............................................
Moorpark College ............................................................
Moreno Valley College.....................................................
Mount Saint Marys College.............................................
Mount San Antonio College.............................................
Mount San Jacinto Community College District...............
Mount Sierra College.......................................................
Napa Valley College ........................................................
National Hispanic University ............................................
Newschool of Architecture and Design............................
Norco College..................................................................
Notre Dame de Namur University....................................
Orange Coast College .....................................................
Oxnard College................................................................
Pacific College .................................................................
Pacific Oaks College........................................................
Palo Verde College ..........................................................
Palomar College ..............................................................
Pasadena City College ....................................................
Pima Medical Institute, Chula Vista .................................
Pinnacle College..............................................................
Platt College, Los Angeles ..............................................
Platt College, Ontario ......................................................
Porterville College ...........................................................
Reedley College ..............................................................
Rio Hondo College ..........................................................
Riverside City College .....................................................

6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
6
2
2

265
3,768
559
392
376
304
635
1,002
461
1,249
1,656
650
905
776
428
581
295
425
755
440
157
293
468
1,256
392
946
2,199
2,719
25,782
21,028

117
1,467
310
106
154
167
261
557
244
642
594
372
540
450
339
414
221
317
390
295
118
214
145
388
180
414
706
1,220
11,340
9,888

44.2
38.9
55.5
27.0
41.0
54.9
41.1
55.6
52.9
51.4
35.9
57.2
59.7
58.0
79.2
71.3
74.9
74.6
51.7
67.0
75.2
73.0
31.0
30.9
45.9
43.8
32.1
44.9
44.0
47.0

117
1,467
310
106
154
167
261
557
244
642
594
372
540
450
339
414
221
317
390
295
118
214
145
388
180
414
656
1,220
11,340
9,888

50

128
66
10
0
7
61
113
38
145
96
107
108
88
14
57
12
20
10
23
3
0
1
12
1
4

349
230
196

15
0
0
0
23
23
22
71
39
44
60
35
0

38

19

2
6
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
5
2
5
5
2
3
2
2
5
3
2
2
2
6
6
5
5
2
2
2
2

233
2,881
10,874
10,300
224
20,506
6,800
15,516
18,789
9,019
923
3,834
10,480
14,441
17,609
8,968
15,357
9,928
2,943
28,388
14,916
624
6,688
660
613
10,041
1,967
22,654
7,395
293
608
3,518
25,427
26,057
1,236
189
449
594
4,190
14,057
17,862
18,395

81
760
5,635
7,804
73
8,608
2,167
8,628
8,940
2,985
240
914
5,580
4,082
7,041
2,515
3,910
4,911
1,511
15,576
5,638
342
2,229
381
182
4,944
481
6,470
5,093
172
250
1,152
8,634
11,051
628
68
357
378
2,688
7,595
13,420
9,238

34.8
26.4
51.8
75.8
32.6
42.0
31.9
55.6
47.6
33.1
26.0
23.8
53.2
28.3
40.0
28.0
25.5
49.5
51.3
54.9
37.8
54.8
33.3
57.7
29.7
49.2
24.5
28.6
68.9
58.7
41.1
32.7
34.0
42.4
50.8
36.0
79.5
63.6
64.2
54.0
75.1
50.2

81
760
5,635
7,804
73
8,608
2,167
8,628
8,940
2,985
240
914
5,580
4,082
7,041
2,515
3,910
4,911
1,214
15,576
5,638
342
2,229
315
144
4,944
357
6,470
5,093
172
93
1,152
8,634
11,051
628
68
357
378
2,688
7,595
13,420
9,238

297

66
38

124

157

40
13
219
294
9
249
38
176
269
174
23
52
222
127
346
92
236
165
56
751
432

164
1

149

282
354
4

37
480
429
20

98
82
108
300
461
733

173

21

28
14

44

0
13

10
11

40

19

21

See notes at end of table.

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398 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011Continued
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011


Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

Sacramento City College.................................................


Sage College ...................................................................
Saint Marys College of California....................................
San Bernardino Valley College........................................
San Diego City College ...................................................
San Diego Mesa College.................................................
San Diego State University..............................................
San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus.......
San Joaquin Delta College ..............................................
San Joaquin Valley College, Bakersfield .........................
San Joaquin Valley College, Fresno ................................
San Joaquin Valley College, Fresno Aviation ..................
San Joaquin Valley College, Hesperia.............................
San Joaquin Valley College, Modesto .............................
San Joaquin Valley College, Rancho Cucamonga ..........
San Joaquin Valley College, Temecula............................
San Joaquin Valley College, Visalia ................................
San Jose City College .....................................................
Santa Ana College...........................................................
Santa Barbara Business College, Bakersfield .................
Santa Barbara Business College, Santa Maria ...............
Santa Barbara Business College, Ventura.......................
Santa Barbara City College .............................................
Santa Monica College .....................................................
Santa Rosa Junior College..............................................
Santiago Canyon College ................................................
Skyline College................................................................
South Coast College........................................................
Southern California Institute of Technology .....................
Southwestern College .....................................................
Stanbridge College ..........................................................
Taft College......................................................................
United Education Institute, Huntington Park Campus......
United States University ..................................................
University of Antelope Valley ...........................................
University of California, Merced.......................................
University of California, Riverside....................................
University of California, Santa Barbara............................
University of La Verne......................................................
University of Phoenix, Central Valley Campus.................
University of Phoenix, San Diego Campus......................
University of Phoenix, Southern California Campus........
Vanguard University of Southern California.....................
Ventura College ...............................................................
Victor Valley College........................................................
West Coast Ultrasound Institute ......................................
West Hills College Coalinga ............................................
West Hills College Lemoore ............................................
West Los Angeles College...............................................
Westwood College, Anaheim...........................................
Westwood College, Inland Empire...................................
Westwood College, Los Angeles .....................................
Westwood College, South Bay ........................................
Whittier College ...............................................................
Woodbury University........................................................
Woodland Community College ........................................
Wyotech, Fremont............................................................
Wyotech, Long Beach......................................................
Wyotech, West Sacramento ............................................
Yuba College....................................................................
Colorado
Academy of Natural Therapy ...........................................
Adams State College.......................................................
Aims Community College ................................................
Colorado Heights University ............................................
Colorado State University, Pueblo ...................................
Community College of Denver.........................................
Concorde Career College, Aurora ...................................
Everest College, Aurora...................................................
Everest College, Thornton...............................................
Heritage College, Denver ................................................
Institute of Business and Medical Careers ......................

2
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
6
5
2
5
2
6
5
5
1
1
1
3
5
5
5
3
2
2
6
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
3
3
2
6
6
6
2

24,106
600
4,099
12,380
17,728
25,504
30,541
808
19,495
1,137
1,162
118
939
616
1,150
168
1,679
10,107
30,289
750
272
341
19,672
29,971
24,199
12,372
9,825
392
606
20,409
413
5,346
12,317
443
922
5,198
20,900
21,685
8,370
2,664
6,686
10,996
2,197
13,758
12,282
777
2,738
4,067
11,330
1,049
1,214
3,331
735
2,417
1,615
2,804
1,724
1,633
1,380
7,299

6,629
188
898
7,161
7,820
7,317
8,561
745
7,053
594
646
44
496
334
733
94
894
4,323
15,642
521
189
219
6,667
10,349
5,990
5,636
2,632
130
279
11,920
126
2,608
9,384
220
395
1,923
6,666
4,986
3,401
1,183
2,696
4,589
568
6,932
5,011
336
1,649
2,102
4,064
754
825
904
419
798
485
1,242
615
1,088
406
1,915

27.5
31.3
21.9
57.8
44.1
28.7
28.0
92.2
36.2
52.2
55.6
37.3
52.8
54.2
63.7
56.0
53.2
42.8
51.6
69.5
69.5
64.2
33.9
34.5
24.8
45.6
26.8
33.2
46.0
58.4
30.5
48.8
76.2
49.7
42.8
37.0
31.9
23.0
40.6
44.4
40.3
41.7
25.9
50.4
40.8
43.2
60.2
51.7
35.9
71.9
68.0
27.1
57.0
33.0
30.0
44.3
35.7
66.6
29.4
26.2

6,629
188
743
7,161
7,820
7,317
7,560
606
7,053
594
646
44
496
334
733
94
894
4,323
15,642
521
189
218
6,667
10,349
5,990
5,636
2,632
130
279
11,920
126
2,608
9,384
167
395
1,887
6,372
4,687
2,300
1,022
2,443
4,044
514
6,932
5,011
336
1,649
2,102
4,064
754
825
897
419
607
428
1,242
615
1,088
406
1,915

155

1,001
139

53
0
36
294
299
1,101
161
253
545
54

191
57

180
2
7
264
251
148

844
256
239
17
125
140
327

376
150
786
136
27
63
410
308
188
199
89
8
2
572
1
104
390

78

457
229

109
105
81
1
8
4
2

89
11
9
44
95

96

1,416
196

20

10
27
134
944
959
381
142
145
502
65

130
108
118
58
90
86

43

217
26

0
0
3
30
56
269
17
64
129
10

28
31

0
18
14
39

19

6
1
2
3
1
2
6
6
6
6
6

71
3,302
5,290
122
7,174
13,053
795
485
460
724
305

22
996
1,469
57
1,772
3,692
222
149
205
265
100

31.0
30.2
27.8
46.7
24.7
28.3
27.9
30.7
44.6
36.6
32.8

22
848
1,469
57
1,589
3,692
222
149
205
265
100

148

0
183

14
91

101
12
14
33
64
30

61

152

41

0
13

See notes at end of table.

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Enrollment

Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011Continued
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011


Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

Intellitec College, Grand Junction ....................................


ITT Technical Institute, Westminster ................................
Kaplan College, Denver...................................................
Lincoln College of Technology, Denver ............................
Otero Junior College........................................................
Pima Medical Institute, Denver ........................................
Pueblo Community College .............................................
Trinidad State Junior College...........................................
Westwood College, Denver North....................................
Westwood College, Denver South ...................................
Connecticut
Capital Community College .............................................
Housatonic Community College ......................................
Norwalk Community College ...........................................
Sanford-Brown College, Farmington................................
Florida
Acupuncture and Massage College.................................
AI Miami International University of Art and Design ........
American Institute............................................................
American InterContinental University, South Florida .......
Anthem College, Orlando ................................................
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale........................................
ATI College of Health .......................................................
Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine ..............................
Barry University ...............................................................
Broward College ..............................................................
Cambridge Institute of Health & Technology....................
Carlos Albizu University, Miami........................................
CBT College, Cutler Bay..................................................
City College, Altamonte Springs......................................
City College, Miami..........................................................
College of Business and Technology, Flagler ..................
College of Business and Technology, Hialeah .................
College of Business and Technology, Kendall .................
Concorde Career Institute, Miramar ................................
Concorde Career Institute, Orlando.................................
Concorde Career Institute, Tampa...................................
Dade Medical College, Hialeah .......................................
Dade Medical College, Homestead .................................
Dade Medical College, Miami..........................................
DeVry University, Florida .................................................
Everest Institute, Hialeah.................................................
Everest Institute, Kendall .................................................
Everest University, Tampa................................................
FastTrain of Kendall .........................................................
FastTrain of Miami............................................................
FastTrain of Pembroke Pines ...........................................
Florida Career College, Miami.........................................
Florida College of Natural Health, Maitland.....................
Florida College of Natural Health, Miami.........................
Florida College of Natural Health, Pompano Beach ........
Florida International University ........................................
Florida National College, Main Campus ..........................
Florida Technical College ................................................
Fortis College, Largo .......................................................
Fortis College, Miami.......................................................
Fortis College, Winter Park..............................................
Heritage Institute, Fort Myers ..........................................
Hillsborough Community College ....................................
Hodges University............................................................
International Academy of Design and Technology, Orlando ..
ITT Technical Institute, Fort Lauderdale ..........................
ITT Technical Institute, Fort Myers...................................
ITT Technical Institute, Miami ..........................................
ITT Technical Institute, Orlando .......................................
Johnson & Wales University, North Miami .......................
Jose Maria Vargas University ..........................................
Kaplan College, Pembroke Pines ....................................
Keiser Career College, Greenacres.................................
Keiser University, Fort Lauderdale...................................
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Miami .............
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Orlando..........

6
5
6
6
2
6
2
2
5
5

869
414
184
1,195
1,546
1,235
8,055
1,839
550
333

271
107
102
367
525
446
2,547
776
153
101

31.2
25.8
55.4
30.7
34.0
36.1
31.6
42.2
27.8
30.3

271
107
102
367
525
446
2,547
776
153
101

61
41
0
48
60
15
153
75
8
13

20
7

2
2
2
6

4,512
5,975
6,807
318

1,432
1,573
2,017
95

31.7
26.3
29.6
29.9

1,432
1,573
2,017
95

118
122
106
1

5
5
5
5
6
5
6
3
3
1
6
3
6
4
3
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
1
5
6
6
6
6
6
2
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
6
6
3
6
6

167
4,068
69
722
388
2,543
974
135
8,905
42,198
183
1,047
76
253
324
314
179
110
511
228
501
440
297
864
3,693
592
676
1,126
187
100
115
3,651
646
334
380
44,616
2,744
2,966
502
705
482
804
28,329
2,439
771
683
299
680
193
2,153
167
67
1,490
17,042
1,553
1,683

102
1,718
17
301
170
831
282
43
2,483
14,157
45
829
25
81
197
311
179
105
158
86
184
366
212
718
1,186
426
464
427
71
53
33
1,176
181
257
113
27,751
2,411
1,550
139
654
133
237
7,518
794
308
210
83
551
78
580
158
26
441
4,717
1,122
569

61.1
42.2
24.6
41.7
43.8
32.7
29.0
31.9
27.9
33.5
24.6
79.2
32.9
32.0
60.8
99.0
100.0
95.5
30.9
37.7
36.7
83.2
71.4
83.1
32.1
72.0
68.6
37.9
38.0
53.0
28.7
32.2
28.0
76.9
29.7
62.2
87.9
52.3
27.7
92.8
27.6
29.5
26.5
32.6
39.9
30.7
27.8
81.0
40.4
26.9
94.6
38.8
29.6
27.7
72.2
33.8

29
1,663
17
256
170
831
282
9
1,443
14,157
45
273
25
81
197
311
179
105
158
86
184
366
212
718
1,186
426
464
420
71
53
33
1,176
181
257
113
24,006
2,411
1,550
139
654
133
237
7,518
738
308
210
83
551
78
580
153
26
441
4,585
1,122
569

73
55

45

34
1,040

556

3,745

56

132

57

45
1
101
53

1,471
15

2
35
64
27
12
27
9
0
1
88
6
67
27
24
22
48
0
0
0
108
10
31
8
45
317
96
0
175
10
129
662
78
3
67
0
146
0
47
5

90
891
173
93

247
3
62

133

10
329
3

95

10

188

29

4,156
28

63
28
13
0
50
0
42
0

118

7
12

21

10
175

122

1,100

10

19

21

10

136

See notes at end of table.

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Enrollment

Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011Continued
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011


Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

Medvance Institute, Miami ...............................................


Medvance Institute, West Palm........................................
Miami Ad School, Miami Beach.......................................
Miami Dade College ........................................................
Millennia Atlantic University .............................................
Nova Southeastern University .........................................
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Miami Campus ....
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Orlando ...............
Professional Training Centers..........................................
Remington College, Tampa Campus ...............................
SABER ............................................................................
Saint John Vianney College Seminary ............................
Saint Thomas University..................................................
Sanford-Brown Institute, Fort Lauderdale........................
Sanford-Brown Institute, Orlando ....................................
South Florida Community College...................................
Talmudic College of Florida .............................................
Trinity International University, Florida .............................
University of Phoenix, Central Florida Campus ...............
University of Phoenix, South Florida Campus .................
Valencia College ..............................................................
Illinois
City Colleges of Chicago, Harold Washington College....
City Colleges of Chicago, Harry S Truman College .........
City Colleges of Chicago, Malcolm X College .................
City Colleges of Chicago, Richard J. Daley College ........
City Colleges of Chicago, Wilbur Wright College.............
College of Lake County ...................................................
Dominican University .......................................................
Elgin Community College ................................................
Fox College Inc................................................................
ITT Technical Institute, Mount Prospect...........................
ITT Technical Institute, Oak Brook...................................
Lexington College............................................................
Lincoln College of Technology, Melrose Park ..................
Morton College ................................................................
Northeastern Illinois University........................................
Northwestern College......................................................
Northwestern College, Southwestern Campus ...............
Saint Augustine College ..................................................
Triton College...................................................................
Waubonsee Community College .....................................
Westwood College, Dupage ............................................
Westwood College, OHare Airport..................................
Indiana
Calumet College of Saint Joseph ....................................
Kaplan College, Hammond..............................................
Kansas
Dodge City Community College ......................................
Donnelly College .............................................................
Garden City Community College .....................................
Seward County Community College and Area Technical School.
Maryland
Saint Marys Seminary & University.................................
Massachusetts
Bunker Hill Community College .......................................
Cambridge College..........................................................
Marian Court College ......................................................
Northern Essex Community College ...............................
Salter College, Chicopee.................................................
Salter College, West Boylston .........................................
Urban College of Boston .................................................
Nevada
Art Institute of Las Vegas.................................................
Everest College, Henderson............................................
Kaplan College, Las Vegas..............................................
Pima Medical Institute, Las Vegas...................................
New Jersey
Bergen Community College.............................................
Berkeley College, Woodland Park ...................................
DeVry University, New Jersey..........................................

6
6
6
1
5
3
3
3
6
3
4
3
3
6
6
2
3
3
5
5
1

276
912
181
63,736
70
28,457
136
162
544
177
384
73
2,472
871
765
2,759
56
392
1,564
2,249
42,631

203
264
79
45,977
38
6,858
130
162
524
46
352
36
984
343
346
757
15
159
491
699
14,040

73.6
28.9
43.6
72.1
54.3
24.1
95.6
100.0
96.3
26.0
91.7
49.3
39.8
39.4
45.2
27.4
26.8
40.6
31.4
31.1
32.9

203
264
79
45,977
27
2,219
72
113
524
46
352
27
488
343
346
757
13
128
421
549
14,040

11
4,639
58
49

9
496

2
31
70
150

8
7
0
6,335
3
0

108
3
0

6
1
109

1,674

228
1
405
31
29

1
135

1
8
57
62

2
812
42
12

73

0
6
26
36

279

85

2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
6
5
5
3
6
2
1
6
6
3
2
2
5
5

9,013
12,702
7,776
8,250
12,673
17,389
3,612
11,811
447
429
451
64
1,249
5,321
11,580
742
1,027
1,675
14,403
10,717
437
655

2,836
4,762
2,331
5,518
6,535
4,725
807
3,967
136
130
149
23
622
4,299
3,446
222
343
1,507
5,640
3,452
108
264

31.5
37.5
30.0
66.9
51.6
27.2
22.3
33.6
30.4
30.3
33.0
35.9
49.8
80.8
29.8
29.9
33.4
90.0
39.2
32.2
24.7
40.3

2,836
4,762
2,331
5,518
6,535
4,725
632
3,967
136
130
149
23
622
4,299
3,113
222
343
1,507
5,640
3,452
108
264

175

333

148
78
60
116
241
141

172
51
34
22
1
165
236

27
43
189
184
145
2
2

91

7
14
1

418

17
46

53

55

3
6

1,148
499

326
130

28.4
26.1

295
130

31

4
22

54

2
3
2
2

1,924
556
1,887
1,906

609
204
636
722

31.7
36.7
33.7
37.9

609
204
636
722

38
9
62
61

225

3.6

2
3
4
2
6
6
4

12,934
3,811
233
7,036
72
813
562

3,501
592
61
2,166
32
226
270

27.1
15.5
26.2
30.8
44.4
27.8
48.0

3,501
289
61
2,166
32
226
270

303

90

10
107

23
35

44

104

5
6
6
6

1,232
1,031
765
1,167

431
344
210
318

35.0
33.4
27.5
27.2

431
344
210
318

9
49
11
13

20

2
5
5

17,271
3,363
2,028

5,330
1,394
568

30.9
41.5
28.0

5,330
1,394
568

479
69
28

113
29

See notes at end of table.

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Enrollment

Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011Continued
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011


Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

Eastern International College, Belleville ..........................


Eastern International College, Jersey City ......................
Essex County College .....................................................
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan ....................
Felician College ...............................................................
Hudson County Community College ...............................
Kean University................................................................
Middlesex County College ...............................................
New Jersey City University ..............................................
Passaic County Community College ...............................
Saint Peters College .......................................................
Union County College......................................................
University of Phoenix, Jersey City Campus.....................
New Mexico
Anamarc College, Santa Teresa ......................................
Brookline College, Albuquerque ......................................
Brown Mackie College, Albuquerque...............................
Carrington College, Albuquerque ....................................
Central New Mexico Community College ........................
Clovis Community College...............................................
Eastern New Mexico University, Main Campus ...............
Eastern New Mexico University, Roswell Campus...........
Eastern New Mexico University, Ruidoso Campus..........
ITT Technical Institute, Albuquerque................................
Luna Community College ................................................
Mesalands Community College.......................................
National American University, Albuquerque.....................
National American University, Rio Rancho ......................
New Mexico Highlands University....................................
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ..............
New Mexico Junior College .............................................
New Mexico Military Institute ...........................................
New Mexico State University, Alamogordo ......................
New Mexico State University, Carlsbad ...........................
New Mexico State University, Dona Ana..........................
New Mexico State University, Grants...............................
New Mexico State University, Main Campus ...................
Northern New Mexico College.........................................
Pima Medical Institute, Albuquerque ...............................
Santa Fe Community College..........................................
Santa Fe University of Art and Design.............................
Southwest University of Visual Arts, Albuquerque...........
University of New Mexico, Los Alamos Campus..............
University of New Mexico, Main Campus.........................
University of New Mexico, Taos Campus.........................
University of New Mexico, Valencia County Campus ......
University of Phoenix, Albuquerque Campus ..................
University of the Southwest .............................................
Western New Mexico University ......................................
New York
Art Institute of New York City ...........................................
ASA Institute of Business and Computer Technology .....
Berkeley College, New York.............................................
Boricua College ...............................................................
Bramson ORT College.....................................................
Cochran School of Nursing..............................................
College of Mount Saint Vincent .......................................
College of Westchester....................................................
CUNY, Bronx Community College ...................................
CUNY, City College..........................................................
CUNY, Hostos Community College..................................
CUNY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice ...................
CUNY, LaGuardia Community College............................
CUNY, Lehman College...................................................
CUNY, New York City College of Technology...................
CUNY, Queensborough Community College...................
CUNY, Borough of Manhattan Community College .........
DeVry College of New York .............................................
Dominican College of Blauvelt.........................................
Globe Institute of Technology ..........................................
Long Island University, Brentwood Campus ....................
Long Island University, Riverhead Campus .....................

6
6
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
5

209
234
12,532
9,107
2,301
9,414
16,187
12,732
8,328
10,012
2,986
12,416
578

100
116
3,630
2,029
571
5,531
3,749
3,428
3,065
4,939
737
3,912
183

47.8
49.6
29.0
22.3
24.8
58.8
23.2
26.9
36.8
49.3
24.7
31.5
31.7

100
116
3,630
1,799
518
5,531
3,358
3,428
2,675
4,939
616
3,912
183

230
53

391

390

121

0
0
242
35
0
400

271

262
4
216

146
57

453

347

83

77
3

86

65

27

6
5
5
6
2
2
1
2
2
5
2
2
5
5
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
6
2
5
5
2
1
2
2
5
3
1

130
707
546
778
27,677
3,914
5,566
4,010
1,023
786
1,866
1,026
560
315
3,781
1,859
3,160
464
3,371
1,747
9,803
1,255
18,024
1,714
1,064
4,893
485
261
698
28,977
1,447
2,428
4,050
630
3,360

128
474
211
416
12,204
919
1,838
2,003
353
329
1,491
344
234
132
2,042
431
1,364
116
1,355
902
7,038
613
8,727
1,256
574
2,393
149
113
275
11,127
891
1,462
3,179
221
2,059

98.5
67.0
38.6
53.5
44.1
23.5
33.0
50.0
34.5
41.9
79.9
33.5
41.8
41.9
54.0
23.2
43.2
25.0
40.2
51.6
71.8
48.8
48.4
73.3
53.9
48.9
30.7
43.3
39.4
38.4
61.6
60.2
78.5
35.1
61.3

128
474
211
416
12,204
919
1,520
2,003
353
329
1,491
344
234
132
1,353
388
1,364
116
1,355
902
7,038
613
7,487
1,245
574
2,393
148
113
275
9,466
891
1,462
2,792
160
1,822

318

689
43

1,240
11

1,661

387
61
237

16
64

61
862
0
1
114
6
63
68
23
17
7
1
2
72
27
76
46
578
21
8
77
37
133
0
2
22

24
71

73

0
0

158

39

15
5
190
50

1,057
47

3
6

1,171

427
16
66

31

148
7

267

297

150
6
17

21

107

6
6
5
3
4
4
3
5
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
5
3
5
3
3

1,650
5,073
5,358
1,296
906
157
1,891
1,097
11,450
16,005
7,078
14,788
18,623
12,287
15,961
16,837
24,463
1,631
2,058
657
391
235

810
2,050
1,576
1,108
247
40
635
433
6,987
4,903
4,227
5,778
7,335
5,777
4,539
4,515
9,800
596
429
176
37
24

49.1
40.4
29.4
85.5
27.3
25.5
33.6
39.5
61.0
30.6
59.7
39.1
39.4
47.0
28.4
26.8
40.1
36.5
20.8
26.8
9.5
10.2

810
2,050
1,576
1,036
247
40
568
433
6,987
4,232
4,227
5,375
7,335
4,977
4,539
4,515
9,800
596
403
176
7
10

72

67

671

403

800

26

30
14

65
459
20
138
49
16
0
127
604

390
111
663

282
281
924
10
0
20

94
102

84
31

542

727

690
176

43
48
1
3
0

169

101

145

3
1

See notes at end of table.

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Enrollment

Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011Continued
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011


Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

Mandl, The College of Allied Health ................................


Mercy College..................................................................
Monroe College, Main Campus .......................................
Monroe College, New Rochelle .......................................
New York Career Institute ................................................
Nyack College..................................................................
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, New York ...............
Plaza College ..................................................................
Professional Business College ........................................
SBI Campus, An Affiliate of Sanford-Brown.....................
SUNY, Westchester Community College .........................
Technical Career Institutes ..............................................
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology .............
Wood Tobe-Coburn School..............................................
Oregon
Mount Angel Seminary ....................................................
Pennsylvania
Berks Technical Institute..................................................
Consolidated School of Business, Lancaster ..................
Lincoln Technical Institute, Allentown ..............................
Lincoln Technical Institute, Northeast Philadelphia .........
Pace Institute ...................................................................
Pennsylvania School of Business ....................................
Texas
Academy of Health Care Professions..............................
Academy of Health Care Professions, Northwest............
Allied Health Careers.......................................................
Alvin Community College ................................................
Amarillo College ..............................................................
American InterContinental University, Houston ...............
Anamarc College, El Paso...............................................
Angelo State University ...................................................
Anthem College, Irving ....................................................
Art Institute of Austin .......................................................
Art Institute of Houston....................................................
Art Institute of San Antonio..............................................
ATI Career Training Center, Dallas...................................
Austin Community College District ..................................
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions ......
Baptist University of the Americas...................................
Brazosport College ..........................................................
Brookhaven College ........................................................
Brown Mackie College, San Antonio ...............................
Capitol City Careers ........................................................
Career Point College .......................................................
Career Quest ...................................................................
Center for Advanced Legal Studies .................................
Cisco College ..................................................................
Coastal Bend College......................................................
College of Biblical Studies, Houston................................
Computer Career Center .................................................
Concorde Career Institute, Dallas....................................
Concorde Career Institute, San Antonio..........................
Culinary Institute Inc........................................................
Del Mar College...............................................................
DeVry University, Texas ...................................................
Eastfield College..............................................................
El Centro College ............................................................
El Paso Community College ............................................
Everest College, Arlington ...............................................
Everest College, Dallas ...................................................
Everest College, Fort Worth ............................................
Everest College, Fort Worth South ..................................
Frank Phillips College ......................................................
Franklin College...............................................................
Franklin College...............................................................
Galen College of Nursing, San Antonio...........................
Galveston College ...........................................................
Hallmark College of Technology/Aeronautics ..................
Houston Baptist University...............................................
Houston Community College...........................................
Howard College ...............................................................

6
3
5
5
6
3
5
5
4
6
2
6
3
6

982
11,539
4,399
2,143
778
3,263
646
751
847
487
13,969
4,202
1,680
617

445
3,490
2,396
589
186
792
79
238
243
153
3,902
1,717
655
324

45.3
30.2
54.5
27.5
23.9
24.3
12.2
31.7
28.7
31.4
27.9
40.9
39.0
52.5

445
2,699
2,311
567
186
527
48
238
243
153
3,902
1,717
652
324

791
85
22

265
31

56
13
536
90
12
5
5
55
49
21
0
465
61
110

217
304
49

90
0
17

27

220
39
5

38
2

183

63

34.4

26

37

6
6
6
6
6
6

997
122
627
358
256
279

337
42
163
94
151
117

33.8
34.4
26.0
26.3
59.0
41.9

337
42
163
94
151
117

98
8
6
1
45
25

6
6
6
2
2
5
6
1
6
5
5
5
6
2
6
3
1
2
5
6
5
6
5
2
2
3
6
6
6
6
2
5
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
2
6
6
6
2
5
3
2
2

205
418
227
5,129
11,616
529
491
7,084
359
1,694
2,682
572
455
45,100
514
259
4,191
13,705
379
23
1,820
348
261
4,408
3,919
493
1,498
226
376
536
12,071
4,270
13,885
12,028
30,723
652
1,252
553
528
1,040
328
367
833
2,222
798
2,432
63,015
4,478

78
282
122
1,390
3,770
121
416
1,817
145
698
832
299
161
13,089
219
179
1,418
4,197
160
19
1,204
201
64
1,103
2,651
145
1,111
72
268
183
7,216
1,238
4,965
4,179
26,376
223
345
161
205
259
308
346
402
637
413
634
19,143
1,905

38.0
67.5
53.7
27.1
32.5
22.9
84.7
25.6
40.4
41.2
31.0
52.3
35.4
29.0
42.6
69.1
33.8
30.6
42.2
82.6
66.2
57.8
24.5
25.0
67.6
29.4
74.2
31.9
71.3
34.1
59.8
29.0
35.8
34.7
85.9
34.2
27.6
29.1
38.8
24.9
93.9
94.3
48.3
28.7
51.8
26.1
30.4
42.5

78
282
122
1,390
3,770
118
416
1,684
145
698
832
299
161
13,089
219
179
1,418
4,197
160
19
1,204
201
48
1,103
2,651
145
1,111
72
268
183
7,216
1,238
4,965
4,179
26,376
223
345
161
205
259
308
346
402
637
413
583
19,143
1,905

133

16

51

2
14
110
214
10
0
37
0
2
42
0
7
358
65
7
66
168
0

42

19
21
190
5
86
0
0
13
582
33
172
151
2,549
16
1
5
29
16
77
17
55
58
131
0
845
100

10

184

10
51
0

24
3

16

153

4
62

24

14

See notes at end of table.

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Enrollment

Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011Continued
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011


Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

International Academy of Design and Technology, San Antonio.


ITT Technical Institute, Arlington......................................
ITT Technical Institute, Austin..........................................
ITT Technical Institute, Houston North ............................
ITT Technical Institute, Houston West .............................
ITT Technical Institute, San Antonio ................................
ITT Technical Institute, Webster.......................................
Kaplan Career Institute, McAllen .....................................
Kaplan College, Arlington ................................................
Kaplan College, Brownsville ............................................
Kaplan College, Corpus Christi .......................................
Kaplan College, Dallas ....................................................
Kaplan College, El Paso ..................................................
Kaplan College, Fort Worth .............................................
Kaplan College, Laredo ...................................................
Kaplan College, Lubbock.................................................
Kaplan College, Midland..................................................
Kaplan College, San Antonio...........................................
Kaplan College, San Antonio, San Pedro ........................
Laredo Community College .............................................
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Austin.............
Lee College .....................................................................
Lincoln College of Technology, Grand Prairie ..................
Lone Star College System...............................................
Midland College...............................................................
Mountain View College ....................................................
North Lake College..........................................................
Northwest Vista College ..................................................
Northwood University, Texas............................................
Odessa College ...............................................................
Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio .................
Palo Alto College .............................................................
Pima Medical Institute, Houston ......................................
Ranger College................................................................
Remington College, Dallas ..............................................
Remington College, Fort Worth .......................................
Remington College, Houston...........................................
Remington College, Houston Southeast..........................
Remington College, North Houston.................................
Richland College .............................................................
Saint Edwards University ................................................
Saint Marys University ....................................................
Saint Philips College .......................................................
San Antonio College........................................................
San Jacinto Community College......................................
Sanford-Brown College, Dallas........................................
Sanford-Brown College, Houston ....................................
Sanford-Brown College, Houston North Loop .................
Sanford-Brown College, San Antonio ..............................
Schreiner University.........................................................
South Plains College .......................................................
South Texas College........................................................
South University, The Art Institute of Fort Worth .............
Southwest Career College...............................................
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf......................
Southwest Institute of Technology ...................................
Southwest Texas Junior College......................................
Southwestern Adventist University ..................................
Sul Ross State University ................................................
Texas A & M International University ...............................
Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi ...........................
Texas A & M University, Kingsville ...................................
Texas Lutheran University................................................
Texas School of Business, Friendswood..........................
Texas School of Business, North .....................................
Texas State Technical College, Harlingen........................
Texas State University, San Marcos.................................
Texas Wesleyan University ..............................................
University of Houston.......................................................
University of Houston, Clear Lake ...................................
University of Houston, Downtown....................................
University of Houston, Victoria ........................................
University of Phoenix, San Antonio Campus ...................

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
6
2
6
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
6
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
3
2
1
5
6
2
6
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
6
6
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
5

637
756
632
837
630
814
443
796
525
415
526
290
836
388
284
449
282
710
881
10,076
1,037
6,416
1,033
63,029
6,067
9,431
11,865
16,067
773
5,103
2,614
9,163
289
1,741
1,212
574
382
365
596
20,000
5,330
4,188
10,710
25,567
29,392
1,009
1,620
520
426
1,078
10,482
29,604
393
813
154
28
5,823
786
2,940
7,037
10,162
10,290
1,415
293
501
5,807
34,087
3,180
39,820
8,185
12,918
4,330
1,214

376
200
224
281
226
458
148
787
180
410
410
104
732
160
280
276
183
519
574
9,746
315
2,101
431
20,050
2,322
5,022
3,579
8,916
189
2,791
1,185
6,415
135
400
464
156
150
132
285
5,174
1,664
2,323
5,317
13,548
13,016
275
721
199
260
278
3,624
28,466
98
752
58
9
4,853
273
1,854
6,542
4,215
6,850
396
106
219
5,176
9,273
596
9,443
1,899
4,750
983
547

59.0
26.5
35.4
33.6
35.9
56.3
33.4
98.9
34.3
98.8
77.9
35.9
87.6
41.2
98.6
61.5
64.9
73.1
65.2
96.7
30.4
32.7
41.7
31.8
38.3
53.2
30.2
55.5
24.5
54.7
45.3
70.0
46.7
23.0
38.3
27.2
39.3
36.2
47.8
25.9
31.2
55.5
49.6
53.0
44.3
27.3
44.5
38.3
61.0
25.8
34.6
96.2
24.9
92.5
37.7
32.1
83.3
34.7
63.1
93.0
41.5
66.6
28.0
36.2
43.7
89.1
27.2
18.7
23.7
23.2
36.8
22.7
45.1

376
200
224
281
226
458
148
787
180
410
410
104
732
160
280
276
183
519
574
9,746
315
2,101
431
20,050
2,322
5,022
3,579
8,916
181
2,791
813
6,415
135
400
464
156
150
132
285
5,174
1,472
1,811
5,317
13,548
13,016
275
721
199
260
264
3,624
28,466
98
752
58
9
4,853
266
1,408
5,761
3,608
5,696
396
106
219
5,176
8,211
432
8,580
1,435
4,698
690
492

372

192
512

14

7
446
781
607
1,154

1,062
164
863
464
52
293
55

57
57
79
108
89
81
46
63
1
23
18
3
14
5
16
9
0
16
7
707
121
182
4
733
125
340
177
269
11
173

210
0
12
67
8
34
11
32
228

255
429
312
1
6
0
4
0
216
1,943
0
18
4
7
415
3
1

0
2
319

10
17
11
13
18
6

37

199

284
308

38

106
0

35
267
733
510
487
44

1,220
78
1,236
336
867
107
49

161

70
82

1
96
189
140
187

272
16
168
132
9
51
30

54

1
11
14

3
18
74
0

See notes at end of table.

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404 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011Continued
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011


Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

University of Saint Thomas..............................................


University of Texas at Brownsville....................................
University of Texas at El Paso..........................................
University of Texas at San Antonio ..................................
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio..
University of Texas of the Permian Basin.........................
University of Texas, Pan American ..................................
University of the Incarnate Word .....................................
Victoria College ...............................................................
Virginia College, Austin....................................................
Wayland Baptist University ..............................................
Western Technical College, Doiana Drive, El Paso .........
Western Technical College, Plaza Circle, El Paso...........
Western Texas College....................................................
Westwood College, Dallas...............................................
Westwood College, Fort Worth........................................
Westwood College, Houston South .................................
Wharton County Junior College.......................................
Utah
Everest College, West Valley City....................................
Virginia
ACT College ....................................................................
Everest College, McLean.................................................
ITT Technical Institute, Chantilly ......................................
Medtech Institute .............................................................
Washington
Big Bend Community College..........................................
Columbia Basin College ..................................................
Heritage University ..........................................................
Wenatchee Valley College ...............................................
Yakima Valley Community College...................................
Puerto Rico
American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamn ................
American University of Puerto Rico, Manati ....................
Atenas College ................................................................
Atlantic University College ...............................................
Bayamon Central University ............................................
Caribbean University, Bayamn.......................................
Caribbean University, Carolina ........................................
Caribbean University, Ponce............................................
Caribbean University, Vega Baja......................................
Carlos Albizu University, San Juan ..................................
Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios, Bayamn............
Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios, Humacao ...........
Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios, San Juan............
Colegio de Cinematografa, Artes y Television ................
Colegio Universitario de San Juan ..................................
Columbia Centro Universitario, Caguas ..........................
Columbia Centro Universitario, Yauco .............................
EDIC College...................................................................
EDP College of Puerto Rico Inc., San Juan ....................
EDP College of Puerto Rico Inc., San Sebastian............
Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico.....................
Huertas Junior College ....................................................
Humacao Community College.........................................
ICPR Junior College, Arecibo ..........................................
ICPR Junior College, General Institutional ......................
ICPR Junior College, Mayaguez......................................
Instituto de Banca y Comercio Inc...................................
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Manati...
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Guayama ..
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce..
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico, Recinto de San Juan...
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla........
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo...........
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Barranquitas ..
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamn........
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Fajardo...........
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Guayama .......
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metro..............
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce.............
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San German ..

3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
6
3
6
6
2
5
5
5
2

3,673
14,918
22,640
30,968
3,234
3,831
19,034
7,782
4,603
716
6,743
485
893
2,394
261
166
200
6,998

1,170
13,282
17,778
14,189
871
1,567
17,420
4,500
1,600
279
1,552
358
783
610
88
45
108
2,331

31.9
89.0
78.5
45.8
26.9
40.9
91.5
57.8
34.8
39.0
23.0
73.8
87.7
25.5
33.7
27.1
54.0
33.3

589
12,464
15,538
12,440
344
1,325
14,876
3,773
1,600
279
1,231
358
783
610
88
45
108
2,331

581
818
2,240
1,749
527
242
2,544
727

321

752

4
106
41
49
91
190
32
20
12
50
109

90
943
2,382
1,883
96
206
2,453
582

270

7
1
0

77
169
545
350
52
53
579
170

84

0
5
28
17
62

3
34

393

114

29.0

114

6
6
5
6

676
423
697
1,868

412
112
182
917

60.9
26.5
26.1
49.1

412
112
182
917

2
5
51

2
1
3
2
2

1,946
6,405
1,215
3,885
4,232

634
1,635
574
1,011
1,677

32.6
25.5
47.2
26.0
39.6

634
1,635
496
1,011
1,677

78

107
186
13
113
189

3
53

25

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
1
5
5
6
3
3
1
6
3
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

1,318
1,142
1,455
1,433
2,185
2,051
946
1,679
668
924
820
905
1,516
718
1,608
1,695
430
988
1,193
1,077
527
1,676
696
308
604
454
20,876
885
696
668
729
5,033
5,493
2,394
5,239
2,269
2,458
11,473
6,404
5,636

1,318
1,142
1,455
1,433
2,185
2,051
946
1,679
668
919
820
905
1,516
718
1,608
1,695
430
988
1,193
1,077
526
1,676
696
308
604
454
20,876
885
696
668
729
4,972
5,295
2,377
5,036
2,250
2,444
11,106
6,298
5,581

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.8
96.4
99.3
96.1
99.2
99.4
96.8
98.3
99.0

1,211
1,112
1,455
1,370
1,859
1,794
844
1,309
562
164
820
905
1,516
718
1,608
1,585
430
988
1,139
1,077
526
1,676
696
308
604
454
20,876
885
696
668
729
4,690
4,876
2,302
4,916
2,213
2,349
8,013
5,948
4,753

107
30

63
326
257
102
370
106
755

110

54

282
419
75
120
37
95
3,093
350
828

34
31
88
3
15
20
26
19
39

107
167
191
55
242
232
82
101
98
87

358
205
29
48
49
10
193
150
196
160
79
74
86
52
27
74
112
130
51

148
145
7
128
344
145
26
111
40
52

129
136
51

70
55
50

309
324
202
408
178
200
765
561
467

49
36

32
158
94
30
95
43
158

35

19

73
97
33
21
29
1
583
51
121

72

20

27

See notes at end of table.

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Table 279. Enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting institutions that serve large proportions of Hispanic undergraduate students,
by selected characteristics, state, and institution: Fall 2011 and 201011Continued
Enrollment, fall 2011

State and institution

Level
and control1

Total

Hispanic

Percent
Hispanic

Degrees awarded to Hispanics, 201011


Hispanic
undergraduate

Hispanic
postbaccalaureate

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors2

10

11

John Dewey College, Carolina.........................................


John Dewey College, Hatillo............................................
John Dewey College, Juana Diaz ....................................
John Dewey College, Manati ...........................................
John Dewey College, University Division.........................
Mech-Tech College LLC ..................................................
National University College..............................................
National University College, Arecibo ...............................
National University College, Bayamn.............................
National University College, Ponce..................................
National University College, Rio Grande .........................
Ponce Paramedical College Inc.......................................
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico....................
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo......
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez .
Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.................................
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine ............................
Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico..................
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas.............................
Universidad Central Del Caribe .......................................
Universidad Del Este .......................................................
Universidad Del Turabo....................................................
Universidad Metropolitana ...............................................
Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa........................................
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, Hato Rey..........
Universidad Teologica del Caribe ....................................
University of Phoenix, Puerto Rico ..................................
University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla ................................
University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo...................................
University of Puerto Rico, Bayamn ................................
University of Puerto Rico, Carolina..................................
University of Puerto Rico, Cayey .....................................
University of Puerto Rico, Humacao................................
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez...............................
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences ...................
University of Puerto Rico, Ponce .....................................
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras.............................
University of Puerto Rico, Utuado....................................
University of Sacred Heart...............................................

4
4
4
6
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
3
3
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3

946
327
225
318
2,521
3,279
214
1,683
2,804
800
1,476
3,608
8,782
879
1,549
463
314
1,395
1,235
494
13,775
16,605
13,529
352
5,050
205
1,878
2,948
3,577
4,948
3,530
3,550
3,774
12,474
2,301
2,908
15,402
1,269
6,518

946
327
225
318
2,521
3,279
214
1,683
2,804
800
1,476
3,608
8,741
872
1,548
423
256
1,395
1,149
472
13,775
16,605
13,529
352
5,050
201
1,788
2,931
3,577
4,948
3,474
3,550
3,750
12,474
2,287
2,908
15,140
1,261
6,518

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.5
99.2
99.9
91.4
81.5
100.0
93.0
95.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.0
95.2
99.4
100.0
100.0
98.4
100.0
99.4
100.0
99.4
100.0
98.3
99.4
100.0

946
327
225
318
1,488
3,279
214
1,683
2,796
800
1,476
3,608
6,304
594
1,445
384
7
1,395
1,088
172
12,666
13,817
11,278
352
4,318
201
858
2,931
3,577
4,948
3,474
3,550
3,750
11,534
522
2,908
12,145
1,261
5,521

1,033

2,437
278
103
39
249

61
300
1,109
2,788
2,251

732

930

940
1,765

2,995

997

162
324
0
256
341
62
122
253
28
10
8

213
12
37
213
106
108
15

7
87
44
126

93

44
116

35
125

153

0
100
153
107
86

644
57
121
34

95
17
924
1,264
1,104
8
510
20
109
178
462
435
490
434
410
1,397
144
316
1,017
42
603

197
38
32
5

15
14
383
837
541

228

438

107
190

132

176

266

57

60

28
2

10
194

145

Not applicable.
11 = 4-year public; 2 = 2-year public; 3 = 4-year private nonprofit; 4 = 2-year private nonprofit;
5 = 4-year private for-profit; and 6 = 2-year private for-profit.
2Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees
as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional degrees.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs. This table includes institutions that serve large proportions of

Hispanic undergraduate students, defined as institutions with a full-time-equivalent undergraduate enrollment of Hispanic students at 25 percent or more of full-time-equivalent undergraduate
enrollment of U.S. citizens. Data for Hispanics include only persons who were U.S. citizens or
permanent residents.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component; and Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Table 280. Fall enrollment and degrees conferred in degree-granting tribally controlled institutions, by state and institution: Selected years, fall
2000 through fall 2011, and 200910 and 201011
Total fall enrollment

Degrees to American Indians/


Alaska Natives
Associates
Bachelors

2011

State and institution


1
Tribally controlled
institutions2 ....................
Alaska
Ilisagvik College.........................
Arizona
Din College ..............................
Tohono Oodham Community
College.................................
Kansas
Haskell Indian Nations
University .............................
Michigan
Bay Mills Community College ....
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa
Community College .............
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal
College.................................
Minnesota
Fond du Lac Tribal and
Community College...............
White Earth Tribal and
Community College .............
Montana
Blackfeet Community College ....
Chief Dull Knife College .............
Fort Belknap College .................
Fort Peck Community College ...
Little Big Horn College ...............
Salish Kootenai College.............
Stone Child College ...................
Nebraska
Little Priest Tribal College ..........
Nebraska Indian Community
College.................................
New Mexico
Institute of American Indian and
Alaska Native Culture ..........
Navajo Technical College...........
Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute .............
North Dakota
Candeska Cikana Community
College.................................
Fort Berthold Community
College.................................
Sitting Bull College.....................
Turtle Mountain Community
College.................................
United Tribes Technical College.
South Dakota
Oglala Lakota College2 ..............
Sinte Gleska University2 ............
Sisseton-Wahpeton College ......
Washington
Northwest Indian College...........
Wisconsin
College of the Menominee
Nation ..................................
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa
Community College...............

Level
and
control1

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13,440

16,978

17,057

17,175

16,786

19,453

20,990

18,920

14,947

79.0

14,850

1,132

177

1,293

200

322

278

203

439

251

226

288

226

137

60.6

137

1,712

1,825

1,669

1,657

1,527

1,935

2,033

2,021

1,994

98.7

1,994

117

168

270

198

154

163

254

207

295

260

88.1

260

918

918

889

894

997

1,059

958

826

826

100.0

826

91

95

60

64

360

406

550

427

501

608

607

575

335

58.3

335

11

17

80

62

77.5

62

123

125

127

133

134

153

133

112

84.2

112

16

11

999

1,981

2,181

2,197

2,206

2,305

2,339

2,319

254

11.0

254

31

26

61

106

99

106

113

121

88

83

94.3

83

4
2
2
2
2
3
2

299
461
295
400
320
1,042
38

485
554
175
408
259
1,142
344

467
359
161
441
312
1,092
397

471
437
244
422
272
1,040
305

492
443
168
436
337
993
236

533
472
236
427
415
1,204
303

473
433
214
452
410
1,158
332

464
374
169
513
366
1,112
410

448
339
156
438
348
821
330

96.6
90.6
92.3
85.4
95.1
73.8
80.5

448
339
156
438
348
821
330

54
17
18
23
54
38
13

47
27
21
30
61
41
24

26

29

141

109

95

120

116

141

148

172

164

95.3

164

16

170

107

115

89

92

129

177

163

157

96.3

157

1
1

139
841

113
333

192
392

231
367

249
571

350
751

325
1,019

374
1,173

336
1,173

89.8
100.0

336
1,173

3
45

4
35

19

16
0

304

614

561

600

470

635

531

480

480

100.0

480

71

65

198

233

223

201

250

220

219

201

91.8

201

24

45

1
1

50
22

241
287

196
286

201
290

162
296

323
335

215
314

199
313

163
293

81.9
93.6

163
293

20
27

15
28

10

0
12

3
3

686
204

615
885

788
606

928
604

951
375

1,058
476

969
600

588
651

566
563

96.3
86.5

566
563

98
68

85
54

6
0

1
3
2

1,174
900
250

1,302
1,123
290

1,485
969
279

1,456
971
245

1,531
1,012
227

1,804
936
237

1,830
2,473
261

1,685
835
264

1,587
659
209

94.2
78.9
79.2

1,532
617
209

92
2
10

148
46
17

41
11

39
21

524

495

623

584

554

609

626

701

631

90.0

631

86

64

371

532

513

505

512

634

615

699

487

69.7

487

33

48

489

505

574

576

478

561

489

433

335

77.4

335

43

32

Not available.
Not applicable.
= public, 4-year; 2 = public, 2-year; 3 = private nonprofit, 4-year; and 4 = private nonprofit,
2-year.
2Total American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment (column 11) includes graduate students
and therefore does not equal Undergraduate American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment
(column 13).
NOTE: This table only includes institutions that were in operation during the 201112 academic year. They are all members of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and,
11

UnderTotal Percent graduate


American American American
Indian/
Indian/
Indian/
Alaska Alaska Alaska
Total
Native
Native
Native 200910 201011 200910 201011

with few exceptions, are tribally controlled and located on reservations. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Totals include persons of other racial/ethnic groups not separately identified.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment component; and Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

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Table 281. Fall enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by institution:
2010, 2011, and 201011

Institution

State

Level and
control1

Total
enrollment,
fall 2010

Enrollment, fall 2011

Full-timeDegrees conferred, 201011


Total
equivalent
expenditures,
Black enrollment,
201011
Total enrollment
fall 2011 Associates Bachelors Masters Doctors2 (in thousands)

10

11

12

Total...............................................................................
Alabama A&M University3 ......................................................
Alabama State University ......................................................
Bishop State Community College..........................................
Concordia College, Alabama.................................................
Gadsden State Community College ......................................
H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College .......................
J. F. Drake Technical College.................................................
Lawson State Community College, Birmingham Campus .....
Miles College .........................................................................
Oakwood College ..................................................................
Selma University....................................................................
Shelton State Community College, C. A. Fredd campus .......
Stillman College.....................................................................
Talladega College ..................................................................
Tuskegee University3 .............................................................

326,614

323,616

263,414

280,951

3,889

32,638

7,442

2,200

$7,676,230

AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL

1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3

5,814
5,705
3,725
652
7,031
1,758
1,557
4,863
1,668
1,915
472
6,075
1,056
706
2,946

4,922
5,425
3,982
719
6,731
1,721
1,223
4,205
1,634
2,006
547
5,307
1,072
712
3,152

4,586
5,189
2,414
699
1,460
1,076
763
3,513
1,582
1,787
542
1,993
1,010
630
2,969

4,496
4,914
2,632
665
4,868
1,229
816
3,125
1,567
1,908
467
3,741
1,046
673
3,095

239
21
609
219
75
244

2
3
352

619
568

41

197
260
13

103
134
395

240
215

14
2

99

9
51

64

140,942
147,033
36,871
10,724
59,416
24,849
13,513
47,181
24,259
42,335
2,675
47,987
21,353
14,474
127,613

Arkansas Baptist College ......................................................


Philander Smith College ........................................................
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff3 .....................................

AR
AR
AR

3
3
1

1,119
696
3,428

1,193
732
3,188

1,137
678
2,975

1,051
700
2,978

13

62
98
359

21

14,287
15,547
72,501

Delaware State University3 ....................................................

DE

3,757

4,154

3,093

3,928

497

112

106,204

Howard University..................................................................
University of the District of Columbia3 ...................................

DC
DC

3
1

10,379
5,521

10,583
4,921

9,711
3,766

9,967
3,386

157

1,023
366

355
40

501

824,337
152,640

Bethune-Cookman University................................................
Edward Waters College .........................................................
Florida A&M University3 .........................................................
Florida Memorial University ...................................................

FL
FL
FL
FL

3
3
1
3

3,577
769
13,284
1,891

3,578
751
13,204
1,735

3,287
715
12,077
1,509

3,449
744
12,429
1,638

67

561
83
1,296
221

12

294
43

332

64,908
21,630
294,865
40,822

Albany State University..........................................................


Clark Atlanta University .........................................................
Fort Valley State University3 ..................................................
Interdenominational Theological Center................................
Morehouse College ...............................................................
Morehouse School of Medicine .............................................
Paine College ........................................................................
Savannah State University.....................................................
Spelman College ...................................................................

GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA

1
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
3

4,653
3,941
3,728
411
2,586
329
925
4,080
2,177

4,663
3,843
3,896
425
2,438
344
891
4,552
2,170

4,289
3,751
3,651
410
2,359
301
845
4,151
2,089

4,164
3,541
3,607
296
2,348
336
845
4,139
2,117

567
547
251

440

98
369
426

138
173
42
92

34

42

30

52

77,651
89,442
81,121
7,731
95,585
135,330
21,488
77,917
88,714

Kentucky State University3 .....................................................

KY

2,851

2,746

1,832

2,352

58

226

44

69,635

Dillard University....................................................................
Grambling State University ....................................................
Southern University and A&M College3 .................................
Southern University at New Orleans .....................................
Southern University at Shreveport.........................................
Xavier University of Louisiana ...............................................

LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA

3
1
1
1
2
3

1,187
4,994
6,897
3,165
2,834
3,391

1,249
5,207
6,866
3,245
2,831
3,399

1,208
4,587
6,474
3,113
2,376
2,541

1,207
4,815
6,130
2,424
2,145
3,267

35

24
274

304
695
826
274

301

173
294
157

58

2
23

122

47,959
104,467
154,087
47,831
32,804
101,666

Bowie State University...........................................................


Coppin State College.............................................................
Morgan State University ........................................................
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore3 .................................

MD
MD
MD
MD

1
1
1
1

5,578
3,800
7,805
4,540

5,608
3,813
8,018
4,509

5,031
3,408
6,803
3,303

4,660
3,028
7,200
4,135

683
379
813
506

230
80
206
79

32
46

80,771
82,652
180,043
100,921

Alcorn State University3 .........................................................


Coahoma Community College...............................................
Hinds Community College, Utica Campus.............................
Jackson State University........................................................
Mississippi Valley State University.........................................
Rust College ..........................................................................
Tougaloo College...................................................................

MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS

1
2
2
1
1
3
3

3,682
2,741
927
8,687
2,636
960
918

4,018
2,999
1,006
8,903
2,452
922
945

3,717
2,930
971
8,117
2,338
864
920

3,482
2,724
881
7,512
2,079
854
926

31
219
57

16
5

369

1,033
305
121
158

195

378
102

52

80,181
34,301

181,466
64,376
15,951
25,211

See notes at end of table.

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Enrollment

Table 281. Fall enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by institution:
2010, 2011, and 201011Continued

Institution
1

State

Level and
control1

Total
enrollment,
fall 2010

Enrollment, fall 2011

Full-timeDegrees conferred, 201011


Total
equivalent
expenditures,
Black enrollment,
201011
Total enrollment
fall 2011 Associates Bachelors Masters Doctors2 (in thousands)

10

11

12

Harris-Stowe State University................................................


Lincoln University3 .................................................................

MO
MO

1
1

1,716
3,349

1,590
3,388

1,356
1,393

1,335
2,727

85

141
317

43

28,164
55,436

Bennett College for Women...................................................


Elizabeth City State University...............................................
Fayetteville State University ...................................................
Johnson C. Smith University..................................................
Livingstone College ...............................................................
North Carolina A&T State University3 ....................................
North Carolina Central University ..........................................
Saint Augustines College ......................................................
Shaw University .....................................................................
Winston-Salem State University ............................................

NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC

3
1
1
3
3
1
1
3
3
1

780
3,307
5,781
1,331
1,156
10,795
8,645
1,508
2,722
6,333

736
2,930
5,930
1,543
1,140
10,881
8,359
1,506
2,405
6,163

689
2,392
4,273
1,412
1,116
9,470
6,818
1,467
2,310
4,808

697
2,701
4,940
1,514
1,136
9,798
7,218
1,482
2,250
5,661

109
486
902
258
108
1,306
901
249
395
1,246

24
117

351
489

27
146

20
178

20,082
85,203
110,554
41,135
25,182
290,565
204,867
35,898
51,876
146,878

Central State University .........................................................


Wilberforce University............................................................

OH
OH

1
3

2,288
689

2,503
608

2,425
578

2,353
597

228
102

2
1

60,369
14,564

Langston University3 ..............................................................

OK

2,794

2,840

2,305

2,430

17

290

73

14

62,530

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania......................................


Lincoln University of Pennsylvania ........................................

PA
PA

1
1

1,586
2,361

1,200
2,240

1,158
2,121

1,155
2,115

147
290

33
189

47,483
61,690

Allen University ......................................................................


Benedict College ...................................................................
Claflin College .......................................................................
Clinton Junior College............................................................
Denmark Technical College...................................................
Morris College .......................................................................
South Carolina State University3 ...........................................
Voorhees College ..................................................................

SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC

3
3
3
4
2
3
1
3

848
3,137
1,920
143
1,033
1,048
4,362
752

644
3,213
1,961
176
1,607
979
4,326
642

640
3,183
1,825
176
1,537
965
4,089
615

641
3,174
1,887
175
1,422
966
3,965
636

23
66

80
339
319

130
548
108

40

116

17

23,204
61,614
44,827
2,684
15,204
19,296
124,780
18,366

Fisk University .......................................................................


Lane College .........................................................................
Le Moyne-Owen College .......................................................
Meharry Medical College.......................................................
Tennessee State University3 ..................................................

TN
TN
TN
TN
TN

3
3
3
3
1

580
2,222
987
781
8,930

533
2,002
1,091
772
9,165

456
1,999
1,088
670
6,578

510
1,989
1,026
772
7,415

115

103
307
90

966

12

21
365

163
67

25,310
31,555
15,527
134,498
173,461

Huston-Tillotson University ....................................................


Jarvis Christian College.........................................................
Paul Quinn College................................................................
Prairie View A&M University3 .................................................
Saint Philips College .............................................................
Southwestern Christian College ............................................
Texas College ........................................................................
Texas Southern University .....................................................
Wiley College.........................................................................

TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX

3
3
3
1
2
3
3
1
3

901
522
226
8,781
10,828
224
927
9,557
1,351

904
511
201
8,425
10,710
216
878
9,730
1,356

636
478
187
7,252
1,345
195
757
8,097
1,251

820
492
183
7,462
5,078
212
851
8,296
1,279

561
26
9

120
65
26
899

5
91
750
205

532

194

15

295

17,517
13,643
7,712
180,525
87,003
6,234
12,381
217,452
20,496

Hampton University ...............................................................


Norfolk State University .........................................................
Saint Pauls College...............................................................
Virginia State University3 .......................................................
Virginia Union University........................................................
Virginia University of Lynchburg ............................................

VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA

3
1
3
1
3
3

5,254
6,964
566
5,634
1,667
555

5,221
7,091
410
5,890
1,678
597

4,526
6,324
403
5,527
1,641
593

4,819
6,111
405
5,505
1,646
400

0
79

11

11

832
728
129
712
154
20

156
219

148
118
16

67
2

6
7
6

140,183
134,429
20,748
132,491
32,117
1,916

Bluefield State College ..........................................................


West Virginia State University ...............................................

WV
WV

1
1

2,063
3,190

1,929
2,827

204
455

1,691
2,337

82

242
379

12

25,083
57,829

University of the Virgin Islands3 .............................................

VI

2,733

2,614

2,091

1,951

75

229

34

87,400

Not available.
Not applicable.
11 = public, 4-year; 2 = public, 2-year; 3 = private nonprofit, 4-year; and 4 = private nonprofit,
2-year.
2Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such
degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional
degrees.
3Land-grant institution.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Excludes historically Black colleges and universities

that are not participating in Title IV programs. Historically Black colleges and universities are
degree-granting institutions established prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating
Black Americans. Federal regulations, 20 U.S. Code, Section 1061 (2), allow for certain
exceptions to the founding date. Totals include persons of other racial/ethnic groups not separately identified. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Completions component; Spring
2011 and Spring 2012, Enrollment component; and Spring 2012, Finance component. (This
table was prepared January 2013.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 409


Enrollment

Table 282. Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by control and level of institution: Selected years,
1990 through 2011
Public
Selected statistics

Private

Total

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

1
Number of institutions, fall 2011 ..............................................................
Fall enrollment
Total enrollment, fall 1990............................................................................
Males .......................................................................................................
Males, Black.........................................................................................
Females ...................................................................................................
Females, Black.....................................................................................

100

51

40

11

49

48

257,152
105,157
82,897
151,995
125,785

187,046
76,541
57,255
110,505
86,949

171,969
70,220
54,041
101,749
80,883

15,077
6,321
3,214
8,756
6,066

70,106
28,616
25,642
41,490
38,836

68,528
28,054
25,198
40,474
38,115

1,578
562
444
1,016
721

Total enrollment, fall 2000............................................................................


Males .......................................................................................................
Males, Black.........................................................................................
Females ...................................................................................................
Females, Black.....................................................................................

275,680
108,164
87,319
167,516
139,920

199,725
78,186
60,029
121,539
96,677

175,404
68,322
56,017
107,082
89,260

24,321
9,864
4,012
14,457
7,417

75,955
29,978
27,290
45,977
43,243

75,306
29,771
27,085
45,535
42,810

649
207
205
442
433

Total enrollment, fall 2010............................................................................


Males .......................................................................................................
Males, Black.........................................................................................
Females ...................................................................................................
Females, Black.....................................................................................

326,614
127,437
101,644
199,177
164,267

249,146
95,883
72,668
153,263
121,175

205,774
78,528
65,552
127,246
107,686

43,372
17,355
7,116
26,017
13,489

77,468
31,554
28,976
45,914
43,092

77,325
31,482
28,904
45,843
43,021

143
72
72
71
71

Total enrollment, fall 2011............................................................................


Males .......................................................................................................
Males, Black.........................................................................................
Females ...................................................................................................
Females, Black.....................................................................................

323,616
126,145
100,516
197,471
162,898

246,653
94,879
71,888
151,774
120,126

204,331
78,238
64,932
126,093
106,704

42,322
16,641
6,956
25,681
13,422

76,963
31,266
28,628
45,697
42,772

76,787
31,166
28,528
45,621
42,696

176
100
100
76
76

Full-time enrollment, fall 2011..................................................................


Males ...................................................................................................
Females ...............................................................................................

255,584
102,034
153,695

184,680
73,222
111,458

162,920
64,524
98,396

21,760
8,698
13,062

70,904
28,812
42,237

70,730
28,712
42,018

174
100
74

Part-time enrollment, fall 2011 .................................................................


Males ...................................................................................................
Females ...............................................................................................

68,032
24,111
43,921

61,973
21,657
40,316

41,411
13,714
27,697

20,562
7,943
12,619

6,059
2,454
3,605

6,057
2,454
3,603

2
0
2

Earned degrees conferred, 201011


Associates...................................................................................................
Males .......................................................................................................
Males, Black.........................................................................................
Females ...................................................................................................
Females, Black.....................................................................................

3,889
1,223
473
2,666
1,422

3,751
1,162
422
2,589
1,350

836
156
78
680
362

2,915
1,006
344
1,909
988

138
61
51
77
72

115
51
41
64
59

23
10
10
13
13

Bachelors ....................................................................................................
Males .......................................................................................................
Males, Black.........................................................................................
Females ...................................................................................................
Females, Black.....................................................................................

32,638
11,431
9,616
21,207
18,073

22,708
7,863
6,384
14,845
12,185

22,708
7,863
6,384
14,845
12,185

9,930
3,568
3,232
6,362
5,888

9,930
3,568
3,232
6,362
5,888

Masters .......................................................................................................
Males .......................................................................................................
Males, Black.........................................................................................
Females ...................................................................................................
Females, Black.....................................................................................

7,442
2,305
1,556
5,137
3,886

6,169
1,797
1,151
4,372
3,223

6,169
1,797
1,151
4,372
3,223

1,273
508
405
765
663

1,273
508
405
765
663

Doctors1 ......................................................................................................
Males .......................................................................................................
Males, Black.........................................................................................
Females ...................................................................................................
Females, Black.....................................................................................

2,200
867
503
1,333
867

1,180
470
228
710
404

1,180
470
228
710
404

1,020
397
275
623
463

1,020
397
275
623
463

Financial statistics, 2010112


Total revenue ...............................................................................................
Student tuition and fees ...........................................................................
Federal government3 ................................................................................
State governments...................................................................................
Local governments...................................................................................
Private gifts and grants4 ...........................................................................
Investment return (gain or loss) ...............................................................
Auxiliary (essentially self-supporting) enterprises ...................................
Hospitals and other sources ....................................................................

$8,450,239
1,696,685
2,339,944
2,060,861
113,832
297,908
400,400
813,335
727,275

$5,369,161
856,771
1,494,288
1,979,060
97,611
95,358
53,612
489,277
303,184

$4,941,255
813,441
1,286,257
1,848,800
67,038
94,118
52,994
482,712
295,895

$427,906
43,331
208,031
130,261
30,572
1,240
618
6,565
7,289

$3,081,078
839,914
845,656
81,800
16,221
202,551
346,788
324,058
424,091

$3,077,148
839,318
843,454
81,800
16,221
201,866
346,786
323,612
424,091

$3,930
596
2,202
0
0
685
2
445
0

Total expenditures........................................................................................
Instruction ................................................................................................
Research .................................................................................................
Academic support....................................................................................
Institutional support .................................................................................
Auxiliary (essentially self-supporting) enterprises ...................................
Other expenditures ..................................................................................

7,676,230
2,086,380
448,353
559,112
1,218,143
776,394
2,587,848

4,983,624
1,366,103
291,042
384,577
615,033
465,588
1,861,281

4,584,495
1,232,689
290,560
358,067
564,798
456,009
1,682,372

399,128
133,414
482
26,510
50,234
9,579
178,908

2,692,607
720,277
157,311
174,535
603,110
310,806
726,567

2,689,922
719,794
157,234
174,535
602,248
310,733
725,378

2,684
483
77
0
862
73
1,189

In thousands of current dollars

Not applicable.
1Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as
M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional degrees.
2Totals (column 2) of public and private institutions together are approximate because public and
private nonprofit institutions fill out different survey forms with different accounting concepts.
3Includes independent operations.
4Includes contributions from affiliated entities.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV
federal financial aid programs. Historically Black colleges and universities are degree-granting
institutions established prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans.

Federal regulations, 20 U.S. Code, Section 1061 (2), allow for certain exceptions to the founding
date. Federal, state, and local governments revenue includes appropriations, grants, and contracts. Totals include persons of other racial/ethnic groups not separately identified. Detail may not
sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDSEF:90);
IPEDS Spring 2001, Spring 2011, and Spring 2012, Enrollment component; IPEDS Spring 2012,
Finance component; and IPEDS Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared
January 2013.)

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410 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Enrollment

Table 283. Fall enrollment in degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by sex of student and level and control of institution:
Selected years, 1976 through 2011
Public

Private

Total
enrollment

Males

Females

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

1976....................................
1980....................................
1982....................................
1984....................................
1985....................................

222,613
233,557
228,371
227,519
225,801

104,669
106,387
104,897
102,823
100,698

117,944
127,170
123,474
124,696
125,103

206,676
218,009
212,017
212,844
210,648

15,937
15,548
16,354
14,675
15,153

156,836
168,217
165,871
164,116
163,677

143,528
155,085
151,472
151,289
150,002

13,308
13,132
14,399
12,827
13,675

65,777
65,340
62,500
63,403
62,124

63,148
62,924
60,545
61,555
60,646

2,629
2,416
1,955
1,848
1,478

1986....................................
1987....................................
1988....................................
1989....................................
1990....................................

223,275
227,994
239,755
249,096
257,152

97,523
97,085
100,561
102,484
105,157

125,752
130,909
139,194
146,612
151,995

207,231
211,654
223,250
232,890
240,497

16,044
16,340
16,505
16,206
16,655

162,048
165,486
173,672
181,151
187,046

147,631
150,560
158,606
166,481
171,969

14,417
14,926
15,066
14,670
15,077

61,227
62,508
66,083
67,945
70,106

59,600
61,094
64,644
66,409
68,528

1,627
1,414
1,439
1,536
1,578

1991....................................
1992....................................
1993....................................
1994....................................
1995....................................

269,335
279,541
282,856
280,071
278,725

110,442
114,622
116,397
114,006
112,637

158,893
164,919
166,459
166,065
166,088

252,093
261,089
262,430
259,997
259,409

17,242
18,452
20,426
20,074
19,316

197,847
204,966
208,197
206,520
204,726

182,204
188,143
189,032
187,735
186,278

15,643
16,823
19,165
18,785
18,448

71,488
74,575
74,659
73,551
73,999

69,889
72,946
73,398
72,262
73,131

1,599
1,629
1,261
1,289
868

1996....................................
1997....................................
1998....................................
1999....................................
2000....................................

273,018
269,167
273,472
274,321
275,680

109,498
106,865
108,752
108,301
108,164

163,520
162,302
164,720
166,020
167,516

253,654
248,860
248,931
249,156
250,710

19,364
20,307
24,541
25,165
24,970

200,569
194,674
198,603
199,826
199,725

182,063
175,297
174,776
175,364
175,404

18,506
19,377
23,827
24,462
24,321

72,449
74,493
74,869
74,495
75,955

71,591
73,563
74,155
73,792
75,306

858
930
714
703
649

2001....................................
2002....................................
2003....................................
2004....................................
2005....................................

289,985
299,041
306,727
308,939
311,768

112,874
115,466
117,795
118,129
120,023

177,111
183,575
188,932
190,810
191,745

260,547
269,020
274,326
276,136
272,666

29,438
30,021
32,401
32,803
39,102

210,083
218,433
228,096
231,179
235,875

181,346
189,183
196,077
198,810
197,200

28,737
29,250
32,019
32,369
38,675

79,902
80,608
78,631
77,760
75,893

79,201
79,837
78,249
77,326
75,466

701
771
382
434
427

2006....................................
2007....................................
2008....................................
2009....................................
2010....................................
2011....................................

308,774
306,515
313,491
322,789
326,614
323,616

118,865
118,640
121,873
125,666
127,437
126,145

189,909
187,875
191,618
197,123
199,177
197,471

272,770
270,915
274,568
280,062
283,099
281,118

36,004
35,600
38,923
42,727
43,515
42,498

234,505
233,807
235,824
246,595
249,146
246,653

198,676
198,300
197,025
204,016
205,774
204,331

35,829
35,507
38,799
42,579
43,372
42,322

74,269
72,708
77,667
76,194
77,468
76,963

74,094
72,615
77,543
76,046
77,325
76,787

175
93
124
148
143
176

1976....................................
1980....................................
1982....................................
1984....................................
1986....................................

190,305
190,989
182,639
180,803
178,628

84,492
81,818
78,874
76,819
74,276

105,813
109,171
103,765
103,984
104,352

179,848
181,237
171,942
171,401
167,971

10,457
9,752
10,697
9,402
10,657

Black students
129,770
131,661
126,368
124,445
123,555

121,851
124,236
117,562
116,845
114,502

7,919
7,425
8,806
7,600
9,053

60,535
59,328
56,271
56,358
55,073

57,997
57,001
54,380
54,556
53,469

2,538
2,327
1,891
1,802
1,604

1988....................................
1990....................................
1991....................................
1992....................................
1993....................................

194,151
208,682
218,366
228,963
231,198

78,268
82,897
87,380
91,949
93,110

115,883
125,785
130,986
137,014
138,088

183,402
198,237
207,449
217,614
219,431

10,749
10,445
10,917
11,349
11,767

133,786
144,204
152,864
159,585
161,444

124,438
134,924
143,411
149,754
150,867

9,348
9,280
9,453
9,831
10,577

60,365
64,478
65,502
69,378
69,754

58,964
63,313
64,038
67,860
68,564

1,401
1,165
1,464
1,518
1,190

1994....................................
1995....................................
1996....................................
1997....................................
1998....................................

230,162
229,418
224,201
222,331
223,745

91,908
91,132
88,306
86,641
87,163

138,254
138,286
135,895
135,690
136,582

218,565
218,379
213,309
210,741
211,822

11,597
11,039
10,892
11,590
11,923

161,098
159,925
156,851
153,039
154,244

150,682
149,661
146,753
142,326
142,985

10,416
10,264
10,098
10,713
11,259

69,064
69,493
67,350
69,292
69,501

67,883
68,718
66,556
68,415
68,837

1,181
775
794
877
664

1999....................................
2000....................................
2001....................................
2002....................................
2003....................................

226,592
227,239
238,638
247,292
253,257

87,987
87,319
90,718
93,538
95,703

138,605
139,920
147,920
153,754
157,554

213,779
215,172
224,417
231,834
236,753

12,813
12,067
14,221
15,458
16,504

156,292
156,706
164,354
172,203
180,104

144,166
145,277
150,831
157,507
163,977

12,126
11,429
13,523
14,696
16,127

70,300
70,533
74,284
75,089
73,153

69,613
69,895
73,586
74,327
72,776

687
638
698
762
377

2004....................................
2005....................................
2006....................................
2007....................................
2008....................................

257,545
256,584
255,150
253,415
258,403

96,750
96,891
96,508
96,313
98,634

160,795
159,693
158,642
157,102
159,769

241,030
238,030
238,446
236,885
240,133

16,515
18,554
16,704
16,530
18,270

184,708
186,047
185,894
185,344
186,446

168,619
167,916
169,365
168,906
168,299

16,089
18,131
16,529
16,438
18,147

72,837
70,537
69,256
68,071
71,957

72,411
70,114
69,081
67,979
71,834

426
423
175
92
123

2009....................................
2010....................................
2011....................................

264,090
265,911
263,414

100,550
101,644
100,516

163,540
164,267
162,898

243,954
245,163
242,860

20,136
20,748
20,554

194,088
193,843
192,014

174,099
173,238
171,636

19,989
20,605
20,378

70,002
72,068
71,400

69,855
71,925
71,224

147
143
176

Year
1

All students

NOTE: Historically Black colleges and universities are degree-granting institutions established prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans. Federal regulations, 20 U.S. Code, Section 1061 (2), allow for certain exceptions to the founding date.
Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degreegranting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and
participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is

very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities, 1976 through 1985 surveys; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:86-99); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through
Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Staff

Table 284. Employees in degree-granting institutions, by sex, employment status, control and level of institution, and primary occupation:
Selected years, fall 1991 through fall 2011

f fatS

Sex, employment status, control and level of


institution, and primary occupation
1

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

10

11

Percent
change,
2001 to
2011

12

13

All institutions ..........................................


Professional staff ...................................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
Graduate assistants...........................................
Other professional..............................................
Nonprofessional staff .............................................

2,545,235 2,602,612 2,662,075 2,752,504 2,883,175 3,083,353 3,187,907 3,379,087 3,561,428 3,723,419 3,840,980
1,595,460 1,687,287 1,744,867 1,835,916 1,950,861 2,132,150 2,268,268 2,459,885 2,629,401 2,782,149 2,923,961
217,518
230,579
238,718
144,755
143,675
147,445
151,363
159,888
152,038
184,913
196,324
826,252
915,474
931,706
989,813 1,027,830 1,113,183 1,173,593 1,290,426 1,371,390 1,439,144 1,523,615
328,979
342,393
355,916
197,751
202,819
215,909
222,724
239,738
261,136
292,061
317,141
711,514
770,033
805,712
426,702
425,319
449,807
472,016
523,405
605,793
617,701
655,994
932,027
941,270
917,019
949,775
915,325
917,208
916,588
932,314
951,203
919,639
919,202

24.6
37.1
57.0
36.9
36.3
33.0
-3.6

Males .............................................................
Professional staff ...................................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
Graduate assistants...........................................
Other professional..............................................
Nonprofessional staff .............................................

1,227,591 1,256,037 1,274,676 1,315,311 1,365,812 1,451,773 1,496,867 1,581,498 1,650,350 1,709,636 1,754,713
895,591
930,933
946,134
982,870 1,026,882 1,105,053 1,160,417 1,240,030 1,302,131 1,353,915 1,402,698
102,258
106,892
109,374
85,423
82,748
82,127
81,931
83,883
79,348
91,604
95,223
743,812
761,035
789,197
525,599
561,123
562,893
587,420
602,469
644,514
663,723
714,453
173,121
180,941
188,468
119,125
120,384
123,962
125,873
132,607
142,120
156,881
167,529
282,940
305,047
315,659
165,444
166,678
177,152
187,646
207,923
239,071
248,209
262,825
348,219
355,721
332,000
325,104
328,542
332,441
338,930
346,720
336,450
341,468
352,015

20.9
26.9
37.8
22.4
32.6
32.0
1.5

Females.........................................................
Professional staff ...................................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
Graduate assistants...........................................
Other professional..............................................
Nonprofessional staff .............................................

1,317,644 1,346,575 1,387,399 1,437,193 1,517,363 1,631,580 1,691,040 1,797,589 1,911,078 2,013,783 2,086,267
699,869
756,354
798,733
853,046
923,979 1,027,097 1,107,851 1,219,855 1,327,270 1,428,234 1,521,263
115,260
123,687
129,344
59,332
60,927
65,318
69,432
76,005
72,690
93,309
101,101
627,578
678,109
734,418
300,653
354,351
368,813
402,393
425,361
468,669
509,870
575,973
155,858
161,452
167,448
78,626
82,435
91,947
96,851
107,131
119,016
135,180
149,612
428,574
464,986
490,053
261,258
258,641
272,655
284,370
315,482
366,722
369,492
393,169
617,775
590,221
588,666
584,147
593,384
604,483
583,189
577,734
583,808
585,549
565,004

27.9
48.1
77.9
56.7
40.7
33.6
-6.5

Full-time ........................................................
Professional staff ...................................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
Other professional..............................................
Nonprofessional staff .............................................

1,812,912 1,783,510 1,801,371 1,828,507 1,918,676 2,043,208 2,083,142 2,179,864 2,281,223 2,381,702 2,435,533
1,031,797 1,039,094 1,066,510 1,104,834 1,180,173 1,283,684 1,337,568 1,432,107 1,526,823 1,619,517 1,693,088
210,257
222,282
231,602
139,116
137,834
140,990
144,529
153,722
146,523
178,691
190,078
703,463
728,977
761,619
535,623
545,706
550,822
568,719
590,937
617,868
630,092
675,624
613,103
668,258
699,867
357,058
355,554
374,698
391,586
435,514
519,293
528,785
566,405
754,400
762,185
781,115
744,416
734,861
723,673
738,503
759,524
745,574
747,757
742,445

19.2
31.9
58.1
23.3
34.8
-2.2

964,499 1,040,145 1,104,765 1,199,223 1,280,205 1,341,717 1,405,447


770,688
848,466
930,700 1,027,778 1,102,578 1,162,632 1,230,873
7,261
8,297
7,116
6,166
5,515
6,222
6,246
667,927
710,167
761,996
436,893
495,315
543,501
614,802
328,979
342,393
355,916
239,738
261,136
292,061
317,141
98,411
101,775
105,845
87,891
86,500
88,916
89,589
193,811
191,679
174,065
171,445
177,627
179,085
174,574

35.1
45.1
29.0
53.8
36.3
22.4
-8.9

1,341,914 1,333,533 1,383,476 1,418,661 1,470,842 1,558,576 1,569,870 1,656,709 1,741,699 1,803,724 1,843,204
826,633
855,913
893,345
932,972
987,622 1,069,161 1,115,312 1,200,168 1,278,894 1,336,958 1,390,625
81,364
84,355
84,911
63,674
59,678
60,590
61,984
64,336
60,245
70,397
74,241
518,221
539,901
575,534
358,376
374,021
384,399
404,109
417,086
438,459
450,123
486,691
266,429
275,872
285,905
144,344
170,916
178,342
182,481
196,393
218,260
239,600
257,578
412,880
436,830
444,275
260,239
251,298
270,014
284,398
309,807
352,197
355,192
381,658
462,805
466,766
515,281
477,620
490,131
485,689
483,220
489,415
454,558
456,541
452,579

18.3
30.1
40.9
31.3
31.0
26.1
-7.5
42.1
60.8
79.9
65.8
68.3
44.3
1.1

Part-time........................................................
Professional staff ...................................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
Graduate assistants...........................................
Other professional..............................................
Nonprofessional staff .............................................
Public 4-year.................................................
Professional staff ...................................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
Graduate assistants...........................................
Other professional..............................................
Nonprofessional staff .............................................

732,323
563,663
5,639
290,629
197,751
69,644
168,660

819,102
648,193
5,841
369,768
202,819
69,765
170,909

860,704
678,357
6,455
380,884
215,909
75,109
182,347

923,997
731,082
6,834
421,094
222,724
80,430
192,915

Private 4-year................................................
Professional staff ...................................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
Graduate assistants...........................................
Other professional..............................................
Nonprofessional staff .............................................

734,509
442,524
57,148
232,893
23,989
128,494
291,985

762,034
473,372
59,230
251,948
28,880
133,314
288,662

770,004
495,383
62,314
262,660
33,853
136,556
274,621

786,634
517,485
62,580
278,541
36,064
140,300
269,149

857,820
569,579
69,626
296,737
38,597
164,619
288,241

912,924
627,364
65,739
325,713
41,611
194,301
285,560

988,895 1,073,764 1,157,226 1,229,784 1,297,486


867,234
934,298 1,008,814
701,244
789,179
103,183
111,616
118,268
84,306
90,415
472,628
498,582
540,093
364,166
430,305
62,550
66,521
70,011
52,101
59,147
228,873
257,579
280,442
200,671
209,312
289,992
295,486
287,651
284,585
288,672

Public 2-year.................................................
Professional staff ...................................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
Graduate assistants...........................................
Other professional..............................................
Nonprofessional staff .............................................

441,414
306,631
20,772
222,532
29,216
34,111
134,783

478,980
337,371
21,531
276,413
2,762
36,665
141,609

482,454
336,661
21,806
272,434
3,401
39,020
145,793

512,086
358,367
22,822
290,451
3,561
41,533
153,719

517,967
364,703
21,459
296,239
4,170
42,835
153,264

578,394
408,792
22,566
332,665
1,215
52,346
169,602

593,466
422,756
25,872
341,643
323
54,918
170,710

610,978
440,536
26,770
354,497
374
58,895
170,442

620,784
449,372
27,363
358,925
0
63,084
171,412

638,352
467,760
27,827
373,778
0
66,155
170,592

641,616
474,644
27,562
377,696
0
69,386
166,972

10.9
16.1
22.1
13.5
-100.0
32.6
-1.6

Private 2-year................................................
Professional staff ...................................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
Graduate assistants...........................................
Other professional..............................................
Nonprofessional staff .............................................

27,398
19,672
3,161
12,451
202
3,858
7,726

28,065
20,631
3,236
13,092
261
4,042
7,434

26,141
19,478
2,735
12,213
313
4,217
6,663

35,123
27,092
3,977
16,712
618
5,785
8,031

36,546
28,957
4,467
17,768
578
6,144
7,589

33,459
26,833
3,488
16,346
50
6,949
6,626

35,676
28,956
4,338
17,661
37
6,920
6,720

37,636
30,002
4,898
18,933
42
6,129
7,634

41,719
33,901
5,608
21,616
0
6,677
7,818

51,559
43,133
6,781
26,883
0
9,469
8,426

58,674
49,878
7,977
30,292
0
11,609
8,796

75.4
85.9
128.7
85.3
-100.0
67.1
32.7

NOTE: Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees
and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is
very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges
and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Beginning in

2007, includes institutions with fewer than 15 full-time employees; these institutions did not
report staff data prior to 2007. By definition, all graduate assistants are part time.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Staff Survey (IPEDS-S:9199); and
IPEDS Winter 200102 through Winter 201112, Human Resources component, Fall Staff
section. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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412 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Staff

Table 285. Total and full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff and FTE student/FTE staff ratios in postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV programs,
by degree-granting status, control of institution, and primary occupation: Fall 1991, fall 2001, and fall 2011
Fall 1991
Full-time-equivalent
(FTE)

Total

Degree-granting status, control of institution, and


primary occupation
1

Fall 2001
Full-time-equivalent
(FTE)

Total

Number

Percent

Total

FTE
students
per
FTE staff

Fall 2011

Number

Percent

Full-time-equivalent
(FTE)

Total

Total

FTE
students
per
FTE staff

Number

Percent

Total

10

11

FTE
students
per
FTE staff

12

13

All postsecondary institutions ................. 2,591,896


Professional staff ................................................... 1,633,066
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
149,630
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
853,687
Graduate assistants...........................................
197,813
Other professionals............................................
431,936
Nonprofessional staff .............................................
958,830

100.0 2,131,463
63.0 1,273,795
5.8
146,460
32.9
652,252
7.6
81,495
16.7
393,589
37.0
857,668

4.9 3,134,008
8.1 2,170,237
70.7
156,088
15.9 1,138,734
127.1
261,261
26.3
614,154
12.1
963,771

100.0 2,476,887
69.2 1,628,322
5.0
153,008
36.3
800,870
8.3
107,999
19.6
566,446
30.8
848,565

4.9 3,920,836
7.4 2,986,568
79.1
248,982
15.1 1,565,504
112.1
355,916
21.4
816,166
14.3
934,268

100.0 3,024,572
76.2 2,196,507
6.4
244,773
39.9 1,046,421
9.1
147,617
20.8
757,696
23.8
828,065

5.4
7.5
66.9
15.6
110.9
21.6
19.8

Degree-granting institutions1
Total ................................................................. 2,545,235
Professional staff ................................................... 1,595,460
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
144,755
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
826,252
Graduate assistants...........................................
197,751
Other professionals............................................
426,702
Nonprofessional staff .............................................
949,775

100.0 2,094,628
62.7 1,244,588
5.7
141,718
32.5
632,565
7.8
81,467
16.8
388,838
37.3
850,040

4.9 3,083,353
8.3 2,132,150
73.1
152,038
16.4 1,113,183
127.2
261,136
26.6
605,793
12.2
951,203

100.0 2,436,473
69.2 1,598,710
4.9
149,051
36.1
783,036
8.5
107,943
19.6
558,680
30.8
837,763

4.8 3,840,980
7.4 2,923,961
78.9
238,718
15.0 1,523,615
109.0
355,916
21.1
805,712
14.0
917,019

100.0 2,961,224
76.1 2,147,560
6.2
234,895
39.7 1,017,020
9.3
147,617
21.0
748,028
23.9
813,664

5.4
7.4
67.6
15.6
107.6
21.2
19.5

Public......................................................... 1,783,328
Professional staff ............................................... 1,133,264
Executive/administrative/managerial..............
84,446
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) ..
580,908
Graduate assistants .......................................
173,560
Other professionals ........................................
294,350
Nonprofessional staff .........................................
650,064

100.0 1,449,398
63.5
868,112
4.7
82,835
32.6
446,113
9.7
70,707
16.5
268,458
36.5
581,286

5.4 2,136,970
9.1 1,477,953
94.9
82,811
17.6
771,124
111.2
219,475
29.3
404,543
13.5
659,017

100.0 1,660,294
69.2 1,083,384
3.9
80,942
36.1
539,581
10.3
89,412
18.9
373,449
30.8
576,910

5.2 2,484,820
8.0 1,865,269
106.7
112,473
16.0
953,230
96.6
285,905
23.1
513,661
15.0
619,551

100.0 1,891,866
75.1 1,348,674
4.5
110,609
38.4
645,542
11.5
116,475
20.7
476,047
24.9
543,192

5.8
8.1
99.0
17.0
94.0
23.0
20.2

Private nonprofit.......................................
Professional staff ...............................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..............
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) ..
Graduate assistants .......................................
Other professionals ........................................
Nonprofessional staff .........................................

742,924
447,795
58,023
236,066
24,054
129,652
295,129

100.0
60.3
7.8
31.8
3.2
17.5
39.7

630,445
365,487
56,634
180,348
10,700
117,805
264,958

3.6
6.3
40.5
12.7
214.6
19.5
8.7

880,586
598,857
63,749
306,487
39,954
188,667
281,729

100.0
68.0
7.2
34.8
4.5
21.4
32.0

728,910
477,076
62,671
223,400
17,772
173,233
251,834

3.6 1,118,046
5.6
843,740
42.3
104,010
11.9
432,733
149.3
69,376
15.3
237,621
10.5
274,306

100.0
75.5
9.3
38.7
6.2
21.3
24.5

908,455
658,560
102,228
306,604
30,859
218,868
249,895

3.7
5.0
32.5
10.8
107.6
15.2
13.3

Private for-profit .......................................


Professional staff ...............................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..............
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) ..
Graduate assistants .......................................
Other professionals ........................................
Nonprofessional staff .........................................

18,983
14,401
2,286
9,278
137
2,700
4,582

100.0
75.9
12.0
48.9
0.7
14.2
24.1

14,786
10,989
2,249
6,104
61
2,575
3,797

13.6
18.4
89.7
33.1
3,310.7
78.4
53.1

65,797
55,340
5,478
35,572
1,707
12,583
10,457

100.0
84.1
8.3
54.1
2.6
19.1
15.9

47,270
38,251
5,438
20,055
759
11,998
9,019

10.0
12.4
87.0
23.6
622.8
39.4
52.4

238,114
214,952
22,235
137,652
635
54,430
23,162

100.0
90.3
9.3
57.8
0.3
22.9
9.7

160,903
140,326
22,057
64,873
282
53,113
20,577

10.0
11.5
73.3
24.9
5,721.9
30.4
78.5

Non-degree-granting institutions2
Total .................................................................
Professional staff ...................................................
Executive/administrative/managerial..................
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)......
Graduate assistants...........................................
Other professionals............................................
Nonprofessional staff .............................................

46,661
37,606
4,875
27,435
62
5,234
9,055

100.0
80.6
10.4
58.8
0.1
11.2
19.4

36,834
29,207
4,742
19,687
28
4,750
7,627

8.2
10.4
63.8
15.4
10,964.2
63.7
39.6

50,655
38,087
4,050
25,551
125
8,361
12,568

100.0
75.2
8.0
50.4
0.2
16.5
24.8

40,414
29,611
3,957
17,834
55
7,765
10,802

8.3
11.4
85.2
18.9
6,098.1
43.4
31.2

79,856
62,607
10,264
41,889
0
10,454
17,249

100.0
78.4
12.9
52.5
0.0
13.1
21.6

63,348
48,947
9,878
29,401
0
9,668
14,400

7.6
9.8
48.8
16.4

49.9
33.5

Not applicable.
1Data for 1991 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting
institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the
earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a
few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.
2Data are for institutions that did not offer accredited 4-year or 2-year degree programs, but
were participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes some institutions transitioning to higher level program offerings, though still classified at a lower level.

NOTE: Full-time-equivalent staff is the full-time staff, plus the full-time equivalent of the parttime staff. Beginning in 2011, includes institutions with fewer than 15 full-time employees;
these institutions did not report staff data prior to 2007. By definition, all graduate assistants
are part time. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:91)
Fall Staff Survey (IPEDS-S:91); IPEDS Spring 2001 and 2012, Enrollment component; and
IPEDS Winter 200102 and 201112, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section.
(This table was prepared January 2013.)

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Table 286. Employees in degree-granting institutions, by employment status, sex, control and level of institution, and primary occupation:
Fall 2011
Full-time and part-time
Total
Control and level of institution
and primary occupation
1

Percentage
Number distribution
2

Full-time
Females

Percent
of all
Number employees

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

13

54.3 2,435,533

63.4 1,098,940 1,336,593

1,405,447

655,773

749,674

76.1 1,402,698 1,521,263


6.2
109,374
129,344
39.7
789,197
734,418
9.3
188,468
167,448
21.0
315,659
490,053

52.0 1,693,088
54.2
231,602
48.2
761,619
47.0

60.8
699,867

57.9
97.0
50.0

86.9

811,575
106,655
426,982

277,938

881,513 1,230,873
124,947
7,116
334,637
761,996

355,916
421,929
105,845

591,123
2,719
362,215
188,468
37,721

639,750
4,397
399,781
167,448
68,124

917,019
196,651
426,174
60,664
233,530

23.9
5.1
11.1
1.6
6.1

352,015
81,492
65,047
57,030
148,446

565,004
115,159
361,127
3,634
85,084

61.6
58.6
84.7
6.0
36.4

742,445
156,484
333,195
58,143
194,623

81.0
79.6
78.2
95.8
83.3

287,365
65,811
40,647
55,238
125,669

455,080
90,673
292,548
2,905
68,954

174,574
40,167
92,979
2,521
38,907

64,650
15,681
24,400
1,792
22,777

109,924
24,486
68,579
729
16,130

Public 4-year ..........................................


Professional staff .............................................
Executive/administrative/managerial...........
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
Graduate assistants.....................................
Other professional .......................................

1,843,204
1,390,625
84,911
575,534
285,905
444,275

100.0
75.4
4.6
31.2
15.5
24.1

865,368
685,308
41,416
316,533
151,064
176,295

977,836
705,317
43,495
259,001
134,841
267,980

53.1 1,237,611
50.7
855,208
51.2
82,238
45.0
382,151
47.2

60.3
390,819

67.1
61.5
96.9
66.4

88.0

576,822
422,781
40,279
223,503

158,999

660,789
432,427
41,959
158,648

231,820

605,593
535,417
2,673
193,383
285,905
53,456

288,546
262,527
1,137
93,030
151,064
17,296

317,047
272,890
1,536
100,353
134,841
36,160

Nonprofessional staff.......................................
Technical and paraprofessionals .................
Clerical and secretarial................................
Skilled crafts.................................................
Service and maintenance............................

452,579
102,992
190,112
40,186
119,289

24.6
5.6
10.3
2.2
6.5

180,060
42,594
27,411
38,105
71,950

272,519
60,398
162,701
2,081
47,339

60.2
58.6
85.6
5.2
39.7

382,403
85,804
153,828
39,048
103,723

84.5
83.3
80.9
97.2
87.0

154,041
35,959
17,267
37,202
63,613

228,362
49,845
136,561
1,846
40,110

70,176
17,188
36,284
1,138
15,566

26,019
6,635
10,144
903
8,337

44,157
10,553
26,140
235
7,229

Public 2-year ..........................................


Professional staff .............................................
Executive/administrative/managerial...........
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
Graduate assistants.....................................
Other professional .......................................

641,616
474,644
27,562
377,696
0
69,386

100.0
74.0
4.3
58.9
0.0
10.8

272,023
209,950
12,210
172,950
0
24,790

369,593
264,694
15,352
204,746
0
44,596

57.6
55.8
55.7
54.2

64.3

301,099
192,113
26,869
113,241

52,003

46.9
40.5
97.5
30.0

74.9

121,164
81,317
11,931
51,258

18,128

179,935
110,796
14,938
61,983

33,875

340,517
282,531
693
264,455
0
17,383

150,859
128,633
279
121,692
0
6,662

189,658
153,898
414
142,763
0
10,721

Nonprofessional staff.......................................
Technical and paraprofessionals .................
Clerical and secretarial................................
Skilled crafts.................................................
Service and maintenance............................

166,972
42,106
83,245
5,411
36,210

26.0
6.6
13.0
0.8
5.6

62,073
17,179
13,945
4,828
26,121

104,899
24,927
69,300
583
10,089

62.8
59.2
83.2
10.8
27.9

108,986
27,498
50,524
4,689
26,275

65.3
65.3
60.7
86.7
72.6

39,847
11,237
4,730
4,380
19,500

69,139
16,261
45,794
309
6,775

57,986
14,608
32,721
722
9,935

22,226
5,942
9,215
448
6,621

35,760
8,666
23,506
274
3,314

Private 4-year1 ........................................


Professional staff .............................................
Executive/administrative/managerial...........
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
Graduate assistants.....................................
Other professional .......................................

1,297,486
1,008,814
118,268
540,093
70,011
280,442

100.0
77.8
9.1
41.6
5.4
21.6

595,441
488,283
52,636
287,390
37,404
110,853

702,045
520,531
65,632
252,703
32,607
169,589

54.1
51.6
55.5
46.8
46.6
60.5

859,551
615,041
114,715
254,005

246,321

66.2
61.0
97.0
47.0

87.8

387,385
295,853
51,411
147,043

97,399

472,166
319,188
63,304
106,962

148,922

437,935
393,773
3,553
286,088
70,011
34,121

208,056
192,430
1,225
140,347
37,404
13,454

229,879
201,343
2,328
145,741
32,607
20,667

Nonprofessional staff.......................................
Technical and paraprofessionals .................
Clerical and secretarial................................
Skilled crafts.................................................
Service and maintenance............................

288,672
50,607
146,474
14,981
76,610

22.2
3.9
11.3
1.2
5.9

107,158
21,308
22,490
14,036
49,324

181,514
29,299
123,984
945
27,286

62.9
57.9
84.6
6.3
35.6

244,510
42,613
123,775
14,341
63,781

84.7
84.2
84.5
95.7
83.3

91,532
18,331
17,690
13,608
41,903

152,978
24,282
106,085
733
21,878

44,162
7,994
22,699
640
12,829

15,626
2,977
4,800
428
7,421

28,536
5,017
17,899
212
5,408

Private nonprofit 4-year ....................


Professional staff .........................................
Executive/administrative/managerial.......
Faculty (instruction/research/public
service)..............................................
Graduate assistants.................................
Other professional ...................................

1,110,832
837,737
103,098

100.0
75.4
9.3

513,560
411,536
45,875

597,272
426,201
57,223

53.8
50.9
55.5

773,297
541,784
99,735

69.6
64.7
96.7

351,396
264,045
44,722

421,901
277,739
55,013

337,535
295,953
3,363

162,164
147,491
1,153

175,371
148,462
2,210

428,905
69,376
236,358

38.6
6.2
21.3

235,238
37,134
93,289

193,667
32,242
143,069

45.2
46.5
60.5

238,219

203,830

55.5

86.2

138,887

80,436

99,332

123,394

190,686
69,376
32,528

96,351
37,134
12,853

94,335
32,242
19,675

Nonprofessional staff...................................
Technical and paraprofessionals .............
Clerical and secretarial............................
Skilled crafts.............................................
Service and maintenance........................

273,095
48,986
134,307
14,883
74,919

24.6
4.4
12.1
1.3
6.7

102,024
20,418
19,600
13,960
48,046

171,071
28,568
114,707
923
26,873

62.6
58.3
85.4
6.2
35.9

231,513
41,522
113,113
14,263
62,615

84.8
84.8
84.2
95.8
83.6

87,351
17,672
15,138
13,545
40,996

144,162
23,850
97,975
718
21,619

41,582
7,464
21,194
620
12,304

14,673
2,746
4,462
415
7,050

26,909
4,718
16,732
205
5,254

2,923,961
238,718
1,523,615
355,916
805,712

Nonprofessional staff.......................................
Technical and paraprofessionals .................
Clerical and secretarial................................
Skilled crafts.................................................
Service and maintenance............................

Females

2,086,267

Professional staff .............................................


Executive/administrative/managerial...........
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
Graduate assistants.....................................
Other professional .......................................

Males

3,840,980

Percent
of all
Number employees

100.0 1,754,713

All institutions................................

Males

Part-time

Total

See notes at end of table.

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Table 286. Employees in degree-granting institutions, by employment status, sex, control and level of institution, and primary occupation:
Fall 2011Continued
Full-time and part-time
Total
Control and level of institution
and primary occupation

Full-time
Females

Percentage
Number distribution

Total

Percent
of all
Number employees

Percent
of all
Number employees

Males

Females

Total

Males

10

11

12

13

Private for-profit 4-year .....................

186,654

100.0

81,881

104,773

56.1

86,254

46.2

35,989

50,265

100,400

45,892

54,508

Professional staff .........................................


Executive/administrative/managerial.......
Faculty (instruction/research/public
service)..............................................
Graduate assistants.................................
Other professional ...................................

171,077
15,170

91.7
8.1

76,747
6,761

94,330
8,409

55.1
55.4

73,257
14,980

42.8
98.7

31,808
6,689

41,449
8,291

97,820
190

44,939
72

52,881
118

111,188
635
44,084

59.6
0.3
23.6

52,152
270
17,564

59,036
365
26,520

53.1
57.5
60.2

15,786

42,491

14.2

96.4

8,156

16,963

7,630

25,528

95,402
635
1,593

43,996
270
601

51,406
365
992

Nonprofessional staff...................................
Technical and paraprofessionals .............
Clerical and secretarial............................
Skilled crafts.............................................
Service and maintenance........................

15,577
1,621
12,167
98
1,691

8.3
0.9
6.5
0.1
0.9

5,134
890
2,890
76
1,278

10,443
731
9,277
22
413

67.0
45.1
76.2
22.4
24.4

12,997
1,091
10,662
78
1,166

83.4
67.3
87.6
79.6
69.0

4,181
659
2,552
63
907

8,816
432
8,110
15
259

2,580
530
1,505
20
525

953
231
338
13
371

1,627
299
1,167
7
154

Private 2-year1 ........................................


Professional staff .............................................
Executive/administrative/managerial...........
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
Graduate assistants.....................................
Other professional .......................................

58,674
49,878
7,977
30,292
0
11,609

100.0
85.0
13.6
51.6
0.0
19.8

21,881
19,157
3,112
12,324
0
3,721

36,793
30,721
4,865
17,968
0
7,888

62.7
61.6
61.0
59.3

67.9

37,272
30,726
7,780
12,222

10,724

63.5
61.6
97.5
40.3

92.4

13,569
11,624
3,034
5,178

3,412

23,703
19,102
4,746
7,044

7,312

21,402
19,152
197
18,070
0
885

8,312
7,533
78
7,146
0
309

13,090
11,619
119
10,924
0
576

Nonprofessional staff.......................................
Technical and paraprofessionals .................
Clerical and secretarial................................
Skilled crafts.................................................
Service and maintenance............................

8,796
946
6,343
86
1,421

15.0
1.6
10.8
0.1
2.4

2,724
411
1,201
61
1,051

6,072
535
5,142
25
370

69.0
56.6
81.1
29.1
26.0

6,546
569
5,068
65
844

74.4
60.1
79.9
75.6
59.4

1,945
284
960
48
653

4,601
285
4,108
17
191

2,250
377
1,275
21
577

779
127
241
13
398

1,471
250
1,034
8
179

Private nonprofit 2-year ....................


Professional staff .........................................
Executive/administrative/managerial.......
Faculty (instruction/research/public
service)..............................................
Graduate assistants.................................
Other professional ...................................

7,214
6,003
912

100.0
83.2
12.6

2,800
2,348
370

4,414
3,655
542

61.2
60.9
59.4

4,417
3,592
865

61.2
59.8
94.8

1,644
1,350
354

2,773
2,242
511

2,797
2,411
47

1,156
998
16

1,641
1,413
31

3,828
0
1,263

53.1
0.0
17.5

1,527
0
451

2,301
0
812

60.1

64.3

1,645

1,082

43.0

85.7

618

378

1,027

704

2,183
0
181

909
0
73

1,274
0
108

Nonprofessional staff...................................
Technical and paraprofessionals .............
Clerical and secretarial............................
Skilled crafts.............................................
Service and maintenance........................

1,211
172
645
36
358

16.8
2.4
8.9
0.5
5.0

452
93
66
27
266

759
79
579
9
92

62.7
45.9
89.8
25.0
25.7

825
124
465
24
212

68.1
72.1
72.1
66.7
59.2

294
67
44
21
162

531
57
421
3
50

386
48
180
12
146

158
26
22
6
104

228
22
158
6
42

Males

Part-time

Females

Private for-profit 2-year .....................

51,460

100.0

19,081

32,379

62.9

32,855

63.8

11,925

20,930

18,605

7,156

11,449

Professional staff .........................................


Executive/administrative/managerial.......
Faculty (instruction/research/public
service)..............................................
Graduate assistants.................................
Other professional ...................................

43,875
7,065

85.3
13.7

16,809
2,742

27,066
4,323

61.7
61.2

27,134
6,915

61.8
97.9

10,274
2,680

16,860
4,235

16,741
150

6,535
62

10,206
88

26,464
0
10,346

51.4
0.0
20.1

10,797
0
3,270

15,667
0
7,076

59.2

68.4

10,577

9,642

40.0

93.2

4,560

3,034

6,017

6,608

15,887
0
704

6,237
0
236

9,650
0
468

Nonprofessional staff...................................
Technical and paraprofessionals .............
Clerical and secretarial............................
Skilled crafts.............................................
Service and maintenance........................

7,585
774
5,698
50
1,063

14.7
1.5
11.1
0.1
2.1

2,272
318
1,135
34
785

5,313
456
4,563
16
278

70.0
58.9
80.1
32.0
26.2

5,721
445
4,603
41
632

75.4
57.5
80.8
82.0
59.5

1,651
217
916
27
491

4,070
228
3,687
14
141

1,864
329
1,095
9
431

621
101
219
7
294

1,243
228
876
2
137

Not applicable.
1Includes nonprofit and for-profit private institutions.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes institutions with fewer than 15 full-time

employees; these institutions did not report staff data prior to 2007. By definition, all graduate
assistants are part time. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 201112, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Table 287. Employees in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, employment status, control and level of institution, and primary
occupation: Fall 2011
Minority

Sex, employment status, control and level


of institution, and primary occupation

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Race/
ethnicity Nonresident
unknown
alien2

Total

White

Total

Percent1

Black

Hispanic

10

11

12

13

All institutions ................................. 3,840,980 2,641,977


Professional staff .......................................... 2,923,961 2,057,876
Executive/administrative/managerial.........
238,718
186,384
Faculty (instruction/research/public service). 1,523,615 1,124,745
Graduate assistants..................................
355,916
179,433
Other professional.....................................
805,712
567,314
Nonprofessional staff ....................................
917,019
584,101

886,588
582,639
46,633
284,394
56,936
194,676
303,949

25.1
22.1
20.0
20.2
24.1
25.5
34.2

376,063
223,408
22,495
105,292
13,736
81,885
152,655

238,830
140,021
12,816
65,271
14,028
47,906
98,809

213,807
177,622
8,217
94,065
23,107
52,233
36,185

7,864
5,572
351
3,069
549
1,603
2,292

20,808
13,814
1,227
7,235
1,193
4,159
6,994

29,216
22,202
1,527
9,462
4,323
6,890
7,014

144,366
122,456
4,717
71,823
23,074
22,842
21,910

168,049
160,990
984
42,653
96,473
20,880
7,059

Males .................................................... 1,754,713


Professional staff .......................................... 1,402,698
Executive/administrative/managerial.........
109,374
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
789,197
Graduate assistants..................................
188,468
Other professional.....................................
315,659
Nonprofessional staff ....................................
352,015

1,210,791
988,566
87,761
585,856
90,684
224,265
222,225

371,721
254,665
18,849
140,179
26,335
69,302
117,056

23.5
20.5
17.7
19.3
22.5
23.6
34.5

141,656
84,620
8,572
43,797
5,351
26,900
57,036

101,701
62,069
5,198
33,028
6,480
17,363
39,632

104,131
89,903
3,783
54,076
11,721
20,323
14,228

3,411
2,495
167
1,393
277
658
916

8,847
6,040
523
3,460
529
1,528
2,807

11,975
9,538
606
4,425
1,977
2,530
2,437

70,554
61,017
2,224
36,475
12,238
10,080
9,537

101,647
98,450
540
26,687
59,211
12,012
3,197

Females................................................ 2,086,267 1,431,186


Professional staff .......................................... 1,521,263 1,069,310
Executive/administrative/managerial.........
129,344
98,623
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
734,418
538,889
Graduate assistants..................................
167,448
88,749
Other professional.....................................
490,053
343,049
Nonprofessional staff ....................................
565,004
361,876

514,867
327,974
27,784
144,215
30,601
125,374
186,893

26.5
23.5
22.0
21.1
25.6
26.8
34.1

234,407
138,788
13,923
61,495
8,385
54,985
95,619

137,129
77,952
7,618
32,243
7,548
30,543
59,177

109,676
87,719
4,434
39,989
11,386
31,910
21,957

4,453
3,077
184
1,676
272
945
1,376

11,961
7,774
704
3,775
664
2,631
4,187

17,241
12,664
921
5,037
2,346
4,360
4,577

73,812
61,439
2,493
35,348
10,836
12,762
12,373

66,402
62,540
444
15,966
37,262
8,868
3,862

Full-time ............................................... 2,435,533 1,708,829


Professional staff .......................................... 1,693,088 1,235,717
Executive/administrative/managerial.........
231,602
180,522
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
761,619
563,689
Other professional.....................................
699,867
491,506
Nonprofessional staff ....................................
742,445
473,112

616,778
366,583
45,645
147,517
173,421
250,195

26.5
22.9
20.2
20.7
26.1
34.6

265,974
137,245
22,124
41,649
73,472
128,729

166,970
86,565
12,577
31,331
42,657
80,405

148,225
119,613
7,922
65,438
46,253
28,612

4,753
3,183
339
1,449
1,395
1,570

14,110
8,383
1,199
3,529
3,655
5,727

16,746
11,594
1,484
4,121
5,989
5,152

52,917
38,489
4,536
17,000
16,953
14,428

57,009
52,299
899
33,413
17,987
4,710

Part-time............................................... 1,405,447
Professional staff .......................................... 1,230,873
Executive/administrative/managerial.........
7,116
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
761,996
Graduate assistants..................................
355,916
Other professional.....................................
105,845
Nonprofessional staff ....................................
174,574

933,148
822,159
5,862
561,056
179,433
75,808
110,989

269,810
216,056
988
136,877
56,936
21,255
53,754

22.4
20.8
14.4
19.6
24.1
21.9
32.6

110,089
86,163
371
63,643
13,736
8,413
23,926

71,860
53,456
239
33,940
14,028
5,249
18,404

65,582
58,009
295
28,627
23,107
5,980
7,573

3,111
2,389
12
1,620
549
208
722

6,698
5,431
28
3,706
1,193
504
1,267

12,470
10,608
43
5,341
4,323
901
1,862

91,449
83,967
181
54,823
23,074
5,889
7,482

111,040
108,691
85
9,240
96,473
2,893
2,349

Public 4-year........................................ 1,843,204


Professional staff .......................................... 1,390,625
Executive/administrative/managerial.........
84,911
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
575,534
Graduate assistants..................................
285,905
Other professional.....................................
444,275
Nonprofessional staff ....................................
452,579

1,233,523
945,006
66,353
419,577
147,122
311,954
288,517

431,633
280,536
16,968
110,291
46,355
106,922
151,097

25.9
22.9
20.4
20.8
24.0
25.5
34.4

168,729
91,210
8,405
30,671
11,101
41,033
77,519

114,476
66,656
4,354
24,565
11,670
26,067
47,820

121,067
103,273
3,177
48,374
18,435
33,287
17,794

2,912
2,025
81
780
444
720
887

10,736
6,931
527
2,871
1,045
2,488
3,805

13,713
10,441
424
3,030
3,660
3,327
3,272

58,715
49,159
1,172
20,368
15,699
11,920
9,556

119,333
115,924
418
25,298
76,729
13,479
3,409

Private 4-year....................................... 1,297,486


Professional staff .......................................... 1,008,814
Executive/administrative/managerial.........
118,268
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
540,093
Graduate assistants..................................
70,011
Other professional.....................................
280,442
Nonprofessional staff ....................................
288,672

906,570
721,680
93,231
396,614
32,311
199,524
184,890

288,527
194,497
21,783
97,185
10,581
64,948
94,030

24.1
21.2
18.9
19.7
24.7
24.6
33.7

129,943
80,669
10,134
39,077
2,635
28,823
49,274

71,026
42,407
6,047
18,915
2,358
15,087
28,619

69,834
57,921
4,138
32,451
4,672
16,660
11,913

2,670
2,005
204
1,085
105
611
665

4,727
3,359
397
1,856
148
958
1,368

10,327
8,136
863
3,801
663
2,809
2,191

57,341
49,923
2,776
30,995
7,375
8,777
7,418

45,048
42,714
478
15,299
19,744
7,193
2,334

Public 2-year........................................
Professional staff ..........................................
Executive/administrative/managerial.........
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
Graduate assistants..................................
Other professional.....................................
Nonprofessional staff ....................................

641,616
474,644
27,562
377,696
0
69,386
166,972

466,533
360,297
21,423
289,262

49,612
106,236

145,954
91,249
5,598
67,649

18,002
54,705

23.8
20.2
20.7
19.0

26.6
34.0

67,607
43,329
2,947
30,708

9,674
24,278

46,468
25,826
1,579
19,247

5,000
20,642

21,022
14,899
663
12,257

1,979
6,123

1,944
1,290
35
1,052

203
654

4,946
3,211
247
2,336

628
1,735

3,967
2,694
127
2,049

518
1,273

25,538
20,806
470
18,764

1,572
4,732

3,591
2,292
71
2,021

200
1,299

Private 2-year.......................................
Professional staff ..........................................
Executive/administrative/managerial.........
Faculty (instruction/research/public service).
Graduate assistants..................................
Other professional.....................................
Nonprofessional staff ....................................

58,674
49,878
7,977
30,292
0
11,609
8,796

35,351
30,893
5,377
19,292

6,224
4,458

20,474
16,357
2,284
9,269

4,804
4,117

36.7
34.6
29.8
32.5

43.6
48.0

9,784
8,200
1,009
4,836

2,355
1,584

6,860
5,132
836
2,544

1,752
1,728

1,884
1,529
239
983

307
355

338
252
31
152

69
86

399
313
56
172

85
86

1,209
931
113
582

236
278

2,772
2,568
299
1,696

573
204

77
60
17
35

8
17

Not applicable.
1Combined total of staff who were Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/
Alaska Native, and of two or more races as a percentage of total staff, excluding race/ethnicity
unknown and nonresident alien.
2Race/ethnicity not collected.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs. Includes institutions with fewer than 15 full-time employees;

Asian

these institutions did not report staff data prior to 2007. By definition, all graduate assistants are
part time. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 201112, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Staff

Table 288. Ratios of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in public degree-granting institutions, by level of institution
and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2011
Full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff
State or jurisdiction

FTE faculty as a
percent of FTE staff

FTE faculty

FTE students per FTE staff

FTE students per FTE faculty

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

United States .................... 1,891,866 1,472,137


Alabama ....................................
38,871
32,435
Alaska........................................
5,400
5,242
Arizona ......................................
36,083
24,893
Arkansas....................................
22,313
17,269
California ................................... 185,657 127,751

419,729
6,436
157
11,189
5,044
57,906

645,542
11,813
1,832
11,971
6,947
71,505

445,572
8,663
1,788
6,655
4,802
40,405

199,970
3,150
45
5,316
2,144
31,100

30.3
26.7
34.1
26.7
27.8
31.6

47.6
48.9
28.4
47.5
42.5
53.7

5.8
5.2
3.9
6.8
5.4
7.7

4.6
4.3
4.0
5.0
4.6
4.7

10.0
10.0
2.6
10.9
8.2
14.2

17.0
17.2
11.6
20.5
17.3
19.9

15.1
16.1
11.6
18.6
16.5
14.9

21.1
20.4
9.3
22.9
19.2
26.5

Colorado ....................................
Connecticut................................
Delaware....................................
District of Columbia ...................
Florida........................................

35,487
16,715
6,838
1,234
78,359

30,482
13,500
5,545
1,234
72,488

5,005
3,215
1,293
0
5,871

16,804
5,584
2,038
389
26,318

14,339
3,815
1,403
389
23,920

2,465
1,769
634
0
2,398

47.0
28.3
25.3
31.5
33.0

49.3
55.0
49.1

40.8

5.5
5.5
4.8
3.0
7.3

4.5
4.3
4.3
3.0
7.2

11.0
10.2
7.1

8.9

11.5
16.4
16.2
9.5
21.7

9.6
15.3
17.0
9.5
21.7

22.4
18.6
14.5

21.8

Georgia......................................
Hawaii ........................................
Idaho..........................................
Illinois.........................................
Indiana.......................................

58,879
8,027
8,618
71,155
47,513

46,268
6,300
7,135
49,795
42,036

12,611
1,727
1,484
21,361
5,477

18,348
3,012
3,115
20,986
15,696

12,594
2,158
2,489
11,636
12,765

5,754
854
627
9,349
2,931

27.2
34.3
34.9
23.4
30.4

45.6
49.5
42.2
43.8
53.5

5.6
5.2
5.9
5.6
5.4

4.9
3.9
5.7
3.5
4.6

8.0
10.0
6.9
10.3
11.8

17.8
13.8
16.4
18.9
16.5

18.0
11.3
16.4
15.2
15.2

17.5
20.3
16.3
23.5
22.0

Iowa ...........................................
Kansas.......................................
Kentucky ....................................
Louisiana ...................................
Maine.........................................

25,515
26,157
34,948
29,125
6,627

18,993
19,216
28,509
24,781
5,533

6,521
6,941
6,439
4,344
1,093

8,261
9,152
10,745
9,967
2,285

5,500
6,293
7,691
7,575
1,668

2,761
2,859
3,055
2,393
617

29.0
32.8
27.0
30.6
30.1

42.3
41.2
47.4
55.1
56.4

5.3
5.3
4.9
6.0
5.5

3.5
4.4
3.7
5.0
4.5

10.5
7.6
10.0
12.1
10.6

16.2
15.0
15.9
17.6
16.1

11.9
13.5
13.8
16.3
15.1

24.8
18.5
21.1
22.0
18.8

Maryland....................................
Massachusetts...........................
Michigan ....................................
Minnesota ..................................
Mississippi .................................

42,910
30,487
72,522
33,692
29,522

30,825
22,762
58,646
25,885
22,474

12,085
7,724
13,876
7,807
7,048

16,982
10,432
25,777
11,503
7,924

11,442
7,121
18,995
7,677
4,674

5,540
3,311
6,782
3,826
3,249

37.1
31.3
32.4
29.7
20.8

45.8
42.9
48.9
49.0
46.1

5.0
5.4
5.6
5.9
4.6

4.2
4.4
4.4
4.4
3.1

7.0
8.3
10.4
10.9
9.3

12.6
15.7
15.6
17.3
17.2

11.2
14.0
13.6
14.9
15.1

15.4
19.4
21.3
22.2
20.2

Missouri .....................................
Montana.....................................
Nebraska ...................................
Nevada ......................................
New Hampshire .........................

38,791
7,626
17,504
9,629
6,267

30,862
6,594
14,226
9,094
4,922

7,929
1,032
3,278
535
1,345

12,637
2,585
5,594
3,480
2,290

9,309
2,173
4,031
3,187
1,516

3,328
411
1,563
293
774

30.2
33.0
28.3
35.0
30.8

42.0
39.9
47.7
54.7
57.5

5.1
5.3
4.6
7.3
5.5

4.0
5.1
3.5
7.1
5.3

9.3
6.5
9.2
10.4
6.2

15.6
15.6
14.4
20.1
15.1

13.2
15.5
12.5
20.2
17.2

22.3
16.2
19.2
19.1
10.9

New Jersey ................................


New Mexico ...............................
New York....................................
North Carolina ...........................
North Dakota .............................

47,365
20,013
75,982
72,139
8,328

36,407
14,594
53,146
49,179
7,587

10,958
5,419
22,836
22,960
741

15,507
6,146
30,535
25,938
2,674

10,666
3,914
20,180
13,634
2,384

4,841
2,232
10,354
12,304
290

29.3
26.8
38.0
27.7
31.4

44.2
41.2
45.3
53.6
39.1

5.7
5.0
7.5
4.8
4.8

4.1
3.6
6.2
3.9
4.6

11.1
8.7
10.5
6.8
6.2

17.4
16.2
18.7
13.4
14.8

13.9
13.4
16.4
14.2
14.7

25.1
21.1
23.3
12.6
15.9

Ohio ...........................................
Oklahoma ..................................
Oregon.......................................
Pennsylvania..............................
Rhode Island .............................

78,885
29,029
28,489
65,125
4,668

65,696
24,269
20,101
55,430
3,779

13,189
4,760
8,388
9,695
889

23,639
8,712
10,753
24,411
1,885

17,376
6,870
7,098
19,653
1,404

6,263
1,843
3,656
4,757
481

26.4
28.3
35.3
35.5
37.2

47.5
38.7
43.6
49.1
54.1

5.2
5.1
5.5
5.3
6.8

4.4
4.3
4.3
4.6
5.8

9.3
9.2
8.5
9.1
11.3

17.5
16.9
14.6
14.1
16.9

16.7
15.1
12.1
13.0
15.5

19.6
23.7
19.6
18.5
20.9

South Carolina...........................
South Dakota .............................
Tennessee .................................
Texas .........................................
Utah ...........................................

28,367
5,976
32,902
177,130
20,739

21,567
5,294
26,843
132,830
17,961

6,801
682
6,059
44,300
2,778

9,552
2,115
10,801
52,290
7,325

6,259
1,754
7,820
32,474
6,184

3,293
361
2,980
19,816
1,141

29.0
33.1
29.1
24.4
34.4

48.4
53.0
49.2
44.7
41.1

5.7
5.8
5.7
5.2
6.0

4.4
5.5
4.7
3.9
5.6

9.7
8.1
10.3
9.2
9.0

16.9
16.3
17.4
17.7
17.1

15.3
16.5
16.1
16.0
16.3

20.0
15.3
20.9
20.5
21.8

Vermont .....................................
Virginia.......................................
Washington................................
West Virginia..............................
Wisconsin ..................................
Wyoming....................................

5,348
53,135
43,309
13,228
41,816
5,611

4,938
44,097
33,161
11,892
32,581
3,277

410
9,038
10,148
1,336
9,236
2,334

1,959
18,975
13,787
5,092
14,468
2,069

1,736
13,994
9,322
4,280
9,831
1,128

222
4,981
4,465
812
4,637
941

35.2
31.7
28.1
36.0
30.2
34.4

54.2
55.1
44.0
60.8
50.2
40.3

4.0
5.7
5.7
6.0
5.4
4.5

3.7
4.3
4.3
5.4
4.9
3.4

7.2
12.6
10.1
11.3
7.1
6.1

10.9
15.9
17.8
15.6
15.5
12.3

10.6
13.5
15.4
15.0
16.2
9.8

13.4
22.9
22.9
18.6
14.1
15.2

U.S. Service Academies ............

1,814

1,814

938

938

51.7

8.6

8.6

16.7

16.7

Other jurisdictions ...........


American Samoa .......................
Federated States of Micronesia.
Guam.........................................
Marshall Islands.........................
Northern Marianas ....................
Palau..........................................
Puerto Rico................................
U.S. Virgin Islands .....................

15,324
300
330
962
169
165
164
12,669
565

13,782
0
0
686
0
165
0
12,365
565

1,543
300
330
276
169
0
164
304
0

4,972
84
105
403
61
60
51
4,047
161

4,304
0
0
255
0
60
0
3,829
161

668
84
105
148
61
0
51
219
0

31.2

37.1

36.4

31.0
28.5

43.3
27.9
31.8
53.6
36.1

31.2
72.0

4.6
4.6
7.0
4.7
5.2
5.9
3.6
4.6
3.5

4.5

4.5

5.9

4.5
3.5

6.0
4.6
7.0
5.2
5.2

3.6
8.8

14.3
16.5
22.1
11.3
14.4
16.2
11.5
14.4
12.1

14.4

12.2

16.2

14.6
12.1

13.9
16.5
22.1
9.7
14.4

11.5
12.3

Not applicable.
NOTE: Full-time-equivalent staff is the full-time staff, plus the full-time equivalent of the parttime staff. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data are for all degree-granting institutions, including
those with fewer than 15 employees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 201112, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared
January 2013.)

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Table 289. Ratios of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in private degree-granting institutions, by level of institution
and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2011
Full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff
All
private

Nonprofit
4-year

Nonprofit
2-year

United States .................. 1,069,358


Alabama ..................................
6,601
Alaska......................................
562
Arizona ....................................
27,144
Arkansas..................................
3,176
California .................................
92,893

903,021
4,565
165
1,686
2,874
73,729

5,434
72
0
0
40
234

160,903
1,965
396
25,457
263
18,930

371,478
2,412
241
10,997
1,111
32,652

State or jurisdiction
1

FTE faculty as a
percent of FTE staff

FTE faculty

For-profit All private

Nonprofit Nonprofit
4-year
2-year

FTE students
per FTE staff

FTE students
per FTE faculty

For-profit

Nonprofit
4-year

For-profit

Nonprofit
4-year

For-profit

Nonprofit
4-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

304,204
1,674
76
551
970
24,610

2,400
30
0
0
13
93

64,874
708
165
10,446
128
7,949

33.7
36.7
45.9
32.7
33.8
33.4

40.3
36.1
41.6
41.0
48.6
42.0

3.6
5.1
3.2
4.6
5.3
3.4

10.0
13.8
5.1
15.4
9.4
9.9

10.8
13.9
6.9
14.1
15.6
10.2

24.9
38.2
12.3
37.4
19.3
23.6

For-profit

Colorado ..................................
Connecticut..............................
Delaware..................................
District of Columbia .................
Florida......................................

10,594
24,340
1,355
21,236
46,576

5,460
23,451
1,281
20,481
32,395

24
51
37
0
138

5,110
838
37
755
14,044

3,978
8,531
615
7,085
17,296

2,012
8,206
589
6,500
11,816

8
31
16
0
72

1,958
293
11
584
5,408

36.9
35.0
46.0
31.7
36.5

38.3
35.0
28.9
77.4
38.5

4.8
2.5
8.4
3.3
4.5

10.1
6.2
5.6
4.1
9.5

13.0
7.0
18.2
10.3
12.4

26.5
17.7
19.3
5.3
24.6

Georgia....................................
Hawaii ......................................
Idaho........................................
Illinois.......................................
Indiana.....................................

24,901
2,051
2,331
64,454
20,851

20,399
1,705
1,919
55,280
17,977

80
0
0
86
75

4,423
345
411
9,088
2,799

9,231
889
1,070
21,818
6,741

7,165
736
901
18,788
5,615

29
0
0
38
26

2,036
152
169
2,992
1,100

35.1
43.2
46.9
34.0
31.2

46.0
44.1
41.2
32.9
39.3

3.2
6.9
9.7
3.5
4.4

12.4
9.4
6.4
6.4
8.6

9.0
16.0
20.7
10.3
14.1

27.0
21.3
15.6
19.5
21.9

Iowa .........................................
Kansas.....................................
Kentucky ..................................
Louisiana .................................
Maine.......................................

20,372
4,264
8,616
8,645
4,484

10,204
3,451
6,259
7,455
4,297

35
372
0
161
44

10,132
442
2,357
1,029
143

6,680
1,662
3,425
3,031
1,429

3,781
1,377
2,330
2,450
1,348

23
114
0
75
30

2,876
171
1,095
506
50

37.1
39.9
37.2
32.9
31.4

28.4
38.6
46.5
49.2
35.3

4.9
5.3
5.3
3.3
4.1

10.7
7.2
7.1
9.6
7.1

13.3
13.3
14.3
10.0
13.1

37.7
18.5
15.3
19.6
20.2

Maryland..................................
Massachusetts.........................
Michigan ..................................
Minnesota ................................
Mississippi ...............................

24,236
81,167
14,353
18,821
2,625

23,465
80,395
13,238
12,644
2,244

0
105
11
36
0

771
667
1,104
6,140
381

6,596
27,884
5,834
7,894
1,033

6,295
27,508
5,345
5,003
874

0
70
4
11
0

302
306
484
2,879
159

26.8
34.2
40.4
39.6
39.0

39.1
45.9
43.9
46.9
41.7

1.8
3.0
6.7
4.9
6.1

10.0
8.9
8.4
11.6
6.5

6.9
8.6
16.5
12.3
15.8

25.5
19.4
19.1
24.7
15.6

Missouri ...................................
Montana...................................
Nebraska .................................
Nevada ....................................
New Hampshire .......................

33,106
983
6,062
1,599
7,663

30,129
885
5,669
551
7,194

138
99
46
0
46

2,839
0
347
1,048
422

11,646
368
2,048
747
2,241

10,482
337
1,890
270
2,035

68
31
12
0
31

1,096
0
145
476
175

34.8
38.1
33.3
49.1
28.3

38.6

41.9
45.4
41.4

3.8
4.7
4.9
5.8
3.4

11.0

7.3
10.8
6.3

10.9
12.4
14.7
11.8
12.0

28.5

17.4
23.7
15.3

New Jersey ..............................


New Mexico .............................
New York..................................
North Carolina .........................
North Dakota ...........................

16,294
1,119
142,639
37,734
1,139

15,231
267
135,910
35,839
1,013

0
0
582
127
0

1,063
852
6,148
1,768
127

5,649
497
48,640
10,128
430

5,231
87
45,907
9,425
381

0
0
320
41
0

418
410
2,412
662
49

34.3
32.6
33.8
26.3
37.6

39.3
48.1
39.2
37.4
38.4

4.1
3.7
3.3
2.4
4.9

7.0
10.7
7.8
8.3
6.3

11.9
11.3
9.7
9.0
13.0

17.9
22.3
20.0
22.1
16.5

Ohio .........................................
Oklahoma ................................
Oregon.....................................
Pennsylvania............................
Rhode Island ...........................

32,539
5,649
7,088
79,008
9,659

27,266
4,548
6,107
71,435
9,659

391
0
0
1,171
0

4,882
1,101
981
6,403
0

12,541
2,010
2,896
27,381
3,014

10,187
1,525
2,444
24,142
3,014

179
0
0
507
0

2,176
485
452
2,732
0

37.4
33.5
40.0
33.8
31.2

44.6
44.0
46.1
42.7

4.5
4.5
4.8
3.5
4.0

7.6
8.2
8.6
7.5

12.1
13.5
12.0
10.3
12.9

17.0
18.6
18.7
17.5

South Carolina.........................
South Dakota ...........................
Tennessee ...............................
Texas .......................................
Utah .........................................

8,551
1,911
38,501
36,240
8,627

5,817
1,222
35,614
29,497
7,075

168
34
177
540
106

2,566
654
2,711
6,204
1,447

2,874
669
9,445
13,169
3,191

2,077
490
8,171
10,440
2,470

49
18
75
245
54

748
161
1,199
2,484
667

35.7
40.1
22.9
35.4
34.9

29.1
24.6
44.2
40.0
46.1

5.3
4.8
2.0
3.8
9.3

1.0
4.0
8.7
8.9
9.1

15.0
11.9
8.8
10.6
26.5

3.4
16.3
19.8
22.1
19.7

Vermont ...................................
Virginia.....................................
Washington..............................
West Virginia............................
Wisconsin ................................
Wyoming..................................

4,238
22,257
8,865
4,308
16,694
236

3,899
16,521
7,626
2,141
14,889
0

198
0
11
0
0
0

142
5,736
1,229
2,167
1,805
236

1,404
8,549
3,664
1,805
6,262
78

1,287
6,040
3,151
744
5,457
0

82
0
5
0
0
0

36
2,509
509
1,061
805
78

33.0
36.6
41.3
34.7
36.7

25.3
43.7
41.4
49.0
44.6
33.2

4.0
5.6
5.0
4.9
3.6

3.3
7.9
8.9
11.9
6.2
7.3

12.2
15.2
12.0
14.2
9.8

13.2
18.0
21.4
24.3
13.8
22.0

Other jurisdictions .........

15,424
0
0
47
0
0
0
15,377
0

11,649
0
0
47
0
0
0
11,603
0

328
0
0
0
0
0
0
328
0

3,446
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,446
0

6,294
0
0
11
0
0
0
6,282
0

4,589
0
0
11
0
0
0
4,578
0

146
0
0
0
0
0
0
146
0

1,559
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,559
0

39.4

24.2

39.5

45.2

45.2

10.4

1.4

10.5

12.0

12.0

26.5

5.8

26.5

26.5

26.5

American Samoa .....................


Federated States of Micronesia..
Guam.......................................
Marshall Islands.......................
Northern Marianas ..................
Palau........................................
Puerto Rico..............................
U.S. Virgin Islands ...................

Not applicable.
NOTE: Full-time-equivalent staff is the full-time staff, plus the full-time equivalent of the parttime staff. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data are for all degree-granting institutions, including
those with fewer than 15 employees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 201112, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared
January 2013.)

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Staff

Table 290. Number of instructional faculty in degree-granting institutions, by employment status, sex, control, and level of institution: Selected
years, fall 1970 through fall 2011
Employment status

Year
1

Total

Full-time

Part-time

Sex
Percent
full-time

Males

Control

Females

Percent
female

Level

Private
Public

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

1970...........................................
19711 .........................................
1972...........................................
19731 .........................................
19741 .........................................

474,000
492,000
500,000
527,000
567,000

369,000
379,000
380,000
389,000
406,000

104,000
113,000
120,000
138,000
161,000

77.8
77.0
76.0
73.8
71.6

314,000
333,000
343,000
365,000
397,000

160,000
159,000
157,000
162,000
170,000

382,000
387,000
384,000
401,000
427,000

92,000
105,000
116,000
126,000
140,000

19751 .........................................
1976...........................................
1977...........................................
19791 .........................................
19801 .........................................

628,000
633,000
678,000
675,000
686,000

440,000
434,000
448,000
445,000
450,000

188,000
199,000
230,000
230,000
236,000

70.1
68.6
66.1
65.9
65.6

443,000
449,000
492,000
488,000
495,000

185,000
184,000
186,000
187,000
191,000

467,000
467,000
485,000
494,000
494,000

161,000
166,000
193,000
182,000
192,000

1981...........................................
19821 .........................................
1983...........................................
19841 .........................................
19851 .........................................

705,000
710,000
724,000
717,000
715,000

461,000
462,000
471,000
462,000
459,000

244,000
248,000
254,000
255,000
256,000

65.4
65.1
65.1
64.4
64.2

509,000
506,000
512,000
505,000
503,000

196,000
204,000
212,000
212,000
212,000

493,000
493,000
504,000
504,000
504,000

212,000
217,000
220,000
213,000
211,000

19861 .........................................
19872 .........................................
19892 .........................................
19912 .........................................
19932 .........................................

722,000
793,070
824,220
826,252
915,474

459,000
523,420
524,426
535,623
545,706

263,000
269,650
299,794
290,629
369,768

63.6
66.0
63.6
64.8
59.6

529,413
534,254
525,599
561,123

263,657
289,966
300,653
354,351

33.2
35.2
36.4
38.7

510,000
552,749
577,298
580,908
650,434

212,000
240,321
246,922
245,344
265,040

236,066
254,130

9,278
10,910

506,000
547,505
583,700
591,269
625,969

216,000
245,565
240,520
234,983
289,505

19952 .........................................
19972 .........................................
19992 .........................................
20012 .........................................
20032 .........................................

931,706
989,813
1,027,830
1,113,183
1,173,593

550,822
568,719
590,937
617,868
630,092

380,884
421,094
436,893
495,315
543,501

59.1
57.5
57.5
55.5
53.7

562,893
587,420
602,469
644,514
663,723

368,813
402,393
425,361
468,669
509,870

39.6
40.7
41.4
42.1
43.4

656,833
694,560
713,325
771,124
791,766

274,873
295,253
314,505
342,059
381,827

260,900
271,257
284,652
306,487
330,097

13,973
23,996
29,853
35,572
51,730

647,059
682,650
713,823
764,172
814,289

284,647
307,163
314,007
349,011
359,304

20052 .........................................
20072 .........................................
20092 .........................................
20112 .........................................

1,290,426
1,371,390
1,439,144
1,523,615

675,624
703,463
728,977
761,619

614,802
667,927
710,167
761,996

52.4
51.3
50.7
50.0

714,453
743,812
761,035
789,197

575,973
627,578
678,109
734,418

44.6
45.8
47.1
48.2

841,188
877,146
913,679
953,230

449,238
494,244
525,465
570,385

361,523
385,875
408,561
432,733

87,715
916,996
108,369
990,849
116,904 1,038,483
137,652 1,115,627

373,430
380,541
400,661
407,988

Not available.
1Estimated on the basis of enrollment. For methodological details on estimates, see
National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2000.
2Because of revised survey methods, data are not directly comparable with figures for
years prior to 1987.
NOTE: Includes faculty members with the title of professor, associate professor, assistant
professor, instructor, lecturer, assisting professor, adjunct professor, or interim professor (or
the equivalent). Excluded are graduate students with titles such as graduate or teaching fellow who assist senior faculty. Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education,
while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The
degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification,

but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that
did not grant degrees. Beginning in 2007, includes institutions with fewer than 15 full-time
employees; these institutions did not report staff data prior to 2007. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Employees in Institutions of Higher Education, 1970 and 1972, and Staff Survey 1976; Projections of Education Statistics to
2000; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Staff Survey
(IPEDS-S:8799); IPEDS Winter 200102 through Winter 201112, Human Resources
component, Fall Staff section; and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
Higher Education Staff Information Survey (EEO-6), 1977, 1981, and 1983. (This table was
prepared July 2012.)

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Table 291. Full-time instructional faculty in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and academic rank: Fall 2007, fall 2009, and fall 2011
Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and two or more races
Asian/Pacific Islander

Sex and academic rank


1

Total

White

Total

Percent1

Black

Hispanic

Total

Asian

American
Indian/
Pacific
Alaska
Islander
Native

Two or
more
races

Race/
ethnicity
unknown

Nonresidentalien2

12

13

14

10

11

3,340

11,875

31,222

528
604
679
965
151
413

1,309
1,628
3,593
2,350
661
2,334

1,485
2,535
12,357
2,000
1,807
11,038

3,457
580
601
719
1,002
138
417

16,058
1,923
2,387
4,617
3,396
882
2,853

30,745
1,457
2,545
11,931
1,845
1,704
11,263

37,261
10,684
8,338
10,658
2,568
1,084
3,929

1,737
365
321
306
477
64
204

8,973
1,405
1,497
2,477
1,583
466
1,545

20,247
1,198
1,786
7,627
1,039
936
7,661

22,430
2,600
4,294
8,054
2,998
1,234
3,250

1,720
215
280
413
525
74
213

7,085
518
890
2,140
1,813
416
1,308

10,498
259
759
4,304
806
768
3,602

2007
Total..................................................

703,463

540,460

119,906

18.2

37,930

24,975

53,661

Professors.................................................
Associate professors ................................
Assistant professors .................................
Instructors.................................................
Lecturers...................................................
Other faculty .............................................

173,395
143,692
168,508
101,429
31,264
85,175

147,867
115,274
117,618
77,609
23,470
58,622

22,734
24,255
34,940
19,470
5,326
13,181

13.3
17.4
22.9
20.1
18.5
18.4

5,839
7,855
10,642
7,480
1,602
4,512

4,128
4,714
6,329
5,800
1,492
2,512

12,239
11,082
17,290
5,225
2,081
5,744

2009
Total..................................................
Professors.................................................
Associate professors ................................
Assistant professors .................................
Instructors.................................................
Lecturers...................................................
Other faculty .............................................

728,977
177,581
148,981
171,639
104,521
33,332
92,923

551,271
149,568
117,270
117,892
78,329
24,895
63,317

130,903
24,633
26,779
37,199
20,951
5,851
15,490

19.2
14.1
18.6
24.0
21.1
19.0
19.7

39,715
6,086
8,163
10,979
7,806
1,812
4,869

28,040
4,683
5,383
6,789
6,577
1,583
3,025

59,691
13,284
12,632
18,712
5,566
2,318
7,179

Males ........................................................
Professors.............................................
Associate professors.............................
Assistant professors..............................
Instructors .............................................
Lecturers...............................................
Other faculty..........................................

415,821
127,931
87,965
88,665
46,762
15,724
48,774

314,712
107,315
68,747
59,607
35,137
11,702
32,204

71,889
18,013
15,935
18,954
9,003
2,620
7,364

18.6
14.4
18.8
24.1
20.4
18.3
18.6

18,026
3,755
4,180
4,568
2,880
822
1,821

14,865
3,209
3,096
3,422
3,078
650
1,410

Females ....................................................
Professors.............................................
Associate professors.............................
Assistant professors..............................
Instructors .............................................
Lecturers...............................................
Other faculty..........................................

313,156
49,650
61,016
82,974
57,759
17,608
44,149

236,559
42,253
48,523
58,285
43,192
13,193
31,113

59,014
6,620
10,844
18,245
11,948
3,231
8,126

20.0
13.5
18.3
23.8
21.7
19.7
20.7

21,689
2,331
3,983
6,411
4,926
990
3,048

13,175
1,474
2,287
3,367
3,499
933
1,615

2011
Total..................................................

761,619

563,689

147,517

20.7

41,649

31,331

66,887

65,438

1,449

3,529

4,121

17,000

33,413

Professors.................................................
Associate professors ................................
Assistant professors .................................
Instructors.................................................
Lecturers...................................................
Other faculty .............................................

181,508
155,200
174,045
109,054
34,477
107,335

150,334
119,371
118,014
80,703
25,823
69,444

27,588
30,648
39,988
23,160
6,262
19,871

15.5
20.4
25.3
22.3
19.5
22.2

6,517
8,695
10,994
8,600
1,688
5,155

5,180
6,143
7,428
6,906
1,773
3,901

14,646
14,409
19,822
5,808
2,456
9,746

14,425
14,129
19,443
5,449
2,421
9,571

221
280
379
359
35
175

589
597
701
981
135
526

656
804
1,043
865
210
543

2,202
2,477
4,926
3,263
849
3,283

1,384
2,704
11,117
1,928
1,543
14,737

Males ........................................................
Professors.............................................
Associate professors.............................
Assistant professors..............................
Instructors .............................................
Lecturers...............................................
Other faculty..........................................

426,982
128,648
89,741
88,168
48,130
15,689
56,606

315,801
106,039
68,447
58,531
35,870
11,720
35,194

79,805
19,841
17,865
19,881
9,749
2,740
9,729

20.2
15.8
20.7
25.4
21.4
18.9
21.7

18,660
3,984
4,373
4,458
3,136
751
1,958

16,345
3,499
3,437
3,692
3,133
753
1,831

41,057
11,579
9,305
10,974
2,669
1,110
5,420

40,357
11,420
9,142
10,820
2,526
1,090
5,359

700
159
163
154
143
20
61

1,749
362
313
303
463
47
261

1,994
417
437
454
348
79
259

9,602
1,643
1,574
2,693
1,487
410
1,795

21,774
1,125
1,855
7,063
1,024
819
9,888

Females ....................................................
Professors.............................................
Associate professors.............................
Assistant professors..............................
Instructors .............................................
Lecturers...............................................
Other faculty..........................................

334,637
52,860
65,459
85,877
60,924
18,788
50,729

247,888
44,295
50,924
59,483
44,833
14,103
34,250

67,712
7,747
12,783
20,107
13,411
3,522
10,142

21.5
14.9
20.1
25.3
23.0
20.0
22.8

22,989
2,533
4,322
6,536
5,464
937
3,197

14,986
1,681
2,706
3,736
3,773
1,020
2,070

25,830
3,067
5,104
8,848
3,139
1,346
4,326

25,081
3,005
4,987
8,623
2,923
1,331
4,212

749
62
117
225
216
15
114

1,780
227
284
398
518
88
265

2,127
239
367
589
517
131
284

7,398
559
903
2,233
1,776
439
1,488

11,639
259
849
4,054
904
724
4,849

Not available.
1Combined total of faculty who were Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American
Indian/Alaska Native, and of two or more races as a percentage of total faculty, excluding
race/ethnicity unknown and nonresident alien.
2Race/ethnicity not collected.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes institutions with fewer than 15 full-time

employees; these institutions did not report staff data prior to 2007. Race categories
exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 200708, Winter
200910, and Winter 201112, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This
table was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Research
Instruction activity and number of classes

Doctoral

Comprehensive

All institutions

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Private

Private liberal arts

Public 2-year

Other

10

11

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Number of full-time faculty and instructional staff


(in thousands)....................................................
Percentage distribution ............................................

681.8
100.0

(0.05)
()

162.1
23.8

(0.85)
(0.12)

63.5
9.3

(1.58)
(0.23)

51.3
7.5

(0.76)
(0.11)

21.7
3.2

(0.79)
(0.12)

107.3
15.7

(2.98)
(0.44)

41.4
6.1

(1.59)
(0.23)

49.6
7.3

(1.80)
(0.26)

114.6
16.8

(1.09)
(0.16)

70.2
10.3

(3.36)
(0.49)

Average hours worked per week .............................


Paid activities within institution.............................
Unpaid activities within institution ........................
Paid activities outside institution ..........................
Unpaid activities outside institution......................

53.3
45.4
3.8
2.2
1.9

(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.03)

55.6
48.8
3.1
1.8
1.9

(0.21)
(0.19)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.05)

55.8
47.8
3.3
2.7
2.0

(0.42)
(0.36)
(0.15)
(0.21)
(0.09)

54.0
45.9
3.9
2.1
2.1

(0.38)
(0.31)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.11)

52.4
44.7
3.8
2.3
1.7

(0.59)
(0.47)
(0.20)
(0.25)
(0.11)

53.2
44.4
4.4
2.3
2.1

(0.31)
(0.27)
(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.09)

51.8
42.9
4.4
2.2
2.3

(0.53)
(0.55)
(0.15)
(0.17)
(0.12)

54.0
45.6
4.4
2.0
2.0

(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.14)

49.2
40.9
4.2
2.3
1.7

(0.34)
(0.27)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.08)

53.1
45.1
3.6
2.8
1.6

(0.49)
(0.59)
(0.22)
(0.24)
(0.10)

Work time distribution (percent)...............................


Teaching...............................................................
Research/scholarship ..........................................
Other activities (administration, professional
growth, etc.) ...................................................

100.0
58.2
20.0

()
(0.27)
(0.44)

100.0
43.5
33.2

()
(0.43)
(0.42)

100.0
43.1
34.0

()
(0.76)
(0.84)

100.0
55.5
22.3

(2.08)
(0.72)
(0.72)

100.0
55.0
24.6

()
(1.15)
(0.84)

100.0
64.7
15.0

()
(0.70)
(0.49)

100.0
67.5
11.2

()
(0.78)
(0.57)

100.0
65.9
12.7

()
(0.80)
(0.67)

100.0
78.4
3.7

()
(0.65)
(0.26)

100.0
55.0
18.7

()
(1.61)
(0.97)

21.7

(0.17)

23.2

(0.45)

22.8

(0.67)

22.2

(0.64)

20.4

(1.21)

20.4

(0.66)

21.3

(0.75)

21.3

(0.73)

17.9

(0.54)

26.3

(1.27)

Distribution by hours taught per week .....................


Less than 4.0 .......................................................
4.0 to 5.9..............................................................
6.0 to 7.9..............................................................
8.0 to 9.9..............................................................
10.0 to 14.9..........................................................
15.0 or more ........................................................

100.0
30.3
5.8
13.8
12.5
18.2
19.4

()
(0.44)
(0.21)
(0.37)
(0.30)
(0.39)
(0.40)

100.0
48.9
8.4
20.0
9.0
7.9
5.8

()
(0.83)
(0.50)
(0.80)
(0.49)
(0.55)
(0.43)

100.0
52.2
8.8
15.2
9.3
8.8
5.7

()
(1.31)
(0.77)
(1.20)
(0.87)
(0.88)
(0.67)

100.0
30.0
6.0
22.2
16.9
15.1
9.7

()
(1.70)
(0.58)
(1.14)
(1.20)
(1.13)
(0.92)

100.0
26.5
8.4
22.0
19.3
15.0
8.7

()
(1.74)
(1.37)
(1.77)
(1.76)
(1.53)
(1.34)

100.0
16.3
4.1
12.0
21.5
31.5
14.6

()
(1.08)
(0.53)
(0.78)
(0.93)
(1.24)
(0.93)

100.0
14.9
4.1
11.0
18.7
32.7
18.5

()
(1.06)
(0.57)
(1.43)
(1.78)
(2.15)
(1.92)

100.0
15.5
4.1
13.3
19.5
33.5
14.1

()
(1.15)
(0.57)
(1.48)
(1.83)
(1.93)
(1.39)

100.0
14.5
2.5
4.4
5.7
14.7
58.2

()
(0.86)
(0.33)
(0.60)
(0.61)
(0.90)
(1.47)

100.0
36.0
6.7
9.0
7.2
19.6
21.5

()
(2.35)
(0.99)
(0.88)
(0.98)
(1.95)
(1.73)

Distribution by number of students taught ...............


Less than 25 ........................................................
25 to 49................................................................
50 to 74................................................................
75 to 99................................................................
100 to 149............................................................
150 or more .........................................................

100.0
30.6
17.0
16.2
13.0
14.2
9.0

()
(0.46)
(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.30)
(0.39)
(0.27)

100.0
46.0
17.0
11.9
7.6
7.6
9.8

()
(0.84)
(0.83)
(0.69)
(0.51)
(0.54)
(0.59)

100.0
51.5
16.9
10.0
6.2
7.0
8.4

()
(1.56)
(1.06)
(0.99)
(0.57)
(0.78)
(0.73)

100.0
29.7
17.1
16.3
13.9
13.2
9.8

()
(1.53)
(0.99)
(1.29)
(0.91)
(0.87)
(0.87)

100.0
31.9
18.8
20.9
11.2
9.9
7.4

()
(1.88)
(1.74)
(1.64)
(0.95)
(1.21)
(1.04)

100.0
16.8
17.9
18.7
17.5
19.4
9.7

()
(1.25)
(0.96)
(0.77)
(0.86)
(1.22)
(0.85)

100.0
16.5
22.7
26.5
17.6
13.1
3.6

()
(1.23)
(1.57)
(1.32)
(1.15)
(1.61)
(0.72)

100.0
20.8
25.4
24.4
15.8
10.6
3.0

()
(1.44)
(1.62)
(1.40)
(1.09)
(0.96)
(0.62)

100.0
15.9
12.0
16.2
18.1
25.7
12.1

()
(0.94)
(0.77)
(0.86)
(0.78)
(0.98)
(0.86)

100.0
36.8
13.4
14.4
11.5
14.9
8.9

()
(1.96)
(1.41)
(1.07)
(1.03)
(1.58)
(0.63)

Distribution by student classroom contact hours per


week1 .................................................................
Less than 50 ........................................................
50 to 99................................................................
100 to 199............................................................
200 to 349............................................................
350 to 499............................................................
500 or more .........................................................

100.0
24.2
5.3
7.1
9.0
7.7
46.8

()
(0.40)
(0.23)
(0.20)
(0.28)
(0.24)
(0.44)

100.0
38.3
7.7
9.4
10.9
8.0
25.6

()
(0.83)
(0.56)
(0.54)
(0.52)
(0.44)
(0.74)

100.0
42.7
7.0
10.7
10.4
8.1
21.2

()
(1.33)
(0.82)
(0.87)
(0.83)
(0.83)
(1.21)

100.0
23.2
6.4
8.0
10.4
10.6
41.4

()
(1.52)
(0.68)
(0.88)
(0.88)
(1.03)
(1.36)

100.0
22.0
7.0
8.6
12.8
11.5
38.0

()
(1.53)
(1.20)
(1.38)
(1.74)
(1.03)
(1.81)

100.0
11.9
4.3
6.2
8.6
7.9
61.1

()
(1.04)
(0.52)
(0.62)
(0.71)
(0.91)
(1.46)

100.0
12.6
2.7
4.5
10.9
10.2
59.1

()
(1.02)
(0.55)
(0.66)
(1.38)
(0.79)
(1.75)

100.0
12.2
4.9
7.2
11.9
12.4
51.4

()
(1.05)
(0.48)
(1.02)
(1.27)
(0.93)
(2.13)

100.0
11.9
2.5
3.4
3.6
3.5
75.0

()
(0.77)
(0.39)
(0.43)
(0.54)
(0.40)
(1.16)

100.0
30.8
5.2
6.1
6.8
4.6
46.6

()
(1.87)
(0.88)
(0.99)
(0.79)
(0.70)
(2.30)

Distribution by total classroom credit hours..............


Less than 4.0 .......................................................
4.0 to 5.9..............................................................
6.0 to 7.9..............................................................
8.0 to 9.9..............................................................
10.0 to 14.9..........................................................
15.0 or more ........................................................

100.0
31.8
6.6
15.0
14.8
20.2
11.6

()
(0.54)
(0.22)
(0.37)
(0.33)
(0.38)
(0.31)

100.0
48.9
9.4
21.6
10.4
7.7
1.9

()
(0.82)
(0.54)
(0.66)
(0.60)
(0.51)
(0.24)

100.0
52.1
10.2
14.0
10.7
9.7
3.2

()
(1.55)
(0.63)
(1.04)
(0.84)
(0.99)
(0.52)

100.0
30.1
6.8
25.1
19.9
14.8
3.3

()
(1.46)
(0.67)
(1.29)
(1.28)
(1.17)
(0.64)

100.0
29.0
10.5
21.3
20.8
13.2
5.2

()
(1.75)
(1.53)
(1.71)
(1.47)
(1.40)
(0.99)

100.0
18.0
3.5
14.2
25.3
32.0
7.0

()
(1.03)
(0.35)
(0.94)
(1.15)
(1.20)
(0.88)

100.0
17.5
4.5
12.2
23.4
35.4
6.9

()
(1.44)
(0.61)
(1.04)
(1.73)
(1.94)
(0.71)

100.0
23.7
5.6
11.4
19.1
32.5
7.7

()
(2.18)
(0.67)
(1.15)
(1.16)
(2.20)
(1.28)

100.0
15.4
3.7
6.6
8.1
24.3
41.8

()
(0.84)
(0.44)
(0.72)
(0.60)
(1.28)
(1.50)

100.0
38.1
7.0
10.1
10.0
22.3
12.5

()
(2.23)
(0.83)
(1.07)
(1.19)
(1.38)
(1.17)

Faculty/staff distribution by instruction


activity (percent)

See notes at end of table.

420 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Staff

Table 292. Percentage distribution of full-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution, selected instruction activities, and number of classes
taught for credit: Fall 2003

Table 292. Percentage distribution of full-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution, selected instruction activities, and number of classes
taught for credit: Fall 2003Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Research
Instruction activity and number of classes

Doctoral

Comprehensive

All institutions

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Private

Private liberal arts

Public 2-year

Other

10

11

1
Faculty/staff distribution by number of classes
taught for credit (percent)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Faculty/staff with undergraduate classes only,


by total for-credit courses ..................................
1...........................................................................
2...........................................................................
3...........................................................................
4...........................................................................
5 or more .............................................................

100.0
11.0
17.4
23.7
21.9
26.1

()
(0.43)
(0.62)
(0.65)
(0.73)
(0.70)

100.0
24.2
38.0
22.6
10.8
4.4

()
(2.40)
(2.80)
(2.21)
(1.43)
(0.86)

100.0
20.2
31.2
30.8
11.7
6.1

()
(2.97)
(3.96)
(3.42)
(2.99)
(1.74)

100.0
14.1
24.2
31.1
20.4
10.1

()
(2.91)
(3.05)
(2.98)
(1.92)
(1.97)

100.0
10.0
38.6
37.3
10.9
3.2 !

()
(2.52)
(5.05)
(3.60)
(2.75)
(1.15)

100.0
10.5
14.6
28.6
33.3
13.0

()
(1.31)
(1.51)
(1.89)
(1.87)
(1.56)

100.0
9.3
18.5
30.3
30.7
11.2

()
(1.13)
(2.14)
(2.48)
(2.77)
(1.53)

100.0
9.9
22.7
34.3
21.1
12.0

()
(0.98)
(2.32)
(2.57)
(2.22)
(1.44)

100.0
8.7
10.7
16.0
16.9
47.6

()
(0.75)
(0.77)
(0.96)
(1.00)
(1.49)

Faculty/staff with graduate classes only, by total


for-credit courses ...............................................
1...........................................................................
2...........................................................................
3...........................................................................
4...........................................................................
5 or more .............................................................

100.0
40.1
31.0
16.7
7.1
5.1

()
(1.21)
(1.07)
(0.88)
(0.80)
(0.52)

100.0
50.4
26.3
14.3
4.5
4.4

()
(2.17)
(1.81)
(1.38)
(1.24)
(0.69)

100.0
48.0
27.9
13.3
7.4
3.4 !

()
(3.69)
(2.93)
(2.60)
(2.07)
(1.33)

100.0
34.3
39.1
16.3
7.4

()
(3.04)
(3.32)
(2.76)
(2.04)
()

100.0
25.9
50.7
14.1
3.7 !
5.7 !

()
(4.02)
(4.02)
(3.52)
(1.44)
(2.80)

100.0
23.6
33.6
29.6
10.1 !
3.1 !

()
(3.86)
(5.32)
(4.35)
(3.39)
(1.52)

100.0
13.0
28.7
36.3
16.5
5.5 !

()
(3.72)
(4.00)
(4.99)
(3.92)
(2.85)

100.0
15.8 !
31.6 !
22.7 !
16.7 !

()
(6.35)
(12.42)
(9.79)
(8.04)
()

Faculty/staff with both undergraduate and graduate


classes, by total for-credit courses.....................
1...........................................................................
2...........................................................................
3...........................................................................
4...........................................................................
5 or more .............................................................

100.0
23.3
33.4
24.3
12.2
6.7

()
(0.68)
(0.83)
(0.70)
(0.54)
(0.43)

100.0
32.5
44.3
15.5
4.5
3.1

()
(1.37)
(1.36)
(0.99)
(0.64)
(0.45)

100.0
38.4
42.8
12.4
3.7
2.8

()
(1.89)
(2.33)
(1.37)
(1.06)
(0.78)

100.0
21.1
37.1
26.5
10.1
5.2

()
(2.17)
(2.15)
(1.75)
(1.37)
(0.75)

100.0
20.2
37.8
32.0
6.6 !

()
(2.37)
(2.58)
(3.01)
(2.02)
()

100.0
9.0
19.6
38.1
23.4
9.9

()
(1.04)
(1.30)
(1.91)
(1.69)
(1.01)

100.0
10.3
19.0
34.8
24.4
11.4

()
(2.14)
(2.78)
(2.85)
(3.39)
(2.07)

100.0
9.4
18.3
29.5
27.5
15.2

()
(2.00)
(2.62)
(3.77)
(3.74)
(3.65)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Distribution by student classroom contact hours per week is based on the number of contact hours that faculty and instructional staff spend each week with students during classroom instruction multiplied by the number of students taught.

100.0
11.2
13.7
17.3
28.4
29.4

()
(2.17)
(2.29)
(2.77)
(2.48)
(2.14)

()
()
()
()
()
()

100.0
37.8
32.9
13.4
7.2 !
8.7

()
(3.15)
(2.93)
(2.48)
(2.21)
(1.94)

()
()
()
()
()
()

100.0
24.8
18.7
21.2
16.6
18.6

()
(3.18)
(3.00)
(3.06)
(3.55)
(2.88)

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004 National Study of Postsecondary
Faculty (NSOPF:04). (This table was prepared December 2008.)

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Staff

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Research
Instruction activity and number of classes

Doctoral

Comprehensive

All institutions

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Private

Private liberal arts

Public 2-year

Other

10

11

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Number of part-time faculty and instructional staff


(in thousands)....................................................

530.0

(0.02)

39.7

(0.78)

23.2

(0.96)

20.8

(0.82)

15.4

(0.83)

60.3

(2.49)

53.5

(2.17)

28.4

(2.19)

230.1

(2.00)

58.7

(3.38)

Percentage distribution ............................................

100.0

()

7.5

(0.15)

4.4

(0.18)

3.9

(0.15)

2.9

(0.16)

11.4

(0.47)

10.1

(0.41)

5.4

(0.41)

43.4

(0.38)

11.1

(0.64)

Average hours worked per week .............................


Paid activities within institution.............................
Unpaid activities within institution ........................
Paid activities outside institution ..........................
Unpaid activities outside institution......................

39.9
13.7
1.7
22.1
2.3

(0.30)
(0.13)
(0.06)
(0.28)
(0.06)

41.1
19.0
1.8
18.3
2.0

(0.85)
(0.61)
(0.25)
(0.98)
(0.25)

42.6
14.0
2.5
23.9
2.2

(1.24)
(0.65)
(0.25)
(1.34)
(0.25)

43.5
16.4
2.3
23.3
1.6

(1.37)
(0.76)
(0.28)
(1.55)
(0.28)

42.1
13.5
2.8
24.1
1.7

(1.29)
(0.97)
(0.37)
(1.40)
(0.37)

38.8
14.9
2.3
19.9
1.8

(1.01)
(0.48)
(0.19)
(1.00)
(0.19)

42.7
12.1
2.7
26.6
1.3

(1.14)
(0.56)
(0.12)
(1.38)
(0.12)

39.6
13.5
2.6
21.9
1.6

(1.23)
(0.73)
(0.17)
(0.98)
(0.17)

38.0
12.5
2.1
21.6
1.7

(0.45)
(0.19)
(0.08)
(0.41)
(0.08)

41.8
14.2
2.5
23.3
1.8

(1.18)
(0.46)
(0.17)
(1.06)
(0.17)

Work time distribution (percent)...............................


Teaching...............................................................
Research/scholarship ..........................................
Other activities (administration, professional
growth, etc.) ...................................................

100.0
88.3
3.9

()
(0.32)
(0.80)

100.0
74.1
13.3

()
(1.79)
(1.62)

100.0
80.6
7.0

()
(1.89)
(0.97)

100.0
84.9
7.4

()
(1.71)
(1.35)

100.0
87.2
5.2

()
(1.87)
(1.42)

100.0
90.8
3.2

()
(0.83)
(0.46)

100.0
90.4
2.4

()
(0.70)
(0.49)

100.0
90.2
2.6

()
(1.20)
(0.54)

100.0
91.3
2.1

()
(0.43)
(0.21)

100.0
85.4
4.4

()
(1.19)
(0.61)

7.8

(0.20)

12.6

(1.04)

12.4

(1.75)

7.6

(1.03)

7.6

(1.22)

6.0

(0.63)

7.2

(0.81)

7.2

(0.92)

6.6

(0.40)

10.3

(0.93)

Distribution by hours taught per week .....................


Less than 4.0 .......................................................
4.0 to 5.9..............................................................
6.0 to 7.9..............................................................
8.0 to 9.9..............................................................
10.0 to 14.9..........................................................
15.0 or more ........................................................

100.0
45.3
12.2
14.3
10.4
9.4
8.3

()
(0.80)
(0.48)
(0.57)
(0.47)
(0.47)
(0.43)

100.0
58.1
9.3
12.5
8.9
7.5
3.6

()
(2.25)
(1.25)
(1.50)
(1.22)
(1.27)
(0.90)

100.0
62.4
12.9
10.1
5.6
3.0 !
6.0 !

()
(3.87)
(2.46)
(1.69)
(1.46)
(1.16)
(1.94)

100.0
53.3
12.5
14.5
8.3
5.5
5.9

()
(2.71)
(1.49)
(1.76)
(1.82)
(1.29)
(1.50)

100.0
48.0
15.0
14.3
7.8
7.3
7.6

()
(2.67)
(1.57)
(2.01)
(1.58)
(2.03)
(1.26)

100.0
45.5
9.7
19.4
10.8
8.0
6.5

()
(1.68)
(1.25)
(1.68)
(1.11)
(1.27)
(1.05)

100.0
39.8
17.7
12.9
11.7
7.7
10.3

()
(2.34)
(2.07)
(2.14)
(1.93)
(1.29)
(1.61)

100.0
44.8
13.2
13.8
10.7
8.3
9.1

()
(2.96)
(1.73)
(1.98)
(1.54)
(1.55)
(2.38)

100.0
41.3
11.7
14.5
11.3
11.7
9.5

()
(1.30)
(0.71)
(1.04)
(0.73)
(0.99)
(0.67)

100.0
46.5
12.6
13.0
9.5
9.8
8.5

()
(2.46)
(1.62)
(1.72)
(1.45)
(1.27)
(1.19)

Distribution by number of students taught ...............


Less than 25 ........................................................
25 to 49................................................................
50 to 74................................................................
75 to 99................................................................
100 to 149............................................................
150 or more .........................................................

100.0
52.0
24.9
12.1
5.8
3.4
1.9

()
(0.82)
(0.58)
(0.54)
(0.30)
(0.23)
(0.19)

100.0
55.6
17.4
11.6
5.4
4.8
5.2

()
(2.16)
(1.54)
(1.23)
(0.89)
(1.07)
(0.96)

100.0
68.9
16.9
3.7 !
4.1 !
2.0 !
4.5

()
(3.98)
(2.13)
(1.15)
(1.57)
(0.72)
(1.35)

100.0
44.6
27.4
12.5
7.6
4.2 !
3.7

()
(2.68)
(2.51)
(1.71)
(1.52)
(1.46)
(0.94)

100.0
56.9
20.7
9.8
6.8
2.9 !
2.8 !

()
(3.29)
(2.48)
(2.48)
(1.62)
(0.89)
(1.12)

100.0
41.6
24.5
17.5
6.7
7.2
2.6

()
(2.07)
(2.10)
(1.52)
(1.22)
(1.14)
(0.59)

100.0
57.9
29.4
8.5
2.0
1.8 !

()
(2.45)
(1.90)
(0.77)
(0.44)
(0.55)
()

100.0
60.5
24.1
10.0
3.7

()
(2.34)
(1.76)
(1.65)
(0.97)
()
()

100.0
49.7
26.7
12.9
6.2
3.2
1.2

()
(1.37)
(0.97)
(0.95)
(0.48)
(0.41)
(0.35)

100.0
54.0
22.6
11.7
7.5
2.4 !
1.7

()
(3.15)
(2.74)
(1.55)
(1.18)
(0.76)
(0.44)

Distribution by student classroom contact hours per


week1 .................................................................
Less than 50 ........................................................
50 to 99................................................................
100 to 199............................................................
200 to 349............................................................
350 to 499............................................................
500 or more .........................................................

100.0
33.9
17.0
13.2
11.2
7.2
17.5

()
(0.80)
(0.54)
(0.49)
(0.46)
(0.34)
(0.58)

100.0
41.6
13.1
13.3
10.8
6.1
15.1

()
(2.52)
(1.46)
(1.51)
(1.29)
(0.98)
(1.89)

100.0
53.4
17.5
8.5
5.6
3.0 !
12.1

()
(3.89)
(2.13)
(1.44)
(1.42)
(0.96)
(2.50)

100.0
27.7
23.0
14.2
10.9
7.7
16.5

()
(2.98)
(3.38)
(2.34)
(1.97)
(1.74)
(2.29)

100.0
40.2
17.0
7.5
12.3
8.5
14.5

()
(2.67)
(2.30)
(1.56)
(1.88)
(1.74)
(2.58)

100.0
25.4
18.9
14.8
10.3
10.2
20.3

()
(1.88)
(1.40)
(1.72)
(1.80)
(1.0)
(1.97)

100.0
36.0
19.5
13.3
13.5
4.5
13.3

()
(2.52)
(1.53)
(1.65)
(0.93)
(0.64)
(1.53)

100.0
38.2
17.4
14.1
10.1
5.5
14.6

()
(2.66)
(1.97)
(2.01)
(1.26)
(0.95)
(2.85)

100.0
31.3
16.6
13.4
11.4
8.0
19.3

()
(1.34)
(0.96)
(0.82)
(0.66)
(0.69)
(0.98)

100.0
36.7
14.5
13.5
12.1
6.0
17.2

()
(3.40)
(1.65)
(2.19)
(1.62)
(0.93)
(1.87)

Distribution by total classroom credit hours .............


Less than 4.0 .......................................................
4.0 to 5.9..............................................................
6.0 to 7.9..............................................................
8.0 to 9.9..............................................................
10.0 to 14.9..........................................................
15.0 or more ........................................................

100.0
53.3
11.7
16.9
9.4
6.6
2.1

()
(0.89)
(0.52)
(0.55)
(0.42)
(0.35)
(0.21)

100.0
59.8
12.2
12.8
8.2
5.6
1.4 !

()
(2.39)
(1.52)
(1.61)
(0.92)
(1.48)
(0.58)

100.0
67.5
11.8
10.2
6.2
1.8 !
2.5 !

()
(3.65)
(2.12)
(2.20)
(1.22)
(0.75)
(0.91)

100.0
62.2
10.8
14.9
8.5
3.6

()
(2.96)
(1.63)
(1.96)
(1.64)
(0.97)
()

100.0
55.4
10.6
18.7
8.3
4.8
2.2 !

()
(2.34)
(1.81)
(2.12)
(2.03)
(1.22)
(0.78)

100.0
52.0
9.3
23.1
9.5
3.8
2.2

()
(2.05)
(1.09)
(2.10)
(0.99)
(0.81)
(0.57)

100.0
51.3
14.1
18.1
9.0
5.2
2.3

()
(2.05)
(1.77)
(1.22)
(1.08)
(0.82)
(0.64)

100.0
58.9
10.3
15.4
8.3
5.1 !
2.0 !

()
(2.14)
(1.68)
(1.81)
(1.34)
(1.57)
(0.80)

100.0
50.2
12.2
16.5
10.8
8.1
2.2

()
(1.43)
(0.75)
(0.98)
(0.81)
(0.62)
(0.31)

100.0
52.2
11.5
17.5
7.4
9.2
2.2

()
(3.00)
(1.68)
(1.62)
(1.33)
(1.54)
(0.63)

Faculty/staff distribution by instruction


activity (percent)

See notes at end of table.

422 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Staff

Table 293. Percentage distribution of part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution, selected instruction activities, and number of classes
taught for credit: Fall 2003

Table 293. Percentage distribution of part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution, selected instruction activities, and number of classes
taught for credit: Fall 2003Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Research
Instruction activity and number of classes

Doctoral

Comprehensive

All institutions

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Private

Private liberal arts

Public 2-year

Other

10

11

1
Faculty/staff distribution by number of classes
taught for credit (percent)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Faculty/staff with undergraduate classes only,


by total for-credit courses ..................................
1...........................................................................
2...........................................................................
3...........................................................................
4...........................................................................
5 or more .............................................................

100.0
49.2
29.7
12.5
5.3
3.3

()
(0.90)
(0.86)
(0.47)
(0.41)
(0.32)

100.0
53.1
31.2
9.4
4.6 !

()
(3.85)
(3.04)
(1.83)
(1.41)
()

100.0
62.3
28.5
6.9 !

()
(5.20)
(5.51)
(2.33)
()
()

100.0
58.8
26.9
11.5

2.6 !

()
(4.27)
(3.12)
(2.36)
()
(1.27)

100.0
45.4
39.8
13.1

()
(4.58)
(4.33)
(3.15)
()
()

100.0
48.4
33.1
10.8
4.0
3.7

()
(2.43)
(2.35)
(1.26)
(1.06)
(0.95)

100.0
54.1
29.2
9.4
5.4
1.8 !

()
(2.78)
(2.27)
(1.35)
(1.08)
(0.77)

100.0
53.7
25.0
10.2
5.6 !
5.5 !

()
(3.42)
(2.20)
(1.62)
(1.95)
(1.69)

100.0
47.9
29.3
13.9
5.9
3.1

()
(1.20)
(1.24)
(0.84)
(0.65)
(0.44)

Faculty/staff with graduate classes only, by total


for-credit courses ...............................................
1...........................................................................
2...........................................................................
3...........................................................................
4...........................................................................
5 or more .............................................................

100.0
72.6
16.6
5.3
3.1
2.4

()
(1.73)
(1.30)
(0.93)
(0.81)
(0.53)

100.0
71.7
20.6

()
(5.24)
(4.61)
()
()
()

100.0
81.7
7.4 !
5.7 !

()
(4.89)
(3.23)
(2.74)
()
()

100.0
81.8
10.8 !

()
(4.93)
(4.07)
()
()
()

100.0
72.2
16.2

4.0 !

()
(5.28)
(4.50)
()
(1.41)
()

100.0
74.8
12.9 !

()
(5.62)
(4.45)
()
()
()

100.0
62.2
23.3
7.6 !
3.9 !
2.9 !

()
(3.67)
(2.37)
(2.41)
(1.32)
(1.38)

100.0
69.9
18.8 !

()
(6.67)
(5.77)
()
()
()

Faculty/staff with both undergraduate and graduate


classes, by total for-credit courses.....................
1...........................................................................
2...........................................................................
3...........................................................................
4...........................................................................
5 or more .............................................................

100.0
46.5
28.7
13.5
5.9
5.4

()
(2.05)
(1.96)
(1.79)
(1.19)
(1.18)

100.0
51.3
29.6
11.3
3.3 !
4.4 !

()
(5.19)
(4.47)
(3.25)
(1.63)
(2.08)

100.0
46.4
36.3

()
(10.59)
(8.39)
()
()
()

100.0
59.3
18.5 !
16.9 !

()
(5.24)
(6.24)
(6.27)
()
()

100.0
63.7
18.1 !

()
(8.93)
(5.75)
()
()
()

100.0
38.0
30.7
17.8
7.9 !
5.7 !

()
(6.03)
(3.91)
(4.04)
(3.54)
(2.75)

100.0
38.9
32.7
16.6

6.4 !

()
(4.23)
(5.11)
(3.72)
()
(2.36)

100.0
44.1
35.1
12.3 !
5.8 !

()
(8.69)
(9.57)
(4.69)
(2.25)
()

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Distribution by student classroom contact hours per week is based on the number of contact hours that faculty and instructional staff spend each week with students during classroom instruction multiplied by the number of students taught.

100.0
43.2
29.7
13.7
6.9
6.5

()
(3.57)
(2.70)
(1.71)
(1.73)
(1.87)

()
()
()
()
()
()

100.0
75.6
16.4

3.0 !

()
(5.21)
(3.91)
()
()
(1.45)

()
()
()
()
()
()

100.0
47.4
23.9

10.0 !
9.2 !

()
(6.18)
(5.54)
()
(4.03)
(4.56)

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004 National Study of Postsecondary
Faculty (NSOPF:04). (This table was prepared December 2008.)

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Staff

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Fall 2003

Number
(in thousands)
Selected characteristic
1
Full-time faculty and instructional staff
Number (in thousands) .......................
Percentage distribution........................

Research

Doctoral

Comprehensive

1992

1998

2003

Total

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Private

Private liberal
arts

Public 2-year

Other

10

11

12

13

14

528.3

560.4

681.8

(0.05) 681.8 (0.05)


() 100.0
()

162.1
23.8

(0.85)
(0.12)

63.5
9.3

(1.58)
(0.23)

51.3
7.5

(0.76)
(0.11)

21.7
3.2

(0.79)
(0.12)

107.3
15.7

(2.98)
(0.44)

41.4
6.1

(1.59)
(0.23)

49.6
7.3

(1.80)
(0.26)

114.6
16.8

(1.09)
(0.16)

70.2
10.3

(3.36)
(0.49)

Percentage distribution of full-time faculty and instructional staff

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total....................................................
Sex
Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................
Race/ethnicity
White.......................................................
Black .......................................................
Hispanic ..................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native...............
Age
Under 30 .................................................
30 to 34...................................................
35 to 39...................................................
40 to 44...................................................
45 to 49...................................................
50 to 54...................................................
55 to 59...................................................
60 to 64...................................................
65 or older...............................................
Highest degree
Less than bachelors ...............................
Bachelors ...............................................
Masters ..................................................
First-professional ....................................
Doctoral ..................................................
Academic rank
Professor.................................................
Associate professor ................................
Assistant professor .................................
Instructor.................................................
Lecturer...................................................
Other.......................................................
No rank ...................................................
Base salary
Under $10,000 ........................................
$10,000 to 24,999...................................
$25,000 to 39,999...................................
$40,000 to 54,999...................................
$55,000 to 69,999...................................
$70,000 to 84,999...................................
$85,000 to 99,999...................................
$100,000 or more ...................................
See notes at end of table.

528.3

560.4

681.8

352.7
175.5

356.9
203.5

420.4
261.4

456.7
27.4
13.9
27.7
2.6

477.0
28.4
18.5
32.5
4.0

7.6
35.4
66.8
90.2
97.7
94.9
67.3
44.6
23.8

(0.05) 100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

()
()

61.7 (0.35)
38.3 (0.35)

69.9
30.1

(0.62)
(0.62)

68.8
31.2

(0.90)
(0.90)

62.8
37.2

(1.29)
(1.29)

66.7
33.3

(2.04)
(2.04)

58.8
41.2

(0.84)
(0.84)

57.6
42.4

(2.03)
(2.03)

59.7
40.3

(1.14)
(1.14)

50.5
49.5

(1.08)
(1.08)

60.3
39.7

(1.41)
(1.41)

547.7
38.1
23.8
62.3
10.0

()
()
()
()
()

80.3
5.6
3.5
9.1
1.5

(0.27)
(0.17)
(0.10)
(0.16)
(0.11)

79.0
3.7
2.9
13.2
1.1

(0.50)
(0.26)
(0.18)
(0.45)
(0.17)

77.6
4.9
3.5
12.8
1.2 !

(0.73)
(0.49)
(0.36)
(0.63)
(0.40)

81.3
4.1
2.9
10.1
1.6

(1.33)
(0.50)
(0.37)
(1.17)
(0.35)

82.7
5.1
2.2
9.3
0.7 !

(1.55)
(0.79)
(0.59)
(1.40)
(0.36)

78.0
8.7
3.6
7.9
1.8

(1.12)
(0.73)
(0.23)
(0.34)
(0.50)

85.6
4.8
2.4
5.9
1.2 !

(1.02)
(0.65)
(0.36)
(0.74)
(0.38)

86.0
6.3
2.3
3.8
1.6

(0.81)
(0.69)
(0.26)
(0.33)
(0.31)

80.9
6.9
5.8
4.2
2.2

(0.84)
(0.43)
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.36)

79.8
4.7
3.1
11.3
1.0 !

(1.14)
(0.81)
(0.44)
(0.94)
(0.32)

8.8
32.2
60.1
81.9
96.8
104.7
90.2
55.0
30.6

11.9
47.2
77.1
92.6
105.3
114.4
111.6
78.3
43.3

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

1.7
6.9
11.3
13.6
15.4
16.8
16.4
11.5
6.3

(0.13)
(0.21)
(0.29)
(0.31)
(0.32)
(0.34)
(0.37)
(0.31)
(0.23)

1.7
7.5
12.8
15.3
15.9
16.3
13.9
10.7
6.0

(0.24)
(0.44)
(0.58)
(0.57)
(0.53)
(0.66)
(0.66)
(0.58)
(0.40)

1.5
8.6
14.3
15.0
14.6
14.6
12.0
10.9
8.6

(0.28)
(0.89)
(1.35)
(0.75)
(1.24)
(0.87)
(0.61)
(0.74)
(0.64)

1.8
7.2
11.8
11.9
16.5
16.0
15.1
13.8
5.9

(0.37)
(0.82)
(0.95)
(0.83)
(1.38)
(1.09)
(1.01)
(0.90)
(0.83)

1.3 !
5.9
8.9
11.8
16.0
14.9
16.5
12.8
11.8

(0.44)
(0.73)
(1.45)
(1.36)
(1.89)
(1.34)
(1.60)
(1.54)
(1.53)

1.7
6.5
10.1
12.1
15.2
16.6
17.3
13.4
7.1

(0.29)
(0.74)
(0.86)
(0.78)
(0.75)
(0.90)
(0.89)
(0.72)
(0.67)

2.3
7.0
9.6
14.4
13.0
17.1
16.8
12.9
6.8

(0.56)
(0.92)
(0.88)
(1.15)
(1.18)
(1.26)
(1.24)
(1.42)
(0.78)

2.1
8.9
12.8
12.3
14.3
16.5
15.6
11.8
5.7

(0.41)
(0.73)
(1.22)
(0.75)
(1.10)
(1.0)
(0.87)
(1.10)
(0.80)

1.8
5.1
9.0
12.7
14.7
19.3
21.9
10.5
4.9

(0.36)
(0.52)
(0.70)
(0.88)
(0.70)
(0.84)
(1.05)
(0.68)
(0.67)

1.7 !
6.4
11.1
14.4
18.0
17.1
16.8
9.4
5.2

(0.68)
(0.75)
(1.05)
(1.38)
(1.36)
(1.35)
(1.46)
(0.83)
(0.59)

6.3
20.9
155.8
58.3
283.8

6.7
22.5
156.0
51.7
323.5

10.0
29.4
179.8
56.1
406.6

()
()
()
()
()

1.5
4.3
26.4
8.2
59.6

(0.12)
(0.24)
(0.39)
(0.30)
(0.48)

0.2 !
2.0
12.3
11.8
73.7

(0.09)
(0.27)
(0.49)
(0.53)
(0.61)

2.0
9.9
18.4
69.4

()
(0.41)
(0.93)
(1.19)
(1.45)

0.2 !
2.9
20.3
4.7
71.9

(0.09)
(0.51)
(1.19)
(0.49)
(1.30)

1.6
12.9
9.7
75.4

()
(0.46)
(1.17)
(1.47)
(2.03)

0.1 !
3.1
22.7
2.0
72.1

(0.07)
(0.63)
(1.08)
(0.30)
(1.34)

2.8
28.7
3.5
65.0

()
(0.58)
(2.10)
(0.89)
(2.47)

0.8 !
2.1
27.2
0.9
69.1

(0.26)
(0.53)
(1.71)
(0.18)
(1.92)

6.1
11.1
63.3
1.6
17.9

(0.58)
(0.97)
(1.22)
(0.30)
(1.13)

2.4
6.9
25.5
21.3
43.8

(0.64)
(0.82)
(1.68)
(1.99)
(2.47)

160.6
123.7
124.3
73.9
11.9
17.1
16.9

172.2
132.0
125.0
74.9
14.1
26.3
15.8

194.4
149.6
158.1
82.7
21.9
56.5
18.6

(3.67)
(2.56)
(2.81)
(2.85)
(1.48)
(2.15)
(1.28)

28.5
21.9
23.2
12.1
3.2
8.3
2.7

(0.54)
(0.37)
(0.41)
(0.42)
(0.22)
(0.32)
(0.19)

33.8
23.3
22.5
4.3
4.6
10.6
0.8

(0.95)
(0.63)
(0.68)
(0.27)
(0.34)
(0.64)
(0.14)

34.0
22.0
26.6
5.0
4.9
7.1

(1.15)
(1.12)
(1.38)
(0.79)
(0.59)
(0.54)
()

27.3
25.9
23.5
9.0
5.4
8.5

(1.34)
(1.54)
(1.36)
(0.94)
(0.80)
(0.59)
()

30.3
31.6
21.6
4.5
2.5
8.9

(2.37)
(1.73)
(1.63)
(0.89)
(0.40)
(1.23)
()

29.8
23.2
28.3
7.6
5.4
5.7
0.1 !

(1.23)
(1.30)
(1.08)
(0.81)
(0.99)
(0.94)
(0.05)

24.8
27.0
31.8
6.8
1.9 !
7.3
0.5

(1.61)
(1.41)
(2.0)
(1.02)
(0.67)
(1.12)
(0.10)

28.5
24.6
30.3
6.6
1.0
8.8

(1.79)
(1.27)
(1.14)
(0.91)
(0.23)
(1.11)
()

21.7
12.1
10.3
37.5
0.3
8.3
9.8

(1.89)
(1.22)
(1.12)
(2.13)
(0.09)
(0.80)
(0.88)

22.9
22.3
25.2
13.9
0.9
7.9
7.0

(1.39)
(1.47)
(1.37)
(1.30)
(0.27)
(0.90)
(1.14)

13.8
29.4
181.8
163.8
76.7
32.1
11.1
19.6

9.7
19.3
123.7
171.1
106.2
57.9
28.1
44.4

4.4
19.0
79.7
192.4
147.7
94.8
50.7
93.1

(0.49)
(1.03)
(2.90)
(3.09)
(3.54)
(2.19)
(1.98)
(2.29)

0.7
2.8
11.7
28.2
21.7
13.9
7.4
13.7

(0.07)
(0.15)
(0.42)
(0.45)
(0.52)
(0.32)
(0.29)
(0.34)

0.8
2.5
8.0
19.2
18.9
15.3
11.1
24.1

(0.19)
(0.28)
(0.49)
(0.78)
(0.58)
(0.64)
(0.54)
(0.76)

0.7 !
3.0
5.6
15.5
15.4
16.0
9.8
34.0

(0.31)
(0.44)
(0.66)
(1.13)
(0.99)
(1.01)
(0.80)
(1.20)

0.8 !
3.8
13.0
27.4
22.3
14.7
7.8
10.2

(0.26)
(0.55)
(0.65)
(1.10)
(1.05)
(1.03)
(0.79)
(0.82)

1.7 !
6.6
21.3
26.4
15.6
10.1
18.2

()
(0.74)
(1.03)
(2.12)
(2.02)
(1.52)
(1.32)
(1.63)

0.5 !
3.1
12.2
34.0
24.1
14.7
8.1
3.3

(0.20)
(0.36)
(1.12)
(1.40)
(1.26)
(1.21)
(0.78)
(0.46)

2.9
12.8
38.8
24.9
10.5
4.0
5.8

()
(0.45)
(1.85)
(1.63)
(1.78)
(1.18)
(1.15)
(0.90)

0.6 !
2.6
15.2
39.6
23.1
11.2
3.7
4.0

(0.18)
(0.58)
(1.38)
(1.64)
(1.34)
(1.46)
(0.56)
(0.57)

0.6
2.9
18.0
37.1
24.3
12.9
3.6
0.8

(0.15)
(0.42)
(1.44)
(1.48)
(1.58)
(1.10)
(0.59)
(0.21)

0.9 !
2.4
12.0
25.7
20.9
12.0
5.7
20.4

(0.35)
(0.59)
(1.28)
(1.55)
(1.43)
(1.38)
(0.58)
(2.00)

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Staff

Table 294. Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution and selected characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and
fall 2003

Table 294. Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution and selected characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and
fall 2003Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Fall 2003

Number
(in thousands)
Selected characteristic
1
Part-time faculty and instructional staff
Number (in thousands) .......................
Percentage distribution........................

Research

Doctoral

Comprehensive

1992

1998

2003

Total

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Private

Private liberal
arts

Public 2-year

Other

10

11

12

13

14

376.7

416.0

530.0

(0.02) 530.0 (0.02)


100.0
()

39.7
7.5

(0.78)
(0.15)

23.2
4.4

(0.96)
(0.18)

20.8
3.9

(0.82)
(0.15)

15.4
2.9

(0.83)
(0.16)

60.3
11.4

(2.49)
(0.47)

53.5
10.1

(2.17)
(0.41)

28.4
5.4

(2.19)
(0.41)

230.1
43.4

(2.00)
(0.38)

58.7
11.1

(3.38)
(0.64)

Percentage distribution of part-time faculty and instructional staff

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total....................................................
Sex
Male ........................................................
Female ....................................................
Race/ethnicity
White.......................................................
Black .......................................................
Hispanic ..................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander..............................
American Indian/Alaska Native...............
Age
Under 30 .................................................
30 to 34...................................................
35 to 39...................................................
40 to 44...................................................
45 to 49...................................................
50 to 54...................................................
55 to 59...................................................
60 to 64...................................................
65 or older...............................................
Highest degree
Less than bachelors ...............................
Bachelors ...............................................
Masters ..................................................
First-professional ....................................
Doctors...................................................

416.0

530.0

208.7
168.0

217.0
199.1

275.9
254.1

332.8
18.3
11.2
12.2
2.3

364.4
18.9
15.5
13.2
4.0

20.5
35.9
58.9
70.0
68.0
45.1
28.8
22.9
26.6

(0.02) 100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

()
()

52.1 (0.45)
47.9 (0.45)

50.4
49.6

(1.97)
(1.97)

60.2
39.8

(1.92)
(1.92)

50.2
49.8

(2.26)
(2.26)

58.4
41.6

(3.34)
(3.34)

50.0
50.0

(1.59)
(1.59)

53.9
46.1

(1.53)
(1.53)

50.3
49.7

(1.95)
(1.95)

50.7
49.3

(0.57)
(0.57)

55.4
44.6

(1.66)
(1.66)

451.6
29.7
18.7
20.3
9.7

()
()
()
()
()

85.2
5.6
3.5
3.8
1.8

(0.38)
(0.20)
(0.13)
(0.22)
(0.22)

82.4
2.7
3.2
9.9
1.8 !

(1.63)
(0.72)
(0.56)
(1.39)
(0.68)

85.8
4.1
2.5 !
6.4

(1.78)
(1.14)
(0.78)
(1.05)
()

87.9
2.4 !
4.1
4.5

(2.19)
(1.01)
(0.81)
(1.14)
()

88.9
2.8 !
2.8
4.9 !

(1.99)
(0.99)
(0.66)
(1.79)
()

87.2
4.7
3.1
3.3
1.7 !

(1.89)
(1.20)
(0.39)
(0.59)
(0.61)

91.0
2.8
2.4
1.9 !
1.9

(0.85)
(0.40)
(0.30)
(0.61)
(0.42)

86.2
8.1
2.1
2.7
0.9 !

(1.59)
(1.27)
(0.48)
(0.63)
(0.35)

83.7
6.9
4.4
2.9
2.1

(0.54)
(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.23)
(0.38)

83.0
7.2
3.0
4.7
2.1 !

(1.84)
(1.02)
(0.57)
(1.02)
(0.70)

15.1
37.1
47.2
60.4
72.1
69.8
47.1
28.8
38.4

22.8
43.4
54.6
61.0
76.5
82.8
77.0
51.6
60.3

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

4.3
8.2
10.3
11.5
14.4
15.6
14.5
9.7
11.4

(0.30)
(0.38)
(0.48)
(0.44)
(0.48)
(0.42)
(0.48)
(0.50)
(0.46)

5.6
10.0
8.7
12.9
15.6
14.5
12.1
8.4
12.3

(0.94)
(1.32)
(1.36)
(1.78)
(1.51)
(1.39)
(1.53)
(1.38)
(1.49)

3.1 !
8.8
9.4
11.4
16.0
12.2
14.4
9.6
15.1

(1.11)
(1.79)
(1.48)
(1.81)
(1.54)
(1.49)
(2.14)
(1.78)
(1.95)

8.9
6.8
8.3
13.2
16.3
16.3
13.5
8.0
8.7

(1.75)
(1.20)
(1.74)
(2.26)
(2.42)
(2.27)
(1.99)
(1.86)
(1.61)

4.8 !
6.5
12.5
11.2
7.9
16.5
14.2
12.5
13.8

(1.58)
(1.81)
(2.38)
(2.26)
(1.93)
(2.76)
(2.99)
(2.58)
(2.90)

5.7
8.1
11.1
11.9
11.3
13.6
14.8
11.2
12.2

(1.04)
(1.11)
(1.55)
(1.34)
(1.17)
(1.50)
(1.35)
(1.30)
(1.19)

1.8
7.9
9.7
10.1
14.3
18.5
14.2
10.5
13.1

(0.51)
(1.16)
(0.88)
(1.18)
(1.27)
(1.24)
(1.32)
(1.38)
(1.85)

3.8
8.9
10.8
12.2
14.0
15.0
13.7
9.5
12.1

(0.72)
(1.33)
(1.78)
(1.37)
(1.95)
(1.66)
(1.69)
(1.41)
(1.93)

4.4
8.2
10.4
11.3
14.6
15.9
15.3
9.7
10.1

(0.46)
(0.68)
(0.74)
(0.78)
(0.75)
(0.72)
(0.71)
(0.85)
(0.77)

3.1
7.6
10.8
11.3
17.1
15.8
14.1
8.5
11.7

(0.72)
(1.11)
(1.35)
(1.40)
(1.84)
(1.57)
(1.59)
(1.25)
(2.06)

17.2
62.7
190.2
39.6
58.9

20.3
58.8
225.1
36.0
75.8

41.1
83.8
273.1
38.5
93.5

()
()
()
()
()

7.8
15.8
51.5
7.3
17.6

(0.59)
(0.55)
(0.80)
(0.39)
(0.60)

2.2
9.9
35.6
16.7
35.6

(0.59)
(1.32)
(2.39)
(1.98)
(2.56)

10.9
36.6
21.3
28.7

()
(1.94)
(3.36)
(2.68)
(3.88)

13.9
53.8
7.7
24.1

()
(2.09)
(3.16)
(1.52)
(3.30)

2.1 !
7.6 !
41.7
13.6
35.0

(0.76)
(2.48)
(3.47)
(2.41)
(2.65)

2.1
13.1
57.8
4.2
22.7

(0.61)
(1.84)
(2.32)
(0.79)
(1.83)

0.7 !
7.5
64.4
4.8
22.6

(0.28)
(1.08)
(2.33)
(0.90)
(1.88)

0.9 !
8.6
61.0
7.2
22.2

(0.38)
(1.52)
(2.21)
(1.50)
(2.09)

14.3
21.5
52.1
3.3
8.7

(1.21)
(1.17)
(1.63)
(0.49)
(0.66)

7.6
15.9
44.7
14.4
17.4

(1.51)
(1.67)
(3.32)
(1.83)
(2.28)

32.3
22.5
24.2
215.4
45.3
27.6
9.3

30.2
19.4
23.1
205.4
46.3
75.2
16.5

23.3
14.6
19.8
187.7
40.9
230.9
12.8

(1.58)
(1.18)
(1.53)
(4.42)
(2.15)
(4.51)
(1.07)

4.4
2.8
3.7
35.4
7.7
43.6
2.4

(0.30)
(0.22)
(0.29)
(0.83)
(0.41)
(0.85)
(0.20)

8.1
4.3
11.0
20.8
21.5
33.3
1.0 !

(1.54)
(0.94)
(1.49)
(1.72)
(1.67)
(2.17)
(0.30)

5.6
6.0
11.9
18.2
18.6
38.2

(1.18)
(1.45)
(3.02)
(1.92)
(2.30)
(2.49)
()

4.6 !
2.6 !
3.3
28.7
13.2
45.4
2.3 !

(1.43)
(1.14)
(0.80)
(2.27)
(2.07)
(2.50)
(0.80)

5.7
2.9 !
7.0
20.1
9.6
53.4

(1.40)
(1.03)
(1.73)
(3.25)
(1.72)
(3.25)
()

5.7
2.1 !
2.0
25.4
15.8
47.7
1.2 !

(1.01)
(0.69)
(0.49)
(2.41)
(2.18)
(3.01)
(0.39)

2.4
3.1
3.0
21.9
8.6
59.7
1.2

(0.55)
(0.79)
(0.86)
(1.64)
(2.32)
(3.84)
(0.32)

4.4
4.7
5.1 !
24.5
6.7
52.2
2.3 !

(0.85)
(1.11)
(1.81)
(2.13)
(1.72)
(3.03)
(0.70)

3.2
1.5
0.8
48.5
2.7
40.5
2.8

(0.52)
(0.27)
(0.20)
(1.54)
(0.42)
(1.38)
(0.39)

6.0
4.8
8.3
35.2
2.7
38.3
4.6

(1.03)
(1.07)
(1.24)
(2.66)
(0.80)
(3.23)
(1.10)

280.5
68.1
15.8
5.3
2.2
1.1
0.9
2.7

256.2
112.4
26.3
11.8
4.2
2.4
#
#

340.5
140.8
27.5
9.6
4.7
1.9
1.5
3.5

(3.17)
(3.17)
(1.72)
(0.74)
(0.78)
(0.35)
(0.39)
(0.53)

64.2
26.6
5.2
1.8
0.9
0.4
0.3
0.7

(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.32)
(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.10)

43.7
29.3
12.2
5.8
3.0
2.2
1.0 !
2.9

(2.35)
(2.32)
(1.38)
(1.05)
(0.65)
(0.57)
(0.46)
(0.63)

54.7
27.5
7.7
5.0
2.0 !

(2.80)
(2.55)
(1.76)
(1.18)
(1.00)
()
()
()

65.1
24.7
5.7
1.9 !

(2.94)
(2.63)
(1.48)
(0.70)
()
()
()
()

59.3
30.3
4.8 !
3.0 !

(3.10)
(3.38)
(1.72)
(1.00)
()
()
()
()

66.0
26.3
4.9
1.6

(2.44)
(2.05)
(1.09)
(0.44)
()
()
()
()

71.8
21.4
4.4
0.9 !
0.8 !

(2.97)
(2.40)
(1.15)
(0.31)
(0.31)
()
()
()

67.5
23.4
5.3
1.1 !
1.6 !

(2.75)
(2.00)
(1.24)
(0.55)
(0.65)
()
()
()

66.6
28.1
4.1
0.5 !
0.4 !

0.1 !

(1.02)
(0.97)
(0.46)
(0.15)
(0.14)
()
()
(0.07)

63.5
24.6
4.7
4.0

0.9 !

1.8 !

(1.97)
(1.74)
(0.92)
(0.83)
()
(0.30)
()
(0.56)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1993, 1999, and 2004 National Study of
Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:93;99;04). (This table was prepared January 2009.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 425


Staff

Academic rank
Professor.................................................
Associate professor ................................
Assistant professor .................................
Instructor.................................................
Lecturer...................................................
Other.......................................................
No rank ...................................................
Base salary
Under $10,000 ........................................
$10,000 to 24,999...................................
$25,000 to 39,999...................................
$40,000 to 54,999...................................
$55,000 to 69,999...................................
$70,000 to 84,999...................................
$85,000 to 99,999...................................
$100,000 or more ...................................

376.7

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Selected characteristic

White

Number
(in thousands) Percent

Black

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaska Native

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

10

11

12

13

Full-time faculty and instructional staff

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Number (in thousands) ..................


Percentage distribution...................

681.8

(0.05)
()

100.0

338.4
49.6

(2.63)
(0.39)

209.3
30.7

(2.45)
(0.36)

19.5
2.9

(1.03)
(0.15)

18.5
2.7

(0.87)
(0.13)

Type and control


Public research ...................................
Private research..................................
Public doctoral ....................................
Private doctoral...................................
Public comprehensive.........................
Private comprehensive .......................
Private liberal arts ...............................
Public 2-year .......................................
Other...................................................

162.1
63.5
51.3
21.7
107.3
41.4
49.6
114.6
70.2

(0.85)
(1.58)
(0.76)
(0.79)
(2.98)
(1.59)
(1.80)
(1.09)
(3.36)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

55.4
54.7
50.2
56.0
45.9
48.9
51.9
40.8
48.3

(0.67)
(1.00)
(1.48)
(2.39)
(1.03)
(2.00)
(1.20)
(1.19)
(1.65)

23.6
22.9
31.1
26.7
32.1
36.7
34.1
40.1
31.5

(0.59)
(0.80)
(1.22)
(1.94)
(0.98)
(1.93)
(0.99)
(0.90)
(1.20)

2.1
2.2
2.1
3.0
4.7
2.3
3.5
3.1
2.4

(0.27)
(0.30)
(0.44)
(0.70)
(0.64)
(0.53)
(0.56)
(0.29)
(0.59)

1.7
2.7
2.0
2.1
4.0
2.4
2.8
3.8
2.3

(0.19)
(0.37)
(0.30)
(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.44)
(0.36)
(0.34)
(0.59)

1.8
2.1
1.6
1.4 !
2.1
1.6
1.0
3.0
1.7

(0.16)
(0.30)
(0.20)
(0.49)
(0.20)
(0.31)
(0.20)
(0.38)
(0.36)

Academic rank
Professor.............................................
Associate professor ............................
Assistant professor .............................
Instructor.............................................
Lecturer...............................................
Other...................................................
No rank ...............................................

194.4
149.6
158.1
82.7
21.9
56.5
18.6

(3.67)
(2.56)
(2.81)
(2.85)
(1.48)
(2.15)
(1.28)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

65.5
51.6
41.0
38.2
36.7
38.8
40.2

(0.74)
(0.98)
(0.83)
(1.23)
(2.59)
(1.51)
(2.37)

20.3
28.4
33.6
41.2
43.9
39.8
43.0

(0.61)
(0.78)
(0.81)
(1.09)
(2.21)
(1.37)
(2.45)

2.6
3.1
3.1
3.2
2.9 !
2.5
1.5 !

(0.27)
(0.42)
(0.37)
(0.56)
(0.91)
(0.54)
(0.52)

1.1
2.4
3.8
4.4
3.0 !
3.9
2.0 !

(0.21)
(0.26)
(0.38)
(0.57)
(0.91)
(0.56)
(0.83)

1.8
1.7
2.3
2.5
1.3 !
1.7
2.3 !

Age
Under 35 .............................................
35 to 44...............................................
45 to 54...............................................
55 to 64...............................................
65 to 69...............................................
70 or older...........................................

59.1
169.8
219.7
190.0
31.8
11.5

(1.77)
(2.78)
(3.28)
(3.10)
(1.43)
(0.67)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

39.4
43.7
47.0
57.1
67.6
69.0

(1.31)
(0.96)
(0.86)
(0.74)
(2.05)
(3.16)

33.4
30.2
34.4
28.7
20.2
15.7

(1.36)
(0.82)
(0.79)
(0.59)
(1.82)
(2.71)

2.9
2.7
3.1
2.8
1.7
5.4

(0.53)
(0.31)
(0.28)
(0.26)
(0.50)
(1.54)

4.7
3.4
2.6
1.9
2.0 !

(0.62)
(0.36)
(0.22)
(0.17)
(0.61)
()

Base salary
Under $10,000 ....................................
$10,000 to 24,999...............................
$25,000 to 39,999...............................
$40,000 to 54,999...............................
$55,000 to 69,999...............................
$70,000 to 84,999...............................
$85,000 to 99,999...............................
$100,000 or more ...............................

4.4
19.0
79.7
192.4
147.7
94.8
50.7
93.1

(0.49)
(1.03)
(2.90)
(3.09)
(3.54)
(2.19)
(1.98)
(2.29)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

39.7
43.2
36.0
42.2
48.7
55.8
61.9
66.9

(5.71)
(2.61)
(1.21)
(0.95)
(0.88)
(1.29)
(1.58)
(0.99)

34.2
34.8
44.5
38.2
31.9
24.2
18.5
13.7

(5.09)
(2.40)
(1.25)
(0.79)
(0.80)
(1.14)
(1.03)
(0.74)

5.8
1.3
2.9
2.7
3.1
2.9
3.8
2.4

(0.92)
(0.37)
(0.55)
(0.27)
(0.35)
(0.39)
(0.69)
(0.38)

3.2
3.7
3.7
2.5
1.7
1.5
1.6

Total household income


Under $10,000 ....................................
$10,000 to 24,999...............................
$25,000 to 39,999...............................
$40,000 to 54,999...............................
$55,000 to 69,999...............................
$70,000 to 84,999...............................
$85,000 to 99,999...............................
$100,000 or more ...............................

3.0
20.1
55.0
86.2
75.2
95.0
347.3

()
(0.33)
(1.13)
(1.76)
(1.56)
(2.19)
(2.16)
(3.57)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

42.0
36.5
39.8
43.1
50.6
46.7
50.9

()
(6.54)
(2.68)
(1.66)
(1.23)
(1.20)
(1.15)
(0.52)

29.3
39.0
38.4
34.2
31.2
32.5
27.5

()
(6.12)
(2.28)
(1.42)
(1.21)
(1.11)
(0.83)
(0.52)

1.4 !
3.3 !
2.9
4.1
2.4
2.8
2.6

()
(1.13)
(1.56)
(0.59)
(0.50)
(0.40)
(0.39)
(0.18)

4.5
4.2
4.4
2.8
3.0
1.9

See notes at end of table.

13.4
2.0

(0.60)
(0.09)

10.4
1.5

(0.56)
(0.08)

43.2
6.3

(1.00)
(0.15)

19.0
2.8

(1.03)
(0.15)

5.8
0.8

(0.57)
(0.08)

4.2
0.6

(0.50)
(0.07)

1.1
1.4
1.3
0.8 !
1.6
0.8
1.3
2.7
1.5

(0.15)
(0.31)
(0.27)
(0.38)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.27)
(0.34)
(0.29)

10.0
8.9
7.9
5.8
5.3
4.1
2.2
2.2
7.2

(0.47)
(0.66)
(1.27)
(1.06)
(0.40)
(0.65)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.87)

3.2
3.9
2.2
3.5
2.6
1.9
1.5
2.1
4.1

(0.35)
(0.48)
(0.56)
(0.93)
(0.28)
(0.53)
(0.29)
(0.39)
(0.78)

0.6
0.8 !
1.0 !

0.8
0.6 !
1.0
1.3
0.7 !

(0.14)
(0.39)
(0.32)
()
(0.23)
(0.26)
(0.24)
(0.30)
(0.34)

0.6

0.6

1.0

0.6
0.8
0.3

(0.11)
()
(0.22)
()
(0.33)
()
(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.14)

(0.13)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.37)
(0.38)
(0.22)
(0.75)

0.8
1.3
1.9
2.3
3.8
2.2
0.7 !

(0.13)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.31)
(0.77)
(0.35)
(0.24)

5.7
7.0
8.7
3.1
2.4 !
7.0
4.5

(0.42)
(0.52)
(0.49)
(0.44)
(0.89)
(0.98)
(1.17)

1.1
2.9
4.3
3.1
4.0
2.8
3.8 !

(0.21)
(0.36)
(0.35)
(0.48)
(0.99)
(0.56)
(1.39)

0.8
1.0
0.7
0.9
1.3 !
0.8 !

(0.14)
(0.21)
(0.16)
(0.26)
(0.52)
(0.39)
()

0.4
0.5
0.6
1.1
0.7 !
0.6 !

(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.18)
()

2.5
2.8
1.8
1.4
1.6

(0.40)
(0.25)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.44)
()

2.8
1.8
1.6
1.1
0.4 !

(0.41)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.13)
(0.19)
()

8.9
9.3
5.7
4.1
4.5
3.8 !

(0.85)
(0.45)
(0.32)
(0.36)
(0.94)
(1.40)

4.2
5.0
2.2
1.4
1.1 !

(0.70)
(0.44)
(0.25)
(0.24)
(0.42)
()

0.6 !
0.8
1.0
0.9

(0.25)
(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.17)
()
()

0.5 !
0.5
0.6
0.7

(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.12)
(0.12)
()
()

()
(0.89)
(0.46)
(0.37)
(0.28)
(0.40)
(0.38)
(0.33)

2.1
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.4
1.5
2.1

()
(0.61)
(0.29)
(0.18)
(0.25)
(0.34)
(0.41)
(0.29)

4.4 !
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.6
1.0
1.0
0.8

(1.96)
(0.60)
(0.28)
(0.14)
(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.28)
(0.17)

7.8 !
6.5
3.8
5.0
6.0
8.1
8.3
9.0

(3.27)
(1.23)
(0.68)
(0.43)
(0.43)
(0.67)
(1.06)
(0.80)

4.6
3.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.8

()
(0.93)
(0.48)
(0.27)
(0.31)
(0.41)
(0.57)
(0.50)

0.7 !
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.8 !
0.6 !

()
()
(0.26)
(0.15)
(0.23)
(0.23)
(0.24)
(0.20)

1.1 !
0.8
0.9
0.6
0.5 !

()
(0.48)
(0.23)
(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.19)
()
()

()
()
(0.97)
(0.59)
(0.42)
(0.45)
(0.58)
(0.16)

1.5
2.5
2.1
1.9
2.7
1.7

()
()
(0.43)
(0.35)
(0.29)
(0.26)
(0.32)
(0.14)

2.5
1.9
1.9
1.3
1.6
1.3

()
()
(0.62)
(0.29)
(0.29)
(0.17)
(0.24)
(0.11)

9.8 !
7.3
6.2
5.6
6.3
7.0
6.3

()
(3.74)
(1.56)
(0.80)
(0.56)
(0.59)
(0.81)
(0.29)

8.7 !
3.8
2.5
2.5
2.1
2.5
3.0

()
(3.59)
(0.95)
(0.51)
(0.37)
(0.40)
(0.50)
(0.24)

0.4 !
1.1
0.9 !
0.6 !
0.9

()
()
()
(0.18)
(0.26)
(0.30)
(0.18)
(0.11)

0.9 !
1.2
1.0
0.5 !
0.5
0.4

()
()
(0.29)
(0.31)
(0.29)
(0.17)
(0.14)
(0.07)

!
!
!

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Staff

Table 295. Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and selected characteristics: Fall 2003

Table 295. Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and selected characteristics: Fall 2003Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Selected characteristic

White

Number
(in thousands) Percent

Black

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaska Native

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

10

11

12

13

Part-time faculty
and instructional staff

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530.0

(0.02)
()

100.0

235.5
44.4

(2.44)
(0.46)

216.1
40.8

(2.87)
(0.54)

Type and control


Public research ...................................
Private research..................................
Public doctoral ....................................
Private doctoral...................................
Public comprehensive.........................
Private comprehensive .......................
Private liberal arts ...............................
Public 2-year .......................................
Other...................................................

39.7
23.2
20.8
15.4
60.3
53.5
28.4
230.1
58.7

(0.78)
(0.96)
(0.82)
(0.83)
(2.49)
(2.17)
(2.19)
(2.00)
(3.38)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

41.7
51.1
44.3
51.7
43.1
49.1
44.2
42.8
45.7

(1.93)
(2.51)
(2.27)
(3.99)
(1.34)
(1.43)
(1.98)
(0.70)
(1.83)

40.7
34.7
43.6
37.3
44.1
41.9
42.0
41.0
37.3

(2.12)
(2.29)
(2.39)
(3.60)
(2.18)
(1.56)
(2.14)
(0.67)
(2.14)

1.1 !
2.7 !

1.7 !
2.3 !
1.7
2.5 !
2.9
4.2

(0.37)
(1.00)
()
(0.77)
(0.74)
(0.34)
(0.85)
(0.22)
(0.79)

1.6 !
1.4 !
1.0 !
1.1 !
2.4 !
1.1
5.6
4.0
3.0

(0.60)
(0.57)
(0.47)
(0.55)
(0.79)
(0.21)
(1.24)
(0.18)
(0.74)

Academic rank
Professor.............................................
Associate professor ............................
Assistant professor .............................
Instructor.............................................
Lecturer...............................................
Other...................................................
No rank ...............................................

23.3
14.6
19.8
187.7
40.9
230.9
12.8

(1.58)
(1.18)
(1.53)
(4.42)
(2.15)
(4.51)
(1.07)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

59.3
43.7
38.8
41.5
41.4
46.5
43.8

(2.83)
(4.03)
(3.39)
(1.09)
(2.05)
(1.01)
(3.52)

25.0
39.5
42.7
43.9
40.1
39.9
39.8

(2.60)
(3.88)
(3.37)
(1.11)
(1.96)
(1.04)
(4.63)

4.0
2.8 !
2.8 !
2.5
2.7
2.5

(1.17)
(0.84)
(1.19)
(0.30)
(0.63)
(0.29)
()

2.6 !

3.4
2.1 !
3.1
0.9 !

Age
Under 35 .............................................
35 to 44...............................................
45 to 54...............................................
55 to 64...............................................
65 to 69...............................................
70 or older...........................................

66.2
115.6
159.3
128.6
33.5
26.8

(2.30)
(3.03)
(3.22)
(3.31)
(1.81)
(1.83)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

35.3
40.7
41.7
48.2
62.8
58.3

(1.73)
(1.42)
(1.13)
(1.09)
(3.10)
(2.99)

43.1
41.5
44.0
40.4
27.6
30.7

(2.04)
(1.41)
(1.17)
(1.06)
(2.83)
(3.32)

3.2
2.6
2.9
2.1
2.3 !
2.4 !

(0.63)
(0.39)
(0.34)
(0.35)
(0.81)
(0.79)

Base salary
Under $10,000 ....................................
$10,000 to 24,999...............................
$25,000 to 39,999...............................
$40,000 to 54,999...............................
$55,000 to 69,999...............................
$70,000 to 84,999...............................
$85,000 to 99,999...............................
$100,000 or more ...............................

340.5
140.8
27.5
9.6
4.7
1.9
1.5
3.5

(3.17)
(3.17)
(1.72)
(0.74)
(0.78)
(0.35)
(0.39)
(0.53)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

45.4
(0.68)
41.3
(1.36)
47.3
(3.06)
48.2
(4.55)
45.5
(6.46)
39.0 (11.51)
33.4 ! (13.01)
47.4
(7.01)

39.9
43.6
38.8
34.0
40.4
43.0
51.7
37.1

(0.77)
(1.50)
(2.72)
(4.33)
(6.35)
(10.25)
(13.73)
(5.35)

2.6
2.8
3.3

Total household income


Under $10,000 ....................................
$10,000 to 24,999...............................
$25,000 to 39,999...............................
$40,000 to 54,999...............................
$55,000 to 69,999...............................
$70,000 to 84,999...............................
$85,000 to 99,999...............................
$100,000 or more ...............................

1.3
28.5
47.7
55.7
87.2
58.1
66.4
185.1

(0.37)
(1.93)
(1.92)
(2.52)
(2.95)
(2.66)
(2.39)
(3.59)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

36.5
35.5
38.1
41.1
44.7
48.6
34.9

46.4 ! (14.12)
42.5
(3.42)
46.5
(2.32)
46.2
(2.35)
43.0
(1.48)
41.2
(2.38)
38.4
(1.81)
37.0
(0.91)

2.0 !
3.4
3.2
1.9
2.3
2.4
2.8

()
(3.33)
(2.27)
(2.05)
(1.50)
(2.15)
(1.85)
(0.68)

13.8
2.6

(0.91)
(0.17)

(0.61)
(0.12)

8.5
1.6

(0.56)
(0.10)

1.5
1.5 !
1.9 !
1.6 !
1.6
1.0
1.1 !
2.4
2.2

(0.40)
(0.62)
(0.68)
(0.64)
(0.31)
(0.19)
(0.42)
(0.20)
(0.53)

1.7

2.2
1.2 !
1.5
1.4
1.0 !
2.0
0.8

(0.43)
()
(0.61)
(0.36)
(0.32)
(0.26)
(0.35)
(0.19)
(0.22)

(0.84)
()
()
(0.25)
(0.77)
(0.28)
(0.43)

2.2
2.1
1.8
2.8 !

()
()
()
(0.24)
(0.45)
(0.23)
(1.31)

1.0 !
1.4 !
1.0 !
1.7
1.7
1.5
3.5 !

4.3
3.0
3.2
2.8
0.9 !
1.6 !

(0.53)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.35)
(0.32)
(0.70)

3.0
2.5
1.6
1.3
1.6 !
2.5 !

(0.49)
(0.30)
(0.24)
(0.30)
(0.54)
(0.87)

(0.23)
(0.38)
(0.83)
()
()
()
()
()

3.5
2.3

1.4 !

(0.23)
(0.25)
()
(0.68)
()
()
()
()

1.9
2.1
1.2 !
3.2 !

()
(0.71)
(0.58)
(0.71)
(0.38)
(0.44)
(0.59)
(0.32)

4.0
3.9
3.4
4.1
2.3
3.1
2.1

()
(0.80)
(0.66)
(0.52)
(0.38)
(0.57)
(0.52)
(0.26)

1.7 !
2.2
3.1
1.7
2.3
1.8
1.5

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

15.9
3.0

(0.75)
(0.14)

10.2
1.9

10.9
2.1

(0.82)
(0.15)

9.4
1.8

(0.97)
(0.18)

5.5
1.0

(0.78)
(0.15)

4.2
0.8

(0.77)
(0.15)

4.5
3.6
2.6 !
3.4 !
2.0
1.1 !
1.7 !
1.5
2.4 !

(1.03)
(1.07)
(0.86)
(1.06)
(0.38)
(0.54)
(0.61)
(0.18)
(0.75)

5.4
2.8
1.9 !

1.3 !
0.8 !
1.1 !
1.4
2.4 !

(0.90)
(0.77)
(0.83)
()
(0.43)
(0.35)
(0.49)
(0.19)
(0.92)

1.6 !

1.0 !
1.0 !
0.9 !
1.1
1.0 !

(0.67)
()
()
()
(0.43)
(0.30)
(0.35)
(0.23)
(0.40)

0.9 !

1.0
1.1 !

()
()
()
()
()
(0.32)
()
(0.25)
(0.50)

(0.41)
(0.49)
(0.42)
(0.22)
(0.42)
(0.17)
(1.34)

3.6
6.3 !
4.8 !
1.6
3.7
1.5
2.0 !

(0.96)
(2.27)
(1.65)
(0.25)
(0.80)
(0.22)
(0.94)

6.0
1.6
4.2
1.3

()
()
(1.62)
(0.28)
(0.93)
(0.31)
()

1.1
1.6 !
0.9

()
()
()
(0.26)
(0.56)
(0.22)
()

0.6

1.0

()
()
()
(0.18)
()
(0.22)
()

3.0
2.4
1.5
0.6
1.3 !

(0.35)
(0.32)
(0.19)
(0.10)
(0.55)
()

2.4
2.6
2.1
1.6
1.3 !
2.1 !

(0.52)
(0.37)
(0.35)
(0.32)
(0.52)
(0.65)

3.6
2.9
1.3
0.9

(0.93)
(0.45)
(0.26)
(0.23)
()
()

1.6 !
0.7 !
0.9
1.1 !
1.5 !

(0.68)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.34)
(0.63)
()

1.2
0.8 !
1.0

()
(0.30)
(0.27)
(0.26)
()
()

(0.17)
(0.26)
(0.58)
(1.19)
()
()
()
()

1.6
1.8
1.6 !

2.2 !

(0.12)
(0.24)
(0.55)
()
(1.08)
()
()
()

1.6
2.3
3.2 !
6.2 !

10.8 !

(0.17)
(0.40)
(1.02)
(2.60)
()
()
()
(5.15)

1.4
2.4
1.9 !
3.8 !

(0.26)
(0.40)
(0.61)
(1.70)
()
()
()
()

1.1
0.9

(0.20)
(0.25)
()
()
()
()
()
()

1.0
0.5 !

(0.20)
(0.18)
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
(0.53)
(0.44)
(0.67)
(0.37)
(0.41)
(0.37)
(0.21)

2.4
1.8
2.5
2.5
1.3
1.2
1.0

()
(0.55)
(0.47)
(0.60)
(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.34)
(0.17)

1.6 !
1.7 !
1.1 !
2.1
1.4
1.9
2.8

()
(0.76)
(0.55)
(0.40)
(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.49)
(0.34)

3.5 !
2.9 !
1.1 !
1.6
2.0
1.3 !
1.6

()
(1.71)
(0.92)
(0.35)
(0.45)
(0.58)
(0.41)
(0.25)

3.7 !
1.1 !

0.8 !
1.1 !
0.6 !
0.8

()
(1.34)
(0.46)
()
(0.27)
(0.41)
(0.29)
(0.22)

2.2 !
1.0 !
0.5 !
1.0 !
1.1 !
0.7 !
0.4 !

()
(1.01)
(0.43)
(0.21)
(0.37)
(0.37)
(0.25)
(0.17)

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:04). (This table was prepared January 2009.)

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Staff

Number (in thousands) ...................


Percentage distribution....................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Number
(in thousands)
Selected faculty and
instructional staff
characteristic
1
Full-time faculty and
instructional staff
Number (in thousands) ...
Percentage distribution....

Fall 1992 Fall 1998


2

528

560

Fall 2003

Fall 2003

All fields

Agriculture
and home
economics

(#)
()

681.8 (0.05)
100.0
()

682

16.9
2.5

(0.80)
(0.12)

Business

Education

Engineering

Fine arts

Health

Humanities1

Natural
sciences2

Social
sciences3

Other4

10

11

12

13

14

15

43.2
6.3

(1.40)
(0.21)

50.9
7.5

(1.89)
(0.28)

33.4
4.9

(1.32)
(0.19)

43.3
6.3

(1.68)
(0.25)

93.9
13.8

(2.67)
(0.39)

58.8
8.6

(1.82)
(0.27)

127.2
18.7

(2.19)
(0.32)

88.7
13.0

(2.07)
(0.30)

125.5
18.4

(2.36)
(0.35)

Percentage distribution of full-time faculty and instructional staff

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total................................

528

560

682

(#)

Sex
Male ....................................
Female ................................

353
176

357
203

420
261

457
27
14
28

477
28
19
33

Race/ethnicity
White...................................
Black ...................................
Hispanic ..............................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........
American Indian/Alaska
Native............................

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

()
()

61.7 (0.35)
38.3 (0.35)

64.6
35.4

(2.88)
(2.88)

68.5
31.5

(1.61)
(1.61)

39.3
60.7

(1.57)
(1.57)

91.5
8.5

(1.06)
(1.06)

61.9
38.1

(1.38)
(1.38)

46.7
53.3

(1.32)
(1.32)

45.3
54.7

(1.47)
(1.47)

74.5
25.5

(0.88)
(0.88)

64.3
35.7

(1.13)
(1.13)

64.0
36.0

(0.94)
(0.94)

548
38
24
62

()
()
()
()

80.3
5.6
3.5
9.1

87.8
2.3 !
2.5 !
6.4

(1.61)
(0.76)
(0.76)
(1.34)

79.5
4.5
2.3
12.2

(1.51)
(0.79)
(0.51)
(1.22)

80.5
7.8
4.7
4.8

(1.26)
(1.01)
(0.63)
(0.70)

70.9
5.4
2.6
20.1

(1.85)
(0.99)
(0.47)
(1.64)

86.4
6.0
3.3
2.9

(1.24)
(0.88)
(0.75)
(0.74)

79.7
5.0
3.0
10.7

(0.84)
(0.50)
(0.32)
(0.79)

80.7
5.6
6.7
5.2

(1.31)
(0.58)
(0.53)
(0.94)

77.8
4.1
2.9
14.3

(0.75)
(0.48)
(0.30)
(0.69)

81.4
7.3
4.0
5.9

(1.09)
(0.72)
(0.47)
(0.71)

82.0
6.1
2.9
7.1

(0.69)
(0.44)
(0.33)
(0.49)

1.0 ! (0.49)

1.6

(0.37)

2.2

(0.40)

()

1.4

(0.38)

1.6

(0.33)

1.8

(0.35)

0.8

(0.17)

1.4

(0.22)

1.8

(0.32)

(0.27)
(0.17)
(0.10)
(0.16)

1.5 (0.11)

10

()

Age
Under 30 .............................
30 to 34...............................
35 to 39...............................
40 to 44...............................
45 to 49...............................
50 to 54...............................
55 to 59...............................
60 to 64...............................
65 or older...........................

8
35
67
90
98
95
67
45
24

9
32
60
82
97
105
90
55
31

12
47
77
93
105
114
112
78
43

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

1.7
6.9
11.3
13.6
15.4
16.8
16.4
11.5
6.3

(0.13)
(0.21)
(0.29)
(0.31)
(0.32)
(0.34)
(0.37)
(0.31)
(0.23)

2.0 !
5.6
7.5
13.3
15.4
25.3
16.8
10.4
3.7 !

(0.67)
(1.27)
(1.19)
(1.63)
(1.84)
(2.31)
(1.83)
(1.61)
(1.20)

0.7 !
4.0
11.0
11.8
17.9
19.0
18.8
10.9
5.9

(0.31)
(0.71)
(1.15)
(1.43)
(1.51)
(1.30)
(1.32)
(1.11)
(0.74)

2.6
6.8
7.6
9.9
12.7
17.6
21.9
13.7
7.2

(0.78)
(0.83)
(0.95)
(1.03)
(1.04)
(1.27)
(1.43)
(1.27)
(0.74)

1.6 ! (0.48)
7.0 (0.99)
11.3 (1.18)
15.0 (1.21)
17.1 (1.70)
15.2 (1.61)
15.1 (2.32)
10.3 (1.33)
7.5 (1.09)

1.6
6.2
10.5
12.3
18.0
18.5
16.8
11.4
4.7

(0.45)
(0.84)
(1.20)
(1.75)
(1.42)
(1.38)
(1.58)
(1.12)
(0.82)

1.1
6.3
13.1
15.0
17.3
19.9
15.4
7.8
4.1

(0.26)
(0.60)
(0.88)
(0.91)
(0.95)
(1.03)
(0.80)
(0.62)
(0.51)

1.8
8.2
10.9
13.6
14.8
14.1
16.6
12.9
7.0

(0.33)
(0.74)
(0.88)
(1.15)
(1.24)
(1.04)
(1.07)
(1.07)
(0.81)

1.3
6.8
12.0
15.4
15.5
14.8
13.3
12.5
8.5

(0.21)
(0.41)
(0.65)
(0.79)
(0.86)
(0.64)
(0.75)
(0.64)
(0.54)

1.8
7.6
12.7
13.7
12.9
14.2
16.2
14.0
6.8

(0.35)
(0.47)
(0.92)
(0.79)
(0.79)
(0.89)
(0.85)
(0.76)
(0.59)

2.7
7.9
10.9
12.8
15.0
17.1
17.3
10.6
5.6

(0.41)
(0.52)
(0.74)
(0.69)
(0.66)
(0.93)
(0.73)
(0.61)
(0.53)

Highest degree
Less than bachelors ...........
Bachelors ...........................
Masters ..............................
First-professional ................
Doctors...............................

6
21
156
58
284

7
23
156
52
324

10
29
180
56
407

()
()
()
()
()

1.5
4.3
26.4
8.2
59.6

(0.12)
(0.24)
(0.39)
(0.30)
(0.48)

6.4
29.2

63.0

()
(1.71)
(2.18)
()
(2.74)

4.0
31.8
2.1
61.9

()
(0.80)
(1.69)
(0.45)
(1.73)

1.7 !
4.0
35.5
1.1 !
57.7

(0.74)
(0.64)
(1.37)
(0.35)
(1.53)

2.6
6.5
13.2

77.1

(0.77)
(1.22)
(1.64)
()
(2.08)

1.4 !
9.1
53.9
1.1 !
34.6

(0.46)
(1.10)
(1.82)
(0.41)
(1.96)

1.7
5.5
22.9
41.1
28.9

(0.31)
(0.69)
(1.16)
(1.32)
(1.06)

1.1
35.1
0.4 !
63.2

()
(0.31)
(1.42)
(0.18)
(1.43)

1.4
14.9
3.0
80.6

()
(0.23)
(0.72)
(0.35)
(0.67)

1.0
12.5
0.5 !
86.0

()
(0.26)
(0.72)
(0.19)
(0.74)

4.4
7.9
34.4
8.7
44.6

(0.54)
(0.67)
(1.24)
(0.76)
(1.23)

Academic rank
Professor.............................
Associate professor ............
Assistant professor .............
Instructor.............................
Lecturer...............................
Other...................................
No rank ...............................

161
124
124
74
12
17
17

172
132
125
75
14
26
16

194
150
158
83
22
57
19

(3.67)
(2.56)
(2.81)
(2.85)
(1.48)
(2.15)
(1.28)

28.5
21.9
23.2
12.1
3.2
8.3
2.7

(0.54)
(0.37)
(0.41)
(0.42)
(0.22)
(0.32)
(0.19)

33.0
21.0
19.2
9.9
3.4 !
11.8

(2.71)
(2.55)
(1.79)
(1.60)
(1.50)
(2.16)
()

29.1
22.6
23.4
13.4
3.6
4.9
3.0

(1.66)
(1.32)
(1.51)
(1.37)
(0.68)
(0.64)
(0.68)

21.9
17.6
23.8
12.6
3.0
18.2
2.9 !

(1.41)
(1.07)
(1.56)
(1.18)
(0.60)
(1.57)
(1.05)

37.6
25.3
19.6
9.1
2.0
5.4
0.9 !

(1.69)
(1.77)
(1.67)
(1.39)
(0.52)
(0.82)
(0.38)

28.4
23.7
23.2
9.7
4.3
7.1
3.6 !

(1.85)
(1.64)
(1.75)
(1.01)
(0.64)
(1.03)
(1.24)

20.1
23.5
32.2
15.3
1.9
5.5
1.5

(0.93)
(0.96)
(1.12)
(0.90)
(0.37)
(0.50)
(0.27)

26.2
20.0
21.7
14.9
7.9
5.7
3.6

(1.46)
(1.27)
(1.30)
(1.17)
(0.78)
(0.69)
(0.67)

35.5
23.4
21.1
7.7
2.1
6.7
3.5

(0.87)
(0.93)
(0.82)
(0.56)
(0.25)
(0.48)
(0.48)

35.4
22.8
24.8
5.7
2.3
6.4
2.6

(1.20)
(0.97)
(1.22)
(0.53)
(0.42)
(0.67)
(0.47)

23.5
19.9
19.2
18.7
3.6
12.4
2.7

(1.09)
(1.08)
(0.73)
(1.02)
(0.57)
(0.76)
(0.36)

See notes at end of table.

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Staff

Table 296. Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by field and faculty characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and fall 2003

Table 296. Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by field and faculty characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and fall 2003Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Number
(in thousands)
Selected faculty and
instructional staff
characteristic
1
Part-time faculty and
instructional staff
Number (in thousands) ...
Percentage distribution....

Fall 1992 Fall 1998


2

377

416

Fall 2003

Fall 2003

All fields

Agriculture
and home
economics

(#)
()

530.0 (0.02)
100.0
()

530

7.3
1.4

(0.97)
(0.18)

Business

Education

Engineering

Fine arts

Health

Humanities1

Natural
sciences2

Social
sciences3

Other4

10

11

12

13

14

15

44.9
8.5

(2.98)
(0.56)

63.5
12.0

(2.57)
(0.48)

14.0
2.7

(1.49)
(0.28)

47.8
9.0

(3.65)
(0.69)

57.8
10.9

(3.06)
(0.58)

58.9
11.1

(2.05)
(0.39)

63.7
12.0

(2.46)
(0.46)

53.0
10.0

(2.39)
(0.45)

119.2
22.5

(3.48)
(0.66)

Percentage distribution of part-time faculty and instructional staff

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total................................

377

416

530

(#)

Sex
Male ....................................
Female ................................

209
168

217
199

276
254

333
18
11
12

364
19
16
13

Race/ethnicity
White...................................
Black ...................................
Hispanic ..............................
Asian/Pacific Islander..........
American Indian/Alaska
Native............................

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

()
()

52.1 (0.45)
47.9 (0.45)

32.0
68.0

(6.05)
(6.05)

69.6
30.4

(1.89)
(1.89)

29.1
70.9

(1.71)
(1.71)

90.8
9.2

(2.68)
(2.68)

51.4
48.6

(2.26)
(2.26)

34.5
65.5

(1.60)
(1.60)

31.6
68.4

(1.86)
(1.86)

58.2
41.8

(2.22)
(2.22)

60.5
39.5

(1.90)
(1.90)

66.2
33.8

(1.41)
(1.41)

452
30
19
20

()
()
()
()

85.2
5.6
3.5
3.8

(0.38)
(0.20)
(0.13)
(0.22)

91.4

(3.66)
()
()
()

86.8
6.7
2.2 !
3.0

(1.54)
(0.96)
(0.79)
(0.80)

85.1
6.6
5.1
1.6

(1.34)
(0.98)
(0.71)
(0.43)

85.4

2.6
8.4

(2.89)
()
(0.64)
(2.11)

88.7
3.0
2.7
2.9

(1.22)
(0.70)
(0.52)
(0.70)

85.0
5.2
2.2
6.5

(1.14)
(0.68)
(0.47)
(1.17)

83.0
5.0
6.5
4.2

(1.14)
(0.71)
(0.81)
(0.71)

83.4
6.0
2.2
7.1

(1.35)
(0.66)
(0.40)
(0.89)

84.2
5.8
3.7
2.7 !

(1.62)
(0.75)
(0.61)
(1.04)

85.5
6.5
3.6
2.5

(0.80)
(0.57)
(0.39)
(0.34)

1.8 (0.22)

()

1.4 ! (0.54)

1.5

(0.37)

()

1.0 ! (0.35)

1.3

(0.38)

3.6

(0.91)

1.9

(0.36)

2.8 ! (0.84)

1.4 ! (0.60)

10

()

20
36
59
70
68
45
29
23
27

15
37
47
60
72
70
47
29
38

23
43
55
61
76
83
77
52
60

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

4.3
8.2
10.3
11.5
14.4
15.6
14.5
9.7
11.4

(0.30)
(0.38)
(0.48)
(0.44)
(0.48)
(0.42)
(0.48)
(0.50)
(0.46)

6.4 !
7.7 !
5.5 !
6.3 !
17.4 !
16.4
17.6
18.0
4.7 !

(2.51)
(2.78)
(1.97)
(2.79)
(5.26)
(4.15)
(4.45)
(5.10)
(2.09)

2.3 !
6.7
9.6
10.5
13.1
16.3
17.9
11.5
12.2

(0.70)
(1.28)
(1.49)
(1.35)
(1.45)
(1.42)
(2.01)
(1.25)
(1.65)

2.7
7.0
8.7
7.9
11.7
17.4
15.5
13.1
15.8

(0.64)
(1.03)
(1.21)
(0.88)
(1.12)
(1.41)
(1.58)
(1.26)
(1.26)

10.7 !
15.6
11.4 !
22.3
11.7
6.5 !
17.2

()
()
(3.34)
(3.25)
(3.50)
(3.60)
(2.89)
(1.96)
(3.46)

4.4
9.4
11.7
12.0
16.4
18.4
14.6
5.7
7.4

(0.79)
(1.24)
(1.38)
(1.13)
(1.68)
(1.76)
(1.78)
(1.05)
(1.33)

3.7
8.9
9.5
14.9
19.7
15.9
11.5
6.7
9.3

(0.72)
(1.01)
(1.34)
(1.54)
(1.56)
(1.55)
(1.27)
(1.13)
(1.22)

5.7
10.0
8.7
9.2
14.3
14.1
13.8
12.7
11.6

(0.95)
(1.01)
(1.07)
(0.91)
(1.65)
(1.35)
(1.46)
(1.42)
(1.50)

7.2
7.6
10.2
10.1
9.5
11.9
15.6
12.8
15.0

(1.15)
(1.16)
(1.16)
(1.19)
(1.05)
(1.34)
(1.56)
(1.67)
(1.99)

3.5
10.6
9.9
11.2
13.1
11.1
17.5
10.9
12.2

(0.66)
(1.17)
(1.27)
(1.26)
(1.24)
(1.29)
(1.88)
(1.29)
(1.48)

4.3
7.7
12.6
13.8
16.5
17.1
12.8
6.6
8.6

(0.60)
(0.62)
(1.20)
(0.96)
(1.13)
(1.15)
(0.82)
(0.76)
(0.79)

Highest degree
Less than bachelors ...........
Bachelors ...........................
Masters ..............................
First-professional ................
Doctors...............................

17
63
190
40
59

20
59
225
36
76

41
84
273
39
94

()
()
()
()
()

7.8
15.8
51.5
7.3
17.6

(0.59)
(0.55)
(0.80)
(0.39)
(0.60)

5.5 !
26.7
50.3

15.5

(2.53)
(5.80)
(6.09)
()
(4.57)

1.8 !
13.9
66.5
6.3
11.5

(0.79)
(1.84)
(2.34)
(1.10)
(1.48)

3.7
12.0
63.0
1.9
19.4

(0.96)
(1.25)
(1.84)
(0.45)
(1.61)

17.1
17.9
32.3

31.2

(4.44)
(3.50)
(4.61)
()
(4.13)

9.1
28.2
54.7
0.9 !
7.1

(1.42)
(2.09)
(2.95)
(0.39)
(1.39)

17.3
16.2
30.2
25.2
11.1

(1.86)
(1.61)
(1.86)
(2.12)
(1.28)

12.9
70.2
2.3
13.4

()
(1.65)
(2.33)
(0.55)
(1.80)

16.1
49.0
4.3
29.7

()
(1.46)
(1.94)
(0.85)
(1.72)

0.5 ! (0.25)
3.2 (0.82)
55.5 (1.83)
3.1 (0.62)
37.7 (1.90)

16.2
19.4
41.6
11.2
11.7

(1.31)
(1.11)
(1.56)
(1.00)
(0.94)

Academic rank
Professor.............................
Associate professor ............
Assistant professor .............
Instructor.............................
Lecturer...............................
Other...................................
No rank ...............................

32
23
24
215
45
28
9

30
19
23
205
46
75
16

23
15
20
188
41
231
13

(1.6)
(1.2)
(1.5)
(4.4)
(2.1)
(4.5)
(1.1)

4.4
2.8
3.7
35.4
7.7
43.6
2.4

(0.30)
(0.22)
(0.29)
(0.83)
(0.41)
(0.85)
(0.20)

8.9 !

39.9
14.8
30.8

(4.03)
()
()
(5.70)
(4.39)
(5.98)
()

4.6
2.3 !
1.5 !
29.2
7.6
51.8
3.0

(1.06)
(0.74)
(0.55)
(2.00)
(1.52)
(2.46)
(0.75)

3.4
1.9
2.0
37.0
6.8
46.6
2.1

(0.55)
(0.47)
(0.50)
(2.11)
(0.97)
(1.78)
(0.59)

5.9 !
5.7 !

25.3
9.3
49.4

(2.27)
(2.24)
()
(4.10)
(2.49)
(5.02)
()

3.9
3.7
3.6
33.6
9.7
42.4
3.2 !

(1.05)
(0.92)
(0.86)
(2.12)
(1.16)
(3.00)
(1.10)

5.4
5.4
15.1
36.5
4.7
30.5
2.4

(0.84)
(0.89)
(1.64)
(2.40)
(0.93)
(1.88)
(0.68)

3.5
1.6
1.7 !
42.9
11.2
37.4
1.7

(0.75)
(0.35)
(0.64)
(2.29)
(1.10)
(2.23)
(0.49)

4.8
3.3
2.8
32.4
7.8
45.8
3.1

(0.82)
(0.63)
(0.66)
(2.05)
(1.02)
(2.02)
(0.79)

4.7
2.9
3.7
30.4
9.5
46.0
2.8

4.1
1.6
1.7
38.2
5.8
46.6
2.1

(0.63)
(0.30)
(0.34)
(1.54)
(0.67)
(1.47)
(0.40)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Excludes history and philosophy.
2Excludes computer sciences.

3Includes

(1.01)
(0.60)
(0.89)
(1.85)
(1.20)
(2.22)
(0.71)

history.
philosophy, law, occupationally specific programs, computer sciences, and other.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Race categories
exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of survey item nonresponse and rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1993, 1999, and 2004 National Study of
Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:93;99;04). (This table was prepared January 2009.)

4Includes

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Staff

Age
Under 30 .............................
30 to 34...............................
35 to 39...............................
40 to 44...............................
45 to 49...............................
50 to 54...............................
55 to 59...............................
60 to 64...............................
65 or older...........................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Percentage distribution, fall 2003
Number (in thousands)
Program area

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaska Native

Fall 1998

Fall 2003

Total

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

10

11

12

13

14

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Full-time faculty and


instructional staff ..............

560

(4.8)

682

(#)

100.0

49.6

(0.39)

30.7

(0.36)

2.9

(0.15)

2.7

(0.13)

2.0

(0.09)

1.5

(0.08)

6.3

(0.15)

2.8

(0.15)

0.8

(0.08)

0.6

(0.07)

Agriculture and home


economics ...........................
Business ....................................
Communications........................
Education...................................
Teacher education..................
Other education .....................

10
39
10
40
14
26

(0.4)
(1.1)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(0.6)
(1.3)

17
43
16
51
18
33

(0.8)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.9)
(1.0)
(1.5)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

58.9
53.2
48.1
32.5
31.1
33.3

(3.03)
(1.49)
(3.39)
(1.49)
(2.31)
(2.09)

28.9
26.2
38.7
48.0
54.4
44.4

(2.72)
(1.71)
(3.30)
(1.64)
(2.54)
(2.46)

2.5
2.0 !
3.0
2.1 !
3.4

()
(0.73)
(0.73)
(0.60)
(0.86)
(0.84)

1.8 !
2.0
3.3
4.9
5.2
4.7

(0.73)
(0.44)
(0.94)
(0.64)
(1.10)
(0.75)

1.2 !
1.8
1.9 !
1.5

2.2

(0.46)
(0.48)
(0.58)
(0.34)
()
(0.51)

1.3 !
0.5 !
1.5 !
3.2
3.1
3.2

(0.52)
(0.16)
(0.59)
(0.52)
(0.89)
(0.57)

3.6 !
9.7
1.9 !
1.3 !

1.9 !

(1.13)
(1.06)
(0.87)
(0.43)
()
(0.64)

2.8 !
2.5

3.5
2.1 !
4.2

(0.86)
(0.46)
()
(0.59)
(0.87)
(0.81)

1.3

0.9

1.1 !

()
(0.35)
()
(0.25)
()
(0.40)

0.4 !

1.3

1.5 !

()
(0.17)
()
(0.34)
()
(0.45)

Engineering ...............................
Fine arts ....................................
Health sciences .........................
First-professional ...................
Nursing ..................................
Other health sciences ............

25
33
84
40
20
24

(0.9)
(1.4)
(2.0)
(1.6)
(0.6)
(1.0)

33
43
94
45
20
29

(1.3)
(1.7)
(2.7)
(1.7)
(1.2)
(1.4)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

65.6
52.8
36.2
53.9
3.5
31.0

(1.93)
(1.68)
(1.23)
(1.58)
(0.86)
(1.98)

5.3
33.6
43.5
20.1
84.6
52.0

(0.90)
(1.36)
(1.15)
(1.42)
(2.21)
(2.05)

4.9
4.4
1.6
2.2

1.5 !

(0.84)
(0.83)
(0.26)
(0.49)
()
(0.50)

1.6
3.4
2.5
5.3
3.6

()
(0.34)
(0.44)
(0.58)
(1.29)
(0.84)

2.2
2.0
1.6
2.2

1.6

(0.42)
(0.59)
(0.25)
(0.40)
()
(0.44)

0.4 !
1.3 !
1.4
1.3
0.7 !
1.9

(0.17)
(0.44)
(0.19)
(0.30)
(0.27)
(0.48)

(1.61)
(0.42)
(0.60)
(1.08)
()
(1.02)

2.2
1.4 !
4.1
5.3
3.4 !
2.6

(0.63)
(0.59)
(0.57)
(0.89)
(1.10)
(0.71)

1.2 !
0.7 !
1.1 !

()
(0.36)
(0.22)
(0.37)
()
()

1.0

1.8 !
0.7 !

()
()
(0.28)
()
(0.85)
(0.31)

Humanities.................................
English and literature .............
Foreign languages .................
History....................................
Philosophy .............................

81
40
15
14
12

(1.8)
(1.2)
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.8)

90
39
20
18
13

(2.4)
(1.5)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

47.3
38.8
36.2
59.4
72.3

(1.40)
(1.90)
(1.86)
(2.90)
(3.55)

35.0
46.0
36.7
23.0
16.6

(1.33)
(2.10)
(2.07)
(2.12)
(2.33)

2.4
2.1
2.7 !
2.7
2.3 !

(0.43)
(0.45)
(0.89)
(0.80)
(1.11)

2.6
4.5
0.9 !
2.4 !

(0.39)
(0.70)
(0.46)
(0.94)
()

2.2
1.3
5.1
1.9 !
1.0 !

(0.24)
(0.27)
(0.75)
(0.71)
(0.35)

2.9
1.9
8.3
1.2 !

(0.31)
(0.50)
(1.07)
(0.52)
()

2.9
0.8 !
4.0
5.0
4.0 !

(0.48)
(0.34)
(1.11)
(1.49)
(1.49)

2.9
2.7 !
4.5
3.2

(0.54)
(0.87)
(1.01)
(0.91)
()

0.9
0.5 !

1.0 !

(0.23)
(0.18)
()
(0.45)
()

0.9
1.4

(0.25)
(0.39)
()
()
()

Law ............................................

(0.6)

10

(1.0)

100.0

54.5

(3.56)

29.9

(3.63)

3.3 !

(1.10)

()

()

2.4 !

(1.15)

2.8 !

(1.36)

Natural sciences ........................


Biological sciences ................
Physical sciences...................
Mathematics ..........................
Computer sciences ................

111
40
27
26
17

(2.1)
(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.0)
(0.9)

151
59
36
32
24

(2.5)
(1.7)
(1.3)
(1.3)
(1.2)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

57.3
55.4
68.9
52.2
51.0

(1.12)
(1.69)
(2.03)
(2.15)
(2.74)

20.3
21.6
12.8
22.7
25.1

(0.80)
(1.30)
(1.50)
(1.84)
(2.15)

2.5
2.2
2.6
3.8
1.5 !

(0.31)
(0.48)
(0.59)
(0.67)
(0.59)

1.5
1.2
0.7 !
2.6
2.0

(0.22)
(0.28)
(0.31)
(0.67)
(0.58)

2.0
1.9
1.4
2.8
2.3

(0.20)
(0.39)
(0.29)
(0.67)
(0.52)

0.9
1.2
0.6 !
0.7 !
0.9 !

(0.15)
(0.31)
(0.19)
(0.28)
(0.31)

(0.65)
(1.13)
(1.05)
(1.41)
(1.69)

3.3
4.8
3.0
1.8 !
2.0 !

(0.35)
(0.67)
(0.64)
(0.67)
(0.66)

0.6

1.2 !
1.1 !

(0.16)
()
()
(0.56)
(0.48)

0.3 !
0.3 !

(0.09)
(0.12)
()
()
()

Social sciences..........................
Economics .............................
Political science .....................
Psychology ............................
Sociology ...............................
Other social sciences.............

58
9
8
20
9
13

(1.3)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.7)
(0.4)
(0.6)

70
12
10
25
9
14

(1.8)
(0.7)
(0.7)
(1.1)
(0.6)
(0.9)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

52.2
62.3
67.1
46.3
49.9
45.2

(1.46)
(3.46)
(3.74)
(2.33)
(3.72)
(3.59)

29.0
18.0
16.8
37.8
30.1
30.5

(1.23)
(3.09)
(2.59)
(2.16)
(3.42)
(3.09)

3.7
3.5
2.8 !
3.4
3.9 !
4.8

(0.45)
(0.92)
(1.19)
(1.01)
(1.69)
(1.33)

4.1

5.0 !
8.0 !
3.9 !

(0.81)
()
()
(1.99)
(2.43)
(1.28)

2.6
3.1 !
5.1 !
1.6
3.0 !
1.9 !

(0.36)
(1.13)
(1.57)
(0.42)
(0.97)
(0.80)

1.7

2.7

2.4

(0.35)
()
()
(0.70)
()
(0.71)

3.4
8.9
2.9 !
1.1 !

4.7 !

(0.58)
(2.18)
(1.31)
(0.49)
()
(1.50)

1.9

1.2 !

3.7 !

(0.48)
()
()
(0.39)
()
(1.22)

0.9

1.9 !

(0.25)
()
()
()
()
(0.75)

0.6

1.1 !

(0.15)
()
()
()
()
(0.54)

Occupationally specific
programs .............................
All other programs .....................

16
44

(0.8)
(1.2)

27
29

(1.1)
(1.4)

100.0
100.0

60.7
42.0

(2.47)
(2.03)

24.2
37.4

(2.16)
(2.00)

4.2
4.7

(1.16)
(1.01)

1.9
6.0

(0.55)
(1.01)

2.5
1.7

(0.63)
(0.44)

0.8 !
1.7 !

(0.26)
(0.53)

2.0 !
3.2 !

(0.92)
(0.99)

1.4 !
2.0 !

(0.46)
(0.64)

1.9 !
0.7 !

(0.62)
(0.31)

0.6 !

()
(0.28)

See notes at end of table.

17.9
1.5
6.6
10.6

4.8

11.2
11.1
9.4
11.7
13.5

()

()

()

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Table 297. Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and program area: Fall 1998 and fall 2003

Table 297. Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and program area: Fall 1998 and fall 2003Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percentage distribution, fall 2003
Number (in thousands)
Program area

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaska Native

Fall 1998

Fall 2003

Total

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

10

11

12

13

14

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Part-time faculty and


instructional staff ..............

416

(5.9)

530

(#)

100.0

44.4

(0.46)

40.8

(0.54)

2.6

(0.17)

3.0

(0.14)

1.9

(0.12)

1.6

(0.10)

2.1

(0.15)

1.8

(0.18)

1.0

(0.15)

0.8

(0.15)

Agriculture and home


economics ...........................
Business ....................................
Communications........................
Education...................................
Teacher education..................
Other education .....................

3
32
10
34
13
20

(0.2)
(1.8)
(1.0)
(1.6)
(1.0)
(1.2)

7
45
14
64
29
34

(1.0)
(3.0)
(1.2)
(2.6)
(1.8)
(1.8)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

30.8
60.6
47.7
25.3
22.2
27.9

(6.24)
(1.96)
(3.71)
(1.65)
(2.41)
(2.53)

60.6
26.2
39.3
59.8
63.9
56.4

(6.30)
(1.73)
(3.89)
(2.11)
(2.84)
(2.98)

4.3
2.1 !
1.4
0.9 !
1.9 !

()
(0.70)
(0.97)
(0.41)
(0.35)
(0.66)

2.3
2.8 !
5.2
6.4
4.1

()
(0.54)
(0.95)
(0.90)
(1.17)
(1.17)

1.7 !

1.7
1.3 !
2.0

()
(0.77)
()
(0.37)
(0.41)
(0.57)

3.4
2.2
4.5

()
()
()
(0.49)
(0.52)
(0.77)

2.0 !

0.4 !

()
(0.69)
()
(0.19)
()
()

1.3 !

1.6 !

()
()
()
(0.38)
()
(0.60)

0.3 !

()
()
()
(0.15)
()
()

1.2 !
1.6 !
0.8 !

()
()
()
(0.36)
(0.69)
(0.37)

Engineering ...............................
Fine arts ....................................
Health sciences .........................
First-professional ...................
Nursing ..................................
Other health sciences ............

9
38
49
15
12
21

(0.8)
(1.5)
(2.2)
(1.3)
(0.8)
(1.7)

14
48
58
17
13
28

(1.5)
(3.6)
(3.1)
(1.2)
(1.3)
(2.0)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

78.6
44.8
27.9
47.2

29.4

(3.70)
(2.06)
(1.65)
(3.33)
()
(2.86)

6.8 !
43.9
57.1
34.7
86.3
56.4

(2.77)
(2.44)
(1.74)
(3.64)
(2.04)
(3.07)

1.7 !
1.2 !

()
(0.54)
(0.41)
()
()
()

1.3
4.0
2.1 !
8.0
3.2

()
(0.34)
(0.52)
(0.92)
(1.30)
(0.76)

1.7
1.8
0.8 !

0.8 !

(0.46)
(0.49)
(0.26)
()
()
(0.32)

0.9
1.4

1.4 !
1.7 !

()
(0.25)
(0.38)
()
(0.56)
(0.70)

8.0
1.0 !
4.0
6.4 !

4.3

(2.13)
(0.36)
(0.87)
(2.10)
()
(1.23)

1.9 !
2.4
5.1 !

1.4 !

()
(0.58)
(0.72)
(2.41)
()
(0.56)

2.1 !

()
(0.84)
()
()
()
()

0.7 !
0.5 !

()
(0.30)
(0.23)
()
()
()

Humanities.................................
English and literature .............
Foreign languages .................
History....................................
Philosophy .............................

74
43
12
11
9

(2.1)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(0.7)
(0.6)

80
44
15
11
10

(2.5)
(1.9)
(1.2)
(1.0)
(1.2)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

35.9
29.5
16.6
61.1
65.7

(1.52)
(2.31)
(3.57)
(4.58)
(4.20)

49.2
58.5
52.0
28.9
26.0

(1.61)
(2.47)
(3.38)
(4.15)
(4.60)

1.6
1.2

3.5 !

(0.35)
(0.33)
()
()
(1.71)

2.9
4.3
2.0 !

(0.45)
(0.78)
(0.80)
()
()

2.3
1.0 !
7.2
2.5 !

(0.35)
(0.35)
(1.50)
(1.05)
()

(0.44)
(0.37)
(1.97)
()
()

0.9 !
1.0 !

(0.30)
(0.41)
()
()
()

2.7
1.6
7.9

(0.55)
(0.46)
(2.18)
()
()

1.0 !
0.8 !

(0.33)
(0.34)
()
()
()

0.6 !
0.8 !

(0.22)
(0.29)
()
()
()

Law ............................................

11

(0.8)

11

(1.2)

100.0

52.6

(4.43)

32.8

(4.18)

4.4 !

(1.41)

2.0 !

(0.82)

2.2 !

(1.05)

Natural sciences ........................


Biological sciences ................
Physical sciences...................
Mathematics ..........................
Computer sciences ................

65
11
11
24
19

(2.2)
(0.9)
(0.8)
(1.4)
(1.2)

90
16
16
32
26

(2.9)
(1.0)
(1.1)
(2.3)
(1.7)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

50.5
41.7
57.8
46.6
56.4

(1.72)
(3.76)
(3.30)
(3.20)
(2.98)

32.4
40.1
28.7
36.0
25.3

(1.73)
(3.78)
(3.42)
(3.04)
(2.64)

3.8
2.2 !
3.9 !
4.4
4.1

(0.44)
(0.67)
(1.37)
(0.78)
(1.03)

2.7
2.1 !

3.1
3.7

(0.36)
(0.90)
()
(0.83)
(0.60)

1.9
1.0 !

1.4 !
3.0 !

(0.41)
(0.39)
()
(0.48)
(0.93)

0.7
1.0 !
0.9 !
0.5 !

(0.16)
(0.40)
(0.41)
(0.24)
()

4.2
5.6 !
3.1 !
3.9
4.2

Social sciences..........................
Economics .............................
Political science .....................
Psychology ............................
Sociology ...............................
Other social sciences.............

41
4
4
18
6
10

(2.4)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(2.1)
(0.5)
(0.9)

42
5
5
18
7
8

(2.0)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(1.2)
(0.9)
(0.8)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

49.8
68.6
71.1
42.2
44.6
46.2

(1.85)
(7.36)
(5.32)
(3.36)
(6.09)
(4.24)

32.9
9.3 !
11.9 !
44.4
30.7
36.4

(2.09)
(4.08)
(3.93)
(3.12)
(6.03)
(4.19)

3.7
7.2 !
5.7 !
2.0 !
4.0 !

(0.68)
(3.52)
(2.79)
(0.76)
(1.61)
()

3.0

3.0 !
4.1 !
4.5 !

(0.66)
()
()
(0.91)
(1.54)
(1.85)

2.5

1.4 !

(0.65)
()
()
(0.64)
()
()

1.5

1.7 !
1.6 !
1.9 !

(0.31)
()
()
(0.58)
(0.76)
(0.83)

Occupationally specific
programs .............................
All other programs .....................

17
35

(1.1)
(1.6)

37
19

(2.4)
(1.2)

100.0
100.0

68.2
41.8

(2.51)
(3.30)

18.6
42.6

(2.19)
(2.95)

4.5
2.5 !

(1.03)
(0.81)

1.8 !
5.5

(0.63)
(1.46)

4.0
1.9 !

(0.92)
(0.58)

0.6 !
2.6 !

(0.23)
(0.90)

()

()

()

()

()

(0.61)
(2.32)
(1.06)
(0.85)
(1.10)

2.3
5.3 !
2.6 !
1.8 !

(0.46)
(1.63)
(0.99)
(0.64)
()

1.0 !

1.4 !

(0.34)
()
()
()
(0.63)

0.5 !

(0.26)
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()

2.8 !

()
()
()
()
()
(1.29)

1.5 !

(0.65)
()
()
()
()
()

2.0 !

2.2 !

(0.62)
()
()
(0.93)
()
()

()
()

1.2 !

()
(0.63)

1.1 !

(0.50)
()

()
()

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Race categories
exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and nonresponse to program area
question.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1999 and 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:99;04). (This table was prepared December 2008.)

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Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.

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1.3
11.4

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Table 298. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by academic rank, control and
level of institution, and sex: Selected years, 197071 through 201112
Academic rank
Sex and academic year
1

All faculty

Professor

Associate
professor

Public institutions

Private institutions

Assistant
professor

Instructor

Lecturer

No rank

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

Current dollars
Total
197071...........................
197576...........................
198081...........................
198182...........................
198283...........................

$12,710
16,659
23,302
25,449
27,196

$17,958
22,649
30,753
33,437
35,540

$13,563
17,065
23,214
25,278
26,921

$11,176
13,986
18,901
20,608
22,056

$9,360
13,672
15,178
16,450
17,601

$11,196
12,906
17,301
18,756
20,072

$12,333
15,196
22,334
24,331
25,557

$12,953
16,942
23,745
25,886
27,488

$13,121
17,400
24,373
26,591
28,293

$12,644
15,820
22,177
24,193
25,567

$11,619
15,921
22,093
24,255
26,393

$11,824
16,116
22,325
24,509
26,691

$8,664
10,901
15,065
15,926
16,595

198485...........................
198586...........................
198788...........................
198990...........................
199091...........................

30,447
32,392
35,897
40,133
42,165

39,743
42,268
47,040
52,810
55,540

29,945
31,787
35,231
39,392
41,414

24,668
26,277
29,110
32,689
34,434

20,230
20,918
22,728
25,030
26,332

22,334
23,770
25,977
28,990
30,097

27,683
29,088
31,532
34,559
36,395

30,646
32,750
36,231
40,416
42,317

31,764
34,033
37,840
42,365
44,510

27,864
29,590
32,209
35,516
37,055

29,910
31,402
35,049
39,464
41,788

30,247
31,732
35,346
39,817
42,224

18,510
19,436
21,867
24,601
24,088

199192...........................
199293...........................
199394...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

43,851
44,714
46,364
47,811
49,309

57,433
58,788
60,649
62,709
64,540

42,929
43,945
45,278
46,713
47,966

35,745
36,625
37,630
38,756
39,696

30,916
28,499
28,828
29,665
30,344

30,456
30,543
32,729
33,198
34,136

37,783
37,771
40,584
41,227
42,996

43,641
44,197
45,920
47,432
48,837

45,638
46,515
48,019
49,738
51,172

38,959
38,935
41,040
42,101
43,295

44,376
45,985
47,465
48,741
50,466

44,793
46,427
47,880
49,379
50,819

25,673
26,105
28,435
25,613
31,915

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200102...........................

50,829
52,335
54,097
55,888
59,742

66,659
68,731
71,322
74,410
80,792

49,307
50,828
52,576
54,524
58,724

40,687
41,830
43,348
44,978
48,796

31,193
32,449
33,819
34,918
46,959

34,962
35,484
36,819
38,194
41,798

44,200
45,268
46,250
47,389
46,569

50,303
51,638
53,319
55,011
58,524

52,718
54,114
55,948
57,950
62,013

44,584
45,919
47,285
48,240
50,837

52,112
54,039
55,981
58,013
62,818

52,443
54,379
56,284
58,323
63,088

32,628
33,592
34,821
35,925
33,139

200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................

61,330
62,579
64,234
66,172
68,585

83,466
85,333
88,158
91,208
94,870

60,471
61,746
63,558
65,714
68,153

50,552
51,798
53,308
55,106
57,143

48,304
49,065
49,730
50,883
53,278

42,622
43,648
44,514
45,896
47,478

46,338
47,725
48,942
50,425
52,161

60,014
60,874
62,346
64,158
66,566

63,486
64,340
66,053
67,951
70,460

52,330
53,076
53,932
55,405
57,466

64,533
66,666
68,755
71,016
73,419

64,814
66,932
68,995
71,263
73,636

34,826
36,322
37,329
38,549
41,138

200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................
201112...........................

71,085
73,570
74,625
75,472
76,570

98,548
102,346
103,684
104,957
107,091

70,826
73,439
74,126
75,103
76,175

59,294
61,550
62,246
63,140
64,009

55,325
56,918
57,797
57,943
58,349

49,392
51,188
52,177
52,549
53,361

54,405
56,370
56,807
56,549
56,922

68,981
71,237
72,183
72,704
73,503

72,857
75,245
76,153
76,861
77,843

59,646
61,433
62,265
62,301
62,568

76,133
79,147
80,385
81,892
83,534

76,341
79,410
80,603
82,094
83,695

43,402
43,542
44,748
45,146
47,805

Males
197576...........................
198081...........................
198182...........................
198283...........................

17,414
24,499
26,796
28,664

22,902
31,082
33,799
35,956

17,209
23,451
25,553
27,262

14,174
19,227
21,025
22,586

14,430
15,545
16,906
18,160

13,579
18,281
19,721
21,225

15,761
23,170
25,276
26,541

17,661
24,873
27,149
28,851

18,121
25,509
27,864
29,661

16,339
22,965
25,085
26,524

16,784
23,493
25,849
28,159

16,946
23,669
26,037
28,380

11,378
16,075
16,834
17,346

198485...........................
198586...........................
198788...........................
198990...........................
199091...........................

32,182
34,294
38,112
42,763
45,065

40,269
42,833
47,735
53,650
56,549

30,392
32,273
35,823
40,131
42,239

25,330
27,094
30,086
33,781
35,636

21,159
21,693
23,645
25,933
27,388

23,557
25,238
27,652
31,162
32,398

28,670
30,267
32,747
35,980
38,036

32,240
34,528
38,314
42,959
45,084

33,344
35,786
39,898
44,834
47,168

28,891
30,758
33,477
37,081
38,787

32,028
33,656
37,603
42,312
45,019

32,278
33,900
37,817
42,595
45,319

19,460
20,412
22,641
25,218
25,937

199192...........................
199293...........................
199394...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

46,848
47,866
49,579
51,228
52,814

58,494
59,972
61,857
64,046
65,949

43,814
44,855
46,229
47,705
49,037

36,969
37,842
38,794
39,923
40,858

33,359
29,583
29,815
30,528
30,940

32,843
32,512
34,796
35,082
36,135

39,422
39,365
42,251
43,103
44,624

46,483
47,175
48,956
50,629
52,163

48,401
49,392
50,989
52,874
54,448

40,811
40,725
42,938
44,020
45,209

47,733
49,518
51,076
52,653
54,364

48,042
49,837
51,397
53,036
54,649

26,825
27,402
30,783
29,639
33,301

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200102...........................

54,465
56,115
58,048
60,084
64,320

68,214
70,468
73,260
76,478
83,356

50,457
52,041
53,830
55,939
60,300

41,864
43,017
44,650
46,414
50,518

31,738
33,070
34,741
35,854
48,844

36,932
37,481
38,976
40,202
44,519

45,688
46,822
47,610
48,788
48,049

53,737
55,191
57,038
58,984
62,835

56,162
57,744
59,805
62,030
66,577

46,393
47,690
48,961
50,033
52,360

56,185
58,293
60,392
62,631
67,871

56,453
58,576
60,641
62,905
68,100

34,736
36,157
38,040
38,636
33,395

200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................

66,126
67,485
69,337
71,569
74,167

86,191
88,262
91,290
94,733
98,563

62,226
63,466
65,394
67,654
70,168

52,441
53,649
55,215
57,099
59,150

50,272
50,985
51,380
52,519
55,061

45,469
46,214
46,929
48,256
49,641

47,412
48,973
50,102
51,811
53,665

64,564
65,476
67,130
69,191
71,797

68,322
69,248
71,145
73,353
76,072

53,962
54,623
55,398
56,858
58,971

69,726
72,021
74,318
76,941
79,491

69,976
72,250
74,540
77,143
79,663

34,291
35,604
34,970
38,215
41,196

200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................
201112...........................

76,935
79,706
80,885
81,868
83,154

102,555
106,759
108,227
109,656
112,068

72,940
75,634
76,401
77,423
78,559

61,368
63,726
64,450
65,392
66,300

57,116
58,819
59,799
59,792
60,064

51,804
53,777
54,946
55,435
56,363

56,196
58,341
58,649
58,392
58,833

74,389
76,897
77,951
78,603
79,550

78,673
81,394
82,428
83,288
84,443

61,166
62,870
63,698
63,683
63,932

82,681
86,008
87,386
88,996
90,838

82,850
86,205
87,549
89,155
90,974

42,995
43,871
44,500
44,542
45,250

See notes at end of table.

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Table 298. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by academic rank, control and
level of institution, and sex: Selected years, 197071 through 201112Continued
Academic rank

Public institutions

Private institutions

All faculty

Professor

Associate
professor

Assistant
professor

Instructor

Lecturer

No rank

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

Females
197576...........................
198081...........................
198182...........................
198283...........................

14,308
19,996
21,802
23,261

20,308
27,959
30,438
32,221

16,364
22,295
24,271
25,738

13,522
18,302
19,866
21,130

12,572
14,854
16,054
17,102

11,901
16,168
17,676
18,830

14,094
20,843
22,672
23,855

14,762
20,673
22,524
23,892

14,758
20,608
22,454
23,876

14,769
20,778
22,632
23,917

13,030
18,073
19,743
21,451

13,231
18,326
20,024
21,785

10,201
13,892
14,984
15,845

198485...........................
198586...........................
198788...........................
198990...........................
199091...........................

25,941
27,576
30,499
34,183
35,881

35,824
38,252
42,371
47,663
49,728

28,517
30,300
33,528
37,469
39,329

23,575
24,966
27,600
31,090
32,724

19,362
20,237
21,962
24,320
25,534

21,004
22,273
24,370
26,995
28,111

26,050
27,171
29,605
32,528
34,179

26,566
28,299
31,215
34,796
36,459

26,813
28,680
31,820
35,704
37,573

26,172
27,693
30,228
33,307
34,720

24,186
25,523
28,621
32,650
34,359

24,560
25,889
28,946
33,010
34,898

17,575
18,504
21,215
24,002
22,585

199192...........................
199293...........................
199394...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

37,534
38,385
40,058
41,369
42,871

51,621
52,755
54,746
56,555
58,318

40,766
41,861
43,178
44,626
45,803

34,063
35,032
36,169
37,352
38,345

28,873
27,700
28,136
29,072
29,940

28,550
28,922
31,048
31,677
32,584

35,622
35,792
38,474
38,967
41,085

37,800
38,356
40,118
41,548
42,871

38,634
39,470
41,031
42,663
43,986

36,517
36,710
38,707
39,812
41,086

36,828
38,460
39,902
40,908
42,871

37,309
38,987
40,378
41,815
43,236

24,683
25,068
26,142
22,851
30,671

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200102...........................

44,325
45,775
47,421
48,997
52,662

60,160
61,965
64,236
67,079
72,542

47,101
48,597
50,347
52,091
56,186

39,350
40,504
41,894
43,367
46,824

30,819
32,011
33,152
34,228
45,262

33,415
33,918
35,115
36,607
39,538

42,474
43,491
44,723
45,865
45,003

44,306
45,648
47,247
48,714
52,123

45,402
46,709
48,355
50,168
53,895

42,531
43,943
45,457
46,340
49,290

44,374
46,106
47,874
49,737
54,149

44,726
46,466
48,204
50,052
54,434

30,661
30,995
31,524
32,951
32,921

200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................

54,105
55,378
56,926
58,665
61,016

75,028
76,652
79,160
81,514
85,090

57,716
59,095
60,809
62,860
65,237

48,380
49,689
51,154
52,901
54,974

46,573
47,404
48,351
49,533
51,832

40,265
41,536
42,455
43,934
45,693

45,251
46,519
47,860
49,172
50,812

53,435
54,408
55,780
57,462
59,781

55,121
56,117
57,714
59,437
61,875

50,717
51,591
52,566
54,082
56,127

55,881
57,921
59,919
61,830
64,246

56,158
58,192
60,143
62,092
64,481

35,296
36,896
39,291
38,786
41,099

200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................
201112...........................

63,347
65,638
66,653
67,461
68,470

88,301
91,522
92,835
94,032
95,840

67,816
70,375
71,019
72,001
73,053

57,111
59,286
60,001
60,893
61,761

53,889
55,424
56,246
56,506
57,013

47,407
49,078
49,945
50,227
51,001

52,837
54,649
55,211
54,985
55,319

62,129
64,231
65,144
65,615
66,375

64,226
66,393
67,283
67,937
68,897

58,318
60,195
61,047
61,138
61,433

66,528
69,300
70,516
72,088
73,617

66,745
69,593
70,756
72,302
73,776

43,670
43,344
44,892
45,518
49,382

Sex and academic year


1

Constant 201112 dollars1


Total
197071...........................
197576...........................
198081...........................
198182...........................
198283...........................

72,807
68,356
61,215
61,539
63,055

102,870
92,938
80,789
80,855
82,401

77,698
70,025
60,983
61,125
62,417

64,022
57,390
49,653
49,833
51,138

53,617
56,103
39,873
39,778
40,809

64,137
52,957
45,450
45,354
46,538

70,651
62,355
58,672
58,835
59,255

74,204
69,519
62,378
62,595
63,732

75,166
71,399
64,028
64,301
65,599

72,431
64,914
58,259
58,502
59,278

66,557
65,329
58,039
58,652
61,193

67,735
66,132
58,648
59,267
61,884

49,632
44,730
39,576
38,510
38,476

198485...........................
198586...........................
198788...........................
198990...........................
199091...........................

65,509
67,740
70,518
71,927
71,652

85,510
88,394
92,408
94,646
94,379

64,429
66,475
69,209
70,599
70,374

53,075
54,952
57,185
58,585
58,514

43,526
43,745
44,647
44,859
44,746

48,053
49,709
51,030
51,956
51,144

59,562
60,831
61,943
61,936
61,846

65,937
68,489
71,174
72,434
71,910

68,342
71,172
74,335
75,926
75,636

59,951
61,880
63,273
63,652
62,967

64,353
65,670
68,852
70,727
71,010

65,079
66,360
69,435
71,361
71,752

39,826
40,646
42,956
44,090
40,933

199192...........................
199293...........................
199394...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

72,203
71,393
72,159
72,338
72,628

94,565
93,864
94,391
94,877
95,062

70,684
70,165
70,468
70,676
70,650

58,856
58,478
58,566
58,637
58,469

50,904
45,504
44,866
44,882
44,695

50,146
48,767
50,937
50,228
50,279

62,212
60,307
63,163
62,376
63,329

71,857
70,568
71,468
71,764
71,933

75,144
74,269
74,735
75,252
75,372

64,148
62,166
63,872
63,698
63,770

73,066
73,423
73,873
73,744
74,332

73,753
74,129
74,518
74,709
74,852

42,272
41,681
44,255
38,752
47,008

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200102...........................

72,791
73,634
74,817
75,126
76,295

95,460
96,703
98,640
100,023
103,178

70,611
71,513
72,713
73,292
74,995

58,266
58,853
59,952
60,461
62,316

44,670
45,654
46,772
46,937
59,970

50,067
49,925
50,921
51,341
53,380

63,297
63,690
63,965
63,701
59,472

72,036
72,652
73,741
73,947
74,740

75,495
76,137
77,377
77,897
79,195

63,847
64,607
65,396
64,846
64,923

74,627
76,031
77,423
77,982
80,223

75,102
76,510
77,842
78,399
80,569

46,726
47,262
48,158
48,290
42,321

200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................

76,639
76,526
76,255
75,674
76,456

104,301
104,351
104,656
104,304
105,757

75,565
75,506
75,452
75,150
75,974

63,171
63,342
63,284
63,018
63,700

60,361
59,999
59,036
58,189
59,392

53,261
53,375
52,844
52,486
52,927

57,905
58,362
58,101
57,665
58,147

74,995
74,441
74,013
73,371
74,205

79,333
78,679
78,414
77,708
78,546

65,393
64,905
64,025
63,361
64,061

80,642
81,523
81,622
81,213
81,845

80,993
81,848
81,907
81,496
82,087

43,519
44,416
44,315
44,084
45,859

200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................
201112...........................

76,411
77,994
78,354
77,684
76,570

105,933
108,500
108,865
108,033
107,091

76,133
77,855
77,830
77,304
76,175

63,737
65,251
65,357
64,990
64,009

59,471
60,340
60,685
59,641
58,349

53,093
54,266
54,784
54,089
53,361

58,481
59,760
59,646
58,206
56,922

74,150
75,521
75,790
74,834
73,503

78,316
79,769
79,959
79,113
77,843

64,116
65,127
65,376
64,126
62,568

81,837
83,905
84,402
84,292
83,534

82,062
84,184
84,630
84,499
83,695

46,654
46,160
46,984
46,469
47,805

See notes at end of table.

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Staff

Table 298. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by academic rank, control and
level of institution, and sex: Selected years, 197071 through 201112Continued
Academic rank

Public institutions

Private institutions

All faculty

Professor

Associate
professor

Assistant
professor

Instructor

Lecturer

No rank

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

Males
197576...........................
198081...........................
198182...........................
198283...........................

71,455
64,359
64,796
66,459

93,975
81,653
81,730
83,366

70,613
61,606
61,790
63,208

58,163
50,510
50,841
52,367

59,211
40,837
40,881
42,105

55,719
48,024
47,688
49,211

64,672
60,868
61,121
61,536

72,471
65,342
65,649
66,892

74,356
67,012
67,378
68,770

67,047
60,329
60,659
61,497

68,872
61,716
62,506
65,288

69,535
62,179
62,960
65,800

46,687
42,229
40,707
40,217

198485...........................
198586...........................
198788...........................
198990...........................
199091...........................

69,242
71,718
74,868
76,641
76,579

86,642
89,575
93,772
96,151
96,094

65,390
67,491
70,372
71,923
71,776

54,499
56,661
59,103
60,542
60,555

45,525
45,366
46,449
46,477
46,541

50,685
52,779
54,321
55,848
55,054

61,685
63,296
64,329
64,483
64,634

69,367
72,207
75,266
76,991
76,612

71,742
74,838
78,377
80,352
80,152

62,161
64,323
65,764
66,458
65,911

68,910
70,384
73,869
75,833
76,501

69,448
70,894
74,289
76,338
77,011

41,870
42,687
44,477
45,197
44,074

199192...........................
199293...........................
199394...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

77,137
76,425
77,162
77,508
77,791

96,312
95,755
96,271
96,901
97,138

72,142
71,619
71,948
72,177
72,228

60,870
60,421
60,377
60,402
60,180

54,927
47,234
46,403
46,189
45,572

54,078
51,911
54,154
53,079
53,224

64,910
62,853
65,757
65,215
65,728

76,536
75,322
76,192
76,601
76,831

79,694
78,863
79,357
79,997
80,198

67,198
65,024
66,826
66,602
66,589

78,594
79,064
79,493
79,663
80,073

79,103
79,573
79,992
80,243
80,494

44,168
43,751
47,910
44,844
49,050

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200102...........................

77,996
78,952
80,282
80,766
82,142

97,686
99,146
101,321
102,803
106,452

72,257
73,220
74,447
75,194
77,007

59,952
60,523
61,752
62,390
64,515

45,451
46,529
48,048
48,196
62,377

52,888
52,735
53,904
54,040
56,855

65,428
65,877
65,846
65,581
61,363

76,954
77,652
78,885
79,287
80,245

80,427
81,244
82,712
83,382
85,024

66,437
67,098
67,714
67,256
66,868

80,460
82,016
83,523
84,189
86,677

80,843
82,415
83,867
84,558
86,968

49,744
50,872
52,611
51,935
42,648

200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................

82,632
82,524
82,313
81,846
82,678

107,706
107,932
108,374
108,336
109,874

77,758
77,611
77,631
77,368
78,220

65,531
65,605
65,548
65,298
65,938

62,820
62,347
60,995
60,060
61,380

56,818
56,513
55,711
55,185
55,338

59,247
59,887
59,478
59,250
59,824

80,680
80,068
79,693
79,126
80,037

85,376
84,680
84,459
83,886
84,802

67,432
66,796
65,765
65,022
65,739

87,130
88,072
88,226
87,989
88,613

87,443
88,351
88,490
88,220
88,805

42,850
43,539
41,514
43,703
45,924

200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................
201112...........................

82,700
84,498
84,927
84,267
83,154

110,240
113,178
113,635
112,869
112,068

78,405
80,182
80,219
79,692
78,559

65,967
67,558
67,671
67,308
66,300

61,396
62,356
62,787
61,544
60,064

55,686
57,011
57,692
57,060
56,363

60,406
61,849
61,579
60,103
58,833

79,963
81,521
81,846
80,906
79,550

84,569
86,288
86,547
85,728
84,443

65,749
66,650
66,881
65,549
63,932

88,877
91,179
91,752
91,603
90,838

89,058
91,389
91,924
91,768
90,974

46,217
46,508
46,724
45,847
45,250

Females
197576...........................
198081...........................
198182...........................
198283...........................

58,709
52,530
52,720
53,932

83,331
73,449
73,603
74,706

67,147
58,569
58,690
59,675

55,485
48,080
48,038
48,991

51,587
39,022
38,821
39,652

48,832
42,474
42,743
43,658

57,833
54,755
54,824
55,309

60,576
54,308
54,465
55,395

60,560
54,137
54,296
55,358

60,602
54,584
54,727
55,453

53,469
47,478
47,741
49,735

54,291
48,143
48,420
50,509

41,857
36,494
36,233
36,737

198485...........................
198586...........................
198788...........................
198990...........................
199091...........................

55,814
57,669
59,914
61,263
60,972

77,078
79,995
83,235
85,421
84,503

61,356
63,365
65,864
67,152
66,832

50,723
52,210
54,219
55,719
55,608

41,659
42,321
43,143
43,586
43,390

45,192
46,579
47,873
48,381
47,770

56,048
56,822
58,157
58,297
58,080

57,159
59,181
61,320
62,362
61,955

57,690
59,977
62,509
63,990
63,848

56,311
57,913
59,381
59,692
59,000

52,038
53,375
56,224
58,515
58,386

52,843
54,141
56,863
59,161
59,302

37,814
38,697
41,676
43,017
38,379

199192...........................
199293...........................
199394...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

61,801
61,287
62,345
62,591
63,145

84,996
84,233
85,204
85,566
85,897

67,123
66,837
67,200
67,519
67,464

56,086
55,935
56,291
56,513
56,479

47,541
44,228
43,790
43,986
44,099

47,008
46,179
48,322
47,926
47,993

58,654
57,148
59,879
58,956
60,514

62,239
61,241
62,437
62,861
63,145

63,613
63,020
63,858
64,548
64,787

60,127
58,614
60,241
60,235
60,517

60,638
61,408
62,102
61,893
63,146

61,431
62,249
62,842
63,265
63,683

40,642
40,025
40,686
34,574
45,176

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200102...........................

63,475
64,404
65,584
65,862
67,253

86,152
87,182
88,839
90,169
92,641

67,451
68,375
69,632
70,021
71,754

56,352
56,987
57,940
58,295
59,798

44,135
45,039
45,850
46,009
57,803

47,853
47,721
48,565
49,208
50,492

60,825
61,190
61,852
61,652
57,472

63,448
64,225
65,344
65,482
66,565

65,018
65,717
66,875
67,437
68,829

60,907
61,827
62,868
62,291
62,947

63,545
64,870
66,211
66,857
69,153

64,050
65,377
66,667
67,281
69,517

43,909
43,609
43,598
44,293
42,043

200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................

67,610
67,719
67,579
67,088
68,018

93,756
93,735
93,974
93,218
94,855

72,123
72,265
72,189
71,885
72,724

60,456
60,763
60,727
60,497
61,283

58,199
57,969
57,399
56,646
57,780

50,316
50,793
50,400
50,243
50,937

56,546
56,887
56,816
56,233
56,643

66,773
66,534
66,219
65,713
66,642

68,880
68,624
68,514
67,971
68,976

63,377
63,089
62,403
61,848
62,568

69,830
70,830
71,132
70,708
71,619

70,176
71,161
71,398
71,008
71,880

44,107
45,119
46,643
44,356
45,816

200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................
201112...........................

68,094
69,585
69,984
69,437
68,470

94,918
97,025
97,474
96,788
95,840

72,897
74,607
74,567
74,111
73,053

61,391
62,851
62,999
62,678
61,761

57,927
58,756
59,057
58,162
57,013

50,959
52,029
52,441
51,698
51,001

56,796
57,935
57,970
56,596
55,319

66,784
68,093
68,399
67,538
66,375

69,038
70,385
70,645
69,928
68,897

62,688
63,815
64,098
62,929
61,433

71,513
73,467
74,040
74,200
73,617

71,747
73,777
74,291
74,421
73,776

46,943
45,950
47,135
46,852
49,382

Sex and academic year


1

1Constant

dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to an academic-year basis.
NOTE: Data through 199596 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are
for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data for 198788 and
later years include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Faculty Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty
Survey (IPEDS-SA:8799); and IPEDS Winter 200102 through Winter 201112, Human
Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Staff

Table 299. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by academic rank, sex, and
control and level of institution: Selected years, 19992000 through 201112
Current dollars

Constant
201112
dollars1

All faculty

Academic rank

All
faculty,
total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

10

11

12

13

14

15

19992000
All institutions......................................
Public ..............................................
4-year ..........................................
Doctoral2 ..................................
Masters3 ..................................
Other 4-year ............................
2-year ..........................................
Nonprofit .........................................
4-year ..........................................
Doctoral2 ..................................
Masters3 ..................................
Other 4-year ............................
2-year ..........................................
For-profit .........................................

$75,126
73,947
77,897
83,681
70,938
64,344
64,846
78,195
78,536
96,613
67,038
62,877
50,520
39,713

$55,888
55,011
57,950
62,253
52,773
47,867
48,240
58,172
58,425
71,873
49,871
46,776
37,583
29,543

$60,084
58,984
62,030
66,882
55,565
49,829
50,033
62,788
63,028
77,214
52,642
48,847
39,933
30,023

$48,997
48,714
50,168
52,287
48,235
44,577
46,340
49,881
50,117
59,586
45,718
43,544
34,733
28,942

$74,410
72,475
75,204
81,182
66,588
60,360
57,806
78,512
78,604
95,182
62,539
60,200
39,454
45,505

$76,478
74,501
76,530
82,445
67,128
60,748
59,441
80,557
80,622
96,768
63,603
60,757
38,431
44,248

$67,079
65,568
69,619
74,653
64,863
59,052
55,501
70,609
70,774
87,342
59,353
58,364
40,571
49,693

$54,524
54,641
55,681
57,744
53,048
49,567
48,056
54,300
54,388
62,503
50,176
46,822
36,349
48,469

$55,939
55,992
56,776
58,999
53,686
50,133
49,425
55,836
55,898
63,951
51,470
47,135
37,342
53,548

$52,091
52,305
53,599
55,156
51,977
48,548
46,711
51,687
51,809
59,536
48,165
46,365
35,608
43,389

$44,978
45,285
45,822
48,190
43,396
42,306
41,984
44,423
44,502
52,134
41,447
38,775
31,818
33,043

$34,918
35,007
33,528
33,345
33,214
35,754
37,634
34,670
34,813
39,721
33,991
31,574
27,696
29,894

$38,194
37,403
37,261
38,883
34,448
36,088
40,061
40,761
40,783
42,693
37,923
33,058
25,965

$47,389
47,990
40,579
39,350
43,052
38,330
48,233
41,415
41,761
45,887
44,153
35,120
40,373
27,958

200506
All institutions......................................
Public ..............................................
4-year ..........................................
Doctoral2 ..................................
Masters3 ..................................
Other 4-year ............................
2-year ..........................................
Nonprofit .........................................
4-year ..........................................
Doctoral2 ..................................
Masters3 ..................................
Other 4-year ............................
2-year ..........................................
For-profit .........................................

75,674
73,371
77,708
84,048
69,123
63,704
63,361
81,427
81,674
98,740
67,527
65,656
44,716
48,579

66,172
64,158
67,951
73,495
60,444
55,705
55,405
71,203
71,419
86,342
59,048
57,413
39,101
42,480

71,569
69,191
73,353
79,688
63,659
58,157
56,858
77,136
77,314
93,646
61,984
59,743
38,817
42,878

58,665
57,462
59,437
62,509
56,157
52,490
54,082
61,985
62,212
72,638
55,245
54,149
39,307
42,027

91,208
87,599
91,600
99,872
77,752
71,469
65,740
98,253
98,378
119,187
74,334
74,655
47,174
60,111

94,733
91,080
93,976
101,856
78,677
73,188
67,782
101,638
101,713
121,728
75,769
75,548
48,786
59,423

81,514
78,412
83,946
91,960
75,547
68,141
63,544
88,144
88,379
109,444
71,081
72,485
45,945
61,417

65,714
65,107
66,745
70,008
62,029
58,817
54,870
66,877
66,981
76,945
59,962
57,536
42,433
56,621

67,654
67,077
68,475
71,991
62,967
59,957
55,825
68,753
68,818
79,224
61,026
57,613
43,628
55,546

62,860
62,231
64,013
66,659
60,706
57,061
54,004
64,074
64,226
73,038
58,545
57,430
41,753
58,393

55,106
55,029
56,181
59,471
52,419
49,749
48,425
55,278
55,367
65,038
49,804
47,629
35,437
47,598

50,883
52,297
40,044
39,863
39,542
42,185
57,224
41,302
41,494
45,862
40,446
38,145
36,264
35,661

45,896
44,628
44,598
45,222
43,502
43,951
45,427
49,777
49,786
51,110
45,173
45,957
38,908

50,425
50,096
47,107
46,201
45,640
51,863
50,513
53,231
53,907
55,289
57,505
44,713
39,399
41,579

201011
All institutions......................................
Public ..............................................
4-year ..........................................
Doctoral2 ..................................
Masters3 ..................................
Other 4-year ............................
2-year ..........................................
Nonprofit .........................................
4-year ..........................................
Doctoral2 ..................................
Masters3 ..................................
Other 4-year ............................
2-year ..........................................
For-profit .........................................

77,684
74,834
79,113
84,039
70,176
62,828
64,126
84,600
84,764
97,813
67,661
67,622
47,705
55,310

75,472
72,704
76,861
81,647
68,178
61,039
62,301
82,191
82,351
95,028
65,735
65,697
46,347
53,736

81,868
78,603
83,288
88,992
71,414
63,288
63,683
89,343
89,472
104,049
68,582
68,117
45,419
54,399

67,461
65,615
67,937
70,580
64,322
58,574
61,138
72,307
72,473
81,199
62,304
62,685
46,923
52,932

104,957
100,228
105,067
112,647
87,677
74,604
72,905
114,182
114,254
133,973
82,002
86,543
50,623
64,033

109,656
104,924
108,473
115,688
88,613
77,286
74,865
118,587
118,646
137,938
83,317
87,256
51,107
64,547

94,032
89,731
95,978
103,191
85,849
70,511
71,060
103,115
103,208
122,085
79,454
85,114
50,013
63,072

75,103
74,054
75,947
78,804
70,215
65,254
61,235
77,103
77,187
86,108
66,466
65,751
49,984
71,050

77,423
76,442
78,069
81,142
71,267
66,728
62,206
79,282
79,337
88,927
67,362
65,815
49,009
72,956

72,001
70,877
72,920
75,298
68,866
63,415
60,424
74,161
74,274
82,039
65,354
65,669
50,483
69,405

63,140
62,847
64,211
67,236
59,511
54,965
54,542
63,680
63,741
72,242
55,352
53,803
45,786
63,776

57,943
59,391
46,441
44,612
44,640
55,810
65,688
48,572
48,697
53,916
45,229
42,233
44,653
40,994

52,549
50,377
50,291
50,403
50,029
49,671
52,539
58,619
58,632
59,923
53,165
54,894
28,967

56,549
55,364
54,372
53,321
55,807
55,607
55,570
64,167
64,464
67,857
62,908
53,293
45,095
41,262

201112
All institutions......................................
Public ..............................................
4-year ..........................................
Doctoral2 ..................................
Masters3 ..................................
Other 4-year ............................
2-year ..........................................
Nonprofit .........................................
4-year ..........................................
Doctoral2 ..................................
Masters3 ..................................
Other 4-year ............................
2-year ..........................................
For-profit .........................................

76,570
73,503
77,843
82,543
68,572
61,201
62,568
83,825
83,945
96,129
66,948
67,333
48,969
54,413

76,570
73,503
77,843
82,543
68,572
61,201
62,568
83,825
83,945
96,129
66,948
67,333
48,969
54,413

83,154
79,550
84,443
90,090
71,720
63,305
63,932
91,165
91,272
105,300
69,796
69,957
45,996
55,019

68,470
66,375
68,897
71,557
64,867
58,958
61,433
73,838
73,951
82,332
63,582
64,149
50,919
53,738

107,091
101,673
106,805
114,415
87,833
74,647
72,994
117,362
117,417
137,016
83,676
88,866
47,496
64,957

112,068
106,653
110,441
117,661
88,959
77,380
74,887
121,963
122,006
141,386
84,864
89,494
46,448
64,849

95,840
90,899
97,437
104,801
85,714
70,502
71,246
106,047
106,124
124,388
81,403
87,625
48,603
65,150

76,175
74,852
76,822
79,642
70,523
65,422
61,589
78,681
78,744
87,425
67,559
67,555
51,787
69,740

78,559
77,270
78,958
82,026
71,389
66,915
62,541
80,985
81,024
90,420
68,463
67,618
49,515
70,945

73,053
71,701
73,835
76,162
69,431
63,590
60,812
75,634
75,720
83,197
66,466
67,476
52,765
68,560

64,009
63,682
65,221
68,417
59,713
55,499
54,745
64,592
64,646
72,542
56,484
54,920
46,598
64,074

58,349
59,941
47,205
45,599
45,149
56,249
66,294
48,476
48,475
51,950
46,037
43,427
48,517
43,428

53,361
50,782
50,705
51,183
49,358
48,021
52,902
60,323
60,336
61,714
54,515
55,749
28,967

56,922
55,308
55,102
53,243
55,829
57,391
55,355
66,905
67,136
70,720
65,570
53,987
51,805
42,424

Academic year, control


and level of institution
1

Professor

Not available.
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to an academic-year basis.
2Institutions that awarded 20 or more doctors degrees during the previous academic year.
3Institutions that awarded 20 or more masters degrees, but less than 20 doctors degrees,
during the previous academic year.

Associate professor
Assistant
Females professor Instructor

No
academic
Lecturer
rank

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in


Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Survey (IPEDS-SA:99), and Winter 200506
through Winter 201112, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was
prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

436 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Staff

Table 300. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of
institution and state or jurisdiction: 201112
[In current dollars]
Public institutions

State or jurisdiction
1

All
institutions

Nonprofit institutions

4-year institutions
Total

4-year institutions

Total Doctoral1 Masters2

Other

2-year

Total

Total Doctoral1 Masters2

Other

For-profit
2-year institutions

10

11

12

13

14

15

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

$76,570
65,998
73,864
77,222
56,191
92,320

$73,503
67,603
74,716
77,781
56,375
89,985

$77,843
73,069
74,716
83,012
61,170
94,427

$82,543
76,105
76,825
83,399
65,354
99,851

$68,572
61,123
73,263

51,621
78,574

$61,201
69,121

51,679
56,694
75,641

$62,568
53,336
74,654
68,210
44,254
84,743

$83,825
57,427
54,664
57,495
55,150
100,640

$83,945
57,427
54,664
57,495
55,150
100,640

$96,129
65,816

41,179
60,060
106,429

$66,948
52,881
54,664
70,730
60,431
80,449

$67,333
43,572

29,279
48,768
94,136

$48,969

$54,413
54,540

65,245
60,000
77,013

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

70,383
93,210
92,312
99,141
71,329

68,966
85,603
92,411
87,476
69,713

73,709
90,678
98,408
87,476
71,196

79,032
102,544
103,974
126,712
78,970

54,907
79,868
63,587
83,182
76,541

61,728

57,476

45,945
70,106
64,295

53,194

79,384
101,225
91,901
100,214
76,052

79,384
101,381
91,901
100,214
76,052

81,572
108,908
94,077
101,256
87,963

78,582
84,534
75,522
57,898
65,812

58,243
79,625

58,655

60,264

70,509
45,641
52,357
64,695
85,127

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

68,530
78,370
58,903
80,111
73,459

66,670
79,282
59,579
74,374
72,971

69,349
84,877
61,458
77,311
77,961

75,676
86,682
62,797
80,724
82,753

56,970

61,367
62,736

53,920
68,200
48,221

54,853

44,630
66,731
50,021
69,216
44,767

74,312
74,040
51,915
88,313
74,457

74,324
74,040
51,915
88,352
74,602

93,226

102,329
84,416

64,155
72,181
50,855
66,599
59,193

56,159
88,337
52,830
61,019
64,643

36,400

44,999
43,078

54,730

41,026

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

69,902
63,848
61,554
64,453
71,775

74,901
66,240
62,835
61,589
67,807

85,500
73,031
68,162
65,220
71,857

85,500
78,024
77,349
69,132
77,471

56,774
59,403
54,847
57,121

65,393

47,601
57,764

54,134
51,152
49,028
48,134
53,330

61,878
48,713
56,501
76,827
77,875

61,878
48,880
56,501
76,827
78,285

68,674
51,923
60,012
83,493
62,684

55,276
50,981
50,254
55,679
53,039

63,341
44,000
61,710
55,832
88,904

44,410

61,232

46,114
71,165
56,235
55,000

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

75,721
96,523
81,359
71,060
56,368

72,927
77,019
84,022
71,111
56,548

76,475
83,420
85,875
78,419
61,952

79,129
91,796
87,639
87,180
64,284

65,983
70,752
71,157
70,285
51,475

54,400
59,411

66,086
60,050
75,607
60,401
49,037

85,108
105,250
65,892
71,480
55,080

85,108
105,273
65,892
71,544
55,080

99,943
115,966
80,820
74,334
66,222

67,632
84,533
62,005
62,851
53,891

77,495
85,240
63,116
72,986
39,843

45,879

43,860

61,150
64,943

41,043
46,960

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

68,547
57,198
67,684
79,496
80,698

65,152
58,556
70,016
79,723
79,072

68,506
61,288
75,491
81,142
86,108

75,654
64,140
80,881
89,961
94,514

58,974
55,434
62,347

73,196

47,691
47,282

64,610
83,278

54,931
42,491
52,994
64,473
53,996

74,907
48,676
60,784
60,965
83,405

74,907
49,627
60,913
60,965
83,405

89,367

71,976

103,350

54,022
47,732
54,618
60,965
63,835

52,669
50,891
51,154

61,850

38,340
48,667

57,244

56,157

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

95,945
62,196
88,638
68,153
62,134

94,536
61,925
81,693
64,798
63,870

102,292
67,894
86,517
77,785
65,581

105,047
73,024
101,986
79,756
72,384

95,562
52,713
82,739
65,911
56,187

44,484
72,407
67,812
49,416

73,679
48,170
71,696
47,582
50,647

99,526
73,851
95,009
78,909
49,371

99,526
73,851
95,050
79,163
49,371

113,518

103,169
99,551
52,380

76,965
73,851
73,849
56,020

68,959

78,877
57,248
46,859

73,175
38,615

63,170
60,000
42,195
76,386

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

72,355
62,687
68,890
81,942
86,931

74,339
62,619
68,207
79,483
72,584

77,951
66,524
70,507
82,895
76,262

80,672
71,732
74,747
90,063
82,535

57,579
58,160
55,607
79,548
65,186

60,209
48,202
58,972
65,300

60,848
47,429
64,664
61,319
61,078

68,317
62,980
71,034
84,653
96,354

68,368
62,980
71,034
84,966
96,354

76,350
69,686
74,372
95,744
99,344

58,396
52,687
67,983
66,338
92,012

68,154
38,823
65,020
77,662

59,770

45,373

41,619

48,430

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

61,027
56,633
65,592
70,637
74,816

62,766
58,057
62,693
68,738
67,097

70,967
60,492
67,578
75,971
70,213

79,701
62,541
68,998
79,065
79,848

61,763
58,792
57,015
62,511
60,865

54,782
43,267

52,330
57,712

46,371
46,050
47,106
53,639
50,433

56,642
50,321
71,431
79,527
95,925

56,901
50,321
71,431
79,873
96,383

53,346

91,544
86,963
99,622

60,536
51,216
57,766
67,148
72,500

52,758
42,867
47,075
52,994

45,517

32,983
58,873

44,801
53,498
53,585
48,792
63,500

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

73,991
71,030
69,146
60,041
70,265
70,155

74,387
76,004
68,385
61,928
72,111
70,155

74,387
81,096
74,562
64,314
71,416
79,618

81,757
85,717
82,919
70,691
82,019
79,618

58,874
65,090
67,222
57,029
58,433

57,083
67,246
57,330
53,573
92,742

58,444
55,862
47,874
73,519
59,135

73,622
59,377
72,196
47,673
63,572

75,854
59,377
72,196
47,673
63,572

59,257
77,195
49,585
71,521

77,690
59,486
58,546
46,665
57,171

52,796
59,689
66,922
46,876
57,761

50,547

57,268
72,533
52,650

U.S. Service Academies ...........................


Other jurisdictions ..........................
American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

107,148

107,148

107,148

107,148

59,955
30,168
23,762
58,864
29,944
42,309

65,121
63,494

60,586
30,168
23,762
59,330
29,944
42,309

66,321
63,494

65,693

65,915

42,309

66,321
63,494

71,532

71,532

64,830

65,915

63,494

60,543

42,309

61,262

35,050
30,168
23,762
50,915
29,944

47,777

20,667

48,607

47,777

20,667

48,607

51,555

51,555

42,800

42,800

20,667

20,667

Not applicable.
1Institutions that awarded 20 or more doctors degrees during the previous academic year.
2Institutions that awarded 20 or more masters degrees, but less than 20 doctors degrees, during the previous academic year.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs. Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 201112, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Staff

Table 301. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of
institution and state or jurisdiction: 201011
[In current dollars]
Public institutions

State or jurisdiction
1

All
institutions

Nonprofit institutions

4-year institutions
Total

4-year institutions

Total Doctoral1 Masters2

Other

2-year

Total

Total Doctoral1 Masters2

Other

For-profit
2-year institutions

10

11

12

13

14

15

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

$75,472
64,000
72,433
76,991
55,004
90,657

$72,704
65,575
73,092
77,494
55,144
88,592

$76,861
70,330
73,040
82,298
59,852
92,769

$81,647
74,336
74,712
82,687
63,943
100,670

$68,178
59,433
71,888

50,637
78,584

$61,039
68,219

50,130
55,087
74,126

$62,301
53,267
79,053
68,401
43,792
83,814

$82,191
55,309
56,908
56,586
54,186
98,387

$82,351
55,309
56,908
56,586
54,186
98,387

$95,028
63,158

105,544

$65,735
47,495
56,908
58,367
59,017
75,829

$65,697
47,364

19,191
47,900
91,688

$46,347

$53,736
58,566

68,038
65,000
75,705

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

68,957
91,881
89,538
94,498
70,085

67,790
84,513
89,721
83,359
68,986

72,336
90,198
95,700
83,359
70,826

77,240
95,055
95,700
110,002
78,233

55,243
75,910

79,981
66,607

58,584

57,557

47,721
68,272
63,816

54,235

76,910
99,820
88,420
95,625
73,308

76,910
99,952
88,420
95,625
73,308

78,550
107,770
90,519
96,574
83,360

77,380
82,711
73,833
56,313
64,517

54,998
78,295

56,975

59,400

43,530
45,595
59,931
63,314
78,233

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

68,200
74,136
58,426
78,399
71,651

66,666
75,018
59,081
72,905
71,020

68,821
80,357
61,089
75,701
75,515

78,584
84,946
62,400
80,110
81,335

58,067
66,803

62,656
60,819

52,438
64,348
48,164

54,575

46,291
63,412
48,862
67,902
44,145

72,689
69,856
51,407
86,329
73,003

72,700
69,856
51,407
86,505
73,141

90,740

99,783
84,112

62,272
67,969
50,817
65,777
59,231

55,606
82,178
51,912
58,681
62,450

35,000

39,497
44,351

58,831

37,475
41,910

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

68,813
62,787
60,471
64,072
71,239

73,707
65,173
61,689
61,835
68,071

84,294
71,980
66,877
65,144
72,078

84,294
77,171
75,544
70,415
77,773

55,780
58,594
56,215

56,907

47,669
57,587

53,442
50,093
48,439
48,099
53,825

61,012
47,688
55,563
74,272
76,120

61,012
47,997
55,563
74,272
76,466

68,282
52,454
61,482
80,765
60,240

54,715
49,753
50,675
53,055
51,016

61,629
43,497
59,017
56,012
87,563

40,318

61,382

45,796
69,288
59,204
40,667

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

74,828
93,549
80,122
70,472
54,986

72,438
74,880
82,814
71,111
55,054

75,706
80,902
84,314
77,909
60,154

79,289
90,610
85,996
93,136
62,255

65,249
71,029
68,707
69,839
51,086

60,505

66,105
59,353
76,016
60,806
48,341

83,053
101,803
64,785
69,497
54,495

83,053
101,825
64,785
69,548
54,495

99,551
111,567
77,955
72,716
65,158

65,908
83,212
61,197
61,746
53,630

83,773
63,003
70,866
39,831

45,863

43,314

61,437
64,196

45,529
50,785

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

67,031
56,769
67,292
79,873
80,817

63,838
58,274
69,688
80,045
78,870

66,855
60,933
75,297
81,384
85,926

73,549
63,952
80,505
89,937
94,649

58,533
54,189
62,298

72,768

55,376
47,850

65,278
81,906

54,583
42,613
51,763
64,965
54,149

73,064
47,077
60,059
62,953
84,593

73,319
48,048
60,096
62,953
84,593

88,532

71,194

97,448

55,868
45,993
51,575
62,953
58,203

51,584
49,462
54,407

62,903

53,621
37,444
49,762

55,970

44,704

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

93,506
62,456
87,077
67,827
60,027

92,160
62,129
81,185
64,899
62,630

99,988
68,549
86,191
77,821
64,593

102,568
73,452
101,353
79,927
70,658

93,802
52,612
82,512
67,864
55,832

48,596
72,712
67,939
49,609

72,532
47,492
70,870
47,505
48,886

97,109
79,473
92,729
77,375
44,154

97,109
79,473
92,777
77,573
47,745

111,043

100,590
97,255
50,660

75,489
79,473
72,779
56,031

66,295

76,695
55,894
45,447

67,467
38,508
30,124

58,205

40,808
71,008

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

71,407
61,324
67,897
80,874
85,486

73,515
61,426
67,199
79,050
73,029

76,943
64,957
69,479
82,470
76,738

79,623
69,700
73,344
88,521
76,738

56,555
57,533
55,909
79,949

59,442
48,147
58,912
65,110

60,275
47,511
63,906
60,709
61,819

67,040
60,878
70,115
82,983
93,420

67,091
60,878
70,115
83,283
93,420

74,786
68,012
73,527
93,361
98,478

61,121
49,766
67,178
65,487
87,495

63,906
37,859
63,268
75,142

58,219

44,154

46,490

49,558

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

60,212
56,196
63,852
70,722
72,914

61,906
57,677
60,811
69,230
65,605

69,836
59,758
65,394
75,824
68,868

77,869
61,166
66,797
78,825
78,971

61,731
57,938
54,878
62,858
59,138

54,392

51,552
57,710

46,180
46,623
46,166
54,285
49,211

56,174
49,917
70,229
77,974
93,414

56,460
49,917
70,229
78,297
93,792

54,614

95,198
87,267
97,016

58,747
50,701
54,784
65,990
70,424

53,691
43,508
45,652
51,671

43,397

33,654
56,967

43,626
47,783
51,184
66,575
68,000

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

73,040
72,425
68,462
57,994
70,645
69,880

74,519
74,165
67,858
59,652
72,463
69,880

74,519
78,942
74,234
62,058
71,904
80,026

82,053
82,456
82,335
68,502
81,873
80,026

58,802
64,233
68,034
55,767
58,821

56,624
66,039
56,167
51,112
99,657

57,159
55,489
45,776
73,574
57,937

71,656
67,280
70,860
47,203
63,738

74,008
67,280
70,860
47,203
63,897

75,403
75,939
48,963
71,998

76,400
57,699
59,512
47,155
57,115

49,394
58,938
68,568
45,309
58,553

49,879

49,920

60,312

58,000

U.S. Service Academies ...........................


Other jurisdictions ..........................
American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

105,651

105,651

105,651

105,651

60,213
30,129
22,045
59,493
31,924
42,165

65,114
63,031

60,632
30,129
22,045
59,493
31,924
42,165

65,803
63,031

65,108

64,862

42,165

65,803
63,031

71,285

71,285

64,051

64,862

63,031

59,622

42,165

60,366

35,069
30,129
22,045
51,515
31,924

28,141

28,141

28,141

28,141

36,720

36,720

24,348

24,348

13,126

13,126

Not applicable.
1Institutions that awarded 20 or more doctors degrees during the previous academic year.
2Institutions that awarded 20 or more masters degrees, but less than 20 doctors degrees, during the previous academic year.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs. Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 201011, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared February 2012.)

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Staff

Table 302. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in 4-year degree-granting institutions, by control and
classification of institution, academic rank of faculty, and state or jurisdiction: 201112
[In current dollars]
Public

doctoral1

Public masters2

Nonprofit doctoral1

Nonprofit masters2

Professor

Associate
professor

Assistant
professor

Professor

Associate
professor

Assistant
professor

Professor

Associate
professor

Assistant
professor

Professor

Associate
professor

Assistant
professor

10

11

12

13

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

$114,415
109,720
102,796
116,467
93,866
128,135

$79,642
77,646
78,865
81,048
67,874
85,214

$68,417
63,060
65,732
70,488
62,311
75,944

$87,833
78,809
98,668

65,318
94,298

$70,523
64,620
77,380

56,371
75,762

$59,713
53,002
66,365

48,911
66,195

$137,016
87,903

73,467
140,278

$87,425
70,565

61,590
94,472

$72,542
52,758

53,519
80,364

$83,676
66,740
68,302
81,575
74,320
102,351

$67,559
55,587
57,984
76,717
60,531
78,865

$56,484
45,372
49,256
63,545
53,131
66,996

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

108,635
138,639
139,178
148,545
110,651

81,639
91,659
94,661
115,000
76,922

68,638
73,167
81,954

68,457

71,054
96,072
78,554
101,054
108,826

58,515
76,918
64,313
79,500
82,820

51,620
61,916
59,104
61,895
70,538

117,156
157,027
132,389
141,641
120,875

79,047
87,613
95,009
93,826
81,730

71,575
75,205
73,454
78,196
71,193

105,955
111,420
83,885
65,956
86,971

68,689
83,915
76,515
60,093
70,687

58,678
68,293
62,424
51,083
57,346

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

106,793
110,839
82,112
113,759
117,359

75,459
84,933
64,318
77,662
80,053

65,253
71,992
57,130
69,858
68,803

73,691

83,956
83,340

61,005

67,649
65,443

52,836

61,356
60,076

133,018

149,873
117,366

84,416

88,169
76,961

71,812

78,818
65,892

71,518
92,142
59,696
81,507
71,703

59,277
76,442
50,861
70,268
60,041

51,585
68,503
41,794
57,381
51,510

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

116,784
107,760
106,021
95,440
96,988

80,234
74,655
75,956
71,718
74,600

70,730
63,595
66,966
60,994
60,809

73,303
81,221
71,778
72,795

58,195
63,727
58,930
55,748

54,025
53,875
52,295
48,951

90,905
63,075
72,186
120,980
85,821

65,933
51,254
57,848
84,709
68,778

57,571
46,048
51,165
66,944
62,778

67,139
58,157
59,050
67,042
65,438

55,901
52,353
52,531
54,327
53,449

49,454
47,281
45,037
51,558
48,215

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

110,602
119,994
118,147
122,872
93,057

81,930
89,968
82,643
80,202
69,774

71,019
74,470
70,383
71,282
61,442

84,323
83,177
87,121
83,086
62,964

66,314
68,100
74,534
66,619
53,930

60,413
59,599
60,383
59,424
50,361

141,951
159,345
103,765
98,529
84,974

92,564
99,133
77,263
74,108
62,032

82,500
86,954
69,230
61,087
57,732

83,764
115,787
73,697
74,317
69,276

67,411
81,085
60,103
63,340
54,163

57,644
65,301
52,898
52,939
48,029

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

101,456
81,318
108,880
119,576
114,251

72,862
64,113
77,336
86,001
87,983

61,991
58,194
68,869
70,801
72,306

74,203
67,628
76,691

86,775

59,961
59,428
63,114

71,345

50,695
51,893
51,973

59,983

127,809

100,905

137,928

78,108

68,751

88,117

68,934

58,513

65,283

65,226
55,687
63,603
76,564
81,171

58,185
47,655
53,367
59,577
63,862

48,691
41,004
49,060
52,625
51,683

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

141,317
93,558
132,987
113,958
96,484

97,861
69,869
93,105
78,235
75,893

79,683
61,415
75,593
68,806
65,379

119,533
62,508
106,630
82,333
75,936

94,377
53,714
81,798
70,883
60,103

75,977
48,946
68,337
62,070
52,725

158,841

146,562
144,469
62,511

91,149

94,107
87,838
56,896

79,178

78,032
73,209
48,964

97,697
55,673
92,770
68,514

82,081
48,039
74,348
58,427

63,649
39,410
62,567
51,320

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

111,466
101,218
103,110
126,616
105,162

78,594
71,981
77,457
88,914
79,611

66,711
62,054
68,394
71,650
65,820

72,833
72,150
70,273
103,497
75,875

60,760
61,180
57,749
82,399
64,067

52,706
54,965
46,568
65,492
56,051

106,583
90,046
99,040
134,911
142,323

74,358
69,378
72,092
89,545
83,192

63,334
56,767
60,590
75,930
72,327

70,085
62,727
86,291
82,602
113,410

58,641
54,668
64,800
68,642
90,762

49,825
47,027
57,229
58,023
72,376

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

109,005
82,836
92,872
115,163
105,007

78,608
65,762
70,268
77,920
75,236

69,601
57,365
59,110
69,044
66,926

79,843
75,007
72,162
80,294
75,162

64,516
63,736
58,612
66,540
63,006

55,804
53,448
49,593
59,716
54,688

63,485

130,061
119,838
125,313

50,902

83,666
82,587
93,056

45,183

67,252
71,646
81,575

77,293
64,334
68,500
86,390
88,949

59,997
53,465
58,160
67,384
69,218

52,439
46,929
50,292
54,237
62,116

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

113,338
120,220
106,990
90,995
107,391
107,794

84,380
82,479
79,674
72,576
75,034
76,393

68,509
68,227
72,290
60,255
69,013
66,824

70,741
81,928
82,898
69,323
71,521

56,550
65,954
68,426
59,915
60,471

44,682
58,554
65,033
51,986
55,315

107,076
104,947
64,807
97,260

76,798
75,327
54,342
74,850

45,330
64,945
45,287
61,153

103,377
71,812
71,818
57,086
69,992

71,823
59,060
60,150
48,644
58,840

65,095
51,436
55,660
43,248
51,936

State or jurisdiction
1

U.S. Service Academies ...........................

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

79,695

79,695

66,301

66,301

61,662

61,662

85,199

87,370

82,436

67,809

70,792

64,760

55,606

56,612

54,446

71,933

71,933

67,925

67,925

51,720

51,720

69,360

69,360

54,600

54,600

46,100

46,100

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
1Institutions that awarded 20 or more doctors degrees during the previous academic year.
2Institutions that awarded 20 or more masters degrees, but less than 20 doctors degrees, during the previous academic year.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs. Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 201112, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Staff

Table 303. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in 4-year degree-granting institutions, by control and
classification of institution, academic rank of faculty, and state or jurisdiction: 201011
[In current dollars]
Public

doctoral1

Public masters2

Nonprofit doctoral1

Nonprofit masters2

Professor

Associate
professor

Assistant
professor

Professor

Associate
professor

Assistant
professor

Professor

Associate
professor

Assistant
professor

Professor

Associate
professor

Assistant
professor

10

11

12

13

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

$112,647
106,204
100,107
113,769
90,884
128,650

$78,804
75,837
76,323
80,422
66,061
84,807

$67,236
60,725
64,247
68,620
59,576
75,478

$87,677
75,454
95,949

63,615
94,349

$70,215
63,379
75,221

56,709
75,224

$59,511
53,060
64,476

48,054
65,805

$133,973
82,866

139,503

$86,108
67,500

93,594

$72,242
54,512

78,579

$82,002
56,749
72,243
81,866
72,241
92,556

$66,466
50,049
58,845
73,700
59,213
74,841

$55,352
43,350
51,373
62,597
51,823
64,893

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

106,155
122,151
132,536
145,545
108,825

80,453
88,200
88,023
108,679
75,841

66,985
69,375
75,801
91,916
67,164

70,907
91,244

97,384
95,085

58,414
73,373

76,455
75,189

51,772
59,184

61,399
59,946

114,349
155,259
128,149
135,471
117,940

75,615
85,718
92,732
92,910
76,960

66,770
74,387
69,413
75,181
67,705

103,444
108,158
80,971
65,385
85,419

66,421
83,699
74,876
57,525
68,868

56,704
67,672
60,952
48,743
55,571

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

109,200
107,232
81,885
113,523
113,533

77,220
81,808
63,618
76,519
77,607

67,852
69,302
55,308
69,443
67,847

76,152
82,159

85,475
81,798

62,391
70,445

68,240
64,267

53,565
61,298

60,729
57,507

129,410

145,436
117,352

82,333

86,633
77,119

69,045

76,270
65,591

68,099
87,389
61,376
77,640
73,398

59,950
72,807
51,413
66,515
61,157

50,741
62,992
42,108
56,418
51,286

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

113,966
106,419
103,492
97,985
96,898

79,277
74,699
73,445
71,924
74,437

69,273
61,254
64,563
60,982
62,298

73,097
80,188
73,399

57,958
62,897
61,331

52,853
53,585
52,813

90,143
61,876
76,119
117,925
79,432

65,925
49,368
57,032
81,636
65,809

56,123
48,305
53,767
65,644
57,494

66,840
56,739
59,519
64,948
64,561

56,090
50,921
51,392
54,230
53,125

48,962
46,441
44,877
48,908
46,609

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

110,698
117,458
115,789
125,935
89,626

82,422
88,657
81,020
84,041
67,849

70,008
71,695
68,591
78,713
58,905

85,181
84,467
84,539
85,016
63,285

67,810
68,458
71,505
68,346
54,599

60,595
59,386
58,883
59,246
49,801

142,660
154,016
103,608
95,038
82,021

92,862
96,578
76,811
71,980
61,929

84,569
83,417
64,491
60,457
58,152

75,949
113,069
72,699
73,661
68,871

66,360
80,745
58,786
62,257
52,944

55,806
64,795
52,050
53,474
48,189

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

98,340
80,669
107,068
120,344
115,189

71,009
62,958
76,889
87,006
88,429

60,835
56,570
67,121
70,423
73,457

74,080
66,665
76,792

87,179

60,137
58,382
63,384

71,350

51,373
50,476
52,066

59,521

127,438

99,033

128,234

77,590

68,365

82,670

67,573

58,936

65,821

68,912
53,465
61,489
75,352
67,711

58,747
46,929
52,455
56,770
60,756

49,387
41,779
46,392
55,854
53,681

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

138,071
94,635
132,245
114,564
93,229

95,731
69,948
92,938
79,431
75,435

77,716
61,162
75,625
68,643
64,901

116,282
62,267
106,454
88,809
76,323

91,600
55,033
81,744
71,968
58,922

75,028
47,025
68,632
61,670
52,944

153,173

141,597
142,299
58,303

90,131

92,427
86,922
54,795

75,835

76,693
70,471
48,061

95,608

92,069
67,926

81,943

73,265
57,967

61,954

60,607
51,218

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

109,821
99,188
98,404
124,269
95,728

77,519
70,341
75,140
87,733
73,310

65,246
59,900
66,453
70,475
60,576

70,168
72,234
69,237
104,323

59,307
59,920
55,782
83,299

52,511
53,756
45,296
67,009

102,623
87,457
96,323
130,892
139,676

73,543
68,796
69,599
87,562
81,728

61,432
55,629
59,957
73,753
73,101

74,796
58,434
86,529
82,570
106,666

61,876
52,825
63,501
68,058
88,583

50,544
43,840
56,394
57,795
70,635

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

106,617
82,285
89,136
113,745
102,537

77,235
64,845
67,556
78,610
73,684

68,288
56,467
56,724
67,872
67,278

79,125
78,649
69,719
82,310
71,850

64,349
62,551
55,688
66,883
61,069

55,759
53,227
48,071
59,197
53,851

65,095

130,594
118,239
122,338

50,629

85,829
82,877
90,647

44,648

69,230
71,221
80,729

76,463
63,376
65,027
85,836
84,552

58,475
52,522
57,523
65,764
69,072

50,395
47,169
48,856
53,761
61,618

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

113,433
115,077
106,800
88,525
105,837
109,303

84,598
80,355
79,300
68,798
74,918
76,943

70,846
65,926
71,704
57,265
68,274
67,101

70,003
80,741
83,418
68,255
71,877

55,793
65,613
68,502
58,726
60,345

44,437
56,860
64,013
49,488
55,080

105,350
101,557
64,906
96,749

76,103
74,921
52,317
73,152

58,479
64,363
44,718
60,111

102,350
69,779
75,050
55,282
70,740

70,183
58,000
60,109
49,043
60,106

61,591
50,634
54,762
43,541
51,533

State or jurisdiction
1

U.S. Service Academies ...........................

Other jurisdictions ..........................


American Samoa ......................................
Federated States of Micronesia................
Guam........................................................
Marshall Islands........................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Palau.........................................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

79,697

79,697

66,119

66,119

60,726

60,726

84,242

89,262

78,063

66,417

69,148

63,402

55,448

56,820

54,107

42,120

42,120

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
1Institutions that awarded 20 or more doctors degrees during the previous academic year.
2Institutions that awarded 20 or more masters degrees, but less than 20 doctors degrees, during the previous academic year.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs. Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 201011, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared February 2012.)

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Staff

Table 304. Average benefit expenditure for full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by type of benefit
and control of institution: Selected years, 197778 through 201011

Control of institution
and year

Average
total
benefit per
full-time
faculty
member
2

Average benefit expenditure per full-time faculty member receiving benefit


Retirement plans

Total

Vested
within
5 years

Vested
after
5 years

Guaranteed
Medical/ disability
dental
income
plans protection
6

Unemployment
Social compenSecurity
sation
taxes
taxes

Tuition
plan for
dependents

Housing
plan

10

Group life
insurance

Workers
compensation
taxes

Other
insurance

Other
benefits

11

12

13

14

15

Current dollars
Total
197778......................
198283......................
198788......................
198990......................
199293......................

$3,203
5,799
7,227
8,241
10,473

$1,725
2,731
3,677
4,048
4,397

$1,739
2,741
3,494
3,974
4,391

$1,691
2,703
4,028
4,192
4,410

$521
1,111
1,682
2,339
3,266

$96
151
132
147
179

$1,410
1,993
1,585
2,070
2,196

$886
1,639
2,004
2,643
2,574

$899
1,712
2,379
2,764
3,168

$109
146
134
121
143

$105
138
178
182
237

$80
114
190
49
344

$288
915
716
637
874

199798......................
199899......................
19992000..................
200102......................
200203......................

12,263
12,580
13,227
14,408
15,552

5,289
5,256
5,292
5,541
5,781

5,195
5,268
5,365
5,738
6,039

5,498
5,228
5,125
5,126
5,208

3,535
3,726
3,989
4,792
5,396

218
213
237
250
264

2,765
3,012
3,362
3,487
3,308

4,100
3,698
4,187
4,931
4,329

3,562
3,668
3,793
4,079
4,158

158
152
146
164
170

195
190
190
231
211

340
347
343
402
411

$1,501
1,267
1,512
668
797

1,043
845
1,303
1,267
1,263

200304......................
200405......................
200506......................
200607......................
200708......................

16,437
17,269
18,082
18,783
19,756

5,895
6,211
6,402
6,710
7,033

6,161
6,429
6,571
6,851
7,142

5,281
5,682
6,010
6,361
6,767

5,919
6,314
6,863
7,217
7,635

261
272
280
280
282

3,506
4,072
4,511
5,029
5,607

6,101
4,176
5,599
6,914
7,436

4,260
4,354
4,451
4,627
4,773

191
225
228
176
168

215
199
210
217
215

435
481
473
484
509

951
853
1,095
1,226
1,172

1,452
1,637
1,457
1,564
1,706

200809......................
200910......................
201011......................

20,332
20,978
21,744

7,222
7,292
7,436

7,396
7,472
7,672

6,797
6,846
6,883

7,900
8,389
8,843

291
276
281

5,596
6,016
6,396

9,001
8,729
9,071

4,918
4,993
5,042

169
180
219

213
211
210

498
499
502

1,156
1,155
1,191

1,540
1,561
1,546

Public
197778......................
198283......................
198788......................
198990......................
199293......................

3,252
5,920
7,146
8,361
10,280

1,791
2,846
3,815
4,186
4,467

1,833
2,880
3,602
4,128
4,469

1,724
2,776
4,086
4,259
4,464

560
1,189
1,757
2,425
3,352

99
153
140
154
188

430
576
404
605
693

846
1,027
1,172
1,767
1,135

911
1,741
2,399
2,771
3,122

99
139
109
97
117

105
140
180
182
250

88
115
192
60
318

94
980
611
602
827

199798......................
199899......................
19992000..................
200102......................
200203......................

12,114
12,192
12,756
13,919
15,097

5,432
5,249
5,258
5,437
5,703

5,302
5,230
5,297
5,641
5,968

5,617
5,276
5,200
5,158
5,323

3,646
3,830
4,131
4,936
5,565

219
202
237
254
274

830
828
962
994
978

2,614
1,826
2,283
686
2,415

3,482
3,553
3,660
3,930
4,005

133
127
121
137
142

187
183
176
233
198

340
348
347
402
402

1,643
1,252
1,603
694
872

1,175
709
1,272
1,162
1,274

200304......................
200405......................
200506......................
200607......................
200708......................

15,916
16,769
17,594
18,299
19,245

5,757
6,104
6,308
6,620
6,994

6,044
6,321
6,458
6,743
7,071

5,330
5,760
6,078
6,419
6,872

6,127
6,498
7,126
7,446
7,858

262
274
279
281
289

1,022
1,280
1,483
1,609
1,815

4,589
3,655
4,418
393
3,382

4,073
4,161
4,237
4,409
4,542

173
202
210
149
136

206
189
202
202
197

425
479
446
494
520

901
866
1,209
1,303
1,209

1,334
1,725
1,299
1,523
1,516

200809......................
200910......................
201011......................

19,778
20,435
21,234

7,156
7,237
7,360

7,292
7,387
7,616

6,941
6,998
6,977

8,079
8,613
9,053

291
276
269

1,876
1,972
2,317

4,635
4,276
4,802

4,657
4,717
4,750

138
148
196

194
189
192

511
509
514

1,245
1,269
1,253

1,475
1,543
1,322

Private
197778......................
198283......................
198788......................
198990......................
199293......................

3,071
5,462
7,438
7,954
10,958

1,509
2,340
3,280
3,657
4,206

1,542
2,404
3,306
3,718
4,259

905
1,295
2,906
2,478
2,877

404
886
1,488
2,112
3,039

89
146
120
134
163

2,025
3,403
3,666
4,259
4,523

890
1,798
2,303
3,032
2,956

873
1,648
2,337
2,750
3,267

131
170
197
188
212

103
134
175
182
207

60
113
184
25
402

838
212
977
712
957

199798......................
199899......................
19992000..................
200102......................
200203......................

12,629
13,519
14,366
15,644
16,660

4,915
5,274
5,380
5,818
5,981

5,023
5,327
5,471
5,897
6,153

2,531
3,879
3,354
4,518
2,983

3,255
3,468
3,638
4,416
4,964

216
231
237
245
249

5,513
6,722
6,951
7,159
6,943

4,228
3,936
4,349
5,083
4,348

3,735
3,915
4,074
4,414
4,490

222
219
213
242
247

209
205
215
225
236

339
345
335
403
429

1,207
1,313
1,331
628
629

897
1,020
1,342
1,450
1,248

200304......................
200405......................
200506......................
200607......................
200708......................

17,687
18,465
19,258
19,942
20,984

6,245
6,483
6,637
6,935
7,131

6,346
6,603
6,756
7,027
7,257

4,225
4,092
5,037
5,382
4,843

5,395
5,849
6,195
6,632
7,062

259
269
281
278
272

7,481
7,600
8,594
9,610
10,368

6,104
4,455
6,001
7,750
7,474

4,667
4,775
4,914
5,097
5,275

239
284
275
248
253

231
217
223
246
248

457
484
528
465
487

1,057
821
860
1,049
1,098

1,584
1,527
1,658
1,619
1,944

200809......................
200910......................
201011......................

21,656
22,258
22,927

7,385
7,426
7,626

7,564
7,608
7,761

4,195
3,951
4,797

7,442
7,824
8,323

292
275
299

9,941
10,805
11,330

9,017
8,750
9,091

5,489
5,590
5,664

251
265
281

251
250
244

472
479
479

985
919
1,059

1,628
1,580
1,819

See notes at end of table.

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Table 304. Average benefit expenditure for full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by type of benefit
and control of institution: Selected years, 197778 through 201011Continued

Control of institution
and year
1

Average
total
benefit per
full-time
faculty
member
2

Average benefit expenditure per full-time faculty member receiving benefit


Retirement plans

Total

Vested
within
5 years

Vested
after
5 years

Guaranteed
Medical/ disability
dental
income
plans protection
6

Tuition
plan for
dependents

Housing
plan

Unemployment
Social compenSecurity
sation
taxes
taxes

Group life
insurance

Workers
compensation
taxes

Other
insurance

Other
benefits

10

11

12

13

14

15

Constant 201112 dollars1


Total
197778......................
198283......................
198788......................
198990......................
199293......................

11,638
13,445
14,197
14,770
16,721

6,266
6,332
7,223
7,255
7,021

6,319
6,355
6,863
7,122
7,012

6,145
6,267
7,913
7,513
7,042

1,892
2,577
3,304
4,192
5,215

348
349
260
263
285

5,122
4,621
3,113
3,711
3,507

3,221
3,800
3,937
4,738
4,110

3,268
3,969
4,673
4,954
5,058

395
339
263
218
228

380
321
350
327
378

290
265
373
88
549

1,045
2,121
1,406
1,141
1,396

199798......................
199899......................
19992000..................
200102......................
200203......................

17,254
17,398
17,779
18,400
19,434

7,441
7,269
7,114
7,076
7,225

7,309
7,286
7,211
7,328
7,547

7,735
7,230
6,889
6,547
6,508

4,974
5,153
5,362
6,119
6,743

307
295
319
320
330

3,891
4,166
4,519
4,453
4,134

5,768
5,114
5,628
6,298
5,409

5,012
5,072
5,099
5,209
5,196

222
210
197
210
212

274
263
255
295
264

478
480
462
514
513

2,112
1,752
2,032
853
996

1,467
1,169
1,751
1,618
1,578

200304......................
200405......................
200506......................
200607......................
200708......................

20,100
20,500
20,679
20,939
21,237

7,209
7,374
7,321
7,480
7,560

7,533
7,632
7,515
7,637
7,677

6,457
6,746
6,873
7,091
7,274

7,239
7,495
7,849
8,045
8,208

319
323
320
312
304

4,288
4,834
5,159
5,606
6,027

7,461
4,958
6,403
7,707
7,993

5,210
5,169
5,090
5,158
5,131

233
267
261
197
181

263
236
240
242
231

532
571
541
540
547

1,163
1,012
1,252
1,367
1,260

1,775
1,943
1,666
1,743
1,834

200809......................
200910......................
201011......................

21,554
22,026
22,381

7,656
7,656
7,654

7,840
7,845
7,897

7,206
7,188
7,084

8,375
8,808
9,102

309
289
290

5,933
6,317
6,583

9,543
9,165
9,337

5,214
5,242
5,190

179
189
226

226
221
216

528
524
517

1,226
1,212
1,226

1,632
1,638
1,591

Public
197778......................
198283......................
198788......................
198990......................
199293......................

11,815
13,726
14,038
14,985
16,414

6,506
6,599
7,494
7,502
7,133

6,659
6,678
7,077
7,398
7,136

6,264
6,437
8,027
7,633
7,127

2,036
2,756
3,452
4,346
5,352

361
355
276
277
299

1,562
1,335
794
1,085
1,106

3,075
2,381
2,302
3,166
1,812

3,311
4,037
4,712
4,965
4,985

360
321
215
173
186

382
325
353
327
400

320
267
378
107
508

340
2,273
1,201
1,078
1,321

199798......................
199899......................
19992000..................
200102......................
200203......................

17,044
16,862
17,147
17,775
18,865

7,643
7,259
7,067
6,943
7,127

7,460
7,234
7,120
7,204
7,458

7,904
7,296
6,990
6,587
6,652

5,130
5,297
5,553
6,304
6,954

309
279
319
324
343

1,167
1,145
1,293
1,269
1,223

3,678
2,525
3,068
876
3,018

4,899
4,913
4,920
5,019
5,005

188
175
162
176
177

263
253
237
298
248

479
482
467
514
502

2,311
1,731
2,154
886
1,090

1,654
981
1,710
1,484
1,591

200304......................
200405......................
200506......................
200607......................
200708......................

19,463
19,907
20,120
20,399
20,687

7,040
7,246
7,214
7,379
7,518

7,391
7,504
7,385
7,517
7,601

6,517
6,838
6,951
7,155
7,387

7,492
7,714
8,150
8,301
8,447

321
326
319
314
311

1,249
1,520
1,695
1,794
1,951

5,611
4,339
5,052
439
3,636

4,981
4,940
4,845
4,915
4,882

211
240
240
166
146

252
225
231
225
212

520
569
510
551
559

1,102
1,028
1,383
1,453
1,300

1,632
2,048
1,486
1,698
1,629

200809......................
200910......................
201011......................

20,967
21,457
21,856

7,587
7,599
7,576

7,730
7,756
7,839

7,358
7,347
7,182

8,564
9,043
9,318

308
290
277

1,989
2,070
2,384

4,914
4,490
4,942

4,937
4,952
4,890

147
156
202

205
199
197

541
535
529

1,320
1,333
1,289

1,564
1,621
1,361

Private
197778......................
198283......................
198788......................
198990......................
199293......................

11,160
12,664
14,611
14,256
17,496

5,481
5,426
6,444
6,555
6,716

5,602
5,573
6,495
6,663
6,800

3,289
3,004
5,709
4,441
4,594

1,469
2,055
2,923
3,785
4,853

323
338
235
240
261

7,359
7,889
7,202
7,633
7,221

3,232
4,169
4,525
5,434
4,719

3,170
3,821
4,591
4,929
5,217

475
394
388
338
338

376
312
344
327
331

218
262
361
44
641

3,044
492
1,919
1,276
1,528

199798......................
199899......................
19992000..................
200102......................
200203......................

17,768
18,697
19,311
19,978
20,819

6,916
7,295
7,232
7,430
7,474

7,068
7,368
7,354
7,532
7,688

3,560
5,365
4,508
5,770
3,728

4,579
4,796
4,890
5,640
6,203

304
319
319
312
311

7,756
9,296
9,343
9,143
8,676

5,949
5,443
5,846
6,491
5,434

5,256
5,414
5,477
5,637
5,611

313
303
286
309
308

294
284
289
288
295

477
477
450
514
536

1,698
1,815
1,789
802
786

1,262
1,411
1,803
1,852
1,559

200304......................
200405......................
200506......................
200607......................
200708......................

21,629
21,920
22,023
22,231
22,556

7,637
7,696
7,590
7,730
7,665

7,760
7,839
7,726
7,833
7,801

5,167
4,858
5,760
6,000
5,206

6,597
6,944
7,084
7,394
7,591

317
320
322
309
293

9,149
9,022
9,828
10,713
11,145

7,465
5,289
6,863
8,639
8,034

5,707
5,669
5,620
5,682
5,671

292
338
315
277
272

283
258
255
274
266

559
574
603
518
523

1,293
975
984
1,169
1,180

1,937
1,813
1,896
1,805
2,090

200809......................
200910......................
201011......................

22,958
23,370
23,599

7,829
7,798
7,850

8,018
7,988
7,988

4,447
4,149
4,938

7,889
8,215
8,566

309
288
307

10,539
11,345
11,662

9,559
9,188
9,358

5,819
5,869
5,830

266
278
290

266
263
251

501
503
493

1,045
965
1,090

1,726
1,659
1,872

Not available.
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to an academic-year basis.
NOTE: Data through 199293 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are
for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Faculty Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe
Benefits surveys, 197778 and 198283; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Survey (IPEDS-SA:8799); and IPEDS Winter 200102 through Winter 201011, Human
Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Table 305. Percentage of full-time instructional faculty with tenure for degree-granting institutions with a tenure system, by academic rank, sex,
and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199394 through 201112
Percent of full-time instructional faculty with tenure

Percent of
institutions
with tenure
systems

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

199394
All institutions.....................
Public institutions ...........
4-year .........................
Doctoral1 .................
Masters2 .................
Other ......................
2-year .........................

62.6
73.6
92.6
100.0
98.3
76.4
62.1

56.2
58.9
56.3
54.5
60.5
51.1
69.9

62.6
65.4
63.5
62.1
67.7
56.3
75.4

42.7
45.6
39.3
35.0
46.1
40.0
63.0

91.9
92.6
94.3
94.2
95.4
88.4
80.7

92.8
93.6
94.7
94.7
95.5
88.8
83.7

87.7
87.5
92.0
90.1
95.0
86.4
75.5

76.8
80.8
80.4
81.3
79.3
76.5
84.2

77.5
81.6
81.2
82.1
80.0
77.3
86.4

75.1
78.9
78.4
79.2
77.7
74.8
81.5

14.4
17.1
13.8
7.3
23.0
22.7
47.7

13.6
16.1
13.0
6.7
23.0
22.8
51.1

15.5
18.5
14.8
8.3
22.9
22.6
44.6

38.3
45.5
4.4
2.8
6.4
4.6
68.9

10.8
7.2
5.4
2.1
11.7
15.0
39.9

26.0
28.6
6.1
5.4
11.0
6.4
65.7

Nonprofit institutions ......


4-year .........................
Doctoral1 .................
Masters2 .................
Other ......................
2-year .........................
For-profit institutions ......

62.0
66.3
90.5
76.5
58.3
26.1
7.8

49.5
49.5
47.6
51.8
50.4
47.9
33.8

56.0
56.0
53.5
59.2
57.4
54.5
39.0

35.5
35.4
31.9
38.2
37.2
38.5
27.8

90.3
90.3
90.5
90.8
89.4
88.0
95.2

90.8
90.8
90.8
91.1
90.4
84.3
94.1

88.1
88.0
88.5
89.8
85.1
94.3
100.0

67.6
67.6
62.5
71.3
70.6
63.8

68.1
68.1
63.4
72.2
70.9
65.1

66.5
66.5
60.0
69.6
70.2
62.7

9.0
9.0
3.7
13.4
11.9
12.0

8.7
8.7
3.7
13.6
11.9
12.3

9.4
9.4
3.7
13.1
11.9
11.9

6.1
5.5
8.9
2.6
3.9
20.0
32.9

21.9
21.6
29.2
0.7
3.4
86.7

18.9
15.7
15.4
10.5
20.0
68.6

19992000
All institutions.....................
Public institutions ...........
4-year .........................
Doctoral1 .................
Masters2 .................
Other ......................
2-year .........................

55.0
72.8
94.6
100.0
95.5
86.3
60.3

53.7
55.9
53.2
50.4
59.1
54.7
67.7

59.6
62.0
60.3
58.0
66.0
61.2
70.6

43.2
45.6
39.3
34.5
48.0
43.2
64.5

92.8
93.9
94.2
92.9
96.9
94.9
91.2

93.1
94.4
94.6
93.6
96.9
95.1
92.2

91.2
91.9
92.5
89.3
96.8
94.0
89.7

76.8
81.0
80.8
79.9
82.7
80.7
83.3

76.9
81.2
81.0
80.2
83.0
81.3
83.6

76.7
80.7
80.3
79.4
82.1
79.7
83.1

11.8
14.1
10.0
4.7
18.1
21.8
53.8

11.0
13.1
9.5
4.4
17.8
24.1
56.0

12.9
15.4
10.6
5.2
18.5
18.8
52.0

34.1
39.8
3.9
2.1
6.4
5.8
60.4

3.4
4.1
3.0
1.5
5.9
7.2
21.2

18.3
21.2
4.0
1.4
25.3
49.3
64.4

Nonprofit institutions ......


4-year .........................
Doctoral1 .................
Masters2 .................
Other ......................
2-year .........................
For-profit institutions ......

59.0
63.4
81.2
72.6
54.9
14.0
4.0

48.2
48.1
43.4
52.3
53.5
59.7
77.4

54.2
54.1
49.6
59.4
59.3
63.3
77.2

36.8
36.7
29.6
41.4
44.0
53.6
77.6

90.3
90.3
88.6
91.2
93.5
96.0
47.4

90.5
90.5
88.7
91.6
93.8
96.0
50.0

89.7
89.7
87.6
90.0
92.8
96.0
33.3

68.0
68.0
62.6
72.0
73.1
57.1

67.8
67.8
62.8
73.0
71.2
61.3

68.4
68.5
62.2
70.3
76.0
54.3

7.5
7.4
3.0
12.1
9.9
31.6

6.8
6.8
2.8
11.9
9.4
36.7

8.2
8.1
3.2
12.3
10.5
28.3

1.8
1.6
1.0
0.9
3.6
30.2
86.1

1.2
1.2
1.3
0.8
1.6

7.4
4.1
0.5
22.3
23.5
65.8
71.9

200910
All institutions.....................
Public institutions ...........
4-year .........................
Doctoral1 .................
Masters2 .................
Other ......................
2-year .........................

47.8
71.2
90.9
99.5
98.6
72.4
57.7

48.7
50.6
47.9
45.7
53.5
51.2
64.1

54.5
56.3
54.6
52.9
60.0
55.5
67.2

40.6
42.9
38.0
34.1
45.6
46.1
61.4

90.3
91.6
92.0
90.2
97.5
92.2
88.2

90.7
92.0
92.2
90.6
97.5
93.3
89.6

89.3
90.6
91.4
88.6
97.4
90.2
86.9

74.6
78.3
78.7
75.6
86.0
84.6
74.1

74.5
78.4
78.6
75.7
86.2
85.0
75.2

74.6
78.2
78.8
75.4
85.8
84.0
73.3

7.2
9.1
5.7
2.4
11.3
20.5
45.2

6.9
8.4
5.4
2.2
11.5
21.4
48.3

7.6
9.8
6.0
2.6
11.2
19.6
42.9

28.2
33.7
2.5
0.9
3.2
11.8
58.4

1.4
1.8
1.2
0.7
1.8
3.0
22.6

24.7
30.2
7.5
1.6
8.7
58.7
67.6

Nonprofit institutions ......


4-year .........................
Doctoral1 .................
Masters2 .................
Other ......................
2-year .........................
For-profit institutions ......

57.1
59.5
83.8
65.8
47.4
12.9
1.5

44.3
44.3
39.7
49.8
53.4
38.5
51.0

50.6
50.6
46.6
55.7
59.1
49.5
58.6

35.2
35.2
28.4
42.4
45.8
31.7
42.1

87.8
87.8
85.6
89.7
93.2
86.7
75.5

88.2
88.2
86.4
90.1
92.9

74.7

86.6
86.7
82.7
88.8
93.8
70.0
77.8

67.2
67.2
59.7
74.0
79.4
59.3
8.5

67.0
67.0
60.2
74.1
78.6
64.7
3.2

67.6
67.6
59.0
73.8
80.5
56.8
12.5

3.8
3.8
1.8
7.2
4.8
20.5

3.8
3.8
1.9
7.6
5.0
18.5

3.7
3.7
1.7
6.8
4.5
21.4

0.6
0.5
0.2
0.7
1.6
8.2
87.3

0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
1.6

7.1
7.0
1.0
20.4
45.7
30.0

201112
All institutions.....................
Public institutions ...........
4-year .........................
Doctoral1 .................
Masters2 .................
Other ......................
2-year .........................

45.3
71.6
90.8
99.6
97.5
70.2
57.8

48.5
50.7
48.0
46.0
55.6
54.2
64.7

54.2
56.2
54.5
52.9
61.9
57.7
67.3

41.0
43.6
38.7
35.5
48.3
50.4
62.4

89.7
91.1
91.4
90.0
97.6
93.2
88.7

90.1
91.5
91.6
90.4
97.6
94.3
89.9

88.9
90.1
90.6
88.5
97.7
91.2
87.6

74.9
78.6
78.9
76.2
88.6
87.8
75.1

75.0
78.8
79.0
76.5
88.9
87.7
76.2

74.9
78.2
78.7
75.7
88.2
87.8
74.1

6.9
8.8
5.5
2.5
13.3
24.3
44.0

6.4
8.1
5.2
2.3
13.3
25.1
46.2

7.3
9.6
5.8
2.8
13.3
23.5
42.4

27.3
33.1
2.9
1.1
1.8
21.3
58.9

1.3
1.7
1.1
0.7
2.4
2.7
17.2

23.8
29.6
9.6
1.3
7.1
63.9
69.7

Nonprofit institutions ......


4-year .........................
Doctoral1 .................
Masters2 .................
Other ......................
2-year .........................
For-profit institutions ......

55.6
58.6
76.4
59.3
43.1
8.0
1.3

43.7
43.7
40.2
51.0
54.5
31.4
31.0

49.9
49.9
46.9
56.4
60.5
41.1
31.4

35.1
35.1
30.3
44.7
47.1
25.2
30.7

87.0
87.0
85.0
90.9
94.4

72.3

87.3
87.3
85.6
90.7
94.3

73.8

86.3
86.3
82.9
91.3
94.5

69.2

67.8
67.8
62.0
76.7
84.4
46.3
30.8

67.4
67.4
62.3
76.5
83.0
66.7
18.9

68.3
68.4
61.7
76.9
86.2
42.9
41.5

3.3
3.3
2.2
6.7
4.4
12.3
1.6

3.4
3.4
2.4
6.5
4.6
22.2

3.3
3.3
2.0
7.0
4.2
7.7

0.4
0.4
0.3
0.7
0.5
5.1
54.4

0.3
0.3
0.1
1.3
0.0

6.7
6.6
0.7
32.6
54.9
33.3
5.0

Academic year, control


and level of institution
1

Total

Professor

Not available.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
1Institutions that awarded 20 or more doctors degrees during the previous academic year.
2Institutions that awarded 20 or more masters degrees, but less than 20 doctors degrees, during
the previous academic year.
NOTE: The coverage of this table differs from similar tables published in editions of the Digest
prior to 2003. Previous tenure tabulations included only instructional staff classified as full-time
faculty; this table includes all staff with full-time instructional duties, including faculty and other
instructional staff. Data for 199394 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are
for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees

Associate professor

Assistant professor
Female Instructor

No
academic
rank
Lecturer

and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is
very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and
excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Beginning in 200910,
includes institutions with fewer than 15 full-time employees; institutions with fewer than 15
employees did not report staff data prior to 200708.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Staff Survey (IPEDS-S:9399); and Winter 200910 and Winter 201112, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This table
was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 443


Institutions

Table 306. Degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution: Selected years, 194950 through 201112

s no i t u t i t s n I

All institutions

Public

Private
For-profit

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year,
total

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Excluding branch campuses


194950..............................................
195960..............................................
196970..............................................
197071..............................................
197172..............................................

1,851
2,004
2,525
2,556
2,606

1,327
1,422
1,639
1,665
1,675

524
582
886
891
931

641
695
1,060
1,089
1,137

344
367
426
435
440

297
328
634
654
697

1,210
1,309
1,465
1,467
1,469

983
1,055
1,213
1,230
1,235

227
254
252
237
234

197273..............................................
197374..............................................
197475..............................................
197576..............................................
197677..............................................

2,665
2,720
2,747
2,765
2,785

1,701
1,717
1,744
1,767
1,783

964
1,003
1,003
998
1,002

1,182
1,200
1,214
1,219
1,231

449
440
447
447
452

733
760
767
772
779

1,483
1,520
1,533
1,546
1,554

1,252
1,277
1,297
1,320
1,331

231
243
236
226
223

197778..............................................
197879..............................................
197980..............................................
198081..............................................
198182..............................................

2,826
2,954
2,975
3,056
3,083

1,808
1,843
1,863
1,861
1,883

1,018
1,111
1,112
1,195
1,200

1,241
1,308
1,310
1,334
1,340

454
463
464
465
471

787
845
846
869
869

1,585
1,646
1,665
1,722
1,743

1,354
1,380
1,399
1,396
1,412

231
266
266
326
331

198283..............................................
198384..............................................
198485..............................................
198586..............................................

3,111
3,117
3,146
3,155

1,887
1,914
1,911
1,915

1,224
1,203
1,235
1,240

1,336
1,325
1,329
1,326

472
474
461
461

864
851
868
865

1,775
1,792
1,817
1,829

1,415
1,440
1,450
1,454

360
352
367
375

Including branch campuses


197475..............................................
197576..............................................
197677..............................................
197778..............................................
197879..............................................

3,004
3,026
3,046
3,095
3,134

1,866
1,898
1,913
1,938
1,941

1,138
1,128
1,133
1,157
1,193

1,433
1,442
1,455
1,473
1,474

537
545
550
552
550

896
897
905
921
924

1,571
1,584
1,591
1,622
1,660

1,329
1,353
1,363
1,386
1,391

242
231
228
236
269

1,536

1,564

1,348

1,376

188

188

55

96

15

15

40

81

197980..............................................
198081..............................................
198182..............................................
198283..............................................
198384..............................................

3,152
3,231
3,253
3,280
3,284

1,957
1,957
1,979
1,984
2,013

1,195
1,274
1,274
1,296
1,271

1,475
1,497
1,498
1,493
1,481

549
552
558
560
565

926
945
940
933
916

1,677
1,734
1,755
1,787
1,803

1,408
1,405
1,421
1,424
1,448

269
329
334
363
355

1,569

1,387

182

165

18

147

198485..............................................
198586..............................................
198687..............................................
198788..............................................
198889..............................................
198990..............................................

3,331
3,340
3,406
3,587
3,565
3,535

2,025
2,029
2,070
2,135
2,129
2,127

1,306
1,311
1,336
1,452
1,436
1,408

1,501
1,498
1,533
1,591
1,582
1,563

566
566
573
599
598
595

935
932
960
992
984
968

1,830
1,842
1,873
1,996
1,983
1,972

1,459
1,463
1,497
1,536
1,531
1,532

371
379
376
460
452
440

1,616

1,635
1,673
1,658
1,656

1,430

1,462
1,487
1,478
1,479

186

173
186
180
177

214

238
323
325
316

29

35
49
53
53

185

203
274
272
263

199091..............................................
199192..............................................
199293..............................................
199394..............................................
199495..............................................

3,559
3,601
3,638
3,632
3,688

2,141
2,157
2,169
2,190
2,215

1,418
1,444
1,469
1,442
1,473

1,567
1,598
1,624
1,625
1,641

595
599
600
604
605

972
999
1,024
1,021
1,036

1,992
2,003
2,014
2,007
2,047

1,546
1,558
1,569
1,586
1,610

446
445
445
421
437

1,649
1,662
1,672
1,687
1,702

1,482
1,486
1,493
1,506
1,510

167
176
179
181
192

343
341
342
320
345

64
72
76
80
100

279
269
266
240
245

199596..............................................
199697..............................................
199798..............................................
199899..............................................
19992000..........................................

3,706
4,009
4,064
4,048
4,084

2,244
2,267
2,309
2,335
2,363

1,462
1,742
1,755
1,713
1,721

1,655
1,702
1,707
1,681
1,682

608
614
615
612
614

1,047
1,088
1,092
1,069
1,068

2,051
2,307
2,357
2,367
2,402

1,636
1,653
1,694
1,723
1,749

415
654
663
644
653

1,706
1,693
1,707
1,695
1,681

1,519
1,509
1,528
1,531
1,531

187
184
179
164
150

345
614
650
672
721

117
144
166
192
218

228
470
484
480
503

200001..............................................
200102..............................................
200203..............................................
200304..............................................
200405..............................................

4,182
4,197
4,168
4,236
4,216

2,450
2,487
2,466
2,530
2,533

1,732
1,710
1,702
1,706
1,683

1,698
1,713
1,712
1,720
1,700

622
628
631
634
639

1,076
1,085
1,081
1,086
1,061

2,484
2,484
2,456
2,516
2,516

1,828
1,859
1,835
1,896
1,894

656
625
621
620
622

1,695
1,676
1,665
1,664
1,637

1,551
1,541
1,538
1,546
1,525

144
135
127
118
112

789
808
791
852
879

277
318
297
350
369

512
490
494
502
510

200506..............................................
200607..............................................
200708..............................................
200809..............................................
200910..............................................

4,276
4,314
4,352
4,409
4,495

2,582
2,629
2,675
2,719
2,774

1,694
1,685
1,677
1,690
1,721

1,693
1,688
1,685
1,676
1,672

640
643
653
652
672

1,053
1,045
1,032
1,024
1,000

2,583
2,626
2,667
2,733
2,823

1,942
1,986
2,022
2,067
2,102

641
640
645
666
721

1,647
1,640
1,624
1,629
1,624

1,534
1,533
1,532
1,537
1,539

113
107
92
92
85

936
986
1,043
1,104
1,199

408
453
490
530
563

528
533
553
574
636

201011..............................................
201112..............................................

4,599
4,706

2,870
2,968

1,729
1,738

1,656
1,649

678
682

978
967

2,943
3,057

2,192
2,286

751
771

1,630
1,653

1,543
1,553

87
100

1,313
1,404

649
733

664
671

Year
1

Not available.
1Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
NOTE: Data through 199596 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees
and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Changes in counts of institutions
over time are partly affected by increasing or decreasing numbers of institutions submitting
separate data for branch campuses.

2-year,
total

Nonprofit

1
1
1

1
1
1

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education
Directory, Colleges and Universities, 194950 through 196566; Higher Education General
Information Survey (HEGIS), Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Universities surveys, 196667 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Institutional Characteristics Survey (IPEDS-IC:8699); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Public 4-year institutions

State or jurisdiction

All public
Total institutions

Nonprofit 4-year institutions

Research Research Doctoral/


university, university, research
high2 university3 Masters4
Total very high1

Baccalaureate5

Special
focus6

All
Public nonprofit
2-year institutions

For-profit institutions

Research Research Doctoral/


university, university, research
high2 university3 Masters4
Total very high1

Baccalaureate5

Special Nonprofit
focus6
2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

United States ............


Alabama ............................
Alaska................................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas............................
California ...........................

4,706
76
9
87
51
460

1,649
39
5
24
33
150

682
14
3
4
11
35

73
2
0
2
1
8

73
3
1
1
0
1

28
0
0
0
1
0

270
8
2
0
6
21

191
1
0
0
2
3

47
0
0
1
1
2

967
25
2
20
22
115

1,653
20
2
11
13
144

1,553
19
2
11
12
138

34
0
0
0
0
3

25
0
0
0
0
1

48
0
0
0
0
10

364
2
1
2
1
25

517
12
0
3
9
24

565
5
1
6
2
75

100
1
0
0
1
6

1,404
17
2
52
5
166

733
11
1
35
4
82

671
6
1
17
1
84

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

91
47
12
20
240

27
21
5
2
43

13
9
2
2
34

2
1
1
0
4

2
0
0
0
2

1
0
0
0
2

3
4
1
1
5

5
4
0
0
20

0
0
0
1
1

14
12
3
0
9

13
19
5
14
63

12
18
4
14
60

0
1
0
2
1

1
0
0
2
1

0
0
1
1
3

3
9
0
2
12

3
5
1
0
22

5
3
2
7
21

1
1
1
0
3

51
7
2
4
134

29
5
2
4
58

22
2
0
0
76

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

139
21
18
182
107

66
10
7
60
29

27
4
4
12
15

3
1
0
2
2

0
0
2
2
2

1
0
0
1
1

11
0
1
7
6

11
3
1
0
4

1
0
0
0
0

39
6
3
48
14

35
7
4
84
40

33
7
4
80
39

1
0
0
2
1

0
0
0
2
0

1
0
0
4
0

4
2
1
17
9

19
2
2
18
19

8
3
1
37
10

2
0
0
4
1

38
4
7
38
38

22
3
6
24
25

16
1
1
14
13

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

67
67
79
73
32

19
33
24
35
15

3
8
8
17
8

2
1
2
1
0

0
2
0
3
1

0
0
0
0
0

1
4
5
9
1

0
0
1
1
6

0
1
0
3
0

16
25
16
18
7

34
24
27
13
15

33
22
27
10
13

0
0
0
1
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
1
0
0

6
6
6
2
3

18
12
13
4
6

9
4
7
3
4

1
2
0
3
2

14
10
28
25
2

12
5
19
8
1

2
5
9
17
1

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

62
124
111
116
42

29
30
46
42
24

13
14
15
12
9

1
1
3
1
1

1
2
2
0
3

2
0
2
0
0

7
7
7
8
4

1
2
1
3
0

1
2
0
0
1

16
16
31
30
15

21
83
50
36
9

21
80
49
35
9

1
5
0
0
0

0
3
0
0
0

0
1
1
3
0

6
15
11
6
3

6
24
23
12
4

8
32
14
14
2

0
3
1
1
0

12
11
15
38
9

7
6
12
32
3

5
5
3
6
6

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

137
22
42
26
29

31
17
15
7
12

13
6
7
6
5

1
1
1
0
0

3
1
0
2
1

0
0
1
0
0

6
1
3
0
2

3
3
1
4
2

0
0
1
0
0

18
11
8
1
7

57
5
18
3
15

54
4
16
3
13

1
0
0
0
1

1
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
0
0

11
0
5
1
5

12
3
7
0
5

28
1
4
2
2

3
1
2
0
2

49
0
9
16
2

26
0
5
9
2

23
0
4
7
0

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

68
44
303
148
21

33
28
78
75
14

14
9
43
16
9

1
1
4
2
1

2
1
1
1
1

0
0
1
3
0

10
4
21
7
1

0
1
12
2
4

1
2
4
1
2

19
19
35
59
5

26
3
179
49
6

26
3
163
48
6

1
0
6
1
0

1
0
5
1
0

1
0
7
0
0

10
1
40
7
1

2
2
27
27
1

11
0
78
12
4

0
0
16
1
0

9
13
46
24
1

5
10
19
16
1

4
3
27
8
0

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

222
63
62
265
13

60
29
26
61
3

36
17
9
44
2

2
1
2
2
0

8
1
1
1
1

0
0
0
1
0

1
8
3
17
1

24
5
2
21
0

1
2
1
2
0

24
12
17
17
1

75
14
24
118
10

66
14
24
105
10

1
0
0
2
1

1
0
0
3
0

2
1
0
2
0

20
4
5
30
5

19
6
8
35
1

23
3
11
33
3

9
0
0
13
0

87
20
12
86
0

24
11
6
12
0

63
9
6
74
0

South Carolina...................
South Dakota.....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

77
25
111
260
42

33
12
22
108
11

13
7
9
45
6

1
0
1
3
1

1
2
1
6
1

1
0
3
7
0

5
2
4
16
2

4
1
0
5
2

1
2
0
8
0

20
5
13
63
5

24
8
49
63
4

22
7
45
54
3

0
0
1
1
0

0
0
0
2
1

0
0
2
2
0

5
0
11
17
2

14
5
15
15
0

3
2
16
17
0

2
1
4
9
1

20
5
40
89
27

13
5
23
37
21

7
0
17
52
6

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See notes at end of table.

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Table 307. Degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and state or jurisdiction: 201112

Table 307. Degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution and state or jurisdiction: 201112Continued
Public 4-year institutions

State or jurisdiction
1
Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

All public
Total institutions

Nonprofit 4-year institutions

Research Research Doctoral/


university, university, research
high2 university3 Masters4
Total very high1

Baccalaureate5

Special
focus6

All
Public nonprofit
2-year institutions

For-profit institutions

Research Research Doctoral/


university, university, research
high2 university3 Masters4
Total very high1

Baccalaureate5

Special Nonprofit
focus6
2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24
131
88
46
88
11

6
40
43
23
31
8

5
16
16
13
14
1

0
3
2
0
1
0

1
3
0
1
1
1

0
0
0
0
0
0

1
7
6
3
10
0

3
2
6
8
2
0

0
1
2
1
0
0

1
24
27
10
17
7

17
37
24
9
30
0

16
37
23
9
30
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
1
0
0
3
0

4
7
10
1
8
0

10
20
5
7
10
0

2
9
8
1
9
0

1
0
1
0
0
0

1
54
21
14
27
3

1
30
12
3
24
2

0
24
9
11
3
1

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U.S. Service Academies ....

Other jurisdictions ...


American Samoa ...............
Federated States
of Micronesia ...............
Guam.................................
Marshall Islands.................
Northern Marianas ............
Palau..................................
Puerto Rico........................
U.S. Virgin Islands .............

94
1

26
1

17
0

0
0

1
0

1
0

1
0

11
0

3
0

9
1

49
0

45
0

0
0

0
0

3
0

12
0

18
0

12
0

4
0

19
0

8
0

11
0

1
3
1
1
1
85
1

1
2
1
1
1
18
1

0
1
0
1
0
14
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
1
0

0
0
0
0
0
1
0

0
1
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
1
0
9
1

0
0
0
0
0
3
0

1
1
1
0
1
4
0

0
1
0
0
0
48
0

0
1
0
0
0
44
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
3
0

0
0
0
0
0
12
0

0
0
0
0
0
18
0

0
1
0
0
0
11
0

0
0
0
0
0
4
0

0
0
0
0
0
19
0

0
0
0
0
0
8
0

0
0
0
0
0
11
0

Not applicable.
1Research universities with a very high level of research activity.
2Research universities with a high level of research activity.
3Institutions that award at least 20 doctors degrees per year, but did not have a high level of research activity.
4Institutions that award at least 50 masters degrees per year.
5Institutions that primarily emphasize undergraduate education.
6Four-year institutions that award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and
engineering. Includes some institutions that have 4-year programs, but have not reported sufficient data to identify program cat-

egory. Also includes institutions classified as 4-year under the IPEDS system, which had been classified as 2-year in the Carnegie classification system because they primarily award associates degrees.
NOTE: Branch campuses are counted as separate institutions. Relative levels of research activity for research universities were
determined by an analysis of research and development expenditures, science and engineering research staffing, and doctoral
degrees conferred, by field. Further information on the research index ranking may be obtained from http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/index.asp?key=798#related. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Table 308. Number of non-degree-granting Title IV institutions offering postsecondary education, by control of institution and state or
jurisdiction: Selected years, 200001 through 201112
200910

201011
Private

State or jurisdiction
1

200001, 200506, 200809,


total
total
total

Total

Public

Total

Nonprofit

201112
Private

Forprofit

Total

Public

Total

Nonprofit

Private
Forprofit

Total

Public

Total

Nonprofit

Forprofit

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

United States ...............


Alabama ...............................
Alaska...................................
Arizona .................................
Arkansas...............................
California ..............................

2,297
10
3
33
36
230

2,187
9
2
34
32
235

2,223
5
2
37
32
225

2,247
10
3
38
33
230

317
0
1
3
3
10

1,930
10
2
35
30
220

185
1
1
0
2
20

1,745
9
1
35
28
200

2,422
9
3
42
32
248

359
0
1
3
2
13

2,063
9
2
39
30
235

182
1
1
0
2
21

1,881
8
1
39
28
214

2,528
12
2
48
36
262

362
0
1
2
2
14

2,166
12
1
46
34
248

177
1
1
0
2
22

1,989
11
0
46
32
226

Colorado ...............................
Connecticut...........................
Delaware...............................
District of Columbia ..............
Florida...................................

21
37
4
5
124

26
36
6
6
126

29
42
7
6
142

31
43
7
5
148

4
0
0
0
37

27
43
7
5
111

3
5
1
1
6

24
38
6
4
105

33
59
8
5
150

3
13
0
0
41

30
46
8
5
109

3
5
1
1
7

27
41
7
4
102

39
56
8
4
153

3
11
0
0
43

36
45
8
4
110

4
3
1
1
4

32
42
7
3
106

Georgia.................................
Hawaii ...................................
Idaho.....................................
Illinois....................................
Indiana..................................

38
6
11
88
34

44
5
13
94
28

44
5
12
88
33

42
4
14
98
35

1
0
0
2
3

41
4
14
96
32

1
1
0
8
1

40
3
14
88
31

46
5
17
108
42

1
0
0
2
3

45
5
17
106
39

2
1
0
8
1

43
4
17
98
38

46
7
19
117
48

1
0
1
2
4

45
7
18
115
44

2
1
0
10
1

43
6
18
105
43

Iowa ......................................
Kansas..................................
Kentucky ...............................
Louisiana ..............................
Maine....................................

27
23
52
57
11

26
25
32
57
9

27
23
32
61
10

26
20
30
60
10

0
1
0
14
0

26
19
30
46
10

2
1
2
2
3

24
18
28
44
7

26
22
30
47
7

0
1
0
0
0

26
21
30
47
7

2
1
2
2
0

24
20
28
45
7

28
22
32
51
8

0
1
0
0
0

28
21
32
51
8

2
0
2
2
0

26
21
30
49
8

Maryland...............................
Massachusetts......................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................

34
60
72
20
16

27
61
65
21
20

30
60
72
21
20

32
62
82
22
19

0
5
1
0
0

32
57
81
22
19

0
3
2
3
0

32
54
79
19
19

32
75
89
26
20

0
12
1
0
0

32
63
88
26
20

0
3
3
2
0

32
60
85
24
20

33
73
86
26
20

0
11
1
0
0

33
62
85
26
20

0
3
2
2
0

33
59
83
24
20

Missouri ................................
Montana................................
Nebraska ..............................
Nevada .................................
New Hampshire ....................

69
10
12
10
11

61
8
10
9
14

61
6
8
14
15

63
6
8
16
14

24
0
0
0
0

39
6
8
16
14

3
0
2
1
2

36
6
6
15
12

74
8
7
18
14

31
0
0
0
0

43
8
7
18
14

4
0
1
1
1

39
8
6
17
13

80
9
7
20
15

34
0
0
0
0

46
9
7
20
15

3
0
1
1
1

43
9
6
19
14

New Jersey ...........................


New Mexico ..........................
New York...............................
North Carolina ......................
North Dakota ........................

89
6
152
36
5

91
7
133
29
5

86
6
141
32
7

83
6
139
33
8

4
0
32
1
0

79
6
107
32
8

8
0
32
2
0

71
6
75
30
8

87
7
151
42
8

5
0
33
1
0

82
7
118
41
8

9
0
33
2
0

73
7
85
39
8

90
8
156
43
8

5
0
33
1
0

85
8
123
42
8

8
0
32
2
0

77
8
91
40
8

Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon..................................
Pennsylvania.........................
Rhode Island ........................

130
84
28
167
12

119
78
27
131
10

124
81
25
122
10

126
82
24
123
10

47
46
0
28
0

79
36
24
95
10

8
0
0
24
2

71
36
24
71
8

138
83
26
126
11

54
47
0
34
0

84
36
26
92
11

9
0
1
22
2

75
36
25
70
9

139
82
30
127
11

53
47
0
34
0

86
35
30
93
11

8
0
3
22
2

78
35
27
71
9

South Carolina......................
South Dakota ........................
Tennessee ............................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................

14
5
54
161
26

21
6
58
169
24

21
6
63
168
29

23
6
58
154
30

0
0
26
0
4

23
6
32
154
26

0
3
1
4
0

23
3
31
150
26

27
6
66
170
34

1
0
26
0
5

26
6
40
170
29

0
3
1
4
0

26
3
39
166
29

33
6
72
174
38

1
0
26
0
5

32
6
46
174
33

1
3
1
4
0

31
3
45
170
33

Vermont ................................
Virginia..................................
Washington...........................
West Virginia.........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming...............................

3
56
42
36
24
3

4
42
37
31
22
2

3
35
39
28
27
1

4
34
36
27
29
1

1
7
1
11
0
0

3
27
35
16
29
1

0
7
4
5
8
0

3
20
31
11
21
1

4
33
37
33
30
1

1
7
1
17
0
0

3
26
36
16
30
1

0
5
3
5
7
0

3
21
33
11
23
1

4
36
37
32
34
1

1
7
1
17
0
0

3
29
36
15
34
1

0
5
3
5
6
0

3
24
33
10
28
1

Other jurisdictions ......


American Samoa ..................
Guam....................................
Northern Marianas ...............
Palau.....................................
Puerto Rico...........................
U.S. Virgin Islands ................

74
0
0
0
0
74
0

74
0
0
0
0
74
0

69
0
0
0
0
69
0

68
0
0
0
0
68
0

1
0
0
0
0
1
0

67
0
0
0
0
67
0

11
0
0
0
0
11
0

56
0
0
0
0
56
0

68
0
0
0
0
68
0

2
0
0
0
0
2
0

66
0
0
0
0
66
0

11
0
0
0
0
11
0

55
0
0
0
0
55
0

70
0
0
0
0
70
0

2
0
0
0
0
2
0

68
0
0
0
0
68
0

11
0
0
0
0
11
0

57
0
0
0
0
57
0

NOTE: Includes all Title IV institutions that did not grant degrees at the associates or
higher level.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Table 309. Degree-granting institutions that have closed their doors, by control and level of institution: 196970 through 201112
Private
All institutions
Year

Public

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Excluding branch campuses


196970.....................................
197071.....................................
197172.....................................
197273.....................................
197374.....................................

18
32
12
19
18

8
9
3
12
11

10
23
9
7
7

3
9
3
2
0

0
0
0
0
0

3
9
3
2
0

15
23
9
17
18

8
9
3
12
11

7
14
6
5
7

197475.....................................
197576.....................................
197677.....................................
197778.....................................
197879.....................................

17
8
8
12
9

13
6
5
9
4

4
2
3
3
5

3
2
0
0
0

0
1
0
0
0

3
1
0
0
0

14
6
8
12
9

13
5
5
9
4

1
1
3
3
5

197980.....................................
198081.....................................
198182.....................................
198283.....................................
198384.....................................

6
4
7
7
4

5
3
6
4
4

1
1
1
3
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

6
4
7
7
4

5
3
6
4
4

1
1
1
3
0

198485.....................................
198586.....................................
198687 and 198788...............
198889.....................................
198990.....................................

4
10
25
14
12

4
6
19
6
6

0
4
6
8
6

0
1
1
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
1
1
0
0

4
9
24
14
12

4
6
19
6
6

0
3
5
8
6

199091.....................................
199192.....................................
Including branch campuses
196970.....................................
197071.....................................
197172.....................................
197273.....................................
197374.....................................

10
10

4
7

6
3

0
0

0
0

0
0

10
10

4
7

6
3

24
35
14
21
20

10
10
5
12
12

14
25
9
9
8

5
11
3
4
1

1
0
0
0
0

4
11
3
4
1

19
24
11
17
19

9
10
5
12
12

10
14
6
5
7

197475.....................................
197576.....................................
197677.....................................
197778.....................................
197879.....................................

18
9
9
12
9

13
7
6
9
4

5
2
3
3
5

4
2
0
0
0

0
1
0
0
0

4
1
0
0
0

14
7
9
12
9

13
6
6
9
4

1
1
3
3
5

197980.....................................
198081.....................................
198182.....................................
198283.....................................
198384.....................................

6
4
7
7
5

5
3
6
4
5

1
1
1
3
0

0
0
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
0

6
4
7
7
4

5
3
6
4
4

1
1
1
3
0

198485.....................................
198586.....................................
198687 and 198788...............
198889.....................................
198990.....................................

4
12
26
14
19

4
8
19
6
8

0
4
7
8
11

0
1
1
0
0

0
1
0
0
0

0
0
1
0
0

4
11
25
14
19

4
7
19
6
8

0
4
6
8
11

199091.....................................
199192.....................................
199293.....................................
199394.....................................
199495.....................................

18
26
23
38
15

6
8
6
11
8

12
18
17
27
7

0
1
0
1
2

0
0
0
0
0

0
1
0
1
2

18
25
23
37
13

6
8
6
11
8

12
17
17
26
5

7
8
6
13
8

5
7
5
10
7

2
1
1
3
1

11
17
17
24
5

1
1
1
1
1

10
16
16
23
4

199596.....................................
199697.....................................
199798.....................................
199899.....................................
19992000.................................

21
36
5
7
16

8
13
0
1
3

13
23
5
6
13

1
2
0
1
3

1
0
0
0
0

0
2
0
1
3

20
34
5
6
13

7
13
0
1
3

13
21
5
5
10

9
14
1
2
8

7
10
0
0
3

2
4
1
2
5

11
20
4
4
5

0
3
0
1
0

11
17
4
3
5

200001.....................................
200102.....................................
200203.....................................
200304.....................................
200405.....................................

14
14
13
12
3

9
2
7
5
1

5
12
6
7
2

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

14
14
13
12
3

9
2
7
5
1

5
12
6
7
2

8
1
6
8
1

8
1
6
5
1

0
0
0
3
0

6
13
7
4
2

1
1
1
0
0

5
12
6
4
2

200506.....................................
200607.....................................
200708.....................................
200809.....................................
200910.....................................

11
13
26
16
17

6
4
10
6
11

5
9
16
10
6

1
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

10
13
26
16
17

5
4
10
6
11

5
9
16
10
6

5
6
9
6
9

4
4
6
5
9

1
2
3
1
0

5
7
17
10
8

1
0
4
1
2

4
7
13
9
6

201011.....................................
201112.....................................

20
10

9
5

11
5

0
4

0
0

0
4

20
6

9
5

11
1

7
2

6
2

1
0

13
4

3
3

10
1

Not available.
NOTE: This table indicates the year by which the institution no longer operated (generally it
closed at the end of or during the prior year). Data through 199596 are for institutions of
higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid
programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education
classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education
institutions that did not grant degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Directory, Higher Education, 196970 through 197475; Education Directory, Colleges
and Universities, 197576 through 198586; 198283 Supplement to the Education Directory, Colleges and Universities; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Institutional Characteristics Survey (IPEDS-IC:8699); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2012, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

448 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 310. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 186970 through
202122

0
s e e r g eD

Associates degrees
Year
1

Total

Males Females

Bachelors degrees
Percent
female

Total

Males

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Females

Percent
female

Total

Males

Females

Percent
female

Total

Males

Females

Percent
female

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

9,371 2
12,896 2
15,539 2
27,410 2
37,199 2

7,993 2
10,411 2
12,857 2
22,173 2
28,762 2

1,378 2
2,485 2
2,682 2
5,237 2
8,437 2

14.7
19.3
17.3
19.1
22.7

0
879
1,015
1,583
2,113

0
868
821
1,280
1,555

0
11
194
303
558

1.3
19.1
19.1
26.4

1
54
149
382
443

1
51
147
359
399

0
3
2
23
44

0.0
5.6
1.3
6.0
9.9

191920..................
192930..................
193940..................
194950..................
195960..................
196970..................

206,023 117,432

88,591

43.0

48,622 2
122,484 2
186,500 2
432,058 2
392,440 2
792,316

31,980 2
73,615 2
109,546 2
328,841 2
254,063 2
451,097

16,642 2
48,869 2
76,954 2
103,217 2
138,377 2
341,219

34.2
39.9
41.3
23.9
35.3
43.1

4,279
2,985
14,969
8,925
26,731 16,508
58,183 41,220
74,435 50,898
213,589 130,799

1,294
6,044
10,223
16,963
23,537
82,790

30.2
40.4
38.2
29.2
31.6
38.8

615
2,299
3,290
6,420
9,829
59,486

522
1,946
2,861
5,804
8,801
53,792

93
353
429
616
1,028
5,694

15.1
15.4
13.0
9.6
10.5
9.6

197071..................
197172..................
197273..................
197374..................
197475..................

252,311
292,014
316,174
343,924
360,171

144,144
166,227
175,413
188,591
191,017

108,167
125,787
140,761
155,333
169,154

42.9
43.1
44.5
45.2
47.0

839,730
887,273
922,362
945,776
922,933

475,594
500,590
518,191
527,313
504,841

364,136
386,683
404,171
418,463
418,092

43.4
43.6
43.8
44.2
45.3

235,564
257,201
268,654
282,074
297,545

143,083
155,010
159,569
162,606
166,318

92,481
102,191
109,085
119,468
131,227

39.3
39.7
40.6
42.4
44.1

64,998
71,206
79,512
82,591
84,904

58,137
63,353
69,959
71,131
71,025

6,861
7,853
9,553
11,460
13,879

10.6
11.0
12.0
13.9
16.3

197576..................
197677..................
197778..................
197879..................
197980..................

391,454
406,377
412,246
402,702
400,910

209,996
210,842
204,718
192,091
183,737

181,458
195,535
207,528
210,611
217,173

46.4
48.1
50.3
52.3
54.2

925,746
919,549
921,204
921,390
929,417

504,925
495,545
487,347
477,344
473,611

420,821
424,004
433,857
444,046
455,806

45.5
46.1
47.1
48.2
49.0

317,477
323,025
317,987
307,686
305,196

172,519
173,090
166,857
159,111
156,882

144,958
149,935
151,130
148,575
148,314

45.7
46.4
47.5
48.3
48.6

91,007
91,730
92,345
94,971
95,631

73,888
72,209
70,283
70,452
69,526

17,119
19,521
22,062
24,519
26,105

18.8
21.3
23.9
25.8
27.3

198081..................
198182..................
198283..................
198384..................
198485..................

416,377
434,526
449,620
452,240
454,712

188,638
196,944
203,991
202,704
202,932

227,739
237,582
245,629
249,536
251,780

54.7
54.7
54.6
55.2
55.4

935,140
952,998
969,510
974,309
979,477

469,883
473,364
479,140
482,319
482,528

465,257
479,634
490,370
491,990
496,949

49.8
50.3
50.6
50.5
50.7

302,637
302,447
296,415
291,141
293,472

152,979
151,349
150,092
149,268
149,276

149,658
151,098
146,323
141,873
144,196

49.5
50.0
49.4
48.7
49.1

98,016
97,838
99,335
100,799
100,785

69,567
68,630
67,757
67,769
66,269

28,449
29,208
31,578
33,030
34,516

29.0
29.9
31.8
32.8
34.2

198586..................
198687..................
198788..................
198889..................
198990..................

446,047
436,304
435,085
436,764
455,102

196,166
190,839
190,047
186,316
191,195

249,881
245,465
245,038
250,448
263,907

56.0 987,823
56.3 991,264
56.3 994,829
57.3 1,018,755
58.0 1,051,344

485,923
480,782
477,203
483,346
491,696

501,900
510,482
517,626
535,409
559,648

50.8
51.5
52.0
52.6
53.2

295,850
296,530
305,783
316,626
330,152

149,373
147,063
150,243
153,993
158,052

146,477
149,467
155,540
162,633
172,100

49.5
50.4
50.9
51.4
52.1

100,280
98,477
99,139
100,571
103,508

65,215
62,790
63,019
63,055
63,963

35,065
35,687
36,120
37,516
39,545

35.0
36.2
36.4
37.3
38.2

199091..................
199192..................
199293..................
199394..................
199495..................

481,720
504,231
514,756
530,632
539,691

198,634
207,481
211,964
215,261
218,352

283,086
296,750
302,792
315,371
321,339

58.8
58.9
58.8
59.4
59.5

1,094,538
1,136,553
1,165,178
1,169,275
1,160,134

504,045
520,811
532,881
532,422
526,131

590,493
615,742
632,297
636,853
634,003

53.9
54.2
54.3
54.5
54.6

342,863
358,089
375,032
393,037
403,609

160,842
165,867
173,354
180,571
183,043

182,021
192,222
201,678
212,466
220,566

53.1
53.7
53.8
54.1
54.6

105,547
109,554
112,072
112,636
114,266

64,242
66,603
67,130
66,773
67,324

41,305
42,951
44,942
45,863
46,942

39.1
39.2
40.1
40.7
41.1

199596..................
199697..................
199798..................
199899..................
19992000..............

555,216
571,226
558,555
564,984
564,933

219,514
223,948
217,613
220,508
224,721

335,702
347,278
340,942
344,476
340,212

60.5
60.8
61.0
61.0
60.2

1,164,792
1,172,879
1,184,406
1,202,239
1,237,875

522,454
520,515
519,956
519,961
530,367

642,338
652,364
664,450
682,278
707,508

55.1
55.6
56.1
56.8
57.2

412,180
425,260
436,037
446,038
463,185

183,481
185,270
188,718
190,230
196,129

228,699
239,990
247,319
255,808
267,056

55.5
56.4
56.7
57.4
57.7

115,507
118,747
118,735
116,700
118,736

67,189
68,387
67,232
65,340
64,930

48,318
50,360
51,503
51,360
53,806

41.8
42.4
43.4
44.0
45.3

200001..................
200102..................
200203..................
200304..................
200405..................

578,865
595,133
634,016
665,301
696,660

231,645
238,109
253,451
260,033
267,536

347,220
357,024
380,565
405,268
429,124

60.0
60.0
60.0
60.9
61.6

1,244,171
1,291,900
1,348,811
1,399,542
1,439,264

531,840
549,816
573,258
595,425
613,000

712,331
742,084
775,553
804,117
826,264

57.3
57.4
57.5
57.5
57.4

473,502
487,313
518,699
564,272
580,151

197,770
202,604
215,172
233,056
237,155

275,732
284,709
303,527
331,216
342,996

58.2
58.4
58.5
58.7
59.1

119,585
119,663
121,579
126,087
134,387

64,171
62,731
62,730
63,981
67,257

55,414
56,932
58,849
62,106
67,130

46.3
47.6
48.4
49.3
50.0

200506..................
200607..................
200708..................
200809..................
200910..................

713,066
728,114
750,164
787,325
849,452

270,095
275,187
282,521
298,141
322,916

442,971
452,927
467,643
489,184
526,536

62.1
62.2
62.3
62.1
62.0

1,485,242
1,524,092
1,563,069
1,601,368
1,650,014

630,600
649,570
667,928
685,382
706,633

854,642
874,522
895,141
915,986
943,381

57.5
57.4
57.3
57.2
57.2

599,731
610,597
630,666
662,079
693,025

241,656
242,189
250,169
263,538
275,197

358,075
368,408
380,497
398,541
417,828

59.7
60.3
60.3
60.2
60.3

138,056
144,690
149,378
154,425
158,558

68,912
71,308
73,453
75,639
76,605

69,144
73,382
75,925
78,786
81,953

50.1
50.7
50.8
51.0
51.7

201011..................
942,327 361,309
2011123 ................
979,000 375,000
3
201213 ................
993,000 381,000
2013143 ................ 1,000,000 383,000
2014153 ................ 1,008,000 386,000

581,018
604,000
612,000
616,000
622,000

61.7
61.7
61.6
61.6
61.7

1,715,913
1,776,000
1,812,000
1,836,000
1,855,000

734,133
766,000
784,000
795,000
800,000

981,780
1,010,000
1,028,000
1,040,000
1,054,000

57.2
56.9
56.7
56.6
56.8

730,635
738,000
756,000
778,000
798,000

291,551
298,000
303,000
311,000
317,000

439,084
440,000
453,000
466,000
481,000

60.1
59.6
59.9
59.9
60.3

163,765
170,300
174,700
176,600
179,000

79,654
81,500
84,700
85,700
86,100

84,111
88,700
90,100
90,900
92,900

51.4
52.1
51.6
51.5
51.9

2015163 ................
2016173 ................
2017183 ................
2018193 ................
2019203 ................

627,000
633,000
639,000
648,000
657,000

61.8
61.8
61.7
61.8
61.8

1,870,000
1,886,000
1,902,000
1,922,000
1,948,000

803,000
806,000
809,000
815,000
823,000

1,066,000
1,080,000
1,093,000
1,107,000
1,124,000

57.0
57.3
57.5
57.6
57.7

817,000
836,000
857,000
879,000
898,000

322,000
328,000
335,000
342,000
347,000

494,000
508,000
523,000
538,000
551,000

60.5
60.8
61.0
61.2
61.4

182,400
185,200
187,500
190,000
192,800

87,400
88,100
88,600
89,200
90,000

95,000
97,000
98,900
100,800
102,800

52.1
52.4
52.7
53.1
53.3

833,000 1,142,000
844,000 1,160,000

57.8
57.9

915,000 351,000
930,000 354,000

564,000
576,000

61.6
61.9

195,500
197,400

90,900
91,500

104,500
105,800

53.5
53.6

186970..................
187980..................
188990..................
18991900..............
190910..................

1,015,000
1,025,000
1,036,000
1,048,000
1,063,000

389,000
392,000
396,000
400,000
406,000

2020213 ................ 1,077,000 411,000 666,000


2021223 ................ 1,091,000 417,000 674,000

61.8 1,976,000
61.8 2,004,000

Not available.
1Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees
formerly classified as first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
2Includes some degrees classified as masters or doctors degrees in later years.
3Projected.
NOTE: Data through 199495 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees

and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from
previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 186970 through 196465; Projections of Education Statistics to 2021,
and unpublished projections; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees
and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196566 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS
Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 311. Certificates below the associates degree level conferred by degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions, by length of curriculum, sex of student, institution level and control,
and discipline division: 201011
Less-than-1-year awards
Sex

Discipline division
1

Total

Males

1- to less-than-4-year awards
Institution level

Non-degreegranting
(less-thanFemales
2-year)

Sex

Degreegranting
(2-year and
4-year)

Total

Males

Institution level
Non-degreegranting
(less-thanFemales
2-year)

Institution control

Degreegranting
(2-year and
4-year)

Public

Nonprofit

For-profit

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

482,947
3,636
2,821
815
219
415

201,362
2,370
1,688
682
141
120

281,585
1,266
1,133
133
78
295

134,563
192
192
0
0
0

348,384
3,444
2,629
815
219
415

546,610
2,511
2,377
134
125
72

190,321
1,566
1,468
98
66
19

356,289
945
909
36
59
53

235,014
264
256
8
25
0

311,596
2,247
2,121
126
100
72

218,049
2,328
2,214
114
114
71

18,623
101
81
20
11
1

309,938
82
82
0
0
0

Biological and biomedical sciences .................................................................


Business, management, marketing, and support services..............................
Accounting and related services..................................................................
Business/commerce, general.......................................................................
Business administration, management, and operations ..............................
Management information systems and services..........................................
Business operations support and assistant services...................................
Business and management, other ...............................................................

162
42,599
8,013
1,128
6,777
904
12,462
13,315

66
13,370
1,912
491
2,660
562
2,581
5,164

96
29,229
6,101
637
4,117
342
9,881
8,151

6
6,134
760
4
69
228
2,290
2,783

156
36,465
7,253
1,124
6,708
676
10,172
10,532

86
23,591
5,793
1,298
3,162
889
8,332
4,117

32
6,380
1,355
696
1,140
579
1,156
1,454

54
17,211
4,438
602
2,022
310
7,176
2,663

61
4,559
909
13
163
314
2,533
627

25
19,032
4,884
1,285
2,999
575
5,799
3,490

34
19,006
4,554
1,275
2,570
640
6,481
3,486

3
1,537
484
0
382
0
454
217

49
3,048
755
23
210
249
1,397
414

Communication, journalism, and related programs .........................................


Communications technologies.........................................................................
Computer and information sciences and support services..............................
Construction trades .........................................................................................

2,436
2,268
17,332
12,021

1,422
1,571
11,932
11,320

1,014
697
5,400
701

1,380
795
3,527
2,036

1,056
1,473
13,805
9,985

728
2,684
10,493
17,529

415
2,011
7,724
16,648

313
673
2,769
881

325
1,538
2,740
4,823

403
1,146
7,753
12,706

232
1,351
6,189
10,467

152
60
424
651

344
1,273
3,880
6,411

Education.........................................................................................................
Engineering .....................................................................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields1 ..............................
English language and literature/letters ............................................................

5,095
360
16,563
2,315

639
304
14,530
802

4,456
56
2,033
1,513

177
28
3,080
810

4,918
332
13,483
1,505

3,211
194
20,238
198

410
159
18,381
61

2,801
35
1,857
137

617
74
7,133
25

2,594
120
13,105
173

2,337
147
8,056
82

544
41
363
16

330
6
11,819
100

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ............................................


Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.................................................

13,806
967

1,740
206

12,066
761

1,492
0

12,314
967

3,192
543

253
80

2,939
463

298
0

2,894
543

3,112
521

56
22

24
0

Health professions and related programs........................................................


Dental assisting ...........................................................................................
Emergency medical technician (EMT paramedic) .......................................
Medical lab technician .................................................................................
Medical assisting .........................................................................................
Nursing assisting .........................................................................................
Practical nursing ..........................................................................................
Nursing, R.N. and other ...............................................................................
Health sciences, other .................................................................................
Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting .....................................
Criminal justice and corrections...................................................................
Fire control and safety .................................................................................
Homeland security and related protective services, other ...........................

213,619
9,814
17,281
12,060
57,444
48,353
6,481
2,328
59,858
24,233
16,737
6,506
990

41,496
967
11,548
2,397
9,664
6,657
794
288
9,181
18,744
11,994
6,062
688

172,123
8,847
5,733
9,663
47,780
41,696
5,687
2,040
50,677
5,489
4,743
444
302

67,108
3,477
1,650
2,954
19,357
10,881
412
40
28,337
3,254
1,358
1,484
412

146,511
6,337
15,631
9,106
38,087
37,472
6,069
2,288
31,521
20,979
15,379
5,022
578

249,418
17,089
4,835
4,011
95,217
1,505
57,884
4,346
64,531
7,790
6,405
1,141
244

35,416
1,673
3,574
1,129
11,417
149
7,314
582
9,578
5,135
3,943
1,087
105

214,002
15,416
1,261
2,882
83,800
1,356
50,570
3,764
54,953
2,655
2,462
54
139

98,617
6,088
539
1,049
43,413
340
20,242
2,583
24,363
315
293
22
0

150,801
11,001
4,296
2,962
51,804
1,165
37,642
1,763
40,168
7,475
6,112
1,119
244

76,056
4,497
4,213
2,496
9,472
466
38,569
1,538
14,805
6,682
5,485
1,141
56

9,578
73
224
411
1,607
47
2,225
2,539
2,452
155
21
0
134

163,784
12,519
398
1,104
84,138
992
17,090
269
47,274
953
899
0
54

Legal professions and studies .........................................................................


Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities ............................
Library science ................................................................................................

2,368
2,417
213

339
845
30

2,029
1,572
183

230
0
0

2,138
2,417
213

3,510
23,579
73

561
9,499
3

2,949
14,080
70

750
0
0

2,760
23,579
73

2,181
23,558
73

226
21
0

1,103
0
0

Mathematics and statistics ..............................................................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians................................................
Military technologies and applied sciences .....................................................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies...........................................................................

61
33,700
32
1,530

50
31,881
25
774

11
1,819
7
756

0
5,545
0
25

61
28,155
32
1,505

14
55,482
88
1,309

11
53,357
73
559

3
2,125
15
750

0
27,262
0
0

14
28,220
88
1,309

13
22,170
88
1,289

1
731
0
20

0
32,581
0
0

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies .................................................


Personal and culinary services........................................................................
Philosophy and religious studies .....................................................................

912
37,152
90

509
6,939
41

403
30,213
49

231
25,959
0

681
11,193
90

829
93,554
34

513
12,699
20

316
80,855
14

310
78,880
0

519
14,674
34

269
13,703
1

0
1,205
33

560
78,646
0

See notes at end of table.

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Degrees

Total.........................................................................................................
Agriculture and natural resources, total ...........................................................
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences ............................
Natural resources and conservation ............................................................
Architecture and related services ....................................................................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ............................................

Less-than-1-year awards
Sex

Discipline division

1- to less-than-4-year awards
Institution level

Non-degreegranting
(less-thanFemales
2-year)

Sex

Degreegranting
(2-year and
4-year)

Institution level
Non-degreegranting
(less-thanFemales
2-year)

Institution control

Degreegranting
(2-year and
4-year)

Total

Males

Total

Males

Public

Nonprofit

For-profit

10

11

12

13

14

Physical sciences and science technologies ...................................................


Physical sciences.........................................................................................
Science technologies/technicians................................................................
Precision production ........................................................................................
Psychology ......................................................................................................
Public administration and social services ........................................................

633
87
546
16,095
15
1,167

373
44
329
15,274
6
230

260
43
217
821
9
937

222
0
222
2,005
0
15

411
87
324
14,090
15
1,152

541
9
532
13,269
54
654

354
6
348
12,588
7
143

187
3
184
681
47
511

22
0
22
4,237
0
0

519
9
510
9,032
54
654

500
9
491
9,674
46
640

0
0
0
655
8
14

41
0
41
2,940
0
0

Social sciences and history .............................................................................


Social sciences ............................................................................................
History..........................................................................................................

565
539
26

332
329
3

233
210
23

0
0
0

565
539
26

296
295
1

174
173
1

122
122
0

0
0
0

296
295
1

260
260
0

36
35
1

0
0
0

Theology and religious vocations ....................................................................


Transportation and materials moving...............................................................

135
22,587

54
20,768

81
1,819

0
8,693

135
13,894

1,061
980

472
920

589
60

621
420

440
560

0
589

1,060
28

1
363

Visual and performing arts ..............................................................................


Fine and studio arts .....................................................................................
Music and dance..........................................................................................
Visual and performing arts, other.................................................................

5,229
1,369
433
3,427

2,119
412
312
1,395

3,110
957
121
2,032

1,619
1,244
68
307

3,610
125
365
3,120

8,680
4,325
474
3,881

3,612
1,605
325
1,682

5,068
2,720
149
2,199

1,098
8
140
950

7,582
4,317
334
2,931

6,210
4,303
117
1,790

870
19
162
689

1,600
3
195
1,402

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Includes both degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions that participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Degree-granting institutions grant degrees at the associates or higher level, while non-degree-granting institutions
grant only awards below that level.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

450 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 311. Certificates below the associates degree level conferred by degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions, by length of curriculum, sex of student, institution level and control,
and discipline division: 201011Continued

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Degrees

Table 312. Associates degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division: 200001 through 201011
201011
Discipline division
1
Total..................................................................................
Agriculture and natural resources, total...................................
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences...
Natural resources and conservation ...................................
Architecture and related services............................................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies....................

200001 200102 200203 200304 200405 200506 200607 200708 200809 200910

Total

Males

12

13

14

578,865 595,133 634,016 665,301 696,660 713,066 728,114 750,164 787,325 849,452 942,327 361,309
6,649
6,494
6,210
6,283
6,404
6,168
5,838
5,738
5,724
5,894
6,425
4,089
5,200
5,125
4,892
4,959
5,137
4,958
4,638
4,554
4,525
4,615
4,920
2,955
1,449
1,369
1,318
1,324
1,267
1,210
1,200
1,184
1,199
1,279
1,505
1,134
417
443
440
492
583
656
517
568
596
552
569
310
73
94
120
105
115
124
164
169
173
199
209
60

581,018
2,336
1,965
371
259
149

10

11

Females

Biological and biomedical sciences.........................................


Business, management, marketing, and support services....
Accounting and related services .........................................
Business/commerce, general..............................................
Business administration, management, and operations ....
Management information systems and services................
Business operations support and assistant services .........
Business and management, other ......................................

1,443
87,059
13,158
12,621
25,386
6,016
13,195
16,683

1,534
86,713
12,315
12,936
26,890
6,417
11,508
16,647

1,496
89,627
13,229
13,054
28,943
5,600
11,524
17,277

1,456
92,065
14,506
13,387
31,522
4,214
11,400
17,036

1,709
96,067
13,988
12,050
37,258
2,812
11,196
18,763

1,827
96,933
13,620
13,297
39,152
2,179
10,044
18,641

2,060
2,200
2,364
2,664
3,245
99,998 104,566 111,521 116,904 121,728
14,232 15,965 16,731 17,994 20,179
12,725 12,473 13,067 14,547 15,083
43,667 47,911 52,938 46,137 46,249
2,007
1,237
1,103
1,221
1,244
8,864
7,841
7,549
7,388
8,257
18,503 19,139 20,133 29,617 30,716

1,116
42,619
4,934
6,152
18,781
822
746
11,184

2,129
79,109
15,245
8,931
27,468
422
7,511
19,532

Communication, journalism, and related programs................


Communications technologies ................................................
Computer and information sciences and support services....
Construction trades..................................................................

2,949
3,038
34,356
2,682

2,819
3,006
40,127
2,639

2,589
3,304
46,234
3,009

2,444
3,401
41,845
3,560

2,545
3,516
36,173
3,512

2,629
3,380
31,246
3,850

2,609
3,095
27,712
3,895

2,620
4,237
28,296
4,309

2,722
4,803
30,006
4,252

2,839
4,419
32,466
4,617

3,051
4,209
37,677
5,402

1,411
2,774
29,060
5,105

1,640
1,435
8,617
297

Education..................................................................................
Engineering ..............................................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields1 .....
English language and literature/letters....................................

9,533
1,781
42,366
877

9,611
1,681
40,217
864

11,205
2,166
39,998
896

12,465
2,726
36,915
828

13,329
2,430
33,548
995

14,475
2,154
30,461
1,105

13,021
2,128
29,199
1,249

13,108
2,279
29,334
1,402

14,123
2,177
30,434
1,525

17,048
2,508
31,850
1,658

20,459
2,825
35,521
2,019

2,733
2,426
31,094
647

17,726
399
4,427
1,372

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences...................


Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics ........................

8,329
1,100

9,208
1,085

9,496
1,050

9,478
1,047

9,707
1,234

9,488
1,161

9,124
1,207

8,613
1,258

9,020
1,627

9,573
1,683

8,532
1,876

358
377

8,174
1,499

Health professions and related programs ...............................


Dental assisting....................................................................
Emergency medical technician (EMT paramedic)..............
Medical lab technician..........................................................
Medical assisting..................................................................
Nursing assisting..................................................................
Practical nursing...................................................................
Nursing, R.N. and other.......................................................
Health sciences, other .........................................................
Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting ............
Criminal justice and corrections...........................................
Fire control and safety..........................................................
Homeland security and related protective services, other .

84,656
5,193
1,134
5,281
14,366
2
619
40,278
17,783
16,425
13,589
2,346
490

82,361
5,237
1,203
5,134
11,102
0
814
40,800
18,071
16,689
13,603
2,619
467

90,716 106,208 122,520 134,931 145,436 155,816 165,163 177,686 201,831


5,498
5,652
5,813
6,085
6,313
6,642
6,633
7,063
7,481
1,410
1,617
1,825
1,980
2,008
2,140
2,270
2,412
2,895
5,146
5,571
6,346
6,411
7,171
6,617
6,822
7,798
9,334
11,920 15,543 19,005 22,267 23,491 24,276 25,981 29,985 39,232
8
4
38
101
158
329
385
1
38
916
1,049
1,388
1,481
1,509
1,417
1,299
1,999
2,069
45,117 51,552 58,007 62,095 66,516 73,277 77,929 81,277 83,021
20,701 25,220 30,098 34,511 38,270 41,118 43,844 47,151 57,761
18,614 20,573 23,749 26,425 28,208 29,590 33,033 37,260 44,923
15,155 17,040 19,942 22,351 23,917 25,588 28,996 32,754 40,023
2,941
3,012
3,366
3,554
3,811
3,937
3,970
4,307
4,603
518
521
441
520
480
65
67
199
297

30,073
342
2,073
2,116
4,813
1
235
11,115
9,378
23,931
19,404
4,320
207

171,758
7,139
822
7,218
34,419
37
1,834
71,906
48,383
20,992
20,619
283
90

Legal professions and studies .................................................


Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities...
Library science .........................................................................

8,119
196,843
103

7,815
8,412
9,466
9,885 10,509 10,391
9,465
9,062 10,003 11,620
207,163 217,361 227,650 240,131 244,689 250,030 254,012 263,853 284,775 306,670
96
87
114
108
136
84
117
116
112
160

1,835
118,556
21

9,785
188,114
139

Mathematics and statistics.......................................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.......................
Military technologies and applied sciences.............................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies...................................................

695
12,689
120
10,439

685
12,063
62
13,205

732
12,028
85
14,067

801
12,553
293
14,794

807
13,619
355
13,888

753
14,454
610
14,473

827
15,432
781
15,838

855
15,297
851
16,255

930
16,066
721
15,459

1,051
16,305
668
17,671

1,644
19,969
856
23,729

1,024
18,998
693
8,905

620
971
163
14,824

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.........................


Personal and culinary services................................................
Philosophy and religious studies .............................................
Physical sciences and science technologies..........................
Physical sciences.................................................................
Science technologies/technicians .......................................
Precision production.................................................................
Psychology ...............................................................................
Public administration and social services................................

790
9,786
299
2,351
1,221
1,130
2,256
1,554
3,333

764
9,325
359
2,318
1,356
962
2,260
1,705
3,323

805
12,607
379
2,201
1,152
1,049
2,287
1,785
3,534

923
14,239
404
2,687
1,599
1,088
1,968
1,887
3,728

966
16,311
422
2,825
1,637
1,188
2,039
1,942
4,027

1,128
17,162
367
2,910
1,741
1,169
1,977
1,944
4,415

1,251
16,103
375
3,412
2,023
1,389
1,973
2,213
4,338

1,344
16,592
458
3,395
1,980
1,415
1,968
2,412
4,192

1,587
16,327
191
3,621
2,194
1,427
2,126
3,949
4,178

2,016
16,467
256
4,140
2,378
1,762
2,787
6,582
4,526

2,366
18,258
283
5,078
3,148
1,930
3,254
3,866
7,472

1,432
8,552
177
2,958
1,733
1,225
3,024
896
1,025

934
9,706
106
2,120
1,415
705
230
2,970
6,447

Social sciences and history .....................................................


Social sciences.....................................................................
History...................................................................................

5,132
4,877
255

5,593
5,304
289

5,720
5,404
316

6,245
5,875
370

6,533
6,233
300

6,730
6,308
422

7,080
6,673
407

7,812
7,358
454

9,142
8,657
485

10,649
10,108
541

12,767
12,067
700

4,511
4,111
400

8,256
7,956
300

Theology and religious vocations ............................................


Transportation and materials moving ......................................

576
1,028

414
1,122

425
1,211

492
1,217

581
1,435

570
1,472

608
1,674

582
1,550

675
1,430

613
1,444

758
1,697

395
1,418

363
279

Visual and performing arts.......................................................


Fine and studio arts .............................................................
Music and dance..................................................................
Visual and performing arts, other2 .......................................
Not classified by field of study..................................................

18,435
1,429
1,241
15,765
584

20,911
1,518
1,637
17,756
365

23,120
1,760
2,093
19,267
0

23,949
1,450
2,584
19,915
0

22,650
1,614
2,333
18,703
0

21,754
1,638
2,389
17,727
0

20,244
1,753
2,290
16,201
0

18,890
1,705
1,317
15,868
14

18,629
2,015
1,151
15,463
0

19,567
2,277
1,335
15,955
0

21,379
2,405
1,356
17,618
0

8,706
738
863
7,105
0

12,673
1,667
493
10,513
0

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which


are listed separately.
design and applied arts, drama and theatre arts, film and photographic arts, and
all other arts not included under Fine and studio arts or Music and dance.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

2Includes

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDSC:9899); and IPEDS Fall 2001 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table
was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Field of study
1

197071

197576

198081

198586

199091

199596 19992000
7

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

201011

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

18

19

Total ......................................................................

839,730

925,746

935,140

987,823 1,094,538 1,164,792 1,237,875 1,244,171 1,291,900 1,348,811 1,399,542 1,439,264 1,485,242 1,524,092 1,563,069 1,601,368 1,650,014

1,715,913

Agriculture and natural resources................................


Architecture and related services.................................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies........
Biological and biomedical sciences .............................
Business........................................................................

12,672
5,570
2,579
35,705
115,396

19,402
9,146
3,577
54,154
143,171

21,886
9,455
2,887
43,078
200,521

16,823
9,119
3,021
38,395
236,700

13,124
9,781
4,776
39,482
249,165

21,425
8,352
5,633
61,014
226,623

24,238
8,462
6,212
63,630
256,070

23,370
8,480
6,160
60,576
263,515

23,331
8,808
6,390
60,309
278,217

23,348
9,056
6,634
61,294
293,391

22,835
8,838
7,181
62,624
307,149

23,002
9,237
7,569
65,915
311,574

23,053
9,515
7,879
70,607
318,042

23,133
9,717
8,194
76,832
327,531

24,113
9,805
8,454
79,829
335,254

24,988
10,119
8,772
82,825
347,985

26,336
10,051
8,621
86,400
358,293

28,623
9,832
9,100
90,003
365,093

Communication, journalism, and related programs....


Communications technologies.....................................
Computer and information sciences............................
Education.......................................................................
Engineering ...................................................................

10,324
478
2,388
176,307
45,034

20,045
1,237
5,652
154,437
38,733

29,428
1,854
15,121
108,074
63,642

41,666
1,479
42,337
87,147
77,391

51,650
1,397
25,159
110,807
62,448

47,320
853
24,506
105,384
62,168

55,760
1,298
37,788
108,034
58,726

58,013
1,178
44,142
105,458
58,209

62,791
1,245
50,365
106,295
59,536

67,895
1,933
57,433
105,845
62,567

70,968
2,034
59,488
106,278
63,410

72,715
2,523
54,111
105,451
64,707

73,955
2,981
47,480
107,238
66,841

74,783
3,637
42,170
105,641
66,874

76,382
4,666
38,476
102,582
68,431

78,009
5,100
37,994
101,708
68,911

81,266
4,782
39,589
101,265
72,654

83,274
4,858
43,072
103,992
76,376

Engineering technologies.............................................
English language and literature/letters.........................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences .......
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.............
Health professions and related programs....................

5,148
63,914
11,167
20,988
25,223

7,943
41,452
17,409
17,068
53,885

11,713
31,922
18,370
11,638
63,665

19,731
34,083
13,847
11,550
65,309

17,303
51,064
13,920
13,937
59,875

15,829
49,928
14,353
14,832
86,087

14,597
50,106
16,321
15,886
80,863

14,660
50,569
16,421
16,128
75,933

15,052
52,375
16,938
16,258
72,887

14,664
53,699
17,929
16,912
71,261

14,669
53,984
19,172
17,754
73,934

14,837
54,379
20,074
18,386
80,685

14,565
55,096
20,775
19,410
91,973

14,980
55,122
21,400
20,275
101,810

15,177
55,038
21,870
20,977
111,478

15,503
55,462
21,905
21,158
120,488

16,075
53,231
21,818
21,516
129,634

16,741
52,744
22,444
21,706
143,430

Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting.


Legal professions and studies......................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
and humanities.......................................................
Library science..............................................................
Mathematics and statistics ...........................................

2,045
545

12,507
531

13,707
776

12,704
1,223

16,806
1,827

24,810
2,123

24,877
1,969

25,211
1,991

25,536
2,003

26,200
2,474

28,175
2,841

30,723
3,161

35,319
3,302

39,206
3,596

40,235
3,771

41,800
3,822

43,667
3,886

47,602
4,429

7,481
1,013
24,801

18,855
843
15,984

21,643
375
11,078

21,336
155
16,122

30,526
90
14,393

33,997
58
12,713

36,104
154
11,418

37,962
52
11,171

39,333
74
11,950

40,480
99
12,505

42,106
72
13,327

43,751
76
14,351

44,898
76
14,770

44,255
82
14,954

46,940
68
15,192

47,096
78
15,496

46,953
85
16,030

46,727
96
17,182

Military technologies and applied sciences.................


Multi/interdisciplinary studies........................................
Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies..............
Philosophy and religious studies..................................
Physical sciences and science technologies...............

357
6,324
1,621
8,149
21,410

952
13,709
5,182
8,447
21,458

42
12,986
5,729
6,776
23,936

255
13,754
4,623
6,396
21,711

183
17,774
4,315
7,423
16,334

7
26,885
12,974
7,541
19,716

7
27,936
17,571
8,535
18,427

21
26,478
17,948
8,717
18,025

3
28,049
18,885
9,473
17,890

6
27,449
21,432
10,344
18,038

10
28,047
22,164
11,152
18,131

40
28,939
22,888
11,584
19,104

33
30,583
25,490
11,985
20,522

168
32,111
27,430
11,969
21,291

39
34,174
29,931
12,257
22,179

55
35,375
31,667
12,444
22,688

56
37,648
33,318
12,504
23,379

64
42,228
35,924
12,836
24,712

Precision production .....................................................


Psychology....................................................................
Public administration and social services....................
Social sciences and history..........................................
Theology and religious vocations.................................

0
38,187
5,466
155,324
3,720

0
50,278
15,440
126,396
5,490

0
41,068
16,707
100,513
5,808

2
40,628
11,887
93,840
5,510

2
58,655
14,350
125,107
4,799

12
73,416
19,849
126,479
5,292

33
74,194
20,185
127,101
6,789

31
73,645
19,447
128,036
6,945

47
76,775
19,392
132,874
7,762

42
78,650
19,900
143,256
7,962

61
82,098
20,552
150,357
8,126

64
85,614
21,769
156,892
9,284

55
88,134
21,986
161,485
8,548

23
90,039
23,147
164,183
8,696

33
92,587
23,493
167,363
8,992

29
94,271
23,851
168,500
8,940

29
97,216
25,414
172,780
8,718

43
100,893
26,774
177,144
9,074

Transportation and materials moving...........................


Visual and performing arts ...........................................
Not classified by field of study ......................................

0
30,394
0

225
42,138
0

263
40,479
0

1,838
37,241
0

2,622
42,186
13,258

3,561
49,296
1,756

3,395
58,791
2,398

3,748
61,148
783

4,020
66,773
264

4,631
71,482
0

4,824
77,181
0

4,904
80,955
0

5,349
83,297
0

5,657
85,186
0

5,203
87,703
377

5,189
89,140
0

4,998
91,802
0

4,941
93,956
0

NOTE: Data through 199091 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions.
Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The
new Classification of Instructional Programs was initiated in 200910. The figures for earlier years have been reclassified
when necessary to make them conform to the new taxonomy. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been
made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Completions Survey: Agriculture and natural resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; Business includes Business,
management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services; and Engineering technologies

includes Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields, Construction trades, and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information
Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9199); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

452 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 313. Bachelors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study: Selected years, 197071 through 201011

Table 314. Masters degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study: Selected years, 197071 through 201011
Field of study
1

197071

197576

198081

198586

199091

199596 19992000

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

201011

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

235,564

317,477

302,637

295,850

342,863

412,180

463,185

473,502

487,313

518,699

564,272

580,151

599,731

610,597

630,666

662,079

693,025

730,635

Agriculture and natural resources................................


Architecture and related services.................................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies........
Biological and biomedical sciences .............................
Business........................................................................

2,457
1,705
1,032
5,625
26,490

3,340
3,215
993
6,457
42,592

4,003
3,153
802
5,766
57,888

3,801
3,260
915
5,064
66,676

3,295
3,490
1,233
4,834
78,255

4,551
3,993
1,652
6,593
93,554

4,360
4,268
1,544
6,850
111,532

4,272
4,302
1,555
7,017
115,602

4,503
4,566
1,541
7,011
119,725

4,492
4,925
1,509
7,050
127,685

4,783
5,424
1,683
7,732
139,347

4,746
5,674
1,755
8,284
142,617

4,640
5,743
2,080
8,781
146,406

4,623
5,951
1,699
8,898
150,211

4,684
6,065
1,778
9,689
155,637

4,877
6,587
1,779
10,017
168,375

5,211
7,280
1,775
10,725
177,684

5,773
7,788
1,914
11,327
187,213

Communication, journalism, and related programs....


Communications technologies.....................................
Computer and information sciences............................
Education.......................................................................
Engineering ...................................................................

1,770
86
1,588
87,666
16,813

2,961
165
2,603
126,061
16,472

2,896
209
4,218
96,713
16,893

3,500
308
8,070
74,816
21,529

4,123
204
9,324
87,352
24,454

5,080
481
10,579
104,936
26,789

5,169
356
14,990
123,045
24,772

5,218
427
16,911
127,829
25,174

5,510
470
17,173
135,189
24,838

6,053
442
19,509
147,883
28,251

6,535
365
20,143
162,345
32,554

6,762
433
18,416
167,490
32,488

7,244
501
17,055
174,620
30,848

6,773
499
16,232
176,572
29,299

6,915
631
17,087
175,880
31,557

7,092
475
17,907
178,564
34,546

7,636
463
17,953
182,139
35,088

8,303
502
19,446
185,009
38,719

Engineering technologies.............................................
English language and literature/letters.........................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences .......
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.............
Health professions and related programs....................

134
10,441
1,452
5,480
5,330

328
8,599
2,179
4,432
12,164

323
5,742
2,570
2,934
16,176

617
5,335
2,011
2,690
18,603

996
6,784
1,541
3,049
21,354

2,054
7,657
1,712
3,443
33,920

1,876
7,022
1,882
3,037
42,593

2,013
6,763
1,838
3,035
43,623

2,149
7,097
1,683
3,075
43,560

2,332
7,428
1,607
3,049
42,748

2,499
7,956
1,794
3,124
44,939

2,500
8,468
1,827
3,407
46,703

2,541
8,845
1,983
3,539
51,380

2,690
8,742
2,080
3,443
54,531

2,873
9,161
2,199
3,565
58,120

3,455
9,261
2,453
3,592
62,620

4,258
9,201
2,580
3,755
69,084

4,515
9,476
2,918
3,727
75,579

Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting.


Legal professions and studies......................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
and humanities.......................................................
Library science..............................................................
Mathematics and statistics ...........................................

194
955

1,197
1,442

1,538
1,832

1,074
1,924

1,108
2,057

1,812
2,751

2,609
3,750

2,514
3,829

2,935
4,053

2,956
4,141

3,717
4,243

3,991
4,170

4,277
4,453

4,906
4,486

5,760
4,815

6,128
5,150

6,714
5,734

7,433
6,300

885
7,001
5,191

2,633
8,037
3,857

2,375
4,859
2,567

1,586
3,564
3,131

2,213
4,763
3,549

2,778
5,099
3,651

3,256
4,577
3,208

3,193
4,727
3,209

2,754
5,113
3,350

3,314
5,295
3,620

3,697
6,015
4,191

3,680
6,213
4,477

3,702
6,448
4,730

3,634
6,767
4,884

3,797
7,162
4,980

3,728
7,091
5,211

3,804
7,448
5,634

3,971
7,727
5,843

Military technologies and applied sciences.................


Multi/interdisciplinary studies........................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies .............
Philosophy and religious studies..................................
Physical sciences and science technologies...............

2
924
218
1,326
6,336

0
1,283
571
1,358
5,428

43
2,356
643
1,231
5,246

83
2,869
570
1,193
5,860

0
2,079
483
1,471
5,281

136
2,713
1,684
1,363
5,910

0
3,418
2,322
1,376
4,888

0
3,413
2,354
1,386
5,134

0
3,634
2,580
1,371
5,082

0
3,721
2,978
1,578
5,196

0
3,972
3,199
1,578
5,714

0
4,167
3,740
1,647
5,823

0
4,391
3,992
1,739
6,063

202
4,611
4,110
1,716
6,012

0
5,165
4,440
1,879
6,061

3
5,225
4,822
1,859
5,862

0
5,973
5,617
2,043
6,063

0
6,748
6,553
1,833
6,386

Precision production .....................................................


Psychology....................................................................
Public administration and social services....................
Social sciences and history..........................................
Theology and religious vocations.................................

0
5,717
7,785
16,539
7,747

0
10,167
15,209
15,953
8,964

0
10,223
17,803
11,945
11,061

0
9,845
15,692
10,564
11,826

0
11,349
17,905
12,233
10,498

8
15,152
24,229
15,012
10,909

5
15,740
25,594
14,066
11,663

2
16,539
25,268
13,791
9,876

2
16,357
25,448
14,112
10,104

3
17,161
25,903
14,630
10,493

13
17,898
28,250
16,110
10,818

6
18,830
29,552
16,952
11,348

9
19,770
30,510
17,369
11,758

5
21,037
31,131
17,665
12,436

3
21,431
33,029
18,495
12,578

10
23,415
33,933
19,240
12,836

10
23,752
35,729
20,222
12,824

5
25,051
38,634
21,084
13,191

Transportation and materials moving...........................


Visual and performing arts ...........................................
Not classified by field of study ......................................

0
6,675
0

0
8,817
0

0
8,629
0

454
8,420
0

406
8,657
8,523

919
10,280
780

697
10,918
1,802

756
11,404
528

709
11,595
24

765
11,982
0

728
12,906
0

802
13,183
0

784
13,530
0

985
13,767
0

982
14,164
84

1,048
14,918
0

1,074
15,552
0

1,390
16,277
0

NOTE: Data through 199091 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions.
Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The
new Classification of Instructional Programs was initiated in 200910. The figures for earlier years have been reclassified
when necessary to make them conform to the new taxonomy. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been
made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Completions Survey: Agriculture and natural resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; Business includes Business,
management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services; and Engineering technologies

includes Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields, Construction trades, and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information
Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9199); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 453


Degrees

2
Total ......................................................................

Field of study
1

197071

197576

198081

198586

199091

199596 19992000

200001

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

201011

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Total ......................................................................
Agriculture and natural resources................................
Architecture and related services.................................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies........
Biological and biomedical sciences .............................
Business........................................................................

64,998
1,086
36
143
3,603
774

91,007
928
82
186
3,347
906

98,016
1,067
93
161
3,640
808

100,280
1,158
73
156
3,405
923

105,547
1,185
135
159
4,152
1,185

115,507
1,259
141
183
5,250
1,366

118,736
1,168
129
205
5,463
1,194

119,585
1,127
153
216
5,225
1,180

119,663
1,148
183
212
5,104
1,156

121,579
1,229
152
186
5,268
1,252

126,087
1,185
173
209
5,538
1,481

134,387
1,173
179
189
5,935
1,498

138,056
1,194
201
226
6,162
1,711

144,690
1,272
178
233
6,764
2,029

149,378
1,257
199
270
7,400
2,084

154,425
1,328
212
239
7,499
2,123

158,558
1,147
210
253
7,666
2,245

163,765
1,246
205
278
7,693
2,286

Communication, journalism, and related programs....


Communications technologies.....................................
Computer and information sciences............................
Education.......................................................................
Engineering ...................................................................

145
0
128
6,041
3,687

196
8
244
7,202
2,872

171
11
252
7,279
2,598

212
6
344
6,610
3,444

259
13
676
6,189
5,316

338
7
869
6,246
6,304

347
10
779
6,409
5,336

368
2
768
6,284
5,485

374
9
752
6,549
5,123

394
4
816
6,832
5,195

418
8
909
7,088
5,801

465
3
1,119
7,681
6,413

461
3
1,416
7,584
7,243

479
1
1,595
8,261
7,867

489
7
1,698
8,491
7,922

533
2
1,580
9,028
7,742

570
3
1,599
9,233
7,704

577
1
1,588
9,623
8,369

Engineering technologies.............................................
English language and literature/letters.........................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences .......
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.............
Health professions and related programs....................

1
1,554
123
1,084
15,988

2
1,514
178
1,245
25,267

10
1,040
247
931
29,595

12
895
307
768
31,922

14
1,056
229
889
29,842

50
1,395
375
1,020
32,678

31
1,470
327
1,086
37,829

62
1,330
354
1,078
39,019

58
1,291
311
1,003
39,435

57
1,246
376
1,042
39,799

58
1,207
329
1,031
41,861

54
1,212
331
1,027
44,201

75
1,254
340
1,074
45,677

61
1,178
337
1,059
48,943

55
1,262
323
1,078
51,675

59
1,271
333
1,111
54,709

67
1,332
296
1,091
57,746

56
1,344
320
1,158
60,153

Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting.


Legal professions and studies......................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
and humanities.......................................................
Library science..............................................................
Mathematics and statistics ...........................................

1
17,441

9
32,369

21
36,391

21
35,898

28
38,035

38
39,919

52
38,226

44
38,190

49
39,060

72
39,172

54
40,328

94
43,521

80
43,569

85
43,629

88
43,880

97
44,304

106
44,626

131
44,877

32
39
1,199

162
71
856

121
71
728

90
62
742

70
56
978

75
53
1,158

83
68
1,075

102
58
997

113
45
923

78
62
1,007

95
47
1,060

109
42
1,176

84
44
1,293

77
52
1,351

76
64
1,360

67
35
1,535

96
64
1,592

95
50
1,586

Multi/interdisciplinary studies........................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies .............
Philosophy and religious studies..................................
Physical sciences and science technologies...............
Psychology....................................................................

101
2
555
4,324
2,144

156
15
556
3,388
3,157

236
42
411
3,105
3,576

352
39
480
3,521
3,593

306
28
464
4,248
3,932

549
104
550
4,589
4,141

509
134
598
4,017
4,731

512
177
600
3,968
5,091

484
151
610
3,824
4,759

634
199
662
3,939
4,835

580
222
595
3,937
4,827

626
207
586
4,248
5,106

600
194
578
4,642
4,921

683
218
637
5,041
5,153

660
228
635
4,994
5,296

731
285
686
5,237
5,477

631
266
667
5,063
5,540

660
257
805
5,295
5,851

Public administration and social services....................


Social sciences and history..........................................
Theology and religious vocations.................................
Transportation and materials moving...........................
Visual and performing arts ...........................................
Not classified by field of study ......................................

174
3,660
312
0
621
0

292
4,157
1,022
0
620
0

362
3,122
1,273
0
654
0

382
2,955
1,185
3
722
0

430
3,012
1,076
0
838
747

499
3,760
1,517
0
1,067
7

537
4,095
1,630
0
1,127
71

574
3,930
1,461
0
1,167
63

571
3,902
1,350
0
1,114
0

599
3,850
1,329
0
1,293
0

649
3,811
1,304
0
1,282
0

673
3,819
1,422
0
1,278
0

704
3,914
1,429
0
1,383
0

726
3,844
1,573
0
1,364
0

760
4,059
1,615
0
1,453
0

812
4,234
1,587
0
1,569
0

838
4,238
2,070
0
1,599
0

851
4,390
2,374
0
1,646
0

NOTE: Data through 199091 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions.
Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The
new Classification of Instructional Programs was initiated in 200910. Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the
doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional
degrees. The figures for earlier years have been reclassified when necessary to make them conform to the new taxonomy. To
facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Completions Survey: Agriculture and natural resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natu-

ral resources and conservation; Business includes Business, management, marketing, and related support services and
Personal and culinary services; and Engineering technologies includes Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields, Construction trades, and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information
Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9199); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

454 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 315. Doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study: Selected years, 197071 through 201011

Table 316. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study: Selected years, 197071 through 201011
Number of degrees conferred

Degree and year


1

Total
degrees Humanities1

Social and
behavioral
sciences2

Computer
Natural sciences and
3
sciences engineering4

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred

Education

Business Other

fields5

Total
degrees Humanities1

Social and
behavioral
sciences2

Computer
Natural sciences and
3
sciences engineering4

Education

Business

Other fields5

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

839,730
925,746
935,140
987,823
1,094,538

143,549
150,736
134,139
132,891
172,485

193,511
176,674
141,581
134,468
183,762

81,916
91,596
78,092
76,228
70,209

52,570
52,328
90,476
139,459
104,910

176,307
154,437
108,074
87,147
110,807

115,396
143,171
200,521
236,700
249,165

76,481
156,804
182,257
180,930
203,200

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

17.1
16.3
14.3
13.5
15.8

23.0
19.1
15.1
13.6
16.8

9.8
9.9
8.4
7.7
6.4

6.3
5.7
9.7
14.1
9.6

21.0
16.7
11.6
8.8
10.1

13.7
15.5
21.4
24.0
22.8

9.1
16.9
19.5
18.3
18.6

199596........................................
200001........................................
200506........................................
200607........................................
200708........................................

1,164,792
1,244,171
1,485,242
1,524,092
1,563,069

193,404
214,107
261,696
265,808
274,535

199,895
201,681
249,619
254,222
259,950

93,443
89,772
105,899
113,077
117,200

102,503
117,011
128,886
124,024
122,084

105,384
105,458
107,238
105,641
102,582

226,623
263,515
318,042
327,531
335,254

243,540
252,627
313,862
333,789
351,464

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

16.6
17.2
17.6
17.4
17.6

17.2
16.2
16.8
16.7
16.6

8.0
7.2
7.1
7.4
7.5

8.8
9.4
8.7
8.1
7.8

9.0
8.5
7.2
6.9
6.6

19.5
21.2
21.4
21.5
21.4

20.9
20.3
21.1
21.9
22.5

200809........................................
200910........................................
201011........................................

1,601,368
1,650,014
1,715,913

278,387
280,993
288,371

262,771
269,996
278,037

121,009
125,809
131,897

122,408
128,318
136,189

101,708
101,265
103,992

347,985
358,293
365,093

367,100
385,340
412,334

100.0
100.0
100.0

17.4
17.0
16.8

16.4
16.4
16.2

7.6
7.6
7.7

7.6
7.8
7.9

6.4
6.1
6.1

21.7
21.7
21.3

22.9
23.4
24.0

Masters degrees
197071........................................
197576........................................
198081........................................
198586........................................
199091........................................

235,564
317,477
302,637
295,850
342,863

34,510
37,079
35,130
34,834
35,984

22,256
26,120
22,168
20,409
23,582

17,152
15,742
13,579
14,055
13,664

18,535
19,403
21,434
30,216
34,774

87,666
126,061
96,713
74,816
87,352

26,490
42,592
57,888
66,676
78,255

28,955
50,480
55,725
54,844
69,252

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

14.6
11.7
11.6
11.8
10.5

9.4
8.2
7.3
6.9
6.9

7.3
5.0
4.5
4.8
4.0

7.9
6.1
7.1
10.2
10.1

37.2
39.7
32.0
25.3
25.5

11.2
13.4
19.1
22.5
22.8

12.3
15.9
18.4
18.5
20.2

199596........................................
200001........................................
200506........................................
200607........................................
200708........................................

412,180
473,502
599,731
610,597
630,666

40,795
40,625
49,584
50,048
52,087

30,164
30,330
37,139
38,702
39,926

16,154
15,360
19,574
19,794
20,730

39,422
44,098
50,444
48,221
51,517

104,936
127,829
174,620
176,572
175,880

93,554
115,602
146,406
150,211
155,637

87,155
99,658
121,964
127,049
134,889

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

9.9
8.6
8.3
8.2
8.3

7.3
6.4
6.2
6.3
6.3

3.9
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.3

9.6
9.3
8.4
7.9
8.2

25.5
27.0
29.1
28.9
27.9

22.7
24.4
24.4
24.6
24.7

21.1
21.0
20.3
20.8
21.4

200809........................................
200910........................................
201011........................................

662,079
693,025
730,635

53,198
54,927
57,137

42,655
43,974
46,135

21,090
22,422
23,556

55,908
57,299
62,680

178,564
182,139
185,009

168,375
177,684
187,213

142,289
154,580
168,905

100.0
100.0
100.0

8.0
7.9
7.8

6.4
6.3
6.3

3.2
3.2
3.2

8.4
8.3
8.6

27.0
26.3
25.3

25.4
25.6
25.6

21.5
22.3
23.1

Doctors degrees6
197071........................................
197576........................................
198081........................................
198586........................................
199091........................................

64,998
91,007
98,016
100,280
105,547

4,402
5,461
4,827
4,648
4,858

5,804
7,314
6,698
6,548
6,944

9,126
7,591
7,473
7,668
9,378

3,816
3,118
2,860
3,800
6,006

6,041
7,202
7,279
6,610
6,189

774
906
808
923
1,185

35,035
59,415
68,071
70,083
70,987

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

6.8
6.0
4.9
4.6
4.6

8.9
8.0
6.8
6.5
6.6

14.0
8.3
7.6
7.6
8.9

5.9
3.4
2.9
3.8
5.7

9.3
7.9
7.4
6.6
5.9

1.2
1.0
0.8
0.9
1.1

53.9
65.3
69.4
69.9
67.3

199596........................................
200001........................................
200506........................................
200607........................................
200708........................................

115,507
119,585
138,056
144,690
149,378

6,356
6,466
6,628
6,804
7,049

7,901
9,021
8,835
8,997
9,355

10,997
10,190
12,097
13,156
13,754

7,223
6,315
8,734
9,523
9,675

6,246
6,284
7,584
8,261
8,491

1,366
1,180
1,711
2,029
2,084

75,418
80,129
92,467
95,920
98,970

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

5.5
5.4
4.8
4.7
4.7

6.8
7.5
6.4
6.2
6.3

9.5
8.5
8.8
9.1
9.2

6.3
5.3
6.3
6.6
6.5

5.4
5.3
5.5
5.7
5.7

1.2
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.4

65.3
67.0
67.0
66.3
66.3

200809........................................
200910........................................
201011........................................

154,425
158,558
163,765

7,261
7,739
8,360

9,711
9,778
10,241

14,271
14,321
14,574

9,381
9,370
10,013

9,028
9,233
9,623

2,123
2,245
2,286

102,650
105,872
108,668

100.0
100.0
100.0

4.7
4.9
5.1

6.3
6.2
6.3

9.2
9.0
8.9

6.1
5.9
6.1

5.8
5.8
5.9

1.4
1.4
1.4

66.5
66.8
66.4

1Includes

degrees in Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies; English language and literature/letters; Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics; Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities; Multi/interdisciplinary studies; Philosophy and religious studies; Theology and religious vocations; and Visual and performing arts.
2Includes Psychology; Social sciences; and History.
3Includes Biological and biomedical sciences; Mathematics and statistics; and Physical sciences and science technologies.
4Includes Computer and information sciences; Engineering; and Engineering technologies.
5Includes Agriculture and natural resources; Architecture and related services; Communication, journalism, and related programs; Communications technologies; Family and consumer sciences/human sciences; Health professions and related programs; Legal professions and studies; Library science; Military technologies and applied sciences; Parks, recreation, leisure,
and fitness studies; Precision production; Public administration and social services; Security and protective services; Transportation and materials moving; and Not classified by field of study.
6Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees formerly classified as firstprofessional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The new Classification of Instructional Programs was initiated in 200910. The figures for earlier years have been
reclassified when necessary to make them conform to the new taxonomy. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Completions Survey: Agriculture and natural
resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; Business includes Business, management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services; and
Engineering technologies includes Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields, Construction trades, and
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information
Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9196); and IPEDS Fall 2001 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 455


Degrees

Bachelors degrees
197071........................................
197576........................................
198081........................................
198586........................................
199091........................................

456 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

10

All fields, total........................................................................................


Agriculture and natural resources........................................................................
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences ..................................
Agriculture, general..........................................................................................
Agricultural business and management, general.............................................
Agribusiness/agricultural business operations.................................................
Agricultural economics ....................................................................................
Farm/farm and ranch management .................................................................
Agricultural/farm supplies retailing and wholesaling........................................
Agricultural business technology .....................................................................
Agricultural business and management, other ................................................
Agricultural mechanization, general.................................................................
Agricultural production operations, general .....................................................
Animal/livestock husbandry and production ....................................................
Aquaculture .....................................................................................................
Crop production ...............................................................................................
Horse husbandry/equine science and management .......................................
Agroecology and sustainable agriculture.........................................................
Viticulture and enology ....................................................................................
Agricultural and food products processing.......................................................
Equestrian/equine studies ...............................................................................
Agricultural and domestic animal services, other ............................................
Applied horticulture/horticultural operations, general ......................................
Ornamental horticulture...................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping...................................................................
Turf and turfgrass management.......................................................................
Applied horticulture/horticultural business services, other ..............................
International agriculture...................................................................................
Agricultural and extension education services ................................................
Agricultural communication/journalism ............................................................
Agricultural public services, other....................................................................
Animal sciences, general.................................................................................
Agricultural animal breeding ............................................................................
Animal health...................................................................................................
Animal nutrition................................................................................................
Dairy science...................................................................................................
Livestock management....................................................................................
Poultry science ................................................................................................
Animal sciences, other ....................................................................................
Food science ...................................................................................................
Food technology and processing.....................................................................
Food science and technology, other ................................................................
Plant sciences, general....................................................................................
Agronomy and crop science ............................................................................
Horticultural science ........................................................................................
Agricultural and horticultural plant breeding ....................................................
Plant protection and integrated pest management ..........................................
Range science and management....................................................................
Plant sciences, other .......................................................................................
Soil science and agronomy, general ................................................................
Soil chemistry and physics ..............................................................................
Soil sciences, other .........................................................................................
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other......................

1,715,913
28,623
15,857
1,642
1,059
1,375
1,452
101
82
22
43
240
71
142
44
34
73
26
117
95
311
3
158
157
177
146
19
29
32
264
99
4,622
3
0
0
131
14
123
83
1,000
3
3
347
441
554
0
29
107
33
108
10
32
201

734,133
14,675
7,825
946
692
946
994
75
47
13
26
234
51
49
38
30
5
18
57
47
16
0
95
99
127
142
16
10
15
63
57
1,186
0
0
0
59
6
56
14
287
0
1
227
349
341
0
22
71
23
82
7
22
164

981,780
13,948
8,032
696
367
429
458
26
35
9
17
6
20
93
6
4
68
8
60
48
295
3
63
58
50
4
3
19
17
201
42
3,436
3
0
0
72
8
67
69
713
3
2
120
92
213
0
7
36
10
26
3
10
37

730,635
5,773
2,490
350
63
73
436
9
0
0
13
0
15
0
29
8
0
17
5
14
0
0
15
9
6
0
0
19
44
10
0
388
9
6
0
14
1
20
2
329
1
21
75
152
97
29
13
42
37
98
0
11
10

291,551
2,750
1,198
171
40
39
237
7
0
0
3
0
9
0
18
6
0
7
3
5
0
0
7
2
2
0
0
8
17
1
0
139
3
3
0
4
1
7
0
117
1
8
46
95
47
21
8
21
26
58
0
7
4

439,084
3,023
1,292
179
23
34
199
2
0
0
10
0
6
0
11
2
0
10
2
9
0
0
8
7
4
0
0
11
27
9
0
249
6
3
0
10
0
13
2
212
0
13
29
57
50
8
5
21
11
40
0
4
6

163,765
1,246
692
20
0
0
139
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
2
0
7
0
0
7
11
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
134
2
0
3
3
1
12
0
92
0
2
35
69
36
16
1
8
15
56
0
2
12

79,654
675
368
12
0
0
74
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
1
0
5
0
0
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
2
0
2
2
1
4
0
32
0
1
24
48
23
12
0
6
8
28
0
1
4

84,111
571
324
8
0
0
65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
74
0
0
1
1
0
8
0
60
0
1
11
21
13
4
1
2
7
28
0
1
8

Natural resources and conservation..................................................................


Natural resources/conservation, general.........................................................
Environmental studies .....................................................................................
Environmental science.....................................................................................
Natural resources conservation and research, other.......................................
Natural resources management and policy .....................................................
Natural resource economics............................................................................
Water, wetlands, and marine resources management ....................................
Land use planning and management/development.........................................
Natural resource recreation and tourism .........................................................
Natural resources law enforcement and protective services ...........................
Natural resources management and policy, other ...........................................
Fishing and fisheries sciences and management............................................
Forestry, general..............................................................................................
Forest sciences and biology ............................................................................
Forest management/forest resources management........................................
Urban forestry..................................................................................................
Wood science and wood products/pulp and paper technology .......................
Forest resources production and management ...............................................
Forest technology/technician ...........................................................................
Forestry, other..................................................................................................
Wildlife and wildlands science and management ............................................
Natural resources and conservation, other......................................................

12,766
1,302
4,298
3,638
5
494
37
73
50
55
31
229
243
526
157
115
26
86
5
9
47
1,125
215

6,850
733
2,013
1,791
1
276
23
39
28
39
29
122
162
399
132
100
13
74
4
6
40
692
134

5,916
569
2,285
1,847
4
218
14
34
22
16
2
107
81
127
25
15
13
12
1
3
7
433
81

3,283
490
681
780
27
410
8
82
68
0
0
15
62
310
89
35
12
25
12
0
19
144
14

1,552
203
293
341
12
184
6
27
40
0
0
7
33
186
66
18
8
19
10
0
13
79
7

1,731
287
388
439
15
226
2
55
28
0
0
8
29
124
23
17
4
6
2
0
6
65
7

554
74
50
108
3
46
7
0
10
0
0
0
27
74
41
6
1
11
9
18
10
45
14

307
34
25
45
1
29
1
0
5
0
0
0
15
47
30
4
1
7
5
13
8
31
6

247
40
25
63
2
17
6
0
5
0
0
0
12
27
11
2
0
4
4
5
2
14
8

Architecture and related services ........................................................................


Architecture .......................................................................................................
City/urban, community and regional planning ...................................................
Environmental design/architecture ....................................................................
Interior architecture............................................................................................
Landscape architecture .....................................................................................
Architectural history and criticism, general ........................................................
Architectural technology/technician ...................................................................
Architectural and building sciences/technology .................................................
Architectural sciences and technology, other.....................................................
Real estate development ...................................................................................
Architecture and related services, other ............................................................

9,832
5,955
852
724
571
1,028
68
207
25
0
0
402

5,696
3,534
553
433
46
694
21
153
18
0
0
244

4,136
2,421
299
291
525
334
47
54
7
0
0
158

7,788
4,301
2,366
100
110
586
34
0
12
14
117
148

4,265
2,535
1,209
45
24
258
8
0
8
12
98
68

3,523
1,766
1,157
55
86
328
26
0
4
2
19
80

205
114
74
8
0
0
3
0
0
3
0
3

110
60
39
5
0
0
2
0
0
3
0
1

95
54
35
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2

See notes at end of table.

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Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

10

Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ................................................


African studies ...................................................................................................
American/United States studies/civilization .......................................................
Asian studies/civilization....................................................................................
East Asian studies .............................................................................................
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian studies ...................
European studies/civilization .............................................................................
Latin American studies ......................................................................................
Near and Middle Eastern studies ......................................................................
Pacific Area/Pacific Rim studies ........................................................................
Russian studies .................................................................................................
Scandinavian studies.........................................................................................
South Asian studies...........................................................................................
Southeast Asian studies ....................................................................................
Western European studies ................................................................................
Canadian studies...............................................................................................
Slavic studies.....................................................................................................
Ural-Altaic and Central Asian studies ................................................................
Regional studies (U.S., Canadian, foreign)........................................................
Chinese studies .................................................................................................
French studies ...................................................................................................
German studies .................................................................................................
Italian studies.....................................................................................................
Japanese studies...............................................................................................
Korean studies...................................................................................................
Spanish and Iberian studies ..............................................................................
Irish studies .......................................................................................................
Latin American and Caribbean studies..............................................................
Area studies, other ............................................................................................
Ethnic studies ....................................................................................................
African-American/Black studies.........................................................................
American Indian/Native American studies.........................................................
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano studies ....
Asian-American studies.....................................................................................
Women's studies ...............................................................................................
Gay/lesbian studies ...........................................................................................
Folklore studies..................................................................................................
Disability studies................................................................................................
Ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies, other ................................

9,100
77
1,490
753
433
27
167
541
259
8
100
23
19
2
3
1
5
0
31
39
61
63
42
44
0
4
0
48
880
156
997
240
430
135
1,432
6
0
0
584

2,801
23
562
335
197
11
42
174
114
2
47
10
8
1
0
1
1
0
5
14
10
20
11
21
0
2
0
16
255
65
329
96
136
55
75
1
0
0
162

6,299
54
928
418
236
16
125
367
145
6
53
13
11
1
3
0
4
0
26
25
51
43
31
23
0
2
0
32
625
91
668
144
294
80
1,357
5
0
0
422

1,914
54
279
107
137
21
26
265
171
4
70
0
10
17
63
0
2
11
24
20
2
15
7
11
6
0
2
5
62
17
115
33
37
13
149
0
22
25
112

723
21
109
52
61
9
13
93
88
1
36
0
2
12
14
0
0
6
5
12
1
4
1
7
5
0
1
1
31
5
49
11
16
8
8
0
4
5
32

1,191
33
170
55
76
12
13
172
83
3
34
0
8
5
49
0
2
5
19
8
1
11
6
4
1
0
1
4
31
12
66
22
21
5
141
0
18
20
80

278
0
111
2
22
0
0
4
33
0
0
1
3
0
4
0
0
1
6
0
7
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
18
2
5
0
21
0
1
3
17

116
0
48
2
11
0
0
3
25
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
5
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
3

162
0
63
0
11
0
0
1
8
0
0
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
6
0
6
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
13
1
2
0
21
0
0
2
14

Biological and biomedical sciences .....................................................................


Biology/biological sciences, general ..................................................................
Biomedical sciences, general ............................................................................
Biochemistry......................................................................................................
Biophysics..........................................................................................................
Molecular biology...............................................................................................
Molecular biochemistry......................................................................................
Molecular biophysics .........................................................................................
Structural biology...............................................................................................
Radiation biology/radiobiology...........................................................................
Biochemistry and molecular biology ..................................................................
Biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, other ......................................
Botany/plant biology ..........................................................................................
Plant pathology/phytopathology.........................................................................
Plant physiology.................................................................................................
Plant molecular biology .....................................................................................
Botany/plant biology, other.................................................................................
Cell/cellular biology and histology .....................................................................
Anatomy ............................................................................................................
Developmental biology and embryology............................................................
Cell/cellular and molecular biology ....................................................................
Cell biology and anatomy ..................................................................................
Cell/cellular biology and anatomical sciences, other .........................................
Microbiology, general.........................................................................................
Medical microbiology and bacteriology..............................................................
Virology..............................................................................................................
Parasitology .......................................................................................................
Immunology .......................................................................................................
Microbiology and immunology ...........................................................................
Microbiological sciences and immunology, other...............................................
Zoology/animal biology......................................................................................
Entomology........................................................................................................
Animal physiology..............................................................................................
Animal behavior and ethology ...........................................................................
Wildlife biology...................................................................................................
Zoology/animal biology, other ............................................................................
Genetics, general...............................................................................................
Molecular genetics.............................................................................................
Animal genetics .................................................................................................
Plant genetics ....................................................................................................
Human/medical genetics ...................................................................................
Genome sciences/genomics .............................................................................
Genetics, other ..................................................................................................
Physiology, general............................................................................................
Molecular physiology .........................................................................................
Cell physiology...................................................................................................
Endocrinology....................................................................................................
Reproductive biology .........................................................................................
Cardiovascular science......................................................................................
Exercise physiology ...........................................................................................
Vision science/physiological optics....................................................................
Pathology/experimental pathology.....................................................................
Oncology and cancer biology ............................................................................

90,003
61,247
2,057
6,122
77
618
307
0
0
13
574
179
212
13
0
0
28
376
492
0
1,922
3
85
1,681
556
0
0
0
94
135
1,629
102
55
20
252
4
200
178
29
0
7
0
0
1,272
0
0
0
0
0
1,711
17
10
0

36,892
23,997
788
3,161
48
303
155
0
0
5
304
84
99
5
0
0
11
177
218
0
890
3
42
770
260
0
0
0
43
65
565
57
23
1
128
1
76
68
9
0
5
0
0
559
0
0
0
0
0
827
8
3
0

53,111
37,250
1,269
2,961
29
315
152
0
0
8
270
95
113
8
0
0
17
199
274
0
1,032
0
43
911
296
0
0
0
51
70
1,064
45
32
19
124
3
124
110
20
0
2
0
0
713
0
0
0
0
0
884
9
7
0

11,327
3,283
860
272
41
195
22
1
2
13
114
5
84
60
2
1
12
31
97
21
180
7
103
154
99
3
0
30
20
31
114
129
72
8
12
3
73
33
17
3
84
9
2
360
4
2
2
8
7
154
15
90
13

4,871
1,340
406
127
22
73
9
1
0
9
56
0
31
26
1
0
3
10
62
6
83
3
40
59
38
0
0
5
10
14
43
58
35
0
6
2
26
14
10
1
5
4
1
207
1
1
1
1
5
71
8
27
6

6,456
1,943
454
145
19
122
13
0
2
4
58
5
53
34
1
1
9
21
35
15
97
4
63
95
61
3
0
25
10
17
71
71
37
8
6
1
47
19
7
2
79
5
1
153
3
1
1
7
2
83
7
63
7

7,693
935
364
521
112
249
69
12
4
7
168
12
116
56
9
8
3
166
58
33
474
33
120
224
185
9
1
159
63
98
87
106
30
3
4
0
175
91
24
10
58
2
13
154
30
18
2
2
4
60
7
217
108

3,648
431
162
283
70
108
36
6
3
6
99
6
60
26
4
4
1
79
30
16
225
18
55
88
85
6
1
75
28
45
51
59
12
1
4
0
67
43
6
4
31
1
9
73
11
7
2
2
2
34
4
100
48

4,045
504
202
238
42
141
33
6
1
1
69
6
56
30
5
4
2
87
28
17
249
15
65
136
100
3
0
84
35
53
36
47
18
2
0
0
108
48
18
6
27
1
4
81
19
11
0
0
2
26
3
117
60

See notes at end of table.

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Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

Physiology, pathology, and related sciences, other............................................


Pharmacology....................................................................................................
Molecular pharmacology ...................................................................................
Neuropharmacology ..........................................................................................
Toxicology ..........................................................................................................
Molecular toxicology ..........................................................................................
Environmental toxicology...................................................................................
Pharmacology and toxicology............................................................................
Biometry/biometrics...........................................................................................
Biostatistics........................................................................................................
Bioinformatics ....................................................................................................
Computational biology .......................................................................................
Biomathematics, bioinformatics, and computational biology, other ...................
Biotechnology ....................................................................................................
Ecology..............................................................................................................
Marine biology and biological oceanography.....................................................
Evolutionary biology ..........................................................................................
Aquatic biology/limnology ..................................................................................
Environmental biology .......................................................................................
Population biology .............................................................................................
Conservation biology .........................................................................................
Systemic biology/biological systemics...............................................................
Epidemiology .....................................................................................................
Ecology and evolutionary biology ......................................................................
Ecology, evolution, systematics and population biology, other...........................
Molecular medicine............................................................................................
Neuroscience.....................................................................................................
Neuroanatomy ...................................................................................................
Neurobiology and anatomy................................................................................
Neurobiology and behavior................................................................................
Neurobiology and neurosciences, other ............................................................
Biological and biomedical sciences, other.........................................................

0
40
0
0
100
0
37
71
30
17
114
11
17
582
601
1,012
76
66
175
0
141
0
0
212
107
0
2,631
0
505
56
6
1,119

0
25
0
0
42
0
16
31
17
7
75
6
9
309
249
360
31
38
84
0
58
0
0
96
48
0
988
0
238
26
1
380

0
15
0
0
58
0
21
40
13
10
39
5
8
273
352
652
45
28
91
0
83
0
0
116
59
0
1,643
0
267
30
5
739

10
136
11
13
41
0
34
34
27
356
257
1
19
999
191
199
17
7
46
11
40
1
765
38
26
8
116
0
22
24
0
921

6
72
3
5
16
0
10
14
17
161
163
1
9
461
78
74
9
3
22
2
12
1
213
15
12
4
47
0
14
14
0
446

4
64
8
8
25
0
24
20
10
195
94
0
10
538
113
125
8
4
24
9
28
0
552
23
14
4
69
0
8
10
0
475

22
263
34
0
61
3
25
44
15
125
95
18
10
5
156
57
36
0
3
5
3
6
250
36
47
42
523
2
90
7
3
234

6
130
18
0
27
0
9
17
4
53
64
11
6
4
81
26
17
0
2
4
0
4
76
20
19
22
244
1
49
4
2
101

16
133
16
0
34
3
16
27
11
72
31
7
4
1
75
31
19
0
1
1
3
2
174
16
28
20
279
1
41
3
1
133

Business, management, marketing, and personal and culinary services............


Business, management, marketing, and related support services....................
Business/commerce, general ..........................................................................
Business administration and management, general........................................
Purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management ................
Logistics and materials management ..............................................................
Office management and supervision...............................................................
Operations management and supervision.......................................................
Nonprofit/public/organizational management ..................................................
Customer service management.......................................................................
E-commerce/electronic commerce ..................................................................
Transportation/transportation management.....................................................
Research and development management.......................................................
Project management .......................................................................................
Retail management .........................................................................................
Organizational leadership................................................................................
Business administration, management and operations, other.........................
Accounting.......................................................................................................
Accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping.......................................
Auditing............................................................................................................
Accounting and finance ...................................................................................
Accounting and business/management...........................................................
Accounting and related services, other ...........................................................
Administrative assistant and secretarial science, general ...............................
Business/office automation/technology/data entry ..........................................
General office occupations and clerical services ............................................
Parts, warehousing, and inventory management operations...........................
Business operations support and secretarial services, other ..........................
Business/corporate communications...............................................................
Business/managerial economics .....................................................................
Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial studies .......................................................
Small business administration/management ...................................................
Entrepreneurial and small business operations, other.....................................
Finance, general..............................................................................................
Banking and financial support services ...........................................................
Financial planning and services ......................................................................
International finance ........................................................................................
Investments and securities ..............................................................................
Public finance ..................................................................................................
Finance and financial management services, other ........................................
Hospitality administration/management, general.............................................
Tourism and travel services management .......................................................
Hotel/motel administration/management .........................................................
Restaurant/food services management...........................................................
Resort management........................................................................................
Meeting and event planning.............................................................................
Casino management .......................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and restaurant management ......................................................
Hospitality administration/management, other ................................................
Human resources management/personnel administration, general ................
Labor and industrial relations ..........................................................................
Organizational behavior studies ......................................................................
Labor studies ...................................................................................................
Human resources development.......................................................................
Human resources management and services, other.......................................
International business/trade/commerce...........................................................
Management information systems, general.....................................................
Information resources management/CIO training............................................
Knowledge management.................................................................................
Management information systems and services, other ...................................

365,093
363,879
26,088
140,491
404
1,918
387
2,906
713
53
228
112
0
83
136
866
10,863
48,390
162
16
495
3,616
281
67
114
7
1
0
598
5,417
2,085
38
60
31,905
419
153
11
76
0
220
6,740
649
1,914
636
139
294
1
11
688
5,358
866
3,328
67
591
572
5,812
6,785
201
20
108

187,081
186,503
13,720
71,053
225
1,395
193
1,902
288
24
136
76
0
53
29
385
5,416
22,948
88
1
261
920
140
20
59
2
0
0
191
3,654
1,336
22
34
21,849
246
92
7
62
0
127
2,247
194
710
255
66
31
1
4
258
1,584
448
1,362
51
171
293
2,843
5,122
162
13
77

178,012
177,376
12,368
69,438
179
523
194
1,004
425
29
92
36
0
30
107
481
5,447
25,442
74
15
234
2,696
141
47
55
5
1
0
407
1,763
749
16
26
10,056
173
61
4
14
0
93
4,493
455
1,204
381
73
263
0
7
430
3,774
418
1,966
16
420
279
2,969
1,663
39
7
31

187,213
187,205
11,753
114,065
372
388
11
688
1,993
4
176
29
14
563
0
3,351
4,560
15,937
0
23
1,324
274
370
0
0
0
0
55
253
339
670
22
44
5,864
122
243
33
134
13
276
413
175
112
0
0
0
0
0
86
3,375
686
1,899
12
809
1,388
2,351
3,576
279
69
70

101,450
101,447
7,174
64,335
207
266
3
445
646
3
89
25
2
359
0
1,227
2,433
7,345
0
9
457
136
226
0
0
0
0
26
59
187
435
18
34
3,865
66
147
22
96
7
180
149
89
50
0
0
0
0
0
19
743
234
653
5
227
485
1,367
2,484
197
48
40

85,763
85,758
4,579
49,730
165
122
8
243
1,347
1
87
4
12
204
0
2,124
2,127
8,592
0
14
867
138
144
0
0
0
0
29
194
152
235
4
10
1,999
56
96
11
38
6
96
264
86
62
0
0
0
0
0
67
2,632
452
1,246
7
582
903
984
1,092
82
21
30

2,286
2,286
315
1,107
0
1
0
6
9
0
0
5
0
0
0
193
18
39
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
1
0
0
43
2
3
0
0
0
0
30
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
5
16
9
164
2
22
17
17
62
29
0
1

1,357
1,357
184
697
0
1
0
4
2
0
0
4
0
0
0
79
10
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
46
1
0
0
33
2
2
0
0
0
0
15
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
79
1
10
5
14
39
22
0
1

929
929
131
410
0
0
0
2
7
0
0
1
0
0
0
114
8
12
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
10
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
9
2
85
1
12
12
3
23
7
0
0

See notes at end of table.

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 459


Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

Management science, general.........................................................................


Business statistics ...........................................................................................
Actuarial science .............................................................................................
Management sciences and quantitative methods, other .................................
Marketing/marketing management, general ....................................................
Marketing research..........................................................................................
International marketing ....................................................................................
Marketing, other...............................................................................................
Real estate ......................................................................................................
Taxation ...........................................................................................................
Insurance.........................................................................................................
Sales, distribution, and marketing operations, general....................................
Merchandising and buying operations .............................................................
Retailing and retail operations .........................................................................
Selling skills and sales operations ...................................................................
General merchandising/sales/related marketing operations, other .................
Fashion merchandising....................................................................................
Apparel and accessories marketing operations...............................................
Tourism and travel services marketing operations...........................................
Tourism promotion operations .........................................................................
Vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations ...................
Special products marketing operations............................................................
Hospitality and recreation marketing operations..............................................
Specialized merchandising/sales/related marketing operations, other............
Construction management ..............................................................................
Telecommunications management ..................................................................
Business/management/marketing/related support services, other..................

3,017
34
755
200
31,853
38
111
1,024
788
0
718
1,228
75
228
240
131
2,482
715
50
82
96
152
74
87
2,612
28
2,902

1,747
25
436
127
14,570
12
9
466
572
0
469
605
21
48
136
54
105
52
14
21
80
55
58
20
2,410
24
1,521

1,270
9
319
73
17,283
26
102
558
216
0
249
623
54
180
104
77
2,377
663
36
61
16
97
16
67
202
4
1,381

753
34
297
329
1,598
90
73
140
695
1,686
77
233
17
1
0
4
9
12
0
0
0
12
0
44
238
12
1,588

388
23
190
135
639
40
15
62
550
832
48
89
2
0
0
4
0
2
0
0
0
7
0
14
186
9
893

365
11
107
194
959
50
58
78
145
854
29
144
15
1
0
0
9
10
0
0
0
5
0
30
52
3
695

7
2
0
7
31
0
0
5
4
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
32

5
2
0
5
16
0
0
3
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
22

2
0
0
2
15
0
0
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10

Personal and culinary services..........................................................................


Funeral service and mortuary science, general ..............................................
Funeral direction/service .................................................................................
Cosmetology/cosmetologist, general...............................................................
Cooking and related culinary arts, general......................................................
Baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef........................................................
Culinary arts/chef training................................................................................
Restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager ..............................
Food service, waiter/waitress, and dining room management.........................
Culinary science/culinology .............................................................................
Culinary arts and related services, other.........................................................
Personal and culinary services, other..............................................................

1,214
135
12
2
0
73
321
592
6
18
49
6

578
57
2
0
0
9
185
294
3
1
23
4

636
78
10
2
0
64
136
298
3
17
26
2

8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0

3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0

5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Communication and communications technologies.............................................


Communication, journalism, and related programs ...........................................
Communication, general..................................................................................
Speech communication and rhetoric ...............................................................
Mass communication/media studies................................................................
Communication and media studies, other .......................................................
Journalism .......................................................................................................
Broadcast journalism .......................................................................................
Photojournalism...............................................................................................
Journalism, other.............................................................................................
Radio and television ........................................................................................
Digital communication and media/multimedia .................................................
Radio, television, and digital communication, other.........................................
Public relations, advertising, and applied communication ...............................
Organizational communication, general ..........................................................
Public relations/image management................................................................
Advertising.......................................................................................................
Political communication ...................................................................................
Health communication .....................................................................................
Sports communication.....................................................................................
International and intercultural communication .................................................
Technical and scientific communication...........................................................
Public relations, advertising and applied communication, other ......................
Publishing ........................................................................................................
Communication, journalism, and related programs, other ...............................

88,132
83,274
5,238
32,033
8,767
1,835
12,745
969
145
648
5,067
1,434
734
881
1,004
4,100
4,761
70
31
41
28
18
1,065
0
1,660

33,023
29,515
1,692
11,098
3,323
575
4,190
401
43
207
2,901
816
398
189
340
803
1,477
31
3
31
5
7
259
0
726

55,109
53,759
3,546
20,935
5,444
1,260
8,555
568
102
441
2,166
618
336
692
664
3,297
3,284
39
28
10
23
11
806
0
934

8,805
8,303
496
2,195
891
570
1,699
29
0
116
275
227
9
19
108
452
226
0
93
1
64
29
173
132
499

2,820
2,520
138
638
313
172
580
9
0
29
123
116
3
8
21
87
62
0
12
0
17
9
38
21
124

5,985
5,783
358
1,557
578
398
1,119
20
0
87
152
111
6
11
87
365
164
0
81
1
47
20
135
111
375

578
577
33
267
126
44
31
0
0
0
13
20
0
0
4
0
6
0
8
0
0
7
0
0
18

207
207
10
94
47
17
12
0
0
0
4
11
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
6

371
370
23
173
79
27
19
0
0
0
9
9
0
0
2
0
4
0
7
0
0
6
0
0
12

Communications technologies/technicians and support services .....................


Communications technology/technician ..........................................................
Photographic and film/video technology/technician and assistant...................
Radio and television broadcasting technology/technician ...............................
Recording arts technology/technician .............................................................
Audiovisual communications technologies/technicians, other .........................
Graphic communications, general ...................................................................
Printing management ......................................................................................
Prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design.................................
Animation/interactive technology/video graphics/special effects .....................
Graphic and printing equipment operator, general production.........................
Printing press operator ....................................................................................
Graphic communications, other .......................................................................
Communications technologies/technicians and support services, other .........

4,858
128
87
657
1,090
96
229
39
59
2,172
63
15
57
166

3,508
93
51
404
964
71
106
15
25
1,629
28
10
26
86

1,350
35
36
253
126
25
123
24
34
543
35
5
31
80

502
39
0
105
24
0
1
4
2
254
0
0
8
65

300
17
0
43
20
0
1
1
1
165
0
0
5
47

202
22
0
62
4
0
0
3
1
89
0
0
3
18

1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Computer and information sciences and support services..................................


Computer and information sciences, general ....................................................
Artificial intelligence and robotics ......................................................................
Information technology ......................................................................................
Informatics .........................................................................................................
Computer and information sciences, other ........................................................
Computer programming/programmer, general ..................................................
Computer programming, specific applications...................................................
Computer programming, other...........................................................................
Data processing and data processing technology/technician............................
Information science/studies ...............................................................................

43,072
11,146
0
5,155
133
161
1,181
19
3
80
5,606

35,478
9,481
0
4,040
119
123
991
14
3
70
4,256

7,594
1,665
0
1,115
14
38
190
5
0
10
1,350

19,446
4,791
56
2,057
237
63
70
14
0
0
3,783

13,956
3,564
48
1,489
71
44
52
12
0
0
2,402

5,490
1,227
8
568
166
19
18
2
0
0
1,381

1,588
570
22
68
0
4
5
0
0
0
133

1,267
460
18
53
0
4
5
0
0
0
79

321
110
4
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
54

See notes at end of table.

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460 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

Computer systems analysis/analyst ..................................................................


Computer science..............................................................................................
Web page, digital/multimedia and information resources design.......................
Data modeling/warehousing and database administration................................
Computer graphics ............................................................................................
Modeling, virtual environments and simulation..................................................
Computer software and media applications, other ............................................
Computer systems networking and telecommunications ..................................
Network and system administration/administrator .............................................
System, networking, and LAN/WAN management/manager.............................
Computer and information systems security .....................................................
Web/multimedia management and webmaster .................................................
Information technology project management ....................................................
Computer support specialist..............................................................................
Computer/information tech. services admin. and management, other ..............
Computer and information sciences and support services, other .....................

1,205
8,625
1,308
32
1,450
173
423
1,473
401
194
2,870
358
4
4
486
582

951
7,553
832
21
1,051
159
388
1,319
368
169
2,455
266
3
3
356
487

254
1,072
476
11
399
14
35
154
33
25
415
92
1
1
130
95

167
5,594
197
39
233
28
57
686
15
1
593
8
152
0
230
375

119
4,249
116
21
137
20
37
559
9
1
465
6
106
0
154
275

48
1,345
81
18
96
8
20
127
6
0
128
2
46
0
76
100

0
749
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
33

0
622
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
23

0
127
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10

Education.............................................................................................................
Education, general.............................................................................................
Bilingual and multilingual ...................................................................................
Multicultural education.......................................................................................
Indian/Native American education.....................................................................
Bilingual, multilingual, and multicultural education, other ..................................
Curriculum and instruction.................................................................................
Educational leadership and administration, general ..........................................
Administration of special education ...................................................................
Adult and continuing education administration ..................................................
Educational, instructional, and curriculum supervision......................................
Higher education/higher education administration ............................................
Community college education ...........................................................................
Elementary and middle school administration/principalship..............................
Secondary school administration/principalship .................................................
Urban education and leadership........................................................................
Superintendency and educational system administration .................................
Educational administration and supervision, other ............................................
Educational/instructional media design .............................................................
Educational evaluation and research.................................................................
Educational statistics and research methods ....................................................
Educational assessment, testing, and measurement ........................................
Learning sciences..............................................................................................
Educational assessment, evaluation, and research, other ................................
International and comparative education...........................................................
Social and philosophical foundations of education ............................................
Special education and teaching, general...........................................................
Education/teaching of individuals with hearing impairments/deafness .............
Education/teaching of the gifted and talented ...................................................
Education/teaching of individuals with emotional disturbances.........................
Education/teaching of individuals with mental retardation.................................
Education/teaching of individuals with multiple disabilities................................
Educ./teach. of individuals with orthopedic/physical health impair. ...................
Education/teaching of individuals with vision impairments/blindness................
Educ./teach. of individuals with specific learning disabilities .............................
Education/teaching of individuals with speech/language impairments..............
Education/teaching of individuals with autism ...................................................
Education/teaching of individuals who are developmentally delayed ................
Educ./teach. of individuals in early childhood spec. educ. programs ................
Education/teaching of individuals in elementary special educ. programs .........
Educ./teach. of individuals in jr. high/middle school special educ. prog. ...........
Education/teaching of individuals in secondary special educ. prog. .................
Special education and teaching, other ..............................................................
Counselor education/school counseling and guidance services .......................
College student counseling and personnel services .........................................
Student counseling and personnel services, other............................................
Adult and continuing education and teaching....................................................
Elementary education and teaching ..................................................................
Junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching .......................
Secondary education and teaching ...................................................................
Teacher education, multiple levels .....................................................................
Montessori teacher education ...........................................................................
Waldorf/Steiner teacher education ....................................................................
Kindergarten/preschool education and teaching ...............................................
Early childhood education and teaching............................................................
Teacher educ. and prof. dev., specific levels and methods, other......................
Agricultural teacher education ...........................................................................
Art teacher education ........................................................................................
Business teacher education ..............................................................................
Driver and safety teacher education ..................................................................
English/language arts teacher education ..........................................................
Foreign language teacher education .................................................................
Health teacher education...................................................................................
Family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education................
Technology teacher education/industrial arts teacher education.......................
Sales and marketing operations/marketing and dist. teacher educ...................
Mathematics teacher education.........................................................................
Music teacher education....................................................................................
Physical education teaching and coaching........................................................
Reading teacher education................................................................................
Science teacher education/general science teacher education ........................
Social science teacher education ......................................................................
Social studies teacher education.......................................................................
Technical teacher education ..............................................................................
Trade and industrial teacher education..............................................................
Computer teacher education .............................................................................

103,992
3,186
415
4
5
4
11
13
0
4
42
8
0
0
0
71
0
1
39
0
0
0
0
3
0
15
6,780
122
0
129
199
141
2
17
319
206
0
1
140
111
0
13
293
15
0
7
37
39,162
2,826
3,607
1,570
14
0
1,906
10,832
218
543
1,466
347
0
2,704
138
1,560
331
546
28
2,077
3,885
8,791
143
730
647
2,026
267
1,008
3

21,195
475
19
0
2
1
0
5
0
3
5
1
0
0
0
27
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
694
9
0
12
22
11
0
2
35
3
0
0
3
13
0
3
30
3
0
1
18
3,533
645
1,438
258
0
0
56
348
37
226
240
146
0
575
26
526
9
443
12
681
1,573
5,090
7
283
338
1,206
147
646
2

82,797
2,711
396
4
3
3
11
8
0
1
37
7
0
0
0
44
0
1
22
0
0
0
0
3
0
13
6,086
113
0
117
177
130
2
15
284
203
0
1
137
98
0
10
263
12
0
6
19
35,629
2,181
2,169
1,312
14
0
1,850
10,484
181
317
1,226
201
0
2,129
112
1,034
322
103
16
1,396
2,312
3,701
136
447
309
820
120
362
1

185,009
28,829
751
97
0
11
19,086
19,587
22
881
1,121
2,053
45
834
414
260
1,543
1,397
3,764
51
61
107
26
38
239
738
14,405
155
354
90
135
381
13
102
364
299
76
56
468
446
201
97
653
12,942
938
267
1,021
15,273
1,031
9,464
5,312
208
2
310
3,086
4,113
344
1,042
250
8
1,375
173
749
82
363
115
1,837
1,164
2,444
8,061
948
180
753
279
340
781

42,022
6,282
198
15
0
1
3,554
6,937
6
237
300
619
10
334
160
83
529
465
1,015
19
25
23
10
11
51
206
2,211
12
41
23
21
50
3
16
41
13
3
7
21
49
72
30
124
2,159
246
49
289
1,874
263
3,454
1,337
15
0
10
199
921
109
174
96
5
347
38
204
4
214
41
584
456
1,399
419
306
73
387
103
133
205

142,987
22,547
553
82
0
10
15,532
12,650
16
644
821
1,434
35
500
254
177
1,014
932
2,749
32
36
84
16
27
188
532
12,194
143
313
67
114
331
10
86
323
286
73
49
447
397
129
67
529
10,783
692
218
732
13,399
768
6,010
3,975
193
2
300
2,887
3,192
235
868
154
3
1,028
135
545
78
149
74
1,253
708
1,045
7,642
642
107
366
176
207
576

9,623
1,884
5
7
0
0
1,086
3,393
8
51
49
444
30
29
33
27
52
283
153
73
26
35
1
46
13
108
189
2
3
8
6
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
265
25
3
189
39
2
24
28
0
0
13
13
79
46
45
2
0
16
16
29
8
16
0
66
84
42
54
43
1
7
56
12
1

3,064
521
2
2
0
0
245
1,221
0
18
17
164
12
17
10
8
20
109
60
28
8
10
0
11
3
32
41
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
69
7
0
55
6
0
11
5
0
0
1
4
32
20
9
2
0
2
3
4
0
9
0
32
38
23
5
10
0
4
22
6
1

6,559
1,363
3
5
0
0
841
2,172
8
33
32
280
18
12
23
19
32
174
93
45
18
25
1
35
10
76
148
1
2
8
6
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
196
18
3
134
33
2
13
23
0
0
12
9
47
26
36
0
0
14
13
25
8
7
0
34
46
19
49
33
1
3
34
6
0

See notes at end of table.

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 461


Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

Biology teacher education .................................................................................


Chemistry teacher education.............................................................................
Drama and dance teacher education ................................................................
French language teacher education ..................................................................
German language teacher education ................................................................
Health occupations teacher education ..............................................................
History teacher education..................................................................................
Physics teacher education.................................................................................
Spanish language teacher education ................................................................
Speech teacher education.................................................................................
Geography teacher education ...........................................................................
Latin teacher education .....................................................................................
School librarian/library media specialist ............................................................
Psychology teacher education...........................................................................
Earth science teacher education .......................................................................
Environmental education ...................................................................................
Teacher educ. and prof. dev., specific subject areas, other ...............................
Teaching English as a second/foreign language/ESL language instructor ........
Teaching English or French as a second or foreign lang., other ........................
Adult literacy tutor/instructor ..............................................................................
Education, other ................................................................................................

390
75
165
54
16
9
773
39
450
55
1
6
2
15
26
0
393
170
8
0
1,617

123
38
21
10
7
0
472
28
84
20
0
2
0
6
10
0
97
22
3
0
345

267
37
144
44
9
9
301
11
366
35
1
4
2
9
16
0
296
148
5
0
1,272

284
81
55
46
2
28
90
36
151
76
11
6
144
2
59
5
1,934
2,896
0
38
3,560

80
36
15
7
1
9
50
29
20
11
2
3
12
0
24
3
423
523
0
1
833

204
45
40
39
1
19
40
7
131
65
9
3
132
2
35
2
1,511
2,373
0
37
2,727

0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
40
0
2
232

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
9
0
0
93

0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
31
0
2
139

Engineering and engineering technologies .........................................................


Engineering .......................................................................................................
Engineering, general .......................................................................................
Pre-engineering ...............................................................................................
Aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineering..................................
Agricultural engineering...................................................................................
Architectural engineering.................................................................................
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering....................................................
Ceramic sciences and engineering .................................................................
Chemical engineering......................................................................................
Chemical and biomolecular engineering .........................................................
Chemical engineering, other............................................................................
Civil engineering, general ................................................................................
Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering ..........................................
Structural engineering .....................................................................................
Transportation and highway engineering.........................................................
Water resources engineering...........................................................................
Civil engineering, other....................................................................................
Computer engineering, general .......................................................................
Computer software engineering ......................................................................
Computer engineering, other...........................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineering.............................................................
Laser and optical engineering .........................................................................
Telecommunications engineering ....................................................................
Electrical, electronics and communications engineering, other.......................
Engineering mechanics ...................................................................................
Engineering physics/applied physics ..............................................................
Engineering science ........................................................................................
Environmental/environmental health engineering............................................
Materials engineering ......................................................................................
Mechanical engineering...................................................................................
Metallurgical engineering.................................................................................
Mining and mineral engineering ......................................................................
Naval architecture and marine engineering.....................................................
Nuclear engineering ........................................................................................
Ocean engineering ..........................................................................................
Petroleum engineering.....................................................................................
Systems engineering .......................................................................................
Textile sciences and engineering.....................................................................
Polymer/plastics engineering...........................................................................
Construction engineering ................................................................................
Forest engineering...........................................................................................
Industrial engineering ......................................................................................
Manufacturing engineering ..............................................................................
Operations research ........................................................................................
Surveying engineering.....................................................................................
Geological/geophysical engineering................................................................
Paper science and engineering .......................................................................
Electromechanical engineering .......................................................................
Mechatronics, robotics, and automation engineering ......................................
Biochemical engineering .................................................................................
Engineering chemistry.....................................................................................
Biological/biosystems engineering ..................................................................
Engineering, other ...........................................................................................

93,117
76,376
2,029
5
3,342
886
811
4,023
52
6,256
55
0
12,323
0
202
0
7
25
3,922
615
7
11,551
7
5
10
82
432
461
729
863
19,165
115
226
365
471
187
1,030
640
238
89
463
28
3,112
244
403
46
142
10
33
0
39
2
79
549

77,100
62,119
1,595
3
2,903
620
641
2,443
42
4,227
22
0
9,740
0
143
0
5
16
3,579
565
6
10,253
5
5
10
65
353
325
405
624
17,008
80
199
331
394
153
871
504
83
69
411
23
2,203
222
275
44
103
8
29
0
21
2
55
436

16,017
14,257
434
2
439
266
170
1,580
10
2,029
33
0
2,583
0
59
0
2
9
343
50
1
1,298
2
0
0
17
79
136
324
239
2,157
35
27
34
77
34
159
136
155
20
52
5
909
22
128
2
39
2
4
0
18
0
24
113

43,234
38,719
2,364
0
1,306
236
168
1,511
14
1,278
4
1
4,552
1
184
54
58
11
1,653
1,135
22
9,481
26
130
54
121
97
315
718
695
5,801
39
45
38
269
84
372
1,587
55
85
137
3
2,069
332
469
10
103
7
0
35
1
0
21
968

33,418
30,090
1,801
0
1,110
145
136
907
12
876
1
0
3,386
1
133
38
35
8
1,324
782
19
7,737
22
97
46
103
73
234
400
511
5,034
26
41
34
225
64
293
1,212
25
64
102
3
1,532
260
334
9
87
7
0
32
1
0
9
759

9,816
8,629
563
0
196
91
32
604
2
402
3
1
1,166
0
51
16
23
3
329
353
3
1,744
4
33
8
18
24
81
318
184
767
13
4
4
44
20
79
375
30
21
35
0
537
72
135
1
16
0
0
3
0
0
12
209

8,425
8,369
387
0
237
124
3
823
12
831
0
0
721
0
12
9
7
2
310
7
1
1,997
20
2
18
66
50
112
139
488
1,106
20
3
3
113
25
59
109
35
60
0
2
289
5
56
0
7
0
0
17
0
0
0
82

6,548
6,510
320
0
207
84
2
507
9
573
0
0
537
0
12
5
2
2
239
7
1
1,683
18
2
17
61
39
90
94
376
949
18
2
2
97
23
48
86
18
51
0
2
196
5
44
0
4
0
0
15
0
0
0
63

1,877
1,859
67
0
30
40
1
316
3
258
0
0
184
0
0
4
5
0
71
0
0
314
2
0
1
5
11
22
45
112
157
2
1
1
16
2
11
23
17
9
0
0
93
0
12
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
19

Engineering technologies/construction trades/mechanics and repairers ..........


Engineering and engineering-related fields.....................................................
Engineering technology, general ...................................................................
Architectural engineering technology/technician ...........................................
Civil engineering technology/technician ........................................................
Electrical/electronic/communications eng. technology/technician .................
Telecommunications technology/technician...................................................
Electrical/electronic eng. technologies/technicians, other .............................
Biomedical technology/technician .................................................................
Electromechanical technology/electromechanical eng. technology ..............
Instrumentation technology/technician ..........................................................
Robotics technology/technician .....................................................................
Automation engineer technology/technician ..................................................
Electromechanical/instrumentation and maintenance technol./tech. ............
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrig. eng. technol./tech. .............
Energy management and systems technology/technician ............................

16,741
16,187
988
466
592
2,264
99
223
105
100
9
19
2
8
1
111

14,981
14,469
890
400
532
2,085
93
196
74
95
9
17
1
8
1
98

1,760
1,718
98
66
60
179
6
27
31
5
0
2
1
0
0
13

4,515
4,515
300
0
0
59
100
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
44

3,328
3,328
236
0
0
42
81
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
37

1,187
1,187
64
0
0
17
19
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
7

56
56
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

38
38
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

18
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

See notes at end of table.

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462 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

Solar energy technology/technician...............................................................


Water quality/wastewater treatment manage./recycling technol./tech. ..........
Environmental engineering technology/environmental technology................
Hazardous materials management and waste technology/technician...........
Environmental control technologies/technicians, other..................................
Plastics engineering technology/technician...................................................
Industrial technology/technician ....................................................................
Manufacturing technology/technician ............................................................
Welding engineering technology/technician ..................................................
Industrial production technologies/technicians, other....................................
Occupational safety and health technology/technician..................................
Quality control technology/technician ............................................................
Industrial safety technology/technician..........................................................
Quality control and safety technologies/technicians, other............................
Aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician .........................
Automotive engineering technology/technician .............................................
Mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician..........................
Mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians, other ..................
Mining technology/technician ........................................................................
Petroleum technology/technician...................................................................
Mining and petroleum technologies/technicians, other..................................
Construction engineering technology/technician...........................................
Surveying technology/surveying ....................................................................
Hydraulics and fluid power technology/technician .........................................
Engineering-related technologies, other........................................................
Computer engineering technology/technician ...............................................
Computer technology/computer systems technology....................................
Computer hardware technology/technician ...................................................
Computer software technology/technician.....................................................
Computer engineering technologies/technicians, other.................................
Drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians, general.....................
CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician ............................
Civil drafting and civil engineering CAD/CADD .............................................
Mechanical drafting and mechanical drafting CAD/CADD.............................
Drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians, other ........................
Nuclear engineering technology/technician...................................................
Engineering/industrial management..............................................................
Packaging science.........................................................................................
Engineering-related fields, other....................................................................
Nanotechnology.............................................................................................
Engineering tech. and engineering-related fields, other ................................

27
26
82
3
8
76
1,770
549
4
270
864
12
132
32
81
312
1,285
322
2
15
0
2,224
205
1
0
458
230
1
33
2
77
62
1
162
15
149
794
267
1
0
646

25
10
58
3
2
75
1,609
505
4
243
696
10
104
28
75
303
1,220
304
1
15
0
2,061
190
1
0
408
192
1
31
2
61
44
0
123
4
133
640
200
1
0
588

2
16
24
0
6
1
161
44
0
27
168
2
28
4
6
9
65
18
1
0
0
163
15
0
0
50
38
0
2
0
16
18
1
39
11
16
154
67
0
0
58

0
0
77
1
48
8
392
56
0
10
336
101
25
13
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
189
14
0
0
3
8
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
2,548
44
0
9
100

0
0
50
1
23
6
290
49
0
7
260
70
22
5
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
140
14
0
0
1
7
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
1,865
24
0
5
70

0
0
27
0
25
2
102
7
0
3
76
31
3
8
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
49
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
683
20
0
4
30

0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
5
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
2
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
3
0
0
0

Construction trades .........................................................................................


Construction trades, general..........................................................................
Electrician ......................................................................................................
Building/construction site management/manager..........................................
Building construction technology ...................................................................
Building/construction finishing, mgmt., and inspection, other........................
Construction trades, other .............................................................................

328
2
1
112
32
111
70

303
2
1
103
29
104
64

25
0
0
9
3
7
6

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians................................................


Industrial electronics technology/technician ..................................................
Heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrig. main. tech. ..........................
Heavy equipment maintenance technology/technician..................................
Autobody/collision and repair technology/technician .....................................
Automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician ............................
Diesel mechanics technology/technician.......................................................
Airframe mechanics and aircraft maintenance technology/technician...........
Aircraft powerplant technology/technician .....................................................
Avionics maintenance technology/technician ................................................
Vehicle maintenance and repair, other ..........................................................

226
1
1
12
1
47
25
35
36
65
3

209
1
1
12
1
45
24
31
34
57
3

17
0
0
0
0
2
1
4
2
8
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

English language and literature/letters ................................................................


English language and literature, general ...........................................................
Writing, general .................................................................................................
Creative writing..................................................................................................
Professional, technical, business, and scientific writing ....................................
Rhetoric and composition ..................................................................................
Rhetoric and composition/writing studies, other ................................................
General literature...............................................................................................
American literature (United States) ...................................................................
English literature (British and Commonwealth) .................................................
Children's and adolescent literature ..................................................................
Literature, other .................................................................................................
English language and literature/letters, other ....................................................

52,744
42,030
526
2,512
621
5,395
28
161
71
399
2
12
987

16,916
13,234
181
928
184
1,866
8
40
25
110
0
4
336

35,828
28,796
345
1,584
437
3,529
20
121
46
289
2
8
651

9,476
5,539
130
2,770
305
326
2
29
4
171
0
0
200

3,137
1,800
39
1,030
83
101
1
4
0
38
0
0
41

6,339
3,739
91
1,740
222
225
1
25
4
133
0
0
159

1,344
1,149
0
7
29
93
3
12
0
7
0
0
44

529
456
0
4
9
32
0
4
0
3
0
0
21

815
693
0
3
20
61
3
8
0
4
0
0
23

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ................................................


Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, general.................................
Business family and consumer sciences/human sciences ................................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences communication .....................
Consumer merchandising/retailing management ..............................................
Family resource management studies, general .................................................
Consumer economics........................................................................................
Consumer services and advocacy.....................................................................
Family and consumer economics and related services, other...........................
Foods, nutrition, and wellness studies, general .................................................
Human nutrition .................................................................................................
Food service systems administration/management...........................................
Foods, nutrition, and related services, other......................................................
Housing and human environments, general ......................................................
Facilities planning and management .................................................................
Housing and human environments, other..........................................................
Human development and family studies, general ..............................................

22,444
3,889
166
16
122
714
309
3
284
2,621
582
670
35
276
51
21
6,647

2,762
367
52
1
8
253
106
0
17
466
95
264
4
60
47
1
573

19,682
3,522
114
15
114
461
203
3
267
2,155
487
406
31
216
4
20
6,074

2,918
531
5
0
5
92
1
0
2
553
274
4
33
28
6
0
540

395
88
2
0
0
40
0
0
0
68
40
0
3
4
5
0
78

2,523
443
3
0
5
52
1
0
2
485
234
4
30
24
1
0
462

320
66
1
0
2
10
0
0
8
36
23
0
0
3
0
0
98

59
15
0
0
0
4
0
0
2
5
6
0
0
3
0
0
18

261
51
1
0
2
6
0
0
6
31
17
0
0
0
0
0
80

See notes at end of table.

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 463


Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

Adult development and aging ............................................................................


Family systems ..................................................................................................
Child development .............................................................................................
Family and community services.........................................................................
Child care and support services management..................................................
Child care provider/assistant .............................................................................
Human development, family studies, and related services, other......................
Apparel and textiles, general .............................................................................
Apparel and textile manufacture ........................................................................
Apparel and textile marketing management ......................................................
Apparel and textiles, other .................................................................................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, other ....................................

9
420
1,511
957
164
10
316
2,272
58
288
4
29

1
46
49
123
4
1
9
179
13
14
2
7

8
374
1,462
834
160
9
307
2,093
45
274
2
22

146
34
180
241
60
0
43
64
0
32
2
42

16
6
8
19
3
0
7
5
0
0
0
3

130
28
172
222
57
0
36
59
0
32
2
39

0
13
19
13
0
0
16
10
0
2
0
0

0
0
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0

0
13
18
11
0
0
14
9
0
2
0
0

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.....................................................


Foreign languages and literatures, general .......................................................
Linguistics..........................................................................................................
Language interpretation and translation............................................................
Comparative literature .......................................................................................
Applied linguistics ..............................................................................................
Linguistic/comparative/related language studies and serv., other .....................
African languages, literatures, and linguistics....................................................
East Asian languages, literatures, and linguistics, general................................
Chinese language and literature........................................................................
Japanese language and literature .....................................................................
Korean language and literature .........................................................................
East Asian languages, literatures, and linguistics, other ...................................
Slavic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general .......................................
Russian language and literature........................................................................
Czech language and literature...........................................................................
Polish language and literature ...........................................................................
Slavic/Baltic/Albanian languages, lit., and linguistics, other ..............................
Germanic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general .................................
German language and literature........................................................................
Scandinavian languages, literatures, and linguistics .........................................
Danish language and literature..........................................................................
Norwegian language and literature....................................................................
Swedish language and literature .......................................................................
Germanic languages, literatures, and linguistics, other .....................................
Modern Greek language and literature..............................................................
South Asian languages, literatures, and linguistics, general..............................
Sanskrit and classical Indian languages, lit., and linguistics .............................
Iranian and Persian languages, lit., and linguistics ............................................
Romance languages, literatures, and linguistics, general..................................
French language and literature..........................................................................
Italian language and literature ...........................................................................
Portuguese language and literature...................................................................
Spanish language and literature........................................................................
Hispanic and Latin American languages, lit., and linguistics, general ...............
Romance languages, literatures, and linguistics, other .....................................
American Indian/Native American languages, literatures, and linguistics .........
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic languages, lit., and linguistics, general ........
Arabic language and literature...........................................................................
Hebrew language and literature.........................................................................
Ancient Near Eastern and biblical languages, lit., and linguistics......................
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic languages, lit., and ling., other .....................
Classics and classical languages, lit., and linguistics, general ..........................
Ancient/classical Greek language and literature ...............................................
Latin language and literature .............................................................................
Classics and classical languages, lit., and linguistics, other..............................
Celtic languages, literatures, and linguistics......................................................
Filipino/Tagalog language and literature ............................................................
American sign language (ASL)..........................................................................
Sign language interpretation and translation.....................................................
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics, other.........................................

21,706
1,672
1,710
47
792
4
94
2
161
449
774
28
126
65
340
2
4
5
94
1,019
7
1
7
5
1
6
4
1
14
132
2,492
313
61
8,918
65
88
2
6
141
66
48
94
1,169
24
75
19
6
11
86
194
262

6,720
524
556
16
257
0
17
0
71
219
383
15
53
22
163
2
0
1
35
462
3
0
3
0
0
4
1
1
13
37
506
77
28
2,264
21
21
0
2
75
16
33
58
543
16
38
8
3
6
12
28
107

14,986
1,148
1,154
31
535
4
77
2
90
230
391
13
73
43
177
0
4
4
59
557
4
1
4
5
1
2
3
0
1
95
1,986
236
33
6,654
44
67
2
4
66
50
15
36
626
8
37
11
3
5
74
166
155

3,727
231
678
129
146
10
21
5
94
51
33
10
28
54
11
0
0
1
34
156
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
75
366
83
8
955
13
65
0
13
5
32
31
57
199
2
16
18
3
0
0
17
68

1,256
71
220
37
61
2
7
3
40
8
8
2
16
20
3
0
0
1
17
58
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
26
98
25
2
275
6
22
0
6
2
15
20
26
110
2
7
13
1
0
0
1
19

2,471
160
458
92
85
8
14
2
54
43
25
8
12
34
8
0
0
0
17
98
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
268
58
6
680
7
43
0
7
3
17
11
31
89
0
9
5
2
0
0
16
49

1,158
21
230
0
157
0
5
0
28
8
3
3
24
44
3
0
0
2
19
43
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
34
81
28
3
179
14
57
1
11
1
5
6
31
83
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
21

477
9
93
0
57
0
0
0
14
3
2
2
9
13
2
0
0
1
7
19
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
12
24
10
3
78
5
21
0
5
1
3
6
18
46
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
7

681
12
137
0
100
0
5
0
14
5
1
1
15
31
1
0
0
1
12
24
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
22
57
18
0
101
9
36
1
6
0
2
0
13
37
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
14

Health professions and related programs ...........................................................


Health and wellness, general.............................................................................
Chiropractic .......................................................................................................
Communication sciences and disorders, general ..............................................
Audiology/audiologist.........................................................................................
Speech-language pathology/pathologist ...........................................................
Audiology/audiologist and speech-language pathology/pathologist ..................
Communication disorders sciences and services, other ...................................
Dentistry ............................................................................................................
Dental clinical sciences, general........................................................................
Advanced general dentistry ...............................................................................
Oral biology and oral maxillofacial pathology ....................................................
Dental public health and education....................................................................
Dental materials.................................................................................................
Endodontics/endodontology ..............................................................................
Orthodontics/orthodontology .............................................................................
Pediatric dentistry/pedodontics..........................................................................
Periodontics/periodontology ..............................................................................
Prosthodontics/prosthodontology ......................................................................
Advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences, other......................................
Dental assisting/assistant ..................................................................................
Dental hygiene/hygienist....................................................................................
Dental laboratory technology/technician............................................................
Dental services and allied professions, other ....................................................
Health/health care administration/management ................................................
Hospital and health care facilities administration/management.........................
Health unit manager/ward supervisor................................................................
Medical office management/administration .......................................................

143,430
6,193
0
3,414
231
926
4,002
79
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1,923
13
7
5,558
2,365
0
7

21,536
1,670
0
158
20
37
165
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
5
1
1,211
316
0
0

121,894
4,523
0
3,256
211
889
3,837
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1,863
8
6
4,347
2,049
0
7

75,579
590
0
1,679
80
2,219
2,573
131
0
297
16
53
12
4
26
91
19
40
22
54
0
47
7
0
5,826
791
5
0

14,041
280
0
57
9
58
65
10
0
186
9
29
2
2
22
55
4
27
13
22
0
3
6
0
1,812
290
2
0

61,538
310
0
1,622
71
2,161
2,508
121
0
111
7
24
10
2
4
36
15
13
9
32
0
44
1
0
4,014
501
3
0

60,153
95
2,694
40
731
16
202
11
5,071
14
9
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
175
1
0
0

25,361
40
1,666
7
119
2
29
2
2,764
8
5
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
48
0
0
0

34,792
55
1,028
33
612
14
173
9
2,307
6
4
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
127
1
0
0

See notes at end of table.

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464 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division
1
Health information/medical records administration/administrator ......................
Health information/medical records technology/technician ...............................
Medical office assistant/specialist......................................................................
Medical/health management and clinical assistant/specialist............................
Long term care administration/management.....................................................
Clinical research coordinator .............................................................................
Health and medical administrative services, other ............................................
Medical/clinical assistant ...................................................................................
Clinical/medical laboratory assistant .................................................................
Physical therapy technician/assistant ................................................................
Veterinary/animal health technology/technician and vet. assistant....................
Anesthesiologist assistant .................................................................................
Pathology/pathologist assistant .........................................................................
Respiratory therapy technician/assistant...........................................................
Radiologist assistant..........................................................................................
Allied health and medical assisting services, other ...........................................
Cardiovascular technology/technologist ............................................................
Emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic)...........................
Nuclear medical technology/technologist ..........................................................
Perfusion technology/perfusionist......................................................................
Medical radiologic technology/science radiation therapist.................................
Respiratory care therapy/therapist.....................................................................
Surgical technology/technologist .......................................................................
Diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician..........
Radiologic technology/science radiographer .....................................................
Physician assistant ............................................................................................
Athletic training/trainer .......................................................................................
Gene/genetic therapy ........................................................................................
Cardiopulmonary technology/technologist.........................................................
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology/technician ...............................
Radiation protection/health physics technician..................................................
Allied health diagnostic/intervention/treatment professions, other.....................
Blood bank technology specialist ......................................................................
Cytotechnology/cytotechnologist .......................................................................
Hematology technology/technician....................................................................
Clinical/medical laboratory technician ...............................................................
Clinical laboratory science/medical technology/technologist.............................
Histologic technology/histotechnologist.............................................................
Cytogenetics/genetics/clinical genetics technology/technologist.......................
Clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions, other......................
Pre-dentistry studies..........................................................................................
Pre-medicine/pre-medical studies .....................................................................
Pre-pharmacy studies........................................................................................
Pre-veterinary studies........................................................................................
Pre-nursing studies............................................................................................
Pre-occupational therapy studies ......................................................................
Pre-optometry studies .......................................................................................
Pre-physical therapy studies..............................................................................
Health/medical preparatory programs, other .....................................................
Medicine ............................................................................................................
Medical scientist ................................................................................................
Substance abuse/addiction counseling .............................................................
Psychiatric/mental health services technician ...................................................
Clinical/medical social work...............................................................................
Community health services/liaison/counseling ..................................................
Marriage and family therapy/counseling ............................................................
Clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling .................................................
Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy...................................................................
Mental health counseling/counselor ..................................................................
Genetic counseling/counselor ...........................................................................
Mental and social health services and allied professions, other........................
Optometry..........................................................................................................
Opthalmic technician/technologist .....................................................................
Ophthalmic/optometric support services/allied professions, other ....................
Osteopathic medicine/osteopathy......................................................................
Pharmacy ..........................................................................................................
Pharmacy admin. and pharmacy policy and regulatory affairs..........................
Pharmaceutics and drug design........................................................................
Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry ..........................................................
Natural products chemistry and pharmacognosy ..............................................
Clinical and industrial drug development ...........................................................
Pharmacoeconomics/pharmaceutical economics .............................................
Clinical, hospital, and managed care pharmacy................................................
Industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences .................................
Pharmaceutical sciences...................................................................................
Pharmaceutical marketing and management ....................................................
Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration, other........................
Podiatric medicine/podiatry ...............................................................................
Public health, general ........................................................................................
Environmental health.........................................................................................
Health/medical physics ......................................................................................
Occupational health and industrial hygiene.......................................................
Public health education and promotion..............................................................
Community health and preventive medicine ......................................................
Maternal and child health ..................................................................................
International public health/international health ..................................................
Health services administration...........................................................................
Behavioral aspects of health..............................................................................
Public health, other ............................................................................................
Art therapy/therapist ..........................................................................................
Dance therapy/therapist.....................................................................................
Music therapy/therapist......................................................................................
Occupational therapy/therapist ..........................................................................

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

1,100
38
2
20
188
8
538
98
11
6
293
0
11
2
1
217
61
121
358
10
1,203
952
17
540
898
753
2,781
9
1
15
6
206
0
75
0
51
2,432
0
35
105
15
739
20
244
15
71
1
141
780
0
0
316
89
119
797
4
26
0
6
0
387
0
4
15
0
340
16
198
23
0
27
0
0
0
187
47
422
0
909
251
33
64
1,632
870
10
57
545
83
636
121
1
263
824

171
6
0
1
18
2
106
9
6
3
22
0
7
0
1
47
24
78
134
7
316
296
4
84
228
246
1,071
3
1
4
1
64
0
24
0
19
679
0
14
37
8
333
5
43
1
6
1
45
217
0
0
83
21
16
165
2
10
0
0
0
36
0
1
8
0
127
7
76
11
0
6
0
0
0
75
22
156
0
212
110
23
37
304
132
0
19
71
15
194
7
0
43
69

929
32
2
19
170
6
432
89
5
3
271
0
4
2
0
170
37
43
224
3
887
656
13
456
670
507
1,710
6
0
11
5
142
0
51
0
32
1,753
0
21
68
7
406
15
201
14
65
0
96
563
0
0
233
68
103
632
2
16
0
6
0
351
0
3
7
0
213
9
122
12
0
21
0
0
0
112
25
266
0
697
141
10
27
1,328
738
10
38
474
68
442
114
1
220
755

119
6
0
0
2
72
348
1
0
0
1
145
62
0
3
91
2
9
0
46
20
7
0
7
44
4,865
482
0
0
19
0
24
2
2
6
0
151
3
0
182
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
0
341
386
21
389
243
2,536
95
16
2,630
122
166
0
0
46
0
26
394
101
36
1
152
6
2
14
74
2
320
0
6,432
458
120
68
616
124
113
358
617
1
904
428
15
82
4,657

44
2
0
0
0
12
77
1
0
0
0
64
11
0
2
35
2
4
0
23
7
4
0
2
28
1,145
198
0
0
10
0
8
1
0
1
0
46
0
0
77
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
142
117
4
56
38
423
33
6
408
6
41
0
0
24
0
13
176
48
19
0
41
2
1
1
37
1
139
0
1,795
186
85
39
79
29
7
63
215
0
266
19
0
10
453

75
4
0
0
2
60
271
0
0
0
1
81
51
0
1
56
0
5
0
23
13
3
0
5
16
3,720
284
0
0
9
0
16
1
2
5
0
105
3
0
105
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
199
269
17
333
205
2,113
62
10
2,222
116
125
0
0
22
0
13
218
53
17
1
111
4
1
13
37
1
181
0
4,637
272
35
29
537
95
106
295
402
1
638
409
15
72
4,204

0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
8
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
13
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16,863
30
0
0
2
7
83
17
4
16
0
10
1,322
0
0
4,141
12,248
23
158
68
3
0
67
0
0
59
0
77
543
267
61
12
3
54
15
18
1
10
11
118
0
0
7
255

0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8,701
12
0
0
0
1
18
10
2
6
0
4
475
0
0
2,121
4,681
14
87
40
1
0
25
0
0
27
0
45
318
75
21
9
1
8
6
0
0
4
2
41
0
0
3
26

0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8,162
18
0
0
2
6
65
7
2
10
0
6
847
0
0
2,020
7,567
9
71
28
2
0
42
0
0
32
0
32
225
192
40
3
2
46
9
18
1
6
9
77
0
0
4
229

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Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

Orthotist/prosthetist ...........................................................................................
Physical therapy/therapist..................................................................................
Therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy ......................................................
Vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor ..................................................
Kinesiotherapy/kinesiotherapist .........................................................................
Assistive/augmentative technology and rehabilitation engineering ...................
Animal-assisted therapy ....................................................................................
Veterinary sciences/veterinary clinical sciences, general..................................
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, other..............................................
Veterinary medicine ...........................................................................................
Veterinary sciences/veterinary clinical sciences, general..................................
Veterinary physiology.........................................................................................
Veterinary microbiology and immunobiology .....................................................
Veterinary pathology and pathobiology .............................................................
Large animal/food animal/equine surgery and medicine ...................................
Small/companion animal surgery and medicine................................................
Comparative and laboratory animal medicine ...................................................
Veterinary preventive medicine epidemiology/public health ..............................
Veterinary infectious diseases ...........................................................................
Medical illustration/medical illustrator ................................................................
Medical informatics............................................................................................
Dietetics/dietitian ...............................................................................................
Clinical nutrition/nutritionist................................................................................
Dietetics and clinical nutrition services, other....................................................
Bioethics/medical ethics ....................................................................................
Alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems, general .........
Acupuncture ......................................................................................................
Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbology.......................................
Naturopathic medicine/naturopathy ...................................................................
Holistic health ....................................................................................................
Alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems, other.............
Direct entry midwifery ........................................................................................
Massage therapy/therapeutic massage.............................................................
Asian bodywork therapy ....................................................................................
Movement therapy and movement education ....................................................
Herbalism/herbalist............................................................................................
Energy and biologically based therapies, other .................................................
Registered nursing/registered nurse..................................................................
Nursing administration.......................................................................................
Adult health nurse/nursing .................................................................................
Nurse anesthetist...............................................................................................
Family practice nurse/nursing ............................................................................
Maternal/child health and neonatal nurse/nursing.............................................
Nurse midwife/nursing midwifery .......................................................................
Nursing science .................................................................................................
Pediatric nurse/nursing ......................................................................................
Psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing............................................................
Public health/community nurse/nursing .............................................................
Perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing .................................
Clinical nurse specialist .....................................................................................
Critical care nursing...........................................................................................
Occupational and environmental health nursing................................................
Emergency room/trauma nursing ......................................................................
Nursing education..............................................................................................
Nursing practice.................................................................................................
Palliative care nursing........................................................................................
Clinical nurse leader ..........................................................................................
Geriatric nurse/nursing ......................................................................................
Womens health nurse/nursing ..........................................................................
Reg. nursing, nursing admin., nursing research and clinical nursing, other ......
Practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants, other ..................
Health professions and related clinical sciences, other .....................................

39
309
426
292
41
0
3
341
550
0
14
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
22
2,582
103
49
0
99
45
0
0
10
14
4
2
1
30
16
3
81,415
231
40
0
320
0
0
1,121
0
1
1
0
100
0
0
0
232
502
1
50
0
0
1,267
44
3,821

26
97
62
52
10
0
0
83
111
0
5
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
6
248
16
4
0
12
17
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
10
4
2
9,301
38
5
0
50
0
0
128
0
0
1
0
6
0
0
0
18
57
0
5
0
0
110
3
937

13
212
364
240
31
0
3
258
439
0
9
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
16
2,334
87
45
0
87
28
0
0
8
12
4
1
0
20
12
1
72,114
193
35
0
270
0
0
993
0
1
0
0
94
0
0
0
214
445
1
45
0
0
1,157
41
2,884

41
519
22
1,042
12
0
0
120
342
0
218
1
1
4
8
4
15
5
1
39
219
349
144
19
188
0
1,299
256
0
9
25
2
0
0
28
16
0
10,523
2,920
803
1,644
2,763
172
181
1,859
214
134
201
25
258
147
3
14
1,528
64
15
239
97
130
1,421
118
676

18
174
5
239
3
0
0
34
41
0
84
0
0
2
7
2
5
4
1
5
96
27
23
0
76
0
413
64
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
0
928
250
76
651
282
6
1
144
5
27
10
1
29
18
0
2
76
4
2
23
7
0
108
6
236

23
345
17
803
9
0
0
86
301
0
134
1
1
2
1
2
10
1
0
34
123
322
121
19
112
0
886
192
0
8
24
2
0
0
26
13
0
9,595
2,670
727
993
2,481
166
180
1,715
209
107
191
24
229
129
3
12
1,452
60
13
216
90
130
1,313
112
440

0
9,063
1
8
0
3
0
26
21
2,564
201
1
4
11
1
0
0
0
0
0
32
3
9
0
19
0
44
15
258
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
475
127
0
36
79
0
2
497
0
0
0
0
57
0
1
0
17
665
0
0
0
0
109
0
104

0
2,853
0
2
0
2
0
8
6
580
69
0
2
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
1
0
4
0
16
6
46
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
42
12
0
10
8
0
0
42
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
1
59
0
0
0
0
6
0
41

0
6,210
1
6
0
1
0
18
15
1,984
132
1
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
3
8
0
15
0
28
9
212
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
433
115
0
26
71
0
2
455
0
0
0
0
49
0
1
0
16
606
0
0
0
0
103
0
63

Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related prot. services.......


Corrections ........................................................................................................
Criminal justice/law enforcement administration................................................
Criminal justice/safety studies ...........................................................................
Forensic science and technology ......................................................................
Criminal justice/police science...........................................................................
Security and loss prevention services ...............................................................
Juvenile corrections ...........................................................................................
Criminalistics and criminal science....................................................................
Securities services administration/management ...............................................
Corrections administration.................................................................................
Cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism ...............................................
Financial forensics and fraud investigation ........................................................
Law enforcement intelligence analysis ..............................................................
Corrections and criminal justice, other ..............................................................
Fire prevention and safety technology/technician..............................................
Fire services administration...............................................................................
Fire science/firefighting......................................................................................
Fire protection, other .........................................................................................
Homeland security.............................................................................................
Crisis/emergency/disaster management ...........................................................
Critical infrastructure protection.........................................................................
Homeland security, other ...................................................................................
Homeland sec., law enforcement, firefighting and related prot. serv., other ......

47,602
531
14,940
25,125
713
1,860
75
3
223
619
53
18
30
53
1,028
176
339
478
31
302
209
45
34
717

24,361
233
7,477
12,515
169
1,157
61
2
47
287
28
11
5
28
466
156
315
446
24
242
164
30
21
477

23,241
298
7,463
12,610
544
703
14
1
176
332
25
7
25
25
562
20
24
32
7
60
45
15
13
240

7,433
13
2,167
3,192
527
51
33
0
20
200
6
12
74
0
91
3
57
0
0
297
148
0
9
533

3,416
4
1,013
1,244
120
18
20
0
4
154
2
11
25
0
34
3
50
0
0
236
95
0
6
377

4,017
9
1,154
1,948
407
33
13
0
16
46
4
1
49
0
57
0
7
0
0
61
53
0
3
156

131
0
15
103
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0

62
0
7
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0

69
0
8
53
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0

Legal professions and studies .............................................................................


Pre-law studies ..................................................................................................
Legal studies, general........................................................................................
Law ....................................................................................................................
Advanced legal research/studies, general.........................................................

4,429
251
1,679
0
89

1,317
121
618
0
49

3,112
130
1,061
0
40

6,300
0
331
0
938

3,054
0
115
0
435

3,246
0
216
0
503

44,877
0
7
44,445
141

23,720
0
1
23,493
82

21,157
0
6
20,952
59

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Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

Programs for foreign lawyers .............................................................................


American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence..................................................
Banking, corporate, finance, and securities law ................................................
Comparative law ................................................................................................
Energy, environment, and natural resources law...............................................
Health law..........................................................................................................
International law and legal studies ....................................................................
International business, trade, and tax law .........................................................
Tax law/taxation .................................................................................................
Intellectual property law.....................................................................................
Legal research and advanced professional studies, other.................................
Legal administrative assistant/secretary............................................................
Legal assistant/paralegal...................................................................................
Court reporting/court reporter ...........................................................................
Legal support services, other ............................................................................
Legal professions and studies, other .................................................................

0
58
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1,916
20
0
414

0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
358
0
0
148

0
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1,558
20
0
266

844
261
191
49
95
137
356
110
677
81
826
0
95
0
12
1,297

446
107
114
22
41
22
136
72
412
35
454
0
19
0
4
620

398
154
77
27
54
115
220
38
265
46
372
0
76
0
8
677

0
31
6
0
12
2
24
0
57
28
20
0
0
0
0
104

0
15
3
0
8
2
10
0
29
11
11
0
0
0
0
55

0
16
3
0
4
0
14
0
28
17
9
0
0
0
0
49

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities .................................


Liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies............................................................
General studies .................................................................................................
Humanities/humanistic studies ..........................................................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities, other.....................

46,727
27,283
14,118
2,563
2,763

16,488
8,758
5,759
855
1,116

30,239
18,525
8,359
1,708
1,647

3,971
2,317
149
629
876

1,619
880
58
252
429

2,352
1,437
91
377
447

95
10
1
71
13

40
1
0
32
7

55
9
1
39
6

Library science ....................................................................................................


Library and information science.........................................................................
Library science, other ........................................................................................

96
96
0

13
13
0

83
83
0

7,727
7,493
234

1,483
1,426
57

6,244
6,067
177

50
50
0

18
18
0

32
32
0

Mathematics and statistics ..................................................................................


Mathematics, general ........................................................................................
Mathematics, other ............................................................................................
Applied mathematics, general ...........................................................................
Computational mathematics ..............................................................................
Computational and applied mathematics ..........................................................
Financial mathematics.......................................................................................
Mathematical biology.........................................................................................
Applied mathematics, other ...............................................................................
Statistics, general ..............................................................................................
Mathematical statistics and probability ..............................................................
Mathematics and statistics ................................................................................
Statistics, other ..................................................................................................
Mathematics and statistics, other ......................................................................

17,182
14,482
235
1,167
76
12
52
0
181
759
8
33
31
146

9,783
8,079
139
757
60
10
39
0
125
448
5
19
18
84

7,399
6,403
96
410
16
2
13
0
56
311
3
14
13
62

5,843
2,817
14
761
20
37
96
7
110
1,768
119
24
5
65

3,453
1,666
7
497
14
27
62
5
86
946
83
14
4
42

2,390
1,151
7
264
6
10
34
2
24
822
36
10
1
23

1,586
1,026
3
179
6
11
2
0
8
333
9
0
0
9

1,132
767
2
134
4
10
2
0
7
194
6
0
0
6

454
259
1
45
2
1
0
0
1
139
3
0
0
3

Military technologies and applied sciences .........................................................


Intelligence, general...........................................................................................
Military applied sciences, other .........................................................................
Military technologies and applied sciences, other .............................................

64
4
30
30

50
2
29
19

14
2
1
11

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

Multi/interdisciplinary studies...............................................................................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies, general...............................................................
Biological and physical sciences .......................................................................
Peace studies and conflict resolution ................................................................
Systems science and theory..............................................................................
Mathematics and computer science ..................................................................
Biopsychology ...................................................................................................
Gerontology .......................................................................................................
Historic preservation and conservation .............................................................
Cultural resource management and policy analysis ..........................................
Medieval and renaissance studies.....................................................................
Museology/museum studies ..............................................................................
Science, technology and society .......................................................................
Accounting and computer science.....................................................................
Behavioral sciences...........................................................................................
Natural sciences ................................................................................................
Nutrition sciences ..............................................................................................
International/global studies................................................................................
Holocaust and related studies ...........................................................................
Ancient studies/civilization.................................................................................
Classical, ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern studies/archaeology ...............
Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies ..................................................
Cognitive science...............................................................................................
Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis ......................................................
Human biology...................................................................................................
Dispute resolution..............................................................................................
Maritime studies ................................................................................................
Computational science ......................................................................................
Human computer interaction .............................................................................
Marine sciences.................................................................................................
Sustainability studies .........................................................................................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies, other...................................................................

42,228
1,543
1,989
350
209
119
118
236
120
7
63
16
498
6
3,598
493
1,694
4,552
5
111
127
149
483
69
492
0
16
2
0
30
135
24,998

13,602
599
883
114
138
88
32
23
31
7
15
3
267
2
649
206
293
1,758
2
43
33
37
241
32
129
0
5
2
0
8
80
7,882

28,626
944
1,106
236
71
31
86
213
89
0
48
13
231
4
2,949
287
1,401
2,794
3
68
94
112
242
37
363
0
11
0
0
22
55
17,116

6,748
32
312
618
187
25
4
350
193
50
26
354
135
13
98
120
552
926
7
8
6
102
46
0
0
202
0
15
24
28
89
2,226

2,561
12
129
208
88
18
0
49
52
15
12
42
50
11
24
51
91
559
3
4
1
25
26
0
0
85
0
12
13
13
48
920

4,187
20
183
410
99
7
4
301
141
35
14
312
85
2
74
69
461
367
4
4
5
77
20
0
0
117
0
3
11
15
41
1,306

660
49
53
26
18
15
5
20
1
1
9
0
19
0
18
3
122
0
0
4
8
0
32
0
0
0
0
1
2
7
4
243

276
13
34
9
8
12
0
4
1
1
5
0
9
0
5
3
28
0
0
2
6
0
19
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
2
108

384
36
19
17
10
3
5
16
0
0
4
0
10
0
13
0
94
0
0
2
2
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
135

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies .....................................................


Parks, recreation and leisure studies.................................................................
Parks, recreation and leisure facilities management .........................................
Golf course operation and grounds management .............................................
Parks, recreation and leisure facilities management, other ...............................
Health and physical education/fitness, general .................................................
Sport and fitness administration/management ..................................................
Kinesiology and exercise science......................................................................
Physical fitness technician.................................................................................
Sports studies....................................................................................................
Health and physical education/fitness, other .....................................................
Outdoor education .............................................................................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, other .........................................

35,924
2,753
2,858
20
0
8,188
6,277
14,439
25
149
1,025
60
130

18,936
1,327
1,469
20
0
4,207
4,507
6,679
17
116
474
40
80

16,988
1,426
1,389
0
0
3,981
1,770
7,760
8
33
551
20
50

6,553
311
379
0
10
1,247
2,626
1,810
0
64
57
37
12

3,585
130
182
0
7
658
1,668
865
0
31
19
20
5

2,968
181
197
0
3
589
958
945
0
33
38
17
7

257
28
19
0
0
29
18
135
0
0
25
0
3

140
13
10
0
0
17
14
79
0
0
7
0
0

117
15
9
0
0
12
4
56
0
0
18
0
3

See notes at end of table.

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Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

10

Philosophy and religious studies .........................................................................


Philosophy and religious studies, general .........................................................
Philosophy .........................................................................................................
Logic ..................................................................................................................
Ethics.................................................................................................................
Applied and professional ethics .........................................................................
Philosophy, other ...............................................................................................
Religion/religious studies...................................................................................
Christian studies ................................................................................................
Islamic studies ...................................................................................................
Jewish/Judaic studies ........................................................................................
Religion/religious studies, other.........................................................................
Philosophy and religious studies, other .............................................................

12,836
39
7,312
2
54
17
131
4,226
345
8
174
167
361

8,149
25
5,193
1
16
11
83
2,226
238
0
62
70
224

4,687
14
2,119
1
38
6
48
2,000
107
8
112
97
137

1,833
27
808
8
24
5
0
543
159
7
79
76
97

1,166
19
607
6
12
2
0
291
94
3
26
39
67

667
8
201
2
12
3
0
252
65
4
53
37
30

805
97
432
4
0
0
7
230
0
2
9
7
17

530
58
294
4
0
0
7
144
0
2
6
4
11

275
39
138
0
0
0
0
86
0
0
3
3
6

Physical sciences and science technologies .......................................................


Physical sciences ..............................................................................................
Physical sciences ............................................................................................
Astronomy .......................................................................................................
Astrophysics ....................................................................................................
Planetary astronomy and science ...................................................................
Astronomy and astrophysics, other..................................................................
Atmospheric sciences and meteorology, general ............................................
Atmospheric physics and dynamics.................................................................
Meteorology.....................................................................................................
Atmospheric sciences and meteorology, other ................................................
Chemistry, general...........................................................................................
Analytical chemistry.........................................................................................
Inorganic chemistry .........................................................................................
Organic chemistry............................................................................................
Physical chemistry...........................................................................................
Polymer chemistry ...........................................................................................
Chemical physics.............................................................................................
Environmental chemistry .................................................................................
Forensic chemistry ..........................................................................................
Chemistry, other...............................................................................................
Geology/earth science, general.......................................................................
Geochemistry ..................................................................................................
Geophysics and seismology ............................................................................
Paleontology ....................................................................................................
Hydrology and water resources science..........................................................
Geochemistry and petrology............................................................................
Oceanography, chemical and physical.............................................................
Geological and earth sciences/geosciences, other .........................................
Physics, general ..............................................................................................
Atomic/molecular physics ................................................................................
Elementary particle physics.............................................................................
Nuclear physics ...............................................................................................
Optics/optical sciences ....................................................................................
Condensed matter and materials physics........................................................
Acoustics .........................................................................................................
Theoretical and mathematical physics.............................................................
Physics, other ..................................................................................................
Materials science.............................................................................................
Materials chemistry .........................................................................................
Materials sciences, other.................................................................................
Physical sciences, other ..................................................................................

24,712
24,345
318
202
130
2
30
476
0
193
9
12,194
6
0
0
1
1
20
2
26
405
3,877
15
104
4
51
0
211
355
4,955
14
0
0
37
0
12
12
171
110
0
10
392

14,782
14,600
177
128
80
2
18
327
0
131
3
6,249
1
0
0
1
1
14
1
6
208
2,339
6
70
3
35
0
108
194
4,003
11
0
0
29
0
12
10
145
73
0
8
207

9,930
9,745
141
74
50
0
12
149
0
62
6
5,945
5
0
0
0
0
6
1
20
197
1,538
9
34
1
16
0
103
161
952
3
0
0
8
0
0
2
26
37
0
2
185

6,386
6,354
40
131
32
4
18
183
2
34
2
2,177
49
0
2
0
6
2
0
0
36
1,172
8
76
3
46
1
139
123
1,572
10
0
6
78
2
19
0
82
146
7
5
141

3,907
3,885
22
79
24
1
11
112
1
20
2
1,162
32
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
19
651
5
44
2
21
1
62
73
1,216
8
0
5
63
2
11
0
61
101
5
5
59

2,479
2,469
18
52
8
3
7
71
1
14
0
1,015
17
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
17
521
3
32
1
25
0
77
50
356
2
0
1
15
0
8
0
21
45
2
0
82

5,295
5,292
18
111
40
8
7
105
0
14
1
2,472
5
1
5
5
30
13
4
0
64
354
6
58
0
9
0
100
40
1,525
9
2
9
43
10
6
1
65
131
5
3
13

3,608
3,606
12
73
27
4
5
72
0
11
1
1,505
2
1
4
5
25
10
1
0
37
219
3
37
0
7
0
55
15
1,256
4
2
5
35
9
5
1
51
92
4
2
9

1,687
1,686
6
38
13
4
2
33
0
3
0
967
3
0
1
0
5
3
3
0
27
135
3
21
0
2
0
45
25
269
5
0
4
8
1
1
0
14
39
1
1
4

Science technologies/technicians......................................................................
Biology technician/biotechnology laboratory technician ..................................
Nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician .................................................
Chemical technology/technician ......................................................................
Physical science technologies/technicians, other............................................
Science technologies/technicians, other..........................................................

367
59
7
8
2
291

182
22
6
4
1
149

185
37
1
4
1
142

32
0
5
0
0
27

22
0
3
0
0
19

10
0
2
0
0
8

3
3
0
0
0
0

2
2
0
0
0
0

1
1
0
0
0
0

Precision production ............................................................................................


Welding technology/welder................................................................................
Furniture design and manufacturing..................................................................

43
7
36

22
7
15

21
0
21

5
0
5

3
0
3

2
0
2

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

Psychology ..........................................................................................................
Psychology, general...........................................................................................
Cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics......................................................
Comparative psychology ...................................................................................
Developmental and child psychology ................................................................
Experimental psychology...................................................................................
Personality psychology ......................................................................................
Physiological psychology/psychobiology ...........................................................
Social psychology..............................................................................................
Psychometrics and quantitative psychology......................................................
Psychopharmacology ........................................................................................
Research and experimental psychology, other ..................................................
Clinical psychology ............................................................................................
Community psychology .....................................................................................
Counseling psychology......................................................................................
Industrial and organizational psychology...........................................................
School psychology.............................................................................................
Educational psychology.....................................................................................
Clinical child psychology....................................................................................
Environmental psychology.................................................................................
Geropsychology.................................................................................................
Health/medical psychology................................................................................
Family psychology .............................................................................................
Forensic psychology ..........................................................................................
Applied psychology............................................................................................

100,893
94,914
68
2
853
339
13
855
948
0
0
2
96
404
576
216
0
147
2
13
0
41
15
496
149

23,229
22,060
24
0
62
82
1
260
186
0
0
1
26
46
104
83
0
15
1
6
0
8
1
91
36

77,664
72,854
44
2
791
257
12
595
762
0
0
1
70
358
472
133
0
132
1
7
0
33
14
405
113

25,051
6,107
10
5
185
90
3
33
32
14
55
0
2,249
309
7,468
1,010
1,688
1,303
28
17
1
20
45
658
514

5,118
1,580
1
1
18
37
1
9
8
3
22
0
476
52
1,400
302
233
232
4
6
1
4
12
109
73

19,933
4,527
9
4
167
53
2
24
24
11
33
0
1,773
257
6,068
708
1,455
1,071
24
11
0
16
33
549
441

5,851
1,837
8
0
42
84
0
17
41
7
0
0
2,276
12
374
117
303
403
35
1
1
2
3
34
6

1,481
557
2
0
7
25
0
6
12
2
0
0
490
4
94
39
57
109
5
1
0
0
0
7
2

4,370
1,280
6
0
35
59
0
11
29
5
0
0
1,786
8
280
78
246
294
30
0
1
2
3
27
4

See notes at end of table.

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468 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

10

Applied behavior analysis..................................................................................


Clinical, counseling and applied psychology, other ...........................................
Psychology, other ..............................................................................................

263
0
481

28
0
108

235
0
373

225
663
2,319

26
122
386

199
541
1,933

23
52
173

6
11
45

17
41
128

Public administration and social service professions...........................................


Human services, general...................................................................................
Community organization and advocacy.............................................................
Public administration..........................................................................................
Public policy analysis, general...........................................................................
Education policy analysis ..................................................................................
Health policy analysis ........................................................................................
International policy analysis...............................................................................
Social work ........................................................................................................
Youth services/administration ............................................................................
Social work, other ..............................................................................................
Public administration and social service professions, other ..............................

26,774
5,188
2,064
2,930
1,165
0
61
0
15,136
8
42
180

4,908
649
490
1,435
525
0
11
0
1,729
2
4
63

21,866
4,539
1,574
1,495
640
0
50
0
13,407
6
38
117

38,634
1,337
602
11,957
2,580
21
40
38
21,173
3
90
793

9,793
302
189
5,008
1,186
5
21
22
2,831
1
8
220

28,841
1,035
413
6,949
1,394
16
19
16
18,342
2
82
573

851
59
3
203
191
9
0
0
322
0
0
64

327
22
1
114
91
3
0
0
71
0
0
25

524
37
2
89
100
6
0
0
251
0
0
39

Social sciences and history .................................................................................


Social sciences..................................................................................................
Social sciences, general..................................................................................
Anthropology ...................................................................................................
Physical anthropology......................................................................................
Medical anthropology ......................................................................................
Cultural anthropology ......................................................................................
Anthropology, other..........................................................................................
Archeology.......................................................................................................
Criminology......................................................................................................
Demography and population studies ...............................................................
Economics, general .........................................................................................
Applied economics ..........................................................................................
Econometrics and quantitative economics ......................................................
Development economics and international development ................................
International economics...................................................................................
Economics, other.............................................................................................
Geography .......................................................................................................
Cartography.....................................................................................................
Geography, other .............................................................................................
International relations and affairs ....................................................................
National security policy studies .......................................................................
International relations and national security studies, other..............................
Political science and government, general ......................................................
American government and politics (United States) .........................................
Political economy.............................................................................................
Political science and government, other ..........................................................
Sociology .........................................................................................................
Urban studies/affairs........................................................................................
Sociology and anthropology ............................................................................
Rural sociology ................................................................................................
Social sciences, other......................................................................................

177,144
142,145
9,988
9,677
16
0
1
78
232
5,934
0
27,207
182
276
338
177
348
4,597
192
179
9,826
9
77
39,123
170
63
794
29,271
1,039
267
8
2,076

89,814
68,991
3,488
2,898
7
0
0
16
67
2,974
0
19,108
118
200
88
78
217
3,010
151
94
3,795
6
37
21,832
105
27
410
8,900
491
70
1
803

87,330
73,154
6,500
6,779
9
0
1
62
165
2,960
0
8,099
64
76
250
99
131
1,587
41
85
6,031
3
40
17,291
65
36
384
20,371
548
197
7
1,273

21,084
17,081
611
1,154
7
1
0
15
66
561
62
2,745
221
5
381
223
156
842
128
32
4,385
162
215
2,247
187
0
53
1,559
503
8
0
552

10,578
8,351
229
373
0
0
0
3
18
219
33
1,719
144
4
152
89
95
482
78
21
2,101
123
149
1,261
115
0
25
527
184
1
0
206

10,506
8,730
382
781
7
1
0
12
48
342
29
1,026
77
1
229
134
61
360
50
11
2,284
39
66
986
72
0
28
1,032
319
7
0
346

4,390
3,482
20
576
0
0
0
3
17
41
15
964
19
0
16
15
4
238
10
3
66
0
0
716
0
1
5
656
62
0
0
35

2,331
1,834
8
228
0
0
0
1
9
15
6
641
11
0
12
8
4
133
6
0
38
0
0
418
0
1
4
246
29
0
0
16

2,059
1,648
12
348
0
0
0
2
8
26
9
323
8
0
4
7
0
105
4
3
28
0
0
298
0
0
1
410
33
0
0
19

History ...............................................................................................................
History, general................................................................................................
American history (United States).....................................................................
European history .............................................................................................
History and philosophy of science and technology..........................................
Public/applied history and archival administration ...........................................
Asian history....................................................................................................
Military history .................................................................................................
History, other....................................................................................................

34,999
34,314
56
40
138
35
1
51
364

20,823
20,448
35
21
60
13
1
49
196

14,176
13,866
21
19
78
22
0
2
168

4,003
3,447
33
2
44
166
0
170
141

2,227
1,901
13
0
30
40
0
145
98

1,776
1,546
20
2
14
126
0
25
43

908
849
7
0
27
3
2
0
20

497
462
4
0
19
0
1
0
11

411
387
3
0
8
3
1
0
9

Theology and religious vocations ........................................................................


Bible/biblical studies ..........................................................................................
Missions/missionary studies and missiology .....................................................
Religious education ...........................................................................................
Religious/sacred music......................................................................................
Theology/theological studies .............................................................................
Divinity/ministry..................................................................................................
Pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies ..................................................................
Rabbinical studies .............................................................................................
Talmudic studies ................................................................................................
Theological and ministerial studies, other .........................................................
Pastoral studies/counseling ...............................................................................
Youth ministry ....................................................................................................
Urban ministry ...................................................................................................
Womens ministry ..............................................................................................
Lay ministry .......................................................................................................
Pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, other .......................................
Theology and religious vocations, other ............................................................

9,074
2,671
502
762
314
1,049
82
200
0
1,506
397
451
582
36
1
40
136
345

6,118
1,748
196
390
172
671
65
166
0
1,506
229
307
370
13
0
24
52
209

2,956
923
306
372
142
378
17
34
0
0
168
144
212
23
1
16
84
136

13,191
524
282
602
88
4,087
4,999
1
126
418
626
687
81
29
0
56
123
462

8,668
406
140
356
54
2,806
3,350
1
88
418
386
270
55
20
0
13
49
256

4,523
118
142
246
34
1,281
1,649
0
38
0
240
417
26
9
0
43
74
206

2,374
25
86
58
0
556
833
0
23
31
349
149
0
0
0
0
24
240

1,801
16
67
32
0
437
639
0
23
31
284
96
0
0
0
0
20
156

573
9
19
26
0
119
194
0
0
0
65
53
0
0
0
0
4
84

Transportation and materials moving...................................................................


Aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology, general ....................
Airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew .........................................
Aviation/airway management and operations ....................................................
Air traffic controller.............................................................................................
Flight instructor ..................................................................................................
Air transportation, other .....................................................................................
Marine science/merchant marine officer............................................................
Transportation and materials moving, other ......................................................

4,941
2,586
970
833
228
9
4
304
7

4,345
2,308
873
704
179
8
4
265
4

596
278
97
129
49
1
0
39
3

1,390
106
986
261
0
0
31
0
6

1,161
80
853
202
0
0
22
0
4

229
26
133
59
0
0
9
0
2

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Visual and performing arts ..................................................................................


Visual and performing arts, general...................................................................
Digital arts .........................................................................................................
Crafts/craft design, folk art and artisanry...........................................................

93,956
1,669
340
154

36,341
620
225
44

57,615
1,049
115
110

16,277
119
97
11

6,882
42
63
5

9,395
77
34
6

1,646
12
0
0

770
8
0
0

876
4
0
0

See notes at end of table.

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 469


Degrees

Table 317. Bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student and discipline division:
201011Continued
Bachelors degrees
Discipline division

Doctors degrees1

Masters degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

Dance, general ..................................................................................................


Ballet..................................................................................................................
Dance, other ......................................................................................................
Design and visual communications, general .....................................................
Commercial and advertising art.........................................................................
Industrial design ................................................................................................
Commercial photography...................................................................................
Fashion/apparel design .....................................................................................
Interior design....................................................................................................
Graphic design ..................................................................................................
Illustration ..........................................................................................................
Game and interactive media design ..................................................................
Design and applied arts, other...........................................................................
Drama and dramatics/theatre arts, general .......................................................
Technical theatre/theatre design and technology ..............................................
Playwriting and screenwriting ............................................................................
Theatre literature, history and criticism..............................................................
Acting.................................................................................................................
Directing and theatrical production ....................................................................
Musical theatre ..................................................................................................
Costume design.................................................................................................
Dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft, other .......................................................
Film/cinema studies...........................................................................................
Cinematography and film/video production .......................................................
Photography ......................................................................................................
Documentary production ...................................................................................
Film/video and photographic arts, other ............................................................
Art/art studies, general ......................................................................................
Fine/studio arts, general ....................................................................................
Art history, criticism and conservation ...............................................................
Drawing..............................................................................................................
Intermedia/multimedia .......................................................................................
Painting..............................................................................................................
Sculpture ...........................................................................................................
Printmaking........................................................................................................
Ceramic arts and ceramics................................................................................
Fiber, textile and weaving arts ...........................................................................
Metal and jewelry arts .......................................................................................
Fine arts and art studies, other..........................................................................
Music, general ...................................................................................................
Music history, literature, and theory ...................................................................
Music performance, general ..............................................................................
Music theory and composition...........................................................................
Musicology and ethnomusicology......................................................................
Conducting ........................................................................................................
Keyboard instruments........................................................................................
Voice and opera.................................................................................................
Jazz/jazz studies................................................................................................
Stringed instruments .........................................................................................
Music pedagogy ................................................................................................
Music technology...............................................................................................
Brass instruments..............................................................................................
Woodwind instruments ......................................................................................
Percussion instruments .....................................................................................
Music, other .......................................................................................................
Arts, entertainment, and media management, general .....................................
Fine and studio arts management.....................................................................
Music management ...........................................................................................
Theatre/theatre arts management.....................................................................
Arts, entertainment, and media management, other .........................................
Visual and performing arts, other ......................................................................

2,041
27
21
2,872
1,675
1,397
334
2,399
4,205
5,542
1,405
948
892
9,347
413
146
22
499
59
235
6
283
2,774
4,395
1,775
10
805
12,805
9,891
3,707
297
440
655
310
203
180
183
101
1,298
7,792
121
4,256
505
39
1
115
340
291
179
50
100
27
31
12
677
111
623
1,292
81
0
553

244
3
1
1,060
629
929
104
177
366
2,266
527
778
382
3,493
185
92
6
183
27
84
1
84
1,737
3,106
589
3
484
3,895
3,187
451
86
222
216
138
65
60
8
21
443
4,100
50
2,177
372
19
0
53
104
250
83
21
89
13
10
11
441
37
200
836
25
0
229

1,797
24
20
1,812
1,046
468
230
2,222
3,839
3,276
878
170
510
5,854
228
54
16
316
32
151
5
199
1,037
1,289
1,186
7
321
8,910
6,704
3,256
211
218
439
172
138
120
175
80
855
3,692
71
2,079
133
20
1
62
236
41
96
29
11
14
21
1
236
74
423
456
56
0
324

230
6
4
407
166
156
14
139
358
271
135
90
333
1,043
147
133
9
168
69
0
5
51
368
678
305
7
86
771
1,495
765
24
35
196
65
50
50
32
27
316
1,831
56
2,254
266
66
107
161
259
105
178
54
14
18
27
11
241
114
458
10
79
4
533

30
1
0
158
63
86
6
11
55
94
62
68
136
439
59
72
3
92
31
0
0
16
206
438
137
5
37
302
614
118
9
20
69
32
19
26
3
5
95
908
25
1,117
179
20
79
60
70
87
70
25
9
9
12
8
146
27
95
2
32
0
175

200
5
4
249
103
70
8
128
303
177
73
22
197
604
88
61
6
76
38
0
5
35
162
240
168
2
49
469
881
647
15
15
127
33
31
24
29
22
221
923
31
1,137
87
46
28
101
189
18
108
29
5
9
15
3
95
87
363
8
47
4
358

9
0
4
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
79
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
32
9
0
0
0
11
0
223
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
548
17
383
80
51
36
42
21
6
21
10
3
3
3
1
14
0
0
0
0
0
16

1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
15
6
0
0
0
2
0
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
289
9
178
63
25
26
18
6
5
8
7
2
2
0
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
8

8
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
17
3
0
0
0
9
0
175
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
259
8
205
17
26
10
24
15
1
13
3
1
1
3
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
8

Not classified by field of study .............................................................................

1Includes

Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees
formerly classified as first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Aggregations by field of study derived from the Classification of Instructional Programs developed by the National Center for Education Statistics.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Completions component. (This
table was prepared June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Private institutions
Public institutions
Year
1

Associates
degrees

Bachelors
degrees

Total

Masters
degrees

Doctors
degrees1

Associates
degrees

Bachelors
degrees

Nonprofit
Masters
degrees

Doctors Associates
degrees1
degrees

For-profit

Bachelors
degrees

Masters
degrees

Doctors Associates
degrees1
degrees

Bachelors
degrees

Masters
degrees

Doctors
degrees1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

196970...............................................................
197071...............................................................
197172...............................................................
197273...............................................................
197374...............................................................

170,966
215,645
255,218
278,132
303,188

519,550
557,996
599,615
630,899
651,544

134,545
151,603
167,075
174,405
184,632

33,725
36,927
40,297
44,229
45,018

35,057
36,666
36,796
38,042
40,736

272,766
281,734
287,658
291,463
294,232

79,044
83,961
90,126
94,249
97,442

25,761
28,071
30,909
35,283
37,573

197475...............................................................
197576...............................................................
197677...............................................................
197778...............................................................
197879...............................................................

318,474
345,006
355,650
358,874
346,808

634,785
635,161
630,463
627,903
621,666

193,804
206,298
208,901
202,099
192,016

45,788
47,517
47,573
47,553
48,602

41,697
46,448
50,727
53,372
55,894

288,148
290,585
289,086
293,301
299,724

103,741
111,179
114,124
115,888
115,670

39,116
43,490
44,157
44,792
46,369

197980...............................................................
198081...............................................................
198182...............................................................
198283...............................................................
198384...............................................................

344,536
352,391
366,732
377,817
379,249

624,084
626,452
636,475
646,317
646,013

187,499
184,384
182,295
176,246
170,693

48,550
50,023
50,500
50,943
50,727

56,374
63,986 2
67,794 2
71,803 2
72,991

305,333
308,688
316,523
323,193
328,296

117,697
118,253
120,152
120,169
120,448

47,081
47,993
47,338
48,392
50,072

198485...............................................................
198586...............................................................
198687...............................................................
198788...............................................................
198889...............................................................

377,625
369,052
358,811
354,180
357,001

652,246
658,586
659,260
658,491
675,675

170,000
169,903
167,797
173,778
179,109

51,489
51,001
51,216
51,641
51,963

77,087
76,995
77,493
80,905
79,763

327,231
329,237
332,004
336,338
343,080

123,472
125,947
128,733
132,005
137,517

49,296
49,279
47,261
47,498
48,608

198990...............................................................
199091...............................................................
199192...............................................................
199293...............................................................
199394...............................................................

375,635
398,055
420,265
430,321
444,373

700,015
724,062
759,475
785,112
789,148

186,104
193,057
203,398
213,843
221,428

53,451
55,235
56,186
57,020
58,366

79,467
83,665
83,966
84,435
86,259

351,329
370,476
377,078
380,066
380,127

144,048
149,806
154,691
161,189
171,609

50,057
50,312
53,368
55,052
54,270

42,497
45,821
45,700
47,713
48,493

344,569
360,634
370,718
373,346
371,561

142,681
146,161
153,291
159,562
168,718

49,655
49,841
52,830
54,399
53,502

36,970
37,844
38,266
36,722
37,766

6,760
9,842
6,360
6,720
8,566

1,367
3,645
1,400
1,627
2,891

402
471
538
653
768

199495...............................................................
199596...............................................................
199697...............................................................
199798...............................................................
199899...............................................................

451,539
454,291
465,494
455,084
452,616

776,670
774,070
776,677
784,296
792,392

224,152
227,179
233,237
235,922
238,954

58,788
59,398
61,081
60,948
60,028

88,152
100,925
105,732
103,471
112,368

383,464
390,722
396,202
400,110
409,847

179,457
185,001
192,023
200,115
207,084

55,478
56,109
57,666
57,787
56,672

48,643
50,678
49,168
47,625
47,757

373,454
379,916
384,086
386,455
394,749

176,485
181,142
186,963
194,048
198,481

54,675
55,506
56,864
57,089
55,663

39,509
50,247
56,564
55,846
64,611

10,010
10,806
12,116
13,655
15,098

2,972
3,859
5,060
6,067
8,603

803
603
802
698
1,009

19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................
200304...............................................................

448,446
456,487
471,660
498,279
524,875

810,855
812,438
841,180
875,596
905,718

243,157
246,054
249,820
265,643
285,138

60,655
60,820
61,061
61,611
64,205

116,487
122,378
123,473
135,737
140,426

427,020
431,733
450,720
473,215
493,824

220,028
227,448
237,493
253,056
279,134

58,081
58,765
58,602
59,968
61,882

46,337
45,711
45,761
46,183
45,759

406,958
408,701
424,322
442,060
451,518

209,720
215,815
223,229
238,069
250,894

56,972
57,722
57,707
58,894
60,447

70,150
76,667
77,712
89,554
94,667

20,062
23,032
26,398
31,155
42,306

10,308
11,633
14,264
14,987
28,240

1,109
1,043
895
1,074
1,435

200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................
200809...............................................................

547,519
557,134
566,535
578,520
596,098

932,443
955,369
975,513
996,435
1,020,435

291,505
293,517
291,971
299,983
308,206

67,511
70,036
73,085
75,533
77,268

149,141
155,932
161,579
171,644
191,227

506,821
529,873
548,579
566,634
580,933

288,646
306,214
318,626
330,683
353,873

66,876
68,020
71,605
73,845
77,157

45,344
46,442
43,829
44,788
46,929

457,963
467,836
477,805
490,685
496,260

253,564
261,090
267,690
275,829
290,393

65,278
66,066
69,239
70,679
73,446

103,797
109,490
117,750
126,856
144,298

48,858
62,037
70,774
75,949
84,673

35,082
45,124
50,936
54,854
63,480

1,598
1,954
2,366
3,166
3,711

200910...............................................................
201011...............................................................

640,113
696,788

1,049,057
1,088,297

322,243
339,250

78,779
81,938

209,339
245,539

600,957
627,616

370,782
391,385

79,779
81,827

46,673
51,969

503,164
513,106

299,911
313,200

75,166
76,608

162,666
193,570

97,793
114,510

70,871
78,185

4,613
5,219

Not available.
1Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees formerly classified as firstprofessional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
2Part of the increase is due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and
Colleges of Technology.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196970 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions
component. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

470 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 318. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and level of degree: 196970 through 201011

Table 319. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control of institution, level of degree, and field of study: 201011
All institutions
Field of study
1

Associates Bachelors
degrees
degrees

Public institutions

Masters
degrees

Doctors Associates Bachelors


degrees
degrees
degrees1

Private nonprofit institutions

Masters
degrees

Doctors Associates Bachelors


degrees1
degrees
degrees

Masters
degrees

Private for-profit institutions


Doctors Associates Bachelors
degrees1
degrees
degrees

Masters
degrees

Doctors
degrees1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

942,327
6,425
569
209
3,245
139,986

1,715,913
28,623
9,832
9,100
90,003
365,093

730,635
5,773
7,788
1,914
11,327
187,213

163,765
1,246
205
278
7,693
2,286

696,788
6,184
539
197
3,105
79,094

1,088,297
24,117
7,074
5,804
61,716
201,761

339,250
4,552
4,732
1,113
6,842
65,397

81,938
1,164
138
164
5,118
879

51,969
241
30
12
140
11,673

513,106
4,333
2,698
3,295
28,184
113,747

313,200
1,174
2,972
801
4,485
85,326

76,608
82
67
114
2,575
616

193,570
0
0
0
0
49,219

114,510
173
60
1
103
49,585

78,185
47
84
0
0
36,490

5,219
0
0
0
0
791

Communication, journalism, and related programs ...............


Communications technologies...............................................
Computer and information sciences ......................................
Construction trades ...............................................................
Education...............................................................................

3,051
4,209
37,677
5,402
20,459

83,274
4,858
43,072
328
103,992

8,303
502
19,446
0
185,009

577
1
1,588
0
9,623

2,793
2,907
17,905
4,214
16,001

58,734
1,347
20,912
323
72,538

3,849
96
10,008
0
87,350

463
0
1,085
0
5,451

101
186
1,790
214
674

23,578
1,437
10,241
5
29,474

4,407
231
7,628
0
78,038

114
1
483
0
2,918

157
1,116
17,982
974
3,784

962
2,074
11,919
0
1,980

47
175
1,810
0
19,621

0
0
20
0
1,254

Engineering ...........................................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields2 ....
English language and literature/letters ..................................
Family and consumer sciences .............................................
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.......................

2,825
35,521
2,019
8,532
1,876

76,376
16,187
52,744
22,444
21,706

38,719
4,515
9,476
2,918
3,727

8,369
56
1,344
320
1,158

2,726
23,525
1,482
7,956
1,525

58,342
12,707
36,627
18,653
15,084

25,942
2,734
6,095
1,919
2,713

5,993
32
1,022
272
746

48
1,342
17
396
351

17,666
1,737
15,992
3,642
6,617

12,462
1,559
3,348
739
1,014

2,376
24
322
44
412

51
10,654
520
180
0

368
1,743
125
149
5

315
222
33
260
0

0
0
0
4
0

Health professions and related programs..............................


Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting ...........
Legal professions and studies ...............................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities ..
Library science ......................................................................

201,831
44,923
11,620
306,670
160

143,430
47,602
4,429
46,727
96

75,579
7,433
6,300
3,971
7,727

60,153
131
44,877
95
50

123,295
26,101
5,578
294,203
160

83,486
27,871
2,084
32,102
96

34,534
3,037
1,729
1,527
6,350

31,128
102
15,099
37
48

17,572
1,560
586
9,625
0

46,321
10,063
1,267
14,462
0

32,101
2,171
4,364
2,394
1,377

28,161
7
28,484
34
2

60,964
17,262
5,456
2,842
0

13,623
9,668
1,078
163
0

8,944
2,225
207
50
0

864
22
1,294
24
0

Mathematics and statistics ....................................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians......................
Military technologies and applied sciences ...........................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.................................................
Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies ........................

1,644
19,969
856
23,729
2,366

17,182
226
64
42,228
35,924

5,843
0
0
6,748
6,553

1,586
0
0
660
257

1,626
11,503
810
18,987
1,596

11,512
166
42
29,273
26,591

4,246
0
0
3,656
4,797

1,146
0
0
434
241

18
1,832
34
131
181

5,666
60
5
9,586
9,086

1,597
0
0
2,529
1,617

440
0
0
226
16

0
6,634
12
4,611
589

4
0
17
3,369
247

0
0
0
563
139

0
0
0
0
0

Philosophy and religious studies ...........................................


Physical sciences and science technologies .........................
Precision production ..............................................................
Psychology ............................................................................
Public administration and social service professions.............

283
5,078
3,254
3,866
7,472

12,836
24,712
43
100,893
26,774

1,833
6,386
5
25,051
38,634

805
5,295
0
5,851
851

129
4,992
2,857
3,577
4,860

5,819
17,281
6
68,027
16,503

623
4,760
0
8,066
23,583

310
3,860
0
2,416
507

154
69
82
218
366

6,935
7,427
37
30,052
7,787

1,175
1,626
5
12,950
13,708

493
1,435
0
2,619
225

0
17
315
71
2,246

82
4
0
2,814
2,484

35
0
0
4,035
1,343

2
0
0
816
119

Social sciences and history ...................................................


Social sciences ..................................................................
History................................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ..........................................
Transportation and materials moving.....................................
Visual and performing arts ....................................................

12,767
12,067
700
758
1,697
21,379

177,144
142,145
34,999
9,074
4,941
93,956

21,084
17,081
4,003
13,191
1,390
16,277

4,390
3,482
908
2,374
0
1,646

12,646
11,970
676
3
1,174
12,538

119,754
95,923
23,831
1
2,165
49,779

11,419
8,694
2,725
0
103
7,478

2,901
2,288
613
0
0
1,182

102
91
11
751
446
1,027

54,718
43,807
10,911
8,966
2,668
35,354

9,169
8,192
977
13,124
1,216
7,893

1,489
1,194
295
2,366
0
463

19
6
13
4
77
7,814

2,672
2,415
257
107
108
8,823

496
195
301
67
71
906

0
0
0
8
0
1

1Includes

Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law
degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional degrees.
Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS

2Excludes

Fall survey: Agriculture and natural resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural
resources and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and
Personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 471


Degrees

All fields, total ..............................................................


Agriculture and natural resources..........................................
Architecture and related services ..........................................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ..................
Biological and biomedical sciences .......................................
Business ................................................................................

All institutions
Field of study
1

Associates Bachelors
degrees
degrees

Public institutions

Masters
degrees

Doctors Associates Bachelors


degrees
degrees
degrees1

Private nonprofit institutions

Masters
degrees

Doctors Associates Bachelors


degrees1
degrees
degrees

Masters
degrees

Private for-profit institutions


Doctors Associates Bachelors
degrees1
degrees
degrees

Masters
degrees

Doctors
degrees1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

All fields, total ..............................................................


Agriculture and natural resources..........................................
Architecture and related services ..........................................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ..................
Biological and biomedical sciences .......................................
Business ................................................................................

2,955
484
77
57
257
1,954

2,461
650
187
484
1,338
1,959

1,851
221
144
134
484
1,178

860
99
35
50
256
178

1,270
461
74
51
243
1,123

636
304
117
241
513
578

524
168
95
86
347
411

308
91
25
32
178
96

608
23
3
6
14
274

1,285
341
68
242
814
925

1,073
52
47
48
137
563

510
8
10
18
78
59

1,077
0
0
0
0
557

540
5
2
1
11
456

254
1
2
0
0
204

42
0
0
0
0
23

Communication, journalism, and related programs ...............


Communications technologies...............................................
Computer and information sciences ......................................
Construction trades ...............................................................
Education...............................................................................

287
328
1,474
335
773

1,137
211
1,495
16
1,245

315
20
485
0
1,154

71
1
159
0
367

243
281
909
304
648

445
53
499
13
452

207
7
280
0
464

56
0
109
0
213

32
13
90
9
90

651
67
672
3
761

107
10
151
0
612

15
1
48
0
132

12
34
475
22
35

41
91
324
0
32

1
3
54
0
78

0
0
2
0
22

Engineering ...........................................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields2 ....
English language and literature/letters ..................................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ..................
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.......................

324
1,152
165
576
196

478
372
1,320
336
928

318
163
478
156
229

205
14
152
44
96

306
860
156
548
185

265
224
507
200
410

211
117
319
111
167

151
7
105
35
64

13
49
8
20
11

196
61
806
130
517

100
45
157
42
62

54
7
47
8
32

5
243
1
8
0

17
87
7
6
1

7
1
2
3
0

0
0
0
1
0

Health professions and related programs..............................


Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting ...........
Legal professions and studies ...............................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities ..
Library science ......................................................................

1,935
1,356
749
1,416
43

1,319
924
231
894
8

949
264
129
183
66

433
17
207
16
12

1,081
869
433
1,099
43

509
327
64
377
8

381
150
49
95
53

206
15
82
7
11

211
99
44
282
0

642
358
107
503
0

463
85
76
86
13

216
1
117
8
1

643
388
272
35
0

168
239
60
14
0

105
29
4
2
0

11
1
8
1
0

Mathematics and statistics ....................................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians......................
Military technologies and applied sciences ...........................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.................................................
Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies ........................

183
683
10
382
244

1,170
20
5
876
791

342
0
0
307
244

164
0
0
107
43

175
607
7
353
212

488
12
2
337
329

262
0
0
180
177

115
0
0
74
39

8
24
2
20
13

681
8
2
497
448

80
0
0
125
63

49
0
0
33
4

0
52
1
9
19

1
0
1
42
14

0
0
0
2
4

0
0
0
0
0

Philosophy and religious studies ...........................................


Physical sciences and science technologies .........................
Precision production ..............................................................
Psychology ............................................................................
Public administration and social services ..............................

61
347
349
208
345

924
1,084
7
1,398
772

219
333
2
659
474

116
213
0
299
117

43
337
330
184
304

309
476
2
509
328

96
245
0
322
294

58
149
0
149
80

18
9
9
23
25

613
607
5
852
406

122
88
2
301
157

57
64
0
130
35

0
1
10
1
16

2
1
0
37
38

1
0
0
36
23

1
0
0
20
2

Social sciences and history ...................................................


Social sciences ..................................................................
History................................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ..........................................
Transportation and materials moving.....................................
Visual and performing arts ....................................................

274
260
112
86
104
868

1,354
1,273
1,218
404
86
1,426

466
382
355
343
15
447

194
176
139
155
0
109

245
235
105
1
91
572

519
504
481
1
51
483

316
262
272
0
6
255

134
122
98
0
0
74

25
22
6
84
8
55

817
753
731
400
31
821

148
119
81
342
7
181

60
54
41
154
0
34

4
3
1
1
5
241

18
16
6
3
4
122

2
1
2
1
2
11

0
0
0
1
0
1

1Includes

Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law
degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional degrees.
Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS

2Excludes

Fall survey: Agriculture and natural resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and "Business" includes Business management, marketing, and related support services
and Personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

472 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 320. Number of degree-granting institutions conferring degrees, by control, level of degree, and field of study: 201011

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 473


Degrees

Table 321. Number of degree-granting institutions conferring doctors degrees in dentistry, medicine, and law, and number of such degrees
conferred, by sex of student: Selected years, 194950 through 201011
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.)

Medicine (M.D.)

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Number of
institutions
conferring
degrees

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

13

194950..............................
195152..............................
195354..............................
195556..............................
195758..............................

40
41
42
42
43

2,579
2,918
3,102
3,009
3,065

2,561
2,895
3,063
2,975
3,031

18
23
39
34
34

72
72
73
73
75

5,612
6,201
6,712
6,810
6,816

5,028
5,871
6,377
6,464
6,469

584
330
335
346
347

131
131

8,262
9,394

7,974
9,122

288
272

195960..............................
196162..............................
196364..............................
196465..............................
196566..............................
196768..............................
196869..............................

45
46
46
46
47
48

3,247
3,183
3,180
3,108
3,178
3,422
3,408

3,221
3,166
3,168
3,086
3,146
3,375
3,376

26
17
12
22
32
47
32

79
81
82
81
84
85

7,032
7,138
7,303
7,304
7,673
7,944
8,025

6,645
6,749
6,878
6,832
7,170
7,318
7,415

387
389
425
472
503
626
610

134
134
133
137
136
138

9,240
9,364
10,679
11,583
13,246
16,454
17,053

9,010
9,091
10,372
11,216
12,776
15,805
16,373

230
273
307
367
470
649
680

196970..............................
197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................

48
48
48
51
52

3,718
3,745
3,862
4,047
4,440

3,684
3,703
3,819
3,992
4,355

34
42
43
55
85

86
89
92
97
99

8,314
8,919
9,253
10,307
11,356

7,615
8,110
8,423
9,388
10,093

699
809
830
919
1,263

145
147
147
152
151

14,916
17,421
21,764
27,205
29,326

14,115
16,181
20,266
25,037
25,986

801
1,240
1,498
2,168
3,340

197475..............................
197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................

52
56
57
57
58

4,773
5,425
5,138
5,189
5,434

4,627
5,187
4,764
4,623
4,794

146
238
374
566
640

104
107
109
109
109

12,447
13,426
13,461
14,279
14,786

10,818
11,252
10,891
11,210
11,381

1,629
2,174
2,570
3,069
3,405

154
166
169
169
175

29,296
32,293
34,104
34,402
35,206

24,881
26,085
26,447
25,457
25,180

4,415
6,208
7,657
8,945
10,026

197980..............................
198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................

58
58
59
59
60

5,258
5,460
5,282
5,585
5,353

4,558
4,672
4,467
4,631
4,302

700
788
815
954
1,051

112
116
119
118
119

14,902
15,505
15,814
15,484
15,813

11,416
11,672
11,867
11,350
11,359

3,486
3,833
3,947
4,134
4,454

179
176
180
177
179

35,647
36,331
35,991
36,853
37,012

24,893
24,563
23,965
23,550
23,382

10,754
11,768
12,026
13,303
13,630

198485..............................
198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................

59
59
58
57
58

5,339
5,046
4,741
4,477
4,265

4,233
3,907
3,603
3,300
3,124

1,106
1,139
1,138
1,177
1,141

120
120
121
122
124

16,041
15,938
15,428
15,358
15,460

11,167
11,022
10,431
10,278
10,310

4,874
4,916
4,997
5,080
5,150

181
181
179
180
182

37,491
35,844
36,056
35,397
35,634

23,070
21,874
21,561
21,067
21,069

14,421
13,970
14,495
14,330
14,565

198990..............................
199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................

57
55
52
55
53

4,100
3,699
3,593
3,605
3,787

2,834
2,510
2,431
2,383
2,330

1,266
1,189
1,162
1,222
1,457

124
121
120
122
121

15,075
15,043
15,243
15,531
15,368

9,923
9,629
9,796
9,679
9,544

5,152
5,414
5,447
5,852
5,824

182
179
177
184
185

36,485
37,945
38,848
40,302
40,044

21,079
21,643
22,260
23,182
22,826

15,406
16,302
16,588
17,120
17,218

199495..............................
199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................

53
53
52
53
53

3,897
3,697
3,784
4,032
4,143

2,480
2,374
2,387
2,490
2,673

1,417
1,323
1,397
1,542
1,470

119
119
118
117
118

15,537
15,341
15,571
15,424
15,566

9,507
9,061
9,121
9,006
8,972

6,030
6,280
6,450
6,418
6,594

183
183
184
185
185

39,349
39,828
40,079
39,331
38,297

22,592
22,508
22,548
21,876
21,102

16,757
17,320
17,531
17,455
17,195

19992000..........................
200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................

54
54
53
53
53

4,250
4,391
4,239
4,345
4,335

2,547
2,696
2,608
2,654
2,532

1,703
1,695
1,631
1,691
1,803

118
118
118
118
118

15,286
15,403
15,237
15,034
15,442

8,761
8,728
8,469
8,221
8,273

6,525
6,675
6,768
6,813
7,169

190
192
192
194
195

38,152
37,904
38,981
39,067
40,209

20,638
19,981
20,254
19,916
20,332

17,514
17,923
18,727
19,151
19,877

200405..............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

53
54
55
55
55

4,454
4,389
4,596
4,795
4,918

2,505
2,435
2,548
2,661
2,637

1,949
1,954
2,048
2,134
2,281

120
119
120
120
120

15,461
15,455
15,730
15,646
15,987

8,151
7,900
7,987
7,935
8,164

7,310
7,555
7,743
7,711
7,823

198
197
200
201
203

43,423
43,440
43,486
43,769
44,045

22,297
22,597
22,777
23,197
23,860

21,126
20,843
20,709
20,572
20,185

200910..............................
201011..............................

55
55

5,062
5,071

2,745
2,764

2,317
2,307

120
120

16,356
16,863

8,468
8,701

7,888
8,162

205
206

44,345
44,445

23,394
23,493

20,951
20,952

Year

Number of degrees conferred

Law (LL.B. or J.D.)

Number of
institutions
conferring
degrees

Number of
institutions
conferring
degrees

Not available.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 194950 through 196465; Higher Education General Information Sur-

Number of degrees conferred

Number of degrees conferred

vey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196566 through
1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component.
(This table was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

200809
Control of institution and field of study

Total

Males

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Total, all institutions ................................


Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ...............................
Medicine (M.D.)..................................................
Optometry (O.D.) ...............................................
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.)..............................
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ........................................
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or podiatric medicine
(D.P.M.) ........................................................
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) .............................
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) .............................
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) .............................................
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., or Ord. and
M.H.L./Rav., B.D., or Ord.) ...........................
Other1 ................................................................

73,910
5,046
15,938
1,029
1,547
903

71,948
3,699
15,043
1,115
1,459
1,244

76,734
3,697
15,341
1,231
1,895
2,555

79,707
4,391
15,403
1,289
2,450
6,324

80,698
4,239
15,237
1,280
2,416
7,076

80,897
4,345
15,034
1,281
2,596
7,474

83,041
4,335
15,442
1,275
2,722
8,221

87,289
4,454
15,461
1,252
2,762
8,885

87,655
4,389
15,455
1,198
2,718
9,292

90,064
4,596
15,730
1,311
2,992
10,439

91,309
4,795
15,646
1,304
3,232
10,932

92,004
4,918
15,987
1,338
3,665
11,291

46,900
2,637
8,164
466
1,798
4,011

45,104
2,281
7,823
872
1,867
7,280

94,103
5,062
16,356
1,335
3,890
11,873

47,538
2,745
8,468
457
1,979
4,297

46,565
2,317
7,888
878
1,911
7,576

95,749
5,071
16,863
1,322
4,141
12,274

48,801
2,764
8,701
475
2,121
4,694

46,948
2,307
8,162
847
2,020
7,580

612
2,270
3,395
35,844

589
2,032
2,640
37,945

650
2,109
3,379
39,828

528
2,248
3,796
37,904

474
2,289
3,284
38,981

439
2,354
2,718
39,067

382
2,228
2,730
40,209

343
2,354
2,560
43,423

347
2,370
2,564
43,440

331
2,443
2,525
43,486

555
2,504
2,639
43,769

431
2,377
2,512
44,045

250
526
1,584
23,860

181
1,851
928
20,185

491
2,478
2,601
44,345

276
555
1,610
23,394

215
1,923
991
20,951

543
2,564
2,694
44,445

318
580
1,666
23,493

225
1,984
1,028
20,952

7,283
43

5,695
487

5,879
170

5,026
348

5,195
227

5,360
229

5,332
165

5,533
262

5,666
216

5,990
221

5,751
182

5,362
78

3,586
18

1,776
60

5,672
0

3,757
0

1,915
0

5,832
0

3,989
0

1,843
0

Total, public institutions ..........................


Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ...............................
Medicine (M.D.)..................................................
Optometry (O.D.) ...............................................
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.)..............................
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ........................................
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or podiatric medicine
(D.P.M.) ........................................................
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) .............................
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) .............................
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) .............................................
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., or Ord. and
M.H.L./Rav., B.D., or Ord.) ...........................
Other1 ................................................................

29,568
2,827
9,991
441
486
473

29,554
2,308
9,364
477
493
808

29,882
2,198
9,370
499
528
1,557

32,633
2,477
9,408
497
562
3,876

33,439
2,525
9,390
503
538
4,382

33,549
2,493
9,276
481
571
4,558

34,499
2,498
9,418
476
586
4,930

35,768
2,577
9,536
477
568
5,352

36,269
2,669
9,650
462
585
5,523

36,855
2,769
9,733
518
637
5,903

37,278
2,760
9,646
492
634
6,218

37,357
2,870
9,795
517
679
6,395

18,046
1,551
5,042
176
320
2,301

19,311
1,319
4,753
341
359
4,094

38,132
2,984
10,043
507
817
6,587

18,432
1,694
5,208
158
384
2,416

19,700
1,290
4,835
349
433
4,171

39,071
3,008
10,577
515
856
6,888

19,027
1,687
5,522
180
429
2,643

20,044
1,321
5,055
335
427
4,245

0
1,931
0
13,419

0
1,814
0
14,290

0
1,889
0
13,841

84
2,017
0
13,712

75
2,052
0
13,974

81
2,023
0
14,066

64
1,912
0
14,615

64
2,033
0
15,161

65
2,048
0
15,267

66
2,116
0
15,113

73
2,123
0
15,332

68
1,968
0
15,065

35
443
0
8,178

33
1,525
0
6,887

85
2,048
0
15,061

45
465
0
8,062

40
1,583
0
6,999

87
2,134
0
15,006

41
485
0
8,040

46
1,649
0
6,966

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

44,342
2,219
5,947
588
1,061
430

42,394
1,391
5,679
638
966
436

46,852
1,499
5,971
732
1,367
998

47,074
1,914
5,995
792
1,888
2,448

47,259
1,714
5,847
777
1,878
2,694

47,348
1,852
5,758
800
2,025
2,916

48,542
1,837
6,024
799
2,136
3,291

51,521
1,877
5,925
775
2,194
3,533

51,386
1,720
5,805
736
2,133
3,769

53,209
1,827
5,997
793
2,355
4,536

54,031
2,035
6,000
812
2,598
4,714

54,647
2,048
6,192
821
2,986
4,896

28,854
1,086
3,122
290
1,478
1,710

25,793
962
3,070
531
1,508
3,186

55,971
2,078
6,313
828
3,073
5,286

29,106
1,051
3,260
299
1,595
1,881

26,865
1,027
3,053
529
1,478
3,405

56,678
2,063
6,286
807
3,285
5,386

29,774
1,077
3,179
295
1,692
2,051

26,904
986
3,107
512
1,593
3,335

612
339
3,395
22,425

589
218
2,640
23,655

650
220
3,379
25,987

444
231
3,796
24,192

399
237
3,284
25,007

358
331
2,718
25,001

318
316
2,730
25,594

279
321
2,560
28,262

282
322
2,564
28,173

265
327
2,525
28,373

482
381
2,639
28,437

363
409
2,512
28,980

215
83
1,584
15,682

148
326
928
13,298

406
430
2,601
29,284

231
90
1,610
15,332

175
340
991
13,952

456
430
2,694
29,439

277
95
1,666
15,453

179
335
1,028
13,986

7,283
43

5,695
487

5,879
170

5,026
348

5,195
227

5,360
229

5,332
165

5,533
262

5,666
216

5,990
221

5,751
182

5,362
78

3,586
18

1,776
60

5,672
0

3,757
0

1,915
0

5,832
0

3,989
0

1,843
0

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total, private institutions.........................


Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ...............................
Medicine (M.D.)..................................................
Optometry (O.D.) ...............................................
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.)..............................
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ........................................
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or podiatric medicine
(D.P.M.) ........................................................
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) .............................
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) .............................
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) .............................................
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., or Ord. and
M.H.L./Rav., B.D., or Ord.) ...........................
Other1 ................................................................
1Includes

naturopathic medicine and degrees that were not classified by field by the reporting institution.
NOTE: degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees that require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training).

Total

Males Females

Total

201011

198586 199091 199596 200001 200102 200203 200304 200405 200506 200607 200708

200910
Males Females

Females

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information
Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred, 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9199); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component.
(This table was prepared July 2012.)

474 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 322. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions in selected professional fields, by sex of student, control of institution, and field of study: Selected years, 198586 through 201011

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 475


Degrees

Table 323. Certificates below the associates degree level conferred by degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity
and sex of student: 199899 through 201011
Number of certificates conferred to U.S. citizens and nonresident aliens
American
Asian/
Indian/
Pacific
Alaska
Islander
Native

Percentage distribution of certificates conferred to U.S. citizens


Two or
more
races

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................

555,883
558,129
552,503
584,248
646,425

345,359
337,546
333,478
352,559
382,289

92,800
97,329
99,397
106,647
120,582

76,833
81,132
78,528
83,950
95,499

27,920
29,361
28,123
27,490
32,981

7,510
6,966
6,598
7,430
8,117

5,461
5,795
6,379
6,172
6,957

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

62.7
61.1
61.1
61.0
59.8

16.9
17.6
18.2
18.4
18.9

14.0
14.7
14.4
14.5
14.9

5.1
5.3
5.1
4.8
5.2

1.4
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3

200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................

687,787
710,873
715,401
729,037
749,883

402,989
415,670
412,077
420,585
430,187

129,891
133,601
135,460
139,995
145,181

107,216
114,089
118,853
119,501
122,676

32,819
32,783
34,110
32,962
35,985

8,375
8,150
8,400
8,793
8,596

6,497
6,580
6,501
7,201
7,258

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

59.2
59.0
58.1
58.3
57.9

19.1
19.0
19.1
19.4
19.5

15.7
16.2
16.8
16.6
16.5

4.8
4.7
4.8
4.6
4.8

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

200809........................... 805,755
200910........................... 935,789
201011........................... 1,029,557

451,107
511,270
557,163

161,954
191,646
207,389

138,550
171,874
186,943

37,804
41,404
44,431

9,510
12,125
11,194

15,142

6,830
7,470
7,295

100.0
100.0
100.0

56.5
55.1
54.5

20.3
20.6
20.3

17.3
18.5
18.3

4.7
4.5
4.3

1.2
1.3
1.1

1.5

Year and sex

Nonresident
alien

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

1
Total

Two or
more
races

Males
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................

219,872
226,110
223,951
235,275
254,238

144,735
143,634
143,144
152,226
161,001

29,875
33,792
34,381
36,482
40,080

27,719
30,337
28,685
29,749
33,925

11,742
13,082
12,072
10,938
12,930

3,061
2,862
2,719
3,226
3,506

2,740
2,403
2,950
2,654
2,796

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

66.7
64.2
64.8
65.4
64.0

13.8
15.1
15.6
15.7
15.9

12.8
13.6
13.0
12.8
13.5

5.4
5.8
5.5
4.7
5.1

1.4
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.4

200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................

257,138
259,261
259,737
269,589
283,266

161,684
161,126
158,747
164,939
172,398

40,809
41,644
41,863
44,870
48,024

36,157
38,297
40,752
40,958
43,085

12,713
12,448
12,790
12,622
13,527

3,135
3,068
3,219
3,527
3,452

2,640
2,678
2,366
2,673
2,780

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

63.5
62.8
61.7
61.8
61.5

16.0
16.2
16.3
16.8
17.1

14.2
14.9
15.8
15.3
15.4

5.0
4.9
5.0
4.7
4.8

1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2

200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

302,615
355,380
391,683

179,968
205,335
223,759

53,948
65,492
71,853

47,876
60,820
66,374

14,354
15,933
16,997

3,862
5,079
4,761

4,982

2,607
2,721
2,957

100.0
100.0
100.0

60.0
58.2
57.6

18.0
18.6
18.5

16.0
17.2
17.1

4.8
4.5
4.4

1.3
1.4
1.2

1.3

199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................

336,011
332,019
328,552
348,973
392,187

200,624
193,912
190,334
200,333
221,288

62,925
63,537
65,016
70,165
80,502

49,114
50,795
49,843
54,201
61,574

16,178
16,279
16,051
16,552
20,051

4,449
4,104
3,879
4,204
4,611

2,721
3,392
3,429
3,518
4,161

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

60.2
59.0
58.5
58.0
57.0

18.9
19.3
20.0
20.3
20.7

14.7
15.5
15.3
15.7
15.9

4.9
5.0
4.9
4.8
5.2

1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................

430,649
451,612
455,664
459,448
466,617

241,305
254,544
253,330
255,646
257,789

89,082
91,957
93,597
95,125
97,157

71,059
75,792
78,101
78,543
79,591

20,106
20,335
21,320
20,340
22,458

5,240
5,082
5,181
5,266
5,144

3,857
3,902
4,135
4,528
4,478

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

56.5
56.9
56.1
56.2
55.8

20.9
20.5
20.7
20.9
21.0

16.6
16.9
17.3
17.3
17.2

4.7
4.5
4.7
4.5
4.9

1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1

200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

503,140
580,409
637,874

271,139
305,935
333,404

108,006
126,154
135,536

90,674
111,054
120,569

23,450
25,471
27,434

5,648
7,046
6,433

10,160

4,223
4,749
4,338

100.0
100.0
100.0

54.3
53.1
52.6

21.6
21.9
21.4

18.2
19.3
19.0

4.7
4.4
4.3

1.1
1.2
1.0

1.6

Females

Not available.
NOTE: Includes less-than-1-year awards and 1- to less-than-4-year awards (excluding
associates degrees) conferred by degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions
participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Degree-granting institutions grant
degrees at the associates or higher level, while non-degree-granting institutions grant only
awards below that level. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported
racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used

to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Detail may
not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDSC:99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was
prepared June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

476 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 324. Associates degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years,
197677 through 201011
Number of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens and nonresident aliens
American
Asian/
Indian/
Pacific
Alaska
Islander
Native

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens


Two or
more
races

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Total
1976771 .........................
1980812 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

404,956
410,174
481,720
539,691
555,216

342,290
339,167
391,264
420,656
426,106

33,159
35,330
38,835
47,067
52,014

16,636
17,800
25,540
35,962
38,254

7,044
8,650
15,257
20,677
23,138

2,498
2,584
3,871
5,482
5,573

3,329
6,643
6,953
9,847
10,131

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

85.2
84.0
82.4
79.4
78.2

8.3
8.8
8.2
8.9
9.5

4.1
4.4
5.4
6.8
7.0

1.8
2.1
3.2
3.9
4.2

0.6
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.0

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

571,226
558,555
564,984
564,933
578,865

429,464
413,561
412,985
408,822
411,075

56,306
55,314
58,417
60,208
63,855

43,549
45,876
48,845
51,563
57,288

25,159
25,196
27,628
27,778
28,463

5,984
6,246
6,395
6,474
6,623

10,764
12,362
10,714
10,088
11,561

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

76.6
75.7
74.5
73.7
72.5

10.0
10.1
10.5
10.9
11.3

7.8
8.4
8.8
9.3
10.1

4.5
4.6
5.0
5.0
5.0

1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

595,133
634,016
665,301
696,660
713,066

417,733
438,261
456,047
475,513
485,297

67,343
75,609
81,183
86,402
89,784

60,003
66,673
72,270
78,557
80,854

30,945
32,629
33,149
33,669
35,201

6,832
7,461
8,119
8,435
8,552

12,277
13,383
14,533
14,084
13,378

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

71.7
70.6
70.1
69.7
69.4

11.6
12.2
12.5
12.7
12.8

10.3
10.7
11.1
11.5
11.6

5.3
5.3
5.1
4.9
5.0

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

728,114
750,164
787,325
849,452
942,327

491,572
501,079
522,985
552,863
604,110

91,529
95,702
101,487
113,905
128,703

85,410
91,274
97,921
112,211
125,616

37,266
38,843
40,914
44,021
45,876

8,583
8,849
8,834
10,337
10,173

11,275

13,754
14,417
15,184
16,115
16,574

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

68.8
68.1
67.7
66.3
65.3

12.8
13.0
13.1
13.7
13.9

12.0
12.4
12.7
13.5
13.6

5.2
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.0

1.2
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1

1.2

Males
1976771 .........................
1980812 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

209,672
183,819
198,634
218,352
219,514

178,236
151,242
161,858
170,251
169,230

15,330
14,290
14,143
16,727
17,941

9,105
8,327
10,738
15,670
15,740

3,630
4,557
7,164
9,252
10,229

1,216
1,108
1,439
2,098
1,993

2,155
4,295
3,292
4,354
4,381

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

85.9
84.2
82.9
79.6
78.7

7.4
8.0
7.2
7.8
8.3

4.4
4.6
5.5
7.3
7.3

1.7
2.5
3.7
4.3
4.8

0.6
0.6
0.7
1.0
0.9

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

223,948
217,613
220,508
224,721
231,645

168,882
161,212
162,339
164,317
166,322

19,394
18,686
19,844
20,968
22,147

17,990
19,108
19,484
20,947
23,350

10,937
10,953
11,688
12,009
12,339

2,068
2,252
2,234
2,222
2,294

4,677
5,402
4,919
4,258
5,193

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

77.0
76.0
75.3
74.5
73.4

8.8
8.8
9.2
9.5
9.8

8.2
9.0
9.0
9.5
10.3

5.0
5.2
5.4
5.4
5.4

0.9
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

238,109
253,451
260,033
267,536
270,095

170,622
179,163
183,819
188,569
190,139

22,806
25,591
25,961
27,151
27,619

23,963
26,461
27,828
29,658
30,040

13,256
14,057
13,907
13,802
14,224

2,308
2,618
2,740
2,774
2,774

5,154
5,561
5,778
5,582
5,299

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

73.2
72.3
72.3
72.0
71.8

9.8
10.3
10.2
10.4
10.4

10.3
10.7
10.9
11.3
11.3

5.7
5.7
5.5
5.3
5.4

1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

275,187
282,521
298,141
322,916
361,309

191,565
194,099
203,086
216,072
238,078

28,273
30,016
31,994
36,136
41,596

31,646
33,817
36,739
42,232
47,682

15,510
15,936
17,156
18,264
19,181

2,873
3,003
3,074
3,624
3,724

4,257

5,320
5,650
6,092
6,588
6,791

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

71.0
70.1
69.5
68.3
67.2

10.5
10.8
11.0
11.4
11.7

11.7
12.2
12.6
13.4
13.4

5.7
5.8
5.9
5.8
5.4

1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

1.2

Females
1976771 .........................
1980812 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

195,284
226,355
283,086
321,339
335,702

164,054
187,925
229,406
250,405
256,876

17,829
21,040
24,692
30,340
34,073

7,531
9,473
14,802
20,292
22,514

3,414
4,093
8,093
11,425
12,909

1,282
1,476
2,432
3,384
3,580

1,174
2,348
3,661
5,493
5,750

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

84.5
83.9
82.1
79.3
77.9

9.2
9.4
8.8
9.6
10.3

3.9
4.2
5.3
6.4
6.8

1.8
1.8
2.9
3.6
3.9

0.7
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.1

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

347,278
340,942
344,476
340,212
347,220

260,582
252,349
250,646
244,505
244,753

36,912
36,628
38,573
39,240
41,708

25,559
26,768
29,361
30,616
33,938

14,222
14,243
15,940
15,769
16,124

3,916
3,994
4,161
4,252
4,329

6,087
6,960
5,795
5,830
6,368

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

76.4
75.6
74.0
73.1
71.8

10.8
11.0
11.4
11.7
12.2

7.5
8.0
8.7
9.2
10.0

4.2
4.3
4.7
4.7
4.7

1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

357,024
380,565
405,268
429,124
442,971

247,111
259,098
272,228
286,944
295,158

44,537
50,018
55,222
59,251
62,165

36,040
40,212
44,442
48,899
50,814

17,689
18,572
19,242
19,867
20,977

4,524
4,843
5,379
5,661
5,778

7,123
7,822
8,755
8,502
8,079

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

70.6
69.5
68.7
68.2
67.9

12.7
13.4
13.9
14.1
14.3

10.3
10.8
11.2
11.6
11.7

5.1
5.0
4.9
4.7
4.8

1.3
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

452,927
467,643
489,184
526,536
581,018

300,007
306,980
319,899
336,791
366,032

63,256
65,686
69,493
77,769
87,107

53,764
57,457
61,182
69,979
77,934

21,756
22,907
23,758
25,757
26,695

5,710
5,846
5,760
6,713
6,449

7,018

8,434
8,767
9,092
9,527
9,783

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

67.5
66.9
66.6
65.1
64.1

14.2
14.3
14.5
15.0
15.2

12.1
12.5
12.7
13.5
13.6

4.9
5.0
4.9
5.0
4.7

1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.1

1.2

Year and sex

Not available.
1Excludes 1,170 males and 251 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
2Excludes 4,819 males and 1,384 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
NOTE: Data through 199495 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees
and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of
Hispanic ethnicity. For 198990 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students

Nonresident
alien

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Two or
more
races

by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students
whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred
surveys, 197677 and 198081; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9099); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions
component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 325. Associates degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011
200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

849,452
5,894
552
199
2,664
133,371

552,863
5,350
318
41
1,407
81,899

113,905
68
25
38
246
22,195

112,211
252
138
31
499
15,904

44,021
43
52
5
352
7,677

10,337
155
2
79
55
1,692

16,115
26
17
5
105
4,004

942,327
6,425
569
209
3,245
139,986

604,110
5,942
310
45
1,656
84,192

128,703
56
24
24
281
23,901

125,616
209
161
38
653
16,601

45,876
54
53
4
480
7,701

41,474
42
51
3
436
6,979

4,402
12
2
1
44
722

10,173
93
4
90
50
1,660

11,275
39
2
3
36
1,789

16,574
32
15
5
89
4,142

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

2,839
4,419
32,466
4,617
17,048

1,887
3,171
21,309
3,749
11,346

278
525
5,253
412
2,392

412
397
3,443
285
2,297

138
177
1,618
86
328

26
47
342
72
496

98
102
501
13
189

3,051
4,209
37,677
5,402
20,459

1,955
2,956
25,050
4,282
13,278

286
535
5,911
518
2,948

506
414
3,730
385
2,952

153
134
1,747
83
416

131
126
1,613
76
329

22
8
134
7
87

20
39
349
78
477

30
67
335
44
195

101
64
555
12
193

Engineering ............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields1 ................................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics................

2,508

1,637

172

305

222

20

152

2,825

1,794

187

367

229

207

22

43

25

180

31,850
1,658
9,573
1,683

22,306
908
5,179
1,141

3,814
165
2,127
85

3,809
402
1,652
357

1,309
122
375
52

318
23
123
7

294
38
117
41

35,521
2,019
8,532
1,876

25,100
1,080
4,430
1,193

4,296
244
1,893
84

3,958
476
1,602
421

1,187
161
336
62

1,087
150
305
48

100
11
31
14

393
15
76
16

310
17
65
29

277
26
130
71

Health professions and related programs...............


Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting....
Legal professions and studies .........................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and
humanities..................................................................
Library science..................................................................

177,686
37,260
10,003

124,009
23,559
6,340

24,138
6,137
1,804

16,655
6,213
1,426

9,266
763
255

1,797
437
119

1,821
151
59

201,831
44,923
11,620

139,071
27,248
7,440

28,024
7,667
1,967

19,513
7,691
1,534

9,524
1,039
322

8,655
827
269

869
212
53

1,804
466
112

2,208
670
176

1,687
142
69

284,775
112

181,450
89

34,785
5

44,147
9

14,753
7

3,406
2

6,234
0

306,670
160

192,864
128

37,996
5

47,746
20

14,728
3

13,287
3

1,441
0

3,023
1

3,996
3

6,317
0

Mathematics and statistics .....................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians ..............
Military technologies and applied sciences ....................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ...........................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.................

1,051
16,305
668
17,671
2,016

511
11,785
493
10,163
1,321

53
1,524
68
1,271
292

267
1,977
70
3,226
268

151
628
27
2,412
77

8
279
10
120
26

61
112
0
479
32

1,644
19,969
856
23,729
2,366

778
14,078
582
13,787
1,457

103
2,077
96
2,111
350

385
2,493
110
4,038
372

256
685
47
2,775
88

254
601
40
2,625
64

2
84
7
150
24

24
304
8
208
38

23
222
13
242
21

75
110
0
568
40

Philosophy and religious studies ............................


Physical sciences and science technologies..................
Precision production.........................................................
Psychology........................................................................
Public administration and social services .......................

256
4,140
2,787
6,582
4,526

151
2,603
2,388
4,138
2,329

48
363
116
865
1,341

37
526
145
1,116
641

9
394
71
269
100

5
44
52
113
89

6
210
15
81
26

283
5,078
3,254
3,866
7,472

152
2,866
2,741
2,125
3,889

47
618
153
334
2,181

53
644
216
1,003
1,040

25
524
79
204
132

24
493
68
185
100

1
31
11
19
32

4
65
39
87
131

1
66
20
57
67

1
295
6
56
32

Social sciences and history ....................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

10,649
10,108
541
613
1,444
19,567
0

5,426
5,047
379
424
1,091
12,945
0

1,277
1,250
27
130
84
1,809
0

2,599
2,494
105
34
151
2,521
0

974
952
22
7
65
1,237
0

172
167
5
7
20
174
0

201
198
3
11
33
881
0

12,767
12,067
700
758
1,697
21,379
0

6,316
5,856
460
520
1,137
13,668
0

1,464
1,433
31
167
126
2,029
0

3,056
2,888
168
36
253
2,940
0

1,261
1,244
17
13
94
1,277
0

1,110
1,096
14
10
90
1,186
0

151
148
3
3
4
91
0

241
236
5
7
14
194
0

207
195
12
1
29
267
0

222
215
7
14
44
1,004
0

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of
degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: Agriculture and natural

Asian

Pacific
Islander

resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 477


Degrees

Total

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

322,916
3,783
266
75
851
48,168

216,072
3,467
126
10
448
30,563

36,136
43
15
27
76
6,663

42,232
164
85
10
149
5,889

18,264
20
29
4
109
3,004

3,624
75
2
23
17
497

6,588
14
9
1
52
1,552

361,309
4,089
310
60
1,116
51,171

238,078
3,822
146
10
576
31,677

41,596
35
14
5
92
7,199

47,682
123
108
15
219
6,260

19,181
26
34
2
169
3,119

17,443
18
34
1
152
2,847

1,738
8
0
1
17
272

3,724
51
2
28
11
572

4,257
17
0
0
14
705

6,791
15
6
0
35
1,639

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

1,327
3,038
24,682
4,350
2,352

928
2,170
16,655
3,564
1,646

120
380
3,493
373
303

172
288
2,677
257
244

67
105
1,284
75
45

11
26
237
70
84

29
69
336
11
30

1,411
2,774
29,060
5,105
2,733

953
1,932
19,743
4,077
1,900

137
390
4,093
478
311

208
269
2,961
354
307

60
86
1,383
79
57

47
81
1,290
72
45

13
5
93
7
12

9
22
231
73
95

16
45
262
35
27

28
30
387
9
36

Engineering ............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields1 ................................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics................

2,176

1,456

147

252

184

14

123

2,426

1,552

154

306

199

178

21

38

23

154

27,562
561
495
318

19,536
307
238
193

3,125
50
110
10

3,300
152
90
87

1,121
36
39
16

251
7
10
1

229
9
8
11

31,094
647
358
377

22,208
335
166
203

3,616
62
75
16

3,441
180
76
97

1,026
56
19
23

941
52
17
18

85
4
2
5

332
4
4
2

250
3
7
10

221
7
11
26

Field of study
1

Asian

Pacific
Islander

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Health professions and related programs...............


Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting....
Legal professions and studies .........................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and
humanities..................................................................
Library science..................................................................

25,904
19,876
1,203

16,692
14,251
698

3,066
1,928
224

2,957
2,939
197

2,466
482
52

280
198
25

443
78
7

30,073
23,931
1,835

19,380
16,252
1,100

3,649
2,597
330

3,478
3,796
271

2,479
711
79

2,283
579
70

196
132
9

275
202
26

407
302
21

405
71
8

110,701
20

72,694
16

11,868
0

16,071
1

6,236
3

1,206
0

2,626
0

118,556
21

76,780
15

13,026
0

17,332
5

6,209
1

5,631
1

578
0

1,044
0

1,493
0

2,672
0

Mathematics and statistics .....................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians ..............
Military technologies and applied sciences ....................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ...........................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.................

725
15,479
531
6,960
1,223

355
11,227
405
4,216
802

46
1,407
44
458
199

179
1,878
56
1,106
145

96
594
19
925
49

7
263
7
42
14

42
110
0
213
14

1,024
18,998
693
8,905
1,432

521
13,455
481
5,401
863

55
1,933
72
620
253

226
2,369
88
1,436
200

139
663
38
1,057
55

137
581
33
1,008
35

2
82
5
49
20

14
269
5
78
20

14
205
9
90
12

55
104
0
223
29

Philosophy and religious studies ............................


Physical sciences and science technologies..................
Precision production.........................................................
Psychology........................................................................
Public administration and social services .......................

163
2,549
2,609
1,271
662

101
1,642
2,235
775
331

23
197
109
147
189

27
331
138
236
103

6
214
71
73
16

4
24
45
24
17

2
141
11
16
6

177
2,958
3,024
896
1,025

113
1,840
2,556
460
488

22
265
141
65
328

34
373
202
253
142

6
241
73
67
31

5
231
63
62
23

1
10
10
5
8

2
35
29
26
20

0
31
17
13
11

0
173
6
12
5

Social sciences and history ....................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

3,809
3,499
310
306
1,235
7,686
0

2,077
1,868
209
206
958
5,084
0

393
376
17
67
69
767
0

826
760
66
20
123
1,083
0

382
368
14
5
50
387
0

52
48
4
4
19
68
0

79
79
0
4
16
297
0

4,511
4,111
400
395
1,418
8,706
0

2,412
2,155
257
271
980
5,410
0

417
398
19
82
97
967
0

984
880
104
19
207
1,343
0

450
441
9
9
76
459
0

408
400
8
8
73
419
0

42
41
1
1
3
40
0

88
85
3
5
13
99
0

83
77
6
1
24
110
0

77
75
2
8
21
318
0

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of
degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: Agriculture and natural

resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

478 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 326. Associates degrees conferred to males by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011

Table 327. Associates degrees conferred to females by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011
200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

526,536
2,111
286
124
1,813
85,203

336,791
1,883
192
31
959
51,336

77,769
25
10
11
170
15,532

69,979
88
53
21
350
10,015

25,757
23
23
1
243
4,673

6,713
80
0
56
38
1,195

9,527
12
8
4
53
2,452

581,018
2,336
259
149
2,129
88,815

366,032
2,120
164
35
1,080
52,515

87,107
21
10
19
189
16,702

77,934
86
53
23
434
10,341

26,695
28
19
2
311
4,582

24,031
24
17
2
284
4,132

2,664
4
2
0
27
450

6,449
42
2
62
39
1,088

7,018
22
2
3
22
1,084

9,783
17
9
5
54
2,503

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

1,512
1,381
7,784
267
14,696

959
1,001
4,654
185
9,700

158
145
1,760
39
2,089

240
109
766
28
2,053

71
72
334
11
283

15
21
105
2
412

69
33
165
2
159

1,640
1,435
8,617
297
17,726

1,002
1,024
5,307
205
11,378

149
145
1,818
40
2,637

298
145
769
31
2,645

93
48
364
4
359

84
45
323
4
284

9
3
41
0
75

11
17
118
5
382

14
22
73
9
168

73
34
168
3
157

Engineering ............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields1 ................................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics................

332

181

25

53

38

29

399

242

33

61

30

29

26

4,288
1,097
9,078
1,365

2,770
601
4,941
948

689
115
2,017
75

509
250
1,562
270

188
86
336
36

67
16
113
6

65
29
109
30

4,427
1,372
8,174
1,499

2,892
745
4,264
990

680
182
1,818
68

517
296
1,526
324

161
105
317
39

146
98
288
30

15
7
29
9

61
11
72
14

60
14
58
19

56
19
119
45

Health professions and related programs...............


Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting....
Legal professions and studies .........................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and
humanities..................................................................
Library science..................................................................

151,782
17,384
8,800

107,317
9,308
5,642

21,072
4,209
1,580

13,698
3,274
1,229

6,800
281
203

1,517
239
94

1,378
73
52

171,758
20,992
9,785

119,691
10,996
6,340

24,375
5,070
1,637

16,035
3,895
1,263

7,045
328
243

6,372
248
199

673
80
44

1,529
264
86

1,801
368
155

1,282
71
61

174,074
92

108,756
73

22,917
5

28,076
8

8,517
4

2,200
2

3,608
0

188,114
139

116,084
113

24,970
5

30,414
15

8,519
2

7,656
2

863
0

1,979
1

2,503
3

3,645
0

Mathematics and statistics .....................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians ..............
Military technologies and applied sciences ....................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ...........................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.................

326
826
137
10,711
793

156
558
88
5,947
519

7
117
24
813
93

88
99
14
2,120
123

55
34
8
1,487
28

1
16
3
78
12

19
2
0
266
18

620
971
163
14,824
934

257
623
101
8,386
594

48
144
24
1,491
97

159
124
22
2,602
172

117
22
9
1,718
33

117
20
7
1,617
29

0
2
2
101
4

10
35
3
130
18

9
17
4
152
9

20
6
0
345
11

Philosophy and religious studies ............................


Physical sciences and science technologies..................
Precision production.........................................................
Psychology........................................................................
Public administration and social services .......................

93
1,591
178
5,311
3,864

50
961
153
3,363
1,998

25
166
7
718
1,152

10
195
7
880
538

3
180
0
196
84

1
20
7
89
72

4
69
4
65
20

106
2,120
230
2,970
6,447

39
1,026
185
1,665
3,401

25
353
12
269
1,853

19
271
14
750
898

19
283
6
137
101

19
262
5
123
77

0
21
1
14
24

2
30
10
61
111

1
35
3
44
56

1
122
0
44
27

Social sciences and history ....................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

6,840
6,609
231
307
209
11,881
0

3,349
3,179
170
218
133
7,861
0

884
874
10
63
15
1,042
0

1,773
1,734
39
14
28
1,438
0

592
584
8
2
15
850
0

120
119
1
3
1
106
0

122
119
3
7
17
584
0

8,256
7,956
300
363
279
12,673
0

3,904
3,701
203
249
157
8,258
0

1,047
1,035
12
85
29
1,062
0

2,072
2,008
64
17
46
1,597
0

811
803
8
4
18
818
0

702
696
6
2
17
767
0

109
107
2
2
1
51
0

153
151
2
2
1
95
0

124
118
6
0
5
157
0

145
140
5
6
23
686
0

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of
degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: Agriculture and natural

Asian

Pacific
Islander

resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 479


Degrees

Total

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

480 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 328. Bachelors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years,
197677 through 201011
Number of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens and nonresident aliens
American
Asian/
Indian/
Pacific
Alaska
Islander
Native

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens


Two or
more
races

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Total
1976771 ......................... 917,900
1980812 ......................... 934,800
199091........................... 1,094,538
199495........................... 1,160,134
199596........................... 1,164,792

807,688
807,319
914,093
914,610
905,846

58,636
60,673
66,375
87,236
91,496

18,743
21,832
37,342
54,230
58,351

13,793
18,794
42,529
60,502
64,433

3,326
3,593
4,583
6,610
6,976

15,714
22,589
29,616
36,946
37,690

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

89.5
88.5
85.8
81.4
80.4

6.5
6.7
6.2
7.8
8.1

2.1
2.4
3.5
4.8
5.2

1.5
2.1
4.0
5.4
5.7

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.6

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

1,172,879
1,184,406
1,202,239
1,237,875
1,244,171

900,809
901,344
909,562
929,102
927,357

94,349
98,251
101,910
108,018
111,307

62,509
66,005
69,735
75,063
77,745

68,859
71,678
74,126
77,909
78,902

7,425
7,903
8,658
8,717
9,049

38,928
39,225
38,248
39,066
39,811

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

79.4
78.7
78.1
77.5
77.0

8.3
8.6
8.8
9.0
9.2

5.5
5.8
6.0
6.3
6.5

6.1
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

1,291,900 958,597
1,348,811 994,616
1,399,542 1,026,114
1,439,264 1,049,141
1,485,242 1,075,561

116,623
124,253
131,241
136,122
142,420

82,966
89,029
94,644
101,124
107,588

83,093
87,964
92,073
97,209
102,376

9,165
9,875
10,638
10,307
10,940

41,456
43,074
44,832
45,361
46,357

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

76.7
76.2
75.7
75.3
74.7

9.3
9.5
9.7
9.8
9.9

6.6
6.8
7.0
7.3
7.5

6.6
6.7
6.8
7.0
7.1

0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

1,524,092
1,563,069
1,601,368
1,650,014
1,715,913

1,099,850
1,122,675
1,144,614
1,167,499
1,182,405

146,653
152,457
156,615
164,844
173,017

114,936
123,048
129,527
140,316
154,063

105,297
109,058
112,508
117,422
121,066

11,455
11,509
12,221
12,399
11,933

20,804

45,901
44,322
45,883
47,534
52,625

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

74.4
73.9
73.6
72.9
71.1

9.9
10.0
10.1
10.3
10.4

7.8
8.1
8.3
8.8
9.3

7.1
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.3

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7

1.3

Males
1976771 .........................
1980812 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

494,424
469,625
504,045
526,131
522,454

438,161
406,173
421,290
417,878
409,565

25,147
24,511
24,800
31,793
32,974

10,318
10,810
16,598
23,626
25,029

7,638
10,107
21,203
28,992
30,669

1,804
1,700
1,938
2,739
2,885

11,356
16,324
18,216
21,103
21,332

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

90.7
89.6
86.7
82.7
81.7

5.2
5.4
5.1
6.3
6.6

2.1
2.4
3.4
4.7
5.0

1.6
2.2
4.4
5.7
6.1

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

520,515
519,956
519,961
530,367
531,840

403,366
399,553
398,310
402,954
401,780

33,616
34,510
34,856
37,029
38,103

26,318
27,677
28,477
30,304
31,368

32,521
33,445
34,179
35,853
35,865

2,996
3,151
3,407
3,463
3,700

21,698
21,620
20,732
20,764
21,024

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

80.9
80.2
79.8
79.1
78.7

6.7
6.9
7.0
7.3
7.5

5.3
5.6
5.7
5.9
6.1

6.5
6.7
6.8
7.0
7.0

0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

549,816
573,258
595,425
613,000
630,600

414,892
430,248
445,483
456,592
467,467

39,196
41,494
43,851
45,810
48,079

32,951
35,101
37,288
39,490
41,814

37,660
40,230
41,360
43,711
45,809

3,624
3,870
4,244
4,143
4,203

21,493
22,315
23,199
23,254
23,228

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

78.5
78.1
77.9
77.4
77.0

7.4
7.5
7.7
7.8
7.9

6.2
6.4
6.5
6.7
6.9

7.1
7.3
7.2
7.4
7.5

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

649,570
667,928
685,382
706,633
734,133

480,558
492,137
503,357
513,717
519,883

49,685
52,247
53,473
56,171
59,119

44,750
47,884
50,629
55,092
60,742

47,582
49,485
50,741
53,377
55,290

4,505
4,523
4,849
4,875
4,798

8,123

22,490
21,652
22,333
23,401
26,178

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

76.6
76.1
75.9
75.2
73.4

7.9
8.1
8.1
8.2
8.4

7.1
7.4
7.6
8.1
8.6

7.6
7.7
7.7
7.8
7.8

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

1.1

Females
1976771 .........................
1980812 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

423,476
465,175
590,493
634,003
642,338

369,527
401,146
492,803
496,732
496,281

33,489
36,162
41,575
55,443
58,522

8,425
11,022
20,744
30,604
33,322

6,155
8,687
21,326
31,510
33,764

1,522
1,893
2,645
3,871
4,091

4,358
6,265
11,400
15,843
16,358

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

88.2
87.4
85.1
80.4
79.3

8.0
7.9
7.2
9.0
9.3

2.0
2.4
3.6
5.0
5.3

1.5
1.9
3.7
5.1
5.4

0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

652,364
664,450
682,278
707,508
712,331

497,443
501,791
511,252
526,148
525,577

60,733
63,741
67,054
70,989
73,204

36,191
38,328
41,258
44,759
46,377

36,338
38,233
39,947
42,056
43,037

4,429
4,752
5,251
5,254
5,349

17,230
17,605
17,516
18,302
18,787

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

78.3
77.6
76.9
76.3
75.8

9.6
9.9
10.1
10.3
10.6

5.7
5.9
6.2
6.5
6.7

5.7
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.2

0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

742,084
775,553
804,117
826,264
854,642

543,705
564,368
580,631
592,549
608,094

77,427
82,759
87,390
90,312
94,341

50,015
53,928
57,356
61,634
65,774

45,433
47,734
50,713
53,498
56,567

5,541
6,005
6,394
6,164
6,737

19,963
20,759
21,633
22,107
23,129

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

75.3
74.8
74.2
73.7
73.1

10.7
11.0
11.2
11.2
11.3

6.9
7.1
7.3
7.7
7.9

6.3
6.3
6.5
6.7
6.8

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

874,522
895,141
915,986
943,381
981,780

619,292
630,538
641,257
653,782
662,522

96,968
100,210
103,142
108,673
113,898

70,186
75,164
78,898
85,224
93,321

57,715
59,573
61,767
64,045
65,776

6,950
6,986
7,372
7,524
7,135

12,681

23,411
22,670
23,550
24,133
26,447

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

72.8
72.3
71.9
71.1
69.3

11.4
11.5
11.6
11.8
11.9

8.2
8.6
8.8
9.3
9.8

6.8
6.8
6.9
7.0
6.9

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7

1.3

Not available.
1Excludes 1,121 males and 528 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
2Excludes 258 males and 82 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
NOTE: Data through 199495 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees
and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of
Hispanic ethnicity. For 198990 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for stu-

Nonresident
alien

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Year and sex

Two or
more
races

dents whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of
rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197677 and 198081; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9099); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011,
Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 329. Bachelors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011
200910

Field of study
1
All fields, total ...............................................
Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1,650,014 1,167,499
26,336
22,430
10,051
6,983
8,621
4,757
86,400
55,235
358,293
241,716

164,844
829
500
1,173
6,714
41,874

140,316
1,249
1,175
1,266
6,363
30,176

117,422
1,180
911
1,053
15,027
26,316

12,399
243
61
178
573
2,293

47,534
405
421
194
2,488
15,918

1,715,913
28,623
9,832
9,100
90,003
365,093

1,182,405
24,278
6,619
4,534
56,460
238,786

173,017
811
493
1,447
6,885
42,572

154,063
1,469
1,228
1,446
6,960
32,394

121,066
1,121
874
986
15,234
27,510

116,794
1,080
857
943
15,008
26,583

4,272
41
17
43
226
927

11,933
240
51
206
567
2,269

20,804
268
116
266
1,178
3,541

52,625
436
451
215
2,719
18,021

Asian

Pacific
Islander

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

81,266
4,782
39,589
273
101,265

60,678
3,391
26,565
258
84,474

8,410
478
4,565
2
6,808

6,433
455
2,942
5
6,109

3,640
304
3,372
6
1,990

492
33
279
2
898

1,613
121
1,866
0
986

83,274
4,858
43,072
328
103,992

60,577
3,360
28,031
295
85,234

8,761
519
4,914
8
7,115

6,958
494
3,390
11
6,585

3,674
264
3,916
8
2,290

3,492
257
3,804
5
1,843

182
7
112
3
447

486
27
251
1
856

1,008
69
545
1
787

1,810
125
2,025
4
1,125

Engineering ...............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields1 ................................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics........

72,654

50,456

3,236

5,043

9,011

388

4,520

76,376

51,718

3,245

5,549

9,344

9,220

124

334

925

5,261

15,596
53,231
21,818
21,516

11,858
41,617
16,065
15,227

1,452
4,028
2,457
880

1,062
4,090
1,633
3,545

656
2,614
1,155
1,344

137
361
219
125

431
521
289
395

16,187
52,744
22,444
21,706

11,989
40,147
16,065
14,821

1,506
3,942
2,623
922

1,229
4,507
1,837
3,684

711
2,473
1,171
1,321

694
2,367
1,132
1,297

17
106
39
24

155
332
196
128

137
786
238
384

460
557
314
446

Health professions and related programs .................


Homeland security, law enforcement, and
firefighting .........................................................
Legal professions and studies ................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
and humanities .................................................
Library science .......................................................

129,634

93,675

15,046

8,826

9,048

976

2,063

143,430

102,055

17,119

9,882

9,914

9,506

408

963

1,412

2,085

43,667
3,886

26,452
2,493

8,720
687

6,388
408

1,386
228

406
37

315
33

47,602
4,429

28,088
2,769

9,687
787

7,241
547

1,349
219

1,225
211

124
8

439
26

538
53

260
28

46,953
85

31,707
79

6,815
2

4,514
3

1,765
1

531
0

1,621
0

46,727
96

31,056
85

6,853
3

4,911
3

1,680
3

1,552
3

128
0

532
0

632
2

1,063
0

Mathematics and statistics ........................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.......
Military technologies and applied sciences ............
Multi/interdisciplinary studies..................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ........

16,030
206
56
37,648
33,318

11,510
167
47
25,817
25,678

854
9
3
3,687
3,257

1,027
11
5
4,648
2,371

1,671
12
0
2,467
1,260

81
0
1
341
279

887
7
0
688
473

17,182
226
64
42,228
35,924

11,836
158
43
28,286
26,998

840
13
16
4,375
3,548

1,158
18
2
5,254
2,763

1,858
14
0
2,656
1,363

1,822
13
0
2,557
1,246

36
1
0
99
117

85
4
2
352
284

216
1
1
516
394

1,189
18
0
789
574

Philosophy and religious studies...............................


Physical sciences and science technologies ..........
Precision production ...............................................
Psychology .............................................................
Public administration and social services ...............

12,504
23,379
29
97,216
25,414

9,740
17,245
20
65,521
15,053

849
1,290
0
11,981
5,745

910
1,279
1
10,517
3,045

742
2,464
6
6,701
912

88
168
0
806
327

175
933
2
1,690
332

12,836
24,712
43
100,893
26,774

9,752
17,842
29
66,122
15,336

963
1,329
0
12,397
6,093

970
1,466
4
11,629
3,305

689
2,538
5
6,797
968

660
2,491
5
6,583
876

29
47
0
214
92

79
149
0
691
293

191
340
0
1,580
497

192
1,048
5
1,677
282

Social sciences and history.......................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

172,780
137,582
35,198
8,718
4,998
91,802
0

119,767
90,860
28,907
7,366
3,954
69,498
0

15,976
14,313
1,663
560
358
5,599
0

16,823
14,035
2,788
361
362
7,271
0

13,860
12,533
1,327
209
195
5,916
0

1,356
1,086
270
53
39
628
0

4,998
4,755
243
169
90
2,890
0

177,144
142,145
34,999
9,074
4,941
93,956
0

118,979
90,734
28,245
7,555
3,812
68,690
0

16,682
15,051
1,631
585
285
5,679
0

18,108
15,192
2,916
380
379
8,302
0

13,670
12,442
1,228
240
215
5,991
0

13,261
12,077
1,184
215
206
5,780
0

409
365
44
25
9
211
0

1,238
1,001
237
39
42
616
0

2,556
2,073
483
58
58
1,510
0

5,911
5,652
259
217
150
3,168
0

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of
degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: Agriculture and natural

resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 481


Degrees

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

706,633
13,519
5,694
2,694
35,865
183,301

513,717
11,743
4,047
1,504
23,695
130,944

56,171
374
295
355
2,022
15,818

55,092
580
684
393
2,557
13,856

53,377
487
444
320
6,347
13,351

4,875
133
32
58
241
1,063

23,401
202
192
64
1,003
8,269

734,133
14,675
5,696
2,801
36,892
187,081

519,883
12,705
3,981
1,409
23,681
129,878

59,119
394
295
449
2,011
16,339

60,742
658
726
412
2,777
15,002

55,290
474
393
305
6,657
13,832

53,590
453
384
290
6,565
13,370

1,700
21
9
15
92
462

4,798
119
27
86
242
1,081

8,123
118
59
68
471
1,668

26,178
207
215
72
1,053
9,281

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

28,595
3,445
32,410
261
20,726

21,710
2,508
22,585
247
17,200

2,924
293
3,091
2
1,634

2,099
348
2,408
4
1,049

1,164
192
2,654
6
418

193
26
207
2
177

505
78
1,465
0
248

29,515
3,508
35,478
303
21,195

21,936
2,478
23,907
273
17,350

3,013
334
3,411
7
1,692

2,316
355
2,762
9
1,097

1,212
184
3,122
8
449

1,144
181
3,026
5
398

68
3
96
3
51

156
22
210
1
187

311
50
435
1
156

571
85
1,631
4
264

Engineering ...............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields1 ................................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics........

59,360

42,173

2,390

3,966

6,942

304

3,585

62,119

42,980

2,401

4,391

7,214

7,117

97

250

687

4,196

14,014
17,050
2,686
6,610

10,861
13,656
1,896
4,833

1,160
1,048
363
225

936
1,296
165
992

568
779
186
415

121
106
16
38

368
165
60
107

14,469
16,916
2,762
6,720

10,929
13,178
1,829
4,772

1,235
1,031
401
260

1,076
1,470
231
1,022

600
729
181
385

584
705
175
374

16
24
6
11

129
103
33
48

115
246
24
103

385
159
63
130

19,306

12,987

2,107

1,600

2,029

142

441

21,536

14,469

2,361

1,650

2,239

2,162

77

160

202

455

22,265
1,096

15,202
739

3,085
134

2,828
126

811
77

191
9

148
11

24,361
1,317

16,268
882

3,490
174

3,235
145

808
82

740
79

68
3

214
9

225
17

121
8

16,619
11

11,878
10

2,150
1

1,230
0

586
0

172
0

603
0

16,488
13

11,422
12

2,331
1

1,329
0

547
0

494
0

53
0

175
0

223
0

461
0

Mathematics and statistics ........................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.......
Military technologies and applied sciences ............
Multi/interdisciplinary studies..................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ........

9,087
198
54
12,129
17,621

6,488
162
46
8,720
13,332

417
8
3
1,090
1,913

609
11
4
1,084
1,317

998
12
0
864
665

43
0
1
97
138

532
5
0
274
256

9,783
209
50
13,602
18,936

6,759
147
35
9,488
14,025

418
13
10
1,327
2,029

654
14
2
1,299
1,485

1,113
13
0
917
743

1,094
12
0
870
683

19
1
0
47
60

49
4
2
114
164

119
1
1
155
184

671
17
0
302
306

Philosophy and religious studies...............................


Physical sciences and science technologies ..........
Precision production ...............................................
Psychology .............................................................
Public administration and social services ...............

7,910
13,862
19
22,275
4,578

6,276
10,695
16
15,373
2,862

456
566
0
2,219
863

582
688
0
2,263
488

426
1,293
3
1,849
232

60
102
0
206
66

110
518
0
365
67

8,149
14,782
22
23,229
4,908

6,317
11,130
19
15,563
2,978

499
590
0
2,338
899

647
851
1
2,500
572

399
1,327
1
1,916
243

381
1,301
1
1,866
226

18
26
0
50
17

46
87
0
147
44

115
195
0
363
102

126
602
1
402
70

Social sciences and history.......................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

87,406
66,527
20,879
5,756
4,443
35,768
0

64,114
46,639
17,475
4,946
3,531
26,738
0

6,042
5,218
824
315
319
2,489
0

7,370
5,790
1,580
224
320
3,015
0

6,708
6,003
705
121
162
2,268
0

618
461
157
33
33
247
0

2,554
2,416
138
117
78
1,011
0

89,814
68,991
20,823
6,118
4,345
36,341
0

64,249
47,057
17,192
5,218
3,393
26,223
0

6,303
5,523
780
325
239
2,499
0

7,944
6,274
1,670
218
334
3,558
0

6,600
5,934
666
156
182
2,259
0

6,413
5,769
644
142
174
2,181
0

187
165
22
14
8
78
0

591
450
141
28
34
236
0

1,143
896
247
29
47
490
0

2,984
2,857
127
144
116
1,076
0

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Health professions and related programs .................


Homeland security, law enforcement, and
firefighting .........................................................
Legal professions and studies ................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
and humanities .................................................
Library science .......................................................

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of
degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: Agriculture and natural

Asian

Pacific
Islander

resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services. Some data have
been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

482 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 330. Bachelors degrees conferred to males by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011

Table 331. Bachelors degrees conferred to females by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011
200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

943,381
12,817
4,357
5,927
50,535
174,992

653,782
10,687
2,936
3,253
31,540
110,772

108,673
455
205
818
4,692
26,056

85,224
669
491
873
3,806
16,320

64,045
693
467
733
8,680
12,965

7,524
110
29
120
332
1,230

24,133
203
229
130
1,485
7,649

981,780
13,948
4,136
6,299
53,111
178,012

662,522
11,573
2,638
3,125
32,779
108,908

113,898
417
198
998
4,874
26,233

93,321
811
502
1,034
4,183
17,392

65,776
647
481
681
8,577
13,678

63,204
627
473
653
8,443
13,213

2,572
20
8
28
134
465

7,135
121
24
120
325
1,188

12,681
150
57
198
707
1,873

26,447
229
236
143
1,666
8,740

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

52,671
1,337
7,179
12
80,539

38,968
883
3,980
11
67,274

5,486
185
1,474
0
5,174

4,334
107
534
1
5,060

2,476
112
718
0
1,572

299
7
72
0
721

1,108
43
401
0
738

53,759
1,350
7,594
25
82,797

38,641
882
4,124
22
67,884

5,748
185
1,503
1
5,423

4,642
139
628
2
5,488

2,462
80
794
0
1,841

2,348
76
778
0
1,445

114
4
16
0
396

330
5
41
0
669

697
19
110
0
631

1,239
40
394
0
861

Engineering ...............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields1 ................................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics........

13,294

8,283

846

1,077

2,069

84

935

14,257

8,738

844

1,158

2,130

2,103

27

84

238

1,065

1,582
36,181
19,132
14,906

997
27,961
14,169
10,394

292
2,980
2,094
655

126
2,794
1,468
2,553

88
1,835
969
929

16
255
203
87

63
356
229
288

1,718
35,828
19,682
14,986

1,060
26,969
14,236
10,049

271
2,911
2,222
662

153
3,037
1,606
2,662

111
1,744
990
936

110
1,662
957
923

1
82
33
13

26
229
163
80

22
540
214
281

75
398
251
316

Health professions and related programs .................


Homeland security, law enforcement, and
firefighting .........................................................
Legal professions and studies ................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
and humanities .................................................
Library science .......................................................

110,328

80,688

12,939

7,226

7,019

834

1,622

121,894

87,586

14,758

8,232

7,675

7,344

331

803

1,210

1,630

21,402
2,790

11,250
1,754

5,635
553

3,560
282

575
151

215
28

167
22

23,241
3,112

11,820
1,887

6,197
613

4,006
402

541
137

485
132

56
5

225
17

313
36

139
20

30,334
74

19,829
69

4,665
1

3,284
3

1,179
1

359
0

1,018
0

30,239
83

19,634
73

4,522
2

3,582
3

1,133
3

1,058
3

75
0

357
0

409
2

602
0

Mathematics and statistics ........................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.......
Military technologies and applied sciences ............
Multi/interdisciplinary studies..................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ........

6,943
8
2
25,519
15,697

5,022
5
1
17,097
12,346

437
1
0
2,597
1,344

418
0
1
3,564
1,054

673
0
0
1,603
595

38
0
0
244
141

355
2
0
414
217

7,399
17
14
28,626
16,988

5,077
11
8
18,798
12,973

422
0
6
3,048
1,519

504
4
0
3,955
1,278

745
1
0
1,739
620

728
1
0
1,687
563

17
0
0
52
57

36
0
0
238
120

97
0
0
361
210

518
1
0
487
268

Philosophy and religious studies...............................


Physical sciences and science technologies ..........
Precision production ...............................................
Psychology .............................................................
Public administration and social services ...............

4,594
9,517
10
74,941
20,836

3,464
6,550
4
50,148
12,191

393
724
0
9,762
4,882

328
591
1
8,254
2,557

316
1,171
3
4,852
680

28
66
0
600
261

65
415
2
1,325
265

4,687
9,930
21
77,664
21,866

3,435
6,712
10
50,559
12,358

464
739
0
10,059
5,194

323
615
3
9,129
2,733

290
1,211
4
4,881
725

279
1,190
4
4,717
650

11
21
0
164
75

33
62
0
544
249

76
145
0
1,217
395

66
446
4
1,275
212

Social sciences and history.......................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

85,374
71,055
14,319
2,962
555
56,034
0

55,653
44,221
11,432
2,420
423
42,760
0

9,934
9,095
839
245
39
3,110
0

9,453
8,245
1,208
137
42
4,256
0

7,152
6,530
622
88
33
3,648
0

738
625
113
20
6
381
0

2,444
2,339
105
52
12
1,879
0

87,330
73,154
14,176
2,956
596
57,615
0

54,730
43,677
11,053
2,337
419
42,467
0

10,379
9,528
851
260
46
3,180
0

10,164
8,918
1,246
162
45
4,744
0

7,070
6,508
562
84
33
3,732
0

6,848
6,308
540
73
32
3,599
0

222
200
22
11
1
133
0

647
551
96
11
8
380
0

1,413
1,177
236
29
11
1,020
0

2,927
2,795
132
73
34
2,092
0

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of
degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: Agriculture and natural

Asian

Pacific
Islander

resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services. Some data have
been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 483


Degrees

Total

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

484 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 332. Masters degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years,
197677 through 201011
Number of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens and nonresident aliens
American
Asian/
Indian/
Pacific
Alaska
Islander
Native

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens


Two or
more
races

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Total
1976771 .........................
1980812 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

322,463
301,081
342,863
403,609
412,180

271,402
247,475
265,927
297,988
302,790

21,252
17,436
17,023
24,662
26,323

6,136
6,534
8,981
13,037
14,553

5,127
6,348
11,869
17,164
18,505

1,018
1,044
1,189
1,636
1,793

17,528
22,244
37,874
49,122
48,216

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

89.0
88.8
87.2
84.1
83.2

7.0
6.3
5.6
7.0
7.2

2.0
2.3
2.9
3.7
4.0

1.7
2.3
3.9
4.8
5.1

0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

425,260
436,037
446,038
463,185
473,502

309,637
312,752
318,555
324,990
324,211

28,875
30,703
33,010
36,606
38,853

15,560
16,370
17,781
19,379
21,661

19,372
21,415
22,262
23,523
24,544

1,954
2,068
2,075
2,263
2,496

49,862
52,729
52,355
56,424
61,737

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

82.5
81.6
80.9
79.9
78.7

7.7
8.0
8.4
9.0
9.4

4.1
4.3
4.5
4.8
5.3

5.2
5.6
5.7
5.8
6.0

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

487,313
518,699
564,272
580,151
599,731

331,427
346,003
373,448
383,246
397,439

41,006
45,150
51,402
55,330
59,806

22,517
25,200
29,806
31,639
32,567

25,681
27,492
31,202
33,042
34,289

2,632
2,886
3,206
3,310
3,519

64,050
71,968
75,208
73,584
72,111

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

78.3
77.5
76.4
75.7
75.3

9.7
10.1
10.5
10.9
11.3

5.3
5.6
6.1
6.2
6.2

6.1
6.2
6.4
6.5
6.5

0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

610,597
630,666
662,079
693,025
730,635

403,562
413,179
427,891
445,038
462,903

63,412
65,914
70,839
76,458
80,706

34,967
36,972
39,582
43,535
46,787

36,491
37,722
40,257
42,702
43,728

3,589
3,777
3,777
3,960
3,948

6,700

68,576
73,102
79,733
81,332
85,863

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

74.5
74.1
73.5
72.8
71.8

11.7
11.8
12.2
12.5
12.5

6.5
6.6
6.8
7.1
7.3

6.7
6.8
6.9
7.0
6.8

0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6

1.0

Males
1976771 .........................
1980812 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

172,703
151,602
160,842
183,043
183,481

144,042
120,927
117,993
127,722
128,325

7,970
6,418
6,201
8,395
8,758

3,328
3,155
4,017
5,593
5,940

3,128
3,830
6,765
9,195
9,644

565
507
495
670
713

13,670
16,765
25,371
31,468
30,101

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

90.6
89.7
87.1
84.3
83.7

5.0
4.8
4.6
5.5
5.7

2.1
2.3
3.0
3.7
3.9

2.0
2.8
5.0
6.1
6.3

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

185,270
188,718
190,230
196,129
197,770

128,946
128,987
129,912
131,221
128,516

9,252
9,978
10,346
11,642
11,878

6,335
6,612
7,044
7,738
8,371

9,488
10,500
10,638
11,299
11,561

743
792
794
845
925

30,506
31,849
31,496
33,384
36,519

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

83.3
82.2
81.8
80.6
79.7

6.0
6.4
6.5
7.2
7.4

4.1
4.2
4.4
4.8
5.2

6.1
6.7
6.7
6.9
7.2

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

202,604
215,172
233,056
237,155
241,656

131,316
135,938
146,369
150,076
153,666

12,119
13,224
15,027
16,136
17,384

8,539
9,389
10,929
11,501
11,739

11,956
12,704
14,551
15,238
16,031

995
1,043
1,137
1,167
1,252

37,679
42,874
45,043
43,037
41,584

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

79.6
78.9
77.9
77.3
76.8

7.3
7.7
8.0
8.3
8.7

5.2
5.4
5.8
5.9
5.9

7.2
7.4
7.7
7.8
8.0

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

242,189
250,169
263,538
275,197
291,551

154,241
157,596
162,994
170,203
177,780

18,333
18,761
20,174
22,120
23,741

12,473
13,189
14,324
15,525
17,213

16,728
17,476
18,724
19,535
20,050

1,275
1,293
1,350
1,415
1,409

2,594

39,139
41,854
45,972
46,399
48,764

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

76.0
75.7
74.9
74.4
73.2

9.0
9.0
9.3
9.7
9.8

6.1
6.3
6.6
6.8
7.1

8.2
8.4
8.6
8.5
8.3

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

1.1

Females
1976771 .........................
1980812 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

149,760
149,479
182,021
220,566
228,699

127,360
126,548
147,934
170,266
174,465

13,282
11,018
10,822
16,267
17,565

2,808
3,379
4,964
7,444
8,613

1,999
2,518
5,104
7,969
8,861

453
537
694
966
1,080

3,858
5,479
12,503
17,654
18,115

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

87.3
87.9
87.3
83.9
82.8

9.1
7.7
6.4
8.0
8.3

1.9
2.3
2.9
3.7
4.1

1.4
1.7
3.0
3.9
4.2

0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

239,990
247,319
255,808
267,056
275,732

180,691
183,765
188,643
193,769
195,695

19,623
20,725
22,664
24,964
26,975

9,225
9,758
10,737
11,641
13,290

9,884
10,915
11,624
12,224
12,983

1,211
1,276
1,281
1,418
1,571

19,356
20,880
20,859
23,040
25,218

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

81.9
81.2
80.3
79.4
78.1

8.9
9.2
9.6
10.2
10.8

4.2
4.3
4.6
4.8
5.3

4.5
4.8
4.9
5.0
5.2

0.5
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

284,709
303,527
331,216
342,996
358,075

200,111
210,065
227,079
233,170
243,773

28,887
31,926
36,375
39,194
42,422

13,978
15,811
18,877
20,138
20,828

13,725
14,788
16,651
17,804
18,258

1,637
1,843
2,069
2,143
2,267

26,371
29,094
30,165
30,547
30,527

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

77.5
76.5
75.4
74.6
74.4

11.2
11.6
12.1
12.5
13.0

5.4
5.8
6.3
6.4
6.4

5.3
5.4
5.5
5.7
5.6

0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

368,408
380,497
398,541
417,828
439,084

249,321
255,583
264,897
274,835
285,123

45,079
47,153
50,665
54,338
56,965

22,494
23,783
25,258
28,010
29,574

19,763
20,246
21,533
23,167
23,678

2,314
2,484
2,427
2,545
2,539

4,106

29,437
31,248
33,761
34,933
37,099

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

73.6
73.2
72.6
71.8
70.9

13.3
13.5
13.9
14.2
14.2

6.6
6.8
6.9
7.3
7.4

5.8
5.8
5.9
6.1
5.9

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6

1.0

Year and sex

Not available.
1Excludes 387 males and 175 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
2Excludes 1,377 males and 179 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
NOTE: Data through 199495 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are
for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories
exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For 198990 and later years, reported racial/ethnic
distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate

Nonresident
alien

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Two or
more
races

race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal
Awards Conferred surveys, 197677 and 198081; Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9099); and IPEDS Fall 2000
through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 333. Masters degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011
200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

693,025
5,211
7,280
1,775
10,725
177,684

445,038
3,849
4,826
955
6,273
101,058

76,458
176
348
176
608
25,237

43,535
199
439
198
523
10,747

42,702
195
509
146
1,441
15,403

3,960
46
28
32
54
955

81,332
746
1,130
268
1,826
24,284

730,635
5,773
7,788
1,914
11,327
187,213

462,903
4,166
5,017
1,071
6,461
105,520

80,706
218
336
213
691
26,712

46,787
222
538
200
600
11,680

43,728
233
549
115
1,464
15,378

42,381
229
542
109
1,437
14,906

1,347
4
7
6
27
472

3,948
38
37
26
46
921

6,700
53
72
34
129
1,618

85,863
843
1,239
255
1,936
25,384

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

7,636
463
17,953
0
182,139

4,779
211
6,174
0
138,974

821
37
1,324
0
19,258

491
31
694
0
12,985

375
22
1,752
0
5,054

41
2
54
0
1,060

1,129
160
7,955
0
4,808

8,303
502
19,446
0
185,009

5,136
214
6,501
0
139,909

868
46
1,417
0
19,816

577
23
688
0
12,925

365
27
1,926
0
5,002

359
27
1,893
0
4,679

6
0
33
0
323

38
2
56
0
1,088

106
0
125
0
1,507

1,213
190
8,733
0
4,762

Engineering ...............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields1 ................................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics........

35,088

13,427

1,063

1,298

4,006

87

15,207

38,719

14,807

1,139

1,547

4,102

4,081

21

73

298

16,753

4,258
9,201
2,580
3,755

1,997
7,474
1,808
2,099

322
478
333
84

275
504
135
567

295
312
98
213

27
63
21
36

1,342
370
185
756

4,515
9,476
2,918
3,727

2,190
7,529
2,056
2,114

372
462
412
79

220
566
152
592

373
347
77
166

372
334
76
163

1
13
1
3

29
69
17
21

46
148
22
36

1,285
355
182
719

Health professions and related programs .................


Homeland security, law enforcement, and
firefighting .........................................................
Legal professions and studies ................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
and humanities .................................................
Library science .......................................................

69,084

48,256

7,872

3,935

5,324

454

3,243

75,579

52,288

8,452

4,547

5,823

5,689

134

481

545

3,443

6,714
5,734

4,215
1,861

1,497
320

612
222

199
289

63
28

128
3,014

7,433
6,300

4,664
2,185

1,715
386

640
287

197
365

176
361

21
4

56
21

50
42

111
3,014

3,804
7,448

2,797
6,217

366
369

232
449

143
279

27
42

239
92

3,971
7,727

2,859
6,474

378
381

206
372

187
284

181
280

6
4

24
45

56
48

261
123

Mathematics and statistics ........................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.......
Military technologies and applied sciences ............
Multi/interdisciplinary studies..................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ........

5,634
0
0
5,973
5,617

2,532
0
0
4,039
4,296

166
0
0
462
546

167
0
0
426
232

472
0
0
368
146

12
0
0
51
27

2,285
0
0
627
370

5,843
0
0
6,748
6,553

2,636
0
0
4,576
4,882

171
0
0
543
631

220
0
0
495
334

521
0
0
374
174

517
0
0
356
156

4
0
0
18
18

16
0
0
39
38

37
0
0
84
73

2,242
0
0
637
421

Philosophy and religious studies...............................


Physical sciences and science technologies ..........
Precision production ...............................................
Psychology .............................................................
Public administration and social services ...............

2,043
6,063
10
23,752
35,729

1,512
3,621
8
16,500
21,810

157
162
1
3,248
6,869

84
213
0
2,018
3,395

113
389
0
995
1,588

18
19
0
151
292

159
1,659
1
840
1,775

1,833
6,386
5
25,051
38,634

1,400
3,707
4
17,066
22,912

121
185
0
3,425
7,344

79
268
0
2,255
3,696

54
404
0
979
1,654

52
394
0
928
1,561

2
10
0
51
93

10
28
0
151
340

30
46
0
292
618

139
1,748
1
883
2,070

Social sciences and history.......................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

20,222
16,368
3,854
12,824
1,074
15,552
0

12,941
9,664
3,277
9,048
863
10,618
0

1,638
1,508
130
1,733
74
713
0

1,158
958
200
426
69
811
0

1,025
933
92
645
35
871
0

130
104
26
50
10
80
0

3,330
3,201
129
922
23
2,459
0

21,084
17,081
4,003
13,191
1,390
16,277
0

13,469
10,096
3,373
9,088
1,105
10,897
0

1,404
1,278
126
1,817
92
880
0

1,362
1,129
233
507
85
904
0

1,020
935
85
648
41
879
0

997
915
82
618
39
869
0

23
20
3
30
2
10
0

108
84
24
60
8
62
0

301
252
49
83
18
183
0

3,420
3,307
113
988
41
2,472
0

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of
degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: Agriculture and natural

Asian

Pacific
Islander

resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 485


Degrees

Total

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

275,197
2,509
4,012
654
4,611
96,709

170,203
1,901
2,789
361
2,750
58,801

22,120
75
176
60
193
8,964

15,525
86
259
86
210
5,495

19,535
79
216
45
656
8,682

1,415
22
12
7
27
474

46,399
346
560
95
775
14,293

291,551
2,750
4,265
723
4,871
101,450

177,780
1,994
2,926
420
2,832
61,000

23,741
95
182
58
238
9,767

17,213
103
284
76
241
6,082

20,050
90
230
52
670
8,676

19,508
88
226
50
658
8,432

542
2
4
2
12
244

1,409
14
16
9
20
445

2,594
20
38
12
61
888

48,764
434
589
96
809
14,592

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

2,410
249
13,017
0
41,296

1,641
134
4,828
0
31,858

189
10
772
0
4,069

145
13
537
0
2,833

98
8
1,193
0
1,050

14
1
42
0
275

323
83
5,645
0
1,211

2,520
300
13,956
0
42,022

1,684
139
5,042
0
31,972

206
24
856
0
4,178

163
11
499
0
2,924

109
13
1,281
0
1,125

106
13
1,256
0
1,043

3
0
25
0
82

18
0
43
0
253

33
0
82
0
345

307
113
6,153
0
1,225

Engineering ...............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields1 ................................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics........

27,281

10,952

743

982

2,934

61

11,609

30,090

12,024

804

1,178

2,923

2,905

18

59

239

12,863

3,240
3,006
362
1,254

1,587
2,486
256
754

215
112
44
27

211
188
15
183

212
85
10
59

24
25
1
10

991
110
36
221

3,328
3,137
395
1,256

1,689
2,598
263
762

231
97
44
24

168
184
21
185

250
87
16
43

249
85
16
42

1
2
0
1

25
30
4
11

36
47
1
11

929
94
46
220

Health professions and related programs .................


Homeland security, law enforcement, and
firefighting .........................................................
Legal professions and studies ................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
and humanities .................................................
Library science .......................................................

12,871

8,217

1,249

800

1,348

77

1,180

14,041

8,855

1,287

931

1,472

1,455

17

100

119

1,277

3,140
2,803

2,205
978

489
101

255
98

89
125

27
14

75
1,487

3,416
3,054

2,370
1,116

588
141

273
126

80
192

72
189

8
3

25
7

21
13

59
1,459

1,522
1,394

1,129
1,156

112
61

84
87

66
61

7
6

124
23

1,619
1,483

1,165
1,257

115
61

84
63

97
47

96
47

1
0

14
8

18
9

126
38

Mathematics and statistics ........................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.......
Military technologies and applied sciences ............
Multi/interdisciplinary studies..................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ........

3,376
0
0
2,118
3,032

1,564
0
0
1,479
2,307

113
0
0
131
301

113
0
0
127
121

253
0
0
115
86

4
0
0
10
12

1,329
0
0
256
205

3,453
0
0
2,561
3,585

1,642
0
0
1,712
2,686

96
0
0
186
348

146
0
0
189
185

300
0
0
136
93

298
0
0
129
81

2
0
0
7
12

8
0
0
14
23

23
0
0
29
39

1,238
0
0
295
211

Philosophy and religious studies...............................


Physical sciences and science technologies ..........
Precision production ...............................................
Psychology .............................................................
Public administration and social services ...............

1,298
3,652
5
4,797
8,865

982
2,200
5
3,520
5,334

86
78
0
493
1,446

51
120
0
369
797

80
216
0
183
385

12
11
0
37
69

87
1,027
0
195
834

1,166
3,907
3
5,118
9,793

916
2,292
3
3,601
5,826

55
96
0
545
1,514

53
166
0
469
889

28
224
0
214
418

26
220
0
204
381

2
4
0
10
37

4
21
0
36
76

19
26
0
56
134

91
1,082
0
197
936

Social sciences and history.......................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

9,963
7,860
2,103
8,302
924
6,525
0

6,653
4,838
1,815
6,003
747
4,626
0

604
542
62
825
66
316
0

500
396
104
284
59
417
0

439
393
46
466
22
274
0

60
45
15
35
9
30
0

1,707
1,646
61
689
21
862
0

10,578
8,351
2,227
8,668
1,161
6,882
0

7,115
5,209
1,906
6,174
924
4,781
0

550
489
61
907
76
372
0

657
532
125
339
73
451
0

406
373
33
449
30
299
0

394
362
32
424
29
294
0

12
11
1
25
1
5
0

53
37
16
40
5
28
0

140
116
24
42
16
77
0

1,657
1,595
62
717
37
874
0

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of
degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: Agriculture and natural

Asian

Pacific
Islander

resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

486 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 334. Masters degrees conferred to males by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011

Table 335. Masters degrees conferred to females by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011
200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

417,828
2,702
3,268
1,121
6,114
80,975

274,835
1,948
2,037
594
3,523
42,257

54,338
101
172
116
415
16,273

28,010
113
180
112
313
5,252

23,167
116
293
101
785
6,721

2,545
24
16
25
27
481

34,933
400
570
173
1,051
9,991

439,084
3,023
3,523
1,191
6,456
85,763

285,123
2,172
2,091
651
3,629
44,520

56,965
123
154
155
453
16,945

29,574
119
254
124
359
5,598

23,678
143
319
63
794
6,702

22,873
141
316
59
779
6,474

805
2
3
4
15
228

2,539
24
21
17
26
476

4,106
33
34
22
68
730

37,099
409
650
159
1,127
10,792

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

5,226
214
4,936
0
140,843

3,138
77
1,346
0
107,116

632
27
552
0
15,189

346
18
157
0
10,152

277
14
559
0
4,004

27
1
12
0
785

806
77
2,310
0
3,597

5,783
202
5,490
0
142,987

3,452
75
1,459
0
107,937

662
22
561
0
15,638

414
12
189
0
10,001

256
14
645
0
3,877

253
14
637
0
3,636

3
0
8
0
241

20
2
13
0
835

73
0
43
0
1,162

906
77
2,580
0
3,537

Engineering ...............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields1 ................................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics........

7,807

2,475

320

316

1,072

26

3,598

8,629

2,783

335

369

1,179

1,176

14

59

3,890

1,018
6,195
2,218
2,501

410
4,988
1,552
1,345

107
366
289
57

64
316
120
384

83
227
88
154

3
38
20
26

351
260
149
535

1,187
6,339
2,523
2,471

501
4,931
1,793
1,352

141
365
368
55

52
382
131
407

123
260
61
123

123
249
60
121

0
11
1
2

4
39
13
10

10
101
21
25

356
261
136
499

Health professions and related programs .................


Homeland security, law enforcement, and
firefighting .........................................................
Legal professions and studies ................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
and humanities .................................................
Library science .......................................................

56,213

40,039

6,623

3,135

3,976

377

2,063

61,538

43,433

7,165

3,616

4,351

4,234

117

381

426

2,166

3,574
2,931

2,010
883

1,008
219

357
124

110
164

36
14

53
1,527

4,017
3,246

2,294
1,069

1,127
245

367
161

117
173

104
172

13
1

31
14

29
29

52
1,555

2,282
6,054

1,668
5,061

254
308

148
362

77
218

20
36

115
69

2,352
6,244

1,694
5,217

263
320

122
309

90
237

85
233

5
4

10
37

38
39

135
85

Mathematics and statistics ........................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.......
Military technologies and applied sciences ............
Multi/interdisciplinary studies..................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ........

2,258
0
0
3,855
2,585

968
0
0
2,560
1,989

53
0
0
331
245

54
0
0
299
111

219
0
0
253
60

8
0
0
41
15

956
0
0
371
165

2,390
0
0
4,187
2,968

994
0
0
2,864
2,196

75
0
0
357
283

74
0
0
306
149

221
0
0
238
81

219
0
0
227
75

2
0
0
11
6

8
0
0
25
15

14
0
0
55
34

1,004
0
0
342
210

Philosophy and religious studies...............................


Physical sciences and science technologies ..........
Precision production ...............................................
Psychology .............................................................
Public administration and social services ...............

745
2,411
5
18,955
26,864

530
1,421
3
12,980
16,476

71
84
1
2,755
5,423

33
93
0
1,649
2,598

33
173
0
812
1,203

6
8
0
114
223

72
632
1
645
941

667
2,479
2
19,933
28,841

484
1,415
1
13,465
17,086

66
89
0
2,880
5,830

26
102
0
1,786
2,807

26
180
0
765
1,236

26
174
0
724
1,180

0
6
0
41
56

6
7
0
115
264

11
20
0
236
484

48
666
1
686
1,134

Social sciences and history.......................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

10,259
8,508
1,751
4,522
150
9,027
0

6,288
4,826
1,462
3,045
116
5,992
0

1,034
966
68
908
8
397
0

658
562
96
142
10
394
0

586
540
46
179
13
597
0

70
59
11
15
1
50
0

1,623
1,555
68
233
2
1,597
0

10,506
8,730
1,776
4,523
229
9,395
0

6,354
4,887
1,467
2,914
181
6,116
0

854
789
65
910
16
508
0

705
597
108
168
12
453
0

614
562
52
199
11
580
0

603
553
50
194
10
575
0

11
9
2
5
1
5
0

55
47
8
20
3
34
0

161
136
25
41
2
106
0

1,763
1,712
51
271
4
1,598
0

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of
degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: Agriculture and natural

Asian

Pacific
Islander

resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 487


Degrees

Total

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

488 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 336. Doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 197677
through 201011
Number of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens and nonresident aliens1

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens1

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Nonresident
alien

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more
races

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Total
1976772 .........................
1980813 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

91,218
97,281
105,547
114,266
115,507

79,932
84,200
81,791
82,605
82,641

3,575
3,893
4,429
5,918
6,153

1,533
1,924
3,210
4,083
4,361

1,674
2,267
5,120
8,768
8,979

240
312
356
528
607

4,264
4,685
10,641
12,364
12,766

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

91.9
90.9
86.2
81.1
80.4

4.1
4.2
4.7
5.8
6.0

1.8
2.1
3.4
4.0
4.2

1.9
2.4
5.4
8.6
8.7

0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

118,747
118,735
116,700
118,736
119,585

84,244
83,690
82,066
82,984
82,321

6,694
7,018
7,004
7,078
7,035

4,615
4,705
4,959
5,042
5,204

9,730
9,814
10,025
10,682
11,587

675
732
774
708
705

12,789
12,776
11,872
12,242
12,733

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

79.5
79.0
78.3
77.9
77.0

6.3
6.6
6.7
6.6
6.6

4.4
4.4
4.7
4.7
4.9

9.2
9.3
9.6
10.0
10.8

0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

119,663
121,579
126,087
134,387
138,056

81,995
82,549
84,695
89,763
91,050

7,570
7,537
8,089
8,527
8,523

5,267
5,503
5,795
6,115
6,202

11,633
12,008
12,371
13,176
13,686

753
759
771
788
929

12,445
13,223
14,366
16,018
17,666

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

76.5
76.2
75.8
75.8
75.6

7.1
7.0
7.2
7.2
7.1

4.9
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.2

10.8
11.1
11.1
11.1
11.4

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

144,690
149,378
154,425
158,558
163,765

94,248
97,839
101,303
104,426
105,932

9,377
9,463
10,183
10,417
10,925

6,593
6,949
7,490
8,085
8,650

14,924
15,203
15,809
16,625
17,078

918
932
978
952
947

1,271

18,630
18,992
18,662
18,053
18,962

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

74.8
75.0
74.6
74.3
73.2

7.4
7.3
7.5
7.4
7.5

5.2
5.3
5.5
5.8
6.0

11.8
11.7
11.6
11.8
11.8

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

0.9

Males
1976772 .........................
1980813 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

71,709
68,853
64,242
67,324
67,189

62,977
59,574
48,812
48,077
47,420

2,338
2,206
1,991
2,509
2,526

1,216
1,338
1,835
2,217
2,364

1,311
1,589
3,038
4,974
4,987

182
223
196
270
328

3,685
3,923
8,370
9,277
9,564

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

92.6
91.8
87.4
82.8
82.3

3.4
3.4
3.6
4.3
4.4

1.8
2.1
3.3
3.8
4.1

1.9
2.4
5.4
8.6
8.7

0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

68,387
67,232
65,340
64,930
64,171

48,113
47,189
45,802
45,308
44,131

2,704
2,808
2,793
2,762
2,655

2,481
2,525
2,533
2,602
2,564

5,334
5,171
5,382
5,467
5,759

368
364
402
333
346

9,387
9,175
8,428
8,458
8,716

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

81.5
81.3
80.5
80.2
79.6

4.6
4.8
4.9
4.9
4.8

4.2
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.6

9.0
8.9
9.5
9.7
10.4

0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

62,731
62,730
63,981
67,257
68,912

43,014
42,569
43,014
44,749
45,476

2,821
2,735
2,888
2,904
2,949

2,586
2,671
2,731
2,863
2,850

5,645
5,683
5,620
5,913
5,977

357
358
357
370
429

8,308
8,714
9,371
10,458
11,231

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

79.0
78.8
78.8
78.8
78.8

5.2
5.1
5.3
5.1
5.1

4.8
4.9
5.0
5.0
4.9

10.4
10.5
10.3
10.4
10.4

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

71,308
73,453
75,639
76,605
79,654

46,228
48,203
49,861
50,705
51,666

3,225
3,296
3,528
3,622
3,836

3,049
3,146
3,385
3,641
3,985

6,597
6,535
6,904
7,230
7,545

421
447
460
430
454

571

11,788
11,826
11,501
10,977
11,597

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

77.7
78.2
77.7
77.3
75.9

5.4
5.3
5.5
5.5
5.6

5.1
5.1
5.3
5.5
5.9

11.1
10.6
10.8
11.0
11.1

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

0.8

Females
1976772 .........................
1980813 .........................
199091...........................
199495...........................
199596...........................

19,509
28,428
41,305
46,942
48,318

16,955
24,626
32,979
34,528
35,221

1,237
1,687
2,438
3,409
3,627

317
586
1,375
1,866
1,997

363
678
2,082
3,794
3,992

58
89
160
258
279

579
762
2,271
3,087
3,202

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

89.6
89.0
84.5
78.7
78.1

6.5
6.1
6.2
7.8
8.0

1.7
2.1
3.5
4.3
4.4

1.9
2.5
5.3
8.7
8.8

0.3
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.6

199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................
19992000.......................
200001...........................

50,360
51,503
51,360
53,806
55,414

36,131
36,501
36,264
37,676
38,190

3,990
4,210
4,211
4,316
4,380

2,134
2,180
2,426
2,440
2,640

4,396
4,643
4,643
5,215
5,828

307
368
372
375
359

3,402
3,601
3,444
3,784
4,017

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

76.9
76.2
75.7
75.3
74.3

8.5
8.8
8.8
8.6
8.5

4.5
4.6
5.1
4.9
5.1

9.4
9.7
9.7
10.4
11.3

0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7

200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................
200405...........................
200506...........................

56,932
58,849
62,106
67,130
69,144

38,981
39,980
41,681
45,014
45,574

4,749
4,802
5,201
5,623
5,574

2,681
2,832
3,064
3,252
3,352

5,988
6,325
6,751
7,263
7,709

396
401
414
418
500

4,137
4,509
4,995
5,560
6,435

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

73.8
73.6
73.0
73.1
72.7

9.0
8.8
9.1
9.1
8.9

5.1
5.2
5.4
5.3
5.3

11.3
11.6
11.8
11.8
12.3

0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8

200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................
200910...........................
201011...........................

73,382
75,925
78,786
81,953
84,111

48,020
49,636
51,442
53,721
54,266

6,152
6,167
6,655
6,795
7,089

3,544
3,803
4,105
4,444
4,665

8,327
8,668
8,905
9,395
9,533

497
485
518
522
493

700

6,842
7,166
7,161
7,076
7,365

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

72.2
72.2
71.8
71.7
70.7

9.2
9.0
9.3
9.1
9.2

5.3
5.5
5.7
5.9
6.1

12.5
12.6
12.4
12.5
12.4

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.9

Year and sex


1

Not available.
1Includes Ph.D., E.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as
M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional degrees.
2Excludes 500 males and 12 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
3Excludes 714 males and 21 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
NOTE: Data through 199495 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees
and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of

Hispanic ethnicity. For 198990 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students
by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students
whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred
surveys, 197677 and 198081; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9099); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions
component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 337. Doctors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011
200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

158,558
1,147
210
253
7,666
2,245

104,426
569
84
116
4,198
1,141

10,417
51
8
35
236
288

8,085
38
7
18
335
79

16,625
41
23
29
738
132

952
6
1
8
24
15

18,053
442
87
47
2,135
590

163,765
1,246
205
278
7,693
2,286

105,932
610
68
141
4,214
1,089

10,925
25
8
38
285
338

8,650
48
9
16
342
96

17,078
40
41
27
688
148

16,730
39
41
26
673
145

348
1
0
1
15
3

947
7
0
7
28
10

1,271
6
4
2
49
6

18,962
510
75
47
2,087
599

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

570
3
1,599
0
9,233

369
2
607
0
6,122

25
0
48
0
1,595

17
0
17
0
489

30
0
146
0
351

0
0
3
0
45

129
1
778
0
631

577
1
1,588
0
9,623

358
0
581
0
6,172

36
0
41
0
1,743

14
0
21
0
593

17
0
146
0
326

17
0
144
0
310

0
0
2
0
16

4
0
3
0
81

2
0
3
0
63

146
1
793
0
645

Engineering ............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineering-related
fields1 ................................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics................

7,704

2,471

162

209

564

4,289

8,369

2,599

155

200

644

640

15

36

4,720

67
1,332
296
1,091

34
1,041
163
562

1
61
30
20

1
43
13
97

5
56
14
44

1
9
4
4

25
122
72
364

56
1,344
320
1,158

32
1,044
189
625

1
59
30
23

1
54
7
84

3
50
11
48

3
50
11
47

0
0
0
1

0
5
1
1

0
17
1
3

19
115
81
374

Health professions and related programs...............


Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting....
Legal professions and studies .........................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and
humanities ........................................................
Library science .......................................................

57,746
106
44,626

40,134
71
33,106

3,426
7
3,216

2,652
2
3,190

9,405
5
3,764

337
1
369

1,792
20
981

60,153
131
44,877

41,177
89
32,762

3,480
16
3,207

2,875
4
3,290

9,933
5
3,686

9,799
5
3,532

134
0
154

340
0
361

430
1
480

1,918
16
1,091

96
64

71
38

9
4

5
3

1
2

0
0

10
17

95
50

73
26

4
1

1
1

5
1

5
1

0
0

0
0

1
0

11
21

Mathematics and statistics .....................................


Mechanics and repair technologies/technicians .....
Military technologies and applied sciences ............
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ...........................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ........

1,592
0
0
631
266

706
0
0
393
178

27
0
0
48
16

34
0
0
25
6

92
0
0
31
12

2
0
0
6
2

731
0
0
128
52

1,586
0
0
660
257

685
0
0
372
163

25
0
0
71
19

31
0
0
34
5

98
0
0
38
6

97
0
0
38
6

1
0
0
0
0

5
0
0
3
1

2
0
0
9
1

740
0
0
133
62

Philosophy and religious studies ............................


Physical sciences and science technologies ..........
Precision production ...............................................
Psychology .............................................................
Public administration and social services .......................

667
5,063
0
5,540
838

481
2,481
0
4,116
454

33
102
0
376
110

24
126
0
321
36

31
256
0
326
51

1
15
0
31
4

97
2,083
0
370
183

805
5,295
0
5,851
851

550
2,579
0
4,303
458

54
100
0
430
145

25
144
0
376
50

23
272
0
300
45

23
265
0
299
45

0
7
0
1
0

1
13
0
34
3

9
30
0
56
6

143
2,157
0
352
144

Social sciences and history ....................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

4,238
3,350
888
2,070
0
1,599
0

2,406
1,762
644
1,293
0
1,019
0

196
144
52
246
0
41
0

194
146
48
43
0
61
0

204
173
31
148
0
124
0

32
20
12
14
0
9
0

1,206
1,105
101
326
0
345
0

4,390
3,482
908
2,374
0
1,646
0

2,509
1,846
663
1,417
0
1,047
0

194
148
46
362
0
35
0

194
152
42
74
0
61
0

202
175
27
167
0
108
0

197
170
27
165
0
107
0

5
5
0
2
0
1
0

16
11
5
1
0
7
0

37
25
12
8
0
9
0

1,238
1,125
113
345
0
379
0

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of
degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: Agriculture and natu-

Asian

Pacific
Islander

ral resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and
Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 489


Degrees

Total

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

76,605
625
116
107
3,600
1,335

50,705
299
50
56
2,011
708

3,622
18
3
16
66
131

3,641
14
4
9
156
39

7,230
19
10
5
301
76

430
3
0
2
8
6

10,977
272
49
19
1,058
375

79,654
675
110
116
3,648
1,357

51,666
327
40
68
2,015
676

3,836
16
4
9
105
175

3,985
23
2
4
162
53

7,545
17
19
10
312
84

7,379
16
19
9
306
83

166
1
0
1
6
1

454
3
0
2
15
8

571
2
1
0
21
5

11,597
287
44
23
1,018
356

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

224
1
1,250
0
3,023

151
0
481
0
2,059

8
0
31
0
447

4
0
9
0
168

14
0
108
0
108

0
0
3
0
12

47
1
618
0
229

207
0
1,267
0
3,064

127
0
482
0
2,059

12
0
24
0
460

6
0
21
0
199

5
0
107
0
77

5
0
105
0
73

0
0
2
0
4

0
0
2
0
28

1
0
2
0
20

56
0
629
0
221

Engineering ...............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineeringrelated fields1 ....................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics........

5,934

1,917

107

139

373

3,390

6,510

2,019

94

149

449

447

14

26

3,759

50
522
64
446

25
422
35
233

1
21
6
5

1
16
2
35

2
18
1
10

0
3
1
2

21
42
19
161

38
529
59
477

23
421
34
271

1
17
5
7

1
24
0
26

3
9
0
14

3
9
0
14

0
0
0
0

0
2
1
1

0
8
0
1

10
48
19
157

Health professions and related programs .................


Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting .
Legal professions and studies ................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and
humanities ........................................................
Library science .......................................................

23,946
57
23,552

16,904
35
18,415

1,097
3
1,216

1,113
2
1,553

3,921
4
1,704

139
1
179

772
12
485

25,361
62
23,720

17,512
42
18,321

1,138
6
1,202

1,264
1
1,607

4,234
4
1,654

4,176
4
1,574

58
0
80

155
0
192

181
0
223

877
9
521

40
20

32
10

4
2

1
2

0
0

0
0

3
6

40
18

31
11

4
0

1
1

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

4
6

Mathematics and statistics ........................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.......
Military technologies and applied sciences ............
Multi/interdisciplinary studies..................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ........

1,116
0
0
265
140

523
0
0
159
89

17
0
0
14
8

25
0
0
13
4

49
0
0
10
3

2
0
0
3
1

500
0
0
66
35

1,132
0
0
276
140

517
0
0
161
90

15
0
0
19
6

21
0
0
14
1

57
0
0
12
4

56
0
0
12
4

1
0
0
0
0

5
0
0
1
1

1
0
0
4
1

516
0
0
65
37

Philosophy and religious studies...............................


Physical sciences and science technologies ..........
Precision production ...............................................
Psychology .............................................................
Public administration and social services ...............

450
3,404
0
1,478
323

333
1,679
0
1,152
170

19
57
0
60
31

15
67
0
75
12

18
157
0
63
15

1
11
0
11
2

64
1,433
0
117
93

530
3,608
0
1,481
327

367
1,763
0
1,133
177

31
49
0
82
53

17
97
0
93
16

15
157
0
64
13

15
151
0
64
13

0
6
0
0
0

0
6
0
5
1

6
21
0
14
2

94
1,515
0
90
65

Social sciences and history.......................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

2,292
1,805
487
1,525
0
700
0

1,295
931
364
948
0
514
0

79
56
23
139
0
16
0

106
77
29
25
0
32
0

84
71
13
124
0
33
0

17
11
6
11
0
4
0

711
659
52
278
0
101
0

2,331
1,834
497
1,801
0
770
0

1,320
940
380
1,102
0
557
0

74
57
17
211
0
17
0

94
69
25
59
0
29
0

72
64
8
128
0
25
0

71
63
8
126
0
24
0

1
1
0
2
0
1
0

6
3
3
1
0
5
0

20
12
8
5
0
6
0

745
689
56
295
0
131
0

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of
degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To
facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey:

Asian

Pacific
Islander

Agriculture and natural resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources
and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal
and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

490 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 338. Doctors degrees conferred to males by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011

Table 339. Doctors degrees conferred to females by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011
200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Two or
Native more races

Nonresident
alien

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total ...............................................


Agriculture and natural resources...........................
Architecture and related services ...........................
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies ...
Biological and biomedical sciences ........................
Business .................................................................

81,953
522
94
146
4,066
910

53,721
270
34
60
2,187
433

6,795
33
5
19
170
157

4,444
24
3
9
179
40

9,395
22
13
24
437
56

522
3
1
6
16
9

7,076
170
38
28
1,077
215

84,111
571
95
162
4,045
929

54,266
283
28
73
2,199
413

7,089
9
4
29
180
163

4,665
25
7
12
180
43

9,533
23
22
17
376
64

9,351
23
22
17
367
62

182
0
0
0
9
2

493
4
0
5
13
2

700
4
3
2
28
1

7,365
223
31
24
1,069
243

Communication, journalism, and related programs ..


Communications technologies................................
Computer and information sciences .......................
Construction trades ................................................
Education................................................................

346
2
349
0
6,210

218
2
126
0
4,063

17
0
17
0
1,148

13
0
8
0
321

16
0
38
0
243

0
0
0
0
33

82
0
160
0
402

370
1
321
0
6,559

231
0
99
0
4,113

24
0
17
0
1,283

8
0
0
0
394

12
0
39
0
249

12
0
39
0
237

0
0
0
0
12

4
0
1
0
53

1
0
1
0
43

90
1
164
0
424

Engineering ...............................................................
Engineering technologies and engineeringrelated fields1 ....................................................
English language and literature/letters ...................
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics........

1,770

554

55

70

191

899

1,859

580

61

51

195

193

10

961

17
810
232
645

9
619
128
329

0
40
24
15

0
27
11
62

3
38
13
34

1
6
3
2

4
80
53
203

18
815
261
681

9
623
155
354

0
42
25
16

0
30
7
58

0
41
11
34

0
41
11
33

0
0
0
1

0
3
0
0

0
9
1
2

9
67
62
217

Health professions and related programs .................


Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting .
Legal professions and studies ................................
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and
humanities ........................................................
Library science .......................................................

33,800
49
21,074

23,230
36
14,691

2,329
4
2,000

1,539
0
1,637

5,484
1
2,060

198
0
190

1,020
8
496

34,792
69
21,157

23,665
47
14,441

2,342
10
2,005

1,611
3
1,683

5,699
1
2,032

5,623
1
1,958

76
0
74

185
0
169

249
1
257

1,041
7
570

56
44

39
28

5
2

4
1

1
2

0
0

7
11

55
32

42
15

0
1

0
0

5
1

5
1

0
0

0
0

1
0

7
15

Mathematics and statistics ........................................


Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.......
Military technologies and applied sciences ............
Multi/interdisciplinary studies..................................
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ........

476
0
0
366
126

183
0
0
234
89

10
0
0
34
8

9
0
0
12
2

43
0
0
21
9

0
0
0
3
1

231
0
0
62
17

454
0
0
384
117

168
0
0
211
73

10
0
0
52
13

10
0
0
20
4

41
0
0
26
2

41
0
0
26
2

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
2
0

1
0
0
5
0

224
0
0
68
25

Philosophy and religious studies...............................


Physical sciences and science technologies ..........
Precision production ...............................................
Psychology .............................................................
Public administration and social services ...............

217
1,659
0
4,062
515

148
802
0
2,964
284

14
45
0
316
79

9
59
0
246
24

13
99
0
263
36

0
4
0
20
2

33
650
0
253
90

275
1,687
0
4,370
524

183
816
0
3,170
281

23
51
0
348
92

8
47
0
283
34

8
115
0
236
32

8
114
0
235
32

0
1
0
1
0

1
7
0
29
2

3
9
0
42
4

49
642
0
262
79

Social sciences and history.......................................


Social sciences ...................................................
History.................................................................
Theology and religious vocations ...........................
Transportation and materials moving......................
Visual and performing arts .....................................
Other and not classified..........................................

1,946
1,545
401
545
0
899
0

1,111
831
280
345
0
505
0

117
88
29
107
0
25
0

88
69
19
18
0
29
0

120
102
18
24
0
91
0

15
9
6
3
0
5
0

495
446
49
48
0
244
0

2,059
1,648
411
573
0
876
0

1,189
906
283
315
0
490
0

120
91
29
151
0
18
0

100
83
17
15
0
32
0

130
111
19
39
0
83
0

126
107
19
39
0
83
0

4
4
0
0
0
0
0

10
8
2
0
0
2
0

17
13
4
3
0
3
0

493
436
57
50
0
248
0

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Excludes

Construction trades and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, which are listed separately.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of
degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. To
facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey:

Asian

Pacific
Islander

Agriculture and natural resources includes Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and Natural resources
and conservation; and Business includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal
and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 491


Degrees

Total

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total..................


Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.).......
Medicine (M.D.) .........................
Optometry (O.D.).......................
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.).....
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ...............

94,103
5,062
16,356
1,335
3,890
11,873

66,172
3,037
10,570
789
2,918
7,485

6,850
278
1,174
48
115
788

5,430
296
852
41
133
521

12,691
1,013
3,421
358
687
2,736

665
39
121
5
17
57

2,295
399
218
94
20
286

95,749
5,071
16,863
1,322
4,141
12,274

66,211
3,094
10,713
785
2,986
7,598

6,915
278
1,129
32
137
849

5,800
323
967
49
159
540

12,843
934
3,570
348
804
2,786

12,561
915
3,547
346
783
2,747

282
19
23
2
21
39

662
25
100
6
25
56

842
37
161
3
15
76

2,476
380
223
99
15
369

Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or


podiatric medicine (D.P.M.).
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.).....
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.).....
Law (LL.B. or J.D.).....................
Theology (M.Div., M.H.L./Rav.,
B.D., or Ord.) .......................

491
2,478
2,601
44,345

343
2,187
2,116
33,015

43
67
125
3,206

26
95
107
3,182

58
107
175
3,754

9
15
11
368

12
7
67
820

543
2,564
2,694
44,445

372
2,233
2,114
32,599

55
59
139
3,186

21
117
129
3,271

71
99
190
3,664

71
96
179
3,512

0
3
11
152

12
21
23
360

0
24
17
476

12
11
82
889

5,672

3,712

1,006

177

382

23

372

5,832

3,717

1,051

224

377

365

12

34

33

396

Field of study
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Includes degrees that require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree,
field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported.

Asian

Pacific
Islander

Two or
more races

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

Table 341. Degrees conferred to males by degree-granting institutions in selected professional fields, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011
200910

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

All fields, total..................


Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.).......
Medicine (M.D.) .........................
Optometry (O.D.).......................
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.).....
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ...............

47,538
2,745
8,468
457
1,979
4,297

35,187
1,850
5,719
336
1,538
2,816

2,595
115
414
9
36
271

2,625
139
435
5
82
180

5,646
452
1,726
67
304
920

322
19
63
1
7
21

1,163
170
111
39
12
89

48,801
2,764
8,701
475
2,121
4,694

35,456
1,868
5,833
334
1,552
2,967

2,719
102
399
7
37
305

2,835
144
495
13
83
213

5,772
426
1,731
93
416
984

5,630
416
1,719
93
405
971

142
10
12
0
11
13

349
13
55
1
16
27

393
22
71
1
8
36

1,277
189
117
26
9
162

Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or


podiatric medicine (D.P.M.).
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.).....
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.).....
Law (LL.B. or J.D.).....................
Theology (M.Div., M.H.L./Rav.,
B.D., or Ord.) .......................

276
555
1,610
23,394

207
493
1,331
18,362

12
12
53
1,211

14
18
72
1,550

29
27
110
1,701

7
3
6
179

7
2
38
391

318
580
1,666
23,493

243
505
1,318
18,236

23
12
69
1,191

10
28
87
1,598

31
26
125
1,645

31
26
118
1,566

0
0
7
79

5
2
13
192

0
3
11
221

6
4
43
410

3,757

2,535

462

130

310

16

304

3,989

2,600

574

164

295

285

10

25

20

311

Field of study
1

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Includes degrees that require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree,
field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported.

Asian

Pacific
Islander

Two or
more races

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

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Degrees

Table 340. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions in selected professional fields, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011

Table 342. Degrees conferred to females by degree-granting institutions in selected professional fields, by race/ethnicity and field of study: 200910 and 201011
200910

Field of study
1
All fields, total..................
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.).......
Medicine (M.D.) .........................
Optometry (O.D.).......................
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.).....
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ...............

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or


podiatric medicine (D.P.M.).
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.).....
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.).....
Law (LL.B. or J.D.).....................
Theology (M.Div., M.H.L./Rav.,
B.D., or Ord.) .......................

201011
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Asian/Pacific Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Nonresident
alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/
Pacific
Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

46,565
2,317
7,888
878
1,911
7,576

30,985
1,187
4,851
453
1,380
4,669

4,255
163
760
39
79
517

2,805
157
417
36
51
341

7,045
561
1,695
291
383
1,816

343
20
58
4
10
36

1,132
229
107
55
8
197

46,948
2,307
8,162
847
2,020
7,580

30,755
1,226
4,880
451
1,434
4,631

4,196
176
730
25
100
544

2,965
179
472
36
76
327

7,071
508
1,839
255
388
1,802

6,931
499
1,828
253
378
1,776

140
9
11
2
10
26

313
12
45
5
9
29

449
15
90
2
7
40

1,199
191
106
73
6
207

215
1,923
991
20,951

136
1,694
785
14,653

31
55
72
1,995

12
77
35
1,632

29
80
65
2,053

2
12
5
189

5
5
29
429

225
1,984
1,028
20,952

129
1,728
796
14,363

32
47
70
1,995

11
89
42
1,673

40
73
65
2,019

40
70
61
1,946

0
3
4
73

7
19
10
168

0
21
6
255

6
7
39
479

1,915

1,177

544

47

72

68

1,843

1,117

477

60

82

80

13

85

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Includes degrees that require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree,
field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported.

Asian

Pacific
Islander

Two or
more races

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

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Degrees

494 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 343. Degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 197071
through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females
as a
percent
of total

Total

Males

Doctors degrees

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

12,672
13,516
14,756
16,253
17,528

6.7
9.2
10.1
7.8

12,136
12,779
13,661
14,684
15,061

536
737
1,095
1,569
2,467

4.2
5.5
7.4
9.7
14.1

2,457
2,680
2,807
2,928
3,067

2,313
2,490
2,588
2,640
2,703

144
190
219
288
364

1,086
971
1,059
930
991

1,055
945
1,031
897
958

31
26
28
33
33

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

19,402
21,467
22,650
23,134
22,802

10.7
10.6
5.5
2.1
-1.4

15,845
16,690
17,069
16,854
16,045

3,557
4,777
5,581
6,280
6,757

18.3
22.3
24.6
27.1
29.6

3,340
3,724
4,023
3,994
3,976

2,862
3,177
3,268
3,187
3,082

478
547
755
807
894

928
893
971
950
991

867
831
909
877
879

61
62
62
73
112

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

21,886
21,029
20,909
19,317
18,107

-4.0
-3.9
-0.6
-7.6
-6.3

15,154
14,443
14,085
13,206
12,477

6,732
6,586
6,824
6,111
5,630

30.8
31.3
32.6
31.6
31.1

4,003
4,163
4,254
4,178
3,928

3,061
3,114
3,129
2,989
2,846

942
1,049
1,125
1,189
1,082

1,067
1,079
1,149
1,172
1,213

940
925
1,004
1,001
1,036

127
154
145
171
177

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

16,823
14,991
14,222
13,492
12,900

-7.1
-10.9
-5.1
-5.1
-4.4

11,544
10,314
9,744
9,298
8,822

5,279
4,677
4,478
4,194
4,078

31.4
31.2
31.5
31.1
31.6

3,801
3,522
3,479
3,245
3,382

2,701
2,460
2,427
2,231
2,239

1,100
1,062
1,052
1,014
1,143

1,158
1,049
1,142
1,183
1,295

966
871
926
950
1,038

192
178
216
233
257

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

13,124
15,113
16,769
18,056
19,832

1.7
15.2
11.0
7.7
9.8

8,832
9,867
11,079
11,746
12,686

4,292
5,246
5,690
6,310
7,146

32.7
34.7
33.9
34.9
36.0

3,295
3,730
3,959
4,110
4,234

2,160
2,409
2,474
2,512
2,541

1,135
1,321
1,485
1,598
1,693

1,185
1,205
1,159
1,262
1,256

953
955
869
969
955

232
250
290
293
301

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

21,425
22,597
23,276
24,179
24,238

8.0
5.5
3.0
3.9
0.2

13,531
13,791
13,806
14,045
13,843

7,894
8,806
9,470
10,134
10,395

36.8
39.0
40.7
41.9
42.9

4,551
4,505
4,464
4,376
4,360

2,642
2,601
2,545
2,360
2,356

1,909
1,904
1,919
2,016
2,004

1,259
1,202
1,290
1,249
1,168

926
875
924
869
803

333
327
366
380
365

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

23,370
23,331
23,348
22,835
23,002

-3.6
-0.2
0.1
-2.2
0.7

12,840
12,630
12,343
11,889
11,987

10,530
10,701
11,005
10,946
11,015

45.1
45.9
47.1
47.9
47.9

4,272
4,503
4,492
4,783
4,746

2,251
2,340
2,232
2,306
2,288

2,021
2,163
2,260
2,477
2,458

1,127
1,148
1,229
1,185
1,173

741
760
790
758
763

386
388
439
427
410

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

23,053
23,133
24,113
24,988
26,336
28,623

0.2
0.3
4.2
3.6
5.4
8.7

12,063
12,309
12,634
13,101
13,519
14,675

10,990
10,824
11,479
11,887
12,817
13,948

47.7
46.8
47.6
47.6
48.7
48.7

4,640
4,623
4,684
4,877
5,211
5,773

2,280
2,174
2,180
2,328
2,509
2,750

2,360
2,449
2,504
2,549
2,702
3,023

1,194
1,272
1,257
1,328
1,147
1,246

710
768
742
741
625
675

484
504
515
587
522
571

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

-1.4
24.2

-6.1
21.7

4.4
26.9

8.6
24.4

1.3
20.6

16.8
28.1

5.9
4.4

-4.2
-4.9

25.4
18.0

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and in natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 495


Degrees

Table 344. Degrees in architecture and related services conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected
years, 194950 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females
as a
percent
of total

Total

Doctors degrees

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

194950..............................
195960..............................
196768..............................
196970..............................
197071..............................

2,563
1,801
3,057
4,105
5,570

35.7

2,441
1,744
2,931
3,888
4,906

122
57
126
217
664

4.8
3.2
4.1
5.3
11.9

166
319
1,021
1,427
1,705

159
305
953
1,260
1,469

7
14
68
167
236

1
17
15
35
36

1
17
15
33
33

0
0
0
2
3

197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................
197576..............................

6,440
6,962
7,822
8,226
9,146

15.6
8.1
12.4
5.2
11.2

5,667
6,042
6,665
6,791
7,396

773
920
1,157
1,435
1,750

12.0
13.2
14.8
17.4
19.1

1,899
2,307
2,702
2,938
3,215

1,626
1,943
2,208
2,343
2,545

273
364
494
595
670

50
58
69
69
82

43
54
65
58
69

7
4
4
11
13

197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................
198081..............................

9,222
9,250
9,273
9,132
9,455

0.8
0.3
0.2
-1.5
3.5

7,249
7,054
6,876
6,596
6,800

1,973
2,196
2,397
2,536
2,655

21.4
23.7
25.8
27.8
28.1

3,213
3,115
3,113
3,139
3,153

2,489
2,304
2,226
2,245
2,234

724
811
887
894
919

73
73
96
79
93

62
57
74
66
73

11
16
22
13
20

198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................
198586..............................

9,728
9,823
9,186
9,325
9,119

2.9
1.0
-6.5
1.5
-2.2

6,825
6,403
5,895
6,019
5,824

2,903
3,420
3,291
3,306
3,295

29.8
34.8
35.8
35.5
36.1

3,327
3,357
3,223
3,275
3,260

2,242
2,224
2,197
2,148
2,129

1,085
1,133
1,026
1,127
1,131

80
97
84
89
73

58
74
62
66
56

22
23
22
23
17

198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................
199091..............................

8,950
8,603
9,150
9,364
9,781

-1.9
-3.9
6.4
2.3
4.5

5,617
5,271
5,545
5,703
5,788

3,333
3,332
3,605
3,661
3,993

37.2
38.7
39.4
39.1
40.8

3,163
3,159
3,383
3,499
3,490

2,086
2,042
2,192
2,228
2,244

1,077
1,117
1,191
1,271
1,246

92
98
86
103
135

66
66
63
73
101

26
32
23
30
34

199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................
199596..............................

8,753
9,167
8,975
8,756
8,352

-10.5
4.7
-2.1
-2.4
-4.6

5,805
5,940
5,764
5,741
5,340

2,948
3,227
3,211
3,015
3,012

33.7
35.2
35.8
34.4
36.1

3,640
3,808
3,943
3,923
3,993

2,271
2,376
2,428
2,310
2,361

1,369
1,432
1,515
1,613
1,632

132
148
161
141
141

93
105
111
95
96

39
43
50
46
45

199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................
200001..............................

7,944
7,652
8,245
8,462
8,480

-4.9
-3.7
7.7
2.6
0.2

5,090
4,966
5,145
5,193
5,086

2,854
2,686
3,100
3,269
3,394

35.9
35.1
37.6
38.6
40.0

4,034
4,347
4,235
4,268
4,302

2,336
2,537
2,435
2,508
2,515

1,698
1,810
1,800
1,760
1,787

135
131
119
129
153

93
80
76
85
83

42
51
43
44
70

200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................
200506..............................

8,808
9,056
8,838
9,237
9,515

3.9
2.8
-2.4
4.5
3.0

5,224
5,331
5,059
5,222
5,414

3,584
3,725
3,779
4,015
4,101

40.7
41.1
42.8
43.5
43.1

4,566
4,925
5,424
5,674
5,743

2,606
2,832
3,049
3,180
3,165

1,960
2,093
2,375
2,494
2,578

183
152
173
179
201

117
83
94
110
108

66
69
79
69
93

200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

9,717
9,805
10,119
10,051
9,832

2.1
0.9
3.2
-0.7
-2.2

5,393
5,579
5,797
5,694
5,696

4,324
4,226
4,322
4,357
4,136

44.5
43.1
42.7
43.3
42.1

5,951
6,065
6,587
7,280
7,788

3,304
3,252
3,657
4,012
4,265

2,647
2,813
2,930
3,268
3,523

178
199
212
210
205

104
103
113
116
110

74
96
99
94
95

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

12.2
3.3

6.4
5.2

20.8
0.9

33.5
35.6

25.8
34.8

44.3
36.7

31.4
2.0

30.1
1.9

32.9
2.2

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 194950 and 195960; Higher Education General Information Survey

(HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196768 through
198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component.
(This table was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

496 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 345. Degrees in the biological and biomedical sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student:
Selected years, 195152 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females
as a
percent
of total

Total

Males

Doctors degrees

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

195152..............................
195354..............................
195556..............................
195758..............................
195960..............................

11,094
9,279
12,423
14,308
15,576

8,212
6,710
9,515
11,159
11,654

2,882
2,569
2,908
3,149
3,922

26.0
27.7
23.4
22.0
25.2

2,307
1,610
1,759
1,852
2,154

1,908
1,287
1,379
1,448
1,668

399
323
380
404
486

764
1,077
1,025
1,125
1,205

680
977
908
987
1,086

84
100
117
138
119

196162..............................
196364..............................
196566..............................
196768..............................
196970..............................

16,915
22,723
26,916
31,826
34,034

12,136
16,321
19,368
22,986
23,919

4,779
6,402
7,548
8,840
10,115

28.3
28.2
28.0
27.8
29.7

2,642
3,296
4,232
5,506
5,800

1,982
2,348
3,085
3,959
3,975

660
948
1,147
1,547
1,825

1,338
1,625
2,097
2,784
3,289

1,179
1,432
1,792
2,345
2,820

159
193
305
439
469

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

35,705
37,269
42,207
48,244
51,609

4.9
4.4
13.2
14.3
7.0

25,319
26,314
29,625
33,217
34,580

10,386
10,955
12,582
15,027
17,029

29.1
29.4
29.8
31.1
33.0

5,625
5,989
6,156
6,408
6,429

3,782
4,056
4,317
4,512
4,554

1,843
1,933
1,839
1,896
1,875

3,603
3,587
3,583
3,358
3,334

3,018
2,981
2,892
2,684
2,612

585
606
691
674
722

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

54,154
53,464
51,360
48,713
46,254

4.9
-1.3
-3.9
-5.2
-5.0

35,498
34,178
31,673
29,173
26,797

18,656
19,286
19,687
19,540
19,457

34.4
36.1
38.3
40.1
42.1

6,457
6,953
6,651
6,638
6,339

4,466
4,670
4,353
4,198
4,042

1,991
2,283
2,298
2,440
2,297

3,347
3,335
3,255
3,459
3,568

2,631
2,627
2,481
2,593
2,651

716
708
774
866
917

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

43,078
41,501
39,924
38,593
38,354

-6.9
-3.7
-3.8
-3.3
-0.6

24,124
22,722
21,572
20,565
20,071

18,954
18,779
18,352
18,028
18,283

44.0
45.2
46.0
46.7
47.7

5,766
5,679
5,711
5,489
5,109

3,602
3,384
3,298
3,123
2,775

2,164
2,295
2,413
2,366
2,334

3,640
3,662
3,386
3,496
3,465

2,620
2,611
2,306
2,416
2,335

1,020
1,051
1,080
1,080
1,130

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

38,395
38,074
36,688
36,068
37,304

0.1
-0.8
-3.6
-1.7
3.4

20,000
19,684
18,267
17,998
18,363

18,395
18,390
18,421
18,070
18,941

47.9
48.3
50.2
50.1
50.8

5,064
4,995
4,871
5,034
4,941

2,733
2,646
2,530
2,598
2,509

2,331
2,349
2,341
2,436
2,432

3,405
3,469
3,688
3,617
3,922

2,273
2,268
2,389
2,299
2,478

1,132
1,201
1,299
1,318
1,444

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

39,482
42,892
47,009
51,296
55,983

5.8
8.6
9.6
9.1
9.1

19,418
20,816
22,870
25,071
26,734

20,064
22,076
24,139
26,225
29,249

50.8
51.5
51.3
51.1
52.2

4,834
4,862
5,026
5,462
5,873

2,417
2,437
2,540
2,681
2,920

2,417
2,425
2,486
2,781
2,953

4,152
4,442
4,749
4,891
5,069

2,618
2,749
2,866
2,910
3,012

1,534
1,693
1,883
1,981
2,057

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

61,014
63,973
65,917
65,310
63,630

9.0
4.8
3.0
-0.9
-2.6

28,921
29,562
29,663
28,507
26,579

32,093
34,411
36,254
36,803
37,051

52.6
53.8
55.0
56.4
58.2

6,593
6,986
6,848
6,966
6,850

3,212
3,419
3,336
3,279
3,171

3,381
3,567
3,512
3,687
3,679

5,250
5,313
5,474
5,250
5,463

3,062
3,014
3,123
3,010
3,068

2,188
2,299
2,351
2,240
2,395

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

60,576
60,309
61,294
62,624
65,915

-4.8
-0.4
1.6
2.2
5.3

24,600
23,694
23,356
23,691
25,104

35,976
36,615
37,938
38,933
40,811

59.4
60.7
61.9
62.2
61.9

7,017
7,011
7,050
7,732
8,284

3,075
3,033
3,015
3,271
3,361

3,942
3,978
4,035
4,461
4,923

5,225
5,104
5,268
5,538
5,935

2,923
2,836
2,866
2,975
3,025

2,302
2,268
2,402
2,563
2,910

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

70,607
76,832
79,829
82,825
86,400
90,003

7.1
8.8
3.9
3.8
4.3
4.2

27,183
30,600
32,401
33,705
35,865
36,892

43,424
46,232
47,428
49,120
50,535
53,111

61.5
60.2
59.4
59.3
58.5
59.0

8,781
8,898
9,689
10,017
10,725
11,327

3,709
3,639
4,094
4,250
4,611
4,871

5,072
5,259
5,595
5,767
6,114
6,456

6,162
6,764
7,400
7,499
7,666
7,693

3,138
3,440
3,645
3,549
3,600
3,648

3,024
3,324
3,755
3,950
4,066
4,045

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

16.6
27.5

10.5
35.7

20.7
22.3

25.1
29.0

20.6
31.3

28.7
27.3

17.9
24.8

7.4
16.3

31.4
33.8

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 195152 through 196364; Higher Education General Information Sur-

vey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196566 through
198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component.
(This table was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 497


Degrees

Table 346. Degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 197071 through 201011
Microbiology1

Biology, general
Year

Zoology2

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

10

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

26,294
27,473
31,185
36,188
38,748

2,665
2,943
2,959
3,186
3,109

536
580
627
657
637

1,475
1,548
1,940
2,311
2,767

456
470
517
505
552

365
351
344
384
345

5,721
5,518
5,763
6,128
6,110

1,027
1,040
1,042
1,091
1,039

878
836
803
677
697

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

40,163
39,530
37,598
35,962
33,523

3,177
3,322
3,094
3,093
2,911

624
608
664
663
718

2,927
2,884
2,695
2,670
2,631

585
659
615
597
596

364
325
353
395
376

6,077
5,574
5,096
4,738
4,301

976
985
958
946
922

645
696
624
669
639

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

31,323
29,651
28,022
27,379
27,593

2,598
2,579
2,354
2,313
2,130

734
678
521
617
658

2,414
2,377
2,324
2,349
2,207

482
470
499
505
471

370
350
358
388
319

3,873
3,615
3,407
3,231
3,069

881
868
738
700
664

613
625
533
521
508

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

27,618
27,465
26,838
26,229
27,213

2,173
2,022
1,981
2,097
1,998

574
537
576
527
551

2,257
2,159
2,061
1,833
1,973

392
451
404
449
403

362
380
442
423
441

2,894
2,791
2,537
2,549
2,473

618
623
629
634
548

548
464
492
466
545

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

29,285
31,909
34,932
38,103
41,658

1,956
1,995
2,000
2,178
2,350

632
657
671
665
729

1,788
1,750
1,798
1,872
1,992

343
372
367
359
326

443
532
621
591
572

2,641
2,811
3,036
3,162
3,149

551
530
559
658
586

516
494
465
503
487

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

44,818
46,632
47,054
46,172
44,982

2,606
2,742
2,617
2,616
2,599

768
693
809
718
727

2,220
2,530
2,926
2,885
3,049

364
363
401
406
383

606
612
585
544
551

3,463
3,438
3,653
3,508
3,226

677
720
685
606
616

501
474
465
462
481

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

42,310
42,281
42,699
43,465
45,540

2,582
2,424
2,340
2,529
2,564

780
689
680
681
712

2,779
2,622
2,455
2,365
2,318

334
325
297
350
390

553
538
507
599
610

3,045
2,979
2,488
2,454
2,159

560
578
379
367
384

380
413
355
245
268

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................

48,855
52,527
54,384
55,856

2,719
2,679
2,935
2,986

776
788
866
896

2,243
2,347
2,458
2,480

372
369
353
291

612
667
734
716

2,140
2,223
2,235
2,141

384
416
381
347

254
263
281
297

201011..............................

58,732
61,247

3,156
3,283

914
935

2,449
2,466

303
337

767
739

2,147
2,062

360
338

243
230

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

15.5
25.4

5.3
20.7

-0.5
20.5

-19.3
9.9

11.4
-9.4

10.7
20.8

-29.7
-3.6

-31.4
-12.0

-33.2
-9.4

1Includes microbiology, general; medical microbiology and bacteriology; virology; parasitology;


immunology; and microbiological sciences and immunology, other.
2Includes zoology/animal biology; entomology; animal physiology; animal behavior and ethology; wildlife biology; and zoology/animal biology, other.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs.

Doctors

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred
surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011,
Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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498 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 347. Degrees in business conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 195556
through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females
as a
percent
of total

Total

Males

Doctors degrees

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

195556..............................
195758..............................
195960..............................
196162..............................
196364..............................

42,813
51,991
51,076
49,017
55,474

38,706
48,063
47,262
45,184
51,056

4,107
3,928
3,814
3,833
4,418

9.6
7.6
7.5
7.8
8.0

3,280
4,223
4,643
7,691
9,251

3,118
4,072
4,476
7,484
9,008

162
151
167
207
243

129
110
135
226
275

127
105
133
221
268

2
5
2
5
7

196566..............................
196768..............................
196970..............................
197071..............................
197172..............................

62,721
79,074
105,580
115,396
121,917

9.3
5.7

57,516
72,126
96,346
104,936
110,331

5,205
6,948
9,234
10,460
11,586

8.3
8.8
8.7
9.1
9.5

12,959
17,795
21,561
26,490
30,509

12,628
17,186
20,792
25,458
29,317

331
609
769
1,032
1,192

387
441
620
774
876

370
427
610
753
857

17
14
10
21
19

197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................
197576..............................
197677..............................

126,717
132,304
133,639
143,171
152,010

3.9
4.4
1.0
7.1
6.2

113,337
115,363
111,983
114,986
116,394

13,380
16,941
21,656
28,185
35,616

10.6
12.8
16.2
19.7
23.4

31,208
32,691
36,315
42,592
46,505

29,689
30,557
33,274
37,654
39,852

1,519
2,134
3,041
4,938
6,653

917
922
939
906
839

864
873
900
856
785

53
49
39
50
54

197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................
198081..............................
198182..............................

160,775
172,392
186,264
200,521
215,190

5.8
7.2
8.0
7.7
7.3

117,103
119,765
123,639
126,798
130,693

43,672
52,627
62,625
73,723
84,497

27.2
30.5
33.6
36.8
39.3

48,347
50,397
55,008
57,888
61,251

40,224
40,766
42,744
43,411
44,230

8,123
9,631
12,264
14,477
17,021

834
852
767
808
826

760
752
650
686
676

74
100
117
122
150

198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................
198586..............................
198687..............................

226,442
229,013
232,282
236,700
240,346

5.2
1.1
1.4
1.9
1.5

131,451
129,296
127,467
128,415
128,506

94,991
99,717
104,815
108,285
111,840

41.9
43.5
45.1
45.7
46.5

64,741
66,129
66,981
66,676
67,093

45,987
46,167
46,199
45,927
44,913

18,754
19,962
20,782
20,749
22,180

770
926
827
923
1,062

638
727
685
720
808

132
199
142
203
254

198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................
199091..............................
199192..............................

242,859
246,262
248,568
249,165
256,298

1.0
1.4
0.9
0.2
2.9

129,467
131,098
132,284
131,557
135,263

113,392
115,164
116,284
117,608
121,035

46.7
46.8
46.8
47.2
47.2

69,230
73,065
76,676
78,255
84,517

45,980
48,540
50,585
50,883
54,609

23,250
24,525
26,091
27,372
29,908

1,063
1,100
1,093
1,185
1,242

810
800
818
876
953

253
300
275
309
289

199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................
199596..............................
199697..............................

256,473
246,265
233,895
226,623
225,934

0.1
-4.0
-5.0
-3.1
-0.3

135,368
128,946
121,663
116,545
116,023

121,105
117,319
112,232
110,078
109,911

47.2
47.6
48.0
48.6
48.6

89,425
93,285
93,540
93,554
97,204

57,504
59,223
58,931
58,400
59,333

31,921
34,062
34,609
35,154
37,871

1,346
1,364
1,391
1,366
1,336

969
980
1,011
972
947

377
384
380
394
389

199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................
200001..............................
200102..............................

232,079
239,924
256,070
263,515
278,217

2.7
3.4
6.7
2.9
5.6

119,379
121,741
128,521
132,275
138,343

112,700
118,183
127,549
131,240
139,874

48.6
49.3
49.8
49.8
50.3

101,652
106,830
111,532
115,602
119,725

62,357
64,271
67,078
68,471
70,463

39,295
42,559
44,454
47,131
49,262

1,290
1,216
1,194
1,180
1,156

885
848
812
783
746

405
368
382
397
410

200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................
200506..............................
200607..............................

293,391
307,149
311,574
318,042
327,531

5.5
4.7
1.4
2.1
3.0

145,075
152,513
155,940
159,683
166,350

148,316
154,636
155,634
158,359
161,181

50.6
50.3
50.0
49.8
49.2

127,685
139,347
142,617
146,406
150,211

75,239
80,858
82,151
83,550
84,115

52,446
58,489
60,466
62,856
66,096

1,252
1,481
1,498
1,711
2,029

820
960
901
1,049
1,188

432
521
597
662
841

200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

335,254
347,985
358,293
365,093

2.4
3.8
3.0
1.9

170,978
177,862
183,301
187,081

164,276
170,123
174,992
178,012

49.0
48.9
48.8
48.8

155,637
168,375
177,684
187,213

86,258
91,981
96,709
101,450

69,379
76,394
80,975
85,763

2,084
2,123
2,245
2,286

1,250
1,302
1,335
1,357

834
821
910
929

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

20.7
14.8

20.7
17.2

20.7
12.4

26.6
27.9

22.0
21.4

33.4
36.4

45.0
33.6

34.0
29.4

66.8
40.3

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services and in personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 195556 through 196364; Higher Education General Information Sur-

vey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196566 through
198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component.
(This table was prepared July 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 499


Degrees

Table 348. Degrees in communication, journalism, and related programs and in communications technologies conferred by degree-granting
institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 197071 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females
as a
percent
of total

Total

Males

Doctors degrees

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

10,802
12,340
14,317
17,096
19,248

14.2
16.0
19.4
12.6

6,989
7,964
9,074
10,536
11,455

3,813
4,376
5,243
6,560
7,793

35.3
35.5
36.6
38.4
40.5

1,856
2,200
2,406
2,640
2,794

1,214
1,443
1,546
1,668
1,618

642
757
860
972
1,176

145
111
139
175
165

126
96
114
146
119

19
15
25
29
46

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

21,282
23,214
25,400
26,457
28,616

10.6
9.1
9.4
4.2
8.2

12,458
12,932
13,480
13,266
13,656

8,824
10,282
11,920
13,191
14,960

41.5
44.3
46.9
49.9
52.3

3,126
3,091
3,296
2,882
3,082

1,818
1,719
1,673
1,483
1,527

1,308
1,372
1,623
1,399
1,555

204
171
191
192
193

154
130
138
138
121

50
41
53
54
72

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

31,282
34,222
38,647
40,203
42,102

9.3
9.4
12.9
4.0
4.7

14,179
14,917
16,213
16,662
17,233

17,103
19,305
22,434
23,541
24,869

54.7
56.4
58.0
58.6
59.1

3,105
3,327
3,600
3,620
3,657

1,448
1,578
1,660
1,578
1,574

1,657
1,749
1,940
2,042
2,083

182
200
208
216
232

107
136
123
129
141

75
64
85
87
91

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

43,145
45,521
46,916
48,889
51,572

2.5
5.5
3.1
4.2
5.5

17,681
18,201
18,672
19,357
20,374

25,464
27,320
28,244
29,532
31,198

59.0
60.0
60.2
60.4
60.5

3,808
3,881
3,916
4,249
4,353

1,603
1,584
1,568
1,734
1,705

2,205
2,297
2,348
2,515
2,648

218
275
233
248
272

116
158
133
137
145

102
117
100
111
127

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

53,047
55,144
54,907
52,033
48,969

2.9
4.0
-0.4
-5.2
-5.9

20,806
21,601
22,154
21,484
20,501

32,241
33,543
32,753
30,549
28,468

60.8
60.8
59.7
58.7
58.1

4,327
4,463
5,179
5,388
5,559

1,711
1,692
1,969
2,088
2,086

2,616
2,771
3,210
3,300
3,473

272
255
301
345
321

150
132
146
174
162

122
123
155
171
159

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

48,173
47,894
50,263
52,397
57,058

-1.6
-0.6
4.9
4.2
8.9

19,868
19,771
20,103
20,943
22,152

28,305
28,123
30,160
31,454
34,906

58.8
58.7
60.0
60.0
61.2

5,561
5,552
6,097
5,582
5,525

2,153
1,989
2,369
2,001
2,030

3,408
3,563
3,728
3,581
3,495

345
300
359
348
357

190
155
171
182
168

155
145
188
166
189

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

59,191
64,036
69,828
73,002
75,238

3.7
8.2
9.0
4.5
3.1

22,542
23,692
25,338
25,813
26,926

36,649
40,344
44,490
47,189
48,312

61.9
63.0
63.7
64.6
64.2

5,645
5,980
6,495
6,900
7,195

1,964
2,169
2,301
2,329
2,535

3,681
3,811
4,194
4,571
4,660

370
383
398
426
468

190
168
179
186
195

180
215
219
240
273

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

76,936
78,420
81,048
83,109
86,048
88,132

2.3
1.9
3.4
2.5
3.5
2.4

28,142
29,009
30,384
31,218
32,040
33,023

48,794
49,411
50,664
51,891
54,008
55,109

63.4
63.0
62.5
62.4
62.8
62.5

7,745
7,272
7,546
7,567
8,099
8,805

2,611
2,485
2,580
2,459
2,659
2,820

5,134
4,787
4,966
5,108
5,440
5,985

464
480
496
535
573
578

207
188
209
225
225
207

257
292
287
310
348
371

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

30.0
14.6

24.8
17.3

33.1
12.9

37.2
13.7

32.9
8.0

39.5
16.6

25.4
24.6

8.9
0.0

42.8
44.4

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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500 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 349. Degrees in computer and information sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student:
197071 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females
as a
percent
of total

Total

Males

Doctors degrees

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

2,388
3,402
4,304
4,756
5,033

42.5
26.5
10.5
5.8

2,064
2,941
3,664
3,976
4,080

324
461
640
780
953

13.6
13.6
14.9
16.4
18.9

1,588
1,977
2,113
2,276
2,299

1,424
1,752
1,888
1,983
1,961

164
225
225
293
338

128
167
196
198
213

125
155
181
189
199

3
12
15
9
14

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

5,652
6,407
7,201
8,719
11,154

12.3
13.4
12.4
21.1
27.9

4,534
4,876
5,349
6,272
7,782

1,118
1,531
1,852
2,447
3,372

19.8
23.9
25.7
28.1
30.2

2,603
2,798
3,038
3,055
3,647

2,226
2,332
2,471
2,480
2,883

377
466
567
575
764

244
216
196
236
240

221
197
181
206
213

23
19
15
30
27

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

15,121
20,267
24,565
32,439
39,121

35.6
34.0
21.2
32.1
20.6

10,202
13,218
15,641
20,416
24,737

4,919
7,049
8,924
12,023
14,384

32.5
34.8
36.3
37.1
36.8

4,218
4,935
5,321
6,190
7,101

3,247
3,625
3,813
4,379
5,064

971
1,310
1,508
1,811
2,037

252
251
262
251
248

227
230
228
225
223

25
21
34
26
25

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

42,337
39,767
34,651
30,560
27,347

8.2
-6.1
-12.9
-11.8
-10.5

27,208
25,962
23,414
21,143
19,159

15,129
13,805
11,237
9,417
8,188

35.7
34.7
32.4
30.8
29.9

8,070
8,481
9,197
9,414
9,677

5,658
5,985
6,726
6,775
6,960

2,412
2,496
2,471
2,639
2,717

344
374
428
551
627

299
322
380
466
534

45
52
48
85
93

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

25,159
24,821
24,519
24,527
24,737

-8.0
-1.3
-1.2
#
0.9

17,771
17,685
17,606
17,528
17,684

7,388
7,136
6,913
6,999
7,053

29.4
28.7
28.2
28.5
28.5

9,324
9,655
10,353
10,568
10,595

6,563
6,980
7,557
7,836
7,805

2,761
2,675
2,796
2,732
2,790

676
772
805
810
887

584
669
689
685
726

92
103
116
125
161

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

24,506
25,422
27,829
30,552
37,788

-0.9
3.7
9.5
9.8
23.7

17,757
18,527
20,372
22,289
27,185

6,749
6,895
7,457
8,263
10,603

27.5
27.1
26.8
27.0
28.1

10,579
10,513
11,765
12,843
14,990

7,729
7,526
8,343
8,866
9,978

2,850
2,987
3,422
3,977
5,012

869
857
858
806
779

743
721
718
656
648

126
136
140
150
131

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

44,142
50,365
57,433
59,488
54,111

16.8
14.1
14.0
3.6
-9.0

31,923
36,462
41,950
44,585
42,125

12,219
13,903
15,483
14,903
11,986

27.7
27.6
27.0
25.1
22.2

16,911
17,173
19,509
20,143
18,416

11,195
11,447
13,267
13,868
13,136

5,716
5,726
6,242
6,275
5,280

768
752
816
909
1,119

632
581
648
709
905

136
171
168
200
214

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

47,480
42,170
38,476
37,994
39,589
43,072

-12.3
-11.2
-8.8
-1.3
4.2
8.8

37,705
34,342
31,694
31,215
32,410
35,478

9,775
7,828
6,782
6,779
7,179
7,594

20.6
18.6
17.6
17.8
18.1
17.6

17,055
16,232
17,087
17,907
17,953
19,446

12,470
11,985
12,513
13,063
13,017
13,956

4,585
4,247
4,574
4,844
4,936
5,490

1,416
1,595
1,698
1,580
1,599
1,588

1,109
1,267
1,323
1,226
1,250
1,267

307
328
375
354
349
321

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

7.6
-9.3

18.1
-5.9

-20.0
-22.3

0.9
14.0

11.4
11.9

-19.8
19.7

84.4
12.1

75.5
14.2

125.7
4.6

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 501


Degrees

Table 350. Degrees in education conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 194950
through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

194950..............................
195960..............................
196768..............................
196970..............................

61,472
89,002
133,965
163,964

31,398
25,556
31,926
40,420

30,074
63,446
102,039
123,544

48.9
71.3
76.2
75.3

20,069
33,433
63,399
78,020

12,025
18,057
30,672
34,832

8,044
15,376
32,727
43,188

953
1,591
4,078
5,588

797
1,279
3,250
4,479

156
312
828
1,109

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

176,307
190,880
193,984
184,907
166,758

7.5
8.3
1.6
-4.7
-9.8

44,896
49,344
51,300
48,997
44,463

131,411
141,536
142,684
135,910
122,295

74.5
74.1
73.6
73.5
73.3

87,666
96,668
103,777
110,402
117,841

38,365
41,141
43,298
44,112
44,430

49,301
55,527
60,479
66,290
73,411

6,041
6,648
6,857
6,757
6,975

4,771
5,104
5,191
4,974
4,856

1,270
1,544
1,666
1,783
2,119

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

154,437
143,234
135,821
125,873
118,038

-7.4
-7.3
-5.2
-7.3
-6.2

42,004
39,867
37,410
33,743
30,901

112,433
103,367
98,411
92,130
87,137

72.8
72.2
72.5
73.2
73.8

126,061
124,267
116,916
109,866
101,819

44,831
42,308
37,662
34,410
30,300

81,230
81,959
79,254
75,456
71,519

7,202
7,338
7,018
7,170
7,314

4,826
4,832
4,281
4,174
4,100

2,376
2,506
2,737
2,996
3,214

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

108,074
100,932
97,908
92,310
88,078

-8.4
-6.6
-3.0
-5.7
-4.6

27,039
24,380
23,651
22,200
21,254

81,035
76,552
74,257
70,110
66,824

75.0
75.8
75.8
76.0
75.9

96,713
91,601
83,254
75,700
74,667

27,548
25,339
22,824
21,164
20,539

69,165
66,262
60,430
54,536
54,128

7,279
6,999
7,063
6,914
6,614

3,843
3,612
3,550
3,448
3,174

3,436
3,387
3,513
3,466
3,440

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

87,147
86,788
90,928
96,740
105,112

-1.1
-0.4
4.8
6.4
8.7

20,982
20,705
20,947
21,643
23,007

66,165
66,083
69,981
75,097
82,105

75.9
76.1
77.0
77.6
78.1

74,816
72,619
75,270
79,793
84,890

20,302
18,955
18,777
19,616
20,469

54,514
53,664
56,493
60,177
64,421

6,610
5,905
5,568
5,884
6,503

3,088
2,745
2,530
2,522
2,776

3,522
3,160
3,038
3,362
3,727

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

110,807
107,836
107,578
107,440
105,929

5.4
-2.7
-0.2
-0.1
-1.4

23,417
22,655
23,199
24,424
25,619

87,390
85,181
84,379
83,016
80,310

78.9
79.0
78.4
77.3
75.8

87,352
91,225
94,497
97,427
99,835

20,448
20,897
21,857
22,656
23,511

66,904
70,328
72,640
74,771
76,324

6,189
6,423
6,581
6,450
6,475

2,614
2,652
2,712
2,555
2,490

3,575
3,771
3,869
3,895
3,985

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

105,384
105,116
105,833
107,372
108,034

-0.5
-0.3
0.7
1.5
0.6

26,214
26,242
26,285
26,321
26,103

79,170
78,874
79,548
81,051
81,931

75.1
75.0
75.2
75.5
75.8

104,936
108,720
113,374
118,226
123,045

24,955
25,518
26,814
28,077
29,081

79,981
83,202
86,560
90,149
93,964

6,246
6,297
6,261
6,471
6,409

2,404
2,367
2,334
2,297
2,295

3,842
3,930
3,927
4,174
4,114

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

105,458
106,295
105,845
106,278
105,451

-2.4
0.8
-0.4
0.4
-0.8

24,580
24,049
22,604
22,802
22,513

80,878
82,246
83,241
83,476
82,938

76.7
77.4
78.6
78.5
78.7

127,829
135,189
147,883
162,345
167,490

29,997
31,907
34,033
37,843
38,863

97,832
103,282
113,850
124,502
128,627

6,284
6,549
6,832
7,088
7,681

2,237
2,211
2,314
2,403
2,557

4,047
4,338
4,518
4,685
5,124

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

107,238
105,641
102,582
101,708
101,265
103,992

1.7
-1.5
-2.9
-0.9
-0.4
2.7

22,448
22,516
21,828
21,159
20,726
21,195

84,790
83,125
80,754
80,549
80,539
82,797

79.1
78.7
78.7
79.2
79.5
79.6

174,620
176,572
175,880
178,564
182,139
185,009

40,700
40,164
40,055
40,324
41,296
42,022

133,920
136,408
135,825
138,240
140,843
142,987

7,584
8,261
8,491
9,028
9,233
9,623

2,664
2,681
2,773
2,956
3,023
3,064

4,920
5,580
5,718
6,072
6,210
6,559

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

1.7
-3.0

-8.7
-5.6

4.8
-2.4

36.6
5.9

35.7
3.2

36.9
6.8

20.7
26.9

19.1
15.0

21.6
33.3

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 194950 and 195960; Higher Education General Information Survey

(HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196768 through
198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This
table was prepared July 2012.)

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Degrees

Table 351. Degrees in engineering and engineering technologies conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of
student: Selected years, 194950 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

194950..............................
195960..............................
196970..............................

52,246
37,679
44,479

52,071
37,537
44,149

175
142
330

0.3
0.4
0.7

4,496
7,159
15,593

4,481
7,133
15,421

15
26
172

417
786
3,681

416
783
3,657

1
3
24

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

50,182
51,258
51,384
50,412
47,131

12.8
2.1
0.2
-1.9
-6.5

49,775
50,726
50,766
49,611
46,105

407
532
618
801
1,026

0.8
1.0
1.2
1.6
2.2

16,947
17,299
16,988
15,851
15,837

16,734
17,009
16,694
15,470
15,426

213
290
294
381
411

3,688
3,708
3,513
3,374
3,181

3,663
3,685
3,459
3,318
3,113

25
23
54
56
68

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

46,676
49,482
56,150
62,898
69,387

-1.0
6.0
13.5
12.0
10.3

45,184
47,238
52,353
57,603
62,877

1,492
2,244
3,797
5,295
6,510

3.2
4.5
6.8
8.4
9.4

16,800
16,659
16,887
16,012
16,765

16,174
15,891
15,940
14,971
15,535

626
768
947
1,041
1,230

2,874
2,622
2,483
2,545
2,546

2,805
2,547
2,424
2,459
2,447

69
75
59
86
99

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

75,355
80,632
89,811
95,295
97,099

8.6
7.0
11.4
6.1
1.9

67,573
71,305
78,673
82,841
83,991

7,782
9,327
11,138
12,454
13,108

10.3
11.6
12.4
13.1
13.5

17,216
18,475
19,949
21,197
22,124

15,761
16,747
18,038
18,916
19,688

1,455
1,728
1,911
2,281
2,436

2,608
2,676
2,871
3,032
3,269

2,499
2,532
2,742
2,864
3,055

109
144
129
168
214

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

97,122
93,560
89,406
85,982
82,480

#
-3.7
-4.4
-3.8
-4.1

84,050
80,543
76,886
74,020
70,859

13,072
13,017
12,520
11,962
11,621

13.5
13.9
14.0
13.9
14.1

22,146
23,101
23,839
25,066
25,294

19,545
20,137
20,815
21,731
21,753

2,601
2,964
3,024
3,335
3,541

3,456
3,854
4,237
4,572
5,030

3,220
3,585
3,941
4,160
4,576

236
269
296
412
454

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

79,751
78,036
78,619
78,580
78,483

-3.3
-2.2
0.7
#
-0.1

68,482
67,086
67,214
66,867
66,157

11,269
10,950
11,405
11,713
12,326

14.1
14.0
14.5
14.9
15.7

25,450
26,373
29,103
30,102
29,949

21,780
22,397
24,721
25,394
25,028

3,670
3,976
4,382
4,708
4,921

5,330
5,499
5,870
5,954
6,108

4,834
4,967
5,300
5,288
5,378

496
532
570
666
730

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

77,997
75,659
74,557
72,796
73,323

-0.6
-3.0
-1.5
-2.4
0.7

65,362
62,994
61,880
59,859
59,668

12,635
12,665
12,677
12,937
13,655

16.2
16.7
17.0
17.8
18.6

28,843
27,016
27,244
26,689
26,648

23,840
22,047
21,800
21,348
21,047

5,003
4,969
5,444
5,341
5,601

6,354
6,166
5,966
5,413
5,367

5,559
5,408
5,230
4,643
4,539

795
758
736
770
828

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

72,869
74,588
77,231
78,079
79,544

-0.6
2.4
3.5
1.1
1.9

59,489
60,417
62,821
63,401
65,033

13,380
14,171
14,410
14,678
14,511

18.4
19.0
18.7
18.8
18.2

27,187
26,987
30,583
35,053
34,988

21,341
21,212
24,097
27,561
27,049

5,846
5,775
6,486
7,492
7,939

5,547
5,181
5,252
5,859
6,467

4,630
4,285
4,353
4,821
5,263

917
896
899
1,038
1,204

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

81,406
81,854
83,608

2.3
0.6
2.1

66,866
68,081
69,540

14,540
13,773
14,068

17.9
16.8
16.8

33,389
31,989
34,430

25,568
24,746
26,461

7,821
7,243
7,969

7,318
7,928
7,977

5,848
6,285
6,263

1,470
1,643
1,714

200910..............................
201011..............................

84,414
88,729
93,117

1.0
5.1
4.9

70,511
73,833
77,100

13,903
14,896
16,017

16.5
16.8
17.2

38,001
39,346
43,234

29,452
30,521
33,418

8,549
8,825
9,816

7,801
7,771
8,425

6,121
5,984
6,548

1,680
1,787
1,877

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

11.7
14.4

12.4
15.3

8.7
10.2

22.8
29.5

19.8
30.7

33.8
25.5

31.9
15.1

26.3
12.0

60.3
27.7

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in engineering, engineeringrelated technologies, mechanic and repair technologies, and construction trades for
196970 and later years.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 194950 and 195960; Higher Education General Information Survey
(HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196970 through
198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component.
(This table was prepared July 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 503


Degrees

Table 352. Degrees in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree:
197071 through 201011
Chemical engineering

Electrical, electronics,
and communications engineering

Civil engineering

Mechanical engineering

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

10

11

12

13

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

3,579
3,625
3,578
3,399
3,070

1,100
1,154
1,051
1,044
990

406
394
397
400
346

6,526
6,803
7,390
8,017
7,651

2,425
2,487
2,627
2,652
2,769

446
415
397
368
356

12,198
12,101
12,313
11,316
10,161

4,282
4,206
3,895
3,499
3,469

879
824
791
705
701

8,858
8,530
8,523
7,677
6,890

2,237
2,282
2,141
1,843
1,858

438
411
370
385
340

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

3,140
3,524
4,569
5,568
6,320

1,031
1,086
1,235
1,149
1,270

308
291
259
304
284

7,923
8,228
9,135
9,809
10,326

2,999
2,964
2,685
2,646
2,683

370
309
277
253
270

9,791
9,936
11,133
12,338
13,821

3,774
3,788
3,740
3,591
3,836

649
566
503
586
525

6,800
7,703
8,875
10,107
11,808

1,907
1,952
1,942
1,877
2,060

305
283
279
271
281

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

6,527
6,740
7,185
7,475
7,146

1,267
1,285
1,368
1,514
1,544

300
311
319
330
418

10,678
10,524
9,989
9,693
9,162

2,891
2,995
3,074
3,146
3,172

325
329
340
369
377

14,938
16,455
18,049
19,943
21,691

3,901
4,462
4,531
5,078
5,153

535
526
550
585
660

13,329
13,922
15,675
16,629
16,794

2,291
2,399
2,511
2,797
3,053

276
333
299
319
409

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

5,877
4,991
3,917
3,663
3,430

1,361
1,184
1,088
1,093
1,035

446
497
579
602
562

8,679
8,147
7,488
7,312
7,252

2,926
2,901
2,836
2,903
2,812

395
451
481
505
516

23,742
24,547
23,597
21,908
20,711

5,534
6,183
6,688
7,028
7,225

722
724
860
998
1,162

16,194
15,450
14,900
14,843
14,336

3,075
3,198
3,329
3,498
3,424

426
528
596
633
742

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

3,444
3,754
4,459
5,163
5,901

903
956
990
1,032
1,085

611
590
595
604
571

7,314
8,034
8,868
9,479
9,927

2,927
3,113
3,610
3,873
4,077

536
540
577
651
625

19,320
17,958
17,281
15,823
14,929

7,095
7,360
7,870
7,791
7,693

1,220
1,282
1,413
1,470
1,543

13,977
14,067
14,464
15,030
14,794

3,516
3,653
3,982
4,099
4,213

757
851
871
887
890

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

6,319
6,564
6,319
6,038
5,807

1,176
1,131
1,128
1,130
1,078

670
650
652
575
590

10,607
10,437
9,926
9,178
8,136

3,905
3,833
3,795
3,656
3,433

616
640
610
534
543

13,900
13,336
12,995
12,606
12,930

7,103
6,393
6,737
6,708
6,926

1,591
1,512
1,458
1,309
1,392

14,177
13,493
13,071
12,753
12,807

3,881
3,608
3,441
3,268
3,273

940
913
933
788
776

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

5,611
5,462
5,109
4,742
4,397

1,083
973
1,065
1,165
1,183

610
605
542
623
773

7,588
7,665
7,836
7,827
8,186

3,310
3,295
3,596
3,790
3,834

571
574
599
636
713

13,091
13,056
13,627
14,123
14,171

6,815
6,587
7,621
9,511
9,054

1,417
1,235
1,256
1,440
1,566

12,817
13,058
13,693
14,050
14,609

3,371
3,391
3,695
4,420
4,637

849
772
747
787
915

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

4,326
4,492
4,795
5,036
5,740
6,311

1,116
957
933
994
1,042
1,283

819
835
853
789
830
831

9,090
9,671
10,455
10,785
11,333
12,557

3,768
3,482
3,595
3,794
4,076
4,860

750
805
752
762
717
751

13,966
13,089
12,375
11,619
11,450
11,573

8,123
7,777
8,631
9,178
9,050
9,691

1,860
2,042
1,996
1,811
1,869
2,037

15,850
16,601
17,367
17,352
18,498
19,165

4,443
4,294
4,497
4,620
4,816
5,801

1,096
1,106
1,109
1,142
996
1,106

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

-22.9
45.9

3.0
15.0

34.3
1.5

19.8
38.1

13.8
29.0

31.3
0.1

6.7
-17.1

19.2
19.3

31.3
9.5

23.7
20.9

31.8
30.6

29.1
0.9

Year
1

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in


Title IV federal financial aid programs. From 197071 through 198182, civil engineering
includes construction and transportation engineering. From 199192, civil engineering
includes geotechnical, structural, transportation, and water resources engineering.
Degrees in engineering technologies are not included in this table.

Doctors

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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504 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 353. Degrees in English language and literature/letters conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student:
Selected years, 194950 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

194950..............................
195960..............................
196768..............................
196970..............................

17,240
20,128
47,977
56,410

8,221
7,580
15,700
18,650

9,019
12,548
32,277
37,760

52.3
62.3
67.3
66.9

2,259
2,931
7,916
8,517

1,320
1,458
3,434
3,326

939
1,473
4,482
5,191

230
397
977
1,213

181
314
717
837

49
83
260
376

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

63,914
63,707
60,607
54,190
47,062

13.3
-0.3
-4.9
-10.6
-13.2

22,005
22,580
22,022
20,082
17,689

41,909
41,127
38,585
34,108
29,373

65.6
64.6
63.7
62.9
62.4

10,441
10,412
10,035
9,573
9,178

4,126
4,066
3,988
3,824
3,463

6,315
6,346
6,047
5,749
5,715

1,554
1,734
1,817
1,755
1,595

1,107
1,173
1,189
1,142
974

447
561
628
613
621

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

41,452
37,343
34,799
33,218
32,187

-11.9
-9.9
-6.8
-4.5
-3.1

15,898
14,135
12,972
12,085
11,237

25,554
23,208
21,827
21,133
20,950

61.6
62.1
62.7
63.6
65.1

8,599
7,824
7,444
6,503
6,026

3,290
2,907
2,623
2,307
2,181

5,309
4,917
4,821
4,196
3,845

1,514
1,373
1,272
1,186
1,196

895
768
698
639
635

619
605
574
547
561

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

31,922
33,078
31,327
32,296
32,686

-0.8
3.6
-5.3
3.1
1.2

11,082
11,300
10,699
11,007
11,195

20,840
21,778
20,628
21,289
21,491

65.3
65.8
65.8
65.9
65.7

5,742
5,593
4,866
4,814
4,987

2,026
1,916
1,653
1,681
1,723

3,716
3,677
3,213
3,133
3,264

1,040
986
877
899
915

497
467
419
413
414

543
519
458
486
501

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

34,083
35,667
38,106
41,786
46,803

4.3
4.6
6.8
9.7
12.0

11,657
12,133
12,687
13,729
15,437

22,426
23,534
25,419
28,057
31,366

65.8
66.0
66.7
67.1
67.0

5,335
5,298
5,366
5,716
6,317

1,811
1,819
1,796
1,930
2,125

3,524
3,479
3,570
3,786
4,192

895
853
858
929
986

390
367
380
405
444

505
486
478
524
542

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

51,064
54,250
55,289
53,150
51,170

9.1
6.2
1.9
-3.9
-3.7

16,891
18,314
19,007
18,214
17,581

34,173
35,936
36,282
34,936
33,589

66.9
66.2
65.6
65.7
65.6

6,784
7,215
7,537
7,611
7,612

2,203
2,441
2,570
2,620
2,672

4,581
4,774
4,967
4,991
4,940

1,056
1,142
1,201
1,205
1,393

469
484
495
512
589

587
658
706
693
804

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

49,928
48,641
49,016
49,877
50,106

-2.4
-2.6
0.8
1.8
0.5

17,007
16,325
16,280
16,332
16,124

32,921
32,316
32,736
33,545
33,982

65.9
66.4
66.8
67.3
67.8

7,657
7,487
7,587
7,326
7,022

2,727
2,650
2,568
2,452
2,315

4,930
4,837
5,019
4,874
4,707

1,395
1,431
1,489
1,412
1,470

535
610
611
554
611

860
821
878
858
859

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

50,569
52,375
53,699
53,984
54,379

0.9
3.6
2.5
0.5
0.7

15,997
16,457
16,738
16,792
17,154

34,572
35,918
36,961
37,192
37,225

68.4
68.6
68.8
68.9
68.5

6,763
7,097
7,428
7,956
8,468

2,160
2,270
2,433
2,459
2,615

4,603
4,827
4,995
5,497
5,853

1,330
1,291
1,246
1,207
1,212

533
532
492
479
494

797
759
754
728
718

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

55,096
55,122
55,038
55,462
53,231
52,744

1.3
#
#
0.8
-4.0
-0.9

17,316
17,475
17,681
17,973
17,050
16,916

37,780
37,647
37,357
37,489
36,181
35,828

68.6
68.3
67.9
67.6
68.0
67.9

8,845
8,742
9,161
9,261
9,201
9,476

2,860
2,867
3,027
3,001
3,006
3,137

5,985
5,875
6,134
6,260
6,195
6,339

1,254
1,178
1,262
1,271
1,332
1,344

510
478
453
464
522
529

744
700
809
807
810
815

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

9.0
-4.3

8.2
-2.3

9.3
-5.2

30.8
7.1

32.4
9.7

30.0
5.9

-5.7
7.2

-4.3
3.7

-6.6
9.5

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 194950 and 195960; Higher Education General Information Survey

(HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196768 through 198586;
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDSC:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was
prepared July 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 505


Degrees

Table 354. Degrees in foreign languages and literatures conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student:
Selected years, 195960 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

195960..............................
196768..............................
196970..............................

5,462
19,254
21,109

2,090
5,253
5,613

3,372
14,001
15,496

61.7
72.7
73.4

1,125
4,849
5,137

590
2,068
1,917

535
2,781
3,220

229
707
869

166
503
579

63
204
290

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

20,988
19,890
20,170
20,197
19,103

-0.6
-5.2
1.4
0.1
-5.4

5,508
5,196
5,119
5,063
4,723

15,480
14,694
15,051
15,134
14,380

73.8
73.9
74.6
74.9
75.3

5,480
5,283
5,068
4,851
4,721

1,961
1,919
1,909
1,788
1,672

3,519
3,364
3,159
3,063
3,049

1,084
1,134
1,347
1,248
1,220

714
742
829
703
665

370
392
518
545
555

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

17,068
15,496
14,334
13,211
12,480

-10.7
-9.2
-7.5
-7.8
-5.5

4,270
3,965
3,684
3,391
3,226

12,798
11,531
10,650
9,820
9,254

75.0
74.4
74.3
74.3
74.2

4,432
4,056
3,624
3,248
3,067

1,581
1,365
1,194
1,092
1,026

2,851
2,691
2,430
2,156
2,041

1,245
1,103
1,002
960
857

643
574
490
471
412

602
529
512
489
445

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

11,638
11,175
11,170
10,985
11,436

-6.7
-4.0
#
-1.7
4.1

3,013
2,919
3,048
3,098
3,186

8,625
8,256
8,122
7,887
8,250

74.1
73.9
72.7
71.8
72.1

2,934
2,892
2,706
2,814
2,708

1,039
997
1,001
984
932

1,895
1,895
1,705
1,830
1,776

931
869
790
779
761

460
407
362
353
342

471
462
428
426
419

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

11,550
11,706
11,515
12,403
13,133

1.0
1.4
-1.6
7.7
5.9

3,374
3,374
3,223
3,432
3,625

8,176
8,332
8,292
8,971
9,508

70.8
71.2
72.0
72.3
72.4

2,690
2,574
2,680
2,837
3,018

878
847
931
955
987

1,812
1,727
1,749
1,882
2,031

768
769
725
727
816

338
332
330
317
348

430
437
395
410
468

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

13,937
14,634
15,305
15,242
14,558

6.1
5.0
4.6
-0.4
-4.5

4,008
4,225
4,435
4,573
4,496

9,929
10,409
10,870
10,669
10,062

71.2
71.1
71.0
70.0
69.1

3,049
3,229
3,513
3,612
3,439

1,018
1,074
1,182
1,199
1,124

2,031
2,155
2,331
2,413
2,315

889
984
977
1,033
1,081

396
434
417
418
479

493
550
560
615
602

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

14,832
14,487
15,279
15,835
15,886

1.9
-2.3
5.5
3.6
0.3

4,514
4,388
4,585
4,738
4,616

10,318
10,099
10,694
11,097
11,270

69.6
69.7
70.0
70.1
70.9

3,443
3,361
3,181
3,109
3,037

1,141
1,104
1,033
976
944

2,302
2,257
2,148
2,133
2,093

1,020
1,064
1,118
1,049
1,086

446
450
473
443
446

574
614
645
606
640

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

16,128
16,258
16,912
17,754
18,386

1.5
0.8
4.0
5.0
3.6

4,695
4,685
4,996
5,215
5,370

11,433
11,573
11,916
12,539
13,016

70.9
71.2
70.5
70.6
70.8

3,035
3,075
3,049
3,124
3,407

969
958
874
957
1,056

2,066
2,117
2,175
2,167
2,351

1,078
1,003
1,042
1,031
1,027

420
418
424
410
410

658
585
618
621
617

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

19,410
20,275
20,977
21,158
21,516
21,706

5.6
4.5
3.5
0.9
1.7
0.9

5,842
6,173
6,254
6,302
6,610
6,720

13,568
14,102
14,723
14,856
14,906
14,986

69.9
69.6
70.2
70.2
69.3
69.0

3,539
3,443
3,565
3,592
3,755
3,727

1,049
1,058
1,128
1,211
1,254
1,256

2,490
2,385
2,437
2,381
2,501
2,471

1,074
1,059
1,078
1,111
1,091
1,158

436
437
431
426
446
477

638
622
647
685
645
681

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

20.3
11.8

24.4
15.0

18.7
10.5

16.6
5.3

8.3
19.7

20.5
-0.8

-0.4
7.8

3.8
9.4

-3.0
6.7

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 194950 and 195960; Higher Education General Information Survey

(HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196768 through 198586;
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDSC:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was
prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

506 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 355. Degrees in French, German, Italian, and Spanish language and literature conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree:
Selected years, 194950 through 201011
French
Year

German

Italian

Spanish

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

10

11

12

13

194950..............................
195960..............................
196768..............................
196970..............................

1,471
1,927
7,068
7,624

299
316
1,301
1,409

53
58
152
181

540
659
2,368
2,652

121
126
771
669

40
21
117
118

242

71

14

2,122
1,610
6,381
7,226

373
261
1,188
1,372

34
31
123
139

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

7,306
6,822
6,705
6,263
5,745

1,437
1,421
1,277
1,195
1,077

192
193
203
213
200

2,601
2,477
2,520
2,425
2,289

690
608
598
550
480

144
167
176
149
147

201
287
313
292
329

87
104
78
81
100

10
19
27
19
13

7,068
6,847
7,209
7,250
6,719

1,456
1,421
1,298
1,217
1,228

168
152
206
203
202

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

4,783
4,228
3,708
3,558
3,285

914
875
692
576
513

190
177
155
143
128

1,983
1,820
1,647
1,524
1,466

471
394
357
344
309

164
126
101
106
94

342
325
301
236
272

85
89
58
60
49

19
16
19
14
9

5,984
5,359
4,832
4,563
4,331

1,080
930
822
720
685

176
153
113
118
103

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

3,178
3,054
2,871
2,876
2,991

460
485
360
418
385

115
92
106
86
74

1,286
1,327
1,367
1,292
1,411

294
324
281
241
240

79
76
68
63
58

205
208
224
206
190

65
55
45
41
44

13
14
18
13
9

3,870
3,633
3,349
3,254
3,415

592
568
506
537
505

131
140
129
102
115

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

3,015
3,062
3,082
3,297
3,259

409
421
437
444
478

86
85
89
83
115

1,396
1,366
1,350
1,428
1,437

249
234
244
263
253

73
70
71
59
67

240
219
224
239
247

42
53
45
45
38

10
17
7
17
19

3,385
3,450
3,416
3,748
4,176

521
504
553
552
573

95
104
93
101
108

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

3,355
3,371
3,280
3,094
2,764

480
465
513
479
470

98
112
98
104
118

1,543
1,616
1,572
1,580
1,352

242
273
317
298
278

58
85
86
61
83

253
238
274
264
271

36
55
50
47
69

21
18
13
24
31

4,480
4,768
5,233
5,505
5,602

609
647
667
691
709

125
143
145
160
161

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

2,655
2,468
2,530
2,565
2,514

446
414
389
365
343

113
119
104
115
129

1,290
1,214
1,181
1,237
1,125

305
281
209
242
184

75
80
94
78
76

232
234
252
257
237

44
49
60
41
48

22
18
25
12
13

5,995
6,161
6,595
6,992
7,031

769
677
781
697
718

151
175
160
153
175

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

2,371
2,396
2,294
2,362
2,394

376
356
348
361
356

115
89
75
85
80

1,143
1,092
1,097
1,031
1,103

242
208
188
153
180

73
64
77
30
56

286
263
307
279
277

42
46
54
49
70

11
15
20
31
12

7,164
7,243
7,619
7,991
8,304

716
792
791
833
919

185
193
190
199
190

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

2,410
2,462
2,432
2,450
2,488
2,492

395
364
359
386
391
366

84
95
102
86
87
81

1,106
1,055
1,085
1,058
1,028
1,019

172
158
173
163
143
156

48
56
51
47
46
43

321
280
359
341
336
313

94
97
88
76
73
83

17
20
25
34
23
28

8,690
9,013
9,278
9,331
9,138
8,918

981
982
990
878
961
955

192
195
193
218
199
179

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

1.6
3.4

5.1
-7.3

-27.0
-3.6

-3.2
-7.9

-28.9
-9.3

-34.2
-10.4

12.2
-2.5

123.8
-11.7

54.5
64.7

21.3
2.6

37.0
-2.7

3.8
-6.8

Not available.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 194950 and 195960; Higher Education General Information Survey

Doctors

(HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196768 through
198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component.
(This table was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 507


Degrees

Table 356. Degrees in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Russian language and literature conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of
degree: 196970 through 201011
Arabic
Year

Chinese

Korean

Russian

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

10

11

12

13

196970..............................
197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

15
10
12
20
13

6
4
3
5
11

4
0
1
1
2

81
89
103
98
121
141

34
22
20
29
37
26

0
8
11
13
5
12

768
715
658
622
624
598

172
110
150
120
100
106

24
14
15
27
27
20

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

10
7
8
4
13

7
15
3
4
2

2
1
1
5
5

150
112
116
91
79

23
32
23
22
33

6
6
4
12
7

531
528
442
465
402

81
66
50
51
60

13
19
12
9
6

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

6
15
12
6
9

7
4
4
2
4

0
4
1
0
0

73
68
92
115
97

20
14
15
14
21

6
10
7
10
3

409
324
342
340
432

68
49
33
39
47

8
7
5
3
6

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

5
8
9
6
4

4
1
4
2
0

0
1
0
1
1

87
110
103
138
144

23
16
31
27
33

11
10
9
8
8

493
502
472
469
549

33
54
54
55
52

3
8
8
6
5

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

9
13
8
8
10

0
0
3
2
1

1
0
2
0
1

150
183
129
112
107

24
36
54
48
63

9
14
8
18
16

593
629
612
611
572

70
68
68
71
66

6
7
4
3
3

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

8
9
16
13
6

3
3
2
3
4

2
0
1
1
5

136
152
161
178
183

42
31
21
20
18

19
15
13
14
15

494
455
383
398
340

58
46
49
29
33

7
9
9
4
10

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

7
13
13
13
21

2
2
3
3
5

3
2
0
1
0

183
189
190
186
208

13
16
12
15
21

7
12
9
5
8

5
9
8

0
2
0

0
1
0

335
277
271
301
298

24
34
16
21
18

7
5
6
3
0

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

26
68
57
85
121
141

4
2
8
14
10
5

2
0
1
1
6
1

241
261
289
384
456
449

20
30
35
45
51
51

10
2
5
11
12
8

17
13
15
24
27
28

4
0
4
2
19
10

3
0
1
1
1
3

279
311
294
325
356
340

28
18
20
21
19
11

7
4
1
1
1
3

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

271.4
442.3

100.0
25.0

-33.3
-50.0

31.7
86.3

53.8
155.0

42.9
-20.0

64.7

150.0

0.0

-16.7
21.9

16.7
-60.7

0.0
-57.1

Not available.
Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. (See Appendix A: Guide to Sources for details.)
Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

Doctors

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196970 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Degrees

Table 357. Degrees in the health professions and related programs conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of
student: 197071 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

25,223
28,611
33,562
41,421
49,002

13.4
17.3
23.4
18.3

5,785
7,005
7,752
9,347
10,844

19,438
21,606
25,810
32,074
38,158

77.1
75.5
76.9
77.4
77.9

5,330
6,811
7,978
9,232
10,277

2,165
2,749
3,189
3,444
3,686

3,165
4,062
4,789
5,788
6,591

15,988
16,538
18,215
20,094
22,191

14,863
15,373
16,870
18,287
19,808

1,125
1,165
1,345
1,807
2,383

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

53,885
57,222
59,445
62,095
63,848

10.0
6.2
3.9
4.5
2.8

11,386
11,896
11,600
11,214
11,330

42,499
45,326
47,845
50,881
52,518

78.9
79.2
80.5
81.9
82.3

12,164
12,627
14,027
15,110
15,374

3,837
3,865
3,972
4,155
4,060

8,327
8,762
10,055
10,955
11,314

25,267
24,972
26,516
27,766
28,190

21,980
21,022
21,622
22,194
22,157

3,287
3,950
4,894
5,572
6,033

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

63,665
63,660
65,642
65,305
65,331

-0.3
#
3.1
-0.5
#

10,531
10,110
10,247
10,068
9,741

53,134
53,550
55,395
55,237
55,590

83.5
84.1
84.4
84.6
85.1

16,176
16,212
16,941
17,351
17,442

4,024
3,743
4,138
4,124
4,046

12,152
12,469
12,803
13,227
13,396

29,595
30,096
30,800
31,655
31,493

22,792
22,968
22,920
22,851
22,045

6,803
7,128
7,880
8,804
9,448

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

65,309
63,963
61,614
59,850
58,983

#
-2.1
-3.7
-2.9
-1.4

9,629
9,137
8,955
8,878
9,075

55,680
54,826
52,659
50,972
49,908

85.3
85.7
85.5
85.2
84.6

18,603
18,442
18,774
19,493
20,406

4,355
3,818
4,004
4,197
4,486

14,248
14,624
14,770
15,296
15,920

31,922
29,500
30,060
30,546
30,101

22,069
19,686
19,853
19,893
19,118

9,853
9,814
10,207
10,653
10,983

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

59,875
62,779
68,434
75,890
81,596

1.5
4.9
9.0
10.9
7.5

9,619
10,330
11,605
13,377
14,812

50,256
52,449
56,829
62,513
66,784

83.9
83.5
83.0
82.4
81.8

21,354
23,671
26,190
28,442
31,770

4,423
4,794
5,249
5,813
6,718

16,931
18,877
20,941
22,629
25,052

29,842
31,479
31,089
30,959
32,124

18,492
19,362
18,446
17,988
18,463

11,350
12,117
12,643
12,971
13,661

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

86,087
87,997
86,843
84,989
80,863

5.5
2.2
-1.3
-2.1
-4.9

15,942
16,440
15,700
15,191
13,342

70,145
71,557
71,143
69,798
67,521

81.5
81.3
81.9
82.1
83.5

33,920
36,162
39,567
40,628
42,593

7,017
7,536
8,644
9,152
9,500

26,903
28,626
30,923
31,476
33,093

32,678
34,971
35,369
35,939
37,829

18,495
19,619
19,370
19,673
19,984

14,183
15,352
15,999
16,266
17,845

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

75,933
72,887
71,261
73,934
80,685

-6.1
-4.0
-2.2
3.8
9.1

12,514
10,869
10,096
10,017
10,858

63,419
62,018
61,165
63,917
69,827

83.5
85.1
85.8
86.5
86.5

43,623
43,560
42,748
44,939
46,703

9,711
9,588
9,280
9,670
9,816

33,912
33,972
33,468
35,269
36,887

39,019
39,435
39,799
41,861
44,201

20,260
19,760
19,493
19,587
19,697

18,759
19,675
20,306
22,274
24,504

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

91,973
101,810
111,478
120,488
129,634
143,430

14.0
10.7
9.5
8.1
7.6
10.6

12,914
14,325
16,286
17,792
19,306
21,536

79,059
87,485
95,192
102,696
110,328
121,894

86.0
85.9
85.4
85.2
85.1
85.0

51,380
54,531
58,120
62,620
69,084
75,579

10,630
10,636
11,010
11,869
12,871
14,041

40,750
43,895
47,110
50,751
56,213
61,538

45,677
48,943
51,675
54,709
57,746
60,153

19,640
20,522
21,616
22,645
23,946
25,361

26,037
28,421
30,059
32,064
33,800
34,792

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

21.1
55.9

3.2
66.8

24.7
54.2

17.8
47.1

9.5
32.1

20.2
51.0

17.1
31.7

-3.1
29.1

38.8
33.6

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Doctors degrees include medicine (M.D.), dentistry
(D.D.S. and D.M.D), and other medical specialty degrees that were formerly classified as
first-professional.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 509


Degrees

Table 358. Degrees in mathematics and statistics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected
years, 194950 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

194950..............................
195960..............................
196768..............................
196970..............................

6,382
11,399
23,513
27,442

4,942
8,293
14,782
17,177

1,440
3,106
8,731
10,265

22.6
27.2
37.1
37.4

974
1,757
5,527
5,636

784
1,422
4,199
3,966

190
335
1,328
1,670

160
303
947
1,236

151
285
895
1,140

9
18
52
96

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

24,801
23,713
23,067
21,635
18,181

-9.6
-4.4
-2.7
-6.2
-16.0

15,369
14,454
13,796
12,791
10,586

9,432
9,259
9,271
8,844
7,595

38.0
39.0
40.2
40.9
41.8

5,191
5,198
5,028
4,834
4,327

3,673
3,655
3,525
3,337
2,905

1,518
1,543
1,503
1,497
1,422

1,199
1,128
1,068
1,031
975

1,106
1,039
966
931
865

93
89
102
100
110

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

15,984
14,196
12,569
11,806
11,378

-12.1
-11.2
-11.5
-6.1
-3.6

9,475
8,303
7,398
6,899
6,562

6,509
5,893
5,171
4,907
4,816

40.7
41.5
41.1
41.6
42.3

3,857
3,695
3,373
3,036
2,860

2,547
2,396
2,228
1,985
1,828

1,310
1,299
1,145
1,051
1,032

856
823
805
730
724

762
714
681
608
624

94
109
124
122
100

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

11,078
11,599
12,294
13,087
15,009

-2.6
4.7
6.0
6.5
14.7

6,342
6,593
6,888
7,290
8,080

4,736
5,006
5,406
5,797
6,929

42.8
43.2
44.0
44.3
46.2

2,567
2,727
2,810
2,723
2,859

1,692
1,821
1,838
1,773
1,858

875
906
972
950
1,001

728
681
697
695
699

614
587
581
569
590

114
94
116
126
109

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

16,122
16,257
15,712
15,017
14,276

7.4
0.8
-3.4
-4.4
-4.9

8,623
8,673
8,408
8,081
7,674

7,499
7,584
7,304
6,936
6,602

46.5
46.7
46.5
46.2
46.2

3,131
3,283
3,413
3,405
3,624

2,028
1,995
2,052
2,061
2,172

1,103
1,288
1,361
1,344
1,452

742
723
750
866
917

618
598
625
700
754

124
125
125
166
163

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

14,393
14,468
14,384
14,171
13,494

0.8
0.5
-0.6
1.5
-4.8

7,580
7,668
7,566
7,594
7,154

6,813
6,800
6,818
6,577
6,340

47.3
47.0
47.4
46.4
47.0

3,549
3,558
3,644
3,682
3,820

2,096
2,151
2,151
2,237
2,289

1,453
1,407
1,493
1,445
1,531

978
1,048
1,138
1,125
1,181

790
825
867
880
919

188
223
271
245
262

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

12,713
12,401
11,795
12,011
11,418

-5.8
-2.5
-4.9
1.8
-4.9

6,847
6,649
6,247
6,206
5,955

5,866
5,752
5,548
5,805
5,463

46.1
46.4
47.0
48.3
47.8

3,651
3,504
3,409
3,304
3,208

2,178
2,055
1,985
1,912
1,749

1,473
1,449
1,424
1,392
1,459

1,158
1,134
1,215
1,107
1,075

919
861
903
812
803

239
273
312
295
272

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

11,171
11,950
12,505
13,327
14,351

-2.2
7.0
4.6
6.6
7.7

5,791
6,333
6,784
7,203
7,937

5,380
5,617
5,721
6,124
6,414

48.2
47.0
45.7
46.0
44.7

3,209
3,350
3,620
4,191
4,477

1,857
1,913
1,996
2,302
2,525

1,352
1,437
1,624
1,889
1,952

997
923
1,007
1,060
1,176

715
658
734
762
841

282
265
273
298
335

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

14,770
14,954
15,192
15,496
16,030
17,182

2.9
1.2
1.6
2.0
3.4
7.2

8,115
8,360
8,490
8,793
9,087
9,783

6,655
6,594
6,702
6,703
6,943
7,399

45.1
44.1
44.1
43.3
43.3
43.1

4,730
4,884
4,980
5,211
5,634
5,843

2,712
2,859
2,860
3,064
3,376
3,453

2,018
2,025
2,120
2,147
2,258
2,390

1,293
1,351
1,360
1,535
1,592
1,586

911
949
938
1,059
1,116
1,132

382
402
422
476
476
454

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

32.2
16.3

40.1
20.6

23.7
11.2

47.4
23.5

46.0
27.3

49.3
18.4

29.7
22.7

27.4
24.3

35.5
18.8

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 194950 and 195960; Higher Education General Information Survey

(HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196768 through
198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component.
(This table was prepared July 2012.)

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510 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 359. Degrees in the physical sciences and science technologies conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of
student: Selected years, 195960 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

195960..............................
196768..............................
196970..............................

16,007
19,380
21,439

14,013
16,739
18,522

1,994
2,641
2,917

12.5
13.6
13.6

3,376
5,499
5,908

3,049
4,869
5,069

327
630
839

1,838
3,593
4,271

1,776
3,405
4,038

62
188
233

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

21,410
20,743
20,692
21,170
20,770

-0.1
-3.1
-0.2
2.3
-1.9

18,457
17,661
17,622
17,669
16,986

2,953
3,082
3,070
3,501
3,784

13.8
14.9
14.8
16.5
18.2

6,336
6,268
6,230
6,019
5,782

5,495
5,390
5,388
5,157
4,949

841
878
842
862
833

4,324
4,075
3,961
3,558
3,577

4,082
3,805
3,698
3,312
3,284

242
270
263
246
293

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

21,458
22,482
22,975
23,197
23,407

3.3
4.8
2.2
1.0
0.9

17,349
17,985
18,083
17,976
17,861

4,109
4,497
4,892
5,221
5,546

19.1
20.0
21.3
22.5
23.7

5,428
5,281
5,507
5,418
5,167

4,622
4,411
4,583
4,438
4,210

806
870
924
980
957

3,388
3,295
3,073
3,061
3,044

3,097
2,981
2,763
2,717
2,669

291
314
310
344
375

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

23,936
24,045
23,374
23,645
23,694

2.3
0.5
-2.8
1.2
0.2

18,052
17,861
16,988
17,112
17,065

5,884
6,184
6,386
6,533
6,629

24.6
25.7
27.3
27.6
28.0

5,246
5,446
5,250
5,541
5,752

4,172
4,274
4,131
4,249
4,425

1,074
1,172
1,119
1,292
1,327

3,105
3,246
3,214
3,269
3,349

2,733
2,804
2,767
2,789
2,808

372
442
447
480
541

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

21,711
20,060
17,797
17,179
16,056

-8.4
-7.6
-11.3
-3.5
-6.5

15,750
14,365
12,385
12,071
11,026

5,961
5,695
5,412
5,108
5,030

27.5
28.4
30.4
29.7
31.3

5,860
5,586
5,696
5,691
5,410

4,443
4,193
4,300
4,180
3,996

1,417
1,393
1,396
1,511
1,414

3,521
3,629
3,758
3,795
4,116

2,946
3,004
3,085
3,046
3,328

575
625
673
749
788

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

16,334
16,970
17,577
18,474
19,247

1.7
3.9
3.6
5.1
4.2

11,170
11,443
11,853
12,271
12,556

5,164
5,527
5,724
6,203
6,691

31.6
32.6
32.6
33.6
34.8

5,281
5,397
5,392
5,718
5,798

3,823
3,935
3,840
4,069
4,058

1,458
1,462
1,552
1,649
1,740

4,248
4,378
4,372
4,652
4,486

3,417
3,433
3,426
3,657
3,443

831
945
946
995
1,043

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

19,716
19,594
19,454
18,448
18,427

2.4
-0.6
-0.7
-5.2
-0.1

12,634
12,285
11,999
11,119
11,019

7,082
7,309
7,455
7,329
7,408

35.9
37.3
38.3
39.7
40.2

5,910
5,616
5,411
5,241
4,888

4,031
3,799
3,484
3,454
3,167

1,879
1,817
1,927
1,787
1,721

4,589
4,501
4,592
4,229
4,017

3,543
3,479
3,451
3,206
3,002

1,046
1,022
1,141
1,023
1,015

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

18,025
17,890
18,038
18,131
19,104

-2.2
-0.7
0.8
0.5
5.4

10,628
10,349
10,625
10,577
11,065

7,397
7,541
7,413
7,554
8,039

41.0
42.2
41.1
41.7
42.1

5,134
5,082
5,196
5,714
5,823

3,276
3,186
3,284
3,470
3,569

1,858
1,896
1,912
2,244
2,254

3,968
3,824
3,939
3,937
4,248

2,914
2,766
2,854
2,855
3,071

1,054
1,058
1,085
1,082
1,177

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

20,522
21,291
22,179
22,688
23,379
24,712

7.4
3.7
4.2
2.3
3.0
5.7

11,978
12,604
13,143
13,463
13,862
14,782

8,544
8,687
9,036
9,225
9,517
9,930

41.6
40.8
40.7
40.7
40.7
40.2

6,063
6,012
6,061
5,862
6,063
6,386

3,666
3,675
3,762
3,576
3,652
3,907

2,397
2,337
2,299
2,286
2,411
2,479

4,642
5,041
4,994
5,237
5,063
5,295

3,258
3,454
3,513
3,554
3,404
3,608

1,384
1,587
1,481
1,683
1,659
1,687

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

13.9
20.4

12.7
23.4

15.5
16.2

18.1
5.3

11.9
6.6

29.0
3.4

17.0
14.1

11.8
10.7

31.3
21.9

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Physical sciences focus on the study of inanimate
objects, processes of matter and energy, and associated phenomena. Examples of physical sciences include astronomy, chemistry (except biochemistry), geology, and physics
(except biophysics).

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 195960; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS),
Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196768 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDSC:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table
was prepared July 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 511


Degrees

Table 360. Degrees in chemistry, geology and earth science, and physics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 197071
through 201011
Geology and earth science1

Chemistry

Physics2

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

1
197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

10

11,061
10,588
10,124
10,430
10,541

2,244
2,229
2,198
2,082
1,961

2,093
1,943
1,827
1,755
1,773

3,312
3,766
4,117
4,526
4,566

1,074
1,233
1,296
1,479
1,320

408
433
430
416
433

5,071
4,634
4,259
3,952
3,706

2,188
2,033
1,747
1,655
1,574

1,482
1,344
1,338
1,115
1,080

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

11,015
11,200
11,304
11,499
11,229

1,745
1,717
1,832
1,724
1,671

1,578
1,522
1,461
1,475
1,500

4,677
5,280
5,648
5,753
5,785

1,384
1,446
1,633
1,596
1,623

445
480
419
414
440

3,544
3,420
3,330
3,337
3,396

1,451
1,319
1,294
1,319
1,192

997
945
873
918
830

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

11,331
11,058
10,789
10,698
10,472

1,616
1,683
1,582
1,632
1,675

1,586
1,682
1,691
1,707
1,735

6,332
6,650
6,981
7,524
7,194

1,702
1,848
1,784
1,747
1,927

404
452
406
408
401

3,441
3,472
3,793
3,907
4,097

1,294
1,284
1,369
1,532
1,523

866
873
873
953
951

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

10,110
9,660
9,043
8,618
8,122

1,712
1,695
1,671
1,742
1,643

1,878
1,932
1,944
1,974
2,135

5,760
3,943
3,204
2,847
2,372

2,036
1,835
1,722
1,609
1,399

395
399
462
492
562

4,180
4,318
4,100
4,352
4,155

1,501
1,543
1,675
1,736
1,831

1,010
1,074
1,093
1,112
1,192

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

8,311
8,629
8,903
9,417
9,706

1,637
1,746
1,822
1,968
2,062

2,196
2,233
2,216
2,298
2,211

2,367
2,784
3,123
3,456
4,032

1,336
1,245
1,195
1,221
1,280

600
549
626
577
539

4,236
4,098
4,063
4,001
3,823

1,725
1,834
1,777
1,945
1,817

1,209
1,337
1,277
1,465
1,424

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

10,395
10,609
10,528
10,109
9,989

2,214
2,203
2,108
2,019
1,857

2,228
2,202
2,291
2,175
2,028

4,019
4,023
3,866
3,570
3,516

1,288
1,258
1,227
1,196
1,186

555
564
588
533
492

3,679
3,376
3,441
3,200
3,342

1,678
1,496
1,371
1,326
1,232

1,462
1,410
1,393
1,257
1,208

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

9,466
9,084
9,013
9,016
9,664

1,952
1,823
1,777
2,009
1,879

2,056
1,984
2,092
2,033
2,148

3,495
3,449
3,381
3,312
3,276

1,220
1,263
1,323
1,389
1,420

472
494
466
463
476

3,418
3,627
3,900
4,118
4,182

1,365
1,344
1,438
1,625
1,785

1,169
1,096
1,089
1,119
1,254

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

10,606
10,994
11,568
11,851
12,107
12,655

2,044
2,097
2,194
2,085
2,122
2,272

2,403
2,514
2,410
2,556
2,469
2,599

3,322
3,319
3,561
3,809
4,093
4,617

1,476
1,437
1,350
1,352
1,446
1,568

505
640
577
614
613
567

4,541
4,843
4,862
4,822
4,982
5,201

1,846
1,777
1,791
1,653
1,792
1,769

1,341
1,442
1,507
1,580
1,570
1,670

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

12.0
19.3

4.7
11.2

16.9
8.2

-4.9
39.0

21.0
6.2

7.0
12.3

32.9
14.5

35.2
-4.2

14.7
24.5

Year

1Includes geology/earth science, general; geochemistry; geophysics; paleontology; hydrology; oceanography; and geological and earth sciences, other.
2Includes physics, general; atomic/molecular physics; elementary particle physics; nuclear
physics; optics; acoustics; theoretical physics; and physics, other.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

Doctors

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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512 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 361. Degrees in psychology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 194950
through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

194950..............................
195960..............................
196768..............................
196970..............................

9,569
8,061
23,819
33,679

6,055
4,773
13,792
19,077

3,514
3,288
10,027
14,602

36.7
40.8
42.1
43.4

1,316
1,406
3,479
5,158

948
981
2,321
2,975

368
425
1,158
2,183

283
641
1,268
1,962

241
544
982
1,505

42
97
286
457

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

38,187
43,433
47,940
52,139
51,245

13.4
13.7
10.4
8.8
-1.7

21,227
23,352
25,117
25,868
24,284

16,960
20,081
22,823
26,271
26,961

44.4
46.2
47.6
50.4
52.6

5,717
6,764
7,619
8,796
9,394

3,395
3,934
4,325
4,983
5,035

2,322
2,830
3,294
3,813
4,359

2,144
2,277
2,550
2,872
2,913

1,629
1,694
1,797
1,987
1,979

515
583
753
885
934

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

50,278
47,861
44,879
42,697
42,093

-1.9
-4.8
-6.2
-4.9
-1.4

22,898
20,627
18,422
16,540
15,440

27,380
27,234
26,457
26,157
26,653

54.5
56.9
59.0
61.3
63.3

10,167
10,859
10,282
10,132
9,938

5,136
5,293
4,670
4,405
4,096

5,031
5,566
5,612
5,727
5,842

3,157
3,386
3,164
3,228
3,395

2,115
2,127
1,974
1,895
1,921

1,042
1,259
1,190
1,333
1,474

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

41,068
41,212
40,460
39,955
39,900

-2.4
0.4
-1.8
-1.2
-0.1

14,332
13,645
13,131
12,812
12,706

26,736
27,567
27,329
27,143
27,194

65.1
66.9
67.5
67.9
68.2

10,223
9,947
9,981
9,525
9,891

4,066
3,823
3,647
3,400
3,452

6,157
6,124
6,334
6,125
6,439

3,576
3,461
3,602
3,535
3,447

2,002
1,856
1,838
1,774
1,739

1,574
1,605
1,764
1,761
1,708

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

40,628
43,152
45,371
49,083
53,952

1.8
6.2
5.1
8.2
9.9

12,605
13,395
13,579
14,265
15,336

28,023
29,757
31,792
34,818
38,616

69.0
69.0
70.1
70.9
71.6

9,845
11,000
10,488
11,329
10,730

3,347
3,516
3,256
3,465
3,377

6,498
7,484
7,232
7,864
7,353

3,593
4,062
3,973
4,143
3,811

1,724
1,801
1,783
1,773
1,566

1,869
2,261
2,190
2,370
2,245

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

58,655
63,683
66,931
69,419
72,233

8.7
8.6
5.1
3.7
4.1

16,067
17,062
17,942
18,668
19,570

42,588
46,621
48,989
50,751
52,663

72.6
73.2
73.2
73.1
72.9

11,349
11,659
12,518
13,723
15,378

3,329
3,335
3,380
3,763
4,210

8,020
8,324
9,138
9,960
11,168

3,932
3,814
4,100
4,021
4,252

1,520
1,490
1,570
1,497
1,562

2,412
2,324
2,530
2,524
2,690

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

73,416
74,308
74,107
73,747
74,194

1.6
1.2
-0.3
-0.5
0.6

19,836
19,408
18,976
18,376
17,451

53,580
54,900
55,131
55,371
56,743

73.0
73.9
74.4
75.1
76.5

15,152
15,769
15,142
15,560
15,740

4,090
4,155
3,978
3,959
3,821

11,062
11,614
11,164
11,601
11,919

4,141
4,507
4,541
4,678
4,731

1,380
1,495
1,470
1,528
1,529

2,761
3,012
3,071
3,150
3,202

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

73,645
76,775
78,650
82,098
85,614

-0.7
4.3
2.4
4.4
4.3

16,585
17,284
17,514
18,193
19,000

57,060
59,491
61,136
63,905
66,614

77.5
77.5
77.7
77.8
77.8

16,539
16,357
17,161
17,898
18,830

3,892
3,814
3,839
3,789
3,900

12,647
12,543
13,322
14,109
14,930

5,091
4,759
4,835
4,827
5,106

1,598
1,503
1,483
1,496
1,466

3,493
3,256
3,352
3,331
3,640

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

88,134
90,039
92,587
94,271
97,216
100,893

2.9
2.2
2.8
1.8
3.1
3.8

19,865
20,343
21,202
21,488
22,275
23,229

68,269
69,696
71,385
72,783
74,941
77,664

77.5
77.4
77.1
77.2
77.1
77.0

19,770
21,037
21,431
23,415
23,752
25,051

4,079
4,265
4,356
4,789
4,797
5,118

15,691
16,772
17,075
18,626
18,955
19,933

4,921
5,153
5,296
5,477
5,540
5,851

1,347
1,382
1,440
1,478
1,478
1,481

3,574
3,771
3,856
3,999
4,062
4,370

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

19.7
14.5

19.8
16.9

19.6
13.8

19.5
26.7

4.8
25.5

24.1
27.0

-3.3
18.9

-15.7
9.9

2.3
22.3

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 194950 and 195960; Higher Education General Information Survey

(HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196768 through
198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component.
(This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Degrees

Table 362. Degrees in public administration and social services conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student:
197071 through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

5,466
7,508
10,690
11,966
13,661

37.4
42.4
11.9
14.2

1,726
2,588
3,998
4,266
4,630

3,740
4,920
6,692
7,700
9,031

68.4
65.5
62.6
64.3
66.1

7,785
8,756
10,068
11,415
13,617

3,893
4,537
5,271
6,028
7,200

3,892
4,219
4,797
5,387
6,417

174
193
198
201
257

132
150
160
154
192

42
43
38
47
65

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

15,440
16,136
16,607
17,328
16,644

13.0
4.5
2.9
4.3
-3.9

5,706
5,544
5,096
4,938
4,451

9,734
10,592
11,511
12,390
12,193

63.0
65.6
69.3
71.5
73.3

15,209
17,026
17,337
17,306
17,560

7,969
8,810
8,513
8,051
7,866

7,240
8,216
8,824
9,255
9,694

292
292
357
315
342

192
197
237
215
216

100
95
120
100
126

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

16,707
16,495
14,414
12,570
11,754

0.4
-1.3
-12.6
-12.8
-6.5

4,248
4,176
3,343
2,998
2,829

12,459
12,319
11,071
9,572
8,925

74.6
74.7
76.8
76.1
75.9

17,803
17,416
16,046
15,060
15,575

7,460
6,975
5,961
5,634
5,573

10,343
10,441
10,085
9,426
10,002

362
372
347
420
431

212
205
184
230
213

150
167
163
190
218

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

11,887
12,328
12,385
13,162
13,908

1.1
3.7
0.5
6.3
5.7

2,966
2,993
2,923
3,214
3,334

8,921
9,335
9,462
9,948
10,574

75.0
75.7
76.4
75.6
76.0

15,692
16,432
16,424
17,020
17,399

5,594
5,673
5,631
5,615
5,634

10,098
10,759
10,793
11,405
11,765

382
398
470
428
508

171
216
238
210
235

211
182
232
218
273

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

14,350
15,987
16,775
17,815
18,586

3.2
11.4
4.9
6.2
4.3

3,215
3,479
3,801
3,919
3,935

11,135
12,508
12,974
13,896
14,651

77.6
78.2
77.3
78.0
78.8

17,905
19,243
20,634
21,833
23,501

5,679
5,769
6,105
6,406
6,870

12,226
13,474
14,529
15,427
16,631

430
432
459
519
556

190
204
215
238
274

240
228
244
281
282

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

19,849
20,649
20,408
20,323
20,185

6.8
4.0
-1.2
-0.4
-0.7

4,205
4,177
3,881
3,799
3,816

15,644
16,472
16,527
16,524
16,369

78.8
79.8
81.0
81.3
81.1

24,229
24,781
25,144
25,038
25,594

6,927
6,957
7,025
6,621
6,808

17,302
17,824
18,119
18,417
18,786

499
518
499
534
537

220
243
223
240
227

279
275
276
294
310

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

19,447
19,392
19,900
20,552
21,769

-3.7
-0.3
2.6
3.3
5.9

3,670
3,706
3,726
3,793
4,209

15,777
15,686
16,174
16,759
17,560

81.1
80.9
81.3
81.5
80.7

25,268
25,448
25,903
28,250
29,552

6,544
6,505
6,391
7,001
7,370

18,724
18,943
19,512
21,249
22,182

574
571
599
649
673

263
250
265
275
272

311
321
334
374
401

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

21,986
23,147
23,493
23,851
25,414
26,774

1.0
5.3
1.5
1.5
6.6
5.4

4,126
4,354
4,202
4,374
4,578
4,908

17,860
18,793
19,291
19,477
20,836
21,866

81.2
81.2
82.1
81.7
82.0
81.7

30,510
31,131
33,029
33,933
35,729
38,634

7,572
7,758
8,140
8,346
8,865
9,793

22,938
23,373
24,889
25,587
26,864
28,841

704
726
760
812
838
851

285
253
269
306
323
327

419
473
491
506
515
524

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

13.1
21.8

12.4
19.0

13.2
22.4

20.7
26.6

15.7
29.3

22.5
25.7

22.6
20.9

8.4
14.7

34.7
25.1

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Con-

ferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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514 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 363. Degrees in the social sciences and history conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 197071
through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

155,324
158,060
155,970
150,320
135,190

1.8
-1.3
-3.6
-10.1

98,173
100,895
99,735
95,650
84,826

57,151
57,165
56,235
54,670
50,364

36.8
36.2
36.1
36.4
37.3

16,539
17,445
17,477
17,293
16,977

11,833
12,540
12,605
12,321
11,875

4,706
4,905
4,872
4,972
5,102

3,660
4,081
4,234
4,124
4,212

3,153
3,483
3,573
3,383
3,334

507
598
661
741
878

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

126,396
117,040
112,952
108,059
103,662

-6.5
-7.4
-3.5
-4.3
-4.1

78,691
71,128
67,217
62,852
58,511

47,705
45,912
45,735
45,207
45,151

37.7
39.2
40.5
41.8
43.6

15,953
15,533
14,718
12,963
12,176

10,918
10,413
9,845
8,395
7,794

5,035
5,120
4,873
4,568
4,382

4,157
3,802
3,594
3,371
3,230

3,262
2,957
2,722
2,501
2,357

895
845
872
870
873

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

100,513
99,705
95,228
93,323
91,570

-3.0
-0.8
-4.5
-2.0
-1.9

56,131
55,196
52,771
52,154
51,226

44,382
44,509
42,457
41,169
40,344

44.2
44.6
44.6
44.1
44.1

11,945
12,002
11,205
10,577
10,503

7,457
7,468
6,974
6,551
6,475

4,488
4,534
4,231
4,026
4,028

3,122
3,061
2,931
2,911
2,851

2,274
2,237
2,042
2,030
1,933

848
824
889
881
918

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

93,840
96,342
100,460
108,151
118,083

2.5
2.7
4.3
7.7
9.2

52,724
53,949
56,377
60,121
65,887

41,116
42,393
44,083
48,030
52,196

43.8
44.0
43.9
44.4
44.2

10,564
10,506
10,412
11,023
11,634

6,419
6,373
6,310
6,599
6,898

4,145
4,133
4,102
4,424
4,736

2,955
2,916
2,781
2,885
3,010

1,970
2,026
1,849
1,949
2,019

985
890
932
936
991

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

125,107
133,974
135,703
133,680
128,154

5.9
7.1
1.3
-1.5
-4.1

68,701
73,001
73,589
72,006
68,139

56,406
60,973
62,114
61,674
60,015

45.1
45.5
45.8
46.1
46.8

12,233
12,702
13,471
14,561
14,845

7,016
7,237
7,671
8,152
8,207

5,217
5,465
5,800
6,409
6,638

3,012
3,218
3,460
3,627
3,725

1,956
2,126
2,203
2,317
2,319

1,056
1,092
1,257
1,310
1,406

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

126,479
124,891
125,040
124,815
127,101

-1.3
-1.3
0.1
-0.2
1.8

65,872
64,115
63,537
61,843
62,062

60,607
60,776
61,503
62,972
65,039

47.9
48.7
49.2
50.5
51.2

15,012
14,787
14,938
14,396
14,066

8,093
7,830
7,960
7,440
7,024

6,919
6,957
6,978
6,956
7,042

3,760
3,989
4,127
3,873
4,095

2,339
2,479
2,445
2,290
2,407

1,421
1,510
1,682
1,583
1,688

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

128,036
132,874
143,256
150,357
156,892

0.7
3.8
7.8
5.0
4.3

61,749
64,170
69,517
73,834
77,702

66,287
68,704
73,739
76,523
79,190

51.8
51.7
51.5
50.9
50.5

13,791
14,112
14,630
16,110
16,952

6,816
6,941
7,202
7,810
8,256

6,975
7,171
7,428
8,300
8,696

3,930
3,902
3,850
3,811
3,819

2,302
2,219
2,196
2,188
2,184

1,628
1,683
1,654
1,623
1,635

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

161,485
164,183
167,363
168,500
172,780
177,144

2.9
1.7
1.9
0.7
2.5
2.5

80,799
82,417
84,868
85,197
87,406
89,814

80,686
81,766
82,495
83,303
85,374
87,330

50.0
49.8
49.3
49.4
49.4
49.3

17,369
17,665
18,495
19,240
20,222
21,084

8,415
8,577
9,349
9,605
9,963
10,578

8,954
9,088
9,146
9,635
10,259
10,506

3,914
3,844
4,059
4,234
4,238
4,390

2,218
2,110
2,194
2,353
2,292
2,331

1,696
1,734
1,865
1,881
1,946
2,059

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

26.1
9.7

30.9
11.2

21.7
8.2

25.9
21.4

23.5
25.7

28.4
17.3

-0.4
12.2

-3.6
5.1

4.2
21.4

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Con-

ferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 515


Degrees

Table 364. Degrees in economics, history, political science and government, and sociology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of
degree: Selected years, 194950 through 201011
Economics
Year

History

Political science and government

Sociology

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

Doctors

Bachelors

Masters

10

11

12

13

194950.............................
195152.............................
195354.............................
195556.............................
195758.............................

14,568
8,593
6,719
6,555
7,457

921
695
609
581
669

200
239
245
232
239

13,542
10,187
9,363
10,510
12,840

1,801
1,445
1,220
1,114
1,397

275
317
355
259
297

6,336
4,911
5,314
5,633
6,116

710
525
534
509
665

127
147
153
203
170

7,870
6,648
5,692
5,878
6,568

552
517
440
402
397

98
141
184
170
150

195960.............................
196162.............................
196364.............................
196566.............................
196768.............................

7,453
8,366
10,583
11,555
15,193

708
853
1,104
1,522
1,916

237
268
385
458
600

14,737
17,340
23,668
28,612
35,291

1,794
2,163
2,705
3,883
4,845

342
343
507
599
688

6,596
8,326
12,126
15,242
20,387

722
839
1,163
1,429
1,937

201
214
263
336
457

7,147
8,120
10,943
15,038
21,710

440
578
646
981
1,193

161
173
198
244
367

196970.............................
197071.............................
197172.............................
197273.............................
197374.............................

17,197
15,758
15,231
14,770
14,285

1,988
1,995
2,224
2,225
2,141

794
721
794
845
788

43,386
44,663
43,695
40,943
37,049

5,049
5,157
5,217
5,030
4,533

1,038
991
1,133
1,140
1,114

25,713
27,482
28,135
30,100
30,744

2,105
2,318
2,451
2,398
2,448

525
700
758
747
766

30,436
33,263
35,216
35,436
35,491

1,813
1,808
1,944
1,923
2,196

534
574
636
583
632

197475.............................
197576.............................
197677.............................
197778.............................
197879.............................

14,046
14,741
15,296
15,661
16,409

2,127
2,087
2,158
1,995
1,955

815
763
758
706
712

31,470
28,400
25,433
23,004
21,019

4,226
3,658
3,393
3,033
2,536

1,117
1,014
921
813
756

29,126
28,302
26,411
26,069
25,628

2,333
2,191
2,222
2,069
2,037

680
723
641
636
563

31,488
27,634
24,713
22,750
20,285

2,112
2,009
1,830
1,611
1,415

693
729
714
599
612

197980.............................
198081.............................
198182.............................
198283.............................
198384.............................

17,863
18,753
19,876
20,517
20,719

1,821
1,911
1,964
1,972
1,891

677
727
677
734
729

19,301
18,301
17,146
16,467
16,643

2,367
2,237
2,210
2,041
1,940

712
643
636
575
561

25,457
24,977
25,658
25,791
25,719

1,938
1,875
1,954
1,829
1,769

535
484
513
435
457

18,881
17,272
16,042
14,105
13,145

1,341
1,240
1,145
1,112
1,008

583
610
558
522
520

198485.............................
198586.............................
198687.............................
198788.............................
198889.............................

20,711
21,602
22,378
22,911
23,454

1,992
1,937
1,855
1,847
1,886

749
789
750
770
827

16,049
16,415
16,997
18,207
20,159

1,921
1,961
2,021
2,093
2,121

468
497
534
517
487

25,834
26,439
26,817
27,207
30,450

1,500
1,704
1,618
1,579
1,598

441
439
435
391
452

11,968
12,271
12,239
13,024
14,435

1,022
965
950
984
1,135

480
504
451
452
451

198990.............................
199091.............................
199192.............................
199293.............................
199394.............................

23,923
23,488
23,423
21,321
19,496

1,950
1,951
2,106
2,292
2,521

806
802
866
879
869

22,476
24,541
26,966
27,774
27,503

2,369
2,591
2,754
2,952
3,009

570
606
644
690
752

33,560
35,737
37,805
37,931
36,097

1,580
1,772
1,908
1,943
2,147

480
468
535
529
616

16,035
17,550
19,568
20,896
22,368

1,198
1,260
1,347
1,521
1,639

432
465
501
536
530

199495.............................
199596.............................
199697.............................
199798.............................
199899.............................

17,673
16,674
16,539
17,074
17,577

2,400
2,533
2,433
2,435
2,332

910
916
968
928
819

26,598
26,005
25,214
25,726
24,742

3,091
2,898
2,901
2,895
2,618

816
805
873
937
931

33,013
30,775
28,969
28,044
27,476

2,019
2,024
1,909
1,957
1,667

637
634
686
705
694

22,886
24,071
24,672
24,806
24,979

1,748
1,772
1,731
1,737
1,940

546
527
591
596
521

19992000.........................
200001.............................
200102.............................
200203.............................
200304.............................

18,441
19,437
20,927
23,007
24,069

2,168
2,139
2,330
2,582
2,824

851
851
826
836
849

25,247
25,090
26,001
27,757
29,808

2,573
2,365
2,420
2,521
2,522

984
931
924
861
855

27,635
27,792
29,354
33,205
35,581

1,627
1,596
1,641
1,664
1,869

693
688
625
671
618

25,598
25,268
25,202
26,095
26,939

1,996
1,845
1,928
1,897
2,009

595
546
534
591
558

200405.............................
200506.............................
200607.............................
200708.............................
200809.............................

24,217
23,807
23,916
25,278
26,299

3,092
2,941
2,962
3,187
3,233

973
930
941
1,025
1,015

31,398
33,153
34,446
34,441
34,711

2,893
2,992
3,144
3,403
3,542

819
852
807
860
918

38,107
39,409
39,899
40,259
39,198

1,983
2,054
2,102
2,156
2,171

636
649
614
639
709

28,473
28,467
28,960
28,815
28,732

1,499
1,547
1,545
1,560
1,580

527
562
569
585
628

200910.............................
201011.............................

27,624
28,528

3,356
3,731

983
1,018

35,198
34,999

3,854
4,003

888
908

39,467
40,150

2,251
2,487

745
722

28,637
29,271

1,427
1,559

603
656

Percent change
200001 to 200506......
200506 to 201011......

22.5
19.8

37.5
26.9

9.3
9.5

32.1
5.6

26.5
33.8

-8.5
6.6

41.8
1.9

28.7
21.1

-5.7
11.2

12.7
2.8

-16.2
0.8

2.9
16.7

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in


Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned
Degrees Conferred, 194950 through 196364; Higher Education General Information Sur-

Doctors

vey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196566 through
198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component.
(This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Degrees

Table 365. Degrees in visual and performing arts conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 197071
through 201011
Bachelors degrees

Masters degrees

Doctors degrees

Total

Year
1

Number

Annual
percent
change

Males

Females

Females as
a percent
of total

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

10

11

12

197071..............................
197172..............................
197273..............................
197374..............................
197475..............................

30,394
33,831
36,017
39,730
40,782

11.3
6.5
10.3
2.6

12,256
13,580
14,267
15,821
15,532

18,138
20,251
21,750
23,909
25,250

59.7
59.9
60.4
60.2
61.9

6,675
7,537
7,254
8,001
8,362

3,510
4,049
4,005
4,325
4,448

3,165
3,488
3,249
3,676
3,914

621
572
616
585
649

483
428
449
440
446

138
144
167
145
203

197576..............................
197677..............................
197778..............................
197879..............................
197980..............................

42,138
41,793
40,951
40,969
40,892

3.3
-0.8
2.0
#
-0.2

16,491
16,166
15,572
15,380
15,065

25,647
25,627
25,379
25,589
25,827

60.9
61.3
62.0
62.5
63.2

8,817
8,636
9,036
8,524
8,708

4,507
4,211
4,327
3,933
4,067

4,310
4,425
4,709
4,591
4,641

620
662
708
700
655

447
447
448
454
413

173
215
260
246
242

198081..............................
198182..............................
198283..............................
198384..............................
198485..............................

40,479
40,422
39,804
40,131
38,285

-1.0
-0.1
-1.5
0.8
-4.6

14,798
14,819
14,695
15,089
14,518

25,681
25,603
25,109
25,042
23,767

63.4
63.3
63.1
62.4
62.1

8,629
8,746
8,763
8,526
8,720

4,056
3,866
4,013
3,897
3,896

4,573
4,880
4,750
4,629
4,824

654
670
692
730
696

396
380
404
406
407

258
290
288
324
289

198586..............................
198687..............................
198788..............................
198889..............................
198990..............................

37,241
36,873
37,150
38,420
39,934

-2.7
-1.0
0.8
3.4
3.9

14,236
13,980
14,225
14,698
15,189

23,005
22,893
22,925
23,722
24,745

61.8
62.1
61.7
61.7
62.0

8,420
8,508
7,939
8,267
8,481

3,775
3,756
3,442
3,611
3,706

4,645
4,752
4,497
4,656
4,775

722
793
727
753
849

396
447
424
446
472

326
346
303
307
377

199091..............................
199192..............................
199293..............................
199394..............................
199495..............................

42,186
46,522
47,761
49,053
48,690

5.6
10.3
2.7
2.7
-0.7

15,761
17,616
18,610
19,538
19,781

26,425
28,906
29,151
29,515
28,909

62.6
62.1
61.0
60.2
59.4

8,657
9,353
9,440
9,925
10,277

3,830
4,078
4,099
4,229
4,374

4,827
5,275
5,341
5,696
5,903

838
906
882
1,054
1,080

466
504
478
585
545

372
402
404
469
535

199596..............................
199697..............................
199798..............................
199899..............................
19992000..........................

49,296
50,083
52,077
54,446
58,791

1.2
1.6
4.0
4.5
8.0

20,126
20,729
21,483
22,270
24,003

29,170
29,354
30,594
32,176
34,788

59.2
58.6
58.7
59.1
59.2

10,280
10,627
11,145
10,762
10,918

4,361
4,470
4,596
4,544
4,672

5,919
6,157
6,549
6,218
6,246

1,067
1,060
1,163
1,117
1,127

524
525
566
567
537

543
535
597
550
590

200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................
200405..............................

61,148
66,773
71,482
77,181
80,955

4.0
9.2
7.1
8.0
4.9

24,967
27,130
27,922
30,037
31,355

36,181
39,643
43,560
47,144
49,600

59.2
59.4
60.9
61.1
61.3

11,404
11,595
11,982
12,906
13,183

4,788
4,912
4,975
5,531
5,646

6,616
6,683
7,007
7,375
7,537

1,167
1,114
1,293
1,282
1,278

568
490
613
572
594

599
624
680
710
684

200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................
200910..............................
201011..............................

83,297
85,186
87,703
89,140
91,802
93,956

2.9
2.3
3.0
1.6
3.0
2.3

32,117
32,729
33,862
35,051
35,768
36,341

51,180
52,457
53,841
54,089
56,034
57,615

61.4
61.6
61.4
60.7
61.0
61.3

13,530
13,767
14,164
14,918
15,552
16,277

5,801
5,910
5,998
6,325
6,525
6,882

7,729
7,857
8,166
8,593
9,027
9,395

1,383
1,364
1,453
1,569
1,599
1,646

639
625
675
726
700
770

744
739
778
843
899
876

Percent change
200001 to 200506.......
200506 to 201011.......

36.2
12.8

28.6
13.2

41.5
12.6

18.6
20.3

21.2
18.6

16.8
21.6

18.5
19.0

12.5
20.5

24.2
17.7

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher
Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 197071 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Degrees

Table 366. Statistical profile of persons receiving doctors degrees, by field of study and selected characteristics: 200809 and 200910
Field of study, 200910
Physical sciences,
mathematics, and
computer science1

Other fields
Business
and
Total management

All fields,
200809

All fields

10

11

12

Number of doctor's degrees conferred .................

49,562

48,069

5,294

7,552

4,979

11,266

8,319

1,589

7,771

4,254

1,366

Sex (percent)2
Male ..................................................................
Female ..............................................................

53.1
46.8

53.1
46.8

31.4
68.6

76.9
23.1

48.3
51.6

45.0
55.0

70.4
29.5

70.6
29.4

42.6
57.4

49.7
50.1

59.5
40.3

Race/ethnicity (percent)3
White.................................................................
Black .................................................................
Hispanic ............................................................
Asian.................................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.........................
Two or more races ............................................
Other and unknown4 .........................................

74.6
6.9
5.8
8.3
0.5
2.0
1.9

74.5
6.3
5.9
9.0
0.4
2.1
1.9

71.0
14.4
6.2
4.5
0.5
1.8
1.6

68.5
4.2
5.8
16.9
0.2
2.0
2.4

79.0
4.5
6.9
4.7
0.4
2.2
2.3

74.0
5.1
5.8
11.1
0.3
2.0
1.6

77.6
3.0
4.2
10.5
0.3
2.1
2.3

78.1
2.6
4.4
11.1
0.4
1.8
1.7

75.7
6.2
6.5
6.6
0.6
2.6
1.7

73.9
8.3
5.1
9.2
0.3
1.7
1.4

69.8
9.4
4.3
12.9
0.4
1.7
1.5

Citizenship (percent)
U.S. citizen and permanent resident.................
Temporary visa holder.......................................
Unknown ...........................................................

65.0
29.7
5.3

65.7
28.3
6.0

84.5
9.1
6.4

43.7
51.0
5.3

80.8
13.0
6.2

68.9
25.8
5.2

54.4
40.3
5.3

52.8
43.0
4.2

73.1
19.9
6.9

62.3
29.1
8.6

54.5
36.4
9.1

Median age at doctorate (years)...........................

32.2

32.2

40.5

30.5

34.6

31.3

30.2

29.7

32.4

35.4

34.7

Percent with bachelor's degree in same field as


doctorate.........................................................

53.5

53.5

27.9

76.6

52.8

48.6

64.3

67.8

52.2

32.5

33.0

Median time lapse to doctorate (years)


Since bachelor's degree completion .................
Since starting graduate school .........................

9.3
7.7

9.3
7.7

16.2
12.5

7.8
6.9

11.4
9.3

8.6
6.8

7.6
6.7

7.2
6.3

9.5
7.7

12.3
9.5

11.5
8.9

Postdoctoral plans (percent)5


Definite postdoctoral study6 ..............................
Fellowship .....................................................
Research associateship................................
Other7 ............................................................
Definite postdoctoral employment8 ...................
Postsecondary educational institution9 .........
Government ..................................................
Industry, business .........................................
Nonprofit organization...................................
Other10 and unknown ....................................
Seeking employment or study...........................
Other/unknown..................................................

26.4
14.1
11.2
1.1
42.3
22.6
3.1
10.6
2.0
3.8
27.3
4.0

29.1
15.2
12.9
1.0
38.1
20.4
3.5
8.6
2.0
3.5
28.9
3.8

4.9
2.4
1.7
0.7
64.7
35.1
2.5
2.9
2.9
21.2
26.9
3.5

29.4
9.4
19.4
0.6
35.2
7.2
4.5
21.6
1.2
0.9
32.3
3.0

9.4
7.8
1.2
0.4
49.1
40.2
1.1
2.3
2.6
2.9
38.4
3.2

46.0
27.3
17.2
1.5
19.3
9.6
2.8
4.6
1.7
0.7
27.9
6.9

43.8
18.0
24.9
0.9
27.5
10.2
2.7
13.0
0.7
0.9
26.2
2.5

36.8
19.6
16.2
1.0
34.3
20.2
2.1
9.4
1.0
1.6
25.9
2.9

24.7
17.2
5.8
1.8
46.0
28.2
6.8
5.7
3.0
2.3
26.7
2.6

5.6
3.4
2.0
0.2
66.3
49.7
3.6
6.4
3.8
2.9
25.3
2.9

3.7
1.7
1.9
0.2
74.7
58.8
2.6
8.7
1.9
2.8
18.9
2.6

Primary work activity after doctorate (percent)11


Research and development ..............................
Teaching............................................................
Management or administration .........................
Professional services........................................
Other.................................................................

37.7
36.5
14.5
9.9
1.4

36.8
38.5
13.6
9.8
1.3

9.9
42.9
37.7
8.7
0.9

71.6
9.9
7.0
9.6
1.8

12.4
75.3
6.4
4.5
1.3

43.5
30.0
11.5
13.9
1.1

60.8
25.2
4.5
7.8
1.6

45.3
47.5
1.1
5.1
1.1

35.1
40.0
8.7
15.0
1.3

31.3
48.3
13.3
6.2
1.0

41.9
42.0
11.8
3.7
0.5

Employment location after doctorate (percent)12


New England.....................................................
Middle Atlantic ..................................................
East North Central ............................................
West North Central ...........................................
South Atlantic....................................................
East South Central............................................
West South Central...........................................
Mountain ...........................................................
Pacific and insular.............................................
Foreign..............................................................
Region unknown ...............................................

8.1
13.4
11.7
5.7
16.7
3.7
7.9
5.6
16.7
9.7
0.1

8.2
13.0
12.3
5.3
16.9
3.7
7.5
5.1
16.0
10.9
0.1

4.4
11.2
14.7
7.7
19.7
7.6
10.2
7.1
10.6
5.3

7.7
11.0
12.0
3.2
14.8
2.6
7.8
6.3
20.2
13.4
0.1

9.0
16.5
13.9
6.2
14.5
4.5
8.3
4.0
12.7
9.4
0.1

9.9
12.6
11.1
6.1
18.9
3.6
6.7
4.4
17.4
7.8
0.1

8.6
13.2
11.3
4.2
13.8
2.3
6.5
5.5
20.3
13.3

7.4
16.3
13.6
5.7
14.5
2.1
6.3
4.3
13.2
15.9
0.0

8.8
13.6
12.3
5.1
18.9
2.8
6.4
4.4
13.2
13.8
0.1

5.6
14.5
14.2
6.0
16.7
4.5
9.1
4.0
9.2
14.4
0.1

5.4
13.5
13.4
5.7
17.6
3.9
9.9
3.7
8.5
17.2
0.0

Selected characteristic
1

Education Engineering Humanities

Reporting standards not met (too few cases).


1Includes mathematics, computer science, physics and astronomy, chemistry, and earth, atmospheric, and marine sciences.
2Distribution based on respondents reporting sex data.
3Distribution based on U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
4Includes Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
5Percentages are based on only those doctorate recipients who responded to questions about
postdoctoral plans.
6Percentages are based on only those doctorate recipients who indicated definite postdoctoral
plans for study and who indicated the type of study.
7Other includes respondents who indicated definite postgraduation study plans for traineeship,
internship/clinical residency, or other study.
8Percentages are based on only those doctorate recipients who indicated definite postdoctoral
plans for employment and who indicated the sector of employment.
9Includes 2-year, 4-year, and foreign colleges and universities, medical schools, and elementary/
secondary schools.
10Other is mainly composed of elementary and secondary schools.
11Percentages are based on only those doctorate recipients who indicated definite postdoctoral
plans for employment and who indicated their primary work activity.

Life
sciences

Social
sciences
and
Total Mathematics psychology

12Percentages are based on only those doctorate recipients who indicated definite postdoctoral
plans for employment.
NOTE: The above classification of degrees by field differs somewhat from that in most publications of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). One major difference is that history
is included under humanities rather than social sciences. Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable
degrees at the doctoral level. Includes only graduates of research programs, which typically
require the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning
and execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement.
Excludes nonresearch professional practice doctor's degrees (e.g., M.D., D.D.S., and J.D.) that
are conferred upon completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, or license required for professional practice in such fields as health and theology.
The number of doctors degrees in this table differs from that reported in the NCES Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), which includes both the research and nonresearch degrees. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Doctorate Recipients From U.S. Universities: 2010, Survey of Earned Doctorates,
National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Education,
National Endowment for the Humanities, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (This table was prepared April 2012.)

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Table 367. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control, level of degree, and state or jurisdiction: 201011
Public
State or jurisdiction
1

Associates
degrees

Bachelors
degrees

Private nonprofit
Masters
degrees

Doctors Associates
degrees
degrees1

Bachelors
degrees

Private for-profit

Masters
degrees

Doctors Associates
degrees1
degrees

Bachelors
degrees

Masters
degrees

Doctors
degrees1

10

11

12

13

United States .........................


Alabama .........................................
Alaska.............................................
Arizona ...........................................
Arkansas.........................................
California ........................................

696,788
9,204
1,078
14,892
9,926
84,969

1,088,297
21,593
1,616
22,176
10,707
124,666

339,250
9,682
641
7,422
4,247
30,543

81,938
1,643
46
1,654
805
6,638

51,969
145
14
8
77
1,146

513,106
3,581
86
837
2,392
32,861

313,200
787
52
1,216
484
31,368

76,608
501
0
359
8
10,153

193,570
2,446
431
44,091
178
21,560

114,510
2,074
68
27,915
160
12,096

78,185
1,419
0
27,593
62
5,528

5,219
0
0
924
0
349

Colorado .........................................
Connecticut.....................................
Delaware.........................................
District of Columbia ........................
Florida.............................................

7,003
5,060
1,593
157
67,738

21,454
10,527
4,118
366
57,313

6,450
3,082
925
40
16,614

1,543
730
257
78
4,531

358
845
215
202
6,642

3,979
8,869
1,736
7,616
22,039

4,270
5,935
1,749
9,671
11,829

566
1,078
289
3,380
3,588

8,784
174
12
196
11,874

4,107
339
23
420
6,929

3,526
114
31
367
3,323

61
0
0
0
1,178

Georgia...........................................
Hawaii .............................................
Idaho...............................................
Illinois..............................................
Indiana............................................

14,312
2,847
1,965
29,744
11,656

32,397
3,796
5,583
33,874
28,631

10,665
1,269
1,559
12,772
9,024

2,221
496
321
2,720
2,535

1,028
457
1,120
1,737
1,825

10,028
1,821
3,431
29,512
14,039

4,746
623
194
26,085
5,109

1,464
0
0
4,961
851

2,609
462
834
8,528
5,122

2,650
134
157
8,194
849

2,122
170
37
4,154
204

320
33
0
165
0

Iowa ................................................
Kansas............................................
Kentucky .........................................
Louisiana ........................................
Maine..............................................

11,959
8,497
8,693
5,416
2,451

11,281
14,065
15,886
18,300
4,488

2,801
5,106
5,775
4,922
923

1,464
1,345
1,498
1,366
153

618
522
580
579
209

10,146
4,082
4,495
2,910
2,859

2,224
2,120
2,299
1,937
843

1,480
131
250
870
214

6,713
482
3,756
1,241
649

14,839
44
697
299
0

4,957
1
276
158
0

168
0
64
0
0

Maryland.........................................
Massachusetts................................
Michigan .........................................
Minnesota .......................................
Mississippi ......................................

12,919
10,231
25,343
15,720
10,931

22,450
17,149
42,386
20,047
10,954

9,440
5,661
16,108
5,418
3,426

2,043
616
4,025
1,717
1,005

12
1,559
4,318
675
71

6,155
36,169
12,975
10,709
2,276

7,136
28,154
4,940
5,045
1,250

609
7,021
1,782
1,152
165

990
1,110
1,198
4,085
438

642
431
856
2,630
0

399
90
204
11,360
0

0
0
0
1,483
0

Missouri ..........................................
Montana..........................................
Nebraska ........................................
Nevada ...........................................
New Hampshire ..............................

10,743
1,933
4,378
3,811
1,948

19,994
4,865
7,904
6,531
5,130

6,452
1,152
2,577
1,919
1,092

1,402
357
742
516
60

2,779
125
259
0
420

17,753
647
5,471
204
3,956

13,724
49
2,096
413
2,533

3,254
0
629
323
388

5,012
714
1,186
694
727

3,901
135
821
393
581

521
11
388
41
15

0
0
0
0
0

New Jersey .....................................


New Mexico ....................................
New York.........................................
North Carolina ................................
North Dakota ..................................

20,217
5,884
48,245
22,681
2,116

27,034
7,103
56,767
34,055
4,864

7,869
2,795
19,290
11,232
1,118

2,168
583
2,937
2,257
423

180
0
9,185
1,269
151

9,472
134
67,155
13,870
749

6,543
121
50,098
4,254
454

933
0
11,292
1,762
33

668
9,214
1,204
285
0

942
3,283
745
61
0

350
837
740
0
0

0
1
97
0
0

Ohio ................................................
Oklahoma .......................................
Oregon............................................
Pennsylvania...................................
Rhode Island ..................................

21,903
9,150
9,488
16,257
1,378

41,688
15,604
14,155
44,889
3,882

14,029
4,984
4,256
11,922
814

4,241
1,268
938
3,515
202

2,826
170
67
3,076
2,083

21,224
3,568
4,838
41,342
6,981

8,167
1,278
2,952
23,681
1,731

1,792
343
911
5,801
507

8,750
1,390
1,390
9,908
0

970
339
549
1,974
0

440
94
118
413
0

0
0
0
0
0

South Carolina................................
South Dakota ..................................
Tennessee ......................................
Texas ..............................................
Utah ................................................

8,341
2,030
8,647
52,042
10,073

16,367
3,855
19,153
85,671
13,658

4,121
998
5,877
32,254
3,218

1,297
300
1,637
7,111
840

373
229
704
1,144
446

5,398
1,042
10,829
19,527
9,785

1,266
266
4,708
8,703
3,039

100
0
1,352
2,576
247

1,057
342
3,127
5,423
1,879

1,269
314
1,044
2,240
1,018

462
163
514
1,082
738

209
0
0
18
0

Vermont ..........................................
Virginia............................................
Washington.....................................
West Virginia...................................
Wisconsin .......................................
Wyoming.........................................

973
16,052
26,014
3,086
12,469
2,625

3,418
33,093
23,411
8,581
25,400
1,853

483
11,692
5,490
2,696
5,921
482

208
3,115
1,693
890
1,600
188

182
585
87
325
342
0

2,625
12,532
7,227
1,869
9,305
0

1,894
6,832
4,118
595
3,619
0

180
1,678
700
117
818
0

68
7,556
944
1,277
2,201
591

57
3,452
760
2,528
574
7

0
2,173
242
2,593
155
0

0
130
19
0
0
0

U.S. Service Academies .................

3,549

Other jurisdictions ................


American Samoa ............................
Federated States of Micronesia......
Guam..............................................
Marshall Islands..............................
Northern Marianas .........................
Palau...............................................
Puerto Rico.....................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ..........................

2,460
216
267
113
68
105
26
1,590
75

7,183
0
0
365
0
14
0
6,575
229

776
0
0
134
0
0
0
608
34

512
0
0
0
0
0
0
512
0

2,908
0
0
6
0
0
0
2,902
0

10,319
0
0
10
0
0
0
10,309
0

4,263
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,263
0

909
0
0
0
0
0
0
909
0

2,322
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,322
0

814
0
0
0
0
0
0
814
0

781
0
0
0
0
0
0
781
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Not applicable.
1Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees
formerly classified as first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Completions component. (This
table was prepared May 2012.)

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Degrees

Table 368. Bachelors degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 201011

State or jurisdiction
1

Total

Humanities1

Psychology

Social
sciences
and history

Natural
sciences2

Computer
sciences Engineering3

Business/
Education management

Health
professions
and related
programs

Other fields4

10

11

12

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

1,715,913
27,248
1,770
50,928
13,259
169,623

288,371
2,636
266
7,014
1,976
35,133

100,893
1,380
152
1,755
597
11,866

177,144
1,705
175
2,386
923
24,210

131,897
1,999
185
2,214
987
15,918

43,072
519
51
2,762
256
3,539

93,117
1,955
143
1,384
611
9,140

103,992
2,605
93
2,839
1,376
2,907

365,093
6,909
343
16,369
2,659
32,259

143,430
2,724
142
6,538
1,590
9,448

268,904
4,816
220
7,667
2,284
25,203

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

29,540
19,735
5,877
8,402
86,281

5,150
4,161
670
1,275
10,595

1,726
1,594
282
471
5,234

3,195
2,997
621
2,591
8,020

2,487
1,493
305
498
5,351

830
198
139
173
2,141

1,845
825
310
201
4,396

233
660
493
68
5,593

7,115
3,527
1,473
1,675
21,633

1,856
1,555
555
434
7,796

5,103
2,725
1,029
1,016
15,522

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

45,075
5,751
9,171
71,580
43,519

6,674
1,022
1,332
11,829
6,753

2,406
410
429
3,843
1,755

4,024
686
614
6,246
3,280

3,471
386
682
5,030
2,886

1,292
105
223
2,437
1,067

2,528
131
405
3,484
3,592

4,423
359
1,072
6,149
3,598

10,362
1,327
1,626
16,152
9,330

3,532
475
1,113
5,410
4,268

6,363
850
1,675
11,000
6,990

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

36,266
18,191
21,078
21,509
7,347

3,781
2,694
3,269
3,897
1,242

3,074
657
1,064
1,109
439

4,060
1,338
1,617
1,609
1,049

1,638
1,024
1,553
1,752
802

918
384
259
338
63

1,366
1,101
990
1,298
429

2,505
1,859
2,241
1,571
597

9,586
4,380
4,199
4,652
804

2,682
1,721
1,816
2,221
806

6,656
3,033
4,070
3,062
1,116

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

29,247
53,749
56,217
33,386
13,230

4,171
10,077
7,197
5,402
1,662

2,020
3,797
3,112
2,097
720

4,069
7,621
4,516
3,006
860

2,506
4,662
4,259
3,271
1,091

1,706
1,210
1,531
935
132

1,265
3,090
4,465
1,272
650

1,433
1,426
3,850
2,619
1,792

5,595
10,241
12,115
7,278
2,929

2,186
3,947
5,791
2,440
1,350

4,296
7,678
9,381
5,066
2,044

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

41,648
5,512
13,510
7,556
9,479

5,512
805
1,256
996
1,650

2,488
277
592
451
715

2,503
521
986
625
1,276

2,581
500
891
450
585

1,008
58
378
203
155

1,931
529
469
332
463

3,362
549
1,416
556
457

10,222
959
3,727
2,052
2,079

5,752
329
1,493
672
583

6,289
985
2,302
1,219
1,516

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

37,087
8,179
127,205
48,670
5,674

7,318
1,452
26,939
6,148
504

3,000
423
9,123
3,005
206

4,719
633
15,652
5,339
217

3,246
587
9,864
4,357
372

725
210
2,952
963
130

1,794
558
5,933
2,746
424

2,157
877
7,069
3,926
531

6,860
1,621
24,106
9,204
1,324

2,146
610
9,046
3,668
664

5,122
1,208
16,521
9,314
1,302

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

63,882
19,511
19,542
88,205
10,863

8,958
3,419
4,325
13,985
1,623

3,245
880
1,150
4,952
531

5,446
1,012
2,711
8,665
1,062

4,411
1,286
1,458
7,497
737

1,174
329
379
2,722
242

4,064
1,267
1,051
5,268
533

5,322
1,771
633
6,065
633

13,216
4,240
3,201
17,897
2,828

7,393
1,935
1,587
8,528
556

10,653
3,372
3,047
12,626
2,118

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

23,034
5,211
31,026
107,438
24,461

3,042
457
6,410
22,811
3,294

1,349
233
1,792
5,619
1,044

2,342
412
2,559
8,953
2,648

2,298
418
2,052
8,567
1,632

427
166
545
1,821
1,090

1,037
379
1,500
6,349
1,181

2,118
526
2,058
2,132
2,786

5,746
884
6,129
23,397
4,494

1,608
750
2,696
8,529
2,429

3,067
986
5,285
19,260
3,863

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

6,100
49,077
31,398
12,978
35,279
1,860

1,415
10,409
7,279
2,605
5,262
159

409
3,563
1,618
504
1,604
103

938
6,438
4,492
1,066
3,451
142

463
3,794
2,775
766
3,258
200

185
1,990
784
377
742
15

270
2,633
1,632
634
1,929
172

292
1,160
1,391
828
2,781
235

844
9,791
5,421
2,325
7,522
245

320
3,208
1,951
1,260
3,130
191

964
6,091
4,055
2,613
5,600
398

U.S. Service Academies ...........................

3,549

460

28

918

402

94

1,163

221

263

Other jurisdictions ..........................


Guam........................................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

18,316
375
14
17,698
229

904
23
0
876
5

822
16
0
786
20

613
12
0
592
9

1,433
8
0
1,393
32

514
13
0
490
11

1,202
0
0
1,202
0

2,464
100
14
2,338
12

5,186
99
0
4,973
114

2,363
22
0
2,325
16

2,815
82
0
2,723
10

1Includes

degrees in area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies; English language and literature/letters; foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics; liberal arts and sciences, general
studies and humanities; multi/interdisciplinary studies; philosophy and religious studies;
theology and religious vocations; and visual and performing arts.
2Includes biological and biomedical sciences; physical sciences; science technologies/
technicians; and mathematics and statistics.
3Includes engineering; engineering technologies/technicians; mechanic and repair technologies/technicians; and construction trades.
4Includes agriculture, agricultural operations, and related sciences; natural resources and
conservation; architecture and related services; communication, journalism, and related
programs; communications technologies/technicians and support services; family and con-

sumer services/human sciences; legal professions and studies; library science; military
technologies and applied sciences; parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies; homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting; public administration and social service
professions; transportation and materials moving; and not classified by field of study.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. This table includes only those jurisdictions with institutions that award bachelors degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

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Degrees

Table 369. Masters degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 201011

State or jurisdiction
1

Total

Humanities1

Social
sciences and
Psychology
history

Natural
sciences2

Computer
sciences Engineering3

Business/
Education management

Health
professions
and related
programs Other fields4

10

11

12

United States ...................................


Alabama ...................................................
Alaska.......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California ..................................................

730,635
11,888
693
36,231
4,793
67,439

57,137
331
53
675
213
7,458

25,051
377
31
2,048
38
3,844

21,084
255
13
188
87
2,098

23,556
229
32
384
128
2,334

19,446
147
1
397
90
2,084

43,234
919
61
608
337
6,131

185,009
3,189
272
12,126
1,976
13,184

187,213
3,320
100
14,062
699
15,065

75,579
1,485
30
3,678
615
6,947

93,326
1,636
100
2,065
610
8,294

Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida.......................................................

14,246
9,131
2,705
10,078
31,766

791
846
103
1,177
1,444

632
284
10
98
971

483
269
89
1,313
668

377
496
76
477
928

553
186
70
210
488

1,016
689
77
483
2,144

2,770
2,275
895
894
5,728

5,080
2,049
891
1,980
10,640

845
1,038
201
861
4,005

1,699
999
293
2,585
4,750

Georgia.....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana......................................................

17,533
2,062
1,790
43,011
14,337

1,651
159
128
3,047
1,318

242
116
16
1,838
306

356
63
38
1,063
325

530
71
99
1,411
479

614
37
11
1,627
237

1,043
57
181
1,974
940

4,463
560
511
10,519
2,789

4,774
535
243
12,820
4,471

2,111
133
206
3,233
1,596

1,749
331
357
5,479
1,876

Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine........................................................

9,982
7,227
8,350
7,017
1,766

457
578
618
549
118

61
148
433
130
17

75
198
163
169
16

215
147
204
402
52

239
105
69
155
9

270
462
393
375
36

2,831
2,188
2,976
1,457
778

3,742
1,656
1,187
1,572
243

889
575
1,071
1,214
270

1,203
1,170
1,236
994
227

Maryland...................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................

16,975
33,905
21,252
21,823
4,676

1,094
3,194
1,214
770
171

279
960
496
1,515
75

945
1,437
453
146
95

945
985
777
335
383

1,362
898
508
509
58

894
1,866
1,995
461
152

3,120
8,030
4,999
7,820
1,784

4,995
8,779
5,705
4,211
887

1,820
3,168
2,035
3,476
493

1,521
4,588
3,070
2,580
578

Missouri ....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................

20,697
1,201
4,684
2,720
3,666

1,240
106
272
99
143

733
20
93
45
45

591
60
171
63
89

436
70
189
76
65

357
19
125
48
91

849
63
125
120
198

4,777
374
1,620
1,106
1,046

7,526
102
1,099
571
1,270

2,037
110
481
284
406

2,151
277
509
308
313

New Jersey ...............................................


New Mexico ..............................................
New York...................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................

14,427
3,266
70,225
16,226
1,572

1,329
279
7,152
1,223
47

394
44
1,911
206
33

316
125
2,754
464
31

631
152
2,571
555
46

572
59
2,164
507
31

1,464
275
3,693
1,042
65

3,488
951
19,849
3,543
336

3,187
677
12,808
4,365
356

1,261
430
6,372
1,978
387

1,785
274
10,951
2,343
240

Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island ............................................

22,636
6,356
7,326
36,016
2,545

1,835
704
749
2,799
217

782
267
215
1,249
90

557
104
136
876
130

829
211
248
1,163
138

289
109
81
1,195
47

1,409
529
328
2,152
93

6,168
1,423
2,745
9,851
577

5,602
1,665
1,431
7,426
709

2,425
602
694
4,660
126

2,740
742
699
4,645
418

South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................

5,849
1,427
11,099
42,039
6,995

482
61
911
3,534
318

101
77
389
1,407
123

129
65
182
1,007
106

219
70
275
1,678
206

73
67
108
1,477
149

314
103
373
3,504
423

1,779
374
3,404
9,529
1,989

1,345
327
2,556
11,146
2,093

587
150
1,701
3,891
781

820
133
1,200
4,866
807

Vermont ....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming...................................................

2,377
20,697
9,850
5,884
9,695
482

595
2,875
720
700
530
60

67
954
449
45
341
6

466
654
143
563
261
36

28
483
315
108
259
39

89
775
174
48
125
3

50
1,167
413
170
676
70

380
5,188
2,469
1,075
2,744
90

304
4,647
2,348
1,443
2,463
41

79
1,466
1,033
525
1,080
38

319
2,488
1,786
1,207
1,216
99

U.S. Service Academies ...........................

Other jurisdictions ..........................


Guam........................................................
Northern Marianas ...................................
Puerto Rico...............................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................

5,820
134
0
5,652
34

177
3
0
174
0

341
0
0
341
0

33
0
0
33
0

105
6
0
99
0

73
0
0
73
0

245
0
0
245
0

1,536
82
0
1,439
15

2,011
9
0
1,995
7

639
0
0
639
0

660
34
0
614
12

1Includes

degrees in area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies; English language and literature/letters; foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics; liberal arts and sciences, general
studies and humanities; multi/interdisciplinary studies; philosophy and religious studies;
theology and religious vocations; and visual and performing arts.
2Includes biological and biomedical sciences; physical sciences; science technologies/
technicians; and mathematics and statistics.
3Includes engineering; engineering technologies/technicians; mechanic and repair technologies/technicians; and construction trades.
4Includes agriculture, agricultural operations, and related sciences; natural resources and
conservation; architecture and related services; communication, journalism, and related
programs; communications technologies/technicians and support services; family and con-

sumer services/human sciences; legal professions and studies; library science; military
technologies and applied sciences; parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies; homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting; public administration and social service
professions; transportation and materials moving; and not classified by field of study.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. This table includes only those jurisdictions with institutions that award masters degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Completions component. (This
table was prepared May 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 521


Degrees

Table 370. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 200809 through 201011
200809
State or jurisdiction
1

Associates
degrees

Bachelors
degrees

200910
Masters
degrees

Doctors Associates
degrees
degrees1

Bachelors
degrees

201011
Masters
degrees

Doctors Associates
degrees1
degrees

Bachelors
degrees

Masters
degrees

Doctors
degrees1

10

11

12

13

United States .......................


Alabama .......................................
Alaska...........................................
Arizona .........................................
Arkansas.......................................
California ......................................

787,325
9,314
999
41,970
6,485
98,511

1,601,368
24,245
1,626
39,898
12,027
160,930

662,079
10,703
604
30,586
3,774
62,792

154,425
1,976
37
2,648
797
15,955

849,452
10,198
1,182
50,252
7,172
102,018

1,650,014
25,686
1,619
44,339
12,523
164,234

693,025
11,291
681
34,860
4,126
65,050

158,558
2,079
45
2,684
804
16,382

942,327
11,795
1,523
58,991
10,181
107,675

1,715,913
27,248
1,770
50,928
13,259
169,623

730,635
11,888
693
36,231
4,793
67,439

163,765
2,144
46
2,937
813
17,140

Colorado .......................................
Connecticut...................................
Delaware.......................................
District of Columbia ......................
Florida...........................................

14,548
5,538
1,645
1,135
70,883

28,833
18,950
5,472
10,957
80,275

12,902
9,233
2,378
10,916
28,383

2,119
1,651
547
3,512
8,454

14,552
5,523
1,712
447
79,644

28,546
19,483
5,505
8,927
83,471

13,054
8,639
2,452
9,285
29,726

2,205
1,834
528
3,394
9,107

16,145
6,079
1,820
555
86,254

29,540
19,735
5,877
8,402
86,281

14,246
9,131
2,705
10,078
31,766

2,170
1,808
546
3,458
9,297

Georgia.........................................
Hawaii ...........................................
Idaho.............................................
Illinois............................................
Indiana..........................................

14,358
3,221
3,359
36,163
15,005

40,461
5,797
9,066
69,339
39,583

15,212
1,993
1,591
39,946
13,059

3,842
385
322
7,600
3,262

15,583
3,238
3,490
38,263
16,727

42,452
5,401
9,466
70,847
41,687

16,304
2,028
1,680
41,548
13,673

3,958
381
306
7,625
3,250

17,949
3,766
3,919
40,009
18,603

45,075
5,751
9,171
71,580
43,519

17,533
2,062
1,790
43,011
14,337

4,005
529
321
7,846
3,386

Iowa ..............................................
Kansas..........................................
Kentucky .......................................
Louisiana ......................................
Maine............................................

13,639
7,842
10,813
5,419
2,636

26,239
17,521
19,996
21,425
6,909

6,192
6,309
7,647
6,223
1,747

2,848
1,321
1,532
2,225
326

15,834
8,424
11,707
5,849
2,718

30,323
17,835
20,389
20,893
7,088

7,452
6,722
7,976
6,641
1,829

2,744
1,388
1,591
2,381
348

19,290
9,501
13,029
7,236
3,309

36,266
18,191
21,078
21,509
7,347

9,982
7,227
8,350
7,017
1,766

3,112
1,476
1,812
2,236
367

Maryland.......................................
Massachusetts..............................
Michigan .......................................
Minnesota .....................................
Mississippi ....................................

11,305
11,360
27,142
17,085
9,045

26,854
50,106
54,641
31,275
12,430

15,190
30,404
21,823
19,186
4,160

2,502
7,433
5,483
3,874
1,102

12,446
12,396
29,318
18,453
9,824

28,012
52,223
56,061
31,952
12,953

16,019
32,136
21,176
21,015
4,203

2,665
7,485
5,589
4,173
1,154

13,921
12,900
30,859
20,480
11,440

29,247
53,749
56,217
33,386
13,230

16,975
33,905
21,252
21,823
4,676

2,652
7,637
5,807
4,352
1,170

Missouri ........................................
Montana........................................
Nebraska ......................................
Nevada .........................................
New Hampshire ............................

14,703
1,630
4,763
3,670
2,912

38,370
5,252
12,575
7,119
8,879

19,576
1,167
4,460
2,505
3,328

4,323
280
1,371
707
412

15,802
1,745
4,860
4,068
2,933

39,670
5,232
12,596
7,345
9,396

19,403
1,140
4,364
2,652
3,458

4,651
309
1,392
830
459

18,534
2,058
5,351
4,997
3,062

41,648
5,512
13,510
7,556
9,479

20,697
1,201
4,684
2,720
3,666

4,656
357
1,371
839
448

New Jersey ...................................


New Mexico ..................................
New York.......................................
North Carolina ..............................
North Dakota ................................

17,513
5,058
59,048
20,599
2,326

34,625
7,875
120,999
44,834
5,604

13,668
3,203
67,079
14,575
1,349

2,984
560
13,852
3,718
427

19,268
5,234
61,618
22,879
2,411

36,025
7,774
123,703
46,826
5,727

14,146
3,057
68,258
15,395
1,392

3,011
544
14,155
3,955
447

21,124
6,552
66,644
25,154
2,552

37,087
8,179
127,205
48,670
5,674

14,427
3,266
70,225
16,226
1,572

3,101
583
14,230
4,116
456

Ohio ..............................................
Oklahoma .....................................
Oregon..........................................
Pennsylvania.................................
Rhode Island ................................

27,965
9,512
8,164
27,045
4,029

60,048
19,634
17,918
84,692
10,291

21,519
5,942
6,386
32,004
2,375

5,850
1,558
1,810
9,237
703

29,332
9,723
9,129
27,517
3,590

61,085
19,535
18,873
87,162
10,647

22,187
5,947
6,779
33,902
2,396

5,828
1,586
1,849
9,135
746

33,479
10,710
10,945
29,241
3,461

63,882
19,511
19,542
88,205
10,863

22,636
6,356
7,326
36,016
2,545

6,033
1,611
1,849
9,316
709

South Carolina..............................
South Dakota ................................
Tennessee ....................................
Texas ............................................
Utah ..............................................

8,431
1,964
9,756
47,936
10,235

21,058
5,031
29,388
102,157
21,504

5,104
1,242
10,195
36,610
5,025

1,533
284
2,452
8,959
995

8,727
1,952
10,645
55,048
11,054

21,905
4,976
29,857
104,657
21,931

5,676
1,309
10,627
39,739
5,804

1,496
307
2,655
9,318
936

9,771
2,601
12,478
58,609
12,398

23,034
5,211
31,026
107,438
24,461

5,849
1,427
11,099
42,039
6,995

1,606
300
2,989
9,705
1,087

Vermont ........................................
Virginia..........................................
Washington...................................
West Virginia.................................
Wisconsin .....................................
Wyoming.......................................

1,198
18,769
21,858
3,828
12,208
2,785

5,788
42,483
30,091
11,366
33,651
1,765

2,178
16,871
9,093
4,220
9,016
428

380
4,628
2,318
759
2,372
200

1,266
21,010
23,068
3,989
12,752
2,862

5,888
45,324
30,551
12,032
34,110
1,791

2,244
18,889
9,766
5,064
9,476
388

381
4,633
2,366
943
2,347
179

1,223
24,193
27,045
4,688
15,012
3,216

6,100
49,077
31,398
12,978
35,279
1,860

2,377
20,697
9,850
5,884
9,695
482

388
4,923
2,412
1,007
2,418
188

U.S. Service Academies ...............

3,516

3,481

3,549

Other jurisdictions..................
American Samoa ..........................
Federated States of Micronesia....
Guam............................................
Marshall Islands............................
Northern Marianas .......................
Palau.............................................
Puerto Rico...................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ........................

5,954
212
191
50
72
57
40
5,255
77

17,660
0
0
306
0
28
0
17,116
210

6,228
0
0
92
0
0
0
6,096
40

1,350
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,350
0

6,982
242
222
185
49
60
46
6,104
74

18,213
0
0
338
0
19
0
17,604
252

5,503
0
0
121
0
0
0
5,327
55

1,342
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,342
0

7,690
216
267
119
68
105
26
6,814
75

18,316
0
0
375
0
14
0
17,698
229

5,820
0
0
134
0
0
0
5,652
34

1,421
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,421
0

1Includes

Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees
formerly classified as first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2009 through Fall 2011, Completions
component. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

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522 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Degrees

Table 371. Doctors degrees conferred by the 60 institutions conferring the most doctors degrees, by rank order: 200102 through 201011

Institution
1
United States, all institutions...................................

Rank
order1

Total,
200102
to
201011

10

11

12

13

1,410,588

119,663

121,579

126,087

134,387

138,056

144,690

149,378

154,425

158,558

163,765

200102

200203

200304

200405

200506

200607

200708

200809

200910

201011

Total, 60 institutions conferring most doctorates..

552,758

48,615

49,697

51,351

53,382

54,656

57,170

58,223

59,098

59,559

61,007

University of Florida............................................................
Nova Southeastern University ............................................
Ohio State University, Main Campus ..................................
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities ...................................
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ......................................

1
2
3
4
5

18,447
16,301
15,012
14,944
14,468

1,514
1,165
1,392
1,233
1,284

1,532
1,524
1,314
1,279
1,260

1,658
1,540
1,342
1,307
1,365

1,665
1,629
1,432
1,455
1,406

1,732
1,521
1,549
1,536
1,514

1,957
1,913
1,501
1,667
1,496

2,107
1,772
1,611
1,563
1,483

2,028
1,732
1,617
1,594
1,576

2,127
1,806
1,596
1,618
1,534

2,127
1,699
1,658
1,692
1,550

University of Southern California ........................................


Harvard University ..............................................................
New York University ............................................................
University of Texas at Austin ...............................................
University of Wisconsin, Madison .......................................

6
7
8
9
10

13,884
13,837
13,802
13,508
13,353

1,145
1,286
1,376
1,226
1,257

1,392
1,324
1,361
1,269
1,274

1,269
1,333
1,339
1,299
1,213

1,361
1,288
1,385
1,404
1,314

1,312
1,393
1,321
1,443
1,261

1,378
1,476
1,331
1,358
1,425

1,523
1,468
1,413
1,439
1,407

1,571
1,418
1,419
1,379
1,430

1,459
1,401
1,444
1,382
1,355

1,474
1,450
1,413
1,309
1,417

University of California, Los Angeles ..................................


Columbia University in the City of New York.......................
University of California, Berkeley........................................
Temple University ...............................................................
University of Pennsylvania..................................................

11
12
13
14
15

12,791
12,073
11,928
11,437
11,216

1,132
1,055
1,152
1,014
970

1,174
1,083
1,095
985
1,027

1,251
1,116
1,169
1,141
1,032

1,225
1,231
1,151
1,119
1,170

1,271
1,300
1,110
1,205
1,162

1,307
1,203
1,280
1,194
1,136

1,361
1,218
1,218
1,220
1,105

1,382
1,281
1,216
1,169
1,190

1,358
1,295
1,245
1,144
1,212

1,330
1,291
1,292
1,246
1,212

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .........................


University of Washington, Seattle Campus.........................
Boston University................................................................
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.........................
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus ......................

16
17
18
19
20

11,001
10,914
10,212
10,026
9,743

979
928
819
919
913

1,084
962
771
918
887

1,026
991
876
882
980

1,069
1,003
926
971
936

1,098
1,124
1,062
998
926

1,113
1,130
1,210
1,018
996

1,204
1,125
1,161
1,067
1,026

1,101
1,176
1,179
1,081
1,022

1,155
1,224
1,097
1,066
944

1,172
1,251
1,111
1,106
1,113

Stanford University .............................................................


George Washington University ...........................................
Georgetown University .......................................................
University of Iowa ...............................................................
University at Buffalo............................................................

21
22
23
24
25

9,326
9,256
9,152
9,007
8,989

818
855
867
890
755

895
815
915
801
801

891
875
934
847
856

904
879
890
924
933

954
937
844
887
905

969
949
923
926
970

944
956
926
926
938

920
1,011
967
937
964

978
1,005
950
920
919

1,053
974
936
949
948

University of Tennessee......................................................
University of Virginia, Main Campus...................................
University of Georgia ..........................................................
Northwestern University .....................................................
University of California, Davis.............................................

26
27
28
29
30

8,930
8,638
8,419
8,345
8,321

817
826
810
740
710

810
817
800
765
750

813
851
833
761
770

790
826
818
798
791

873
840
828
837
812

895
852
858
878
876

912
925
832
876
900

994
907
897
872
894

1,024
861
854
891
891

1,002
933
889
927
927

University of Illinois at Chicago...........................................


Michigan State University ...................................................
Purdue University, Main Campus........................................
University of Maryland, Baltimore.......................................
University of Houston..........................................................

31
32
33
34
35

8,188
8,185
7,805
7,736
7,662

678
751
601
692
721

701
745
666
667
687

748
774
662
787
697

789
774
763
750
824

807
768
785
813
772

862
855
837
767
778

873
770
840
775
809

851
876
882
775
786

965
921
845
835
757

914
951
924
875
831

University of Arizona...........................................................
Cornell University2 ..............................................................
Wayne State University.......................................................
University of Miami .............................................................
Thomas M. Cooley Law School ..........................................

36
37
38
39
40

7,497
7,329
7,175
7,145
6,958

675
642
666
651
401

673
665
632
623
438

702
678
701
682
405

696
740
682
685
524

698
754
703
673
614

814
752
688
707
756

778
752
758
703
845

824
785
772
758
981

824
779
717
860
955

813
782
856
803
1,039

Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis.............


University of the Pacific.......................................................
Duke University...................................................................
Indiana University, Bloomington..........................................
Texas A & M University, College Station .............................

41
42
43
44
45

6,856
6,841
6,824
6,754
6,743

638
609
617
612
629

622
631
573
659
561

640
642
662
647
633

655
733
615
683
651

669
684
570
667
660

719
691
680
651
727

720
708
682
695
723

687
681
718
729
717

751
713
820
718
703

755
749
887
693
739

Case Western Reserve University......................................


Washington University in St. Louis .....................................
University of Kansas ...........................................................
University of Chicago..........................................................
University of Kentucky ........................................................

46
47
48
49
50

6,738
6,734
6,700
6,657
6,645

584
491
485
633
559

566
566
500
635
571

638
599
557
624
605

636
641
562
638
670

681
678
585
695
634

654
727
789
653
653

718
730
781
704
717

750
760
766
682
719

781
737
819
682
734

730
805
856
711
783

Yale University ....................................................................


University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey...........
Yeshiva University...............................................................
University of South Carolina, Columbia ..............................
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus.....................

51
52
53
54
55

6,554
6,525
6,413
6,413
6,242

617
520
608
611
519

631
587
587
574
503

625
642
621
621
539

625
609
659
636
571

622
623
627
642
646

640
621
635
641
664

671
662
649
639
643

685
715
657
703
703

752
759
680
643
718

686
787
690
703
736

Florida State University ......................................................


Creighton University ...........................................................
University of Connecticut ....................................................
University of Missouri, Columbia ........................................
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus ...............................

56
57
58
59
60

6,206
6,048
5,976
5,976
5,953

475
536
480
543
524

532
603
465
599
551

479
575
510
582
514

577
612
554
562
573

601
613
629
569
619

631
610
609
582
592

730
628
576
629
689

680
638
687
613
594

683
619
746
626
662

818
614
720
671
635

Not applicable.
1 Institutions are ranked by the total number of doctors degrees conferred during the 10year period ending June 30, 2011.
2 Includes degrees conferred by the Endowed and Statutory Colleges.

NOTE: Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as
such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were formerly classified as firstprofessional degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2001 through Fall 2011,
Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 523


Outcomes

Table 372. Percentage distribution of 1990 high school sophomores, by highest level of education completed through 2000 and selected student
characteristics: 2000

s emo c t uO

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Bachelors or higher degree

Selected student characteristic


1

Total

Less than
high school
completion

High school
completion

Some postsecondary

Certificate

Associates
degree

Total

Bachelors
degree

Masters
degree

Professional
and doctors
degrees

10

11

Total............................................. 100.0

()

8.8

(0.73)

17.8

(0.73)

30.2

(0.90)

7.9

(0.44)

6.6

(0.37)

28.7 (0.89)

25.5

(0.81)

2.8

(0.23)

0.4

(0.06)

Sex
Male ................................................. 100.0
Female............................................. 100.0

()
()

8.5
9.1

(1.02)
(1.00)

19.7
15.9

(1.06)
(0.99)

32.6
27.9

(1.27)
(1.12)

6.8
8.9

(0.60)
(0.67)

6.6
6.6

(0.56)
(0.46)

25.8 (1.16)
31.5 (1.12)

23.2
27.8

(1.08)
(1.03)

2.2
3.3

(0.31)
(0.31)

0.4
0.4

(0.09)
(0.09)

Race/ethnicity
White................................................
Black ................................................
Hispanic ...........................................
Asian/Pacific Islander ......................
American Indian/Alaska Native .......

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

6.8 (0.75)
11.1 (2.14)
16.3 (3.23)
6.5 ! (3.14)
21.6 (3.81)

17.8 (0.75)
17.9 (2.29)
18.5 (2.63)
6.2 (1.33)
40.1 (8.24)

27.6 (0.85)
38.5 (3.51)
37.8 (2.93)
32.2 (4.09)
23.0 ! (7.29)

7.2
12.0
8.5
5.7

(0.44)
(1.91)
(1.43)
(1.62)
()

7.2
4.1
7.3
3.5 !
3.0 !

(0.46)
(0.66)
(1.12)
(1.37)
(0.97)

33.3
16.4
11.6
46.1
5.9 !

29.4
15.4
10.7
41.0
5.3 !

(0.91)
(1.64)
(1.10)
(4.45)
(2.25)

3.5
0.8 !
0.8
3.6

(0.30)
(0.25)
(0.20)
(0.91)
()

0.5

1.5

(0.08)
()
()
(0.41)
()

Socioeconomic status in 19901


Low quartile ..................................... 100.0
Middle two quartiles......................... 100.0
High quartile .................................... 100.0

()
()
()

19.9 (1.97)
6.1 (0.79)
0.3 ! (0.10)

31.7 (1.84)
17.0 (0.90)
5.2 (0.81)

25.4 (1.71)
34.4 (1.16)
25.5 (1.47)

10.6 (1.12)
8.2 (0.61)
4.5 (0.79)

5.4 (0.69)
8.5 (0.60)
4.6 (0.56)

6.9 (0.60)
25.7 (1.02)
59.8 (1.58)

6.5
23.6
51.2

(0.59)
(1.00)
(1.48)

0.3 (0.10)
1.9 (0.26)
7.3 (0.68)

#
0.2
1.4

()
(0.06)
(0.23)

Test score composite in 19902


Low quartile ..................................... 100.0
Middle two quartiles......................... 100.0
High quartile .................................... 100.0

()
()
()

19.3 (1.99)
4.9 (1.00)
0.7 (0.09)

31.8 (2.00)
17.0 (0.98)
5.3 (0.72)

28.1
34.4
23.4

(1.93)
(1.29)
(1.23)

11.2 (1.27)
8.9 (0.62)
2.7 (0.59)

4.9
9.2
4.7

(0.76)
(0.61)
(0.57)

4.7 (0.50)
25.5 (1.08)
63.2 (1.44)

4.5
23.6
53.9

(0.50)
(1.05)
(1.43)

0.2 ! (0.08)
1.8 (0.20)
7.7 (0.75)

()
0.1 ! (0.03)
1.5 (0.24)

Locus of control in 19903


Low quartile ..................................... 100.0
Middle two quartiles......................... 100.0
High quartile .................................... 100.0

()
()
()

13.6 (1.91)
6.8 (0.97)
2.3 (0.60)

26.2 (1.85)
15.6 (0.98)
12.4 (1.24)

29.9 (1.82)
30.6 (1.21)
30.6 (1.73)

7.6 (0.93)
8.0 (0.59)
7.1 (1.05)

6.4 (0.84)
7.2 (0.51)
6.7 (0.76)

16.2 (1.29)
31.8 (1.16)
40.9 (1.74)

14.9
28.5
35.2

(1.26)
(1.08)
(1.60)

1.2 (0.24)
2.7 (0.33)
5.0 (0.62)

0.5
0.7

Self-concept in 19904
Low quartile ..................................... 100.0
Middle two quartiles......................... 100.0
High quartile .................................... 100.0

()
()
()

8.7 (1.08)
7.9 (1.20)
5.3 (1.20)

20.6 (1.26)
18.3 (1.16)
13.3 (1.39)

31.9 (1.51)
28.6 (1.12)
32.4 (2.26)

7.1 (0.62)
7.6 (0.59)
8.3 (1.16)

6.9 (0.72)
7.7 (0.58)
5.2 (0.66)

24.8 (1.32)
29.9 (1.19)
35.5 (1.81)

22.2 (1.26)
26.5 (1.12)
31.4 (1.66)

2.5 (0.44)
2.9 (0.30)
3.4 (0.54)

0.2 ! (0.08)
0.5 (0.10)
0.7 (0.15)

()
()

38.2

()
(5.06)

29.1

()
(3.87)

()
11.9 (2.68)

()
12.1 ! (4.28)

()
()

16.2
42.0

(0.80)
(3.00)

32.7
39.2

(0.99)
(3.14)

7.9 (0.47)
13.0 (2.35)

High school completion timing


Dropout (never completed)..............
Early (before January 1992)............
Normal (from January 1992 through
August 1992) .............................
Late (after August 1992)..................

100.0
100.0

() 100.0
()

100.0
100.0

()
()

Control of school attended in 1992


Public ............................................... 100.0
Private.............................................. 100.0

()
()

7.9 (0.70)
3.3 ! (0.99)

19.0
3.2

(0.78)
(0.56)

31.0
25.3

(1.00)
(2.37)

8.0
4.2

Postsecondary expectations in 1992


None ................................................
Some postsecondary.......................
Bachelors degree............................
Masters degree ...............................
First-professional or doctors degree

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()

11.7 ! (5.67)
3.9 (1.14)

()

()
0.9 ! (0.42)

52.6
31.1
6.7
5.9
2.2

(5.00)
(1.82)
(0.71)
(0.93)
(0.44)

23.3
34.2
36.5
26.6
28.2

(4.45)
(1.89)
(1.47)
(1.64)
(2.51)

Type of start in postsecondary


education
Fall 1992 full-time 4-year .................
Fall 1992 full-time public 2-year.......
Fall 1992 part-time 4-year ...............
Fall 1992 part-time public 2-year.....
Other enrollment..............................
Never enrolled..................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()

()

()

()

()

()
18.0 (1.39)

0.6 (0.13)
2.1 (0.60)

()

()
12.4 (3.60)
35.4 (1.34)

22.7
41.7
57.1
57.6
35.3
28.8

(1.11)
(2.34)
(7.33)
(4.97)
(4.82)
(1.37)

Parents educational attainment


in 1990
No high school diploma ...................
High school graduate.......................
Vocational/some college..................
Bachelors degree............................
Masters degree ...............................
First-professional or doctors degree

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()

25.9
12.7
4.6
2.9 !

26.7
30.6
17.3
7.4
2.5
1.8 !

26.8 (2.81)
26.1 (1.60)
35.1 (1.20)
29.7 (2.15)
23.3 (2.49)
18.3 (4.50)

(3.46)
(1.75)
(0.53)
(1.35)
()
()

(2.51)
(2.12)
(0.94)
(1.24)
(0.74)
(0.70)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score on parental education
and occupations, and family income.
2Standardized quartile of composite of student assessments in mathematics and reading.
3Locus of control measures whether students attribute the events that happened to them,
such as performing well on a test, to being under their own control (i.e., internal locus of
control) or to being under the control of others or the environment (external locus of con-

7.3

(0.98)
(1.68)
(1.16)
(4.63)
(2.35)

()
(1.78)

()
6.0 (1.43)

()
(0.10)
(0.17)

()
()

()
()

7.4
4.0

(0.41)
(0.95)

35.7 (1.00)
1.9 (0.52)

31.7
1.9

(0.92)
(0.52)

3.4

(0.28)
()

0.5

(0.08)
()

(0.48)
(1.10)

7.0
4.1

(0.40)
(0.77)

27.2 (0.91)
60.0 (2.69)

24.2
52.4

(0.83)
(2.64)

2.6
6.5

(0.24)
(0.99)

0.4
1.1

(0.07)
(0.28)

7.4
15.2
6.5
3.0
4.7

(1.43)
(1.26)
(0.92)
(0.51)
(0.91)

1.7 !
10.7
7.6
6.1
5.6

(0.60)
(0.98)
(0.62)
(1.01)
(0.96)

3.3
4.9
42.1
58.2
58.4

(0.79)
(0.71)
(1.48)
(1.87)
(2.44)

3.3 (0.79)
4.5 (0.69)
38.9 (1.42)
50.8 (1.86)
48.4 (2.29)

3.0
6.7
7.8

()
()
(0.44)
(0.67)
(1.19)

()

()
0.2 ! (0.08)
0.8 (0.23)
2.2 (0.40)

2.2
13.4

15.1
15.3 !
8.8

(0.30)
(1.61)
()
(3.78)
(4.64)
(0.66)

3.7 (0.43)
19.3 (1.54)

()
9.7 (2.47)
8.2 (1.67)
4.5 (0.48)

70.7
23.4
31.9
12.2
26.5
4.5

(1.20)
(1.79)
(6.33)
(3.16)
(4.43)
(0.47)

61.4
22.1
29.5
12.0
24.6
4.3

(1.22)
(1.75)
(6.17)
(3.15)
(4.39)
(0.46)

8.0
1.2

1.6 !
0.1 !

(0.64)
(0.36)
()
()
(0.62)
(0.06)

1.3

(0.19)
()
()
()
()
()

11.0
8.3
9.1
5.6
4.6

(1.77)
(0.83)
(0.81)
(0.91)
(1.18)
()

3.7 (0.64)
9.0 (1.10)
8.1 (0.60)
5.1 (0.64)
3.4 (0.62)
4.1 ! (2.00)

5.9
13.3
25.7
49.4
65.4
73.3

(0.99)
(1.01)
(1.09)
(2.10)
(2.50)
(4.66)

5.5 (0.97)
12.1 (1.01)
23.7 (1.08)
43.6 (2.02)
55.3 (2.46)
61.1 (4.47)

0.4 !
1.0
1.9
5.0
8.6
9.3

(0.17)
(0.20)
(0.24)
(0.74)
(1.39)
(2.24)

0.1 !
0.2 !
0.7 !
1.5
2.9

()
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.22)
(0.39)
(0.78)

trol). Higher scores (highest quartile) means greater internal control and lower scores (lowest quartile) means greater external control.
measures the degree to which students like and feel positively about themselves
and perceive themselves as a person of worth. The NELS:88 variable is the general self-concept scale from Herbert Marshs Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ) II (Marsh 1990).
5These students responses to the educational attainment question were not consistent with
their transcript data.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88/2000), Fourth Follow-up, Student Survey,
2000. (This table was prepared December 2005.)
4Self-concept

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524 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Outcomes

Table 373. Number and percentage of degree-granting institutions with first-year undergraduates using various selection criteria for admission,
by control and level of institution: Selected years, 200001 through 201112
All institutions

Public institutions

Private institutions
Nonprofit

Selection criteria
1

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

For-profit

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Number of institutions with first-year undergraduates


200001....................................................
200506....................................................
201011....................................................
201112....................................................

3,717
3,880
4,209
4,284

2,034
2,198
2,487
2,556

1,683
1,682
1,722
1,728

1,647
1,638
1,614
1,606

580
588
637
640

1,067
1,050
977
966

2,070
2,242
2,595
2,678

1,454
1,610
1,850
1,916

616
632
745
762

1,383
1,351
1,321
1,338

1,247
1,240
1,238
1,244

136
111
83
94

687
891
1,274
1,340

207
370
612
672

480
521
662
668

Percent of institutions
Open admissions
200001....................................................
200506....................................................
201011....................................................
201112....................................................

40.2
44.7
47.2
50.2

12.9
18.3
22.5
24.9

73.2
79.3
82.9
87.6

63.8
66.1
65.7
65.5

12.1
13.6
17.7
17.5

91.9
95.4
96.9
97.3

21.4
29.2
35.8
41.0

13.3
20.1
24.2
27.4

40.7
52.4
64.6
75.2

14.0
15.3
15.4
16.2

11.7
13.1
13.0
13.7

34.6
40.5
51.8
50.0

36.5
50.2
56.8
65.7

22.7
43.5
46.7
52.8

42.5
54.9
66.2
78.7

Some admission requirements1


200001....................................................
200506....................................................
201011....................................................
201112....................................................

58.4
53.4
50.1
48.4

85.8
80.5
75.6
73.9

25.1
18.0
13.3
10.8

35.4
33.6
34.3
34.5

87.4
86.1
82.3
82.5

7.1
4.3
3.1
2.7

76.6
67.9
59.9
56.8

85.2
78.5
73.3
71.0

56.3
40.8
26.7
21.0

84.5
84.2
84.3
82.4

86.8
86.5
86.7
85.9

63.2
57.7
48.2
35.1

60.7
43.2
34.7
31.2

75.4
51.6
46.2
43.3

54.4
37.2
24.0
19.0

34.6
34.1
33.3
33.7

58.7
57.1
54.2
54.4

5.5
4.2
3.2
3.1

23.9
25.9
27.8
28.3

63.4
68.4
67.8
68.4

2.4
2.2
1.7
1.8

43.0
40.1
36.7
36.9

56.7
53.0
49.5
49.7

10.7
7.4
5.1
4.7

60.1
62.8
66.0
65.4

64.1
66.2
68.7
68.8

23.5
25.2
26.5
20.2

8.7
5.7
6.4
8.5

12.6
8.6
10.6
14.4

7.1
3.6
2.4
2.5

13.7
11.3
8.4
8.7

24.3
19.4
13.9
14.2

1.0
0.7
0.4
0.5

10.9
10.4
9.2
9.1

30.3
28.7
22.9
22.3

0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3

16.0
11.9
7.8
8.4

21.9
16.0
10.8
11.5

2.3
1.6
0.5
0.7

23.2
19.3
15.0
14.3

25.1
20.5
15.8
15.2

5.9
6.3
3.6
3.2

1.6
0.7
0.4
2.5

2.4
0.8
0.7
4.6

1.3
0.6
0.2
0.3

45.8
48.5
45.8
44.6

70.3
73.3
70.1
68.8

16.2
15.9
10.8
8.9

29.4
30.8
33.0
32.9

72.9
78.2
78.8
78.6

5.8
4.2
3.1
2.7

58.7
61.4
53.8
51.6

69.2
71.6
67.1
65.5

34.1
35.4
20.9
16.7

73.2
77.6
77.1
75.6

75.5
79.7
79.4
79.0

52.2
55.0
42.2
30.9

29.5
36.7
29.7
27.6

30.9
44.3
42.2
40.5

29.0
31.3
18.3
14.7

15.5
15.2
14.7
14.4

27.3
26.4
24.4
23.8

1.2
0.6
0.6
0.5

16.2
17.4
18.3
18.6

44.0
47.1
45.4
45.6

1.1
0.8
0.7
0.7

14.9
13.6
12.4
11.9

20.7
18.8
17.1
16.5

1.3
0.3
0.5
0.1

22.1
22.4
24.0
23.8

24.1
24.3
25.4
25.5

4.4
1.8
2.4
1.1

0.4
0.2
0.3
0.0

0.5
0.5
0.3
0.0

0.4
0.0
0.3
0.0

20.4
19.2
18.1
17.9

34.4
31.9
29.2
28.6

3.5
2.5
2.1
2.0

2.7
2.9
3.3
3.5

7.4
7.7
8.3
8.8

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1

34.4
31.1
27.2
26.4

45.1
40.8
36.3
35.2

9.3
6.3
4.7
4.3

46.6
49.1
51.6
50.7

49.2
51.5
53.3
53.0

22.8
23.4
25.3
20.2

10.0
3.7
2.0
2.2

20.8
5.1
2.0
2.4

5.4
2.7
2.1
2.1

8.0
7.0
5.8
4.8

12.1
9.8
8.0
6.8

3.0
3.3
2.5
1.7

2.2
2.3
1.8
1.7

5.0
6.1
4.6
4.2

0.7
0.2
0.0
0.0

12.7
10.3
8.2
6.6

15.0
11.1
9.2
7.7

7.1
8.4
5.8
3.9

12.1
10.2
8.9
8.6

12.7
10.3
8.8
8.7

7.4
9.0
9.6
7.4

13.7
10.5
7.6
4.7

29.0
13.8
10.1
6.0

7.1
8.3
5.3
3.4

47.2
36.5
31.3
30.2

72.5
62.5
51.6
49.7

16.7
2.6
1.9
1.4

33.2
31.1
30.4
30.8

83.4
82.3
73.9
74.5

5.8
2.4
1.9
1.8

58.5
40.5
31.8
29.9

68.2
55.2
43.9
41.4

35.6
3.0
1.7
1.0

70.3
65.7
61.6
59.0

73.4
70.5
64.9
62.9

41.9
12.6
13.3
7.4

34.6
2.2
0.9
0.8

36.7
4.1
1.6
1.5

33.8
1.0
0.3
0.1

43.4
41.5
38.7
37.6

71.2
67.9
61.9
60.3

9.9
7.1
5.1
4.1

30.2
31.0
29.8
29.7

77.4
79.3
71.4
71.1

4.6
3.9
2.7
2.3

54.0
49.3
44.2
42.4

68.7
63.8
58.6
56.7

19.2
12.3
8.3
6.3

66.2
67.0
66.3
65.2

70.1
70.6
69.1
68.7

30.9
27.0
25.3
18.1

29.3
22.4
21.3
19.6

60.4
41.1
37.6
34.5

15.8
9.2
6.2
4.6

1.4
1.8
2.7
1.4

1.2
1.1
1.9
1.2

1.7
2.7
3.8
1.7

0.8
0.3
0.0
0.0

0.5
0.3
0.0
0.0

0.9
0.3
0.0
0.0

1.9
2.9
4.3
2.2

1.5
1.4
2.5
1.6

2.9
6.8
8.7
3.8

1.5
0.5
0.3
1.4

1.4
0.4
0.3
0.4

2.2
1.8
0.0
14.9

2.8
6.6
8.5
3.1

1.9
4.9
7.0
3.9

3.1
7.9
9.8
2.2

Secondary grades
200001................................................
200506................................................
201011................................................
201112................................................
Secondary class rank
200001................................................
200506................................................
201011................................................
201112................................................
Secondary school record
200001................................................
200506................................................
201011................................................
201112................................................
College preparatory program
200001................................................
200506................................................
201011................................................
201112................................................
Recommendations
200001................................................
200506................................................
201011................................................
201112................................................
Demonstration of competencies2
200001................................................
200506................................................
201011................................................
201112................................................
Test scores3
200001................................................
200506................................................
201011................................................
201112................................................
TOEFL4
200001................................................
200506................................................
201011................................................
201112................................................
No admission requirements, only
recommendations for admission
200001....................................................
200506....................................................
201011....................................................
201112....................................................
1Many

institutions have more than one admission requirement.


demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments).
3Includes SAT, ACT, or other admission tests.
4Test of English as a Foreign Language.
2Formal

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in


Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 374. Institutions acceptance rates; number of applications, admissions, and enrollees; and enrollees SAT and ACT scores, by control and level of institution: 201112
All institutions
Acceptance rates, applications, admissions,
enrollees, and SAT and ACT scores

Public institutions

Private institutions
Nonprofit

For-profit

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Number of undergraduate institutions reporting application data1 .........


Percentage distribution of institutions by their acceptance of applications
No application criteria ........................................................................
90 percent or more accepted.............................................................
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
Less than 10 percent accepted..........................................................

4,263
100.0
50.4
6.5
11.4
22.1
8.0
1.2
0.4

2,543
100.0
25.0
8.0
16.9
34.7
12.9
2.0
0.5

1,720
100.0
88.0
4.3
3.2
3.5
0.7
0.2
0.2

1,606
100.0
65.5
3.2
8.8
15.5
6.1
0.8
0.1

640
100.0
17.5
6.9
21.1
37.7
14.8
1.9
0.2

966
100.0
97.3
0.8
0.6
0.8
0.3
0.1
0.0

2,657
100.0
41.3
8.5
12.9
26.1
9.1
1.5
0.5

1,903
100.0
27.6
8.4
15.4
33.7
12.2
2.0
0.6

754
100.0
76.0
8.8
6.5
6.9
1.2
0.3
0.4

1,330
100.0
16.3
8.3
16.2
41.2
14.1
2.9
1.0

1,236
100.0
13.8
8.4
16.7
42.5
14.8
3.1
0.8

94
100.0
50.0
6.4
10.6
24.5
4.3
1.1
3.2

1,327
100.0
66.4
8.7
9.6
11.0
4.1
0.1
0.1

667
100.0
53.2
8.4
13.2
17.5
7.5
0.0
0.1

660
100.0
79.7
9.1
5.9
4.4
0.8
0.2
0.0

Number of applications (in thousands) ..................................................


Percentage distribution of applications by institutions acceptance
of applications ......................................................................................
No application criteria ........................................................................
90 percent or more accepted.............................................................
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
Less than 10 percent accepted..........................................................

8,576

8,456

121

4,638

4,574

64

3,939

3,882

57

3,737

3,722

15

201

159

42

100.0

3.0
15.6
43.2
28.3
7.3
2.6

100.0

2.5
15.6
43.3
28.6
7.4
2.7

100.0

37.3
16.8
35.3
10.1
0.1
0.3

100.0

3.5
18.7
44.8
29.5
3.2
0.4

100.0

2.9
18.8
45.0
29.7
3.2
0.4

100.0

44.4
9.3
32.9
13.3
0.1
0.0

100.0

2.5
11.9
41.2
27.0
12.2
5.3

100.0

2.1
11.7
41.3
27.3
12.3
5.3

100.0

29.3
25.3
38.1
6.5
0.1
0.7

100.0

1.3
11.1
41.8
27.4
12.8
5.5

100.0

1.3
11.1
41.7
27.5
12.9
5.5

100.0

1.4
15.5
65.9
14.3
0.3
2.6

100.0

24.9
27.2
29.9
18.0
#
0.0

100.0

21.1
26.7
30.4
21.8
0.0
0.0

100.0

39.4
28.9
27.9
3.7
#
0.0

Number of admissions (in thousands) ...................................................


Percentage distribution of admissions by institutions acceptance
of applications ......................................................................................
No application criteria ........................................................................
90 percent or more accepted.............................................................
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
Less than 10 percent accepted..........................................................

4,763

4,669

93

2,754

2,704

50

2,008

1,965

44

1,863

1,853

146

112

34

100.0

5.2
22.7
49.2
20.1
2.5
0.4

100.0

4.3
22.8
49.6
20.4
2.5
0.4

100.0

47.7
18.1
29.2
4.9
#
#

100.0

5.6
25.6
47.9
19.8
1.0
0.1

100.0

4.7
25.9
48.3
20.0
1.0
0.1

100.0

56.8
10.1
26.8
6.2
#
0.0

100.0

4.6
18.8
50.8
20.5
4.5
0.8

100.0

3.9
18.6
51.3
20.9
4.6
0.8

100.0

37.3
27.2
31.9
3.5
#
0.1

100.0

2.4
17.9
52.7
21.3
4.8
0.9

100.0

2.4
17.8
52.7
21.4
4.8
0.9

100.0

2.2
19.9
67.9
9.6
0.1
0.3

100.0

32.9
30.2
26.6
10.3
#
0.0

100.0

28.6
30.5
28.1
12.8
0.0
0.0

100.0

47.1
29.3
21.8
1.8
#
0.0

Number of enrollees (in thousands) ......................................................


Percentage distribution of enrollees by institutions acceptance
of applications ......................................................................................
No application criteria ........................................................................
90 percent or more accepted.............................................................
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted ...........................................................
Less than 10 percent accepted..........................................................

1,568

1,508

60

991

959

31

577

548

28

489

483

88

65

23

100.0

7.6
23.4
46.9
18.2
3.1
0.8

100.0

6.2
23.6
47.5
18.7
3.2
0.8

100.0

45.2
18.3
31.4
5.0
#
#

100.0

7.3
25.7
48.1
17.4
1.4
0.1

100.0

5.9
26.1
48.7
17.8
1.4
0.1

100.0

52.0
13.2
28.4
6.4
#
0.0

100.0

8.2
19.5
44.8
19.5
6.1
1.8

100.0

6.7
19.3
45.3
20.4
6.4
1.9

100.0

37.7
24.0
34.7
3.5
#
0.1

100.0

3.3
17.9
48.4
21.0
7.2
2.2

100.0

3.4
17.9
48.2
21.1
7.2
2.2

100.0

2.6
18.0
70.4
8.4
0.1
0.5

100.0

35.3
28.6
24.6
11.5
#
0.0

100.0

31.4
29.7
24.2
14.7
0.0
0.0

100.0

46.4
25.5
25.9
2.3
#
0.0

SAT scores of enrollees


Critical reading, 25th percentile2 ........................................................
Critical reading, 75th percentile2 ........................................................
Mathematics, 25th percentile2 ............................................................
Mathematics, 75th percentile2 ............................................................

469
580
478
586

470
581
479
587

405
507
413
508

457
564
472
579

459
566
473
580

414
515
416
516

476
589
482
591

477
590
483
592

394
495
408
496

477
590
483
591

478
591
483
592

385
484
407
484

439
562
444
560

436
560
446
558

ACT scores of enrollees


Composite, 25th percentile2 ...............................................................
Composite, 75th percentile2 ...............................................................
English, 25th percentile2 ....................................................................
English, 75th percentile2 ....................................................................
Mathematics, 25th percentile2 ............................................................
Mathematics, 75th percentile2 ............................................................

20.3
25.3
19.4
25.6
19.3
25.0

20.4
25.4
19.5
25.8
19.4
25.1

16.7
21.1
15.6
21.2
16.6
20.9

19.5
24.5
18.5
24.6
18.8
24.4

19.7
24.6
18.6
24.7
18.9
24.6

16.3
21.2
15.2
21.8
16.2
20.8

20.8
25.9
20.0
26.3
19.7
25.4

20.8
25.9
20.0
26.4
19.7
25.5

17.6
20.9
16.3
20.1
17.3
20.9

20.8
25.9
20.0
26.3
19.7
25.5

20.9
25.9
20.1
26.4
19.7
25.5

17.6
20.9
16.3
20.1
17.3
20.9

18.1
24.5
17.8
25.4
17.8
24.2

18.1
24.5
17.8
25.4
17.8
24.2

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
1Excludes institutions not enrolling first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. The total on this table differs slightly
from other counts of undergraduate institutions because approximately 0.5 percent of undergraduate institutions did not
report application information.

2Data

2-year

are only for institutions that require test scores for admission. Relatively few 2-year institutions require test scores for
admission. The SAT Critical reading and Mathematics scales range from 200 to 800. The ACT Composite, English, and Mathematics scales range from 1 to 36.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 525


Outcomes

Total

Private
Public and private
Year

Public

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

198990..........................................
199091..........................................
199192..........................................
199293..........................................
199394..........................................

76.6
77.7
78.6
78.5
79.0

69.6
70.6
71.4
71.5
72.2

87.2
88.4
89.2
88.8
89.5

92.4
93.0
93.9
93.5
93.5

82.9
83.5
84.5
84.5
84.6

98.2
98.9
99.6
98.8
98.7

64.1
65.6
66.3
66.4
67.4

64.5
65.6
66.4
66.5
67.5

63.0
65.5
65.8
65.8
67.0

65.0
65.6
66.2
66.7
67.7

64.2
64.9
65.8
66.2
67.0

71.8
71.3
69.9
71.5
73.5

59.5
65.6
66.6
64.6
65.6

71.7
81.3
79.2
73.7
76.3

57.0
62.0
63.2
62.0
62.1

199495..........................................
199596..........................................
199697..........................................
199798..........................................
199899..........................................

79.8
79.5
80.0
76.7
76.1

73.6
73.0
73.1
72.5
72.0

89.1
89.4
91.0
82.2
81.5

93.7
93.7
94.0
93.8
93.6

85.3
85.4
85.1
85.2
84.2

98.6
98.6
99.2
98.7
99.0

68.6
68.0
68.6
64.2
63.6

69.2
68.4
68.6
67.8
67.7

66.6
66.3
68.4
55.1
52.8

69.3
68.9
69.2
69.0
68.6

68.7
68.3
68.3
68.3
68.3

74.0
73.3
77.3
75.4
71.6

65.2
63.5
65.2
51.7
51.1

76.0
69.2
72.7
63.9
63.4

60.8
60.5
60.8
47.5
46.2

19992000......................................
200001..........................................
200102..........................................
200203..........................................
200304..........................................

76.1
75.1
73.3
72.5
72.1

71.6
71.4
69.0
67.6
67.1

82.2
80.4
79.5
79.5
79.7

93.5
93.1
92.3
91.7
91.3

83.6
81.7
79.9
78.4
77.3

99.2
99.7
99.4
99.4
99.5

63.9
62.8
60.2
59.0
59.0

67.4
67.9
65.3
63.9
63.7

54.4
48.8
45.0
44.8
44.8

69.2
67.6
66.1
65.4
65.0

68.5
67.0
65.5
64.7
64.0

76.7
73.6
72.6
74.0
77.1

51.5
52.7
48.0
45.6
47.4

60.1
72.9
64.5
59.6
62.0

47.7
41.8
37.3
37.2
37.3

200405..........................................
200506..........................................
200607..........................................
200708..........................................
200809..........................................
200910..........................................

72.6
72.2
72.8
72.4
72.6
72.7

67.4
66.9
67.5
67.2
67.9
68.3

80.3
80.2
80.9
80.9
80.2
79.7

90.6
90.2
90.4
89.7
89.9
89.8

75.6
75.2
75.6
74.1
74.5
75.3

99.6
99.3
99.5
99.5
99.6
99.6

60.4
60.4
61.4
61.6
62.1
62.5

64.7
64.2
64.9
64.9
65.8
66.1

47.4
48.8
50.6
51.0
50.5
52.1

63.1
62.2
62.2
61.4
61.4
61.2

62.5
61.3
61.3
60.6
60.8
60.6

71.4
74.3
74.8
73.9
70.7
72.9

55.4
57.2
60.1
61.8
63.1
64.3

73.7
75.0
77.0
78.4
80.4
81.2

42.2
43.4
45.8
47.2
47.2
49.4

201011..........................................
201112..........................................

72.0
70.4

69.2
67.1

76.7
75.9

89.6
89.6

75.5
75.7

99.4
99.5

62.1
60.0

67.2
64.6

47.3
46.3

61.2
60.2

60.6
60.3

71.3
59.0

63.3
59.8

82.9
73.8

44.1
44.4

Change in percentage points


199192 to 200102...................
200102 to 201112...................

-5.3
-2.9

-2.4
-1.8

-9.7
-3.6

-1.6
-2.7

-4.5
-4.3

-0.2
#

-6.1
-0.2

-1.1
-0.7

-20.9
1.3

-0.2
-5.9

-0.3
-5.2

2.7
-13.6

-18.5
11.7

-14.7
9.3

-25.9
7.1

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#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Remedial services are instructional activities designed for students deficient in the general competencies necessary
for a regular postsecondary curriculum and educational setting. Data through 199596 are for institutions of higher education,
while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

2-year

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Institutional Characteristics Survey (IPEDS-IC:8999); and Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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Outcomes

Table 375. Percentage of degree-granting institutions offering remedial services, by control and level of institution: 198990 through 201112

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 527


Outcomes

Table 376. Percentage of first-time, full-time bachelors degree-seeking students at 4-year institutions who completed a bachelors degree, by
race/ethnicity, time to completion, sex, and control of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 1996 through 2005
Asian/Pacific Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

10

11

All 4-year institutions


1996 starting cohort ...............................
2000 starting cohort ...............................
2002 starting cohort ...............................
2003 starting cohort ...............................
2004 starting cohort ...............................
2005 starting cohort ...............................

33.7
36.1
36.4
36.7
37.9
38.6

36.3
38.9
39.3
40.0
41.1
41.9

19.5
21.3
20.4
19.9
20.4
20.8

22.8
25.9
26.4
26.5
27.9
28.6

37.5
41.0
42.8
43.8
45.0
45.1

45.5

22.7

18.8
21.0
20.5
20.4
21.8
22.5

44.1

41.7
41.9
38.7
37.3
43.7
44.0

Public institutions
1996 starting cohort...........................
2000 starting cohort...........................
2002 starting cohort...........................
2003 starting cohort...........................
2004 starting cohort...........................
2005 starting cohort...........................

26.0
29.0
29.9
30.7
31.3
32.0

28.3
31.4
32.3
33.4
34.2
35.2

15.0
17.9
16.9
16.5
16.4
16.6

15.8
18.9
20.1
20.6
21.5
22.5

28.5
33.7
35.8
37.5
37.9
38.8

39.1

16.9

14.5
16.4
16.0
17.0
17.2
17.9

28.8

30.9
32.7
33.4
33.7
34.4
33.5

Nonprofit institutions
1996 starting cohort...........................
2000 starting cohort...........................
2002 starting cohort...........................
2003 starting cohort...........................
2004 starting cohort...........................
2005 starting cohort...........................

48.6
50.3
51.0
51.5
52.4
51.9

51.3
53.5
54.0
54.6
55.3
55.0

29.3
28.2
29.4
29.7
30.5
29.1

39.9
42.9
44.1
43.9
46.1
44.9

57.9
58.8
61.0
61.4
62.8
62.0

62.5

35.1

33.7
36.0
36.6
34.3
39.0
35.1

59.7

50.4
50.3
54.8
55.1
57.4
57.3

For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort...........................
2000 starting cohort...........................
2002 starting cohort...........................
2003 starting cohort...........................
2004 starting cohort...........................
2005 starting cohort...........................

21.8
25.7
14.2
12.7
20.4
35.7

26.3
30.3
17.5
16.0
27.0
39.3

14.8
22.5
10.0
8.9
13.2
28.3

20.1
27.4
19.1
17.9
20.6
27.9

24.6
42.7
29.4
24.1
31.5
41.1

43.3

20.0

16.5
28.0
11.2
6.8
9.3
33.8

24.4

33.8
36.5
3.4
3.6
10.5
15.4

All 4-year institutions


1996 starting cohort...........................
2000 starting cohort...........................
2002 starting cohort...........................
2003 starting cohort...........................
2004 starting cohort...........................
2005 starting cohort...........................

28.5
31.1
31.3
31.9
32.9
34.1

30.6
33.4
33.8
34.6
35.6
36.6

13.9
15.5
14.7
14.6
15.0
16.3

19.0
21.8
21.8
22.3
23.2
24.8

32.2
35.7
37.4
38.9
39.9
40.0

40.3

20.8

15.1
17.1
17.2
17.5
18.9
20.1

40.1

38.6
39.3
36.6
36.1
39.7
40.2

Public institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

20.8
23.6
24.5
25.6
26.1
27.1

22.6
25.5
26.6
27.8
28.4
29.7

9.9
11.7
11.0
10.9
11.2
11.5

12.5
14.5
15.8
16.4
16.9
18.4

23.4
27.8
30.4
32.5
32.8
33.5

33.8

14.0

10.9
11.9
12.7
14.1
14.5
15.0

26.5

28.6
30.2
30.3
30.6
30.1
29.9

Nonprofit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

43.6
46.0
46.3
46.9
47.7
47.2

46.2
48.9
49.1
49.7
50.5
50.2

22.1
22.3
22.9
23.1
23.2
22.5

35.0
38.2
38.8
39.8
41.1
40.4

53.5
56.1
57.6
58.4
59.1
58.4

58.9

29.9

28.9
33.2
32.1
30.6
35.4
30.7

55.5

47.0
48.0
50.6
51.1
53.2
52.6

For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

22.3
30.1
17.0
15.3
23.3
42.5

25.5
34.3
20.9
18.9
30.2
45.2

16.1
23.7
11.8
10.6
14.8
36.5

23.0
30.9
20.1
19.4
21.6
32.8

27.7
44.5
33.3
27.0
36.6
43.0

44.1

31.0

25.6
28.7
17.6
9.4
12.3
47.9

24.4

33.1
36.7
4.0
4.8
10.7
16.7

All 4-year institutions


1996 starting cohort............................
2000 starting cohort............................
2002 starting cohort............................
2003 starting cohort............................
2004 starting cohort............................
2005 starting cohort............................

38.0
40.2
40.5
40.6
42.1
42.3

41.1
43.5
43.9
44.4
45.8
46.3

23.2
25.2
24.3
23.6
24.1
23.9

25.8
29.0
29.9
29.5
31.3
31.4

42.2
45.7
47.4
48.0
49.4
49.6

50.1

24.2

21.7
24.0
23.0
22.5
23.9
24.4

47.3

45.8
45.3
41.0
38.4
48.1
48.4

Public institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

30.3
33.5
34.3
34.9
35.7
36.2

33.3
36.3
37.2
38.2
39.2
40.0

18.3
22.0
20.9
20.2
19.8
20.0

18.4
22.2
23.4
23.8
24.9
25.5

33.2
39.1
40.8
42.0
42.6
43.5

43.9

19.0

17.3
19.9
18.5
19.2
19.3
20.2

30.8

34.1
36.2
37.0
37.1
39.6
37.7

Time to completion, sex,


control of institution, and
cohort entry year
1

Two or
more races

Nonresident
alien

Completing within 4 years after start,


males and females

Completing within 4 years after


start, males

Completing within 4 years after


start, females

See notes at end of table.

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528 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Outcomes

Table 376. Percentage of first-time, full-time bachelors degree-seeking students at 4-year institutions who completed a bachelors degree, by
race/ethnicity, time to completion, sex, and control of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 1996 through 2005Continued
Asian/Pacific Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

10

11

52.6
53.7
54.7
55.1
56.2
55.6

55.5
57.3
57.8
58.4
59.1
58.9

34.2
32.3
34.0
34.3
35.8
33.9

43.5
46.2
47.8
46.6
49.5
47.9

61.6
60.9
63.6
63.6
65.6
64.7

65.2

38.6

37.5
38.1
39.9
36.9
41.5
38.4

62.9

54.4
53.2
59.2
59.5
61.9
62.6

21.1
20.7
11.6
10.6
17.7
28.2

27.5
24.5
14.0
13.6
23.6
31.8

13.7
21.4
8.7
7.9
12.2
21.6

16.1
23.1
18.1
16.6
19.7
23.1

20.3
39.3
23.9
21.2
25.3
38.1

42.0

5.9

9.6
27.2
6.0
5.2
7.2
21.6

24.5

34.6
36.3
3.1
2.9
10.4
14.4

All 4-year institutions


1996 starting cohort ...............................
2000 starting cohort ...............................
2002 starting cohort ...............................
2003 starting cohort ...............................
2004 starting cohort ...............................
2005 starting cohort ...............................

50.2
52.6
52.3
52.8
53.9
54.3

53.3
55.7
55.7
56.6
57.5
58.0

33.3
36.0
34.3
33.8
34.2
34.7

38.9
42.4
42.5
42.7
44.0
44.7

56.4
60.1
61.0
62.0
62.9
63.1

63.5

40.8

33.3
35.1
33.8
33.4
34.7
35.3

58.6

54.3
55.2
50.6
49.5
57.2
58.0

Public institutions
1996 starting cohort...........................
2000 starting cohort...........................
2002 starting cohort...........................
2003 starting cohort...........................
2004 starting cohort...........................
2005 starting cohort...........................

45.9
49.1
49.2
50.2
50.6
51.1

49.0
51.9
52.2
53.5
54.0
54.7

30.5
34.6
32.9
32.3
32.0
32.4

34.1
38.0
38.8
39.4
40.2
41.3

51.3
56.8
57.7
59.0
59.3
59.9

60.2

38.9

30.0
31.9
30.8
31.6
31.7
32.5

47.8

46.5
49.8
50.4
51.2
51.9
51.3

Nonprofit institutions
1996 starting cohort...........................
2000 starting cohort...........................
2002 starting cohort...........................
2003 starting cohort...........................
2004 starting cohort...........................
2005 starting cohort...........................

59.2
60.8
61.3
62.1
62.9
62.3

61.8
63.8
64.2
65.1
65.6
65.3

40.2
39.9
40.2
41.1
41.7
40.4

51.4
55.1
55.7
56.0
57.7
56.4

68.7
70.0
71.1
71.9
73.1
72.8

73.2

49.4

45.2
46.9
46.7
44.3
47.9
43.9

71.3

60.4
60.4
64.7
65.4
67.8
67.8

For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort...........................
2000 starting cohort...........................
2002 starting cohort...........................
2003 starting cohort...........................
2004 starting cohort...........................
2005 starting cohort...........................

25.4
30.0
17.2
17.7
25.8
39.8

30.1
34.8
20.7
21.4
32.6
43.7

17.8
28.0
12.5
13.8
19.0
32.0

23.1
31.3
22.7
22.7
25.7
33.3

27.3
45.1
32.0
28.7
36.5
46.3

48.3

27.1

19.8
29.4
12.6
9.8
15.5
37.2

27.1

51.6
44.0
6.0
7.9
17.6
24.1

All 4-year institutions


1996 starting cohort...........................
2000 starting cohort...........................
2002 starting cohort...........................
2003 starting cohort...........................
2004 starting cohort...........................
2005 starting cohort...........................

46.2
49.0
48.7
49.6
50.5
51.3

49.2
52.0
52.1
53.3
54.0
54.8

27.0
29.9
28.2
28.3
28.6
29.9

34.4
37.8
37.5
38.4
39.2
41.1

51.8
56.5
57.4
58.5
59.3
59.4

59.7

39.5

31.2
31.6
30.9
30.8
31.9
34.2

55.5

51.5
53.0
49.3
48.8
53.5
54.2

Public institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

41.6
44.8
45.3
46.6
46.8
47.8

44.6
47.6
48.3
49.9
50.2
51.3

24.0
27.4
26.0
26.3
26.0
26.7

29.4
32.6
33.7
34.6
35.1
37.1

46.4
52.1
53.7
55.1
55.3
56.0

56.3

36.9

27.7
27.7
27.5
28.6
28.6
31.2

44.9

44.1
47.2
47.0
48.0
47.2
46.9

Nonprofit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

55.8
58.5
58.5
59.3
60.0
59.2

58.5
61.3
61.5
62.3
62.8
62.2

34.0
35.1
34.7
35.0
35.5
34.6

47.4
51.7
51.4
53.1
53.9
53.2

65.9
69.9
70.0
70.6
71.1
70.2

70.7

45.2

42.9
45.9
44.0
41.5
45.9
40.3

69.1

57.7
58.9
61.9
62.1
64.4
63.8

For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

25.6
33.6
19.9
20.0
27.6
45.9

29.2
38.1
24.1
24.1
34.8
49.0

18.1
27.6
14.3
14.5
18.9
39.4

25.4
34.4
23.6
23.4
26.0
37.0

29.9
46.4
35.4
30.7
41.5
47.6

48.4

39.1

30.8
28.7
18.5
13.3
15.1
51.2

27.7

51.0
43.1
6.3
7.8
16.8
24.9

Time to completion, sex,


control of institution, and
cohort entry year
1
Nonprofit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................
For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................
Completing within 5 years after start,
males and females

Two or
more races

Nonresident
alien

Completing within 5 years after


start, males

See notes at end of table.

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 529


Outcomes

Table 376. Percentage of first-time, full-time bachelors degree-seeking students at 4-year institutions who completed a bachelors degree, by
race/ethnicity, time to completion, sex, and control of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 1996 through 2005Continued
Asian/Pacific Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

10

11

All 4-year institutions


1996 starting cohort...........................
2000 starting cohort...........................
2002 starting cohort...........................
2003 starting cohort...........................
2004 starting cohort...........................
2005 starting cohort...........................

53.6
55.6
55.2
55.4
56.8
56.8

56.8
58.8
58.6
59.4
60.5
60.8

37.5
40.2
38.4
37.6
38.1
38.0

42.4
45.9
46.2
45.8
47.5
47.4

60.5
63.4
64.1
64.9
66.0
66.4

66.9

41.8

34.9
37.8
36.0
35.3
36.8
36.1

61.2

57.9
58.0
52.0
50.1
61.3
62.4

Public institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

49.5
52.7
52.5
53.2
53.7
53.9

52.7
55.5
55.4
56.6
57.3
57.7

34.8
39.3
37.6
36.4
35.9
36.1

37.8
42.1
42.6
43.1
44.0
44.4

56.0
61.0
61.5
62.5
62.9
63.3

63.7

40.4

31.8
35.1
33.2
33.8
34.0
33.5

50.3

50.0
53.5
54.4
54.8
57.5
56.5

Nonprofit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

61.8
62.7
63.5
64.4
65.2
64.8

64.5
65.8
66.4
67.3
67.8
67.7

44.5
43.2
44.0
45.4
46.2
44.6

54.3
57.4
58.7
57.9
60.3
58.6

71.0
70.0
71.9
72.9
74.6
74.7

75.2

52.3

47.0
47.7
48.6
46.3
49.2
46.6

72.9

63.7
62.3
67.7
69.1
71.5
72.3

For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

25.1
25.9
14.7
15.9
24.1
32.9

31.4
30.0
17.3
19.1
30.3
36.8

17.6
28.4
11.2
13.4
19.1
26.1

20.0
27.5
21.7
22.1
25.4
29.7

23.7
42.6
27.1
26.7
30.5
44.3

48.3

11.8

11.5
30.4
8.0
7.6
15.8
24.9

26.5

52.2
45.1
5.8
8.0
18.2
23.5

All 4-year institutions


1996 starting cohort ...............................
2000 starting cohort ...............................
2002 starting cohort ...............................
2003 starting cohort ...............................
2004 starting cohort ...............................

55.4
57.5
57.2
57.4
58.3

58.1
60.2
60.2
60.8
61.5

38.9
42.1
40.1
39.1
39.5

45.7
49.1
48.9
48.7
50.1

63.4
66.7
67.1
68.0
68.7

38.0
40.2
38.3
38.3
39.4

58.0
59.6
55.3
53.3
61.5

2005 starting cohort1 ..............................


Open admissions ................................
90 percent or more accepted..............
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted ............
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted ............
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted ............
Less than 25.0 percent accepted........

58.8
31.4
45.3
56.4
60.9
70.0
88.3

62.1
38.8
48.2
59.4
64.3
75.9
89.3

39.9
17.8
30.8
40.1
41.8
47.6
72.2

51.0
30.1
32.9
47.9
54.2
58.6
85.9

69.2
38.0
44.3
58.9
68.6
75.9
93.0

69.6
39.8
44.2
59.0
69.0
76.1
93.3

48.5
25.4
45.3
48.0
50.0
59.2
62.2

39.8
15.9
33.1
38.7
42.3
57.2
77.0

64.3
40.6
50.0
56.0
58.9
85.1
90.7

62.6
34.0
49.8
57.0
63.3
72.5
89.7

Public institutions
1996 starting cohort............................
2000 starting cohort............................
2002 starting cohort............................
2003 starting cohort............................
2004 starting cohort............................

51.7
54.8
54.9
55.7
56.0

54.3
57.1
57.4
58.6
58.9

36.8
40.8
39.4
38.6
38.3

42.1
46.0
46.3
46.9
47.8

59.5
64.1
64.7
65.8
66.2

35.3
37.5
35.7
37.1
37.0

51.3
54.6
55.5
56.2
57.2

2005 starting cohort1 ..........................


Open admissions ............................
90 percent or more accepted ..........
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted ........
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted ........
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted ........
Less than 25.0 percent accepted....

56.5
31.7
44.2
55.2
60.2
62.0
85.0

59.6
36.9
47.2
57.8
63.6
69.0
83.8

38.6
16.9
29.8
40.1
41.5
42.7
73.1

48.7
31.4
31.7
46.8
53.8
51.1
80.8

67.0
38.6
41.9
58.8
68.6
67.8
90.9

67.2
38.9
41.7
58.8
69.0
68.0
91.1

49.5
23.1
51.9
54.8
46.5
53.8
72.0

37.8
14.6
31.9
37.7
40.5
53.4
80.8

55.9
41.6
52.7
52.3
55.7
62.7
80.8

57.3
46.0
49.5
56.0
60.3
56.4
86.3

Nonprofit institutions
1996 starting cohort............................
2000 starting cohort............................
2002 starting cohort............................
2003 starting cohort............................
2004 starting cohort............................

63.1
64.5
64.6
65.1
65.4

65.7
67.0
67.2
67.7
67.9

44.6
45.9
44.9
45.0
44.9

55.7
59.0
59.5
59.4
60.5

73.5
75.2
75.3
75.9
76.2

48.1
50.9
49.8
47.6
50.7

63.4
64.5
68.3
69.1
71.2

2005 starting cohort1 ..........................


Open admissions ............................
90 percent or more accepted ..........
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted ........
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted ........
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted ........
Less than 25.0 percent accepted....

65.1
35.8
49.3
60.0
63.5
79.4
90.6

67.8
43.7
52.0
63.1
66.6
82.9
93.3

43.8
20.5
32.2
40.7
43.8
55.3
71.9

60.4
28.5
39.0
51.4
57.9
74.7
90.7

76.4
40.4
50.6
59.6
69.6
87.9
95.7

76.9
41.7
51.8
60.3
69.7
88.1
96.2

52.6
26.7
41.1
43.8
67.9
70.5
50.0

46.4
15.7
41.2
44.7
48.7
67.4
74.7

75.2
36.7
46.2
63.4
67.0
89.5
94.2

70.9
37.7
50.3
58.9
66.9
81.4
90.3

For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort............................
2000 starting cohort............................
2002 starting cohort............................
2003 starting cohort............................
2004 starting cohort............................
2005 starting cohort............................

28.0
32.6
22.0
20.4
28.4
42.3

33.2
38.1
25.5
24.5
35.3
45.9

19.2
29.7
16.3
16.1
21.3
34.9

24.6
33.8
27.5
24.9
28.9
36.8

28.9
47.3
35.5
31.3
38.9
49.4

51.4

31.0

23.1
30.4
17.1
11.9
19.2
39.6

27.6

54.0
47.5
12.5
9.3
21.7
28.4

Time to completion, sex,


control of institution, and
cohort entry year
1

Two or
more races

Nonresident
alien

Completing within 5 years after


start, females

Completing within 6 years after start,


males and females

See notes at end of table.

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Outcomes

Table 376. Percentage of first-time, full-time bachelors degree-seeking students at 4-year institutions who completed a bachelors degree, by
race/ethnicity, time to completion, sex, and control of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 1996 through 2005Continued
Asian/Pacific Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

10

11

All 4-year institutions


1996 starting cohort............................
2000 starting cohort............................
2002 starting cohort............................
2003 starting cohort............................
2004 starting cohort............................

52.0
54.3
54.1
54.8
55.5

54.8
57.1
57.3
58.2
58.8

32.8
35.6
34.0
33.9
34.2

41.3
44.6
44.1
44.6
45.6

59.5
62.9
64.0
65.0
65.7

36.2
37.1
35.1
36.4
37.5

55.4
56.8
53.9
52.8
58.5

2005 starting cohort1 ..........................


Open admissions ............................
90 percent or more accepted ..........
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted ........
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted ........
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted ........
Less than 25.0 percent accepted....

56.3
30.7
42.9
53.4
58.0
67.4
86.5

59.5
38.4
45.8
56.4
61.3
73.9
87.7

35.2
15.2
26.5
34.5
36.9
40.0
68.0

47.5
26.6
30.5
43.9
50.6
53.6
82.5

66.3
36.7
41.3
56.3
65.8
72.2
91.8

66.6
37.3
41.2
56.4
66.0
72.4
92.0

49.0
32.3
44.7
47.7
50.9
55.7
66.7

38.9
15.3
31.5
38.6
39.2
54.1
78.0

61.3
36.0
45.2
51.0
53.5
83.6
88.9

59.2
34.9
44.1
53.0
59.2
69.3
88.9

Public institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................

48.1
51.3
51.7
52.9
53.0

50.8
53.8
54.4
55.9
56.0

30.3
34.1
32.9
32.9
32.7

37.5
41.1
41.4
42.3
43.0

55.2
60.0
61.3
62.7
62.9

33.1
33.6
32.2
34.9
34.9

48.8
52.1
52.5
53.3
53.0

2005 starting cohort1 .......................


Open admissions.........................
90 percent or more accepted ......
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted.....
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted.....
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted.....
Less than 25.0 percent accepted.

53.9
29.1
42.6
52.7
57.5
57.9
82.4

57.1
35.0
45.5
55.4
60.6
65.5
81.6

33.2
13.7
26.5
35.1
36.2
35.1
70.1

44.8
25.4
29.2
43.7
50.8
44.4
76.8

64.0
36.3
39.1
56.4
65.8
63.6
89.1

64.2
36.5
39.0
56.4
66.1
63.7
89.3

50.7
30.0
46.2
57.1
47.6
54.5
74.1

36.8
15.2
31.4
37.5
37.4
51.8
81.5

52.7
27.3
45.1
47.5
51.8
51.7
83.1

53.3
43.1
43.6
51.5
57.2
51.1
83.9

Nonprofit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................

60.4
61.7
61.9
62.4
63.0

63.0
64.4
64.8
65.2
65.7

38.9
39.3
38.6
38.9
39.2

52.1
55.3
55.4
56.6
57.0

71.5
73.1
73.8
74.2
74.4

46.7
50.1
46.6
45.4
49.3

60.9
61.7
65.4
65.6
68.2

2005 starting cohort1 .......................


Open admissions.........................
90 percent or more accepted ......
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted.....
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted.....
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted.....
Less than 25.0 percent accepted.

62.4
33.6
44.6
55.7
60.6
78.6
89.6

65.3
42.1
47.0
59.2
63.7
82.3
92.9

38.1
16.6
25.5
33.5
40.3
48.3
67.4

57.1
27.6
36.8
46.0
53.5
73.4
87.8

74.6
35.2
47.2
56.5
66.9
86.0
95.1

75.0
36.4
47.6
57.0
66.9
86.2
95.4

49.2
23.5
44.0
41.2
65.9
58.3
44.4

42.7
11.2
28.0
45.5
45.1
62.0
75.4

73.5
39.4
40.0
57.9
62.1
88.9
92.1

67.3
37.0
44.8
55.6
61.9
79.1
89.7

For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

28.0
35.5
23.6
22.7
30.2
47.7

32.3
40.2
27.8
26.7
37.0
50.7

19.4
29.8
16.6
16.6
21.2
41.2

26.7
36.2
26.7
25.2
29.1
39.4

31.7
48.4
38.4
33.6
43.5
50.6

51.5

41.4

30.8
30.3
23.5
16.0
18.5
53.6

27.7

53.0
46.3
11.7
9.3
23.6
29.4

All 4-year institutions


1996 starting cohort............................
2000 starting cohort............................
2002 starting cohort............................
2003 starting cohort............................
2004 starting cohort............................

58.2
60.2
59.7
59.5
60.6

60.9
62.8
62.5
63.0
63.8

43.0
46.4
44.2
42.7
43.1

49.1
52.4
52.5
51.8
53.4

66.8
70.1
69.8
70.5
71.3

39.5
42.7
40.7
39.7
40.9

61.5
63.1
56.7
53.8
64.9

2005 starting cohort1 ..........................


Open admissions ............................
90 percent or more accepted ..........
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted ........
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted ........
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted ........
Less than 25.0 percent accepted....

60.8
31.9
47.3
58.9
63.3
72.0
90.3

64.2
39.2
50.3
61.8
66.9
77.5
91.5

43.2
19.8
34.0
43.8
45.0
52.4
75.9

53.7
32.8
34.9
50.6
56.8
62.2
89.2

71.7
39.5
46.8
61.1
71.1
78.9
94.0

72.2
42.5
46.9
61.4
71.5
79.1
94.5

48.1
16.7
45.8
48.1
49.4
61.6
59.3

40.5
16.4
34.6
38.7
44.7
59.5
76.1

66.8
43.8
54.0
60.0
62.8
86.4
93.0

66.5
33.2
56.8
62.2
67.8
75.6
90.7

Public institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................

54.7
57.7
57.5
58.1
58.5

57.4
59.9
59.9
61.0
61.4

41.0
45.2
43.7
42.4
42.1

45.7
49.7
50.0
50.4
51.4

63.5
67.8
67.7
68.7
69.2

37.0
40.5
38.3
38.8
38.5

54.9
58.1
59.0
59.5
62.2

2005 starting cohort1 .......................


Open admissions.........................
90 percent or more accepted ......
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted.....
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted.....
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted.....
Less than 25.0 percent accepted.

58.8
34.1
45.7
57.2
62.5
65.2
88.2

61.9
38.6
48.7
59.9
66.1
71.8
87.3

42.2
19.6
32.2
43.3
44.9
47.8
76.7

51.7
36.5
33.7
49.1
56.1
55.8
84.6

69.7
41.1
44.7
61.0
71.1
71.4
92.4

70.0
41.6
44.5
61.1
71.6
71.7
92.6

48.6
0.0
57.1
53.1
45.8
53.3
69.6

38.6
14.2
32.3
37.8
42.8
54.6
80.0

58.7
52.3
62.1
56.0
58.9
69.6
73.7

61.9
49.4
56.9
62.1
64.0
61.2
89.9

Time to completion, sex,


control of institution, and
cohort entry year
1

Two or
more races

Nonresident
alien

Completing within 6 years after


start, males

Completing within 6 years after


start, females

See notes at end of table.

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Outcomes

Table 376. Percentage of first-time, full-time bachelors degree-seeking students at 4-year institutions who completed a bachelors degree, by
race/ethnicity, time to completion, sex, and control of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 1996 through 2005Continued
Asian/Pacific Islander
Time to completion, sex,
control of institution, and
cohort entry year
1

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

Two or
more races

Nonresident
alien

10

11

Nonprofit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................

65.4
66.7
66.7
67.1
67.3

67.9
69.1
69.1
69.7
69.6

48.4
50.4
49.4
49.2
49.1

58.3
61.7
62.2
61.2
62.8

75.0
76.7
76.3
77.2
77.6

49.2
51.5
52.1
49.2
51.6

66.4
67.9
71.5
73.0
74.4

2005 starting cohort1 .......................


Open admissions.........................
90 percent or more accepted ......
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted.....
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted.....
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted.....
Less than 25.0 percent accepted.

67.2
37.9
53.1
63.2
65.8
80.1
91.6

69.7
45.3
56.2
66.0
68.9
83.3
93.9

48.0
24.2
36.8
46.6
46.3
59.4
75.7

62.6
29.2
40.5
55.0
60.7
75.6
93.4

77.9
46.3
52.7
61.8
71.6
89.4
96.2

78.3
47.6
54.2
62.6
71.6
89.5
96.9

54.9
30.8
38.7
45.3
69.4
78.4
51.6

49.2
19.7
53.8
44.2
51.5
71.2
74.2

76.5
34.8
48.6
68.4
69.8
89.9
96.3

75.0
39.0
56.7
63.2
72.2
83.7
90.9

For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort ........................
2000 starting cohort ........................
2002 starting cohort ........................
2003 starting cohort ........................
2004 starting cohort ........................
2005 starting cohort ........................

27.9
29.1
20.5
18.7
26.8
36.2

34.5
35.1
23.1
22.7
33.4
39.7

19.0
29.7
16.1
15.8
21.3
29.7

21.9
30.9
28.3
24.7
28.7
34.3

24.9
45.2
31.3
29.1
33.3
47.5

51.2

17.6

17.3
30.4
12.0
9.3
19.6
27.4

27.5

55.1
48.9
13.0
9.4
20.3
27.7

Not available.
1Includes data for institutions not reporting admissions data, which are not separately shown.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Completion rates refer to students receiving bachelors

degrees from their initial institutions of attendance only. Totals include data for persons whose
race/ethnicity was not reported. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2001 and Spring 2007 through Spring
2012, Graduation Rates component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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532 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Outcomes

Table 377. Percentage of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students at 2-year institutions who completed a credential within 150
percent of normal time, by race/ethnicity, sex, and control of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 2000 through 2008
Percent completing certificate or associates degree within 150 percent of normal time
Asian/Pacific Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

10

11

All 2-year institutions


2000 starting cohort ....................
2002 starting cohort ....................
2003 starting cohort ....................
2004 starting cohort ....................
2005 starting cohort ....................
2006 starting cohort ....................
2007 starting cohort ....................
2008 starting cohort ....................

30.5
29.3
29.1
27.8
27.5
29.2
29.9
31.0

31.5
30.4
29.9
29.0
28.5
29.3
29.5
30.0

26.1
24.2
24.2
22.9
22.6
24.5
25.3
26.8

30.1
30.7
30.2
26.3
25.7
30.8
33.4
35.0

33.3
31.4
31.7
30.2
31.5
34.0
33.6
34.1

35.0

23.5

29.3
26.3
25.9
26.7
24.9
24.2
25.6
24.9

32.7

25.5
26.7
27.2
32.9
32.2
30.0
30.8
33.6

Public institutions
2000 starting cohort.................
2002 starting cohort.................
2003 starting cohort.................
2004 starting cohort.................
2005 starting cohort.................
2006 starting cohort.................
2007 starting cohort.................
2008 starting cohort.................

23.6
21.9
21.5
20.3
20.6
20.4
20.4
20.2

25.7
24.5
24.1
22.9
22.9
23.1
23.0
22.8

17.8
13.2
12.7
11.5
12.1
12.0
11.9
11.8

16.8
16.7
16.3
15.0
15.6
15.6
16.0
15.8

25.5
23.8
24.8
24.2
25.8
25.4
25.6
26.2

27.2

15.3

19.6
18.8
17.9
17.8
18.2
17.0
17.4
15.5

17.1

23.2
25.5
25.8
30.5
29.9
24.9
25.4
30.6

Nonprofit institutions
2000 starting cohort.................
2002 starting cohort.................
2003 starting cohort.................
2004 starting cohort.................
2005 starting cohort.................
2006 starting cohort.................
2007 starting cohort.................
2008 starting cohort.................

50.1
49.1
49.0
44.4
48.2
52.8
51.0
51.0

49.6
55.1
56.0
48.9
52.3
55.0
56.1
56.0

37.5
36.5
35.8
37.3
41.6
46.5
43.6
45.7

56.3
46.1
39.4
35.6
47.3
47.5
46.1
45.7

61.4
49.5
50.1
36.6
41.6
51.2
51.0
47.8

48.7

18.8

62.1
20.3
17.9
19.5
14.8
22.6
15.3
15.3

52.9

43.1
45.3
64.2
54.7
51.7
69.3
63.9
58.8

For-profit institutions
2000 starting cohort.................
2002 starting cohort.................
2003 starting cohort.................
2004 starting cohort.................
2005 starting cohort.................
2006 starting cohort.................
2007 starting cohort.................
2008 starting cohort.................

59.1
57.1
57.2
58.2
57.7
58.6
60.3
61.7

63.1
61.0
61.8
64.3
62.9
63.0
65.0
64.2

47.6
49.3
48.4
48.4
47.8
47.5
49.2
52.4

60.3
59.7
60.0
59.6
61.4
63.0
64.9
68.0

64.4
61.7
55.8
65.4
65.8
71.8
68.5
69.7

70.1

65.5

60.3
58.1
59.1
59.0
55.8
57.6
59.2
59.0

56.9

55.4
58.9
36.5
71.1
57.7
63.5
66.9
62.1

All 2-year institutions


2000 starting cohort.................
2002 starting cohort.................
2003 starting cohort.................
2004 starting cohort.................
2005 starting cohort.................
2006 starting cohort.................
2007 starting cohort.................
2008 starting cohort.................

28.7
27.2
27.2
25.7
25.3
26.4
26.4
27.3

30.0
28.6
28.5
27.3
27.0
27.2
27.2
27.7

23.1
21.3
20.6
19.1
18.6
20.5
20.4
22.1

27.9
27.0
26.8
22.6
21.8
25.5
26.7
28.9

30.1
28.7
29.4
27.9
28.4
30.5
29.7
30.2

30.7

23.8

28.3
23.7
22.4
23.6
23.4
22.1
23.9
22.7

28.4

22.9
22.5
22.6
30.1
29.4
27.4
26.9
30.5

Public institutions
2000 starting cohort .............
2002 starting cohort .............
2003 starting cohort .............
2004 starting cohort .............
2005 starting cohort .............
2006 starting cohort .............
2007 starting cohort .............
2008 starting cohort .............

22.2
20.9
20.8
19.6
19.9
19.9
19.9
19.6

24.2
23.2
23.0
21.8
22.1
22.3
22.3
22.1

16.5
13.1
12.5
11.5
12.0
12.2
12.0
12.0

15.4
15.2
15.2
13.8
14.6
14.7
15.2
14.9

22.6
21.8
22.7
22.6
23.5
23.7
24.0
24.3

25.1

15.3

19.3
16.9
16.4
17.5
18.7
16.3
18.6
15.2

16.7

20.4
21.4
21.3
27.8
27.4
22.5
22.0
28.1

Nonprofit institutions
2000 starting cohort .............
2002 starting cohort .............
2003 starting cohort .............
2004 starting cohort .............
2005 starting cohort .............
2006 starting cohort .............
2007 starting cohort .............
2008 starting cohort .............

49.5
51.1
49.6
43.2
44.5
51.3
50.0
49.5

49.3
58.8
57.0
46.4
49.1
52.6
56.4
53.3

31.7
33.0
31.4
38.3
38.7
45.1
45.5
48.6

54.3
42.9
42.4
36.4
42.9
45.6
41.1
44.2

62.5
56.0
48.1
40.3
43.7
54.0
49.3
42.5

44.0

11.1

64.5
21.7
16.8
17.5
10.4
21.8
10.3
9.7

50.0

42.6
35.3
51.6
52.0
47.7
68.2
58.1
51.4

For-profit institutions
2000 starting cohort .............
2002 starting cohort .............
2003 starting cohort .............
2004 starting cohort .............
2005 starting cohort .............
2006 starting cohort .............
2007 starting cohort .............
2008 starting cohort .............

59.3
56.6
58.0
58.1
57.7
56.8
58.3
58.9

63.7
62.0
63.7
65.4
64.8
62.3
65.3
64.1

45.6
45.9
45.7
44.6
43.1
43.0
44.6
47.4

58.2
56.1
56.9
55.4
57.5
58.3
59.3
62.9

63.1
59.7
62.0
64.3
65.7
69.4
66.3
67.7

67.9

65.7

55.9
58.4
59.5
59.6
56.3
57.2
56.9
54.6

58.0

55.0
61.9
36.7
69.4
56.3
61.6
66.7
54.7

Sex, control of institution, and


cohort entry year
1

Two or
more races

Nonresident
alien

Males and females

Males

See notes at end of table.

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Outcomes

Table 377. Percentage of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students at 2-year institutions who completed a credential within 150
percent of normal time, by race/ethnicity, sex, and control of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 2000 through 2008Continued
Percent completing certificate or associates degree within 150 percent of normal time
Asian/Pacific Islander

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Total

Asian

Pacific
Islander

American
Indian/
Alaska
Native

10

11

All 2-year institutions


2000 starting cohort.................
2002 starting cohort.................
2003 starting cohort.................
2004 starting cohort.................
2005 starting cohort.................
2006 starting cohort.................
2007 starting cohort.................
2008 starting cohort.................

32.1
30.9
30.7
29.6
29.3
31.6
32.7
34.1

33.0
32.0
31.2
30.5
29.9
31.2
31.6
32.1

28.1
26.1
26.3
25.2
25.2
27.1
28.4
29.9

31.8
33.4
32.7
29.0
28.6
34.5
37.9
39.2

36.3
33.9
33.9
32.6
34.6
37.5
37.4
38.0

39.3

23.1

30.0
28.2
28.4
28.8
25.9
25.8
26.8
26.7

35.6

28.3
30.4
31.5
35.3
34.8
32.4
34.4
36.7

Public institutions
2000 starting cohort .............
2002 starting cohort .............
2003 starting cohort .............
2004 starting cohort .............
2005 starting cohort .............
2006 starting cohort .............
2007 starting cohort .............
2008 starting cohort .............

24.8
22.8
22.2
21.0
21.2
21.0
20.8
20.7

27.1
25.8
25.1
24.0
23.8
23.9
23.7
23.5

18.8
13.2
12.8
11.5
12.1
11.8
11.8
11.7

17.9
17.8
17.3
16.0
16.4
16.3
16.8
16.5

28.4
25.9
27.1
26.1
28.2
27.3
27.5
28.3

29.6

15.3

19.9
20.2
19.0
17.9
17.8
17.5
16.5
15.7

17.4

26.2
29.2
30.0
32.8
32.2
27.3
28.7
33.0

Nonprofit institutions
2000 starting cohort .............
2002 starting cohort .............
2003 starting cohort .............
2004 starting cohort .............
2005 starting cohort .............
2006 starting cohort .............
2007 starting cohort .............
2008 starting cohort .............

50.7
47.3
48.5
45.4
51.3
54.0
51.8
52.4

50.0
51.4
55.0
51.1
54.9
56.7
55.8
58.7

43.1
39.2
38.8
36.3
44.9
47.7
41.6
42.6

58.3
48.9
37.5
35.1
49.6
48.5
49.5
46.7

60.1
44.3
51.4
34.3
40.1
48.8
52.2
50.9

51.4

28.6

60.2
19.3
18.7
21.0
18.0
23.2
18.9
19.8

55.6

43.8
55.0
75.4
57.4
55.2
70.4
69.9
66.2

For-profit institutions
2000 starting cohort .............
2002 starting cohort .............
2003 starting cohort .............
2004 starting cohort .............
2005 starting cohort .............
2006 starting cohort .............
2007 starting cohort .............
2008 starting cohort .............

58.9
57.4
56.8
58.3
57.7
59.6
61.3
63.1

62.6
60.3
60.4
63.4
61.6
63.4
64.8
64.2

48.6
50.8
49.4
49.9
49.4
49.3
50.8
54.5

61.8
61.7
61.9
61.9
63.3
65.2
67.3
70.6

65.3
63.3
52.1
66.2
65.8
73.4
69.8
71.0

71.3

65.4

63.8
58.0
59.0
58.7
55.7
57.9
60.2
61.8

56.5

55.7
56.7
36.4
72.3
58.6
65.1
67.1
67.7

Sex, control of institution, and


cohort entry year
1

Two or
more races

Nonresident
alien

Females

Not available.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Completion rates refer to students receiving associates degrees or certificates from their initial institutions of attendance only. Totals include
data for persons whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Race categories exclude persons
of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2001 and Spring 2002 through
Spring 2012, Graduation Rates component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Students from adjusted cohort


returning in the following year

First-time degree-seekers
(adjusted entry cohort),1 by entry year

Percent of first-time
undergraduates retained

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2006 to
2007

2007 to
2008

2008 to
2009

2009 to
2010

2010 to
2011

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

All institutions...............................................................................................
Public institutions ........................................................................................
Nonprofit institutions ...................................................................................
For-profit institutions ...................................................................................

2,171,714
1,524,044
466,139
181,531

2,269,712
1,603,819
477,369
188,524

2,296,305
1,654,779
476,153
165,373

2,386,597
1,743,668
478,708
164,221

2,341,321
1,698,663
487,864
154,794

1,542,175
1,072,644
369,084
100,447

1,619,269
1,132,790
375,721
110,758

1,647,198
1,167,180
378,111
101,907

1,714,013
1,229,276
381,423
103,314

1,679,620
1,192,769
389,217
97,634

71.0
70.4
79.2
55.3

71.3
70.6
78.7
58.8

71.7
70.5
79.4
61.6

71.8
70.5
79.7
62.9

71.7
70.2
79.8
63.1

4-year institutions........................................................................................

1,458,731

1,505,161

1,511,976

1,465,669

1,461,703

1,115,529

1,152,921

1,176,973

1,153,975

1,152,644

76.5

76.6

77.8

78.7

78.9

Public institutions ....................................................................................


Open admissions.................................................................................
90 percent or more accepted ..............................................................
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted.............................................................
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted.............................................................
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted.............................................................
Less than 25.0 percent accepted ........................................................
Information not available .....................................................................

912,401
62,724
68,835
244,177
417,093
103,118
7,716
8,738

936,000
60,815
66,114
237,913
439,824
107,824
10,223
13,287

973,089
81,559
58,002
213,388
473,007
127,960
13,479
5,694

945,951
47,943
60,147
213,441
468,817
134,042
14,326
7,235

941,098
43,261
74,731
205,404
469,055
131,782
13,996
2,869

711,490
38,839
49,274
185,457
336,199
88,908
7,048
5,765

732,384
38,724
46,731
180,287
356,969
90,123
9,479
10,071

765,163
52,988
39,851
164,559
382,451
108,601
12,785
3,928

751,623
30,079
43,654
164,061
380,473
114,477
13,649
5,230

746,633
26,633
54,244
158,677
379,448
112,006
13,302
2,323

78.0
61.9
71.6
76.0
80.6
86.2
91.3
66.0

78.2
63.7
70.7
75.8
81.2
83.6
92.7
75.8

78.6
65.0
68.7
77.1
80.9
84.9
94.9
69.0

79.5
62.7
72.6
76.9
81.2
85.4
95.3
72.3

79.3
61.6
72.6
77.3
80.9
85.0
95.0
81.0

Nonprofit institutions ...............................................................................


Open admissions.................................................................................
90 percent or more accepted ..............................................................
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted.............................................................
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted.............................................................
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted.............................................................
Less than 25.0 percent accepted ........................................................
Information not available .....................................................................

457,566
26,679
13,684
102,218
190,079
93,560
26,696
4,650

468,955
26,571
16,008
93,360
196,121
100,121
28,631
8,143

468,220
24,220
16,738
81,056
210,894
98,546
32,190
4,576

470,748
22,613
15,066
80,332
218,136
98,239
32,980
3,382

476,912
22,861
13,922
80,816
224,992
92,996
38,926
2,399

363,760
16,116
9,549
78,495
148,781
81,880
25,639
3,300

370,740
15,227
11,249
71,066
152,948
86,755
27,621
5,874

373,352
16,499
11,899
61,725
164,566
84,760
30,570
3,333

376,726
14,349
10,898
62,246
170,310
84,926
31,790
2,207

382,520
14,330
9,720
62,865
176,699
79,847
37,386
1,673

79.5
60.4
69.8
76.8
78.3
87.5
96.0
71.0

79.1
57.3
70.3
76.1
78.0
86.7
96.5
72.1

79.7
68.1
71.1
76.2
78.0
86.0
95.0
72.8

80.0
63.5
72.3
77.5
78.1
86.4
96.4
65.3

80.2
62.7
69.8
77.8
78.5
85.9
96.0
69.7

For-profit institutions................................................................................
Open admissions.................................................................................
90 percent or more accepted ..............................................................
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted.............................................................
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted.............................................................
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted.............................................................
Less than 25.0 percent accepted ........................................................
Information not available .....................................................................

88,764
45,273
6,285
3,703
12,845
18,142
0
2,516

100,206
46,801
5,347
6,157
19,724
18,118
0
4,059

70,667
20,894
4,632
6,384
8,874
28,288
0
1,595

48,970
16,997
3,713
3,224
15,929
6,098
0
3,009

43,693
16,350
2,900
2,428
10,122
7,214
0
4,679

40,279
18,735
3,454
2,081
6,536
8,036
0
1,437

49,797
22,723
2,764
3,129
10,249
8,672
0
2,260

38,458
12,459
2,465
3,085
5,602
14,094
0
753

25,626
9,329
1,301
1,549
8,243
3,423
0
1,781

23,491
8,990
1,524
1,284
5,443
3,942
0
2,308

45.4
41.4
55.0
56.2
50.9
44.3

57.1

49.7
48.6
51.7
50.8
52.0
47.9

55.7

54.4
59.6
53.2
48.3
63.1
49.8

47.2

52.3
54.9
35.0
48.0
51.7
56.1

59.2

53.8
55.0
52.6
52.9
53.8
54.6

49.3

2-year institutions........................................................................................
Public institutions ....................................................................................
Nonprofit institutions ...............................................................................
For-profit institutions................................................................................

712,983
611,643
8,573
92,767

764,551
667,819
8,414
88,318

784,329
681,690
7,933
94,706

920,928
797,717
7,960
115,251

879,618
757,565
10,952
111,101

426,646
361,154
5,324
60,168

466,348
400,406
4,981
60,961

470,225
402,017
4,759
63,449

560,038
477,653
4,697
77,688

526,976
446,136
6,697
74,143

59.8
59.0
62.1
64.9

61.0
60.0
59.2
69.0

60.0
59.0
60.0
67.0

60.8
59.9
59.0
67.4

59.9
58.9
61.1
66.7

All institutions...............................................................................................
Public institutions ........................................................................................
Nonprofit institutions ...................................................................................
For-profit institutions ...................................................................................

463,234
419,006
14,585
29,643

532,827
475,209
14,414
43,204

519,619
477,242
11,213
31,164

551,181
502,825
10,369
37,987

545,227
497,707
9,861
37,659

191,586
171,746
7,018
12,822

219,857
194,321
6,523
19,013

210,836
192,225
5,477
13,134

231,593
211,093
4,899
15,601

228,460
210,585
4,360
13,515

41.4
41.0
48.1
43.3

41.3
40.9
45.3
44.0

40.6
40.3
48.8
42.1

42.0
42.0
47.2
41.1

41.9
42.3
44.2
35.9

Level, control, and percent of applications accepted


1

Full-time student retention

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Part-time student retention

4-year institutions........................................................................................

82,367

95,410

97,051

73,376

69,350

38,257

43,441

45,678

32,720

29,048

46.4

45.5

47.1

44.6

41.9

Public institutions ....................................................................................


Open admissions.................................................................................
90 percent or more accepted ..............................................................
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted.............................................................
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted.............................................................
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted.............................................................
Less than 25.0 percent accepted ........................................................
Information not available .....................................................................

48,353
20,223
3,745
8,969
11,599
3,373
65
379

48,190
20,645
3,450
8,145
12,236
3,023
44
647

63,932
38,295
2,707
7,476
11,969
3,084
42
359

34,504
9,470
3,735
6,504
11,496
3,125
44
130

29,922
6,318
4,930
5,650
10,667
2,262
43
52

23,631
8,298
1,909
4,196
6,766
2,223
50
189

23,006
9,122
1,667
3,818
6,245
1,866
34
254

31,910
17,982
1,205
3,872
6,649
1,992
34
176

17,240
3,852
1,861
3,277
6,131
2,023
35
61

15,361
2,626
2,784
2,856
5,699
1,330
35
31

48.9
41.0
51.0
46.8
58.3
65.9
76.9
49.9

47.7
44.2
48.3
46.9
51.0
61.7
77.3
39.3

49.9
47.0
44.5
51.8
55.6
64.6
81.0
49.0

50.0
40.7
49.8
50.4
53.3
64.7
79.5
46.9

51.3
41.6
56.5
50.5
53.4
58.8
81.4
59.6

See notes at end of table.

534 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Outcomes

Table 378. Retention of first-time degree-seeking undergraduates at degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, level and control of institution, and percentage of applications accepted:
2006 to 2011

Table 378. Retention of first-time degree-seeking undergraduates at degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, level and control of institution, and percentage of applications accepted:
2006 to 2011Continued
Students from adjusted cohort
returning in the following year

First-time degree-seekers
(adjusted entry cohort),1 by entry year
Level, control, and percent of applications accepted
1

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2007

2008

2009

Percent of first-time
undergraduates retained

2010

2011

2006 to
2007

2007 to
2008

2008 to
2009

2009 to
2010

2010 to
2011

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Nonprofit institutions ...............................................................................


Open admissions.................................................................................
90 percent or more accepted ..............................................................
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted.............................................................
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted.............................................................
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted.............................................................
Less than 25.0 percent accepted ........................................................
Information not available .....................................................................

12,828
5,446
523
2,459
3,131
853
112
304

12,886
5,330
1,272
2,132
2,899
917
94
242

9,883
3,369
971
1,307
2,016
1,963
78
179

9,609
3,821
393
1,177
3,256
712
93
157

9,110
3,949
478
951
2,955
647
84
46

6,045
2,579
237
1,047
1,406
452
86
238

5,614
2,306
434
895
1,307
478
84
110

4,772
1,504
421
633
1,029
1,016
70
99

4,499
1,693
199
558
1,531
366
78
74

3,992
1,614
180
456
1,333
319
67
23

47.1
47.4
45.3
42.6
44.9
53.0
76.8
78.3

43.6
43.3
34.1
42.0
45.1
52.1
89.4
45.5

48.3
44.6
43.4
48.4
51.0
51.8
89.7
55.3

46.8
44.3
50.6
47.4
47.0
51.4
83.9
47.1

43.8
40.9
37.7
47.9
45.1
49.3
79.8
50.0

For-profit institutions................................................................................
Open admissions.................................................................................
90 percent or more accepted ..............................................................
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted.............................................................
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted.............................................................
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted.............................................................
Less than 25.0 percent accepted ........................................................
Information not available .....................................................................

21,186
10,515
2,212
2,838
2,774
2,033
0
814

34,334
20,602
1,616
2,702
4,360
3,185
170
1,699

23,236
10,933
3,518
2,057
3,686
2,584
48
410

29,263
10,996
1,375
3,151
4,661
1,099
0
7,981

30,318
13,052
2,549
2,407
6,237
1,826
0
4,247

8,581
4,105
639
1,342
1,134
627
0
734

14,821
9,896
735
959
1,399
951
67
814

8,996
4,296
1,037
697
1,707
1,116
22
121

10,981
4,333
379
1,093
2,283
342
0
2,551

9,695
4,767
569
527
1,996
583
0
1,253

40.5
39.0
28.9
47.3
40.9
30.8

90.2

43.2
48.0
45.5
35.5
32.1
29.9
39.4
47.9

38.7
39.3
29.5
33.9
46.3
43.2
45.8
29.5

37.5
39.4
27.6
34.7
49.0
31.1

32.0

32.0
36.5
22.3
21.9
32.0
31.9

29.5

2-year institutions........................................................................................
Public institutions ....................................................................................
Nonprofit institutions ...............................................................................
For-profit institutions................................................................................

380,867
370,653
1,757
8,457

437,417
427,019
1,528
8,870

422,568
413,310
1,330
7,928

477,805
468,321
760
8,724

475,877
467,785
751
7,341

153,329
148,115
973
4,241

176,416
171,315
909
4,192

165,158
160,315
705
4,138

198,873
193,853
400
4,620

199,412
195,224
368
3,820

40.3
40.0
55.4
50.1

40.3
40.1
59.5
47.3

39.1
38.8
53.0
52.2

41.6
41.4
52.6
53.0

41.9
41.7
49.0
52.0

Not applicable.
1Adjusted student counts exclude students who died or were totally and permanently disabled, served in the armed forces (including those called to active duty), served with a foreign aid service of the federal government (e.g., Peace Corps), or served on official
church missions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2008 and Spring 2011, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 535


Outcomes

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Students starting at 2-year institutions

Students starting at 4-year institutions

Highest degree attained


Selected characteristic

Total, any
degree1

Certificate

Highest degree attained

Associates

Bachelors2

No degree,
still enrolled

No degree,
not enrolled

Total, any
degree1

Certificate

Associates

Bachelors2

10

No degree,
still enrolled

11

No degree,
not enrolled

12

13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total...........................................................................

35.1

(0.86)

9.5

(0.68)

15.0

(0.63)

10.6

(0.63)

18.5

(0.98)

46.4

(1.01)

64.2

(1.18)

1.7

(0.24)

4.6

(0.49)

58.0

(1.34)

12.2

(0.60)

23.6

(0.97)

Sex
Male ...............................................................................
Female ...........................................................................

33.3
36.5

(1.54)
(1.18)

9.4
9.6

(1.19)
(0.90)

13.7
16.0

(1.00)
(0.92)

10.3
10.9

(0.79)
(0.83)

19.1
18.1

(1.64)
(0.93)

47.6
45.4

(1.54)
(1.37)

61.4
66.5

(1.40)
(1.45)

1.2
2.1

(0.29)
(0.34)

5.1
4.2

(0.72)
(0.51)

55.1
60.2

(1.54)
(1.58)

13.9
10.9

(0.86)
(0.71)

24.8
22.6

(1.18)
(1.24)

Age when first enrolled


18 years old or younger .................................................
19 years old ...................................................................
20 to 23 years old ..........................................................
24 to 29 years old ..........................................................
30 years old or over .......................................................

39.4
37.7
29.1
28.8
31.7

(1.63)
(2.04)
(1.94)
(4.04)
(2.43)

6.1
8.9
10.3
15.6
14.4

(0.78)
(2.01)
(1.38)
(3.98)
(2.08)

15.5
16.2
14.6
10.8
15.0

(1.24)
(1.46)
(1.68)
(1.98)
(1.89)

17.9
12.6
4.1
2.5

(1.36)
(1.21)
(0.69)
(0.74)
()

20.6
17.7
21.9
17.2
10.4

(1.70)
(1.57)
(1.92)
(2.62)
(1.97)

40.0
44.6
49.0
53.9
57.9

(1.58)
(1.75)
(2.10)
(4.05)
(2.65)

69.1
65.1
41.9
32.7
33.7

(1.27)
(1.43)
(3.78)
(5.77)
(7.09)

1.6
1.0
4.1 !

3.9 !

(0.29)
(0.24)
(1.62)
()
(1.84)

3.7
4.2
8.4
9.4 !
13.4 !

(0.45)
(0.63)
(1.74)
(4.28)
(5.05)

63.8
59.9
29.4
20.4
16.4 !

(1.41)
(1.51)
(3.71)
(5.06)
(6.14)

11.2
12.3
17.8
18.8
14.8

(0.76)
(0.92)
(2.91)
(4.87)
(3.97)

19.8
22.6
40.3
48.6
51.4

(1.07)
(1.16)
(3.49)
(5.81)
(7.32)

Race/ethnicity
White..............................................................................
Black ..............................................................................
Hispanic .........................................................................
Asian/Pacific Islander.....................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native......................................
Two or more races .........................................................

38.9
28.1
28.3
38.3
32.1
33.9

(1.16)
(2.60)
(2.18)
(4.50)
(9.62)
(5.51)

9.8
11.3
8.2
6.5 !

9.0 !

(1.0)
(1.66)
(1.67)
(2.29)
()
(3.65)

16.6
11.4
12.7
14.6

14.6 !

(0.82)
(2.12)
(1.51)
(2.91)
()
(4.39)

12.5
5.3
7.4
17.2

10.3

(0.85)
(1.10)
(1.10)
(3.50)
()
(2.87)

16.2
22.0
18.8
29.0
28.4 !
21.4

(1.21)
(2.04)
(2.03)
(4.58)
(10.89)
(4.98)

44.9 (1.31)
50.0 (2.79)
52.9 (2.58)
32.7 (3.51)
39.6 (10.68)
44.7 (5.50)

68.9
46.9
48.8
72.8
51.5
57.1

(1.04)
(3.16)
(3.24)
(3.21)
(9.53)
(5.42)

1.5
2.2 !
2.2 !
1.4 !

(0.31)
(0.91)
(0.83)
(0.67)
()
()

4.8
4.2 !
5.1
2.1 !

4.0 !

(0.54)
(1.48)
(1.39)
(0.94)
()
(1.83)

62.6
40.5
41.5
69.3
39.3
50.4

(1.31)
(3.03)
(2.96)
(3.22)
(9.11)
(5.57)

9.8
19.6
18.6
11.9
19.3 !
19.2

(0.58)
(2.21)
(2.36)
(2.23)
(8.63)
(4.71)

21.4
(0.94)
33.6
(3.08)
32.5
(3.34)
15.2
(2.59)
29.3 ! (10.85)
23.6
(4.32)

Highest education level of parents


High school diploma or less...........................................
Some college/vocational ................................................
Bachelors degree ..........................................................
Advanced (higher than bachelors) degree ....................

32.0
38.3
39.4
37.2

(1.42)
(2.24)
(1.91)
(3.03)

11.0
9.6
8.2
6.2

(1.30)
(1.48)
(1.60)
(1.70)

14.3
17.6
14.1
13.7

(1.05)
(1.17)
(1.87)
(1.81)

6.7
11.1
17.2
17.2

(0.72)
(1.07)
(1.74)
(2.09)

17.1
18.0
20.6
22.4

(1.18)
(1.70)
(2.09)
(2.56)

50.9
43.8
40.0
40.4

(1.51)
(2.06)
(2.53)
(3.74)

49.9
59.1
70.1
75.8

(2.12)
(1.90)
(1.60)
(1.44)

2.9
2.3 !
1.2
0.6 !

(0.83)
(0.76)
(0.28)
(0.24)

6.6
7.0
3.4
2.1

(0.97)
(1.08)
(0.58)
(0.39)

40.4
49.8
65.6
73.1

(2.01)
(2.11)
(1.62)
(1.51)

15.4
13.4
11.0
9.2

(1.33)
(1.24)
(0.87)
(0.78)

34.7
27.5
18.9
15.0

(1.98)
(1.84)
(1.41)
(1.35)

Dependency status when first enrolled


Dependent .....................................................................
Independent...................................................................

39.4
28.3

(1.26)
(1.44)

7.5
12.8

(0.76)
(1.26)

16.7
12.3

(0.85)
(1.13)

15.2
3.3

(0.88)
(0.60)

19.6
16.8

(1.19)
(1.42)

41.0
54.9

(1.15)
(1.75)

68.3
31.4

(1.06)
(3.08)

1.4
3.7

(0.22)
(1.10)

4.2
7.5

(0.45)
(1.92)

62.7
20.2

(1.22)
(2.84)

11.6
17.3

(0.63)
(2.61)

20.1
51.3

(0.90)
(3.25)

Dependent student family income in 2002


Less than $25,000 .........................................................
$25,000 to $44,999........................................................
$45,000 to $69,999........................................................
$70,000 to $99,999........................................................
$100,000 or more ..........................................................

34.6
36.0
41.3
43.1
45.0

(2.35)
(2.12)
(2.13)
(3.50)
(3.56)

(1.48)
(1.36)
(1.29)
(3.67)
(1.77)

14.5
16.4
17.6
16.3
19.6

(1.54)
(1.75)
(1.59)
(2.58)
(3.74)

11.7
12.3
16.6
19.1
18.8

(1.73)
(1.60)
(1.58)
(2.14)
(2.40)

18.0
19.0
22.0
18.4
20.5

(1.91)
(2.24)
(1.92)
(2.75)
(3.25)

47.4
45.0
36.7
38.5
34.4

(2.43)
(2.67)
(1.86)
(2.76)
(3.61)

52.7
62.7
67.1
71.9
80.0

(2.28)
(2.31)
(1.94)
(1.64)
(1.30)

2.8 !
1.9
1.5
0.9 !
0.7 !

(1.09)
(0.53)
(0.34)
(0.30)
(0.29)

5.0
5.4
5.1
4.4
1.9

(1.00)
(1.03)
(0.77)
(0.88)
(0.37)

44.9
55.3
60.6
66.7
77.5

(2.40)
(2.50)
(2.00)
(1.85)
(1.38)

15.9
13.1
12.8
9.4
8.5

(1.63)
(1.69)
(1.27)
(0.83)
(0.94)

31.4
24.2
20.1
18.7
11.4

(2.38)
(1.97)
(1.86)
(1.37)
(0.99)

Timing of postsecondary enrollment


Delayed entry.................................................................
Did not delay entry3........................................................

29.1
41.0

(1.25)
(1.36)

11.0
7.8

(1.11)
(0.86)

13.2
17.0

(1.02)
(0.99)

4.9
16.2

(0.63)
(1.00)

17.2
20.1

(1.26)
(1.44)

53.7
38.8

(1.44)
(1.16)

36.6
69.2

(2.80)
(1.05)

3.8
1.3

(1.01)
(0.21)

7.9
4.0

(1.54)
(0.40)

24.9
64.0

(2.53)
(1.17)

17.8
11.1

(2.06)
(0.61)

45.6
19.6

(2.75)
(0.91)

Intensity of enrollment through 2009


Always full-time ..............................................................
Always part-time ............................................................
Mixed .............................................................................

44.9
13.9
36.6

(1.66)
(2.80)
(1.32)

11.4 (1.50)
8.4 ! (2.79)
8.7 (0.83)

18.0
5.5
16.6

(1.42)
(1.12)
(1.10)

15.5

11.4

(1.11)
()
(0.99)

10.1
13.3
26.1

(0.87)
(1.79)
(1.34)

44.9
72.8
37.2

(1.65)
(2.68)
(1.69)

73.7 (1.15)
12.5 ! (4.93)
48.3 (1.59)

1.2

2.7

(0.26)
()
(0.47)

3.8

6.1

(0.55)
()
(0.72)

68.7

39.5

(1.41)
()
(1.60)

6.7 (0.46)
13.8 ! (4.23)
23.3 (1.39)

19.6
73.6
28.4

(1.03)
(6.59)
(1.42)

Remedial course taken in 200304


No ..................................................................................
Yes .................................................................................

35.4
34.3

(0.95)
(2.10)

10.0
8.3

14.5
16.2

(0.81)
(1.37)

10.9
9.8

(0.78)
(0.98)

17.6
21.0

(0.99)
(1.70)

47.0
44.7

(1.21)
(1.92)

65.2
59.6

1.8
1.2

(0.28)
(0.32)

4.4
5.4

(0.53)
(0.92)

59.0
53.0

(1.43)
(2.13)

11.5
15.7

23.4
24.6

(1.05)
(1.81)

See notes at end of table.

8.4
7.3
7.1
7.6 !
6.6

(0.84)
(1.62)

(1.23)
(1.98)

(0.62)
(1.44)

536 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Outcomes

Table 379. Percentage distribution of first-time postsecondary students starting at 2- and 4-year institutions during the 200304 academic year, by highest degree attained, enrollment status, and
selected characteristics: Spring 2009

Table 379. Percentage distribution of first-time postsecondary students starting at 2- and 4-year institutions during the 200304 academic year, by highest degree attained, enrollment status, and
selected characteristics: Spring 2009Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Students starting at 2-year institutions

Students starting at 4-year institutions

Highest degree attained


Selected characteristic

Highest degree attained

Total, any
degree1

Certificate

Associates

Bachelors2

No degree,
still enrolled

No degree,
not enrolled

Total, any
degree1

Certificate

Associates

Bachelors2

No degree,
still enrolled

No degree,
not enrolled

10

11

12

13

()

()
21.3 ! (7.06)
6.8 (1.02)
4.1 (0.62)
1.9 (0.36)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Highest degree expected in 200304


No degree or certificate .................................................
Certificate ......................................................................
Associates degree.........................................................
Bachelors degree4 .........................................................
Masters degree4 ............................................................
Doctoral/first-professional degree4 .................................

44.8
34.6
32.7
38.2
34.7

()
(5.47)
(2.38)
(1.81)
(1.72)
(2.30)

42.8
13.9
8.0
7.0
4.8

()
(5.28)
(2.05)
(1.49)
(1.32)
(0.93)

19.3
15.4
14.8
13.8

()
()
(1.86)
(1.02)
(1.21)
(2.02)

1.4 !
9.3
16.4
16.0

()
()
(0.49)
(1.03)
(1.19)
(1.65)

6.9
12.3
18.1
22.7
22.4

()
(2.02)
(1.69)
(1.50)
(1.63)
(2.54)

87.3
48.3
53.1
49.3
39.1
42.9

(4.75)
(5.60)
(2.80)
(1.60)
(1.66)
(3.25)

41.2 !
43.7
55.2
66.7
70.6

()
(18.43)
(8.43)
(2.02)
(1.42)
(1.57)

16.2 !
2.2
1.0
1.3

()
()
(5.50)
(0.52)
(0.25)
(0.36)

Work intensity (including work-study) in 200304


Did not work...................................................................
Worked part time ...........................................................
Worked full time .............................................................

34.7
39.9
28.6

(1.79)
(2.08)
(1.96)

11.2
7.9
10.6

(1.57)
(1.20)
(1.63)

15.8
17.4
10.9

(1.20)
(1.00)
(1.08)

7.7
14.6
7.2

(0.85)
(1.04)
(0.94)

19.9
17.2
19.3

(1.80)
(1.28)
(1.53)

45.3
42.8
52.1

(2.16)
(1.70)
(2.10)

69.9
66.2
40.1

(1.35)
(1.42)
(2.93)

0.8
1.7
4.1

(0.18)
(0.31)
(1.22)

3.4
5.2
5.9

Control of first institution


Public .............................................................................
Private, nonprofit............................................................
Private, for profit.............................................................

34.4
46.2
39.5

(0.95)
(8.52)
(3.70)

8.5 (0.68)
13.3 ! (6.56)
19.6 (4.78)

14.4 (0.61)
21.5 ! (6.76)
19.5 (3.51)

11.6 (0.68)
11.3 ! (4.99)

()

19.6 (1.03)
10.4 ! (3.32)
9.6 (2.61)

46.0
43.4
50.9

(1.00)
(8.28)
(4.64)

64.8
69.9
33.9

(1.22)
(1.45)
(4.37)

1.6
1.5

(0.23)
(0.37)
()

Income quartile in 2003045


Lowest quartile...............................................................
Second quartile..............................................................
Third quartile..................................................................
Highest quartile..............................................................

30.6
37.1
36.3
38.6

(1.45)
(1.58)
(2.51)
(2.51)

9.4
10.5
9.6
8.1

13.0
15.8
15.0
17.3

8.3
10.8
11.6
13.2

18.4
19.7
18.7
16.5

51.0
43.2
45.0
45.0

(1.78)
(1.86)
(2.18)
(3.20)

49.5
60.5
67.2
76.8

(1.91)
(2.04)
(1.58)
(1.37)

2.7
2.4
1.3
0.6 !

(0.73)
(0.51)
(0.31)
(0.25)

(1.27)
(1.56)
(1.71)
(1.49)

(1.14)
(1.26)
(1.35)
(1.96)

(0.84)
(0.97)
(1.53)
(1.65)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Includes a small percentage of students who had attained a degree and were still enrolled. Includes recipients of degrees not
shown separately.
2Includes a small percentage of students who had attained an advanced degree.

(1.46)
(1.58)
(1.64)
(2.30)

6.1 !
46.2
61.7
67.4

()
()
(2.93)
(2.07)
(1.42)
(1.69)

12.8 !
15.1
11.2
11.0

()
()
(5.09)
(1.37)
(0.77)
(0.95)

43.5
29.7
22.1
18.3

()
()
(7.70)
(1.59)
(1.32)
(1.35)

(0.55)
(0.69)
(1.20)

65.8
59.3
30.1

(1.47)
(1.44)
(2.60)

10.9
12.1
16.5

(0.92)
(0.85)
(1.77)

19.1
21.7
43.4

(1.08)
(1.21)
(2.86)

3.8
3.8
14.6

(0.45)
(0.95)
(3.45)

59.5
64.6
15.7

(1.32)
(1.89)
(3.78)

12.9
11.1
11.3

(0.73)
(1.02)
(2.44)

22.2
19.0
54.8

(0.98)
(1.18)
(3.82)

4.6
6.5
4.9
2.4

(0.74)
(1.10)
(0.80)
(0.46)

42.2
51.6
61.0
73.8

(2.15)
(2.20)
(1.85)
(1.42)

16.2
13.5
11.2
8.7

(1.37)
(1.16)
(0.88)
(0.80)

34.3
26.0
21.6
14.4

(1.75)
(1.82)
(1.55)
(1.18)

3Includes

students with a standard high school diploma who enrolled in postsecondary education in the same year as their
graduation.
starting at 2-year institutions include students whose goal was to transfer to a 4-year institution.
5Indicates the income quartile of the student, based on the students total income in 2002 for independent students or the parents total income in 2002 for dependent students. Income quartiles were determined separately for dependent and independent students based on percentile rankings and then combined into one variable.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09). (This table was prepared November 2011.)
4Students

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 537


Outcomes

[Standard deviations appear in square brackets]


General test sections

Academic year ending

GRE takers
as a percent
Number of of bachelors
GRE takers
degrees1

Subject tests

Verbal

Quantitative

Analytical
reasoning

Biochemistry,
cell and
Analytical
molecular
writing
biology
7

Biology

Chemistry

Computer
science

10

11

Education Engineering
12

Literature Mathematics

13

14

Physics Psychology

15

16

17

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1965..................................
1966..................................
1967..................................
1968..................................
1969..................................

93,792
123,960
151,134
182,432
206,113

18.7
23.8
27.0
28.8
28.3

530
520
519
520
515

[124]
[124]
[125]
[124]
[124]

533
528
528
527
524

[137]
[133]
[134]
[135]
[132]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

617
610
613
614
613

[117]
[115]
[114]
[114]
[112]

628
618
615
617
613

[114]
[110]
[104]
[104]
[104]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

481
474
476
478
477

[86]
[87]
[90]
[87]
[88]

618
609
603
601
591

[108]
[106]
[104]
[105]
[103]

591
588
582
572
569

[95]
[94]
[91]
[91]
[89]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

556
552
553
547
543

[91]
[91]
[93]
[93]
[89]

1970..................................
1971..................................
1972..................................
1973..................................
1974..................................

265,359
293,600
293,506
290,104
301,070

33.5
35.0
33.1
31.5
31.8

503
497
494
497
492

[123]
[125]
[126]
[125]
[126]

516
512
508
512
509

[132]
[134]
[136]
[135]
[137]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

603
603
606
619
624

[111]
[114]
[115]
[110]
[110]

613
618
624
630
634

[113]
[117]
[124]
[114]
[115]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

462
457
446
459
452

[92]
[95]
[93]
[96]
[93]

586
587
594
593
591

[110]
[115]
[119]
[114]
[121]

556
546
544
545
547

[90]
[91]
[96]
[96]
[99]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

532
530
528
529
530

[91]
[92]
[92]
[92]
[95]

1975..................................
1976..................................
1977..................................
1978..................................
1979..................................

298,335
299,292
287,715
286,383
282,482

32.3
32.3
31.3
31.1
30.7

493
492
490
484
476

[125]
[127]
[129]
[128]
[130]

508
510
514
518
517

[137]
[138]
[139]
[135]
[135]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

627
625
622
621

[]
[112]
[113]
[113]
[117]

627
630
624
623

[]
[107]
[109]
[108]
[104]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

454
453
452
451

[]
[93]
[93]
[91]
[89]

594
592
594
592

[]
[119]
[115]
[114]
[115]

539
532
530
525

[]
[101]
[101]
[102]
[102]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

531
532
529
530

[]
[93]
[95]
[97]
[97]

1980..................................
1981..................................
1982..................................
1983..................................
1984..................................

272,281
262,855
256,381
263,674
265,221

29.3
28.1
26.9
27.2
27.2

474
473
469
473
475

[131]
[128]
[130]
[131]
[130]

522
523
533
541
541

[136]
[136]
[137]
[138]
[139]

[]

[]
498 [126]
504 [128]
512 [129]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

619
617
616
623
622

[115]
[115]
[114]
[115]
[115]

618
615
616
620
619

[105]
[103]
[105]
[105]
[102]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

449
453
456
459
461

[90]
[90]
[89]
[90]
[90]

590
590
593
599
604

[116]
[116]
[115]
[114]
[114]

521 [105]
520 [99]
521 [100]
527 [98]
530 [97]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

534
532
532
542
543

[98]
[97]
[97]
[95]
[96]

1985..................................
1986..................................
1987..................................
1988..................................
1989..................................

271,972
279,428
293,560
303,703
326,096

27.8
28.3
29.6
30.5
32.0

474
475
477
483
484

[126]
[126]
[126]
[123]
[125]

545
552
550
557
560

[140]
[140]
[140]
[140]
[142]

516
520
521
528
530

[129]
[129]
[128]
[128]
[129]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

619
612
616
615
612

[114]
[114]
[116]
[114]
[114]

621
628
629
631
642

[101]
[106]
[104]
[108]
[117]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

459
464
465
467
465

[89]
[87]
[86]
[85]
[87]

615
616
619
622
626

[120]
[119]
[119]
[120]
[116]

531
527
526
525
528

[95]
[96]
[95]
[94]
[91]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

541
542
536
537
538

[95]
[97]
[95]
[94]
[95]

1990..................................
1991..................................
1992..................................
1993..................................
1994..................................

344,572
379,882
411,528
400,246
399,395

32.8
34.7
36.2
34.4
34.2

486
485
483
481
479

[123]
[122]
[120]
[117]
[116]

562
562
561
557
553

[143]
[141]
[140]
[140]
[139]

534
536
537
541
545

[128]
[129]
[129]
[129]
[129]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

612
609
605
606
620

[114]
[113]
[113]
[114]
[116]

662
660
654
662
627

[123]
[123]
[128]
[133]
[113]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

461
457
462
462
493

[84]
[85]
[82]
[80]
[104]

617
611
610
602
601

[111]
[111]
[117]
[115]
[115]

523
523
525
516
517

[92]
[93]
[92]
[94]
[95]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

537
535
536
536
538

[95]
[95]
[95]
[97]
[96]

1995..................................
1996..................................
1997..................................
1998..................................
19994 ................................

389,539
376,013
376,062
364,554
396,330

33.6
32.3
32.1
30.8
33.0

477
473
472
471
468

[115]
[114]
[113]
[113]
[114]

553
558
562
569
565

[140]
[139]
[139]
[141]
[143]

544
549
548
543
542

[131]
[131]
[129]
[133]
[133]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

622
614
620
628
626

[116]
[114]
[115]
[113]
[114]

675
678
684
686
684

[138]
[135]
[143]
[137]
[137]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

488
489
487
477

[102]
[104]
[103]
[100]
[]

596
604
602
609
604

[113]
[119]
[114]
[118]
[115]

513 [96]
512 [97]
525 [100]
530 [100]
527 [100]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

544 [98]
547 [99]
554 [99]
563 [100]
559 [99]

See notes at end of table.

2
2
2
2

3
3
3
3

538 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Outcomes

Table 380. Average scores on Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general and subject tests: 1965 through 2011

Table 380. Average scores on Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general and subject tests: 1965 through 2011Continued
[Standard deviations appear in square brackets]
General test sections

Academic year ending

GRE takers
as a percent
Number of of bachelors
GRE takers
degrees1

Subject tests

Verbal

Quantitative

Analytical
reasoning

6
562 [141]

[]
571 [139]

[]

[]

Biochemistry,
cell and
Analytical
molecular
writing
biology

Biology

Chemistry

Computer
science
11

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

4.2
4.2

[]
[]
[]
[1.0]
[1.0]

[]

[]

[]
517 [100]
517 [101]

629 [114]

[]

[]
635 [114]
643 [115]

686 [133]

[]

[]
682 [125]
675 [120]

712
715

[]
[]
[]
[97]
[93]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

675
677
689
694
699
700

[117]
[116]
[115]
[116]
[115]
[115]

715
717
715
712
708
702

[91]
[92]
[91]
[92]
[91]
[96]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

703 [114]

698

[99]

[]

20004

................................
2001..................................
2002..................................
20035,6 ..............................
20045,6,7 ............................

387,422
433,109
536,523
440,982
446,661

31.3
34.8
41.5
32.7
31.9

465

473
470
469

[116]
[]
[123]
[121]
[120]

578

597
598
597

[147]
[]
[151]
[148]
[148]

20055,6,7 ............................
20065,7,8 ............................
20075,7,8 ............................
20085,7,8 ............................
20095,7,8 ............................
20108 ................................

474,594
506,633
556,729
540,441
597,171
630,212

33.0
34.1
36.5
34.6
37.3
38.2

467
465
462
457
456

[118]
[117]
[119]
[121]
[120]
[]

591
584
584
586
590

[148]
[149]
[151]
[152]
[150]
[]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

4.2
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.8

[0.9]
[0.9]
[0.9]
[0.9]
[0.9]
[]

518 [100]
519 [99]
521 [97]
525 [97]
523 [97]
525 [97]

647
650
650
651
650
651

2011..................................

700,713

40.8

151 9

[9]

[]

3.7 9

[0.9]

525

651 [122]

[9]

151 9

Education Engineering

Literature Mathematics

13

Physics Psychology

14

15

16

17

530

538
537

[99]
[]
[]
[98]
[97]

[]

[]

[]
620 [131]
621 [130]

[]

[]

[]
669 [151]
665 [148]

563 [98]

[]

[]
580 [101]
586 [101]

[]
[]
[]
[]
[]
[]

540
541
542
541
541
542

[97]
[97]
[98]
[98]
[97]
[98]

623
627
636
640
648
650

672
678
686
692
692
692

592
598
600
603
605
609

[]

547

[98]

655 [135]

[130]
[129]
[130]
[131]
[134]
[134]

[151]
[153]
[155]
[156]
[156]
[157]

689 [156]

[101]
[101]
[101]
[101]
[103]
[103]

612 [103]

9On

August 1, 2011, the GRE revised general test was introduced. Scores for the revised verbal reasoning and quantitative
reasoning sections range from 130 to 170, in 1-point increments. Scores for the revised analytical writing section continue to
range from 0 to 6, in half-point increments. For all three sections of the revised general test, 2011 scores are based on the
performance of all examinees who tested between August 1, 2011, and April 30, 2012. These scores are not comparable with
scores from previous years.
NOTE: GRE data include test takers from both within and outside of the United States. Prior to 2011, GRE scores for the verbal, quantitative, and analytical reasoning sections range from 200 to 800. Scores for the analytical writing section range from
0 to 6, in half-point increments. The range of scores is different for the various subject tests, from as low as 200 to as high as
990. The analytical reasoning section of the GRE, a multiple-choice test, was discontinued in September 2002 and replaced
by the analytical writing section, an essay-based test. The education subject test was administered for the final time in April
1998. The engineering subject test was administered for the final time in April 2001.
SOURCE: Graduate Record Examination Board, Examinee and Score Trends for the GRE General Test, 196465 through
198586; A Summary of Data Collected From Graduate Record Examinations Test-Takers During 198687; Guide to the Use
of Scores, 198788 through 201213; GRE Volumes by Country, 20002011; and Interpreting Your GRE Scores, 200506
through 201112. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred surveys, 196465 through 198586; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:8799); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall
2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 539


Outcomes

Not available.
Not applicable.
1GRE takers include examinees from inside and outside of the United States, while the bachelors degrees include only those
conferred by U.S. institutions.
2Total includes examinees who received no score on one or more general test measures.
3Data reported for 1994 through 1998 are from the revised education test.
4Subject test score data reflect the 3-year average for all examinees who tested between October 1 three years prior to the
reported test year and September 30 of the reported test year. These data are not directly comparable with data for most
other years.
5Subject test score data reflect the 3-year average for all examinees who tested between July 1 three years prior to the
reported test year and June 30 of the reported test year. These data are not directly comparable with previous years, except
for 1999 and 2000.
6Analytical writing test score data reflect the average for all examinees who tested between October 1, 2002, and June 30 of
the reported test year.
7Verbal and quantitative test score data reflect the 3-year average for all examinees who tested between July 1 three years
prior to the reported test year and June 30 of the reported test year. These data are not directly comparable with previous
years.
8Analytical writing test score data reflect the 3-year average for all examinees who tested between July 1 three years prior to
the reported test year and June 30 of the reported test year.

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Table 381. Average undergraduate tuition and fees and room and board rates charged for full-time students in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution: 196970 through
201112

t n e du t S

Constant 201112 dollars1


Total tuition, fees,
room, and board
Year and control
of institution
1
All institutions
196970..............
197071..............
197172..............
197273..............
197374..............

All
institutions

4-year

$9,502 $10,180
9,572 10,334
9,671 10,505
9,826 10,880
9,392 10,354

Tuition and required fees


(in-state for public institutions)

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

$6,824
6,678
6,628
6,868
6,718

$3,889
3,941
4,003
4,037
3,883

Current dollars
Board (7-day basis)2

Dormitory rooms

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

$4,540
4,662
4,785
5,052
4,806

$1,507
1,429
1,387
1,525
1,603

$2,344
2,399
2,460
2,593
2,418

Total tuition, fees,


room, and board

2-year

All
institutions

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

10

11

12

4-year

13

14

15

$2,359
2,417
2,480
2,618
2,440

$2,096
2,116
2,162
2,205
2,097

$3,269
3,231
3,208
3,195
3,090

$3,281
3,256
3,240
3,210
3,109

$3,222
3,133
3,079
3,138
3,018

$1,577
1,671
1,749
1,848
1,924

Tuition and required fees


(in-state for public institutions)

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

16

17

18

$1,690
1,804
1,900
2,047
2,121

$1,133
1,166
1,199
1,292
1,376

$646
688
724
759
796

Board (7-day basis)2

Dormitory rooms

2-year

All
institutions

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

19

20

21

4-year

2-year

22

23

24

25

$754
814
865
950
985

$250
249
251
287
328

$389
419
445
488
495

$392
422
448
492
500

$348
369
391
415
430

$543
564
580
601
633

$545
568
586
604
637

$535
547
557
590
618

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

197475..............
197576..............
197677..............
197778..............
197879..............

8,812
8,723
8,822
8,759
8,593

9,719
9,774
9,991
9,901
9,691

6,344
6,076
6,195
6,189
6,073

3,556
3,402
3,583
3,577
3,563

4,429
4,403
4,724
4,692
4,640

1,439
1,220
1,340
1,374
1,365

2,320
2,334
2,339
2,344
2,285

2,341
2,364
2,368
2,376
2,311

2,022
1,945
1,949
1,907
1,910

2,936
2,987
2,899
2,838
2,744

2,950
3,007
2,899
2,833
2,741

2,882
2,911
2,906
2,909
2,798

2,006
2,126
2,275
2,411
2,587

2,212
2,382
2,577
2,725
2,917

1,444
1,481
1,598
1,703
1,828

809
829
924
984
1,073

1,008
1,073
1,218
1,291
1,397

328
297
346
378
411

528
569
603
645
688

533
576
611
654
696

460
474
503
525
575

668
728
748
781
826

671
733
748
780
825

656
709
750
801
842

197980..............
198081..............
198182..............
198283..............
198384..............

8,234
8,147
8,438
8,988
9,317

9,284
9,193
9,554
10,215
10,614

5,802
5,859
5,986
6,291
6,382

3,409
3,385
3,522
3,770
3,986

4,435
4,410
4,612
4,960
5,240

1,322
1,382
1,426
1,564
1,633

2,201
2,197
2,297
2,466
2,560

2,226
2,222
2,325
2,499
2,598

1,841
1,851
1,916
2,025
2,048

2,624
2,565
2,619
2,753
2,771

2,623
2,561
2,617
2,756
2,776

2,640
2,626
2,644
2,702
2,701

2,809
3,101
3,489
3,877
4,167

3,167
3,499
3,951
4,406
4,747

1,979
2,230
2,476
2,713
2,854

1,163
1,289
1,457
1,626
1,783

1,513
1,679
1,907
2,139
2,344

451
526
590
675
730

751
836
950
1,064
1,145

759
846
961
1,078
1,162

628
705
793
873
916

895
976
1,083
1,187
1,239

895
975
1,082
1,189
1,242

900
1,000
1,094
1,165
1,208

198485..............
1985863 ............
198687..............
198788..............
198889..............

9,817
10,215
10,650
10,794
11,020

11,103
11,511
12,201
12,322
12,628

6,841
7,041
6,742
6,410
6,709

4,272
4,561
4,730
4,829
4,990

5,524
5,823
6,224
6,288
6,520

1,767
1,858
1,836
1,590
1,839

2,726
2,799
2,874
2,922
2,957

2,759
2,833
2,918
2,979
3,021

2,276
2,315
2,116
1,998
2,037

2,819
2,855
3,046
3,043
3,073

2,820
2,855
3,059
3,055
3,088

2,798
2,868
2,790
2,822
2,833

4,563
4,885
5,206
5,494
5,869

5,160
5,504
5,964
6,272
6,725

3,179
3,367
3,295
3,263
3,573

1,985
2,181
2,312
2,458
2,658

2,567
2,784
3,042
3,201
3,472

821
888
897
809
979

1,267
1,338
1,405
1,488
1,575

1,282
1,355
1,427
1,516
1,609

1,058
1,107
1,034
1,017
1,085

1,310
1,365
1,489
1,549
1,636

1,311
1,365
1,495
1,555
1,644

1,301
1,372
1,364
1,437
1,509

198990..............
199091..............
199192..............
199293..............
199394..............

11,125
11,150
11,653
11,899
12,344

12,925
12,917
13,564
13,983
14,468

6,640
6,679
6,738
6,718
6,924

5,088
5,126
5,410
5,616
5,957

6,811
6,812
7,221
7,587
7,967

1,752
1,848
1,958
2,037
2,177

2,935
2,962
3,086
3,096
3,202

3,001
3,028
3,163
3,179
3,285

1,980
2,009
1,993
1,980
2,073

3,101
3,062
3,157
3,188
3,186

3,113
3,077
3,180
3,217
3,216

2,908
2,822
2,787
2,701
2,674

6,207
6,562
7,077
7,452
7,931

7,212
7,602
8,238
8,758
9,296

3,705
3,930
4,092
4,207
4,449

2,839
3,016
3,286
3,517
3,827

3,800
4,009
4,385
4,752
5,119

978
1,087
1,189
1,276
1,399

1,638
1,743
1,874
1,939
2,057

1,675
1,782
1,921
1,991
2,111

1,105
1,182
1,210
1,240
1,332

1,730
1,802
1,918
1,996
2,047

1,737
1,811
1,931
2,015
2,067

1,622
1,660
1,692
1,692
1,718

199495..............
199596..............
199697..............
199798..............
199899..............

12,566
12,962
13,183
13,489
13,935

14,718
15,215
15,524
15,866
16,442

7,010
6,959
7,010
7,305
7,317

6,119
6,390
6,536
6,690
6,933

8,156
8,522
8,762
8,935
9,298

2,251
2,242
2,210
2,384
2,386

3,246
3,334
3,387
3,439
3,537

3,328
3,414
3,468
3,527
3,631

2,112
2,169
2,180
2,248
2,235

3,201
3,238
3,260
3,361
3,465

3,234
3,279
3,295
3,404
3,513

2,647
2,548
2,620
2,673
2,696

8,306
8,800
9,206
9,588
10,076

9,728
10,330
10,841
11,277
11,888

4,633
4,725
4,895
5,192
5,291

4,044
4,338
4,564
4,755
5,013

5,391
5,786
6,118
6,351
6,723

1,488
1,522
1,543
1,695
1,725

2,145
2,264
2,365
2,444
2,557

2,200
2,318
2,422
2,507
2,626

1,396
1,473
1,522
1,598
1,616

2,116
2,199
2,276
2,389
2,506

2,138
2,226
2,301
2,419
2,540

1,750
1,730
1,830
1,900
1,950

19992000..........
200001..............
200102..............
200203..............
200304..............

14,020
14,062
14,533
15,012
15,840

16,600
16,795
17,418
18,043
18,961

7,285
7,104
7,302
7,813
8,199

7,019
6,989
7,211
7,500
8,081

9,464
9,581
9,943
10,382
11,041

2,323
2,207
2,298
2,378
2,659

3,610
3,667
3,807
3,973
4,108

3,697
3,760
3,908
4,078
4,217

2,381
2,314
2,360
2,596
2,700

3,391
3,407
3,515
3,539
3,652

3,439
3,455
3,567
3,583
3,703

2,581
2,583
2,644
2,839
2,840

10,430
10,820
11,380
12,014
12,953

12,349
12,922
13,639
14,439
15,505

5,420
5,466
5,718
6,252
6,705

5,222
5,377
5,646
6,002
6,608

7,040
7,372
7,786
8,309
9,029

1,728
1,698
1,800
1,903
2,174

2,686
2,821
2,981
3,179
3,359

2,751
2,893
3,060
3,263
3,448

1,771
1,781
1,848
2,077
2,208

2,523
2,621
2,753
2,832
2,986

2,558
2,658
2,793
2,867
3,028

1,920
1,987
2,070
2,272
2,322

200405..............
200506..............
200607..............
200708..............
200809..............

16,375
16,735
17,260
17,447
18,120

19,599
19,957
20,591
20,813
21,636

8,423
8,275
8,323
8,210
8,733

8,455
8,693
9,021
9,119
9,427

11,522
11,755
12,185
12,312
12,769

2,775
2,764
2,782
2,708
2,776

4,240
4,357
4,480
4,529
4,713

4,347
4,466
4,588
4,640
4,831

2,794
2,757
2,817
2,833
2,947

3,680
3,685
3,759
3,798
3,979

3,730
3,737
3,817
3,861
4,036

2,854
2,754
2,723
2,669
3,010

13,793
14,634
15,483
16,231
17,092

16,510
17,451
18,471
19,363
20,409

7,095
7,236
7,466
7,637
8,238

7,122
7,601
8,092
8,483
8,893

9,706
10,279
10,931
11,454
12,045

2,338
2,417
2,496
2,519
2,618

3,572
3,810
4,019
4,214
4,446

3,662
3,905
4,116
4,317
4,557

2,354
2,411
2,527
2,635
2,780

3,100
3,222
3,372
3,534
3,754

3,142
3,268
3,424
3,592
3,807

2,404
2,408
2,443
2,483
2,839

200910..............
201011..............
201112..............

18,531
19,039
19,339

22,147
22,740
23,066

8,959
9,170
9,308

9,592
9,879
10,111

12,988
13,347
13,608

3,069
3,185
3,258

4,890
5,016
5,087

5,025
5,162
5,234

3,134
3,167
3,187

4,049
4,143
4,140

4,134
4,231
4,223

2,757
2,817
2,864

17,649
18,497
19,339

21,093
22,092
23,066

8,533
8,909
9,308

9,136
9,598
10,111

12,370
12,967
13,608

2,923
3,095
3,258

4,657
4,874
5,087

4,785
5,015
5,234

2,985
3,077
3,187

3,856
4,025
4,140

3,937
4,111
4,223

2,626
2,737
2,864

See notes at end of table.

540 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

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Table 381. Average undergraduate tuition and fees and room and board rates charged for full-time students in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution: 196970 through
201112Continued

t n e du t S

Constant 201112 dollars1


Total tuition, fees,
room, and board
All
institutions

4-year

Public institutions
196970..............
197071..............
197172..............
197273..............
197374..............

7,206
7,310
7,449
7,721
7,394

197475..............
197576..............
197677..............
197778..............
197879..............

Tuition and required fees


(in-state for public institutions)

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

4-year

7,452
7,595
7,769
8,258
7,790

5,729
5,717
5,934
6,363
6,218

1,946
2,011
2,079
2,164
2,138

2,156
2,255
2,366
2,672
2,507

1,072
1,071
1,062
1,239
1,337

2,203
2,276
2,355
2,506
2,336

6,860
6,824
6,936
6,858
6,623

7,235
7,302
7,503
7,404
7,125

5,883
5,687
5,779
5,775
5,617

1,898
1,777
1,856
1,859
1,803

2,251
2,225
2,391
2,379
2,285

1,217
1,005
1,099
1,113
1,087

197980..............
198081..............
198182..............
198283..............
198384..............

6,346
6,235
6,439
6,827
7,056

6,822
6,700
6,942
7,410
7,675

5,339
5,325
5,378
5,540
5,665

1,710
1,668
1,726
1,851
1,993

2,162
2,111
2,199
2,391
2,566

198485..............
1985863 ............
198687..............
198788..............
198889..............

7,333
7,468
7,784
7,956
8,026

7,921
8,069
8,465
8,650
8,784

6,039
6,234
6,115
6,022
5,976

2,089
2,185
2,263
2,393
2,412

198990..............
199091..............
199192..............
199293..............
199394..............

8,072
8,083
8,461
8,588
8,862

8,917
8,909
9,374
9,612
9,906

5,913
5,892
5,965
6,065
6,219

199495..............
199596..............
199697..............
199798..............
199899..............

9,025
9,214
9,351
9,586
9,829

10,092
10,331
10,503
10,796
11,101

19992000..........
200001..............
200102..............
200203..............
200304..............

9,823
9,860
10,244
10,624
11,308

200405..............
200506..............
200607..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............
201112..............

Year and control


of institution
1

Board (7-day basis)2

Dormitory rooms

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

10

11

12

2,224
2,298
2,377
2,532
2,360

1,855
1,936
2,024
2,116
1,996

3,057
3,023
3,015
3,051
2,921

2,220
2,230
2,259
2,256
2,176

2,246
2,264
2,295
2,293
2,206

1,863
1,814
1,802
1,765
1,750

1,040
1,027
1,051
1,097
1,180

2,096
2,098
2,199
2,342
2,430

2,126
2,130
2,238
2,389
2,481

2,642
2,755
2,892
3,020
3,091

1,257
1,340
1,351
1,387
1,371

2,573
2,597
2,661
2,707
2,735

2,430
2,471
2,680
2,844
3,023

3,189
3,208
3,486
3,751
3,948

1,355
1,400
1,542
1,637
1,750

6,259
6,211
6,307
6,345
6,368

3,112
3,209
3,253
3,321
3,361

4,056
4,194
4,278
4,375
4,465

11,122
11,247
11,744
12,230
13,053

6,358
6,289
6,561
7,000
7,352

3,365
3,330
3,448
3,627
4,058

11,710
11,955
12,317
12,440
12,993

13,564
13,847
14,266
14,435
15,119

7,568
7,424
7,597
7,498
8,023

13,443
13,961
14,292

15,764
16,384
16,789

8,088
8,321
8,561

See notes at end of table.

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

13

14

15

3,072
3,043
3,026
3,054
2,923

2,801
2,710
2,848
3,009
2,885

1,196
1,276
1,347
1,452
1,515

2,742
2,817
2,822
2,743
2,644

2,737
2,813
2,818
2,732
2,635

2,803
2,868
2,878
2,897
2,780

1,682
1,686
1,701
1,751
1,790

2,540
2,469
2,514
2,634
2,633

2,535
2,458
2,505
2,630
2,628

2,618
2,641
2,706
2,769
2,809

1,981
2,008
2,003
1,852
1,811

2,671
2,687
2,860
2,856
2,878

2,712
2,739
2,850
2,804
2,915

2,791
2,815
2,938
2,900
3,010

1,724
1,783
1,769
1,766
1,852

1,804
1,825
1,827
1,849
1,835

2,964
3,030
3,076
3,131
3,222

3,060
3,124
3,170
3,237
3,332

4,502
4,550
4,770
5,056
5,609

1,812
1,732
1,762
1,853
2,081

3,280
3,338
3,478
3,661
3,798

4,308
4,430
4,572
4,612
4,783

5,967
6,119
6,316
6,388
6,691

2,195
2,213
2,249
2,215
2,264

4,988
5,225
5,500

7,030
7,345
7,701

2,399
2,511
2,647

Tuition and required fees


(in-state for public institutions)

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

16

17

18

1,237
1,326
1,405
1,553
1,596

951
998
1,073
1,197
1,274

323
351
376
407
438

1,561
1,663
1,789
1,888
1,994

1,647
1,780
1,935
2,038
2,145

1,339
1,386
1,491
1,590
1,691

2,617
2,612
2,626
2,693
2,694

2,165
2,373
2,663
2,945
3,156

2,327
2,550
2,871
3,196
3,433

2,661
2,672
2,867
2,860
2,885

2,802
2,886
2,761
2,783
2,794

3,408
3,571
3,805
4,050
4,274

2,929
2,873
2,930
2,939
2,925

2,936
2,885
2,950
2,961
2,949

2,834
2,708
2,654
2,663
2,617

1,864
1,910
1,918
1,971
2,006

2,949
2,975
3,023
3,134
3,246

2,976
3,012
3,055
3,184
3,304

3,386
3,450
3,597
3,785
3,928

2,082
2,080
2,199
2,442
2,555

3,178
3,191
3,318
3,335
3,451

3,923
4,054
4,188
4,248
4,442

4,058
4,191
4,323
4,388
4,591

2,581
2,574
2,684
2,694
2,824

4,619
4,776
4,844

4,793
4,965
5,036

2,987
3,047
3,085

Board (7-day basis)2

Dormitory rooms

2-year

All
institutions

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

19

20

21

4-year

2-year

22

23

24

25

358
394
428
503
514

178
187
192
233
274

366
397
426
471
479

369
401
430
476
483

308
338
366
398
409

507
528
545
574
598

510
531
547
575
599

465
473
515
566
591

432
433
479
512
543

512
542
617
655
688

277
245
283
306
327

505
543
582
621
655

511
552
592
631
664

424
442
465
486
527

624
687
728
755
796

623
686
727
752
793

638
699
742
797
837

1,822
2,027
2,224
2,390
2,534

583
635
714
798
891

738
804
909
1,031
1,148

355
391
434
473
528

715
799
909
1,010
1,087

725
811
925
1,030
1,110

574
642
703
755
801

867
940
1,039
1,136
1,178

865
936
1,036
1,134
1,175

893
994
1,086
1,162
1,205

3,682
3,859
4,138
4,403
4,678

2,807
2,981
2,989
3,066
3,183

971
1,045
1,106
1,218
1,285

1,228
1,318
1,414
1,537
1,646

584
641
660
706
730

1,196
1,242
1,301
1,378
1,457

1,217
1,263
1,323
1,410
1,496

921
960
979
943
965

1,241
1,285
1,398
1,454
1,533

1,237
1,278
1,401
1,456
1,536

1,302
1,380
1,349
1,417
1,488

4,504
4,757
5,138
5,379
5,694

4,975
5,243
5,693
6,020
6,365

3,299
3,467
3,623
3,799
3,996

1,356
1,454
1,628
1,782
1,942

1,780
1,888
2,117
2,349
2,537

756
824
936
1,025
1,125

1,513
1,612
1,731
1,756
1,873

1,557
1,657
1,785
1,816
1,934

962
1,050
1,074
1,106
1,190

1,635
1,691
1,780
1,841
1,880

1,638
1,698
1,792
1,854
1,895

1,581
1,594
1,612
1,668
1,681

2,591
2,476
2,562
2,525
2,528

5,965
6,256
6,530
6,813
7,107

6,670
7,014
7,334
7,673
8,027

4,137
4,217
4,404
4,509
4,604

2,057
2,179
2,271
2,360
2,430

2,681
2,848
2,987
3,110
3,229

1,192
1,239
1,276
1,314
1,327

1,959
2,057
2,148
2,225
2,330

2,023
2,121
2,214
2,301
2,409

1,232
1,297
1,339
1,401
1,450

1,949
2,020
2,111
2,228
2,347

1,967
2,045
2,133
2,263
2,389

1,712
1,681
1,789
1,795
1,828

3,234
3,248
3,377
3,390
3,517

2,465
2,477
2,600
2,705
2,716

7,308
7,586
8,022
8,502
9,247

8,274
8,653
9,196
9,787
10,674

4,730
4,839
5,137
5,601
6,012

2,504
2,562
2,700
2,903
3,319

3,349
3,501
3,735
4,046
4,587

1,348
1,333
1,380
1,483
1,702

2,440
2,569
2,723
2,930
3,106

2,519
2,654
2,816
3,029
3,212

1,549
1,600
1,722
1,954
2,089

2,364
2,455
2,598
2,669
2,822

2,406
2,499
2,645
2,712
2,876

1,834
1,906
2,036
2,164
2,221

3,480
3,471
3,557
3,581
3,768

3,538
3,537
3,626
3,659
3,837

2,793
2,637
2,664
2,590
2,935

9,864
10,454
11,049
11,573
12,256

11,426
12,108
12,797
13,429
14,262

6,375
6,492
6,815
6,975
7,568

3,629
3,874
4,102
4,291
4,512

5,027
5,351
5,666
5,943
6,312

1,849
1,935
2,018
2,061
2,136

3,304
3,545
3,757
3,952
4,190

3,418
3,664
3,878
4,082
4,331

2,174
2,251
2,407
2,506
2,664

2,931
3,035
3,191
3,331
3,554

2,981
3,093
3,253
3,404
3,619

2,353
2,306
2,390
2,409
2,769

3,836
3,960
3,947

3,942
4,074
4,052

2,702
2,764
2,829

12,804
13,564
14,292

15,014
15,918
16,789

7,703
8,085
8,561

4,751
5,076
5,500

6,695
7,136
7,701

2,285
2,439
2,647

4,399
4,640
4,844

4,565
4,824
5,036

2,845
2,960
3,085

3,653
3,848
3,947

3,754
3,958
4,052

2,574
2,685
2,829

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 541


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

2-year

All
institutions

Current dollars
Total tuition, fees,
room, and board

t ne du t S dna

s e g r a hC

Table 381. Average undergraduate tuition and fees and room and board rates charged for full-time students in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution: 196970 through
201112Continued

t n e du t S

Constant 201112 dollars1


Total tuition, fees,
room, and board
All
institutions

4-year

Private nonprofit
and for-profit
institutions
196970..............
197071..............
197172..............
197273..............
197374..............

15,329
15,744
16,168
16,223
15,584

197475..............
197576..............
197677..............
197778..............
197879..............

Tuition and required fees


(in-state for public institutions)

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

15,609
16,011
16,406
16,613
15,996

12,006
12,047
12,089
12,083
11,763

9,235
9,647
10,065
10,090
9,708

14,995
15,069
15,145
15,108
14,997

15,196
15,304
15,420
15,405
15,313

11,384
11,124
11,519
11,437
11,260

197980..............
198081..............
198182..............
198283..............
198384..............

14,400
14,370
14,909
16,044
16,787

14,693
14,694
15,306
16,522
17,348

198485..............
1985863 ............
198687..............
198788..............
198889..............

17,647
18,580
19,796
20,649
21,011

198990..............
199091..............
199192..............
199293..............
199394..............

Current dollars

2-year

4-year

9,405
9,775
10,132
10,357
9,979

6,229
6,353
6,481
6,491
6,360

2,614
2,649
2,685
2,780
2,597

9,302
9,323
9,564
9,533
9,526

9,361
9,402
9,825
9,811
9,827

6,006
5,855
6,173
6,197
6,082

10,996
11,304
11,477
12,437
12,456

9,175
9,189
9,558
10,292
10,845

9,453
9,501
9,947
10,756
11,387

18,182
19,298
20,539
20,939
21,545

13,347
13,618
13,060
13,904
14,960

11,435
12,106
12,921
13,728
14,010

21,539
21,938
22,874
23,365
24,116

22,015
22,494
23,476
23,965
24,752

15,539
15,807
15,860
15,812
16,196

199495..............
199596..............
199697..............
199798..............
199899..............

24,521
25,347
25,832
26,052
26,787

25,118
25,940
26,410
26,831
27,562

19992000..........
200001..............
200102..............
200203..............
200304..............

27,171
27,778
28,624
29,166
30,112

200405..............
200506 .............
200607..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............
201112..............

Board (7-day basis)2

Dormitory rooms
All
institutions

Year and control


of institution

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

10

11

12

2,623
2,659
2,697
2,800
2,611

2,488
2,486
2,483
2,429
2,357

3,480
3,449
3,418
3,354
3,279

2,540
2,566
2,516
2,536
2,517

2,543
2,579
2,526
2,551
2,528

2,478
2,347
2,355
2,294
2,326

6,043
6,339
6,299
6,974
6,929

2,425
2,411
2,509
2,739
2,857

2,435
2,418
2,511
2,739
2,860

11,954
12,800
13,622
13,979
14,499

7,498
7,679
7,536
8,174
9,046

3,068
3,249
3,393
3,433
3,472

14,601
14,907
15,509
15,873
16,453

15,048
15,434
16,069
16,435
17,045

9,313
9,465
9,474
9,674
9,914

16,901
17,032
17,119
18,180
18,421

16,810
17,475
17,898
18,010
18,571

17,370
18,033
18,447
18,775
19,325

27,875
28,406
29,240
29,725
30,657

18,880
19,375
20,210
22,185
23,917

18,954
19,496
20,104
20,472
21,173

30,648
30,771
31,703
31,998
32,656

31,174
31,257
32,237
32,491
33,154

24,096
24,477
22,611
23,310
24,093

32,574
32,964
33,047

33,061
33,572
33,716

25,706
24,570
23,447

See notes at end of table.

Total tuition, fees,


room, and board

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

13

14

15

3,581
3,578
3,577
3,457
3,407

3,289
3,208
3,125
3,163
3,046

2,545
2,748
2,924
3,052
3,193

3,154
3,180
3,065
3,039
2,953

3,292
3,323
3,069
3,044
2,958

2,900
2,922
2,991
2,946
2,852

2,246
2,289
2,472
2,730
2,801

2,800
2,770
2,842
3,014
3,086

2,804
2,775
2,849
3,027
3,102

3,068
3,256
3,424
3,458
3,499

3,064
3,137
2,590
2,711
2,892

3,145
3,225
3,482
3,488
3,529

3,447
3,506
3,657
3,749
3,875

3,468
3,530
3,690
3,771
3,901

2,981
2,963
2,945
3,145
3,216

10,461
10,450
10,363
10,502
10,862

3,915
4,033
4,121
4,156
4,252

3,936
4,052
4,137
4,170
4,275

19,647
20,107
20,703
21,026
21,722

11,056
11,784
12,868
13,309
14,119

4,350
4,396
4,556
4,689
4,825

21,551
21,571
22,348
22,543
22,867

22,085
22,062
22,872
23,032
23,361

14,391
14,238
14,166
14,110
14,378

22,515
22,836
22,817

23,003
23,438
23,479

15,620
14,891
13,879

Tuition and required fees


(in-state for public institutions)

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

16

17

18

2,591
2,795
2,967
3,125
3,277

1,993
2,103
2,186
2,273
2,410

1,533
1,684
1,820
1,898
1,989

3,413
3,672
3,906
4,158
4,514

3,458
3,730
3,977
4,240
4,609

2,591
2,711
2,971
3,148
3,389

2,706
2,676
2,706
2,733
2,726

4,912
5,470
6,166
6,920
7,508

5,013
5,594
6,330
7,126
7,759

3,160
3,243
3,493
3,502
3,547

2,785
2,802
2,934
3,019
3,022

8,202
8,885
9,676
10,512
11,189

3,491
3,525
3,707
3,743
3,788

3,500
3,530
3,717
3,759
3,805

3,245
3,379
3,441
2,993
3,066

3,379
3,492
3,634
3,760
3,570

3,795
3,839
3,814
3,886
3,963

3,813
3,855
3,827
3,885
3,962

4,357
4,409
4,567
4,704
4,833

4,123
3,907
3,979
4,039
4,379

3,867
3,887
3,964
4,006
4,114

4,960
5,032
5,135
5,163
5,327

4,953
5,036
5,142
5,168
5,334

5,313
4,773
4,623
4,820
4,810

5,511
5,564
5,639

5,511
5,571
5,646

5,477
5,073
5,111

Board (7-day basis)2

Dormitory rooms

2-year

All
institutions

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

19

20

21

4-year

2-year

22

23

24

25

1,561
1,706
1,832
1,948
2,045

1,034
1,109
1,172
1,221
1,303

434
462
486
523
532

435
464
488
527
535

413
434
449
457
483

578
602
618
631
672

595
625
647
650
698

546
560
565
595
624

2,117
2,272
2,467
2,624
2,867

2,130
2,291
2,534
2,700
2,958

1,367
1,427
1,592
1,706
1,831

578
625
649
698
758

579
629
651
702
761

564
572
607
631
700

718
775
790
836
889

749
810
791
838
890

660
712
772
811
858

3,751
4,303
4,746
5,364
5,571

3,130
3,498
3,953
4,439
4,851

3,225
3,617
4,113
4,639
5,093

2,062
2,413
2,605
3,008
3,099

827
918
1,038
1,181
1,278

831
921
1,039
1,181
1,279

766
871
1,022
1,177
1,253

955
1,054
1,175
1,300
1,380

957
1,056
1,178
1,306
1,387

923
1,019
1,119
1,179
1,219

8,451
9,228
10,039
10,659
11,474

6,203
6,512
6,384
7,078
7,967

5,315
5,789
6,316
6,988
7,461

5,556
6,121
6,658
7,116
7,722

3,485
3,672
3,684
4,161
4,817

1,426
1,553
1,658
1,748
1,849

1,426
1,557
1,673
1,760
1,863

1,424
1,500
1,266
1,380
1,540

1,462
1,542
1,702
1,775
1,880

1,469
1,551
1,708
1,783
1,889

1,294
1,340
1,434
1,537
1,609

12,018
12,910
13,892
14,634
15,496

12,284
13,237
14,258
15,009
15,904

8,670
9,302
9,632
9,903
10,406

8,147
8,772
9,419
9,942
10,572

8,396
9,083
9,759
10,294
10,952

5,196
5,570
5,754
6,059
6,370

1,923
2,063
2,221
2,348
2,490

1,935
2,077
2,241
2,362
2,506

1,663
1,744
1,788
1,970
2,067

1,948
2,074
2,252
2,344
2,434

1,953
2,077
2,257
2,354
2,445

1,811
1,989
2,090
1,875
1,970

3,060
3,090
3,123
3,918
3,989

16,207
17,208
18,039
18,516
19,368

16,602
17,612
18,442
19,070
19,929

11,170
11,563
11,954
12,921
13,319

11,111
11,864
12,498
12,801
13,428

11,481
12,243
12,881
13,344
13,973

6,914
7,094
7,236
7,464
7,854

2,587
2,738
2,878
2,954
3,075

2,601
2,751
2,889
2,964
3,091

2,233
2,371
2,537
2,672
2,581

2,509
2,606
2,663
2,762
2,865

2,520
2,617
2,672
2,761
2,865

2,023
2,098
2,181
2,785
2,884

3,870
3,890
3,970
3,995
4,102

3,700
3,684
3,363
4,836
5,420

20,213
21,373
22,413
23,340
24,624

20,737
21,856
22,896
23,787
25,070

14,045
14,907
15,825
17,753
19,558

14,100
15,000
15,742
16,383
17,315

14,616
15,470
16,211
16,826
17,763

8,225
9,067
10,076
10,651
11,545

3,236
3,382
3,567
3,752
3,945

3,242
3,392
3,576
3,764
3,952

3,067
3,006
3,116
3,232
3,581

2,877
2,991
3,104
3,206
3,364

2,879
2,993
3,109
3,197
3,354

2,753
2,834
2,633
3,870
4,432

4,137
4,169
4,220
4,291
4,462

4,135
4,159
4,223
4,290
4,459

4,392
5,467
3,823
4,380
4,905

25,817
26,908
28,439
29,767
30,804

26,260
27,333
28,919
30,226
31,273

20,297
21,404
20,284
21,685
22,726

18,154
18,862
20,048
20,972
21,570

18,604
19,292
20,517
21,427
22,036

12,122
12,450
12,708
13,126
13,562

4,178
4,400
4,606
4,804
5,025

4,173
4,404
4,613
4,808
5,032

4,475
4,173
4,147
4,484
4,537

3,485
3,645
3,785
3,992
4,209

3,483
3,637
3,788
3,991
4,206

3,700
4,781
3,429
4,074
4,627

4,548
4,563
4,591

4,547
4,563
4,591

4,609
4,606
4,456

31,023
32,026
33,047

31,488
32,617
33,716

24,483
23,871
23,447

21,444
22,186
22,817

21,908
22,771
23,479

14,876
14,467
13,879

5,249
5,406
5,639

5,249
5,413
5,646

5,217
4,928
5,111

4,331
4,434
4,591

4,331
4,433
4,591

4,390
4,475
4,456

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Table 381. Average undergraduate tuition and fees and room and board rates charged for full-time students in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution: 196970 through
201112Continued

t n e du t S

Constant 201112 dollars1


Total tuition, fees,
room, and board
All
institutions

4-year

Nonprofit
19992000 ..
200001 ......
200102 ......
200203 ......
200304 ......

28,214
28,507
29,475
30,336
31,409

200405 ......
200506 ......
200607 ......
200708 ......
200809 ......

Tuition and required fees


(in-state for public institutions)

4-year

28,539
28,814
29,701
30,548
31,615

15,711
15,228
16,564
18,047
19,039

20,043
20,270
20,995
21,692
22,536

32,152
32,615
33,627
34,313
35,704

32,355
32,812
33,800
34,452
35,837

18,883
18,674
19,710
20,270
21,490

200910 ......
201011 ......
201112 ......

36,685
37,314
37,768

36,813
37,430
37,906

For-profit
19992000 ..
200001 ......
200102 ......
200203 ......
200304 ......

21,674
22,988
23,723
24,610
26,685

200405 ......
200506 ......
200607 ......
200708 ......
200809 ......
200910 ......
201011 ......
201112 ......

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Constant

Board (7-day basis)2

Dormitory rooms

2-year

All
institutions

2-year

All
institutions

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

4-year

10

11

12

4-year

13

14

15

20,340
20,550
21,204
21,890
22,726

9,265
9,056
10,378
11,130
11,723

4,306
4,350
4,515
4,652
4,778

4,329
4,374
4,527
4,662
4,787

2,843
2,610
2,943
3,307
3,489

3,864
3,887
3,964
3,992
4,096

3,870
3,890
3,970
3,995
4,102

3,603
3,562
3,243
3,610
3,827

20,989
21,934
23,080
24,276
25,685

23,147
23,521
24,348
24,940
25,975

23,330
23,709
24,518
25,076
26,118

11,764
11,800
12,191
12,672
13,361

4,882
4,935
5,053
5,080
5,255

4,890
4,944
5,058
5,085
5,260

3,477
3,450
3,986
4,080
4,123

4,122
4,159
4,226
4,293
4,474

4,135
4,159
4,223
4,290
4,459

3,641
3,424
3,533
3,518
4,006

21,814
20,683
23,041

26,682
27,156
27,510

26,829
27,300
27,686

13,288
13,040
14,193

5,432
5,559
5,623

5,437
5,566
5,629

4,322
4,098
4,289

4,570
4,599
4,635

4,547
4,563
4,591

22,243
23,681
25,251
25,041
26,760

21,149
22,174
21,655
24,248
27,356

11,704
13,247
13,869
14,133
15,015

11,642
13,531
14,136
14,254
15,161

11,783
12,926
13,574
13,907
14,703

5,708
5,857
5,912
5,721
6,227

6,226
6,447
6,892
6,727
7,037

5,258
5,140
4,571
4,411
4,881

4,262
3,884
3,943
4,756
5,443

27,421
26,940
26,760
26,600
25,785

27,797
26,560
27,545
26,963
25,917

26,536
29,356
23,689
25,284
26,152

15,475
15,138
15,916
15,488
15,169

15,667
15,226
16,268
15,742
15,290

14,967
14,819
14,586
14,364
14,550

6,714
6,959
6,917
6,928
6,585

6,960
7,416
7,399
7,289
6,829

6,113
5,462
4,978
5,268
5,194

25,016
24,183
23,330

24,733
23,993
23,364

27,292
27,417
23,228

14,419
14,670
13,822

14,108
14,577
13,819

15,903
15,083
13,834

6,560
5,619
5,826

6,655
5,640
5,866

5,973
5,472
5,485

Tuition and required fees


(in-state for public institutions)

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

16

17

18

21,231
22,170
23,257
24,446
25,853

11,688
11,717
12,970
14,442
15,569

14,911
15,596
16,440
17,359
18,429

27,083
28,520
30,165
31,921
33,679

27,255
28,692
30,320
32,050
33,804

15,906
16,329
17,681
18,857
20,271

4,204
3,545
4,559

34,939
36,252
37,768

35,061
36,364
37,906

4,376
3,703
4,223
4,060
4,562

4,108
4,108
3,509
5,930
7,772

16,124
17,688
18,576
19,694
21,822

5,232
4,843
3,928
4,183
4,030

5,170
3,918
3,878
3,932
3,798

5,456
9,075
4,124
5,652
6,407

4,037
3,894
3,682

3,970
3,777
3,679

5,416
6,862
3,909

dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
adjusted to a school-year basis.
2Data for 198687 and later years reflect a basis of 20 meals per week rather than meals served 7 days a week. Because of this revision in data collection and tabulation procedures, data are not entirely comparable with figures for previous years. In particular, data
on board rates are somewhat higher than in earlier years because they reflect the basis of 20 meals per week rather than meals
served 7 days a week. Since many institutions serve fewer than 3 meals each day, the 198687 and later data reflect a more accurate accounting of total board costs.
3Room and board data are estimated.
NOTE: Data are for the entire academic year and are average total charges for full-time attendance. Tuition and fees were weighted
by the number of full-time-equivalent undergraduates, but were not adjusted to reflect student residency. Room and board were
based on full-time students. Data through 199596 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting

Board (7-day basis)2

Dormitory rooms

2-year

All
institutions

2-year

All
institutions

4-year

19

20

21

4-year

2-year

22

23

24

25

15,131
15,811
16,604
17,517
18,584

6,893
6,968
8,126
8,907
9,587

3,204
3,347
3,536
3,723
3,907

3,221
3,365
3,544
3,731
3,915

2,115
2,008
2,304
2,646
2,853

2,875
2,991
3,104
3,195
3,349

2,879
2,993
3,109
3,197
3,354

2,680
2,740
2,540
2,889
3,129

19,498
20,568
21,841
23,201
24,502

19,652
20,732
21,994
23,328
24,636

9,910
10,318
10,936
11,789
12,603

4,113
4,315
4,532
4,725
4,957

4,119
4,323
4,537
4,730
4,962

2,929
3,017
3,576
3,796
3,889

3,472
3,637
3,791
3,994
4,221

3,483
3,637
3,788
3,991
4,206

3,067
2,994
3,169
3,272
3,779

20,776
20,094
23,041

25,413
26,383
27,510

25,552
26,523
27,686

12,656
12,669
14,193

5,174
5,401
5,623

5,178
5,408
5,629

4,116
3,981
4,289

4,353
4,468
4,635

4,331
4,433
4,591

4,004
3,444
4,559

16,547
18,220
19,772
20,039
21,883

15,734
17,061
16,956
19,404
22,371

8,707
10,192
10,860
11,310
12,278

8,661
10,411
11,069
11,407
12,398

8,766
9,945
10,629
11,129
12,024

4,247
4,507
4,629
4,578
5,092

4,631
4,960
5,396
5,384
5,754

3,912
3,955
3,579
3,530
3,992

3,171
2,988
3,087
3,806
4,451

3,255
2,849
3,307
3,249
3,730

3,056
3,161
2,748
4,746
6,355

23,098
23,557
24,005
24,745
24,322

23,415
23,225
24,710
25,083
24,447

22,353
25,670
21,250
23,522
24,669

13,036
13,237
14,277
14,409
14,309

13,197
13,315
14,593
14,644
14,423

12,607
12,959
13,085
13,363
13,725

5,655
6,085
6,205
6,445
6,212

5,863
6,485
6,638
6,781
6,441

5,149
4,776
4,466
4,901
4,899

4,407
4,235
3,523
3,892
3,802

4,355
3,426
3,479
3,658
3,583

4,596
7,935
3,700
5,258
6,044

23,826
23,495
23,330

23,556
23,310
23,364

25,993
26,637
23,228

13,733
14,253
13,822

13,437
14,162
13,819

15,146
14,654
13,834

6,248
5,459
5,826

6,338
5,479
5,866

5,689
5,316
5,485

3,845
3,783
3,682

3,781
3,669
3,679

5,158
6,667
3,909

institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges
and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Because of their low response rate, data for private 2year colleges must be interpreted with caution. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum
to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey
(HEGIS), Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Universities surveys, 196970 through 198586; Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education surveys, 1969 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment
Survey (IPEDS-EF:8699) and Institutional Characteristics Survey (IPEDS-IC:8699); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2011,
Enrollment component; and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared
July 2012.)

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Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

2-year

All
institutions

Year and control


of institution

Current dollars
Total tuition, fees,
room, and board

544 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


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Table 382. Average undergraduate tuition and fees and room and board rates charged for full-time students in degree-granting institutions, by
control and level of institution and state or jurisdiction: 201011 and 201112
[In current dollars]
Public 4-year
In-state,
201011

State or jurisdiction
1

Total

Tuition
and
required
fees

United States .......... $15,918

Private 4-year

In-state,
201112

Total

Tuition
and
required
fees

Room

$7,136 $16,789

$7,701

$5,036

Out-ofstate
tuition
and
required
fees,
Board 201112

201011

Public 2-year,
tuition and required fees

201112

Total

Tuition
and
required
fees

Total

Tuition
and
required
fees

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

$4,052 $20,609 $32,617 $22,771 $33,716 $23,479

$5,646

$4,591

$2,439

$2,647

$6,492

Room

In-state, In-state,
Board 201011 201112

Out-ofstate,
201112

Alabama ..........................
Alaska..............................
Arizona ............................
Arkansas..........................
California .........................

14,416
14,053
17,083
12,580
18,933

6,808
5,578
7,685
6,117
7,357

15,499
14,528
19,227
13,044
20,780

7,502
5,957
9,021
6,367
8,907

4,216
4,820
6,223
3,682
6,206

3,782
3,752
3,983
2,996
5,667

18,731
17,608
21,529
14,315
28,177

24,318
30,628
20,979
22,934
38,047

16,649
21,070
12,261
16,103
26,519

22,021
29,695
20,466
24,032
39,039

13,973
20,704
11,790
16,969
27,193

4,071
4,153
5,024
3,574
6,748

3,978
4,838
3,653
3,489
5,098

3,422
3,894
1,671
2,311
723

3,868
3,763
1,803
2,417
976

7,474
4,000
7,607
4,211
5,873

Colorado ..........................
Connecticut......................
Delaware..........................
District of Columbia .........
Florida..............................

16,208
19,400
19,541

12,774

6,670
8,854
9,646
7,000
3,720

17,169
19,815
20,980

13,590

7,167
9,069
10,524
7,000
4,032

5,237
5,806
6,257

5,712

4,765
4,940
4,200

3,846

23,661
25,616
24,822
14,000
16,784

29,153
44,699
22,928
44,190
28,533

19,116
32,581
12,989
32,191
19,242

29,021
46,854
23,800
47,122
29,594

18,238
34,394
13,467
33,526
19,944

5,935
7,006
4,962
9,355
5,342

4,848
5,453
5,372
4,241
4,308

2,727
3,401
2,942

2,497

3,491
3,490
3,086

2,487

9,523
10,430
7,200

8,869

Georgia............................
Hawaii ..............................
Idaho................................
Illinois...............................
Indiana.............................

14,019
15,133
11,773
20,054
16,912

5,435
6,635
5,325
10,562
7,614

14,799
16,356
12,340
21,142
17,043

6,015
7,422
5,674
11,252
7,940

5,205
4,469
3,228
5,437
4,733

3,579
4,466
3,437
4,453
4,369

20,008
21,359
16,904
25,820
24,554

30,488
23,718
13,122
34,411
32,718

20,783
12,807
6,866
24,070
24,032

31,956
24,875
14,095
35,219
34,094

21,467
13,482
7,254
24,638
24,983

5,860
4,927
2,255
6,216
4,617

4,630
6,466
4,586
4,365
4,495

2,480
2,172
2,557
2,947
3,256

2,568
2,388
2,671
3,084
3,354

7,886
7,024
7,077
8,770
7,026

Iowa .................................
Kansas.............................
Kentucky ..........................
Louisiana .........................
Maine...............................

14,855
13,229
15,002
11,856
17,767

7,157
6,471
7,561
4,702
8,876

15,653
13,457
15,913
12,602
18,618

7,563
6,689
7,943
5,198
9,278

4,005
3,327
4,055
4,126
4,527

4,086
3,440
3,916
3,279
4,814

22,389
17,111
17,838
16,031
22,981

22,749
26,156
25,074
34,616
36,525

16,041
19,128
17,867
25,531
26,092

23,052
27,484
26,326
36,354
41,201

16,244
20,062
18,543
26,570
30,527

3,017
3,511
3,917
5,388
5,409

3,791
3,912
3,867
4,396
5,266

3,769
2,463
3,148
2,132
3,334

3,999
2,597
3,268
2,536
3,410

5,128
3,964
11,191
5,788
6,002

Maryland..........................
Massachusetts.................
Michigan ..........................
Minnesota ........................
Mississippi .......................

16,963
19,164
18,333
16,385
12,051

7,579
9,444
9,839
9,285
5,301

17,446
20,339
19,230
17,286
12,814

7,831
10,104
10,527
9,862
5,674

5,500
6,221
4,409
3,956
3,991

4,115
4,014
4,294
3,468
3,149

20,106
23,109
30,105
14,907
13,841

40,338
46,632
23,945
32,261
20,029

29,516
34,315
16,184
23,838
14,098

43,109
48,343
24,740
33,461
20,741

30,719
35,749
16,777
24,794
14,630

6,652
7,147
3,899
4,519
3,113

5,739
5,447
4,063
4,148
2,997

3,237
3,759
2,486
4,965
2,141

3,349
4,009
2,598
5,198
2,210

7,941
8,682
5,617
5,803
3,950

Missouri ...........................
Montana...........................
Nebraska .........................
Nevada ............................
New Hampshire ...............

15,110
12,891
14,081
14,172
21,481

7,120
5,753
6,602
4,005
11,807

15,634
13,103
14,584
15,033
23,315

7,588
6,007
6,752
4,509
13,347

4,602
3,319
3,902
5,674
5,906

3,443
3,778
3,930
4,850
4,062

17,084
19,347
16,044
17,252
24,041

26,754
24,314
24,863
25,913
38,881

18,286
17,356
17,633
15,217
27,958

26,810
25,388
25,846
29,164
40,574

18,196
18,278
18,380
15,764
29,070

4,564
3,408
3,920
7,932
6,582

4,050
3,701
3,546
5,468
4,922

2,440
3,173
2,391
2,243
6,687

2,587
3,142
2,475
2,513
7,198

5,035
8,903
3,422
9,008
15,722

New Jersey ......................


New Mexico .....................
New York..........................
North Carolina .................
North Dakota ...................

22,592
12,520
16,606
12,874
12,503

11,197
5,021
5,764
5,270
6,162

23,165
12,874
17,558
13,687
12,801

11,596
5,293
6,192
5,701
6,414

7,323
4,193
7,084
4,543
2,812

4,246
3,388
4,282
3,443
3,575

23,520
15,417
14,681
18,959
16,007

39,707
24,480
41,626
33,290
17,342

28,226
14,996
29,742
24,313
11,869

41,053
23,808
43,559
34,695
16,386

29,567
14,976
31,178
25,266
11,268

6,537
4,524
7,379
4,886
2,272

4,950
4,308
5,002
4,543
2,847

3,553
1,462
3,848
1,832
3,929

3,680
1,373
4,146
2,138
3,988

6,513
4,611
7,435
8,163
7,368

Ohio .................................
Oklahoma ........................
Oregon.............................
Pennsylvania....................
Rhode Island ...................

17,964
11,938
16,402
19,916
19,815

8,501
5,244
7,413
11,085
9,250

18,668
12,585
17,591
20,980
20,634

8,800
5,538
7,975
11,818
9,926

5,458
4,001
4,807
5,383
6,467

4,409
3,045
4,809
3,779
4,241

20,723
15,352
23,983
22,342
25,928

33,450
27,059
36,589
40,548
42,610

24,558
18,921
27,350
29,929
31,400

34,771
28,285
38,723
42,168
44,448

25,504
19,780
28,869
31,149
32,626

4,707
4,347
4,770
6,033
6,545

4,559
4,158
5,084
4,985
5,276

3,227
2,578
3,314
3,577
3,652

3,358
2,730
3,568
3,935
3,676

7,919
6,643
7,022
10,630
9,816

South Carolina.................
South Dakota ...................
Tennessee .......................
Texas ...............................
Utah .................................

17,641
12,603
13,759
14,585
10,768

10,147
6,414
6,407
6,742
4,793

18,076
13,321
14,622
15,355
11,319

10,372
6,939
7,013
7,116
5,163

4,656
2,975
4,199
4,427
2,709

3,048
3,406
3,409
3,812
3,447

24,873
8,892
21,351
18,772
15,972

27,049
21,871
28,745
31,674
14,769

19,560
15,129
20,461
22,832
7,313

27,685
22,802
30,052
33,215
14,859

19,830
15,728
21,391
23,976
7,315

3,939
3,074
4,797
5,161
3,806

3,916
4,000
3,863
4,078
3,738

3,643
4,700
3,128
1,585
2,860

3,721
4,817
3,380
1,762
3,023

7,758
4,770
13,029
4,632
8,668

Vermont ...........................
Virginia.............................
Washington......................
West Virginia....................
Wisconsin ........................
Wyoming..........................

21,530
18,110
16,253
12,799
13,819
11,467

12,459
8,658
6,678
4,944
7,391
3,333

22,496
17,967
17,588
13,444
14,710
12,022

13,078
9,373
7,701
5,241
7,851
3,501

5,947
4,823
5,190
4,268
4,004
3,765

3,470
3,771
4,698
3,936
2,855
4,756

31,584
25,760
23,639
15,750
19,337
10,485

39,328
28,317
36,117
18,256
31,442

29,265
20,178
27,030
10,609
23,287

43,606
29,098
38,295
18,828
32,599

33,080
20,658
28,370
10,962
24,110
15,790

5,764
4,293
5,690
3,751
4,540

4,762
4,147
4,235
4,115
3,949

5,020
3,384
3,266
2,871
3,695
2,164

5,236
3,748
3,719
2,992
3,868
2,302

10,372
8,430
6,441
7,811
6,110
5,704

Not applicable.
NOTE: Data are for the entire academic year and are average charges. In-state tuition and
fees were weighted by the number of full-time-equivalent undergraduates, but were not
adjusted to reflect student residency. Out-of-state tuition and fees were weighted by the number of first-time freshmen attending the institution in fall 2010 from out of state. Room and
board are based on full-time students. Preliminary data for 201112 are based on fall 2010
enrollment weights. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and par-

ticipate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component; and Spring 2011, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared
November 2012.)

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Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 383. Undergraduate tuition and fees and room and board rates for full-time students in degree-granting institutions, by percentile of
charges and control and level of institution: Selected years, 200001 through 201112
[In current dollars]
Tuition, fees, room, and board
Control and level of
institution, and year

Tuition and required fees

10th
percentile

25th
percentile

Median (50th
percentile)

75th
percentile

90th
percentile

10th
percentile

25th
percentile

Median (50th
percentile)

75th
percentile

90th
percentile

10

11

All public
200001............................................
200506............................................
200809............................................
200910............................................
201011............................................
201112............................................

$5,741
7,700
9,370
9,433
9,889
10,730

$6,880
9,623
11,518
12,069
12,856
13,650

$8,279
11,348
13,616
14,446
15,234
16,274

$9,617
13,543
16,283
17,146
17,860
18,801

$11,384
16,264
18,866
19,898
21,593
22,697

$612
990
1,144
1,200
1,230
1,408

$1,480
2,070
2,348
2,492
2,628
2,907

$2,403
3,329
3,948
4,370
4,632
5,187

$3,444
5,322
6,360
6,726
7,127
7,653

$4,583
6,972
8,467
8,726
9,420
10,164

Public 4-year1
200001........................................
200506........................................
200809........................................
200910........................................
201011........................................
201112........................................

6,503
8,863
10,638
11,158
11,952
12,693

7,347
10,219
12,169
12,793
13,604
14,478

8,468
11,596
13,983
15,040
15,788
16,860

9,816
13,830
16,614
17,661
18,419
19,137

11,611
16,443
19,291
20,253
22,191
23,024

2,118
3,094
3,687
4,044
4,336
4,703

2,520
3,822
4,399
4,900
5,105
5,765

3,314
5,084
6,056
6,458
6,780
7,175

4,094
6,458
7,819
8,266
8,689
9,367

5,085
8,097
9,399
9,886
11,029
12,612

Public 2-year1
200001........................................
200506........................................
200809........................................
200910........................................
201011........................................
201112........................................

3,321
4,380
4,860
5,114
5,347
5,770

3,804
4,822
5,612
6,008
6,327
6,703

4,627
6,234
6,935
7,048
7,340
7,831

5,750
7,567
8,823
8,981
9,370
9,674

6,871
8,993
11,183
10,977
11,312
11,567

310
691
590
704
700
960

724
1,109
1,200
1,316
1,412
1,600

1,387
1,920
2,215
2,380
2,537
2,704

1,799
2,589
2,930
3,090
3,315
3,542

2,460
3,100
3,456
3,650
3,840
4,132

Private nonprofit institutions


200001............................................
200506............................................
200809............................................
200910............................................
201011............................................
201112............................................

13,514
18,243
21,649
22,334
23,125
24,471

17,552
23,258
27,438
28,699
29,865
31,398

22,493
29,497
34,805
36,550
38,063
39,540

27,430
35,918
43,246
44,895
46,737
49,146

32,659
41,707
48,524
50,297
52,229
54,258

7,800
9,981
12,020
11,696
11,794
11,986

11,730
15,375
18,415
18,970
19,610
20,230

15,540
21,070
24,930
25,890
26,920
28,128

19,600
26,265
31,540
32,816
34,250
35,992

24,532
31,690
37,125
38,690
40,082
41,576

Nonprofit 4-year
200001........................................
200506........................................
200809........................................
200910........................................
201011........................................
201112........................................

13,972
18,350
21,668
22,356
23,548
24,608

17,714
23,322
27,752
28,840
29,884
31,460

22,554
29,598
34,849
36,665
38,129
39,596

27,476
36,028
43,246
44,895
46,737
49,146

32,659
41,774
48,524
50,298
52,229
54,258

8,450
10,300
12,242
12,240
12,220
12,338

11,920
15,560
18,554
19,200
19,854
20,640

15,746
21,190
25,120
26,180
27,100
28,310

19,730
26,500
31,620
32,910
34,417
36,130

24,532
31,690
37,125
38,690
40,082
41,576

Nonprofit 2-year
200001........................................
200506........................................
200809........................................
200910........................................
201011........................................
201112........................................

6,850
8,030
16,085
13,105
10,393
19,325

6,850
15,680
17,568
18,316
19,718
20,300

9,995
16,830
21,595
20,369
21,186
22,303

14,209
20,829
24,390
26,455
27,386
28,506

20,240
28,643
39,463
40,733
30,758
32,679

2,430
4,218
3,740
3,530
3,840
7,036

4,825
8,640
8,900
8,950
9,730
10,904

7,250
9,940
11,800
12,292
12,000
14,531

8,266
12,270
16,250
15,177
14,640
16,131

11,100
14,472
18,000
19,000
18,965
19,880

Private for-profit institutions


200001............................................
200506............................................
200809............................................
200910............................................
201011............................................
201112............................................

13,396
17,278
17,150
17,789
16,097
15,827

15,778
19,098
17,150
17,789
16,097
15,827

19,403
25,589
20,813
21,321
17,484
15,827

21,400
26,499
29,959
31,433
26,175
25,518

21,845
31,903
30,400
32,000
31,639
31,639

6,900
7,632
11,176
9,792
10,200
9,763

8,202
10,011
12,396
9,792
11,520
11,415

9,644
12,450
12,840
12,392
13,700
12,800

12,090
14,335
15,930
15,450
16,440
15,605

14,600
17,740
19,050
19,950
18,209
18,048

For-profit 4-year
200001........................................
200506........................................
200809........................................
200910........................................
201011........................................
201112........................................

13,396
17,383
17,150
17,789
16,097
15,827

15,818
19,098
17,150
17,789
16,097
15,827

20,417
25,589
20,813
21,321
17,484
15,827

21,400
26,499
29,959
31,433
26,175
25,518

21,400
31,903
30,400
32,000
31,639
31,639

7,206
7,632
11,288
9,792
10,200
9,648

8,305
10,418
12,840
9,792
11,520
11,415

9,675
12,900
12,840
11,920
14,085
12,682

12,800
14,450
15,930
15,071
16,500
15,660

15,090
17,735
19,080
19,080
18,050
18,050

For-profit 2-year
200001........................................
200506........................................
200809........................................
200910........................................
201011........................................
201112........................................

15,778
13,010
21,442
22,857
23,687
24,366

15,778
18,281
23,327
22,857
23,687
24,366

19,403
43,425
26,863
26,696
25,161
25,172

21,845
43,425
43,382
26,696
25,161
25,172

21,845
43,425
43,382
26,696
25,161
25,172

6,025
7,870
9,000
10,116
9,940
10,620

7,365
9,285
10,910
11,735
12,094
12,094

9,644
11,550
12,600
13,548
13,599
13,500

12,000
14,196
16,356
17,148
15,960
15,064

14,255
19,425
18,175
21,245
20,533
17,762

1
institutions1

1Average undergraduate tuition and fees are based on in-state students only.
NOTE: Data are for the entire academic year and are average rates for full-time students. Student charges were weighted by the number of full-time-equivalent undergraduates, but were not
adjusted to reflect student residency. The data have not been adjusted for changes in the purchasing power of the dollar. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and

participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component; and Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This
table was prepared January 2013.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[In current dollars]


200910
Level of institution, living arrangement, and
component of student costs
1
4-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus .....................................................
Off campus, living with family..........................
Off campus, not living with family....................

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Component of student costs


Tuition and required fees .............................
Books and supplies.....................................
Room, board, and other expenses
On campus
Room and board..................................
Other....................................................
Off campus, living with family
Other....................................................
Off campus, not living with family
Room and board..................................
Other....................................................
2-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus .....................................................
Off campus, living with family..........................
Off campus, not living with family....................
Component of student costs
Tuition and required fees .............................
Books and supplies.....................................
Room, board, and other expenses
On campus
Room and board..................................
Other....................................................
Off campus, living with family
Other....................................................
Off campus, not living with family
Room and board..................................
Other....................................................

201011
Private

201112
Private

Private

All institutions

Public, in-state

Nonprofit

For-profit

All institutions

Public, in-state

Nonprofit

For-profit

All institutions

Public, in-state

Nonprofit

For-profit

10

11

12

13

$26,380
19,491
28,312

$19,312
12,103
20,952

$38,240
30,456
38,753

$28,555
18,969
27,412

$27,435
19,940
29,390

$20,114
12,561
21,665

$39,772
31,630
40,148

$30,130
20,226
29,114

$28,739
20,989
29,736

$20,997
13,328
22,364

$41,418
32,939
41,582

$30,840
22,595
30,121

13,994
1,055

6,893
1,166

25,702
1,179

13,242
523

14,551
1,134

7,249
1,194

26,769
1,217

14,236
799

15,359
1,245

7,731
1,232

27,949
1,238

15,643
1,416

8,561
2,770

8,134
3,118

9,071
2,288

10,420
4,370

8,921
2,829

8,502
3,169

9,464
2,323

9,370
5,726

9,271
2,864

8,831
3,203

9,853
2,378

9,533
4,249

4,442

4,044

3,575

5,204

4,256

4,118

3,645

5,191

4,385

4,365

3,752

5,537

8,584
4,680

8,924
3,968

8,140
3,732

8,472
5,175

8,679
5,026

9,085
4,137

8,391
3,772

8,543
5,536

8,759
4,372

9,263
4,138

8,421
3,974

8,256
4,807

$14,398
9,822
17,294

$11,815
7,579
14,873

$23,553
17,311
25,754

$29,352
20,477
28,201

$15,267
10,451
17,934

$12,398
7,933
15,278

$24,654
17,334
25,773

$29,587
21,143
28,805

$14,383
9,421
16,882

$12,823
8,150
15,526

$26,840
20,324
29,301

$27,713
19,692
27,362

4,816
1,255

2,640
1,235

12,698
1,229

14,918
1,392

5,230
1,324

2,794
1,292

12,839
1,276

15,373
1,514

4,222
1,314

2,970
1,314

14,335
1,413

14,343
1,301

5,518
2,809

5,186
2,754

7,061
2,565

8,979
4,063

5,719
2,994

5,384
2,928

7,460
3,079

8,628
4,071

5,829
3,018

5,552
2,988

7,880
3,212

8,655
3,414

3,751

3,704

3,384

4,167

3,897

3,847

3,219

4,256

3,884

3,866

4,576

4,048

7,494
3,729

7,344
3,654

8,105
3,721

7,933
3,958

7,539
3,841

7,428
3,763

8,267
3,391

7,836
4,082

7,507
3,839

7,466
3,776

8,270
5,283

7,670
4,048

NOTE: Excludes students who previously attended another postsecondary institution or who began their studies on a parttime basis. Tuition and fees at public institutions are the lower of either in-district or in-state tuition and fees. Data illustrating
the average total cost of attendance for all students are weighted by the number of students at the institution receiving Title IV
aid. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Spring 2010 through Spring 2012, Student Financial Aid component; and Fall 2009 through Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

546 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 384. Average total cost of attendance for first-time, full-time undergraduate students in degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution, living arrangement, and component of
student costs: 200910, 201011, and 201112

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Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 385. Average graduate tuition and required fees in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and percentile: 198990 through
201112
Public institutions,1 by percentile

Private institutions
Total

Public
institutions1

Total

Nonprofit

For-profit

198990...........................
199091...........................
199192...........................
199293...........................
199394...........................

$4,135
4,488
5,116
5,475
5,973

$1,999
2,206
2,524
2,791
3,050

$7,881
8,507
9,592
10,008
10,790

199495...........................
199596...........................
199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................

6,247
6,741
7,111
7,246
7,685

3,250
3,449
3,607
3,744
3,897

11,338
12,083
12,537
12,774
13,299

19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................

8,069
8,429
8,857
9,226
10,312

4,042
4,243
4,496
4,842
5,544

13,821
14,420
15,165
14,983
16,209

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

11,004
11,621
12,312
13,002
13,647

6,080
6,493
6,894
7,415
7,999

200910...........................
201011...........................
201112...........................

14,537
14,993
15,787

198990...........................
199091...........................
199192...........................
199293...........................
199394...........................

Year
1

25th Median (50th


percentile
percentile)
7

Nonprofit institutions, by percentile

75th
percentile

25th Median (50th


percentile
percentile)

75th
percentile

10

11

12

$14,123
14,457
15,232
15,676
16,807

$9,611
13,229
13,414
9,644
12,542

$2,640
2,931
3,226
3,395
3,795

$3,637
3,822
4,119
4,452
5,103

$5,163
5,347
5,596
5,927
7,063

$7,998
8,276
8,583
8,690
9,072

$12,870
13,200
14,157
14,140
15,030

$20,487
21,369
22,054
22,700
25,600

16,751
17,244
18,108
18,878
19,230

17,551
18,171
19,033
19,896
20,485

13,133
13,432
14,421
14,713
14,418

4,236
4,608
4,909
5,176
5,612

5,663
6,209
6,594
6,990
7,376

7,616
7,977
8,341
9,288
9,912

9,300
9,745
10,346
10,705
11,290

16,060
16,222
17,057
17,647
18,270

26,140
26,958
29,118
30,247
30,514

8,763
9,247
9,980

20,368
20,335
21,105

21,307
21,996
22,872

14,550
13,506
13,823

6,084
6,550
7,506

7,983
8,788
9,445

10,658
10,933
11,954

12,285
12,510
12,936

19,350
19,586
20,625

31,730
33,215
34,680

$7,411
7,626
8,424
8,742
9,296

$3,583
3,749
4,156
4,456
4,747

$14,124
14,456
15,794
15,979
16,793

199495...........................
199596...........................
199697...........................
199798...........................
199899...........................

9,452
9,929
10,183
10,195
10,628

4,918
5,080
5,165
5,268
5,389

17,155
17,797
17,954
17,973
18,392

19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................

10,847
10,956
11,311
11,528
12,610

5,434
5,515
5,741
6,050
6,779

18,578
18,741
19,367
18,723
19,821

$18,985
18,789
19,453
19,589
20,553

$12,919
17,193
17,130
12,052
15,338

$3,549
3,809
4,120
4,242
4,641

$4,889
4,967
5,260
5,563
6,240

$6,940
6,949
7,147
7,406
8,637

$10,751
10,756
10,961
10,859
11,094

$17,300
17,156
18,080
17,670
18,380

$27,539
27,773
28,165
28,366
31,305

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

13,064
13,290
13,724
13,976
14,468

7,218
7,426
7,685
7,971
8,479

19,886
19,720
20,186
20,292
20,386

20,836
20,780
21,218
21,387
21,717

15,591
15,361
16,076
15,815
15,285

5,029
5,270
5,472
5,564
5,949

6,723
7,101
7,351
7,514
7,820

9,041
9,122
9,298
9,984
10,508

11,040
11,144
11,533
11,507
11,969

19,065
18,551
19,014
18,969
19,369

31,032
30,829
32,460
32,513
32,349

200910...........................
201011...........................
201112...........................

15,264
15,432
15,787

9,201
9,518
9,980

21,385
20,930
21,105

22,371
22,641
22,872

15,278
13,902
13,823

6,388
6,742
7,506

8,382
9,045
9,445

11,191
11,253
11,954

12,899
12,877
12,936

20,317
20,160
20,625

33,316
34,188
34,680

Current dollars

Constant 201112 dollars

Not available.
1Data are based on in-state tuition only.
NOTE: Average graduate student tuition weighted by fall full-time-equivalent graduate enrollment. Data through 1995-96 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and
participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very
similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and

excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Some data have been
revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:8999);
Completions Survey (IPEDS-C:9099); Institutional Characteristics Survey (IPEDS-IC:8999);
IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component; and IPEDS Spring
2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Selected student characteristic


1

Number of
undergraduates1
(in thousands)

Any aid
Total2

Grants

Federal3

Nonfederal

Total

Loans

Federal

Total4

Nonfederal

Work study

Federal4

Total5

Nonfederal

10

11

12

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All undergraduates ......................................

20,762

65.6

(0.30)

48.5

(0.18)

47.3

(0.33)

51.4

(0.32)

28.0

(0.14)

37.7

(0.35)

39.1

(0.12)

35.1

(0.08)

14.9

(0.21)

7.2

(0.15)

Sex
Male ...................................................................
Female ...............................................................

8,922
11,840

61.2
68.8

(0.47)
(0.36)

43.4
52.4

(0.40)
(0.31)

45.0
49.1

(0.50)
(0.38)

46.4
55.2

(0.47)
(0.37)

22.1
32.5

(0.30)
(0.26)

36.3
38.7

(0.50)
(0.41)

35.2
42.0

(0.40)
(0.29)

31.2
38.1

(0.39)
(0.29)

13.8
15.7

(0.27)
(0.29)

7.0
7.3

(0.20)
(0.17)

Race/ethnicity
White..................................................................
Black ..................................................................
Hispanic .............................................................
Asian..................................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native..........................
Pacific Islander...................................................
Other..................................................................
Two or more races .............................................

12,709
2,992
2,966
1,220
173
149
61
493

63.5
75.9
69.0
52.5
70.4
62.8
64.0
67.8

(0.41)
(0.74)
(0.78)
(1.13)
(2.96)
(3.73)
(4.63)
(1.50)

44.8
63.0
53.7
36.6
54.5
43.7
46.9
53.7

(0.31)
(0.84)
(0.79)
(1.01)
(3.08)
(3.93)
(3.77)
(1.44)

47.2
49.8
47.7
41.0
48.0
43.9
41.9
49.3

(0.38)
(0.73)
(0.80)
(1.06)
(2.88)
(3.44)
(4.66)
(1.56)

47.9
62.8
57.9
42.4
60.4
51.3
49.2
53.1

(0.40)
(0.75)
(0.79)
(1.01)
(3.06)
(3.72)
(4.23)
(1.53)

21.1
46.1
39.9
22.9
39.3
28.8
31.4
31.4

(0.27)
(0.73)
(0.72)
(0.75)
(3.35)
(3.79)
(2.78)
(1.28)

37.7
37.6
38.3
35.0
41.5
36.1
32.2
40.0

(0.41)
(0.77)
(0.79)
(0.95)
(2.81)
(3.13)
(4.06)
(1.48)

39.0
49.5
34.5
25.8
35.9
33.5
36.5
41.7

(0.30)
(0.92)
(0.73)
(1.00)
(3.55)
(3.48)
(4.03)
(1.42)

35.0
45.6
30.2
22.6
32.3
29.5
31.9
38.7

(0.29)
(0.92)
(0.71)
(0.98)
(3.62)
(3.43)
(3.54)
(1.41)

15.1
17.6
13.9
9.3
12.1
11.6
14.1
14.5

(0.29)
(0.56)
(0.43)
(0.58)
(2.47)
(1.66)
(3.08)
(1.07)

7.1
7.0
6.9
8.3
5.1
7.4
5.7
11.2

(0.18)
(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.50)
(0.88)
(1.40)
(1.53)
(0.98)

Age
15 to 23 years old ..............................................
24 to 29 years old ..............................................
30 years old or over ...........................................

12,096
3,722
4,944

67.0
66.2
61.5

(0.33)
(0.69)
(0.63)

50.1
52.2
41.9

(0.25)
(0.57)
(0.51)

50.9
42.5
42.2

(0.37)
(0.72)
(0.67)

52.4
51.6
48.8

(0.38)
(0.65)
(0.62)

25.9
36.1
27.0

(0.22)
(0.52)
(0.44)

42.0
30.0
32.8

(0.38)
(0.69)
(0.63)

41.0
41.8
32.5

(0.24)
(0.55)
(0.41)

36.9
37.2
29.3

(0.24)
(0.50)
(0.39)

15.7
16.2
11.8

(0.23)
(0.54)
(0.42)

10.3
3.6
2.2

(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.15)

Marital status
Not married6 .......................................................
Married...............................................................
Separated ..........................................................

16,463
3,886
414

66.4
60.8
76.2

(0.35)
(0.68)
(1.63)

50.1
40.4
63.8

(0.24)
(0.63)
(1.77)

48.6
42.1
46.6

(0.35)
(0.70)
(2.04)

52.5
45.1
67.0

(0.35)
(0.70)
(1.87)

28.8
21.7
54.7

(0.18)
(0.48)
(1.90)

39.0
32.6
32.2

(0.35)
(0.74)
(1.92)

40.7
31.5
48.0

(0.20)
(0.56)
(1.80)

36.5
28.3
43.9

(0.16)
(0.57)
(1.77)

15.5
11.9
17.6

(0.23)
(0.45)
(1.52)

8.4
2.4
3.1

(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.48)

Attendance status7
Full-time, full-year ..............................................
Part-time or part-year.........................................

7,650
13,112

80.3
56.9

(0.28)
(0.45)

64.3
39.3

(0.32)
(0.30)

63.7
37.8

(0.36)
(0.46)

65.1
43.4

(0.36)
(0.46)

34.0
24.5

(0.27)
(0.29)

53.5
28.4

(0.40)
(0.45)

54.4
30.1

(0.32)
(0.22)

50.6
26.1

(0.31)
(0.19)

20.4
11.6

(0.31)
(0.28)

13.7
3.4

(0.28)
(0.16)

Dependency status and family income


Dependent .........................................................
Less than $20,000 .........................................
$20,000$39,999 ...........................................
$40,000$59,999 ...........................................
$60,000$79,999 ...........................................
$80,000$99,999 ...........................................
$100,000 or more...........................................
Independent.......................................................
Less than $10,000 .........................................
$10,000$19,999 ...........................................
$20,000$29,999 ...........................................
$30,000$49,999 ...........................................
$50,000 or more.............................................

10,652
1,263
1,836
1,793
1,566
1,321
2,873
10,110
2,341
1,750
1,529
2,049
2,442

66.6
80.9
77.9
66.8
63.2
63.0
56.3
64.5
73.9
71.2
68.4
62.7
49.6

(0.55)
(0.84)
(0.78)
(0.78)
(0.85)
(0.89)
(0.62)
(0.75)
(0.66)
(0.92)
(1.05)
(1.05)
(0.84)

49.0
71.9
68.5
49.9
42.2
40.5
33.6
48.0
63.1
61.8
54.5
44.3
22.6

(0.60)
(0.85)
(0.78)
(0.77)
(0.76)
(0.76)
(0.52)
(0.75)
(0.69)
(0.90)
(1.00)
(0.93)
(0.76)

52.0
57.2
58.7
54.4
50.7
50.8
45.4
42.4
45.2
42.3
42.0
43.5
39.0

(0.72)
(0.95)
(0.78)
(0.80)
(0.93)
(0.95)
(0.61)
(1.20)
(0.82)
(0.89)
(1.09)
(1.07)
(0.77)

51.3
76.9
71.2
52.9
40.9
41.0
36.6
51.5
66.8
62.0
50.7
48.8
32.0

(0.74)
(0.87)
(0.80)
(0.77)
(0.90)
(0.92)
(0.63)
(0.92)
(0.66)
(0.89)
(1.08)
(1.10)
(0.76)

22.9
68.6
59.4
24.2
1.6
0.5 !
0.5
33.4
58.1
52.0
34.3
28.1
0.3 !

(0.88)
(0.87)
(0.78)
(0.62)
(0.18)
(0.16)
(0.08)
(0.83)
(0.61)
(0.82)
(0.86)
(0.91)
(0.09)

43.3
49.9
51.2
45.8
40.4
41.0
36.5
31.7
32.5
30.1
30.0
33.3
31.9

(0.91)
(0.98)
(0.82)
(0.79)
(0.90)
(0.92)
(0.63)
(1.59)
(0.79)
(0.80)
(0.92)
(1.03)
(0.75)

41.3
40.4
45.0
43.9
43.9
43.4
35.1
36.8
45.2
45.7
40.9
34.9
21.4

(0.70)
(0.92)
(0.74)
(0.75)
(0.78)
(0.78)
(0.55)
(0.76)
(0.74)
(0.90)
(0.86)
(0.79)
(0.63)

37.2
36.9
42.1
39.8
39.2
38.3
30.9
33.0
40.3
41.7
36.7
31.5
18.7

(0.73)
(0.89)
(0.71)
(0.71)
(0.79)
(0.77)
(0.52)
(0.76)
(0.76)
(0.87)
(0.88)
(0.78)
(0.65)

16.0
12.6
15.0
17.4
18.2
18.9
14.8
13.7
16.1
15.8
15.2
13.1
9.3

(1.50)
(0.58)
(0.47)
(0.57)
(0.62)
(0.66)
(0.39)
(2.44)
(0.62)
(0.73)
(0.71)
(0.66)
(0.49)

11.0
12.0
14.5
12.5
10.9
10.2
7.9
3.2
6.4
3.6
2.9
1.7
1.1

(2.07)
(0.54)
(0.51)
(0.47)
(0.52)
(0.61)
(0.30)
(4.25)
(0.34)
(0.34)
(0.29)
(0.16)
(0.16)

Housing status8
School-owned ....................................................
Off-campus, not with parents.............................
With parents.......................................................

2,794
11,445
4,931

80.5
65.3
56.1

(0.52)
(0.41)
(0.56)

62.0
48.4
39.1

(0.52)
(0.34)
(0.49)

70.2
44.8
39.8

(0.63)
(0.45)
(0.58)

66.9
50.9
43.5

(0.61)
(0.43)
(0.55)

24.7
30.0
24.8

(0.45)
(0.27)
(0.38)

62.3
34.2
31.7

(0.65)
(0.47)
(0.51)

59.2
38.6
26.3

(0.55)
(0.26)
(0.51)

55.1
34.8
22.3

(0.51)
(0.23)
(0.46)

22.3
14.5
10.7

(0.54)
(0.30)
(0.35)

22.8
4.3
4.8

(0.56)
(0.15)
(0.24)

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Numbers of undergraduates may not equal figures reported in other tables, since these data are based on a sample survey of
students who enrolled at any time during the school year. Includes all postsecondary institutions.
2Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source or type of aid.
3Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.
4Includes Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).
5Details on federal and nonfederal work-study participants are not available.
6Includes students who were single, divorced, or widowed.

7Full-time,

full-year includes students enrolled full time for 9 or more months. Part-time or part-year includes students enrolled
part time for 9 or more months and students enrolled less than 9 months either part time or full time.
students attending more than one institution.
NOTE: Excludes students whose attendance status was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and
because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid from different sources. Data include undergraduates in degreegranting and non-degree-granting institutions. Data include Puerto Rico. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
Data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 200708 National Postsecondary Student
Aid Study (NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared July 2013.)

8Excludes

548 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 386. Percentage of undergraduates receiving financial aid, by type and source of aid and selected student characteristics: 200708

Table 387. Full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled in degree-granting institutions, by participation and average amount awarded in financial aid programs,
and control and level of institution: 200001 through 201011
Average award for students in aid programs1

Control and level of institution, and year


1

Number
enrolled

Number
receiving
Percent
financial aid receiving aid

Current dollars

Percent of enrolled students in student aid programs

Constant 201112 dollars

Federal
grants

State/local
grants

Institutional
grants

Student
loans2

Federal
grants

State/local
grants

Institutional
grants

Student
loans2

Federal
grants

State/local
grants

Institutional
grants

Student
loans2

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1,976,600
2,050,016
2,135,613
2,178,517
2,260,590

1,390,527
1,481,592
1,553,024
1,610,967
1,689,910

70.3
72.3
72.7
73.9
74.8

31.6
33.3
34.1
34.6
35.2

31.2
32.5
30.9
31.2
31.3

31.1
31.5
31.5
31.9
31.7

40.1
40.7
41.4
43.1
44.0

$2,486
2,739
2,947
2,934
2,939

$2,039
2,057
2,189
2,226
2,343

$4,740
4,918
5,267
5,648
5,958

$3,764
3,970
4,331
4,193
4,463

$3,232
3,498
3,683
3,587
3,489

$2,650
2,627
2,735
2,722
2,782

$6,160
6,281
6,582
6,907
7,073

$4,892
5,070
5,412
5,128
5,298

200506....................................................
200607....................................................
200708....................................................
200809....................................................
200910....................................................
201011....................................................

2,309,543
2,427,043
2,532,955
2,675,974
2,857,363
2,654,501

1,731,315
1,766,257
1,914,567
2,089,288
2,323,660
2,184,367

75.0
72.8
75.6
78.1
81.3
82.3

33.7
32.1
35.4
38.0
46.1
47.8

30.8
30.0
30.6
30.2
28.6
30.9

32.7
32.2
33.6
34.1
33.2
35.7

44.6
43.5
45.6
48.6
51.1
50.1

2,959
3,125
3,376
3,915
4,688
4,755

2,441
2,526
2,580
2,705
2,766
2,844

6,213
6,593
6,791
7,250
7,679
8,386

4,831
5,014
6,009
6,974
7,013
6,618

3,384
3,484
3,629
4,151
4,923
4,894

2,791
2,816
2,773
2,867
2,905
2,927

7,105
7,349
7,300
7,686
8,063
8,631

5,525
5,590
6,459
7,394
7,364
6,812

Public
200001................................................
200506................................................
200607................................................
200708................................................
200809................................................

1,333,236
1,510,268
1,568,395
1,648,583
1,700,907

872,109
1,066,041
1,096,808
1,173,222
1,246,670

65.4
70.6
69.9
71.2
73.3

30.0
31.1
30.9
32.6
33.7

33.5
34.8
34.9
35.8
36.9

22.7
25.1
25.2
25.9
26.5

30.7
34.2
34.2
34.7
36.3

2,408
2,926
3,099
3,368
3,869

1,707
2,226
2,318
2,351
2,486

2,275
3,162
3,316
3,530
3,755

3,050
3,866
4,081
4,803
5,542

3,129
3,346
3,454
3,621
4,102

2,218
2,546
2,584
2,527
2,635

2,956
3,616
3,696
3,795
3,981

3,964
4,422
4,550
5,163
5,875

200910................................................
201011................................................

1,804,811
1,802,565

1,383,069
1,421,056

76.6
78.8

41.1
46.0

35.6
35.9

26.3
27.2

38.6
40.2

4,696
4,768

2,553
2,680

3,897
4,157

5,680
5,782

4,930
4,907

2,681
2,759

4,092
4,279

5,964
5,951

4-year
200001 ............................................
200506 ............................................
200607 ............................................
200708 ............................................
200809 ............................................

804,793
906,948
949,162
976,830
1,007,609

573,430
695,017
716,323
753,643
792,028

71.3
76.6
75.5
77.2
78.6

26.6
26.6
26.6
28.0
28.4

36.5
36.8
36.7
37.4
37.9

29.6
34.2
34.2
36.2
37.2

40.7
44.4
43.8
45.2
46.9

2,569
3,071
3,365
3,675
4,157

2,068
2,752
2,848
2,963
3,152

2,616
3,573
3,759
3,956
4,186

3,212
4,166
4,433
5,190
5,972

3,339
3,512
3,751
3,950
4,407

2,688
3,147
3,175
3,185
3,341

3,400
4,086
4,190
4,253
4,437

4,174
4,764
4,941
5,579
6,331

200910 ............................................
201011 ............................................

1,021,259
1,039,170

832,561
858,433

81.5
82.6

34.4
38.9

37.4
38.3

38.8
39.6

50.0
51.5

4,965
4,988

3,300
3,474

4,339
4,630

6,063
6,130

5,213
5,134

3,465
3,576

4,556
4,765

6,366
6,310

2-year
200001 ............................................
200506 ............................................
200607 ............................................
200708 ............................................
200809 ............................................

528,443
603,320
619,233
671,753
693,298

298,679
371,024
380,485
419,579
454,642

56.5
61.5
61.4
62.5
65.6

35.2
38.0
37.5
39.1
41.5

28.8
31.9
32.2
33.4
35.4

12.1
11.3
11.6
10.8
11.0

15.3
19.0
19.6
19.4
21.1

2,222
2,774
2,810
3,048
3,584

1,009
1,314
1,393
1,354
1,451

1,004
1,297
1,311
1,458
1,637

2,396
2,812
2,877
3,488
4,152

2,888
3,172
3,132
3,277
3,799

1,312
1,503
1,553
1,456
1,538

1,305
1,483
1,461
1,568
1,735

3,114
3,216
3,207
3,750
4,402

200910 ............................................
201011 ............................................

783,552
763,395

550,508
562,623

70.3
73.7

49.7
55.6

33.2
32.7

9.9
10.3

23.7
24.8

4,453
4,558

1,460
1,418

1,646
1,681

4,627
4,800

4,675
4,691

1,533
1,460

1,728
1,730

4,858
4,940

Private nonprofit
200001................................................
200506................................................
200607................................................
200708................................................
200809................................................

439,369
471,069
477,698
494,088
496,638

363,044
401,908
407,247
424,943
433,208

82.6
85.3
85.3
86.0
87.2

28.4
26.5
26.2
27.3
27.4

31.8
31.3
30.5
30.0
30.2

68.1
73.8
73.9
74.4
76.6

57.7
59.8
59.3
60.2
60.6

2,879
3,426
3,704
3,928
4,450

2,998
3,117
3,321
3,386
3,523

7,368
9,932
10,724
11,465
12,699

4,019
5,270
5,544
6,415
7,609

3,741
3,918
4,129
4,223
4,717

3,896
3,565
3,702
3,639
3,735

9,576
11,358
11,955
12,324
13,463

5,224
6,026
6,181
6,896
8,067

200910................................................
201011................................................

501,223
518,433

445,309
463,163

88.8
89.3

33.0
36.4

27.8
27.7

78.2
78.2

62.9
64.3

5,067
5,065

3,644
3,544

13,638
14,316

7,440
7,302

5,320
5,214

3,826
3,648

14,320
14,735

7,812
7,516

4-year
200001 ............................................
200506 ............................................
200607 ............................................
200708 ............................................
200809 ............................................

419,499
460,832
468,969
484,021
487,050

347,638
393,429
400,044
416,405
424,881

82.9
85.4
85.3
86.0
87.2

27.4
26.0
25.8
26.7
26.8

32.2
31.2
30.4
30.0
30.1

70.1
74.6
74.4
75.1
77.4

58.1
59.8
59.4
60.3
60.6

2,930
3,437
3,729
3,960
4,488

3,001
3,121
3,329
3,391
3,523

7,458
10,002
10,797
11,539
12,780

4,000
5,264
5,558
6,435
7,638

3,809
3,931
4,156
4,257
4,758

3,901
3,569
3,711
3,645
3,734

9,693
11,439
12,036
12,404
13,549

5,198
6,020
6,196
6,917
8,097

200910 ............................................
201011 ............................................

491,136
504,874

436,294
450,906

88.8
89.3

32.3
35.4

27.7
27.7

79.0
79.6

63.0
64.3

5,099
5,098

3,658
3,567

13,733
14,404

7,466
7,314

5,354
5,248

3,841
3,671

14,420
14,826

7,839
7,529

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 549


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All institutions
200001....................................................
200102....................................................
200203....................................................
200304....................................................
200405....................................................

Average award for students in aid programs1

Control and level of institution, and year


1

Number
enrolled

Number
receiving
Percent
financial aid receiving aid

Current dollars

Percent of enrolled students in student aid programs

Constant 201112 dollars

Federal
grants

State/local
grants

Institutional
grants

Student
loans2

Federal
grants

State/local
grants

Institutional
grants

Student
loans2

Federal
grants

State/local
grants

Institutional
grants

Student
loans2

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

2-year
200001 ............................................
200506 ............................................
200607 ............................................
200708 ............................................
200809 ............................................

19,870
10,237
8,729
10,067
9,588

15,406
8,479
7,203
8,538
8,327

77.5
82.8
82.5
84.8
86.8

49.2
51.6
47.6
53.3
59.2

23.9
36.1
37.2
31.6
32.0

25.7
38.5
44.0
37.7
37.5

49.5
55.9
53.5
54.1
58.1

2,269
3,176
2,992
3,161
3,563

2,892
2,974
2,963
3,138
3,550

2,168
3,799
4,122
4,364
4,194

4,509
5,531
4,715
5,323
6,089

2,949
3,632
3,335
3,398
3,777

3,759
3,401
3,303
3,374
3,764

2,817
4,345
4,596
4,691
4,446

5,861
6,325
5,256
5,722
6,455

200910 ............................................
201011 ............................................

10,087
13,559

9,015
12,257

89.4
90.4

66.9
73.5

29.1
27.4

41.5
28.4

58.6
65.2

4,294
4,470

3,000
2,696

4,798
5,138

6,078
6,844

4,509
4,601

3,149
2,775

5,037
5,289

6,382
7,045

Private for-profit
200001................................................
200506................................................
200607................................................
200708................................................
200809................................................

203,995
328,206
380,950
390,284
478,429

155,374
263,366
262,202
316,402
409,410

76.2
80.2
68.8
81.1
85.6

49.3
55.6
44.8
57.8
64.5

15.2
11.4
9.3
9.5
6.6

6.2
8.8
8.4
14.9
17.2

63.5
70.4
61.7
72.9
79.6

2,312
2,725
2,776
3,066
3,766

2,494
2,796
2,474
2,996
3,167

1,540
1,423
1,545
1,154
1,184

5,517
6,454
6,506
8,010
8,798

3,005
3,116
3,094
3,296
3,992

3,241
3,197
2,758
3,221
3,357

2,001
1,627
1,722
1,240
1,255

7,171
7,380
7,253
8,610
9,327

200910................................................
201011................................................

551,329
333,503

495,282
300,148

89.8
90.0

74.5
75.2

6.3
8.9

15.1
15.3

81.3
82.0

4,523
4,479

3,190
3,020

1,171
1,881

8,786
8,003

4,749
4,610

3,350
3,108

1,230
1,936

9,225
8,237

4-year
200001 ............................................
200506 ............................................
200607 ............................................
200708 ............................................
200809 ............................................

81,075
157,705
229,746
210,468
258,498

51,739
116,237
127,215
159,991
221,487

63.8
73.7
55.4
76.0
85.7

36.1
46.8
32.5
51.5
62.7

11.9
8.9
5.7
7.2
5.8

8.3
10.9
8.4
20.4
23.5

57.7
67.2
52.0
68.7
81.4

2,295
2,490
2,608
3,030
3,745

2,889
2,945
2,622
2,922
3,139

1,616
1,641
1,878
1,235
1,296

5,749
7,046
6,989
8,799
9,660

2,983
2,848
2,907
3,257
3,970

3,754
3,368
2,923
3,141
3,328

2,100
1,877
2,094
1,327
1,374

7,471
8,058
7,791
9,459
10,241

200910 ............................................
201011 ............................................

243,429
113,482

223,526
102,643

91.8
90.4

75.3
73.5

6.6
11.3

23.5
23.6

86.1
82.8

4,547
4,736

2,715
2,950

1,311
2,790

9,641
8,484

4,774
4,875

2,851
3,036

1,377
2,872

10,123
8,733

2-year
200001 ............................................
200506 ............................................
200607 ............................................
200708 ............................................
200809 ............................................

122,920
170,501
151,204
179,816
219,931

103,635
147,129
134,987
156,411
187,923

84.3
86.3
89.3
87.0
85.4

58.0
63.6
63.4
65.0
66.6

17.3
13.7
14.7
12.3
7.6

4.8
6.8
8.3
8.4
9.8

67.3
73.4
76.4
77.9
77.5

2,319
2,885
2,906
3,100
3,788

2,314
2,706
2,386
3,047
3,191

1,453
1,098
1,029
924
869

5,387
5,951
6,007
7,195
7,734

3,014
3,299
3,240
3,332
4,016

3,007
3,094
2,660
3,276
3,383

1,888
1,256
1,147
993
921

7,001
6,806
6,696
7,734
8,199

200910 ............................................
201011 ............................................

307,900
220,021

271,756
197,505

88.3
89.8

74.0
76.1

6.1
7.6

8.5
11.0

77.5
81.5

4,503
4,350

3,597
3,074

865
876

8,035
7,751

4,729
4,478

3,777
3,164

908
902

8,436
7,978

1Average

amounts for students participating in indicated programs.


only loans made directly to students. Does not include Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) and other
loans made directly to parents.

2Includes

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Spring 2002 through Spring 2012, Student Financial Aid component. (This table was prepared August 2012.)

550 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 387. Full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled in degree-granting institutions, by participation and average amount awarded in financial aid programs,
and control and level of institution: 200001 through 201011Continued

Table 388. Average amount of grant and scholarship aid and average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid, and percentage distribution of students, by control and level of
institution and income level: 200910 and 201011
Average per student who received any Title IV aid (in current dollars)
200910
Private

200910
Private

201011
Private

Private

Nonprofit

For-profit

Public

Nonprofit

For-profit

All
institutions

Public

Nonprofit

For-profit

All
institutions

Public

Nonprofit

For-profit

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

$9,060
10,350
11,200
9,140
7,150
6,290

$5,980
9,110
8,350
4,920
2,270
1,590

$15,510
17,380
18,650
16,770
14,630
11,530

$4,450
5,160
4,540
2,400
1,210
1,020

$9,660
10,900
11,800
9,700
7,650
6,890

$6,430
9,530
8,810
5,410
2,470
1,640

$16,260
17,740
19,340
17,590
15,560
12,390

$4,880
5,470
5,070
3,080
1,570
1,410

100.0
34.8
15.3
16.6
15.7
17.6

100.0
34.6
16.3
17.2
16.0
15.8

100.0
25.1
14.0
18.0
18.4
24.5

100.0
67.6
14.1
8.9
5.3
4.1

100.0
35.3
15.5
17.0
15.4
16.9

100.0
35.5
16.5
17.7
15.5
14.7

100.0
26.1
14.1
17.9
17.8
24.1

100.0
69.0
14.0
8.7
4.8
3.5

Net price2
All income levels ...................................
$0 to $30,000 ....................................
$30,001 to $48,000 ...........................
$48,001 to $75,000 ...........................
$75,001 to $110,000 .........................
$110,001 or more..............................

16,490
12,560
13,100
16,610
19,860
24,090

11,930
7,730
9,260
13,290
16,400
17,870

21,820
15,850
17,140
20,260
23,900
30,230

23,490
21,880
23,830
26,940
29,970
33,050

16,820
12,810
13,410
16,900
20,420
25,000

12,280
8,050
9,660
13,640
17,100
18,730

22,620
17,010
18,060
21,020
24,620
31,090

23,460
22,280
23,520
26,500
28,990
31,280

100.0
34.8
15.3
16.6
15.7
17.6

100.0
34.6
16.3
17.2
16.0
15.8

100.0
25.1
14.0
18.0
18.4
24.5

100.0
67.6
14.1
8.9
5.3
4.1

100.0
35.3
15.5
17.0
15.4
16.9

100.0
35.5
16.5
17.7
15.5
14.7

100.0
26.1
14.1
17.9
17.8
24.1

100.0
69.0
14.0
8.7
4.8
3.5

2-year institutions
Grant and scholarship aid1
All income levels ...................................
$0 to $30,000 ....................................
$30,001 to $48,000 ...........................
$48,001 to $75,000 ...........................
$75,001 to $110,000 .........................
$110,001 or more..............................

$4,470
5,250
4,390
2,250
820
660

$4,530
5,450
4,520
2,240
740
590

$5,620
5,900
5,470
4,550
4,280
5,450

$4,120
4,580
3,720
2,040
840
480

$4,630
5,370
4,610
2,490
910
730

$4,680
5,510
4,740
2,480
850
650

$6,200
6,300
6,170
5,790
5,560
6,470

$4,270
4,770
3,900
2,240
660
310

100.0
66.4
15.8
10.0
5.2
2.6

100.0
63.9
16.4
11.0
5.8
2.9

100.0
67.7
15.9
9.1
4.9
2.5

100.0
75.0
13.6
6.8
2.9
1.6

100.0
67.1
15.4
10.3
4.9
2.3

100.0
65.5
15.6
11.1
5.4
2.5

100.0
66.9
16.9
8.7
4.8
2.8

100.0
73.9
14.3
7.1
3.0
1.6

Net price2
All income levels ...................................
$0 to $30,000 ....................................
$30,001 to $48,000 ...........................
$48,001 to $75,000 ...........................
$75,001 to $110,000 .........................
$110,001 or more..............................

9,170
8,620
8,770
10,790
12,330
12,860

6,400
5,380
6,380
8,900
10,710
10,880

16,770
16,160
16,370
18,600
20,510
21,690

18,430
17,940
18,340
20,760
22,680
24,350

9,370
8,810
9,190
10,900
12,630
13,180

6,630
5,730
6,570
8,990
10,860
11,080

17,180
16,230
17,580
19,340
20,950
24,210

19,770
19,250
19,880
21,980
24,100
24,870

100.0
66.4
15.8
10.0
5.2
2.6

100.0
63.9
16.4
11.0
5.8
2.9

100.0
67.7
15.9
9.1
4.9
2.5

100.0
75.0
13.6
6.8
2.9
1.6

100.0
67.1
15.4
10.3
4.9
2.3

100.0
65.5
15.6
11.1
5.4
2.5

100.0
66.9
16.9
8.7
4.8
2.8

100.0
73.9
14.3
7.1
3.0
1.6

4-year institutions
Grant and scholarship aid1
All income levels ...................................
$0 to $30,000 ....................................
$30,001 to $48,000 ...........................
$48,001 to $75,000 ...........................
$75,001 to $110,000 .........................
$110,001 or more..............................

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1Grant

and scholarship aid consists of federal Title IV grants, as well as other grant or scholarship aid from the federal government, state or local governments, or institutional sources. Title IV grants include Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOGs), Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACGs), National Science and Mathematics Access
to Retain Talent Grants (National SMART Grants), and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education
(TEACH) Grants. The average amount of grant and scholarship aid by income level was calculated based on all students who
received any type of Title IV aid, even those students who received zero Title IV aid in the form of grants and received Title IV aid
only in the form of work-study aid or loan aid.
2Net price is the total cost of attendance minus grant and scholarship aid from the federal government, state or local governments, or institutional sources. However, average net price by income level was calculated based on all students who received

any type of Title IV aid, even those who received zero Title IV aid in the form of grants and received Title IV aid only in the form
of work-study aid or loan aid.
NOTE: Excludes students who previously attended another postsecondary institution or who began their studies on a part-time
basis. Includes only first-time, full-time students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate (if they attended public institutions)
and who received Title IV aid. Excludes the 17.7 percent of students who did not receive any Title IV aid. Title IV aid includes
grant aid, work-study aid, and loan aid. Data are weighted by the number of students at the institution receiving Title IV aid.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Student Financial Aid component. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

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Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Public

All
institutions

Selected characteristic

All
institutions

Percentage distribution of students who received any Title IV aid

201011

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Any aid
Selected student characteristic
1

Grants

Loans

Total1

Federal2

Nonfederal

Total

Federal

Work study

Nonfederal

Total3

Federal3

Nonfederal

Total4

10

11

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All full-time, full-year


undergraduates .............................

$12,860

(98)

$8,100

(51)

$8,040

(89)

$7,190

(72)

$3,690

(18)

$6,390

(80)

$9,470

(76)

$7,050

(55)

$7,760

(111)

$2,260

(26)

Sex
Male ..........................................................
Female ......................................................

12,950
12,790

(140)
(114)

8,220
8,020

(91)
(56)

8,170
7,950

(109)
(112)

7,230
7,150

(95)
(84)

3,720
3,680

(30)
(24)

6,410
6,380

(98)
(100)

9,660
9,340

(116)
(85)

7,180
6,970

(92)
(58)

7,980
7,600

(165)
(131)

2,330
2,210

(38)
(33)

Race/ethnicity
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic ....................................................
Asian.........................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.................
Pacific Islander..........................................
Other.........................................................
Two or more races ....................................

12,990
13,560
11,470
12,740
10,980
13,560
12,530
13,860

(126)
(166)
(196)
(284)
(785)
(897)
(1,240)
(393)

8,080
8,970
7,390
7,470
7,710
8,980
7,890
8,610

(70)
(111)
(104)
(180)
(519)
(713)
(594)
(231)

8,420
7,320
6,670
8,410
6,380
7,790
8,350
8,480

(114)
(162)
(175)
(251)
(645)
(734)
(1,165)
(350)

7,150
7,100
6,610
8,840
6,710
6,300
7,560
8,270

(91)
(141)
(115)
(241)
(598)
(520)
(1,112)
(335)

3,520
3,840
3,790
3,980
4,160
3,450
3,490
3,950

(26)
(46)
(35)
(54)
(322)
(240)
(304)
(128)

6,590
5,990
5,200
7,400
5,110
5,600
7,070
7,140

(99)
(170)
(131)
(255)
(597)
(620)
(1,155)
(343)

9,780
8,900
8,950
8,720
8,100
11,160
7,340
8,950

(97)
(150)
(206)
(248)
(598)
(696)
(742)
(342)

7,150
6,990
6,670
6,860
6,620
8,470
5,690
6,930

(77)
(114)
(130)
(220)
(500)
(589)
(492)
(257)

8,090
6,770
7,130
7,670
6,340
8,570

7,510

(126)
(218)
(323)
(450)
(863)
(659)
()
(530)

2,250
2,160
2,330
2,400
1,650
2,460

2,380

(33)
(64)
(82)
(99)
(256)
(244)
()
(103)

Age
15 to 23 years old .....................................
24 to 29 years old .....................................
30 years old or over ..................................

13,150
12,290
11,250

(112)
(154)
(176)

7,880
9,140
8,480

(59)
(109)
(134)

8,600
5,750
5,400

(100)
(132)
(155)

7,760
5,200
4,900

(82)
(110)
(90)

3,760
3,570
3,500

(19)
(50)
(53)

6,890
3,750
3,620

(88)
(127)
(120)

9,580
9,290
8,960

(93)
(128)
(167)

7,040
7,150
7,040

(69)
(82)
(104)

8,130
6,750
6,390

(134)
(219)
(253)

2,240
2,430
2,470

(26)
(114)
(136)

Marital status
Not married5 ..............................................
Married......................................................
Separated .................................................

13,040
11,130
12,090

(104)
(176)
(351)

8,060
8,290
9,130

(55)
(129)
(276)

8,270
5,790
4,920

(92)
(157)
(267)

7,410
5,020
5,060

(75)
(117)
(164)

3,730
3,370
3,800

(18)
(64)
(95)

6,580
4,170
3,130

(82)
(140)
(224)

9,520
9,060
8,980

(86)
(162)
(304)

7,060
7,000
6,910

(61)
(104)
(168)

7,950
6,330
5,990

(120)
(263)
(472)

2,260
2,410
1,720

(26)
(124)
(290)

Dependency status and family income


Dependent ................................................
Less than $20,000 ................................
$20,000$39,999 ..................................
$40,000$59,999 ..................................
$60,000$79,999 ..................................
$80,000$99,999 ..................................
$100,000 or more..................................
Independent..............................................
Less than $10,000 ................................
$10,000$19,999 ..................................
$20,000$29,999 ..................................
$30,000$49,999 ..................................
$50,000 or more....................................

13,280
12,990
13,910
13,420
12,790
13,450
13,090
11,690
12,520
11,530
11,630
10,860
10,770

(120)
(210)
(224)
(213)
(226)
(294)
(199)
(114)
(198)
(219)
(266)
(233)
(324)

7,840
8,120
7,980
7,180
7,160
7,720
8,490
8,700
9,360
8,660
8,390
8,210
7,680

(65)
(103)
(123)
(135)
(148)
(163)
(178)
(73)
(116)
(126)
(170)
(179)
(226)

8,770
6,860
7,930
8,930
9,120
9,870
9,430
5,630
5,570
5,220
5,790
5,130
6,900

(103)
(177)
(168)
(216)
(206)
(289)
(156)
(99)
(161)
(201)
(288)
(179)
(327)

7,880
8,680
8,650
7,550
7,100
7,640
7,390
5,330
6,280
4,950
5,120
3,930
4,710

(88)
(151)
(153)
(166)
(202)
(277)
(142)
(68)
(105)
(120)
(171)
(115)
(245)

3,740
4,570
3,760
2,390
1,630

2,930
3,620
4,140
3,280
3,680
2,510

(21)
(28)
(29)
(42)
(228)
()
(845)
(31)
(37)
(49)
(60)
(76)
()

7,010
5,990
6,740
7,030
7,090
7,620
7,370
3,970
4,180
3,730
3,610
3,430
4,790

(91)
(161)
(149)
(168)
(201)
(275)
(143)
(85)
(127)
(176)
(213)
(160)
(235)

9,690
7,020
8,020
9,190
9,770
10,660
11,810
8,940
8,470
8,590
9,150
9,120
10,250

(97)
(151)
(219)
(216)
(170)
(222)
(187)
(96)
(146)
(193)
(272)
(204)
(376)

7,080
5,650
6,230
6,590
6,930
7,530
8,560
7,000
6,950
7,000
6,800
7,130
7,220

(74)
(117)
(153)
(155)
(151)
(167)
(177)
(57)
(96)
(116)
(146)
(134)
(163)

8,290
5,860
6,510
7,880
8,290
9,070
9,870
6,420
6,040
6,020
7,140
5,950
7,450

(140)
(270)
(221)
(447)
(229)
(249)
(254)
(147)
(239)
(306)
(498)
(318)
(440)

2,230
2,210
2,160
2,250
2,300
2,220
2,280
2,430
2,380
2,680
2,480
2,280
2,210

(26)
(65)
(70)
(48)
(68)
(79)
(57)
(80)
(100)
(198)
(258)
(231)
(306)

Housing status
School-owned ...........................................
Off-campus, not with parents....................
With parents..............................................
Attended more than one institution ...........

17,450
11,910
8,670
11,280

(206)
(110)
(127)
(153)

9,200
8,290
6,150
7,670

(122)
(63)
(85)
(107)

11,560
6,700
5,250
6,750

(174)
(103)
(115)
(149)

10,320
5,950
5,360
5,960

(153)
(79)
(84)
(120)

4,040
3,600
3,640
3,480

(41)
(30)
(33)
(38)

9,350
5,010
4,060
5,210

(154)
(89)
(99)
(145)

10,670
9,320
7,710
8,770

(173)
(92)
(155)
(130)

7,700
7,080
5,730
6,690

(135)
(62)
(107)
(111)

9,180
7,260
6,710
6,860

(240)
(151)
(198)
(156)

2,120
2,430
2,600
2,140

(36)
(53)
(82)
(67)

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source or type of aid.
2Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.
3Includes Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).
4Details on federal and nonfederal work-study participants are not available.
5Includes students who were single, divorced, or widowed.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid
from different sources. Full-time, full-year undergraduates were enrolled full time for 9 or more months at one or more institutions. Data include undergraduates in degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions. Data include Puerto Rico. Race
categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 200708 National Postsecondary Student
Aid Study (NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared July 2013.)

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Table 389. Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of aid and selected student characteristics: 200708

Table 390. Average amount of financial aid awarded to part-time or part-year undergraduates, by type and source of aid and selected student characteristics: 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Any aid
Selected student characteristic
1

Grants

Loans

Total1

Federal2

Nonfederal

Total

Federal

Work study

Nonfederal

Total3

Federal3

Nonfederal

Total4

10

11

$5,860

(74)

$5,220

(53)

$3,400

(68)

$2,680

(39)

$2,050

(17)

$2,330

(54)

$6,490

(78)

$5,240

(48)

$5,060

(106)

$2,720

(72)

Sex
Male ..........................................................
Female ......................................................

5,860
5,860

(117)
(81)

5,390
5,130

(124)
(53)

3,540
3,310

(88)
(76)

2,730
2,650

(57)
(43)

2,040
2,060

(30)
(20)

2,460
2,240

(70)
(64)

6,700
6,370

(142)
(86)

5,390
5,150

(126)
(52)

5,330
4,890

(167)
(105)

3,020
2,490

(121)
(75)

Race/ethnicity
White.........................................................
Black .........................................................
Hispanic ....................................................
Asian.........................................................
American Indian/Alaska Native.................
Pacific Islander..........................................
Other.........................................................
Two or more races ....................................

5,900
6,110
5,380
6,030
4,980
5,080
5,570
6,740

(99)
(121)
(155)
(333)
(547)
(460)
(796)
(285)

5,290
5,270
4,910
5,300
4,520
5,120
4,950
5,690

(78)
(82)
(127)
(300)
(558)
(502)
(577)
(235)

3,570
3,250
2,870
3,840
2,450
3,040
3,630
3,680

(93)
(107)
(117)
(307)
(257)
(414)
(1,036)
(298)

2,690
2,550
2,580
3,530
2,820
2,370
2,110
3,080

(49)
(53)
(72)
(278)
(332)
(306)
(206)
(196)

1,970
2,070
2,140
2,300
2,600
1,950
2,050
2,050

(23)
(33)
(39)
(88)
(322)
(180)
(152)
(73)

2,470
2,000
1,940
3,160
1,840
1,940
1,530
2,770

(66)
(66)
(98)
(341)
(226)
(415)
(275)
(267)

6,530
6,370
6,510
6,590
4,810
6,270
7,660
6,790

(111)
(127)
(172)
(328)
(554)
(666)
(1,054)
(300)

5,220
5,090
5,540
5,430
4,160
5,120
5,570
5,470

(72)
(81)
(167)
(281)
(512)
(540)
(771)
(218)

5,280
4,790
4,600
5,090
3,240
6,340
6,760
4,820

(144)
(222)
(167)
(377)
(534)
(796)
(1,866)
(570)

2,600
2,780
2,950
2,850

3,080

(86)
(159)
(198)
(247)
()
()
()
(308)

Age
15 to 23 years old .....................................
24 to 29 years old .....................................
30 years old or over ..................................

6,360
6,050
5,050

(123)
(114)
(84)

5,100
5,560
5,100

(83)
(87)
(69)

4,090
3,060
2,720

(116)
(97)
(75)

3,220
2,360
2,230

(72)
(41)
(38)

2,200
1,970
1,920

(26)
(26)
(26)

2,930
1,870
1,860

(100)
(63)
(47)

6,710
6,380
6,240

(129)
(132)
(138)

5,260
5,260
5,170

(100)
(74)
(59)

5,570
4,620
4,600

(148)
(166)
(208)

2,640
2,870
2,940

(87)
(145)
(161)

Marital status
Not married5 ..............................................
Married......................................................
Separated .................................................

6,120
5,070
6,010

(92)
(98)
(268)

5,230
5,180
5,340

(63)
(87)
(155)

3,640
2,790
2,990

(80)
(99)
(296)

2,850
2,210
2,450

(48)
(42)
(107)

2,100
1,850
2,080

(19)
(40)
(65)

2,500
1,920
1,750

(68)
(51)
(166)

6,530
6,400
6,140

(95)
(167)
(357)

5,250
5,240
4,970

(64)
(81)
(163)

5,140
4,800
4,780

(106)
(288)
(691)

2,650
3,230
2,580

(73)
(222)
(295)

Dependency status and family income


Dependent ................................................
Less than $20,000 ................................
$20,000$39,999 ..................................
$40,000$59,999 ..................................
$60,000$79,999 ..................................
$80,000$99,999 ..................................
$100,000 or more..................................
Independent..............................................
Less than $10,000 ................................
$10,000$19,999 ..................................
$20,000$29,999 ..................................
$30,000$49,999 ..................................
$50,000 or more....................................

6,580
5,450
6,150
6,580
6,780
7,570
7,530
5,480
6,150
5,990
5,600
5,170
4,480

(148)
(174)
(168)
(218)
(240)
(438)
(284)
(61)
(113)
(149)
(130)
(120)
(114)

5,160
4,540
4,790
4,990
5,600
5,800
6,350
5,250
5,470
5,150
5,190
5,010
5,450

(103)
(132)
(136)
(168)
(345)
(352)
(284)
(50)
(88)
(102)
(119)
(94)
(132)

4,350
2,820
3,420
4,320
4,810
5,720
5,520
2,860
2,960
2,910
2,810
2,710
2,910

(133)
(130)
(123)
(213)
(176)
(395)
(272)
(59)
(104)
(136)
(100)
(95)
(96)

3,430
3,260
3,270
3,070
3,510
4,050
4,100
2,330
2,670
2,290
2,400
2,070
2,100

(90)
(97)
(86)
(145)
(198)
(405)
(245)
(28)
(51)
(60)
(57)
(59)
(68)

2,210
2,560
2,220
1,470
760

1,990
2,300
1,850
2,130
1,460

(30)
(46)
(45)
(55)
(212)
()
()
(19)
(31)
(27)
(43)
(33)
()

3,160
2,100
2,570
3,110
3,570
4,050
4,100
1,850
1,710
1,670
1,780
1,830
2,100

(115)
(124)
(109)
(185)
(200)
(406)
(245)
(37)
(71)
(103)
(78)
(75)
(68)

6,930
5,410
6,060
6,710
7,180
7,720
8,460
6,240
5,920
6,020
6,190
6,350
7,010

(149)
(173)
(190)
(233)
(316)
(466)
(289)
(75)
(138)
(137)
(154)
(146)
(183)

5,390
4,500
4,850
5,120
5,610
5,670
6,630
5,150
4,890
4,940
5,270
5,320
5,570

(121)
(142)
(181)
(196)
(369)
(342)
(307)
(39)
(88)
(79)
(128)
(91)
(137)

5,740
4,370
4,650
5,540
5,820
6,640
6,960
4,630
4,560
4,470
4,270
4,520
5,410

(166)
(248)
(278)
(300)
(291)
(427)
(346)
(123)
(208)
(208)
(183)
(213)
(255)

2,620
2,210
2,610
2,430
2,770
3,030
2,790
2,890
2,390
2,610
3,160
3,440
3,870

(83)
(193)
(177)
(207)
(211)
(277)
(228)
(115)
(140)
(224)
(295)
(246)
(358)

Housing status
School-owned ...........................................
Off-campus, not with parents....................
With parents..............................................
Attended more than one institution ...........

11,230
5,640
4,830
6,660

(366)
(75)
(138)
(132)

6,720
5,220
4,560
5,760

(212)
(55)
(139)
(113)

7,850
3,090
2,790
3,660

(331)
(66)
(87)
(129)

6,400
2,430
2,420
2,830

(253)
(31)
(50)
(93)

2,580
2,000
2,140
2,000

(84)
(20)
(36)
(48)

6,250
2,010
1,830
2,490

(276)
(43)
(65)
(122)

8,210
6,390
6,060
6,600

(262)
(87)
(191)
(137)

5,940
5,160
5,070
5,470

(234)
(45)
(185)
(124)

7,390
4,940
4,640
4,720

(380)
(128)
(146)
(210)

1,690
2,900
3,250
2,400

(84)
(114)
(165)
(204)

Not applicable.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source or type of aid.
2Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.
3Includes Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).
4Details on federal and nonfederal work-study participants are not available.
5Includes students who were single, divorced, or widowed.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid
from different sources. Part-time or part-year undergraduates include students enrolled part time for 9 or more months and
students enrolled less than 9 months either part time or full time. Data include undergraduates in degree-granting and nondegree-granting institutions. Data include veterans benefits and Department of Defense aid. Data include Puerto Rico. Race
categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 200708 National Postsecondary Student
Aid Study (NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared July 2013.)

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 553


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All part-time or part-year


undergraduates .............................

554 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 391. Amount borrowed, aid status, and sources of aid for full-time and part-time undergraduates, by control and level of institution:
200304 and 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Control and level of institution

Aid status (percent of students)

Number of
undergraduates1
(in thousands)

Cumulative
amount borrowed
for undergraduate
education2

Nonaided

Source of aid
Any aid3,4

Federal4

State

Institutional

Other3

200304
Full-time, full-year students
All institutions...................

7,679

(79.8) $11,800

(106)

24.5

(0.56)

75.5

(0.56)

60.7

(0.42)

24.3

(0.59)

32.0

(0.72)

23.4

(0.45)

Public........................................
4-year doctoral ......................
Other 4-year..........................
2-year....................................
Less-than-2-year...................

5,569
2,375
1,201
1,967
26

(72.0)
(30.0)
(41.0)
(52.1)
(2.2)

10,560
11,810
10,790
7,390
6,230

(115)
(136)
(294)
(245)
(518)

29.7
24.4
22.6
40.5
34.3

(0.54)
(0.63)
(1.36)
(0.86)
(3.09)

70.3
75.6
77.4
59.5
65.7

(0.54)
(0.63)
(1.36)
(0.86)
(3.09)

55.0
58.3
64.7
45.1
45.1

(0.41)
(0.68)
(1.25)
(0.76)
(2.95)

23.6
24.5
29.8
18.7
18.0

(0.54)
(0.75)
(1.62)
(0.81)
(2.62)

24.0
32.4
23.9
14.3
7.0

(0.59)
(0.82)
(1.45)
(0.89)
(1.39)

19.9
23.1
20.5
15.5
20.6

(0.37)
(0.51)
(0.93)
(0.67)
(2.38)

Private, nonprofit.......................
4-year doctoral ......................
Other 4-year..........................
Less-than-4-year...................

1,623
653
925
45

(38.6)
(27.8)
(33.9)
(4.1)

14,310
15,010
14,040
9,730

(275)
(445)
(398)
(1,240)

11.6
16.1
8.4
13.8

(0.74)
(1.02)
(1.11)
(3.04)

88.4
83.9
91.6
86.2

(0.74)
(1.02)
(1.11)
(3.04)

72.4
65.7
77.1
71.4

(0.72)
(1.53)
(1.17)
(3.93)

29.4
23.8
33.3
30.1

(1.77)
(1.90)
(2.73)
(5.32)

65.4
64.2
67.5
38.1

(2.19)
(2.12)
(3.34)
(7.04)

34.0
34.2
34.4
20.8

(1.21)
(1.29)
(1.96)
(3.58)

Private, for-profit .......................


2-year and above ..................
Less-than-2-year...................

487
355
132

(17.9)
(19.3)
(3.8)

12,950
14,670
7,730

(344)
(448)
(278)

7.6
6.0
12.0

(0.86)
(0.91)
(1.15)

92.4
94.0
88.0

(0.86)
(0.91)
(1.15)

87.2
89.3
81.8

(1.26)
(1.30)
(1.72)

15.6
19.6
5.0

(2.22)
(3.01)
(0.74)

12.3
12.3
12.2

(1.54)
(2.08)
(0.95)

28.1
30.9
20.5

(1.89)
(2.56)
(1.09)

Part-time or part-year students


All institutions ....................
Public........................................
Private, nonprofit.......................
Private, for-profit .......................

11,375
9,095
1,232
1,048

(79.8)
(74.6)
(36.9)
(20.4)

10,660
10,230
13,790
9,520

(132)
(134)
(470)
(291)

45.9
53.1
23.2
10.3

(0.79)
(1.01)
(1.04)
(0.52)

54.1
46.9
76.8
89.7

(0.79)
(1.01)
(1.04)
(0.52)

38.3
31.2
53.2
83.1

(0.76)
(1.06)
(1.27)
(0.70)

10.2
10.1
13.9
6.8

(0.44)
(0.44)
(1.52)
(0.87)

10.3
7.9
30.7
6.9

(0.49)
(0.45)
(2.39)
(0.91)

19.2
16.6
33.1
25.0

(0.34)
(0.36)
(1.25)
(1.43)

2007085
Full-time, full-year students
All institutions...................

7,650

() $15,170

(127)

19.7

(0.28)

80.3

(0.28)

64.3

(0.32)

28.5

(0.38)

34.1

(0.47)

32.7

(0.32)

Public........................................
4-year doctoral ......................
Other 4-year..........................
2-year....................................
Less-than-2-year...................

5,189
2,531
1,051
1,584
22

()
()
()
()
()

13,150
14,710
13,430
8,710
10,000

(117)
(169)
(202)
(176)
(996)

24.6
22.2
17.5
33.1
30.9

(0.33)
(0.40)
(0.58)
(0.69)
(3.87)

75.4
77.8
82.5
66.9
69.1

(0.33)
(0.40)
(0.58)
(0.69)
(3.87)

58.8
59.6
67.9
51.4
58.6

(0.35)
(0.48)
(0.67)
(0.73)
(3.84)

29.8
30.6
34.5
25.8
17.1

(0.42)
(0.60)
(0.94)
(0.76)
(4.00)

27.0
33.6
25.0
18.1

(0.39)
(0.59)
(0.89)
(0.71)
()

26.4
30.8
29.2
17.6
21.6

(0.32)
(0.43)
(0.67)
(0.56)
(3.23)

Private, nonprofit.......................
4-year doctoral ......................
Other 4-year..........................
Less-than-4-year...................

1,737
861
854
22

()
()
()
()

19,300
20,730
18,100
12,740

(325)
(499)
(439)
(1,267)

10.2
14.2
6.1
6.2

(0.56)
(0.93)
(0.71)
(2.01)

89.8
85.8
93.9
93.8

(0.56)
(0.93)
(0.71)
(2.01)

72.2
67.8
76.2
88.8

(0.64)
(1.20)
(1.09)
(2.95)

32.3
27.9
36.6
40.1

(1.01)
(0.96)
(1.90)
(7.04)

66.6
65.0
69.4
15.4 !

(1.54)
(2.09)
(2.31)
(7.51)

42.9
41.6
44.7
23.4

(0.68)
(1.04)
(1.04)
(4.97)

Private, for-profit .......................


2-year and above ..................
Less-than-2-year...................

724
610
115

()
()
()

15,960
17,030
9,570

(382)
(453)
(215)

7.2
7.5
5.7

(0.67)
(0.79)
(0.85)

92.8
92.5
94.3

(0.67)
(0.79)
(0.85)

85.1
84.4
88.9

(1.21)
(1.41)
(1.71)

9.4
8.9
12.3

(1.06)
(1.18)
(2.45)

7.6
7.7
6.9

(1.54)
(1.83)
(1.48)

53.8
56.7
38.5

(1.24)
(1.41)
(1.30)

Part-time or part-year students


All institutions ....................

13,112

() $12,770

(117)

43.1

(0.45)

56.9

(0.45)

39.3

(0.30)

10.6

(0.23)

11.9

(0.36)

24.0

(0.35)

Public........................................
4-year doctoral ......................
Other 4-year..........................
2-year....................................
Less-than-2-year...................

10,402
1,685
1,164
7,477
76

()
()
()
()
()

11,800
16,390
13,670
9,360
8,140

(114)
(249)
(284)
(152)
(574)

50.7
35.8
39.9
55.8
53.3

(0.54)
(0.73)
(1.02)
(0.68)
(2.17)

49.3
64.2
60.1
44.2
46.7

(0.54)
(0.73)
(1.02)
(0.68)
(2.17)

30.3
44.0
43.2
25.2
31.4

(0.36)
(0.74)
(0.97)
(0.42)
(1.91)

10.6
15.9
11.4
9.4
9.9 !

(0.25)
(0.57)
(0.57)
(0.32)
(3.86)

10.5
16.6
7.4
9.8
4.0 !

(0.33)
(0.59)
(0.42)
(0.44)
(1.25)

19.0
26.6
25.1
16.4
15.5

(0.31)
(0.78)
(0.95)
(0.36)
(1.43)

Private, nonprofit.......................
4-year doctoral ......................
Other 4-year..........................
Less-than-4-year...................

1,168
465
637
66

()
()
()
()

18,480
20,420
17,690
12,380

(349)
(595)
(463)
(1,756)

22.7
24.5
21.2
24.7

(0.90)
(1.37)
(1.29)
(4.14)

77.3
75.5
78.8
75.3

(0.90)
(1.37)
(1.29)
(4.14)

55.4
49.7
58.2
67.4

(0.87)
(1.87)
(1.43)
(3.94)

15.6
12.7
17.5
18.5

(0.80)
(1.00)
(1.21)
(5.28)

27.9
30.9
27.7
8.1 !

(1.18)
(2.11)
(1.45)
(3.49)

40.8
43.2
40.8
24.1

(0.95)
(1.49)
(1.42)
(2.18)

Private, for-profit .......................


2-year and above ..................
Less-than-2-year...................

1,542
1,205
337

()
()
()

12,470
13,410
8,840

(336)
(416)
(200)

6.8
5.5
11.4

(0.56)
(0.70)
(0.81)

93.2
94.5
88.6

(0.56)
(0.70)
(0.81)

87.7
89.6
80.7

(0.73)
(0.90)
(1.24)

6.6
7.0
5.3

(0.68)
(0.80)
(1.07)

8.7
9.0
7.5

(1.74)
(2.16)
(1.98)

44.5
46.7
36.5

(1.62)
(2.01)
(1.40)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Numbers of undergraduates may not equal figures reported in other tables, since these
data are based on a sample survey of students who enrolled at any time during the academic year.
2Includes only those students who borrowed to finance their undergraduate education.
Excludes loans from family sources.

3 Includes

students who reported that they were awarded aid, but did not specify the
source of the aid.
Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.
5 Data have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Excludes students whose attendance status was not reported. Detail may not sum
to totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and
aid from different sources. Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
200304 and 200708 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04 and
NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared July 2013.)
4 Includes

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 392. Percentage of full-time, full-year undergraduates receiving financial aid, by type and source of aid and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Any aid
Control and level of institution
1

Grants

Work study1

Loans

Total2

Federal3

Nonfederal

Total

Federal

Nonfederal

Total4

Federal4

Nonfederal

Total

10

11

Federal
12

58.7
52.6
54.1
57.1
47.2
35.4
70.2
63.6
76.2
73.9
77.3
82.7
73.2

(0.81)
(1.03)
(1.18)
(1.56)
(2.35)
(7.28)
(1.52)
(1.80)
(2.07)
(4.01)
(2.53)
(3.43)
(3.27)

45.6
40.0
39.3
46.1
36.0
31.6
53.4
44.5
60.8
63.9
72.4
77.4
68.6

(0.80)
(0.98)
(1.17)
(1.61)
(2.09)
(7.27)
(1.43)
(1.57)
(2.07)
(5.69)
(2.76)
(4.27)
(3.26)

37.9
33.0
34.8
37.4
27.0
15.7 !
58.0
54.8
62.7
42.0
16.4
22.7
11.5

(0.76)
(0.88)
(0.81)
(1.69)
(1.96)
(6.50)
(1.60)
(1.78)
(2.66)
(5.38)
(2.97)
(5.67)
(2.43)

48.9
43.1
42.4
46.1
41.9
30.3
62.9
56.1
69.4
61.3
57.0
52.5
60.4

(0.75)
(0.94)
(1.02)
(1.65)
(2.19)
(5.52)
(1.50)
(1.79)
(2.07)
(4.73)
(2.67)
(4.19)
(3.57)

29.4
27.8
23.8
32.1
29.9
26.6
27.7
17.3
35.6
47.3
50.9
43.4
56.7

(0.76)
(0.83)
(0.96)
(1.63)
(1.81)
(5.70)
(1.78)
(1.29)
(2.77)
(7.16)
(2.69)
(4.13)
(3.75)

34.0
29.1
30.8
32.4
24.3
12.8 !
54.1
51.8
58.1
35.4
11.4
16.4 !
7.5 !

(0.71)
(0.79)
(0.74)
(1.55)
(1.87)
(5.75)
(1.64)
(1.70)
(2.81)
(6.71)
(2.75)
(5.15)
(2.47)

32.3
25.5
31.2
32.2
12.1

45.4
40.5
50.6
39.7
52.9
63.3
45.0

(0.78)
(0.89)
(1.05)
(1.38)
(1.40)
()
(1.33)
(1.37)
(2.17)
(5.73)
(3.87)
(4.16)
(5.12)

31.3
24.8
30.4
31.1
11.7

43.6
38.5
49.0
38.1
52.4
63.0
44.3

(0.77)
(0.88)
(1.04)
(1.34)
(1.38)
()
(1.31)
(1.31)
(2.20)
(5.51)
(3.87)
(4.18)
(5.09)

2.7
2.0
2.4
2.8
0.7 !

5.0
6.1
4.1
2.5 !
2.1 !
3.0 !
1.5

(0.20)
(0.22)
(0.26)
(0.59)
(0.24)
()
(0.48)
(0.65)
(0.77)
(0.97)
(0.66)
(1.41)
(0.40)

10.2
6.8
7.1
9.5
4.1

22.2
18.9
27.0
4.6

(0.48)
(0.43)
(0.55)
(0.76)
(0.75)
()
(1.11)
(1.24)
(1.61)
(1.36)
()
()
()

6.8
4.2
4.3
5.4
3.0

15.9
13.2
19.7
3.0 !
0.8 !

0.2 !

(0.39)
(0.30)
(0.37)
(0.57)
(0.58)
()
(0.99)
(1.38)
(1.47)
(1.01)
(0.36)
()
(0.09)

19992000, all institutions.......


Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................
Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................
Private, for-profit ................................
2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................

72.5
67.5
71.0
75.0
58.2
60.7
84.0
78.8
88.3
81.1
89.2
88.3
91.7

(0.51)
(0.64)
(0.65)
(1.24)
(1.34)
(5.94)
(0.77)
(1.13)
(1.12)
(3.64)
(1.25)
(1.60)
(1.27)

57.7
52.6
54.7
62.2
43.8
48.1
67.6
62.3
72.2
62.6
86.0
85.3
88.3

(0.56)
(0.68)
(0.70)
(1.48)
(1.28)
(6.42)
(1.02)
(1.41)
(1.53)
(3.94)
(1.50)
(1.90)
(1.92)

51.8
46.0
48.7
50.0
40.0
33.6
71.6
69.4
74.1
61.5
35.3
38.3
26.1

(0.64)
(0.72)
(0.74)
(1.61)
(1.56)
(4.81)
(1.27)
(1.29)
(2.12)
(4.76)
(3.45)
(4.46)
(3.49)

58.7
53.0
53.1
57.7
49.9
49.2
74.7
69.7
78.7
73.9
61.8
58.5
71.9

(0.59)
(0.70)
(0.70)
(1.74)
(1.42)
(6.35)
(1.12)
(1.24)
(1.81)
(3.59)
(2.49)
(2.99)
(3.47)

30.3
29.8
25.7
34.5
32.1
40.8
27.7
22.4
30.9
40.0
52.0
46.3
69.9

(0.59)
(0.69)
(0.72)
(2.11)
(1.17)
(6.85)
(1.23)
(0.95)
(2.13)
(3.66)
(2.95)
(3.47)
(3.52)

48.3
42.5
44.6
46.2
37.7
25.0
68.9
66.4
71.6
59.4
28.8
33.1
15.6

(0.65)
(0.72)
(0.71)
(1.60)
(1.60)
(5.05)
(1.36)
(1.36)
(2.27)
(5.18)
(3.14)
(4.01)
(3.83)

45.4
38.9
48.3
49.1
20.5
11.0 !
59.3
57.3
62.2
40.3
75.0
79.5
61.0

(0.62)
(0.74)
(0.76)
(1.75)
(1.26)
(4.14)
(1.14)
(1.42)
(1.79)
(5.18)
(2.87)
(2.77)
(7.08)

44.3
37.9
47.2
48.2
19.6
11.0 !
57.7
55.5
60.6
40.2
74.1
78.7
59.9

(0.63)
(0.75)
(0.78)
(1.78)
(1.24)
(4.14)
(1.18)
(1.43)
(1.87)
(5.19)
(2.93)
(2.80)
(7.28)

6.8
4.4
5.5
4.5
3.1

13.4
15.1
12.8
5.0
7.3
6.8 !
8.9

(0.25)
(0.24)
(0.36)
(0.46)
(0.47)
()
(0.65)
(0.86)
(1.01)
(0.80)
(1.69)
(2.15)
(1.89)

11.2
7.2
8.3
10.4
3.8

24.4
24.7
24.8
15.1
2.3 !
2.6 !

(0.38)
(0.36)
(0.46)
(1.05)
(0.53)
()
(1.07)
(1.17)
(1.75)
(2.91)
(0.84)
(1.03)
()

8.5
5.4
5.8
7.7
3.4
#
18.8
20.9
17.7
10.9
2.0 !
2.1 !

(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.38)
(0.83)
(0.50)
()
(0.82)
(1.06)
(1.26)
(2.54)
(0.83)
(1.00)
()

200304, all institutions...........


Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................
Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................
Private, for-profit ................................
2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................

75.5
70.3
75.6
77.4
59.5
65.7
88.4
83.9
91.6
86.2
92.4
94.0
88.0

(0.56)
(0.54)
(0.63)
(1.36)
(0.86)
(3.09)
(0.74)
(1.02)
(1.11)
(3.04)
(0.86)
(0.91)
(1.15)

60.7
55.0
58.3
64.7
45.1
45.1
72.4
65.7
77.1
71.4
87.2
89.3
81.8

(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.68)
(1.25)
(0.76)
(2.95)
(0.72)
(1.53)
(1.17)
(3.93)
(1.26)
(1.30)
(1.72)

54.7
48.8
55.4
54.3
37.6
37.9
78.3
76.0
80.7
62.2
44.1
48.5
32.5

(0.68)
(0.55)
(0.67)
(1.23)
(1.02)
(2.69)
(1.77)
(1.43)
(2.87)
(4.94)
(2.44)
(3.23)
(1.45)

62.6
56.3
59.3
59.6
50.6
51.7
81.2
75.9
85.2
75.4
72.6
73.8
69.2

(0.51)
(0.51)
(0.62)
(1.74)
(0.96)
(3.06)
(0.92)
(1.16)
(1.48)
(3.74)
(1.46)
(1.93)
(0.98)

33.4
31.6
28.1
35.0
33.7
36.4
31.9
24.2
36.6
49.4
58.9
58.7
59.5

(0.29)
(0.37)
(0.78)
(1.54)
(0.75)
(2.20)
(0.64)
(2.24)
(1.64)
(4.06)
(1.29)
(1.65)
(1.11)

49.9
44.3
50.8
48.9
34.0
24.9
74.6
72.2
77.2
55.4
31.6
36.3
19.0

(0.64)
(0.53)
(0.73)
(1.21)
(1.01)
(2.59)
(1.81)
(1.38)
(2.99)
(5.88)
(2.43)
(3.15)
(1.98)

48.2
40.5
51.7
53.2
19.6
17.5
64.9
60.3
69.1
44.2
80.6
84.5
70.2

(0.45)
(0.41)
(0.75)
(1.33)
(0.80)
(4.55)
(1.04)
(1.59)
(1.95)
(4.56)
(1.83)
(1.62)
(3.73)

46.7
39.0
50.2
51.6
18.2
16.8
63.1
58.4
67.6
41.5
79.5
83.7
68.4

(0.44)
(0.40)
(0.73)
(1.32)
(0.80)
(4.64)
(1.00)
(1.59)
(1.90)
(4.18)
(1.85)
(1.64)
(3.73)

8.9
5.9
7.4
7.6
3.1
2.9 !
16.8
17.5
16.6
9.1 !
16.3
17.5
13.1

(0.31)
(0.18)
(0.38)
(0.52)
(0.22)
(0.88)
(0.97)
(1.71)
(1.35)
(3.53)
(1.66)
(2.14)
(1.34)

13.9
10.1
11.1
13.4
7.0
2.4 !
29.8
28.1
31.9
10.2 !
3.7
4.5
1.6

(0.41)
(0.31)
(0.40)
(0.77)
(0.54)
(1.00)
(1.49)
(1.42)
(2.18)
(3.20)
(0.69)
(0.90)
(0.31)

10.7
7.6
8.2
10.3
5.2
1.2 !
23.5
22.9
24.7
8.5 !
3.1
3.8
1.5

(0.36)
(0.27)
(0.36)
(0.71)
(0.46)
(0.59)
(1.34)
(1.44)
(1.95)
(2.74)
(0.58)
(0.76)
(0.33)

200708,5 all institutions .........


Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................
Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................
Private, for-profit ................................
2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................

80.3
75.4
77.8
82.5
66.9
69.1
89.8
85.8
93.9
93.8
92.8
92.5
94.3

(0.28)
(0.33)
(0.40)
(0.58)
(0.69)
(3.87)
(0.56)
(0.93)
(0.71)
(2.01)
(0.67)
(0.79)
(0.85)

64.3
58.8
59.6
67.9
51.4
58.6
72.2
67.8
76.2
88.8
85.1
84.4
88.9

(0.32)
(0.35)
(0.48)
(0.67)
(0.73)
(3.84)
(0.64)
(1.20)
(1.09)
(2.95)
(1.21)
(1.41)
(1.71)

63.7
57.9
62.8
62.3
47.5
33.0
82.5
79.1
86.5
58.7
59.7
61.5
50.2

(0.36)
(0.39)
(0.49)
(0.79)
(0.79)
(4.74)
(0.80)
(1.14)
(1.07)
(7.48)
(1.55)
(1.78)
(2.53)

65.1
59.3
59.9
63.5
55.5
56.6
81.5
76.9
86.4
73.6
66.8
65.3
75.1

(0.36)
(0.38)
(0.54)
(0.80)
(0.63)
(3.58)
(0.82)
(1.17)
(1.06)
(5.18)
(1.42)
(1.64)
(1.87)

34.0
32.5
27.9
36.0
37.3
50.0
30.0
25.1
34.1
63.0
54.8
51.5
72.3

(0.27)
(0.29)
(0.38)
(0.65)
(0.65)
(3.97)
(0.44)
(1.05)
(1.19)
(6.84)
(1.41)
(1.63)
(1.88)

53.5
49.6
53.9
52.3
41.3
16.1
76.6
73.2
80.8
46.8
26.3
27.9
17.9

(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.53)
(0.83)
(0.76)
(2.88)
(1.01)
(1.42)
(1.37)
(6.64)
(1.60)
(1.87)
(2.11)

54.4
46.0
54.6
56.7
25.5
26.5
67.1
63.9
70.9
44.6
84.4
85.6
78.0

(0.32)
(0.33)
(0.50)
(0.71)
(0.59)
(4.79)
(0.63)
(1.19)
(1.14)
(6.58)
(1.11)
(1.27)
(1.79)

50.6
42.5
50.7
53.5
22.3
23.6
63.3
59.7
67.6
41.4
78.2
80.2
67.7

(0.31)
(0.33)
(0.50)
(0.71)
(0.57)
(4.33)
(0.58)
(1.21)
(1.17)
(6.20)
(1.23)
(1.34)
(3.00)

20.4
14.2
17.4
16.2
7.8
10.7
29.9
29.5
30.6
19.2
42.5
43.7
35.8

(0.31)
(0.24)
(0.37)
(0.60)
(0.37)
(2.75)
(0.71)
(1.01)
(1.03)
(5.61)
(1.58)
(1.87)
(1.43)

13.7
9.5
10.2
11.5
7.1
#
31.4
29.8
33.7
4.9
1.9
2.1
0.8 !

(0.28)
(0.25)
(0.35)
(0.59)
(0.36)
()
(1.03)
(1.13)
(1.77)
(1.07)
(0.29)
(0.34)
(0.28)

10.6
7.1
7.6
8.7
5.5
#
24.5
24.2
25.3
4.2
1.6
1.8
0.6 !

(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.32)
(0.45)
(0.29)
()
(0.83)
(1.06)
(1.37)
(1.13)
(0.28)
(0.33)
(0.28)

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Details on nonfederal work-study participants are not available.
2Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source of aid.
3Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.

4The

200304 and 200708 data include Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).
have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Excludes students whose attendance status was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and
because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid from different sources. Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 199293, 19992000, 200304, and
200708 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:93, NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, and NPSAS:08). (This table was
prepared July 2013.)

5Data

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 555


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

199293, all institutions...........


Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................
Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................
Private, for-profit ................................
2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Any aid
Control and level of institution
1

Grants

Total2

Federal3

Nonfederal

Total4

Federal

Nonfederal

Total5

Federal5

Nonfederal

Total

10

11

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

199293, all institutions...........


Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................

$5,730
4,070
4,750
4,240
2,760
2,300

(1,344) $4,300
(314) 3,700
(349) 4,360
(302) 3,780
(189) 2,620
(322) 1,950

(334) $3,480
(45) 1,800
(55) 2,280
(71) 1,660
(100) 1,090 !
(217) 1,140 !

Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................

9,220 !
10,240
8,280
7,670

(3,036)
(932)
(1,403)
(920)

(949)
(341)
(363)
(225)

Private, for-profit ................................


2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................
199596, all institutions...........
Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................

5,210
6,010
4,510
$6,860
5,230
6,290
5,420
3,420

Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................

10,540
13,040
9,810
6,190

Private, for-profit ................................


2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................
19992000, all institutions.......
Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................

6,400
7,040
5,650
$8,520
6,340
7,560
6,310
4,400
4,480

(158) 5,870
(389) 6,370
(525) 5,270
(78) $6,160
(74) 5,500
(85) 6,420
(193) 5,480
(109) 4,000
(947) 4,100

Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................

13,490
15,670
12,280
8,520

(218)
(268)
(259)
(981)

7,260
7,960
6,860
6,110

Private, for-profit ................................


2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................
200304, all institutions...........
Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................

9,300
9,980
6,930
$9,670
7,380
8,930
7,820
4,690
4,770

Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................
Private, for-profit ................................
2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................
See notes at end of table.

Work study1

Loans

5,250
5,630
4,920
4,750

(294) 4,920
(328) 5,530
(434) 4,390
(240) $5,370
(148) 4,820
(165) 5,670
(229) 4,850
(232) 3,460
() 2,660 !
(660)
(1,635)
(240)
(296)

6,500
7,310
6,270
5,100

6,050 !
6,920
5,160
4,580

(284) 2,350 !
(285)

(430)

(115) $3,800
(136) 2,210
(248) 2,860
(197) 1,980
(206) 1,270
(1,040) 2,410
(236)
(433)
(237)
(183)

6,390
8,450
5,700
2,850

(114) 2,700
(328) 2,950
(461) 2,370
(57) $5,030
(60) 3,000
(68) 3,800
(149) 2,630
(70) 1,990
(1,163) 2,040

(915) $3,550
(262) 2,400
(235) 2,710
(85) 2,420
(461) 1,930
(503) 1,970
(1,869)
(326)
(315)
(434)

6,030
6,810
5,370
4,860

(1,168) 2,120
() 2,410
() 1,920
(253) $3,900
(74) 2,700
(104) 3,190
(63) 2,700
(112) 2,010
(471) 2,370
(586)
(1,494)
(133)
(303)

6,360
8,240
5,790
3,190

(643) $1,980
(60) 1,880
(106) 1,970
(49) 1,940
(76) 1,720
(305) 1,760
(1,564)
(241)
(359)
(405)

2,310
2,410
2,260
2,230

(307) 1,900
(528) 1,970
(158) 1,860
(212) $2,010
(76) 1,930
(142) 1,910
(68) 1,950
(75) 1,940
(113) 1,740
(576)
(1,549)
(120)
(622)

2,270
2,350
2,270
2,030

(32) $3,320
(21) 1,660
(25) 2,140
(29) 1,450
(61)

(44)
880
(124)
(59)
(71)
(25)

5,740
6,390
4,790
4,620

(71)

(142)

(70)

(22) $3,610
(26) 2,080
(24) 2,730
(73) 1,850
(185) 1,090
(328) 2,550
(60)
(61)
(101)
(32)

5,990
7,870
5,330
2,760

(807) $3,880
(325) 3,330
(278) 3,640
(123) 3,200
() 2,530
(163) 3,140
(1,651)
(422)
(316)
(389)

4,430
4,880
4,170
3,730

() 4,740
() 5,190
() 4,240
(253) $5,020
(72) 4,620
(106) 5,180
(53) 4,310
(91) 3,620
(282) 3,600
(567)
(1,465)
(126)
(619)

5,700
6,450
5,420
5,000

Federal
12

(293) $3,760
(41) 3,270
(60) 3,560
(64) 3,120
(163) 2,560
(801) 2,970

(198) $2,730
(46) 2,020
(68) 2,110
(66) 2,150
(152)

(885)

(664) $1,380
(133) 1,370
(269) 1,430
(204) 1,240
() 1,470
()

(103) $1,290
(84) 1,350
(116) 1,360
(61) 1,270
(165) 1,470
()

(93)
(65)
(102)
(69)
(156)
()

(809)
(142)
(175)
(124)

(600)
(121)
(155)
(111)

(772)
(468)
(318)
(405)

(268)
(63)
(74)
(68)

1,250
1,370
1,180
1,100

(194)
(80)
(62)
(66)

(593)

()

()

(75) $1,300
(100) 1,290
(199) 1,280
(102) 1,370
(171) 1,220
()

()
()
()
(66)
(77)
(147)
(70)
(175)
()

(109)
(239)
(69)
(55)

1,310
1,540
1,210
1,090

(100)
(204)
(62)
(213)

()

()

()

(33) $1,560
(38) 1,640
(54) 1,690
(103) 1,570
(135) 1,610
()

()
()
()
(26)
(53)
(31)
(171)
(74)
()

4,190
4,540
4,020
3,640

3,440
3,690
2,910
2,670

(287) 4,680
(417) 5,110
(420) 4,210
(95) $4,970
(138) 4,610
(233) 5,130
(135) 4,300
(303) 3,680
(564) 3,600

(286) 2,360
(381)

(384)

(94) $2,750
(139) 2,350
(232) 2,690
(133)

(319)

(564)

(137)
(276)
(161)
(349)

(130)
(217)
(148)
(236)

5,580
6,320
5,310
4,870

(620)
(1,564)
(329)
(90)

1,390
1,650
1,280
1,190

(97) 1,950
(193) 2,000
(102) 1,900
(69) $2,520
(38) 2,460
(57) 2,510
(104) 2,410
(72) 2,450
(210) 2,380

(33) 2,360
(33) 2,690
(88) 1,620
(17) $4,460
(13) 2,620
(38) 3,440
(26) 2,240
(154) 1,630
(308) 1,770

(253) 5,280
(149) 5,670
(407) 4,770
(90) $6,280
(42) 5,450
(72) 5,950
(99) 5,120
(49) 4,430
(430) 5,540

(78) 8,920
(169) 10,610
(94) 7,920
(464) 4,940

(258)
(325)
(257)
(618)

(276)
(290)
(290)
(637)

(70)
(66)
(136)
(22)

(233)
(261)
(255)
(710)

(345) 8,030
(441) 8,520
(390) 6,290
(100) $6,950
(93) 6,240
(106) 7,330
(190) 6,400
(130) 4,410
(388) 4,490

(233) 3,880
(308) 3,980
(374) 3,310
(50) $5,640
(89) 3,610
(96) 4,480
(152) 3,530
(143) 2,140
(366) 2,920

(344) 3,500
(377) 3,780
(597) 2,610
(126) $5,630
(45) 4,230
(72) 4,880
(87) 4,220
(84) 3,330
(250) 3,180

(190) 2,570
(247) 2,460
(72) 2,880
(107) $3,240
(45) 3,200
(65) 3,230
(116) 3,170
(64) 3,180
(205) 2,800

(87) 2,850
(96) 3,010
(78) 1,270 !
(23) $4,890
(31) 3,090
(60) 3,910
(45) 2,880
(157) 1,810
(297) 2,500

(331) 7,460
(350) 7,840
(411) 5,940
(132) $6,970
(45) 6,060
(66) 6,750
(95) 5,870
(86) 4,170
(243) 5,260

(256) 6,930
(311) 7,320
(357) 5,330
(67) $6,040
(72) 5,520
(99) 6,150
(127) 5,280
(146) 3,850
(621) 4,740

(232) 6,210
(281) 6,820
(339) 4,680
(52) $6,080
(64) 5,090
(81) 5,500
(111) 5,250
(147) 3,700
(402) 4,230

(478)

(659)

(617)

(137) $1,930
(114) 2,010
(160) 2,070
(226) 1,930
(207) 2,000
(802) 2,430 !

15,700
17,230
15,040
8,580

(359)
(529)
(513)
(641)

8,270
8,830
8,030
6,040

(114) 10,080
(244) 11,390
(177) 9,400
(334) 4,960

(266) 9,330
(430) 10,410
(331) 8,800
(543) 5,590

(328)
(510)
(389)
(536)

3,410
3,510
3,350
3,580

(47)
(55)
(264)
(40)

8,690
9,770
8,130
4,400

(275)
(487)
(309)
(635)

8,680
9,640
8,170
6,160

(157)
(290)
(206)
(572)

6,960
7,500
6,660
5,580

(113)
(192)
(144)
(456)

7,390
8,200
6,870
4,460

(269)
(335)
(388)
(763)

1,810
2,100
1,630
1,540

(53)
(77)
(58)
(456)

1,670
1,960
1,480
1,540

(51)
(74)
(53)
(449)

10,380
11,330
7,650

(335)
(435)
(128)

8,460
9,050
6,740

(228)
(297)
(85)

(286)
(349)
(130)

(165)
(221)
(111)

3,240
3,370
2,880

(69)
(67)
(104)

3,800
4,000
2,770

(319)
(366)
(145)

7,640
8,140
6,050

(267)
(351)
(139)

6,580
6,950
5,340

(190)
(253)
(112)

5,720
6,050
4,540

(524)
(657)
(203)

2,650
2,780
1,730

(274)
(308)
(116)

2,720
2,890
1,550

(326)
(361)
(101)

5,000
5,300
3,780

4,280
4,650
3,240

2,700
2,610
2,620
2,510

7,870
9,370
6,980
4,460

7,610
8,350
7,140
6,100

(83)
(146)
(96)
(326)

6,480
6,870
6,250
5,440

(230) 2,350
(224)

(678) 2,070
(69) $4,940
(68) 3,930
(59) 3,950
(197) 3,630
(86) 4,160
(1,157)

(605) 2,420
()

()

(363) $1,370
(564) 1,350
(715) 1,310
() 1,440
() 1,270
()

(273) 2,510
(197) 2,830
(527) 2,140
(97) $4,980
(57) 3,490
(74) 4,110
(141) 3,240
(82) 2,810
(391) 2,850
8,270
9,850
7,380
5,040

(245) 5,210
(220) 5,620
(713) 4,680
(72) $5,690
(65) 5,130
(74) 5,620
(197) 4,880
(100) 3,990
(1,081) 5,490

3,110
3,560 !
3,340
1,280

1,360
1,520
1,280
1,120

(84)
(178)
(67)
(268)

5,790
6,500
5,150
5,520

(255)

()

(404)

(128) $1,670
(212) 1,730
(204) 1,790
(477) 1,660
(454) 1,690
()

(160)
(310)
(196)
(1,439)

1,610
1,820
1,470
960

(52)
(52)
(63)
(119)

1,480
1,700
1,290
870

(30)
(59)
(37)
(80)

()

()

()

(35) $1,780
(45) 1,850
(64) 1,900
(85) 1,810
(99) 1,820
(1,160)

()
()
()
(37)
(51)
(65)
(100)
(108)
()

556 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 393. Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of aid and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through
200708

Table 393. Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of aid and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through
200708Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Any aid
Control and level of institution
1
200708,6 all institutions ......... $12,860
Public.................................................
9,650
4-year doctoral ............................... 11,640
Other 4-year...................................
9,950
2-year.............................................
5,750
Less-than-2-year............................
6,210
21,030
22,500
19,960
9,890

Private, for-profit ................................


2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................

12,570
13,120
9,680

Federal3

Nonfederal

Federal

(98) $8,100
(62) 7,240
(96) 8,310
(135) 7,370
(68) 5,160
(528) 5,200

(51) $8,040
(51) 5,220
(82) 6,530
(107) 5,150
(63) 2,510
(441) 3,750

(89) $7,190
(50) 5,410
(83) 6,390
(95) 5,390
(45) 3,750
(477) 3,610

(311) 9,790
(480) 10,230
(421) 9,480
(1,546) 6,890

(156) 14,340
(214) 15,620
(211) 13,310
(879) 5,390

(220) 12,120
(335) 12,950
(324) 11,510
(1,352) 5,730

(279)
(332)
(245)

8,930
9,170
7,700

(177)
(204)
(241)

6,810
7,150
4,560

(260)
(300)
(223)

4,050
4,130
3,680

(72) $3,690
(40) 3,670
(71) 3,780
(86) 3,710
(44) 3,530
(212) 3,320
(200)
(314)
(247)
(1,362)

4,090
4,260
3,950
4,360

(91)
(109)
(89)

3,250
3,210
3,400

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Details on nonfederal work-study participants are not available.
2Includes students who reported that they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source or type of aid.
3Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.
4Indicates all grants, scholarships, or tuition waivers received from federal, state, institutional, or private sources, including
employers.

Work study1

Loans

Total4

(18) $6,390
(18) 4,060
(33) 5,150
(32) 4,000
(29) 1,860
(153) 2,390
(48) 11,300
(82) 12,150
(54) 10,640
(663) 3,130 !
(58)
(70)
(78)

3,520
3,750
1,690

Nonfederal

Total5

Federal5

Nonfederal

Total

10

11

(80) $9,470
(42) 7,980
(67) 8,860
(99) 7,670
(35) 5,450
(351) 6,910
(180)
(267)
(252)
(1,131)

(76) $7,050
(60) 6,470
(90) 7,100
(123) 6,230
(91) 4,600
(500) 5,550

12,150
13,270
11,160
10,570

(198)
(263)
(302)
(684)

8,240
8,750
7,800
7,530

(188) 10,170
(214) 10,550
(225) 7,930

(228)
(266)
(207)

7,020
7,120
6,370

(55) $7,760
(58) 6,510
(83) 7,130
(94) 6,270
(73) 4,670
(388) 4,920
(158) 9,820
(213) 11,050
(214) 8,640
(1,074) 8,350
(133)
(152)
(166)

7,270
7,580
5,230

(111) $2,260
(108) 2,420
(155) 2,440
(206) 2,270
(150) 2,560
(284)

Federal
12

(26) $2,150
(36) 2,360
(42) 2,300
(68) 2,110
(107) 2,760
()

(30)
(44)
(46)
(80)
(122)
()

(222)
(358)
(260)
(1,060)

2,080
2,220
1,960
2,160

(35)
(53)
(40)
(264)

1,920
2,070
1,770
2,200

(36)
(57)
(43)
(323)

(300)
(347)
(188)

3,540
3,680

(384)
(393)
()

3,700
3,840

(379)
(377)
()

5The

200304 and 200708 data include Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).
have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Aid averages are for those students who received the specified type of aid. Full-time, full-year students were enrolled
full time for 9 or more months from July 1 through June 30. Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 199293, 199596, 19992000, 200304,
and 200708 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:93, NPSAS:96, NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, and NPSAS:08).
(This table was prepared July 2013.)

6Data

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 557


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................

Grants

Total2

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Any aid
Control and level of institution
1

Grants

Work study1

Loans

Total2

Federal3

Nonfederal

Total

Federal

Nonfederal

Total4

Federal4

Nonfederal

Total

10

11

Federal
12

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

199293, all institutions...........


Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................
Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................
Private, for-profit ................................
2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................

37.6
31.7
40.5
39.5
28.6
21.2
56.4
51.4
59.4
53.9
71.0
64.4
75.5

(0.80)
(0.71)
(1.02)
(1.24)
(0.91)
(3.11)
(1.96)
(1.91)
(2.83)
(5.17)
(3.08)
(5.75)
(2.78)

25.0
19.8
27.5
28.4
16.5
15.1
35.1
28.3
38.1
35.8
64.4
54.9
70.8

(0.83)
(0.67)
(0.95)
(1.25)
(0.83)
(3.55)
(2.65)
(1.49)
(4.18)
(4.98)
(3.44)
(5.93)
(3.36)

16.5
14.5
19.5
19.2
12.7
6.9
33.7
33.0
35.6
28.4
11.8
14.3
10.2

(0.44)
(0.46)
(0.66)
(1.00)
(0.61)
(1.47)
(1.54)
(1.91)
(2.25)
(4.07)
(1.58)
(2.75)
(1.74)

32.4
27.6
31.3
33.8
25.9
19.4
50.2
44.4
53.8
47.3
55.3
46.2
61.5

(0.76)
(0.66)
(0.85)
(1.17)
(0.87)
(3.43)
(2.12)
(1.90)
(3.14)
(4.83)
(3.30)
(4.25)
(4.15)

18.8
15.3
17.1
22.0
13.7
13.8
23.2
12.8
26.8
28.3
48.8
35.0
58.1

(0.77)
(0.60)
(0.68)
(1.17)
(0.76)
(3.90)
(2.96)
(0.98)
(4.73)
(4.56)
(3.61)
(4.19)
(4.52)

14.5
12.6
16.6
16.1
11.2
6.0
31.7
31.7
33.6
24.4
8.6
12.1
6.3

(0.39)
(0.40)
(0.61)
(0.88)
(0.52)
(1.41)
(1.49)
(1.91)
(2.19)
(4.05)
(1.34)
(2.45)
(1.27)

13.5
9.3
20.9
16.2
5.6
0.7 !
23.7
24.2
24.4
20.7
42.3
45.7
40.0

(0.50)
(0.41)
(0.83)
(0.99)
(0.44)
(0.32)
(1.38)
(1.42)
(2.08)
(3.59)
(3.54)
(5.59)
(4.50)

13.1
8.9
20.4
15.6
5.3
0.7 !
23.2
23.3
23.9
20.3
41.9
45.5
39.4

(0.49)
(0.39)
(0.82)
(0.93)
(0.43)
(0.32)
(1.34)
(1.39)
(2.02)
(3.58)
(3.51)
(5.58)
(4.42)

0.8
0.6
1.1
1.3
0.4
#
1.8
2.7
1.5
1.2 !
1.5 !

1.8 !

(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.18)
(0.32)
(0.11)
()
(0.23)
(0.47)
(0.32)
(0.44)
(0.46)
()
(0.63)

2.1
1.7
3.6
3.1
1.1

5.9
5.4
7.3

0.9 !
1.4 !

(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.32)
(0.42)
(0.11)
()
(0.71)
(0.88)
(1.14)
()
(0.29)
(0.58)
()

1.2
0.9
2.1
1.6
0.6

3.8
3.1
4.8

0.4
0.6 !
0.3 !

(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.24)
(0.26)
(0.10)
()
(0.42)
(0.58)
(0.65)
()
(0.11)
(0.24)
(0.08)

19992000, all institutions...........


Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................
Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................
Private, for-profit ................................
2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................

44.6
39.7
51.0
51.2
34.9
38.6
64.8
60.2
66.2
71.2
83.1
81.8
84.7

(0.81)
(0.85)
(0.93)
(1.33)
(1.14)
(3.11)
(1.02)
(1.59)
(1.33)
(4.24)
(1.78)
(2.03)
(2.75)

29.8
24.8
36.8
37.0
19.8
21.9
44.5
40.9
44.6
57.3
78.5
77.9
79.1

(0.64)
(0.57)
(0.93)
(1.36)
(0.69)
(3.93)
(1.56)
(1.74)
(2.23)
(5.11)
(1.53)
(2.24)
(1.97)

27.4
25.3
30.0
29.9
23.5
22.2
47.2
46.8
48.5
37.2
22.3
25.4
18.7

(0.75)
(0.86)
(0.83)
(1.10)
(1.20)
(1.77)
(1.32)
(1.64)
(1.78)
(6.39)
(1.82)
(2.77)
(2.41)

35.4
31.7
35.7
39.1
29.5
29.6
53.9
49.9
54.9
61.0
58.9
54.0
64.5

(0.70)
(0.78)
(0.79)
(1.24)
(1.08)
(3.16)
(1.15)
(1.54)
(1.58)
(4.36)
(2.03)
(2.92)
(2.44)

18.6
15.9
17.9
21.5
14.4
18.2
22.1
17.0
22.2
41.7
53.3
45.6
62.2

(0.52)
(0.48)
(0.70)
(1.33)
(0.62)
(3.53)
(1.33)
(1.15)
(1.94)
(4.22)
(2.19)
(2.94)
(2.45)

25.0
23.3
26.7
27.9
21.9
14.4
44.8
44.2
46.3
34.4
14.6
19.3
9.1

(0.73)
(0.83)
(0.70)
(1.10)
(1.16)
(2.46)
(1.44)
(1.48)
(2.02)
(6.66)
(1.69)
(2.16)
(1.83)

18.4
13.5
31.5
27.4
6.9

34.8
35.1
34.4
36.4
62.7
69.5
54.8

(0.56)
(0.41)
(0.96)
(1.04)
(0.42)
()
(1.48)
(1.76)
(2.11)
(5.14)
(3.06)
(3.09)
(6.25)

17.7
13.0
30.3
26.6
6.5

33.4
34.1
32.8
35.9
61.2
68.5
52.9

(0.55)
(0.39)
(0.87)
(1.02)
(0.40)
()
(1.39)
(1.74)
(1.95)
(5.04)
(3.07)
(3.12)
(6.32)

2.1
1.3
3.3
2.4
0.6

6.0
7.6
5.7
2.9
6.1
6.0
6.3

(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.42)
(0.34)
(0.10)
()
(0.50)
(1.01)
(0.63)
(0.62)
(0.86)
(1.28)
(1.11)

1.9
1.5
3.0
3.1
0.8
1.6
5.9
6.5
5.8
4.6 !
0.3 !

(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.28)
(0.48)
(0.12)
(0.47)
(0.52)
(0.93)
(0.68)
(1.49)
(0.16)
()
()

1.4
1.1
1.9
2.5
0.7
0.9 !
4.0
4.7
3.7
3.5 !
0.3 !

(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.25)
(0.44)
(0.11)
(0.33)
(0.41)
(0.80)
(0.52)
(1.12)
(0.15)
()
()

200304, all institutions ..............


Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................
Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................
Private, for-profit ................................
2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................

54.1
46.9
60.1
57.8
42.2
41.6
76.8
73.5
78.1
78.5
89.7
91.1
87.4

(0.79)
(1.01)
(0.92)
(2.31)
(1.17)
(3.49)
(1.04)
(1.36)
(1.32)
(4.82)
(0.52)
(0.79)
(0.69)

38.3
31.2
44.5
44.0
26.2
20.5
53.2
46.4
55.5
63.1
83.1
83.9
81.6

(0.76)
(1.06)
(0.89)
(2.18)
(1.21)
(3.03)
(1.27)
(1.91)
(2.15)
(3.84)
(0.70)
(1.24)
(1.07)

31.6
28.3
35.5
31.2
26.1
28.5
55.8
61.0
54.1
47.3
32.1
35.7
25.7

(0.59)
(0.61)
(0.86)
(2.15)
(0.73)
(3.70)
(2.12)
(1.89)
(2.78)
(5.70)
(1.50)
(2.50)
(0.87)

43.3
37.7
42.8
41.5
35.9
32.6
63.9
63.7
63.8
67.2
67.5
69.1
64.7

(0.72)
(0.86)
(0.93)
(2.63)
(0.95)
(3.01)
(1.69)
(1.59)
(2.25)
(3.34)
(1.04)
(1.68)
(0.55)

24.4
20.3
21.7
24.2
19.5
16.3
26.5
20.0
27.7
48.6
56.8
56.4
57.5

(0.59)
(0.80)
(0.74)
(1.87)
(0.90)
(2.66)
(0.98)
(1.76)
(1.65)
(3.77)
(1.23)
(2.23)
(0.88)

28.2
25.8
31.2
28.1
24.2
19.8
52.5
57.6
51.3
40.1
20.5
24.2
13.8

(0.57)
(0.58)
(0.96)
(1.96)
(0.70)
(3.08)
(2.13)
(1.86)
(2.93)
(4.26)
(1.24)
(2.13)
(1.02)

24.5
15.9
39.1
33.5
7.9
6.2
44.2
42.2
45.7
35.5
75.8
78.4
71.0

(0.23)
(0.32)
(0.95)
(1.49)
(0.35)
(1.65)
(1.05)
(1.99)
(1.78)
(4.92)
(0.92)
(1.67)
(1.59)

23.4
15.0
37.2
32.4
7.2
4.7 !
41.9
39.2
44.0
30.7
74.2
77.0
69.2

(0.23)
(0.31)
(0.90)
(1.42)
(0.32)
(1.42)
(1.08)
(2.01)
(1.80)
(2.84)
(0.92)
(1.65)
(1.66)

3.7
2.0
4.8
3.4
1.1
1.7 !
8.6
11.0
7.6
8.2 !
12.3
13.2
10.8

(0.17)
(0.10)
(0.33)
(0.53)
(0.10)
(0.72)
(0.72)
(1.05)
(0.86)
(3.82)
(1.24)
(1.92)
(0.51)

3.5
3.0
4.4
3.4
2.6
3.5 !
8.9
13.3
7.4
3.7
1.8
1.5 !
2.3

(0.17)
(0.18)
(0.38)
(0.54)
(0.21)
(1.13)
(0.72)
(1.42)
(0.82)
(0.99)
(0.30)
(0.48)
(0.13)

2.3
1.9
2.9
2.2
1.6
1.1 !
6.4
8.8
5.6
2.8
1.1
1.1 !
1.2

(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.27)
(0.41)
(0.13)
(0.49)
(0.60)
(1.20)
(0.69)
(0.79)
(0.28)
(0.46)
(0.12)

200708,5 all institutions.............


Public.................................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
2-year.............................................
Less-than-2-year............................
Private, nonprofit................................
4-year doctoral ...............................
Other 4-year...................................
Less-than-4-year............................
Private, for-profit ................................
2-year and above ...........................
Less-than-2-year............................

56.9
49.3
64.2
60.1
44.2
46.7
77.3
75.5
78.8
75.3
93.2
94.5
88.6

(0.45)
(0.54)
(0.73)
(1.02)
(0.68)
(2.17)
(0.90)
(1.37)
(1.29)
(4.14)
(0.56)
(0.70)
(0.81)

39.3
30.3
44.0
43.2
25.2
31.4
55.4
49.7
58.2
67.4
87.7
89.6
80.7

(0.30)
(0.36)
(0.74)
(0.97)
(0.42)
(1.91)
(0.87)
(1.87)
(1.43)
(3.94)
(0.73)
(0.90)
(1.24)

37.8
33.3
44.9
35.9
30.4
26.5
59.7
62.1
59.8
42.3
51.2
53.0
44.8

(0.46)
(0.46)
(0.72)
(1.08)
(0.58)
(4.22)
(1.04)
(1.69)
(1.33)
(5.29)
(1.72)
(2.16)
(1.91)

43.4
38.0
43.1
42.5
36.2
38.5
60.5
59.0
62.0
55.8
66.7
67.0
65.8

(0.46)
(0.53)
(0.61)
(0.79)
(0.69)
(1.87)
(1.00)
(1.68)
(1.39)
(3.11)
(1.02)
(1.28)
(1.15)

24.5
19.2
19.7
25.5
18.0
27.6
25.3
20.1
26.9
45.9
59.7
58.9
62.4

(0.29)
(0.31)
(0.57)
(0.80)
(0.38)
(1.43)
(0.76)
(1.38)
(1.29)
(3.45)
(1.18)
(1.48)
(1.05)

28.4
27.7
34.3
26.9
26.4
15.8
49.5
51.6
50.4
25.6
17.6
18.7
13.8

(0.45)
(0.46)
(0.62)
(0.85)
(0.60)
(2.14)
(1.10)
(1.86)
(1.39)
(3.85)
(1.73)
(2.16)
(2.11)

30.1
19.6
42.5
34.7
12.1
14.6
50.9
49.7
52.3
45.5
85.6
88.0
76.8

(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.81)
(0.96)
(0.20)
(1.79)
(0.77)
(1.58)
(1.34)
(1.97)
(0.71)
(0.79)
(1.43)

26.1
15.9
36.8
29.5
9.1
11.3
46.2
43.5
48.6
42.0
79.8
83.6
66.5

(0.19)
(0.17)
(0.76)
(0.82)
(0.13)
(1.91)
(0.79)
(1.90)
(1.37)
(2.21)
(0.66)
(0.76)
(1.23)

11.6
6.6
14.0
10.6
4.3
5.7
19.9
21.4
19.0
18.2
39.4
40.9
34.1

(0.28)
(0.17)
(0.56)
(0.64)
(0.18)
(1.24)
(0.74)
(1.23)
(1.12)
(2.47)
(1.65)
(2.04)
(1.58)

3.4
2.9
4.5
3.3
2.5
#
9.3
11.0
8.8
1.9 !
2.0
2.5
0.1 !

(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.30)
(0.30)
(0.22)
()
(0.72)
(1.42)
(0.80)
(0.59)
(0.34)
(0.43)
(0.07)

2.6
2.2
3.3
2.5
2.0
#
7.0
8.2
6.7
1.6
1.7
2.1

(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.26)
(0.28)
(0.13)
()
(0.63)
(1.19)
(0.73)
(0.42)
(0.34)
(0.43)
()

Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.
1Details on nonfederal work-study participants are not available.
2Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source of aid.
3Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.

4The

200304 and 200708 data include Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).
have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Excludes students whose attendance status was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and
because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid from different sources. Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 199293, 19992000, 200304, and
200708 National National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:93, NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, and NPSAS:08). (This
table was prepared July 2013.)

5Data

558 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 394. Percentage of part-time or part-year undergraduates receiving financial aid, by type and source of aid and control and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 559


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 395. Percentage of full-time and part-time undergraduates receiving federal aid, by aid program and control and level of institution:
200304 and 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent receiving federal aid

Control and level of institution

Number of
undergraduates1
(in thousands) Any federal aid Any Title IV aid

Selected Title IV programs2


Pell

SEOG3

CWS4

Perkins5

Stafford6

PLUS7

10

5
200304

Full-time, full-year students


All institutions ........................

7,679

(79.8)

60.7

(0.42)

59.6

(0.43)

32.2

(0.30)

Public...............................................
4-year doctoral .............................
Other 4-year.................................
2-year...........................................
Less-than-2-year..........................

5,569
2,375
1,201
1,967
26

(72.0)
(30.0)
(41.0)
(52.1)
(2.2)

55.0
58.3
64.7
45.1
45.1

(0.41)
(0.68)
(1.25)
(0.76)
(2.95)

53.7
57.1
63.9
43.6
44.0

(0.42)
(0.71)
(1.26)
(0.77)
(3.01)

30.6
26.8
34.3
32.7
36.2

(0.38)
(0.77)
(1.59)
(0.77)
(2.14)

Private, nonprofit..............................
4-year doctoral .............................
Other 4-year.................................
Less-than-4-year..........................

1,623
653
925
45

(38.6)
(27.8)
(33.9)
(4.1)

72.4
65.7
77.1
71.4

(0.72)
(1.53)
(1.17)
(3.93)

71.8
64.9
76.7
69.8

(0.72)
(1.56)
(1.18)
(3.79)

30.5
22.8
35.0
47.7

(0.65)
(2.28)
(1.70)
(3.71)

Private, for-profit ..............................


2-year and above .........................
Less-than-2-year..........................

487
355
132

(17.9)
(19.3)
(3.8)

87.2
89.3
81.8

(1.26)
(1.30)
(1.72)

86.4
88.2
81.6

(1.35)
(1.44)
(1.72)

57.2
57.7
55.7

Part-time or part-year students


All institutions ........................ 11,375
Public............................................... 9,095
Private, nonprofit.............................. 1,232
Private, for-profit .............................. 1,048

(79.8)
(74.6)
(36.9)
(20.4)

38.3
31.2
53.2
83.1

(0.76)
(1.06)
(1.27)
(0.70)

36.1
28.9
50.2
82.1

(0.71)
(0.98)
(1.28)
(0.71)

23.8
19.9
25.8
54.9

10.2

(0.31)

10.7

(0.36)

7.3

(0.27)

45.3

(0.43)

6.7

(0.22)

(0.36)
(0.48)
(0.67)
(0.56)
(0.74)

7.6
8.2
10.3
5.2
1.2 !

(0.27)
(0.36)
(0.71)
(0.46)
(0.59)

5.6
9.0
6.8
0.9

(0.26)
(0.39)
(0.81)
(0.13)
()

37.8
48.4
50.7
17.5
16.6

(0.41)
(0.76)
(1.32)
(0.81)
(4.65)

5.1
8.2
6.0
1.0

(0.22)
(0.37)
(0.69)
(0.15)
()

14.6
11.5
16.9
12.4

(0.83)
(1.66)
(1.05)
(2.74)

23.5
22.9
24.7
8.5 !

(1.34)
(1.44)
(1.95)
(2.74)

14.3
18.3
12.2

(0.84)
(0.93)
(1.34)
()

60.9
54.9
66.2
40.5

(0.99)
(1.78)
(1.88)
(4.25)

11.5
12.0
11.3
8.0

(0.47)
(0.69)
(0.76)
(2.12)

(1.34)
(1.64)
(1.26)

20.1
19.1
22.8

(2.05)
(2.65)
(1.67)

3.1
3.8
1.5

(0.58)
(0.76)
(0.33)

2.5 ! (1.08)
3.1 ! (1.48)
0.9 ! (0.45)

79.2
83.3
68.2

(1.84)
(1.64)
(3.73)

8.8
9.0
8.2

(1.04)
(1.36)
(0.74)

(0.59)
(0.80)
(0.91)
(1.11)

4.7
3.0
6.8
16.5

(0.22)
(0.20)
(0.52)
(1.49)

2.3
1.9
6.4
1.1

(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.60)
(0.28)

1.3
1.0
3.7
0.9 !

23.0
14.7
41.2
74.0

(0.23)
(0.31)
(1.10)
(0.95)

1.4
0.7
3.6
4.8

(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.45)
(0.44)

8.1
8.3
8.4
7.7
2.2 !

(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.39)
(0.41)

2007088
Full-time, full-year students
All institutions ........................

7,650

()

64.3

(0.32)

63.3

(0.32)

33.6

(0.28)

9.1

(0.20)

10.6

(0.22)

5.9

(0.17)

49.8

(0.31)

7.4

(0.20)

Public...............................................
4-year doctoral .............................
Other 4-year.................................
2-year...........................................
Less-than-2-year..........................

5,189
2,531
1,051
1,584
22

()
()
()
()
()

58.8
59.6
67.9
51.4
58.6

(0.35)
(0.48)
(0.67)
(0.73)
(3.84)

57.7
58.7
66.9
49.9
57.1

(0.36)
(0.48)
(0.70)
(0.75)
(4.15)

32.2
27.4
35.8
37.2
49.7

(0.29)
(0.37)
(0.65)
(0.65)
(4.14)

6.8
6.5
7.9
6.6

(0.18)
(0.23)
(0.37)
(0.36)
()

7.1
7.6
8.7
5.5
#

(0.22)
(0.32)
(0.45)
(0.29)
()

4.1
6.1
4.9
0.4
#

(0.15)
(0.27)
(0.41)
(0.08)
()

41.8
49.6
53.0
22.1
23.6

(0.33)
(0.49)
(0.71)
(0.58)
(4.33)

6.1
9.2
6.3
1.1

(0.21)
(0.38)
(0.39)
(0.12)
()

Private, nonprofit..............................
4-year doctoral .............................
Other 4-year.................................
Less-than-4-year..........................

1,737
861
854
22

()
()
()
()

72.2
67.8
76.2
88.8

(0.64)
(1.20)
(1.09)
(2.95)

71.5
66.8
75.7
87.8

(0.64)
(1.23)
(1.09)
(3.42)

29.1
23.7
33.8
61.7

(0.43)
(1.06)
(1.20)
(7.02)

13.5
12.0
14.9
23.3

(0.47)
(0.55)
(0.77)
(5.78)

24.5
24.2
25.3
4.2

(0.83)
(1.06)
(1.37)
(1.13)

13.4
16.0
11.0

(0.61)
(1.03)
(0.75)
()

62.0
58.1
66.4
40.7

(0.61)
(1.26)
(1.21)
(6.36)

11.8
12.0
11.6

(0.57)
(0.67)
(0.89)
()

Private, for-profit ..............................


2-year and above .........................
Less-than-2-year..........................

724
610
115

()
()
()

85.1
84.4
88.9

(1.21)
(1.41)
(1.71)

84.4
83.6
88.7

(1.32)
(1.55)
(1.79)

54.6
51.3
72.2

(1.39)
(1.61)
(1.90)

14.3
12.7
22.6

(1.23)
(1.43)
(2.06)

1.6 (0.28)
1.8 (0.33)
0.6 ! (0.28)

0.9
1.0

(0.18)
(0.21)
()

78.1
80.1
67.0

(1.23)
(1.35)
(2.92)

5.6
4.9
9.5

(0.61)
(0.67)
(1.06)

Part-time or part-year students


All institutions ........................ 13,112

()

39.3

(0.30)

37.7

(0.29)

24.4

(0.28)

4.4

(0.23)

2.6

(0.11)

0.9

(0.05)

25.9

(0.19)

1.6

(0.10)

Public............................................... 10,402
4-year doctoral ............................. 1,685
Other 4-year................................. 1,164
2-year........................................... 7,477
Less-than-2-year..........................
76

()
()
()
()
()

30.3
44.0
43.2
25.2
31.4

(0.36)
(0.74)
(0.97)
(0.42)
(1.91)

28.6
42.2
40.7
23.7
30.9

(0.34)
(0.77)
(0.95)
(0.41)
(1.85)

19.1
19.6
25.3
17.9
27.6

(0.30)
(0.57)
(0.80)
(0.38)
(1.43)

2.1
3.2
2.6
1.8

(0.11)
(0.24)
(0.27)
(0.14)
()

2.2
3.3
2.5
2.0
#

(0.10)
(0.26)
(0.28)
(0.13)
()

0.6
2.5
1.4
0.1
#

(0.04)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.02)
()

15.7
36.1
29.3
9.0
11.3

(0.16)
(0.76)
(0.81)
(0.13)
(1.91)

0.9
3.6
1.5
0.2

(0.06)
(0.34)
(0.22)
(0.03)
()

Private, nonprofit..............................
4-year doctoral .............................
Other 4-year.................................
Less-than-4-year..........................

1,168
465
637
66

()
()
()
()

55.4
49.7
58.2
67.4

(0.87)
(1.87)
(1.43)
(3.94)

53.2
48.4
55.3
66.1

(0.87)
(1.82)
(1.47)
(4.04)

25.0
20.0
26.7
44.1

(0.75)
(1.40)
(1.25)
(3.48)

6.5
5.4
6.9
11.8

(0.48)
(0.70)
(0.72)
(2.89)

7.0
8.2
6.7
1.6

(0.63)
(1.19)
(0.73)
(0.42)

3.4
4.0
3.2

(0.47)
(0.89)
(0.56)
()

45.6
42.7
48.1
42.0

(0.78)
(1.91)
(1.36)
(2.23)

3.5
2.4
4.3
2.9 !

(0.41)
(0.24)
(0.70)
(1.24)

Private, for-profit ..............................


2-year and above .........................
Less-than-2-year..........................

1,542
1,205
337

()
()
()

87.7
89.6
80.7

(0.73)
(0.90)
(1.24)

87.2
89.1
80.6

(0.73)
(0.89)
(1.24)

59.5
58.7
62.3

(1.17)
(1.47)
(1.06)

18.4
18.2
19.1

(1.63)
(2.02)
(1.35)

1.7
2.1

(0.34)
(0.43)
()

0.9
1.0
0.4

(0.13)
(0.16)
(0.05)

79.6
83.4
66.0

(0.65)
(0.74)
(1.21)

5.1
4.9
5.9

(0.58)
(0.72)
(0.62)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Numbers of undergraduates may not equal figures reported in other tables, since these
data are based on a sample survey of students who enrolled at any point during the year.
2Title IV of the Higher Education Act.
3Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants.

4College

Work Study. Prior to October 17, 1986, private, for-profit institutions were prohibited
by law from spending CWS funds for on-campus work. Includes persons who participated in
the program, but had no earnings.
5Formerly National Direct Student Loans (NDSL).
6Formerly Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL).
7Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students.
8Data have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Excludes students whose attendance status was not reported. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid
from different sources. Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 200304
and 200708 National National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04 and
NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared July 2013.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

560 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 396. Amount borrowed, aid status, and sources of aid for full-time, full-year postbaccalaureate students, by level of study and control and
level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Aid status (percent of students)

Cumulative borrowing
for undergraduate and
graduate education1

Level of study,
control and level of institution

Source of aid

Percent
who borrowed

Average amount
for those who
borrowed (in
current dollars)

Nonaided

Any aid2

Federal3

State

Institutional

Employer

1
199293, all institutions.........

()

()

31.9

(1.03)

68.1

(1.03)

44.4

(1.47)

7.0

(0.66)

40.6

(1.73)

5.3

(0.52)

Masters degree ...............................


Public ...........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Private..........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Doctors degree ...............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

37.5
34.6
34.3
36.1
41.6
39.3
56.5
30.4
30.3
30.4

(2.13)
(1.98)
(2.14)
(4.12)
(4.05)
(4.44)
(3.79)
(2.28)
(2.77)
(4.11)

62.5
65.4
65.7
63.9
58.4
60.7
43.5
69.6
69.7
69.6

(2.13)
(1.98)
(2.14)
(4.12)
(4.05)
(4.44)
(3.79)
(2.28)
(2.77)
(4.11)

33.8
33.9
32.4
42.5
33.7
34.2
30.5
28.3
22.3
37.8

(2.01)
(1.93)
(2.02)
(4.41)
(3.69)
(4.37)
(3.17)
(2.45)
(2.44)
(4.48)

5.8
7.8
6.7
14.4
3.2 !
2.9 !

4.4
6.5

(0.79)
(1.07)
(1.18)
(2.90)
(1.04)
(1.20)
()
(0.71)
(1.02)
()

42.4
44.0
46.3
30.4
40.2
42.9
22.8
51.6
55.5
45.5

(2.70)
(2.31)
(2.52)
(4.28)
(5.27)
(5.75)
(2.27)
(2.32)
(2.70)
(4.00)

8.3
7.6
7.7
6.8 !
9.4
8.9
12.1
3.0
3.9 !

(0.87)
(1.02)
(1.09)
(2.59)
(1.56)
(1.84)
(2.27)
(0.85)
(1.23)
()

First-professional .............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................

()
()
()

()
()
()

23.0
20.7
25.1

(1.17)
(1.30)
(1.71)

77.0
79.3
74.9

(1.17)
(1.30)
(1.71)

68.2
72.5
64.3

(1.82)
(1.78)
(2.29)

10.0
13.4
6.8

(1.54)
(2.13)
(1.32)

37.0
37.7
36.4

(1.89)
(2.04)
(3.10)

2.3
2.3 !
2.3

(0.47)
(0.70)
(0.62)

Other graduate.................................

()

()

39.3

(5.42)

60.7

(5.42)

42.4

(4.39)

6.7

(1.44)

22.9

(3.01)

6.0 !

(1.91)

19992000, all institutions.....

()

()

17.8

(0.73)

82.2

(0.73)

54.0

(1.05)

6.2

(0.53)

48.7

(1.17)

5.8

(0.45)

Masters degree ...............................


Public ...........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Private..........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Doctors degree ...............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
First-professional .............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
Other graduate.................................

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

20.6
21.5
19.8
29.8
19.4
17.5
24.8
11.5
10.7
12.7
11.5
11.4
11.6
37.3

(1.09)
(1.49)
(1.60)
(3.69)
(1.59)
(1.82)
(3.30)
(1.39)
(1.23)
(2.94)
(1.06)
(1.57)
(1.45)
(3.60)

79.4
78.5
80.2
70.2
80.6
82.5
75.2
88.6
89.4
87.3
88.5
88.6
88.4
62.7

(1.09)
(1.49)
(1.60)
(3.69)
(1.59)
(1.82)
(3.31)
(1.39)
(1.23)
(2.94)
(1.06)
(1.57)
(1.45)
(3.60)

50.4
45.8
43.9
54.9
56.3
57.7
52.4
30.2
26.5
35.9
80.1
81.7
78.8
44.4

(1.33)
(1.62)
(1.74)
(4.45)
(2.16)
(2.32)
(5.10)
(2.85)
(1.60)
(6.36)
(1.48)
(1.81)
(2.29)
(3.70)

5.4
7.7
7.2
10.4
2.5
3.0
1.1 !
2.6
3.2
1.6 !
9.8
13.1
7.1
6.3

(0.72)
(1.17)
(1.34)
(2.31)
(0.60)
(0.79)
(0.36)
(0.63)
(0.88)
(0.79)
(1.43)
(2.18)
(1.84)
(1.44)

46.2
49.6
54.3
26.8
41.9
49.4
20.9
77.5
80.6
72.9
40.2
39.5
40.8
23.3

(1.38)
(1.74)
(1.93)
(3.17)
(2.22)
(2.56)
(4.74)
(1.73)
(1.71)
(3.44)
(2.65)
(2.87)
(4.22)
(3.35)

8.4
6.8
7.1
5.3
10.4
8.3
16.3 !
5.4
7.4
2.3
1.6
1.6 !
1.5 !
7.3

(0.88)
(0.88)
(1.03)
(1.30)
(1.66)
(1.06)
(5.55)
(0.65)
(0.97)
(0.54)
(0.44)
(0.64)
(0.60)
(1.82)

14.1

(1.06)

85.9

(1.06)

59.6

(1.29)

200304, all institutions.........


Masters degree ...............................
Public ...........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Private..........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Doctors degree ...............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
First-professional .............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
Other graduate.................................

74.8

(1.12) $50,740 (1,361)

71.5 (2.05)
63.3 (2.45)
63.0 (2.62)
65.3 (10.80)
79.6 (3.32)
79.1 (2.58)
80.2 (7.39)
58.7 (1.38)
55.0 (1.57)
63.9 (2.42)
87.3 (1.23)
88.2 (1.77)
86.5 (1.65)
88.0 (3.13)

36,770
32,370
33,340
25,150
40,250
44,090
34,450
48,810
40,150
59,420
70,710
61,830
78,500
38,880

(1,294)
(1,202)
(1,332)
(3,958)
(2,071)
(2,641)
(3,261)
(2,468)
(1,519)
(4,821)
(2,425)
(2,127)
(3,687)
(3,212)

19.5
(1.95)
21.7
(2.11)
18.7
(1.75)
44.6 (10.59)
17.4
(3.45)
14.2
(2.53)
22.3 ! (6.94)
7.7
(0.86)
6.6
(0.85)
9.3
(1.63)
9.7
(1.23)
9.4
(1.45)
9.9
(1.71)
19.1
(4.80)

80.5 (1.95)
78.3 (2.11)
81.3 (1.75)
55.4 (10.59)
82.6 (3.45)
85.8 (2.53)
77.7 (6.94)
92.3 (0.86)
93.4 (0.85)
90.7 (1.63)
90.3 (1.23)
90.6 (1.45)
90.1 (1.71)
80.9 (4.80)

54.6 (2.25)
44.9 (2.46)
46.3 (2.40)
34.2 (10.25)
64.1 (3.42)
61.5 (3.60)
68.1 (6.49)
36.0 (1.67)
33.5 (1.72)
39.6 (3.33)
79.5 (1.85)
79.4 (2.30)
79.7 (2.37)
73.0 (5.69)

4.0

(0.74)

41.1

(1.14)

8.6

(0.85)

2.8
2.8
3.1

2.8 !

2.9
2.7

6.4
5.1
7.5 !
3.8 !

(0.63)
(0.66)
(0.75)
()
(1.08)
()
()
(0.80)
(0.61)
()
(1.79)
(0.84)
(3.19)
(1.39)

35.5
45.0
47.5
26.2 !
26.1
37.1
9.1 !
72.8
79.2
63.8
33.0
36.6
29.9
17.1

(2.00)
(2.56)
(2.57)
(9.64)
(2.97)
(2.89)
(4.28)
(1.87)
(1.59)
(3.54)
(1.55)
(2.15)
(2.34)
(4.29)

10.5
7.0
7.7

14.0
10.3
19.7
7.9
8.5
7.1
5.0
5.0
5.0
14.1 !

(1.36)
(1.06)
(1.17)
()
(2.47)
(2.13)
(5.43)
(0.79)
(0.94)
(1.26)
(0.76)
(0.93)
(1.05)
(5.74)

200708,4 all institutions .......

71.3

(1.04) $54,980

(992)

13.1

(0.80)

86.9

(0.80)

56.5

(1.18)

3.9

(0.29)

43.9

(1.17)

11.6

(0.92)

Masters degree ...............................


Public ...........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Private..........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other5 .......................................
Doctors degree ...............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
First-professional .............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
Other graduate.................................

71.8
66.5
65.1
77.1
75.5
71.5
80.7
59.8
52.1
67.8
85.0
84.5
85.4

(1.76)
(1.77)
(1.92)
(4.81)
(2.57)
(1.85)
(5.13)
(1.73)
(2.16)
(2.41)
(1.28)
(1.94)
(1.57)

43,140
37,640
38,290
33,440
46,490
46,370
46,630
55,170
44,190
64,060
81,140
72,750
87,760

(1,370)
(1,466)
(1,636)
(2,285)
(1,969)
(1,644)
(3,671)
(2,106)
(1,604)
(3,121)
(1,776)
(2,697)
(2,185)

15.6
13.3
12.0
22.7
17.2
19.1
14.9
7.1
7.9
6.2
11.6
11.7
11.5

(1.33)
(1.27)
(1.33)
(3.92)
(1.96)
(1.46)
(3.91)
(0.87)
(1.48)
(1.08)
(1.15)
(1.69)
(1.46)

84.4
86.7
88.0
77.3
82.8
80.9
85.1
92.9
92.1
93.8
88.4
88.3
88.5

(1.33)
(1.27)
(1.33)
(3.92)
(1.96)
(1.46)
(3.91)
(0.87)
(1.48)
(1.08)
(1.15)
(1.69)
(1.46)

55.4
50.5
49.8
55.6
58.9
55.3
63.5
38.4
29.6
47.7
81.6
81.6
81.5

(1.93)
(1.89)
(2.05)
(5.96)
(2.81)
(1.51)
(5.95)
(2.18)
(1.80)
(3.42)
(1.37)
(2.14)
(1.67)

3.0
4.2
4.3

2.2
2.6
1.6
2.9
3.6
2.2 !
7.7
10.9
5.2

(0.43)
(0.85)
(0.95)
()
(0.40)
(0.59)
(0.43)
(0.41)
(0.65)
(0.65)
(0.85)
(1.51)
(0.86)

35.6
52.4
56.2
23.5
23.9
35.9
8.4
70.7
81.2
59.7
35.5
33.7
37.0

(1.47)
(2.38)
(2.60)
(4.89)
(1.58)
(2.46)
(1.44)
(3.02)
(1.88)
(5.01)
(1.89)
(2.65)
(2.55)

16.3
13.5
14.6
5.1 !
18.3
14.4
23.3
7.9
7.9
8.0
4.6
4.9
4.4

(1.75)
(1.50)
(1.68)
(1.92)
(2.78)
(1.17)
(6.22)
(0.80)
(0.94)
(1.35)
(0.75)
(1.43)
(0.71)

62.5

(6.48)

43,700 (3,904)

30.8

(6.54)

69.2

(6.54)

51.0

(6.62)

()

25.4

(5.77)

6.2 !

(2.33)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes all loans ever taken out for both graduate and undergraduate education. Does not
include Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) or loans from families and friends.
2Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source of aid.

3Includes

Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.


have been revised from previously published figures.
nonprofit 4-year nondoctoral institutions and for-profit 2-year-and-above institutions.
NOTE: Total includes some students whose level of study was unknown. Detail may not sum
to totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and
aid from different sources. Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 199293,
19992000, 200304, and 200708 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:93,
NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, and NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared July 2013.)

4Data

5Includes

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 561


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 397. Amount borrowed, aid status, and sources of aid for part-time or part-year postbaccalaureate students, by level of study and control
and level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Aid status (percent of students)

Cumulative borrowing for


undergraduate and graduate education1

Level of study,
control and level of institution

Source of aid

Percent
who borrowed

Average amount
for those who
borrowed (in
current dollars)

Nonaided

Any aid2

Federal3

State

Institutional

Employer

1
199293, all institutions.........

()

()

71.3

(0.84)

28.7

(0.84)

10.8

(0.48)

1.9

(0.19)

12.7

(0.65)

16.7

(0.69)

Masters degree ...............................


Public ...........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Private..........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Doctors degree ...............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

71.7
73.9
69.6
81.2
68.6
66.9
71.7
56.2
56.1
56.4

(0.93)
(0.99)
(1.28)
(1.59)
(1.73)
(1.96)
(2.92)
(2.41)
(2.58)
(4.85)

28.3
26.1
30.4
18.8
31.4
33.1
28.3
43.8
43.9
43.6

(0.93)
(0.99)
(1.28)
(1.59)
(1.73)
(1.96)
(2.92)
(2.41)
(2.58)
(4.85)

10.5
10.1
11.9
6.9
11.1
12.1
9.3
8.6
8.5
8.9

(0.56)
(0.64)
(0.80)
(0.99)
(0.95)
(1.30)
(1.25)
(1.07)
(1.19)
(2.03)

1.6
2.5
2.5
2.4
0.4 !
0.4 !
0.6 !
3.5
4.4
1.6 !

(0.21)
(0.36)
(0.43)
(0.56)
(0.14)
(0.16)
(0.27)
(0.83)
(1.23)
(0.69)

11.1
11.7
15.3
5.5
10.3
12.1
6.9
33.1
33.3
32.6

(0.67)
(0.79)
(1.03)
(1.01)
(1.02)
(1.43)
(1.13)
(2.18)
(2.48)
(4.21)

18.7
14.6
14.6
14.4
24.4
25.1
23.1
12.0
12.9
10.2 !

(0.85)
(0.90)
(1.06)
(1.30)
(1.25)
(1.65)
(2.32)
(1.53)
(1.63)
(3.19)

First-professional .............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................

()
()
()

()
()
()

42.6
50.8
37.8

(3.20)
(5.23)
(3.98)

57.4
49.2
62.2

(3.20)
(5.23)
(3.98)

44.9
42.9
46.1

(3.10)
(4.44)
(4.24)

3.3
3.6 !
3.2

(0.70)
(1.19)
(0.88)

25.7
22.2
27.8

(2.26)
(3.54)
(2.91)

6.1
5.1 !
6.7

(1.16)
(1.87)
(1.50)

Other graduate.................................

()

()

79.7

(1.50)

20.3

(1.50)

7.7

(0.83)

1.7

(0.45)

8.4

(0.97)

13.4

(1.17)

19992000, all institutions.....


Masters degree ...............................
Public ...........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Private..........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

52.1
50.3
53.7
50.3
61.5
45.9
43.6
50.6

(0.77)
(0.92)
(1.30)
(1.61)
(2.03)
(1.28)
(1.48)
(2.47)

47.9
49.7
46.3
49.7
38.5
54.1
56.4
49.4

(0.77)
(0.92)
(1.30)
(1.61)
(2.03)
(1.28)
(1.48)
(2.47)

18.1
18.6
15.9
17.1
13.3
22.0
23.1
19.7

(0.60)
(0.73)
(0.92)
(1.12)
(1.54)
(1.14)
(1.40)
(1.97)

1.6
1.4
2.0
2.0
2.0
0.6 !
0.8 !

(0.19)
(0.21)
(0.33)
(0.43)
(0.49)
(0.22)
(0.32)
()

15.9
14.2
15.3
17.9
9.5
12.7
14.7
8.4

(0.55)
(0.68)
(0.95)
(1.22)
(1.43)
(0.95)
(1.16)
(1.53)

20.3
23.2
20.6
21.5
18.6
26.5
25.9
27.7

(0.67)
(0.84)
(1.15)
(1.40)
(2.04)
(1.20)
(1.33)
(2.41)

Doctors degree ...............................


Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
First-professional .............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
Other graduate.................................

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()

45.5
46.4
43.4
22.2
20.6
22.8
58.9

(1.68)
(2.13)
(2.66)
(2.29)
(4.87)
(2.56)
(2.85)

54.5
53.6
56.6
77.8
79.4
77.2
41.1

(1.68)
(2.13)
(2.66)
(2.29)
(4.87)
(2.56)
(2.85)

14.5
12.8
18.1
58.1
60.7
57.0
16.8

(1.30)
(1.16)
(3.18)
(4.76)
(6.96)
(6.00)
(2.46)

1.0 !
1.5 !
#
5.2
6.6 !
4.6 !
1.5 !

(0.33)
(0.48)
()
(1.35)
(3.17)
(1.40)
(0.74)

37.8
40.8
31.4
28.3
23.9
30.1
9.1

(1.69)
(2.01)
(2.97)
(2.81)
(5.65)
(3.19)
(1.52)

13.9
12.2
17.5
10.1

11.5
18.6

(1.30)
(1.30)
(2.96)
(1.90)
()
(2.22)
(2.40)

200304, all institutions.........


Masters degree ...............................
Public ...........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Private..........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other5 .......................................

60.6
62.3
58.9
58.4
60.5
66.2
66.3
66.1

(0.87) $30,150
(733)
(1.15) 28,710
(828)
(1.45) 24,720
(730)
(1.53) 25,480
(745)
(2.97) 22,640 (2,063)
(1.89) 32,790 (1,467)
(2.61) 32,790 (1,724)
(3.52) 32,790 (2,592)

35.7
33.9
37.5
36.1
41.3
29.7
30.6
28.8

(1.08)
(1.27)
(1.64)
(1.52)
(4.27)
(1.79)
(2.58)
(3.19)

64.3
66.1
62.5
63.9
58.7
70.3
69.4
71.2

(1.08)
(1.27)
(1.64)
(1.52)
(4.27)
(1.79)
(2.58)
(3.19)

30.0
32.8
26.6
27.2
24.9
39.8
39.2
40.6

(1.05)
(1.22)
(1.43)
(1.35)
(3.99)
(2.03)
(3.57)
(4.10)

1.9
1.9
2.2
2.2

(0.36)
(0.46)
(0.44)
(0.43)
()
()
()
()

19.6
17.7
22.1
24.1
16.7
12.6
15.0
9.7

(0.83)
(1.17)
(1.25)
(1.38)
(2.35)
(2.11)
(2.78)
(2.52)

25.7
27.4
24.9
24.8
25.1
30.3
28.2
32.7

(0.92)
(1.19)
(1.27)
(1.45)
(3.34)
(1.99)
(2.65)
(3.32)

Doctors degree ...............................


Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
First-professional .............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
Other graduate.................................

55.2
50.4
63.9
71.3
81.9
68.8
54.9

(1.60)
(1.82)
(2.95)
(3.28)
(5.27)
(3.90)
(2.43)

(2,120)
(1,381)
(4,432)
(5,836)
(7,809)
(6,596)
(1,183)

28.1
25.6
32.6
25.1
22.2
25.8
49.6

(1.68)
(1.31)
(3.74)
(3.55)
(5.45)
(4.35)
(2.80)

71.9
74.4
67.4
74.9
77.8
74.2
50.4

(1.68)
(1.31)
(3.74)
(3.55)
(5.45)
(4.35)
(2.80)

22.0
18.3
28.7
52.8
61.1
50.8
18.8

(1.99)
(1.78)
(4.07)
(4.43)
(6.94)
(5.42)
(2.79)

2.0
2.6

6.5

7.4 !
1.1 !

(0.35)
(0.51)
()
(1.82)
()
(2.37)
(0.46)

46.3
55.7
29.3
23.1
31.4
21.2
10.5

(1.74)
(1.38)
(3.30)
(4.34)
(5.65)
(5.60)
(1.39)

19.6
17.4
23.4
14.1
9.9 !
15.1
25.6

(1.72)
(1.02)
(4.33)
(2.59)
(3.88)
(3.17)
(2.20)

200708,4 all institutions .......


Masters degree ...............................
Public ...........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other 4-year .............................
Private..........................................
4-year doctoral .........................
Other5 .......................................

66.8
67.2
65.1
65.2
64.7
69.4
66.7
73.8

(0.76) $36,230
(840)
(1.08) 34,030
(906)
(1.30) 30,860
(702)
(1.38) 31,420
(815)
(3.08) 29,080 (1,639)
(1.56) 37,010 (1,513)
(1.36) 37,220
(905)
(3.28) 36,710 (3,266)

33.1
30.9
34.2
32.2
40.6
27.6
28.9
25.3

(0.84)
(1.09)
(1.38)
(1.59)
(2.99)
(1.58)
(1.51)
(3.20)

66.9
69.1
65.8
67.8
59.4
72.4
71.1
74.7

(0.84)
(1.09)
(1.38)
(1.59)
(2.99)
(1.58)
(1.51)
(3.20)

32.0
34.4
29.7
29.6
29.7
39.1
34.2
46.9

(0.71)
(0.98)
(0.94)
(1.17)
(2.67)
(1.49)
(1.52)
(2.93)

2.0
2.2 !
1.7
1.9
1.2
2.7 !
1.5

(0.50)
(0.68)
(0.37)
(0.47)
(0.48)
(1.32)
(0.40)
()

18.8
16.0
18.1
20.5
10.4
13.8
16.0
10.2

(0.65)
(0.71)
(0.91)
(1.14)
(1.40)
(1.11)
(1.28)
(1.64)

27.2
29.8
27.8
29.3
22.7
31.8
32.8
30.1

(0.93)
(1.22)
(1.42)
(1.70)
(2.56)
(1.85)
(1.20)
(4.48)

Doctors degree ...............................


Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
First-professional .............................
Public ...........................................
Private..........................................
Other graduate.................................

64.7
54.8
77.9
82.2
76.7
85.2
63.9

(3.45)
(1.93)
(5.54)
(2.40)
(5.12)
(2.49)
(2.68)

20.2
23.4
15.9
14.2
11.4
15.7
56.1

(1.91)
(1.55)
(3.88)
(2.50)
(4.88)
(3.06)
(3.06)

79.8
76.6
84.1
85.8
88.6
84.3
43.9

(1.91)
(1.55)
(3.88)
(2.50)
(4.88)
(3.06)
(3.06)

32.1
18.0
50.7
63.8
64.1
63.6
16.1

(4.93)
(1.20)
(9.05)
(4.51)
(7.15)
(6.06)
(1.59)

1.6
2.2

3.8 !
8.1 !

1.2

(0.33)
(0.41)
()
(1.49)
(3.15)
()
(0.32)

48.2
60.1
32.6
31.3
32.3
30.8
7.5

(3.15)
(1.76)
(5.14)
(3.37)
(5.88)
(4.56)
(1.09)

19.2
19.6
18.6
16.3
16.0
16.5
23.4

(1.71)
(1.42)
(4.05)
(2.17)
(3.67)
(2.81)
(2.79)

42,070
34,220
53,370
51,040
62,800
47,730
23,210

52,060
36,730
66,300
64,430
63,520
64,860
28,950

(5,370)
(1,352)
(9,050)
(3,817)
(5,656)
(5,310)
(1,970)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent
or greater.
1Includes all loans ever taken out for both graduate and undergraduate education. Does not
include Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) or loans from families or friends.
2Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source of aid.

3Includes

Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.


have been revised from previously published figures.
5Includes nonprofit 4-year nondoctoral institutions and for-profit 2-year-and-above institutions.
NOTE: Total includes some students whose level of study was unknown. Detail may not sum
to totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and
aid from different sources. Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 199293,
19992000, 200304, and 200708 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:93,
NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, and NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared July 2013.)
4Data

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

562 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 398. Percentage of full-time, full-year postbaccalaureate students receiving financial aid, by type of aid, level of study, and control and
level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent receiving aid
Level of study, control and level
of institution

Number of
students1 (in
thousands)
2

Any aid2

Fellowship
grants

Tuition waivers

199293, all institutions ....


Masters degree .........................
Public ....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Private....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Doctors degree .........................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
First-professional .......................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
Other graduate...........................

679
286
165
141
24
121
105
16
121
74
47
211
100
110
62

(42.6)
(18.2)
(8.2)
(6.7)
(2.5)
(15.1)
(13.9)
(1.3)
(5.9)
(4.3)
(4.3)
(23.3)
(23.1)
(7.1)
(6.7)

67.7
61.9
64.8
65.2
62.8
57.8
60.2
42.4
69.0
69.6
68.0
77.3
79.5
75.2
59.9

(1.19)
(2.28)
(2.17)
(2.27)
(4.36)
(4.32)
(4.66)
(3.68)
(2.00)
(2.61)
(3.17)
(1.18)
(1.29)
(1.76)
(6.40)

[6]

19992000, all institutions.


Masters degree .........................
Public ....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Private....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Doctors degree .........................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
First-professional .......................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
Other graduate...........................

918
415
228
184
44
187
127
61
187
113
73
254
114
140
62

(14.6)
(10.5)
(9.4)
(6.0)
(5.3)
(7.1)
(11.5)
(8.5)
(8.3)
(1.9)
(7.8)
(10.6)
(7.0)
(5.7)
(12.1)

82.2
79.2
78.1
80.2
69.1
57.8
82.5
76.6
88.0
88.6
87.1
88.1
87.8
88.4
59.8

(0.68)
(0.81)
(1.16)
(0.98)
(4.98)
(2.96)
(1.92)
(3.91)
(0.74)
(1.58)
(2.48)
(0.87)
(1.18)
(1.14)
(5.00)

200304, all institutions ....


Masters degree .........................
Public ....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Private....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Doctors degree .........................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
First-professional .......................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
Other graduate...........................

914
381
190
168
22
191
116
76
190
111
78
273
126
147
71

(30.5)
(28.4)
(12.0)
(10.4)
(5.0)
(23.0)
(10.0)
(19.4)
(9.0)
(5.5)
(6.3)
(7.2)
(7.3)
(10.5)
(11.7)

200708,7 all institutions...


Masters degree .........................
Public ....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Private....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other8 .................................
Doctors degree .........................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
First-professional .......................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
Other graduate...........................

1,143
594
243
215
28
351
198
153
280
144
136
236
105
131
33

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

Assistantships3

Employer
(includes
college staff)

Loans
Any loans

Stafford4

Perkins5

10

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

12.3
15.4
20.3
23.0
4.3 !
8.7
9.3
4.8
19.2
23.3
12.7
5.6
5.4
5.9
7.4

(1.01)
(1.31)
(1.77)
(1.87)
(1.82)
(1.69)
(1.89)
(0.53)
(1.99)
(2.74)
(2.50)
(1.00)
(1.25)
(1.28)
(1.78)

14.1
17.6
21.9
23.0
15.6
11.7 !
13.1 !

26.6
31.6
18.8
4.4
4.3
4.5
6.1 !

(1.17)
(1.85)
(1.78)
(1.94)
(2.73)
(3.84)
(4.33)
()
(1.93)
(2.80)
(2.15)
(0.68)
(0.61)
(1.22)
(1.87)

3.3
5.1
4.8
4.7
5.2 !
5.5
5.6
4.7
2.4
3.4

1.2 !
1.3 !
1.2 !

(0.45)
(0.73)
(0.85)
(0.89)
(2.46)
(1.21)
(1.39)
(0.38)
(0.54)
(0.79)
()
(0.40)
(0.59)
(0.54)
()

43.0
32.0
31.9
30.5
40.0
32.0
32.7
27.7
25.6
20.4
33.9
68.0
72.0
64.4
42.4

(1.58)
(2.12)
(2.05)
(2.10)
(5.20)
(3.84)
(4.50)
(3.32)
(2.32)
(2.30)
(3.72)
(1.80)
(1.83)
(2.22)
(4.68)

40.8
30.0
30.6
29.3
38.0
29.3
30.3
23.2
23.8
18.7
31.7
65.8
70.1
61.9
38.5

(1.57)
(2.09)
(1.94)
(1.98)
(5.03)
(3.88)
(4.59)
(3.15)
(2.35)
(2.21)
(3.85)
(1.76)
(1.64)
(2.30)
(4.50)

9.0
5.1
4.1
3.4
8.2 !
6.5
6.9
4.4
3.5
2.9
4.4
19.4
23.2
15.9
2.5

(0.96)
(0.80)
(0.73)
(0.62)
(3.36)
(1.67)
(1.66)
(1.23)
(0.55)
(0.73)
(0.83)
(1.90)
(2.16)
(1.86)
(0.62)

20.0
16.5
15.5
16.6
11.2
17.7
23.4
5.8 !
37.4
29.8
49.2
16.3
12.2
19.8
5.6 !

(0.72)
(0.74)
(1.12)
(1.09)
(2.61)
(0.97)
(1.31)
(1.77)
(2.14)
(1.32)
(4.37)
(1.85)
(1.33)
(2.27)
(2.02)

11.5
11.4
18.1
19.4
12.3 !
3.3
4.1
1.4 !
23.0
34.8
4.9
4.0
7.2

8.4 !

(0.49)
(0.66)
(1.21)
(1.26)
(3.74)
(0.62)
(0.67)
(0.64)
(1.57)
(1.95)
(0.73)
(0.80)
(1.75)
()
(3.32)

23.2
21.8
30.3
34.0
15.0 !
11.5
14.0

54.3
62.5
41.7
6.5
6.5
6.5
7.2

(0.60)
(1.23)
(1.99)
(1.60)
(5.31)
(0.82)
(1.91)
()
(2.24)
(2.19)
(4.41)
(0.72)
(1.28)
(0.81)
(2.08)

5.8
9.0
6.8
7.1
5.7
11.6
8.3
18.6
5.3
7.3
2.3
1.5
1.6
1.5 !
3.1 !

(0.29)
(1.04)
(0.57)
(0.82)
(1.60)
(2.03)
(1.50)
(5.21)
(0.87)
(1.25)
(0.64)
(0.41)
(0.46)
(0.71)
(1.49)

53.7
50.2
44.0
42.2
51.4
57.8
60.1
53.0
29.3
26.0
34.4
80.4
81.0
79.9
41.0

(0.99)
(1.78)
(1.82)
(1.78)
(6.34)
(2.96)
(1.66)
(8.54)
(3.58)
(2.27)
(6.95)
(0.78)
(1.51)
(1.73)
(4.99)

52.0
48.6
42.8
41.6
48.0
55.5
56.7
53.0
27.7
24.2
33.2
78.3
79.8
77.1
40.4

(1.00)
(1.90)
(1.76)
(1.71)
(7.03)
(3.78)
(2.39)
(8.54)
(3.33)
(1.71)
(6.99)
(0.69)
(1.57)
(1.59)
(4.89)

8.7
5.7
2.9
3.1
1.9
9.1
11.5

1.1 !

17.9
19.9
16.3
3.8 !

(0.71)
(0.87)
(0.68)
(0.77)
(0.50)
(1.42)
(1.69)
()
()
(0.46)
()
(1.25)
(1.83)
(1.33)
(1.67)

85.9 (1.06)
80.5 (1.95)
78.3 (2.11)
81.3 (1.75)
55.4 (10.59)
82.6 (3.45)
85.8 (2.53)
77.7 (6.94)
92.3 (0.86)
93.4 (0.85)
90.7 (1.63)
90.3 (1.23)
90.6 (1.45)
90.1 (1.71)
80.9 (4.80)

21.6
17.1
15.0
15.4

19.3
27.9
6.1 !
37.1
33.2
42.7
21.2
21.0
21.3
6.2

(0.94)
(1.44)
(1.86)
(2.06)
()
(2.44)
(2.90)
(2.94)
(1.71)
(2.03)
(3.12)
(1.87)
(2.51)
(2.51)
(1.59)

13.2
11.7
19.0
19.7

4.6
7.0

32.3
43.5
16.4
3.8
5.6
2.2 !
5.6 !

(0.63)
(1.04)
(1.69)
(1.71)
()
(1.01)
(1.51)
()
(1.71)
(2.20)
(1.73)
(0.67)
(0.90)
(0.91)
(2.04)

22.5
21.6
33.7
36.4

9.5
12.4

52.1
59.1
42.2
7.5
9.7
5.6
6.6 !

(0.92)
(1.65)
(2.50)
(2.52)
()
(2.19)
(2.32)
()
(1.82)
(1.94)
(3.30)
(0.89)
(1.35)
(1.12)
(2.49)

8.6
10.5
7.0
7.7

14.0
10.3
19.7
7.9
8.5
7.1
5.0
5.0
5.0
14.1 !

(0.85)
(1.36)
(1.06)
(1.17)
()
(2.47)
(2.13)
(5.43)
(0.79)
(0.94)
(1.26)
(0.76)
(0.93)
(1.05)
(5.74)

61.0 (1.25)
57.3 (2.15)
46.1 (2.54)
47.6 (2.55)
34.7 (10.36)
68.4 (3.34)
67.8 (3.26)
69.3 (6.36)
34.6 (1.86)
30.8 (1.80)
39.8 (3.53)
81.2 (1.60)
80.7 (2.11)
81.6 (2.07)
73.4 (5.67)

56.4 (1.24)
52.4 (2.25)
42.5 (2.45)
43.6 (2.39)
34.2 (10.25)
62.3 (3.45)
60.0 (3.60)
65.8 (6.36)
31.3 (1.67)
27.9 (1.71)
36.0 (3.27)
75.3 (2.08)
74.9 (2.44)
75.8 (2.89)
72.5 (5.77)

10.8
5.4
4.1
4.7

6.6
9.8

6.9
4.7
10.1 !
23.1
22.8
23.3
2.7 !

(1.35)
(0.80)
(0.87)
(0.99)
()
(1.38)
(1.96)
()
(1.50)
(0.87)
(3.30)
(3.31)
(2.01)
(5.81)
(1.20)

86.9
84.4
86.7
88.0
77.3
82.8
80.9
85.1
92.9
92.1
93.8
88.4
88.3
88.5
69.2

23.5
17.7
19.9
21.8
5.2 !
16.2
25.5
4.1
35.1
30.7
39.8
26.1
22.0
29.4
10.4 !

(0.87)
(1.03)
(1.82)
(2.01)
(2.19)
(1.32)
(2.18)
(0.85)
(1.90)
(2.39)
(3.41)
(1.78)
(2.15)
(2.56)
(3.70)

12.3
10.8
21.3
23.4
6.0 !
3.5
3.8
3.2 !
25.5
39.4
10.8
1.7
3.2
0.5 !
3.2 !

(0.61)
(0.89)
(1.96)
(2.15)
(2.38)
(0.61)
(0.63)
(1.14)
(1.69)
(2.32)
(1.90)
(0.41)
(0.89)
(0.18)
(1.26)

25.2
19.4
35.7
37.8
19.8
8.2
12.9
2.0
53.1
66.5
39.1
7.9
9.4
6.7
16.0 !

(0.87)
(1.01)
(1.77)
(1.97)
(4.57)
(0.74)
(1.17)
(0.51)
(2.55)
(2.70)
(3.41)
(0.78)
(1.38)
(0.92)
(5.07)

11.6
16.3
13.5
14.6
5.1 !
18.3
14.4
23.3
7.9
7.9
8.0
4.6
4.9
4.4
6.2 !

(0.92)
(1.75)
(1.50)
(1.68)
(1.92)
(2.78)
(1.17)
(6.22)
(0.80)
(0.94)
(1.35)
(0.75)
(1.43)
(0.71)
(2.33)

58.3
59.4
53.1
52.1
61.1
63.7
58.1
71.0
37.3
29.0
46.1
81.7
81.4
82.0
49.3

55.1
54.8
49.9
49.2
55.6
58.2
54.1
63.4
35.4
27.7
43.5
80.3
80.4
80.2
47.4

6.1
4.4
4.7
4.5
6.2 !
4.2
7.1

2.6
2.5
2.8
14.5
14.5
14.5
4.7 !

(0.38)
(0.50)
(0.96)
(1.00)
(2.87)
(0.54)
(0.95)
()
(0.46)
(0.60)
(0.69)
(1.26)
(2.03)
(1.66)
(2.12)

(0.80)
(1.33)
(1.27)
(1.33)
(3.92)
(1.96)
(1.46)
(3.91)
(0.87)
(1.48)
(1.08)
(1.15)
(1.69)
(1.46)
(6.54)

[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Numbers of full-time, full-year postbaccalaureate students may not equal figures reported in
other tables, since these data are based on a sample survey of all postbaccalaureate students who enrolled at any time during the school year.
2Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source of aid.
3Includes students who received teaching or research assistantships and/or participated in
work-study programs.
4Formerly Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL).

5Formerly

(1.20)
(2.02)
(1.85)
(2.00)
(5.94)
(2.88)
(1.51)
(6.08)
(2.31)
(1.70)
(3.84)
(1.40)
(2.25)
(1.62)
(6.72)

(1.17)
(1.92)
(1.86)
(2.02)
(5.96)
(2.79)
(1.50)
(5.95)
(2.23)
(1.70)
(3.73)
(1.43)
(2.25)
(1.70)
(6.58)

National Direct Student Loans (NDSL). Includes subsidized amounts only.


estimates for 199293 were based primarily on information provided by institutions and are not comparable to data for 19992000 and later years, which were based on
information provided by both students and institutions.
7Data have been revised from previously published figures.
8Includes nonprofit 4-year nondoctoral institutions and for-profit 2-year-and-above institutions.
NOTE: Excludes students whose attendance status was not reported. Total includes some
students whose level of study or control of institution was unknown. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding and because some students receive aid from multiple sources.
Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 199293,
19992000, 200304, and 200708 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:93,
NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, and NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared July 2013.)
6Fellowship

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 563


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 399. Percentage of part-time or part-year postbaccalaureate students receiving financial aid, by type of aid, level of study, and control and
level of institution: Selected years, 199293 through 200708
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent receiving aid
Level of study, control and level
of institution

Number of
students1 (in
thousands)

Any aid2 Fellowship grants

Assistantships3

199293, all institutions ....


Masters degree .........................
Public .....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Private....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Doctors degree .........................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
First-professional .......................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
Other graduate...........................

1,957
1,324
774
489
285
550
358
193
149
98
52
66
165
121
417

(88.6)
(72.6)
(41.5)
(22.0)
(26.3)
(45.5)
(37.2)
(17.3)
(7.7)
(4.2)
(6.4)
(4.8)
(8.2)
(15.1)
(28.6)

28.8
28.4
26.2
30.5
18.8
31.4
33.0
28.4
43.9
43.9
43.8
57.9
64.8
57.8
20.3

(0.85)
(0.93)
(1.05)
(1.34)
(1.61)
(1.68)
(1.84)
(2.97)
(2.18)
(2.48)
(3.68)
(2.71)
(2.17)
(4.32)
(1.54)

[6]

19992000, all institutions .


Masters degree .........................
Public .....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Private....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Doctors degree .........................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
First-professional .......................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
Other graduate...........................

1,740
1,137
634
434
200
503
323
180
162
109
53
75
23
52
366

(35.8)
(42.7)
(19.2)
(13.7)
(9.9)
(27.9)
(8.9)
(25.4)
(10.4)
(4.2)
(7.2)
(11.3)
(2.2)
(10.8)
(13.0)

47.9
50.1
46.3
49.7
39.0
22.7
56.4
52.4
54.3
53.0
57.0
76.0
73.0
77.3
32.3

(1.05)
(0.76)
(1.16)
(1.44)
(1.54)
(1.19)
(1.61)
(2.17)
(1.47)
(1.94)
(1.65)
(2.71)
(6.16)
(4.59)
(2.53)

4.8
4.4
3.8
4.2
3.1 !
5.0
6.3
2.8
10.7
8.7
14.9
9.7
8.5 !
10.3
2.6

200304, all institutions ....


Masters degree .........................
Public .....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Private....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Doctors degree .........................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
First-professional .......................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
Other graduate...........................

1,910 (100.6)
1,300 (69.5)
695 (33.7)
514 (29.9)
181 (13.3)
605 (43.8)
326 (28.1)
279 (28.4)
197 (24.2)
127 (15.7)
70
(9.8)
77 (13.8)
15
(2.1)
62 (13.2)
336 (25.0)

64.3
66.1
62.5
63.9
58.7
70.3
69.4
71.2
71.9
74.4
67.4
74.9
77.8
74.2
50.4

(1.08)
(1.27)
(1.64)
(1.52)
(4.27)
(1.79)
(2.58)
(3.19)
(1.68)
(1.31)
(3.74)
(3.55)
(5.45)
(4.35)
(2.80)

200708,7 all institutions...


Masters degree .........................
Public .....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other 4-year .......................
Private....................................
4-year doctoral ...................
Other8 .................................
Doctors degree .........................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
First-professional .......................
Public .....................................
Private....................................
Other graduate.......................

2,349
1,656
831
633
198
825
510
315
272
155
117
59
20
38
363

66.9
69.1
65.8
67.8
59.4
72.4
71.1
74.7
79.8
76.6
84.1
85.8
88.6
84.3
43.9

(0.84)
(1.09)
(1.38)
(1.59)
(2.99)
(1.58)
(1.51)
(3.20)
(1.91)
(1.55)
(3.88)
(2.50)
(4.88)
(3.06)
(3.06)

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

Tuition waivers

Employer
(includes
college staff)

Any loans

Stafford4

Perkins5

10

5.0
4.6
4.9
6.5
2.2
4.2
4.4
3.8
12.8
14.9
8.9
5.9
20.3
8.7
3.4

(0.35)
(0.36)
(0.45)
(0.61)
(0.53)
(0.55)
(0.67)
(1.04)
(1.66)
(2.08)
(2.32)
(1.04)
(1.77)
(1.69)
(0.57)

4.3
3.8
5.2
6.8
2.6
1.9
2.5
0.7 !
17.1
17.0
17.4
3.0
21.9
11.7 !
1.6

(0.32)
(0.34)
(0.46)
(0.64)
(0.60)
(0.43)
(0.50)
(0.25)
(1.68)
(1.76)
(3.40)
(0.70)
(1.78)
(3.84)
(0.39)

7.8
8.8
6.6
6.7
6.5
11.8
12.1
11.2
5.4
6.3

3.3
4.8
5.5
6.4

(0.44)
(0.52)
(0.49)
(0.65)
(0.76)
(0.91)
(1.10)
(1.57)
(1.00)
(1.09)
()
(0.89)
(0.85)
(1.21)
(0.90)

10.7
10.3
9.9
11.8
6.5
11.0
11.9
9.4
7.2
7.1
7.6
46.4
31.9
32.0
7.2

(0.48)
(0.56)
(0.64)
(0.81)
(0.91)
(0.94)
(1.19)
(1.33)
(0.93)
(0.92)
(1.88)
(2.94)
(2.05)
(3.84)
(0.74)

9.5
9.3
9.0
10.7
6.0
9.7
10.5
8.2
6.8
6.5
7.4
42.9
30.6
29.3
6.0

(0.44)
(0.53)
(0.61)
(0.75)
(0.85)
(0.86)
(1.11)
(1.15)
(0.91)
(0.86)
(1.89)
(2.66)
(1.94)
(3.88)
(0.66)

1.0
0.9
1.2
1.5
0.6 !
0.5 !
0.6 !

0.8
0.6
1.2
6.7
4.1
6.5
0.6 !

(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.18)
(0.22)
(0.29)
(0.17)
(0.26)
()
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.17)
(0.91)
(0.73)
(1.67)
(0.27)

(0.38)
(0.47)
(0.55)
(0.41)
(1.35)
(0.68)
(0.73)
(0.71)
(1.11)
(1.27)
(2.62)
(1.89)
(3.11)
(2.33)
(0.64)

5.8
4.9
6.3
7.4
4.0
3.2
3.6
2.6
14.8
19.4
5.4 !
5.1
3.9 !
5.6
4.4

(0.23)
(0.25)
(0.39)
(0.40)
(0.74)
(0.24)
(0.39)
(0.20)
(1.40)
(1.12)
(2.53)
(0.98)
(1.30)
(1.67)
(0.57)

5.4
4.7
6.2
8.0
2.2
2.8
3.3

20.7
25.6
10.5

2.9 !
1.3

(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.30)
(0.40)
(0.51)
(0.44)
(0.38)
()
(1.67)
(1.60)
(1.65)
()
()
(1.40)
(0.29)

20.3
23.4
20.8
21.5
19.1
26.8
25.9
28.5
14.1
12.1
18.1
10.6
7.6
11.9 !
15.3

(0.82)
(0.90)
(1.51)
(1.51)
(2.24)
(0.93)
(2.39)
(3.04)
(1.30)
(0.91)
(3.23)
(2.55)
(1.17)
(3.95)
(1.68)

18.0
18.9
15.9
16.7
14.1
22.7
22.7
22.6
14.4
12.4
18.5
58.7
58.5
58.7
8.7

(0.42)
(0.91)
(0.99)
(1.06)
(1.63)
(1.19)
(1.51)
(1.18)
(1.55)
(1.15)
(4.01)
(2.74)
(6.19)
(4.92)
(1.46)

16.9
17.7
14.7
15.6
12.9
21.4
21.4
21.3
13.8
11.8
17.9
55.5
54.5
55.9
8.1

(0.52)
(1.14)
(1.08)
(1.11)
(1.45)
(1.49)
(1.77)
(1.38)
(1.51)
(1.11)
(4.04)
(2.79)
(7.07)
(6.36)
(1.45)

1.0
0.7 !
0.7 !
0.5 !
1.1 !
0.7 !
0.8 !

6.9
5.4 !
7.6 !
0.4 !

(0.26)
(0.23)
(0.29)
(0.20)
(0.54)
(0.23)
(0.29)
()
()
()
()
(1.56)
(2.32)
(3.11)
(0.19)

6.0
4.8
3.4
3.7
2.6 !
6.5
8.6
4.0 !
15.2
15.8
14.0
15.6
17.6
15.2 !
3.1

(0.47)
(0.66)
(0.55)
(0.63)
(0.96)
(1.38)
(2.00)
(1.45)
(1.02)
(1.10)
(2.39)
(3.96)
(4.67)
(4.82)
(0.76)

6.1
5.7
7.6
8.3
5.5 !
3.5
3.0
4.0 !
15.3
20.9
5.1
3.6 !
6.9 !

3.0

(0.47)
(0.64)
(0.78)
(0.89)
(1.76)
(0.96)
(0.72)
(1.81)
(1.37)
(1.75)
(1.21)
(1.58)
(3.10)
()
(0.56)

11.8
10.6
16.1
17.8
11.2
4.3
6.0
2.2 !
33.9
42.1
18.8
6.2
8.3 !
5.7 !
5.1

(0.54)
(0.70)
(0.95)
(1.04)
(2.13)
(0.77)
(1.35)
(0.74)
(1.26)
(1.22)
(2.24)
(1.51)
(4.07)
(1.76)
(0.85)

25.7
27.4
24.9
24.8
25.1
30.3
28.2
32.7
19.6
17.4
23.4
14.1
9.9 !
15.1
25.6

(0.92)
(1.19)
(1.27)
(1.45)
(3.34)
(1.99)
(2.65)
(3.32)
(1.72)
(1.02)
(4.33)
(2.59)
(3.88)
(3.17)
(2.20)

30.0
32.7
27.2
27.7
25.8
39.1
38.3
40.0
22.3
18.2
29.6
51.3
61.9
48.8
19.2

(1.07)
(1.23)
(1.45)
(1.39)
(4.10)
(2.01)
(3.69)
(3.96)
(1.97)
(1.71)
(4.14)
(5.17)
(6.90)
(6.30)
(2.79)

28.3
30.9
25.0
25.1
24.6
37.8
36.4
39.4
20.5
16.5
27.9
48.4
52.4
47.4
18.2

(1.02)
(1.17)
(1.37)
(1.30)
(3.95)
(1.99)
(3.63)
(4.01)
(1.98)
(1.71)
(4.04)
(4.76)
(7.05)
(5.96)
(2.78)

1.7
1.6
2.2
2.6

1.0 !
1.6 !

1.4
1.8
0.8 !
6.0
20.3

1.0 !

(0.21)
(0.28)
(0.39)
(0.48)
()
(0.38)
(0.68)
()
(0.32)
(0.46)
(0.33)
(1.75)
(4.32)
()
(0.44)

6.6
5.5
4.6
5.0
3.0 !
6.4
8.0
3.9
17.1
16.8
17.4
20.2
13.5
23.8
1.5

(0.50)
(0.45)
(0.53)
(0.64)
(0.97)
(0.73)
(0.95)
(0.77)
(2.08)
(1.67)
(4.56)
(3.96)
(3.95)
(5.42)
(0.37)

6.8
5.6
7.2
8.4
3.6 !
4.0
3.8
4.3
16.3
24.2
6.0 !
6.4 !
10.8 !

4.8

(0.33)
(0.39)
(0.68)
(0.80)
(1.18)
(0.50)
(0.52)
(0.97)
(1.76)
(1.51)
(2.00)
(2.49)
(4.22)
()
(0.97)

9.7
7.5
10.7
12.2
6.0
4.3
5.6
2.3
33.9
47.1
16.4
10.2
18.1
5.9
1.5

(0.37)
(0.39)
(0.72)
(0.94)
(1.17)
(0.44)
(0.59)
(0.56)
(3.38)
(2.01)
(4.25)
(1.99)
(4.66)
(1.68)
(0.41)

27.2
29.8
27.8
29.3
22.7
31.8
32.8
30.1
19.2
19.6
18.6
16.3
16.0
16.5
23.4

(0.93)
(1.22)
(1.42)
(1.70)
(2.56)
(1.85)
(1.20)
(4.48)
(1.71)
(1.42)
(4.05)
(2.17)
(3.67)
(2.81)
(2.79)

34.6
36.8
32.7
32.2
34.5
40.9
36.6
48.0
33.3
18.8
52.6
68.3
67.1
68.9
20.0

(0.70)
(0.98)
(1.16)
(1.35)
(2.98)
(1.41)
(1.32)
(2.91)
(4.77)
(1.25)
(8.57)
(3.91)
(5.83)
(5.37)
(2.10)

30.5
32.7
27.8
27.9
27.2
37.6
32.8
45.3
30.4
15.8
49.8
62.7
61.5
63.3
15.5

(0.64)
(0.93)
(0.90)
(1.16)
(2.63)
(1.40)
(1.23)
(2.88)
(5.04)
(1.15)
(9.24)
(4.59)
(7.03)
(6.07)
(1.58)

0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.2 !
0.8
1.1
0.2 !
0.5 !

4.0 !
7.8 !

0.5 !

(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.37)
(0.18)
(0.29)
(0.11)
(0.25)
()
()
(1.46)
(3.19)
()
(0.25)

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[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
[6]
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()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

Loans

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent
or greater.
1Numbers of part-time or part-year postbaccalaureate students may not equal figures
reported in other tables, since these data are based on a sample survey of all postbaccalaureate students enrolled at any time during the school year.
2Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source of aid.
3Includes students who received teaching or research assistantships and/or participated in
work-study programs.
4Formerly Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL).

5Formerly

National Direct Student Loans (NDSL). Includes subsidized amounts only.


estimates for 199293 were based primarily on information provided by institutions and are not comparable to data for 19992000 and later years, which were based on
information provided by both students and institutions.
7Data have been revised from previously published figures.
8Includes nonprofit 4-year nondoctoral institutions and for-profit 2-year-and-above institutions.
NOTE: Excludes students whose attendance status was not reported. Total includes some
students whose level of study or control of institution was unknown. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding and because some students receive aid from multiple sources.
Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 199293,
19992000, 200304, and 200708 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:93,
NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, and NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared July 2013.)
6Fellowship

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564 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance

Table 400. Number of postsecondary students who entered the student loan repayment phase, number of students who defaulted, and 2-year
student loan cohort default rates, by level and control of institution: Fiscal years 2007 through 2010
Fiscal year and level and control of institution

Number who entered repayment


phase in given fiscal year1

Number who defaulted by


end of following fiscal year2

2-year cohort default rate3

Fiscal year 2007


All institutions ................................................................
Less-than-2-year institutions....................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

3,387,111
155,459
10,203
6,093
139,163

225,810
16,822
743
511
15,568

6.7
10.8
7.3
8.4
11.2

2-year institutions.....................................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

729,706
481,092
9,949
238,665

79,503
48,068
928
30,507

10.9
10.0
9.3
12.8

4-year institutions.....................................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

2,501,946
1,300,022
773,820
428,104

129,485
58,664
28,940
41,881

5.2
4.5
3.7
9.8

Fiscal year 2008


All institutions ................................................................
Less-than-2-year institutions....................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

3,370,827
134,984
7,736
3,794
123,454

238,676
16,478
523
537
15,418

7.1
12.2
6.8
14.2
12.5

2-year institutions.....................................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

773,808
487,436
14,157
272,215

85,036
49,331
1,167
34,538

11.0
10.1
8.2
12.7

4-year institutions.....................................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

2,462,035
1,225,492
743,178
493,365

137,162
54,438
28,916
53,808

5.6
4.4
3.9
10.9

Fiscal year 2009


All institutions ................................................................
Less-than-2-year institutions....................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

3,619,979
142,632
7,548
4,148
130,936

319,701
19,385
749
605
18,031

8.8
13.6
9.9
14.6
13.8

2-year institutions.....................................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

824,841
520,256
15,039
289,546

106,634
62,234
1,507
42,893

12.9
12.0
10.0
14.8

4-year institutions.....................................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

2,652,506
1,251,099
806,034
595,373

193,682
65,138
36,606
91,938

7.3
5.2
4.5
15.4

Fiscal year 2010


All institutions ................................................................
Less-than-2-year institutions....................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

4,091,274
179,650
8,261
4,953
166,436

374,660
21,274
831
676
19,767

9.2
11.8
10.1
13.6
11.9

2-year institutions.....................................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

966,842
604,872
18,384
343,586

124,136
81,120
1,573
41,443

12.8
13.4
8.6
12.1

4-year institutions.....................................................................
Public ...................................................................................
Private nonprofit...................................................................
Private for-profit ...................................................................

2,944,782
1,314,921
858,668
771,193

229,250
79,864
44,232
105,154

7.8
6.1
5.2
13.6

1The repayment phase is the period when student loans must be repaid; it generally begins 6
months after a student leaves an institution.
2Default occurs when a borrower fails to make a payment for 270 days.
3The 2-year cohort default rate is the percentage of borrowers who enter repayment during the
specified federal fiscal year and who default by the end of the following fiscal year. For example,
fiscal year (FY) 2007 runs from October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2007. The 2-year
cohort default rate for FY 2007 is the percentage of borrowers who entered repayment during
FY 2007 and who defaulted by the end of FY 2008 (September 30, 2008). For purposes of
computing the default rate, if an individual or entity affiliated with the institution makes a payment to prevent a borrowers default on a loan, the borrower is still considered in default.

NOTE: Data are for certain loans under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program
and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (commonly referred to as the Direct loan
Program). Includes Federal Stafford Loans. Does not include PLUS loans, Federal Insured Student Loans (FISLs), or Federal Perkins Loans. For more details, see http://ifap.ed.gov/Default
Management/guide/attachments/CDRGuideCh2Pt1CDRCalculation.pdf.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid, Direct Loan and Federal Family Education Loan Programs, Cohort Default Rate Database; retrieved November 18,
2012, from http://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/defaultmanagement/cdr2yr.html. (This table was
prepared November 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 565


Revenues

Table 401. Revenues of public degree-granting institutions, by source of revenue and level of institution: Selected years, 200506 through
201011

s e u n e v eR

Operating revenue
Grants and contracts
Level of institution
and year

Total revenues

Tuition
and fees1

Federal

State

Local and
private

Sales and
services of
auxiliary
enterprises1

Sales and
services of
hospitals

Independent
operations

Other
operating
revenues2

10

In thousands of current dollars


All levels
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

$246,164,836
273,109,306
267,385,180
303,329,538
323,817,821

$41,770,600
48,070,012
51,840,367
55,930,482
60,240,671

$30,333,948
25,522,915
26,092,100
28,397,667
29,808,728

$7,207,813
7,831,530
7,403,141
6,904,221
7,020,373

$7,606,076
8,699,329
9,600,416
9,620,133
10,062,621

$18,786,806
20,488,319
21,358,319
22,173,700
23,606,433

$22,100,555
25,183,379
27,301,883
29,236,931
31,105,677

$635,607
1,174,836
1,036,660
1,343,230
1,330,334

$14,483,979
14,108,986
14,165,654
14,814,344
15,804,536

4-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

202,511,496
223,566,529
216,432,317
248,104,870
265,941,566

34,506,560
40,083,063
43,478,018
46,943,248
51,018,362

25,583,341
23,518,933
24,178,064
26,272,013
27,643,131

5,383,780
5,715,188
5,526,583
5,301,243
5,480,388

7,024,078
8,106,887
9,031,844
9,062,160
9,495,263

16,945,544
18,507,934
19,391,219
20,099,137
21,507,520

22,100,555
25,183,379
27,301,883
29,236,931
31,105,677

635,607
1,174,836
1,036,660
1,343,230
1,330,334

13,753,422
13,135,633
13,291,611
13,894,006
14,876,568

2-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

43,653,340
49,542,777
50,952,862
55,224,668
57,876,255

7,264,040
7,986,949
8,362,349
8,987,234
9,222,309

4,750,607
2,003,982
1,914,036
2,125,654
2,165,597

1,824,034
2,116,343
1,876,558
1,602,978
1,539,985

581,998
592,442
568,572
557,973
567,358

1,841,262
1,980,385
1,967,100
2,074,563
2,098,913

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

730,557
973,353
874,043
920,338
927,968

All levels
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

16.97
17.60
19.39
18.44
18.60

12.32
9.35
9.76
9.36
9.21

2.93
2.87
2.77
2.28
2.17

3.09
3.19
3.59
3.17
3.11

7.63
7.50
7.99
7.31
7.29

8.98
9.22
10.21
9.64
9.61

0.26
0.43
0.39
0.44
0.41

5.88
5.17
5.30
4.88
4.88

4-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

17.04
17.93
20.09
18.92
19.18

12.63
10.52
11.17
10.59
10.39

2.66
2.56
2.55
2.14
2.06

3.47
3.63
4.17
3.65
3.57

8.37
8.28
8.96
8.10
8.09

10.91
11.26
12.61
11.78
11.70

0.31
0.53
0.48
0.54
0.50

6.79
5.88
6.14
5.60
5.59

2-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

16.64
16.12
16.41
16.27
15.93

10.88
4.04
3.76
3.85
3.74

4.18
4.27
3.68
2.90
2.66

1.33
1.20
1.12
1.01
0.98

4.22
4.00
3.86
3.76
3.63

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

1.67
1.96
1.72
1.67
1.60

Percentage distribution

Revenue per full-time-equivalent student in constant 201112 dollars3


All levels
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

$29,979
32,036
29,510
31,959
31,627

$5,087
5,639
5,721
5,893
5,884

$3,694
2,994
2,880
2,992
2,911

$878
919
817
727
686

$926
1,020
1,060
1,014
983

$2,288
2,403
2,357
2,336
2,306

$2,692
2,954
3,013
3,080
3,038

$77
138
114
142
130

$1,764
1,655
1,563
1,561
1,544

4-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

40,429
42,787
38,812
42,841
43,275

6,889
7,671
7,797
8,106
8,302

5,107
4,501
4,336
4,536
4,498

1,075
1,094
991
915
892

1,402
1,552
1,620
1,565
1,545

3,383
3,542
3,477
3,471
3,500

4,412
4,820
4,896
5,048
5,062

127
225
186
232
216

2,746
2,514
2,384
2,399
2,421

2-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

13,633
15,013
14,623
14,926
14,140

2,269
2,420
2,400
2,429
2,253

1,484
607
549
575
529

570
641
539
433
376

182
180
163
151
139

575
600
565
561
513

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

228
295
251
249
227

See notes at end of table.

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Revenues

Table 401. Revenues of public degree-granting institutions, by source of revenue and level of institution: Selected years, 200506 through
201011Continued
Nonoperating revenue
Appropriations
Level of institution
and year
1

Other revenues and additions

Nonoperating grants

Federal

State

Local

Federal

State

Local

Gifts

Investment
income

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Other

Capital
appropriations

19

20

Capital Additions to
grants permanent
and gifts endowments
21

Other

22

23

$102,497 $4,975,616 $9,597,624 $2,705,351 $5,421,660 $2,568,688 $1,004,691


177,555 6,070,499 5,278,643 2,251,324 7,578,049 3,090,589 1,133,783
265,789 5,893,912 -9,487,915 3,011,240 7,038,658 2,938,605
843,528
231,104 5,876,450 10,046,610 5,210,022 6,041,010 3,780,012
869,950
228,045 6,286,802 14,185,059 5,623,707 5,640,026 3,744,845
965,007

$4,046,166
4,973,618
5,317,562
4,427,245
5,408,083

In thousands of current dollars


All levels
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

$1,858,625 $58,720,088 $8,249,690


1,849,775 68,375,062 9,319,219
2,010,843 65,486,232 9,787,019
2,152,228 62,456,235 9,954,504
1,946,965 63,015,552 10,023,205

$2,811,434 $1,177,322
10,022,315 1,909,570
12,760,716 2,720,449
20,740,102 3,123,358
24,366,180 3,404,970

4-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

1,720,108
1,776,452
1,934,958
2,006,623
1,853,109

45,591,539
53,268,648
50,863,465
48,721,670
48,977,437

336,424 1,546,322
453,280 5,177,569
484,689 6,425,434
431,615 10,318,977
507,010 11,849,748

613,928
1,201,394
1,729,985
2,088,155
2,320,005

33,269
103,824
131,427
134,608
130,451

2-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

138,517
73,324
75,885
145,606
93,856

13,128,549
15,106,414
14,622,766
13,734,565
14,038,114

7,913,266 1,265,113
8,865,938 4,844,746
9,302,330 6,335,282
9,522,890 10,421,125
9,516,195 12,516,431

563,394
708,176
990,464
1,035,203
1,084,965

69,228
73,731
134,362
96,496
97,594

4,713,701 8,927,767
5,798,732 4,430,479
5,635,304 -9,958,068
5,646,279 9,666,292
6,061,073 13,771,423
261,914
271,766
258,608
230,170
225,730

2,330,293
1,770,108
2,601,770
4,595,894
4,783,422

3,680,390
5,637,968
4,987,773
4,003,617
3,880,567

2,250,167
2,762,277
2,554,107
3,312,753
3,249,730

986,771
1,120,806
830,264
853,705
943,748

3,847,930
4,639,141
4,975,326
4,172,713
5,156,596

669,858
848,164
470,153
380,318
413,636

375,058
481,216
409,470
614,128
840,284

1,741,270
1,940,082
2,050,885
2,037,393
1,759,459

318,521
328,312
384,498
467,258
495,115

17,920
12,978
13,263
16,245
21,258

198,236
334,477
342,236
254,532
251,487

Percentage distribution
All levels
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

0.76
0.68
0.75
0.71
0.60

23.85
25.04
24.49
20.59
19.46

3.35
3.41
3.66
3.28
3.10

1.14
3.67
4.77
6.84
7.52

0.48
0.70
1.02
1.03
1.05

0.04
0.07
0.10
0.08
0.07

2.02
2.22
2.20
1.94
1.94

3.90
1.93
-3.55
3.31
4.38

1.10
0.82
1.13
1.72
1.74

2.20
2.77
2.63
1.99
1.74

1.04
1.13
1.10
1.25
1.16

0.41
0.42
0.32
0.29
0.30

1.64
1.82
1.99
1.46
1.67

4-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

0.85
0.79
0.89
0.81
0.70

22.51
23.83
23.50
19.64
18.42

0.17
0.20
0.22
0.17
0.19

0.76
2.32
2.97
4.16
4.46

0.30
0.54
0.80
0.84
0.87

0.02
0.05
0.06
0.05
0.05

2.33
2.59
2.60
2.28
2.28

4.41
1.98
-4.60
3.90
5.18

1.15
0.79
1.20
1.85
1.80

1.82
2.52
2.30
1.61
1.46

1.11
1.24
1.18
1.34
1.22

0.49
0.50
0.38
0.34
0.35

1.90
2.08
2.30
1.68
1.94

2-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

0.32
0.15
0.15
0.26
0.16

30.07
30.49
28.70
24.87
24.26

18.13
17.90
18.26
17.24
16.44

2.90
9.78
12.43
18.87
21.63

1.29
1.43
1.94
1.87
1.87

0.16
0.15
0.26
0.17
0.17

0.60
0.55
0.51
0.42
0.39

1.53
1.71
0.92
0.69
0.71

0.86
0.97
0.80
1.11
1.45

3.99
3.92
4.03
3.69
3.04

0.73
0.66
0.75
0.85
0.86

0.04
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.04

0.45
0.68
0.67
0.46
0.43

Revenue per full-time-equivalent student in constant 201112 dollars3


All levels
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

$226
217
222
227
190

$7,151
8,020
7,227
6,580
6,155

$1,005
1,093
1,080
1,049
979

$342
1,176
1,408
2,185
2,380

$143
224
300
329
333

$12
21
29
24
22

$606
712
650
619
614

$1,169
619
-1,047
1,059
1,385

$329
264
332
549
549

$660
889
777
636
551

$313
363
324
398
366

$122
133
93
92
94

$493
583
587
466
528

4-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

343
340
347
346
302

9,102
10,195
9,121
8,413
7,970

67
87
87
75
83

309
991
1,152
1,782
1,928

123
230
310
361
378

7
20
24
23
21

941
1,110
1,011
975
986

1,782
848
-1,786
1,669
2,241

465
339
467
794
778

735
1,079
894
691
631

449
529
458
572
529

197
215
149
147
154

768
888
892
721
839

2-year
200506..............
200708..............
200809..............
200910..............
201011..............

43
22
22
39
23

4,100
4,578
4,197
3,712
3,430

2,471
2,687
2,670
2,574
2,325

395
1,468
1,818
2,817
3,058

176
215
284
280
265

22
22
39
26
24

82
82
74
62
55

209
257
135
103
101

117
146
118
166
205

544
588
589
551
430

99
99
110
126
121

6
4
4
4
5

62
101
98
69
61

1After

deducting discounts and allowances.


sales and services of educational activities.
dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV
federal financial aid programs. Includes data for public institutions reporting data according to
2Includes

3Constant

either the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) questionnaire. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2006 through Spring 2012, Finance
and Enrollment components. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Revenues

Table 402. Revenues of public degree-granting institutions, by source of revenue and state or jurisdiction: 201011
[In thousands of current dollars]
Nonoperating revenue1

Operating revenue
State, local,
Sales and
and private
services
grants and of auxiliary
contracts enterprises2

Total

Tuition
and fees2

Federal
grants and
contracts

United States...... $323,817,821 $178,979,374


Alabama .......................
7,061,371
4,775,199
Alaska...........................
933,674
360,889
Arizona..........................
5,406,400
2,601,499
Arkansas.......................
3,627,870
2,186,376
California.......................
43,771,386
23,730,000

$60,240,671
1,315,917
116,803
1,382,320
396,452
5,294,304

$29,808,728
768,169
110,787
558,816
256,466
3,909,349

$17,082,994
273,882
66,519
162,053
181,764
2,442,031

$23,606,433
755,423
39,868
372,390
238,500
1,787,495

$31,105,677
1,328,100
0
0
868,685
6,523,699

State or jurisdiction
1

Total
revenues
2

Sales and Independent


services
operations
of hospitals
and other3
9

Total

State
appropriations

Other
Local
revenues
appropriations and additions

10

11

12

13

$17,134,870 $129,080,485
333,709
2,092,590
26,911
455,576
125,919
2,739,629
244,509
1,370,586
3,773,123
17,436,153

$63,015,552
1,281,923
346,644
1,006,196
753,573
9,338,728

$10,023,205
1,204
9,681
746,962
30,375
2,490,105

$15,757,961
193,583
117,209
65,271
70,908
2,605,232

Colorado.......................
Connecticut...................
Delaware.......................
District of Columbia......
Florida...........................

5,340,674
2,957,975
1,346,612
179,633
11,275,449

4,364,646
1,660,790
772,242
68,450
4,816,147

1,559,832
573,935
387,647
28,756
1,843,934

961,621
184,121
134,137
16,958
1,064,483

595,820
99,013
48,281
10,440
996,156

464,434
261,333
115,576
436
758,547

422,491
266,254
0
0
0

360,447
276,135
86,601
11,859
153,027

804,059
1,241,688
561,675
96,691
5,683,339

33,667
1,018,015
214,445
66,420
3,243,232

82,141
0
0
0
0

171,969
55,496
12,695
14,493
775,962

Georgia.........................
Hawaii ...........................
Idaho.............................
Illinois ............................
Indiana..........................

7,517,554
1,631,285
1,240,745
11,179,395
6,770,464

3,977,505
796,195
589,797
5,735,567
3,997,530

1,637,750
225,027
263,014
2,253,166
2,037,133

692,327
368,061
126,456
858,332
615,320

476,858
62,722
47,066
390,339
271,830

752,393
91,060
114,642
909,162
713,708

196,852
0
0
601,791
0

221,324
49,325
38,618
722,776
359,539

3,063,048
602,728
580,065
5,347,017
2,680,943

1,938,523
359,077
312,809
1,789,707
1,431,488

23
0
13,398
1,001,566
7,951

477,002
232,362
70,883
96,812
91,991

Iowa...............................
Kansas..........................
Kentucky.......................
Louisiana ......................
Maine............................

4,752,473
3,259,553
5,383,272
4,342,000
928,947

3,334,182
1,830,006
3,305,914
2,340,759
504,454

754,875
720,719
899,179
697,479
210,601

603,914
387,655
478,461
335,569
74,973

156,006
172,533
260,276
456,237
67,081

444,447
298,804
282,659
326,521
96,664

1,065,744
0
1,005,561
315,557
0

309,195
250,295
379,778
209,395
55,135

1,337,176
1,353,566
1,848,856
1,830,724
391,852

731,485
741,285
971,263
1,018,696
252,786

107,022
228,630
18,261
0
0

81,116
75,981
228,502
170,518
32,641

Maryland.......................
Massachusetts.............
Michigan .......................
Minnesota.....................
Mississippi ....................

6,248,811
4,550,848
15,038,480
5,297,262
4,023,249

3,615,614
2,866,493
9,096,292
2,766,245
2,166,463

1,460,145
1,098,581
3,321,279
1,205,536
493,031

833,396
442,698
1,422,055
491,723
452,730

393,155
237,243
428,004
325,321
167,889

605,746
394,611
1,034,544
590,713
261,884

0
0
2,411,131
0
668,734

323,172
693,360
479,280
152,952
122,195

2,243,809
1,545,246
5,695,248
2,279,356
1,653,408

1,392,864
1,034,211
1,713,747
1,206,301
868,311

319,337
0
551,945
0
58,179

389,387
139,109
246,939
251,661
203,378

Missouri ........................
Montana........................
Nebraska ......................
Nevada..........................
New Hampshire............

4,842,364
1,008,519
2,372,403
1,549,690
1,011,894

2,875,331
647,425
1,219,057
709,208
686,123

942,673
269,752
372,097
328,805
332,173

275,157
176,881
249,955
147,151
61,969

178,810
35,384
175,371
78,117
70,101

732,499
84,977
276,429
93,802
195,452

616,483
0
27,653
0
0

129,709
80,430
117,552
61,332
26,427

1,886,933
325,044
1,075,305
826,969
234,187

904,594
173,250
621,957
539,712
131,878

148,970
8,151
120,979
0
7

80,100
36,051
78,041
13,512
91,585

New Jersey...................
New Mexico..................
New York.......................
North Carolina..............
North Dakota................

7,169,289
3,437,062
15,088,288
10,649,043
1,085,482

4,450,655
1,861,856
7,176,619
4,080,044
655,231

1,921,021
259,413
2,287,135
1,397,544
258,447

461,771
418,514
831,872
824,967
169,998

450,959
192,667
978,224
333,739
49,400

539,213
121,193
889,985
1,322,074
105,442

888,477
628,888
2,011,711
0
0

189,215
241,182
177,693
201,719
71,945

2,607,003
1,456,312
7,207,602
5,854,554
367,638

1,495,505
724,046
4,247,113
3,434,423
268,488

211,638
120,930
762,484
196,168
2,459

111,631
118,895
704,067
714,445
62,613

Ohio...............................
Oklahoma.....................
Oregon..........................
Pennsylvania ................
Rhode Island................

13,019,806
3,979,507
5,723,038
12,951,463
744,569

8,354,140
2,229,746
3,865,483
9,097,027
503,189

3,213,442
711,322
1,041,237
3,609,914
261,165

796,495
268,961
640,641
1,313,534
78,031

546,609
305,813
129,786
325,974
33,863

982,746
419,810
441,711
955,300
101,030

2,349,051
69,036
1,316,947
2,311,243
0

465,798
454,804
295,161
581,062
29,100

4,354,212
1,598,069
1,717,902
3,760,824
200,280

1,888,347
924,623
537,918
1,401,316
137,071

163,891
49,857
206,762
117,967
0

311,454
151,692
139,653
93,612
41,099

South Carolina..............
South Dakota................
Tennessee ....................
Texas.............................
Utah...............................

4,110,622
825,968
4,532,732
31,676,209
4,640,993

2,626,052
490,290
2,028,657
13,143,332
3,250,856

1,212,011
195,540
887,065
4,271,691
597,444

434,041
141,597
345,884
2,244,736
418,062

337,224
38,724
302,878
2,046,450
144,611

369,569
60,921
291,506
1,177,768
200,976

0
0
0
1,774,837
1,178,146

273,207
53,507
201,325
1,627,851
711,617

1,311,920
255,629
2,311,854
14,353,611
1,276,343

480,329
157,444
1,250,509
5,179,075
661,823

62,799
0
5,327
1,377,390
0

172,650
80,048
192,221
4,179,265
113,794

Vermont ........................
Virginia..........................
Washington...................
West Virginia.................
Wisconsin .....................
Wyoming.......................

842,124
9,483,831
8,203,665
1,810,683
6,453,819
809,196

636,439
5,571,497
5,304,335
1,097,945
3,518,077
308,663

330,652
2,092,672
1,449,758
489,514
1,257,677
71,806

141,310
859,035
1,304,952
171,503
692,624
88,484

40,046
184,406
619,367
174,510
453,930
63,638

101,704
1,091,172
507,411
206,768
476,635
53,024

0
1,064,876
1,063,827
0
0
0

22,727
279,336
359,021
55,649
637,212
31,712

193,556
3,361,706
2,476,011
623,520
2,647,595
482,199

72,466
1,516,128
1,329,108
395,050
1,151,462
326,523

0
3,737
0
316
757,773
38,818

12,130
550,629
423,319
89,219
288,147
18,334

1,730,181

332,846

1,284

102,029

3,872

95,757

129,904

1,378,678

18,657

1,794,951
28,586

513,557
18,398

113,603
3,400

219,516
14,284

55,049
0

15,244
714

71,466
0

38,680
0

1,258,708
10,188

883,692
0

46,944
0

22,686
0

21,751
138,602
16,984
23,626
14,019
1,469,623
81,759

5,432
61,337
1,635
15,686
7,107
365,594
38,367

998
12,480
335
2,144
2,539
78,166
13,541

1,324
35,754
0
12,305
3,649
135,017
17,183

1,149
3,902
250
0
200
47,091
2,457

1,799
2,683
721
1,223
291
3,069
4,745

0
0
0
0
0
71,466
0

162
6,518
329
13
429
30,786
442

16,319
75,649
15,350
7,940
6,483
1,087,380
39,399

0
31,936
2,000
4,385
2,039
843,332
0

0
15,700
0
0
0
1,824
29,420

0
1,616
0
0
429
16,649
3,992

U.S. Service
Academies.............
Other
jurisdictions.
American Samoa .........
Federated States
of Micronesia............
Guam............................
Marshall Islands ...........
Northern Marianas.......
Palau.............................
Puerto Rico...................
U.S. Virgin Islands........
1Includes

other categories not separately shown.


deducting discounts and allowances.
sales and services of educational activities.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes data for public institutions reporting data
according to either the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or the Financial
2After

3Includes

Accounting Standards Board (FASB) questionnaire. Detail may not sum to totals because
of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Finance component.
(This table was prepared November 2012.)

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568 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Revenues

Table 403. Revenues of public degree-granting institutions, by source of revenue and state or jurisdiction: 200910
[In thousands of current dollars]
Nonoperating revenue1

Operating revenue
State, local,
Sales and
and private
services
grants and of auxiliary
contracts enterprises2

Total

Tuition
and fees2

Federal
grants and
contracts

United States .... $303,329,538 $168,420,707

$55,930,482

$28,397,667

$16,524,354

$22,173,700

$29,236,931

State or jurisdiction
1

Total
revenues
2

Sales and Independent


services
operations
of hospitals
and other3
9

Total

State
appropriations

Other
Local
revenues
appropriations and additions

10

11

12

13

$16,157,574 $119,790,614

$62,456,235

$9,954,504

$15,118,217

Alabama ....................
Alaska........................
Arizona ......................
Arkansas....................
California ...................

6,934,719
818,312
5,117,042
3,457,956
39,822,628

4,451,647
362,641
2,393,601
2,103,967
21,840,952

1,226,737
106,824
1,252,017
407,190
4,799,602

736,601
127,332
507,129
235,187
3,649,014

263,018
70,151
162,600
167,676
2,448,579

336,523
39,799
364,114
230,953
1,782,844

1,228,813
0
0
834,153
5,882,111

659,955
18,535
107,741
228,809
3,278,802

2,267,669
395,617
2,662,330
1,257,748
16,331,226

1,289,317
334,826
1,011,599
753,337
8,849,101

1,124
8,993
734,888
30,776
2,447,042

215,403
60,054
61,111
96,241
1,650,450

Colorado ....................
Connecticut................
Delaware....................
District of Columbia ...
Florida........................

5,038,154
3,073,384
1,102,276
134,971
10,345,096

3,808,206
1,588,636
673,779
61,381
4,584,040

1,373,687
552,618
355,928
26,696
1,712,699

870,273
175,930
138,663
17,418
1,053,872

425,054
101,008
49,004
11,661
940,012

442,898
246,931
111,603
910
732,924

375,345
247,226
0
0
0

320,948
264,924
18,580
4,696
144,533

1,052,576
1,166,113
418,966
72,118
5,225,242

31,950
992,343
219,409
62,070
3,075,209

96,324
0
0
0
0

177,372
318,635
9,531
1,473
535,813

Georgia......................
Hawaii ........................
Idaho..........................
Illinois.........................
Indiana.......................

6,952,343
1,541,672
1,177,453
10,777,586
6,412,313

3,613,145
739,792
539,171
5,513,738
3,806,613

1,439,381
210,701
232,922
2,132,121
1,924,620

628,951
347,953
113,040
797,439
576,401

448,080
75,678
48,944
398,152
269,052

706,634
83,730
107,442
904,229
688,432

201,302
0
0
617,642
0

188,797
21,731
36,824
664,153
348,108

3,028,759
582,906
543,837
5,132,637
2,500,534

1,770,643
366,836
324,563
1,779,108
1,435,079

0
0
12,900
967,455
6,932

310,439
218,974
94,444
131,211
105,166

Iowa ...........................
Kansas.......................
Kentucky ....................
Louisiana ...................
Maine.........................

4,532,185
3,068,349
5,109,467
4,177,297
878,118

3,145,524
1,694,889
3,117,415
2,349,228
496,093

701,366
683,065
838,262
626,213
209,560

617,268
328,769
456,040
362,566
70,165

149,538
175,200
221,480
469,867
63,188

430,821
284,970
263,142
322,969
97,361

965,672
0
976,869
339,625
0

280,859
222,885
361,622
227,988
55,820

1,324,929
1,299,341
1,724,677
1,629,945
359,223

781,895
731,725
967,970
1,030,152
245,705

99,099
229,963
16,437
0
0

61,732
74,119
267,374
198,123
22,802

Maryland....................
Massachusetts...........
Michigan ....................
Minnesota ..................
Mississippi .................

5,922,713
4,280,525
13,617,003
5,135,056
3,879,327

3,446,759
2,686,203
8,811,529
2,619,417
2,104,030

1,396,362
1,008,631
3,168,919
1,137,773
446,609

759,571
426,569
1,369,427
450,236
445,917

392,687
231,325
447,378
298,562
163,307

572,537
367,090
988,068
504,876
252,459

0
0
2,372,017
0
677,217

325,601
652,587
465,721
227,970
118,521

2,125,291
1,443,776
4,587,058
2,161,249
1,607,882

1,276,246
899,748
1,786,389
1,242,407
895,859

328,704
0
596,436
0
57,730

350,664
150,546
218,415
354,390
167,416

Missouri .....................
Montana.....................
Nebraska ...................
Nevada ......................
New Hampshire .........

4,723,802
996,292
2,294,745
1,567,739
920,784

2,769,484
626,615
1,155,984
695,419
644,681

902,564
252,111
332,446
302,887
310,005

255,837
173,606
224,396
152,749
63,411

194,118
37,702
180,463
88,969
50,544

683,566
79,349
253,030
92,384
191,784

600,238
0
25,827
1,152
0

133,162
83,847
139,822
57,278
28,938

1,815,614
315,814
1,029,221
788,321
195,947

992,722
174,784
629,652
388,082
130,868

146,283
8,105
122,263
0
0

138,704
53,863
109,540
83,998
80,157

New Jersey ................


New Mexico ...............
New York....................
North Carolina ...........
North Dakota .............

7,040,625
3,347,033
14,281,306
9,782,673
1,051,135

4,333,381
1,803,757
6,939,637
3,789,967
629,441

1,783,369
232,645
2,244,500
1,255,177
248,473

448,449
428,839
828,904
782,588
167,076

490,306
198,060
969,998
300,561
48,545

507,277
115,356
867,366
1,297,928
99,267

885,584
568,478
1,876,918
0
0

218,396
260,377
151,951
153,713
66,081

2,545,074
1,375,796
6,736,764
5,402,627
360,402

1,549,086
773,235
4,350,324
3,375,984
267,744

211,947
119,340
757,504
194,949
185

162,170
167,480
604,905
590,079
61,292

Ohio ...........................
Oklahoma ..................
Oregon.......................
Pennsylvania..............
Rhode Island .............

12,101,646
3,933,207
5,518,943
11,983,919
700,705

7,890,623
2,083,108
3,702,490
8,645,682
482,080

2,984,442
674,335
934,531
3,402,627
252,267

776,602
251,643
678,341
1,229,630
72,260

530,293
281,080
200,721
421,982
30,837

930,665
406,543
408,274
924,537
97,192

2,253,927
62,229
1,274,466
2,111,772
0

414,695
407,276
206,158
555,135
29,525

3,851,978
1,531,155
1,622,696
3,250,155
186,491

1,884,232
928,324
666,799
1,420,760
137,159

145,807
48,197
203,681
118,747
0

359,045
318,944
193,757
88,082
32,133

South Carolina...........
South Dakota .............
Tennessee .................
Texas .........................
Utah ...........................

3,955,305
802,946
4,219,730
29,111,456
4,378,097

2,427,029
462,689
1,887,572
12,202,024
3,052,556

1,101,061
179,463
812,733
3,950,738
555,723

398,682
136,307
350,507
2,213,193
375,247

331,129
36,950
210,057
1,813,943
127,579

350,639
53,919
277,466
1,116,490
184,505

0
0
0
1,587,643
1,092,663

245,518
56,051
236,809
1,520,018
716,840

1,349,605
256,809
2,099,195
12,895,120
1,166,209

604,283
163,817
1,089,782
5,445,771
658,038

61,419
0
5,184
1,384,512
0

178,672
83,448
232,962
4,014,311
159,332

Vermont .....................
Virginia.......................
Washington................
West Virginia..............
Wisconsin ..................
Wyoming....................

786,823
8,470,275
7,719,841
1,690,820
6,159,391
719,082

604,201
5,092,324
4,937,740
1,046,188
3,344,058
271,356

320,259
1,886,662
1,307,996
466,775
1,192,301
72,563

128,881
793,865
1,177,320
153,156
677,335
62,284

32,984
199,273
605,707
172,516
426,668
51,593

99,276
1,044,065
504,856
98,126
477,898
53,550

0
1,031,626
1,029,057
0
0
0

22,801
136,833
312,804
155,615
569,857
31,366

161,741
2,679,725
2,388,154
586,282
2,470,796
426,446

76,575
1,433,589
1,367,777
393,821
1,099,243
300,301

0
2,289
0
451
739,123
49,716

20,881
698,227
393,946
58,349
344,537
21,279

1,765,275

348,225

1,324

134,828

577

94,137

117,360

1,400,825

16,224

1,783,574
19,642

410,795
8,985

79,678
2,854

186,419
5,340

54,638
0

15,624
791

51,404
0

23,032
0

1,351,344
10,657

901,837
0

50,593
0

21,435
0

25,176
124,572
15,043
17,183
12,785
1,479,889
89,285

6,570
53,285
1,498
10,455
5,705
277,071
47,226

568
14,124
591
1,386
1,580
46,115
12,460

2,993
27,475
0
7,839
3,272
113,888
25,611

1,080
2,249
0
0
300
46,866
4,144

1,513
2,989
636
1,204
284
3,768
4,438

0
0
0
0
0
51,404
0

415
6,448
272
26
269
15,030
573

18,606
68,987
8,545
6,728
6,811
1,192,143
38,867

0
33,072
2,000
5,323
2,310
859,133
0

0
16,516
0
0
0
2,651
31,427

0
2,299
5,000
0
269
10,675
3,192

U.S. Service
Academies...........
Other
jurisdictions.
American Samoa .......
Federated States
of Micronesia .........
Guam.........................
Marshall Islands.........
Northern Marianas ....
Palau..........................
Puerto Rico................
U.S. Virgin Islands .....
1Includes

other categories not separately shown.


deducting discounts and allowances.
sales and services of educational activities.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes data for public institutions reporting data
according to either the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or the Financial
2After

3Includes

Accounting Standards Board (FASB) questionnaire. Detail may not sum to totals because
of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Finance component.
(This table was prepared November 2011.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 569


Revenues

Table 404. Appropriations from state and local governments for public degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years,
199091 through 201011
[In thousands of current dollars]
State appropriations
State or jurisdiction

Local appropriations

199091

200001

200506

200809

200910

201011

199091

200001

200506

200809

200910

10

11

12

13

United States .... $35,898,653 $56,268,990 $58,720,088 $65,486,232 $62,456,235 $63,015,552


Alabama ....................
708,191
991,302
1,302,342
1,422,961
1,289,317
1,281,923
Alaska........................
168,395
190,650
252,512
320,770
334,826
346,644
Arizona ......................
591,656
903,196
1,015,117
1,062,586
1,011,599
1,006,196
Arkansas....................
315,372
583,794
639,745
742,037
753,337
753,573
California ...................
5,313,052
7,891,669
8,275,470
8,521,074
8,849,101
9,338,728

$3,159,789
6,796
260
149,337
216
771,160

$5,582,287
4,829
10,340
310,762
9,496
1,764,717

$8,249,690
733
0
562,474
23,269
2,218,323

$9,787,019
13,011
8,005
706,572
27,823
2,473,159

$9,954,504
1,124
8,993
734,888
30,776
2,447,042

$10,023,205
1,204
9,681
746,962
30,375
2,490,105

201011

Colorado ....................
Connecticut................
Delaware....................
District of Columbia ...
Florida........................

423,710
363,427
115,729
0
1,638,218

655,037
664,356
193,695
3,019
2,656,376

15,436
814,255
218,634
6,554
3,186,756

36,200
989,310
223,207
7,671
3,396,175

31,950
992,343
219,409
62,070
3,075,209

33,667
1,018,015
214,445
66,420
3,243,232

22,400
0
0
73,495
1,850

36,840
0
0
46,933
2

54,422
0
0
61,266
0

74,301
0
0
62,070
0

96,324
0
0
0
0

82,141
0
0
0
0

Georgia......................
Hawaii ........................
Idaho..........................
Illinois.........................
Indiana.......................

915,303
304,131
177,918
1,296,895
886,124

1,826,961
395,884
290,746
1,760,300
1,257,919

1,959,504
430,451
338,143
1,602,641
1,338,901

2,139,000
585,499
376,123
1,749,634
1,463,735

1,770,643
366,836
324,563
1,779,108
1,435,079

1,938,523
359,077
312,809
1,789,707
1,431,488

25,705
0
6,161
284,635
1,507

21,615
0
11,148
520,136
6,190

0
0
7,633
768,509
7,379

0
0
12,188
922,697
9,486

0
0
12,900
967,455
6,932

23
0
13,398
1,001,566
7,951

Iowa ...........................
Kansas.......................
Kentucky ....................
Louisiana ...................
Maine.........................

544,945
437,413
617,915
566,798
174,737

813,805
664,201
939,047
834,643
212,144

798,961
725,777
1,014,939
1,084,984
231,890

893,101
772,802
1,028,163
1,447,049
250,552

781,895
731,725
967,970
1,030,152
245,705

731,485
741,285
971,263
1,018,696
252,786

21,624
87,026
4,682
1,462
0

36,129
160,873
14,930
517
0

73,502
211,593
12,035
0
0

90,427
230,758
14,494
0
0

99,099
229,963
16,437
0
0

107,022
228,630
18,261
0
0

Maryland....................
Massachusetts...........
Michigan ....................
Minnesota ..................
Mississippi .................

724,223
471,368
1,326,884
744,381
365,574

999,723
1,038,998
1,991,098
1,174,797
758,242

1,078,966
1,039,187
1,771,921
1,194,106
774,001

1,382,428
1,068,344
1,825,548
1,367,277
984,810

1,276,246
899,748
1,786,389
1,242,407
895,859

1,392,864
1,034,211
1,713,747
1,206,301
868,311

117,913
0
159,202
2,040
25,670

185,034
0
288,112
0
38,167

253,486
0
535,401
0
57,539

331,231
0
605,773
0
55,670

328,704
0
596,436
0
57,730

319,337
0
551,945
0
58,179

Missouri .....................
Montana.....................
Nebraska ...................
Nevada ......................
New Hampshire .........

563,430
110,199
318,482
161,581
71,226

945,746
137,341
514,235
333,117
96,157

868,899
154,770
532,258
524,701
114,557

986,891
196,192
633,652
608,602
131,584

992,722
174,784
629,652
388,082
130,868

904,594
173,250
621,957
539,712
131,878

38,097
3,310
36,569
0
6

101,562
4,069
19,892
0
0

128,638
6,283
78,470
0
0

146,038
8,017
100,596
0
0

146,283
8,105
122,263
0
0

148,970
8,151
120,979
0
7

New Jersey ................


New Mexico ...............
New York....................
North Carolina ...........
North Dakota .............

854,989
307,083
2,313,128
1,351,111
129,986

1,246,554
538,822
4,461,671
2,221,600
188,047

1,644,413
679,588
3,500,566
2,815,090
195,040

1,527,419
824,101
4,414,596
3,301,440
243,119

1,549,086
773,235
4,350,324
3,375,984
267,744

1,495,505
724,046
4,247,113
3,434,423
268,488

145,010
34,364
372,650
62,785
9

172,667
60,183
431,415
113,448
21

195,502
92,644
622,550
156,171
1,786

216,991
113,956
730,623
196,114
2,131

211,947
119,340
757,504
194,949
185

211,638
120,930
762,484
196,168
2,459

Ohio ...........................
Oklahoma ..................
Oregon.......................
Pennsylvania..............
Rhode Island .............

1,360,141
473,898
377,476
962,121
113,614

1,922,571
754,540
640,347
1,331,544
157,137

1,848,717
782,847
657,011
1,371,792
172,703

2,131,926
953,077
565,110
1,437,979
147,023

1,884,232
928,324
666,799
1,420,760
137,159

1,888,347
924,623
537,918
1,401,316
137,071

63,899
12,822
118,499
62,794
0

101,647
28,367
106,436
94,338
0

126,530
38,081
161,438
111,721
0

144,413
44,518
180,757
116,313
0

145,807
48,197
203,681
118,747
0

163,891
49,857
206,762
117,967
0

South Carolina...........
South Dakota .............
Tennessee .................
Texas .........................
Utah ...........................

578,794
81,859
663,536
2,627,916
304,738

853,139
129,680
969,316
4,236,852
531,975

715,967
153,928
1,081,753
4,658,611
669,271

664,787
167,323
1,168,300
5,427,478
724,434

604,283
163,817
1,089,782
5,445,771
658,038

480,329
157,444
1,250,509
5,179,075
661,823

18,670
0
1,779
210,934
0

36,060
0
3,824
439,342
0

50,592
0
4,326
971,351
0

59,937
0
4,971
1,327,613
0

61,419
0
5,184
1,384,512
0

62,799
0
5,327
1,377,390
0

Vermont .....................
Virginia.......................
Washington................
West Virginia..............
Wisconsin ..................
Wyoming....................

40,997
886,208
828,700
263,269
841,192
120,623

53,605
1,395,308
1,200,392
382,269
1,186,415
149,009

63,740
1,482,002
1,315,804
355,870
1,019,374
229,620

68,624
1,656,467
1,572,975
420,838
1,138,454
317,785

76,575
1,433,589
1,367,777
393,821
1,099,243
300,301

72,466
1,516,128
1,329,108
395,050
1,151,462
326,523

4
973
2,470
574
197,712
12,721

0
1,570
0
503
379,648
20,525

0
1,934
33
0
621,514
32,562

0
1,834
0
169
716,434
37,929

0
2,289
0
451
739,123
49,716

0
3,737
0
316
757,773
38,818

337,393
0

709,473
0

913,597
0

1,002,653
0

901,837
0

883,692
0

12,724
0

20,612
0

45,878
0

50,688
0

50,593
0

46,944
0

0
28,283
0
0
644
277,295
31,170

40
29,122
1,924
9,055
2,345
647,623
19,365

0
29,684
0
7,270
2,385
874,258
0

0
32,952
2,000
5,563
2,342
959,797
0

0
33,072
2,000
5,323
2,310
859,133
0

0
31,936
2,000
4,385
2,039
843,332
0

0
10,028
0
0
0
2,375
320

3,327
12,826
0
0
0
4,459
0

0
13,827
2,000
0
0
2,996
27,055

0
15,834
0
0
0
3,408
31,446

0
16,516
0
0
0
2,651
31,427

0
15,700
0
0
0
1,824
29,420

U.S. Service
Academies...........
Other
jurisdictions.
American Samoa .......
Federated States
of Micronesia .........
Guam.........................
Marshall Islands.........
Northern Marianas ....
Palau..........................
Puerto Rico................
U.S. Virgin Islands .....

NOTE: Data for 199091 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for
degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher
degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting
classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes
more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant
degrees. Includes data for public institutions reporting data according to either the Govern-

mental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) questionnaire. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Finance Survey (IPEDSF:FY91); and Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Finance component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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570 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Revenues

Table 405. Total revenue of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds and level of institution: 19992000 through
201011

Level of institution
and year
1

Total

Student
tuition and
fees (net of
allowances)

Federal
appropriations,
grants, and
contracts1

State appropriations,
grants, and
contracts

Local appropriations,
grants, and
contracts

Educational
activities

Auxiliary
enterprises
(net of
allowances)

Hospitals

Other

10

11

12

Investment
Private gifts,
return
grants, and
2
contracts (gain or loss)
7

In thousands of current dollars


All levels
19992000....................... $120,625,806
200001...........................
82,174,492
200102...........................
84,346,652
200203........................... 105,672,753
200304........................... 134,230,762

$29,651,812
31,318,106
33,499,121
36,019,267
38,505,631

$12,191,827
13,378,019
14,790,235
16,625,072
18,335,784

$1,117,742
1,176,060
1,303,772
1,514,087
1,455,556

$580,237
508,365
493,158
474,889
485,717

$16,488,984
15,859,313
15,394,353
14,380,351
15,847,571

$37,763,518
-3,602,326
-6,545,330
9,340,400
30,896,917

$2,865,606
3,468,680
3,220,868
3,056,259
3,290,420

$8,317,607
8,742,610
9,317,922
9,833,972
10,325,606

$7,208,600
7,126,343
8,083,935
8,942,047
9,657,753

$4,439,874
4,199,323
4,788,618
5,486,409
5,429,805

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

140,150,716
152,744,665
182,381,275
139,250,857
69,064,329

41,394,424
44,263,227
47,481,431
50,736,003
53,707,913

19,699,204
19,683,291
20,193,637
20,204,523
21,023,733

1,469,912
1,558,741
1,626,429
1,857,422
1,816,429

488,010
517,109
538,942
528,466
574,856

16,738,916
18,346,525
20,193,231
20,991,936
17,671,730

30,431,521
35,634,520
55,907,662
6,446,982
-64,205,252

3,595,559
3,716,409
4,105,289
4,849,728
4,791,466

10,823,963
11,610,762
12,291,973
12,928,521
13,559,084

10,377,808
11,536,658
12,636,904
13,299,928
14,802,999

5,131,401
5,877,423
7,405,779
7,407,348
5,321,371

200910...........................
201011...........................

168,689,242
207,236,345

56,355,862
60,047,027

22,913,792
24,334,677

1,721,659
1,706,368

471,425
459,629

18,017,260
22,100,617

28,425,581
53,571,921

4,821,825
4,992,000

14,080,329
14,797,598

16,541,461
17,521,091

5,340,047
7,705,419

4year
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................

119,708,625
81,568,928
83,764,907
105,064,157
133,594,668

29,257,523
30,996,381
33,165,965
35,676,736
38,181,648

12,133,829
13,318,572
14,708,582
16,515,854
18,236,313

1,098,961
1,156,503
1,280,787
1,487,604
1,423,269

574,746
503,002
490,596
470,126
480,104

16,346,616
15,788,869
15,328,974
14,319,622
15,789,672

37,698,219
-3,623,323
-6,547,915
9,338,684
30,854,091

2,837,784
3,452,731
3,206,440
3,041,307
3,277,767

8,261,507
8,703,316
9,263,171
9,779,275
10,287,215

7,208,600
7,125,648
8,083,935
8,942,047
9,657,753

4,290,841
4,147,227
4,784,371
5,492,904
5,406,836

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

139,528,763
152,150,193
181,853,949
138,749,560
68,617,694

41,045,608
43,944,766
47,211,041
50,431,352
53,408,932

19,622,002
19,607,858
20,137,112
20,143,833
20,964,805

1,446,643
1,530,038
1,606,890
1,834,505
1,795,981

484,379
515,776
537,460
527,006
574,235

16,671,017
18,288,085
20,143,850
20,938,774
17,625,407

30,408,545
35,603,805
55,857,220
6,459,197
-64,173,065

3,581,869
3,699,630
4,097,001
4,838,649
4,785,951

10,784,161
11,573,115
12,253,297
12,890,431
13,522,267

10,377,808
11,536,658
12,636,904
13,299,928
14,802,999

5,106,733
5,850,463
7,373,173
7,385,886
5,310,181

200910...........................
201011...........................

168,169,978
206,577,102

56,056,932
59,582,471

22,843,558
24,274,070

1,708,542
1,691,643

470,530
458,812

17,966,413
22,061,064

28,404,786
53,555,533

4,814,426
4,987,562

14,044,652
14,762,886

16,541,461
17,521,091

5,318,679
7,681,969

2year
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................

917,181
605,564
581,745
608,596
636,094

394,289
321,724
333,156
342,531
323,983

57,998
59,446
81,653
109,217
99,471

18,781
19,557
22,985
26,483
32,287

5,491
5,363
2,562
4,764
5,613

142,368
70,444
65,379
60,729
57,900

65,299
20,996
2,585
1,716
42,826

27,822
15,949
14,429
14,953
12,653

56,100
39,294
54,750
54,697
38,391

0
694
0
0
0

149,033
52,096
4,246
-6,495
22,969

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

621,953
594,473
527,327
501,297
446,635

348,815
318,460
270,389
304,651
298,981

77,202
75,433
56,525
60,689
58,927

23,269
28,703
19,539
22,917
20,448

3,631
1,333
1,482
1,460
621

67,899
58,441
49,381
53,162
46,323

22,976
30,716
50,442
-12,214
-32,187

13,690
16,778
8,288
11,080
5,515

39,802
37,648
38,675
38,091
36,816

0
0
0
0
0

24,668
26,960
32,606
21,462
11,191

200910...........................
201011...........................

519,264
659,244

298,930
464,556

70,235
60,607

13,117
14,725

895
817

50,847
39,553

20,795
16,388

7,400
4,437

35,677
34,712

0
0

21,368
23,450

Percentage distribution
All levels
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

24.58
38.11
39.72
34.09
28.69

10.11
16.28
17.54
15.73
13.66

0.93
1.43
1.55
1.43
1.08

0.48
0.62
0.58
0.45
0.36

13.67
19.30
18.25
13.61
11.81

31.31
-4.38
-7.76
8.84
23.02

2.38
4.22
3.82
2.89
2.45

6.90
10.64
11.05
9.31
7.69

5.98
8.67
9.58
8.46
7.19

3.68
5.11
5.68
5.19
4.05

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

29.54
28.98
26.03
36.43
77.77

14.06
12.89
11.07
14.51
30.44

1.05
1.02
0.89
1.33
2.63

0.35
0.34
0.30
0.38
0.83

11.94
12.01
11.07
15.07
25.59

21.71
23.33
30.65
4.63
-92.96

2.57
2.43
2.25
3.48
6.94

7.72
7.60
6.74
9.28
19.63

7.40
7.55
6.93
9.55
21.43

3.66
3.85
4.06
5.32
7.70

200910...........................
201011...........................

100.00
100.00

33.41
28.98

13.58
11.74

1.02
0.82

0.28
0.22

10.68
10.66

16.85
25.85

2.86
2.41

8.35
7.14

9.81
8.45

3.17
3.72

4year
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

24.44
38.00
39.59
33.96
28.58

10.14
16.33
17.56
15.72
13.65

0.92
1.42
1.53
1.42
1.07

0.48
0.62
0.59
0.45
0.36

13.66
19.36
18.30
13.63
11.82

31.49
-4.44
-7.82
8.89
23.10

2.37
4.23
3.83
2.89
2.45

6.90
10.67
11.06
9.31
7.70

6.02
8.74
9.65
8.51
7.23

3.58
5.08
5.71
5.23
4.05

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

29.42
28.88
25.96
36.35
77.84

14.06
12.89
11.07
14.52
30.55

1.04
1.01
0.88
1.32
2.62

0.35
0.34
0.30
0.38
0.84

11.95
12.02
11.08
15.09
25.69

21.79
23.40
30.72
4.66
-93.52

2.57
2.43
2.25
3.49
6.97

7.73
7.61
6.74
9.29
19.71

7.44
7.58
6.95
9.59
21.57

3.66
3.85
4.05
5.32
7.74

200910...........................
201011...........................

100.00
100.00

33.33
28.84

13.58
11.75

1.02
0.82

0.28
0.22

10.68
10.68

16.89
25.93

2.86
2.41

8.35
7.15

9.84
8.48

3.16
3.72

See notes at end of table.

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 571


Revenues

Table 405. Total revenue of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds and level of institution: 19992000 through
201011Continued

Level of institution
and year
1

Total

Student
tuition and
fees (net of
allowances)

Federal
appropriations,
grants, and
contracts1

State appropriations,
grants, and
contracts

Local appropriations,
grants, and
contracts

Private gifts,
Investment
grants, and
return
contracts2 (gain or loss)

Educational
activities

Auxiliary
enterprises
(net of
allowances)

Hospitals

Other

10

11

12

2year
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

42.99
53.13
57.27
56.28
50.93

6.32
9.82
14.04
17.95
15.64

2.05
3.23
3.95
4.35
5.08

0.60
0.89
0.44
0.78
0.88

15.52
11.63
11.24
9.98
9.10

7.12
3.47
0.44
0.28
6.73

3.03
2.63
2.48
2.46
1.99

6.12
6.49
9.41
8.99
6.04

0.00
0.11
0.00
0.00
0.00

16.25
8.60
0.73
-1.07
3.61

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

56.08
53.57
51.28
60.77
66.94

12.41
12.69
10.72
12.11
13.19

3.74
4.83
3.71
4.57
4.58

0.58
0.22
0.28
0.29
0.14

10.92
9.83
9.36
10.60
10.37

3.69
5.17
9.57
-2.44
-7.21

2.20
2.82
1.57
2.21
1.23

6.40
6.33
7.33
7.60
8.24

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

3.97
4.54
6.18
4.28
2.51

200910...........................
201011...........................

100.00
100.00

57.57
70.47

13.53
9.19

2.53
2.23

0.17
0.12

9.79
6.00

4.00
2.49

1.43
0.67

6.87
5.27

0.00
0.00

4.12
3.56

Revenue per full-time-equivalent student in constant 201112 dollars3


All levels
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................

$63,865
41,248
40,708
48,292
58,596

$15,699
15,720
16,168
16,461
16,809

$6,455
6,715
7,138
7,598
8,004

$592
590
629
692
635

$307
255
238
217
212

$8,730
7,961
7,430
6,572
6,918

$19,994
-1,808
-3,159
4,269
13,488

$1,517
1,741
1,554
1,397
1,436

$4,404
4,388
4,497
4,494
4,507

$3,817
3,577
3,902
4,086
4,216

$2,351
2,108
2,311
2,507
2,370

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

57,982
60,045
68,654
49,308
23,751

17,125
17,400
17,873
17,965
18,470

8,150
7,738
7,601
7,154
7,230

608
613
612
658
625

202
203
203
187
198

6,925
7,212
7,601
7,433
6,077

12,590
14,008
21,045
2,283
-22,080

1,488
1,461
1,545
1,717
1,648

4,478
4,564
4,627
4,578
4,663

4,293
4,535
4,757
4,709
5,091

2,123
2,310
2,788
2,623
1,830

200910...........................
201011...........................

56,024
64,924

18,716
18,812

7,610
7,624

572
535

157
144

5,984
6,924

9,440
16,783

1,601
1,564

4,676
4,636

5,494
5,489

1,773
2,414

4year
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................

64,737
41,583
41,031
48,659
59,063

15,822
15,802
16,246
16,523
16,880

6,562
6,790
7,205
7,649
8,062

594
590
627
689
629

311
256
240
218
212

8,840
8,049
7,509
6,632
6,981

20,387
-1,847
-3,207
4,325
13,641

1,535
1,760
1,571
1,409
1,449

4,468
4,437
4,537
4,529
4,548

3,898
3,633
3,960
4,141
4,270

2,320
2,114
2,344
2,544
2,390

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

58,426
60,461
69,048
49,571
23,798

17,187
17,463
17,926
18,018
18,523

8,216
7,792
7,646
7,197
7,271

606
608
610
655
623

203
205
204
188
199

6,981
7,267
7,648
7,481
6,113

12,733
14,148
21,209
2,308
-22,256

1,500
1,470
1,556
1,729
1,660

4,516
4,599
4,652
4,605
4,690

4,346
4,584
4,798
4,752
5,134

2,138
2,325
2,800
2,639
1,842

200910...........................
201011...........................

56,310
65,412

18,770
18,867

7,649
7,686

572
536

158
145

6,016
6,986

9,511
16,958

1,612
1,579

4,703
4,675

5,539
5,548

1,781
2,432

2year
19992000.......................
200001...........................
200102...........................
200203...........................
200304...........................

23,147
19,773
19,074
20,973
22,027

9,951
10,505
10,923
11,804
11,219

1,464
1,941
2,677
3,764
3,445

474
639
754
913
1,118

139
175
84
164
194

3,593
2,300
2,144
2,093
2,005

1,648
686
85
59
1,483

702
521
473
515
438

1,416
1,283
1,795
1,885
1,329

0
23
0
0
0

3,761
1,701
139
-224
795

200405...........................
200506...........................
200607...........................
200708...........................
200809...........................

21,442
21,733
23,097
19,966
18,238

12,026
11,642
11,843
12,134
12,209

2,662
2,758
2,476
2,417
2,406

802
1,049
856
913
835

125
49
65
58
25

2,341
2,137
2,163
2,117
1,892

792
1,123
2,209
-486
-1,314

472
613
363
441
225

1,372
1,376
1,694
1,517
1,503

0
0
0
0
0

850
986
1,428
855
457

200910...........................
201011...........................

21,147
19,468

12,174
13,718

2,860
1,790

534
435

36
24

2,071
1,168

847
484

301
131

1,453
1,025

0
0

870
692

1Includes

independent operations.
contributions from affiliated entities.
dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

2Includes

3Constant

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDSEF:99) and Finance Survey (IPEDS-F:FY99); and Spring 2002 through Spring 2012,
Enrollment and Finance components. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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572 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Revenues

Table 406. Total revenue of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds and classification of institution: 201011

Classification of institution
1

Total

Student
tuition and
fees (net of
allowances)

Federal
appro- State appro- Local appropriations,
priations, Private gifts, Investment
priations,
return
grants, and grants, and grants, and grants, and
contracts
contracts
contracts2 (gain or loss)
contracts1
4

Educational
activities

Auxiliary
enterprises
(net of
allowances)

Hospitals

Other

10

11

12

$53,571,921
53,555,533
34,284,932
2,277,845
1,211,187
3,501,620
9,877,278
2,402,672
365,258
79,208
105,241
89,736
1,004,118
737,998
584
20,528
16,388
16,381
6

$4,992,000
4,987,562
3,542,023
659,057
71,032
151,869
153,703
409,879
18,901
4,398
666
821
360,543
13,060
978
10,511
4,437
4,418
19

$14,797,598
14,762,886
3,911,618
1,395,454
909,122
3,832,469
3,934,166
780,056
195,750
63,373
19,962
17,209
237,952
221,128
2,077
22,605
34,712
34,566
146

$17,521,091
17,521,091
13,682,803
498,054
0
139,097
253
3,200,885
0
0
0
0
3,200,885
0
0
0
0
0
0

$7,705,419
7,681,969
4,906,334
558,252
205,474
663,596
649,957
698,356
41,042
29,589
3,190
6,197
441,566
161,027
7,219
8,527
23,450
21,809
1,641

2.41
2.41
3.41
4.68
0.80
0.49
0.50
2.28
0.85
0.67
0.28
0.11
3.18
0.55
1.02
3.50
0.67
0.69
0.10

7.14
7.15
3.76
9.91
10.29
12.40
12.78
4.34
8.76
9.69
8.48
2.30
2.10
9.23
2.17
7.52
5.27
5.41
0.73

8.45
8.48
13.16
3.54
0.00
0.45
0.00
17.79
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
28.25
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

3.72
3.72
4.72
3.97
2.32
2.15
2.11
3.88
1.84
4.52
1.36
0.83
3.90
6.72
7.55
2.84
3.56
3.41
8.20

$1,519
1,534
7,261
2,367
269
125
212
1,439
357
183
47
45
3,756
188
205
1,897
127
129
29

$4,504
4,542
8,018
5,011
3,447
3,163
5,433
2,738
3,698
2,639
1,424
941
2,479
3,188
436
4,079
996
1,011
224

$5,333
5,390
28,048
1,788
0
115
0
11,235
0
0
0
0
33,347
0
0
0
0
0
0

$2,345
2,363
10,057
2,005
779
548
898
2,451
775
1,232
228
339
4,600
2,322
1,516
1,539
673
638
2,520

In thousands of current dollars


Total.......................................... $207,236,345
4-year................................................ 206,577,102
Research university, very high3 ..... 103,988,398
14,075,451
Research university, high4 .............
Doctoral/research5 ........................
8,838,084
6
30,902,598
Masters .......................................
7
Baccalaureate ..............................
30,779,214
17,993,358
Special-focus institutions8 .............
Art, music, or design .................
2,233,932
Business and management ......
654,101
Engineering or technology ........
235,365
Law............................................
749,126
Medical or other health .............
11,329,162
Theological................................
2,395,661
9
Tribal ........................................
95,601
Other special focus ...................
300,410
2-year................................................
659,244
Associates of arts.........................
639,238
9
Tribal ............................................
20,006

$60,047,027
59,582,471
12,715,377
5,689,195
5,437,478
19,210,237
10,938,637
5,591,547
1,296,079
406,023
82,118
579,955
2,476,697
556,379
8,521
185,775
464,556
463,960
597

$24,334,677
24,274,070
18,586,897
1,257,563
262,853
1,096,939
869,392
2,200,427
39,992
17,338
4,691
12,484
2,001,853
45,717
68,923
9,428
60,607
45,350
15,257

$1,706,368
1,691,643
744,802
162,847
71,892
313,809
191,147
207,146
6,129
433
757
3,925
185,462
2,807
2,538
5,095
14,725
14,487
238

$459,629
458,812
167,041
31,127
12,202
9,375
2,634
236,432
3,343
0
0
378
228,976
963
283
2,489
817
321
496

4-year................................................
Research university, very high3 .....
Research university, high4 .............
Doctoral/research5 ........................
Masters6 .......................................
Baccalaureate7..............................
Special-focus institutions8 .............
Art, music, or design .................
Business and management ......
Engineering or technology ........
Law............................................
Medical or other health .............
Theological................................
Tribal9 ........................................
Other special focus ...................
2-year................................................
Associates of arts.........................
Tribal9 ............................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

28.98
28.84
12.23
40.42
61.52
62.16
35.54
31.08
58.02
62.07
34.89
77.42
21.86
23.22
8.91
61.84
70.47
72.58
2.98

11.74
11.75
17.87
8.93
2.97
3.55
2.82
12.23
1.79
2.65
1.99
1.67
17.67
1.91
72.09
3.14
9.19
7.09
76.27

0.82
0.82
0.72
1.16
0.81
1.02
0.62
1.15
0.27
0.07
0.32
0.52
1.64
0.12
2.66
1.70
2.23
2.27
1.19

0.22
0.22
0.16
0.22
0.14
0.03
0.01
1.31
0.15
0.00
0.00
0.05
2.02
0.04
0.30
0.83
0.12
0.05
2.48

Total..........................................
4-year................................................
Research university, very high3 .....
Research university, high4 .............
Doctoral/research5 ........................
Masters6 .......................................
Baccalaureate7..............................
Special-focus institutions8 .............
Art, music, or design .................
Business and management ......
Engineering or technology ........
Law............................................
Medical or other health .............
Theological................................
Tribal9 ........................................
Other special focus ...................
2-year................................................
Associates of arts.........................
Tribal9 ............................................

$63,076
63,550
213,162
50,543
33,509
25,508
42,502
63,158
42,208
27,238
16,789
40,956
118,029
34,543
20,072
54,206
18,913
18,688
30,731

$18,276
18,329
26,065
20,429
20,616
15,857
15,105
19,627
24,488
16,908
5,858
31,707
25,803
8,022
1,789
33,521
13,328
13,564
916

$7,407
7,467
38,101
4,516
997
905
1,201
7,724
756
722
335
683
20,856
659
14,471
1,701
1,739
1,326
23,437

$519
520
1,527
585
273
259
264
727
116
18
54
215
1,932
40
533
919
422
424
365

$22,100,617
22,061,064
11,446,570
1,546,057
656,844
1,983,588
4,162,047
2,265,959
267,437
53,739
18,739
38,422
1,191,111
656,581
4,478
35,452
39,553
37,947
1,606

Percentage distribution
Total..........................................

10.66
10.68
11.01
10.98
7.43
6.42
13.52
12.59
11.97
8.22
7.96
5.13
10.51
27.41
4.68
11.80
6.00
5.94
8.03

25.85
25.93
32.97
16.18
13.70
11.33
32.09
13.35
16.35
12.11
44.71
11.98
8.86
30.81
0.61
6.83
2.49
2.56
0.03

Revenue per full-time-equivalent student in current dollars

1Includes

independent operations.
contributions from affiliated entities.
universities with a very high level of research activity.
4Research universities with a high level of research activity.
5Includes institutions that award at least 20 doctors degrees per year, but did not have high levels
of research activity.
6Masters institutions award at least 50 masters degrees per year.
7Baccalaureate institutions primarily emphasize undergraduate education. Also includes institutions classified as 4-year under the IPEDS system, which had been classified as 2-year in the
Carnegie classification system because they primarily award associates degrees.
8Special-focus 4-year institutions award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering.
2Includes

3Research

$140
141
342
112
46
8
4
830
63
0
0
21
2,386
14
59
449
23
9
762

$6,727
6,787
23,464
5,552
2,490
1,637
5,747
7,954
5,053
2,238
1,337
2,101
12,409
9,467
940
6,397
1,135
1,109
2,467

$16,306
16,475
70,279
8,180
4,592
2,890
13,639
8,434
6,901
3,298
7,507
4,906
10,461
10,641
123
3,704
470
479
10

9Tribally controlled colleges are located on reservations and are members of the American Indian
Higher Education Consortium.
NOTE: Relative levels of research activity for research universities were determined by an analysis of research and development expenditures, science and engineering research staffing, and
doctoral degrees conferred, by field. Further information on the Carnegie 2005 classification system used in this table may be obtained from http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
resources/. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component; and
Spring 2012, Finance component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 573


Revenues

Table 407. Total revenue of private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds and level of institution: Selected years, 19992000
through 201011

Level of institution and year


1

Total

Student tuition
and fees
(net of
allowances)

Federal
appropriations,
grants, and
contracts

State and local


appropriations,
grants, and
contracts

Private
gifts, grants,
and contracts

Investment
income and
gains (losses)

Educational
activities

Auxiliary
enterprises
(net of
allowances)

Other

10

In thousands of current dollars


All levels
19992000.......................................
200506...........................................
200607...........................................
200708...........................................
200809...........................................
200910...........................................
201011...........................................
4-year
19992000.......................................
200506...........................................
200607...........................................
200708...........................................
200809...........................................
200910...........................................
201011...........................................

$4,321,985
12,586,553
13,978,218
16,083,784
19,373,779
24,684,829
28,221,419

$3,721,032
11,016,780
12,329,854
14,029,958
16,740,041
22,374,050
25,155,815

$198,923
799,544
726,002
959,684
1,407,615
1,951,202
1,583,146

$71,904
67,008
69,944
67,926
130,378
114,075
157,269

$2,151
4,108
3,715
4,755
80,345
38,299
31,272

$18,537
43,962
48,802
64,848
38,707
40,115
32,859

$70,672
195,099
245,526
289,640
368,034
435,519
402,384

$156,613
270,433
312,301
351,900
395,728
485,216
542,589

$82,153
189,620
242,073
315,073
212,930
-753,647
316,084

2,381,042
9,124,105
10,307,793
12,174,363
14,766,008
18,983,250
21,689,815

2,050,136
8,225,732
9,227,102
10,751,121
12,954,629
17,321,210
19,480,318

103,865
399,919
446,632
644,062
897,503
1,226,115
1,113,185

39,460
31,576
35,145
30,688
80,021
69,168
118,033

1,109
2,851
2,426
2,638
71,601
35,634
29,118

10,340
35,383
37,052
50,771
35,461
35,949
28,976

33,764
160,863
211,132
246,419
327,474
376,427
346,786

102,103
190,409
217,725
269,771
297,764
372,285
405,572

40,266
77,373
130,579
178,894
101,555
-453,538
167,828

2-year
19992000.......................................
200506...........................................
200607...........................................
200708...........................................
200809...........................................
200910...........................................
201011...........................................

1,940,943
3,462,448
3,670,424
3,909,421
4,607,770
5,701,579
6,531,603

1,670,896
2,791,047
3,102,752
3,278,837
3,785,412
5,052,841
5,675,497

95,058
399,626
279,370
315,622
510,112
725,087
469,961

32,444
35,431
34,799
37,238
50,358
44,907
39,236

1,042
1,257
1,289
2,117
8,745
2,664
2,154

8,197
8,579
11,750
14,077
3,246
4,166
3,882

36,908
34,236
34,394
43,222
40,560
59,092
55,599

54,510
80,025
94,576
82,129
97,964
112,930
137,018

41,888
112,247
111,494
136,178
111,374
-300,108
148,256

Percentage distribution
All levels
19992000.......................................
200506...........................................
200607...........................................
200708...........................................
200809...........................................
200910...........................................
201011...........................................
4-year
19992000.......................................
200506...........................................
200607...........................................
200708...........................................
200809...........................................
200910...........................................
201011...........................................
2-year
19992000.......................................
200506...........................................
200607...........................................
200708...........................................
200809...........................................
200910...........................................
201011...........................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

86.10
87.53
88.21
87.23
86.41
90.64
89.14

4.60
6.35
5.19
5.97
7.27
7.90
5.61

1.66
0.53
0.50
0.42
0.67
0.46
0.56

0.05
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.41
0.16
0.11

0.43
0.35
0.35
0.40
0.20
0.16
0.12

1.64
1.55
1.76
1.80
1.90
1.76
1.43

3.62
2.15
2.23
2.19
2.04
1.97
1.92

1.90
1.51
1.73
1.96
1.10
-3.05
1.12

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

86.10
90.15
89.52
88.31
87.73
91.24
89.81

4.36
4.38
4.33
5.29
6.08
6.46
5.13

1.66
0.35
0.34
0.25
0.54
0.36
0.54

0.05
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.48
0.19
0.13

0.43
0.39
0.36
0.42
0.24
0.19
0.13

1.42
1.76
2.05
2.02
2.22
1.98
1.60

4.29
2.09
2.11
2.22
2.02
1.96
1.87

1.69
0.85
1.27
1.47
0.69
-2.39
0.77

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

86.09
80.61
84.53
83.87
82.15
88.62
86.89

4.90
11.54
7.61
8.07
11.07
12.72
7.20

1.67
1.02
0.95
0.95
1.09
0.79
0.60

0.05
0.04
0.04
0.05
0.19
0.05
0.03

0.42
0.25
0.32
0.36
0.07
0.07
0.06

1.90
0.99
0.94
1.11
0.88
1.04
0.85

2.81
2.31
2.58
2.10
2.13
1.98
2.10

2.16
3.24
3.04
3.48
2.42
-5.26
2.27

Revenue per full-time-equivalent student in constant 201112 dollars1


All levels
19992000.......................................
200506...........................................
200607...........................................
200708...........................................
200809...........................................
200910...........................................
201011...........................................
4-year
19992000.......................................
200506...........................................
200607...........................................
200708...........................................
200809...........................................
200910...........................................
201011...........................................
2-year
19992000.......................................
200506...........................................
200607...........................................
200708...........................................
200809...........................................
200910...........................................
201011...........................................

$15,105
15,984
16,515
16,776
16,126
16,135
17,632

$13,005
13,990
14,568
14,634
13,934
14,625
15,716

$695
1,015
858
1,001
1,172
1,275
989

$251
85
83
71
109
75
98

$8
5
4
5
67
25
20

$65
56
58
68
32
26
21

$247
248
290
302
306
285
251

$547
343
369
367
329
317
339

$287
241
286
329
177
-493
197

15,331
15,751
16,319
16,586
15,975
16,140
17,800

13,200
14,200
14,608
14,647
14,015
14,727
15,987

669
690
707
877
971
1,042
914

254
55
56
42
87
59
97

7
5
4
4
77
30
24

67
61
59
69
38
31
24

217
278
334
336
354
320
285

657
329
345
368
322
317
333

259
134
207
244
110
-386
138

14,837
16,631
17,093
17,396
16,628
16,119
17,094

12,773
13,406
14,449
14,590
13,661
14,285
14,854

727
1,919
1,301
1,404
1,841
2,050
1,230

248
170
162
166
182
127
103

8
6
6
9
32
8
6

63
41
55
63
12
12
10

282
164
160
192
146
167
146

417
384
440
365
354
319
359

320
539
519
606
402
-848
388

1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV
federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:99); and
Spring 2002 through Spring 2012, Enrollment and Finance components. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Revenues

Table 408. Total revenue of private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds and classification of institution: 201011

Classification of institution
1

Student tuition
and fees (net of
Total
allowances)
2

Federal
appropriations,
grants, and
contracts

State and local


appropriations,
grants, and
contracts

Private gifts,
grants, and
contracts

Investment
income and
gains (losses)

Educational
activities

Auxiliary
enterprises
(net of
allowances)

Other

10

$32,859
28,976
14,157
521
2,322
11,975
1,238
6,321
2,275
15
129
1,997
3,882

$402,384
346,786
204,087
56,166
34,611
51,922
7,076
27,584
7,160
365
5,543
4,194
55,599

$542,589
405,572
3,641
83,811
53,679
264,441
173,244
47,949
14,098
52
5,510
23,587
137,018

$316,084
167,828
22,443
10,566
9,396
125,423
49,198
14,756
1,702
124
2,700
56,944
148,256

0.12
0.13
0.32
0.01
0.09
0.15
0.04
0.23
0.13
0.01
0.02
1.10
0.06

1.43
1.60
4.56
0.89
1.31
0.63
0.25
1.02
0.39
0.21
0.93
2.31
0.85

1.92
1.87
0.08
1.33
2.03
3.20
6.23
1.77
0.78
0.03
0.92
13.01
2.10

1.12
0.77
0.50
0.17
0.36
1.52
1.77
0.55
0.09
0.07
0.45
31.42
2.27

$244
276
538
145
262
146
70
203
81
77
261
675
141

$329
323
10
217
406
743
1,725
354
160
11
259
3,793
348

$192
134
59
27
71
352
490
109
19
26
127
9,158
377

In thousands of current dollars


Total.........................................
4-year...............................................
Doctoral/research1 .......................
Masters2 ......................................
Baccalaureate3.............................
Special-focus institutions4 ............
Art, music, or design ................
Business and management .....
Engineering or technology .......
Law...........................................
Medical or other health ............
Other special focus ..................
2-year...............................................

$28,221,419
21,689,815
4,471,727
6,319,300
2,640,550
8,258,238
2,781,799
2,705,681
1,818,277
174,857
596,393
181,231
6,531,603

$25,155,815
19,480,318
4,199,653
5,842,846
2,305,584
7,132,236
2,166,327
2,406,603
1,736,213
169,662
558,947
94,483
5,675,497

$1,583,146
1,113,185
25,165
298,029
204,036
585,956
327,171
184,394
48,960
4,588
20,842
0
469,961

$157,269
118,033
2,582
11,124
19,516
84,812
57,457
17,297
7,715
0
2,319
25
39,236

Total.........................................
4-year...............................................
Doctoral/research1 .......................
Masters2 ......................................
Baccalaureate3.............................
Special-focus institutions4 ............
Art, music, or design ................
Business and management .....
Engineering or technology .......
Law...........................................
Medical or other health ............
Other special focus ..................
2-year...............................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

89.14
89.81
93.92
92.46
87.31
86.37
77.88
88.95
95.49
97.03
93.72
52.13
86.89

5.61
5.13
0.56
4.72
7.73
7.10
11.76
6.82
2.69
2.62
3.49
0.00
7.20

0.56
0.54
0.06
0.18
0.74
1.03
2.07
0.64
0.42
0.00
0.39
0.01
0.60

Total.........................................
4-year...............................................
Doctoral/research1 .......................
Masters2 ......................................
Baccalaureate3.............................
Special-focus institutions4 ............
Art, music, or design ................
Business and management .....
Engineering or technology .......
Law...........................................
Medical or other health ............
Other special focus ..................
2-year...............................................

$17,130
17,294
11,788
16,350
19,968
23,189
27,706
19,952
20,687
36,999
28,035
29,146
16,607

$15,269
15,532
11,071
15,117
17,435
20,027
21,576
17,747
19,753
35,900
26,275
15,195
14,431

$961
888
66
771
1,543
1,645
3,258
1,360
557
971
980
0
1,195

$31,272
29,118
0
16,238
11,407
1,474
88
777
154
51
404
0
2,154

Percentage distribution
0.11
0.13
0.00
0.26
0.43
0.02
0.00
0.03
0.01
0.03
0.07
0.00
0.03

Revenue per full-time-equivalent student in current dollars

1Includes

institutions that award at least 20 doctors degrees per year, but did not have high
levels of research activity.
institutions award at least 50 masters degrees per year.
3Baccalaureate institutions primarily emphasize undergraduate education. Also includes institutions classified as 4-year under the IPEDS system, which had been classified as 2-year in
the Carnegie classification system because they primarily award associates degrees.
4Special-focus 4-year institutions award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as
medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering.
2Masters

$95
94
7
29
148
238
572
128
88
0
109
4
100

$19
23
0
42
86
4
1
6
2
11
19
0
5

$20
23
37
1
18
34
12
47
26
3
6
321
10

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in


Title IV federal financial aid. Further information on the Carnegie 2005 classification system
used in this table may be obtained from http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/resources/.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component; and
Spring 2012, Finance component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Revenues

Table 409. Revenue received from the federal government by the 120 degree-granting institutions receiving the largest amounts, by control and
rank order: 201011
Revenue
from the
federal
government2 (in
thousands) Institution

Control1

Rank
order

Revenue
from the
federal
government2 (in
thousands)

1
1
1
2
1

61
62
63
64
65

296,891
284,661
281,664
281,472
275,355

University of Kentucky .........................................................


Boston University (MA) ........................................................
University of Virginia, Main Campus....................................
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis ..............
Princeton University (NJ) .....................................................

1
2
1
1
2

66
67
68
69
70

272,892
271,319
258,005
254,312
251,652

771,960
745,495
742,393
712,508
709,473

George Washington University (DC)....................................


University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester ....
Colorado State University, Fort Collins ................................
University of South Florida, Main Campus ..........................
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center...............

2
1
1
1
1

71
72
73
74
75

251,439
246,382
236,835
232,274
230,841

16
17
18
19
20

686,228
667,294
645,657
636,733
592,072

University of New Mexico, Main Campus.............................


Ashford University (IA) .........................................................
Iowa State University ...........................................................
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University...............
Miami-Dade College (FL) ....................................................

1
3
1
1
1

76
77
78
79
80

228,051
224,502
224,297
219,671
208,477

2
1
2
1
2

21
22
23
24
25

589,395
586,545
549,989
547,874
531,982

University of Cincinnati, Main Campus (OH) .......................


University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston........
Utah State University ...........................................................
University of Kansas ............................................................
Virginia Commonwealth University ......................................

1
1
1
1
1

81
82
83
84
85

200,212
199,554
198,549
196,730
193,964

Vanderbilt University (TN).....................................................


Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus.......................
University of Texas at Austin .................................................
Ohio State University, Main Campus ....................................
University of Florida..............................................................

2
1
1
1
1

26
27
28
29
30

523,903
466,550
460,213
457,741
454,146

Florida State University........................................................


Stony Brook University (NY) ................................................
Tulane University of Louisiana .............................................
Wake Forest University (NC) ...............................................
Mississippi State University .................................................

1
1
2
2
1

86
87
88
89
90

192,961
192,890
184,419
183,825
181,069

University of California, Berkeley..........................................


Emory University (GA)..........................................................
University of California, Davis...............................................
United States Naval Academy (MD) .....................................
University of Arizona.............................................................

1
2
1
1
1

31
32
33
34
35

450,481
449,557
443,365
437,841
433,790

Oregon State University.......................................................


Yeshiva University (NY)........................................................
University of California, Santa Barbara................................
Portland Community College (OR) ......................................
University of Missouri, Columbia .........................................

1
2
1
1
1

91
92
93
94
95

179,863
178,309
176,691
176,318
172,778

University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign..........................


Georgia Institute of Technology, Main Campus ....................
Northwestern University (IL) .................................................
University of Alabama at Birmingham ..................................
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center..................

1
1
2
1
1

36
37
38
39
40

426,581
422,497
418,831
414,667
398,808

University of Texas Medical Branch .....................................


North Carolina State University at Raleigh ..........................
Washington State University................................................
University of Georgia ...........................................................
University of Nebraska, Lincoln ...........................................

1
1
1
1
1

96
97
98
99
100

172,095
170,555
165,349
164,561
163,255

University of Maryland, College Park....................................


Cornell University (NY) .........................................................
University of Connecticut ......................................................
University of Colorado, Boulder ............................................
Case Western Reserve University (OH) ...............................

1
2
1
1
2

41
42
43
44
45

370,023
369,424
366,685
358,015
351,397

University of South Carolina, Columbia ...............................


University of Central Florida ................................................
Wayne State University (MI) ...............................................
New Mexico State University, Main Campus........................
Louisiana State University and Ag. & Mech. College ..........

1
1
1
1
1

101
102
103
104
105

162,877
160,800
158,169
157,875
157,020

University of Illinois at Chicago.............................................


Baylor College of Medicine (TX) ...........................................
University of Iowa .................................................................
Michigan State University .....................................................
Texas A & M University, College Station ...............................

1
2
1
1
1

46
47
48
49
50

349,310
346,306
343,764
340,298
335,176

Brown University (RI) ..........................................................


Georgetown University (DC) ................................................
Indiana University, Bloomington...........................................
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio .
Florida International University ............................................

2
2
1
1
1

106
107
108
109
110

156,573
155,478
153,951
148,187
145,347

Carnegie Mellon University (PA) ...........................................


University of Rochester (NY) ................................................
Howard University (DC) ........................................................
University of Tennessee........................................................
University of Colorado, Denver .............................................

2
2
2
1
1

51
52
53
54
55

333,334
329,223
328,608
327,181
324,201

University at Buffalo (NY).....................................................


Kansas State University.......................................................
University of Vermont...........................................................
Tufts University (MA)............................................................
West Virginia University .......................................................

1
1
1
2
1

111
112
113
114
115

144,632
142,785
138,210
137,821
136,411

Arizona State University .......................................................


University of Hawaii at Manoa ..............................................
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NY)...................................
University of Maryland, Baltimore.........................................
Rutgers University, New Brunswick (NJ)...............................

1
1
2
1
1

56
57
58
59
60

322,762
313,652
310,952
306,625
299,492

University of California, Santa Cruz.....................................


Medical University of South Carolina...................................
University of Massachusetts, Amherst.................................
State University of New York at Albany................................
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey............

1
1
1
1
1

116
117
118
119
120

136,232
136,218
134,933
131,320
129,752

Control1

Rank
order

United States (all institutions) ...................................


120 institutions receiving the largest amounts........
Johns Hopkins University (MD) ............................................
California Institute of Technology..........................................
University of Chicago (IL) .....................................................
Massachusetts Institute of Technology .................................
University of Washington, Seattle Campus...........................

2
2
2
2
1

$83,370,030
47,163,185
1
2,166,644 Oregon Health & Science University ...................................
2
1,922,622 United States Military Academy (NY) ..................................
3
1,594,682 Purdue University, Main Campus (IN)..................................
4
1,245,528 University of Miami (FL).......................................................
5
1,137,017 University of California, Irvine..............................................

Stanford University (CA) .......................................................


University of Pennsylvania....................................................
Columbia University in the City of New York.........................
New York University ..............................................................
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ........................................

2
2
2
2
1

6
7
8
9
10

1,053,489
844,300
839,308
835,234
823,833

University of Utah .................................................................


University of California, San Diego .......................................
Weill Cornell Medical College (NY) ......................................
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus (PA).................
University of California, Los Angeles ....................................

1
1
2
1
1

11
12
13
14
15

Harvard University (MA) .......................................................


University of Southern California ..........................................
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...........................
University of California, San Francisco .................................
United States Air Force Academy (CO)................................

2
2
1
1
1

Duke University (NC) ............................................................


University of Minnesota, Twin Cities .....................................
Yale University (CT) ..............................................................
University of Wisconsin, Madison .........................................
Washington University in St. Louis (MO) ..............................

Institution

4 1

Not applicable.
1Publicly controlled institutions are identified by a 1; private nonprofit, by a 2; and private
for-profit, by a 3.
2Includes federal appropriations; operating, nonoperating, unrestricted, and restricted federal contracts and grants; and revenue for independent operations. Independent operations
generally include only the revenues associated with major federally funded research and
development centers. Pell grants are included for public institutions and may also be
included for private nonprofit institutions that do not treat Pell grants as pass-through trans-

actions. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds are not included. Data
for public, private nonprofit, and private for-profit institutions are only roughly comparable
because they were collected using different survey instruments.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Finance component.
(This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Table 410. Voluntary support for degree-granting institutions, by source and purpose of support: Selected years, 194950 through 201011

Year
1

Total
voluntary
support, in
millions of
constant
201112
dollars1

In millions of current dollars


Sources
Total
voluntary
support

Alumni

Nonalumni
individuals Corporations

Purpose

Religious
Foundations organizations

Other

Current
operations

Voluntary
support
as a percent
of total
Capital
purposes expenditures2

10

11

12

194950............................
195960............................
196566............................
197071............................
197576............................

$2,306
6,312
10,270
10,655
9,889

$240
815
1,440
1,860
2,410

$60
191
310
458
588

$60
194
350
495
569

$28
130
230
259
379

$60
163
357
418
549

$16
80
108
104
130

$16
57
85
126
195

$101
385
675
1,050
1,480

$139
430
765
810
930

10.7
14.6
11.5
8.0
6.2

198081............................
198586............................
198990............................
199091............................
199394............................

11,112
15,475
17,564
17,333
19,221

4,230
7,400
9,800
10,200
12,350

1,049
1,825
2,540
2,680
3,410

1,007
1,781
2,230
2,310
2,800

778
1,702
2,170
2,230
2,510

922
1,363
1,920
2,030
2,540

140
211
240
240
240

334
518
700
710
850

2,590
4,022
5,440
5,830
6,710

1,640
3,378
4,360
4,370
5,640

6.6
7.6
7.3
7.0
7.1

199495............................
199596............................
199697............................
199798............................
199899............................

19,291
20,989
22,913
25,888
28,214

12,750
14,250
16,000
18,400
20,400

3,600
4,040
4,650
5,500
5,930

2,940
3,400
3,850
4,500
4,810

2,560
2,800
3,050
3,250
3,610

2,460
2,815
3,200
3,800
4,530

250
255
250
300
330

940
940
1,000
1,050
1,190

7,230
7,850
8,500
9,000
9,900

5,520
6,400
7,500
9,400
10,500

7.0
7.5
8.0
8.8
9.3

19992000........................
200001............................
200102............................
200203............................
200304............................

31,186
31,452
30,522
29,491
29,838

23,200
24,200
23,900
23,600
24,400

6,800
6,830
5,900
6,570
6,700

5,420
5,200
5,400
4,280
5,200

4,150
4,350
4,370
4,250
4,400

5,080
6,000
6,300
6,600
6,200

370
370
360
360
350

1,380
1,450
1,570
1,540
1,550

11,270
12,200
12,400
12,900
13,600

11,930
12,000
11,500
10,700
10,800

9.8
9.3
8.5
7.8
7.7

200405............................
200506............................
200607............................
200708............................
200809............................
200910............................
201011............................

30,391
32,020
33,164
33,968
29,525
29,399
31,188

25,600
28,000
29,750
31,600
27,850
28,000
30,300

7,100
8,400
8,270
8,700
7,130
7,100
7,800

5,000
5,700
5,650
6,120
4,995
4,920
5,650

4,400
4,600
4,800
4,900
4,620
4,730
5,020

7,000
7,100
8,500
9,100
8,235
8,400
8,675

370
375
380
380
325
305
305

1,730
1,825
2,150
2,400
2,545
2,545
2,850

14,200
15,000
16,100
17,070
16,955
17,000
17,800

11,400
13,000
13,650
14,530
10,895
11,000
12,500

7.6
7.9
7.9
7.7
6.5
6.3
6.4

1 Constant

dollars based on the Consumer Price index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor
statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
expenditures include current-fund expenditures and additions to plant value
through 199596.
NOTE: Data rounding is consistent with the original source material. Voluntary support
data are from the Council for Aid to Education, while the percentage of total expenditures is based on total expenditures reported through the Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System.

2 Total

SOURCE: Council for Aid to Education, Voluntary Support of Education, selected


years, 194950 through 201011. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for
Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), 196566
through 198586; Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education, 194950 and
195960; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Finance Survey
(IPEDS-F:FY8799); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Finance component. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 577


Revenues

Table 411. Endowment funds of the 120 colleges and universities with the largest endowments, by rank order: 2010 and 2011

Institution

Market value of endowment,


2011 as of June 30 (in thousands)
rank
order1
2010
2011

United States (all institutions).............................


120 institutions with the largest amounts.......
Harvard University (MA) ..................................
Yale University (CT)............................................................
Princeton University (NJ)..................................................
Stanford University (CA)....................................................
University of Texas System Office...................................

$355,790,614 $415,656,829
263,769,649 308,454,528
1
27,557,404
32,012,729
2
16,504,168
19,174,387
3
14,760,707
17,162,603
4
13,851,115
16,502,606
5
12,912,209
14,635,240

Percent
change,
2010 to
20112 Institution

5 1
16.8
16.9
16.2
16.2
16.3
19.1
13.3

Market value of endowment,


2011 as of June 30 (in thousands)
rank
order1
2010
2011

Percent
change,
2010 to
20112

University of Florida..........................................................
Lehigh University (PA)......................................................
Soka University of America (CA)....................................
Wake Forest University (NC)...........................................
University of Iowa..............................................................

61
62
63
64
65

1,037,922
940,430
481,511
921,338
928,388

1,085,600
1,077,430
1,062,627
1,058,250
1,044,097

4.6
14.6
120.7
14.9
12.5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology...........................


Columbia University in the City of New York (NY).........
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor...................................
University of Pennsylvania................................................
University of Notre Dame (IN)..........................................

6
7
8
9
10

8,317,321
6,516,512
6,471,770
5,668,937
5,340,685

9,712,628
7,789,578
7,725,307
6,582,030
6,383,344

16.8
19.5
19.4
16.1
19.5

University of Cincinnati, Main Campus (OH)................


Carnegie Mellon University (PA)....................................
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...................
Tulane University of Louisiana.........................................
Baylor University (TX).......................................................

66
67
68
69
70

900,125
811,733
829,810
873,048
871,966

1,024,525
1,009,219
1,006,556
1,004,738
1,003,929

13.8
24.3
21.3
15.1
15.1

Duke University (NC).........................................................


University of Chicago (IL)
Northwestern University (IL).............................................
Emory University (GA)......................................................
Washington University in St. Louis (MO)........................

11
12
13
14
15

4,823,572
4,904,717
4,726,940
4,841,490
4,560,043

5,747,377
5,691,013
5,474,935
5,443,397
5,348,871

19.2
16.0
15.8
12.4
17.3

Berea College (KT)...........................................................


Trinity University (TX)........................................................
University of Kentucky......................................................
Yeshiva University (NY)....................................................
Brigham Young University, Provo (UT)...........................

71
72
73
74
75

846,776
862,124
793,505
922,031
808,486

978,735
974,935
952,248
945,790
920,149

15.6
13.1
20.0
2.6
13.8

University of California System Admin. Central Office..


University of Virginia, Main Campus...............................
Rice University (TX)...........................................................
Cornell University (NY)......................................................
University of Southern California......................................

16
17
18
19
20

5,441,225
3,861,913
3,835,723
3,413,151
2,947,978

5,199,092
4,707,593
4,498,951
3,960,057
3,517,173

-4.4
21.9
17.3
16.0
19.3

Princeton Theological Seminary (NJ)............................


Syracuse University (NY).................................................
Middlebury College (VT)..................................................
University of California, San Francisco...........................
Bowdoin College (ME).....................................................

76
77
78
79
80

815,012
688,791
783,225
492,755
753,525

913,945
913,662
907,668
906,148
904,215

12.1
32.6
15.9
83.9
20.0

Dartmouth College (NH)...................................................


Vanderbilt University (TN).................................................
University of Texas at Austin.............................................
New York University...........................................................
Johns Hopkins University (MD).......................................

21
22
23
24
25

3,137,422
3,007,607
2,589,413
2,409,929
2,226,665

3,460,844
3,375,153
2,852,960
2,724,134
2,598,467

10.3
12.2
10.2
13.0
16.7

Saint Louis University, Main Campus (MO)..................


University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center......
University of Tulsa (OK)....................................................
Vassar College (NY).........................................................
Juilliard School (NY).........................................................

81
82
83
84
85

708,345
760,725
691,917
713,063
658,901

880,251
838,838
817,324
814,130
814,005

24.3
10.3
18.1
14.2
23.5

Brown University (RI).........................................................


University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus (PA).........
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities................................
University of Washington, Seattle Campus....................
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.....................

26
27
28
29
30

2,178,837
2,020,101
2,183,732
1,929,865
1,963,345

2,525,662
2,511,816
2,441,712
2,248,770
2,239,239

15.9
24.3
11.8
16.5
14.1

Indiana University, Bloomington......................................


University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus...................
Baylor College of Medicine (TX).....................................
University of Arkansas......................................................
University of Louisville (KT)..............................................

86
87
88
89
90

722,778
680,505
767,912
673,120
669,043

807,627
804,886
797,474
788,668
769,337

11.7
18.3
3.8
17.2
15.0

University of Wisconsin, Madison....................................


Ohio State University, Main Campus..............................
University of California, Berkeley......................................
Purdue University, Main Campus (IN).............................
University of Richmond (VA).............................................

31
32
33
34
35

1,807,126
1,871,328
945,318
1,587,000
1,616,549

2,171,258
2,104,611
1,991,932
1,944,305
1,878,169

20.1
12.5
110.7
22.5
16.2

Berry College (GA)...........................................................


Oberlin College (OH)........................................................
Washington State University...........................................
Hamilton College (NY).....................................................
University of Miami (FL)...................................................

91
92
93
94
95

600,523
645,175
668,824
607,490
618,236

761,534
738,357
722,735
721,287
719,852

26.8
14.4
8.1
18.7
16.4

Michigan State University..................................................


Boston College (MA).........................................................
Williams College (MA).......................................................
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus...............
Case Western Reserve University (OH)........................

36
37
38
39
40

1,367,525
1,647,652
1,468,493
1,350,316
1,462,027

1,758,505
1,756,292
1,755,418
1,737,843
1,703,164

28.6
6.6
19.5
28.7
16.5

Santa Clara University (CA)............................................


Brandeis University (MA).................................................
Colgate University (NY)....................................................
Bryn Mawr College (PA)...................................................
University of Tennessee...................................................

96
97
98
99
100

603,618
620,204
619,216
587,527
602,595

716,821
703,666
700,994
677,307
674,434

18.8
13.5
13.2
15.3
11.9

Pomona College (CA).......................................................


Amherst College (MA).......................................................
University of Rochester (NY)............................................
Georgia Institute of Technology, Main Campus.............
California Institute of Technology......................................

41
42
43
44
45

1,458,974
1,385,745
1,367,870
338,018
1,631,076

1,700,454
1,641,511
1,622,812
1,619,718
1,613,662

16.6
18.5
18.6
379.2
-1.1

Denison University (OH)..................................................


Macalester College (MN).................................................
Lafayette College (PA)......................................................
Carleton College (MN)
Rutgers University, New Brunswick (NJ).......................

101
102
103
104
105

573,077
569,131
580,740
563,439
556,786

671,523
669,005
658,146
653,465
650,570

17.2
17.5
13.3
16.0
16.8

George Washington University (DC)...............................


Wellesley College (MA).....................................................
Swarthmore College (PA).................................................
Grinnell College (IA)...........................................................
Smith College (MA)...........................................................

46
47
48
49
50

1,394,281
1,330,244
1,249,254
1,264,834
1,243,561

1,581,800
1,523,683
1,508,483
1,500,220
1,429,527

13.4
14.5
20.8
18.6
15.0

Rochester Institute of Technology (NY).........................


Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis......
Pepperdine University (CA).............................................
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)............................
North Carolina State University at Raleigh....................

106
107
108
109
110

559,539
520,478
564,832
629,728
503,110

640,762
632,004
622,580
621,916
617,632

14.5
21.4
10.2
-1.2
22.8

Tufts University (MA)..........................................................


University of California, Los Angeles...............................
University of Kansas..........................................................
Washington and Lee University (VA)..............................

51
52
53
54

1,213,585
1,110,981
1,070,813
1,008,161

1,403,883
1,309,302
1,270,511
1,218,132

15.7
17.9
18.6
20.8

111
112
113
114

533,180
533,583
631,947
502,076

617,385
617,284
616,925
611,441

15.8
15.7
-2.4
21.8

115

579,152

609,056

5.2

116
117
118
119
120

522,493
534,631
512,875
521,186
497,100

607,713
607,498
601,478
601,026
593,700

16.3
13.6
17.3
15.3
19.4

Boston University (MA)......................................................

55

1,022,401

1,194,164

College of William and Mary (VA)...................................


Mount Holyoke College (MA)..........................................
University of Alabama......................................................
Colby College (ME) .........................................................
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and
16.8 Art (NY)...........................................................................

Texas Christian University.................................................


Southern Methodist University (TX)................................
Georgetown University (DC)............................................
University of Delaware.......................................................
Weill Cornell Medical College (NY).................................

56
57
58
59
60

1,038,161
1,069,399
1,007,299
1,000,425
965,437

1,191,900
1,190,709
1,162,239
1,138,203
1,099,347

14.8
11.3
15.4
13.8
13.9

Not applicable.
1Institutions ranked by size of endowment in 2011.
2Change in market value of endowment. Includes growth from gifts and returns on investments, as well as reductions from expenditures and withdrawals.

College of the Holy Cross (MA)......................................


Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NY)............................
Wesleyan University (CT) ...............................................
Northeastern University (MA).........................................
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University........

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in


Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011 and Spring 2012,
Finance component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Instruction
Level of institution
and year

Total
expenditures

Total1

Salaries
and wages

Research Public service


5

Academic
support

Student
services

Institutional
support

Operation and
maintenance
of plant

Depreciation

Scholarships
and
fellowships2

Auxiliary
enterprises

Hospitals

Independent
operations

Interest

Other

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

In thousands of current dollars

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All levels
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

$215,794,343
226,549,889
238,828,801
261,045,829
273,030,301
281,368,314
296,114,046

$59,656,806
62,988,407
67,188,249
71,807,253
75,078,714
76,292,102
79,373,704

$41,026,819
43,202,237
45,998,524
48,691,508
51,151,501
51,812,151
53,573,417

$22,550,836
23,056,406
23,893,564
25,331,167
26,651,018
28,077,991
29,357,793

$9,481,391
9,746,753
10,148,312
10,800,588
11,244,501
11,506,354
11,865,709

$14,258,857
15,299,823
16,306,542
17,871,280
18,805,325
18,878,483
19,338,463

$10,042,243
10,634,906
11,377,541
12,205,110
12,939,434
13,137,932
13,566,425

$17,454,934
18,528,338
19,962,037
22,145,030
23,078,908
22,685,634
23,863,660

$13,578,182
15,117,844
15,806,925
17,032,966
17,839,601
18,052,279
18,847,081

$9,592,800
10,071,291
10,772,442
12,814,049
13,719,465
14,306,697
15,413,378

$8,402,515
8,616,689
8,956,265
9,664,173
11,104,773
15,435,492
17,604,651

$16,664,085
17,314,237
18,501,797
19,533,181
20,588,239
20,457,106
21,715,258

$20,104,812
20,689,224
22,111,404
23,974,721
25,944,900
26,674,882
27,894,885

$658,166
744,028
784,684
931,838
1,177,848
1,236,092
1,153,975

$2,989,771
3,404,166
3,819,104
4,301,708
2,972,642
5,061,939
5,628,124

$10,358,944
10,337,778
9,199,935
12,632,765
11,884,935
9,565,330
10,490,939

4-year
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

177,191,847
186,074,213
196,121,062
215,474,080
225,363,128
230,216,045
241,754,071

44,699,891
47,286,043
50,755,304
54,371,328
57,265,615
58,268,076
60,607,823

30,555,416
32,206,726
34,541,885
36,618,879
38,666,432
39,035,682
40,407,972

22,528,940
23,031,885
23,875,451
25,312,279
26,629,400
28,057,280
29,336,607

8,819,093
9,054,397
9,455,605
10,055,606
10,499,031
10,752,578
11,099,605

11,417,218
12,290,114
13,151,359
14,471,795
15,300,115
15,355,204
15,720,410

6,475,649
6,906,675
7,430,739
8,051,799
8,612,795
8,755,313
9,112,980

12,151,581
12,915,660
14,046,030
15,812,151
16,505,969
16,348,654
17,294,034

10,287,442
11,508,008
12,031,682
13,047,228
13,805,143
13,675,766
14,260,755

8,136,660
8,517,539
9,140,557
10,959,500
11,719,734
12,311,891
13,184,265

5,453,252
5,697,202
6,031,919
6,467,362
7,156,258
9,092,603
10,103,136

14,593,314
15,158,273
16,308,351
17,296,774
18,293,456
18,120,806
19,321,726

20,104,812
20,689,224
22,111,404
23,974,721
25,944,900
26,674,882
27,894,885

658,166
744,028
784,684
931,838
1,177,848
1,236,092
1,153,975

2,526,222
2,856,931
3,129,141
3,523,683
2,354,694
4,091,219
4,502,944

9,339,604
9,418,234
7,868,836
11,198,015
10,098,170
7,475,682
8,160,925

2-year
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

38,602,497
40,475,676
42,707,739
45,571,749
47,667,173
51,152,269
54,359,975

14,956,915
15,702,364
16,432,945
17,435,926
17,813,099
18,024,027
18,765,881

10,471,403
10,995,511
11,456,639
12,072,630
12,485,070
12,776,469
13,165,446

21,896
24,520
18,113
18,887
21,617
20,711
21,187

662,298
692,356
692,707
744,982
745,470
753,776
766,104

2,841,639
3,009,709
3,155,183
3,399,485
3,505,209
3,523,280
3,618,052

3,566,594
3,728,231
3,946,803
4,153,311
4,326,639
4,382,619
4,453,445

5,303,353
5,612,677
5,916,007
6,332,879
6,572,940
6,336,980
6,569,626

3,290,740
3,609,836
3,775,243
3,985,738
4,034,457
4,376,513
4,586,326

1,456,140
1,553,752
1,631,885
1,854,549
1,999,732
1,994,806
2,229,112

2,949,262
2,919,487
2,924,346
3,196,811
3,948,515
6,342,889
7,501,515

2,070,771
2,155,964
2,193,446
2,236,407
2,294,783
2,336,300
2,393,532

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

463,549
547,234
689,963
778,025
617,948
970,721
1,125,180

1,019,339
919,544
1,331,099
1,434,749
1,786,764
2,089,648
2,330,014

Percentage distribution
All levels
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

27.65
27.80
28.13
27.51
27.50
27.11
26.81

19.01
19.07
19.26
18.65
18.73
18.41
18.09

10.45
10.18
10.00
9.70
9.76
9.98
9.91

4.39
4.30
4.25
4.14
4.12
4.09
4.01

6.61
6.75
6.83
6.85
6.89
6.71
6.53

4.65
4.69
4.76
4.68
4.74
4.67
4.58

8.09
8.18
8.36
8.48
8.45
8.06
8.06

6.29
6.67
6.62
6.52
6.53
6.42
6.36

4.45
4.45
4.51
4.91
5.02
5.08
5.21

3.89
3.80
3.75
3.70
4.07
5.49
5.95

7.72
7.64
7.75
7.48
7.54
7.27
7.33

9.32
9.13
9.26
9.18
9.50
9.48
9.42

0.30
0.33
0.33
0.36
0.43
0.44
0.39

1.39
1.50
1.60
1.65
1.09
1.80
1.90

4.80
4.56
3.85
4.84
4.35
3.40
3.54

4-year
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

25.23
25.41
25.88
25.23
25.41
25.31
25.07

17.24
17.31
17.61
16.99
17.16
16.96
16.71

12.71
12.38
12.17
11.75
11.82
12.19
12.13

4.98
4.87
4.82
4.67
4.66
4.67
4.59

6.44
6.60
6.71
6.72
6.79
6.67
6.50

3.65
3.71
3.79
3.74
3.82
3.80
3.77

6.86
6.94
7.16
7.34
7.32
7.10
7.15

5.81
6.18
6.13
6.06
6.13
5.94
5.90

4.59
4.58
4.66
5.09
5.20
5.35
5.45

3.08
3.06
3.08
3.00
3.18
3.95
4.18

8.24
8.15
8.32
8.03
8.12
7.87
7.99

11.35
11.12
11.27
11.13
11.51
11.59
11.54

0.37
0.40
0.40
0.43
0.52
0.54
0.48

1.43
1.54
1.60
1.64
1.04
1.78
1.86

5.27
5.06
4.01
5.20
4.48
3.25
3.38

2-year
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

38.75
38.79
38.48
38.26
37.37
35.24
34.52

27.13
27.17
26.83
26.49
26.19
24.98
24.22

0.06
0.06
0.04
0.04
0.05
0.04
0.04

1.72
1.71
1.62
1.63
1.56
1.47
1.41

7.36
7.44
7.39
7.46
7.35
6.89
6.66

9.24
9.21
9.24
9.11
9.08
8.57
8.19

13.74
13.87
13.85
13.90
13.79
12.39
12.09

8.52
8.92
8.84
8.75
8.46
8.56
8.44

3.77
3.84
3.82
4.07
4.20
3.90
4.10

7.64
7.21
6.85
7.01
8.28
12.40
13.80

5.36
5.33
5.14
4.91
4.81
4.57
4.40

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

1.20
1.35
1.62
1.71
1.30
1.90
2.07

2.64
2.27
3.12
3.15
3.75
4.09
4.29

See notes at end of table.

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Expenditures

Table 412. Expenditures of public degree-granting institutions, by purpose of expenditure and level of institution: 200405 through 201011

s e r u t i dn e p x E

Table 412. Expenditures of public degree-granting institutions, by purpose of expenditure and level of institution: 200405 through 201011Continued

s e r u t i dn e p x E

Instruction
Level of institution
and year
1

Total
expenditures

Total1

Salaries
and wages

Research Public service


5

Academic
support

Student
services

Institutional
support

Operation and
maintenance
of plant

10

Depreciation

Scholarships
and
fellowships2

Auxiliary
enterprises

Hospitals

Independent
operations

Interest

Other

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in current dollars

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All levels
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

$23,084
24,126
25,130
26,802
27,135
26,173
26,869

$6,382
6,708
7,070
7,373
7,462
7,097
7,202

$4,389
4,601
4,840
4,999
5,084
4,820
4,861

$2,412
2,455
2,514
2,601
2,649
2,612
2,664

$1,014
1,038
1,068
1,109
1,118
1,070
1,077

$1,525
1,629
1,716
1,835
1,869
1,756
1,755

$1,074
1,133
1,197
1,253
1,286
1,222
1,231

$1,867
1,973
2,100
2,274
2,294
2,110
2,165

$1,453
1,610
1,663
1,749
1,773
1,679
1,710

$1,026
1,073
1,134
1,316
1,364
1,331
1,399

$899
918
942
992
1,104
1,436
1,597

$1,783
1,844
1,947
2,006
2,046
1,903
1,970

$2,151
2,203
2,327
2,462
2,579
2,481
2,531

$70
79
83
96
117
115
105

$320
363
402
442
295
471
511

$1,108
1,101
968
1,297
1,181
890
952

4-year
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

31,413
32,483
33,670
35,947
36,707
35,679
36,430

7,925
8,255
8,714
9,071
9,327
9,030
9,133

5,417
5,622
5,930
6,109
6,298
6,050
6,089

3,994
4,021
4,099
4,223
4,337
4,348
4,421

1,563
1,581
1,623
1,678
1,710
1,666
1,673

2,024
2,145
2,258
2,414
2,492
2,380
2,369

1,148
1,206
1,276
1,343
1,403
1,357
1,373

2,154
2,255
2,411
2,638
2,688
2,534
2,606

1,824
2,009
2,066
2,177
2,249
2,119
2,149

1,443
1,487
1,569
1,828
1,909
1,908
1,987

967
995
1,036
1,079
1,166
1,409
1,522

2,587
2,646
2,800
2,886
2,980
2,808
2,912

3,564
3,612
3,796
4,000
4,226
4,134
4,203

117
130
135
155
192
192
174

448
499
537
588
384
634
679

1,656
1,644
1,351
1,868
1,645
1,159
1,230

2-year
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

10,412
11,053
11,609
12,167
12,153
11,902
12,398

4,034
4,288
4,467
4,655
4,542
4,194
4,280

2,824
3,003
3,114
3,223
3,183
2,973
3,003

6
7
5
5
6
5
5

179
189
188
199
190
175
175

766
822
858
908
894
820
825

962
1,018
1,073
1,109
1,103
1,020
1,016

1,430
1,533
1,608
1,691
1,676
1,474
1,498

888
986
1,026
1,064
1,029
1,018
1,046

393
424
444
495
510
464
508

796
797
795
854
1,007
1,476
1,711

559
589
596
597
585
544
546

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

125
149
188
208
158
226
257

275
251
362
383
456
486
531

Expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in constant 201112 dollars4


$27,404
27,590
28,014
28,811
28,767
27,481
27,656

$7,576
7,671
7,881
7,925
7,910
7,451
7,413

$5,210
5,261
5,396
5,374
5,389
5,061
5,004

$2,864
2,808
2,803
2,796
2,808
2,742
2,742

$1,204
1,187
1,190
1,192
1,185
1,124
1,108

$1,811
1,863
1,913
1,972
1,981
1,844
1,806

$1,275
1,295
1,335
1,347
1,363
1,283
1,267

$2,217
2,256
2,342
2,444
2,432
2,216
2,229

$1,724
1,841
1,854
1,880
1,880
1,763
1,760

$1,218
1,227
1,264
1,414
1,446
1,397
1,440

$1,067
1,049
1,051
1,067
1,170
1,508
1,644

$2,116
2,109
2,170
2,156
2,169
1,998
2,028

$2,553
2,520
2,594
2,646
2,734
2,605
2,605

$84
91
92
103
124
121
108

$380
415
448
475
313
494
526

$1,316
1,259
1,079
1,394
1,252
934
980

4-year
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

37,292
37,147
37,534
38,640
38,914
37,462
37,497

9,408
9,440
9,714
9,750
9,888
9,482
9,401

6,431
6,430
6,611
6,567
6,677
6,352
6,267

4,741
4,598
4,569
4,539
4,598
4,566
4,550

1,856
1,808
1,810
1,803
1,813
1,750
1,722

2,403
2,454
2,517
2,595
2,642
2,499
2,438

1,363
1,379
1,422
1,444
1,487
1,425
1,413

2,557
2,578
2,688
2,836
2,850
2,660
2,682

2,165
2,297
2,303
2,340
2,384
2,225
2,212

1,712
1,700
1,749
1,965
2,024
2,003
2,045

1,148
1,137
1,154
1,160
1,236
1,480
1,567

3,071
3,026
3,121
3,102
3,159
2,949
2,997

4,231
4,130
4,232
4,299
4,480
4,341
4,327

139
149
150
167
203
201
179

532
570
599
632
407
666
698

1,966
1,880
1,506
2,008
1,744
1,216
1,266

2-year
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

12,361
12,640
12,941
13,079
12,884
12,497
12,761

4,789
4,904
4,980
5,004
4,815
4,403
4,405

3,353
3,434
3,472
3,465
3,375
3,121
3,091

7
8
5
5
6
5
5

212
216
210
214
201
184
180

910
940
956
976
947
861
849

1,142
1,164
1,196
1,192
1,169
1,071
1,045

1,698
1,753
1,793
1,817
1,777
1,548
1,542

1,054
1,127
1,144
1,144
1,090
1,069
1,077

466
485
494
532
540
487
523

944
912
886
917
1,067
1,550
1,761

663
673
665
642
620
571
562

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

148
171
209
223
167
237
264

326
287
403
412
483
511
547

1Includes

other categories not separately shown.


discounts and allowances.
expenditures reported by institutions for operation and maintenance of plant have been aggregated in the operation and maintenance of plant category, even in cases where they originally were reported by purpose. Similarly, all expenditures reported by
institutions for depreciation have been aggregated in the depreciation category, even in cases where they originally were reported
by purpose. In addition, all expenditures reported by institutions for interest have been aggregated in the interest category, even in
cases where they originally were reported by purpose.

2Excludes
3All

4Constant

dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
adjusted to a school-year basis.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
Includes data for public institutions reporting data according to either the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) questionnaire. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2005 through Spring 2012, Finance and Enrollment components. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Expenditures

All levels
200405................
200506................
200607................
2007083 ..............
2008093 ..............
2009103 ..............
2010113 ..............

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Expenditures

Table 413. Expenditures of public degree-granting institutions, by level of institution, purpose of expenditure, and state or jurisdiction: 200708
through 201011
[In thousands of current dollars]

State or jurisdiction
1

Total expenditures, 200910


Total
Total
expenditures, expenditures,
4-year
2-year
200708
200809 All institutions
institutions
institutions
2

United States................ $261,045,829 $273,030,301 $281,368,314 $230,216,045


Alabama ............................
5,839,899
5,964,685
6,324,853
5,523,332
Alaska................................
736,890
750,308
780,028
760,959
Arizona ..............................
4,421,229
4,523,629
4,721,129
3,396,250
Arkansas............................
2,923,204
3,109,431
3,268,738
2,807,806
California ...........................
37,559,728
39,706,162
39,702,048
29,252,715

201011
All institutions
Total1

2-year institutions

Instruction2

Total1

10

11

12

$79,373,704 $241,754,071
1,422,036
5,839,064
214,308
779,239
1,454,370
3,612,788
720,923
2,941,157
10,494,175
31,296,311

$60,607,823
1,145,644
208,231
1,008,561
560,667
7,009,807

$54,359,975
810,403
20,978
1,355,818
513,265
11,494,314

$18,765,881
276,392
6,078
445,810
160,256
3,484,367

$51,152,269 $296,114,046
801,521
6,649,467
19,069
800,218
1,324,879
4,968,606
460,932
3,454,422
10,449,333
42,790,625

4-year institutions
Instruction2

Total1

Instruction2

Colorado ............................
Connecticut........................
Delaware............................
District of Columbia ...........
Florida................................

4,049,015
2,713,513
905,359
117,014
8,678,611

4,424,140
2,833,427
937,997
138,348
9,220,508

4,516,268
2,814,866
967,381
109,469
9,721,394

3,967,914
2,383,913
837,131
109,469
8,959,689

548,354
430,953
130,250
0
761,705

4,837,724
2,974,554
1,032,228
152,640
10,413,803

1,366,337
807,749
397,614
51,898
3,043,170

4,315,611
2,515,522
887,780
152,640
9,810,395

1,166,937
630,404
332,744
51,898
2,876,516

522,114
459,032
144,448
0
603,408

199,400
177,345
64,870
0
166,655

Georgia..............................
Hawaii ................................
Idaho..................................
Illinois.................................
Indiana...............................

5,798,067
1,576,768
991,494
8,955,961
5,237,143

6,063,773
1,531,975
1,024,541
9,350,383
5,487,959

6,426,195
1,406,821
1,070,934
9,954,173
5,739,211

5,295,181
1,185,560
891,616
7,241,944
5,163,984

1,131,014
221,261
179,318
2,712,229
575,227

7,028,610
1,523,301
1,116,296
10,302,240
5,959,191

1,870,839
388,824
300,496
2,884,322
2,076,861

5,748,748
1,290,065
911,158
7,460,195
5,316,900

1,454,875
292,320
261,641
2,009,357
1,872,497

1,279,862
233,236
205,138
2,842,045
642,291

415,964
96,505
38,856
874,965
204,364

Iowa ...................................
Kansas...............................
Kentucky ............................
Louisiana ...........................
Maine.................................

3,896,227
2,654,178
4,256,949
4,162,047
786,047

4,193,485
2,821,376
4,513,299
4,303,137
809,983

4,169,366
2,916,446
4,723,961
4,143,613
807,827

3,343,510
2,242,776
4,043,904
3,668,373
697,460

825,856
673,670
680,056
475,239
110,367

4,332,274
3,053,391
4,889,725
4,163,519
837,119

950,814
894,749
1,119,953
1,137,824
236,003

3,464,024
2,342,731
4,193,994
3,649,282
715,786

630,137
660,147
887,378
945,983
185,350

868,250
710,660
695,731
514,237
121,333

320,676
234,603
232,575
191,841
50,652

Maryland............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Mississippi .........................

4,995,230
3,662,053
12,675,466
4,541,298
3,303,199

5,282,745
3,731,294
11,928,733
4,679,338
3,445,846

5,489,313
3,941,641
12,411,095
4,782,817
3,591,772

4,254,907
3,212,739
10,516,182
3,794,416
2,724,671

1,234,407
728,902
1,894,913
988,401
867,101

5,627,221
4,224,820
12,793,640
4,841,837
3,717,313

1,549,889
1,135,979
3,238,687
1,366,992
843,724

4,300,679
3,443,382
10,841,022
3,785,610
2,809,641

1,067,093
843,136
2,577,692
947,620
543,605

1,326,541
781,438
1,952,618
1,056,227
907,672

482,796
292,843
660,994
419,372
300,120

Missouri .............................
Montana.............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Hampshire .................

3,933,741
883,825
1,816,761
1,374,553
767,736

4,067,585
936,000
1,893,340
1,417,355
803,946

4,220,808
933,785
2,005,277
1,423,657
837,543

3,460,621
814,871
1,666,195
1,356,436
715,472

760,187
118,913
339,081
67,221
122,071

4,370,406
961,380
2,119,516
1,452,203
916,009

1,180,340
236,511
619,227
495,313
261,920

3,593,302
839,058
1,745,447
1,382,958
770,735

896,639
206,145
484,058
467,557
226,838

777,104
122,321
374,069
69,245
145,274

283,700
30,366
135,169
27,756
35,082

New Jersey ........................


New Mexico .......................
New York............................
North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................

6,049,637
2,798,416
13,153,312
8,260,453
840,092

6,487,776
3,033,621
14,393,529
8,648,614
900,709

6,679,185
3,094,887
14,564,719
9,061,392
960,204

5,400,370
2,513,419
11,589,967
7,056,268
881,328

1,278,815
581,468
2,974,753
2,005,124
78,877

6,818,023
3,195,659
15,481,165
9,639,567
993,822

1,915,699
600,472
4,574,950
3,133,817
325,390

5,509,244
2,584,062
12,371,236
7,462,272
914,830

1,485,146
403,121
3,331,548
2,241,944
295,924

1,308,780
611,597
3,109,929
2,177,296
78,992

430,552
197,351
1,243,402
891,874
29,466

Ohio ...................................
Oklahoma ..........................
Oregon...............................
Pennsylvania......................
Rhode Island .....................

10,197,635
3,229,565
4,211,743
9,813,416
633,263

10,690,988
3,424,475
4,705,101
10,424,097
639,371

11,191,776
3,565,946
4,989,706
10,880,853
663,552

9,669,790
3,091,111
3,869,289
9,753,259
555,414

1,521,987
474,836
1,120,417
1,127,594
108,138

11,618,185
3,722,869
5,312,294
11,287,473
683,831

3,114,600
1,047,646
1,108,179
2,849,960
189,953

9,997,413
3,238,832
4,078,285
10,099,710
571,947

2,544,784
877,588
732,549
2,423,357
141,833

1,620,772
484,037
1,234,009
1,187,763
111,884

569,816
170,058
375,630
426,603
48,121

South Carolina...................
South Dakota .....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................
Utah ...................................

3,420,357
590,375
3,531,341
23,442,222
3,554,103

3,415,654
626,176
3,607,113
24,222,080
3,797,090

3,537,943
686,412
3,781,861
25,080,639
3,940,464

2,772,919
613,042
3,156,572
20,573,456
3,653,326

765,024
73,370
625,289
4,507,183
287,138

3,715,311
707,073
3,980,862
26,346,922
4,248,983

1,192,993
196,714
1,315,644
6,767,354
700,684

2,907,953
628,178
3,323,326
21,582,546
3,945,043

917,877
170,562
1,080,809
5,138,750
592,767

807,358
78,895
657,537
4,764,376
303,940

275,116
26,152
234,835
1,628,603
107,918

Vermont .............................
Virginia...............................
Washington........................
West Virginia......................
Wisconsin ..........................
Wyoming............................

714,575
6,924,955
6,477,202
1,426,853
5,203,602
592,850

718,762
7,183,108
6,714,962
1,518,943
5,499,072
639,509

761,182
7,329,410
6,874,560
1,672,009
5,757,793
671,896

728,690
6,374,781
5,524,094
1,524,769
4,494,128
430,562

32,492
954,629
1,350,466
147,240
1,263,665
241,334

793,941
7,878,109
7,312,805
1,738,447
5,974,368
706,750

207,116
2,142,844
2,157,024
510,633
1,857,090
216,233

757,661
6,835,495
5,871,046
1,579,411
4,635,981
451,090

196,779
1,721,427
1,561,642
461,328
1,216,513
133,241

36,280
1,042,614
1,441,759
159,036
1,338,387
255,661

10,337
421,418
595,383
49,305
640,577
82,992

U.S. Service Academies ....


Other jurisdictions.......
American Samoa ...............
Federated States of
Micronesia ...................
Guam.................................
Marshall Islands.................
Northern Marianas ............
Palau..................................
Puerto Rico........................
U.S. Virgin Islands .............

1,766,655
1,632,804
12,489

1,844,822
1,721,830
12,910

1,699,493
1,776,740
13,243

1,699,493
1,677,523
0

0
99,217
13,243

1,653,288
1,698,347
15,942

486,861
487,894
7,005

1,653,288
1,595,433
0

486,861
450,887
0

0
102,914
15,942

0
37,007
7,005

20,606
102,571
8,383
13,812
5,653
1,402,526
66,764

22,380
106,784
8,503
13,945
5,858
1,477,913
73,536

23,128
115,262
12,681
14,619
5,416
1,506,865
85,525

0
85,813
0
14,619
0
1,491,566
85,525

23,128
29,449
12,681
0
5,416
15,299
0

21,048
125,565
17,259
20,214
4,856
1,406,063
87,400

8,810
29,958
2,894
9,010
1,897
415,065
13,254

0
93,324
0
20,214
0
1,394,495
87,400

0
19,681
0
9,010
0
408,941
13,254

21,048
32,242
17,259
0
4,856
11,568
0

8,810
10,277
2,894
0
1,897
6,124
0

1Includes

other categories not separately shown.


2Excludes expenditures for operations and maintenance, interest, and depreciation, which
are included in the total.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes data for public institutions reporting data
according to either the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) questionnaire. All expenditures reported by institutions for operation and maintenance of plant have been aggregated in the operation and
maintenance of plant category, even in cases where they originally were reported by pur-

pose. Similarly, all expenditures reported by institutions for depreciation have been aggregated in the depreciation category, even in cases where they originally were reported by
purpose. In addition, all expenditures reported by institutions for interest have been aggregated in the interest category, even in cases where they originally were reported by purpose.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2009 through Spring 2012,
Finance component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education 581


Expenditures

Table 414. Total expenditures of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and level of institution: 19992000 through
201011

Level of institution and year


1

Total

Instruction

Research

Public
service

Academic
support

Student
services

Net grant
aid to
students2

Hospitals

Independent
operations

Other

10

11

12

13

Institutional
Auxiliary
support enterprises1
8

In thousands of current dollars


All levels
19992000.......................... $80,613,037 $26,012,599
200001.............................. 85,625,016 27,607,324
200102.............................. 92,192,297 29,689,041
200203.............................. 99,748,076 32,062,218
200304.............................. 104,317,870 33,909,179

$8,381,926
9,025,739
10,035,480
11,079,532
12,039,531

$1,446,958
1,473,292
1,665,884
1,878,380
1,972,351

$6,510,951
7,368,263
7,802,637
8,156,688
8,759,743

$5,688,499 $10,585,850
6,117,195 11,434,074
6,573,185 12,068,120
7,096,223 13,157,744
7,544,021 13,951,408

$8,300,021
9,010,853
9,515,829
9,936,478
10,508,719

$1,180,882
1,176,160
1,188,690
1,173,845
1,101,738

$7,355,110
7,255,376
7,633,043
7,586,208
8,374,128

$2,753,679
3,134,609
3,397,979
3,879,736
4,222,980

$2,396,563
2,022,132
2,622,409
3,741,024
1,934,070

200405.............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

110,394,127
116,817,913
124,557,725
133,503,539
141,349,229

36,258,473
38,465,058
41,223,483
44,226,329
46,452,942

12,812,857
13,242,343
13,704,450
14,474,367
15,262,667

2,000,437
1,941,519
2,036,588
2,182,676
2,298,526

9,342,064
10,217,274
10,882,028
11,884,345
12,579,759

8,191,737
8,965,704
9,591,334
10,363,476
11,012,204

14,690,328
15,667,101
16,831,353
18,364,513
19,400,981

10,944,342
11,741,258
12,451,087
13,319,602
13,707,921

1,069,591
708,158
728,139
721,487
757,852

9,180,775
9,645,428
10,400,055
10,754,966
11,930,840

4,223,779
4,203,523
4,680,393
4,887,609
5,158,480

1,679,741
2,020,548
2,028,816
2,324,170
2,787,056

200910............................. 145,141,785
201011.............................. 152,509,741

47,486,299
49,692,506

16,155,474
17,378,300

2,089,745
2,255,102

12,939,489
13,609,316

11,416,177
12,239,151

19,433,113
20,234,530

13,887,042
14,457,573

832,078
772,177

13,174,405
14,239,347

5,154,851
5,376,016

2,573,113
2,255,722

4-year
19992000.......................... 79,699,659
200001.............................. 85,048,123
200102.............................. 91,612,337
200203.............................. 99,137,236
200304.............................. 103,733,257

25,744,199
27,413,897
29,492,583
31,866,310
33,712,542

8,376,568
9,019,966
10,035,394
11,079,332
12,039,080

1,438,544
1,467,325
1,658,781
1,871,274
1,964,898

6,476,338
7,333,851
7,768,870
8,122,181
8,726,505

5,590,978
6,036,478
6,497,127
7,014,149
7,466,472

10,398,914
11,292,310
11,914,149
12,996,836
13,774,084

8,228,409
8,957,973
9,470,557
9,876,937
10,464,984

1,162,570
1,160,660
1,173,725
1,161,441
1,084,880

7,355,110
7,253,479
7,632,942
7,586,208
8,374,128

2,752,019
3,133,099
3,396,831
3,854,471
4,221,611

2,176,011
1,979,086
2,571,376
3,708,098
1,904,075

200405.............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

109,789,731
116,247,359
124,061,478
132,967,352
140,852,609

36,051,084
38,249,125
41,056,590
44,041,162
46,286,662

12,812,326
13,241,769
13,703,502
14,473,394
15,262,322

1,993,767
1,931,804
2,028,364
2,176,695
2,294,914

9,307,600
10,177,381
10,850,270
11,847,922
12,538,248

8,101,214
8,894,330
9,522,535
10,286,780
10,943,745

14,516,197
15,524,004
16,693,987
18,216,170
19,258,651

10,899,456
11,696,510
12,414,609
13,281,694
13,670,550

1,051,216
699,462
714,398
711,903
750,687

9,180,775
9,645,428
10,400,055
10,754,966
11,930,840

4,223,779
4,203,523
4,680,393
4,887,609
5,158,480

1,652,317
1,984,024
1,996,775
2,289,058
2,757,510

200910............................. 144,651,140
201011.............................. 151,886,926

47,320,761
49,483,331

16,154,889
17,378,015

2,084,704
2,252,753

12,896,579
13,555,980

11,347,049
12,152,861

19,297,756
20,068,168

13,852,640
14,427,590

824,895
770,812

13,174,405
14,239,347

5,154,851
5,376,016

2,542,611
2,182,053

2-year
19992000..........................
200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................

913,378
576,893
579,960
610,840
584,612

268,400
193,428
196,459
195,909
196,637

5,358
5,772
86
200
451

8,415
5,967
7,102
7,106
7,453

34,612
34,412
33,767
34,506
33,238

97,521
80,717
76,058
82,074
77,549

186,936
141,764
153,971
160,908
177,324

71,612
52,880
45,271
59,541
43,735

18,311
15,500
14,965
12,404
16,859

0
1,896
100
0
0

1,660
1,510
1,147
25,265
1,369

220,553
43,046
51,033
32,926
29,995

200405.............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

604,395
570,554
496,247
536,187
496,620

207,389
215,934
166,893
185,167
166,280

532
574
947
973
345

6,670
9,715
8,224
5,982
3,612

34,464
39,893
31,758
36,423
41,511

90,523
71,374
68,799
76,696
68,459

174,131
143,096
137,366
148,343
142,330

44,886
44,748
36,478
37,908
37,372

18,375
8,696
13,741
9,584
7,165

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

27,425
36,524
32,041
35,112
29,546

200910.............................
201011..............................

490,645
622,815

165,538
209,176

585
285

5,041
2,349

42,909
53,336

69,129
86,290

135,357
166,362

34,402
29,983

7,183
1,365

0
0

0
0

30,502
73,669

Percentage distribution
All levels
19992000..........................
200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

32.27
32.24
32.20
32.14
32.51

10.40
10.54
10.89
11.11
11.54

1.79
1.72
1.81
1.88
1.89

8.08
8.61
8.46
8.18
8.40

7.06
7.14
7.13
7.11
7.23

13.13
13.35
13.09
13.19
13.37

10.30
10.52
10.32
9.96
10.07

1.46
1.37
1.29
1.18
1.06

9.12
8.47
8.28
7.61
8.03

3.42
3.66
3.69
3.89
4.05

2.97
2.36
2.84
3.75
1.85

200405.............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

32.84
32.93
33.10
33.13
32.86

11.61
11.34
11.00
10.84
10.80

1.81
1.66
1.64
1.63
1.63

8.46
8.75
8.74
8.90
8.90

7.42
7.67
7.70
7.76
7.79

13.31
13.41
13.51
13.76
13.73

9.91
10.05
10.00
9.98
9.70

0.97
0.61
0.58
0.54
0.54

8.32
8.26
8.35
8.06
8.44

3.83
3.60
3.76
3.66
3.65

1.52
1.73
1.63
1.74
1.97

200910.............................
201011..............................

100.00
100.00

32.72
32.58

11.13
11.39

1.44
1.48

8.92
8.92

7.87
8.03

13.39
13.27

9.57
9.48

0.57
0.51

9.08
9.34

3.55
3.53

1.77
1.48

4-year
19992000..........................
200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

32.30
32.23
32.19
32.14
32.50

10.51
10.61
10.95
11.18
11.61

1.80
1.73
1.81
1.89
1.89

8.13
8.62
8.48
8.19
8.41

7.02
7.10
7.09
7.08
7.20

13.05
13.28
13.00
13.11
13.28

10.32
10.53
10.34
9.96
10.09

1.46
1.36
1.28
1.17
1.05

9.23
8.53
8.33
7.65
8.07

3.45
3.68
3.71
3.89
4.07

2.73
2.33
2.81
3.74
1.84

200405.............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

32.84
32.90
33.09
33.12
32.86

11.67
11.39
11.05
10.88
10.84

1.82
1.66
1.63
1.64
1.63

8.48
8.75
8.75
8.91
8.90

7.38
7.65
7.68
7.74
7.77

13.22
13.35
13.46
13.70
13.67

9.93
10.06
10.01
9.99
9.71

0.96
0.60
0.58
0.54
0.53

8.36
8.30
8.38
8.09
8.47

3.85
3.62
3.77
3.68
3.66

1.50
1.71
1.61
1.72
1.96

200910.............................
201011..............................

100.00
100.00

32.71
32.58

11.17
11.44

1.44
1.48

8.92
8.93

7.84
8.00

13.34
13.21

9.58
9.50

0.57
0.51

9.11
9.37

3.56
3.54

1.76
1.44

See notes at end of table.

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582 CHAPTER 3: Postsecondary Education


Expenditures

Table 414. Total expenditures of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and level of institution: 19992000 through
201011Continued

Level of institution and year


1

Total

Instruction

Research

Public
service

Academic
support

Student
services

Institutional
Auxiliary
support enterprises1

Net grant
aid to
students2

Hospitals

Independent
operations

Other

10

11

12

13

2-year
19992000..........................
200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

29.39
33.53
33.87
32.07
33.64

0.59
1.00
0.01
0.03
0.08

0.92
1.03
1.22
1.16
1.27

3.79
5.96
5.82
5.65
5.69

10.68
13.99
13.11
13.44
13.27

20.47
24.57
26.55
26.34
30.33

7.84
9.17
7.81
9.75
7.48

2.00
2.69
2.58
2.03
2.88

0.00
0.33
0.02
0.00
0.00

0.18
0.26
0.20
4.14
0.23

24.15
7.46
8.80
5.39
5.13

200405.............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

34.31
37.85
33.63
34.53
33.48

0.09
0.10
0.19
0.18
0.07

1.10
1.70
1.66
1.12
0.73

5.70
6.99
6.40
6.79
8.36

14.98
12.51
13.86
14.30
13.78

28.81
25.08
27.68
27.67
28.66

7.43
7.84
7.35
7.07
7.53

3.04
1.52
2.77
1.79
1.44

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

4.54
6.40
6.46
6.55
5.95

200910.............................
201011..............................

100.00
100.00

33.74
33.59

0.12
0.05

1.03
0.38

8.75
8.56

14.09
13.85

27.59
26.71

7.01
4.81

1.46
0.22

0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00

6.22
11.83

Expenditure per full-time-equivalent student in constant 201112 dollars3


All levels
19992000..........................
200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................

$42,680
42,980
44,495
45,584
45,539

$13,772
13,858
14,329
14,652
14,803

$4,438
4,531
4,843
5,063
5,256

$766
740
804
858
861

$3,447
3,699
3,766
3,728
3,824

$3,012
3,071
3,172
3,243
3,293

$5,605
5,739
5,824
6,013
6,090

$4,394
4,523
4,593
4,541
4,588

$625
590
574
536
481

$3,894
3,642
3,684
3,467
3,656

$1,458
1,573
1,640
1,773
1,844

$1,269
1,015
1,266
1,710
844

200405.............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

45,672
45,922
46,887
47,273
48,610

15,001
15,121
15,518
15,660
15,975

5,301
5,206
5,159
5,125
5,249

828
763
767
773
790

3,865
4,016
4,096
4,208
4,326

3,389
3,524
3,610
3,670
3,787

6,078
6,159
6,336
6,503
6,672

4,528
4,616
4,687
4,716
4,714

443
278
274
255
261

3,798
3,792
3,915
3,808
4,103

1,747
1,652
1,762
1,731
1,774

695
794
764
823
958

200910.............................
201011..............................

48,203
47,779

15,771
15,568

5,365
5,444

694
706

4,297
4,264

3,791
3,834

6,454
6,339

4,612
4,529

276
242

4,375
4,461

1,712
1,684

855
707

4-year
19992000..........................
200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................

43,101
43,357
44,875
45,914
45,862

13,922
13,975
14,447
14,758
14,905

4,530
4,598
4,916
5,131
5,323

778
748
813
867
869

3,502
3,739
3,806
3,762
3,858

3,024
3,077
3,183
3,249
3,301

5,624
5,757
5,836
6,019
6,090

4,450
4,567
4,639
4,574
4,627

629
592
575
538
480

3,978
3,698
3,739
3,513
3,702

1,488
1,597
1,664
1,785
1,866

1,177
1,009
1,260
1,717
842

200405.............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

45,973
46,194
47,105
47,505
48,850

15,096
15,199
15,589
15,735
16,053

5,365
5,262
5,203
5,171
5,293

835
768
770
778
796

3,897
4,044
4,120
4,233
4,348

3,392
3,534
3,616
3,675
3,795

6,078
6,169
6,339
6,508
6,679

4,564
4,648
4,714
4,745
4,741

440
278
271
254
260

3,844
3,833
3,949
3,842
4,138

1,769
1,670
1,777
1,746
1,789

692
788
758
818
956

200910.............................
201011..............................

48,435
48,094

15,845
15,669

5,409
5,503

698
713

4,318
4,292

3,799
3,848

6,462
6,355

4,638
4,568

276
244

4,411
4,509

1,726
1,702

851
691

2-year
19992000..........................
200001..............................
200102..............................
200203..............................
200304..............................

23,051
18,837
19,016
21,051
20,252

6,774
6,316
6,441
6,751
6,812

135
188
3
7
16

212
195
233
245
258

874
1,124
1,107
1,189
1,151

2,461
2,636
2,494
2,828
2,686

4,718
4,629
5,048
5,545
6,143

1,807
1,727
1,484
2,052
1,515

462
506
491
427
584

0
62
3
0
0

42
49
38
871
47

5,566
1,406
1,673
1,135
1,039

200405.............................
200506..............................
200607..............................
200708..............................
200809..............................

20,837
20,859
21,736
21,356
20,279

7,150
7,894
7,310
7,375
6,790

18
21
41
39
14

230
355
360
238
147

1,188
1,458
1,391
1,451
1,695

3,121
2,609
3,013
3,055
2,795

6,003
5,231
6,017
5,908
5,812

1,547
1,636
1,598
1,510
1,526

634
318
602
382
293

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

945
1,335
1,403
1,398
1,206

200910.............................
201011..............................

19,981
18,392

6,742
6,177

24
8

205
69

1,747
1,575

2,815
2,548

5,512
4,913

1,401
885

293
40

0
0

0
0

1,242
2,175

1Essentially

self-supporting operations of institutions that furnish a service to students, faculty, or staff, such as residence halls and food services.
tuition, fee, and auxiliary enterprise allowances and agency transactions, such
as student awards made from contributed funds or grant funds. These exclusions account
for the majority of total student grants.
3Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
2Excludes

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in


Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2011,
Enrollment component; and Spring 2002 through Spring 2012, Finance component. (This
table was prepared November 2012.)

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Table 415. Total expenditures of private nonprofit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and classification of institution: 201011

Classification of institution
1

Total

Instruction

Research

Public
service

Academic
support

Student
services

Institutional
support

Auxiliary
enterprises1

Net grant
aid to
students2

Hospitals

Independent
operations

Other

10

11

12

13

In thousands of current dollars


Total.........................................
4-year...............................................
Research university, very high3 ....
Research university, high4 ............
Doctoral/research5 .......................
Masters6 ......................................
Baccalaureate7.............................
Special-focus institutions8 ............
Art, music, or design ................
Business and management .....
Engineering or technology .......
Law...........................................
Medical or other health ............
Theological...............................
Tribal9 .......................................
Other special focus ..................
2-year...............................................
Associates of arts........................
Tribal9 ...........................................

$152,509,741 $49,692,506 $17,378,300 $2,255,102 $13,609,316 $12,239,151 $20,234,530 $14,457,573


151,886,926 49,483,331 17,378,015 2,252,753 13,555,980 12,152,861 20,068,168 14,427,590
71,443,659 21,307,738 14,013,260
856,062 5,130,965 2,616,116
6,127,582
4,543,215
11,212,549
4,084,254
1,023,163
157,033 1,646,432
787,501
1,557,971
1,404,316
7,243,048
2,932,893
222,644
120,531
844,660
860,033
1,266,394
925,742
25,925,305 10,023,721
281,252
300,521 2,595,412 3,833,375
4,908,171
3,452,806
20,764,015
7,367,558
245,651
191,483 1,811,964 3,233,425
3,983,478
3,434,773
15,298,350
3,767,167
1,592,045
627,123 1,526,546
822,412
2,224,572
666,737
1,811,749
748,990
895
18,166
200,192
186,177
390,765
184,299
529,749
188,721
7,290
0
60,194
72,352
119,420
64,866
166,926
71,874
2,913
6
9,446
29,766
35,284
13,777
610,245
265,741
6,113
11,730
93,866
77,042
129,384
16,896
10,143,395
1,819,918
1,567,409
519,322
976,187
271,620
994,243
190,143
1,681,797
528,349
4,852
55,712
159,730
152,676
467,801
173,147
89,569
30,700
358
4,911
3,709
12,409
22,208
2,262
264,919
112,874
2,215
17,276
23,220
20,371
65,467
21,347
622,815
209,176
285
2,349
53,336
86,290
166,362
29,983
603,014
206,687
257
2,062
52,134
81,998
158,538
29,547
19,801
2,489
29
287
1,202
4,292
7,824
437

$772,177 $14,239,347 $5,376,016 $2,255,722


770,812 14,239,347 5,376,016 2,182,053
427,281 11,009,339 4,383,366 1,028,735
30,333
457,155
57,305
7,086
7,139
0
28,159
34,852
139,099
103,303
112,233
175,413
110,567
5,963
66,226
312,927
56,394 2,663,587
728,728
623,040
5,388
0
27,005
49,872
224
0
0
16,681
1,862
0
45
1,954
1,710
0
2,438
5,325
12,166 2,663,587
688,462
440,338
28,597
0
10,778
100,155
5,814
0
0
7,199
634
0
0
1,516
1,365
0
0
73,669
945
0
0
70,848
420
0
0
2,820

Percentage distribution
Total.........................................
4-year...............................................
Research university, very high3 ....
Research university, high4 ............
Doctoral/research5 .......................
Masters6 ......................................
Baccalaureate7.............................
Special-focus institutions8 ............
Art, music, or design ................
Business and management .....
Engineering or technology .......
Law...........................................
Medical or other health ............
Theological...............................
Tribal9 .......................................
Other special focus ..................
2-year...............................................
Associates of arts........................
Tribal9 ...........................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

32.58
32.58
29.82
36.43
40.49
38.66
35.48
24.62
41.34
35.62
43.06
43.55
17.94
31.42
34.28
42.61
33.59
34.28
12.57

11.39
11.44
19.61
9.13
3.07
1.08
1.18
10.41
0.05
1.38
1.75
1.00
15.45
0.29
0.40
0.84
0.05
0.04
0.15

1.48
1.48
1.20
1.40
1.66
1.16
0.92
4.10
1.00
0.00
#
1.92
5.12
3.31
5.48
6.52
0.38
0.34
1.45

Total.........................................
4-year...............................................
Research university, very high3 ....
Research university, high4 ............
Doctoral/research5 .......................
Masters6 ......................................
Baccalaureate7.............................
Special-focus institutions8 ............
Art, music, or design ................
Business and management .....
Engineering or technology .......
Law...........................................
Medical or other health ............
Theological...............................
Tribal9 .......................................
Other special focus ..................
2-year...............................................
Associates of arts........................
Tribal9 ...........................................

$46,419
46,725
146,450
40,263
27,462
21,400
28,672
53,698
34,231
22,060
11,907
33,363
105,676
24,249
18,805
47,802
17,868
17,629
30,416

$15,125
15,223
43,678
14,666
11,120
8,274
10,174
13,223
14,151
7,859
5,127
14,529
18,960
7,618
6,445
20,367
6,001
6,043
3,823

$5,289
5,346
28,725
3,674
844
232
339
5,588
17
304
208
334
16,330
70
75
400
8
8
44

$686
693
1,755
564
457
248
264
2,201
343
0
#
641
5,410
803
1,031
3,117
67
60
441

8.92
8.93
7.18
14.68
11.66
10.01
8.73
9.98
11.05
11.36
5.66
15.38
9.62
9.50
4.14
8.77
8.56
8.65
6.07

8.03
8.00
3.66
7.02
11.87
14.79
15.57
5.38
10.28
13.66
17.83
12.62
2.68
9.08
13.85
7.69
13.85
13.60
21.68

13.27
13.21
8.58
13.89
17.48
18.93
19.18
14.54
21.57
22.54
21.14
21.20
9.80
27.82
24.79
24.71
26.71
26.29
39.51

9.48
9.50
6.36
12.52
12.78
13.32
16.54
4.36
10.17
12.24
8.25
2.77
1.87
10.30
2.53
8.06
4.81
4.90
2.21

0.51
0.51
0.60
0.27
0.10
0.54
0.53
0.37
0.30
0.04
1.12
0.28
0.12
1.70
6.49
0.24
0.22
0.16
2.12

9.34
9.37
15.41
4.08
0.00
0.40
0.03
17.41
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
26.26
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

3.53
3.54
6.14
0.51
0.39
0.43
0.32
4.76
1.49
0.00
0.03
0.40
6.79
0.64
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

1.48
1.44
1.44
0.06
0.48
0.68
1.51
4.07
2.75
3.15
1.17
0.87
4.34
5.96
8.04
0.57
11.83
11.75
14.24

$235
237
876
109
27
115
153
198
102
9
133
93
127
412
1,221
114
39
28
645

$4,334
4,380
22,568
1,642
0
85
8
9,349
0
0
0
0
27,750
0
0
0
0
0
0

$1,636
1,654
8,985
206
107
93
91
2,558
510
0
3
133
7,173
155
0
0
0
0
0

$687
671
2,109
25
132
145
432
2,187
942
695
139
291
4,588
1,444
1,511
273
2,114
2,071
4,332

Expenditure per full-time-equivalent student in current dollars

#Rounds to zero.
1Essentially self-supporting operations of institutions that furnish a service to students, faculty, or
staff, such as residence halls and food services.
2Excludes tuition, fee, and auxiliary enterprise allowances and agency transactions, such as student awards made from contributed funds or grant funds. These exclusions account for the majority of total student grants.
3Research universities with a very high level of research activity.
4Research universities with a high level of research activity.
5Includes institutions that award at least 20 doctors degrees per year, but did not have high levels
of research activity.
6Masters institutions award at least 50 masters degrees per year.
7Baccalaureate institutions primarily emphasize undergraduate education. Also includes institutions classified as 4-year under the IPEDS system, which had been classified as 2-year in the
Carnegie classification system because they primarily award associates degrees.

$4,142
4,170
10,518
5,912
3,202
2,142
2,502
5,358
3,782
2,507
674
5,132
10,170
2,303
779
4,190
1,530
1,524
1,847

$3,725
3,739
5,363
2,828
3,261
3,164
4,465
2,887
3,518
3,013
2,123
4,212
2,830
2,201
2,605
3,676
2,476
2,397
6,594

$6,159
6,174
12,561
5,595
4,801
4,051
5,501
7,808
7,383
4,973
2,517
7,074
10,358
6,745
4,663
11,813
4,773
4,635
12,018

8Special-focus

$4,400
4,438
9,313
5,043
3,510
2,850
4,743
2,340
3,482
2,701
983
924
1,981
2,497
475
3,852
860
864
671

4-year institutions award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering.
controlled colleges are located on reservations and are members of the American Indian
Higher Education Consortium.
NOTE: Relative levels of research activity for research universities were determined by an analysis of research and development expenditures, science and engineering research staffing, and
doctoral degrees conferred, by field. Further information on the Carnegie 2005 classification system used in this table may be obtained from http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
resources/. Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in
Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component; and
Spring 2011, Finance component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)
9Tribally

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Expenditures

Table 416. Total expenditures of private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and level of institution: 19992000 through
201011

Year and level of institution


1

Total

Instruction

Student services,
Research and
academic and
public service institutional support
4

Auxiliary
enterprises1

Net grant aid to


students2

Other

In thousands of current dollars


All levels
19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................
200304...............................................................

$3,846,246
4,235,781
5,087,292
6,110,378
7,364,012

$1,171,732
1,310,054
1,517,389
1,747,725
1,883,733

$24,738
22,896
16,632
17,987
8,606

$2,041,594
2,337,151
2,977,225
3,670,218
4,592,730

$144,305
181,243
213,195
240,380
249,472

$26,278
43,788
23,283
36,031
56,467

$437,599
340,649
339,567
398,037
573,004

200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................
200809...............................................................

8,830,792
10,208,845
12,152,366
13,940,442
16,364,360

2,313,895
2,586,870
2,884,481
3,238,406
3,871,127

7,583
8,445
6,087
9,547
9,939

5,693,200
6,569,329
7,760,044
9,322,781
11,004,500

269,883
276,587
332,887
421,714
396,704

54,819
66,569
68,300
82,072
44,440

491,411
701,044
1,100,568
865,922
1,037,650

200910...............................................................
201011...............................................................

19,973,659
22,585,686

4,750,829
5,656,557

13,257
19,327

13,086,981
14,851,333

466,042
486,343

120,215
87,947

1,536,334
1,484,179

4year
19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................
200304...............................................................

2,022,622
2,414,655
3,046,929
3,754,727
4,821,864

595,976
726,328
883,899
1,030,470
1,143,050

4,393
4,878
3,192
5,339
3,705

1,104,001
1,385,095
1,842,373
2,337,388
3,108,697

92,071
113,371
134,740
153,528
168,069

11,805
18,519
8,229
14,813
32,603

214,377
166,465
174,495
213,190
365,740

200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................
200809...............................................................

5,989,792
7,218,830
8,837,598
10,424,536
12,399,217

1,430,196
1,680,603
1,857,765
2,149,651
2,580,208

3,513
4,065
4,303
7,534
7,629

4,110,514
4,985,531
5,909,914
7,335,592
8,832,095

180,036
179,064
228,624
312,834
276,200

38,639
54,291
56,930
71,324
33,417

226,894
315,276
780,063
547,602
669,669

200910...............................................................
201011...............................................................

15,286,549
17,139,103

3,259,657
3,925,914

10,726
15,582

10,587,709
12,033,229

337,501
343,230

72,265
75,599

1,018,691
745,548

2year
19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................
200304...............................................................

1,823,624
1,821,126
2,040,363
2,355,650
2,542,148

575,756
583,727
633,490
717,255
740,683

20,345
18,019
13,440
12,648
4,901

937,593
952,056
1,134,853
1,332,830
1,484,033

52,234
67,872
78,455
86,853
81,403

14,473
25,269
15,054
21,218
23,864

223,223
174,184
165,071
184,846
207,264

200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................
200809...............................................................

2,840,999
2,990,015
3,314,768
3,515,906
3,965,143

883,699
906,267
1,026,716
1,088,755
1,290,919

4,070
4,381
1,784
2,014
2,310

1,582,687
1,583,798
1,850,129
1,987,189
2,172,405

89,846
97,523
104,264
108,880
120,504

16,181
12,278
11,370
10,747
11,023

264,517
385,768
320,505
318,320
367,981

200910...............................................................
201011...............................................................

4,687,110
5,446,582

1,491,172
1,730,642

2,531
3,744

2,499,272
2,818,104

128,542
143,113

47,950
12,347

517,643
738,631

Percentage distribution
All levels
19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................
200304...............................................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

30.46
30.93
29.83
28.60
25.58

0.64
0.54
0.33
0.29
0.12

53.08
55.18
58.52
60.07
62.37

3.75
4.28
4.19
3.93
3.39

0.68
1.03
0.46
0.59
0.77

11.38
8.04
6.67
6.51
7.78

200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................
200809...............................................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

26.20
25.34
23.74
23.23
23.66

0.09
0.08
0.05
0.07
0.06

64.47
64.35
63.86
66.88
67.25

3.06
2.71
2.74
3.03
2.42

0.62
0.65
0.56
0.59
0.27

5.56
6.87
9.06
6.21
6.34

200910...............................................................
201011...............................................................

100.00
100.00

23.79
25.04

0.07
0.09

65.52
65.76

2.33
2.15

0.60
0.39

7.69
6.57

4year
19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................
200304...............................................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

29.47
30.08
29.01
27.44
23.71

0.22
0.20
0.10
0.14
0.08

54.58
57.36
60.47
62.25
64.47

4.55
4.70
4.42
4.09
3.49

0.58
0.77
0.27
0.39
0.68

10.60
6.89
5.73
5.68
7.59

200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................
200809...............................................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

23.88
23.28
21.02
20.62
20.81

0.06
0.06
0.05
0.07
0.06

68.63
69.06
66.87
70.37
71.23

3.01
2.48
2.59
3.00
2.23

0.65
0.75
0.64
0.68
0.27

3.79
4.37
8.83
5.25
5.40

200910...............................................................
201011...............................................................

100.00
100.00

21.32
22.91

0.07
0.09

69.26
70.21

2.21
2.00

0.47
0.44

6.66
4.35

See notes at end of table.

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Table 416. Total expenditures of private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and level of institution: 19992000 through
201011Continued

Year and level of institution


1

Total

Instruction

Student services,
Research and
academic and
public service institutional support

Auxiliary
enterprises1

Net grant aid to


students2

Other

2year
19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................
200304...............................................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

31.57
32.05
31.05
30.45
29.14

1.12
0.99
0.66
0.54
0.19

51.41
52.28
55.62
56.58
58.38

2.86
3.73
3.85
3.69
3.20

0.79
1.39
0.74
0.90
0.94

12.24
9.56
8.09
7.85
8.15

200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................
200809...............................................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

31.11
30.31
30.97
30.97
32.56

0.14
0.15
0.05
0.06
0.06

55.71
52.97
55.81
56.52
54.79

3.16
3.26
3.15
3.10
3.04

0.57
0.41
0.34
0.31
0.28

9.31
12.90
9.67
9.05
9.28

200910...............................................................
201011...............................................................

100.00
100.00

31.81
31.77

0.05
0.07

53.32
51.74

2.74
2.63

1.02
0.23

11.04
13.56

Total expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in constant 201112 dollars3


All levels
19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................
200304...............................................................

$13,442
12,059
14,231
14,122
13,918

$4,095
3,730
4,245
4,039
3,560

$86
65
47
42
16

$7,135
6,654
8,329
8,483
8,680

$504
516
596
556
471

$92
125
65
83
107

$1,529
970
950
920
1,083

200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................
200809...............................................................

13,302
12,964
14,358
14,541
13,621

3,486
3,285
3,408
3,378
3,222

11
11
7
10
8

8,576
8,342
9,169
9,724
9,160

407
351
393
440
330

83
85
81
86
37

740
890
1,300
903
864

200910...............................................................
201011...............................................................

13,056
14,111

3,105
3,534

9
12

8,554
9,279

305
304

79
55

1,004
927

4year
19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................
200304...............................................................

13,023
13,762
14,074
13,573
13,807

3,837
4,139
4,083
3,725
3,273

28
28
15
19
11

7,108
7,894
8,510
8,449
8,902

593
646
622
555
481

76
106
38
54
93

1,380
949
806
771
1,047

200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................
200809...............................................................

12,842
12,462
13,992
14,202
13,414

3,066
2,901
2,941
2,929
2,791

8
7
7
10
8

8,813
8,607
9,356
9,994
9,555

386
309
362
426
299

83
94
90
97
36

486
544
1,235
746
724

200910...............................................................
201011...............................................................

12,997
14,066

2,771
3,222

9
13

9,002
9,875

287
282

61
62

866
612

2year
19992000...........................................................
200001...............................................................
200102...............................................................
200203...............................................................
200304...............................................................

13,940
14,359
14,473
15,096
14,133

4,401
4,603
4,494
4,597
4,118

156
142
95
81
27

7,167
7,507
8,050
8,542
8,250

399
535
557
557
453

111
199
107
136
133

1,706
1,373
1,171
1,185
1,152

200405...............................................................
200506...............................................................
200607...............................................................
200708...............................................................
200809...............................................................

14,388
14,362
15,437
15,645
14,309

4,476
4,353
4,781
4,845
4,659

21
21
8
9
8

8,016
7,607
8,616
8,843
7,840

455
468
486
485
435

82
59
53
48
40

1,340
1,853
1,493
1,416
1,328

200910...............................................................
201011...............................................................

13,251
14,254

4,216
4,529

7
10

7,066
7,375

363
375

136
32

1,463
1,933

1Essentially

self-supporting operations of institutions that furnish a service to students, faculty,


or staff, such as residence halls and food services.
tuition and fee allowances and agency transactions, such as student awards made
from contributed funds or grant funds.
3Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
2Excludes

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment Survey (IPEDS-EF:99), and
Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Enrollment and Finance components. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Expenditures

Table 417. Total expenditures of private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and classification of institution: 201011

Classification of institution
1

Total
2

Student services,
Research and public
academic and
Instruction
service institutional support
3

Auxiliary
enterprises1

Net grant aid


to students2

Other

$486,343
343,230
4,469
68,339
38,335
232,087
158,007
38,584
13,301
241
2,751
19,204
143,113

$87,947
75,599
0
27,096
4,370
44,133
124
34,439
1,804
7,192
574
0
12,347

$1,484,179
745,548
36,953
199,128
115,223
394,244
128,008
79,382
34,731
40,564
45,170
66,388
738,631

2.15
2.00
0.13
1.41
1.83
3.39
6.88
1.70
0.88
0.16
0.61
10.97
2.63

0.39
0.44
0.00
0.56
0.21
0.64
0.01
1.52
0.12
4.93
0.13
0.00
0.23

6.57
4.35
1.10
4.12
5.50
5.76
5.58
3.49
2.31
27.78
9.99
37.91
13.56

$53
60
0
70
33
124
1
254
21
1,522
27
0
31

$901
594
97
515
871
1,107
1,275
585
395
8,583
2,123
10,677
1,878

In thousands of current dollars


Total......................................................
4year...........................................................
Doctoral/research3 ....................................
Masters4 ...................................................
Baccalaureate5..........................................
Special-focus institutions6 .........................
Art, music, or design .............................
Business and management ..................
Engineering or technology ....................
Law........................................................
Medical or other health .........................
Other special focus ...............................
2year...........................................................

$22,585,686
17,139,103
3,363,792
4,832,091
2,095,640
6,847,581
2,295,909
2,271,761
1,506,434
146,013
452,333
175,130
5,446,582

$5,656,557
3,925,914
567,883
1,172,736
669,207
1,516,089
541,187
430,309
341,325
37,607
123,619
42,041
1,730,642

$19,327
15,582
2,855
591
4,542
7,595
3,882
631
3
1,205
677
1,196
3,744

Total......................................................
4year...........................................................
Doctoral/research3 ....................................
Masters4 ...................................................
Baccalaureate5..........................................
Special-focus institutions6 .........................
Art, music, or design .............................
Business and management ..................
Engineering or technology ....................
Law........................................................
Medical or other health .........................
Other special focus ...............................
2year...........................................................

100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00

25.04
22.91
16.88
24.27
31.93
22.14
23.57
18.94
22.66
25.76
27.33
24.01
31.77

0.09
0.09
0.08
0.01
0.22
0.11
0.17
0.03
0.00
0.83
0.15
0.68
0.07

Total......................................................
4year...........................................................
Doctoral/research3 ....................................
Masters4 ...................................................
Baccalaureate5..........................................
Special-focus institutions6 .........................
Art, music, or design .............................
Business and management ..................
Engineering or technology ....................
Law........................................................
Medical or other health .........................
Other special focus ...............................
2year...........................................................

$13,709
13,665
8,868
12,502
15,847
19,228
22,866
16,752
17,139
30,896
21,263
28,165
13,849

$3,433
3,130
1,497
3,034
5,061
4,257
5,390
3,173
3,883
7,957
5,811
6,761
4,400

$14,851,333
12,033,229
2,751,632
3,364,201
1,263,963
4,653,433
1,464,700
1,688,415
1,115,270
59,205
279,543
46,301
2,818,104
Percentage distribution
65.76
70.21
81.80
69.62
60.31
67.96
63.80
74.32
74.03
40.55
61.80
26.44
51.74

Expenditure per full-time-equivalent student in current dollars

1Essentially self-supporting operations of institutions that furnish a service to students, faculty,


or staff, such as residence halls and food services.
2Excludes tuition, fee, and auxiliary enterprise allowances and agency transactions, such as
student awards made from contributed funds or grant funds.
3Includes institutions that award at least 20 doctors degrees per year, but did not have high
levels of research activity.
4Masters institutions award at least 50 masters degrees per year.
5Baccalaureate institutions primarily emphasize undergraduate education. Also includes institutions classified as 4-year under the IPEDS system, which had been classified as 2-year in
the Carnegie classification system because they primarily award associates degrees.

$12
12
8
2
34
21
39
5
0
255
32
192
10

$9,014
9,594
7,254
8,704
9,558
13,067
14,588
12,451
12,689
12,527
13,141
7,446
7,165

6Special

$295
274
12
177
290
652
1,574
285
151
51
129
3,088
364

focus 4-year institutions award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as
medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title
IV federal financial aid programs. Further information on the Carnegie 2005 classification system used in this table may be obtained from http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
resources/. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component; and
Spring 2012, Finance component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Table 418. Total expenditures of private nonprofit and for-profit degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 19992000
through 201011
[In thousands of current dollars]
Nonprofit institutions
State or jurisdiction
1
United States ...
Alabama ...................
Alaska.......................
Arizona .....................
Arkansas...................
California ..................

For-profit institutions

19992000

200405

200708

200809

200910

201011

19992000

200405

200708

200809

200910

201011

10

11

12

13

$80,613,037 $110,394,127 $133,503,539 $141,349,229 $145,141,785 $152,509,741


393,465
459,250
525,506
546,535
561,968
583,205
19,042
21,076
15,338
17,211
16,249
18,319
143,698
147,825
156,501
165,960
176,443
212,911
230,860
239,357
275,135
287,259
289,868
322,896
7,871,651 10,728,872
12,868,260
13,421,736
13,925,287
14,557,205

$3,846,246
88,190
3,559
278,286
5,828
666,020

$8,830,792
60,629
3,986
1,095,783
11,574
1,243,346

$13,940,442
75,320
6,275
2,246,491
20,364
1,742,128

$16,364,360
98,444
9,109
2,722,216
26,615
2,047,729

$19,973,659
139,366
19,302
3,412,261
31,263
2,552,449

$22,585,686
244,943
41,245
3,623,551
27,834
2,952,470

Colorado ...................
Connecticut...............
Delaware...................
District of Columbia ..
Florida.......................

376,887
2,094,981
52,533
2,267,409
2,031,623

524,349
2,882,963
87,617
2,824,081
3,067,443

617,099
3,599,071
114,940
3,382,416
4,053,067

632,322
3,858,956
124,757
3,715,850
4,523,485

627,123
3,975,262
132,851
3,687,042
4,592,898

659,716
4,127,051
141,186
3,724,430
5,071,442

154,801
18,110

59,375
315,721

320,550
41,931

127,859
781,280

576,748
47,948

258,686
1,194,823

611,882
52,340

328,919
1,379,974

661,384
59,726
4,042
66,677
1,825,704

736,387
80,628
4,957
77,469
1,982,163

Georgia.....................
Hawaii .......................
Idaho.........................
Illinois........................
Indiana......................

2,635,438
209,135
118,150
5,668,566
1,343,315

3,442,374
195,152
164,694
7,113,842
1,796,767

4,070,825
204,318
199,378
8,659,351
2,099,562

4,340,833
214,383
219,607
9,088,501
2,185,735

4,497,299
210,680
228,589
9,512,165
2,251,554

4,796,550
231,683
242,764
10,095,051
2,360,297

106,794
9,422
5,932
166,956
89,932

261,219
24,996
13,073
620,678
211,310

395,565
28,731
17,119
939,766
360,238

509,600
37,439
23,649
988,986
433,600

675,496
34,299
32,602
1,100,032
591,600

783,834
41,754
51,944
1,054,104
726,450

Iowa ..........................
Kansas......................
Kentucky ...................
Louisiana ..................
Maine........................

740,760
208,729
400,513
746,629
316,114

921,320
265,476
470,392
940,075
422,938

1,096,403
339,399
555,967
893,334
511,073

1,143,991
357,557
589,525
1,032,490
530,015

1,156,393
364,286
597,495
1,089,736
552,463

1,188,889
381,327
637,466
1,137,685
592,174

34,311
9,156
55,010
31,675
7,137

146,688
11,213
114,564
70,241
5,648

502,716
26,927
159,716
79,405
11,578

758,054
35,743
187,046
89,353
11,192

1,002,405
47,645
242,672
111,844
12,409

1,269,406
57,986
285,217
104,007
14,411

Maryland...................
Massachusetts..........
Michigan ...................
Minnesota .................
Mississippi ................

2,205,880
7,591,344
995,384
1,004,427
150,123

3,497,182
10,799,206
1,327,051
1,297,457
178,142

4,182,593
13,093,562
1,532,229
1,542,479
205,197

4,547,357
13,916,336
1,563,761
1,626,949
221,582

4,792,089
13,862,598
1,638,367
1,622,869
225,484

5,069,546
14,533,360
1,680,792
1,664,254
234,795

5,354
34,893
25,340
123,571

41,717
64,126
55,391
325,758
8,369

58,370
88,955
84,783
685,848
24,669

70,854
103,384
100,224
784,964
16,466

115,071
118,526
120,070
928,396
21,061

118,794
130,488
142,261
1,092,542
26,002

Missouri ....................
Montana....................
Nebraska ..................
Nevada .....................
New Hampshire ........

2,144,299
69,426
387,569
7,006
589,823

3,128,635
91,446
557,724
9,637
883,914

3,671,592
102,845
687,153
37,411
1,071,230

3,864,444
104,336
699,561
43,433
1,073,128

3,958,548
116,161
709,182
73,701
1,085,570

4,203,742
132,829
731,588
85,024
1,115,169

100,307

12,051
29,278
21,831

196,447

25,524
104,949
41,599

344,635

36,176
123,251
48,467

277,715

34,999
118,434
47,523

331,391

42,559
143,358
36,737

426,479

42,926
156,577
47,598

New Jersey ...............


New Mexico ..............
New York...................
North Carolina ..........
North Dakota ............

1,362,090
54,280
12,519,671
3,530,337
56,000

1,873,156
54,076
17,680,799
4,808,306
88,860

2,300,613
60,922
21,721,660
5,904,228
97,781

2,472,048
31,149
22,892,724
6,272,149
94,477

2,591,234
30,447
23,511,385
6,452,783
87,938

2,681,051
31,564
24,664,171
6,890,504
93,751

61,109
25,806
326,329
4,041
1,145

85,429
35,073
624,764
38,078
7,885

91,612
45,591
667,775
76,722
12,014

115,467
111,888
718,608
116,192
14,835

126,833
83,708
762,214
186,514
20,198

137,408
104,193
876,944
242,098
18,456

Ohio ..........................
Oklahoma .................
Oregon......................
Pennsylvania.............
Rhode Island ............

2,211,035
338,276
456,683
7,590,629
828,715

3,017,764
392,427
550,322
9,960,675
1,237,106

3,431,802
479,382
671,348
12,039,799
1,468,749

3,551,098
515,934
706,683
12,681,659
1,554,627

3,582,655
523,630
734,883
13,154,197
1,564,624

3,732,414
550,897
790,331
13,800,521
1,596,480

122,531
32,527
23,175
306,135
4,519

232,685
72,537
86,156
530,515
10,073

367,147
85,333
101,677
677,975
9,076

437,588
103,780
118,604
706,505
7,084

564,498
110,336
120,490
842,052

636,245
129,544
131,966
935,748

South Carolina..........
South Dakota ............
Tennessee ................
Texas ........................
Utah ..........................

408,127
69,555
1,971,564
2,490,597
648,035

563,952
99,575
3,140,336
3,379,710
867,956

763,573
117,465
3,970,594
4,002,023
971,056

786,592
117,711
4,262,494
4,283,965
962,042

680,369
119,974
4,500,016
4,376,280
1,012,997

717,448
125,637
4,801,285
4,665,642
1,061,194

6,627
18,061
50,921
172,327
36,348

18,374
23,477
142,256
343,221
62,880

53,667
30,502
211,102
481,695
103,675

69,377
30,354
245,140
677,625
115,801

226,848
41,594
331,287
803,401
144,226

273,395
47,972
346,050
851,581
206,186

Vermont ....................
Virginia......................
Washington...............
West Virginia.............
Wisconsin .................
Wyoming...................

347,293
944,905
600,315
170,653
999,502

510,623
1,311,743
778,678
181,181
1,410,625

670,263
1,587,241
921,089
201,405
1,759,315

762,710
1,686,972
964,938
201,699
1,889,964

717,199
1,841,075
988,571
211,877
1,929,430

754,383
1,737,579
1,034,761
222,031
2,024,751

24,841
65,804
51,134
17,926
16,333
19,766

24,914
258,642
104,107
28,634
36,044
34,596

23,478
380,405
123,645
90,811
81,610
39,235

24,079
443,621
140,546
121,720
102,556
36,535

17,126
614,287
161,645
165,043
131,140
39,869

16,242
678,326
178,364
214,223
170,376
45,942

Other
jurisdictions..
Guam........................
Puerto Rico...............

431,216

431,216

615,990
1,535
614,455

726,558
2,091
724,467

727,264
3,680
723,583

742,820
2,551
740,269

793,439
2,215
791,224

56,116

56,116

70,535

70,535

105,094

105,094

116,452

116,452

116,452

116,452

260,512

260,512

Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associates or higher degrees and participate in Title IV
federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2012, Finance
component. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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This chapter provides a summary of federal legislation
and funding for education that describes the scope and variety of federal education programs. Data in this chapter primarily reflect outlays and appropriations of federal agencies.
These tabulations differ from federal receipts reported in
other chapters because of numerous variations in the data
collection systems. Federal dollars are not necessarily spent
by recipient institutions in the same year in which they are
appropriated. In some cases, institutions cannot identify the
source of federal revenues because they flow through state
agencies. Some types of revenues, such as tuition and fees,
are reported as revenues from students even though they
may be supported by federal student aid programs. Some
institutions that receive federal education funds are not
included in regular surveys, censuses, and administrative
data collections conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Thus, the federal programs data
tabulated in this chapter are not comparable with figures
reported in other chapters. Readers should also be careful
about comparing the data on obligations shown in table 426
with the data on outlays and appropriations appearing in
other tables in this chapter.
Federal on-budget funding (federal appropriations) for
education increased 389 percent from fiscal year (FY) 1965
to FY 2011, after adjustment for inflation (table D, table
419, and figure 19). From FY 1965 to FY 1975, federal onbudget funding for education increased by 145 percent.
From FY 1975 to FY 1985, there was a decrease of 17 percent. Thereafter, federal on-budget funding for education
generally increased. From FY 1990 to FY 2000, after adjustment for inflation, federal on-budget funding for education
increased by 30 percent. From FY 2000 to FY 2011, it
increased by 64 percent.
Between FY 1990 and FY 2000, after adjustment for
inflation, federal on-budget funding increased for three of the
four major categories reported: elementary and secondary
education (by 55 percent), other education (by 26 percent),
and research at educational institutions (by 34 percent) (table
D, table 419, and figure 19). During the same period, funding
for postsecondary education decreased by 14 percent. From
FY 2000 to FY 2011, after adjustment for inflation, federal
on-budget funding showed a net increase of 34 percent for
elementary and secondary education, 227 percent for postsecondary education, 53 percent for other education, and 15
percent for research at educational institutions. In FY 2009,
federal on-budget funding for elementary and secondary edu-

Table D. Federal on-budget funding for education, by category:


Selected fiscal years, 1965 through 2011
[In billions of constant fiscal year 2012 dollars]

Year
1965 .............
1975 .............
1980 .............
1985 .............
1990 .............
1995 .............
2000 .............
2005 .............
2011 .............

Elementary/
Total secondary
$38.9
95.2
94.4
78.6
89.1
105.9
115.8
172.7
189.9

$14.2
43.4
43.8
34.0
38.0
49.7
59.0
81.5
78.8

Postsecondary
$8.7
31.3
30.4
22.5
23.6
26.0
20.2
45.6
66.1

Research at
Other educational
education institutions
$2.7
6.6
4.2
4.2
5.8
7.0
7.4
8.2
11.3

$13.2
14.0
15.9
17.8
21.8
23.2
29.2
37.5
33.6

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.


SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service and National Center
for Education Statistics, unpublished tabulations. U.S. Office of Management and
Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, Appendix, various FYs. National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development, various FYs.

cation was at a record-high level ($172.8 billion in FY 2012


dollars) due to funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).1 For FY 2012, federal program funds were estimated to be $79.0 billion for elementary
and secondary education, $69.9 billion for postsecondary education, and $9.6 billion for other education programs (table
421). (FY 2012 data on research at educational institutions
were not available at the time this publication was prepared.)
After adjustment for inflation, off-budget support (federal support for education not tied to appropriations) and
nonfederal funds generated by federal legislation (e.g., private loans, grants, and aid) showed an increase of 134 percent between FY 1990 ($19.3 billion in FY 2012 dollars)
and FY 2000 ($45.3 billion in FY 2012 dollars) (table 419).
In FY 2011, these same funds totaled $112.1 billion in FY
2012 dollars, an increase of 148 percent over FY 2000. In
FY 2012, these funds were an estimated $121.2 billion.
In FY 2011, federal on-budget funds for education totaled
$185.2 billion in current dollars (figure 20 and table 420). The
U.S. Department of Education provided about 51 percent
($93.8 billion) of this total. Funds exceeding $1 billion also
came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
($29.3 billion), the U.S. Department of Agriculture ($20.4 bil1

Throughout this chapter, all education funds from ARRA are included in
FY 2009. Most of these funds had a 2-year availability, meaning that they
were available for the Department of Education to obligate during FY 2009
and FY 2010.

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lion), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ($10.3 billion),


the U.S. Department of Defense ($6.8 billion), the U.S. Department of Labor ($6.1 billion), the National Science Foundation
($5.3 billion), the U.S. Department of Energy ($3.1 billion), the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security ($2.1 billion), and the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($1.8 billion).
In FY 2011, educational institutions (including local education agencies, state education agencies, and degree-granting
institutions) received an estimated 62 percent ($115.7 billion in
current dollars) of on-budget federal program funds for education (table 422). Another 21 percent ($39.8 billion) was used for
postsecondary student support. Other education organizations
(including Head Start programs at child care centers, Job Corps
and other vocational programs, adult basic education programs,
and federal programs at libraries and museums) received 11
percent ($21.3 billion) of on-budget federal program funds for
education. Federal institutions received 4 percent ($6.8 billion).
Other recipients (including American Indian tribes, private nonprofit agencies, and banks) received 1 percent ($1.6 billion) of
on-budget federal program funds for education.
Of the $99.1 billion in current dollars spent by the U.S.
Department of Education in FY 2012, about 30 percent ($29.8
billion) went to local education agencies (school districts) and
7 percent ($7.2 billion) to state education agencies (table 423
and figure 21). About 27 percent ($26.7 billion) went to postsecondary institutions and another 29 percent ($29.1 billion) to
postsecondary students. Smaller percentages (totaling 6 percent) went to federal institutions, other education organizations, and other recipients. Local education agencies received a
smaller percentage of U.S. Department of Education expenditures in FY 2012 than in FY 2011 (30 percent vs. 32 percent).

Chronology of Federal Education


Legislation
A capsule view of the history of federal education activities is provided in the following list of selected legislation:
1787 Northwest Ordinance authorized land grants for the
establishment of educational institutions.
1802 An Act Fixing the Military Peace Establishment of the
United States established the U.S. Military Academy. (The U.S. Naval Academy was established in
1845 by the Secretary of the Navy.)
1862 First Morrill Act authorized public land grants to the
states for the establishment and maintenance of agricultural and mechanical colleges.
1867 Department of Education Act authorized the establishment of the U.S. Department of Education.2
1876 Appropriation Act, U.S. Department of the Treasury,
established the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
2The

U.S. Department of Education as established in 1867 was later known


as the Office of Education. In 1980, under Public Law 96-88, it became a
cabinet-level department. Therefore, for purposes of consistency, it is
referred to as the U.S. Department of Education even in those tables covering years when it was officially the Office of Education.

1890 Second Morrill Act provided for money grants for support of instruction in the agricultural and mechanical
colleges.
1911 State Marine School Act authorized federal funds to be
used for the benefit of any nautical school in any of
11 specified state seaport cities.
1917 Smith-Hughes Act provided for grants to states for
support of vocational education.
1918 Vocational Rehabilitation Act provided for grants for
rehabilitation through training of World War I veterans.
1920 Smith-Bankhead Act authorized grants to states for
vocational rehabilitation programs.
1935 Bankhead-Jones Act (Public Law 74-182) authorized
grants to states for agricultural experiment stations.
Agricultural Adjustment Act (Public Law 74-320)
authorized 30 percent of the annual customs receipts
to be used to encourage the exportation and domestic
consumption of agricultural commodities. Commodities purchased under this authorization began to be
used in school lunch programs in 1936. The National
School Lunch Act of 1946 continued and expanded
this assistance.
1936 An Act to Further the Development and Maintenance
of an Adequate and Well-Balanced American Merchant Marine (Public Law 74-415) established the
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
1937 National Cancer Institute Act established the Public
Health Service fellowship program.
1941 Amendment to Lanham Act of 1940 authorized federal
aid for construction, maintenance, and operation of
schools in federally impacted areas. Such assistance
was continued under Public Law 815 and Public Law
874, 81st Congress, in 1950.
1943 Vocational Rehabilitation Act (Public Law 78-16) provided assistance to disabled veterans.
School Lunch Indemnity Plan (Public Law 78-129)
provided funds for local lunch food purchases.
1944 Servicemens Readjustment Act (Public Law 78-346),
known as the GI Bill, provided assistance for the education of veterans.
Surplus Property Act (Public Law 78-457) authorized
transfer of surplus property to educational institutions.
1946 National School Lunch Act (Public Law 79-396) authorized assistance through grants-in-aid and other means
to states to assist in providing adequate foods and facilities for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and
expansion of nonprofit school lunch programs.
George-Barden Act (Public Law 80-402) expanded
federal support of vocational education.
1948 United States Information and Educational Exchange
Act (Public Law 80-402) provided for the interchange of persons, knowledge, and skills between
the United States and other countries.

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1949 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act


(Public Law 81-152) provided for donation of surplus property to educational institutions and for other
public purposes.

1963 Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1963


(Public Law 88-129) provided funds to expand teaching facilities and for loans to students in the health
professions.

1950 Financial Assistance for Local Educational Agencies


Affected by Federal Activities (Public Law 81-815
and Public Law 81-874) provided assistance for construction (Public Law 815) and operation (Public
Law 874) of schools in federally affected areas.

Vocational Education Act of 1963 (Part of Public Law


88-210) increased federal support of vocational education schools; vocational work-study programs; and
research, training, and demonstrations in vocational
education.

Housing Act (Public Law 81-475) authorized loans for


construction of college housing facilities.

Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 (Public Law


88-204) authorized grants and loans for classrooms,
libraries, and laboratories in public community colleges and technical institutes, as well as undergraduate
and graduate facilities in other institutions of higher
education.

1954 An Act for the Establishment of the United States Air


Force Academy and Other Purposes (Public Law 83325) established the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Educational Research Act (Public Law 83-531) authorized cooperative arrangements with universities,
colleges, and state educational agencies for educational research.
School Milk Program Act (Public Law 83-597) provided funds for purchase of milk for school lunch
programs.
1956 Library Services Act (Public Law 84-597) provided
grants to states for extension and improvement of
rural public library services.
1957 Practical Nurse Training Act (Public Law 84-911)
provided grants to states for practical nurse training.

1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-352) authorized the Commissioner of Education to arrange for
support for institutions of higher education and school
districts to provide inservice programs for assisting
instructional staff in dealing with problems caused by
desegregation.
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88452) authorized grants for college work-study programs for students from low-income families; established a Job Corps program and authorized support for
work-training programs to provide education and
vocational training and work experience opportunities
in welfare programs; authorized support of education
and training activities and of community action programs, including Head Start, Follow Through, and
Upward Bound; and authorized the establishment of
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA).

1958 National Defense Education Act (Public Law 85-864)


provided assistance to state and local school systems for
instruction in science, mathematics, modern foreign
languages, and other critical subjects; state statistical
services; guidance, counseling, and testing services and
training institutes; higher education student loans and
fellowships as well as foreign language study and training; experimentation and dissemination of information
on more effective use of television, motion pictures, and
related media for educational purposes; and vocational
education for technical occupations necessary to the
national defense.

1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965


(Public Law 89-10) authorized grants for elementary
and secondary school programs for children of lowincome families; school library resources, textbooks,
and other instructional materials for school children;
supplementary educational centers and services;
strengthening state education agencies; and educational research and research training.

Education of Mentally Retarded Children Act (Public


Law 85-926) authorized federal assistance for training
teachers of the disabled.

Health Professions Educational Assistance Amendments of 1965 (Public Law 89-290) authorized scholarships to aid needy students in the health professions.

Captioned Films for the Deaf Act (Public Law 85-905)


authorized a loan service of captioned films for the
deaf.

Higher Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-329) provided grants for university community service programs,
college library assistance, library training and research,
strengthening developing institutions, teacher training
programs, and undergraduate instructional equipment.
Authorized insured student loans, established a National
Teacher Corps, and provided for graduate teacher training fellowships.

1961 Area Redevelopment Act (Public Law 87-27) included


provisions for training or retraining of persons in redevelopment areas.
1962 Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law
87-415) provided training in new and improved skills
for the unemployed and underemployed.
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (Public
Law 87-510) authorized loans, advances, and grants
for education and training of refugees.

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


Act (Public Law 89-209) authorized grants and loans
for projects in the creative and performing arts and
for research, training, and scholarly publications in
the humanities.

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National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act (Public


Law 89-36) provided for the establishment, construction, equipping, and operation of a residential
school for postsecondary education and technical
training of the deaf.

Handicapped Childrens Early Education Assistance Act


(Public Law 90-538) authorized preschool and early
education programs for disabled children.

School Assistance in Disaster Areas Act (Public Law


89-313) provided for assistance to local education
agencies to help meet exceptional costs resulting from
a major disaster.

Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 (Public


Law 90-576) modified existing programs and provided for a National Advisory Council on Vocational Education and collection and dissemination of
information for programs administered by the Commissioner of Education.

1966 International Education Act (Public Law 89-698) provided grants to institutions of higher education for the
establishment, strengthening, and operation of centers
for research and training in international studies and
the international aspects of other fields of study.

1970 Elementary and Secondary Education Assistance Programs, Extension (Public Law 91-230) authorized
comprehensive planning and evaluation grants to state
and local education agencies; provided for the establishment of a National Commission on School Finance.

National Sea Grant College and Program Act (Public


Law 89-688) authorized the establishment and operation of Sea Grant Colleges and programs by initiating
and supporting programs of education and research in
the various fields relating to the development of
marine resources.

National Commission on Libraries and Information Services Act (Public Law 91-345) established a National
Commission on Libraries and Information Science to
effectively utilize the nations educational resources.

Adult Education Act (Public Law 89-750) authorized


grants to states for the encouragement and expansion
of educational programs for adults, including training
of teachers of adults and demonstrations in adult education (previously part of Economic Opportunity Act
of 1964).
Model Secondary School for the Deaf Act (Public Law
89-694) authorized the establishment and operation,
by Gallaudet College, of a model secondary school for
the deaf.
1967 Education Professions Development Act (Public Law
90-35) amended the Higher Education Act of 1965 for
the purpose of improving the quality of teaching and
to help meet critical shortages of adequately trained
educational personnel.
Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 (Public Law 90-129)
established a Corporation for Public Broadcasting to
assume major responsibility in channeling federal
funds to noncommercial radio and television stations,
program production groups, and educational television networks; conduct research, demonstration, or
training in matters related to noncommercial broadcasting; and award grants for construction of educational radio and television facilities.
1968 Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of
1968 (Public Law 90-247) modified existing programs and authorized support of regional centers for
education of children with disabilities, model centers
and services for deaf-blind children, recruitment of
personnel and dissemination of information on education of the disabled; technical assistance in education
to rural areas; support of dropout prevention projects;
and support of bilingual education programs.

Office of Education Appropriation Act (Public Law


91-380) provided emergency school assistance to
desegregating local education agencies.
Environmental Education Act (Public Law 91-516)
established an Office of Environmental Education
to develop curriculum and initiate and maintain
environmental education programs at the elementary/secondary levels; disseminate information;
provide training programs for teachers and other
educational, public, community, labor, and industrial leaders and employees; provide community
education programs; and distribute material dealing
with the environment and ecology.
Drug Abuse Education Act of 1970 (Public Law 91527) provided for development, demonstration, and
evaluation of curricula on the problems of drug abuse.
1971 Comprehensive Health Manpower Training Act of
1971 (Public Law 92-257) amended Title VII of the
Public Health Service Act, increasing and expanding
provisions for health manpower training and training
facilities.
1972 Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (Public
Law 92-255) established a Special Action Office for
Drug Abuse Prevention to provide overall planning
and policy for all federal drug-abuse prevention functions; a National Advisory Council for Drug Abuse
Prevention; community assistance grants for community mental health centers for treatment and rehabilitation of people with drug-abuse problems; and, in
December 1974, a National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-318)
established the Education Division in the U.S.
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and
the National Institute of Education; general aid for
institutions of higher education; federal matching
grants for state Student Incentive Grants; a National

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Commission on Financing Postsecondary Education;


State Advisory Councils on Community Colleges; a
Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education and
State Grants for the design, establishment, and conduct of postsecondary occupational education; and a
bureau-level Office of Indian Education. Amended
current U.S. Department of Education programs to
increase their effectiveness and better meet special
needs. Prohibited sex bias in admission to vocational, professional, and graduate schools, and public
institutions of undergraduate higher education.
1973 Older Americans Comprehensive Services Amendment of 1973 (Public Law 93-29) made available to
older citizens comprehensive programs of health,
education, and social services.
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973
(Public Law 93-203) provided for opportunities for
employment and training to unemployed and underemployed people. Extended and expanded provisions in the Manpower Development and Training
Act of 1962, Title I of the Economic Opportunity Act
of 1962, Title I of the Economic Opportunity Act of
1964, and the Emergency Employment Act of 1971
as in effect prior to June 30, 1973.
1974 Education Amendments of 1974 (Public Law 93-380)
provided for the consolidation of certain programs; and
established a National Center for Education Statistics.
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974 (Public Law 93-415) provided for technical
assistance, staff training, centralized research, and
resources to develop and implement programs to
keep students in elementary and secondary schools;
and established, in the U.S. Department of Justice, a
National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
1975 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (Public Law 93-638) provided for increased participation of Indians in the establishment and conduct of their education programs and services.
Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Act (Public
Law 93-642) established the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation and created a perpetual education
scholarship fund for young Americans to prepare and
pursue careers in public service.
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public
Law 94-142) provided that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate education designed to meet their unique needs.
1976 Educational Broadcasting Facilities and Telecommunications Demonstration Act of 1976 (Public Law 94309) established a telecommunications demonstration
program to promote the development of nonbroadcast
telecommunications facilities and services for the
transmission, distribution, and delivery of health, education, and public or social service information.

1977 Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of


1977 (Public Law 95-93) established a youth employment training program including, among other activities, promoting education-to-work transition, literacy
training and bilingual training, and attainment of certificates of high school equivalency.
Career Education Incentive Act (Public Law 95-207)
authorized the establishment of a career education
program for elementary and secondary schools.
1978 Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance
Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-471) provided federal
funds for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled community colleges for Indian
students.
Middle Income Student Assistance Act (Public Law
95-566) modified the provisions for student financial
assistance programs to allow middle-income as well
as low-income students attending college or other
postsecondary institutions to qualify for federal education assistance.
1979 Department of Education Organization Act (Public
Law 96-88) established a U.S. Department of Education containing functions from the Education Division of the U.S. Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare (HEW) along with other selected education programs from HEW, the U.S. Department of
Justice, U.S. Department of Labor, and the National
Science Foundation.
1980 Asbestos School Hazard Detection and Control Act of
1980 (Public Law 96-270) established a program for
inspection of schools for detection of hazardous
asbestos materials and provided loans to assist educational agencies to contain or remove and replace
such materials.
1981 Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of
1981 (Part of Public Law 97-35) consolidated
42 programs into 7 programs to be funded under the
elementary and secondary block grant authority.
1983 Student Loan Consolidation and Technical Amendments Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-79) established an
8 percent interest rate for Guaranteed Student Loans
and an extended Family Contribution Schedule.
Challenge Grant Amendments of 1983 (Public Law
98-95) amended Title III, Higher Education Act, and
added authorization of the Challenge Grant program.
The Challenge Grant program provides funds to eligible institutions on a matching basis as an incentive
to seek alternative sources of funding.
Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of
1983 (Public Law 98-199) added the Architectural
Barrier amendment and clarified participation of
children with disabilities in private schools.
1984 Education for Economic Security Act (Public Law 98377) added new science and mathematics programs

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for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. The new programs included magnet schools,
excellence in education, and equal access.
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (Public Law
98-524) continued federal assistance for vocational
education through FY 1989. The act replaced the
Vocational Education Act of 1963. It provided aid to
the states to make vocational education programs
accessible to all people, including disabled and disadvantaged, single parents and homemakers, and the
incarcerated.
Human Services Reauthorization Act (Public Law 98558) created a Carl D. Perkins scholarship program, a
National Talented Teachers Fellowship program, a
Federal Merit Scholarships program, and a Leadership
in Educational Administration program.
1985 Montgomery GI BillActive Duty (Public Law 98525), brought about a new GI Bill for individuals
who initially entered active military duty on or after
July 1, 1985.
Montgomery GI BillSelected Reserve (Public Law
98-525), established an education program for members of the Selected Reserve (which includes the
National Guard) who enlist, reenlist, or extend an
enlistment after June 30, 1985, for a 6-year period.
1986 Handicapped Childrens Protection Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-372) allowed parents of children with
disabilities to collect attorneys fees in cases
brought under the Education of the Handicapped
Act and provided that the Education of the Handicapped Act does not preempt other laws, such as
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986
(Part of Public Law 99-570) established programs
for drug abuse education and prevention, coordinated with related community efforts and resources,
through the use of federal financial assistance.
1988 Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary
and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of
1988 (Public Law 100-297) reauthorized through
1993 major elementary and secondary education programs, including Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Bilingual Education, Math-Science Education, Magnet Schools,
Impact Aid, Indian Education, Adult Education, and
other smaller education programs.
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-628) extended
for 2 additional years programs providing assistance
to the homeless, including literacy training for
homeless adults and education for homeless youths.
Tax Reform Technical Amendments (Public Law 100647) authorized an Education Savings Bond for the
purpose of postsecondary educational expenses. The

bill grants tax exclusion for interest earned on regular series EE savings bonds.
1989 Childhood Education and Development Act of 1989
(Part of Public Law 101-239) authorized the appropriations to expand Head Start programs and programs carried out under the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include child
care services.
1990 Excellence in Mathematics, Science and Engineering
Education Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-589) created a national mathematics and science clearinghouse and created several other mathematics,
science, and engineering education programs.
Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act
(Public Law 101-542) required institutions of higher
education receiving federal financial assistance to
provide certain information with respect to the graduation rates of student-athletes at such institutions.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law
101-336) prohibited discrimination against persons
with disabilities.
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public
Law 101-610) increased school and college-based
community service opportunities and authorized the
Presidents Points of Light Foundation.
1991 National Literacy Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-73)
established the National Institute for Literacy, the
National Institute Board, and the Interagency Task
Force on Literacy. Amended various federal laws to
establish and extend various literacy programs.
High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (Public
Law 102-194) directed the President to implement a
National High-Performance Computing Program.
Provided for (1) establishment of a National Research
and Education Network; (2) standards and guidelines
for high-performance networks; and (3) the responsibility of certain federal departments and agencies
with regard to the Network.
Veterans Educational Assistance Amendments of
1991 (Public Law 102-127) restored certain educational benefits available to reserve and active-duty
personnel under the Montgomery GI Bill to students
whose courses of studies were interrupted by the Persian Gulf War.
Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-166)
amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, with regard
to employment discrimination. Established the Technical Assistance Training Institute.
1992 Ready-To-Learn Act (Public Law 102-545) amended
the General Education Provisions Act to establish
Ready-To-Learn Television programs to support
educational programming and support materials for

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preschool and elementary school children and their


parents, child care providers, and educators.
1993 Student Loan Reform Act (Public Law 103-66) reformed
the student aid process by phasing in a system of direct
lending designed to provide savings for taxpayers and
students. Allows students to choose among a variety of
repayment options, including income contingency.
National Service Trust Act (Public Law 103-82)
amended the National and Community Service Act
of 1990 to establish a Corporation for National Service. In addition, provided education grants up to
$4,725 per year for 2 years to people age 17 or older
who perform community service before, during, or
after postsecondary education.
NAEP Assessment Authorization (Public Law 103-33)
authorized use of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for state-by-state comparisons.
1994 Goals 2000: Educate America Act (Public Law 103227) established a new federal partnership through a
system of grants to states and local communities to
reform the nations education system. The Act formalized the national education goals and established
the National Education Goals Panel.
School-To-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103-239) established a national framework
within which states and communities can develop
School-To-Work Opportunities systems to prepare
young people for first jobs and continuing education.
The Act also provided money to states and communities to develop a system of programs that include
work-based learning, school-based learning, and
connecting activities components.
Safe Schools Act of 1994 (Part of Public Law 103-227)
authorized the award of competitive grants to local
educational agencies with serious crime to implement violence prevention activities such as conflict
resolution and peer mediation.
1996 Contract With America: Unfunded Mandates (Public
Law 104-4) ended the imposition, in the absence of
full consideration by Congress, of federal mandates
on state, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other
essential governmental priorities; and ensured that
the federal government pays the costs incurred by
those governments in complying with certain
requirements under federal statutes and regulations.
1997 The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (Public Law 10534) enacted the Hope Scholarship and Life-Long
Learning Tax Credit provisions into law.
Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997
(Public Law 105-78) amended the Higher Education
Act to provide for improved student loan consolidation services.

1998 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105220) enacted the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and substantially revised and extended,
through FY 2003, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)
enacted the Reading Excellence Act, to promote the
ability of children to read independently by the third
grade; and earmarked funds to help states and school
districts reduce class sizes in the early grades.
Charter School Expansion Act (Public Law 105-278)
amended the charter school program, enacted in
1994 as Title X, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology
Education Amendments of 1998 (Public Law 105332) revised, in its entirety, the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Applied Technology Education
Act, and reauthorized the Act through FY 2003.
Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (Public Law 105394) replaced the Technology-Related Assistance
for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 with a
new Act, authorized through FY 2004, to address
the assistive-technology needs of individuals with
disabilities.
1999 Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-25) authorized the Secretary of Education to allow all states to participate in the
Education Flexibility Partnership program.
District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-98) established a program to afford high
school graduates from the District of Columbia the
benefits of in-state tuition at state colleges and universities outside the District of Columbia.
2000 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398) included, as Title
XVIII, the Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of
2000, which extended the Impact Aid programs
through FY 2003.
College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-420) enhanced federal penalties for
offenses involving scholarship fraud; required an
annual scholarship fraud report by the Attorney General, the Secretary of Education, and the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC); and required the Secretary of Education, in conjunction with the FTC, to
maintain a scholarship fraud awareness website.
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2001 (Public Law
106-554) created a new program of assistance for
school repair and renovation, and amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to
authorize credit enhancement initiatives to help
charter schools obtain, construct, or repair facilities;
reauthorized the Even Start program; and enacted
the Childrens Internet Protection Act.
2001 50th Anniversary of Brown v. the Board of Education
(Public Law 107-41) established a commission for the
purpose of encouraging and providing for the com-

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2002

2003

2004

2005

memoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1954


Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education.
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107110) provided for the comprehensive reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, incorporating specific proposals in
such areas as testing, accountability, parental
choice, and early reading.
Reauthorization of the National Center for Education
Statistics and the Creating of the Institute of Education Sciences of 2002 (Public Law 107-279) established the Institute of Education Sciences within the
U.S. Department of Education to carry out a coordinated, focused agenda of high-quality research, statistics, and evaluation that is relevant to the
educational challenges of the nation.
The Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-122) provided
the Secretary of Education with waiver authority
over student financial aid programs under Title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to deal with
student and family situations resulting from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Established fixed interest rates for student and parent
borrowers (Public Law 107-139) under Title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965.
The Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-76) provided the
Secretary of Education with waiver authority over
student financial aid programs under Title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, to deal with student
and family situations resulting from wars or national
emergencies.
Assistive Technology Act of 2004 (Public Law 108364) reauthorized the Assistive Technology program, administered by the Department of Education.
Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004 (Public Law
108-409) temporarily stopped excessive special
allowance payments to certain lenders under the
Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program
and increases the amount of loans that can be forgiven for certain borrowers who are highly qualified
mathematics, science, and special education teachers who serve in high-poverty schools for 5 years.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-446) provided a comprehensive reauthorization of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.
Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act
(Public Law 109-67) authorized the Secretary of
Education to waive certain repayment requirements
for students receiving campus-based federal grant
assistance if they were residing in, employed in, or
attending an institution of higher education located
in a major disaster area, or their attendance was
interrupted because of the disaster.
Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act (Public
Law 109-86) authorized the Secretary of Education
during FY 2006 to reallocate campus-based student

aid funds to institutions of higher learning in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas, or institutions that have accepted students displaced by
Hurricane Katrina or Rita. The law also waived
requirements for matching funds that are normally
imposed on institutions and students.
Hurricane Education Recovery Act (HERA) (Public
Law 109-148, provision in the Defense Department
Appropriations Act for FY 2006) provided funds for
states affected by Hurricane Katrina to restart school
operations, provide temporary emergency aid for displaced students, and assist homeless youth. The law
also permitted the Secretary of Education to extend
deadlines under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for those affected by Katrina or Rita.
2006 Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (Public
Law 109-171) made various amendments to programs of student financial assistance under Title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Public Law 109-211 reauthorized the ED-FLEX
program (under the Education Flexibility Partnership
Act of 1999), under which the Secretary of Education permits states to waive certain requirements of
federal statutes and regulations if they meet certain
conditions.
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270)
reauthorized the vocational and technical education
programs under the Perkins Act through 2012.
2007 Public Law 110-15 designated the Department of Education Headquarters Building as the Lyndon Baines
Johnson Department of Education Building.
America COMPETES Act (or America Creating
Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence
in Technology, Education, and Science Act) (Public
Law 110-69) created new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education programs in various agencies, including the Department
of Education.
College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-84) reduced interest rates on student
loans and made other amendments to the Higher
Education Act of 1965 to make college more accessible and affordable.
Permanent extension of the Higher Education Relief
Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act)
(Public Law 110-93) gave the Secretary of Education
authority to waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision applicable to the student financial assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 as deemed necessary in connection with a
war or other military operation or national emergency.
2008 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of
2008 (Public Law 110-227) provided various author-

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ities to the Department of Education, among other


provisions, to help ensure that college students and
their parents continue to have access to loans in the
tight credit market.

SAFRA Act (also known as the Student Aid and


Fiscal Responsibility Act). The SAFRA Act ended
the federal governments role in subsidizing financial institutions that make student loans through the
Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program
under Part B of Title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (HEA), and correspondingly expanded the
Federal Direct Student Loan Program administered
by the Department of Education under Part D of Title
IV of the HEA.

Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110315) provided a comprehensive reauthorization of
the Higher Education Act of 1965.
2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5) provided about $100 billion to
state education systems and supplemental appropriations for several Department of Education programs.
Public Law 111-39 made miscellaneous and technical
amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Public Law 111-226 provided an additional $10 billion


to states and school districts, through an Education
Jobs Fund modeled closely on the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund created by the 2009 Recovery Act, to
hire (or avoid laying off) teachers and other educators.

2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of


2010 (Public Law 111-152) included, as Title II, the

Figure 19. Federal on-budget funds for education, by level or other educational purpose: Selected years, 1965 through 2012
In billions of constant fiscal year 2012 dollars
$280
260
240

Total

220
200
180
160
140
120
100

Elementary and secondary

80
60

Research at
educational institutions

Postsecondary

40
20

Other education

0
1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2012

Fiscal year
NOTE: The increase in postsecondary expenditures in 2006 resulted primarily from an accounting adjustment. Data for research at educational institutions are estimated for 2010 and
2011 and are not available for 2012. Data for elementary and secondary, postsecondary, and other education are estimated for 2012.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, unpublished tabulations. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, unpublished tabulations.
U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, Appendix, fiscal years 1967 through 2013. National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and
Development, fiscal years 1967 through 2011.

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Figure 20. Percentage of federal on-budget funds for education, by agency: Fiscal year 2011
Department of Agriculture, 11.0%

Department of Health and


Human Services, 15.8%

Department of Labor, 3.3%


Department of Defense, 3.7%
Department of Energy, 1.7%
Other,1 3.4%
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, 1.0%
National Science Foundation, 2.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs, 5.6%
Department of Homeland Security, 1.2%
Department of Education, 50.6%

Total = $185.2 billion (fiscal year 2011 dollars)


1In

addition to the 10 agencies shown in this figure, about 25 other agencies provide smaller amounts of funding for education.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, unpublished tabulations. U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government,
Appendix, fiscal year 2013. National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development, fiscal year 2011.

Figure 21. Percentage of U.S. Department of Education outlays, by type of recipient: Fiscal year 2012

Postsecondary students, 29.3%

Postsecondary institutions, 26.9%

Federal institutions, 2.8%


Other recipients,1 0.6%
Other education organizations,2 3.0%

State education agencies, 7.2%

Local education agencies, 30.1%


Total outlays = $99.1 billion (fiscal year 2012 dollars)
1Other

recipients include American Indian tribes, private nonprofit agencies, and banks.
2
Includes funds for vocational education and for federal programs at libraries and museums.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, fiscal year 2013; and U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, previously unpublished
tabulations (November 2012).

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Table 419. Federal support and estimated federal tax expenditures for education, by category: Selected fiscal years, 1965 through 2012
[In millions of dollars]

Fiscal year
1

Total on-budget
support,
off-budget
support, and
nonfederal
funds
generated
by federal
legislation
2

On-budget support1

Off-budget support and nonfederal funds generated by federal legislation


Off-budget
support

Total

Elementary
and
secondary

Postsecondary

Nonfederal funds

Other
education3

Research at
educational
institutions

Total

Direct Loan
Program4

Federal
Family
Education
Loan
Program5

10

11

12

13

Perkins
Loans6

Leveraging Supplemental
Educational
Income Educational
Assistance
Opportunity
Contingent
7
8
Grants9
Loans Partnerships

Work-Study
Aid10

Estimated
federal tax
expenditures
for education2

14

15

16

Current dollars
$5,354.7
13,359.1
24,691.5
39,349.5

$5,331.0
12,526.5
23,288.1
34,493.5

$1,942.6
5,830.4
10,617.2
16,027.7

$1,197.5
3,447.7
7,644.0
11,115.9

$374.7
964.7
1,608.5
1,548.7

$1,816.3
2,283.6
3,418.4
5,801.2

$23.7
832.6
1,403.4
4,856.0

$770.0
1,233.0
4,598.0

$16.1
21.0
35.7
31.8

$20.0
76.8

$7.6
41.6
114.7
149.4

$8,605.0
13,320.0

1985..................................
1986..................................
1987..................................
1988..................................
1989..................................

47,753.4
48,357.3
50,724.6
54,078.7
59,537.4

39,027.9
39,962.9
41,194.7
43,454.4
48,269.6

16,901.3
17,049.9
17,535.7
18,564.9
19,809.5

11,174.4
11,283.6
10,300.0
10,657.5
13,269.9

2,107.6
2,620.0
2,820.4
2,981.6
3,180.3

8,844.6
9,009.4
10,538.6
11,250.5
12,009.8

8,725.5
8,394.4
9,529.8
10,624.3
11,267.8

8,467.0
8,142.0
9,272.0
10,380.0
10,938.0

21.4
20.2
20.9
20.6
20.4

$0.6
0.5
0.5

76.0
72.7
76.0
72.8
71.9

$22.0

161.1
159.5
160.4
150.4
215.0

19,105.0
20,425.0
20,830.0
17,025.0
17,755.0

1990..................................
1991..................................
1992..................................
1993..................................
1994..................................

62,811.5
70,375.6
74,481.1
84,741.5
92,781.5

51,624.3
57,599.5
60,483.1
67,740.6
68,254.2

21,984.4
25,418.0
27,926.9
30,834.3
32,304.4

13,650.9
14,707.4
14,387.4
17,844.0
16,177.1

3,383.0
3,698.6
3,992.0
4,107.2
4,483.7

12,606.0
13,775.4
14,176.9
14,955.1
15,289.1

11,187.2
12,776.1
13,998.0
17,000.8
24,527.3

$813.0

10,826.0
12,372.0
13,568.0
16,524.0
23,214.0

15.0
17.3
17.3
29.3
52.7

0.5
0.5
0.5

59.2
63.5
72.0
72.4
72.4

48.8
87.7
97.2
184.6
184.6

237.7
235.0
242.9
190.5
190.5

19,040.0
18,995.0
19,950.0
21,010.0
22,630.0

1995..................................
1996..................................
1997..................................
1998..................................
1999..................................

95,810.8
96,833.0
103,259.8
107,810.5
113,417.2

71,639.5
71,327.4
73,731.8
76,909.2
82,863.6

33,623.8
34,391.5
35,478.9
37,486.2
39,937.9

17,618.1
15,775.5
15,959.4
15,799.6
17,651.2

4,719.7
4,828.0
5,021.2
5,148.5
5,318.0

15,677.9
16,332.3
17,272.4
18,475.0
19,956.5

24,171.2
25,505.6
29,528.0
30,901.3
30,553.6

5,161.0
8,357.0
9,838.0
10,400.1
9,953.0

18,519.0
16,711.0
19,163.0
20,002.5
20,107.0

52.7
31.1
52.7
45.0
33.3

63.4
31.4
50.0
25.0
25.0

184.6
184.6
184.6
194.3
195.9

190.5
190.5
239.7
234.4
239.4

24,600.0
26,340.0
28,125.0
29,540.0
37,360.0

2000..................................
2001..................................
2002..................................
2003..................................
2004..................................

119,541.6
130,668.5
150,034.5
170,671.5
185,176.7

85,944.2
94,846.5
109,211.5
124,374.5
132,420.7

43,790.8
48,530.1
52,754.1
59,274.2
62,653.2

15,008.7
14,938.3
22,964.2
29,499.7
32,433.0

5,484.6
5,880.0
6,297.7
6,532.5
6,576.8

21,660.1
25,498.1
27,195.5
29,068.1
30,757.7

33,597.4
35,822.0
40,823.0
46,297.0
52,756.0

10,347.0
10,635.0
11,689.0
11,969.0
12,840.0

22,711.0
24,694.0
28,606.0
33,791.0
39,266.0

33.3
25.0
25.0
33.0
33.0

50.0
80.0
104.0
103.0
102.0

199.7
184.0
192.0
202.0
244.0

256.4
204.0
207.0
199.0
271.0

39,475.0
41,460.0

2005..................................
2006..................................
2007..................................
2008..................................
200911 ...............................

203,036.0
226,978.7
210,536.0
221,001.1
357,786.9

146,207.0
166,495.7
145,698.0
145,003.1
260,734.9

68,957.7
70,948.2
70,735.9
71,927.9
162,109.1

38,587.3
57,757.7
37,465.3
36,395.2
53,074.4

6,908.5
7,074.5
7,214.9
7,882.2
8,853.7

31,753.5
30,715.2
30,281.9
28,797.8
36,697.7

56,829.0
60,483.0
64,838.0
75,998.0
97,052.0

12,930.0
12,677.0
13,022.0
18,213.0
29,738.0

43,284.0
47,307.0
51,320.0
57,296.0
66,778.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

101.0
100.0
100.0
98.0
98.0

246.0
205.0
205.0
201.0
201.0

268.0
194.0
191.0
190.0
237.0

2010..................................
2011..................................
201212 ...............................

288,121.2
294,516.1

183,311.2
185,209.8

87,423.9
76,902.3
78,980.6

50,166.3
64,517.8
69,940.2

9,326.7
11,020.2
9,561.9

104,810.0
109,306.3
121,202.0

84,703.0
108,926.3
120,822.0

19,618.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0

98.0
0.0
0.0

201.0
195.0
195.0

190.0
185.0
185.0

36,394.3 12
32,769.4 12

Constant fiscal year 2012 dollars13


1965..................................
1970..................................
1975..................................
1980..................................

$39,029.1
79,235.7
100,944.6
107,643.9

$38,856.2
74,297.5
95,207.3
94,360.0

$14,158.9
34,581.7
43,405.6
43,845.1

$8,728.3
20,449.1
31,250.6
30,408.5

$2,730.7
5,722.0
6,575.8
4,236.7

$13,238.3
13,544.8
13,975.3
15,869.7

$172.8
4,938.2
5,737.3
13,284.0

$4,567.0
5,040.8
12,578.2

$117.4
124.4
145.8
86.9

$81.8
210.1

$55.4
246.7
468.9
408.7

$35,179.3
36,438.0

1985..................................
1986..................................
1987..................................
1988..................................
1989..................................

96,116.9
94,875.7
96,460.8
99,834.4
105,986.8

78,554.4
78,406.1
78,338.3
80,220.9
85,928.1

34,018.6
33,451.5
33,346.9
34,272.5
35,264.4

22,491.5
22,138.1
19,587.1
19,674.8
23,622.7

4,242.1
5,140.4
5,363.4
5,504.3
5,661.5

17,802.2
17,676.1
20,040.8
20,769.4
21,379.6

17,562.5
16,469.6
18,122.5
19,613.5
20,058.7

17,042.2
15,974.4
17,632.2
19,162.5
19,471.5

43.0
39.6
39.7
38.1
36.3

$1.1
0.9
1.0

153.0
142.6
144.5
134.4
128.0

$39.2

324.3
312.9
305.0
277.7
382.7

38,454.1
40,073.3
39,611.5
31,429.7
31,606.9

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 4: Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities 599

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1965..................................
1970..................................
1975..................................
1980..................................

[In millions of dollars]

Fiscal year
1

Total on-budget
support,
off-budget
support, and
nonfederal
funds
generated
by federal
legislation

On-budget

support1

Off-budget support and nonfederal funds generated by federal legislation


Off-budget
support

Total

Elementary
and
secondary

Postsecondary

Other
education3

Research at
educational
institutions
7

Total

Nonfederal funds

Direct Loan
Program4

Federal
Family
Education
Loan
Program5

Perkins
Loans6

Leveraging Supplemental
Income Educational
Educational
Contingent
Assistance
Opportunity
Loans7 Partnerships8
Grants9

Work-Study
Aid10

Estimated
federal tax
expenditures
for education2

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1990..................................
1991..................................
1992..................................
1993..................................
1994..................................

108,465.1
116,048.5
118,294.7
131,049.8
140,865.2

89,146.7
94,980.9
96,062.3
104,758.6
103,626.8

37,963.3
41,914.0
44,354.9
47,684.2
49,046.0

23,572.9
24,252.3
22,850.8
27,595.2
24,560.8

5,841.9
6,099.0
6,340.2
6,351.6
6,807.4

21,768.5
22,715.5
22,516.4
23,127.5
23,212.6

19,318.4
21,067.6
22,232.4
26,291.2
37,238.4

$1,234.3

18,694.7
20,401.3
21,549.4
25,553.8
35,244.6

25.9
28.6
27.5
45.2
80.0

0.9
0.8
0.9

102.2
104.8
114.4
112.0
110.0

84.3
144.6
154.5
285.5
280.3

410.5
387.5
385.8
294.7
289.3

32,878.9
31,322.5
31,685.6
32,491.3
34,357.9

1995..................................
1996..................................
1997..................................
1998..................................
1999..................................

141,589.0
139,743.7
145,952.3
150,939.9
156,581.5

105,868.8
102,935.5
104,216.0
107,676.6
114,399.8

49,689.2
49,631.8
50,147.5
52,482.4
55,137.5

26,036.1
22,766.3
22,557.8
22,120.1
24,368.9

6,974.7
6,967.5
7,097.1
7,208.1
7,341.9

23,168.8
23,569.8
24,413.5
25,865.9
27,551.5

35,720.2
36,808.2
41,736.3
43,263.3
42,181.7

7,626.9
12,060.3
13,905.5
14,560.6
13,740.9

27,367.4
24,116.3
27,085.9
28,004.4
27,759.3

77.8
44.9
74.5
63.0
46.0

93.7
45.3
70.7
35.0
34.5

272.8
266.4
260.9
272.0
270.5

281.6
274.9
338.8
328.2
330.5

36,353.8
38,012.3
39,753.2
41,357.4
51,578.5

2000..................................
2001..................................
2002..................................
2003..................................
2004..................................

161,047.2
171,691.3
193,987.5
215,022.8
226,839.1

115,784.6
124,623.1
141,205.3
156,694.9
162,213.6

58,995.2
63,765.9
68,208.6
74,677.4
76,749.4

20,219.8
19,628.1
29,691.6
37,165.6
39,730.0

7,388.8
7,726.0
8,142.6
8,230.1
8,056.5

29,180.7
33,503.2
35,162.5
36,621.8
37,677.8

45,262.6
47,068.2
52,782.2
58,327.9
64,625.4

13,939.5
13,973.8
15,113.3
15,079.3
15,728.8

30,596.4
32,446.6
36,986.2
42,572.0
48,100.3

44.9
32.8
32.3
41.6
40.4

67.4
105.1
134.5
129.8
124.9

269.0
241.8
248.2
254.5
298.9

345.4
268.0
267.6
250.7
332.0

53,181.0
54,476.2

2005..................................
2006..................................
2007..................................
2008..................................
200911 ...............................

239,887.0
259,006.5
233,742.0
236,708.2
381,348.8

172,743.6
189,989.0
161,757.4
155,308.8
277,905.5

81,473.5
80,959.4
78,532.6
77,039.9
172,784.8

45,590.9
65,907.6
41,594.8
38,981.9
56,569.6

8,162.4
8,072.7
8,010.2
8,442.4
9,436.8

37,516.8
35,049.3
33,619.7
30,844.5
39,114.4

67,143.5
69,017.4
71,984.7
81,399.4
103,443.3

15,276.8
14,465.8
14,457.3
19,507.4
31,696.4

51,140.0
53,982.2
56,976.7
61,368.2
71,175.6

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

119.3
114.1
111.0
105.0
104.5

290.6
233.9
227.6
215.3
214.2

316.6
221.4
212.1
203.5
252.6

2010..................................
2011..................................
201212 ...............................

303,454.5
301,926.9

193,066.7
189,870.1

92,076.4
78,837.4
78,980.6

52,836.1
66,141.3
69,940.2

9,823.1
11,297.5
9,561.9

38,331.1 12
33,594.0 12

110,387.8
112,056.7
121,202.0

89,210.7
111,667.2
120,822.0

20,662.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0

103.2
0.0
0.0

211.7
199.9
195.0

200.1
189.7
185.0

Not available.
Not applicable.
1On-budget support includes federal funds for education programs tied to appropriations. Excludes federal support for medical education benefits under Medicare in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Benefits excluded because
data before fiscal year (FY) 1990 are not available. This program existed since Medicare began, but was not available as a
separate budget item until FY 1990. Excluded amounts range from $4,440,000,000 in FY 1990 to an estimated
$9,700,000,000 in FY 2012.
2Losses of tax revenue attributable to provisions of the federal income tax laws that allow a special exclusion, exemption, or
deduction from gross income or provide a special credit, preferential rate of tax, or a deferral of tax liability affecting individual
or corporate income tax liabilities.
3Other education includes libraries, museums, cultural activities, and miscellaneous research.
4The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (commonly referred to as the Direct Loan Program) provides students with
the same benefits they were eligible to receive under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, but provides loans
to students through federal capital rather than through private lenders.
5The Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, formerly known as the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, provided
student loans guaranteed by the federal government and disbursed to borrowers. After June 30, 2010, no new FFEL loans
have been originated; all new loans are originated through the Direct Loan Program.
6Student loans created from institutional matching funds (since 1993 one-third of federal capital contributions). Excludes
repayments of outstanding loans.
7Student loans created from institutional matching funds (one-ninth of the federal contribution). This was a demonstration
project that involved only 10 institutions and had unsubsidized interest rates. Program repealed in fiscal year 1992.

8Formerly

the State Student Incentive Grant Program. Starting in fiscal year 2000, amounts under $30.0 million have
required dollar-for-dollar state matching contributions, while amounts over $30.0 million have required two-to-one state
matching contributions.
9Institutions award grants to undergraduate students, and the federal share of such grants may not exceed 75 percent of the
total grant.
10Employer contributions to student earnings are generally one-third of federal allocation.
11All education funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) are included in the FY 2009 row of
this table. Most of these funds had a 2-year availability, meaning that they were available for the Department of Education to
obligate during FY 2009 and FY 2010.
12Estimated.
13Data adjusted by the federal funds composite deflator reported in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the
U.S. Government, Historical Tables, Fiscal Year 2013.
NOTE: To the extent possible, federal education funds data represent outlays rather than obligations. Some data have been
revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. The increase in postsecondary
expenditures in 2006 resulted primarily from an accounting adjustment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, unpublished tabulations. U.S. Department of Education, National
Center for Education Statistics, unpublished tabulations. U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, Appendix, fiscal years 1967 through 2013. National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development, fiscal years 1967 through 2011. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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Table 419. Federal support and estimated federal tax expenditures for education, by category: Selected fiscal years, 1965 through 2012Continued

CHAPTER 4: Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities 601

Table 420. Federal on-budget funds for education, by agency: Selected fiscal years, 1970 through 2011
[In thousands of current dollars]
Agency
1

1970

1980

19901

19951

20001

20051

20081

20091,2

20101,3

20111,3

10

11

$85,944,203 $146,206,999 $145,003,074 $260,734,860 $183,311,245

$185,209,772

Total.......................................

$12,526,499

$34,493,502

$51,624,342

$71,639,520

Department of Education2 ................


Department of Agriculture ................
Department of Commerce ................
Department of Defense ....................
Department of Energy ......................
Department of Health and Human
Services......................................
Department of Homeland Security ...
Department of Housing and Urban
Development...............................
Department of the Interior ................
Department of Justice.......................
Department of Labor ........................
Department of State .........................
Department of Transportation...........
Department of the Treasury..............
Department of Veterans Affairs.........

4,625,224
960,910
13,990
821,388
551,527

13,137,785
4,562,467
135,561
1,560,301
1,605,558

23,198,575
6,260,843
53,835
3,605,509
2,561,950

31,403,000
9,092,089
88,929
3,879,002
2,692,314

34,106,697
11,080,031
114,575
4,525,080
3,577,004

72,893,301
13,817,553
243,948
6,320,454
4,339,879

72,177,819
16,588,529
193,612
6,578,416
2,469,637

176,478,625
16,603,791
263,000
6,894,895
3,747,800

91,893,199
19,545,281
222,200
7,402,688
3,238,000

93,777,295
20,371,195
261,617
6,789,859
3,064,475

1,796,854

5,613,930

7,956,011

12,469,563

17,670,867

26,107,860
624,860

26,487,590
410,580

31,880,073
508,920

31,564,771
594,839

29,260,329
2,131,718

114,709
190,975
15,728
424,494
59,742
27,534
18
1,032,918

5,314
440,547
60,721
1,862,738
25,188
54,712
1,247,463
2,351,233

118
630,537
99,775
2,511,380
51,225
76,186
41,715
757,476

1,613
702,796
172,350
3,967,914
54,671
135,816
49,496
1,324,382

1,400
959,802
278,927
4,696,100
388,349
117,054
83,000
1,577,374

1,100
1,254,533
608,148
5,764,500
533,309
126,900
0
4,293,624

400
1,056,504
824,050
5,070,500
638,280
143,378
100
4,527,232

200
1,001,316
889,158
6,073,300
655,520
138,433
0
4,763,479

400
994,280
916,463
6,827,100
729,520
151,046
400
8,802,944

1,300
964,354
951,363
6,121,300
782,620
138,335
400
10,333,062

2,833

8,472

88,034
37,838

176,770
19,032

249,786
93

290,580
10,623

332,500
7,243

602,100
8,542

635,320
7,176

642,225
6,106

559,000
5,070

503,500
11,902

1,033

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

4,000

3,000

19,446

41,083

87,481

214,600
125,721

386,000
98,900

472,000
83,400

333,000
44,500

401,000
52,900

965,000
48,200

983,000
48,900

33,019

81,847

104,940

78,796

127,127

154,962

149,722

157,465

159,670

172,775

290
14,775

1,946
34,800
-1,895

215

2,883

170,400

3,000

14,894

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,000

2,000

1,000

4,305

13,000

2,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

8,000

8,000

166,000

250,000

253,000

265,000

265,000

274,000

191

2,000

7,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

29,478

2,294
151,871

2,299
189,827

2,000
241,000

3,000
299,000

3,000
430,000

2,000
434,000

2,000
468,000

2,000
516,000

2,000
521,000

258,366

255,511

1,093,303

1,757,900

2,077,830

2,763,120

1,154,900

1,754,100

1,752,800

1,771,100

77,397

105,172

121,879

276,000

279,000

329,000

339,000

349,000

340

2,090
5,220

3,281
5,577

1,000
9,421

2,000
10,048

1,000
10,976

1,000
12,808

12,918

14,413

13,013

8,459
295,628

1,092,410
2,461
100
8,423

1,421

142,586
808,392
32,590

5,153
661
66,210

990

141,048
1,588,891
42,328

5,779
25
201,547
7,621
885

151,727
2,086,195
22,188

9,961

294,800
12,000
500

100,014
2,955,244
12,200

25,764

13,000
300

117,825
3,993,216
15,100

45,890

28,000
7,900

124,162
4,298,290
2,200

64,768

17,000
8,600

134,533
6,464,300
8,200

61,104

49,000
13,500

142,654
5,498,400
10,000

63,107

58,000
13,800

131,135
5,330,277
8,400

67,149

47,000
12,400

Other agencies and programs


ACTION ............................................
Agency for International
Development...............................
Appalachian Regional Commission..
Barry Goldwater Scholarship
and Excellence in Education
Foundation..................................
Corporation for National and
Community Service ....................
Environmental Protection Agency.....
Estimated education share of federal
aid to the District of Columbia.....
Federal Emergency Management
Agency........................................
General Services Administration ......
Harry S Truman Scholarship fund.....
Institute of American Indian and
Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development...............................
Institute of Museum and Library
Services......................................
James Madison Memorial Fellowship
Foundation..................................
Japanese-United States Friendship
Commission................................
Library of Congress ..........................
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.............................
National Archives and Records
Administration.............................
National Commission on Libraries
and Information Science.............
National Endowment for the Arts......
National Endowment for the
Humanities..................................
National Science Foundation............
Nuclear Regulatory Commission......
Office of Economic Opportunity........
Smithsonian Institution .....................
United States Arms Control Agency.
United States Information Agency ....
United States Institute of Peace .......
Other agencies .................................

Not applicable.
1Excludes federal support for medical education benefits under Medicare in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Benefits excluded from total because data before fiscal
year (FY) 1990 are not available. This program existed since Medicare began, but was not
available as a separate budget item until FY 1990. Excluded amounts are as follows:
$4,440,000,000 in FY 1990, $7,510,000,000 in FY 1995, $8,020,000,000 in FY 2000,
$8,300,000,000 in FY 2005, $8,600,000,000 in FY 2008, $8,800,000,000 in FY 2009,
$9,000,000,000 in FY 2010, and $9,410,000,000 in FY 2011.
2All education funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) are
included in the Department of Education amount for FY 2009. Most of these funds had a 2-year

availability, meaning that they were available for the Department of Education to obligate during
FY 2009 and FY 2010.
3Estimated.
NOTE: To the extent possible, amounts reported represent outlays rather than obligations. Negative amounts occur when program receipts exceed outlays. Starting in FY 2010, amounts for
the U.S. Department of Education are appropriations, not outlays. Some data have been
revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, unpublished
tabulations. U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, Appendix, fiscal years 1972 through 2013. National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research
and Development, fiscal years 1970 to 2011. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[In thousands of current dollars]


Level/educational purpose, agency, and program
1

1970

1980

19901

19951

20001

20051

20081

20091,2

20101,3

20111,3

20121,3

10

11

12

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Total................................................................................................................................................................

$12,526,499

$34,493,502

$51,624,342

$71,639,520

Elementary/secondary education..............................................................................................................................
Department of Education4 ..........................................................................................................................................
Education for the disadvantaged ...........................................................................................................................
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20092 portion of education for the disadvantaged funding..
Impact aid program5 ...............................................................................................................................................
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20092 portion of impact aid program funding.......................
School improvement programs6 ............................................................................................................................
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20092 portion of school improvement programs funding ....
Indian education......................................................................................................................................................
English Language Acquisition................................................................................................................................
Special education ...................................................................................................................................................
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20092 portion of special eduction funding ............................
Vocational and adult education..............................................................................................................................
Education ReformGoals 20007 ..........................................................................................................................
Hurricane Education Recovery..............................................................................................................................

5,830,442
2,719,204
1,339,014

656,372

288,304

21,250
79,090

335,174

16,027,686
6,629,095
3,204,664

690,170

788,918

93,365
169,540
821,777

860,661

21,984,361
9,681,313
4,494,111

816,366

1,189,158

69,451
188,919
1,616,623

1,306,685

33,623,809
14,029,000
6,808,000

808,000

1,397,000

71,000
225,000
3,177,000

1,482,000
61,000

43,790,783
20,039,563
8,529,111

877,101

2,549,971

65,285
362,662
4,948,977

1,462,977
1,243,479

68,957,711
37,477,594
14,635,566

1,262,174

7,918,091

121,911
667,485
10,940,312

1,967,086
-35,031

71,927,854
38,330,372
14,872,535

1,247,691

7,077,721

115,780
700,395
12,280,101

1,894,706

141,443

162,109,105
126,464,063
27,135,152
11,254,622
1,405,966
98,119
70,092,894
50,492,393
118,241
709,750
24,919,640
12,150,854
2,034,226

48,193

87,423,873
49,621,475
15,864,666

1,276,183

16,999,862

127,282
750,000
12,587,035

2,016,447

$76,902,332
38,652,240
15,515,444

1,273,631

6,738,485

127,027
733,530
12,526,672

1,737,451

$78,980,623
38,601,561
15,741,703

1,291,186

6,327,886

130,779
732,144
12,640,709

1,737,154

Department of Agriculture ..........................................................................................................................................


Child nutrition programs8 ........................................................................................................................................
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program9 ...............................................
Agricultural Marketing Servicecommodities10 ...................................................................................................
Special Milk Program..............................................................................................................................................
Estimated education share of Forest Service permanent appropriations ..........................................................

760,477
299,131

341,597
83,800
35,949

4,064,497
3,377,056

388,000
159,293
140,148

5,528,950
4,977,075

350,441
18,707
182,727

8,201,294
7,644,789

400,000
8
()
156,505

10,051,278
9,554,028

400,000
8
()
97,250

12,577,265
11,901,943
86,000
399,322
(8 )
190,000

15,296,812
13,932,120
89,000
1,097,210
(8)
178,482

15,273,387
13,714,903
133,000
1,237,008
(8)
188,476

17,875,561
16,383,421
210,000
1,100,000
(8)
182,140

18,843,607
17,290,601
343,500
1,006,000
(8 )
203,506

20,849,143
19,504,343
196,400
952,000
(8)
196,400

Department of Commerce..........................................................................................................................................
Local public works programschool facilities11....................................................................................................

54,816
54,816

Department of Defense ..............................................................................................................................................


Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC).................................................................................................
Overseas dependents schools ..............................................................................................................................
Domestic schools5 ..................................................................................................................................................

143,100
12,100
131,000

370,846
32,000
338,846

1,097,876
39,300
864,958
193,618

1,295,547
155,600
855,772
284,175

1,485,611
210,432
904,829
370,350

1,786,253
315,122
1,060,920
410,211

1,863,835
352,821
1,110,108
400,906

1,887,223
358,256
1,110,476
418,491

1,981,321
359,689
1,186,560
435,072

2,047,825
377,526
1,193,636
476,663

2,132,046
391,682
1,235,707
504,657

Department of Energy ................................................................................................................................................


Energy conservation for school buildings12 ...........................................................................................................
Pre-engineering program .......................................................................................................................................

200

200

77,633
77,240
393

15,563
15,213
350

12,646
10,746
1,900

Department of Health and Human Services.............................................................................................................


Head Start13 ............................................................................................................................................................
Payments to states for Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) work programs14 ............................
Social Security student benefits15 ..........................................................................................................................

167,333

167,333

1,077,000
735,000

342,000

2,396,793
1,447,758
459,221
489,814

5,116,559
3,534,000
953,000
629,559

6,011,036
5,267,000
15,000
729,036

8,003,348
6,842,348

1,161,000

8,003,300
6,877,000

1,126,300

9,738,023
8,499,123

1,238,900

8,547,000
7,234,000

1,313,000

8,871,364
7,559,164

1,312,200

9,307,410
7,969,210

1,338,200

Department of Homeland Security............................................................................................................................


Tuition assistance for educational accreditationCoast Guard personnel16......................................................

500
500

2,600
2,600

2,600
2,600

1,900
1,900

1,100
1,100

1,200
1,200

Department of the Interior ..........................................................................................................................................


Mineral Leasing Act and other funds
Payments to statesestimated education share.............................................................................................
Payments to countiesestimated education share.........................................................................................
Indian Education
Bureau of Indian Education schools..................................................................................................................
Johnson-OMalley assistance17 .........................................................................................................................
Education construction.......................................................................................................................................
Education expenses for children of employees, Yellowstone National Park.......................................................

140,705

318,170

445,267

493,124

725,423

938,506

822,106

782,543

783,075

815,877

786,401

12,294
16,359

62,636
48,953

123,811
102,522

18,750
37,490

24,610
53,500

60,290
79,686

50,913
72,743

24,610
53,500

23,000
50,000

24,380
53,000

26,450
58,000

95,850
16,080

122

178,112
28,081

388

192,841
25,556

538

411,524
24,359

1,000

466,905
17,387
161,021
2,000

517,647
16,510
263,373
1,000

540,734
13,782
142,935
1,000

560,799
13,797
128,837
1,000

582,492
13,589
112,994
1,000

583,572
13,415
140,509
1,000

635,522
13,325
52,104
1,000

Department of Justice.................................................................................................................................................
Vocational training expenses for prisoners in federal prisons..............................................................................
Inmate programs18 ..................................................................................................................................................

8,237
2,720
5,517

23,890
4,966
18,924

65,997
2,066
63,931

128,850
3,000
125,850

224,800
1,000
223,800

554,500
0
554,500

769,825
1,025
768,800

821,065
1,065
820,000

876,200
2,600
873,600

911,800
1,000
910,800

965,800
1,000
964,800

See notes at end of table.

$85,944,203 $146,206,999 $145,003,074 $260,734,860 $183,311,245 $185,209,772

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Table 421. Federal on-budget funds for education, by level/educational purpose, agency, and program: Selected fiscal years, 1970 through 2012

Table 421. Federal on-budget funds for education, by level/educational purpose, agency, and program: Selected fiscal years, 1970 through 2012Continued
[In thousands of current dollars]
Level/educational purpose, agency, and program
1

1970

1980

19901

19951

20001

20051

20081

20091,2

20101,3

20111,3

20121,3

10

11

12

420,927

420,927

1,849,800
469,800
1,380,000

2,505,487
739,376
1,766,111

3,957,800
1,029,000
2,928,800

4,683,200
1,256,000
3,427,200

5,654,000
1,521,000
4,133,000

5,070,000
763,000
4,307,000

6,073,000
1,612,000
4,461,000

6,826,000
1,850,000
4,976,000

6,121,000
1,660,000
4,461,000

5,662,000
1,789,000
3,873,000

Department of Transportation ....................................................................................................................................


Tuition assistance for educational accreditationCoast Guard personnel16......................................................

45
45

60
60

46
46

62
62

188
188

Department of the Treasury........................................................................................................................................


Estimated education share of general revenue sharing20
State21..................................................................................................................................................................
Local....................................................................................................................................................................

935,903

525,019
410,884

Department of Veterans Affairs..................................................................................................................................


Noncollegiate and job training programs22 ............................................................................................................
Vocational rehabilitation for disabled veterans23 ...................................................................................................
Dependents education24........................................................................................................................................
Service members occupational conversion training act of 1992.........................................................................

338,910
281,640
41,700
15,570

545,786
439,993
87,980
17,813

155,351
12,848
136,780
5,723

311,768

298,132
5,961
7,675

445,052

438,635
6,417

1,815,000

1,815,000

1,628,100

1,628,100

919,139

919,139

760,500

760,500

472,000

472,000

516,000

516,000

Other agencies
Appalachian Regional Commission ......................................................................................................................
National Endowment for the Arts...........................................................................................................................
Arts in education.................................................................................................................................................
National Endowment for the Humanities...............................................................................................................
Office of Economic Opportunity.............................................................................................................................
Head Start25 ........................................................................................................................................................
Other elementary and secondary programs26..................................................................................................
Job Corps27 .........................................................................................................................................................
Youth Corps and other training programs27 ......................................................................................................
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)28......................................................................................................

33,161

20
1,072,375
325,700
42,809
144,000
553,368
6,498

9,157
4,989
4,989
330

93
4,641
4,641
404

2,173
7,117
7,117
997

2,588
6,002
6,002
812

2,962
8,470
8,470
603

1,000
9,606
9,606
0

1,141
9,916
9,916
0

986
11,530
11,530
125

2,290
10,504
10,504
75

962
10,000
10,000
100

Other programs
Estimated education share of federal aid to the District of Columbia..................................................................

25,748

65,714

86,579

66,871

115,230

138,710

130,298

137,006

138,200

152,650

148,000

$3,447,697
1,187,962

2,323
1,029,131
114,199

774

38,559
2,976

$11,115,882
5,682,242
3,682,789

1,407,977
399,787
-19,031
14,082
3,561

176,829
16,248

$13,650,915
11,175,978
5,920,328

4,372,446
659,492
19,219
-57,167
82

230,327
31,251

$17,618,137
14,234,000
7,047,000

840,000
5,190,000
871,000
-6,000
-46,000

292,000
46,000

$15,008,715
10,727,315
9,060,317

-2,862,240
2,707,473
1,530,779
-2,174
-41,886

150
291,060
43,836

$38,587,287
31,420,023
15,209,515

3,020,992
10,777,470
2,053,288
-1,464
-33,521

169
339,823
53,751

$36,395,182
28,838,752
17,751,084

5,333,920
3,288,531
2,029,379
-1,688
-17,529

18,222
343,164
58,308
35,361

$53,074,373
44,144,713
39,522,409
16,482,256
1,406,154
526,894
2,276,899
-497
-17,662

1,476
353,310
63,682
12,048

$50,166,341
36,539,655
25,959,478

3,481,859
3,932,994
2,740,665
-8,360
-16,725

23,330
357,977
68,437

$64,517,811
49,260,330
43,753,247

2,781,709
-91,796
2,388,946
-4,607
-13,265

23,289
357,261
65,546

$69,940,153
54,470,178
43,324,872

6,917,373
1,498,353
2,297,656
-8,513
-16,725

32,160
359,580
65,422

Postsecondary education............................................................................................................................................
Department of Education4 ..........................................................................................................................................
Student financial assistance...................................................................................................................................
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20092 portion of student financial assistance funding.........
Direct Loan Program29............................................................................................................................................
Federal Family Education Loan Program30 ...........................................................................................................
Higher education.....................................................................................................................................................
Facilitiesloans and insurance .............................................................................................................................
College housing loans31 .........................................................................................................................................
Educational activities overseas..............................................................................................................................
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing, Program Account............................................
Gallaudet College and Howard University ............................................................................................................
National Technical Institute for the Deaf................................................................................................................
Hurricane Katrina, aid to institutions......................................................................................................................
Department of Agriculture ..........................................................................................................................................
Agriculture Extension Service, Second Morrill Act payments to agricultural and mechanical
colleges and Tuskegee Institute......................................................................................................................

10,453

31,273

33,373

30,676

61,957

66,709

73,150

80,697

81,658

81,658

10,453

31,273

33,373

30,676

61,957

66,709

73,150

80,697

81,658

81,658

Department of Commerce..........................................................................................................................................
Sea Grant Program32..............................................................................................................................................
Merchant Marine Academy33 .................................................................................................................................
State marine schools33 ...........................................................................................................................................

8,277

6,160
2,117

29,971
3,123
14,809
12,039

3,312
3,312

3,487
3,487

3,800
3,800

See notes at end of table.

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2
Department of Labor...................................................................................................................................................
Job Corps................................................................................................................................................................
Training programsestimated funds for education programs19 ..........................................................................

[In thousands of current dollars]


Level/educational purpose, agency, and program
1

1970

1980

19901

19951

20001

20051

20081

20091,2

20101,3

20111,3

20121,3

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

12

Department of Defense ..............................................................................................................................................


Tuition assistance for military personnel................................................................................................................
Service academies ................................................................................................................................................
Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps (SROTC)...............................................................................................
Professional development education34 ..................................................................................................................

322,100
57,500
78,700
108,100
77,800

545,000

106,100

635,769
95,300
120,613
193,056
226,800

729,500
127,000
163,300
219,400
219,800

1,147,759
263,303
212,678
363,461
308,317

1,858,301
608,109
300,760
537,525
411,907

1,975,323
603,610
359,127
549,633
462,953

2,262,772
657,702
371,156
653,591
580,323

2,550,667
669,892
402,640
885,500
592,635

2,297,234
567,412
348,836
851,910
529,076

2,407,629
590,626
375,250
844,498
597,255

Department of Energy ................................................................................................................................................


University laboratory cooperative program............................................................................................................
Teacher development projects...............................................................................................................................
Energy conservation for buildingshigher education12 .......................................................................................
Minority honors vocational training .......................................................................................................................
Honors research program......................................................................................................................................
Students and teachers ...........................................................................................................................................

3,000
3,000

57,701
2,800
1,400
53,501

25,502
9,402

7,459

6,472
2,169

28,027
8,552

7,381

2,221
9,873

Department of Health and Human Services.............................................................................................................


Health professions training programs35 .................................................................................................................
Indian health manpower.........................................................................................................................................
National Health Service Corps scholarships ........................................................................................................
National Institutes of Health training grants36 ........................................................................................................
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health training grants ..................................................................
Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health training programs37...............................................................................
Health teaching facilities38 ......................................................................................................................................
Social Security postsecondary students benefits39 .............................................................................................

981,483
353,029

8,088
118,366

502,000

2,412,058
460,736
7,187
70,667
176,388
12,899
122,103
3,078
1,559,000

578,542
230,600
9,508
4,759
241,356
10,461
81,353
505

796,035
298,302
27,000
78,206
380,502
11,660

365

954,190
340,361
16,000
33,300
550,220
14,198

110

1,433,516
581,661
27,000
45,000
756,014
23,841

1,184,856
318,225
29,000
40,000
770,481
27,150

1,235,850
354,322
36,000
40,000
776,313
29,215

1,297,671
406,000
46,000
41,000
775,186
29,485

1,358,889
498,000
41,000
25,000
771,766
23,123

1,306,007
459,000
41,000
10,000
777,761
18,246

Department of Homeland Security............................................................................................................................


Coast Guard Academy16 ........................................................................................................................................
Postgraduate training for Coast Guard officers40 ..................................................................................................
Tuition assistance to Coast Guard military personnel16........................................................................................

36,400
16,400
8,700
11,300

52,400
21,500
17,000
13,900

52,700
21,500
18,300
12,900

57,539
24,239
16,800
16,500

69,129
32,129
19,500
17,500

69,900
32,000
20,300
17,600

Department of Housing and Urban Development31 .................................................................................................


College housing loans31 .........................................................................................................................................

114,199
114,199

Department of the Interior ..........................................................................................................................................


Shared revenues, Mineral Leasing Act and other receiptsestimated education share..................................
Indian programs
Continuing education..........................................................................................................................................
Higher education scholarships ..........................................................................................................................

31,749
6,949

80,202
35,403

135,480
69,980

159,054
82,810

187,179
98,740

249,227
146,235

180,497
52,743

147,873
15,749

160,805
16,250

99,677
20,430

109,818
29,900

9,380
15,420

16,909
27,890

34,911
30,589

43,907
32,337

57,576
30,863

76,271
26,721

101,795
25,959

106,029
26,095

113,504
31,051

48,310
30,937

50,486
29,432

Department of State....................................................................................................................................................
Educational exchange41 .........................................................................................................................................
Mutual educational and cultural exchange activities........................................................................................
International educational exchange activities...................................................................................................
Russian, Eurasian, and East European Research and Training.........................................................................

30,850
30,850
30,454
396

2,167

2,167

3,000

3,000

319,000
319,000
303,000
16,000

424,000
424,000
402,000
22,000

522,000
522,000
503,000
19,000

537,000
537,000
517,000
20,000

609,000
609,000
585,000
24,000

661,000
661,000
636,000
25,000

621,000
621,000
603,000
18,000

Department of Transportation ....................................................................................................................................


Merchant Marine Academy33 .................................................................................................................................
State marine schools33 ...........................................................................................................................................
Coast Guard Academy16 ........................................................................................................................................
Postgraduate training for Coast Guard officers40 ..................................................................................................
Tuition assistance to Coast Guard military personnel16........................................................................................

11,197

9,342
1,655
200

12,530

10,000
2,230
300

46,025
20,926
8,269
12,074
4,173
582

59,257
30,850
8,980
13,500
5,513
414

60,300
34,000
7,000
15,500
2,500
1,300

73,000
61,000
12,000

72,000
59,000
13,000

69,000
54,000
15,000

95,000
79,000
16,000

77,000
61,000
16,000

123,000
105,000
18,000

Department of the Treasury........................................................................................................................................


General revenue sharingestimated state share to higher education20,21 ........................................................

296,750
296,750

Department of Veterans Affairs..................................................................................................................................


Vietnam-era veterans .............................................................................................................................................
College student support.....................................................................................................................................
Work-study..........................................................................................................................................................

693,490
638,260

1,803,847
1,579,974
1,560,081
19,893

599,825
46,998
39,458
7,540

1,010,114

1,132,322

2,478,624

2,899,132

3,844,340

8,042,444

9,861,062

9,978,100

See notes at end of table.

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Table 421. Federal on-budget funds for education, by level/educational purpose, agency, and program: Selected fiscal years, 1970 through 2012Continued

Table 421. Federal on-budget funds for education, by level/educational purpose, agency, and program: Selected fiscal years, 1970 through 2012Continued
[In thousands of current dollars]
Level/educational purpose, agency, and program
1

1970

1980

19901

19951

20001

20051

20081

20091,2

20101,3

20111,3

20121,3

10

11

12

18,900

36,330

46,617
922

176,334

8,911
161,475
269,947
183,765
86,182

100,494
12,000

33,596
868,394
760,390
108,004

95,124
13,000

3,958
984,068
876,434
107,634

131,296
13,000

1,136
2,070,996
1,887,239
183,757

388,719
17,773

891
2,296,543
2,145,475
151,068

434,733

166,965

448
3,013,559
2,669,960
343,599
162,053
469,360

198,920

894
1,854,917
1,659,694
195,223
5,542,843
507,294

136,496

1,343
1,626,686
1,425,253
201,433
7,656,490
462,877
18,342
95,324

1,100
1,595,000
1,390,000
205,000
7,800,000
465,000
19,000
98,000

Other agencies
Appalachian Regional Commission ......................................................................................................................
National Endowment for the Humanities...............................................................................................................
National Science Foundation.................................................................................................................................
Science and engineering education programs.................................................................................................
Sea Grant Program32 .........................................................................................................................................
United States Information Agency44 ......................................................................................................................
Educational and cultural affairs41 .......................................................................................................................
Educational and cultural exchange programs45................................................................................................
Educational exchange activities, international..................................................................................................
Information center and library activities.............................................................................................................

4,105
3,349
42,000
37,000
5,000
8,423

8,423

1,751
56,451
64,583
64,583

51,095
49,546

1,549

50,938
161,884
161,884

181,172
35,862
145,307
3

2,741
56,481
211,800
211,800

260,800
13,600
247,200

2,286
28,395
389,000
389,000

4,407
29,253
490,000
490,000

3,120
36,472
531,000
531,000

2,985
40,795
629,000
629,000

2,464
47,949
646,000
646,000

6,098
40,168
672,415
672,415

6,653
45,000
689,210
689,210

Other programs
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation ............................................................
Estimated education share of federal aid to the District of Columbia..................................................................
Harry S Truman Scholarship fund .........................................................................................................................
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development ................................................
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation ...............................................................................................

5,513

13,143
-1,895

1,033
14,637
2,883
4,305
191

3,000
9,468
3,000
13,000
2,000

3,000
11,493
3,000
2,000
7,000

3,000
14,578
3,000
6,000
2,000

3,000
17,920
3,000
7,000
2,000

3,000
19,195
2,000
8,000
2,000

4,000
20,450
2,000
8,000
2,000

3,000
19,150
1,000
8,000
2,000

4,000
16,000
1,000
9,000
2,000

$964,719
630,235
47,456
108,284
473,091

$1,548,730
747,706
187,317
129,127
426,886

$3,383,031
2,251,801
328,293
137,264
1,780,360

$4,719,655
2,861,000
404,000
117,000
2,333,000

$5,484,571
3,223,355
458,054

2,755,468

$6,908,504
3,538,862
548,842

2,973,346

$7,882,220
4,544,966
1,252,527

3,242,297

$8,853,694
5,194,060
1,339,034

3,828,390

$9,326,725
5,073,063
1,531,232

3,506,861

$11,020,225
5,255,939
1,755,384

3,474,718

$9,561,853
5,464,708
1,928,821

3,511,281

1,404
0

4,349
27

5,736
148

7,000
0

9,368
465

16,538
136

19,522
30,620

642,671
26,627
9

24,600
10,370

24,551
1,286

24,505
101

Department of Agriculture ..........................................................................................................................................


Extension Service...................................................................................................................................................
National Agricultural Library...................................................................................................................................

135,637
131,734
3,903

271,112
263,584
7,528

352,511
337,907
14,604

422,878
405,371
17,507

444,477
424,174
20,303

468,631
445,631
23,000

517,208
494,208
23,000

542,754
519,754
23,000

567,423
543,423
24,000

552,030
530,030
22,000

547,081
526,081
21,000

Department of Commerce..........................................................................................................................................
Maritime Administration
Training for private sector employees33 .............................................................................................................

1,226

2,479

1,226

2,479

Department of Health and Human Services.............................................................................................................


National Library of Medicine...................................................................................................................................

24,273
24,273

37,819
37,819

77,962
77,962

138,000
138,000

214,000
214,000

313,000
313,000

323,000
323,000

331,000
331,000

340,000
340,000

337,000
337,000

338,000
338,000

Department of Homeland Security............................................................................................................................


Federal Law Enforcement Training Center47 .........................................................................................................
Estimated disaster relief48.......................................................................................................................................

278,243
159,000
119,243

264,523
245,000
19,523

351,120
331,000
20,120

341,100
323,000
18,100

1,892,000
311,000
1,581,000

282,471
338,000
-55,529

Department of Justice.................................................................................................................................................
Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy .............................................................................................
Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Police Academy........................................................................................
Narcotics and dangerous drug training.................................................................................................................
National Institute of Corrections.............................................................................................................................

5,546
2,066
2,500
980

27,642
7,234
7,715
2,416
10,277

26,920
6,028
10,548
850
9,494

36,296
12,831
11,140
325
12,000

34,727
22,479
11,962
286

26,148
15,619
10,456
73

28,425
17,062
11,343
20

28,993
17,403
11,570
20

33,563
19,443
14,120

33,563
19,443
14,120

33,563
19,443
14,120

Other education.............................................................................................................................................................
Department of Education4 ..........................................................................................................................................
Administration..........................................................................................................................................................
Libraries46 ................................................................................................................................................................
Rehabilitative services and disability research .....................................................................................................
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20092 portion of rehabilitative services and disability
research funding..........................................................................................................................................
American Printing House for the Blind ..................................................................................................................
Trust funds and contributions .................................................................................................................................

See notes at end of table.

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2
Service persons college support...........................................................................................................................
Post-Vietnam veterans ...........................................................................................................................................
All-volunteer-force educational assistance............................................................................................................
Veterans ..............................................................................................................................................................
Reservists ...........................................................................................................................................................
Post 9-11 GI Bill42....................................................................................................................................................
Veteran dependents education .............................................................................................................................
Payments to state education agencies..................................................................................................................
Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP)43 .............................................................................................

[In thousands of current dollars]


Level/educational purpose, agency, and program
1

1970

1980

19901

19951

20001

20051

20081

20091,2

20101,3

20111,3

20121,3

10

11

12

Department of State....................................................................................................................................................
Foreign Service Institute.........................................................................................................................................
Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange41 ...................................................................................................

20,672
15,857
4,815

25,000
25,000

47,539
47,539

51,648
51,648

69,349
69,349

109,309
109,309

116,280
116,280

118,520
118,520

120,520
120,520

121,620
121,620

123,452
123,452

Department of Transportation ....................................................................................................................................


Highways training and education grants ...............................................................................................................
Maritime Administration
Training for private sector employees31 .............................................................................................................
Urban mass transportationmanagerial training grants.....................................................................................
Federal Aviation Administration
Air traffic controllers second career program....................................................................................................

3,964
2,418

10,212
3,412

1,507

650

700

1,100

178

133

146

135

120

1,546

500

1,507

650

700

1,100

178

133

146

135

120

6,300

18
18

14,584
14,584

41,488
41,488

48,000
48,000

83,000
83,000

ACTION49 ................................................................................................................................................................
Estimated education funds ................................................................................................................................

2,833
2,833

8,472
8,472

Agency for International Development ..................................................................................................................


Education and human resources ......................................................................................................................
American schools and hospitals abroad...........................................................................................................

88,034
61,570
26,464

99,707
80,518
19,189

170,371
142,801
27,570

260,408
248,408
12,000

299,000
299,000

574,000
574,000

608,420
608,420

612,025
612,025

542,700
542,700

486,900
486,900

651,600
651,600

Appalachian Regional Commission ......................................................................................................................

572

8,124

5,709

2,369

1,173

3,056

1,980

1,620

3,514

3,510

Corporation for National and Community Service49 .............................................................................................


Estimated education funds ................................................................................................................................

214,600
214,600

386,000
386,000

472,000
472,000

333,000
333,000

401,000
401,000

965,000
965,000

983,000
983,000

757,000
757,000

Federal Emergency Management Agency50 ........................................................................................................


Estimated architect/engineer student development program..........................................................................
Estimated other training programs51..................................................................................................................
Estimated disaster relief48 ..................................................................................................................................

290
40
250

281
31
250

215
200
15

170,400

170,400

14,894

14,894

General Services Administration


Libraries and other archival activities52..............................................................................................................

14,775

34,800

Institute of Museum and Library Services46 ..........................................................................................................

166,000

250,000

253,000

265,000

265,000

274,000

276,000

Department of the Treasury........................................................................................................................................


Federal Law Enforcement Training Center47 .........................................................................................................
Other agencies

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Japanese-United States Friendship Commission ................................................................................................

2,294

2,299

2,000

3,000

3,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

3,000

Library of Congress ................................................................................................................................................


Salaries and expenses.......................................................................................................................................
Books for the blind and the physically handicapped ........................................................................................
Special foreign currency program......................................................................................................................
Furniture and furnishings...................................................................................................................................

29,478
20,700
6,195
2,273
310

151,871
102,364
31,436
3,492
14,579

189,827
148,985
37,473
10
3,359

241,000
198,000
39,000

4,000

299,000
247,000
46,000

6,000

430,000
383,000
47,000

434,000
395,000
39,000

468,000
420,000
48,000

516,000
439,000
77,000

521,000
446,000
75,000

521,000
442,000
79,000

National Aeronautics and Space Administration


Aerospace education services project..............................................................................................................

350

882

3,300

5,923

6,800

356,000

National Archives and Records Administration


Libraries and other archival activities52..............................................................................................................

77,397

105,172

121,879

276,000

279,000

329,000

339,000

349,000

National Commission on Libraries and Information Science53 ............................................................................

2,090

3,281

1,000

2,000

1,000

1,000

National Endowment for the Arts...........................................................................................................................

340

231

936

2,304

4,046

2,506

3,202

3,002

2,883

2,509

2,200

National Endowment for the Humanities...............................................................................................................

5,090

85,805

89,706

94,249

70,807

87,969

87,690

93,738

94,580

90,891

91,000

Smithsonian Institution............................................................................................................................................
Museum programs and related research..........................................................................................................
National Gallery of Art extension service..........................................................................................................
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars .........................................................................................

2,461
2,261
200

5,153
3,254
426
1,473

5,779
690
474
4,615

9,961
3,190
771
6,000

25,764
18,000
764
7,000

45,890
32,000
890
13,000

64,768
55,600
168
9,000

61,104
51,000
104
10,000

63,107
52,000
107
11,000

67,149
56,000
149
11,000

66,167
54,000
167
12,000

See notes at end of table.

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Table 421. Federal on-budget funds for education, by level/educational purpose, agency, and program: Selected fiscal years, 1970 through 2012Continued
[In thousands of current dollars]
Level/educational purpose, agency, and program
1

1970

1980

19901

19951

20001

20051

20081

20091,2

20101,3

20111,3

20121,3
12

10

11

15,115

20,375

34,000

U.S. Institute of Peace.............................................................................................................................................

7,621

12,000

13,000

28,000

17,000

49,000

58,000

47,000

44,000

Other programs
Estimated education share of federal aid for the District of Columbia.................................................................

1,758

2,990

3,724

2,457

404

1,674

1,504

1,264

1,020

975

980

$2,283,641
87,823

$5,801,204
78,742

$12,606,035
89,483

$15,677,919
279,000

$21,660,134
116,464

$31,753,498
456,822

$28,797,817
463,729

$36,697,689
675,789

$36,394,306
659,006

$32,769,405
608,786

593,664

64,796
4,487
356,188
548,327
623,765

510
18,521
1,945
3,567
8,220
12,328

518

216,405
48,295
644,455
1,470,224
2,087,053

5,314
42,175
9,189
12,938
188
31,910
226
1,600

348,109
50,523
1,871,864
2,520,885
4,902,714

118
49,790
6,858
5,893
1,519
28,608
227
2,300

434,544
85,442
1,853,955
2,651,641
6,418,969

1,613
50,618
7,204
10,114
23
75,847
1,496
2,500

553,600
110,775
1,891,710
3,577,004
10,491,641

1,400
47,200
19,400
12,900

55,866

709,700
243,948
2,675,900
4,339,879
16,357,996
309,717
1,100
66,800
27,500
110,500

52,800

707,800
193,612
2,739,258
2,469,637
16,976,434
91,057
400
53,900
25,800
500

71,200
100

97,187
714,500
263,000
2,744,900
3,747,800
20,575,200
102,500
200
70,900
39,100
300

69,300

1,021,600
222,200
2,870,700
3,238,000
21,380,100
194,300
400
50,400
6,700
1,100

55,900
400

893,900
261,617
2,444,800
3,064,475
18,693,076
169,489
1,300
48,800
6,000
300

61,200
400

Agency for International Development.......................................................................................................................


Environmental Protection Agency..............................................................................................................................
Federal Emergency Management Agency ...............................................................................................................
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.......................................................................................................
National Science Foundation .....................................................................................................................................
Nuclear Regulatory Commission...............................................................................................................................
Office of Economic Opportunity.................................................................................................................................
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency..........................................................................................................

19,446

258,016
253,628

20,035
100

77,063
41,083
1,665
254,629
743,809
32,590

661

79,415
87,481

1,090,003
1,427,007
42,328

25

30,172
125,721

1,751,977
1,874,395
22,188

33,500
98,900

2,071,030
2,566,244
12,200

28,100
83,400

2,763,120
3,503,216
15,100

26,900
44,500

1,154,900
3,767,290
2,200

30,200
52,900

1,754,100
5,835,300
8,200

16,300
48,200

1,752,800
4,852,400
10,000

16,600
48,900

1,771,100
4,657,862
8,400

Other agencies............................................................................................................................................................

1,421

990

885

500

300

7,900

8,600

13,500

13,800

12,400

Research programs at universities and related institutions54 ..............................................................................

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Department of Education55.........................................................................................................................................
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20092 portion of Department of Education funding for
research programs at universities and related institutions........................................................................
Department of Agriculture ..........................................................................................................................................
Department of Commerce..........................................................................................................................................
Department of Defense ..............................................................................................................................................
Department of Energy ................................................................................................................................................
Department of Health and Human Services.............................................................................................................
Department of Homeland Security............................................................................................................................
Department of Housing and Urban Development....................................................................................................
Department of the Interior ..........................................................................................................................................
Department of Justice.................................................................................................................................................
Department of Labor...................................................................................................................................................
Department of State....................................................................................................................................................
Department of Transportation ....................................................................................................................................
Department of the Treasury........................................................................................................................................
Department of Veterans Affairs..................................................................................................................................

See notes at end of table.

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2
U.S. Information AgencyCenter for Cultural and Technical Interchange41 ......................................................

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Excludes federal support for medical education benefits under Medicare in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Benefits excluded from total because data before fiscal year (FY) 1990 are not available. This program existed since
Medicare began, but was not available as a separate budget item until FY 1990. Excluded amounts are as follows:
$4,440,000,000 in FY 1990, $7,510,000,000 in FY 1995, $8,020,000,000 in FY 2000, $8,300,000,000 in FY 2005,
$8,600,000,000 in FY 2008, $8,800,000,000 in FY 2009, $9,000,000,000 in FY 2010, $9,410,000,000 in FY 2011, and an
estimated $9,700,000,000 in FY 2012.
2In this table, all funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) are included in FY 2009. Most ARRA
funds had a 2-year availability, meaning that they were available for the Department of Education to obligate during FY 2009 and
FY 2010.
3Data for research programs at universities and related institutions are estimated.
4The U.S. Department of Education was created in May 1980. It formerly was the Office of Education in the U.S. Department
of Health, Education, and Welfare.
5Arranges for the education of children who reside on federal property when no suitable local school district can or will provide
for the education of these children.
6Includes many programs, such as No Child Left Behind, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Class Size Reduction,
Charter Schools, Safe and Drug-Free Schools, and Innovative programs.
7Included the School-To-Work Opportunities program, which initiated a national system to be administered jointly by the U.S.
Departments of Education and Labor. Programs in the Education Reform program were transferred to the school improvement programs or discontinued in FY 2002. Amounts after FY 2002 reflect balances that are spending out from prior-year appropriations.
8Starting in FY 1994, the Special Milk Program has been included in the child nutrition programs.
9The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171) carries out preschool and school feeding programs
in foreign countries to help reduce the incidence of hunger and malnutrition, and improve literacy and primary education.
10These commodities are purchased under Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, for use in the child nutrition programs.
11Assisted in the construction of public facilities, such as vocational schools, through grants or loans. No funds have been
appropriated for this program since FY 1977, and it was completely phased out in FY 1984.
12Established in 1979, with funds first appropriated in FY 1980.
13Formerly in the Office of Economic Opportunity. In FY 1972, funds were transferred to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Child Development.
14Created by the Family Support Act of 1988 to provide funds for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training program.
Later incorporated into the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
15After age 18, benefits terminate at the end of the school term or in 3 months, whichever comes first.
16Transferred from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in March 2003.
17Provides funding for supplemental programs for eligible American Indian students in public schools.
18Finances the cost of academic, social, and occupational education courses for inmates in federal prisons.
19Some of the work and training programs were in the Office of Economic Opportunity and were transferred to the U.S.
Department of Labor in FYs 1971 and 1972. From FY 1994 through FY 2001, included the School-to-Work Opportunities program, which was administered jointly by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor.
20Established in FY 1972 and closed in FY 1986.
21The states share of revenue-sharing funds could not be spent on education in FYs 1981 through 1986.
22Provided educational assistance allowances in order to restore lost educational opportunities to those individuals whose
careers were interrupted or impeded by reason of active military service between January 31, 1955, and January 1, 1977.
23This program is in Readjustment Benefits program, Chapter 31, and covers the costs of subsistence, tuition, books, supplies, and equipment for disabled veterans requiring vocational rehabilitation.
24This program is in Readjustment Benefits program, Chapter 35, and provides benefits to children and spouses of veterans.
25Head Start program funds were transferred to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Child Development, in FY 1972.
26Most of these programs were transferred to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, in
FY 1972.
27Transferred to the U.S. Department of Labor in FYs 1971 and 1972.
28Transferred to the ACTION Agency in FY 1972.
29Under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (commonly referred to as the Direct Loan Program), the federal government uses Treasury funds to provide loan capital directly to schools, which then disburse loan funds to students.

30The

Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program eliminated the authorization to originate new FFEL loans after June
30, 2010; all new loans are originated through the Direct Loan Program. The FFEL Program made loan capital available to
students and their families through private lenders. State and private nonprofit guaranty agencies administer the federal guarantee protecting FFEL lenders against losses related to borrower default. These agencies also collect on defaulted loans and
provide other services to lenders.
31Transferred from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare, Office of Education, in FY 1979.
32Transferred from the National Science Foundation to the U.S. Department of Commerce in October 1970.
33Transferred from the U.S. Department of Commerce to the U.S. Department of Transportation in FY 1981.
34Includes special education programs (military and civilian); legal education program; flight training; advanced degree program; college degree program (officers); and Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program.
35Does not include higher education assistance loans.
36Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health training programs are included starting in FY 1992.
37Beginning in FY 1992, data were included in the National Institutes of Health training grants program.
38This program closed in FY 2004.
39Postsecondary student benefits were ended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35) and
were completely phased out by August 1985.
40Includes flight training. Transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in March 2003.
41Transferred from the U.S. Department of State to the United States Information Agency in 1977, then transferred back to the
U.S. Department of State in FY 1998.
42Chapter 33 was enacted in the Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-252).
43Part of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2005 (Public Law 108-375), enacted October 28,
2004. The Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP) provides educational assistance to members of the National
Guard and Reserves who serve on active duty in support of a contingency operation under federal authority on or after September 11, 2001.
44Abolished in FY 1998, with functions transferred to the U.S. Department of State and the newly created Broadcasting Board
of Governors.
45Included in the Educational and Cultural Affairs program in FYs 1980 through 1983, and became an independent program
in FY 1984.
46Transferred from U.S. Department of Education to the Institute of Museum and Library Services in FY 1997.
47Transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in FY 2003.
48The disaster relief program repairs and replaces damaged and destroyed school buildings. This program was transferred
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in FY 2003.
49The National Service Trust Act of 1993 established the Corporation for National and Community Service. In 1993, ACTION
became part of this agency.
50The Federal Emergency Management Agency was created in 1979, representing a combination of five existing agencies.
The funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in FY 1970 to FY 1975 were in other agencies. This agency was
transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in March 2003.
51These programs include the Fall-Out Shelter Analysis, Blast Protection Design through FY 1992. Starting in FY 1993, earthquake training and safety for teachers and administrators for grades 1 through 12 are included.
52Transferred from the General Services Administration to the National Archives and Records Administration in April 1985.
53Public Law 110-161 transferred the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science to the Institute of Museum
and Library Services starting in FY 2008.
54Includes federal obligations for research and development centers and R & D plant administered by colleges and universities. FY 2009 and FY 2010 data are estimated, except the U.S Department of Education data, which are actual numbers.
55FY 1970 includes outlays for the Research and Training program. FY 1980 includes outlays for the National Institute of
Education program. FY 1990 through FY 2000 amounts are outlays for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. FY 2005 through FY 2012 amounts are for the Institute of Education Sciences; these amounts are outlays for years
prior to FY 2010 and appropriations for later years.
NOTE: To the extent possible, amounts reported represent outlays rather than obligations. Negative amounts occur when program receipts exceed outlays. Starting in FY 2010, amounts for the U.S. Department of Education are appropriations, not outlays. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, unpublished tabulations. U.S. Office of Management and Budget,
Budget of the U.S. Government, Appendix, fiscal years 1972 through 2013. National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for
Research and Development, fiscal years 1970 through 2011. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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Table 422. Estimated federal support for education, by type of ultimate recipient and agency: Fiscal year 2011
[In millions of current dollars]

Agency
1

Total

Local
education
agencies

State
education
agencies

Postsecondary
students

Degreegranting
institutions

Federal Other education


institutions organizations1

Other
recipients2

Total3........................................................................

$294,516.1

$49,094.2

$8,154.9

$82,867.3

$110,008.7

$17,191.1

$21,279.3

$5,920.6

Total program fundson-budget .............................

185,209.8

49,094.2

8,053.4

39,753.8

58,597.0

6,799.4

21,279.3

1,632.7

Department of Education.................................................
Department of Agriculture ...............................................
Department of Commerce ...............................................
Department of Defense ...................................................
Department of Energy .....................................................
Department of Health and Human Services....................
Department of Homeland Security ..................................
Department of Housing and Urban Development............
Department of the Interior ...............................................
Department of Justice......................................................
Department of Labor .......................................................
Department of State ........................................................
Department of Transportation..........................................
Department of Veterans Affairs........................................

93,777.3
20,371.2
261.6
6,789.9
3,064.5
29,260.3
2,131.7
1.3
964.4
951.4
6,121.3
782.6
138.3
10,333.1

29,870.2
16,629.6

377.5

755.9
1,241.0

67.4

7,146.2
864.5

24.4

18.3

26,324.7

809.0

1,869.0
22.2

30.9

10,314.7

24,471.9
975.6
261.6
3,055.1
3,064.5
19,275.1
525.4
1.3
69.2
6.0
0.3

61.2

2,407.1
22.0

2,019.1

337.0
343.1

583.6
34.6

121.6
61.0

2,957.5
1,349.5

529.1

7,023.3

188.8
910.8
6,121.0
661.0
0.1

599.7
530.0

16.0

503.5
11.9

16.6
6.1

5.8

486.9

3.0
983.0
48.9

48.9

3.0
983.0

Other agencies and programs


Agency for International Development.............................
Appalachian Regional Commission.................................
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in
Education Foundation ..................................................
Corporation for National and Community Service ...........
Environmental Protection Agency....................................
Estimated education share of federal aid to the
District of Columbia......................................................
Harry S Truman scholarship fund ....................................
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture
and Arts Development .................................................
Institute of Museum and Library Services .......................
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation ...........
Japanese-United States Friendship Commission............
Library of Congress .........................................................
National Aeronautics and Space Administration .............
National Archives and Records Administration................
National Endowment for the Arts.....................................
National Endowment for the Humanities .........................
National Science Foundation...........................................
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.....................................
Smithsonian Institution ....................................................
U.S. Institute of Peace .....................................................
Other agencies ................................................................

172.9
1.0

152.7

19.2

1.0
1.0

8.0
274.0
2.0
2.0
521.0
1,771.1
349.0
13.0
131.2
5,330.3
8.4
67.1
47.0
12.8

383.3

1,771.1

4,947.0
8.4

12.8

521.0

349.0

0.1

8.0
274.0
2.0
2.0

13.0
131.2

67.0
47.0

Off-budget support and nonfederal funds


generated by federal legislation.........................

109,306.3

101.5

43,113.5

51,411.7

10,391.7

4,287.9

Not applicable.
1Includes Head Start programs at child care centers, Job Corps and other vocational programs, adult basic education programs, and federal programs at libraries and museums.
2Other recipients include American Indian tribes, private nonprofit agencies, and banks.
3Includes on-budget funds, off-budget support, and nonfederal funds generated by federal
legislation. Excludes federal tax expenditures.

NOTE: Outlays by type of recipient are estimated based on obligation data. Detail may not
sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, unpublished tabulations. U.S.
Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, unpublished tabulations. U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, Appendix,
Fiscal Year 2013. National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development, fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Table 423. U.S. Department of Education outlays, by type of recipient and level of education: Selected fiscal years, 1980 through 2012
[In millions of dollars]
Type of recipient (current dollars)

Level of education and year


1
Total, all levels of education
1980............................................................................
1985............................................................................
1990............................................................................
1995............................................................................
2000............................................................................
2003............................................................................
2004............................................................................
2005............................................................................
2006............................................................................
2007............................................................................
2008............................................................................
2009............................................................................
2010............................................................................
2011............................................................................
2012............................................................................
Elementary/secondary
1980............................................................................
1985............................................................................
1990............................................................................
1995............................................................................
2000............................................................................
2003............................................................................
2004............................................................................
2005............................................................................
2006............................................................................
2007............................................................................
2008............................................................................
2009............................................................................
2010............................................................................
2011............................................................................
2012............................................................................
Postsecondary
1980............................................................................
1985............................................................................
1990............................................................................
1995............................................................................
2000............................................................................
2003............................................................................
2004............................................................................
2005............................................................................
2006............................................................................
2007............................................................................
2008............................................................................
2009............................................................................
2010............................................................................
2011............................................................................
2012............................................................................
Other programs
1980............................................................................
1985............................................................................
1990............................................................................
1995............................................................................
2000............................................................................
2003............................................................................
2004............................................................................
2005............................................................................
2006............................................................................
2007............................................................................
2008............................................................................
2009............................................................................
2010............................................................................
2011............................................................................
2012............................................................................
Education research and statistics
1980............................................................................
1985............................................................................
1990............................................................................
1995............................................................................
2000............................................................................
2003............................................................................
2004............................................................................
2005............................................................................
2006............................................................................
2007............................................................................
2008............................................................................
2009............................................................................
2010............................................................................
2011............................................................................
2012............................................................................

Total (constant
fiscal year
2012 dollars)

Total

Local
education
agencies

10

$35,939.7
33,615.6
40,060.2
46,407.3
45,948.8
72,370.2
77,055.8
86,123.5
106,775.0
79,722.9
77,307.7
188,100.5
96,783.6
96,137.0
99,130.1

$13,137.8
16,701.1
23,198.6
31,403.0
34,106.7
57,442.9
62,903.4
72,893.3
93,571.5
71,808.0
72,177.8
176,478.6
91,893.2
93,777.3
99,130.1

$5,313.7
6,225.0
8,000.7
11,210.7
16,016.0
23,837.7
26,012.4
28,900.2
30,236.6
29,008.8
29,553.0
98,899.2
38,137.0
29,870.2
29,836.6

$1,103.2
1,502.9
2,490.3
3,584.0
4,316.5
6,164.6
6,334.5
7,126.3
8,331.3
7,429.4
7,377.7
16,306.7
8,744.6
7,146.2
7,175.8

$2,137.4
2,434.7
3,859.6
4,964.7
4,711.7
11,032.5
12,005.0
14,708.2
22,955.1
14,269.9
14,371.2
23,564.4
18,616.4
26,324.7
29,088.8

$2,267.2
2,362.3
3,649.8
5,016.1
5,005.7
10,731.8
10,977.0
13,362.4
21,376.1
13,877.6
13,585.9
22,626.4
18,027.3
24,471.9
26,671.4

$249.8
287.3
441.4
485.4
506.6
657.8
648.9
669.8
693.2
613.2
1,348.8
1,553.6
2,677.1
2,407.1
2,812.1

$693.8
503.9
912.2
1,349.2
1,820.2
2,478.9
2,730.1
3,023.0
2,902.3
2,931.5
2,997.9
12,065.8
3,888.2
2,957.5
2,948.2

$1,372.7
3,385.0
3,844.4
4,792.9
1,730.1
2,539.6
4,195.4
5,103.4
7,076.8
3,677.7
2,943.3
1,462.4
1,802.5
599.7
597.3

18,134.5
14,686.6
16,717.9
20,732.0
26,997.5
38,739.9
41,269.1
44,279.8
44,347.2
41,702.3
41,054.6
134,792.4
52,262.3
39,624.8
38,601.6

6,629.1
7,296.7
9,681.3
14,029.0
20,039.6
30,749.3
33,689.4
37,477.6
38,863.4
37,562.1
38,330.4
126,464.1
49,621.5
38,652.2
38,601.6

5,309.4
6,220.8
7,995.0
11,203.3
16,003.5
23,822.8
25,990.0
28,878.6
30,214.8
28,990.4
29,533.5
98,872.6
38,112.4
29,845.6
29,812.1

662.2
636.0
700.3
1,410.0
1,989.6
3,141.1
3,611.7
3,971.6
4,098.7
4,018.7
4,100.2
12,952.2
5,287.1
4,176.2
4,179.2

34.2
58.0
80.5
190.5
260.5
594.3
606.2
698.1
741.5
824.4
859.6
893.8
881.1
876.9
884.8

22.0
25.2
85.4
170.1
198.9
637.4
642.5
790.0
775.1
781.5
800.2
1,325.9
1,216.3
800.5
789.8

62.5
2.4
113.1
70.3
48.5
109.5
126.4
145.9
168.6
73.8
96.3
86.1
84.0
93.8
98.4

513.4
322.4
650.7
946.9
1,461.8
2,105.6
2,300.0
2,578.4
2,455.5
2,460.7
2,518.1
11,588.0
3,363.9
2,440.3
2,426.3

25.5
31.9
56.3
37.9
76.8
338.6
412.6
415.0
409.2
412.6
422.5
745.4
676.7
419.0
411.0

15,544.2
16,509.8
19,299.1
21,035.0
14,451.9
28,607.0
31,042.4
37,122.7
57,768.0
33,364.4
30,888.4
47,051.8
38,484.3
50,499.8
54,470.2

5,682.2
8,202.5
11,176.0
14,234.0
10,727.3
22,706.4
25,341.0
31,420.0
50,624.6
30,052.0
28,838.8
44,144.7
36,539.7
49,260.3
54,470.2

99.5
228.3
261.6
250.8
55.2
668.6
420.9
777.1
1,702.4
805.5
618.8
228.0
581.9
120.7
117.3

2,103.2
2,376.7
3,779.1
4,774.2
4,451.2
10,438.2
11,398.8
14,010.1
22,213.6
13,445.5
13,511.6
22,670.6
17,735.3
25,447.8
28,204.0

2,166.5
2,308.3
3,475.0
4,567.0
4,690.3
9,542.5
9,899.3
12,115.6
20,210.5
12,658.6
12,322.0
20,624.7
16,152.0
23,062.6
25,287.9

1,061.9
557.9
784.9

57.8
58.3
63.7
68.4
65.5
65.4

1,313.0
3,289.2
3,660.4
4,642.0
1,530.6
2,057.2
3,621.9
4,517.2
6,498.1
3,084.6
2,328.1
557.7
940.1
5.7
10.6

2,045.5
2,361.2
3,888.5
4,228.0
4,342.6
4,327.9
4,211.3
4,181.2
4,214.0
4,170.4
4,868.0
5,536.2
5,343.1
5,388.2
5,464.7

747.7
1,173.1
2,251.8
2,861.0
3,223.4
3,435.2
3,437.8
3,538.9
3,692.9
3,756.4
4,545.0
5,194.1
5,073.1
5,255.9
5,464.7

4.3
4.2
5.7
7.4
12.5
14.9
22.4
21.6
21.8
18.4
19.5
26.6
24.6
24.6
24.5

341.5
638.6
1,528.5
1,923.2
2,271.7
2,354.9
2,301.9
2,377.6
2,530.2
2,605.2
2,658.7
3,126.5
2,875.6
2,849.3
2,879.3

187.3
284.9
328.3
415.1
458.1
548.3
522.5
523.9
524.6
539.4
1,252.5
1,467.5
1,531.2
1,755.4
1,928.8

180.4
181.5
261.5
402.3
358.4
373.3
430.1
444.6
446.8
413.0
421.5
414.1
455.9
451.7
456.5

34.2
63.9
127.8
113.0
122.7
143.8
160.9
171.2
169.5
180.5
192.7
159.3
185.7
175.0
175.7

215.3
58.0
154.5
412.3
156.9
695.3
533.1
539.7
445.7
485.7
496.7
720.3
694.1
624.1
593.7

78.7
28.8
89.5
279.0
116.5
551.9
435.2
456.8
390.5
437.5
463.7
675.8
659.0
608.8
593.7

78.7
28.8
89.5
279.0
116.5
551.9
435.2
456.8
390.5
437.5
463.7
675.8
659.0
608.8
593.7

Not applicable.
1Includes funds for vocational education and for federal programs at libraries and museums.
2Other recipients include American Indian tribes, private nonprofit agencies, and banks.
NOTE: Outlays by type of recipient are estimated based on obligation data. Negative amounts
occur when program receipts exceed outlays. The increase in postsecondary expenditures in
2006 resulted primarily from an accounting adjustment. All funds from the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) are included in FY 2009. Most ARRA funds had a 2-

State
education Postsecondary Postsecondary
agencies
students
institutions

Other
Federal
education
institutions organizations1

Other
recipients2

year availability, meaning that they were available for the Department of Education to obligate
during FY 2009 and FY 2010. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, fiscal
years 1982 through 2013. U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Table 424. U.S. Department of Education appropriations for major programs, by state or jurisdiction: Fiscal year 2011
[In thousands of current dollars]

State or jurisdiction
1

Total
2

Grants Block grants


for the to states for
school imdisadvantaged1 provement2

School
assistance
in federally
affected
areas3

Total, 50 states and D.C.10 ...... $77,395,881 $14,718,292

$4,184,353

$1,094,946

Total, 50 states, D.C., other


activities, and other
jurisdictions.......................
Alabama ...........................................
Alaska...............................................
Arizona .............................................
Arkansas...........................................
California ..........................................
Colorado ...........................................
Connecticut.......................................
Delaware...........................................
District of Columbia ..........................
Florida...............................................
Georgia.............................................
Hawaii ...............................................
Idaho.................................................
Illinois................................................
Indiana..............................................
Iowa ..................................................
Kansas..............................................
Kentucky ...........................................
Louisiana ..........................................
Maine................................................
Maryland...........................................
Massachusetts..................................
Michigan ...........................................
Minnesota .........................................
Mississippi ........................................
Missouri ............................................
Montana............................................
Nebraska ..........................................
Nevada .............................................
New Hampshire ................................
New Jersey .......................................
New Mexico ......................................
New York...........................................
North Carolina ..................................
North Dakota ....................................
Ohio ..................................................
Oklahoma .........................................
Oregon..............................................
Pennsylvania.....................................
Rhode Island ....................................
South Carolina..................................
South Dakota ....................................
Tennessee ........................................
Texas ................................................
Utah ..................................................
Vermont ............................................
Virginia..............................................
Washington.......................................
West Virginia.....................................
Wisconsin .........................................
Wyoming...........................................
Other activities/jurisdictions
Indian Tribe (Set-Aside) ................
Other.............................................
American Samoa ..........................
Guam ............................................
Marshall Islands............................
Federated States of Micronesia ....
Northern Marianas........................
Palau.............................................
Puerto Rico...................................
U.S. Virgin Islands.........................

Career/
technical
and adult
education4

Special
education5

$1,655,320 $11,992,249

$673,797

$104,122

Language
assistance6

American
Indian
education

Degreegranting
institutions7
10

Student
financial Rehabilitation
services9
assistance8
11

12

$2,118,646 $37,735,948

$3,118,209

80,249,477
1,405,157
335,289
2,972,992
816,798
8,866,478
1,141,885
651,769
199,553
348,056
4,490,913
2,612,942
302,738
405,204
3,373,251
1,632,710
1,251,274
687,838
1,157,806
1,252,561
311,853
1,052,435
1,338,864
2,685,127
1,268,537
1,006,012
1,489,694
307,964
427,641
421,774
245,870
1,656,645
696,051
5,073,576
2,156,809
226,158
2,958,993
977,737
925,463
2,777,823
300,716
1,129,988
312,716
1,541,378
6,331,865
782,501
185,972
1,657,922
1,296,552
560,340
1,203,121
182,572

15,421,796
236,777
44,849
334,202
168,159
1,824,900
166,892
113,784
44,563
51,906
792,616
553,887
50,437
60,386
668,805
271,756
81,531
127,395
242,887
313,248
55,706
191,086
230,913
564,140
166,823
202,400
256,027
47,335
69,686
101,241
42,559
314,511
119,051
1,221,985
411,812
35,612
594,714
162,036
163,787
575,297
51,894
230,415
46,274
285,126
1,461,588
85,849
35,738
257,276
235,584
95,745
222,571
34,529

4,423,636
70,300
21,958
78,236
47,833
470,507
50,747
39,536
21,987
21,570
196,646
130,186
22,158
23,928
174,344
74,054
35,896
38,034
70,549
91,311
25,051
58,419
71,997
160,004
56,059
65,330
79,963
27,069
27,077
26,070
24,338
93,362
35,910
325,762
106,314
22,352
156,931
59,350
45,670
163,051
22,061
60,813
22,857
80,440
366,455
29,213
21,627
77,075
68,853
35,746
67,720
21,633

1,201,703
2,577
132,740
164,445
364
60,483
17,451
3,905
40
619
6,520
22,076
41,337
5,348
18,355
107
268
23,934
602
7,915
2,006
5,012
382
4,008
17,794
1,603
22,775
40,538
19,365
3,025
0
7,615
91,545
20,750
13,889
27,716
1,342
33,870
2,941
770
1,358
1,517
50,102
3,604
105,402
7,106
6
35,133
40,264
16
11,944
12,459

1,718,285
28,927
5,241
37,591
17,368
208,818
22,725
15,116
6,281
5,546
97,613
57,555
7,575
8,825
64,063
35,566
15,597
13,930
27,086
30,267
7,394
24,957
28,517
54,362
22,987
19,858
31,962
6,563
9,190
14,144
7,272
38,256
12,283
96,529
52,943
5,222
59,709
21,263
19,290
61,672
7,837
27,225
5,458
35,800
144,977
15,832
5,157
37,654
29,979
12,312
27,989
5,039

12,277,860
191,584
39,454
198,700
120,245
1,305,320
164,784
140,449
36,997
19,297
666,340
346,632
42,631
59,329
535,905
272,684
128,731
114,040
172,115
200,081
58,787
212,130
298,161
420,587
202,250
127,461
238,582
40,125
78,768
75,133
50,660
379,701
96,296
808,427
347,243
30,240
459,746
155,262
136,246
450,835
47,081
188,345
36,106
249,472
1,034,483
117,377
29,312
298,336
235,810
80,751
222,424
30,795

733,530
3,658
1,117
22,401
3,226
164,936
10,771
5,760
1,032
724
42,878
15,941
2,991
2,253
29,611
7,438
2,951
3,723
3,789
2,980
743
9,681
12,583
10,894
8,344
1,830
5,109
557
2,634
9,020
937
20,157
4,281
53,358
14,709
500
8,947
3,870
7,950
13,227
2,068
4,771
533
5,846
101,460
5,277
500
11,221
16,622
715
6,772
500

104,122
1,644
11,839
11,076
304
5,967
696
0
0
0
92
0
0
405
167
0
267
1,276
0
938
149
74
77
2,635
3,967
448
86
3,306
843
742
0
54
8,762
1,901
3,626
1,856
0
25,107
2,131
0
0
20
4,062
0
392
1,324
232
15
4,340
0
2,486
814

2,171,322
79,573
17,098
31,434
38,936
249,602
31,206
11,915
7,884
15,297
66,225
74,702
25,590
13,044
69,462
19,165
24,986
30,247
46,896
60,899
8,751
40,059
34,942
43,424
29,381
46,093
28,090
26,499
13,152
16,977
3,383
28,882
39,861
75,530
83,136
15,645
43,184
49,664
18,230
47,988
6,068
54,384
14,492
46,600
191,035
16,165
9,785
48,413
57,024
19,536
40,750
7,361

38,885,584
727,952
46,868
2,026,009
371,767
4,266,125
633,265
294,651
67,859
215,817
2,455,195
1,341,445
94,635
213,745
1,690,152
883,848
932,217
303,649
544,809
508,517
134,271
460,338
588,501
1,320,269
710,124
494,032
758,106
101,742
184,452
154,327
102,280
711,268
263,562
2,288,868
1,014,030
74,449
1,521,890
421,279
487,478
1,358,159
143,989
509,462
120,218
757,934
2,678,089
463,994
66,354
814,642
550,309
265,058
539,829
58,122

3,311,638
62,165
14,125
68,898
48,596
309,821
43,348
26,654
12,909
17,282
166,787
70,517
15,384
17,940
122,387
68,091
28,830
31,611
49,073
36,403
18,995
50,678
72,790
104,804
50,808
46,957
68,994
14,231
22,474
21,097
14,440
62,839
24,499
180,465
109,106
12,565
112,530
46,035
41,741
106,823
18,360
53,037
12,614
76,556
247,983
40,365
17,260
78,157
57,766
50,462
60,636
11,321

288,660
360,076
34,816
59,667
0
31,195
21,850
0
2,013,288
44,044

105,119
20,250
10,011
11,976
0
0
3,842
0
538,853
13,453

23,556
60,534
5,006
7,196
0
0
2,837
0
133,809
6,345

0
106,660
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
97

14,027
13,328
581
1,063
0
179
692
0
32,008
1,087

97,303
25,000
6,879
15,387
0
6,579
5,232
0
119,598
9,634

5,000
47,679
954
1,419
0
0
1,234
0
3,386
61

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
300
1,585
1,941
0
472
1,668
0
43,550
3,161

0
23,675
8,158
17,189
0
23,964
5,023
0
1,064,357
7,269

43,655
62,650
1,642
3,494
0
0
1,322
0
77,728
2,938

1Title I includes Grants to Local Education Agencies (Basic, Concentration, Targeted, and
Education Finance Incentive Grants); School Turnaround Grants; Migrant Education
Grants; and Neglected and Delinquent Children Grants.
2Title VI includes Improving Teacher Quality State Grants; Mathematics and Science Partnerships; Educational Technology State Grants; 21st Century Community Learning Centers; Assessing Achievement, including No Child Left Behind; Education for the Homeless
Children and Youth; Rural and Low-Income Schools Program; and Small, Rural School
Achievement Program.
3Includes Impact AidBasic Support Payments; Impact AidPayments for Children with
Disabilities; and Impact AidConstruction.
4Includes Career and Technical Education State Grants; English Literacy and Civics Education State Grants; and Adult Basic and Literacy Education State Grants.
5Includes Special EducationGrants to States; Preschool Grants; and Grants for Infants
and Families.
6Includes English Learner Education.

7Includes

Institutional Aid to Strengthen Higher Education Institutions serving significant


numbers of low-income students; Other Special Programs for the Disadvantaged; Cooperative Education; Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education; Fellowships and
Scholarships; and College Access Challenge Funds.
8Includes Pell Grants; Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants; Federal WorkStudy; College Access Challenge Grant; and Student Loan Program interest subsidies.
9Includes Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants; Supported Employment State Grants; Client
Assistance State Grants; Independent Living State Grants; Services for Older Blind Individuals; Centers for Independent Living; Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology; Assistive Technology State Grant Program; and Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights.
10Total excludes other activities and other jurisdictions.
NOTE: Data reflect revisions to figures in the Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, unpublished tabulations. (This
table was prepared October 2012.)

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Table 425. Appropriations for Title I and selected other programs under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, by program and state or
jurisdiction: Fiscal years 2011 and 2012
[In thousands of current dollars]
Title I, 2012

State or jurisdiction
1

Title I
total, 2011

Total

Grants to local
education
agencies1

State agency programs


Neglected and
Delinquent

Migrant

Turnaround
Grants

Assessing
Achievement,
2012

Improving
Teacher
Quality State
Grants, 2012

Total, 50 states and D.C.2 ........................

$14,718,292

$14,805,486

$13,886,001

$48,368

$383,236

$487,881

$370,466

$2,318,531

Total, 50 states, D.C., other activities,


and other jurisdictions .....................
Alabama ...........................................................
Alaska...............................................................
Arizona .............................................................
Arkansas...........................................................
California ..........................................................

15,421,796
236,777
44,849
334,202
168,159
1,824,900

15,493,478
242,201
46,216
335,194
167,085
1,851,677

14,516,458
230,985
37,233
316,418
155,861
1,653,520

50,231
955
244
1,480
375
1,568

393,236
2,135
7,222
6,814
5,465
134,761

533,552
8,125
1,517
10,483
5,383
61,829

389,214
6,334
3,537
7,727
5,070
30,249

2,466,567
38,660
11,494
38,321
23,383
270,254

Colorado ...........................................................
Connecticut.......................................................
Delaware...........................................................
District of Columbia ..........................................
Florida...............................................................

166,892
113,784
44,563
51,906
792,616

160,881
111,384
45,695
49,373
787,419

147,753
105,080
43,431
46,618
735,495

553
1,610
477
1,216
1,547

7,295
1,031
303
0
23,562

5,280
3,663
1,484
1,539
26,815

6,552
5,477
3,604
3,275
14,798

27,122
22,557
11,494
11,494
109,848

Georgia.............................................................
Hawaii ...............................................................
Idaho.................................................................
Illinois................................................................
Indiana..............................................................

553,887
50,437
60,386
668,805
271,756

530,590
48,207
61,630
674,467
279,484

504,015
45,430
55,342
649,119
263,971

1,164
339
552
1,147
574

8,179
832
3,699
1,976
5,695

17,232
1,606
2,036
22,224
9,244

10,271
3,872
4,238
12,240
7,731

64,203
11,494
11,494
98,761
41,589

Iowa ..................................................................
Kansas..............................................................
Kentucky ...........................................................
Louisiana ..........................................................
Maine................................................................

81,531
127,395
242,887
313,248
55,706

89,442
123,805
239,605
302,636
54,971

84,226
107,417
223,141
288,699
51,745

515
315
962
1,708
226

1,666
11,954
7,657
2,559
1,211

3,034
4,120
7,845
9,670
1,789

5,119
5,101
5,985
6,238
3,826

18,836
19,285
37,817
54,187
11,494

Maryland...........................................................
Massachusetts..................................................
Michigan ...........................................................
Minnesota .........................................................
Mississippi ........................................................

191,086
230,913
564,140
166,823
202,400

198,820
222,248
565,493
165,383
196,811

189,891
210,741
538,021
157,485
188,720

1,583
2,606
809
246
830

523
1,666
8,861
2,143
1,072

6,822
7,234
17,802
5,509
6,188

6,982
7,237
10,041
6,741
5,194

34,863
43,678
95,607
33,022
35,697

Missouri ............................................................
Montana............................................................
Nebraska ..........................................................
Nevada .............................................................
New Hampshire ................................................

256,027
47,335
69,686
101,241
42,559

243,994
47,855
79,153
110,979
41,217

233,344
45,163
70,800
106,467
39,231

1,379
113
407
442
482

1,570
1,042
5,270
245
151

7,700
1,537
2,675
3,825
1,353

7,170
3,649
4,319
4,924
3,876

41,652
11,494
11,771
12,431
11,494

New Jersey .......................................................


New Mexico ......................................................
New York...........................................................
North Carolina ..................................................
North Dakota ....................................................

314,511
119,051
1,221,985
411,812
35,612

317,258
124,957
1,182,637
422,050
37,097

302,750
119,499
1,131,874
399,562
35,556

1,990
360
2,944
2,267
82

2,030
953
10,227
5,831
242

10,488
4,144
37,592
14,390
1,217

9,140
4,505
15,767
9,646
3,424

54,956
19,147
195,518
53,878
11,494

Ohio ..................................................................
Oklahoma .........................................................
Oregon..............................................................
Pennsylvania.....................................................
Rhode Island ....................................................

594,714
162,036
163,787
575,297
51,894

612,096
168,932
163,423
604,951
51,316

588,162
161,455
146,664
574,389
49,138

935
307
708
967
446

2,745
1,587
10,602
9,371
69

20,254
5,582
5,450
20,225
1,663

11,097
5,681
5,534
11,310
3,671

90,809
27,960
23,566
98,149
11,494

South Carolina..................................................
South Dakota ....................................................
Tennessee ........................................................
Texas ................................................................
Utah ..................................................................

230,415
46,274
285,126
1,461,588
85,849

224,390
46,113
291,599
1,499,189
99,463

214,933
43,595
280,648
1,386,311
93,182

1,473
139
482
2,177
967

581
866
595
60,980
1,909

7,403
1,513
9,874
49,721
3,405

6,135
3,577
7,384
22,891
5,446

30,488
11,494
41,694
200,180
16,138

Vermont ............................................................
Virginia..............................................................
Washington.......................................................
West Virginia.....................................................
Wisconsin .........................................................
Wyoming...........................................................

35,738
257,276
235,584
95,745
222,571
34,529

36,986
240,315
237,549
98,616
236,951
35,686

34,501
229,980
213,018
94,248
227,548
33,627

617
1,771
1,037
955
671
646

656
821
15,629
84
657
241

1,213
7,743
7,866
3,329
8,075
1,171

3,392
8,415
7,599
4,142
6,952
3,384

11,494
43,067
39,718
20,418
39,886
11,494

Other activities/jurisdictions
Indian Tribe Set-Aside...................................
Other nonstate allocations ............................
American Samoa ..........................................
Guam ............................................................
Northern Marianas........................................
Puerto Rico...................................................
U.S. Virgin Islands.........................................

105,119
20,250
10,011
11,976
3,842
538,853
13,453

102,259
46,918
11,392
11,783
4,138
496,194
15,308

98,904
8,984
11,018
11,396
4,002
481,348
14,805

0
1,256
0
0
0
607
0

0
10,000
0
0
0
0
0

3,356
26,678
374
387
136
14,239
502

1,900
9,214
360
774
243
5,734
523

12,271
49,331
2,845
4,374
1,360
74,162
3,692

1Includes

Basic, Concentration, Targeted, and Education Finance Incentive Grants.


excludes other activities and other jurisdictions.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates for fiscal year 2012 are
preliminary.

2Total

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, Elementary, Secondary, and


Vocational Education Analysis Division, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared
November 2012.)

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Table 426. Federal obligations for research, development, and R&D plant, by category of obligation, performers, and fields of science: Fiscal
years 2003 through 2011
[In millions of current dollars]
Actual
Category of obligation,
performers, and fields of science
1

Estimated

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Percent change,
2010 to 2011

10

11

Total obligations for research,


development, and R&D plant.....

$97,927.9

$105,370.7

$112,994.6

$112,270.6

$129,431.2

$129,049.5

$136,996.5

$140,496.5

$130,241.4

-7.3

Research and development obligations....

93,661.3

101,376.5

109,223.5

110,145.8

127,262.9

127,105.7

133,349.0

136,426.0

127,786.6

-6.3

22,861.6
33,852.7

22,423.2
39,214.6

24,125.4
44,112.5

25,563.2
44,152.9

29,932.5
55,342.3

29,637.9
56,337.6

30,442.3
53,303.8

32,278.3
54,158.3

32,223.7
49,948.9

-0.2
-7.8

1,507.6
22,693.5

1,543.1
24,169.7

1,612.1
24,841.5

1,421.9
24,336.3

2,691.6
25,547.8

4,119.9
26,026.5

4,054.5
31,563.0

4,225.9
31,177.8

4,060.6
28,373.0

-3.9
-9.0

4,754.2
5,706.7

5,400.9
5,623.7

5,686.1
5,910.0

5,439.1
6,000.1

4,171.2
5,984.4

1,988.6
5,965.0

3,362.8
7,047.8

3,547.3
7,388.7

3,455.6
6,391.8

-2.6
-13.5

1,352.8
400.0
532.4

1,443.2
880.1
677.9

1,649.2
660.8
625.8

1,816.0
619.6
796.7

2,520.3
362.0
710.6

2,083.0
389.0
558.1

2,588.1
389.8
597.1

2,725.0
394.6
530.1

2,481.9
366.3
484.9

-8.9
-7.2
-8.5

51,071.8

53,357.8

53,738.2

53,535.7

54,093.6

53,893.7

63,708.8

65,250.1

60,372.4

-7.5

12,419.6
6,042.4

12,085.2
6,782.7

12,349.9
6,456.4

12,261.6
6,436.3

11,816.4
6,074.2

11,921.7
5,782.4

13,325.9
6,285.6

14,073.4
6,882.8

13,306.9
6,180.4

-5.4
-10.2

1,103.5
21,676.5

1,131.6
22,699.1

1,082.0
23,156.0

947.9
22,809.4

1,863.0
23,966.9

2,929.7
24,323.2

3,070.5
30,172.5

3,170.9
29,765.9

3,147.0
27,239.8

-0.8
-8.5

3,272.6
5,196.3

3,687.3
5,216.4

3,743.4
5,295.8

3,783.0
5,448.9

2,942.4
5,416.7

1,623.1
5,397.5

2,148.2
6,501.0

2,273.8
6,728.9

2,304.0
5,962.8

1.3
-11.4

779.0
305.8
276.1

795.5
532.9
427.0

907.8
376.8
370.2

1,028.6
417.9
402.1

1,283.0
297.6
433.3

1,205.7
338.8
371.5

1,462.0
343.6
399.4

1,613.2
343.2
397.9

1,537.0
326.0
368.3

-4.7
-5.0
-7.4

27,772.2
1,104.4
5,021.6
3,740.9
1,104.4
8,405.1
1,025.8
1,329.3

27,728.5
1,854.9
5,211.1
3,741.6
2,949.4
8,866.4
1,089.6
1,916.3

28,127.8
1,891.8
5,493.7
3,502.6
2,983.4
8,552.9
1,097.1
2,088.9

27,927.7
1,747.3
5,351.1
3,430.6
2,814.9
8,678.7
1,123.9
2,461.3

29,463.6
1,837.9
5,136.1
3,170.5
2,945.7
8,989.7
1,147.1
1,403.1

28,918.8
1,740.8
5,072.6
2,984.6
3,047.3
8,975.5
977.0
2,177.1

33,267.7
2,086.7
5,823.4
3,751.4
3,612.5
10,294.4
1,159.3
3,713.4

34,337.2
2,207.0
5,751.0
3,287.8
3,478.9
10,692.9
1,301.7
4,193.6

30,818.3
1,961.0
5,767.1
3,356.8
3,401.3
9,791.4
1,285.6
3,990.8

-10.2
-11.1
0.3
2.1
-2.2
-8.4
-1.2
-4.8

24,751.4

26,120.7

27,140.3

26,584.6

26,865.8

27,154.0

32,877.9

32,051.6

30,083.4

-6.1

4,662.1
1,279.6

4,671.6
1,969.4

4,772.7
2,051.0

4,763.9
1,858.9

4,572.2
1,736.2

4,767.5
1,545.4

5,523.9
1,632.5

5,456.4
1,657.2

5,030.9
1,597.5

-7.8
-3.6

312.8
13,151.8

292.2
13,398.5

270.1
13,989.9

220.4
13,657.6

341.3
14,220.3

574.9
14,645.7

678.3
18,232.6

660.0
17,323.4

593.5
16,153.8

-10.1
-6.8

1,827.8
2,703.9

2,005.8
2,746.1

2,021.2
2,914.2

2,096.8
2,867.4

1,982.8
2,793.8

1,484.3
2,935.2

1,964.3
3,487.7

2,004.1
3,521.9

2,086.8
3,170.9

4.1
-10.0

582.1
85.4
146.1

606.8
197.9
232.3

670.7
235.9
214.6

755.8
152.7
211.2

889.5
101.3
228.4

915.8
75.9
209.1

1,059.1
94.4
204.9

1,127.5
94.3
206.8

1,171.9
87.5
190.6

3.9
-7.2
-7.8

14,765.3
543.8
3,454.0
1,899.5

14,490.0
979.2
3,662.6
2,022.9

15,247.6
1,040.1
3,738.7
1,966.1

14,934.4
944.9
3,515.5
1,849.5

15,643.5
978.8
3,544.5
1,727.8

15,557.4
936.0
3,403.1
1,593.1

17,587.6
1,100.7
4,121.8
2,142.9

17,769.9
1,133.4
3,957.3
1,708.7

15,887.2
991.2
4,028.6
1,772.8

-10.6
-12.6
1.8
3.8

1,120.2
1,913.1
352.8
702.7

1,239.1
2,271.7
419.3
1,035.9

1,228.4
2,300.5
391.4
1,227.5

1,208.2
2,364.6
381.0
1,386.5

1,293.5
2,629.9
361.3
686.4

1,407.4
2,736.0
330.0
1,190.9

1,861.7
3,408.8
426.1
2,228.2

1,612.1
3,370.7
379.0
2,120.4

1,661.7
3,367.8
393.3
1,980.8

3.1
-0.1
3.8
-6.6

Performers
Federal intramural1 .................................
Industrial firms........................................
FFRDCs2 administered by
industrial firms..................................
Universities and colleges .......................
FFRDCs2 administered by
universities and colleges ..................
Other nonprofit institutions .....................
FFRDCs2 administered by
nonprofit institutions .........................
State and local governments..................
Foreign ...................................................
Research obligations...............................
Performers
Federal intramural1 .............................
Industrial firms....................................
FFRDCs2 administered by
industrial firms ................................
Universities and colleges....................
FFRDCs2 administered by
universities and colleges ................
Other nonprofit institutions .................
FFRDCs2 administered by
nonprofit institutions........................
State and local governments..............
Foreign ...............................................
Fields of science
Life sciences.......................................
Psychology .........................................
Physical sciences ...............................
Environmental sciences .....................
Mathematics and computer sciences...
Engineering ........................................
Social sciences...................................
Other sciences ...................................
Basic research obligations .....................
Performers
Federal intramural1 .........................
Industrial firms ................................
FFRDCs2 administered by
industrial firms ............................
Universities and colleges................
FFRDCs2 administered by
universities and colleges.............
Other nonprofit institutions..............
FFRDCs2 administered by
nonprofit institutions....................
State and local governments ..........
Foreign ...........................................
Fields of science
Life sciences...................................
Psychology .....................................
Physical sciences ...........................
Environmental sciences..................
Mathematics and computer
sciences......................................
Engineering ....................................
Social sciences...............................
Other sciences................................
See notes at end of table.

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Table 426. Federal obligations for research, development, and R&D plant, by category of obligation, performers, and fields of science: Fiscal
years 2003 through 2011Continued
[In millions of current dollars]
Actual
Category of obligation,
performers, and fields of science
1
Applied research obligations ..................
Performers
Federal intramural1 .........................
Industrial firms ................................
FFRDCs2 administered by
industrial firms ............................
Universities and colleges................
FFRDCs2 administered by
universities and colleges.............
Other nonprofit institutions..............
FFRDCs2 administered by
nonprofit institutions....................
State and local governments ..........
Foreign ...........................................
Fields of science
Life sciences.......................................
Psychology .........................................
Physical sciences ...............................
Environmental sciences .....................
Mathematics and computer sciences ...
Engineering ........................................
Social sciences...................................
Other sciences ...................................
Development obligations ........................
Performers
Federal intramural1 .............................
Industrial firms....................................
FFRDCs2 administered by
industrial firms ................................
Universities and colleges....................
FFRDCs2 administered by
universities and colleges ................
Other nonprofit institutions .................
FFRDCs2 administered by
nonprofit institutions........................
State and local governments..............
Foreign ...............................................
R&D plant obligations .................................
Performers
Federal intramural1 .................................
Industrial firms........................................
FFRDCs2 administered by
industrial firms..................................
Universities and colleges .......................
FFRDCs2 administered by
universities and colleges ..................
Other nonprofit institutions .....................
FFRDCs2 administered by
nonprofit institutions .........................
State and local governments..................
Foreign ...................................................

2003

2004

2005

Estimated

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Percent change,
2010 to 2011

10

11

26,320.4

27,237.1

26,597.9

26,951.1

27,227.8

26,739.7

30,830.9

33,198.4

30,288.9

-8.8

7,757.5
4,762.8

7,413.6
4,813.3

7,577.2
4,405.4

7,498.0
4,577.4

7,244.2
4,338.0

7,154.2
4,237.0

7,802.0
4,653.1

8,617.0
5,225.6

8,276.0
4,583.0

-4.0
-12.3

790.7
8,524.7

839.3
9,300.6

811.9
9,166.1

727.5
9,151.8

1,521.6
9,746.6

2,354.8
9,677.5

2,392.2
11,939.9

2,510.9
12,442.5

2,553.5
11,086.0

1.7
-10.9

1,444.8
2,492.5

1,681.6
2,470.3

1,722.2
2,381.6

1,686.2
2,581.5

959.6
2,622.9

138.5
2,462.3

183.8
3,013.3

269.7
3,207.0

217.2
2,791.9

-19.5
-12.9

197.0
220.4
130.0

188.7
335.0
194.7

237.1
140.9
155.6

272.8
265.1
190.9

393.5
196.3
205.0

289.9
262.9
162.4

402.9
249.2
194.5

485.7
248.9
191.1

365.1
238.5
177.7

-24.8
-4.2
-7.0

13,007.0
560.6
1,567.6
1,841.4
1,552.2
6,492.0
673.0
626.6

13,238.5
875.6
1,548.6
1,718.7
1,710.3
6,594.7
670.3
880.5

12,880.2
851.6
1,755.0
1,536.5
1,754.9
6,252.5
705.8
861.4

12,993.3
802.4
1,835.6
1,581.1
1,606.7
6,314.2
742.9
1,074.9

13,820.1
859.1
1,591.6
1,442.7
1,652.1
6,359.8
785.9
716.7

13,361.5
804.8
1,669.5
1,391.5
1,639.8
6,239.5
647.0
986.2

15,680.2
985.9
1,701.5
1,608.5
1,750.8
6,885.7
733.2
1,485.1

16,567.3
1,073.6
1,793.6
1,579.1
1,866.8
7,322.2
922.7
2,073.2

14,931.1
969.8
1,738.5
1,584.0
1,739.5
6,423.6
892.3
2,010.1

-9.9
-9.7
-3.1
0.3
-6.8
-12.3
-3.3
-3.0

42,589.5

48,018.7

55,485.3

56,610.2

73,169.3

73,212.0

69,640.2

71,176.0

67,414.3

-5.3

10,442.0
27,810.3

10,338.0
32,431.8

11,775.5
37,656.1

13,301.6
37,716.6

18,116.1
49,268.1

17,716.1
50,555.2

17,118.5
47,016.0

18,204.8
47,275.5

18,916.8
43,768.4

3.9
-7.4

404.1
1,017.0

411.6
1,470.6

530.1
1,685.6

474.0
1,526.9

828.6
1,580.9

1,190.2
1,703.3

983.9
1,390.5

1,055.0
1,411.9

913.6
1,133.2

-13.4
-19.7

1,481.6
510.3

1,713.5
407.4

1,942.8
614.1

1,656.1
551.2

1,228.8
567.7

365.5
567.5

1,214.4
546.7

1,273.4
659.8

1,151.5
429.1

-9.6
-35.0

573.7
94.1
256.3

647.7
347.2
250.9

741.5
284.1
255.6

787.4
201.7
394.6

1,237.3
64.4
277.3

877.3
50.2
186.6

1,126.1
46.2
197.7

1,111.8
51.4
132.2

944.9
40.3
116.6

-15.0
-21.6
-11.8

4,266.5

3,994.2

3,771.1

2,124.8

2,168.4

1,943.9

3,647.5

4,070.5

2,454.8

-39.7

609.7
1,817.0

961.3
1,442.0

859.3
1,381.4

662.8
265.8

593.4
401.4

494.0
449.0

804.7
375.8

1,456.4
422.0

694.9
404.7

-52.3
-4.1

145.7
686.9

188.3
354.3

125.7
423.0

82.7
262.5

27.6
265.6

175.6
210.2

127.7
607.0

261.9
846.0

238.4
339.6

-9.0
-59.9

578.4
70.7

603.9
164.5

558.3
134.6

519.3
127.3

498.4
79.7

334.4
23.7

706.5
154.4

418.7
142.1

275.1
45.6

-34.3
-67.9

333.9
0.8
23.4

252.4
15.8
11.7

218.0
55.2
15.6

201.6
2.6
0.3

296.2
#
6.1

253.8
#
3.1

868.2
1.2
2.0

518.2
3.1
2.1

453.3
1.3
2.1

-12.5
-58.1
-1.3

#Rounds to zero.
1Includes costs associated with the administration of intramural and extramural programs by
federal personnel as well as actual intramural performance.
2Federally funded research and development centers.

NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to
totals because of rounding. Totals do not include the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, 2003 through 2011. (This table
was prepared September 2012.)

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CHAPTER 5

Outcomes of Education
This chapter contains tables comparing educational
attainment and workforce characteristics. The data show
labor force status, income levels, and occupations of high
school dropouts and high school and college graduates.
Most of these tables are based on data from the U.S. Census
Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Population
characteristics are provided for many of the measures to
allow for comparisons among various demographic groups.
While most of the tables in this chapter focus on labor market outcomes, the chapter ends with a few tables on skills,
behaviors, and attitudes.
Statistics related to outcomes of education appear in other
sections of the Digest. For example, statistics on educational
attainment of the entire population are in chapter 1. More
detailed data on the numbers of high school and college graduates can be found in chapters 2 and 3. Chapter 3 contains
trend data on the percentage of high school completers going
to college. Chapter 6 includes international comparisons of
employment rates by educational attainment. Additional data
on earnings by educational attainment may be obtained from
the U.S. Census Bureaus Current Population Reports, Series
P-60. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has a series of publications dealing with the educational characteristics of the
labor force. Further information on survey methodologies
can be found in Appendix A: Guide to Sources and in the
publications cited in the table source notes.

Labor Force
The labor force participation ratethat is, the percentage
of people either employed or actively seeking employment
was generally higher for adults with higher levels of educational attainment than for those with less education. Among
25- to 64-year-old adults, 86 percent of those with a bachelors or higher degree participated in the labor force in 2011,
compared with 74 percent of those who had completed only
high school and 61 percent of those who had not completed
high school (table 427 and figure 22). Within each education
level, the labor force participation rate also varied by race/
ethnicity. For 25- to 64-year-olds who had completed only
high school, the 2011 labor force participation rate was highest for Hispanics (77 percent), followed by Asians (75 percent), then Whites (74 percent), then Blacks (69 percent), and
then American Indians/Alaska Natives (63 percent) (table
427). For 25- to 64-year-olds with a bachelors or higher

degree in 2011, the labor force participation rate was highest


for Blacks (89 percent), followed by Hispanics (87 percent),
then Whites (86 percent), and then Asians and American
Indians/Alaska Natives (83 percent for both groups).
The unemployment ratethat is, the percentage of people in the labor force who are not employed and who have
made specific efforts to find employment sometime during
the prior 4 weekswas generally higher for people with
lower levels of educational attainment than for those with
more education. In 2011, the unemployment rate for 25- to
64-year-old adults who had not completed high school was
16 percent, compared with 11 percent for those who had
completed high school and 5 percent for those with a bachelors or higher degree (table 427 and figure 23). Within each
education level, unemployment rates for younger people
tended to be higher than the unemployment rate for 25- to
64-year-olds. For example, among 20- to 24-year-olds who
had not completed high school and were not enrolled in
school, the 2011 unemployment rate was 30 percent (table
428), compared with 16 percent for 25- to 64-year-olds with
the same level of educational attainment (table 427).
The relative difficulties that high school dropouts encounter
in entering the job market are highlighted by comparing the
labor force participation and employment rates of recent high
school dropouts and recent high school completers. In October
2011, about 55 percent of 201011 dropouts participated in the
labor force (i.e., were either employed or looking for work), and
34 percent were employed (table 445 and figure 24). In contrast,
the labor force participation rate was 69 percent for 201011
high school completers who were not enrolled in college, and
their employment rate was 46 percent (table 444 and figure 24).

Earnings
Median annual earnings were generally higher for adults
with higher levels of educational attainment than for those
with lower levels of educational attainment. Among full-time
year-round workers age 25 and over, both males and females
who had more education generally earned more than people of
the same sex who had less education. In 2011, for example,
both male and female full-time year-round workers whose
highest level of educational attainment was a bachelors
degree earned 64 percent more than their counterparts whose
highest level of attainment was high school completion (table
E, table 438, and figure 25).

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616 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education

Table E. Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25


years old and over, by selected levels of educational
attainment and sex: Selected years, 1995 through 2011
[In constant 2011 dollars]

Sex and year

Some high
school, no High school
completion completion

Bachelors
degree

Males
1995.....................................................
2000.....................................................
2005.....................................................
2011.....................................................

$32,740
32,780
31,320
30,420

$43,560
44,810
41,810
40,450

$66,810
73,590
69,130
66,200

Females
1995.....................................................
2000.....................................................
2005.....................................................
2011.....................................................

23,360
23,410
23,180
21,110

30,200
32,620
30,280
30,010

47,310
52,790
48,570
49,110

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, Money Income in the United States, 1995 and
2000; and Detailed Income Tabulations from the CPS, 2005 and 2011.

Among full-time year-round workers age 25 and over, the


earnings of females were lower than the earnings of males
overall, as well as by education level. For example, median
2011 earnings for full-time year-round workers with a bachelors degree were 35 percent higher for males than for
females. Among those who had only completed high school,
median 2011 earnings were also 35 percent higher for males
than for females.
From 1995 to 2011, net percentage changes in earnings
(after adjustment for inflation) varied by highest level of
educational attainment and sex. After adjusting for inflation,
male full-time year-round workers age 25 and over who did
not have a postsecondary degree earned less in 2011 than
they did in 1995. For male full-time year-round workers who
had a postsecondary degree, changes in median annual earnings from 1995 to 2011 were not significant. For males with
a bachelors degree, for example, median annual earnings in
constant 2011 dollars were not significantly different in
1995 ($66,810) than in 2011 ($66,200). In contrast, the
median earnings of male full-time year-round workers who
had completed high school decreased 7 percent from 1995

($43,560) to 2011 ($40,450), and the median earnings of


those who had attended only some high school also
decreased 7 percent from 1995 ($32,740) to 2011 ($30,420).
The median annual earnings of female full-time year-round
workers who had a bachelors degree increased 4 percent
from 1995 ($47,310) to 2011 ($49,110), and the median
earnings of female full-time year-round workers who had
completed high school were not significantly different in
1995 ($30,200) than in 2011 ($30,010). In contrast, the
median earnings of female full-time year-round workers
who had attended only some high school decreased 10 percent from 1995 ($23,360) to 2011 ($21,110).
In 2009, the median annual salary of bachelors degree
recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation was
$37,700 in constant 2011 dollars (table 449 and figure 26).
Full-time median annual salaries varied by degree field,
however. In 2009, graduates employed full time 1 year after
receiving bachelors degrees in engineering had the highest
median annual salary ($56,600 in constant 2011 dollars),
followed by those with degrees in the health professions
($48,200) and mathematics/computer science ($47,200),
and then those with degrees in business/management
($41,900). Among the lowest full-time median annual salaries were those earned by graduates with degrees in the
humanities ($30,400) and psychology ($30,800).
Overall, the inflation-adjusted median annual salary of
graduates employed full time 1 year after receiving their
bachelors degree was 7 percent lower in 2009 than in 2001.
However, the change in median annual salary from 2001 to
2009 varied by degree field, ranging from an increase of 7
percent for graduates with degrees in the health professions
to a decrease of 19 percent for those with degrees in mathematics/computer science and a decrease of 16 percent for
those with degrees in the humanities. Although the overall
median annual salary of graduates employed full time 1 year
after graduation decreased from 2001 to 2009, it had previously increased 13 percent from 1991 to 2001. From 1991 to
2009, there was a net increase of 5 percent in the overall
median salary.

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Figure 22. Labor force participation rate of persons 20 to 64 years old, by age group and highest level of educational
attainment: 2011
Age
Less than high school completion

64.5

High school completion2

77.9
20 to 241

85.1

Some college, no degree

90.1

Associates degree

93.4

Bachelors or higher degree

61.0
73.6
25 to 64

78.3
82.4
85.8
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Labor force participation rate3


1

Excludes persons enrolled in school.


Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
of the civilian population who are employed or seeking employment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011, previously unpublished tabulations (November 2012).

3Percentage

Figure 23. Unemployment rates of persons 25 to 64 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: 2011
Percent unemployed1
20

15.7
15

10.9
9.7

10

All education levels 8.6


6.9
4.5

0
Less than high
school completion

High school
completion2

Some college,
no degree

Associates
degree

Bachelors or
higher degree

Highest level of educational attainment


1The

unemployment rate is the percentage of individuals in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks.
Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011, previously unpublished tabulations (November 2012).

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618 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education

Figure 24. Percentage distribution of 201011 high school dropouts and high school completers not enrolled in college, by labor
force status: October 2011
Percent
100
Not in labor force
Unemployed
(looking for work)

31.3

80

44.9

Employed
60

23.1
21.1

40

45.6

20

33.9

0
High school dropouts

High school completers,


not enrolled in college

High school completion status


NOTE: Dropouts are persons who have not completed high school and are not enrolled in school. High school completers include recipients of equivalency credentials as well as
diploma recipients. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2011.

Figure 25. Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment
and sex: 2011
[In current dollars]

Earnings
$90,000

Males

Females

83,030

80,000
70,000

66,200
60,300

60,000
50,930

50,660

49,110

50,000
40,000

40,450

38,910
30,420

30,000

39,290
30,010

21,110
20,000
10,000
0
All levels of
education

Some high school,


no completion

High school
completion1

Associates
degree

Bachelors
degree

Highest level of educational attainment


1

Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Detailed Income Tabulations from the CPS, 2011.

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Masters
degree

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 619

Figure 26. Median annual salaries of bachelors degree recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1991,
2001, and 2009
[In constant 2011 dollars]

Field of study
All fields
Engineering
Health professions
Mathematics and computer science
Business and management
Social sciences and history
198990 graduates
Education

19992000 graduates
200708 graduates

Biological and physical sciences


Public affairs and social services
Psychology
Humanities
$0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

Median salary
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Recent College Graduates survey, 1991; and 2000/01 and 2008/09 Baccalaureate and Beyond
Longitudinal Study (B&B:2000/01 and B&B:08/09).

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t n emn i a t t A

Table 427. Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 25 to 64 years old, by sex, race/ethnicity, age group, and educational attainment: 2009, 2010, and 2011

l a no i t a c u dE

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Labor force participation

Employment
Number
of participants
(in thousands)

Labor force participation rate1


Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment
1

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All persons 25 to 64 years old, all education levels......


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
Some college, no degree.................................................
Associates degree...........................................................
Bachelors or higher degree.............................................
Sex
Male, all education levels.......................................
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................
Female, all education levels ..................................
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................
Race/ethnicity
White, all education levels .....................................
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................
Black, all education levels .....................................
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................
Hispanic, all education levels ................................
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................
Asian, all education levels .....................................
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................
American Indian/Alaska Native, all education levels .
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................
See notes at end of table.

Unemployment
Number
employed
(in thousands)

Employment to population ratio2

Number
unemployed
(in thousands)

Unemployment rate3

2009

2010

2011

2011

2009

2010

2011

2011

2009

2010

2011

10

11

12

127,498 (72.9)
12,339 (50.6)
32,642 (77.2)
28,288 (70.2)
11,628 (38.7)
42,602 (109.7)

116,524 (72.1)
10,405 (48.4)
29,076 (74.2)
25,556 (65.7)
10,820 (37.7)
40,668 (105.9)

78.6
62.6
75.1
79.9
83.9
86.4

(0.04)
(0.15)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.11)
(0.05)

77.9
61.3
74.1
78.9
83.1
86.1

(0.04)
(0.14)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.13)
(0.06)

77.5
61.0
73.6
78.3
82.4
85.8

(0.04)
(0.13)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.06)

84.1
71.8
81.0
84.8
88.2
91.7
73.3
51.3
68.6
75.4
80.6
81.5

(0.05)
(0.17)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.16)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.22)
(0.14)
(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.08)

83.2
70.5
80.0
83.7
87.2
91.4
72.8
50.2
67.8
74.6
80.1
81.4

(0.04)
(0.16)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.16)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.16)
(0.08)

82.8
70.1
79.3
83.0
86.9
91.1
72.3
50.1
67.2
73.9
79.1
81.0

(0.05)
(0.16)
(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.17)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.21)
(0.14)
(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.08)

67,082
7,712
18,482
14,352
5,225
21,311
60,416
4,627
14,160
13,936
6,402
21,290

79.6
57.3
75.4
79.8
84.1
86.3
74.3
49.5
70.8
79.0
83.9
89.2
78.3
71.7
78.3
82.7
84.7
87.9
79.4
66.4
75.2
78.4
79.8
83.6
68.8
47.3
67.2
72.6
80.3
82.6

(0.05)
(0.25)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.06)
(0.14)
(0.40)
(0.23)
(0.23)
(0.38)
(0.21)
(0.10)
(0.21)
(0.24)
(0.25)
(0.39)
(0.23)
(0.14)
(0.62)
(0.46)
(0.45)
(0.68)
(0.24)
(0.52)
(1.62)
(0.93)
(0.85)
(1.54)
(1.24)

78.9
55.3
74.6
78.7
83.5
86.2
73.5
48.7
69.6
78.2
82.1
88.9
77.3
70.6
77.1
81.8
84.2
86.8
79.0
65.7
74.6
79.0
80.5
83.0
67.0
46.9
64.4
71.0
75.5
83.5

(0.05)
(0.22)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.15)
(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.39)
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.36)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.36)
(0.26)
(0.15)
(0.48)
(0.48)
(0.52)
(0.64)
(0.21)
(0.63)
(1.54)
(1.06)
(0.88)
(1.78)
(1.19)

78.5
55.2
73.9
78.1
82.7
85.8
73.1
48.1
69.0
77.1
82.0
88.5
77.1
70.0
77.1
81.4
83.1
86.7
78.7
64.4
75.1
78.7
79.1
82.8
66.6
44.9
63.1
71.9
74.1
82.5

(0.05)
(0.24)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.07)
(0.14)
(0.44)
(0.26)
(0.24)
(0.46)
(0.24)
(0.10)
(0.18)
(0.23)
(0.26)
(0.41)
(0.21)
(0.18)
(0.59)
(0.49)
(0.52)
(0.66)
(0.23)
(0.62)
(1.46)
(1.08)
(1.01)
(1.70)
(0.93)

83,985
3,968
21,310
18,842
8,372
31,494
14,494
1,344
4,326
4,077
1,303
3,444
19,373
6,133
5,335
3,694
1,198
3,013
6,836
666
949
903
471
3,847
714
74
222
218
71
128

72.1
53.1
67.1
72.7
78.3
82.5

(0.04)
(0.16)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.06)

70.7
51.1
65.4
71.0
76.9
81.8

(0.04)
(0.14)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.14)
(0.07)

70.8
51.4
65.5
70.7
76.7
81.9

(0.04)
(0.14)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.07)

(45.3)
(32.9)
(53.5)
(50.8)
(28.7)
(62.6)
(48.8)
(30.6)
(47.9)
(49.2)
(32.7)
(65.0)

76.5
61.1
71.7
76.8
81.8
87.4
67.7
43.2
62.1
68.9
75.8
77.9

(0.06)
(0.20)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.20)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.23)
(0.15)
(0.13)
(0.17)
(0.09)

75.1
59.2
69.8
75.1
80.3
86.8
66.5
41.4
60.7
67.3
74.4
77.4

(0.06)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.20)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.19)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.09)

75.5
59.7
70.3
75.1
80.8
87.1
66.3
41.5
60.2
66.7
73.6
77.3

(0.06)
(0.19)
(0.13)
(0.15)
(0.22)
(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.22)
(0.15)
(0.13)
(0.18)
(0.10)

61,178
6,570
16,392
12,985
4,858
20,373
55,346
3,835
12,683
12,571
5,962
20,295

(51.9)
(24.9)
(56.1)
(52.8)
(34.2)
(77.1)
(30.6)
(16.6)
(29.3)
(27.8)
(13.1)
(24.8)
(30.6)
(37.4)
(27.3)
(28.9)
(15.0)
(28.3)
(21.3)
(11.1)
(15.0)
(12.9)
(9.3)
(23.4)
(10.3)
(3.5)
(5.7)
(5.9)
(2.6)
(4.4)

73.9
47.8
68.3
73.3
79.0
82.8
64.4
37.4
59.7
68.7
76.0
83.4
70.4
62.9
69.8
75.2
78.4
82.7
74.0
59.6
68.6
71.7
74.6
79.2
60.0
36.4
57.0
63.6
73.4
79.1

(0.05)
(0.25)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.06)
(0.16)
(0.37)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.49)
(0.24)
(0.13)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.28)
(0.48)
(0.26)
(0.17)
(0.70)
(0.51)
(0.54)
(0.69)
(0.27)
(0.60)
(1.61)
(1.03)
(1.02)
(1.78)
(1.21)

72.7
45.1
66.7
71.7
78.0
82.3
62.6
35.2
57.2
66.9
73.0
82.2
68.9
61.2
68.4
73.3
76.3
81.2
73.1
58.0
67.3
71.7
74.4
78.3
56.8
35.1
52.4
61.0
66.3
78.5

(0.05)
(0.23)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.17)
(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.36)
(0.23)
(0.28)
(0.42)
(0.20)
(0.12)
(0.21)
(0.24)
(0.25)
(0.47)
(0.31)
(0.17)
(0.57)
(0.49)
(0.47)
(0.70)
(0.23)
(0.61)
(1.36)
(1.08)
(0.84)
(1.87)
(1.36)

72.8
45.5
66.7
71.5
77.8
82.4
62.5
35.2
57.1
65.8
73.0
82.1
69.2
61.4
68.7
73.5
76.3
81.8
73.3
57.7
68.1
71.5
73.4
78.5
57.0
32.7
52.4
61.7
67.3
77.3

(0.05)
(0.25)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.16)
(0.07)
(0.14)
(0.37)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.51)
(0.32)
(0.12)
(0.20)
(0.27)
(0.31)
(0.46)
(0.26)
(0.18)
(0.62)
(0.56)
(0.55)
(0.73)
(0.24)
(0.65)
(1.41)
(1.08)
(1.12)
(1.95)
(1.11)

77,880
3,270
19,258
17,248
7,868
30,237
12,404
984
3,584
3,482
1,160
3,194
17,409
5,377
4,754
3,335
1,099
2,844
6,361
596
860
820
437
3,648
611
54
184
188
65
120

2011
13

8.4
15.2
10.6
9.0
6.6
4.5

(0.03)
(0.14)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.03)

9.2
16.6
11.7
10.0
7.5
5.0

(0.03)
(0.13)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.04)

8.6
15.7
10.9
9.7
6.9
4.5

(0.03) 10,974
(0.14) 1,934
(0.09) 3,566
(0.07) 2,732
(0.09)
808
(0.04) 1,934

(44.3)
(18.1)
(29.9)
(20.2)
(11.1)
(18.9)

(48.4)
(33.0)
(52.9)
(49.2)
(28.8)
(60.2)
(51.1)
(28.1)
(44.4)
(47.8)
(31.7)
(63.9)

9.0
14.9
11.5
9.4
7.3
4.7
7.6
15.7
9.4
8.6
6.0
4.4

(0.05)
(0.18)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.13)
(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.21)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.05)

9.8
16.1
12.7
10.2
8.0
5.0
8.6
17.5
10.5
9.8
7.2
4.9

(0.05)
(0.16)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.21)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.13)
(0.06)

8.8
14.8
11.3
9.5
7.0
4.4
8.4
17.1
10.4
9.8
6.9
4.7

(0.05)
(0.17)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.29)
(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.06)

5,904
1,142
2,090
1,368
367
938
5,070
792
1,477
1,365
440
996

(31.2)
(13.3)
(20.2)
(15.8)
(7.3)
(11.1)
(28.2)
(14.4)
(16.8)
(13.5)
(7.9)
(13.4)

(55.3)
(22.3)
(55.8)
(49.3)
(33.5)
(76.3)
(30.6)
(13.3)
(25.4)
(25.4)
(12.7)
(25.3)
(32.4)
(35.8)
(28.5)
(27.9)
(14.1)
(27.2)
(20.6)
(10.5)
(14.6)
(12.1)
(8.8)
(23.6)
(9.8)
(2.9)
(5.5)
(5.6)
(2.7)
(4.1)

7.2
16.6
9.4
8.1
6.0
4.1
13.3
24.4
15.8
13.1
9.4
6.6
10.1
12.3
10.8
9.2
7.4
5.9
6.8
10.2
8.8
8.5
6.5
5.3
12.7
23.1
15.2
12.4
8.5
4.1

(0.04)
(0.23)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.09)
(0.04)
(0.13)
(0.55)
(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.36)
(0.15)
(0.10)
(0.19)
(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.32)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.56)
(0.35)
(0.38)
(0.41)
(0.13)
(0.43)
(2.11)
(0.84)
(0.84)
(1.07)
(0.52)

7.9
18.3
10.6
8.9
6.6
4.5
14.8
27.7
17.8
14.5
11.1
7.4
10.9
13.3
11.3
10.3
9.4
6.4
7.5
11.8
9.8
9.1
7.7
5.7
15.2
25.3
18.7
14.1
12.1
6.0

(0.04)
(0.22)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.10)
(0.04)
(0.12)
(0.47)
(0.25)
(0.23)
(0.35)
(0.15)
(0.09)
(0.17)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.36)
(0.20)
(0.13)
(0.54)
(0.38)
(0.34)
(0.44)
(0.14)
(0.46)
(1.74)
(0.92)
(0.87)
(1.46)
(0.73)

7.3
17.6
9.6
8.5
6.0
4.0
14.4
26.7
17.2
14.6
11.0
7.3
10.1
12.3
10.9
9.7
8.2
5.6
6.9
10.4
9.4
9.2
7.2
5.2
14.5
27.2
17.0
14.1
9.2
6.3

(0.04)
(0.24)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.10)
(0.04)
(0.13)
(0.43)
(0.28)
(0.22)
(0.39)
(0.22)
(0.10)
(0.19)
(0.19)
(0.23)
(0.36)
(0.20)
(0.12)
(0.47)
(0.45)
(0.36)
(0.41)
(0.16)
(0.50)
(2.22)
(0.91)
(0.78)
(1.23)
(0.77)

6,105
698
2,052
1,595
504
1,257
2,089
359
742
594
143
250
1,964
756
582
359
98
169
475
69
89
83
34
200
103
20
38
31
7
8

(30.9)
(10.7)
(19.5)
(16.8)
(8.4)
(12.3)
(20.4)
(7.3)
(13.9)
(9.8)
(5.2)
(7.5)
(19.0)
(11.8)
(9.7)
(8.9)
(4.6)
(6.3)
(8.3)
(3.3)
(4.4)
(3.5)
(2.1)
(6.0)
(3.8)
(2.0)
(2.1)
(1.7)
(0.9)
(1.1)

620 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

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Table 427. Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 25 to 64 years old, by sex, race/ethnicity, age group, and educational attainment: 2009, 2010, and 2011Continued

l a no i t a c u dE

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Labor force participation

Labor force participation


Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment
1

1Percentage

82.9
67.8
79.6
83.8
87.9
90.0
83.3
69.9
80.9
84.5
87.6
89.0
81.3
63.4
78.4
82.7
86.1
89.7
64.6
46.1
59.5
66.0
70.7
74.8

rate1

3The

ratio2

Unemployment

Number
unemployed
(in thousands)

rate3

2009

2010

2011

2011

2009

2010

2011

2011

2009

2010

2011

2011

10

11

12

13

(0.07)
(0.28)
(0.13)
(0.15)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.07)
(0.22)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.21)
(0.10)
(0.06)
(0.26)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.21)
(0.07)
(0.09)
(0.28)
(0.19)
(0.20)
(0.29)
(0.16)

82.1
66.8
78.5
82.8
87.4
89.5
82.7
68.1
79.7
84.1
87.0
88.9
80.9
62.8
78.1
81.9
85.7
89.6
64.3
45.1
59.2
65.0
70.2
74.9

(0.09)
(0.29)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.24)
(0.11)
(0.06)
(0.23)
(0.16)
(0.15)
(0.22)
(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.25)
(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.21)
(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.25)
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.28)
(0.14)

81.8
66.0
78.1
82.2
86.3
89.3
82.5
68.5
79.3
83.6
86.9
88.7
80.4
62.1
77.4
81.4
85.4
89.3
64.0
45.4
59.2
64.7
69.1
74.4

(0.08)
(0.31)
(0.19)
(0.17)
(0.25)
(0.11)
(0.08)
(0.29)
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.23)
(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.26)
(0.14)
(0.17)
(0.21)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.28)
(0.16)
(0.23)
(0.29)
(0.14)

33,635
3,321
7,795
7,856
3,025
11,638
33,647
3,534
8,225
7,256
3,101
11,531
35,850
3,417
10,204
7,784
3,368
11,078
24,366
2,067
6,418
5,393
2,134
8,354

(42.8)
(25.2)
(35.7)
(36.9)
(24.4)
(51.5)
(41.9)
(28.2)
(41.7)
(33.1)
(23.9)
(42.6)
(42.6)
(22.4)
(35.1)
(36.6)
(19.5)
(46.4)
(35.0)
(18.3)
(27.7)
(27.7)
(18.9)
(30.3)

of the civilian population who are employed or seeking employment.


of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population.
percentage of persons in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment
sometime during the prior 4 weeks.
4Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
2Number

Employment to population

Unemployment
Number
employed
(in thousands)

74.5
55.0
68.4
74.5
81.6
85.7
76.6
59.7
72.2
77.2
82.1
85.3
75.1
54.3
71.2
76.0
80.6
85.8
60.1
40.9
54.8
60.8
65.9
71.0

(0.09)
(0.27)
(0.18)
(0.16)
(0.24)
(0.12)
(0.08)
(0.24)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.27)
(0.12)
(0.06)
(0.26)
(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.22)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.30)
(0.18)
(0.21)
(0.31)
(0.17)

73.1
53.4
66.3
72.9
80.3
84.9
75.3
57.1
70.2
75.9
80.7
85.0
74.0
53.1
70.1
74.5
79.6
85.2
59.1
39.1
53.7
59.1
64.7
70.7

(0.11)
(0.28)
(0.20)
(0.18)
(0.28)
(0.14)
(0.07)
(0.30)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.24)
(0.12)
(0.08)
(0.27)
(0.14)
(0.17)
(0.23)
(0.12)
(0.08)
(0.26)
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.27)
(0.13)

73.2
53.2
66.8
72.1
79.4
84.9
75.7
58.2
70.4
76.0
81.1
85.3
74.0
53.2
69.9
74.6
79.9
85.4
59.3
39.7
54.3
59.2
64.4
70.5

(0.08)
(0.32)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.28)
(0.13)
(0.09)
(0.29)
(0.20)
(0.19)
(0.27)
(0.12)
(0.08)
(0.29)
(0.15)
(0.18)
(0.26)
(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.29)
(0.16)
(0.22)
(0.32)
(0.15)

30,084
2,674
6,668
6,892
2,784
11,067
30,879
3,001
7,306
6,591
2,893
11,089
33,016
2,926
9,211
7,134
3,152
10,594
22,545
1,805
5,891
4,939
1,991
7,918

(41.9)
(23.7)
(30.4)
(34.7)
(25.1)
(49.5)
(44.0)
(25.0)
(38.5)
(32.5)
(22.5)
(44.0)
(46.1)
(21.9)
(33.6)
(34.1)
(19.3)
(45.7)
(34.1)
(16.9)
(26.0)
(26.1)
(18.5)
(31.3)

10.2
18.8
14.1
11.1
7.2
4.7
8.1
14.6
10.7
8.6
6.3
4.1
7.7
14.3
9.2
8.1
6.3
4.4
7.1
11.3
7.9
7.8
6.7
5.0

(0.08)
(0.28)
(0.16)
(0.13)
(0.16)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.25)
(0.16)
(0.13)
(0.20)
(0.07)
(0.04)
(0.20)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.16)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.25)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.18)
(0.08)

11.0
20.1
15.5
12.0
8.1
5.1
9.0
16.1
12.0
9.7
7.3
4.4
8.5
15.5
10.2
9.0
7.1
4.8
8.2
13.3
9.2
9.1
7.8
5.7

(0.08)
(0.28)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.20)
(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.29)
(0.15)
(0.13)
(0.18)
(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.25)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.15)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.31)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.19)
(0.10)

10.6
19.5
14.5
12.3
8.0
4.9
8.2
15.1
11.2
9.2
6.7
3.8
7.9
14.4
9.7
8.4
6.4
4.4
7.5
12.7
8.2
8.4
6.7
5.2

(0.08)
(0.28)
(0.20)
(0.17)
(0.20)
(0.10)
(0.07)
(0.27)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.19)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.25)
(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.16)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.30)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.20)
(0.08)

3,551
648
1,127
964
241
571
2,768
533
919
665
208
442
2,834
491
993
650
216
484
1,821
262
527
453
143
436

(27.0)
(9.9)
(17.6)
(14.0)
(5.9)
(12.0)
(24.3)
(10.6)
(13.4)
(11.3)
(6.2)
(8.9)
(23.1)
(8.9)
(14.3)
(9.6)
(5.3)
(8.3)
(15.6)
(6.7)
(9.8)
(8.3)
(4.3)
(6.7)

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009, 2010, and 2011, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 621


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Age group
25 to 34, all education levels..................................
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................
35 to 44, all education levels..................................
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................
45 to 54, all education levels..................................
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................
55 to 64, all education levels..................................
Less than high school completion.........................
High school completion4........................................
Some college, no degree ......................................
Associates degree ................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ..................................

Employment
Number
of participants
(in thousands)

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Labor force participation

Employment
Number of
participants
(in thousands)

Labor force participation rate1

Age group, sex, race/ethnicity,


and educational attainment
1

Unemployment
Number
employed
(in thousands)

Employment to population ratio2

Number
unemployed
(in thousands)

Unemployment rate3

2009

2010

2011

2011

2009

2010

2011

2011

2009

2010

2011

2011

10

11

12

13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

16 to 19 years old
All persons, all education levels......................................
Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
At least some college ......................................................

63.9
50.3
71.9
75.1

(0.43)
(0.64)
(0.52)
(1.02)

62.7
48.6
70.2
75.1

(0.36)
(0.62)
(0.49)
(0.99)

62.7
47.2
70.0
74.7

(0.43)
(0.75)
(0.47)
(1.13)

1,608
414
987
206

(15.5)
(7.8)
(12.3)
(5.9)

43.2
29.3
50.3
60.2

(0.34)
(0.56)
(0.53)
(1.08)

41.7
29.1
47.5
58.1

(0.34)
(0.51)
(0.53)
(1.12)

41.7
26.6
47.9
57.9

(0.42)
(0.71)
(0.53)
(1.22)

1,069
234
676
160

(13.3)
(6.9)
(10.5)
(5.2)

32.4
41.8
30.1
19.9

(0.47)
(0.87)
(0.56)
(1.04)

33.4
40.2
32.4
22.6

(0.49)
(0.79)
(0.69)
(1.08)

33.5
43.6
31.6
22.5

(0.52)
(1.12)
(0.61)
(1.35)

538
181
312
46

(9.8)
(5.3)
(7.1)
(3.2)

Male, all education levels .................................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
At least some college ......................................................

66.1
54.6
74.1
73.0

(0.52)
(0.80)
(0.67)
(1.54)

65.2
53.0
73.1
74.3

(0.49)
(0.86)
(0.65)
(1.51)

64.4
50.9
71.6
75.9

(0.58)
(1.04)
(0.59)
(1.54)

940
271
567
101

(10.3)
(6.5)
(8.0)
(3.9)

44.2
32.5
51.0
59.0

(0.47)
(0.83)
(0.70)
(1.79)

42.5
32.3
48.1
55.9

(0.48)
(0.82)
(0.61)
(1.59)

42.0
28.9
47.9
59.0

(0.55)
(0.97)
(0.71)
(1.79)

612
154
379
79

(9.1)
(5.7)
(7.5)
(3.7)

33.2
40.5
31.2
19.1

(0.60)
(1.18)
(0.81)
(1.68)

34.8
39.0
34.2
24.8

(0.62)
(1.12)
(0.80)
(1.51)

34.9
43.2
33.1
22.3

(0.60)
(1.36)
(0.78)
(1.79)

328
117
188
23

(6.4)
(4.2)
(4.8)
(1.9)

Female, all education levels.............................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
At least some college ......................................................

61.1
44.3
69.2
77.1

(0.64)
(1.04)
(0.78)
(1.41)

59.5
41.8
66.7
75.7

(0.52)
(0.91)
(0.69)
(1.25)

60.4
41.4
68.0
73.6

(0.65)
(1.04)
(0.77)
(1.59)

668
144
420
105

(11.5)
(4.7)
(8.9)
(4.6)

41.9
24.7
49.5
61.3

(0.54)
(0.79)
(0.83)
(1.52)

40.8
24.0
46.7
60.1

(0.56)
(0.84)
(0.83)
(1.52)

41.3
23.1
48.0
57.0

(0.62)
(0.90)
(0.78)
(1.91)

457
80
296
81

(8.8)
(3.4)
(6.8)
(4.1)

31.5
44.2
28.5
20.5

(0.70)
(1.59)
(0.77)
(1.48)

31.4
42.4
29.9
20.7

(0.72)
(1.46)
(0.99)
(1.56)

31.6
44.3
29.4
22.6

(0.75)
(1.46)
(0.90)
(1.78)

211
64
124
24

(6.5)
(2.8)
(4.9)
(2.1)

White, all education levels................................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
At least some college ......................................................

69.3
53.0
76.8
79.9

(0.51)
(0.73)
(0.58)
(1.25)

67.5
49.4
74.8
81.2

(0.45)
(0.88)
(0.52)
(1.06)

67.4
47.5
74.9
79.8

(0.55)
(1.24)
(0.63)
(1.30)

826
173
534
120

(11.0)
(5.3)
(8.6)
(4.5)

48.6
30.2
56.1
66.0

(0.45)
(0.81)
(0.59)
(1.32)

46.2
29.1
52.2
64.7

(0.51)
(0.72)
(0.73)
(1.56)

47.4
28.3
53.4
65.0

(0.55)
(1.00)
(0.67)
(1.50)

581
103
381
98

(9.2)
(4.2)
(6.8)
(4.1)

29.8
43.0
27.0
17.4

(0.55)
(1.42)
(0.64)
(1.18)

31.5
41.0
30.3
20.4

(0.62)
(1.16)
(0.86)
(1.51)

29.7
40.5
28.7
18.6

(0.66)
(1.52)
(0.73)
(1.66)

245
70
153
22

(6.5)
(3.3)
(4.9)
(2.2)

Black, all education levels................................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
At least some college ......................................................

52.7
38.4
61.2
68.2

(1.02)
(1.47)
(1.38)
(2.81)

52.6
37.1
62.6
65.9

(0.97)
(1.48)
(1.39)
(2.86)

51.4
35.4
60.5
63.3

(1.03)
(1.56)
(1.34)
(3.03)

240
62
151
27

(6.1)
(3.4)
(5.3)
(2.1)

28.6
16.1
35.1
47.2

(0.88)
(1.21)
(1.18)
(2.93)

26.6
14.1
33.3
44.0

(0.88)
(1.04)
(1.23)
(2.99)

26.1
12.0
33.0
42.9

(0.90)
(1.16)
(1.26)
(3.34)

122
21
82
18

(4.4)
(2.0)
(3.8)
(1.8)

45.8
58.1
42.7
30.8

(1.32)
(2.74)
(1.63)
(3.58)

49.5
62.1
46.7
33.2

(1.32)
(2.27)
(1.68)
(3.64)

49.3
66.2
45.5
32.2

(1.31)
(2.75)
(1.63)
(3.71)

118
41
69
9

(4.3)
(2.8)
(3.4)
(1.2)

Hispanic, all education levels ..........................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
At least some college ......................................................

63.2
55.8
69.7
70.8

(0.79)
(1.32)
(1.06)
(2.37)

61.8
55.2
66.9
70.2

(0.76)
(1.19)
(1.21)
(2.49)

63.4
54.4
68.9
73.6

(0.71)
(1.09)
(1.11)
(2.12)

456
159
250
47

(9.2)
(5.5)
(6.7)
(3.0)

44.1
37.1
49.2
58.6

(0.68)
(1.09)
(1.20)
(2.75)

44.2
38.3
48.0
55.6

(0.80)
(1.12)
(1.13)
(2.79)

43.9
34.7
49.4
54.7

(0.87)
(1.23)
(1.43)
(2.58)

316
101
179
35

(7.8)
(4.5)
(6.5)
(2.4)

30.1
33.5
29.4
17.2

(0.88)
(1.39)
(1.34)
(2.41)

28.6
30.7
28.2
20.7

(0.97)
(1.48)
(1.27)
(2.56)

30.8
36.2
28.3
25.6

(1.10)
(1.86)
(1.58)
(2.85)

141
58
71
12

(6.0)
(3.6)
(4.2)
(1.6)

Asian, all education levels................................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
At least some college ......................................................

50.8
38.9
57.3
61.7

(2.61)
(3.88)
(4.36)
(6.28)

55.3
38.5
60.2
64.5

(2.92)
(5.13)
(3.81)
(5.61)

55.1
36.7
61.0
61.7

(3.11)
(5.19)
(3.85)
(8.02)

24
4
15
5

(2.0)
(0.7)
(1.7)
(0.9)

35.5
26.3
39.2
48.1

(2.65)
(3.74)
(4.28)
(6.72)

39.5
26.2
40.6
53.9

(2.70)
(4.81)
(3.52)
(6.16)

38.2
21.3
42.0
49.9

(2.84)
(4.16)
(3.76)
(6.86)

17

11
4

(1.5)
()
(1.3)
(0.7)

30.1
32.4
31.6
22.0 !

(3.49)
(6.77)
(4.47)
(7.08)

28.5
31.8
32.5
16.5 !

(3.03)
(7.67)
(4.35)
(5.23)

30.6
41.9
31.1
19.1 !

(3.20)
(9.67)
(4.27)
(6.74)

(1.0)
()
(0.9)
()

American Indian/Alaska Native, all education levels ....


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
At least some college ......................................................

56.5 (3.17)
45.2 (4.78)
66.9 (4.43)
67.7 (10.57)

44.0
30.4
55.6

(3.34)
(4.50)
(4.89)
()

47.8
37.8
55.3
49.3

(3.08)
(4.83)
(4.38)
(9.42)

15
5
9

(1.5)
(0.7)
(1.2)
()

33.6
21.5
47.1
30.8 !

(2.79)
(3.68)
(4.70)
(9.73)

28.5 (2.87)
15.7 (3.21)
38.4 (4.64)
44.8 (10.11)

23.3
17.3
27.3
27.6 !

(2.78)
(3.90)
(4.55)
(8.42)

7
2
4

(1.1)
(0.5)
(0.8)
()

40.5
52.4
29.6
54.5

(4.04)
(7.26)
(4.29)
(12.25)

35.3
48.3
30.9

(4.18)
(7.43)
(5.48)
()

51.1
54.3
50.6

(4.89)
(8.63)
(6.87)
()

8
3
5

(1.0)
(0.6)
(0.8)
()

20 to 24 years old
All persons, all education levels......................................
Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
Some college, no degree.................................................
Associates degree ..........................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ............................................

81.0
65.9
79.7
86.3
92.1
93.5

80.2
65.5
78.8
85.0
90.6
93.3

(0.14)
(0.38)
(0.20)
(0.30)
(0.47)
(0.26)

79.9
64.5
77.9
85.1
90.1
93.4

(0.13)
(0.42)
(0.23)
(0.30)
(0.54)
(0.25)

9,853
1,395
3,946
2,450
521
1,541

(35.9)
(17.5)
(24.3)
(21.4)
(10.5)
(17.1)

66.6
47.3
63.1
73.8
83.5
86.5

(0.17)
(0.39)
(0.28)
(0.41)
(0.56)
(0.34)

65.3
46.3
61.6
72.1
82.3
86.0

65.1
45.5
61.0
71.6
81.6
86.2

(0.17)
(0.46)
(0.28)
(0.44)
(0.79)
(0.40)

8,025
983
3,087
2,061
472
1,421

(33.3)
(13.9)
(20.9)
(22.2)
(10.0)
(16.2)

17.8
28.2
20.8
14.5
9.3
7.5

(0.15)
(0.48)
(0.26)
(0.31)
(0.46)
(0.23)

18.6
29.3
21.8
15.2
9.2
7.9

(0.17)
(0.53)
(0.30)
(0.31)
(0.55)
(0.28)

18.6
29.5
21.8
15.9
9.4
7.8

(0.18)
(0.57)
(0.30)
(0.38)
(0.71)
(0.31)

1,828
412
859
388
49
120

(19.7)
(9.9)
(13.8)
(9.1)
(3.9)
(5.1)

See notes at end of table.

(0.15)
(0.34)
(0.26)
(0.30)
(0.43)
(0.26)

(0.18)
(0.41)
(0.28)
(0.39)
(0.60)
(0.34)

622 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

Table 428. Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 16 to 24 years old who are not enrolled in school, by age group, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment:
2009, 2010, and 2011

Table 428. Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 16 to 24 years old who are not enrolled in school, by age group, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment:
2009, 2010, and 2011Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Labor force participation

Labor force participation

Age group, sex, race/ethnicity,


and educational attainment
1

Employment
Number of
participants
(in thousands)

rate1

Employment to population

Unemployment
Number
employed
(in thousands)

ratio2

Unemployment

Number
unemployed
(in thousands)

rate3

2009

2010

2011

2011

2009

2010

2011

2011

2009

2010

2011

10

11

12

2011
13

84.2
73.5
83.9
89.1
94.8
94.3

(0.21)
(0.43)
(0.31)
(0.45)
(0.61)
(0.36)

83.0
71.8
82.6
87.4
92.9
95.3

(0.19)
(0.47)
(0.30)
(0.41)
(0.66)
(0.34)

82.6
71.0
81.9
87.6
92.3
93.8

(0.19)
(0.47)
(0.27)
(0.42)
(0.68)
(0.44)

5,489
924
2,406
1,279
241
639

(27.8)
(13.7)
(19.8)
(14.2)
(7.4)
(10.9)

67.7
53.3
65.4
75.3
84.8
85.9

(0.29)
(0.51)
(0.44)
(0.60)
(0.92)
(0.51)

66.3
51.8
63.9
73.4
83.4
86.5

(0.23)
(0.55)
(0.36)
(0.54)
(0.83)
(0.56)

66.6
52.1
63.6
73.4
83.9
85.7

(0.25)
(0.53)
(0.36)
(0.60)
(0.95)
(0.62)

4,423
678
1,870
1,071
219
584

(26.0)
(10.9)
(17.4)
(14.6)
(6.7)
(10.7)

19.6
27.5
22.0
15.5
10.6
8.9

(0.23)
(0.57)
(0.39)
(0.44)
(0.74)
(0.38)

20.1
27.8
22.7
16.1
10.3
9.3

(0.22)
(0.63)
(0.35)
(0.43)
(0.83)
(0.50)

19.4
26.6
22.3
16.2
9.1
8.6

(0.23)
(0.62)
(0.39)
(0.52)
(0.81)
(0.48)

1,066
246
536
208
22
55

(13.9)
(7.2)
(10.7)
(6.7)
(2.2)
(3.1)

Female, all education levels.............................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
Some college, no degree.................................................
Associates degree ..........................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ............................................

77.1
54.1
73.9
83.6
89.5
93.0

(0.22)
(0.56)
(0.40)
(0.43)
(0.65)
(0.38)

76.9
55.5
73.6
82.7
88.6
92.0

(0.23)
(0.73)
(0.33)
(0.44)
(0.73)
(0.35)

76.7
54.8
72.5
82.6
88.4
93.1

(0.21)
(0.71)
(0.46)
(0.43)
(0.78)
(0.34)

4,364
472
1,540
1,171
280
902

(22.5)
(8.9)
(17.8)
(13.3)
(6.8)
(12.3)

65.2
38.0
60.0
72.4
82.3
86.9

(0.23)
(0.59)
(0.43)
(0.53)
(0.84)
(0.43)

64.0
37.6
58.5
70.9
81.3
85.6

(0.29)
(0.79)
(0.43)
(0.52)
(0.92)
(0.44)

63.3
35.5
57.3
69.8
79.7
86.5

(0.26)
(0.73)
(0.48)
(0.53)
(1.11)
(0.47)

3,602
305
1,216
990
253
837

(21.3)
(7.3)
(15.6)
(13.0)
(7.1)
(11.9)

15.5
29.7
18.8
13.4
8.1
6.6

(0.24)
(0.89)
(0.44)
(0.41)
(0.73)
(0.30)

16.7
32.3
20.6
14.2
8.3
6.9

(0.25)
(0.96)
(0.50)
(0.39)
(0.72)
(0.32)

17.5
35.2
21.0
15.4
9.7
7.2

(0.26)
(1.06)
(0.44)
(0.48)
(1.02)
(0.38)

762
166
324
180
27
64

(12.4)
(6.1)
(7.7)
(5.8)
(2.8)
(3.6)

White, all education levels................................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
Some college, no degree.................................................
Associates degree ..........................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ............................................

84.9
67.1
82.6
88.1
93.6
95.0

(0.18)
(0.59)
(0.34)
(0.35)
(0.45)
(0.29)

84.0
65.2
81.5
86.8
92.5
95.4

(0.19)
(0.67)
(0.27)
(0.36)
(0.49)
(0.23)

83.4
63.6
80.4
86.9
91.7
94.9

(0.22)
(0.83)
(0.36)
(0.33)
(0.59)
(0.30)

5,572
486
2,147
1,423
363
1,153

(29.2)
(10.0)
(18.8)
(16.0)
(8.4)
(15.6)

71.9
46.8
66.9
77.3
86.7
88.5

(0.24)
(0.69)
(0.42)
(0.46)
(0.57)
(0.37)

70.9
44.9
65.3
75.5
86.2
89.1

(0.22)
(0.70)
(0.38)
(0.48)
(0.59)
(0.33)

70.5
42.4
65.1
75.7
84.9
88.7

(0.26)
(0.67)
(0.37)
(0.49)
(0.79)
(0.48)

4,716
324
1,738
1,240
335
1,078

(27.9)
(7.1)
(16.1)
(16.0)
(8.1)
(15.3)

15.2
30.2
19.0
12.2
7.4
6.8

(0.19)
(0.80)
(0.36)
(0.34)
(0.48)
(0.26)

15.6
31.1
19.8
13.0
6.9
6.6

(0.17)
(0.88)
(0.38)
(0.37)
(0.52)
(0.26)

15.4
33.4
19.0
12.9
7.5
6.6

(0.21)
(0.77)
(0.35)
(0.40)
(0.70)
(0.36)

856
163
408
183
27
76

(12.1)
(5.4)
(8.8)
(5.6)
(2.7)
(4.3)

Black, all education levels................................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
Some college, no degree.................................................
Associates degree ..........................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ............................................

72.3
52.5
71.8
84.3
88.2
92.1

(0.46)
(1.07)
(0.67)
(0.87)
(2.37)
(1.23)

71.4
50.2
71.8
83.4
85.5
91.1

(0.44)
(1.14)
(0.63)
(0.71)
(2.18)
(1.30)

71.9
51.3
71.4
81.8
88.9
94.7

(0.43)
(1.08)
(0.64)
(0.81)
(1.79)
(0.93)

1,350
197
606
385
50
112

(16.1)
(5.9)
(10.1)
(9.2)
(3.7)
(4.9)

50.7
26.9
48.9
64.6
73.3
83.7

(0.47)
(0.83)
(0.78)
(1.05)
(3.32)
(1.56)

48.5
24.0
47.1
63.7
68.9
77.1

(0.48)
(0.82)
(0.75)
(0.90)
(2.68)
(1.72)

48.8
23.7
46.1
62.8
74.1
82.1

(0.51)
(0.94)
(0.86)
(0.96)
(2.46)
(1.38)

917
91
392
295
42
97

(14.5)
(4.0)
(9.6)
(8.4)
(3.3)
(4.5)

29.9
48.7
31.9
23.4
16.9
9.1

(0.47)
(1.28)
(0.87)
(0.87)
(2.69)
(1.18)

32.2
52.1
34.5
23.6
19.3
15.4

(0.57)
(1.24)
(0.86)
(0.94)
(2.66)
(1.43)

32.1
53.8
35.4
23.3
16.6
13.3

(0.56)
(1.54)
(0.90)
(1.02)
(2.59)
(1.41)

433
106
215
90
8
15

(8.2)
(4.4)
(5.6)
(4.3)
(1.5)
(1.7)

Hispanic, all education levels ..........................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
Some college, no degree.................................................
Associates degree ..........................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ............................................

78.1
71.3
79.2
84.4
88.7
89.4

(0.29)
(0.52)
(0.50)
(0.76)
(1.18)
(1.23)

77.8
72.2
78.4
82.7
87.7
87.7

(0.28)
(0.53)
(0.46)
(0.77)
(1.44)
(1.03)

77.9
71.6
77.8
84.0
84.9
90.3

(0.26)
(0.65)
(0.48)
(0.68)
(1.69)
(1.06)

2,302
641
985
476
75
125

(18.7)
(12.4)
(13.4)
(9.0)
(4.3)
(5.0)

65.0
57.7
65.3
72.7
77.6
81.2

(0.33)
(0.58)
(0.56)
(0.99)
(1.82)
(1.58)

64.1
57.1
64.4
70.6
76.0
79.8

(0.34)
(0.60)
(0.53)
(0.82)
(1.81)
(1.34)

63.9
58.2
63.0
68.9
73.7
81.4

(0.37)
(0.74)
(0.59)
(0.93)
(2.36)
(1.51)

1,887
521
798
390
65
113

(17.7)
(11.6)
(12.4)
(9.0)
(4.2)
(4.8)

16.7
19.0
17.5
13.9
12.5
9.1

(0.33)
(0.64)
(0.54)
(0.76)
(1.99)
(1.10)

17.6
20.9
17.8
14.6
13.4
9.0

(0.38)
(0.71)
(0.53)
(0.59)
(1.63)
(0.98)

18.0
18.7
19.0
18.0
13.2
9.8

(0.35)
(0.69)
(0.55)
(0.79)
(1.91)
(1.07)

415
120
187
86
10
12

(8.6)
(4.7)
(5.8)
(3.8)
(1.5)
(1.4)

Asian, all education levels................................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
Some college, no degree.................................................
Associates degree ..........................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ............................................

78.2
64.8
76.3
77.7
83.2
83.5

(0.94)
(2.83)
(2.20)
(2.16)
(3.41)
(1.28)

79.1
66.5
78.2
79.2
84.7
82.6

(1.00)
(3.14)
(1.93)
(1.87)
(3.31)
(1.28)

80.3
72.1
78.1
80.3
86.3
83.3

(0.87)
(2.63)
(2.03)
(1.68)
(3.13)
(1.50)

295
29
68
66
19
114

(7.6)
(2.1)
(4.3)
(3.1)
(1.9)
(4.5)

67.2
50.3
63.6
67.7
72.4
74.1

(1.07)
(3.45)
(2.37)
(2.13)
(4.34)
(1.67)

67.4
48.8
64.6
70.4
70.4
72.7

(1.06)
(3.41)
(2.19)
(2.03)
(3.70)
(1.49)

68.9
54.6
65.0
69.6
80.4
73.4

(1.12)
(2.95)
(2.36)
(2.23)
(3.48)
(1.85)

253
22
56
57
17
101

(7.1)
(1.7)
(3.7)
(3.3)
(1.8)
(4.3)

14.1
22.4
16.7
12.9
12.9 !
11.2

(0.88)
(4.02)
(1.63)
(2.06)
(3.90)
(1.08)

14.8
26.6
17.4
11.2
16.8
12.0

(0.80)
(3.69)
(2.01)
(1.20)
(3.26)
(0.99)

14.2
24.3
16.7
13.4
6.8 !
11.9

(1.03)
(3.30)
(1.99)
(2.02)
(2.38)
(1.30)

42
7
11
9

14

(3.2)
(1.2)
(1.6)
(1.3)
()
(1.5)

American Indian/Alaska Native, all education levels ....


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
Some college, no degree.................................................
Associates degree ..........................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ............................................

66.8
48.5
71.9
69.0
86.8
90.7

(1.90)
(4.12)
(2.61)
(3.80)
(5.30)
(4.95)

67.7
54.0
69.6
74.4
80.3
99.5

(1.96)
(4.60)
(2.20)
(4.82)
(8.90)
(0.53)

65.9
51.6
68.3
71.9
84.0
82.0

(1.51)
(3.44)
(2.13)
(3.25)
(6.15)
(8.14)

79
15
40
18
2
4

(3.3)
(1.4)
(2.6)
(1.5)
(0.7)
(0.9)

48.1
26.1
52.2
55.0
68.6
83.1

(1.83)
(3.70)
(2.75)
(4.08)
(8.53)
(6.26)

45.1
24.0
47.4
56.0
70.4
96.2

(1.71)
(3.00)
(2.57)
(3.63)
(9.36)
(3.64)

48.2
30.6
51.4
52.8
72.5
77.9

(1.93)
(3.27)
(3.02)
(4.15)
(8.45)
(8.00)

58
9
30
13

(3.0)
(1.2)
(2.4)
(1.4)
()
()

27.9
46.2
27.4
20.2
20.9 !

(2.11)
(5.02)
(2.94)
(3.88)
(8.39)
()

33.4
55.7
32.0
24.7

(2.12)
(5.32)
(3.00)
(4.22)
()
()

26.9
40.7
24.7
26.6

(2.17)
(4.85)
(3.23)
(3.94)
()
()

21
6
10
5

(1.9)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(0.8)
()
()

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Percentage of the civilian population who are employed or seeking employment.
2Number of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population.

3The

percentage of persons in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment
sometime during the prior 4 weeks.
equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
NOTE: Table excludes persons enrolled in school. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/
ethnic groups not separately shown. Standard errors appear in parentheses and were computed using replicate weights.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009, 2010, and 2011, unpublished
tabulations. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

4Includes

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 623


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Male, all education levels .................................................


Less than high school completion...................................
High school completion4 ..................................................
Some college, no degree.................................................
Associates degree ..........................................................
Bachelors or higher degree ............................................

624 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

Table 429. Number and percentage of persons 16 to 24 years old who were neither enrolled in school nor working, by educational attainment,
age group, family poverty status, and race/ethnicity: 2012
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Neither enrolled in school nor working
Percent, by educational attainment
Age group, family poverty
status, and race/ethnicity

All 16- to 24year-olds


(in thousands)

Number
(in thousands)

Total, 16 to 24 years old............ 38,959


White ....................................................... 21,917
Black ........................................................ 5,560
Hispanic................................................... 8,138
Asian........................................................ 1,910
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander..............
146
American Indian/Alaska Native................
291
Two or more races ...................................
996

Total

High school
completion1

Some college,
no bachelors
degree2

Bachelors or
higher degree

5,352
2,428
1,086
1,409
187
26
86
131

(111.6)
(69.8)
(50.3)
(52.3)
(19.7)
(6.3)
(13.4)
(17.7)

100.0
45.4
20.3
26.3
3.5
0.5
1.6
2.5

()
(1.00)
(0.80)
(0.78)
(0.36)
(0.12)
(0.25)
(0.33)

13.7
11.1
19.5
17.3
9.8
17.8
29.5
13.2

(0.29)
(0.32)
(0.89)
(0.64)
(1.03)
(3.87)
(3.42)
(1.71)

11.5
8.8
14.3
16.1
6.3

22.3
10.0

(0.45)
(0.53)
(1.27)
(0.87)
(1.42)
()
(4.78)
(2.41)

28.4
25.2
37.4
29.0
25.6

50.3
24.7

(0.75)
(0.90)
(1.98)
(1.61)
(4.21)
()
(7.46)
(3.81)

7.9
6.3
13.3
9.8
5.4

10.7

(0.42)
(0.50)
(1.35)
(1.02)
(1.43)
()
()
(2.78)

8.7
8.1
4.7 !
9.9
15.6

(0.84)
(1.01)
(2.00)
(2.59)
(3.67)
()
()
()

7,725 (153.0)
3,210 (104.4)
1,744 (63.3)
2,041 (69.8)
415 (37.8)
24
(6.6)
85 (12.4)
206 (23.4)

2,101
811
561
576
66
6!
41
41

(76.8)
(51.3)
(40.5)
(37.0)
(12.4)
(2.4)
(10.0)
(10.0)

100.0
38.6
26.7
27.4
3.1
0.3 !
2.0
2.0

()
(1.95)
(1.69)
(1.48)
(0.59)
(0.11)
(0.46)
(0.47)

27.2
25.3
32.2
28.2
15.9

48.2
20.0

(0.90)
(1.41)
(1.99)
(1.52)
(2.91)
()
(8.09)
(4.30)

25.2
28.0
22.5
25.5
12.8 !

23.1

(1.29)
(2.33)
(2.59)
(2.06)
(5.21)
()
()
(6.81)

47.0
45.1
53.1
44.9

(1.80)
(2.78)
(3.57)
(3.23)
()
()
()
()

14.2
10.6
25.5
15.5
5.0 !

(1.37)
(1.82)
(4.22)
(3.08)
(2.45)
()
()
()

11.3
9.5 !

(2.97)
(3.29)
()
()
()
()
()
()

Nonpoor3.................................................. 31,233 (154.3)


White.................................................... 18,708 (111.3)
Black .................................................... 3,816 (68.4)
Hispanic ............................................... 6,097 (70.6)
Asian.................................................... 1,494 (44.1)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ..........
123 (18.2)
American Indian/Alaska Native............
206 (26.7)
Two or more races ...............................
790 (37.0)
Total, 16 and 17 years old......... 8,819 (87.0)
White ....................................................... 4,913 (67.2)
Black ........................................................ 1,282 (35.1)
Hispanic................................................... 1,904 (32.2)
Asian........................................................
379 (21.7)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander..............
32
(8.0)
American Indian/Alaska Native................
65 (13.1)
Two or more races ...................................
243 (19.0)

3,251
1,617
524
833
121
20
45
90
285
129
50
87
8!

(82.5)
(57.3)
(34.3)
(39.8)
(17.9)
(5.4)
(9.1)
(13.8)
(23.2)
(15.5)
(10.6)
(13.4)
(3.7)
()
()
()

100.0
49.7
16.1
25.6
3.7
0.6
1.4
2.8
100.0
45.3
17.5
30.4
2.6 !

()
(1.32)
(0.95)
(1.06)
(0.52)
(0.17)
(0.28)
(0.42)
()
(4.47)
(3.36)
(3.88)
(1.29)
()
()
()

10.4
8.6
13.7
13.7
8.1
16.7
21.7
11.4
3.2
2.6
3.9
4.5
2.0 !

(0.25)
(0.29)
(0.86)
(0.62)
(1.15)
(3.93)
(3.62)
(1.69)
(0.26)
(0.31)
(0.82)
(0.71)
(0.99)
()
()
()

7.6
5.7
9.8
11.7
4.8

16.2 !
6.8 !
2.8
2.3
3.3
4.2

(0.39)
(0.43)
(1.24)
(0.92)
(1.30)
()
(6.25)
(2.14)
(0.26)
(0.30)
(0.79)
(0.72)
()
()
()
()

22.6
20.4
28.2
23.7
17.1

24.0
24.6
20.0

(0.78)
(1.00)
(2.38)
(1.75)
(4.19)
()
()
(4.10)
(4.47)
(5.38)
()
()
()
()
()
()

6.7
5.6
9.6
8.7
5.5 !

10.5

(0.41)
(0.46)
(1.24)
(0.94)
(1.67)
()
()
(3.09)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

8.2
7.9

9.2
15.3

(0.90)
(1.04)
()
(2.60)
(3.90)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

Total, 18 and 19 years old.........


White .......................................................
Black ........................................................
Hispanic...................................................
Asian........................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander..............
American Indian/Alaska Native................
Two or more races ...................................

4.0
3.5
5.6 !
5.5

(0.55)
(0.62)
(1.84)
(1.59)
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

Poor3 ........................................................
White....................................................
Black ....................................................
Hispanic ...............................................
Asian....................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ..........
American Indian/Alaska Native............
Two or more races ...............................

(28.5)
(41.2)
(38.0)
(7.8)
(24.7)
(18.6)
(32.0)
(35.6)

Percentage
distribution

Less than
high school
completion

8,262
4,634
1,160
1,763
377
33
58
236

(87.1)
(68.9)
(35.1)
(33.6)
(21.7)
(6.9)
(9.4)
(20.8)

1,040
490
177
290
27

17
32

(42.6)
(28.9)
(15.8)
(21.5)
(6.5)
()
(4.2)
(6.8)

100.0
47.1
17.1
27.9
2.6

1.6
3.1

()
(2.02)
(1.37)
(1.70)
(0.61)
()
(0.39)
(0.64)

12.6
10.6
15.3
16.5
7.1

13.6

(0.51)
(0.59)
(1.31)
(1.18)
(1.68)
()
()
(2.78)

11.4
9.7
11.2
16.5

11.4 !

(0.78)
(0.99)
(1.89)
(1.76)
()
()
()
(4.47)

24.6
21.6
29.8
26.4
22.8

(1.25)
(1.66)
(3.22)
(2.52)
(5.77)
()
()
()

Total, 20 to 24 years old............ 21,878


White ....................................................... 12,370
Black ........................................................ 3,118
Hispanic................................................... 4,471
Asian........................................................ 1,153
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander..............
82
American Indian/Alaska Native................
168
Two or more races ...................................
517

(27.6)
(33.1)
(24.2)
(8.0)
(26.4)
(12.8)
(22.5)
(30.5)

4,028
1,809
858
1,032
153
15 !
66
95

(99.2)
(67.3)
(42.5)
(42.2)
(18.8)
(4.4)
(11.9)
(15.5)

100.0
44.9
21.3
25.6
3.8
0.4 !
1.6
2.4

()
(1.17)
(0.91)
(0.88)
(0.46)
(0.11)
(0.29)
(0.38)

18.4
14.6
27.5
23.1
13.3
18.0 !
39.2
18.4

(0.45)
(0.54)
(1.33)
(0.94)
(1.60)
(5.42)
(5.71)
(2.68)

45.0
43.6
57.6
40.6

(1.80)
(2.93)
(4.42)
(2.51)
()
()
()
()

29.9
26.7
39.7
29.9
27.2

47.0
23.0

(0.85)
(1.15)
(2.20)
(1.89)
(5.60)
()
(7.97)
(4.58)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED)
credential.
2Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associates degree.

3Poor

8.9
7.0
14.8
11.1
6.4

13.5

(0.50)
(0.57)
(1.58)
(1.17)
(1.78)
()
()
(3.42)

8.8
8.1
4.9 !
10.3
15.8

(0.85)
(1.02)
(2.07)
(2.70)
(3.69)
()
()
()

is defined to include families with incomes below the poverty threshold. Nonpoor is
defined to include families with incomes at or above the poverty threshold. For information
about how the Census Bureau determines who is in poverty, see http://www.census.gov/
hhes/www/poverty/about/overview/measure.html.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey
(CPS), March 2012, unpublished data. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Table 430. Percentage distribution of 25- to 34-year-olds with various levels of educational attainment, by labor force status, sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status: 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
All 25- to 34-year-olds

Sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S.


nativity and citizenship status

Employed

Not in
labor force

Employed

Unemployed
(seeking
employment)

Some college, no bachelors degree2

In labor force
Not in
labor force

Employed

Unemployed
(seeking
employment)

Bachelors or higher degree

In labor force
Not in
labor force

Employed

10

In labor force

Unemployed
(seeking
employment)

11

Not in
labor force

12

Employed

13

Unemployed
(seeking
employment)

14

Not in
labor force

15

16

73.2

(0.08)

8.6

(0.06)

18.2

(0.08)

53.2

(0.32)

12.9

(0.19)

34.0

(0.31)

66.8

(0.20)

11.3

(0.16)

21.9

(0.19)

74.1

(0.16)

9.2

(0.11)

16.7

(0.13)

84.9

(0.13)

4.4

(0.09)

10.7

(0.11)

77.6
68.8

(0.12)
(0.13)

9.4
7.9

(0.10)
(0.08)

13.0
23.3

(0.11)
(0.12)

62.9
40.2

(0.39)
(0.47)

13.2
12.5

(0.27)
(0.33)

24.0
47.3

(0.34)
(0.49)

72.1
59.7

(0.23)
(0.35)

12.0
10.4

(0.24)
(0.21)

15.9
29.9

(0.21)
(0.30)

79.0
69.6

(0.24)
(0.21)

9.4
9.0

(0.17)
(0.16)

11.6
21.4

(0.18)
(0.19)

89.1
81.7

(0.22)
(0.18)

4.7
4.1

(0.14)
(0.12)

6.1
14.2

(0.14)
(0.16)

76.8
63.3
70.2
72.9
68.5
58.0
57.5
63.2
69.2

(0.12)
(0.30)
(0.23)
(0.34)
(2.33)
(1.10)
(1.19)
(5.51)
(0.72)

7.4
15.0
8.8
5.9
10.3
13.4
13.7
16.2
10.3

(0.07)
(0.24)
(0.15)
(0.23)
(1.58)
(0.76)
(0.89)
(4.02)
(0.50)

15.8
21.7
21.1
21.2
21.2
28.6
28.8
20.6
20.5

(0.10)
(0.23)
(0.20)
(0.33)
(2.00)
(0.96)
(1.09)
(4.33)
(0.72)

48.4
33.2
61.9
58.0
49.8
27.3
27.2
15.7 !
34.9

(0.55)
(0.87)
(0.47)
(1.73)
(7.74)
(2.35)
(2.60)
(5.32)
(2.72)

15.2
19.8
9.7
8.5
15.5 !
18.8
20.6
30.9 !
16.5

(0.37)
(0.66)
(0.25)
(1.01)
(5.35)
(3.04)
(3.49)
(13.27)
(1.59)

36.4 (0.50)
47.0 (0.80)
28.4 (0.44)
33.6 (1.75)
34.8 (6.45)
53.8 (3.16)
52.2 (3.46)
53.4 (12.48)
48.6 (2.58)

69.0
55.8
69.4
69.4
64.5
52.2
51.8
56.2
64.2

(0.27)
(0.51)
(0.46)
(1.11)
(4.32)
(1.91)
(1.94)
(6.99)
(1.39)

10.5
(0.18)
17.5
(0.44)
9.3
(0.26)
7.8
(0.68)
9.1 ! (2.77)
14.4
(1.21)
14.1
(1.41)
16.5
(4.61)
11.5
(0.93)

20.4
26.7
21.3
22.8
26.4
33.4
34.1
27.3
24.3

(0.24)
(0.46)
(0.39)
(1.05)
(3.69)
(1.63)
(1.88)
(6.81)
(1.28)

75.8
68.9
74.3
70.5
75.7
65.0
64.3
75.1
69.7

(0.22)
(0.44)
(0.41)
(0.80)
(2.99)
(1.76)
(2.11)
(7.02)
(1.00)

7.9
14.8
8.9
7.8
11.3
13.3
13.6
16.2 !
11.3

(0.14)
(0.36)
(0.30)
(0.45)
(2.54)
(1.19)
(1.38)
(6.50)
(0.92)

16.3
(0.18)
16.3
(0.35)
16.9
(0.32)
21.7
(0.68)
13.1
(2.06)
21.7
(1.57)
22.1
(1.76)
8.8 ! (3.11)
19.0
(1.05)

87.1
83.5
82.9
75.5
72.9
85.2
84.0

81.0

(0.16)
(0.55)
(0.51)
(0.45)
(5.19)
(2.12)
(2.36)
()
(1.11)

3.7
8.5
5.1
4.8
7.1 !
4.9
5.3

6.8

(0.09)
(0.43)
(0.35)
(0.26)
(2.99)
(1.25)
(1.40)
()
(0.63)

9.2
8.0
12.0
19.7
20.0
9.9
10.8

12.2

(0.14)
(0.39)
(0.40)
(0.45)
(4.93)
(1.58)
(1.70)
()
(1.00)

81.1
59.1
79.0
81.5
70.4
57.2
57.0
59.8
71.9

(0.15)
(0.41)
(0.29)
(0.44)
(3.34)
(1.39)
(1.54)
(6.30)
(1.00)

8.3
16.1
8.9
6.5
12.5
15.3
16.0
20.9
10.9

(0.12)
(0.35)
(0.23)
(0.34)
(2.39)
(1.16)
(1.29)
(5.86)
(0.64)

10.7
24.8
12.0
12.0
17.2
27.5
27.1
19.3
17.2

(0.13)
(0.33)
(0.23)
(0.37)
(3.10)
(1.27)
(1.40)
(4.13)
(0.86)

55.6
28.8
77.0
67.0
51.6
34.0
34.4

41.5

(0.79)
(1.15)
(0.48)
(2.51)
(9.29)
(3.67)
(3.92)
()
(3.60)

17.0
18.3
9.4
11.2
14.5 !
16.9
18.7

18.7

(0.55)
(0.81)
(0.33)
(1.64)
(6.62)
(4.10)
(4.94)
()
(2.32)

27.4
53.0
13.5
21.9
33.8
49.1
46.9

39.8

(0.66)
(1.01)
(0.41)
(2.17)
(8.31)
(3.94)
(4.42)
()
(3.14)

74.8
52.9
78.3
76.8
69.2
55.4
55.4
51.8
67.0

(0.34)
(0.73)
(0.50)
(1.46)
(6.58)
(2.46)
(2.66)
(9.80)
(1.83)

11.3
(0.28)
18.4
(0.65)
9.6
(0.37)
9.0
(0.92)
12.2 ! (4.00)
16.4
(1.86)
16.9
(2.12)
23.0 ! (8.15)
12.5
(1.27)

13.9
(0.29)
28.8
(0.68)
12.1
(0.39)
14.2
(1.29)
18.6 ! (5.89)
28.2
(1.93)
27.7
(2.25)
25.3 ! (7.60)
20.4
(1.70)

81.8 (0.28)
68.0 (0.71)
79.5 (0.53)
75.3 (1.21)
76.9 (4.32)
63.9 (2.56)
63.8 (2.94)
74.4 (10.33)
73.5 (1.52)

8.2
15.6
8.9
9.3
11.8 !
16.1
16.5
20.9 !
10.3

(0.18)
(0.58)
(0.44)
(0.72)
(4.29)
(2.09)
(2.44)
(10.41)
(1.21)

10.0
(0.23)
16.4
(0.44)
11.6
(0.44)
15.4
(0.94)
11.3
(2.77)
20.1
(2.32)
19.7
(2.54)
4.7 ! (2.14)
16.2
(1.24)

90.8
83.1
86.6
85.8
70.6
80.1
77.1

85.0

(0.22)
(1.08)
(0.81)
(0.48)
(7.31)
(3.76)
(4.43)
()
(1.65)

4.0
10.1
5.2
4.6
13.5 !
6.3 !
6.2 !

7.3

(0.14)
(0.89)
(0.47)
(0.35)
(6.13)
(2.32)
(2.70)
()
(1.22)

5.2
6.8
8.2
9.5
16.0 !
13.6
16.7

7.7

(0.16)
(0.62)
(0.64)
(0.44)
(5.69)
(3.03)
(3.65)
()
(1.07)

72.6
67.0
60.4
65.4
66.6
58.9
58.0
66.9
66.6

(0.17)
(0.43)
(0.34)
(0.51)
(3.09)
(1.66)
(1.78)
(7.79)
(1.01)

6.4
14.0
8.6
5.4
8.0
11.4
11.5
11.0 !
9.9

(0.10)
(0.30)
(0.21)
(0.32)
(1.92)
(0.98)
(1.17)
(3.93)
(0.69)

21.0
18.9
31.0
29.1
25.4
29.7
30.5
22.1 !
23.5

(0.16)
(0.34)
(0.29)
(0.51)
(2.80)
(1.48)
(1.57)
(6.76)
(1.00)

38.3
39.1
41.7
49.6

17.6
17.5

25.5

(0.77)
(1.32)
(0.71)
(2.45)
()
(3.22)
(3.63)
()
(3.30)

12.8
21.8
10.0
6.0

21.6
23.2

13.5

(0.61)
(1.22)
(0.45)
(1.18)
()
(3.99)
(4.16)
()
(2.54)

48.9
39.1
48.3
44.4

60.8
59.4

61.1

(0.82)
(1.28)
(0.73)
(2.36)
()
(4.18)
(4.43)
()
(3.56)

60.8 (0.43)
59.4 (0.85)
57.5 (0.80)
62.5 (1.56)
59.5 (4.94)
48.1 (2.94)
46.8 (3.05)
61.3 (10.19)
60.5 (2.33)

9.5
(0.24)
16.4
(0.66)
9.0
(0.39)
6.7
(0.99)

()
11.7
(1.36)
10.1
(1.62)
9.1 ! (2.94)
10.3
(1.56)

29.7
(0.40)
24.1
(0.79)
33.5
(0.73)
30.8
(1.60)
34.6
(5.24)
40.2
(3.02)
43.1
(2.99)
29.7 ! (10.08)
29.1
(1.97)

70.0
69.6
69.6
66.2
74.4
65.9
64.7
75.9
66.6

(0.29)
(0.56)
(0.56)
(1.18)
(4.27)
(2.41)
(2.70)
(8.17)
(1.34)

7.6
14.2
8.9
6.3
10.7
11.3
11.6

12.1

(0.21)
(0.44)
(0.42)
(0.68)
(3.16)
(1.45)
(1.63)
()
(1.18)

22.4
(0.24)
16.2
(0.48)
21.5
(0.45)
27.6
(1.09)
14.9
(3.00)
22.8
(2.15)
23.7
(2.39)
13.5 ! (6.28)
21.3
(1.46)

84.2
83.8
80.3
66.9
74.9
88.4
88.5

77.9

(0.22)
(0.69)
(0.63)
(0.69)
(8.47)
(2.47)
(2.68)
()
(1.52)

3.4
7.5
5.1
4.9

4.1 !
4.6 !

6.3

(0.12)
(0.49)
(0.42)
(0.39)
()
(1.33)
(1.59)
()
(0.86)

12.5
8.7
14.7
28.2
23.5 !
7.5
6.9

15.8

(0.19)
(0.49)
(0.52)
(0.69)
(8.45)
(1.84)
(1.84)
()
(1.43)

70.4
70.0

(0.35)
(0.28)

10.0
7.5

(0.24)
(0.19)

19.6
22.5

(0.29)
(0.30)

49.1
66.3

(0.85)
(0.52)

14.2
8.1

(0.57)
(0.30)

36.7
25.6

(0.85)
(0.50)

67.5
71.3

(0.66)
(0.52)

11.5
7.2

(0.43)
(0.31)

21.0
21.5

(0.54)
(0.54)

74.4
74.0

(0.50)
(0.67)

9.3
7.9

(0.37)
(0.42)

16.3
18.1

(0.38)
(0.58)

85.7
77.1

(0.56)
(1.19)

5.4
4.7

(0.40)
(0.54)

9.0
18.2

(0.45)
(1.10)

80.7
69.9

(0.64)
(0.40)

7.0
5.5

(0.41)
(0.24)

12.3
24.6

(0.54)
(0.41)

48.9
59.4

(4.89)
(1.75)

12.2
7.9

(3.37)
(0.98)

39.0
32.7

(4.45)
(1.76)

71.0
68.9

(2.32)
(1.31)

10.2
7.0

(1.42)
(0.75)

18.7
24.2

(2.26)
(1.24)

77.2
66.9

(1.53)
(1.01)

8.4
7.4

(0.72)
(0.54)

14.3
25.7

(1.26)
(0.92)

85.2
72.0

(0.71)
(0.52)

5.6
4.5

(0.47)
(0.28)

9.2
23.5

(0.58)
(0.52)

73.9
77.1
67.3

(0.10)
(0.40)
(0.27)

8.9
7.2
7.4

(0.07)
(0.25)
(0.16)

17.1
15.8
25.3

(0.09)
(0.36)
(0.28)

44.0
66.7
64.8

(0.42)
(1.22)
(0.51)

16.3
8.1
8.5

(0.26)
(0.67)
(0.29)

39.7
25.1
26.7

(0.38)
(1.25)
(0.51)

66.1
73.0
69.3

(0.21)
(0.82)
(0.47)

12.0
8.2
7.8

(0.19)
(0.60)
(0.29)

21.9
18.8
22.9

(0.21)
(0.73)
(0.46)

74.5
75.9
66.7

(0.17)
(0.74)
(0.63)

9.3
7.7
9.0

(0.11)
(0.41)
(0.46)

16.1
16.3
24.3

(0.15)
(0.62)
(0.55)

87.1
83.0
69.3

(0.15)
(0.65)
(0.57)

4.2
5.9
4.6

(0.09)
(0.33)
(0.24)

8.6
11.1
26.1

(0.12)
(0.55)
(0.56)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Data are for all persons with high school completion as their highest level of education, including those with equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
2Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associates degree.
3Includes persons reporting American Indian alone, persons reporting Alaska Native alone, and persons from American Indian
and/or Alaska Native tribes specified or not specified.

4United

States refers to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and the Northern Marianas. Children born abroad to U.S. citizen parents are also counted as born within the United States.
NOTE: Estimates are for the entire population in the indicated age range, including persons living in households and persons living in group quarters (such as college residence halls, residential treatment centers, military barracks, and correctional facilities).
The labor force consists of all employed persons plus those seeking employment. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2011. (This table was prepared December 2012.)

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 625


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Sex
Male .....................................................
Female .................................................
Race/ethnicity
White....................................................
Black ....................................................
Hispanic ...............................................
Asian....................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ..........
American Indian/Alaska Native3...........
American Indian ...............................
Alaska Native ...................................
Two or more races ...............................
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male .....................................................
White................................................
Black ................................................
Hispanic ...........................................
Asian ................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ......
American Indian/Alaska Native3 .......
American Indian ...........................
Alaska Native ...............................
Two or more races............................
Female .................................................
White................................................
Black ................................................
Hispanic ...........................................
Asian ................................................
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ......
American Indian/Alaska Native3 .......
American Indian ...........................
Alaska Native ...............................
Two or more races............................
Nativity
Hispanic
Born within United States4 ...............
Born outside United States4 .............
Asian
Born within United States4 ...............
Born outside United States4 .............
Citizenship status
U.S.-born citizen ..................................
Naturalized citizen................................
Noncitizen ............................................

In labor force

Unemployed
(seeking
employment)

Total............................................

High school completion1

Less than high school completion

In labor force

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Age group and educational attainment

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

10

2009

11

2010

12

2011

13

2012

14

15

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

16 to 19 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
At least some college..................................

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

60.8
44.2
74.2
76.8

(2.03)
(3.08)
(2.54)
(9.32)

58.0
44.0
70.1
71.6

(2.13)
(3.13)
(2.99)
(6.38)

62.6
52.2
70.1
78.2

(2.09)
(3.19)
(2.92)
(6.22)

53.7
39.4
65.0
66.6

(1.40)
(2.01)
(2.04)
(4.54)

56.1
43.6
66.2
63.4

(1.21)
(1.87)
(1.78)
(4.21)

56.7
42.7
67.2
71.9

(1.25)
(1.90)
(1.95)
(3.95)

53.5
37.5
64.3
65.3

(1.41)
(1.90)
(1.96)
(3.89)

46.6
31.1
53.6
65.4

(1.36)
(1.89)
(1.72)
(3.70)

43.2
29.4
51.1
57.5

(1.30)
(1.83)
(1.84)
(3.99)

44.8
31.1
50.3
61.5

(1.40)
(2.21)
(2.01)
(3.63)

45.8
28.5
53.6
64.3

(1.43)
(2.05)
(1.90)
(4.07)

20 to 24 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

75.6
54.4
76.6
85.6
93.3

(0.90)
(2.29)
(1.26)
(1.69)
(1.57)

73.7
52.7
72.2
83.6
90.9

(0.93)
(2.41)
(1.46)
(1.52)
(1.76)

77.4
60.8
76.5
86.6
87.8

(0.93)
(2.43)
(1.46)
(1.49)
(2.07)

73.2
55.7
72.3
80.3
89.3

(0.66)
(1.27)
(0.91)
(1.19)
(1.16)

74.4
58.8
72.4
81.3
89.0

(0.61)
(1.51)
(0.86)
(0.98)
(1.22)

74.9
57.9
72.3
82.1
92.3

(0.53)
(1.37)
(0.89)
(0.94)
(1.05)

73.4
55.1
69.8
81.8
89.6

(0.60)
(1.73)
(0.97)
(1.09)
(1.21)

68.3
50.6
63.9
74.9
87.2

(0.66)
(1.60)
(1.03)
(1.32)
(1.26)

65.5
44.4
61.5
72.9
86.5

(0.72)
(1.58)
(1.01)
(1.27)
(1.37)

67.0
46.8
62.9
73.2
85.2

(0.59)
(1.71)
(1.07)
(1.01)
(1.41)

68.7
47.7
64.2
75.3
87.3

(0.67)
(1.95)
(0.99)
(1.19)
(1.16)

25 to 64 years old, all education levels......


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

65.8
55.3
65.7
71.7
82.5

(0.33)
(0.62)
(0.53)
(0.86)
(0.68)

70.2
55.5
70.4
76.1
84.5

(0.30)
(0.66)
(0.48)
(0.70)
(0.55)

71.6
53.1
70.7
77.8
85.6

(0.30)
(0.74)
(0.48)
(0.66)
(0.51)

75.0
54.9
74.4
80.2
86.7

(0.29)
(0.80)
(0.46)
(0.60)
(0.47)

75.5
53.8
73.3
79.5
86.5

(0.28)
(0.85)
(0.49)
(0.51)
(0.44)

77.7
57.8
75.5
80.7
86.4

(0.27)
(0.91)
(0.49)
(0.50)
(0.42)

75.0
57.2
71.5
77.7
83.7

(0.19)
(0.51)
(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.26)

75.5
58.0
72.3
77.8
83.9

(0.18)
(0.53)
(0.32)
(0.31)
(0.23)

76.0
58.3
72.7
78.1
84.3

(0.17)
(0.58)
(0.32)
(0.29)
(0.24)

75.5
56.2
71.6
77.5
84.4

(0.16)
(0.51)
(0.28)
(0.31)
(0.27)

72.2
52.5
67.8
73.9
82.2

(0.19)
(0.57)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.25)

71.5
52.1
67.0
72.7
81.6

(0.19)
(0.60)
(0.36)
(0.30)
(0.24)

71.2
51.1
66.2
72.2
81.5

(0.19)
(0.56)
(0.39)
(0.30)
(0.26)

71.7
52.9
66.5
72.2
82.1

(0.18)
(0.60)
(0.35)
(0.30)
(0.24)

25 to 34 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

67.7
52.9
65.5
71.7
82.0

(0.59)
(1.43)
(0.92)
(1.33)
(1.04)

74.5
58.3
72.0
77.8
85.4

(0.49)
(1.46)
(0.81)
(1.01)
(0.82)

76.2
57.0
74.3
80.1
86.6

(0.48)
(1.54)
(0.78)
(0.97)
(0.79)

78.6
60.3
77.7
81.6
88.1

(0.47)
(1.50)
(0.74)
(0.96)
(0.76)

78.5
59.8
77.0
80.5
88.1

(0.48)
(1.59)
(0.84)
(0.87)
(0.75)

81.6
64.1
80.2
82.8
89.0

(0.49)
(1.76)
(0.91)
(0.90)
(0.73)

76.8
62.0
73.1
79.4
84.4

(0.31)
(0.95)
(0.60)
(0.54)
(0.52)

77.9
63.2
75.6
78.9
85.6

(0.32)
(0.91)
(0.63)
(0.60)
(0.48)

78.9
63.7
76.4
80.1
86.5

(0.31)
(0.97)
(0.57)
(0.54)
(0.47)

78.1
60.4
74.0
79.9
86.8

(0.31)
(0.93)
(0.60)
(0.52)
(0.46)

74.2
54.6
69.0
75.9
84.5

(0.36)
(1.07)
(0.66)
(0.60)
(0.49)

73.2
55.1
68.1
72.9
84.0

(0.34)
(0.95)
(0.72)
(0.57)
(0.49)

73.0
54.2
67.9
73.0
83.4

(0.35)
(1.17)
(0.67)
(0.62)
(0.45)

73.8
56.2
68.7
72.7
84.3

(0.31)
(1.14)
(0.75)
(0.68)
(0.45)

35 to 44 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

70.3
61.4
69.6
74.5
84.5

(0.66)
(1.31)
(1.02)
(1.74)
(1.31)

76.5
63.4
76.6
80.9
87.1

(0.58)
(1.39)
(0.90)
(1.33)
(1.00)

78.1
60.0
76.6
81.6
88.8

(0.54)
(1.58)
(0.88)
(1.15)
(0.80)

81.6
62.5
80.0
85.0
89.5

(0.48)
(1.69)
(0.80)
(0.93)
(0.72)

80.2
58.6
78.6
83.3
88.5

(0.46)
(1.66)
(0.82)
(0.81)
(0.71)

81.8
64.8
81.0
84.4
87.6

(0.45)
(1.64)
(0.79)
(0.80)
(0.74)

79.9
64.9
78.0
82.0
85.9

(0.26)
(0.93)
(0.52)
(0.48)
(0.41)

80.0
64.3
77.9
81.8
86.4

(0.29)
(0.97)
(0.52)
(0.52)
(0.38)

80.7
65.0
78.6
83.6
86.0

(0.26)
(1.00)
(0.50)
(0.50)
(0.40)

80.1
64.3
76.9
82.4
86.4

(0.30)
(1.05)
(0.57)
(0.58)
(0.40)

76.7
60.2
72.6
78.5
84.8

(0.29)
(1.01)
(0.63)
(0.53)
(0.42)

76.0
58.2
72.4
76.9
84.7

(0.30)
(1.13)
(0.64)
(0.53)
(0.39)

76.0
57.5
71.8
76.9
84.8

(0.35)
(1.04)
(0.64)
(0.62)
(0.43)

76.9
59.6
72.1
78.2
85.0

(0.35)
(1.13)
(0.68)
(0.61)
(0.41)

45 to 54 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

68.4
59.8
68.8
74.7
87.1

(0.65)
(1.14)
(1.03)
(1.81)
(1.36)

71.7
61.8
72.0
76.5
87.3

(0.65)
(1.24)
(1.02)
(1.72)
(1.21)

73.5
58.7
74.0
79.2
87.9

(0.67)
(1.52)
(1.03)
(1.63)
(1.16)

77.6
60.7
77.5
81.9
89.4

(0.62)
(1.63)
(0.97)
(1.38)
(0.97)

78.8
58.4
75.9
81.7
89.5

(0.55)
(1.79)
(1.01)
(1.03)
(0.78)

81.2
60.3
78.2
83.4
89.7

(0.50)
(1.89)
(0.95)
(0.91)
(0.71)

78.4
59.0
75.1
80.4
87.5

(0.32)
(1.04)
(0.64)
(0.57)
(0.45)

78.8
59.0
75.8
81.5
87.3

(0.32)
(1.11)
(0.62)
(0.53)
(0.42)

78.9
58.5
76.2
81.0
87.7

(0.33)
(1.05)
(0.58)
(0.58)
(0.42)

78.4
56.0
75.4
80.2
88.1

(0.33)
(1.02)
(0.57)
(0.51)
(0.45)

75.2
54.0
71.6
77.3
85.2

(0.34)
(1.13)
(0.53)
(0.58)
(0.45)

74.7
52.5
71.0
77.3
84.4

(0.35)
(1.05)
(0.65)
(0.54)
(0.45)

74.3
51.7
70.1
76.6
84.9

(0.32)
(0.84)
(0.58)
(0.53)
(0.45)

74.6
54.7
70.4
76.2
84.7

(0.30)
(1.06)
(0.62)
(0.53)
(0.48)

55 to 64 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

54.6
48.5
56.5
62.6
72.6

(0.77)
(1.11)
(1.32)
(2.48)
(2.34)

54.1
43.2
57.5
62.5
71.9

(0.73)
(1.16)
(1.19)
(2.08)
(1.96)

52.1
41.8
52.1
58.9
71.3

(0.77)
(1.29)
(1.22)
(2.21)
(1.83)

53.4
39.5
54.0
60.4
70.5

(0.81)
(1.46)
(1.29)
(2.12)
(1.79)

55.0
38.1
53.7
62.0
70.0

(0.82)
(1.67)
(1.34)
(1.74)
(1.72)

58.1
40.4
55.4
62.4
71.9

(0.79)
(1.84)
(1.34)
(1.64)
(1.49)

60.8
39.4
55.3
64.8
73.5

(0.48)
(1.13)
(0.79)
(0.90)
(0.74)

61.9
41.5
56.6
65.3
73.4

(0.43)
(1.17)
(0.71)
(0.83)
(0.75)

62.2
43.3
55.9
64.6
74.5

(0.46)
(1.19)
(0.85)
(0.73)
(0.75)

62.8
41.0
57.8
64.8
74.0

(0.41)
(1.24)
(0.69)
(0.80)
(0.68)

60.8
38.2
55.8
61.6
72.7

(0.42)
(1.19)
(0.73)
(0.74)
(0.63)

60.6
40.0
55.1
61.8
72.0

(0.41)
(1.19)
(0.71)
(0.76)
(0.65)

60.2
39.4
54.4
61.2
71.8

(0.43)
(1.15)
(0.81)
(0.78)
(0.71)

60.6
39.1
54.6
61.2
73.1

(0.41)
(1.08)
(0.75)
(0.70)
(0.66)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Data for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds exclude persons enrolled in school.
2Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
3Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associates degree.

NOTE: The employment to population ratio is the number of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), selected years, 1975 through 2012. (This table was
prepared October 2012.)

626 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

Table 431. Employment to population ratios of persons 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2012

Table 432. Employment to population ratios of males 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2012
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Age group and educational attainment

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

10

2009

11

2010

12

2011

13

2012

14

15

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

65.3
51.5
78.7
83.1

(2.82)
(4.20)
(3.51)
(13.41)

63.6
50.6
76.1
75.9

(2.87)
(4.26)
(3.87)
(8.99)

69.2
63.1
74.4
77.0

(2.70)
(4.09)
(3.77)
(9.81)

56.2
47.0
63.1
70.4

(2.10)
(3.07)
(2.88)
(5.98)

60.6
50.5
70.9
63.5

(1.62)
(2.57)
(2.27)
(6.33)

59.6
48.0
69.1
71.0

(1.57)
(2.48)
(2.46)
(6.02)

58.7
45.8
67.1
74.3

(1.72)
(2.44)
(2.47)
(4.67)

45.8
34.0
51.1
62.9

(1.77)
(2.70)
(2.35)
(5.37)

44.0
31.5
51.0
61.4

(1.72)
(2.64)
(2.37)
(6.00)

47.0
37.4
51.2
60.2

(1.94)
(3.03)
(2.84)
(5.67)

48.1
34.7
52.5
64.2

(2.00)
(3.25)
(2.51)
(5.72)

20 to 24 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

83.5
70.0
84.6
91.8
94.9

(1.10)
(2.84)
(1.50)
(1.98)
(2.07)

81.2
69.3
81.1
87.5
91.1

(1.16)
(2.99)
(1.73)
(1.97)
(2.70)

83.3
72.1
82.7
92.6
89.1

(1.16)
(2.93)
(1.78)
(1.65)
(3.07)

78.9
69.5
78.0
84.6
90.6

(0.86)
(1.80)
(1.21)
(1.43)
(1.82)

80.5
72.0
78.7
86.4
90.4

(0.75)
(1.88)
(1.16)
(1.15)
(1.77)

80.8
67.9
79.7
87.3
94.1

(0.72)
(1.97)
(1.11)
(1.25)
(1.38)

79.1
68.2
76.9
85.2
92.4

(0.68)
(2.11)
(1.05)
(1.38)
(1.51)

70.6
59.2
66.9
77.7
86.4

(0.86)
(2.28)
(1.38)
(1.69)
(1.94)

68.4
52.9
66.0
74.8
86.3

(0.97)
(2.06)
(1.31)
(1.71)
(2.04)

69.5
57.3
66.2
75.2
84.7

(0.84)
(2.43)
(1.31)
(1.66)
(2.16)

72.1
56.6
68.0
80.5
88.7

(0.96)
(2.42)
(1.43)
(1.59)
(1.77)

25 to 64 years old, all education levels......


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

84.6
74.3
87.2
88.8
93.8

(0.36)
(0.77)
(0.56)
(0.83)
(0.55)

85.0
72.4
87.0
88.3
93.6

(0.34)
(0.84)
(0.54)
(0.73)
(0.48)

83.1
67.6
83.5
87.1
92.4

(0.36)
(0.98)
(0.58)
(0.75)
(0.50)

84.5
67.9
85.1
87.9
92.5

(0.34)
(1.04)
(0.55)
(0.70)
(0.48)

83.0
64.2
81.9
86.1
91.4

(0.34)
(1.13)
(0.61)
(0.63)
(0.48)

84.6
69.6
82.9
86.1
91.8

(0.33)
(1.17)
(0.61)
(0.63)
(0.47)

81.9
69.7
78.6
83.7
89.4

(0.25)
(0.70)
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.35)

82.3
70.5
79.2
84.1
89.4

(0.22)
(0.70)
(0.37)
(0.40)
(0.31)

82.5
69.3
79.3
83.8
90.7

(0.22)
(0.79)
(0.45)
(0.42)
(0.28)

81.6
66.6
78.3
82.9
90.0

(0.22)
(0.78)
(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.31)

77.0
61.6
72.1
78.1
87.6

(0.25)
(0.80)
(0.49)
(0.41)
(0.34)

76.3
61.2
71.7
76.6
86.9

(0.27)
(0.93)
(0.50)
(0.42)
(0.33)

76.3
61.0
71.8
75.9
86.9

(0.27)
(0.81)
(0.50)
(0.45)
(0.35)

77.4
63.0
72.6
77.3
87.5

(0.25)
(0.77)
(0.45)
(0.43)
(0.33)

25 to 34 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

87.4
76.2
88.4
87.7
93.5

(0.59)
(1.78)
(0.93)
(1.31)
(0.87)

88.1
76.3
88.4
88.5
93.4

(0.52)
(1.80)
(0.86)
(1.06)
(0.76)

86.9
75.1
86.1
89.7
92.2

(0.54)
(1.87)
(0.88)
(1.04)
(0.85)

87.9
75.6
88.6
89.7
93.1

(0.52)
(1.77)
(0.80)
(1.08)
(0.83)

87.1
73.7
86.6
89.6
93.0

(0.55)
(1.91)
(0.94)
(0.98)
(0.83)

89.4
78.4
89.1
90.7
93.6

(0.55)
(2.04)
(0.98)
(1.02)
(0.82)

84.6
78.1
81.7
86.4
89.6

(0.40)
(1.23)
(0.77)
(0.82)
(0.69)

86.1
79.9
84.3
86.8
91.1

(0.40)
(1.12)
(0.77)
(0.68)
(0.65)

86.7
77.1
84.4
87.7
93.5

(0.40)
(1.45)
(0.74)
(0.72)
(0.52)

84.6
73.5
81.7
86.3
91.7

(0.41)
(1.40)
(0.83)
(0.73)
(0.62)

79.1
66.2
73.4
81.4
89.5

(0.46)
(1.45)
(0.87)
(0.82)
(0.68)

78.4
66.6
73.0
78.7
89.2

(0.48)
(1.42)
(0.85)
(0.83)
(0.74)

78.5
66.3
74.3
77.5
89.0

(0.51)
(1.47)
(0.91)
(0.90)
(0.70)

80.1
70.1
76.5
78.2
89.3

(0.48)
(1.51)
(0.90)
(0.97)
(0.67)

35 to 44 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

90.1
81.6
91.3
93.8
97.0

(0.61)
(1.48)
(0.95)
(1.34)
(0.77)

91.1
80.1
92.3
93.8
97.1

(0.55)
(1.65)
(0.85)
(1.13)
(0.65)

89.1
74.6
88.6
90.2
96.3

(0.57)
(1.99)
(1.00)
(1.25)
(0.62)

90.2
73.9
89.1
92.6
96.3

(0.52)
(2.13)
(0.91)
(0.97)
(0.59)

86.8
66.7
85.9
88.8
95.1

(0.55)
(2.15)
(0.98)
(0.99)
(0.66)

88.8
76.5
87.1
90.2
95.1

(0.52)
(2.00)
(0.93)
(0.95)
(0.67)

87.2
75.9
83.7
89.4
94.6

(0.37)
(1.26)
(0.71)
(0.60)
(0.45)

87.6
76.3
84.8
89.3
94.4

(0.35)
(1.25)
(0.69)
(0.62)
(0.42)

88.2
76.0
85.0
90.2
95.3

(0.32)
(1.16)
(0.63)
(0.66)
(0.41)

87.1
73.3
83.3
89.0
94.9

(0.41)
(1.51)
(0.76)
(0.71)
(0.41)

82.7
69.4
77.6
83.9
92.3

(0.41)
(1.47)
(0.80)
(0.74)
(0.56)

82.3
69.5
77.6
82.7
91.9

(0.42)
(1.61)
(0.92)
(0.73)
(0.55)

82.4
70.9
76.8
83.1
91.4

(0.43)
(1.59)
(0.83)
(0.86)
(0.51)

83.3
70.6
78.2
83.9
92.2

(0.43)
(1.47)
(0.97)
(0.76)
(0.51)

45 to 54 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

86.6
78.2
90.3
91.0
95.6

(0.68)
(1.34)
(1.01)
(1.66)
(1.02)

87.4
79.6
89.3
89.4
96.0

(0.67)
(1.42)
(1.08)
(1.78)
(0.88)

85.8
73.2
87.3
89.3
94.8

(0.76)
(1.90)
(1.18)
(1.76)
(1.00)

87.1
74.3
87.5
88.9
95.2

(0.70)
(2.05)
(1.15)
(1.58)
(0.88)

84.9
66.4
82.1
87.2
93.8

(0.68)
(2.41)
(1.35)
(1.29)
(0.80)

86.5
68.5
84.6
86.4
94.6

(0.62)
(2.52)
(1.21)
(1.18)
(0.72)

83.9
69.9
80.7
84.5
92.2

(0.45)
(1.55)
(0.86)
(0.84)
(0.53)

84.0
69.1
80.6
86.6
91.5

(0.43)
(1.54)
(0.84)
(0.68)
(0.51)

84.0
67.7
80.5
85.9
92.9

(0.43)
(1.34)
(0.78)
(0.82)
(0.56)

83.7
65.5
80.4
85.6
93.5

(0.43)
(1.49)
(0.81)
(0.64)
(0.46)

78.8
61.4
74.2
80.1
90.2

(0.44)
(1.50)
(0.80)
(0.84)
(0.58)

78.3
58.8
74.6
79.4
89.4

(0.50)
(1.48)
(0.91)
(0.80)
(0.58)

78.9
58.6
75.4
79.2
90.5

(0.45)
(1.25)
(0.78)
(0.81)
(0.53)

79.9
62.5
75.2
81.9
90.2

(0.44)
(1.45)
(0.88)
(0.74)
(0.60)

55 to 64 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

71.3
64.5
74.9
80.8
84.1

(1.00)
(1.51)
(1.73)
(2.87)
(2.52)

69.7
58.3
74.6
77.2
83.8

(0.98)
(1.65)
(1.61)
(2.53)
(2.04)

64.6
53.4
66.1
67.5
80.7

(1.05)
(1.85)
(1.80)
(3.01)
(1.98)

64.0
49.6
66.0
67.7
77.9

(1.12)
(2.13)
(1.89)
(2.93)
(2.03)

63.2
46.9
62.7
67.8
74.9

(1.13)
(2.46)
(1.99)
(2.41)
(2.04)

64.9
51.2
61.0
66.6
77.0

(1.09)
(2.71)
(1.97)
(2.31)
(1.82)

67.3
48.8
61.8
69.6
78.6

(0.66)
(1.70)
(1.15)
(1.31)
(0.89)

67.5
49.1
61.7
69.0
78.6

(0.61)
(1.76)
(1.15)
(1.17)
(0.95)

67.5
50.8
61.1
67.8
79.2

(0.62)
(1.78)
(1.23)
(1.03)
(0.93)

68.0
48.3
62.9
67.9
78.6

(0.54)
(1.60)
(1.10)
(1.10)
(0.81)

65.2
44.3
59.3
64.5
77.4

(0.59)
(1.75)
(1.19)
(1.06)
(0.83)

64.4
45.0
58.5
63.9
76.2

(0.61)
(1.81)
(1.12)
(1.10)
(0.82)

64.1
45.2
58.2
63.0
76.3

(0.61)
(1.68)
(1.12)
(1.08)
(0.84)

65.1
44.6
59.1
64.3
77.7

(0.58)
(1.48)
(1.05)
(1.11)
(0.85)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Data for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds exclude persons enrolled in school.
2Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
3Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associates degree.

NOTE: The employment to population ratio is the number of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), selected years, 1975 through 2012. (This table was
prepared October 2012.)

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 627


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

16 to 19 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
At least some college..................................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Age group and educational attainment

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

10

2009

11

2010

12

2011

13

2012

14

15

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

16 to 19 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
At least some college..................................

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

56.6
36.0
70.5
73.1

(2.72)
(4.13)
(3.38)
(11.73)

52.2
36.5
64.1
68.3

(2.93)
(4.23)
(4.22)
(8.37)

55.1
38.9
65.2
79.1

(2.98)
(4.42)
(4.22)
(7.56)

51.0
30.3
67.0
63.6

(1.88)
(2.72)
(2.60)
(6.23)

50.9
34.3
61.4
63.4

(2.00)
(2.54)
(2.77)
(5.29)

53.5
36.4
65.2
72.7

(1.87)
(2.63)
(2.70)
(4.46)

47.3
25.9
61.2
55.9

(2.14)
(2.84)
(2.94)
(5.75)

47.7
27.3
56.7
67.6

(1.81)
(2.57)
(2.54)
(4.82)

42.3
26.8
51.2
54.4

(1.88)
(2.75)
(2.99)
(5.29)

42.3
23.5
49.1
62.5

(2.14)
(2.92)
(2.91)
(5.31)

43.1
22.6
55.2
64.3

(2.03)
(2.88)
(2.97)
(5.68)

20 to 24 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

68.2
36.7
68.8
80.9
92.0

(1.29)
(3.08)
(1.84)
(2.39)
(2.12)

66.3
33.6
62.2
80.3
90.8

(1.34)
(3.18)
(2.19)
(2.12)
(2.19)

71.5
46.2
70.0
81.4
86.9

(1.35)
(3.57)
(2.15)
(2.23)
(2.61)

67.0
38.5
65.0
76.6
88.4

(1.01)
(2.20)
(1.47)
(1.72)
(1.53)

67.8
41.1
64.7
76.3
88.0

(0.94)
(2.23)
(1.39)
(1.73)
(1.69)

68.3
44.3
63.2
76.7
91.0

(0.85)
(2.19)
(1.38)
(1.49)
(1.47)

67.2
37.5
60.8
78.7
87.8

(0.97)
(2.47)
(1.55)
(1.56)
(1.55)

65.8
38.6
59.9
72.4
87.7

(0.94)
(2.32)
(1.53)
(1.67)
(1.60)

62.4
33.3
55.6
71.2
86.7

(1.01)
(2.50)
(1.43)
(1.65)
(1.67)

64.1
33.2
58.5
71.2
85.5

(0.92)
(2.31)
(1.77)
(1.47)
(1.81)

65.0
36.2
59.2
70.6
86.4

(0.94)
(2.84)
(1.55)
(1.64)
(1.53)

25 to 64 years old, all education levels......


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

48.5
37.7
50.1
53.8
65.6

(0.46)
(0.80)
(0.70)
(1.30)
(1.29)

56.5
39.8
58.2
63.7
71.8

(0.44)
(0.86)
(0.65)
(1.07)
(1.01)

60.8
39.1
60.8
69.0
76.7

(0.43)
(0.97)
(0.65)
(0.98)
(0.88)

66.0
41.8
65.6
73.2
79.8

(0.42)
(1.06)
(0.64)
(0.88)
(0.78)

68.3
43.2
65.7
73.8
80.8

(0.40)
(1.15)
(0.69)
(0.71)
(0.71)

71.2
45.8
68.6
76.0
80.8

(0.39)
(1.24)
(0.70)
(0.70)
(0.66)

68.4
43.4
64.2
72.8
78.1

(0.23)
(0.72)
(0.44)
(0.42)
(0.40)

69.0
43.8
65.3
72.5
78.7

(0.25)
(0.69)
(0.48)
(0.38)
(0.34)

69.6
45.4
65.8
73.3
78.3

(0.21)
(0.69)
(0.42)
(0.38)
(0.37)

69.6
43.8
64.7
73.0
79.1

(0.23)
(0.74)
(0.43)
(0.43)
(0.40)

67.6
41.9
63.2
70.4
77.3

(0.24)
(0.67)
(0.42)
(0.44)
(0.38)

66.9
41.6
61.9
69.4
76.9

(0.23)
(0.81)
(0.44)
(0.45)
(0.36)

66.2
39.7
60.1
69.1
76.6

(0.24)
(0.71)
(0.51)
(0.37)
(0.39)

66.3
41.6
60.0
67.9
77.2

(0.25)
(0.89)
(0.49)
(0.43)
(0.38)

25 to 34 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

49.3
33.7
48.1
53.6
66.3

(0.83)
(1.74)
(1.22)
(2.06)
(1.88)

61.6
42.3
59.4
66.3
75.5

(0.73)
(1.91)
(1.12)
(1.58)
(1.42)

65.9
38.7
63.9
71.0
80.6

(0.72)
(2.05)
(1.11)
(1.46)
(1.26)

69.6
42.5
67.5
74.5
83.2

(0.70)
(2.12)
(1.11)
(1.40)
(1.18)

70.2
43.5
67.2
73.0
83.4

(0.71)
(2.25)
(1.27)
(1.26)
(1.16)

74.1
47.6
70.7
76.3
84.7

(0.74)
(2.56)
(1.43)
(1.31)
(1.11)

69.0
42.7
62.5
73.0
80.1

(0.48)
(1.44)
(0.99)
(0.81)
(0.72)

69.7
42.0
65.0
71.9
81.1

(0.49)
(1.38)
(0.95)
(0.85)
(0.70)

71.1
45.7
66.4
73.5
80.7

(0.45)
(1.31)
(0.90)
(0.78)
(0.70)

71.7
42.4
64.3
74.4
82.8

(0.47)
(1.37)
(0.92)
(0.81)
(0.66)

69.3
39.5
63.2
70.8
80.7

(0.51)
(1.50)
(0.98)
(0.86)
(0.73)

68.0
40.2
61.4
67.7
79.9

(0.44)
(1.35)
(1.14)
(0.80)
(0.63)

67.5
37.5
59.5
69.1
78.8

(0.42)
(1.55)
(0.94)
(0.79)
(0.60)

67.7
38.9
59.1
67.7
80.3

(0.44)
(1.69)
(1.05)
(0.90)
(0.63)

35 to 44 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

51.9
42.8
53.9
55.1
63.2

(0.95)
(1.76)
(1.38)
(2.67)
(2.73)

62.8
48.2
64.7
67.8
73.0

(0.87)
(1.90)
(1.28)
(2.14)
(1.97)

67.7
46.4
67.8
73.6
78.5

(0.80)
(2.13)
(1.22)
(1.73)
(1.53)

73.3
51.0
72.7
77.9
81.2

(0.72)
(2.35)
(1.13)
(1.44)
(1.30)

73.8
49.7
71.7
78.5
81.5

(0.68)
(2.33)
(1.19)
(1.16)
(1.19)

75.1
52.5
74.7
79.4
80.2

(0.67)
(2.35)
(1.18)
(1.16)
(1.20)

72.8
51.5
71.6
76.1
78.1

(0.38)
(1.33)
(0.74)
(0.67)
(0.66)

72.6
49.1
70.4
75.5
79.4

(0.41)
(1.27)
(0.78)
(0.74)
(0.63)

73.3
50.9
71.4
78.1
77.6

(0.39)
(1.48)
(0.76)
(0.69)
(0.69)

73.3
53.1
69.6
76.9
78.9

(0.40)
(1.57)
(0.78)
(0.81)
(0.63)

70.9
48.9
66.9
74.0
78.1

(0.42)
(1.47)
(0.94)
(0.79)
(0.61)

69.9
44.8
66.3
72.2
78.3

(0.42)
(1.54)
(0.87)
(0.74)
(0.59)

69.8
42.5
65.8
71.8
78.9

(0.48)
(1.41)
(0.87)
(0.87)
(0.68)

70.7
47.0
64.9
73.4
78.8

(0.48)
(1.49)
(1.02)
(0.85)
(0.64)

45 to 54 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

51.5
41.5
53.8
58.1
72.2

(0.93)
(1.55)
(1.37)
(2.78)
(2.87)

57.1
43.9
60.2
64.7
72.3

(0.94)
(1.71)
(1.37)
(2.56)
(2.55)

62.1
44.3
64.2
69.7
77.3

(0.98)
(2.06)
(1.41)
(2.45)
(2.24)

68.6
47.6
69.9
75.2
81.8

(0.92)
(2.22)
(1.35)
(2.08)
(1.76)

72.9
50.6
71.1
76.9
83.8

(0.80)
(2.43)
(1.36)
(1.46)
(1.36)

76.0
52.3
72.9
80.6
84.5

(0.73)
(2.57)
(1.33)
(1.28)
(1.17)

73.2
47.8
69.5
76.9
82.8

(0.40)
(1.40)
(0.83)
(0.72)
(0.72)

73.9
48.4
71.2
77.3
83.0

(0.42)
(1.31)
(0.88)
(0.74)
(0.68)

74.1
48.3
71.9
76.9
82.8

(0.44)
(1.46)
(0.82)
(0.77)
(0.64)

73.2
44.6
70.1
75.9
83.0

(0.46)
(1.30)
(0.80)
(0.74)
(0.73)

71.8
45.5
68.8
75.0
80.5

(0.46)
(1.47)
(0.85)
(0.73)
(0.69)

71.3
45.2
67.1
75.5
79.7

(0.44)
(1.61)
(0.72)
(0.74)
(0.69)

70.0
44.1
64.4
74.4
79.6

(0.44)
(1.25)
(0.89)
(0.71)
(0.68)

69.6
45.8
65.5
71.4
79.6

(0.42)
(1.53)
(0.82)
(0.77)
(0.72)

55 to 64 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

39.7
33.5
42.6
45.9
57.8

(0.99)
(1.39)
(1.65)
(3.37)
(3.72)

40.5
29.4
45.8
48.2
54.0

(0.94)
(1.41)
(1.48)
(2.87)
(3.27)

41.1
31.2
42.8
51.1
55.1

(0.99)
(1.60)
(1.48)
(2.95)
(3.18)

44.0
30.5
45.7
54.1
58.6

(1.05)
(1.80)
(1.60)
(2.81)
(2.98)

47.5
30.3
47.5
57.0
61.9

(1.08)
(2.07)
(1.66)
(2.32)
(2.81)

51.9
30.9
51.3
58.8
65.1

(1.06)
(2.26)
(1.69)
(2.17)
(2.28)

54.8
30.5
50.5
60.9
67.5

(0.61)
(1.33)
(0.95)
(1.06)
(1.22)

56.7
34.6
52.3
62.4
67.2

(0.60)
(1.48)
(0.94)
(1.08)
(1.14)

57.2
36.0
51.8
61.9
69.1

(0.58)
(1.47)
(1.02)
(1.11)
(1.01)

58.1
34.1
53.8
62.0
68.7

(0.55)
(1.70)
(0.90)
(1.04)
(1.04)

56.7
32.1
52.9
59.1
67.5

(0.55)
(1.47)
(0.97)
(1.02)
(0.96)

57.1
35.1
52.2
59.9
67.5

(0.53)
(1.54)
(0.92)
(1.08)
(0.98)

56.4
33.6
51.1
59.6
67.0

(0.51)
(1.46)
(0.95)
(1.08)
(1.04)

56.5
34.0
50.6
58.7
68.3

(0.57)
(1.57)
(0.97)
(1.01)
(1.03)

Not available.
Not applicable.
1Data for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds exclude persons enrolled in school.
2Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
3Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associates degree.

NOTE: The employment to population ratio is the number of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), selected years, 1975 through 2012. (This table was
prepared October 2012.)

628 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

Table 433. Employment to population ratios of females 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2012

Table 434. Unemployment rates of persons 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2012
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Age group and educational attainment

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

10

2009

11

2010

12

2011

13

2012

14

15

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

17.0
26.4
11.7

(1.84)
(3.56)
(2.05)
()

21.0
30.3
15.1
12.4 !

(2.06)
(3.67)
(2.59)
(5.19)

17.2
21.4
15.3

(1.89)
(3.23)
(2.54)
()

22.8
30.3
19.1
15.8

(1.39)
(2.34)
(2.02)
(3.54)

20.6
25.8
17.6
17.7

(1.18)
(2.24)
(1.43)
(3.54)

19.5
28.6
15.1
8.9

(1.23)
(2.42)
(1.59)
(2.44)

20.9
30.8
17.2
11.3

(1.36)
(2.40)
(1.62)
(2.99)

30.3
38.9
29.1
18.1

(1.58)
(3.05)
(1.80)
(3.68)

31.9
41.7
29.6
18.1

(1.59)
(3.14)
(2.08)
(3.65)

28.8
35.1
28.9
16.2

(1.62)
(3.42)
(2.18)
(3.55)

30.6
41.1
28.7
19.6

(1.57)
(3.01)
(2.00)
(3.83)

20 to 24 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

8.2
17.8
7.8
4.8
3.1 !

(0.64)
(2.19)
(0.88)
(1.09)
(1.12)

10.7
19.5
12.0
7.3
4.1 !

(0.72)
(2.37)
(1.18)
(1.13)
(1.26)

9.2
16.6
10.0
5.2
5.0

(0.70)
(2.18)
(1.12)
(1.02)
(1.43)

10.9
18.9
12.0
7.3
5.4

(0.48)
(1.24)
(0.73)
(0.76)
(0.91)

9.3
15.7
10.4
7.1
3.9

(0.46)
(1.34)
(0.70)
(0.68)
(0.72)

9.3
18.6
9.4
7.2
3.4

(0.42)
(1.47)
(0.70)
(0.72)
(0.68)

10.7
19.2
13.0
6.8
4.5

(0.43)
(1.66)
(0.70)
(0.67)
(0.78)

17.0
29.0
20.3
12.1
7.9

(0.62)
(1.69)
(1.05)
(0.94)
(1.02)

18.8
32.3
22.3
14.2
7.9

(0.66)
(1.80)
(0.95)
(1.07)
(1.15)

18.1
30.1
21.6
14.0
8.7

(0.60)
(1.95)
(1.02)
(0.98)
(1.05)

15.5
27.6
18.3
12.7
6.0

(0.55)
(2.12)
(0.96)
(0.89)
(0.95)

25 to 64 years old, all education levels......


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

6.8
10.5
6.8
5.5
2.4

(0.21)
(0.49)
(0.34)
(0.50)
(0.30)

5.0
8.5
5.1
4.3
1.9

(0.17)
(0.48)
(0.27)
(0.38)
(0.23)

6.1
11.5
6.9
4.7
2.4

(0.18)
(0.62)
(0.31)
(0.37)
(0.24)

3.6
7.8
3.8
3.1
1.7

(0.14)
(0.56)
(0.23)
(0.29)
(0.19)

4.8
10.0
5.2
4.5
2.5

(0.15)
(0.66)
(0.28)
(0.29)
(0.21)

3.3
7.9
3.8
3.0
1.5

(0.13)
(0.63)
(0.25)
(0.24)
(0.16)

4.4
9.0
5.5
4.2
2.3

(0.09)
(0.36)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.13)

4.1
8.3
4.7
3.9
2.3

(0.09)
(0.41)
(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.11)

3.9
8.5
4.7
3.7
1.8

(0.08)
(0.44)
(0.15)
(0.18)
(0.10)

4.4
10.1
5.8
4.2
2.1

(0.09)
(0.44)
(0.18)
(0.17)
(0.11)

8.1
15.8
10.4
8.0
4.3

(0.12)
(0.54)
(0.21)
(0.22)
(0.15)

9.1
16.8
12.1
8.8
4.7

(0.13)
(0.54)
(0.26)
(0.23)
(0.15)

8.3
16.2
10.9
8.1
4.4

(0.13)
(0.55)
(0.27)
(0.20)
(0.15)

7.4
14.3
9.2
7.9
4.1

(0.11)
(0.49)
(0.25)
(0.24)
(0.14)

25 to 34 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

8.6
17.2
9.4
6.7
2.9

(0.41)
(1.37)
(0.67)
(0.85)
(0.50)

6.8
13.8
7.9
6.0
2.5

(0.32)
(1.25)
(0.55)
(0.64)
(0.39)

7.3
15.8
9.1
5.4
2.8

(0.33)
(1.40)
(0.57)
(0.60)
(0.41)

4.8
12.2
5.1
3.8
1.9

(0.27)
(1.23)
(0.44)
(0.51)
(0.34)

5.8
12.9
6.8
5.0
2.7

(0.30)
(1.32)
(0.56)
(0.52)
(0.40)

4.0
10.3
4.8
3.6
1.6

(0.27)
(1.33)
(0.54)
(0.49)
(0.31)

5.8
11.6
7.7
5.4
2.6

(0.18)
(0.69)
(0.41)
(0.36)
(0.26)

5.5
11.0
6.5
5.3
2.8

(0.19)
(0.84)
(0.40)
(0.35)
(0.25)

4.9
10.3
6.2
4.6
2.2

(0.18)
(0.91)
(0.36)
(0.34)
(0.23)

5.9
14.2
8.5
5.0
2.2

(0.21)
(0.93)
(0.49)
(0.33)
(0.21)

10.1
19.9
14.1
9.8
4.5

(0.27)
(1.05)
(0.57)
(0.46)
(0.29)

10.8
20.3
15.9
10.6
4.5

(0.28)
(1.02)
(0.62)
(0.44)
(0.28)

10.0
19.7
14.3
10.1
4.3

(0.28)
(1.18)
(0.55)
(0.46)
(0.31)

9.2
16.8
12.8
10.1
4.1

(0.26)
(1.09)
(0.57)
(0.51)
(0.28)

35 to 44 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

6.4
11.2
5.7
4.6
2.3

(0.41)
(1.03)
(0.60)
(0.95)
(0.59)

4.3
9.1
4.2
3.1
1.6

(0.31)
(1.00)
(0.48)
(0.64)
(0.41)

5.6
12.5
6.1
4.8
2.2

(0.33)
(1.31)
(0.55)
(0.69)
(0.39)

3.3
8.5
3.7
2.8
1.6

(0.24)
(1.20)
(0.41)
(0.47)
(0.31)

4.6
10.5
5.1
4.7
2.2

(0.27)
(1.28)
(0.48)
(0.49)
(0.34)

3.5
8.4
3.9
3.1
1.8

(0.23)
(1.14)
(0.43)
(0.41)
(0.31)

4.2
8.7
5.2
3.9
2.0

(0.14)
(0.63)
(0.31)
(0.25)
(0.19)

4.1
8.6
5.1
3.7
2.0

(0.17)
(0.70)
(0.31)
(0.32)
(0.19)

3.7
9.3
4.8
3.0
1.5

(0.15)
(0.80)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.14)

4.3
9.1
6.0
3.8
1.9

(0.17)
(0.79)
(0.35)
(0.27)
(0.17)

7.9
15.3
10.6
7.2
4.2

(0.18)
(0.87)
(0.44)
(0.36)
(0.26)

9.2
17.8
11.9
9.2
4.6

(0.24)
(1.07)
(0.51)
(0.42)
(0.26)

8.2
15.9
11.3
7.5
4.6

(0.23)
(1.04)
(0.44)
(0.39)
(0.29)

7.1
14.1
9.1
7.4
3.6

(0.22)
(0.88)
(0.48)
(0.44)
(0.26)

5.4
10.2
5.4
3.2
2.1

(0.39)
(1.17)
(0.60)
(0.79)
(0.54)

2.5
4.6
2.3
2.6
1.4

(0.26)
(0.89)
(0.39)
(0.62)
(0.38)

3.9
7.9
4.0
3.9
2.4

(0.29)
(1.24)
(0.53)
(0.56)
(0.41)

2.4
6.1
2.7
2.4
1.3

(0.22)
(1.16)
(0.42)
(0.40)
(0.28)

3.9
7.0
4.6
3.7
2.5

(0.16)
(0.66)
(0.33)
(0.30)
(0.26)

3.4
5.9
3.9
3.4
2.3

(0.15)
(0.73)
(0.30)
(0.26)
(0.20)

3.5
7.3
4.0
3.7
1.8

(0.17)
(0.71)
(0.31)
(0.33)
(0.18)

3.9
8.9
4.7
4.0
1.9

(0.16)
(0.74)
(0.34)
(0.32)
(0.18)

7.4
13.6
8.8
7.5
4.3

(0.21)
(0.95)
(0.42)
(0.39)
(0.29)

8.4
15.6
11.0
7.6
4.8

(0.22)
(0.98)
(0.43)
(0.40)
(0.30)

7.5
16.3
9.3
7.1
4.0

(0.20)
(0.92)
(0.42)
(0.35)
(0.27)

6.8
13.5
7.8
6.9
3.9

(0.18)
(0.92)
(0.36)
(0.36)
(0.27)

(0.44)
(1.02)
(0.69)
(1.00)
(0.70)

2.8
3.9
3.0
2.2 !
1.8 !

(0.36)
(0.91)
(0.59)
(0.82)
(0.62)

3.9
6.7
3.4
3.2
3.3

(0.42)
(1.35)
(0.65)
(0.80)
(0.79)

2.8
5.2
3.1
2.8
1.4 !

(0.35)
(1.28)
(0.62)
(0.70)
(0.46)

3.7
7.5
4.3
3.5
2.3

(0.20)
(0.90)
(0.39)
(0.37)
(0.30)

2.9
6.0
2.9
3.1
2.0

(0.18)
(0.82)
(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.22)

3.1
5.3
3.7
3.5
1.8

(0.19)
(0.72)
(0.38)
(0.39)
(0.22)

3.3
5.6
3.4
3.7
2.4

(0.18)
(0.77)
(0.35)
(0.37)
(0.26)

6.7
12.7
7.8
7.0
4.3

(0.25)
(1.25)
(0.50)
(0.50)
(0.33)

7.3
10.1
9.3
7.7
5.0

(0.25)
(0.99)
(0.56)
(0.52)
(0.34)

6.9
10.0
8.4
7.3
4.9

(0.25)
(1.02)
(0.58)
(0.45)
(0.35)

6.6
11.5
7.1
7.1
4.8

(0.23)
(1.05)
(0.50)
(0.44)
(0.38)

45 to 54 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

5.9
8.6
5.6
4.7
2.0 !

(0.39)
(0.82)
(0.60)
(1.00)
(0.61)

3.9
6.6
3.4
3.0
1.3 !

(0.32)
(0.78)
(0.48)
(0.78)
(0.44)

55 to 64 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

5.4
6.9
5.1
4.1 !
1.5 !

(0.46)
(0.79)
(0.76)
(1.26)
(0.75)

3.1
5.1
2.7
2.0 !

(0.35)
(0.78)
(0.51)
(0.77)
()

4.6
7.2
4.5
3.0 !
2.2 !

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Data for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds exclude persons enrolled in school.
2Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
3Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associates degree.

NOTE: The unemployment rate is the percentage of persons in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made
specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. The civilian labor force consists of all civilians who are
employed or seeking employment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), selected years, 1975 through 2012. (This table was
prepared October 2012.)

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 629


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

16 to 19 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
At least some college..................................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Age group and educational attainment

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005
8

2007

2008

2009

2010

12

2011

13

2012

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

10

11

16 to 19 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
At least some college..................................

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

18.9
27.9
12.1

(2.58)
(4.45)
(2.96)
()

21.3
30.6
14.4

(2.71)
(4.60)
(3.38)
()

16.0
17.6
15.0

(2.36)
(3.69)
(3.30)
()

25.2
29.9
23.4
12.7 !

(1.83)
(2.88)
(2.77)
(4.34)

22.0
26.1
19.8
15.4 !

(1.63)
(2.92)
(2.08)
(5.16)

20.7
25.6
18.9
10.2 !

(1.62)
(2.92)
(2.28)
(3.57)

22.3 (1.79)
30.7 (2.87)
18.9 (2.43)
9.1 ! (3.09)

35.1
41.2
34.4
22.4

(2.08)
(3.89)
(2.46)
(5.43)

35.6
44.7
33.0
19.0

(2.07)
(4.07)
(2.59)
(5.64)

31.2
32.0
32.7
21.4

(2.10)
(4.05)
(2.96)
(5.91)

31.4
37.1
31.8
20.2

(2.05)
(3.82)
(2.68)
(5.03)

20 to 24 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

8.4
16.9
7.4
4.6 !

(0.86)
(2.53)
(1.15)
(1.54)
()

11.1
17.4
11.6
8.0
5.6 !

(0.97)
(2.68)
(1.48)
(1.65)
(2.22)

9.4
16.5
9.6
4.8
5.5 !

(0.94)
(2.61)
(1.45)
(1.36)
(2.32)

11.4
16.1
12.4
7.8
6.8

(0.61)
(1.37)
(0.97)
(1.04)
(1.54)

9.9
14.5
10.7
7.5
4.0 !

(0.60)
(1.61)
(0.98)
(0.96)
(1.23)

9.8
17.6
10.0
7.3
2.7 !

(0.61)
(1.87)
(0.89)
(0.95)
(0.95)

11.5
18.2
13.3
7.1
4.7

(0.58)
(1.89)
(0.85)
(0.97)
(1.19)

19.8
29.2
22.7
13.7
10.1

(0.85)
(2.06)
(1.31)
(1.39)
(1.71)

21.4
32.4
23.7
16.4
9.8

(0.88)
(2.20)
(1.25)
(1.58)
(1.82)

19.7
27.0
22.9
15.2
10.8

(0.81)
(2.23)
(1.31)
(1.46)
(1.82)

16.6
27.8
19.0
12.0
6.6

(0.83)
(2.48)
(1.28)
(1.23)
(1.54)

25 to 64 years old, all education levels......


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

6.5
10.3
6.6
5.0
2.1

(0.26)
(0.59)
(0.43)
(0.59)
(0.34)

4.9
8.2
5.3
4.4
1.7

(0.22)
(0.58)
(0.37)
(0.49)
(0.26)

6.1
11.2
7.2
4.5
2.4

(0.24)
(0.76)
(0.43)
(0.49)
(0.30)

3.6
7.3
3.8
3.0
1.8

(0.19)
(0.68)
(0.32)
(0.38)
(0.25)

5.1
10.9
5.7
4.4
2.6

(0.21)
(0.86)
(0.40)
(0.39)
(0.28)

3.3
7.1
3.9
3.1
1.6

(0.18)
(0.75)
(0.34)
(0.34)
(0.22)

4.7
7.9
6.0
4.3
2.5

(0.14)
(0.44)
(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.19)

4.3
7.6
5.0
4.2
2.4

(0.12)
(0.51)
(0.23)
(0.25)
(0.15)

4.3
8.4
5.5
3.9
1.9

(0.13)
(0.58)
(0.24)
(0.26)
(0.14)

4.9
10.9
6.3
4.2
2.0

(0.13)
(0.60)
(0.24)
(0.25)
(0.15)

9.5
16.5
12.4
9.3
4.7

(0.18)
(0.72)
(0.32)
(0.31)
(0.23)

10.5
17.8
13.8
10.2
5.1

(0.19)
(0.79)
(0.39)
(0.35)
(0.22)

9.2
16.7
12.2
8.7
4.6

(0.18)
(0.70)
(0.38)
(0.33)
(0.20)

8.0
13.6
10.1
8.2
4.3

(0.16)
(0.59)
(0.33)
(0.34)
(0.20)

25 to 34 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

8.3
17.3
9.0
6.6
2.6

(0.50)
(1.65)
(0.85)
(1.03)
(0.57)

6.8
13.4
8.2
6.0
2.4

(0.41)
(1.53)
(0.75)
(0.81)
(0.48)

7.3
13.9
9.5
4.9
2.8

(0.43)
(1.60)
(0.77)
(0.76)
(0.54)

4.5
10.3
4.6
3.6
1.9

(0.35)
(1.36)
(0.55)
(0.68)
(0.46)

5.9
12.5
6.6
4.6
2.8

(0.40)
(1.57)
(0.72)
(0.70)
(0.55)

4.2
8.8
4.9
3.8
1.8

(0.37)
(1.51)
(0.70)
(0.69)
(0.46)

6.0
9.7
7.8
5.6
2.7

(0.27)
(0.84)
(0.52)
(0.57)
(0.36)

5.5
8.7
6.4
5.6
2.8

(0.25)
(0.87)
(0.55)
(0.49)
(0.36)

5.3
9.9
6.4
4.9
2.4

(0.26)
(1.15)
(0.49)
(0.52)
(0.32)

6.5
14.8
8.5
5.0
2.1

(0.28)
(1.18)
(0.64)
(0.48)
(0.30)

11.9
19.2
16.1
11.3
5.1

(0.40)
(1.27)
(0.77)
(0.68)
(0.52)

12.6
20.7
17.8
11.8
4.8

(0.40)
(1.36)
(0.77)
(0.69)
(0.45)

11.3
19.2
15.2
11.2
4.5

(0.38)
(1.30)
(0.74)
(0.71)
(0.47)

10.0
14.3
13.5
11.1
4.2

(0.38)
(1.17)
(0.70)
(0.75)
(0.45)

35 to 44 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

6.0
10.8
5.8
3.3 !
1.9 !

(0.50)
(1.24)
(0.80)
(1.01)
(0.61)

4.1
8.4
4.2
2.9
1.3 !

(0.39)
(1.22)
(0.65)
(0.81)
(0.44)

5.7
12.3
6.5
5.3
2.2

(0.44)
(1.63)
(0.79)
(0.96)
(0.49)

3.2
7.9
3.4
2.8
1.7

(0.32)
(1.46)
(0.56)
(0.63)
(0.41)

4.9
11.8
5.6
4.8
2.0

(0.37)
(1.69)
(0.68)
(0.69)
(0.43)

3.4
6.3
4.2
2.9
1.7

(0.31)
(1.27)
(0.58)
(0.56)
(0.42)

4.4
7.8
5.7
4.1
2.1

(0.20)
(0.76)
(0.46)
(0.38)
(0.27)

4.2
8.5
5.0
3.8
1.9

(0.25)
(0.97)
(0.43)
(0.43)
(0.27)

4.0
8.8
5.5
3.1
1.4

(0.21)
(0.93)
(0.41)
(0.42)
(0.20)

4.7
9.9
6.4
4.1
1.7

(0.24)
(1.05)
(0.45)
(0.43)
(0.24)

9.2
16.5
12.2
8.3
4.6

(0.30)
(1.23)
(0.62)
(0.61)
(0.40)

10.1
18.4
12.9
9.9
4.6

(0.33)
(1.42)
(0.71)
(0.63)
(0.38)

8.9
15.8
12.4
7.4
4.7

(0.32)
(1.34)
(0.66)
(0.60)
(0.39)

7.6
13.5
9.7
7.4
4.1

(0.31)
(1.13)
(0.66)
(0.64)
(0.40)

45 to 54 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

5.5
8.3
4.9
4.4
1.8 !

(0.48)
(0.97)
(0.76)
(1.21)
(0.67)

3.7
6.1
3.3
3.5 !
1.1 !

(0.40)
(0.92)
(0.64)
(1.11)
(0.47)

5.4
10.9
5.5
2.6 !
2.0 !

(0.51)
(1.48)
(0.84)
(0.94)
(0.63)

2.7
4.7
2.8
2.5 !
1.4 !

(0.36)
(1.12)
(0.61)
(0.82)
(0.49)

4.6
9.4
5.5
4.0
2.7

(0.42)
(1.74)
(0.87)
(0.79)
(0.55)

2.5
6.9
2.4
2.6
1.3

(0.30)
(1.60)
(0.55)
(0.58)
(0.38)

4.1
6.3
5.1
3.8
2.7

(0.25)
(0.81)
(0.51)
(0.47)
(0.38)

3.8
5.9
4.4
3.7
2.7

(0.21)
(0.97)
(0.42)
(0.39)
(0.31)

3.9
7.9
4.9
3.7
1.9

(0.26)
(0.95)
(0.47)
(0.52)
(0.28)

4.3
9.7
5.4
3.9
1.9

(0.23)
(0.97)
(0.47)
(0.45)
(0.28)

8.6
14.1
10.7
8.6
4.8

(0.31)
(1.24)
(0.59)
(0.64)
(0.43)

9.9
16.8
12.6
9.5
5.3

(0.32)
(1.29)
(0.67)
(0.63)
(0.42)

8.2
16.6
10.3
8.1
3.9

(0.30)
(1.15)
(0.56)
(0.56)
(0.37)

7.0
13.7
8.7
6.3
3.8

(0.22)
(1.12)
(0.51)
(0.49)
(0.34)

55 to 64 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

5.5
6.9
5.5
3.1 !

(0.58)
(0.96)
(1.02)
(1.39)
()

3.6
5.9
2.8
2.5 !

(0.46)
(1.01)
(0.70)
(1.06)
()

4.7
7.4
4.6
3.6 !
2.2 !

(0.57)
(1.28)
(0.96)
(1.43)
(0.80)

3.3
4.6
3.7

2.1 !

(0.51)
(1.24)
(0.91)
()
(0.78)

4.3
7.7
3.6
3.7 !
3.6

(0.59)
(1.84)
(0.95)
(1.16)
(1.00)

3.2
5.5 !
3.5
3.4 !
1.7 !

(0.49)
(1.67)
(0.93)
(1.06)
(0.63)

3.9
6.7
5.2
3.3
2.6

(0.30)
(1.01)
(0.63)
(0.52)
(0.41)

3.2
6.4
3.6
2.9
2.4

(0.28)
(1.25)
(0.54)
(0.43)
(0.33)

3.6
5.2
4.8
4.1
2.0

(0.25)
(0.99)
(0.59)
(0.54)
(0.30)

3.4
5.7
4.0
3.5
2.4

(0.25)
(1.06)
(0.48)
(0.51)
(0.34)

7.6
14.8
9.4
8.5
4.3

(0.36)
(1.75)
(0.78)
(0.80)
(0.47)

8.6
11.6
11.1
9.2
5.8

(0.37)
(1.48)
(0.88)
(0.77)
(0.48)

7.9
13.4
10.2
7.5
5.3

(0.34)
(1.53)
(0.88)
(0.65)
(0.47)

7.1
12.1
7.7
8.0
5.2

(0.33)
(1.27)
(0.68)
(0.70)
(0.55)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Data for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds exclude persons enrolled in school.
2Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
3Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associates degree.

2006

14

15

NOTE: The unemployment rate is the percentage of persons in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made
specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. The civilian labor force consists of all civilians who are
employed or seeking employment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), selected years, 1975 through 2012. (This table was
prepared October 2012.)

630 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

Table 435. Unemployment rates of males 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2012

Table 436. Unemployment rates of females 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2012
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Age group and educational attainment

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2006

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()

14.7 (2.26)
23.4 (4.07)
11.3 (2.78)

()

20.6 (2.59)
29.7 (4.41)
16.0 (3.42)

()

18.9 (2.44)
27.9 (4.20)
15.7 (3.25)

()

19.7
31.0
14.2
18.3

(1.86)
(3.88)
(2.34)
(5.47)

18.6
25.3
15.0
19.7

(1.71)
(3.51)
(2.20)
(4.60)

18.0
32.8
10.2
7.8 !

20 to 24 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

7.8
18.6
8.1
4.9 !

(0.81)
(2.54)
(1.15)
(1.54)
()

10.2 (0.91)
24.3 (2.94)
12.7 (1.49)
6.7 (1.47)

()

8.9
17.0
10.6
5.7
4.6 !

(0.89)
(2.56)
(1.46)
(1.43)
(2.06)

10.3
24.5
11.5
6.8
4.4

(0.73)
(2.79)
(1.14)
(1.01)
(1.05)

8.6
18.3
9.8
6.6
3.9

(0.66)
(2.36)
(0.99)
(1.04)
(0.92)

8.6 (0.55)
20.6 (2.59)
8.4 (0.98)
7.2 (1.08)
3.9 (1.00)

25 to 64 years old, all education levels......


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.........
Bachelors or higher degree........................

7.3
10.8
7.1
6.3
3.1

(0.26)
(0.58)
(0.43)
(0.64)
(0.39)

5.0
8.9
5.0
4.1
2.2

(0.21)
(0.58)
(0.35)
(0.46)
(0.29)

6.0
11.7
6.5
4.8
2.5

(0.23)
(0.75)
(0.40)
(0.49)
(0.29)

3.7
8.3
3.9
3.2
1.6

(0.18)
(0.69)
(0.31)
(0.38)
(0.23)

4.4
8.6
4.6
4.5
2.4

(0.19)
(0.75)
(0.35)
(0.39)
(0.26)

3.2
9.1
3.6
2.9
1.4

(0.17)
(0.82)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.20)

4.2
10.9
4.8
4.0
2.2

(0.12)
(0.65)
(0.23)
(0.22)
(0.17)

3.8
9.4
4.4
3.7
2.1

(0.11)
(0.59)
(0.22)
(0.20)
(0.15)

3.4
8.5
3.8
3.6
1.8

(0.10)
(0.62)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.13)

4.0
8.5
5.1
4.2
2.1

25 to 34 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

9.1
17.0
10.0
6.9
3.5

(0.51)
(1.59)
(0.86)
(1.01)
(0.64)

6.8
14.2
7.6
5.9
2.6

(0.40)
(1.52)
(0.70)
(0.78)
(0.48)

7.3
18.5
8.6
6.0
2.7

(0.42)
(1.74)
(0.71)
(0.80)
(0.51)

5.1
15.1
5.7
4.0
2.0

(0.36)
(1.55)
(0.59)
(0.70)
(0.45)

5.7
13.7
6.9
5.4
2.6

(0.38)
(1.58)
(0.71)
(0.73)
(0.51)

3.9
12.9
4.8
3.5
1.4

(0.35)
(1.73)
(0.67)
(0.64)
(0.39)

5.6
15.7
7.6
5.1
2.5

(0.27)
(1.36)
(0.62)
(0.46)
(0.31)

5.4
16.0
6.6
4.9
2.7

(0.26)
(1.58)
(0.53)
(0.46)
(0.31)

4.4
11.0
5.9
4.3
2.1

(0.23)
(1.40)
(0.55)
(0.43)
(0.31)

35 to 44 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

7.1
11.9
5.7
6.8
3.5

(0.52)
(1.25)
(0.77)
(1.37)
(0.81)

4.7
10.0
4.1
3.3
2.3

(0.40)
(1.28)
(0.62)
(0.82)
(0.56)

5.4
12.7
5.7
4.3
2.2

(0.41)
(1.60)
(0.73)
(0.85)
(0.47)

3.5
8.9
4.0
2.8
1.4

(0.32)
(1.50)
(0.58)
(0.60)
(0.35)

4.3
8.4
4.5
4.7
2.4

(0.33)
(1.41)
(0.59)
(0.66)
(0.46)

3.7
11.3
3.6
3.3
1.8

(0.31)
(1.61)
(0.53)
(0.58)
(0.41)

3.9
10.1
4.5
3.7
1.9

(0.20)
(1.02)
(0.40)
(0.36)
(0.26)

4.0
8.9
5.2
3.7
2.1

(0.21)
(0.88)
(0.45)
(0.41)
(0.25)

3.3
10.3
3.9
3.0
1.6

(0.41)
(0.98)
(0.65)
(0.88)
(0.60)

5.3
9.2
5.4
4.0
2.4

(0.49)
(1.32)
(0.80)
(1.13)
(0.67)

2.3
4.7
1.8
2.7 !
1.3 !

(0.32)
(1.09)
(0.47)
(0.83)
(0.45)

3.1
5.8
2.7
3.7
2.1

(0.34)
(1.34)
(0.59)
(0.74)
(0.47)

2.4
5.1
3.0
2.2
1.3

(0.28)
(1.34)
(0.59)
(0.52)
(0.35)

3.6
8.2
4.0
3.6
2.2

(0.19)
(1.08)
(0.39)
(0.41)
(0.33)

3.0
6.0
3.3
3.1
1.9

(0.17)
(0.90)
(0.37)
(0.30)
(0.25)

4.5
6.7
4.5
2.4 !
2.3 !

(0.54)
(1.18)
(0.92)
(1.14)
(0.81)

2.2
2.9 !
2.2 !
2.4 !
1.3 !

(0.41)
(0.96)
(0.68)
(1.10)
(0.60)

3.3
5.3
3.2
2.8 !
2.6 !

(0.50)
(1.49)
(0.87)
(0.98)
(0.83)

2.4
4.8 !
2.8
2.2 !

(0.42)
(1.52)
(0.81)
(0.84)
()

3.4
8.6
3.3
3.7
1.9

(0.29)
(1.51)
(0.46)
(0.54)
(0.39)

2.6
5.5
2.3
3.2
1.4

(0.23)
(1.06)
(0.43)
(0.54)
(0.34)

(0.50)
(0.97)
(0.82)
(1.28)
(0.77)

4.1
7.6
3.6
2.3 !
1.9 !

55 to 64 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

5.4
7.3
4.6
5.6 !

(0.56)
(0.95)
(0.91)
(1.77)
()

2.5 (0.38)
3.7 (0.78)
2.6 (0.65)

()

()

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1Data for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds exclude persons enrolled in school.
2Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
3Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associates degree.

10
(1.76)
(3.63)
(1.87)
(3.20)

2009

11
18.8
30.9
15.0
14.2 !

2010

12

2011

13

2012

14

15

(2.01)
(4.44)
(2.09)
(5.49)

23.8
34.9
22.2
14.0

(2.10)
(4.60)
(2.59)
(4.16)

26.9
36.4
24.9
17.3

(2.14)
(4.75)
(3.03)
(4.41)

25.5
40.4
23.8
11.8 !

(2.45)
(5.78)
(2.91)
(4.28)

29.6
46.2
24.5
18.7 !

(2.48)
(5.08)
(3.01)
(5.62)

9.7 (0.63)
21.6 (3.02)
12.5 (1.17)
6.5 (0.94)
4.4 (1.01)

13.5
28.4
16.6
10.5
6.1

(0.78)
(2.94)
(1.37)
(1.18)
(1.13)

15.6
32.2
19.9
12.1
6.3

(0.86)
(3.38)
(1.46)
(1.33)
(1.29)

16.0
36.3
19.5
12.8
7.2

(0.75)
(3.46)
(1.43)
(1.27)
(1.27)

14.1
27.3
17.1
13.4
5.6

(0.78)
(3.57)
(1.31)
(1.28)
(1.14)

(0.12)
(0.62)
(0.27)
(0.21)
(0.15)

6.6
14.5
7.9
6.7
4.0

(0.12)
(0.72)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.19)

7.5
15.0
9.8
7.5
4.3

(0.15)
(0.71)
(0.30)
(0.27)
(0.19)

7.2
15.2
9.1
7.5
4.3

(0.17)
(0.74)
(0.36)
(0.27)
(0.21)

6.8
15.4
8.1
7.7
3.8

(0.15)
(0.83)
(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.19)

5.3
12.8
8.7
5.1
2.3

(0.29)
(1.53)
(0.67)
(0.45)
(0.29)

8.0
21.5
10.8
8.2
4.1

(0.28)
(1.79)
(0.67)
(0.56)
(0.37)

8.7
19.5
12.6
9.3
4.3

(0.33)
(1.52)
(0.86)
(0.57)
(0.35)

8.6
20.8
12.9
9.0
4.1

(0.33)
(1.84)
(0.78)
(0.61)
(0.35)

8.2
22.0
11.6
9.1
3.9

(0.32)
(1.99)
(0.82)
(0.59)
(0.38)

(0.19)
(1.22)
(0.38)
(0.33)
(0.22)

3.8
7.7
5.3
3.6
2.1

(0.22)
(1.03)
(0.50)
(0.35)
(0.24)

6.4
13.0
8.4
6.2
3.7

(0.25)
(1.33)
(0.63)
(0.46)
(0.35)

8.2
16.7
10.5
8.5
4.5

(0.29)
(1.32)
(0.67)
(0.51)
(0.35)

7.4
16.1
9.6
7.6
4.5

(0.30)
(1.51)
(0.66)
(0.56)
(0.41)

6.5
15.2
8.3
7.4
3.1

(0.29)
(1.29)
(0.71)
(0.54)
(0.31)

3.1
6.4
3.0
3.7
1.8

(0.20)
(0.97)
(0.39)
(0.41)
(0.23)

3.5
7.3
3.7
4.2
1.9

(0.20)
(1.08)
(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.24)

6.1
12.7
6.6
6.5
3.8

(0.23)
(1.38)
(0.50)
(0.47)
(0.34)

6.8
13.6
9.0
5.9
4.3

(0.27)
(1.41)
(0.56)
(0.43)
(0.36)

6.7
15.8
8.0
6.2
4.1

(0.29)
(1.50)
(0.62)
(0.43)
(0.40)

6.5
13.1
6.7
7.5
4.1

(0.28)
(1.49)
(0.48)
(0.57)
(0.38)

2.6
5.3
2.8
2.9
1.6

(0.24)
(1.11)
(0.46)
(0.52)
(0.32)

3.2
5.6
2.9
3.9
2.3

(0.24)
(1.10)
(0.45)
(0.51)
(0.36)

5.6
9.7
6.3
5.5
4.3

(0.33)
(1.45)
(0.64)
(0.63)
(0.50)

6.0
8.0
7.5
6.3
4.1

(0.32)
(1.36)
(0.68)
(0.65)
(0.49)

5.9
4.8
6.7
7.1
4.4

(0.34)
(1.05)
(0.65)
(0.66)
(0.52)

6.0
10.8
6.5
6.3
4.4

(0.31)
(1.78)
(0.69)
(0.58)
(0.51)

NOTE: The unemployment rate is the percentage of persons in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made
specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. The civilian labor force consists of all civilians who are
employed or seeking employment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), selected years, 1975 through 2012. (This table was
prepared October 2012.)

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 631


Educational Attainment and Labor Force Status

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

6.5
9.0
6.3
5.3
2.6 !

2008

16 to 19 years old, all education levels1.....


Less than high school completion..............
High school completion2 .............................
At least some college..................................

45 to 54 years old, all education levels..


Less than high school completion..........
High school completion2 .........................
Some college, no bachelors degree3.....
Bachelors or higher degree....................

2007

, t n emn i a t t A

l a n o i t a c udE

Table 437. Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percentage distribution, by highest level of educational attainment

Sex and occupation

Total employed
(in thousands)

Total

Less than high


school completion

High school completion


(includes equivalency) Some college, no degree
5

College
Associates degree

Bachelors degree

Masters or higher degree

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All persons .......................................................................................


Management, professional, and related.........................................
Management, business, and financial operations ......................
Professional and related ............................................................
Education, training, and library...............................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers.................................
Elementary and middle school teachers ............................
Secondary school teachers ................................................
Special education teachers ................................................
Postsecondary teachers .....................................................
Other education, training, and library workers....................
Service occupations.......................................................................
Sales and office occupations .........................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance........................
Production, transportation, and material moving ...........................

122,507
49,645
20,756
28,889
7,948
609
2,717
1,087
375
1,264
1,896
19,170
27,613
11,585
14,494

(233.5)
(220.0)
(156.9)
(180.4)
(100.8)
(28.5)
(59.8)
(38.0)
(22.4)
(41.0)
(50.1)
(151.5)
(177.1)
(120.4)
(133.6)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

8.1
1.3
2.3
0.6
0.5

1.1
16.8
4.6
19.9
17.4

(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.05)
(0.09)
()
()
()
()
()
(0.28)
(0.31)
(0.15)
(0.43)
(0.36)

27.6
11.0
16.2
7.3
6.9
10.8
2.6
1.4
1.6 !
1.3
19.8
37.7
32.8
44.0
48.1

(0.15)
(0.16)
(0.30)
(0.18)
(0.33)
(1.46)
(0.35)
(0.41)
(0.75)
(0.36)
(1.06)
(0.40)
(0.33)
(0.53)
(0.48)

16.9
11.7
15.1
9.2
6.8
17.2
2.2
2.0
4.0
2.3
16.5
20.0
23.9
17.0
17.2

(0.12)
(0.17)
(0.29)
(0.20)
(0.33)
(1.77)
(0.33)
(0.49)
(1.17)
(0.49)
(0.99)
(0.33)
(0.30)
(0.40)
(0.36)

10.8
10.5
8.7
11.9
5.4
15.4
2.0
1.6
2.1 !
2.4
11.8
11.4
11.9
11.0
8.2

(0.10)
(0.16)
(0.23)
(0.22)
(0.29)
(1.69)
(0.31)
(0.44)
(0.86)
(0.49)
(0.86)
(0.27)
(0.23)
(0.34)
(0.26)

23.1
36.3
38.1
35.0
34.5
38.6
44.6
41.3
35.7
13.2
28.6
11.8
22.3
6.9
7.5

(0.14)
(0.25)
(0.39)
(0.32)
(0.62)
(2.28)
(1.10)
(1.73)
(2.86)
(1.10)
(1.20)
(0.27)
(0.29)
(0.27)
(0.25)

13.5
29.1
19.5
36.0
45.9
17.4
48.4
53.5
56.5
80.6
22.0
2.3
4.4
1.3
1.5

(0.11)
(0.24)
(0.32)
(0.33)
(0.65)
(1.78)
(1.11)
(1.75)
(2.96)
(1.29)
(1.10)
(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.12)
(0.12)

Males.................................................................................................
Management, professional, and related.........................................
Management, business, and financial operations ......................
Professional and related ............................................................
Education, training, and library...............................................
Service occupations.......................................................................
Sales and office occupations .........................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance........................
Production, transportation, and material moving ...........................

65,356
24,265
11,838
12,427
2,103
8,396
10,286
11,117
11,292

(157.6)
(152.2)
(115.6)
(118.0)
(51.6)
(99.4)
(108.8)
(112.5)
(113.3)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

9.8
1.7
2.8
0.7
0.4 !
17.0
4.8
19.7
16.4

(0.13)
(0.10)
(0.17)
(0.08)
(0.16)
(0.47)
(0.24)
(0.43)
(0.40)

29.2
11.3
16.6
6.2
3.3
35.6
28.8
44.4
48.1

(0.20)
(0.23)
(0.39)
(0.25)
(0.44)
(0.59)
(0.51)
(0.54)
(0.53)

16.4
11.8
14.5
9.2
4.0
20.4
22.1
17.0
17.8

(0.16)
(0.24)
(0.37)
(0.30)
(0.49)
(0.50)
(0.47)
(0.41)
(0.41)

9.2
8.1
7.5
8.7
3.3
10.6
9.7
11.0
8.4

(0.13)
(0.20)
(0.28)
(0.29)
(0.44)
(0.38)
(0.33)
(0.34)
(0.30)

22.4
36.7
38.2
35.3
32.1
13.8
28.8
6.7
7.6

(0.19)
(0.35)
(0.51)
(0.49)
(1.16)
(0.43)
(0.51)
(0.27)
(0.28)

13.0
30.3
20.3
39.9
56.7
2.6
5.9
1.2
1.6

(0.15)
(0.34)
(0.42)
(0.50)
(1.23)
(0.20)
(0.26)
(0.12)
(0.13)

Females ............................................................................................
Management, professional, and related.........................................
Management, business, and financial operations ......................
Professional and related ............................................................
Education, training, and library...............................................
Service occupations.......................................................................
Sales and office occupations .........................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance........................
Production, transportation, and material moving ...........................

57,151
25,380
8,918
16,463
5,845
10,775
17,326
468
3,202

(161.3)
(149.1)
(98.8)
(127.9)
(81.4)
(107.3)
(130.5)
(23.8)
(61.2)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

6.3
0.9
1.7
0.5
0.5
16.6
4.5
23.1
21.0

(0.11)
(0.07)
(0.15)
(0.06)
(0.10)
(0.39)
(0.17)
(2.14)
(0.79)

25.8
10.7
15.7
8.0
8.2
39.4
35.1
35.9
48.1

(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.42)
(0.23)
(0.40)
(0.52)
(0.40)
(2.44)
(0.97)

17.4
11.6
16.0
9.2
7.8
19.7
25.1
17.3
15.1

(0.17)
(0.22)
(0.43)
(0.25)
(0.39)
(0.42)
(0.36)
(1.93)
(0.70)

12.5
12.9
10.2
14.3
6.1
12.0
13.3
10.0
7.6

(0.15)
(0.23)
(0.35)
(0.30)
(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.28)
(1.53)
(0.51)

24.0
35.9
37.9
34.8
35.3
10.2
18.5
10.9
7.0

(0.20)
(0.33)
(0.57)
(0.41)
(0.69)
(0.32)
(0.32)
(1.59)
(0.50)

14.0
28.0
18.5
33.1
42.1
2.1
3.5
2.8 !
1.3

(0.16)
(0.31)
(0.45)
(0.40)
(0.71)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.84)
(0.22)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.


SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished 2011 annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). (This table was prepared May 2012.)

632 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


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i t a p u c cO

Table 438. Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 1990 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Elementary/secondary

Sex and year

Total Less than 9th grade

College

High school
Some high school, completion (includes
1
equivalency)2
no completion

Bachelors or higher degree4


Some college,
no degree3

Associates degree

Total

Bachelors degree5

Masters degree

Professional degree

Doctors degree

10

11

12

Current dollars
$30,730
31,610
32,060
32,360
33,440
34,550
35,620
36,680
37,910
40,330
41,060
41,620
41,150
41,940
42,090

()
()
(120)
(124)
(246)
(275)
(150)
(149)
(291)
(144)
(156)
(104)
(100)
(90)
(89)

$17,390
17,620
17,290
16,860
17,530
18,350
17,960
19,290
19,380
20,430
20,790
21,360
20,920
21,220
21,660

()
()
()
()
(453)
(545)
(594)
(629)
(600)
(444)
(376)
(235)
(213)
(227)
(191)

$20,900
21,400
21,270
21,750
22,050
22,190
22,720
24,730
23,960
25,040
25,100
26,210
25,900
26,470
26,280

()
()
()
()
(319)
(342)
(414)
(466)
(547)
(535)
(436)
(251)
(207)
(280)
(234)

$26,650
26,780
27,280
27,370
28,040
29,510
30,710
31,220
31,480
33,180
34,300
34,720
33,210
35,410
35,730

()
()
(175)
(204)
(322)
(358)
(184)
(171)
(169)
(388)
(457)
(299)
(311)
(168)
(148)

$31,730
31,660
32,100
32,080
32,280
33,880
34,850
35,950
36,930
39,220
40,340
41,050
40,850
41,350
41,900

()
()
()
()
(300)
(517)
(456)
(293)
(291)
(581)
(312)
(214)
(195)
(182)
(175)

[6]
$33,820
33,430
33,690
35,790
35,200
37,130
38,020
40,270
41,640
41,950
42,780
42,860
42,870
44,400

()
()
()
()
(430)
(535)
(435)
(774)
(539)
(459)
(460)
(561)
(673)
(719)
(931)

$42,670
45,140
45,800
47,740
49,230
50,480
51,440
53,450
56,520
60,200
61,870
62,220
61,700
62,080
62,800

()
()
()
()
(707)
(312)
(303)
(755)
(421)
(439)
(303)
(279)
(201)
(187)
(798)

$39,240
40,910
41,360
42,760
43,660
45,270
45,850
48,620
51,410
52,990
56,330
55,930
56,080
56,500
57,220

()
()
(304)
(536)
(633)
(510)
(458)
(851)
(349)
(722)
(573)
(335)
(385)
(365)
(393)

[6]
$49,730
49,970
51,870
53,500
55,220
60,510
61,690
62,240
66,240
68,320
70,900
67,280
70,640
71,530

()
()
()
()
(854)
(973)
(945)
(771)
(847)
(690)
(1,506)
(687)
(1,294)
(562)
(490)

[6]
()
$74,000
()
76,220
()
80,550
()
75,010
(3,040)
79,670
(2,582)
85,960
(3,317)
85,010
(4,253)
94,740 (12,105)
100,000 ! (37,836)
99,410 (20,832)
100,000
()
100,000
()
100,000
()
100,000
()

[ 6]
$57,190
57,420
63,150
61,920
65,340
71,230
76,230
75,080
81,690
80,250
86,970
83,310
87,130
82,400

()
()
()
()
(1,619)
(2,188)
(3,362)
(3,611)
(2,507)
(3,953)
(2,446)
(3,013)
(2,076)
(2,528)
(2,423)

2005..............................
2006..............................
2007..............................
2008..............................
2009..............................

43,320
45,760
47,000
49,000
49,990

(367)
(134)
(130)
(339)
(201)

22,330
22,710
23,380
24,260
23,950

(220)
(398)
(544)
(631)
(394)

27,190
27,650
29,320
29,680
28,020

(237)
(573)
(590)
(458)
(542)

36,300
37,030
37,860
39,010
39,480

(141)
(164)
(406)
(399)
(379)

42,420
43,830
44,900
45,820
47,100

(323)
(812)
(585)
(276)
(347)

47,180
47,070
49,040
50,150
50,300

(367)
(390)
(801)
(344)
(238)

66,170
66,930
70,400
72,220
71,470

(356)
(346)
(241)
(236)
(239)

60,020
60,910
62,090
65,800
62,440

(653)
(235)
(236)
(388)
(707)

75,030
75,430
76,280
80,960
79,340

(1,229)
(859)
(416)
(468)
(1,568)

100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
123,240

()
()
()
()
(2,539)

85,860
100,000
92,090
100,000
100,740

(3,061)
()
(1,894)
()
(519)

2010..............................
2011..............................

50,360
50,660

(93)
(25)

24,450
25,220

(597)
(23)

29,440
30,420

(684)
(300)

40,060
40,450

(237)
(87)

46,430
47,070

(348)
(78)

50,280
50,930

(245)
(212)

71,780
73,850

(267)
(490)

63,740
66,200

(1,115)
(25)

80,960
83,030

(453)
(755)

115,300
119,470

(4,891)
(1,917)

101,220
100,770

(653)
(192)

Females
1990..............................
1991..............................
1992..............................
1993..............................
1994..............................
1995..............................
1996..............................
1997..............................
1998..............................
1999..............................
2000..............................
2001..............................
2002..............................
2003..............................
2004..............................

21,370
22,040
23,140
23,630
24,400
24,880
25,810
26,970
27,960
28,840
30,330
31,360
31,010
31,570
31,990

()
()
(159)
(166)
(165)
(160)
(131)
(134)
(199)
(216)
(138)
(91)
(83)
(85)
(80)

12,250
12,070
12,960
12,420
12,430
13,580
14,410
14,160
14,470
15,100
15,800
16,690
16,510
16,910
17,020

()
()
()
()
(427)
(490)
(559)
(492)
(429)
(492)
(327)
(255)
(297)
(256)
(241)

14,430
14,460
14,560
15,390
15,130
15,830
16,950
16,700
16,480
17,020
17,920
19,160
19,310
18,940
19,160

()
()
()
()
(328)
(293)
(333)
(335)
(322)
(298)
(434)
(359)
(360)
(327)
(319)

18,320
18,840
19,430
19,960
20,370
20,460
21,180
22,070
22,780
23,060
24,970
25,300
25,180
26,070
26,030

()
()
(176)
(173)
(158)
(162)
(143)
(148)
(254)
(279)
(236)
(132)
(121)
(118)
(116)

22,230
22,140
23,160
23,060
23,510
24,000
25,170
26,340
27,420
27,760
28,700
30,420
29,400
30,140
30,820

()
()
()
()
(327)
(274)
(267)
(291)
(271)
(369)
(364)
(186)
(299)
(176)
(135)

[6]
25,000
25,620
25,880
25,940
27,310
28,080
28,810
29,920
30,920
31,070
32,150
31,630
32,250
33,480

()
()
()
()
(295)
(428)
(526)
(660)
(513)
(318)
(307)
(231)
(211)
(241)
(489)

30,380
31,310
32,300
34,310
35,380
35,260
36,460
38,040
39,790
41,750
42,710
44,780
43,250
45,120
45,910

()
()
()
()
(280)
(313)
(296)
(481)
(408)
(275)
(439)
(367)
(568)
(291)
(229)

28,020
29,080
30,330
31,200
31,740
32,050
33,530
35,380
36,560
37,990
40,420
40,990
40,850
41,330
41,680

()
()
(294)
(310)
(314)
(273)
(437)
(295)
(305)
(614)
(284)
(231)
(173)
(204)
(172)

[6]
34,950
36,040
38,610
39,460
40,260
41,900
44,950
45,280
48,100
50,140
50,670
48,890
50,160
51,320

()
()
()
()
(606)
(556)
(564)
(837)
(760)
(862)
(735)
(328)
(595)
(454)
(263)

[6]
46,740
46,260
50,210
50,620
50,000
57,620
61,050
57,570
59,900
58,960
61,750
57,020
66,490
75,040

()
()
()
()
(2,154)
(2,532)
(3,635)
(4,737)
(1,705)
(4,479)
(3,552)
(3,976)
(2,421)
(3,469)
(2,436)

[ 6]
43,300
45,790
47,250
51,120
48,140
56,270
53,040
57,800
60,080
57,080
62,120
65,720
67,210
68,880

()
()
()
()
(2,888)
(2,373)
(3,300)
(3,626)
(1,881)
(3,130)
(2,999)
(2,228)
(2,268)
(2,462)
(2,450)

2005..............................
2006..............................
2007..............................
2008..............................
2009..............................

33,080
35,100
36,090
36,700
37,260

(242)
(113)
(105)
(109)
(107)

16,140
18,130
18,260
18,630
18,480

(250)
(408)
(461)
(494)
(451)

20,130
20,130
20,400
20,410
21,230

(274)
(270)
(292)
(295)
(301)

26,290
26,740
27,240
28,380
29,150

(134)
(136)
(133)
(283)
(273)

31,400
31,950
32,840
32,630
34,090

(165)
(165)
(415)
(355)
(483)

33,940
35,160
36,330
36,760
37,270

(497)
(376)
(283)
(243)
(310)

46,950
49,570
50,400
51,410
51,880

(232)
(441)
(158)
(145)
(169)

42,170
45,410
45,770
47,030
46,830

(179)
(259)
(262)
(237)
(260)

51,410
52,440
55,430
57,510
61,070

(283)
(561)
(412)
(745)
(304)

80,460
76,240
71,100
71,300
83,910

(2,774)
(2,488)
(910)
(2,859)
(3,210)

66,850
70,520
68,990
74,030
76,580

(2,490)
(1,779)
(2,155)
(2,144)
(912)

2010..............................
2011..............................

38,290
38,910

(272)
(216)

18,240
20,100

(592)
(250)

20,880
21,110

(334)
(131)

29,860
30,010

(260)
(145)

33,400
34,590

(410)
(512)

37,770
39,290

(588)
(40)

51,940
52,140

(159)
(88)

47,440
49,110

(336)
(103)

59,100
60,300

(1,021)
(533)

76,740
80,720

(2,723)
(135)

77,390
77,460

(2,174)
(21)

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 633


Educational Attainment, Occupation, and Earnings

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Males
1990..............................
1991..............................
1992..............................
1993..............................
1994..............................
1995..............................
1996..............................
1997..............................
1998..............................
1999..............................
2000..............................
2001..............................
2002..............................
2003..............................
2004..............................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Elementary/secondary

Sex and year

Total Less than 9th grade

College

High school
Some high school, completion (includes
equivalency)2
no completion1

Bachelors or higher degree4


Some college,
no degree3

Associates degree

Total

Bachelors degree5

Masters degree

Professional degree

Doctors degree

10

11

12

Constant 2011

dollars7

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Males
1990..............................
1991..............................
1992..............................
1993..............................
1994..............................

$52,890
52,210
51,400
50,370
50,760

()
()
(192)
(193)
(373)

$29,940
29,110
27,730
26,250
26,610

()
()
()
()
(688)

$35,970
35,350
34,110
33,860
33,460

()
()
()
()
(469)

$45,870
44,230
43,740
42,610
42,550

()
()
(281)
(318)
(489)

$54,620
52,290
51,470
49,930
48,990

()
()
()
()
(455)

[6]
$55,850
53,600
52,440
54,330

()
()
()
()
(653)

$73,440
74,550
73,430
74,320
74,720

()
()
()
()
(1,073)

$67,530
67,560
66,300
66,560
66,270

()
()
(487)
(834)
(961)

[6]
$82,140
80,120
80,740
81,200

1995..............................
1996..............................
1997..............................
1998..............................
1999..............................

51,000
51,070
51,400
52,310
54,460

(406)
(215)
(209)
(402)
(194)

27,090
25,750
27,040
26,740
27,580

(804)
(852)
(882)
(828)
(599)

32,740
32,570
34,650
33,060
33,800

(489)
(575)
(633)
(732)
(700)

43,560
44,030
43,750
43,440
44,800

(528)
(264)
(240)
(233)
(524)

50,010
49,960
50,380
50,970
52,960

(763)
(654)
(411)
(402)
(784)

51,960
53,230
53,290
55,580
56,220

(790)
(624)
(1,085)
(744)
(620)

74,510
73,740
74,910
78,000
81,280

(461)
(434)
(1,058)
(581)
(593)

66,810
65,730
68,130
70,940
71,540

(753)
(657)
(1,193)
(482)
(975)

81,500
86,750
86,460
85,900
89,440

2000..............................
2001..............................
2002..............................
2003..............................
2004..............................
2005..............................
2006..............................
2007..............................
2008..............................
2009..............................

53,630
52,860
51,450
51,270
50,110
49,890
51,060
50,990
51,190
52,420

(204)
(132)
(125)
(110)
(106)
(423)
(150)
(141)
(354)
(211)

27,160
27,130
26,160
25,940
25,790
25,720
25,340
25,360
25,340
25,110

(491)
(298)
(266)
(278)
(227)
(253)
(444)
(590)
(659)
(413)

32,780
33,290
32,390
32,360
31,290
31,320
30,850
31,810
31,010
29,380

(552)
(309)
(251)
(332)
(270)
(265)
(620)
(620)
(464)
(551)

44,810
44,100
41,520
43,290
42,540
41,810
41,320
41,070
40,750
41,390

(597)
(380)
(389)
(205)
(176)
(162)
(183)
(440)
(417)
(397)

52,690
52,130
51,080
50,550
49,890
48,860
48,910
48,710
47,870
49,380

(408)
(272)
(244)
(222)
(208)
(372)
(906)
(635)
(288)
(364)

54,800
54,330
53,590
52,410
52,880
54,340
52,520
53,200
52,390
52,740

(601)
(713)
(841)
(879)
(1,109)
(423)
(435)
(869)
(359)
(250)

80,820
79,030
77,150
75,890
74,780
76,210
74,680
76,380
75,450
74,930

(396)
(354)
(251)
(229)
(950)
(410)
(386)
(261)
(247)
(251)

73,590
71,040
70,120
69,070
68,140
69,130
67,960
67,360
68,750
65,470

(748)
(425)
(481)
(446)
(468)
(752)
(262)
(256)
(405)
(741)

2010..............................
2011..............................

51,950
50,660

(96)
(25)

25,220
25,220

(616)
(23)

30,360
30,420

(684)
(300)

41,320
40,450

(244)
(87)

47,900
47,070

(359)
(78)

51,870
50,930

(253)
(212)

74,040
73,850

(275)
(490)

65,750
66,200

Females
1990..............................
1991..............................
1992..............................
1993..............................
1994..............................

36,780
36,400
37,100
36,780
37,030

()
()
(255)
(258)
(250)

21,080
19,930
20,780
19,330
18,870

()
()
()
()
(648)

24,830
23,870
23,340
23,950
22,970

()
()
()
()
(498)

31,530
31,110
31,150
31,080
30,920

()
()
(282)
(269)
(240)

38,250
36,570
37,130
35,890
35,690

()
()
()
()
(496)

[6]
41,290
41,080
40,290
39,370

()
()
()
()
(448)

52,280
51,710
51,790
53,400
53,700

()
()
()
()
(425)

1995..............................
1996..............................
1997..............................
1998..............................
1999..............................
2000..............................
2001..............................
2002..............................
2003..............................
2004..............................

36,710
37,000
37,800
38,580
38,940
39,620
39,830
38,770
38,590
38,090

(236)
(188)
(188)
(275)
(292)
(180)
(116)
(104)
(104)
(95)

20,040
20,660
19,850
19,960
20,380
20,640
21,200
20,640
20,670
20,270

(723)
(801)
(690)
(592)
(664)
(427)
(324)
(371)
(313)
(287)

23,360
24,300
23,400
22,750
22,970
23,410
24,330
24,140
23,150
22,820

(432)
(477)
(469)
(444)
(402)
(567)
(456)
(450)
(400)
(380)

30,200
30,360
30,930
31,440
31,140
32,620
32,140
31,490
31,880
30,990

(239)
(205)
(207)
(351)
(377)
(308)
(168)
(151)
(144)
(138)

35,420
36,080
36,910
37,840
37,480
37,490
38,630
36,760
36,850
36,700

(404)
(383)
(408)
(374)
(498)
(475)
(236)
(374)
(215)
(161)

40,310
40,260
40,380
41,290
41,750
40,590
40,840
39,540
39,430
39,870

(632)
(754)
(925)
(708)
(429)
(401)
(293)
(264)
(295)
(582)

52,040
52,270
53,310
54,900
56,370
55,790
56,870
54,070
55,150
54,670

2005..............................
2006..............................
2007..............................
2008..............................
2009..............................

38,090
39,160
39,150
38,340
39,070

(279)
(126)
(114)
(114)
(112)

18,590
20,230
19,810
19,470
19,380

(288)
(455)
(500)
(516)
(473)

23,180
22,460
22,130
21,320
22,260

(316)
(301)
(317)
(308)
(316)

30,280
29,830
29,550
29,650
30,560

(154)
(152)
(144)
(296)
(286)

36,160
35,650
35,620
34,090
35,740

(190)
(184)
(450)
(371)
(506)

39,090
39,230
39,420
38,410
39,070

(572)
(420)
(307)
(254)
(325)

2010..............................
2011..............................

39,500
38,910

(281)
(216)

18,810
20,100

(611)
(250)

21,540
21,110

(345)
(131)

30,800
30,010

(268)
(145)

34,460
34,590

(423)
(512)

38,970
39,290

(607)
(40)

See notes at end of table.

()
[6]
() $122,210
() 122,200
() 125,390
(1,296) 113,850

()
()
()
()
(4,614)

[ 6]
$94,450
92,060
98,300
93,980

()
()
()
()
(2,457)

(1,436)
(1,355)
(1,081)
(1,169)
(932)

117,590
(3,811)
123,240
(4,755)
119,140
(5,961)
130,740 (16,705)
135,020 ! (51,085)

96,430
102,110
106,840
103,610
110,290

(3,229)
(4,820)
(5,061)
(3,460)
(5,337)

89,250
90,050
84,130
86,360
85,180
86,410
84,160
82,760
84,590
83,190

(1,967)
(873)
(1,618)
(687)
(583)
(1,416)
(958)
(451)
(489)
(1,644)

129,860
127,010
125,040
122,250
119,080
115,180
111,580
108,490
104,480
129,220

(27,212)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
(2,662)

104,830
110,460
104,160
106,520
98,120
98,890
111,580
99,900
104,480
105,620

(3,195)
(3,827)
(2,596)
(3,090)
(2,885)
(3,526)
()
(2,055)
()
(544)

(1,150)
(25)

83,510
83,030

(467)
(755)

118,940
119,470

(5,045)
(1,917)

104,420
100,770

(674)
(192)

48,220
48,030
48,620
48,560
48,180

()
()
(471)
(483)
(477)

[6]
57,720
57,780
60,110
59,890

()
()
()
()
(920)

[6]
77,200
74,160
78,160
76,820

()
()
()
()
(3,269)

[ 6]
71,520
73,410
73,550
77,590

()
()
()
()
(4,383)

(462)
(424)
(674)
(563)
(371)
(573)
(466)
(710)
(356)
(273)

47,310
48,060
49,580
50,450
51,300
52,790
52,070
51,080
50,520
49,630

(403)
(627)
(413)
(421)
(829)
(371)
(293)
(216)
(249)
(205)

59,430
60,070
63,000
62,490
64,940
65,490
64,360
61,130
61,320
61,110

(821)
(809)
(1,173)
(1,049)
(1,164)
(960)
(417)
(744)
(555)
(313)

73,800
82,610
85,560
79,440
80,880
77,010
78,430
71,290
81,280
89,350

(3,737)
(5,211)
(6,639)
(2,353)
(6,047)
(4,640)
(5,050)
(3,027)
(4,241)
(2,901)

71,060
80,670
74,330
79,760
81,120
74,560
78,900
82,170
82,170
82,020

(3,502)
(4,731)
(5,082)
(2,596)
(4,226)
(3,917)
(2,830)
(2,836)
(3,010)
(2,917)

54,070
55,310
54,680
53,710
54,390

(267)
(492)
(171)
(151)
(177)

48,570
50,660
49,660
49,130
49,100

(206)
(289)
(284)
(248)
(273)

59,210
58,510
60,130
60,090
64,030

(326)
(626)
(447)
(778)
(319)

92,670
85,070
77,130
74,490
87,970

(3,195)
(2,776)
(987)
(2,987)
(3,366)

77,000
78,680
74,840
77,340
80,290

(2,868)
(1,985)
(2,338)
(2,240)
(956)

53,580
52,140

(164)
(88)

48,930
49,110

(347)
(103)

60,960
60,300

(1,053)
(533)

79,160
80,720

(2,809)
(135)

79,840
77,460

(2,243)
(21)

634 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Educational Attainment, Occupation, and Earnings

Table 438. Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 1990 through 2011Continued

Table 438. Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 1990 through 2011Continued
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Elementary/secondary

Sex and year

Total Less than 9th grade

College

High school
Some high school, completion (includes
equivalency)2
no completion1

Bachelors or higher degree4


Some college,
no degree3

Associates degree

Total

Bachelors degree5

Masters degree

Professional degree

Doctors degree

10

11

12

Number of persons with earnings who worked full time, year round (in thousands)
44,406
44,199
44,752
45,873
47,566

(268.6)
(268.3)
(269.1)
(270.6)
(303.0)

2,250
1,807
1,815
1,790
1,895

(73.9)
(66.3)
(66.5)
(66.0)
(69.2)

3,315
3,083
3,009
3,083
3,057

(89.3)
(86.2)
(85.2)
(86.2)
(87.6)

16,394
15,025
14,722
14,604
15,109

(188.0)
(181.1)
(179.5)
(178.9)
(188.5)

9,113
8,034
8,067
8,493
8,783

(144.6)
(136.4)
(136.6)
(140.0)
(146.2)

[6]
2,899
3,203
3,557
3,735

()
(83.6)
(87.8)
(92.4)
(96.6)

13,334
13,350
13,937
14,346
14,987

(171.8)
(171.9)
(175.2)
(177.5)
(187.8)

7,569
8,456
8,719
9,178
9,636

(132.6)
(139.7)
(141.7)
(145.1)
(152.8)

[6]
3,073
3,178
3,131
3,225

()
(86.1)
(87.5)
(86.8)
(89.9)

[6]
1,147
1,295
1,231
1,258

()
(53.0)
(56.3)
(54.9)
(56.4)

[ 6]
674
745
808
868

()
(40.7)
(42.8)
(44.5)
(46.9)

1995..............................
1996..............................
1997..............................
1998..............................
1999..............................

48,500
49,764
50,807
52,381
53,062

(306.1)
(301.1)
(299.0)
(306.4)
(307.8)

1,946
2,041
1,914
1,870
1,993

(72.8)
(69.2)
(67.0)
(66.3)
(68.4)

3,335
3,441
3,548
3,613
3,295

(94.9)
(89.6)
(90.9)
(91.7)
(87.7)

15,331
15,840
16,225
16,442
16,589

(195.6)
(186.5)
(187.8)
(189.7)
(190.5)

8,908
9,173
9,170
9,375
9,684

(152.3)
(144.2)
(143.9)
(145.7)
(148.0)

3,926
3,931
4,086
4,347
4,359

(102.8)
(95.6)
(97.4)
(100.4)
(100.6)

15,054
15,339
15,864
16,733
17,142

(194.0)
(183.7)
(185.9)
(191.2)
(193.3)

9,597
9,898
10,349
11,058
11,142

(157.8)
(149.6)
(152.4)
(157.6)
(158.2)

3,395
3,272
3,228
3,414
3,725

(95.7)
(87.4)
(86.7)
(89.2)
(93.1)

1,208
1,277
1,321
1,264
1,267

(57.5)
(54.8)
(55.8)
(54.6)
(54.6)

853
893
966
998
1,008

(48.4)
(45.9)
(47.7)
(48.5)
(48.8)

2000..............................
2001..............................
2002..............................
2003..............................
2004..............................
2005..............................
2006..............................
2007..............................
2008..............................
2009..............................

54,065
54,013
54,108
54,253
55,469
56,717
58,109
58,147
55,655
52,445

(309.7)
(224.8)
(225.0)
(225.2)
(227.0)
(228.7)
(230.6)
(230.7)
(227.2)
(222.5)

1,968
2,207
2,154
2,209
2,427
2,425
2,361
2,142
1,982
1,561

(68.0)
(51.4)
(50.7)
(51.4)
(53.8)
(53.8)
(53.1)
(50.6)
(48.7)
(43.2)

3,354
3,503
3,680
3,369
3,468
3,652
3,872
3,451
3,118
2,795

(88.4)
(64.5)
(66.1)
(63.3)
(64.2)
(65.9)
(67.8)
(64.0)
(60.9)
(57.7)

16,834
16,314
16,005
16,285
17,067
17,266
17,369
17,224
16,195
15,258

(191.7)
(135.4)
(134.2)
(135.3)
(138.3)
(139.0)
(139.4)
(138.9)
(135.0)
(131.3)

9,792
9,494
9,603
9,340
9,257
9,532
9,493
9,867
9,515
8,609

(148.8)
(104.9)
(105.5)
(104.1)
(103.6)
(105.1)
(104.9)
(106.8)
(105.0)
(100.1)

4,729
4,714
4,399
4,696
4,913
5,022
5,110
5,244
5,020
4,828

(104.7)
(74.7)
(72.2)
(74.5)
(76.2)
(77.0)
(77.7)
(78.7)
(77.0)
(75.5)

17,387
17,780
18,267
18,354
18,338
18,820
19,903
20,218
19,825
19,395

(194.6)
(140.9)
(142.7)
(143.0)
(142.9)
(144.7)
(148.4)
(149.5)
(148.1)
(146.7)

11,395
11,479
11,829
11,846
11,701
12,032
12,764
12,962
12,609
12,290

(159.9)
(114.8)
(116.5)
(116.6)
(115.9)
(117.4)
(120.7)
(121.6)
(120.0)
(118.6)

3,680
3,961
4,065
4,124
4,243
4,275
4,542
4,800
4,709
4,575

(92.6)
(68.5)
(69.4)
(69.9)
(70.9)
(71.2)
(73.3)
(75.3)
(74.6)
(73.6)

1,274
1,298
1,308
1,348
1,305
1,369
1,425
1,332
1,388
1,319

(54.8)
(39.5)
(39.6)
(40.2)
(39.6)
(40.5)
(41.3)
(40.0)
(40.8)
(39.8)

1,038
1,041
1,065
1,037
1,088
1,144
1,172
1,125
1,119
1,212

(49.5)
(35.4)
(35.8)
(35.3)
(36.1)
(37.1)
(37.5)
(36.7)
(36.7)
(38.1)

2010..............................
2011..............................

52,890
54,279

(223.2)
(225.2)

1,600
1,848

(43.8)
(47.0)

2,615
2,715

(55.9)
(56.9)

15,104
15,335

(130.7)
(131.6)

8,541
8,752

(99.7)
(100.9)

5,042
5,206

(77.2)
(78.4)

19,990
20,423

(148.7)
(150.1)

12,836
13,013

(121.1)
(121.8)

4,670
4,839

(74.3)
(75.6)

1,237
1,300

(38.5)
(39.5)

1,246
1,271

(38.7)
(39.0)

Females
1990..............................
1991..............................
1992..............................
1993..............................
1994..............................

28,636
29,474
30,346
30,683
31,379

(234.7)
(237.1)
(239.6)
(240.5)
(259.2)

847
733
734
765
696

(45.6)
(42.4)
(42.4)
(43.3)
(42.0)

1,861
1,819
1,659
1,576
1,675

(67.3)
(66.5)
(63.6)
(62.0)
(65.1)

11,810
10,959
11,039
10,513
10,785

(162.8)
(157.4)
(157.9)
(154.4)
(161.2)

6,462
5,633
5,904
6,279
6,256

(123.1)
(115.3)
(117.9)
(121.4)
(124.2)

[6]
2,523
2,655
3,067
3,210

()
(78.1)
(80.1)
(86.0)
(89.7)

7,655
7,807
8,355
8,483
8,756

(133.3)
(134.6)
(138.9)
(139.9)
(146.0)

4,704
5,263
5,604
5,735
5,901

(105.8)
(111.6)
(115.0)
(116.3)
(120.8)

[6]
2,025
2,192
2,166
2,174

()
(70.1)
(72.9)
(72.5)
(74.0)

[6]
312
334
323
398

()
(27.7)
(28.7)
(28.2)
(31.8)

[ 6]
206
225
260
283

()
(22.5)
(23.5)
(25.3)
(26.8)

1995..............................
1996..............................
1997..............................
1998..............................
1999..............................
2000..............................
2001..............................
2002..............................
2003..............................
2004..............................

32,673
33,549
34,624
35,628
37,091
37,762
38,228
38,510
38,681
39,072

(268.2)
(259.0)
(260.1)
(265.4)
(269.7)
(271.6)
(197.0)
(197.6)
(197.9)
(198.7)

774
750
791
814
886
930
927
858
882
917

(46.1)
(42.1)
(43.2)
(43.8)
(45.7)
(46.8)
(33.4)
(32.1)
(32.6)
(33.2)

1,763
1,751
1,765
1,878
1,883
1,950
1,869
1,841
1,739
1,797

(69.3)
(64.1)
(64.4)
(66.4)
(66.5)
(67.7)
(47.3)
(46.9)
(45.6)
(46.4)

11,064
11,363
11,475
11,613
11,824
11,789
11,690
11,687
11,587
11,392

(168.6)
(159.7)
(160.0)
(161.3)
(162.7)
(162.5)
(115.8)
(115.8)
(115.3)
(114.4)

6,329
6,582
6,628
7,070
7,453
7,391
7,283
7,354
7,341
7,330

(129.5)
(122.9)
(123.2)
(127.3)
(130.6)
(130.0)
(92.3)
(92.7)
(92.6)
(92.6)

3,336
3,468
3,538
3,527
3,804
4,118
4,190
4,285
4,397
4,505

(94.9)
(89.9)
(90.7)
(90.7)
(94.1)
(97.8)
(70.5)
(71.2)
(72.2)
(73.0)

9,406
9,636
10,427
10,725
11,242
11,584
12,269
12,484
12,735
13,131

(156.3)
(147.7)
(153.0)
(155.4)
(158.9)
(161.1)
(118.5)
(119.5)
(120.6)
(122.4)

6,434
6,689
7,173
7,288
7,607
7,899
8,257
8,229
8,330
8,664

(130.5)
(123.9)
(128.0)
(129.2)
(131.9)
(134.3)
(98.1)
(97.9)
(98.5)
(100.4)

2,268
2,213
2,448
2,639
2,818
2,823
3,089
3,281
3,376
3,451

(78.5)
(72.0)
(75.7)
(78.6)
(81.2)
(81.2)
(60.6)
(62.5)
(63.4)
(64.0)

421
413
488
468
470
509
531
572
567
564

(34.0)
(31.2)
(34.0)
(33.3)
(33.3)
(34.7)
(25.3)
(26.2)
(26.1)
(26.0)

283
322
318
329
346
353
392
402
462
452

(27.9)
(27.6)
(27.4)
(27.9)
(28.6)
(28.9)
(21.7)
(22.0)
(23.6)
(23.3)

2005..............................
2006..............................
2007..............................
2008..............................
2009..............................

40,021
41,311
42,196
40,979
40,376

(200.6)
(203.2)
(204.9)
(202.5)
(201.4)

902
934
823
814
776

(32.9)
(33.5)
(31.5)
(31.3)
(30.5)

1,740
1,802
1,649
1,568
1,519

(45.6)
(46.4)
(44.4)
(43.3)
(42.7)

11,419
11,652
11,447
10,851
10,467

(114.5)
(115.6)
(114.7)
(111.8)
(109.9)

7,452
7,613
7,916
7,456
7,164

(93.3)
(94.3)
(96.1)
(93.3)
(91.6)

4,751
4,760
4,891
4,955
4,924

(74.9)
(75.0)
(76.0)
(76.5)
(76.3)

13,758
14,549
15,469
15,335
15,526

(125.1)
(128.4)
(132.1)
(131.6)
(132.4)

9,074
9,645
9,931
9,856
10,066

(102.6)
(105.7)
(107.2)
(106.8)
(107.9)

3,591
3,746
4,389
4,176
4,261

(65.3)
(66.7)
(72.1)
(70.3)
(71.0)

657
662
666
753
606

(28.1)
(28.2)
(28.3)
(30.1)
(27.0)

437
497
484
550
592

(22.9)
(24.5)
(24.1)
(25.7)
(26.7)

2010..............................
2011..............................

40,196
40,885

(201.0)
(202.4)

732
779

(29.7)
(30.6)

1,371
1,380

(40.5)
(40.7)

10,117
10,040

(108.1)
(107.7)

7,150
6,989

(91.5)
(90.5)

4,999
5,131

(76.8)
(77.8)

15,826
16,566

(133.5)
(136.4)

9,903
10,537

(107.0)
(110.2)

4,576
4,700

(73.6)
(74.6)

622
635

(27.4)
(27.6)

725
694

(29.5)
(28.9)

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 635


Educational Attainment, Occupation, and Earnings

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Males
1990..............................
1991..............................
1992..............................
1993..............................
1994..............................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Elementary/secondary

Sex and year

Total Less than 9th grade

College

High school
Some high school, completion (includes
equivalency)2
no completion1

Bachelors or higher degree4


Some college,
no degree3

Associates degree

Total

Bachelors degree5

Masters degree

Professional degree

Doctors degree

10

11

12

Percent of persons with earnings who worked full time, year round

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Males
1990..............................
1991..............................
1992..............................
1993..............................
1994..............................

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1995..............................
1996..............................
1997..............................
1998..............................
1999..............................

78.2
81.6
81.0
81.1

()
(0.25)
(0.24)
(0.24)
(0.24)

64.5
63.9
66.8
70.3

()
(1.31)
(1.35)
(1.37)
(1.32)

66.9
69.5
73.5
71.5

()
(1.01)
(0.99)
(0.97)
(1.02)

77.2
78.7
80.3
80.3

()
(0.45)
(0.44)
(0.43)
(0.43)

78.8
79.5
81.0
81.3

()
(0.58)
(0.58)
(0.56)
(0.55)

83.8
81.7
85.3
84.2

()
(0.83)
(0.84)
(0.76)
(0.78)

82.9
83.3
84.6
84.7

()
(0.43)
(0.42)
(0.39)
(0.39)

83.2
83.9
85.9
85.3

()
(0.53)
(0.51)
(0.47)
(0.48)

80.6
80.8
81.6
83.5

()
(0.95)
(0.96)
(0.92)
(0.86)

85.4
85.4
86.0
85.6

()
(1.40)
(1.38)
(1.39)
(1.40)

85.1
83.4
80.0
81.8

()
(1.69)
(1.68)
(1.74)
(1.69)

2000..............................
2001..............................
2002..............................
2003..............................
2004..............................
2005..............................
2006..............................
2007..............................
2008..............................
2009..............................

81.7
80.1
79.4
79.5
80.0
80.3
81.1
80.5
77.0
73.9

(0.23)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.18)

69.2
69.7
70.1
71.5
74.7
74.0
73.6
71.1
66.3
56.2

(1.33)
(0.90)
(0.91)
(0.89)
(0.84)
(0.84)
(0.85)
(0.91)
(0.95)
(1.03)

71.8
70.9
71.3
70.1
71.2
73.8
72.9
70.8
64.6
61.8

(1.01)
(0.71)
(0.69)
(0.73)
(0.71)
(0.69)
(0.67)
(0.72)
(0.76)
(0.79)

80.9
79.4
77.8
78.7
79.1
79.5
79.6
79.4
74.6
70.1

(0.42)
(0.31)
(0.32)
(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.30)
(0.30)
(0.30)
(0.32)
(0.34)

82.2
80.2
78.8
78.8
79.3
80.0
80.1
79.5
76.5
73.4

(0.54)
(0.40)
(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.40)
(0.42)
(0.45)

86.6
84.1
81.4
82.1
83.6
82.5
85.3
83.3
79.4
77.9

(0.71)
(0.54)
(0.58)
(0.56)
(0.53)
(0.54)
(0.50)
(0.52)
(0.56)
(0.58)

84.8
83.3
83.9
83.1
83.0
82.9
84.7
84.5
82.6
80.8

(0.39)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.28)

85.6
83.6
84.4
84.0
83.1
83.0
85.2
85.1
83.2
79.9

(0.47)
(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.34)
(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.32)
(0.32)
(0.33)
(0.35)

82.8
82.4
82.2
81.1
83.1
82.7
83.5
83.5
80.9
82.0

(0.87)
(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.58)
(0.58)
(0.55)
(0.54)
(0.57)
(0.56)

85.8
84.6
85.7
84.4
83.3
83.7
85.9
83.1
82.4
85.1

(1.39)
(1.01)
(0.99)
(1.00)
(1.03)
(1.00)
(0.94)
(1.03)
(1.02)
(0.99)

82.5
82.2
82.8
80.3
81.7
82.4
83.4
83.5
83.1
81.2

(1.65)
(1.18)
(1.16)
(1.22)
(1.16)
(1.12)
(1.09)
(1.11)
(1.12)
(1.11)

2010..............................
2011..............................

74.8
76.6

(0.18)
(0.17)

58.8
67.2

(1.04)
(0.98)

61.6
64.2

(0.82)
(0.81)

71.9
74.2

(0.34)
(0.33)

72.9
75.2

(0.45)
(0.44)

78.2
78.0

(0.56)
(0.56)

81.4
82.0

(0.27)
(0.27)

81.8
82.1

(0.34)
(0.33)

80.0
82.3

(0.58)
(0.55)

81.4
81.6

(1.10)
(1.07)

82.2
81.0

(1.08)
(1.09)

Females
1990..............................
1991..............................
1992..............................
1993..............................
1994..............................

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()

1995..............................
1996..............................
1997..............................
1998..............................
1999..............................
2000..............................
2001..............................
2002..............................
2003..............................
2004..............................

60.7
61.7
62.5
63.7
64.6
64.3
64.1
64.4
64.5

()
(0.32)
(0.32)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.30)
(0.22)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.21)

47.9
48.7
51.8
53.0
53.5
54.0
52.6
56.5
56.3

()
(1.94)
(1.91)
(1.94)
(1.88)
(1.84)
(1.32)
(1.36)
(1.38)
(1.35)

49.4
49.3
53.1
54.0
56.5
55.3
55.5
53.8
56.1

()
(1.29)
(1.29)
(1.29)
(1.30)
(1.30)
(0.94)
(0.95)
(0.96)
(0.96)

60.0
61.0
61.9
63.0
64.1
63.5
63.2
64.4
64.5

()
(0.55)
(0.55)
(0.55)
(0.54)
(0.54)
(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.40)

62.0
61.9
63.3
64.8
65.3
65.1
65.0
64.2
64.2

()
(0.73)
(0.72)
(0.70)
(0.69)
(0.69)
(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.49)
(0.49)

63.7
64.3
64.9
65.1
66.6
65.8
65.6
65.6
64.6

()
(1.00)
(0.99)
(1.00)
(0.96)
(0.92)
(0.65)
(0.65)
(0.64)
(0.63)

63.5
65.4
65.0
66.2
66.5
66.6
66.5
66.4
66.7

()
(0.60)
(0.58)
(0.57)
(0.56)
(0.55)
(0.38)
(0.38)
(0.37)
(0.37)

63.4
64.6
64.0
65.9
66.7
66.6
65.9
65.8
66.3

()
(0.72)
(0.70)
(0.69)
(0.68)
(0.67)
(0.47)
(0.47)
(0.46)
(0.45)

62.4
65.7
66.2
66.5
64.9
65.6
66.1
66.3
66.3

()
(1.25)
(1.20)
(1.15)
(1.12)
(1.11)
(0.76)
(0.74)
(0.73)
(0.72)

68.4
73.6
71.9
68.4
70.6
70.3
74.3
72.3
71.5

()
(2.91)
(2.63)
(2.71)
(2.73)
(2.61)
(1.83)
(1.73)
(1.75)
(1.77)

70.0
72.1
68.5
68.2
71.5
70.9
73.8
71.9
71.2

()
(3.29)
(3.29)
(3.26)
(3.18)
(3.13)
(2.12)
(2.07)
(1.95)
(1.97)

2005..............................
2006..............................
2007..............................
2008..............................
2009..............................

65.3
66.2
66.7
64.4
64.3

(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)
(0.21)

56.5
58.5
56.8
51.6
52.0

(1.36)
(1.35)
(1.43)
(1.38)
(1.42)

54.5
56.0
55.3
52.8
54.5

(0.97)
(0.96)
(1.00)
(1.01)
(1.04)

65.1
65.6
65.7
62.4
62.4

(0.40)
(0.39)
(0.39)
(0.40)
(0.41)

63.5
65.9
66.7
64.7
63.9

(0.49)
(0.48)
(0.48)
(0.49)
(0.50)

67.2
67.3
67.3
65.5
64.5

(0.61)
(0.61)
(0.60)
(0.60)
(0.60)

68.2
68.6
69.3
67.9
68.0

(0.36)
(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.34)
(0.34)

68.0
68.4
68.4
67.8
68.3

(0.44)
(0.43)
(0.42)
(0.43)
(0.42)

68.3
67.5
70.6
66.9
67.5

(0.70)
(0.69)
(0.63)
(0.65)
(0.65)

71.2
73.6
74.1
74.0
66.4

(1.64)
(1.61)
(1.60)
(1.51)
(1.72)

67.3
74.0
71.2
70.0
68.3

(2.02)
(1.86)
(1.91)
(1.80)
(1.74)

2010..............................
2011..............................

64.4
65.0

(0.21)
(0.21)

51.7
52.2

(1.46)
(1.42)

52.4
49.1

(1.07)
(1.04)

62.6
63.0

(0.42)
(0.42)

63.3
62.9

(0.50)
(0.50)

64.3
66.3

(0.60)
(0.59)

68.5
69.6

(0.34)
(0.33)

67.7
69.4

(0.42)
(0.41)

68.5
69.0

(0.62)
(0.62)

73.9
72.8

(1.66)
(1.65)

76.3
73.6

(1.51)
(1.58)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Includes 1 to 3 years of high school for 1990.
2Includes 4 years of high school for 1990.
3Includes 1 to 3 years of college and associates degrees for 1990.
4Includes 4 or more years of college for 1990.
5Includes 4 years of college for 1990.

6Not

reported separately for 1990.


dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, Money Income of
Households, Families, and Persons in the United States and Income, Poverty, and Valuation of Noncash Benefits, 1990
through 1994; Series P-60, Money Income in the United States, 1995 through 2002; and Detailed Income Tabulations from
the CPS, 2003 through 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032012/
perinc/pinc03_000.htm. (This table was prepared September 2012.)
7Constant

636 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Educational Attainment, Occupation, and Earnings

Table 438. Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 1990 through 2011Continued

Table 439. Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 to 34 years old, by sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: Selected years, 1995 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Median earnings (in constant 2011 dollars1)

Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Percent of
labor force working
full time, year round,
20112
2011

2010

10

11

$36,900
23,400
30,680
34,310
36,630
48,670
45,700
58,520

(205)
(372)
(293)
(639)
(601)
(831)
(372)
(1,076)

$39,190
23,640
32,650
37,680
39,180
52,240
52,130
62,590

(125)
(513)
(229)
(490)
(370)
(270)
(386)
(1,933)

$37,990
23,660
32,130
36,140
39,120
50,530
46,990
57,520

(1,038)
(738)
(1,079)
(738)
(992)
(1,023)
(1,269)
(52)

$38,140
22,320
32,290
35,020
37,720
50,050
48,520
55,790

(1,021)
(762)
(1,098)
(905)
(1,223)
(143)
(1,159)
(2,444)

$37,970
23,780
31,420
35,660
37,750
51,910
48,630
60,390

(#)
(672)
(680)
(836)
(149)
(1,394)
(859)
(2,132)

$37,600
22,330
31,310
33,390
37,540
52,180
48,060
57,400

(802)
(730)
(5)
(452)
(760)
(15)
(905)
(718)

$39,800
21,850
31,370
34,780
37,640
52,250
47,170
62,090

(1,036)
(757)
(16)
(1,201)
(1,010)
(34)
(284)
(2,120)

$38,560
21,660
30,850
33,940
38,150
50,270
46,420
56,380

(798)
(811)
(31)
(890)
(1,063)
(1,036)
(641)
(1,022)

$37,950
22,860
29,950
31,990
37,030
50,000
44,970
59,230

(94)
(825)
(24)
(500)
(1,449)
(341)
(628)
(1,502)

63.3
48.1
59.1
59.0
65.4
71.4
71.1
72.2

(0.41)
(1.43)
(0.78)
(0.99)
(1.17)
(0.62)
(0.72)
(1.25)

Male, all education levels..................................


Less than high school completion....................
High school completion3 ..................................
Some college, no degree .................................
Associates degree ..........................................
Bachelors or higher degree .............................
Bachelors degree .......................................
Masters or higher degree ............................

39,760
26,210
35,340
38,300
38,070
54,880
51,630
65,340

(271)
(692)
(580)
(528)
(978)
(851)
(683)
(2,094)

41,790
26,020
37,640
41,540
45,690
59,980
58,480
71,700

(200)
(325)
(618)
(350)
(714)
(541)
(783)
(1,941)

40,310
25,240
34,420
40,210
44,780
57,560
51,790
63,340

(#)
(1,002)
(47)
(303)
(1,786)
(1,837)
(1,238)
(3,842)

39,050
24,470
33,460
38,760
42,010
55,440
55,010
64,610

(682)
(440)
(437)
(182)
(1,795)
(184)
(1,702)
(3,190)

41,160
24,940
33,450
39,790
43,100
55,950
54,120
66,930

(95)
(544)
(1,013)
(1,488)
(360)
(1,063)
(50)
(3,262)

41,780
25,050
33,390
37,840
42,070
57,300
55,270
67,200

(1)
(817)
(691)
(1,379)
(1,661)
(400)
(1,696)
(1,837)

41,940
23,760
34,480
40,550
43,710
57,070
52,920
72,600

(#)
(1,021)
(1,183)
(933)
(1,613)
(576)
(1,346)
(3,043)

41,140
24,760
33,830
39,070
41,170
54,420
51,350
66,190

(30)
(799)
(863)
(949)
(444)
(1,835)
(157)
(1,445)

39,920
24,960
32,450
36,690
41,850
54,370
49,760
67,990

(32)
(1,059)
(827)
(1,194)
(1,731)
(1,035)
(121)
(2,350)

67.4
55.5
63.8
64.2
71.6
75.3
74.7
77.3

(0.57)
(1.74)
(1.00)
(1.33)
(1.61)
(0.84)
(0.98)
(1.63)

Female, all education levels .............................


Less than high school completion....................
High school completion3 ..................................
Some college, no degree .................................
Associates degree ..........................................
Bachelors or higher degree .............................
Bachelors degree .......................................
Masters or higher degree ............................

32,190
19,100
25,990
29,510
35,340
43,940
41,180
50,990

(265)
(745)
(439)
(426)
(1,317)
(621)
(892)
(1,408)

36,200
19,560
28,620
32,620
34,800
47,030
45,580
54,310

(311)
(547)
(313)
(319)
(468)
(326)
(364)
(1,094)

34,510
19,350
27,530
32,160
33,770
45,800
43,200
54,070

(33)
(736)
(188)
(457)
(411)
(121)
(1,054)
(2,118)

34,590
19,890
26,260
31,190
33,430
45,650
44,480
53,390

(431)
(479)
(681)
(584)
(821)
(1,010)
(472)
(2,120)

35,740
19,330
26,070
32,450
33,620
46,550
43,230
54,440

(420)
(875)
(1,048)
(779)
(1,127)
(1,038)
(101)
(1,638)

35,500
17,260
26,030
30,240
33,950
46,950
43,500
53,070

(497)
(731)
(125)
(912)
(1,028)
(27)
(568)
(1,522)

36,610
19,880
26,150
30,610
32,390
47,130
42,040
56,620

(218)
(607)
(26)
(1,026)
(1,264)
(25)
(1,219)
(2,215)

35,990
18,340
25,760
30,440
35,760
45,380
41,250
51,400

(35)
(680)
(65)
(1,047)
(881)
(1,212)
(1,166)
(92)

34,950
18,930
25,910
28,940
32,080
44,900
40,950
51,460

(20)
(470)
(733)
(1,094)
(1,335)
(57)
(1,333)
(1,553)

58.6
34.1
51.6
53.3
59.5
68.0
67.8
68.6

(0.52)
(2.03)
(1.19)
(1.33)
(1.75)
(0.84)
(1.06)
(1.76)

White, all education levels ................................


Less than high school completion....................
High school completion3 ..................................
Some college, no degree .................................
Associates degree ..........................................
Bachelors or higher degree .............................
Bachelors degree .......................................
Masters or higher degree ............................

38,360
25,940
32,440
35,420
38,260
50,120
47,220
58,670

(232)
(1,035)
(365)
(668)
(744)
(881)
(458)
(1,022)

42,740
27,160
36,070
39,070
41,400
52,250
52,160
62,490

(367)
(538)
(483)
(335)
(404)
(299)
(344)
(2,147)

40,310
26,430
34,460
36,720
39,910
51,400
47,200
57,520

(89)
(1,508)
(41)
(390)
(430)
(868)
(1,032)
(58)

41,280
27,880
33,430
37,010
38,600
50,040
49,390
55,600

(870)
(469)
(20)
(950)
(591)
(490)
(960)
(630)

43,360
25,980
32,530
37,880
39,890
52,020
48,710
59,290

(1,290)
(1,560)
(20)
(815)
(1,433)
(1,030)
(65)
(905)

41,790
26,740
32,550
34,500
40,790
52,170
49,000
57,260

(1)
(1,348)
(711)
(1,188)
(1,049)
(22)
(1,166)
(342)

41,940
25,850
33,480
36,690
41,780
52,260
47,180
60,370

(#)
(1,029)
(745)
(202)
(1,540)
(38)
(829)
(1,780)

41,220
25,780
32,960
35,920
40,920
51,100
47,360
56,040

(23)
(409)
(882)
(782)
(775)
(819)
(1,167)
(885)

39,990
27,720
31,950
34,710
39,530
49,640
46,940
58,740

(145)
(1,182)
(619)
(1,101)
(1,333)
(89)
(1,162)
(1,608)

65.6
41.2
60.8
60.7
65.7
72.4
72.2
72.8

(0.54)
(2.70)
(1.15)
(1.25)
(1.29)
(0.76)
(0.84)
(1.44)

Black, all education levels ................................


Less than high school completion....................
High school completion3 ..................................
Some college, no degree .................................
Associates degree ..........................................
Bachelors or higher degree .............................
Bachelors degree .......................................
Masters or higher degree ............................

30,930
20,390
26,500
32,430
32,350
40,420
38,330
48,880

(532)
(1,605)
(851)
(1,255)
(1,336)
(1,381)
(1,256)
(1,842)

32,650
21,640
28,550
33,880
32,520
45,150
42,780
52,750

(344)
(1,013)
(472)
(678)
(931)
(1,221)
(1,870)
(2,426)

32,900
23,480
26,440
33,440
32,050
44,620
40,630
49,600

(1,166)
(1,364)
(1,162)
(1,613)
(1,451)
(1,670)
(2,476)
(3,497)

33,420
19,900
27,860
30,980
32,190
44,170
41,040
52,780

(1,351)
(1,324)
(797)
(1,147)
(2,537)
(799)
(2,670)
(4,950)

32,470
20,370
28,030
32,410
31,960
43,170
42,310
48,760

(42)
(1,983)
(1,422)
(163)
(789)
(1,190)
(1,239)
(2,535)

31,340
18,870
27,100
31,000
32,080
46,280
41,780
54,800

(1,360)
(1,408)
(1,268)
(461)
(2,210)
(893)
(937)
(4,052)

31,440
23,280
26,170
30,420
29,070
46,730
41,940
55,670

(127)
(3,675)
(909)
(1,619)
(2,001)
(898)
(1,629)
(2,812)

32,590
20,910
25,780
30,200
32,410
42,320
40,730
50,660

(739)
(1,905)
(754)
(400)
(2,230)
(1,476)
(508)
(6,143)

31,890
19,450
25,290
29,330
33,650
41,520
39,150
50,000

(727)
(733)
(1,048)
(579)
(2,354)
(1,795)
(984)
(1,036)

55.7
30.3
50.8
50.8
69.0
69.1
68.5
70.6

(1.33)
(3.80)
(2.16)
(2.40)
(3.32)
(2.13)
(2.41)
(4.32)

Hispanic, all education levels...........................


Less than high school completion....................
High school completion3 ..................................
Some college, no degree .................................
Associates degree ..........................................
Bachelors or higher degree .............................
Bachelors degree .......................................
Masters or higher degree ............................

27,660
21,950
27,800
28,810
35,070
43,980
41,420

(645)
(595)
(1,154)
(1,315)
(2,108)
(1,712)
(1,972)
()

29,250
22,200
29,990
34,550
38,680
47,470
45,730
49,850

(437)
(458)
(779)
(920)
(1,659)
(1,681)
(1,253)
(3,056)

28,780
22,900
27,570
36,100
39,060
46,910
45,450
57,930

(9)
(71)
(1,003)
(1,641)
(1,872)
(2,157)
(799)
(4,056)

28,850
22,320
28,690
32,790
35,210
46,700
44,470
52,740

(228)
(#)
(907)
(619)
(1,775)
(1,400)
(1,844)
(3,135)

29,280
22,330
28,000
33,530
32,520
46,980
43,400
62,810

(730)
(778)
(899)
(1,041)
(1,410)
(1,714)
(2,262)
(2,915)

30,250
20,880
27,990
31,360
33,300
46,640
43,390
54,260

(1,111)
(548)
(1,530)
(1,773)
(1,876)
(1,717)
(2,211)
(3,441)

30,230
20,850
26,980
33,830
32,220
47,790
46,500
55,490

(1,329)
(79)
(834)
(963)
(1,530)
(1,575)
(1,020)
(4,159)

30,900
20,550
28,720
32,720
34,960
45,490
43,030
50,370

(610)
(267)
(932)
(1,418)
(1,351)
(2,037)
(3,110)
(3,689)

29,950
21,670
27,940
29,980
34,690
41,190
39,610
50,890

(21)
(939)
(1,286)
(780)
(1,447)
(1,754)
(297)
(2,497)

61.4
54.9
61.5
63.0
65.3
68.3
68.6
67.1

(0.89)
(1.69)
(1.49)
(2.09)
(3.06)
(1.84)
(2.13)
(3.97)

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 637


Educational Attainment, Occupation, and Earnings

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

All persons, all education levels ......................


Less than high school completion....................
High school completion3 ..................................
Some college, no degree .................................
Associates degree ..........................................
Bachelors or higher degree .............................
Bachelors degree .......................................
Masters or higher degree ............................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Median earnings (in constant 2011 dollars1)

Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment


1

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Percent of
labor force working
full time, year round,
20112
2011
10

11

Asian,4

all education levels...............................


Less than high school completion....................
High school completion3 ..................................
Some college, no degree .................................
Associates degree ..........................................
Bachelors or higher degree .............................
Bachelors degree .......................................
Masters or higher degree ............................

37,330

29,300
27,340
29,520
48,560
44,510
56,020

(1,039)
()
(2,144)
(2,571)
(1,810)
(2,092)
(939)
(5,362)

46,840

32,650
37,570
38,540
64,420
58,580
74,720

(794)
()
(1,182)
(1,945)
(1,925)
(1,332)
(2,360)
(5,733)

45,900

30,980
34,170
39,190
57,580
57,570
62,680

(1,868)
()
(1,626)
(2,398)
(4,861)
(1,048)
(3,743)
(4,597)

49,950

30,540
35,270
39,760
60,310
55,220
66,760

(1,292)
()
(2,833)
(2,715)
(5,041)
(3,015)
(889)
(1,994)

48,530

30,250
37,770
38,110
59,620
53,480
70,260

(1,984)
()
(2,770)
(2,611)
(4,939)
(4,940)
(1,857)
(2,360)

51,780

29,210
34,400
33,010
62,220
57,080
72,360

(729)
()
(2,580)
(4,467)
(2,628)
(880)
(2,185)
(2,937)

51,580

27,130
39,820
38,040
62,150
52,220
73,390

(774)
()
(2,121)
(3,442)
(4,010)
(1,470)
(1,177)
(3,154)

47,170

30,120
35,840

61,740
55,710
70,450

(2,642)
()
(1,776)
(1,472)
()
(1,114)
(4,091)
(5,060)

49,220

24,940
30,890
34,580
61,100
51,290
73,220

(2,625)
()
(1,286)
(1,798)
(6,515)
(2,364)
(3,315)
(4,464)

65.1
56.2
53.7
58.3
55.1
70.4
69.6
71.8

(1.73)
(6.80)
(4.47)
(4.37)
(5.88)
(2.08)
(2.59)
(3.20)

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander5 ........................


American Indian/Alaska Native5 ..........................
Two or more races5 ..............................................

[4]
34,270

()
(2,930)
()

[4]
32,640

()
(1,430)
()

33,980
39,160

()
(1,962)
(1,642)

32,470
28,960
38,250

(2,990)
(2,726)
(1,337)

37,290
33,290
35,170

(3,511)
(1,893)
(3,341)

30,090
35,030

()
(2,398)
(2,942)

31,460
35,230

()
(4,134)
(2,823)

32,480
35,890

()
(3,263)
(1,436)

34,240
30,220
37,860

(2,570)
(1,675)
(1,646)

56.9
52.2
58.1

(5.50)
(4.58)
(2.93)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
2Full-time year-round workers as a percentage of the population ages 25 through 34 who reported working or looking for work
in 2011.
3Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
4For 1995 and 2000, data for Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were not reported separately; therefore, Native
Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders are included with Asians for 1995 and 2000.

5For

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and persons of two or more races, data on earnings by educational attainment are omitted because these data did not meet reporting standards. All data shown for these
three race categories are for persons of all education levels.
NOTE: Beginning in 2005, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than
the methodology used in prior years. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 1996 through March
2012. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

638 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Educational Attainment, Occupation, and Earnings

Table 439. Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 to 34 years old, by sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: Selected years, 1995 through 2011Continued

Table 440. Distribution of earnings and median earnings of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Elementary/secondary

Sex and earnings

Total Less than 9th grade

College

Some high school,


no completion

High school
completion
(includes
equivalency)

Some college,
no degree

Associates degree

Total

Bachelors degree

Bachelors or higher degree

Masters degree Professional degree


10

Doctors degree

11

12

204,579
133,757

(215.1)
(278.6)

10,284
4,245

(111.0)
(72.2)

14,993
7,037

(132.7)
(92.4)

62,113
36,616

(241.4)
(197.6)

34,163
22,740

(191.9)
(160.7)

19,736
14,419

(150.7)
(130.3)

63,291
48,700

(242.9)
(221.3)

40,561
31,032

(206.0)
(184.2)

16,459
12,690

(138.6)
(122.7)

3,093
2,466

(61.8)
(55.2)

3,178
2,513

(62.6)
(55.7)

Distribution of persons
with earnings, by
total annual earnings .....
$1 to $4,999 or loss1 ........
$5,000 to $9,999..............
$10,000 to $14,999..........
$15,000 to $19,999..........
$20,000 to $24,999..........
$25,000 to $29,999..........
$30,000 to $34,999..........
$35,000 to $39,999..........
$40,000 to $49,999..........
$50,000 to $74,999..........
$75,000 to $99,999..........
$100,000 or more ............

100.0
5.3
5.3
6.8
7.1
8.2
7.0
7.9
6.6
11.3
17.6
7.4
9.5

()
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.07)

100.0
7.7
11.8
15.8
18.6
13.9
10.3
7.0
4.4
5.8
3.4
0.6
0.8

()
(0.29)
(0.35)
(0.40)
(0.43)
(0.38)
(0.33)
(0.28)
(0.23)
(0.26)
(0.20)
(0.09)
(0.10)

100.0
10.4
10.6
14.0
13.8
13.2
8.8
8.7
5.3
6.4
5.5
1.6
1.6

()
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.32)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.20)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.12)
(0.12)

100.0
6.1
6.2
9.0
9.7
11.1
9.4
9.5
7.5
11.6
13.3
3.7
2.8

()
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.08)
(0.07)

100.0
6.4
5.7
7.1
7.2
9.2
8.8
9.2
8.1
11.7
16.3
5.5
4.9

()
(0.15)
(0.14)
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.14)
(0.13)

100.0
5.0
4.8
5.7
6.2
8.6
7.1
8.6
7.8
13.2
20.7
7.7
4.7

()
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.18)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.20)
(0.22)
(0.21)
(0.27)
(0.32)
(0.21)
(0.17)

100.0
3.4
3.1
3.6
3.3
4.2
3.9
5.7
5.3
11.7
23.4
12.4
20.0

()
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.14)
(0.19)
(0.15)
(0.18)

100.0
3.8
3.4
4.0
3.8
4.8
4.8
6.8
6.3
12.6
23.2
11.5
15.1

()
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.18)
(0.23)
(0.18)
(0.20)

100.0
3.2
3.2
2.9
2.7
3.2
2.7
4.0
4.0
11.4
25.9
14.1
22.6

()
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.14)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.28)
(0.38)
(0.30)
(0.36)

100.0
2.2
1.5
2.8
2.5
2.2
2.0
2.8
2.8
5.6
16.2
13.1
46.4

()
(0.30)
(0.24)
(0.33)
(0.31)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.33)
(0.33)
(0.46)
(0.74)
(0.68)
(1.00)

100.0
1.4
1.8
2.3
1.8
2.6
1.5
2.9
2.7
7.2
21.6
13.6
40.4

()
(0.23)
(0.26)
(0.30)
(0.27)
(0.31)
(0.24)
(0.34)
(0.32)
(0.51)
(0.82)
(0.68)
(0.97)

Median earnings2 .................

$36,260

(43)

$18,700

(75)

$20,330

(6)

$28,660

(250)

$32,040

(18)

$36,850

(27)

$52,830

(55)

$49,650

(241)

$60,710

(110)

$87,360

(5,378)

$80,770

(123)

Number of males
(in thousands)..............
With earnings...................

98,119
70,855

(129.0)
(182.4)

5,117
2,752

(78.1)
(57.9)

7,388
4,227

(92.9)
(71.3)

30,216
20,667

(166.4)
(145.3)

16,072
11,636

(131.3)
(114.2)

8,560
6,676

(99.4)
(88.6)

30,766
24,897

(167.4)
(155.8)

19,415
15,854

(141.8)
(130.5)

7,397
5,879

(92.9)
(83.4)

1,938
1,594

(48.8)
(44.3)

2,016
1,570

(49.7)
(44.0)

Distribution of males with


earnings, by total annual
earnings.........................
$1 to $4,999 or loss1 ........
$5,000 to $9,999..............
$10,000 to $14,999..........
$15,000 to $19,999..........
$20,000 to $24,999..........
$25,000 to $29,999..........
$30,000 to $34,999..........
$35,000 to $39,999..........
$40,000 to $49,999..........
$50,000 to $74,999..........
$75,000 to $99,999..........
$100,000 or more ............

100.0
4.1
3.8
5.2
5.6
7.0
6.2
7.5
6.2
11.6
19.8
9.4
13.6

()
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.13)
(0.17)
(0.12)
(0.14)

100.0
5.2
8.2
14.2
17.4
14.0
11.4
8.9
5.8
8.1
4.7
0.8
1.1

()
(0.09)
(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.16)
(0.15)
(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.09)
(0.04)
(0.04)

100.0
7.9
8.0
10.9
10.6
12.9
10.0
10.7
6.8
8.9
8.2
2.5
2.5

()
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.07)
(0.07)

100.0
4.9
4.3
6.8
7.3
9.4
8.5
9.6
7.8
13.7
18.2
5.4
4.2

()
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.16)
(0.10)
(0.08)

100.0
4.7
4.0
4.7
5.2
7.7
7.4
8.2
7.2
13.2
21.6
8.1
8.1

()
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.17)
(0.11)
(0.11)

100.0
3.7
3.9
3.6
4.7
5.9
5.5
7.5
7.4
13.8
24.5
11.5
8.1

()
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.18)
(0.13)
(0.11)

100.0
2.6
2.1
2.6
2.4
3.2
2.8
4.5
4.1
9.4
22.5
14.8
28.7

()
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.12)
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.19)

100.0
2.8
2.4
2.9
2.6
3.8
3.4
5.5
5.1
10.9
24.0
14.6
22.0

()
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.13)
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.17)

100.0
2.5
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.1
3.0
2.7
7.5
22.2
16.3
35.2

()
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.11)
(0.17)
(0.16)
(0.20)

100.0
1.8
1.0
2.8
2.0
2.1
1.6
2.6
2.4
4.8
12.2
13.4
53.5

()
(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.14)
(0.14)
(0.21)

100.0
1.5
1.7
2.0
1.8
2.1
1.3
2.4
2.2
5.9
19.9
12.2
47.0

()
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.10)
(0.17)
(0.14)
(0.21)

Median earnings2 .................

$42,060

(27)

$21,290

(15)

$24,810

(181)

$34,010

(329)

$40,430

(43)

$45,300

(332)

$66,160

(13)

$60,240

(28)

$76,220

(146) $101,400

(735)

$90,720

(68)

See notes at end of table.

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DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Number of persons
(in thousands)..............
With earnings ....................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Elementary/secondary

Sex and earnings

Total Less than 9th grade

College

Some high school,


no completion

High school
completion
(includes
equivalency)

Some college,
no degree

Associates degree

Total

Bachelors degree

Bachelors or higher degree

Masters degree Professional degree


10

Doctors degree

11

12

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Number of females
(in thousands)..............
With earnings...................

106,460
62,902

(140.1)
(197.5)

5,167
1,493

(78.7)
(42.9)

7,604
2,810

(94.4)
(58.6)

31,898
15,948

(172.2)
(131.8)

18,091
11,104

(139.0)
(112.4)

11,176
7,743

(112.7)
(95.2)

32,524
23,803

(173.3)
(155.1)

21,146
15,178

(148.1)
(129.0)

9,062
6,811

(102.5)
(89.7)

1,155
872

(37.8)
(32.9)

1,162
943

(37.9)
(34.2)

Distribution of females with


earnings, by total annual
earnings.........................
$1 to $4,999 or loss1 ........
$5,000 to $9,999..............
$10,000 to $14,999..........
$15,000 to $19,999..........
$20,000 to $24,999..........
$25,000 to $29,999..........
$30,000 to $34,999..........
$35,000 to $39,999..........
$40,000 to $49,999..........
$50,000 to $74,999..........
$75,000 to $99,999..........
$100,000 or more ............

100.0
6.7
6.9
8.6
8.7
9.5
8.0
8.3
7.1
11.0
15.1
5.1
4.8

()
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.11)
(0.14)
(0.16)
(0.10)
(0.10)

100.0
12.1
18.2
18.7
20.9
13.7
8.2
3.5
1.9
1.5
1.0
0.1
0.1

()
(0.15)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.12)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.02)
(0.02)

100.0
14.3
14.6
18.5
18.5
13.7
6.9
5.6
3.0
2.6
1.6
0.3
0.2

()
(0.16)
(0.16)
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.15)
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.02)
(0.02)

100.0
7.7
8.7
11.8
12.8
13.4
10.7
9.4
7.2
8.8
7.0
1.5
0.9

()
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.15)
(0.15)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.11)
(0.05)
(0.04)

100.0
8.2
7.5
9.6
9.2
10.8
10.2
10.3
9.0
10.1
10.8
2.7
1.6

()
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.07)
(0.06)

100.0
6.1
5.5
7.5
7.5
11.0
8.5
9.5
8.2
12.6
17.3
4.5
1.8

()
(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.12)
(0.13)
(0.12)
(0.15)
(0.17)
(0.09)
(0.06)

100.0
4.3
4.2
4.6
4.3
5.1
5.0
6.9
6.5
14.1
24.4
9.8
10.8

()
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.19)
(0.13)
(0.14)

100.0
4.8
4.4
5.2
5.0
5.9
6.2
8.2
7.5
14.4
22.3
8.1
7.9

()
(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.19)
(0.12)
(0.12)

100.0
3.8
4.4
3.7
3.1
3.9
3.2
4.9
5.0
14.8
29.0
12.2
11.8

()
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.16)
(0.20)
(0.15)
(0.14)

100.0
3.1
2.3
2.8
3.4
2.3
2.8
3.2
3.4
7.0
23.6
12.5
33.6

()
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.15)
(0.21)

100.0
1.3
1.8
2.9
1.9
3.4
1.8
4.0
3.7
9.2
24.6
15.9
29.6

()
(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.13)
(0.19)
(0.16)
(0.20)

Median earnings2 .................

$30,630

(23)

$15,180

(73)

$15,510

(6)

$22,480

(96)

$26,740

(67)

$31,400

(157)

$45,750

(33)

$41,010

(68)

$51,190

(179)

$70,370

(195)

$70,940

(447)

Not applicable.
1A negative amount (a net loss) may be reported by self-employed persons.
2Excludes persons without earnings.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.


SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012,
from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032012/perinc/pinc03_000.htm. (This table was prepared September 2012.)

640 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


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Table 440. Distribution of earnings and median earnings of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2011Continued

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Table 441. Percentage of high school students age 16 and over who were employed, by age group, sex, race/ethnicity, family income, nativity, and hours worked per week: Selected years, 1970
through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Age group
Year
1

Sex

Family income1

Race/ethnicity

Nativity

Total

16 and 17
years old

18 years
old and over

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

Low income

Middle income

High income

U.S.-born

Foreign-born

10

11

12

13

14

Percent

employed2

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

1970....................
1975....................
1980....................
1985....................
1990....................
1995....................

31.9
33.2
35.6
31.6
32.3
33.6

(0.88)
(0.85)
(0.87)
(0.93)
(0.98)
(0.92)

30.8
32.9
34.9
30.8
31.2
32.7

(0.93)
(0.91)
(0.94)
(1.00)
(1.08)
(1.02)

39.7
34.9
39.6
36.1
37.1
37.5

(2.55)
(2.40)
(2.28)
(2.47)
(2.33)
(2.19)

35.2
35.0
36.9
32.1
33.1
33.1

(1.24)
(1.19)
(1.22)
(1.29)
(1.37)
(1.26)

28.3
31.2
34.2
31.0
31.3
34.2

(1.22)
(1.22)
(1.24)
(1.33)
(1.39)
(1.35)

38.0
41.2
37.9
37.8
40.8

()
(1.00)
(1.03)
(1.15)
(1.24)
(1.18)

13.9
15.0
15.0
17.3
18.0

()
(1.63)
(1.64)
(1.85)
(2.05)
(1.91)

21.8
24.1
17.6
26.4
22.2

()
(3.59)
(3.65)
(2.63)
(2.86)
(2.41)

22.0
18.4
19.4
14.7
21.4
17.4

(2.51)
(2.22)
(2.10)
(1.85)
(2.16)
(1.82)

31.5
31.8
35.2
31.0
33.1
34.4

(1.12)
(1.10)
(1.15)
(1.23)
(1.29)
(1.23)

35.9
40.4
42.3
41.1
36.8
42.1

(1.64)
(1.59)
(1.59)
(1.81)
(1.97)
(1.88)

34.9

()
()
()
()
()
(0.97)

20.1

()
()
()
()
()
(2.65)

2000....................
2001....................
2002....................
2003....................
2004....................

34.1
32.4
30.6
27.0
27.2

(0.93)
(0.86)
(0.84)
(0.79)
(0.80)

33.3
31.1
29.2
25.3
25.6

(1.03)
(0.95)
(0.93)
(0.86)
(0.87)

37.7
37.8
35.9
34.6
34.7

(2.15)
(1.99)
(1.92)
(1.97)
(2.03)

33.2
30.6
28.0
26.7
26.2

(1.28)
(1.17)
(1.13)
(1.09)
(1.09)

35.1
34.5
33.4
27.3
28.3

(1.36)
(1.27)
(1.24)
(1.15)
(1.17)

41.3
38.9
37.5
33.3
32.9

(1.20)
(1.11)
(1.11)
(1.07)
(1.08)

21.3
18.7
16.9
15.2
15.1

(2.14)
(1.85)
(1.81)
(1.68)
(1.71)

20.9
23.6
21.1
18.8
21.2

(2.18)
(2.23)
(1.94)
(1.82)
(1.92)

22.0
21.4
18.4
14.3
12.0

(2.11)
(2.04)
(1.83)
(1.64)
(1.55)

34.1
33.3
31.4
27.8
27.5

(1.22)
(1.12)
(1.11)
(1.05)
(1.05)

40.7
36.1
35.3
31.8
34.4

(1.85)
(1.70)
(1.64)
(1.57)
(1.64)

35.1
33.3
31.6
28.0
27.8

(0.99)
(0.90)
(0.89)
(0.84)
(0.85)

24.4
23.0
21.3
17.7
20.8

(2.74)
(2.64)
(2.34)
(2.17)
(2.43)

2005....................
2006....................
2007....................
2008....................
2009....................

26.4
27.6
26.2
22.6
17.0

(0.77)
(0.79)
(0.78)
(0.74)
(0.67)

25.2
26.0
24.8
21.0
15.2

(0.84)
(0.86)
(0.85)
(0.80)
(0.72)

32.2
34.1
32.2
29.5
23.8

(1.95)
(1.87)
(1.87)
(1.83)
(1.65)

25.3
26.5
25.0
20.0
16.0

(1.05)
(1.08)
(1.06)
(0.99)
(0.91)

27.6
28.8
27.6
25.4
18.1

(1.14)
(1.16)
(1.14)
(1.10)
(0.98)

31.8
33.6
31.3
27.7
21.5

(1.05)
(1.08)
(1.06)
(1.04)
(0.96)

13.7
20.1
15.1
15.5
10.5

(1.63)
(1.85)
(1.68)
(1.69)
(1.43)

19.4
17.5
21.1
15.1
11.9

(1.78)
(1.72)
(1.83)
(1.54)
(1.39)

14.8
17.8
17.3
13.5
9.7

(1.61)
(1.72)
(1.74)
(1.54)
(1.33)

26.9
27.5
25.9
22.6
16.3

(1.03)
(1.04)
(1.01)
(0.96)
(0.85)

31.7
33.5
32.1
28.4
23.5

(1.55)
(1.59)
(1.62)
(1.59)
(1.51)

26.8
27.9
26.0
23.1
17.0

(0.81)
(0.82)
(0.81)
(0.78)
(0.70)

21.7
23.9
28.5
18.0
16.9

(2.49)
(2.64)
(2.64)
(2.35)
(2.32)

20103 ..................
20113 ..................

16.2
16.9

(0.55)
(0.67)

15.0
16.4

(0.59)
(0.77)

20.8
18.7

(1.52)
(1.28)

14.0
14.7

(0.78)
(0.76)

18.5
19.4

(0.86)
(1.09)

20.9
22.2

(0.86)
(1.07)

9.6
10.2

(1.28)
(1.43)

10.4
11.3

(1.18)
(1.11)

8.5
10.2

(1.01)
(1.29)

16.5
17.5

(0.80)
(0.83)

20.9
19.6

(1.31)
(1.39)

16.4
17.3

(0.60)
(0.74)

13.4
12.4

(2.20)
(1.91)

1970....................
1975....................
1980....................
1985....................
1990....................
1995....................

13.6
13.4
14.0
12.3
11.7
11.9

(0.64)
(0.62)
(0.63)
(0.65)
(0.67)
(0.63)

14.5
14.0
14.9
12.8
12.9
13.1

(0.71)
(0.67)
(0.70)
(0.72)
(0.78)
(0.73)

7.5
8.8
8.9
9.5
6.8
6.8

(1.37)
(1.43)
(1.33)
(1.51)
(1.21)
(1.14)

12.3
12.5
13.7
11.7
11.3
11.1

(0.85)
(0.82)
(0.87)
(0.89)
(0.92)
(0.84)

14.9
14.3
14.2
12.9
12.2
12.9

(0.97)
(0.92)
(0.91)
(0.96)
(0.98)
(0.96)

15.5
16.4
15.2
14.7
14.8

()
(0.75)
(0.77)
(0.85)
(0.90)
(0.85)

5.3
4.6
6.2
6.0
6.5

()
(1.05)
(0.96)
(1.25)
(1.28)
(1.22)

6.6 !
9.4
3.0 !
4.8
6.5

()
(2.15)
(2.49)
(1.18)
(1.39)
(1.42)

9.9
6.8
7.7
3.6
5.9
4.4

(1.81)
(1.44)
(1.41)
(0.97)
(1.24)
(0.98)

12.6
12.3
13.2
11.8
11.5
11.3

(0.80)
(0.78)
(0.82)
(0.86)
(0.88)
(0.82)

16.8
17.4
17.7
17.5
15.6
18.1

(1.28)
(1.23)
(1.23)
(1.40)
(1.48)
(1.47)

12.6

()
()
()
()
()
(0.68)

5.1

()
()
()
()
()
(1.46)

2000....................
2001....................
2002....................
2003....................
2004....................

11.9
11.6
11.1
9.6
10.4

(0.64)
(0.59)
(0.57)
(0.52)
(0.55)

12.9
12.6
12.1
10.0
10.9

(0.73)
(0.68)
(0.66)
(0.59)
(0.62)

7.8
7.7
7.2
7.8
8.4

(1.19)
(1.10)
(1.04)
(1.11)
(1.18)

11.2
9.8
9.7
9.0
9.9

(0.86)
(0.75)
(0.74)
(0.70)
(0.74)

12.6
13.7
12.7
10.2
11.0

(0.94)
(0.91)
(0.87)
(0.78)
(0.82)

15.4
15.0
15.0
12.4
14.0

(0.88)
(0.82)
(0.82)
(0.75)
(0.80)

6.3
4.3
4.5
4.5
4.9

(1.27)
(0.96)
(1.00)
(0.96)
(1.03)

3.7
6.1
3.6
5.5
4.4

(1.01)
(1.26)
(0.89)
(1.06)
(0.96)

5.4
5.7
6.0
4.8
3.5

(1.15)
(1.15)
(1.12)
(1.00)
(0.87)

11.3
10.8
10.0
9.1
8.5

(0.82)
(0.74)
(0.72)
(0.67)
(0.66)

16.5
16.4
16.1
13.1
18.1

(1.40)
(1.31)
(1.26)
(1.14)
(1.33)

12.6
12.2
11.9
10.2
11.0

(0.68)
(0.63)
(0.62)
(0.57)
(0.59)

5.2
5.5
4.1
3.7
5.2

(1.42)
(1.43)
(1.13)
(1.07)
(1.33)

2005....................
2006....................
2007....................
2008....................
2009....................

10.1
9.9
10.6
9.2
7.6

(0.53)
(0.53)
(0.54)
(0.51)
(0.47)

10.7
10.7
11.4
9.9
8.0

(0.60)
(0.61)
(0.63)
(0.59)
(0.54)

7.2
6.4
7.0
6.1
6.2

(1.08)
(0.97)
(1.02)
(0.96)
(0.94)

8.9
8.8
9.5
8.1
6.8

(0.69)
(0.69)
(0.72)
(0.68)
(0.62)

11.4
11.0
11.7
10.3
8.4

(0.81)
(0.80)
(0.82)
(0.77)
(0.71)

13.4
12.8
14.2
12.4
10.1

(0.77)
(0.76)
(0.80)
(0.77)
(0.71)

3.7
5.2
3.0
3.2
3.6

(0.89)
(1.03)
(0.80)
(0.82)
(0.86)

5.0
4.2
6.0
4.1
4.7

(0.99)
(0.91)
(1.06)
(0.85)
(0.91)

3.7
3.7
6.1
3.1
3.6

(0.85)
(0.85)
(1.10)
(0.78)
(0.83)

9.9
9.2
9.6
9.1
6.9

(0.69)
(0.67)
(0.68)
(0.66)
(0.58)

13.9
14.7
15.3
13.0
11.8

(1.16)
(1.20)
(1.25)
(1.18)
(1.15)

10.6
10.5
11.1
9.6
7.8

(0.56)
(0.56)
(0.58)
(0.54)
(0.50)

4.6
3.0 !
5.7
4.6
5.2

(1.26)
(1.06)
(1.36)
(1.28)
(1.38)

20103 ..................
20113 ..................

7.3
7.3

(0.42)
(0.40)

7.5
8.1

(0.49)
(0.50)

6.8
4.4

(0.94)
(0.71)

6.3
5.8

(0.50)
(0.51)

8.4
9.0

(0.69)
(0.66)

9.5
11.0

(0.65)
(0.66)

4.1
2.2

(0.82)
(0.60)

4.5
2.7

(0.79)
(0.54)

3.0
3.7

(0.63)
(0.81)

7.1
7.0

(0.54)
(0.55)

10.9
10.2

(1.01)
(0.94)

7.7
7.7

(0.45)
(0.44)

3.4 !
2.8 !

(1.21)
(0.98)

1970....................
1975....................
1980....................
1985....................
1990....................
1995....................

17.5
19.2
20.5
18.4
19.7
20.5

(0.71)
(0.71)
(0.73)
(0.77)
(0.83)
(0.79)

15.6
18.2
19.0
17.2
17.5
18.4

(0.73)
(0.75)
(0.77)
(0.81)
(0.88)
(0.84)

30.8
25.7
29.4
25.5
29.1
29.7

(2.41)
(2.20)
(2.12)
(2.24)
(2.19)
(2.07)

22.1
21.7
22.1
19.5
21.0
20.8

(1.08)
(1.03)
(1.05)
(1.09)
(1.19)
(1.09)

12.6
16.4
18.9
17.3
18.3
20.2

(0.90)
(0.97)
(1.02)
(1.09)
(1.16)
(1.14)

21.8
23.5
21.7
22.1
24.5

10.6
11.3
11.4
10.0
15.0
12.7

(1.87)
(1.81)
(1.69)
(1.57)
(1.88)
(1.60)

18.4
19.0
21.0
18.4
20.8
21.9

(0.93)
(0.93)
(0.98)
(1.03)
(1.11)
(1.07)

18.1
22.1
23.1
22.6
20.2
22.5

(1.32)
(1.34)
(1.36)
(1.54)
(1.64)
(1.59)

21.1

()
()
()
()
()
(0.83)

Percent working less than 15 hours per week4

See notes at end of table.

()
(0.85)
(0.89)
(0.97)
(1.06)
(1.03)

8.3
10.1
8.4
10.6
10.9

()
(1.30)
(1.39)
(1.44)
(1.67)
(1.55)

14.7
14.3
13.7
21.5
15.1

()
(3.08)
(2.99)
(2.37)
(2.66)
(2.07)

14.9

()
()
()
()
()
(2.35)

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Percent working 15 or more hours per week4

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Age group
Year
1

Sex

Family income1

Race/ethnicity

Nativity

Total

16 and 17
years old

18 years
old and over

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

Low income

Middle income

High income

U.S.-born

10

11

12

13

Foreign-born
14

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2000....................
2001....................
2002....................
2003....................
2004....................

21.1
19.4
18.5
16.4
16.0

(0.80)
(0.73)
(0.71)
(0.66)
(0.66)

19.2
17.1
16.1
14.3
13.8

(0.86)
(0.77)
(0.75)
(0.69)
(0.68)

28.8
28.3
27.9
25.9
26.2

(2.01)
(1.85)
(1.80)
(1.82)
(1.88)

21.1
19.6
17.5
16.8
15.5

(1.11)
(1.01)
(0.95)
(0.92)
(0.90)

21.0
19.1
19.7
16.0
16.6

(1.16)
(1.05)
(1.04)
(0.94)
(0.97)

24.6
22.2
21.4
19.5
17.8

(1.05)
(0.95)
(0.94)
(0.90)
(0.88)

13.8
13.4
11.9
10.4
10.2

(1.80)
(1.62)
(1.57)
(1.42)
(1.45)

16.3
17.0
16.8
13.1
16.6

(1.98)
(1.97)
(1.78)
(1.57)
(1.75)

15.6
14.6
12.3
9.1
8.1

(1.85)
(1.76)
(1.55)
(1.35)
(1.30)

21.5
20.9
20.7
17.6
18.3

(1.06)
(0.97)
(0.97)
(0.89)
(0.91)

23.1
18.4
17.4
17.7
15.2

(1.59)
(1.37)
(1.30)
(1.29)
(1.24)

21.3
19.6
18.7
16.7
16.1

(0.84)
(0.76)
(0.75)
(0.70)
(0.69)

19.0
16.9
16.5
13.6
15.2

(2.50)
(2.35)
(2.12)
(1.95)
(2.15)

2005....................
2006....................
2007....................
2008....................
2009....................

15.2
17.0
15.0
12.8
8.7

(0.63)
(0.66)
(0.63)
(0.59)
(0.50)

13.4
14.4
12.8
10.3
6.4

(0.66)
(0.69)
(0.66)
(0.60)
(0.49)

23.5
27.0
24.2
22.7
17.3

(1.77)
(1.75)
(1.72)
(1.68)
(1.47)

15.5
16.8
14.8
11.4
8.4

(0.88)
(0.91)
(0.87)
(0.79)
(0.69)

14.8
17.1
15.2
14.1
9.1

(0.90)
(0.96)
(0.92)
(0.88)
(0.73)

17.0
19.5
16.2
14.3
10.4

(0.84)
(0.90)
(0.85)
(0.82)
(0.71)

9.6
14.5
11.4
11.9
6.5

(1.40)
(1.63)
(1.49)
(1.51)
(1.15)

13.6
13.3
14.9
10.6
7.2

(1.55)
(1.54)
(1.59)
(1.32)
(1.11)

10.8
13.8
10.9
9.9
5.9

(1.40)
(1.55)
(1.44)
(1.34)
(1.06)

15.9
17.7
15.6
12.8
8.9

(0.85)
(0.89)
(0.83)
(0.77)
(0.66)

16.1
17.3
15.8
14.4
9.9

(1.23)
(1.27)
(1.27)
(1.23)
(1.07)

15.1
16.6
14.3
12.7
8.4

(0.66)
(0.68)
(0.65)
(0.62)
(0.52)

16.5
20.8
22.2
13.0
11.7

(2.24)
(2.51)
(2.43)
(2.06)
(1.99)

20103 ..................
20113 ..................

8.3
9.0

(0.45)
(0.52)

6.9
7.7

(0.47)
(0.56)

13.4
13.6

(1.24)
(1.10)

7.2
8.4

(0.62)
(0.63)

9.4
9.8

(0.70)
(0.78)

10.5
10.5

(0.67)
(0.77)

5.3
7.4

(1.01)
(1.30)

5.6
8.4

(0.84)
(1.06)

5.3
6.3

(0.88)
(1.10)

9.0
10.0

(0.58)
(0.69)

8.7
8.5

(1.16)
(0.94)

8.1
9.0

(0.46)
(0.55)

9.6
9.6

(1.83)
(1.84)

Not available.
Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Low income refers to the bottom 20 percent of all family incomes; high income refers to the top 20 percent of all family
incomes; and middle income refers to the 60 percent in between.
2Percent employed includes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week.
3Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the
methodology used in prior years.

4Hours

worked per week refers to the number of hours the respondent worked at all jobs during the survey week. The estimates of the percentage of high school students age 16 and over who worked less than 15 hours per week or 15 or more
hours per week exclude those who were employed but not at work during the survey week. Therefore, detail may not sum to
total percentage employed.
NOTE: Totals include racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1970 through 2011.
(This table was prepared February 2013.)

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Employment of Students

Table 441. Percentage of high school students age 16 and over who were employed, by age group, sex, race/ethnicity, family income, nativity, and hours worked per week: Selected years, 1970
through 2011Continued

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Employment of Students

Table 442. Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and level and
control of institution: Selected years, October 1970 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Full-time students

Part-time students

Hours worked per week1


Level and control of institution and year

Percent
employed2

Less than
20 hours

Hours worked per week1

20 to 34 hours 35 or more hours


4

Percent
employed2

Less than
20 hours

20 to 34 hours

35 or more hours

Total, all institutions


1970........................................................
1975........................................................
1980........................................................
1985........................................................
1990........................................................
1995........................................................

33.8
35.3
40.0
44.2
45.7
47.2

(0.95)
(0.89)
(0.90)
(0.94)
(0.96)
(0.87)

19.3
18.2
21.5
21.8
20.6
19.1

(0.79)
(0.72)
(0.75)
(0.78)
(0.78)
(0.69)

10.4
12.0
14.0
17.3
19.3
20.3

(0.61)
(0.60)
(0.64)
(0.72)
(0.76)
(0.70)

3.8
4.7
3.9
4.3
4.8
6.5

(0.38)
(0.39)
(0.36)
(0.39)
(0.41)
(0.43)

82.2
80.9
84.5
86.1
83.7
82.9

(1.93)
(1.66)
(1.48)
(1.50)
(1.61)
(1.45)

5.0
6.0
7.9
6.0
4.0
8.6

(1.10)
(1.00)
(1.10)
(1.03)
(0.86)
(1.08)

15.8
19.5
22.5
26.8
26.0
30.4

(1.84)
(1.67)
(1.71)
(1.92)
(1.92)
(1.77)

60.3
52.6
52.6
52.5
52.7
42.3

(2.47)
(2.11)
(2.05)
(2.17)
(2.18)
(1.90)

2000........................................................
2001........................................................
2002........................................................
2003........................................................
2004........................................................

52.0
47.0
47.8
47.7
49.0

(0.86)
(0.80)
(0.78)
(0.78)
(0.76)

20.1
17.4
17.3
17.1
17.7

(0.69)
(0.61)
(0.59)
(0.59)
(0.58)

21.7
20.6
20.9
20.7
21.6

(0.71)
(0.65)
(0.64)
(0.63)
(0.62)

8.9
7.9
8.5
8.8
8.6

(0.49)
(0.43)
(0.44)
(0.44)
(0.43)

84.9
84.5
78.9
79.0
81.5

(1.38)
(1.29)
(1.51)
(1.44)
(1.44)

8.6
8.1
8.7
7.8
8.5

(1.08)
(0.97)
(1.04)
(0.95)
(1.04)

27.8
25.8
25.3
27.2
27.4

(1.73)
(1.56)
(1.61)
(1.58)
(1.66)

47.5
48.9
43.4
42.8
44.1

(1.93)
(1.79)
(1.84)
(1.75)
(1.84)

2005........................................................
2006........................................................
2007........................................................
2008........................................................
2009........................................................

49.1
46.5
45.5
45.3
40.6

(0.75)
(0.76)
(0.74)
(0.72)
(0.69)

17.8
15.1
15.4
15.6
15.6

(0.58)
(0.55)
(0.54)
(0.53)
(0.51)

21.1
22.0
20.7
20.1
17.6

(0.61)
(0.63)
(0.60)
(0.58)
(0.54)

9.0
8.1
8.7
8.7
6.2

(0.43)
(0.42)
(0.42)
(0.41)
(0.34)

85.0
81.0
81.2
79.4
76.2

(1.30)
(1.41)
(1.39)
(1.51)
(1.57)

10.2
7.3
6.8
9.3
10.1

(1.10)
(0.94)
(0.90)
(1.09)
(1.11)

27.1
27.6
27.2
24.7
27.5

(1.62)
(1.61)
(1.59)
(1.61)
(1.65)

47.1
45.5
45.9
44.4
36.9

(1.82)
(1.80)
(1.78)
(1.86)
(1.78)

2010........................................................
2011........................................................

39.8
41.3

(1.01)
(0.94)

14.9
15.8

(0.57)
(0.67)

17.2
17.4

(0.77)
(0.66)

6.6
7.0

(0.46)
(0.44)

73.4
75.5

(2.03)
(1.93)

10.7
9.7

(1.24)
(1.21)

28.3
28.4

(1.92)
(1.99)

32.8
35.5

(2.19)
(2.16)

Public 4-year institutions


1990........................................................
1995........................................................

43.0
48.8

(1.27)
(1.16)

19.8
19.4

(1.02)
(0.92)

18.6
22.6

(0.99)
(0.97)

3.7
5.6

(0.48)
(0.53)

87.4
86.7

(2.42)
(2.08)

4.2 !
9.6

(1.47)
(1.80)

27.9
30.8

(3.28)
(2.83)

54.7
45.0

(3.64)
(3.05)

2000........................................................
2001........................................................
2002........................................................
2003........................................................
2004........................................................

50.5
45.9
47.7
47.5
49.7

(1.15)
(1.05)
(1.03)
(1.00)
(0.98)

19.1
16.6
17.2
17.3
17.4

(0.90)
(0.78)
(0.78)
(0.76)
(0.75)

21.5
20.9
21.0
20.7
22.0

(0.94)
(0.86)
(0.84)
(0.81)
(0.82)

9.0
7.5
8.0
8.2
8.8

(0.66)
(0.55)
(0.56)
(0.55)
(0.56)

87.3
86.7
78.5
81.7
83.0

(1.91)
(1.89)
(2.44)
(2.31)
(2.13)

8.5
7.5
7.5
9.3
9.0

(1.60)
(1.47)
(1.56)
(1.73)
(1.62)

26.4
27.9
22.8
27.3
27.4

(2.53)
(2.50)
(2.49)
(2.66)
(2.53)

50.9
49.5
47.4
43.7
44.3

(2.87)
(2.79)
(2.96)
(2.97)
(2.82)

2005........................................................
2006........................................................
2007........................................................
2008........................................................
2009........................................................

49.6
46.6
44.7
44.1
40.6

(0.99)
(1.00)
(0.98)
(0.96)
(0.91)

17.8
13.9
14.9
15.1
14.7

(0.76)
(0.69)
(0.70)
(0.70)
(0.66)

22.7
22.9
20.1
19.2
18.7

(0.83)
(0.84)
(0.79)
(0.76)
(0.73)

8.0
8.6
8.9
8.8
5.8

(0.54)
(0.56)
(0.56)
(0.55)
(0.44)

86.3
80.5
78.3
83.9
78.7

(1.90)
(2.06)
(2.26)
(2.25)
(2.45)

9.0
7.1
6.4
9.3
11.1

(1.58)
(1.33)
(1.34)
(1.78)
(1.88)

26.8
26.4
23.1
24.7
25.7

(2.45)
(2.29)
(2.31)
(2.64)
(2.61)

49.7
46.0
48.5
49.5
39.8

(2.76)
(2.59)
(2.74)
(3.06)
(2.92)

2010........................................................
2011........................................................

40.8
41.0

(1.27)
(1.20)

15.2
15.0

(0.88)
(0.91)

18.0
17.6

(0.93)
(0.85)

6.6
7.4

(0.64)
(0.63)

70.4
77.5

(3.58)
(3.27)

10.5
7.8

(2.04)
(1.65)

26.9
28.4

(2.82)
(3.18)

32.1
39.7

(3.59)
(3.29)

Private 4-year institutions


1990........................................................
1995........................................................

38.1
38.6

(2.04)
(1.78)

24.0
21.6

(1.79)
(1.51)

9.9
10.7

(1.25)
(1.13)

3.5
4.6

(0.77)
(0.77)

89.9
80.1

(4.59)
(4.85)

14.9

()
(4.32)

31.9
26.8

(7.12)
(5.38)

53.1
36.5

(7.62)
(5.84)

2000........................................................
2001........................................................
2002........................................................
2003........................................................
2004........................................................

45.8
38.7
39.8
41.1
40.6

(1.88)
(1.76)
(1.73)
(1.81)
(1.68)

23.6
19.7
17.4
19.0
19.6

(1.60)
(1.44)
(1.34)
(1.44)
(1.36)

14.9
11.6
15.1
12.8
15.0

(1.34)
(1.16)
(1.27)
(1.23)
(1.22)

5.4
6.3
6.0
8.4
5.3

(0.85)
(0.88)
(0.84)
(1.02)
(0.76)

78.0
83.6
77.6
69.2
73.0

(5.36)
(4.64)
(5.10)
(4.85)
(5.59)

7.9 !
16.6
9.3 !

()
(3.38)
(4.55)
(3.06)
()

18.5
23.3
17.4
17.5
21.2

(5.02)
(5.29)
(4.64)
(3.99)
(5.15)

52.6
51.6
42.1
40.7
49.2

(6.46)
(6.26)
(6.04)
(5.16)
(6.30)

2005........................................................
2006........................................................
2007........................................................
2008........................................................
2009........................................................

42.3
36.9
38.7
38.0
35.2

(1.64)
(1.71)
(1.70)
(1.68)
(1.64)

20.1
18.1
18.0
18.5
18.6

(1.33)
(1.36)
(1.34)
(1.35)
(1.33)

13.8
12.4
13.0
12.4
10.7

(1.15)
(1.17)
(1.18)
(1.14)
(1.06)

7.0
5.1
6.7
5.6
5.1

(0.85)
(0.78)
(0.87)
(0.80)
(0.76)

88.5
83.0
83.9
84.4
93.9

(3.32)
(4.31)
(4.55)
(4.44)
(2.89)

10.6 !
6.1 !

7.5 !

(3.20)
(2.75)
()
()
(3.17)

34.5
21.0
14.3 !
21.4
22.1

(4.94)
(4.67)
(4.34)
(5.01)
(5.00)

43.2
55.9
61.2
55.3
62.4

(5.15)
(5.70)
(6.04)
(6.08)
(5.84)

2010........................................................
2011........................................................

35.6
36.3

(2.37)
(2.07)

15.7
20.0

(1.63)
(1.61)

12.2
10.1

(1.52)
(1.34)

6.0
4.5

(1.08)
(0.82)

78.6
79.4

(7.00)
(6.01)

()
()

23.4 !
34.2

(7.49)
(7.03)

45.6
38.2

(9.01)
(7.67)

Public 2-year institutions


1990........................................................
1995........................................................

61.2
52.9

(2.09)
(1.97)

19.1
15.6

(1.69)
(1.43)

31.2
25.3

(1.99)
(1.72)

9.2
10.9

(1.24)
(1.23)

81.5
81.1

(2.33)
(2.21)

4.1
6.1

(1.20)
(1.35)

24.9
32.5

(2.60)
(2.64)

51.1
40.5

(3.01)
(2.77)

2000........................................................
2001........................................................
2002........................................................
2003........................................................
2004........................................................

63.9
58.1
55.1
54.7
55.1

(1.79)
(1.75)
(1.75)
(1.74)
(1.71)

20.6
18.0
17.4
15.4
17.0

(1.51)
(1.36)
(1.33)
(1.26)
(1.30)

29.9
28.0
26.3
28.1
27.1

(1.71)
(1.60)
(1.55)
(1.57)
(1.53)

11.9
10.6
11.0
10.3
10.3

(1.21)
(1.10)
(1.10)
(1.06)
(1.05)

85.5
83.2
79.2
80.6
81.9

(2.09)
(1.95)
(2.15)
(1.96)
(2.14)

9.9
8.9
8.6
6.6
9.0

(1.77)
(1.49)
(1.49)
(1.23)
(1.59)

30.0
25.2
29.8
29.6
28.7

(2.72)
(2.26)
(2.42)
(2.26)
(2.51)

44.9
47.4
39.6
43.4
43.1

(2.95)
(2.61)
(2.59)
(2.45)
(2.75)

2005........................................................
2006........................................................
2007........................................................
2008........................................................
2009........................................................

54.2
55.3
54.0
52.9
45.4

(1.69)
(1.66)
(1.55)
(1.43)
(1.45)

15.6
15.8
15.2
14.6
16.0

(1.23)
(1.22)
(1.11)
(1.01)
(1.07)

24.2
28.8
28.7
26.9
20.5

(1.46)
(1.52)
(1.41)
(1.27)
(1.18)

13.4
9.2
9.6
10.7
7.8

(1.16)
(0.97)
(0.91)
(0.89)
(0.78)

82.0
80.7
83.4
74.8
71.8

(2.20)
(2.26)
(1.98)
(2.29)
(2.36)

10.8
8.2
7.1
9.7
10.3

(1.77)
(1.57)
(1.36)
(1.56)
(1.60)

25.8
30.0
33.7
25.9
30.6

(2.50)
(2.62)
(2.51)
(2.31)
(2.42)

44.8
42.2
40.9
37.8
29.4

(2.84)
(2.82)
(2.61)
(2.56)
(2.39)

2010........................................................
2011........................................................

40.6
45.6

(1.90)
(2.00)

14.0
14.7

(1.20)
(1.45)

19.1
22.1

(1.50)
(1.47)

6.8
8.1

(0.78)
(1.01)

74.7
73.6

(2.51)
(2.58)

11.6
11.3

(1.93)
(1.73)

30.1
27.5

(2.86)
(3.12)

31.0
32.4

(3.08)
(3.21)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Excludes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week; therefore, detail
may not sum to total percentage employed. Hours worked per week refers to the number of
hours worked at all jobs during the survey week.

2Includes

those who were employed but not at work during the survey week.
NOTE: Students were classified as full time if they were taking at least 12 hours of classes (or
at least 9 hours of graduate classes) during an average school week and as part time if they
were taking fewer hours.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS),
October, selected years, 1970 through 2011. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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644 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Employment of Students

Table 443. Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and selected
characteristics: October 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Full-time students

Part-time students

Hours worked per week1


Selected characteristic

Less than
20 hours

Percent
employed2

2
Total ........................................

Sex
Male ....................................................
Female ...............................................
Race/ethnicity
White...................................................
Black ...................................................
Hispanic ..............................................
Asian...................................................
Pacific Islander....................................
American Indian/Alaska Native...........
Two or more races ..............................
Level and control of institution
2-year..................................................
Public ..............................................
Private .............................................
4-year..................................................
Public ..............................................
Private .............................................
Student enrollment level
Undergraduate....................................
Sex
Male.............................................
Female .......................................
Race/ethnicity
White ...........................................
Black............................................
Hispanic.......................................
Asian ...........................................
Pacific Islander ............................
American Indian/Alaska Native ...
Two or more races .......................
Level and control of institution
2-year ..........................................
Public.......................................
Private .....................................
4-year ..........................................
Public.......................................
Private .....................................
Graduate.............................................

Hours worked per week1

20 to 34 hours 35 or more hours

Percent
employed2

Less than
20 hours

20 to 34 hours

35 or more hours

41.3

(0.94)

15.8

(0.67)

17.4

(0.66)

7.0

(0.44)

75.5

(1.93)

9.7

(1.21)

28.4

(1.99)

35.5

(2.16)

38.0
44.1

(1.29)
(1.32)

13.1
18.3

(0.84)
(0.98)

17.0
17.7

(1.02)
(0.90)

7.0
7.0

(0.64)
(0.64)

77.3
73.7

(2.72)
(2.66)

8.0
11.3

(1.63)
(1.87)

27.8
28.9

(2.89)
(2.65)

39.9
31.1

(3.19)
(2.90)

46.1
32.1
36.2
24.7

35.5

(1.13)
(2.77)
(2.49)
(2.96)
()
()
(6.28)

18.2
11.6
12.5
10.5

8.8 !

(0.91)
(1.76)
(1.73)
(1.76)
()
()
(3.62)

18.8
14.4
17.4
8.4

19.7

(0.79)
(1.93)
(1.98)
(1.89)
()
()
(5.58)

7.7
5.7
5.5
5.0

(0.55)
(1.15)
(1.15)
(1.35)
()
()
()

80.1
66.8
71.3

(2.25)
(6.39)
(4.23)
()
()
()
()

12.1

7.2 !

(1.73)
()
(2.40)
()
()
()
()

29.8
18.3
28.2

(2.45)
(4.76)
(4.24)
()
()
()
()

35.6
41.9
35.4

(2.41)
(6.88)
(4.35)
()
()
()
()

45.4
45.6
41.6
39.9
41.0
36.3

(1.91)
(2.00)
(7.07)
(1.06)
(1.20)
(2.07)

14.8
14.7
16.0
16.1
15.0
20.0

(1.40)
(1.45)
(4.68)
(0.80)
(0.91)
(1.61)

22.1
22.1
21.2
15.8
17.6
10.1

(1.44)
(1.47)
(6.02)
(0.75)
(0.85)
(1.34)

7.8
8.1

6.7
7.4
4.5

(0.97)
(1.01)
()
(0.53)
(0.63)
(0.82)

73.3
73.6

77.9
77.5
79.4

(2.49)
(2.58)
()
(2.90)
(3.27)
(6.01)

11.8
11.3

7.4
7.8

(1.70)
(1.73)
()
(1.42)
(1.65)
()

27.3
27.5

29.5
28.4
34.2

(3.01)
(3.12)
()
(2.87)
(3.18)
(7.03)

31.9
32.4

39.4
39.7
38.2

(3.12)
(3.21)
()
(3.06)
(3.29)
(7.67)

41.0

(0.96)

15.9

(0.68)

17.6

(0.71)

6.4

(0.46)

73.6

(2.03)

10.7

(1.32)

28.4

(2.10)

32.7

(2.20)

37.9
43.7

(1.35)
(1.31)

13.3
18.3

(0.90)
(0.98)

17.0
18.1

(1.04)
(0.95)

6.7
6.2

(0.68)
(0.62)

75.7
71.6

(2.93)
(2.81)

9.0
12.4

(1.81)
(2.10)

27.6
29.2

(3.17)
(2.76)

37.9
27.6

(3.40)
(2.94)

45.7
31.9
35.8
25.1

38.1

(1.21)
(2.81)
(2.48)
(3.11)
()
()
(6.54)

18.5
11.6
12.0
10.8

9.2 !

(0.97)
(1.81)
(1.60)
(1.81)
()
()
(3.97)

19.0
14.4
17.4
8.7

21.3

(0.85)
(2.01)
(2.00)
(2.06)
()
()
(5.94)

6.9
5.4
5.6
5.1

(0.56)
(1.12)
(1.18)
(1.49)
()
()
()

78.3
62.0
71.1

(2.49)
(7.15)
(4.30)
()
()
()
()

13.5

7.5 !

(1.94)
()
(2.48)
()
()
()
()

29.9
20.7
29.2

(2.60)
(5.45)
(4.42)
()
()
()
()

32.4
35.3
33.9

(2.53)
(7.42)
(4.43)
()
()
()
()

45.2
45.4
42.1
39.4
40.2
36.6
45.2

(1.90)
(1.98)
(7.30)
(1.09)
(1.23)
(2.29)
(3.63)

14.5
14.4
16.4
16.4
15.1
21.3
14.2

(1.36)
(1.41)
(4.84)
(0.82)
(0.91)
(1.76)
(2.91)

22.1
22.2
21.9
15.9
17.4
10.4
15.0

(1.46)
(1.49)
(6.20)
(0.81)
(0.90)
(1.54)
(2.59)

7.9
8.1

5.9
6.7
3.3
14.6

(0.98)
(1.02)
()
(0.54)
(0.63)
(0.73)
(2.27)

73.9
74.1

73.2
73.0
74.3
90.6

(2.45)
(2.56)
()
(3.39)
(3.94)
(7.08)
(3.67)

11.9
11.3

9.2
9.7

(1.73)
(1.75)
()
(1.75)
(2.07)
()
()

27.3
27.4

30.0
27.8
39.7
27.6

(2.98)
(3.09)
()
(3.23)
(3.50)
(7.95)
(5.75)

32.4
32.8

33.1
34.7
25.7
58.1

(3.21)
(3.31)
()
(3.18)
(3.47)
(7.44)
(6.00)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the
coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Excludes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week; therefore,
detail may not sum to total percentage employed. Hours worked per week refers to the
number of hours worked at all jobs during the survey week.

2Includes

those who were employed but not at work during the survey week.
NOTE: Students were classified as full time if they were taking at least 12 hours of classes
(or at least 9 hours of graduate classes) during an average school week and as part time if
they were taking fewer hours. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey
(CPS), October 2011. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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Table 444. Labor force status of 2009, 2010, and 2011 high school completers, by college enrollment status, sex, and race/ethnicity: October 2009, 2010, and 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Percent of high school completers

Selected characteristic

Separately for
Total number of
high school those enrolled in
completers college vs. those
not enrolled
(in thousands)

For all high


school
completers
4

High school completers in civilian labor force2

Percentage distribution of all high school completers

Employed

Unemployed
(seeking
employment)

Not in
labor force

Labor force
participation
rate of all
high school
completers1

Number (in thousands)


Total, all
completers in
labor force
9

Employed

Unemployed
(seeking
employment)

Unemployment
rate

High school
completers not
in labor force
(in thousands)

10

11

12

13

2,937 (112.6)
1,407 (78.1)
1,531 (81.1)

()
()
()

100.0
47.9
52.1

()
(2.00)
(2.00)

36.1
36.5
35.8

(1.55)
(2.21)
(2.04)

14.3
15.0
13.7

(1.14)
(1.64)
(1.47)

49.5
48.5
50.5

(1.25)
(2.30)
(2.13)

50.5
51.5
49.5

(1.62)
(2.30)
(2.13)

1,482
724
758

(67.2)
(46.2)
(45.7)

1,062
513
549

(56.9)
(38.9)
(38.9)

421
211
210

(36.0)
(25.0)
(24.1)

28.4
29.1
27.7

(2.06)
(2.91)
(2.71)

1,455
683
772

(51.5)
(44.9)
(46.2)

White ....................................................
Black .....................................................
Hispanic................................................

1,863
415
459

(89.6)
(50.8)
(69.6)

()
()
()

63.4
14.1
15.6

(1.92)
(1.67)
(2.26)

40.6
24.3
31.9

(1.99)
(3.91)
(4.05)

13.5
16.9
15.0

(1.39)
(3.42)
(3.10)

45.9
58.8
53.1

(1.56)
(4.49)
(4.33)

54.1
41.2
46.9

(2.02)
(4.49)
(4.33)

1,009
171
215

(55.5)
(24.2)
(27.1)

757
101
146

(48.1)
(18.6)
(22.4)

252

(27.9)
()
()

24.9
41.0
31.9

(2.40)
(6.99)
(5.91)

854
244
243

(39.5)
(28.9)
(28.8)

Enrolled in college, 2009 ......................


Male ..................................................
Female ..............................................

2,058
928
1,130

(64.4)
(43.4)
(47.6)

100.0
45.1
54.9

()
(1.60)
(1.60)

70.1
31.6
38.5

(1.23)
(1.25)
(1.31)

32.1
31.7
32.5

(1.80)
(2.63)
(2.32)

10.0
9.1
10.7

(1.16)
(1.62)
(1.53)

57.9
59.2
56.8

(1.47)
(2.78)
(2.46)

42.1
40.8
43.2

(1.91)
(2.78)
(2.46)

867
379
488

(51.4)
(33.5)
(36.8)

662
294
367

(45.0)
(29.5)
(31.9)

205
84
121

(25.2)
(15.8)
(18.3)

23.7
22.2
24.8

(2.54)
(3.68)
(3.26)

1,192
550
642

(46.6)
(40.3)
(42.1)

2-year................................................
4-year................................................

813
1,245

(41.2)
(50.6)

39.5
60.5

(1.57)
(1.57)

27.7
42.4

(1.21)
(1.33)

43.9
24.5

(3.05)
(2.13)

15.4
6.4

(2.22)
(1.22)

40.8
69.1

(2.33)
(1.77)

59.2
30.9

(3.02)
(2.29)

482
385

(38.4)
(34.3)

357
305

(33.0)
(30.6)

125
80

(19.7)
(15.7)

25.9
20.8

(3.51)
(3.64)

332
860

(24.6)
(39.6)

Full-time students .............................


Part-time students.............................

1,885
173

(61.8)
(19.2)

91.6
8.4

(0.89)
(0.89)

64.2
5.9

(1.29)
(0.63)

29.6
60.1

(1.84)
(6.52)

9.1
19.2

(1.17)
(5.27)

61.3
20.7

(1.52)
(4.17)

38.7
79.3

(1.96)
(5.39)

729
137

(47.2)
(20.5)

558
104

(41.3)
(17.9)

172

(23.0)
()

23.5
24.2

(2.76)
(6.43)

1,156

(45.9)
()

White.................................................
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................

1,329
289
272

(51.7)
(25.7)
(26.8)

64.6
14.0
13.2

(1.54)
(1.19)
(1.24)

45.2
9.8
9.3

(1.34)
(0.85)
(0.89)

34.8
23.4
29.9

(2.29)
(4.63)
(5.16)

9.6
10.6 !
9.0 !

(1.42)
(3.37)
(3.23)

55.6
66.0
61.0

(1.85)
(5.18)
(5.49)

44.4
34.0
39.0

(2.39)
(5.18)
(5.49)

591
98
106

(42.5)
(18.4)
(19.1)

463

81

(37.6)
()
(16.7)

128

(19.9)
()
()

21.6
31.2
23.2 !

(2.98)
(8.69)
(7.62)

739
190
166

(36.7)
(25.5)
(23.9)

Not enrolled in college, 2009 ................


Male ..................................................
Female ..............................................

879
478
401

(42.8)
(31.5)
(28.9)

100.0
54.4
45.6

()
(2.45)
(2.45)

29.9
16.3
13.6

(1.23)
(0.99)
(0.92)

45.5
45.7
45.2

(2.94)
(3.93)
(4.15)

24.5
26.5
22.2

(2.55)
(3.48)
(3.46)

30.0
27.8
32.6

(2.09)
(3.53)
(3.90)

70.0
72.2
67.4

(2.71)
(3.53)
(3.90)

616
345
270

(43.4)
(32.0)
(27.4)

400
219
181

(35.0)
(25.5)
(22.4)

216
127
89

(25.8)
(19.4)
(15.7)

35.0
36.7
32.9

(3.38)
(4.47)
(4.77)

263
133
130

(22.0)
(19.8)
(19.0)

White.................................................
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................

534
126
186

(33.3)
(17.2)
(22.3)

60.8
14.4
21.2

(2.40)
(1.84)
(2.28)

18.2
4.3
6.3

(1.04)
(0.58)
(0.75)

55.1
26.4
34.9

(3.77)
(7.29)
(6.49)

23.2
31.3
23.6

(3.21)
(7.66)
(5.78)

21.7
42.3
41.5

(2.41)
(8.17)
(6.71)

78.3
57.7
58.5

(3.12)
(8.17)
(6.71)

418

109

(35.8)
()
(19.4)

294

(30.0)
()
()

124

(19.6)
()
()

29.6

40.4

(3.93)
()
(8.73)

116

(14.6)
()
()

2010 high school completers3,4


Total..............................................
Male......................................................
Female..................................................

3,160
1,679
1,482

(91.8)
(64.6)
(58.4)

()
()
()

100.0
53.1
46.9

()
(1.30)
(1.30)

37.3
39.3
35.1

(1.73)
(2.31)
(2.32)

14.4
15.9
12.6

(1.18)
(1.71)
(1.50)

48.3
44.8
52.3

(1.77)
(2.26)
(2.52)

51.7
55.2
47.7

(1.77)
(2.26)
(2.52)

1,633
926
706

(70.7)
(51.5)
(45.2)

1,179
659
520

(64.9)
(49.2)
(38.0)

454
267
187

(38.1)
(28.2)
(23.9)

27.8
28.9
26.4

(2.14)
(2.91)
(2.85)

1,528
752
775

(74.0)
(48.0)
(49.5)

White ....................................................
Black .....................................................
Hispanic................................................

1,937
461
507

(68.7)
(36.9)
(37.3)

()
()
()

61.3
14.6
16.0

(1.41)
(1.11)
(1.05)

40.9
24.5
42.5

(2.18)
(3.74)
(4.60)

12.9
23.3
12.3

(1.34)
(4.22)
(2.68)

46.2
52.2
45.1

(2.10)
(4.50)
(4.60)

53.8
47.8
54.9

(2.10)
(4.50)
(4.60)

1,041
220
278

(55.1)
(27.2)
(30.6)

792
113
215

(52.1)
(19.8)
(27.9)

249
107

(26.7)
(20.9)
()

23.9
48.7
22.5

(2.43)
(6.96)
(4.71)

896
241
229

(51.7)
(28.3)
(29.1)

Enrolled in college, 2010 ......................


Male ..................................................
Female ..............................................

2,152
1,055
1,097

(78.8)
(50.5)
(55.2)

100.0
49.0
51.0

()
(1.64)
(1.64)

68.1
33.4
34.7

(1.49)
(1.24)
(1.44)

30.9
30.1
31.6

(1.94)
(2.67)
(2.68)

9.1
11.0
7.3

(1.22)
(1.81)
(1.52)

60.0
58.9
61.1

(2.13)
(3.05)
(2.84)

40.0
41.1
38.9

(2.13)
(3.05)
(2.84)

860
433
427

(51.9)
(37.4)
(37.4)

664
317
347

(46.9)
(31.7)
(34.0)

196
116

(26.4)
(19.6)
()

22.8
26.8
18.7

(2.77)
(3.87)
(3.66)

1,292
621
670

(70.3)
(44.8)
(46.3)

2-year................................................
4-year................................................

842
1,309

(55.9)
(61.1)

39.2
60.9

(2.02)
(2.02)

39.2
60.9

(2.02)
(2.02)

42.6
23.3

(3.21)
(2.14)

9.8
8.7

(1.93)
(1.50)

47.6
68.0

(3.43)
(2.33)

52.4
32.0

(3.43)
(2.33)

441
419

(39.3)
(35.5)

359
305

(36.1)
(30.9)

114

()
(20.4)

18.7
27.1

(3.39)
(4.25)

401
890

(41.0)
(52.5)

Full-time students .............................


Part-time students.............................

1,946
206

(76.2)
(24.7)

90.4
9.6

(1.11)
(1.11)

90.4
9.6

(1.11)
(1.11)

27.6
61.7

(1.91)
(5.96)

9.1
9.5 !

(1.24)
(3.27)

63.3
28.7

(2.16)
(5.55)

36.7
71.3

(2.16)
(5.55)

714
147

(48.1)
(21.0)

537
127

(41.6)
(19.9)

176

(24.7)
()

24.7
13.4 !

(3.01)
(4.54)

1,233

(67.2)
()

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 645


Labor Force Status of Recent High School Completers and Dropouts

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2009 high school completers3


Total..............................................
Male......................................................
Female..................................................

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Percent of high school completers

Selected characteristic

Separately for
Total number of
high school those enrolled in
completers college vs. those
not enrolled
(in thousands)

For all high


school
completers

High school completers in civilian labor force2

Percentage distribution of all high school completers

Employed

Unemployed
(seeking
employment)

Not in
labor force

Labor force
participation
rate of all
high school
completers1

Number (in thousands)


Total, all
completers in
labor force

Employed

Unemployed
(seeking
employment)

10

Unemployment
rate

11

High school
completers not
in labor force
(in thousands)

12

13

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

White.................................................
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................

1,365
286
302

(56.9)
(33.4)
(31.5)

63.5
13.3
14.1

(1.81)
(1.42)
(1.30)

43.2
9.1
9.6

(1.40)
(1.01)
(0.96)

34.3
22.4
30.8

(2.41)
(4.79)
(5.59)

9.1
13.3 !
6.8 !

(1.39)
(4.58)
(2.60)

56.7
64.2
62.4

(2.51)
(5.48)
(5.72)

43.3
35.8
37.6

(2.51)
(5.48)
(5.72)

592

114

(41.0)
()
(20.6)

468

93

(37.6)
()
(19.1)

124

(19.4)
()
()

21.0

18.1 !

(3.03)
()
(6.83)

774
184
189

(48.7)
(26.3)
(26.8)

Not enrolled in college, 2010 ................


Male ..................................................
Female ..............................................

1,009
624
385

(54.9)
(40.4)
(37.4)

100.0
61.9
38.1

()
(2.77)
(2.77)

31.9
19.7
12.2

(1.49)
(1.15)
(1.13)

51.0
54.8
45.0

(2.98)
(3.66)
(4.64)

25.6
24.2
27.8

(2.38)
(2.99)
(3.95)

23.4
21.0
27.3

(2.29)
(2.67)
(4.11)

76.6
79.0
72.7

(2.29)
(2.67)
(4.11)

773
493
280

(49.7)
(38.9)
(30.8)

515
342
173

(42.9)
(35.6)
(24.6)

258
151
107

(27.4)
(19.9)
(17.8)

33.4
30.7
38.2

(3.07)
(3.75)
(5.13)

236
131
105

(25.4)
(17.0)
(19.2)

White.................................................
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................

571
175
204

(39.3)
(24.9)
(25.4)

56.7
17.3
20.3

(2.72)
(2.11)
(2.34)

18.1
5.5
6.5

(1.13)
(0.80)
(0.76)

56.8
27.8
59.9

(3.94)
(6.61)
(5.86)

21.9
39.6
20.5

(3.02)
(6.95)
(5.10)

21.4
32.6
19.6

(3.15)
(6.23)
(5.11)

78.6
67.4
80.4

(3.15)
(6.23)
(5.11)

449
118
164

(36.0)
(21.7)
(23.9)

324

122

(33.6)
()
(19.9)

125

(18.1)
()
()

27.8
58.7
25.5

(3.79)
(9.00)
(6.01)

122

(19.7)
()
()

2011 high school completers3, 4


Total..............................................
Male......................................................
Female..................................................

3,079
1,611
1,468

(88.3)
(60.6)
(58.4)

()
()
()

100.0
52.3
47.7

()
(1.30)
(1.30)

35.2
34.1
36.3

(1.40)
(2.00)
(2.22)

12.9
16.0
9.5

(1.12)
(1.62)
(1.32)

51.9
49.8
54.1

(1.60)
(2.40)
(2.28)

48.1
50.2
45.9

(1.60)
(2.40)
(2.28)

1,482
808
674

(58.7)
(46.2)
(40.4)

1,084
551
534

(50.0)
(36.3)
(37.3)

398
258
140

(34.8)
(27.3)
(19.7)

26.8
31.9
20.8

(2.01)
(2.67)
(2.69)

1,597
802
795

(73.3)
(51.6)
(48.6)

White ....................................................
Black .....................................................
Hispanic................................................

1,747
464
623

(60.6)
(36.1)
(42.0)

()
()
()

56.7
15.1
20.2

(1.38)
(1.08)
(1.20)

42.7
23.1
28.4

(1.85)
(3.76)
(3.25)

10.2
17.5
15.9

(1.25)
(3.65)
(2.72)

47.1
59.4
55.7

(2.15)
(4.49)
(3.60)

52.9
40.6
44.3

(2.15)
(4.49)
(3.60)

925
189
276

(46.9)
(25.6)
(29.2)

746
107
177

(39.7)
(20.8)
(23.6)

179

99

(22.4)
()
(18.0)

19.3
43.2
35.9

(2.08)
(7.23)
(5.33)

822
275
347

(49.5)
(29.2)
(32.0)

Enrolled in college, 2011 ......................


Male ..................................................
Female ..............................................

2,101
1,041
1,060

(77.2)
(55.6)
(49.1)

100.0
49.6
50.4

()
(1.70)
(1.70)

68.2
33.8
34.4

(1.45)
(1.44)
(1.29)

30.4
26.2
34.5

(1.69)
(2.33)
(2.57)

8.2
10.1
6.3

(1.17)
(1.96)
(1.15)

61.4
63.7
59.2

(1.92)
(2.86)
(2.62)

38.6
36.3
40.8

(1.92)
(2.86)
(2.62)

810
378
432

(49.2)
(35.7)
(34.3)

638
273
365

(42.1)
(27.2)
(32.4)

1728
1064

(25.1)
(21.6)
()

21.2
27.9
15.3

(2.68)
(4.47)
(2.73)

1,291
663
628

(63.1)
(46.2)
(40.0)

2-year................................................
4-year................................................

798
1,303

(49.2)
(62.2)

38.0
62.0

(1.89)
(1.89)

25.9
42.3

(1.49)
(1.44)

38.0
25.7

(3.07)
(2.08)

11.8
6.0

(2.32)
(1.23)

50.3
68.3

(3.30)
(2.14)

49.7
31.7

(3.30)
(2.14)

397
413

(36.0)
(33.8)

303
336

(30.0)
(32.2)

94
78

(19.8)
(15.9)

23.7
18.9

(4.21)
(3.67)

401
890

(35.9)
(51.2)

Full-time students .............................


Part-time students.............................

1,930
170

(74.2)
(24.1)

91.9
8.1

(1.11)
(1.11)

62.7
5.5

(1.42)
(0.78)

27.0
68.3

(1.71)
(6.42)

7.9
11.4 !

(1.20)
(4.38)

65.1
20.3

(1.95)
(4.97)

34.9
79.7

(1.95)
(4.97)

674
136

(44.0)
(20.8)

522
116

(36.8)
(18.8)

152

(24.0)
()

22.6
14.3 !

(3.02)
(5.53)

1,256

(63.0)
()

White.................................................
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................

1,193
312
415

(52.9)
(31.6)
(33.9)

56.8
14.8
19.7

(1.73)
(1.44)
(1.39)

38.7
10.1
13.5

(1.43)
(0.96)
(1.02)

37.4
19.9
24.9

(2.27)
(4.50)
(3.96)

6.4
7.7 !
12.5

(1.33)
(3.02)
(3.31)

56.2
72.4
62.6

(2.69)
(4.76)
(4.45)

43.8
27.6
37.4

(2.69)
(4.76)
(4.45)

522
86
155

(40.1)
(17.2)
(22.3)

446

103

(33.1)
()
(18.5)

()
()
()

14.6
(2.66)
28.0 ! (10.19)
33.5
(7.70)

670
226
260

(43.0)
(26.9)
(28.0)

Not enrolled in college, 2011 ................


Male ..................................................
Female ..............................................

978
569
409

(51.1)
(38.2)
(34.4)

100.0
58.2
41.8

()
(2.65)
(2.65)

31.8
18.5
13.3

(1.45)
(1.20)
(1.03)

45.6
48.8
41.1

(2.88)
(3.94)
(4.39)

23.1
26.7
18.0

(2.58)
(3.33)
(3.43)

31.3
24.5
40.8

(2.74)
(3.42)
(4.77)

68.7
75.5
59.2

(2.74)
(3.42)
(4.77)

672
430
242

(42.5)
(34.3)
(24.5)

446
278
168

(34.7)
(27.4)
(21.8)

226
152
74

(27.9)
(22.5)
(13.9)

33.6
35.4
30.5

(3.40)
(4.17)
(5.11)

306
139
167

(32.3)
(21.7)
(26.5)

White.................................................
Black .................................................
Hispanic ............................................

554
152
208

(37.4)
(21.3)
(26.8)

56.7
15.6
21.3

(2.58)
(2.01)
(2.38)

18.0
5.0
6.8

(1.14)
(0.69)
(0.84)

54.1
29.7
35.4

(3.72)
(6.97)
(6.04)

18.5
37.6
22.6

(2.97)
(7.13)
(5.12)

27.4
32.6
42.0

(3.32)
(7.91)
(6.75)

72.6
67.4
58.0

(3.32)
(7.91)
(6.75)

402
103
121

(31.6)
(19.8)
(19.4)

300

74

(26.6)
()
(15.0)

103

(18.4)
()
()

25.5
55.9
39.0

(3.89)
(8.44)
(7.47)

152

(21.7)
()
()

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1The labor force participation rate is the percentage of persons who are either employed or seeking employment.
2The labor force includes all employed persons plus those seeking employment. The unemployment rate is the percentage of persons in the labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks.
3Includes 16- to 24-year-olds who completed high school between October of the previous year and October of the given year.
Includes recipients of equivalency credentials as well as diploma recipients.

4Beginning

in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years.
NOTE: Data are for October of given year. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Percentages
are only shown when the base is 75,000 or greater. Totals include race categories not separately shown. Race categories exclude
persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2009, 2010, and 2011. (This
table was prepared October 2012.)

646 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Labor Force Status of Recent High School Completers and Dropouts

Table 444. Labor force status of 2009, 2010, and 2011 high school completers, by college enrollment status, sex, and race/ethnicity: October 2009, 2010, and 2011Continued

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 647


Labor Force Status of Recent High School Completers and Dropouts

Table 445. Labor force status of high school dropouts, by sex and race/ethnicity: October, selected years, 1980 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Dropouts in civilian labor force2
Percentage distribution of dropouts
Year, sex, and
race/ethnicity

Number of
dropouts
(in thousands)

Percent of all
dropouts

1
All dropouts
1980....................
1985....................
1990....................
1995....................
2000....................
2005....................
2009....................
20103 ..................
20113 ..................
Male
1980....................
1985....................
1990....................
1995....................
2000....................
2005....................
2009....................
20103 ..................
20113 ..................
Female
1980....................
1985....................
1990....................
1995....................
2000....................
2005....................
2009....................
20103 ..................
20113 ..................
White
1980....................
1985....................
1990....................
1995....................
2000....................
2005....................
2009....................
20103 ..................
20113 ..................
Black
1980....................
1985....................
1990....................
1995....................
2000....................
2005....................
2009....................
20103 ..................
20113 ..................
Hispanic
1980....................
1985....................
1990....................
1995....................
2000....................
2005....................
2009....................
20103 ..................
20113 ..................

Employed

Unemployed
(seeking
employment)

Not in
labor force

Labor force
participation
rate of
dropouts1

Number (in thousands)

Total

Unemployed
(seeking Unemployment
employment)
rate

Dropouts
not in
labor force
(in thousands)

10

11

738
610
412
604
515
407
383
340
372

(44.0)
(42.3)
(36.0)
(43.6)
(28.5)
(35.3)
(34.3)
(29.0)
(33.4)

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

43.8
43.5
46.3
47.7
48.7
38.3
21.8
30.9
33.9

(2.97)
(3.45)
(4.37)
(3.61)
(2.77)
(4.22)
(3.69)
(4.24)
(4.09)

20.0
24.0
21.6
20.0
19.2
18.9
26.7
23.0
21.1

(2.37)
(2.94)
(3.57)
(2.86)
(3.01)
(3.42)
(3.98)
(4.29)
(4.18)

36.2
32.5
32.2
32.3
32.0
42.8
51.5
46.1
44.9

(2.87)
(3.25)
(4.09)
(3.38)
(2.59)
(3.32)
(3.46)
(4.78)
(4.78)

63.8
67.5
67.8
67.7
68.0
57.2
48.5
53.9
55.1

(2.87)
(3.25)
(4.09)
(3.38)
(2.59)
(4.30)
(4.47)
(4.78)
(4.78)

471
412
279
409
350
233
186
183
205

(35.2)
(34.8)
(29.7)
(35.9)
(23.5)
(26.7)
(23.9)
(21.5)
(24.2)

148
147
89
121
99
77
103
78
79

(19.5)
(20.6)
(16.6)
(19.3)
(17.2)
(15.4)
(17.8)
(16.0)
(15.9)

31.4
35.6
31.8
29.6
28.1
32.9
55.1
42.7
38.4

(3.44)
(4.01)
(4.90)
(3.97)
(4.16)
(5.42)
(6.42)
(6.67)
(6.26)

267
198
132
195
165
174
198
157
167

(26.5)
(24.1)
(20.4)
(24.8)
(16.2)
(17.9)
(19.0)
(21.9)
(24.5)

422
319
217
339
295
227
205
179
204

(32.5)
(29.9)
(25.6)
(31.5)
(29.3)
(25.9)
(24.6)
(21.3)
(24.5)

57.2
52.3
52.8
56.2
57.3
55.8
53.4
52.7
54.7

(2.89)
(3.39)
(4.27)
(3.45)
(3.73)
(4.24)
(4.39)
(4.17)
(4.00)

50.3
50.8
51.3
52.8
74.6
59.9
27.5
25.9
42.1

(3.86)
(4.69)
(5.89)
(4.64)
(4.34)
(5.61)
(5.37)
(4.96)
(5.91)

22.0
30.6
28.0
21.3
18.2
21.6
33.5
17.2
16.0 !

(3.20)
(4.32)
(5.29)
(3.80)
(3.85)
(4.71)
(5.68)
(4.40)
(4.85)

27.7
18.6
20.7
26.0
25.6
40.3
39.1
56.9
41.8

(3.45)
(3.65)
(4.77)
(4.07)
(4.35)
(5.61)
(5.88)
(5.70)
(6.25)

72.3
81.4
79.3
74.0
74.4
59.7
60.9
43.1
58.2

(3.45)
(3.65)
(4.77)
(4.07)
(4.35)
(5.61)
(5.88)
(5.70)
(6.25)

305
260
172
251
220
136
125
77
118

(27.7)
(27.0)
(22.8)
(27.1)
(25.3)
(20.1)
(19.2)
(12.4)
(18.1)

93
98
61
72

69

(15.3)
(16.6)
(13.5)
(14.5)
()
()
(14.3)
()
()

30.5
37.6
35.3
28.7
24.5
35.9
54.9
39.8
27.5

(4.18)
(5.04)
(6.32)
(4.88)
(4.96)
(7.09)
(7.68)
(8.62)
(7.53)

117
59
45
88
76
91
80
102
85

(17.1)
(12.9)
(11.6)
(16.1)
(14.9)
(16.4)
(15.4)
(17.2)
(17.4)

316
291
194
265
220
180
179
161
169

(27.0)
(27.4)
(23.2)
(26.6)
(24.3)
(22.4)
(22.3)
(19.3)
(20.4)

42.8
47.7
47.2
43.8
42.7
44.2
46.6
47.3
45.3

(2.77)
(3.25)
(4.10)
(3.31)
(3.58)
(4.11)
(4.25)
(4.17)
(4.00)

35.0
35.5
55.0
59.5
59.5
53.9
34.2
36.4
24.1

(4.08)
(4.51)
(5.94)
(4.95)
(5.43)
(6.20)
(5.92)
(6.46)
(5.60)

17.4
16.8
14.4
18.4
20.3
15.6
19.0
29.6
27.3

(3.24)
(3.52)
(4.19)
(3.91)
(4.45)
(4.51)
(4.90)
(7.15)
(6.92)

47.6
47.8
45.0
40.5
40.6
46.0
65.8
34.0
48.7

(4.28)
(4.71)
(5.94)
(4.95)
(5.43)
(6.20)
(5.92)
(6.82)
(7.45)

52.4
52.2
55.0
59.5
59.4
54.0
34.2
66.0
51.3

(4.28)
(4.71)
(5.94)
(4.95)
(5.43)
(6.20)
(5.92)
(6.82)
(7.45)

165
152
107
157
131
97
61
106
87

(19.6)
(19.8)
(17.2)
(20.6)
(18.8)
(16.4)
(13.0)
(17.0)
(14.9)

55
49

(11.3)
(11.2)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

33.2
32.1
26.1
30.9
34.2
28.8

44.8
53.1

(5.57)
(6.09)
(7.08)
(6.05)
(6.80)
(7.67)
()
(9.14)
(9.84)

150
139
87
107
90
83
117

82

(18.7)
(18.9)
(15.6)
(17.0)
(15.6)
(15.2)
(18.1)
()
(17.0)

489
354
242
316
288
194
164
148
181

(35.9)
(32.3)
(27.6)
(31.6)
(21.4)
(24.4)
(22.5)
(18.9)
(25.3)

66.2
58.1
58.8
52.3
55.9
47.6
42.9
43.5
48.5

(2.83)
(3.43)
(4.31)
(3.61)
(2.76)
(4.34)
(4.43)
(4.57)
(4.76)

50.3
49.2
75.0
69.9
76.6
60.3
58.0
31.4
32.8

(3.67)
(4.56)
(4.95)
(4.59)
(3.14)
(6.16)
(6.74)
(6.58)
(5.71)

18.0
23.3
18.7
18.3
16.5
20.0
24.1
20.4
18.2

(2.79)
(3.82)
(4.41)
(3.83)
(3.79)
(5.05)
(5.87)
(5.46)
(5.05)

31.7
27.5
25.0
30.1
23.4
39.7
42.0
48.3
49.0

(3.42)
(4.07)
(4.95)
(4.59)
(3.14)
(6.16)
(6.74)
(6.82)
(6.21)

68.3
72.5
75.0
69.9
76.6
60.3
58.0
51.7
51.0

(3.42)
(4.07)
(4.95)
(4.59)
(3.14)
(6.16)
(6.74)
(6.82)
(6.21)

334
257
181
221
221
117
95
77
92

(29.7)
(27.5)
(23.9)
(26.4)
(18.7)
(18.9)
(17.1)
(13.6)
(15.9)

88
83

(15.1)
(15.4)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

26.3
32.2
25.0
26.2
21.5
33.2
41.5
39.4
35.7

(3.87)
(4.95)
(5.65)
(5.21)
(4.79)
(7.67)
(8.88)
(9.52)
(8.57)

155
98
60
95

77
69
71
88

(20.2)
(16.9)
(13.8)
(17.3)
()
(15.4)
(14.6)
(14.1)
(17.6)

141
130
82
104
106
108
77

(19.9)
(20.2)
(16.6)
(18.5)
(18.7)
(19.3)
(16.2)
()
()

19.1
21.4
19.9
17.2
20.6
26.5
20.0
18.7
19.1

(2.43)
(2.95)
(3.62)
(2.79)
(3.24)
(4.07)
(3.80)
(3.94)
(3.77)

49.3
52.5
66.1
59.2
52.2
26.5

(7.09)
(7.78)
(9.64)
(8.75)
(8.80)
(7.89)
()
()
()

28.4
(6.40)
22.7
(6.52)
35.2
(9.74)
25.8 ! (7.78)
25.5 ! (7.68)
16.0 ! (6.56)
38.6 (10.33)

()

()

50.7
47.5
33.9
40.8
47.8
57.5
56.4

(7.09)
(7.78)
(9.64)
(8.75)
(8.80)
(8.84)
(10.53)
()
()

49.3 (7.09)
52.5 (7.78)
66.1 (9.64)
59.2 (8.75)
52.2 (8.80)
42.5 (8.84)
43.6 (10.53)

()

()

69
68

(14.0)
(14.7)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

71
62

(14.2)
(14.0)
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

91
105
72
174
101
86
115
93
99

(18.9)
(18.2)
(15.6)
(23.8)
(18.2)
(17.2)
(19.9)
(15.8)
(17.4)

12.3
17.3
17.4
28.8
19.6
21.1
30.1
27.3
26.6

(2.41)
(2.72)
(3.44)
(3.34)
(3.18)
(3.76)
(4.35)
(3.95)
(4.14)

65.2
(9.94)
69.9
(7.95)

()
68.6
(6.40)
61.1
(8.82)
45.1
(9.96)
17.2 ! (6.53)
33.9
(8.72)
28.3
(7.34)

17.9 ! (8.00)
32.0
(8.09)

()
20.1
(5.52)
22.2 ! (7.52)
66.1
(9.64)
59.2
(8.75)
52.2
(8.80)
20.1 ! (6.43)

34.8
(9.94)
30.1
(7.95)

()
31.4
(6.40)
38.9
(8.82)
35.2
(9.74)
25.8 ! (7.78)
25.5 ! (7.68)
51.6
(8.76)

59
74

119

66
59
52

(15.3)
(15.2)
()
(19.7)
()
9.6
8.7
8.8
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

29.3

()
()
()
(7.57)
()
()
()
()
()

()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30
and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1The labor force participation rate is the percentage of persons who are either employed or
seeking employment.
2The labor force includes all employed persons plus those seeking employment. The unemployment rate is the percentage of persons in the labor force who are not working and who
made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks.
3Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years.

65.2
69.9

68.6
61.1
33.9
40.8
47.8
48.4

(9.94)
(7.95)
()
(6.40)
(8.82)
(9.64)
(8.75)
(8.80)
(8.76)

NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Data
are for October of a given year. Dropouts are considered persons 16 to 24 years old who
dropped out of school in the 12-month period ending in October of years shown. Includes
dropouts from any grade, including a small number from elementary and middle schools.
Percentages are only shown when the base is 75,000 or greater. Totals include race categories not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail
may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey
(CPS), October, selected years, 1980 through 2011. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


Year, postsecondary status and
institution type, and living and
employment status

All

disabilities1

Specific
learning
disabilities

Speech or
language
impairments

Intellectual
disability

Emotional
disturbance

Hearing
impairments

Orthopedic
impairments

Other health
impairments2

Visual
impairments

10

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

2007 (out of high school up to


6 years)
Ever attended institution
Any postsecondary ..................
4-year.......................................
2-year.......................................
Vocational/technical .................

55.0
14.7
37.3
28.3

(2.62) 60.9
(1.87) 15.6
(2.55) 40.8
(2.37) 31.4

(3.88) 63.0
(2.89) 29.8
(3.91) 41.0
(3.69) 20.3

Graduation rate, by type of


institution3
Any postsecondary ..................
4-year.......................................
2-year.......................................
Vocational/technical .................

38.4
29.4
29.7
54.6

(4.41) 37.5
(8.30)

(4.83) 29.4
(7.22) 55.1

Living independently4...................

35.7

(2.53)

Competitively employed5
Currently ..................................
In the past 2 years ...................

61.1
78.6

(2.86) 70.4
(2.27) 85.9

2009 (out of high school up to


8 years)
Ever attended institution
Any postsecondary ..................
4-year.......................................
2-year.......................................
Vocational/technical .................

59.2
18.4
44.4
31.3

Currently attending institution


Any postsecondary ..................
4-year.......................................
2-year.......................................
Vocational/technical .................

40.6

(4.59)
(3.91)
(4.66)
(3.84)

56.9
19.5
44.6
28.1

(4.14)
(3.31)
(4.16)
(3.76)

(6.13) 48.4
(6.64) 40.0 (10.17)
() 39.8 ! (12.46)

()
(6.81) 40.2
(7.79) 28.1 ! (11.70)
(9.66) 69.8 (10.43) 50.3 ! (15.09)

41.1
(7.55) 38.9
(8.80) 35.7
(7.55)

() 37.2 ! (13.80) 35.7 ! (16.18)


26.7 ! (8.47) 30.6 ! (10.78) 23.1 ! (8.41)
56.5 (11.38) 33.0 ! (14.56) 44.4 (11.95)

33.8

32.6
47.1

(6.09)
()
(6.63)
(11.65)

(3.91)

44.6
7.7 !
30.0
27.5

(4.36) 70.9
(2.34) 31.4
(4.02) 44.9
(3.92) 37.8

(4.61) 59.8
(4.71) 22.5
(5.05) 45.5
(4.92) 21.5

70.8
42.8
47.0
21.2

(5.23)
(5.70)
(5.74)
(4.71)

31.3
8.0 !
17.2
14.8

12

(5.28)
(3.08)
(4.29)
(4.04)

48.8
18.2
29.1
18.9

(6.83)
(5.28)
(6.21)
(5.35)

49.7
(9.35)
58.7 (13.84)
42.9 (11.33)
50.9 ! (19.67)

32.1 ! (10.55)

()

()

()

()
()
()
()

46.6
15.7
32.6
21.8

Traumatic
brain injury

13

14

(5.25)
(3.82)
(4.93)
(4.35)

56.2
15.7 !
33.5
33.2

(7.49)
(5.49)
(7.12)
(7.11)

35.3 (10.36)

()
33.0 ! (13.39)
49.2 ! (15.05)

50.4

24.8 !

(12.59)
()
(12.11)
()

(3.32)

34.4

(4.17)

28.5

(4.60)

14.0

(3.26)

30.8

(3.86)

31.3

(5.35)

10.6 !

(3.51)

13.7 !

(4.69)

11.8

(3.39)

24.8

(6.52)

(4.12) 61.4
(2.92) 78.8

(4.17) 31.6
(3.30) 49.8

(4.22)
(4.32)

53.2
78.9

(4.94) 49.4
(3.77) 70.3

(5.85)
(4.93)

26.2
42.8

(4.36)
(4.62)

60.3
78.8

(4.51)
(3.54)

34.4
54.6

(5.98)
(5.97)

31.6
41.0

(6.13)
(5.99)

15.0 !
26.4

(5.46)
(6.17)

32.7
44.1

(5.63)
(5.40)

32.6
63.6

(7.47)
(7.50)

(2.64) 65.3
(2.08) 20.9
(2.67) 49.7
(2.49) 34.1

(3.93) 67.0
(3.36) 30.9
(4.13) 46.5
(3.92) 28.5

(3.62) 29.5
(3.56) 6.2 !
(3.86) 19.7
(3.48) 17.2

(3.62)
(1.92)
(3.16)
(2.99)

53.0
11.0
38.0
33.0

(4.53) 74.8
(2.84) 34.7
(4.40) 53.4
(4.27) 40.3

(4.24) 62.0
(4.66) 23.5
(4.88) 50.9
(4.79) 26.5

(4.42)
(3.87)
(4.57)
(4.03)

65.2
19.1
53.2
33.1

(4.05)
(3.34)
(4.25)
(4.00)

70.7
41.5
51.2
25.6

(5.01)
(5.43)
(5.51)
(4.81)

33.2
7.3 !
21.7
17.6

(5.09)
(2.82)
(4.45)
(4.11)

56.8
23.7
36.9
21.6

(7.09)
(6.09)
(6.91)
(5.89)

44.2
17.4
32.2
22.1

(4.66)
(3.56)
(4.39)
(3.90)

60.4
18.5 !
42.1
34.5

(7.40)
(5.87)
(7.47)
(7.20)

15.1
5.2
9.0
2.2 !

(1.93) 17.3
(1.20) 5.9 !
(1.54) 10.3
(0.79)

(3.13) 20.1
(1.95) 10.6
(2.52) 8.3
() 2.7 !

(3.09)
(2.38)
(2.14)
(1.24)

12.9
3.9 !
8.6

(3.04) 25.0
(1.76) 15.0
(2.56) 11.6
()

(4.23) 23.3
(3.51) 8.0 !
(3.15) 13.2
() 5.5 !

(3.87)
(2.47)
(3.10)
(2.09)

16.1
3.1 !
10.9
2.9 !

(3.13)
(1.48)
(2.67)
(1.43)

25.0
15.1
8.9 !

(4.79)
(3.94)
(3.16)
()

8.2 !

(2.99)
()
()
()

24.5
9.1 !
16.7 !

(6.19)
(4.11)
(5.34)
()

14.0
5.3 !
8.2 !

(3.26)
(2.12)
(2.59)
()

14.6 !

9.2 !

(5.34)
()
(4.38)
()

Graduation rate, by type of


institution3
Any postsecondary ..................
4-year.......................................
2-year.......................................
Vocational/technical .................

47.6
45.3
37.2
54.6

(3.92) 47.8
(7.28) 47.7
(4.46) 38.2
(5.96) 52.7

(5.35) 39.8
(8.45)
(8.80)

()
(6.35) 28.2 ! (9.90)
(8.39) 51.2 (12.94)

45.9

33.3
62.5

(6.45) 58.7
() 49.5
(7.61) 42.5
(8.67) 63.8

(6.40)
(11.86)
(7.24)
(10.12)

44.8
30.6 !
35.1
58.7

(5.64)
(9.72)
(6.12)
(8.28)

58.4
63.1
45.9
47.3

(7.24)
(10.01)
(9.06)
(12.97)

58.9

44.3
46.5

(9.71)
()
(12.86)
(12.73)

()
()
()
()

50.7
59.0
43.3
53.2

(8.15)
(12.15)
(10.61)
(12.43)

61.8

35.7 !
73.9

(10.33)
()
(11.88)
(14.00)

Living independently4...................

44.7

(2.68)

(3.75)

(2.42)

24.0

(6.48)

Competitively employed5
Currently ..................................
In the past 2 years ...................

53.1
70.1

(2.82) 62.4
(2.52) 78.1

(4.07)
(4.54)

41.7
53.3

(7.52)
(7.64)

(5.49) 53.5
(10.07) 60.1
(6.16) 39.2
(8.29) 64.3
(4.15)

38.7

(4.27) 58.5
(3.51) 77.2

(3.60)

(3.65)
(1.96)
(3.32)
(2.97)

11

Autism

21.2

51.0

30.4

(3.77) 28.2
(3.57) 6.2 !
(3.84) 21.2
(3.14) 16.0

Multiple
disabilities Deaf-blindness

()
()
()
()

(6.67) 45.3
(9.93) 48.8
(8.53) 32.9
(10.75) 50.7

25.7

(3.48)

44.3

(4.52)

40.3

(4.79)

24.9

(3.95)

39.2

(4.17)

41.4

(5.43)

11.2 !

(3.41)

20.5

(5.79)

(3.93) 25.7
(3.28) 38.7

(3.60)
(3.98)

40.9
68.6

(4.65) 47.4
(4.31) 65.0

(5.14)
(4.81)

26.4
40.2

(4.03)
(4.53)

53.8
72.2

(4.48)
(3.92)

34.1
47.2

(5.36)
(5.61)

21.5
32.1

(4.63)
(5.15)

23.1
34.9

(6.19)
(6.96)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1 Includes disability categories not shown separately.
2 Other health impairments include having limited strength, vitality, or alertness that is due to chronic or acute health
problems (such as a heart condition, rheumatic fever, asthma, hemophilia, and leukemia) and that adversely affects educational performance.
3 Among students who had ever attended the type of institution specified, the percentage who received a diploma, certificate, or license.
4 Living independently includes living alone, with a spouse or roommate, in a college dormitory, in Job Corps housing, or
in military housing as a service member.

5 Competitively

7.1 !
24.2
33.9

employed refers to those receiving more than minimum wage and working in an environment where the
majority of workers are not disabled.
NOTE: Data based on students who had been out of high school up to 6 years in 2007 and up to 8 years in 2009 and had
attended special or regular schools in the 19992000 or 200001 school year. Apparent discrepancies in attendance and
graduation percentages between 2007 and 2009 may be due to inconsistent reporting by respondents and smaller numbers of respondents for the 2009 survey wave. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education
Research, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Waves 4 and 5, 2007 and 2009, unpublished tabulations.
(This table was prepared July 2010.)

648 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Labor Force Status of Recent High School Completers and Dropouts

Table 446. Among special education students out of high school up to 8 years, percentage attending and completing postsecondary education, living independently, and working competitively, by
type of disability: 2007 and 2009

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Table 447. Number, percentage distribution, unemployment rates, and median salaries of 25- to 29-year-old bachelors degree holders and percentage of degree holders among all 25- to 29-yearolds, by field of study: 2009 and 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
2009

2011

25- to 29-year-old bachelors degree holders

Field of study

Number, in
thousands

1
Total, all bachelors degrees ...................................
Agriculture ..........................................................................
Architecture ........................................................................
Area, ethnic, and civilization studies...................................
Arts, fine and commercial ...................................................
Fine arts..........................................................................
Commercial art and graphic design ................................

Percentage
distribution Unemployment rate

Percent of all
25- to 29-year-olds
with degree in
Median
specific field
annual salary

(30.8)
(2.9)
(2.3)
(2.1)

100.0
0.9
0.7
0.4

()
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.03)

5.2
2.2 !
9.6
7.3

(0.12) $44,880
(0.85) 38,970
(1.58) 45,950
(2.10) 39,930

250
96

(6.5)
(4.9)

3.9
1.5

(0.10)
(0.08)

8.8
9.2

(0.79)
(1.22)

Business
Business, general ...........................................................
Accounting ......................................................................
Business management and administration.....................
Marketing and marketing research .................................
Finance ...........................................................................
Management information systems and statistics ............
Business, other and medical administration ...................

224
184
372
196
168
27
121

(6.6)
(5.9)
(8.7)
(6.3)
(5.2)
(2.0)
(5.2)

3.5
2.9
5.8
3.0
2.6
0.4
1.9

(0.10)
(0.09)
(0.13)
(0.10)
(0.08)
(0.03)
(0.08)

5.2
4.4
5.9
5.7
4.8
5.8
4.9

Communications and communications technologies..........


Computer and information systems....................................
Construction/electrical/transportation technologies............
Criminal justice and fire protection .....................................

384
259
34
133

(8.8)
(6.2)
(2.2)
(4.5)

6.0
4.0
0.5
2.1

(0.13)
(0.09)
(0.03)
(0.07)

Education
General education ..........................................................
Early childhood education...............................................
Elementary education.....................................................
Secondary teacher education .........................................
Education, other..............................................................

143
41
192
21
180

(4.8)
(2.5)
(5.2)
(1.5)
(5.0)

2.2
0.6
3.0
0.3
2.8

Engineering and engineering-related fields


General engineering .......................................................
Chemical engineering .....................................................
Civil engineering .............................................................
Computer engineering ....................................................
Electrical engineering .....................................................
Mechanical engineering..................................................
Engineering, other ..........................................................
Engineering technologies ...............................................

55
30
42
55
95
84
74
38

(3.2)
(2.1)
(2.3)
(2.5)
(3.3)
(3.7)
(3.7)
(2.8)

Number, in
thousands

Percentage
distribution Unemployment rate

Percent of all
25- to 29-year-olds
Median
with degree in
annual salary
specific field

10

(547)
(995)
(1,186)
(1,495)

29.9
0.3
0.2
0.1

(0.14)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.01)

6,516
61
49
27

(32.3)
(3.2)
(3.2)
(2.3)

100.0
0.9
0.8
0.4

()
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.04)

5.3
3.4
7.7
8.8

(0.11) $44,800
(0.87) 42,710
(1.43) 45,540
(2.31) 43,040

35,870
39,940

(889)
(535)

1.2
0.4

(0.03)
(0.02)

270
97

(7.6)
(3.7)

4.1
1.5

(0.11)
(0.06)

7.4
6.1

(0.79)
(0.96)

(0.63)
(0.63)
(0.46)
(0.67)
(0.74)
(1.66)
(0.88)

45,910
52,840
43,900
44,740
51,390
55,350
45,040

(1,110)
(1,428)
(1,237)
(134)
(891)
(2,569)
(1,434)

1.0
0.9
1.7
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.6

(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.02)

230
190
350
199
178
25
133

(7.2)
(6.4)
(7.9)
(6.3)
(5.1)
(2.1)
(4.5)

3.5
2.9
5.4
3.1
2.7
0.4
2.0

(0.11)
(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.10)
(0.08)
(0.03)
(0.07)

5.3
3.7
5.9
3.6
3.7
5.2 !
6.2

5.4
5.2
4.1
4.2

(0.51)
(0.64)
(1.19)
(0.72)

39,900
59,030
49,950
39,900

(62)
(947)
(2,248)
(453)

1.8
1.2
0.2
0.6

(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.01)
(0.02)

398
237
38
136

(9.2)
(6.1)
(2.5)
(4.7)

6.1
3.6
0.6
2.1

(0.14)
(0.09)
(0.04)
(0.07)

(0.08)
(0.04)
(0.08)
(0.02)
(0.08)

3.3
2.8 !
3.2
3.8 !
3.2

(0.63)
(1.00)
(0.49)
(1.86)
(0.59)

39,180
35,230
35,980
38,480
37,970

(537)
(889)
(896)
(958)
(824)

0.7
0.2
0.9
0.1
0.8

(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.02)

154
36
166
15
183

(6.5)
(2.4)
(5.2)
(1.6)
(6.2)

2.4
0.6
2.5
0.2
2.8

0.9
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.5
1.3
1.2
0.6

(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.04)

6.0
3.6 !
4.2
4.9
4.3
5.0
4.3
7.0

(1.25)
(1.65)
(1.13)
(1.19)
(0.90)
(0.92)
(0.93)
(1.59)

59,780
64,930
57,840
59,900
63,580
61,590
58,870
54,240

(1,395)
(3,706)
(1,793)
(1,524)
(1,522)
(1,699)
(931)
(1,871)

0.3
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2

(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.01)

58
24
50
50
82
89
79
40

(3.9)
(2.1)
(3.5)
(3.0)
(4.3)
(3.8)
(3.7)
(2.9)

11

(730)
(1,505)
(2,024)
(3,547)

31.0
0.3
0.2
0.1

(0.15)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.01)

35,600
40,440

(309)
(363)

1.3
0.5

(0.04)
(0.02)

(0.72)
(0.69)
(0.66)
(0.53)
(0.65)
(1.64)
(1.21)

46,710
50,840
45,450
45,170
53,340
60,460
44,490

(1,410)
(784)
(668)
(723)
(1,478)
(2,372)
(1,758)

1.1
0.9
1.7
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.6

(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.02)

7.3
5.3
7.4
6.9

(0.54)
(0.78)
(1.75)
(0.95)

40,690
60,600
51,720
40,650

(22)
(318)
(3,848)
(410)

1.9
1.1
0.2
0.6

(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.01)
(0.02)

(0.10)
(0.04)
(0.08)
(0.02)
(0.09)

4.7
3.5 !
3.7
2.4 !
2.8

(0.86)
(1.19)
(0.56)
(0.99)
(0.47)

39,610
36,320
37,500
40,100
40,380

(656)
(1,239)
(951)
(1,127)
(391)

0.7
0.2
0.8
0.1
0.9

(0.03)
(0.01)
(0.03)
(0.01)
(0.03)

0.9
0.4
0.8
0.8
1.3
1.4
1.2
0.6

(0.06)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.04)

2.1 !
6.0
4.7
5.6 !
3.8
3.1
4.6
4.1 !

(0.70)
(1.65)
(1.09)
(1.88)
(0.99)
(0.88)
(1.04)
(1.27)

60,600
68,480
57,110
75,700
63,300
65,230
60,810
50,690

(1,477)
(2,990)
(1,555)
(2,059)
(1,691)
(1,320)
(1,100)
(1,730)

0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.2

(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.01)

English language and literature ..........................................


Family and consumer sciences ..........................................
Health professions
General medical and health services..............................
Nursing ...........................................................................

200
62

(5.3)
(2.8)

3.1
1.0

(0.08)
(0.05)

5.7
2.4

(0.77)
(0.65)

37,960
35,920

(1,050)
(2,415)

0.9
0.3

(0.02)
(0.01)

209
58

(6.3)
(3.3)

3.2
0.9

(0.10)
(0.05)

6.9
2.9

(0.75)
(0.81)

40,640
38,210

(810)
(963)

1.0
0.3

(0.03)
(0.02)

183
164

(5.2)
(5.2)

2.9
2.6

(0.08)
(0.08)

3.3
1.5

(0.60)
(0.34)

49,880
52,890

(1,305)
(1,753)

0.9
0.8

(0.02)
(0.02)

208
194

(7.0)
(6.0)

3.2
3.0

(0.10)
(0.09)

3.6
3.1

(0.56)
(0.56)

48,590
53,650

(1,207)
(2,349)

1.0
0.9

(0.03)
(0.03)

History ................................................................................
Liberal arts and humanities ................................................
Linguistics and comparative language and literature..........

133
117
68

(4.3)
(4.4)
(3.3)

2.1
1.8
1.1

(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.05)

7.4
7.1
5.6

(0.90)
(0.88)
(1.18)

39,640
38,890
39,910

(737)
(1,374)
(795)

0.6
0.5
0.3

(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.02)

139
87
64

(4.9)
(3.8)
(3.3)

2.1
1.3
1.0

(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.05)

8.6
6.7
5.3

(1.09)
(1.39)
(1.20)

40,680
37,830
39,850

(1,108)
(1,855)
(2,254)

0.7
0.4
0.3

(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.02)

Mathematics .......................................................................
Multi/interdisciplinary studies..............................................
Natural sciences
Biology ............................................................................
Environmental science....................................................
Physical sciences............................................................

70
121

(3.2)
(4.3)

1.1
1.9

(0.05)
(0.07)

4.7
5.8

(1.33)
(0.92)

49,540
42,980

(909)
(1,946)

0.3
0.6

(0.01)
(0.02)

76
56

(3.9)
(3.3)

1.2
0.9

(0.06)
(0.05)

5.3
5.9

(1.17)
(1.16)

47,890
43,370

(2,951)
(2,333)

0.4
0.3

(0.02)
(0.02)

354
42
104

(6.8)
(2.5)
(4.2)

5.5
0.7
1.6

(0.10)
(0.04)
(0.06)

4.5
3.0 !
4.2

(0.52)
(1.15)
(0.81)

42,300
39,220
44,170

(879)
(603)
(433)

1.6
0.2
0.5

(0.03)
(0.01)
(0.02)

371
35
180

(7.9)
(2.3)
(5.2)

5.7
0.5
2.8

(0.12)
(0.03)
(0.08)

4.0
6.1
4.1

(0.42)
(1.56)
(0.69)

42,720
38,280
45,670

(1,145)
(1,487)
(1,189)

1.8
0.2
0.9

(0.04)
(0.01)
(0.02)

See notes at end of table.

CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education 649


Labor Market Outcomes of Bachelors Degree Recipients

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

6,418
59
45
27

25- to 29-year-old bachelors degree holders

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]


2009

2011

25- to 29-year-old bachelors degree holders

Field of study

Number, in
thousands

Percentage
distribution Unemployment rate

Percent of all
25- to 29-year-olds
with degree in
Median
annual salary
specific field

25- to 29-year-old bachelors degree holders


Number, in
thousands

Percentage
distribution Unemployment rate

Percent of all
25- to 29-year-olds
Median
with degree in
annual salary
specific field

10

11

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS 2012

Physical fitness, parks, recreation and leisure....................


Philosophy and religious studies ........................................
Psychology .........................................................................
Public administration and public policy ...............................

96
57
371
14

(3.9)
(3.0)
(7.6)
(1.7)

1.5
0.9
5.8
0.2

(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.12)
(0.03)

5.9
8.1
5.0

(0.93)
(1.51)
(0.50)
()

39,380
40,970
39,890
52,150

(350)
(1,387)
(765)
(4,290)

0.4
0.3
1.7
0.1

(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.04)
(0.01)

106
52
388
11

(4.8)
(2.9)
(8.2)
(1.3)

1.6
0.8
6.0
0.2

(0.07)
(0.04)
(0.12)
(0.02)

4.3
7.8
5.4
12.5 !

(0.85)
(1.61)
(0.50)
(4.25)

38,620
40,550
38,880
45,320

(1,605)
(710)
(1,090)
(2,914)

0.5
0.2
1.8
0.1

(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.04)
(0.01)

Social sciences
Anthropology and archeology .........................................
Economics ......................................................................
Geography ......................................................................
International relations .....................................................
Political science and government....................................
Sociology ........................................................................
Miscellaneous social sciences........................................

33
126
21
20
167
113
32

(2.1)
(4.5)
(1.7)
(1.6)
(5.2)
(3.9)
(2.4)

0.5
2.0
0.3
0.3
2.6
1.8
0.5

(0.03)
(0.07)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.04)

5.6 !
5.1
5.8 !
7.4
6.6
5.3
6.6 !

(1.91)
(0.80)
(2.11)
(2.18)
(0.85)
(0.94)
(2.21)

33,260
58,980
40,170
45,320
47,480
38,620
39,900

(2,555)
(3,144)
(1,216)
(2,964)
(1,034)
(1,585)
(526)

0.2
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.8
0.5
0.2

(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.01)

31
128
16
28
167
109
36

(2.5)
(5.4)
(1.6)
(2.2)
(6.1)
(3.9)
(2.5)

0.5
2.0
0.2
0.4
2.6
1.7
0.5

(0.04)
(0.08)
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.09)
(0.06)
(0.04)

5.3
5.4
6.6 !
7.5 !
6.9
7.4
8.0

(1.57)
(0.92)
(2.17)
(2.31)
(0.92)
(1.03)
(1.53)

37,870
55,140
45,920
45,720
48,550
39,590
37,440

(2,996)
(1,985)
(5,521)
(3,961)
(2,204)
(1,426)
(2,816)

0.1
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.8
0.5
0.2

(0.01)
(0.03)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.01)

Social work and human services........................................


Theology and religious vocations .......................................
Other fields .........................................................................

67
32
22

(3.9)
(2.4)
(2.2)

1.0
0.5
0.3

(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.03)

4.0
3.7 !
7.2 !

(0.92)
(1.20)
(2.59)

34,950
35,300
42,760

(1,081)
(962)
(3,817)

0.3
0.1
0.1

(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.01)

66
34
24

(4.0)
(2.8)
(2.5)

1.0
0.5
0.4

(0.06)
(0.04)
(0.04)

(1.39)
()
(3.01)

34,750
35,530
39,990

(871)
(1,587)
(2,780)

0.3
0.2
0.1

(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.01)

Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50
percent or greater.

5.6

10.3

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2009 and 2011 American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use
Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

650 CHAPTER 5: Outcomes of Education


Labor Market Outcomes of Bachelors Degree Recipients

Table 447. Number, percentage distribution, unemployment rates, and median salaries of 25- to 29-year-old bachelors degree holders and percentage of degree holders among all 25- to 29-yearolds, by field of study: 2009 and 2011Continued

Table 448. Percentage distribution of recipients of bachelors degrees in various fields of study 1 year after graduation, by time to completion, enrollment and employment status, and occupation:
2001 and 2009
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
200708 graduates in 2009
Time to completion, enrollment and
employment status, and occupation

19992000
graduates in
2001, total

1
Total graduates........................
Time between high school graduation
and degree completion
4 years or less...............................
More than 4, up to 5 years ............
More than 5, up to 6 years ............
More than 6, up to 10 years ..........
More than 10 years .......................

Total1

Engineering

Biological
and physical
sciences

Mathematics
and computer
science Social sciences

History

Humanities

Health
professions

Business and
management

10

Education2

11

Psychology

12

Public affairs and


social services

13

14

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

32.7
22.9
10.8
14.8
18.8

(0.83)
(0.58)
(0.48)
(0.59)
(0.59)

40.3
20.7
9.5
13.4
16.0

(0.64)
(0.51)
(0.35)
(0.42)
(0.52)

35.5
31.0
11.2
11.1
11.2

(2.68)
(2.58)
(1.69)
(1.64)
(1.89)

56.2
17.8
9.8
8.9
7.3

(2.24)
(1.74)
(1.59)
(1.21)
(1.24)

36.3
16.9
8.4
13.8
24.6

(3.27)
(2.62)
(1.79)
(2.25)
(2.58)

53.4
19.2
7.6
11.9
7.8

(2.08)
(1.62)
(1.09)
(1.21)
(1.05)

44.1
20.4
12.2
12.4
10.9

(3.78)
(2.81)
(2.87)
(2.87)
(2.55)

50.4
20.7
7.9
12.6
8.3

(2.02)
(1.57)
(1.01)
(1.40)
(1.02)

28.9
18.1
8.9
16.3
27.8

(2.01)
(1.41)
(1.14)
(1.64)
(2.13)

37.5
17.4
8.0
14.1
23.1

(1.53)
(1.09)
(0.79)
(1.01)
(1.25)

32.5
25.5
13.2
13.8
15.0

(1.65)
(1.59)
(1.34)
(1.32)
(1.41)

48.9
19.5
7.7
11.8
12.1

(2.17)
(1.73)
(1.10)
(1.54)
(1.61)

29.1
16.0
10.4
19.0
25.5

(3.42)
(2.85)
(2.12)
(3.09)
(2.74)

20.8 (0.51)
79.2 (0.51)

21.7 (0.47)
78.3 (0.47)

22.8
77.2

(1.98)
(1.98)

40.9
59.1

(2.33)
(2.33)

19.9
80.1

(2.58)
(2.58)

23.5
76.5

(1.65)
(1.65)

38.1
61.9

(3.99)
(3.99)

23.6
76.4

(1.48)
(1.48)

23.5
76.5

(1.93)
(1.93)

13.9
86.1

(1.01)
(1.01)

19.9
80.1

(1.36)
(1.36)

36.6
63.4

(2.15)
(2.15)

24.3
75.7

(3.28)
(3.28)

Employment status
Employed ......................................
Full time ....................................
Part time....................................
Unemployed3.................................
Not in labor force4 .........................

87.4
76.5
10.9
6.1
6.4

(0.46)
(0.52)
(0.40)
(0.33)
(0.35)

83.8
65.0
18.8
9.2
7.0

(0.49)
(0.62)
(0.48)
(0.38)
(0.31)

88.4
76.1
12.3
6.7
4.9

(1.54)
(2.12)
(1.88)
(1.15)
(1.08)

69.6
49.0
20.7
7.2
23.1

(1.92)
(2.38)
(1.84)
(1.06)
(1.99)

88.9
75.1
13.8
5.8
5.3

(1.88)
(2.67)
(2.11)
(1.28)
(1.51)

78.9
61.2
17.6
11.3
9.9

(1.72)
(1.94)
(1.72)
(1.32)
(1.32)

74.9
46.1
28.8
14.5
10.6

(3.93)
(4.35)
(3.66)
(3.24)
(2.39)

79.4
47.6
31.9
11.8
8.8

(1.58)
(2.12)
(1.72)
(1.32)
(1.03)

86.6
68.5
18.0
6.4
7.0

(1.64)
(1.86)
(1.59)
(1.07)
(1.27)

88.1
76.7
11.4
8.5
3.4

(0.95)
(1.18)
(0.92)
(0.83)
(0.51)

90.2
70.7
19.4
5.1
4.7

(1.12)
(1.74)
(1.54)
(0.76)
(0.91)

79.7
46.6
33.1
10.2
10.0

(1.91)
(2.40)
(2.33)
(1.42)
(1.44)

81.2
69.8
11.4
13.5
5.2

(2.92)
(3.44)
(2.15)
(2.63)
(1.52)

Unemployment rate (labor force


participants only)5 .......................

6.5

()

9.9

()

7.0

()

9.4

()

6.1

()

12.5

()

16.2

()

12.9

()

6.9

()

8.8

()

5.4

()

11.3

()

14.3

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

100.0

()

4.6 ! (2.17)

()

4.9
14.4

(1.01)
(1.54)

()
()

2.6
1.3

(0.51)
(0.37)

()
1.0 ! (0.35)

2.9

(0.65)
()

5.0 ! (1.83)
19.5 (3.67)

4.8
15.8

(0.99)
(1.93)

5.1
6.4

(1.10)
(1.14)

14.5
43.5

(1.08)
(1.76)

1.6
4.0

6.9
16.8

(1.43)
(1.98)

11.1
11.6

(2.98)
(2.91)

1.0 ! (0.39)

()

4.6

(0.69)

0.6 ! (0.27)

1.8 ! (0.77)

()

3.5

()
(0.72)

4.2
3.1

(0.59)
(0.55)

0.9 ! (0.31)
78.7 (1.61)

()
74.4 (2.00)

()
1.9 ! (0.68)
4.6 (0.87)

1.3
1.2
2.4
12.9
8.8

(0.35)
(0.32)
(0.46)
(1.12)
(1.08)

Total employed ........................


Occupation
Administrative/clerical ...................
Arts/communications ....................
Business
Management .............................
Nonmanagement ......................
Computer information systems/
mathematics6 ..........................
Construction/trade/
transportation..........................
Education......................................
Engineering/engineering
technician/science
professions..............................
Health professions ........................
Military/protective service .............
Sales.............................................
Other occupations.........................

4.5 (0.28)
4.2 (0.30)

2.6 (0.21)
4.5 (0.32)

12.5 (0.47)
15.1 (0.58)

8.4 (0.41)
21.1 (0.61)

10.8
7.0

(2.08)
(1.54)

6.8 (0.34)

4.6 (0.27)

7.0

(1.19)

()

3.1 (0.26)
18.1 (0.52)

3.3 (0.23)
15.6 (0.43)

5.0
5.2

(1.22)
(1.26)

2.5
16.3

(0.72)
(2.12)

8.4
7.8
2.4
6.8
10.2

6.2
8.6
2.9
7.9
14.3

55.6
1.1 !
1.6 !
2.1
2.0 !

(3.02)
(0.53)
(0.72)
(0.61)
(0.65)

28.8
13.5
2.9 !
7.4
10.9

(2.39)
(1.62)
(0.89)
(1.78)
(1.65)

(0.33)
(0.26)
(0.20)
(0.31)
(0.42)

(0.30)
(0.30)
(0.24)
(0.40)
(0.43)

()
2.3 ! (1.09)

1.9 ! (0.61)

()

()
1.6 ! (0.65)

3.2 ! (0.96)
10.5 (1.63)

3.4 ! (1.24)
17.0 (2.82)

4.1 (0.88)
3.0 ! (0.92)
9.5
26.3

(1.45)
(2.05)

(3.28)

3.0

(0.89)

2.0 ! (0.70)
12.5 (2.01)

2.2
11.4

(0.61)
(1.45)

5.1 ! (2.51)
27.9 (3.49)

4.2
19.1

(1.01)
(1.74)

1.0 !
3.3
6.3
7.4
22.4

(0.38)
(0.84)
(1.08)
(1.29)
(2.16)

3.7 !
6.5 !
8.9 !
13.0

0.8 !
2.4 !
0.9 !
9.8
21.8

(0.32)
(0.78)
(0.39)
(1.34)
(1.77)

50.6

2.2 !

2.3 !
1.6 !
4.3 !

(0.93)
()
(1.12)
(0.70)
(1.40)

Not available.
Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1 Includes graduates in other fields not separately shown.
2Includes graduates who have not finished all requirements for teaching certification or were previously qualified to teach.
3 Percentage of all graduates who are not employed, but are looking for work.
4 Percentage of all graduates who are neither employed nor looking for work.

5 The

()

()
(1.68)
(2.23)
(3.28)
(2.53)

0.2 !
1.2 !
0.8 !
1.7
9.2

(0

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