United States Public Schools & Districts

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U.S. Public Schools & Districts: Education Facts

2006 Total Expenditures ($ Per Student)

10,400

2007 Number of Students

49,843,083

2007 Number of Schools

100,308

2007 Number of School Districts

14,556

2007 Number of Elementary Schools

53,218

2007 Number of Middle Schools

16,493

2007 Number of High Schools

15,974

2007 Number of Charter Schools

4,132

How Students Performed on National Reading and Math Tests
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what American students know and can do in reading and math. NAEP results are based on a sample of the state's students.

Estimated Graduation Rate

Graduation rates can be useful to understand how schools are succeeding in preparing students for the workforce or higher education. However, across the nation, there are multiple ways of measuring how many students are graduating from high school. The rates presented here reflect estimates of graduation rates based on different methodologies. MORE

		2004

	Cumulative Promotion Index (Urban Inst.) (%)	69.9

Spending Summary
The amount and allocation of resources devoted to education are important to analyze in context with student performance. Operating expenditures represent funds used for the day-to-day operations of districts, whereas instructional expenditures represent the subset of funds spent only on activities dealing directly with teaching and the classroom. MORE

Enrollment of Students with Special Needs

The percentage of students with special needs is important to consider when viewing student performance because these students often require additional instruction and resources to help them achieve their full potential. MORE

	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007

Economically Disadvantaged (%)	37.9	36.7	37.7	40.9	41.8

English Language Learners (%)	9.0	7.8	7.9	8.5	5.0

Students with Disabilities (%)	13.4	12.8	12.2	13.6	12.7