Digest of Educational Statistics, 1974 Edition.

Overview & Synopsis

The 13th in a series of annual publications provides an abstract of statistical information covering American education from kindergarten through graduate school. Subjects on which statistical are provided include the number of schools and colleges, and information on enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, international education, and research and development. The digest is divided according to (1) all levels of education, (2) elementary and secondary education, (3) higher education, (4) federal programs for education and related activities, and (5) selected statistics related to education in the United States. Innovations include data on enrollment and teachers of the handicapped in public elementary and secondary schools; enrollment in higher education, by place of residence; trends in enrollment in higher education, by type and control of institution; institutions of higher education, by highest level of offering, sex of students, and control of institution; characteristics of persons receiving doctor's degrees; federal libraries; federal expenditures for research and development; and summary data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress in science, 1970 and 1973, and in music, 1971-72. (Author/JG) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Overview).