Mini-Digest of Education Statistics, 2001.

Overview & Synopsis

This document, the ninth edition of the Mini-Digest of Education Statistics, provides a pocket-sized compilation of statistical information about U.S. education from kindergarten through graduate school. The statistical highlights provide a quantitative description of the current U.S. education scene. Data are from many government sources, especially surveys carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics. Unless otherwise noted, data are extracted from the Digest of Education Statistics. Information is presented on: (1) enrollment in elementary, secondary, and higher education; (2) teachers, faculty, and staff; (3) educational outcomes; and (4) educational finance. Statistics show that education was the occupation of more than 77 million people in the United States in the fall of 2001. Included in this total were about 68.5 million students enrolled in U.S. schools and colleges. More than 4 million people were employed as elementary and secondary school teachers and as college faculty. Other professional, administrative, and support staff of educational institutions numbered 4.8 million. (Contains 1 figure and 38 tables.) (SLD)