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May 28, 2009

May 28, 2009. Stuart Kerachsky Acting Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics. Indicator Sections. Participation in Education Learner Outcomes Student Effort and Educational Progress Contexts of Elementary and Secondary Education Contexts of Postsecondary Education.

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  1. May 28, 2009 Stuart KerachskyActing Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics

  2. Indicator Sections Participation in Education Learner Outcomes Student Effort and Educational Progress Contexts of Elementary and Secondary Education Contexts of Postsecondary Education

  3. PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT • PreK–12 enrollment up since the late 1980s; projected to reach nearly 50 million in 2009 and nearly 54 million students in 2018. • PreK–8 enrollment expected to reach nearly 35 million in 2009 and 38 million by 2018. • Grades 9–12 enrollment expected to dip slightly to just over 14.5 million in 2011 before increasing to nearly 16 million (a high) in 2018.

  4. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT • About 6 million or 11 percent of all students have been enrolled in private schools between 1995 and 2007.

  5. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT • Across private schools, Catholic schools have enrolled the most students over this period (39 percent in 2007). • However, the percentage of Catholic enrollment fell from 45 to 39 percent.

  6. HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS • In 2007, about 1.5 million (2.9 percent) of school-aged children were homeschooled.

  7. MOST IMPORTANT REASONS FOR HOMESCHOOLING • 36 percent of parents of homeschoolers cited a desire to provide religious or moral instruction as the most important reason for homeschooling their child.

  8. RACIAL/ETHNIC ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS • White public school enrollment fell from 78 to 56 percent from 1972 to 2007. • Hispanic enrollment rose from 6 to 21 percent over this period.

  9. RACIAL/ETHNIC ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY REGION • Hispanic enrollment more than doubled in the West; it went from 15 to 39 percent during this period.

  10. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS IN HIGH-POVERTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • Attendance at high-poverty schools in 2006–07: • 16 percent (7.7 million) of all students. • About one-quarter of American Indian/Alaska Native and one-third of Black and Hispanic students, compared with 4 percent of White students.

  11. LANGUAGE MINORITY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN • 20 percent of school-age children spoke a non-English language in 2007. • Since the early 1990s, about 5 percent of school-age children have spoken a non-English language and spoken English with difficulty. About 75 percent of these children spoke Spanish.

  12. CHILDREN WHO SPOKE NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE & SPOKE ENGLISH WITH DIFFICULTY • Percentage of school-age children who spoke a non-English language at home and spoke English with difficulty in 2007, for example: • 1 percent in West Virginia and Montana. • 10 percent in Texas and 11 percent in California.

  13. CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO RECEIVED SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES • Percentage of children and youth ages 3–21 who received special education services increased from the mid-1970s to 2005, but declined in 2006 and 2007.

  14. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) Long-term Trend NAEP Main NAEP • Mathematics and reading every two years and other subjects periodically • Grades 4, 8, and 12 • Public and private schools • National and state level scores • Mathematics and reading every four years • Ages 9, 13, and 17 • Public and private schools • National level scores

  15. READING SCORE TRENDS (Long-term Trend NAEP) • 9-year-olds scored higher in 2008 than in any previous assessment year. • 13-year-olds scored higher in 2008 than in 2004 and 1971. • 17-year-olds scored higher in 2008 than in 2004 but had no measurable change from 1971.

  16. MATHEMATICS SCORE TRENDS (Long-term Trend NAEP) • 9-year-olds and 13-year-olds scored higher in 2008 than in 2004 and 1973. • 17-year-olds’ scores were not measurably different in 2008 from 2004 or 1973.

  17. READING PERFORMANCE AT 4TH GRADE (Main NAEP) • Between 1992 and 2007, average NAEP reading scores increased 4 points for 4th-graders.

  18. READING PERFORMANCE AT 8TH GRADE (Main NAEP) • Between 1992 and 2007, average reading scores increased 3 points for 8th-graders.

  19. READING PERFORMANCE AT 12TH GRADE (Main NAEP) • Average reading score for 12th-graders 6 points lower in 2005 than in 1992.

  20. READING ACHIEVEMENT GAP AT 4TH GRADE (Main NAEP) • Scores for both White and Black 4th graders increased between 1992 and 2007. • The White-Black reading achievement gap decreased from 32 to 27 points.

  21. READING ACHIEVEMENT GAP AT 8TH GRADE (Main NAEP) • Scores for both White and Black 8th-graders increased between 1992 and 2007. • The White-Black reading achievement gap did not change measurably.

  22. MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE AT 4TH GRADE (Main NAEP) • Between 1990 and 2007, average NAEP mathematics scores increased 27 points for 4th-graders.

  23. MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE AT 8TH GRADE (Main NAEP) • Between 1990 and 2007, average NAEP mathematics scores increased 18 points for 8th-graders.

  24. MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT GAP AT 4TH GRADE (Main NAEP) • Scores for both White and Black 4th-graders increased between 1990 and 2007. • The White-Black math achievement gap decreased from 32 to 26 points.

  25. MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT GAP AT 8TH GRADE (Main NAEP) • Scores for both White and Black 8th-graders increased between 1990 and 2007. • However, the White-Black math achievement gap did not change measurably.

  26. PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES • In 2005–06, about three-quarters of 2002–03 freshmen graduated on time. • Wisconsin had the highest rate, at 88 percent. • Nevada’s rate was the lowest, at 56 percent.

  27. DROPOUT RATES FOR 16- THROUGH 24-YEAR-OLDS • Rates declined for Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics between 1994 and 2007. • Hispanic and Black rates > White rate over this period.

  28. IMMEDIATE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE • Immediate college enrollment increased at all income levels from 1972 to 2007. • The enrollment rate gap between students from low- and high-income families was 23 percentage points in 2007, down from 41 in 1972. • Enrollment rates for students from low- and middle-income families were lower than rates for students from high-income families in each year.

  29. POSTSECONDARY GRADUATION RATES • First-time, full-time students bachelor’s degree completion at beginning institution: • 36 percent within 4 years. • 58 percent within 6 years.

  30. TOP UNDERGRADUATE FIELDS OF STUDY • Business was the top field for bachelor degree awards in 2007 at 21 percent.

  31. ANNUAL EARNINGS OF 25- THROUGH 34-YEAR-OLDS • In 2007, young adults with a bachelor’s degree earned about $45,000 a year. • About $10,000 more than those with an associate’s degree. • $16,000 more than those who had completed high school. • Twice as much as those who did not earn a high school diploma.

  32. Michael Planty, COE Project Director Tom Snyder, Director of Annual Reports Valena Plisko, Associate Commissioner Michael.Planty@ed.gov Tom.Snyder@ed.gov Valena.Plisko@ed.gov May 28, 2009 Where to View or Obtain The Condition of Education 2009 • On the NCES website at: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe • Call ED PUBS at 877-4-EDPUBS for a free copy of the printedThe Condition of Education 2009 • For help with any questions about The Condition of Education 2009, please contact: Stuart KerachskyActing Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics

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