[Libs-Or] NCES Releases Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools From the Common Core of Data

[Ann Reed]

[Institute of Education Sciences - Newsflash]

NCES Releases Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools >From the Common Core of Data

This First Look, Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2010-11, presents findings on the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary schools in the United States and the territories in the 2010-11 school year. Findings include:

* There were 98,817 operating public elementary/secondary schools in the 2010-11 school year. Of those schools, 88,929 were regular schools.

* By 2010-2011, charter schools had been established in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Charter schools enrolled about 1.8 million students.

* Across all regular public schools that had membership, the overall pupil/teacher ratio in 2010-11 was 15.7.

The Common Core of Data and this report are products of the National Center for Education Statistics at the Institute of Education Sciences.

To view the full First Look report please visit
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012325


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Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator
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