United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

School Enrollment—School Expenditures 1 3 5
N o . 2 1 2 . S c h o o l E n r o l l m e n t , b y T y p e o f S c h o o l : 1 9 4 0 t o 1 9 8 1
(In thousands. Except as noted, 1940 to 1960, for school year ending in year shown thereafter; as of fall of preceding year.
See H is to ric a l S ta tistics, C o lo n ia l Tim es to 1970, series H 421-429, for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary. See also
Appendix III]
TVPE OP SCHOOL 1940 1950 1960 1970 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981
Total.............................. 29,751 31,319 45,228 58,566 59,080 59,677 59,817 59,156 58,529 58,390
Kindergarten 1.................. 661 1,175 2,293 2,821 2,838 3,002 3,163 2,861 3,069 3,062
Public3..................................... 595 1,034 1,923 2,601 2,639 2,784 2,945 2,642 2,675 32,687
Grades 1-8 4................ 20,466 21,032 30,119 34,190 32,297 32,019 31,118 29,381 28,696 28,440
Public * ..................................... 10,237 18,353 25,679 29,996 28,694 28,137 27.542 25,813 25,209 24,978
Private 3.................................... 2,096 a2,575 34,286 54,000 *3,420 *3,700 ‘3,400 *3,400 ‘3,325 “3,297
Residential schools for exceptonal
children....................... 56 849 559 *87 *85 *85 '83 *79 “78
Federal schools:
For Indians........................... 17 20 25 34 33 31 29 *28 *26
[ *165
On Fed. installations............. (NA) (NA) 19 *33 (NA) 25 23 *23 “23 ;
Grades 9-12 4................. 7,130 6,453 9,600 14,418 15,427 15,633 15,804 15,654 15,191 14,771
Public high schools2................ 6,601 5,725 8,485 13.022 14,076 14,132 14,304 14,156 13,694 13,319
Private high schools8.............. 458 3672 31,035 *1,300 *1,250 *1,400 ‘ 1,400 *1,400 *1,400 *1,357
Residential schools for exceptonal
children................... . 10 ®10 a24 *37 “41 *41 ‘ 41 *44 “39
Federal schools:
f 495
For Indians........................... 7 8 12 12 11 11 11 ‘10 “10
On Fed. installations............. (NA) (NA) 1 *3 (NA) 4 3 *3 “3 )
Higher education ’........... 1,494 2,659 B3,216 7,136 98,518 *9,023 *9,731 •11,260 911,S70 •12,097
Publicly controlled..... .............. 797 1,355 “1,832 5,112 96,389 96,830 *7,426 •8,786 99,037 •9,457
Privately controlled................... 698 1,304 “1,384 2,024 *2,130 *2,185 •2,306 *2,474 92,533 •2,640
NA Not available. 1includes private schools, residential schools for exceptional children and Federal schools (or Indians;
beginning 1960, also includes subcollegiate departments of higher education and Federal schools on Federal installations.
1 Excludes subcollegiate departments of institutions of higher education, residential schools for exceptional children, and Federal
schools. * Data from Bureau of the Census. 4 Includes subcollegiate departments of higher education. 8 Estimated.
*Data for 1945-46. ’ Except as noted, resident degree credit enrollment “As of fall. includes resident and extension
students in degree-credit and nondegree-credit programs.
Source; U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, D ig e s t o f E du ca tion S tatistics, annual.
N o . 2 1 3 . S c h o o l E x p e n d i t u r e s — P u b l i c a n d P r i v a t e , b y ty p e o f C o n t r o l and L e v e l o f
In s t r u c t i o n : I 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[In billions of dollars, except percent. For school years ending In year shown, includes nursery, kindergarten, and special
programs when provided by school system. Nonpublic elementary and secondary school expenditures are estimates. See
H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l Tim es to 1970, series H 494, 499, and 500 for related but not comparable data, and H 513-519 for
private schools. See also Appendix III]
CONTROL AND LEVEL 1960 1966 1970 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 I960 1981 1
Totals...................................... 3 24.7 45.2 70.4 89.7 98.6 111.1 121.6 131.0 140.4 152.1 169.6 181.3
Percent of GNP .............. 4.9 6 .2 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.9 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.7 6.5
Current expenditures s.................. 2 0 .2 37.6 61.6 81.0 89.3 100.0 1 1 1 .0 118.9 131.0 142.6 158.1 168.6
Capital outlay6............................. 4.5 7 .6 8.8 8.7 9.2 11.1 1 0 .6 12.1 9,4 9.6 11.5 12.5
Public....................................... 19.7 35.3 56.8 72.8 80.1 91.3 100.2 107.6 114.6 123.6 136.9 147.6
Percent of total..................... 79.8 78.1 80.6 81.6 61.3 82.2 82.3 82.1 81.7 81.2 80.7 81.4
Current expenditures *.................. 16.1 29.4 49.6 65.7 72.5 82.1 9 0 .9 . 97.5 106.7 115.4 127.6 137.3
Elementary and secondary 7.... 13.1 22.7 3 6 .3 48.0 5 2 . 2 59.3 64.8 70.8 76.0 B1.7 89.9 97.5
Higher education....................... 3.0 6.7 13.2 17.7 20.3 2 2 , 8 2 6 . 2 26.9 30.7 33.7 37.8 39.B
Capital outlay6.............. ............... 3.6 5.9 7.2 7.1 7.6 9.2 9.1 10.1 7.9 8.1 9.3 10.3
Elementary and secondary....... 2.8 3.8 4.7 4.1 5.0 5,7 6 .1 6 . 2 5.2 5.4 6.5 6.3
Higher education...................... .0 2.1 2.5 3.0 2.6 3.5 2.9 3.9 2.7 2.6 2.8 4.0
Private...................................... 5.0 9.9 13.6 16.9 18.4 19.6 21.6 23.4 25.7 28.7 3 2.7 33.7
4.1 8.2 12.0 15.3 16.8 17.9 20.0 21.4 24.3 27.2 30.5 31.5
Elementary and secondary 7..... 1.7 3.0 4.2 5.7 6 . 4 6 . 6 7.3 8.0 9.0 10.2 11.4 12.2
Higher education....._________ 2.4 5.2 7.8 9.6 10.4 11.3 12.7 13.4 15.2 17.0 19.1 19.3
.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1 .9 1.6 2.0 1.5 1.5 2 . 2 2 . 2
Elementary and secondary....... .4 .5 .5 .5 .6 .6 .7 .7 .6 .7 .8 .9
Higher education...................... .5 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 .9 1.3 .9 .6 1.3 1.3
NA Not available. 'Estimated. 3Excludes schools of nursing not affiliated with colleges and universities. 3Excludes
residential schools for exceptional children. 4GNP=Gross national product; see section 14. Data are for fiscal years ending in
years shown. s Includes interest. 6Includes plant expansion. ’ See footnote 1, table 214.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, D ig e st o f E ducation S ta tistics, annual; and P rojectio n s o f E du ca tion
S ta tis tic s to 1 9 8 8 -8 9 .