1) SCHOOLS — 2) 
ENROLLMENT — 3) TEACHERS — 
4) STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO — 5) 
EXPENDITURES — 
6) SALARIES AND WAGES — 7) 
FUNDING

 

Schools:

TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS: 13,809 

(Digest of Education Statistics: 2010, Table 91)

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF K-12 SCHOOLS: 132,656

(Digest 2010, Chapter 1, Table 5)

Elementary: 88,982

Secondary: 27,575

Combined: 14,837

Other: 1,262

(Digest 2010, Chapter 1, Table 5)

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 98,706

Elementary: 67,148

Secondary: 24,348

Combined: 5,632

Other: 1,587
(Digest 2010, Table 97)

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARTER SCHOOLS: 5,714

(Center for Education Reform, National Charter School & Enrollment Statistics, November 2011)

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS: 28,220

Elementary: 16,370

Secondary: 3,040

Combined: 8,810

(Digest 2010, Table 63)

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: 7,400

Elementary: 5,960

Secondary: 1,080

Combined: 370
(Digest 2010, Table 63)

 

Enrollment:

TOTAL K-12 ENROLLMENT: 55,235,000
(Digest 2010, Table 2)

Elementary: 38,860,000

Secondary: 16,375,000
(Digest 2010, Table 2)

 

TOTAL PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 49,266,000

Elementary: 34,286,000

Secondary: 14,980,000
(Digest 2010, Table 39 )

 

TOTAL CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 1,941,831
(The Center for Education Reform, National Charter School & Enrollment Statistics, November 2011)

 

TOTAL PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 5,165,280

Elementary: 2,462,980

Secondary: 850,750

Combined: 1,851,550
(Digest 2010, Table 63)

 

TOTAL HOME SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 1,508,000 (estimate) or 2.9% (estimate) of America’s school population

(Digest 2010, Table 40)

 

TOTAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 2,224,470

Elementary: 1,457,960

Secondary: 620,840

Combined: 145,680

(Digest 2010, Table 63)

 

TOTAL FULL TIME ONLINE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: approx. 250,000
(iNACOL Key Stats)

 

Teachers:

TOTAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS: 3,219,458

Elementary: 1,758,169

Secondary: 1,234,197

Unclassified: 227,092
(Digest 2010, Table 69)

 

TOTAL CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHERS: 72,000

(Digest 2010, Table 105)

 

TOTAL PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS: 456,270

Elementary: 207,230

Secondary: 69,240

Combined: 179,800
(Digest 2010, Table 62)

 

TOTAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS: 146,630

Elementary: 94,800

Secondary: 42,400

Combined: 9,430
(Digest 2010, Table 62)

 

Student-Teacher Ratio:

PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO: 15.7:1

Elementary: 15.5:1

Secondary: 16.2:1

Combined: 13.9:1
(Digest 2010, Table 67)

 

PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO: 11.1:1

Elementary: 12.1:1

Secondary: 11.9:1

Combined: 9.6:1
(Private School Universe Survey 2008, Table 12)

 

CATHOLIC SCHOOL STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO: 14.7:1

Elementary: 15.3:1

Secondary: 14.0:1

Combined: 11.3:1
(Private School Universe Survey 2008, Table 12)

 

Expenditures:

TOTAL PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPENDITURES: $596.6 billion

Current Expenditures: $506.8 billion

Instruction: $308.2 billion

Support Services: $178.2 billion

Food Services: $19.2 billion

Enterprise Operations: $1.1 billion

Capital Outlay: $65.7 billion

Interest on School Debt: $15.7 billion

Other Current Expenditures: $8.3 billion 

(Digest 2010, Table 186)

 

AVERAGE DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL PER PUPIL EXPENDITURE: $12,744

(Digest 2010, Table 190)

 

AVERAGE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PER PUPIL EXPENDITURE: $8,001 

(The Center for Education Reform, Annual Survey of America’s Charter Schools, 2010, page 15)

 

AVERAGE ONLINE SCHOOL PER PUPIL EXPENDITURE:

Fully online: $6,400

Blended learning: $8,900
(iNACOL Online Learning Key Facts)

 

AVERAGE PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION: $8,549

Elementary: $6,733

Secondary: $10,549

Combined: $10,045
(Digest 2010, Table 63)

 

AVERAGE CATHOLIC SCHOOL TUITION: $6,018

Elementary: $4,944

Secondary: $7,826

Combined: $9,066
(Digest 2010, Table 63)

 

Salaries And Wages:

PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS:

Superintendents: $159,634
(District Administration’s 10th Annual Salary Survey, September 2010)

 

PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS:

High School: $97,486

Middle School/Junior: $91,334

Elementary School: $85,907
(Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Education Administrators: Education Administrators)

 

PUBLIC SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS:

High School: $79,391

Middle School/Junior: $76,053

Elementary School: $71,192
(Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Education Administrators)

 

PUBLIC SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL:

Counselor: $57,800

Librarian: $54,650

School Nurse: $64,260 (average)
(Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics Counselors, Librarians, Registered Nurses)

 

AVERAGE TEACHER BASE SALARY:

Public School: $49,630

Private School: $36,250
(Digest 2010, Table 79)

 

PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES:

Secretaries: $29,850

Accounting Payroll: $34,810

Teacher Aides: $22,000
(Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Secretaries, Accounting Payroll, Teacher Assistants)

 

HOURLY WAGE RATES:

Custodians: $13.74

Cafeteria Workers: $10.93

School Bus Drivers: $13.43

Library Clerks: $13.03
(Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2010, Education, Training and Library Occupations, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010-2011)

 

Funding:

TOTAL FUNDING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION: $593,061,181,000

Federal: $56.7 billion (9.6% of total)

State: $277 billion (46.7% of total)

Local: $259.25 billion (43.7% of total)
(Revenues and Expenditures: School Year 2008-09, Table 1)