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SCHOOLS
ENROLLMENT
TEACHERS
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES AND WAGES
FUNDING
 SCHOOLS:
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS: 13,862
(Digest of Education Statistics 2008, Chapter 2, Table 87)
TOTAL NUMBER OF K-12 SCHOOLS: 106,746
Elementary: 72,659
Secondary: 24,856
Combined: 5,202
Other: 4,209
(Digest 2008, Chapter 1, Table 5)
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 98,793
Elementary: 68,990
Secondary: 23,436
Combined: 5,984
Other: 383
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 94)
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARTER SCHOOLS: 4,578
(The Center for Education Reform, February 2009)
TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS: 35,060
Elementary: 22,870
Secondary: 2,930
Combined: 9,260
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 58)
TOTAL NUMBER OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: 7,740
Elementary: 6,360
Secondary: 1,080
Combined: 300
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 58)
ENROLLMENT:
TOTAL K-12 ENROLLMENT: 55,394,000
Elementary: 38,932,000
Secondary: 16,462,000
(Digest 2008, Chapter 1, Table 2)
TOTAL PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 49,299,000
Elementary: 34,221,000
Secondary: 15,078,000
(Digest 2008, Chapter 1, Table 2)
TOTAL CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 1,407,421
(The Center for Education Reform, February 2009)
TOTAL PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 6,073,240
Elementary: 3,447,230
Secondary: 859,800
Combined: 1,766,220
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 58)
TOTAL HOME SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 1.5 million (estimate) or 2.9% (estimate) of America's school population
(1.5 Million Homeschooled Students in the United States in 2007, NCES, December 2008)
TOTAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: 2,402,800
Elementary: 1,701,000
Secondary: 597,680
Combined: 104,120
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 58)
TEACHERS:
TOTAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS: 3,180,396
Elementary: 1,673,234
Secondary: 1,250,771
Unclassified: 256,391
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 65)
TOTAL CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHERS: 42,100
(Schools and Staffing Survey, 2003-04, NCES)
TOTAL PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS: 449,810
Elementary: 209,510
Secondary: 70,680
Combined: 169,630
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 58)
TOTAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS: 149,760
Elementary: 97,410
Secondary: 42,680
Combined: 9,860
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 58)
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO:
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO: 15.8:1
Elementary: 15.6:1
Secondary: 16.4:1
Combined: 14.7:1
(Digest 2009, Chapter 2, Table 63)
CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO: 16:1
(US Department of Education, The State of Charter Schools 2000 )
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: $528.7 billion
Current Expenditures: $449.6 billion
Instruction: $274.2 billion
Student Services: $23.4 billion
Food Services: $17.3 billion
Enterprise Operations: $1.0 billion
Capital Outlay: $57.4 billion
Interest on School Debt: $14.3 billion
Other Current Expenditures: $7.4 billion
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 177)
AVERAGE DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL PER PUPIL EXPENDITURE: $10,889
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 181)
AVERAGE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PER PUPIL EXPENDITURE: $6,585
(Following the Money, Charter School Funding, The Center for Education Reform, 2008)
AVERAGE PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION: $6,600
Elementary: $5,049
Secondary: $8,412
Combined: $8,302
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 59)
AVERAGE CATHOLIC SCHOOL TUITION: $4,254
Elementary: $3,533
Secondary: $6,046
Combined: $5,801
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 59)
SALARIES AND WAGES:
PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS:
Superintendents: $148,387
(District Administration's 8th Annual Salary Survey, August 2008)
PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS:
High School: $92,965
Middle School/Junior: $87,866
Elementary School: $82,414
(Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics)
PUBLIC SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS:
High School: $75,121
Middle School/Junior: $73,020
Elementary School: $67,735
(Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Education Administrators)
PUBLIC SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL:
Counselor: $53,750
Librarian: $50,710
School Nurse: $64,260
(Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Counselors, Librarians, Registered Nurses)
AVERAGE TEACHER BASE SALARY:
Public School: $44,400
Private School: $34,700
Catholic School: $37,300
(Schools and Staffing Survey, Digest 2007, Chapter 2, Table 72)
PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES:
Secretaries/Stenographer: $28,130
Accounting Payroll: $33,600
Teacher Aides: $21,100 Library Clerks: $23,750
(Career Guide to Industries, 2008-09 Edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Educational Industry Earnings, Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks)
School Building Level:
Library Clerks: $21,220
HOURLY WAGE RATES:
Custodians: $12.76
Cafeteria Workers: $9.92
School Bus Drivers: $11.59
Library Clerks: $10.40
(Occupational Employment and Wages, 2007, Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes372011.htm, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes352012.htm, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos242.htm, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos147.htm)
FUNDING:
TOTAL FUNDING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION: $520,643,954,000
Federal: $47.5 billion (9.1% of total)
State: $242.1 billion (46.9% of total)
Local and private: $214.4 (46.5% of total)
(Digest 2008, Chapter 2, Table 171)
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