The Almanac of American Education 2005

The Almanac of American Education is an easy-to-use, single-volume source designed to help users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels. Compiled from official U.S. government and reliable private sources, The Almanac contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling insights into the state of education in America. The appendix to this title functions as a guide to education resources on the Internet, and provides site descriptions and evaluations along with URLs. The Almanac provides national coverage of school enrollment and educational attainment, looking at American education from a variety of different angles. Attainment levels are presented by race, occupation, and industry, and cover both high school and college attainment. Other figures provide information on the percentage of high school and college graduates in the population, along with enrollment status by age and level of school, dropout rates, and number of college attendees. State-level statistics provide average SAT and ACT scores; per-student expenditures; private and public school enrollment; student poverty; public school teacher salaries; teacher characteristics; and regional comparative data. County-level statistics include information on student/teacher ratios; free lunch eligibility; numbers of students and graduates; attainment levels; per-student expenditures; and dropout rates.