07 April 2008

Education: USA Facts in Brief

U.S. schools, from elementary to graduate levels

(The following information is taken from the U.S. Department of State publication, USA Map with Facts in Brief.)

EDUCATION

Earned Degrees (2004) Associate degree holders – 665,000. Bachelor's degree graduates – 1.4 million. Master's degree graduates – 559,000. Doctoral degree graduates – 48,000.

School Expenditures (2006) Elementary and secondary – $361.1 billion. Colleges and universities – $237.8 billion. High School Graduates – 85% (% of persons age 25, 2004).

Enrollment (2004) 72.2 million. Nursery school or kindergarten – 4,672,000. Elementary – 36,500,000. Secondary – 14,700,000. Colleges and universities – 17,400,000.

High School Graduates (2004) 85% (% of Persons Age 25+). Adult Education (2005) – 211,607.

Public and Private School Enrollment (2006) Public – 60.8 million. Private – 11.4 million.

Percentage of Schools with Internet Access (2006) – 98%

Percentage of Recent Secondary School Graduates Enrolled in College (2006): 62.9%

Foreign Student Enrollment in Colleges and Universities in the United States (2005) From Africa – 36,000. From Asia – 356,000. From Europe – 72,000. From Latin America – 68,000. From North America – 29,000. From Oceania – 4,000.

Children Who Speak a Language Other Than English at Home (2004) 10.0 Million.

Did you know?
Oldest public school still in existence is Boston Public Latin School, established on February 13, 1635.