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Thank you for visiting our public & private schools directory, where we have over 130,000 schools listed including pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary schools, middle schools and high schools. We statistically break down school information at the state, city, zip, district and individual school levels. The information provided includes number of students, teachers, gender, race, grade levels, test scores and financial data. At the individual school level we provide even more in-depth information that is updated continuously from various sources including school administrators and state and federal departments of education.

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Nationwide Statistics

United States Education News

Back to School Book DonationDeputy Secretary Simon and First Book Senior Vice President Lynda Lancaster today announced the availability of free books through the 2008 Back to School Book Donation. Mark Bounds, deputy state superintendent, and Nancy J. McGinley, Charleston County, S.C., superintendent of schools, joined them for the announcement at Jennie Moore Elementary School, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. The initiative will make available more than 300,000 new Random House books, which will be distributed nationally to schools, libraries and literacy organizations serving low-income youth.
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When You Visit ED.gov, What Do You Hope to Accomplish?When you visit ED.gov, why do you come -- what do you hope to accomplish? We are trying to identify the most important or popular tasks that people hope to accomplish at ED.gov, the main website of the U.S. Department of Education. Please help! Simply select the 5 tasks that are most important to you when you visit ED.gov.
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Democracy in BriefGives a concise account of the intellectual origins, history, and basic values of democratic systems of government. The book examines topics such as rights and responsibilities of citizens, free and fair elections, the rule of law, the role of a written constitution, separation of powers, a free media, the role of parties and interest groups, military-civilian relations, and democratic culture. (Department of State)
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Spellings Speaks at Jobs for Graduates SymposiumSecretary Spellings delivered remarks at the Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) symposium "Closing the Achievement Gap in Education and Employment Outcomes for At-Risk Minority Youth" at the Columbus Club at Union Station in Washington, D.C. The symposium, lead by Chair of the JAG Board of Directors and Maine Governor John Baldacci, provides a forum for policymakers and education experts to discuss proven solutions and advance efforts to close achievement gaps.
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General Information

    Public Schools

  • Number of Schools: 100,627
  • Number of Students: 48,985,888
  • Number of Teachers: 3,059,362
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 15.49:1

    Private Schools

  • Number of Schools: 29,754
  • Number of Students: 5,375,897
  • Number of Teachers: 373,098
  • Student:Teacher Ratio:14.02:1

School Types

    Public Schools

  • Regular Schools: 90,025
  • Special Schools: 2,246
  • Vocational Schools: 1,254
  • Alternative Schools: 7,102
  • Magnet Schools: 2,750
  • Title 1 Schools: 54,208
  • Charter Schools: 4,056

    Private Schools

  • Regular Schools: 19,888
  • Montessori Schools: 2,196
  • Special Program Schools: 1,022
  • Special Education Schools: 1,530
  • Vocational Schools: 7
  • Alternative Schools: 756
  • Early Childhood Programs: 3,832

Administration Overview

    Administrators

  • LEA Administrators: 65,325
  • LEA Support Staff: 167,949
  • School Administrators: 169,269
  • School Support Staff: 257,903
  • Student Services: 213,025

    Instructional Staff

  • Pre-K Teachers: 47,649
  • Kindergarten Teachers: 208,651
  • Elementary Teachers: 1,508,899
  • Secondary Teachers: 1,146,894
  • Instructional Aides: 697,862

    Non-Instructional Staff

  • Elementary Counselors: 43,660
  • Secondary Counselors: 59,608
  • Librarians: 54,068
  • Library Support Staff: 44,400