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Education

From preschool to high school and beyond, governments of all levels invest in education. Learn more about government spending on teacher salaries and Pell Grants here. Compare how many Americans have associate's degrees, bachelor's degrees, or advanced degrees, or look at math and reading proficiency for various grade levels.

K-12 Education

Preprimary enrollment

4.39 million

2018

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Education

K-12 Education

Preprimary enrollment

K-12 enrollment

Public School Staff

Full-time teachers

Average public school teacher salary

Student-to-teacher ratio, private schools

Student-to-teacher ratio, public schools

High school status completion rate

High school dropout rate

High school graduates

Charter school enrollment

Charter schools

Average SAT score: Critical reading

Average SAT score: Mathematics

Public high school adjusted cohort graduation rate

Grade 4, Reading: Percent of students at or above proficient

Grade 4, Math: Percent of students at or above proficient

Grade 8, Reading: Percent of students at or above proficient

Grade 8, Math: Percent of students at or above proficient

Grade 12, Reading: Percent of students at or above proficient

Grade 12, Math: Percent of students at or above proficient

Spending per student in K-12 public schools

Higher Education

College enrollment

College enrollment rate

College graduation rate at two-year institutions, within three years of start

College graduation rate at four-year institutions, within six years of start

Bachelor's degrees conferred

Master's degrees conferred

Doctor's degrees conferred

Instructional faculty

Average full-time instructional faculty salary

Inflation-adjusted median annual earnings of full-time workers aged 25-34

Average student loan awarded

STEM degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions

Pell Grants & Head Start

Average Pell Grant award

Maximum Pell Grant award

Pell Grant funding

Pell Grant applicants

Head Start enrollment

Head Start funding

Post-Secondary Education Finances

Public institutions revenues

Public institutions expenditures

Private nonprofit institutions revenues

Private nonprofit institutions expenditures

Private for-profit institutions revenues

Private for-profit institutions expenditures

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