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Contents
A Letter From the Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics 4
Introduction 8
Highlights 9
Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Education 11
Family Characteristics 15
Preprimary, Elementary, and Secondary Education 17
Postsecondary Education 29
Population Characteristics and Economic Outcomes 36
International Comparisons 38
Figure S.1. Among adults 18 years old and over who had children under age 18 in the home enrolled in school, percentage reporting that computers and internet access... 12
Figure S.2. Among adults 18 years old and over who reported that household members planned to take classes in fall 2020 from a postsecondary institution, percentage... 14
Figure 1. Percentage of children under age 18, by child's race/ethnicity and family structure: 2019 16
Figure 2. Percentage of 3- to 5-year-olds enrolled in school, by age group: 2010 through 2019 17
Figure 3. School enrollment, by school type: Selected years, fall 2009 through fall 2018 18
Figure 4. Percentage distribution of students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity: Fall 2009 and fall 2018 19
Figure 5. Percentage distribution of students ages 3-21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), by disability type: School year 2019-20 20
Figure 6. Percentage of public school students who were English language learners, by state: Fall 2018 21
Figure 7. Percentage of 3- to 18-year-olds who had home internet access, by parental education: 2018 22
Figure 8. Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by years of full- and part-time teaching experience: 2017-18 23
Figure 9. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale scores of 4th-grade students, by selected characteristics: 2019 24
Figure 10. Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale scores of 4th-grade students, by selected characteristics: 2019 25
Figure 11. Adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR) for public high school students, by race/ethnicity: 2018-19 26
Figure 12. Status dropout rates of 16- to 24-year-olds, by race/ethnicity: 2010 through 2019 27
Figure 13. Current expenditures, capital outlay, and interest on school debt per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools: 2009-10 through 2017-18 28
Figure 14. Immediate college enrollment rate of high school completers, by race/ethnicity: 2010 through 2019 30
Figure 15. Undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status: Fall 2009 through fall 2019 31
Figure 16. Number of degree-granting institutions with first-year undergraduates, by level and control of institution: Academic years 2000-01, 2012-13, and 2018-19 32
Figure 17. Number of certificates and degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by award level: 2009-10 through 2018-19 33
Figure 18. Average total cost, grant and scholarship aid, and net price for first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students awarded Title IV aid, by... 34
Figure 19. Percentage of first-time, full-time undergraduate students awarded financial aid at 4-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by type of financial aid... 35
Figure 20. Percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds, by educational attainment and sex: 2010 and 2020 36
Figure 21. Median annual earnings of full-time, year-round workers ages 25-34, by educational attainment: 2019 37
Figure 22. Average scores and 10th and 90th percentile scores of 8th-grade students on the TIMSS mathematics scale and percentile score gaps, by education system: 2019 39
Figure 23. Average scores and 10th and 90th percentile scores of 8th-grade students on the TIMSS science scale and percentile score gaps, by education system: 2019 40