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Contents
A Letter From the Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics 4
Acknowledgments 6
Introduction 9
Highlights 10
Spotlight: Career and Technical Education in the United States 13
Family Characteristics 16
Preprimary, Elementary, and Secondary Education 18
Postsecondary Education 35
Population Characteristics and Economic Outcomes 45
International Comparisons 49
Figure S1. Among 2013 public high school graduates ever enrolled in postsecondary education by June 2021, percentage distribution of highest... 15
Figure 1. Among children under age 18 living with a related householder, percentage in families living in poverty, by state or jurisdiction: 2022 17
Figure 2. Percentage of 3- to 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds enrolled in school: Selected years, 2012 through 2022 19
Figure 3. Percentage of 3- to 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds enrolled in school, by family income and school control: 2022 20
Figure 4. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level: Fall 2012 through fall 2022 21
Figure 5. Enrollment in elementary and secondary schools, by school type: Selected school years, 2011-12 through 2022-23 22
Figure 6. Percentage distribution of student enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity: Fall 2012 and fall 2022 23
Figure 7. Students ages 3-21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as a percentage of public school enrollment,... 24
Figure 8. Among public school students who were English learners (ELs), percentage receiving services in English language instruction educational... 26
Figure 9. Percentage distribution of public and private school teachers who voluntarily changed schools, by the most important reason leading to their... 28
Figure 10. Total expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: School year 2020-21 30
Figure 11. Average mathematics scale scores on the long-term trend (LTT) National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for 13-year-olds,... 31
Figure 12. Adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR) for public high school students, by race/ethnicity: School year 2021-22 32
Figure 13. Status dropout rates of 16- to 24-year-olds, by race/ethnicity: 2012 and 2022 34
Figure 14. Immediate college enrollment rate of high school completers, by sex: 2012 through 2022 36
Figure 15. Undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of institution: Fall 2012 through fall 2022 37
Figure 16. Number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution: Academic years 2012-13 through 2022-23 38
Figure 17. Number of certificates and degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by award level: Academic years 2011-12 through 2021-22 39
Figure 18. Percentage distribution of students' postsecondary outcomes 8 years after beginning at 2- and 4-year institutions in academic year 2014-15,... 41
Figure 19. Average total cost of attendance, net price of attendance, and grant and scholarship aid for first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking... 44
Figure 20. Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds who were neither enrolled in school nor working, by race/ethnicity and disability status: 2022 46
Figure 21. Employment rates of 25- to 34-year-olds, by educational attainment: 2013 through 2023 48
Figure 22. Average scores and differences from U.S. average score of 15-year-old students on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)... 50
Figure 23. Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who had attained any postsecondary degree, by Organization for Economic Cooperation and... 51