K – 12

Long-term Trends

Enrollment in Regular Public Elementary and Secondary Schools by State, 1870 – 2016

High School Graduates by Gender and School Control, 1869 to 1989-90

Public High School Enrollment by Subject, 1889 – 1991

K -12 Population, Pupils, and Instructional Staff, 1869 to 1989-90

K - 12 Student Enrollment by Control, 1870 - 1970

K-12 Student Enrollment and Enrollment Rates by Age and Gender, 1940 – 1991 (enrollment in thousands)

K -12 Students Transported at Public Expense, 1929 – 1990

K - 12 Financial Data, Average Daily Attendance, 1868-69 to 1989-90

K - 12 Financial Summary Statistics, 1868-69 to 1989-90

 

 

19th Century

1870 School Systems by State, Report of the Commissioner of Education Dataset

1875 School Systems by State, Report of the Commissioner of Education Dataset

1880  School Systems by State, Report of the Commissioner of Education Dataset

1880 School Systems in 20 Largest U.S. Cities, Report of the Commissioner of Education Dataset

1890 Kindergartens, Report of the Commissioner of Education Dataset

1890 - City School Systems, 8000+ Inhabitants, Report of the Commissioner of Education Dataset

20th Century

1900 School Systems in Cities of 8,000+ Inhabitants Dataset

1910 City School Systems, 8,000+ Inhabitants Dataset

1920-22 School Systems in Cities of 10,000+ Dataset

1930-32 School Systems in Cities 10,000+ Dataset

1939-40 School Systems in Cities 10,000+ Dataset

1950-52 School Systems in Cities 10,000+ Dataset

Higher Education

Long-term Trends

College Enrollment by Gender, Institution Type, and Control, 1868-70 to 1990-91

College Enrollment by State, 1869-70 to 1990

College Institutions by Type and Professional Staff, 1869-70 to 1991-92

 

 

State and Federal Support of Higher Education by Public Institution, 1916 - 1930

Historical Summary of Higher Education by Year, 1869 – 1990

1910 - 1940, State Research Universities Sample Dataset

19th Cenury

1870 College Campus Data

1870 Normal Schools

1870 Law Schools

1875 Colleges Dataset

1875 Land-Grant Colleges

1875 Normal Schools

1875 Women's Colleges

1880 Colleges and Universities Dataset

1880 Land-Grant Colleges

1880 Normal Schools Dataset

1880 Women's Colleges

1885 Colleges and Universities for Men and Both Sexes Dataset

1885 Normal Schools Dataset

1885 Women's Colleges

1890 Colleges and Universities for Men Only and for Both Sexes, Faculty and Students

1890 Historically Black Colleges and Normal Schools Dataset 

1890 Women's Colleges, Division A and B Dataset

1890 Normal Schools Dataset

1895 - Colleges and Universities for Men and Both Sexes Dataset

1895 - Normal Schools Dataset

1895 - Women's Colleges Division A and B

20th Century

1900-01 Colleges and Universities for Men and Both Sexes Dataset

1900-01 Women's Colleges A and B

1900-01 Normal Schools and Teachers Colleges Dataset

1905-06 Colleges, Universities, and Technological Schools for Men and Coeducational Dataset

1905-06 Normal Schools Dataset

1905-06 Women's Colleges A and B Dataset

1910 Universities, Colleges, and Technological Schools for Men and Both Sexes Dataset

1910 Women's Colleges A and B

1910 Normal Schools, Teachers Colleges, and Kindergarten Training Dataset

1916 Universities, Colleges, and Technical Schools, Report of the Commissioner of Education Dataset

1916 Normal Schools, Report of the Commissioner of Education Dataset

1920 Colleges Dataset from Biennial Survey of Education in the United States

1920 Ph.D.s Awarded

1920 Higher Education Benefactions by Institution

1920 Teachers Colleges/Normal Schools Dataset from Biennial Survey of Education in the United States

1924-26 PhDs Awarded by Institution

1924-26 Higher Education Benefactions by Institution

1924-26 Private Colleges Dataset from Biennial Survey of Education in the United States

1924-26 Public Colleges Dataset form Biennial Survey of Education in the United States

1924-26 Teachers Colleges/Normal Schools Dataset from Biennial Survey of Education in the United States

1928-30 Benefactions of $100,000+ by Institution

1929-30 PhDs Awarded by Instititution

1930 Private Colleges Biennial Survey of Education in the United States Dataset

1930 Public Colleges Biennial Survey of Education in the United States Dataset

1930 Teachers Colleges/Normal Schools Biennial Survey of Education in the United States Dataset

1935-36 Higher Education Benefactions by Institution

1934-36 Private Postsecondary Institutions Biennial Survey of Education in the United States Dataset

1934-36 Public Postsecondary Institutions Biennial Survey of Education in the United States Dataset

1940 Private Postsecondary Biennial Survey of Education in the United States Dataset

1939-40 Public Postsecondary Biennial Survey of Education in the United States Dataset

1949-50 Statistics of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities Dataset

1960-61 Statistics of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities Dataset

Civic Entities

1870 Community Libraries

1870 Summary of YMCA Chapters

Population and Misc. Data

Population by School Age