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Back to School: Census Bureau Facts for the 2013-14 School Year
U.S. Census Bureau provides facts and figures about Americans in school as Upper Dublin residents get ready for the 2013-14 school year.
Originally posted by Charlotte Eriksen
As we kick off the month of August, back-to-school preparations will soon start to take precedence over summer activities, camps and vacations as another summer comes to a close.
From fees and scheduling to PTA information and school supply costs, Patch will keep parents and students up to date with all of the important back-to-school information they need for a successful start to the 2013-14 school year.
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The U.S. Census Bureau has compiled the following facts and figures related to back-to-school shopping and school enrollment in the United States, using data from 2011 and 2012.
Back-to-School Shopping
$8.5 billion: The amount of money spent at family clothing stores in August 2012. Sales at bookstores in August 2012 totaled $2 billion.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services
Students
79 million: The number of children and adults enrolled in school throughout the country in October 2011 — from nursery school to college. They comprised 26.9 percent of the entire population age 3 and older.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment - Social and Economic Characteristics of Students
Pre-K through 12 Enrollment
77%: Percentage of children age 3 to 6 enrolled in all-day kindergarten as of October 2011.
73%: Percentage of children age 3 to 6 enrolled in school.
25%: Percentage of elementary through high school students who had at least one foreign-born parent in October 2011.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment - Social and Economic Characteristics of Students
Languages
11.8 million: Number of school-age children (5 to 17) who spoke a language other than English at home in 2011; 8.5 million of these children spoke Spanish at home.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey
Colleges
15%: Percentage of all college students 35 and older in October 2011. They made up 32 percent of those attending school part time.
42%: Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in college in 2011.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment - Social and Economic Characteristics of Students
Work Status
52: Percentage of students enrolled in college, who worked less than full time, year-round in 2011; 20 percent worked full time, year-round.
3,068,911: Number of enrolled high school students who work less than full time, year-round; 145,740 students in high school worked full time, year-round.
Source: School Enrollment and Work Status: 2011 Appendix
Field of Degree
12.0 million: Number of people age 25 and older who held a bachelor's degree in business in 2011.
Business degrees were reported by 20 percent of the population with a bachelor's degree, followed by:
Education: 14 percent
Science and engineering related fields: 9 percent
Social sciences and engineering: 8 percent
Biological, agricultural and environmental sciences: 6 percent
Other, liberal arts and history: 5 percent
Psychology: 5 percent
Literature and languages: 4 percent
Computers, mathematics and statistics: 4 percent
Visual and performing arts: 4 percent
Communications: 4 percent
Physical and related sciences: 3 percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey
Rewards of Staying in School
$81,761: Average earnings of full-time, year-round workers 18 and older with an bachelor's degree or higher in 2011. Workers whose highest degree was a bachelor's had average earnings of $70,459.
The average earnings for full-time, year-round workers with a high school diploma or GED certificate was $40,634, while workers with less than a ninth grade education had $26,545 average earnings.
Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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