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The public education system does provide the classes needed to obtain a GED (General Education Development) and obtain a job or pursue higher education. [ 58 ] The largest public school system in the United States is in New York City , where more than one million students are taught in 1,200 separate public schools.
In a May 2009 policy report issued by Education Sector, "Food for Thought: Building a High-Quality School Choice Market", [95] author Erin Dillon argues that market forces alone will not provide the necessary supply and demand for excellent public schools, especially in low-income, urban neighborhoods that often witness low student achievement ...
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States. It also conducts international comparisons of education ...
100 largest school districts, by enrollment size, from the United States Department of Education (2004-05 school year) List of largest school districts from ProximityOne.com; A list of the 500 largest school districts in 2000–2001 from the National Center for Education Statistics (Department of Education)
The company's push to sell educational software to schools has given investors several reasons to be bullish.
The Oneida Institute of Science and Industry (founded 1827) was the first institution of higher education to routinely admit African-American men and provide mixed-race college-level education. [130] Oberlin College (founded 1833) was the first mainly white, degree-granting college to admit African-American students. [ 131 ]
While state reading scores for eighth grade reading had recovered to 2019 levels in 2022, they declined below 2019 levels in 2024, reflecting the state’s ongoing education challenges.
In 2018, the US spent approximately 5% of its GDP on K-12 public education, placing the US as the 7th highest spender per student compared to other OECD nations. [6] [7] Schools in the US spend approximately $17,000 per student, but public education spending varies significantly at the state level. [7]