This edition of Facts for Features highlights the many statistics associated with the return to classrooms by our nation\u2019s students and teachers.<\/p>\n
$8.5 billion For back-to-school shopping, choices of retail establishments abound: In 2011, there were 28,128 family clothing stores, 7,093 children and infants clothing stores, 25,448 shoe stores, 8,144 office supply and stationery stores, 21,227 sporting goods stores, 8,407 bookstores and 8,625 department stores. 79 million 77% 73% 25% 11.8 million 15% 42% 52 3,068,911 12.0 million $81,761 This edition of Facts for Features highlights the many statistics associated with the return to classrooms by our nation\u2019s students and teachers. Back-to-School Shopping $8.5 billion The amount of money spent at family clothing stores in August 2012. Sales at … Continue reading
\nThe amount of money spent at family clothing stores in August 2012. Sales at bookstores in August 2012 totaled $2.0 billion.
\nSource: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services
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\nSource: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns: 2011
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\nThe number of children and adults enrolled in school throughout the country in October 2011 \u2014 from nursery school to college. They comprised 26.9 percent of the entire population age 3 and older.
\nSource: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment \u2013 Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2011, Table 1
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\nPercentage of children 3 to 6 enrolled in kindergarten who attended all day, as of October 2011.
\nSource: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment \u2013 Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2011, Table 3
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\nPercentage of children 3 to 6 years old who are enrolled in school.
\nSource: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment \u2013 Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2011, Table 3
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\nPercentage of elementary through high school students who had at least one foreign-born parent in October 2011.
\nSource: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment \u2013 Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2011, Table 1
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\nNumber 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.
\nSource: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey
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\nPercentage of all college students 35 and older in October 2011. They made up 32 percent of those attending school part time.
\nSource: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment \u2013 Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2011, Table 5
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\nPercentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in college in 2011.
\nSource: U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment \u2013 Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2011, Table 1
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\nPercentage of students enrolled in college, who worked less than full time, year-round in 2011; 20 percent worked full time, year-round.
\nSource: School Enrollment and Work Status: 2011 Appendix Table 1-A http:\/\/www.census.gov\/prod\/2013pubs\/acsbr11-14.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n
\nNumber of enrolled high school students who work less than full time, year-round; 145,740 students in high school worked full time, year-round.
\nSource: School Enrollment and Work Status: 2011 Appendix Table 1A http:\/\/www.census.gov\/prod\/2013pubs\/acsbr11-14.pdf<\/a><\/p>\nField of Degree<\/h3>\n
\nNumber of people age 25 and over who held a bachelor\u2019s degree in business in 2011. Business degrees were reported by 20 percent of the population with a bachelor\u2019s degree followed by education (14 percent), science and engineering related fields (9 percent), social sciences and engineering, which were not statistically different from each other (8 percent); biological, agricultural and environmental sciences (6 percent), and other and liberal arts and history, which were not statistically different from each other (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); and physical and related sciences (3 percent).
\nSource: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey
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\nAverage earnings of full-time, year-round workers 18 and older with an advanced degree (bachelor\u2019s degree or higher) in 2011. Workers whose highest degree was a bachelor\u2019s had mean earnings of $70,459. Mean earnings for full-time, year-round workers with a high school diploma (includes GED certificate) was $40,634, while workers with less than a ninth grade education had $26,545 average earnings.
\nSource: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011, Series P60-243
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