This document is an inventory of public and private educational expenditure from an international perspective and sets out the concepts, definitions and procedures useful in accounting for educational expenditure. The monograph defines the field within which expenditure is to be observed; details the necessary expenditure data to be collected from…

The analytical problems faced by gross interstate comparisons of higher education funding are reviewed, the overall usefulness to decision-makers of interstate comparisons, and other approaches to comparative analysis are considered. It is claimed that the usefulness of gross interstate comparisons is limited, since both technical and structural…

This document first provides an overall explanation of the Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1 and then describes Arkansas' involvement in Chapter 1 services. The report reveals that there were 76,588 Arkansas students who received Chapter 1 services in fiscal year (FY) 92, which amounted to a 7 percent increase over the previous…

Study of trends in financing public library buildings reviews data on federal, state, local, and private funding sources since the Carnegie era, and discusses statistics on expenditures by category, including construction, equipment, and site. Data are presented in 12 tables and graphs. (30 references) (MES)

College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) presents its survey results of salaries of administrators in higher education for 1989-90. The annual survey offers salary data on 167 administrative positions at 1,390 public and private institutions to enable decision makers to evaluate their current pay levels and plan their compensation…

Rational and political theories of education budgeting are critiqued using comparative field data on the management of declining resources in 10 urban school systems. A new rational theory is introduced that explains events in these cities; restructures rational theory; and incorporates political, economic, and administrative concepts. Included…

This report provides a compilation of statistical information (80 percent of the report) covering recent trends in the development of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The publication contains information on a variety of education statistics, including enrollment, degrees conferred, staff, faculty salaries, revenues, and…

Thie report provides figures and tables of data on the financial characteristics of institutions of higher education from 1982-1990. The data are gathered annually by the National Center for Education Statistics through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Seven figures display current funds revenues and expenditures (in constant…

This document presents 1992 statistical data on science and engineering expenditures for separately budgeted research and development (R&D) programs that were obtained from over 450 institutions of higher education, including all doctorate-granting institutions, all historically black colleges, and universities with any R&D expenditures. Trend…

Educational construction in 1985 took a big jump over the 1984 figures with a total of just under $10 billion-worth of construction estimated for schools and colleges. Five tables provide a breakdown of completed and ongoing construction expenditures. (MLF)

This annual publication of the West Virginia State College and University Systems provides information related to enrollment, degrees conferred, faculty, and finances of the 16 public institutions of higher education in West Virginia. It also includes selected statistics for the 10 independent colleges and universities. Data tables comprise the…

This latest edition of the biennial Higher Education Fact Book series focuses on significant national, regional, and Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) state trends affecting higher education in the 1990s. This report contains 19 graphic highlights and over 80 tables displaying state, regional, and national statistics covering population and…

This report provides statistical and financial data about the 19 community colleges in Kansas, based on information submitted to the State Department of Education by the community colleges. The nine sections of the report present: (1) actual revenues and expenditures by institution with state totals for 1985-86; (2) 1986-87 adopted general,…

The sixth biennial National Survey of Fringe Benefits in Public Schools focuses on a wide range of fringe benefit practices offered all professional personnel. Data were collected from a national panel sample stratified by enrollment size and are reported separately for large, medium, small, and very small systems for five levels of per pupil…

The sixth biennial National Survey of Fringe Benefits in Public Schools focuses on a wide range of fringe benefit practices offered all professional personnel, including leave policies, insurance coverage, tuition reimbursements, and expense account allowances. Data were collected from a national panel sample stratified by enrollment size and are…