Part 1 of the 1961-62 Education Directory of the Office of Education covers state governments. State and territorial education departments' principal school officers and library extension agencies' executive officers are listed in order to enable officials' identification and illustrate organizational structure and hierarchy. The chief state and territorial officers provided their departmental information. Part 2 provides a directory of public school systems by state and includes a section on church-related schools. Types of administrative units included are county and supervisory districts or union superintendencies, county-intermediate systems, and county unit systems. Superintendency data is based on lists supplied by state education departments. State education departments verified their information. Superintendents or their counterparts are listed by state for the five religious organizations maintaining state, regional, or national school systems. Part 3 provides higher education enrollment data and lists by state institutions of higher education offering at least a two-year program of college-level residential study. Criteria for listing and institutional classifications are given. Part 4 lists national and regional education associations; college professional fraternities, and national honor and recognition societies; state education associations; foundations; religious education associations; and international education associations. Part 5 is not included in this document.