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Stats for Stories: Back to School 2020: August

August 2020

Release Number CB20-SFS.93

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From Topics > Education > Teaching about Statistics:

Statistics in Schools (SIS) Classroom Powered by Census Data

Home and Distance Learning Activities, Parent/Caregiver Toolkits

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Back-to-School Shopping

Source: 2018 County Business Patterns (CBP).

TableID: CB1800CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for United States: 2018, showing NAICS: 44813, 44814, 448210, 451211, 4521 and 453210

Note: The table above is filtered to show the sum of all establishments for each NAICS code. Click on the image to see the full table.

Source: Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS), Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS), Service Annual Survey (SAS), and administrative records. See the NAICS codes in the table above and other related codes.

Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales by Kind of Business: 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Source: Quarterly Services Survey, 2006-2020.

5111pt: Book, Directory and Mailing List, and Other Publishers: U.S. Total — Total Revenue

Source: Quarterly Financial Report (QFR), 2000-2020.

Clothing and General Merchandise Stores: U.S. Total Income (Loss) After Income Taxes

Students

Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2018.

School Enrollment in the United States: October 2018 - Detailed Tables

Table 1. Enrollment Status of the Population 3 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, Foreign Born, and Foreign-Born Parentage: October 2018, All Races [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Single Grade of Enrollment and High School Graduation Status for People 3 Years and Over, by Sex, Age (Single Years for 3 to 24 Years), Race, and Hispanic Origin: October 2018, All Races [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Nursery and Primary School Enrollment of People 3 to 6 Years Old, by Control of School, Attendance Status, Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, Mother's Labor Force Status and Education, and Family Income: October 2018, All Races [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Current Grade for People 15 to 24 Years Enrolled in School, and Highest Grade Completed for People with Selected Enrollment and Completion Status, by Sex, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: October 2018, All Races [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Type of College and Year Enrolled for College Students 15 Years and Over, by Age, Sex, Race, Attendance Status, Control of School, and Enrollment Status: October 2018, All Races [<1.0 MB]

Households – Computer and Internet Use

Source: 2013-2016 and 2018 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Estimates.

TableID: B28005, Age by Presence of a Computer and Types of Internet Subscription in Household

TableID: B28010, Computers in Household

TableID: B28011, Internet Subscriptions in Household

Publication: Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2016 (August 2018)

Enrollment and Spending

From Topics > Education:

School Enrollment

School Enrollment in the United States: October 2018 - Detailed Tables

Table 1. Enrollment Status of the Population 3 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, Foreign Born, and Foreign-Born Parentage: October 2018, All Races [<1.0 MB]

Data, CPS Historical Time Series Tables on School Enrollment (December 2019)

Source: 2018 Annual Survey of School System Finances.

2018 Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data, Tables

Source: 2017 Census of Governments: Finance - Survey of School System Finances.

2017 Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data

Colleges

Source: 2018 County Business Patterns (CBP).

TableID: CB1800CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for United States: 2018, showing NAICS: 611, 6111, 6112 and 6113

Note: The table above is filtered to show the sum of all establishments for each NAICS code. Click on the image to see the full table.

Schools

Source: Value of Construction Put in Place Survey (VIP).

Annual Value of Construction Put in Place 2008-2019, see Educational [<1.0 MB]

Public Education Employment

Source: 2019 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (ASPEP)

2019 ASPEP Datasets & Tables

Table, State and Local Government: Employment and Payroll Data: March 2019, see Education

Field of Degree and Educational Attainment

Source: 2018 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Estimates.

TableID: B15010, Detailed Field of Bachelor's Degree for First Major for the Population 25 Years and Over

TableID: S1501, Educational Attainment

TableID: S1502, Field of Bachelor's Degree for First Major

Rewards of Staying in School

Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), 2018 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

Current Population Survey Tables for Personal Income

PINC-03. Educational Attainment-People 25 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings, Work Experience, Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex.

PINC-04. Educational Attainment-People 18 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings, Work Experience, Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex.

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From Foreign Trade > U.S. International Trade Data:

USA Trade® Online, The Official Source of Trade Statistics (FREE to all users).

Note: After you create an account, select options for “State Export Data (Origin of Movement)” or “State Import Data (State of Destination)” by “Harmonized System (HS)” or “NAICS.” Select “State” and “Measures,” categories and make a selection. Go to “Commodity” and search 401692, 482030, and 9608 for items such as erasers, binders and folders, and pens, along with a “Country” or “Time” for data. For more information, see the Quick Start Guide.

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