By the numbers on early education: a data bank on education trends for district leaders.

By the numbers on early education: a data bank on education trends for district leaders. In the early 1970s, less than 20% of all kindergartners attended afull-day program. In the 1998-99 school year, 56% of all kindergartnersattended a full-day program.Source: National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), as part of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States; conducts studies , The Condition ofEducation 2004Total state spending for state-funded pre-kindergarten Pre-kindergarten (also called Pre-K) refers to the first formal academic classroom-based learning environment that a child customarily attends in the United States. It begins around the age of four in order to prepare for the more didactic and academically intensive exceeded 2.4billion in 2001-02.Source: National Institute for Early Education ResearchRace/EthnicityPercent of kindergarten studentsenrolled in a full-day programWhite 49%Black 79%Hispanic 46%Asian 40%Source: NCES, 2004Note: Table made from pie chart.PER-CHILD SPENDINGNational average spent per child on state-funded:Preschool $3,455K-12 $8,733Source: NIEEREnrollmentPercentage of children ages 3-4enrolled in school2002 55%2000 52%1995 49%1990 44%1985 39%1980 37%1975 32%1970 21%Source NCES, 2004Class SizeAverage number ofkindergarten studentsFull-day 20Half-day 19Source: NCES, 2004TRENDSNumber (in thousands) of children ages 4-6enrolled in kindergarten Total Full-day Half-day1977 3,160 868 2,2921980 3,143 949 2,1941983 3,301 1,065 2,2361986 3,914 1,555 2,3591989 3,809 1,518 2,2921992 4,036 1,763 2,2731995 3,815 1,954 1,8601998 3,776 2,226 1,5502001 3,713 2,241 1,472Source LACES 2004LocationPercent of public elementary schools with pre-kindergarten classes Northeast Southeast Central WestFull-day only 7 36 4 8Half-day only 19 7 24 23[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]