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NEA Reports & Statistics

Rankings and Estimates of the States

The annual report "Rankings and Estimates of the States" provides state-level data on an array of topics relevant to the complex world of public education. Here are past versions:

2006-07: Teacher Salaries Continue to Lag behind Inflation (PDF)
The average one-year increase in public schoolteacher pay was 2.9 percent, while inflation escalated 3.9 percent according to this report.

2005-06: Teachers Take "Pay Cut" as Inflation Outpaces Salaries (PDF)
This NEA study showed a decline in public school teachers' real earnings as the average increase in teacher pay slipped below the rate of inflation in 2004-05. Update.

2004-05: Schools Struggle to Find, Keep Well-Qualified Educators (PDF)
The quality of a child's teacher is a key factor in closing achievement gaps. Unfortunately, teacher salaries have barely budged over the past decade,  complicating the nation's efforts to attract and retain them. Update.

Controversial School Funding Formula Gaining Popularity in United States  (PDF)
Some say the "Weighted Student Formula" method of allocating funds can be a boost to urban schools. Others call this decentralized mode of money handling a distraction from the real problem -- inadequate school funding. Check out our new report and decide for yourself. 

Three Reports Offer Solutions for Funding Quality Education

• Study Links States' Income to Residents' Education Levels (PDF)
  Investing in kids and their achievement has long-term economic benefits for communities according to "The Effects of State Public K-12 Expenditures on Income Distribution." The report examines the correlation between education spending and a region's financial viability and potential.
• 'K-12 Education in the U.S. Economy' Links School Capacity to State Financial Outlook (PDF)
  This new report suggests that increasing statewide revenue to support quality public education is an alternative to cutting this support to prevent tax increases. Additionally, learn how school quality impacts a region's labor market, property values, and economic vitality.
• Fifty-State Analysis Offers Prescription for Education Equity, Adequacy (PDF)
  "School Funding, Taxes and Economic Growth" finds the number of jobs created by increasing education spending is larger than jobs lost from raising taxes to support that spending.

Status of the American Public School Teacher 2000-2001 (PDF)
Despite Long Hours, Low Pay,Teachers Love Their Profession.
The report shows that educators spend much of their own time expanding their knowledge and skills, and hundreds of their own dollars purchasing classroom supplies for their students. Find out why the majority would return to the classroom and do it all again. Also, check out .

• Status highlights - Nov. 2003  (PDF, 112k, 4 pages)
• Data highlights - (PDF, 44k, 4 pages)