This comprehensive volume offers a snapshot profile of every public school district in the United States serving 2,500 or more students. You'll find important contact information for each school district (name, address, phone number and web site) plus Grades Served, the Numbers of Students and Teachers and the Number of Regular, Special Education, Alternative and Vocational Schools in the district. Also, The Comparative Guide to American Elementary & Secondary Schools provides statistics to help evaluate educational programs including Student/Classroom Teacher Ratios, Number of Librarians, Number of Guidance Counselors, District Expenditures per student and a National Socioeconomic Indicator for the District. A useful City Index lists all districts that operate schools in the city. These important comparative statistics are necessary for anyone considering relocation or researching a particular school district and would be a perfect acquisition for any public library.