School Figures presents statistics, along with historical trends and cross-sectional comparisons, to provide a clear, factual picture of today''s K?12 education landscape, including information on school demographics, cost and finance, testing and achievement, public school reform, and other key areas.

Richard Sousa is senior associate director and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. He has been at the Hoover Institution since 1990. Sousa, an economist, specializes in discrimination, labor market issues, and K-12 education. Hanna Skandera was a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.