Back to School Data

The U.S. Census Bureau released a special statistical fact sheet regarding back to school activities.

• 7 million school children speak Spanish at home
• The average nation tuition for one year at a college and university is $10,660
• In 2004, $6 million was spent on back to school shopping
• 54.6 million is the projected number of students to be enrolled in the nation's elementary and high schools this fall