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Adult Education: Human Investment Impact 1994-1998

"Enrollment Profile" Chart
"Selected Characteristics of Persons Served" Chart
"Investment" Table
"Enrollment" Table
"Characteristics of Persons Served" Table
"Funding" Table
"Participant Achievement--Benefits and Outcomes" Table
"Proficiency Achievement" Tables
"Adult High School Diplomas and GED Credentials Issued" Table
"Enrollment by Instructional Level" Table

Enrollment Profile 1993-1994 to 1997-1998 for ABE, ESL and ASE

 

 

Selected Characteristics of Persons Served 1993-1994 to 1997-1998 Incarcerated, Welfare Recipients and Unemployed Individuals


INVESTMENT
FEDERAL STATE/LOCAL
$1,349,371,584 $4,703,354,357


ENROLLMENT
YEAR TOTAL
ENROLLMENT
ABE
ENROLLMENT
ESL
ENROLLMENT
ASE
ENROLLMENT
1993-94 3,753,020 1,414,311 1,222,461 1,116,248
1994-95 3,875,452 1,509,065 1,439,237 927,150
1995-96 4,042,172 1,555,709 1,557,985 928,478
1996-97 4,017,272 1,323,176 1,861,125 832,971
1997-98 4,020,500 1,287,745 1,927,210 805,595
TOTAL 19,708,416 7,090,006 8,008,018 4,610,442


CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS SERVED
YEAR WORKING
POOR
UN-
EMPLOYED
WELFARE
RECIPIENTS
HOMELESS INCAR-
CERATED
WOMEN YOUNG
ADULTS
(16-24)
1993-94 895,060 1,196,179 425,053 115,955 279,854 1,971,518 1,422,946
1994-95 873,278 1,218,744 469,511 41,462 297,880 2,094,677 1,447,557
1995-96 1,017,268 1,196,866 436,212 38,113 280,539 2,183,464 1,485,917
1996-97 1,026,395 1,103,475 383,116 30,326 290,222 2,179,490 1,428,385
1997-98 957,490 934,559 362,349 20,534 312,393 2,212,534 1,385,165
TOTAL 4,769,491 5,649,823 2,076,241 246,390 1,460,888 10,641,683 7,169,970


FUNDING
YEAR FEDERAL STATE/LOCAL
1992 $235,750,000 $830,752,614
1993 $254,623,584 $862,767,320
1994 $254,624,000 $902,166,597
1995 $252,345,000 $955,235,362
1996 $247,440,000 $1,001,086,659*
TOTAL $1,244,782,584 $4,552,008,552*

*Estimate



PARTICIPANT ACHIEVEMENT
YEAR ENTERED
OTHER
TRAINING
RECEIVED U.S.
CITIZENSHIP
REGISTERED
TO VOTE
EMPLOYMENT
RETENTION/JOB
ADVANCEMENT
GAINED
EMPLOYMENT
REMOVED
FROM
PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE
1993-94 157,985 14,286 39,811 100,951 110,533 27,809
1994-95 153,228 34,169 44,108 113,797 155,715 39,794
1995-96 175,255 122,942 89,027 149,377 157,605 33,095
1996-97 178,520 55,433 53,534 182,316 157,890 34,473
1997-98 158,167 30,900 48,016 130,414 164,341 26,789
TOTAL 823,155 257,730 274,496 676,855 746,084 161,960


YEAR ACHIEVED BASIC ENGLISH
LITERACY PROFICIENCY1 2
1993-94 367,926
1994-95 138,615
1995-96 144,107
1996-97 270,614
1997-98 260,832
TOTAL 1,182,094


 
YEAR ACHIEVED BASIC
SKILLS PROFICIENCY3 4
1993-94 225,257
1994-95 183,064
1995-96 155,477
1996-97 217,623
1997-98 197,333
TOTAL 978,754

1Numbers include only Beginning ESL students completing that level
21996-1998 also includes students moving to higher level


  3Numbers include only Beginning ABE students completing that level
41996-1998 also includes students moving to higher level


YEAR ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS
AND GED CREDENTIALS ISSUED
1993-94 342,888
1994-95 346,195
1995-96 331,511
1996-97 308,007
1997-98 269,233
TOTAL 1,597,834


ENROLLMENT
PROGRAM
YEAR
BEGINNING
ABE
INTERMEDIATE
ABE
BEGINNING
ESL
INTERMEDIATE
ESL
ADVANCED
ESL
ASE
1993-94 708,314 705,997 742,725 334,574 145,162 1,116,248
1994-95 802,938 706,127 834,038 427,714 177,485 927,150
1995-96 853,160 702,549 906,934 475,571 175,480 928,478
1996-97 667,488 655,688 1,158,258 499,852 203,015 832,971
1997-98 676,744 611,001 1,275,661 480,117 171,432 805,595
TOTAL 3,708,644 3,381,362 4,917,616 2,217,828 872,574 4,610,442

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