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# [7 revealing numbers about US education](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/7-revealing-numbers-about-us-education)

 Written by [DSST Public Schools](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/author/dsst-public-schools) | 09/12/18

All summer long at The 74, we’ve been using our [“Big Picture” series](https://www.the74million.org/series/education-data-big-picture/) to offer parents a richer understanding of the nation’s public school system — maps and charts that look at specific aspects of district policy and classroom behavior.

Even if it wasn’t a complete sampling of every single issue facing families, teachers, principals, and policymakers, the series offered a revealing breakdown of just who’s going to school (and teaching) each day in America’s classrooms and some of the key issues confronting those charged with running your local school district.

 

[Click to read the full article.](https://www.the74million.org/article/get-to-know-your-public-schools-7-revealing-numbers-about-americas-education-system-from-diversity-to-safety-absenteeism-more/?utm_source=The+74+Million+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0e39735de9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_10_08_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_077b986842-0e39735de9-176269801)

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