Describes the 2002 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" 37th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The purpose of the "Digest" is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of U.S. education from prekindergarten through graduate school. Contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education statistics, including numbers of students, schools, and teachers and information about educational finance. (SLD)