Scholastic By the Numbers

by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 8/29/2005

30: Number of years Dick Robinson has been Scholastic CEO

6.3 million: Number of Scholastic shares Robinson owns

$2.1 billion: Total Scholastic revenue in fiscal 2005

$87 million: Total Scholastic revenue in 1975

$175 million: Sales of Harry Potter titles in fiscal 2004

$20 million: Sales of Harry Potter titles in fiscal 2005

350 million: Number of children's books distributed in fiscal '05

110,000: Number of book fairs held annually

$363 million: Book fair sales in fiscal 2005

13: Number of school book clubs

$397 million: Book club sales in fiscal 2005

8.3 million: Circulation of classroom magazines

2: Number of Scholastic Store outlets

$1.6 million: Value of noncompete clause for Barbara Marcus, running through January 23, 2007