LibGuides: Education: Data and Statistics

Demographic Resources

At a Glance: Changing Demographics
From the Center for Public Education. Includes projections to 2050 for ethnicity & race for the total population. Like most reports, they draw their data from the U.S. Census
Childstats
Data on children and families reported by 22 different government agencies. Provides demographic data and topical information on health, family & social environment, emotional & behavioral problems.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
A rich source of demographic and other data for postsecondary education.
Kids Count Data Book
Key indicators tracked are: percent low birth-weight babies; infant mortality rate; child death rate; rate of teen deaths by accident, homicide, and suicide; teen birth rate; percent of children living with parents who do not have full-time, year-round employment; percent of teens who are high school dropouts; percent of teens not attending school and not working; percent of children in poverty; and percent of families with children headed by a single-parent.
School District Demographics System
Created by NCES, view state, county and school district demographic data and maps.
U.S. Population projections by age, sex, race & Hispanic origin: 1995-2050
Produced by the U.S. Census Bureau
US Census Data
Find information from the U.S. Census that can be reported down to the zip code level.

U.S. Education Statistics

Condition of Education
This site describes the status and progress of education in the USA, summarizing major education statistics.
Data Lab
DataLab, a website created by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), allows you to create customized tables using NCES survey data.
Digest of Education Statistics
Covers pre-kindergarten thru graduate school. Sources are both private & government. Must be of national scope and of current interest. Additional information on what is covered at "I" icon. Print copies of historical data back to 1988 at Lied Library.
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contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international education. Supplemental information on population trends, attitudes on education, education characteristics of the labor force, government finances, and economic trends provides background for evaluating education data.
NAEP - State Comparisons
From NCES: "you can create tables that compare states and jurisdictions based on the average scale scores for selected groups of public school students..."
NAEP Data Explorer (NDE)
"NAEP provides national and state results in 8 subject areas, including mathematics, reading, writing, and science." Create tables and even cross-tabulations with variables such as race/ethnicity, disability status and gender.
National Center for Education Statistics
"The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education."
Open Doors: International Educational Exchange
Provides data on both foreign students studying in the U.S. and U.S. students studying abroad. Online data available back to 2001.
Projections of Education Statistics to 2019
Provides projections for key education statistics. It includes statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools, and enrollment and earned degrees conferred expenditures of degree-granting institutions.
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For the Nation, the tables, figures, and text contain data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures for the past 14 years and projections to the year 2019. For the 50 States and the District of Columbia, the tables, figures, and text contain data on projections of public elementary and secondary enrollment and public high school graduates to the year 2019. In addition, the report includes a methodology section describing models and assumptions used to develop national and state-level projections.
School Enrollment (U.S. Census--Current Population Survey)
Tables provide national level data for all races, historical and current (up through Oct. 2008)
School Enrollment in the U.S.
Annual report on school enrollment from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
Surveys personnel in public, private and Bureau of Indian Education schools and reports on numbers of students, principles, teachers, etc. at both elementary and secondary levels.
State Education Data Profiles
Compare up to four states on key educational data, including demographics, finances, enrollment and postsecondary education.

International Education Statistics

International Education Statistics
From NCES, this is a megasite of links to other countries' sources of educational statistics and data.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Self-billed as "The first stop for education data from around the world. " Key educational demographic data available in country tables and reports. Country comparison tables and ability to create customized country tables.

Statistics on Children & Families

Childinfo
Produced under the auspices of UNICEF, connect to the vast resources of UN databases and publications. Information... is updated frequently, and is as reliable and authoritative as it is possible to be... the scope and comprehensiveness of the coverage of topics on children and women are impressive. There are hundreds of articles, pamphlets, photo essays, and videos available for uploading in a variety of formats.(Choice Reviews)
ChildStats
America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being - 2008. Data on all aspects of children's well-being including health, economics, family, demographics and education.
ChildTrends DataBank
Data and reports are organized by broad subject areas: health; social & emotional development; income, assets & work; education & skills; demographics; family & community. You can also browse reports by age and other sub-group (e.g., gender, race).
Kids Count Data Center
State profiles on numerous indicators and state rankings on 10 key factors of child well-being. From the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

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U.S. Education Statistics

International Education Statistics

Statistics on Children & Families

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