U. S. Education Statistics
Elementary & Secondary Education
National Center for Education Statistics Elementary/Secondary Surveys
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/SurveyGroups.asp?Group=01
Description: NCES surveys and programs related to elementary and secondary education.
The Common Core of Data(CCD)
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/
Description: Annual, national statistical database from the U.S. Dept. of Education/NCES covering all public elementary and secondary schools and school districts. Data are compressed archives (.zip) containing ASCII text files; some also available as SAS and/or SPSS files. Documentation in PDF and text formats; some also available in MS Word, WordPerfect and/or MS Excel format(s). Includes record structure and survey forms.
Estimates of School Statistics
http://www.nea.org/publiced/edstats/
Description: "NEA's annual report of current, state-level data on public school enrollment and attendance, numbers of teachers and their average salaries, and school finances .... Published by the NEA since 1942, the data, which come from state departments of education, allow broad comparisons of national, state, and interstate trends in staff salaries, sources of school funding, and levels of education expenditures. National trends over the past ten years are highlighted." (http://www.nea.org/publiced/edstats/, as of June 1, 2000)
Paper: Perkins q370.78 N277R [yr.]-R6. Latest in Perkins Reference. Estimates 2000 issued in a combined report with Ranking of the States, entitled Rankings & Estimates.
Education Finance Statistics Center
http://nces.ed.gov/edfin/
Description: Education finance information from NCES on public and private elementary/secondary education. Some downloadable data available in multiple formats as compressed archives (.zip).
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/ps/index.html
Description: Browseable document also downloadable as a PDF file. Published July 1997 by NCES (97-459). Also available on microfiche (Docs. ED 1.328/5:P 93/5).
School District Data Book Profiles: 1989-90
http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/sddb-stateis.html
Description: Census Bureau/NCES data on CD-ROM mounted on the web by the Government Information Sharing Project.
Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States- 1997-98
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs99/1999318.pdf
Description: PDF document.
Dropout Rates in the United States: 1997
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs99/1999082.pdf
Description: National data on high school dropout and completion rates for 1972-1997. State level data for the 1990's. Report in PDF format.
Paper/Microfiche: ED 1.329: (1988-1996 issues; 1997 in PDF format only)
National Forum on Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/forum/
Description: An initiative of the NCES designed to help standardize and improve education data collection and reporting at the federal, state, and local levels; and, to assist state and local entities by providing support for education data systems.
K-12 Practitioners' Circle
http://nces.ed.gov/practitioners/
Description: An NCES information service aimed at local education practitioners, including teachers, administrators, parents, and others. Focus on quick facts and hot topics.
State Education Agencies
http://www.ed.gov/Programs/bastmp/SEA.htm
Description: List maintained by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
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