Research Guides: Social Statistics and Data: Education

US Education Statistics

Typical Education Statistics

The numbers you find relating to statistics will be different depending on whether you're looking at education data about schools or education data about people.

Schools and School Districts

Enrollment (number of students in a specific school)
Student demographics
Test scores
Student-teacher ratios

People and Populations

Enrollment (number of students in the population)
Educational attainment (highest level of education achieved)

National Center for Education Statistics
Includes the latest online editions of the annual reports listed below.
The Condition of Education
1975-present
Digest of Education Statistics
1975-current.
Digest of Educational Statistics
1962-1974
US Census of Population and Housing
The decennial census includes questions on educational attainment and school enrollment.

For more detail, consult the following guide...

Education Research Guide
by Francesca Marineo Munk Last Updated Oct 28, 2024 6157 views this year

California Education Statistics

California Dept. of Education: Data & Statistics
Includes links to DataQuest, Ed-Data, the Data Resource Guide, and Longitudinal Education Data Systems
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DataQuest: Reports for accountability (e.g. API, AYP), test data, enrollment, graduates, dropouts, course enrollments, staffing, and data regarding English learners.
Ed-Data: State, county, district, and school level reports covering topics such as students, staffing, finances, and performance rankings.

For more detail, consult the following guide...

Education Research Guide
by Francesca Marineo Munk Last Updated Oct 28, 2024 6139 views this year