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Resources in Penn State Libraries
The Education and Behavioral Sciences Library has an extensive collection of print resources for statistical information, with compilations such as
Condition of Education, L112.N377 Reference, 5th Floor Paterno and the
Digest of Education, L11.D48 Reference, 5th Floor Paterno.
Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statitique [UNESCO] AZ361 .U45 [1993 – 1999] Reference, 5th Floor Paterno [see also http://www.uis.unesco.org]
For specialized topics, in the CAT do a topic/title/subject search for statistics, or statistics AND <<your subject>>.
National Center for Education Statistics [NCES] [including Education Statistics at a Glance]
The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the US and other nations. A division of the U.S. Department of Education.
http://nces.ed.gov/
Condition of Education
From the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), covers learner outcomes, quality of education, social support for education, and more.
http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/Digest of Education Statistics
From NCES, provides a compilation of statistical information for American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school, including both government and private resources. Topics in the digest include number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, graduates, educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, employment and income of graduates, libraries, and international education.
http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/
Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac
Annual summary of US college enrollment trends, demographics, faculty pay, tuition and fees, and much more.
http://chronicle.com/free/almanac/2004/index.htm
The Common Core of Data (CCD)
A program of the U.S. Department of Education's NCES, the CCD is a comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of information concerning all public elementary and secondary schools (approximately 94,000) and local education agencies. This data is collected annually directly from State Education Agencies
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/
The Public School Locator
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
and the
Private School Locator
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/
are subsets of the CCD.
SchoolMatters (USA)
Prepared by Standard & Poor’s, SchoolMatters gives policymakers, educators, and parents the tools they need to make better-informed decisions that improve student performance. SchoolMatters will educate, empower, and engage education stakeholders.
http://www.schoolmatters.com/
FEDSTATS
Searchable site for statistics from over 70 federal agencies.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Pennsylvania School Report Cards
A division of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment.
http://www.paprofiles.org/
World Bank
World Bank Group’s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. As a development Bank providing loans, policy advice, and technical assistance, it is the largest source of external funding for education.
http://www.worldbank.org/data/databytopic/education.html
National Center for Education Statistics [including Education Statistics at a Glance]
The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the US and other nations. A division of the U.S. Department of Education.
http://nces.ed.gov/
Condition of Education
From the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), covers learner outcomes, quality of education, social support for education, and more.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/Digest of Education Statistics
From NCES, provides a compilation of statistical information for American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school, including both government and private resources. Topics in the digest include number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, graduates, educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, employment and income of graduates, libraries, and international education.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/Projections Of Education Statistics
From the U. S. National Center for Educational Statistics, includes statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in U.S. elementary and secondary schools, and enrollment and graduates of U.S. degree-granting institutions for the past 14 years and ten year projections
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/
The Common Core of Data (CCD)
A program of the U.S. Department of Education's NCES, the CCD is a comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of information concerning all public elementary and secondary schools (approximately 94,000) and local education agencies. This data is collected annually directly from State Education Agencies
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/
The Public School Locator
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
and the
Private School Locator
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/
are subsets of the CCD.
Education: The State We’re In ( from Center for American Progress)
Provides a comprehensive, state-by-state snapshot of education today in America. It also offers some indication of comparative performance by ranking states from first to worst.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2005/08/b995593.html
FEDSTATS
Searchable site for statistics from over 70 federal agencies.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
National Education Association
Statistics on a wide variety of topics.
http://www.nea.org/edstats/
Statistical Abstract of the United States
The National Data Book; contains a comprehensive overview of statistics on social and economic conditions in the US, and selected international data.
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
State Statistical Abstracts [all 50 states]
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/st_abstracts.html
Statistical Universe
Powerful index to statistics and data contained in federal agency government publications.
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv
The Census Bureau [Education]
Educational Attainment and other school data.
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education.html
U. S. The Whitehouse. Social Statistics Briefing Room (SSBR)
Includes statistics on US education, crime, demographics, and health.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html
National Education Data Resource Center (NEDRC)
An arm of NCES to serve the education information needs of those who need access to the most current education data collected from major education surveys, and who cannot take advantage of the available NCES computer products or who do not have appropriate facilities to process the available data. Use of NEDRC services is most appropriate for well defined questions that are likely to yield a few tables.
http://nces.ed.gov/partners/nedrc.asp
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds: Generation M
Kaiser Family Foundation survey, Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds, examined media use among a nationally (USA) representative sample of more than 2,000 3rd through 12th graders who completed detailed questionnaires, including nearly 700 self-selected participants who also maintained seven-day media diaries. Results found children and teens are spending an increasing amount of time using new media like computers, the Internet and video games, without cutting back on the time they spend with old media like TV, print and music.
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia030905pkg.cfm
College and University Campus Crime Statistics [Security on Campus, Inc.]
College and university campus crime data is available from the U.S. Department of Education which under the "Jeanne Clery Act" collects statistics from more than 6,000 schools, and the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program which includes data for about 400 schools.
http://www.securityoncampus.org/crimestats/index.html
Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac
Annual summary of US college enrollment trends, demographics, faculty pay, tuition and fees, and much more.
http://chronicle.com/free/almanac/2004/index.htm
Community Colleges
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutCommunityColleges/Trends_and_Statistics/Trends_and_Statistics.htm
Grapevine
A National Data Base of Tax Support for Higher Education, from Illinois State University.
http://coe.ilstu.edu/grapevine/
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
The core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES, IPEDS is a single, comprehensive system of surveys designed to collect institution-level data in such areas as enrollments, program completions, faculty, staff, and finances from all primary providers of postsecondary education.
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
NEA Almanac of Higher Education (2000)
Various topics of interest to higher education from the National Education Association
http://www.nea.org/he/almanac.html
World Higher Education Database (WHED)
From UNESCO, provides information on the higher education systems of over 180 countries and territories.
http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/
The Common Core of Data (CCD)
A program of the U.S. Department of Education's NCES, the CCD is a comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of information concerning all public elementary and secondary schools (approximately 94,000) and local education agencies. This data is collected annually directly from State Education Agencies
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/
The Public School Locator
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
and the
Private School Locator
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/
are subsets of the CCD.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Also known as "the Nation's Report Card," NAEP the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
Quality Counts – Public Education
Annual report from the publishers of EdWeek on the quality of public schools, each year with a special focus. The 2004 focus is special education in an age of standards.
http://counts.edweek.org/sreports/qc04/
Resegregation in American Schools
Report issued in 1999 by the Civil Rigjts Project at Harvard University.
http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/deseg/reseg_schools99.php
Safe Schools Initiative
http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ntac_ssi_report.pdf
School District Demographics
Information about school district demographic resources developed under the sponsorship of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education.
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/
School District Decision Making Information
Includes data to assess and analyze characteristics of America's more than 14,000 public school districts by demographic size, composition, and patterns; financial characteristics; and related attributes. Only Parts of this database are free.
http://www.proximityone.com/plsd.htm
Standard and Poor’s School Evaluation Service
Provides school, district, and state data analysis, including academic, financial, and socioeconomic indicators, benchmark comparisons and trends, as well as Tools for Comparing and Improving Schools.
http://www.ses.standardandpoors.com/
Pennsylvania School Report Cards
A division of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment.
http://www.paprofiles.org/
Pennsylvania Data Center
Official source for Pennsylvania demographic and economic data.
http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/index.html
Education at a Glance OECD Indicators Annual [from the main OECD site, select Statistics at a Glance]
OECD education indicators enable countries to see themselves in the light of other countries' performance, including the human and financial resources invested in education, on how education and learning systems operate and evolve, and on the returns to educational investments.
http://caliban.sourceoecd.org/vl=7058815/cl=18/nw=1/rpsv/statistic/s4_about.htm?jnlissn=16081250
Global Education Database (GED)
Sponsored by the Office of Education of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), GED is a repository of international education statistics compiled from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).
http://qesdb.cdie.org/ged/index.html
International Archive of Education Data (IAED) (ISPSR)
A project sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) since 1999 to acquires, process, document, and disseminate data collected by national, state or provincial, local, and private organizations, pertaining to all levels of education in countries for which data can be made available. Data includes "inputs" and "outputs" of education, intended to support comparative and longitudinal research.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/
Key Data on Education in Europe (EURYDICE)
The European Community information network on education in Europe, EURYDICE produces readily comparable information on national education systems and policies. Using 145 indicators, provides an overview of the functioning of education systems and the participation of young people at all levels of education in 30 European countries.
http://www.eurydice.org/Eurybase/frameset_eurybase.html
Literacy Facts and Figures: Asia and the Pacific
Latest regional and national data taken from UNESCO and other international organisations, in particular UN, UNICEF and the World Bank.
http://www.accu.or.jp/litdbase/stats/index.htm
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment
An internationally standardized assessment jointly developed by more than 43 participating countries and administered to 15-year-olds in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy.
http://www.pisa.oecd.org/
OpenDoors Online
Annual report on international education exchange.
http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/
International survey of education standards by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development) compares the performance of 15-year-olds in math, literacy and science. Reported every three years.
http://www.pisa.oecd.org/
TIMSS and PIRLS Databases
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) form the basis for international comparisons of student achievement, and support comparisons of progress over time. Data include internationally comparable student achievement scores in mathematics, science, and reading, along with a broad range of information about students' backgrounds, school structure, and classroom practices.
http://nces.ed.gov/timss/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
The statistical branch of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO).
http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev_en.php?ID=2867_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC
United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
World Bank
World Bank Group’s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. As a development Bank providing loans, policy advice, and technical assistance, it is the largest source of external funding for education.
http://www.worldbank.org/data/databytopic/education.html
World Data on Education (WDE)
Basic descriptions of the organization and function of national education systems of more than 180 countries.
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/countries/WDE/WorldDataE.htm
World Education Report
A broad analysis of the progress made towards the implementation of the right to education in different regions of the world. Includes extensive regional tables and world regional indicators.
http://www.unesco.org/education/information/wer/PDFeng/wholewer.PDF
World Higher Education Database (WHED)
From UNESCO, provides information on the higher education systems of over 180 countries and territories.
http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/
CHILDSTATS
Official website of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment.
http://www.childstats.gov/
ChildTrends
A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to improving the lives of children. Collects and analyzes data; conducts, synthesizes, and disseminates research; designs and evaluates programs; and develops and tests promising approaches to research in the field.
http://www.childtrends.org/
Kids Count (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
Interactive online database for state-by-state and national indicators of child well-being.
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/databook/
National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
A nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization at Columbia University. Concentrating on the links between family economic security and child development, they aim to identify and promote strategies that prevent child poverty in the United States and that improve the lives of low-income children and families.
http://www.nccp.org/
US Census Bureau
United States Department of Commerce, includes all aspects of American life.
http://www.census.gov/
Population Reference Bureau
A leader in providing timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. This section is specific to Education issues.
http://www.prb.org/template.cfm?template=InterestDisplay.cfm&InterestCategoryID=211
Statistical Resources on the Web (Education)
University of Michigan Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/steduc.html
For more general statistics:
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/format/statistics.htm