Education Statistics

National Center For Education Statistics (NCES) Statistical Data
  • Common Core of Data (CCD)
    • "a comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of all public elementary and secondary schools and school districts, which contains data that are designed to be comparable across all states...Statistical information is collected annually from public elementary and secondary schools (approximately 97,000) public school districts (approximately 18,000) and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense Schools, and the outlying areas."
  • Condition of Education
    • Steelcase ASRS, L112 .A64 (1975-2008)
    • Government Publishing Office Website (1992, 1994, 1996-2001, 2003)
    • NCES Condition of Education Website
      • "An integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The Condition of Education 2000–2009. Some indicators may have been updated since they appeared in print."
  • Data Analysis System
    • "This NCES web site provides public access to education survey data collected by the U.S. Department of Education and to analysis reports about postsecondary education policy issues. On this web site you can
      • create your own analysis tables using the Data Analysis Systems (DAS) application,
      • view/download thousands of analysis tables and the DAS programming files used to create them, and
      • view the highlights of report findings, with figures and tables, for various topics written by researchers for NCES.
  • Digest of Education Statistics
    • Steelcase Reference, L111 .A6 (Current edition)
    • Steelcase ASRS, L111 .A6 (1975-2006)
  • International Comparisons in Education
    • Provides "statistical data for cross-national comparisons of education. These activities focus on 2 major areas: indicators and assessments."
  • Library Statistics Program
    • "includes surveys on academic libraries, public libraries, school library media centers, and state library agencies."
  • National Education Data Resource Center 
  • School District Demographics System
    • Access demographic data for all U.S. school districts taken from the 2000 Census, and the 2005 and 2006 American Community Surveys. This site also allows you to compare one district to another district or area.
  • Projections of Education Statistics
    • Includes projections for elementary, secondary, and higher education.
  • Quick Tables and Figures
  • Rural Education
    • "The site provides access to recent data collected by NCES including: enrollments; National Assessment of Educational Progress scores; coursetaking, dropouts and transition to college; availability of advanced course offerings and technology, teacher characteristics, class size, technology, discipline and facilities; and support for learning, including parents' satisfaction and involvement, community support, and financial support."

NCES Surveys and Studies


Other National and International Statistical Resources
  • 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait
    • Zumberge Gov Docs, ED 1.302: ED 8/12
    • Provides statistical information on higher, secondary and elementary education from 1869/1870 through 1989/1990, along with statistical information on characteristics of the general population from 1790 through 1990.
  • Census Bureau
  • International Archive of Education Data (from the ICPSR and NCES)
    • "The Archive acquires, processes, documents, and disseminates 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 files, documentation, and reports are downloadable from the website in public-use format. The website features an online data analysis system (DAS) that allows users to conduct analyses on selected datasets within the Archive."
  • U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education



















Michigan Education Statistics

  Last Modified Date: June 10, 2009
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