Data Sources

This link to the National Center for Education Statistics' website provides statistics on career and technical education (CTE). As noted at its website, "the primary use of the CTE Statistics system is to report on the status of career/technical education."

This website provides access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

This U.S. Department of Education website provides access to some of the data it collects from the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

The Economic Research Service is a primary source of economic information and research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

This EdTrust web tool provides graduation rates at four-year colleges and universities.

This website offers reports available from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

This link is to an interactive online map that helps Americans think about America's global connections. The map was developed by the U.S. Department of Education in collaboration with the Asia Society, the Longview Foundation, and SAS. As noted at the website, “it underscores the need for international education and world languages; and can help us chart state and local progress in preparing a globally-competent workforce. This first-ever nationwide map shows the ways that every U.S. state and county is connected to the rest of the world – in everything from community demographics to business relationships.”

The National Center for Education Statistics is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

The National Center for Health Statistics provides health related statistics, some of which will be of interest to educators.

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center conducts research for the National Student Clearinghouse. As noted at its website, "The Research Center works with higher education institutions, states, districts, high schools, and educational organizations to better inform practitioners and policymakers about student educational pathways. Through accurate longitudinal data outcomes reporting, the Research Center enables better educational policy decisions leading to improved student outcomes."

This link to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) provides data on educational changes in rural America collected by the NCES and the U.S. Census Bureau.

This National Center for Education Statistics website provides a searchable database of state education data profiles.

This link is to the U.S. Census Bureau's website.

This World Bank website offers education data and statistics on countries throughout the world.