F&M College Library

CNX 211: The Life (and Death?) of Public Education in America

Discovering & Accessing: Data

Data produced by the U.S. Department of Education:

Data produced by additional U.S. government plus non-government agencies:

  • Education:  Education data sets, apps, resources for the classroom, etc., for all education levels, from the U.S. Government's "open data" site.​
  • The Census Bureau: EducationFeatures statistical data on: educational attainment, school enrollment, public school system finances, school districts, and educational services.
  • Office for Civil Rights: Data Collection: Education: a cross-sectional survey that collects data on key education and civil rights issues in the nation's public schools, which include student enrollment and educational programs and services, disaggregated by race/ethnicity, sex, limited English proficiency, and disability. 
  • The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University: "Includes a range of detailed data on educational conditions, contexts, and outcomes in school districts and counties across the United States." 

Sources for global data: