Educational Leadership: Find Statistical Data

Statistical profiles of individual North Carolina public and charter schools.

Statistics and reports available on accountability, schools & districts, school finances, school staff, and students in North Carolina schools.

The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States. Significant resources include:

Quick answers to questions on a variety of education topics.

A comprehensive annual, national statisitcal database of all public elementary and secondary schools and school districts.

The primary source for data on all postsecondary institutions in the United States.

A compendium of information on all aspects of public school finance.

General statistical overviews and projections as well as information on school safety and dropout/completion rates.

Also known as "The Nation's Report Card," it provides results from national ongoing assessment.

Provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Research arm of the National Student Clearinghouse; collaborates with higher education institutions, states, school districts and educational organizations to analyze and compile reports on nearly all aspects of education.

Created by the U.S. Department of Education, provides state profiles, data explorer and data table builder.

Data compile from state and national data sources to indicate progress toward President Obama's 2020 goal.

The Children's Defense Fund compiles data from a variety of governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions. It includes data about each state.

Features an annual report on the status of children and families in the U.S.

KIDS COUNT is a national and state effort to track the status of children in the U.S.

Research on adult and adolescent literacy.

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the official and trusted source of internationally-comparable data on education, science, culture and communication. As the official statistical agency of UNESCO, the UIS produces a wide range of indicators in UNESCO’s fields of action by working with national statistical offices, line ministries and other statistical organizations.

International data and cross-national comparisons from the NCES.

Includes information about education in developing countries. Some topics covered are girls education, economics of education, data and statistics, and World Bank projects with education components.