Common Core of Data, America’s Public Schools
Organization
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Description
- Primary database on public elementary and secondary education in the US
- Universe surveys provide information such as student membership counts by grade, race/ethnicity, and sex; staff FTE counts by professional category; counts of children with disabilities; counts of English learners; and counts of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches by state, school district, and/or school
- Dropout and Completers data provide information on the number of dropouts and dropout rates as well as the number of completers, diploma recipients, and averaged freshman graduation rates by state and/or school district
- Finance data provide information on school revenue and expenditures by state and/or school district
Vintage/Release Frequency
Annual since 1986
Observational Unit
State, school-district, and school-level files
Collection Methodology
Survey with completion by state coordinator
User Guide/Data Dictionary
Specifications for each file available at same website as data download
Proposal or Application required?
No
Special Notes
- Data query and mapping tools available on website