Education Resources

Contains a micro-summary of the most important features of MDCPS (1974 -)

Provides both current and projected statistics for public K-12 schools on a local, state, and national level in its annual "Rankings and Estimates: Rankings of the States and Estimates of School Statistics" report. Enrollment, attendance, salaries, per student outlay, and other statistics are provided at a state level. The "Status of the American Public School Teacher" report, published every five years, includes statistics about public school teachers in the United States including educational background, teaching experience, political leanings, etc.

IPEDS is a primary resource for postsecondary education statistics. Data available include admissions, tuition rates, enrollment numbers, race/ethnicity of students, graduation rates, and amount of student financial aid. The Data Center provides detailed information on individual institutions and allows comparison between universities. The Tables Library section allows the user to view and download aggregated data on the state and national level. The Publications tab contains data products, reports, and working papers and is a rich source of demographic data for postsecondary education.

This user-friendly site provides detailed demographic data on school districts throughout the United States as compiled from Census data and the American Community data survey. Featured tools on this site are Snapshot Reports, Map Viewer, and School District Profile Comparisons. The Snapshot Reports are detailed reports for geographic areas with populations over 65,000 and include demographic data on school population, English language learners, IEP students, teachers, schools in the district, and high school graduates. Race, income, occupation, and employment data are included in the profiles as well as financial data for school districts including revenue and expenditures. The Map Viewer provides school district maps for states and individual school districts. The School District Profile Comparison tool allows users to compare school districts over a span of years.

Users may compare up to four states on key educational data, including demographics, finances, enrollment, public libraries, and postsecondary education. The state data profiles gener- ated in the comparison include data on the number of schools, students, teachers, pupil/ teacher ratio, revenues, expenditures, and National Assessment of Educational Progress scores.

This site contains national school enrollment data as collected by the Census Bureau annually in the Current Population Survey (CPS). National school enrollment data includes statistics on school population, race/ethnicity, graduation rates, educational attainment, and college enrollment. Current and historical data are included.

An information network developed by the European Commission and member states, Eurydice gathers information and produces reports on education within Europe. This resource provides descriptions of individual countries' education systems, data on education in Europe, and comparative studies of education in Europe. The user can browse publications by year of publication, title, topic, type, and language. Numerous statistical figures are included within the reports on this site. This site includes material in 11 languages.

⚬ Open Doors®, supported by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, is a comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars studying or teaching at higher education institutions in the United States, and U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit at their home colleges or universities.
⚬ The "Open Doors Report" contains data on both foreign students studying in the United States and U.S. students studying abroad. The "Open Doors Report" has been produced since 1948 and is available online dating back to 2001. Included are enrollment numbers, place of origin of International Students, Source of Funds for International Students, Visa Status, Sex, and Primary Function, Major Fields of Specialization, and Fields of Study by State among many others. The "Open Doors Report" also includes data on U.S. students studying abroad, including Leading Destina- tions, Leading Institutions by Duration of Study Abroad and Carnegie Type, and U.S. Study Abroad Student Profile.

Self-described as "the first stop for education data from around the world," UIS is the premier place to locate international education statistics. The Data Centre includes country comparison tables and supports the functionality to create customized country tables. Key educational demographic data is included in the country tables and in many of the reports and publications available on this site.