Research and Course Guides: Research in Education: Statistics

Finding National Statistics for Education

Explore published data and stats related to education and the status of children in the United States. Looking for statistics about education in other countries? Explore the International Education research guide.

Digest of Education Statistics
The Digest of Education Statistics contains a set of tables covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school
National Assessment of Educational Progress
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a long-term trend assessment, administered since the early 1970s, assessing students at ages 9, 13, and 17 in multiple topics
Condition of Education
The Conditions of Education provide key indicators on all levels of education, labor force outcomes, and international comparisons. It describes the current status and recent progress of education in the United States.
Projections of Education Statistics
Statistics on elementary and secondary schools and degree-granting postsecondary institutions
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education
Civil Rights Data Center (USDOE)
OCR collects civil rights data related to students' access and barriers to educational opportunity from early childhood through grade 12.
School District Demographics
Explore basic school district geographic and demographic data.
Education Finance Statistics Center
Explore financial information on public elementary/secondary education
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
From Childstats.gov, this report focuses on the education and social well-being of children.
Child Trends
A nonprofit that studies children and issues at all stages of development.
120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait
NOTE--this document only has historical data. Published in 1993, this has historical statistics on American education from the 1860's to approximately 1990.

Books on Educational Statistics

How to Become Data Literate
Publication Date: 2015
This title helps educators specifically working with data as school districts become data rich environments
Educational Data Analytics for Teachers and School Leaders
This open access textbook is a tutorial for developing, practicing and self-assessing core competences on educational data analytics for digital teaching and learning.
Quantitative and Statistical Data in Education
This book presents data collection and representation techniques: elementary descriptive statistics, confirmatory statistics, multivariate approaches and statistical modeling.
Equity in Data
This book helps teachers demystify and democratize data analysis, shows how data can be humanizing information, and helps educators embed equity in data work.

Finding MN Statistics for Education

Explore published data and stats related to education and the status of children in Minnesota.

School District Demographics
Explore basic school district geographic and demographic data.
Minnesota Kids Count Report
A primary source for data about the economic security, health, and welfare of children in Minnesota.
Minnesota Department of Education--Data Center
This is the main repository for data available from the Minnesota Department of Education.
Minnesota Student Survey
Conducted to the MN Department of Health, this survey is conducted every 3 years for students in grades 6, 9, 12 in public schools, alternative schools, and juvenile detention centers. Topics include alcohol and drug use, school climate, safety, connections with school and family, etc. Findings are reported by gender and ethnicity.