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U.S. Education Policy
Source: RAND State Statistics (Sept. 18, 2016)
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- K-12 Enrollment Projections
Projected public elementary and secondary school enrollment through 2022 by state - Forthcoming
- Children & Families in Poverty
Total number of persons and number of children under age 18, ages 0-4, 5-17 in poverty. - Children in Poverty by Race and Ethnicity (U.S. Only)
Children by race and ethnicity as a proportion of all in poverty. - Poverty Status of Families (U.S. Only) (Archives, 1959-2021)
Poverty status of families by race, ethnicity, marital status, and children present. - Average Daily Attendance In Public Elementary And Secondary Schools
Statewide attendance statistics from 1969 to present. - Children and Youth Served by Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Programs
Children and youth with disabilities served by IDEA programs broken out by disability category, demographic category, and state from 2000 to present - Foreign Born Students (Archives, 2002-2020)
Enrolled students in primary, secondary, and postsecondary education who are foreign born - Students with Foreign Born Parents (Archives, 2002-2018)
Enrollment of students in primary, secondary, and postsecondary education who have foreign-born parents - State High School Graduates and Dropouts by Race/Ethnicity (Archives, 1995-2010)
Number of public high school dropouts, by race/ethnicity - State Public High School Graduates
Number of public high school graduates - State Dropout and Completion Rates by Ethnicity, Gender, and Grade (Archives, 2005-2009)
Data contains demographic data, broken out by state over period of 2005-2009 - Mean Earnings By Highest Degree Attained
Average earnings of persons 18 years old and over by highest educational degree they have received broken out by age group, gender, and ethnicity - Federal Funds For Education And Related Programs (Old)
Federal funds for education, by level/educational purpose, agency, and program - Direct General Expenditures Of State And Local Government For Education
Total general expenditures and expenditures on education by all sources - Education Inflation
Inflation rates for education goods and services - Detailed School District Finances
Detailed financial information for individual school districts (revenues, expenditures, and assets) - State-level Public School Finances
Aggregated education revenues, expenditures, and other related data - Per Pupil Spending
Expenditures per student based on fall enrollment, broken out by school district from 1995 through 2013 - Average Annual Salary Of Public Elementary And Secondary School Teachers
Average annual salary by state from 1969 through 2013 - K-12 Pupil-Teacher Ratios
Pupil-teacher ratios based on full-time equivalent teachers to total student enrollment, by school type and different demographic factors from 1998 to present - Forthcoming
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- Proficiency Levels On Selected NAEP (State Summaries)
NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment for cities with populations of 250,000 or more - Proficiency Levels On Selected NAEP By State and City
State performance on NAEP in mathematics, reading, writing, and science for grades 4, 8, and 12 from 1990 through 2015 - Average SAT Scores
Average SAT scores of college-bound seniors and percentage of graduates taking SAT, by state from 1994 through 2013
K-12 Enrollment and Student Demographics
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Overview | K-12 enrollment demographics, growth trends |
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| Childhood Poverty | Students in poverty; children in poverty |
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| Daily Attendance | Attendance percentages; reasons for absenteeism |
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| Special Services | Special Education; Other Specialized Programs |
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| Foreign Born Students | English Language Learners; Student Refugees; Immigration Status; Related Issues |
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Educational Attainment, Completion & Dropouts
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Completion and Dropouts | Who finishes high school; reasons for dropping out |
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| Education Attainment | The effect of degree attainment on future earnings, success, etc. |
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Expenditures and Revenues
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Education Funding Systems | How education is funded (e.g. bonds, property taxes, and sales taxes); federal, state, and local funding issues |
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| School District Budgets | The effect of degree attainment on future earnings, success, etc. |
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| Equality Issues | Per pupil spend; effect of funding systems on school spending; how funding affects school quality |
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Staffing
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Teacher Compensation | How teachers are compensated, shortcomings related to spend |
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| Pupil-Teacher Ratios | Pupil-teacher ratios; issues related to funding, supply deficiencies; effects of pupil-teacher ratios on achievement |
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| Teacher Demographics | Who teaches; educational preparation |
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| Teacher Evaluations | Evaluation systems; shortcomings in systems |
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| Collective Bargaining Agreements | How teacher contracts are developed; impacts of teacher unions |
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Test Scores and Performance
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Measuring Student Performance | Standardized testing; testing results; controversies |
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| College Admissions | The SAT, ACT; shortcomings in admissions process |
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