Reference:EDUCATION STATISTICS

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EDUCATION STATISTICS FOR SCHOOLS

• To find statistics for schools (elementary, middle, high schools), colleges, and universities, see:
  • http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/Search.asp (Colleges: IPEDS)
  • http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/ (schools and colleges)
  • http://www.ed.gov/stats.html (U.S. Department of Education)
  • http://www.census.gov/govs/www/school.html (elementary and secondary school stats)
  • http://factfinder.census.gov (educational attainment and school enrollment)
  • http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/ (K-12 stats)
  • http://www.cde.ca.gov/ (California Department of Education)
  • http://www.cpec.ca.gov/ (California Postsecondary Education Commission)

EDUCATION REPORT CARDS

• Education Report Card U.S Chamber of Commerce assessment of educational system in each state on multiple categories like academic achievement, low income and minority students, and more. This site compares states on the measures.

• Measuring Up: The National Report Card on Higher Education A series of biennial report cards to measure the performance of the nation and each state in providing education and training beyond high school. Report cards are issued by the nonprofit, nonpartisan National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

MORE EDUCATION STATISTICS AND DATA

• http://www.calstate.edu/PA/Info/enroll.shtml (CSU demographics). Also see Statistical Abstract of the CSU (S 4088 S8 Ref/CA and on the Web). Older stats are in Gov Pubs/CA.
• http://chronicle.com/stats/ See password file at Ref Desk for username and password for Chronicle of Higher Education (may not be given out to patrons).
• http://chronicle.com/special/ (Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac). See password file at Ref Desk for username and password (may not be given out to patrons).
• http://www2.nea.org/he/almanac.html (NEA Almanac of Higher Education)

• College Blue Book -- Tabular Data, vol. 2 (LA 226.C685 Ref Desk)

• Public Schools California: A Statistical Sourcebook(LA243 .P83 1996-1997 Ref)

• California Statistical Abstract (on the Web and at HA261 .C3 Ref)

• Digest of Education Statistics (Ref L111 .A6 and online)

• RAND California

• http://www.signonsandiego.com/bookoffacts/sd_county/sdcounty_index.html (San Diego Educational Statistics, under "Labor" and also under "Quality of Life")

• http://www.ala.org/ala/ors/statsaboutlib/statisticsabout.htm (Library statistics)

Also see http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/education/educationsubjectguide.shtml#_stat

See also SDSU Faculty

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