Research Guides: Education (General): Statistics

Some places to look ...

Education Statistics

Childstats.gov
Contains statistical information detailing the well-being of children in the United States.
Historical Statistics of the United States
Contains statistical information on every quantifiable dimension of American history, including population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, governance, and international relations from colonial times to the present.
National Center for Education Statistics
Contains statistical information on all levels of U.S. education - early childhood, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary. Several of the data sets are listed individually below, but much more can be found on the website. Data recorded is generally between 1990 to the present.

* Data Tools - allows searching for specific schools and districts. Comparisons among schools and districts also available.
* Condition of Education - a compendium of annual statistics collected by the NCES, including participation, outcomes, progress and school characteristics.
* Digest of Education Statistics - an annual compendium of U.S. information, pre-K to graduate level. 1990 to the present.
Illinois State Board of Education
Links to the Illinois School Report Card, which provides educational data for each public school in Illinois.

U.S. Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the place to go for current census data. The decennial census contains demographic information about the United States population. current data is based on the 2020 census. The site also provides access to earlier census data. The QuickFacts page is a summary of useful data.

The Statistical Abstract of the United States site has volumes from 2013-2018. The volumes are fully searchable and data can be downloaded in pdf and Excel formats.