Education (P-12)

This publication contains statistical trends of elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions from 1870 – 1990. Text and charts describe historical shifts in educational attainment, enrollment, staff, degrees and finance.

This higher education database, maintained by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education, provides information on crime at U.S. colleges and universities that receive federal funding. Crimes that institutions report annually to the federal government include murder, aggravated assault, rape, hate crimes, domestic violence, motor vehicle theft and violations of state or local liquor laws. Schools also must report arrests as well as any disciplinary action taken against students accused of certain crimes.

This searchable database, created by the National Center for Education Statistics, provides basic information on nearly 7,000 U.S. colleges and universities. It provides information about an institution’s admission rate, tuition, undergraduate enrollment, academic programs, athletic programs and other characteristics.

The Community College Research Center’s website offers a variety of interactive platforms that allow researchers to explore data on U.S. community colleges and their students.

The United States Government's open data site is designed to unleash the power of government open data to inform decisions by the public and policymakers, drive innovation and economic activity, achieve agency missions, and strengthen the foundation of an open and transparent government.

NCES platform provides detailed information on various topics across K-12 education and higher education (college costs, student demographics, student debt, faculty demographics, faculty salaries, student graduation and dropout rates, and other subjects). DataLab’s Tables Library contains more than 8,000 data tables published by the NCES.

The World Bank's database of education statistics brings together data collected by various national and international organizations.

National database of tax support for higher education

This research database houses data collected as part of the Healthy Minds Study, an annual survey that asks college students about their mental health and their school environment, including campus safety, peer support and mental health services.

Each year, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics conducts a census of colleges and universities that spend at least $150,000 on research and development. The center, part of the National Science Foundation, publishes data tables and reports on the results of its Higher Education Research and Development Survey.

Research, evaluation, statistics, and guidance on evidence-based policy and practice.
The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 established within the U.S. Department of Education, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The mission of IES is to provide rigorous evidence on which to ground education practice and policy. This is accomplished through the work of its four centers. Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst was appointed to a 6-year term as the first Director of the Institute in November 20

Measures of child well-being from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Includes state and community level data as well as census data

Federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Includes the Digest of Education Statistics and customized tables.

Nonprofit Explorer, created by ProPublica, provides access to tax returns and Form 990 filings for almost 2 million tax-exempt organizations, including non-profit colleges and universities. Form 990 filings contain information on an organization’s annual revenue, sources of revenue, expenses, and the names and salaries of its top executives.

This higher education database maintained by Federal Student Aide, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, provides information on student loan default rates.

Four core annual surveys covering schools, teachers, principals, and school districts.

U.S. Office for Civil Rights Pending Cases Database is a national database of K-12 schools, colleges and universities that are being investigated by the federal Office for Civil Rights, a division of the U.S. Department of Education that investigates discrimination complaints.