Education Library Guide

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education

Statistics relevant to higher education.

A national and state-by-state effort to track the well-being of children in the United States. By providing high-quality data and trend analysis, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children — and to raise the visibility of children's issues through a nonpartisan, evidence-based lens.

The state's standards and benchmarks, data and reports, LEAP test results, instructional resources, curriculum guidelines, professional development guidance, and more.

The School District Demographics System provides access to information about demographics, social characteristics, and economics of children and school districts from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. Uses census data from 1990 and 2000.

Web site of the top federal agency that oversees education policy. Its mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation.

Worldwide education statistics.

Learn more about how U.S. education compares with education in other countries.

International education data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.