Urban Education

"a compilation of statistical information covering . . . education from prekindergarten through graduate school. . . . including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, and federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons."

The U.S. government's collection of statistics on education topics for all levels of education. Includes:
Common Core of Data - CCD
School District Demographics System - SDDS
International Data Explorer - IDE
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System - IPEDS
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

Browse for data and statistics by topic.

Includes College Results Online, State Academic Performance and Improvement Tool, K-12 Assignments Analysis Tool, Pell Graduation Rate Data Tool, State of Funding Equity Data Tool, . . .

Searchable database of infographics related to K-12 and higher education.

This annual report "provides national-level data on enrollment, teachers, high school graduates, and expenditures at the elementary and secondary level, and enrollment and degrees at the postsecondary level for the past 15 years and projections [10 years out]. For the 50 states and the District of Columbia."

Open access site with thousands of charts drawn from research sources. Site is affiliated with the University of Oxford.

Retrieve detailed statistics related to K-12 education for the United States at the national or state level.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports on academic achievement of elementary and secondary students in the United States at the national, state, and local levels.

Quality Counts is Education Week's annual report on state-level efforts to improve public education. Published in January, each year the report may focus on a particular issue.

Research reports based on the ACT test.

Includes many achievement indicators and indicators related to K-12 teachers. Can be downloaded to Excel.

"The Research Center conducts annual policy surveys, collects data, and performs analyses that appear in the Quality Counts and Diplomas Count annual issues of Education Week."

Provides statistics and data on teacher preparation programs and teacher credentials.

from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - CDC

Reports average teacher salary by state.

Retrieve detailed statistics related to K-12 education for the United States at the national or state level.

EPDC provides global education data, tools for data visualization, and policy-oriented analysis aimed at improving schools and learning in developing countries.

Info on education systems and policies in European countries.

From the U.S. National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), this database allows you to compare U.S. education data with that of other countries

Countries ranked by numerous factors (including education) by a London-based think tank which works "to create the pathways from poverty to prosperity, by fostering Open Economies, Inclusive Societies and Empowered People."

Education GPS is the OECD source for internationally comparable data and analysis on education policies and practices, opportunities and outcomes.

International assessment of adult skills in literacy, numeracy, and problem solving.

UIS.Stat contains all the latest available data and indicators, for education, literacy, science, technology and innovation, culture, communication and information. Site allows you to build your own tables, graphs and maps.

Data "for key topics in education such as access, completion, learning, expenditures and equity."

"discover, access, and analyze data on early care, education, and families. C&F Data Archive hosts datasets about young children, their families and communities, and the programs that serve them."

The CDF publishes reports that include statistics on topics such as: child poverty, child hunger, health disparities, gun violence, school suspensions, and the juvenile justice system.

Statistics from the Current Population Survey.

Also known as the "cost of raising a child" report.

Michigan and national statistics on the well-being of children

"an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults."

Congressional Research Service Report

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A library of "official publications released by the U.S. Census Bureau related to the measurement of poverty in the United States."

Congressional Research Service report

Provides country statistics related to poverty, hunger, primary education, gender equality, child mortality, maternal health, diseases and other health issues, environmental sustainability, and economic development.

Congressional Research Service analysis

GAO report

Stats relevant for workers who are Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.

Survey from the Consumer Financial Protection Board on household difficulty paying a bill or expense, exposure to economic shocks, ability to cover expenses.

Economist provides "timely statistics on how economic growth is distributed across groups"

Search for data and statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

"The project conducts public opinion surveys that aim to illuminate Latino views on a range of social matters and public policy issues, including its annual National Survey of Latinos. It also publishes demographic studies and other social science research on a wide range of topics, including economics and personal finances, Hispanic/Latino identity, education, health care, immigration trends, the Latino vote, technology adoption, youth and work and employment. The project is well-known for its estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population in the U.S."

Studies behaviors and attitudes of Americans in key realms of their lives, including family, community, health, finance, work and leisure. The project explores these topics by combining original public opinion survey research with social, economic and demographic data analysis.

- for both U.S. and international demographics

Census report issued February 2020

special statistical report on ages 18-24

Statistics from National Health Interview Survey

American Community Survey

Statistics on the migration patterns of young adults in the United States.

- Sourtheast Michigan communities

Michigan and national statistics on the well-being of children

For text mining projects, you can create datasets of content on JSTOR. Data available through the service includes metadata, n-grams, and word counts for most articles and book chapters, and for all research reports and pamphlets on JSTOR. Datasets are produced at no cost to researchers and may include data for up to 25,000 documents. You will need to set up a JSTOR account to use this feature, but it is free to you.

The National Education Resource Database on Schools offers researchers school spending data files for most U.S. states.

Wordbank is an open database of children’s vocabulary growth, featuring data from contributors around the world. Wordbank archives data from the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (MB-CDI), a family of parent-report questionnaires and enables researchers to browse these data in interactive analyses and access them via the wordbankr R package.

Consultation is available for faculty and graduate students on research and instrument design, instrument validation, sample selection and sampling methods, data collection, data analysis, results interpretation and display.

Tips on data management plans, data repositories, and agency data management requirements.

Provides some basics on descriptive and inferential statistics and tips on effective ways to integrate statistical information in your writing.