ECI 411 Education Research

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations

Measures what U.S. students know and can do in various subjects across the nation, states, and in some urban districts.

If off-campus, use: https://libraryguides.nau.edu/chronicalhighered & then select 'Data' from the top menu

The Census Bureau provides information on a variety of educational topics, from educational attainment and school enrollment to school costs and financing. Topic areas covered in this section include:

NEA Research provides comparative state data and national averages on a host of important public education statistics, teacher salaries, student enrollment, and revenue and expenditures each year.

Aggregated data on public schools in AZ that is available to the general public

Select 'Data' or 'Reports' from the top menu. Data includes high school metrics, reports on financial aid, enrollment & other research reports

Responsible for maintaining and reporting on a variety of NAU data and statistical reports. The “Reports” section includes links to enrollment and degree data, general demographic and academic preparedness of incoming students, data on faculty and staff, trend data on retention and graduation rates, survey reports, NAU’s Fact Book, the Common Data Set, peer comparison data, and President’s Cabinet Reports.

Data associated with the University of Arizona

Data and information specific to Arizona State University

NCES supports a variety of activities to provide statistical data for cross-national comparisons of education. These activities focus on 2 major areas: indicators and assessments. Canada France Germany Italy Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom

Quick Excel charts of Education Attainment and Expenditures. Also Educational performance in Math and Science.

Detailed education data in customized tables.

The Profiles include basic education indicators, learning outcome data, educational attainment data, and educational equity data as well as information on country research resources, World Bank education project activities, and country context.