How to Find Data and Statistics

The Arizona Department of Education Research and Evaluation division conducts research on pertinent issues related to education for the state of Arizona.

Information on Arizona's three universities

Data specific to Northern Arizona 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.

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

Annual, national statistical database of information about public elementary and secondary schools (e.g., enrollment by grade, student characteristics, number of teachers) and school districts (e.g., number of students, number of high school graduates in the previous year).

A survey of the characteristics and conditions of America's public and private schools and the teachers and principals who work in them.

IPEDS is a system of surveys designed to collect data from all primary providers of postsecondary education. Study components include earned degrees/completions, fall enrollment, staff, finance, institutional characteristics, salaries, tenure, and fringe benefits of full-time instructional faculty.

Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Each year, a total of some 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students are surveyed. A number of questions on drug use are asked.