Institute of Education Sciences

This brief (PDF, 16 pages) helps researchers newer to school-based impact studies recruit districts and schools that represent the study's population of interest so that the findings are more actionable for educators. The brief provides practical strategies on these four topics that play an important role in a district or ...

This report (PDF, 29 pages) includes data tables on public elementary and secondary education revenues and expenditures at the local education agency (LEA) or school district level for fiscal year 2021. Tables include finance data on these topics:  Current expenditure totals and current expenditure per pupil amounts by state as well ...

This toolkit (PDF, 105 pages) provides background and actionable resources about how educators can text parents and caregivers as an effective strategy for reducing chronic absenteeism. The toolkit is designed to help district leaders and staff:   Consider goals and priorities for using text messaging to communicate with parents about student ...

The Equity in Education Dashboard compiles key findings and trends on the current state of educational equity in the United States. This website highlight disparities in education across a variety of domains among population groups, including differences by race/ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, English learner status, and disability status. Domains include:  Kindergarten ...

This report provides official estimates of school crime and safety from a variety of data sources, including national surveys of students, teachers, principals, and post-secondary institutions. The report presents data on different types of student victimization, measures of school conditions, and student perceptions about their personal safety at school. Learn ...

This report (PDF, 65 pages) provides new information from the 2021–22 Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS) about attrition and mobility of public and private K–12 school principals during the 2021-22 school year. The report also provides information on principal attrition and mobility by selected principal and school characteristics, plans to remain ...

This study (PDF, 70 pages) examines findings from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) School Climate Study. The study analyzes changes in school climate scores from a pre-pandemic year (2018/19) to the 2020/21 and 2021/22 school years, both of which were affected by COVID-19 and related policy changes. Learn more.  ...

This guide (PDF, 90 pages) helps researchers examine implementation when studying the effectiveness of education interventions to improve student outcomes. The guide provides recommendations and specific steps on planning, collecting, analyzing, and reporting essential data related to intervention components, implementation fidelity, context, and treatment-control contrast. Learn more.  ...

This report provides the first results of the 2019–2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20), the most comprehensive national study of student financing of postsecondary education in the United States. The report describes the percentages of students receiving various types of financial aid and average amounts received by type of ...

This report (PDF, 75 pages) describes the percentages of undergraduate and graduate students receiving various types of financial aid and average amounts received, by type of institution attended, gender, race/ethnicity, attendance pattern, and income level. Supplemental tables feature state-level percentages of students receiving aid and average amounts received by undergraduate ...