National Center for Education Statistics

This report (PDF, 71 pages) provides new information about public and private K–12 school principals. The report also provides information on principals’ race, sex, age, average time spent on different activities, and influence on decisions. Learn more.  

This report (PDF, 87 pages) provides new information about public and private K–12 schools. The report also provides information on the number of full–time and part–time staff of various types, school start times, the types of school programs, and difficulties in filling teacher vacancies. Learn more.  ...

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released findings from the October School Pulse Panel (SPP) survey from a collection of public schools in four U.S. Outlying Areas. These SPP data examine staffing, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) School Meal programs, school supply chain issues, learning mode offerings, and quarantine ...

This report is a commemorative guide that is intended to provide a better understanding of the history and use of federal education statistics that have been collected and reported by this agency since 1868. Statistics covered in the report include:  Number of elementary and secondary schools  Enrollment in elementary and secondary schools  Attendance ...

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released a set of web tables that contains data on Graduation Rates for Selected Cohorts, 2013-18; Outcome Measures for cohort year 2013–14; Student Financial Aid in Postsecondary Institutions, Academic Year 2020–21; and Admissions in Postsecondary Institutions, fall 2021. Findings are from the winter ...

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as The Nation’s Report Card, which is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in public and private schools in the United States know and can do in various subjects. The data ...

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released findings from the September School Pulse Panel (SPP) survey from a collection of public schools in four U.S. Outlying Areas. These data examine after-school programs, summer programs, mitigation strategies, learning mode offerings, and quarantine prevalence, as reported by school staff in public ...

This report (PDF, 93 pages) describes the experiences of 2015–16 bachelor’s degree earners during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 4 years after graduation. Findings include professional and personal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal student loan repayment, employment status and characteristics, changes to work arrangements, and unemployment compensation during the COVID-19 ...

This report (PDF, 18 pages) uses data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, a national study of more than 23,000 ninth-graders. It shows differences in postsecondary enrollment and employment outcomes from those who earned traditional high school diplomas and those who had not completed high school as of ...

The latest round of findings from the School Pulse Panel (SPP) has been released. These SPP data examine community partnerships, technology/digital literacy, staffing, and hiring processes, as reported by school leaders in U.S. public schools. Learn more.