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Since 1867, NCES has been the federal statistical agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on the condition of U.S. education—from early childhood to adult education—to help improve student outcomes. 

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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Empowering Education with Accurate, Timely, and Nonpartisan Statistical Products

### Containing key indicators that summarize important developments and trends using the latest statistics

[View the Condition of Education](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/)

### Built on a solid infrastructure to inform education policy and improve practices

[Learn more about NCES](/national-center-education-statistics-nces/about)

### View our updated calendar to present you with the latest from NCES

[Explore What's New](https://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/)

Since 1867, NCES has been the federal statistical agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on the condition of U.S. education—from early childhood to adult education—to help improve student outcomes.  

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Surveys and programs

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### We collect data to provide insights on the condition of education in the United States and how it changes over time.

Our surveys and programs collect and produce data in many ways including from state reports, direct student assessments, longitudinal studies, international surveys, postsecondary institutions, adult surveys, and synthesizing data from federal sources. 

[Learn more](/use-work/data-collection-programs)

Featured Survey/Programs

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Common Core of Data

CCD is a comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of information concerning all approximately 100,000 public elementary and secondary schools and approximately 18,000 public school districts...

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Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program - SLDS

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded grants to 41 states and the District of Columbia to aid them in the design and implementation of statewide longitudinal data systems.

[Visit Site Read More Learn more](https://nces.ed.gov/Programs/SLDS/)

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - ECLS

The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program includes four longitudinal studies that examine child development, school readiness, and early school experiences from birth through elementary school.

[Visit Site Read More Learn more](https://nces.ed.gov/ecls/)

National Teacher and Principal Survey

The National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) is a system of related questionnaires that provide descriptive data on the context of public and private elementary and secondary education...

[Visit Site Read More National Teacher and Principal Survey](https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps/)

Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)

The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), also known as the Survey of Adult Skills, is a large-scale international study of key cognitive and workplace skills of adults.

[Visit Site Read More Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)](https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/)

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) provides important information about student academic achievement and learning experiences in various subjects.

[Visit Site Read More The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)](https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/)

Products and publications

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### We produce reports on all aspects of education in the United States.

Find publications and products helpful for your needs no matter your product need or survey/program area. The secondary link below will take you to the upcoming product/publication releases for new products.

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NCES Dashboards

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Digest State Dashboard

[Visit Site Read More Digest State Dashboard](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest-dashboard)

School Pulse Panel Dashboard

[Visit Site Read More School Pulse Panel Dashboard](https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/spp/results.asp)

American Community Survey Education Dashboard

[Visit Site Read More American Community Survey Education Dashboard](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/acsdashboard)

Teacher and Principal Dashboard

[Visit Site Read More Teacher and Principal Dashboard](https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps/ntpsdashboard/)

Achievement Gap Dashboard

[Visit Site Read More Achievement Gap Dashboard (link is external)](https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/dashboards/achievement_gaps.aspx "(opens in a new window)")

Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) Program

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The NCES Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) program designs and develops data resources to help understand the social and spatial context of education in the United States. EDGE uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to create custom indicators of social, economic, and housing conditions for school-age children and their parents. EDGE also uses spatial data collected by NCES and the Census Bureau to create geographic locale classifications, school geocodes, school district boundaries, and other types of data to support spatial analysis.

[Explore EDGE](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/)

Most recent NCES reports

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Statistical Analysis Report

### 2024 NAEP Mathematics Assessment: Results at Grades 4 and 8 for the Nation, States, a...

Publication number: NCES 2024217

[View more](/use-work/resource-library/report/statistical-analysis-report/2024-naep-mathematics-assessment-results-grades-4-and-8-nation-states-and-districts)

Statistical Analysis Report

### 2024 NAEP Reading Assessment: Results at Grades 4 and 8 for the Nation, States, and D...

Publication number: NCES 2024218

[View more](/use-work/resource-library/report/statistical-analysis-report/2024-naep-reading-assessment-results-grades-4-and-8-nation-states-and-districts)

Statistics in Brief

### NAEP Mathematics 2024 State and District Snapshot Reports

Publication number: NCES 2024219

[View more](/use-work/resource-library/report/statistics-brief/naep-mathematics-2024-state-and-district-snapshot-reports)

[Browse all reports](https://nces.ed.gov/national-center-education-statistics-nces/products)

### Press Releases

Click the link below to view all NCES Press Releases from 2023-2025

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Nation's Report Card

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The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) provides important information about student academic achievement and learning experiences in various subjects. Also known as The Nation’s Report Card, NAEP has provided meaningful results to improve education policy and practice since 1969. Results are available for the nation, states, and 27 urban districts.

[Learn more](https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/)

Latest blogs

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[Browse all NCES blogs](https://nces.ed.gov/national-center-education-statistics-nces/blogs)

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### Happy New Year from the ECLS-K: 2024!

Jan 07, 2025 by [Jill McCarroll](/about/directory/jill-mccarroll)

[View more](/learn/blog/happy-new-year-ecls-k-2024)

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### Celebrating the ECLS-K: 2024: Learning about Our Nation’s Teachers, Principals, and S...

Dec 03, 2024 by [Jill McCarroll](/about/directory/jill-mccarroll)

[View more](/learn/blog/celebrating-ecls-k-2024-learning-about-our-nations-teachers-principals-and-schools)

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### Civics Education in Public Schools: Lessons and Activities Around the 2024 Election

Nov 14, 2024 by [blogeditor](/about/external-person/blogeditor)

[View more](/learn/blog/civics-education-public-schools-lessons-and-activities-around-2024-election)

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### Common Core of Data (CCD) Nonfiscal Data Releases - How the National Center for Educa...

Nov 04, 2024 by [blogeditor](/about/external-person/blogeditor)

[View more](/learn/blog/common-core-data-ccd-nonfiscal-data-releases-how-national-center-education-statistics-improved)

[Browse all NCES blogs](https://nces.ed.gov/national-center-education-statistics-nces/blogs)

Tools to find information

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Our data are collected through different tools and surveys. If you still haven’t found what you’re looking for or if you know exactly what you need, search our wide range of data and tools to find relevant information.  

Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates

[Visit Site Read More Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/)

Public School District Finance Peer Search

[Visit Site Read More Public School District Finance Peer Search](https://nces.ed.gov/edfin/search/search_intro.asp)

Public School Finance Data Visualization

[Visit Site Read More Public School Finance Data Visualization](https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/finance_data.asp)

Elementary/Secondary Information System

[Visit Site Read More Elementary/Secondary Information System](https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/)

Public School and District Navigator

[Visit Site Read More Public School and District Navigator](https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolmap/)

State Longitudinal Data System Grant Information

[Visit Site Read More State Longitudinal Data System Grant Information](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/)

College Navigator

[Visit Site Read More College Navigator](https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/)

National Assessment of Education Progress Data Tools

[Visit Site Read More National Assessment of Education Progress Data Tools (link is external)](https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/data_tools.aspx "(opens in a new window)")

International Data Explorer

[Visit Site Read More International Data Explorer](https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/ide/)

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Analysis and Download Tools

[Visit Site Read More Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Analysis and Download Tools](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data)

Datalab for online data analysis and table library

[Visit Site Read More Datalab for online data analysis and table library](https://nces.ed.gov/datalab/)

School Pulse Panel (SPP) Dashboard

[Visit Site Read More School Pulse Panel (SPP) Dashboard](https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/spp/results.asp)

Bibliography Search for Studies Using NCES Data

[Visit Site Read More Bibliography Search for Studies Using NCES Data](https://nces.ed.gov/bibliography/)

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