Education Research and Resources

Forum Guide to Taking Action with Education Data
National Forum on Education Statistics (2012)
This publication is part of a series "intended to serve as a guide to the skillful and appropriate use of education data." It helps readers "to improve instruction in classrooms and the operation of schools, [school districts], and state education agencies."

Many sources in the U.S. Education Statistics box (right) also organize national data by state.

• Athens-Clarke County Population and Demographics
• Georgia Statistical Abstract (historical)
• Student and School Demographics (gosa.Georgia.gov)
• University of Georgia Factbook
• University System of Georgia Statistics and Reports

• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
• The Condition of Education (NCES)
• Digest of Education Statistics (NCES)
• Education Finance Statistics Center (NCES)
• High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the US (NCES)
• Historically Black Colleges & Universities (NCES)
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety (NCES)
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) -- Tables Library
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
• Projections of Education Statistics (NCES)
• ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2013-present
• Rankings and Estimates: Rankings of the States and Estimates of School Statistics
• State Education Data Profiles (NCES)

Data sets allow you to generate your own reports, using variables provided by the database.

• Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
• Common Core of Data (CCD)
• Ed Data Express
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) -- Data Center
• Kids Count Data Center
• Library Statistics Program (NCES)
• National Center for Education Statistics
• School District Demographics System
• Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

• Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries (NCES)
• EdStats (World Bank)
• Education at a Glance 2013 (OECD)
• Education Policy and Data Center
• Educational Attainment (World Bank)
• EFA 2000 Assessment (UNESCO)
• International Reports (NCES)
• Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
• ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
• UNESCO Institute for Statistics -- Education

• 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait
• Georgia Statistics System
• Historical Tables & Reports (NCES)
• Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
• State Comparisons of Education Statistics: 1969-70 to 1996-97
• Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1878-2012 (United States Census Bureau)