United States Education Information - INTG 288: Global Perspectives - Public Educational Systems

United Stated Education Information Sources

NCES: National Center for Educational Statistics
"The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States."

ERIC: Education Resources Information Center (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts documents and journal articles on education research and practice. Coverage: documents and reports since 1900, journal articles since 1966.

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United States Census Bureau
National data on population, economic, employment, trade and housing, as well as reports and comparison tools available. Highlights: American Community Factfinder

govinfo: U.S. Government Information This link opens in a new window
Public access to official publications from all three branches of the U.S. Federal Government, including: Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Presidential Documents.
Statista This link opens in a new window
A visual statistics portal that integrates data from over 18,000 sources, including market research, business, and government sources.

ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States 2013, 2017, 2019
Call Number: Reference Collection: HA202 .P7
Update to the Statistical Abstract of the United States that ended publication in 2012. Print only.

Statistical Abstract of the United States (1889-2012)
Online, freely accessible compendia of statistics from Federal Government Agencies. The U.S. Census Bureau terminated publication of this series, and the last online volume available is 2012.

County and City Extra
Call Number: Reference Collection: HA203 .C68 2016
Publication Date: 2016
Updates the 2010 United States Census using sources such as the American Community Survey, 2012 Economic Census, and 2014/15 population estimates. Included are all U.S. states, counties, metropolitan areas, congressional districts, and cities with a 2010 population of 25,000 or more.

State of the Cities Data Systems
Data for individual Metropolitan Areas, Central Cities, and Suburbs in the United States, from HUD (Housing and Urban Development).

Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
U.S. statistical information from colonial times (1610) to 1970.

Gallup Poll
A polling entity with a "commitment to objective, independent research, reflected in a set of surveys that track what the whole world is thinking." Website provides some free access to polls. Gallup polls are also available in the Statista database, Statistical Insight database, and the Hewes Library Reference Collection (1935/48 - present) call number HN90.P8 G3

GPO Monthly Catalog (U.S. Government Printing Office) This link opens in a new window
Indexes all print publications of the United States Government Printing Office (GPO). Coverage: since 1976. Updated monthly.

NCES: National Center for Educational Statistics
"The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States."
Kids Count Data Center
A source of data on children and families in the United States produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Browse topical reports by demographics, economics, education and family, or conduct a keyword search throughout all reports. Also searches the annual Kids Count Data Book, assessing child well-being in the United States.
Census Bureau Economic Statistics
U.S. business and industry statistics recorded monthly, quarterly and annually. See also the Industry Statistics Portal to research Census industry resports by NAICS code.
Measure of America
The American Human Development Index, researched by the Social Science Research Council, provides tools for understanding the distribution of well-being and opportunity in the United States in the areas of health, education, and living standards.
Google Dataset Search (Beta)
"Dataset Search enables users to find datasets (both free and proprietary) across the web through a simple keyword search. The tool surfaces information about datasets hosted in thousands of repositories (publishers’ sites, digital libraries, and personal web pages), making these datasets universally accessible and useful."