U.S. Data and Statistical Sources: Education

Free public access to United States government documents in a federal depository library is guaranteed by law (44 USC §1911).  While UC Berkeley houses one of the most comprehensive collections of U.S. government documents in the country, the Library is one of over a thousand Federal Depository Libraries across the United States, and one of several Federal Depository Libraries in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• College Scorecard -- Compare the average earnings of college graduates by the school they graduated from, via the U.S. Department of Education
• Census Bureau Education Statistics -- Includes Current Population Surveys for educational attainment (highest level of school completed or the highest degree received), school enrollement, and other education statistics.
• National Center for Education Statistics
  • Elementary and Secondary School Information System -- Public school data for states, counties, MSA's, districts, and schools,
  • Condition of Education, 2000 to present
    • Paper version shelved in various locations on campus
  • Digest of Education Statistics,1995 to present
    • Via HathiTrust, various years going back to 1968
    • Paper version shelved in various locations on campus
  • Fast Facts
• Projections of Education Statistics
• School District Demographics Provides access to school district geographic and demographic data useful for describing and analyzing characteristics of school districts, children, and K-12 education.
• State Education Data Profiles

See also UCB Library's Education Guide on Statistical Resources.