Data Sources: Education

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. It collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States. It also conducts international comparisons of education statistics and provides leadership in developing and promoting the use of standardized terminology and definitions for the collection of those statistics.

A comprehensive resource for official data and statistics about California schools from California's Department of Education. Also links to relevant outside sources.

RAND is a leading national social sciences think tank, and this resource provides access to data at national, state, local levels.

In addition to the national databases, our subscription includes the RAND California databases for K-12 and higher education statistics.

Includes detailed statistics on UCSB and its students.