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Guide to Information Resources in Education:
Finding Statistics


Hint:

Use the OSU Libraries' online catalog to locate statistical information related to more narrowly defined areas of interest. Attach the word "statistics" to your subject heading or keyword search, for instance: "school violence-United States-statistics." 

Quick Online Statistics

Rankings of the States 202 and Estimates of School Statistics 2003 http://www.nea.org/edstats/)
Popular statistics provided by the National Education Association. Updated regularly.
Childstats.gov: Forum on Child and Family Statistics (http://childstats.gov/)
"Access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education." Click on "Related Sites" for a list of resources for education statistics. Also includes online reports by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
Education Statistics at a Glance (http://www.nces.ed.gov/edstats/)
One-stop shopping for education statistics. Maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), this site allows you to search the contents of major NCES publications such as The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics.
Federal, State and Local Governments: Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data (http://www.census.gov/govs/www/school.html)
Public elementary-secondary education finance data including revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets. Data available in downloadable files and viewable tables listed by year. From the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
NASBE State Profiles (http://www.nasbe.org/Educational_Issues/State_Stat.html)
State-level statistics for public education provided by the National Association of State Boards of Education.
NCES Fast Facts (http://www.nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/)
Quick statistics on a wide variety of topics provided by the National Center for Education Statistics. Organized by subject and searchable. Includes daily features and statistical graphs.
Statistical Resources on the Web (http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html)
The University of Michigan has compiled this collection of statistical information sources available through the Web. Relevant sections include resources on business and government, as well as education.
Trends and Issues: By the Numbers (http://eric.uoregon.edu/trends_issues/numbers/index.html)
Statistics related to educational administration provided online by the Clearinghouse for Educational Policy and Management.
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Higher Education Statistics

Chronicle of Higher Education-Facts and Figures (http://www.chronicle.com/stats)
Quick statistics on a variety of topics related to higher education, including salaries, endowments, graduation rates, philanthropy, and more.
Condensed Edition: Higher Education Factbookhttp://www.sreb.org/main/EdData/FactBook/factbookindex.asp
Fact Sheets on Higher Education (http://www.acenet.edu/resources/fact-sheets/)
Statistics provided by the American Council on Education related to questions such as enrollments in higher education and college costs.
Measuring Up 2004: The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education (http://measuringup.highereducation.org/)
Published by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, this report grades states on their performance in five categories: preparation, participation, affordability, completion, and benefits.
NEA 2004 Alamanac of Higher Education (http://www.nea.org/he/almanac.html)
SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) (http://www.sreb.org/)

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Historical Statistics

120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait (SUL Ref. LA205 .O54 1993)
Historical statistics for American education for 1870-1990.
Education in the United States, 1940-1983 (ERIC Microfiche ED268199--005 Sullivant Hall)
Provides demographic and economic data relevant to American education. Also available in print in Main Library Reference (LC69 .O54 1985).
State Comparisons of Education Statistics: 1969-70 to 1996-97 (SUL Ref. LA217.2 S68 1998)
Collects comparable statistics of U.S. states and regions on a number of key education indicators for K-16 education, including enrollment, graduation rates, special education programs, etc.

Hint:

Many of the print resources listed in this guide are released on a regular basis, for instance, annually or biannually. The most recent editions are shelved in SUL Reference, but historical statistics may be obtained by consulting earlier editions.  Consult the OSU library catalog for locations of specific volumes.
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International and Comparative Statistics

Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators (SUL Ref. LB2846 .E247)
Detailed information on a number of educational indicators from countries belong to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Annual.
Education in Western Europe: Facts and Figures (SUL Ref. LB2846 .E25)
Brings together a variety of resources on European education and presents them in a readable mix of text and statistical tables. Includes detailed information on 15 countries and provides summary cross-national comparisons.
Education Indicators: An International Perspective (SUL Ref. LB2846 .E2493)
Statistical data comparing U.S. performance on a number of indicators (education achievement and attainment, enrollment, funding, etc.) with the performance of a number of other countries, especially the G-8.
International Archive of Education Data (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/)
Designed for use by scholars, the IAED provides access to data sets developed as part of national international studies of education. A data analysis system also is availble for use with the material found on this site.
Key Data on Education Information in Europe, 2002 (http://www.eurydice.org/Doc_intermediaires/indicators/en/frameset_key_data.html)
Published by Eurydice, the Information on Finding Information in Europe.
Open Doors (http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/)
Statistics on foreign students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities, as well as U.S. students enrolled abroad.
UNESCO Statistics (http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev_en.php?ID=2867_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC)
The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture's Institute for Statistics provides access to education and literacy information from around the world.
World Data on Education (http://www.ibe.unesco.org/countries/WDE/WorldDataE.htm)
UNESCO's International Bureau of Education has created this database of statistical information covering 80 national education systems worldwide.
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