LibGuides: Educational Leadership: Statistical Databases

Statistical Databases

Statistics is not advanced mathematics. The majority of statistical analyses useful to administrators can be completed with a basic understanding of mathematics and is more conceptual than requiring complex calculations. Statistics is a set of tools designed to help describe the sample or population from which the data were gathered and to explain the possible relationship between variables. --Theodore B. Creighton

Data Analysis in Administrators' Hands: An Oxymoron?
Descriptive Analysis in Education
In qualitative research, background statistical information is often used to explain why a study is important.
Annual Survey of School System Finances
by The United States Census Bureau
ChildStats.gov
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (Forum) is a collection of 23 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families. The Forum was founded in 1994 and formally established in April 1997 under Executive Order No. 13045. The mission of the Forum is to foster coordination and collaboration and to enhance and improve consistency in the collection and reporting of Federal data on children and families. The Forum also aims to improve the reporting and dissemination of information on the status of children and families.
Common Core of Data America's Public Schools
by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics
Ed Data Express
by United States Department of Education , data about elementary and secondary schools in the U.S.
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center
The purpose of the Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) is to generate timely and accurate information about student performance that can be used to improve the State’s education system and guide decision makers at all levels.
The Nations Report Card Data Tools
Featuring the ability to Explorer Data to create your own data visualizations or download data into an excel spreadsheet.
US Census Data
World Bank Education Statistics EdStats