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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

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Sep 3Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 2006This report presents estimates of rates for 2006 and provides data about trends in dropout and completion rates over the last three decades (1972-2006), including characteristics of dropouts and completers in these years. (more info)

Sep 2Education and Certification Qualifications of Departmentalized Public High-School Level Teachers of Core Subjects: Evidence from the 2003-04 Schools and Staffing SurveyThis report examines the percentage of public school teachers who held an in-field postsecondary major, in-field certification, or both, in a selection of high-school level main assignment fields. (more info)

Aug 20Community Colleges: Special Supplement to The 2008 Condition of EducationThis Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2008 provides a descriptive profile of community colleges in the United States, examines the characteristics of students who entered community college directly from high school, and looks at rates of postsecondary persistence and attainment among community college students in general. (more info)

Aug 12Parents' Reports of the School Readiness of Young Children from the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007This descriptive report presents initial findings on the school readiness of young children, as reported by their parents, from the School Readiness Survey (PFI) of the 2007 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES). (more info)

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Data Snapshot

In 2005, 44 percent of persons nationwide age 16 and over participated in some form of adult educational activities.
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Did You Know?

In 2007, about one-fifth of non-American Indian/Alaska Native students attend schools located in rural areas, as compared to approximately half of American Indian/Alaska Native students.
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