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Welcome to NCES 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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Academic Pathways, Preparation, and Performance: A Descriptive Overview of the Transcripts from the High School Graduating Class of 2003-04Nov 22This report uses transcript data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) to provide nationally representative information about the level of academic preparation the high school graduating class of 2003-04 had when leaving high school.  (more info)

Overview of Public Elementary and Secondary Students, Staff, Schools, School Districts, Revenues, and Expenditures: School Year 2004-05 and Fiscal Year 2004Nov 21This report contains information from the 5 Common Core of Data (CCD) surveys: the 2004-05 state, local education agency, and school nonfiscal surveys for 2004-05 and the state and local education agency school finance surveys for fiscal year 2004.  (more info)

Placing College Graduation Rates in Context: How 4-Year College Graduation Rates Vary With Selectivity and the Size of Low-Income EnrollmentNov 16This report uses data primarily from the 2004 Graduation Rate Survey (GRS), a component of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), to provide a systemwide overview of how graduation rates of comparable 4-year institutions vary with institution selectivity and the size of the low-income population enrolled.  (more info)

National Assessment of Educational Progress 2005 Science Trial Urban District (TUDA) ResultsNov 15In 2005, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) conducted the first Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) in science to examine the performance of fourth- and eighth-graders in 10 large urban districts.  (more info)

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Use NCES as Your Portal for Education Information. Average salary of full-time professors on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions in 2003-2004 was $82,329 for public institutions and $91,272 for private institutions. Source: NCES/IPEDS

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In the 2005 NAEP Science Trial Urban District Assessment Austin and Charlotte had percentages at or above Basic that were higher than the large central city average percentage. In the 2005 NAEP Science Trial Urban District Assessment Austin and Charlotte had percentages at or above Basic that were higher than the large central city average percentage.
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Between 1998 and 2003, public elementary enrollment rose by 3%, while secondary enrollment increased by 9%. Enrollments in private elementary and secondary schools rose by 6% between 1998 and 2003.
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