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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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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 19Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06 This report presents the number of high school graduates, the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR), and dropout data for grades 9 through 12 for public schools in school year 2005-06. (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)

Aug 5Parent and Family Involvement in Education, 2006-07 School Year, from the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007This descriptive report presents initial findings on parents' and families' involvement in their children's education from the Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI) of the 2007 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES). (more info)

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Data Snapshot

Between 1990 and 2005, the enrollment of students under age 25 increased by 32%. Enrollment of persons 25 and over rose by 19% during the same period. From 2005 to 2015, NCES projects a rise of 11% in enrollments of persons under 25, and a rise of 18% in enrollments of persons 25 and over.
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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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