The first of these new reports from the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) describes the 100 largest US school districts, responsible for the education of nearly 25 percent of public school students. The 66-page report includes sixteen tables, a section presenting the highlights of the data, and a discussion section, which briefly reviews the characteristics of these large...

As required by US law, a census of governments is undertaken every five years. As with the previous one, the 1997 census covers three major fields: government organization, public employment, and government finances. Recently released by the US Census Bureau, this is the first volume of the 1997 census. "The report contains the official counts of the number of state and local governments. It also...

Here users will find information gleaned from the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system about US public elementary and secondary schools and local education agencies, 1999-2000. More than a dozen tables cover distribution of schools, numbers of students, and student/ teacher ratios.

This new site from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) acts as a gateway to geographic and demographic data related to school districts, children, and K-12 education. From the front page of the site, users will be able to access data from the 2000 Census, the 1999 Census, intercensal school district demographic data, and maps of school districts. These latter two functions are not...