Beyond the Culture Wars

The starting point for locating national education data. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. Includes the Nation's Report Card, Digest of Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics, IPEDS, and School District Demographics System.

Browse datasets from the NCES by topic.

Starting point for data on colleges, universities, and technical and vocational postsecondary institutions in the United States.

Publicly available data for all Chicago Public Schools and the district, including test scores and school report cards.

The City of Chicago's open data portal provides city data which can be downloaded for your own analysis. Select "Education" to begin.

Reports on a variety of education issues, organized alphabetically, including topics such as enrollment, gifted education, referenda, etc.

School report cards for districts in the State of Illinois.

The To&Through Project provides public data on CPS, with facets focusing on College Pathways and Postsecondary attainment. Focus by system, neighborhood or specific schools.

Offers access to education statistics produced by the World Bank, from sources such as the IMF, UNESCO, and OECD.

A source for internationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication for more than 200 countries and territories.