National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) surveys on students and teachers (by geographic level and grade level).
| Common Core of Data (CCD) | Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) | Private School Universe Survey (PSS) | Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) | |
| Sample size and design | 97,00 public elementary and secondary schools; 18,000 public school districts | Public, private, Bureau of Indian Affairs(BIA)/tribal school personnel, e.g. 50,000 public, 10,000 private, 700 BIA teachers | 30,000 private schools | Post-secondary educational institutions (academic, vocational, professional) applying or participating in federal student financial aid |
| Date began | 1980 | 1985 | 1989 | 1993 (preceded by HEGIS 1966-1986) |
| Frequency | Annual | Periodic | Biennial | Three times/year |
| Documentation | Data and documentation | Data and documentation | ||
| Tutorials | Downloading IPEDS Files | |||
| Topics | Enrollment by grade and student characteristics, number of classroom teachers, state-aggregated fiscal data, school district fiscal data | Teacher demand and shortage, teacher compensation, principals’ and teachers’ perceptions of school climate and problems, district hiring practices. | Religious orientation; length of school year, length of school day; total enrollment (K-12); number of high school graduates, whether a school is single-sexed or coeducational and enrollment by sex; number of teachers employed | Institutional characteristics, completions, twelve-month enrollment, human resources, finance, student financial aid, graduation rates |
