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The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). To qualify for inclusion in the Digest, material must be nationwide in scope and of current interest and value. The publication contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international education. Supplemental information on population trends, attitudes on education, education characteristics of the labor force, government finances, and economic trends provides background for evaluating education data.

This site provides information on European education systems including background information, thematic studies, reference sources, and statistics.

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Maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics, this site provides information and statistics on colleges, universities, technical, and vocational institutions. Data includes tuition, enrollment rates, graduation rates, etc.

NCES fulfills a Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.

This site offers various statistical, online publications including the "Rankings and Estimates: Rankings of the States and Estimates of School Statistics" report, which provides current and projected statistics for public K-12 schools.

This site is produced and maintained by the Institute of International Education. It provides statistical data on both International students studying in the United States and those US students studying abroad.

This site created by NCES provides users with a snapshot of school districts across the United States. The site also allows the user to compare districts and look at such details as population, gender, race, income, etc.