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Question:
What types of NCES surveys are available on students and teachers by state and level?

Response:
The tables below provide an overview of the surveys available on students and teachers. The last table identifies the acronyms used in the tables.

NCES Survey Data Provided, Elementary and Secondary Schools

Type of Data

School

District

State

National

Students

CCD

CCD

SDDB

CCD

SDDB

NAEP

CCD, NLS-72, DOVE, HS&B, NELS:88, PSS, TIMSS, NAEP, FRSS, NHES, HSTS, IRL, CPS

Teachers/staff

CCD

CCD

CCD

NAEP

SASS

CCD,SASS, NAEP, PSS, DOVE, HS&B, NELS:88, TIMSS, FRSS, B&B

Schools

CCD

CCD

CCD

SASS

NAEP, TIMSS, FRSS, CCD, SASS, HS&B, NELS:88

Finances

CCD

CCD

CCD

Assessment

NAEP

NAEP, NLS-72, HS&B, NELS:88, TIMSS, IRL

NCES Survey Data Provided, Postsecondary

Type of Data

School

State

National

Students

IPEDS

IPEDS

NSPAS, IPEDS, BPS, DOVE, B&B, NLS-72, HS&B, NELS:88, NHES, CPS, PEQIS

Faculty/staff

IPEDS

IPEDS

IPEDS, NSOPF, PEQIS

Institutions

IPEDS

IPEDS

IPEDS, PEQIS, NPSAS

Finances

IPEDS

IPEDS

IPEDS

Student financial aid

IPEDS

IPEDS

NPSAS, BPS, B&B

Completions

IPEDS

IPEDS

BPS, B&B, NLS:72, IPEDS, HS&B, NELS:88, SED, CPS, DOVE

The Data are Derived from the Following Sources:

Source

Source (Full Title)

ALS

Academic Library Survey

B&B

Baccalaureate and Beyond

BPS

Beginning Postsecondary Student Longitudinal Study

CCD

Common Core of Data

CPS

Current Population Survey

DOVE

Data on Vocational Education

FRSS

Fast Response Survey System

HS&B

High School and Beyond

HSTS

High School Transcript Study

IALS

International Adult Literacy Survey

IPEDS

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

IRL

International Reading Literacy

NAEP

National Assessment of Educational Progress

NALS

National Adult Literacy Study

NELS:88

National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988

NHES

National Household Education Survey

NLS-72

National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972

NPSAS

National Postsecondary Student Aid Study

NSOPF

National Study of Postsecondary Faculty

PEQIS

Postsecondary Education Quick Information System

PLS

Public Library Survey

PSS

Private School Survey

SASS

Schools and Staffing Survey

SED

Survey of Earned Doctorates

TIMSS

Third International Mathematics and Science Study

SDDB

School District Data Book

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