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Title:  Digest of Education Statistics, 2011
Description: The 47th in a series of publications initiated in 1962, the Digest's primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, and federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons.
Online Availability:
Cover Date: June 2012
Web Release: June 13, 2012
Print Release: November 14, 2012
Publication #: NCES 2012001
General Ordering Information
Center/Program: NCES
GPO Number: 065-000-01434-3
GPO Price: $66.00
Authors: Thomas D. Snyder and Sally A. Dillow
Type of Product: Compendium
Survey/Program Areas: Annual Reports Program (Annual)
Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B)
Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS)
Common Core of Data (CCD)
Current Population Survey, October (CPS)
Crime and Safety Surveys (CSS)
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)
Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS)
Fast Response Survey System (FRSS)
High School Transcript Studies (HST)
International Activities Program (IAP)
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Library Statistics Program (Lib)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88)
National Household Education Survey (NHES)
National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF)
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Private School Survey (PSS)
Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Urban Education in America (Urban)
Questions: For questions about the content of this Compendium, please contact:
Thomas D. Snyder.
 
 
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