Fast Facts

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, Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Schools
Type of Data	School	District	State	National
Students	CCD	CCD SDDS	CCD SDDS NAEP	CCD, NLS-72, CTES, HS&B;, NELS:88, PSS, TIMSS, NAEP, FRSS, NHES, HST, CPS, PIRLS, CSS, SSOCS, ECLS, ELS:2002, CivEd
Teachers/staff	CCD	CCD	CCD NAEP SASS	CCD, SASS, NAEP, PSS, CTES, HS&B;, NELS:88, TIMSS, FRSS, B&B;, SSOCS, CSS
Schools	CCD	CCD	CCD SASS	NAEP, TIMSS, FRSS, CCD, SASS, HS&B;, NELS:88, SSOCS
Finances	CCD	F-33	F-33, NPEF	CCD, NPEF
Assessment	---	---	NAEP	NAEP, NLS-72, HS&B;, NELS:88, TIMSS, PIRLS

NCES Survey Data Provided, Postsecondary
Type of Data	School	State	National
Students	IPEDS	IPEDS	NPSAS, CTE, IPEDS, BPS, B&B;, NLS-72, HS&B;, NELS:88, NHES, CPS, PEQIS
Faculty/staff	IPEDS	IPEDS	IPEDS, NSOPF, PEQIS
Institutions	IPEDS	IPEDS	ALS, 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, CPS, CTES

The Data are Derived from the Following Sources:
Source	Source (Full Title)
ALL	Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey
ALS	Academic Library Survey
B&B;	Baccalaureate and Beyond
BPS	Beginning Postsecondary Student Longitudinal Study
CivEd	Civic Education Study
CCD	Common Core of Data
CSS	Crime and Safety Surveys
CPS	Current Population Survey
CTES	Career/Technical Education Statistics
ECLS	Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
ECLS	Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
ELS:2002	Education Longitudinal Study of 2002
F-33	Survey of Local Government Finances, School Systems
FRSS	Fast Response Survey System
HS&B;	High School and Beyond
HST	High School Transcript Study
IPEDS	Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
NAAL	National Assessment of Adult Literacy
NAEP	National Assessment of Educational Progress
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
NPEF	National Public Education Financial Survey
NPSAS	National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
NSOPF	National Study of Postsecondary Faculty
PEQIS	Postsecondary Education Quick Information System
PIRLS	Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
PISA	Program for International Student Assessment
PLS	Public Library Survey
PSS	Private School Survey
SASS	Schools and Staffing Survey
SDDS	School District Demographics System
SSOCS	School Survey on Crime and Safety
TIMSS	Third International Mathematics and Science Study

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