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Bureau of Justice Statistics
This U.S. Department of Justice website provides data on the justice system.
Career and Technical Education Statistics
This link to the National Center for Education Statistics' website provides statistics on career and technical education (CTE). As noted at its website, "the primary use of the CTE Statistics system is to report on the status of career/technical education."
Childstats.gov
This website provides access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
ED Data Express
This U.S. Department of Education website provides access to some of the data it collects from the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Economic Research Service
This U.S.Department of Agriculture website provides information on rural America.
EdTrust-College Results Online
This EdTrust web tool provides graduation rates at four-year colleges and universities.
Education and Skills: Statistics, Data and Indicators
This website offers reports available from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
National Center for Health Statistics
The National Center for Health Statistics provides health related statistics, some of which will be of interest to educators.
Rural Education in America
This link to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) provides data on educational changes in rural America collected by the NCES and the U.S. Census Bureau.
State Education Data Profiles
This National Center for Education Statistics website provides a searchable database of state education data profiles.
U.S. Census Bureau
This link is to the U.S. Census Bureau's website.
World Bank Education Data and Statistics
This World Bank website offers education data and statistics on countries throughout the world.



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