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The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.

An index to statistical publications of the U.S. government, international organizations, state governments, and many non-governmental organizations.

A searchable database that contains over 41,000 citations of known published and unpublished works resulting from analyses of data held in the ICPSR archive

Provides statistics and information produced by more than 100 US Federal Government agencies.

Summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

The main agency responsible for reporting on the condition and progress of US education. Find statistical tables and charts in Ed Stats at a Glance and Quick Tables & Figures. Also find survey reports, tabulations, and data sets in Surveys and Indicators.

Annual information on the status of education in the United States. Sixty indicators tracked: access; participation and progress; achievement, attainment, and curriculum; economic and other outcomes; size, growth; climate and diversity; and more.

Primary statistical source published by the National Center for Education Statistics. It provides data for all levels of education, including information on the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates.

Search tool to locate US elementary and secondary schools. Data returned includes number of classroom teachers, total students, student/teacher ratio, and school population by grade and race/ethnicity.

Provides statistics on elementary, secondary, and higher education, including projections for enrollment, graduates, classroom teachers, and expenditures. Published annually.

Financial information on public primary and secondary education.

Provides public and private policy makers with a broad base of quantitative information about US science and engineering research and education and US technology in a global context. Detailed tables are contained in the appendix. Published biennially.

provides details of allocation of Congress funds in education, information on each recipient program and links to their websites

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