2023 conditions of US education report

This federal report  draws on data from multiple studies to offer a look at current trends in K-12 education, including the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic on students, educators and schools. The trends highlighted include data showing that more than two-thirds of schools reported an increase in 2022 of students seeking mental health support, while slightly more than half of schools reported being capable of providing such support.

Conditiions of Education 2023. (2023). National Center for Education Statistics. 

https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2023144#:~:text=The%20Condition%20of%20Education%202023,the%20public%20monitor%20educational%20progress

Library Statistics

In ACRL’s publication of the 2010 Academic Library Trends and Statistics, data shows that the median unit cost of monographs increased slightly over 2009 for all types of academic libraries – associate degree granting institutions, baccalaureate institutions, comprehensive institutions, and doctoral/research institutions – while salary and wage expenditures as a percentage of total library expenditures remain unchanged for baccalaureate and comprehensive institutions, slightly decreased for doctoral institutions, and increased slightly for associate degree-granting institutions. Also, the percentage of student assistant staff as a percentage of total staff increased over 2009.

ACRL (2010). ACRL's 2010 academic library trends & statistics. Chicago, IL: ACRL. http://www.acrlmetrics.com/

Comparing Education Worldwide

A report from the National Center for Education Statistics compares U.S. education with that of other G-20 nations, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Main findings are organized around the five major sections of the report—population and school enrollment; academic performance; contexts for learning; expenditure for education; and education returns: educational attainment and income.

Stephens, M., Warren, L. K., Harner, A. L., & Owen, E. (2015). Comparative indicators of education in the United States and other G-20 countries: 2015. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, & National Center for Education Statistics. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2016/2016100.pdf

School stats survey

The National Center for Education Statistics has added the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) data to PowerStats. This update includes the following datasets from the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey: Public Schools, Private Schools, Public and Private Schools combined, Public Principals, Private Principals, Public and Private Principals combined, Public Teachers, Private Teachers, Public and Private Teachers combined, Public School Districts, and Public School Library Media Centers.
http://nces.ed.gov/datalab/SASS/

Collection of media use statistics

This telecommunications company collects media use statistics from dozens of studies, and provides some useful infographics.
TGS Global. (2012). Media use statistics. Cambridge, MA: TSG Global.
http://blog.tsgglobal.com/Portals/26816/docs/Variety%20of%20Media%20Use%20Statistics.pdf

State of education report

Last month the National Center for Education Statistics released the annual  congressionally mandated report summarizing the progress of education in the United States. This year’s report presents 49 indicators of developments and trends in education. The indicators focus on participation in education, elementary and secondary education and outcomes, and postsecondary education and outcomes. The report also uses a group of the indicators to take a closer look at high school in the United States over the last 20 years.The report is available on the NCES website.
National Center for Education Statistics. (2012). Condition of education. Washington, DC: Author.

Public school distance education report

A majority of public school districts in the United States have students who participate in distance education courses at some level, according to data released by the National Center for Education Statistics. But the most of those districts aren't delivering the education themselves.
National Center for Education Statistics. (2011). Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009–10. Washington, DC: Author.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012008

AASL School libraries count report

AASL is sponsoring a longitudinal survey that will provide data on the health of the nation's school library media programs. The annual survey is open to media centers at all schools teaching at the primary and secondary levels. The first survey was conducted in 2007, with annual results posted each year. Most of the questions are tracking questions, though each year the survey includes a short series of topical questions. In 2009 the topical questions were about approaches to teaching English Language Learners (ELL) in school library media programs.
AASL. (2009). School libraries count. Chicago: AASL.
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/researchandstatistics/slcsurvey/slcsurvey.cfm

Quality Counts national education report

Education Week's annual report highlights the current national debate on academic standards. Among the feature stories are U.S. common standards, math progress assessment, standards implementation, and "state of the states" statistics.
Education Week. (2010). Quality Counts 2010: Fresh Course, Swift Current.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2010/01/14/index.html?roi=echo4-7639694084-6525610-1511e2a04671368f962d753d94035a62&

National library status report

There's some very interesting info in the document about the state of school libraries in the US, including staff. And, when compared to the prior SASS report, should shed some important light on the health of the profession. The report contains information broken down by grade, school type, school size, school location, and SES level. Researchers can apply to NCES to receive access to the entire data set.
National Center for Educational Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009322

State library agencies report

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) issued its second library statistics report on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year (FY) 2007. The State Library Agency Report for FY 2007 includes a wide array of information on topics such as libraries’ Internet access and electronic services, collections, staff, and revenue. The survey provides state and federal policymakers, researchers, and other interested users information on the range of roles played by state library agencies and the financial, human, and informational resources invested in the agencies’ work.
ILMS. (2009). State Library Agency Report. Washington, DC: ILMS.
http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/stla/index.asp

National library statistics

The 2008 Digest of Education Statistics includes a chapter devoted to Libraries and Educational Technology and can be downloaded by itself.
The 44th 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.
Digest of Education Statistics, 2008
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009020_7.pdf
Libraries and Educational Technology
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009020

Public library database

Gannett releases searchable public library trends database
Gannett News Service released a searchable database July 17 that compares trends affecting public library systems between 2002 and 2006. The analysis used data from the National Center for Education Statistics as well as statistics collected from state library data coordinators, compared figures for the some 9,200 library systems, and found that library visits increased by roughly 10% during that five-year period and circulation of materials rose by 9%. The database also offers lists of public libraries with the highest circulation per capita, the most internet-capable computers per capita, and the highest operating expenses per capita (all 2006 data).
Gannett News. (2008). Library system database. Cincinnati: Author.
http://data.gannettnewsservice.com/libraries/library_start.php

Education statistics update

DOE Releases National Dashboard
The U.S. Department of Education released what it calls a National Dashboard that shows how the nation is doing on key indicators such as high school graduation rates and closing achievement gaps.
U. S. Dept. of Education. (2008). Mapping today's educational progress. Washington, DC: Author.
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/results/progress/nation.html

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)issued its first library statistics report on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year (FY) 2006. The State Library Agency Report for FY 2006 includes a wide array of information on topics such as libraries' Internet access, services, collections, staff, and revenue, and is used by state and federal
policymakers, researchers, and others. The report covers seven main topics:

1. Governance, Allied Operations, Electronic Services, and Internet
Access-describes the organizational location of state library agencies
within state governments, related operations that are usually beyond the
scope of state library agencies, and statewide electronic services,
information, and networks.
2. Services to Libraries and Cooperatives-identifies activities and
programs that support public, academic, school, and special libraries,
and library cooperatives.
3. Outlets and User Groups, Public Service Hours, and
Collections-describes the availability of state library locations and
bookmobiles to provide services to the public or specific
constituencies, public service hours during a typical week, and state
library holdings of materials in various formats.
4. Service Transactions-characterizes library use, such as
circulation and reference transactions.
5. Staff-reviews functions performed by employees of state library
agencies.
6. Revenue-identifies various sources of income.
7. Expenditures-describe how state library funds are spent.

http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/stla/index.asp