Education

Produced by the U.S. Department of Education, this enormous site is crammed with education statistics and reports, including the Nation's Report Card. Find fast facts, search for a topic, or browse the annual reports.

Find the current numbers for Minnesota districts, schools, students, and teachers, as well as graduation rates and languages spoken at home.

The main site for the Census. There's a lot of data here, but you can access most of their population and economic data through the Resource Library. Also check out the Economic Census, a detailed study of the U.S. national and local economies published every five years. Data from 1977-2002 are available.

If any of the above links are broken, or information is removed from the Census website due to the 2025 administration, try looking the URL up in the Wayback Machine. For more information about missing and removed federal data, check out the library's guide to Preserved Open Data.

The publication draws on the wealth of information produced by the UIS statisticians. Statistics are presented in 11 thematic chapters, covering primary and secondary education; early childhood; technical, vocational and tertiary education; skills for work; parity; literacy and numeracy; sustainable development and global citizenship; learning environment; scholarships; teachers; and financing education.