Education Research

A census is a complete count of a population. It's a systematic way of collecting, recording, and analyzing information about the people living in a specific geographic area. This information can include things like:

Demographics: Age, gender, race, ethnicity, and marital status.
Housing: Types of homes, occupancy, and housing values.
Employment: Occupation, industry, and income levels.
Education: Educational attainment and literacy rates.
Economic activity: Businesses, industries, and economic indicators.

Censuses are conducted at regular intervals, typically every 10 years. They are used to:

Allocate resources: Governments use census data to distribute resources like funding for schools, hospitals, and infrastructure.
Redistrict: Political boundaries are often redrawn based on population changes revealed by the census.
Conduct research: Researchers use census data to study social, economic, and demographic trends.
Inform business decisions: Businesses use census data to understand their target market and make informed decisions about where to locate and expand.

The Canadian Census.

A data website that provides much of the same information as the US Census, however, it isn't as detailed.

A similar website to the US Census.

The U.S. Religion Census is your source for religious data at the county level. It reports the number of congregations in every U.S. county and equivalents for participating faith groups.

Search for available community resources.

The New York State Report Card is an important part of the Board of Regents’ effort to create educational equity and raise learning outcomes for all students. Knowledge gained from the report card about a school or district can be used to improve instruction and inform services to students. The report card provides information to the public on school/district staff, students, and measures of school and district performance as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

EQAO is a government agency that contributes to the quality and accountability of Ontario’s publicly funded education system for K–12.

Contains data that the government of Canada makes available for commercial and non-commercial use. This website contains sources of education data aggregated from government departments and ministries such as Statistics Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and Industry Canada.

A digital repository for social science data, Odesi contains data from Statistics Canada, but also includes Canadian social science research and opinion polls. A good place to find data on public opinion in education.

Provides basic data and statistics on school boards and student populations.

The Ministry of Education gauges the progress of school boards through eight key indicators. The results are presented for the current year only.

The aggregated student results of province wide achievement tests "in reading, writing and mathematics in relation to Ontario Curriculum expectations."

"EQAO research projects examine the factors that influence student achievement and education quality, and the statistical and psychometric processes that result in high-quality assessment data."

Part of a provincial initiative to make government data publicly accessible. The catalog contains enrollment and contact information for schools in Ontario.

"This report is a product of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). It is intended to facilitate the comparison of educational systems in Canada's provinces and territories with those of countries that belong to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)."

The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), is an international assessment of 15 year old students in the areas of reading, mathematical and scientific literacy. These reports present the Canadian results with an international comparison.

"Covering more than 200 countries and territories, the UIS database covers all education levels and addresses key policy issues such as gender parity, teachers and financing."

Provides international education indicators and analysis.