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Common Core of Data (CCD)

Common Core of Data

The Common Core of Data (CCD) is a program of the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics that annually collects fiscal and non-fiscal data about all public schools, public school districts and state education agencies in the United States. The data are supplied by state education agency officials and include information that describes schools and school districts, including name, address, and phone number; descriptive information about students and staff, including demographics; and fiscal data, including revenues and current expenditures.

CCD Data Tools

ELSi Elementary/Secondary Information System (ELSi) View public and private school data and create custom tables using ELSi—a quick and easy tool for obtaining basic statistical data using the most common variables and tables from CCD and PSS.
Build a Table Build a Table This application enables users to create customized tables of CCD public school data for states, counties, MSA's, districts and schools using data from multiple years.
Search For Public Schools Search For Public Schools Use the Search For Public Schools locator to retrieve information on public schools from CCD's databases.
Search For Public School Districts Search For Public School Districts Use the Search For Public School Districts locator to retrieve information on public school districts from CCD's databases.
Additional Data Tools Additional Data Tools The CCD contains much useful data in databases and downloadable files. NCES has developed powerful application tools to assist everyone from the casual browser to the serious researcher to search for and extract the information they need.

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New! Elementary/Secondary Information System (ELSi)

View public/private school data, or create a custom table of your own.
 

CCD Data Tables Library

Visit the CCD Data Tables Library for more information on

  • Public Schools With Membership and Students in Public Schools With Membership by Grade Range–School Year 2007–08
  • Public elementary and secondary school student enrollment and staff for School Year 2007–08
  • Averaged Freshman Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity—School Year 2006–07
  • Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2006–07
  • Revenues from State Sources for Public K–12 Education

New Classificatory Scheme for Identification of Rural Locale Codes

"Locale codes" are derived from a classification system originally developed by NCES in the 1980's to describe a school's location ranging from "large city" to "rural."

highlight icon of a check mark Recent Publications

June 13, 2012:

Digest of Education Statistics, 2011

May 1, 2012:

Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2010-11 - First Look

May 1, 2012:

Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Local Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2010-11 - First Look

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