Glossary

Question:
Do you have a glossary of terms?

Response:
The following web pages provide a sampling of the definitions of terms that are used in NCES publications and/or websites.

• Career and Technical Education Statistics (Adult Level)
  Career and Technical Education Statistics (Postsecondary/College Level )
  Career and Technical Education Statistics (Secondary/High School Level )

• Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States

• Characteristics of Private Schools in the United States

• The Condition of Education

• Digest of Education Statistics

• Forum Unified Education Technology Suite

• Indicators of School Crime and Safety

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

• National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)

• The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

• Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Local Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data

• Projections of Education Statistics

• Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education

• School and District Glossary

• Statistical Standards

• Status of Education in Rural America

• Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2008