Education Finance Statistics Center (EDFIN)
http://www.nces.ed.gov/edfin/index.asp
A database of school finance data by district that allows users to compare spending in any district to peer districts. Maintained by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
Greatschools.net
http://www.greatschools.net
Aimed at parents, particularly those who are moving, the site enables research and comparisons of schools and districts.
Just for the Kids
http://www.just4kids.org
School and district achievement data. Click the tabs to view and chart the data from different perspectives.
Kids Count
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/
A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids Count is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. Online tools let visitors create free, customized data reports on measures of child well-being.
Nation's Report Card
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
The home of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The site features tools designed to give quick and easy access to NAEP assessment data or to questions from previous assessments. Part of the National Center for Education Statistics within the U.S. Department of Education.
OCR Elementary and Secondary School Survey 2002
Office of Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Education
http://vistademo.beyond2020.com/ocr2002r/
A repository of district-level, disaggregated data on school discipline and student access to special programs in public elementary and secondary schools. Not the easiest web site to use, but the effort is worth it. Use the tutorial.
Schoolmatters.com
http://www.schoolmatters.com
Student achievement,information, financial data, and demographic breakdowns. Tools let you compare districts and create tables. Sometimes challenging to navigate but you'll a wealth of data and analysis about public schools and school districts.
