Education datasets

Median weekly earnings and unemployment rates by educational attainment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey (2024). Shows the wage premium for higher education compared to a high school diploma baseline. Covers 8 education levels from less than high school through doctoral and professional degrees.

The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available.

The World Bank Human Capital Index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of poor health and poor education in the country where they live. Scores range from 0 to 1 and represent the productivity of a future worker relative to full health and complete education.

State-level average math and reading scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), grades 4 and 8. Covers all 50 states, DC, and national public school averages from 2003 to 2024. Scores are on the NAEP scale (0-500 for math, 0-500 for reading) and represent mean performance for all students in public schools.

Quarterly breakdown of Direct Loan portfolio by repayment plan type from Federal Student Aid (FSA). Shows dollars outstanding (billions) and recipient counts (millions) across ten plan types: Level 10yr, Level Extended, Graduated 10yr, Graduated Extended, Income-Contingent, Income-Based, Pay As You Earn (PAYE), SAVE, Alternative, and Other. Key for understanding repayment duration since standard plans are 10 years while income-driven plans are 20-25 years. Covers 2013 Q3 through 2026 Q1.

NCES Common Core of Data district-level staffing data for all US public school districts. Includes FTE counts for teachers, administrators, counselors, instructional aides, and support staff. Useful for calculating teacher-to-student ratios and comparing staffing levels across districts. Coverage: 2024-25 school year.

SAT mean scores from the NCES Digest of Education Statistics, combining state-level results (Table 226.40) and national breakdowns by demographics (Table 226.10). Data is assembled from multiple Digest editions (d22 and d23) to maximize year coverage. State data covers all 50 states plus DC with total, ERW, and math scores, standard deviations, and participation rates for 2017-2023 (excluding 2019). National data breaks down scores by sex, race/ethnicity, first language, and parental education for the same years. All data is in long format with one row per entity/metric/year combination.

Program-level earnings and debt data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Covers ~228,000 program records across institutions, broken out by CIP code (field of study) and credential level. Includes median earnings at 1, 4, and 5 years after completion, program-specific debt, national earnings benchmarks, and federal loan repayment rates. PrivacySuppressed values are coerced to null during ingestion.

ACT average scores and participation rates from the NCES Digest of Education Statistics, combining state-level results (Table 226.60) and national trends by demographics (Table 226.50). State data covers all 50 states plus DC with composite and subject-area scores and participation rates from 2012 to 2023, assembled from multiple Digest editions (d16 through d23). National data tracks composite, subject, and demographic breakdowns from 1995 through 2023.

Average annual salary of public school teachers by state from the NCES Digest of Education Statistics (Table 211.60). Covers all 50 states plus DC from 1969 to 2022 in both current and constant (inflation-adjusted) dollars. Data is in long format with one row per state/metric/period combination for easy comparison across states and time.

Quarterly breakdown of Direct Loan portfolio by loan status from Federal Student Aid (FSA). Shows dollars outstanding (billions) and recipient counts (millions) across seven statuses: In-School, Grace, Repayment, Deferment, Forbearance, Default, and Other. Covers 2013 Q3 through 2026 Q1. Source is the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS).

NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Comprehensive statistics on every college and university in the US including enrollment, graduation rates, costs, and outcomes.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey with standardized revenue and expenditure breakdowns for every US school district. Covers federal, state, and local revenue sources (including property tax), current expenditures by function, instruction spending, capital outlay, and enrollment. National dataset covering fiscal years 2019-2023.

NCES Common Core of Data. Annual statistics for all public K-12 schools in the US including enrollment, demographics, staffing, and finances for 100,000+ schools.

NCES Common Core of Data school-level free and reduced-price lunch eligibility for all US public schools. Serves as a proxy for student poverty levels. Includes free lunch eligible, reduced-price lunch eligible, and direct certification counts for 2024-25.

NCES Common Core of Data district-level dropout rates for all US public school districts. Includes dropout counts and rates broken down by race/ethnicity, gender, and grade level. Coverage: 2023-24 school year.

NCES Common Core of Data district-level graduation and completion rates for all US public school districts. Includes adjusted cohort graduation rates (ACGR) broken down by race/ethnicity, gender, and special populations. Coverage: 2023-24 school year.

Institution-level data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Covers ~7,000 Title IV institutions with admissions, costs, completion rates, post-graduation earnings, and student debt. Useful for comparing ROI across schools by looking at median earnings vs. debt load. PrivacySuppressed values are coerced to null during ingestion.

NCES Common Core of Data district-level enrollment by race/ethnicity and grade for all US public school districts. Includes breakdowns by American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, White, and Two or More Races for the 2024-25 school year.

State-level Medicaid and CHIP applications, eligibility determinations, and enrollment data from data.medicaid.gov. Monthly reporting by state including new applications, eligibility determinations, total Medicaid enrollment, total CHIP enrollment, child enrollment, and adult Medicaid enrollment. Includes Medicaid expansion status and processing time breakdowns. The source publishes a preliminary and an updated/final row for most state-months; this dataset keeps only the final (updated) figures. Clean monthly coverage runs June 2017 through the most recent finalized month; earlier periods back to 2013 are not populated in the source file. Adult-vs-child enrollment breakout is only reported from mid-2024 onward.