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Data Systems Standards and Guidelines

Content and Definitions

These resources contribute to standard, comparable, multi-use education information when they are used in developing data dictionaries, collection instruments, and reports.

Handbooks Online

  • NCES Handbooks Online
    This searchable database includes P-12 education data elements in the areas of student, staff, and institutional data, and is linked to NCES's Financial Accounting for State and Local School Systems. It is updated annually and identifies elements used to meet EDFacts reporting requirements.
  • Handbooks Online State Customization Tool
    This password-protected site allows authorized State education agency staff the ability to customize data elements to meet their unique needs while retaining the basic structure and organization of Handbooks Online.

Postsecondary Data Definitions

Coding/Classification

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