Acknowledgments

The author would like to thank all of the professionals in state and local education agencies who record, track, and report the data used in this report. Particular thanks are owed to the state Common Core of Data (CCD) Coordinators, without whose efforts the Common Core of Data survey system could not exist.

The U.S. Census Bureau Governments Division is responsible for collecting, processing, and editing the CCD files. Much of the work for this report was performed by staff at the American Institutes for Research Education Statistics Services Institute (ESSI).