The primary purpose of the Fast Facts website is to provide users with concise information on a range of educational issues, from early childhood to adult learning. Fast Facts draw from various published sources and are updated as new data become available. Additional references on each of these topics are highlighted within each fact.

 Assessments

ACT scores

Adult literacy

Advanced mathematics and science courses

Arts

International comparisons of achievement

Long-term trends in reading and mathematics achievement

Mathematics

Reading

SAT scores New!

Science New!

State-by-state rankings

 Early Childhood

Child care

Early literacy activities

Knowledge and skills of young children

Preprimary education enrollment

 Elementary and Secondary

Bullying

Career and technical education

Charter schools New!

Closed schools New!

Computer and internet use New!

Condition of public school facilities

Distance learning

Dropout rates

Educational attainment

Educational institutions New!

English language learners

Enrollment trends

Expenditures

High school graduation rates

Homeschooling

Knowledge and skills at kindergarten

NCES surveys on students and teachers

Public and private school comparison

Public school choice programs

Public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch

School crime New!

School ID codes and searches

School safety and security measures New!

School uniforms New!

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, by gender

State-level statistics

Students with disabilities New!

Students with disabilities, inclusion of

Teacher qualifications

Teacher trends

Title I

Transportation

Violence prevention New!

 Library

Libraries

 Postsecondary and Beyond

Adult learning

Adult skills in an international context

College crime New!

Degrees conferred by race and sex

Distance learning New!

Employment rates of college graduates

Endowments New!

Enrollment

Expenditures

Financial aid

Graduation rates

Highest enrollment  New!

Historically Black Colleges and Universities New!

Immediate transition to college

Income of young adults

International comparisons of education outcomes

Most popular majors

NCES surveys on students and teachers

Race/ethnicity of college faculty

Student debt

Students with disabilities

Sustainable Development Goals

Time to degree

Title IX

Tuition costs of colleges and universities New!

 Resources

Back to school statistics

Educational associations

Glossary

Ordering NCES publications and products

Over 50 million students are heading off to approximately 98,200 public elementary and secondary schools for the fall 2017 term, and before the school year is out, an estimated $624 billion will be spent related to their education. These are just a few of the statistics contained in Back to School Stats, which offers data about American elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools, students, and the educational process. (more info)