For Parents/Students
More than half of K-12 public school leaders say it is difficult to engage students’ families
The January 2025 School Pulse Panel (SPP) release provides information on family engagement, college and career readiness, and sources of information for decision-making, as reported by school leaders in U.S. public schools.
New data from NCES: School Pulse Panel data from the U.S. Outlying Areas, November and December 2024
The November 2024 School Pulse Panel (SPP) U.S. Outlying Area data provide information on school meal programs, physical education programming, arts education programming, and National Parks Service education programming, and the December 2024 data provide information on student cell phone policies, presence of artificial intelligence in education, computing and digital literacy, and school facilities during the 2024-25 school year, as reported by school leaders in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. November data were collected from November 12 through November 26, 2024, and December data were collected from December 6 through December 20, 2024
Data Snapshot
Our nation's schools should be safe havens for teaching and learning, free of crime and violence. This short video shows our latest data on safety in schools.
2009 graduates earned an average of 3 credits more over the course of their high school education than 1990 graduates. This translates to about 420 additional hours of instruction during their high school careers.