School Pulse Panel: Surveying high-priority, education-related topics

Methodology

School Pulse Panel questionnaires are available by month of data collection in Table 1.

School Pulse Panel technical documentation (source and accuracy statements) are available by month of data collection in Table 2.

Overview of the School Pulse Panel methodology

2021-22 School Year

In September 2021, the School Pulse Panel conducted its first data collection, sampling 4,156 public K-12 schools across the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Principals answered a 60-minute web-based survey. Data collection resumed with the same schools in January 2022 and continued through June 2022 with a 30-minute web-based survey each month. Results are weighted and adjusted for non-response.

Note: Estimates from the January 2022 through December 2022 collections were revised in July 2023 based on a reweighting of the data. Ninety-one percent of the revised estimates are within 1 percentage point of the original estimate or remain suppressed. Approximately .3 percent of revised estimates changed by 5 percentage points or more; no estimates changed by more than 9 percentage points. For a description of the reweighting of the data and its effect on the estimates, see the reweighting data memo. If you have further questions about these revised estimates, email Erin.Tanenbaum@ed.gov.

2022-23 School Year

Data collection resumed with the same 4,156 public K-12 schools across the 50 states and the District of Columbia. An additional 115 public K-12 schools in the U.S. outlying areas—American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—were surveyed. The U.S. outlying areas results are reported separately. Data collection started in August 2022 and continued through December 2022 with a 30-minute web-based survey each month. Estimates are weighted and adjusted for non-response.

2023-24 School Year

In July 2023, 4,000 public K-12 schools across the 50 states and the District of Columbia were sampled and screened prior to the start of the school year. An additional 116 public K-12 schools in the U.S. outlying areas—American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—were surveyed. The U.S. outlying areas results are reported separately. Data collection started in August 2023 and continued through June 2024 with principals answering a 30-minute web-based survey each month. Estimates are weighted and adjusted for non-response.

2024-25 School Year

In July 2024, 4,000 public K-12 schools across the 50 states and the District of Columbia were sampled and screened prior to the start of the school year. An additional 115 public K-12 schools in the U.S. outlying areas—American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—were also surveyed. The U.S. outlying areas results are reported separately. Data collection started in August 2024 and will continue through June 2025. Principals in 2024-25 answer a 30-minute web-based survey each month. Estimates are weighted and adjusted for non-response.