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education-data-source-crdc

CRDC — biennial OCR survey of all U.S. public schools (2011-2021). Discipline, course access, harassment, restraint/seclusion by race/sex/disability/EL. Use for civil rights and equity analysis. 2020-21 COVID-impacted; 2011-14 sampled, not universe.

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education-data-source-eada

EADA — college athletics gender equity (~2,000+ institutions, 2002-2021). Participation, coaching, salaries, expenses, revenues, athletic aid by gender. Not Title IX compliance data. No sector column; join IPEDS on unitid for institution type.

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education-data-source-edfacts

EDFacts — K-12 outcomes: assessment proficiency, ACGR graduation rates, ESSA accountability at school/district level (2009-2020). Within-state trends and subgroup gaps. Complements CCD with outcome data. Cannot compare across states — use NAEP.

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education-data-source-fsa

FSA — Title IV aid at institution level (~5,500 institutions, 1999-2021). Pell Grants, Direct/PLUS loans, campus-based aid, financial responsibility scores, 90/10 metrics. Use for aid distribution, loan volume, or for-profit analysis. By unitid.

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education-data-source-ipeds

IPEDS — primary federal postsecondary data (~6,500 institutions, 1980-present): enrollment, completions, graduation rates, finance, aid, admissions, HR. For college/university analysis. Grad rates = first-time full-time; finance needs GASB/FASB care.

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education-data-source-nacubo

NACUBO endowment data (~650 institutions, 2012-2022). Portal: 7 columns only (total endowment, per-FTE, YoY change). Use for endowment size/trends. Full investment/spending needs direct NACUBO access. For all-institution coverage use IPEDS finance.

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education-data-source-nhgis

NHGIS — census geography crosswalks via Portal: links schools (ncessch) and colleges (unitid) to tracts, block groups, CBSAs (1990-2020). Census demographics NOT in Portal — access NHGIS directly. Use for linking education data to census geography.

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education-data-source-pseo

PSEO — Census data linking graduates to employment via LEHD wage records. Earnings percentiles at 1/5/10 years post-graduation by institution, degree, CIP. Use for graduate earnings analysis. Coverage: ~29% of graduates from ~31 states.

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education-data-source-saipe

SAIPE — annual Census poverty estimates for school districts (Portal; county/state not in Portal). Use for district poverty, Title I context, or trends. ~18-month lag. No race/ethnicity disaggregation at district level — use ACS 5-year for that.

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education-data-source-scorecard

College Scorecard — post-enrollment outcomes linking aid records to IRS/Treasury earnings. Earnings, loan repayment, debt via six Portal sub-datasets. Use when tax-record-based earnings needed. Tracks only Title IV aid recipients, not all students.

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