Results for the 50 states and the District of Columbia are presented in interactive graphics as well as available for data downloads under CURRENT RELEASES and ADDITIONAL TOPICS. After selecting a topic area, users may choose different School Year(s) through a drop down (where applicable), scroll through responses to survey questions, or visit detailed charts with national estimates and results disaggregated by school characteristics including region, locale, school level, school size, percent students of color, and school neighborhood poverty level. Select the school characteristic for each estimate on the right side of the graphic. Data download files are available after selecting a topic area under CURRENT RELEASES and ADDITIONAL TOPICS. The data files include estimates for more survey questions than the interactive graphics and are presented for the nation as well as by school characteristics.

Results for the Outlying Areas are available as data downloads under OUTLYING AREAS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS disaggregated by school level and area (Guam).

Reporting Groups

Results are disaggregated by the school characteristics.

Region: Reported in SPP as Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. Region is supplied to the CCD by NCES' Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE). EDGE appends Census region based on the physical location of the school.

Locale: Reported in SPP as City, Suburban, Town, or Rural. Locale relies on urban and rural definitions developed by the U.S. Census Bureau, and each type of locale is one category in its entirety. Locale is supplied to the CCD by Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE). For more information see NCES Locale Classifications and Criteria or the Locale Boundaries User's Manual.

School level: Reported in SPP as elementary, middle/other, and high/secondary. SPP relies on the definition of school level from the Common Core of Data (CCD). Starting in August 2024, school level is derived from grade-specific survey responses provided by the school in the SPP. If the school does not provide grade information in the SPP, a value is imputed with data from the CCD. Previous data releases relied on CCD data for school level.

School size: Reported in SPP as 0 to 299, 300 to 499, 500 to 999, and greater than or equal to 1000 students. Starting in August 2024, school size is derived from K-12 student enrollment information provided by the school in the SPP. If the school does not provide school enrollment information in the SPP, a value is imputed with data from the Common Core of Data (CCD). Previous data releases relied on CCD data for school size.

School neighborhood poverty level: Reported in SPP as low or high poverty. SPP poverty relies on the Income-to-Poverty ratio (IPR) for the neighborhood surrounding the school. The IPR estimates come from NCES's EDGE School Neighborhood Poverty Estimates. The IPR is the percentage of family income that is above or below the federal poverty threshold set for the family's size and structure and is calculated for the neighborhood surrounding the school building. It ranges from 0 to 999, where lower IPR values indicate a greater degree of poverty. A family with income at the poverty threshold has an IPR value of 100. In this analysis, IPR values of 200 or lower represent schools in high-poverty neighborhoods; IPR values greater than 200 represent schools in low-poverty neighborhoods.

Percent Students of Color: Reported in SPP as less than or equal to 25% students of color, 25% to 75% students of color, or more than 75% students of color. Students of color are defined as students who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Two or More Races. SPP utilizes the Common Core of Data (CCD) percent students of color.