American FactFinder		Source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data
National Center for Education Statistics		Annual reports for: Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, Indicators of School Crime and Safety, Projections of Education Statistics
SEMCOG- Southeast Michigan Council of Governments		Select DEMOGRAPHICS in the subject drop-down menu. A sample of reports offered: SEMCOG 2035 Forecast Population by Age Group by School District. Also Fiscal Capacity of Southeast Michigan Communities: Taxable Value and its implications, 2035 Forecast for Southeast Michigan: Population, Households, and Jobs for Counties, Cities, Villages, and Townships.
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau's Mapping and Cartographic Resources		Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity

The Nation's Report Card		National assessment of educational progress
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)		The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) provides reliable and timely data on the mathematics and science achievement of U.S. students compared to that of students in other countries. TIMSS data has been collected in 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. TIMSS 2007 results will be released on December 9, 2008.
Childstats		This website offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health.
National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988		Survey follows elementary school cohorts in 1988 through high school, dropout, post-secondary education, or the workforce Interviews with students, teachers, and parents to determine success factors Web site provides Data Analysis System for using data on a personal computer
Indicators of School Crimes and Safety		This report presents the most recent data available on school crime and student safety.
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)		The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults. The YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state, territorial, tribal, and local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.
Dropout Rates		This report is the 13th in a series of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports on high school dropout and completion rates. It presents data on rates in 2000, the most recent year for which data are available, and includes time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for the period 1972 through 2000.
Violence and Discipline Problems in U.S. Public Schools: 1996-97		This report presents findings from the Principal/School Disciplinarian Survey on School Violence commissioned by NCES to obtain current data on school violence and other discipline issues in our nation's public elementary and secondary schools.

Public School District Finance Peer Search		The peer tool is intended to compare the financial and demographic characteristics of a single school district with a set of its peers. It displays the information in graphical format in the form of bar charts and pie charts as well as in numeric format. It is intended for simple research and comparisons.
Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates Model-based Estimates for States, Counties, & School Districts		The estimates provided here are only for school districts identified in the U.S. Census Bureau's school district mapping project.
School District Demographics Site (NCES)		The School District Demographics site is related to the access and use of school district demographic information. The site's purpose is: To provide access to information about school district demographic resources developed under the sponsorship of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. To enable users to directly access school district geographic and demographic data. To provide information about school district demographic concepts, uses, and applications to facilitate effective use of these information resources.
Home Education Across the United States (National Home School Legal Defense Fund)		Brief national data from 1997 on students, test scores, family characteristics, and long-term success of home schooled students Number of home school students by selected state
Michigan Department of Education
Michigan School Report Card		School district and school building information Enrollment, free lunch eligibility, average teacher salary, pupil/teacher ratio, funding per student, dropout rates Percent passing MEAP scores in the past three years
National Public School and School District Locator (NCES)		Locate individual elementary or secondary schools or school districts by name, district, telephone number, or enrollment Data includes location, number of teachers and students, student/teacher ratio, students by grade and ethnicity/race
Federal, State, and Local Governments Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data		Education finance data include revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets (cash and security holdings) of elementary and secondary public school systems. Statistics cover all states, including the District of Columbia, and are available on an annual basis. File formats for downloadable data may vary by year
Quality Counts		Quality Counts is Education Week's annual report on state-level efforts to improve public education. Published in January. Report on the quality of public elementary/secondary education National and state data on student achievement, quality of teaching, school climate, and funding

Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)(NCES)		Numerous reports and surveys on the teaching profession Status of teachers, teacher satisfaction with position, continuing education, characteristics of minorities, teachers' sense of community Includes surveys on both public and private schools
Teacher Quality: A Report on The Preparation and Qualifications of Public School Teachers		The results of this new national profile of teacher quality, the first in a series of biennial reports, specifically focused on teachers’ learning (both preservice and continued) and the environments in which they work.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Teachers		Bureau of Labor Statistics