2011-12 Civil Rights Data Collection

Since 1968, the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) has collected data on key education and civil rights issues in our nation's public schools for use by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), other Department offices, other federal agencies, and by policymakers and researchers outside of the Department. The CRDC has generally been collected biennially from school districts in each of the 50 states, and the District of Columbia. The CRDC collects information about school characteristics and about programs, services, and outcomes for students. Most student data are disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, limited English proficiency, and disability. The 2011-12 CRDC included all public schools and public school districts in the nation that serve students for at least 50% of the school day. The CRDC also includes long-term secure juvenile justice agencies, schools for the blind and deaf, and alternative schools. <br><br>***Microdata: Yes Level of Analysis: Local - school district/schools Variables Present: Just variable names and reserved code File Layout: .xslx Codebook: No (variable definitions are present) Methods: Yes Weights (with appropriate documentation): Yes Publications: No Aggregate Data: No