If you are reading this blog, chances are you know quite a bit about education data. But, did you know that the high school dropout rate varies widely by counties? Or that close to half of the graduating high school class of 2006 immediately enrolled in public postsecondary education? Now you can pull these data charts for early education, K-12 and higher education very easily. The formats are easy to read as well – and even include an option to put the data in a map with color-coded counties.
Washington KIDS COUNT is pleased to announce that these and other indicators are available on the new KIDS COUNT Data Center. The KIDS COUNT Data Center is an on-line resource that contains hundreds of measures of child well-being covering national, state, and county information. The Data Center is updated throughout the year and is a powerful resource for policy makers, practitioners, and the media. With a few keystrokes or clicks of your mouse, you can do the following:
- Rank states, cities, and other geographic areas on key indicators of child well-being;
- Generate customized maps and trend lines that show how children are faring and use them in presentations and publications; and
- Feature automatically updated maps and graphs on your own website or blog.
The KIDS COUNT Data Center includes data in the areas of demographics, education, economic well-being, health, and safety and risk behaviors that are available at the county and state levels for Washington. When possible, we disaggregate data by race, ethnicity, or gender.
Available education data is summarized below:
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