Website: Social Explorer Guide: Education

Maps

Curated Maps for Education

Use Social Explorer maps to visualize and analyze the characteristics of almost any location, such as voting, poverty, aging populations, ethnicity and race, spending patterns, health indicators, crime, environment, or education. You can see trends and make comparisons over time and place to gain insights and make decisions.

For an introduction to how to use Social Explorer Maps, start with this video tutorial. There are videos that explain how to browse available datasets, customize your map, compare variables and notice trends, export and share your projects, and even tips for how to tell stories using your data.

When you're ready, click on one of the example maps below to get started, or access the complete set of maps here. Also, don't be afraid to explore! You can always save your variables to go back to later.

United States
Explore over 500,000 data indicators and over 220 years of data for the United States from present to 1790, including all Decennial Censuses, American Community Surveys and many other datasets. Data indicators include education, housing, employment, poverty, population, health, and other factors that intersect with issues in education.
Canadian Census 2011
Explore the 2011 Canadian Census of Population and National Household Survey data. Data cover topics such as age, sex, families, household and marital status, dwelling, income, education, labor, immigration and other data.
U.K. Census 2011
The combined United Kingdom Census 2011 data for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland is available for Key and Quick Statistics as well as the Social Explorer data set. This covers population, education, people and places, health and social care, travel and transport, qualifications and labour market, living arrangements, household composition, and accommodation type.
World Development Indicators
Collected by The World Bank, World Development Indicators allow you to visualize, explore, and compare indicators for almost every country in the world, or switch to the geographic region level for a summarized preview. Education data is available for the years 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2013, and 2014.

Datasets

Datasets

Social Explorer allows you to quickly and easily create and manage reports for one or thousands of variables and geographies. You can also download data for further processing. To get started:

This guide will show you how to create, save and share, and download a report
To access the complete list of available datasets and build your own reports, click here.
Check out the example datasets below
For more detailed information on each dataset, reference the data dictionary

U.S. School Data
Provided by Schooldigger.com.
American Community Survey (5-Year Estimates)
The ACS 5-Year Estimates (available down to the Census Block Group geography) data plus Social Explorer tables which include easy reports with age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, household relationship, place of birth, education, employment status, income, tenure, cost and value of housing, year structure built and other data. 3-Year, 1-Year, and supplemental estimates are also available.
Canadian Census 2011
The Canadian census 2011 consists of the Census of Population and the 2011 National Household Survey. The Census of Population data plus Social Explorer tables cover topics such as age, sex, families, household and marital status, dwelling and other data. The 2011 National Household Survey includes income, education, labor, immigration and other data.
U.K. Census 2011
The combined United Kingdom Census 2011 data for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland covers population, people and places, health and social care, travel and transport, qualifications and labour market, living arrangements, household composition, and accommodation type.
U.S. Census
The U.S. Census Bureau has conducted the Decennial Census every 10 years since 1790. It provides a full count of the U.S. population for congressional and legislative redistricting and includes detailed demographic information spanning over 220 years.
World Development Indicators (World Bank)
World Development Indicators collected by World Bank are comprised of diverse demographic and socioeconomic data categories available for individual world countries, as well as geographic and income level regions. Data points include school enrollment and pupil-teacher ratio.

Teach and Learn Modules

Teach & Learn Modules for Courses

Use these resources created by Social Explorer to inspire creativity, encourage hands-on learning, and equip your students with desired skills. Here are some suggested modules to get you started. To explore the entire library of activities, click here!

Digital Revolution in Classrooms
This module explores the digital revolution in education by employing 2018 American Community Survey data and selected school district data.
Distance Education and Remote Learning
This module explores how we facilitate learning beyond the walls of the schools.
Education Programs in Museums
This module explores how museums facilitate learning.
Education Programs in Public Libraries
This module explores the educational role of public libraries.
Gender Gap in Reading and Writing
This module explores the gender gap among elementary schoolers: Who is better in reading and writing? Is the gender gap in reading and writing a myth or a real fact?
Health and Education
This module explores whether education can improve opportunities for better health.
Impact of Natural Disasters on Education
This module uses census data from 1970 to 2010 to examine the impact of natural disasters on education.
Intellectually Disabled Individuals and Opportunities for Higher Education
This module uses ACS 2017 data along with school and college data to create awareness regarding the resources and opportunities that can help individuals with disabilities to pursue post-secondary education.
Internet Access and Remote Learning
This module uses the 2018 American Community Survey data to demonstrate how remote learning may widen the already existing gaps in the U.S. education system.
Is the American Dream Dying? Or Just Changing?
This module examines the changing relationship between higher educational attainment and poverty in the U.S.
Teacher Shortage in the United States
This module explores the phenomenon of the decreasing number of teachers across the states.

Social Explorer Guide: Education

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Datasets

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