2015 -16 Civil Rights Data Collection

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights

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Project Citation: 

US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights. 2015 -16 Civil Rights Data Collection. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-08-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/E219561V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title 2015 -16 Civil Rights Data Collection
Summary:  View help for Summary 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. 

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Microdata: Yes
Level of Analysis: Local - school district/schools
Variables Present: Just Variable Names and Reserved Code
File Layout: .csv
Codebook: Yes 
Methods: Yes
Weights (with appropriate documentation): No
Publications: No
Aggregate Data: No
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov/data

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms elementary education; secondary education; correctional education; discrimination; civil rights; education; disabilities
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2015 – 2016
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 1/2017 – 6/2017
Universe:  View help for Universe All local educational agencies and schools, including long-term secure juvenile justice facilities, charter schools, alternative schools, and schools serving students with disabilities 
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data


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