Please note that data from the 2000 and 2002 Elementary and Secondary Surveys, and the 2004 Civil Rights Data Collection are also available. You can access this data at 2000 OCR E&S Survey , 2002 OCR E&S Survey, and 2004 Civil Rights Data Collection .

The Civil Rights Data Collection in the U.S. Department of Education (previously the Elementary and Secondary Survey) is used by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to obtain data from the elementary and secondary schools. This data collection provides information about student access to elementary and secondary schools and to programs of services within those schools. These data are "disaggregated" or broken out, by factors including race, ethnicity, gender, and disability. Reported and projected data from the 2006 Civil Rights Data Collection are available to you through the hyperlink labeled "View the Data."

View the Data - Data from the Civil Rights Data Collection for 2006

Background on Civil Rights Data Collections - The role of the Office for Civil Rights

Collecting the Data - Information about the collection and use of Civil Rights Data collection data.

Data Selection Tutorial - How to select data, customize its presentation, print it, and save it in a file.

Feedback - How to contact us with your questions and comments.

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