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AMERICA'S CHILDREN: KEY NATIONAL INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING, 2017

This annual report by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics presents a comprehensive look at critical areas of child well-being, including key indicators in seven domains: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.

Download America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2019.

Access reports from previous years (click on Past Reports in column on right side of page).

AMERICA'S YOUNGEST OUTCASTS: A REPORT CARD ON CHILD HOMELESSNESS

This 2014 report from the National Center on Family Homelessness documents the number of homeless children in every state, their well-being, their risk for child homelessness, and state-level planning and policy efforts. Using findings from numerous sources that include well-established national data sets, as well as its own research, NCFH rank the states in four domains, and then develops a composite of these domains to rank the states from 1 (best) to 50 (worst). A page about the District of Columbia also is available.

Download America's Youngest Outcasts: A Report Card on Child Homelessness.

ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATION: KIDS COUNT DATA CENTER

This website brings together data on the well-being of children collected by KIDS COUNT grantees from state and local sources. Users can access state-specific inventories of data from local sources, such as health departments, human services agencies, and schools. Users have access to raw data and can generate graphs, maps, rankings, and regional or state profiles.

Visit the KIDS COUNT Data Center website.

CHILD TRENDS DATABANK

Child Trends Databank is the one-stop-shop for the latest national trends and research on over 80 key indicators of child and youth well-being. The DataBank includes statistics and information on such issues as social and emotional development, poverty and income, and education and skills.

Visit the Child Trends DataBank website.

CIVIL RIGHTS DATA COLLECTION (CRDC)

This U.S. Department of Education data collection reports data on key education and civil rights issues in our nation's public schools on a biennial basis. The CRDC includes data on enrollment demographics, preschool, match and science courses, Advanced Placement (AP), SAT & ACT, discipline, school expenditures, and teacher experience. New data items for the 2015-16 CRDC include math and science classes taught by certified teachers, enrollment in Algebra I in Grade 7 and Geometry in Grade 8, offenses, pre-K discipline, days missed due to suspensions, and transfers to alternate schools.

Visit the CRDC webpage.

IDENTIFIED STUDENT HOMELESSNESS IN CAMDEN CITY SCHOOLS 2014-15 THROUGH 2018-19

Camden City School District is committed to identifying and serving students experiencing homelessness to ensure they receive a free, appropriate public education. This report considers data from students enrolled in district schools at the

conclusion of each of the 2014-15 to 2018-19 school years as well as publicly available data from other local education agencies in Camden. The hope is that this report offers insights into patterns of student homelessness. The ultimate goal is to innovate new ways of identifying and supporting students who experience homelessness.

Download Identified Student Homelessness in Camden City Schools.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN IN POVERTY: 50-STATE DEMOGRAPHICS DATA GENERATOR

This webpage from the National Center for Children in Poverty provides statistical information about low-income children focusing on various areas of interest, including family income level; parental presence, education, employment, and marital status; the child's age and race-ethnicity; and family residential area and moves.

Visit the 50-State Demographics Data Generator.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity responsible for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States.

Visit the National Center for Education Statistics website.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS EDGE DATA TOOL

The NCES Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) program designs and develops information resources to help understand the social and spatial context of education in the U.S. It uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to create custom indicators of social, economic, and housing conditions for school-age children and their parents. It also uses spatial data collected by NCES and the Census Bureau to create geographic locale indicators, school point locations, school district boundaries, and other types of data to support spatial analysis.

Check out the NCES EDGE data tool.

THE ANNUAL HOMELESS ASSESSMENT REPORT (AHAR) TO CONGRESS

This U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report is submitted to Congress each year in 2 parts. Part 1 outlines the key findings of the annual Point-In-Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory (HIC) counts conducted in January. Part 2 provides an estimate of the number of people who experienced sheltered or unsheltered homelessness over the course of the year based on Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data.

Download The 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Part 1 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness (January 2021)

Download The 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Part 1 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness (January 2020)

Download The 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Part 1 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness (December 2018)

Part 2 Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S. (October 2020)

Download The 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Part 1 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness (December 2017)

Part 2 Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S. (October 2018)

Download The 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Part 1 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness (November 2016)

Part 2 Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S. (December 2017)

Download The 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Part 1 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness (November 2015)

Part 2 Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S. (October 2016)

Download The 2014 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Part 1 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness (December 2014)

Part 2 Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S. (November 2015)

Download The 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Part 1 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness (December 2013)

Part 2 Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S. (February 2015)

Download The 2012 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

Volume 1 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness (December 2012)

Volume 2 Estimates of Homelessness in the United States (September 2013)

Download The 2011 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (November 2012)

Download The 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (June 2011)

Download The 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (June 2010)

Download The Third Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (July 2008)

Download The Second Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (March 2008)

Download The Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (February 2007)

U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 2016 HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS SURVEY

This is the 2016 edition of the annual survey provided by the United States Conference of Mayors. It is a status report on hunger and homelessness in the United States based on a 38-city survey.

Download The U.S. Conference of Mayors Report on Hunger and Homelessness Survey. (Dec 2016)

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU SCHOOL DISTRICT POVERTY ESTIMATES

The U.S. Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program (SAIPE) produces annually updated school district poverty estimates to support the administration and allocation of Title I funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended. These data include estimates of total population, number of children ages 5 to 17, and number of related children ages 5 to 17 in families in poverty.

Visit the School Districts Poverty Estimates for 2019 webpage.