Overview
The School Pulse Panel (SPP), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), surveys public K-12 schools on high-priority, education-related topics once a month during the school year.
The SPP website includes:
Interactive Results—Presented by topic area, month of data collection, and school characteristics. Interactive graphics as well as data downloads are available for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Interactive graphics are available for select questions while the data downloads include standard errors and additional survey questions. Outlying Area Public School results are available as a data download by month and topic area.
About—A description of the SPP and an outline of past data collection topic areas.
Frequently Asked Questions—Commonly asked questions for data users and a link to FAQs for survey respondents.
Methodology—Previously fielded SPP questionnaires and technical documentation.
Press Releases—The SPP includes a press release for each data release for news organizations and the public.
SPP Media Contact—For SPP related media inquiries, contact Josh De La Rosa, National Center for Education Statistics at ARIS.NCES@ed.gov
Among all public schools in September 2024…
of public schools offered academically focused programs for students during summer 2024.
of public schools are offering academically focused after-school programming.
of public schools reported in September that at least one teacher incorporated the national election cycle into their lessons.
Were you contacted about the School Pulse Panel?
The Census Bureau collects survey responses on behalf of NCES.
Visit the School Pulse Panel Census website to learn why your school was contacted and how you can respond to the survey.
Related data collections from 2021 to 2022
2021–22 NAEP Preassessment Data
Learn more about in-person full-time, in-person part-time, or remote full-time student attendance, masking and social distancing policies in fourth- and eighth-grade public schools in the nation and states from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) pre-assessment activities.
September 2021 School Pulse Panel
This initial data collection for the School Pulse Panel collected information related to learning mode, COVID-19 mitigation strategies, extra programs and activities, plans for instruction in 2020–21, technology support provided, and staffing concerns and challenges.
Summer 2021 School Pulse Panel
While recruiting participating schools, this data collection in the summer of 2021 for the School Pulse Panel asked schools to indicate information related to learning mode in 2019–20, school scheduling, summer school programs, and plans for the 2020–21 school year.
Spring 2021 Monthly School Survey
The NAEP Monthly School Survey provides insights into learning opportunities offered by schools during the Spring of 2021. The survey collected data five times, once a month from February through June of 2021, and the dashboard provides national results as well as results for participating states and large urban districts.