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Finding School & Community Data
Nicole Branch, Sociology LibrarianSanta Clara University Library
Image courtesy of Flickr user Niels Heidenreich.
Why Data?
• An important first starting point for working with communities
• Can help explore/test assumptions
• Can support understanding needs and concerns
• It’s fun!
Data & Statistics
• Data & statistics for your own school & community
• Data & statistics for your placement site
• Data for community assets & challenges
Data vs. Statistics
• Data: The raw numbers; datasets.
• Statistics: Result of data analysis; summarize data.
Finding Community Data & Statistics
Think about WHO might collect the data you are interested and WHO might publish the results.
Government agenciesNon-government organizationsAcademic institutionsPrivate sector
Finding Community Data & Statistics
Think about if the data/statistics you are looking for will be made readily available.
Controversial/harmful dataPolitical context and availability of dataNot broadly applicable data
Finding Community Data & Statistics
Think about your timeframe & geography
Lag time for publicationSampling and geographic specificity
School Statistics
• Your school
• Public, private, charter
• State
• Find a report card for that school
Data Sources
• School Accountability Report Cards (SARC) o State datao Required by California law for schools receiving
public funding.
• For private schools and schools in other stateso State report cardso Data-Planeto School’s website
Community Statistics
• American FactFindero U.S. Census Datao American Community Survey (ACS)
o Estimateso Detailed data