U.S. Student Retention Estimates by Grade and Gender 2015-16

U.S. Department of Education data provides student retention estimates for all states, broken down by grade level. The dataset is organized into separate Excel files for total, male, and female student populations. Specific row and column counts are not provided.

Use Cases

• Analyze retention rate differences between male and female student populations across grades.
• Compare total student retention estimates across different U.S. states for the 2015-16 academic year.
• Examine grade-level retention patterns to identify critical transition points in the education system.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative U.S. Department of Education.
• Coverage includes all U.S. states, offering a national perspective.
• Data is segmented by grade and gender (male/female/total), enabling demographic analysis.

Limitations

• The data is from the 2015-16 academic year and may not reflect current conditions.
• Data is stored in legacy XLS format, which may require conversion for modern tools.
• The underlying methodology for 'retention estimations' is not described, limiting interpretability.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Education

Collection Method

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Time Range

2015-16 academic year

Freshness

Last updated metadata in February 2024, but the data itself covers the 2015-16 period.

Geography

All U.S. states