2022 School Health Policies and Practices Survey

2022 School Health Profiles survey data assesses health policies and practices in U.S. schools. The biennial surveys are conducted among middle and high school principals and lead health education teachers. It monitors school health education, physical activity, bullying prevention, mental health services, and family engagement.

Use Cases

• Analyze school health education requirements and content across states and districts.
• Monitor physical education and physical activity practices reported by principals.
• Assess school-based health and mental health service availability from survey responses.
• Examine policies related to tobacco-use prevention and nutrition in schools.
• Study family engagement and community involvement metrics from teacher surveys.

Strengths

• Data is collected biennially by official education and health agencies, ensuring regular updates.
• Surveys cover multiple critical health domains including bullying prevention and mental health services.
• The dataset represents a national system assessing school health policies across states, districts, territories, and tribes.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable for review.
• Data is from a single biennial survey cycle (2022), limiting longitudinal analysis without prior years.
• Relies on self-reported survey responses from school principals and teachers, which may introduce bias.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Biennial surveys conducted by education and health agencies among middle and high school principals and lead health education teachers.

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Data is from the 2022 survey cycle; the platform record was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

States, school districts, territories, and tribes in the United States.