Educational Attainment

Educational attainment refers to the highest level of education that an individual has completed. This is distinct from the level of schooling that an individual is attending.

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Publications

Tables

TABLE | DECEMBER 14, 2017

Educational Attainment in the United States: 2017

Annual tables on educational attainment from the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic supplement (ASEC).

TABLE | MARCH 2017

Educational Attainment in the United States: 2016

Annual tables on educational attainment from the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic supplement (ASEC).

TABLE | 2017

CPS Historical Time Series Tables

These Education Attainment tables are from 1940 through 2017.

Publications

PUBLICATION | APRIL 2018

Postsecondary Enrollment Before, During, and Since the Great Recession

This report provides an overview of postsecondary enrollment during the years preceding and following the recession period of 2007 to 2009, as recorded by CPS.

PUBLICATION | MARCH 29, 2016

Educational Attainment in the United States: 2015

This report examines educational attainment by demographic and social characteristics based on data collected from the Current Population Survey.

PUBLICATION | JULY 16, 2015

Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978–2014

This report provides analysis of the American electorate in congressional elections since 1978.

Working Papers

WORKING PAPER | APRIL 28, 2018

High School Equivalents and Disability Status: The Role of Context

This paper examines county-level variation in the relationship between GEDs and disability. (SEHSD Working Paper 2018-05)

WORKING PAPER | DECEMBER 14, 2017

Capturing more than poverty: Free & reduced-price lunches and income

This paper investigates whether free and reduced-price lunch designations capture students’ household income and educational disadvantage.

WORKING PAPER | SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

2016 American Community Survey Content Test: Race and Hispanic Origin

Results from the 2016 ACS Content Test of the questions about Race and Hispanic origin.

News

STATS FOR STORIES | NOVEMBER 12, 2018

American Education Week: November 12-16, 2018

In the U.S., per student spending was $11,762 in FY2016, a 3.2% increase from 2015. There are more than 77 million enrolled in U.S. Schools.

PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2017

Real median household income increased by 1.8 percent between 2016 and 2017, while the official poverty rate decreased 0.4 percentage points.

PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Ingresos, Pobreza y Cobertura de Seguro Médico: 2017

La mediana real de ingreso de los hogares aumentó 1.8 por ciento entre 2016 y 2017, mientras que la tasa oficial de pobreza disminuyó 0.4 puntos porcentuales.