VT Census Case Studies : Louisiana K-12 Education

Created and last modified by ziemer on 31 May 2015

Variables included in the Dataset:

K-12

  • Demographics
  • School
  • District
  • Attendance/Dropout
  • Grades/GPA
  • Courses
  • Test scores
  • ACT/SAT
  • Disciplinary action
  • Teacher info (salaries, etc.)

Higher Education

  • Demographics
  • Type of college
  • Enrollment
  • Courses
  • Major
  • Grades
  • Tuition/Scholarships

Workforce

  • Demographics
  • Salary
  • Industry

Link: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/data-center

 

Date Inventory Completed: 5/30/15

Screening

  • Is there data available for 2013?
  • Can we access the data by August 15th?

Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? NO

Explanation: Correspondence with the Data Director at the Louisiana Department of Education revealed that Louisiana does not share student level data outside of the state due to Louisiana state privacy laws and policies.

Shortened Inventory

Purpose

  • What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?

"We are committed to providing clear, concise information to help families and educators make informed decisions."

  • Who else uses the data? (make a note if they sell the data to companies)

Educators, parents, policy-makers

 

Description

  • What is the general topic of the data?
  • K-12 Student Information
  • Higher Education Student Information
  • Workforce Information
  • Longitudinal Education Information (includes K-12, Higher Ed, and/or Workforce)

 

  • What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?

1997-2014

  • How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?

Approximately one year.


Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)

  • What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents?

Students who attended public schools in Louisiana.

  • Can K-12 be linked to higher ed or higher ed to workforce?

Yes, at the school-level. http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/college-enrollment-reports

 

Accessibility

  • How is the school-level data accessed (note if it needs to be screen scraped)?

School-level data is available through pdf reports:

 http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/data-center

http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/test-results

http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/college-enrollment-reports

http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/data-management/2013-2014-cohort-graduation-rate-file.pdf?sfvrsn=2

  • How is the student-level data accessed?

Student-level data is not available outside of Louisiana.

  • Note if IRB is needed or any other restrictions on accessing data.

N/A

  • Any records or fields collected, but not included in data source?

N/A

  • Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?

N/A


Describe any other notes you have or any gaps/concerns you see with this dataset: The school-level data may be useful in that it does link high schools with college enrollment. However, this state will not be an option if we need student-level data.