VT Census Case Studies : Mississippi K-12 Education

Created and last modified by ziemer on 03 Jun 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.mde.k12.ms.us/

 

Date Inventory Completed: 6/3/15

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:  Obtaining student-level data requires signing an MOU and submitting a data request. There is a longitudinal education system that links K-12 with higher ed and workforce (https://lifetracks.ms.gov/SitePages/Home.aspx), however, access to student-level linked data is only available at physical locations at the University of Mississippi.  

Shortened Inventory 

Purpose

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

To ensure that all children have access to quality education. 

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

Parents, students, educators, researchers, 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?

1999-2012

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

More than one year

 

Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)

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

K-12 public schools

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

It cannot be linked when requested through the Department of Education. There is a longitudinal data system that links K-12 to higher ed and workforce, however, this data is only accessible at physical locations in Mississippi.

 

Accessibility

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

School-level data is available via pdf - http://www.msreportcard.com/?dist=4820 and school-level enrollment and demographics can be downloaded in excel files: http://reports.mde.k12.ms.us/data/

  • How is the student-level data accessed?

Must submit a data request and sign an MOU. They do not appear to have a streamlined, established process for requesting student-level data.

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

Unknown

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

Unknown

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

Unknown