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
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? UNDECIDED
Explanation: Contains aggregate level information only. Not clear if it can be linked to Higher Education data.
Full Inventory
Purpose
- What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?
Uses data for Labor Market Studies, Economic Summaries, and generally informing the public about the status of the West Virginia workforce.
- Who else uses the data? (make a note if they sell the data to companies)
All data is publically available so anyone can use it.
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?
2014 (unclear what the earliest dates available are)
- How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?
Unknown
Method
- What is the data collection method (portal, other)?
Unknown
- What is the raw source of the collected data (teacher, superintendent)?
Unknown
Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)
- What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents?
All registered workers in West Virginia (both public and private companies)
Stability/Coherence
- Note any changes to the universe of data being captured (e.g., including private schools).
None mentioned, possible redistricting that may change county data.
- Note any changes to the data capture method or sources of data.
None noted.
Metadata
- Is there a description of each variable in the source along with their valid values?
No, but units are given
- Are there unique IDs for unique elements that can be used for linking data?
There are industry codes given, but not clear if this can be linked to the higher education data.
- Can K-12 be linked to higher ed or higher ed to workforce?
Can be linked by county.
- Links to codebooks:
N/A
Accuracy
- Any known sources of error?
Unknown
- Describe any quality control checks performed by the state (or data manager).
None mentioned
Accessibility
- How is the school-level data accessed (note if it needs to be screen scraped)?
Data can be downloaded to Tableau Workbook
- How is the student-level data accessed?
Individual-level not available.
- 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?
Unknown
- Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?
No
Privacy and security
- Note any confidentiality policies or legal limitations other than FERPA:
Since data is only at the county level, there is not any PII and there is no mention of FERPA
- What do they consider personally identifiable information?
N/A
Research
- What research has been done with this dataset?
Various labor market studies have been conducted with this data. For example, “West Virginia Gross Domestic Product 2013” and “A Decade of Coal Mining in West Virginia”
- Research links:
http://www.workforcewv.org/lmi/LaborMarketStudies/StudiesMenu.html
Describe any other notes you have or any gaps/concerns you see with this dataset: