National Center for Education Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

Agency overview
Formed	1867; 157 years ago (1867)
Jurisdiction	U.S. federal government
Headquarters	Potomac Center Plaza 550 12th St, S.W., Washington, D.C., U.S. 38°53′00″N 77°01′39″W / 38.883412°N 77.027612°W / 38.883412; -77.027612
Employees	97[1]
Agency executive	Peggy Carr, Commissioner
Parent agency	Institute of Education Sciences
Website	nces.ed.gov

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States. It also conducts international comparisons of education statistics and provides leadership in developing and promoting the use of standardized terminology and definitions for the collection of those statistics. NCES is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System.