CPS Supplement: School Enrollment

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Summary

The Current Population Survey (CPS) School Enrollment Supplement is an annual supplement jointly sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) that collects information on the school enrollment of household members ages 3 and older. The supplement provides national estimates of enrollment in public, private, and parochial schools, from nursery school through college and professional school, and collects information on students' educational participation and selected social and economic characteristics to support analyses of school enrollment patterns and educational attainment in the United States.

Agency DOC, CENSUS
Related Agency DOL, NCES
Data Checkup

Historical Data Availability

No Known Issue

Future Data Availability

No Known Issue

Data Quality

No Known Issue

Statutory Context

Moderate Risk
The collection is broadly authorized under Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b), 141, and 182, and Title 29, United States Code, Section 2. In addition, the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543) authorizes the National Center for Education Statistics to collect this information; this provision is notably detailed, enumerating specific required statistics on student achievement, completion and dropout rates, postsecondary access, and teacher qualifications, though school enrollment itself is not named as a discrete item.

Staffing and Funding

High Risk
Nearly all NCES staff were terminated, the Commissioner of Education Statistics was removed. National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) scaled back National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) testing. NCES is starting to rehire some positions.

Policy

No Known Issue
Last updated: 2026-08-27

Details

OMB Control Number 0607-0464
Authorizing Statutes 13 USC 8(b), 29 USC 2, 13 USC 182, 13 USC 141
Related ICRs
Reference Number Title Agency Status Request Type
202512-0607-001 Current Population Survey, School Enrollment Supplement DOC/CENSUS Active
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
202505-0607-006 Current Population Survey, School Enrollment Supplement DOC/CENSUS Active
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
202204-0607-005 Current Population Survey, School Enrollment Supplement DOC/CENSUS Historical Active
Revision of a currently approved collection
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