Top 5 Reasons to Use Kidsdata.org: Reason #2 – Get Local
This week, we continue counting down the Top 5 reasons to use kidsdata.org with an emphasis on the local data available on the site.
County data are good, but city and school district data are even better. On kidsdata.org, we have all three — with statewide comparisons, of course. Better yet, you can compare these local regions to each other to see how children in your community are faring vs. another locale, or any set of regions that you choose.
An example of putting local data into action comes from the Beaumont Unified School District in Riverside County, who reported using kidsdata.org when visiting the Legislative Action Committee for Child Nutrition in Washington, D.C., to give legislators “a snapshot of our district.”
Here’s a sampling of just some of the data on kidsdata.org that are available at a very local level:
- Child population, family structure, immigration, family income, and poverty for regions of 20,000 residents or more.
- College readiness, high school dropouts, math proficiency, and more education data, available by school district.
- Emotional and behavioral health data including alcohol and drug use, dating violence, gang involvement, bullying, depression, and much more, available by school district.
How have you made use of the local data on kidsdata.org for your region?
Posted by Felicity Simmons
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