Technical Documentation for the Eleventh American School District Panel Survey
ResearchPublished Aug 14, 2025
ResearchPublished Aug 14, 2025
This report provides technical information about the spring 2025 American School District Panel survey of district leaders. This survey was administered to a nationally representative sample of nearly 8,000 KK–12 public school districts. The authors describe the survey administration and weighting processes they used to produce nationally representative estimates.
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