The Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) is owned by the Office of Civil Rights and is a mandatory data collection authorized under the statutes and regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and others.
Data from the survey is collected into the Office of Civil Rights data collections at: http://ocrdata.ed.gov/ and is used nationally to analyze civil rights indicators and to ensure equity of educational opportunity to our nation's children.
Back to topImportant Dates and Updates for 2025-26 Collection
- Fall 2026 - Survey Opens
- 2025-26 CRDC District Contact Form (Coming soon) - Enter the contact information of the person/persons the Iowa Department of Education can contact regarding CRDC updates using this form.
Help Documents and Links
2025-26 SCED Codes Used for Classes, Course Enrollment Section of the CRDC Report
2025-26 CRDC NCES School Codes (6.6 KB) .xlsx
2025-26 CRDC School Level Guide
2025-26 CRDC District Level Guide
NCES for Closed Schools 2023-24 (62.43 KB) .xlsx
2025-26 Civil Rights Data Collection Crosswalk
2025-26 CRDC District Contact Form - Enter the contact information of the person/persons the Iowa Department of Education can contact regarding CRDC updates using this form.
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