Documentation
Below you will find documentation for The University of Texas at Dallas Education Research Center, Texas Education Agency, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board data. To learn more about the data, please review the documents below. As you click on the relevant documents, they will open in a separate window.
The University of Texas at Dallas
Education Research Center
UTD-ERC Documentation:
- District/Campus Coding Information
- PIEMS and TAKS Coding Information
- PEIMS-Finance Data Variables
- PEIMS-Organization Data Variables
- PEIMS-Staff Data Variables
- PEIMS-Student Data Variables
- TAKS Data Variables
- TELPAS Coding Information
- THECB Coding Information
- THECB Data Variables
- THECB Data Dictionary (Excel file)
- SBEC Data Variables
UTD-ERC Synthetic Data:
These files contain artificially generated values that mimic the structure of our Texas Education Research Center data files. Researchers may import the flat file data into the appropriate SAS, SPSS, or STATA format and use the synthetic data to develop and test programs.
Texas Education Agency - Synthetic Data
TEA Synthetic Data Documentation
- Test: Financial-Actual
- Test: Financial-Budget
- Test: Financial-Nonprofit, Actual
- Test: Financial-Nonprofit, Budget
- Test: Organization-Campus
- Test: Organization-Campus, Fall
- Test: Organization-District
- Test: Organization-District, Fall
- Test: Student-Attendance
- Test: Student-Course Completion
- Test: Student-Demographic Graduate
- Test: Student-Discipline
- Test: Student-Dropout
- Test: Student-Enrollment
- Test: Student-Graduate
- Test: Student-Leaver
- Test: Student-Special Education
- Test: Staff-Employee
- Test: Staff-Employee Demographic
- Test: Staff-Class
- Test: Staff-Nonclass
- Test: TAKS (TEA Testing Data)
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board - Synthetic Data
THECB Synthetic Data Documentation
- Test: Report 1 - Student Enrollment, Community & Tech
- Test: Report 1 - Student Enrollment, Health
- Test: Report 1 - Student Enrollment, Independent
- Test: Report 1 - Student Enrollment, University
- Test: Report 2 - TASP/TSI (THECB Testing Data)
- Test: Report 4 - Class, Community & Tech
- Test: Report 4 - Class, University
- Test: Report 8 - Faculty, Community & Tech
- Test: Report 8 - Faculty, Health
- Test: Report 8 - Faculty, University
- Test: Report 9 - Graduates/Degrees Awarded, Community & Tech
- Test: Report 9 - Graduates/Degrees Awarded, Health
- Test: Report 9 - Graduates/Degrees Awarded, Independent
- Test: Report 9 - Graduates/Degrees Awarded, University
- Test: Report 11 - Facilities Room, Community & Tech
- Test: Report 11 - Facilities Room, Health
- Test: Report 11 - Facilities Room, University
- Test: Report 14 - Facilities Building, Community & Tech
- Test: Report 14 - Facilities Building, Health
- Test: Report 14 - Facilities Building, University
- Test: Report A - Students in Continuing Education, Community & Tech
- Test: Report B - Admissions, University
- Test: Report C - Continuing Education Class, Community & Tech
- Test: Report M - Marketable Skills Achievement Report, Community & Tech
- Test: Report R - Resident/Fellows, Health
Texas Education Agency
Testing Data Documentation:
- TAKS Manual 2010
- TAKS Manual 2009
- TAKS Manual 2008
- TAKS Manual 2007
- TAKS Manual 2006
- TAKS Manual 2005
- TAAS Manual 2007
- TAAS Manual 2006
- TAAS Manual 2005
- TAAS Manual 2004
- TAAS Manual 2003
- TAAS Manual 2002
- TAAS Manual 2001
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Texas Public Universities Documentation:
- PU Manual 2010
- PU Manual 2009
- PU Manual 2007
- PU Manual 2005
- PU Manual 2004
- PU Manual 2000
- PU Manual 1999
- PU Manual 1997
- PU Manual 1996
Texas Health Related Institutions Documentation:
- HRI Manual 2010
- HRI Manual 2009
- HRI Manual 2007
- HRI Manual 2005
- HRI Manual 2004
- HRI Manual 2001
- HRI Manual 2000
Texas Community, Technical, and State Colleges Documentation:
Texas Independent Colleges & Universities Documentation:
Financial Aid Database Documentation:
- FAD Manual 2003
- FAD Manual 2004
- FAD Manual 2005
- FAD Manual 2006
- FAD Manual 2007
- FAD Manual 2008
- FAD Manual 2009
Appendices for THECB Manuals:
Documentation summarizing differences in the manuals related to Texas Public Universities, Texas Community, Technical, State Colleges and Texas Health-Related Institutions can be found in:
Page last updated on July 27, 2012.
