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Survey Research
Comparative Profiles

Welcome to the Comparative Profile section of the Survey Research Center!  Data collection for the ERS National Survey of School District Budgets, 2006-07 and the ERS National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools, 2007-08 is now complete—resulting in two valuable databases that will help inform your budget and salary decisions and those of your colleagues across the country. Over the last several months, we have worked to ensure that accurate information is collected and included in these databases in order to provide you with data you can rely on.

There are three types of Profiles available: ERS Budget Profiles, ERS Salary and Wage Profiles, and ERS Staffing Ratios Profiles. Each Profile contains a district-to-district comparative analysis of your school systems' revenue and expenditures, compensation, or staffing patterns with those of other school systems that supplied data to ERS. This unique service provides you with valuable information not available from any other source. Profiles are only available to school districts and cannot be accessed by any other organization.

Profile Pricing Structure Comprehensive Subscriber Price Nonsubscriber Price
Your school district participated in the survey during the original time of data collection and is on the Participant List $200.00 $400.00
Your school district did not participate in the survey during the original time of data collection, but wishes to submit survey data at this time $300.00* $500.00*
Your school district did not participate in the survey during the original time of data collection and does not wish to submit survey data at this time $400.00 $600.00
*Note: The reduced price for a Profile with your school district data is our way of saying "thank you" for contributing to the national databank and for agreeing to make your data available to other school districts.
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To order a Comparative Profile you must complete a Profile Request Form. For your convenience, you may access the forms by clicking on the links below and submitting your request online.

  • Budget Profile Request Form and List of Participating Districts
  • Salary and Wage Profile Request Form and List of Participating Districts
  • Staffing Ratios Profile Request Form and List of Participating Districts

If you would prefer to submit your request by fax or mail, printable PDF versions of the forms and participant lists can be accessed using the links below. Please note that the survey instruments are password-protected. Contact the Survey Research Center at 703-248-6230 or at surveyresearch@ers.org for a user name and password. Note that the PDF forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4.05 or later). Click here if you need to install or upgrade.

Budget Salary and Wage Staffing Ratios
Profile Request Form Profile Request Form Profile Request Form
Participant List Participant List Participant List
Survey Instrument Survey Instrument Survey Instrument

If your school district did not submit data during our original collection phase, you may now do so by filling out the appropriate survey instrument and faxing or mailing it to ERS with your Profile Request Form.

Email:  surveyresearch@ers.org
Fax: (703) 243-8410
Mail: Survey Research Department
1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314-1587

ERS Survey Research Department
1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 500 • Alexandria, VA 22314-1587
Phone: (703) 248-6230 • Fax: (703) 243-8410 • surveyresearch@ers.org