KYSTATS Request for Data

Thank you for your interest in Kentucky data.

If the data you need are not available through our standard reports or labor market data products, you can submit a request for data using the form below. If you are a researcher requesting the use of de-identified individual-level data, you can submit an individual-level data request here.


Data Request FAQs

KYSTATS collects and links data across education and workforce systems in Kentucky. In accordance with our Acceptable Use Guidelines, we can generally provide data to help you answer questions that require linking data from the following datasets:

  • Adult Education
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE)
  • Early Childhood
  • Employment and Wages
  • K-12 Students
  • K-12 Teachers/Staff
  • Financial Aid
  • Labor Market Information
  • Postsecondary Education
  • Social Benefit Programs
  • Other

For descriptions of these data sources, click here.

You will receive a confirmation email after you submit the request form. Someone from KYSTATS will then follow up with you by email to discuss the next steps.

The time for fulfilling data requests depends on KYSTATS’ workload at the time of the request and the complexity of the request. KYSTATS is required to provide up to ten business days for our partner agencies to review requests that use their data.

Aggregate data is basically a summary. Aggregate data cannot provide the type of detailed information that individual-level data can. No data sharing agreement is needed for an aggregate data request.

Example: this table shows sample aggregate-level data
Student Demographic Group High School Graduates of 2021-22 High School Graduates of 2022-23
Number of Graduates Number Attending College In-State In-State College Going Rate Number of Graduates Number Attending College In-State In-State College Going Rate
Black, non-Hispanic 4,853 1,931 39.8% 5,128 2,189 42.7%
Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race 3,845 1,673 43.5% 4,344 1,875 43.2%
White, non-Hispanic Only 34,004 16,338 48.0% 34,290 16,778 48.9%
Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch 23,274 8,830 37.9% 24,402 9,656 39.6%
Not Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch 22,287 12,746 57.2% 22,402 12,877 57.5%
Total 45,561 21,576 47.4% 46,804 22,533 48.1%

Individual-level data does not include personally identifiable information (PII), but it still contains data based on an individual rather than a group of people. For example, you would not receive the person’s name, but you would receive information about where they attended college and which programs they participated in. To learn more or to submit a request for individual-level data, visit this page.

Example: (this is sample individual-level data)
KYSTATS_ID Gender Postsecondary Institution Degree Year Degree Semester Degree Level Major CIP Code Major Credit Hours Earned
KYSTATS40971 Male Western Kentucky University 2006 Spring Associate 131101 Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 60
KYSTATS40971 Male Western Kentucky University 2008 Spring Bachelor's 380101 Philosophy 144
KYSTATS61123 Female University of Louisville 2008 Fall Master's 500702 Electrical and Electronics Engineering 161
KYSTATS51121 Female Bluegrass Community & Technical College 2012 Spring Certificate 131203 Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary 30
KYSTATS51121 Female Bluegrass Community & Technical College 2012 Spring Diploma 520101 Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary 51
KYSTATS90442 Female Berea College 2013 Fall Bachelor's 511613 Fine/Studio Arts, General 120

Sometimes requestors need to match program data into our system to measure program outcomes or help answer other research questions about specific populations. If you need to match data with data in our system, indicate this in your request and someone from KYSTATS will follow up with you to discuss if the match is possible and how to securely transfer data to our research team.

It depends. KYSTATS operates on a cost-recovery model and has developed a reasonable fee schedule for services provided. Requests for data are typically not subject to fees unless matching data is required, although this varies by request. Fees apply for statistical analyses, such as running a regression analysis for a data requestor, rather than just simple descriptive statistics for aggregated data requests.

Still have questions?

Email us at kystats@ky.gov



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