The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) collects selected data from state education agencies about all public elementary and secondary schools and education agencies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 outlying areas: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Information is also provided by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on its dependents schools overseas. Information on the universe of public schools and education agencies is collected annually through the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) surveys: (1) Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey; (2) Local Education Agency Universe Survey; (3) State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education; (4) National Public Education Financial Survey; and (5) School District Financial Survey. In the introduction, several tables summarize the contents of the file. They are followed by the listing of education agencies, organized by state and type of agency. The directory lists all reported public elementary/secondary education agencies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the 5 outlying areas, and DOD. Definitions of agency types are also given. Appendices list state education agencies' addresses and sample survey documents. (DFR)