The Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report, 2002 (E&S Survey 2002), is part of the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) program. E&S Survey 2002 is a cross-sectional survey that collects data on key education and civil rights issues in the nation's public schools, which include student enrollment and educational programs and services, disaggregated by race/ethnicity, sex, limited English proficiency, and disability. The study was conducted using surveys of LEAs and the schools in those LEAs. LEAs and BOCES-type regional education centers functioning as LEAs were sampled. Prior to 2011-12, charter schools were primarily sampled if they were part of a LEA, not if they were a separate charter school district. The overall response rates for E&S Survey 2002 were 98% for LEAs and 98% for schools. Key statistics produced from E&S Survey 2002 can provide information about critical civil rights issues as well as contextual information on the state of civil rights in the nation, including enrollment demographics, advanced placement, discipline, and special education services.