Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University: Texas School Survey

The Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use is sponsored by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) and implemented by the Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) at Texas A&M University. The first survey, of secondary students in grades 7 through 12, was conducted in 1988. A second statewide assessment, conducted two years later, expanded data collection to include Texas elementary students in grades 4 through 6 as well. Texas elementary and secondary students have been subsequently surveyed every other year since 1990. The last statewide assessment was in 2006.

The Texas School Survey project is conducted in two parts. First, a statewide survey is administered every two years in a sample of districts throughout the state. The statewide survey helps inform policymakers about the extent and nature of the substance use problem in Texas schools. It also gives districts conducting local surveys a standard of comparison for interpreting their own drug and alcohol survey findings.

View the statewide School Survey of Substance Use Among Students for past years.

For more information about participating in the survey, please contact the Texas School Survey research staff at PPRI:

Phone: (979) 845-6758
Fax: (979) 845-0249

Mailing Address:
Public Policy Research Institute
H.C. Dulie Bell Bldg, Suite 309H
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4476