AFCARS reporting

The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) collects information from state child welfare agencies on all children in foster care. State child welfare agencies are required to submit AFCARS data twice a year on certain case-level information. States are required to report certain education-related elements, including a student in foster care’s current level of schooling, their highest grade completed, and whether the student has an IEP or IFSP.