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Public School Characteristics 2021-22

Published by National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) | Department of Education | Metadata Last Checked: August 02, 2025 | Last Modified: 2024-10-19T12:48:05.915970
The National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimate (EDGE) program develops annually updated point locations (latitude and longitude) for public elementary and secondary schools included in the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). The CCD program annually collects administrative and fiscal data about all public schools, school districts, and state education agencies in the United States. The data are supplied by state education agency officials and include basic directory and contact information for schools and school districts, as well as characteristics about student demographics, number of teachers, school grade span, and various other administrative conditions. CCD school and agency point locations are derived from reported information about the physical location of schools and agency administrative offices. The point locations and administrative attributes in this data layer were developed from the 2021-2022 CCD collection. For more information about NCES school point data, see: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/SchoolLocations. For more information about these CCD attributes, as well as additional attributes not included, see: https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp.Notes:-1 or MIndicates that the data are missing.-2 or NIndicates that the data are not applicable.-9Indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.All information contained in this file is in the public domain. Data users are advised to review NCES program documentation and feature class metadata to understand the limitations and appropriate use of these data.

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description <p style='margin:12pt 0in; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial;'>The National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimate (EDGE) program develops annually updated point locations (latitude and longitude) for public elementary and secondary schools included in the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). The CCD program annually collects administrative and fiscal data about all public schools, school districts, and state education agencies in the United States. The data are supplied by state education agency officials and include basic directory and contact information for schools and school districts, as well as characteristics about student demographics, number of teachers, school grade span, and various other administrative conditions. CCD school and agency point locations are derived from reported information about the physical location of schools and agency administrative offices. <span>The point locations and administrative attributes in this data layer were developed from the 2021-2022 CCD collection.</span> For more information about NCES school point data, see: <font size='3'><span style='color:black;'><a href='https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/SchoolLocations' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;'>https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/SchoolLocations</span></a></span><span style='font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;'>.</span><span style='font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; color:black;'> </span></font>For more information about these CCD attributes, as well as additional attributes not included, see:<font size='3'><span style='font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;'> </span><span style='color:black;'><a href='https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;'>https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp</span></a></span><span style='font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;'>.</span></font></p><div><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Notes:</div><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' style='margin-bottom:1.5rem; width:1004px; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; font-size:0.875rem;'><tbody><tr style='border-bottom:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);'><td style='border:1pt solid windowtext; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:71.75pt;' valign='top' width='96'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>-1 or M</span></p></td><td style='border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid windowtext; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:233.75pt; border-top:1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext; border-image:initial;' valign='top' width='312'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>Indicates that the data are missing.</span></p></td></tr><tr style='border-bottom:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);'><td style='border-left:1pt solid windowtext; border-right:1pt solid windowtext; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:71.75pt; border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext; border-image:initial; border-top:none;' valign='top' width='96'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>-2 or N</span></p></td><td style='border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid windowtext; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:233.75pt; border-top:none; border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;' valign='top' width='312'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>Indicates that the data are not applicable.</span></p></td></tr><tr style='border-bottom:none;'><td style='border-left:1pt solid windowtext; border-right:1pt solid windowtext; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:71.75pt; border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext; border-image:initial; border-top:none;' valign='top' width='96'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>-9</span></p></td><td style='border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid windowtext; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:233.75pt; border-top:none; border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;' valign='top' width='312'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>Indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><br /></span></div><div><span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>All information contained in this file is in the public domain. Data users are advised to review NCES program documentation and feature class metadata to understand the limitations and appropriate use of these data.</span><span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><br /></span></div></div>
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identifier 4af10df6-bd8b-417a-9914-507bfd45d544
issued 2023-04-04T11:49:51.000Z
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  "common-core-of-data",
  "edge",
  "education-demographic-and-geographic-estimates-program",
  "national-center-for-education-statistics",
  "nces",
  "points",
  "public-school-locations",
  "public-schools",
  "u-s-census-bureau",
  "united-states",
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]
license https://resources.data.gov/open-licenses/
modified 2024-10-19T12:48:05.915970
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publisher 
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}
theme 
                                            [
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]
title Public School Characteristics 2021-22

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