New York City School Locations and Administrative Data

Point locations for schools in New York City include coordinates and administrative links. The dataset provides school names, addresses, principal contact information, and geographic identifiers. It is hosted by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in November 2024.

Use Cases

• Map school density per community district using the `Community Districts` and `the_geom` fields.
• Analyze correlations between school administrative districts (`AdiminDist`, `GeoDistric`) and other city service boundaries (`Police Precincts`, `City Council Districts`).
• Link school records to property data via the `BBL` (Borough-Block-Lot) or `BIN` (Building Identification Number) columns.
• Create contact directories for schools using the `Loc_Name`, `Address`, `Principal`, and principal contact columns.
• Perform spatial joins with other NYC open data using the `ATS_Code` or `Loc_Code` as unique identifiers.

Strengths

• Includes multiple geographic reference systems (`XCoordinat`, `YCoordinat`, `the_geom`) for spatial analysis.
• Provides key linking identifiers (`ATS_Code`, `BBL`, `BIN`, `Loc_Code`) for integration with other NYC datasets.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of completeness.
• Data freshness is unclear beyond the last update timestamp; the core data may reflect the 2019-2020 period.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Based on official school addresses, likely compiled from administrative records.

Time Range

2019 - 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-11-26.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA