New York City High School Directory and Admissions Data

Directory information and admissions metrics for New York City Department of Education high schools in 2021. The dataset includes columns for course offerings, seat counts, applicant numbers, and admissions priority rules. It was published by data.cityofnewyork.us and last updated in November 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze school selectivity by modeling `offer_rate1_10` and `offer_rate2_12` against `advancedplacement_courses` and `prgdesc1`.
• Assess resource allocation by correlating `seats1012`, `seats9swd7`, and `seats4specialized` with demographic or program description (`prgdesc1`) columns.
• Study admissions priorities for specific student groups using the `admissionspriority17` and `admissionspriority27` fields.
• Track demand and competition for seats in specialized programs using `grade9swdapplicants4`, `grade9swdapplicantsperseat5`, and `grade9swdfilledflag4`.
• Identify schools with specific curriculum requirements by filtering on `requirement_5_4`, `requirement_5_11`, and `requirement_3_1` columns.

Strengths

• Contains over 30 distinct columns covering admissions, capacity, and program details.
• Provides specific metrics for students with disabilities (SWD), such as `grade9swdapplicants3` and `grade9swdfilledflag5`.

Limitations

• Unknown row count prevents assessment of dataset completeness and representativeness.
• Column names are opaque (e.g., `requirement_5_4`, `code11`) and require a data dictionary for proper interpretation.
• Data is static for the 2021 school year and may not reflect current conditions.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

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Time Range

2021

Freshness

Last updated in 2024, but core data is from 2021.

Geography

New York City