Chicago Public Schools Elementary Network Administrative Boundaries

Chicago Public Schools organizes its district-run elementary schools into 13 Geographic Networks for administrative support. The dataset provides spatial and tabular information for these networks, sourced from data.cityofchicago.org and last updated in September 2025. It includes network identifiers, contact information, and geographic boundaries.

Use Cases

• Mapping school network service areas using the_geom and SHAPE_STAr columns for spatial analysis.
• Analyzing the distribution of schools per network by counting entries grouped by NetworkNum.
• Contacting network administrators for coordination using the Phone and Admin columns.
• Cross-referencing school addresses with planning zones via the Address and PlanningZo fields.

Strengths

• Dataset covers 13 distinct administrative networks.
• Includes geographic coordinates (Lat, Long_) for spatial operations.
• Provides administrative contact details (Admin, Phone) for each network.

Limitations

• Sample data unavailable, preventing verification of data completeness and quality.
• Unknown row count and size limits assessment of representativeness.
• No temporal coverage data provided to assess historical changes.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Administrative records from Chicago Public Schools.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-09-29.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA.