Chicago Public School Locations With Census Tract Data

Locations of educational units in the Chicago Public School District for the 2020-2021 school year. The dataset includes geographic coordinates and administrative boundaries like Census Tracts and Wards. It was published by data.cityofchicago.org and last updated in January 2022.

Use Cases

• Map school density per Community Area using the `Short_Name` and `Community Areas` columns.
• Analyze the correlation between school locations and socioeconomic data using the `Census Tracts` field.
• Calculate distances between schools and specific addresses using the `Lat` and `Long` coordinates.
• Identify schools within specific political districts for resource allocation using the `Wards` column.
• Filter schools by grade level categories for demographic studies using the `Grade_Cat` feature.

Strengths

• Includes precise geographic coordinates (`Lat`, `Long`) for spatial analysis.
• Links schools to multiple administrative boundaries (`Census Tracts`, `Wards`, `Community Areas`, `Zip Codes`).
• Data is formatted for both tabular use and derived map views.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of completeness.
• Data is specific to a single school year (2020-2021) and may be outdated for current analysis.
• Potential for geographic bias as it only covers the Chicago Public School District.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Time Range

School Year 2020-2021

Freshness

Last updated January 2022; covers the 2020-2021 school year.

Geography

Chicago Public School District, Illinois, USA