New York State school aid data spans 30 school years from 1996-97 to 2025-26. The dataset is published by data.ny.gov and tracks financial allocations by county, school district, and aid category. It includes columns for BEDS Code, Aid Category, and year-over-year Change.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in Aid Category allocations over time using School Year and Change columns.
- Comparing funding levels between Districts and Counties for a given School Year.
- Calculating year-over-year % Change in aid for specific districts using the % Change and Base Year columns.
- Mapping aid distribution by geographic region using County and District columns.
Strengths
- Data covers a 30-year time range from school year 1996-97 to 2025-26.
- Includes granular breakdowns by County, District, and specific Aid Category.
- Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- data.ny.gov
- Time Range
- School years 1996-97 to 2025-26
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-09-11 15:07:02; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- New York State, by county and school district