New York State School COVID-19 Testing and Cases for the 2020-2021 Academic Year

The 2020-2021 academic year dataset includes daily school-reported COVID-19 testing and positive case data from K-12 public, private, and charter schools and BOCES programs in New York State. Data was collected via a daily survey form administered by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and published by health.data.ny.gov. It contains counts of positive students, staff, and teachers, along with school demographics and testing numbers.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in school-based COVID-19 cases using Report_Date, Positive_Students, and Positive_Staff.
• Comparing infection rates across School_Type (public, private, charter) and County using Positive_Students and Number_of_Students.
• Modeling the relationship between School_Administered_Tests and positive case counts (Positive_Teachers, Positive_Students) to assess testing efficacy.
• Mapping regional outbreaks using Region, County, and District_Name alongside case positivity data from 15 available columns.

Strengths

• Data covers the entire 2020-2021 academic year for all K-12 school types in New York State.
• Includes 15 specific columns for granular analysis of cases, tests, and school demographics.
• Published by the authoritative state health department (health.data.ny.gov) via a structured daily survey.

Limitations

• Last updated 2021-11-03 12:27:26; freshness should be verified for current analyses.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Collected daily from school administrators via the NYSDOH school survey website.

Time Range

2020-2021 academic year

Freshness

2021-11-03 12:27:26

Geography

New York State, USA