Current U.S. Public School Locations and Administrative Attributes

Annually updated point locations and administrative data for all public elementary and secondary schools in the United States, compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics. The dataset includes school characteristics such as student demographics, teacher counts, and grade span, representing the most current Common Core of Data collection.

Use Cases

• Map school locations using latitude and longitude coordinates for geographic analysis of district coverage.
• Analyze student demographic distributions across schools to study educational equity and resource allocation.
• Model school-level administrative conditions, such as teacher-to-student ratios, for policy impact assessments.
• Link school grade span information with location data to visualize the distribution of educational levels.

Strengths

• Data is updated annually, ensuring current representations of school locations and attributes.
• Covers all public elementary and secondary schools in the United States, providing national scope.
• Includes both geographic coordinates and administrative attributes like demographics and teacher counts.
• Developed by the authoritative NCES EDGE program using data supplied by state education agencies.

Limitations

• Specific row count and column details are not provided, limiting precise assessment of dataset scale.
• Missing data is indicated with '-1' or 'M', which may require handling for analysis.
• The variety of file formats may necessitate specific tools for data extraction and processing.

Provenance

Source

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) program.

Collection Method

Administrative data supplied by state education agency officials, with point locations derived from reported physical addresses.

Time Range

Current annual collection; specific start year not provided.

Freshness

Last updated on 2024-10-21, with annual updates.

Geography

United States, covering all public elementary and secondary schools.