Current Public School Locations in the United States

NCES EDGE program provides annually updated point locations for public elementary and secondary schools from the Common Core of Data. The dataset includes geographic coordinates and administrative information such as student demographics, teacher counts, and school grade span. Data is supplied by state education agencies and represents the most current CCD collection.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic distribution of schools using latitude and longitude coordinates to identify service gaps.
• Model school-level characteristics like student demographics and teacher counts for resource allocation studies.
• Map school grade span data to understand the availability of educational stages across different regions.
• Join school point locations with other geographic datasets using the reported physical location information.

Strengths

• Data is updated annually by the National Center for Education Statistics, ensuring current information.
• Covers all public elementary and secondary schools in the United States, providing national scope.
• Includes multiple data formats (GEOJSON, KML, CSV, etc.) for various analytical and mapping tools.

Limitations

• Specific row count and column schema are not provided, complicating initial assessment of dataset scale and structure.
• Missing data is indicated with codes (-1/M, -2/N), which requires handling during analysis.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing preview of data quality and field completeness before download.

Provenance

Source

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimate (EDGE) program.

Collection Method

Administrative data collected annually from state education agency officials via the Common Core of Data (CCD) program.

Time Range

Current year (most recent CCD collection).

Freshness

Last updated on 2024-10-21.

Geography

United States.