New York State School Immunization Rates by District and Disease

Aggregate immunization status data for students in kindergarten through 12th grade across New York State schools, excluding New York City public schools. The dataset is collected by the New York State Department of Health via the School Immunization Survey, beginning with the 2019-20 school year.

Use Cases

• Identify geographic clusters of low vaccination using 'Percent Completely Immunized' and 'County' columns for spatial analysis.
• Analyze correlations between specific disease immunization rates, such as 'Percent Immunized Measles' and 'Percent Immunized Mumps', to assess coverage gaps.
• Model temporal trends in 'Percent Medical Exemptions' by 'Report Period' to understand policy impact over time.
• Predict school-level 'Percent Immunized Tdap' from demographic features like 'District' and 'NYS Tick Regions'.
• Join with external demographic data using 'School ID', 'Zip Code', or 'School Districts 2016.shp' to study socioeconomic factors in immunization.

Strengths

• Includes immunization percentages for 8 specific diseases (e.g., Meningococcal, Varicella, Hepatitis B), enabling detailed analysis.
• Contains geospatial fields such as 'County', 'Zip Code', 'Location', and shapefile references for mapping.

Limitations

• Excludes all New York City public schools, creating a significant geographic and population bias for statewide analysis.
• Data is aggregated at the school level; individual student records are not available, limiting granular analysis.

Provenance

Source

New York State Department of Health (health.data.ny.gov).

Collection Method

Aggregate data reported by schools via the School Immunization Survey.

Time Range

Beginning with the 2019-20 school year.

Freshness

Last updated February 2026, indicating active maintenance.

Geography

New York State, excluding New York City public schools.