NCES School Locations
Overview
This dataset contains point locations for 2020-2021 public and postsecondary schools and 2019-2020 private schools in the United States as collected by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Public school data is collected via NCES's annual Common Core of Data report. Postsecondary school data is collected via NCES's annual Integrated Postsecondary Education Daya System survey. Private school data is collected via NCES's bi-ennial Private School Survey. In-depth documentation can be found at: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/geographic/schoollocations
Attributes
lea_id | Local Education Agency (aka School District) ID Number. Only populated for public schools. NULL for postsecondary and private schools. | string |
city | Reported city. | string |
state | Reported state. | string |
zip5 | Reported ZIP code. | string |
county_fips | County FIPS code, including State FIPS. | string |
addr_line_1 | Reported street address. | string |
locale_type_top | Top-level locale type, primarily derived from U.S. Census definitions. For more in-depth information, see: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/docs/EDGE_NCES_LOCALE.pdf | string |
locale_type_sub | Sub-level locale type, primarily derived from U.S. Census definitions. For more in-depth information, see: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/docs/EDGE_NCES_LOCALE.pdf | string |
cbsa_id | U.S. Census Core Based Statistical Area identifier. | string |
cbsa_type | U.S. Census Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area indicator. | string |
csa_id | U.S. Census Combined Statistical Area identifier. | string |
necta_id | U.S. Census New England City and Town Area identifier. | string |
congressional_district | Congressional District. For states with a single district, 'At-Large'. For the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, 'At-Large, Non-Voting'. | string |
state_house_district | State Legislative District - Lower chamber. Usually State House district, but naming varies by region. Note: Unicamerial legislatures (ex. Nebraska and the District of Columbia) are classified as upper chambers, so this field will be NULL in these areas. | string |
state_senate_district | State Legislative District - Upper chamber. Usually State Senate district, but naming varies by region. Note: Unicameral legislatures (ex. Nebraska and the District of Columbia) are classified as upper chambers, so this field will be populated in these areas. | string |
schoolyear | Academic year for which this data was collected. | string |