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Public School Characteristics 2023-24

Published by National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) | Department of Education | Catalog Last Checked: November 11, 2026 at 06:06 PM | Dataset Last Updated: May 05, 2026 at 06:31 PM
The National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) program develops annually updated point locations (latitude and longitude) for public elementary and secondary schools included in the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). The CCD program annually collects administrative and fiscal data about all public schools, school districts, and state education agencies in the United States. The data are supplied by state education agency officials and include basic directory and contact information for schools and school districts, as well as characteristics about student demographics, number of teachers, school grade span, and various other administrative conditions. CCD school and agency point locations are derived from reported information about the physical location of schools and agency administrative offices. The point locations and administrative attributes in this data layer were developed from the 2023-2024 CCD collection. For more information about NCES school point data, see: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/SchoolLocations. For more information about these CCD attributes, as well as additional attributes not included, see: https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp.Notes:-1 or MIndicates that the data are missing.-2 or NIndicates that the data are not applicable.-9Indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.All information contained in this file is in the public domain. Data users are advised to review NCES program documentation and feature class metadata to understand the limitations and appropriate use of these data.

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description <div style='text-align:Left;'><p style='background-color:white; margin:12.0pt 0in;'><span style='color:#4C4C4C; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>The National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) program develops annually updated point locations (latitude and longitude) for public elementary and secondary schools included in the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). The CCD program annually collects administrative and fiscal data about all public schools, school districts, and state education agencies in the United States. The data are supplied by state education agency officials and include basic directory and contact information for schools and school districts, as well as characteristics about student demographics, number of teachers, school grade span, and various other administrative conditions. CCD school and agency point locations are derived from reported information about the physical location of schools and agency administrative offices. The point locations and administrative attributes in this data layer were developed from the 2023-2024 CCD collection. For more information about NCES school point data, see:&nbsp;</span><a target='_blank' href='https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/SchoolLocations' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:blue; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'><u>https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/SchoolLocations</u></span></a><span style='color:#4C4C4C; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>. For more information about these CCD attributes, as well as additional attributes not included, see: </span><a target='_blank' href='https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:blue; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'><u>https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp</u></span></a><span style='color:#4C4C4C; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>.</span></p><p style='background-color:white; margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='color:#4C4C4C; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>Notes:</span></p><figure><table style='border-collapse:collapse;' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' border='1'><tbody><tr><td style='border:1.0pt solid windowtext; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:71.75pt;' width='96'><p style='margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>-1 or M</span></p></td><td style='border-bottom-style:solid; border-color:windowtext; border-left-style:none; border-right-style:solid; border-top-style:solid; border-width:1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:233.75pt;' width='312'><p style='margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>Indicates that the data are missing.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border-bottom-style:solid; border-color:windowtext; border-left-style:solid; border-right-style:solid; border-top-style:none; border-width:1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:71.75pt;' width='96'><p style='margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>-2 or N</span></p></td><td style='border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext; border-left-style:none; border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top-style:none; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:233.75pt;' width='312'><p style='margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>Indicates that the data are not applicable.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border-bottom-style:solid; border-color:windowtext; border-left-style:solid; border-right-style:solid; border-top-style:none; border-width:1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:71.75pt;' width='96'><p style='margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>-9</span></p></td><td style='border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext; border-left-style:none; border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top-style:none; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:233.75pt;' width='312'><p style='margin-bottom:0in;'><span style='font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>Indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p style='background-color:white; margin:12.0pt 0in;'><span style='color:#4C4C4C; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;'>All information contained in this file is in the public domain. Data users are advised to review NCES program documentation and feature class metadata to understand the limitations and appropriate use of these data.</span></p></div>
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issued 2026-05-05T18:31:06.000Z
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license https://resources.data.gov/open-licenses/
modified 2026-05-05T18:31:06.000Z
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]
title Public School Characteristics 2023-24

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