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Public School Locations 2016-17

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 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimate (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 is an annual collection of basic administrative characteristics that includes the physical address for all public schools, school districts, and state education agencies in the United States. The NCES EDGE program collaborates with the U.S. Census Bureau’s Education Demographic, Geographic, and Economic Statistics (EDGE) Branch to develop point locations for schools and school district administrative offices based on these addresses. The point locations in this data layer were developed from the 2016-2017 CCD collection. For more information about NCES school point data, see:  https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/SchoolLocations . 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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  • EDGE Public School and LEA Technical Documentation - Public School Locations 2016-17

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  • EDGE Geocode Public Schools - Public School Locations 2016-17

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identifier ad6a1185-c113-4065-9665-b38a199b6e0e
issued 2020-03-21T12:53:31.000Z
keyword 
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  "Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE)",
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]
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language 
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  "en"
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license https://resources.data.gov/open-licenses/
modified 2026-05-12T00:00:00Z
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spatial United States
theme 
[
  "Birth to Grade 12 Education"
]
title Public School Locations 2016-17

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