This file contains the names, addresses, telephone number, membership,
type, grade span, and number of schools of the public school districts
in the 50 states, District of Columbia, five outlying areas, the Department
of Defense and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools for school year 2005-06
(final, v. 1a).
If you need additional information about the data records or definitions, call
John Sietsema at 202-502-7425 or send an e-mail message to him at John.Sietsema@ed.gov.
For technical assistance call the NEDRC at 703-245-7562. The NEDRC’s e-mail
address is NEDRC@kforcegov.com.
The text files are comma delimited. They can be opened in MS Excel or imported into most other applications. The file layout and variables are described below.
| Position | Variable Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | LEAID (Agency ID) |
| 2 | Agency name |
| 3 | Streetaddress |
| 4 | City |
| 5 | Countyname |
| 6 | State |
| 7 | Zipcode |
| 8 | Zip4 |
| 9 | PhoneNumber |
| 10 | Enrollment |
| 11 | Agency Type |
| 12 | Lowest Grade Taught |
| 13 | Highest Grade Taught |
| 14 | Number of Schools |
Missing and Not Applicable Data
Missing values (where a value was expected, but none
was measured) are represented as an "M" in alphanumeric fields
and a "-1" in numeric fields. Non-applicable values (where a value
was neither expected nor measured) are represented as an "N" in alphanumeric
fields and a "-2" in numeric fields.
LEAID (Agency ID)
This field displays the 7 digit agency identification number. This number can be used to link the agency (district) to its schools on the school address file. The first 7 digits of the 12 digit school ID are the district ID, the last five are the school ID, put together, they make a 12 digit unique code for each school. The first 2 digits of the LEAID are the State FIPS code.
Enrollment (PK through Grade 12 Students)
Use this field (called Member in the Access file) to search for the total number of students enrolled in all grades at the agency level. The number represented in this field may differ from the total school membership reported in the school file for a given state. For example, a school may be operated directly by the state Board of Education, and not considered part of a local agency. There are also valid agency records that do not include students.
Agency Type
| Agency Code | Agency Type |
|---|---|
| 1 | local school district that is not a component of a supervisory union |
| 2 | local school district component of a supervisory union sharing a superintendent and administrative services with other local school districts |
| 3 | supervisory union administrative center, or a county superintendent serving the same purposes |
| 4 | regional education service agency or a county superintendent serving the same purposes |
| 5 | state-operated institution charged, at least in part, with providing elementary and/or secondary instruction or services to a special-needs population |
| 6 | federally operated institution charged, at least in part, with providing elementary and/or secondary instruction or services to a special-needs population |
| 7 | other education agencies that do not fit into the first six categories |
Lowest/Highest Grade Level
Use these fields to identify districts by the highest or lowest grade level offered in the schools in the district. The following codes are used:
UG and 00 each occurs only in isolation from other codes. When one of these does occur, it is both the lowest and highest grade.
Number of Schools
The number of schools operating in the district.
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