Common Core of Data, Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 2008-09 FILE NAME = sc08prelim.dat, 2008-09 NVAR = 29 NOBS = 103,218 LRECL = 1,736 (*) Fields have one explicit decimal place (+) Fields represent subfields of the fields immediately preceding them. NOTE: The file contains data for the school year 2008-09 sorted by the NCES assigned school identification code (NCESSCH). Throughout the remainder of this file, the following codes may appear as representing missing values whenever they are present in the data or the documentation. M: when alphanumeric data are missing; that is, a value is expected but none was measured. -1: when numeric data are missing; that is, a value is expected but none was measured. N: when alphanumeric data are not applicable; that is, a value is neither expected nor measured. -2: when numeric data are not applicable; that is, a value is neither expected nor measured. ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Variable Start End Field Data Name Pos. Pos. Length Type Description ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== NCESSCH 0001 0012 12 AN Unique NCES public school ID (7-digit NCES agency ID (LEAID) + 5-digit NCES school ID (SCHNO). +FIPST 0001 0002 2 AN Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) state numeric code. +LEAID 0001 0007 7 AN NCES local education agency (LEA) ID. NOTE: The state to which the LEA belongs is identified by the first two digits (FIPS code) of the LEAID. +SCHNO 0008 0012 5 AN NCES school ID. NOTE: SCHNO is a unique number within an LEA.By combining LEAID with SCHNO, each school can be uniquely identified within the total file (see NCESSCH above). STID08 0013 0026 14 AN State's own ID for the education agency. SEASCH08 0027 0046 20 AN State's own ID for the school. LEANM08 0047 0106 60 AN Name of the education agency that operates this school. SCHNAM08 0107 0156 50 AN Name of the school. PHONE08 0157 0166 10 AN Telephone number of school.NOTE: Position # 0157-0159 is the area code, and position #0160-0166 is the exchange and number. MSTREE08 0167 0196 30 AN The mailing address of the school— may be a street address, a P.O. Box number, or, if verified that there is no address beyond CITY, STATE, and ZIP, the character “N.” MCITY08 0197 0226 30 AN School mailing address city. MSTATE08 0227 0228 2 AN Two-letter U.S. Postal Service abbreviation of the state where the mailing address is located (see FIPS state codes and abbreviations used in CCD dataset). MZIP08 0229 0233 5 AN Five-digit U.S. Postal Service ZIP code for the mailing address. MZIP408 0234 0237 4 AN Four-digit (ZIP+4) code for the mailing address. If the mailing address has been assigned the additional four-digit +4 ZIP, this field contains that number; otherwise, this field is blank. LSTREE08 0238 0267 30 AN School location street address. LCITY08 0268 0297 30 AN School location city. LSTATE08 0298 0299 2 AN Two-letter U.S. Postal Service abbreviation of the state where the school address is located (see FIPS state codes and abbreviations used in CCD dataset). LZIP08 0300 0304 5 AN Five-digit U.S. Postal Service ZIP code for the location address. LZIP408 0305 0308 4 AN Four-digit (ZIP+4) code for the location address. If the mailing address has been assigned the additional four-digit +4 ZIP, this field contains that number; otherwise, this field is blank. TYPE08 0309 0309 1 AN NCES code for type of school: 1 = Regular school 2 = Special education school 3 = Vocational school 4 = Other/alternative school STATUS08 0310 0310 1 AN NCES code for the school status: 1 = School was operational at the time of the last report and is currently operational. 2 = School has closed since the time of the last report. 3 = School has been opened since the time of the last report. 4 = School was operational at the time of the last report but was not on the CCD list at that time. 5 = School was listed in previous year’s CCD school universe as being affiliated with a different education agency. 6 = School is temporarily closed and may reopen within 3 years. 7 = School is scheduled to be operational within 2 years. 8 = School was closed on previous year’s file but has reopened. TITLEI08 0311 0311 1 AN Title I Eligible School. A Title I school designated under appropriate state and federal regulations as being eligible for participation in programs authorized by Title I of Public Law 103-382. 1 = Yes 2 = No STITLI08 0312 0312 1 AN School-wide Title I. A program in which all the pupils in a school are designated under appropriate state and federal regulations as being eligible for participation in programs authorized by Title I of Public Law 103-382. 1 = Yes 2 = No MAGNET08 0313 0313 1 AN Magnet school. Regardless of the source of funding, a magnet school or program is a special school or program designed to attract students of different racial/ethnic backgrounds for the purpose of reducing, preventing, or eliminating racial isolation and/or to provide an academic or social focus on a particular theme. 1 = Yes 2 = No CHARTR08 0314 0314 1 AN Charter school. A school that provides free elementary and/or secondary education to eligible students under a specific charter granted by the state legislature or other appropriate authority. 1 = Yes 2 = No SHARED08 0315 0315 1 AN Shared-time school. A school offering vocational/technical education or other education services, in which some or all students are enrolled at a separate “home” school and attend the shared-time school on a part-day basis. 1 = Yes 2 = No MEMBER08 0316 0323 8 N Total students, all grades: The reported total membership of the school. FTE08 0324 0331 8* N Total full-time-equivalent classroom teachers. Full-time equivalency reported to the nearest tenth; field includes one explicit decimal. PUPTCH08 0332 0339 8* N Calculated pupil/teacher ratio: Total reported students (MEMBER08) divided by FTE classroom teachers (FTE08). Reported to the nearest tenth; field includes one explicit decimal.