Common Core of Data, Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey
Longitudinal Data File: 1986-87 - 1998-99

13 single year data files - all files use the same layout

FILE NAME = SC13xx1b.dat (where xx is 86 - 98 indicating the fall of the school year)
            sc13981a.dat
	    Note: "1a" and "1b" indicate the release; '1' indicates a public release.
	           'a' indicates the first release for the 1998-99 year of data.  'b'
	           indicates a re-release of the data files for 1986-87 through 1997-98
		   which were previously released in a 12 year set of data.

NVAR = 46 maximum (see notes below)

NOBS = 84,039 (miminum) to 91,292 (maximum)

LRECL = V (file is tab-delimited)



 #    Variable    Type    Len     Label

 1    MASTERID    Char     12     Master school ID # (same in all years)
 2    FIPST       Char      2     Fips State Number
 3    STID        Char     14     System ID #, assigned by state
 4    LEAID       Char      7     District ID #, assigned by NCES
 5    SEASCH      Char     20     School ID #, assigned by state 
 6    NCESSCH     Char     12     Unique school ID # assigned by NCES
 7    LEANM       Char     30     Name of Operating Agency
 8    SCHNAM      Char     30     School Name
 9    MSTREE      Char     30     Mailing Address
10    MCITY       Char     18     Mailing City Name
11    MSTATE      Char      2     Mailing USPS State Abbreviation
12    MZIP        Char      5     Mailing 5-Digit Zip Code
13    MZIP4       Char      4     Mailing Zip+4 if Assigned
14    PHONE       Char     10     Telephone Number of School
15    TYPE        Char      1     School Type Code
16    STATUS      Char      1     Operational Status Code
17    LOCALE      Char      1     Locale Code
18    GSLO        Char      2     School's lowest grade (from gr enrl)
19    GSHI        Char      2     School's highest grade (from gr enrl)
20    FTE         Num      5.1    Classroom Teachers (Full-Time Equiv)
21    MEMBER      Num       8     Students (Total Reported Membership)
22    FTEM        Char      1     imp flg Teachers (FTE)
23    MEMBM       Char      1     imp flg Student Membership
24    YR          Num       8     School year (Fall)
25    SYRS        Char     13     Y) school open, N) closed
26    LYRS        Char     13     Y) school in LEA, N) not

(Following variables were not available for 1986-87)

27    AM          Num       8     Am Indian/Alaskan Students
28    ASIAN       Num       8     Asian/Pacific Islander Students
29    HISP        Num       8     Hispanic Students
30    BLACK       Num       8     Black Non-Hispanic Students
31    WHITE       Num       8     White Non-Hispanic Students
32    RACEM       Char      1     impflg Race/ethnicity

(FLE and FLEM variables were not available for 1998-99)

33    FLE         Num     5.1     Free lunch eligible student 
34    FLEM        Char      1     FLE imputation flag

(Following variables were not available for 1986-87 through 1997-98)

33    FRELCH      Num	  5.1     Free lunch eligible student
34    FRELM       Char      1     FLE imputation flag
35    LSTREE      Char     30     Location Address
36    LCITY       Char     30     Location City Name
37    LSTATE      Char      2     Location USPS State Abbreviation
38    LZIP        Char      5     Location 5-Digit Zip Code
39    LZIP4       Char      4     Location Zip+4 (if assigned)
40    TITLEI      Char      1     Title 1 Eligible School
41    STITLI      Char      1     School-wide Title 1
42    MAGNET      Char      1     Magnet School
43    CHARTR      Char      1     Charter School
44    REDLCH      Num       8     Reduced-price Lunch El Students
45    TOTFRL      Num       8     Total Free and Reduced Lunch Students
46    MIGRNT      Num       8     Migrant Students