Locale code is a variable that NCES has created for general description, sampling, and other statistical purposes. Locale codes are derived to describe a school''s location ranging from `large city` to `rural.` These urban-centric locale codes are based on the physical location represented by an address that is matched against a geographic database maintained by the Census Bureau.
Code Set:City, Large - Territory inside an urbanized area and
inside a principal city with population of 250,000 or
more.
City, Midsize - Territory inside an urbanized area and
inside a principal city with population less than 250,000
and greater than or equal to 100,000.
City, Small - Territory inside an urbanized area and
inside a principal city with population less than
100,000.
Rural, Distant - Census-defined rural territory that is more
than 5 miles but less than or equal to 25 miles from an
urbanized area, as well as rural territory that is more
than 2.5 miles but less than or equal to 10 miles from an
urban cluster.
Rural, Fringe - Census-defined rural territory that is less
than or equal to 5 miles from an urbanized area, as well
as rural territory that is less than or equal to 2.5
miles from an urban cluster.
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Source: HandbooksIdentifier: 0839
