NCES Education Data

School enrollment, graduation rates, demographics, finance, and Title I data

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    School enrollment, graduation rates, demographics, finance, and Title I data

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    get_schoolsSearch schools with enrollment, Title I status, type (charter/magnet/regular), and teacher counts. Returns school directory information from the Common Core of Data (CCD), including school name, location, enrollment, charter/magnet status, Title I participation, and full-time equivalent teacher counts. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'NY'). county_fips: Optional 5-digit county FIPS code to filter by county. title_i_only: If True, return only Title I eligible schools. year: School year to query (default 2022). limit: Maximum number of schools to return (default 50, max 500).
    get_district_financeGet district-level financial data: total revenue, expenditures, per-pupil spending, federal/state/local revenue breakdown. Returns fiscal data from the CCD School District Finance Survey (F-33), including revenue sources, expenditure categories, and per-pupil spending. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'NY'). county_fips: Optional 5-digit county FIPS code to filter by county. year: Fiscal year to query (default 2021). Finance data lags 1-2 years. limit: Maximum number of districts to return (default 50, max 500).
    get_graduation_ratesGet 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rates by school. Returns graduation rate data from EdFacts, including cohort counts and midpoint graduation rates. Filterable by state or county. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'NY'). county_fips: Optional 5-digit county FIPS code to filter by county. year: School year to query (default 2021). Graduation data may lag. limit: Maximum number of schools to return (default 50, max 500).
    get_school_demographicsGet school enrollment broken down by race/ethnicity. Returns enrollment counts by demographic group from the CCD, including White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, Two or More Races, and total enrollment. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'NY'). county_fips: Optional 5-digit county FIPS code to filter by county. year: School year to query (default 2022). limit: Maximum number of schools to return (default 50, max 500).
    get_district_overviewGet district directory overview: district name, student count, school count, teachers, locale type. Returns district-level summary information from the CCD District Directory, including total enrollment, number of schools, teacher FTE counts, and urban/suburban/rural locale classification. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'NY'). year: School year to query (default 2022). limit: Maximum number of districts to return (default 50, max 500).