Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. School Districts are single-purpose administrative units within which local officials provide public educational services for the area's residents. The Census Bureau obtains the boundaries, names, local education agency codes, grade ranges, and school district levels for school districts from State officials for the primary purpose of providing the U.S. Department of Education with estimates of the number of children in poverty within each school district. This information serves as the basis for the Department of Education to determine the annual allocation of Title I funding to States and school districts. TIGER/Line Shapefiles include separate shapefiles for elementary, secondary and unified school districts. The school district boundaries are those in effect for the 2015-2016 school year, i.e., in operation as of January 1, 2016.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>The National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimate (EDGE) program develops annually updated school district boundary composite files that include public elementary, secondary, and unified school district boundaries clipped to the U.S. shoreline. School districts are single-purpose administrative units designed by state and local officials to organize and provide public education for local residents. District boundaries are collected for NCES by the U.S. Census Bureau to support educational research and program administration, and the boundaries are essential for constructing district-level estimates of the number of children in poverty. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>The Census Bureau’s School District Boundary Review program (SDBR) (</SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sdrp.html"><SPAN><SPAN>https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sdrp.html</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>) obtains the boundaries, names, and grade ranges from state officials, and integrates these updates into Census TIGER. Census TIGER boundaries include legal maritime buffers for coastal areas by default, but the NCES composite file removes these buffers to facilitate broader use and cleaner cartographic representation. The NCES EDGE program collaborates with the U.S. Census Bureau’s Education Demographic, Geographic, and Economic Statistics (EDGE) Branch to develop the composite school district files. The inputs for this data layer were developed from Census TIGER/Line 2019 and represent boundaries reported for the 2018-2019 school year. For more information about NCES school district boundary data, see </SPAN><A href="https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/DistrictBoundaries"><SPAN><SPAN>https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/DistrictBoundaries</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>. </SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimate (EDGE) program develops annually updated school district boundary composite files that include public elementary, secondary, unified, and administrative school district boundaries clipped to the U.S. shoreline. School districts are single-purpose administrative units designed by state and local officials to organize and provide public education for local residents. District boundaries are collected for NCES by the U.S. Census Bureau to support educational research and program administration, and the boundaries are essential for constructing district-level estimates of the number of children in poverty. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>The Census Bureau’s School District Boundary Review program (SDBR) (</SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sdrp.html"><SPAN><SPAN>https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sdrp.html</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>) obtains the boundaries, names, and grade ranges from state officials, and integrates these updates into Census TIGER. Census TIGER boundaries include legal maritime buffers for coastal areas by default, but the NCES composite file removes these buffers to facilitate broader use and cleaner cartographic representation. The NCES EDGE program collaborates with the U.S. Census Bureau’s Education Demographic, Geographic, and Economic Statistics (EDGE) Branch to develop the composite school district files. The inputs for this data layer were developed from Census TIGER/Line 2022 and represent boundaries reported for the 2021-2022 school year. For more information about NCES school district boundary data, see </SPAN><A href="https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/DistrictBoundaries"><SPAN><SPAN>https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/DistrictBoundaries</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>All information contained in this file is in the public domain. Data users are advised to review NCES program documentation and feature class metadata to understand the limitations and appropriate use of these data</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>