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What These Data Can Tell Us Viewing Maps Methodology |
Hawaii School District Demographics Examples of Census 2000 demographic comparative analysis profiles for Hawaii high school complexes may be viewed using this Web page. These data have been developed by Proximity from the Census 2000 School District Special Tabulation. You can display any Hawaii high school complex area in an Excel structured comparative analysis profile using the DPA software and Hawaii database. An example is shown below. 
Click here to view/download the sample data shown above as an Excel file Contact Proximity for more information about acquiring the DPA software and Hawaii data. To view a sample profile using the Web-based resource, proceed with the following the three steps. If you click on display, step 3, as shown in the default state, comparative analysis profiles are generated for Kaimuki, Kalani, and Kaiser high school complexes. These same areas are used in the description of how to view maps of high school complexes. To select only one area to be presented in the data display, set the selection to "None" for area 2 and area 3. To select only two areas, set the selection to "None" for area 3. Special Usage Notes. The tabular data display refers to the geography as "Hawaii School Districts." These geographic areas are high school complexes as defined for Census 2000. These geographic areas were treated as Federal school districts in the development of the Census 2000 School District Special Tabulation. As a result, the same set of data are available for Hawaii high school complexes as for traditional school districts throughout the U.S. Source and Uses of the Data. Data made available via this Web page have been developed for subject matter categories corresponding closely to the Census Bureau Census 2000 "demographic profiles." Why use these data? Because they represent the most widely used cross section of demographic data that can be used to assess the overall socioeconomic composition of an area. In addition, using this set of data items makes it easier to compare attributes of high school complexes with those of census tracts and ZIP code areas in Hawaii as well as the data tabulated for higher level geographic areas for Hawaii and all other states by the Census Bureau. Also see profiles for the same set of data for Hawaii Home Land areas. The scope and content of the demographic profiles is described in the technical documentation located at http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/ProfileTD.pdf. The technical documentation contains a glossary and related information that may be useful to users of data made available through this Web page -- the comparative analysis profiles. The Census Bureau developed the demographic profiles only for states, counties, places, and other selected governmental jurisdictions. The Census Bureau has not developed these subject matter summaries for smaller geographic areas such as census tracts and school districts. What These Data Can Tell Us [goto top] These data provide important information that can facilitate planning and evaluation. They help enable analysis of the following types of application areas. • Compare school complex area characteristics using a composite set of key indicators. • Assess 'state of education' -- educational attainment by high school complex area. • Analyze attributes of the households that suggest different educational needs. • Assess size of certain populations of interest. • Examine patterns of labor force/employment infrastructure in relation to education. • Assess the need/demand for wide-ranging education-related programs and services. • Analyze number of children in school systems for health and youth development. The same data file used to generate the comparative profiles through this Web page may be used in a spreadsheet to present analytical views such as the one depicted in the following graphic. This chart shows the percent population completing high school or higher and percent population completing college or higher (based on population 25 years of age and older) for each of the high school complexes. It can be seen at a glance which HSCs have a relatively higher or lower percent of population with a higher education. 
Viewing District Maps [goto top] High school complex maps may be viewed using the Census Bureau Web-based Factfinder (http://factfinder.census.gov). The following graphic shows the Kaimuki, Kalani, and Kaiser high school complexes. With this level of zoom-in to the map view, it is easy to see the general geographic relationships between the districts. 
View streets and more detailed features by using the zoom-in feature. Streets and high school complex boundaries may be viewed as shown in the following graphic. 
Getting the Maps, Step-by-Step. Here is a step-by-step summary describing how to get a map for districts of interest and see related geography.
Data presented in Table 1, General Demographics, are derived from the Summary File 1 (SF1) complete-count data. SF1 data are summarized for the low level geography of census block. School districts may be defined as a unique set of census blocks. School districts boundaries, as used in Census 2000, do not split census blocks. Data presented in Tables 2-4 are derived from the Census 2000 School District Special Tabulation through use of a set of algorithms developed by Proximity. [goto top] |
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