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-- geographic size and relation to counties & metros The 2015-16 largest school district in terms of geographic area is the North Slope Borough School District, AK. Covering more than 90,000 square miles, this district is larger than most entire states. Of the largest 20 districts, 18 are in Alaska. Nye County and Elko County school districts in Nevada round out the largest 20. Use the interactive table accessed via this related section to view, rank, compare, contrast geographic characteristics of each of the 13,326 districts as of January 1, 2016. School district boundaries are updated every two years on a national level through a collaborative program involving state departments of education, the Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Education. The 2015-16 boundaries became available in August 2016, updating the 2013-14 boundaries that became available in mid-2014. Approximately half of the states experienced some boundary changes, generally the result of consolidation. Most states having boundary changes only a few districts were affected. The national 2015-16 school districts shapefile, developed by ProximityOne, integrates and augments the state-by-state shapefiles for use in mapping and geospatial analysis applications. This section is now part of the National Children & Education Statistics Program. Please see that section to access these and related data. Support Using these Resources Participate in weekly Data Analytics Lab sessions to learn about accessing and using these and related data. Topics covered include: - questions that you have. - navigation through use of program resources. - using your data with these resources. - developing and using projections with these resources. There is no fee for these one-hour Web sessions. Each informal session is structured around selected topics. The open structure provides for Q&A and discussion of application issues of interest. Additional Information ProximityOne develops geodemographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps individuals and organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Follow ProximityOne on Twitter at www.twitter.com/proximityone. Contact us (888-364-7656) with questions about data covered in this section or to discuss custom estimates, projections or analyses for your areas of interest. |
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