School District Database and Information Service

School District Database and Information Service

The School District Database and Information Service (SDDIS) provides access to new and unique demographic data for the Nation's more than 14,000 school districts. Developed by Proximity, these data provide critically important planning and evaluation information for use on a wide range of issues for many different types of users.

Benefits from Using SDDIS [goto top]

The SDDIS data enable analysis of the following types of application areas.

• Compare school district characteristics using a composite set of key indicators.
• Assess 'state of education' -- educational attainment by school district.
• Analyze attributes of the households that suggest different educational needs.
• Assess special education needs using data on children with disabilities.
• 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.
• Examine English language proficiency among school districts.
• Analyze number of children in school systems for health and youth development.

SDDIS data can be used to analyze school districts in the context of states, metropolitan areas, communities, census tract, and ZIP code areas.

Online users benefit from the in-place comparative analysis display software. View data with minimum effort. Download files for local applications.

Data file users benefit by being able to easily integrate the data into their applications. Files are structured in dbase format enabling easy access and conversion to other file structures.

Ordering -- Accessing the Data [goto top]

Data in the School District Database and Information Service may be accessed interactively online through the Internet or as data files.

Web only	Single User		Concurrent Users
Geography	Quarterly	Annual	Quarterly	Annual
Single state	$195	$495	$495	$995
All U.S.	$995	$1,995	$1,995	$2,995

Data files	Single User		Concurrent Usage
Geography	One-time	Annual Update	One-time	Annual Update
Single state	$695	$495	$1,195	$695
All U.S.	$2,995	$1,995	$4,995	$2,995

• Total access (Web and files) option available
• Concurrent users: up to 5 user ids for the same organization
• Concurrent usage: usage by the file throughout the organization
• Data files are provided under a perpetual usage license
• Data file updates provide access to the then current data
• Data file update rates apply to current term licensees

To place an order, complete the form on this page. Indicate form of payment, check or credit card, in the order description text box. Do not send credit card information now. If you indicate form of payment as check, we will send you an invoice by return e-mail. If you prefer to order by credit card, we will send you a confirmation note by return e-mail with instructions to complete the credit card order using a secure link.

Complete this form to submit an order ...

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ZIP Code		Order description; payment method (see example)

Order description example. If you want to order Internet access for the state of Iowa for a single quarter and pay by check, you could specify that whole statement or simply:
Web access, quarterly, state of Iowa, single user, pay by check --$195

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