School District Decision Making Information

CommunityViewer GIS & your school/school district analysis
Learn more about CommunityViewer GIS at http://proximityone.com/cv.htm
... view maps of communities and school districts
see examples in Application Gallery -- http://proximityone.com/gallery/guide
- Long Island, NY area
- Phoenix, AZ area
- Greenville, NC area
- McKinney, TX area
- Houston, TX metro area
- many other examples ... browse states of interest in left panel of Gallery.
... identify patterns in your geographic areas of interest
... access school district demographics online
... integrate and manage your data
... view patterns of geocoded student data

Using the School District Ranking Table
... Which/where are the largest districts? How do your districts of interest compare to others?
... How do school district boundaries relate to specific streets and landmarks?
... Districts reporting 2008-09 preliminary data.
... See related variation of this table at http://proximityone.com/k12trends.htm.

... Click on header to sort; click header again to sort other direction.
... To view school district map ... click district code to view school district boundary integrated with interactive Google maps.
Map example. Select Houston ISD, TX and then click the district code link ... a new page displays showing the Houston ISD boundary in a Google interactive map as shown below. Display a map for any school district using the same steps.

Using Ranking Tables in Left Panel
... Register at http://www.proximityone.com/regsd.htm
... registered users click on state links at left to view school district demographic ranking tables
... click T1 link to view/sort/examine Census 2000 demographics
... click T2 link to view/sort/examine 2000 demographics, 2005 demographics, and change
... click T3 link to view/sort/examine sources and uses of funds
... use Delaware to view ranking table examples ... see description of items included

K-12 School Characteristics & Demographics Data Resources
Examine K-12 schools in the context of your metro, education service area, region or study area. See how, for example, K-12 schools are distributed by congressional district by type of school, grade offerings, student mix, and other categories. See http://proximityone.com/k12schoolsdata.htm for more information about U.S. national scope K-12 school characteristics and demographic data resources.

How & When will Decreasing Births Affect K-12 Schools?
National scope decreasing births will soon create a new challenge for many states, regions, school districts and schools. See America's Demographics: State Births -- http://www.proximityone.com/state_births.htm to learn more and see what the latest data show.

See related Patterns topic ... America's Changing Birth Patterns ... http://proximityone.com/patterns.htm#021910a.

Charter Schools by State & Geographic Location

Visit the Charter School Demographics & Patterns web page --
http://www.proximityone.com/charterschools.htm

See also related Patterns topic ... examines the characteristics of charter schools by state and geographic distribution based on preliminary 2008-09 state reported data.
See http://proximityone.com/patterns.htm#021710a.

State-by-State K-12 Schools Ranking Tables
State by state interactive ranking tables now available
... all active, regular public K-12 schools
... data items include name, district, codes, 2008-09 enrollment & other items
... join us in use of ranking tables covered in upcoming Webinar ... register & details
... choose a state ... Alabama Alaska . Arizona . Arkansas . California . Colorado . Connecticut . Delaware . District of Columbia . Florida . Georgia . Hawaii . Idaho . Illinois . Indiana . Iowa . Kansas . Kentucky . Louisiana . Maine . Maryland . Massachusetts . Michigan . Minnesota . Mississippi . Missouri . Montana . Nebraska . Nevada . New Hampshire . New Jersey . New Mexico . New York . North Carolina . North Dakota . Ohio . Oklahoma . Oregon . Pennsylvania . Rhode Island . South Carolina . South Dakota . Tennessee . Texas . Utah . Vermont . Virginia . Washington . West Virginia . Wisconsin . Wyoming

Jobs & employment patterns near your schools of interest
Where are the jobs near your schools; in your school districts? The Census Bureau OnTheMap (OTM) GIS resource can help with jobs analysis for neighborhoods, school cachement areas, school districts and communities ... urban or rural. OTM is a free Web-based GIS resource that is at once easy to use, has relevant ready to use geographic and subject matter data, and is oriented toward jobs analysis.
... see additional details & sample applications.
... see map views that illustrate jobs by census block in context of K-12 schools.
... join us in a webinar on February 4 to see how this can work for you ... details/register.

School District Dynamics: tool to assess school district characteristics & patterns
http://proximityone.com/sddynamics/guide
School District Dynamics (SDDynamics) is an integrated software and database resource developed by Proximity that provides detailed demographic characteristics for an individual school district. It also enables demographic comparative analysis for a set/peer group/ of selected school districts.
... the SDDynamics Guide provides more information.
... view a sample comparative analysis profile Greenville, NC and other districts.
... see the Greenville, NC profile in context of broader analyses.
... use the registration form to request a sample profile for your district
(add the name of the district in the text section).

What makes an outstanding school?
What set of factors create a lively learning environment and experience in a high school ... making it an outstanding school? Knowing what these factors are helps us locate schools that are outstanding, and differentiate them from those that have fewer opportunities. It can also help parents and other stakeholders compare their school to schools that are considered outstanding. You can help create change by offering examples from what is being done elsewhere. Looking at the metrics of your school, and comparing those metrics to schools that are outstanding enables parents and stakeholders to set goals and objectives to move toward better performance. ... more in Patterns.

School District Demographic-Economic Characteristics 2007-2008
http://proximityone.com/k12trends.htm
... use interactive ranking table to examine districts of interest
... new 2007 and 2008 estimates
... total population, K-12 school age population and school age population in poverty

Patterns of Grade Relevant Children Not Enrolled in School
... http://proximityone.com/hstnrcne1.htm ... dropout population superset
... how does the RCNE population impact your community/school districts of interest?
... new interactive ranking table to analyze RCNE by school district
... new dataset in shapefile structure for mapping and GIS analysis
See also:
http://www.proximityone.com/cen2010.htm#081509a (8/18/09)
... new, updated demographics available from the ACS 2005-07 School District Special Tabulation
... Houston ISD, TX has estimated 13,455 school age children not enrolled in school.

America's Largest Schools
http://proximityone.com/largestschools.htm
... new 2008-09 school year data used to create this interactive ranking table
... all 103,000 schools geocoded and shapefile created for GIS/mapping applications

School District GeoDemographic Information System
http://proximityone.com/sdgis.htm
... planning & analysis resource for performance improvement and expanding educational opportunities
... SDGIS enables your district to knit together diverse data for wide-ranging analyses

School District Expenditure Patterns
http://proximityone.com/sd_exp_patterns.htm(8/17/09)
... use the interactive ranking table to view FY 2007 expenditure patterns by school district

ARRA Title I Allocations & Analysis by LEA
(3/16/09) http://proximityone.com/title1.htm (3/16/09)
... $10 billion now being distributed to local education agencies
... look up school districts of interest and view in ranked context
... methods of enhancing results from Title I

School District Commute Time to Work Ranking Table
http://www.proximityone.com/sd_commute.htm
... look up school district to determine commute time
... rank within state; rank in U.S.

School District Demographic Updates from ACS 2005-07
http://proximityone.com/sdprofile.htm
... new wide-ranging (600 items) demographics for school districts 20,000 population and over
... view easy-to-use side-by-side comparative analysis profiles
... linked to Census 2000 demographics; assess how districts are changing
... access data in spreadsheet structure to rank or filter to view districts meeting specific criteria
... compare district-to-district, metro-to-metro, or state-to-state or any combination

School District to Core-Based Statistical Area Equivalence Table
http://www.proximityone.com/sd_cbsa.htm
... look up school district to determine in which metropolitan area it is located
... view list of school districts by metropolitan area (CBSA)

2007-08 School District Boundary Files/Mapping
2007-08 School District Boundary Files/Mapping
... see second topic in list
... boundaries coterminous with updated national scope updated roads/streets shapefiles
... boundaries coterminous with updated census tract and other types of available boundary files
... create thematic maps; geo-visually examine paterns; link in your own data

High Schools & School Districts by Metro
http://proximityone.com/dminews/index.htm?dminews1208.htm
... see first topic in list
... school districts located in the metro
... high schools in each school district
... link to school district boundary in interactive Google web map
... 11th and 12th grade enrollment by school