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TITLE: Common Core of Data: Public Education Agency Universe, 1995-1996

• STUDYNO = 02468 (First ICPSR Version, October 1999)
• INVESTIGATOR = United States Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics
• DATA SOURCE = Self-enumerated forms
• UNIVERSE = All public elementary and secondary education agencies in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and United States territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Marshall Islands)
• DATE-UPDATED-SSDC = June 14, 2006

STUDY DESCRIPTION: This dataset contains records for each public elementary and secondary education agency in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and United States territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Marshall Islands) for 1995-1996. Records in this file provide the National Center for Education Statistics and state identification numbers, agency name, address, and telephone number, county name, agency type (regular school district, component of supervisory union, headquarters of supervisory union, regional educational service agency, state-operated agency, federally-operated agency, other), metropolitan status, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) code if applicable, number of students (ungraded/PK-12), number of students with special Individual Education Programs (IEPs), number of high school completers (regular diploma/other diploma/other completers), number of classroom teachers and staff, and grades 7-12 dropout data.

EXTENT OF COLLECTION: documentation + data definition statement + data file.

• CODEBOOK: These data are documented by a PDF codebook, Common Core of Data: Public Education Agency Universe, 1995-1996 (1st ICPSR Version, Oct 1999).

• SAS DATA DEFINITION STATEMENTS: These text files can read the ASCII data file into statistical analysis software. Users can edit these syntax files to meet their specific requirements. Users are also advised to check the statements to make sure that they are compatible with their software installations, and if they are not, to make the appropriate changes.

• DATA FILE: This study has one data file.
  • FILE FORMAT = Rectangular ASCII
  • NUMBER OF RECORDS = 16427
  • RECORD DELIMITER = Line Feed
  • RECORD LENGTH = 1031 (Includes Line Feed Character)

DATA COLLECTION NOTES: The correct case count is 16,427, not 16,282 as described in the codebook. The difference is due to the number of closed schools (145) in the school year 1994-1995. The variable BOUND95 indicates the number of schools closed. (2) The codebook and instruction manual are provided as Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet.

RESTRICTIONS: All users of these data should acknowledge ICPSR assistance.

RELATED PUBLICATIONS: Publications related to this data file.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION: U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. COMMON CORE OF DATA: PUBLIC EDUCATION AGENCY UNIVERSE, 1995-1996 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics [producer], 1998. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1999.