US Private Schools
This Private Schools feature dataset is composed of private elementary and secondary education facilities in the United States as defined by the Private School Survey (PSS, https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES, https://nces.ed.gov), US Department of Ed...
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Data schema (32 fields)
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| Fill | Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | geo_point_2dGeo Point | geo_point_2d | — |
| — | geo_shapeShape | geo_shape | — |
| — | objectid | text | — |
| — | ncesid | text | — |
| — | name | text | — |
| — | address | text | — |
| — | city | text | — |
| — | state | text | — |
| — | zip | text | — |
| — | zip4 | text | — |
| 100% | telephone | text | — |
| 100% | type | text | — |
| 100% | status | text | — |
| 100% | population | int | — |
| 100% | county | text | — |
| 100% | countyfips | text | — |
| 100% | country | text | — |
| 100% | latitudeLatitude | double | — |
| 100% | longitudeLongitude | double | — |
| 100% | naics_codeNaics code | text | — |
| 100% | naics_descNaics desc | text | — |
| 100% | source | text | — |
| 100% | source_dateSource date | date | — |
| 100% | val_methodVal method | text | — |
| 100% | val_dateVal date | date | — |
| 100% | website | text | — |
| 100% | level | text | — |
| 100% | enrollment | text | — |
| 100% | st_gradeSt grade | text | — |
| 100% | end_gradeEnd grade | text | — |
| 100% | ft_teachersFt teachers | text | — |
| 100% | shelter_idShelter id | text | — |
Schema captured from opendatasoft 2 hours ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1zip: 28138 · city: ROCKWELL
{
"zip": "28138",
"city": "ROCKWELL",
"name": "ROCKWELL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL",
"type": "1",
"zip4": "0609",
"level": "3",
"state": "NC",
"county": "ROWAN",
"ncesid": "01012343",
"source": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?SchoolID=01012343",
"status": "1",
"address": "401 DEPOT ST",
"country": "USA",
"website": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"latitude": 35.54749,
"objectid": "4209",
"st_grade": "3",
"val_date": "2022-06-22",
"end_grade": "17",
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Point",
"coordinates": [
-80.405861,
35.54749
]
},
"properties": {}
},
"longitude": -80.405861,
"telephone": "(704) 279-8854",
"countyfips": "15937",
"enrollment": "312",
"naics_code": "611110",
"naics_desc": "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS",
"population": 330,
"shelter_id": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"val_method": "IMAGERY/OTHER",
"ft_teachers": "18",
"source_date": "2024-01-31",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 35.54749,
"lon": -80.405861
}
}Record 2zip: 21208 · city: BALTIMORE
{
"zip": "21208",
"city": "BALTIMORE",
"name": "KRIEGER SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL",
"type": "1",
"zip4": "1866",
"level": "1",
"state": "MD",
"county": "BALTIMORE",
"ncesid": "02030882",
"source": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?SchoolID=02030882",
"status": "1",
"address": "8100 STEVENSON RD",
"country": "USA",
"website": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"latitude": 39.392651,
"objectid": "6883",
"st_grade": "3",
"val_date": "2012-05-09",
"end_grade": "13",
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Point",
"coordinates": [
-76.715175,
39.3926510000001
]
},
"properties": {}
},
"longitude": -76.715175,
"telephone": "(410) 486-8640",
"countyfips": "00524",
"enrollment": "335",
"naics_code": "611110",
"naics_desc": "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS",
"population": 382,
"shelter_id": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"val_method": "IMAGERY/OTHER",
"ft_teachers": "47",
"source_date": "2024-01-31",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 39.3926510000001,
"lon": -76.715175
}
}Record 3zip: 27513 · city: CARY
{
"zip": "27513",
"city": "CARY",
"name": "CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY-PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY",
"type": "1",
"zip4": "8908",
"level": "1",
"state": "NC",
"county": "WAKE",
"ncesid": "A0302366",
"source": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?SchoolID=A0302366",
"status": "1",
"address": "130 TOWNE VILLAGE DR",
"country": "USA",
"website": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"latitude": 35.783285,
"objectid": "8364",
"st_grade": "3",
"val_date": "2010-02-09",
"end_grade": "11",
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Point",
"coordinates": [
-78.8385479999999,
35.783285
]
},
"properties": {}
},
"longitude": -78.838548,
"telephone": "(919) 319-9622",
"countyfips": "18337",
"enrollment": "153",
"naics_code": "611110",
"naics_desc": "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS",
"population": 171,
"shelter_id": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"val_method": "IMAGERY/OTHER",
"ft_teachers": "18",
"source_date": "2024-01-31",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 35.783285,
"lon": -78.8385479999999
}
}Record 4zip: 68048 · city: PLATTSMOUTH
{
"zip": "68048",
"city": "PLATTSMOUTH",
"name": "FIRST BAPTIST SCHOOL",
"type": "1",
"zip4": "1842",
"level": "3",
"state": "NE",
"county": "CASS",
"ncesid": "A1301840",
"source": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?SchoolID=A1301840",
"status": "1",
"address": "814 MAIN ST",
"country": "USA",
"website": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"latitude": 41.011668,
"objectid": "11436",
"st_grade": "2",
"val_date": "2018-05-06",
"end_grade": "17",
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Point",
"coordinates": [
-95.8899939999999,
41.011668
]
},
"properties": {}
},
"longitude": -95.889994,
"telephone": "(402) 296-5948",
"countyfips": "02531",
"enrollment": "121",
"naics_code": "611110",
"naics_desc": "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS",
"population": 134,
"shelter_id": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"val_method": "IMAGERY",
"ft_teachers": "13",
"source_date": "2024-01-31",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 41.011668,
"lon": -95.8899939999999
}
}Record 5zip: 80433 · city: VOORHEES
{
"zip": "80433",
"city": "VOORHEES",
"name": "TOMORROWS HOPE",
"type": "7",
"zip4": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"level": "1",
"state": "NJ",
"county": "CAMDEN",
"ncesid": "A1301966",
"source": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?SchoolID=A1301966",
"status": "1",
"address": "700 COOPER RD",
"country": "USA",
"website": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"latitude": 39.856196,
"objectid": "11466",
"st_grade": "2",
"val_date": "2018-05-06",
"end_grade": "3",
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Point",
"coordinates": [
-74.947957,
39.8561960000001
]
},
"properties": {}
},
"longitude": -74.947957,
"telephone": "(856) 985-5588",
"countyfips": "00734",
"enrollment": "9",
"naics_code": "611110",
"naics_desc": "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS",
"population": 10,
"shelter_id": "NOT AVAILABLE",
"val_method": "IMAGERY",
"ft_teachers": "1",
"source_date": "2024-01-31",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 39.8561960000001,
"lon": -74.947957
}
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
Using the API
Configuration
- Base URL
- https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/us-private-schools
License
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain
Query examples
curl -s 'https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/us-private-schools/records?limit=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'First 20 records of the dataset as JSON.
Uses the Opendatasoft Explore v2.1 syntax — supports select, where, group_by and order_by.
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