US Private Schools

Name: US Private Schools
Creator: opendatasoft

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This dataset lists private elementary and secondary education facilities across the United States, based on the Private School Survey (PSS) conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the US Department of Education. It provides point-level geographic data for individual private schools, including attributes such as name, location, and school characteristics as recorded in the PSS. The dataset is distributed via the Opendatasoft public data platform and can be used for mapping, spatial analysis, or statistical research on private education infrastructure at a national scale within the United States.”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)

Filterable via the API (30)

objectidncesidnameaddresscitystatezipzip4telephonetypestatuspopulationcountycountyfipscountrylatitudelongitudenaics_codenaics_descsourcesource_dateval_methodval_datewebsitelevelenrollmentst_gradeend_gradeft_teachersshelter_id

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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 7 days ago.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1zip: 91762 · city: ONTARIO

{
  "zip": "91762",
  "city": "ONTARIO",
  "name": "INLAND CONSERVATORY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL",
  "type": "3",
  "zip4": "3442",
  "level": "3",
  "state": "CA",
  "county": "SAN BERNARDINO",
  "ncesid": "BB220116",
  "source": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?SchoolID=BB220116",
  "status": "1",
  "address": "104 W C ST",
  "country": "USA",
  "website": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "latitude": 34.0660728,
  "objectid": "21455",
  "st_grade": "2",
  "val_date": "2024-03-14",
  "end_grade": "17",
  "geo_shape": {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
      "type": "Point",
      "coordinates": [
        -117.651570016,
        34.0660728290001
      ]
    },
    "properties": {}
  },
  "longitude": -117.65156999999999,
  "telephone": "(800) 419-5216",
  "countyfips": "06071",
  "enrollment": "49",
  "naics_code": "611110",
  "naics_desc": "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS",
  "population": 57,
  "shelter_id": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "val_method": "IMAGERY/OTHER",
  "ft_teachers": "8",
  "source_date": "2024-01-31",
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 34.0660728290001,
    "lon": -117.651570016
  }
}

Record 2zip: 32114 · city: DAYTONA BEACH

{
  "zip": "32114",
  "city": "DAYTONA BEACH",
  "name": "MONARCH ACADEMY",
  "type": "4",
  "zip4": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "level": "3",
  "state": "FL",
  "county": "VOLUSIA",
  "ncesid": "BB220232",
  "source": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?SchoolID=BB220232",
  "status": "1",
  "address": "2276 BAYLESS BLVD",
  "country": "USA",
  "website": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "latitude": 29.1890125,
  "objectid": "21471",
  "st_grade": "7",
  "val_date": "2024-03-15",
  "end_grade": "17",
  "geo_shape": {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
      "type": "Point",
      "coordinates": [
        -81.081239022,
        29.18901247
      ]
    },
    "properties": {}
  },
  "longitude": -81.081239,
  "telephone": "(386) 258-9664",
  "countyfips": "12127",
  "enrollment": "83",
  "naics_code": "611110",
  "naics_desc": "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS",
  "population": 93,
  "shelter_id": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "val_method": "IMAGERY/OTHER",
  "ft_teachers": "10",
  "source_date": "2024-01-31",
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 29.18901247,
    "lon": -81.081239022
  }
}

Record 3zip: 32765 · city: OVIEDO

{
  "zip": "32765",
  "city": "OVIEDO",
  "name": "ST LUKES LUTHERAN SCHOOL",
  "type": "1",
  "zip4": "8524",
  "level": "1",
  "state": "FL",
  "county": "SEMINOLE",
  "ncesid": "00260149",
  "source": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?SchoolID=00260149",
  "status": "1",
  "address": "2025 W STATE ROAD 426",
  "country": "USA",
  "website": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "latitude": 28.645877000000002,
  "objectid": "1178",
  "st_grade": "2",
  "val_date": "2010-07-06",
  "end_grade": "13",
  "geo_shape": {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
      "type": "Point",
      "coordinates": [
        -81.229494,
        28.645877
      ]
    },
    "properties": {}
  },
  "longitude": -81.229494,
  "telephone": "(407) 365-3228",
  "countyfips": "11712",
  "enrollment": "526",
  "naics_code": "611110",
  "naics_desc": "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS",
  "population": 563,
  "shelter_id": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "val_method": "IMAGERY",
  "ft_teachers": "37",
  "source_date": "2024-01-31",
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 28.645877,
    "lon": -81.229494
  }
}

Record 4zip: 10075 · city: NEW YORK

{
  "zip": "10075",
  "city": "NEW YORK",
  "name": "THE ALLEN-STEVENSON SCHOOL",
  "type": "1",
  "zip4": "0355",
  "level": "1",
  "state": "NY",
  "county": "NEW YORK",
  "ncesid": "00938283",
  "source": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?SchoolID=00938283",
  "status": "1",
  "address": "132 E 78TH ST",
  "country": "USA",
  "website": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "latitude": 40.774320599999996,
  "objectid": "4048",
  "st_grade": "3",
  "val_date": "2024-03-20",
  "end_grade": "13",
  "geo_shape": {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
      "type": "Point",
      "coordinates": [
        -73.959853558,
        40.774320619
      ]
    },
    "properties": {}
  },
  "longitude": -73.9598536,
  "telephone": "(212) 606-0889",
  "countyfips": "36061",
  "enrollment": "389",
  "naics_code": "611110",
  "naics_desc": "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS",
  "population": 450,
  "shelter_id": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "val_method": "IMAGERY/OTHER",
  "ft_teachers": "61",
  "source_date": "2024-01-31",
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 40.774320619,
    "lon": -73.959853558
  }
}

Record 5zip: 19462 · city: PLYMOUTH MEETING

{
  "zip": "19462",
  "city": "PLYMOUTH MEETING",
  "name": "PLYMOUTH MEETING FRIENDS SCHOOL",
  "type": "1",
  "zip4": "1858",
  "level": "1",
  "state": "PA",
  "county": "MONTGOMERY",
  "ncesid": "01195744",
  "source": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?SchoolID=01195744",
  "status": "1",
  "address": "2150 BUTLER PIKE",
  "country": "USA",
  "website": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "latitude": 40.10144,
  "objectid": "4866",
  "st_grade": "2",
  "val_date": "2010-06-16",
  "end_grade": "11",
  "geo_shape": {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
      "type": "Point",
      "coordinates": [
        -75.2805509999999,
        40.10144
      ]
    },
    "properties": {}
  },
  "longitude": -75.280551,
  "telephone": "(610) 828-2288",
  "countyfips": "09142",
  "enrollment": "72",
  "naics_code": "611110",
  "naics_desc": "ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS",
  "population": 87,
  "shelter_id": "NOT AVAILABLE",
  "val_method": "IMAGERY",
  "ft_teachers": "15",
  "source_date": "2024-01-31",
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 40.10144,
    "lon": -75.2805509999999
  }
}

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Base URL: https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/us-private-schools

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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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observed 7 days ago

Dataset

Volume & freshness

Records

22k

22239

Update cadence

Irregular

declared upstream

Last upstream update

2 years ago

2024-07-09

License

No license declared upstream.

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