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Table of Contents
I. Introduction
Appendices
Appendix A-1 Record Layout
Appendix A-2 Data Element Description
Appendix B Glossary
Appendix C Nonresponse Tables
Appendix D Survey Form
DATA COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
SUMMARY: This dataset contains records for each public elementary and
secondary school in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, United States
territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the
Marshall Islands), and Department of Defense schools outside the United States
for 1987-1988. Data were reported to the Bureau of the Census for the National
Center for Education Statistics by the state coordinators. Records in this file
provide the name, address, and telephone number of the school/associated
agency; codes for school type and locale; number of full-time equivalent
classroom teachers; and students eligible for free lunch programs.
UNIVERSE: All public elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, United States territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Marshall Islands), and Department of Defense
schools outside the United States.
DATA FORMAT: Logical Record Length with SAS data definition statements
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Common Core of Data Public School Universe, 1987-88
8.~M This tape contains 85,131 records, one for each public elementary
and secondary school in the 50 States, District of Columbia, and five
outlying areas, as reported to the National Center for Education Statistics
by the State education agencies. Records on this file contain the name,
address, and telephone number of the school , name of the school district or
other agency that operates the school , codes for school type and locale,
the full-time-equivalent number of classroom teachers assigned to the
school, the number of students eligible for free-lunch program, and
membership, by grade and racial/ethnic categories.
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0. REMTED SI’UDIES
1. SURVEYS
2?lJmJcanONs
ED Tabs: "Characteristics of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in
the United States, 1987-88" ; 'Public Elementary and Secondary
School Membership, Graduates, and Staff, by State, 1987-88"
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FIPS USPS
State Code Abbreviation
Alabama AL
Alaska AK
Arizona
Arkansas tii
California CA
Colorado
Connecticut ::
Delaware DE
District of Columbia
Florida ii:
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
FIPS USPS
State Code Abbreviation
American Samoa 03 AS
Guam GU
Northern Marianas i"o CM
Puerto Rico 43 PR
Virgin Islands 52 VI
Common Core of Data Public School Universe 1987 - 1988
LRECL=274
NOTE: The variable 'YEAR' has been added to this data set and reflects the
school year (fall) this data was collected.
Variable Description
Name
UG = Ungraded
PK = Prekindergarten
KG = Kindergarten
01 -- 12 = First through Twelfth grade
00 = School had no students reported
Central City
a within a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
l with a minimum population of 50.000
0 has a Census Urbanized Area Code
Classroom Teachers
Total number of classroom teachers for all graded and/or ungraded classes in a school:
l stated as a proportion of a full-time position,
0 computed by dividing the amount of time employed by the time normally required for
a full-time position.
Dropout
A dropout is an individual who:
0 Was enrolled in school at some time during the previous school year;
0 Was not enrolled at the beginning of the current school year;
l Has not graduated from high school or completed a state- or district-approved educational
program, and
l Does not meet any of the following exclusionary conditions:
a transfer to another public school district, private school, or state- or
district-approved educational program;
l temporary absence due to suspension or school-approved illness, or
0 death.
Education Agency
Government agency administratively responsible for providing public elementary and/or
secondary instruction or educational support services.
Elementary
General level of instruction classified by state and local practice as elementary
l composed of any span of grades not above grade 8,
l preschool or kindergarten included only if it is an integral part of an elementary school
or a regularly established school system.
The state should apply its own standards in apportioning the aggregate of guidance counselors/
directors into the components, elementary and secondary.
Elementary Teachers
Elementaky teachers are those teachers of general level instruction classified by state and local
practice as elementary. Composed of any span of grades not above grade 8.
- Headstart Program
Federally funded program that provides comprehensive educational, social, health, and
nutritional services to:
l low-income preschool children and their families, and
l children from ages 3 to school entry age, i.e., the age of compulsory school attendance.
Kindergarten
Group or class that is part of a public school program, and is taught during the year preceding
first grade.
Kindergarten Teachers
Kindergarten teachers are those teachers of a group or class that is part of a public school
program, and is taught during the year preceding the first grade.
LEA Administrators
Includes 1ocaI education agency superintendents, deputies, and assistant superintendents; other
persons tiith district-wide responsibilities such as business managers, administrative assistants.
Exclude supervisors of instructional or student support programs. >
Media Specialists
Directors, coordinators, and supervisors of media centers (see Librarians).
Membership Count
Count of students on current roll
l sums original entries and reentries, subtracts total withdrawals. or
l sums total present and total absent
l shows count taken on the closest school day to October 1.
Metro Status
Classification of an education agency’s service area relative to a Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Non-MSA City
City or place not in an MSA with a minimum population of 25,000 inhabitants and a population
density of at least 1,000 per square mile
l does not have a Census Urbanized Area Code.
Prekindergarten
Group or class that is part of a public school program, and is taught during the year or years
preceding kindergarten.
Prekindergarten Teachers
Prekindergarten teachers are those teachers of a group or class that is part of a public school
program, and is taught during the year or years preceding kindergarten; includes teachers of
Head Start Students that are part of an authorized program.
.
Public School
Institution which provides educational services, has one or more grade groups
(PK-12) or which is upgraded, and
l has one or more teachers to give instruction,
l is located in one or more buildings
l has an assigned administrator,
e receives public funds as primary support,
l is operated by an education agency.
Regional Education Service Agency
Agency providing services to a variety of local education agencies, or county superintendent
serving the same purposes.
Regular School
A public elementary/secondary school that does not focus primarily on vocational, special, or
alternative education.
Rural
An area with 2,500 inhabitants or fewer, and/or a population density of less than 1,000 per
square mile
l does not have a Census Urbanized Area Code. .’ .
School Administrators
Staff members whose activities are concerned with directing and managing the operation of a
particular school. Includes:
a principals, assistant principals, and other assistants,
0 those who supervise school operations, assign ‘duties to staff members, supervise and
maintain the records of the school, and coordinate school instructional activities with
those of the education agency; and
l department chairpersons.
School District
Education agency or administrative unit which operates under a public board of education.
Secondary
General level of instruction classified by state and local practice as secondary and composed of
any span of grades beginning with the next grade following the elementary grades and ending
with or below grade 12.
Secondary Teachers
Secondary teachers are those teachers of general level instruction classified by state and local
practice as secondary and composed of any span of grades beginning with the next grade
following the elementary grades and ending with or below grade 12.
Student
Individual for whom instruction is provided in an elementary or secondary educational program
under the jurisdiction of a school, school system, or other educational institution.
Supervisory Union
Educational agency where administrative services are performed
0 for more than one school district
0 by a common superintendent.
Teacher
A professional school staff member who instructs students and maintains daily student attendance
iigures.
Total Guidance
Sum of FE for elementary and secondary guidance counselors.
Ungraded
Classes or programs to which students are assigned without standard grade designation.
Urban Fringe
Closely settled area, contiguous to a central city:
l outside a central city,
0 with a minimum population of 2,500 inhabitants,
l with a population density of at least 1,ooO per square mile, and
l has a Census Urbanized Area Code.
Urbanized Area
An area with a population concentration of at least 50,000, generally consisting of a central City
and the surrounding, closely settled, contiguous: territory and with a population density of at least
1,000 per’ square mile.
Records lacking
wiling address
Total _____________-_-____-- Records lacking
State records Coded 'N' nbsing telephone n&er
1.2;;
E: ‘I1”
Idaho 565
Uf
Illinois 4,263 3;t
Indiana 1.926 56
Iowa 485
Kansas 1:
Kentucky :
Louisiana x
Maine ‘i 749
Maryland 18 0
tlassachusetts
Michigan 11: 3.62:
Minnesota 88
Hisslsslppi 0 s
Missouri 0 139
Montana 775
Nebraska 2: 0
Nevada
New Haspshire :: :
New Jersey 2.24f 0 2,246
New flexico
New York 3.971 26: a;
North Carolina 1,;;:
North Dakota 8 x
Ohio y;
Oklahoma 8
1:214
3.313 i
Rhode Island 290 0
South Carolina 1,;;;
South Dakota 8
Tennessee 1.578 184
5,707
iTi; 725 5i
Venmnt 333
1.761 19:
1.852
8
Wisconsin :% 411
Urni n9 ‘389 67
l
1,7;
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Northern Rrianas
.
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Common Core of Data Public School Universe, 1987-88
Total number of schools, student membership, and classroom teachers with count of records lacking membership,
classroom teacher, free-lunch eligible student count, and racial/ethnicstudent counts, by State
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Student ee&ership Teachers Records
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State NT Records fbxbx;~ fG%!h lacking
schools Total lap;9 Total eligible racial/ethnic
data counts counts
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Total on file 85.131 40.648,934 2.106.784 65.591 23.679
Ohio y; 1g.N; y; 81
Oklahoma E’%
Omwn I:214 453:aa8 24:lll ’ 41 5:
Pennsylvania 3.;g I.~~*~~ 103,974
Rhode Island . -- 3e31i -Y
UG PK KG 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
BY GRADE
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