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Entities and Descriptors

Education Organization Domain Entities

NameDescription
AccountabilityRatingAn accountability rating for a school or district.
CommunityOrganizationThis entity represents an administrative unit at the state level which exists primarily to operate local community providers.
CommunityProviderThis entity represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
CommunityProviderLicenseThe legal document held by the CommunityProvider that authorizes the holder to perform certain functions and or services.
EducationOrganizationThis entity represents any public or private institution, organization, or agency that provides instructional or support services to students or staff at any level.
EducationOrganizationNetworkThis entity is a self-organized membership network of peer-level education organizations intended to provide shared services or collective procurement.
EducationOrganizationNetworkAssociationProperties of the association between the EducationOrganization and its network(s).
EducationOrganizationPeerAssociationThe association from an education organization to its peers.
EducationServiceCenterThis entity represents a regional, multi-services public agency authorized by state law to develop, manage and provide services, programs, or other support options (e.g., construction, food services, and technology services) to LEAs.
FeederSchoolAssociationThe association from feeder school to the receiving school.
LocalEducationAgencyThis entity represents an administrative unit at the local level which exists primarily to operate schools or to contract for educational services. It includes school districts, charter schools, charter management organizations, or other local administrative organizations.
PostSecondaryInstitutionThis entity represents an educational organization that provides programs for individuals who have completed or otherwise left educational programs in secondary school(s).
SchoolThis entity represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
StateEducationAgencyThis entity represents the agency of the state charged with the primary responsibility for coordinating and supervising public instruction, including the setting of standards for elementary and secondary instructional programs.

Education Organization Domain Descriptors

EntityNameDescription
CommunityProviderProviderCategoryIndicates the category of the provider.
ProviderProfitabilityIndicates the profitability status of the provider.
ProviderStatusIndicates the status of the provider.
CommunityProviderLicenseLicenseStatusAn indication of the status of the license.
LicenseTypeAn indication of the category of the license.
EducationOrganization




AddressTypeThe type of address listed for an individual or organization. For example: Physical Address, Mailing Address, Home Address, etc.)
CountryThe name of the country. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.
EducationOrganizationCategoryThe classification of the education agency within the geographic boundaries of a state according to the level of administrative and operational control granted by the state.
IndicatorThe name or code for the indicator or metric.
IndicatorGroupThe name for a group of indicators.
IndicatorLevelThe value of the indicator or metric, as a value froma  controlled vocabulary. The semantics of an empty value is "not submitted."
InstitutionTelephoneNumberTypeThe type of communication number listed for an individual or organization.
LocaleA general geographic indicator that categorizes U.S. territory (e.g., City, Suburban).
OperationalStatusThe current operational status of the EducationOrganization (e.g., active, inactive).
StateAbbreviationThe abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.
EducationOrganizationNetworkNetworkPurposeThe purpose(s) of the network (e.g., shared services, collective procurement).
LocalEducationAgency

CharterStatusA school or agency providing free public elementary or secondary education to eligible students under a specific charter granted by the state legislature or other appropriate authority and designated by such authority to be a charter school.
GunFreeSchoolsActReportingStatusAn indication of whether the school or Local Education Agency (LEA) submitted a Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) of 1994 report to the state, as defined by Title 18, Section 921.
LocalEducationAgencyCategoryThe category of local education agency/district. For example: Independent or Charter.
SchoolChoiceImplementStatusAn indication of whether the LEA was able to implement the provisions for public school choice under Title I, Part A, Section 1116 of ESEA as amended.
PostSecondaryInstitutionAdministrativeFundingControlA classification of whether a postsecondary institution is operated by publicly elected or appointed officials (public control) or by privately elected or appointed officials and derives its major source of funds from private sources (private control).
MediumOfInstructionThe categories in which an institution serves the students.
PostSecondaryInstitutionLevelA classification of whether a post secondary institution's highest level of offering is a program of 4-years or higher (4 year), 2-but-less-than 4-years (2 year), or less than 2-years.
School


AdministrativeFundingControlThe type of education institution as classified by its funding source, for example public or private.
CharterApprovalAgencyTypeThe type of agency that approved the establishment or continuation of a charter school.
CharterStatusA school or agency providing free public elementary or secondary education to eligible students under a specific charter granted by the state legislature or other appropriate authority and designated by such authority to be a charter school.
GradeLevelThe grade levels served at the school.
InternetAccessThe type of Internet access available.
MagnetSpecialProgramEmphasisSchoolA school that has been designed: 1) to attract students of different racial/ethnic backgrounds for the purpose of reducing, preventing, or eliminating racial isolation; and/or 2) to provide an academic or social focus on a particular theme (e.g., science/math, performing arts, gifted/talented, or foreign language).
SchoolCategoryThe one or more categories of school. For example: High School, Middle School, and/or Elementary School.
SchoolTypeThe one or more categories of school. For example: High School, Middle School, and/or Elementary School.
TitleIPartASchoolDesignationDenotes the Title I Part A designation for the school.