This dataset contains point locations for preschool and K-12 schools in the state of Utah -- updated for the 2019-2020 school year. Higher education and adult vocational training are not included in the dataset.
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Last Update: August 2020</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This dataset contains point locations for preschool and K-12 schools in the state of Utah -- updated for the 2019-2020 school year. Higher education and adult vocational training are not included in the dataset.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The Schools Pre K to 12 dataset was built in collaboration with </SPAN><A href="https://wfrc.org/"><SPAN>Wasatch Front Regional Council</SPAN></A><SPAN>(WFRC), the </SPAN><A href="https://schools.utah.gov/"><SPAN>Utah State Board of Education</SPAN></A><SPAN>(USBE), and </SPAN><A href="https://gis.utah.gov/"><SPAN>the Automated Geographic Reference Center</SPAN></A><SPAN>(AGRC). The dataset includes public and private K-12 school locations with enrollment and demographics info by grade for public schools (charter and traditional) reported to the USBE. While some preschools are included, this is not a comprehensive statewide dataset for preschools.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Schools marked as 'closed' have not been included in this data. More information regarding schools in Utah can be found on the </SPAN><A href="https://schools.utah.gov/"><SPAN>Utah State Board of Education website</SPAN></A><SPAN>.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The Schools Pre K to 12 will be updated annually in conjunction with USBE’s </SPAN><A href="https://schools.utah.gov/data/reports"><SPAN>annual report</SPAN></A><SPAN> cycle.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Methodology</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Tabular Data</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The tabular portion of the data was downloaded from USBE's </SPAN><A href="https://schools.utah.gov/data/reports"><SPAN>data page</SPAN></A><SPAN>. The list of fields and the data in this dataset were generated by joining the following USBE reports.</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><A href="https://schools.utah.gov/data/reports?mid=1424&amp;tid=6"><SPAN>2019-2020 School List</SPAN></A></P></LI><LI><P><A href="https://schools.utah.gov/data/reports?mid=1424&amp;tid=4"><SPAN>Fall 2019-2020 Enrollment by Demographics and Grade Levels</SPAN></A></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN>Geographic Data</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Point locations (geometry) were generated from USBE's school list using the AGRC </SPAN><A href="http://api.mapserv.utah.gov/"><SPAN>Geocoding Web API</SPAN></A><SPAN>which utilizes address point and street centerline reference data. These were then compared to the previous 2016-2017 school layer’s locations with the best position chosen. Unmatched addresses were hand placed with assistance from publicly available, commercial mapping and search web apps.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Fields Worth Noting</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>SchoolType:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>Residential Treatment</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Adult High</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Vocational</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Special Education</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Regular Education</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>YIC - </SPAN><A href="https://www.schools.utah.gov/yic"><SPAN>Youth-In-Custody</SPAN></A></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Alternative</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN>SchoolLevel:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>MID - Junior / Middle School</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>HIGH - High School</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>K12 - Kindergarten through 12th Grade</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>PREK - Pre Kindergarten</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>ELEM - Elementary School</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Acronyms and Abbreviations in the Data</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>LEA: Local Educational Agency (i.e., school district)</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>LEAName</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>LEANumber</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>LEAID</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN>NESS: Necessarily Existent Small Schools funding</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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