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Education Organization Domain - 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.
OrganizationDepartmentAn organizational unit of another education organization, often devoted to a particular academic discipline, area of study, or organization function.
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​

EntityNameDescriptionUsage ClassificationEDFacts MappingCommonly UsedCommonly State-Defined
CommunityProviderProviderCategoryIndicates the category of the provider.Local
ProviderProfitabilityIndicates the profitability status of the provider.Standard
ProviderStatusIndicates the status of the provider.Flexible
CommunityProviderLicenseLicenseStatusAn indication of the status of the license.Flexible
LicenseTypeAn indication of the category of the license.Flexible
EducationOrganizationAddressTypeThe type of address listed for an individual or organization.OrthodoxYesYesYes
CountryThe name of the country. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.StandardYes
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.StandardYesYes
EducationOrganizationIdentificationSystemOrthodoxYes
IndicatorThe name or code for the indicator or metric.Local
IndicatorGroupThe name for a group of indicators.Local
IndicatorLevelThe value of the indicator or metric, as a value from a controlled vocabulary. The semantics of an empty value is "not submitted."Local
InstitutionTelephoneNumberTypeThe type of communication number listed for an individual or organization.OrthodoxYesYesYes
LocaleA general geographic indicator that categorizes U.S. territory (e.g., City, Suburban).OrthodoxYes
OperationalStatusThe current operational status of the EducationOrganization (e.g., active, inactive).StandardYesYesYes
StateAbbreviationThe abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.StandardYes
EducationOrganizationNetworkNetworkPurposeThe purpose(s) of the network (e.g., shared services, collective procurement).Flexible
LocalEducationAgencyCharterStatusA 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.StandardYesYesYes
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.StandardYesYes
LocalEducationAgencyCategoryThe category of local education agency/district. For example: Independent or Charter.LocalYesYes
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.Standard
OrganizationDepartmentAcademicSubjectThe intended major subject area of the department.Local
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).Local
MediumOfInstructionThe categories in which an institution serves the students.OrthodoxYes
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.Orthodox
SchoolAdministrativeFundingControlThe type of education institution as classified by its funding source, for example public or private.Local
CharterApprovalAgencyTypeThe type of agency that approved the establishment or continuation of a charter school.StandardYesYes
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.StandardYesYesYes
GradeLevelThe grade levels served at the school.OrthodoxYesYes
InternetAccessThe type of Internet access available.Flexible
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).StandardYesYes
SchoolCategoryThe one or more categories of school. For example: High School, Middle School, and/or Elementary School.LocalYes
SchoolTypeThe type of education institution as classified by its primary focus such as Alternative, Career and Technical Education, Regular, or Special Education schools.StandardYesYes
TitleIPartASchoolDesignationDenotes the Title I Part A designation for the school.StandardYesYes
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See Non-normative Descriptor Classifications for more information on Usage Classification.