| Topic | Category | Variable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CAREER_TECH_ED | Description: Specifies providers of vocational, technical, professional occupation training. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CHART_ORG_PHYS_ADD_LINE_ONE | Description: Chartering org physical address line one |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CHART_ORG_PHYS_ADD_LINE_TWO | Description: Chartering org physical address line two |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CHART_ORG_PHYS_CITY | Description: Chartering org physical address City |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CHART_ORG_PHYS_ZIP | Description: Chartering org physical address ZIP |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CHARTER_AUTHORIZER_TYPE | Description: Entity type for the chartering authorizer (district, ISD, higher ed) |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CHARTERING_ORG_CODE | Description: Code of the charter authorizer for the PSA district. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CHARTERING_ORG_NAME | Description: Name of the charter authorizer for the PSA district. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: COMM_ELIG_OPTION | Description: Identifies entities that provide meals to all students without application |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CONTACT_EMAIL | Description: This aligns with the current school principal information-Principals Email |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CONTACT_FIRST_NAME | Description: This aligns with the current school principal information-Principals First Name |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CONTACT_LAST_NAME | Description: This aligns with the current school principal information-Principals Last Name |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CONTACT_PHONE | Description: Principal phone number |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CONTRACTOR_STATUS | Description: The profit status of the management organization associated with the PSA |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: COUNTY_CODE | Description: The state-assigned code denoting the county of the entity. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: COUNTY_NAME | Description: The name of the county. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: CYBER_SCHOOL | Description: Specifies whether an entity is authorized to provide virtual schooling. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: DELINQUENT_INSTITUTION | Description: Identifies whether entity is an authorized Delinquent Institution. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: DISTRICT_CODE | Description: The five-digit code assigned to entity in the EEM |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: DISTRICT_NAME | Description: Denotes the official or legal name of the district entity. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EARLY_MIDDLE_COLLEGE | Description: Flag to specify an EMC |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EDUCATIONAL_SERVICE_PROVIDER | Description: Entities that can be contracted by a PSA district |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EEM_SNAPSHOT_DAY | Description: The data the EEM snapshot was created |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_ARTS_COMMUNICATIONS | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_ASSOCIATE_OF_ARTS | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_ASSOCIATE_OF_SCIENCE | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_Bsness_Mngmnt_Mrktng_Tech | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_Engnrng_Mnfctrng_Indst_Tech | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_ENTITY | Description: Specifies entities that are exclusively early-middle college. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_ARTS | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has an ART focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_AUTO | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_BUSINESS | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a Business focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_CIS | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a CIS focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_CTE | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a CTE focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_HEALTH | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a Health focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_IT | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has an IT focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_NT | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a NT focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_STEM | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a STEM focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_VOCATIONAL | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a Vocational focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_FOCUS_WELDING | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has a Welding focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_HEALTH_SCIENCES | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_HUMAN_SERVICES | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_MEMCA_CERTIFICATION | Description: Specify if entity is certified by MEMCA |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_MEMCA_CERTIFICATION_DATE | Description: Certification date from MEMCA |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_NATRL_RESOURCES_AGRISCIENCE | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_PROGRAM | Description: Specifies an early-middle college program in a non-college entity. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_CODE | Description: Identification code assigned to entities in the EEM |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_NAME | Description: The official or legal name of the entity in the Educational Entity Master |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_STATUS | Description: This description denotes the open/closed status of the entity. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_TYPE | Description: Entity types is a combination of entity type category name and group name. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_TYPE_CATEGORY | Description: Identifies whether the entity is considered State, ISD, LEA, PSA, or Nonpublic. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: ENTITY_TYPE_GROUP | Description: Identifies whether the entity is a school, district or other entity |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPENDITURE_FUNCTION_CAT | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPENDITURE_FUNCTION_CODE | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPND_CAT | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPND_HEADER_CODE | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPND_HEADER_DESC | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPND_SUBHEADER_CODE | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EXPND_SUBHEADER_DESC | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: FACE_VIRTUAL_SCHOOL | Description: Virtual school with face to face options. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: FAITH_BASED_INSTITUTION | Description: Flag denoting a faith based institution |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: FAMILY_RESOURCE_CENTER | Description: Denotes a family resource center, DHS workers offer on-site services |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: FISCAL_YEAR | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: FULL_TIME_VIRTUAL_SCHOOL | Description: Fully virtual school with no physical building for meetings. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: FUNCTION_CODE | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: FUNCTION_DESC | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: FUND_CODE | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: FUND_DESC | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GENERAL_EDUCATION | Description: Flag denoting this school provides general education in grades K-12 |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GEO_DISTRICT_CODE | Description: The Local Education Agency (LEA) District Code in which the entity is located. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GEO_DISTRICT_NAME | Description: The Local Education Agency (LEA) District Name in which the entity is located. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_01_ACTUAL | Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of First grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_01_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of First grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_02_ACTUAL | Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Second grade students |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_02_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Second grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_03_ACTUAL | Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Third grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_03_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Third grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_04_ACTUAL | Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Fourth grade students |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_04_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Fourth grade students |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_05_ACTUAL | Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Fifth grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_05_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Fifth grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_06_ACTUAL | Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Sixth grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_06_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Sixth grade students |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_07_ACTUAL | Description: this entity is offering instruction of Seventh grade students |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_07_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Seventh grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_08_ACTUAL | Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Eighth grade students |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_08_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Eighth grade students |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_09_ACTUAL | Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Ninth grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_09_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Ninth grade students |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_10_ACTUAL | Description: Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Tenth grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_10_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Tenth grade students |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_11_ACTUAL | Description: this entity is offering instruction of Eleventh grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_11_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Eleventh grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_12_ACTUAL | Description: this entity is offering instruction of Twelfth grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_12_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Twelfth grade students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_KG_ACTUAL | Description: this entity is offering instruction of Kindergarten students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_KG_AUTH | Description: this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Kindergarten students. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_KH_ACTUAL | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_KH_AUTH | Description: NULL |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: GR_RH_ACTUAL | Description: NULL |
Codebook
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