| Topic | Category | Variable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topic: Early Learning | Category: Special Education | Variable: REFERRAL_DATE | Description: The date the lead agency receives the referral |
| Topic: Early Learning | Category: Special Education | Variable: RESULT_OF_INITIAL_IFSP_NAME | Description: IFSP eligibility determination name |
| Topic: Early Learning | Category: Special Education | Variable: SEA_NOTIFICATION | Description: Part C Indicator 8B: SEA must be notified 90 days prior to child's 3rd birthday |
| Topic: Early Learning | Category: Special Education | Variable: SERVICE_COORDINATING_AGENCY | Description: Type of agency providing service coordination for child through part C |
| Topic: Early Learning | Category: Special Education | Variable: START_OF_SERVICE_TIMELINESS_CODE | Description: Code for Part C indicator 1: indicate start status for services on IFSP |
| Topic: Early Learning | Category: Special Education | Variable: START_OF_SERVICE_TIMELINESS_NAME | Description: Name of Part C Indicator 1: Indicates start status for services on IFSP |
| Topic: Early Learning | Category: Special Education | Variable: TRANSITION_CONF_TIMELINESS_CODE | Description: Part C Indicator 8C: indicates if transition conference held in timeframe |
| Topic: Early Learning | Category: Special Education | Variable: TRANSITION_CONF_TIMELINESS_NAME | Description: Part C Indicator 8C: indicates if transition conference helf in timeframe |
| Topic: Early Learning | Category: Special Education | Variable: TRANSITION_IFSP_TIMELINESS_CODE | Description: Part C Indiciator 8A: indicates if transition plan was completed in time |
| Topic: Early Learning | Category: Special Education | Variable: TRANSITION_IFSP_TIMELINESS_NAME | Description: Part C Indicator 8A: Indicates if transition plan was completed in time |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: All | Variable: CLOSE_DATE | Description: The actual closing date of the entity or when it ended business. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: All | Variable: COLLECTION | Description: Collection Period of the observation. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: All | Variable: LATITUDE | Description: The latitude coordinate of the physical location of the entity. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: All | Variable: LONGITUDE | Description: The longitude coordinate of the physical location of the entity. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: All | Variable: OPEN_DATE | Description: The actual opening date of the entity or when it begins to do business. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: All | Variable: PROSPERITY_REGION_CODE | Description: The code for a county's region for use in the Regional Prosperity Initiative. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: All | Variable: PROSPERITY_REGION_NAME | Description: The name of the region to which the county belongs. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: All | Variable: START_YEAR | Description: Start Year of School Year of Row Record |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: AMOUNT | Description: The balance amount for the related breakdown. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: BUILDING_CODE | Description: State-assigned 5-digit code from the Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: BUILDING_NAME | Description: The building name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: EXPENDITURE_FUNCTION_CAT | Description: Expenditures by function category |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: EXPENDITURE_FUNCTION_CODE | Description: Expenditures General Fund Summary Function Code. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: EXPND_CAT | Description: Expenditure category descriptions related to header codes. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: EXPND_HEADER_CODE | Description: 3 digit expenditure category code. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: EXPND_HEADER_DESC | Description: 3 digit expenditure category code description. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: EXPND_SUBHEADER_CODE | Description: 3 digit expenditure category, with 2nd digit detail code |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: EXPND_SUBHEADER_DESC | Description: 3 digit expenditure category, with 2nd digit detail description |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: FISCAL_YEAR | Description: This is the school fiscal year that begins on July 1 and goes thru June 30th |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: FUNCTION_CODE | Description: The basic account identifier for expenditures |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: FUNCTION_DESC | Description: The basic account description for expenditures |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: FUND_CODE | Description: Alphanumeric code for funds/resources set aside for specific district activity |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: FUND_DESC | Description: Description of a fund set aside for specific school district activity |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: HEADER_OBJECT_CODE | Description: 4-digit broad expenditure categories for object codes |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: HEADER_OBJECT_DESC | Description: The description of the first digit of the object code. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: INDICATOR_CODE | Description: Indicates whether the amount in balance as an Asset , Balance , or Liability |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: MAJOR_CLASS_CODE | Description: Major class code identifies balance sheet or revenue transaction by type/source |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: MAJOR_CLASS_CODE_DESC | Description: Major class description explains balance sheet or transaction by type/source |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: OBJECT_CODE | Description: Code (3-digit) describing service or commodity from an expenditure |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: OBJECT_CODE_TYPE | Description: Overall object code categories. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: OBJECT_DESC | Description: Description of service or commodity from an expenditure |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_CODE | Description: State-assigned 5-digit code from the Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_NAME | Description: The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_TYPE | Description: Labels the entity by type. (PSA District, LEA District, and ISD) |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: OPERATIONAL_ISD_CODE | Description: Number recorded by EEM to identify school district in which program is located |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: OPERATIONAL_ISD_NAME | Description: District (ISD, ESA) name recorded by EEM in which program is located |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR | Description: The academic school year of the collection. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: STATE_GRANT_CODE | Description: The unique identifier code for each state level grant. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: STATE_GRANT_DESC | Description: The description for each state level grant. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: SUBHEADER_OBECT_DESC | Description: The description of the first two digits of the object code. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: SUBHEADER_OBJECT_CODE | Description: The first two digits of the object code. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: SUFFIX_CODE | Description: Suffix code identifies revenue restrictions by program or grant source. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: SUFFIX_DESC | Description: Suffix description in revenue data detailing restricted source by program/grant |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: District Finance | Variable: TRANSACTION_TYPE | Description: Balance entry type. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: ACTIVELY_EDUCATING | Description: District-level flag for entities actively engaged in education. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: ADULT_EDUCATION | Description: Denotes entities that instruct adult students towards GED. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: ALT_ED_SERVICE_TYPE | Description: The type of alternative education provided, if applicable. |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: ALTERNATIVE_EDUCATION | Description: Denotes schools that provide education for suspended/expelled students |
| 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: Flag to specify if this EMC has an Arts and Communications focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_ASSOCIATE_OF_ARTS | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has an Associate of Arts focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_ASSOCIATE_OF_SCIENCE | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has an Associate of Science focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_Bsness_Mngmnt_Mrktng_Tech | Description: this EMC has an Business, Management, Marketing and Technology focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_Engnrng_Mnfctrng_Indst_Tech | Description: this EMC has an Engineering, Manufacturing, & Industrial Technology focus |
| 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: Flag to specify if this EMC has an AUTO focus |
| 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: Flag to specify if this EMC has an Health Sciences focus |
| Topic: Infrastructure | Category: K12 Building | Variable: EMC_HUMAN_SERVICES | Description: Flag to specify if this EMC has an Human Servicesfocus |
Codebook
The MEDC codebook contains a comprehensive listing of variables available to researchers with approved projects. During the research application process, you will select groups of variables as identified in the Category column. It is also available as a CSV Download.