Data Data file

2024–25 Common Core of Data (CCD) Preliminary Directory Files

NCES
Data owner(s):
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Data access:
Public-use data
Study/Program:
CCD - Common Core of Data
Release date:
August 2025
Data weighted:
No
Data part of a series:
No
Publication number:
NCES 2025046

Summary

These files are a product of the CCD data collection for the 2024–25 school year. Data were submitted by states and jurisdictions in spring 2025. 

The preliminary directory files include basic identifying information for each public school and local education agency (LEA), including the NCES identification numbers, location and mailing address, and some limited attributes about the school or LEA, such as type, operational status, the lowest and highest grades offered, and whether a school is a charter school. This release provides data users with a timely release of basic information for schools and LEAs.

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NCES

2024–25 Common Core of Data (CCD) Preliminary Directory Files

By: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Under law, public data collected and distributed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) may be used only for statistical purposes. Any effort to determine the identity of any reported case by public-use data users is prohibited by law. Violations are subject to Class E felony charges of a fine up to $250,000 and/or a prison term up to 5 years. NCES does all it can to assure that the identity of data subjects cannot be disclosed. All direct identifiers, as well as any characteristics that might lead to identification, are omitted or modified in the dataset to protect the true characteristics of individual cases. Any intentional identification or disclosure of a person or institution violates the assurances of confidentiality given to the providers of the information. Therefore, users shall:

-Use the data in any dataset for statistical purposes only.

Download Common Core of Data (CCD) Nonfiscal – Preliminary Version 0a Files Release Notes

Notes About Contents of Download

The default download for this product includes: (1) SAS and CSV versions of the SEA and LEA data file; (2) two companion files, one for SEAs and one for LEAs, in XLS format; and (3) Preliminary Data notes in XLS format.

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