docs/us_education/enrollment_district_year

enrollment_district_year

District-level total enrollment (MEMBERSCH) from NCES F-33 FY2023. Demographic breakdown not included (county-total enrollment only).

tier aadmin_recordeducationk12ncesccdenrollmentraceellfrpl
grain
district-year
years
2023
cadence
Annual (released ~12 months after school year end)
overview

overview

~19,000-20,000 active LEAs x ~10 years.

current vintage — SY2023-24 (released 2025)

history — CCD LEA enrollment: SY1986-87 to present

provenance

source & licensing

authority
U.S. Department of Education
dataset
NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey FY2023
license
Public domain (U.S. Federal Government work)
citation
U.S. Department of Education, NCES. CCD LEA Universe - enrollment, SY2013-14 through SY2023-24.
schema

fields

nametypedefinition
lea_namestringOfficial name of the Local Education Agency (school district).
leaidkeystringNCES Local Education Agency (LEA) identifier uniquely identifying the school district.Joins dim.lea on leaid.
state_idkeystring2-character FIPS code identifying the state.Joins dim.states on state_id.
total_enrollmentint64 · countTotal number of students enrolled in the district. Higher values indicate larger districts.
yearkeyint64Reference year of the observation.
relationships

joins

primary key
leaid, state_id, country_id, year
common joins
dim.geographies on county_id
districts_lea on leaid
graduation_district_year on (leaid, year)
usage

how to use this table

method

State-reported enrollment by grade, race/ethnicity, sex, ELL status, IDEA, and FRPL eligibility (where reported), aggregated to LEA.

do not use for

School-level enrollment (use CCD school file); homeschool or private school enrollment.

known issues

FRPL universe changed with Community Eligibility Provision - high-poverty districts may show 100% FRPL even with mixed populations.

last updated · Jul 7, 2026