Summary
This dataset includes the point locations of schools and school entrances as well as the level, enrollment, and some demographics and economic data describing the student population.
Data Source: NYC Dept. of Education (online source) and other online sources
Year: 2006
Unit of aggregation: block group, tract, custom buffer around an address, ZIP code
Categories of variables: Counts, densities, and walking distances to schools and schools of a particular level (elementary, middle school or high school)
Examples of variables: Count or density of schools per unit, average walking distance or distance to nearest school from an origin point, count or density of schools within a quarter mile walking radius from an origin point.