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File Structure - Graduates by Ethnicity and School

File structure for California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) School Information Form (SIF) graduates by racial/ethnic group and school.

File Name: GRADnn.DBF

Field Name
Type Field
Width
Description

CDS_CODE

Character

14

This 14-digit code is the official, unique identification of a school within California. The first two digits identify the county, the next five digits identify the school district, and the last seven digits identify the school.

COUNTY

Character

15

County name.

DISTRICT

Character

50

District name.

SCHOOL

Character

50

School name.

AM_IND

Numeric

4

American Indian or Alaska Native.

ASIAN

Numeric

4

Asian.

PAC_ISLD

Numeric

4

Pacific Islander.

FILIPINO

Numeric

4

Filipino.

HISPANIC

Numeric

4

Hispanic or Latino.

AFRICAN_AM (formerly BLACK)

Numeric

4

African American, not Hispanic (formerly Black).

WHITE

Numeric

4

White, not Hispanic. 

MULTIPLE

Numeric

4

Multiple or No Response (Beginning in 1997-98).

TOTAL

Numeric

6

Total number of twelfth-grade graduates for year of data. This data includes summer graduates and does not include students with high school equivalencies, such as, General Educational Development (GED) test or California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE).

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