File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts

File structure for California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) data about schools and districts for 2012–13.

File Name: cbedsora12b.txt

Data included in this file are estimated number of teacher hires, high school graduation requirements, educational options, technology, educational calendar, parental exception waivers, bilingual paraprofessionals, increased learning time, school year minutes, advanced coursework/dual class enrollment, and attendance rates.

Field Name	Data Type	Maximum Width	Description
CdsCode	Character	14	14-digit county/district/school (CDS) code. For districts and county offices, the last seven-digits will be zeros.
CountyName	Character	50	County name.
DistrictName	Character	50	District name.
SchoolName	Character	50	School name.
Description	Character	50	Row description (data element).
Level	Character	1	Level of data. Field is coded as follows: D = District S = School
Section	Character	1	Section identification. Corresponds to the sections on the County/District Information Form (CDIF) and School Information Form (SIF). Field is coded as follows: When Level = D B = Estimated Teacher Hires C = High School Graduation Requirements When Level = S B = Education Options C = Technology D = Educational Calendar E = Parental Exception Waivers F = Bilingual Paraprofessionals H = High School Graduation Requirements (for select charter schools only) I = Increased Learning Time J = School Year Minutes K = Advanced Coursework/Dual Class Enrollment L = Attendance Rates M = Truancy
RowNumber	Character	3	Row number. Corresponds to row numbers on the CDIF and SIF.
Value	Character	50	Contains the value of the field.
Year	Character	4	Specifies the year of data.

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