File Name: ncesrate10.txt
| Field Name | Field Type | 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 | 90 | District name. |
| SCHOOL | Character | 90 | School name. |
| D9 | Numeric | 5 | Dropouts in grade nine for the year three years prior to the specified year of data. |
| D10 | Numeric | 5 | Dropouts in grade ten for the year two years prior to the specified year of data. |
| D11 | Numeric | 5 | Dropouts in grade eleven for the year prior to the specified year of data. |
| D12 | Numeric | 5 | Dropouts in grade twelve for the specified year of data. |
| GRADS | Numeric | 6 | High school graduates for the specified year of data. |
| GRADRATE | Decimal (3,1) | 5 | NCES graduation rate. The usage of this rate is the result of negotiations with the U.S. Department of Education and is required for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reporting. Since this rate is calculated using comparable data (both school-level dropout and graduate counts are cumulative year-end summary data), the rate will never exceed 100 percent even in schools with increasing or declining enrollments. Therefore this rate may be used at the school-level. This calculation overstates the graduation rate since the difference between ninth grade enrollment and graduates and dropouts is not accounted for. |
| YEAR | Character | 4 | Year of data. |
