File Structure: Classified Staff 2011–17

File structure for classified staff data by race/ethnicity, gender, and school for 2011–12 through 2017–18.

Files: cbedsora11a.txt, cbedsora12a.txt, cbedsora13a.txt, cbedsora14a.txt, cbedsora15a.txt, cbedsora16a.txt, and cbedsora17a.txt

Field name	Field Type	Width	Description
CdsCode	Character	14	14-digit county/district/school (CDS) code. For districts and county offices, the last seven-digits will be zeroes.
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: A = Classified Staff
RowNumber	Character	3	Row number. Corresponds to row numbers on the CDIF and SIF.
AmericanIndianMale	Numeric	18	Number of American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic males.
AsianMale	Numeric	18	Number of Asian, not Hispanic males.
PacificIslanderMale	Numeric	18	Number of Pacific Islander, not Hispanic males.
FilipinoMale	Numeric	18	Number of Filipino, not Hispanic males.
HispanicMale	Numeric	18	Number of Hispanic or Latino males.
AfricanAmericanMale	Numeric	18	Number of African American, not Hispanic males.
WhiteMale	Numeric	18	Number of White, not Hispanic males.
MultorNoRespMale	Numeric	18	Number of non-Hispanic males of two or more races, or no race reported.
AmericanIndianFemale	Numeric	18	Number of American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic females.
AsianFemale	Numeric	18	Number of Asian, not Hispanic Female Staff
PacificIslanderFemale	Numeric	18	Number of Pacific Islander, not Hispanic females.
FilipinoFemale	Numeric	18	Number of Filipino, not Hispanic females.
HispanicFemale	Numeric	18	Number of Hispanic or Latino females.
AfricanAmericanFemale	Numeric	18	Number of African American, not Hispanic females.
WhiteFemale	Numeric	18	Number of White, not Hispanic females.
MultorNoRespFemale	Numeric	18	Number of non-Hispanic females of two or more races, or no race reported.
Total	Numeric	18	Total for section and row.
Year	Character	4	Specifies the year of data.

Contacts for Technical Questions

Using Downloadable Files
Analysis Measurement & Accountability Reporting Division
dro@cde.ca.gov
Data Content
California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)/California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS)/County-District-School (CDS) Operations Office
cbeds@cde.ca.gov
916-324-6738

Questions: Analysis Measurement & Accountability Reporting Division | dro@cde.ca.gov

Last Reviewed: Monday, March 3, 2025

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