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CBEDS Data about Schools & Districts

Downloadable data files for information about schools and districts, including estimated teacher hires, kindergarten program types, school calendars, and languages of instruction.

Available data varies by year of collection. Please refer to the file structure for details about the data file.

Year of Data File Name File Structure
2021–22 cbedsora21b (TXT; 6MB; Posted 11-Apr-2022) File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts 2019–2021
2020–21 cbedsora20b (TXT; 6MB; Posted 18-Jun-2021) File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts 2019–2021
2019–20 cbedsora19b (TXT; 6MB; Posted 20-Aug-2020) File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts 2019–2021
2018–19 cbedsora18b (TXT; 7MB; Posted 1-Aug-2019) File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts 2018–2019
2017–18 cbedsora17b (TXT; 8MB; Posted 17-Apr-2018) File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts 2017
2016–17 cbedsora16b (TXT; 18MB; Posted 10-Mar-2017) File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts 2015–2016
2015–16 cbedsora15b (TXT; 9MB; Posted 5-May-2016) File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts 2015–2016
2014–15 cbedsora14b (TXT; 11MB; Modified 3-Sep-2015) File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts 2014
2013–14 cbedsora13b (TXT; 14MB; Modified 3-Sep-2015) File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts 2012–2013
2012–13 cbedsora12b (TXT; 18MB; Posted 14-Aug-2013) File Structure: CBEDS Data About Schools/Districts 2012–2013
2011–12 cbedsora11b (TXT; 9MB; Modified 04-Oct-2012) File Structure for CBEDS-ORA Type B Records 2011

Instructions: Click on the file name you wish to download and save the file to your computer. To view the file, import and open the file in a database or spreadsheet program.

Contacts for Technical Questions
  • Using Downloadable Files
    Data Reporting Office
    dro@cde.ca.gov
    916-327-0219

  • Data Content
    CALPADS/CBEDS/CDS Operations Office
    cbeds@cde.ca.gov
    916-324-6738
Questions: Data Reporting Office | dro@cde.ca.gov | 916-327-0219 
Last Reviewed: Monday, April 11, 2022