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Record Layout: Census Enrollment

Field names, types, and descriptions for the Dashboard Census Enrollment Data File for years 2022 through 2025.
Field # Field Name Description
1 cds

County-District-School Code

  • 14-character string
2 rtype

Record Type

  • S=School Record
  • D=District/Local Education Agency (LEA) Record
  • X=State Record
3 schoolname

School Name

  • Text
4 districtname

District Name

  • Text
5 countyname

County Name

  • Text
6 studentgroup

Student Group

  • AA=Black or African American
  • AI=American Indian or Alaska Native
  • AS=Asian
  • FI=Filipino
  • HI=Hispanic or Latino
  • PI=Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
  • WH=White
  • MR=Multiple Races/Two or More Races
  • EL=English Learner
  • SED=Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
  • SWD=Students with Disabilities
  • FOS=Foster Youth
  • HOM=Homeless Youth
7 totalenrollment

Total census day enrollment for all students

  • Integer
8 subgrouptotal

Total census day enrollment for the student group

  • Integer
9 rate

Enrollment rate for the student group

  • Decimal
10 reportingyear

Reporting Year

  • Text
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Last Reviewed: Thursday, November 13, 2025
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