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File Structure: Classified Staff 2018 to Current

File structure for classified staff data by race/ethnicity, gender, and school for years 2018–19 through the current year.

File Name: cbedsoraYYa.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.

AmericanIndian

Numeric

18

Number of American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic.

Asian

Numeric

18

Number of Asian, not Hispanic.

PacificIslander

Numeric

18

Number of Pacific Islander, not Hispanic.

Filipino

Numeric

18

Number of Filipino, not Hispanic.

Hispanic

Numeric

18

Number of Hispanic or Latino.

AfricanAmerican

Numeric

18

Number of African American, not Hispanic.

White

Numeric

18

Number of White, not Hispanic.

MultorNoResp

Numeric

18

Number of non-Hispanic 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
    Data Reporting Office
    dro@cde.ca.gov
    916-327-0219

  • 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: Data Reporting Office | dro@cde.ca.gov | 916-327-0219 
Last Reviewed: Thursday, April 04, 2024