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Abstract
Census 2000 School District Geography: An Overview for GIS Users
Track: K-12 Education and Library Science
Author(s): Doug Geverdt
This paper uses GIS technology to examine the spatial organization of public school districts across the United States. It reviews the U.S. Census Bureau's development of school district boundary files, discusses the use of these boundaries to create demographic data for school districts from Census 2000, and explores the impact that district spatial structure may have for educational researchers. Public education is fundamentally organized on the basis of geography, but the TIGER/Line boundaries show that school district spatial arrangements vary considerably within and between states. This paper highlights key geographic issues and demonstrates the effectiveness of GIS for educational research.
Doug Geverdt
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Rd., FB3-2339
Suitland, MD 20746
USA
Phone: 301.457.2464
Fax: 301.457.2481
E-mail: douglas.e.geverdt@census.gov