Student Census Block

Entering Student Census Block

For 2022-23, TEA is no longer supporting the freestanding Excel tool. Instead, districts will upload files to a new TSDS Census Block Group Tool that is downloaded from TEA. The prior additional internal fields will not be part of the new file format.

Data Element	Additional Information	[Table] Field Name
Effective Date	Enter the date the census block became effective.	[S_TX_STU_CENSUS_BLOCK_C]Effective_Date
Census Block	Enter the census block number. The census block number is based on the student's home address.	[S_TX_STU_CENSUS_BLOCK_C]Census_Block
Street	Enter the street the census block became effective.	[S_TX_STU_CENSUS_BLOCK_C]Street
City	Enter the city the census block became effective.	[S_TX_STU_CENSUS_BLOCK_C]City
State	Enter the state the census block became effective.	[S_TX_STU_CENSUS_BLOCK_C]State
Zip	Enter the zip code the census block became effective.	[S_TX_STU_CENSUS_BLOCK_C]Zip
SES Tier	Enter the SES Tier (optional).	[S_TX_STU_CENSUS_BLOCK_C]SESTier
Funding Weight	Enter the Funding Weight (optional).	[S_TX_STU_CENSUS_BLOCK_C]Funding Weight
Comment	Enter additional comments regarding the census block.	[S_TX_STU_CENSUS_BLOCK_C]Comment