Organization Directory
This category provides information about Wisconsin districts and schools as published by the Wisconsin DPI.
Districts and Schools
This view captures a list of all Wisconsin districts and their associated schools. Information from the Ed-Fi LocalEducationAgency (LEA) and School resources is combined in a single layout on the Ed-Fi Reporting page. The layout includes the State School Number, School Name, LEA Name, State LEA Number, Legacy LEA Number, and Legacy School Number.
localEducationAgency (LEA)
This resource represents an administrative unit at the local level, which exists primarily to operate schools or to contract for educational services. It includes school districts, charter schools, charter management organizations, or other local administrative organizations.
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Data Element | Description | Data Type | Stored in [Table]Field | Req’d |
localEducationAgencyId | Identifier assigned to the LEA by the SEA. | Integer | LEAId - Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubOrganizaton]LocalEducationAgencyId Also stored in PowerSchool in: [Prefs]Name=districtnumber [Prefs]Value For Choice Schools, SchoolId is [Schools]Alternate_School_Number (if set); otherwise, [Schools]School_Number is used for the LEA identifier. ChoiceSchools are indicated by [S_WI_SCH_X]Choice_School_Reporting_Option IN (A,C) where A represents Private School – All Students Reported and C represents Private School – Only Choice Students Reported. | R |
stateOrganizationId | The identifier assigned to an education agency by the State Education Agency (SEA). | String | LEAId - Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubOrganization]StateOrgId and [CST_PubOrganization]EduOrgId (integer value) Also stored in PowerSchool in: [Prefs]Name=districtnumber [Prefs]Value For Choice Schools, SchoolId is [Schools]Alternate_School_Number (if set); otherwise, [Schools]School_Number is used for the LEA identifier. ChoiceSchools are indicated by [S_WI_SCH_X]Choice_School_Reporting_Option IN (A,C) where A represents Private School – All Students Reported and C represents Private School – Only Choice Students Reported. | R |
nameOfInstitution | The full, legally accepted name of the institution. | String | Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubOrganizaton]NameofInstitution | R |
shortNameOfInstitution | A short name for the institution. | String | Data element downloaded from State. Stored in: [CST_PubOrganization]ShortName | O |
categoryType | The category of local education agency/district e.g. ‘Public School District’ | String | Data element downloaded from State. Stored in: [CST_PubOrganization]CategoryType | R |
educationOrganizationCategoryType | The classification of the education agency within the geographic boundaries of a state according to the level of administrative and operational control granted by the state, for example, State Education Agency, Local Education Agency, or School. | String | ‘Local Education Agency’ Stored as ‘LEA’ in: [CST_PubOrganization]InstitutionType | R |
| identificationCodes | The legacy state Organization ID. | Array | Stored in: [CST_PubOrganization]AlternateID | O |
school
This resource represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
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Data Element | Description | Data Type | Stored in [Table]Field | Req’d |
localEducationAgencyReference | localEducationAgencyId – The LEA of which the school is an organizational component. | Integer | LEAId - Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubOrganization]StateOrgID | R |
schoolId | The identifier assigned to a school by the State Education Agency (SEA). | Integer | SchoolId downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubOrganization]EduOrgID Also stored in: [Schools]Alternate_School_Number (if set), else, [Schools]School_Number | R |
stateOrganizationId | The identifier assigned to the school by the State Education Agency (SEA). | String | SchoolId - Data element downloaded from State. Stored in: [CST_PubOrganization]EduOrgId Also stored in: [Schools]Alternate_School_Number (if set); else, [Schools]School_Number | R |
nameOfInstitution | The full, legally accepted name of the institution. | String | Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubOrganization]NameofInstitution | R |
educationOrganizationCategoryType | The classification of the education agency within the geographic boundaries of a state according to the level of administrative and operational control granted by the state, for example, State Education Agency, Local Education Agency, or School. | String | ‘School’ Stored as ‘SCHOOL’ in: [CST_PubOrganization]InstitutionType | R |
| identificationCodes | The legacy state Organization ID. | Array | Stored in: [CST_PubOrganization]AlternateID | O |