Codebook - Center for Research in Education & Social Policy

DERA Codebook

The DERA codebook contains a comprehensive listing of datasets and variables available to researchers with approved DERA projects. The codebook is also available as a excel, csv, or pdf download.

Dataset	Variable name	Years Available	Grades Available	Data Type	Length	Description
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	School Year	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School year in which student attended DE public school.
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	District Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where student was enrolled.
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	School Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the school where student was enrolled.
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	Student ID	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Student’s unique identifier
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	Grade	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	2	Represents the grade level of the student within a school/district
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	Resident District	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the resident district for the student.
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	Resident School	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the resident school for the student.
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	Choice School	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether the student's enrollment type
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	Retained/Repeater	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student was retained in the same grade (grade repeater).
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	Grade Skipper	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student skipped a grade.
Student Enrollment - Unit Count	New To The State	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is new to the state.
Student Demographics	School Year	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School year in which student attended DE public school.
Student Demographics	District Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where student was enrolled.
Student Demographics	School Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the school where student was enrolled.
Student Demographics	Student ID	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Student’s unique identifier
Student Demographics	DOB	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Date	n/a	Student’s date of birth
Student Demographics	Grade	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	2	Grade in which the student took assessment
Student Demographics	Gender	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	20	Student’s gender
Student Demographics	Race	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	20	Student’s race
Student Demographics	Ethnicity	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	20	Student’s ethnicity
Student Demographics	Low Income	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	20	Student’s low income indicator
Student Demographics	TANF	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	20	Student’s TANF indicator
Student Demographics	SNAP	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	20	Student’s SNAP indicator
Student Demographics	SWD	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	20	Student’s SWD indicator
Student Demographics	IEP/504 Plan Eligibility	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is placed on an IEP.
Student Demographics	IEP Diploma	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student received an IEP diploma.
Student Demographics	SPED Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Identifies student’s diagnosed special education code
Student Demographics	SWD Initial Identification Date	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Date	n/a	Date when the student was first identified as student with disabilities, if applicable.
Student Demographics	FED Placement	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	string	50	Indicates student's placement (least restrictive environment) that indicates the percentage of a time a student is not with their typical peers (outside the regular classroom).
Student Demographics	FED Placement Desc	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	string	255	Description of FED placement indicator.
Student Demographics	Special Education Hours Per Week	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Float	n/a	Number of hours a student spends in special education setting per week.
Student Demographics	EL	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	20	Student’s English Learner indicator
Student Demographics	EL Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	10	Identifies particular EL designation (EL, ELX, etc.)
Student Demographics	EL Code Desc	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	50	Describes particular EL designation
Student Demographics	Currently Limited English proficient	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is designated as currently limited English proficient
Student Demographics	Was Limited English proficient	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is designated as was limited English proficient.
Student Demographics	Gifted	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is designated as gifted student.
Student Demographics	Foster Care	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is in foster care (1) or not (0).
Student Demographics	Foster Type	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	100	Student's foster type (kinship, foster home, etc.)
Student Demographics	Single-parent household	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student lives in a single-parent household.
Student Demographics	Siblings	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Identifies whether a student has a sibling in DE K-12 system
Student Demographics	Siblings Student ID	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Identifies student ID/s of sibling/s
Student Demographics	Homeless	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is homeless (1) or not (0).
Student Demographics	Migrant	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is migrant (1) or not (0).
Student Demographics	Military Dependant	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is military dependant (1) or not (0).
Student Demographics	Over Age for Grade	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is over age for their current grade.
Student Demographics	GPA	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Float	n/a	Indicates student's GPA.
Student Demographics	Address	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	255	Student’s address
Student Demographics	City	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	255	Student's city of residence.
Student Demographics	State	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	2	Student's state of residence.
Student Demographics	ZIP Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	255	Student's ZIP code
Student Attendance	School Year	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School year in which student attended DE public school.
Student Attendance	District Code	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where student was enrolled.
Student Attendance	School Code	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the school where student was enrolled.
Student Attendance	Student ID	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Student’s unique identifier
Student Attendance	Membership	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Total membership days in a given school year.
Student Attendance	Attendance	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Number of days student attended school.
Student Attendance	Absences	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Number of total absences each year.
Student Attendance	Percent Attendance	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	float	n/a	Indicates a percent of attendance for each year.
Student Attendance	Percent Absent	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	float	n/a	Indicates a percent of absences for each year.
Student Attendance	Excused Absences	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Number of excused absences.
Student Attendance	Unexcused Absences	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Number of unexcused absences.
Student Attendance	Chronically Absent	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is considered to be chronically absent.
Discipline	School Year	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School year in which student attended DE public school.
Discipline	District Code	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where student was enrolled.
Discipline	School Code	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the school where student was enrolled.
Discipline	Student ID	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Student’s unique identifier
Discipline	Category	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	String	100	Discipline categories (In-School Suspension, Out-of-school suspension, OOS with CDAP Placement, OOS without CDAP Placement, and Expulsion)
Discipline	Incidents	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Number of incident/s a student had within each discipline category
Discipline	Discipline Referrals	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Discipline referrals
Discipline	Average Duration (hours)	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	float	n/a	Average duration (in hours) of incident/s a student had within each discipline category
Discipline	Average Duration (days)	2014-15 through 2024-25	PK-12	float	n/a	Average duration (in days) of incident/s a student had within each discipline category
Assessment	School Year	2010-11 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School year in which the student took their assessment.
Assessment	District Code	2010-11 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where student took the assessment.
Assessment	School Code	2010-11 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the district where student took the assessment.
Assessment	Student ID	2010-11 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Student ID assigned to student who took the assessment.
Assessment	Grade	2010-11 through 2024-25	PK-12	String	2	Grade in which the student took assessment.
Assessment	Assessment name	2010-11 through 2024-25	PK-12	String	10	Indicates statewide assessment name, such as ACCESS – EL Annual ACCESS assessment; DCAS – Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System; DCAS-Alt1 – Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System – Alternate Assessment; DeSSAALT – Delaware System; SAT11 – SAT assessment; SBAC – Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.
Assessment	Content Area	2010-11 through 2024-25	PK-12	String	10	Includes overall content area (MATH, ELA, SCI, and SS), and any claim scores (e.g. SBAC reading and listening claim score, SBAC writing and research claim score, etc.).
Assessment	Test Period	2010-11 through 2024-25	PK-12	String	100	Identifies test period for which the assessment was taken in (e.g. midterm, final)
Assessment	Scale Score	2010-11 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Assessment score for that student.
Assessment	Proficiency Level	2010-11 through 2024-25	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Proficiency Level associated with the given score and assessment.
Course	School Year	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School year in which the student took their assessment.
Course	District Code	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where student took the assessment.
Course	School Code	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the district where student took the assessment.
Course	Student ID	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Student ID assigned to student who took the assessment.
Course	Primary Teacher Employee ID	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Employee ID of a teacher identified as primary in this classroom.
Course	Secondary Teacher Employee ID	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Employee ID of a teacher identified as secondary in this classroom.
Course	Grade	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	2	Student’s grade
Course	Course Department	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	250	Course department (e.g. Social Studies)
Course	Course Name	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	250	Course name (e.g. Economics)
Course	Course ID	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	50	State course ID (e.g. SOC123)
Course	Course Section ID	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	250	Course section ID (e.g. 4)
Course	SCED Subject Area	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	SCED identified subject area
Course	SCED Course Number	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	SCED identified course number
Course	CIP Course ID	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	string	100	CIP course ID
Course	Credits Attempted	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Float	n/a	Total number of credits a student has attempted in each course
Course	Credits Earned	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Float	n/a	Credits a student has earned in each course
Course	Course Credit Basis	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	100	Specifies basis used for the credit course
Course	AP	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a course is an AP course
Course	Career Technical	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a course is a career & technical course
Course	College Preparatory	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a course is a college preparatory course
Course	Dual Enrollment	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a course is a dual enrollment course
Course	Elective	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a course is an elective course
Course	Honors	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a course is a honors course
Course	Inter Baccalaureate	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a course is an inter baccalaureate course
Course	Tech Prep	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a course is a tech prep course
Course	Traditional	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a course is a traditional course
Course	Transition Academy	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a course is a transition academy course
Course	Marking Period 1 Grade	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	2	Letter grade a student has earned for marking period 1
Course	Marking Period 2 Grade	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	2	Letter grade a student has earned for marking period 2
Course	Marking Period 3 Grade	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	2	Letter grade a student has earned for marking period 3
Course	Marking Period 4 Grade	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	2	Letter grade a student has earned for marking period 4
Course	Final Grade	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	2	Final letter grade a student has earned in each course
Course	Course Marking Periods	2011-12 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Indicates in which marking periods a class is offered.
Early Learning Survey	School Year	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	Integer	n/a	A school year in which a survey has been conducted.
Early Learning Survey	County Code	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	String	1	County code identifying the county in which the student took the survey.
Early Learning Survey	District Code	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where student took the survey.
Early Learning Survey	School Code	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the district where student took the survey.
Early Learning Survey	Student ID	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	Integer	n/a	Student ID assigned to student who took the assessment.
Early Learning Survey	Grade	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	String	2	Grade in which the student took survey
Early Learning Survey	Domain	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	String	30	Cognitive, Language, Literacy, Mathematics, Physical, Social-Emotional
Early Learning Survey	Domain Score	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	Integer	n/a	Domain score as assessed in the classroom.
Early Learning Survey	Cut Score	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	Integer	n/a	Cut score for the domain
Early Learning Survey	Domain Indicator/Proficiency Level	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	String	n/a	Indicates whether a student is accomplished or “emerging” at KG entry as defined with the state set cut scores.
Early Learning Survey	Item/Objective Level	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	String	n/a	Indicates individual item (objective scores) data comprising each domain.
Early Learning Survey	Item/Objective Level Score	2016-17 through 2025-26	PK, KN	Integer	n/a	Indicates score on individual item (objective scores) data comprising each domain.
Kindergarten Registration File	School Year	2017-18 through 2023-24	KN	Integer	n/a	A school year in which a form has been submitted.
Kindergarten Registration File	District Code	2017-18 through 2023-24	KN	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where student is enrolled in.
Kindergarten Registration File	School Code	2017-18 through 2023-24	KN	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the district where student is enrolled in.
Kindergarten Registration File	Student ID	2017-18 through 2023-24	KN	Integer	n/a	Student ID assigned to student.
Kindergarten Registration File	Attended PK Last Year	2017-18 through 2023-24	KN	String	3	Indicates whether a student has attended pre-K last year.
Kindergarten Registration File	School year in which PK was attended	2017-18 through 2023-24	KN	Integer	n/a	Indicates a school year in which a student has attended pre-K.
Kindergarten Registration File	Pre-K County	2017-18 through 2023-24	KN	String	10	Indicates a county in which a student has attended pre-K.
Kindergarten Registration File	Program Name	2017-18 through 2023-24	KN	String	255	Indicates a name of the program in which a student has attended pre-K.
Kindergarten Registration File	School year in which KN first attended	2017-18 through 2023-24	KN	Integer	n/a	Indicates a school year in which a student has first attended KN.
School File	School Year	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School Year
School File	District Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying school district/charter
School File	School Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Unique identifier issued to each public school in DE.
School File	District Name	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	255	District name
School File	School Name	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	255	School Name
School File	School NCES Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School’s NCES code.
School File	Grade Level	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	50	Grade level for the school.
School File	Total Enrollment	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Total fall enrollment (unit count) for this school.
School File	High-Need School	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Indicates whether a school is identified as a High-Need School.
School File	CSI School	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Indicates whether a school is identified as a CSI School.
School File	TSI School	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Indicates whether a school is identified as a TSI School.
School File	%/n Low Income	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of low income students
School File	%/n TANF	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of students on TANF
School File	%/n SNAP	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of student on SNAP
School File	%/n SWD	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of SWD students
School File	%/n EL	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of EL students
School File	%/n currently limited English proficient	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of currently limited English proficient students
School File	%/n was limited English proficient	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of was limited English proficient students
School File	%/n Race/Ethnicity	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of students broken down by each race/ethnicity
School File	%/n Gender	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of students broken down by each gender
School File	%/n Chronically Absent	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of chronically absent students
School File	Days Absent	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Average number of days students are absent in this school
School File	Average Daily Membership (ADM)	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Average daily membership
School File	Violent Acts per 1,000 students	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of violent acts per 1,000 students
School File	Suspension rates	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of suspended students, broken by each suspension category
School File	Total per-pupil expenditures	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Total per-pupil expenditures
School File	ZIP Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	10	Indicates school's ZIP code.
School File	County Code	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Indicates a county code in which a school is located.
School File	County Letter	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	10	Indicates a letter code in which a school is located.
School File	County Name	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	50	Indicates a county in which a school is located.
School File	Charter	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a school is a Charter school.
School File	Title I	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a school is a Title I school.
School File	Average Years of Teaching Experience	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	float	n/a	Indicates an average of teaching experience of all classroom teachers in the school.
School File	%/n of First Year Teachers	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of first year teachers.
School File	%/n of Early Career Teachers	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of early career teachers (1-4 years of experience).
School File	%/n of Experienced Teachers	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of experienced teachers (5 or more years of experience).
School File	Count of Teachers	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Count of classroom teachers employed in that school.
School File	%/n Teacher Race/Ethnicity	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of teachers broken down by each race/ethnicity
School File	%/n Teacher Gender	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of teachers broken down by each gender
School File	Average Total Salary	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Average total salary for teachers
School File	Average State Salary	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Average state salary for teachers
School File	Average Local salary	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Average local salary for teachers
School File	Average Federal Salary	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Average federal salary for teachers
School File	Mobility rates & tenure	2008-09 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer/Percent	n/a	% and count of educators who stayed in the same school, transfer within the district, transferred between districts, retired, and left Delaware public schools. In addition, it includes variables like same school tenure, and same district tenure.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	School Year	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	School year in which the educator was employed in DE public school.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	District Code	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where the educator was employed in.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	School Code	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	School code identifying the school where the educator was employed in.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Employee ID	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Educator’s unique identifier
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Person ID	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Educator's unique identifier for certificates
Educator Employment - Snapshot	First Name	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	100	Educator's first name
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Last Name	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	100	Educator's last name
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Last Name (maiden)	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	100	Educator's maiden name
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Gender	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	20	Educator’s gender
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Race	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	20	Educator's race
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Ethnicity	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	20	Educator's ethnicity
Educator Employment - Snapshot	DOB	2008-09 through 2025-26		Date	n/a	Educator's DOB
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Age	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Educator's age
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Full/Part-Time Status	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	1	Indicates whether an educator is employed full-time (F) or part-time (P).
Educator Employment - Snapshot	FTE	2008-09 through 2025-26		Float	n/a	The total number of full-time equivalent positions (FTEs) an educator holds in the specified Organization (e.g. 0.8).
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Total Experience	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Indicates total experience an educator has.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	School Tenure	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Educator's tenure in the same school.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Experience in DE as a Teacher	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Experience in DE as a Teacher
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Job Step	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Indicates job step at which an educator currently is.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Total Experience in Delaware	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Identifies educator's overall years of experience.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	School District Tenure	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Identifies educator's experience in a district the educator is currently employed.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Experience Out of State	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Identifies educator's experience out of state.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	School Leader Experience in DE	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Identifies School Leader's overall years of experience in DE.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Principal Experience in DE	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Identifies Principal's overall years of experience in DE.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Assistant Principal in DE	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Identifies Assistant Principal's overall years of experience in DE.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Staff Type	2008-09 through 2025-26		string	50	Indicates whether an educator is professional or non-professional staff.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Staff Category	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	255	Represents a respective staff category that certain educators fall under, such as Classroom Teacher, Instructional Support, or Official/Administrative.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Job Classification	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	255	Job classification category, such as Assistant Principal, Teacher, Special Secondary, or Librarian.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Position Name	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	255	Educator's position title
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Position Code	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Educator's position code
Educator Employment - Snapshot	New Hire Code	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	50	Indicates educator's status in the school (remained in the same school, transferred from a different district, new to the state, etc.)
Educator Employment - Snapshot	New Hire Code Description	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	255	Indicates educator's status in the school (remained in the same school, transferred from a different district, new to the state, etc.)
Educator Employment - Snapshot	New District Hire	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Indicates whether an educator is a new hire in the district
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Educational Level	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	255	Educator's educational level (Bachelor, Master, Master Plus 15, etc.)
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Local Salary	2008-09 through 2025-26		Float	n/a	Educator's local salary.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	State Salary	2008-09 through 2025-26		Float	n/a	Educator's state salary.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Federal Salary	2008-09 through 2025-26		Float	n/a	Educator's federal salary.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Total Salary	2008-09 through 2025-26		Float	n/a	Educator's total salary.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	ZIP Code of Educator's residence	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	10	ZIP code of educator's residence.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Work Email	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	100	Educator's work email.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Personal Email	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	100	Educator's personal email.
Educator Employment - Snapshot	Service Years & Months	2008-09 through 2025-26		float	n/a	Indicates the number of service years & months an educator has at the time of the snapshot.
Educator Education Degree File	Employee ID	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Educator’s unique identifier
Educator Education Degree File	Degree	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	10	Indicates educational degree for each educator's degree (Bachelor, Undergraduate Coursework, etc.)
Educator Education Degree File	University	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	255	Higher Education Institution attended by the educator for a given degree.
Educator Education Degree File	Major	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	255	Educator's major
Educator Education Degree File	Minor	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	255	Educator's minor, if applicable
Educator Education Degree File	Graduation Date	2008-09 through 2025-26		Date	n/a	Graduation date
Educator Education Degree File	IPEDS ID	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	IPEDS ID
Educator Education Degree File	Transcript ID	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Transcript ID
Educator Education Degree File	Transcript School ID	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	School ID
Educator Certificates	Person ID	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	ID issued by certification database (DEEDS).
Educator Certificates	License ID	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	License ID
Educator Certificates	Certificate ID	2008-09 through 2025-26		Integer	n/a	Certificate ID
Educator Certificates	License Type	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	50	License Type (initial, continuing, advanced)
Educator Certificates	Certification Type	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	30	Certification type (standard, emergency, certificate of eligibility)
Educator Certificates	Certification Area	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	255	Certification content area (Middle Math Teacher, Secondary Social Studies Teacher, etc.)
Educator Certificates	Status	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	30	Certificate status (issued, pending)
Educator Certificates	Issue Date	2008-09 through 2025-26		Date	n/a	Date on which the certificate has been issued, if applicable.
Educator Certificates	Effective Date	2008-09 through 2025-26		Date	n/a	Date on which the certificate has become effective, if applicable.
Educator Certificates	Expiration Date	2008-09 through 2025-26		Date	n/a	Date on which the certificate has expired, if applicable.
Student Graduation	School Year	2011-12 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	School Year
Student Graduation	District Code	2011-12 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where student was enrolled.
Student Graduation	School Code	2011-12 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the school where student was enrolled.
Student Graduation	Student ID	2011-12 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Student’s unique identifier
Student Graduation	Grade	2011-12 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	2	Represents the grade level of the student within a school/district
Student Graduation	Graduated	2011-12 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Where applicable, indicates whether a student graduated from a high school.
Student Graduation	Graduation Type	2011-12 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Where applicable, indicates within how many years a student has graduated from a high school (4, 5, or 6 years).
Student Graduation	Transfer In	2011-12 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student has transferred in the state.
Student Graduation	Transfer Out	2011-12 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student has transferred out of the state.
Student Graduation	Transfer In Grade	2011-12 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	2	If applicable, a grade in which a student has transferred in.
SWD Population	School Year	2014-15 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School year in which student attended DE public school.
SWD Population	Date	2014-15 through 2025-26	PK-12	date	n/a	Indicates a date at which a change in a student record occurred as it relates to their special education status.
SWD Population	District Code	2014-15 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district/s where student was enrolled in a given school year.
SWD Population	School Code	2014-15 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the school/s where student was enrolled in a given school year.
SWD Population	Student ID	2014-15 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Student's unique identifier.
SWD Population	SWD	2014-15 through 2025-26	PK-12	String	20	Student's SWD identifier
SWD Population	IEP	2014-15 through 2025-26	PK-12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student is placed on an IEP
SWD Population	Sped Code	2014-15 through 2025-26	PK-12	Integer	n/a	Identifies student's diagnosed special education code.
CTE - Contentrator Information	School Year	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	School year in which student attended DE public school.
CTE - Contentrator Information	Student ID	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Student’s unique identifier
CTE - Contentrator Information	Path Number	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Indicates path number.
CTE - Contentrator Information	Primary Path	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	1	Indicates whether this student's primary path.
CTE - Contentrator Information	Program of Study Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Indicates program of study code, where applicable (e.g. 15.01803).
CTE - Contentrator Information	Concentrator	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	1	Indicates whether a student is a CTE pathway concentrator.
CTE - Contentrator Information	Completer	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	1	Indicates whether a student completed a CTE pathway.
CTE - Contentrator Information	Industry Certificate 1	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Indicates which, if any, industry certificate/s a student has issued (e.g. 1.00000016)
CTE - Contentrator Information	Industry Certificate 2	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Indicates which, if any, industry certificate/s a student has issued (e.g. 1.00000016)
CTE - Contentrator Information	Industry Certificate 3	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Indicates which, if any, industry certificate/s a student has issued (e.g. 1.00000016)
CTE - Industry Credentials	Career Cluster Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Career Cluster Code (e.g. 1)
CTE - Industry Credentials	Career Cluster Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Career Cluster Name (e.g. Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources)
CTE - Industry Credentials	Pathway Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Pathway Code (e.g. 1.02)
CTE - Industry Credentials	Pathway Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Pathway Name (e.g. Plant Systems)
CTE - Industry Credentials	Program of Study Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Program of Study Code (e.g. 1.02301)
CTE - Industry Credentials	Program of Study Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Program of Study Name (e.g. Plant & Horticultural Science)
CTE - Industry Credentials	CTE Course Code 2018	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	CTE Course Code 2018
CTE - Industry Credentials	Ceredential Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Credential code (e.g. 1.04603025)
CTE - Industry Credentials	Credential Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	255	Credential name (e.g. Polytech: Electrical 1)
CTE - Industry Credentials	TSA Type	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Indicates TSA type (e.g. Advanced Standing, Credential)
CTE - Industry Credentials	Date Added	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Date	n/a	Date when the credential was added.
CTE - Industry Credentials	Start Year	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	50	Indicates a start year in which a particular pathway was started.
CTE - Programs	Career Cluster Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Career Cluster Code (e.g. 1)
CTE - Programs	Career Cluster Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Career Cluster Name (e.g. Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources)
CTE - Programs	Program of Study Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Program of Study Code (e.g. 1.02301)
CTE - Programs	Program of Study Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Program of Study Name (e.g. Plant & Horticultural Science)
CTE - Programs	Program of Study Type	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	50	Indicates program of study type (e.g. Local, DE Pathway)
CTE - Programs	Non-traditional	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a program is non-traditional.
CTE - Programs	Non-traditional (old)	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a program is non-traditional (old version).
CTE - Enrollment	School Year	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	School year in which student attended DE public school.
CTE - Enrollment	District Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	District code identifying the district where student was enrolled.
CTE - Enrollment	School Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	School code identifying the school where student was enrolled.
CTE - Enrollment	Student ID	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Student’s unique identifier
CTE - Enrollment	CIP Course ID	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	string	100	CIP course ID
CTE - Enrollment	Course Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	250	Course name (e.g. Digital Media & Img II)
CTE - Career Cluster SOC Crosswalk	Career Cluster Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Career Cluster Code (e.g. 1)
CTE - Career Cluster SOC Crosswalk	Career Cluster Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Career Cluster Name (e.g. Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources)
CTE - Career Cluster SOC Crosswalk	Pathway Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Pathway Code (e.g. 1.02)
CTE - Career Cluster SOC Crosswalk	Pathway Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Pathway Name (e.g. Plant Systems)
CTE - Career Cluster SOC Crosswalk	SOC Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	50	Standard occupational classification code (e.g. 19-1012)
CTE - Career Cluster SOC Crosswalk	SOC Title	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	255	Standard occupational classification title (e.g. Food Scientists and Technologists)
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Career Cluster Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Career Cluster Code (e.g. 1)
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Career Cluster Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Career Cluster Name (e.g. Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources)
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Pathway Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Pathway Code (e.g. 1.02)
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Pathway Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Pathway Name (e.g. Plant Systems)
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Program of Study Code	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Program of Study Code (e.g. 1.02301)
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Program of Study Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Program of Study Name (e.g. Plant & Horticultural Science)
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Program of Study 2016	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Program of Study 2016
CTE - Program Crosswalk	CTE Course Code 2016	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	CTE Course Code 2016
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Program of Study 2017	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Program of Study 2017
CTE - Program Crosswalk	CTE Course Code 2017	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	CTE Course Code 2017
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Program of Study 2018	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Program of Study 2018
CTE - Program Crosswalk	CTE Course Code 2018	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	CTE Course Code 2018
CTE - Program Crosswalk	CTE Course Name	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	CTE Course Name (e.g. Greenhouse/Horticulture Science II)
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Active	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	1	Indicates whether a pathway is active.
CTE - Program Crosswalk	Start Year	2013-14 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Indicates a start year in which a particular pathway was started.
Student Graduates Wage Information (DOL)	Fiscal Year	Q3 2017 through Q2 2025	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	School year in which student attended DE public school.
Student Graduates Wage Information (DOL)	Student ID	Q3 2017 through Q2 2025	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Student’s unique identifier
Student Graduates Wage Information (DOL)	Quarter	Q3 2017 through Q2 2025	Grade 12	String	5	Employment quarter
Student Graduates Wage Information (DOL)	NAICS	Q3 2017 through Q2 2025	Grade 12	String	100	NAICS information for each quarter
Student Graduates Wage Information (DOL)	Wages	Q3 2017 through Q2 2025	Grade 12	float	n/a	Wages for each quarter
National Student Clearinghouse	ID	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Student ID from the college institution
National Student Clearinghouse	College Code	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	College code (IPEDS code)
National Student Clearinghouse	College Name	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	255	College name
National Student Clearinghouse	College State	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	2	Indicates the state in which the college is located
National Student Clearinghouse	2-year/4-year	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Integer	n/a	Indicates whether a college is a 2-year or 4-year college
National Student Clearinghouse	Public/Private	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	10	Indicates whether a college is a public or private college
National Student Clearinghouse	Enrollment Status	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	100	Indicates student's enrollment status
National Student Clearinghouse	Enrollment Begin Date	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Date	n/a	Indicates enrollment begin date
National Student Clearinghouse	Enrollment End Date	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Date	n/a	Indicates enrollment end date
National Student Clearinghouse	Graduated	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Binary	n/a	Indicates whether a student has graduated from the college
National Student Clearinghouse	Graduation Date	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	Date	n/a	Graduation date
National Student Clearinghouse	Degree Title	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	10	A degree in which a student has obtained (e.g. AA, BA, MA, PHD, etc.)
National Student Clearinghouse	Major	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	255	A major the student is pursuing at college
National Student Clearinghouse	Minor	2016-17 through 2024-25	Grade 12	String	255	A minor, if applicable, the student is pursuing at college
Educator Salary Supplement	Employee ID	2008-09 through 2025-26		Int	n/a	Educator’s unique identifier
Educator Salary Supplement	Stipend Description	2008-09 through 2025-26		String	255	A stipend or salary supplenent that an educator may have received by working in a hard to staff subject area or by being nationally certified educator.
Educator Salary Supplement	Stipend Amount	2008-09 through 2025-26		Int	n/a	Stipend amount.
Educator Salary Supplement	Payment Date	2008-09 through 2025-26		Date	n/a	Date at which the stipend was provided to an educator.
DE School Climate Survey		2018-19 through 2025-26	Grades 3-12			Includes 210 questions across Student, Teacher/Staff, and Home school climate surveys.
Dataset	Variable name