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What School District Am I In?

Tap the button, search an address or click the map to see which public school district covers the point, with its boundary.

    Decimal (39.7392, -104.9903) or DMS (39°44'21"N 104°59'25"W).

    Or click the map below to check any point.

    Your school district

    Choose a location to see the answer.

    Boundary map

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    Click the map to choose a point. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, simplified for display. Basemap:USGS The National Map (US coverage).

    Your location at a glance

    Every layer for the point you choose.

    County
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    City or town
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    ZIP code
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    State
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    School district
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    Congressional district
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    Township
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    Elevation
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    Time zone
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    How it works

    1. Your point comes from your device's GPS, a US address (matched by the Census Geocoder), typed coordinates or a click on the map.
    2. The coordinates go to the Census Geocoder, which returns the unified, elementary and secondary school districts containing them (boundaries as of January 1, 2026).
    3. Each district's ID is its NCES ID, so the answer links straight to the district's profile at the National Center for Education Statistics.
    4. The map outlines the district from Census TIGERweb, simplified so it loads quickly.

    Unified, elementary and secondary districts

    • Unified: one district runs every grade. Most of the country works this way.
    • Elementary: runs the lower grades where a separate district runs high school.
    • Secondary: runs the upper grades over one or more elementary districts.

    The grade split differs by state and district. Boundaries are collected from state officials by the Census Bureau'sSchool District Review Program.

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    Frequently asked questions

    Where do the school district boundaries come from?

    State education officials report them to the Census Bureau through its School District Review Program. This tool uses the boundaries in the Census Bureau's current data (as of January 1, 2026), checked with the Census Geocoder.

    Does this tell me which school my child will attend?

    No. It tells you the district. Each district assigns schools by attendance zones, which can change from year to year, and those are not in Census data. Ask the district or use its school locator.

    Why does it show two districts?

    In some states, such as Illinois, separate districts run the lower and upper grades. An elementary district covers the younger grades and a secondary (high school) district covers the rest, so one home is in both.

    What is the NCES district ID?

    A seven-digit ID used by the National Center for Education Statistics: the two-digit state FIPS code followed by a five-digit district code. The NCES link in the answer opens the district profile with its schools, enrollment and contact details.

    How many school districts are there?

    The Census Bureau's current boundaries have 10,796 unified districts, 2,030 elementary districts and 472 secondary districts in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

    Are charter and private schools included?

    No. The map shows geographic public school districts. Charter schools, private schools and some regional or specialty districts do not have boundaries in this data.

    Does this work outside the US?

    No. School district data covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Elsewhere the tool still shows elevation and time zone.

    Sources

    How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.