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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION SUPPORTING STATEMENT

Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

June 2013

Attachment A-4

Mandatory Civil Rights Data 

Collection for School Years 

2013–14 and 2015–16: 

Directional Indicators
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INTRODUCTION

Attachment	A-4	contains	guiding	questions,	or	directional	indicators	(DI),	used	to	reduce	burden	on	

LEAs.		It	is	organized	as	follows:

 Overview	of	directional	indicators

 List	of	directional	indicators

Directional indicators are	used	to	determine	whether	a	data	group	is	applicable	to	an	LEA.		For	

example,	an	LEA	will	be	presented	with	a	simple	question	asking	whether	or	not	students	are	

enrolled	in	Advanced	Placement	(AP)	courses	at	the	school.		If	the	LEA	answers	“no,”	then	the	

subsequent	tables	collecting	student	counts	of AP enrollment,	exam-taking,	and	AP	exam-passing

are	not	presented	to	the	LEA.		

OVERVIEW OF DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS

Because	the	CRDC	is	a	mandatory	collection,	LEAs	are	obligated	to	respond	to	each	applicable	

survey	question.	First	implemented	with	the	2009-10	CRDC,	directional	indicators successfully	

reduce	the	burden	by	eliminating	tables	that	are	not	applicable,	therefore	reducing	the	amount	of	

time	LEAs	spend entering	zeros	into	non-applicable	tables.				 As	OCR	continuously	improves	the	

design	of	the	web-based	survey	tool,	the	2011-12	CRDC	included additional	directional	indicators	

to	determine	whether	the	LEA	will	be	presented	with	subsequent	data	group	tables.		

Many	of	these	directional	indicators	are	linked	to	existing	data	groups.		For	example,	in	DG932,	OCR	

collects	each	grade	offered	at	a	school.		Data are	used	to	determine	which	applicable	grade-level	

retention	tables	are	presented	to	the	LEA	(e.g.,	a	school	offering	grades	10,	11,	and	12	would	be	

presented only	with	the	retention	tables	for	grades	10,	11,	and	12).			However,	there	are	some	data	

groups	which	apply	only	to	a	subset	of	schools	and	this	subset	of	schools	cannot	be	determined	

from	already	collected	information.		For	example,	in	the	2009-10	CRDC	sample,	approximately	55%	

of	high	schools	offered Advanced	Placement	courses.		In	order	to	limit	the	burden	of	responding	to	

data	elements	collecting	detailed	Advanced	Placement	data,	OCR	designed	a	directional	indicator to	

determine	which	high	schools	(offering	any	grade	9-12)	also	offered	Advanced	Placement	courses.		

These	directional	indicators	minimize	the	burden	of	responding	to	the	CRDC	for	LEAs	and	schools.	

The	following	list	of	directional	indicators may	be	expanded	as	OCR	designs	the	2013-14 survey	

tool.		All	directional	indicators	are	designed	to	minimize	the	burden	of	the	CRDC	collection	to	the	

extent	possible	on	participating	school	districts.	
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DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR TABLES

Directional Indicator (DI) Name Level ID

Page 

Number

Advanced Placement indicator School 1 A-4 4

Algebra I course offered—grade 7 indicator 

New! School 2 A-4 5

Algebra I course offered—grade 8 indicator 

New! School 3 A-4 6

Corporal punishment indicator New! School 4 A-4 7

Distance education indicator New! LEA 5 A-4 8

Dual enrollment indicator New! School 6 A-4 9

Early childhood program indicator New! LEA 7 A-4 9

GED preparation program indicator LEA 8 A-4 10

Geometry course offered—grade 8 indicator 

New! School 9 A-4 11

Gifted/talented program indicator School 10 A-4 12

Grades offered School 11 A-4 13

International Baccalaureate Programme

indicator New! School 12 A-4 14

Interscholastic athletics single-sex indicator 

Revised! School 13 A-4 15

Magnet status School 14 A-4 16

Math classes – high school School 15 A-4 17

Preschool daily length LEA 16 A-4 18

Preschool grade New! School 17 A-4 18

School Type School 18 A-4 19

Science classes – high school School 19 A-4 21

Single-sex academic classes indicator School 20 A-4 22
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DI Name: Advanced Placement indicator DI: 1

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school has any students enrolled in one 

or more Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded 

with high school age students.

Advanced Placement (AP) - AP refers to a program, sponsored by

the College Board, through which students may earn college credit 

and advanced college placement by successfully completing AP 

courses and standardized AP exams.

Advanced Placement (AP) course - An AP course is an advanced, 

college-level course designed for students who achieve a specified 

level of academic performance. Upon successful completion of the 

course and a standardized AP exam, a student may be qualified to 

receive college credit and/or placement into advanced college 

courses.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 900 Advanced Placement course by subject participation table

 DG 901 Advanced Placement course enrollment table

 DG 902 Advanced Placement course self-selection

 DG 903 Advanced Placement different courses provided

 DG 904 Advanced Placement exam participation table

 DG 905 Advanced Placement exam passing table 
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DI Name: Algebra I course offered—grade 7 indicator New! DI 2

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether Algebra I is offered in grade 7.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with grade 7.

Algebra I is a course that includes the study of properties and 

operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic 

expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and 

inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations 

with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic 

equations.

Algebra I is a foundation course leading to higher-level mathematics 

courses, including Geometry and Algebra II.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 907 Algebra I course enrollment – grade 7

 DG 910 Algebra I course passing – grade 7
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DI Name: Algebra I course offered—grade 8 indicator New! DI: 3

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether Algebra I is offered in grade 8.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with grade 8 and/or ungraded with middle 

school age students.

Algebra I is a course that includes the study of properties and 

operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic 

expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and 

inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations 

with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic 

equations.

Algebra I is a foundation course leading to higher-level mathematics 

courses, including Geometry and Algebra II.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 908 Algebra I course enrollment – grade 8

 DG 911 Algebra I course passing – grade 8
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DI Name: Corporal punishment indicator New! DI: 4

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school uses corporal punishment to 

discipline students.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period Regular School Year 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 		

Comment Corporal punishment refers to paddling, spanking, or other forms of 

physical punishment imposed on a student.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 921 Discipline of preschool students table 

 DG 922 Discipline of students with disabilities (IDEA and Section 504 only) table 

 DG 923 Discipline of students without disabilities 
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DI Name: Distance education indicator New! DI: 5

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the LEA has any students enrolled in any 

distance education courses.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period Regular School Year

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Distance education courses must meet all of the following criteria: 

(1) be credit-granting; (2) be technology-delivered via audio, video 

(live or prerecorded), the Internet, or other computer-based 

technology (e.g., via district network); and (3) have either (a) the 

instructor in a different location than the students and/or (b) the 

course content developed in, or delivered from, a different location 

than that of the students. 

LEAs should provide response regardless of where the courses 

originated. However, distance education courses that students take 

independently or that are provided by entities outside the control of 

the district should not be included unless the district has access to 

enrollment and monitoring information for those courses.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 924 Distance education student enrollment table 
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DI Name: Dual enrollment indicator New! DI: 6

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school has any students who participate 

in a dual enrollment/dual credit program that allows them to take 

college-level courses and earn concurrent credit toward a high school 

diploma and a college degree.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment For schools with any grade 9 through 12 or ungraded with high 

school age students.

Dual enrollment/dual credit programs provide opportunities for high 

school students to take college-level courses offered by colleges, and 

earn concurrent credit toward a high school diploma and a college 

degree while still in high school. These programs are for high 

school-enrolled students who are academically prepared to enroll in 

college and are interested in taking on additional coursework. For 

example, students who want to study subjects not offered at their 

high school may seek supplemental education at colleges nearby. 

Dual enrollment/dual credit programs do not include the Advanced 

Placement (AP) program or the International Baccalaureate Diploma 

Programme. 

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 925 Dual enrollment student participation table 

DI Name: Early childhood program indicator New! DI: 7

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the LEA provides one or more early

childhood programs that serve children birth through age 2.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 		

Comment

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 926 Early childhood program for non-IDEA children table 
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DI Name: GED preparation program indicator DI: 8

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the LEA operates a General Educational 

Development (GED) preparation program for students ages 16 

through 19.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period Regular School Year

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment For LEAs with any grade 9 through 12 or ungraded with high school 

age students. 

GED preparation program - A program (e.g., course) designed to 

prepare students to be successful on the GED Test. The GED Test is 

a nationally recognized test that is used to certify the high schoollevel academic achievement of national and international non-high 

school graduates. Upon review of the test results, an education or 

government agency may award a high school equivalency credential.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 928 GED preparation program credentials table 

 DG 926 GED preparation program participation table 
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DI Name: Geometry course offered—grade 8 indicator New! DI: 9

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether Geometry is offered in grade 8.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with grade 8 and/or ungraded with middle 

school age students.

Geometry is a course that typically includes topics such as properties 

of plane and solid figures; deductive methods of reasoning and use 

of logic; geometry as an axiomatic system including the study of 

postulates, theorems, and formal proofs; concepts of congruence, 

similarity, parallelism, perpendicularity, and proportion; and rules of 

angle measurement in triangles.

Geometry is considered a prerequisite for Algebra II.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 930 Geometry course enrollment – grade 8 
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Group Name: Grades offered ID: 10/DG: 932

Section Education Unit

Definition The grade level(s) offered by the school.

Permitted Values  Ungraded

 Prekindergarten*

 Kindergarten

 Grade 1

 Grade 2

 Grade 3

 Grade 4

 Grade 5

 Grade 6

 Grade 7

 Grade 8

 Grade 9

 Grade 10

 Grade 11

 Grade 12

 Grade 13

 Adult Education*

 No Grades*

Reporting Period October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment For the CRDC, preschool is also considered a grade. See data group 

Preschool grade (DG913). 

Permitted values with an asterisk (*) are not used for the CRDC.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS AND DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS (DI):

 DI 1 Advanced Placement Indicator (any grade 9-13 offered)

 DI 2 Algebra I course offered –grade 7

 DI 3 Algebra I course offered – grade 8

 DI 6 Dual enrollment indicator (any grade 9-13 offered)

 DI 9 Geometry course offered – grade 8

 DI 12 International Baccalaureate Programme indicator (any grade 9-13 offered)

 DI 13 Interscholastic athletics (any grade 9-13 offered)

 DG 906 Algebra I classes – middle school (grade 7 or 8)

 DG 909 Algebra I course enrollment – high school (grades 9 or 10 and grades 11 or 12 

offered)

 DG 918 Credit recovery (any grade 9-12 offered)

 DG 950 Mathematics classes – high school (any grade 9-13 offered)

 DG 951 Mathematics course enrollment – high school (any grade 9-13 offered)

 DG 964 SAT or ACT test participation table (any grade 9-13 offered)

 DG 973 Science classes – high school (any grade 9-13 offered)
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DI Name: Gifted/talented program indicator DI: 11

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school has one or more gifted/talented 

programs during regular school hours for students with unusually

high academic ability or aptitude or a specialized talent or aptitude.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Comment Gifted/talented programs - Programs during regular school hours that 

provide special educational opportunities including accelerated 

promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for 

students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or 

who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, 

or talent.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUP:

 DG 931 Gifted/talented program participation table 
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DI Name: International Baccalaureate Programme indicator New! DI: 12

Section Civil Rights Data Collection

Definition An indication of whether the school offers the International 

Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. 

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 		

Comment Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded 

with high school age students.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme - The IB 

Diploma Programme, sponsored by the International Baccalaureate 

Organization, is designed as an academically challenging and 

balanced program of education with final examinations that prepares 

students, usually aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life 

beyond. The Programme is typically taught over two years. IB 

Diploma Programme students study six courses at higher level or 

standard level. Students must choose one subject from each of 

groups 1 to 5, thus ensuring breadth of experience in languages, 

social studies, the experimental sciences and mathematics. The sixth 

subject may be an arts subject chosen from group 6, or the student 

may choose another subject from groups 1 to 5. Additionally, IB 

Diploma Programme students must meet three core requirements: 

the extended essay, the theory of knowledge course, and a 

creativity/action/service experience.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUP:

 DG 936 International Baccalaureate Programme participation table 
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DI Name: Interscholastic athletics single-sex indicator Revised! DI: 13

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school has any students who participate 

in single-sex interscholastic athletics.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period Regular School Year

Reporting	Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded 

with high school age students. Single-sex interscholastic athletics 

refers to sports activities in which only male or only female students 

participate.

Interscholastic athletics - Team-based organized sports activities that 

offer competition between schools. 

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUP:

 DG 937 Interscholastic athletics single sex sports

 DG 938 Interscholastic athletics single sex teams 

 DG 939 Interscholastic athletics single-sex team participants
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Group Name: Magnet status DI: 14/ DG: 949

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school is a magnet school or has a 

magnet program within the school.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

 Not Applicable

Reporting Period October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total (Education 

Unit Total) 

Comment A magnet program is a program within a public school that offers a 

special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers of 

students of different racial/ethnic backgrounds, which may also 

reduce, prevent, or eliminate minority group isolation. The program 

may be designed to provide an academic or social focus on a 

particular theme (e.g., science/math, performing arts, gifted/talented, 

or foreign language). A public school is considered a magnet school 

if it operates a magnet program for all students or some students 

within the school.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUP:

 DG 948 Magnet program detail 
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Group Name: Mathematics classes—high school DI: 15/DG: 950

Section Education Unit

Definition The unduplicated number of classes in mathematics (collegepreparatory) courses at the high school level.

Permitted Values  Integer

Reporting Period  For schools with regular scheduling – October 1 

 For schools with block scheduling that allows a full-year course 

to be taken in one semester – Sum of a count taken on October 1 

in the first block, and around March 1 in the second block 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded

with high school age students.

Note: Grades offered is a guiding question for the Mathematics 

classes data group. Only schools with grade 9-12 will be presented 

with the mathematics classes table. As a second-tier to the skip 

logic, a school must report greater than zero classes in the 

mathematics tables to be presented with the mathematics course 

enrollment table. 

Category set Description

Category Set A  Mathematics (Classes)

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUP:

 DG 951 Mathematics course enrollment – high school 
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Group Name: Preschool daily length and cost DI: 16/DG: 954

Section Education Unit

Definition Revised! An indication of whether the LEA provides a preschool program of a 

specific length to children and cost to parents/guardians.

Permitted Values

Revised!

 Full-day preschool (free; no charge to parent(s)/guardian)

 Full-day preschool (partial or full charge to parent(s)/guardian)

 Part-day preschool (free; no charge to parent(s)/guardian)

 Part-day preschool (partial or full charge to parent(s)/guardian)

 No preschool

Reporting Period October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 		

Comment Preschool refers to preschool programs and services for children 

ages 3 through 5. A full-day preschool program is a program that a 

child attends each weekday for approximately six hours or more.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 955 Preschool eligible students (if full-day or part-day preschool selected)

 DG 956 Preschool enrollment table (if full-day or part-day preschool selected)

 DG 957 Preschool students served table (if full-day or part-day preschool selected)

Group Name: Preschool grade DI: 17/DG: 913

Section Education Unit

Definition The preschool grade level offered by the school.

Permitted Values  Preschool

Reporting Period October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Preschool refers to preschool programs and services for children 

ages 3 through 5. The preschool grade level should be reported if 

offered, regardless of whether any children ages 3 through 5 are 

enrolled in preschool. 

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 921 Discipline of preschool students table (PS offered)

 DG 956 Preschool enrollment table (PS offered)
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Group Name: School Type DI: 18/DG: 913

Section Education Unit

Definition Definition: The type of education institution as classified by its 

primary focus. School type is a classification of schools conducting 

elementary and/or secondary instruction or programs according to 

the ordinary or special instructional needs of students.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Code Set:

 1 - Regular School 

A public elementary/secondary school that does NOT focus 

primarily on vocational, special, or alternative education, 

although it may provide these programs in addition to a regular 

curriculum.

 2 - Special Education School

A public elementary/secondary school that focuses primarily on 

serving the needs of students with disabilities.

 3 - Vocational Education School

A school that focuses primarily on providing secondary students 

with an occupationally relevant or career-related curriculum, 

including formal preparation for vocational, technical, or 

professional occupations.

 4 - Alternative Education School

A public elementary/secondary school that addresses the needs of 

students that typically cannot be met in a regular school program. 

The school provides nontraditional education; serves as an 

adjunct to a regular school; and falls outside the categories of 

regular, special education, or vocational education.

 5 - Reportable Program

Program that does not meet the definition of a school but that 

enrolls public school students or otherwise provides education 

services on a regular basis. (This may include magnet programs 

operated within public schools when these programs must be 

reported separate from the schools and postsecondary institutions 

that are the school of record for students in any grade PK-13 or 

ungraded classes. Exclude postsecondary institutions that offer 

programs for students enrolled in elementary or secondary

schools, for example, community colleges that provide a limited 

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public high school.)

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUP:

 DG 914 Alternative school focus (if educational unit is an alternative school)
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Group Name: Science classes—high school DI: 19/DG: 973

Section Education Unit

Definition The unduplicated number of classes in science (college-preparatory) 

courses at the high school level.

Permitted Values  Integer

Reporting Period  For schools with regular scheduling – October 1 

 For schools with block scheduling that allows a full-year course 

to be taken in one semester – Sum of a count taken on October 1 

in the first block, and around March 1 in the second block 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded

with high school age students.

Note: Grades offered is a guiding question for the Science classes 

data group. Only schools with grade 9-12 will be presented with the 

mathematics classes table. As a second-tier to the skip logic, a 

school must report greater than zero classes in the science tables to 

be presented with the mathematics course enrollment table.

CATEGORY SET DESCRIPTION

Category Set A  Science (Classes and Course Enrollment)

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUP:

 DG 974 Science course enrollment – high school (enrollment is collected if at least one 

class is offered)
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DI Name: Single-sex academic classes indicator DI: 20

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the co-educational school has one or more 

academic classes where only male or only female students are 

permitted to take the class.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment For co-educational schools only. Independent study is not 

considered a single-sex class.		

Single-sex academic class - A single-sex academic class refers to an 

academic class in a co-educational school where only male or only 

female students are permitted to take the class. If both male and 

female students are permitted to take the class, then it is not a singlesex class. A physical education class is not considered an academic 

class. 

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUP:

 DG 976 Single-sex academic classes table