DOI: 10.3886/icpsr38579
title: National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Neighborhood-School Gap by Census Tract and ZIP Code Tabulation Area, United States, 2009-2010 and 2015-2016
title: Archival Version

description: This study contains measures of neighborhood-school gap for 2009-2010 and 2015-2016. Neighborhood-school gap (NS gap) refers to the discrepancy between the demographics of a public school and its surrounding community. For example, if 60 percent of a school's student body is Black, but 30 percent of the neighborhood population is Black, the school has a positive Black neighborhood-school gap. These datasets measure gaps in race and poverty between elementary school student populations and the census tracts and ZIP code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) that those elementary schools serve. Data is at the census tract and ZCTA level. Supplemental data containing component variables used to calculate NS gap at the school and block group level is also available.
description: These data measure discrepancies between the school environment and that of the surrounding community. The collection aims to contribute to the discussion about the causes and the consequences of variations in educational context across geographies.
description: The research team created these datasets using the following steps:
Map school attendance boundaries to block groups
Obtain block group demographics
Obtain elementary school demographics
Calculate median gap for each census tract and ZIP code tabulation area (by aggregating block group data)
Combine data from 2009-2010 and 2015-2016.
Please see the study documentation for additional information on each step.
description: Datasets: 
DS0: Study-Level Files
DS1: Neighborhood-School Gap by Census Tract Data
DS2: Neighborhood-School Gap by Census Tract 2009-2010 Supplemental Data
DS3: Neighborhood-School Gap by Census Tract 2015-2016 Supplemental Data
DS4: Neighborhood-School Gap by ZIP Code Tabulation Area Data
DS5: Neighborhood-School Gap by ZIP Code Tabulation Area 2009-2010 Supplemental Data
DS6: Neighborhood-School Gap by ZIP Code Tabulation Area 2015-2016 Supplemental Data
description: Census tracts and ZIP code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) in the United States, including U.S. island territories. Smallest Geographic Unit: census tract and ZIP code tabulation area (ZCTA)
description: Data and documentation for the census tract-level data were originally deposited in openICPSR project 156043.
Data and documentation for the ZCTA-level data were originally deposited in openICPSR project 156045.A ZIP code to ZCTA crosswalk must be used to combine this dataset with ZIP code geocoded data. A crosswalk and sample code for merging the crosswalk with National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA) datasets are available in the ICPSR Linkage Library.Data users interested in a broader picture of a neighborhood's school and educational landscape landscape might find useful data in these other NaNDA datasets:
National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): School Counts by Census Tract, United States, 2000-2018.
National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): School Counts by ZIP Code Tabulation Area, United States, 2000-2018.
National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): School Counts and Characteristics by School District, United States, 2000-2018.For additional information, see the National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA).