  The academic, socioemotional, and health impacts of school policies
throughout the COVID-19 pandemic have been a source of many important questions
that require accurate information about the extent of onsite schooling that has
been occurring throughout the pandemic. This paper investigates school
operational status data sources during the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing
self-report data collected nationally on the household level through a
Facebook-based survey with data collected at district and county levels
throughout the country. The percentage of households reporting in-person
instruction within each county is compared to the district and county data at
the state and county levels. The results show high levels of consistency
between the sources at the state level and for large counties. The consistency
levels across sources support the usage of the Facebook-based COVID-19 Symptom
Survey as a source to answer questions about the educational experiences,
factors, and impacts related to K-12 education across the nation during the
pandemic.
