About PublicSchools.co
PublicSchools.co is a directory of US educational institutions — public K-12 schools, private K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and Head Start preschools. We normalize official federal records into a common schema and publish them as a searchable directory.
Data Sources
All records are compiled from US federal public-domain datasets maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
| Source | Covers |
|---|---|
| NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), SY 2024-25 | Public K-12 schools and districts |
| NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2021-22 | Private K-12 schools |
| NCES IPEDS HD2024 | Colleges and universities |
| ACF Head Start program locations | Head Start preschool centers |
Accuracy & Limitations
- Directory data may be incomplete or out of date. Always confirm details directly with the institution.
- Enrollment, grade ranges, and classifications are shown only when present in the source data.
- We do not collect or publish ratings, reviews, rankings, or standardized test scores.
- Institutions without coordinates render without a map embed.
Found an error? Use the Report an error link on any institution page.
Public-Domain Data
The underlying datasets are works of the US federal government and are in the public domain. Attribution to NCES and ACF is provided throughout this site as a courtesy and source of provenance.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or listing removal requests: email contact@publicschools.co.