Every Public School in America
95K+ US public schools: raw demographics, resource equity (staffing/AP/discipline), funding data from US Dept of Ed—no ratings.
Real data from the US Department of Education — demographics, resources, funding, and more. No ratings, no opinions. Just data.
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Learn & Explore
Go beyond the data with our in-depth guides on school districts, education policy, and how to read school data.
How to Choose a School District
What data points actually matter when evaluating school districts — beyond ratings and test scores.
Understanding NCES School Data
A plain-English guide to what the National Center for Education Statistics measures and what it means.
Magnet, Charter & Public Schools
The differences between magnet schools, charter schools, and traditional public schools — and how to compare them.
About PlainSchools
PlainSchools provides factual data on every public school and district in the United States. Our data comes directly from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the US Department of Education.
Unlike rating sites that reduce complex institutions to a single number, we present the data as-is: enrollment, demographics, student-teacher ratios, funding sources, and more. We believe parents and researchers deserve complete information, not oversimplified scores.