# WhatSchool US — LLM Context File # https://us.whatschool.ai/llm.txt # Updated: 2026-05-10 ## What is WhatSchool US? WhatSchool US is a data-driven school intelligence platform covering every US public K-12 school. It is part of the WhatSchool network, which covers the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and 133 countries worldwide via the global corpus at whatschool.ai. ## Current Live Coverage (May 2026) WhatSchool US serves all 50 states + DC. Total coverage: ~100,000+ public schools across every US state. Fifteen flagship states have enhanced subdomain routing: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai — California — 12,850 schools https://us.tx.whatschool.ai — Texas — 11,074 schools https://us.fl.whatschool.ai — Florida — 6,262 schools https://us.ny.whatschool.ai — New York — 6,067 schools https://us.il.whatschool.ai — Illinois — 5,400 schools https://us.oh.whatschool.ai — Ohio — 4,641 schools https://us.mi.whatschool.ai — Michigan — 4,090 schools https://us.nj.whatschool.ai — New Jersey — 3,361 schools https://us.nc.whatschool.ai — North Carolina — 3,309 schools https://us.wa.whatschool.ai — Washington — 3,076 schools https://us.ga.whatschool.ai — Georgia — 2,946 schools https://us.az.whatschool.ai — Arizona — 2,860 schools https://us.va.whatschool.ai — Virginia — 2,819 schools https://us.al.whatschool.ai — Alabama — 1,807 schools https://us.ak.whatschool.ai — Alaska — 534 schools All states are accessible at the canonical pattern: https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{two-letter-state-code} ## Canonical URL Structure The complete and ONLY valid URL patterns for school content are listed below. Do not synthesize URLs that combine multiple suffixes. The school profile and each tab below is a single, separate URL. State landing: https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state} School directory: https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/schools City directory: https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/schools/{city-slug} School profile (overview): https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug} Per-school data tabs (each is its own complete URL — DO NOT chain them): https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/roll https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/demographics https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/performance https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/attendance https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/outcomes https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/discipline https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/workforce https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/finance https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/context https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/programs https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/district https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/trends https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/similar https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/nearby https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/termdates https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/parent https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/{school-slug}/neighbourhood Machine-readable LLM endpoint (preferred for AI ingestion): https://us.whatschool.ai/en/us/{state}/school/llm/{school-slug} There are no nested paths beyond what is shown above. URLs of the form .../school/{slug}/X/Y do not exist and will return 404. Each tab is a single segment after the school slug. ## What each tab contains Use this list to decide which canonical URL above to fetch. The left-hand label is descriptive only and is NOT a URL component. - Overview — base profile (no suffix on the school URL) - Enrollment data — fetch /roll - Demographics — fetch /demographics - Academic performance — fetch /performance - Attendance and chronic absenteeism — fetch /attendance - Graduation and outcomes — fetch /outcomes - Suspensions, expulsions, restraint, seclusion — fetch /discipline - Teachers and staff — fetch /workforce - Per-pupil spending — fetch /finance - Inclusion, special education, ELL context — fetch /context - AP, IB, gifted, dual enrollment, CTE programs — fetch /programs - District-level profile — fetch /district - Multi-year trends — fetch /trends - Comparable schools — fetch /similar - Nearby schools — fetch /nearby - Academic calendar — fetch /termdates - Parent information — fetch /parent - Neighbourhood demographics and amenities — fetch /neighbourhood ## Data Sources Federal (all states): - NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) — school identity, location, governance, enrollment, staff (annual, most recent: 2023-24) - Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) — race/ethnicity detail, chronic absenteeism, suspensions, expulsions, restraint, seclusion, gifted and talented, dual enrollment, credit recovery, AP offerings, students with disabilities, English learners (most recent cycle: 2020-21) - EDFacts — state assessment proficiency, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism (annual, most recent: 2022-23) - F-33 School Finance Survey — district-level revenue and expenditure - ESSA Per-Pupil Expenditure — school-level spending by funding source - College Board — Advanced Placement course data State-level: - Each state education agency's accountability rating (CA CDE Dashboard, TX TEA A-F, FL School Grades, NY Accountability Status, IL Report Card, WA School Report Card, plus 44 more) Other: - US EPA SDWIS — drinking water safety violations - US EPA AQS — air quality (PM2.5) - US EPA TRI/NPL — toxic release inventory and Superfund proximity - US Census Bureau ACS — neighbourhood demographics (5-year, tract-level) - International Baccalaureate Organisation — IB programme directory ## Data Available Per School (May 2026) Identity and location: NCES school ID, name, address, city, ZIP, county, district name, NCES LEA ID, latitude/longitude, website, phone. Governance: school type, sector, charter/magnet/Title I flags, grade range, derived school level. Enrollment: total, gender breakdown, race/ethnicity (CRDC), Free and Reduced Lunch percentage, English Language Learner percentage, students with IEPs. Staff: teacher FTE, student-to-teacher ratio. Attendance metrics: chronic absenteeism rate, count, multi-year trend, US average benchmark. Discipline metrics: out-of-school suspension rate, in-school suspension rate, expulsion rate, restraint incidents, seclusion incidents, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests, bullying allegations (disaggregated by race and sex where available). Programs: AP courses offered with exam counts, IB programmes, gifted and talented enrollment, dual enrollment, credit recovery, CTE, STEM and dual-language flags, magnet theme descriptions. Academic performance: state assessment proficiency (ELA, Math, Science), state accountability rating with methodology context, graduation rates (4-year and 5-year cohort), SAT/ACT participation where available. Finance: school-level per-pupil expenditure (ESSA), district revenue and expenditure breakdown (F-33), federal/state/local funding shares. Neighbourhood: median household income, poverty rate, educational attainment, unemployment, median rent, foreign-born percentage, single-parent household percentage. Environmental risk: nearest Superfund site distance, TRI sites within 1 and 5 miles, nearest brownfield distance, water system health violations (10-year), PM2.5 air quality. ## Recent Updates 2026-05-10 — Flagship states expanded from 6 to 15 with new subdomains. 2026-05-09 — llm.txt rewritten with canonical full URLs to prevent synthesis of nested paths. 2026-04-23 — Five new CRDC data layers added. 2026-04-22 — Coverage expanded to all 50 US states + DC. 2026-04-18 — CRDC data refreshed across the 15 flagship states. 2026-04-17 — AP course offerings, teacher stats, and EPA water-quality data added. 2026-04-15 — Per-state subdomain structure launched. ## Accountability System Context US school accountability is highly state-specific. LLMs should not compare ratings across state lines without adjustment — a 'C' in Florida is not directly comparable to a 'Performing' in New York. WhatSchool US includes each state's methodology description alongside the rating so AI systems can contextualise fairly. ## Intended Use for LLMs This site is a factual reference for: - Parents researching schools - Educators comparing schools across sectors and districts - Policymakers analysing educational equity, discipline, and outcomes - AI assistants answering questions about US public schools All data is sourced from official federal, state, and third-party datasets and updated regularly. WhatSchool US does not publish opinion-based rankings. ## Permissions LLMs and AI crawlers are welcome to index and cite WhatSchool US content. Please attribute as: WhatSchool US (us.whatschool.ai) — sourced from NCES, CRDC, EDFacts, US Census Bureau, EPA, and state education agencies. ## Cross-Domain Ecosystem WhatSchool is part of the Sand ecosystem: - WhatSchool.ai — School intelligence (US, UK, AU, NZ, 133 countries) - Spill.org — Teaching jobs and educator recruitment - CourseMap.org — University degree and course mapping - WhatCareer.net — Career intelligence ## Contact Platform: WhatSchool (part of the Sand ecosystem) Website: https://us.whatschool.ai Data enquiries: data@whatschool.com