Click the map link to view the latest estimates for the percentage of the adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher. Data are from the 2016-20 American Community Survey (ACS). Maps are available for counties, ZIP Codes, census tracts, and other geographic areas. Search the Map Room for the terms 2020 ACS to view additional map layers from the American Community Survey.
School Segregation Index
This layer displays the extent to which students within different race and ethnicity groups are unevenly distributed across schools when compared with the racial and ethnic composition of the local population. The index ranges from 0 to 1 with lower values representing a school composition that approximates race and ethnicity distributions in the student populations within the county, and higher values representing more segregation.
School Funding Adequacy
This layer displays the average gap in dollars between actual and required spending per pupil among public school districts. Required spending is an estimate of dollars needed to achieve U.S. average test scores in each district.
Chilcare Centers
This layer displays the number of childcare centers per 1,000 population under 5 years old.
USGS Structures – Education Facilities
This layer shows education facilities found in the USGS Structures Dataset
School Shootings
This layer displays the location of school shootings across the country. Shootings are categorized by the situation and the size varies by the number of victims.
Chronic Absenteeism by School District, 2017-18
This layer displays the rate of chronic absenteeism (students missing 15 or more school days) during the 2017-18 school year.
Educational Attainment, Disparity Index Score
Layer displays information about racial disparity of educational attainment using data from the 2009-2013 American Community Survey (ACS). The Index of Disparity (ID) is used to show the magnitude of variation in indicator percentages across population groups. In this case, the index measures the difference in the percentage of the population with less than a high school diploma across four racial and ethnic groups.
Higher Education Facilities
This layer displays the characteristics and locations of higher education facilities including vocational and technical schools, colleges, and universities.
Opportunity Index Score
The Opportunity Index is a composite measure that draws upon important economic, educational, health, and community-related indicators of opportunity. The Index was launched in 2011 and has since been updated regularly. It provides insight into the multidimensional nature of opportunity in the United States. The indicators are broken down geographically to measure opportunity for individual states and counties, as well as aid policymakers and other stakeholders as they work to increase opportunity in our nation