Education in the 20-County Atlanta Region
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Neighborhood Nexus collects CRCT scores for public elementary and middle schools from the Georgia Department of Education, as well as Census data concerning educational attainment. As with most data, there is a definite spatial pattern. Areas with high-performing schools and a heavy concentration of those with at least a bachelor's degree tend to cluster in higher-income areas to the northern parts of the region. The opposite phenomenon occurs in the southern parts of the region. |
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Education data
Click me! Instructions on using Weave
Instructions for manipulating the map and the data table:
The data on both the map and the data table are linked, meaning that if you select a school in the data table, it will be highlighted on the map.
Map: To change the variable being mapped, click on the legend title ("Population Change Per Square Mile, 2000-2010") and select a category from the left side of the table and a variable from the right side of the table.
Data Table: Every school, regardless of grade, is included in the data table below. You can sort by grade by simply clicking the column header. There are a lot of "-1" values because those represent schools that do not have the particular grade being measured. "-2" values represent schools where too few students took the corresponding CRCT test. To download the entire data table, click the wrench in the top left corner.
CRCT Scores
Source: Georgia Department of Education
Years: 2009-2010 School Year
Explanation: The data provides the scores for the reading and math portions of the CRCT (Criteria Referenced Compentency Tests) for grades 1st through 8th. Please note that while every attempt was made to ensure all schools appear on the map, some were unable to be "geocoded" (a digitization process used in Geographic Information Systems).
Educational Attainment
Source: 2005-2009 American Community Survey
Years: 2005-2009 (an average of 60 months worth of survey data)
Explanation: These data are aggregated up to ARC's Superdistrict geography (drawn to mirror "market areas" to the extent possible) to provide greater reliability. However, since these data are based on sample data, some margins of error are still quite large, thus caution should be used in drawing conclusions based on estimates at the individual Superdistrict level. The estimates used are the midpoint for a range of possible estimates at the 90 percent confidence level.
TANF and Food Stamp Recipients
Source: 2005-2009 American Community Survey
Years: 2005-2009 (an average of 60 months worth of survey data)
Explanation: These data are aggregated up to ARC's Superdistrict geography (drawn to mirror "market areas" to the extent possible) to provide greater reliability. However, since these data are based on sample data, some margins of error are still quite large, thus caution should be used in drawing conclusions based on estimates at the individual Superdistrict level. The estimates used are the midpoint for a range of possible estimates at the 90 percent confidence level. This variable was chosen to show the potential relationship between educational attainment and household composition.
Assessed Value
Source: LexisNexis
Years: Most current assessment
Explanation: This shows the most current assessment of residential property, averaged across a census tract. Since assessor data can be unreliable, the top five percent and bottom five percent of individual property values were removed to "smooth" the data.
Single-Parent Households
Source: 2010 Census (SF1)
Year: 2010
Explanation: These data come from the Summary File 1 release from the U.S. Census Bureau. This variable was chosen to show the potential relationship between educational attainment and household composition.