United States of America
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Explore 102,178+ public K–12 schools across all 50 states and D.C. Powered by official NCES federal data — always free, always open.
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102,178Public Schools
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18,587School Districts
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49,343,524Students Enrolled
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57States + D.C.
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NCESFederal Data Source
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100%Free Access
What We Do
Built for Every American Family
We transform complex federal education data into an intuitive, powerful, and free research tool for parents, students, and educators.
School Search
Search 102,000+ schools by name, city, state, grade level, school type, and more. Lightning-fast full-text search powered by MySQL.
Interactive Map
Every school plotted on a national Leaflet map with clustering. Filter by state, level, locale, charter status, student:teacher ratio, and more.
Education Insights
State-level analytics with per-pupil spending (F-33 data), student ratios, enrollment trends, and comprehensive finance dashboards.
Schools Near Me
GPS-powered tool that finds all public schools within a custom radius of your current location — with distance and profile data.
Compare Schools
Side-by-side school profiles with enrollment, ratios, lunch percentage, grade ranges, and type — up to 4 schools at once.
School Rankings
State-by-state school count rankings, district size comparisons, and education quality indicators in one place.
Similar Schools
Discover schools that match your profile by type, grade level, locale, and enrollment size — find the best fit nearby.
AI School Advisor
Ask our AI chatbot any question about any U.S. school — get instant, data-backed answers and recommendations.
Our Purpose
Empowering Families with Transparent Data
Choosing the right school is one of the most important decisions a family can make. School Finder USA provides the clarity and transparency needed to make that decision with confidence.
Our Mission
To democratize access to education data by transforming complex NCES federal datasets into a free, intuitive, and powerful platform available to every American family.
Our Vision
To become America's most trusted independent source for exploring, comparing, and understanding public K–12 education — empowering every parent and student to choose wisely.
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100% Free, No RegistrationNo paywalls, no accounts, no subscriptions. Every school profile, every map, every chart — completely free forever.
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Unbiased & IndependentWe are not affiliated with any school, district, or political entity. We display federal facts objectively, exactly as published by NCES.
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Official Federal DataAll data comes directly from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data — the authoritative source for U.S. public school data.
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Regularly UpdatedOur database includes 2022–23 enrollment and finance data, refreshed from NCES releases. We track school year updates to keep information current.
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Accessible to AllDesigned for speed, mobile-friendly, and built with semantic HTML for maximum accessibility across all devices and connection speeds.
Data Sources
Official NCES Federal Data
All school data is sourced exclusively from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) — the federal agency responsible for collecting and analyzing education data in the United States.
CCD School Directory
102,000+ school records · NCES 2022–23
LEA Directory
19,600+ school districts with contact info
School Membership
Enrollment by race, sex, grade level
Staff Data
FTE teacher counts by school for ratios
F-33 Finance Survey
Per-pupil spending, revenue by district
EDGE Geocodes
Lat/lon for 100,000+ schools for the map
NSLP Lunch Data
Free/reduced lunch % for socioeconomic context
School Characteristics
Charter, virtual, locale, grade range data
Data License: NCES CCD data is published by the U.S. Department of Education and is in the public domain. School Finder USA is an independent directory. For official records, visit
nces.ed.gov/ccd.
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