SchoolDigger API

Power your website or application with SchoolDigger data!

Since 2006, SchoolDigger.com has been the internet's most comprehensive source for U.S. K-12 school and district data.

Now for the first time, this data is available in JSON format for use on your websites and in your apps!

Getting started is easy!

Register

Select a plan below to get started

Get your API key

Use your App ID and API key to authenticate the calls you make

Integrate!

Start coding and create awesome applications with the SchoolDigger API

Plans are available for any budget:

     ...and you may change or cancel your plan at any time!

  • BASIC

    $9.90/month
  • Cost per call (monthly):
      0 - 2,000: included
      2,001 - 10,000: $0.0040
      10,001 - 50,000: $0.0032
      50,001+: $.0028
  • 7 day FREE trial*
  • School/District lists:
      Address
      Phone Number
      Parent/Student Reviews
  • Search by:
      Name
      District
      City
      Zip code
  • Yearly metrics: 1 year
      Number of Students
      Number of Teachers
      Racial Makeup
      Free/Reduced Recipients
      Student/Teacher Ratio
  • SchoolDigger Rankings: 2 years
  • Sample JSON:
       School
       Rank list
  • Start Free Trial

  • PRO

    $89.00/month
  • Cost per call (monthly):
      0 - 2,000: included
      2,001 - 10,000: $0.0080
      10,001 - 50,000: $0.0064
      50,001+: $.0056
  • 7 day FREE trial*
  • School/District lists:
      Address
      Phone Number
      Parent/Student Reviews
      Latitude/Longitude
  • Search by:
      Name
      District
      City
      Zip code
      Charter
      Magnet
      Latitude/Longitude
  • Yearly metrics: 8 years
      Number of Students
      Number of Teachers
      Racial Makeup
      Free/Reduced Recipients
      Student/Teacher Ratio
  • SchoolDigger Rankings: 4 years
  • Test Scores: 4 years
  • Spending Per Pupil at the Building Level
  • Sample JSON:
       School
       Rank list
  • Start Free Trial

  • ENTERPRISE

    $189.00/month
  • Cost per call (monthly):
      0 - 2,000: included
      2,001 - 10,000: $0.0100
      10,001 - 50,000: $0.0080
      50,001+: $.0070
  • 7 day FREE trial*
  • School/District lists:
      Address
      Phone Number
      Parent/Student Reviews
      Latitude/Longitude
  • Search by:
      Name
      District
      City
      Zip code
      Charter
      Magnet
      Latitude/Longitude
  • Yearly metrics: 20 years
      Number of Students
      Number of Teachers
      Racial Makeup
      Free/Reduced Recipients
      Student/Teacher Ratio
  • SchoolDigger Rankings: 10 years
  • Test Scores: 10 years
  • Test Score Performance Tiers (e.g. proficient vs highly proficient): 10 years
  • Spending Per Pupil at the Building Level
      Split by Federal and State/Local Spending
  • Sample JSON:
       School
       Rank list
  • Start Free Trial

  • SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY
    ADD-ON

    Starts at $599/month
  • Take your app to a whole new level! In partnership with ATTOM Data Solutions, we now offer the industry's most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date School Attendance Area lookup!
  • Paired with a SchoolDigger API plan, this add-on will allow you to confidently search the SchoolDigger database for schools that serve any property address.
  • Example: "List the schools that have attendance boundaries serving 123 Main St, Anytown USA"
  • Find out more!

  • DEV/TEST


    If you want to kick the tires of the API for free, you can sign up for DEV/TEST.

    DEV/TEST is a free account that has ENTERPRISE level data access. Calls are limited to 1 per minute and 20 per day.

    Calls can be made over this limit, but obfuscated results are returned.

* Free trial requires a credit card. You will be notified before any charges are incurred.

You can change or cancel your plan at any time!
Any questions? Contact us at api@schooldigger.com!      

  • BASIC

  • School/District lists:
      Name
      Grades Served
      Address, County
      Phone Number
      Charter/Magnet/Title I/Virtual designation
      Private School Affiliation (e.g. Religion)
      Parent/Student Reviews
  • Yearly metrics: 1 year
      Number of Students
      Number of Teachers
      Racial Makeup
      Free/Reduced Recipients
      Student/Teacher Ratio
  • SchoolDigger Rankings: 1 year
  • Download Sample Dataset

  • PRO

  • School/District lists:
      Name
      Grades Served
      Address, County
      Phone Number
      Charter/Magnet/Title I/Virtual designation
      Private School Affiliation (e.g. Religion)
      Parent/Student Reviews
      URL
      Latitude/Longitude
  • Yearly metrics: 8 years
      Number of Students
      Number of Teachers
      Racial Makeup
      Free/Reduced Recipients
      Student/Teacher Ratio
  • SchoolDigger Rankings: 4 years
  • Test Scores: 4 years
  • Download Sample Dataset

  • ENTERPRISE

  • School/District lists:
      Name
      Grades Served
      Address, County
      Phone Number
      Charter/Magnet/Title I/Virtual designation
      Private School Affiliation (e.g. Religion)
      Parent/Student Reviews
      URL
      Latitude/Longitude
      Attendance Boundary
  • Yearly metrics: 20 years
      Number of Students
      Number of Teachers
      Racial Makeup
      Free/Reduced Recipients
      Student/Teacher Ratio
  • SchoolDigger Rankings: 10 years
  • Test Scores: 10 years
  • Test Score Performance Tiers: 10 years
  • Download Sample Dataset
Data consists of a series of machine-readable files and are suited for import into a relational database management system (RDBMS). Typical lease terms are for 12 months. Updated data can be resent to you monthly, quarterly or yearly, if desired. Prices start at $5,000 annually and vary based on scope, years required, etc.

New! AWS users now have the ability to purchase SchoolDigger data at the AWS Data Exchange.

If you are interested in pursuing a SchoolDigger data license or have any questions, please contact us at data@schooldigger.com. Let us know about your use case and how we can help. We will get right back to you!

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Companies rely on SchoolDigger data!


SchoolDigger has been a reliable source of school data for over 12 years and proudly powers these partners:

Money Magazine    Century 21    Pitney Bowes    Onboard Informatics   


Coldwell Banker    IXL Franklin Covey National Wildlife Federation

I'm here if you need assistance!


I'm Pete Claar, founder of SchoolDigger.com. I'm a life-long developer and love how APIs have made complex integrations simple. I spend a lot of time collecting and integrating nationwide school and district test score data and hope that this API is useful to you in your own endeavors. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about SchoolDigger or the API -- I'd love to hear from you! I'm at pete@schooldigger.com.
Pete