School Boundary Analysis System

School Boundary Analysis System converts a student database into a mappable format and displays the distribution of the student population for statistical and spatial analyses. Different plans for redrawing school boundaries can be generated for comparative analyses in order to delineate the most desirable boundaries.

Function:

Database Manager:

• convert ASCII or dBASE files of student database into a mappable format,
• automatically geocode student records to street maps,
• interactive geocoding of addresses not automatically geocoded.

Student Mapping:

• Display student distributions with streets, school bound

School Analysis:

• Generate a table of students for any selected school based on ethnicity, gender,
• special-ed, free lunch, reduced lunch by grade.

District Analysis:

• Generate a table for all schools based on ethnicity, gender, etc. by grade.

Boundary Editor:

• Edit school boundaries for any possible boundary plan. School and district analyses can be conducted according to any revised boundary plan.

Product Benefits:

• automates the task of creating, altering or consolidating attendance area boundaries as necessary due to student population growth, school consolidations or boundary plan change.
• permits the manager to visually analyze the student density and demographic composition in attendance areas.
• Eases consideration of school attendance boundary constraints such as demographic composition of attendance areas, facility capacity and special education consideration, school
• modeling a series of adjustments before making a final decision.
• Supports "what if" and other planning techniques.
• Relieves the administrative and operational burden of adjusting school attendance area boundaries. Promotes
• Improves turn around time in responding to requests of hard copy school attendance area boundary maps and other maps relating to the demographic composition of the school population.