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Fetch Nevada school directory data

Source: R/fetch_directory.R
fetch_directory.Rd

Downloads and processes school directory data from the Nevada Department of Education. This includes all public schools with contact information and administrator names.

Usage

fetch_directory(end_year = NULL, tidy = TRUE, use_cache = TRUE)

Arguments

end_year

Currently unused. The directory data represents current schools and is not year-specific. Included for API consistency with other fetch functions.

tidy

If TRUE (default), returns data in a standardized format with consistent column names. If FALSE, returns raw column names from NDE.

use_cache

If TRUE (default), uses locally cached data when available. Set to FALSE to force re-download from NDE.

Value

A tibble with school directory data. Columns include:

  • state_school_id: NDE state school code

  • state_district_id: NDE master district code

  • school_name: School name

  • school_type: Type of school (e.g., "RG: Regular", "AL: Alternative")

  • grades_served: Grade levels offered (low to high)

  • address: Mailing address

  • city: City

  • state: State (always "NV")

  • zip: ZIP code

  • phone: Phone number

  • principal_name: Principal name

  • principal_email: Principal email address

  • charter_status: Charter indicator (YES/NO)

  • operational_status: Operational status

  • website: School website URL

Details

The directory data is downloaded as an Excel file from the NDE website. This data represents the current state of Nevada schools and is updated periodically by NDE.

Note: The directory file contains only school-level data. District information is derived from the Master District Code.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Get school directory data
dir_data <- fetch_directory()

# Get raw format (original NDE column names)
dir_raw <- fetch_directory(tidy = FALSE)

# Force fresh download (ignore cache)
dir_fresh <- fetch_directory(use_cache = FALSE)

# Filter to active schools only
library(dplyr)
active_schools <- dir_data |>
  filter(operational_status == "OP: Open")

# Find all charter schools
charters <- dir_data |>
  filter(charter_status == "YES")
} # }