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Usage

This template is intended for use in school district articles when there is no more specific template available. This should not be used for individual schools. See WikiProject Schools' infobox guidelines for more detailed guidance on selecting the correct infobox.

Full syntax

(({name))} (({native_name))}
[[File:(({logo))}\|(({logo_size))}\|alt=(({logo_alt))}]]
[[File:(({image2))}\|frameless\|alt=(({image2_alt))}]] (({caption2))}
Address
(({address))} (({location))} (({region))} (({city))} , (({county))}, (({state))}, (({province))}, (({postcode))}, (({zipcode))} (({country))} (({country1))}
Coordinates	(({coordinates))}
District information
Type	(({type))}
Motto	(({motto))}
Grades	(({grades))}
Established	(({established))}
Closed	(({closed))}
President	(({president))}
Vice-president	(({vice-president))}
(({superintendent_type))}	(({superintendent))}
Deputy superintendent(s)	(({deputy_superintendent))}
Business administrator	(({businessadmin))}
School board	(({school_board))}
Chair of the board	(({chair_of_the_board))}
Director of education	(({director_of_education))}
Governing agency	(({governing_agency))}
Accreditation(s)	(({accreditations))}
Schools	(({schools))}
Budget	(({budget))}
NCES District ID	(({us_nces_district_id))}
District ID	(({district_id))}
Affiliation(s)	(({affiliations))}
Students and staff
Students	(({students))}
Faculty	(({faculty))}
Teachers	(({teachers))}
Staff	(({staff))}
Student–teacher ratio	(({ratio))}
Athletic conference	(({conference))}
District mascot	(({mascot))}
Colors	(({colors))}
Other information
Schedule	(({schedule))}
Website	(({website))}
(({module))}

(All parameters, vertical format)

| name= is the only required parameter, all other fields are optional. Copy and paste the following blank instance to the article page; do not delete fields just because you're unable to find or source the information in the moment, only those that fundamentally do not apply to that particular school system. The empty parameters will not be parsed for display until a value is added, and the empty fields will serve to alert future editors to information that still needs to be researched and included in the article.

((Infobox school district
| name                   = ((subst:PAGENAME))
| native_name            = 
| logo                   = 
| logo_alt               = 
| logo_size              = 
| image2                 = 
| image2_alt             = 
| caption2               = 
| address                = 
| location               = 
| region                 = 
| city                   = 
| state                  = 
| province               = 
| county                 = 
| postcode               = 
| zipcode                = 
| country                = 
| country1               = 
| coordinates            = <!-- ((Coord|latitude|longitude|type:edu|display=inline,title)) -->
| type                   = 
| motto                  = 
| grades                 = 
| established            = <!-- ((Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD)) -->
| closed                 = <!-- ((End date|YYYY|MM|DD)) -->
| president              = 
| vice-president         = 
| superintendent_type    = 
| superintendent         = 
| deputy_superintendent  = <!-- or | deputy_superintendents = or | asst_superintendent =  or | asst_superintendents = -->
| businessadmin          = 
| school_board           = 
| chair_of_the_board     = 
| director_of_education  = 
| governing_agency       = 
| accreditations         = <!-- or | accreditation = -->
| schools                = 
| budget                 = 
| us_nces_district_id    = <!-- ((NCES District ID||district_name=|access_date=)) -->
| district_id            = 
| affiliations           = 
| students               = <!-- or | enrollment = -->
| faculty                = 
| teachers               = 
| staff                  = 
| ratio                  = 
| conference             = 
| mascot                 = 
| colors                 = <!-- or | colours = -->
| schedule               = 
| website                = <!-- ((URL2|)) -->
| module                 = 
| Board Members          = 
))

Additional free text fields

The | free_textn = parameters may be used for additional information not covered by the standard parameters. These parameters should be used sparingly.

|free_label          = 
|free_text           = 
|free_label2         = 
|free_text2          = 
|free_label3         = 
|free_text3          = 
|free_label4         = 
|free_text4          =

Parameters

This template has multiple parameters for individual parts of the geographic location. These parameters should not be used in a way that conflicts with MOS:GEOLINK. For example, use city = [[Buffalo, New York]] without using |state=, or use city=[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] and |state=New York (unlinked).

Parameter	Explanation
name	Name of the district. Mandatory.
logo	Logo image
motto	District motto.
Location information
address	Street address of the school district office. Causes the section heading to appear as "Address" instead of "Location"
location	Location, could include address; separate lines with <br />
region	Region in which the school district is found.
city	City, town or village in which the school district is found.
state	State in which the school district is found.
province	Province in which the school district is found.
county	County or Local Government Area in which the school is found.
postcode	The school district office's postcode. postalcode provides identical results.
zipcode	The school district office's zip code.
country	Country of the school district (Do not use flag icons and wikilink – see WP:OVERLINK and WP:WPSCH for guidance.)
coordinates	Geographic coordinates. Use ((Coord)) with type:edu and display=inline,title; for example: ((Coord\|dd.dddd\|-ddd.dddd\|type:edu\|display=inline,title)). If possible, please also include the region information using the correct ISO 3166-2 code. For example: ((Coord\|dd.dddd\|-ddd.dddd\|type:edu_region:US-TN\|display=inline,title)) for a district in Tennessee in the United States.
District information
type	Type of the district. Public (government funded), private, for profit, non profit, etc.
grades	Grade levels served by the district.
established	Date of establishment/founding. Use ((Start date and age)) where possible.
closed	Date the district closed.
superintendent	Superintendent of the District
asst_superintendent	Assistant Superintendent(s) of the District
accreditations	The organization(s), if any, accrediting this district.
schools	Summary information about the schools in the district.
budget	District budget, usually expenditure per year.
us_nces_district_id	For US districts only, the District ID from the NCES CCD website nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/. Also note that ((NCES District ID)) may be useful here.
Students and staff
students	Number of the district's students.
faculty	Number of the district's faculty.
teachers	Number of the district's teaching staff.
staff	Number of staff in the district.
ratio	The student:teacher ratio of the district.
conference	Athletic conference.
Mascot	District mascot.
Colors	Official district colors.
Other information
free_label	Use for special requirements
free_text	Data for free_label
free_label2	Use for more special requirements.
free_text2
free_label3
free_text3
free_label4
Board Members
schedule	The schedule for the district.
website	URL of the district website. Use ((URL2)): ((URL2\|district.url))

Example

Example School District

Address
2548 East Sixth Street Linden, Tennessee , 15681 United States
Coordinates	35°36′44″N 87°50′30″W / 35.61222°N 87.84167°W / 35.61222; -87.84167
District information
Type	Public
Motto	The District Motto
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Established	January 1900 (1900-01)
Closed	June 30, 1950 (1950-06-30)
Superintendent	John Doe, Sr.
Asst. superintendent(s)	John Doe, Junior
Business administrator	Jane Doe
School board	10 members
Chair of the board	Joseph Doe
Governing agency	Tennessee Department of Education
Accreditation(s)	Southeastern Association
Schools	Elementary 12, Middle 4, High 2
Budget	$1.250 million
NCES District ID	0511880^[1]
Students and staff
Students	5,000
Teachers	500
Staff	200
Student–teacher ratio	10:1
Athletic conference	TSSAA
District mascot	Wampus cat
Colors	Black and Gold
Other information
Beta Club	Both Junior and Senior
FFA	Co-ed
Release time	Selected instruction
State test	TCAP
Schedule	M-F except state holidays
Website	en.wikipedia.org

((Infobox school district
|name = Example School District
|logo = Example-serious.jpg
|address = 2548 East Sixth Street
|city = [[Linden, Tennessee]]
|zipcode = 15681
|country = United States
|coordinates = ((Coord|35|36|44|N|87|50|30|W|dim:250_region:US-TN_type:edu|name=Example School District office|display=inline,title))
|motto = ''The District Motto''
|type = Public
|grades = Pre-K through 12
|established = ((Start date|1900|01))
|closed = ((end date|1950|06|30))
|superintendent = John Doe, Sr.
|asst_superintendent = John Doe, Junior
|businessadmin = Jane Doe
|school_board= 10 members
|chair_of_the_board = Joseph Doe
|governing_agency = Tennessee Department of Education
|accreditations =[[Southeastern Association]]
|schools = Elementary 12, Middle 4, High 2
|budget = $1.250 million
|us_nces_district_id = ((NCES District ID|0511880|district_name=Nashville School District|access_date=2 November 2012))
|students = 5,000
|teachers = 500
|staff = 200
|ratio = 10:1
|conference =  [[TSSAA]]
|mascot = [[Wampus cat]]
|colors = Black and Gold
|free_label = [[Beta Club]]
|free_text = Both Junior and Senior
|free_label2 = [[National FFA Organization|FFA]]
|free_text2 = Co-ed
|free_label3 = Release time
|free_text3 = Selected instruction
|free_label4 = State test
|free_text4 = TCAP
|schedule = M-F except state holidays
|website = ((URL2|https://en.wikipedia.org))
))

This Example School District represents a completely fictional school district. Data for example locations is arbitrarily selected.

The footnote list is not part of the template:

^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Nashville School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

Use ((Start date and age)) for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
Use ((URL)) for an organisation's URL.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

adr
agent
category
country-name
extended-address
fn
geo
label
latitude
locality
longitude
nickname
note
org
region
street-address
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking category

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox school district in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox school district

Displays a standardized table of important data points at the top-right corner of school district articles

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Official name	`name`	Official, legal name of the school district as stated in their bylaws. The default value will automatically copy the article title as the value, set manually if that it not the district's legal name. Default ((subst:PAGENAME)) Example Fort Bragg Unified School District Auto value `((subst:PAGENAME))`	String	required
native_name	`native_name`	The name of the school in the local language	String	optional
logo	`logo`	The filename of the school's logo	File	optional
logo_alt	`logo_alt`	no description	String	optional
logo_size	`logo_size` `logosize`	no description	Number	optional
logo_caption	`logo_caption`	no description	Unknown	optional
image	`image`	no description	File	optional
image_alt	`image_alt`	no description	Unknown	optional
image_size	`image_size` `imagesize`	no description	Number	optional
image_caption	`image_caption` `caption`	no description	String	optional
image2	`image2`	no description	File	optional
image2_alt	`image2_alt`	no description	Unknown	optional
caption2	`caption2`	no description	String	optional
address	`address` `streetaddress` `street`	The school district's main address Example 123 Main Street	String	optional
location	`location`	no description	Unknown	optional
region	`region`	no description	Unknown	optional
city	`city` `town` `city/town`	The city that the school district is located in Example New York City	String	optional
county	`county`	no description	String	optional
state	`state`	no description	Unknown	optional
province	`province`	no description	Unknown	optional
postalcode	`postalcode` `postcode`	no description	String	optional
zipcode	`zipcode`	no description	Unknown	optional
country	`country`	no description	Unknown	optional
country1	`country1`	no description	Unknown	optional
coordinates	`coordinates`	no description	Unknown	optional
coordinates_footnotes	`coordinates_footnotes`	no description	Unknown	optional
type	`type`	no description	Unknown	optional
Motto	`motto`	District's official motto; only provide if it is used prominently on primary sources. For district's with multiple mottoes, use the 'mottoes' parameter.	String	optional
Mottoes	`mottoes`	District's official mottoes, placed as unnamed parameters within the ((Unbulleted indent list)) template; only provide if they are used prominently on primary sources. For district's a single motto, use the 'motto' parameter. Default ((Unbulleted indent list\|)) Example ((Unbulleted indent list\|Motto the first\|Motto the second))	Template	optional
grades	`grades`	The grade levels taught by the school district Example K–12	Unknown	optional
established	`established`	The date that the school district was established Example ((Start date and age\|1970\|01\|01))	Unknown	optional
closed	`closed` `dissolved`	The date that the school district ceased to exist Example ((End date\|2020\|12\|31))	Date	optional
president	`president`	no description	Unknown	optional
vice-president	`vice-president`	no description	Unknown	optional
superintendent_type	`superintendent_type`	no description	Unknown	optional
superintendent	`superintendent`	The name of the superintendent of the district	Unknown	optional
Deputy Superintendent	`deputy_superintendent`	Use for districts with a single deputy, otherwise use deputy_superintendents parameter with ((Unbulleted list)) template.	String	optional
Deputy Superintendents	`deputy_superintendents`	Place each name as an unnamed parameter within the ((Unbulleted list)) template. Use for districts with multiple deputies, otherwise use deputy_superintendent parameter. Default ((Unbulleted list\|)) Example ((Unbulleted list\|Karen Hickman\|Arthur Allen))	Template	optional
asst_superintendent	`asst_superintendent`	no description	Unknown	optional
asst_superintendents	`asst_superintendents`	no description	Unknown	optional
businessadmin	`businessadmin`	no description	Unknown	optional
school_board	`school_board` `board_of_education`	no description	String	optional
chair_of_the_board	`chair_of_the_board`	no description	Unknown	optional
director_of_education	`director_of_education`	no description	Unknown	optional
governing_agency	`governing_agency` `governing agency`	no description	String	optional
accreditations	`accreditations` `accreditation`	no description	String	optional
schools	`schools`	The number of schools the district manages	Unknown	optional
budget	`budget`	The amount of money the district has in an annual budget	Unknown	optional
us_nces_district_id	`us_nces_district_id`	The NCES ID of the district Example ((NCES District ID\|1719080\|district_name=Twp HSD 113\|access_date=2022-03-05))	Unknown	optional
district_id	`district_id`	no description	Unknown	optional
affiliation	`affiliation` `affiliations`	no description	String	optional
students	`students` `enrollment` `enrolment`	The number of students enrolled in a given year	Unknown	optional
faculty	`faculty`	no description	Unknown	optional
teachers	`teachers`	The number of teachers employed in a given year	Unknown	optional
staff	`staff`	The number of staff employed by the district in a given year	Unknown	optional
ratio	`ratio`	The ratio of teachers:students in the district Example 24:1	Unknown	optional
conference	`conference`	no description	Unknown	optional
mascot	`mascot`	no description	Unknown	optional
colors	`colors` `colours`	no description	String	optional
free_label	`free_label` `free_label1`	no description	String	optional
free_text	`free_text` `free_text1`	no description	String	optional
free_label2	`free_label2`	no description	Unknown	optional
free_text2	`free_text2`	no description	Unknown	optional
free_label3	`free_label3`	no description	Unknown	optional
free_text3	`free_text3`	no description	Unknown	optional
free_label4	`free_label4`	no description	Unknown	optional
free_text4	`free_text4`	no description	Unknown	optional
schedule	`schedule`	no description	Unknown	optional
website	`website`	The official website of the district Example ((URL2\|https://www.example.com))	Unknown	optional
module	`module`	no description	Unknown	optional

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