Template:Infobox school district/doc

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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

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
Example-serious.jpg
Address
2548 East Sixth Street
, Tennessee, 15681
USA
CoordinatesLua error in Module:Coordinates at line 492: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
District information
TypePublic
MottoThe District Motto
GradesPre-K through 12
EstablishedJanuary 1900 (1900-01)
ClosedJune 30, 1950 (1950-06-30)
SuperintendentJohn Doe, Sr.
Asst. superintendent(s)John Doe, Junior
Business administratorJane Doe
School board10 members
Chair of the boardJoseph Doe
Governing agencyTennessee Department of Education
Accreditation(s)Southeastern Association
SchoolsElementary 12, Middle 4, High 2
Budget$1.250 million
NCES District ID0511880[1]
Students and staff
Students5,000
Teachers500
Staff200
Student–teacher ratio10:1
Athletic conferenceTSSAA
District mascotWampus cat
ColorsBlack and Gold
Other information
Beta ClubBoth Junior and Senior
FFACo-ed
Release timeSelected instruction
State testTCAP
ScheduleM-F except state holidays
Websiteen.wikipedia.org
{{Infobox school district
|name = Example School District
|logo = [[File:Example-serious.jpg]]
|address = 2548 East Sixth Street
|city = [[Linden, Tennessee|Linden]]
|state = [[Tennessee]]
|zipcode = 15681
|country = USA
|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:

  1. ^ "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

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. Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template based on this 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

This template has custom formatting.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Official namename

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}}
Stringrequired
native_namenative_name

The name of the school in the local language

Stringoptional
logologo

The filename of the school's logo

Fileoptional
logo_altlogo_alt

no description

Stringoptional
logo_sizelogo_size logosize

no description

Numberoptional
logo_captionlogo_caption

no description

Unknownoptional
imageimage

no description

Fileoptional
image_altimage_alt

no description

Unknownoptional
image_sizeimage_size imagesize

no description

Numberoptional
image_captionimage_caption caption

no description

Stringoptional
image2image2

no description

Fileoptional
image2_altimage2_alt

no description

Unknownoptional
caption2caption2

no description

Stringoptional
addressaddress streetaddress street

The school district's main address

Example
123 Main Street
Stringoptional
locationlocation

no description

Unknownoptional
regionregion

no description

Unknownoptional
citycity town city/town

The city that the school district is located in

Example
New York City
Stringoptional
countycounty

no description

Stringoptional
statestate

no description

Unknownoptional
provinceprovince

no description

Unknownoptional
postalcodepostalcode postcode

no description

Stringoptional
zipcodezipcode

no description

Unknownoptional
countrycountry

no description

Unknownoptional
country1country1

no description

Unknownoptional
coordinatescoordinates

no description

Unknownoptional
coordinates_footnotescoordinates_footnotes

no description

Unknownoptional
typetype

no description

Unknownoptional
Mottomotto

District's official motto; only provide if it is used prominently on primary sources. For district's with multiple mottoes, use the 'mottoes' parameter.

Stringoptional
Mottoesmottoes

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}}
Templateoptional
gradesgrades

The grade levels taught by the school district

Example
K–12
Unknownoptional
establishedestablished

The date that the school district was established

Example
{{Start date and age|1970|01|01}}
Unknownoptional
closedclosed dissolved

The date that the school district ceased to exist

Example
{{End date|2020|12|31}}
Dateoptional
presidentpresident

no description

Unknownoptional
vice-presidentvice-president

no description

Unknownoptional
superintendent_typesuperintendent_type

no description

Unknownoptional
superintendentsuperintendent

The name of the superintendent of the district

Unknownoptional
Deputy Superintendentdeputy_superintendent

Use for districts with a single deputy, otherwise use deputy_superintendents parameter with {{Unbulleted list}} template.

Stringoptional
Deputy Superintendentsdeputy_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}}
Templateoptional
asst_superintendentasst_superintendent

no description

Unknownoptional
asst_superintendentsasst_superintendents

no description

Unknownoptional
businessadminbusinessadmin

no description

Unknownoptional
school_boardschool_board board_of_education

no description

Stringoptional
chair_of_the_boardchair_of_the_board

no description

Unknownoptional
director_of_educationdirector_of_education

no description

Unknownoptional
governing_agencygoverning_agency governing agency

no description

Stringoptional
accreditationsaccreditations accreditation

no description

Stringoptional
schoolsschools

The number of schools the district manages

Unknownoptional
budgetbudget

The amount of money the district has in an annual budget

Unknownoptional
us_nces_district_idus_nces_district_id

The NCES ID of the district

Example
{{NCES District ID|1719080|district_name=Twp HSD 113|access_date=2022-03-05}}
Unknownoptional
district_iddistrict_id

no description

Unknownoptional
affiliationaffiliation affiliations

no description

Stringoptional
studentsstudents enrollment enrolment

The number of students enrolled in a given year

Unknownoptional
facultyfaculty

no description

Unknownoptional
teachersteachers

The number of teachers employed in a given year

Unknownoptional
staffstaff

The number of staff employed by the district in a given year

Unknownoptional
ratioratio

The ratio of teachers:students in the district

Example
24:1
Unknownoptional
conferenceconference

no description

Unknownoptional
mascotmascot

no description

Unknownoptional
colorscolors colours

no description

Stringoptional
free_labelfree_label free_label1

no description

Stringoptional
free_textfree_text free_text1

no description

Stringoptional
free_label2free_label2

no description

Unknownoptional
free_text2free_text2

no description

Unknownoptional
free_label3free_label3

no description

Unknownoptional
free_text3free_text3

no description

Unknownoptional
free_label4free_label4

no description

Unknownoptional
free_text4free_text4

no description

Unknownoptional
scheduleschedule

no description

Unknownoptional
websitewebsite

The official website of the district

Example
{{URL2|https://www.example.com}}
Unknownoptional
modulemodule

no description

Unknownoptional

See also