/localEducationAgencies

Information about Local Education Agencies (LEAs) may be obtained from the WISEdata API via a GET request on the /localEducationAgencies endpoint.

This endpoint is applicable for Choice schools.

Data Properties:

#	Property Name	Data Type	Business Definition	Data Element Page

#	Property Name	Data Type	Business Definition	Data Element Page
1.0	localEducationAgencyId	integer	The identifier assigned to a local education agency. (7 digits or less)	NA
2.0	nameOfInstitution	string	The full, legally accepted name of the institution.	NA
3.0	operationalStatusDescriptor	string	The current operational status of the EducationOrganization (e.g., active, inactive).	NA
4.0	shortNameOfInstitution	string	A short name for the institution.	NA
5.0	localEducationAgencyCategoryDescriptor	integer	The category of local education agency/district. For example: Independent or Charter.	NA
6.0	addresses	array	An unordered collection of educationOrganizationAddresses. The set of elements that describes the physical location of the education entity, including the street address, city, state, ZIP code, and ZIP code + 4.	NA
7.0	addressTypeDescriptor	string	The type of address listed for an individual or organization. For example: Physical Address, Mailing Address, Home Address, etc.)	NA
8.0	city	string	The name of the city in which an address is located.	NA
9.0	postalCode	string	The five or nine digit zip code or overseas postal code portion of an address.	NA
10.0	stateAbbreviationDescriptor	string	The abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.	NA
11.0	streetNumberName	string	The street number and street name or post office box number of an address.	NA
12.0	identificationCodes	array	An unordered collection of educationOrganizationIdentificationCodes. A unique number or alphanumeric code assigned to an education organization by a school, school system, a state, or other agency or entity.	NA
13.0	educationOrganizationIdentificationSystemDescriptor	string	The school system, state, or agency assigning the identification code.	NA
14.0	identificationCode	string	A unique number or alphanumeric code that is assigned to an education organization by a school, school system, state, or other agency or entity.	NA
15.0	indicators (2023-24 SY and later)	array	An unordered collection of educationOrganizationIndicators. An indicator or metric of an education organization.	NA
16.0	indicatorDescriptor (2023-24 SY and later)	string	The name or code for the indicator or metric.	NA
17.0	indicatorLevelDescriptor (2023-24 SY and later)	string	The value of the indicator or metric, as a value from a controlled vocabulary.	NA
18.0	institutionTelephones	array	An unordered collection of educationOrganizationInstitutionTelephones. The 10-digit telephone number, including the area code, for the education entity.	NA
19.0	institutionTelephoneNumberTypeDescriptor	string	The type of communication number listed for an individual or organization.	NA
20.0	telephoneNumber	string	The telephone number including the area code, and extension, if applicable.	NA

Descriptors:

Namespace	Code Value	Short Description	Description

Namespace	Code Value	Short Description	Description
uri://dpi.wi.gov/OperationalStatusDescriptor ( Removed 2026-27 SY)	1	Active	Active
	7	Inactive	Inactive
uri://ed-fi.org/OperationalStatusDescriptor ( Added 2026-27 SY)	Active	Active	Active
	Inactive	Inactive	Inactive
uri://dpi.wi.gov/LocalEducationAgencyCategoryDescriptor	0	CCDEB	CCDEB
	3	Public School District	Public School District
	5	State Agency	State Agency
	10	State institution	State institution
	49	Non District Charter Schools	Non District Charter Schools
	49M	Charter Management Organization (CMO)	Charter Management Organization
	61	School Choice Group	School Choice Group
	62	School Choice	School Choice
uri://dpi.wi.gov/AddressTypeDescriptor ( Removed 2026-27 SY)	H	Home	Home
	M	Mailing	Mailing
	P	Physical	Physical
uri://ed-fi.org/AddressTypeDescriptor ( Added 2026-27 SY)	Home	Home	Home
	Mailing	Mailing	Mailing
	Physical	Physical	Physical
uri://dpi.wi.gov/EducationOrganizationIdentificationSystemDescriptor	AgencyKey	AgencyKey	DPI Enterprise AgencyKey
	WIR	DHS WIR	Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Wisconsin Immunization Registry
	MDC	Multi-District Charter	Multi-District Charter
	AX	Assessment Removed 2026-27 SY	The identification code used by Assessment
	NCES	NCES Removed 2026-27 SY
	School	School Removed 2026-27 SY
	SEA	SEA Removed 2026-27 SY
uri://ed-fi.org/EducationOrganizationIdentificationSystemDescriptor ( Added 2026-27 SY)	Federal	Federal	Federal
	DUNS	DUNS	DUNS
	AX	Assessment	The identification code used by Assessment
	ACT	ACT	ACT
	Other Federal	Other Federal	Other Federal
	NCES	NCES	NCES
	LEA	LEA	LEA
	Other	Other	Other
	School	School	School
	SEA	SEA	SEA
	USDE - OPE	USDE - OPE	USDE - OPE
uri://dpi.wi.gov/IndicatorDescriptor	CarlPerkins	Carl Perkins District	Carl Perkins District
uri://dpi.wi.gov/indicatorLevelDescriptor	ALL	All Students	Indicates all students.
	SOME	Some Students	Indicates some students.
	NONE	No Students	Indicates no students.
	CPY	Carl Perkins - Yes	Carl Perkins grant recipient.
	CPN	Carl Perkins - No	NOT a Carl Perkins grant recipient.
	IN	IN	All School Report Card - Opt In
	OUT	OUT	All School Report Card - Opt Out
uri://ed-fi.org/InstitutionTelephoneNumberTypeDescriptor	Main	Main	Main

Use Cases:

#	Use Case Title	Use Case Description	What to Submit/retrieve

#	Use Case Title	Use Case Description	What to Submit/retrieve
1.0	Retrieving the 2026-27 LEA data (LEA ID, LEA Name, First Day Of School, etc.) from the WISEdata API	SIS vendors should be able to do a GET on /localEducationAgencies and ingest the LEA details into their system.	GET on /localEducationAgencies