Template:Infobox school district

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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 WP:WPSCH/INFOBOX for full 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
Template:Ifempty {{{location}}} {{{region}}} Template:Ifempty, {{{state}}}, {{{province}}}, {{{county}}}, Template:Ifempty, {{{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}}}
Asst. Superintendent(s)	{{{asst_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}}}
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. Do not delete fields just because are blank; they will not display until data is added to the page. Only delete fields which are not appropriate for a specific school system.

{{Infobox school district
| name                = 
| native_name         =
| logo                = 
| logo_alt            =
| logo_size           =
| image2              =
| image2_alt          =
| caption2            =
| address             = 
| location            = 
| region              = 
| city                = <!-- or | town = -->
| state               = 
| province            = 
| county              = 
| postcode            = <!-- or | postalcode = -->
| zipcode             = 
| country             = 
| country1            = 
| coordinates         = <!-- {{Coord|||dim:250_region:US-_type:edu|name=District office|display=inline,title}} -->
| type                = 
| motto               = 
| grades              = 
| established         = <!-- {{start date|}} -->
| closed              = <!-- {{end date|}} -->
| president           = 
| vice-president      = 
| superintendent_type =
| superintendent      = 
| asst_superintendent = <!-- or | deputy_superintendent = -->
| 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             = <!-- {{URL|}} -->
| module              =
}}

Additional free text fields

The free_text 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 of 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|mm|ss|N/S|dd|mm|ss|E/W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}. If possible, please also include the region information using ISO 3166-2. for example: {{coord|dd|mm|ss|N/S|dd|mm|ss|E/W|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}} 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
free_text4
schedule	The schedule for the district.
website	URL of the district website. Use {{URL}}: {{URL|district.url}}

Example

Example School District
Address
Template:Ifempty Template:Ifempty, Tennessee, 15681 USA
Coordinates
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
District ID	Template:NCES District ID
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 = [[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 = {{URL|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:

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 this microformat uses 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

• Category:Pages using infobox school district with unsupported parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox school district with a misplaced logo caption (0)

See also

• {{Infobox school}}

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