| Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Data Source | Methodology | Notes |
| Utilization | Internal APS data | Locate the APS elementary, middle and high schools proximate to the property and use rubric to categorize utilization rate – with anything over 80% considered “high” or “very high” | |
| 10-Year Projections | ARC data captured in May 2018 Board Facilities Retreat presentation | Categorize properties into growth categories based on map (slide 24) | Population data is not finalized and projections differ across sources – so will need to be updated as new projections emerge |
| Community Need | |||
| Indicator | Data Source | Methodology | Notes |
| Housing | |||
| Percent cost-burdened | American Community Survey – Table B25106 | Use the advanced search tool on American Fact Finder to locate Table B25106 and download the results for each census tract within the APS school zone boundary | Cost-burdened households are those that spend 30% or more of their income on housing |
| Eviction Rate | Eviction Lab | Download census level data from Eviction Lab | |
| Economics | |||
| Median Household Income | American Community Survey | Used Social Explorer’s report generator tool to locate the Social Explorer Table A14006 and download results for each census tract within the APS school zone boundary | Median Household Income as a percent of City of Atlanta ($51,701) average was used to calculate the raw data |
| Unemployment | Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) | Used the Georgia Labor Market Explorer to locate the LAUS unadjusted employment data for each census tract within the APS school zone boundary | Data should be updated frequently to understand current conditions as monthly statistics are reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Transportation | |||
| Vehicle Access | American Community Survey – Table B25044 | Used the advanced search tool on American Fact Finder to locate Table B25044 and download the results for each census tract within the APS school zone boundary | Data will show vehicle access by renter and owner occupied households |
| Walkability | EPA Walkability Index | Filtered national data to extract relevant census tracts | Values range from 1 (low walkability) to 20 (high walkability) |
| Health | |||
| Health Insurance Coverage | U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2013-2017 | Identify the values by census tract using the spreadsheet found on the ARC . | Values range from 0% to 100% from 0% uninsured to 100% uninsured |
| Environmental Health | ARC Health Index | ARC scores 0-100 (with 0 being the worst) | Transformed to 1-5 scale inverted with 5 being biggest need |
Click here to view our full report.
Example Spreadsheets:
R script to create 3D plot:
Works CitedAtlanta Public Schools. (2012). Superintendent’s Preliminary Redistricting and Closure Recommendations. Retrieved from https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/cms/lib/GA01000924/Centricity/Domain/45/FinalRecPub.pdf
Atlanta Public Schools. (2018). Facilities Master Planning.
Atlanta Public Schools. (2019a). 2019-2020 APS Cluster Model & Map of Schools. Retrieved from https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/cms/lib/GA01000924/Centricity/Domain/10/2019-2020%20APS%20cluster%20school%20map_and_feeder%20patterns.pdf
Atlanta Public Schools. (2019b, July 29). Relationship between School Performance and Poverty, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019, from APS Insights website: https://apsinsights.org/2019/07/29/relationship-between-school-performance-and-poverty-2019/
City of Atlanta, Department of Planning and Community Development. (2016). City of Atlanta 2016 Comprehensive Development Plan. Retrieved from https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/departments/city-planning/office-of-zoning-development/zoning/2016-comprehensive-development-plan-cdp
Ecke, M. W. (1972). From Ivy Street to Kennedy Center: Centennial History of the Atlanta Public School System. Atlanta Board of Education.
ESRI Community Analyst. (2019). Community Profile.
Eternally Forgotten Atlanta Public Schools – Pt 1. Elementary Schools. (2017, May 16). Retrieved November 24, 2019, from Atlanta’s Past Revisited website: https://atlantaspastrevisited.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/eternally-forgotten-atlanta-public-schools-pt-1-elementary-schools/
Fulton County Board of Assessors. (2019). Property Records Search. Retrieved November 25, 2019, from Fulton County Board of Assessors website: https://fultonassessor.org/
Hornsby, A. (1991). Black Public Education in Atlanta, Georgia, 1954-1973: From Segregation to Segregation. The Journal of Negro History, 76(1/4), 21–47.
Huie, H. M. (1967). Factors influencing the desegregation process in the Atlanta school system, 1954-1967 (Doctoral dissertation). University of Georgia.
Jenkins, H. T. (1973). Forty Years on the Force: 1932-1972: Herbert Jenkins Reminisces on His Career with the Atlanta Police Department. Center for Research in Social Change, Emory University.
Martin, H. H. (1978). William Berry Hartsfield. Retrieved from https://ugapress.org/book/9780820335445/william-berry-hartsfield
Moorehouse School of Medicine. (2015). PRC Community Assetment Results. Retrieved from https://bowvalleycollege.libguides.com/c.php?g=494959&p=3386853
Plank, D. N., & Turner, M. (1987). Changing Patterns in Black School Politics: Atlanta, 1872-1973. American Journal of Education, 95(4), 590–597.
Suber, M. (1975). The Internal Black politics of Atlanta Georgia 1944-1969: An analytic study of Black political leadership and organization. Atlanta University.
Urban Ecology Framework. (2018). Retrieved November 26, 2019, from City of Atlanta, GA website: https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/departments/city-planning/urban-ecology-framework
U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). American Community Survey.