North Carolina publishes data on every public school in the state — as hundreds of raw files almost nobody can use. This demo reads the state's own data dictionary and builds a live, browsable database from it automatically — nobody typed the columns in by hand. When next year's files ship, rebuilding takes one command. Open any table and you'll see the raw form first — then press Decode for the same rows in plain English. Most states' school data looks about like this, and wherever a state publishes documentation, the same code works.
How many students at each school are reading at grade level, year by year.
rcd_acc_pc
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The percentage of students who graduate high school within four years, by school.
rcd_acc_cgr
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The state's A-F school performance grades, which combine achievement and academic growth.
rcd_acc_spg2
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How many students take Advanced Placement exams at each school, and how many pass.
rcd_ap
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The share of students at each school who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common measure of economic need.
rcd_acc_eds
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The share of students who miss 10% or more of the school year.
rcd_chronic_absent
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Total student enrollment counts by school, grade, and year.
rcd_adm
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