Education · 2024 ACS PUMS variable
SCHL
Educational attainment
- Type
- Categorical
- Length
- 2
- Value codes
- 25
- Survey
- 2024 ACS 1-Year
SCHLis the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS PUMS variable for educational attainment. It is a categorical field with 25 possible category codes, released in the 2024 Public Use Microdata Sample. The full list of value codes and their labels is below.
SCHL value codes
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| bb | N/A (less than 3 years old) |
| 01 | No schooling completed |
| 02 | Nursery school, preschool |
| 03 | Kindergarten |
| 04 | Grade 1 |
| 05 | Grade 2 |
| 06 | Grade 3 |
| 07 | Grade 4 |
| 08 | Grade 5 |
| 09 | Grade 6 |
| 10 | Grade 7 |
| 11 | Grade 8 |
| 12 | Grade 9 |
| 13 | Grade 10 |
| 14 | Grade 11 |
| 15 | 12th grade - no diploma |
| 16 | Regular high school diploma |
| 17 | GED or alternative credential |
| 18 | Some college, but less than 1 year |
| 19 | 1 or more years of college credit, no degree |
| 20 | Associate's degree |
| 21 | Bachelor's degree |
| 22 | Master's degree |
| 23 | Professional degree beyond a bachelor's degree |
| 24 | Doctorate degree |
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SCHL — FAQ
What is the SCHL variable in PUMS?+
SCHL is the 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) variable for "Educational attainment". It is a categorical field 2 characters long.
What are the SCHL codes?+
SCHL has 25 value codes in the 2024 dictionary, each mapping a numeric code to a category label — all of them are listed on this page.
Where does the SCHL variable come from?+
SCHL is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2024 ACS PUMS data dictionary. PUMSdata is an independent product that makes this microdata easy to explore, and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.