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Is School District Local Government

Boolean flag indicating whether the vendor’s local government classification is a school district. It identifies the specific local-government subtype attached to the vendor business type structure in the award record.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isSchoolDistrictLocalGovernment
Title
Is School District Local Government
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isSchoolDistrictLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean flag indicating whether the vendor’s local government classification is a school district. It identifies the specific local-government subtype attached to the vendor business type structure in the award record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts distinguish school-district entities from other local governments when reviewing recipient demographics, public-sector vendor participation, and award distribution patterns. It is useful for compliance checks, reporting on education-related public entities, and segmenting local-government awards more precisely.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isSchoolDistrictLocalGovernment
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isSchoolDistrictLocalGovernment
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isSchoolDistrictLocalGovernment' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isSchoolDistrictLocalGovernment'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter awards to school district local-government vendors
  • Segment recipient counts by local-government subtype
  • Support compliance or public-entity reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming a value of 0 means a missing record instead of a negative flag
  • Using this field without checking the parent vendor business type context

Query Guidance

Use it in WHERE clauses to isolate school-district local-government records, for example by matching the positive indicator value used in the source system. If the field is stored as a coded flag, inspect sample values or schema documentation before hard-coding 1/0 logic.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isSchoolDistrictLocalGovernment AS is_school_district_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isSchoolDistrictLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isSchoolDistrictLocalGovernment AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isSchoolDistrictLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.