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Data Requirements - Locations

Notes:

All locations with addresses.

File name: Locations_YYYYMMDD.csv

Format: Excel file or .csv

Optional Location Characteristics that may be included: Size in square feet, number of classrooms, etc.

Sample:

LOCATION_NBR	LOCATION_NM	ADDRESS1	CITY	STATE	ZIPCODE	TYPE	STATUS	OPEN_DT	CLOSE_DT
1	Buxton	2651 S. Polaris Dr.	Fort Worth	TX	76135	Freestanding	Open	1/1/1994
2	Capitol	1100 Congress Ave.	Austin	TX	20500	End Cap	Open	7/4/1976
3	Location	123 Fake St. Unit 1	Fort Worth	TX	76135	Inline	Closed	6/2/1986	1/9/1986

Overview:

Location_Nbr: Unique identifier for each location that will match up to performance or student/consumer files.

Location_Nm: Unique name for each location. This will be the name that is displayed in the Buxton platform (SCOUT) and any analysis reports.

Type: Location type that may be relevant for analysis. This might include types for real estate type, number of classrooms, square footage, etc.

Status: Open, Closed, Pipeline

Latitude: Optional field, locations’ latitude

Longitude: Optional field, locations’ longitude

Sqft: Optional field, size in square feet

Data Requirements - Monthly Performance

Notes:

Summed monthly performance per location. This is typically enrollment counts.

File name: Performance_YYYYMMDD.csv

Format: Excel file or .csv

All locations listed in this file should be in the locations file.

Need at least 1 full year of performance data.

Sample:

LOCATION_NBR	MONTH	DEPARTMENT	TOTAL	UNITS
1	1/1/2025	Business	8558	Students
1	2/1/2025	Technology	6135	Students
2	1/1/2025	Business	3017	Students
2	2/1/2025	Technology	2556	Students

Overview:

Location_Nbr: Matching unique identifier for location from Locations table.

Department: Any performance breakouts you have, e.g. department name, daypart, etc.

Units: Enrollment counts

Data Requirements – Consumers (if applicable)

Notes:

Consumers are students from prior 12-month period.

File name: Consumers_YYYYMMDD.csv

Format: Excel file or .csv

All locations listed in this file should be in the locations file.

Sample**:

LOCATION_NBR	DEPARTMENT	FIRSTNAME	LASTNAME	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE	ZIPCODE
1	Technology	Emma	Reynolds	2914 Oakwood Dr	San Diego	CA	92104
1	Technology	Liam	Foster	1258 Maple St	Austin	TX	78701
2	Technology	Ava	Mitchell	473 Lakeview Ave	Orlando	FL	32801
2	Technology	Noah	Carter	847 Willow Lane	Denver	CO	80203

** Sample data is illustrative only and does not represent actual customer data.

Overview:

Location_Nbr: Matching unique identifier for location from Locations table.

Department: Any performance breakouts you have, e.g. dayparts, departments, etc. These should match the departments in the monthly performance file. If unable to provide students by department, this column/field values can be denoted as “Overall”.

Data Audit Compliance Checklist

The following checklist denotes common points of failure for the data acquisition process. By confirming that your data complies with each of the items below, you can help ensure that your data is accepted and moves forward in the data transfer process. If you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the items below, please contact your Buxton team.

General

File headers are included in all files

Locations

Address information is complete and provided for each location
Open date is provided for each facility, if possible

Monthly Performance

All open locations are present in the monthly performance file
Each location present in the monthly performance file is also present in the location file
At least 12 months of monthly performance data is provided
Locations are not missing any monthly performance data
Data is not provided for future months
Any required breakouts by Type are included

Consumers

Duplicate student records are not present
Address information is complete for at least 90% of consumer records
All location numbers in this file join to the locations file

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