Education Data API

by ckz

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Provides direct access to the Urban Institute's Education Data API for retrieving and analyzing educational statistics across schools, districts, and universities without requiring specialized API knowledge.

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Author: ckz
Repository: ckz/edu_data_mcp_server
GitHub stars: 2
Downloads: 275
License: MIT License
Categories: Database, AI, Design, Developer Tools, Search, Infrastructure, Frontend, Knowledge Base
Tags: #analytics

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name Education Data API

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) npx
Arguments
- Argument 1 edu-data-mcp-server
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

From the repository

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/edu-data-mcp-server.git

   cd edu-data-mcp-server

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Build the server:

   npm run build

4. Make the server available for npx:

   npm link

To use this MCP server with Claude, you need to add it to your MCP settings configuration file.

`get_education_data`

Retrieves detailed education data from the API. Parameters: level (required), source (required), topic (required), subtopic (optional), filters (optional), add_labels (optional), limit (optional).

`get_education_data_summary`

Retrieves aggregated education data from the API. Parameters: level (required), source (required), topic (required), subtopic (optional), stat (required), var (required), by (required), filters (optional).

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "education data api": {
            "cwd": "string",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "edu-data-mcp-server"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "cwd": "string",
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "edu-data-mcp-server"
    ],
    "shell": false,
    "command": "npx"
}

Macos

{
    "cwd": "string",
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "edu-data-mcp-server"
    ],
    "shell": false,
    "command": "npx"
}

Windows

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "edu-data-mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "cmd"
}

Provides access to the Urban Institute's Education Data API for comprehensive education data.

This repository contains an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to the Urban Institute's Education Data API. The server is designed to be used with Claude to enable easy access to education data.

- education-data-package-r/: The original R package for accessing the Education Data API (for reference)
- src/: The MCP server source code
- build/: The compiled MCP server

The Urban Institute'sEducation Data APIprovides access to a wide range of education data, including:

- School and district enrollment data
- College and university data
- Assessment data
- Financial data
- And much more

The API is organized by levels (schools, school-districts, college-university), sources (ccd, ipeds, crdc, etc.), and topics (enrollment, directory, finance, etc.).

- Retrieve detailed education data via theget_education_datatool
- Retrieve aggregated education data via theget_education_data_summarytool
- Browse available endpoints via resources

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/edu-data-mcp-server.git cd edu-data-mcp-server

To use this MCP server with Claude, you need to add it to your MCP settings configuration file.

Edit~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "edu-data": { "command": "npx", "args": ["edu-data-mcp-server"], "disabled": false, "alwaysAllow": [] } } }

Edit/home/codespace/.vscode-remote/data/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "edu-data": { "command": "npx", "args": ["edu-data-mcp-server"], "disabled": false, "alwaysAllow": [] } } }

Retrieves detailed education data from the API.

- level(required): API data level to query (e.g., 'schools', 'school-districts', 'college-university')
- source(required): API data source to query (e.g., 'ccd', 'ipeds', 'crdc')
- topic(required): API data topic to query (e.g., 'enrollment', 'directory')
- subtopic(optional): List of grouping parameters (e.g., ['race', 'sex'])
- filters(optional): Query filters (e.g., {year: 2008, grade: [9,10,11,12]})
- add_labels(optional): Add variable labels when applicable (default: false)
- limit(optional): Limit the number of results (default: 100)

{ "level": "schools", "source": "ccd", "topic": "enrollment", "subtopic": ["race", "sex"], "filters": { "year": 2008, "grade": [9, 10, 11, 12] }, "add_labels": true, "limit": 50 }

Retrieves aggregated education data from the API.

- level(required): API data level to query
- source(required): API data source to query
- topic(required): API data topic to query
- subtopic(optional): Additional parameters (only applicable to certain endpoints)
- stat(required): Summary statistic to calculate (e.g., 'sum', 'avg', 'count', 'median')
- var(required): Variable to be summarized
- by(required): Variables to group results by
- filters(optional): Query filters

{ "level": "schools", "source": "ccd", "topic": "enrollment", "stat": "sum", "var": "enrollment", "by": ["fips"], "filters": { "fips": [6, 7, 8], "year": [2004, 2005] } }

The server provides resources for browsing available endpoints:

- edu-data://endpoints/{level}/{source}/{topic}: Information about a specific education data endpoint

Once the MCP server is configured, you can use it with Claude to access education data:

Can you show me the enrollment data for high schools in California for 2020?

Claude can then use the MCP server to retrieve and analyze the data:

use_mcp_tool server_name: edu-data tool_name: get_education_data arguments: { "level": "schools", "source": "ccd", "topic": "enrollment", "filters": { "year": 2020, "fips": 6, "grade": [9, 10, 11, 12] }, "limit": 10 }

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