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DistrictAPI

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About DistrictAPI

DistrictAPI is an MCP server for querying US school districts and schools using addresses, names, states, or NCES identifiers. It provides district profiles, enrollment-related data, and nearby or district-listed schools for AI assistants.

Key features

  1. 01District lookup by street address
  2. 02District search by name or state
  3. 03District profiles by NCES ID
  4. 04List schools in a district
  5. 05School lookup and nearby search

Use cases

  1. 01Identify the district serving an address
  2. 02Review a district profile
  3. 03Find schools in a district
  4. 04Locate schools near an address

MCP support

Exposes six school-district and school lookup tools to MCP-compatible AI assistants. The server uses a DistrictAPI key to access the service.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-districtapi-districtapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "districtapi-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISTRICTAPI_KEY": "<DISTRICTAPI_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Run commanduvx districtapi-mcp
Environment variables to set
DISTRICTAPI_KEYSecretAPI key from https://districtapi.dev (free tier: 500 requests/month)

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
pypidistrictapi-mcp0.1.3

Tools

6

Saved tool list · updated 2w ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
addressstringYes

Details

From the project README

districtapi-mcp

mcp-name: dev.districtapi/districtapi-mcp

MCP server for districtapi.dev — US school district and school data for AI agents.

Expose school district lookups as tools to any MCP-compatible AI assistant (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, etc.).

Installation

pip install districtapi-mcp

Or run directly with uvx (no install needed):

uvx districtapi-mcp

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "districtapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["districtapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DISTRICTAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor / other MCP clients
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "districtapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["districtapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DISTRICTAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get a free API key at districtapi.dev.

Available Tools

ToolDescription
lookup_district_by_addressFind the district serving a US street address
get_districtGet full district profile by NCES LEA ID
search_districtsSearch districts by name and/or state
get_district_schoolsList all schools in a district
get_schoolGet full school profile by NCES school ID
find_schools_near_addressFind schools within a radius of an address

Example

Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant:

"What school district serves 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Austin TX, and how many students are enrolled?"

The assistant will call lookup_district_by_address and return the full district profile.

Links

License

MIT

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