Schools Near Address Finder API

Find the public schools around any US address with distance, level, type, enrolment, student-teacher ratio and outcome data from the federal Common Core of Data. Ideal for real-estate sites, relocation tools and lead enrichment.

What does Schools Near Address Finder API do?

• Distance in metres and miles from the address
• School level (primary, middle, high), charter, magnet and locale codes
• Enrolment and staffing from the National Center for Education Statistics
• A transparent open-data score you can compare across schools

How to use it

1. Click Try for free and open the Input tab.
2. Fill in the fields below, or keep the defaults for a quick test.
3. Press Start. Results appear in the Output tab within seconds to a few minutes.
4. Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call the actor from the API, a schedule, Make, Zapier or an AI agent through the Apify MCP server.

Input

Field	Type	Description
addresses	array	US street addresses to search around, one per line.
radiusKm	number	Search radius around each address.
maxSchoolsPerAddress	integer	Closest schools returned for each address.
levels	array	Which levels to include.
includeCharter	boolean	Include charter schools in results.
includeVirtual	boolean	Include fully virtual schools.
includeOutcomes	boolean	Add graduation rate, reading/math proficiency and an estimated 0-100 open-data score.

Example input

{
  "addresses": [
    "350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118"
  ],
  "radiusKm": 5,
  "maxSchoolsPerAddress": 10,
  "levels": [
    "primary",
    "middle",
    "high"
  ],
  "includeCharter": true,
  "includeVirtual": false,
  "includeOutcomes": true
}

Output

Each result is a flat JSON object that you can open in the Output tab, export to CSV or Excel, or read through the API. See the dataset views for the main columns.

How much does it cost to use Schools Near Address Finder API?

Pricing is pay per event: $0.002 per school returned (empty searches are free). You pay only for results saved to the dataset, plus nothing extra for platform usage on the free plan limits. Apify's free monthly credit lets you test it before paying.

FAQ

Which schools are included? US public schools in the federal Common Core of Data, using the latest year available.

Are these attendance-zone schools? No. Results are the nearest schools by distance. Attendance zones are set by districts and are not in the federal data.

Does it include private schools? Not at this time.

Is it legal?

The actor reads public, open-licence or government data only and does not collect private information. You are responsible for using the results in line with the source's terms and applicable laws.

Use it with AI agents (MCP)

This actor is agent-ready: it is a plain tool with a documented JSON input and a flat JSON output, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other agents can call it through the Apify MCP server.

Add it to an MCP client with this URL (Apify account or agentic payment required):

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=flyingnimbus/schools-near-address-finder

Example prompt: "Use the Schools Near Address Finder API tool with the example input below and summarise the results."

Calls are pay per event ($0.002 per school returned (empty searches are free)), so an agent can estimate the cost before it runs. Empty or failed lookups return a status record instead of failing the run.

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Feedback

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