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 U.S. Department of Education Miguel A. Cardona Secretary of Education

Institute of Education Sciences Mark Schneider Director

National Center for Education Statistics Peggy G. Carr Commissioner

Administrative Data Division Ross Santy Associate Commissioner

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Suggested Citation Geverdt, D. (2019). Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates Program (EDGE): Locale Boundaries File Documentation, 2017 (NCES 2018-115). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved [date] from http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch.

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