Education Data MCP Server

by ckz
MIT License
  • Apple

Integrations

  • Provides repository hosting and cloning capabilities for the MCP server code and documentation.

  • Supports configuration within the Claude Desktop App on macOS through editing the claude_desktop_config.json file.

  • Enables installation, building, and execution of the MCP server through npm commands and package management.

Education Data MCP Server

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.

Repository Structure

  • 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

About the Education Data API

The Urban Institute's Education Data API provides 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.).

Features

  • Retrieve detailed education data via the get_education_data tool
  • Retrieve aggregated education data via the get_education_data_summary tool
  • Browse available endpoints via resources

Installation

  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

Configuring the MCP Server

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

For Claude Desktop App (macOS)

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

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

For Claude in VSCode

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": [] } } }

Available Tools

get_education_data

Retrieves detailed education data from the API.

Parameters:

  • 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)

Example:

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

get_education_data_summary

Retrieves aggregated education data from the API.

Parameters:

  • 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

Example:

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

Available Resources

The server provides resources for browsing available endpoints:

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

Example Usage with Claude

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 }

Development

To run the server directly:

npm start

To run the server in watch mode during development:

npm run watch

To inspect the server's capabilities:

npm run inspector

To run the server using npx:

npx edu-data-mcp-server

License

MIT

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security - not tested
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license - permissive license
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quality - not tested

Provides access to Urban Institute's Education Data API through Claude, enabling users to query and analyze detailed educational data from schools, districts, and universities.

  1. Repository Structure
    1. About the Education Data API
      1. Features
        1. Installation
          1. Configuring the MCP Server
            1. For Claude Desktop App (macOS)
            2. For Claude in VSCode
          2. Available Tools
            1. get_education_data
            2. get_education_data_summary
          3. Available Resources
            1. Example Usage with Claude
              1. Development
                1. License

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