# GreatSchools Scraper (`gio21/greatschools-scraper`) Actor

Scrape GreatSchools.org school data: GreatSchools rating, parent reviews, school type, grade levels, enrollment, student-teacher ratio, demographics and district. Search by city and state.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gio21/greatschools-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Gio](https://apify.com/gio21) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## GreatSchools Scraper

Extract school data from [GreatSchools.org](https://www.greatschools.org), the leading US school-information site. Get the GreatSchools rating, parent reviews, school type, grade levels, enrollment, student-teacher ratio, demographics and district for every school in a city.

Built for real-estate tools, relocation research, education market analysis and family-focused products.

### Features

- Search **any US city** by "City, ST" (e.g. "Orlando, FL")
- Filter by **school level** (preschool, elementary, middle, high) and **type** (public, charter, private)
- GreatSchools rating (1-10), sub-ratings, parent rating and review counts
- Enrollment, student-teacher ratio, percent low-income, district, address and geo coordinates
- Pass an exact GreatSchools URL for advanced use
- Fast HTTP scraping, automatic pagination

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `location` | string | "City, ST" (e.g. "Orlando, FL"). |
| `startUrl` | string | Exact GreatSchools URL. Overrides `location`. |
| `schoolLevels` | array | `preschool`, `elementary`, `middle`, `high`. Empty = all. |
| `schoolTypes` | array | `public`, `charter`, `private`. Empty = all. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max schools. `0` = no limit. Default `100`. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Proxy recommended (default). |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "location": "Orlando, FL",
  "schoolTypes": ["public", "charter"],
  "schoolLevels": ["high"],
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "schoolId": 17078,
  "name": "Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter",
  "rating": 8,
  "ratingScale": "Above average",
  "schoolType": "charter",
  "gradeLevels": "K-8",
  "street": "15530 Hesby Street",
  "city": "Los Angeles",
  "state": "CA",
  "zipcode": "91403",
  "districtName": "Los Angeles Unified School District",
  "enrollment": 764,
  "studentsPerTeacher": 24,
  "parentRating": 4,
  "numReviews": 42,
  "percentLowIncome": "35%",
  "url": "https://www.greatschools.org/california/los-angeles/17078-Hesby-Oaks-Leadership-Charter/"
}
```

### Common use cases

- Enrich real-estate listings with school quality data
- Relocation and neighborhood research tools
- Education market sizing and competitor analysis
- Lead generation for education products and tutoring services

### Pricing

Pay per result: a small fee to start the run plus a per-school fee. Errors and duplicates are never charged.

### FAQ

**Why do private schools show no rating?** GreatSchools' 1-10 rating is based on public test data, so most private schools show reviews and details but no rating. That is how the source site works.

**Can I scrape a whole state?** Run one city at a time, or pass a state-level URL via `startUrl`.

**Is this affiliated with GreatSchools?** No. This is an independent tool for extracting publicly available data. Please respect GreatSchools' terms of service.

# Actor input Schema

## `location` (type: `string`):

City and state to search, in the form "City, ST" (e.g. "Orlando, FL", "Los Angeles, CA").

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

Exact GreatSchools URL to scrape (e.g. https://www.greatschools.org/best-schools/florida/orlando). Overrides the location field.

## `schoolLevels` (type: `array`):

Filter by school level. Leave empty for all levels.

## `schoolTypes` (type: `array`):

Filter by school type. Leave empty for all types.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of schools to return. Set 0 for no limit.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy used for requests. Apify Proxy (automatic) is recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "location": "Orlando, FL",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "location": "Orlando, FL"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gio21/greatschools-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "location": "Orlando, FL" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gio21/greatschools-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "location": "Orlando, FL"
}' |
apify call gio21/greatschools-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gio21/greatschools-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/gKKQYkBFbybZiEupt/builds/ohHiUv4KfadbPbpdO/openapi.json