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

Terminal

pip install districtapi-mcp

Or run directly with uvx (no install needed):

bash

uvx districtapi-mcp

Configuration

Claude Desktop

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

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "districtapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["districtapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DISTRICTAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / other MCP clients

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "districtapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["districtapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DISTRICTAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get a free API key at districtapi.dev.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
`lookup_district_by_address`	Find the district serving a US street address
`get_district`	Get full district profile by NCES LEA ID
`search_districts`	Search districts by name and/or state
`get_district_schools`	List all schools in a district
`get_school`	Get full school profile by NCES school ID
`find_schools_near_address`	Find 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.

License

MIT

DistrictAPI README