Georgia data, made usable.

What we do

We aggregate, clean, and standardize public data about the state of Georgia, then serve it through interfaces that fit different people. The hard, valuable part is not hosting the files. It is the standardizing: unifying geography, demographics, time, and column names so datasets from dozens of agencies can finally be joined and queried together.

Standardization is the product. We do that work once, in the open, so every downstream user, whether a policy analyst, a researcher, or a curious resident, starts with clean, joinable data instead of wrangling raw source files.

Why it exists

Public data in Georgia is technically available, but rarely usable in practice:

• It is scattered. Datasets live on dozens of agency websites in inconsistent formats: PDFs, Excel files, and ad-hoc CSVs.
• It does not match. Column names, demographic categories, geography identifiers, and time conventions differ from one source to the next.
• It is hard to join. Combining datasets takes real data engineering before any analysis can even begin, and most people never get that far.

What we cover

We use “data” broadly. That means structured, numeric datasets (think education metrics and, soon, criminal justice) as well as qualitative public records and documents. Education is the first domain, with criminal justice next and more to follow.

A defining feature is cross-dataset linking: shared geography keys and demographic categories let you connect datasets across domains without building custom plumbing for every question.

Ways to reach the data

The same standardized datasets reach you through the interface that fits how you work:

• Dashboard. A point-and-click chart builder for guided, reproducible charts you can share and cite. Open the dashboard.
• API. Programmatic access to every cleaned dataset in JSON, CSV, or Parquet, for developers and analysts. See the API.
• MCP server. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini straight to Georgia data and ask questions inside the tools you already use. Connect the MCP server.

We also build a separate, parent-facing product on Georgia’s public education standards:

• Georgia Homeroom. A free, bilingual guide to what Georgia schools should teach, grade by grade, so parents can support their kids and ask informed questions. A distinct product with its own brand. Visit Georgia Homeroom ↗.

What we are not

Georgia Civic Data is an independent, non-partisan, public-interest project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the State of Georgia, the Georgia Department of Education, or any state agency or school district. We point back to the official sources, and we never claim to speak for them.

Get in touch

Questions, corrections, or ideas for datasets to add are all welcome. Email shane@georgiacivicdata.org.