Know the three miles around your church.
A Church Field Guide draws the school district lines around your address, names the schools on each side, counts the children and families within reach, and says plainly what to do next.
Start with a free Snapshot
Enter your church's street address. You get five numbers and a map of the school district lines within three miles.
Why a guide can be trusted
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Official district lines
School district boundaries come straight from the Census Bureau's own files, drawn on the roads you drive.
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Numbers that reconcile
County totals must match the tables the Census Bureau publishes before a word is written.
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Private to you
Your guide lives at a link that only you receive. It is never published, and your details are never sold.
What a guide tells you
Every guide has the same seven parts, written for the person who has to act on them.
Church Field Guide, sample
An Edmond school neighborhood inside the Oklahoma City limits.
89% of the people within 3 miles of this address live in Edmond Public Schools. The Oklahoma City district line is 0.5 miles south, and the households change again when you turn east.
The schools zoned for this address
- Grades PK to 5
- Orvis Risner Elementary
- Grades 6 to 8
- Cimarron Middle
- Grades 9 to 12
- Memorial High
School districts, nearest line first
| District | Where its line falls | Share of neighbors |
|---|---|---|
| Edmond Public Schools | Contains the site | 89% |
| Oklahoma City Public Schools | Begins 0.5 miles south | 8% |
| Oakdale Public School | Begins 1.1 miles southeast | 3% |
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Where the building is
The address in plain words: the roads people use to find it, how far away each one is, and which city, county, and school district it sits in.
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The school district lines
A map of every district within reach, where each line falls from your door, and how many of your neighbors each district serves.
In the sample, 3 districts come within 3 miles and 5 within 5.
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Schools and feeder patterns
The elementary, middle, and high school zoned for your own address, and every campus nearby with its enrollment and lunch program share.
The sample lists 28 public schools and 9 private schools within 5 miles.
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Who lives here
People, households, children by age, income, poverty, and housing for three rings around the site. Each figure carries its margin of error.
In the sample, about 7,770 children ages 5 to 17 live within 3 miles.
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How it changes by direction
The same figures split north, east, south, and west, because the average often describes no real neighborhood.
In the sample, median household income is $140,900 to the east and $79,200 to the west.
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What surrounds you
The churches nearby by name and tradition, the nearest public parks, and the colleges, libraries, and community centers within reach.
The sample maps 18 churches within 3 miles.
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What to do next
Five to seven next steps, then the sources and a plain list of the figures that are too soft to lean on.
Written for the person who has to act
When you order, you say who will read the guide. Its next steps are written for that reader.
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Pastors and staff in their first year
Learn in an afternoon what the neighborhood would take years to tell you: who lives near the building, and which schools their children attend.
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Church planters choosing a site
Compare the places a new church might meet. The three area order puts the same facts side by side for each address.
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Youth and children's leaders
See how many schools your students are spread across, and how many are homeschooled or in private school, before you set a calendar.
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One guide
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- The schools zoned for that address
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- Three addresses on one order
- A full guide for each one
- Add the second and third address when you are ready
- Each guide delivered within two business days
If a guide is wrong or is no use to you, ask within 30 days and you get your money back.
How each guide is made
Four steps stand between your address and your guide. Read the full method.
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Public data is gathered for your address
Census Bureau surveys and boundary files, the federal school directory, and OpenStreetMap.
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The figures are checked
The totals must agree with tables the Census Bureau publishes itself before a word is written.
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The guide is written from that data alone
Every number in a sentence is filled in from the checked data, so the words and the tables cannot disagree.
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You get a private link
Read the guide online, print it, or save it as a PDF for your team.
Questions pastors ask
Something else on your mind? Write to hello@churchfieldguide.app.
What area does a guide cover?
You choose a radius of 1, 3, 5, or 10 miles around your address. Most churches choose 3. The guide also shows a smaller ring and a larger one, so you can see how the picture changes with distance.
Is this a church demographic report?
It covers the same ground as a church demographic report: the people, households, ages, incomes, and housing near your building. It adds the school district lines, the schools zoned for your address, the churches nearby, and next steps written for the person who will read it.
Where do the numbers come from?
Population figures come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. District lines come from the Census Bureau's boundary files. School figures come from the federal school directory. Roads, parks, and churches come from OpenStreetMap. The last page of every guide names each source and its date.
How exact are the numbers?
They are survey estimates, and small areas carry real uncertainty. Each table shows a margin of error or marks the soft figures, and the last page says what not to lean on.
Can a guide tell me which school one family's children attend?
No. It shows the schools zoned for your church's own address and the district lines around it. Lines are irregular, so check any family's address with the district.
Will my church be named anywhere?
No. Your guide lives at a private link that only you receive. We do not publish it, and we do not sell or share your details.
What if the guide gets something wrong?
Tell us. We correct the guide and tell you what changed. If it is no use to you, you get your money back within 30 days.
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The Snapshot is free. It needs no account, and it shows the school district lines around any church address in the United States.