RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED ON THE PROBLEM OF CONSTRUCTING SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES TO DESCRIBE AND DEMONSTRATE AN APPROACH TO CLASSIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH DISTRICT. PART 1 OF THE REPORT DISCUSSED THE SCIENTIFIC ISSUES AND CONCEPTS CONCERNING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS A POPULATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITIES, ALONG WITH THE TECHNICAL AND STATISTICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN STUDYING A SAMPLE OF THESE ENTITIES. PART 2 PRESENTED THE STATISTICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE FOR THE STUDY OF A POPULATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE DATA PROCESSING TECHNIQUES NECESSARY FOR MANIPULATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION. PART 3 PROVIDED SEVERAL EXEMPLARY APPLICATIONS WHICH DEMONSTRATE THE BROAD UTILITY OF THE APPROACH AND THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE GENERAL PROCEDURES WHEN APPLIED TO SPECIFIC RESEARCH PROBLEMS. (GD)