[The Census](https://readinessindex.io/census)

[Q4 2026](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4)

[Published figures](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims)

k12-districts-rch1-fail

Crawler access

1.6%

# 1.6% of the 10,735 scored sites in School districts fail the test of whether robots.txt lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-1). A further 5,435 refused the scanner and are not counted.

Sites176 of 10,735 scored sites

Group[School districts](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/education/k12-districts)

Test[RCH-1](https://openstandard.readinessindex.io/tests/#rch-1): Can the AI tools that search the web read your site?

EditionCensus Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06

CaveatA public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside School districts.

## How to check

- The group and its sites: [School districts](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/education/k12-districts).
- How the census is run: [methodology](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).
- The figures: [summary.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/data/summary.json) or [claims.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims.json).
- Every published figure: [all claims for the United States](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims).

Link to this claim: [https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/k12-districts-rch1-fail](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/k12-districts-rch1-fail)

Cite as **TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4**

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). School districts, United States, n = 10,735. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/k12-districts-rch1-fail