Geo-Spatial Analysis on the Distribution Pattern of Public Primary Schools in Daura Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria

Abstract

Education is like human in nature which required continual support so as to maintain its effectiveness and efficiency. It is a system which demands various category of resources called facilities which demand a high cost of maintenance to remain healthy, safe and possibly alive. Development of education among any community depend on its structure from the grassroot that is primary education. This study therefore examines the spatial distribution of public primary schools in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria. Data for the location of the primary schools were collected using handheld GPS. The obtained data was analyses using point pattern analysis, buffering and Nearest Neighbor Analysis (NNA) in ArcGIS 10.8 environment. Results was presented using figures and tables. Results showed that Madobi B is having the highest number of primary schools with 17.65% while Sarkin yara B recorded the lowest number with only 3.92%. Results on the spatial distribution pattern of the schools using NNA revealed NN values of 0.778752 and the Z-Score index of -3.022707 which indicated a clustering pattern. The results further showed that, about 41.98% of the study area do not have access to public primary schools while about 36.06% were overserve. Therefore, it was recommended that government, non-governmental organizations and individuals should collaborates in the provision of appropriate facilities that will enhance the development of primary education in Daura LGA.