Analysis of the distribution pattern and affordability of senior high school education facilities of the same level in Boyolali Regency

Abstract Equitable distribution of educational facilities is important to improve the level of education. Advances in technology make it easier to analyze development planning by utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to evaluate the distribution of educational facilities. This research uses a quantitative descriptive method and uses a sample of senior high schools or SMK/SMA/MA in Boyolali Regency. The type of data used is secondary spatial data in the form of coordinates of high school schools in Boyolali Regency and the distribution of settlements. The data analysis used is the Nearest Neighbor Analysis and Buffering Analysis with a distance of 3000 meters in the ArcGis application to determine the distribution pattern and affordability. The objectives of this study: (1) Knowing the distribution pattern of high school education facilities in Boyolali Regency, (2) Knowing the affordability of high school education facilities in Boyolali Regency. The results of this study are: (1) The distribution pattern of Madrasah Aliyah shows an index value of 0.96, which has a random pattern. The SMA index value of 0.18 has a random or random pattern. SMK index value of 0.42 has a random pattern. (2) High school education facilities of the same level in Boyolali Regency can reach and serve 85% of the sub-districts in Boyolali Regency. Meanwhile, 15% cannot be served. There are several schools that can reach the surrounding districts.