We introduce local invariants of algebraic spaces and stacks which measure how far they are from being a scheme. Using these invariants, we develop mostly topological criteria to determine when the moduli space of a stack is a scheme. In the setting of a stack admitting a separated (good) moduli space this also yields a criterion for when the moduli space is a scheme. As an application we identify all separated good moduli spaces of vector bundles over a smooth projective curve which are schemes. This is joint work with Andres Fernandez Herrero and Xucheng Zhang.