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Table 86. Number of regular public school districts, by enrollment size of district: Selected years, 1990-91 to 2002-03

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                  |                                    Number of districts                                |         2002-03
                  |_______________________________________________________________________________________|_______________________
Enrollment size   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |Number |Percent|Percent
of district       |1990-91|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|  1999-|2000-01|2001-02|of dis-|of dis-|of stu-
                  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |   2000|       |       | tricts| tricts|  dents
__________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1                 |      2|     3 |     4 |     5 |     6 |     7 |     8 |     9 |    10 |    11 |     12|     13|     14|     15
__________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
     Total .......| 15,358| 15,025| 14,881| 14,772| 14,766| 14,841| 14,805| 14,891| 14,928| 14,859| 14,559| 14,465|  100.0|  100.0
                  |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
25,000 or more ...|    190|    202|    206|    207|    216|    226|    230|    236|    238|    240|    243|    248|    1.7|   33.1
10,000 to 24,999 .|    489|    510|    525|    542|    553|    569|    572|    574|    579|    581|    573|    587|    4.1|   18.9
5,000 to 9,999 ...|    937|    955|    973|    996|  1,013|  1,024|  1,038|  1,026|  1,036|  1,036|  1,067|  1,062|    7.3|   15.5
2,500 to 4,999 ...|  1,940|  2,002|  2,008|  2,013|  2,027|  2,069|  2,079|  2,062|  2,068|  2,060|  2,031|  2,033|   14.1|   15.1
                  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1,000 to 2,499 ...|  3,542|  3,530|  3,570|  3,579|  3,554|  3,536|  3,524|  3,496|  3,457|  3,448|  3,429|  3,411|   23.6|   11.7
600 to 999 .......|  1,799|  1,798|  1,785|  1,777|  1,777|  1,772|  1,775|  1,790|  1,814|  1,776|  1,744|  1,745|   12.1|    2.9
300 to 599 .......|  2,275|  2,200|  2,162|  2,113|  2,104|  2,066|  2,044|  2,066|  2,081|  2,107|  2,015|  1,987|   13.7|    1.8
1 to 299 .........|  3,816|  3,465|  3,294|  3,173|  3,123|  3,160|  3,165|  3,245|  3,298|  3,265|  3,127|  3,117|   21.5|    0.9
Size not reported |    370|    363|    358|    372|    399|    419|    378|    396|    357|    346|    330|    275|    1.9|    †
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†Not applicable.

NOTE: Size not reported includes school districts reporting enrollment of zero. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1990-91 through 2002-03. (This table was prepared September 2004.)