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| Table 93. | Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2008-09 and 2009-10 |
| State or jurisdiction | Total agencies | Regular school districts, including supervisory union components1 | Regional education service agencies and supervisory union administrative centers | State-operated agencies | Federally operated agencies | Independent charter schools and other agencies | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| United States | 17,735 | 17,807 | 13,809 | 13,629 | 1,389 | 1,521 | 264 | 263 | 3 | 0 | 2,270 | 2,394 |
| Alabama | 171 | 171 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 619 | 642 | 225 | 224 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 390 |
| Arkansas | 295 | 295 | 245 | 244 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 31 |
| California | 1,122 | 1,190 | 960 | 958 | 137 | 198 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 |
| Colorado | 262 | 262 | 178 | 178 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Connecticut | 200 | 200 | 166 | 169 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 |
| Delaware | 40 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| District of Columbia | 62 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 57 |
| Florida | 77 | 75 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Georgia | 207 | 206 | 180 | 180 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 135 | 142 | 115 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
| Illinois | 1,078 | 1,076 | 869 | 869 | 203 | 201 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Indiana | 379 | 387 | 294 | 294 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 58 |
| Iowa | 372 | 371 | 362 | 361 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 330 | 327 | 318 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 194 | 194 | 174 | 174 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 114 | 123 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 46 |
| Maine | 299 | 255 | 283 | 246 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 500 | 393 | 352 | 244 | 86 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 62 |
| Michigan | 846 | 855 | 552 | 551 | 57 | 57 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 241 |
| Minnesota | 559 | 558 | 340 | 337 | 63 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 154 |
| Mississippi | 164 | 165 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 560 | 565 | 523 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 37 |
| Montana | 506 | 502 | 420 | 417 | 77 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Nebraska | 296 | 294 | 256 | 253 | 35 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 276 | 280 | 178 | 180 | 87 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| New Jersey | 682 | 675 | 616 | 603 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 68 |
| New Mexico | 99 | 108 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| New York2 | 854 | 879 | 696 | 696 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 140 |
| North Carolina | 233 | 231 | 116 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 110 |
| North Dakota | 228 | 228 | 187 | 185 | 38 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 1,051 | 1,047 | 614 | 615 | 107 | 105 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 323 |
| Oklahoma | 583 | 584 | 534 | 532 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 49 |
| Oregon | 221 | 221 | 194 | 190 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 790 | 798 | 501 | 500 | 105 | 105 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 173 |
| Rhode Island | 50 | 52 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| South Carolina | 103 | 103 | 85 | 85 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 169 | 166 | 161 | 156 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 140 | 140 | 136 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 1,272 | 1,280 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 214 |
| Utah | 112 | 117 | 40 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 70 |
| Vermont | 362 | 357 | 292 | 291 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Virginia | 139 | 207 | 134 | 134 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 309 | 310 | 295 | 295 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| West Virginia | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 461 | 461 | 426 | 425 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 |
| Wyoming | 60 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bureau of Indian Education |
196 | 196 | 174 | 174 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DoD, domestic | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| DoD, overseas | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Other jurisdictions | ||||||||||||
| American Samoa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Marianas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Regular school districts include both independent districts and those that are a dependent segment of a local government. Components of supervisory unions operate schools, but share superintendent services with other districts. | ||||||||||||
| 2 New York City counted as one school district. | ||||||||||||
| NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. | ||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2008-09 and 2009-10. (This table was prepared August 2011.) |
