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Table 100. Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2009-10 and 2010-11
State or jurisdiction Total agencies Regular school districts1 Regional education service agencies and supervisory union administrative centers State-operated agencies Federally operated agencies Independent charter schools and other agencies
2009-10 2010-11 2009-10 2010-11 2009-10 2010-11 2009-10 2010-11 2009-10 2010-11 2009-10 2010-11
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 17,800 17,904 13,625 13,588 1,521 1,543 263 286 0 1 2,391 2,486
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 640 647 224 224 18 18 10 10 0 0 388 395
Arkansas 295 289 244 239 15 15 5 5 0 0 31 30
California 1,190 1,189 958 955 198 197 8 8 0 0 26 29
                         
Colorado 262 259 178 178 83 79 0 1 0 0 1 1
Connecticut 200 200 169 169 6 6 7 7 0 0 18 18
Delaware 40 41 19 19 1 1 2 2 0 0 18 19
District of Columbia 59 54 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 57 51
Florida 75 75 67 67 0 0 3 3 0 0 5 5
                         
Georgia 206 212 180 180 16 16 5 5 0 0 5 11
Hawaii 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 142 146 116 116 0 0 4 4 0 0 22 26
Illinois 1,076 1,078 869 868 201 201 5 5 0 0 1 4
Indiana 387 391 294 293 31 30 4 4 0 0 58 64
                         
Iowa 371 368 361 359 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas 327 324 316 312 0 0 11 12 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 194 194 174 174 18 18 2 2 0 0 0 0
Louisiana 123 126 69 70 0 0 8 6 0 0 46 50
Maine 255 252 246 235 5 13 4 4 0 0 0 0
                         
Maryland 25 25 24 24 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 393 394 244 244 86 86 1 1 0 0 62 63
Michigan 854 863 551 551 57 57 6 6 0 0 240 249
Minnesota 558 555 337 337 64 66 3 3 0 0 154 149
Mississippi 165 164 152 152 0 0 13 12 0 0 0 0
                         
Missouri 565 567 523 522 0 0 5 5 0 0 37 40
Montana 502 503 417 417 77 77 3 4 0 0 5 5
Nebraska 294 290 253 251 36 34 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nevada 18 18 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
New Hampshire 280 277 180 178 89 89 0 0 0 0 11 10
                         
New Jersey 675 690 603 613 1 1 3 3 0 0 68 73
New Mexico 108 128 89 89 0 0 6 6 0 0 13 33
New York2 879 919 696 695 37 48 6 6 0 0 140 170
North Carolina 231 235 115 115 0 0 6 7 0 0 110 113
North Dakota 224 223 181 179 40 41 3 3 0 0 0 0
                         
Ohio 1,047 1,063 615 615 105 105 4 4 0 0 323 339
Oklahoma 584 578 532 526 0 0 3 3 0 0 49 49
Oregon 221 221 190 186 20 20 4 4 0 0 7 11
Pennsylvania 798 773 500 500 105 105 20 20 0 0 173 148
Rhode Island 52 54 32 32 4 4 6 6 0 0 10 12
                         
South Carolina 103 104 85 86 13 13 4 4 0 0 1 1
South Dakota 166 172 156 152 5 16 5 4 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 140 140 140 137 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Texas 1,280 1,275 1,032 1,031 20 20 14 14 0 0 214 210
Utah 117 124 41 41 4 4 2 3 0 0 70 76
                         
Vermont 357 360 291 294 59 59 2 2 0 0 5 5
Virginia 207 225 134 134 70 70 3 20 0 1 0 0
Washington 310 314 295 295 10 9 0 2 0 0 5 8
West Virginia 57 57 55 55 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin 461 461 425 424 16 16 3 3 0 0 17 18
Wyoming 61 61 48 49 1 0 12 12 0 0 0 0
                         
Bureau of Indian
   Education
196 196 174 174 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0
DoD, domestic and
   overseas
16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 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. Also includes components of supervisory unions that 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," 2009-10 and 2010-11. (This table was prepared November 2012.)

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