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Table 92  Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary local education agencies, by state andtype of agency: 1996-97 and 1997-98

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                      |               | Regular school  | Regional education   |               |               |
                      |Total agencies |districts, inclu-| service agencies and |State-operated |   Federally   |    Other
                      |               |ding supervisory |  supervisory union   |   agencies    |   operated    |  agencies
 State or other area  |               |union components |administrative centers|               |   agencies    |
                      |_______________|_________________|______________________|_______________|_______________|_______________
                      |1996-97|1997-98|1996-97 |1997-98 | 1996-97  |  1997-98  |1996-97|1997-98|1996-97|1997-98|1996-97|1997-98
______________________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
          1           |   2   |   3   |   4    |   5    |    6     |     7     |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13
______________________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   United States .....|16,359 |16,394 | 14,841 | 14,805 |    1,165 |     1,170 |   194 |   206 |    44 |    44 |   115 |   169
                      |_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Alabama ..............|   131 |   131 |    127 |    127 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0
Alaska ...............|    55 |    55 |     53 |     53 |        0 |         0 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Arizona ..............|   317 |   346 |    302 |    329 |        5 |         6 |     1 |     2 |     8 |     8 |     1 |     1
Arkansas .............|   331 |   331 |    311 |    311 |       16 |        16 |     4 |     4 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
California ...........| 1,060 | 1,055 |    999 |    994 |       58 |        58 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Colorado .............|   194 |   194 |    176 |    176 |       18 |        18 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Connecticut ..........|   179 |   191 |    166 |    166 |        6 |         6 |     4 |     4 |     0 |     0 |     3 |    15
Delaware .............|    24 |    25 |     19 |     19 |        0 |         0 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     2 |     3
District of Columbia .|     1 |     1 |      1 |      1 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Florida ..............|    74 |    73 |     67 |     67 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     6 |     5
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Georgia ..............|   180 |   180 |    180 |    180 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Hawaii ...............|     1 |     1 |      1 |      1 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Idaho ................|   113 |   113 |    112 |    112 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Illinois .............| 1,040 | 1,047 |    924 |    929 |       81 |        82 |     5 |     5 |     0 |     0 |    30 |    31
Indiana...............|   327 |   328 |    295 |    295 |       28 |        29 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Iowa .................|   408 |   408 |    379 |    377 |       15 |        15 |    13 |    15 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0
Kansas ...............|   304 |   304 |    304 |    304 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Kentucky .............|   258 |   259 |    176 |    176 |        0 |         0 |    80 |    81 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0
Louisiana ............|    72 |    72 |     66 |     66 |        0 |         0 |     5 |     6 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     0
Maine ................|   326 |   328 |    284 |    284 |       40 |        40 |     1 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Maryland .............|    24 |    24 |     24 |     24 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Massachusetts ........|   465 |   462 |    353 |    351 |       85 |        85 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |    26 |    25
Michigan .............|   730 |   736 |    668 |    674 |       57 |        57 |     4 |     4 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1
Minnesota ............|   453 |   453 |    382 |    380 |       68 |        70 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Mississippi ..........|   164 |   164 |    153 |    153 |        0 |         0 |    10 |    10 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Missouri..............|   531 |   531 |    525 |    525 |        0 |         0 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     4 |     4
Montana ..............|   551 |   540 |    472 |    461 |       77 |        77 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Nebraska .............|   774 |   758 |    656 |    640 |      112 |       112 |     6 |     6 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Nevada ...............|    18 |    18 |     17 |     17 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
New Hampshire ........|   248 |   249 |    178 |    179 |       70 |        70 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
New Jersey ...........|   620 |   620 |    608 |    608 |       12 |        12 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
New Mexico ...........|    89 |    89 |     89 |     89 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
New York .............|   744 |   743 |    706 |    705 |       38 |        38 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
North Carolina .......|   123 |   155 |    119 |    117 |        0 |         0 |     2 |     2 |     2 |     2 |     0 |    34
North Dakota .........|   282 |   279 |    236 |    233 |       38 |        38 |     3 |     3 |     5 |     5 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Ohio .................|   776 |   769 |    661 |    661 |       89 |        82 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |    23 |    23
Oklahoma .............|   549 |   547 |    549 |    547 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Oregon ...............|   226 |   205 |    219 |    198 |        5 |         5 |     1 |     1 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0
Pennsylvania .........|   614 |   620 |    501 |    501 |      100 |       100 |    13 |    13 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     6
Rhode Island .........|    37 |    37 |     36 |     36 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
South Carolina .......|   104 |   104 |     95 |     90 |        9 |        14 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
South Dakota .........|   218 |   220 |    177 |    176 |       17 |        18 |     5 |     6 |    19 |    20 |     0 |     0
Tennessee ............|   140 |   139 |    140 |    139 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Texas ................| 1,059 | 1,061 |  1,043 |  1,042 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    16 |    19
Utah .................|    47 |    47 |     40 |     40 |        5 |         5 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Vermont ..............|   346 |   348 |    285 |    286 |       60 |        61 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Virginia .............|   169 |   168 |    141 |    141 |       26 |        26 |     0 |     0 |     2 |     1 |     0 |     0
Washington ...........|   305 |   305 |    296 |    296 |        9 |         9 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
West Virginia.........|    57 |    57 |     55 |     55 |        0 |         0 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Wisconsin ............|   444 |   444 |    426 |    426 |       16 |        16 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Wyoming ..............|    57 |    60 |     49 |     48 |        5 |         5 |     3 |     7 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
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Department of Defense |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
  dependents schools .|    12 |    12 |      0 |      0 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |    12 |    12 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
    Outlying areas    |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
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
Virgin Islands .......|     1 |     1 |      1 |      1 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared June 1999.)


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