Table 3.—Total students, revenues, current expenditures, current expenditures per pupil, total expenditures, and total expenditures per pupil for the 100 largest public elementary and secondary school districts in the United States: Fiscal year 2009

Name of reporting district	State	Total students (fall membership)¹	Total	Federal	State	Local	Total current²	Instruction and instruction-related	Current expenditures per pupil	Total expenditures [in thousands of dollars]	Total expenditures per pupil
			Revenues by source [in thousands of dollars]				Current expenditures [in thousands of dollars]
New York City School District	New York	981,690	$21,165,693	$1,817,770	$10,040,718	$9,307,205	$18,795,097	$14,419,507	$19,146	$23,296,966	$23,731
Los Angeles Unified School District³	California	687,534	9,695,990	1,427,027	6,407,786	1,861,177	7,636,872	5,053,027	11,108	10,541,504	15,332
City Of Chicago School District 299³	Illinois	421,430	5,028,161	1,182,403	1,512,820	2,332,938	4,602,119	3,061,901	10,920	5,543,642	13,154
Miami-Dade County Public School District³	Florida	345,525	3,531,152	455,555	982,432	2,093,165	3,144,292	2,107,368	9,100	3,993,706	11,558
Clark County School District³	Nevada	312,761	3,179,037	286,412	869,809	2,022,816	2,539,486	1,651,498	8,120	3,290,531	10,521

Broward County School District³	Florida	256,351	2,513,314	252,590	838,721	1,422,003	2,365,072	1,583,872	9,226	3,031,600	11,826
Houston Independent School District 912³	Texas	200,225	2,098,480	288,212	509,180	1,301,088	1,835,460	1,196,723	9,167	2,081,971	10,398
Hillsborough County School District³	Florida	192,007	1,905,911	269,224	853,212	783,475	1,645,308	1,144,715	8,569	2,094,834	10,910
Hawaii Public Schools³	Hawaii	179,478	2,689,758	392,837	2,205,032	91,889	2,225,437	1,475,480	12,399	2,318,671	12,919
Orange County School Board³	Florida	172,257	1,810,528	162,745	583,956	1,063,827	1,412,137	965,135	8,198	1,836,844	10,663

Palm Beach County School District³	Florida	170,757	1,944,936	159,995	330,892	1,454,049	1,587,281	1,112,269	9,296	2,123,119	12,434
Fairfax County Schools	Virginia	169,030	2,371,152	94,869	461,033	1,815,250	2,232,941	1,525,470	13,210	2,490,174	14,732
Philadelphia School District	Pennsylvania	159,867	2,671,065	326,710	1,479,741	864,614	1,731,025	1,022,615	10,828	2,762,022	17,277
Dallas Independent School District 905³	Texas	157,352	1,615,590	229,315	440,876	945,399	1,451,629	967,797	9,225	1,619,132	10,290
Gwinnett County School District³	Georgia	157,219	1,666,446	111,335	695,935	859,176	1,492,483	1,010,014	9,493	1,878,490	11,948

Montgomery County Schools	Maryland	139,282	2,508,088	91,702	602,349	1,814,037	2,151,476	1,498,380	15,447	2,252,176	16,170
Wake County Schools	North Carolina	138,443	1,945,241	77,473	728,334	1,139,434	1,136,475	776,622	8,209	1,596,629	11,533
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	North Carolina	135,064	1,699,290	113,623	721,807	863,860	1,173,350	783,024	8,687	1,620,152	11,995
San Diego City Unified School District³	California	132,256	1,511,821	200,987	529,738	781,096	1,333,201	855,344	10,080	1,482,522	11,209
Prince Georges County Schools³	Maryland	127,977	1,914,801	117,996	1,062,593	734,212	1,760,448	1,094,159	13,756	1,952,894	15,260

Duval County School District³	Florida	122,606	1,148,276	115,263	504,021	528,992	1,053,519	710,703	8,593	1,247,802	10,177
Memphis City Schools³	Tennessee	111,954	1,045,848	150,238	447,301	448,309	1,027,568	678,517	9,178	1,124,229	10,042
Cobb County School District³	Georgia	106,747	1,107,472	75,246	400,107	632,119	1,011,011	722,030	9,471	1,086,675	10,180
Pinellas County School District³	Florida	106,061	1,068,296	100,985	311,547	655,764	944,508	622,965	8,905	1,153,352	10,874
Baltimore County Schools³	Maryland	103,180	1,482,453	75,829	628,953	777,671	1,295,213	837,315	12,553	1,364,926	13,229

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District 907	Texas	100,685	860,846	54,706	335,144	470,996	710,169	486,861	7,053	1,028,369	10,214
Dekalb County School District³	Georgia	99,775	1,168,643	112,405	372,248	683,990	1,025,744	690,498	10,281	1,154,644	11,572
Jefferson County School District	Kentucky	98,774	1,095,123	119,409	457,431	518,283	983,345	614,537	9,956	1,063,418	10,766
Detroit City School District	Michigan	97,577	1,294,223	249,063	731,678	313,482	1,209,281	735,639	12,393	1,326,638	13,596
Albuquerque Public Schools³	New Mexico	95,934	1,029,988	103,711	743,864	182,413	842,884	531,855	8,786	1,213,761	12,652

Polk County School District³	Florida	94,657	915,097	97,511	442,858	374,728	815,185	562,793	8,612	972,166	10,270
Northside Independent School District 915	Texas	89,000	814,677	60,016	321,686	432,975	705,734	477,406	7,930	1,034,522	11,624
Fulton County³	Georgia	88,299	1,043,327	64,160	293,198	685,969	882,260	574,581	9,992	1,129,248	12,789
Long Beach Unified School District³	California	87,509	906,642	163,484	605,399	137,759	801,120	525,089	9,155	872,344	9,969
Jefferson County School District R-1³	Colorado	85,946	853,041	40,579	361,080	451,382	738,732	482,340	8,595	873,381	10,162

Milwaukee City School District³	Wisconsin	85,381	1,240,232	287,789	631,991	320,452	1,147,887	722,742	13,444	1,232,115	14,431
Austin Independent School District 901	Texas	83,483	1,067,343	92,541	244,704	730,098	783,814	506,341	9,389	1,111,466	13,314
Baltimore City Schools³	Maryland	82,266	1,382,981	152,921	944,414	285,646	1,182,934	784,951	14,379	1,359,782	16,529
Jordan School District	Utah	81,485	631,709	70,568	315,917	245,224	492,390	337,679	6,043	667,668	8,194
Lee County School District³	Florida	79,434	858,184	71,100	160,653	626,431	717,883	466,146	9,037	896,303	11,284

Fort Worth Independent School District 905	Texas	79,285	769,865	111,504	306,878	351,483	704,907	456,713	8,891	832,799	10,504
Fresno Unified School District³	California	76,621	835,948	144,700	587,359	103,889	721,401	490,196	9,415	788,286	10,288
Davidson County School District³	Tennessee	74,312	740,320	85,967	205,992	448,361	719,741	471,129	9,685	798,286	10,742
Denver School District 1³	Colorado	74,189	879,654	88,281	260,721	530,652	714,434	431,206	9,630	880,900	11,874
Prince William County Schools	Virginia	73,917	934,669	39,731	385,743	509,195	773,119	498,493	10,459	925,397	12,519

Anne Arundel County Schools³	Maryland	73,653	1,031,083	45,403	361,689	623,991	926,942	621,094	12,585	1,085,142	14,733
Brevard County School District³	Florida	73,098	675,705	53,392	270,531	351,782	602,371	420,790	8,241	797,394	10,909
Guilford County Schools	North Carolina	72,951	745,883	90,906	391,510	263,467	660,757	428,257	9,058	767,518	10,521
Virginia Beach City Schools	Virginia	71,554	830,709	54,992	387,458	388,259	755,533	505,217	10,559	879,525	12,292
Greenville County School District³	South Carolina	70,441	687,992	63,278	341,555	283,159	556,811	358,734	7,905	682,028	9,682

Mesa Unified School District	Arizona	70,346	611,366	56,657	288,647	266,062	556,556	329,452	7,912	624,717	8,881
Granite School District	Utah	70,166	494,431	56,596	280,815	157,020	431,054	300,573	6,143	507,917	7,239
Fort Bend Independent School District 907	Texas	68,708	594,526	35,455	239,623	319,448	528,618	357,793	7,694	685,871	9,982
Pasco County School Board³	Florida	66,784	647,083	56,762	316,999	273,322	566,068	370,913	8,476	702,914	10,525
Davis County School District	Utah	66,614	492,176	57,822	280,590	153,764	408,337	277,132	6,130	540,023	8,107

Washoe County School District³	Nevada	65,421	647,707	71,010	227,903	348,794	552,403	356,408	8,444	671,301	10,261
Seminole County School District³	Florida	64,927	580,536	41,198	247,937	291,401	510,274	342,461	7,859	601,378	9,262
North East Independent School District 910	Texas	63,452	655,626	40,396	185,416	429,814	538,944	368,541	8,494	793,244	12,501
Arlington Independent School	Texas	63,045	549,822	54,829	204,849	290,144	487,535	336,495	7,733	514,207	8,156
Volusia County School District³	Florida	63,018	627,597	53,288	212,481	361,828	518,461	339,702	8,227	691,669	10,976

Mobile County School District	Alabama	62,531	580,220	76,629	346,746	156,845	552,567	337,210	8,837	595,423	9,522
El Paso Independent School District 902	Texas	62,322	607,374	101,448	312,274	193,652	548,191	375,322	8,796	676,697	10,858
Alpine School District	Utah	62,281	442,458	53,892	248,148	140,418	352,384	257,018	5,658	493,735	7,928
Elk Grove Unified School District³	California	62,172	585,025	66,400	377,154	141,471	537,335	361,663	8,643	586,467	9,433
Aldine Independent School District 902	Texas	61,526	586,222	69,548	313,333	203,341	527,747	336,992	8,578	620,705	10,088

Chesterfield County Schools	Virginia	59,080	638,573	26,138	313,812	298,623	546,995	367,355	9,259	626,918	10,611
Douglas County School District 1³	Colorado	58,723	568,232	14,609	247,282	306,341	487,809	304,421	8,307	606,533	10,329
Garland Independent School District 909	Texas	57,510	498,512	46,232	255,575	196,705	443,838	297,747	7,718	479,569	8,339
Santa Ana Unified School District³	California	57,439	608,210	93,784	389,998	124,428	510,664	354,363	8,891	587,956	10,236
Tucson Unified School District 1	Arizona	57,391	504,272	60,749	229,125	214,398	457,019	255,448	7,963	544,681	9,491

Loudoun County Schools	Virginia	56,894	799,102	17,746	187,462	593,894	740,357	510,446	13,013	913,069	16,049
Katy Independent School District 914	Texas	56,862	538,776	25,014	212,300	301,462	435,175	290,465	7,653	531,457	9,346
Boston City Schools	Massachusetts	55,923	1,232,829	118,739	254,043	860,047	1,054,584	697,033	18,858	1,195,636	21,380
Knox County School District	Tennessee	55,535	465,157	43,940	154,965	266,252	440,078	304,175	7,924	477,584	8,600
San Francisco Unified School District³	California	55,183	723,906	97,792	196,568	429,546	551,270	361,287	9,990	777,869	14,096

San Bernardino City Unified School District³	California	54,727	647,553	102,481	478,476	66,596	542,438	343,423	9,912	678,966	12,406
San Antonio Independent School District 907³	Texas	54,696	550,221	103,261	283,687	163,273	467,838	310,217	8,553	520,812	9,522
Cumberland County Schools	North Carolina	54,288	474,346	65,174	289,458	119,714	454,577	319,294	8,373	505,784	9,317
Plano Independent School District 910	Texas	54,203	637,364	23,785	136,154	477,425	452,058	317,517	8,340	682,422	12,590
Columbus City	Ohio	53,536	894,781	110,268	339,441	445,072	685,973	413,172	12,813	928,171	17,337

Forsyth County-Winston Salem Schools	North Carolina	52,906	573,416	49,670	297,399	226,347	470,229	331,028	8,888	567,241	10,722
Capistrano Unified School District³	California	52,681	455,566	43,032	126,215	286,319	406,099	288,238	7,709	433,476	8,228
Corona Norco Unified School District	California	52,138	477,608	43,869	283,970	149,769	401,343	272,844	7,698	484,118	9,285
Osceola County School District³	Florida	51,941	500,150	48,462	209,345	242,343	429,657	284,688	8,272	567,066	10,918
Pasadena Independent School District 917	Texas	51,578	489,209	53,924	264,736	170,549	430,515	277,849	8,347	491,482	9,529

Cherry Creek School District 5³	Colorado	51,199	517,942	19,570	216,648	281,724	453,736	316,519	8,862	491,672	9,603
Lewisville Independent School District 902	Texas	50,216	503,399	22,703	128,665	352,031	427,512	292,034	8,513	566,406	11,279
Cleveland City School District	Ohio	49,952	912,022	128,877	554,610	228,535	676,382	451,228	13,541	925,722	18,532
Howard County Schools	Maryland	49,905	835,108	21,029	258,725	555,354	731,066	489,659	14,649	816,452	16,360
Clayton County School District³	Georgia	49,508	543,400	59,270	247,709	236,421	506,238	337,942	10,225	577,934	11,674

Atlanta Public Schools³	Georgia	49,032	857,196	85,634	130,095	641,467	681,465	380,520	13,898	893,033	18,213
Henrico County Schools	Virginia	48,991	510,259	30,446	246,179	233,634	444,889	299,856	9,081	540,964	11,042
Anchorage School District³	Alaska	48,837	649,717	65,775	384,905	199,037	639,428	391,199	13,093	737,118	15,093
Brownsville Independent School District 901	Texas	48,587	475,144	81,470	328,575	65,099	442,034	292,766	9,098	584,857	12,037
Garden Grove Unified School District	California	48,574	457,636	61,519	302,886	93,231	441,568	303,163	9,091	455,707	9,382

Sacramento City Unified School District³	California	48,155	542,503	91,696	326,280	124,527	471,058	309,617	9,782	550,265	11,427
Omaha City School District 1	Nebraska	48,014	550,528	74,603	216,843	259,082	461,902	294,249	9,620	508,044	10,581
Conroe Independent School District	Texas	47,996	423,607	26,195	147,811	249,601	348,919	227,050	7,270	513,361	10,696
Shelby County School District	Tennessee	47,448	380,894	24,776	173,150	182,968	360,552	253,013	7,599	405,328	8,543
Wichita School District	Kansas	47,260	583,235	58,211	360,830	164,194	515,227	325,188	10,902	584,111	12,360
¹ The student membership obtained from the Common Core of Data (CCD) fiscal district data collection may vary slightly from the student membership obtained from the CCD nonfiscal data collection.
² Total current expenditures include instruction, instruction-related, support services, and other elementary/secondary current expenditures, but exclude expenditures on capital outlay, other programs and payments to state and local governments, interest on long-term debt, and payments to private and charter schools.
³ The school district operates charter schools in addition to noncharter schools.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal year 2009, Version 1a.

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