Skip Navigation
Digest of Education Statistics
2000 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest

Table 89. Number of public elementary and secondary local education agencies, by state andtype of agency: 1997-98 and 1998-99
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                      |               | 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    |
                      |_______________|_________________|______________________|_______________|_______________|_______________
                      |1997-98|1998-99|1997-98 |1998-99 | 1997-98  |  1998-99  |1997-98|1998-99|1997-98|1998-99|1997-98|1998-99
______________________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
          1           |   2   |   3   |   4    |   5    |    6     |     7     |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13
______________________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   United States .....|16,394 |16,525 | 14,805 | 14,891 |    1,170 |     1,179 |   206 |   138 |    44 |    32 |   169 |   285
                      |_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Alabama ..............|   131 |   134 |    127 |    128 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     3 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0
Alaska ...............|    55 |    55 |     53 |     53 |        0 |         0 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Arizona ..............|   346 |   377 |    329 |    368 |        6 |         6 |     2 |     2 |     8 |     0 |     1 |     1
Arkansas .............|   331 |   328 |    311 |    310 |       16 |        15 |     4 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
California ...........| 1,055 | 1,058 |    994 |    988 |       58 |        58 |     3 |    12 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Colorado .............|   194 |   199 |    176 |    176 |       18 |        23 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Connecticut ..........|   191 |   195 |    166 |    166 |        6 |         6 |     4 |     4 |     0 |     0 |    15 |    19
Delaware .............|    25 |    26 |     19 |     19 |        0 |         0 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     3 |     4
District of Columbia .|     1 |     1 |      1 |      1 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Florida ..............|    73 |    73 |     67 |     67 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     5 |     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 |   115 |    112 |    114 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Illinois .............| 1,047 | 1,060 |    929 |    940 |       82 |        84 |     5 |     5 |     0 |     0 |    31 |    31
Indiana...............|   328 |   328 |    295 |    295 |       29 |        29 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Iowa .................|   408 |   406 |    377 |    375 |       15 |        15 |    15 |    15 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0
Kansas ...............|   304 |   304 |    304 |    304 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Kentucky .............|   259 |   176 |    176 |    176 |        0 |         0 |    81 |     0 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0
Louisiana ............|    72 |    76 |     66 |     70 |        0 |         0 |     6 |     6 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Maine ................|   328 |   325 |    284 |    282 |       40 |        39 |     3 |     4 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Maryland .............|    24 |    24 |     24 |     24 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Massachusetts ........|   462 |   472 |    351 |    351 |       85 |        85 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |    25 |    35
Michigan .............|   736 |   794 |    674 |    732 |       57 |        57 |     4 |     4 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1
Minnesota ............|   453 |   455 |    380 |    392 |       70 |        60 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Mississippi ..........|   164 |   162 |    153 |    152 |        0 |         0 |    10 |    10 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Missouri..............|   531 |   531 |    525 |    525 |        0 |         0 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     4 |     4
Montana ..............|   540 |   538 |    461 |    459 |       77 |        77 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Nebraska .............|   758 |   720 |    640 |    604 |      112 |       111 |     6 |     5 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Nevada ...............|    18 |    18 |     17 |     17 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
New Hampshire ........|   249 |   249 |    179 |    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 .............|   743 |   743 |    705 |    705 |       38 |        38 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
North Carolina .......|   155 |   180 |    117 |    120 |        0 |         0 |     2 |     2 |     2 |     2 |    34 |    56
North Dakota .........|   279 |   272 |    233 |    231 |       38 |        38 |     3 |     3 |     5 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Ohio .................|   769 |   779 |    661 |    675 |       82 |        78 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |    23 |    23
Oklahoma .............|   547 |   559 |    547 |    547 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    12
Oregon ...............|   205 |   221 |    198 |    197 |        5 |        21 |     1 |     2 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0
Pennsylvania .........|   620 |   648 |    501 |    501 |      100 |       101 |    13 |    15 |     0 |     0 |     6 |    31
Rhode Island .........|    37 |    37 |     36 |     36 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
South Carolina .......|   104 |   104 |     90 |     90 |       14 |        14 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
South Dakota .........|   220 |   199 |    176 |    176 |       18 |        18 |     6 |     5 |    20 |     0 |     0 |     0
Tennessee ............|   139 |   139 |    139 |    139 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Texas ................| 1,061 | 1,103 |  1,042 |  1,042 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    19 |    61
Utah .................|    47 |    47 |     40 |     40 |        5 |         5 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Vermont ..............|   348 |   349 |    286 |    287 |       61 |        61 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Virginia .............|   168 |   166 |    141 |    135 |       26 |        30 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     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 |   445 |    426 |    426 |       16 |        16 |     2 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Wyoming ..............|    60 |    59 |     48 |     48 |        5 |         3 |     7 |     7 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     1
Bureau of Indian      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
  Affairs schools ....|   --- |    24 |    --- |      0 |      --- |         0 |   --- |     0 |   --- |    24 |   --- |     0
                      |=======|=======|========|========|==========|===========|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
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
______________________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______

---Not available.

NOTE: New category for Bureau of Indian Affairs schools introduced in 1998. Data that had formerly been reported by some states under federally operated agencies are now reported under Bureau of Indian Affairs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared May 2000.)


2000 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest