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| Table 97. | Public elementary schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03 |
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|Total, | Total, | Schools, by grade span | Average number of
| all | all |___________________________________________________________________|students per school\2\
|elemen-| regular | Prekinder- | Prekinder- | Prekinder- | Prekinder- |Grades | |____________________
State or jurisdiction | tary | elemen- |garten, kin- |garten, kin-|garten, kin-|garten, kin-| 4, 5, |Other | All | Regular
|schools| tary |dergarten, or| dergarten, | dergarten, | dergarten, | or 6, |grade |elemen-| elemen-
| |schools\1\|1st grade to |or 1st grade|or 1st grade|or 1st grade| to 6, |spans | tary | tary
| | |grades 3 or 4| to grade 5 | to grade 6 | to grade 8 |7, or 8| |schools| schools\1\
______________________|_______|__________|_____________|____________|____________|____________|_______|______|_______|____________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
______________________|_______|__________|_____________|____________|____________|____________|_______|______|_______|____________
United States .....| 65,718| 64,588| 5,009| 23,418| 13,788| 5,466| 12,174| 5,863| 476| 482
|_______|__________|_____________|____________|____________|____________|_______|______|_______|____________
Alabama ..............| 925| 914| 96| 301| 161| 75| 197| 95| 474| 476
Alaska ...............| 194| 193| 2| 27| 109| 25| 16| 15| 329| 329
Arizona ..............| 1,201| 1,173| 53| 223| 342| 332| 155| 96| 499| 503
Arkansas .............| 714| 712| 113| 137| 237| 6| 134| 87| 379| 379
California ...........| 6,518| 6,338| 181| 1,960| 2,477| 760| 954| 186| 620| 636
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Colorado .............| 1,200| 1,195| 32| 548| 255| 52| 232| 81| 411| 412
Connecticut ..........| 863| 808| 94| 308| 128| 77| 156| 100| 463| 467
Delaware .............| 137| 135| 37| 44| 6| 2| 33| 15| 523| 527
District of Columbia .| 136| 135| 3| 25| 77| 9| 17| 5| 366| 369
Florida ..............| 2,311| 2,288| 32| 1,479| 143| 63| 479| 115| 739| 746
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Georgia ..............| 1,610| 1,608| 37| 937| 79| 12| 392| 153| 662| 662
Hawaii ...............| 207| 206| 3| 60| 110| 8| 24| 2| 560| 563
Idaho ................| 419| 414| 36| 98| 174| 18| 62| 31| 358| 360
Illinois .............| 3,199| 3,097| 323| 750| 451| 733| 537| 405| 441| 451
Indiana ..............| 1,412| 1,404| 86| 579| 398| 29| 239| 81| 456| 457
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Iowa .................| 1,034| 1,027| 97| 342| 228| 14| 222| 131| 288| 289
Kansas ...............| 995| 992| 86| 286| 270| 102| 180| 71| 294| 295
Kentucky .............| 1,014| 999| 49| 474| 153| 92| 198| 48| 435| 439
Louisiana ............| 1,037| 1,012| 100| 339| 178| 75| 226| 119| 455| 461
Maine ................| 526| 525| 68| 104| 70| 109| 95| 80| 248| 249
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Maryland .............| 1,082| 1,054| 14| 626| 140| 29| 213| 60| 546| 554
Massachusetts ........| 1,496| 1,489| 201| 527| 180| 96| 276| 216| 437| 438
Michigan .............| 2,722| 2,706| 237| 1,073| 414| 154| 505| 339| 414| 416
Minnesota ............| 1,298| 1,112| 110| 328| 418| 85| 206| 151| 404| 443
Mississippi ..........| 594| 594| 82| 109| 129| 43| 129| 102| 519| 519
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Missouri .............| 1,571| 1,560| 127| 524| 329| 115| 298| 178| 380| 381
Montana ..............| 504| 502| 19| 67| 222| 117| 52| 27| 172| 172
Nebraska .............| 895| 887| 0| 0| 551| 246| 70| 28| 193| 194
Nevada ...............| 396| 387| 6| 185| 97| 19| 65| 24| 654| 663
New Hampshire ........| 377| 377| 52| 109| 53| 47| 76| 40| 366| 366
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New Jersey ...........| 1,894| 1,881| 285| 517| 225| 263| 343| 261| 485| 486
New Mexico ...........| 571| 557| 31| 208| 141| 13| 117| 61| 359| 364
New York .............| 3,172| 3,160| 259| 1,185| 555| 123| 633| 417| 592| 594
North Carolina .......| 1,765| 1,754| 63| 1,005| 54| 104| 431| 108| 534| 537
North Dakota .........| 331| 331| 12| 36| 198| 47| 24| 14| 175| 175
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Ohio .................| 2,776| 2,760| 414| 807| 605| 133| 532| 285| 407| 409
Oklahoma .............| 1,212| 1,212| 67| 325| 182| 309| 216| 113| 346| 346
Oregon ...............| 932| 908| 51| 406| 171| 82| 182| 40| 381| 388
Pennsylvania .........| 2,383| 2,383| 277| 866| 509| 89| 449| 193| 470| 470
Rhode Island .........| 266| 265| 29| 112| 40| 2| 47| 36| 406| 407
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South Carolina .......| 848| 848| 57| 409| 81| 26| 215| 60| 577| 577
South Dakota .........| 455| 455| 18| 115| 100| 115| 81| 26| 182| 182
Tennessee ............| 1,243| 1,234| 157| 459| 106| 191| 262| 68| 500| 502
Texas ................| 5,175| 5,069| 539| 2,018| 767| 113| 1,158| 580| 542| 550
Utah .................| 523| 518| 16| 104| 336| 4| 38| 25| 527| 531
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Vermont ..............| 275| 241| 13| 25| 113| 66| 15| 43| 210| 234
Virginia .............| 1,470| 1,461| 45| 823| 143| 12| 305| 142| 540| 543
Washington ...........| 1,415| 1,346| 77| 515| 427| 65| 228| 103| 435| 452
West Virginia ........| 592| 587| 88| 194| 125| 42| 104| 39| 317| 319
Wisconsin ............| 1,570| 1,513| 119| 661| 223| 104| 315| 148| 353| 356
Wyoming ..............| 263| 262| 16| 59| 108| 19| 41| 20| 187| 188
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Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | |
Affairs ...........| 102| 102| 6| 4| 21| 65| 3| 3| 219| 219
Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | |
dependents schools | | | | | | | | | |
Domestic schools ...| 57| 57| 15| 17| 4| 2| 9| 10| 473| 473
Overseas schools ...| 105| 105| 8| 18| 50| 9| 18| 2| 488| 488
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Other jurisdictions | | | | | | | | | |
American Samoa .....| 24| 24| 1| 0| 0| 21| 1| 1| 493| 493
Guam ...............| 34| 34| 0| 24| 0| 0| 7| 3| --- | ---
Northern Marianas ..| 24| 24| 0| 2| 10| 0| 2| 10| 300| 300
Puerto Rico ........| 861| 829| 55| 9| 756| 5| 24| 12| 299| 299
Virgin Islands .....| 24| 24| 0| 2| 21| 0| 1| 0| 421| 421
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---Not available. NOTE: Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8. Excludes schools not reported by grade level, such as some special education schools for the disabled. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2002-03. (This table was prepared September 2004.)
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