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Table 85. Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2003–04 and 2004–05
State or jurisdiction Total agencies Regular school districts, including supervisory union components1  Regional education service agencies and supervisory union administrative centers State-operated agencies Federally operated agencies Other agencies
2003–04 2004–05 2003–04 2004–05 2003–04 2004–05 2003–04 2004–05 2003–04 2004–05 2003–04 2004–05
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 17,468 17,618 14,383 14,205 1,445 1,447 174 192 0 0 1,466 1,774
Alabama 133 134 130 131 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
Alaska 55 54 53 54 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona 589 593 313 218 10 13 2 2 0 0 264 360
Arkansas 341 291 309 254 15 15 3 3 0 0 14 19
California 1,131 1,129 989 985 130 134 12 10 0 0 0 0
                         
Colorado 200 200 178 178 21 21 1 1 0 0 0 0
Connecticut 195 196 166 166 6 6 7 7 0 0 16 17
Delaware 33 35 19 19 1 1 0 2 0 0 13 13
District of Columbia 38 42 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 41
Florida 74 74 67 67 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 5
                         
Georgia 198 204 180 180 18 16 0 5 0 0 0 3
Hawaii 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 115 118 114 114 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
Illinois 1,101 1,094 887 880 209 209 5 5 0 0 0 0
Indiana 354 359 294 294 29 29 4 4 0 0 27 32
                         
Iowa 382 379 370 367 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas 308 307 302 301 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 196 196 176 176 18 18 2 2 0 0 0 0
Louisiana 86 86 68 68 0 0 8 8 0 0 10 10
Maine 328 328 283 283 40 40 4 4 0 0 1 1
                         
Maryland 24 26 24 24 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Massachusetts 487 493 350 350 86 86 1 1 0 0 50 56
Michigan 807 828 553 552 57 57 6 4 0 0 191 215
Minnesota 519 536 348 343 74 60 5 6 0 0 92 127
Mississippi 163 163 152 152 0 0 11 11 0 0 0 0
                         
Missouri 532 532 524 524 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4
Montana 517 515 438 436 77 77 2 2 0 0 0 0
Nebraska 540 548 518 503 18 41 4 4 0 0 0 0
Nevada 18 18 17 17 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
New Hampshire 258 263 178 179 80 81 0 0 0 0 0 3
                         
New Jersey 668 666 598 616 19 0 0 0 0 0 51 50
New Mexico 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York 814 835 726 733 38 38 0 0 0 0 50 64
North Carolina 212 214 117 115 0 0 2 2 0 0 93 97
North Dakota 253 250 213 210 37 37 3 3 0 0 0 0
                         
Ohio 895 982 613 614 109 109 4 4 0 0 169 255
Oklahoma 603 602 541 540 0 0 3 3 0 0 59 59
Oregon 221 220 199 198 20 20 2 2 0 0 0 0
Pennsylvania 722 727 501 501 103 103 15 13 0 0 103 110
Rhode Island 48 49 38 32 0 4 3 12 0 0 7 1
                         
South Carolina 102 102 89 85 13 13 0 4 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 192 188 172 168 17 17 3 3 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 136 136 136 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Texas 1,265 1,275 1,040 1,038 20 20 13 16 0 0 192 201
Utah 60 69 40 40 0 0 2 2 0 0 18 27
                         
Vermont 360 363 299 302 60 60 1 1 0 0 0 0
Virginia 226 226 134 134 70 69 22 23 0 0 0 0
Washington 306 306 296 296 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Virginia 57 57 55 55 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin 457 458 437 438 17 17 3 3 0 0 0 0
Wyoming 59 62 48 48 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bureau of Indian Affairs schools 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 0 0
DoDDS, domestic 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0
DoDDS, overseas 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 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
Virgin Islands 1 1 1 1 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. Includes nonoperating agencies. Components of supervi­sory unions operate schools, but share superintendent services with other districts.
NOTE: DoDDS = Department of Defense dependents schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Com­mon Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2003–04 and 2004–05. (This table was prepared June 2006.)

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