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Table 85. Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2004-05 and 2005-06
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 Independent charter schools and other agencies
2004-05 2005-06 2004-05 2005-06 2004-05 2005-06 2004-05 2005-06 2004-05 2005-06 2004-05 2005-06
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 17,618 17,721 14,205 14,166 1,447 1,438 192 194 0 0 1,774 1,923
Alabama 134 165 131 165 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Alaska 54 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona 593 601 218 218 13 15 2 2 0 0 360 366
Arkansas 291 291 254 253 15 15 3 3 0 0 19 20
California 1,129 1,128 985 987 134 132 10 9 0 0 0 0
                         
Colorado 200 201 178 179 21 21 1 1 0 0 0 0
Connecticut 196 196 166 166 6 6 7 7 0 0 17 17
Delaware 35 35 19 19 1 1 2 2 0 0 13 13
District of Columbia 42 53 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 52
Florida 74 74 67 67 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 5
                         
Georgia 204 204 180 180 16 16 5 5 0 0 3 3
Hawaii 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 118 123 114 122 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
Illinois 1,094 1,084 880 875 209 204 5 5 0 0 0 0
Indiana 359 364 294 294 29 29 4 4 0 0 32 37
                         
Iowa 379 377 367 365 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas 307 312 301 300 0 0 6 12 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 196 196 176 176 18 18 2 2 0 0 0 0
Louisiana 86 88 68 68 0 0 8 7 0 0 10 13
Maine 328 329 283 285 40 39 4 4 0 0 1 1
                         
Maryland 26 25 24 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Massachusetts 493 495 350 350 86 86 1 1 0 0 56 58
Michigan 828 831 552 552 57 57 4 4 0 0 215 218
Minnesota 536 561 343 343 60 59 6 6 0 0 127 153
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 515 509 436 430 77 77 2 2 0 0 0 0
Nebraska 548 514 503 474 41 36 4 4 0 0 0 0
Nevada 18 18 17 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
New Hampshire 263 264 179 179 81 81 0 0 0 0 3 4
                         
New Jersey 666 669 616 615 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 54
New Mexico 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York2  835 819 733 697 38 38 0 5 0 0 64 79
North Carolina 214 216 115 115 0 0 2 2 0 0 97 99
North Dakota 250 245 210 204 37 38 3 3 0 0 0 0
                         
Ohio 982 1,044 614 614 109 109 4 4 0 0 255 317
Oklahoma 602 600 540 540 0 0 3 3 0 0 59 57
Oregon 220 221 198 200 20 20 2 1 0 0 0 0
Pennsylvania 727 730 501 501 103 101 13 11 0 0 110 117
Rhode Island 49 50 32 32 4 4 12 13 0 0 1 1
                         
South Carolina 102 102 85 85 13 13 4 4 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 188 188 168 168 17 17 3 3 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 136 136 136 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Texas 1,275 1,268 1,038 1,035 20 20 16 16 0 0 201 197
Utah 69 82 40 40 0 4 2 2 0 0 27 36
                         
Vermont 363 363 302 302 60 60 1 1 0 0 0 0
Virginia 226 226 134 134 69 69 23 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 458 460 438 440 17 17 3 3 0 0 0 0
Wyoming 62 62 48 48 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bureau of Indian Education 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 0 0
                         
DoD, domestic 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0
DoD, 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.
2 New York City counted as one school district.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Com­mon Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2004-05 and 2005-06. (This table was prepared August 2007.)
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