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Table 92. Number and enrollment of regular public school districts, by enrollment size of district: Selected years, 1979-80 through 2009-10
Year Enrollment size of district
Total 25,000 or more 10,000 to 24,999 5,000 to 9,999 2,500 to 4,999 1,000 to 2,499 600 to 999 300 to 599 1 to 299 Size not reported
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  Number of districts
1979-80 15,944 181 478 1,106 2,039 3,475 1,841 2,298 4,223 303
1989-90 15,367 179 479 913 1,937 3,547 1,801 2,283 3,910 318
1997-98 14,805 230 572 1,038 2,079 3,524 1,775 2,044 3,165 378
1998-99 14,891 236 574 1,026 2,062 3,496 1,790 2,066 3,245 396
1999-2000 14,928 238 579 1,036 2,068 3,457 1,814 2,081 3,298 357
                     
2000-01 14,859 240 581 1,036 2,060 3,448 1,776 2,107 3,265 346
2001-02 14,559 243 573 1,067 2,031 3,429 1,744 2,015 3,127 330
2002-03 14,465 248 587 1,062 2,033 3,411 1,745 1,987 3,117 275
2003-04 14,383 256 594 1,058 2,031 3,421 1,728 1,981 2,994 320
2004-05 14,205 264 589 1,056 2,018 3,391 1,739 1,931 2,881 336
                     
2005-06 14,166 269 594 1,066 2,015 3,335 1,768 1,895 2,857 367
2006-07 13,856 275 598 1,066 2,006 3,334 1,730 1,898 2,685 264
2007-08 13,838 281 589 1,062 2,006 3,292 1,753 1,890 2,692 273
2008-09 13,809 280 594 1,049 1,995 3,272 1,766 1,886 2,721 246
2009-10 13,629 284 598 1,044 1,985 3,243 1,750 1,891 2,710 124
  Percentage distribution of districts
1979-80 100.0 1.1 3.0 6.9 12.8 21.8 11.5 14.4 26.5 1.9
1989-90 100.0 1.2 3.1 5.9 12.6 23.1 11.7 14.9 25.4 2.1
1997-98 100.0 1.6 3.9 7.0 14.0 23.8 12.0 13.8 21.4 2.6
1998-99 100.0 1.6 3.9 6.9 13.8 23.5 12.0 13.9 21.8 2.7
1999-2000 100.0 1.6 3.9 6.9 13.9 23.2 12.2 13.9 22.1 2.4
                     
2000-01 100.0 1.6 3.9 7.0 13.9 23.2 12.0 14.2 22.0 2.3
2001-02 100.0 1.7 3.9 7.3 14.0 23.6 12.0 13.8 21.5 2.3
2002-03 100.0 1.7 4.1 7.3 14.1 23.6 12.1 13.7 21.5 1.9
2003-04 100.0 1.8 4.1 7.4 14.1 23.8 12.0 13.8 20.8 2.2
2004-05 100.0 1.9 4.1 7.4 14.2 23.9 12.2 13.6 20.3 2.4
                     
2005-06 100.0 1.9 4.2 7.5 14.2 23.5 12.5 13.4 20.2 2.6
2006-07 100.0 2.0 4.3 7.7 14.5 24.1 12.5 13.7 19.4 1.9
2007-08 100.0 2.0 4.3 7.7 14.5 23.8 12.7 13.7 19.5 2.0
2008-09 100.0 2.0 4.3 7.6 14.4 23.7 12.8 13.7 19.7 1.8
2009-10 100.0 2.1 4.4 7.7 14.6 23.8 12.8 13.9 19.9 0.9
  Number of students
1979-80 41,882,000 11,415,000 7,004,000 7,713,000 7,076,000 5,698,000 1,450,000 1,005,000 521,000
1989-90 40,069,756 11,209,889 7,107,362 6,347,103 6,731,334 5,763,282 1,402,623 997,434 510,729
1997-98 45,872,785 14,445,720 8,540,624 7,123,005 7,272,764 5,753,977 1,402,274 899,840 434,581
1998-99 46,027,818 14,692,018 8,559,319 7,058,626 7,244,109 5,706,203 1,411,553 908,530 447,460
1999-2000 46,318,635 14,886,636 8,656,672 7,120,704 7,244,407 5,620,962 1,426,280 911,127 451,847
                     
2000-01 46,588,307 15,083,671 8,750,743 7,144,242 7,235,089 5,597,023 1,400,732 927,146 449,661
2001-02 46,906,607 15,356,867 8,756,777 7,393,237 7,129,358 5,576,508 1,375,571 885,061 433,228
2002-03 47,379,395 15,690,805 8,957,891 7,348,643 7,150,205 5,547,189 1,375,070 874,163 435,429
2003-04 47,685,982 15,939,776 9,039,697 7,342,745 7,160,367 5,558,125 1,355,563 867,599 422,110
2004-05 47,800,967 16,182,672 8,980,096 7,346,960 7,134,861 5,533,156 1,368,546 851,455 403,221
                     
2005-06 48,013,931 16,376,213 9,055,547 7,394,010 7,114,942 5,442,588 1,391,314 835,430 403,887
2006-07 48,105,666 16,496,573 9,083,944 7,395,889 7,092,532 5,433,770 1,363,287 840,032 399,639
2007-08 48,096,140 16,669,611 8,946,432 7,408,553 7,103,274 5,358,492 1,381,342 834,295 394,141
2008-09 48,033,126 16,634,807 9,043,665 7,324,565 7,079,061 5,329,406 1,392,110 832,262 397,250
2009-10 48,023,353 16,788,789 9,053,144 7,265,111 7,034,640 5,268,614 1,381,415 835,035 396,605
  Percentage distribution of students
1979-80 100.0 27.3 16.7 18.4 16.9 13.6 3.5 2.4 1.2
1989-90 100.0 28.0 17.7 15.8 16.8 14.4 3.5 2.5 1.3
1997-98 100.0 31.5 18.6 15.5 15.9 12.5 3.1 2.0 0.9
1998-99 100.0 31.9 18.6 15.3 15.7 12.4 3.1 2.0 1.0
1999-2000 100.0 32.1 18.7 15.4 15.6 12.1 3.1 2.0 1.0
                     
2000-01 100.0 32.4 18.8 15.3 15.5 12.0 3.0 2.0 1.0
2001-02 100.0 32.7 18.7 15.8 15.2 11.9 2.9 1.9 0.9
2002-03 100.0 33.1 18.9 15.5 15.1 11.7 2.9 1.8 0.9
2003-04 100.0 33.4 19.0 15.4 15.0 11.7 2.8 1.8 0.9
2004-05 100.0 33.9 18.8 15.4 14.9 11.6 2.9 1.8 0.8
                     
2005-06 100.0 34.1 18.9 15.4 14.8 11.3 2.9 1.7 0.8
2006-07 100.0 34.3 18.9 15.4 14.7 11.3 2.8 1.7 0.8
2007-08 100.0 34.7 18.6 15.4 14.8 11.1 2.9 1.7 0.8
2008-09 100.0 34.6 18.8 15.2 14.7 11.1 2.9 1.7 0.8
2009-10 100.0 35.0 18.9 15.1 14.6 11.0 2.9 1.7 0.8
†Not applicable.
NOTE: Size not reported (column 11) includes school districts reporting enrollment of zero. Regular districts exclude regional education service agencies and supervisory union administrative centers, state-operated agencies, federally operated agencies, and other types of local education agencies, such as independent charter schools. Enrollment totals differ from other tables because this table represents data reported by regular school districts rather than states or schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1979-80 through 2009-10. (This table was prepared August 2011.)

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