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Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States: 1999-2000
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Table 7.-Median pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest schooldistricts in the United States1, by specified instructional level: School year 1999-2000 - Part 2  ||  Part 1
Name of reporting district State Schools having membership Instructional level
Primary Middle High Other
Davis School District UT 21.2 21.5 20.1 20.3 16.1
Atlanta City School District GA 15.3 14.4 16.0 17.7 15.2
Seminole County School District FL 18.2 18.4 19.3 20.4
Greenville County School District SC 16.8 16.0 17.5 18.8 5.0
Santa Ana Unified CA 21.6 21.0 24.9 23.6
   
San Antonio Independent School District TX 15.9 15.9 16.2 16.5 6.2
Arlington Independent School District TX 15.8 16.7 14.3 14.7 2.5
Lee County School District FL 18.3 18.2 19.5 21.8 11.3
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board LA 14.2 14.0 14.5 15.4
Oakland Unified CA 18.9 18.7 19.0 21.9 10.4
   
Washoe County School District NV 19.0 18.7 20.8 21.2 1.7
Portland School District OR 18.4 18.8 18.0 16.0 6.1
Knox County School District TN
Fort Bend Independent School District TX 16.5 16.4 17.7 15.9
Prince William County Public Schools VA
   
Sacramento City Unified CA 20.3 20.0 21.7 24.0 40.6
Jefferson Parish School Board LA 15.7 15.3 16.2 15.3 10.2
Cumberland County Schools NC 18.5 20.3 17.2 16.6 13.8
Aldine Independent School District TX 15.1 15.7 14.2 15.6 13.0
Chesterfield County Public Schools VA
   
San Bernardino City Unified CA 21.2 21.0 23.4 23.6 219.2
Cincinnati City School District OH 19.9 20.3 17.8 19.4 19.1
Anchorage School District AK 18.1 18.2 16.4 19.3 18.3
North East Independent School District TX 15.0 15.5 14.4 13.7 4.6
Shelby County School District TN
   
Garland Independent School District TX 16.5 16.5 17.6 15.8 6.2
Minneapolis MN 12.2 12.5 13.4 3.0 1.4
San Juan Unified CA 22.5 22.1 27.0 26.4 13.0
Garden Grove Unified CA 22.9 22.7 26.7 24.8
Seattle WA 18.1 18.0 19.8 19.7
   
Wichita KS 16.2 16.3 14.6 17.3 4.1
Pasco County School District FL 16.7 16.2 17.7 18.4 10.4
Ysleta Independent School District TX 15.3 16.1 13.6 13.7 5.9
Buffalo City School District NY 14.4 14.7 11.8 14.1 9.0
Caddo Parish School Board LA 15.9 15.7 16.9 16.5 3.5
   
Alpine School District UT 21.2 20.7 24.1 21.1 6.9
St. Louis City MO 14.3 14.4 13.3 15.6 6.6
Escambia County School District FL 16.8 16.8 18.6 16.1 7.8
Clayton County School District GA 16.6 17.1 15.9 17.0
St. Paul MN 11.9 12.1 14.0 6.9 2.9
— Tennesse, Virginia, and Massachusetts did not report teacher data.

1 Includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.

NOTE: Primary = low grade, PK to 3; high grade, up to 8. Middle = low grade, 4 to 7; high grade, 4 to 9. High = low grade, 7 to 12; high grade 12. Other = any other combination, including PK, K, or 1 to 12.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1999-2000, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1999-2000.

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