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Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States: 1999-2000
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Table 13.-Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary schools and students participating in Title I schools and programs in the 100 largest districts in the United States1 : School year 1999-2000 - Part 1  ||  Part 2
Name of reporting district State Number of Title I eligible schools2 Percentage of Title I eligible schools Percentage of students in Title I eligible schools Number of Title I school-wide programs Percentage of Title I school-wide programs Percentage students in Title I school-wide programs
New York City Public Schools NY
Los Angeles Unified CA 465 71.0 75.8
Puerto Rico Dept of Education PR 1,214 79.3 78.9 946 61.8 63.6
City of Chicago School District IL
Dade County School District FL 150 42.9 39.7 150 42.9 39.7
   
Broward County School District FL 77 32.9 31.3 77 32.9 31.3
Clark County School District NV 39 15.9 15.7 36 14.6 14.2
Houston Independent School District TX 187 63.8 58.6 187 63.8 58.6
Philadelphia City School District PA 259 100.0 100.0 207 79.9 81.7
Hawaii Department of Education HI 148 57.8 51.4 124 48.4 41.9
   
Detroit City School District MI
Dallas Independent School District TX 191 87.6 95.5 187 85.8 94.0
Hillsborough County School District FL 73 36.0 29.8 73 36.0 29.8
Fairfax County Public Schools VA 35 17.8 12.9 11 5.6 4.2
Palm Beach County School District FL 41 23.4 24.2 41 23.4 24.2
   
Orange County School District FL 67 38.7 33.9 67 38.7 33.9
San Diego City Unified CA 97 54.8 58.1
Prince Georges County Public Schools MD 63 33.3 27.9 63 33.3 27.9
Montgomery County Public Schools MD 27 14.1 10.9 10 5.2 4.1
Duval County School District FL 74 41.8 30.6 74 41.8 30.6
   
Memphis City School District TN
Pinellas County School District FL 38 23.5 22.2 38 23.5 22.2
Baltimore County Public Schools MD 31 18.5 15.6 27 16.1 14.1
Gwinnett County School District GA 16 19.0 18.2 4 4.8 4.9
Baltimore City Public School System MD 139 75.5 68.1 131 71.2 64.4
   
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools NC 10 7.4 4.9 10 7.4 4.9
Milwaukee School District WI 152 75.2 93.3 143 70.8 86.5
Jefferson (KY) County KY 77 44.0 45.2 77 44.0 45.2
De Kalb County School District GA 4 3.3 2.2
Wake County Schools NC 39 34.5 25.7
   
Cobb County School District GA 18 19.4 11.7 13 14.0 8.0
Long Beach Unified CA 69 80.2 68.8
Jefferson (CO) County CO 100 63.3 61.2 9 5.7 4.5
Albuquerque Public Schools NM 73 57.9 45.3 29 23.0 20.0
Orleans Parish School Board LA 79 63.7 60.6 79 63.7 60.6
   
Fresno Unified CA 80 84.2 87.1
Polk County School District FL 39 29.8 29.2 39 29.8 29.2
Fort Worth Independent School District TX 57 42.2 47.7 57 42.2 47.7
Austin Independent School District TX 49 46.7 40.8 49 46.7 40.8
Virginia Beach City Public Schools VA 10 11.9 8.6 3 3.6 2.7
   
Cleveland City School District OH 110 88.7 89.5 86 69.4 68.6
Anne Arundel County Public Schools MD 20 16.9 11.2 4 3.4 2.1
Jordan School District UT 12 14.8 9.8 5 6.2 4.1
Granite School District UT 17 17.7 16.0 17 17.7 16.0
Mesa Unified School District AZ
   
District of Columbia Pub Schools DC 120 74.1 79.5 120 74.1 79.5
Nashville-Davidson County School District TN
Denver County CO 123 99.2 100.0 83 66.9 67.9
Brevard County School District FL 36 35.0 32.1 36 35.0 32.1
Fulton County School District GA 24 36.4 28.5 20 30.3 25.0
   
Columbus City School District OH 118 80.8 77.2 56 38.4 35.5
Mobile County School District AL 67 63.8 64.6 65 61.9 63.4
Boston School District MA 125 96.2 97.5
Tucson Unified District AZ
Northside Independent School District TX 26 31.0 32.8 26 31.0 32.8
   
Guilford County Schools NC 40 41.7 29.6 27 28.1 19.9
El Paso Independent School District TX 69 81.2 78.0 69 81.2 78.0
San Francisco Unified CA 63 54.3 41.7
Volusia County School District FL 35 38.5 37.2 29 31.9 31.0
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD TX 11 22.0 18.0 6 12.0 9.8
— Data not available.

1Includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.
2Number of Title I eligible schools includes those with and without school-wide Title I programs.

Note: Title I schools and school-wide programs are defined in the following way on the CCD: Title I school-A school designated under appropriate state and federal regulations as being high poverty and eligible for participation in programs authorized by Title I of Public Law 103-382. Title I school-wide program-A program in which all the students in a school are designated under appropriate state and federal regulations as being high poverty and eligible for participation in programs authorized by Title I of Public Law 103-382.

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

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