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Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States: 1999-2000
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Rankings:  1-70   71-140   141-210  211-280   281-350  351-420  421-490  491-500
Appendix A.-The 500 largest public school districts in the United States*: School year 1999-2000
Rank
Students
Agency name
Mailing address
City
ST
ZIP
Schools
Telephone
1 1,075,710 New York City Public Schools 110 Livingston St Brooklyn NY 11201 1,263 718-935-2794
2 710,007 Los Angeles Unified 450 N. Grand Ave. Los Angeles CA 90012 655 323-625-6251
3 613,019 Puerto Rico Department of Educ P.O. Box 190759 San Juan PR 00919 1,531 787-759-2000
4 431,750 City of Chicago School Dist 29 125 S Clark Chicago IL 60603 597 773-553-1000
5 360,136 Dade County School District 1450 N.E. 2nd Ave., #912 Miami FL 33132 350 305-995-1429
6 241,094 Broward County School District 600 S.E. 3rd Avenue Fort Lauderdale FL 33301 234 954-765-6271
7 217,526 Clark County School District 2832 East Flamingo Las Vegas NV 89121 246 702-799-5310
8 209,716 Houston ISD 3830 Richmond Ave Houston TX 77027 293 713-892-6000
9 205,199 Philadelphia City SD Parkway At 21st Street Philadelphia PA 19103 259 215-299-7000
10 185,860 Hawaii Department of Education PO Box 2360 Honolulu HI 96804 256 808-837-8012
    
11 167,124 Detroit City School District 5057 Woodward Avenue Detroit MI 48202 268 313-494-1075
12 160,477 Dallas ISD 3700 Ross Avenue Dallas TX 75204 218 972-925-3700
13 159,517 Hillsborough County School Dis P.O. Box 3408 Tampa FL 33601 203 813-272-4050
14 152,952 Fairfax 10700 Page Ave Fairfax VA 22030 197 703-246-2631
15 149,665 Palm Beach County School Distr 3340 Forest Hill Blvd. West Palm Beach FL 33406 175 561-434-8200
16 144,231 Orange County School District P.O. Box 271 Orlando FL 32802 173 407-317-3209
17 140,743 San Diego City Unified 4100 Normal St. San Diego CA 92103 177 619-293-8686
18 131,059 Prince Georges County Pub Schs 14201 School Ln Upper Marlboro MD 20772 189 301-952-6000
19 130,720 Montgomery County Public Schls 850 Hungerford Dr Rockville MD 20850 192 301-279-3000
20 126,362 Duval County School District 1701 Prudential Dr Jacksonville FL 32207 177 904-390-2115
     
21 112,819 Memphis City School District 2597 Avery Avenue Memphis TN 38112 164 901-325-5300
22 111,793 Pinellas County School Distric 301 4th Street S.W. Largo FL 33779 162 727-588-6011
23 106,465 Baltimore County Public Schls 6901 N Charles St Towson MD 21204 168 410-887-4074
24 104,552 Gwinnett County P.O. Box 343 Lawrenceville GA 30046 84 770-963-8651
25 103,000 Baltimore City Pub Sch System 200 E North Ave Baltimore MD 21202 184 410-396-8803
26 100,553 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools PO Box 30035 Charlotte NC 28230 135 704-379-7000
27 99,729 Milwaukee PO Box 2181 Milwaukee WI 53201 202 414-475-8001
28 97,053 Jefferson Co P.O. Box 34020 Louisville KY 40232 175 502-485-3251
29 95,283 Dekalb County 3770 North Decatur Road Decatur GA 30032 120 404-297-2300
30 95,248 Wake County Schools PO Box 28041 Raleigh NC 27611 113 919-850-1600
    
31 93,657 Cobb County 514 Glover Street Marietta GA 30061 93 770-426-3300
32 91,465 Long Beach Unified 1515 Hughes Way Long Beach CA 90810 86 562-997-8000
33 88,579 Jefferson County R-1 P O Box 4001 Golden CO 80401 158 303-982-6500
34 85,381 Albuquerque Public Schools PO Box 25704 Albuquerque NM 87125 126 505-842-8211
35 80,526 Orleans Parish School Board 3510 General Degaulle Drive New Orleans LA 70114 124 504-365-8730
36 78,766 Fresno Unified Ed. Cntr., Tulare & M Sts Fresno CA 93721 95 559-457-3000
37 78,685 Polk County School District 1915 S. Floral Avenue Bartow FL 33831 131 863-534-0521
38 78,654 Fort Worth ISD 100 North University Dr Fort Worth TX 76107 135 817-871-2000
39 77,723 Austin ISD 1111 West 6th St Austin TX 78703 105 512-414-1700
40 77,363 Virginia Beach City PO Box 6038 Virginia Beach VA 23456 84 757-427-4326
   
41 76,559 Cleveland Municipal SD 1380 E 6th St Cleveland OH 44114 124 216-574-8000
42 74,663 Anne Arundel County Pub Schls 2644 Riva Rd Annapolis MD 21401 118 410-224-5000
43 73,111 Jordan School District 9361 S 300 E Sandy UT 84070 81 801-567-8100
44 72,170 Granite School District 340 E 3545 S Salt Lake City UT 84115 96 801-263-6100
45 71,894 Mesa Unified District 549 N Stapley Dr Mesa AZ 85203 86 480-472-0074
46 70,762 District of Columbia Pub Schls 825 North Capitol St., N.E. Washington DC 20002 162 202-442-4226
47 70,176 Nashville-Davidson County SD 2601 Bransford Avenue Nashville TN 37204 127 615-259-8419
48 69,693 Denver County 1 900 Grant Street Denver CO 80203 124 303-764-3413
49 69,661 Brevard County School District 2700 Judge Fran Viera FL 32940 103 321-631-1911
50 67,025 Fulton County 786 Cleveland Avenue SW Atlanta GA 30315 66 404-768-3600
   
51 65,490 Columbus City SD 270 E State St Columbus OH 43215 146 614-365-5000
52 65,067 Mobile County Sch Dist P O Box 1327 Mobile AL 36633 105 334-690-8227
53 62,950 Boston 26 Court Street Boston MA 02108 130 617-635-9050
54 62,548 Tucson Unified District P O Box 40400 Tucson AZ 85717 120 520-617-7336
55 62,536 Northside ISD 5900 Evers Road San Antonio TX 78238 84 210-706-8770
56 62,486 Guilford County Schools PO Box 880 Greensboro NC 27402 96 336-370-8100
57 62,306 El Paso ISD P O Box 20100 El Paso TX 79998 85 915-834-5000
58 60,896 San Francisco Unified 135 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco CA 94102 116 415-241-6000
59 60,688 Volusia County School District P.O. Box 2118 Deland FL 32721 91 904-734-7190
60 60,370 Cypress-Fairbanks ISD P O Box 692003 Houston TX 77269 50 281-897-4000
   
61 59,486 Davis School District 45 E State St Farmington UT 84025 82 801-444-5000
62 59,429 Atlanta City 210 Pryor Street Atlanta GA 30335 99 404-827-8075
63 59,326 Seminole County School Distric 400 East Lake Mary Blvd. Sanford FL 32773 65 407-320-0004
64 59,176 Greenville County School Dist Box 2848 301 Camperdown Way Greenville SC 29602 94 864-241-3457
65 58,043 Santa Ana Unified 1601 E. Chestnut Ave. Santa Ana CA 92701 50 714-558-5501
66 57,565 San Antonio ISD 141 Lavaca St San Antonio TX 78210 105 210-299-5500
67 56,773 Arlington ISD 1203 West Pioneer Parkway Arlington TX 76013 69 817-460-4611
68 56,109 Lee County School District 2055 Central Avenue Fort Myers FL 33901 75 941-337-8301
69 55,652 East Baton Rouge Parish School P O Box 2950 Baton Rouge LA 70821 104 225-922-5618
70 55,051 Oakland Unified 1025 Second Ave. Oakland CA 94606 93 510-879-8100
*Includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.

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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