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Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States: 1999-2000
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Appendix B.-Alphabetical list and rank (by size) of the 500 largest public school districts in the United States*: School year 1999-2000
A-E           E-M           M-S           S-Y          
School district State Rank School district State Rank
Escondido Union Elementary CA 366 Inglewood Unified CA 402
Eugene Sch Dist 04J OR 372 Iredell-Statesville Schools NC 422
Evansville-Vanderburgh Sch Cor IN 269 Irvine Unified CA 265
Everett WA 374 Irving ISD TX 208
Evergreen (Clark) WA 309 Jackson Public School Dist MS 178
Fairbanks North Star Boro S/D AK 445 Jefferson Co KY 28
Fairfax VA 14 Jefferson County R-1 CO 33
Fairfield-Suisun Unified CA 287 Jefferson County Sch Dist AL 114
Fayette Co KY 154 Jefferson Parish School Board LA 77
Fayette County GA 349 Jersey City NJ 171
Federal Way WA 275 Johnston County Schools NC 317
Flint City School District MI 263 Jordan School District UT 43
Folsom-Cordova Unified CA 463 Judson ISD TX 435
Fontana Unified CA 137 Jurupa Unified CA 353
Forsyth County GA 460 Kanawha County School District WV 190
Forsyth County Schools NC 105 Kansas City KS 307
Fort Bend ISD TX 74 Kansas City 33 MO 125
Fort Wayne Community Schools IN 177 Katy ISD TX 166
Fort Worth ISD TX 38 Keller ISD TX 454
Francis Howell R-III MO 342 Kenosha WI 333
Frederick County Board of Ed MD 136 Kent WA 226
Fremont Unified CA 180 Kern Union High CA 204
Fresno Unified CA 36 Killeen ISD TX 196
Ft. Zumwalt R-II MO 446 Klein ISD TX 170
Fulton County GA 50 Knox County School District TN 73
Galena Park ISD TX 371 Kyrene Elementary District AZ 338
Garden Grove Unified CA 89 La Joya ISD TX 427
Garland ISD TX 86 Lafayette Parish School Board LA 188
Gary Community School Corp IN 332 Lafourche Parish School Board LA 471
Gaston County Schools NC 186 Lake County School District FL 202
Gilbert Unified District AZ 223 Lake Elsinore Unified CA 425
Glendale Unified CA 187 Lake Washington WA 251
Goose Creek ISD TX 383 Lamar Consolidated ISD TX 490
Grand Prairie ISD TX 339 Lansing Public School District MI 389
Grand Rapids Public Schools MI 227 Laredo ISD TX 274
Granite School District UT 44 Las Cruces Public Schools NM 279
Greeley 6 CO 472 Lawton OK 388
Green Bay Area WI 336 Lee County School District FL 68
Greenville County School Dist SC 64 Leon County School District FL 181
Grossmont Union High CA 262 Lewisville ISD TX 131
Guam Dept of Education GU 157 Lexington School District 01 SC 408
Guilford County Schools NC 56 Lincoln Public Schools NE 183
Gwinnett County GA 24 Little Rock AR 238
Hacienda La Puente Unified CA 240 Littleton 6 CO 433
Hall County GA 335 Livingston Parish School Board LA 341
Hamilton County School Distrct TN 108 Livonia Public Schools MI 378
Hampton City VA 260 Lodi Unified CA 225
Hanover VA 434 Long Beach Unified CA 32
Harford County Public Schools MD 121 Los Angeles Unified CA 2
Harlandale ISD TX 498 Loudoun VA 201
Harlingen Cons ISD TX 451 Lowell MA 436
Harnett County Schools NC 444 Lubbock ISD TX 194
Hartford School District CT 273 Lynn MA 479
Hawaii Department of Education HI 10 Lynwood Unified CA 392
Hayward Unified CA 257 M S D Lawrence Township IN 474
Hazelwood MO 369 Madera Unified CA 461
Hemet Unified CA 412 Madison County Sch Dist AL 467
Henrico VA 117 Madison Metropolitan WI 242
Henry County GA 290 Manatee County School District FL 139
Hernando County School Distric FL 413 Manchester Sch Dist NH 401
Hesperia Unified CA 475 Manteca Unified CA 380
Highline WA 377 Marion County School District FL 124
Hillsboro Sch Dist 01J OR 393 Martin County School District FL 440
Hillsborough County School Dis FL 13 Mcallen ISD TX 297
Horry County School District SC 207 Memphis City School District TN 21
Houston County GA 298 Meridian Joint School District ID 270
Houston ISD TX 8 Mesa County Valley 51 CO 344
Howard County Pub Schls System MD 107 Mesa Unified District AZ 45
Humble ISD TX 252 Mesquite ISD TX 172
Huntsville City Sch Dist AL 267 Midland ISD TX 302
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD TX 346 Millard Public Schools NE 352
Iberia Parish School Board LA 499 Milwaukee WI 27
Indian Prairie C U Sch Dist 20 IL 294 Minneapolis MN 87
Indian River County School Dis FL 494 Mobile County Sch Dist AL 52
Indianapolis Public Schools IN 113 Modesto City Elementary CA 364
*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, "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1999-2000.

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