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Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and secondary School Districts in the United States: 2000-2001
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Table 2.-Number of public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by type of school: School year 2000-01 - Part 1   ||  Part 2
Name of reporting district
State
Total
number
of schools
Type of school*
Regular
Special
education
Vocational
education
Alternate
Santa Ana Unified
CA
53 49 0 0 4
San Francisco Unified
CA
116 112 0 0 4
Greenville County School District
SC
93 87 2 4 0
Davis School District
UT
83 72 1 0 10
Arlington Independent School District
TX
71 64 1 0 6
 
Lee County School District
FL
75 65 4 3 3
Atlanta City School District
GA
98 95 0 0 3
San Antonio Independent School District
TX
104 90 2 0 12
Washoe County School District
NV
92 84 1 1 6
Oakland Unified
CA
96 89 1 0 6
 
Prince William County Public Schools
VA
70 64 3 0 3
East Baton Rouge Parish School
LA
105 91 2 2 10
Fort Bend Independent School District
TX
53 50 0 0 3
Portland School District
OR
110 90 4 0 16
Sacramento City Unified
CA
77 73 0 0 4
 
Aldine Independent School District
TX
63 60 1 0 2
San Bernardino City Unified
CA
62 53 3 0 6
Knox County School District
TN
88 80 4 2 2
Chesterfield County Public Schools
VA
59 56 0 0 3
Jefferson Parish School Board
LA
84 79 3 1 1
 
North East Independent School District
TX
65 53 6 0 6
Cumberland County Schools
NC
81 78 1 0 2
Garland Independent School District
TX
65 60 1 0 4
San Juan Unified
CA
86 75 4 0 7
Pasco County School District
FL
61 59 0 1 1
 
Anchorage School District
AK
99 84 2 1 12
Minneapolis
MN
141 81 10 0 50
Garden Grove Unified
CA
65 61 2 0 2
Wichita
KS
92 92 0 0 0
Elk Grove Unified
CA
53 41 1 0 11
 
Seattle
WA
119 86 6 0 27
Plano Independent School District
TX
59 58 0 0 1
Alpine School District
UT
58 54 2 0 2
Shelby County School District
TN
46 46 0 0 0
Clayton County
GA
48 48 0 0 0
 
Cincinnati City School District
OH
77 76 0 0 1
Ysleta Independent School District
TX
60 53 1 0 6
Buffalo City School District
NY
76 69 1 5 1
Omaha Public Schools
NE
82 80 2 0 0
Caddo Parish School Board
LA
74 70 1 1 2
 
*Type of school is a mutually exclusive category on the CCD. There are cases in which special education, vocational education, and alternative programs reside in other types of schools.
NOTE: The universe for this table includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools. Types of schools are defined in the following way on the CCD:
Regular school-A public elementary/secondary school that does not focus primarily on vocational, special, or alternative education;
Special education school-A public elementary/secondary school that: 1) focuses primarily on special education, including instruction for any of the following: hard of hearing, deaf, speech-impaired, health-impaired, orthopedically impaired, mentally retarded, seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, visually handicapped, deaf and blind; and 2) adapts curriculum, materials or instruction for students served;
Vocational education school-A public elementary/secondary school that focuses primarily on vocational education, and provides education and training in one or more semi-skilled or technical operations;
Alternative education school-A public elementary/secondary school that: 1) addresses the needs of students that typically cannot be met in a regular school; 2) provides nontraditional education; 3) serves as an adjunct to a regular school; and 4) falls outside of the categories of regular, special education, or vocational education.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2000-01, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2000-01.

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