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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 6.-Number of public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by specified instructional level: School year 2000-01 - Part 1   ||  Part 2
Name of reporting district
State
Schools having
membership
Instructional level
Primary
Middle
High
Other
Santa Ana Unified
CA
53 35 10 8 0
San Francisco Unified
CA
116 78 17 21 0
Greenville County School District
SC
89 53 18 14 4
Davis School District
UT
83 52 14 15 2
Arlington Independent School District
TX
71 49 12 7 3
 
Lee County School District
FL
72 37 11 9 15
Atlanta City School District
GA
98 70 15 12 1
San Antonio Independent School District
TX
104 67 18 10 9
Washoe County School District
NV
89 62 13 12 2
Oakland Unified
CA
95 64 19 10 2
 
Prince William County Public Schools
VA
66 44 12 8 2
East Baton Rouge Parish School
LA
105 64 20 18 3
Fort Bend Independent School District
TX
53 34 9 8 2
Portland School District
OR
109 67 19 15 8
Sacramento City Unified
CA
77 61 8 7 1
 
Aldine Independent School District
TX
63 35 16 6 6
San Bernardino City Unified
CA
62 44 8 8 2
Knox County School District
TN
84 51 14 15 4
Chesterfield County Public Schools
VA
58 36 12 10 0
Jefferson Parish School Board
LA
83 57 16 9 1
 
North East Independent School District
TX
65 36 12 10 7
Cumberland County Schools
NC
81 52 15 12 2
Garland Independent School District
TX
65 42 13 7 3
San Juan Unified
CA
86 54 10 14 8
Pasco County School District
FL
60 33 8 6 13
 
Anchorage School District
AK
99 64 9 16 10
Minneapolis
MN
135 75 12 33 15
Garden Grove Unified
CA
65 46 9 10 0
Wichita
KS
92 62 16 13 1
Elk Grove Unified
CA
53 30 7 12 4
 
Seattle
WA
116 74 11 25 6
Plano Independent School District
TX
59 39 11 3 6
Alpine School District
UT
58 39 8 9 2
Shelby County School District
TN
45 26 12 7 0
Clayton County
GA
48 29 12 7 0
 
Cincinnati City School District
OH
77 47 3 6 21
Ysleta Independent School District
TX
60 35 13 11 1
Buffalo City School District
NY
76 53 4 13 6
Omaha Public Schools
NE
81 60 10 9 2
Caddo Parish School Board
LA
73 48 11 12 2
 
NOTE: The universe for this table includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.
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," 2000-01, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2000-01.

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