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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 15.-Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary migrant students and served in limited English proficient (LEP) Programs in the 100 largest districts in the United States and jurisdictions: School year 2000-01 - Part 1   ||  Part 2
Name of
reporting
district
State
Number of
migrant
students1
Percentage
of migrant
students
Percentage of
schools
reporting
migrant data
Number of
summer
migrant
students2
Percentage
of summer
migrant
students
Number of
students
served in
LEP
programs3
Percentage
of students
served in
LEP
programs
Santa Ana Unified
CA
1,172 1.9 100.0 453 0.7 39,392 65.0
San Francisco Unified
CA
264 0.4 100.0 183 0.3 18,626 31.1
Greenville County School District
SC
1 # 676 1.1
Davis School District
UT
145 0.2 100.0 141 0.2 2,600 4.4
Arlington Independent
School District
TX
47 0.1 100.0 7,797 13.2
 
Lee County School District
FL
1,400 2.4 100.0 30 0.1 5,528 9.5
Atlanta City School District
GA
6 # 100.0 2,065 3.5
San Antonio Independent School District
TX
1,118 2.0 100.0 10,288 18.0
Washoe County School District
NV
223 0.4
Oakland Unified
CA
626 1.1 100.0 358 0.7 19,344 35.3
 
Prince William County Public Schools
VA
2,583 4.7
East Baton Rouge Parish School
LA
7 # 100.0 7 # 1,401 2.6
Fort Bend Independent School District
TX
15 # 100.0 4,654 8.6
Portland School District
OR
865 1.7 100.0 160 0.3 5,543 10.4
Sacramento City Unified
CA
738 1.4 100.0 750 1.4 14,945 28.3
 
Aldine Independent School District
TX
70 0.1 100.0 11,681 22.2
San Bernardino City Unified
CA
12,030 23.1
Knox County School District
TN
Chesterfield County Public Schools
VA
562 1.1
Jefferson Parish School Board
LA
365 0.7 100.0 447 0.9 2,661 5.2
 
North East Independent School District
TX
24 # 100.0 1,789 3.5
Cumberland County Schools
NC
656 1.3
Garland Independent School District
TX
135 0.3 100.0 6,783 13.5
San Juan Unified
CA
3 # 100.0 4 # 3,487 6.9
Pasco County School District
FL
508 1.0 100.0 184 0.4 1,433 2.9
 
Anchorage School District
AK
1,721 3.5 100.0 295 0.6 4,662 9.4
Minneapolis
MN
419 0.9 100.0 10,612 21.7
Garden Grove Unified
CA
9 # 100.0 10 # 23,991 49.2
Wichita
KS
4,140 8.6
Elk Grove Unified
CA
91 0.2 100.0 94 0.2 8,660 18.1
 
Seattle
WA
Plano Independent School District
TX
6 # 100.0 3,537 7.5
Alpine School District
UT
541 1.1 100.0 581 1.2 1,634 3.5
Shelby County School District
TN
Clayton County
GA
5 # 100.0 1,879 4.0
 
Cincinnati City School District
OH
1 #
Ysleta Independent School District
TX
311 0.7 100.0 10,276 22.1
Buffalo City School District
NY
2,709 5.9
Omaha Public Schools
NE
149 0.3 100.0 1,617 3.6 3,491 7.7
Caddo Parish School Board
LA
11 # 100.0 12 # 503 1.1
 
—Not available.
† Not applicable.
# Less than 0.05.
1Migrant students include those who were enrolled at any time during the previous (1999-2000) regular school year.
2Migrant students include those who were served in a summer program immediately prior to the (2000-01) school year.
3Limited English proficient. Individuals who 1) were not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English; or 2) come from environments where a language other than English is dominant; or 3) are American Indians and Alaskan Natives and who come from environments where a language other than English has had a significant impact on their level of English proficiency; and who, by reason thereof, have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language, to deny such individuals the opportunity to learn successfully in classrooms where the language of instruction is English or to participate fully in our society.
NOTE: The universe for this table 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," 2000-01, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2000-01.

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