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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 17.-Population in the boundaries of the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions by race/ethnicity: School year 1999-2000 - Part 1   ||  Part 2
Name of
reporting
district
State
Total
population
Total
population
under 18
years old
Population under 18 years old
Ethnicity Single race
Multi-
racial
Hispanic
or Latino
Non-
Hispanic
or Latino
White
Black or
African
Ameri-
can
Ameri-
can
Indian
or
Alaska
Native
Asian
Native
Hawaiian/
Pacific
Islander
Some
other
single
race
Davis School District
UT
238,994
83,963
5,217
78,746
76,642
890
488
913
263
2,006
2,761
Atlanta City School District
GA
416,474
93,004
4,021
88,983
15,927
72,542
155
1,059
30
1,929
1,362
Seminole County School Dist
FL
365,196
92,606
12,340
80,266
71,980
11,065
292
2,326
29
3,752
3,162
Greenville County School Dist
SC
393,417
97,200
4,125
93,075
69,506
22,695
157
1,263
49
1,615
1,915
Santa Ana Unified
CA
262,542
91,234
81,433
9,801
37,148
1,269
1,199
3,460
252
43,201
4,705
 
San Antonio ISD
TX
315,714
89,191
75,404
13,787
48,174
7,812
1,030
296
72
28,045
3,762
Arlington ISD
TX
327,785
90,993
22,751
68,242
53,414
16,455
460
5,227
166
10,986
4,285
Lee County School District
FL
440,888
86,388
14,213
72,175
66,982
10,853
339
747
51
4,721
2,695
East Baton Rouge Parish Sch Bd
LA
412,852
108,066
1,843
106,223
48,364
55,428
189
2,092
32
552
1,409
Oakland Unified
CA
399,573
99,785
30,193
69,592
20,982
39,699
753
13,897
771
16,245
7,438
 
Washoe County School District
NV
339,486
84,480
21,363
63,117
62,034
2,070
1,943
3,165
541
9,838
4,889
Portland Sch Dist 1J
OR
425,932
84,958
9,033
75,925
56,298
9,648
1,098
5,622
509
4,437
7,346
Knox County School District
TN
382,032
85,093
1,494
83,599
71,422
9,750
246
1,097
23
681
1,874
Fort Bend ISD
TX
235,274
76,489
14,384
62,105
36,956
20,035
183
10,495
28
6,098
2,694
Prince William Cnty Public Sch
VA
273,907
83,208
9,654
73,554
52,517
18,253
284
2,736
89
4,299
5,030
 
Sacramento City Unified
CA
329,449
84,232
24,344
59,888
30,091
14,702
1,231
16,436
716
11,957
9,099
Jefferson Parish School Board
LA
455,466
115,255
8,706
106,549
68,238
37,067
623
3,719
35
2,809
2,764
Cumberland County Schools
NC
271,172
76,277
5,921
70,356
35,786
31,388
1,241
980
190
2,427
4,265
Aldine ISD
TX
221,223
73,733
38,005
35,728
26,646
24,158
390
2,037
75
17,641
2,786
Chesterfield Cnty Public schls
VA
259,903
73,427
2,617
70,810
53,467
14,909
231
1,784
36
1,210
1,790
 
San Bernardino City Unified
CA
224,422
78,874
43,769
35,105
30,422
14,415
1,281
1,984
350
24,699
5,723
Cincinnati City SD
OH
355,452
86,719
1,202
85,517
33,125
49,231
151
819
34
877
2,482
Anchorage School District
AK
260,283
75,871
5,952
69,919
48,486
5,134
6,425
4,241
1,062
1,988
8,535
North East ISD
TX
316,805
82,123
33,401
48,722
59,485
6,977
527
1,626
85
9,048
4,375
Shelby County School District
TN
247,365
71,971
1,551
70,420
56,225
12,213
172
1,507
41
570
1,243
 
Garland ISD
TX
247,881
75,676
22,235
53,441
46,564
10,888
473
4,427
57
10,263
3,004
Minneapolis
MN
382,618
84,169
9,295
74,874
33,318
26,054
2,971
9,014
91
4,894
7,827
San Juan Unified
CA
327,123
76,664
10,323
66,341
59,454
3,762
791
2,838
263
3,286
6,270
Garden Grove Unified
CA
269,621
75,912
36,375
39,537
30,690
968
707
20,624
613
17,861
4,449
Seattle
WA
564,158
88,001
7,775
80,226
47,403
12,478
1,078
13,640
812
3,557
9,033
 
Wichita
KS
316,998
83,276
13,052
70,224
52,786
13,742
1,159
3,573
66
6,775
5,175
Pasco County School District
FL
344,765
69,514
6,570
62,944
62,239
2,358
295
829
37
1,939
1,817
Ysleta ISD
TX
193,736
60,242
53,079
7,163
41,221
1,547
740
215
55
14,047
2,417
Buffalo City SD
NY
292,648
76,957
9,127
67,830
30,632
36,666
735
892
34
4,496
3,502
Caddo Parish School Board
LA
252,161
67,507
1,168
66,339
28,020
37,620
233
412
18
302
902
 
Alpine School District
UT
182,658
70,483
4,392
66,091
65,262
282
410
500
451
1,702
1,876
St. Louis City
MO
348,189
89,657
2,058
87,599
25,564
59,005
242
1,389
22
937
2,498
Escambia County School Dist
FL
294,410
69,271
2,122
67,149
42,783
21,091
631
1,446
63
670
2,587
Clayton County School District
GA
236,517
70,921
5,905
65,016
19,343
43,325
215
2,873
51
2,954
2,160
St. Paul
MN
287,151
77,827
8,766
69,061
35,613
13,180
1,177
17,853
85
3,996
5,923
 
—Not available.
NOTE: The universe for this table includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Census 2000 Redistricting File, PL 94-171."

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