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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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Appendix B.-Alphabetical list and rank (by size) of the 500 largest public school districts in the United States and jurisdictions: School year 2000-01: A-D
A-D           D-K           K-P           P-V           V-Y          
School district
State Rank
School district
State Rank
ABC Unified
CA
287
Brownsville ISD
TX
116
Abilene ISD
TX
385
Buffalo City SD
NY
98
Academy 20
CO
394
Buncombe County Schools
NC
245
Adams-Arapahoe 28J
CO
189
Burbank Unified
CA
450
Aiken County School District
SC
241
Cabarrus County Schools
NC
362
Akron City SD
OH
180
Caddo Parish School Board
LA
100
Alachua County School District
FL
196
Cajon Valley Union Elementary
CA
364
Alamance-Burlington Schools
NC
318
Calcasieu Parish School Board
LA
172
Albuquerque Public Schools
NM
34
Calvert County Public Schools
MD
451
Aldine ISD
TX
76
Camden City
NJ
398
 
Alief ISD
TX
111
Capistrano Unified
CA
102
Allentown City SD
PA
441
Carroll County Public Schools
MD
216
Alpine School District
UT
93
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
TX
252
Alum Rock Union Elementary
CA
461
Cartwright Elementary District
AZ
390
Alvord Unified
CA
391
Catawba County Schools
NC
447
Amarillo ISD
TX
207
Cedar Rapids Comm School Distr
IA
389
Amphitheater Unified District
AZ
424
Central Bucks SD
PA
406
Anaheim Elementary
CA
288
Chaffey Joint Union High
CA
336
Anaheim Union High
CA
199
Chandler Unified District
AZ
298
Anchorage School District
AK
86
Charleston County School Distr
SC
106
 
Ann Arbor Public Schools
MI
436
Charlotte County School Distri
FL
414
Anne Arundel County Pub Schls
MD
42
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
NC
25
Anoka-Hennepin
MN
114
Chatham County
GA
141
Antelope Valley Union High
CA
365
Cherokee County
GA
234
Antioch Unified
CA
333
Cherry Creek 5
CO
110
Arlington County Public School
VA
370
Chesapeake City Public Schools
VA
128
Arlington ISD
TX
65
Chesterfield County Public Sch
VA
79
Ascension Parish School Board
LA
487
Chino Valley Unified
CA
176
Atlanta City
GA
67
Christina School District
DE
334
Austin ISD
TX
38
Chula Vista Elementary
CA
271
 
Bakersfield City Elementary
CA
213
Cincinnati City SD
OH
96
Baldwin County Sch Dist
AL
277
Citrus County School District
FL
480
Baldwin Park Unified
CA
401
City Of Chicago School Dist 29
IL
4
Baltimore City Pub Sch System
MD
26
Clark County School District
NV
7
Baltimore County Public Schls
MD
24
Clay County School District
FL
209
Bay County School District
FL
236
Clayton County
GA
95
Beaufort County School Distric
SC
428
Clear Creek ISD
TX
194
Beaumont ISD
TX
320
Cleveland Municipal SD
OH
41
Beaverton Sch Dist 48J
OR
156
Clovis Unified
CA
163
Bellevue
WA
476
Cobb County
GA
31
 
Bellflower Unified
CA
494
Collier County School District
FL
154
Berkeley County School Distric
SC
227
Colorado Springs 11
CO
164
Bethel
WA
453
Colton Joint Unified
CA
292
Bibb County
GA
243
Columbia 93
MO
449
Birdville ISD
TX
306
Columbia County
GA
374
Birmingham City Sch Dist
AL
126
Columbus City SD
OH
52
Blue Valley
KS
417
Comm Unit Sch Dist 300
IL
429
Board of Ed Of Cecil County
MD
459
Compton Unified
CA
186
Board of Ed, Washington County
MD
339
Conejo Valley Unified
CA
313
Board of Ed, Charles County
MD
266
Conroe Isd
TX
146
 
Boise City Independent School
ID
228
Corona-Norco Unified
CA
130
Bossier Parish School Board
LA
372
Corpus Christi ISD
TX
121
Boston
MA
56
Coweta County
GA
427
Boulder Valley Re 2
CO
217
Craven County Schools
NC
499
Brentwood UFSD
NY
471
Cumberland County Schools
NC
82
Brevard County School District
FL
47
Cupertino Union Elementary
CA
467
Bridgeport School District
CT
284
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
TX
54
Brockton
MA
426
Dade County School District
FL
5
Broken Arrow
OK
490
Dallas ISD
TX
13
Broward County School District
FL
6
Davenport Comm School District
IA
422
 
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, "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2000-01.

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