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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: D-K
A-D           D-K           K-P           P-V           V-Y          
School district
State Rank
School district
State Rank
Davidson County Schools
NC
361
Gaston County Schools
NC
188
Davis School District
UT
64
Gilbert Unified District
AZ
203
Dayton City SD
OH
264
Glendale Unified
CA
191
Dearborn City School District
MI
416
Goose Creek CISD
TX
388
Deer Valley Unified District
AZ
221
Grand Prairie Isd
TX
326
Dekalb County
GA
30
Grand Rapids Public Schools
MI
237
Denver County 1
CO
46
Granite School District
UT
45
Des Moines Independent Comm Sc
IA
168
Greeley 6
CO
454
Desert Sands Unified
CA
265
Green Bay Area
WI
329
Desoto Co School Dist
MS
338
Greenville County School Distr
SC
63
 
Detroit City School District
MI
12
Grossmont Union High
CA
260
District Of Columbia Pub Schls
DC
48
Guam Dept Of Education
GU
167
Doe-Terr Of American Samoa
AS
463
Guilford County Schools
NC
55
Dorchester County School Distr
SC
430
Gwinnett County
GA
23
Dougherty County
GA
425
Hacienda La Puente Unified
CA
247
Douglas County
GA
399
Hall County
GA
324
Douglas County Re 1
CO
147
Hamilton County School Distrct
TN
118
Downey Unified
CA
304
Hampton City Public Schools
VA
269
Durham Public Schools
NC
195
Hanover County Public Schools
VA
432
Duval County School District
FL
20
Harford County Public Schools
MD
120
 
East Baton Rouge Parish School
LA
72
Harlingen Cons ISD
TX
460
East Side Union High
CA
250
Harnett County Schools
NC
443
Ector County ISD
TX
225
Hartford School District
CT
281
Edinburg CISD
TX
295
Hawaii Department of Education
HI
10
Edmond
OK
418
Hayward Unified
CA
251
Edmonds
WA
293
Hazelwood
MO
371
El Paso ISD
TX
57
Hemet Unified
CA
402
Elizabeth City
NJ
345
Henrico County Public Schools
VA
113
Elk Grove Unified
CA
90
Henry County
GA
262
Escambia County School Distric
FL
103
Hernando County School Distric
FL
412
 
Escondido Union Elementary
CA
355
Hesperia Unified
CA
478
Eugene Sch Dist 04J
OR
378
Highline
WA
387
Evansville-Vanderburgh Sch Cor
IN
274
Hillsboro Sch Dist 01J
OR
382
Everett
WA
377
Hillsborough County School Dis
FL
11
Evergreen (Clark)
WA
300
Horry County School District
SC
193
Fairbanks North Star Boro S/D
AK
469
Houston County
GA
303
Fairfax County Public Schools
VA
14
Houston ISD
TX
8
Fairfield-Suisun Unified
CA
289
Howard County Pub Schls System
MD
104
Fayette Co
KY
158
Humble ISD
TX
246
Fayette County
GA
347
Huntsville City Sch Dist
AL
276
 
Federal Way
WA
279
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
TX
359
Flint City School District
MI
283
Indian Prairie C U Sch Dist 20
IL
270
Folsom-Cordova Unified
CA
446
Indian River County School Dis
FL
491
Fontana Unified
CA
133
Indianapolis Public Schools
IN
115
Forsyth County
GA
415
Inglewood Unified
CA
407
Forsyth County Schools
NC
105
Iredell-Statesville Schools
NC
411
Fort Bend Isd
TX
73
Irvine Unified
CA
256
Fort Wayne Community Schools
IN
174
Irving ISD
TX
204
Fort Worth Isd
TX
35
Jackson Public School Dist
MS
182
Francis Howell R-III
MO
351
Jefferson Co
KY
29
 
Frederick County Board Of Ed
MD
134
Jefferson County R-1
CO
33
Fremont Unified
CA
185
Jefferson County Sch Dist
AL
117
Fresno Unified
CA
37
Jefferson Parish School Board
LA
80
Ft. Zumwalt R-II
MO
437
Jersey City
NJ
183
Fullerton Joint Union High
CA
481
Johnston County Schools
NC
305
Fulton County
GA
49
Jordan School District
UT
44
Galena Park ISD
TX
368
Judson ISD
TX
433
Garden Grove Unified
CA
88
Jurupa Unified
CA
337
Garland ISD
TX
83
Kanawha County School District
WV
202
Gary Community School Corp
IN
358
Kansas City
KS
309
 
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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