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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: P-V
A-D           D-K           K-P           P-V           V-Y          
School district
State Rank
School district
State Rank
Phoenix Union High School Dist
AZ
290
San Juan Unified
CA
84
Pickens County School District
SC
457
San Ramon Valley Unified
CA
317
Pinellas County School Distric
FL
22
Santa Ana Unified
CA
61
Pitt County Schools
NC
332
Santa Rosa County School Distr
FL
278
Pittsburgh SD
PA
124
Sarasota County School Distric
FL
139
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
CA
233
Schaumburg C C School Dist 54
IL
470
Plano ISD
TX
92
School District 46
IL
135
Plymouth-Canton Community Scho
MI
438
Scottsdale Unified District
AZ
223
Polk County School District
FL
36
Seattle
WA
91
Pomona Unified
CA
153
Seminole County School Distric
FL
60
 
Portland Sch Dist 1J
OR
74
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch
KS
187
Portsmouth City Public Schools
VA
440
Shelby County Sch Dist
AL
328
Poudre R-1
CO
254
Shelby County School District
TN
94
Poway Unified
CA
166
Simi Valley Unified
CA
308
Prince Georges County Pub Schs
MD
19
Sioux Falls 49-5
SD
363
Prince William County Public S
VA
71
Socorro ISD
TX
226
Providence Sch Dist
RI
224
South Bend Community Sch Corp
IN
302
Pueblo City 60
CO
393
South Washington County
MN
492
Puerto Rico Department Of Educ
PR
3
South-Western City SD
OH
357
Pulaski Co. Special.
AR
376
Spokane
WA
177
 
Putnam City
OK
350
Spotsylvania County Public Sch
VA
369
Puyallup
WA
341
Spring Branch ISD
TX
178
Racine
WI
311
Spring ISD
TX
272
Randolph County Schools
NC
409
Springfield
MA
230
Rankin Co School Dist
MS
488
Springfield R-XII
MO
248
Rapides Parish School Board
LA
267
Springfield School District 18
IL
477
Reading SD
PA
473
St Vrain Valley Re 1J
CO
346
Red Clay Consolidated School D
DE
462
St. Johns County School Distri
FL
331
Redlands Unified
CA
354
St. Louis City
MO
107
Rialto Unified
CA
210
St. Lucie County School Distri
FL
198
 
Richardson ISD
TX
144
St. Paul
MN
101
Richland County School Distric
SC
222
Stafford County Public Schools
VA
310
Richland County School Distric
SC
403
Stockton City Unified
CA
129
Richmond City Public Schools
VA
220
Sumner County School District
TN
286
Richmond County
GA
140
Sweetwater Union High
CA
142
Riverside Unified
CA
125
Syracuse City SD
NY
273
Robeson County Schools
NC
257
Tacoma
WA
155
Rochester
MN
458
Tangipahoa Parish School Board
LA
384
Rochester City SD
NY
138
Temecula Valley Unified
CA
366
Rockford School Dist 205
IL
218
Terrebonne Parish School Board
LA
340
 
Rockwood R-VI
MO
307
Toledo City SD
OH
127
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
MN
208
Toms River Regional
NJ
395
Round Rock ISD
TX
179
Torrance Unified
CA
253
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
NC
322
Tucson Unified District
AZ
58
Rowland Unified
CA
367
Tulsa
OK
108
Rutherford County School Dist
TN
240
Tuscaloosa County Sch Dist
AL
468
Sachem CSD
NY
493
Tustin Unified
CA
421
Sacramento City Unified
CA
75
Tyler ISD
TX
431
Saddleback Valley Unified
CA
143
Union County Public Schools
NC
275
Saint Landry Parish School Boa
LA
474
United ISD
TX
215
 
Saint Marys County Public Schs
MD
484
Utica Community Schools
MI
211
Saint Tammany Parish School Bo
LA
169
Vacaville Unified
CA
485
Salem/Keizer Sch Dist 24J
OR
145
Vallejo City Unified
CA
325
Salt Lake City School District
UT
239
Vancouver
WA
296
San Angelo ISD
TX
452
Ventura Unified
CA
397
San Antonio ISD
TX
68
Vigo County School Corp
IN
435
San Bernardino City Unified
CA
77
Virgin Islands School District
VI
352
San Diego City Unified
CA
17
Virginia Beach City Public Sch
VA
40
San Francisco Unified
CA
62
Visalia Unified
CA
255
San Jose Unified
CA
159
Vista Unified
CA
214
 
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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