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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 D.-Selected statistics for the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions: School year 1990-91 - Part 1  ||  Part 2
Name of reported
district
City State County Number of
students
Number of
teachers
Number of
1990 completers*
Number
of schools
PORTLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT IJ
PORTLAND
OR
MULTNOMAH
53,042 2,714 2,432 99
OAKLAND UNIFIED
OAKLAND
CA
ALAMEDA
52,095 2,232 1,962 90
GREENVILLE COUNTY
SCHOOL DIST
GREENVILLE
SC
GREENVILLE
51,434 3,008 2,817 92
CADDO PAR SCHOOL BOARD
SHREVEPORT
LA
CADDO
51,375 2,896 2,382 76
CINCINNATI CITY SCHOOL DIST
CINCINNATI
OH
HAMILTON
51,148 3,073 2,190 82
 
KNOX COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT
KNOXVILLE
TN
KNOX
50,750 2,919 3,100 93
NORTHSIDE ISD
SAN ANTONIO
TX
BEXAR
50,229 2,756 3,247 64
YSLETA ISD
EL PASO
TX
EL PASO
49,974 2,944 2,814 52
SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED
SACRAMENTO
CA
SACRAMENTO
49,557 2,146 1,876 74
SEMINOLE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST
SANFORD
FL
SEMINOLE
49,027 2,629 2,717 46
 
NEWARK CITY
NEWARK
NJ
ESSEX
48,433 3,418 1,915 82
VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
DELAND
FL
VOLUSIA
48,403 2,764 2,302 65
INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
INDIANAPOLIS
IN
MARION
48,140 3,018 1,842 92
SAN JUAN UNIFIED
CARMICHAEL
CA
SACRAMENTO
47,690 2,142 2,745 87
BUFFALO CITY SCHOOLS
BUFFALO
NY
ERIE
47,224 3,103 2,335 75
 
WICHITA
WICHITA
KS
SEDGWICK
47,222 2,748 2,333 100
SANTA ANA UNIFIED
SANTA ANA
CA
ORANGE
45,964 1,872 1,366 46
ARLINGTON ISD
ARLINGTON
TX
TARRANT
44,958 2,427 2,380 53
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
FAYETTEVILLE
NC
CUMBERLAND
44,612 2,571 2,684 69
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUB SCHLS
CHESTERFIELD
VA
CHESTERFIELD
44,480 2,657 2,605 50
 
CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST
CHARLESTON
SC
CHARLESTON
43,637 2,556 1,858 71
ST LOUIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST LOUIS
MO
ST LOUIS CITY
43,284 3,309 1,457 130
LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
FORT MYERS
FL
LEE
43,240 2,355 2,164 62
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL DIST
PENSACOLA
FL
ESCAMBIA
43,091 2,669 2,321 67
ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANCHORAGE
AK
ANCHORAGE
41,992 2,088 2,217 82
 
FULTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ATLANTA
GA
FULTON
41,935 2,541 2,251 60
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUB SCHS
MANASSAS
VA
PRINCE WILLIAM
41,888 2,503 2,475 59
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
CORPUS CHRISTI
TX
NUECES
41,881 2,426 2,059 63
BIRMINGHAM CITY
BIRMINGHAM
AL
JEFFERSON
41,710 2,351 1,954 85
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OMAHA
NE
DOUGLAS
41,699 2,505 2,200 80
 
ALDINE ISD
HOUSTON
TX
HARRIS
41,372 2,226 1,572 38
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
HOUSTON
TX
HARRIS
41,196 2,528 2,113 37
MINNEAPOLIS SPECIAL SCH DIST
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
HENNEPIN
41,050 1,917 2,021 55
SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SEATTLE
WA
KING
40,917 2,221 108
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BIRMINGHAM
AL
JEFFERSON
40,752 2,188 2,542 60
 
TULSA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
TULSA
OK
TULSA
40,732 2,192 2,300 77
SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED
SAN BERNARDINO
CA
SAN BERNARDINO
40,589 1,709 1,274 58
TOLEDO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
TOLEDO
OH
LUCAS
40,452 2,262 2,218 62
NORTH EAST ISD
SAN ANTONIO
TX
BEXAR
39,909 2,332 3,275 45
PITTSBURGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
PITTSBURGH
PA
ALLEGHENY
39,896 2,544 2,381 82
 
— Data not available.
*Includes high school diploma recipients as well as other high school completers (i.e., certificates).
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," 1990-91.

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