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Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary Districts in the United States: 2001-2002 - Appendix C. Number of the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by state:  School year 2001-02

Appendix C. Number of the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by state: School year 2001-02

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State Number of districts in the 100 largest school districts Percentage of the 100 largest school district students
Total
100 100.0
 
Alabama
1 0.6
Alaska
1 0.4
Arizona
2 1.2
California
13 13.7
Colorado
2 1.4
District of Columbia
1 0.6
Florida
13 15.8
Georgia
6 4.4
Hawaii
1 1.7
Illinois
1 3.9
Kansas
1 0.4
Kentucky
1 0.8
Louisiana
4 2.0
Maryland
6 5.4
Massachusetts
1 0.6
Michigan
1 1.5
Minnesota
1 0.4
Nebraska
1 0.4
Nevada
2 2.7
New Mexico
1 0.8
New York
1 9.4
North Carolina
5 3.3
Ohio
2 1.2
Oregon
1 0.5
Pennsylvania
1 1.8
Puerto Rico
1 5.4
South Carolina
1 0.5
Tennessee
3 2.1
Texas
15 10.4
Utah
4 2.3
Virginia
4 3.1
Washington
1 0.4
Wisconsin
1 0.9
NOTE: The universe for this table includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools. Only those states that have at least one district in the 100 largest districts are included in this table.
SOURCE: Data reported by states to U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Public Elementary/Secondary Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2001-02, Version 1a.

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