Table 4. Number of students, full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers, and schools in the United States and jurisdictions and the 100 largest school districts: School years 1993–94 and 2003–04

Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2003–04

NCES 2006-329
September 2006

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Table 4. Number of students, full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers, and schools in the United States and jurisdictions and the 100 largest school districts: School years 1993–94 and 2003–04

	1993–94				2003–04				Percent change (1993–94 to 2003–04)
District characteristic	All districts	100 largest districts	100 largest districts as a percent-age of national total		All districts	100 largest districts	100 largest districts as a percent-age of national total		All districts	100 largest districts
Students	44,077,650	10,138,796	23.0		49,349,550	11,280,667	22.9		12.0	11.3
FTE teachers	2,361,739	470,560	19.9		3,102,832	672,174	21.7		31.4	42.8
Schools	87,104	14,473	16.6		98,213	16,178	16.5		12.8	11.8
NOTE: The universe for 2003–04 includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, four outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Department of Defense Schools. In 1993–94, data for these jurisdictions were not collected, and therefore are not included. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Department of Defense schools account for 0.3 percent of students, 0.2 percent of teachers, and 0.4 percent of schools among all districts in 2003–04.
SOURCE: Data reported by states to U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1993–94 and 2003–04, Version 1a, and "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1993–94, Version 1c, and 2003–04, Version 1a.

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