Table A-13. Number of high school completers and averaged freshman graduation rate in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2002

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

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Table A-13. Number of high school completers and averaged freshman graduation rate in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2002–03

		Completers¹			Averaged freshman graduation rate²
Name of reporting district	State	Total	Diploma	Other completers	Averaged freshman graduation rate²
Total	†	523,904	509,998	13,906	68.8

New York City Public Schools	NY	39,539	37,915	1,624	38.9
Los Angeles Unified	CA	27,720	27,720	†	52.7
Puerto Rico Department of Education	PR	32,895	30,278	2,617	68.2
City of Chicago School District	IL	15,653	15,653	†	53.4
Dade County School District	FL	18,117	16,638	1,479	60.6

Broward County School District	FL	12,192	11,654	538	67.7
Clark County School District	NV	10,734	10,215	519	66.7
Houston Independent School District	TX	7,945	7,945	†	56.2
Philadelphia City School District	PA	8,559	8,559	0	56.9
Hawaii Department of Education	HI	10,669	10,452	217	71.3

Hillsborough County School District	FL	8,118	7,968	150	67.3
Palm Beach County School District	FL	8,282	7,687	595	67.8
Orange County School District	FL	7,686	7,361	325	67.0
Fairfax County Public Schools	VA	10,649	10,450	199	90.9
Dallas Independent School District	TX	6,532	6,532	†	58.5

Detroit City School District	MI	5,540	5,540	0	49.2
Montgomery County Public Schools	MD	8,373	8,282	91	87.0
San Diego City Unified	CA	6,504	6,504	†	67.6
Prince Georges County Public Schools	MD	7,661	7,552	109	77.6
Duval County School District	FL	5,295	5,260	35	59.3

Gwinnett County School District	GA	6,390	6,116	274	75.2
Memphis City School District	TN	4,017	3,933	84	52.3
Pinellas County School District	FL	5,647	5,413	234	58.3
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	NC	5,195	5,087	108	66.1
Wake County Schools	NC	5,443	5,411	32	85.7

Baltimore County Public Schools	MD	6,917	6,859	58	87.1
Cobb County School District	GA	5,570	5,231	339	78.1
De Kalb County School District	GA	4,777	4,191	586	59.1
Long Beach Unified	CA	4,664	4,664	†	68.5
Milwaukee School District	WI	3,912	3,912	—	47.6

Jefferson (KY) County	KY	4,998	4,932	66	60.5
Baltimore City Public School System	MD	4,529	4,524	5	47.3
Albuquerque Public Schools	NM	4,708	4,708	0	57.9
Jefferson (CO) County	CO	5,411	5,334	77	77.6
Polk County School District	FL	4,096	3,815	281	62.8

Fresno Unified	CA	3,721	3,721	†	61.4
Fort Worth Independent School District	TX	3,222	3,222	†	62.3
Austin Independent School District	TX	3,705	3,705	†	64.6
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	VA	4,558	4,455	103	71.1
Mesa Unified District	AZ	4,053	4,014	39	73.4

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District	TX	3,938	3,938	†	87.4
Jordan School District	UT	4,916	4,916	0	79.0
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	MD	4,466	4,466	0	79.9
Brevard County School District	FL	3,671	3,578	93	72.2
Fulton County School District	GA	3,559	3,360	199	70.8

Denver County	CO	2,612	2,612	0	58.4
Northside Independent School District	TX	3,928	3,928	†	83.4
Granite School District	UT	4,188	4,170	18	72.1
Cleveland City School District	OH	2,443	2,443	†	46.7
Nashville-Davidson County School District	TN	2,962	2,609	353	53.7

Orleans Parish School Board	LA	3,648	3,471	177	53.8
Guilford County Schools	NC	3,348	3,304	44	75.1
Lee County School District	FL	2,999	2,846	153	75.0
District of Columbia Public Schools	DC	3,084	2,894	190	65.8
Seminole County School District	FL	3,520	3,420	100	76.4

Mobile County School District	AL	3,071	2,854	217	57.9
Greenville County School District	SC	3,134	2,934	200	66.6
Volusia County School District	FL	3,533	3,386	147	67.1
Prince William County Public Schools	VA	3,217	3,196	21	79.9
El Paso Independent School District	TX	3,353	3,353	†	65.2

Columbus City School District	OH	2,600	2,600	†	55.9
Santa Ana Unified	CA	2,484	2,484	†	69.5
Arlington Independent School District	TX	2,875	2,875	†	73.9
Washoe County School District	NV	2,976	2,851	125	76.0
Tucson Unified District	AZ	3,309	3,309	0	69.5

Fort Bend Independent School District	TX	3,630	3,630	†	89.3
Davis School District	UT	3,766	3,765	1	83.9
Boston School District	MA	2,816	2,816	0	54.3
San Bernardino City Unified	CA	1,933	1,933	†	49.6
San Francisco Unified	CA	3,399	3,399	†	77.0

Pasco County School District	FL	2,474	2,453	21	76.1
San Antonio Independent School District	TX	2,727	2,727	†	59.0
North East Independent School District	TX	3,208	3,208	†	85.3
Aldine Independent School District	TX	2,149	2,149	†	59.7
Elk Grove Unified	CA	2,728	2,728	†	87.7

Chesterfield County Public Schools	VA	3,326	3,292	34	84.8
Garland Independent School District	TX	2,689	2,689	†	78.9
Cumberland County Schools	NC	2,862	2,809	53	70.9
Knox County School District	TN	2,572	2,553	19	70.4
Sacramento City Unified	CA	2,237	2,237	†	62.0

Atlanta City School District	GA	2,365	2,270	95	48.3
Plano Independent School District	TX	2,795	2,795	†	88.1
Jefferson Parish School Board	LA	2,265	2,261	4	54.7
Alpine School District	UT	2,772	2,726	46	79.4
San Juan Unified	CA	3,556	3,556	†	99.5

Clayton County	GA	2,078	1,791	287	52.9
Oakland Unified	CA	1,617	1,617	†	48.6
Garden Grove Unified	CA	2,738	2,738	†	82.3
Capistrano Unified	CA	2,644	2,644	†	84.3
Anchorage School District	AK	2,505	2,505	0	72.7

Wichita	KS	2,147	2,147	†	62.0
Portland School District	OR	2,998	2,592	406	65.8
Howard County Pub Schools System	MD	3,015	2,990	25	89.7
Forsyth County Schools	NC	2,298	2,271	27	73.9
Seattle	WA	2,632	2,629	3	80.6

Newark City	NJ	1,699	1,699	†	60.2
Shelby County School District	TN	2,601	2,550	51	72.6
Ysleta Independent School District	TX	2,842	2,842	†	81.2
East Baton Rouge Parish School	LA	2,828	2,815	13	70.1
Cherry Creek 5	CO	2,922	2,922	0	92.5
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
¹ Includes regular and other diplomas as well as other completers, but does not include high school equivalencies (e.g., GEDs). Total completers may be different than reported in the CCD state-level file.
² Averaged freshman graduation rate (AFGR) is an estimate of the percentage of an entering freshman class graduating in four years. For 2002–03, it equals the total number of high school diploma recipients in 2002–03 divided by the average membership of the 8th-grade class in 1998–98, the 9th-grade class in 1999–2000, and the 10th-grade class in 2000–01.
NOTE: The universe for this table 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. High school completers for each year are reported on the following year's agency file (e.g., 2002–03 completers are reported on the 2003–04 agency file).
SOURCE: Data are reported by states to the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2003–04, Version 1b.

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