Table A-4. Number of public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by specified instructional level and school district: School year 2003

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 A-4. Number of public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by specified instructional level and school district: School year 2003–04

Name of reporting district	State	Schools having membership	Instructional level
Name of reporting district	State	Schools having membership	Primary	Middle	High	Other
Total	†	15,891	9,959	2,471	2,240	1,221

New York City Public Schools	NY	1,217	705	207	195	110
Los Angeles Unified	CA	693	468	81	112	32
Puerto Rico Department of Education	PR	1,508	833	203	171	301
City of Chicago School District	IL	612	480	23	83	26
Dade County School District	FL	362	228	58	46	30

Broward County School District	FL	259	152	44	33	30
Clark County School District	NV	295	183	50	42	20
Houston Independent School District	TX	308	209	50	37	12
Philadelphia City School District	PA	263	173	42	39	9
Hawaii Department of Education	HI	284	183	36	42	23

Hillsborough County School District	FL	232	135	41	27	29
Palm Beach County School District	FL	208	122	29	31	26
Orange County School District	FL	187	118	28	21	20
Fairfax County Public Schools	VA	190	137	23	28	2
Dallas Independent School District	TX	221	148	39	32	2

Detroit City School District	MI	254	173	34	35	12
Montgomery County Public Schools	MD	192	126	36	25	5
San Diego City Unified	CA	185	127	27	23	8
Prince Georges County Public Schools	MD	197	140	26	25	6
Duval County School District	FL	177	110	28	19	20

Gwinnett County School District	GA	94	61	16	15	2
Memphis City School District	TN	179	114	31	31	3
Pinellas County School District	FL	163	85	26	18	34
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	NC	137	88	28	15	6
Wake County Schools	NC	126	81	27	17	1

Baltimore County Public Schools	MD	162	104	27	25	6
Cobb County School District	GA	101	65	21	15	0
De Kalb County School District	GA	133	86	21	22	4
Long Beach Unified	CA	91	60	15	11	5
Milwaukee School District	WI	223	134	32	42	15

Jefferson (KY) County	KY	165	92	25	34	14
Baltimore City Public School System	MD	186	121	25	25	15
Albuquerque Public Schools	NM	148	85	29	26	8
Jefferson (CO) County	CO	160	105	24	25	6
Polk County School District	FL	147	76	21	17	33

Fresno Unified	CA	100	63	16	18	3
Fort Worth Independent School District	TX	143	79	30	20	14
Austin Independent School District	TX	111	75	17	12	7
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	VA	80	55	14	11	0
Mesa Unified District	AZ	90	59	16	11	4

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District	TX	59	38	12	8	1
Jordan School District	UT	85	57	15	11	2
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	MD	117	77	20	15	5
Brevard County School District	FL	107	64	14	12	17
Fulton County School District	GA	83	51	18	11	3

Denver County	CO	145	95	21	21	8
Northside Independent School District	TX	93	53	15	12	13
Granite School District	UT	109	64	20	19	6
Cleveland City School District	OH	122	84	15	12	11
Nashville-Davidson County School District	TN	125	69	35	17	4

Orleans Parish School Board	LA	125	77	23	21	4
Guilford County Schools	NC	104	64	18	20	2
Lee County School District	FL	81	42	12	12	15
District of Columbia Public Schools	DC	169	107	23	20	19
Seminole County School District	FL	72	38	12	8	14

Mobile County School District	AL	100	60	21	15	4
Greenville County School District	SC	86	52	18	15	1
Volusia County School District	FL	87	46	11	10	20
Prince William County Public Schools	VA	70	49	13	8	0
El Paso Independent School District	TX	88	56	15	14	3

Columbus City School District	OH	151	96	27	25	3
Santa Ana Unified	CA	56	37	9	10	0
Arlington Independent School District	TX	76	52	13	8	3
Washoe County School District	NV	98	67	12	15	4
Tucson Unified District	AZ	123	78	21	21	3

Fort Bend Independent School District	TX	58	36	11	10	1
Davis School District	UT	96	56	17	20	3
Boston School District	MA	136	83	19	27	7
San Bernardino City Unified	CA	65	43	8	11	3
San Francisco Unified	CA	118	77	19	21	1

Pasco County School District	FL	71	36	9	8	18
San Antonio Independent School District	TX	106	67	19	12	8
North East Independent School District	TX	65	39	12	9	5
Aldine Independent School District	TX	63	34	17	6	6
Elk Grove Unified	CA	55	33	6	13	3

Chesterfield County Public Schools	VA	59	37	12	10	0
Garland Independent School District	TX	68	44	13	7	4
Cumberland County Schools	NC	85	54	16	13	2
Knox County School District	TN	83	52	14	14	3
Sacramento City Unified	CA	88	63	10	14	1

Atlanta City School District	GA	99	67	18	13	1
Plano Independent School District	TX	65	44	12	3	6
Jefferson Parish School Board	LA	83	57	17	8	1
Alpine School District	UT	63	42	9	10	2
San Juan Unified	CA	83	52	10	13	8

Clayton County	GA	53	33	12	7	1
Oakland Unified	CA	118	69	22	18	9
Garden Grove Unified	CA	67	47	10	10	0
Capistrano Unified	CA	56	38	10	7	1
Anchorage School District	AK	92	63	9	12	8

Wichita	KS	90	59	17	12	2
Portland School District	OR	93	62	20	9	2
Howard County Pub Schools System	MD	69	38	19	10	2
Forsyth County Schools	NC	68	39	15	9	5
Seattle	WA	127	71	11	16	29

Newark City	NJ	76	52	7	11	6
Shelby County School District	TN	48	28	13	7	0
Ysleta Independent School District	TX	63	37	13	11	2
East Baton Rouge Parish School	LA	98	60	18	17	3
Cherry Creek 5	CO	50	36	8	6	0
† Not applicable.
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. Primary = low grade, PK to 3; high grade, up to 8. Middle = low grade, 4 to 7; high grade, 4 to 9. High = low grade, 7 to 12; high grade 12. Other = any other combination, including PK, K, or 1 to 12.
SOURCE: Data reported by states to U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2003–04, Version 1a, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2003–04, Version 1b.

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