Table D-4. Selected statistics for the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions: School year 1993

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

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Table D-4. Selected statistics for the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions: School year 1993–94

Name of reported district	City	State	County	Number of students	Number of teachers	Number of 1992 completers¹	Number of schools
Total	†	†	†	10,138,769	4,666,911	457,703	14,473

NYC-Chancellor's Office	New York	NY	Kings	1,005,521	553,533	34,765	1,064
Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	CA	Los Angeles	639,129	249,326	25,439	640
Department Of Education	Hato Rey	PR	San Juan	631,460	—	45,995	1,584
City Of Chicago School Dist 29	Chicago	IL	Cook	409,499	217,222	15,445	609
Dade County School District	Miami	FL	Dade	308,465	152,710	14,555	314

Philadelphia City SD	Philadelphia	PA	Philadelphia	207,667	104,890	8,590	259
Houston ISD	Houston	TX	Harris	200,445	114,098	6,773	256
Broward County School District	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Broward	189,862	95,460	8,246	184
Hawaii Department Of Education	Honolulu	HI	Honolulu	180,529	—	9,309	241
Detroit City School District	Detroit	MI	Wayne	173,295	77,990	6,751	262

Clark County School District	Las Vegas	NV	Clark	145,327	71,890	5,891	193
Dallas ISD	Dallas	TX	Dallas	142,652	85,296	4,707	196
Fairfax Cnty Public Schls	Fairfax	VA	Fairfax	135,413	—	8,814	198
Hillsborough County Sch Dist	Tampa	FL	Hillsborough	135,104	80,100	5,972	170
San Diego City Unified	San Diego	CA	San Diego	127,258	51,697	6,106	156

Palm Beach County School Dist	West Palm Beach	FL	Palm Beach	122,145	68,040	5,247	125
Duval County School District	Jacksonville	FL	Duval	119,785	59,430	4,606	154
Prince Georges County Pub Schs	Upper Marlboro	MD	Prince George's	115,918	63,563	6,240	175
Orange County School District	Orlando	FL	Orange	113,638	63,720	4,951	146
Montgomery County Public Schls	Rockville	MD	Montgomery	113,429	65,512	6,587	178

Baltimore City Pub Sch System	Baltimore	MD	Baltimore City	113,354	61,907	3,315	178
Memphis City School District	Memphis	TN	Shelby	105,978	53,870	5,239	162
Pinellas County School Dist	Largo	FL	Pinellas	100,135	54,990	4,905	142
Baltimore County Public Schls	Towson	MD	Baltimore	96,402	56,884	5,392	156
Milwaukee Sch Dist	Milwaukee	WI	Milwaukee	95,259	49,363	3,036	150

Jefferson Co	Louisville	KY	Jefferson	93,529	53,807	4,805	150
Albuquerque Public Schools	Albuquerque	NM	Bernalillo	92,697	54,334	4,403	130
Orleans Parish School Board	New Orleans	LA	Orleans	85,983	45,900	2,849	121
Mecklenburg County	Charlotte	NC	Mecklenburg	82,842	48,510	4,104	121
Jefferson County R-1	Golden	CO	Jefferson	82,760	38,340	4,365	129

De Kalb County School District	Decatur	GA	De Kalb	81,468	51,140	4,227	106
District Of Columbia Pub Schls	Washington	DC	District Of Columbia	80,678	45,300	3,136	173
Granite District	Salt Lake City	UT	Salt Lake	79,746	32,470	4,032	100
Cobb County School District	Marietta	GA	Cobb	77,563	47,610	4,089	86
Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	CA	Los Angeles	76,783	30,181	3,430	80

Gwinnett County School Dist	Lawrenceville	GA	Gwinnett	76,482	43,340	3,738	66
Fresno Unified	Fresno	CA	Fresno	76,349	31,584	2,981	86
Virginia Beach City Public Sch	Virginia Beach	VA	Virginia Beach City	74,880	—	3,680	80
Cleveland City SD	Cleveland	OH	Cuyahoga	73,633	42,053	2,254	129
Wake County	Raleigh	NC	Wake	73,263	47,690	3,740	94

Nashville-Davidson County SD	Nashville	TN	Davidson	72,483	44,390	2,926	119
Fort Worth ISD	Fort Worth	TX	Tarrant	72,114	40,634	2,466	129
Austin ISD	Austin	TX	Travis	71,664	44,677	2,884	102
Jordan District	Sandy	UT	Salt Lake	70,256	28,082	3,749	69
Polk County School District	Bartow	FL	Polk	69,718	38,260	3,073	104

Anne Arundel County Pub Schls	Annapolis	MD	Anne Arundel	69,020	38,843	3,864	113
Mesa Unified School District	Mesa	AZ	Maricopa	67,639	—	3,265	71
Mobile County Sch Dist	Mobile	AL	Mobile	66,580	34,508	3,310	88
El Paso ISD	El Paso	TX	El Paso	64,141	38,766	3,027	79
Columbus City SD	Columbus	OH	Franklin	63,877	40,955	2,331	144

Boston School District	Boston	MA	Suffolk	63,738	†	2,840	117
East Baton Rouge Parish Sch Bd	Baton Rouge	LA	East Baton Rouge	63,179	38,440	2,680	103
Denver County 1	Denver	CO	Denver	62,673	35,836	2,596	111
Brevard County School District	Melbourne	FL	Brevard	62,556	35,610	2,943	78
San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	CA	San Francisco	61,631	28,509	3,635	108

Tucson Unified District	Tucson	AZ	Pima	60,529	—	2,672	110
San Antonio ISD	San Antonio	TX	Bexar	59,544	36,457	2,063	107
Atlanta City School District	Atlanta	GA	Fulton	59,244	36,160	2,555	112
Davis District	Farmington	UT	Davis	57,933	23,110	3,319	69
Jefferson Parish School Board	Harvey	LA	Jefferson	57,270	33,700	2,254	82

Northside ISD	San Antonio	TX	Bexar	54,992	35,150	3,010	76
Guilford County	Greensboro	NC	Guilford	54,451	35,190	3,110	92
Portland School District IJ	Portland	OR	Multnomah	54,073	28,101	2,813	101
Volusia County School District	Deland	FL	Volusia	53,972	30,310	2,490	67
Greenville County School Dist	Greenville	SC	Greenville	53,280	31,921	2,817	92

Seminole County School Dist	Sanford	FL	Seminole	52,688	26,200	2,542	51
Cincinnati City SD	Cincinnati	OH	Hamilton	52,381	30,577	1,848	83
Oakland Unified	Oakland	CA	Alameda	51,748	21,867	1,837	89
Knox County School District	Knoxville	TN	Knox	51,742	29,790	2,822	86
Caddo Parish School Board	Shreveport	LA	Caddo	51,255	29,550	2,237	76

Fulton County School District	Atlanta	GA	Fulton	50,190	30,600	2,283	53
Sacramento City Unified	Sacramento	CA	Sacramento	49,997	19,720	2,028	75
Ysleta ISD	El Paso	TX	El Paso	49,388	12,978	2,674	63
Cumberland County	Fayetteville	NC	Cumberland	49,247	28,960	2,614	69
Arlington ISD	Arlington	TX	Tarrant	48,667	27,370	2,258	57

Santa Ana Unified	Santa Ana	CA	Orange	48,407	16,930	1,842	46
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD	Houston	TX	Harris	48,252	29,252	2,072	47
Buffalo City SD	Buffalo	NY	Erie	48,128	31,529	2,062	74
Chesterfield Cnty Public Schls	Chesterfield	VA	Chesterfield	47,919	—	2,704	53
San Juan Unified	Carmichael	CA	Sacramento	47,650	18,529	2,656	87

Lee County School District	Fort Myers	FL	Lee	47,390	24,790	2,297	70
Anchorage School District	Anchorage	AK	Anchorage	47,340	21,416	2,239	82
Wichita	Wichita	KS	Sedgwick	47,132	28,179	2,171	104
Newark City	Newark	NJ	Essex	46,835	34,275	1,659	80
Indianapolis Public Schools	Indianapolis	IN	Marion	46,656	26,605	1,612	92

Seattle	Seattle	WA	King	45,159	23,029	0	108
Charleston County School Dist	Charleston	SC	Charleston	44,883	26,720	1,870	72
Prince William Cnty Public Sch	Manassas	VA	Prince William	44,881	—	2,590	61
Escambia County School Dist	Pensacola	FL	Escambia	44,641	26,240	2,081	70
Minneapolis	Minneapolis	MN	Hennepin	44,533	28,441	1,664	138

San Bernardino City Unified	San Bernardino	CA	San Bernardino	43,933	17,834	1,478	57
Washoe County School District	Reno	NV	Washoe	43,715	22,890	1,910	75
Omaha Public Schools	Omaha	NE	Douglas	43,609	26,600	2,367	82
Aldine ISD	Houston	TX	Harris	43,539	26,873	1,530	43
North East ISD	San Antonio	TX	Bexar	43,122	26,407	2,529	49

Birmingham City Sch Dist	Birmingham	AL	Jefferson	42,847	24,629	1,753	90
Corpus Christi ISD	Corpus Christi	TX	Nueces	42,374	25,641	1,729	62
Shelby County School District	Memphis	TN	Shelby	41,994	21,740	2,183	41
Fort Bend ISD	Sugar Land	TX	Fort Bend	41,981	23,311	1,802	39
Garden Grove Unified	Garden Grove	CA	Orange	41,664	16,080	2,359	63
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
¹ Includes high school diploma recipients as well as other high school completers (e.g., certificates of attendance), but not high school equivalency recipients.
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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1993–94.

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