Table A-14. Public elementary and secondary revenues by source, current expenditures, and current expenditures per pupil for the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions: Fiscal year 2004

Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2004–05

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Table A-14. Public elementary and secondary revenues by source, current expenditures, and current expenditures per pupil for the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions: Fiscal year 2004

Name of reporting district	State	Total students (fall member- ship)¹	Revenues by source (in thousands of dollars)				Current expenditures (in thousands of dollars)		Current expendi- tures per pupil
Name of reporting district	State	Total students (fall member- ship)¹	Total	Federal	State	Local	Total²	Instructional³	Current expendi- tures per pupil
Total	†	11,290,163	$106,214,645	$11,903,496	$47,093,501	$47,217,649	$108,793,699	$57,906,688	$9,636

New York City Public Schools	NY	1,041,976	14,723,474	1,711,502	6,158,563	6,853,409	15,739,985	10,247,313	15,106
Los Angeles Unified	CA	747,009	7,531,675	995,098	4,834,977	1,701,600	8,206,329	3,802,228	10,986
Puerto Rico Department of Education	PR	584,916	2,884,128	908,078	1,975,579	472	2,544,820	2,425,372	4,351
City of Chicago School District	IL	434,419	4,107,617	702,583	1,567,612	1,837,422	4,224,772	2,292,576	9,725
Dade County School District	FL	371,785	3,244,666	375,101	1,513,260	1,356,305	3,131,953	1,626,031	8,424

Clark County School District	NV	270,529	2,132,656	145,376	555,955	1,431,325	2,291,888	1,030,190	8,472
Broward County School District	FL	272,835	2,231,773	201,622	1,077,893	952,258	2,297,904	1,079,039	8,422
Houston Independent School District	TX	211,499	1,680,877	237,252	274,127	1,169,498	1,749,949	903,993	8,274
Hillsborough County School District	FL	181,900	1,579,958	207,334	842,093	530,531	1,623,469	731,870	8,925
Philadelphia City School District	PA	189,779	2,111,973	333,586	1,057,020	721,367	2,421,758	907,007	12,761

Hawaii Department of Education	HI	183,609	2,138,137	236,470	1,850,737	50,930	1,734,591	943,647	9,447
Palm Beach County School District	FL	170,260	1,573,522	120,126	478,565	974,831	1,819,580	767,419	10,687
Orange County School District	FL	165,992	1,380,847	120,688	570,676	689,483	1,313,658	625,208	7,914
Fairfax County Public Schools	VA	164,235	1,893,101	72,613	324,199	1,496,289	1,887,675	1,008,520	11,494
Dallas Independent School District	TX	160,584	1,344,357	185,142	205,810	953,405	1,483,942	730,295	9,241

Detroit City School District	MI	153,034	1,642,402	252,704	1,122,410	267,288	2,021,123	935,103	13,207
Montgomery County Public Schools	MD	139,201	1,812,254	74,629	341,638	1,395,987	1,720,288	994,907	12,358
Prince George's County Public Schools	MD	137,285	1,397,924	94,939	633,484	669,501	1,354,565	678,956	9,867
Gwinnett County School District	GA	129,014	1,503,965	54,277	504,995	944,693	1,215,701	626,188	9,423
San Diego City Unified	CA	137,960	1,406,014	158,168	599,294	648,552	1,564,648	667,131	11,341

Duval County School District	FL	129,557	946,951	100,492	451,760	394,699	962,314	499,666	7,428
Memphis City School District	TN	116,224	915,781	137,524	327,278	450,979	950,659	545,373	8,180
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	NC	113,865	1,067,782	76,490	501,718	489,574	1,019,823	492,499	8,956
Wake County Schools	NC	108,969	970,869	53,908	464,963	451,998	960,576	450,064	8,815
Pinellas County School District	FL	114,510	920,279	93,248	392,053	434,978	954,094	445,852	8,332

Baltimore County Public Schools	MD	108,523	1,074,341	67,841	376,910	629,590	1,032,563	594,299	9,515
Cobb County School District	GA	102,034	945,482	46,631	365,261	533,590	860,467	537,707	8,433
De Kalb County School District	GA	99,550	943,522	69,571	361,530	512,421	928,500	498,091	9,327
Jefferson County	KY	95,582	842,393	101,812	350,527	390,054	847,073	437,782	8,862
Long Beach Unified	CA	97,560	819,059	123,816	517,708	177,535	820,912	425,055	8,414

Milwaukee School District	WI	97,359	1,093,133	167,029	703,725	222,379	1,165,164	609,401	11,968
Albuquerque Public Schools	NM	90,537	720,897	92,867	519,921	108,109	729,651	364,338	8,059
Baltimore City Public School System	MD	94,049	965,291	115,355	625,734	224,202	996,535	601,279	10,596
Jefferson County R-1	CO	87,172	728,636	32,986	311,825	383,825	772,847	361,616	8,866
Polk County School District	FL	84,135	644,591	73,278	340,112	231,201	634,997	350,942	7,547

Fresno Unified	CA	81,408	716,277	113,923	471,149	131,205	709,717	373,560	8,718
Austin Independent School District	TX	79,007	789,887	70,621	72,979	646,287	801,078	343,929	10,139
Fort Worth Independent School District	TX	80,335	648,397	78,909	265,303	304,185	672,072	327,994	8,366
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District	TX	74,877	581,678	23,316	183,987	374,375	630,862	319,472	8,425
Fulton County School District	GA	73,319	803,163	37,617	228,555	536,991	859,621	431,390	11,724

Jordan School District	UT	74,761	439,856	30,604	235,837	173,415	419,246	211,278	5,608
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	VA	76,304	630,291	56,162	289,314	284,815	669,722	354,933	8,777
Mesa Unified District	AZ	75,401	538,261	42,638	257,708	237,915	468,828	269,369	6,218
Brevard County School District	FL	73,901	549,521	49,264	282,174	218,083	552,443	297,860	7,475
Northside Independent School District	TX	71,798	581,114	44,413	222,115	314,586	685,459	286,159	9,547

Anne Arundel County Public Schools	MD	74,508	721,559	39,647	230,816	451,096	722,780	398,620	9,701
Nashville-Davidson County School District	TN	68,651	593,685	55,910	161,244	376,531	705,557	362,960	10,277
Denver County 1	CO	72,100	683,682	69,052	223,617	391,013	683,127	299,932	9,475
Lee County School District	FL	66,466	640,307	53,026	155,622	431,659	645,480	250,059	9,711
Granite School District	UT	70,771	393,914	43,542	222,822	127,550	398,137	215,169	5,626

Guilford County Schools	NC	65,884	515,548	47,482	288,287	179,779	529,713	281,910	8,040
Seminole County School District	FL	64,904	502,201	34,427	245,373	222,401	477,191	250,562	7,352
Prince William County Public Schools	VA	63,404	612,178	26,399	240,385	345,394	650,739	297,824	10,263
Volusia County School District	FL	64,089	537,578	48,138	229,671	259,769	561,034	255,456	8,754
Greenville County School District	SC	64,245	557,680	41,731	229,308	286,641	621,286	242,171	9,671

Orleans Parish School Board	LA	67,922	538,644	84,326	237,035	217,283	531,254	302,977	7,822
Cleveland City School District	OH	69,655	820,215	128,163	446,897	245,155	821,888	428,629	11,799
Mobile County School District	AL	64,774	459,717	68,643	258,173	132,901	474,814	238,977	7,330
Washoe County School District	NV	62,103	463,123	35,805	134,503	292,815	465,938	258,784	7,503
El Paso Independent School District	TX	63,200	492,139	79,681	256,770	155,688	514,393	288,784	8,139

Fort Bend Independent School District	TX	61,248	459,369	22,699	179,825	256,845	451,127	255,126	7,366
District of Columbia Public Schools	DC	65,099	1,081,501	167,020	†	914,481	1,087,040	515,377	16,698
Arlington Independent School District	TX	62,454	475,658	37,135	115,429	323,094	449,796	254,164	7,202
Santa Ana Unified	CA	62,874	592,412	77,326	358,686	156,400	582,080	304,798	9,258
Tucson Unified District	AZ	61,448	476,206	57,276	221,843	197,087	438,681	221,401	7,139

Pasco County School District	FL	57,510	448,929	39,422	262,509	146,998	416,461	214,136	7,242
Columbus City School District	OH	63,098	694,022	82,466	267,654	343,902	729,035	362,869	11,554
San Bernardino City Unified	CA	57,818	493,002	68,822	365,216	58,964	491,834	248,759	8,507
Davis School District	UT	60,749	344,281	32,004	206,874	105,403	377,999	183,703	6,222
Elk Grove Unified	CA	55,613	552,457	36,821	308,655	206,981	518,361	255,672	9,321

Boston School District	MA	60,150	1,077,906	108,651	323,510	645,745	1,042,803	589,574	17,337
North East Independent School District	TX	56,298	451,017	28,674	99,149	323,194	479,264	242,326	8,513
San Francisco Unified	CA	57,805	556,589	71,288	119,762	365,539	548,893	257,949	9,496
San Antonio Independent School District	TX	56,914	518,758	86,237	279,724	152,797	583,207	255,133	10,247
Aldine Independent School District	TX	56,292	455,847	57,620	231,323	166,904	442,759	248,812	7,865

Chesterfield County Public Schools	VA	55,393	481,820	22,019	189,973	269,828	419,629	237,994	7,575
Garland Independent School District	TX	55,114	378,731	23,827	164,756	190,148	404,488	202,867	7,339
Knox County School District	TN	52,659	363,394	23,229	117,447	222,718	375,746	215,250	7,135
Cumberland County Schools	NC	52,812	368,430	50,843	228,194	89,393	354,980	206,972	6,722
Alpine School District	UT	51,240	278,551	19,131	174,194	85,226	324,714	152,445	6,337

Plano Independent School District	TX	51,869	571,609	17,346	40,578	513,685	628,283	252,446	12,113
Sacramento City Unified	CA	51,453	423,917	56,892	155,239	211,786	395,163	222,047	7,680
Clayton County	GA	50,555	426,744	37,874	211,517	177,353	432,851	239,713	8,562
Jefferson Parish School Board	LA	51,453	423,917	56,892	155,239	211,786	395,163	222,047	7,680
Atlanta City School District	GA	52,103	722,138	79,347	158,184	484,607	753,466	357,738	14,461

Capistrano Unified	CA	49,746	346,292	19,426	108,910	217,956	362,218	214,898	7,281
San Juan Unified	CA	50,906	433,264	38,876	249,795	144,593	448,192	247,684	8,804
Garden Grove Unified	CA	50,172	365,604	42,243	199,045	124,316	367,318	226,751	7,321
Anchorage School District	AK	49,722	430,337	58,649	233,437	138,251	559,627	244,474	11,255
Oakland Unified	CA	50,437	496,023	76,751	252,241	167,031	522,597	251,806	10,361

Forsyth County Schools	NC	47,342	413,020	32,133	212,826	168,061	405,079	220,729	8,556
Wichita	KS	48,894	452,437	57,466	230,104	164,867	417,141	208,004	8,532
Howard County Public Schools System	MD	47,833	537,507	17,975	147,081	372,451	550,863	306,615	11,516
Cherry Creek 5	CO	46,594	407,479	13,008	152,365	242,106	405,690	221,939	8,707
Portland School District 1J	OR	48,344	505,585	50,455	176,685	278,445	447,490	258,535	9,256

Osceola County School District	FL	43,911	345,418	29,275	178,249	137,894	338,024	151,292	7,698
Pasadena Independent School District	TX	46,142	352,354	28,542	184,967	138,845	342,663	178,196	7,426
Brownsville Independent School District	TX	45,923	395,095	66,909	273,753	54,433	388,650	201,239	8,463
Seattle School District 1	WA	47,588	526,366	50,583	250,003	225,780	484,167	240,486	10,174
Henrico County Public Schools	VA	45,354	359,717	16,769	139,004	203,944	373,005	189,007	8,224

† Not applicable.
¹ The student membership obtained from the CCD fiscal district data collection varies slightly from the student membership obtained from the CCD nonfiscal data collection.
² Total current expenditures for elementary and secondary education. Excludes capital outlays, interest on debt, payments to private schools, and payments to public charter schools.
³ Instructional expenditures are current expenditures for activities directly associated with the interaction between teachers and students. These include teacher salaries and benefits, supplies (such as textbooks), and purchased instructional services. New York City Public Schools includes guidance counselor costs in its instructional figures.
NOTE: Data include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, four outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Department of Defense dependents schools (overseas and domestic). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey" (F-33), FY 2004, Version 1a, and "National Public Education Financial Survey," 2003–04, Version 1a.

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