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Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2004–05
NCES 2008-335
April 2008


Table D-2.  Alphabetic list and rank (by size) of the 500 largest public school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2004–05
 
School district State Rank
ABC Unified  CA 326
Abilene Independent School District  TX 457
Academy 20  CO 370
Adams 12 Five Star Schools  CO 146
Adams-Arapahoe 28J  CO 185
Aiken County School District  SC 259
Akron Public Schools  OH 227
Alachua County School District  FL 213
Alamance-Burlington Schools  NC 327
Albuquerque Public Schools  NM 32
 
Aldine Independent School District  TX 75
Alhambra Unified  CA 374
Alief Independent School District  TX 104
Allentown City School District  PA 436
Alpine School District  UT 80
Alvord Unified  CA 367
Amarillo Independent School District  TX 209
Amphitheater Unified District  AZ 466
Anaheim City  CA 341
Anaheim Union High  CA 177
 
Anchorage School District  AK 89
Ann Arbor Public Schools  MI 448
Anne Arundel County Public Schools  MD 46
Anoka-Hennepin  MN 119
Antelope Valley Union High  CA 285
Antioch Unified  CA 339
Arlington County Public Schools  VA 397
Arlington Independent School District  TX 63
Ascension Parish School Board  LA 480
Atlanta City  GA 85
 
Austin Independent School District  TX 37
Bakersfield City Elementary  CA 225
Baldwin County  AL 277
Baldwin Park Unified  CA 388
Baltimore City Public School System  MD 33
Baltimore County Public Schools  MD 26
Bay County School District  FL 233
Beaufort County School District  SC 390
Beaumont Independent School District  TX 361
Beaverton School District 48J  OR 150
 
Bellevue School District 405  WA 498
Berkeley County School District  SC 223
Bethel School District 403  WA 427
Bibb County  GA 263
Birdville Independent School District  TX 317
Birmingham City  AL 194
Blue Valley  KS 378
Boise Independent District  ID 242
Boone County  KY 477
Bossier Parish School Board  LA 395
 
Boston  MA 71
Boulder Valley Re 2  CO 229
Brentwood Union Free School District  NY 447
Brevard County School District  FL 44
Bridgeport School District  CT 320
Brockton  MA 489
Broward County School District  FL 7
Brownsville Independent School District  TX 98
Buffalo City School District  NY 138
Buncombe County Schools  NC 261
 
Burbank Unified  CA 463
Cabarrus County Schools  NC 313
Caddo Parish School Board  LA 113
Cajon Valley Union Elementary  CA 444
Calcasieu Parish School Board  LA 181
Calvert County Public Schools  MD 441
Camden City  NJ 479
Capistrano Unified  CA 86
Carroll County Public Schools  MD 218
Carrollton-Farmers Branch  TX 250
 
Cartwright Elementary District  AZ 366
Catawba County Schools  NC 450
Cecil County Public Schools  MD 470
Cedar Rapids Comm School District  IA 445
Central Bucks School District  PA 376
Chaffey Joint Union High  CA 278
Chandler Unified District  AZ 211
Charles County Public Schools  MD 247
Charleston County School District  SC 112
Charlotte County School District  FL 437
 
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  NC 23
Chatham County  GA 161
Cherokee County  GA 202
Cherry Creek 5  CO 94
Chesapeake City Public Schools  VA 130
Chesterfield County Public Schools  VA 76
Chino Valley Unified  CA 169
Christina School District  DE 383
Chula Vista Elementary  CA 245
Cincinnati City School District  OH 139
 
City of Chicago School District 299  IL 4
Clark County School District  NV 6
Clay County School District  FL 180
Clayton County  GA 83
Clear Creek Independent School District  TX 170
Cleveland County Schools  NC 439
Cleveland Municipal City School District  OH 57
Clovis Unified  CA 154
Cobb County  GA 27
Collier County School District  FL 115
 
Colorado Springs 11  CO 200
Colton Joint Unified  CA 269
Columbia 93  MO 465
Columbia County  GA 355
Columbus Public Schools  OH 67
Comm Unit School District 300  IL 415
Compton Unified  CA 198
Conejo Valley Unified  CA 315
Conroe Independent School District  TX 127
Corona-Norco Unified  CA 105
 
Corpus Christi Independent School District  TX 135
Coweta County  GA 373
Cumberland County Schools  NC 79
Cupertino Union School  CA 483
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent SD  TX 39
Dade County School District  FL 5
Dallas Independent School District  TX 15
Davenport Comm School District  IA 492
Davidson County Schools  NC 375
Davis School District  UT 69
 
Dayton  OH 426
Dearborn City School District  MI 431
Deer Valley Unified District  AZ 172
Dekalb County  GA 28
Denton Independent School District  TX 456
Denver County 1  CO 48
Des Moines Independent Community SD  IA 186
Desert Sands Unified  CA 235
Desoto County School District  MS 260
Detroit City School District  MI 16
 
District of Columbia Public Schools  DC 62
Doe-Terr of American Samoa  AS 488
Dorchester County School District 02  SC 396
Dougherty County  GA 459
Douglas County  GA 349
Douglas County Re 1  CO 108
Downey Unified  CA 308
Durham Public Schools  NC 203
Duval County School District  FL 21
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board  LA 102
 
East Side Union High  CA 256
Ector County Independent School District  TX 246
Edinburg Consolidated ISD  TX 238
Edmond  OK 403
Edmonds School District 15  WA 347
El Paso Independent School District  TX 60
Elizabeth  NJ 346
Elk Grove Unified  CA 70
Escambia County School District  FL 111
Escondido Union Elementary  CA 362
 
Eugene School District 4J  OR 411
Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp  IN 325
Everett School District 2  WA 425
Evergreen School District 114  WA 258
Fairfax County Public Schools  VA 14
Fairfield-Suisun Unified  CA 295
Fayette County  KY 156
Fayette County  GA 335
Federal Way School District 210  WA 310
Flint City School District  MI 371
 
Folsom-Cordova Unified  CA 412
Fontana Unified  CA 116
Forsyth County  GA 291
Forsyth County Schools  NC 91
Fort Bend Independent School District  TX 61
Fort Wayne Community Schools  IN 197
Fort Worth Independent School District  TX 38
Francis Howell R-III  MO 413
Frederick County Board of Education  MD 132
Fremont Unified  CA 189
 
Fresno Unified  CA 36
Frisco Independent School District  TX 487
Ft. Zumwalt R-II  MO 407
Fullerton Joint Union High  CA 464
Fulton County  GA 40
Galena Park Independent School District  TX 352
Garden Grove Unified  CA 88
Garland Independent School District  TX 77
Gary Community School Corp  IN 454
Gaston County Schools  NC 188
 
Gilbert Unified District  AZ 143
Glendale Unified  CA 216
Goose Creek Consolidated ISD  TX 379
Grand Prairie Independent School District  TX 305
Grand Rapids Public Schools  MI 298
Granite School District  UT 50
Greeley 6  CO 420
Green Bay Area  WI 360
Greenville County School District  SC 55
Grossmont Union High  CA 267
 
Guam Dept of Education  GU 206
Guilford County Schools  NC 51
Gwinnett County  GA 19
Hacienda La Puente Unified  CA 268
Hall County  GA 297
Hamilton County School Distrct  TN 125
Hampton City Public Schools  VA 304
Hanover County Public Schools  VA 406
Harford County Public Schools  MD 129
Harlingen Consolidated ISD  TX 443
 
Harnett County Schools  NC 452
Hartford School District  CT 319
Hawaii Department of Education  HI 11
Hayward Unified  CA 294
Hazelwood  MO 386
Hemet Unified  CA 342
Henrico County Public Schools  VA 100
Henry County  GA 182
Hernando County School District  FL 354
Hesperia Unified  CA 399
 
Highline School District 401  WA 432
Hillsboro School District 1J  OR 385
Hillsborough County School District  FL 9
Horry County School District  SC 171
Houston County  GA 284
Houston Independent School District  TX 8
Howard County Public Schools System  MD 93
Humble Independent School District  TX 226
Huntsville City  AL 314
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD  TX 382
 
Indian Prairie C U School District 204  IL 230
Indian River County School District  FL 449
Indianapolis Public Schools  IN 137
Inglewood Unified  CA 440
Iredell-Statesville Schools  NC 377
Irvine Unified  CA 262
Irving Independent School District  TX 192
Jackson Public School District  MS 196
Jefferson County  AL 133
Jefferson County  KY 29
 
Jefferson County R-1  CO 34
Jefferson Parish School Board  LA 84
Jersey City  NJ 207
Johnston County Schools  NC 244
Jordan School District  UT 41
Judson Independent School District  TX 416
Jurupa Unified  CA 344
Kanawha County School District  WV 228
Kansas City  KS 358
Kansas City 33  MO 141
 
Katy Independent School District  TX 109
Keller Independent School District  TX 288
Kenosha  WI 329
Kent School District 415  WA 232
Kern Union High  CA 168
Killeen Independent School District  TX 173
Klein Independent School District  TX 144
Knox County School District  TN 78
Kyrene Elementary District  AZ 408
La Joya Independent School District  TX 302
 
Lafayette Parish School Board  LA 210
Lake County School District  FL 149
Lake Elsinore Unified  CA 363
Lake Washington School District 414  WA 281
Lakota  OH 453
Lamar Consolidated ISD  TX 402
Lancaster Elementary  CA 495
Lansing Public School District  MI 462
Laredo Independent School District  TX 272
Las Cruces Public Schools  NM 289
 
Lawton  OK 458
Leander Independent School District  TX 368
Lee County School District  FL 49
Lee`s Summit R-VII  MO 482
Leon County School District  FL 187
Lewisville Independent School District  TX 106
Lexington County School District 01  SC 380
Lexington County School District 05  SC 471
Lincoln Public Schools  NE 184
Little Rock School District  AR 252
 
Littleton 6  CO 485
Livingston Parish School Board  LA 340
Livonia Public Schools  MI 417
Lodi Unified  CA 208
Long Beach Unified  CA 30
Los Angeles Unified  CA 2
Loudoun County Public Schools  VA 110
Lubbock Independent School District  TX 219
Lynwood Unified  CA 391
M S D Lawrence Township  IN 474
 
Madera Unified  CA 429
Madison Co  AL 438
Madison Metropolitan  WI 271
Manatee County School District  FL 121
Manchester School District  NH 428
Mansfield Independent School District  TX 301
Manteca Unified  CA 290
Marion County School District  FL 122
Martin County School District  FL 423
Mcallen Independent School District  TX 282
 
Mckinney Independent School District  TX 418
Memphis City School District  TN 22
Meridian Joint District  ID 220
Mesa County Valley 51  CO 364
Mesa Unified District  AZ 43
Mesquite Independent School District  TX 159
Midland Independent School District  TX 353
Millard Public Schools  NE 359
Milwaukee  WI 31
Minneapolis  MN 126
 
Mobile County  AL 58
Modesto City Elementary  CA 419
Modesto City High  CA 497
Montebello Unified  CA 151
Montgomery County  AL 190
Montgomery County Public Schools  MD 17
Montgomery County Schools  TN 249
Moore  OK 384
Moreno Valley Unified  CA 152
Mt. Diablo Unified  CA 147
 
Murrieta Valley Unified  CA 400
Muscogee County  GA 175
Napa Valley Unified  CA 455
Naperville C U District 203  IL 398
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools  NC 404
Nashville-Davidson County SD  TN 47
Nebo District  UT 270
New Hanover County Schools  NC 299
New Haven School District  CT 356
New York City Public Schools  NY 1
 
Newark  NJ 117
Newport News City Public Schools  VA 174
Newport-Mesa Unified  CA 312
Newton County  GA 500
Norfolk City Public Schools  VA 148
North Clackamas School District 12  OR 468
North East Independent School District  TX 72
North Kansas City 74  MO 446
Northshore School District 417  WA 357
Northside Independent School District  TX 45
 
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified  CA 287
Oakland Unified  CA 90
Oceanside Unified  CA 324
Okaloosa County School District  FL 195
Oklahoma City  OK 128
Olathe  KS 292
Omaha Public Schools  NE 101
Onslow County Schools  NC 312
Ontario-Montclair Elementary  CA 241
Orange County School District  FL 13
 
Orange Unified  CA 201
Orleans Parish School Board  LA 56
Osceola County School District  FL 96
Osseo  MN 332
Ouachita Parish School Board  LA 414
Oxnard Elementary  CA 469
Oxnard Union High  CA 490
Pajaro Valley Unified School  CA 394
Palm Beach County School District  FL 12
Palm Springs Unified  CA 300
 
Palmdale Elementary  CA 309
Paradise Valley Unified District  AZ 155
Paramount Unified  CA 461
Parkway C-2  MO 392
Pasadena Independent School District  TX 97
Pasadena Unified  CA 316
Pasco County School District  FL 66
Paterson  NJ 243
Paulding County  GA 330
PDE Division of Data Services  PA 493
 
Peoria Unified School District  AZ 142
Pflugerville Independent School District  TX 434
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD  TX 231
Philadelphia City School District  PA 10
Phoenix Union High School District  AZ 273
Pickens County School District  SC 476
Pinellas County School District  FL 25
Pitt County Schools  NC 328
Pittsburgh School District  PA 165
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified  CA 237
 
Plainfield School District 202  IL 336
Plano Independent School District  TX 81
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools  MI 401
Polk County School District  FL 35
Pomona Unified  CA 160
Portland School District 1J  OR 95
Portsmouth City Public Schools  VA 499
Poudre R-1  CO 266
Poway Unified  CA 178
Prince Georges County Public Schools  MD 18
 
Prince William County Public Schools  VA 53
Providence School Dist  RI 236
Pueblo City 60  CO 433
Puerto Rico Department of Education  PR 3
Pulaski County Special School District  AR 409
Putnam City  OK 387
Puyallup School District 3  WA 365
Racine  WI 343
Randolph County Schools  NC 410
Rankin County School District  MS 478
 
Rapides Parish School Board  LA 307
Reading School District  PA 442
Redlands Unified  CA 345
Rialto Unified  CA 205
Richardson Independent School District  TX 164
Richland County School District 01  SC 234
Richland County School District 02  SC 348
Richmond City Public Schools  VA 264
Richmond County  GA 163
Riverside Unified  CA 114
 
Robeson County Schools  NC 275
Rochester  MN 486
Rochester City School District  NY 167
Rockford School District 205  IL 215
Rockwood R-VI  MO 311
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan  MN 224
Round Rock Independent School District  TX 145
Rowan-Salisbury Schools  NC 350
Rowland Unified  CA 422
Rutherford County School District  TN 199
 
Sacramento City Unified  CA 82
Saddleback Valley Unified  CA 158
Saint Tammany Parish School Board  LA 153
Salem-Keizer School District 24J  OR 140
Salt Lake District  UT 293
San Antonio Independent School District  TX 74
San Bernardino City Unified  CA 68
San Diego Unified  CA 20
San Francisco Unified  CA 73
San Jose Unified  CA 193
 
San Juan Unified  CA 87
San Ramon Valley Unified  CA 306
Santa Ana Unified  CA 64
Santa Rosa County School District  FL 265
Sarasota County School District  FL 120
School District 46  IL 136
Scottsdale Unified District  AZ 240
Seattle School District 1  WA 99
Seminole County School District  FL 52
Shawnee Mission Public Schools  KS 214
 
Shelby County  AL 296
Shelby County School District  TN 107
Simi Valley Unified  CA 338
Sioux Falls School District 49-5  SD 369
Socorro Independent School District  TX 162
South Bend Community School Corp  IN 333
South Washington County  MN 496
South-Western  OH 337
Spokane School District 81  WA 204
Spotsylvania County Public Schools  VA 303
 
Spring Branch Independent School District  TX 183
Spring Independent School District  TX 222
Springfield  MA 248
Springfield R-XII  MO 283
St Vrain Valley Re 1J  CO 323
St. Johns County School District  FL 279
St. Louis City  MO 131
St. Lucie County School District  FL 157
St. Mary`s County Public Schools St.  MD 467
St. Paul  MN 123
 
Stafford County Public Schools  VA 254
Stockton City Unified  CA 134
Sumner County School District  TN 274
Sunnyside Unified District  AZ 472
Sweetwater Union High  CA 124
Syracuse City School District  NY 331
Tacoma School District 10  WA 191
Tangipahoa Parish School Board  LA 405
Temecula Valley Unified  CA 253
Terrebonne Parish School Board  LA 389
 
Toledo  OH 176
Toms River Regional  NJ 421
Torrance Unified  CA 257
Tracy Joint Unified  CA 451
Tucson Unified District  AZ 65
Tulsa  OK 118
Tuscaloosa County  AL 494
Tustin Unified  CA 372
Tyler Independent School District  TX 435
Union County Public Schools  NC 217
 
United Independent School District  TX 166
Utica Community Schools  MI 212
Vallejo City Unified  CA 393
Valley View CUSD #365U  IL 460
Vancouver School District 37  WA 318
Ventura Unified  CA 430
Vigo County School Corp  IN 481
Virgin Islands School District  VI 475
Virginia Beach City Public Schools  VA 42
Visalia Unified  CA 251
 
Vista Unified  CA 239
Volusia County School District  FL 54
Wake County Schools  NC 24
Warren Consolidated Schools  MI 491
Washingtion County Public Schools  MD 351
Washington District  UT 334
Washington Elementary School District  AZ 280
Washoe County School District  NV 59
Waterbury School District  CT 424
Waukegan C U School District 60  IL 484
 
Wayne County Public Schools  NC 381
Weber District  UT 221
West Contra Costa Unified  CA 179
Wichita  KS 92
William S Hart Union High  CA 322
Williamson County School District  TN 286
Worcester  MA 276
Yonkers City School District  NY 255
York County School District 03  SC 473
Ysleta Independent School District  TX 103
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). District rank is based on student membership.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2004–05, Version 1c.

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