Table A14. 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 2007

Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2007–08

NCES 2010-349
July 2010

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Table A14. 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 2007
							Current expenditures (in thousands of dollars)
		Total students (fall membership)¹	Revenues by source (in thousands of dollars)				Current expenditures (in thousands of dollars)		Current expenditures per pupil
Name of reporting district	State	Total students (fall membership)¹	Total	Federal	State	Local	Total²	Instructional³	Current expenditures per pupil
Total	†	11,215,660	$130,166,026	$12,952,802	$59,180,921	$58,032,303	$132,408,186	$69,565,267	$11,806

New York City Public Schools	NY	999,150	19,368,571	1,899,716	9,237,947	8,230,908	20,144,661	13,148,175	20,162
Los Angeles Unified	CA	707,627	9,064,931	1,052,743	6,289,837	1,722,351	9,486,984	4,473,445	13,407
Puerto Rico Department of Education⁴	PR	544,138	3,290,513	951,213	2,339,194	106	3,400,752	3,268,200	6,250
City of Chicago School District 299	IL	413,694	4,692,622	702,909	1,699,061	2,290,652	4,571,863	2,388,536	11,051
Dade	FL	353,790	3,814,807	433,672	1,463,821	1,917,314	4,598,637	2,014,646	12,998

Clark County School District	NV	303,448	2,843,207	202,379	649,510	1,991,318	3,184,177	1,418,883	10,493
Broward	FL	262,813	2,709,902	229,713	1,052,289	1,427,900	2,934,651	1,354,918	11,166
Houston Independent School District	TX	202,936	2,057,191	273,906	412,297	1,370,988	1,994,588	960,319	9,829
Hillsborough	FL	193,517	2,129,937	252,566	1,125,993	751,378	1,918,515	906,631	9,914
Hawaii Department of Education	HI	180,728	2,985,593	256,696	2,681,049	47,848	2,199,604	1,177,781	12,171

Orange	FL	175,245	1,976,983	149,156	852,400	975,427	1,938,859	815,548	11,064
Philadelphia City School District	PA	178,241	2,441,472	311,782	1,303,631	826,059	2,687,414	840,547	15,077
Palm Beach	FL	171,431	2,057,933	133,639	362,209	1,562,085	2,176,280	960,823	12,695
Fairfax County Public Schools	VA	163,952	2,255,060	83,635	450,412	1,721,013	2,343,558	1,266,055	14,294
Dallas Independent School District	TX	159,144	1,587,549	213,494	312,635	1,061,420	1,656,387	802,339	10,408

Gwinnett County	GA	152,043	1,571,111	87,664	655,939	827,508	1,556,471	852,779	10,237
Montgomery County Public Schools	MD	137,814	2,249,696	92,959	475,234	1,681,503	2,177,458	1,228,719	15,800
Wake County Schools	NC	128,122	1,447,470	65,144	622,879	759,447	1,262,116	617,577	9,851
San Diego Unified	CA	130,983	1,617,095	144,726	754,228	718,141	1,603,147	760,559	12,239
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools	NC	128,789	1,244,057	91,893	632,234	519,930	1,217,293	642,830	9,452

Prince George's County Public Schools	MD	131,014	1,761,330	111,266	856,121	793,943	1,726,009	848,908	13,174
Duval	FL	125,176	1,218,342	117,295	606,135	494,912	1,175,289	627,890	9,389
Memphis City School District	TN	117,349	1,067,335	142,662	398,294	526,379	1,077,655	605,649	9,183
Pinellas	FL	109,915	1,160,215	101,691	399,082	659,442	1,089,060	564,157	9,908
Detroit City School District	MI	117,609	1,508,139	269,588	918,069	320,482	1,536,701	764,780	13,066

Cobb County	GA	107,274	1,190,519	68,721	459,559	662,239	1,105,685	647,515	10,307
Baltimore County Public Schools	MD	105,839	1,328,911	92,367	536,964	699,580	1,416,874	733,250	13,387
Dekalb County	GA	101,396	1,193,406	94,124	407,108	692,174	1,128,807	632,709	11,133
Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District	TX	92,135	751,839	37,840	246,218	467,781	875,810	402,884	9,506
Albuquerque Public Schools	NM	95,493	909,023	87,631	689,195	132,197	902,192	429,681	9,448

Jefferson County	KY	92,659	1,026,965	107,923	417,848	501,194	999,852	482,395	10,791
Polk	FL	92,801	982,220	82,301	536,608	363,311	977,167	497,172	10,530
Long Beach Unified	CA	90,663	909,270	133,819	647,370	128,081	874,269	491,228	9,643
Milwaukee School District	WI	89,912	1,148,524	159,448	718,725	270,351	1,142,577	628,494	12,708
Northside Independent School District	TX	82,587	731,923	55,227	268,708	407,988	839,960	365,937	10,171

Fulton County	GA	83,861	997,880	45,745	297,967	654,168	1,006,083	512,028	11,997
Jefferson County School District No R 1	CO	86,154	825,158	41,486	341,225	442,447	886,873	421,281	10,294
Jordan District	UT	78,299	552,931	39,461	286,699	226,771	491,361	250,221	6,275
Austin Independent School District	TX	82,140	960,995	82,135	140,010	738,850	979,812	385,284	11,929
Baltimore City Public Schools	MD	84,515	1,246,552	122,920	793,289	330,343	1,233,139	614,800	14,591

Lee	FL	78,981	1,003,253	66,646	248,485	688,122	983,232	372,468	12,449
Fort Worth Independent School District	TX	79,457	710,684	98,401	256,415	355,868	654,437	344,416	8,236
Fresno Unified	CA	77,555	821,412	120,670	566,873	133,869	779,821	407,560	10,055
Granite District	UT	67,502	448,235	49,274	254,021	144,940	426,419	238,607	6,317
Brevard	FL	74,785	741,110	53,583	318,385	369,142	827,883	378,320	11,070

Davidson County School District	TN	73,731	720,591	72,974	186,527	461,090	710,856	382,026	9,641
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	MD	73,066	931,352	45,134	288,189	598,029	940,398	493,944	12,871
Denver County 1	CO	72,561	797,383	86,525	254,239	456,619	748,021	346,020	10,309
Mesa Unified District	AZ	74,128	613,251	51,825	317,493	243,933	593,648	312,283	8,008
Prince William County Public Schools	VA	70,948	847,608	35,176	347,986	464,446	843,838	416,174	11,894

Va Beach City Public Schools	VA	72,538	807,157	61,259	375,553	370,345	851,435	436,831	11,738
Guilford County Schools	NC	70,427	652,707	55,835	360,880	235,992	742,067	350,836	10,537
Davis District	UT	62,193	418,693	34,790	250,917	132,986	450,639	217,900	7,246
Greenville 01	SC	67,537	637,541	52,331	286,464	298,746	785,218	302,372	11,626
Fort Bend Independent School District	TX	67,014	550,235	28,496	195,713	326,026	610,338	300,943	9,108

Pasco	FL	64,689	685,854	48,179	368,579	269,096	741,589	296,393	11,464
Washoe County School District	NV	64,954	580,576	34,882	175,613	370,081	561,737	319,099	8,648
Seminole	FL	66,351	633,727	42,441	309,429	281,857	633,452	328,175	9,547
Volusia	FL	65,867	701,777	51,455	260,260	390,062	760,158	334,679	11,541
Mobile County	AL	65,097	580,429	80,697	343,347	156,385	606,687	300,872	9,320

Alpine District	UT	56,460	359,176	31,146	218,534	109,496	332,299	190,210	5,886
Arlington Independent School District	TX	63,082	518,791	44,809	150,593	323,389	483,378	287,092	7,663
Elk Grove Unified	CA	61,881	584,298	39,639	393,358	151,301	607,543	315,611	9,818
North East Independent School District	TX	61,255	581,418	32,159	142,591	406,668	652,502	296,492	10,652
El Paso Independent School District	TX	62,857	563,711	86,039	277,375	200,297	570,017	297,764	9,068

Aldine Independent School District	TX	58,831	536,158	68,261	273,834	194,063	532,554	284,624	9,052
Tucson Unified District	AZ	60,333	527,757	63,504	262,179	202,074	507,507	240,742	8,412
Chesterfield County Public Schools	VA	58,455	598,918	25,246	279,457	294,215	580,634	303,257	9,933
District of Columbia Public Schools	DC	56,943	1,148,358	134,700	0	1,013,658	1,140,506	491,992	20,029
Garland Independent School District	TX	56,955	469,348	35,589	205,581	228,178	489,637	247,251	8,597

Santa Ana Unified	CA	57,286	566,979	73,721	376,950	116,308	601,635	337,055	10,502
San Bernardino City Unified	CA	57,398	619,398	78,412	475,527	65,459	623,196	295,805	10,857
Boston	MA	56,388	1,220,761	102,201	374,962	743,598	1,229,316	699,766	21,801
Columbus City	OH	56,003	907,767	100,819	350,149	456,799	900,413	402,250	16,078
San Francisco Unified	CA	56,183	655,003	74,706	271,465	308,832	668,821	266,116	11,904

San Antonio Independent School District	TX	55,406	543,509	97,844	269,268	176,397	536,456	269,004	9,682
Knox County School District	TN	59,663	478,390	42,000	129,729	306,661	454,317	253,202	7,615
Katy Independent School District	TX	51,201	462,280	16,553	166,614	279,113	481,772	223,922	9,409
Loudoun County Public Schools	VA	50,383	684,499	9,462	155,380	519,657	953,281	398,671	18,921
Plano Independent School District	TX	52,997	648,715	20,962	90,684	537,069	676,455	265,184	12,764

Cumberland County Schools	NC	52,809	423,987	55,700	265,591	102,696	421,840	246,888	7,988
Douglas County School District No Re 1	CO	50,370	471,882	10,102	188,725	273,055	517,727	240,858	10,278
Cleveland Municipal City	OH	55,593	911,109	130,506	516,776	263,827	841,720	461,373	15,141
Osceola	FL	52,012	532,103	38,652	244,655	248,796	511,119	232,798	9,827
Clayton County	GA	52,533	556,161	58,860	247,869	249,432	514,774	270,605	9,799

Capistrano Unified	CA	51,512	444,582	22,214	159,712	262,656	456,558	256,669	8,863
Forsyth County Schools	NC	50,648	463,122	44,643	266,190	152,289	480,335	282,388	9,484
Corona Norco Unified	CA	49,865	522,273	23,394	327,461	171,418	564,740	243,569	11,325
Pasadena Independent School District	TX	49,851	434,863	45,102	218,762	170,999	481,946	213,254	9,668
Cherry Creek 5	CO	49,684	472,054	17,805	187,225	267,024	469,672	269,619	9,453

Atlanta Public Schools	GA	50,631	814,744	88,422	152,602	573,720	718,247	371,860	14,186
Lewisville Independent School District	TX	49,060	467,179	23,471	78,815	364,893	497,236	230,795	10,135
Howard County Public Schools	MD	49,048	754,403	18,529	189,850	546,024	724,789	386,330	14,777
Anchorage School District	AK	49,230	536,620	60,069	298,397	178,154	587,025	302,924	11,924
Brownsville Independent School District	TX	48,334	465,961	78,309	306,403	81,249	448,122	237,150	9,271

Garden Grove Unified	CA	48,802	456,132	43,375	311,885	100,872	427,126	263,256	8,752
Henrico County Public Schools	VA	47,680	467,012	25,324	214,579	227,109	481,493	236,634	10,098
Sacramento City Unified	CA	49,355	550,875	75,511	351,170	124,194	551,191	276,234	11,168
Omaha Public Schools	NE	47,044	496,376	78,550	182,796	235,030	454,528	227,474	9,662
San Juan Unified	CA	47,862	488,602	42,664	303,867	142,071	465,296	263,088	9,722
† 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.
⁴ Data for Puerto Rico were obtained from the CCD National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS).
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 2007, Version 1a, and "National Public Education Financial Survey," (NPEFS), 2006–07, Version 1a.

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