Table A5. Percentage distribution of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staffing types in public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2008

Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2008–09

NCES 2011-301
November 2010

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Table A5. Percentage distribution of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staffing types in public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2008–09
		Total FTE staff positions	Percentage distribution of full-time-equivalent (FTE)¹ staff positions, by type
			Teaching	Instruc-tional support	Guidance counseling	Library media staff	LEA² admini-stration	School admini-stration

Name of reporting district	State								Other³
Reporting districts⁴	†	1,358,497	52.3	9.4	1.8	1.2	0.8	2.7	31.9

New York City Public Schools	NY	132,727	54.1	0.9	1.5	0.4	0.4	3.1	39.6
Los Angeles Unified	CA	74,470	47.1	17.6	1.5	0.2	0.7	2.2	30.6
Puerto Rico Department of Education	PR	70,034	56.2	0.9	1.4	2.0	0.4	2.0	37.1
City of Chicago School District 299	IL	25,485	84.4	1.2	3.1	1.4	0.2	5.2	4.4
Dade	FL	38,954	57.5	6.1	2.4	1.4	0.5	2.5	29.6

Clark County School District	NV	17,823	86.1	—	3.1	1.7	0.1	3.9	5.1
Broward	FL	31,048	60.3	5.0	1.9	1.5	0.3	2.1	28.9
Houston Independent School District	TX	24,488	49.0	7.0	0.8	0.8	2.5	2.8	37.1
Hillsborough	FL	25,893	54.0	8.5	1.7	0.9	0.2	2.4	32.3
Hawaii Department of Education	HI	21,604	52.3	13.2	3.1	1.4	1.1	2.4	26.6

Orange	FL	21,875	50.2	9.0	1.4	0.8	0.4	2.0	36.2
Palm Beach	FL	22,117	59.7	5.3	1.6	2.9	0.6	2.4	27.4
Fairfax County Public Schools	VA	32,373	28.6	13.1	1.8	1.0	0.6	2.0	52.8
Philadelphia City School District	PA	20,836	49.2	8.4	1.5	0.5	0.4	2.7	37.3
Dallas Independent School District	TX	20,358	53.7	8.8	2.0	1.5	1.2	2.5	30.3

Gwinnett County	GA	20,043	54.8	9.4	1.6	1.2	0.4	2.7	29.9
Montgomery County Public Schools	MD	19,870	47.3	11.4	2.3	2.0	3.8	2.5	30.6
Wake County Schools	NC	17,123	54.4	14.3	2.3	1.3	1.4	2.6	23.8
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools	NC	18,437	50.5	12.1	1.4	1.0	0.7	2.4	31.9
San Diego Unified	CA	13,278	51.6	10.4	1.1	0.2	0.7	2.9	33.2

Prince George's County Public Schools	MD	18,292	48.5	8.6	2.1	0.9	2.1	3.3	34.6
Duval	FL	12,812	62.2	9.3	1.8	1.1	1.5	3.2	20.8
Memphis City School District	TN	12,636	57.0	9.2	2.3	1.3	#	3.2	27.0
Cobb County	GA	14,654	56.1	10.3	1.8	2.0	0.6	2.5	26.7
Pinellas	FL	14,692	53.6	12.5	1.6	1.1	0.4	2.2	28.6

Baltimore County Public Schools	MD	14,187	51.7	7.5	2.1	1.3	2.5	3.1	31.8
Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District	TX	12,276	52.2	5.9	1.5	0.5	1.1	3.1	35.7
Dekalb County	GA	14,374	48.0	11.9	2.1	1.6	0.4	3.1	33.0
Jefferson County	KY	14,144	43.4	15.3	1.7	1.7	0.3	2.2	35.4
Detroit City School District	MI	13,837	43.0	11.8	1.6	0.5	1.7	2.5	38.9

Albuquerque Public Schools	NM	13,304	49.2	17.6	1.7	0.7	2.4	2.6	25.7
Polk	FL	13,993	53.9	11.1	1.6	1.5	0.6	2.1	29.2
Northside Independent School District	TX	12,169	47.5	9.4	2.0	1.6	0.1	2.8	36.7
Fulton County	GA	12,418	52.6	12.7	1.6	1.6	0.5	2.5	28.6
Long Beach Unified	CA	8,466	47.4	14.7	2.1	0.6	0.2	1.7	33.2

Jefferson County School District No R 1	CO	10,778	46.0	19.2	1.8	1.4	1.0	2.8	27.8
Milwaukee School District	WI	10,861	47.5	18.5	0.6	0.4	0.9	2.8	29.2
Austin Independent School District	TX	11,323	52.0	8.0	1.5	1.4	0.5	4.4	32.3
Baltimore City Public Schools	MD	11,517	50.7	12.5	1.3	0.9	3.9	4.1	26.6
Jordan District	UT	6,552	49.2	17.7	1.2	1.6	0.3	2.5	27.5

Lee	FL	9,469	53.2	8.2	1.5	0.9	0.6	2.6	33.0
Fort Worth Independent School District	TX	10,671	48.4	8.7	1.7	1.4	0.9	5.8	33.1
Fresno Unified	CA	7,320	53.6	12.6	1.4	0.3	0.2	1.7	30.2
Davidson County School District	TN	10,735	49.4	7.1	2.7	2.0	#	2.3	36.4
Denver County 1	CO	9,226	47.2	19.5	1.2	1.4	1.3	3.0	26.4

Prince Wm County Public Schools	VA	10,419	36.9	10.8	1.7	1.8	0.9	2.0	45.8
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	MD	9,235	53.5	8.9	2.2	2.8	3.1	3.2	26.3
Brevard	FL	9,296	56.9	7.2	2.0	1.0	0.5	2.7	29.7
Guilford County Schools	NC	10,437	48.8	13.9	2.2	1.5	0.5	2.2	31.0
Va Beach City Public Schools	VA	10,923	36.5	18.1	1.7	2.7	0.8	2.1	38.1

Greenville 01	SC	6,132	74.1	13.6	2.8	1.7	0.2	3.4	4.3
Mesa Unified District	AZ	7,600	49.4	17.1	1.4	1.2	0.3	1.7	28.9
Granite District	UT	5,789	49.3	15.5	1.5	0.9	0.7	2.4	29.8
Fort Bend Independent School District	TX	8,898	48.9	6.4	1.5	1.4	0.9	4.5	36.2
Pasco	FL	9,709	52.3	8.8	1.8	1.0	0.5	2.0	33.5

Davis District	UT	6,043	46.0	21.4	2.1	1.3	0.6	2.9	25.7
Washoe County School District	NV	3,903	88.7	—	4.1	0.6	0.2	4.3	2.1
Seminole	FL	7,695	58.7	7.6	1.5	0.9	0.3	2.6	28.3
North East Independent School District	TX	8,508	50.7	8.8	1.9	1.4	0.1	2.7	34.5
Arlington Independent School District	TX	8,105	50.3	11.8	1.7	1.1	0.6	4.8	29.9

Volusia	FL	8,537	52.1	7.4	2.1	0.8	0.5	2.5	34.5
Mobile County	AL	8,455	44.6	9.6	1.5	1.9	0.4	2.3	39.8
El Paso Independent School District	TX	8,691	50.7	6.0	1.7	1.6	0.2	2.5	37.5
Alpine District	UT	4,738	53.2	14.9	1.4	1.6	0.5	2.3	26.1
Elk Grove Unified	CA	5,250	56.0	10.1	1.7	0.3	0.3	2.8	28.7

Aldine Independent School District	TX	8,350	49.6	12.2	1.9	0.8	0.8	3.6	31.1
Chesterfield County Public Schools	VA	7,876	40.6	16.8	2.0	1.4	0.7	2.0	36.5
Douglas County School District No Re 1	CO	6,757	46.4	20.6	1.3	1.5	0.8	2.6	26.9
Garland Independent School District	TX	7,392	51.2	5.3	1.8	1.4	1.2	3.1	36.0
Santa Ana Unified	CA	4,189	61.6	6.1	1.4	#	0.3	2.6	28.1

Tucson Unified District	AZ	6,172	54.3	12.0	1.8	1.3	#	2.7	27.8
Loudoun County Public Schools	VA	9,999	32.2	16.7	1.8	2.7	0.3	1.8	44.4
Katy Independent School District	TX	7,249	54.0	8.7	1.4	1.4	0.8	2.8	30.8
Boston	MA	7,771	56.3	14.2	0.7	0.3	2.1	4.9	21.4
Knox County School District	TN	6,966	55.0	12.5	2.4	1.7	0.1	2.7	25.6

San Francisco Unified	CA	4,931	64.3	15.4	1.9	0.8	1.1	3.8	12.8
San Bernardino City Unified	CA	4,748	55.6	8.3	2.3	0.1	1.9	2.2	29.6
San Antonio Independent School District	TX	7,338	45.3	12.4	1.8	0.9	1.1	2.3	36.1
Cumberland County Schools	NC	7,607	49.1	15.6	2.1	1.4	0.2	2.5	29.1
Plano Independent School District	TX	6,776	60.0	11.3	2.2	1.3	0.1	2.3	22.7

Columbus City	OH	7,131	44.7	10.7	1.6	1.6	0.2	2.6	38.5
Forsyth County Schools	NC	7,347	53.0	15.0	2.0	1.0	0.3	2.7	26.1
Capistrano Unified	CA	3,951	57.2	9.4	0.7	0.2	0.4	2.1	30.1
Corona Norco Unified	CA	4,498	52.7	10.5	1.3	0.1	0.5	1.0	33.9
Osceola	FL	6,672	46.7	10.4	1.4	0.8	0.5	1.7	38.5

Pasadena Independent School District	TX	7,154	48.3	9.1	1.3	1.1	0.2	4.7	35.3
Cherry Creek 5	CO	6,295	46.9	19.0	1.3	0.9	0.5	1.7	29.6
Lewisville Independent School District	TX	6,146	59.7	9.1	2.4	1.1	1.2	3.4	23.1
Cleveland Municipal	OH	7,995	44.8	9.1	0.9	1.3	0.3	2.5	41.2
Howard County Public Schools	MD	7,506	51.8	16.8	1.9	2.0	2.8	3.0	21.7

Clayton County	GA	7,983	46.6	10.8	1.4	1.6	1.4	3.4	34.8
Atlanta Public Schools	GA	6,968	54.0	14.0	1.7	1.3	3.1	2.7	23.2
Henrico County Public Schools	VA	6,461	41.1	10.0	2.9	1.9	0.7	2.2	41.2
Anchorage School District	AK	5,890	48.2	11.6	1.8	1.7	2.4	4.1	30.2
Brownsville Independent School District	TX	7,436	44.7	11.0	1.9	1.4	0.5	3.3	37.3

Garden Grove Unified	CA	3,897	53.8	13.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	3.2	28.4
Sacramento City Unified	CA	4,147	55.9	6.8	0.7	0.3	0.4	2.7	33.3
Omaha Public Schools	NE	7,678	44.1	16.7	2.1	1.8	1.3	2.1	31.8
Conroe Independent School District	TX	5,842	52.8	7.4	1.9	1.2	1.0	3.6	32.1
Shelby County School District	TN	5,483	54.4	11.3	2.4	2.1	0.1	3.2	26.6
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
¹ Full-time equivalent (FTE) is the amount of time required to perform an assignment stated as a proportion of a full-time position. It is computed by dividing the amount of time employed by the amount of time normally required for a full-time position. FTE is not a head count; for example, 2 half-time employees represent 1 FTE.
² LEA stands for "Local Education Agency" (a.k.a. "school district").
³ Includes adminstrative and student support staff, such as data processing, health, and transportation.
⁴ Totals do not include districts in which data were not available. Instructional support staff data were missing for two districts. Therefore, the percentage distribution of FTE staffing types for the 100 largest school districts may be affected.
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 total because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2008–09, Version 1a.

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