Table 2. Number of operating public elementary and secondary local education agencies and number of students in membership, by agency type and state or jurisdiction: School year 2010

Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Local Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2010–11

NCES 2012-326rev
September 2012

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Number of operating public elementary and secondary local education agencies and number of students in membership, by agency type and state or jurisdiction: School year 2010–11

	Total		Regular school districts		Administrative and service agencies¹		Charter agencies		State, federal, and other agencies
State or jurisdiction	Agencies	Students	Agencies	Students	Agencies	Students	Agencies	Students	Agencies	Students
United States²	17,911	49,369,363	13,592	48,061,880	1,543	299,870	2,359	951,650	417	55,963

Alabama	171	738,322	133	738,322	0	†	0	†	38	0
Alaska	54	132,104	53	131,704	0	†	0	†	1	400
Arizona	649	1,071,743	224	944,281	18	2,343	384	123,713	23	1,406
Arkansas	289	482,114	239	475,551	15	0	17	6,339	18	224
California	1,189	6,216,977	955	6,120,149	197	‡	29	15,907	8	‡

Colorado	259	843,316	178	834,832	79	503	1	7,981	1	0
Connecticut	200	559,964	169	533,934	6	9,225	18	5,139	7	11,666
Delaware	41	129,403	19	119,878	1	†	19	9,525	2	†
District of Columbia	54	71,277	2	44,366	0	†	51	26,911	1	†
Florida	75	2,643,347	67	2,636,404	0	†	0	†	8	6,943

Georgia	212	1,677,067	180	1,666,039	16	†	11	9,956	5	1,072
Hawaii	1	179,601	1	179,601	0	†	0	†	0	†
Idaho	146	276,081	116	265,822	0	†	26	10,183	4	76
Illinois	1,078	2,090,403	868	2,087,291	201	—	2	514	7	2,598
Indiana	391	1,047,232	293	1,023,220	30	46	60	22,472	8	1,494

Iowa	368	495,775	359	495,775	9	†	0	†	0	†
Kansas	324	483,701	312	483,215	0	†	0	†	12	486
Kentucky	194	673,128	174	672,958	18	†	0	†	2	170
Louisiana	126	696,558	70	665,109	0	†	44	27,365	12	4,084
Maine	252	188,945	235	188,830	13	0	0	†	4	115

Maryland	25	852,211	24	851,971	0	†	0	†	1	240
Massachusetts	394	954,648	244	790,836	86	135,390	63	28,422	1	†
Michigan	864	1,584,920	551	1,456,977	57	15,197	249	112,607	7	139
Minnesota	555	838,037	337	797,579	66	3,038	149	37,149	3	271
Mississippi	164	490,526	152	490,526	0	†	0	†	12	†

Missouri	567	918,710	522	896,702	0	†	36	20,076	9	1,932
Montana	503	141,693	417	141,577	77	0	0	†	9	116
Nebraska	290	298,500	251	298,136	34	0	0	†	5	364
Nevada	18	437,149	17	429,610	0	†	0	†	1	7,539
New Hampshire	277	194,711	178	193,728	89	†	10	983	0	†

New Jersey	690	1,398,878	613	1,398,878	1	†	73	—	3	—
New Mexico	128	338,122	89	331,373	0	†	33	6,355	6	394
New York	919	2,734,955	695	2,680,049	48	†	170	54,443	6	463
North Carolina	235	1,490,605	115	1,448,117	0	†	99	42,141	21	347
North Dakota	227	96,323	183	96,255	41	†	0	†	3	68

Ohio	1,063	1,754,191	615	1,655,726	105	0	339	97,537	4	928
Oklahoma	578	659,828	526	658,163	0	†	3	1,369	49	296
Oregon	221	560,983	186	557,574	20	0	11	2,071	4	1,338
Pennsylvania	773	1,793,284	500	1,675,098	105	27,120	145	90,616	23	450
Rhode Island	54	143,793	32	129,054	4	10,103	12	2,855	6	1,781

South Carolina	104	725,838	86	714,742	13	0	1	9,133	4	1,963
South Dakota	172	125,883	152	125,613	16	125	0	†	4	145
Tennessee	140	987,422	137	987,038	0	†	0	†	3	384
Texas	1,275	4,934,366	1,031	4,799,541	20	†	210	132,727	14	2,098
Utah	124	585,552	41	545,395	4	†	76	39,862	3	295

Vermont	360	91,939	294	88,879	59	3,047	0	†	7	13
Virginia	225	1,251,440	134	1,237,326	70	13,526	0	†	21	588
Washington	314	1,043,640	295	1,042,979	9	152	0	†	10	509
West Virginia	57	282,879	55	282,130	0	†	0	†	2	749
Wisconsin	461	872,286	424	864,251	16	†	18	7,299	3	736
Wyoming	61	88,993	49	88,776	0	†	0	†	12	217
Department of Defense schools, Bureau of Indian Education, and other jurisdictions
Department of Defense (DoDEA)	16	—	0	†	0	†	0	†	16	—
Bureau of Indian Education	196	41,962	174	41,962	22	†	0	†	0	†
American Samoa	1	—	1	—	0	†	0	†	0	†
Guam	1	31,618	1	31,618	0	†	0	†	0	†
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands	1	11,105	1	11,105	0	†	0	†	0	†
Puerto Rico	1	473,735	1	473,735	0	†	0	†	0	†
U.S. Virgin Islands	2	15,495	2	15,495	0	†	0	†	0	†
—Not available.
† Not applicable. These districts support students through other agencies.
‡ Reporting standards not met. Data missing for more than 80 percent of agencies in the state or jurisdiction.
¹ Administrative and service agencies include supervisory unions and regional education service agencies. See Glossary for more detail.
² U.S. totals include the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
NOTE: Table includes operating agencies only. This table includes districts operated by the Bureau of Indian Education and the Department of Defense although they are technically federally operated. For analytical purposes, New York City Public Schools, New York, is treated as a regular school district. Numbers and types of agencies included in this table may differ from those published by the state; see Glossary for Common Core of Data (CCD) definitions.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “Local Education Agency Universe Survey,” 2010–11, Provisional Version 2a.

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