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Table 3. Number of public school students, by 2007 urban-centric locale types and state: 2005-06

State Total City Suburban Town Rural Unknown
Large Midsize Small Large Midsize Small Fringe Distant Remote Fringe Distant Remote
United States 48,912,085 6,573,627 3,013,262 4,007,261 14,560,332 1,654,166 1,020,099 1,925,039 2,443,042 1,837,701 5,667,104 3,452,877 1,520,386 1,237,189
Alabama 741,547 0 112,754 57,133 75,552 29,871 16,320 45,476 49,058 11,496 143,566 141,789 51,370 7,162
Alaska 133,292 43,878 0 8,791 0 0 5,076 4,774 7,244 18,911 12,905 2,653 28,720 340
Arizona 1,094,454 426,823 53,735 38,447 205,329 0 23,215 17,249 25,914 66,971 123,786 49,521 27,553 35,911
Arkansas 474,206 0 25,796 92,956 34,887 8,218 3,016 25,583 44,250 46,640 78,853 65,751 43,021 5,235
California 6,312,103 1,572,936 607,453 597,086 2,073,136 316,561 173,238 194,338 175,797 51,669 404,831 96,679 29,395 18,984
Colorado 779,826 186,982 36,039 43,630 221,623 10,989 33,837 37,450 11,011 42,828 76,071 33,685 34,063 11,618
Connecticut 575,058 0 82,055 72,997 253,372 60,780 0 26,614 0 0 71,280 7,229 0 731
Delaware 120,937 0 0 18,213 50,361 0 7,404 16,099 8,824 0 14,471 5,485 0 80
District of Columbia 76,876 75,293 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 1,434
Florida 2,675,024 211,697 172,286 274,455 1,211,222 206,718 36,879 48,262 84,837 16,382 304,458 68,158 9,163 30,507
Georgia 1,598,461 50,324 87,734 95,654 593,931 19,171 29,506 67,333 91,226 39,454 354,836 125,688 38,229 5,375
Hawaii 184,925 44,272 0 0 49,567 12,838 0 1,683 0 38,601 29,322 6,196 2,446 0
Idaho 261,844 0 29,857 43,898 19,326 0 24,492 8,641 24,292 29,835 32,955 24,838 23,390 320
Illinois 2,111,706 417,406 106,533 127,234 855,887 72,072 33,889 52,363 105,835 81,440 116,248 108,100 28,524 6,175
Indiana 1,034,782 111,000 66,198 114,794 208,050 18,649 14,587 50,613 122,728 7,754 164,862 146,348 7,941 1,258
Iowa 481,099 0 50,942 80,130 30,505 5,652 2,478 17,308 42,049 73,262 42,429 71,432 63,186 1,726
Kansas 466,266 45,376 61,821 7,486 58,481 3,851 0 17,180 33,036 76,917 62,963 41,007 55,337 2,811
Kentucky 641,685 106,436 0 22,228 68,870 9,343 10,658 24,271 71,175 54,020 119,881 98,895 55,908 0
Louisiana 654,397 6,226 101,958 59,157 71,225 41,118 31,279 47,318 70,062 16,543 101,644 81,090 25,056 1,721
Maine 195,498 0 0 24,736 0 13,787 8,462 14,606 9,556 18,778 33,899 44,232 26,888 554
Maryland 860,020 84,380 0 54,155 425,297 52,639 30,320 25,606 23,285 2,283 109,805 39,155 1,935 11,160
Massachusetts 971,909 59,689 59,423 75,743 586,705 50,533 982 17,484 5,225 0 94,160 9,419 0 12,546
Michigan 1,711,544 154,086 93,839 198,709 533,850 63,756 57,991 89,613 59,930 62,993 177,969 150,171 58,625 10,012
Minnesota 839,084 90,354 0 88,686 243,166 5,088 8,157 41,481 63,202 74,656 84,144 50,674 83,437 6,039
Mississippi 494,954 0 31,045 22,716 33,011 14,611 6,140 12,460 27,335 110,359 84,118 104,124 46,583 2,452
Missouri 915,850 102,800 20,239 47,978 252,097 8,974 18,698 35,669 64,995 82,653 100,037 103,792 73,638 4,280
Montana 145,416 0 0 32,063 0 1,173 2,371 1,793 0 50,069 9,563 14,425 33,075 884
Nebraska 286,646 64,093 31,804 0 30,875 2,927 0 2,791 11,260 54,152 16,855 21,324 46,564 4,001
Nevada 412,407 87,146 59,644 20,404 142,491 0 0 7,791 5,595 18,708 45,186 4,511 8,585 12,346
New Hampshire 205,767 0 17,511 12,983 18,655 27,561 19,762 12,719 13,142 11,145 29,726 31,679 10,038 846
New Jersey 1,395,602 46,537 0 90,002 1,044,270 29,013 22,071 25,173 735 0 125,365 11,769 0 667
New Mexico 326,758 74,938 0 33,155 32,188 6,164 3,782 10,007 9,192 72,966 44,434 9,603 27,017 3,312
New York 2,838,209 106,927 57,402 103,211 952,529 31,058 35,197 97,126 92,420 29,082 167,648 161,667 34,061 969,881
North Carolina 1,416,436 126,149 123,172 98,766 123,283 90,001 15,284 64,993 117,359 5,422 364,729 229,702 37,201 20,375
North Dakota 98,284 0 0 26,852 0 5,403 2,785 0 2,026 18,147 3,798 5,920 32,109 1,244
Ohio 1,836,991 232,983 51,720 93,024 643,750 31,526 45,043 125,755 135,911 10,012 239,442 206,701 7,849 13,275
Oklahoma 634,739 118,176 0 14,722 111,306 376 13,732 24,331 74,154 58,523 73,444 84,806 57,737 3,432
Oregon 534,823 59,209 45,083 62,853 103,025 22,713 3,576 63,944 33,658 47,758 51,057 22,758 18,899 290
Pennsylvania 1,828,287 246,699 31,224 108,739 685,712 68,471 60,177 147,723 74,056 18,497 227,511 129,802 20,913 8,763
Rhode Island 151,690 0 26,371 22,331 79,270 0 0 3,818 0 0 15,808 3,651 0 441
South Carolina 701,544 0 27,207 66,487 153,049 28,582 21,361 36,878 74,749 5,702 182,754 95,655 8,109 1,011
South Dakota 122,008 0 18,389 11,594 0 0 1,306 3,771 6,062 27,233 7,459 7,928 37,900 366
Tennessee 953,798 175,939 54,171 55,450 134,859 20,731 12,188 38,642 76,736 35,672 191,401 129,458 27,946 605
Texas 4,523,873 1,228,513 357,722 432,284 978,159 62,543 72,544 139,948 229,985 188,398 471,527 250,402 100,680 11,168
Utah 508,430 0 24,252 71,614 271,833 0 14,228 22,340 26,626 24,646 24,507 9,745 18,638 1
Vermont 96,638 0 0 6,482 0 10,031 0 2,767 14,068 11,759 10,923 25,202 14,786 620
Virginia 1,214,229 73,302 144,545 75,667 427,030 17,385 31,635 29,029 54,768 9,579 198,144 120,363 30,050 2,732
Washington 1,031,985 46,546 102,048 128,253 358,650 82,052 22,000 47,191 39,097 36,115 94,564 46,485 27,584 1,400
West Virginia 280,703 0 0 39,230 0 31,399 13,208 17,345 35,983 19,649 43,670 54,386 25,805 28
Wisconsin 875,066 96,512 41,290 114,423 113,948 59,838 30,048 59,690 94,594 23,999 80,846 95,048 64,830 0
Wyoming 84,409 0 0 19,660 0 0 1,177 0 0 36,023 7,101 3,776 15,602 1,070
NOTE: Excludes districts not reporting enrollment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) Survey, "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2005-06.

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