Table 4.—Total students, revenues, current expenditures, current expenditures per pupil, total expenditures, and total expenditures per pupil for the 100 largest public elementary and secondary school districts in the United States: Fiscal year 2008

Name of reporting district	State	Total students (fall membership)¹	Total	Federal	State	Local	Total current²	Instruction and instruction-related	Current expenditures per pupil	Total expenditures [in thousands of dollars]	Total expenditures per pupil
			Revenues by source [in thousands of dollars]				Current expenditures [in thousands of dollars]
New York City School District	New York	989,941	$19,885,693	$1,785,145	$9,335,189	$8,765,359	$17,742,868	$13,579,095	$17,923	$21,848,614	$22,071
Los Angeles Unified School District	California	693,680	9,551,053	1,053,853	6,660,389	1,836,811	7,878,168	5,369,564	11,357	10,244,106	14,768
City Of Chicago School District 299	Illinois	407,510	4,844,616	808,902	1,845,925	2,189,789	4,235,025	2,843,497	10,392	4,941,544	12,126
Miami-Dade County Public School District	Florida	348,128	3,959,408	427,479	1,431,109	2,100,820	3,457,902	2,315,134	9,933	4,624,086	13,283
Clark County School District	Nevada	309,051	3,111,868	196,022	852,790	2,063,056	2,486,063	1,599,505	8,044	3,664,948	11,859

Broward County School District	Florida	258,893	2,874,695	233,523	1,132,545	1,508,627	2,339,595	1,551,639	9,037	2,995,075	11,569
Houston Independent School District 912	Texas	199,534	2,059,689	267,705	597,926	1,194,058	1,716,764	1,106,808	8,604	1,968,836	9,867
Hillsborough County School District	Florida	193,180	2,068,665	247,129	1,034,236	787,300	1,613,384	1,113,859	8,352	2,112,627	10,936
Hawaii Public Schools	Hawaii	179,897	2,541,703	310,732	2,154,313	76,658	2,122,779	1,359,347	11,800	2,242,408	12,465
Orange County School Board	Florida	174,142	1,974,283	155,268	726,790	1,092,225	1,524,737	1,042,541	8,756	2,031,946	11,668

Philadelphia School District	Pennsylvania	172,704	2,567,483	311,595	1,368,208	887,680	1,623,187	937,052	9,399	2,830,437	16,389
Palm Beach County School District	Florida	170,883	2,183,132	138,401	494,375	1,550,356	1,605,194	1,106,702	9,394	2,324,872	13,605
Fairfax County Schools	Virginia	165,722	2,313,386	87,266	456,974	1,769,146	2,199,910	1,501,261	13,275	2,466,402	14,883
Dallas Independent School District 905	Texas	157,804	1,613,014	216,482	473,768	922,764	1,457,429	986,852	9,236	1,695,717	10,746
Gwinnett County School District	Georgia	155,618	1,764,516	95,838	789,298	879,380	1,489,304	1,022,600	9,570	1,889,054	12,139

Montgomery County Schools	Maryland	137,717	2,604,887	93,751	564,940	1,946,196	2,066,022	1,433,552	15,002	2,480,429	18,011
Wake County Schools	North Carolina	133,649	1,264,960	68,546	691,684	504,730	1,030,073	695,737	7,707	1,447,518	10,831
San Diego City Unified School District	California	131,577	1,560,549	144,969	623,080	792,500	1,355,940	863,079	10,305	1,518,381	11,540
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	North Carolina	130,979	1,345,133	105,771	690,492	548,870	1,062,880	682,134	8,115	1,341,285	10,240
Prince Georges County Schools	Maryland	129,752	1,926,633	117,772	1,039,575	769,286	1,757,026	1,077,527	13,541	1,990,476	15,341

Duval County School District	Florida	124,740	1,238,175	106,117	577,864	554,194	1,079,389	735,878	8,653	1,251,694	10,034
Memphis City Schools	Tennessee	115,342	1,119,814	160,100	441,915	517,799	1,024,956	679,740	8,886	1,148,578	9,958
Pinellas County School District	Florida	107,892	1,211,026	94,072	454,583	662,371	966,587	638,052	8,959	1,125,639	10,433
Detroit Public School District	Michigan	107,874	1,317,526	168,009	814,536	334,981	1,296,236	752,375	12,016	1,432,456	13,279
Cobb County School District	Georgia	107,307	1,157,791	66,790	450,898	640,103	1,011,702	732,211	9,428	1,150,565	10,722

Baltimore County Schools	Maryland	104,283	1,518,801	81,477	644,803	792,521	1,263,668	824,381	12,118	1,331,971	12,773
Dekalb County School District	Georgia	100,273	1,245,461	83,281	448,301	713,879	1,059,607	715,201	10,567	1,167,205	11,640
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District 907	Texas	96,837	792,371	43,607	314,951	433,813	691,201	474,174	7,138	948,922	9,799
Albuquerque School District	New Mexico	95,965	999,503	87,819	742,891	168,793	802,455	504,779	8,362	1,002,803	10,450
Jefferson County School District	Kentucky	95,871	1,087,693	114,025	455,522	518,146	955,482	601,987	9,966	1,042,775	10,877

Polk County School District	Florida	93,980	1,250,657	82,891	611,812	555,954	1,017,453	758,602	10,826	1,198,317	12,751
Long Beach Unified School District	California	88,186	914,366	130,977	660,542	122,847	850,615	568,479	9,646	921,942	10,455
Milwaukee City School District	Wisconsin	86,819	1,187,218	186,192	707,164	293,862	1,103,006	697,993	12,705	1,180,778	13,600
Northside Independent School District 915	Texas	86,260	766,936	57,934	318,919	390,083	673,741	456,378	7,811	960,981	11,141
Fulton County School District	Georgia	86,225	1,068,153	45,181	309,750	713,222	886,651	600,606	10,283	1,105,728	12,824

Jefferson County School District R-1	Colorado	86,168	858,375	40,484	346,754	471,137	714,118	468,832	8,288	881,642	10,232
Jordan School District	Utah	85,651	635,282	45,641	333,609	256,032	455,306	315,908	5,316	601,025	7,017
Austin Independent School District 901	Texas	82,564	970,089	85,664	231,489	652,936	745,978	482,385	9,035	1,002,912	12,147
Baltimore City Schools	Maryland	81,284	1,397,983	162,776	937,373	297,834	1,154,284	774,067	14,201	1,373,259	16,895
Lee County School District	Florida	80,541	980,391	67,054	220,143	693,194	701,153	440,066	8,706	945,972	11,745

Fort Worth Independent School District 905	Texas	78,857	725,234	96,921	316,310	312,003	679,641	434,468	8,619	741,991	9,409
Fresno Unified School District	California	76,460	838,633	123,361	590,206	125,066	768,663	529,797	10,053	866,597	11,334
Granite School District	Utah	75,982	505,372	58,887	289,476	157,009	412,839	287,441	5,433	483,481	6,363
Brevard County School District	Florida	74,369	747,371	51,979	330,491	364,901	627,018	436,342	8,431	885,106	11,902
Nashville Davidson County Schools	Tennessee	73,715	740,835	78,816	200,955	461,064	678,154	439,516	9,200	814,449	11,049

Anne Arundel County Schools	Maryland	73,400	1,003,238	45,951	323,201	634,086	877,288	588,165	11,952	1,019,185	13,885
Denver School District 1	Colorado	73,053	861,239	93,657	239,598	527,984	1,151,102	724,476	15,757	1,236,973	16,933
Mesa Unified School District	Arizona	73,044	635,243	55,855	330,173	249,215	542,481	344,356	7,427	603,146	8,257
Prince William County Schools	Virginia	72,988	878,492	34,356	366,747	477,389	756,805	492,558	10,369	919,640	12,600
Virginia Beach City Schools	Virginia	72,477	808,886	61,932	377,236	369,718	749,676	504,471	10,344	863,097	11,909

Guilford County Schools	North Carolina	70,960	716,338	67,308	382,482	266,548	605,653	388,916	8,535	742,346	10,461
Davis County School District	Utah	70,323	485,031	40,386	305,454	139,191	391,263	265,596	5,564	486,371	6,916
Greenville County School District	South Carolina	69,444	684,420	55,081	367,719	261,620	557,779	355,470	8,032	733,942	10,569
Fort Bend Independent School District 907	Texas	67,992	571,456	29,488	252,517	289,451	519,209	347,217	7,636	644,932	9,485
Pasco County School Board	Florida	66,314	713,902	55,039	378,537	280,326	557,214	356,811	8,403	750,287	11,314

Washoe County School District	Nevada	65,663	618,949	45,021	208,833	365,095	537,291	344,900	8,183	612,202	9,323
Seminole County School District	Florida	65,378	633,500	40,109	297,872	295,519	529,379	357,008	8,097	626,787	9,587
Volusia County School District	Florida	64,488	713,726	51,040	260,755	401,931	564,674	374,448	8,756	748,410	11,605
Mobile County School District	Alabama	64,375	618,181	75,127	376,648	166,406	582,585	354,871	9,050	631,547	9,810
Alpine School District	Utah	63,856	428,596	35,566	256,479	136,551	327,145	238,954	5,123	437,952	6,858

Arlington Independent School	Texas	62,863	537,280	49,128	215,190	272,962	482,911	333,377	7,682	512,321	8,150
Elk Grove Unified School District	California	62,294	596,705	39,960	396,509	160,236	532,880	362,820	8,554	593,789	9,532
North East Independent School District 910	Texas	62,181	661,970	33,815	200,974	427,181	517,876	354,183	8,329	684,814	11,013
El Paso Independent School District 902	Texas	62,123	583,899	87,626	314,657	181,616	535,196	364,400	8,615	593,807	9,559
Aldine Independent School District 902	Texas	60,083	559,919	68,093	304,002	187,824	497,157	314,155	8,275	584,369	9,726

Tucson Unified School District 1	Arizona	59,327	545,561	63,503	271,967	210,091	471,360	264,048	7,945	572,557	9,651
Chesterfield County Schools	Virginia	58,969	609,461	24,364	287,533	297,564	532,178	359,722	9,025	639,911	10,852
DC Public Schools	District of Columbia	58,191	1,224,312	85,568	†	1,138,744	849,259	450,537	14,594	1,224,785	21,048
Garland Independent School District 909	Texas	57,169	482,310	38,863	247,658	195,789	436,329	290,813	7,632	483,102	8,450
Santa Ana Unified School District	California	57,061	564,867	69,466	366,775	128,626	544,084	374,976	9,535	594,552	10,420

San Bernardino City Unified School District	California	56,727	797,791	73,382	657,628	66,781	553,930	363,083	9,765	685,268	12,080
Boston City Schools	Massachusetts	56,168	1,313,368	91,360	393,426	828,582	1,141,536	784,842	20,324	1,308,629	23,298
Columbus City School District	Ohio	55,269	910,711	130,197	341,345	439,169	718,622	453,974	13,002	986,576	17,850
San Francisco Unified School District	California	55,069	668,282	69,870	258,139	340,273	534,762	351,320	9,711	743,842	13,507
San Antonio Independent School District 907	Texas	54,779	541,408	91,324	298,733	151,351	473,536	314,405	8,644	548,183	10,007

Knox County School District	Tennessee	54,490	487,605	43,208	147,872	296,525	429,304	299,791	7,879	489,458	8,983
Katy Independent School District 914	Texas	54,402	508,389	20,328	218,887	269,174	413,816	273,788	7,607	654,452	12,030
Loudoun County Schools	Virginia	53,961	814,891	19,645	164,990	630,256	710,769	494,280	13,172	824,606	15,282
Plano Independent School District 910	Texas	53,683	611,837	21,894	134,561	455,382	441,662	310,495	8,227	630,243	11,740
Douglas County School District Re 1	Colorado	52,983	515,086	11,217	203,468	300,401	445,843	288,892	8,415	601,870	11,360

Cleveland City School District	Ohio	52,954	922,544	127,424	546,741	248,379	656,258	440,940	12,393	871,978	16,467
Osceola County School District	Florida	52,742	628,244	44,158	320,426	263,660	450,830	300,320	8,548	549,940	10,427
Clayton County School District	Georgia	52,717	567,961	55,651	264,392	247,918	485,152	327,128	9,203	542,904	10,298
Cumberland County Schools	North Carolina	52,407	458,835	60,684	288,445	109,706	401,361	267,102	7,659	447,851	8,546
Capistrano Unified School District	California	52,390	453,589	23,800	146,857	282,932	417,759	291,451	7,974	449,234	8,575

Corona Norco Unified School District	California	51,322	476,836	26,997	306,419	143,420	414,555	279,180	8,078	481,676	9,385
Forsyth County-Winston Salem Schools	North Carolina	50,907	505,580	45,335	295,382	164,863	441,088	300,815	8,665	500,431	9,830
Pasadena Independent School District 917	Texas	50,757	464,800	45,440	264,859	154,501	400,615	261,637	7,893	525,181	10,347
Cherry Creek School District 5	Colorado	50,601	493,657	19,321	203,803	270,533	432,943	284,368	8,556	475,950	9,406
Atlanta Public Schools	Georgia	49,991	869,896	88,718	162,938	618,240	675,668	380,854	13,516	772,858	15,460

Lewisville Independent School District 902	Texas	49,636	495,986	21,186	136,820	337,980	401,301	274,125	8,085	555,564	11,193
Howard County Schools	Maryland	49,542	805,247	20,014	234,350	550,883	688,449	471,731	13,896	789,781	15,942
Anchorage School District	Alaska	48,857	650,738	61,866	394,410	194,462	611,450	390,547	12,515	693,415	14,193
Brownsville Independent School District 901	Texas	48,837	473,510	78,215	322,296	72,999	422,879	279,176	8,659	478,942	9,807
Garden Grove Unified School Dist	California	48,669	468,369	41,967	321,929	104,473	456,637	311,884	9,383	470,004	9,657

Henrico County Schools	Virginia	48,620	474,941	25,736	220,878	228,327	420,874	283,131	8,656	515,742	10,608
Sacramento City Unified School District	California	48,446	545,693	78,196	345,913	121,584	486,908	322,847	10,051	559,994	11,559
Omaha City School District 1	Nebraska	47,763	545,674	88,496	195,808	261,370	436,291	279,029	9,134	474,577	9,936
San Juan Unified School District	California	47,400	480,125	40,410	303,399	136,316	433,280	294,438	9,141	477,164	10,067
Shelby County School District	Tennessee	46,918	367,604	20,894	167,253	179,457	345,192	245,592	7,357	409,334	8,724
† Not applicable.
¹ The student membership obtained from the Common Core of Data (CCD) fiscal district data collection may vary slightly from the student membership obtained from the CCD nonfiscal data collection.
² Total current expenditures include instruction, instruction-related, support services, and other elementary/secondary current expenditures, but exclude expenditures on capital outlay, other programs and payments to state and local governments, interest on long-term debt, and payments to private and charter schools.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal year 2008, Version 1a.

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