| Table 85. | Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2003–04 and 2004–05 |
| State or jurisdiction | Total agencies | Regular school districts, including supervisory union components1 | Regional education service agencies and supervisory union administrative centers | State-operated agencies | Federally operated agencies | Other agencies | ||||||
| 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| United States | 17,468 | 17,618 | 14,383 | 14,205 | 1,445 | 1,447 | 174 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 1,466 | 1,774 |
| Alabama | 133 | 134 | 130 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 55 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 589 | 593 | 313 | 218 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 360 |
| Arkansas | 341 | 291 | 309 | 254 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 |
| California | 1,131 | 1,129 | 989 | 985 | 130 | 134 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 200 | 200 | 178 | 178 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 195 | 196 | 166 | 166 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 |
| Delaware | 33 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| District of Columbia | 38 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 41 |
| Florida | 74 | 74 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Georgia | 198 | 204 | 180 | 180 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 115 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Illinois | 1,101 | 1,094 | 887 | 880 | 209 | 209 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | 354 | 359 | 294 | 294 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 32 |
| Iowa | 382 | 379 | 370 | 367 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 308 | 307 | 302 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 196 | 196 | 176 | 176 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 86 | 86 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Maine | 328 | 328 | 283 | 283 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maryland | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 487 | 493 | 350 | 350 | 86 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 56 |
| Michigan | 807 | 828 | 553 | 552 | 57 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 215 |
| Minnesota | 519 | 536 | 348 | 343 | 74 | 60 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 127 |
| Mississippi | 163 | 163 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 532 | 532 | 524 | 524 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Montana | 517 | 515 | 438 | 436 | 77 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 540 | 548 | 518 | 503 | 18 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 258 | 263 | 178 | 179 | 80 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 668 | 666 | 598 | 616 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 50 |
| New Mexico | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | 814 | 835 | 726 | 733 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 64 |
| North Carolina | 212 | 214 | 117 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 97 |
| North Dakota | 253 | 250 | 213 | 210 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 895 | 982 | 613 | 614 | 109 | 109 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 255 |
| Oklahoma | 603 | 602 | 541 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 |
| Oregon | 221 | 220 | 199 | 198 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 722 | 727 | 501 | 501 | 103 | 103 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 110 |
| Rhode Island | 48 | 49 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 102 | 102 | 89 | 85 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 192 | 188 | 172 | 168 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 1,265 | 1,275 | 1,040 | 1,038 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 201 |
| Utah | 60 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 |
| Vermont | 360 | 363 | 299 | 302 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 226 | 226 | 134 | 134 | 70 | 69 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 306 | 306 | 296 | 296 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 457 | 458 | 437 | 438 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 59 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bureau of Indian Affairs schools | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| DoDDS, domestic | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| DoDDS, overseas | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Other jurisdictions | ||||||||||||
| American Samoa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Marianas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Regular school districts include both independent districts and those that are a dependent segment of a local government. Includes nonoperating agencies. Components of supervisory unions operate schools, but share superintendent services with other districts. NOTE: DoDDS = Department of Defense dependents schools. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2003–04 and 2004–05. (This table was prepared June 2006.) |