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| Table 85. | Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2004-05 and 2005-06 |
| 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 | Independent charter schools and other agencies | ||||||
| 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| United States | 17,618 | 17,721 | 14,205 | 14,166 | 1,447 | 1,438 | 192 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 1,774 | 1,923 |
| Alabama | 134 | 165 | 131 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 593 | 601 | 218 | 218 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 366 |
| Arkansas | 291 | 291 | 254 | 253 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 |
| California | 1,129 | 1,128 | 985 | 987 | 134 | 132 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 200 | 201 | 178 | 179 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 196 | 196 | 166 | 166 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Delaware | 35 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| District of Columbia | 42 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 52 |
| Florida | 74 | 74 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Georgia | 204 | 204 | 180 | 180 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 118 | 123 | 114 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Illinois | 1,094 | 1,084 | 880 | 875 | 209 | 204 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | 359 | 364 | 294 | 294 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 37 |
| Iowa | 379 | 377 | 367 | 365 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 307 | 312 | 301 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 196 | 196 | 176 | 176 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 86 | 88 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Maine | 328 | 329 | 283 | 285 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maryland | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 493 | 495 | 350 | 350 | 86 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 58 |
| Michigan | 828 | 831 | 552 | 552 | 57 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 218 |
| Minnesota | 536 | 561 | 343 | 343 | 60 | 59 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 153 |
| 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 | 515 | 509 | 436 | 430 | 77 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 548 | 514 | 503 | 474 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 263 | 264 | 179 | 179 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 666 | 669 | 616 | 615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 54 |
| New Mexico | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York2 | 835 | 819 | 733 | 697 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 79 |
| North Carolina | 214 | 216 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 99 |
| North Dakota | 250 | 245 | 210 | 204 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 982 | 1,044 | 614 | 614 | 109 | 109 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 317 |
| Oklahoma | 602 | 600 | 540 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 57 |
| Oregon | 220 | 221 | 198 | 200 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 727 | 730 | 501 | 501 | 103 | 101 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 117 |
| Rhode Island | 49 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 102 | 102 | 85 | 85 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 188 | 188 | 168 | 168 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 1,275 | 1,268 | 1,038 | 1,035 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 197 |
| Utah | 69 | 82 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 36 |
| Vermont | 363 | 363 | 302 | 302 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 226 | 226 | 134 | 134 | 69 | 69 | 23 | 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 | 458 | 460 | 438 | 440 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 62 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bureau of Indian Education | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| DoD, domestic | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| DoD, 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 |
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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. 2 New York City counted as one school district. NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2004-05 and 2005-06. (This table was prepared August 2007.) |