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Table 92. Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2007-08 and 2008-09
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
2007-08 2008-09 2007-08 2008-09 2007-08 2008-09 2007-08 2008-09 2007-08 2008-09 2007-08 2008-09
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 17,772 17,735 13,838 13,809 1,471 1,389 279 264 0 3 2,184 2,270
Alabama 169 171 133 133 0 0 36 38 0 0 0 0
Alaska 54 54 53 53 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Arizona 603 619 226 225 16 16 10 10 0 0 351 368
Arkansas 288 295 245 245 15 15 5 5 0 0 23 30
California 1,129 1,122 965 960 137 137 9 8 0 0 18 17
                         
Colorado 262 262 178 178 83 83 0 0 0 0 1 1
Connecticut 195 200 166 166 6 6 4 7 0 0 19 21
Delaware 39 40 19 19 1 1 2 2 0 0 17 18
District of Columbia 58 62 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 56 60
Florida 77 77 67 67 0 0 3 3 0 0 7 7
                         
Georgia 205 207 180 180 16 16 5 5 0 0 4 6
Hawaii 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 133 135 115 115 0 0 4 4 0 0 14 16
Illinois 1,078 1,078 870 869 202 203 5 5 0 0 1 1
Indiana 369 379 294 294 29 30 4 4 0 0 42 51
                         
Iowa 374 372 364 362 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas 331 330 319 318 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 194 194 174 174 18 18 2 2 0 0 0 0
Louisiana 105 114 69 69 0 0 8 8 0 0 28 37
Maine 300 299 287 283 8 8 5 5 0 3 0 0
                         
Maryland 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 500 500 352 352 86 86 1 1 0 0 61 61
Michigan 844 846 552 552 57 57 5 5 0 0 230 232
Minnesota 557 559 340 340 64 63 3 3 0 0 150 153
Mississippi 164 164 152 152 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 0
                         
Missouri 561 560 524 523 0 0 5 5 0 0 32 32
Montana 507 506 421 420 77 77 4 4 0 0 5 5
Nebraska 295 296 254 256 36 35 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nevada 18 18 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
New Hampshire 272 276 177 178 84 87 0 0 0 0 11 11
                         
New Jersey 678 682 616 616 1 1 3 3 0 0 58 62
New Mexico 95 99 89 89 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 4
New York2  837 854 697 696 37 37 6 6 0 0 97 115
North Carolina 249 233 116 116 1 0 6 6 0 0 126 111
North Dakota 232 228 192 187 37 38 3 3 0 0 0 0
                         
Ohio 1,055 1,051 614 614 108 107 4 4 0 0 329 326
Oklahoma 587 583 539 534 0 0 3 3 0 0 45 46
Oregon 222 221 194 194 23 22 2 2 0 0 3 3
Pennsylvania 788 790 501 501 105 105 19 19 0 0 163 165
Rhode Island 50 50 32 32 4 4 6 6 0 0 8 8
                         
South Carolina 102 103 85 85 13 13 4 4 0 0 0 1
South Dakota 184 169 165 161 16 3 3 5 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 140 140 136 136 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
Texas 1,266 1,272 1,033 1,032 20 20 14 14 0 0 199 206
Utah 104 112 40 40 4 4 2 2 0 0 58 66
                         
Vermont 360 362 292 292 59 59 2 2 0 0 7 9
Virginia 230 139 134 134 72 2 24 3 0 0 0 0
Washington 308 309 295 295 10 10 0 0 0 0 3 4
West Virginia 57 57 55 55 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin 462 461 426 426 16 16 3 3 0 0 17 16
Wyoming 60 60 48 48 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 0
                         
Bureau of Indian Education 20 196 0 174 0 22 0 0 20 0 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
U.S. Virgin Islands 2 2 2 2 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. 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2007-08 and 2008-09. (This table was prepared November 2010.)

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