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| Table 214.30. | Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2014-15 and 2015-16 |
| State or jurisdiction | Total agencies | Type of agency | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular school districts1 |
Regional education service agencies and supervisory union administrative centers |
State-operated agencies |
Federally operated agencies |
Independent charter schools and other agencies |
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| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| United States | 18,243 | 18,321 | 13,601 | 13,584 | 1,374 | 1,377 | 259 | 261 | 4 | 4 | 3,005 | 3,095 |
| Alabama | 179 | 180 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 691 | 692 | 234 | 234 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 441 |
| Arkansas | 287 | 289 | 235 | 233 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 36 |
| California | 1,163 | 1,163 | 1,058 | 1,058 | 78 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 25 |
| Colorado | 262 | 265 | 178 | 178 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Connecticut | 205 | 205 | 169 | 169 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24 |
| Delaware | 46 | 50 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 |
| District of Columbia | 60 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| Florida | 75 | 75 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Georgia | 218 | 223 | 180 | 180 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 158 | 159 | 115 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 39 |
| Illinois | 1,057 | 1,052 | 859 | 854 | 186 | 186 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Indiana | 411 | 418 | 295 | 294 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 90 |
| Iowa | 347 | 345 | 338 | 336 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 317 | 317 | 307 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 185 | 186 | 173 | 173 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 139 | 179 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 104 |
| Maine | 261 | 267 | 243 | 248 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Maryland | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 406 | 408 | 238 | 239 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 81 |
| Michigan | 911 | 902 | 548 | 542 | 56 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 299 |
| Minnesota | 554 | 564 | 332 | 332 | 61 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 165 |
| Mississippi | 157 | 157 | 146 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Missouri | 566 | 567 | 520 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 43 |
| Montana | 492 | 490 | 406 | 404 | 77 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Nebraska | 284 | 284 | 245 | 245 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 296 | 299 | 179 | 180 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 |
| New Jersey | 693 | 694 | 602 | 601 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 89 |
| New Mexico | 152 | 158 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 63 |
| New York2 | 982 | 989 | 691 | 690 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 256 |
| North Carolina | 287 | 297 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 165 | 174 |
| North Dakota | 221 | 222 | 175 | 175 | 43 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 1,106 | 1,103 | 617 | 622 | 104 | 104 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 373 |
| Oklahoma | 600 | 605 | 517 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 86 |
| Oregon | 220 | 221 | 180 | 179 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 796 | 784 | 500 | 500 | 103 | 102 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 176 |
| Rhode Island | 63 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 |
| South Carolina | 102 | 102 | 84 | 84 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| South Dakota | 170 | 168 | 151 | 150 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 1,244 | 1,232 | 1,026 | 1,026 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 183 |
| Utah | 148 | 152 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 104 |
| Vermont | 359 | 356 | 294 | 291 | 59 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Virginia | 222 | 222 | 130 | 130 | 71 | 71 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 322 | 330 | 302 | 301 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 |
| West Virginia | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 466 | 465 | 422 | 424 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 |
| Wyoming | 61 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bureau of Indian | ||||||||||||
| Education | 196 | 196 | 174 | 174 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DoD, domestic and | ||||||||||||
| overseas | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Other jurisdictions | ||||||||||||
| American Samoa | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Guam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Marianas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||
| 1 Regular school districts include both independent districts and those that are a dependent segment of a local government. Also includes components of supervisory unions that 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," 2014-15 and 2015-16. (This table was prepared September 2017.) |