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Table 204.75e. Number and percentage of homeless students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in the 120 largest school districts, by primary nighttime residence and selected student characteristics: 2016-17
Name of district State Rank order, by total enroll-ment Total enroll-ment All homeless students Number of homeless students with selected characteristics
Total number of homeless students enrolled2 Homeless students as a percent of total enroll-ment Number, by primary nighttime residence1
Doubled-up or shared housing3 Hotels or motels Shelters, transitional housing, or awaiting foster care placement Unshel- tered4 Unaccom-panied homeless youth5 English language learners6 Migrant stu-dents7 Students with disabil-ities8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
New York City1 NY 1 984,462 128,754 13.1 72,663 242 49,491 6,016 6,380 30,200 0 33,334
Los Angeles Unified CA 2 633,621 19,641 3.1 11,885 1,715 2,489 3,552 22 6,095 38 2,804
City of Chicago (SD 299)1 IL 3 378,199 17,909 4.7 14,891 677 2,268 60 2,070 1,108 3 2,899
Dade FL 4 357,249 8,036 2.2 5,938 400 1,424 274 258 1,995 24 884
Clark County NV 5 326,953 10,879 3.3 7,657 1,698 1,352 172 720 1,467 1,566
                           
Broward FL 6 271,852 2,739 1.0 1,794 442 407 96 324 291 4 464
Houston ISD TX 7 216,106 6,803 3.1 5,531 237 757 278 807 2,082 18 570
Hillsborough FL 8 214,386 3,207 1.5 2,137 505 459 106 204 475 46 549
Orange FL 9 200,674 6,130 3.1 3,946 1,793 331 60 195 856 14 988
Palm Beach FL 10 192,721 4,310 2.2 3,198 308 673 131 262 1,031 137 798
                           
Fairfax County VA 11 187,467 3,257 1.7 2,650 134 467 6 1,087 1,958 473
Hawaii Department of Education HI 12 181,550 2,958 1.6 1,794 16 843 298 7 487 20 462
Gwinnett County GA 13 178,214 1,701 1.0 755 786 144 16 44 89 339
Wake County NC 14 160,467 3,328 2.1 2,286 697 330 15 43 246 732
Montgomery County MD 15 159,010 1,485 0.9 1,125 194 163 3 146 434 286
                           
Dallas ISD TX 16 157,886 4,209 2.7 2,024 588 1,067 530 52 1,023 7 391
Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC 17 147,428 4,020 2.7 2,721 793 471 35 180 138 464
Philadelphia City PA 18 133,929 3,091 2.3 1,646 21 1,420 4 154 423 36 444
Prince George's County MD 19 130,814 2,336 1.8 2,057 127 142 10 620 611 301
Duval FL 20 129,479 3,348 2.6 2,727 323 283 15 371 264 491
                           
San Diego Unified CA 21 128,040 7,356 5.7 6,136 319 732 169 306 2,711 3 1,215
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD TX 22 114,868 1,477 1.3 1,156 229 69 23 173 165 167
Cobb County GA 23 113,151 1,720 1.5 982 585 129 24 35 75 4 291
Baltimore County MD 24 112,139 3,009 2.7 2,545 215 225 24 583 465 531
Shelby County TN 25 111,403 855 0.8 567 156 117 15 31 23 79
                           
Northside ISD TX 26 106,145 1,532 1.4 1,103 246 177 6 181 113 9 234
Pinellas FL 27 102,905 4,009 3.9 2,770 493 681 65 455 250 731
Polk FL 28 102,295 3,318 3.2 2,477 468 290 83 388 314 71 602
DeKalb County GA 29 101,284 1,803 1.8 995 634 107 67 51 48 265
Jefferson County1 KY 30 99,813 5,766 5.8 3,023 224 830 1,689 202 1,633 9 765
                           
Fulton County GA 31 96,122 1,604 1.7 974 454 154 22 70 41 260
Lee FL 32 92,686 1,496 1.6 1,005 297 139 55 35 200 99 260
Denver CO 33 91,138 2,013 2.2 1,096 70 616 231 90 201 14 396
Albuquerque NM 34 90,651 4,383 4.8 2,543 254 645 941 975 993 1,102
Prince William County VA 35 89,345 456 0.5 234 111 104 7 10 57 85
                           
Fort Worth ISD TX 36 87,428 2,014 2.3 1,300 148 518 48 401 217 233
Jefferson County, No. R1 CO 37 86,371 2,825 3.3 2,228 256 251 90 314 345 478
Davidson County TN 38 85,163 3,401 4.0 2,661 404 306 30 135 171 523
Austin ISD TX 39 83,067 2,294 2.8 1,745 224 287 38 213 514 3 440
Baltimore City MD 40 82,354 2,654 3.2 2,397 158 6 114 478
                           
Anne Arundel County MD 41 81,379 1,142 1.4 951 96 86 9 254 73 193
Alpine UT 42 78,957 31 # 21 7 3 11 6
Loudoun County VA 43 78,348 2,286 2.9 2,156 56 74 388 1,333 267
Greenville, 01 SC 44 76,918 1,155 1.5 757 230 159 9 11 78 281
Long Beach Unified CA 45 76,428 7,068 9.2 6,398 265 339 66 1,616 10 885
                           
Milwaukee WI 46 76,206
Katy ISD TX 47 75,428 561 0.7 440 75 17 29 86 88 79
Fort Bend ISD TX 48 74,146 1,053 1.4 779 76 144 54 214 57 137
Brevard FL 49 73,444 2,261 3.1 1,763 228 159 111 222 112 513
Fresno Unified CA 50 73,356 2,287 3.1 1,763 184 212 128 658 274 13 319
                           
Guilford County NC 51 73,059 2,953 4.0 2,611 208 109 25 64 233 403
Davis UT 52 72,987 1,444 2.0 1,243 40 60 101 72 152 363
Pasco FL 53 72,493 1,972 2.7 1,398 238 262 74 322 134 13 431
Aldine ISD TX 54 69,768 474 0.7 319 110 31 14 5 45 44
Granite UT 55 69,580 1,286 1.8 1,075 67 105 39 193 274 200
                           
Virginia Beach City VA 56 69,085 886 1.3 452 332 86 16 91 9 181
Seminole FL 57 67,808 1,539 2.3 1,160 292 69 18 104 114 314
North East ISD TX 58 67,531 1,461 2.2 1,066 241 142 12 45 117 4 191
Douglas County, No. RE1 CO 59 67,470 617 0.9 460 72 79 6 102 114 128
Washoe County NV 60 66,671 3,251 4.9 1,621 470 595 565 491 468 637
                           
Mesa Unified1 AR 61 63,444 968 1.5 623 172 135 37 284 68 5 191
Elk Grove Unified CA 62 63,061 777 1.2 540 126 77 34 50 88 161
Osceola FL 63 63,031 3,338 5.3 2,272 896 74 96 60 913 3 541
Volusia FL 64 63,028 2,310 3.7 1,784 282 184 60 248 161 5 530
Arlington ISD TX 65 62,181 2,694 4.3 1,827 559 217 91 383 429 300
                           
Knox County TN 66 60,372 523 0.9 278 111 123 5 115 4 106
San Francisco Unified CA 67 60,133 2,273 3.8 1,522 210 499 42 4 779 37 364
Chesterfield County VA 68 60,060 715 1.2 544 155 12 4 116 44 139
Conroe ISD TX 69 59,764 475 0.8 343 30 94 8 86 63 63
El Paso ISD TX 70 59,424 1,195 2.0 736 64 375 20 183 482 15 157
                           
Garland ISD TX 71 57,133 1,111 1.9 903 133 66 9 143 497 110
Mobile County AL 72 56,628 5,696 10.1 5,269 137 233 57 163 122 63 803
Pasadena ISD TX 73 56,282 1,524 2.7 1,338 80 106 214 336 20 204
Frisco ISD TX 74 55,923 177 0.3 127 26 24 5 42
Howard County MD 75 55,626 487 0.9 276 106 94 11 73 44 79
                           
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County NC 76 55,228 665 1.2 358 95 194 18 51 19 81
Cherry Creek, No. 5 CO 77 54,852 82 0.1 36 25 10 11 15
Santa Ana Unified CA 78 54,505 7,018 12.9 6,638 241 104 35 604 3,214 159 1,011
Clayton County GA 79 54,345 2,741 5.0 1,860 700 144 37 22 36 351
Seattle WA 80 54,215 4,280 7.9 2,466 166 1,523 125 730 998 50 869
                           
Plano ISD TX 81 54,173 442 0.8 163 124 122 33 15 42 68
Boston MA 82 53,640 3,136 5.8 444 93 2,592 7 10 1,294 5 785
Capistrano Unified CA 83 53,613 1,890 3.5 1,670 57 126 37 15 969 8 318
Jordan UT 84 53,416 1,946 3.6 1,881 15 39 11 224 368 4 360
Lewisville ISD TX 85 53,257 762 1.4 412 323 12 15 79 92 111
                           
Corona-Norco Unified CA 86 53,157 303 0.6 220 49 21 13 17 52 60
San Bernardino City Unified CA 87 53,152 5,458 10.3 5,061 206 144 47 53 1,783 660
San Antonio ISD TX 88 52,514 3,027 5.8 1,318 149 631 929 716 240 17 358
Omaha NE 89 52,344 1,023 2.0 505 56 438 24 45 129 29 265
Atlanta GA 90 51,927 1,976 3.8 1,250 257 438 31 48 10 275
                           
Klein ISD TX 91 51,810 190 0.4 135 42 10 3 40 10 32
Henrico County VA 92 51,425 986 1.9 689 256 38 3 119 27 228
Cumberland County NC 93 51,194 786 1.5 400 262 83 41 162 18 125
Wichita KS 94 50,600 2,136 4.2 1,659 104 356 17 165 329 31 347
Columbus City OH 95 50,331 2,955 5.9 1,842 179 927 7 209 136 555
                           
Oakland Unified CA 96 49,760 1,345 2.7 1,171 59 77 38 616 150
San Juan Unified CA 97 49,255 3,034 6.2 2,646 162 127 99 366 405 521
Manatee FL 98 48,884 1,903 3.9 1,569 166 127 41 192 411 87 423
Jefferson Parish LA 99 48,668 876 1.8 851 17 5 3 5 82
Charleston, 01 SC 100 48,551 412 0.8 189 135 45 43 11 36 7 69
                           
District of Columbia9 DC 101 48,462 3,565 7.4 1,847 283 1,280 99 108 241 --- 592
Round Rock ISD TX 102 48,321 742 1.5 553 106 77 110 117
Anchorage AK 103 48,238 2,471 5.1 1,683 166 454 168 470 500 262 599
Portland, SD1J OR 104 48,173 1,910 4.0 1,521 112 158 119 157 264 50 354
Tucson Unified1 AZ 105 47,366 2,131 4.5 1,193 69 199 8 157 448
                           
Brownsville ISD TX 106 46,880 1,694 3.6 1,204 93 79 318 507 847 90 259
Sacramento City Unified CA 107 46,815 733 1.6 471 117 108 37 4 50 132
Collier FL 108 46,416 896 1.9 682 37 155 22 300 269 138 131
Alief ISD TX 109 46,376 1,861 4.0 1,628 162 57 14 114 559 146
Forsyth County GA 110 46,238 587 1.3 448 43 83 13 16 142 140
                           
Socorro ISD TX 111 45,927 708 1.5 609 12 81 6 68 169 4 81
Detroit City MI 112 45,455 584 1.3 413 47 117 7 47 133
Hamilton County TN 113 44,446 720 1.6 582 55 72 8 7 19 98
Chandler Unified District #801 AZ 114 44,352 606 1.4 355 36 104 55 27 54 11 114
Garden Grove Unified CA 115 44,223 756 1.7 596 82 43 35 339 5 123
                           
Rutherford County TN 116 44,149 1,257 2.8 936 193 102 26 253 175 187
Horry, 01 SC 117 43,991 538 1.2 301 135 87 15 75 26 125
Killeen ISD TX 118 43,782 1,461 3.3 1,214 76 144 27 310 91 196
United ISD TX 119 43,660 399 0.9 158 24 79 138 46 225 17 55
Marion FL 120 43,032 2,426 5.6 1,915 280 193 38 517 145 7 485
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
‡Reporting standards not met (see data file documentation at https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/data-files/school-status-data.html).
1 The counts by primary nighttime residence may not sum to the total number of homeless students because of missing or suppressed data on primary nighttime residence.
2 Represents the sum of counts by grade.
3 Refers to temporarily sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or other reasons (such as domestic violence).
4 Includes living in cars, parks, campgrounds, temporary trailers--including Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trailers--or abandoned buildings.
5 Youth who are not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian. Includes youth living on their own and youth living with a caregiver who is not their legal guardian.
6 Students who met the definition of limited English proficient students as outlined in the EDFacts workbook. For more information, see https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/eden-workbook.html.
7 Students who met the definition of eligible migrant children as outlined in the EDFacts workbook. Such students are either migratory workers or the children or spouses of migratory workers and have moved within the preceding 36 months in order to obtain, or to accompany parents or spouses who moved in order to obtain, temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work. For more information, see https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/eden-workbook.html.
8 Includes only students with disabilities who were served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
9 The District of Columbia did not operate a migrant education program during the 2016-17 school year and therefore had no data to provide on migrant homeless students.
NOTE: Homeless students are defined as children/youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. For more information, see "C118 - Homeless Students Enrolled" at https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/sy-16-17-nonxml.html. Data include all homeless students enrolled at any time during the school year. ISD = independent school district.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Homeless Students Enrolled (C118), 2016-17, retrieved May 31, 2019, from https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/data-files/school-status-data.html; and National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2016-17. (This table was prepared June 2019.)

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