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| Table 214.30. | Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2018-19 and 2019-20 |
| State or jurisdiction | Total agencies |
Type of agency | ||||||||||||||
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| Regular school districts1 |
Regional education service agencies and supervisory union administrative centers2 |
State- operated agencies |
Federally operated agencies |
Independent charter districts |
Other agencies3 |
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| 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| United States | 19,282 | 19,231 | 13,452 | 13,349 | 1,415 | 1,401 | 207 | 229 | 4 | 4 | 4,066 | 4,047 | 138 | 201 | ||
| Alabama | 177 | 179 | 140 | 139 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alaska | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arizona | 704 | 695 | 226 | 224 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 433 | 431 | 16 | 22 | ||
| Arkansas | 294 | 293 | 234 | 234 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 13 | ||
| California | 2,170 | 2,139 | 995 | 994 | 126 | 127 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,045 | 1,014 | 0 | 0 | ||
Colorado |
270 | 271 | 178 | 178 | 86 | 87 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Connecticut | 204 | 206 | 169 | 169 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Delaware | 46 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| District of Columbia | 62 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Florida | 76 | 76 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||
Georgia |
232 | 234 | 180 | 180 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hawaii | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Idaho | 168 | 171 | 115 | 115 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Illinois | 1,056 | 1,056 | 892 | 853 | 147 | 184 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Indiana | 431 | 429 | 294 | 295 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 101 | 2 | 17 | ||
Iowa |
339 | 336 | 330 | 327 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kansas | 311 | 332 | 286 | 286 | 21 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kentucky | 186 | 185 | 173 | 172 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Louisiana | 204 | 193 | 71 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 111 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Maine | 276 | 275 | 256 | 255 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
Maryland |
25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Massachusetts | 432 | 429 | 324 | 322 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 81 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michigan | 893 | 889 | 537 | 537 | 56 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 292 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota | 564 | 569 | 331 | 331 | 66 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 169 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mississippi | 155 | 154 | 141 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Missouri |
564 | 565 | 518 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Montana | 487 | 485 | 401 | 400 | 77 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Nebraska | 279 | 279 | 244 | 244 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Nevada | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| New Hampshire | 308 | 309 | 180 | 180 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
New Jersey |
688 | 702 | 564 | 563 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 16 | ||
| New Mexico | 146 | 145 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York4 | 1,024 | 1,046 | 689 | 687 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 316 | 0 | 0 | ||
| North Carolina | 330 | 342 | 120 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 185 | 196 | 16 | 16 | ||
| North Dakota | 221 | 220 | 174 | 174 | 44 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ohio |
1,043 | 1,037 | 619 | 619 | 101 | 101 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 313 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oklahoma | 597 | 596 | 512 | 511 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 52 | 55 | ||
| Oregon | 222 | 222 | 177 | 176 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 789 | 788 | 500 | 500 | 102 | 102 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 179 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Rhode Island | 64 | 64 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
South Carolina |
102 | 101 | 84 | 82 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| South Dakota | 166 | 166 | 149 | 149 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tennessee | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Texas | 1,226 | 1,227 | 1,024 | 1,024 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 180 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Utah | 161 | 159 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 112 | 0 | 0 | ||
Vermont |
234 | 186 | 175 | 128 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Virginia | 215 | 215 | 132 | 132 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Washington | 336 | 334 | 299 | 298 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 24 | ||
| West Virginia | 57 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wisconsin | 463 | 462 | 420 | 420 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wyoming | 62 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bureau of Indian Education |
174 | 174 | 0 | 174 | 5 | 174 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DoDEA6 |
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Other jurisdictions |
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| American Samoa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guam | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northern Marianas | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| 1 Includes 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 Regional education service agencies provide specialized education services to a variety of local education agencies or a county superintendent serving the same purposes. Supervisory union administrative centers perform administrative services for more than one school district, providing a common superintendent for participating districts. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes public agencies that provide education but are not school districts, such as juvenile correctional institutions, sheriff’s offices, hospitals, residential treatment centers, and university lab schools. | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 New York City is counted as one school district. | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 Education agencies under the Bureau of Indian Education were all reported as regional education service agencies prior to 2019-20. | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools. | ||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2018-19 and 2019-20. (This table was prepared April 2022.) | ||||||||||||||||