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Table 92. -  Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by state and type of agency: 1995-96 and 1996-97 
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                      |               | Regular school  | Regional education   |               |               |
                      |Total agencies |districts, inclu-| service agencies and |State-operated |   Federally   |    Other
                      |               |ding supervisory |  supervisory union   |   agencies    |   operated    |  agencies
 State or other area  |               |union components |administrative centers|               |   agencies    |
                      |_______________|_________________|______________________|_______________|_______________|_______________
                      |1995-96|1996-97|1995-96 |1996-97 | 1995-96  |  1996-97  |1995-96|1996-97|1995-96|1996-97|1995-96|1996-97
______________________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
          1           |   2   |   3   |   4    |   5    |    6     |     7     |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13
______________________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   United States .....|16,265 |16,359 | 14,766 | 14,841 |    1,164 |     1,165 |   194 |   194 |    44 |    44 |    97 |   115
                      |_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Alabama ..............|   131 |   131 |    127 |    127 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0
Alaska ...............|    55 |    55 |     55 |     53 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Arizona ..............|   242 |   317 |    227 |    302 |        5 |         5 |     1 |     1 |     8 |     8 |     1 |     1
Arkansas .............|   332 |   331 |    311 |    311 |       17 |        16 |     4 |     4 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
California ...........| 1,060 | 1,060 |    999 |    999 |       58 |        58 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Colorado .............|   194 |   194 |    176 |    176 |       18 |        18 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Connecticut ..........|   179 |   179 |    166 |    166 |        6 |         6 |     4 |     4 |     0 |     0 |     3 |     3
Delaware .............|    22 |    24 |     19 |     19 |        0 |         0 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     2
District of Columbia .|     1 |     1 |      1 |      1 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Florida ..............|    74 |    74 |     67 |     67 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     6 |     6
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Georgia ..............|   180 |   180 |    180 |    180 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Hawaii ...............|     1 |     1 |      1 |      1 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Idaho ................|   113 |   113 |    112 |    112 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Illinois .............| 1,024 | 1,040 |    905 |    924 |       83 |        81 |     5 |     5 |     0 |     0 |    31 |    30
Indiana...............|   327 |   327 |    295 |    295 |       28 |        28 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Iowa .................|   415 |   408 |    384 |    379 |       15 |        15 |    15 |    13 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0
Kansas ...............|   304 |   304 |    304 |    304 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Kentucky .............|   258 |   258 |    176 |    176 |        0 |         0 |    80 |    80 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0
Louisiana ............|    72 |    72 |     66 |     66 |        0 |         0 |     5 |     5 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1
Maine ................|   326 |   326 |    284 |    284 |       40 |        40 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Maryland .............|    24 |    24 |     24 |     24 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Massachusetts ........|   464 |   465 |    353 |    353 |       85 |        85 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |    25 |    26
Michigan .............|   693 |   730 |    631 |    668 |       57 |        57 |     4 |     4 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1
Minnesota ............|   452 |   453 |    388 |    382 |       61 |        68 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Mississippi ..........|   164 |   164 |    153 |    153 |        0 |         0 |    10 |    10 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Missouri..............|   537 |   531 |    531 |    525 |        0 |         0 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     4 |     4
Montana ..............|   551 |   551 |    472 |    472 |       77 |        77 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Nebraska .............|   786 |   774 |    668 |    656 |      112 |       112 |     6 |     6 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Nevada ...............|    18 |    18 |     17 |     17 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
New Hampshire ........|   246 |   248 |    178 |    178 |       68 |        70 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
New Jersey ...........|   620 |   620 |    608 |    608 |       12 |        12 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
New Mexico ...........|    89 |    89 |     89 |     89 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
New York .............|   753 |   744 |    715 |    706 |       38 |        38 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
North Carolina .......|   123 |   123 |    119 |    119 |        0 |         0 |     2 |     2 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0
North Dakota .........|   284 |   282 |    238 |    236 |       38 |        38 |     3 |     3 |     5 |     5 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Ohio .................|   781 |   776 |    661 |    661 |       94 |        89 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     0 |    23 |    23
Oklahoma .............|   548 |   549 |    548 |    549 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Oregon ...............|   243 |   226 |    234 |    219 |        6 |         5 |     2 |     1 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0
Pennsylvania .........|   614 |   614 |    501 |    501 |      101 |       100 |    12 |    13 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Rhode Island .........|    37 |    37 |     36 |     36 |        0 |         0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
South Carolina .......|   106 |   104 |     95 |     95 |       11 |         9 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
South Dakota .........|   218 |   218 |    177 |    177 |       17 |        17 |     5 |     5 |    19 |    19 |     0 |     0
Tennessee ............|   140 |   140 |    140 |    140 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Texas ................| 1,044 | 1,059 |  1,044 |  1,043 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    16
Utah .................|    47 |    47 |     40 |     40 |        5 |         5 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Vermont ..............|   344 |   346 |    284 |    285 |       60 |        60 |     0 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Virginia .............|   165 |   169 |    141 |    141 |       22 |        26 |     0 |     0 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0
Washington ...........|   305 |   305 |    296 |    296 |        9 |         9 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
West Virginia.........|    57 |    57 |     55 |     55 |        0 |         0 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Wisconsin ............|   444 |   444 |    426 |    426 |       16 |        16 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Wyoming ..............|    58 |    57 |     49 |     49 |        5 |         5 |     4 |     3 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
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Department of Defense |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
  dependents schools .|    12 |    12 |      0 |      0 |        0 |         0 |     0 |     0 |    12 |    12 |     0 |     0
                      |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
    Outlying areas    |       |       |        |        |          |           |       |       |       |       |       |
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
______________________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______

NOTE.--Data for 1995-96 have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared October 1998.)


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