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Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States: 1999-2000
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Table 8.-Number of public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the UnitedStates1, by specified minority membership categories, and minority students as a percentage ofschool district membership: School year 1999-2000
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Name of reporting district State Schools having membership Minority membership percentage Total percentage of minority students
0 to 20 percent21 to 40 percent 41 to 60 percent 61 to 80 percent 81 to 100 percent
Davis School District UT 82 74 7 1 0 0 7.4
Atlanta City School District GA 99 2 2 2 5 88 93.2
Seminole County School District FL 65 11 30 16 8 0 29.3
Greenville County School District SC 86 22 33 17 11 3 32.0
Santa Ana Unified CA 50 0 0 0 0 50 96.6
   
San Antonio Independent School District TX 105 0 0 3 3 99 95.7
Arlington Independent School District TX 69 9 12 22 18 8 49.5
Lee County School District FL 72 14 33 21 3 1 31.7
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board LA 104 3 10 14 24 53 70.0
Oakland Unified CA 92 0 4 3 5 80 93.5
   
Washoe County School District NV 86 28 32 8 9 9 32.8
Portland School District OR 109 33 39 22 10 5 35.9
Knox County School District TN 82
Fort Bend Independent School District TX 51 1 10 17 9 14 60.4
Prince William County Public Schools VA 63 10 19 29 5 0 37.8
   
Sacramento City Unified CA 77 0 2 18 23 34 73.9
Jefferson Parish School Board LA 83 4 17 22 25 15 58.2
Cumberland County Schools NC 78 1 18 24 26 9 56.3
Aldine Independent School District TX 63 0 0 1 5 57 88.3
Chesterfield County Public Schools VA 58 24 19 10 5 0 26.9
   
San Bernardino City Unified CA 62 0 0 2 30 30 78.4
Cincinnati City School District OH 78 3 5 12 11 47 74.1
Anchorage School District AK 92 21 36 24 8 3 35.3
North East Independent School District TX 64 5 13 22 14 10 49.9
Shelby County School District TN 43
   
Garland Independent School District TX 65 0 10 35 20 0 50.0
Minneapolis MN 126 4 9 27 42 44 71.1
San Juan Unified CA 84 34 38 8 4 0 24.0
Garden Grove Unified CA 65 0 5 0 23 37 79.4
Seattle WA 116 2 24 37 18 35 59.8
   
Wichita KS 94 2 39 36 10 7 45.9
Pasco County School District FL 50 42 5 2 0 1 11.7
Ysleta Independent School District TX 60 0 0 0 8 52 90.9
Buffalo City School District NY 76 0 1 21 32 22 70.2
Caddo Parish School Board LA 73 3 16 11 8 35 63.2
   
Alpine School District UT 56 52 4 0 0 0 6.9
St. Louis City MO 111 0 0 12 29 70 81.6
Escambia County School District FL 82 17 24 20 11 10 41.4
Clayton County School District GA 48 0 1 9 23 15 72.7
St. Paul MN 106 7 7 30 50 12 64.7
- Tennessee did not report student racial/ethnic data.

1 Includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1999-2000, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1999-2000.

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