Table 1.-Selected statistics for the 100 largest school districts in the United States: School Year 1999-2000

Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States: 1999-2000

Table 1.-Selected statistics for the 100 largest school districts in the United States¹: School year 1999-2000 - Part 1 \|\| Part 2
Name of reporting district	City	State	County	Number of students²	Number of full- time equivalent (FTE) teachers	Number of 1998-1999 completers³	Number of schools
Total				10,962,476	⁴627,436	⁵490,045	15,563

New York City Public Schools	New York	NY	Kings	1,075,710	63,989	40,690	1,207
Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	CA	Los Angeles	710,007	33,754	26,968	655
Puerto Rico Dept of Education	Hato Rey	PR	San Juan	613,019	41,349	30,479	1,531
City of Chicago School District	Chicago	IL	Cook	431,750	23,455	16,195	597
Dade County School District	Miami	FL	Dade	360,136	18,104	14,951	350

Broward County School District	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Broward	241,094	11,322	9,948	234
Clark County School District	Las Vegas	NV	Clark	217,526	10,838	9,022	246
Houston Independent School District	Houston	TX	Harris	209,716	11,638	7,299	293
Philadelphia City School District	Philadelphia	PA	Philadelphia	205,199	11,423	9,789	259
Hawaii Department of Education	Honolulu	HI	Honolulu	185,860	10,866	10,418	256

Detroit City School District	Detroit	MI	Wayne	167,124	9,148	6,222	268
Dallas Independent School District	Dallas	TX	Dallas	160,477	9,957	5,509	218
Hillsborough County School District	Tampa	FL	Hillsborough	159,517	9,610	6,863	203
Fairfax County Public Schools	Fairfax	VA	Fairfax	152,952	10,491	9,714	197
Palm Beach County School District	West Palm Beach	FL	Palm Beach	149,665	8,138	6,707	175

Orange County School District	Orlando	FL	Orange	144,231	8,273	6,001	173
San Diego City Unified	San Diego	CA	San Diego	140,743	7,341	6,301	177
Prince Georges County Public Schools	Upper Marlboro	MD	Prince George's	131,059	7,566	7,402	189
Montgomery County Public Schools	Rockville	MD	Montgomery	130,720	8,198	7,484	192
Duval County School District	Jacksonville	FL	Duval	126,362	6,423	4,709	177

Memphis City School District	Memphis	TN	Shelby	112,819	6,721	4,276	164
Pinellas County School District	Largo	FL	Pinellas	111,793	6,328	5,053	162
Baltimore County Public Schools	Towson	MD	Baltimore	106,465	6,642	6,378	168
Gwinnett County School District	Lawrenceville	GA	Gwinnett	104,552	6,664	5,030	84
Baltimore City Public School System	Baltimore	MD	Baltimore	103,000	5,921	3,937	184

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Charlotte	NC	Mecklenburg	100,553	6,418	4,732	135
Milwaukee School District	Milwaukee	WI	Milwaukee	99,729	5,992	3,398	202
Jefferson (KY) County	Louisville	KY	Jefferson	97,053	5,360	5,229	175
De Kalb County School District	Decatur	GA	De Kalb	95,283	5,885	4,427	120
Wake County Schools	Raleigh	NC	Wake	95,248	6,002	4,480	113

Cobb County School District	Marietta	GA	Cobb	93,657	5,815	5,022	93
Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	CA	Los Angeles	91,465	4,079	3,953	86
Jefferson (CO) County	Golden	CO	Jefferson	88,579	4,323	5,101	158
Albuquerque Public Schools	Albuquerque	NM	Bernalillo	85,381	5,236	4,696	126
Orleans Parish School Board	New Orleans	LA	Orleans	80,526	5,023	3,765	124

Fresno Unified	Fresno	CA	Fresno	78,766	3,847	3,302	95
Polk County School District	Bartow	FL	Polk	78,685	4,575	3,515	131
Fort Worth Independent School District	Fort Worth	TX	Tarrant	78,654	4,596	3,295	135
Austin Independent School District	Austin	TX	Travis	77,723	5,100	3,398	105
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Virginia Beach	VA	Virginia Beach City	77,363	5,014	4,295	84

Cleveland City School District	Cleveland	OH	Cuyahoga	76,559	5,273	2,050	124
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Annapolis	MD	Anne Arundel	74,663	4,225	4,128	118
Jordan School District	Sandy	UT	Salt Lake	73,111	3,164	5,207	81
Granite School District	Salt Lake City	UT	Salt Lake	72,170	3,231	4,480	96
Mesa Unified School District	Mesa	AZ	Maricopa	71,894	3,556	3,892	86

District of Columbia Pub Schools	Washington	DC	District of Columbia	70,762	—	2,805	162
Nashville-Davidson County School District	Nashville	TN	Davidson	70,176	4,544	2,802	127
Denver County	Denver	CO	Denver	69,693	4,010	2,899	124
Brevard County School District	Melbourne	FL	Brevard	69,661	3,765	3,352	103
Fulton County School District	Atlanta	GA	Fulton	67,025	4,306	3,065	66

Columbus City School District	Columbus	OH	Franklin	65,490	3,996	2,312	146
Mobile County School District	Mobile	AL	Mobile	65,067	4,089	3,482	105
Boston School District	Boston	MA	Suffolk	62,950	5,093	2,960	130
Tucson Unified District	Tucson	AZ	Pima	62,548	3,352	—	120
Northside Independent School District	San Antonio	TX	Bexar	62,536	4,136	3,492	84

Guilford County Schools	Greensboro	NC	Guilford	62,486	3,929	3,066	96
El Paso Independent School District	El Paso	TX	El Paso	62,306	3,785	3,458	85
San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	CA	San Francisco	60,896	3,188	3,506	116
Volusia County School District	Deland	FL	Volusia	60,688	3,637	2,899	91
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD	Houston	TX	Harris	60,370	3,812	3,223	50
— Data missing. ¹Includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools. ²Count of students receiving educational services from school district may differ somewhat from the counts in tables 3 and 5, which reflect the count of students from the schools aggregated up to the school district. ³Includes high school diploma recipients as well as other high school completers (i.e., certificates). ⁴Total is missing the District of Columbia teacher counts. ⁵Total is missing the Tucson Unified District, TX graduate counts. 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.