| Table
7.-Median pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary
schools in the 100 largest schooldistricts in the United States1,
by specified instructional level: School year 1999-2000
- Part 1 || Part 2 |
| Name
of reporting district |
State
|
Schools
having membership |
Instructional
level |
| Primary
|
Middle
|
High
|
Other |
| Total2
|
|
16.7 |
16.9 |
16.6 |
17.4 |
8.4 |
| |
|
| New York City Public Schools
|
NY |
16.9 |
16.8 |
16.6 |
19.9 |
6.4 |
| Los Angeles Unified |
CA |
19.9 |
19.6 |
23.9 |
22.9 |
18.3 |
| Puerto Rico Dept of Education
|
PR |
14.3 |
13.8 |
15.1 |
17.5 |
14.0 |
| City of Chicago School District
|
IL |
18.5 |
18.9 |
17.2 |
16.3 |
12.5 |
| Dade County School District |
FL |
18.4 |
17.6 |
23.9 |
22.6 |
6.3 |
| |
|
| Broward County School District
|
FL |
20.6 |
20.5 |
21.5 |
23.4 |
— |
| Clark County School District
|
NV |
18.4 |
17.7 |
22.1 |
21.6 |
16.3 |
| Houston Independent School District
|
TX |
17.4 |
17.6 |
17.4 |
17.1 |
— |
| Philadelphia City School District
|
PA |
17.9 |
17.9 |
17.7 |
18.6 |
13.1 |
| Hawaii Department of Education
|
HI |
17.4 |
17.5 |
17.0 |
17.5 |
14.1 |
| |
|
| Detroit City School District
|
MI |
17.7 |
18.1 |
17.5 |
16.4 |
12.4 |
| Dallas Independent School District
|
TX |
16.6 |
17.4 |
14.5 |
16.1 |
7.8 |
| Hillsborough County School District
|
FL |
16.2 |
16.7 |
16.3 |
17.0 |
7.1 |
| Fairfax County Public Schools
|
VA |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Palm Beach County School District
|
FL |
17.4 |
17.9 |
18.9 |
19.0 |
— |
| |
|
| Orange County School District
|
FL |
15.9 |
15.8 |
19.4 |
20.2 |
— |
| San Diego City Unified |
CA |
19.2 |
18.6 |
22.2 |
22.1 |
18.8 |
| Prince Georges County Public
Schools |
MD |
17.4 |
17.7 |
16.1 |
18.5 |
5.0 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools
|
MD |
16.2 |
16.6 |
15.6 |
16.9 |
4.4 |
| Duval County School District
|
FL |
19.0 |
18.9 |
20.4 |
21.5 |
3.0 |
| |
|
| Memphis City School District
|
TN |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Pinellas County School District
|
FL |
17.4 |
17.4 |
20.7 |
21.8 |
— |
| Baltimore County Public Schools
|
MD |
17.0 |
17.5 |
15.1 |
16.6 |
4.8 |
| Gwinnett County School District
|
GA |
15.8 |
15.2 |
15.9 |
17.5 |
5.7 |
| Baltimore City Public School
System |
MD |
18.0 |
18.6 |
16.6 |
17.8 |
6.5 |
| |
|
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
|
NC |
15.3 |
15.7 |
13.5 |
16.6 |
9.7 |
| Milwaukee School District |
WI |
16.2 |
17.0 |
15.3 |
16.1 |
— |
| Jefferson (KY) County |
KY |
23.2 |
26.9 |
19.6 |
16.5 |
4.4 |
| De Kalb County School District
|
GA |
16.3 |
15.9 |
15.9 |
18.3 |
13.1 |
| Wake County Schools |
NC |
15.8 |
15.9 |
15.2 |
15.8 |
2.7 |
| |
|
| Cobb County School District |
GA |
16.1 |
15.7 |
16.1 |
17.9 |
17.5 |
| Long Beach Unified |
CA |
20.9 |
20.3 |
24.4 |
27.8 |
17.1 |
| Jefferson (CO) County |
CO |
20.7 |
20.7 |
20.5 |
21.0 |
5.8 |
| Albuquerque Public Schools |
NM |
15.4 |
15.3 |
15.0 |
18.2 |
8.3 |
| Orleans Parish School Board |
LA |
16.4 |
16.4 |
17.2 |
16.4 |
2.0 |
| |
|
| Fresno Unified |
CA |
20.2 |
19.8 |
21.9 |
21.9 |
27.0 |
| Polk County School District |
FL |
16.9 |
17.4 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
— |
| Fort Worth Independent School
District |
TX |
16.9 |
17.3 |
17.4 |
15.7 |
16.3 |
| Austin Independent School District
|
TX |
14.4 |
14.1 |
14.9 |
18.7 |
1.8 |
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools
|
VA |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
|
| Cleveland City School District
|
OH |
15.3 |
15.8 |
12.2 |
13.5 |
11.8 |
| Anne Arundel County Public Schools
|
MD |
18.4 |
18.2 |
18.4 |
19.4 |
6.5 |
| Jordan School District |
UT |
22.8 |
23.0 |
22.3 |
23.2 |
8.5 |
| Granite School District |
UT |
20.9 |
21.1 |
19.9 |
21.4 |
21.8 |
| Mesa Unified School District
|
AZ |
19.8 |
20.1 |
19.4 |
19.6 |
— |
| |
|
| District of Columbia Pub Schools
|
DC |
13.9 |
14.1 |
13.4 |
14.3 |
5.6 |
| Nashville-Davidson County School
District |
TN |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Denver County |
CO |
17.6 |
17.8 |
17.0 |
17.6 |
16.4 |
| Brevard County School District
|
FL |
16.7 |
16.6 |
18.5 |
21.0 |
9.7 |
| Fulton County School District
|
GA |
16.1 |
16.4 |
14.8 |
16.0 |
14.5 |
| |
|
| Columbus City School District
|
OH |
17.5 |
18.4 |
15.3 |
16.2 |
10.2 |
| Mobile County School District
|
AL |
15.6 |
15.4 |
17.9 |
17.0 |
2.3 |
| Boston School District |
MA |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Tucson Unified District |
AZ |
18.2 |
19.6 |
15.7 |
16.6 |
5.7 |
| Northside Independent School
District |
TX |
14.5 |
14.7 |
14.2 |
16.1 |
5.8 |
| |
|
| Guilford County Schools |
NC |
14.7 |
14.7 |
14.0 |
14.9 |
3.7 |
| El Paso Independent School District
|
TX |
16.0 |
15.4 |
16.9 |
18.8 |
7.2 |
| San Francisco Unified |
CA |
19.3 |
18.4 |
20.1 |
20.6 |
— |
| Volusia County School District
|
FL |
15.3 |
15.8 |
16.8 |
18.1 |
9.6 |
| Cypress-Fairbanks ISD |
TX |
16.2 |
16.9 |
15.6 |
15.2 |
0.6 |
— Tennesse, Virginia, and Massachusetts
did not report teacher data.
1 Includes outlying areas,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.
2 Totals do not include
those districts where teachers were missing or instructional.
NOTE: Primary = low grade, PK to 3; high grade, up to 8.
Middle = low grade, 4 to 7; high grade, 4 to 9.
High = low grade, 7 to 12; high grade 12.
Other = any other combination, including PK, K, or 1 to 12.
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. |
