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Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States: 1999-2000
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Table 12.-Percentage of staffing types in public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largestschool districts in the United States1 : School year 1999-2000 - Part 1  ||  Part 2
Name of reporting district State Total Staff Percent of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff, by type
Teachers Instructio-
nal Support
Guidance Counselors Library Media Staff District Administra-
tors
School Administra-
tors
Other Staff
Total2   1,190,973 52.7 9.5 1.8 1.2 0.7 2.5 31.7
   
New York City Public Schools NY 128,252 49.9 0.6 1.5 0.6 0.5 2.1 44.9
Los Angeles Unified CA 63,577 53.1 13.5 1.4 0.1 0.5 1.9 29.5
Puerto Rico Dept of Education PR 71,891 57.5 0.9 1.3 1.6 2.1 2.0 34.7
City of Chicago School District IL 328,067 83.6 3.0 2.8 1.7 1.5 3.1 4.2
Dade County School District FL 35,029 51.7 10.8 2.7 1.7 0.7 2.4 30.0
   
Broward County School District FL 22,243 50.9 9.3 2.0 1.3 0.3 2.5 33.7
Clark County School District NV 18,517 58.5 6.5 2.1 1.8 0.6 3.1 27.3
Houston Independent School District TX 23,058 50.5 9.1 1.3 0.9 0.2 2.4 35.5
Philadelphia City School District PA 24,360 46.9 7.9 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.9 40.6
Hawaii Department of Education HI 17,901 60.7 8.4 3.4 2.0 0.7 2.8 22.1
   
Detroit City School District MI 24,278 37.7 11.0 1.4 0.4 1.2 3.6 44.7
Dallas Independent School District TX 18,440 54.0 8.5 1.8 1.1 0.2 2.6 31.8
Hillsborough County School District FL 19,387 49.6 10.2 2.0 1.1 0.4 2.3 34.5
Fairfax County Public Schools VA 16,904 62.1 10.5 3.3 2.1 1.2 2.8 18.0
Palm Beach County School District FL 16,708 48.7 12.5 1.8 0.9 0.3 2.4 33.3
   
Orange County School District FL 17,536 47.2 9.8 1.7 0.6 0.4 2.0 38.5
San Diego City Unified CA 13,793 53.2 11.3 2.0 0.4 0.8 2.3 29.9
Prince Georges County Public Schools MD 14,542 52.0 7.9 2.2 1.1 0.8 3.1 32.8
Montgomery County Public Schools MD 15,877 51.6 10.9 2.3 2.3 0.6 2.6 29.6
Duval County School District FL 11,504 55.8 11.5 1.8 2.1 1.0 2.6 25.1
   
Memphis City School District TN 11,851 56.7 6.9 1.9 1.3 1.5 2.9 28.8
Pinellas County School District FL 13,696 46.2 14.5 1.7 1.1 0.5 2.4 33.6
Baltimore County Public Schools MD 11,708 56.7 6.6 2.3 1.5 1.1 3.6 28.1
Gwinnett County School District GA 12,172 54.7 9.9 1.8 1.5 0.3 2.4 29.3
Baltimore City Public School System MD 10,541 56.2 19.7 1.6 0.7 1.9 4.0 16.0
   
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools NC 13,069 49.1 16.1 2.0 1.2 0.5 3.3 27.7
Milwaukee School District WI 11,697 51.2 19.8 1.2 0.9 0.5 3.3 23.2
Jefferson (KY) County KY 12,889 41.6 19.9 1.6 1.5 0.7 1.8 32.8
De Kalb County School District GA 11,891 49.5 13.4 1.9 2.0 0.4 2.4 30.4
Wake County Schools NC 11,246 53.4 14.8 2.0 1.3 0.1 2.5 26.0
   
Cobb County School District GA 10,729 54.2 9.6 1.8 1.7 0.7 2.7 29.3
Long Beach Unified CA 8,451 48.3 14.1 1.7 0.7 0.4 1.9 32.9
Jefferson (CO) County CO 9,253 46.7 13.1 1.4 1.7 0.6 2.6 33.8
Albuquerque Public Schools NM 11,326 46.2 15.5 1.6 3.9 2.3 1.8 28.6
Orleans Parish School Board LA 9,158 54.8 9.1 1.5 0.9 0.8 1.8 31.1
   
Fresno Unified CA 7,197 53.5 16.0 1.1 0.3 0.1 1.4 27.7
Polk County School District FL 9,592 47.7 12.6 1.9 1.6 0.4 2.3 33.6
Fort Worth Independent School District TX 9,050 50.8 8.6 2.0 1.0 0.2 3.1 34.4
Austin Independent School District TX 9,543 53.4 7.1 1.9 1.1 0.1 2.7 33.6
Virginia Beach City Public Schools VA 8,768 57.2 13.7 2.3 2.4 0.7 2.6 21.1
   
Cleveland City School District OH 9,606 54.9 5.6 1.2 1.1 1.9 2.5 32.7
Anne Arundel County Public Schools MD 7,410 57.0 7.5 2.5 2.3 0.7 3.4 26.5
Jordan School District UT 5,653 56.0 13.7 1.2 1.8 0.1 2.1 25.1
Granite School District UT 5,709 56.6 10.3 1.8 1.9 0.1 2.3 27.0
Mesa Unified School District AZ 7,144 49.8 14.7 1.3 4.6 0.2 1.7 27.7
   
District of Columbia Pub Schools DC
Nashville-Davidson County School District TN 8,383 54.2 8.7 1.3 1.4 1.0 3.6 29.8
Denver County CO 8,375 47.9 16.7 0.8 0.3 0.4 2.3 31.8
Brevard County School District FL 7,267 51.8 6.9 1.9 2.1 0.4 2.2 34.7
Fulton County School District GA 8,596 50.1 12.0 1.9 1.7 0.4 2.3 31.5
   
Columbus City School District OH 7,782 51.3 8.9 1.4 2.1 1.0 2.7 32.5
Mobile County School District AL 7,635 53.6 8.0 1.9 1.5 0.6 2.3 32.1
Boston School District MA 9,691 52.6 12.7 1.0 0.2 0.6 2.2 30.7
Tucson Unified District AZ 7,055 47.5 11.7 2.3 4.7 0.1 2.6 31.1
Northside Independent School District TX 8,209 50.4 12.6 2.4 0.8 0.3 2.2 31.5
   
Guilford County Schools NC 7,776 50.5 16.8 2.4 1.5 0.4 2.4 25.9
El Paso Independent School District TX 7,709 49.1 9.2 1.9 1.2 0.1 2.7 35.8
San Francisco Unified CA 3 4,720 67.5 15.4 2.4 0.5 0.4 3.8 10.0
Volusia County School District FL 7,801 46.6 13.5 2.0 1.1 0.5 2.6 33.7
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD TX 7,523 50.7 11.2 1.7 0.8 0.2 2.6 32.9
— The District of Columbia and South Carolina school districts did not report all staff data.

1Includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.
2 Totals do not include the District of Columbia and South Carolina districts.
3 The non-teaching staff categories may be underrepresented.

NOTE: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

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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