Table 1.-Selected statistics for the 100 largest
school districts in the United States and jurisdictions: School
year 2000-01 - Part 1 || Part 2
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|
Name of reporting district
|
City
|
State
|
County |
Number of
students1 |
Number of
full- time
equivalent
(FTE) teachers
|
Number of
1999-2000
completers 2 |
Number
of schools
|
|
Total
|
|
11,050,902 |
641,333 |
3 498,252
|
15,615 |
| |
|
New York City Public Schools
|
Brooklyn
|
NY
|
Kings
|
1,066,516 |
65,242 |
40,827 |
1,213 |
|
Los Angeles Unified
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
Los Angeles
|
721,346 |
35,150 |
27,439 |
659 |
|
Puerto Rico Department of Education
|
San Juan
|
PR
|
San Juan
|
612,725 |
37,620 |
30,856 |
1,543 |
|
City of Chicago School District
|
Chicago
|
IL
|
Cook
|
435,261 |
23,935 |
14,875 |
602 |
|
Dade County School District
|
Miami
|
FL
|
Dade
|
368,625 |
18,608 |
15,750 |
356 |
| |
|
Broward County School District
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
FL
|
Broward
|
251,129 |
11,822 |
10,651 |
243 |
|
Clark County School District
|
Las Vegas
|
NV
|
Clark
|
231,655 |
11,769 |
9,630 |
259 |
|
Houston Independent School District
|
Houston
|
TX
|
Harris
|
208,462 |
11,197 |
7,735 |
289 |
|
Philadelphia City School District
|
Philadelphia
|
PA
|
Philadelphia
|
201,190 |
11,266 |
9,873 |
261 |
|
Hawaii Department of Education
|
Honolulu
|
HI
|
Honolulu
|
184,360 |
10,927 |
10,666 |
261 |
| |
|
Hillsborough County School District
|
Tampa
|
FL
|
Hillsborough
|
164,311 |
10,031 |
7,546 |
210 |
|
Detroit City School District
|
Detroit
|
MI
|
Wayne
|
162,194 |
8,557 |
— |
263 |
|
Dallas Independent School District
|
Dallas
|
TX
|
Dallas
|
161,548 |
10,637 |
5,837 |
221 |
|
Fairfax County Public Schools
|
Fairfax
|
VA
|
Fairfax
|
156,412 |
11,574 |
10,187 |
195 |
|
Palm Beach County School District
|
West Palm Beach
|
FL
|
Palm Beach
|
153,871 |
8,084 |
6,986 |
177 |
| |
|
Orange County School District
|
Orlando
|
FL
|
Orange
|
150,681 |
8,410 |
6,700 |
174 |
|
San Diego City Unified
|
San Diego
|
CA
|
San Diego
|
141,804 |
7,403 |
6,449 |
180 |
|
Montgomery County Public Schools
|
Rockville
|
MD
|
Montgomery
|
134,180 |
8,561 |
7,748 |
192 |
|
Prince Georges County Public Schools
|
Upper Marlboro
|
MD
|
Prince George's
|
133,723 |
7,648 |
7,435 |
194 |
|
Duval County School District
|
Jacksonville
|
FL
|
Duval
|
125,846 |
6,445 |
4,777 |
179 |
| |
|
Memphis City School District
|
Memphis
|
TN
|
Shelby
|
113,730 |
7,486 |
4,341 |
164 |
|
Pinellas County School District
|
Largo
|
FL
|
Pinellas
|
113,027 |
6,389 |
5,111 |
164 |
|
Gwinnett County School District
|
Lawrenceville
|
GA
|
Gwinnett
|
110,075 |
7,187 |
5,392 |
85 |
|
Baltimore County Public Schools
|
Towson
|
MD
|
Baltimore
|
106,898 |
6,834 |
6,545 |
169 |
|
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
|
Charlotte
|
NC
|
Mecklenburg
|
103,336 |
6,562 |
4,764 |
135 |
| |
|
Baltimore City Public School System
|
Baltimore
|
MD
|
Baltimore City
|
99,859 |
6,057 |
3,742 |
183 |
|
Wake County Schools
|
Raleigh
|
NC
|
Wake
|
98,950 |
6,389 |
4,825 |
120 |
|
Milwaukee School District
|
Milwaukee
|
WI
|
Milwaukee
|
97,985 |
6,039 |
3,279 |
206 |
|
Jefferson (KY) County
|
Louisville
|
KY
|
Jefferson
|
96,860 |
3,248 |
4,851 |
174 |
|
De Kalb County School District
|
Decatur
|
GA
|
De Kalb
|
95,958 |
5,818 |
4,637 |
123 |
| |
|
Cobb County School District
|
Marietta
|
GA
|
Cobb
|
95,781 |
6,409 |
5,323 |
94 |
|
Long Beach Unified
|
Long Beach
|
CA
|
Los Angeles
|
93,694 |
4,466 |
4,248 |
89 |
|
Jefferson (CO) County
|
Golden
|
CO
|
Jefferson
|
87,703 |
4,548 |
5,731 |
161 |
|
Albuquerque Public Schools
|
Albuquerque
|
NM
|
Bernalillo
|
85,276 |
5,478 |
4,745 |
131 |
|
Fort Worth Independent School District
|
Fort Worth
|
TX
|
Tarrant
|
79,661 |
4,746 |
3,291 |
141 |
| |
|
Polk County School District
|
Bartow
|
FL
|
Polk
|
79,477 |
4,779 |
3,617 |
137 |
|
Fresno Unified
|
Fresno
|
CA
|
Fresno
|
79,007 |
3,867 |
3,686 |
99 |
|
Austin Independent School District
|
Austin
|
TX
|
Travis
|
77,816 |
5,160 |
3,496 |
109 |
|
Orleans Parish School Board
|
New Orleans
|
LA
|
Orleans
|
77,610 |
4,629 |
3,813 |
128 |
|
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
|
Virginia Beach
|
VA
|
Virginia Beach City
|
76,586 |
5,176 |
4,345 |
84 |
| |
|
Cleveland City School District
|
Cleveland
|
OH
|
Cuyahoga
|
75,684 |
5,625 |
5,784 |
125 |
|
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
|
Annapolis
|
MD
|
Anne Arundel
|
74,491 |
4,325 |
4,324 |
119 |
|
Mesa Unified District
|
Mesa
|
AZ
|
Maricopa
|
73,587 |
3,613 |
— |
86 |
|
Jordan School District
|
Sandy
|
UT
|
Salt Lake
|
73,158 |
3,093 |
5,509 |
81 |
|
Granite School District
|
Salt Lake City
|
UT
|
Salt Lake
|
71,328 |
3,369 |
4,666 |
98 |
| |
|
Denver County
|
Denver
|
CO
|
Denver
|
70,847 |
4,178 |
2,571 |
129 |
|
Brevard County School District
|
Viera
|
FL
|
Brevard
|
70,597 |
3,785 |
3,524 |
108 |
|
District of Columbia Public Schools
|
Washington
|
DC
|
District of Columbia
|
68,925 |
5,044 |
2,916 |
165 |
|
Fulton County School District
|
Atlanta
|
GA
|
Fulton
|
68,583 |
4,415 |
3,245 |
71 |
|
Nashville-Davidson County School District
|
Nashville
|
TN
|
Davidson
|
67,669 |
4,820 |
2,857 |
125 |
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|
Mobile County School District
|
Mobile
|
AL
|
Mobile
|
64,976 |
4,102 |
3,542 |
100 |
|
Columbus City School District
|
Columbus
|
OH
|
Franklin
|
64,511 |
4,090 |
2,266 |
146 |
|
Northside Independent School District
|
San Antonio
|
TX
|
Bexar
|
63,739 |
4,269 |
3,669 |
84 |
|
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
|
Houston
|
TX
|
Harris
|
63,497 |
4,103 |
3,477 |
54 |
|
Guilford County Schools
|
Greensboro
|
NC
|
Guilford
|
63,417 |
3,957 |
3,055 |
98 |
| |
|
Boston School District
|
Boston
|
MA
|
Suffolk
|
63,024 |
5,519 |
3,059 |
131 |
|
El Paso Independent School District
|
El Paso
|
TX
|
El Paso
|
62,325 |
4,078 |
3,247 |
86 |
|
Tucson Unified District
|
Tucson
|
AZ
|
Pima
|
61,869 |
3,446 |
— |
123 |
|
Volusia County School District
|
Deland
|
FL
|
Volusia
|
61,517 |
3,745 |
2,898 |
92 |
|
Seminole County School District
|
Sanford
|
FL
|
Seminole
|
60,869 |
3,356 |
3,076 |
68 |
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-Not available.
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1Count
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.
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2Includes
high school diploma recipients as well as other high school completers
(e.g., certificates of attendance).
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3Total
is missing the Detroit City School District, Mesa Unified, and
Tucson Unified District graduate counts.
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NOTE: The universe for this table includes outlying
areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National
Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Public
Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2000-01, and "Local
Education Agency Universe Survey," 2000-01.
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