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| Rankings: 1-70
71-140 141-210
211-280 281-350
351-420 421-490
491-500 |
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Appendix A.-The 500 largest public school districts
in the United States and jurisdictions: School year 2000-01: 1-70
|
| Rank |
Students |
Agency name |
Mailing address |
City |
ST |
ZIP |
Schools |
Telephone |
| 1 |
1,066,516
|
New York City Public Schools
|
110 Livingston St
|
Brooklyn
|
NY |
11201 |
1,213
|
718-935-2794 |
| 2 |
721,346
|
Los Angeles Unified
|
450 N Grand Ave
|
Los Angeles
|
CA |
90012 |
659
|
323-625-6251 |
| 3 |
612,725
|
Puerto Rico Department of Educ
|
PO Box 190759
|
San Juan
|
PR |
00919 |
1,543
|
787-759-2000 |
| 4 |
435,261
|
City of Chicago School
Dist 29
|
125 S Clark
|
Chicago
|
IL |
60603 |
602
|
773-553-1000 |
| 5 |
368,625
|
Dade County School District
|
1450 NE 2nd Ave, #912
|
Miami
|
FL |
33132 |
356
|
305-995-1428 |
| 6 |
251,129
|
Broward County School District
|
600 SE 3rd Ave
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
FL |
33301 |
243
|
954-765-6271 |
| 7 |
231,655
|
Clark County School District
|
2832 E Flamingo
|
Las Vegas
|
NV |
89121 |
259
|
702-799-5310 |
| 8 |
208,462
|
Houston ISD
|
3830 Richmond Ave
|
Houston
|
TX |
77027 |
289
|
713-892-6000 |
| 9 |
201,190
|
Philadelphia City SD
|
Parkway at 21st St
|
Philadelphia
|
PA |
19103 |
261
|
215-299-7000 |
| 10 |
184,360
|
Hawaii Department of Education
|
PO Box 2360
|
Honolulu
|
HI |
96804 |
261
|
808-837-8012 |
|
|
| 11 |
164,311
|
Hillsborough County School Dis
|
PO Box 3408
|
Tampa
|
FL |
33601 |
210
|
813-272-4050 |
| 12 |
162,194
|
Detroit City School District
|
5057 Woodward Ave
|
Detroit
|
MI |
48202 |
263
|
313-494-1075 |
| 13 |
161,548
|
Dallas ISD
|
3700 Ross Ave
|
Dallas
|
TX |
75204 |
221
|
972-925-3700 |
| 14 |
156,412
|
Fairfax County Public Schools
|
10700 Page Ave
|
Fairfax
|
VA |
22030 |
195
|
703-246-2631 |
| 15 |
153,871
|
Palm Beach County School Distr
|
3340 Forest Hill Blvd
|
West Palm Beach
|
FL |
33406 |
177
|
561-434-8200 |
| 16 |
150,681
|
Orange County School District
|
PO Box 271
|
Orlando
|
FL |
32802 |
174
|
407-317-3202 |
| 17 |
141,804
|
San Diego City Unified
|
4100 Normal St
|
San Diego
|
CA |
92103 |
180
|
619-293-8686 |
| 18 |
134,180
|
Montgomery County Public Schls
|
850 Hungerford Dr
|
Rockville
|
MD |
20850 |
192
|
301-279-3383 |
| 19 |
133,723
|
Prince Georges County Pub Schs
|
14201 School Ln
|
Upper Marlboro
|
MD |
20772 |
194
|
301-952-6008 |
| 20 |
125,846
|
Duval County School District
|
1701 Prudential Dr
|
Jacksonville
|
FL |
32207 |
179
|
904-390-2115 |
| |
| 21 |
113,730
|
Memphis City School District
|
2597 Avery Ave
|
Memphis
|
TN |
38112 |
164
|
901-325-5300 |
| 22 |
113,027
|
Pinellas County School Distric
|
301 4th St SW
|
Largo
|
FL |
33770 |
164
|
727-588-6011 |
| 23 |
110,075
|
Gwinnett County
|
PO Box 343
|
Lawrenceville
|
GA |
30046 |
85
|
770-963-8651 |
| 24 |
106,898
|
Baltimore County Public Schls
|
6901 N Charles St
|
Towson
|
MD |
21204 |
169
|
410-887-4281 |
| 25 |
103,336
|
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
|
PO Box 30035
|
Charlotte
|
NC |
28230 |
135
|
704-379-7000 |
| 26 |
99,859
|
Baltimore City Pub Sch System
|
200 E North Ave
|
Baltimore
|
MD |
21202 |
183
|
410-396-8803 |
| 27 |
98,950
|
Wake County Schools
|
PO Box 28041
|
Raleigh
|
NC |
27611 |
120
|
919-850-1600 |
| 28 |
97,985
|
Milwaukee
|
PO Box 2181
|
Milwaukee
|
WI |
53201 |
206
|
414-475-8001 |
| 29 |
96,860
|
Jefferson Co
|
PO Box 34020
|
Louisville
|
KY |
40232 |
174
|
502-485-3114 |
| 30 |
95,958
|
Dekalb County
|
3770 N Decatur Rd
|
Decatur
|
GA |
30032 |
123
|
404-297-2300 |
| |
| 31 |
95,781
|
Cobb County
|
514 Glover St
|
Marietta
|
GA |
30061 |
94
|
770-426-3300 |
| 32 |
93,694
|
Long Beach Unified
|
1515 Hughes Way
|
Long Beach
|
CA |
90810 |
89
|
562-997-8000 |
| 33 |
87,703
|
Jefferson County R-1
|
PO Box 4001
|
Golden
|
CO |
80401 |
161
|
303-982-6500 |
| 34 |
85,276
|
Albuquerque Public Schools
|
PO Box 25704
|
Albuquerque
|
NM |
87125 |
131
|
505-842-8211 |
| 35 |
79,661
|
Fort Worth ISD
|
100 N University Dr
|
Fort Worth
|
TX |
76107 |
141
|
817-871-2000 |
| 36 |
79,477
|
Polk County School District
|
PO Box 391
|
Bartow
|
FL |
33831 |
137
|
863-534-0521 |
| 37 |
79,007
|
Fresno Unified
|
Ed. Cntr., Tulare & M Sts
|
Fresno
|
CA |
93721 |
99
|
559-457-3000 |
| 38 |
77,816
|
Austin ISD
|
1111 W 6th St
|
Austin
|
TX |
78703 |
109
|
512-414-1700 |
| 39 |
77,610
|
Orleans Parish School Board
|
3510 General Degaulle Dr
|
New Orleans
|
LA |
70114 |
128
|
504-365-8730 |
| 40 |
76,586
|
Virginia Beach City Public Sch
|
PO Box 6038
|
Virginia Beach
|
VA |
23456 |
84
|
757-427-4326 |
| |
| 41 |
75,684
|
Cleveland Municipal SD
|
1380 E 6th St
|
Cleveland
|
OH |
44114 |
125
|
216-574-8000 |
| 42 |
74,491
|
Anne Arundel County Pub Schls
|
2644 Riva Rd
|
Annapolis
|
MD |
21401 |
119
|
410-222-5304 |
| 43 |
73,587
|
Mesa Unified District
|
549 N Stapley Dr
|
Mesa
|
AZ |
85203 |
86
|
480-472-0000 |
| 44 |
73,158
|
Jordan School District
|
9361 S 300 E
|
Sandy
|
UT |
84070 |
81
|
801-567-8100 |
| 45 |
71,328
|
Granite School District
|
340 E 3545 S
|
Salt Lake City
|
UT |
84115 |
98
|
801-263-6100 |
| 46 |
70,847
|
Denver County 1
|
900 Grant St
|
Denver
|
CO |
80203 |
129
|
303-764-3200 |
| 47 |
70,597
|
Brevard County School District
|
2700 Judge Fran
|
Viera
|
FL |
32940 |
108
|
321-631-1911 |
| 48 |
68,925
|
District of Columbia Pub Schls
|
825 N Capitol St, NE
|
Washington
|
DC |
20003 |
165
|
202-442-5885 |
| 49 |
68,583
|
Fulton County
|
786 Cleveland Ave, SW
|
Atlanta
|
GA |
30315 |
71
|
404-768-3600 |
| 50 |
67,669
|
Nashville-Davidson County SD
|
2601 Bransford Ave
|
Nashville
|
TN |
37204 |
125
|
615-259-8419 |
| |
| 51 |
64,976
|
Mobile County Sch Dist
|
PO Box 1327
|
Mobile
|
AL |
36633 |
100
|
334-690-8227 |
| 52 |
64,511
|
Columbus City SD
|
270 E State St
|
Columbus
|
OH |
43215 |
146
|
614-365-5000 |
| 53 |
63,739
|
Northside ISD
|
5900 Evers Rd
|
San Antonio
|
TX |
78238 |
84
|
210-706-8770 |
| 54 |
63,497
|
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
|
PO Box 692003
|
Houston
|
TX |
77269 |
54
|
281-897-4000 |
| 55 |
63,417
|
Guilford County Schools
|
PO Box 880
|
Greensboro
|
NC |
27402 |
98
|
336-370-8100 |
| 56 |
63,024
|
Boston
|
26 Court St
|
Boston
|
MA |
02108 |
131
|
617-635-9050 |
| 57 |
62,325
|
El Paso ISD
|
PO Box 20100
|
El Paso
|
TX |
79998 |
86
|
915-779-3781 |
| 58 |
61,869
|
Tucson Unified District
|
PO Box 40400
|
Tucson
|
AZ |
85717 |
123
|
520-617-7336 |
| 59 |
61,517
|
Volusia County School District
|
PO Box 2118
|
Deland
|
FL |
32721 |
92
|
904-734-7190 |
| 60 |
60,869
|
Seminole County School Distric
|
400 E Lake Mary Blvd
|
Sanford
|
FL |
32773 |
68
|
407-320-0006 |
| |
| 61 |
60,643
|
Santa Ana Unified
|
1601 E Chestnut Ave
|
Santa Ana
|
CA |
92701 |
53
|
714-558-5501 |
| 62 |
59,979
|
San Francisco Unified
|
135 Van Ness Ave
|
San Francisco
|
CA |
94102 |
116
|
415-241-6000 |
| 63 |
59,875
|
Greenville County School Distr
|
PO Box 2848
|
Greenville
|
SC |
29602 |
93
|
864-241-3457 |
| 64 |
59,578
|
Davis School District
|
45 E State St
|
Farmington
|
UT |
84025 |
83
|
801-402-5261 |
| 65 |
58,866
|
Arlington ISD
|
1203 W Pioneer Pkwy
|
Arlington
|
TX |
76013 |
71
|
817-460-4611 |
| 66 |
58,401
|
Lee County School District
|
2055 Central Ave
|
Fort Myers
|
FL |
33901 |
75
|
941-337-8301 |
| 67 |
58,230
|
Atlanta City
|
210 Pryor St, SW
|
Atlanta
|
GA |
30335 |
98
|
404-827-8075 |
| 68 |
57,273
|
San Antonio ISD
|
141 Lavaca St
|
San Antonio
|
TX |
78210 |
104
|
210-299-5500 |
| 69 |
56,268
|
Washoe County School District
|
425 E Ninth
|
Reno
|
NV |
89520 |
92
|
702-348-0200 |
| 70 |
54,863
|
Oakland Unified
|
1025 Second Ave
|
Oakland
|
CA |
94606 |
96
|
510-879-8100 |
| |
|
NOTE: The universe for this table 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," 2000-01, and "Local
Education Agency Universe Survey," 2000-01.
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