Appendix C.-Number of the 100 largest school
districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by state: School
year 2000-01
State
Number of districts in the 100
largest school districts
Percentage of the 100 Largest
School District Students
Total
100
100.0
Alabama
1
0.4
Alaska
1
0.6
Arizona
2
1.2
California
12
13.2
Colorado
2
1.4
District of Columbia
1
0.6
Florida
13
15.5
Georgia
6
4.3
Hawaii
1
1.7
Illinois
1
3.9
Kansas
1
0.4
Kentucky
1
0.9
Louisiana
4
2.1
Maryland
5
0.6
Massachusetts
1
5.0
Michigan
1
1.5
Minnesota
1
0.4
Nebraska
1
2.9
Nevada
2
0.4
New Mexico
1
0.8
New York
2
2.6
North Carolina
4
10.1
Ohio
3
1.7
Oregon
1
0.5
Pennsylvania
1
1.8
Puerto Rico
1
5.5
South Carolina
1
0.5
Tennessee
4
2.5
Texas
15
10.3
Utah
4
2.3
Virginia
4
3.1
Washington
1
0.4
Wisconsin
1
0.9
NOTE: The universe for this table includes outlying
areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.
Only those states that have at least one district in the 100 largest
districts are included in this table.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National
Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Public
Elementary/Secondary Local Education Agency Universe Survey,"
2000-01.