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| Table A-1. Selected statistics for the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2003–04 |
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| Name of reporting district | City | State | County | Number of students1 | Number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers | Number of 2002–03 completers2 | Number of schools | |||
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| Total | † | † | † | 11,280,667 | 672,175 | 551,581 | 16,178 | |||
| New York City Public Schools | Brooklyn | NY | Kings | 1,023,674 | 3 | 70,171 | 38,802 | 1,225 | ||
| Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | CA | Los Angeles | 747,009 | 35,493 | 27,655 | 693 | |||
| Puerto Rico Department of Education | San Juan | PR | San Juan | 584,916 | 42,444 | 35,013 | 1,523 | |||
| City of Chicago School District | Chicago | IL | Cook | 434,419 | 22,951 | 16,186 | 633 | |||
| Dade County School District | Miami | FL | Dade | 371,785 | 18,887 | 18,236 | 375 | |||
| Broward County School District | Fort Lauderdale | FL | Broward | 272,835 | 14,264 | 12,866 | 264 | |||
| Clark County School District | Las Vegas | NV | Clark | 270,529 | 13,483 | 10,395 | 298 | |||
| Houston Independent School District | Houston | TX | Harris | 211,499 | 12,277 | 8,350 | 308 | |||
| Philadelphia City School District | Philadelphia | PA | Philadelphia | 189,779 | 10,194 | 9,507 | 263 | |||
| Hawaii Department of Education | Honolulu | HI | Honolulu | 183,609 | 11,129 | 10,190 | 284 | |||
| Hillsborough County School District | Tampa | FL | Hillsborough | 181,900 | 11,020 | 8,832 | 237 | |||
| Palm Beach County School District | West Palm Beach | FL | Palm Beach | 170,260 | 9,359 | 9,219 | 213 | |||
| Orange County School District | Orlando | FL | Orange | 165,992 | 9,495 | 8,162 | 190 | |||
| Fairfax County Public Schools | Fairfax | VA | Fairfax | 164,235 | 12,293 | 11,364 | 204 | |||
| Dallas Independent School District | Dallas | TX | Dallas | 160,584 | 10,323 | 6,696 | 227 | |||
| Detroit City School District | Detroit | MI | Wayne | 153,034 | 6,719 | 5,975 | 261 | |||
| Montgomery County Public Schools | Rockville | MD | Montgomery | 139,201 | 9,007 | 8,923 | 194 | |||
| San Diego City Unified | San Diego | CA | San Diego | 137,960 | 7,421 | 6,622 | 185 | |||
| Prince Georges County Public Schools | Upper Marlboro | MD | Prince George's | 137,285 | 8,119 | 7,762 | 203 | |||
| Duval County School District | Jacksonville | FL | Duval | 129,557 | 6,976 | 6,105 | 179 | |||
| Gwinnett County School District | Lawrenceville | GA | Gwinnett | 129,014 | 8,221 | 6,571 | 98 | |||
| Memphis City School District | Memphis | TN | Shelby | 116,224 | 7,275 | 4,788 | 185 | |||
| Pinellas County School District | Largo | FL | Pinellas | 114,510 | 6,632 | 6,013 | 169 | |||
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Charlotte | NC | Mecklenburg | 114,071 | 7,350 | 5,368 | 137 | |||
| Wake County Schools | Raleigh | NC | Wake | 109,424 | 7,302 | 6,185 | 126 | |||
| Baltimore County Public Schools | Towson | MD | Baltimore | 108,523 | 7,292 | 7,123 | 167 | |||
| Cobb County School District | Marietta | GA | Cobb | 102,034 | 6,867 | 6,015 | 106 | |||
| De Kalb County School District | Decatur | GA | De Kalb | 99,550 | 6,409 | 4,933 | 141 | |||
| Long Beach Unified | Long Beach | CA | Los Angeles | 97,560 | 4,439 | 4,565 | 91 | |||
| Milwaukee School District | Milwaukee | WI | Milwaukee | 97,359 | 5,930 | 3,536 | 233 | |||
| Jefferson (KY) County | Louisville | KY | Jefferson | 95,582 | 5,656 | 4,886 | 173 | |||
| Baltimore City Public School System | Baltimore | MD | Baltimore City | 94,049 | 6,268 | 3,878 | 189 | |||
| Albuquerque Public Schools | Albuquerque | NM | Bernalillo | 90,537 | 6,191 | 4,158 | 148 | |||
| Jefferson (CO) County | Golden | CO | Jefferson | 87,172 | 4,765 | 5,840 | 167 | |||
| Polk County School District | Bartow | FL | Polk | 84,135 | 5,284 | 4,262 | 147 | |||
| Fresno Unified | Fresno | CA | Fresno | 81,408 | 3,927 | 3,950 | 103 | |||
| Fort Worth Independent School District | Fort Worth | TX | Tarrant | 80,335 | 4,793 | 3,495 | 145 | |||
| Austin Independent School District | Austin | TX | Travis | 79,007 | 5,354 | 3,861 | 111 | |||
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools | Virginia Beach | VA | Virginia Beach City | 76,304 | 5,555 | 4,695 | 86 | |||
| Mesa Unified District | Mesa | AZ | Maricopa | 75,401 | 3,704 | 4,090 | 91 | |||
| Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District | Houston | TX | Harris | 74,877 | 4,884 | 4,238 | 60 | |||
| Jordan School District | Sandy | UT | Salt Lake | 74,761 | 3,054 | 4,485 | 85 | |||
| Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Annapolis | MD | Anne Arundel | 74,508 | 4,501 | 4,760 | 119 | |||
| Brevard County School District | Viera | FL | Brevard | 73,901 | 4,303 | 4,225 | 108 | |||
| Fulton County School District | Atlanta | GA | Fulton | 73,319 | 4,891 | 3,865 | 87 | |||
| Denver County | Denver | CO | Denver | 72,100 | 4,218 | 2,724 | 145 | |||
| Northside Independent School District | San Antonio | TX | Bexar | 71,798 | 4,594 | 4,293 | 93 | |||
| Granite School District | Salt Lake City | UT | Salt Lake | 70,771 | 3,206 | 4,161 | 109 | |||
| Cleveland City School District | Cleveland | OH | Cuyahoga | 69,655 | 5,109 | 2,542 | 122 | |||
| Nashville-Davidson County School District | Nashville | TN | Davidson | 68,651 | 4,858 | 3,179 | 126 | |||
| Orleans Parish School Board | New Orleans | LA | Orleans | 67,922 | 4,657 | 3,422 | 129 | |||
| Guilford County Schools | Greensboro | NC | Guilford | 66,971 | 4,390 | 3,685 | 105 | |||
| Lee County School District | Fort Myers | FL | Lee | 66,466 | 3,624 | 3,378 | 83 | |||
| District of Columbia Public Schools | Washington | DC | District of Columbia | 65,099 | 4,898 | 2,946 | 170 | |||
| Seminole County School District | Sanford | FL | Seminole | 64,904 | 3,788 | 3,732 | 72 | |||
| Mobile County School District | Mobile | AL | Mobile | 64,774 | 4,237 | 3,174 | 104 | |||
| Greenville County School District | Greenville | SC | Greenville | 64,245 | 3,835 | 3,444 | 93 | |||
| Volusia County School District | Deland | FL | Volusia | 64,089 | 3,807 | 3,532 | 87 | |||
| Prince William County Public Schools | Manassas | VA | Prince William | 63,404 | 4,125 | 3,360 | 76 | |||
| El Paso Independent School District | El Paso | TX | El Paso | 63,200 | 4,505 | 3,386 | 93 | |||
| Columbus City School District | Columbus | OH | Franklin | 63,098 | 3,838 | 2,804 | 153 | |||
| Santa Ana Unified | Santa Ana | CA | Orange | 62,874 | 2,833 | 2,670 | 56 | |||
| Arlington Independent School District | Arlington | TX | Tarrant | 62,454 | 3,991 | 3,154 | 77 | |||
| Washoe County School District | Reno | NV | Washoe | 62,103 | 3,614 | 2,973 | 102 | |||
| Tucson Unified District | Tucson | AZ | Pima | 61,448 | 3,356 | 3,351 | 126 | |||
| Fort Bend Independent School District | Sugar Land | TX | Fort Bend | 61,248 | 3,720 | 3,974 | 59 | |||
| Davis School District | Farmington | UT | Davis | 60,749 | 2,627 | 3,884 | 96 | |||
| Boston School District | Boston | MA | Suffolk | 60,150 | 3,926 | 2,904 | 136 | |||
| San Bernardino City Unified | San Bernardino | CA | San Bernardino | 57,818 | 2,691 | 1,961 | 65 | |||
| San Francisco Unified | San Francisco | CA | San Francisco | 57,805 | 3,139 | 3,733 | 118 | |||
| Pasco County School District | Land O' Lakes | FL | Pasco | 57,510 | 3,196 | 3,015 | 73 | |||
| San Antonio Independent School District | San Antonio | TX | Bexar | 56,914 | 3,527 | 2,606 | 107 | |||
| North East Independent School District | San Antonio | TX | Bexar | 56,298 | 3,671 | 3,420 | 65 | |||
| Aldine Independent School District | Houston | TX | Harris | 56,292 | 3,616 | 2,268 | 66 | |||
| Elk Grove Unified | Elk Grove | CA | Sacramento | 55,613 | 2,660 | 3,014 | 55 | |||
| Chesterfield County Public Schools | Chesterfield | VA | Chesterfield | 55,393 | 3,846 | 3,491 | 60 | |||
| Garland Independent School District | Garland | TX | Dallas | 55,114 | 3,509 | 2,999 | 70 | |||
| Cumberland County Schools | Fayetteville | NC | Cumberland | 53,159 | 3,255 | 2,913 | 85 | |||
| Knox County School District | Knoxville | TN | Knox | 52,659 | 3,609 | 3,096 | 88 | |||
| Sacramento City Unified | Sacramento | CA | Sacramento | 52,103 | 2,659 | 2,442 | 88 | |||
| Atlanta City School District | Atlanta | GA | Fulton | 52,103 | 3,692 | 2,144 | 105 | |||
| Plano Independent School District | Plano | TX | Collin | 51,869 | 3,826 | 3,096 | 72 | |||
| Jefferson Parish School Board | Harvey | LA | Jefferson | 51,453 | 3,372 | 2,202 | 84 | |||
| Alpine School District | American Fork | UT | Utah | 51,240 | 2,117 | 2,602 | 63 | |||
| San Juan Unified | Carmichael | CA | Sacramento | 50,906 | 2,418 | 3,856 | 84 | |||
| Clayton County | Jonesboro | GA | Clayton | 50,555 | 2,954 | 2,169 | 57 | |||
| Oakland Unified | Oakland | CA | Alameda | 50,437 | 2,544 | 1,820 | 118 | |||
| Garden Grove Unified | Garden Grove | CA | Orange | 50,172 | 2,138 | 2,747 | 67 | |||
| Capistrano Unified | San Juan Capistrano | CA | Orange | 49,746 | 2,159 | 2,671 | 56 | |||
| Anchorage School District | Anchorage | AK | Anchorage | 49,722 | 2,832 | 2,680 | 95 | |||
| Wichita | Wichita | KS | Sedgwick | 48,894 | 3,069 | 2,322 | 90 | |||
| Portland School District | Portland | OR | Multnomah | 48,344 | 2,685 | 3,172 | 97 | |||
| Howard County Pub Schools System | Ellicott City | MD | Howard | 47,833 | 3,324 | 2,999 | 71 | |||
| Forsyth County Schools | Winston Salem | NC | Forsyth | 47,788 | 3,251 | 2,469 | 69 | |||
| Seattle | Seattle | WA | King | 47,588 | 2,577 | 2,756 | 129 | |||
| Newark City | Newark | NJ | Essex | 46,825 | 3,687 | 1,735 | 77 | |||
| Shelby County School District | Memphis | TN | Shelby | 46,808 | 2,649 | 2,738 | 49 | |||
| Ysleta Independent School District | El Paso | TX | El Paso | 46,668 | 3,000 | 2,983 | 64 | |||
| East Baton Rouge Parish School | Baton Rouge | LA | East Baton Rouge | 46,644 | 3,137 | 3,107 | 98 | |||
| Cherry Creek 5 | Greenwood | CO | Arapahoe | 46,594 | 2,738 | 3,038 | 50 |
| † Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| 1 Count of students receiving educational services from school district may differ somewhat from the counts in tables A-12 and A-16, which reflect the count of students from the schools aggregated up to the school district. | ||||||||||
| 2 Includes high school diploma recipients as well as other high school completers (e.g., certificates of attendance), but not high school equivalencies (e.g., GEDs). | ||||||||||
| 3 The count of students is aggregated from the CCD public school universe file (New York City Public Schools did not report student counts at the district level). | ||||||||||
| NOTE: The universe for this table includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, four outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Department of Defense schools. | ||||||||||
| SOURCE: Data reported by states to U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2003–04, Version 1a, "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2003–04, Version 1b, and "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2003–04, Version 1a. |