Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2003–04
NCES 2006-329
September 2006


Table A-12.  Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary migrant students and number and percentage of students served in English language learner (ELL) programs in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2003–04
 
Name of reporting district State Number of migrant students1 Percentage of migrant students1 Number of summer migrant students2 Percentage of summer migrant students2 Number of students served in ELL programs3   Percentage of students served in ELL programs
Reporting districts4 80,213 0.7 46,038 0.4 1,336,019 11.8  
 
New York City Public Schools  NY
Los Angeles Unified  CA 4,003 0.5 1,744 0.2 326,893 43.8
Puerto Rico Department of Education  PR 13,725 2.3 1,357 0.2
City of Chicago School District  IL 2 #
Dade County School District  FL 2,950 0.8 4,965 1.3 62,180 16.7
 
Broward County School District  FL 879 0.3 880 0.3 29,612 10.9
Clark County School District  NV 80 # 0 0.0 57,337 21.2
Houston Independent School District  TX 1,957 0.9 61,144 28.9
Philadelphia City School District  PA 727 0.4 661 0.3
Hawaii Department of Education  HI 1,395 0.8 431 0.2 12,850 7.0
 
Hillsborough County School District  FL 3,996 2.2 5,071 2.8 18,928 10.4
Palm Beach County School District  FL 5,551 3.3 6,820 4.0 19,599 11.5
Orange County School District  FL 1,566 0.9 1,789 1.1 11,305 6.8
Fairfax County Public Schools  VA 0 0.0 26,886 16.4
Dallas Independent School District  TX 1,200 0.7 50,658 31.5
 
Detroit City School District  MI (5) (5) 264 0.2 8,216 5.4
Montgomery County Public Schools  MD 11,860 8.5
San Diego City Unified  CA 102 0.1 94 0.1 38,790 28.1
Prince Georges County Public Schools  MD 7,368 5.4
Duval County School District  FL 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,936 2.3
 
Gwinnett County School District  GA 22 # 0 0.0 13,661 10.6
Memphis City School District  TN
Pinellas County School District  FL 0 0.0 0 0.0 3,094 2.7
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  NC 0 0.0 490 0.4
Wake County Schools  NC 569 0.5 166 0.2 7,645 7.0
 
Baltimore County Public Schools  MD 2,209 2.0
Cobb County School District  GA 23 # 0 0.0 5,134 5.0
De Kalb County School District  GA 6 # 0 0.0 13,585 13.6
Long Beach Unified  CA 3,715 3.8 1,872 1.9 28,439 29.2
Milwaukee School District  WI 50 0.1 0 0.0 6,438 6  6.6
 
Jefferson (KY) County  KY 151 0.2 8 # 3,301 3.5
Baltimore City Public School System  MD 1,284 1.4
Albuquerque Public Schools  NM 0 0.0 14 # 10,783 11.9
Jefferson (CO) County  CO 1,051 1.2 102 0.1 4,858 5.6
Polk County School District  FL 1,856 2.2 2,530 3.0 4,057 4.8
 
Fresno Unified  CA 11,156 13.7 6,181 7.6 25,319 31.1
Fort Worth Independent School District  TX 167 0.2 21,342 26.6
Austin Independent School District  TX 96 0.1 17,259 21.8
Virginia Beach City Public Schools  VA 0 0.0 844 1.1
Mesa Unified District  AZ 147 0.2 524 0.7 7,431 9.9
 
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District  TX 12 # 9,676 12.9
Jordan School District  UT 0 0.0 91 0.1 4,465 6.0
Anne Arundel County Public Schools  MD 1,161 1.6
Brevard County School District  FL 54 0.1 59 0.1 1,133 1.5
Fulton County School District  GA 0 0.0 0 0.0 4,286 5.8
 
Denver County  CO 1,377 1.9 11 # 21,523 29.9
Northside Independent School District  TX 238 0.3 4,354 6.1
Granite School District  UT 0 0.0 0 0.0 13,244 18.7
Cleveland City School District  OH 0 0.0 2,752 4.0
Nashville-Davidson County School District  TN
 
Orleans Parish School Board  LA 115 0.2 138 0.2 1,227 1.8
Guilford County Schools  NC 0 0.0 3,877 5.8
Lee County School District  FL 1,574 2.4 2,126 3.2 6,579 9.9
District of Columbia Public Schools  DC 881 1.4 205 0.3 5,201 8.0
Seminole County School District  FL 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,933 3.0
 
Mobile County School District  AL 1,749 2.7 1,749 2.7 764 1.2
Greenville County School District  SC 0 0.0 19 # 490 0.8
Volusia County School District  FL 1,165 1.8 1,462 2.3 2,081 3.2
Prince William County Public Schools  VA 0 0.0 6,890 10.9
El Paso Independent School District  TX 2,475 3.9 19,276 30.5
 
Columbus City School District  OH (5) (5) 4,339 6.9
Santa Ana Unified  CA 1,092 1.7 182 0.3 38,207 60.8
Arlington Independent School District  TX 23 # 10,181 16.3
Washoe County School District  NV 171 0.3 22 # 8,779 14.1
Tucson Unified District  AZ 0 0.0 8,538 13.9
 
Fort Bend Independent School District  TX 5 # 6,194 10.1
Davis School District  UT 0 0.0 150 0.2 3,196 5.3
Boston School District  MA 31 0.1 11,403 19.0
San Bernardino City Unified  CA 0 0.0 0 0.0 15,501 26.8
San Francisco Unified  CA 414 0.7 354 0.6 16,391 28.4
 
Pasco County School District  FL 487 0.8 561 1.0 1,650 2.9
San Antonio Independent School District  TX 2,416 4.2 9,633 16.9
North East Independent School District  TX 43 0.1 2,680 4.8
Aldine Independent School District  TX 75 0.1 13,958 24.8
Elk Grove Unified  CA 112 0.2 93 0.2 10,213 18.4
 
Chesterfield County Public Schools  VA 0 0.0 1,379 2.5
Garland Independent School District  TX 159 0.3 12,124 22.0
Cumberland County Schools  NC 0 0.0 770 1.4
Knox County School District  TN
Sacramento City Unified  CA 1,217 2.3 1,173 2.3 15,110 29.0
 
Atlanta City School District  GA 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,195 4.2
Plano Independent School District  TX 0 0.0 5,489 10.6
Jefferson Parish School Board  LA 240 0.5 177 0.3 3,303 6.4
Alpine School District  UT 0 0.0 123 0.2 2,965 5.8
San Juan Unified  CA 20 0.0 19 # 4,258 8.4
 
Clayton County  GA 3 # 0 0.0 2,510 5.0
Oakland Unified  CA 612 1.2 331 0.7 15,009 29.8
Garden Grove Unified  CA 10 # 13 # 24,659 49.1
Capistrano Unified  CA 460 0.9 330 0.7 6,465 13.0
Anchorage School District  AK 1,273 2.6 299 0.6 6,017 12.1
 
Wichita  KS 2,745 5.6 786 1.6 5,111 10.5
Portland School District  OR 592 1.3 136 0.3 6,260 12.9
Howard County Pub Schools System  MD 1,354 2.8
Forsyth County Schools  NC 0 0.0 3,149 6.6
Seattle  WA 0 0.0
 
Newark City  NJ 0 0.0 0 0.0 3,451 7.4
Shelby County School District  TN
Ysleta Independent School District  TX 530 1.1 11,441 24.5
East Baton Rouge Parish School  LA 1 # 6 # 1,446 3.1
Cherry Creek 5  CO 9 # 1 # 6,044   13.0  
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
1 Migrant students include those who were enrolled at any time during the previous (2002–03) regular school year.
2 Migrant students include those who were served in a summer program immediately prior to the 2003–04 school year.
3 English language learner (formerly known as limited English proficient). Individuals who (1) were not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English; or (2) come from environments where a language other than English is dominant; or (3) are American Indians or Alaska Natives and who come from environments where a language other than English has had a significant impact on their level of English proficiency; and who, by reason thereof, have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language to deny such individuals the opportunity to learn successfully in classrooms where the language of instruction is English or to participate fully in U.S. society.
4 Totals do not include those districts where data were not available.
5 Data were missing for more than 20 percent of schools.
6 Wisconsin reported ELL counts for the prior year.
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, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2003–04, Version 1b.

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