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| Table A-2. Mean, minimum, median, maximum, and percentile distributions of school size in 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 | State | Regular schools having mem- bership |
Mean school mem- bership |
School size at different percentile levels | |||||||
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| Minimum | 10th percentile | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile | Maximum | |||||
| Total | † | 15,891 | 708 | 1 | 172 | 358 | 575 | 874 | 1,352 | 5,299 | |
| New York City Public Schools | NY | 1,217 | 841 | 2 | 295 | 458 | 676 | 1,020 | 1,461 | 4,679 | |
| Los Angeles Unified | CA | 693 | 1,078 | 15 | 150 | 426 | 739 | 1,383 | 2,443 | 5,299 | |
| Puerto Rico Department of Education | PR | 1,508 | 388 | 4 | 130 | 209 | 345 | 515 | 703 | 1,859 | |
| City of Chicago School District | IL | 612 | 710 | 30 | 248 | 389 | 600 | 881 | 1,303 | 4,527 | |
| Dade County School District | FL | 362 | 1,020 | 7 | 195 | 507 | 801 | 1,260 | 1,940 | 4,655 | |
| Broward County School District | FL | 259 | 1,050 | 2 | 125 | 649 | 935 | 1,277 | 2,069 | 4,308 | |
| Clark County School District | NV | 295 | 917 | 1 | 170 | 591 | 781 | 1,063 | 1,738 | 3,509 | |
| Houston Independent School District | TX | 308 | 687 | 4 | 148 | 380 | 622 | 850 | 1,250 | 3,298 | |
| Philadelphia City School District | PA | 263 | 722 | 146 | 323 | 427 | 586 | 828 | 1,245 | 3,468 | |
| Hawaii Department of Education | HI | 284 | 647 | 3 | 146 | 349 | 575 | 825 | 1,247 | 2,424 | |
| Hillsborough County School District | FL | 232 | 781 | 12 | 107 | 420 | 727 | 947 | 1,550 | 2,635 | |
| Palm Beach County School District | FL | 208 | 814 | 6 | 57 | 322 | 730 | 1,077 | 1,553 | 3,308 | |
| Orange County School District | FL | 187 | 885 | 17 | 130 | 409 | 712 | 1,068 | 1,642 | 3,855 | |
| Fairfax County Public Schools | VA | 190 | 864 | 66 | 388 | 516 | 683 | 920 | 1,676 | 4,378 | |
| Dallas Independent School District | TX | 221 | 726 | 28 | 184 | 397 | 640 | 920 | 1,216 | 4,335 | |
| Detroit City School District | MI | 254 | 600 | 14 | 229 | 354 | 510 | 723 | 1,026 | 2,364 | |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | MD | 192 | 725 | 58 | 346 | 448 | 563 | 769 | 1,572 | 3,293 | |
| San Diego City Unified | CA | 185 | 746 | 79 | 258 | 367 | 574 | 938 | 1,498 | 2,986 | |
| Prince Georges County Public Schools | MD | 197 | 697 | 57 | 314 | 429 | 560 | 777 | 1,084 | 2,803 | |
| Duval County School District | FL | 177 | 723 | 16 | 146 | 344 | 565 | 1,025 | 1,536 | 3,122 | |
| Gwinnett County School District | GA | 94 | 1,372 | 88 | 688 | 925 | 1,155 | 1,808 | 2,577 | 3,556 | |
| Memphis City School District | TN | 179 | 649 | 22 | 245 | 416 | 578 | 799 | 1,171 | 1,971 | |
| Pinellas County School District | FL | 163 | 699 | 1 | 53 | 291 | 599 | 793 | 1,560 | 2,396 | |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | NC | 137 | 833 | 52 | 349 | 492 | 714 | 976 | 1,483 | 2,729 | |
| Wake County Schools | NC | 126 | 868 | 59 | 438 | 553 | 747 | 1,022 | 1,769 | 2,344 | |
| Baltimore County Public Schools | MD | 162 | 670 | 62 | 324 | 417 | 525 | 864 | 1,320 | 2,282 | |
| Cobb County School District | GA | 101 | 1,010 | 259 | 495 | 619 | 872 | 1,103 | 1,842 | 3,246 | |
| De Kalb County School District | GA | 133 | 748 | 34 | 309 | 414 | 612 | 1,020 | 1,388 | 2,254 | |
| Long Beach Unified | CA | 91 | 1,072 | 4 | 361 | 616 | 923 | 1,200 | 1,513 | 4,779 | |
| Milwaukee School District | WI | 223 | 437 | 5 | 56 | 159 | 385 | 567 | 853 | 2,052 | |
| Jefferson (KY) County | KY | 165 | 555 | 3 | 36 | 340 | 494 | 695 | 1,092 | 1,895 | |
| Baltimore City Public School System | MD | 186 | 506 | 20 | 162 | 293 | 426 | 641 | 904 | 2,001 | |
| Albuquerque Public Schools | NM | 148 | 612 | 21 | 198 | 340 | 484 | 691 | 1,027 | 2,788 | |
| Jefferson (CO) County | CO | 160 | 545 | 40 | 225 | 333 | 437 | 609 | 991 | 2,109 | |
| Polk County School District | FL | 147 | 570 | 9 | 51 | 248 | 542 | 760 | 1,047 | 2,076 | |
| Fresno Unified | CA | 100 | 814 | 13 | 151 | 514 | 764 | 966 | 1,113 | 3,056 | |
| Fort Worth Independent School District | TX | 143 | 562 | 4 | 46 | 359 | 513 | 743 | 1,056 | 2,182 | |
| Austin Independent School District | TX | 111 | 710 | 13 | 270 | 433 | 630 | 844 | 1,136 | 2,480 | |
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools | VA | 80 | 954 | 295 | 452 | 554 | 672 | 1,256 | 2,065 | 2,390 | |
| Mesa Unified District | AZ | 90 | 838 | 20 | 139 | 618 | 758 | 957 | 1,436 | 2,707 | |
| Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District | TX | 59 | 1,269 | 28 | 813 | 885 | 1,026 | 1,413 | 2,907 | 3,232 | |
| Jordan School District | UT | 85 | 880 | 3 | 363 | 581 | 783 | 1,110 | 1,445 | 2,521 | |
| Anne Arundel County Public Schools | MD | 117 | 637 | 31 | 210 | 319 | 477 | 673 | 1,498 | 2,433 | |
| Brevard County School District | FL | 107 | 687 | 7 | 61 | 360 | 631 | 845 | 1,474 | 2,390 | |
| Fulton County School District | GA | 83 | 883 | 75 | 466 | 575 | 787 | 1,016 | 1,585 | 2,630 | |
| Denver County | CO | 145 | 497 | 6 | 161 | 285 | 430 | 609 | 861 | 1,854 | |
| Northside Independent School District | TX | 93 | 772 | 5 | 32 | 432 | 713 | 937 | 1,552 | 3,188 | |
| Granite School District | UT | 109 | 649 | 2 | 19 | 437 | 639 | 801 | 1,247 | 2,325 | |
| Cleveland City School District | OH | 122 | 565 | 79 | 231 | 363 | 467 | 645 | 895 | 2,046 | |
| Nashville-Davidson County School District | TN | 125 | 549 | 9 | 214 | 310 | 462 | 656 | 988 | 2,461 | |
| Orleans Parish School Board | LA | 125 | 543 | 48 | 235 | 317 | 476 | 705 | 934 | 1,589 | |
| Guilford County Schools | NC | 104 | 644 | 87 | 297 | 379 | 527 | 866 | 1,194 | 1,909 | |
| Lee County School District | FL | 81 | 817 | 3 | 105 | 312 | 832 | 1,005 | 1,412 | 2,318 | |
| District of Columbia Public Schools | DC | 169 | 385 | 22 | 132 | 265 | 357 | 470 | 618 | 2,033 | |
| Seminole County School District | FL | 72 | 898 | 8 | 24 | 269 | 832 | 1,182 | 1,920 | 3,317 | |
| Mobile County School District | AL | 100 | 648 | 14 | 238 | 398 | 542 | 791 | 1,225 | 2,369 | |
| Greenville County School District | SC | 86 | 747 | 11 | 345 | 529 | 671 | 967 | 1,250 | 2,189 | |
| Volusia County School District | FL | 87 | 734 | 3 | 36 | 177 | 638 | 962 | 1,731 | 2,894 | |
| Prince William County Public Schools | VA | 70 | 906 | 102 | 464 | 533 | 676 | 1,094 | 1,528 | 2,870 | |
| El Paso Independent School District | TX | 88 | 718 | 3 | 275 | 417 | 644 | 836 | 1,373 | 2,625 | |
| Columbus City School District | OH | 151 | 418 | 17 | 157 | 283 | 375 | 524 | 734 | 1,255 | |
| Santa Ana Unified | CA | 56 | 1,123 | 56 | 286 | 821 | 997 | 1,318 | 1,786 | 3,887 | |
| Arlington Independent School District | TX | 76 | 822 | 14 | 319 | 586 | 722 | 862 | 1,030 | 3,427 | |
| Washoe County School District | NV | 98 | 634 | 23 | 161 | 413 | 563 | 705 | 1,233 | 2,328 | |
| Tucson Unified District | AZ | 123 | 500 | 8 | 41 | 260 | 403 | 607 | 1,019 | 2,764 | |
| Fort Bend Independent School District | TX | 58 | 1,056 | 1 | 538 | 694 | 851 | 1,358 | 2,124 | 2,695 | |
| Davis School District | UT | 96 | 633 | 4 | 25 | 374 | 635 | 828 | 1,121 | 2,230 | |
| Boston School District | MA | 136 | 442 | 1 | 140 | 210 | 323 | 582 | 810 | 2,423 | |
| San Bernardino City Unified | CA | 65 | 890 | 14 | 135 | 518 | 756 | 988 | 1,840 | 3,091 | |
| San Francisco Unified | CA | 118 | 490 | 59 | 186 | 246 | 365 | 554 | 925 | 2,570 | |
| Pasco County School District | FL | 71 | 808 | 9 | 72 | 477 | 745 | 987 | 1,611 | 3,423 | |
| San Antonio Independent School District | TX | 106 | 537 | 3 | 28 | 315 | 507 | 635 | 886 | 2,181 | |
| North East Independent School District | TX | 65 | 866 | 8 | 72 | 492 | 748 | 1,011 | 1,537 | 3,052 | |
| Aldine Independent School District | TX | 63 | 894 | 16 | 603 | 708 | 866 | 976 | 1,157 | 2,476 | |
| Elk Grove Unified | CA | 55 | 1,011 | 28 | 202 | 611 | 956 | 1,137 | 1,934 | 3,269 | |
| Chesterfield County Public Schools | VA | 59 | 939 | 127 | 470 | 600 | 788 | 1,216 | 1,740 | 2,436 | |
| Garland Independent School District | TX | 68 | 811 | 10 | 401 | 473 | 712 | 929 | 1,469 | 2,567 | |
| Cumberland County Schools | NC | 85 | 625 | 19 | 184 | 323 | 547 | 811 | 1,347 | 1,887 | |
| Knox County School District | TN | 83 | 634 | 15 | 156 | 343 | 563 | 862 | 1,131 | 2,373 | |
| Sacramento City Unified | CA | 88 | 592 | 47 | 247 | 348 | 492 | 637 | 972 | 2,541 | |
| Atlanta City School District | GA | 99 | 526 | 46 | 224 | 349 | 462 | 615 | 932 | 1,887 | |
| Plano Independent School District | TX | 65 | 798 | 5 | 476 | 543 | 635 | 871 | 1,327 | 2,525 | |
| Jefferson Parish School Board | LA | 83 | 620 | 36 | 255 | 381 | 536 | 744 | 1,005 | 2,906 | |
| Alpine School District | UT | 63 | 813 | 22 | 394 | 558 | 757 | 1,108 | 1,424 | 1,753 | |
| San Juan Unified | CA | 83 | 613 | 12 | 296 | 392 | 455 | 630 | 1,122 | 3,291 | |
| Clayton County | GA | 53 | 954 | 354 | 516 | 708 | 906 | 1,120 | 1,567 | 1,905 | |
| Oakland Unified | CA | 118 | 427 | 39 | 129 | 215 | 335 | 534 | 860 | 2,092 | |
| Garden Grove Unified | CA | 67 | 749 | 43 | 368 | 536 | 653 | 779 | 1,522 | 2,088 | |
| Capistrano Unified | CA | 56 | 888 | 10 | 418 | 558 | 685 | 880 | 1,750 | 2,885 | |
| Anchorage School District | AK | 92 | 540 | 7 | 187 | 320 | 439 | 532 | 928 | 2,479 | |
| Wichita | KS | 90 | 542 | 68 | 218 | 329 | 453 | 610 | 928 | 2,286 | |
| Portland School District | OR | 93 | 475 | 50 | 203 | 283 | 407 | 522 | 729 | 1,835 | |
| Howard County Pub Schools System | MD | 69 | 693 | 103 | 393 | 520 | 626 | 707 | 1,198 | 1,645 | |
| Forsyth County Schools | NC | 68 | 703 | 25 | 225 | 424 | 606 | 932 | 1,278 | 2,112 | |
| Seattle | WA | 127 | 375 | 1 | 23 | 147 | 303 | 437 | 818 | 1,659 | |
| Newark City | NJ | 76 | 563 | 41 | 181 | 288 | 530 | 796 | 930 | 1,960 | |
| Shelby County School District | TN | 48 | 975 | 242 | 454 | 675 | 911 | 1,028 | 1,862 | 2,314 | |
| Ysleta Independent School District | TX | 63 | 741 | 1 | 286 | 520 | 676 | 788 | 1,172 | 2,434 | |
| East Baton Rouge Parish School | LA | 98 | 476 | 25 | 138 | 323 | 415 | 632 | 811 | 1,193 | |
| Cherry Creek 5 | CO | 50 | 932 | 311 | 444 | 533 | 634 | 1,019 | 1,838 | 3,545 | |
| † Not applicable. | |||||||||||
| 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. How to read this table: Using the City of Chicago School District as an example, the table shows that 25 percent of the schools have a pupil membership of 389 or less, and 25 percent have a membership of 881 or more. If all the regular schools in the City of Chicago School District were listed by size, the school at the mid point on the list (the median) would have 600 pupils in membership. Dividing all City of Chicago School District students in regular schools by the number of such schools yields a mean, or average, size of 709.8 students. | |||||||||||
| 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. |