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


Table A-5.  Percentage of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staffing types in public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2003–04
 
Percentage of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff, by type
Name of reporting district State Total staff Teachers Instruc-
tional support
Guidance counselors Library media staff LEA1
adminis-
trators
School adminis-
trators
Other staff
Total 1,264,314 53.2 10.9 1.8 1.2 0.8 2.9 29.3
 
New York City Public Schools  NY 107,532 65.3 17.4 1.9 1.4 0.3 2.5 11.2
Los Angeles Unified  CA 74,103 47.9 19.6 1.3 0.1 0.6 2.1 28.4
Puerto Rico Department of Education  PR 74,697 56.8 0.7 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.0 35.2
City of Chicago School District  IL 27,583 83.2 0.6 3.1 1.9 1.7 5.1 4.4
Dade County School District  FL 36,585 51.6 8.4 2.7 1.6 0.4 2.5 32.8
 
Broward County School District  FL 26,909 53.0 7.7 2.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 33.2
Clark County School District  NV 21,049 64.1 5.5 2.1 1.6 0.7 3.5 22.5
Houston Independent School District  TX 25,507 48.1 6.4 1.1 0.9 0.7 4.6 38.2
Philadelphia City School District  PA 22,554 45.2 10.1 1.6 0.6 # 2.2 40.1
Hawaii Department of Education  HI 21,112 52.7 14.9 3.1 1.7 0.9 2.4 24.3
 
Hillsborough County School District  FL 21,377 51.6 8.4 2.0 1.1 0.2 2.4 34.4
Palm Beach County School District  FL 18,315 51.1 9.0 2.0 1.6 0.7 2.7 32.8
Orange County School District  FL 20,125 47.2 10.1 1.5 0.5 0.4 2.0 38.3
Fairfax County Public Schools  VA 25,260 48.7 9.3 1.7 1.3 0.8 2.0 36.3
Dallas Independent School District  TX 20,115 51.3 8.8 2.1 1.1 0.8 5.3 30.6
 
Detroit City School District  MI 19,620 34.2 12.8 1.4 0.5 0.9 1.9 48.3
Montgomery County Public Schools  MD 17,870 50.4 10.3 2.4 2.2 0.8 2.4 31.5
San Diego City Unified  CA 13,911 53.3 12.2 2.3 0.4 0.5 2.7 28.7
Prince Georges County Public Schools  MD 15,130 53.7 7.4 2.3 1.1 0.1 3.2 32.3
Duval County School District  FL 12,125 57.5 10.7 2.0 1.4 1.4 2.9 24.2
 
Gwinnett County School District  GA 15,425 53.3 10.6 1.7 1.4 0.4 2.7 29.9
Memphis City School District  TN 12,943 56.2 7.5 1.7 1.3 0.7 3.6 29.0
Pinellas County School District  FL 14,092 47.1 13.0 1.7 1.1 0.4 2.4 34.4
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  NC 14,651 50.2 13.6 1.9 1.1 0.5 3.0 29.7
Wake County Schools  NC 13,457 54.3 13.5 1.9 1.2 0.1 2.5 26.4
 
Baltimore County Public Schools  MD 13,297 54.8 8.2 2.3 1.4 0.6 3.0 29.7
Cobb County School District  GA 12,616 54.4 11.6 1.9 1.4 0.7 2.2 27.7
De Kalb County School District  GA 12,942 49.5 11.3 2.1 2.0 0.4 3.0 31.6
Long Beach Unified  CA 9,436 47.0 12.0 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.5 36.9
Milwaukee School District  WI 11,252 52.7 16.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 3.0 25.8
 
Jefferson (KY) County  KY 13,624 41.5 17.1 1.8 1.6 0.4 2.2 35.4
Baltimore City Public School System  MD 11,223 55.8 14.5 1.5 0.6 0.8 3.9 22.8
Albuquerque Public Schools  NM 12,170 50.9 14.8 1.7 0.8 2.6 1.9 27.3
Jefferson (CO) County  CO 9,847 48.4 13.9 1.3 1.5 0.8 2.7 31.5
Polk County School District  FL 11,032 47.9 10.8 1.7 1.8 0.4 2.3 35.0
 
Fresno Unified  CA 7,390 53.1 14.4 1.1 0.3 0.1 1.5 29.4
Fort Worth Independent School District  TX 10,399 46.1 8.6 1.9 1.0 1.1 6.0 35.3
Austin Independent School District  TX 10,432 51.3 7.9 1.6 0.9 0.7 5.5 32.1
Virginia Beach City Public Schools  VA 10,137 54.8 10.7 1.4 3.0 0.8 2.3 27.0
Mesa Unified District  AZ 7,644 48.5 16.3 1.2 3.5 0.1 1.7 28.8
 
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District  TX 9,821 49.7 8.7 1.6 0.7 0.9 4.7 33.7
Jordan School District  UT 5,711 53.5 15.3 1.2 2.1 0.1 2.5 25.3
Anne Arundel County Public Schools  MD 8,050 55.9 8.2 2.4 2.2 0.6 3.4 27.2
Brevard County School District  FL 8,506 50.6 7.8 1.8 1.9 0.4 2.2 35.3
Fulton County School District  GA 9,641 50.7 11.4 1.8 1.8 0.4 2.4 31.5
 
Denver County  CO 8,352 50.5 14.5 0.8 1.8 0.8 2.9 28.7
Northside Independent School District  TX 10,188 45.1 10.5 2.0 0.7 0.8 4.1 36.8
Granite School District  UT 5,663 56.6 12.1 1.7 1.1 0.3 2.4 25.7
Cleveland City School District  OH 11,591 44.1 6.9 0.9 1.0 3.3 2.4 41.4
Nashville-Davidson County School District  TN 9,292 52.3 7.7 1.9 1.3 0.9 4.4 31.5
 
Orleans Parish School Board  LA 8,945 52.1 9.6 1.9 0.9 0.7 2.2 32.6
Guilford County Schools  NC 8,007 54.8 14.6 2.4 1.3 0.5 2.6 23.7
Lee County School District  FL 7,532 48.1 9.5 1.7 1.4 0.7 2.1 36.5
District of Columbia Public Schools2  DC 9,583 51.1 12.1 0.6 0.6 1.0 3.9 30.7
Seminole County School District  FL 7,083 53.5 8.2 1.6 1.0 0.3 2.5 33.0
 
Mobile County School District  AL 8,073 52.5 7.9 1.7 1.9 0.6 3.3 32.1
Greenville County School District  SC 4,799 79.9 4.2 2.8 2.1 0.2 5.7 5.1
Volusia County School District  FL 8,257 46.1 12.2 2.2 0.9 0.7 2.4 35.4
Prince William County Public Schools  VA 8,365 49.3 6.3 1.3 2.0 0.8 1.9 38.4
El Paso Independent School District  TX 9,081 49.6 7.1 1.6 1.0 0.6 4.7 35.3
 
Columbus City School District  OH 8,594 44.7 12.8 1.5 0.9 0.9 3.1 36.1
Santa Ana Unified  CA 5,125 55.3 12.9 1.0 0.1 0.2 2.3 28.3
Arlington Independent School District  TX 8,089 49.3 10.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 5.3 31.7
Washoe County School District  NV 6,775 53.3 15.5 2.2 1.6 1.1 2.7 23.5
Tucson Unified District  AZ 6,672 50.3 8.9 1.9 3.3 0.1 2.8 32.8
 
Fort Bend Independent School District  TX 7,561 49.2 6.8 1.7 0.8 0.9 4.6 35.9
Davis School District  UT 5,243 50.1 17.2 2.1 1.5 0.3 2.0 26.9
Boston School District  MA 7,918 49.6 12.9 1.1 0.3 2.7 2.7 30.8
San Bernardino City Unified  CA 4,943 54.4 9.3 1.7 0.1 1.2 2.1 31.2
San Francisco Unified  CA 4,951 63.4 17.9 1.9 0.4 0.9 3.6 12.0
 
Pasco County School District  FL 7,044 45.4 9.0 2.0 1.1 0.6 2.1 39.8
San Antonio Independent School District  TX 7,877 44.8 11.1 1.9 0.9 0.8 4.5 36.0
North East Independent School District  TX 7,242 50.7 8.7 2.0 0.8 0.2 4.4 33.2
Aldine Independent School District  TX 7,799 46.4 13.8 1.6 0.8 1.0 5.4 30.9
Elk Grove Unified  CA 4,574 58.2 8.0 1.3 0.3 0.2 2.6 29.4
 
Chesterfield County Public Schools  VA 5,412 71.1 8.3 1.7 2.4 1.0 2.6 12.9
Garland Independent School District  TX 6,522 53.8 7.7 1.9 1.1 1.0 5.2 29.3
Cumberland County Schools  NC 6,360 51.2 17.9 2.2 1.5 0.1 3.2 23.9
Knox County School District  TN 6,664 54.2 11.8 1.4 1.3 1.5 5.3 24.5
Sacramento City Unified  CA 4,539 58.6 7.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 2.5 30.0
 
Atlanta City School District  GA 7,310 50.5 12.2 1.8 1.3 1.5 2.7 30.1
Plano Independent School District  TX 7,034 54.4 10.2 1.9 0.9 1.1 4.2 27.3
Jefferson Parish School Board  LA 6,937 48.6 15.5 3.5 0.8 0.2 2.8 28.7
Alpine School District  UT 3,097 68.4 4.3 1.8 2.2 0.4 2.9 20.0
San Juan Unified  CA 4,784 50.6 11.9 1.1 0.1 0.1 2.7 33.5
 
Clayton County  GA 6,590 44.8 12.6 1.6 1.7 0.9 2.2 36.1
Oakland Unified  CA 4,924 51.7 7.3 0.8 0.1 0.3 2.8 37.0
Garden Grove Unified  CA 4,126 51.8 14.5 0.9 0.4 0.2 2.7 29.6
Capistrano Unified  CA 3,782 57.1 10.0 0.3 # 0.2 2.5 29.9
Anchorage School District  AK 5,561 50.9 9.4 1.7 1.7 1.5 3.6 31.1
 
Wichita  KS 5,606 54.8 11.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 2.7 26.5
Portland School District  OR 4,862 55.2 13.9 1.4 1.7 0.4 2.8 24.6
Howard County Pub Schools System  MD 6,299 52.8 15.7 1.9 2.0 1.1 2.7 23.7
Forsyth County Schools  NC 5,504 59.1 14.6 1.8 1.2 0.7 3.0 19.7
Seattle  WA 5,183 49.7 9.5 1.6 1.5 0.5 2.9 34.3
 
Newark City  NJ 7,470 49.4 10.6 1.5 3.3 0.1 3.5 31.7
Shelby County School District  TN 5,059 52.4 9.1 1.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 29.9
Ysleta Independent School District  TX 6,274 47.8 8.5 1.3 0.8 0.8 4.6 36.2
East Baton Rouge Parish School  LA 6,573 47.7 10.4 4.7 1.9 0.1 2.3 32.8
Cherry Creek 5  CO 5,413 50.6 14.0 1.3 1.1 0.4 1.8 30.7
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
1 LEA stands for "Local Education Agency" (a.k.a. "school district").
2 Staff for District of Columbia Public Schools taken from the CCD state nonfiscal survey.
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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Data reported by states to U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2003–04, Version 1b, and "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2003–04, Version 1a.

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