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


Table D-3.  Number of the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by state: School year 2003–04
 
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  13 13.8
Colorado  3 1.8
 
District of Columbia  1 0.6
Florida  13 16.1
Georgia  6 4.5
Hawaii  1 1.6
Illinois  1 3.9
 
Kansas  1 0.4
Kentucky  1 0.8
Louisiana  3 1.5
Maryland  6 0.5
Massachusetts  1 5.3
 
Michigan  1 1.4
Nevada  2 3.5
New Jersey  1 0.4
New Mexico  1 0.8
New York  1 2.9
 
North Carolina  5 9.1
Ohio  2 1.2
Oregon  1 0.4
Pennsylvania  1 1.7
Puerto Rico  1 5.2
 
South Carolina  1 0.6
Tennessee  4 2.5
Texas  15 10.5
Utah  4 2.3
Virginia  4 3.2
 
Washington  1 0.4
Wisconsin  1 0.9
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. Only those states that have at least one district in the 100 largest districts are included in this table.
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.

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