Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2005–06
NCES 2008-339
June 2008

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Table A-1.  Selected statistics for the 100 largest public elementary and secondary school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2005–06
 
Name of reporting district City State County Number of students1 Number of
full-time-
equivalent
(FTE)
teachers2		 Number of 2004–05 completers3 Number of schools4
Reporting districts5  †  †  †  11,302,149 690,773 564,823 16,584
               
New York City Public Schools  New York  NY  New York  1,014,058 70,889 41,322 1,408
Los Angeles Unified  Los Angeles  CA  Los Angeles  727,319 34,961 29,741 768
Puerto Rico Department of Education  San Juan  PR  San Juan  563,490 42,036 30,371 1,523
City of Chicago School District 299  Chicago  IL  Cook  420,982 27,039 16,866 633
Dade County School District  Miami  FL  Miami-Dade  362,070 20,606 18,702 392
               
Clark County School District  Las Vegas  NV  Clark  294,131 14,862 10,314 314
Broward County School District  Fort Lauderdale  FL  Broward  271,630 15,717 14,436 278
Houston Independent School District  Houston  TX  Harris  210,292 12,082 8,476 307
Hillsborough County School District  Tampa  FL  Hillsborough  193,757 10,924 9,614 259
Philadelphia City School District  Philadelphia  PA  Philadelphia  184,560 10,060 10,819 270
               
Hawaii Department of Education  Honolulu  HI  Honolulu  182,818 11,226 11,014 285
Orange County School District  Orlando  FL  Orange  175,609 10,737 9,434 208
Palm Beach County School District  West Palm Beach  FL  Palm Beach  174,935 10,084 9,523 231
Fairfax County Public Schools  Falls Church  VA  Fairfax  163,753 13,090 11,570 206
Dallas Independent School District  Dallas  TX  Dallas  161,244 10,324 6,832 250
               
Gwinnett County  Lawrenceville  GA  Gwinnett  144,598 9,801 7,045 107
Montgomery County Public Schools  Rockville  MD  Montgomery  139,398 9,371 9,351 199
Prince George's County Public Schools  Upper Marlboro  MD  Prince George's  133,325 8,395 7,947 205
Detroit City School District  Detroit  MI  Wayne  133,255 7,187 5,673 235
San Diego Unified  San Diego  CA  San Diego  132,482 7,332 6,653 211
               
Duval County School District  Jacksonville  FL  Duval  126,662 7,526 6,276 176
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  Charlotte  NC  Mecklenburg  124,005 8,616 5,836 142
Wake County Schools  Raleigh  NC  Wake  120,996 8,179 6,659 138
Memphis City School District  Memphis  TN  Shelby  120,275 7,085 5,946 192
Pinellas County School District  Largo  FL  Pinellas  112,174 6,799 5,949 170
               
Baltimore County Public Schools  Baltimore  MD  Baltimore  107,043 7,388 7,238 168
Cobb County  Marietta  GA  Cobb  106,724 7,065 6,354 110
Dekalb County  Decatur  GA  De Kalb  102,310 6,858 5,199 144
Jefferson County  Louisville  KY  Jefferson  98,537 5,780 5,194 170
Albuquerque Public Schools  Albuquerque  NM  Bernalillo  94,022 6,139 4,650 163
               
Long Beach Unified  Long Beach  CA  Los Angeles  93,589 4,298 4,956 90
Milwaukee  Milwaukee  WI  Milwaukee  92,395 5,420 3,915 235
Polk County School District  Bartow  FL  Polk  89,443 6,046 4,380 148
Baltimore City Public Schools  Baltimore  MD  Baltimore City  87,643 5,666 4,145 197
Jefferson County R-1  Golden  CO  Jefferson  86,332 4,785 5,651 162
               
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School
District 		 Houston  TX  Harris  86,256 5,521 4,622 66
Austin Independent School District  Austin  TX  Travis  81,155 5,630 3,746 122
Fulton County  Atlanta  GA  Fulton  81,100 5,634 4,291 91
Fort Worth Independent School District  Fort Worth  TX  Tarrant  80,336 4,794 3,608 147
Fresno Unified  Fresno  CA  Fresno  79,046 3,737 4,022 105
               
Northside Independent School District  San Antonio  TX  Bexar  78,711 4,867 4,238 93
Jordan District  Sandy  UT  Salt Lake  77,110 3,120 4,922 90
Lee County School District  Fort Myers  FL  Lee  75,634 4,322 3,728 100
Brevard County School District  Viera  FL  Brevard  75,233 4,489 4,493 117
Mesa Unified District  Mesa  AZ  Maricopa  74,626 3,805 4,391 89
               
Virginia Beach City Public Schools  Virginia Beach  VA  Virginia Beach City  74,303 5,647 4,778 88
Anne Arundel County Public Schools  Annapolis  MD  Anne Arundel  73,565 4,754 4,861 121
Nashville-Davidson County School
District 		 Nashville  TN  Davidson  72,713 4,951 3,390 132
Denver County 1  Denver  CO  Denver  72,312 3,974 2,849 148
Guilford County Schools  Greensboro  NC  Guilford  68,951 4,621 4,087 111
               
Prince William County Public Schools  Manassas  VA  Prince William  68,458 4,749 3,850 80
Greenville County School District  Greenville  SC  Greenville  67,551 4,212 3,321 92
Seminole County School District  Sanford  FL  Seminole  67,530 4,039 3,879 77
Granite District  Salt Lake City  UT  Salt Lake  67,345 3,201 3,916 119
Fort Bend Independent School District  Sugar Land  TX  Fort Bend  66,104 3,841 4,423 65
               
Mobile County  Mobile  AL  Mobile  65,643 5,798 — 117
Volusia County School District  Deland  FL  Volusia  65,627 4,202 3,625 93
Washoe County School District  Reno  NV  Washoe  64,246 3,566 2,651 98
El Paso Independent School District  El Paso  TX  El Paso  63,811 4,432 3,202 103
Arlington Independent School District  Arlington  TX  Tarrant  63,397 3,980 3,279 76
               
Pasco County School District  Land O' Lakes  FL  Pasco  62,768 3,956 2,946 75
Davis District  Farmington  UT  Davis  61,735 2,713 3,690 98
Elk Grove Unified  Elk Grove  CA  Sacramento  60,735 2,868 3,371 62
Tucson Unified District  Tucson  AZ  Pima  60,557 3,469 3,288 124
North East Independent School District  San Antonio  TX  Bexar  59,817 3,937 3,514 70
               
District of Columbia Public Schools  Washington  DC  District Of Columbia  59,616 — 2,999 177
Santa Ana Unified  Santa Ana  CA  Orange  59,310 2,470 2,735 60
Columbus City  Columbus  OH  Franklin  58,961 3,405 2,582 147
Cleveland Municipal City  Cleveland  OH  Cuyahoga  58,788 3,738 2,335 104
San Bernardino City Unified  San Bernardino  CA  San Bernardino  58,661 2,849 2,446 69
               
Aldine Independent School District  Houston  TX  Harris  58,093 3,833 2,231 70
Garland Independent School District  Garland  TX  Dallas  57,425 3,692 3,088 73
Boston  Boston  MA  Suffolk  57,349 4,625 3,196 139
Chesterfield County Public Schools  Chesterfield  VA  Chesterfield  57,239 4,024 3,772 60
San Antonio Independent School
District 		 San Antonio  TX  Bexar  56,422 3,516 2,520 108
               
San Francisco Unified  San Francisco  CA  San Francisco  56,236 3,103 3,789 117
Alpine District  American Fork  UT  Utah  55,383 2,229 3,338 68
Knox County School District  Knoxville  TN  Knox  54,427 3,452 3,232 87
Plano Independent School District  Plano  TX  Collin  53,238 3,801 3,081 76
Cumberland County Schools  Fayetteville  NC  Cumberland  53,201 3,475 3,234 88
               
Clayton County  Jonesboro  GA  Clayton  52,657 3,442 2,325 61
Capistrano Unified  San Juan Capistrano  CA  Orange  51,245 2,246 3,027 58
Atlanta City  Atlanta  GA  Fulton  50,770 3,709 2,201 103
Sacramento City Unified  Sacramento  CA  Sacramento  50,408 2,617 2,451 91
Forsyth County Schools  Winston Salem  NC  Forsyth  50,165 3,587 2,691 75
               
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board  Baton Rouge  LA  East Baton Rouge  49,945 3,269 2,312 95
Osceola County School District  Kissimmee  FL  Osceola  49,798 2,671 2,587 63
Anchorage School District  Anchorage  AK  Anchorage  49,714 2,841 2,621 95
Garden Grove Unified  Garden Grove  CA  Orange  49,574 2,105 2,670 67
Pasadena Independent School District  Pasadena  TX  Harris  49,227 3,061 1,923 66
               
Howard County Public Schools  Ellicott City  MD  Howard  48,596 3,452 3,283 71
Cherry Creek 5  Greenwood Village  CO  Arapahoe  48,573 2,879 3,133 53
Wichita  Wichita  KS  Sedgwick  48,547 3,224 2,315 88
San Juan Unified  Carmichael  CA  Sacramento  48,325 2,267 3,848 78
Brownsville Independent School District  Brownsville  TX  Cameron  48,260 3,093 1,697 52
               
Katy Independent School District  Katy  TX  Harris  48,247 3,199 2,721 53
Oakland Unified  Oakland  CA  Alameda  48,135 2,562 1,909 132
Douglas County Re 1  Castle Rock  CO  Douglas  48,041 2,600 2,404 66
Henrico County Public Schools  Richmond  VA  Henrico  47,747 3,471 2,936 68
Alief Independent School District  Alief  TX  Harris  47,595 3,067 2,159 43
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
1 Count of students receiving educational services from the 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 Full-time equivalent (FTE) is the amount of time required to perform an assignment stated as a proportion of a full-time position. It is computed by dividing the amount of time employed by the amount of time normally required for a full-time position. FTE is not a head count; for example, 2 half-time employees represent 1 FTE.
3 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).
4 Totals for number of schools may differ from published estimates since they exclude closed, inactive, and future schools.
5 Totals do not include districts where data were not available.
NOTE: Data include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, four outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Department of Defense dependents schools (overseas and domestic).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2005–06, Version 1a, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2005–06, Version 1a.

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