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


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 2005–06
 
      Percentage of full-time-equivalent (FTE)1 staff, by type
Name of reporting district State Total staff Teachers Instruc-
tional support
Guidance counselors Library media staff LEA2 admini-
strators
School admini-
strators
Other staff
Reporting districts3  1,264,716 54.6 9.6 1.8 1.1 0.8 3.0 29.1
                 
New York City Public Schools  NY 84,313 84.1 1.2 2.8 0.8 0.6 4.2 6.2
Los Angeles Unified  CA 72,773 48.0 18.2 1.6 0.2 0.7 2.2 29.1
Puerto Rico Department of Education  PR 75,023 56.0 0.9 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.0 35.8
City of Chicago School District 299  IL 32,051 84.4 0.9 3.1 1.7 1.4 4.6 4.0
Dade County School District  FL 37,802 54.5 6.6 2.6 1.5 0.5 2.6 31.8
                 
Clark County School District  NV 20,130 73.8 12.9 2.6 1.4 0.1 3.2 6.0
Broward County School District  FL 28,500 55.1 7.0 2.0 1.6 0.3 2.2 31.7
Houston Independent School District  TX 24,658 49.0 7.2 0.9 0.7 0.8 4.4 37.0
Hillsborough County School District  FL 21,355 51.2 7.3 0.1 1.0 0.2 1.9 38.2
Philadelphia City School District  PA 22,077 45.6 8.6 1.4 0.5 0.6 2.4 41.0
                 
Hawaii Department of Education  HI 21,059 53.3 13.0 3.2 1.7 1.0 2.3 25.5
Orange County School District  FL 22,198 48.4 10.1 1.4 0.8 0.3 2.0 37.0
Palm Beach County School District  FL 18,011 56.0 3.1 2.0 2.2 0.8 2.8 33.1
Fairfax County Public Schools  VA 26,778 48.9 10.2 1.6 1.2 0.7 2.0 35.4
Dallas Independent School District  TX 20,016 51.6 9.1 2.1 1.1 0.9 5.3 30.0
                 
Gwinnett County  GA 17,803 55.1 10.1 1.6 1.3 0.4 2.9 28.7
Montgomery County Public Schools  MD 19,510 48.0 10.3 2.2 2.0 0.8 2.4 34.2
Prince George's County Public Schools  MD 16,922 49.6 8.1 2.1 0.9 0.1 3.4 35.8
Detroit City School District  MI 17,727 40.5 11.3 1.6 0.5 1.2 2.3 42.6
San Diego Unified  CA 13,710 53.5 11.9 2.2 0.3 0.5 2.7 28.9
                 
Duval County School District  FL 12,772 58.9 10.3 1.8 1.2 1.3 2.8 23.6
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  NC 16,530 52.1 13.3 1.9 1.0 0.5 2.9 28.2
Wake County Schools  NC 14,910 54.9 13.5 1.9 1.2 0.1 2.5 26.0
Memphis City School District  TN 12,879 55.0 9.2 1.9 1.3 0.0 3.0 29.6
Pinellas County School District  FL 14,201 47.9 12.9 1.7 1.0 0.5 2.4 33.6
                 
Baltimore County Public Schools  MD 14,086 52.5 7.8 2.1 1.3 0.6 3.2 32.5
Cobb County  GA 12,989 54.4 10.8 2.0 1.1 0.7 2.8 28.2
Dekalb County  GA 14,240 48.2 10.6 2.1 1.8 0.4 3.3 33.6
Jefferson County  KY 13,696 42.2 16.8 1.7 1.6 0.2 2.1 35.4
Albuquerque Public Schools  NM 12,905 47.6 12.3 1.6 1.1 1.4 2.9 33.1
                 
Long Beach Unified  CA 9,087 47.3 16.3 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.5 32.5
Milwaukee  WI 10,540 51.4 14.3 0.8 0.6 0.5 2.8 29.6
Polk County School District  FL 12,119 49.9 12.0 1.7 1.8 0.5 2.2 31.9
Baltimore City Public Schools  MD 11,285 50.2 11.8 1.4 0.9 0.7 3.9 31.0
Jefferson County R-1  CO 9,721 49.2 12.6 1.4 1.5 1.0 2.8 31.5
                 
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District  TX 11,041 50.0 7.2 1.6 0.7 0.9 5.1 34.6
Austin Independent School District  TX 11,041 51.0 8.0 1.5 0.9 0.6 6.0 32.0
Fulton County  GA 10,746 52.4 10.8 1.8 1.7 0.5 2.8 30.0
Fort Worth Independent School District  TX 10,225 46.9 8.2 1.9 1.1 1.1 6.1 34.7
Fresno Unified  CA 6,933 53.9 13.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.8 29.7
                 
Northside Independent School District  TX 10,420 46.7 9.7 2.1 0.7 0.8 4.2 35.9
Jordan District  UT 5,997 52.0 15.4 1.2 2.1 0.4 2.6 26.2
Lee County School District  FL 8,477 51.0 8.7 1.6 1.0 0.6 2.2 34.9
Brevard County School District  FL 8,711 51.5 9.5 1.9 1.1 0.3 2.8 32.9
Mesa Unified District  AZ 7,487 50.8 16.0 1.5 1.8 0.1 1.7 28.0
                 
Virginia Beach City Public Schools  VA 10,437 54.1 12.9 1.2 2.9 0.8 2.1 25.9
Anne Arundel County Public Schools  MD 8,665 54.9 8.1 2.3 2.0 0.6 3.3 28.8
Nashville-Davidson County School District  TN 9,612 51.5 7.5 2.1 1.3 0.2 2.6 34.8
Denver County 1  CO 8,374 47.4 18.6 0.8 1.5 1.0 2.9 27.7
Guilford County Schools  NC 8,562 54.0 12.8 2.2 1.3 0.6 2.6 26.5
                 
Prince William County Public Schools  VA 12,043 39.4 5.0 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.4 50.7
Greenville County School District  SC 5,925 71.1 14.7 2.5 1.7 0.1 4.9 5.1
Seminole County School District  FL 7,366 54.8 8.8 1.6 1.1 0.3 2.6 30.7
Granite District  UT 6,421 49.8 14.9 1.5 0.3 0.6 2.2 30.6
Fort Bend Independent School District  TX 7,935 48.4 7.2 1.6 0.8 0.9 4.6 36.5
                 
Mobile County  AL 10,115 57.3 7.6 1.5 1.6 0.1 2.3 29.7
Volusia County School District  FL 9,134 46.0 10.3 1.9 0.8 0.4 2.3 38.3
Washoe County School District  NV 4,791 74.4 14.2 3.2 0.5 0.2 3.6 3.8
El Paso Independent School District  TX 8,773 50.5 6.9 1.6 1.0 0.3 4.7 34.9
Arlington Independent School District  TX 8,390 47.4 10.8 1.6 0.8 0.9 5.7 32.8
                 
Pasco County School District  FL 7,999 49.5 9.6 2.0 1.1 0.5 2.0 35.4
Davis District  UT 5,406 50.2 18.9 1.8 1.3 0.7 2.2 24.9
Elk Grove Unified  CA 4,865 58.9 8.2 1.3 0.3 0.1 2.8 28.3
Tucson Unified District  AZ 6,363 54.5 11.9 1.8 1.5 # 2.8 27.4
North East Independent School District  TX 7,791 50.5 8.7 1.9 0.8 0.2 4.3 33.6
                 
District of Columbia Public Schools  DC
Santa Ana Unified  CA 5,361 46.1 22.3 0.8 0.1 # 2.1 28.7
Columbus City  OH 7,879 43.2 12.2 1.6 0.7 2.7 2.0 37.6
Cleveland Municipal City  OH 8,197 45.6 7.6 1.5 1.2 5.1 1.7 37.3
San Bernardino City Unified  CA 5,038 56.5 8.7 1.7 0.1 1.8 2.2 29.0
                 
Aldine Independent School District  TX 8,092 47.4 13.4 1.7 0.8 1.1 5.5 30.2
Garland Independent School District  TX 7,124 51.8 8.2 1.8 1.1 1.0 5.7 30.4
Boston  MA 9,056 51.1 12.5 0.9 0.2 0.2 3.8 31.3
Chesterfield County Public Schools  VA 5,694 70.7 15.9 1.9 2.4 1.1 3.0 5.1
San Antonio Independent School District  TX 7,995 44.0 11.9 1.6 0.9 0.9 4.5 36.2
                 
San Francisco Unified  CA 4,751 65.3 16.1 1.7 0.3 0.7 3.3 12.6
Alpine District  UT 4,269 52.2 15.7 1.4 1.6 0.6 2.3 26.1
Knox County School District  TN 6,590 52.4 13.1 1.4 1.4 0.1 2.9 28.8
Plano Independent School District  TX 6,991 54.4 9.9 2.0 1.0 1.2 4.5 26.9
Cumberland County Schools  NC 6,709 51.8 17.5 2.1 1.4 0.1 3.0 24.1
                 
Clayton County  GA 7,346 46.9 11.3 1.6 1.6 0.7 2.3 35.6
Capistrano Unified  CA 3,987 56.3 8.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 2.4 32.4
Atlanta City  GA 6,995 53.0 11.1 1.7 1.4 2.3 4.3 26.2
Sacramento City Unified  CA 4,571 57.2 8.8 0.8 0.2 0.4 3.1 29.4
Forsyth County Schools  NC 6,163 58.2 15.3 2.1 1.2 0.7 3.0 19.6
                 
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board  LA 6,199 52.7 11.3 3.5 1.7 0.1 2.4 28.2
Osceola County School District  FL 6,098 43.8 12.8 1.6 0.8 0.5 1.8 38.7
Anchorage School District  AK 6,758 42.0 9.1 1.5 1.5 1.0 3.8 41.1
Garden Grove Unified  CA 4,085 51.5 14.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 3.0 29.5
Pasadena Independent School District  TX 6,273 48.8 12.6 1.5 0.8 0.9 5.2 30.3
                 
Howard County Public Schools  MD 6,816 50.6 15.6 2.0 2.0 1.3 2.5 25.9
Cherry Creek 5  CO 5,557 51.8 12.5 1.3 1.0 0.4 1.9 31.1
Wichita  KS 5,881 54.8 12.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 2.6 26.0
San Juan Unified  CA 4,482 50.6 13.6 1.0 0.1 0.1 2.7 31.9
Brownsville Independent School District  TX 7,017 44.1 11.8 2.0 0.8 0.5 5.3 35.6
                 
Katy Independent School District  TX 6,288 50.9 7.5 1.4 0.7 0.7 4.7 34.1
Oakland Unified  CA 4,423 57.9 5.6 0.8 0.1 0.2 3.8 31.7
Douglas County Re 1  CO 5,442 47.8 15.8 1.0 1.6 0.9 2.6 30.3
Henrico County Public Schools  VA 6,114 56.8 6.6 1.5 1.4 0.7 2.2 30.9
Alief Independent School District  TX 6,061 50.6 8.9 1.7 0.7 1.0 4.7 32.4
— Not available. District of Columbia did not report staff data for 2005–06.
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
1 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.
2 LEA stands for "Local Education Agency" (a.k.a. "school district").
3 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). Detail may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2005–06, Version 1a.

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