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-10.  Number of students in public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions by type of school and number and percentage of students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs): School year 2005–06
 
Name of reporting district State Total number of students2 Number of students, by type of school1 Students with IEPs3 Percent of students with IEPs3
Regular Special education Vocational education Other and alternative
Total  † 11,293,086 11,037,943 60,344 74,391 120,408 1,459,055 12.9
               
New York City Public Schools  NY 1,013,472 952,640 20,573 33,182 7,077 145,616 14.4
Los Angeles Unified  CA 727,319 710,431 4,151 0 12,737 83,972 11.5
Puerto Rico Department of Education  PR 563,490 541,074 2,670 19,746 0 82,448 14.6
City of Chicago School District 299  IL 420,982 417,154 3,828 0 0 53,737 12.8
Dade County School District  FL 362,070 357,520 109 6 4,435 42,747 11.8
               
Clark County School District  NV 293,948 290,763 0 0 3,185 31,715 10.8
Broward County School District  FL 271,630 265,634 1,013 643 4,340 31,661 11.7
Houston Independent School District  TX 210,292 206,258 0 0 4,034 20,508 9.8
Hillsborough County School District  FL 193,757 188,362 2,153 0 3,242 29,547 15.2
Philadelphia City School District  PA 183,188 172,964 1,288 8,936 0 24,388 13.3
               
Hawaii Department of Education  HI 184,925 184,598 125 0 202 21,964 11.9
Orange County School District  FL 175,609 172,240 611 213 2,545 26,068 14.8
Palm Beach County School District  FL 174,935 170,399 963 0 3,573 25,472 14.6
Fairfax County Public Schools  VA 163,753 162,734 171 0 848 23,640 14.4
Dallas Independent School District  TX 160,969 159,871 0 0 1,098 13,529 8.4
               
Gwinnett County  GA 144,598 143,215 276 0 1,107 17,352 12.0
Montgomery County Public Schools  MD 139,398 138,333 624 0 441 17,700 12.7
Prince George's County Public Schools  MD 133,325 129,191 1,751 214 2,169 15,362 11.5
Detroit City School District  MI 131,508 126,796 1,297 766 2,649 18,934 14.4
San Diego Unified  CA 132,482 130,198 516 0 1,768 16,004 12.1
               
Duval County School District  FL 126,662 125,257 150 0 1,255 19,383 15.3
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  NC 124,005 123,149 247 0 609 14,366 11.6
Wake County Schools  NC 120,996 120,682 94 0 220 17,834 14.7
Memphis City School District  TN 120,275 119,772 85 0 418 15,130 12.6
Pinellas County School District  FL 112,174 108,036 1,297 0 2,841 18,531 16.5
               
Baltimore County Public Schools  MD 107,043 102,081 1,348 3,039 575 13,799 12.9
Cobb County  GA 106,724 106,724 0 0 0 13,160 12.3
Dekalb County  GA 102,310 101,228 592 0 490 9,808 9.6
Jefferson County  KY 92,090 89,390 318 0 2,382 14,116 15.3
Albuquerque Public Schools  NM 94,022 91,303 337 482 1,900 18,019 19.2
               
Long Beach Unified  CA 93,589 92,016 0 0 1,573 7,599 8.1
Milwaukee  WI 92,395 91,465 0 0 930 16,458 17.8
Polk County School District  FL 89,443 86,250 277 216 2,700 12,609 14.1
Baltimore City Public Schools  MD 87,643 76,412 1,275 3,885 6,071 14,778 16.9
Jefferson County R-1  CO 86,332 84,804 396 38 1,094 8,480 9.8
               
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District  TX 86,256 85,992 0 0 264 7,597 8.8
Austin Independent School District  TX 81,057 79,948 0 0 1,109 10,044 12.4
Fulton County  GA 81,100 80,246 0 0 854 8,815 10.9
Fort Worth Independent School District  TX 80,336 78,083 0 0 2,253 7,293 9.1
Fresno Unified  CA 79,046 76,864 128 0 2,054 7,930 10.0
               
Northside Independent School District  TX 78,711 77,611 0 0 1,100 10,638 13.5
Jordan District  UT 77,111 76,056 478 0 577 9,993 13.0
Lee County School District  FL 75,634 73,876 509 206 1,043 10,906 14.4
Brevard County School District  FL 75,233 74,132 438 0 663 12,950 17.2
Mesa Unified District  AZ 74,626 74,078 86 0 462 12,700 17.0
               
Virginia Beach City Public Schools  VA 74,303 74,303 0 0 0 10,360 13.9
Anne Arundel County Public Schools  MD 73,565 72,594 487 0 484 9,260 12.6
Nashville-Davidson County School District  TN 72,713 72,026 470 0 217 9,093 12.5
Denver County 1  CO 72,312 69,697 0 347 2,268 8,616 11.9
Guilford County Schools  NC 68,951 68,439 249 257 6 10,389 15.1
               
Prince William County Public Schools  VA 68,458 68,458 0 0 0 8,168 11.9
Greenville County School District  SC 67,551 65,896 124 1,531 0 11,059 16.4
Seminole County School District  FL 67,530 66,584 155 0 791 8,724 12.9
Granite District  UT 67,345 65,296 1,234 1 814 8,295 12.3
Fort Bend Independent School District  TX 66,104 66,054 0 0 50 6,281 9.5
               
Mobile County  AL 65,615 65,276 281 0 58 12,364 18.8
Volusia County School District  FL 65,627 64,525 43 0 1,059 11,911 18.1
Washoe County School District  NV 64,200 63,111 168 68 853 8,444 13.2
El Paso Independent School District  TX 63,811 63,327 0 0 484 5,547 8.7
Arlington Independent School District  TX 63,397 62,588 0 0 809 6,153 9.7
               
Pasco County School District  FL 62,768 61,796 0 190 782 11,531 18.4
Davis District  UT 61,736 60,078 380 111 1,167 7,463 12.1
Elk Grove Unified  CA 60,735 59,213 165 0 1,357 5,626 9.3
Tucson Unified District  AZ 60,557 59,793 17 0 747 13,138 21.7
North East Independent School District  TX 59,817 59,522 0 0 295 8,028 13.4
               
District of Columbia Public Schools  DC 59,616 54,347 3,276 283 1,710 11,738 19.7
Santa Ana Unified  CA 59,310 58,494 0 0 816 5,521 9.3
Columbus City  OH 58,961 58,930 0 31 0 8,994 15.3
Cleveland Municipal City  OH 58,784 58,784 0 0 0 11,217 19.1
San Bernardino City Unified  CA 58,661 57,056 254 0 1,351 6,198 10.6
               
Aldine Independent School District  TX 58,093 57,777 0 0 316 5,401 9.3
Garland Independent School District  TX 57,425 56,931 0 0 494 6,071 10.6
Boston  MA 57,349 55,695 136 0 1,518 10,770 18.8
Chesterfield County Public Schools  VA 57,239 56,814 0 0 425 8,352 14.6
San Antonio Independent School District  TX 56,422 55,434 0 0 988 6,875 12.2
               
San Francisco Unified  CA 56,236 55,395 0 0 841 6,511 11.6
Alpine District  UT 55,389 54,644 435 0 310 6,313 11.4
Knox County School District  TN 54,427 53,881 426 0 120 4,886 9.0
Plano Independent School District  TX 53,238 53,043 0 0 195 6,196 11.6
Cumberland County Schools  NC 53,201 52,891 199 0 111 7,153 13.4
               
Clayton County  GA 52,657 52,657 0 0 0 5,632 10.7
Capistrano Unified  CA 51,245 51,035 55 0 155 4,838 9.4
Atlanta City  GA 50,770 49,145 0 0 1,625 4,727 9.3
Sacramento City Unified  CA 50,408 49,634 0 0 774 6,017 11.9
Forsyth County Schools  NC 50,165 49,512 312 0 341 7,159 14.3
               
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board  LA 49,945 48,460 57 0 1,428 6,137 12.3
Osceola County School District  FL 49,798 48,622 41 0 1,135 7,332 14.7
Anchorage School District  AK 49,714 47,534 528 0 1,652 6,871 13.8
Garden Grove Unified  CA 49,574 49,049 137 0 388 5,085 10.3
Pasadena Independent School District  TX 49,227 49,050 0 0 177 3,947 8.0
               
Howard County Public Schools  MD 48,596 48,509 87 0 0 4,862 10.0
Cherry Creek 5  CO 48,573 48,573 0 0 0 5,004 10.3
Wichita  KS 48,155 48,155 0 0 0 7,075 14.7
San Juan Unified  CA 48,325 47,515 265 0 545 4,754 9.8
Brownsville Independent School District  TX 48,260 48,237 0 0 23 5,928 12.3
               
Katy Independent School District  TX 48,247 48,147 0 0 100 4,553 9.4
Oakland Unified  CA 48,135 46,634 158 0 1,343 5,028 10.4
Douglas County Re 1  CO 48,041 47,766 31 0 244 4,022 8.4
Henrico County Public Schools  VA 47,747 47,614 0 0 133 6,956 14.6
Alief Independent School District  TX 47,595 47,573 0 0 22 5,182 10.9
† Not applicable.
1 Type of school is a mutually exclusive category in the CCD. However, there may be cases in which special education, vocational education, and alternative programs reside in other types of schools.
2 Student distribution by type of school is based on membership in the schools of the school district. This count may differ somewhat from the count of students receiving educational services from the school district reported in table A-1.
3 Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) are written instructional plans for students with disabilities designated as special education students under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, Part B).
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). Types of schools are defined in the following way on the CCD: regular school—a public elementary/secondary school that does not focus primarily on vocational, special, or alternative education; special education school—a public elementary/secondary school that (1) focuses primarily on special education, including instruction for any of the following: hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, health impaired, orthopedically impaired, mentally retarded, seriously emotionally disturbed, multihandicapped, visually handicapped, deaf and blind; and (2) adapts curriculum, materials, or instruction for students served; vocational education school—a public elementary/secondary school that focuses primarily on vocational education and provides education and training in one or more semiskilled or technical operations; and alternative education school—a public elementary/secondary school that (1) addresses the needs of students that typically cannot be met in a regular school; (2) provides nontraditional education; (3) serves as an adjunct to a regular school; and (4) falls outside of the categories of regular, special education, or vocational education.
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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