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 D-4.  Selected statistics for the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions: School year 1995–96
 
Name of reported district City State County Number of students Number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers 1 Number of 1994–95 completers2 Number of schools3
Reporting districts4  † † † 10,437,831 5,635,824 462,171 14,764
               
NYC-Chancellor's Office  Brooklyn NY Kings 1,049,039 555,375 35,026 1,108
Los Angeles Unified  Los Angeles CA Los Angeles 647,612 264,383 24,887 642
Puerto Rico Department Of Education  Hato Rey PR San Juan 621,121 399,330 49,955 1,561
City Of Chicago School District 29  Chicago IL Cook 412,921 229,412 14,818 555
Dade County School District  Miami FL Dade 333,817 166,480 14,587 322
         
Philadelphia City School District  Philadelphia PA Philadelphia 210,503 111,048 8,446 258
Broward County School District  Fort Lauderdale FL Broward 208,359 98,970 8,222 192
Houston Independent School District  Houston TX Harris 206,704 119,350 6,786 272
Hawaii Department Of Education  Honolulu HI Honolulu 187,104 105,000 9,980 246
Detroit City School District  Detroit MI Wayne 173,750 76,870 6,075 268
         
Clark County School District  Las Vegas NV Clark 166,788 81,860 6,541 198
Dallas Independent School District  Dallas TX Dallas 148,839 89,219 4,677 203
Hillsborough County School District  Tampa FL Hillsborough 143,192 84,920 5,886 172
Fairfax Cnty Public Schools  Fairfax VA Fairfax 140,820 99,809 8,850 210
Palm Beach County School District  West Palm Beach FL Palm Beach 132,215 70,900 5,645 133
         
San Diego City Unified  San Diego CA San Diego 130,360 57,863 5,731 164
Duval County School District  Jacksonville FL Duval 123,910 60,900 4,607 155
Orange County School District  Orlando FL Orange 123,165 63,940 5,323 157
Prince Georges County Public Schools  Upper Marlboro MD Prince George's 122,415 70,535 6,788 179
Montgomery County Public Schools  Rockville MD Montgomery 120,291 71,878 6,825 181
         
Baltimore City Public School System  Baltimore MD Baltimore City 109,980 62,906 3,569 180
Memphis City School District  Memphis TN Shelby 109,286 56,990 4,555 163
Pinellas County School District  Largo FL Pinellas 104,335 60,300 4,668 147
Baltimore County Public Schls  Towson MD Baltimore 101,564 63,015 5,459 158
Milwaukee School District  Milwaukee WI Milwaukee 98,378 56,730 2,934 155
         
Jefferson County  Louisville KY Jefferson 93,070 55,162 5,279 150
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  Charlotte NC Mecklenburg 89,544 53,560 4,055 126
Albuquerque Public Schools  Albuquerque NM Bernalillo 89,019 55,256 4,273 122
De Kalb County School District  Decatur GA De Kalb 87,291 52,793 4,228 106
Orleans Parish School Board5  New Orleans LA Orleans 85,596 38,755 3,267 121
         
Jefferson County R-1  Golden CO Jefferson 85,495 40,047 4,411 142
Gwinnett County School District  Lawrenceville GA Gwinnett 84,555 48,198 3,957 71
Cobb County School District  Marietta GA Cobb 82,870 48,890 4,055 86
Wake County Schools  Raleigh NC Wake 81,438 49,530 3,798 98
Long Beach Unified  Long Beach CA Los Angeles 80,520 32,486 3,217 82
         
District Of Columbia Public Schools  Washington DC District Of Columbia 79,802 53,050 3,061 186
Fresno Unified  Fresno CA Fresno 77,880 32,953 2,974 89
Granite School District  Salt Lake City UT Salt Lake 77,106 32,056 4,657 97
Virginia Beach City Public Schools  Virginia Beach VA Virginia Beach City 76,508 49,866 3,613 82
Austin Independent School District  Austin TX Travis 74,772 45,372 2,887 103
         
Cleveland City School District  Cleveland OH Cuyahoga 74,380 43,230 — 131
Fort Worth Independent School District  Fort Worth TX Tarrant 74,021 41,649 2,426 129
Polk County School District  Bartow FL Polk 72,807 40,290 3,096 119
Jordan School District  Sandy UT Salt Lake 71,702 28,774 4,361 72
Anne Arundel County Public Schools  Annapolis MD Anne Arundel 71,383 41,439 4,020 111
         
Nashville-Davidson County School District  Nashville TN Davidson 70,913 41,679 2,840 122
Mesa Unified School District  Mesa AZ Maricopa 70,035 33,273 3,270 71
Brevard County School District  Melbourne FL Brevard 65,621 35,680 3,012 83
Mobile County School District  Mobile AL Mobile 65,602 36,025 3,333 88
Denver County 1  Denver CO Denver 64,322 32,707 2,721 112
         
El Paso Independent School District  El Paso TX El Paso 64,260 40,676 2,921 80
Boston School District  Boston MA Suffolk 63,293 40,795 2,813 123
Columbus City School District  Columbus OH Franklin 63,082 40,180 2,096 144
Tucson Unified District  Tucson AZ Pima 62,317 31,790 2,497 110
San Francisco Unified  San Francisco CA San Francisco 61,889 29,719 3,398 111
         
San Antonio Independent School District  San Antonio TX Bexar 60,794 36,922 1,949 111
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board  Baton Rouge LA East Baton Rouge 60,761 36,931 3,016 105
Atlanta City School District  Atlanta GA Fulton 60,209 36,370 2,175 102
Davis School District  Farmington UT Davis 58,782 23,555 3,738 75
Northside Independent School District  San Antonio TX Bexar 57,409 36,579 2,993 74
         
Guilford County Schools  Greensboro NC Guilford 57,211 35,740 3,078 93
Volusia County School District  Deland FL Volusia 56,788 32,360 2,585 71
Fulton County School District  Atlanta GA Fulton 56,338 35,086 2,527 55
Jefferson Parish School Board5  Harvey LA Jefferson 56,021 34,230 2,276 83
Portland School District 1J5  Portland OR Multnomah 55,130 30,731 2,757 101
         
Greenville County School District  Greenville SC Greenville 54,619 32,654 2,804 92
Seminole County School Dist  Sanford FL Seminole 54,603 26,640 2,570 55
Knox County School District  Knoxville TN Knox 52,627 29,584 2,774 86
Oakland Unified  Oakland CA Alameda 52,452 22,621 1,647 89
Cincinnati City School District5  Cincinnati OH Hamilton 52,172 30,820 — 82
         
Arlington Independent School District  Arlington TX Tarrant 51,960 30,373 2,406 61
Cumberland County Schools  Fayetteville NC Cumberland 51,148 28,680 2,621 72
Lee County School District  Fort Myers FL Lee 50,945 25,710 2,142 71
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent SD  Houston TX Harris 50,817 31,130 2,418 49
Santa Ana Unified  Santa Ana CA Orange 50,268 18,441 1,759 44
         
Sacramento City Unified  Sacramento CA Sacramento 50,104 19,442 1,883 75
Caddo Parish School Board5  Shreveport LA Caddo 49,578 29,104 2,314 74
Chesterfield Cnty Public Schools  Chesterfield VA Chesterfield 49,057 33,718 2,652 56
Buffalo City School District5  Buffalo NY Erie 48,540 32,789 2,013 75
San Juan Unified  Carmichael CA Sacramento 47,581 20,491 2,730 87
         
Washoe County School District  Reno NV Washoe 47,572 26,970 2,000 81
Anchorage School District  Anchorage AK Anchorage 47,318 24,608 2,158 84
Ysleta Independent School District5  El Paso TX El Paso 47,144 29,443 2,495 67
Prince William County Public Schools  Manassas VA Prince William 47,072 29,279 2,591 68
Seattle5  Seattle WA King 46,757 24,197 2,463 114
         
Minneapolis5  Minneapolis MN Hennepin 46,612 — 1,549 144
Newark City5  Newark NJ Essex 45,805 35,382 1,413 80
Shelby County School District5  Memphis TN Shelby 45,686 21,176 2,422 44
Wichita  Wichita KS Sedgwick 45,626 27,073 2,537 106
Escambia County School District5  Pensacola FL Escambia 45,215 25,470 2,225 72
         
Aldine Independent School District  Houston TX Harris 45,139 29,748 1,587 48
San Bernardino City Unified  San Bernardino CA San Bernardino 45,091 18,549 1,565 58
Indianapolis Public Schools5  Indianapolis IN Marion 44,896 27,958 1,461 95
North East Independent School District  San Antonio TX Bexar 44,447 28,439 2,376 53
Omaha Public Schools5  Omaha NE Douglas 44,247 27,864 2,132 82
         
Garland Independent School District  Garland TX Dallas 43,553 24,648 1,750 60
Charleston County School District5  Charleston SC Charleston 43,480 26,939 1,756 71
Garden Grove Unified  Garden Grove CA Orange 43,413 16,592 2,246 63
Alpine School District  American Fork UT Utah 42,763 16,925 2,709 48
St. Paul5  St. Paul MN Ramsey 42,520 — 1,533 142
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
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 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).
3 Totals for number of schools may differ from published estimates since they exclude closed schools.
4 Totals do not include districts where data were not available.
5 School district was no longer among the 100 largest school districts in the 2005–06 school year.
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," 1995–96, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1995–96.

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