Table A10. 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 2008

Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2008–09

NCES 2011-301
November 2010

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Table A10. 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 2008–09
		Total number of students²	Number of students, by type of school¹				Number of students with IEPs³	Percent of students with IEPs³
				Special education	Vocational education	Other and alternative
Name of reporting district	State		Regular	Special education	Vocational education	Other and alternative
Total	†	11,127,615	10,897,544	36,735	68,515	124,821	1,424,053	12.8

New York City Public Schools	NY	981,690	943,404	11	31,532	6,743	173,906	17.7
Los Angeles Unified	CA	684,143	652,011	3,886	0	28,246	81,981	12.0
Puerto Rico Department of Education	PR	503,635	484,446	2,596	16,221	372	103,118	20.5
City of Chicago School District 299	IL	421,430	421,387	43	0	0	51,970	12.3
Dade	FL	345,525	341,227	929	0	3,369	39,053	11.3

Clark County School District	NV	312,761	308,310	304	0	4,147	32,441	10.4
Broward	FL	256,351	249,793	956	1,189	4,413	31,068	12.1
Houston Independent School District	TX	200,225	196,894	199	0	3,132	16,818	8.4
Hillsborough	FL	192,007	187,124	2,373	0	2,510	28,820	15.0
Hawaii Department of Education	HI	179,406	179,186	81	0	139	20,130	11.2

Orange	FL	172,257	170,233	579	177	1,268	24,409	14.2
Palm Beach	FL	170,757	167,109	1,369	106	2,173	26,829	15.7
Fairfax County Public Schools	VA	168,977	167,855	189	0	933	23,705	14.0
Philadelphia City School District	PA	159,867	151,235	970	7,662	0	25,841	16.2
Dallas Independent School District	TX	157,332	156,402	89	0	841	11,572	7.4

Gwinnett County	GA	157,219	157,086	133	0	0	17,417	11.1
Montgomery County Public Schools	MD	139,282	138,315	547	0	420	16,485	11.8
Wake County Schools	NC	137,706	137,367	107	0	232	18,298	13.3
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools	NC	134,060	133,384	298	0	378	14,672	10.9
San Diego Unified	CA	131,890	128,985	1,092	474	1,339	16,163	12.3

Prince George's County Public Schools	MD	127,977	124,726	381	270	2,600	14,652	11.4
Duval	FL	122,606	120,049	771	0	1,786	17,512	14.3
Memphis City School District	TN	111,954	111,701	70	0	183	13,267	11.9
Cobb County	GA	106,747	106,643	104	0	0	12,008	11.2
Pinellas	FL	106,061	101,971	1,148	0	2,942	15,836	14.9

Baltimore County Public Schools	MD	103,180	99,317	432	2,884	547	13,322	12.9
Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District	TX	100,685	100,388	0	0	297	7,409	7.4
Dekalb County	GA	99,775	98,664	756	0	355	8,854	8.9
Jefferson County	KY	98,774	95,619	380	0	2,775	13,877	14.0
Detroit City School District	MI	94,497	90,327	1,842	864	1,464	15,509	16.4

Albuquerque Public Schools	NM	95,026	93,532	0	327	1,167	12,846	13.5
Polk	FL	94,657	91,307	649	322	2,379	11,540	12.2
Northside Independent School District	TX	89,000	87,960	0	0	1,040	11,022	12.4
Fulton County	GA	88,299	87,699	0	0	600	9,051	10.3
Long Beach Unified	CA	87,311	85,472	0	0	1,839	7,821	9.0

Jefferson County School District No R 1 ⁴	CO	85,876	84,472	344	40	1,020	8,123	9.5
Milwaukee School District	WI	85,381	84,115	24	155	1,087	15,782	18.5
Austin Independent School District	TX	83,319	81,875	0	0	1,444	7,809	9.4
Baltimore City Public Schools	MD	82,266	74,184	684	3,343	4,055	13,904	16.9
Jordan District	UT	81,485	79,740	1,215	0	530	9,185	11.3

Lee	FL	79,434	76,935	375	172	1,952	11,691	14.7
Fort Worth Independent School District	TX	79,285	77,389	0	0	1,896	6,120	7.7
Fresno Unified	CA	76,617	74,139	124	0	2,354	7,685	10.0
Davidson County School District	TN	74,312	73,638	366	0	308	8,213	11.1
Denver County 1 ⁴	CO	74,176	71,639	0	396	2,141	9,121	12.3

Prince Wm County Public Schools	VA	73,917	73,917	0	0	0	8,339	11.3
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	MD	73,653	72,853	487	0	313	8,010	10.9
Brevard	FL	73,098	72,077	694	0	327	13,473	18.4
Guilford County Schools	NC	71,525	70,921	262	229	113	10,378	14.5
Va Beach City Public Schools	VA	71,554	71,554	0	0	0	9,429	13.2

Greenville 01	SC	70,441	70,274	167	0	0	10,419	14.8
Mesa Unified District	AZ	70,303	69,700	91	0	512	7,255	10.3
Granite District	UT	70,166	69,088	432	0	646	7,603	10.8
Fort Bend Independent School District	TX	68,708	68,602	0	0	106	4,988	7.3
Pasco	FL	66,784	66,049	0	172	563	11,273	16.9

Davis District	UT	66,614	65,231	503	0	880	6,754	10.1
Washoe County School District	NV	65,421	64,545	108	74	694	8,581	13.1
Seminole	FL	64,927	64,345	199	0	383	8,735	13.5
North East Independent School District	TX	63,452	63,120	0	0	332	6,679	10.5
Arlington Independent School District	TX	63,045	62,163	0	0	882	5,566	8.8

Volusia	FL	63,018	61,620	55	205	1,138	10,533	16.7
Mobile County	AL	62,225	61,774	340	0	111	609	1.0
El Paso Independent School District	TX	62,322	61,773	0	0	549	5,284	8.5
Alpine District	UT	62,281	61,378	520	0	383	6,582	10.6
Elk Grove Unified	CA	61,864	60,408	167	0	1,289	6,003	9.7

Aldine Independent School District	TX	61,526	61,067	0	0	459	4,547	7.4
Chesterfield County Public Schools	VA	59,080	58,644	0	0	436	7,662	13.0
Douglas County School District No Re 1⁴	CO	58,723	58,454	38	0	231	4,968	8.5
Garland Independent School District	TX	57,510	56,842	29	0	639	5,161	9.0
Santa Ana Unified	CA	57,386	56,369	0	0	1,017	5,478	9.5

Tucson Unified District	AZ	57,406	56,280	46	0	1,080	7,496	13.1
Loudoun County Public Schools	VA	56,894	56,894	0	0	0	5,849	10.3
Katy Independent School District	TX	56,862	56,642	0	0	220	4,532	8.0
Boston	MA	55,923	49,327	3,221	1,503	1,872	11,807	21.1
Knox County School District	TN	55,535	55,324	66	0	145	5,942	10.7

San Francisco Unified	CA	55,183	54,057	0	0	1,126	5,845	10.6
San Bernardino City Unified	CA	54,576	52,818	242	0	1,516	4,998	9.2
San Antonio Independent School District	TX	54,696	54,049	0	0	647	6,403	11.7
Cumberland County Schools	NC	53,130	52,705	194	0	231	7,362	13.9
Plano Independent School District	TX	54,203	54,054	0	0	149	6,072	11.2

Columbus City	OH	53,536	52,665	713	158	0	8,521	15.9
Forsyth County Schools	NC	51,746	51,042	338	40	326	6,689	12.9
Capistrano Unified	CA	52,646	51,823	577	0	246	4,819	9.2
Corona Norco Unified	CA	52,095	50,190	68	0	1,837	5,836	11.2
Osceola	FL	51,941	51,007	31	0	903	7,384	14.2

Pasadena Independent School District	TX	51,578	51,500	0	0	78	3,777	7.3
Cherry Creek 5⁴	CO	50,902	50,902	0	0	0	5,556	10.9
Lewisville Independent School District	TX	50,216	49,968	0	0	248	4,986	9.9
Cleveland Municipal	OH	49,148	49,148	0	0	0	9,939	20.2
Howard County Public Schools	MD	49,905	49,683	98	0	124	4,501	9.0

Clayton County	GA	49,508	49,508	0	0	0	4,636	9.4
Atlanta Public Schools	GA	49,032	48,959	73	0	0	4,383	8.9
Henrico County Public Schools	VA	48,991	48,578	0	0	413	6,749	13.8
Anchorage School District	AK	48,837	46,249	45	0	2,543	6,851	14.0
Brownsville Independent School District	TX	48,587	48,544	0	0	43	5,125	10.5

Garden Grove Unified	CA	48,534	47,916	130	0	488	4,891	10.1
Sacramento City Unified	CA	47,784	46,752	42	0	990	5,256	11.0
Omaha Public Schools	NE	48,014	47,671	343	0	0	7,546	15.7
Conroe Independent School District	TX	47,996	47,819	0	0	177	4,198	8.7
Shelby County School District	TN	47,448	47,448	0	0	0	4,940	10.4
† 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).
⁴ IEP counts for all Colorado districts were taken from reports of IEP counts from administrative units associated with the district.
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 providing instruction and education services that does not focus primarily on special education, vocational/technical education, or alternative education, or on any of the particular themes associated with magnet/special program emphasis schools; special education school—a public elementary/secondary school that focuses primarily on special education—including instruction for any of the following students with: autism, deaf-blindness, developmental delay, hearing impairment, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, serious emotional disturbance, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment, and other health impairments—and that adapts curriculum, materials, or instruction for students served; vocational education school—a public elementary/secondary school that focuses primarily on providing formal preparation for semiskilled, skilled, technical, or professional occupations for high school-age students who have opted to develop or expand their employment opportunities, often in lieu of preparing for college entry; and alternative education school—a public elementary/secondary school that (1) addresses 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, or (4) falls outside 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," 2008–09, Version 1a, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2008–09, Version 1a.

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