Table D4. Number of the 100 largest public school districts and percentage of the 100 largest public school district students in the United States and jurisdictions, by state: School year 2008

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

NCES 2011-301
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Table D4. Number of the 100 largest public school districts and percentage of the 100 largest public school district students in the United States and jurisdictions, by state: School year 2008–09
					Number of full- time-equivalent (FTE) teaching positions¹
						Number of 1997–98 completers²
				Number of students			Number of schools³
Name of reported district	City	State	County	Number of students			Number of schools³
Reporting districts⁴	†	†	†	10,869,903	593,277	479,622	15,412

Nyc Chancellor's Office	Brooklyn	NY	Kings	1,072,628	62,930	37,851	1,162
Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	CA	Los Angeles	695,885	33,022	25,843	650
Puerto Rico Department of Education	San Juan	PR	San Juan	613,862	39,849	29,881	1,538
City of Chicago School Dist 299	Chicago	IL	Cook	430,914	23,540	16,567	592
Dade County School District	Miami	FL	Dade	352,536	17,616	14,401	329

Broward County School District	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Broward	231,187	11,145	9,637	229
Houston Independent School District	Houston	TX	Harris	210,179	11,682	7,421	296
Philadelphia City School District	Philadelphia	PA	Philadelphia	207,465	10,695	8,991	259
Clark County School District	Las Vegas	NV	Clark	203,777	10,068	8,165	229
Hawaii Department of Education	Honolulu	HI	Honolulu	188,069	10,639	10,369	254

Detroit City School District	Detroit	MI	Wayne	173,557	8,705	6,573	269
Dallas Independent School District	Dallas	TX	Dallas	159,908	8,807	5,659	223
Hillsborough County School District	Tampa	FL	Hillsborough	156,452	9,373	6,393	200
Fairfax	Fairfax	VA	Fairfax	149,029	—	9,087	206
Palm Beach County School District	West Palm Beach	FL	Palm Beach	146,568	7,872	6,112	164

Orange County School District	Orlando	FL	Orange	138,866	8,019	5,840	175
San Diego City Unified	San Diego	CA	San Diego	138,433	6,945	5,928	174
Prince Georges County Pub Schools	Upper Marlboro	MD	Prince George's	130,259	7,621	7,287	187
Montgomery County Public Schls	Rockville	MD	Montgomery	127,933	7,771	7,413	188
Duval County School District	Jacksonville	FL	Duval	127,411	6,609	4,703	174

Memphis City School District	Memphis	TN	Shelby	111,682	6,875	5,736	161
Pinellas County School District	Largo	FL	Pinellas	110,582	6,153	4,744	159
Baltimore City Pub Sch System	Baltimore	MD	Baltimore City	106,540	6,005	4,103	182
Baltimore County Public Schls	Towson	MD	Baltimore	105,914	6,532	5,984	168
Jefferson County	Louisville	KY	Jefferson	101,438	5,288	5,080	173

Milwaukee	Milwaukee	WI	Milwaukee	99,814	5,853	3,247	204
Gwinnett County	Lawrenceville	GA	Gwinnett	98,784	5,990	4,775	80
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools	Charlotte	NC	Mecklenburg	98,758	6,369	4,298	134
Dekalb County	Decatur	GA	De Kalb	93,171	5,779	4,374	114
Wake County Schools	Raleigh	NC	Wake	92,256	5,686	4,388	106

Cobb County	Marietta	GA	Cobb	91,208	5,597	4,796	93
Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	CA	Los Angeles	89,214	3,745	3,916	86
Jefferson County R 1	Golden	CO	Jefferson	88,654	4,283	4,879	157
Albuquerque Public Schools	Albuquerque	NM	Bernalillo	85,847	5,271	4,771	125
Orleans Parish School Board	New Orleans	LA	Orleans	82,176	4,472	3,676	123

Austin Independent School District	Austin	TX	Travis	79,496	4,851	3,042	102
Fresno Unified	Fresno	CA	Fresno	78,942	3,789	3,180	91
Fort Worth Independent School District	Fort Worth	TX	Tarrant	77,956	4,416	2,834	136
Virginia Beach City	Virginia Beach	VA	Virginia Beach City	77,442	—	4,151	83
Polk County School District	Bartow	FL	Polk	77,300	4,410	3,430	132

Cleveland Municipal School District	Cleveland	OH	Cuyahoga	76,500	4,621	1,581	124
Anne Arundel County Pub Schls	Annapolis	MD	Anne Arundel	74,079	4,141	3,943	118
Granite School District	Salt Lake City	UT	Salt Lake	73,474	3,270	4,801	97
Jordan School District	Sandy	UT	Salt Lake	73,286	3,088	4,742	77
District of Columbia Pub Schls	Washington	DC	District Of Columbia	71,889	5,187	2,905	164

Mesa Unified School District	Mesa	AZ	Maricopa	71,284	3,428	3,592	80
Denver County 1	Denver	CO	Denver	68,790	3,388	2,627	122
Brevard County School District	Viera	FL	Brevard	68,681	3,754	3,259	99
Nashville Davidson County School District	Nashville	TN	Davidson	67,016	4,819	4,004	125
Fulton County	Atlanta	GA	Fulton	65,642	4,236	2,844	65

Mobile County Sch Dist	Mobile	AL	Mobile	65,324	3,997	3,451	105
Columbus City School District	Columbus	OH	Franklin	64,873	3,732	2,207	145
Boston	Boston	MA	Suffolk	63,043	4,183	3,246	130
El Paso Independent School District	El Paso	TX	El Paso	62,945	3,985	3,387	83
Tucson Unified District	Tucson	AZ	Pima	62,670	3,447	2,843	120

Northside Independent School District	San Antonio	TX	Bexar	61,308	3,984	3,549	83
Guilford County Schools	Greensboro	NC	Guilford	61,154	3,785	2,934	95
San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	CA	San Francisco	61,042	3,122	3,708	116
Atlanta City	Atlanta Ga.	GA	Fulton	60,541	3,904	2,087	98
Volusia County School District	Deland	FL	Volusia	59,851	3,568	2,769	88

Davis School District	Farmington	UT	Davis	59,285	2,535	4,177	79
San Antonio Independent School District	San Antonio	TX	Bexar	59,080	3,739	2,528	108
Seminole County School District	Sanford	FL	Seminole	58,156	3,047	2,950	63
Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District	Houston	TX	Harris	58,044	3,619	2,883	52
Greenville County School Dist	Greenville	SC	Greenville	57,884	3,696	3,110	92

East Baton Rouge Parish School Board	Baton Rouge	LA	East Baton Rouge	56,527	3,617	2,858	104
Santa Ana Unified	Santa Ana	CA	Orange	56,071	2,440	1,891	50
Arlington Independent School District	Arlington	TX	Tarrant	55,709	3,406	2,607	68
Lee County School District	Fort Myers	FL	Lee	54,779	3,061	2,671	75
Portland Sch Dist 1j	Portland	OR	Multnomah	54,546	2,874	2,427	111

Oakland Unified	Oakland	CA	Alameda	54,256	2,723	1,633	89
Jefferson Parish School Board	Harvey	LA	Jefferson	53,615	3,431	2,482	84
Washoe County School District	Reno	NV	Washoe	52,813	2,967	2,391	87
Knox County School District	Knoxville	TN	Knox	51,667	3,642	2,781	85
Sacramento City Unified	Sacramento	CA	Sacramento	51,378	2,295	2,162	76

Cumberland County Schools	Fayetteville	NC	Cumberland	51,297	3,070	2,367	76
Prince William	Manassas	VA	Prince William	51,111	—	2,822	68
Fort Bend Independent School District	Sugar Land	TX	Fort Bend	50,890	3,053	2,722	50
Chesterfield	Chesterfield	VA	Chesterfield	50,621	—	3,110	58
Cincinnati City School District	Cincinnati	OH	Hamilton	50,332	3,181	1,096	80

Anchorage School District	Anchorage	AK	Anchorage	49,587	2,824	2,296	92
Aldine Independent School District	Houston	TX	Harris	49,453	3,324	1,986	56
Minneapolis	Minneapolis	MN	Hennepin	49,242	3,395	1,810	148
San Bernardino City Unified	San Bernardino	CA	San Bernardino	48,907	2,239	1,778	61
Seattle	Seattle	WA	King	48,280	2,439	2,445	118

Shelby County School District	Memphis	TN	Shelby	48,185	2,682	2,385	47
Garland Independent School District	Garland	TX	Dallas	47,967	2,833	1,973	64
San Juan Unified	Carmichael	CA	Sacramento	47,799	2,247	2,875	82
North East Independent School District	San Antonio	TX	Bexar	47,732	3,116	2,631	63
Wichita	Wichita	KS	Sedgwick	47,479	2,848	2,137	93

Ysleta Independent School District	El Paso	TX	El Paso	47,238	3,051	2,860	60
Buffalo City School District	Buffalo	NY	Erie	47,096	3,274	1,797	74
Caddo Parish School Board	Shreveport	LA	Caddo	47,089	2,961	2,417	73
Garden Grove Unified	Garden Grove	CA	Orange	46,916	2,075	2,373	65
Pasco County School District	Land O' Lakes	FL	Pasco	46,065	2,623	1,815	50

St Louis City	St Louis	MO	St. Louis City	45,981	3,426	1,171	113
Escambia County School District	Pensacola	FL	Escambia	45,667	2,578	2,229	83
St Paul	St. Paul	MN	Ramsey	45,349	2,244	1,870	139
Alpine School District	American Fork	UT	Utah	45,208	1,912	2,863	54
Omaha Public Schools	Omaha	NE	Douglas	45,118	2,884	2,239	81
— 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., General Education Development (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.
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). Districts are listed in descending order by number of students.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1998–99, Version 1a, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1998–99, Version 1a.

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