Table 4.Number of city, suburban, town, and rural regular public elementary and secondary schools with membership and percentage distribution of students in membership, by state or jurisdiction: School year 2011

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Selected Statistics From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2011–12

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Table 4.	Number of city, suburban, town, and rural regular public elementary and secondary schools with membership and percentage distribution of students in membership, by state or jurisdiction: School year 2011–12


			City		Suburban		Town		Rural
State or jurisdiction	Total number of operating schools¹	Total number of students²	Number of schools	Percent of students	Number of schools	Percent of students	Number of schools	Percent of students	Number of schools	Percent of students
United states³	87,756	48,273,539	22,426	28.9	24,260	34.0	11,463	11.6	29,607	25.4

Alabama	1,314	729,226	269	20.6	186	16.9	190	14.4	669	48.0
Alaska	440	113,028	71	34.2	7	2.9	65	22.5	297	40.4
Arizona	1,918	1,064,795	882	48.5	262	16.3	239	10.0	535	25.2
Arkansas	1,066	481,277	212	25.8	79	9.6	195	20.3	580	44.3
California	8,556	6,002,120	3,534	43.4	3,066	39.3	641	6.1	1,315	11.3

Colorado	1,714	839,650	497	33.3	444	32.6	202	10.3	571	23.8
Connecticut	1,027	537,636	284	28.1	523	53.7	48	4.0	172	14.2
Delaware	187	118,329	34	13.4	77	45.2	34	17.2	42	24.2
District of Columbia	201	70,066	201	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	3,358	2,606,936	902	24.3	1,573	50.3	215	5.0	668	20.5

Georgia	2,260	1,667,928	390	14.0	717	38.0	243	9.9	910	38.0
Hawaii	284	182,529	60	19.5	100	42.7	75	25.3	49	12.5
Idaho	634	274,188	132	27.5	66	15.9	129	20.8	307	35.8
Illinois	3,971	2,056,618	1,019	31.3	1,454	43.3	521	10.3	977	15.1
Indiana	1,847	1,036,589	460	27.9	349	23.2	296	14.7	742	34.1

Iowa	1,366	482,856	230	26.4	77	8.2	310	25.4	749	40.1
Kansas	1,339	480,951	215	24.0	121	14.5	320	26.6	683	34.9
Kentucky	1,243	673,062	198	19.6	151	14.6	280	22.8	614	43.1
Louisiana	1,127	598,964	207	20.7	229	24.5	249	19.6	442	35.2
Maine	576	178,945	47	12.6	47	11.2	77	17.6	405	58.6

Maryland	1,331	833,712	264	16.9	741	59.9	73	5.3	253	18.0
Massachusetts	1,754	910,180	372	20.8	1,104	66.1	54	2.2	224	11.0
Michigan	3,047	1,463,687	686	23.8	1,035	40.2	376	11.4	950	24.6
Minnesota	1,601	808,060	300	20.8	328	29.4	294	19.5	679	30.4
Mississippi	899	490,619	95	10.0	64	8.9	259	28.9	481	52.2

Missouri	2,155	906,724	339	17.4	451	29.9	345	19.2	1,020	33.5
Montana	820	142,237	62	23.8	9	1.9	129	35.0	620	39.4
Nebraska	1,005	300,737	181	33.9	65	12.2	195	23.5	564	30.4
Nevada	597	434,181	210	38.5	146	32.0	59	6.6	182	22.9
New Hampshire	475	190,784	39	14.4	108	31.8	80	16.3	248	37.5

New Jersey	2,342	1,322,141	190	7.2	1,866	80.8	62	2.0	224	10.0
New Mexico	813	330,605	196	32.6	69	11.9	218	27.4	330	28.1
New York	4,519	2,638,575	1,898	44.1	1,426	35.3	405	7.3	790	13.2
North Carolina	2,407	1,490,177	579	25.9	286	14.1	307	11.6	1,235	48.4
North Dakota	467	95,526	55	26.0	14	8.9	62	20.2	336	45.0

Ohio	3,569	1,731,104	789	19.7	1,186	39.6	516	13.5	1,078	27.3
Oklahoma	1,765	664,893	257	21.9	188	19.4	358	22.9	962	35.8
Oregon	1,216	547,143	308	32.6	218	23.3	322	26.3	368	17.8
Pennsylvania	3,068	1,730,956	574	19.2	1,256	45.7	379	12.1	859	23.0
Rhode Island	288	138,124	87	31.4	155	54.4	7	2.4	39	11.9

South Carolina	1,151	724,303	186	17.4	239	24.3	188	14.3	538	44.0
South Dakota	650	125,976	53	25.8	2	0.8	90	27.0	505	46.5
Tennessee	1,698	983,992	513	29.8	218	16.1	241	14.0	726	40.2
Texas	7,618	4,919,236	2,687	39.7	1,432	24.5	942	9.8	2,557	26.0
Utah	880	587,065	145	16.5	373	50.9	120	12.9	242	19.7

Vermont	304	84,005	14	7.2	21	11.2	48	24.8	221	56.9
Virginia	1,855	1,253,217	425	23.0	581	38.8	159	6.9	690	31.3
Washington	1,883	994,543	460	29.1	662	41.1	243	12.3	518	17.5
West Virginia	689	281,760	77	13.0	95	15.5	125	21.0	392	50.4
Wisconsin	2,132	864,691	495	27.5	389	24.0	383	19.2	865	29.3
Wyoming	330	88,893	46	22.8	5	1.7	95	42.3	184	33.2

Department of Defense dependents schools, Bureau of Indian Education, and other jurisdictions

Department of Defense (DoDEA)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bureau of Indian Education	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
American Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guam	40	31,243	0	0.0	0	0.0	36	91.3	4	8.7
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	29	11,011	0	0.0	23	90.4	1	0.3	5	9.3
Puerto Rico	1,402	431,881	302	21.2	879	65.3	56	4.0	165	9.6
U.S. Virgin Islands	30	15,711	0	0.0	0	0.0	27	92.9	3	7.1
— Not available.
¹ Total number of operating schools excludes schools also reported by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). The number of operating schools shared with the BIE include one in Arizona, one in Michigan, and eight in North Dakota.
² Total number of students is the count of students enrolled on October 1 of the reported school year aggregated from the school level.
³ U.S. totals include the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to total due to rounding. City includes the subcategories of Large City, Mid-size City, and Small City. Suburban includes the subcategories of Large Suburb, Mid-size Suburb, and Small Suburb. Town includes the subcategories of Town, Fringe; Town, Distant; and Town, Remote. Rural includes the subcategories of Rural, Fringe; Rural, Distant; and Rural, Remote. For complete definitions, see Appendix B: Common Core of Data Glossary.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," SY 2011–12 Provisional Version 1a.

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