Number of public school districts and enrollment, by size of district: Selected years, 1989-90 to 2001-02

Table 86.

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                  |                                       Number of districts                             |        2001-02
                  |                                                                                       |_______________________
 Enrollment size  |_______________________________________________________________________________________|Number |Percent|Percent
   of district    |1989-90|1990-91|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99| 1999- |2000-01|of dis-|of dis-|of stu-
                  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 2000  |       |tricts |tricts | dents
__________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
        1         |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14   |  15
__________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
  Total ..........| 15,367| 15,358| 15,025| 14,881| 14,772| 14,766| 14,841| 14,805| 14,891| 14,928| 14,859| 14,559|  100.0|  100.0
                  |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
25,000 or more ...|    179|    190|    202|    206|    207|    216|    226|    230|    236|    238|    240|    243|    1.7|   32.4
10,000 to 24,999 .|    479|    489|    510|    525|    542|    553|    569|    572|    574|    579|    581|    573|    3.9|   18.8
5,000 to 9,999 ...|    913|    937|    955|    973|    996|  1,013|  1,024|  1,038|  1,026|  1,036|  1,036|  1,067|    7.3|   15.3
2,500 to 4,999 ...|  1,937|  1,940|  2,002|  2,008|  2,013|  2,027|  2,069|  2,079|  2,062|  2,068|  2,060|  2,031|   14.0|   15.5
                  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1,000 to 2,499 ...|  3,547|  3,542|  3,530|  3,570|  3,579|  3,554|  3,536|  3,524|  3,496|  3,457|  3,448|  3,429|   23.6|   12.0
600 to 999 .......|  1,801|  1,799|  1,798|  1,785|  1,777|  1,777|  1,772|  1,775|  1,790|  1,814|  1,776|  1,744|   12.0|    3.0
300 to 599 .......|  2,283|  2,275|  2,200|  2,162|  2,113|  2,104|  2,066|  2,044|  2,066|  2,081|  2,107|  2,015|   13.8|    2.0
1 to 299 .........|  3,910|  3,816|  3,465|  3,294|  3,173|  3,123|  3,160|  3,165|  3,245|  3,298|  3,265|  3,127|   21.5|    1.0
Size not reported |    318|    370|    363|    358|    372|    399|    419|    378|    396|    357|    346|    330|    2.3|    †
__________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______

† Not applicable.

NOTE: Size not reported includes school districts reporting enrollment of 0. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1989-90 through 2001-02. (This table was prepared April 2003.)

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