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| | Regular school | Regional education | | |
|Total agencies |districts, inclu-| service agencies and |State-operated | Federally | Other
| |ding supervisory | supervisory union | agencies | operated | agencies
State or other area | |union components |administrative centers| | agencies |
|_______________|_________________|______________________|_______________|_______________|_______________
|1996-97|1997-98|1996-97 |1997-98 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 |1996-97|1997-98|1996-97|1997-98|1996-97|1997-98
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United States .....|16,359 |16,394 | 14,841 | 14,805 | 1,165 | 1,170 | 194 | 206 | 44 | 44 | 115 | 169
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Alabama ..............| 131 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0
Alaska ...............| 55 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Arizona ..............| 317 | 346 | 302 | 329 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1
Arkansas .............| 331 | 331 | 311 | 311 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
California ...........| 1,060 | 1,055 | 999 | 994 | 58 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Colorado .............| 194 | 194 | 176 | 176 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Connecticut ..........| 179 | 191 | 166 | 166 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15
Delaware .............| 24 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3
District of Columbia .| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Florida ..............| 74 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5
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Georgia ..............| 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Hawaii ...............| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Idaho ................| 113 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Illinois .............| 1,040 | 1,047 | 924 | 929 | 81 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 31
Indiana...............| 327 | 328 | 295 | 295 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
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Iowa .................| 408 | 408 | 379 | 377 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
Kansas ...............| 304 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Kentucky .............| 258 | 259 | 176 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0
Louisiana ............| 72 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Maine ................| 326 | 328 | 284 | 284 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
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Maryland .............| 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Massachusetts ........| 465 | 462 | 353 | 351 | 85 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 25
Michigan .............| 730 | 736 | 668 | 674 | 57 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Minnesota ............| 453 | 453 | 382 | 380 | 68 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Mississippi ..........| 164 | 164 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
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Missouri..............| 531 | 531 | 525 | 525 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4
Montana ..............| 551 | 540 | 472 | 461 | 77 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Nebraska .............| 774 | 758 | 656 | 640 | 112 | 112 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Nevada ...............| 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
New Hampshire ........| 248 | 249 | 178 | 179 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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New Jersey ...........| 620 | 620 | 608 | 608 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
New Mexico ...........| 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
New York .............| 744 | 743 | 706 | 705 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
North Carolina .......| 123 | 155 | 119 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34
North Dakota .........| 282 | 279 | 236 | 233 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0
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Ohio .................| 776 | 769 | 661 | 661 | 89 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23
Oklahoma .............| 549 | 547 | 549 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Oregon ...............| 226 | 205 | 219 | 198 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
Pennsylvania .........| 614 | 620 | 501 | 501 | 100 | 100 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6
Rhode Island .........| 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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South Carolina .......| 104 | 104 | 95 | 90 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
South Dakota .........| 218 | 220 | 177 | 176 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0
Tennessee ............| 140 | 139 | 140 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Texas ................| 1,059 | 1,061 | 1,043 | 1,042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19
Utah .................| 47 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Vermont ..............| 346 | 348 | 285 | 286 | 60 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Virginia .............| 169 | 168 | 141 | 141 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
Washington ...........| 305 | 305 | 296 | 296 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
West Virginia.........| 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Wisconsin ............| 444 | 444 | 426 | 426 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Wyoming ..............| 57 | 60 | 49 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | |
dependents schools .| 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0
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Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Samoa .......| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Guam .................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Northern Marianas ....| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Puerto Rico ..........| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Virgin Islands .......| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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