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| Table A-3. Median pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary regular schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by specified instructional level and school district: School year 2004–05 |
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| Name of reporting district | State | Pupil/teacher ratio | ||||||
| Regular schools having membership | Instructional level | |||||||
| Primary | Middle | High | Other | |||||
| Reporting districts1 | † | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 18.0 | 13.8 | ||
| New York City Public Schools | NY | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ||
| Los Angeles Unified | CA | 19.8 | 19.3 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 23.3 | ||
| Puerto Rico Department of Education | PR | 12.8 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 12.3 | ||
| City of Chicago School District | IL | 17.6 | 18.3 | ‡ | 14.1 | ‡ | ||
| Dade County School District | FL | 16.8 | 16.2 | 20.4 | 21.4 | ‡ | ||
| Clark County School District | NV | 24.6 | 22.3 | ‡ | 79.8 | 85.9 | ||
| Broward County School District | FL | 16.8 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 9.5 | ||
| Houston Independent School District | TX | 16.8 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 16.9 | ‡ | ||
| Hillsborough County School District | FL | 15.5 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 17.0 | ‡ | ||
| Philadelphia City School District | PA | 18.5 | 18.1 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 19.4 | ||
| Hawaii Department of Education | HI | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 15.5 | ||
| Palm Beach County School District | FL | 17.0 | 15.9 | 18.4 | 19.4 | ‡ | ||
| Orange County School District | FL | 16.1 | 15.5 | 18.8 | 19.9 | 19.8 | ||
| Fairfax County Public Schools | VA | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 14.7 | † | ||
| Dallas Independent School District | TX | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 15.5 | † | ||
| Detroit City School District | MI | 18.6 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 15.6 | ||
| Montgomery County Public Schools | MD | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 17.8 | 11.7 | ||
| Prince George's County Public Schools | MD | 16.8 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 18.9 | † | ||
| Gwinnett County School District | GA | 14.4 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 17.3 | † | ||
| San Diego City Unified | CA | 18.6 | 17.6 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 21.2 | ||
| Duval County School District | FL | 17.1 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 12.3 | ||
| Memphis City School District | TN | 16.6 | 15.8 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 16.6 | ||
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | NC | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 18.2 | 15.7 | ||
| Wake County Schools | NC | 15.2 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 17.7 | — | ||
| Pinellas County School District | FL | 17.1 | 16.1 | 19.0 | 21.4 | ‡ | ||
| Baltimore County Public Schools | MD | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 14.8 | ||
| Cobb County School District | GA | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 16.6 | † | ||
| De Kalb County School District | GA | 14.6 | 14.1 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 16.8 | ||
| Jefferson County | KY | 17.0 | 16.4 | 18.5 | 17.0 | † | ||
| Long Beach Unified | CA | 19.7 | 19.3 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 23.8 | ||
| Milwaukee School District | WI | 14.7 | 14.1 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ||
| Albuquerque Public Schools | NM | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 17.3 | 17.0 | ||
| Baltimore City Public School System | MD | 16.6 | 16.4 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 18.3 | ||
| Jefferson County R-1 | CO | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 14.3 | ||
| Polk County School District | FL | 14.7 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 19.4 | 10.7 | ||
| Fresno Unified | CA | 20.3 | 19.6 | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.7 | ||
| Austin Independent School District | TX | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 15.6 | † | ||
| Fort Worth Independent School District | TX | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 15.5 | ||
| Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District | TX | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 15.8 | † | ||
| Fulton County School District | GA | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 15.8 | † | ||
| Jordan School District | UT | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 25.8 | † | ||
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools | VA | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 16.0 | † | ||
| Mesa Unified District | AZ | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 21.8 | ‡ | ||
| Brevard County School District | FL | 15.3 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 19.5 | 17.6 | ||
| Northside Independent School District | TX | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 16.4 | † | ||
| Anne Arundel County Public Schools | MD | 17.0 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 18.7 | † | ||
| Nashville-Davidson County School District | TN | 14.7 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 22.0 | ||
| Denver County 1 | CO | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 14.9 | ||
| Lee County School District | FL | 17.0 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 19.4 | 20.4 | ||
| Granite School District | UT | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 24.2 | † | ||
| Guilford County Schools | NC | 15.3 | 14.7 | 15.1 | 17.4 | † | ||
| Seminole County School District | FL | 15.8 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 19.5 | ‡ | ||
| Prince William County Public Schools | VA | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 15.3 | — | ||
| Volusia County School District | FL | 15.0 | 14.8 | 17.6 | 17.2 | ‡ | ||
| Greenville County School District | SC | 17.3 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 18.4 | — | ||
| Orleans Parish School Board | LA | 16.7 | 17.4 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 16.4 | ||
| Cleveland City School District | OH | 18.2 | 19.2 | 15.0 | 17.3 | 15.7 | ||
| Mobile County School District | AL | 14.7 | 13.8 | 18.9 | 17.2 | † | ||
| Washoe County School District | NV | ‡ | ‡ | 14.1 | ‡ | 9.1 | ||
| El Paso Independent School District | TX | 14.1 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 13.6 | † | ||
| Fort Bend Independent School District | TX | 16.6 | 15.9 | 17.9 | 18.5 | † | ||
| District of Columbia Public Schools | DC | 14.3 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.1 | ‡ | ||
| Arlington Independent School District | TX | 16.2 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 2.0 | ||
| Santa Ana Unified | CA | 22.5 | 22.1 | 29.5 | 27.7 | † | ||
| Tucson Unified District | AZ | 19.6 | 19.7 | 18.4 | ‡ | † | ||
| Pasco County School District | FL | 16.0 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 19.7 | 16.5 | ||
| Columbus City School District | OH | 17.8 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 35.0 | ||
| San Bernardino City Unified | CA | 21.0 | 20.7 | 23.5 | 25.6 | 51.1 | ||
| Davis School District | UT | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 23.6 | ||
| Elk Grove Unified | CA | 21.2 | 20.0 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 19.9 | ||
| Boston School District | MA | 12.5 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 10.1 | ||
| North East Independent School District | TX | 15.6 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.0 | ||
| San Francisco Unified | CA | 17.9 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 21.9 | ||
| San Antonio Independent School District | TX | 16.5 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 16.2 | † | ||
| Aldine Independent School District | TX | 15.3 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 15.4 | ||
| Chesterfield County Public Schools | VA | 15.2 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 15.1 | † | ||
| Garland Independent School District | TX | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 2.8 | ||
| Knox County School District | TN | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 17.6 | † | ||
| Cumberland County Schools | NC | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 16.1 | ||
| Alpine School District | UT | 24.0 | 22.9 | 27.3 | 24.1 | † | ||
| Plano Independent School District | TX | 13.8 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | ||
| Sacramento City Unified | CA | 19.2 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 13.6 | ||
| Clayton County | GA | 15.1 | 13.9 | 16.8 | 17.5 | † | ||
| Jefferson Parish School Board | LA | 15.4 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 12.9 | ||
| Atlanta City School District | GA | 13.0 | 12.5 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 11.7 | ||
| Capistrano Unified | CA | 23.4 | 22.8 | 23.9 | 25.8 | 27.4 | ||
| San Juan Unified | CA | 20.8 | 20.6 | 23.6 | 24.8 | 19.9 | ||
| Garden Grove Unified | CA | 23.1 | 22.7 | 27.4 | 26.4 | † | ||
| Anchorage School District | AK | 17.4 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 21.2 | ‡ | ||
| Oakland Unified | CA | 19.0 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 20.9 | ||
| Forsyth County Schools | NC | 12.9 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 19.3 | 11.3 | ||
| Wichita | KS | 16.2 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 17.2 | 12.5 | ||
| Howard County Public Schools System | MD | 14.8 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | † | ||
| Cherry Creek 5 | CO | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 17.7 | † | ||
| Portland School District 1J | OR | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 15.3 | ||
| Osceola County School District | FL | 18.3 | 17.6 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 19.7 | ||
| Pasadena Independent School District | TX | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 16.2 | ||
| Brownsville Independent School District | TX | 16.3 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 16.3 | † | ||
| Seattle School District 1 | WA | 17.3 | 16.2 | 19.0 | 20.6 | 23.1 | ||
| Henrico County Public Schools | VA | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 17.4 | † | ||
| — Not available. | ||||||||
| † Not applicable. | ||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards were not met. Data were missing for more than 20 percent of schools. | ||||||||
| 1 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), the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Department of Defense dependents schools (overseas and domestic). Primary = low grade, PK to 3; high grade, up to 8. Middle = low grade, 4 to 7; high grade, 4 to 9. High = low grade, 7 to 12; high grade 12. Other = any other combination, including PK, K, or 1 to 12. Pupil/teacher ratios are calculated using full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers. FTE is not a head count; for example, 2 half-time employees represent 1 FTE. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2004–05, Version 1b, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2004–05, Version 1c. | ||||||||
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