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Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2004–05
NCES 2008-335
April 2008


Table A-5.  Percentage of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staffing types in public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2004–05
 
Name of reporting district State Total staff Percentage of full-time-equivalent (FTE)1 staff, by type
Teach-
ers
Instruc-
tional
support
Guidance
counse-
lors
Library
media
staff
LEA2
admini-
strators
School
admini-
strators
Other
staff
Reporting districts3  1,182,191 52.0 10.4 1.8 1.2 0.7 2.9 31.0
 
New York City Public Schools  NY
Los Angeles Unified  CA 72,983 48.2 18.9 1.2 0.1 0.6 2.3 28.7
Puerto Rico Department of Education  PR 76,865 56.0 1.0 1.3 1.6 2.2 1.9 35.9
City of Chicago School District  IL 30,069 84.0 0.9 3.1 1.7 1.4 4.8 4.0
Dade County School District  FL 38,319 52.4 8.7 2.7 1.6 0.4 2.5 31.8
 
Clark County School District  NV 19,065 74.6 12.1 2.5 2.8 3.2 4.8
Broward County School District  FL 28,384 53.8 7.8 2.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 32.4
Houston Independent School District  TX 24,800 48.4 7.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 4.4 37.6
Hillsborough County School District  FL 22,911 52.3 8.7 1.9 1.1 0.2 2.4 33.5
Philadelphia City School District  PA 22,244 44.2 9.8 1.6 0.6 0.1 2.2 41.5
 
Hawaii Department of Education  HI 20,531 54.3 12.9 3.2 1.7 1.0 2.5 24.5
Palm Beach County School District  FL 19,181 52.2 8.7 1.9 2.1 0.8 2.7 31.7
Orange County School District  FL 21,193 48.0 10.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 2.0 37.3
Fairfax County Public Schools  VA 25,440 49.6 9.6 1.7 1.3 0.7 2.1 35.0
Dallas Independent School District  TX 20,158 50.7 9.2 2.0 1.1 0.7 5.3 31.0
 
Detroit City School District  MI 19,631 40.9 12.0 1.6 0.5 1.1 2.3 41.6
Montgomery County Public Schools  MD 18,868 48.4 10.2 2.3 2.1 0.7 2.4 33.9
Prince George's County Public Schools  MD 16,691 49.0 7.3 2.0 0.8 0.1 3.4 37.4
Gwinnett County School District  GA 16,744 55.0 10.4 1.6 1.3 0.4 2.7 28.6
San Diego City Unified  CA 13,442 53.6 12.4 2.1 0.3 0.4 2.7 28.5
 
Duval County School District  FL 12,647 58.1 10.0 1.8 1.3 1.5 2.8 24.6
Memphis City School District  TN 13,190 56.5 8.2 1.7 1.3 # 2.8 29.5
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  NC 15,442 51.1 13.6 2.0 1.0 0.6 3.2 28.6
Wake County Schools  NC 14,331 54.4 13.6 1.8 1.2 0.1 2.5 26.3
Pinellas County School District  FL 14,226 47.6 12.8 1.7 1.1 0.5 2.4 34.0
 
Baltimore County Public Schools  MD 14,004 52.6 7.9 2.1 1.3 0.5 2.9 32.6
Cobb County School District  GA 12,868 54.7 12.1 2.0 1.0 0.7 2.1 27.4
De Kalb County School District  GA 13,293 49.8 11.1 2.2 1.9 0.4 3.0 31.5
Jefferson County  KY 13,603 41.9 16.8 1.7 1.7 0.2 2.1 35.5
Long Beach Unified  CA 9,888 44.8 17.9 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.5 33.4
 
Milwaukee School District  WI 11,181 52.4 17.3 1.0 0.7 0.4 3.0 25.2
Albuquerque Public Schools  NM 13,062 47.5 15.8 1.6 0.8 2.2 1.9 30.3
Baltimore City Public School System  MD 10,623 50.4 10.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 3.6 32.4
Jefferson County R-1  CO 9,590 48.4 12.4 1.4 1.5 0.8 2.8 32.7
Polk County School District  FL 11,643 48.6 11.6 1.7 1.7 0.5 2.3 33.6
 
Fresno Unified  CA 7,265 54.0 14.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 1.5 29.4
Austin Independent School District  TX 10,846 51.1 7.9 1.6 1.0 0.7 5.7 32.1
Fort Worth Independent School District  TX 10,415 46.1 8.1 1.9 1.0 1.1 6.0 35.7
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District  TX 10,159 50.5 7.4 1.6 0.6 0.9 4.6 34.4
Fulton County School District  GA 10,200 52.4 10.4 1.8 1.8 0.4 2.3 30.9
 
Jordan School District  UT 5,890 51.2 15.7 1.2 1.9 0.5 2.7 26.9
Virginia Beach City Public Schools  VA 10,189 55.2 10.6 1.2 2.9 0.8 2.2 27.0
Mesa Unified District  AZ 7,788 48.3 16.9 1.4 3.5 0.1 1.6 28.1
Brevard County School District  FL 8,610 51.9 8.7 1.8 2.1 0.3 2.8 32.3
Northside Independent School District  TX 10,576 45.3 10.3 2.0 0.7 0.8 4.1 36.9
 
Anne Arundel County Public Schools  MD 8,431 54.6 8.0 2.4 2.1 0.6 3.2 29.1
Nashville-Davidson County School District  TN 9,351 51.7 10.2 1.9 1.3 # 2.5 32.2
Denver County 1  CO 8,319 48.6 17.1 0.8 1.5 0.8 3.0 28.1
Lee County School District  FL 8,222 48.9 9.4 1.6 1.5 0.6 2.2 35.8
Granite School District  UT 6,100 51.2 12.6 1.6 1.1 0.7 2.2 30.6
 
Guilford County Schools  NC 8,451 53.7 14.1 2.2 1.3 0.5 2.5 25.6
Seminole County School District  FL 7,241 54.1 8.5 1.5 1.0 0.3 2.6 32.0
Prince William County Public Schools  VA 11,607 38.1 5.1 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.5 52.0
Volusia County School District  FL 8,578 47.3 10.8 2.1 0.9 0.5 2.2 36.2
Greenville County School District  SC 5,139 78.3 6.5 2.7 1.9 0.1 5.3 5.1
 
Orleans Parish School Board  LA 8,339 45.3 8.3 2.5 0.9 0.3 2.4 40.3
Cleveland City School District  OH 8,485 43.1 7.6 0.9 1.2 5.0 1.8 40.4
Mobile County School District  AL 7,534 56.1 8.2 1.8 2.1 0.0 3.6 28.2
Washoe County School District  NV 4,748 73.6 15.6 3.0 1.1 3.5 3.3
El Paso Independent School District  TX 8,981 49.2 6.9 1.6 1.0 0.6 4.6 36.1
 
Fort Bend Independent School District  TX 7,757 47.9 8.4 1.7 0.8 0.9 5.4 34.9
District of Columbia Public Schools  DC 10,943 43.3 11.4 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.6 40.5
Arlington Independent School District  TX 8,239 48.1 11.0 1.6 0.8 0.8 5.9 31.9
Santa Ana Unified  CA 5,059 50.4 12.3 1.0 0.1 0.1 2.3 33.9
Tucson Unified District  AZ 6,107 51.0 10.1 2.5 2.7 0.1 3.0 30.6
 
Pasco County School District  FL 7,841 46.5 10.1 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.9 38.0
Columbus City School District  OH 8,245 44.5 12.3 1.5 0.8 2.1 2.0 36.8
San Bernardino City Unified  CA 5,064 53.9 9.0 1.8 0.1 1.5 2.0 31.8
Davis School District  UT 5,525 48.5 20.4 1.8 1.3 0.7 2.1 25.2
Elk Grove Unified  CA 4,739 58.4 7.7 1.3 0.3 0.1 2.8 29.4
 
Boston School District  MA 9,227 53.5 11.6 0.9 0.3 0.2 3.6 29.9
North East Independent School District  TX 7,467 50.9 8.8 1.9 0.8 0.2 4.5 32.8
San Francisco Unified  CA 4,982 63.7 17.8 2.1 0.4 0.9 3.6 11.6
San Antonio Independent School District  TX 7,919 44.4 11.3 1.8 0.9 1.0 4.4 36.2
Aldine Independent School District  TX 7,973 46.8 10.8 1.7 0.7 1.1 5.4 33.5
 
Chesterfield County Public Schools  VA 6,989 56.1 11.4 1.4 2.0 0.8 2.3 25.9
Garland Independent School District  TX 6,884 52.4 7.8 1.8 1.1 1.1 5.4 30.3
Knox County School District  TN 6,576 54.7 11.9 1.4 1.4 0.1 3.0 27.7
Cumberland County Schools  NC 6,483 50.9 18.7 2.1 1.5 0.1 3.1 23.7
Alpine School District  UT 4,276 50.7 16.0 1.4 1.7 0.7 2.2 27.4
 
Plano Independent School District  TX 6,912 54.4 10.2 2.0 1.0 1.2 4.4 26.9
Sacramento City Unified  CA 4,995 52.8 8.9 0.9 0.3 0.4 3.0 33.7
Clayton County  GA 7,000 48.0 12.5 1.6 1.7 0.6 2.1 33.5
Jefferson Parish School Board  LA 7,011 48.6 16.0 3.5 0.9 0.3 2.7 28.1
Atlanta City School District  GA 7,019 52.9 13.2 1.7 1.3 1.7 2.4 26.8
 
Capistrano Unified  CA 4,049 53.8 7.1 0.2 # 0.1 2.2 36.4
San Juan Unified  CA 4,671 49.8 12.0 1.1 0.1 0.1 2.6 34.2
Garden Grove Unified  CA 4,040 52.0 14.3 0.9 0.4 0.2 3.0 29.1
Anchorage School District  AK 6,719 42.0 9.0 1.5 1.4 1.2 3.6 41.3
Oakland Unified  CA 4,596 57.7 6.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 3.0 32.2
 
Forsyth County Schools  NC 5,791 58.1 14.3 2.0 1.1 0.9 2.9 20.7
Wichita  KS 5,667 54.8 11.9 1.5 1.3 1.2 2.7 26.7
Howard County Public Schools System  MD 6,578 51.1 15.3 1.9 2.0 1.1 2.6 26.0
Cherry Creek 5  CO 5,524 50.8 13.4 1.3 1.0 0.5 1.8 31.2
Portland School District 1J  OR 5,048 52.7 16.0 2.5 1.7 0.3 2.8 23.9
 
Osceola County School District  FL 5,539 44.9 12.5 1.7 0.8 0.5 1.9 37.7
Pasadena Independent School District  TX 6,161 48.9 12.0 1.4 0.9 1.0 5.2 30.5
Brownsville Independent School District  TX 6,819 43.3 11.9 2.0 0.7 0.6 5.4 36.1
Seattle School District 1  WA 5,241 49.3 9.7 1.7 1.5 0.4 2.9 34.5
Henrico County Public Schools  VA 5,947 55.8 6.5 1.4 1.4 0.7 2.1 32.0
— Not available. New York did not report staff data for 2004–05.
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
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 LEA stands for "Local Education Agency" (a.k.a. "school district").
3 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). Detail may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2004–05, Version 1c.

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