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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-9.  Racial/ethnic composition as a percentage of public elementary and secondary school district membership and free and reduced-price lunch eligibility in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2004–05
 
Name of reporting district State Schools having mem-
bership
  Race/ethnicity   Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch1
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native
Asian/
Pacific
Islan-
der
His-
panic
Black, non-His-
panic
White, non-His-
panic
Percent
of
reported
membership
Percent of schools reporting
Reporting districts2  †  16,016 0.5 7.2 35.1 27.9 29.3 46.6 88.9
   
New York City Public Schools3  NY  1,191 0.4 13.2 38.6 33.1 14.6
Los Angeles Unified  CA  721 0.3 6.3 72.8 11.7 9.0 75.0 100.0
Puerto Rico Department of Education4  PR  1,513 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 80.2 99.9
City of Chicago School District  IL  614 0.2 3.2 38.0 49.8 8.8 77.4 100.0
Dade County School District  FL  374 0.1 1.1 60.4 28.3 10.1 64.1 100.0
   
Clark County School District5  NV  306 27.8 99.3
Broward County School District  FL  268 0.3 3.1 24.4 37.3 34.8 41.2 100.0
Houston Independent School District  TX  304 0.1 3.0 59.0 29.0 8.9 74.2 100.0
Hillsborough County School District  FL  246 0.3 2.5 26.1 23.4 47.6 52.2 100.0
Philadelphia City School District  PA  270 0.2 5.5 15.4 64.9 14.0 69.1 100.0
   
Hawaii Department of Education  HI  285 0.6 72.5 4.5 2.4 20.1 41.6 100.0
Palm Beach County School District  FL  219 0.6 2.4 22.0 29.5 45.5 39.1 100.0
Orange County School District  FL  190 0.4 3.9 28.5 28.5 38.7 50.7 100.0
Fairfax County Public Schools  VA  190 0.3 18.1 16.3 11.2 54.1 19.9 100.0
Dallas Independent School District  TX  222 0.3 1.1 62.6 30.3 5.8 80.1 100.0
   
Detroit City School District  MI  251 0.3 0.8 5.5 90.5 2.8 75.5 98.0
Montgomery County Public Schools  MD  195 0.3 14.4 19.4 22.6 43.3 23.2 100.0
Prince George's County Public Schools  MD  200 0.6 3.0 12.2 77.1 7.1 45.9 100.0
Gwinnett County School District  GA  103 0.1 10.1 18.1 23.6 48.1 34.0 100.0
San Diego City Unified  CA  198 0.5 16.9 42.6 14.2 25.8 53.5 100.0
   
Duval County School District  FL  176 0.2 3.3 5.3 44.4 46.9 45.1 100.0
Memphis City School District3,5  TN  185
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  NC  138 0.6 4.2 10.4 45.1 39.7 48.0 100.0
Wake County Schools  NC  132 0.3 4.5 8.3 30.2 56.8 28.1 100.0
Pinellas County School District  FL  160 0.3 3.4 7.4 19.5 69.4 43.6 100.0
   
Baltimore County Public Schools  MD  161 0.5 4.5 2.9 38.1 54.0 30.7 100.0
Cobb County School District  GA  101 0.2 4.0 11.9 29.3 54.6 30.8 100.0
De Kalb County School District  GA  136 0.1 3.4 7.7 78.2 10.6 61.2 100.0
Jefferson County3  KY  165 0.1 2.0 3.2 35.5 59.2
Long Beach Unified  CA  91 0.3 15.0 49.7 18.2 16.7 65.9 100.0
   
Milwaukee School District  WI  229 0.9 4.4 19.2 58.6 16.9 76.0 99.1
Albuquerque Public Schools  NM  157 4.8 2.3 53.8 3.9 35.2 49.2 100.0
Baltimore City Public School System  MD  186 0.3 0.6 1.6 88.8 8.7 72.5 100.0
Jefferson County R-1  CO  160 1.1 3.6 16.3 1.9 77.1 19.6 100.0
Polk County School District  FL  149 0.2 1.2 17.3 22.1 59.3 51.5 100.0
   
Fresno Unified  CA  102 0.7 16.1 55.3 11.4 16.6 80.4 100.0
Austin Independent School District  TX  111 0.2 2.8 54.6 13.4 29.0 46.3 100.0
Fort Worth Independent School District  TX  145 0.2 1.7 54.0 27.2 16.9 71.5 100.0
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District  TX  61 0.2 8.4 31.0 11.6 48.7 28.4 100.0
Fulton County School District  GA  88 0.1 7.2 9.7 40.4 42.7 33.1 100.0
   
Jordan School District  UT  87 0.6 2.4 6.6 0.8 89.6 21.2 100.0
Virginia Beach City Public Schools  VA  80 0.3 6.0 4.8 28.8 60.1 28.7 100.0
Mesa Unified District  AZ  91 3.9 2.3 31.5 3.9 58.4 52.0 100.0
Brevard County School District  FL  105 0.3 1.7 6.4 14.1 77.4 32.9 100.0
Northside Independent School District  TX  96 0.3 2.7 60.2 7.4 29.5 47.6 100.0
   
Anne Arundel County Public Schools  MD  117 0.4 3.2 4.0 21.4 71.1 18.2 100.0
Nashville-Davidson County School District3,5  TN  130
Denver County 1  CO  151 1.2 3.1 57.3 19.0 19.4 61.5 100.0
Lee County School District  FL  86 0.4 1.4 23.1 14.5 60.6 46.3 100.0
Granite School District  UT  114 1.2 6.7 20.7 1.7 69.6 41.3 100.0
   
Guilford County Schools  NC  106 0.6 4.4 6.1 44.6 44.3 45.2 100.0
Seminole County School District  FL  75 0.3 3.2 16.5 14.1 66.0 29.5 100.0
Prince William County Public Schools  VA  75 0.3 6.8 20.6 23.4 48.9 25.8 100.0
Volusia County School District  FL  90 0.2 1.3 12.7 15.1 70.7 39.5 100.0
Greenville County School District  SC  86 0.2 1.9 6.9 28.0 63.1 39.8 100.0
   
Orleans Parish School Board  LA  126 0.1 1.9 1.1 93.5 3.4 77.3 100.0
Cleveland City School District  OH  122 0.3 0.7 10.2 71.2 17.6 83.5 100.0
Mobile County School District  AL  101 0.9 2.2 0.8 50.8 45.4 67.6 100.0
Washoe County School District5  NV  100 20.4 98.0
El Paso Independent School District  TX  88 0.3 1.4 80.9 4.5 12.9 70.3 100.0
   
Fort Bend Independent School District  TX  58 0 0.2 18.7 21.0 30.6 29.6   28.6 100.0
District of Columbia Public Schools  DC  174 0 0.1 1.7 9.6 83.5 5.1   64.1 100.0
Arlington Independent School District  TX  76 0 0.5 6.9 32.4 22.7 37.5   49.2 100.0
Santa Ana Unified  CA  56 0 0.1 3.3 92.6 0.8 3.2   73.3 100.0
Tucson Unified District  AZ  121 0 4.1 2.6 51.9 6.8 34.6   62.2 99.2
   
Pasco County School District  FL  71 0 0.3 1.5 10.6 4.3 83.3   47.5 100.0
Columbus City School District  OH  148 0 0.2 2.2 4.1 62.8 30.8   54.1 100.0
San Bernardino City Unified  CA  67 0 0.9 2.9 62.8 19.0 14.4   82.0 100.0
Davis School District  UT  96 0 0.6 2.3 6.0 1.4 89.7   24.4 100.0
Elk Grove Unified  CA  58 0 1.0 27.1 20.4 19.7 31.9   39.0 100.0
   
Boston School District  MA  135 0 0.4 8.9 31.2 45.5 14.0   73.5 100.0
North East Independent School District  TX  65 0 0.3 3.1 43.2 9.3 44.1   36.9 100.0
San Francisco Unified  CA  119 0 0.6 52.8 22.5 14.4 9.7   52.8 100.0
San Antonio Independent School District  TX  105 0 0.1 0.2 87.5 8.8 3.3   26.4 100.0
Aldine Independent School District  TX  63 0 0.1 2.2 60.3 31.7 5.7   77.3 100.0
   
Chesterfield County Public Schools  VA  59 0 0.7 2.9 4.8 26.0 65.6   15.5 100.0
Garland Independent School District  TX  70 0 0.5 7.2 36.8 18.4 37.0   42.0 100.0
Knox County School District3,5  TN  84
Cumberland County Schools  NC  86 0 1.8 1.7 6.1 50.8 39.5   54.4 100.0
Alpine School District  UT  67 0 0.6 2.0 6.9 0.7 89.8   24.5 100.0
   
Plano Independent School District  TX  66 0 0.3 16.5 14.1 9.3 59.7   16.5 100.0
Sacramento City Unified  CA  89 0 1.4 23.3 30.6 22.3 22.4   62.2 100.0
Clayton County  GA  55 0 0.1 4.5 11.2 74.6 9.6   67.2 100.0
Jefferson Parish School Board  LA  84 0 0.7 4.5 9.1 52.0 33.7   64.6 100.0
Atlanta City School District  GA  94 0 0.0 0.6 3.9 88.0 7.5   71.2 100.0
   
Capistrano Unified  CA  57 0 0.3 7.1 19.3 1.3 72.0   14.1 100.0
San Juan Unified  CA  80 0 2.1 6.4 14.1 7.6 69.8   29.0 100.0
Garden Grove Unified  CA  67 0 0.3 30.5 52.4 1.1 15.7   61.1 100.0
Anchorage School District  AK  93 0 14.4 11.7 6.7 8.7 58.5   22.3 100.0
Oakland Unified  CA  123 0 0.4 17.0 34.8 41.7 6.1   62.8 100.0
   
Forsyth County Schools  NC  70 0 0.2 1.4 12.5 37.4 48.4   45.0 100.0
Wichita  KS  89 0 2.7 5.3 21.1 23.5 47.3   65.6 100.0
Howard County Public Schools System  MD  68 0 0.3 12.8 4.0 19.5 63.4   11.0 100.0
Cherry Creek 5  CO  50 0 0.5 7.2 11.1 12.5 68.7   16.2 100.0
Portland School District 1J  OR  103 0 2.1 10.4 12.5 16.4 58.6   42.3 100.0
   
Osceola County School District  FL  59 0 0.3 2.4 48.2 10.0 39.2   55.6 100.0
Pasadena Independent School District  TX  53 0 0.2 3.3 72.5 6.6 17.5   66.7 100.0
Brownsville Independent School District  TX  48 0 0.0 0.3 97.8 0.1 1.7   4.2 100.0
Seattle School District 1  WA  107 0 2.4 22.9 11.4 22.4 41.0   40.3 100.0
Henrico County Public Schools  VA  64 0 0.3 4.8 3.5 36.8 54.7   19.0 100.0
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
1 Free and reduced-price lunch totals do not include New York City Public Schools, New York; Kentucky districts; or Tennessee districts. Also, states may not have reported students eligible for reduced-price meals, and a number of states reported participation instead of eligibility data, which may not be strictly comparable. See appendix B—Methodology section for further description. Percentages are based on those schools that reported.
2 Totals do not include districts where data were not available.
3 State did not report free and reduced-price lunch data.
4 Puerto Rico reported all students in one category of race/ethnicity.
5 State did not report race/ethnicity data.
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 totals because of rounding.
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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