Table D-4. Selected statistics for the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions: School year 1994

Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2004–05

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Table D-4. Selected statistics for the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions: School year 1994–95

Name of reported district	City	State	County	Number of students	Number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers¹	Number of 1993–94 completers²	Number of schools³
Total	†	†	†	10,252,740	540,267	458,380	14,595

NYC-Chancellor's Office	New York	NY	Kings	1,022,534	57,214	35,531	1,097
Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	CA	Los Angeles	632,973	25,278	25,349	643
Puerto Rico Department Of Education	Hato Rey	PR	San Juan	621,121	39,933	51,762	1,566
City Of Chicago School District 29	Chicago	IL	Cook	407,241	22,418	15,007	604
Dade County School District	Miami	FL	Dade	321,615	15,515	14,798	319

Philadelphia City School District	Philadelphia	PA	Philadelphia	208,710	10,669	8,486	258
Houston Independent School District	Houston	TX	Harris	202,149	11,627	6,719	263
Broward County School District	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Broward	199,255	9,697	7,364	186
Hawaii Department Of Education	Honolulu	HI	Honolulu	183,869	10,241	9,850	242
Detroit City School District	Detroit	MI	Wayne	170,855	7,703	5,779	258

Clark County School District	Las Vegas	NV	Clark	156,348	7,938	6,254	198
Dallas Independent School District	Dallas	TX	Dallas	145,019	8,928	4,673	200
Hillsborough County School District	Tampa	FL	Hillsborough	138,575	8,016	5,786	172
Fairfax Cnty Public Schools	Fairfax	VA	Fairfax	137,646	—	8,904	203
San Diego City Unified	San Diego	CA	San Diego	128,555	5,518	5,849	160

Palm Beach County School District	West Palm Beach	FL	Palm Beach	127,519	6,635	5,493	129
Duval County School District	Jacksonville	FL	Duval	121,362	5,950	4,616	155
Orange County School District	Orlando	FL	Orange	118,666	6,396	4,815	157
Prince Georges County Public Schools	Upper Marlboro	MD	Prince George's	118,478	6,566	6,615	176
Montgomery County Public Schools	Rockville	MD	Montgomery	117,082	6,898	6,463	179

Baltimore City Public School System	Baltimore	MD	Baltimore City	113,428	6,149	3,319	180
Memphis City School District	Memphis	TN	Shelby	108,643	5,657	4,226	164
Pinellas County School District	Largo	FL	Pinellas	102,170	5,796	4,863	147
Baltimore County Public Schools	Towson	MD	Baltimore	99,231	5,759	5,200	157
Milwaukee School District	Milwaukee	WI	Milwaukee	98,009	5,690	3,066	150

Jefferson County	Louisville	KY	Jefferson	93,407	5,438	5,370	148
Albuquerque Public Schools	Albuquerque	NM	Bernalillo	89,001	5,491	4,367	126
Orleans Parish School Board	New Orleans	LA	Orleans	86,028	4,603	2,998	121
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Charlotte	NC	Mecklenburg	86,023	5,135	3,945	123
Jefferson County R-1	Golden	CO	Jefferson	84,018	3,935	4,206	142

De Kalb County School District	Decatur	GA	De Kalb	83,722	5,226	4,170	106
Cobb County School District	Marietta	GA	Cobb	80,479	4,800	4,032	86
District Of Columbia Public Schools	Washington	DC	District Of Columbia	80,450	6,110	3,312	175
Gwinnett County School District	Lawrenceville	GA	Gwinnett	80,220	4,693	3,868	70
Granite District	Salt Lake City	UT	Salt Lake	78,590	3,286	4,338	99

Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	CA	Los Angeles	78,127	3,126	3,361	80
Fresno Unified	Fresno	CA	Fresno	77,023	3,334	3,143	90
Wake County Schools	Raleigh	NC	Wake	76,922	4,666	3,725	95
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Virginia Beach	VA	Virginia Beach City	75,926	—	3,546	81
Cleveland City School District	Cleveland	OH	Cuyahoga	73,803	4,355	—	129

Austin Independent School District	Austin	TX	Travis	73,191	4,765	2,704	103
Fort Worth Independent School District	Fort Worth	TX	Tarrant	72,342	4,106	2,252	127
Nashville-Davidson County School District	Nashville	TN	Davidson	71,574	4,110	2,694	121
Polk County School District	Bartow	FL	Polk	71,297	3,906	3,005	117
Jordan District	Sandy	UT	Salt Lake	70,761	2,825	3,993	70

Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Annapolis	MD	Anne Arundel	70,588	3,951	3,706	111
Mesa Unified School District	Mesa	AZ	Maricopa	69,160	3,241	3,436	71
Columbus City School District	Columbus	OH	Franklin	65,809	4,280	1,215	144
El Paso Independent School District	El Paso	TX	El Paso	64,880	3,990	3,021	81
Mobile County School District	Mobile	AL	Mobile	64,645	3,548	3,188	88

Brevard County School District	Melbourne	FL	Brevard	64,595	3,482	2,785	87
Denver County 1	Denver	CO	Denver	62,773	3,510	2,531	112
Tucson Unified District	Tucson	AZ	Pima	62,624	2,996	2,475	110
Boston School District	Boston	MA	Suffolk	61,489	3,932	3,023	117
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board⁴	Baton Rouge	LA	East Baton Rouge	61,460	3,827	2,893	103

San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	CA	San Francisco	61,340	2,967	3,613	109
San Antonio Independent School District	San Antonio	TX	Bexar	60,419	3,752	2,029	110
Atlanta City School District	Atlanta	GA	Fulton	59,560	3,643	2,263	109
Davis District	Farmington	UT	Davis	58,122	2,330	3,632	70
Jefferson Parish School Board	Harvey	LA	Jefferson	56,790	3,249	2,226	83

Northside Independent School District	San Antonio	TX	Bexar	56,117	3,533	2,817	74
Guilford County Public Schools	Greensboro	NC	Guilford	55,688	3,549	3,000	93
Volusia County School District	Deland	FL	Volusia	55,530	3,007	2,431	72
Portland School District IJ	Portland	OR	Multnomah	54,849	3,041	2,712	101
Greenville County School District	Greenville	SC	Greenville	54,064	3,151	2,786	91

Seminole County School District	Sanford	FL	Seminole	53,366	2,597	2,729	55
Fulton County School District	Atlanta	GA	Fulton	53,143	3,333	2,362	55
Cincinnati City School District⁴	Cincinnati	OH	Hamilton	52,852	3,091	1,848	83
Knox County School District	Knoxville	TN	Knox	52,285	2,946	2,610	88
Oakland Unified	Oakland	CA	Alameda	51,706	2,268	1,793	90

Arlington Independent School District	Arlington	TX	Tarrant	50,293	2,916	2,291	60
Cumberland County Schools	Fayetteville	NC	Cumberland	49,995	2,880	2,656	70
Caddo Parish School Board⁴	Shreveport	LA	Caddo	49,609	2,870	2,203	75
Lee County School District	Fort Myers	FL	Lee	49,413	2,459	2,234	71
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District	Houston	TX	Harris	49,364	3,017	2,297	48

Sacramento City Unified	Sacramento	CA	Sacramento	49,282	1,966	2,000	75
Santa Ana Unified	Santa Ana	CA	Orange	48,870	1,835	1,932	46
Chesterfield Cnty Public Schools	Chesterfield	VA	Chesterfield	48,050	—	2,620	55
Anchorage School District	Anchorage	AK	Anchorage	47,655	2,432	2,173	83
Buffalo City School District⁴	Buffalo	NY	Erie	47,595	3,337	2,169	74

Ysleta Independent School District⁴	El Paso	TX	El Paso	47,572	2,953	2,728	62
San Juan Unified	Carmichael	CA	Sacramento	47,080	1,981	2,738	87
Seattle	Seattle	WA	King	46,565	2,430	—	116
Newark City⁴	Newark	NJ	Essex	46,541	3,505	1,502	79
Indianapolis Public Schools⁴	Indianapolis	IN	Marion	46,038	2,923	1,357	97

Wichita	Wichita	KS	Sedgwick	46,002	2,785	2,172	104
Washoe County School District	Reno	NV	Washoe	45,752	2,574	1,837	79
Prince William County Public Schools	Manassas	VA	Prince William	45,675	—	2,449	66
Minneapolis⁴	Minneapolis	MN	Hennepin	45,187	2,745	1,572	141
Escambia County School District⁴	Pensacola	FL	Escambia	44,765	2,562	2,311	70

Charleston County School District⁴	Charleston	SC	Charleston	44,669	2,743	1,810	70
San Bernardino City Unified	San Bernardino	CA	San Bernardino	44,250	1,837	1,476	57
Shelby County School District⁴	Memphis	TN	Shelby	43,843	2,011	2,161	41
Aldine Independent School District	Houston	TX	Harris	43,818	2,895	1,508	45
Omaha Public Schools⁴	Omaha	NE	Douglas	43,577	2,675	2,318	83

North East Independent School District	San Antonio	TX	Bexar	43,484	2,708	2,388	52
Fort Bend Independent School District	Sugar Land	TX	Fort Bend	43,115	2,329	1,802	41
Garland Independent School District	Garland	TX	Dallas	42,433	2,364	1,804	59
Garden Grove Unified	Garden Grove	CA	Orange	42,423	1,634	2,393	63
Alpine District	American Fork	UT	Utah	42,014	1,590	2,539	47
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
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.
² Includes high school diploma recipients as well as other high school completers (e.g., certificates of attendance), but not high school equivalencies (e.g., GEDs).
³ Totals for number of schools may differ from published estimates since they exclude closed schools.
⁴ School district was no longer among the 100 largest public school districts in the 2004–05 school year.
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).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1994–95, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 1994–95.

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