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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-4.  Number of public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 largest school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by specified instructional level and school district: School year 2004–05
 
Name of reporting district State Schools having membership   Instructional level
Primary Middle High Other
Total  16,016 10,033 2,477 2,322 1,184
 
New York City Public Schools  NY 1,191 702 199 186 104
Los Angeles Unified  CA 721 482 82 124 33
Puerto Rico Department of Education  PR 1,513 881 226 183 223
City of Chicago School District  IL 614 473 23 85 33
Dade County School District  FL 374 233 60 55 26
 
Clark County School District  NV 306 192 52 50 12
Broward County School District  FL 268 158 46 35 29
Houston Independent School District  TX 304 202 52 38 12
Hillsborough County School District  FL 246 142 43 28 33
Philadelphia City School District  PA 270 180 33 44 13
 
Hawaii Department of Education  HI 285 182 37 42 24
Palm Beach County School District  FL 219 124 34 33 28
Orange County School District  FL 190 121 27 23 19
Fairfax County Public Schools  VA 190 137 23 28 2
Dallas Independent School District  TX 222 148 40 31 3
 
Detroit City School District  MI 251 169 34 34 14
Montgomery County Public Schools  MD 195 126 36 28 5
Prince George's County Public Schools  MD 200 142 26 26 6
Gwinnett County School District  GA 103 65 20 16 2
San Diego City Unified  CA 198 127 28 32 11
 
Duval County School District  FL 176 107 29 22 18
Memphis City School District  TN 185 116 31 32 6
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  NC 138 89 28 16 5
Wake County Schools  NC 132 85 28 17 2
Pinellas County School District  FL 160 85 22 14 39
 
Baltimore County Public Schools  MD 161 104 27 25 5
Cobb County School District  GA 101 65 21 15 0
De Kalb County School District  GA 136 87 22 22 5
Jefferson County  KY 165 95 25 29 16
Long Beach Unified  CA 91 62 15 12 2
 
Milwaukee School District  WI 229 134 28 45 22
Albuquerque Public Schools  NM 157 87 30 31 9
Baltimore City Public School System  MD 186 118 27 27 14
Jefferson County R-1  CO 160 105 24 25 6
Polk County School District  FL 149 76 22 21 30
 
Fresno Unified  CA 102 63 16 17 6
Austin Independent School District  TX 111 75 17 13 6
Fort Worth Independent School District  TX 145 81 32 21 11
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District  TX 61 40 12 8 1
Fulton County School District  GA 88 53 21 13 1
 
Jordan School District  UT 87 56 15 12 4
Virginia Beach City Public Schools  VA 80 55 14 11 0
Mesa Unified District  AZ 91 59 15 12 5
Brevard County School District  FL 105 64 12 8 21
Northside Independent School District  TX 96 55 16 13 12
 
Anne Arundel County Public Schools  MD 117 77 20 15 5
Nashville-Davidson County School District  TN 130 73 35 16 6
Denver County 1  CO 151 97 21 24 9
Lee County School District  FL 86 45 13 9 19
Granite School District  UT 114 66 18 23 7
 
Guilford County Schools  NC 106 65 18 19 4
Seminole County School District  FL 75 39 12 8 16
Prince William County Public Schools  VA 75 52 13 8 2
Volusia County School District  FL 90 49 11 9 21
Greenville County School District  SC 86 51 18 15 2
 
Orleans Parish School Board  LA 126 77 20 22 7
Cleveland City School District  OH 122 88 10 12 12
Mobile County School District  AL 101 60 21 15 5
Washoe County School District  NV 100 65 13 19 3
El Paso Independent School District  TX 88 57 15 14 2
 
Fort Bend Independent School District  TX 58 37 11 10 0
District of Columbia Public Schools  DC 174 107 23 22 22
Arlington Independent School District  TX 76 52 13 7 4
Santa Ana Unified  CA 56 37 9 10 0
Tucson Unified District  AZ 121 77 20 22 2
 
Pasco County School District  FL 71 37 10 7 17
Columbus City School District  OH 148 93 27 25 3
San Bernardino City Unified  CA 67 43 8 12 4
Davis School District  UT 96 56 17 22 1
Elk Grove Unified  CA 58 35 7 13 3
 
Boston School District  MA 135 84 19 25 7
North East Independent School District  TX 65 39 6 10 10
San Francisco Unified  CA 119 75 19 24 1
San Antonio Independent School District  TX 105 68 18 12 7
Aldine Independent School District  TX 63 34 17 7 5
 
Chesterfield County Public Schools  VA 59 37 12 10 0
Garland Independent School District  TX 70 44 13 9 4
Knox County School District  TN 84 52 14 14 4
Cumberland County Schools  NC 86 54 16 13 3
Alpine School District  UT 67 43 10 12 2
 
Plano Independent School District  TX 66 44 12 3 7
Sacramento City Unified  CA 89 63 10 13 3
Clayton County  GA 55 35 12 8 0
Jefferson Parish School Board  LA 84 57 16 8 3
Atlanta City School District  GA 94 63 17 12 2
 
Capistrano Unified  CA 57 39 10 7 1
San Juan Unified  CA 80 49 10 13 8
Garden Grove Unified  CA 67 47 10 10 0
Anchorage School District  AK 93 63 9 14 7
Oakland Unified  CA 123 64 24 24 11
 
Forsyth County Schools  NC 70 41 14 9 6
Wichita  KS 89 59 17 12 1
Howard County Public Schools System  MD 68 38 18 11 1
Cherry Creek 5  CO 50 36 8 6 0
Portland School District 1J  OR 103 61 19 17 6
 
Osceola County School District  FL 59 26 9 5 19
Pasadena Independent School District  TX 53 33 13 5 2
Brownsville Independent School District  TX 48 32 10 5 1
Seattle School District 1  WA 107 72 11 15 9
Henrico County Public Schools  VA 64 44 11 9 0
† Not applicable.
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.
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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