main
community
50 state info P-e K-12 Postsecondary issues a-z contact staff newsletters ecs twitter facebook

Document Number: 6320

Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2002-03 - This report provides descriptive information about the 100 largest school districts in the United States, including size, pupil-teacher ratios, number of high school graduates and minority enrollment. In the 2002-03 school year, there were 17,402 public school districts in the United States. The 100 largest, representing less than 0.6% of all school districts in the nation, were responsible for the education of 23% of all public school students, and were located in 33 states, although 40% were located in three states, California, Texas and Florida. (Jennifer Sable and Lee Hoffman, National Center for Education Statistics, August 2005)...


Related Issues

Urban

 
Home  |   Issues A-Z  |  States and Territories  |  Meetings and Events  |  Newsroom  |  Publications  |  About ECS  |  Projects and Institutes  |  Web Site User's Guide  |  Contact Staff
700 Broadway, #810 Denver, CO 80203-3442
Phone: 303.299.3600 | Fax: 303.296.8332
 
©2013 Education Commission of the States
www.ecs.org | ecs@ecs.org
Read our privacy policy