Table D-14. Number and percentage of states with different numbers of LEAs under their General Supervision responsibility, by type of LEA: School year 2004-05

Characteristics of States Monitoring and Improvement Practices

NCSER 2008-3008
October 2007

Type of LEA
Type of LEA	Number of states	Percent of all states [N=51]
Public LEAs or districts
1-99	17	33
100-199	12	24
200-499	11	22
500-999	8	16
1,000 or more	2	4
Cooperatives, intermediate units, service centers, etc.
0	23	45
1-20	14	27
21-40	9	18
41-60	2	4
61-80	1	2
81-100	0	0
More than 100	1	2
State-operated schools/programs
0	6	12
1-5	35	69
6-10	3	6
11-50	4	8
51-100	2	4
101-500	0	0
More than 500	0	0
Charter schools that are autonomous LEAs
0	22	43
1-5	8	16
6-10	2	4
11-50	8	16
51-100	4	8
101-500	6	12
More than 500	0	0
Private schools [only those for which a regular LEA is not responsible]
0	29	57
1-5	5	10
6-10	1	2
11-50	4	8
51-100	3	6
101-500	8	16
More than 500	0	0
Juvenile and adult corrections LEAs or districts¹
0	48	94
1-5	1	2
6-10	2	4
11-50	0	0
51-100	0	0
101-500	0	0
More than 500	0	0
Other entities
0	38	75
1-5	9	18
6-10	0	0
11-50	2	4
51-100	1	2
101-500	0	0
More than 500	0	0
Total number of LEAs under SEA's General Supervision
1-99	14	27
100-199	9	18
200-499	13	25
500-999	9	18
1,000 or more	5	10
¹ This category did not appear in the questionnaire. It was constructed from other state specific responses. NOTE: Percentages may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, Evaluation of States' Monitoring and Improvement Practices Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire.

Institute of Education Sciences
National Center for Special Education Research

U.S. Department of Education