| Title: | Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2008-09 |
| Description: | This annual report provides basic information from the Common Core of Data about the nation's largest public school districts in the 2008-09 school year. The data include such characteristics as the number of students and teachers, number of high school completers and the averaged freshman graduation rate, and revenues and expenditures. Findings include: In 2008-09, these 100 largest districts enrolled 22 percent of all public school students, and employed 22 percent of all public school teachers. The districts produced 20 percent of all high school completers (both diploma and other completion credential recipients) in 2007-08. Three states -- California, Florida, and Texas -- accounted for almost half of the 100 largest public school districts. Current per-pupil expenditures in fiscal year 2008 ranged from a low of $6,363 in the Granite District, Utah to a high of $23,298 in Boston, Massachusetts. |
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| Cover Date: | November 2010 |
| Web Release: | November 4, 2010 |
| Publication #: | NCES 2011301 |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Jennifer Sable, Chris Plotts, & Lindsey Mitchell, Education Statistics Services Institute - American Institutes for Research |
| Type of Product: | Statistical Analysis Report |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Common Core of Data (CCD) |
| Keywords: |
Enrollment
Expenditures Finance Graduation Rates, High School Public Schools Race/Ethnicity Revenues School Districts |
| Questions: |
For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Chen-Su Chen. |