The Top Ten Lists

Districts with largest student enrollments

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New York City

1,098,832

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Los Angeles

746,831

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Chicago

442,000

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Miami-Dade County, Fla.

364,162

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Broward County, Fla.

263,271

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Clark County, Nev.

255,316

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Houston

211,148

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Philadelphia

204,851

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Hawaii

182,798

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Hillsborough County, Fla.

175,021

Source: Individual districts States with most teachers, 2001-02

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California

294,818

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Texas

282,589

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New York

208,255

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Florida

136,888

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Illinois

130,453

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Ohio

119,633

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Pennsylvania

118,470

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New Jersey

102,868

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Michigan

100,982

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Georgia

92,831

Source: National Education Association Number of school buildings, 2000-01

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New York City

1,213

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Los Angeles

659

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Chicago

602

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Miami-Dade County, Fla.

356

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Houston

289

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Detroit

263

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Philadelphia

261

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Hawaii

261

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Clark County, Nev.

259

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Broward County, Fla.

243

Source: Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States, 2000-01 Districts with most teachers (FTE) 2000-01

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New York City

65,242

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Los Angeles

35,150

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Chicago

23,935

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Miami-Dade County, Fla.

18,608

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Broward County, Fla.

11,822

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Clark County, Nev.

11,769

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Fairfax County, Va.

11,574

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Philadelphia

11,266

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Houston

11,197

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Hawaii

10,927

Source: Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States, 2000-01 Districts with most high schools, 2000-01

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New York City

184

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Los Angeles

105

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Chicago

72

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Miami-Dade County, Fla.

48

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Clark County, Nev.

47

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Hawaii

36

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Houston

35

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Philadelphia

35

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Detroit

35

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Dallas

35

Source: Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States, 2000-01 Pre-K-6 enrollment, 2000-01

Enrollment

Total %

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New York City

567,493

53.2%

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Los Angeles

420,360

58.3%

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Chicago

280,852

64.5%

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Miami-Dade County, Fla.

206,887

56.1%

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Broward County, Fla.

143,807

57.2%

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Clark County, Nev.

137,049

59.1%

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Houston

132,564

63.5%

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Philadelphia

112,493

55.9%

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Hawaii

105,054

56.9%

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Dallas

101,016

62.5%

Source: Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States, 2000-01 Total expenditures for public K — 12 schools, 2001-02

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California

$48,919,456,000

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New York

$35,531,000,000

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Texas

$35,235,253,000

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Illinois

$21,904,494,000

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Florida

$20,045,213,000

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Pennsylvania

$15,471,635,000

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New Jersey

$15,194,516,000

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Ohio

$15,140,000,000

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Michigan

$15,093,488,000

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Georgia

$12,939,689,000

Source: National Education Association States with highest per-pupil expenditures, fiscal 2002

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District of Columbia

$11,009

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New York

$10,725

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Connecticut

$10,517

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Rhode Island

$10,216

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Massachusetts

$9,883

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Vermont

$9,798

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Delaware

$9,612

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New Jersey

$9,596

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Alaska

$9,430

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West Virginia

$8,742

Source: Early Estimates of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics, 2001-02 States with lowest per-pupil expenditures, fiscal 2002

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Utah

$4,769

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Mississippi

$5,235

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Arizona

$5,445

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Tennessee

$5,470

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Arkansas

$5,764

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Idaho

$5,789

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Alabama

$5,937

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Nevada

$6,134

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North Dakota

$6,173

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Oklahoma

$6,184

Source: Early Estimates of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics, 2001-02 States that opened the most charter schools in 2002-03

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California

89

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Arizona

49

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Florida

38

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Ohio

31

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Texas

25

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Wisconsin

22

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Minnesota

18

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Pennsylvania

15

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Indiana

10

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Georgia

8

Source: Center for Education Reform Highest per-pupil expenditures (of 100 largest districts)

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Boston

$11,040

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Buffalo, N.Y.

$9,681

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District of Columbia

$9,645

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Minneapolis

$9,625

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New York City

$8,818

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Montgomery County, Md.

$8,604

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Milwaukee

$8,557

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St. Paul

$8,119

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Atlanta

$7,944

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Portland, Ore.

$7,941

Source: Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States, 2000-01 College and university campuses with largest enrollments, 1999-2000

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The University of Texas at Austin

49,009

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Ohio State University

48,003

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Miami-Dade Community College

47,152

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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

45,361

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Arizona State University

44,215

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Texas A&M University

43,817

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University of Florida

43,382

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Michigan State University

43,038

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Pennsylvania State University

40,658

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University of Wisconsin, Madison

40,099

Source: Digest of Education Statistics 2001 States with greatest percentage enrollment growth, 1994-2000

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Nevada

35.9%

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Arizona

19.0%

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Florida

15.3%

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Georgia

13.7%

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California

13.6%

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Colorado

13.1%

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North Carolina

11.8%

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New Jersey

11.4%

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Connecticut

10.9%

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Texas

10.4%

Source: Projections of Education Statistics to 2012 States with greatest projected percentage enrollment growth, 2000-2012

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Idaho

17.0%

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Hawaii

16.3%

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Alaska

14.9%

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New Mexico

14.3%

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Wyoming

12.1%

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California

10.2%

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Utah

9.6%

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Arizona

9.4%

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Nevada

7.9%

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Texas

7.5%

Source: Projections of Education Statistics to 2012 States with highest average teacher salaries, 2001-02

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California

$53,870

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Connecticut

$53,551

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New York

$53,081

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Michigan

$52,037

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New Jersey

$51,186

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Pennsylvania

$50,599

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Illinois

$50,000

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Rhode Island

$49,758

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Alaska

$49,418

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Massachusetts

$49,054

Source: National Education Association States with largest student-teacher ratios, 2001-02

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Arizona

21.1

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Utah

21.1

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California

20.8

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Washington

19.6

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Nevada

19.0

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Oregon

18.9

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Florida

18.2

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Massachusetts

17.9

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Idaho

17.5

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Michigan

17.2

Source: National Education Association States with smallest student-teacher ratios, 2001-02

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Vermont

11.5

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Rhode Island

12.2

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Virginia

12.7

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Maine

12.9

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Wyoming

13.0

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New Jersey

13.0

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New York

13.6

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Connecticut

13.7

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North Dakota

13.7

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Missouri

13.7

Source: National Education Association States with most degree-granting institutions and branches, 2000-01

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California

419

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New York

325

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Pennsylvania

263

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Texas

201

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Illinois

181

◂

Ohio

175

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Florida

164

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Georgia

125

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North Carolina

120

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Massachusetts

117

Source: Digest of Education Statistics 2001 States with most students, 2001-02

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California

6,141,363

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Texas

4,146,653

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New York

2,840,000

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Florida

2,495,969

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Illinois

2,068,738

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Pennsylvania

1,821,629

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Ohio

1,804,585

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Michigan

1,734,666

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Georgia

1,470,634

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New Jersey

1,341,504

Source: National Education Association