The Top 10 Lists of 2004

Largest school districts ▸ New York City 1,063,609 ▸ Los Angeles 746,610 ▸ Chicago 438,589 ▸ Miami-Dade County, Fla. 362,319 ▸ Broward County, Fla. 271,339 ▸ Clark County, Nev. 267,894 ▸ Houston 212,099 ▸ Philadelphia 211,003 ▸ Hawaii 182,434 ▸ Hillsborough County, Fla. 179,466

Source: Individual districts

 

States with highest public school enrollments ▸ California 6,244,403 ▸ Texas 4,223,192 ▸ New York 2,845,000 ▸ Florida 2,533,628 ▸ Illinois 2,089,633 ▸ Pennsylvania 1,816,737 ▸ Ohio 1,813,411 ▸ Michigan 1,744,940 ▸ Georgia 1,496,012 ▸ New Jersey 1,367,222

Source: National Education Association

 

States with highest per-pupil expenditures ▸ Connecticut $11,378 ▸ New York $11,515 ▸ New Jersey $11,103 ▸ Massachusetts $10,691 ▸ Delaware $10,270 ▸ Vermont $9,942 ▸ Rhode Island $9,889 ▸ Alaska $9,569 ▸ Illinois $9,376 ▸ Maine $9,289

Source: National Education Association

 

States with lowest per-pupil expenditures ▸ North Dakota $4,773 ▸ Utah $4,907 ▸ Arizona $5,197 ▸ Alabama $5,418 ▸ Arkansas $5,789 ▸ Mississippi $5,822 ▸ Tennessee $6,048 ▸ Nevada $6,128 ▸ Virginia $6,316 ▸ Idaho $6,378

Source: National Education Association

 

Districts with most school buildings ▸ New York City 1,218 ▸ Los Angeles 663 ▸ Chicago 599 ▸ Miami-Dade County, Fla. 363 ▸ Houston 299 ▸ Hawaii 279 ▸ Clark County, Nev. 275 ▸ Detroit 265 ▸ Philadelphia 263 ▸ Broward County, Fla. 244

Source: Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States, 2001-02

 

States with highest projected increases in public high school graduates, 2001-13 ▸ Nevada 72.2% ▸ Florida 30.3% ▸ Arizona 29.6% ▸ New Jersey 26.7% ▸ Michigan 25.9% ▸ California 23.1% ▸ Georgia 22.7% ▸ Colorado 22.1% ▸ North Carolina 20.6% ▸ Virginia 19.2%

Source: NCES, “Projections of Education Statistics to 2013”

 

States with highest projected decreases in public high school graduates, 2001-13 ▸ North Dakota -31.7% ▸ District of Columbia -31.3% ▸ Wyoming -25.7% ▸ Montana -20.8% ▸ South Dakota -20.6% ▸ Vermont -17.7% ▸ West Virginia -15.9% ▸ Massachusetts -15.0% ▸ Louisiana -13.8% ▸ Oklahoma -11.5%

Source: NCES, “Projections of Education Statistics to 2013”

 

Largest college and university campuses ▸ University of Texas at Austin 49,996 ▸ Ohio State University 47,952 ▸ Miami-Dade Community College 46,834 ▸ University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 45,481 ▸ University of Florida 45,114 ▸ Arizona State University 44,126 ▸ Texas A&M University 44,026 ▸ Michigan State University 43,366 ▸ Houston Community College System 40,929 ▸ University of Wisconsin, Madison 40,658

Source: Digest of Education Statistics 2002

 

States with the highest numbers of public high school graduates, 2000-01 ▸ California 315,189 ▸ Texas 215,316 ▸ New York 114,436 ▸ Pennsylvania 114,436 ▸ Ohio 111,281 ▸ Florida 111,112 ▸ Illinois 110,624 ▸ Michigan 96,515 ▸ New Jersey 76,130 ▸ Virginia 66,067

Source: NCES, “Projections of Education Statistics to 2013”

 

States projected to have the highest numbers of public high school graduates, 2013 ▸ California 388,150 ▸ Texas 256,170 ▸ Florida 144,760 ▸ New York 144,690 ▸ Illinois 129,970 ▸ Michigan 121,520 ▸ Pennsylvania 120,020 ▸ Ohio 107,590 ▸ New Jersey 96,480 ▸ Virginia 78,760

Source: NCES, “Projections of Education Statistics to 2013”

 

States with largest projected increases in K-8 public school enrollment, 2001-13 ▸ Wyoming 23.8% ▸ Arizona 21.3% ▸ Hawaii 20.2% ▸ New Mexico 19.6% ▸ Idaho 18.0% ▸ California 16.0% ▸ Utah 15.8% ▸ Alaska 13.8% ▸ Texas 12.0% ▸ Montana 11.4%

Source: NCES, “Projections of Education Statistics to 2013”

 

States with largest projected increases in K-12 public school enrollment, 2001-13 ▸ Alaska 17.0% ▸ Hawaii 16.1% ▸ California 15.7% ▸ Idaho 15.1% ▸ New Mexico 14.9% ▸ Nevada 13.8% ▸ Wyoming 13.1% ▸ Utah 12.7% ▸ Arizona 12.0% ▸ Texas 11.2%

Source: NCES, “Projections of Education Statistics to 2013”

 

Largest school construction bond issues passed in 2003 ▸ Wake County (N.C.) School District $450 million ▸ North East (Texas) Independent School District $449 million ▸ Denver School District $310.8 million ▸ Guilford County (N.C.) School District $300 million ▸ Fort Bend (Texas) Independent School District $299.95 million ▸ San Francisco Unified School District $295 million ▸ Fairfax County (Va.) School District $290.6 million ▸ Jordan (Utah) School District $281 million ▸ Phoenix Union High School District $205 million ▸ Leander (Texas) Independent School District 189.9 million

Source: The Bond Buyer

 

States with most degree-granting institutions ▸ California 413 ▸ New York 309 ▸ Pennsylvania 260 ▸ Texas 198 ▸ Illinois 184 ▸ Ohio 178 ▸ Florida 166 ▸ Georgia 128 ▸ North Carolina 121 ▸ Massachusetts 119 ▸ Missouri 119

Source: Digest of Education Statistics 2002

 

Districts with most teachers ▸ New York City 65,804 ▸ Los Angeles 36,115 ▸ Chicago 24,064 ▸ Miami-Dade County, Fla. 19,043 ▸ Broward County, Fla. 12,763 ▸ Clark County, Nev. 12,514 ▸ Fairfax County, Va. 12,310 ▸ Houston 12,097 ▸ Hawaii 11,007 ▸ Philadelphia 10,686

Source: Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States, 2001-02

 

States with most public school teachers ▸ California 301,013 ▸ Texas 289,680 ▸ New York 226,000 ▸ Florida 141,028 ▸ Illinois 134,519 ▸ Ohio 122,145 ▸ Pennsylvania 119,256 ▸ New Jersey 105,422 ▸ Michigan 102,033 ▸ Georgia 95,875

Source: National Education Association

 

States with lowest student-teacher ratios ▸ Vermont 11.4 ▸ Rhode Island 11.8 ▸ New York 12.6 ▸ Virginia 12.6 ▸ Maine 12.8 ▸ New Jersey 13.0 ▸ Connecticut 13.2 ▸ Wyoming 13.3 ▸ North Dakota 13.3 ▸ Missouri 13.5

Source: National Education Association

 

States with highest student-teacher ratios ▸ Utah 22.3 ▸ Arizona 20.9 ▸ California 20.7 ▸ Oregon 20.4 ▸ Washington 19.2 ▸ Nevada 19.0 ▸ Florida 18.0 ▸ Idaho 17.9 ▸ Michigan 17.1 ▸ Alaska 16.7

Source: National Education Association

 

States with the most students attending charter schools ▸ California 153,935 ▸ Arizona 73,542 ▸ Texas 60,562 ▸ Michigan 60,236 ▸ Florida 53,350 ▸ Pennsylvania 33,656 ▸ Ohio 28,446 ▸ Wisconsin 26,797 ▸ Colorado 25,512 ▸ North Carolina 21,030

Source: Center for Education Reform

 

States with most charter schools ▸ Arizona 464 ▸ California 428 ▸ Florida 227 ▸ Texas 221 ▸ Michigan 196 ▸ Ohio 131 ▸ Wisconsin 130 ▸ Colorado 93 ▸ North Carolina 93 ▸ Pennsylvania 91

Source: Center for Education Reform

 

Districts with most Title I-eligible schools ▸ New York City 832 ▸ Chicago 482 ▸ Los Angeles 481 ▸ Philadelphia 260 ▸ Detroit 230 ▸ Houston 196 ▸ Dallas 190 ▸ Miami-Dade County, Fla. 165 ▸ Milwaukee 157 ▸ Baltimore 133

Source: Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States, 2001-02

 

Highest per-pupil expenditures (of the 100 largest districts) ▸ Boston $11,503 ▸ Buffalo $11,067 ▸ Washington, D.C. $10,874 ▸ Minneapolis $10,348 ▸ New York City $9,472 ▸ Montgomery County, Md. $8,963 ▸ Milwaukee $8,688 ▸ Atlanta $8,623 ▸ Fairfax County, Va. $8,530 ▸ Detroit $8,494

Source: Characteristics of the 100 Largest School Districts in the United States, 2001-02

 

States with highest average public school teacher salaries ▸ California $56,283 ▸ Connecticut $55,367 ▸ New Jersey $54,158 ▸ Michigan $53,798 ▸ New York $52,600 ▸ Massachusetts $52,043 ▸ Pennsylvania $51,424 ▸ Illinois $51,285 ▸ Rhode Island $51,076 ▸ Delaware $50,772 Source: National Education Association