The Top Ten Lists of 2006

States with lowest per-pupil expenditures, 2004-05 ▪ Utah $5,245 ▪ Arizona $5,474 ▪ Arkansas $6,202 ▪ Oklahoma $6,269 ▪ Mississippi $6,452 ▪ Nevada $6,525 ▪ Idaho $6,743 ▪ Tennessee $6,856 ▪ Alabama $6,886 ▪ North Dakota $7,033

Source: National Education Association

 

High schools with largest enrollments, 2003-04 ▪ Elizabeth (Elizabeth, N.J.) (tie) 5,299 ▪ Belmont (Los Angeles) (tie) 5,299 ▪ Fremont (Los Angeles) 5,083 ▪ South Gate (South Gate, Calif.) 5,020 ▪ Roosevelt (Los Angeles) 4,940 ▪ Monroe (Sepulveda, Calif.) 4,881 ▪ Los Angeles (Los Angeles) 4,876 ▪ Bell (Bell, Calif.) 4,855 ▪ Garfield (Los Angeles) 4,844 ▪ Lynwood (Lynwood, Calif.) 4,818

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

 

States with highest per-pupil expenditures, 2004-05 ▪ District of Columbia $15,073 ▪ New Jersey $13,370 ▪ New York $12,879 ▪ Connecticut $11,893 ▪ Massachusetts $11,681 ▪ Vermont $11,608 ▪ Delaware $11,016 ▪ Maine $10,723 ▪ Rhode Island $10,641 ▪ Wyoming $10,198

Source: National Education Association

 

States with most students, 2004-05 ▪ California 6,322,142 ▪ Texas 4,383,871 ▪ New York 2,822,000 ▪ Florida 2,630,229 ▪ Illinois 2,097,518 ▪ Ohio 1,846,763 ▪ Pennsylvania 1,815,170 ▪ Michigan 1,726,204 ▪ Georgia 1,553,437 ▪ New Jersey 1,392,204

Source: National Education Association

 

States with most public school teachers (K-12), 2004-05 ▪ California 318,386 ▪ Texas 294,547 ▪ New York 223,000 ▪ Florida 158,684 ▪ Illinois 131,779 ▪ Pennsylvania 121,120 ▪ Ohio 114,146 ▪ New Jersey 109,577 ▪ Georgia 104,847 ▪ Virginia 102,391

Source: National Education Association

 

States with largest student-enrollment increase, 1993 to 2003 ▪ Nevada 63.44% ▪ Arizona 42.65% ▪ Florida 26.80% ▪ Georgia 23.26% ▪ Colorado 21.22% ▪ California 20.40% ▪ Texas 20.05% ▪ North Carolina 20.03% ▪ New Jersey 19.93% ▪ Connecticut 16.30%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

 

States with sharpest decrease in student enrollment, 1993 to 2003 ▪ North Dakota -14.18% ▪ Wyoming -13.32% ▪ South Dakota -12.10% ▪ West Virginia -10.55% ▪ Louisiana -9.10% ▪ Montana -8.99% ▪ Maine -6.87% ▪ Vermont -3.55% ▪ Iowa -3.47% ▪ Washington, D.C. -3.25%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

 

Largest universities by main-campus enrollment, fall 2005 ▪ Arizona State University 51,612 ▪ University of Minnesota 51,175 ▪ Ohio State University 50,504 ▪ University of Texas 49,696 ▪ University of Florida 49,693 ▪ Michigan State University 45,166 ▪ Texas A&M University 44,910 ▪ University of Illinois 41,862 ▪ University of Wisconsin 41,447 ▪ Penn State University 40,709

Source: Associated Press

 

States with most students attending charter schools, fall 2005 ▪ California 219,480 ▪ Arizona 96,934 ▪ Florida 96,676 ▪ Michigan 86,874 ▪ Texas 85,444 ▪ Ohio 85,082 ▪ Pennsylvania 51,504 ▪ Colorado 38,032 ▪ Wisconsin 35,406 ▪ North Carolina 28,154

Source: The Center for Education Reform

 

States with most charter schools, fall 2005 ▪ California 592 ▪ Arizona 449 ▪ Florida 326 ▪ Ohio 277 ▪ Texas 259 ▪ Michigan 233 ▪ Wisconsin 188 ▪ Minnesota 126 ▪ Colorado 116 ▪ Pennsylvania 115

Source: The Center for Education Reform

 

Districts with most enrollment added, 1993 to 2003 ▪ Clark County, Nev. 125,202 ▪ Los Angeles 107,880 ▪ Broward County, Fla. 82,973 ▪ Miami-Dade County, Fla. 63,320 ▪ Gwinnett County, Ga. 52,532 ▪ Orange County, Fla. 52,354 ▪ Palm Beach County, Fla. 48,115 ▪ Hillsborough County, Fla. 46,796 ▪ Wake County, N.C. 36,161 ▪ Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C. 31,229

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

 

Districts with most enrollment lost, 1993 to 2003 (enrollment 40,000 or larger) ▪ Detroit -20,261 ▪ Baltimore City -19,305 ▪ Orleans Parish, La. -18,061 ▪ Philadelphia -17,888 ▪ East Baton Rouge Parish, La. -16,535 ▪ Washington, D.C. -15,579 ▪ Cincinnati -12,007 ▪ Granite, Utah -8,975 ▪ Atlanta -7,141 ▪ Buffalo, N.Y. -7,039

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

 

Universities with largest academic research and development expenditures in sciences and engineering, 2002-03 ▪ Johns Hopkins University $1.24 billion ▪ University of California, Los Angeles $849 million ▪ University of Michigan (all campuses) $780 million ▪ University of Wisconsin, Madison $721 million ▪ University of Washington $685 million ▪ University of California, San Francisco $671 million ▪ University of California, San Diego $647 million ▪ Stanford University $603 million ▪ University of Pennsylvania $565 million ▪ Cornell University (all campuses) $555 million

Source: National Science Foundation

 

Districts with fastest enrollment growth, 1993 to 2003 (enrollments 20,000 to 40,000) ▪ Gilbert, Ariz. 156.1% ▪ Forsyth County, Ga. 155.9% ▪ Indian Prairie (Ill.) 204 148.1% ▪ Temecula Valley, Calif. 136.6% ▪ Mansfield, Texas 130.4% ▪ Henry County, Ga. 124.4% ▪ Paulding County, Ga. 117.2% ▪ Keller, Texas 112.7% ▪ Chandler, Ariz. 101.9% ▪ Alamance-Burlington, N.C. 96.4%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

 

Districts with steepest enrollment drop, 1993 to 2003 (enrollments 20,000 to 40,000) ▪ Flint, Mich. -21.9% ▪ Birmingham, Ala. -20.4% ▪ Kanawha County, W.Va. -15.9% ▪ Indianapolis, Ind. -14.3% ▪ Akron, Ohio -14.0% ▪ Pittsburgh, Pa. -13.6% ▪ Toledo, Ohio -12.1% ▪ Grand Rapids, Mich. -10.8% ▪ Hartford, Conn. -10.7% ▪ Huntsville, Ala. -9.9%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

 

Districts with highest per-pupil spending (larger than 10,000 enrollment), 2002-03 ▪ Newark, N.J. $17,652 ▪ Trenton, N.J. $15,438 ▪ Jersey City, N.J. $14,820 ▪ Paterson, N.J. $14,514 ▪ Camden, N.J. $14,499 ▪ Passaic, N.J. $14,380 ▪ East Orange, N.J. $14,047 ▪ Yonkers, N.Y. $13,892 ▪ New Rochelle, N.Y. $13,803 ▪ Boston $13,730

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

 

Districts with lowest per-pupil spending (larger than 10,000 enrollment), 2002-03 ▪ Nebo, Utah $4,339 ▪ Tooele County, Utah $4,374 ▪ Alpine Utah $4,413 ▪ Desoto County, Miss. $4,444 ▪ Jordan, Utah $4,520 ▪ Weber County, Utah $4,521 ▪ Washington County, Utah $4,524 ▪ Granite, Utah $4,595 ▪ Davis County, Utah $4,692 ▪ Gilbert, Ariz. $4,698

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

 

Largest school districts ▪ New York City 1,071,237 ▪ Los Angeles 727,117 ▪ Chicago 428,482 ▪ Miami 354,120 ▪ Clark County, Nev. 291,505 ▪ Broward County, Fla. 270,935 ▪ Philadelphia 212,520 ▪ Houston 208,945 ▪ Hillsborough County, Fla. 193,631 ▪ Hawaii 181,355 Source: Individual districts