2012 AS&U 100: Per-Pupil Expenditure (PPE) at Largest School Districts

The school districts listed below represent the biggest schools in the United States by enrollment. The 2012 AS&U 100 — a compilation of the nation's 100 largest school districts — also provides the following data:





RankSchool DistrictStateEnrollment (2010-11)Per-Pupil Expenditure (2009-10)Per-Pupil Expenditure (1999-00)10-Year PPE Change (%)
1New YorkNY1,043,886$19,597 $9,465 107.05%
2Los AngelesCA667,273$10,886 $6,740 61.51%
3Chicago IL405,644$11,596 $7,214 60.74%
4Miami-Dade CountyFL347,366$9,017 $6,202 45.39%
5Clark CountyNV314,059$8,262 $5,557 48.68%
6Broward CountyFL256,472$9,290 $5,630 65.01%
7HoustonTX204,245$9,152 $6,195 47.73%
8Hillsborough CountyFL194,525$8,487 $5,811 46.05%
9HawaiiHI179,601$11,754 $6,487 81.19%
10Orange CountyFL176,008$8,206 $5,485 49.61%
11Palm Beach CountyFL174,663$9,225 $5,950 55.04%
12Fairfax CountyVA174,490$12,554 $8,530 47.17%
13PhiladelphiaPA166,233$11,417 $6,388 78.73%
14Gwinnett CountyGA160,744$9,278 $6,353 46.04%
15DallasTX157,162$9,073 $5,950 52.49%
16Wake CountyNC144,173$7,727 $6,017 28.42%
17Montgomery CountyMD144,023$15,582 $8,963 73.85%
18Charlotte-MecklenburgNC135,954$8,292 $6,617 25.31%
19San DiegoCA131,785$9,669 $6,681 44.72%
20Prince George's CountyMD126,671$14,020 $7,286 92.42%
21Duval CountyFL123,997$8,907 $5,354 66.36%
22MemphisTN111,968$9,451 $6,188 52.73%
23Cobb CountyGA107,315$9,103 $6,188 47.11%
24Cypress-FairbanksTX106,097$7,281 $6,109 19.18%
25Baltimore CountyMD104,160$13,260 $7,452 77.94%
26Pinellas CountyFL104,001$8,783 $5,666 55.01%
27DeKalb CountyGA98,115$10,013 $6,893 45.26%
28Jefferson County KY97,331$10,312 $6,775 52.21%
29NorthsideTX95,581$8,207 $5,824 40.92%
30AlbuquerqueNM95,415$8,973 $5,367 67.19%
31Polk CountyFL95,178$8,670 $5,565 55.80%
32Fulton CountyGA91,864$9,824 $7,118 38.02%
33Jefferson CountyCO85,979$8,857 $6,712 31.96%
34AustinTX85,697$9,498 $6,314 50.43%
35Long BeachCA84,812$8,948 $6,057 47.73%
36Baltimore CityMD83,800$14,711 $7,846 87.50%
37Lee CountyFL81,967$8,790 $5,794 51.71%
38Fort WorthTX81,651$8,641 $5,989 44.28%
39MilwaukeeWI80,934$14,038 $8,688 61.58%
40Prince WilliamVA79,358$10,188 $6,624 53.80%
41NashvilleTN78,783$9,875 $6,333 55.93%
42DenverCO78,339$9,930 $6,242 59.08%
43Anne Arundel CountyMD75,481$12,727 $7,014 81.45%
44FresnoCA74,833$9,422 $6,408 47.03%
45DetroitMI74,365$12,801 $8,494 50.71%
46Guilford CountyNC73,220$8,975 $6,365 41.01%
47Greenville SC71,930$7,688 $5,506 39.63%
48Brevard CountyFL71,866$7,993 $5,180 54.31%
49GraniteUT71,234$5,935 $4,192 41.58%
50Virginia BeachVA71,209$10,267 $5,998 71.17%
51Fort BendTX68,948$7,818 $5,494 42.30%
52DavisUT68,574$5,658 $4,307 31.37%
53AlpineUT67,893$5,428 $3,935 37.94%
54Pasco CountyFL66,994$8,536 $5,625 51.75%
55North EastTX66,604$8,535 $6,201 37.64%
56MesaAZ65,110$7,990 $5,249 52.22%
57ArlingtonTX64,484$7,825 $5,305 47.50%
58Washoe CountyNV64,380$8,572 $5,588 53.40%
59El PasoTX64,330$9,048 $5,960 51.81%
60Seminole CountyFL64,229$7,910 $5,114 54.67%
61AldineTX63,154$8,649 $6,519 32.67%
62Loudoun CountyVA63,151$12,031 $7,124 68.88%
63Elk GroveCA62,455$8,393 $5,663 48.21%
64Mobile CountyAL62,383$8,720 $5,291 64.81%
65Volusia CountyFL61,559$8,358 $5,498 52.02%
66Douglas CountyCO61,465$7,813 $6,494 20.31%
67KatyTX60,803$7,958 $5,952 33.70%
68Chesterfield CountyVA59,243$8,971 $5,895 52.18%
69Knox CountyTN57,956$7,880 $5,670 38.98%
70GarlandTX57,833$7,758 $5,003 55.07%
71Santa AnaCA57,319$8,570 $5,727 49.64%
72BostonMA56,401$17,784 $11,128 59.81%
73San FranciscoCA55,571$10,402 $5,816 78.85%
74PlanoTX55,568$8,349 $6,395 30.56%
75San AntonioTX55,116$8,945 $6,490 37.83%
76San BernardinoCA54,518$9,658 $6,150 57.04%
77Forsyth CountyNC53,367$9,056 $6,455 40.29%
78Osceola CountyFL53,357$8,284 $5,172 60.17%
79Cumberland CountyNC53,307$8,579 $5,687 50.85%
80TucsonAZ53,287$8,332 $5,369 55.19%
81CapistranoCA53,192$7,185 $5,413 32.74%
82Corona-NorcoCA53,149$7,662 $5,465 40.20%
83Cherry CreekCO52,232$9,044 $6,605 36.93%
84PasadenaTX52,218$8,516 $5,614 51.69%
85LewisvilleTX51,484$8,390 $5,735 46.29%
86ConroeTX51,170$7,390 $5,731 28.95%
87ColumbusOH51,134$13,698 $8,035 70.48%
88Howard CountyMD50,994$14,704 $8,047 82.73%
89JordanUT50,389$5,801 $4,040 43.59%
90Clayton CountyGA50,366$9,295 $6,097 52.45%
91BrownsvilleTX49,879$9,385 $6,518 43.99%
92AtlantaGA49,796$14,256 $8,623 65.33%
93OmahaNE49,405$10,679 $6,063 76.13%
94Henrico CountyVA49,405$8,879 $6,135 44.73%
95WichitaKS49,329$10,695 $6,251 71.09%
96AnchorageAK49,206$13,435 $7,240 85.57%
97Garden GroveCA48,659$8,594 $5,741 49.70%
98SacramentoCA47,897$9,496 $6,017 57.82%
99Seattle WA47,716$11,490 $7,538 52.43%
100Shelby CountyTN47,705$7,723 $4,578 68.70%
101San JuanCA47,116$8,880 $6,365 39.51%
102OaklandCA46,586$9,582 $6,988 37.12%
103PortlandOR46,395$10,949 $7,453 46.91%
104AliefTX45,768$8,865 $5,695 55.66%
105Washington, D.C.DC45,631$18,667 $10,836 72.27%
106KleinTX45,310$7,758 $5,968 29.99%
107Jefferson ParishLA45,230$11,733 $6,038 94.32%
108ClevelandOH44,974$13,963 $7,679 81.83%
109Round RockTX44,776$7,971 $5,719 39.38%
110YsletaTX44,746$8,762 $6,101 43.62%
111Manatee CountyFL44,249$8,942 $5,569 60.57%
112Charleston CountySC43,654$9,132 $5,798 57.50%
113Oklahoma CityOK42,989$8,252 $5,743 43.69%
114Collier CountyFL42,919$10,092 $6,411 57.42%
115Hamilton CountyTN42,883$8,537 $5,895 44.82%
116East Baton Rouge ParishLA42,723$12,183 $6,383 90.87%
117SocorroTX42,569$8,000 $5,245 52.53%
118RiversideCA42,532$8,267 $6,010 37.55%
119Adams 12 Five StarCO41,957$8,596 $5,603 53.42%
120Marion CountyFL41,955$8,627 $5,448 58.35%
121Caddo ParishLA41,894$10,887 $6,013 81.06%
122UnitedTX41,876$8,624 $5,701 51.27%
123TulsaOK41,501$8,630 $5,689 51.70%
124Sweetwater UnionCA41,426$8,840 $5,754 53.63%
125LakeFL41,110$7,772 $5,169 50.36%
126Henry CountyGA40,909$8,415 $5,516 52.56%
127SarasotaFL40,899$10,489 $6,636 58.06%
128Salem-KeizerOR40,865$9,324 $7,111 31.12%
129Fontana UnifiedCA40,841$8,359 $5,794 44.27%
130Elgin 46IL40,683$10,068 $6,908 45.74%
131KilleenTX40,231$8,404 $5,868 43.22%
132Escambia CountyFL40,227$8,557 $5,528 54.79%
133Frederick County MD40,188$12,186 $6,534 86.50%
134Union CountyNC40,181$7,559 $5,327 41.90%
135ChesapeakeVA39,748$10,278 $6,450 59.35%
136BeavertonOR39,349$8,480 $6,036 40.49%
137St. Lucie CountyFL39,259$8,472 $5,781 46.55%
138Anoka HennepinMN39,158$10,442 $6,256 66.91%
139Chandler UnifiedAZ38,852$7,323 $5,035 45.44%
140Rutherford CountyTN38,819$7,263 $5,041 44.08%
141Cherokee CountyGA38,760$8,628 $6,096 41.54%
142Aurora Joint 46CO38,605$8,759 $6,000 45.98%
143Horry CountySC38,534$9,929 $6,759 46.90%
144Clovis UnifiedCA38,495$8,229 $5,827 41.22%
145Corpus ChristiTX38,409$8,375 $6,001 39.56%
146Clear CreekTX38,406$8,296 $5,434 52.67%
147Harford CountyMD38,394$12,401 $6,413 93.37%
148Gilbert AZ38,347$6,912 $4,262 62.18%
149St PaulMN38,316$13,734 $8,848 55.22%
150StocktonCA38,252$9,140 $5,960 53.36%
151Fayette CountyKY37,819$9,770 $6,785 43.99%
152MesquiteTX37,747$8,047 $5,311 51.52%
153FriscoTX37,279$8,346 n/a#VALUE!
154Moreno ValleyCA36,901$7,831 $5,496 42.49%
155Peoria UnifiedAZ36,877$7,006 $4,671 49.99%
156St Tammany ParishLA36,651$11,305 $6,020 87.79%
157Kern Union HighCA36,452$8,927 $5,833 53.04%
158Spring TX36,323$8,276 $5,940 39.33%
159Richardson TX36,070$8,440 $6,866 22.92%
160Forsyth CountyGA35,920$8,492 $6,265 35.55%
161HumbleTX35,913$7,787 $5,773 34.89%
162Lincoln NE35,896$9,827 $6,383 53.96%
163Jefferson CountyAL35,860$9,072 $5,548 63.52%
164Clay CountyFL35,812$7,982 $5,108 56.26%
165Meridian ID35,537$6,387 $4,392 45.42%
166Chatham CountyGA35,246$9,592 $6,154 55.87%
167Deer ValleyAZ35,188$7,084 $4,692 50.98%
168MinneapolisMN34,934$14,013 $10,348 35.42%
169IrvingTX34,243$8,580 $6,238 37.54%
170PowayCA34,135$8,280 $5,761 43.73%
171Mount Diablo UnifiedCA34,116$8,605 $5,388 59.71%
172CanyonsUT34,002$5,936 n/an/a
173Norfolk VA33,829$10,576 $6,801 55.51%
174CincinnatiOH33,783$13,037 $7,572 72.17%
175BuffaloNY33,543$17,277 $11,067 56.11%
176Leon CountyFL33,326$8,319 $5,992 38.84%
177NewarkNJ33,279$22,391 $13,236 69.17%
178EdinburgTX33,223$8,818 $6,675 32.10%
179Anaheim UnionCA33,156$8,806 $6,142 43.37%
180Des MoinesIA33,091$10,193 $7,252 40.55%
181IndianapolisIN33,079$14,032 $8,842 58.70%
182Calcasieu ParishLA33,063$9,651 $5,442 77.34%
183San Jose UnifiedCA33,018$9,214 $6,699 37.54%
184Paradise ValleyAZ32,995$7,456 $4,870 53.10%
185Spring BranchTX32,948$9,451 $6,337 49.14%
186KellerTX32,746$7,053 $4,536 55.49%
187AmarilloTX32,682$8,159 $5,634 44.82%
188Fremont UnifiedCA32,607$7,661 $5,602 36.75%
189Durham CountyNC32,479$9,679 $7,104 36.25%
190Johnston CountyNC32,454$8,053 $5,812 38.56%
191LeanderTX32,152$8,174 n/an/a
192Gaston CountyNC32,326$7,657 $5,487 39.55%
193RochesterNY32,223$18,530 $10,257 80.66%
194Richmond CountyGA32,322$9,361 $5,942 57.54%
195Muscogee CountyGA32,288$9,553 $6,558 45.67%
196MansfieldTX32,251$7,305 n/an/a
197Montebello Unified CA32,046$8,909 $5,795 53.74%
198Desoto CountyMS31,916$6,707 $3,932 70.57%
199Montgomery CountyAL31,790$8,895 $5,440 63.51%
200Saddleback ValleyCA31,724$7,719 $5,541 39.31%