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The Top Ten Lists

Jan 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Largest school districts
▸ New York	1,086,886
▸ Los Angeles	742,090
▸ Chicago	434,419
▸ Miami-Dade County, Fla.	358,953
▸ Clark County, Nev.	280,834
▸ Broward County, Fla.	272,691
▸ Philadelphia	214,350
▸ Houston	211,499
▸ Hillsborough County, Fla.	187,694
▸ Hawaii	181,897
Source: Individual districts

States with most K-12 public school students, 2002
▸ California	6,356,348
▸ Texas	4,259,823
▸ New York	2,888,233
▸ Florida	2,539,929
▸ Illinois	2,084,187
▸ Ohio	1,838,285
▸ Pennsylvania	1,816,747
▸ Michigan	1,785,160
▸ Georgia	1,496,012
▸ New Jersey	1,367,438
Source: National Education Association

States with most public school K-12 instruction staff, 2002-03
▸ California	344,286
▸ Texas	323,823
▸ New York	248,062
▸ Florida	156,868
▸ Illinois	146,629
▸ Ohio	137,635
▸ Pennsylvania	136,766
▸ New Jersey	128,588
▸ Georgia	111,046
▸ Michigan	107,189
Source: National Education Association

Fastest-growing enrollment, 1992-2002 (enrollment 10,000 to 20,000)
▸ Frisco, Texas	550.6%
▸ Rockingham County, N.C.	332.4%
▸ Plainfield, Ill.	326.2%
▸ Gresham-Barlow, Ore.	256.0%
▸ Hamilton (Ind.) Southeastern	170.3%
▸ McKinney, Texas	169.6%
▸ Leander, Texas	159.4%
▸ Etiwanda, Calif.	159.2%
▸ Murrieta Valley, Calif.	148.3%
▸ Mansfield, Texas	127.4%
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

Districts that added the most students, 1992-2002
▸ Clark County, Nev.	120,386
▸ Los Angeles	107,071
▸ New York	93,410
▸ Broward County, Fla.	89,865
▸ Miami-Dade County, Fla.	70,049
▸ Gwinnett County, Ga.	50,409
▸ Orange County, Fla.	48,582
▸ Palm Beach County, Fla.	48,430
▸ Hillsborough County, Fla.	43,230
▸ Guilford County, N.C.	39,695
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

Fastest-growing enrollment, 1992-2002 (enrollment greater than 40,000)
▸ Guilford County, N.C.	152.8%
▸ Douglas County, Colo.	147.4%
▸ Clark County, Nev.	88.4%
▸ Lewisville, Texas	86.4%
▸ Osceola County, Fla.	85.4%
▸ Elk Grove, Calif.	71.8%
▸ Gwinnett County, Ga.	69.9%
▸ Hamilton County, Tenn.	68.0%
▸ Corona-Norco, Calif.	67.3%
▸ Capistrano, Calif.	61.8%
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

Districts with steepest enrollment drops, 1992-2002 (enrollment 40,000 or greater)
▸ Cincinnati, Ohio	-17.1%
▸ East Baton Rouge, La.	-16.9%
▸ New Orleans	-16.8%
▸ Washington, D.C.	-16.6%
▸ Caddo Parish, La.	-14.0%
▸ Baltimore (city)	-13.0%
▸ Indianapolis, Ind.	-12.8%
▸ Newark, N.J.	-11.5%
▸ Granite, Utah	-11.1%
▸ Jefferson Parish, La.	-10.1%
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

Largest college and university campuses (by enrollment)
▸ University of Phoenix-Online Campus	71,052
▸ Miami-Dade Community College	58,490
▸ University of Texas at Austin	51,426
▸ Ohio State University	50,731
▸ University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	49,474
▸ Arizona State University	48,901
▸ University of Florida	47,858
▸ Texas A&M University	44,813
▸ Michigan State University	44,542
▸ City College of San Francisco	42,043
Source: NCES, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data system

Districts with greatest per-pupil expenditures, 2001-02 (enrollment 10,000 or greater)
▸ Newark, N.J.	$15,728
▸ Trenton, N.J.	$15,577
▸ Camden, N.J.	$14,430
▸ Passaic, N.J.	$14,052
▸ Yonkers, N.Y.	$13,901
▸ Hartford, Conn.	$13,764
▸ Jersey City, N.J.	$13,584
▸ Arlington Heights, Ill., HSD	$13,430
▸ Boston	$13,206
▸ Washington, D.C.	$13,187
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Fastest-growing enrollment, 1992-2002 (enrollment 20,000 to 40,000)
▸ Indian Prairie, Ill.	171.2%
▸ Gilbert, Ariz.	166.8%
▸ Forsyth County, Ga.	149.6%
▸ Temecula Valley, Calif.	142.5%
▸ Loudoun County, Va.	137.6%
▸ Henry County, Ga.	120.2%
▸ Keller, Texas	111.1%
▸ Alamance-Burlington, N.C.	99.9%
▸ United, Texas	99.9%
▸ Chandler, Ariz.	96.2%
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

States with fastest-growing student enrollment, 1992-2002
▸ Nevada	65.7%
▸ Arizona	39.2%
▸ Florida	28.2%
▸ Georgia	23.9%
▸ Colorado	22.7%
▸ California	21.0%
▸ New Jersey	21.0%
▸ Texas	20.3%
▸ North Carolina	19.9%
▸ Connecticut	16.7%
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

States with most full-time college instructional faculty, 2002-03 (9- or 10-month contracts)
▸ California	43,069
▸ New York	33,661
▸ Texas	26,687
▸ Pennsylvania	22,270
▸ Illinois	19,396
▸ Ohio	17,404
▸ North Carolina	15,580
▸ Massachusetts	15,573
▸ Florida	14,068
▸ Michigan	13,792
Source: NCES, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

Largest K-12 school construction bond issues passed in 2004
▸ Los Angeles USD, Calif.	3,870,000,000
▸ Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Texas	713,200,000
▸ Austin ISD, Texas	519,526,616
▸ Northside ISD, Texas	439,000,000
▸ Washington Colony ESD, Calif.	400,000,000
▸ Jefferson County, Colo.	323,800,000
▸ Chesterfield County, Va.	321,419,700
▸ Santa Clara USD, Calif.	315,000,000
▸ Plano ISD, Texas	285,700,000
▸ Conroe ISD, Texas	279,900,000
Source: The Bond Buyer

States with highest average salaries for public K-12 classroom teachers, 2003-04
▸ California	$58,287
▸ District of Columbia	$57,009
▸ Connecticut	$57,000
▸ New Jersey	$55,142
▸ Michigan	$54,806
▸ New York	$53,482
▸ Illinois	$52,950
▸ Delaware	$52,499
▸ Rhode Island	$52,261
▸ Pennsylvania	$52,200
Source: National Education Association

States with greatest salary growth for public K-12 classroom teachers, 1993-2003
▸ Georgia	49.6%
▸ North Carolina	48.3%
▸ Idaho	48.0%
▸ Louisiana	46.8%
▸ California	44.8%
▸ Mississippi	41.9%
▸ Delaware	40.1%
▸ South Carolina	39.7%
▸ North Dakota	39.0%
▸ New Mexico	38.3%
Source: National Education Association

States with steepest enrollment drop, 1992-2002
▸ North Dakota	-12.2%
▸ Wyoming	-12.2%
▸ West Virginia	-11.3%
▸ Montana	-6.3%
▸ Louisiana	-8.5%
▸ District of Columbia	-5.9%
▸ Maine	-5.6%
▸ South Dakota	-4.9%
▸ Mississippi	-2.8%
▸ Iowa	-2.6%
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

States with highest average salaries for college instructional faculty, 2002-03 (9- or 10-month contracts)
▸ Massachusetts	$75,337
▸ Connecticut	$73,968
▸ Washington, D.C.	$73,300
▸ California	$73,010
▸ New Jersey	$70,373
▸ Delaware	$69,519
▸ New York	$69,793
▸ Rhode Island	$68,779
▸ Pennsylvania	$66,268
▸ Michigan	$64,458
Source: NCES, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

States with most students receiving high school diplomas, 2002
▸ California	325,895
▸ Texas	225,167
▸ New York	153,879
▸ Florida	119,537
▸ Illinois	116,657
▸ Pennsylvania	114,943
▸ Ohio	110,608
▸ Michigan	95,001
▸ New Jersey	77,664
▸ Virginia	66,519
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

U.S. high schools with largest enrollments, 2002
▸ Belmont (Los Angeles)	5,410
▸ Charles Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Fla.)	5,375
▸ Elizabeth (Elizabeth, N.J.)	5,277
▸ Theodore Roosevelt (Los Angeles)	5,057
▸ South Gate (South Gate, Calif.)	5,012
▸ Fremont (Los Angeles)	4,979
▸ Monroe (Sepulveda, Calif.)	4,897
▸ Bell (Bell, Calif.)	4,778
▸ Los Angeles (Los Angeles)	4,722
▸ Polytechnic (Long Beach, Calif.)	4,684
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

States with the most students attending charter schools
▸ California	153,935
▸ Texas	74,129
▸ Arizona	73,542
▸ 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 the most charter schools
▸ California	500
▸ Arizona	491
▸ Florida	258
▸ Texas	241
▸ Michigan	210
▸ Wisconsin	147
▸ Ohio	142
▸ Pennsylvania	103
▸ North Carolina	94
▸ Minnesota	95
Source: Center For Education Reform

Districts with steepest enrollment drops, 1992-2002 (enrollment 10,000 to 20,000)
▸ Dayton, Ohio	-32.6%
▸ Youngstown, Ohio	-28.6%
▸ East St. Louis, Ill.	-27.0%
▸ Gary, Ind.	-21.4%
▸ Decatur, Ill.	-21.3%
▸ Pike County, Ky.	-19.3%
▸ Duluth, Minn.	-18.8%
▸ Monterey Peninsula, Calif.	-17.5%
▸ Raleigh County, W.Va.	-16.6%
▸ Pulaski County, Ark.	-15.5%
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

Districts with steepest enrollment drops, 1992-2002 (enrollment 20,000 to 40,000)
▸ Flint, Mich.	-19.4%
▸ Kanawha County, W.Va.	-16.5%
▸ Birmingham, Ala.	-15.0%
▸ Pittsburgh, Pa.	-13.1%
▸ Grand Rapids, Mich.	-13.0%
▸ Akron, Ohio	-12.4%
▸ Hartford, Conn.	-10.4%
▸ Parkway C-2 (Mo.)	-10.2%
▸ Toledo, Ohio	-9.7%
▸ Huntsville, Ala.	-9.2%
Source: NCES, Common Core of Data

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