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The Top Ten Lists Jan 1, 2006 12:00 PM
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
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