The Top 10 Lists

Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM

Districts with the largest enrollments, Fall 2007

New York	1,042,078
Los Angeles	653,215
Chicago	410,000 (est.)
Miami	342,002
Clark County (Nev.)	308,866
Broward County (Fla.)	258,905
Houston	202,938
Hillsborough (Fla.)	192,858
Hawaii	178,369
Philadelphia	177,431
Source: Individual districts

Universities with the largest enrollments, Fall 2007

▪Ohio State University, Columbus	52,568
▪University of Florida, Gainesville	51,876
▪Arizona State University, Tempe	51,481
▪University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	50,880
▪University of Texas, Austin	50,201
▪University of Central Florida	48,497
▪Texas A & M	46,612
▪Michigan State University	46,045
▪University of South Florida	44,891
▪Penn State University, University Park	43,442
Source: Individual schools

States with the highest per-pupil expenditures, 2004-05

▪New York	$14,119
▪New Jersey	$13,800
▪District of Columbia	$12,979
▪Vermont	$11,835
▪Connecticut	$11,572
▪Massachusetts	$11,267
▪Delaware	$10,910
▪Alaska	$10,830
▪Pennsylvania	$10,552
▪Rhode Island	$10,371
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

States with the lowest per-pupil expenditures, 2004-05

Utah	$5,257
Arizona	$6,261
Idaho	$6,283
Mississippi	$6,575
Oklahoma	$6,613
Nevada	$6,722
Tennessee	$6,729
Alabama	$7,066
North Carolina	$7,159
Kentucky	$7,188
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

States whose districts had the most capital outlay, 2004-05

▪California	$10.22 billion
▪Texas	$5.59 billion
▪Florida	$3.80 billion
▪New York	$3.34 billion
▪New Jersey	$2.18 billion
▪Illinois	$2.14 billion
▪Ohio	$2.05 billion
▪Michigan	$1.94 billion
▪Pennsylvania	$1.91 billion
▪Georgia	$1.79 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Districts with the most teachers (FTE), 2005-06

▪New York City	70,888
▪Los Angeles	34,961
▪Chicag	27,038
▪Miami	20,606
▪Broward County (Fla.)	15,717
▪Clark County (Nev.)	14,862
▪Fairfax County (Va.)	13,090
▪Houston	12,081
▪Hawaii	11,226
▪Hillsborough County (Fla.)	10,924
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

States with the largest 10-year enrollment increase

Nevada	55.6%
Arizona	47.2%
Florida	22.9%
Georgia	21.9%
Texas	20.7%
North Carolina	19.7%
Colorado	18.8%
New Jersey	16.6%
California	16.3%
Virginia	12.5%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

States with the sharpest 10-year enrollment decrease

▪Louisiana	-17.9%
▪North Dakota	-17.5%
▪South Dakota	-15.7%
▪Wyoming	-15.5%
▪Montana	-12.2%
▪West Virginia	-8.6%
▪Maine	-8.5%
▪Vermont	-8.5%
▪Iowa	-3.8%
▪Washington, D.C.	-3.7%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

States with the most students in charter schools, September 2007

California	238,593
Arizona	112,073
Florida	106,270
Texas	98,537
Ohio	92,229
Michigan	91,646
Pennsylvania	58,541
Colorado	48,038
Wisconsin	40,090
North Carolina	29,972
Source: Center for Education Reform

States with the most charters, September 2007

▪California	710
▪Arizona	482
▪Florida	379
▪Ohio	315
▪Texas	300
▪Michigan	244
▪Wisconsin	226
▪Minnesota	147
▪Colorado	144
▪Pennsylvania	127
Source: Center for Education Reform

Districts with the most enrollment added, 1995-2005

Clark County (Nev.)	127,343
Los Angeles	79,707
Broward County (Fla.)	63,271
Gwinnett County (Ga.)	60,043
Orange County (Fla.)	52,444
Hillsborough County (Fla.)	50,565
Palm Beach County (Fla.)	42,720
Wake County (N.C.)	39,558
Cypress-Fairbanks (Texas)	35,439
Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.)	34,461
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Districts with the most enrollment lost, 1995 to 2005

▪Orleans Parish (La.)	-79,722
▪Detroit	-40,495
▪New York City	-34,981
▪Philadelphia	-25,943
▪Baltimore (city)	-22,337
▪Washington, D.C.	-20,186
▪Cleveland	-15,592
▪Cincinnati	-15,300
▪Jefferson Parish (La.)	-14,396
▪Buffalo (N.Y.)	-11,834
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Lowest per-pupil spending (10,000+ enrollment

Alpine, Utah	$4,641
Nebo, Utah	$4,693
Tooele County, Utah	$4,732
Jordan, Utah	$4,736
Washington County, Utah	$4,810
Weber County, Utah	$4,968
Granite, Utah	$4,983
Meridian, Idaho	$5,052
Cache County, Utah	$5,213
Davis County, Utah	$5,220
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Education Finances 2005

Highest per-pupil spending (10,000+ enrollment)

▪Newark, N.J.	$20,842
▪Trenton, N.J.	$18,726
▪Jersey City, N.J.	$17,549
▪Camden, N.J.	$16,683
▪East Orange, N.J.	$16,681
▪Paterson, N.J.	$16,302
▪Boston	$16,124
▪Union City, N.J.	$15,773
▪Passaic, N.J.	$15,531
▪Elizabeth, N.J.	$15,467
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Education Finances 2005

States with the most public schools, 2005

▪California	9,863
▪Texas	8,841
▪New York	4,672
▪Illinois	4,434
▪Michigan	4,090
▪Ohio	4,012
▪Florida	3,766
▪Pennsylvania	3,250
▪Minnesota	2,759
▪Georgia	2,489
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

States with the most public school students, 2005-06

California	6,437,202
Texas	4,525,394
New York	2,815,581
Florida	2,675,024
Illinois	2,111,706
Ohio	1,839,683
Pennsylvania	1,830,684
Michigan	1,741,845
Georgia	1,598,461
North Carolina	1,416,436
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

High schools with the largest enrollments, 2005-06

Belmont (L.A. Unified)	5,336
Elizabeth (Elizabeth, N.J.)	5,216
Theodore Roosevelt (L.A. Unified)	5,126
Cypress Bay (Broward County, Fla.)	5,060
Westfield (Spring, Texas)	4,872
Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, Calif.)	4,835
James Garfield (L.A. Unified)	4,830
John Francis Polytechnic (L.A. Unified)	4,773
John Marshall (L.A. Unified)	4,760
Bell (L.A. Unified)	4,737
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Steepest enrollment drop, 1995 to 2005 (enrollment 10,000 to 20,000)

Dayton (Ohio)	-39.0%
Gary (Ind.)	-28.3%
Flint (Mich.)	-27.2%
Duluth (Minn.)	-24.7%
Saginaw (Mich.)	-21.4%
Lansing (Mich.)	-20.5%
Pontiac (Mich.)	-18.1%
Englewood (Texas)	-17.2%
Canton (Ohio)	-15.7%
Alum Rock (Calif.)	-14.6%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Steepest enrollment drop, 1995 to 2005 (enrollment 20,000 to 40,000)

▪Cincinnati	-29.3%
▪Birmingham (Ala.)	-26.0%
▪Buffalo (N.Y.)	-24.4%
▪Toledo (Ohio)	-22.4%
▪Grand Rapids (Mich.)	-21.4%
▪Pittsburgh	-18.3%
▪Minneapolis	-17.3%
▪Indianapolis	-15.0%
▪Akron (Ohio)	-14.6%
▪Jefferson County (Ala.)	-12.7%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Fastest enrollment growth, 1995 to 2005 (enrollment 20,000 to 40,000)

▪East Valley (Ariz.) Institute of Technology	884.3%
▪Plainfield (Ill.)	329.1%
▪Mansfield (Texas)	152.1%
▪Forsyth County (Ga.)	147.5%
▪Leander (Texas)	147.2%
▪Murrieta Valley (Calif.) Unified	140.1%
▪Henry County (Ga.)	124.5%
▪Temecula Valley (Calif.) Unified	122.0%
▪Keller (Texas)	117.8%
▪Paulding County (Ga.)	110.8%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

States with the most school districts larger than 10,000 students

California	162
Texas	89
Florida	38
North Carolina	37
Georgia	36
Washington	31
Arizona	27
Virginia	27
Michigan	25
Indiana	24
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Universities with the largest academic research and development expenditures, Fiscal 2005

The Johns Hopkins University	$1.44 billion
University of Michigan (all campuses)	$809 million
University of Wisconsin	$798 million
University of California, Los Angeles	$786 million
University of California, San Francisco	$754 million
University of California, San Diego	$721 million
Stanford University	$715 million
University of Washington	$708 million
University of Pennsylvania	$655 million
Duke University	$631 million
Source: National Science Foundation

Fastest enrollment growth 1995 to 2005, (enrollment 10,000 to 20,000)

▪Frisco (Texas)	638.5%
▪Dysart Unified (Ariz.)	309.2%
▪Olentangy (Ohio)	211.9%
▪Falcon 49 (Colo.)	194.9%
▪McKinney (Texas)	178.6%
▪Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.)	159.1%
▪Oswego 308 (Ill.)	152.3%
▪Etiwanda (Calif.) Elem.	145.1%
▪Brighton 27J (Colo.)	133.9%
▪Magnolia (Texas)	122.3%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Districts with the greatest increase in number of public schools, 1995 to 2005

▪New York	300
▪Los Angeles	166
▪Clark County (Nev.)	116
▪Palm Beach County (Fla.)	103
▪Broward County (Fla.)	93
▪Hillsborough County (Fla.)	89
▪Milwaukee	80
▪Chicago	78
▪Miami	72
▪San Diego	55
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

States with the largest increase in number of public schools, 1995 to 2005

▪Texas	2,203
▪California	1,987
▪Florida	1,006
▪Arizona	945
▪Georgia	726
▪Minnesota	602
▪New York	523
▪North Carolina	363
▪Michigan	342
▪Illinois	292

States with the largest decrease in number of public schools, 1995 to 2005

Nebraska	-186
South Dakota	-99
West Virginia	-80
Kansas	-80
North Dakota	-74
Montana	-54
Maine	-46
Oklahoma	-41
Iowa	-37
Wyoming	-31
Source: National Center for Education Statistics