Table 6.

Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary schools and students in magnet and charter
schools in the 100 largest districts in the United States and jurisdictions: By school district, school year
2001–02
Percentage Percentage
Number of Percentage of students Number of Percentage of students
magnet of magnet in magnet charter of charter in charter
Name of reporting district State schools schools schools schools schools schools
Reporting total † † † 422 2.7 1.4
New York City Public Schools NY (1) † † 0 0.0 0.0
Los Angeles Unified CA 129 19.5 34.3 40 6.0 4.0
Puerto Rico Department of Education PR 151 9.8 10.8 83 5.4 6.0
City of Chicago School District IL 333 55.6 58.9 15 2.5 1.7
Dade County School District FL — — — 18 5.0 1.5
Broward County School District FL — — — 17 7.0 3.3
Clark County School District NV 7 2.5 1.8 4 1.5 0.4
Houston Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Philadelphia City School District PA — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Hawaii Department of Education HI † † † 22 7.9 1.7
Hillsborough County School District FL — — — 15 6.8 1.4
Detroit City School District MI † † † 0 0.0 0.0
Dallas Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Fairfax County Public Schools VA 60 30.3 28.0 0 0.0 0.0
Palm Beach County School District FL — — — 16 8.3 1.1
Orange County School District FL — — — 10 5.4 0.8
San Diego City Unified CA 28 15.4 21.2 16 8.8 5.6
Montgomery County Public Schools MD — — — † † †
Prince Georges County Public Schools MD — — — † † †
Duval County School District FL — — — 7 3.9 1.1
Gwinnett County School District GA 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Memphis City School District TN 1 0.6 0.5 † † †
Pinellas County School District FL — — — 3 1.8 0.1
Baltimore County Public Schools MD — — — † † †
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools NC 41 29.9 27.3 0 0.0 0.0
Wake County Schools NC 40 33.3 34.7 0 0.0 0.0
Cobb County School District GA 4 4.2 7.7 7 7.3 7.4
Baltimore City Public School System MD — — — † † †
Milwaukee School District WI † † † 17 8.2 7.5
De Kalb County School District GA 14 10.9 11.7 6 4.7 3.0
Long Beach Unified CA 41 45.6 51.7 5 5.6 0.7
Jefferson (KY) County KY 13 7.6 13.9 † † †
Jefferson (CO) County CO 0 0.0 0.0 11 6.6 3.3
Albuquerque Public Schools NM 1 0.7 # 9 6.5 1.6
Polk County School District FL — — — 13 9.2 4.7
Fresno Unified CA 12 12.1 20.2 8 8.1 2.4
Fort Worth Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Austin Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Virginia Beach City Public Schools VA 5 5.9 9.5 0 0.0 0.0
Anne Arundel County Public Schools MD — — — † † †
Mesa Unified District AZ — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Jordan School District UT † † † 1 1.2 #
Orleans Parish School Board LA 10 7.7 10.2 2 1.5 0.9
Denver County CO 0 0.0 0.0 8 6.0 2.9
Cleveland City School District OH † † † 0 0.0 0.0
Granite School District UT † † † 1 1.0 0.1
Brevard County School District FL — — — 10 9.2 2.0
Fulton County School District GA 1 1.3 2.2 3 3.9 1.7
District of Columbia Public Schools DC 2 1.2 1.2 0 0.0 0.0
Nashville-Davidson County School District TN 9 7.3 8.6 † † †
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Northside Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Columbus City School District OH † † † 0 0.0 0.0
Guilford County Schools NC 13 12.9 8.6 0 0.0 0.0
Mobile County School District AL 9 8.8 8.0 † † †
El Paso Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Seminole County School District FL — — — 5 6.9 1.1
Volusia County School District FL — — — 2 2.2 0.5
Boston School District MA 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Tucson Unified District AZ — — — 0 0.0 0.0
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary schools and students in magnet and charter
schools in the 100 largest districts in the United States and jurisdictions: By school district, school year
2001–02—Continued
Percentage Percentage
Number of Percentage of students Number of Percentage of students
magnet of magnet in magnet charter of charter in charter
Name of reporting district State schools schools schools schools schools schools
Santa Ana Unified CA 0 0.0 0.0 2 3.7 1.8
Greenville County School District SC 12 12.8 14.8 3 3.2 0.5
Lee County School District FL — — — 2 2.6 0.2
Arlington Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Davis School District UT † † † 0 0.0 0.0
San Francisco Unified CA 5 4.4 8.9 4 3.5 1.6
Washoe County School District NV 2 2.1 0.4 5 5.3 1.6
Prince William County Public Schools VA 21 28.4 39.8 0 0.0 0.0
San Antonio Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Atlanta City School District GA 6 6.2 14.7 2 2.1 1.1
Fort Bend Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
San Bernardino City Unified CA 25 38.5 36.1 1 1.5 0.2
Oakland Unified CA 11 11.0 22.4 8 8.0 2.0
Sacramento City Unified CA 6 7.6 17.5 1 1.3 1.8
Aldine Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
North East Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Portland School District OR (1) † † 3 2.8 0.2
Chesterfield County Public Schools VA 1 1.7 3.1 0 0.0 0.0
Pasco County School District FL — — — 2 3.0 0.8
Garland Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
East Baton Rouge Parish School LA 27 25.5 27.4 3 2.8 0.7
Knox County School District TN 4 4.5 5.0 † † †
Cumberland County Schools NC 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
San Juan Unified CA 5 5.8 8.0 4 4.7 8.5
Jefferson Parish School Board LA 0 0.0 0.0 1 1.2 0.1
Elk Grove Unified CA 1 1.9 3.1 2 3.8 0.4
Garden Grove Unified CA 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Anchorage School District AK 10 10.2 7.4 3 3.1 2.0
Plano Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Wichita KS 27 29.3 23.0 0 0.0 0.0
Alpine School District UT † † † 1 1.7 0.1
Clayton County GA 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Minneapolis MN 20 13.9 19.2 0 0.0 0.0
Seattle WA 3 2.3 4.3 † † †
Ysleta Independent School District TX — — — 0 0.0 0.0
Capistrano Unified CA 0 0.0 0.0 1 2.0 0.2
Howard County Pub Schls System MD — — — † † †
Omaha Public Schools NE — — — † † †
Forsyth County Schools NC 51 75.0 69.6 0 0.0 0.0
Caddo Parish School Board LA 20 27.0 34.0 0 0.0 0.0
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1
Data were missing for more than 20 percent of schools.
NOTE: The universe for this table includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.
SOURCE: Data reported by states to U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Public Elementary/Secondary
School Universe Survey," 2001–02, Version 1a.