Publication Date: December 2020
Author: Marie A. Falcone, Saha Salahi, Olivia K. Cheche, Peter Grema, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr., Magdalena Martinez
Abstract: This fact sheet examines the student enrollment of the six largest school districts in the United States. The following school districts are included based on enrollment data for the 2015-2016 school year: New York City Public Schools (NYCDOE), Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), Clark County School District (CCSD), and Broward County Public Schools (BCPS).
Data are also presented on the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) populations of these districts and the student to school board trustee ratios. These figures allow policymakers to better understand the student enrollment and metropolitan dynamics of large school districts for comparative analysis.