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The Six Largest Public School Districts In The U.S., Marie A. Falcone, Saha Salahi, Olivia K. Cheche, Peter Grema, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Jr., Magdalena Martinez
The Six Largest Public School Districts In The U.S., Marie A. Falcone, Saha Salahi, Olivia K. Cheche, Peter Grema, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Jr., Magdalena Martinez
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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 …