Schools and Students
The following statistics are for the 2026-27 school year.
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42 elementary schools, 25,471 students
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13 middle schools, 113,356 students
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10 high and technical schools, 14,896 students
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3 special schools, 507 students
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68 total schools, 54,230 students
Enrollment History
The following statistics are for the 2026-27 school year.
- 1905: 3,000
- 1960: 12,000
- 1970: 24,000
- 1980: 49,000
- 1990: 64,000
- 2000: 71,651
- 2008: 81,095
- 2009: 48,411
- 2010: 49,729
- 2011: 50,640
- 2012: 52,043
- 2013: 52,856
- 2014: 51,806
- 2015: 52,324
- 2016: 52,509
- 2017: 53,519
- 2018: 54,865
- 2019: 56,339
- 2020: 56,102
- 2021: 57,840
- 2022: 57,829
- 2023: 57,436
- 2024: 57,083
- 2025: 55,819
- 2026: 54,230
Employees
The following statistics are for the 2025-26 school year.
- Licensed Personnel: 3,412
- Contracted: 3,366
- Hourly: 46
- Support Staff: 3,772
- Full-time: 1,344
- Hourly: 2,428
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Total Employees: 7,184
- Teacher Training
- Bachelor’s Degree: 100%
- Master’s Degree: 46.4%
- Doctorate Degree: 1.6%
Teacher/Pupil Ratios
The following statistics are for the 2026-27 school year.
- Grade 1 – 3: 1 to 22.0
- Grades 4 – 8: 1 to 26.0
- Grades 9 – 12: 1 to 27.0
Teacher/pupil ratios used for hiring staff. Actual class sizes vary widely depending on move-in patterns of students, etc.
Breakfast and Lunch Prices
The following statistics are for the 2026-27 school year.
- Elementary Breakfast: $1.30
- Secondary Breakfast: $1.55
- Elementary Lunch: $2.25
- Secondary Lunch: $2.55
- Adult Breakfast: $3.00
- Adult Lunch: $5.00
Financial
The following statistics are for the 2026-27 school year.
- Assessed Valuation: $53.0 billion (projected)
- Local Tax Rate: 0.004981 (projected)
- Revenue: $882.1 million
Projected Expenditures
- General Fund: $703.4 million
- Capital Projects: $81.6 million
- Debt Service: $13.7 million
- Nutrition Services: $32.3 million
- Self Insurance: $80.5 million
- Student Activities: $24.2 million
- Total Cost Per Student: $12,757