Data Available: 1999-00 through 2011-12
Annually, NAPCS collects school, district, and state enrollment data from official state department of education fall membership count data files.
Waiting List Data Available: 2005-06 through 2011-12
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 115,137 | |
| % of Charter School Students to All Public School Students | 10.7% | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 57,202 | 49.7% |
| Black | 8,682 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic | 39,787 | 34.6% |
| Asian | 4,390 | 3.8% |
| Other | 4,454 | 3.9% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 49,884 | 43.3% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 65,253 | 56.7% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 67,523 | 58.6% |
| Suburbs | 21,737 | 18.9% |
| Town | 9,183 | 8.0% |
| Rural | 16,694 | 14.5% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 54,775 | 47.6% |
| Middle Schools | 4,233 | 3.7% |
| High Schools | 28,518 | 24.8% |
| Middle/High Schools | 8,021 | 7.0% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 19,590 | 17.0% |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Kindergarten | 10,669 | 9.3% |
| First Grade | 9,648 | 8.4% |
| Second Grade | 8,818 | 7.7% |
| Third Grade | 8,578 | 7.5% |
| Fourth Grade | 8,225 | 7.1% |
| Fifth Grade | 7,802 | 6.8% |
| Sixth Grade | 8,192 | 7.1% |
| Seventh Grade | 7,553 | 6.6% |
| Eighth Grade | 7,367 | 6.4% |
| Ninth Grade | 6,182 | 5.4% |
| Tenth Grade | 7,158 | 6.2% |
| Eleventh Grade | 8,665 | 7.5% |
| Twelfth Grade | 14,333 | 12.4% |
| Students by Management Organization | ||
| CMO | 21,811 | 18.9% |
| EMO | 34,242 | 29.7% |
| Freestanding | 59,084 | 51.3% |
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 961,093 | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 417,103 | 43.4% |
| Black | 55,488 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 405,805 | 42.2% |
| Asian | 29,122 | 3.0% |
| Other | 53,575 | 5.6% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 451,628 | 47.0% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 509,465 | 53.0% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 420,513 | 43.8% |
| Suburbs | 201,869 | 21.0% |
| Town | 99,376 | 10.3% |
| Rural | 239,335 | 24.9% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 526,257 | 54.8% |
| Middle Schools | 130,663 | 13.6% |
| High Schools | 261,465 | 27.2% |
| Middle/High Schools | 29,228 | 3.0% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 13,398 | 1.4% |
| Ungraded | 82 | |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Pre-Kindergarten | 7,009 | 0.7% |
| Kindergarten | 71,734 | 7.5% |
| First Grade | 74,273 | 7.7% |
| Second Grade | 73,398 | 7.6% |
| Third Grade | 73,648 | 7.7% |
| Fourth Grade | 73,611 | 7.7% |
| Fifth Grade | 73,519 | 7.6% |
| Sixth Grade | 71,938 | 7.5% |
| Seventh Grade | 72,630 | 7.6% |
| Eighth Grade | 72,873 | 7.6% |
| Ninth Grade | 74,388 | 7.7% |
| Tenth Grade | 71,214 | 7.4% |
| Eleventh Grade | 64,801 | 6.7% |
| Twelfth Grade | 62,956 | 6.6% |