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Residents affected by school takeovers

Historical data from the 2016 News21 investigation. Original values, terminology and source notes are retained. This is not current voting guidance.

Original chart series and categories; download includes the preserved axis labels and units. The number of Americans living in communities affected by state takeovers grew by 35 percent between 2010 and 2015.

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Residents affected by school takeovers — original 2016 values
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Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover12658464000003597516Added Fayette County School District, West Virginia
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover12669696000003643225Added Okolona Separate School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover12713760000003648222Added Sunflower County School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover12730176000003665031Added Alisal Union Elementary School District, California
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover12779424000003723017Added Riverview Gardens School District, Missouri
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover12789792000003761927Added Coosa County School District, Alabama
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover12789792000003773174Added Sumter County School District, Alabama
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover12858912000003786607Removed Decatur School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover12858912000003782968Removed Greenland Public Schools, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover12947904000003776474Added Round Valley Unified School District, California
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13067136000003779042Removed Roosevelt Union Free School District, New York
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13074912000003760855Added Gilmer County School District, West Virginia
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13085280000003769561Added Helena-West Helena School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13085280000003783036Added Pulaski County Special School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13086144000003939720Added Drew School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13093920000003941589Removed West Fresno Elementary School District (now merged into another district), California
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13104288000003940062Removed Sumter County School District, Alabama
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13121568000003926629Added Emma Donnan Middle School, Indiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13121568000003926951Added TC Howe High School, Indiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13121568000003927594Added Emmerich Manual High School , Indiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13121568000003928149Added Arlington Community High School , Indiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13121568000003928597Added George Washington Community High School , Indiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13121568000003929172Added Theodore Roosevelt High School , Indiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13225248000003929774Added Lawrence School District, Massachusetts
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13253760000004007138Removed Okolona Separate School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13275360000004002141Added Midfield City School District, Alabama
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13306464000004007460Added Highland Park City Schools, Michigan
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13347936000004018411Added Muskegon Heights School District, Michigan
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13348800000004029218Added Aberdeen School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13379040000004038889Removed Alisal Union Elementary School District, California
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13396320000003980903Added Birmingham City School District, Alabama
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13402368000004192608Added North Chicago School District 187, Illinois
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13487904000004221651Added Oktibbeha County School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13492224000004234328Added Inglewood Unified School District, California
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13546656000004348501Added Breathitt County School District, Kentucky
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13552704000004361148Removed Lincoln County School District, West Virginia
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13553568000004339549Added Chester-Upland School District, Pennsylvania
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13569984000004380873Removed Round Valley Unified School District, California
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13569984000004378305Removed Hazlehurst City School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13569984000004367803Removed North Panola School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13569984000004356681Removed Tate County School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13646880000004338117Removed Vallejo City Unified School District, California
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13648608000004217264Added Duquesne City School District, Pennsylvania
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13678848000004222822Added El Paso Independent School District, Texas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13679712000004551951Removed McDowell County School District, West Virginia
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13686624000004530670Added Mineral Springs School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13792896000004534361Added Claiborne County School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13792896000004543757Added Leflore County School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13813632000004559051Removed Coosa County School District, Alabama
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13813632000004547804Removed Midfield City School District, Alabama
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13885344000004542485Removed Indianola School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13885344000004530980Removed Sunflower County School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13885344000004514171Removed Drew School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13912128000004512302Added Glenwood Leadership Academy , Indiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13921632000004512785Added Selma City School District, Alabama
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13932864000004533061Added Scott County School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover13970880000004552875Added Lee County School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14019264000004563026Added Camden City School District, New Jersey
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14041728000004563026Added Normandy School District, Missouri
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14041728000004599276Added Recovery School District, Louisiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14041728000004630007Added Recovery School District, Louisiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14048640000004632053Removed Preston County School District, West Virginia
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14052960000004598333Added Beaumont Independent School District, Texas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14071104000004731569Added Achievement School District 2014-2015, Tennessee
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14121216000004738707Removed Mineral Springs School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14133312000004735016Removed Grant County School District, West Virginia
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14148000000004723187Added Lincoln School, Indiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14148000000004723535Added Dunbar Pulaski Middle School, Indiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14173920000004723932Removed Mingo County School District, West Virginia
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14200704000004697703Removed Oktibbeha County School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14200704000004685026Removed Scott County School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14224032000004665212Added Little Rock School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14261184000004844190Removed Lee County School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14301792000004834039Added Holyoke School District, Massachusetts
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14304384000004874118Removed Dunbar Pulaski Middle School, Indiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14319072000004873721Removed El Paso Independent School District, Texas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14328576000004544592Removed Achievement School District 2014-2015, Tennessee
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14339808000004537454Removed Birmingham City School District, Alabama
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14364000000004325749Added Tunica County School District, Mississippi
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14364864000004336332Added Menifee County School District, Kentucky
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14383872000004342669Added Winchester School District, Connecticut
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14383872000004353758Added Recovery School District, Louisiana
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14448672000004354265Added Youngstown City School District, Ohio
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14497056000004422124Added Dollarway School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14503968000004435674Added La Marque Independent School District, Texas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14537664000004463858Added Southbridge School District, Massachusetts
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14573952000004480633Added Brockington Elementary School , South Carolina
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14573952000004481010Added Johnson Middle School, South Carolina
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14575680000004481175Removed Helena-West Helena School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14575680000004467700Removed Pulaski County Special School District, Arkansas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14640480000004311016Added Edgewood Independent School District (Bexar County), Texas
Total number of residents affected by state takeover since 2010Total under takeover14673312000004369883Removed King City Joint Union High School District, California