2,247 — Number of conventional school districts in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio and Texas.
47.3 percent — The percentage of school districts in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio and Texas that contract out their food, custodial or transportation services.
66.4 percent — The percentage of districts in Pennsylvania that contract out for transportation services, the highest level of privatization found in the survey.
1.7 percent — Only three of Georgia’s 180 districts contract out transportation services, the lowest level of privatization found in the survey.
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