Eligible Districts for the 2006 Prize
| Albuquerque Public Schools | New Mexico |
| Aldine Independent School District | Texas |
| Alief Independent School District | Texas |
| Anchorage School District | Alaska |
| Arlington Independent School District | Texas |
| Atlanta Public Schools | Georgia |
| Austin Independent School District | Texas |
| Baltimore City Public School System | Maryland |
| Baltimore County Public Schools | Maryland |
| Birmingham City | Alabama |
| Boise Independent District | Idaho |
| Boston Public Schools | Massachusetts |
| Bridgeport School District | Connecticut |
| Broward County School District | Florida |
| Brownsville Independent School District | Texas |
| Buffalo City School District | New York |
| Caddo Parish School Board | Louisiana |
| Charleston County School District | South Carolina |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | North Carolina |
| Christina School District | Delaware |
| Cincinnati City School District | Ohio |
| City of Chicago School District 299 | Illinois |
| Clark County School District | Nevada |
| Clayton County | Georgia |
| Cleveland Municipal City School District | Ohio |
| Cobb County | Georgia |
| Columbus Public Schools | Ohio |
| Corona-Norco Unified | California |
| Corpus Christi Independent School District | Texas |
| Dade County School District | Florida |
| Dallas Independent School District | Texas |
| Dekalb County 1 | Georgia |
| Denver County 1 | Colorado |
| Des Moines Independent Community School District | Iowa |
| Detroit City School Distict | Michigan |
| District of Columbia Public Schools | District of Columbia |
| Duval County School District | Florida |
| East Baton Rouge Parish School Board | Louisiana |
| El Paso Independent School District | Texas |
| Fairfax County Public Schools | Virginia |
| Fontana Unified | California |
| Fort Worth Independent School District | Texas |
| Fresno Unified | California |
| Garland Independent School District | Texas |
| Guilford County Schools | North Carolina |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia |
| Hillsborough County School District | Florida |
| Houston Independent School District | Texas |
| Indianapolis Public Schools | Indiana |
| Jackson Public School District | Mississippi |
| Jefferson County | Kentucky |
| Jefferson Parish School Board | Louisiana |
| Jersey City | New Jersey |
| Kansas City 33 | Missouri |
| Little Rock School District | Arkansas |
| Los Angeles Unified | California |
| Manchester School District | New Hampshire |
| Memphis City School District | Tennessee |
| Milwaukee | Wisconsin |
| Minneapolis | Minnesota |
| Montebello Unified | California |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | Maryland |
| Moreno Valley Unified | California |
| Nashville-Davidson County School District | Tennessee |
| New York City Public Schools | New York |
| Newark City | New Jersey |
| Northside Independent School District | Texas |
| Oakland Unified School District | California |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
| Omaha Public Schools | Nebraska |
| Orange County School District | Florida |
| Orleans Parish School District | Louisiana |
| Palm Beach County School District | Florida |
| Pasadena Independent School District | Texas |
| Philadelphia City School District | Pennsylvania |
| Pinellas County School District | Florida |
| Pittsburgh School District | Pennsylvania |
| Pomona Unified | California |
| Portland SD 1J | Oregon |
| Prince Georges County Public Schools | Maryland |
| Providence School District | Rhode Island |
| Riverside Unified | California |
| Rochester City School District | New York |
| Sacramento City Unified | California |
| Salt Lake City School District | Utah |
| San Antonio Independent School District | Texas |
| San Bernadino City Unified | California |
| San Diego Unified | California |
| San Francisco Unified | California |
| Santa Ana Unified | California |
| Seattle School District 1 | Washington |
| Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | South Dakota |
| St. Louis City | Missouri |
| St. Paul | Minnesota |
| Stockton City Unified | California |
| Tucson Unified District | Arizona |
| Tulsa | Oklahoma |
| Wake County Schools | North Carolina |
| Wichita | Kansas |
| Ysleta Independent School District | Texas |
