Largest School Districts in the United States
| Rank | School district | State | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City Public Schools | New York | 999,150 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Unified School District | California | 707,627 |
| 3 | Chicago Public Schools | Illinois | 413,694 |
| 4 | Miami-Dade County Public Schools | Florida | 353,790 |
| 5 | Clark County School District | Nevada | 303,448 |
| 6 | Broward County Public Schools | Florida | 262,813 |
| 7 | Houston Independent School District | Texas | 202,936 |
| 8 | Hillsborough County Public Schools | Florida | 193,517 |
| 9 | Hawai’i Department of Education | Hawaii | 180,728 |
| 10 | School District of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 178,241 |
| 11 | Orange County Public Schools | Florida | 175,245 |
| 12 | School District of Palm Beach County | Florida | 171,431 |
| 13 | Fairfax County Public Schools | Virginia | 163,952 |
| 14 | Dallas Independent School District | Texas | 159,144 |
| 15 | Gwinnett County Public Schools | Georgia | 152,043 |
| 16 | Montgomery County Public Schools | Maryland | 137,814 |
| 17 | Prince George’s County Public Schools | Maryland | 131,014 |
| 18 | San Diego City Schools | California | 130,983 |
| 19 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | North Carolina | 128,789 |
| 20 | Wake County Public School System | North Carolina | 128,748 |
| 21 | Duval County Public Schools | Florida | 125,176 |
| 22 | Detroit Public Schools | Michigan | 117,609 |
| 23 | Memphis City Schools | Tennessee | 117,349 |
| 24 | Pinellas County Schools | Florida | 109,915 |
| 25 | Cobb County School District | Georgia | 107,274 |
| 26 | Baltimore County Public Schools | Maryland | 105,839 |
| 27 | DeKalb County School System | Georgia | 101,396 |
| 28 | Albuquerque Public Schools | New Mexico | 95,493 |
| 29 | Polk County Public Schools | Florida | 92,801 |
| 30 | Jefferson County Public Schools | Kentucky | 92,659 |
| 31 | Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District | Texas | 92,135 |
| 32 | Long Beach Unified School District | California | 90,663 |
| 33 | Milwaukee Public Schools | Wisconsin | 89,912 |
| 34 | Jefferson County Public Schools | Colorado | 86,154 |
| 35 | Baltimore City Public School System | Maryland | 84,515 |
| 36 | Fulton County School System | Georgia | 83,861 |
| 37 | Northside Independent School District | Texas | 82,587 |
| 38 | Austin Independent School District | Texas | 82,140 |
| 39 | Fort Worth Independent School District | Texas | 79,457 |
| 40 | School District of Lee County | Florida | 78,981 |
| 41 | Jordan School District | Utah | 78,299 |
| 42 | Fresno Unified School District | California | 77,555 |
| 43 | Brevard Public Schools | Florida | 74,785 |
| 44 | Mesa Public Schools | Arizona | 74,128 |
| 45 | Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools | Tennessee | 73,731 |
| 46 | Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Maryland | 73,066 |
| 47 | Denver Public Schools | Colorado | 72,561 |
| 48 | Virginia Beach City Public Schools | Virginia | 72,538 |
| 49 | Guilford County Schools | North Carolina | 71,722 |
| 50 | Prince William County Public Schools | Virginia | 70,948 |
| 51 | Greenville County School District | South Carolina | 67,537 |
| 52 | Granite School District | Utah | 67,502 |
| 53 | Fort Bend Independent School District | Texas | 67,014 |
| 54 | Seminole County School District | Florida | 66,351 |
| 55 | Volusia County Schools | Florida | 65,867 |
| 56 | Mobile County Public School System | Alabama | 65,097 |
| 57 | Washoe County School District | Nevada | 64,954 |
| 58 | Pasco County Schools | Florida | 64,689 |
| 59 | Arlington Independent School District | Texas | 63,082 |
| 60 | El Paso Independent School District | Texas | 62,857 |
| 61 | Davis School District | Utah | 62,193 |
| 62 | Elk Grove Unified School District | California | 61,881 |
| 63 | North East Independent School District | Texas | 61,255 |
| 64 | Tucson Unified School District | Arizona | 60,333 |
| 65 | Knox County Schools | Tennessee | 59,663 |
| 66 | Aldine Independent School District | Texas | 58,831 |
| 67 | Chesterfield County Public Schools | Virginia | 58,455 |
| 68 | San Bernardino City Unified School District | California | 57,398 |
| 69 | Santa Ana Unified School District | California | 57,286 |
| 70 | Garland Independent School District | Texas | 56,955 |
| 71 | District of Columbia Public Schools | District of Columbia | 56,943 |
| 72 | Alpine School District | Utah | 56,460 |
| 73 | Boston Public Schools | Massachusetts | 56,388 |
| 74 | San Francisco Unified School District | California | 56,183 |
| 75 | Columbus City Schools | Ohio | 56,003 |
| 76 | Cleveland Metropolitan School District | Ohio | 55,593 |
| 77 | San Antonio Independent School District | Texas | 55,406 |
| 78 | Cumberland County Schools | North Carolina | 53,621 |
| 79 | Plano Independent School District | Texas | 52,997 |
| 80 | Clayton County Public Schools | Georgia | 52,533 |
| 81 | School District of Osceola County, Florida | Florida | 52,012 |
| 82 | Capistrano Unified School District | California | 51,512 |
| 83 | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools | North Carolina | 51,325 |
| 84 | Katy Independent School District | Texas | 51,201 |
| 85 | Atlanta Public Schools | Georgia | 50,631 |
| 86 | Loudoun County Public Schools | Virginia | 50,383 |
| 87 | Douglas County School District RE-1 | Colorado | 50,370 |
| 88 | Corona-Norco Unified School District | California | 49,865 |
| 89 | Pasadena Independent School District | Texas | 49,851 |
| 90 | Cherry Creek School District | Colorado | 49,684 |
| 91 | Sacramento City Unified School District | California | 49,355 |
| 92 | Anchorage School District | Alaska | 49,230 |
| 93 | East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools | Louisiana | 49,197 |
| 94 | Lewisville Independent School District | Texas | 49,060 |
| 95 | Howard County Public Schools | Maryland | 49,048 |
| 96 | Garden Grove Unified School District | California | 48,802 |
| 97 | Brownsville Independent School District | Texas | 48,334 |
| 98 | San Juan Unified School District | California | 47,862 |
| 99 | Henrico County Public Schools | Virginia | 47,680 |
| 100 | Shelby County Schools | Tennessee | 47,126 |
References
- ^ “Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students, by state: 1990, 2000, and 2006“. Digest of Education Statistics 2008. U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics.. 18 March 2009. pp. 129-139. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
External links
- 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size, from the United States Department of Education (2004-05 school year)
- List of largest school districts from ProximityOne.com
- A list of the 500 largest school districts in 2000-2001 from the National Center for Education Statistics (Department of Education)
On December 11th, 2009, posted in: Teachers Of Color Stats and Facts by teachersofcolor
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