List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment
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This is a list of school districts in the United States ranked by 2019 enrollment.
2019 | 2014 vs 2016 [1] | 2016 vs 2018 [2] | 2018 vs 2019 | School district | State/Territory | Students (autumn 2014)[1] |
Students (autumn 2016)[2] |
Students (autumn 2018) [3] |
Students (autumn 2019)[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York City | New York | 995,192 | 984,462 | 960,484 | 956,634 | |||
2 | Los Angeles Unified | California | 646,683 | 633,621 | 495,255 | 483,234 | |||
3 | City of Chicago (SD 299) | Illinois | 392,558 | 378,199 | 359,476 | 347,484 | |||
4 | Miami-Dade County | Florida | 356,964 | 357,249 | 350,434 | 347,307 | |||
5 | Clark County | Nevada | 324,093 | 326,953 | 330,225 | 328,991 | |||
6 | Broward County | Florida | 266,265 | 271,852 | 270,978 | 269,172 | |||
7 | 1 | Hillsborough County | Florida | 207,469 | 214,386 | 220,252 | 223,305 | ||
8 | 1 | Houston ISD | Texas | 215,225 | 216,106 | 209,772 | 210,061 | ||
9 | Orange County | Florida | 191,648 | 200,674 | 208,203 | 208,875 | |||
10 | Palm Beach | Florida | 186,605 | 192,721 | 192,533 | 194,675 | |||
11 | Fairfax County | Virginia | 185,541 | 187,467 | 187,797 | 188,887 | |||
12 | Hawaii Department of Education | Hawaii | 182,384 | 181,550 | 181,278 | 181,088 | |||
13 | Gwinnett County | Georgia | 173,246 | 178,214 | 179,758 | 180,589 | |||
14 | 1 | 1 | Montgomery County | Maryland | 154,434 | 159,010 | 162,680 | 165,267 | |
15 | 1 | 1 | Wake County | North Carolina | 155,820 | 160,467 | 161,784 | 163,404 | |
16 | 2 | Dallas ISD | Texas | 160,253 | 157,886 | 155,119 | 153,861 | ||
17 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | North Carolina | 145,636 | 147,428 | 147,638 | 149,845 | |||
18 | 2 | 1 | Prince George's County | Maryland | 127,576 | 130,814 | 132,657 | 135,952 | |
19 | 1 | Philadelphia City | Pennsylvania | 134,241 | 133,929 | 132,520 | 130,617 | ||
20 | Duval County | Florida | 128,685 | 129,479 | 130,229 | 130,279 | |||
21 | 1 | 1 | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Texas | 113,023 | 114,868 | 116,512 | 117,446 | |
22 | 1 | 2 | Baltimore County | Maryland | 109,830 | 112,139 | 113,814 | 115,038 | |
23 | 3 | 2 | Shelby County | Tennessee | 115,810 | 111,403 | 112,125 | 113,198 | |
24 | 1 | 1 | Cobb County | Georgia | 111,751 | 113,151 | 111,854 | 112,097 | |
25 | 1 | 1 | Northside ISD | Texas | 103,606 | 106,145 | 106,501 | 107,817 | |
26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Polk County | Florida | 99,723 | 102,295 | 101,408 | 102,952 |
27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | San Diego Unified | California | 129,779 | 128,040 | 103,194 | 102,270 |
28 | 1 | 2 | Jefferson County | Kentucky | 100,602 | 99,813 | 97,936 | 100,348 | |
29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pinellas County | Florida | 103,774 | 102,905 | 100,948 | 99,772 |
30 | 1 | 1 | DeKalb County | Georgia | 101,103 | 101,284 | 99,166 | 98,800 | |
31 | 1 | Lee County | Florida | 89,364 | 92,686 | 94,410 | 95,613 | ||
32 | 1 | Fulton County | Georgia | 95,460 | 96,122 | 94,491 | 93,897 | ||
33 | 1 | 1 | Prince William County | Virginia | 86,641 | 89,345 | 90,843 | 92,237 | |
34 | 1 | Denver | Colorado | 88,839 | 91,138 | 92,039 | 92,143 | ||
35 | 1 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 93,001 | 90,651 | 89,788 | 88,312 | ||
36 | 2 | 2 | Davidson County | Tennessee | 84,069 | 85,163 | 84,667 | 85,588 | |
37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 79,518 | 81,379 | 83,300 | 84,984 |
38 | 1 | Jefferson County, No R1 | Colorado | 86,581 | 86,371 | 84,646 | 84,078 | ||
39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Loudoun County | Virginia | 73,418 | 78,348 | 81,906 | 83,606 |
40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Alpine | Utah | 75,161 | 78,957 | 81,715 | 83,540 |
41 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Katy ISD | Texas | 70,330 | 75,428 | 79,913 | 83,423 |
42 | 2 | 4 | Fort Worth ISD | Texas | 85,975 | 87,428 | 84,510 | 82,891 | |
43 | 3 | 1 | Austin ISD | Texas | 84,564 | 83,067 | 80,032 | 80,911 | |
44 | 2 | 4 | Baltimore City | Maryland | 84,976 | 82,354 | 79,297 | 79,187 | |
45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Fort Bend ISD | Texas | 72,152 | 74,146 | 76,122 | 77,756 |
46 | 1 | 1 | Greenville County | South Carolina | 75,508 | 76,918 | 76,158 | 77,302 | |
47 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Pasco County | Florida | 69,295 | 72,493 | 75,048 | 76,661 |
48 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Davis | Utah | 70,857 | 72,987 | 74,289 | 74,773 |
49 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 77,316 | 76,206 | 75,431 | 74,683 |
50 | 1 | Brevard County | Florida | 72,285 | 73,444 | 73,734 | 73,962 | ||
51 | 3 | Guilford County | North Carolina | 73,416 | 73,059 | 72,950 | 72,682 | ||
52 | 4 | 7 | Long Beach Unified | California | 79,709 | 76,428 | 72,935 | 71,712 | |
53 | 4 | 3 | Fresno Unified | California | 73,543 | 73,356 | 71,152 | 71,265 | |
54 | 5 | 8 | 1 | Osceola County | Florida | 59,320 | 63,031 | 68,554 | 69,925 |
55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Virginia Beach City | Virginia | 70,121 | 69,085 | 68,624 | 68,706 |
56 | 2 | 1 | Seminole County | Florida | 66,134 | 67,808 | 68,269 | 68,096 | |
57 | 1 | 2 | Douglas County, No RE1 | Colorado | 66,702 | 67,470 | 67,591 | 67,305 | |
58 | 2 | Washoe County | Nevada | 65,682 | 66,671 | 67,113 | 67,301 | ||
59 | 1 | 5 | Aldine ISD | Texas | 69,716 | 69,768 | 66,854 | 67,259 | |
60 | 1 | 5 | Granite | Utah | 69,994 | 69,580 | 66,767 | 66,276 | |
61 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Conroe ISD | Texas | 56,363 | 59,764 | 62,837 | 64,799 |
62 | 1 | 3 | 1 | North East ISD | Texas | 67,971 | 67,531 | 65,186 | 64,539 |
63 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Elk Grove Unified | California | 62,888 | 63,061 | 63,100 | 63,660 |
64 | 2 | 2 | Volusia County | Florida | 61,777 | 63,028 | 63,223 | 63,009 | |
65 | 20 | 6 | 3 | Frisco ISD | Texas | 49,644 | 55,923 | 60,182 | 62,705 |
66 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mesa Unified | Arizona | 63,849 | 63,444 | 63,124 | 62,703 |
67 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Chesterfield County | Virginia | 59,725 | 60,060 | 61,552 | 62,614 |
68 | 1 | 1 | Knox County | Tennessee | 59,733 | 60,372 | 60,854 | 61,545 | |
69 | 4 | 4 | Arlington ISD | Texas | 63,882 | 62,181 | 59,900 | 59,532 | |
70 | 7 | 5 | Howard County | Maryland | 53,685 | 55,626 | 57,907 | 58,868 | |
71 | 3 | 12 | 1 | Jordan | Utah | 52,274 | 53,416 | 56,176 | 57,771 |
72 | 3 | 2 | Cherry Creek, No 5 | Colorado | 54,535 | 54,852 | 55,839 | 56,228 | |
73 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Seattle | Washington | 52,834 | 54,215 | 55,271 | 55,986 |
74 | 2 | 1 | Garland ISD | Texas | 57,436 | 57,133 | 55,987 | 55,701 | |
75 | 5 | 1 | 4 | El Paso ISD | Texas | 60,852 | 59,424 | 57,315 | 55,253 |
76 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County | North Carolina | 54,762 | 55,228 | 54,707 | 54,566 |
77 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Clayton County | Georgia | 53,367 | 54,345 | 54,840 | 54,424 |
78 | 4 | 12 | 1 | Klein ISD | Texas | 49,402 | 51,810 | 53,328 | 54,096 |
79 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Mobile County | Alabama | 57,910 | 56,628 | 53,967 | 53,941 |
80 | 1 | 8 | 1 | Omaha | Nebraska | 51,928 | 52,344 | 53,194 | 53,483 |
81 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Pasadena ISD | Texas | 55,577 | 56,282 | 53,291 | 52,878 |
82 | 2 | 17 | 2 | San Francisco Unified | California | 58,414 | 60,133 | 52,498 | 52,811 |
83 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Plano ISD | Texas | 54,689 | 54,173 | 53,057 | 52,629 |
84 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Corona-Norco Unified | California | 53,739 | 53,157 | 53,002 | 52,557 |
85 | 5 | Atlanta | Georgia | 51,145 | 51,927 | 52,377 | 52,416 | ||
86 | 1 | Lewisville ISD | Texas | 53,356 | 53,257 | 52,218 | 52,189 | ||
87 | 1 | 5 | Henrico County | Virginia | 50,971 | 51,425 | 51,523 | 51,786 | |
88 | 9 | 5 | 8 | District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 46,155 | 48,462 | 49,065 | 50,971 |
89 | 3 | 12 | 1 | Round Rock ISD | Texas | 47,251 | 48,321 | 50,387 | 50,953 |
90 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Cumberland County | North Carolina | 51,604 | 51,194 | 50,879 | 50,750 |
91 | 8 | 21 | Detroit City | Michigan | 47,277 | 45,455 | 49,931 | 50,644 | |
92 | 8 | 16 | 2 | Forsyth County | Georgia | 42,435 | 46,238 | 49,346 | 50,544 |
93 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Boston | Massachusetts | 54,312 | 53,640 | 51,433 | 50,480 |
94 | 8 | 7 | 1 | Charleston, 01 | South Carolina | 46,790 | 48,551 | 49,769 | 50,299 |
95 | 3 | 3 | Manatee County | Florida | 47,883 | 48,884 | 49,301 | 50,088 | |
96 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | 47,817 | 48,668 | 48,254 | 49,862 |
97 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Wichita | Kansas | 50,947 | 50,600 | 49,885 | 49,323 |
98 | 2 | 3 | Columbus City | Ohio | 50,407 | 50,331 | 48,925 | 48,759 | |
99 | 3 | 10 | 2 | San Bernardino City Unified | California | 53,365 | 53,152 | 49,005 | 48,755 |
100 | 1 | 4 | Portland, SD1J | Oregon | 47,806 | 48,173 | 48,710 | 48,601 | |
101 | 8 | 11 | 2 | San Antonio ISD | Texas | 53,750 | 52,514 | 48,745 | 48,532 |
102 | 4 | 6 | Collier County | Florida | 45,228 | 46,416 | 47,436 | 47,834 | |
103 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Socorro ISD | Texas | 44,561 | 45,927 | 46,814 | 47,575 |
104 | new | 10 | 2 | Rutherford County | Tennessee | 44,149 | 46,303 | 47,458 | |
105 | 4 | 20 | 2 | Capistrano Unified | California | 54,036 | 53,613 | 47,205 | 46,501 |
106 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Anchorage | Alaska | 48,089 | 48,238 | 46,115 | 46,143 |
107 | new | 4 | 6 | Horry County | South Carolina | 44,931 | 45,759 | ||
108 | 6 | 6 | Chandler Unified | Arizona | 42,252 | 44,352 | 45,968 | 45,749 | |
109 | 6 | 26 | 5 | Santa Ana Unified | California | 56,815 | 54,505 | 46,961 | 45,576 |
110 | 2 | 1 | Hamilton County | Tennessee | 43,797 | 44,446 | 45,052 | 45,342 | |
111 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Killeen ISD | Texas | 42,638 | 43,782 | 44,974 | 45,336 |
112 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Alief ISD | Texas | 47,202 | 46,376 | 45,436 | 45,300 |
113 | NR | new | 3 | Humble ISD | Texas | 43,553 | 45,078 | ||
114 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Tucson Unified | Arizona | 48,455 | 47,366 | 45,560 | 45,036 |
115 | NR | new | Lake | Florida | 43,941 | 44,793 | |||
116 | NR | NR | new | Frederick County Public Schools (Maryland) | Maryland | 43,828 | |||
117 | NR | new | 1 | Clovis Unified | California | 43,264 | 43,654 | ||
118 | NR | NR | new | St. Johns County School District | Florida | 43,628 | |||
119 | NR | new | Sarasota | Florida | 43,111 | 43,485 | |||
120 | NR | NR | new | Fayette County Public Schools (Kentucky) | Kentucky | 43,342 |
Previously listed schools
[edit]2014 Rank [1] | 2016 Rank [2] | 2018 Rank | School District | State/Territory | Students (autumn 2014) |
Students (autumn 2016) |
students (autumn 2018) |
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98 | 106 | 114 | Brownsville ISD | Texas | 48,355 | 46,880 | 44,402 |
115 | 119 | 117 | United ISD | Texas | 43,421 | 43,660 | 43,364 |
116 | 120 | 120 | Marion County | Florida | 42,517 | 43,032 | 42,913 |
100 | 96 | Oakland Unified | California | 48,077 | 49,760 | ||
96 | 97 | San Juan Unified | California | 49,114 | 49,255 | ||
107 | 107 | Sacramento City Unified | California | 46,868 | 46,815 | ||
110 | 115 | Garden Grove Unified | California | 46,177 | 44,223 | ||
117 | Ysleta ISD | Texas | 42,488 | ||||
119 | Riverside Unified | California | 42,339 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Table 215.30. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2014: Selected years, 2013-14 through 2016". Digest of Education Statistics 2016. U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Table 215.30. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2016: Selected years, 2015-16 and fiscal year 2018". Digest of Education Statistics 2018. U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Table 215.30 Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2018: 2017-18 and fiscal year 2020". Digest of Education Statistics 2020. U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Table 215.30. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2019: 2018-19 and fiscal year 2021". Digest of Education Statistics 2020. U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- 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)
- 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size, from the United States Department of Education (2010-11 school year)
- 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size, from the United States Department of Education (2017-18 school year)