This is a list of the largest school districts in the United States by 2014 enrollment.
Rank | vs 2010[1] | School district | State/Territory | Students in Fall 2014[2] |
1 | -- | New York City | New York | 995,192 |
2 | -- | Los Angeles Unified | California | 646,683 |
3 | ↑1 | City of Chicago (SD 299) | Illinois | 392,558 |
4 | ↓1 | Puerto Rico Dept of Education | Puerto Rico | 379,818[3] |
5 | -- | Miami-Dade | Florida | 356,964 |
6 | -- | Clark County | Nevada | 324,093 |
7 | -- | Broward | Florida | 266,265 |
8 | -- | Houston ISD | Texas | 215,225 |
9 | -- | Hillsborough | Florida | 207,469 |
10 | ↑1 | Orange | Florida | 191,648 |
11 | ↑1 | Palm Beach | Florida | 186,605 |
12 | ↑1 | Fairfax County | Virginia | 185,541 |
13 | ↓3 | Hawaii Department of Education | Hawaii | 182,384 |
14 | ↑1 | Gwinnett County | Georgia | 173,246 |
15 | ↑1 | Dallas ISD | Texas | 160,253 |
16 | ↑1 | Wake County | North Carolina | 155,820 |
17 | ↑1 | Montgomery County | Maryland | 154,434 |
18 | ↑1 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | North Carolina | 145,636 |
19 | ↓5 | Philadelphia City | Pennsylvania | 134,241 |
20 | -- | San Diego Unified | California | 129,779 |
21 | ↑1 | Duval | Florida | 128,685 |
22 | ↓1 | Prince George's County | Maryland | 127,576 |
23 | -- | Shelby County[4] | Tennessee | 115,810 |
24 | ↑1 | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Texas | 113,023 |
25 | ↓1 | Cobb County | Georgia | 111,751 |
26 | -- | Baltimore County | Maryland | 109,830 |
27 | -- | Pinellas | Florida | 103,774 |
28 | ↑2 | Northside ISD | Texas | 103,606 |
29 | ↓1 | DeKalb County | Georgia | 101,103 |
30 | ↓1 | Jefferson County | Kentucky | 100,602 |
31 | ↑1 | Polk | Florida | 99,723 |
32 | ↑1 | Fulton County | Georgia | 95,460 |
33 | ↓2 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 93,001 |
34 | ↑4 | Lee | Florida | 89,364 |
35 | ↑8 | Denver | Colorado | 88,839 |
36 | ↑5 | Prince William County | Virginia | 86,641 |
37 | ↓3 | Jefferson County, No R1 | Colorado | 86,581 |
38 | ↑1 | Fort Worth ISD | Texas | 85,975 |
39 | ↓2 | Baltimore City | Maryland | 84,976 |
40 | ↓5 | Austin ISD | Texas | 84,564 |
41 | ↑1 | Davidson County | Tennessee | 84,069 |
42 | ↓6 | Long Beach Unified | California | 79,709 |
43 | ↑2 | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 79,518 |
44 | ↓4 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 77,316 |
45 | ↑3 | Greenville, 01 | South Carolina | 75,508 |
46 | ↑8 | Alpine | Utah | 75,161 |
47 | ↓1 | Fresno Unified | California | 73,543 |
48 | ↑15 | Loudoun County | Virginia | 73,418 |
49 | ↓2 | Guilford County | North Carolina | 73,416 |
50 | ↓1 | Brevard | Florida | 72,285 |
51 | ↑1 | Fort Bend ISD | Texas | 72,152 |
52 | ↑1 | Davis | Utah | 70,857 |
53 | ↑15 | Katy ISD | Texas | 70,330 |
54 | ↓4 | Virginia Beach City | Virginia | 70,121 |
55 | ↓4 | Granite | Utah | 69,994 |
56 | ↑6 | Aldine ISD | Texas | 69,716 |
57 | ↓2 | Pasco | Florida | 69,295 |
58 | ↓2 | North East ISD | Texas | 67,971 |
59 | ↑8 | Douglas County, No RE1 | Colorado | 66,702 |
60 | ↑1 | Seminole | Florida | 66,134 |
61 | ↓2 | Washoe County | Nevada | 65,682 |
62 | ↓4 | Arlington ISD | Texas | 63,882 |
63 | ↓6 | Mesa Unified | Arizona | 63,849 |
64 | -- | Elk Grove Unified | California | 62,888 |
65 | ↑1 | Volusia | Florida | 61,777 |
66 | ↓6 | El Paso ISD | Texas | 60,852 |
67 | ↑3 | Knox County | Tennessee | 59,733 |
68 | ↑1 | Chesterfield County | Virginia | 59,725 |
69 | ↑10 | Osceola | Florida | 59,320 |
70 | ↑4 | San Francisco Unified | California | 58,414 |
71 | ↓6 | Mobile County | Alabama | 57,910 |
72 | ↓1 | Garland ISD | Texas | 57,436 |
73 | ↓1 | Santa Ana Unified | California | 56,815 |
74 | ↑13 | Conroe ISD | Texas | 56,363 |
75 | ↑10 | Pasadena ISD | Texas | 55,577 |
76 | ↑2 | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County | North Carolina | 54,762 |
77 | ↓2 | Plano ISD | Texas | 54,689 |
78 | ↑6 | Cherry Creek, No 5 | Colorado | 54,535 |
79 | ↓6 | Boston | Massachusetts | 54,312 |
80 | ↑2 | Capistrano Unified | California | 54,036 |
81 | ↓5 | San Antonio ISD | Texas | 53,750 |
82 | ↑1 | Corona-Norco Unified | California | 53,739 |
83 | ↑6 | Howard County | Maryland | 53,685 |
84 | ↑6 | Clayton County | Georgia | 53,367 |
85 | ↓8 | San Bernardino City Unified | California | 53,365 |
86 | -- | Lewisville ISD | Texas | 53,356 |
87 | ↑13 | Seattle | Washington | 52,834 |
88 | ↑3 | Jordan | Utah | 52,274 |
89 | ↑5 | Omaha | Nebraska | 51,928 |
90 | ↓10 | Cumberland County | North Carolina | 51,604 |
91 | ↑2 | Atlanta | Georgia | 51,145 |
92 | ↑3 | Henrico County | Virginia | 50,971 |
93 | ↑3 | Wichita | Kansas | 50,947 |
94 | ↓6 | Columbus City | Ohio | 50,407 |
95 | new | Frisco ISD | Texas | 49,644 |
96 | new | Klein ISD | Texas | 49,402 |
97 | new | San Juan Unified | California | 49,114 |
98 | ↓17 | Tucson Unified | Arizona | 48,455 |
99 | ↓7 | Brownsville ISD | Texas | 48,355 |
100 | ↓3 | Anchorage | Alaska | 48,089 |
101 | new | Oakland Unified | California | 48,077 |
102 | new | Manatee | Florida | 47,883 |
103 | new | Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | 47,817 |
104 | new | Portland, SD1J | Oregon | 47,806 |
105 | ↓61 | Detroit City | Michigan | 47,277 |
106 | new | Round Rock ISD | Texas | 47,251 |
107 | new | Alief ISD | Texas | 47,202 |
108 | ↓9 | Sacramento City Unified | California | 46,868 |
109 | new | Charleston, 01 | South Carolina | 46,790 |
110 | ↓12 | Garden Grove Unified | California | 46,177 |
111 | new | District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 46,155 |
112 | new | Collier | Florida | 45,228 |
113 | new | Socorro ISD | Texas | 44,561 |
114 | new | Hamilton County | Tennessee | 43,797 |
115 | new | United ISD | Texas | 43,421 |
116 | new | Killeen ISD | Texas | 42,638 |
117 | new | Marion | Florida | 42,517 |
118 | new | Ysleta ISD | Texas | 42,488 |
119 | new | Forsyth County | Georgia | 42,435 |
120 | new | Riverside Unified | California | 42,339 |
121 | new | Chandler Unified | Arizona | 42,252 |
References
- ↑ "Table 104. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2010: Fall 2010, 2009-10, and federal fiscal year 2012". Digest of Education Statistics 2013. U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ From 15/16 school year "District Directory Information - Puerto Rico Department of Education". U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ In 2011 the existing Shelby County School District assumed control over Memphis schools. In 2013 the majority White suburbs of Memphis seceeded from the district and created 6 new school districts. The current Shelby County School District is nearly identical to the 2010 Memphis School District which was also ranked 23rd.