List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment
This is a list of school districts in the United States ranked by 2019 enrollment.
2019
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2014 vs 2016 [1]
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2016 vs 2018 [2]
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2018 vs 2019
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School district
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State/Territory
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Students (autumn 2014)[1]
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Students (autumn 2016)[2]
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Students (autumn 2018) [3]
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Students (autumn 2019)[4]
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1 |
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New York City |
New York |
995,192 |
984,462 |
960,484
|
956,634
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2 |
|
|
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Los Angeles Unified |
California |
646,683 |
633,621 |
495,255
|
483,234
|
3 |
|
|
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City of Chicago (SD 299) |
Illinois |
392,558 |
378,199 |
359,476
|
347,484
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4 |
|
|
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Miami-Dade County |
Florida |
356,964 |
357,249 |
350,434
|
347,307
|
5 |
|
|
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Clark County |
Nevada |
324,093 |
326,953 |
330,225
|
328,991
|
6 |
|
|
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Broward County |
Florida |
266,265 |
271,852 |
270,978
|
269,172
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7 |
|
1
|
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Hillsborough County |
Florida |
207,469 |
214,386 |
220,252
|
223,305
|
8 |
|
1
|
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Houston ISD |
Texas |
215,225 |
216,106 |
209,772
|
210,061
|
9 |
|
|
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Orange County |
Florida |
191,648 |
200,674 |
208,203
|
208,875
|
10 |
|
|
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Palm Beach |
Florida |
186,605 |
192,721 |
192,533
|
194,675
|
11 |
|
|
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Fairfax County |
Virginia |
185,541 |
187,467 |
187,797
|
188,887
|
12 |
|
|
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Hawaii Department of Education |
Hawaii |
182,384 |
181,550 |
181,278
|
181,088
|
13 |
|
|
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Gwinnett County |
Georgia |
173,246 |
178,214 |
179,758
|
180,589
|
14 |
1 |
1
|
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Montgomery County |
Maryland |
154,434 |
159,010 |
162,680
|
165,267
|
15 |
1 |
1
|
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Wake County |
North Carolina |
155,820 |
160,467 |
161,784
|
163,404
|
16 |
2 |
|
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Dallas ISD |
Texas |
160,253 |
157,886 |
155,119
|
153,861
|
17 |
|
|
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg |
North Carolina |
145,636 |
147,428 |
147,638
|
149,845
|
18 |
2 |
1
|
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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 |
|
|
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Duval County |
Florida |
128,685 |
129,479 |
130,229
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130,279
|
21 |
1 |
1
|
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Cypress-Fairbanks ISD |
Texas |
113,023 |
114,868 |
116,512
|
117,446
|
22 |
1 |
2
|
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Baltimore County |
Maryland |
109,830 |
112,139 |
113,814
|
115,038
|
23 |
3 |
2
|
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Shelby County |
Tennessee |
115,810 |
111,403 |
112,125
|
113,198
|
24 |
1 |
1
|
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Cobb County |
Georgia |
111,751 |
113,151 |
111,854
|
112,097
|
25 |
1 |
1
|
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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
|
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Albuquerque |
New Mexico |
93,001 |
90,651 |
89,788
|
88,312
|
36 |
2 |
2
|
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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
|
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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
|
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Brevard County |
Florida |
72,285 |
73,444 |
73,734
|
73,962
|
51 |
3 |
|
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Guilford County |
North Carolina |
73,416 |
73,059 |
72,950
|
72,682
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52 |
4 |
7
|
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Long Beach Unified |
California |
79,709 |
76,428 |
72,935
|
71,712
|
53 |
4 |
3
|
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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
|
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Seminole County |
Florida |
66,134 |
67,808 |
68,269
|
68,096
|
57 |
1 |
2
|
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Douglas County, No RE1 |
Colorado |
66,702 |
67,470 |
67,591
|
67,305
|
58 |
|
2
|
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Washoe County |
Nevada |
65,682 |
66,671 |
67,113
|
67,301
|
59 |
1 |
5
|
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Aldine ISD |
Texas |
69,716 |
69,768 |
66,854
|
67,259
|
60 |
1 |
5
|
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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
|
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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
2014 Rank [1]
|
2016 Rank [2]
|
2018 Rank
|
School District
|
State/Territory
|
Students (autumn 2014)
|
Students (autumn 2016)
|
students (autumn 2018)
|
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
- ^ 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.
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