List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment
This is a list of school districts in the United States by 2016 enrollment'''.
Rank | vs 2014 | School district | State/Territory | Students in autumn of 2016 |
1 | -- | New York City | New York | 984,462 |
2 | -- | Los Angeles Unified | California | 633,621 |
3 | -- | City of Chicago | Illinois | 378,199 |
4 | -- | Miami-Dade County | Florida | 357,249 |
5 | -- | Clark County | Nevada | 326,953 |
6 | -- | Broward County | Florida | 271,852 |
7 | -- | Houston ISD | Texas | 216,106 |
8 | -- | Hillsborough County | Florida | 214,386 |
9 | -- | Orange County | Florida | 200,674 |
10 | -- | Palm Beach | Florida | 192,721 |
11 | -- | Fairfax County | Virginia | 187,467 |
12 | -- | Hawaii Department of Education | Hawaii | 181,550 |
13 | -- | Gwinnett County | Georgia | 178,214 |
14 | ↑1 | Wake County | North Carolina | 160,467 |
15 | ↑1 | Montgomery County | Maryland | 159,010 |
16 | ↓2 | Dallas ISD | Texas | 157,886 |
17 | -- | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | North Carolina | 147,428 |
18 | -- | Philadelphia City | Pennsylvania | 133,929 |
19 | ↑2 | Prince George's County | Maryland | 130,814 |
20 | -- | Duval County | Florida | 129,479 |
21 | ↓2 | San Diego Unified | California | 128,040 |
22 | ↑1 | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Texas | 114,868 |
23 | ↑1 | Cobb County | Georgia | 113,151 |
24 | ↑1 | Baltimore County | Maryland | 112,139 |
25 | ↓3 | Shelby County | Tennessee | 111,403 |
26 | ↑1 | Northside ISD | Texas | 106,145 |
27 | ↓1 | Pinellas County | Florida | 102,905 |
28 | ↑2 | Polk County | Florida | 102,295 |
29 | ↓1 | DeKalb County | Georgia | 101,284 |
30 | ↓1 | Jefferson County | Kentucky | 99,813 |
31 | -- | Fulton County | Georgia | 96,122 |
32 | ↑1 | Lee County | Florida | 92,686 |
33 | ↑1 | Denver | Colorado | 91,138 |
34 | ↓2 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 90,651 |
35 | -- | Prince William County | Virginia | 89,345 |
36 | ↑1 | Fort Worth ISD | Texas | 87,428 |
37 | ↓1 | Jefferson County, No R1 | Colorado | 86,371 |
38 | ↑2 | Davidson County | Tennessee | 85,163 |
39 | -- | Austin ISD | Texas | 83,067 |
40 | ↓2 | Baltimore City | Maryland | 82,354 |
41 | ↑1 | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 81,379 |
42 | ↑3 | Alpine | Utah | 78,957 |
43 | ↑4 | Loudoun County | Virginia | 78,348 |
44 | -- | Greenville, 01 | South Carolina | 76,918 |
45 | ↓4 | Long Beach Unified | California | 76,428 |
46 | ↓3 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 76,206 |
47 | ↑5 | Katy ISD | Texas | 75,428 |
48 | ↑2 | Fort Bend ISD | Texas | 74,146 |
49 | -- | Brevard County | Florida | 73,444 |
50 | ↓4 | Fresno Unified | California | 73,356 |
51 | ↓3 | Guilford County | North Carolina | 73,059 |
52 | ↓1 | Davis | Utah | 72,987 |
53 | ↑3 | Pasco County | Florida | 72,493 |
54 | ↑1 | Aldine ISD | Texas | 69,768 |
55 | ↓1 | Granite | Utah | 69,580 |
56 | ↓3 | Virginia Beach City | Virginia | 69,085 |
57 | ↑2 | Seminole County | Florida | 67,808 |
58 | ↓1 | North East ISD | Texas | 67,531 |
59 | ↓1 | Douglas County, No RE1 | Colorado | 67,470 |
60 | -- | Washoe County | Nevada | 66,671 |
61 | ↑1 | Mesa Unified | Arizona | 63,444 |
62 | ↑1 | Elk Grove Unified | California | 63,061 |
63 | ↑5 | Osceola County | Florida | 63,031 |
64 | -- | Volusia County | Florida | 63,028 |
65 | ↓4 | Arlington ISD | Texas | 62,181 |
66 | -- | Knox County | Tennessee | 60,372 |
67 | ↑2 | San Francisco Unified | California | 60,133 |
68 | ↓1 | Chesterfield County | Virginia | 60,060 |
69 | ↑4 | Conroe ISD | Texas | 59,764 |
70 | ↓5 | El Paso ISD | Texas | 59,424 |
71 | -- | Garland ISD | Texas | 57,133 |
72 | ↓1 | Mobile County | Alabama | 56,628 |
73 | ↑1 | Pasadena ISD | Texas | 56,282 |
74 | ↑20 | Frisco ISD | Texas | 55,923 |
75 | ↑7 | Howard County | Maryland | 55,626 |
76 | ↓1 | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County | North Carolina | 55,228 |
77 | -- | Cherry Creek, No 5 | Colorado | 54,852 |
78 | ↓6 | Santa Ana Unified | California | 54,505 |
79 | ↑4 | Clayton County | Georgia | 54,345 |
80 | ↑6 | Seattle | Washington | 54,215 |
81 | ↓5 | Plano ISD | Texas | 54,173 |
82 | ↓4 | Boston | Massachusetts | 53,640 |
83 | ↓4 | Capistrano Unified | California | 53,613 |
84 | ↑3 | Jordan | Utah | 53,146 |
85 | -- | Lewisville ISD | Texas | 53,257 |
86 | ↓5 | Corona-Norco Unified | California | 53,157 |
87 | ↓3 | San Bernardino City Unified | California | 53,152 |
88 | ↓8 | San Antonio ISD | Texas | 52,514 |
89 | ↓1 | Omaha | Nebraska | 52,344 |
90 | -- | Atlanta | Georgia | 51,927 |
91 | ↑4 | Klein ISD | Texas | 51,810 |
92 | ↓1 | Henrico County | Virginia | 51,425 |
93 | ↓4 | Cumberland County | North Carolina | 51,194 |
94 | ↓2 | Wichita | Kansas | 50,600 |
95 | ↓2 | Columbus City | Ohio | 50,331 |
96 | ↑4 | Oakland Unified | California | 49,760 |
97 | ↓1 | San Juan Unified | California | 49,255 |
98 | ↑3 | Manatee County | Florida | 47,884 |
99 | ↑3 | Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | 48,668 |
100 | ↑8 | Charleston, 01 | South Carolina | 48,551 |
101 | ↑9 | District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 48,462 |
102 | ↑3 | Round Rock ISD | Texas | 48,321 |
103 | ↓4 | Anchorage | Alaska | 48,238 |
104 | ↓1 | Portland, SD1J | Oregon | 48,173 |
105 | ↓1 | Tucson Unified | Arizona | 48,455 |
106 | ↓8 | Brownsville ISD | Texas | 46,880 |
107 | -- | Sacramento City Unified | California | 46,815 |
108 | ↑4 | Collier County | Florida | 46,416 |
109 | ↓3 | Alief ISD | Texas | 46,376 |
110 | ↑8 | Forsyth County | Georgia | 46,238 |
111 | ↑1 | Socorro ISD | Texas | 45,927 |
112 | ↓8 | Detroit City | Michigan | 45,455 |
113 | -- | Hamilton County | Tennessee | 44,446 |
114 | ↑6 | Chandler Unified | Arizona | 44,352 |
115 | ↓6 | Garden Grove Unified | California | 44,223 |
116 | new | Rutherford County | Tennessee | 44,149 |
117 | new | Horry County | South Carolina | 43,991 |
118 | ↓3 | Killeen ISD | Texas | 43,782 |
119 | ↓5 | United ISD | Texas | 43,660 |
120 | ↓4 | Marion County | Florida | 43,032 |