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A community for every public school.

allk12 is a full profile and discussion hub for every US public K-12 school. Each page shows official NCES stats (enrollment, grade mix, demographics, student-teacher ratio, free-and-reduced-lunch share, address, phone, district, charter status) alongside a community feed where parents, teachers, students, alumni, and staff talk about what is actually happening at school.

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11/1/2026·Arthur Chen
Nearly 95% of public school teachers paid for classroom supplies themselves, and 43% of them spent more than $300
11/1/2026·Kate Carter
Starting teacher salary by state: DC pays new teachers $27,958 more than Montana
10/31/2026·Kate Carter
Selective schools take the top 8 spots among the best high schools in Chicago
10/31/2026·Arthur Chen
The lowest-scoring school district in each state
10/30/2026·Mary Johnson
Two Maine high school athletes plan Title IX complaint over transgender player on girls soccer team
10/30/2026·Kate Carter
Teachers are contracted for 38 hours a week and report working 52
10/29/2026·Mary Johnson
A North Carolina high school ended its soccer season over a racist bus video
10/29/2026·Mary Johnson
How to become a teacher in Texas now that K-5 reading and math teachers must be certified
10/28/2026·Mary Johnson
Justice Department sues Anne Arundel schools, saying its gender identity policy keeps parents out of student records
10/28/2026·Kate Carter
Jacksonville's neighbors St. Johns and Nassau lead the best school districts in Florida
10/27/2026·Mary Johnson
Parents sue Pennsylvania district over required device use in class
10/27/2026·Kate Carter
Special education by state: Pennsylvania's rate is nearly double Hawaii's

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Columbus, OH · Elementary
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ENROLLMENT · 10/21/2026
The largest school districts in the US are shrinking faster than the rest

New York City, Los Angeles, Miami-Dade, Chicago, and Clark County lead the 100 largest public school districts. Of those 100, 82 lost students at the same schools between 2017-18 and 2024-25.

STAFFING · 10/21/2026
Average teacher salary by state, and where pay lost ground to inflation

Public school teachers earn an estimated $76,552 on average in 2025-26, from $56,504 in Mississippi to $105,726 in California. After inflation, pay is lower than in 2016-17 in 39 states and the District of Columbia.

GEOGRAPHY · 10/2/2026
The most common public school names in America

Lincoln, Washington, and Central: the names that repeat hundreds of times across the US public school map.

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The public schools with the most improved test scores in the United States

Ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency.

School3-yr change
#1Hallettsville Elementary SchoolHALLETTSVILLE, TX+49.5pp#2Plano East Sr High SchoolPLANO, TX+49.5pp#3Iltexas Aggieland High SchoolCOLLEGE STATION, TX+49.0pp#4Pottsboro Middle SchoolPOTTSBORO, TX+49.0pp#5Argyle High SchoolFLOWER MOUND, TX+48.5pp

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Suwanee, GA · High
North Gwinnett High School
1 member6 posts3,033 students
Suwanee, GA · High
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1 member6 posts2,485 students
Cerritos, CA · High
Whitney (Gretchen) High
1 member6 posts1,024 students
Sacramento, CA · Combined
Highlands Community Charter
0 members6 posts11,713 students
Atlanta, GA · Combined
Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)
0 members6 posts9,952 students
Fairbanks, AK · Combined
Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)
0 members6 posts7,876 students
Athens, AL · Combined
Alabama Connections Academy
0 members6 posts7,822 students
MALAD CITY, ID · Combined
IDAHO HOME LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER
0 members6 posts7,764 students
Temecula, CA · Combined
River Springs Charter
0 members6 posts7,703 students

Directory by state

56 states / territories
Alabama1,548 schools→Alaska507 schools→American Samoa29 schools→Arizona2,636 schools→Arkansas1,136 schools→California10,463 schools→Colorado1,965 schools→Connecticut1,028 schools→Delaware239 schools→District of Columbia247 schools→Florida4,383 schools→Georgia2,357 schools→Guam45 schools→Hawaii298 schools→Idaho820 schools→Illinois4,471 schools→Indiana1,986 schools→Iowa1,360 schools→Kansas1,369 schools→Kentucky1,574 schools→Louisiana1,366 schools→Maine610 schools→Maryland1,423 schools→Massachusetts1,862 schools→Michigan3,556 schools→Minnesota2,909 schools→Mississippi1,069 schools→Missouri2,504 schools→Montana861 schools→Nebraska1,119 schools→Nevada781 schools→New Hampshire522 schools→New Jersey2,591 schools→New Mexico937 schools→New York4,881 schools→North Carolina2,794 schools→North Dakota551 schools→Northern Mariana Islands35 schools→Ohio3,696 schools→Oklahoma1,807 schools→Oregon1,307 schools→Pennsylvania2,975 schools→Puerto Rico868 schools→Rhode Island321 schools→South Carolina1,311 schools→South Dakota760 schools→Tennessee1,953 schools→Texas9,930 schools→US Virgin Islands22 schools→Utah1,135 schools→Vermont309 schools→Virginia2,175 schools→Washington2,597 schools→West Virginia704 schools→Wisconsin2,254 schools→Wyoming369 schools→
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