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The counties with the most public school students

2,745 counties

US counties ranked by total public school enrollment across every school in the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 4,803.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents
1Los Angeles CountyCA2,1741,265,9071,265,907
2Harris CountyTX1,156886,911886,911
3Maricopa CountyAZ1,167725,139725,139
4Cook CountyIL1,271697,934697,934
5San Diego CountyCA749467,437467,437
6Dallas CountyTX731459,645459,645
7Orange CountyCA630430,458430,458
8Riverside CountyCA513424,872424,872
9San Bernardino CountyCA563393,648393,648
10Tarrant CountyTX604385,835385,835
11Bexar CountyTX599368,487368,487
12Clark CountyNV447360,225360,225
13Miami-Dade CountyFL527335,817335,817
14Kings CountyNY582291,697291,697
15King CountyWA509278,492278,492
16Queens CountyNY392268,205268,205
17Wayne CountyMI543259,786259,786
18Sacramento CountyCA382259,342259,342
19Broward CountyFL327244,502244,502
20Santa Clara CountyCA401230,059230,059
21Collin CountyTX291227,575227,575
22Hillsborough CountyFL300223,193223,193
23Suffolk CountyNY343222,439222,439
24Orange CountyFL275216,813216,813
25Middlesex CountyMA383215,896215,896
26Hidalgo CountyTX335212,859212,859
27Alameda CountyCA373210,511210,511
28Salt Lake CountyUT307209,757209,757
29Fresno CountyCA352206,072206,072
30Bronx CountyNY470202,028202,028
31Nassau CountyNY313200,775200,775
32Kern CountyCA271197,431197,431
33Gwinnett CountyGA150196,924196,924
34Franklin CountyOH383195,359195,359
35Palm Beach CountyFL234192,831192,831
36Travis CountyTX312191,706191,706
37Fort Bend CountyTX193191,372191,372
38Wake CountyNC226184,790184,790
39Philadelphia CountyPA303182,005182,005
40Hennepin CountyMN402177,509177,509
41Denton CountyTX240175,222175,222
42Fairfax CountyVA196174,475174,475
43Mecklenburg CountyNC221170,407170,407
44Oakland CountyMI331169,926169,926
45Contra Costa CountyCA273167,423167,423
46El Paso CountyTX246165,404165,404
47Utah CountyUT194164,467164,467
48Oklahoma CountyOK220161,569161,569
49Marion CountyIN252161,456161,456
50Montgomery CountyMD208159,181159,181

By state

54 states
Alaska 19Alabama 65Arkansas 68Arizona 15California 55Colorado 41Connecticut 9District of Columbia 1Delaware 3Florida 65Georgia 137Guam 1Hawaii 4Iowa 90Idaho 35Illinois 89Indiana 91Kansas 61Kentucky 110Louisiana 60Massachusetts 14Maryland 24Maine 16Michigan 73Minnesota 80Missouri 101Mississippi 73Montana 29North Carolina 98North Dakota 19Nebraska 47New Hampshire 10New Jersey 21New Mexico 26Nevada 11New York 61Ohio 88Oklahoma 66Oregon 33Pennsylvania 64Puerto Rico 72Rhode Island 5South Carolina 44South Dakota 31Tennessee 90Texas 196Utah 25Virginia 118US Virgin Islands 2Vermont 12Washington 37Wisconsin 70West Virginia 49Wyoming 21

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