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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 county is at 4,803. Showing ranks 501 to 550.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents
501Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning RegionCT5619,07519,075
502Sullivan CountyTN3519,06619,066
503Calhoun CountyMI5518,98218,982
504Faulkner CountyAR3618,97718,977
505Rowan CountyNC3418,91718,917
506Tom Green CountyTX6518,89618,896
507Lebanon CountyPA3218,80418,804
508Richland CountyOH4818,77218,772
509Bartow CountyGA2318,70518,705
510Newton CountyGA2218,67218,672
511Penobscot CountyME6518,64618,646
512Marathon CountyWI5118,59218,592
513Tazewell CountyIL5218,58118,581
514Kent CountyRI4118,57818,578
515Napa CountyCA4018,55718,557
516Tooele CountyUT3018,52118,521
517Wayne CountyNC3618,48118,481
518Martin CountyFL3218,31618,316
519Skagit CountyWA5118,29818,298
520Cochise CountyAZ7118,28818,288
521Coconino CountyAZ5718,26218,262
522Schuylkill CountyPA3418,25918,259
523Blount CountyTN3318,25718,257
524Madison CountyIN2818,22718,227
525Black Hawk CountyIA3418,22418,224
526Woodbury CountyIA3618,21018,210
527Carver CountyMN4818,07618,076
528Hunterdon CountyNJ4818,05618,056
529Butler CountyKS4218,05218,052
530Linn CountyOR4817,91617,916
531Washington CountyWI3417,74617,746
532Platte CountyMO3217,61217,612
533Oswego CountyNY3717,52917,529
534Bowie CountyTX4417,52317,523
535Hanover CountyVA2417,43417,434
536Merrimack CountyNH6017,42917,429
537Jackson CountyGA2017,35417,354
538Sheboygan CountyWI5217,34017,340
539Humboldt CountyCA9117,31917,319
540Allegan CountyMI5417,17417,174
541Cass CountyMO4317,09317,093
542Cowlitz CountyWA4717,08017,080
543Chautauqua CountyNY5017,05617,056
544Hardin CountyKY3317,03717,037
545Eaton CountyMI4617,02517,025
546Charlotte CountyFL2416,99716,997
547St. Mary's CountyMD2616,90516,905
548Starr CountyTX2916,90016,900
549Pickens CountySC2616,86616,866
550Walton CountyGA1916,81516,815

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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