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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 951 to 1,000.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents
951Johnson CountyMO228,0588,058
952Carteret CountyNC188,0538,053
953Barry CountyMI218,0418,041
954Madison CountyID188,0228,022
955Franklin CountyVT208,0078,007
956Manassas cityVA107,9967,996
957Darke CountyOH247,9937,993
958Taney CountyMO217,9467,946
959Finney CountyKS237,9397,939
960Chilton CountyAL127,9217,921
961Upshur CountyTX257,9187,918
962Oxford CountyME307,9137,913
963Vernon ParishLA187,8877,887
964Washington CountyNY257,8737,873
965Ford CountyKS157,8367,836
966Pittsylvania CountyVA187,8307,830
967Warren CountyNY197,8257,825
968Shelby CountyOH227,8127,812
969Genesee CountyNY217,8007,800
970Newport CountyRI207,7847,784
971Campbell CountyVA137,7777,777
972Dickson CountyTN177,7777,777
973St. Mary ParishLA237,7657,765
974Barren CountyKY197,7497,749
975Polk CountyGA117,7457,745
976Wharton CountyTX197,7297,729
977Stevens CountyWA397,7267,726
978Henry CountyIL257,7237,723
979Loudon CountyTN137,7237,723
980Gila CountyAZ277,7227,722
981Chisago CountyMN237,6687,668
982Marshall CountyIN167,6617,661
983Lynchburg cityVA167,6577,657
984Marquette CountyMI257,6577,657
985Coffee CountyGA127,6407,640
986Otero CountyNM257,6397,639
987Lafayette CountyMS117,6177,617
988Jackson CountyAL217,6167,616
989Hendry CountyFL137,5927,592
990St. Bernard ParishLA127,5927,592
991Saline CountyKS177,5807,580
992Jefferson CountyID167,5787,578
993Hawkins CountyTN197,5727,572
994Dubois CountyIN167,5117,511
995La Plata CountyCO247,5047,504
996Columbia CountyPA197,5017,501
997Vance CountyNC187,4957,495
998Summit CountyUT227,4857,485
999Queen Anne's CountyMD147,4787,478
1000Tift CountyGA117,4717,471

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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