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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 201 to 250.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents
201Charleston CountySC9255,93355,933
202Forsyth CountyNC8555,90255,902
203Madison CountyAL8455,80055,800
204Allen CountyIN8955,26255,262
205Forsyth CountyGA4254,86454,864
206Manatee CountyFL7954,20854,208
207Hillsborough CountyNH12453,97453,974
208Marion CountyOR11053,79953,799
209Stark CountyOH9753,79853,798
210St. Johns CountyFL5852,89552,895
211York CountySC6752,36452,364
212Lubbock CountyTX10152,30152,301
213Yakima CountyWA11352,14552,145
214Henrico CountyVA7051,75351,753
215Somerset CountyNJ8451,27651,276
216Greater Bridgeport Planning RegionCT8950,88050,880
217Cumberland CountyNC8850,81550,815
218St. Lucie CountyFL5450,80950,809
219McHenry CountyIL8350,12350,123
220Weber CountyUT8349,67049,670
221Horry CountySC5849,63949,639
222Collier CountyFL6948,25248,252
223Orleans ParishLA7748,23848,238
224Lancaster CountyNE8248,12348,123
225Frederick CountyMD6748,05448,054
226Lake CountyFL6047,99747,997
227Jefferson ParishLA7747,98347,983
228Larimer CountyCO9247,15947,159
229Hays CountyTX6146,94646,946
230Marion CountyFL6246,34946,349
231Ellis CountyTX7646,34446,344
232Washington CountyMN9246,31346,313
233Durham CountyNC7146,10946,109
234Gloucester CountyNJ8146,08046,080
235Hamilton CountyTN8245,98145,981
236Union CountyNC5845,93445,934
237McLennan CountyTX10745,70345,703
238Sarasota CountyFL6145,25345,253
239Cleveland CountyOK7245,21845,218
240Luzerne CountyPA6545,20945,209
241Williamson CountyTN6044,75444,754
242Thurston CountyWA8444,41244,412
243Winnebago CountyIL8144,10344,103
244Delaware CountyOH5944,10044,100
245Canyon CountyID8144,04844,048
246Cabarrus CountyNC5643,27843,278
247Henry CountyGA5443,10243,102
248Ottawa CountyMI9942,89442,894
249Washtenaw CountyMI10142,86142,861
250Jefferson CountyTX7742,82542,825

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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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