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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 251 to 300.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents
251Cherokee CountyGA3842,64242,642
252Lorain CountyOH8942,51642,516
253Washington CountyAR7542,45142,451
254Greene CountyMO9342,42342,423
255Brown CountyWI8542,38542,385
256Lane CountyOR11542,24042,240
257Boulder CountyCO8642,20042,200
258Fayette CountyKY7342,14242,142
259Atlantic CountyNJ7441,96441,964
260Rockingham CountyNH9941,75341,753
261Clay CountyMO7541,55341,553
262Washington CountyUT6341,35641,356
263Rockland CountyNY6641,33541,335
264Kaufman CountyTX6241,31941,319
265Westmoreland CountyPA8441,30241,302
266Anchorage MunicipalityAK9441,24141,241
267Johnston CountyNC5141,00441,004
268Berkeley CountySC4940,96640,966
269St. Clair CountyIL8540,87940,879
270Chesapeake cityVA4540,60740,607
271Montgomery CountyTN4640,24340,243
272Albany CountyNY7339,94639,946
273Warren CountyOH4539,89839,898
274Johnson CountyTX6539,00439,004
275Clay CountyFL4938,80638,806
276Yuma CountyAZ7238,80038,800
277Northampton CountyPA6038,31638,316
278Cumberland CountyME9138,22438,224
279Benton CountyWA6638,19138,191
280Ector CountyTX5138,12338,123
281Ingham CountyMI9337,91437,914
282Harford CountyMD5537,77137,771
283Smith CountyTX6437,38537,385
284Escambia CountyFL6737,05637,056
285Dutchess CountyNY7536,88536,885
286Southeastern Connecticut Planning RegionCT8636,60536,605
287Doña Ana CountyNM7736,56136,561
288Hall CountyGA4936,52536,525
289Imperial CountyCA7236,51336,513
290Linn CountyIA8136,48036,480
291Chatham CountyGA5936,38036,380
292Santa Cruz CountyCA7936,31636,316
293Jefferson CountyMO6736,21636,216
294St. Tammany ParishLA5636,21236,212
295Baldwin CountyAL4735,97535,975
296Lafayette ParishLA4835,90335,903
297Gaston CountyNC6035,89835,898
298Erie CountyPA6735,73835,738
299St. Joseph CountyIN7035,61435,614
300Madison CountyIL7135,25335,253

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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