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The counties with the most public schools

2,745 counties

US counties ranked by the number of public schools in the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 14.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsSchools
1Los Angeles CountyCA2,1741,265,9072,174
2Cook CountyIL1,271697,9341,271
3Maricopa CountyAZ1,167725,1391,167
4Harris CountyTX1,156886,9111,156
5San Diego CountyCA749467,437749
6Dallas CountyTX731459,645731
7Orange CountyCA630430,458630
8Tarrant CountyTX604385,835604
9Bexar CountyTX599368,487599
10Kings CountyNY582291,697582
11San Bernardino CountyCA563393,648563
12Wayne CountyMI543259,786543
13Miami-Dade CountyFL527335,817527
14Riverside CountyCA513424,872513
15King CountyWA509278,492509
16Bronx CountyNY470202,028470
17Clark CountyNV447360,225447
18Hennepin CountyMN402177,509402
19Santa Clara CountyCA401230,059401
20Queens CountyNY392268,205392
21Franklin CountyOH383195,359383
22Middlesex CountyMA383215,896383
23Sacramento CountyCA382259,342382
24Alameda CountyCA373210,511373
25New York CountyNY355152,104355
26Fresno CountyCA352206,072352
27Suffolk CountyNY343222,439343
28Cuyahoga CountyOH341155,924341
29Hidalgo CountyTX335212,859335
30Oakland CountyMI331169,926331
31Broward CountyFL327244,502327
32Pima CountyAZ323140,692323
33Nassau CountyNY313200,775313
34Travis CountyTX312191,706312
35Salt Lake CountyUT307209,757307
36Philadelphia CountyPA303182,005303
37Hillsborough CountyFL300223,193300
38Collin CountyTX291227,575291
39Bergen CountyNJ288133,883288
40Capitol Planning RegionCT279137,047279
41Milwaukee CountyWI278122,496278
42Allegheny CountyPA275141,392275
43Orange CountyFL275216,813275
44Contra Costa CountyCA273167,423273
45Kern CountyCA271197,431271
46Shelby CountyTN270154,209270
47Pierce CountyWA269138,462269
48St. Louis CountyMO265134,601265
49Westchester CountyNY254140,968254
50Marion CountyIN252161,456252

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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