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The highest-poverty school districts

8,151 districts

US public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 50.6%. Showing ranks 701 to 750.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
701NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32NY278,7947,94890.4%
702Valdosta CityGA88,2477,45390.4%
703Delhi UnifiedCA52,2762,05590.3%
704KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSTX5633,43730,19590.3%
705Planada ElementaryCA288880290.3%
706Porterville UnifiedCA2213,89312,55090.3%
707Corning Union ElementaryCA61,9761,77590.2%
708Habersham CountyGA147,2576,54990.2%
709Barnwell 48SC51,1771,06090.1%
710Bendle Public SchoolsMI498188490.1%
711Carroll County School DistrictMS273466190.1%
712Guilford County SchoolsNC12368,53561,75190.1%
713Hampton City Public SchoolsVA3019,47217,55190.1%
714Santa Ana UnifiedCA5135,99332,42190.1%
715Standard ElementaryCA43,1932,87790.1%
716Twiggs CountyGA372665490.1%
717Butte ElemMT72,9292,63590.0%
718Mount Clemens Community School DistrictMI379771790.0%
719Williams UnifiedCA41,3031,17390.0%
720Columbus Grove LocalOH372622289.9%
721Compton UnifiedCA3616,30414,64389.9%
722ROMA ISDTX106,0195,40989.9%
723RoselandCA31,5821,42289.9%
724WEST ORANGE-COVE CISDTX42,5922,33089.9%
725Baldwin Park UnifiedCA179,8568,84789.8%
726FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-IIMO238,8097,64789.8%
727Rantoul City SD 137IL61,6561,34289.8%
728Wilcox CountyGA31,1261,01189.8%
729Erlanger-Elsmere IndependentKY82,4312,18089.7%
730Lucerne Valley UnifiedCA41,1791,05789.7%
731Westwood Community School DistrictMI61,5021,34889.7%
732Williams Valley SDPA293083489.7%
733BAKERRIPLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLSTX51,8081,62089.6%
734LAKE WORTH ISDTX63,2492,91189.6%
735Rabun CountyGA42,2572,02289.6%
736BROWNSVILLE ISDTX5237,09733,19089.5%
737Granger School DistrictWA31,4381,28789.5%
738HawthorneCA116,9046,17989.5%
739Liberty Center LocalOH31,01227489.5%
740Delano Joint Union HighCA44,0043,58089.4%
741Eau Claire Public SchoolsMI458752589.4%
742Salem-Keizer SD 24JOR6537,77633,49589.4%
743DALLAS ISDTX240140,630125,58489.3%
744Kankakee SD 111IL104,6024,11089.3%
745San Jacinto UnifiedCA1510,2739,17589.3%
746Tazewell County Public SchoolsVA135,1344,58489.3%
747Brantley CountyGA73,3752,51789.1%
748DEL VALLE ISDTX1511,71510,43689.1%
749Guadalupe Union ElementaryCA21,3231,17989.1%
750Pendleton SD 16OR82,9012,45689.1%

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