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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 951 to 1,000.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
951Perry CountyAL281569284.9%
952Wilcox CountyAL51,14797484.9%
953Atkinson CountyGA41,5711,33284.8%
954Calhoun CityGA54,1933,55784.8%
955SAN BENITO CISDTX239,1377,75284.8%
956Santa Paula UnifiedCA104,5703,87684.8%
957West Jasper School DistrictMS41,3711,16284.8%
958CLOVISNM187,7806,18284.7%
959Washington CountyGA42,6612,25584.7%
960Brawley ElementaryCA63,8833,28584.6%
961Medford SD 549COR2513,73510,36684.6%
962Orland Joint UnifiedCA52,1911,85484.6%
963Lincolnview LocalOH276929084.5%
964Mojave UnifiedCA62,9022,45184.5%
965Nelson County Public SchoolsVA41,4921,26184.5%
966New London School DistrictCT82,8202,38484.5%
967Nuview UnionCA42,2231,87984.5%
968UVALDE CISDTX94,3973,71484.5%
969Lindenwold Public School DistrictNJ53,1122,62884.4%
970Oglethorpe CountyGA42,2931,93584.4%
971Sheridan SD 48JOR31,08261384.4%
972St. Martin ParishLA156,6805,64084.4%
973Staunton City Public SchoolsVA62,6922,27384.4%
974Zion ESD 6IL72,1761,83684.4%
975Catahoula ParishLA589875784.3%
976Newton Conover City SchoolsNC72,6542,23884.3%
977BOB HOPE SCHOOLTX52,5842,17784.2%
978Banks CountyGA42,7982,35784.2%
979MEXICO 59MO52,3741,99984.2%
980MONTE ALTO ISDTX381969084.2%
981Tunkhannock Area SDPA41,9811,66884.2%
982Armona Union ElementaryCA31,15597184.1%
983DIERKS SCHOOL DISTRICTAR254145584.1%
984Empire Union ElementaryCA62,7942,34984.1%
985Lincoln CountyGA31,2611,06084.1%
986MARIETTAOK31,07190184.1%
987Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5IL51,2861,08184.1%
988SAN AUGUSTINE ISDTX259750284.1%
989Thomasville CityGA52,6222,20484.1%
990Winchester City Public SchoolsVA74,3623,67084.1%
991COMMERCEOK383770384.0%
992Kernville Union ElementaryCA376464284.0%
993NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17NY4916,99014,26684.0%
994Shenandoah County Public SchoolsVA95,7034,79084.0%
995White CountyGA63,7823,17884.0%
996Glynn CountyGA1712,75010,69683.9%
997Greene CountyGA52,5972,17983.9%
998J S Morton HSD 201IL37,7096,46883.9%
999KINGSVILLE ISDTX52,5342,12783.9%
1000POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTNY73,7243,12683.9%

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