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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 151 to 200.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
151LAS CRUCESNM3922,67022,65799.9%
152LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTAR269869799.9%
153LOVINGTONNM103,3973,39399.9%
154Michigan Mathematics and Science AcademyMI275475399.9%
155Moss Point School DistrictMS41,6111,61099.9%
156NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVEMO72,4402,43799.9%
157NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICTAR147,7117,70599.9%
158New Kensington-Arnold SDPA41,9501,94999.9%
159NyeNV235,7215,70399.9%
160PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICTAR72,8962,89399.9%
161RIO RANCHONM2016,4616,01399.9%
162STAR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,4601,00099.9%
163Shamokin Area SDPA42,1642,16299.9%
164St. Helena ParishLA399799699.9%
165T OR CNM51,2461,24599.9%
166TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICTAR83,8303,82799.9%
167TUCUMCARINM391191099.9%
168West Perry SDPA52,1372,13499.9%
169Bridge AcademyMI31,3041,30199.8%
170CENTRALNM164,5394,52899.8%
171Canton Public SchoolsMS73,1573,15299.8%
172Columbus Municipal School DistrictMS73,0113,00599.8%
173DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,2621,26099.8%
174JALNM356740899.8%
175Jenkins CountyGA41,7741,16899.8%
176KENNETT 39MO51,8071,80499.8%
177MORIARTY-EDGEWOODNM72,3612,35699.8%
178Meridian Public SchoolsMS94,3854,37699.8%
179Nottoway County Public SchoolsVA51,7921,78999.8%
180Noxubee County School DistrictMS31,3211,31999.8%
181Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1SD61,6961,69399.8%
182PORTALESNM62,5182,15099.8%
183SILVER CITYNM92,1002,09699.8%
184TRUMANN SCHOOL DISTRICTAR41,5071,50499.8%
185Tunica School DistrictMS51,5981,59599.8%
186ZUNINM41,0521,05099.8%
187Aberdeen School DistrictMS392492199.7%
188Ambridge Area SDPA52,1862,17999.7%
189Jefferson County School DistrictMS31,0831,08099.7%
190Kemper County School DistrictMS488888599.7%
191Northampton County Public SchoolsVA41,3001,29699.7%
192Toombs CountyGA53,1183,10999.7%
193Clearfield Area SDPA22,0752,06699.6%
194Decatur CountyGA64,1784,16399.6%
195Duplin County SchoolsNC139,8229,78199.6%
196Frontier International AcademyMI21,1321,12899.6%
197HOUSTON R-IMO41,04083999.6%
198Leland School DistrictMS367166899.6%
199MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESSNM22,2332,22499.6%
200South Holland SD 151IL41,3191,31499.6%

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Alaska 19Alabama 143Arkansas 208Arizona 1California 587Colorado 94Connecticut 132Florida 70Georgia 172Hawaii 1Iowa 234Idaho 66Illinois 456Indiana 286Kansas 156Kentucky 158Louisiana 69Maryland 24Maine 85Michigan 454Minnesota 270Missouri 290Northern Mariana Islands 1Mississippi 136Montana 54North Carolina 114North Dakota 35Nebraska 87New Hampshire 73New Jersey 369New Mexico 49Nevada 15New York 573Ohio 372Oklahoma 225Oregon 104Pennsylvania 398Puerto Rico 1Rhode Island 37South Carolina 12South Dakota 50Tennessee 1Texas 747Utah 55Virginia 115US Virgin Islands 2Vermont 46Washington 183Wisconsin 289Wyoming 33

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