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The highest-poverty school districts

8,164 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 251 to 300.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
251Twin Cities International SchoolsMN292191599.3%
252Wallenpaupack Area SDPA52,7592,74099.3%
253West Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictMS487386799.3%
254Western Line SchoolsMS41,7391,72799.3%
255Asheboro City SchoolsNC84,4054,36899.2%
256Beaufort County SchoolsNC135,6015,55899.2%
257Bethlehem-Center SDPA293192499.2%
258CAMDEN FAIRVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICTAR51,9951,98099.2%
259Covington County School DistrictMS72,4922,47199.2%
260Detroit Service Learning AcademyMI31,5041,49299.2%
261Flathead H SMT42,9762,95299.2%
262Franklin County SchoolsNC167,9787,91599.2%
263Graham County SchoolsNC31,0961,08799.2%
264HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,0701,06199.2%
265Havre ElemMT41,2991,28899.2%
266MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICTAR365565099.2%
267Milton-Union Exempted VillageOH31,34636699.2%
268Northwood Local SchoolsOH381835499.2%
269Passaic City School DistrictNJ1911,87711,77799.2%
270Pelham CityGA31,2461,23699.2%
271Rochester Area SDPA374974399.2%
272Scotland County SchoolsNC105,4165,37599.2%
273TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMYTX271671099.2%
274Whiteville City SchoolsNC52,0422,02599.2%
275Wyalusing Area SDPA21,2191,20999.2%
276Accomack County Public SchoolsVA114,6234,58199.1%
277Alexander County SchoolsNC114,3444,30799.1%
278Alleghany County SchoolsNC41,3521,34099.1%
279Arcanum-Butler LocalOH41,15532299.1%
280CEDAR RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR263663099.1%
281Caswell County SchoolsNC62,0982,08099.1%
282Centralia SD 135IL41,0681,04799.1%
283Clay County SchoolsNC41,3221,31099.1%
284Columbus County SchoolsNC125,4405,38999.1%
285Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public SchoolsNC135,0144,97199.1%
286Elmwood LocalOH31,12331699.1%
287Greene County SchoolsMS51,6211,60699.1%
288Hazel Crest SD 152-5IL289188399.1%
289Jefferson CountyGA52,0171,99899.1%
290Johnston County Public SchoolsNC4837,32036,97899.1%
291Lanier CountyGA31,6521,63799.1%
292Lenoir County Public SchoolsNC178,3318,25799.1%
293Marion County School DistrictMS72,0282,01099.1%
294Marshall County School DistrictMS82,7692,74599.1%
295Riverdale LocalOH494731899.1%
296SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTAR269669099.1%
297Spencerville LocalOH398633399.1%
298Steel Valley SDPA41,4091,39699.1%
299Transylvania County SchoolsNC93,2053,17699.1%
300Treutlen CountyGA21,0201,01199.1%

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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 269Missouri 290Northern Mariana Islands 1Mississippi 135Montana 54North Carolina 114North Dakota 35Nebraska 87New Hampshire 73New Jersey 369New Mexico 49Nevada 15New York 573Ohio 387Oklahoma 223Oregon 104Pennsylvania 398Puerto Rico 1Rhode Island 37South Carolina 12South Dakota 50Tennessee 1Texas 750Utah 55Virginia 115US Virgin Islands 2Vermont 45Washington 183Wisconsin 289Wyoming 33

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