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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 251 to 300.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
251Perquimans County SchoolsNC41,7861,77399.3%
252Twin Cities International SchoolsMN292191599.3%
253Wallenpaupack Area SDPA52,7592,74099.3%
254West Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictMS487386799.3%
255Western Line SchoolsMS41,7391,72799.3%
256Asheboro City SchoolsNC84,4054,36899.2%
257Beaufort County SchoolsNC135,6015,55899.2%
258Bethlehem-Center SDPA293192499.2%
259CAMDEN FAIRVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICTAR51,9951,98099.2%
260Covington County School DistrictMS72,4922,47199.2%
261Detroit Service Learning AcademyMI31,5041,49299.2%
262Flathead H SMT42,9762,95299.2%
263Franklin County SchoolsNC167,9787,91599.2%
264Graham County SchoolsNC31,0961,08799.2%
265HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,0701,06199.2%
266Havre ElemMT41,2991,28899.2%
267MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICTAR365565099.2%
268Milton-Union Exempted VillageOH31,34636699.2%
269Northwood Local SchoolsOH381835499.2%
270Passaic City School DistrictNJ1911,87711,77799.2%
271Pelham CityGA31,2461,23699.2%
272Rochester Area SDPA374974399.2%
273Scotland County SchoolsNC105,4165,37599.2%
274TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMYTX271671099.2%
275Whiteville City SchoolsNC52,0422,02599.2%
276Wyalusing Area SDPA21,2191,20999.2%
277Accomack County Public SchoolsVA114,6234,58199.1%
278Alexander County SchoolsNC114,3444,30799.1%
279Alleghany County SchoolsNC41,3521,34099.1%
280Arcanum-Butler LocalOH41,15532299.1%
281CEDAR RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR263663099.1%
282Caswell County SchoolsNC62,0982,08099.1%
283Centralia SD 135IL41,0681,04799.1%
284Clay County SchoolsNC41,3221,31099.1%
285Columbus County SchoolsNC125,4405,38999.1%
286Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public SchoolsNC135,0144,97199.1%
287Elmwood LocalOH31,12331699.1%
288Greene County SchoolsMS51,6211,60699.1%
289Hazel Crest SD 152-5IL289188399.1%
290Jefferson CountyGA52,0171,99899.1%
291Johnston County Public SchoolsNC4837,32036,97899.1%
292Lanier CountyGA31,6521,63799.1%
293Lenoir County Public SchoolsNC178,3318,25799.1%
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 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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