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The largest public schools in the United States

This ranking covers the largest public schools in the United States, drawn from 94,640 qualifying public schools. Highlands Community Charter leads the list at 11,713, against a median of 418 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

94,640

the United States

Top Students

11,713

Median Students

418

LARGEST · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Highlands Community Charter	Sacramento, CA	Highlands Community Charter District	Combined	11,713
2	Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)	Fairbanks, AK	Galena City School District	Combined	7,876
3	BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13	High	5,848
4	CONROE H S	CONROE, TX	CONROE ISD	High	5,252
5	Carmel High School	Carmel, IN	Carmel Clay Schools	High	5,239
6	ALLEN H S	ALLEN, TX	ALLEN ISD	High	5,206
7	Reading SHS	Reading, PA	Reading SD	High	4,879
8	BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL	BRENTWOOD, NY	BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	4,816
9	BROKEN ARROW HS	Broken Arrow, OK	BROKEN ARROW	High	4,802
10	Adlai E Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	High	4,758
11	Alexandria City High	Alexandria, VA	Alexandria City Public Schools	High	4,655
12	Lane Technical High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	4,604
13	CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL	WESTON, FL	BROWARD	High	4,579
14	FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL	FRESH MEADOWS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26	High	4,573
15	Taft High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	4,487
16	THE WOODLANDS H S	THE WOODLANDS, TX	CONROE ISD	High	4,444
17	Lake Braddock Secondary	Burke, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	High	4,411
18	DUNCANVILLE H S	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	High	4,399
19	Eleanor Roosevelt High	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	4,353
20	JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	High	4,291
21	NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH	HOUSTON, TX	GALENA PARK ISD	High	4,284
22	Southwest Educational Academy	CEDAR CITY, UT	Iron District	Combined	4,239
23	Upper Darby SHS	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	High	4,187
24	Waukegan High School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	High	4,186
25	PERMIAN H S	ODESSA, TX	ECTOR COUNTY ISD	High	4,138
26	Hazleton Area HS	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	High	4,071
27	COPPELL H S	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	High	4,068
28	ELSIK H S	HOUSTON, TX	ALIEF ISD	High	4,057
29	DEER PARK H S	DEER PARK, TX	DEER PARK ISD	High	4,057
30	Downey High	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	High	4,051
31	FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20	High	4,044
32	East High School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	High	4,020
33	LEWISVILLE H S	LEWISVILLE, TX	LEWISVILLE ISD	High	4,001
34	JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22	High	3,983
35	SUMMER CREEK H S	HOUSTON, TX	HUMBLE ISD	High	3,972
36	KLEIN CAIN H S	KLEIN, TX	KLEIN ISD	High	3,922
37	Dorman High	Roebuck, SC	Spartanburg 06	High	3,920
38	Polytechnic High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	3,890
39	Cherry Creek High School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	High	3,852
40	SKYLINE H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	3,837
41	GRAND OAKS H S	SPRING, TX	CONROE ISD	High	3,836
42	ROUND ROCK H S	ROUND ROCK, TX	ROUND ROCK ISD	High	3,824
43	ODESSA H S	ODESSA, TX	ECTOR COUNTY ISD	High	3,814
44	DICKINSON H S	DICKINSON, TX	DICKINSON ISD	High	3,810
45	SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL	SANFORD, FL	SEMINOLE	High	3,807
46	MUSTANG HS	Mustang, OK	MUSTANG	High	3,804
47	Brookwood High School	Snellville, GA	Gwinnett County	High	3,803
48	HASTINGS H S	HOUSTON, TX	ALIEF ISD	High	3,786
49	Chester Community CS	Chester, PA	Chester Community CS	Elementary	3,782
50	WAYZATA HIGH	PLYMOUTH, MN	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	3,781

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