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The largest public high schools in the United States

21,881 public high schools in the United States appear in this ranking of the largest public high schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 5,848, against a median of 421 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
21,881
the United States
Top Students
5,848
Median Students
421
LARGEST · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13High5,848
2CONROE H SCONROE, TXCONROE ISDHigh5,252
3Carmel High SchoolCarmel, INCarmel Clay SchoolsHigh5,239
4ALLEN H SALLEN, TXALLEN ISDHigh5,206
5Reading SHSReading, PAReading SDHigh4,879
6BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NYBRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh4,816
7BROKEN ARROW HSBroken Arrow, OKBROKEN ARROWHigh4,802
8Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolLincolnshire, ILAdlai E Stevenson HSD 125High4,758
9Alexandria City HighAlexandria, VAAlexandria City Public SchoolsHigh4,655
10Lane Technical High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High4,604
11CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLWESTON, FLBROWARDHigh4,579
12FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOLFRESH MEADOWS, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26High4,573
13Taft High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High4,487
14THE WOODLANDS H STHE WOODLANDS, TXCONROE ISDHigh4,444
15Lake Braddock SecondaryBurke, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh4,411
16DUNCANVILLE H SDUNCANVILLE, TXDUNCANVILLE ISDHigh4,399
17Eleanor Roosevelt HighEastvale, CACorona-Norco UnifiedHigh4,353
18JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEHigh4,291
19NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHOUSTON, TXGALENA PARK ISDHigh4,284
20Upper Darby SHSDrexel Hill, PAUpper Darby SDHigh4,187
21Waukegan High SchoolWaukegan, ILWaukegan CUSD 60High4,186
22PERMIAN H SODESSA, TXECTOR COUNTY ISDHigh4,138
23Hazleton Area HSHazle Township, PAHazleton Area SDHigh4,071
24COPPELL H SCOPPELL, TXCOPPELL ISDHigh4,068
25ELSIK H SHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISDHigh4,057
26DEER PARK H SDEER PARK, TXDEER PARK ISDHigh4,057
27Downey HighDowney, CADowney UnifiedHigh4,051
28FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20High4,044
29East High SchoolAurora, ILAurora East USD 131High4,020
30LEWISVILLE H SLEWISVILLE, TXLEWISVILLE ISDHigh4,001
31JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22High3,983
32SUMMER CREEK H SHOUSTON, TXHUMBLE ISDHigh3,972
33KLEIN CAIN H SKLEIN, TXKLEIN ISDHigh3,922
34Dorman HighRoebuck, SCSpartanburg 06High3,920
35Polytechnic HighLong Beach, CALong Beach UnifiedHigh3,890
36Cherry Creek High SchoolGREENWOOD VILLAGE, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahHigh3,852
37SKYLINE H SDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISDHigh3,837
38GRAND OAKS H SSPRING, TXCONROE ISDHigh3,836
39ROUND ROCK H SROUND ROCK, TXROUND ROCK ISDHigh3,824
40ODESSA H SODESSA, TXECTOR COUNTY ISDHigh3,814
41DICKINSON H SDICKINSON, TXDICKINSON ISDHigh3,810
42SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOLSANFORD, FLSEMINOLEHigh3,807
43MUSTANG HSMustang, OKMUSTANGHigh3,804
44Brookwood High SchoolSnellville, GAGwinnett CountyHigh3,803
45HASTINGS H SHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISDHigh3,786
46WAYZATA HIGHPLYMOUTH, MNWAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3,781
47SEVEN LAKES H SKATY, TXKATY ISDHigh3,773
48KLEIN OAK H SKLEIN, TXKLEIN ISDHigh3,766
49PROSPER H SPROSPER, TXPROSPER ISDHigh3,753
50TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOLSTATEN ISLAND, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31High3,750
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