Census ACS 5-Year · 500 school districts

Largest US School Districts by Population

Source·US Census ACS 5-Year 2023Updated·Apr 12, 2026Reviewed by·Population Review Data Team

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The largest US school districts by community population are anchored by America's biggest cities: Los Angeles Unified, New York City, Chicago Public Schools, and Miami-Dade. These mega-districts serve millions of residents within their geographic boundaries and operate budgets that rival small nations. Population size does not directly translate to enrollment — a district's student count depends on the share of school-age children and the popularity of public versus private schools. Still, large districts command the most political attention, the deepest resource pools, and the greatest diversity of student needs. Many of the country's largest districts face overlapping challenges: concentrated poverty, language diversity, aging infrastructure, and fierce competition from charter networks.

Key Findings

1Remainder of Texas leads with a community population of 30,187,574, followed by Remainder of California (28,368,566) and Remainder of New York (19,590,562).
2Warren Consolidated Schools ranks last at 118,757, while Remainder of Texas leads at 30,187,574.
3The national median across all states is 209,978 (Yonkers City School District at the midpoint).
4The top 10 states are: Remainder of Texas, Remainder of California, Remainder of New York, Remainder of Georgia, Remainder of California, Remainder of Michigan, Remainder of Virginia, New York City Department Of Education, Remainder of Illinois, Remainder of New Jersey.

Full Ranking: Largest US School Districts by Population

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#	District	Population	Median Income	Median Age
1	Ysleta Independent School District	185,788	$50,480	35.8
2	York School District 3	119,134	$75,377	39
3	Yonkers City School District	209,978	$83,549	39.9
4	Worcester School District	207,055	$70,102	33.9
5	Williamson County School District	219,821	$148,134	40.6
6	Wichita Unified School District 259	329,246	$57,930	35.2
7	West Contra Costa Unified School District	258,797	$106,240	39.5
8	Weber School District	182,253	$100,062	33.7
9	Washoe County School District	497,200	$88,096	39
10	Washington School District	196,431	$80,632	39.1
11	Washington Elementary District	248,742	$68,373	36
12	Washington County Public Schools	155,709	$77,747	40.7
13	Warren Consolidated Schools	118,757	$72,928	41.1
14	Wake County Schools	1,178,653	$105,768	37.3
15	Volusia County School District	579,622	$70,044	46.5
16	Vista Unified School District	153,302	$102,247	37.5
17	Visalia Unified School District	163,858	$81,867	33.7
18	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	456,349	$92,968	37.9
19	Ventura Unified School District	121,339	$102,192	41.5
20	Vancouver Public Schools	168,543	$86,534	39.2
21	Vallejo City Unified School District	126,360	$89,061	40.7
22	Utica Community Schools	192,514	$90,428	43.9
23	United Independent School District	190,514	$74,662	29.9
24	Union County Public Schools	250,958	$102,900	39.2
25	Tyler Independent School District	131,162	$67,521	37
26	Twin Rivers Unified School District	176,950	$69,153	34.8
27	Tustin Unified School District	141,605	$123,961	37.5
28	Tuscaloosa County School District	127,867	$78,459	37.8
29	Tulsa Public Schools	286,050	$55,299	35.9
30	Tucson Unified District	486,881	$61,908	37.3
31	Torrance Unified School District	141,933	$116,758	43.2
32	Toledo City School District	211,996	$46,891	35.4
33	Thompson School District R-2J	132,014	$96,190	41.7
34	Tempe School District	164,720	$72,513	28.8
35	Temecula Valley Unified School District	171,677	$126,412	36.7
36	Tangipahoa Parish School District	136,738	$56,760	35.9
37	Tacoma Public Schools	233,321	$87,576	37.9
38	Syracuse City School District	146,384	$47,819	31.8
39	Sumter County School District	143,408	$76,508	68.5
40	Sumner County School District	204,424	$90,301	39.8
41	Stockton Unified School District	211,978	$66,539	32.5
42	Stamford School District	137,144	$111,586	38.4
43	Stafford County Public Schools	161,328	$137,807	36.7
44	St. Vrain Valley School District Re 1J	200,423	$110,338	39.6
45	St. Tammany Parish School District	272,421	$81,202	40.5
46	St. Paul Public School District	307,284	$73,394	33.7
47	St. Lucie County School District	360,500	$71,457	45.1
48	St. Louis City School District	288,512	$56,160	36.8
49	St. Johns County School District	306,934	$109,839	44.2
50	Springfield School District	154,749	$52,656	33.7
51	Springfield R-Xii School District	220,023	$56,467	36.5
52	Spring Independent School District	206,968	$70,683	32.1
53	Spring Branch Independent School District	189,806	$87,141	35.9
54	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	146,603	$112,738	38.6
55	Spokane Public Schools	242,455	$70,322	37.6
56	South-Western City School District	144,617	$75,450	36.4
57	South Bend Community School Corporation	163,946	$62,972	36.3
58	Socorro Independent School District	254,733	$74,004	31.8
59	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	167,455	$72,922	36
60	Simi Valley Unified School District	129,127	$121,625	42.1
61	Shelby County School District	724,876	$55,736	34.5
62	Shelby County School District	141,562	$95,532	39.4
63	Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District	232,095	$91,887	38.6
64	Seminole County School District	481,470	$85,761	39.8
65	Seattle Public Schools	754,696	$123,823	35.6
66	Scottsdale Unified District	236,589	$107,968	46.1
67	School District U-46	231,754	$99,756	38.5
68	School District 27J	122,065	$131,145	35.9
69	Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54	133,890	$98,367	39.7
70	Sarasota County School District	459,547	$83,416	57.4
71	Santa Rosa County School District	198,472	$91,922	40.1
72	Santa Fe Public Schools	128,841	$80,928	49.4
73	Santa Clara Unified School District	171,125	$180,259	34.3
74	Santa Ana Unified School District	247,365	$96,711	34.5
75	San Ramon Valley Unified School District	163,204	$219,524	43.5
76	San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District	136,418	$165,096	38.7
77	San Marcos Unified School District	127,375	$112,358	38.2
78	San Juan Unified School District	346,326	$87,630	40.1
79	San Jose Unified School District	263,431	$140,486	37.9
80	San Francisco Unified School District	830,235	$140,970	40
81	San Diego City Unified School District	1,074,347	$102,381	35.4
82	San Bernardino City Unified School District	273,092	$66,810	32.1
83	San Antonio Independent School District	307,153	$46,710	35.8
84	Salt Lake City School District	208,007	$75,090	32.9
85	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	273,066	$76,838	36.6
86	Saddleback Valley Unified School District	218,851	$123,419	44.2
87	Sacramento City Unified School District	356,765	$85,419	36.3
88	Rutherford County School District	199,454	$90,223	36.6
89	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	140,288	$65,257	40.7
90	Round Rock Independent School District	301,128	$108,174	36.6
91	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	162,464	$114,836	39.4
92	Roosevelt Elementary District	119,988	$75,099	33.7
93	Rockwood R-Vi School District	122,218	$134,814	43.5
94	Rockford School District 205	185,237	$60,306	39.4
95	Rochester Public School District	137,394	$93,312	37.5
96	Rochester City School District	208,772	$47,213	33.7
97	Riverside Unified School District	260,951	$98,830	34.4
98	Richmond County School District	206,069	$55,637	35.2
99	Richmond City Public Schools	229,359	$64,587	34.7
100	Richland School District 2	157,395	$74,694	38.1
101	Richland School District 1	203,161	$52,237	32.1
102	Richardson Independent School District	231,435	$78,676	35.4
103	Rialto Unified School District	127,330	$87,769	32.9
104	Renton School District	129,297	$101,855	37.2
105	Remainder of Wyoming	581,069	$76,182	39.1
106	Remainder of Wisconsin	5,691,246	$76,866	40
107	Remainder of Wisconsin	223,626	$96,168	46.1
108	Remainder of Virginia	8,697,645	$93,178	39
109	Remainder of Vermont	564,725	$82,999	42.8
110	Remainder of Texas	30,187,574	$78,476	35.6
111	Remainder of Tennessee	6,706,975	$69,458	39.1
112	Remainder of Tennessee	359,408	$72,631	35.3
113	Remainder of South Carolina	5,282,474	$69,330	40.3
114	Remainder of Rhode Island	1,064,097	$86,694	40.3
115	Remainder of Oregon	4,252,777	$83,024	40.4
116	Remainder of Oklahoma	3,882,575	$64,941	36.8
117	Remainder of Oklahoma	146,059	$67,209	42.3
118	Remainder of North Dakota	774,069	$76,533	35.8
119	Remainder of New York	19,590,562	$85,469	39.8
120	Remainder of New York	262,407	$146,894	41.4
121	Remainder of New Jersey	7,649,210	$99,776	39.4
122	Remainder of New Jersey	1,694,599	$120,905	43.8
123	Remainder of New Hampshire	1,030,007	$94,333	42.7
124	Remainder of New Hampshire	364,932	$112,486	45.5
125	Remainder of Montana	963,640	$73,100	39.6
126	Remainder of Montana	153,235	$68,567	46.2
127	Remainder of Missouri	6,091,573	$70,872	39
128	Remainder of Minnesota	5,733,853	$89,090	38.8
129	Remainder of Michigan	10,063,123	$72,876	40.2
130	Remainder of Massachusetts	6,654,806	$103,023	39.7
131	Remainder of Massachusetts	389,250	$122,740	44.8
132	Remainder of Maine	1,354,941	$74,648	44.6
133	Remainder of Kentucky	4,526,172	$63,724	39.1
134	Remainder of Illinois	7,924,438	$79,138	38
135	Remainder of Illinois	4,770,360	$91,426	40.7
136	Remainder of Georgia	10,925,303	$77,356	37.6
137	Remainder of Connecticut	3,409,597	$94,540	41
138	Remainder of Connecticut	214,911	$114,926	43.9
139	Remainder of California	28,368,566	$98,015	37.9
140	Remainder of California	10,918,816	$102,114	37.7
141	Remainder of Arizona	4,895,224	$83,175	40.9
142	Remainder of Arizona	2,549,837	$73,268	36.3
143	Redlands Unified School District	133,629	$103,132	35.4
144	Red Clay Consolidated School District	139,682	$89,215	42.1
145	Rapides Parish School District	127,527	$54,967	37.9
146	Rankin County School District	131,093	$84,427	40.2
147	Racine School District	139,875	$71,050	38.5
148	Puyallup School District	144,070	$106,793	36.5
149	Putnam City Public Schools	123,076	$59,384	35.7
150	Pulaski County Special School District	131,665	$79,756	40.8
151	Providence School District	191,767	$68,119	32.8
152	Prince William County Public Schools	482,708	$132,131	36.6
153	Prince George's County Public Schools	959,754	$101,798	38.5
154	Poway Unified School District	203,500	$157,134	41.7
155	Poudre School District R-1	224,368	$91,249	33.6
156	Portland School District 1J	513,241	$97,684	38.7
157	Pomona Unified School District	163,053	$83,207	36.8
158	Polk County School District	790,694	$65,978	39.5
159	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	130,938	$123,665	41.9
160	Plano Independent School District	369,224	$105,159	38.7
161	Plainfield School District 202	128,402	$132,202	36.6
162	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District	160,266	$121,818	40.3
163	Pittsburgh School District	308,078	$65,584	33.7
164	Pitt County Schools	177,193	$58,188	33
165	Pinellas County School District	963,481	$72,646	49
166	Pickens County School District	134,629	$61,064	36.2
167	Philadelphia City School District	1,579,706	$61,953	35.3
168	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District	135,247	$53,932	30.1
169	Pflugerville Independent School District	185,578	$101,238	35
170	Peoria Unified School District	259,533	$89,596	40.8
171	Paulding County School District	178,909	$98,031	36.9
172	Paterson City School District	158,735	$55,997	33.3
173	Pasco County School District	611,444	$70,492	43.4
174	Pasadena Unified School District	200,272	$110,469	41.7
175	Pasadena Independent School District	255,022	$63,162	32.7
176	Parkway C-2 School District	142,507	$115,771	42.4
177	Paradise Valley Unified District	274,199	$99,668	40.6
178	Panama-Buena Vista School District	148,810	$88,524	32.4
179	Palmdale Elementary School District	140,873	$73,813	32.3
180	Palm Springs Unified School District	177,475	$71,010	48.3
181	Palm Beach County School District	1,533,806	$83,581	45.3
182	Oxnard Elementary School District	122,941	$94,278	35.3
183	Osseo Public School District	154,618	$105,646	37.7
184	Osceola County School District	427,415	$72,637	37.1
185	Orleans Parish School District	371,853	$56,631	38.8
186	Orange Unified School District	226,083	$124,248	38.7
187	Orange County School District	1,471,937	$79,719	36.6
188	Ontario-Montclair School District	165,937	$78,001	33.5
189	Onslow County Schools	173,574	$69,316	31.4
190	Omaha Public Schools	373,060	$67,601	33.9
191	Olathe Unified School District 233	165,976	$114,337	37.7
192	Oklahoma City Public Schools	290,945	$53,208	33.5
193	Okaloosa County School District	216,599	$81,998	37.4
194	Oceanside Unified School District	138,711	$87,445	34.2
195	Oakland Unified School District	438,372	$101,376	37.8
196	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District	119,365	$101,002	39
197	Northwest Independent School District	142,125	$127,922	35.3
198	Northside Independent School District (Bandera, Bexar, and Medina Counties)	678,044	$80,406	33.6
199	Northshore School District	154,487	$156,938	38.6
200	North Kansas City 74 School District	144,320	$79,571	37
201	North East Independent School District	441,559	$79,074	37.6
202	North Clackamas School District 12	131,181	$92,704	40.9
203	Norman Public Schools	126,056	$67,932	32
204	Norfolk City Public Schools	233,596	$66,109	32.7
205	Newport-Mesa Unified School District	193,346	$130,417	40.4
206	Newport News City Public Schools	184,216	$69,634	34.4
207	Newark City School District	310,178	$52,060	34.7
208	New York City Department Of Education	8,483,844	$80,483	38.2
209	New Haven School District	134,349	$56,851	31.9
210	New Hanover County Schools	235,229	$75,166	39.9
211	Nebo School District	160,245	$100,681	28.9
212	Muscogee County School District	195,739	$57,439	36.3
213	Murfreesboro City School District	161,192	$80,040	31.6
214	Mount Diablo Unified School District	262,655	$123,747	40.3
215	Moreno Valley Unified School District	183,373	$90,544	32.6
216	Moore Public Schools	149,922	$81,407	36.6
217	Montgomery County School District	215,025	$57,984	37.2
218	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,065,949	$132,450	40.2
219	Montebello Unified School District	155,142	$76,813	37.5
220	Monroe County Community School Corporation	122,824	$62,063	29.8
221	Mobile County School District	383,032	$58,547	38.2
222	Minneapolis Public School District	427,246	$80,846	33.4
223	Milwaukee School District	566,973	$54,234	32.4
224	Millard Public Schools	119,613	$110,052	38.2
225	Midland Independent School District	161,896	$90,403	32.3
226	Metropolitan Nashville Public School District	715,388	$77,853	34.6
227	Mesquite Independent School District	182,484	$71,595	32.6
228	Mesa Unified District	496,570	$76,775	39.1
229	Mesa County Valley School District 51	154,979	$73,406	41.3
230	Meridian Joint School District 2	271,490	$99,742	39.1
231	McKinney Independent School District	143,617	$118,747	39.3
232	McAllen Independent School District	119,052	$58,719	34.4
233	Martin County School District	162,176	$82,943	53.3
234	Marion County School District	400,078	$61,010	47.9
235	Manteca Unified School District	151,286	$102,251	36
236	Mansfield Independent School District	184,901	$113,158	36.3
237	Manatee County School District	429,792	$78,457	49.6
238	Madison Metropolitan School District	279,606	$77,513	32
239	Madison County School District	140,677	$98,965	39.9
240	Lubbock Independent School District	187,625	$53,614	29.9
241	Loudoun County Public Schools	432,998	$181,765	38.2
242	Los Angeles Unified School District	4,579,858	$81,696	37.1
243	Long Beach Unified School District	505,171	$91,376	37.4
244	Lodi Unified School District	185,096	$95,299	37
245	Livingston Parish School District	148,115	$80,122	36.4
246	Little Rock School District	180,881	$59,117	35.8
247	Litchfield Elementary District	119,529	$114,696	39.8
248	Lincoln Public Schools	299,501	$72,404	33.5
249	Lexington School District 1	154,535	$87,907	39
250	Lewisville Independent School District	327,521	$113,996	39.1
251	Leon County School District	297,542	$66,287	32
252	Lee County School District	817,666	$76,107	49
253	Leander Independent School District	233,956	$133,971	37.3
254	Las Cruces Public Schools	163,785	$58,218	34.4
255	Lancaster Elementary School District	123,280	$77,719	34.6
256	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	229,308	$109,349	36.1
257	Lakewood Township School District	139,019	$65,101	18.1
258	Lake Washington School District	218,868	$170,870	37.4
259	Lake Elsinore Unified School District	137,502	$101,826	35.4
260	Lake County School District	412,924	$73,161	46.5
261	Lafayette Parish School District	247,997	$67,451	36.5
262	La Mesa-Spring Valley School District	138,490	$101,281	37.7
263	Kyrene Elementary District	164,484	$112,455	39.7
264	Knox County School District	494,148	$74,222	37.4
265	Klein Independent School District	289,142	$95,905	35.3
266	Killeen Independent School District	230,962	$64,887	29
267	Kent School District	177,175	$103,357	37.1
268	Kenosha School District	128,162	$75,883	37.9
269	Keller Independent School District	186,847	$122,192	38.1
270	Katy Independent School District	423,484	$115,908	36.2
271	Kansas City 33 School District	204,259	$56,898	34.4
272	Kanawha County School District	176,537	$60,943	43.8
273	Judson Independent School District	155,716	$76,852	33.4
274	Jordan School District	324,012	$120,881	32.9
275	Johnston County Schools	234,263	$83,384	38.1
276	Jersey City School District	294,078	$97,710	34.7
277	Jefferson Parish School District	430,920	$65,252	40
278	Jefferson County School District R-1	586,957	$110,570	40.3
279	Jefferson County School District	780,425	$69,759	38.4
280	Jefferson County School District	238,296	$70,297	38.9
281	Jackson Public School District	142,171	$41,314	34.4
282	Issaquah School District	119,723	$185,520	39.6
283	Irving Independent School District	194,020	$71,448	32.4
284	Irvine Unified School District	276,516	$137,439	33.9
285	Iredell-Statesville Schools	160,678	$80,477	41.8
286	Iowa City Community School District	123,585	$68,637	29.7
287	Indianapolis Public Schools	320,504	$56,784	32.5
288	Indian River County School District	166,936	$73,491	55.3
289	Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204	136,452	$138,495	38
290	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District	165,285	$82,201	36.5
291	Huntsville City School District	221,985	$74,735	37
292	Humble Independent School District	230,209	$106,433	36
293	Howard County Public Schools	336,328	$149,763	39.8
294	Houston Independent School District	1,500,155	$67,518	34.7
295	Houston County School District	169,649	$80,698	36.3
296	Horry County School District	383,016	$66,880	48.7
297	Hillsborough County School District	1,522,748	$79,540	37.9
298	Hillsboro School District 1J	141,231	$109,715	36.9
299	Highline School District	136,437	$89,005	38.8
300	Hernando County School District	207,018	$66,058	47.7
301	Henry County School District	249,960	$83,146	37.1
302	Henrico County Public Schools	335,744	$88,783	39.4
303	Hemet Unified School District	156,500	$65,298	38.2
304	Hazelwood School District	120,450	$68,821	39
305	Hayward Unified School District	180,228	$112,083	38.7
306	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	131,682	$101,693	34.6
307	Hawaii Department of Education	1,445,235	$100,389	40.9
308	Hartford School District	121,127	$46,411	33.1
309	Harnett County Schools	139,150	$71,287	35.6
310	Harford County Public Schools	263,757	$112,265	40.5
311	Hampton City Public Schools	137,557	$69,621	36.8
312	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	120,340	$124,885	36.9
313	Hamilton County School District	376,192	$76,183	39.5
314	Hall County School District	164,999	$85,516	40.1
315	Gwinnett County School District	964,548	$88,348	36
316	Guilford County Schools	547,940	$68,642	37.5
317	Greenville County School District	568,693	$76,686	38.2
318	Green Bay Area School District	139,634	$71,357	37.1
319	Greeley School District 6	130,881	$69,231	32.5
320	Granite School District	403,911	$90,992	33.9
321	Grand Rapids Public Schools	192,192	$69,746	32.3
322	Grand Prairie Independent School District	126,131	$75,791	34
323	Glendale Unified School District	212,891	$91,713	41.5
324	Gilbert Unified District	217,969	$111,026	36.8
325	Gaston County Schools	234,881	$67,478	39.1
326	Garland Independent School District	311,259	$82,979	35.8
327	Garden Grove Unified School District	272,738	$92,873	40.6
328	Fulton County School District	612,069	$105,945	38.4
329	Fullerton Elementary School District	124,448	$108,774	37.5
330	Frisco Independent School District	299,338	$144,206	37.1
331	Fresno Unified School District	393,459	$58,779	32.6
332	Fremont Unified School District	228,295	$181,506	39.1
333	Frederick County Public Schools	287,048	$122,002	39
334	Francis Howell R-III School District	120,664	$109,091	41.5
335	Fort Worth Independent School District	521,467	$65,742	34
336	Fort Wayne Community Schools	229,216	$59,249	34.9
337	Fort Bend Independent School District	467,199	$105,638	38
338	Forsyth County Schools	389,977	$67,165	38.4
339	Forsyth County School District	267,287	$143,784	39.7
340	Fontana Unified School District	188,366	$92,155	33.2
341	Folsom-Cordova Unified School District	143,365	$112,169	38.8
342	Flagler County School District	126,528	$77,363	53.1
343	Federal Way School District	150,308	$93,232	37.2
344	Fayette County School District	323,725	$69,479	35.3
345	Fayette County School District	122,244	$111,978	43.4
346	Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District	140,650	$99,756	37.9
347	Fairfax County Public Schools	1,147,837	$153,637	39.1
348	Evergreen School District (Clark)	158,883	$91,205	38.3
349	Everett School District	150,033	$108,201	38.3
350	Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation	180,117	$61,648	38.7
351	Eugene School District 4J	172,510	$70,697	36.2
352	Escondido Union Elementary School District	167,848	$95,871	37.7
353	Escambia County School District	325,923	$67,500	38.1
354	Elk Grove Unified School District	366,638	$106,152	38
355	Elizabeth City School District	137,302	$66,555	35.8
356	El Paso Independent School District	314,227	$54,425	34.3
357	Edmonds School District	179,177	$109,767	39.6
358	Edmond Public Schools	169,758	$101,992	37.5
359	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	182,188	$58,501	29.3
360	Ector County Independent School District	164,654	$71,536	31.4
361	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	136,857	$79,627	24.8
362	East Baton Rouge Parish School District	381,672	$59,677	33.4
363	Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District	133,803	$101,650	34.2
364	Dysart Unified District	212,490	$92,654	39.8
365	Duval County School District	1,023,153	$71,277	36.9
366	Durham Public Schools	332,353	$82,316	36.1
367	Downey Unified School District	121,188	$89,694	37.8
368	Douglas County School District Re-1	380,487	$149,916	39.6
369	Douglas County School District	147,888	$82,984	36.9
370	Dorchester School District 2	150,826	$82,734	37.4
371	District of Columbia Public Schools	681,294	$109,870	34.9
372	Detroit Public Schools Community District	638,530	$39,938	35.2
373	DeSoto County School District	191,301	$85,297	37.3
374	Desert Sands Unified School District	190,384	$82,352	46.7
375	Des Moines Independent Community School District	209,522	$65,429	34.6
376	Denver County School District 1	718,877	$94,718	35.3
377	Denton Independent School District	242,689	$90,602	33.2
378	DeKalb County School District	700,163	$78,129	36.6
379	Deer Valley Unified District	274,873	$105,618	40.1
380	Dayton City School District	146,464	$44,543	34.5
381	Davis School District	370,924	$110,884	32.5
382	Davidson County Schools	137,114	$68,884	43.5
383	Dallas Independent School District	1,113,485	$70,951	33.2
384	Dade County School District	2,738,356	$71,753	40.7
385	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District	632,275	$92,879	35.6
386	Cupertino Union Elementary School District	141,001	$221,771	41.6
387	Cumberland County Schools	314,050	$61,564	34
388	Coweta County School District	152,852	$95,548	39.2
389	Corpus Christi Independent School District	243,652	$63,920	36.2
390	Corona-Norco Unified School District	285,408	$121,125	37.8
391	Conroe Independent School District	382,731	$98,985	36.1
392	Conejo Valley Unified School District	133,044	$137,145	44.9
393	Compton Unified School District	151,124	$76,945	34.4
394	Community Unit School District 300	120,443	$108,984	38.4
395	Comal Independent School District	180,778	$110,926	40.3
396	Columbus City School District	572,964	$60,297	32.9
397	Columbia County School District	162,434	$95,592	37.9
398	Columbia 93 School District	157,730	$69,428	31.2
399	Colorado Springs School District 11	240,191	$73,653	36.6
400	Collier County School District	398,291	$90,045	53.3
401	College Station Independent School District	134,383	$54,117	23.1
402	Cobb County School District	712,945	$105,318	37.8
403	Clovis Unified School District	242,785	$105,597	36.2
404	Cleveland Municipal School District	367,282	$41,020	36.4
405	Clear Creek Independent School District	247,496	$102,389	39.4
406	Clayton County School District	298,924	$59,806	33.7
407	Clay County School District	227,584	$87,820	40.4
408	Clarksville-Montgomery County School System	226,503	$75,810	32.4
409	Clarke County School District	129,609	$53,625	29.6
410	Clark County School District	2,329,548	$76,472	38.5
411	Citrus County School District	162,472	$56,546	56.9
412	Cincinnati City School District	343,722	$54,325	33.5
413	Chula Vista Elementary School District	314,230	$108,382	37.5
414	Christina School District	176,766	$81,035	35.1
415	Chino Valley Unified School District	190,411	$113,684	37.6
416	Chicago Public School District 299	2,711,226	$77,902	35.8
417	Chesterfield County Public Schools	377,869	$101,931	39
418	Chesapeake City Public Schools	252,583	$95,373	37.9
419	Cherry Creek School District 5	324,012	$113,460	37.9
420	Cherokee County School District	280,991	$108,099	40.1
421	Chatham County School District	300,879	$71,097	37.2
422	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,154,681	$87,005	35.5
423	Charlotte County School District	201,064	$69,952	59.9
424	Charleston County School District	420,264	$88,494	39.2
425	Charles County Public Schools	170,527	$122,816	38.9
426	Chandler Unified District	280,287	$113,670	39.8
427	Central Bucks School District	121,422	$142,886	45.3
428	Cedar Rapids Community School District	127,262	$70,974	38.8
429	Cartwright Elementary District	121,321	$64,722	28.3
430	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District	192,410	$87,139	34.9
431	Carroll County Public Schools	175,321	$118,211	41.3
432	Capistrano Unified School District	357,310	$146,398	43.9
433	Canyons School District	220,946	$106,453	36.2
434	Cambridge School District	118,796	$130,748	30.4
435	Calcasieu Parish School District	207,088	$67,564	37.4
436	Cajon Valley Union Elementary School District	169,057	$79,960	38.2
437	Caddo Parish School District	230,004	$50,705	39.5
438	Cabarrus County Schools	211,639	$94,290	37.5
439	Buncombe County Schools	231,317	$73,872	42.8
440	Buffalo City School District	276,854	$50,041	34.3
441	Brunswick County Schools	152,568	$77,024	56.4
442	Brownsville Independent School District	193,347	$48,874	31.2
443	Broward County School District	1,977,129	$77,633	41.3
444	Broken Arrow Public Schools	128,352	$87,809	36.7
445	Bridgeport School District	149,153	$58,685	36.7
446	Brevard County School District	632,780	$78,476	46.7
447	Boulder Valley School District Re-2	238,927	$105,233	35.6
448	Boston School District	666,442	$97,344	33.3
449	Bossier Parish School District	129,789	$69,617	36.7
450	Boone County School District	132,034	$99,633	38.1
451	Boise City Independent School District 1	212,323	$82,723	38.6
452	Blue Valley Unified School District 229	135,858	$138,639	41.2
453	Birmingham City School District	198,173	$46,051	35.6
454	Birdville Independent School District	142,081	$79,643	37.3
455	Billings Elementary School District	119,005	$73,004	39.3
456	Bibb County School District	156,578	$51,234	36.8
457	Bethlehem Area School District	123,622	$80,802	38.9
458	Bethel School District	125,965	$108,521	35.4
459	Berkeley Unified School District	120,257	$108,092	33.2
460	Berkeley County School District	246,802	$84,358	36.9
461	Berkeley County School District	129,514	$80,815	38.5
462	Bentonville Public Schools	122,052	$112,808	35.3
463	Bend-La Pine Administrative School District 1	139,472	$93,534	42.7
464	Bellevue School District	148,644	$164,578	38.5
465	Beaverton School District 48J	294,537	$109,977	38.2
466	Beaumont Independent School District	128,449	$57,493	36.3
467	Beaufort County School District	193,602	$86,598	48.4
468	Bay County School District	186,393	$73,533	41
469	Baltimore County Public Schools	850,796	$91,768	39.7
470	Baltimore City Public Schools	573,243	$62,177	36.2
471	Baldwin County School District	222,181	$77,800	43.2
472	Bakersfield City School District	200,771	$51,481	30.5
473	Austin Independent School District	734,748	$92,946	34.9
474	Atlanta City School District	505,162	$85,658	34.2
475	Ascension Parish School District	130,314	$91,549	36.6
476	Arlington Independent School District	361,017	$71,274	33.4
477	Arlington County Public Schools	236,254	$142,114	35.5
478	Antioch Unified School District	119,092	$97,902	38.2
479	Anoka-Hennepin Public School District	248,857	$105,679	38.9
480	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	598,166	$124,911	39
481	Ann Arbor Public Schools	176,038	$91,652	30.4
482	Anchorage School District	288,976	$103,284	35.2
483	Anaheim Elementary School District	202,093	$89,736	34.5
484	Amphitheater Unified District	145,912	$71,789	45.8
485	Amarillo Independent School District	167,625	$60,371	35.2
486	Alvin Independent School District	143,917	$107,257	35.2
487	Alpine School District	431,265	$110,832	26.7
488	Allentown City School District	122,611	$54,335	33
489	Allen Independent School District	118,775	$127,415	37.5
490	Alief Independent School District	274,527	$51,986	33.5
491	Alexandria City Public Schools	156,976	$119,681	37.7
492	Aldine Independent School District	307,014	$52,455	31.1
493	Albuquerque Public Schools	679,278	$69,627	39.6
494	Alamance-Burlington Schools	176,893	$65,651	38.9
495	Alachua County School District	285,492	$61,949	32.3
496	Akron City School District	179,573	$47,170	36.9
497	Aiken County School District	176,650	$70,461	42
498	Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J	243,618	$78,705	33.6
499	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	241,074	$102,066	36.1
500	Academy School District 20	127,389	$124,706	36.8

Methodology

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Remainder of Texas has the highest community population at 30,187,574, according to latest Census ACS data. Remainder of California and Remainder of New York round out the top three.

Warren Consolidated Schools has the lowest community population at 118,757. Allen Independent School District is second-lowest at 118,775.

The median across all 500 states is 209,978. Note that the national median and the state-level median are calculated differently, the state median represents the midpoint when all states are ranked.

This data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates published by the US Census Bureau. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides the most comprehensive demographic data available between decennial censuses.

Rankings are based on the latest available Census ACS 5-Year estimates. The Census Bureau releases new ACS data annually. Our data was last updated on April 12, 2026.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.