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Census ACS 5-Year · 500 school districts

Oldest US School Districts by Median Age

Source·US Census ACS 5-Year 2023Updated·Reviewed by·Population Review Data Team
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School districts with the highest median ages serve communities dominated by retirees and empty-nesters — Florida retirement communities, Arizona resort towns, parts of the Carolinas, and rural areas experiencing outmigration of young families. The oldest districts have median community ages above 55, meaning fewer school-age children per household and often shrinking enrollment. Older communities may vote for lower school tax rates since few residents have children in the system, creating fiscal pressure for districts serving an aging tax base. These districts also face unique challenges in attracting young teachers to areas with limited amenities for working-age adults.

Key Findings

  • 1Salome Consolidated Elementary District leads with a median age of 75.2, followed by Bouse Elementary District (75.0) and Frenchboro (73.5).
  • 2Jonesboro Independent School District ranks last at 56.7, while Salome Consolidated Elementary District leads at 75.2.
  • 3The national median across all states is 60.3 (Greenville at the midpoint).
  • 4The top 10 states are: Salome Consolidated Elementary District, Bouse Elementary District, Frenchboro, Continental Elementary District, Quartzsite Elementary District, Isle au Haut, Oracle Elementary District, Cape May Point Borough School District, Highland Plantation, Upton.

Full Ranking: Oldest US School Districts by Median Age

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#DistrictMedian AgePopulationHome Value
1Zurich Elementary School District61.9224$269,600
2Yucca Elementary District66.6594$271,200
3Young Elementary School District64.2442$298,000
4Yarnell Elementary District65.21,425$255,900
5Yantis Independent School District63.63,523$226,200
6Yaak Elementary School District62.2293$380,800
7Wynona Public Schools59.8522$58,100
8Worthington School District61.61,021$380,400
9Woodman Elementary School District60.1589$418,700
10Wise River Elementary School District58.3299$343,500
11Wisdom Elementary School District60.4283$231,300
12Winter School District57.83,112$186,100
13Willow Creek Elementary School District57.8898$232,900
14Williamson Valley Elementary School District64.21,019$930,800
15Wildwood Crest Borough School District63.73,077$590,900
16Wickenburg Unified District65.120,080$476,900
17Whitmore Union Elementary School District59.5574$412,100
18Whitefish Township Schools63473$186,700
19White Township School District58.94,679$349,500
20White Sulphur Springs K-1258.32,007$259,800
21Wheatland R-II School District57.51,784$182,500
22Weymouth Township School District60.22,675$169,700
23Westmanland60.5108$222,900
24Westbrook School District58.26,856$434,300
25West Wildwood Borough School District60.1588$400,800
26West Side Union Elementary School District58.8818$1.7M
27West End School District Re-257.91,821$163,500
28West Cape May Borough School District60.21,011$751,100
29Wellton Elementary District62.93,261$54,800
30Wells Central School District59.4994$259,500
31Wellfleet School District58.44,404$855,300
32Webster School District60.76,445$242,000
33Wausaukee School District58.24,015$168,500
34Waterville Valley School District61.6290$562,500
35Watersmeet Township School District61.21,041$264,800
36Washington Township School District (Burlington County)57.1489$324,500
37Washington Island School District64.7803$322,200
38Warsaw R-Ix School District59.811,401$178,100
39Warner Unified School District60.41,914$388,200
40Walnut Grove Elementary District62.6273$46,900
41Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District58.47,105$286,800
42Wainscott Common School District65.2621$2.0M
43Wagon Mound Public Schools62757$177,400
44Wabeno Area School District583,710$225,500
45Vida Elementary School District62584$207,600
46Verona Township School District 1F59.8217$316,400
47Ventnor City School District57.49,265$363,000
48Vanceboro58.7122$113,500
49Valley School District61.71,632$271,900
50Valentine Independent School District68275$151,600
51Upton70.491-
52Unity School District581,375$276,100
53Truth or Consequences Schools57.611,500$152,600
54Truro School District64.11,708$888,200
55Troy School District 5464.556-
56Trinity Center Elementary School District63.9616$381,000
57Towns County School District57.412,913$316,100
58Topock Elementary District662,018$228,400
59Tonto Basin Elementary District61.81,755$269,100
60Three Lakes School District57.64,927$290,000
61Thompson Falls Elementary School District60.13,767$340,000
62The Forks Plantation59.792$271,700
63Tewksbury Township School District575,893$795,400
64Terry K-12 Schools57.81,250$165,700
65Terrell County Independent School District59.9835$137,500
66Swan Valley Elementary School District64.2540$507,600
67Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary School District63392$670,700
68Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District62.11,096$244,700
69Suring School District56.74,389$194,300
70Sunapee School District56.73,416$393,000
71Sumter County School District68.5143,408$385,400
72Stone Harbor Borough School District64.6893$2.0M
73Sterling Public School District 3559396-
74Stehekin School District65.644$537,500
75Stark School District58.8419$197,700
76Starbuck School District59.8108$150,000
77Stanton Community School District56.91,068$154,200
78St. George Public Schools58.32,606$356,300
79St. David Unified District56.93,020$133,800
80Springhill Elementary School District62.8155$875,000
81Spring Lake Borough School District59.82,779$2.0M
82Spray School District 159.5355$375,000
83Southport66.3550$495,800
84Southern Trinity Joint Unified School District57.11,233$261,200
85South Whidbey School District58.116,640$659,300
86South Wasco County School District 157.62,061$288,800
87South Shore School District57.61,879$237,800
88South Koochiching School District60.31,190$175,600
89South Harney School District 3361.5116-
90South Fork Union School District593,255$182,100
91Somerset Unorganized Territory66.8916$259,700
92Skykomish School District59.7359$549,100
93Skull Valley Elementary District57.2466$648,600
94Siuslaw School District 97J62.116,607$412,500
95Shoreline Unified School District57.45,354$1.5M
96Shields Valley Elementary School District56.91,767$446,400
97Sherman School District60.23,554$497,300
98Sheridan Elementary School District58.42,072$384,500
99Shell Knob 78 School District62.92,884$285,800
100Shaw Island School District69.4155$675,000
101Sharon School District59.52,723$590,700
102Sevastopol School District57.55,585$430,500
103Sequim School District61.633,851$492,000
104Seiad Elementary School District57.3257$285,000
105Seeley Lake Elementary School District63.81,775$388,700
106Sedona-Oak Creek Joint Unified District62.518,030$756,200
107Seboeis Plantation7012$125,000
108Seaside Park Borough School District60.91,793$860,200
109Sea Isle City School District66.12,000$1.1M
110Sea Girt Borough School District57.21,980$2.0M
111School Administrative District 6565.248$350,000
112School Administrative District 1959.31,346$188,700
113School Administrative District 0865.11,216$428,400
114School Administration District 1063.5224$95,600
115Scales Mound Community Unit School District 21159.62,036$300,800
116Sarasota County School District57.4459,547$411,800
117Sandhills Public Schools58438$122,100
118Sand Springs Elementary School District57.5156$258,300
119San Simon Unified District57.2770-
120San Jon Municipal Schools59.1353$230,300
121San Fernando Elementary District61.248-
122Salome Consolidated Elementary District75.22,065$81,400
123Salmon River School District 24358.71,372$404,800
124Sagaponack Common School District65.8294$2.0M
125Sabine Pass Independent School District59.3366$156,800
126S Y Elementary School District57.1248$123,800
127Ryegate K-12 Schools62.3424$172,700
128Ryal Public School62.1318$47,600
129Rutland Community Consolidated School District 23058.2995$275,600
130Roxbury Central School District57.52,536$254,500
131Round Top-Carmine Independent School District59.51,993$382,500
132Roscommon Area Public Schools58.111,874$153,900
133Rockport School District59.77,009$746,100
134Rockleigh Borough School District68.2459$2.0M
135Ridgway School District R-257.32,808$852,300
136Richmond School District62.11,403$584,500
137Rhinebeck Central School District57.110,119$503,300
138Reserve Independent Schools59.81,971$114,000
139Republic-Michigamme Schools59.51,465$132,400
140Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District581,107$1.2M
141Regional School Unit 7865.41,183$418,800
142Regional School Unit 23589,244$366,600
143Reeds Spring R-IV School District58.316,328$249,100
144Reed Point Elementary School District60.4406$396,200
145Redington Elementary District60.549-
146Red Lodge Elementary School District60.33,762$436,600
147Ravendale-Termo Elementary School District68.766-
148Quogue Union Free School District60858$1.5M
149Quitman County School District58.42,264$104,600
150Quemado Independent Schools66.71,902$265,600
151Quartzsite Elementary District723,400$99,800
152Priddy Independent School District62.3307$215,600
153Prescott Unified District59.665,337$569,000
154Prairie Elementary School District 19161.671$283,300
155Powell Township Schools64.8925$164,800
156Port Townsend School District60.516,496$563,100
157Port Orford-Langlois School District 2J623,738$330,900
158Polaris Elementary School District63.5136$352,800
159Plush School District 1862.4133-
160Pleasant Ridge Plantation70.487$225,000
161Pittsburg School District66683$292,800
162Piseco Common School District58.7268$275,000
163Piscataquis Unorganized Territory61.71,779$217,600
164Pine Strawberry Elementary District65.32,834$418,900
165Pine Ridge Elementary School District58.7564$478,100
166Phelps School District61.51,373$239,500
167Pepin Area School District57.11,919$240,800
168Pentwater Public School District60.22,295$327,900
169Pearce Elementary District59.81,952$197,000
170Payson Unified District61.123,249$360,600
171Pawnee School District Re-1262.1399$302,600
172Patagonia Elementary District59.51,603$399,400
173Palo Pinto Independent School District57.4867$428,300
174Palisades School District56.715,530$476,300
175Oysterponds Union Free School District64.32,276$929,800
176Owens-Whitney Elementary District64.8542$227,000
177Ovando Elementary School District67.2203$625,000
178Orleans School District64.76,415$957,000
179Orient62137$548,600
180Orick Elementary School District61214$433,300
181Oracle Elementary District70.916,422$464,600
182Optima Public School58.3202$158,200
183Ontonagon Area Schools57.23,730$105,300
184Onion Creek School District58.4375$228,900
185Onekama Consolidated Schools60.92,904$271,900
186Oneida Township School District 362.867$175,000
187Olfen Independent School District58.5124$98,800
188Old Saybrook School District57.410,575$538,200
189Odessa School District58.81,380$237,000
190Ocean Beach School District60.512,128$364,800
191Oakwood Independent School District59.41,341$141,100
192Oakridge School District 7660.74,633$240,200
193Nye Elementary School District63.3309$430,400
194Northwood School District57.83,544$239,800
195Northumberland County Public Schools59.512,188$346,800
196Northport School District60.41,647$247,100
197Northport Public School District62.82,090$577,300
198Northland Community Schools60.54,752$315,100
199Northfield62.1263$198,600
200North Wildwood City School District65.63,602$459,900
201North Lakeland School District62.53,404$418,400
202North Huron School District57.74,656$155,800
203North Harlem Colony Elementary School District63.167-
204North Beach School District63.58,446$377,800
205Newtown-Harris R-III School District57.3394$83,800
206Newcomb Central School District59.1490$254,800
207New Suffolk Common School District62.5298$1.1M
208New Shoreham School District56.8777$1.3M
209New Castle School District62.8827$1.7M
210New Buffalo Area School District584,007$512,200
211Neah-Kah-Nie School District 5657.79,054$437,900
212Nashville Plantation6512$162,500
213Nahant School District60.73,325$748,800
214Mountainair Public Schools56.71,917$205,700
215Mountain Valley Unified School District60.53,467$285,900
216Mount Baldy Joint Elementary School District57.6300$367,900
217Moultonborough School District58.35,126$644,200
218Moro Plantation Public Schools6710$175,000
219Morgan Mill Independent School District57.3896$279,800
220Monument School District 865.8513$558,800
221Montgomery Elementary School District57.61,146$640,500
222Montecito Union Elementary School District58.55,997$2.0M
223Monte Rio Union Elementary School District62.41,276$716,700
224Monroe Township School District (Middlesex County)57.849,032$540,900
225Monomoy Regional School District6020,279$719,900
226Monmouth Beach Borough School District58.53,207$995,000
227Mohave Valley Elementary District5824,789$271,700
228Moffett Public School58.933$85,000
229Moffat School District 263.81,496$286,400
230Mitchell School District 5561.8403$361,500
231Minocqua Joint No. 1 School District56.97,455$312,200
232Millwood Public Schools64.22,996$227,900
233Mill A School District61.3492$404,900
234Mildred Independent School District58.94,049$272,100
235Mid Peninsula School District581,614$167,800
236Mercer School District63.41,485$287,100
237Mendocino Unified School District59.85,682$732,200
238Menard Independent School District59.51,955$108,500
239Melrose Elementary School District62.586$266,700
240Medina Independent School District65.42,024$320,200
241Meddybemps63.9139$295,000
242McGregor Public School District56.94,080$250,800
243McCormick Elementary School District66.9380$380,000
244McCormick County School District59.59,760$168,700
245McCloud Union Elementary School District64.61,025$332,800
246Mattapoisett School District57.26,634$681,600
247Matagorda Independent School District59.2820$288,800
248Marmarth Public School District 1260.5148$57,800
249Margate City School District57.55,234$708,800
250Margaretville Central School District57.63,456$268,000
251Mapleton School District 3259.61,471$345,300
252Mancos School District Re-6613,670$432,200
253Manchester Township School District64.245,880$219,100
254Magdalena Municipal Schools63.11,489$104,000
255Macwahoc Plantation68.179-
256Mackay Joint School District 18260.21,804$363,600
257Los Olivos Elementary School District57.31,380$1.5M
258Lopez School District61.63,187$760,100
259Longport Borough School District64.9901$1.1M
260Long Beach Island School District62.86,282$1.1M
261Lohn Independent School District65329-
262Logan Municipal Schools67.71,089$115,500
263Littlefield Unified District61.73,073$249,800
264Little Compton School District60.33,584$783,400
265Linton Public School District 3656.71,509$124,700
266Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union School District60.3400$340,500
267Lincoln Plantation63.147$264,300
268Lincoln K-12 Schools58.41,021$371,700
269Les Cheneaux Community Schools56.91,879$189,900
270Lenox School District60.15,079$466,700
271Leakey Independent School District61.61,674-
272Lead-Deadwood School District 40-156.96,434$241,000
273Laytonville Unified School District57.31,890$388,200
274Lavallette Borough School District61.31,865$1.1M
275Latrobe Elementary School District66.14,103$808,400
276Lancaster County Public Schools58.210,936$327,000
277Lakeville59.999$313,600
278Lake View Plantation63.8181$351,000
279Lake Pleasant Central School District58.3863$248,400
280Lake Holcombe School District58.92,771$230,700
281Lake Havasu Unified District57.162,208$449,200
282Lafayette Regional School District602,074$554,900
283La Veta School District Re-268.51,564$400,000
284La Conner School District61.34,681$535,800
285Kopperl Independent School District582,036$197,600
286Kootenai Joint School District 27461.32,042$518,000
287Klondyke Elementary District68.874$189,100
288Klamath River Union Elementary School District63.4457$278,800
289Kingsbury Plantation68.417$137,500
290Kester Elementary School District6090$190,000
291Kenwood Elementary School District66.64,095$918,300
292Kelleys Island Local School District69128$346,400
293Keene Central School District59.1728$467,300
294Karval School District Re-2361.1304$189,300
295Joseph School District 657.82,199$384,500
296Jonesboro Independent School District56.71,295$135,900
297Jessieville School District61.97,334$195,700
298Jemez Mountain Public Schools57.21,783$183,100
299Jayton-Girard Independent School District60.6653$105,600
300Jamestown School District58.25,534$842,400
301Jackson School District60.5897$719,300
302Islesboro57636$288,800
303Isle au Haut71.469$593,800
304Inter-Lakes School District58.29,470$469,500
305Indian Lake Central School District621,268$254,800
306Indian Diggings Elementary School District68.257$485,700
307Houghton Lake Community School District5714,849$159,300
308Hot Springs School District 23-259.95,595$204,100
309Horicon Elementary School District68.21,618$1.3M
310Hood Canal School District59.95,886$400,300
311Hondo Valley Public Schools59.1922$309,700
312Hillside Elementary District64.653$238,500
313Highland Plantation70.4154$99,600
314High Island Independent School District58.6649-
315Hermitage R-IV School District60.33,333$153,000
316Hayden-Winkelman Unified District60.3839$51,500
317Hawlemont School District591,395$306,100
318Hawks Home Elementary School District60.2159$115,000
319Hart's Location School District6549$189,700
320Harrisville School District58.9885$430,500
321Harmony Union School District60.54,388$1.4M
322Hancock Central School District57.32,335$162,900
323Hammondsport Central School District58.83,414$247,500
324Hale's Location School District65.8229$841,700
325Hale Area Schools58.84,314$173,100
326Hackberry School District61.61,804$213,600
327Greenville60.31,355$268,500
328Great Lake Stream Plantation68.1169$172,300
329Grapeview School District57.72,559$552,300
330Grant Township School District 259.8345$264,100
331Grant Elementary School District65.5144$208,300
332Grand Isle60.3407$85,000
333Grady Municipal Schools59.5468$279,500
334Gosnold School District60.531$700,000
335Goodman-Armstrong School District62.51,033$159,800
336Glen Lake Community Schools58.85,654$479,000
337Gilpin County School District Re-158.52,540$587,200
338Gilead58.9187$235,000
339Gibraltar Area School District61.36,788$431,600
340Geyserville Unified School District58.41,472$1.5M
341Garrison Public School District 5161.62,445$230,100
342Garden Valley School District 7161.12,358$522,000
343Gainesville R-V School District612,873$167,600
344Fruitvale Independent School District57.41,618$217,400
345Frenchboro73.530-
346French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary School District61.3172$85,700
347Fremont County School District 259.71,729$361,600
348Freedom School District60.61,494$389,000
349Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools63.23,579$352,100
350Fountain Lake School District66.615,511$278,700
351Fountain Hills Unified District61.524,255$630,900
352Fort Ross Elementary School District63.4670$738,600
353Forest Park School District56.74,758$113,800
354Fishtail Elementary School District63.7328$517,400
355Ferdinand School District59.568-
356Fayette58.81,383$257,600
357Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools62.62,184$118,000
358Eustis59.1453$262,200
359Eureka School District 44-162.61,132$83,200
360Errol School District63.1314$275,000
361Ely Public School District58.14,729$182,400
362Ellsworth School District61.851$350,000
363Elcho School District59.33,312$240,800
364Edmore Public School District 260.7646$92,100
365Edinburg Common School District57.71,437$297,900
366Eaton School District59.6501$377,300
367Eastport61.41,263$179,800
368Eastham School District60.45,811$732,200
369East Range Community School District63.5214$141,700
370Eagle Lake Public Schools60.8570$221,200
371Drummond Elementary School District57.51,170$352,200
372Drummond Area School District59.64,478$262,300
373Dover No. 1 School District592,074$329,200
374Double O School District 2862.115-
375Double Adobe Elementary District61.3389$124,100
376Doss Consolidated Common School District60.8285$348,500
377Dolores County School District Re-257.42,527$248,600
378Divide Independent School District61.1131$687,500
379DeTour Area Schools63.42,116$229,000
380Denton Elementary School District58.6473$205,900
381Dennysville57.5218$218,800
382Dennistown Plantation61.2134$386,800
383Dennis-Yarmouth School District57.440,092$575,500
384Deerfield Elementary School District57.457-
385Darby K-12 Schools593,753$443,800
386Danbury Local School District61.24,894$308,800
387Custer School District 16-157.98,644$384,000
388Custer County School District C-158.74,763$401,900
389Cusick School District57.62,015$434,100
390Crivitz School District58.26,503$172,400
391Cripple Creek-Victor School District Re-158.44,786$389,300
392Creston School District62.81,491$360,600
393Crawford66.297$121,400
394Coupeville School District60.611,645$602,000
395Council School District 13622,268$311,200
396Corona Municipal Schools58.8403$231,500
397Coos County School District67.149$567,300
398Continental Elementary District72.330,827$324,100
399Congress Elementary District67.71,904$259,900
400Condon School District 25J60.61,071$152,300
401Concho Elementary District58.42,189$81,700
402Comstock Independent School District65.5268$158,600
403Coffee Creek Elementary School District61.6316$380,200
404Coast Unified School District61.66,767$924,900
405Climax Springs R-IV School District63.32,060$288,200
406Cleora Public School61.22,025$203,800
407Clear Creek Elementary School District57.11,624$681,100
408Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District59.44,190$353,500
409Citrus County School District56.9162,472$245,500
410Cimarron Public Schools57.42,914$368,800
411Chimacum School District58.212,492$555,000
412Chevelon Butte School District66.5937$519,700
413Cherryfield58.1809$195,800
414Chebeague Island60.4555$651,400
415Charlotte County School District59.9201,064$328,900
416Charleston School District58.4936$238,000
417Challis Joint School District 181582,867$404,000
418Central Curry School District 159.45,825$388,900
419Centerville R-I School District57.9828$163,100
420Cayucos Elementary School District59.42,974$1.0M
421Cave Creek Unified District57.766,114$974,800
422Castle Rock Union Elementary School District64.1232$300,000
423Caseville Public Schools62.72,021$199,200
424Carter Elementary School District57308$216,000
425Carrabassett Valley59.8637$343,600
426Carmel Unified School District5822,569$1.6M
427Caratunk67.8101$470,000
428Capitan Municipal Schools58.94,587$261,200
429Cape May Point Borough School District70.8138$1.1M
430Cape May City School District56.72,767$863,900
431Cape Henlopen School District60.367,959$497,600
432Canon Elementary District60.52,181$288,500
433Camptonville Elementary School District64.9478$291,700
434Campo School District Re-662.2164$54,200
435Byron Public Schools58.9174$122,700
436Butteville Union Elementary School District57.31,855$380,600
437Burt Township School District68.7296$165,300
438Burnt River School District 30J62.5212$116,700
439Buels Gore School District66.519$365,000
440Brooksville61.4853$390,900
441Brookeland Independent School District57.11,882$221,600
442Bristol612,917$406,400
443Brinnon School District62.71,219$285,200
444Brigantine City School District60.67,674$524,800
445Brewster School District59.610,420$707,700
446Bowerbank58.3211$199,500
447Bouse Elementary District751,203$139,700
448Borrego Springs Unified School District622,983$391,400
449Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District59.35,198$358,900
450Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary School District64.21,627$2.0M
451Bois Blanc Pines School District64.534$237,500
452Bogus Elementary School District61.6331$264,800
453Blue Eye R-V School District644,828$263,700
454Blue Elementary District69.8118-
455Blochman Union Elementary School District57.4564$675,000
456Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District61.7681$153,800
457Black Butte Union Elementary School District60.24,055$291,400
458Bitterwater-Tully Union Elementary School District64.689$833,300
459Bisbee Unified District59.66,266$200,900
460Birney Elementary School District57.360$350,000
461Birchwood School District57.32,017$270,500
462Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District62407$574,600
463Big Bay de Noc School District57.42,159$187,500
464Biddle Elementary School District68158$242,900
465Berkeley Township School District61.344,634$310,000
466Benton School District62.1386$288,300
467Benge School District60.943$46,500
468Bellaire Public Schools57.63,939$279,500
469Beddington64.838$237,500
470Beaver Island Community School63732$360,800
471Beaver Creek Elementary District61.44,965$285,200
472Beaver Cove67394$523,300
473Beach Haven Borough School District621,055$1.5M
474Bay Head Borough School District58.61,205$1.9M
475Battle Lake Public School District61.14,109$400,600
476Bartlett School District57.43,281$371,400
477Bangor Union Elementary School District58.8920$389,000
478Bandon School District 5457.47,021$471,600
479Bakker Public School District 1063.4177$112,500
480Avinger Independent School District57.11,137$120,800
481Avery School District 39459.6335$218,800
482Avalon Borough School District65.61,488$2.0M
483Autrain-Onota Public Schools57.21,077$268,300
484Augusta Elementary School District64.2545$275,000
485Au Gres-Sims School District58.53,832$166,200
486Atlanta Community Schools57.23,649$156,400
487Ashwood School District 865.639-
488Ashley Public School District 959.6924$76,900
489Ash Creek Elementary District59.3594$115,300
490Arvon Township School District63.4411$227,500
491Arrowhead Elementary School District58.92,068$528,700
492Apache Junction Unified District57.866,012$304,400
493Apache Elementary District61.591$275,000
494Alzada Elementary School District56.9238$240,600
495Alsea School District 7J59.71,178$373,700
496Alpine Elementary District70613$352,100
497Alcona Community Schools606,851$173,000
498Ajo Unified District62.83,107$124,400
499Aitkin Public School District57.29,896$279,700
500Aguilar Reorganized School District 666.3932$118,700

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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Salome Consolidated Elementary District has the highest median age at 75.2, according to latest Census ACS data. Bouse Elementary District and Frenchboro round out the top three.

Jonesboro Independent School District has the lowest median age at 56.7. Linton Public School District 36 is second-lowest at 56.7.

The median across all 500 states is 60.3. 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

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.

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