Census ACS 5-Year · 500 school districts

Poorest US School Districts by Median Household Income

Source·US Census ACS 5-Year 2023Updated·Apr 12, 2026Reviewed by·PopulationReview Editorial Team

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The lowest-income school districts are concentrated in the Mississippi Delta, the Rio Grande Valley, Appalachian communities, Native American tribal lands, and urban industrial cities. Median household incomes in the poorest districts fall below $30,000 — less than half the national median. These districts face compounding disadvantages: high student poverty rates, greater shares of English-language learners, fewer experienced teachers attracted by low salaries, and aging facilities. Federal Title I funding attempts to compensate for local property-tax shortfalls, but the gap between resource-rich and resource-poor districts remains enormous despite decades of reform efforts.

Key Findings

1West Lafayette Community School Corporation leads with a median household income of $32,734, followed by Meridian Public School District ($34,885) and Youngstown City School District ($35,892).
2Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383 ranks last at $62,160, while West Lafayette Community School Corporation leads at $32,734.
3The national median across all states is $55,378 (Roanoke City Public Schools at the midpoint).
4The top 10 states are: West Lafayette Community School Corporation, Meridian Public School District, Youngstown City School District, Marion School District 10, Flint City School District, Warren City School District, Gary Community School Corporation, Lincoln Parish School District, Benton Harbor Area Schools, Hamtramck Public Schools.

Full Ranking: Poorest US School Districts by Median Household Income

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#	District	Median Income	Poverty Rate	Unemployment
1	Yuma Elementary District	$60,544	11.7%	3.3%
2	Ysleta Independent School District	$50,480	19.6%	3.7%
3	Ypsilanti Community Schools	$56,398	16.2%	5.3%
4	Youngstown City School District	$35,892	29.9%	5.8%
5	York City School District	$48,367	18.7%	7.1%
6	Yakima School District	$59,234	13.6%	5.8%
7	Wythe County Public Schools	$57,745	10.0%	2.2%
8	Wyoming Valley West School District	$56,824	12.4%	4.6%
9	Woonsocket School District	$61,059	14.4%	4.2%
10	Woodland Hills School District	$59,987	10.1%	6.0%
11	Wood County School District	$57,810	10.3%	3.0%
12	Wise County Public Schools	$52,943	13.2%	3.8%
13	Wilson County Schools	$56,423	14.3%	3.2%
14	Williamsport Area School District	$53,488	14.0%	3.1%
15	Williamsburg County School District	$46,213	17.4%	2.0%
16	William Penn School District	$55,970	14.1%	6.8%
17	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	$56,131	15.1%	4.5%
18	Wilkes County Schools	$51,721	13.0%	2.8%
19	Wichita Unified School District 259	$57,930	13.2%	3.7%
20	Wichita Falls Independent School District	$58,684	12.5%	2.3%
21	White County School District	$52,188	7.5%	3.0%
22	West Lafayette Community School Corporation	$32,734	5.2%	2.5%
23	West Carrollton City School District	$60,669	15.2%	3.5%
24	Weslaco Independent School District	$57,881	21.8%	4.3%
25	Webster Parish School District	$41,182	18.4%	2.5%
26	Weakley County School District	$51,880	12.8%	2.2%
27	Wayne-Westland Community School District	$61,286	14.1%	5.1%
28	Wayne Township Metropolitan School District	$59,198	15.2%	2.9%
29	Wayne County School District	$53,427	17.7%	3.7%
30	Wayne County School District	$58,878	11.9%	2.5%
31	Wayne County Public Schools	$59,733	12.2%	3.0%
32	Watertown City School District	$56,155	12.4%	3.7%
33	Waterloo Community School District	$59,016	11.5%	3.5%
34	Waterbury School District	$51,886	22.3%	5.5%
35	Watauga County Schools	$51,693	9.0%	4.6%
36	Washington Parish School District	$49,117	14.8%	4.1%
37	Warren County School District	$55,487	9.6%	3.4%
38	Warren County School District	$60,140	7.9%	2.4%
39	Warren City School District	$37,880	27.5%	4.8%
40	Ware County School District	$47,448	17.0%	2.9%
41	Walker County School District	$54,823	13.7%	2.8%
42	Walker County School District	$58,894	9.7%	2.3%
43	Waco Independent School District	$45,436	17.3%	3.0%
44	Vigo County School Corporation	$52,976	13.6%	3.3%
45	Vicksburg Warren School District	$59,401	14.4%	2.8%
46	Vernon Parish School District	$57,270	15.8%	2.6%
47	Vermilion Parish School District	$55,707	16.6%	2.9%
48	Vance County Schools	$50,465	14.4%	4.8%
49	Valdosta City School District	$45,925	18.9%	3.2%
50	Utica City School District	$52,484	23.1%	4.7%
51	Urbana School District 116	$45,671	13.7%	2.5%
52	Upson County School District	$55,429	13.9%	2.1%
53	Union-Endicott Central School District	$62,027	13.1%	2.3%
54	Tuscaloosa City School District	$51,279	14.4%	4.5%
55	Tulsa Public Schools	$55,299	16.8%	4.3%
56	Tucson Unified District	$61,908	11.0%	3.5%
57	Troup County School District	$56,776	12.7%	3.3%
58	Trenton City School District	$52,537	16.9%	6.2%
59	Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501	$52,460	13.0%	3.4%
60	Toledo City School District	$46,891	21.1%	5.0%
61	Tift County School District	$53,255	15.9%	1.6%
62	Three Rivers School District	$59,208	12.1%	3.3%
63	Texarkana School District	$45,383	20.8%	4.3%
64	Texarkana Independent School District	$49,240	17.1%	3.0%
65	Temple Independent School District	$58,815	13.3%	4.6%
66	Tazewell County Public Schools	$47,313	13.1%	1.7%
67	Taylor School District	$60,425	16.0%	4.2%
68	Tangipahoa Parish School District	$56,760	14.0%	3.5%
69	Talladega County School District	$58,570	13.1%	3.0%
70	Talawanda City School District	$59,610	10.1%	5.2%
71	Syracuse City School District	$47,819	23.2%	4.4%
72	Suwannee County School District	$56,658	11.3%	3.2%
73	Surry County Schools	$57,567	12.1%	2.6%
74	Sunnyside Unified District	$55,544	19.6%	4.3%
75	Sumter County School District	$42,653	18.5%	2.7%
76	Sumter County Consolidated School District	$56,693	12.9%	3.7%
77	Stillwater Public Schools	$47,664	11.3%	3.7%
78	Stephenville Independent School District	$59,152	9.4%	4.4%
79	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	$46,695	13.2%	3.3%
80	Stanly County Schools	$60,704	10.9%	2.4%
81	St. Mary Parish School District	$52,576	18.4%	2.9%
82	St. Martin Parish School District	$55,960	10.3%	2.3%
83	St. Louis City School District	$56,160	14.7%	3.3%
84	St. Landry Parish School District	$44,462	22.1%	3.3%
85	St. Joseph School District	$58,732	11.5%	2.6%
86	St. Bernard Parish School District	$58,651	18.3%	4.5%
87	Springfield School District 186	$58,809	13.1%	4.5%
88	Springfield School District	$52,656	20.4%	4.9%
89	Springfield R-Xii School District	$56,467	9.1%	2.4%
90	Springfield City School District	$46,546	19.2%	5.5%
91	Spartanburg School District 7	$52,220	18.6%	3.6%
92	Spalding County School District	$62,071	13.6%	4.1%
93	South San Antonio Independent School District	$52,309	19.7%	5.7%
94	Smyth County Public Schools	$49,883	11.9%	1.5%
95	Sherman Independent School District	$59,463	10.5%	1.8%
96	Sheldon Independent School District	$61,538	17.5%	6.0%
97	Shelby County School District	$55,736	16.8%	5.3%
98	Selma Unified School District	$61,392	13.2%	7.7%
99	Sedalia 200 School District	$57,702	10.8%	2.7%
100	Searcy School District	$59,916	15.3%	3.1%
101	Scranton School District	$50,739	17.7%	3.0%
102	Scotland County Schools	$45,730	21.7%	5.8%
103	Schenectady City School District	$58,399	20.4%	5.3%
104	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	$51,780	10.5%	3.9%
105	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	$45,640	24.7%	3.1%
106	San Antonio Independent School District	$46,710	21.5%	4.7%
107	Sampson County Schools	$50,152	15.3%	3.1%
108	Saginaw City School District	$39,782	25.8%	5.2%
109	Rutherford County Schools	$51,410	13.1%	3.5%
110	Russellville Schools	$55,430	14.0%	3.6%
111	Roswell Independent Schools	$52,985	19.2%	2.8%
112	Roseville Community Schools	$61,966	9.7%	4.7%
113	Rome City School District	$54,435	18.0%	3.4%
114	Rome City School District	$61,548	10.2%	3.2%
115	Rolla 31 School District	$55,977	8.6%	1.9%
116	Rockingham County Schools	$57,053	12.4%	3.3%
117	Rockford School District 205	$60,306	13.5%	4.9%
118	Rock Island-Milan School District 41	$61,037	11.1%	3.4%
119	Rochester City School District	$47,213	23.3%	4.9%
120	Robeson County Schools	$41,978	21.2%	3.0%
121	Roanoke City Public Schools	$55,378	13.6%	3.5%
122	Riverview Gardens School District	$41,194	27.3%	5.7%
123	Ritenour School District	$53,074	10.1%	4.2%
124	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District	$42,795	28.3%	5.7%
125	Richmond County Schools	$44,883	20.2%	5.6%
126	Richmond County School District	$55,637	17.0%	5.0%
127	Richmond Community School Corporation	$48,485	17.8%	3.6%
128	Richland School District 1	$52,237	16.4%	4.6%
129	Remainder of Oregon	$51,326	10.8%	2.2%
130	Reading School District	$44,091	24.9%	8.6%
131	Rapides Parish School District	$54,967	15.2%	3.0%
132	Randolph County School District	$52,757	11.8%	3.8%
133	Raleigh County School District	$52,150	17.2%	2.4%
134	Putnam County School District	$47,934	17.4%	3.5%
135	Putnam County School District	$58,912	12.6%	2.3%
136	Putnam City Public Schools	$59,384	13.1%	3.0%
137	Pullman School District	$48,031	12.0%	5.2%
138	Pulaski County School District	$53,868	14.7%	2.6%
139	Pulaski County Public Schools	$62,028	9.4%	1.7%
140	Pueblo City School District 60	$56,973	13.4%	2.7%
141	Preston County School District	$61,880	9.5%	2.6%
142	Poughkeepsie City School District	$60,741	14.8%	5.7%
143	Portsmouth City Public Schools	$60,491	14.1%	3.8%
144	Porterville Unified School District	$55,601	17.3%	7.3%
145	Port Arthur Independent School District	$42,827	30.1%	4.5%
146	Poplar Bluff R-I School District	$50,089	12.9%	2.5%
147	Pontiac City School District	$50,378	16.1%	6.1%
148	Ponca City Public Schools	$58,116	13.0%	3.8%
149	Polk County School District	$58,515	13.8%	3.4%
150	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	$54,085	9.4%	2.4%
151	Pitt County Schools	$58,188	11.7%	4.9%
152	Pine Bluff School District	$43,582	18.4%	4.6%
153	Pike County School District	$44,895	18.3%	2.4%
154	Pickens County School District	$61,064	9.2%	2.1%
155	Philadelphia City School District	$61,953	17.0%	5.2%
156	Phenix City City School District	$50,053	19.2%	3.1%
157	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District	$53,932	23.3%	4.3%
158	Petersburg City Public Schools	$50,698	19.9%	6.2%
159	Perth Amboy City School District	$61,977	18.7%	9.6%
160	Peoria School District 150	$51,761	15.8%	5.1%
161	Pearl Public School District	$61,884	9.2%	3.0%
162	Paterson City School District	$55,997	19.7%	6.8%
163	Passaic City School District	$55,371	21.6%	8.3%
164	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	$54,000	19.6%	3.5%
165	Owensboro Independent School District	$46,558	18.6%	3.8%
166	Ouachita Parish School District	$61,476	14.2%	3.2%
167	Orleans Parish School District	$56,631	16.6%	4.5%
168	Orangeburg County School District	$45,675	15.8%	4.4%
169	Orange City Township School District	$52,847	20.4%	9.8%
170	Oklahoma City Public Schools	$53,208	18.0%	3.5%
171	Okeechobee County School District	$57,984	14.1%	2.2%
172	Ohio County School District	$57,094	12.1%	3.5%
173	Nye County School District	$60,714	10.2%	3.4%
174	North Little Rock School District	$49,706	18.8%	3.9%
175	North Chicago School District 187	$55,875	22.2%	4.2%
176	Normandy Schools Collaborative	$42,836	22.8%	7.2%
177	Norfolk Public Schools	$61,612	7.9%	1.8%
178	Niagara Falls City School District	$49,101	19.0%	5.8%
179	Newberry County School District	$61,780	11.6%	2.5%
180	Newark City School District	$52,060	19.8%	7.3%
181	Newark City School District	$60,785	12.6%	2.3%
182	New London School District	$59,098	18.6%	4.0%
183	New Haven School District	$56,851	17.9%	5.3%
184	New Britain School District	$58,613	14.4%	5.2%
185	New Bedford School District	$56,981	17.2%	5.2%
186	Nettleton School District	$55,482	17.8%	3.4%
187	Natchitoches Parish School District	$46,292	17.5%	3.0%
188	Natchez-Adams School District	$43,644	20.3%	3.0%
189	NASH-Rocky Mount Schools	$60,603	10.9%	3.2%
190	Nacogdoches Independent School District	$49,824	18.5%	4.9%
191	Muskogee Public Schools	$48,865	17.6%	3.6%
192	Muskegon City School District	$45,181	23.2%	5.5%
193	Muscogee County School District	$57,439	15.0%	3.5%
194	Muncie Community Schools	$44,165	17.3%	4.5%
195	Muhlenberg County School District	$51,927	15.1%	2.9%
196	Mountain Home School District	$47,316	8.9%	3.0%
197	Mount Pleasant City School District	$48,955	16.1%	4.4%
198	Moscow School District 281	$59,914	13.2%	4.9%
199	Morongo Unified School District	$58,770	11.6%	3.1%
200	Montgomery County School District	$56,396	11.3%	2.3%
201	Montgomery County School District	$57,984	17.0%	3.5%
202	Monroe County School District	$59,339	11.1%	2.1%
203	Monroe County Community School Corporation	$62,063	9.1%	3.7%
204	Monroe City School District	$40,505	29.8%	5.6%
205	Mobile County School District	$58,547	12.1%	3.1%
206	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	$51,194	20.7%	4.4%
207	Mishawaka School City	$58,393	10.7%	5.7%
208	Milwaukee School District	$54,234	18.2%	4.0%
209	Midwest City-Del City Schools	$60,729	13.9%	4.5%
210	Middletown City School District	$55,014	13.2%	3.7%
211	Michigan City Area Schools	$61,887	11.6%	3.7%
212	Meridian Public School District	$34,885	27.8%	4.3%
213	Mercer County School District	$53,210	13.4%	1.3%
214	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	$57,045	11.2%	1.4%
215	McKeesport Area School District	$44,004	19.9%	5.1%
216	McDowell County Schools	$57,168	9.9%	2.2%
217	McAllen Independent School District	$58,719	18.0%	3.4%
218	Massillon City School District	$53,653	10.7%	3.0%
219	Marshall Independent School District	$57,965	16.1%	4.2%
220	Marshall County School District	$59,169	13.5%	2.3%
221	Marion School District 10	$36,301	22.0%	3.5%
222	Marion County School District	$61,010	10.0%	2.4%
223	Marion Community Schools	$46,477	21.6%	4.7%
224	Marion City School District	$47,173	16.7%	5.7%
225	Mansfield City School District	$44,236	21.0%	4.9%
226	Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383	$62,160	10.9%	2.4%
227	Manchester Township School District	$56,885	5.7%	2.9%
228	Madison School District 321	$56,189	13.7%	6.0%
229	Madison County School District	$61,963	12.3%	2.3%
230	Macon County Schools	$59,061	6.2%	1.5%
231	Lynchburg City Public Schools	$57,947	12.3%	3.1%
232	Lufkin Independent School District	$58,102	12.1%	4.4%
233	Lubbock Independent School District	$53,614	15.2%	3.7%
234	Lorain City School District	$45,191	23.4%	4.3%
235	Longview Independent School District	$61,669	13.2%	2.1%
236	Logan School District	$60,329	12.6%	2.0%
237	Logan County School District	$49,723	15.3%	3.9%
238	Little Rock School District	$59,117	15.1%	2.7%
239	Lincoln Park Public Schools	$58,616	16.7%	5.0%
240	Lincoln Parish School District	$39,172	20.7%	1.9%
241	Lima City School District	$45,103	20.6%	4.4%
242	Liberty County School District	$61,369	12.1%	4.3%
243	Lexington School District 2	$61,160	10.9%	3.2%
244	Lewiston	$55,393	13.6%	2.9%
245	Levy County School District	$56,750	13.9%	2.1%
246	Lenoir County Schools	$45,143	17.0%	5.1%
247	Lebanon School District	$48,937	17.3%	6.1%
248	Lawton Public Schools	$54,445	16.5%	4.2%
249	Lawrence School District	$60,433	14.5%	5.8%
250	Lawrence County School District	$54,706	14.9%	2.9%
251	Laurens School District 55	$56,383	14.2%	2.5%
252	Laurel County School District	$58,231	16.7%	1.9%
253	Las Cruces Public Schools	$58,218	17.1%	3.9%
254	Laredo Independent School District	$39,329	30.1%	3.4%
255	Lansing Public School District	$55,239	14.4%	5.6%
256	Lake Hamilton School District	$62,126	12.0%	4.8%
257	Lafayette School Corporation	$54,618	12.2%	2.5%
258	La Joya Independent School District	$46,719	27.9%	4.3%
259	La Crosse School District	$58,949	7.2%	2.6%
260	Kokomo School Corporation	$51,025	13.9%	4.2%
261	Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District	$50,032	35.0%	1.2%
262	Kingsport City School District	$52,557	15.4%	2.7%
263	Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District	$61,676	20.5%	7.7%
264	Kingman Unified School District	$52,395	12.8%	2.7%
265	Keystone Central School District	$61,581	9.7%	3.2%
266	Kent City School District	$45,829	12.7%	6.4%
267	Kansas City Unified School District 500	$57,883	14.1%	3.9%
268	Kansas City 33 School District	$56,898	15.7%	3.4%
269	Kannapolis City Schools	$61,933	11.0%	3.5%
270	Kankakee School District 111	$55,164	14.6%	2.8%
271	Kanawha County School District	$60,943	11.8%	3.1%
272	Kalamazoo Public School District	$53,495	14.2%	4.0%
273	Joplin School District	$53,929	10.4%	3.0%
274	Jonesboro Public Schools	$45,548	24.3%	5.2%
275	Jones County School District	$55,158	10.8%	1.8%
276	Johnson City School District	$55,476	12.2%	3.7%
277	Jefferson Davis Parish School District	$57,341	12.7%	2.6%
278	Jamestown City School District	$44,719	18.6%	5.2%
279	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	$52,684	13.4%	4.3%
280	Jackson-Madison County School System	$60,042	14.5%	4.3%
281	Jackson Public Schools	$51,661	12.5%	4.8%
282	Jackson Public School District	$41,314	22.4%	5.7%
283	Jackson County Schools	$56,240	8.8%	2.6%
284	Jackson County School District	$49,149	14.3%	2.0%
285	Jackson County School District	$51,388	11.5%	2.5%
286	Jackson County School District	$58,845	12.2%	2.5%
287	Isaac Elementary District	$53,968	22.7%	3.9%
288	Irvington Township School District	$61,609	14.7%	6.6%
289	Indianapolis Public Schools	$56,784	17.7%	4.4%
290	Indiana Area School District	$56,027	8.3%	3.9%
291	Independence 30 School District	$57,972	13.0%	3.5%
292	Iberville Parish School District	$54,000	16.3%	3.1%
293	Iberia Parish School District	$56,961	16.1%	4.1%
294	Hutchinson Public Schools Unified School District 308	$57,088	11.6%	3.1%
295	Huntsville Independent School District	$50,985	11.5%	4.4%
296	Hot Springs School District	$41,708	16.7%	2.9%
297	Hopkins County School District	$58,091	12.7%	3.3%
298	Holyoke School District	$53,605	22.8%	4.2%
299	Highlands County School District	$54,897	10.9%	2.8%
300	Hickory City Schools	$57,438	8.9%	2.2%
301	Hickman Mills C-1 School District	$52,801	13.3%	4.3%
302	Henry County Public Schools	$50,760	11.0%	2.1%
303	Hendry County School District	$56,393	18.7%	2.6%
304	Henderson County School District	$58,851	12.5%	1.4%
305	Hazleton Area School District	$57,795	14.9%	3.4%
306	Haywood County Schools	$61,912	9.0%	1.7%
307	Hawkins County School District	$57,292	10.9%	3.8%
308	Hattiesburg Public School District	$40,901	23.8%	6.0%
309	Hartford School District	$46,411	22.7%	6.7%
310	Harrison County School District	$60,377	9.4%	2.2%
311	Harrisburg City School District	$48,099	27.0%	7.4%
312	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	$58,146	18.2%	3.0%
313	Harlandale Independent School District	$51,927	20.6%	3.5%
314	Hancock County School District	$61,466	10.6%	4.9%
315	Hamtramck Public Schools	$39,293	35.7%	5.9%
316	Hammond School City	$55,530	15.7%	4.0%
317	Hamilton City School District	$57,231	14.8%	3.6%
318	Hamblen County School District	$55,454	13.8%	3.1%
319	Halifax County Public Schools	$52,013	11.9%	2.2%
320	Gulfport School District	$43,695	21.1%	5.8%
321	Greenwood School District 50	$51,856	9.2%	3.1%
322	Greene County School District	$58,704	9.8%	2.6%
323	Greenbrier County School District	$48,218	16.1%	2.1%
324	Granite City Community Unit School District 9	$59,899	11.0%	3.4%
325	Grandview C-4 School District	$60,428	13.2%	3.5%
326	Glendale Elementary District	$60,520	15.7%	4.4%
327	Geary County Schools Unified School District 475	$58,817	14.4%	3.5%
328	Gary Community School Corporation	$38,559	28.6%	5.6%
329	Garfield Heights City School District	$55,766	20.1%	5.6%
330	Galveston Independent School District	$56,708	15.5%	3.2%
331	Gallup-McKinley County Schools	$47,827	27.6%	4.5%
332	Galesburg Community Unit School District 205	$50,893	10.2%	2.6%
333	Galena Park Independent School District	$57,350	17.4%	5.3%
334	Gadsden Independent Schools	$52,266	22.6%	3.5%
335	Gadsden Elementary District	$52,484	22.4%	4.6%
336	Gadsden County School District	$48,801	21.7%	2.4%
337	Gadsden City School District	$40,345	22.7%	3.7%
338	Fresno Unified School District	$58,779	19.4%	6.2%
339	Fremont City School District	$59,578	13.3%	2.8%
340	Freeport School District 145	$55,424	11.6%	2.9%
341	Fort Wayne Community Schools	$59,249	12.9%	3.8%
342	Fort Smith Public Schools	$53,714	13.6%	4.0%
343	Floyd County School District	$41,279	22.3%	3.3%
344	Flowing Wells Unified District	$42,597	17.8%	5.0%
345	Florence School District 1	$61,613	12.0%	2.8%
346	Florence City School District	$52,174	13.3%	3.7%
347	Flint City School District	$37,629	27.1%	8.0%
348	Findlay City School District	$61,817	7.2%	2.3%
349	Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District	$57,006	15.2%	3.6%
350	Fayette County School District	$53,194	13.6%	2.7%
351	Fall River School District	$56,673	16.2%	4.0%
352	Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation	$61,648	8.9%	2.6%
353	Evangeline Parish School District	$41,915	18.9%	5.1%
354	Eureka City Unified School District	$57,767	10.6%	5.4%
355	Euclid City School District	$50,285	14.7%	3.9%
356	Escambia County School District	$47,586	15.4%	5.3%
357	Erie City School District	$46,113	17.5%	4.1%
358	Enid Public Schools	$60,187	12.1%	3.6%
359	Elyria City School District	$54,839	12.5%	3.6%
360	Elmira City School District	$55,578	16.7%	4.5%
361	Elkhart Community Schools	$60,284	10.2%	2.4%
362	El Paso Independent School District	$54,425	17.6%	3.7%
363	El Centro Elementary School District	$52,191	18.2%	5.6%
364	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	$58,501	24.1%	4.4%
365	Edgewood Independent School District (Bexar County)	$42,055	25.7%	5.7%
366	Edgecombe County Schools	$56,525	13.6%	4.7%
367	Eastpointe Community Schools	$57,757	16.8%	7.6%
368	East Orange City School District	$60,830	12.9%	6.0%
369	East Lansing School District	$46,923	8.5%	3.6%
370	East Baton Rouge Parish School District	$59,677	15.4%	4.9%
371	Eagle Pass Independent School District	$49,568	20.1%	4.4%
372	Duplin County Schools	$55,148	15.0%	3.1%
373	Dougherty School District	$49,044	19.2%	5.6%
374	Dothan City School District	$55,792	14.7%	2.4%
375	Dorchester County Public Schools	$61,839	10.2%	3.4%
376	Donna Independent School District	$43,627	31.2%	5.6%
377	Dolton School District 149	$55,233	15.6%	6.2%
378	Dinuba Unified School District	$61,112	25.9%	7.4%
379	Detroit Public Schools Community District	$39,938	27.8%	7.6%
380	DeSoto County School District	$54,417	19.4%	4.7%
381	Delta County School District 50J	$57,698	10.0%	1.6%
382	DeKalb County School District	$51,913	14.4%	2.2%
383	DeKalb Community Unit School District 428	$50,518	15.7%	6.2%
384	Decatur School District 61	$50,687	14.6%	5.2%
385	Decatur County School District	$53,317	19.6%	3.3%
386	Decatur City School District	$61,563	8.4%	2.6%
387	Dayton City School District	$44,543	20.8%	5.7%
388	Darlington County School District	$48,581	17.8%	3.7%
389	Danville Community Consolidated School District 118	$49,415	17.5%	3.8%
390	Danville City Public Schools	$44,423	19.0%	3.0%
391	Cumberland County Schools	$61,564	13.4%	4.2%
392	Cumberland County School District	$60,375	8.4%	2.3%
393	Crawford Central School District	$57,082	9.9%	2.3%
394	Covington Independent School District	$54,835	15.5%	3.7%
395	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	$61,941	9.0%	2.2%
396	Corsicana Independent School District	$58,698	13.5%	3.6%
397	Connellsville Area School District	$58,342	10.3%	3.5%
398	Columbus Municipal School District	$45,087	20.3%	4.1%
399	Columbus County Schools	$51,137	15.2%	2.2%
400	Columbus City School District	$60,297	16.4%	3.9%
401	Columbia County School District	$59,205	11.4%	2.9%
402	Colquitt County School District	$49,341	19.0%	2.5%
403	Colleton County School District	$51,114	17.1%	5.5%
404	College Station Independent School District	$54,117	11.5%	3.0%
405	Coffee County School District	$50,683	20.5%	2.3%
406	Cocke County School District	$50,174	16.5%	2.7%
407	Clovis Municipal Schools	$56,430	17.8%	4.5%
408	Clint Independent School District	$55,527	21.4%	5.0%
409	Cleveland Municipal School District	$41,020	25.2%	6.4%
410	Cleveland Independent School District	$57,146	23.4%	2.9%
411	Cleveland County Schools	$58,534	12.2%	3.0%
412	Cleveland City School District	$58,559	12.9%	3.6%
413	Clayton County School District	$59,806	14.7%	4.8%
414	Clarke County School District	$53,625	12.7%	3.3%
415	Clarendon County School District	$52,401	11.1%	3.3%
416	Claiborne County School District	$49,379	9.5%	2.4%
417	Citrus County School District	$56,546	11.6%	2.6%
418	Cincinnati City School District	$54,325	19.0%	4.3%
419	Christian County School District	$54,912	12.2%	3.2%
420	Chesterfield County School District	$49,235	16.4%	4.3%
421	Chester-Upland School District	$45,926	22.6%	9.3%
422	Chester County School District	$52,458	15.8%	3.2%
423	Cherokee County Schools	$53,628	7.2%	2.0%
424	Cherokee County School District	$50,163	12.1%	3.6%
425	Chambers County School District	$50,205	11.6%	2.5%
426	Central Consolidated Schools	$44,961	28.1%	7.1%
427	Carter County School District	$50,895	11.9%	3.4%
428	Carrollton City School District	$54,453	22.9%	3.3%
429	Carroll County Public Schools	$54,484	10.5%	3.0%
430	Carman-Ainsworth Community School District	$59,898	12.2%	5.6%
431	Cape Girardeau 63 School District	$55,780	9.4%	1.6%
432	Canton City School District	$41,428	23.0%	4.9%
433	Campbell County School District	$51,557	14.7%	2.6%
434	Camp Lejeune Schools	$56,744	8.2%	0.9%
435	Camden City School District	$40,546	27.3%	8.5%
436	Calloway County School District	$55,209	8.3%	2.8%
437	Calhoun County School District	$56,265	11.3%	3.1%
438	Calexico Unified School District	$49,783	16.3%	10.4%
439	Caldwell County Schools	$56,425	10.8%	2.9%
440	Caddo Parish School District	$50,705	17.6%	4.9%
441	Cabell County School District	$55,832	13.2%	2.9%
442	Butte Elementary School District	$59,809	7.8%	2.4%
443	Burlington Community School District	$60,241	10.4%	2.1%
444	Burke County Schools	$58,592	11.5%	2.5%
445	Bulloch County School District	$58,810	12.3%	4.9%
446	Bullhead City School District	$50,249	13.6%	5.2%
447	Buffalo City School District	$50,041	20.6%	4.4%
448	Bryan Independent School District	$61,113	13.0%	2.9%
449	Brownsville Independent School District	$48,874	23.4%	3.8%
450	Bristol City School District	$59,069	9.1%	4.2%
451	Bridgeport School District	$58,685	16.0%	6.0%
452	Brawley Elementary School District	$59,488	21.4%	8.8%
453	Branson R-IV School District	$60,476	12.0%	2.4%
454	Bowling Green Independent School District	$41,238	28.5%	3.6%
455	Bowling Green City School District	$50,610	10.6%	3.7%
456	Bloomington School District 87	$61,629	11.3%	2.1%
457	Bladen County Schools	$42,422	18.7%	2.7%
458	Birmingham City School District	$46,051	19.4%	3.5%
459	Binghamton City School District	$46,467	21.7%	5.7%
460	Biloxi Public School District	$54,941	14.6%	4.2%
461	Bibb County School District	$51,234	19.5%	4.6%
462	Benton Harbor Area Schools	$39,262	27.2%	9.0%
463	Beloit School District	$61,527	10.8%	3.3%
464	Belleville School District 118	$59,328	10.0%	3.3%
465	Belen Consolidated Schools	$51,088	18.3%	3.2%
466	Bedford City School District	$54,771	9.1%	4.3%
467	Beaumont Independent School District	$57,493	17.0%	3.3%
468	Beaufort County Schools	$58,357	13.1%	2.2%
469	Bay City School District	$60,306	8.8%	2.6%
470	Battle Creek Public Schools	$47,409	16.9%	5.1%
471	Bartlesville Public Schools	$60,508	13.2%	2.5%
472	Barstow Unified School District	$61,591	14.4%	5.7%
473	Bangor	$59,942	11.6%	2.5%
474	Baldwin County School District	$54,403	14.7%	2.9%
475	Bakersfield City School District	$51,481	23.2%	5.4%
476	Avoyelles Parish School District	$39,325	22.8%	3.4%
477	Austintown Local School District	$56,815	11.6%	2.6%
478	Auburn City School District	$57,473	11.7%	2.4%
479	Atlantic City School District	$41,028	28.3%	8.9%
480	Athens City School District	$49,120	7.9%	4.2%
481	Asheboro City Schools	$51,588	12.7%	1.9%
482	Anderson School District 5	$60,368	12.8%	3.7%
483	Anderson Community School Corporation	$53,377	13.0%	3.9%
484	Ames Community School District	$58,650	7.3%	4.1%
485	Amarillo Independent School District	$60,371	13.0%	2.5%
486	Altoona Area School District	$55,656	10.2%	3.3%
487	Alpena Public Schools	$55,620	12.0%	3.2%
488	Allentown City School District	$54,335	17.1%	5.5%
489	Allegany County Public Schools	$59,603	11.3%	2.5%
490	Alief Independent School District	$51,986	20.2%	5.6%
491	Alhambra Elementary District	$59,842	19.1%	4.6%
492	Aldine Independent School District	$52,455	22.8%	4.8%
493	Albany County School District 1	$61,917	7.1%	2.6%
494	Albany City School District	$61,986	13.8%	4.9%
495	Alamogordo Public Schools	$57,014	12.3%	4.0%
496	Alachua County School District	$61,949	10.5%	2.6%
497	Akron City School District	$47,170	18.6%	5.1%
498	Accomack County Public Schools	$58,993	10.7%	1.9%
499	Acadia Parish School District	$45,562	19.5%	4.3%
500	Abilene Independent School District	$58,822	12.7%	2.0%

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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West Lafayette Community School Corporation has the highest median household income at $32,734, according to latest Census ACS data. Meridian Public School District and Youngstown City School District round out the top three.

Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383 has the lowest median household income at $62,160. Lake Hamilton School District is second-lowest at $62,126.

The median across all 500 states is $55,378. 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.