Rankings · Schools

Highest public schools by state

Public schools in the county.

This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024. Counted where each school actually is, not where its district office is. Virtual schools and schools reporting no students are excluded.

  1. 1California9917
  2. 2Texas9071
  3. 3New York4809
  4. 4Florida3898
  5. 5Illinois3829
  6. 6Ohio3439
  7. 7Michigan3301
  8. 8Pennsylvania2909
  9. 9North Carolina2661
  10. 10New Jersey2503
  11. 11Washington2393
  12. 12Minnesota2326
  13. 13Georgia2310
  14. 14Missouri2302
  15. 15Wisconsin2125
  16. 16Arizona2039
  17. 17Indiana1858
  18. 18Virginia1850
  19. 19Colorado1848
  20. 20Tennessee1813
  21. 21Massachusetts1806
  22. 22Oklahoma1762
  23. 23Kentucky1381
  24. 24Maryland1381
  25. 25Alabama1356
  26. 26Iowa1297
  27. 27Louisiana1292
  28. 28Kansas1275
  29. 29Oregon1262
  30. 30South Carolina1218
  31. 31Arkansas1065
  32. 32Utah1036
  33. 33Nebraska1012
  34. 34Connecticut998
  35. 35New Mexico859
  36. 36Mississippi856
  37. 37Montana837
  38. 38Idaho779
  39. 39Nevada716
  40. 40South Dakota673
  41. 41West Virginia646
  42. 42Maine559
  43. 43New Hampshire498
  44. 44North Dakota483
  45. 45Alaska473
  46. 46Wyoming340
  47. 47Rhode Island305
  48. 48Hawaii296
  49. 49Vermont287
  50. 50District of Columbia243
  51. 51Delaware228
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Source: NCES via Urban Institute. · How this is built