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