The 50 largest school districts in the U.S.

New York City Department of Education is the largest U.S. school district, with 847,030 students in fall 2022, followed by Los Angeles Unified (427,795) and Miami-Dade (334,090). The 50 largest districts enrolled 7,495,715 students together.

NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: fall 2022 membership · schools open in 2024-25 · method

Largest U.S. school districts, fall 2022New York City Dept. of Education, NY 847,030; Los Angeles Unified, CA 427,795; Miami-Dade, FL 334,090; City of Chicago SD 299, IL 321,666; Clark County SD, NV 314,346; Broward, FL 254,732; Hillsborough, FL 224,538; Orange, FL 207,561; Houston ISD, TX 189,934; Palm Beach, FL 188,843.0250k500k750k1MNew York City Dept. of Education, NY847,030Los Angeles Unified, CA427,795Miami-Dade, FL334,090City of Chicago SD 299, IL321,666Clark County SD, NV314,346Broward, FL254,732Hillsborough, FL224,538Orange, FL207,561Houston ISD, TX189,934Palm Beach, FL188,843
Largest U.S. school districts, fall 2022New York City Dept. of Education, NY 847,030; Los Angeles Unified, CA 427,795; Miami-Dade, FL 334,090; City of Chicago SD 299, IL 321,666; Clark County SD, NV 314,346; Broward, FL 254,732; Hillsborough, FL 224,538; Orange, FL 207,561; Houston ISD, TX 189,934; Palm Beach, FL 188,843.0250k500k750k1MNew York City Dept. of Education, NY847,030Los Angeles Unified, CA427,795Miami-Dade, FL334,090City of Chicago SD 299, IL321,666Clark County SD, NV314,346Broward, FL254,732Hillsborough, FL224,538Orange, FL207,561Houston ISD, TX189,934Palm Beach, FL188,843
Largest U.S. school districts, fall 2022New York City Dept. of Education, NY 847,030; Los Angeles Unified, CA 427,795; Miami-Dade, FL 334,090; City of Chicago SD 299, IL 321,666; Clark County SD, NV 314,346; Broward, FL 254,732; Hillsborough, FL 224,538; Orange, FL 207,561; Houston ISD, TX 189,934; Palm Beach, FL 188,843.0500k1MNew York City Dept. of Education, NY847,030Los Angeles Unified, CA427,795Miami-Dade, FL334,090City of Chicago SD 299, IL321,666Clark County SD, NV314,346Broward, FL254,732Hillsborough, FL224,538Orange, FL207,561Houston ISD, TX189,934Palm Beach, FL188,843
Largest U.S. school districts, fall 2022New York City Dept. of Education, NY 847,030; Los Angeles Unified, CA 427,795; Miami-Dade, FL 334,090; City of Chicago SD 299, IL 321,666; Clark County SD, NV 314,346; Broward, FL 254,732; Hillsborough, FL 224,538; Orange, FL 207,561; Houston ISD, TX 189,934; Palm Beach, FL 188,843.0500k1MNew York City Dept. of Education, NY847,030Los Angeles Unified, CA427,795Miami-Dade, FL334,090City of Chicago SD 299, IL321,666Clark County SD, NV314,346Broward, FL254,732Hillsborough, FL224,538Orange, FL207,561Houston ISD, TX189,934Palm Beach, FL188,843

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 largest, with their schools and spending

DistrictStateStudents, fall 2022Schools 2024‑25Per student
New York City Department of EducationNY847,0301,514$33,387
Los Angeles UnifiedCA427,795783$22,606
Miami-DadeFL334,090509$13,138
City of Chicago SD 299IL321,666621$22,699
Clark County School DistrictNV314,346373$11,569
BrowardFL254,732323$12,121
HillsboroughFL224,538284$10,589
OrangeFL207,561266$11,706
Houston ISDTX189,934273$13,072
Palm BeachFL188,843226$14,024
Gwinnett CountyGA181,814140$14,348
Fairfax County Public SchoolsVA179,858199$18,975
Hawaii Department of EducationHI170,209295$20,056
Montgomery County Public SchoolsMD160,554208$19,456
Wake County SchoolsNC159,778197$11,691
The other 35 on the list
DistrictStateStudents, fall 2022Schools 2024‑25Per student
Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsNC144,197180$12,198
Dallas ISDTX141,169238$14,470
Prince George's County Public SchoolsMD131,133192$19,789
DuvalFL128,657196$11,670
Philadelphia City SDPA118,335219$18,329
Cypress-Fairbanks ISDTX118,01089$10,693
Baltimore County Public SchoolsMD111,082173$18,666
Memphis-Shelby County SchoolsTN109,797203$13,695
PolkFL109,558156$11,747
Cobb CountyGA106,703110$14,680
Northside ISDTX102,719124$10,632
LeeFL99,354112$12,108
Jefferson CountyKY95,230164$18,189
San Diego UnifiedCA93,893175$20,783
PinellasFL93,702150$12,514
Katy ISDTX92,66772$11,284
DeKalb CountyGA92,368129$15,368
Prince William County Public SchoolsVA91,10194$15,373
Fulton CountyGA89,935105$15,183
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of CCO87,883197$17,206
Alpine DistrictUT87,13688$9,266
Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsMD84,452123$17,624
PascoFL84,049100$10,007
Loudoun County Public SchoolsVA81,67896$19,934
Davidson CountyTN80,651156$17,808
Albuquerque Public SchoolsNM79,805171$15,108
Fort Bend ISDTX79,66077$10,520
Greenville 01SC77,97886$12,375
Baltimore City Public SchoolsMD75,995150$22,977
Jefferson County School District No. R-1CO75,327141$14,483
Idea Public SchoolsTX74,217123$11,857
BrevardFL74,125106$11,100
OsceolaFL73,55876$10,383
Davis DistrictUT73,45992$9,986
Austin ISDTX73,384122$12,950

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: fall membership (V33) and current spending per student; NCES CCD 2024-25: schools open that year. New York City: the F-33 unit over its 32 geographic districts.

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Questions about the largest districts

  1. What is the largest school district in the US?
    New York City Department of Education in New York, with 847,030 students in fall 2022 (NCES F-33).
  2. How many students are in the top 50 school districts?
    The 50 largest U.S. school districts enrolled 7,495,715 students in fall 2022 (NCES F-33).

Sources

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District membership and spending · FY 2022-23

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