National ranking · NCES CCD 2024-25
50 Largest School Districts
America's largest public school districts, ranked by total student enrollment from NCES Common Core of Data.
- 427,795
- Students at #1
- 50
- Districts ranked
- 6,721,468
- Combined enrollment
Los Angeles Unified is America's largest school district (427,795 students)
According to NCES Common Core of Data, PlainSchools ranks the 50 largest US public school districts by total enrollment. Los Angeles Unified in California leads with 427,795 students - 1.3× #2 Miami-Dade. The top 50 together enroll about 6,721,468 students.
- 427,795 students at #1
- 334,090 students at #2
- 6,721,468 top-50 combined
The ranking in one line
Los Angeles Unified is the largest school district in America with 427,795 students, 1.3 times the enrollment of #2 Miami-Dade.
- 334,090
- students at #2 (Miami-Dade)
- 785
- schools in the #1 district
- 17
- states in the top 50
Top 10 districts by enrollment
Total students enrolled in the nation's biggest public school systems
- CA
Los Angeles Unified
427,795 students
- FL
Miami-Dade
334,090 students
- IL
City of Chicago Sd 299
321,666 students
- NV
Clark County School District
314,346 students
- FL
Broward
254,732 students
- FL
Hillsborough
224,538 students
- FL
Orange
207,561 students
- TX
Houston Isd
189,934 students
- FL
Palm Beach
188,843 students
- GA
Gwinnett County
181,814 students
What this shows Los Angeles Unified enrolls 427,795 students, against 181,814 at #10. The full top-50 ranking continues below.
The full ranking
All 50 districts, ranked by total enrollment. The shaded bar behind each value shows its magnitude. According to NCES Common Core of Data as of August 2026.
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