National ranking · NCES CCD 2024-25
50 Largest Public Schools
America's largest individual public schools, ranked by student enrollment from NCES Common Core of Data.
- 29,320
- Students at #1
- 50
- Schools ranked
- 4,573
- Cutoff enrollment (#50)
Commonwealth Charter Academy Cs is America's largest public school (29,320 students)
According to NCES Common Core of Data, PlainSchools ranks the 50 largest individual US public schools by enrollment. Commonwealth Charter Academy Cs in Harrisburg, PA leads with 29,320 students; #2 Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville enrolls 19,731. The #50 cutoff is 4,573 students. Counts are campus enrollment, not district totals.
- 29,320 students at #1
- 19,731 students at #2
- 4,573 #50 cutoff
The ranking in one line
Commonwealth Charter Academy Cs in Harrisburg, PA is the largest public school in America, enrolling 29,320 students.
- 19,731
- students at #2 (Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville)
- 20
- states in the top 50
- 6.4x
- top vs #50 enrollment
Top 10 schools by enrollment
Total students enrolled at the nation's biggest individual public schools
- PA
Commonwealth Charter Academy Cs
29,320 students
- TX
Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville
19,731 students
- OH
Ohio Virtual Academy
15,339 students
- OK
Epic Charter School High School
14,517 students
- OK
Epic Charter School Elementary
14,019 students
- CA 11,713
Highlands Community Charter
11,713 students
- TX 11,686
Lone Star Online Academy
11,686 students
- PA 10,178
Pennsylvania Cyber Cs
10,178 students
- GA 9,952
Georgia Cyber Academy
9,952 students
- TX 8,641
Texas Connections Academy at Houston
8,641 students
What this shows Commonwealth Charter Academy Cs enrolls 29,320 students, against 8,641 at #10. The full top-50 ranking continues below.
The full ranking
All 50 schools, ranked by student 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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