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How many public schools run a Title I program, by state Of the 83,074 public schools open in 2024-25 that carry a Title I status, 49,617 (59.7%) ran a Title I program, 40,865 of them schoolwide. The share was highest in Montana (84.7%) and lowest in Utah (29.8%). Not ranked, too few schools with a status: California.
NCES Common Core of Data 2021-22 Title I status · schools open in 2024-25 · this page first published 2026-09-29 · data checked 2026-09-29 · method
U.S., schools with a status 59.7% 49 states measured
Highest share 84.7% Montana
Lowest share 29.8% Utah
Schools running a Title I program by state AK 58%; AL 71%; AR 78%; AZ 58%; CO 39%; CT 62%; DC 80%; DE 66%; FL 55%; GA 71%; HI 66%; IA 46%; ID 56%; IL 73%; IN 54%; KS 48%; KY 67%; LA 80%; MA 63%; MD 34%; ME 60%; MI 53%; MN 39%; MO 53%; MS 81%; MT 85%; NC 57%; ND 53%; NE 45%; NH 47%; NJ 66%; NM 79%; NV 58%; NY 76%; OH 60%; OK 70%; OR 44%; PA 59%; RI 58%; SC 51%; SD 41%; TN 67%; TX 71%; UT 30%; VA 41%; VT 79%; WA 43%; WI 52%; WV 52%; WY 46% AK: 58% AK 58% ME: 60% ME 60% WI: 52% WI 52% VT: 79% VT 79% NH: 47% NH 47% WA: 43% WA 43% ID: 56% ID 56% MT: 85% MT 85% ND: 53% ND 53% MN: 39% MN 39% IL: 73% IL 73% MI: 53% MI 53% NY: 76% NY 76% MA: 63% MA 63% OR: 44% OR 44% NV: 58% NV 58% WY: 46% WY 46% SD: 41% SD 41% IA: 46% IA 46% IN: 54% IN 54% OH: 60% OH 60% PA: 59% PA 59% NJ: 66% NJ 66% CT: 62% CT 62% RI: 58% RI 58% CA UT: 30% UT 30% CO: 39% CO 39% NE: 45% NE 45% MO: 53% MO 53% KY: 67% KY 67% WV: 52% WV 52% VA: 41% VA 41% MD: 34% MD 34% DE: 66% DE 66% AZ: 58% AZ 58% NM: 79% NM 79% KS: 48% KS 48% AR: 78% AR 78% TN: 67% TN 67% NC: 57% NC 57% SC: 51% SC 51% DC: 80% DC 80% OK: 70% OK 70% LA: 80% LA 80% MS: 81% MS 81% AL: 71% AL 71% GA: 71% GA 71% HI: 66% HI 66% TX: 71% TX 71% FL: 55% FL 55%
Schools running a Title I program by state AK 58%; AL 71%; AR 78%; AZ 58%; CO 39%; CT 62%; DC 80%; DE 66%; FL 55%; GA 71%; HI 66%; IA 46%; ID 56%; IL 73%; IN 54%; KS 48%; KY 67%; LA 80%; MA 63%; MD 34%; ME 60%; MI 53%; MN 39%; MO 53%; MS 81%; MT 85%; NC 57%; ND 53%; NE 45%; NH 47%; NJ 66%; NM 79%; NV 58%; NY 76%; OH 60%; OK 70%; OR 44%; PA 59%; RI 58%; SC 51%; SD 41%; TN 67%; TX 71%; UT 30%; VA 41%; VT 79%; WA 43%; WI 52%; WV 52%; WY 46% AK: 58% AK 58% ME: 60% ME 60% WI: 52% WI 52% VT: 79% VT 79% NH: 47% NH 47% WA: 43% WA 43% ID: 56% ID 56% MT: 85% MT 85% ND: 53% ND 53% MN: 39% MN 39% IL: 73% IL 73% MI: 53% MI 53% NY: 76% NY 76% MA: 63% MA 63% OR: 44% OR 44% NV: 58% NV 58% WY: 46% WY 46% SD: 41% SD 41% IA: 46% IA 46% IN: 54% IN 54% OH: 60% OH 60% PA: 59% PA 59% NJ: 66% NJ 66% CT: 62% CT 62% RI: 58% RI 58% CA UT: 30% UT 30% CO: 39% CO 39% NE: 45% NE 45% MO: 53% MO 53% KY: 67% KY 67% WV: 52% WV 52% VA: 41% VA 41% MD: 34% MD 34% DE: 66% DE 66% AZ: 58% AZ 58% NM: 79% NM 79% KS: 48% KS 48% AR: 78% AR 78% TN: 67% TN 67% NC: 57% NC 57% SC: 51% SC 51% DC: 80% DC 80% OK: 70% OK 70% LA: 80% LA 80% MS: 81% MS 81% AL: 71% AL 71% GA: 71% GA 71% HI: 66% HI 66% TX: 71% TX 71% FL: 55% FL 55%
Schools running a Title I program by state AK 58%; AL 71%; AR 78%; AZ 58%; CO 39%; CT 62%; DC 80%; DE 66%; FL 55%; GA 71%; HI 66%; IA 46%; ID 56%; IL 73%; IN 54%; KS 48%; KY 67%; LA 80%; MA 63%; MD 34%; ME 60%; MI 53%; MN 39%; MO 53%; MS 81%; MT 85%; NC 57%; ND 53%; NE 45%; NH 47%; NJ 66%; NM 79%; NV 58%; NY 76%; OH 60%; OK 70%; OR 44%; PA 59%; RI 58%; SC 51%; SD 41%; TN 67%; TX 71%; UT 30%; VA 41%; VT 79%; WA 43%; WI 52%; WV 52%; WY 46% AK: 58% AK ME: 60% ME WI: 52% WI VT: 79% VT NH: 47% NH WA: 43% WA ID: 56% ID MT: 85% MT ND: 53% ND MN: 39% MN IL: 73% IL MI: 53% MI NY: 76% NY MA: 63% MA OR: 44% OR NV: 58% NV WY: 46% WY SD: 41% SD IA: 46% IA IN: 54% IN OH: 60% OH PA: 59% PA NJ: 66% NJ CT: 62% CT RI: 58% RI CA UT: 30% UT CO: 39% CO NE: 45% NE MO: 53% MO KY: 67% KY WV: 52% WV VA: 41% VA MD: 34% MD DE: 66% DE AZ: 58% AZ NM: 79% NM KS: 48% KS AR: 78% AR TN: 67% TN NC: 57% NC SC: 51% SC DC: 80% DC OK: 70% OK LA: 80% LA MS: 81% MS AL: 71% AL GA: 71% GA HI: 66% HI TX: 71% TX FL: 55% FL
Schools running a Title I program by state AK 58%; AL 71%; AR 78%; AZ 58%; CO 39%; CT 62%; DC 80%; DE 66%; FL 55%; GA 71%; HI 66%; IA 46%; ID 56%; IL 73%; IN 54%; KS 48%; KY 67%; LA 80%; MA 63%; MD 34%; ME 60%; MI 53%; MN 39%; MO 53%; MS 81%; MT 85%; NC 57%; ND 53%; NE 45%; NH 47%; NJ 66%; NM 79%; NV 58%; NY 76%; OH 60%; OK 70%; OR 44%; PA 59%; RI 58%; SC 51%; SD 41%; TN 67%; TX 71%; UT 30%; VA 41%; VT 79%; WA 43%; WI 52%; WV 52%; WY 46% AK: 58% AK ME: 60% ME WI: 52% WI VT: 79% VT NH: 47% NH WA: 43% WA ID: 56% ID MT: 85% MT ND: 53% ND MN: 39% MN IL: 73% IL MI: 53% MI NY: 76% NY MA: 63% MA OR: 44% OR NV: 58% NV WY: 46% WY SD: 41% SD IA: 46% IA IN: 54% IN OH: 60% OH PA: 59% PA NJ: 66% NJ CT: 62% CT RI: 58% RI CA UT: 30% UT CO: 39% CO NE: 45% NE MO: 53% MO KY: 67% KY WV: 52% WV VA: 41% VA MD: 34% MD DE: 66% DE AZ: 58% AZ NM: 79% NM KS: 48% KS AR: 78% AR TN: 67% TN NC: 57% NC SC: 51% SC DC: 80% DC OK: 70% OK LA: 80% LA MS: 81% MS AL: 71% AL GA: 71% GA HI: 66% HI TX: 71% TX FL: 55% FL
Schools running a Title I program
D.C. is one city system, so it is in the table but not ranked among the 50 states. Not ranked (fewer than half of open schools carry a Title I status): California.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data: school characteristics file 2021-22 (Title I status) and 2024-25 directory (schools open).
Which states have the most Title I schools: the top ten Schools running a Title I program, highest ten states Montana 84.7%; Mississippi 81.3%; Louisiana 80.1%; New Mexico 79.4%; Vermont 78.7%; Arkansas 78.0%; New York 75.5%; Illinois 73.0%; Texas 70.8%; Georgia 70.7%; U.S., schools with a status 59.7%. 0 25 50 75 100 Montana 84.7% Mississippi 81.3% Louisiana 80.1% New Mexico 79.4% Vermont 78.7% Arkansas 78.0% New York 75.5% Illinois 73.0% Texas 70.8% Georgia 70.7% U.S., schools with a status 59.7%
Schools running a Title I program, highest ten states Montana 84.7%; Mississippi 81.3%; Louisiana 80.1%; New Mexico 79.4%; Vermont 78.7%; Arkansas 78.0%; New York 75.5%; Illinois 73.0%; Texas 70.8%; Georgia 70.7%; U.S., schools with a status 59.7%. 0 25 50 75 100 Montana 84.7% Mississippi 81.3% Louisiana 80.1% New Mexico 79.4% Vermont 78.7% Arkansas 78.0% New York 75.5% Illinois 73.0% Texas 70.8% Georgia 70.7% U.S., schools with a status 59.7%
Schools running a Title I program, highest ten states Montana 84.7%; Mississippi 81.3%; Louisiana 80.1%; New Mexico 79.4%; Vermont 78.7%; Arkansas 78.0%; New York 75.5%; Illinois 73.0%; Texas 70.8%; Georgia 70.7%; U.S., schools with a status 59.7%. 0 50 100 Montana 84.7% Mississippi 81.3% Louisiana 80.1% New Mexico 79.4% Vermont 78.7% Arkansas 78.0% New York 75.5% Illinois 73.0% Texas 70.8% Georgia 70.7% U.S., schools with a status 59.7%
Schools running a Title I program, highest ten states Montana 84.7%; Mississippi 81.3%; Louisiana 80.1%; New Mexico 79.4%; Vermont 78.7%; Arkansas 78.0%; New York 75.5%; Illinois 73.0%; Texas 70.8%; Georgia 70.7%; U.S., schools with a status 59.7%. 0 50 100 Montana 84.7% Mississippi 81.3% Louisiana 80.1% New Mexico 79.4% Vermont 78.7% Arkansas 78.0% New York 75.5% Illinois 73.0% Texas 70.8% Georgia 70.7% U.S., schools with a status 59.7%
Which states have the fewest: the bottom ten Schools running a Title I program, lowest ten states Utah 29.8%; Maryland 33.8%; Colorado 38.9%; Minnesota 39.1%; South Dakota 40.6%; Virginia 40.9%; Washington 43.4%; Oregon 43.7%; Nebraska 45.0%; Wyoming 46.4%; U.S., schools with a status 59.7%. 0 20 40 60 80 Utah 29.8% Maryland 33.8% Colorado 38.9% Minnesota 39.1% South Dakota 40.6% Virginia 40.9% Washington 43.4% Oregon 43.7% Nebraska 45.0% Wyoming 46.4% U.S., schools with a status 59.7%
Schools running a Title I program, lowest ten states Utah 29.8%; Maryland 33.8%; Colorado 38.9%; Minnesota 39.1%; South Dakota 40.6%; Virginia 40.9%; Washington 43.4%; Oregon 43.7%; Nebraska 45.0%; Wyoming 46.4%; U.S., schools with a status 59.7%. 0 20 40 60 80 Utah 29.8% Maryland 33.8% Colorado 38.9% Minnesota 39.1% South Dakota 40.6% Virginia 40.9% Washington 43.4% Oregon 43.7% Nebraska 45.0% Wyoming 46.4% U.S., schools with a status 59.7%
Schools running a Title I program, lowest ten states Utah 29.8%; Maryland 33.8%; Colorado 38.9%; Minnesota 39.1%; South Dakota 40.6%; Virginia 40.9%; Washington 43.4%; Oregon 43.7%; Nebraska 45.0%; Wyoming 46.4%; U.S., schools with a status 59.7%. 0 40 80 Utah 29.8% Maryland 33.8% Colorado 38.9% Minnesota 39.1% South Dakota 40.6% Virginia 40.9% Washington 43.4% Oregon 43.7% Nebraska 45.0% Wyoming 46.4% U.S., schools with a status 59.7%
Schools running a Title I program, lowest ten states Utah 29.8%; Maryland 33.8%; Colorado 38.9%; Minnesota 39.1%; South Dakota 40.6%; Virginia 40.9%; Washington 43.4%; Oregon 43.7%; Nebraska 45.0%; Wyoming 46.4%; U.S., schools with a status 59.7%. 0 40 80 Utah 29.8% Maryland 33.8% Colorado 38.9% Minnesota 39.1% South Dakota 40.6% Virginia 40.9% Washington 43.4% Oregon 43.7% Nebraska 45.0% Wyoming 46.4% U.S., schools with a status 59.7%
The question and the method What share of each state's public schools run a Title I program, the federal program for schools with many students from low-income families?
Schools open in 2024-25 with a Title I status in the NCES Common Core of Data school characteristics file for 2021-22, the last year NCES published the field. A school counts as running a program when it is a schoolwide or targeted-assistance Title I school; schools eligible for a program that do not run one do not count. A state is ranked when at least half of its open schools (and at least 20) carry a status.
Limits. States and districts decide which eligible schools receive Title I money, and a district may serve only its poorest schools, so the share reflects allocation choices as well as poverty. The status is from 2021-22, three years older than the list of open schools; schools that opened since carry none and are left out.
Every state All 50 as a table State Rank Schools running a Title I program Schools with a status Montana 1 84.7% 818 Mississippi 2 81.3% 835 District of Columbia not ranked 80.3% 238 Louisiana 3 80.1% 1,240 New Mexico 4 79.4% 855 Vermont 5 78.7% 282 Arkansas 6 78.0% 1,021 New York 7 75.5% 4,741 Illinois 8 73.0% 3,567 Texas 9 70.8% 8,654 Georgia 10 70.7% 2,272 Alabama 11 70.6% 1,342 Oklahoma 12 69.5% 1,743 Tennessee 13 67.0% 1,764 Kentucky 14 66.8% 1,374 New Jersey 15 66.4% 2,457 Hawaii 16 66.3% 294 Delaware 17 66.2% 222 Massachusetts 18 62.8% 1,783 Connecticut 19 62.1% 979 Maine 20 59.9% 549 Ohio 21 59.8% 3,442 Pennsylvania 22 58.5% 2,887 Rhode Island 23 58.4% 298 Nevada 24 58.3% 713 Alaska 25 58.2% 481 Arizona 26 57.8% 2,157 North Carolina 27 57.4% 2,627 Idaho 28 56.1% 754 Florida 29 55.3% 3,870 Indiana 30 53.7% 1,809 Michigan 31 53.2% 3,311 North Dakota 32 53.1% 482 Missouri 33 52.6% 2,270 Wisconsin 34 52.4% 2,066 West Virginia 35 51.6% 624 South Carolina 36 50.6% 1,158 Kansas 37 48.2% 1,320 New Hampshire 38 47.4% 479 Iowa 39 46.4% 1,280 Wyoming 40 46.4% 345 Nebraska 41 45.0% 978 Oregon 42 43.7% 1,256 Washington 43 43.4% 2,418 Virginia 44 40.9% 1,833 South Dakota 45 40.6% 665 Minnesota 46 39.1% 2,281 Colorado 47 38.9% 1,835 Maryland 48 33.8% 1,368 Utah 49 29.8% 1,037
Source: NCES Common Core of Data: school characteristics file 2021-22 (Title I status) and 2024-25 directory (schools open).
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data School characteristics (Title I status) · 2021-22
Cite this page PlainSchools, “Title I Schools by State: Share Running a Program.” Compiled from Common Core of Data (CCD), school characteristics 2021-22; data as of 2026-09-29.
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