Public schools and districts by state
The NCES directory lists 99,073 public schools operating across the 50 states and D.C. in 2024-25; 94,177 of them, in 17,648 districts, reported 48,582,474 students. Choose a state for its districts, cities and schools, or search by name.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · schools open that year · method
All states
- Alabama149 districts1,357 schools
- Alaska53 districts483 schools
- Arizona651 districts2,183 schools
- Arkansas257 districts1,041 schools
- California1,959 districts9,918 schools
- Colorado185 districts1,861 schools
- Connecticut195 districts987 schools
- Delaware42 districts222 schools
- District of Columbia62 districts240 schools
- Florida74 districts3,929 schools
- Georgia224 districts2,287 schools
- Hawaii1 district295 schools
- Idaho181 districts767 schools
- Illinois861 districts3,817 schools
- Indiana407 districts1,822 schools
- Iowa326 districts1,290 schools
- Kansas290 districts1,328 schools
- Kentucky173 districts1,381 schools
- Louisiana179 districts1,277 schools
- Maine201 districts553 schools
- Maryland25 districts1,370 schools
- Massachusetts393 districts1,793 schools
- Michigan877 districts3,326 schools
- Minnesota536 districts2,321 schools
- Mississippi150 districts844 schools
- Missouri556 districts2,294 schools
- Montana398 districts818 schools
- Nebraska250 districts993 schools
- Nevada20 districts722 schools
- New Hampshire192 districts484 schools
- New Jersey662 districts2,480 schools
- New Mexico151 districts859 schools
- New York1,097 districts4,767 schools
- North Carolina324 districts2,653 schools
- North Dakota167 districts486 schools
- Ohio976 districts3,471 schools
- Oklahoma540 districts1,755 schools
- Oregon202 districts1,266 schools
- Pennsylvania743 districts2,899 schools
- Rhode Island64 districts302 schools
- South Carolina81 districts1,183 schools
- South Dakota148 districts670 schools
- Tennessee148 districts1,804 schools
- Texas1,205 districts8,846 schools
- Utah153 districts1,044 schools
- Vermont103 districts283 schools
- Virginia132 districts1,845 schools
- Washington322 districts2,437 schools
- West Virginia60 districts630 schools
- Wisconsin447 districts2,148 schools
- Wyoming56 districts346 schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year and the districts that run them.
Every state compared
Schools, students, students per teacher and free meals for all 51
| State | Schools | Students | Per teacher | Free meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,357 | 743,917 | 17.2 | 57.1% |
| Alaska | 483 | 128,455 | 15.6 | 52.9% |
| Arizona | 2,183 | 1,102,151 | 17.5 | not reported |
| Arkansas | 1,041 | 484,825 | 13.5 | 59.8% |
| California | 9,918 | 5,770,993 | 20.9 | 57.4% |
| Colorado | 1,861 | 856,874 | 15.8 | 44.2% |
| Connecticut | 987 | 487,458 | 12.2 | 38.4% |
| Delaware | 222 | 139,679 | 14.6 | not reported |
| District of Columbia | 240 | 92,916 | 11.0 | not reported |
| Florida | 3,929 | 2,820,902 | 17.9 | 46.0% |
| Georgia | 2,287 | 1,728,198 | 13.9 | 70.1% |
| Hawaii | 295 | 166,973 | 13.9 | 40.5% |
| Idaho | 767 | 312,150 | 16.9 | 37.9% |
| Illinois | 3,817 | 1,838,562 | 13.5 | not reported |
| Indiana | 1,822 | 1,026,942 | 15.2 | 43.6% |
| Iowa | 1,290 | 491,050 | 14.1 | 34.8% |
| Kansas | 1,328 | 474,048 | 12.9 | 42.8% |
| Kentucky | 1,381 | 649,844 | 15.4 | 60.0% |
| Louisiana | 1,277 | 657,904 | 13.5 | 64.9% |
| Maine | 553 | 164,297 | 10.9 | 41.5% |
| Maryland | 1,370 | 881,476 | 14.1 | 48.8% |
| Massachusetts | 1,793 | 910,253 | 12.0 | not reported |
| Michigan | 3,326 | 1,364,695 | 16.9 | 50.3% |
| Minnesota | 2,321 | 864,180 | 14.2 | 40.3% |
| Mississippi | 844 | 427,432 | 14.0 | 73.4% |
| Missouri | 2,294 | 881,318 | 12.3 | 47.6% |
| Montana | 818 | 145,443 | 11.6 | 54.9% |
| Nebraska | 993 | 325,187 | 13.1 | 27.7% |
| Nevada | 722 | 474,260 | 19.2 | 83.4% |
| New Hampshire | 484 | 160,338 | 11.0 | 21.6% |
| New Jersey | 2,480 | 1,348,251 | 11.6 | 35.8% |
| New Mexico | 859 | 302,621 | 12.7 | 88.9% |
| New York | 4,767 | 2,493,654 | 11.4 | 56.5% |
| North Carolina | 2,653 | 1,534,308 | 16.2 | 81.6% |
| North Dakota | 486 | 115,460 | 10.9 | 28.5% |
| Ohio | 3,471 | 1,654,773 | 17.4 | 36.2% |
| Oklahoma | 1,755 | 691,103 | 15.4 | not reported |
| Oregon | 1,266 | 535,230 | 17.3 | 69.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 2,899 | 1,656,113 | 13.3 | 54.9% |
| Rhode Island | 302 | 133,518 | 13.2 | 45.0% |
| South Carolina | 1,183 | 774,120 | 13.9 | not reported |
| South Dakota | 670 | 139,197 | 13.3 | 32.0% |
| Tennessee | 1,804 | 981,144 | not reported | not reported |
| Texas | 8,846 | 5,427,000 | 14.5 | 61.3% |
| Utah | 1,044 | 675,986 | 20.6 | 27.0% |
| Vermont | 283 | 76,694 | 11.1 | 40.9% |
| Virginia | 1,845 | 1,248,074 | 13.8 | 61.2% |
| Washington | 2,437 | 1,088,922 | 17.8 | 42.2% |
| West Virginia | 630 | 239,277 | 13.3 | not reported |
| Wisconsin | 2,148 | 805,269 | 14.2 | 38.1% |
| Wyoming | 346 | 89,040 | 11.0 | 39.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership, staff and the lunch program file; per teacher and free meals are means of school figures where reported.
Download the state summary: plainschools-state-summary.csv