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May 23, 2012

Largest School Districts by Enrollment

The school districts listed below represent the biggest schools in the United States by enrollment. The 2009 AS&U 100 — a compilation of the nation's 100 largest school districts — also provides the following data:

Rank School District State 2007-08 Enrollment
1New York City NY1,035,406
2Los Angeles CA693,680
3Chicago IL407,510
4Miami FL348,113
5Clark County NV312,546
6Broward County FL258,895
7Houston TX198,769
8Hillsborough County FL193,116
9Hawaii HI178,369
10Orange County FL174,136
11Philadelphia PA172,704
12Palm Beach County FL170,844
13Fairfax County VA165,734
14Dallas TX157,605
15Gwinnett County GA154,901
16Montgomery County MD137,717
17Wake County NC133,831
18Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC131,897
19San Diego CA131,577
20Prince George's County MD129,752
21Duval County FL124,775
22Memphis TN113,466
23Pinellas County FL107,895
24Cobb County GA106,673
25Baltimore County MD104,283
26Detroit MI102,494
27DeKalb County GA97,580
28Jefferson County KY KY97,412
29Cypress-Fairbanks TX96,546
30Albuquerque NM95,965
31Polk County FL94,164
32Long Beach CA88,186
33Milwaukee WI86,819
34Jefferson County CO86,182
35Northside TX85,544
36Fulton County GA84,337
37Austin TX82,181
38Baltimore City MD81,284
39Lee County FL80,541
40Jordan UT80,187
41Fort Worth TX78,732
42Fresno CA76,460
43Brevard County FL74,371
44Anne Arundel County MD73,400
45Nashville TN73,077
46Denver CO73,053
47Prince William County VA72,989
48Mesa AZ72,604
49Virginia Beach VA72,477
50Guilford County NC71,220
51Greenville SC69,443
52Granite UT67,948
53Fort Bend TX67,780
54Pasco County FL66,313
55Washoe County NV65,677
56Seminole County FL65,355
57Volusia County FL64,570
58Davis UT64,551
59Mobile AL63,424
60Arlington TX62,560
61Elk Grove CA62,294
62North East TX61,910
63El Paso TX61,839
64Aldine TX59,822
65Tucson AZ59,060
66Chesterfield County VA58,969
67Alpine UT58,665
68Santa Ana CA57,061
69San Bernardino CA56,727
70Garland TX56,593
71Boston MA56,168
72San Francisco CA55,069
73Knox County TN54,896
74San Antonio TX54,726
75Loudoun County VA53,985
76Katy TX53,762
77Columbus OH52,894
78Cumberland County NC52,777
79Osceola County FL52,742
80Plano TX53,439
81Douglas County CO52,983
82Capistrano CA52,390
83Clayton County GA52,029
84Corona-Norco CA51,322
85Forsyth County NC51,255
86Cherry Creek CO50,631
87Pasadena TX50,603
88Cleveland OH50,078
89Howard County MD49,542
90Lewisville TX49,449
91Washington DC DC49,422
92Atlanta GA49,101
93Anchorage AK48,857
94Brownsville TX48,796
95Garden Grove CA48,669
96Henrico County VA48,620
97Wichita KS48,475
98Sacramento CA48,446
99Omaha NE47,652
100San Juan CA47,400

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