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2012 AS&U 100: Largest School Districts by Enrollment

The school districts listed below represent the biggest schools in the United States by enrollment. The 2012 AS&U 100 — a compilation of the nation's 100 largest school districts — also provides the following data:





RankSchool DistrictStateEnrollment (2010-11)
1New YorkNY1,043,886
2Los AngelesCA667,273
3Chicago IL405,644
4Miami-Dade CountyFL347,366
5Clark CountyNV314,059
6Broward CountyFL256,472
7HoustonTX204,245
8Hillsborough CountyFL194,525
9HawaiiHI179,601
10Orange CountyFL176,008
11Palm Beach CountyFL174,663
12Fairfax CountyVA174,490
13PhiladelphiaPA166,233
14Gwinnett CountyGA160,744
15DallasTX157,162
16Wake CountyNC144,173
17Montgomery CountyMD144,023
18Charlotte-MecklenburgNC135,954
19San DiegoCA131,785
20Prince George's CountyMD126,671
21Duval CountyFL123,997
22MemphisTN111,968
23Cobb CountyGA107,315
24Cypress-FairbanksTX106,097
25Baltimore CountyMD104,160
26Pinellas CountyFL104,001
27DeKalb CountyGA98,115
28Jefferson County KY97,331
29NorthsideTX95,581
30AlbuquerqueNM95,415
31Polk CountyFL95,178
32Fulton CountyGA91,864
33Jefferson CountyCO85,979
34AustinTX85,697
35Long BeachCA84,812
36Baltimore CityMD83,800
37Lee CountyFL81,967
38Fort WorthTX81,651
39MilwaukeeWI80,934
40Prince WilliamVA79,358
41NashvilleTN78,783
42DenverCO78,339
43Anne Arundel CountyMD75,481
44FresnoCA74,833
45DetroitMI74,365
46Guilford CountyNC73,220
47Greenville SC71,930
48Brevard CountyFL71,866
49GraniteUT71,234
50Virginia BeachVA71,209
51Fort BendTX68,948
52DavisUT68,574
53AlpineUT67,893
54Pasco CountyFL66,994
55North EastTX66,604
56MesaAZ65,110
57ArlingtonTX64,484
58Washoe CountyNV64,380
59El PasoTX64,330
60Seminole CountyFL64,229
61AldineTX63,154
62Loudoun CountyVA63,151
63Elk GroveCA62,455
64Mobile CountyAL62,383
65Volusia CountyFL61,559
66Douglas CountyCO61,465
67KatyTX60,803
68Chesterfield CountyVA59,243
69Knox CountyTN57,956
70GarlandTX57,833
71Santa AnaCA57,319
72BostonMA56,401
73San FranciscoCA55,571
74PlanoTX55,568
75San AntonioTX55,116
76San BernardinoCA54,518
77Forsyth CountyNC53,367
78Osceola CountyFL53,357
79Cumberland CountyNC53,307
80TucsonAZ53,287
81CapistranoCA53,192
82Corona-NorcoCA53,149
83Cherry CreekCO52,232
84PasadenaTX52,218
85LewisvilleTX51,484
86ConroeTX51,170
87ColumbusOH51,134
88Howard CountyMD50,994
89JordanUT50,389
90Clayton CountyGA50,366
91BrownsvilleTX49,879
92AtlantaGA49,796
93OmahaNE49,405
94Henrico CountyVA49,405
95WichitaKS49,329
96AnchorageAK49,206
97Garden GroveCA48,659
98SacramentoCA47,897
99Seattle WA47,716
100Shelby CountyTN47,705
101San JuanCA47,116
102OaklandCA46,586
103PortlandOR46,395
104AliefTX45,768
105Washington, D.C.DC45,631
106KleinTX45,310
107Jefferson ParishLA45,230
108ClevelandOH44,974
109Round RockTX44,776
110YsletaTX44,746
111Manatee CountyFL44,249
112Charleston CountySC43,654
113Oklahoma CityOK42,989
114Collier CountyFL42,919
115Hamilton CountyTN42,883
116East Baton Rouge ParishLA42,723
117SocorroTX42,569
118RiversideCA42,532
119Adams 12 Five StarCO41,957
120Marion CountyFL41,955
121Caddo ParishLA41,894
122UnitedTX41,876
123TulsaOK41,501
124Sweetwater UnionCA41,426
125LakeFL41,110
126Henry CountyGA40,909
127SarasotaFL40,899
128Salem-KeizerOR40,865
129Fontana UnifiedCA40,841
130Elgin 46IL40,683
131KilleenTX40,231
132Escambia CountyFL40,227
133Frederick County MD40,188
134Union CountyNC40,181
135ChesapeakeVA39,748
136BeavertonOR39,349
137St. Lucie CountyFL39,259
138Anoka HennepinMN39,158
139Chandler UnifiedAZ38,852
140Rutherford CountyTN38,819
141Cherokee CountyGA38,760
142Aurora Joint 46CO38,605
143Horry CountySC38,534
144Clovis UnifiedCA38,495
145Corpus ChristiTX38,409
146Clear CreekTX38,406
147Harford CountyMD38,394
148Gilbert AZ38,347
149St PaulMN38,316
150StocktonCA38,252
151Fayette CountyKY37,819
152MesquiteTX37,747
153FriscoTX37,279
154Moreno ValleyCA36,901
155Peoria UnifiedAZ36,877
156St Tammany ParishLA36,651
157Kern Union HighCA36,452
158Spring TX36,323
159Richardson TX36,070
160Forsyth CountyGA35,920
161HumbleTX35,913
162Lincoln NE35,896
163Jefferson CountyAL35,860
164Clay CountyFL35,812
165Meridian ID35,537
166Chatham CountyGA35,246
167Deer ValleyAZ35,188
168MinneapolisMN34,934
169IrvingTX34,243
170PowayCA34,135
171Mount Diablo UnifiedCA34,116
172CanyonsUT34,002
173Norfolk VA33,829
174CincinnatiOH33,783
175BuffaloNY33,543
176Leon CountyFL33,326
177NewarkNJ33,279
178EdinburgTX33,223
179Anaheim UnionCA33,156
180Des MoinesIA33,091
181IndianapolisIN33,079
182Calcasieu ParishLA33,063
183San Jose UnifiedCA33,018
184Paradise ValleyAZ32,995
185Spring BranchTX32,948
186KellerTX32,746
187AmarilloTX32,682
188Fremont UnifiedCA32,607
189Durham CountyNC32,479
190Johnston CountyNC32,454
191LeanderTX32,152
192Gaston CountyNC32,326
193RochesterNY32,223
194Richmond CountyGA32,322
195Muscogee CountyGA32,288
196MansfieldTX32,251
197Montebello Unified CA32,046
198Desoto CountyMS31,916
199Montgomery CountyAL31,790
200Saddleback ValleyCA31,724


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