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US School RatingsPublic school data for parents and homebuyers

Public school rankings you can actually audit

These pages rank measurable, source-dated facts: district size, spending, instructional investment, staffing ratios, and reported high-school programs. They do not label a school “best” because of its students’ income, race, disability status, or test environment.

National district rankingsHigh-school program rankings

Largest reported districts

  1. 1Los Angeles Unified408,026
  2. 2MIAMI-DADE333,233
  3. 3Chicago Public Schools District 299324,130
  4. 4Clark County306,038
  5. 5BROWARD243,553
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Highest current spending per pupil

Districts with at least 1,000 reported students; high spending is a resource measure, not an efficiency or quality grade.

  1. 1San Diego County Office of Education$267,864
  2. 2Los Angeles County Office of Education$192,007
  3. 3Santa Clara County Office of Education$172,311
  4. 4San Bernardino County Office of Education$169,801
  5. 5Riverside County Office of Education$152,230
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