National district tables

US school district data rankings

Four different questions produce four different lists. Use these tables to understand scale and resources—not as a single ladder of “best” and “worst” districts.

Data ranking

Largest public school districts in the United States

Ordered by reported 2024–25 student membership. Enrollment measures organizational scale; it does not measure school quality.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	Los Angeles Unified 784 schools	Los Angeles, CA	408,026
2	MIAMI-DADE 530 schools	MIAMI, FL	333,233
3	Chicago Public Schools District 299 641 schools	Chicago, IL	324,130
4	Clark County 368 schools	Las Vegas, NV	306,038
5	BROWARD 323 schools	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	243,553
6	HILLSBOROUGH 294 schools	TAMPA, FL	220,360
7	ORANGE 275 schools	ORLANDO, FL	205,853
8	PALM BEACH 236 schools	WEST PALM BEACH, FL	189,634
9	Gwinnett County 141 schools	Lawrenceville, GA	182,518
10	Fairfax County Public Schools 218 schools	Falls Church, VA	179,323
11	HOUSTON ISD 273 schools	HOUSTON, TX	176,727
12	Hawaii Department of Education 298 schools	Honolulu, HI	167,071
13	Wake County Schools 202 schools	Cary, NC	163,325
14	Montgomery County Public Schools 212 schools	Rockville, MD	159,181
15	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 185 schools	Charlotte, NC	147,299
16	DALLAS ISD 237 schools	DALLAS, TX	139,802
17	Prince George's County Public Schools 198 schools	Upper Marlboro, MD	132,123
18	DUVAL 199 schools	JACKSONVILLE, FL	130,054
19	Philadelphia City SD 220 schools	Philadelphia, PA	120,057
20	CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD 94 schools	CYPRESS, TX	117,927
21	POLK 160 schools	BARTOW, FL	111,372
22	Memphis-Shelby County Schools 209 schools	Memphis, TN	111,124
23	Baltimore County Public Schools 177 schools	Towson, MD	110,024
24	Cobb County 110 schools	Marietta, GA	105,738
25	LEE 119 schools	FORT MYERS, FL	102,506
26	NORTHSIDE ISD 128 schools	SAN ANTONIO, TX	100,208
27	KATY ISD 80 schools	KATY, TX	96,111
28	Jefferson County 171 schools	Louisville, KY	95,180
29	San Diego Unified 175 schools	San Diego, CA	95,175
30	DeKalb County 129 schools	Stone Mountain, GA	91,752
31	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C 191 schools	DENVER, CO	90,471
32	Prince William County Public Schools 98 schools	Manassas, VA	90,242
33	PINELLAS 151 schools	LARGO, FL	87,876
34	Fulton County 103 schools	Atlanta, GA	87,019
35	Alpine District 92 schools	American Fork, UT	86,645
36	PASCO 110 schools	LAND O LAKES, FL	86,627
37	Anne Arundel County Public Schools 128 schools	Annapolis, MD	85,029
38	Loudoun County Public Schools 102 schools	Ashburn, VA	81,486
39	Metro Nashville Public Schools 159 schools	Nashville, TN	81,021
40	FORT BEND ISD 85 schools	SUGAR LAND, TX	79,663
41	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 127 schools	WESLACO, TX	79,430
42	Greenville 01 93 schools	Greenville, SC	77,774
43	Baltimore City Public Schools 150 schools	Baltimore, MD	76,807
44	OSCEOLA 88 schools	KISSIMMEE, FL	75,314
45	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 175 schools	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	74,792
46	Jefferson County School District No. R-1 144 schools	GOLDEN, CO	73,532
47	CONROE ISD 74 schools	CONROE, TX	72,914
48	AUSTIN ISD 122 schools	AUSTIN, TX	72,272
49	Davis District 97 schools	Farmington, UT	71,428
50	BREVARD 109 schools	VIERA, FL	71,198
51	FORT WORTH ISD 137 schools	FORT WORTH, TX	70,405
52	Fresno Unified 101 schools	Fresno, CA	68,131
53	Guilford County Schools 121 schools	Greensboro, NC	67,620
54	Milwaukee School District 154 schools	Milwaukee, WI	65,599
55	FRISCO ISD 77 schools	FRISCO, TX	65,289
56	Virginia Beach City Public Schools 87 schools	Virginia Beach, VA	64,731
57	Washoe County 115 schools	RENO, NV	64,244
58	Chesterfield County Public Schools 74 schools	North Chesterfield, VA	64,194
59	SEMINOLE 76 schools	SANFORD, FL	63,934
60	State Sponsored Charter Schools 90 schools	CARSON CITY, NV	63,609
61	Elk Grove Unified 67 schools	Elk Grove, CA	63,421
62	Long Beach Unified 81 schools	Long Beach, CA	62,644
63	VOLUSIA 86 schools	DELAND, FL	61,724
64	Douglas County School District No. Re 1 88 schools	CASTLE ROCK, CO	61,243
65	Knox County Schools 93 schools	Knoxville, TN	60,185
66	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 74 schools	STATEN ISLAND, NY	60,164
67	Granite District 84 schools	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	59,106
68	Jordan District 70 schools	WEST JORDAN, UT	58,788
69	Howard County Public Schools 78 schools	Ellicott City, MD	57,565
70	NORTH EAST ISD 70 schools	SAN ANTONIO, TX	56,420
71	ALDINE ISD 71 schools	HOUSTON, TX	56,419
72	Mesa Unified District (4235) 78 schools	MESA, AZ	55,821
73	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 118 schools	NEW YORK, NY	55,345
74	Forsyth County 42 schools	Cumming, GA	54,864
75	MANATEE 84 schools	BRADENTON, FL	54,215
76	ARLINGTON ISD 74 schools	ARLINGTON, TX	53,339
77	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 112 schools	OMAHA, NE	52,524
78	KLEIN ISD 53 schools	KLEIN, TX	52,437
79	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools 80 schools	Winston Salem, NC	52,430
80	ST. JOHNS 57 schools	ST AUGUSTINE, FL	52,324
81	District of Columbia Public Schools 117 schools	Washington, DC	52,299
82	Rutherford County Schools 55 schools	Murfreesboro, TN	52,127
83	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah 69 schools	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	51,980
84	Clayton County 67 schools	Jonesboro, GA	51,055
85	GARLAND ISD 68 schools	GARLAND, TX	51,021
86	Henrico County Public Schools 79 schools	Henrico, VA	50,915
87	Charleston 01 84 schools	Charleston, SC	50,856
88	Seattle School District No. 1 108 schools	SEATTLE, WA	50,773
89	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 58 schools	CORONA, NY	50,026
90	Mobile County 92 schools	Mobile, AL	49,946
91	Atlanta Public Schools 87 schools	Atlanta, GA	49,945
92	Corona-Norco Unified 53 schools	Norco, CA	49,487
93	ST. LUCIE 56 schools	PORT ST LUCIE, FL	49,308
94	Cumberland County Schools 86 schools	Fayetteville, NC	49,002
95	San Francisco Unified 113 schools	San Francisco, CA	48,902
96	Detroit Public Schools Community District 104 schools	DETROIT, MI	48,828
97	Horry 01 59 schools	Conway, SC	48,662
98	HUMBLE ISD 52 schools	HUMBLE, TX	48,502
99	COLLIER 76 schools	NAPLES, FL	48,252
100	EL PASO ISD 72 schools	EL PASO, TX	48,118

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25. District directory status comes from the preliminary 2025–26 directory.

Data ranking

Highest current expenditure per pupil

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 1,000 reported students. Costs, services, wages, geography, and accounting practices vary substantially.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	Kent ISD 3,965 students	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	$375,080
2	Ottawa Area ISD 1,988 students	HOLLAND, MI	$350,224
3	Ingham ISD 1,792 students	MASON, MI	$338,566
4	Muskegon Area ISD 1,562 students	MUSKEGON, MI	$335,782
5	Northwest Education Services 1,003 students	TRAVERSE CITY, MI	$287,660
6	San Diego County Office of Education 1,089 students	San Diego, CA	$267,864
7	Calhoun Intermediate School District 1,048 students	MARSHALL, MI	$235,176
8	Los Angeles County Office of Education 1,541 students	Downey, CA	$192,007
9	Jackson ISD 1,278 students	JACKSON, MI	$188,713
10	Kalamazoo RESA 1,613 students	PORTAGE, MI	$186,860
11	Saginaw ISD 1,668 students	SAGINAW, MI	$175,689
12	Genesee ISD 3,083 students	FLINT, MI	$174,607
13	Santa Clara County Office of Education 1,217 students	San Jose, CA	$172,311
14	San Bernardino County Office of Education 2,367 students	San Bernardino, CA	$169,801
15	Macomb ISD 4,862 students	CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI	$154,077
16	Riverside County Office of Education 1,481 students	Riverside, CA	$152,230
17	Midland County Educational Service Agency 1,017 students	MIDLAND, MI	$136,103
18	SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO. 3,576 students	TOWN & COUNTRY, MO	$118,376
19	Monroe ISD 1,321 students	MONROE, MI	$116,144
20	San Joaquin County Office of Education 1,972 students	Stockton, CA	$111,695
21	Tulare County Office of Education 1,656 students	Visalia, CA	$111,072
22	Kern County Office of Education 1,990 students	Bakersfield, CA	$105,468
23	Orange County Department of Education 2,290 students	Costa Mesa, CA	$104,591
24	Area Cooperative Educational Services 1,726 students	New Haven, CT	$85,344
25	Merced County Office of Education 1,894 students	Merced, CA	$65,270
26	Oakland Schools 3,214 students	WATERFORD, MI	$62,334
27	Washtenaw ISD 1,250 students	ANN ARBOR, MI	$52,827
28	SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,281 students	SOUTHAMPTON, NY	$51,324
29	ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,089 students	BOICEVILLE, NY	$48,608
30	Lakewood Township School District 4,643 students	Lakewood, NJ	$48,105
31	Lower Yukon School District 2,027 students	Mountain Village, AK	$48,035
32	Asbury Park School District 1,482 students	Asbury Park, NJ	$47,997
33	Bering Strait School District 1,745 students	Unalakleet, AK	$47,252
34	Santa Cruz County Office of Education 1,063 students	Santa Cruz, CA	$47,221
35	Northern Valley Regional High School District 2,181 students	Demarest, NJ	$46,829
36	Northwest Arctic Borough School District 1,945 students	Kotzebue, AK	$46,368
37	LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,822 students	LOCUST VALLEY, NY	$45,255
38	NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,568 students	SEA CLIFF, NY	$43,067
39	LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,192 students	CEDARHURST, NY	$42,416
40	COLD SPRING HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,536 students	COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY	$42,261
41	GREENBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,645 students	HARTSDALE, NY	$42,057
42	WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,634 students	WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY	$42,035
43	Lower Kuskokwim School District 3,823 students	Bethel, AK	$41,997
44	Perth Amboy Public School District 10,220 students	Perth Amboy, NJ	$41,930
45	OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,355 students	OYSTER BAY, NY	$41,325
46	North Slope Borough School District 1,853 students	Utqiagvik, AK	$41,153
47	HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,767 students	WOODMERE, NY	$41,006
48	BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 3,545 students	BEDFORD, NY	$40,629
49	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District 2,719 students	Paramus, NJ	$40,357
50	CARLE PLACE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,294 students	CARLE PLACE, NY	$40,216
51	Lake Forest CHSD 115 1,359 students	Lake Forest, IL	$40,042
52	BYRAM HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,350 students	ARMONK, NY	$40,038
53	Orleans Parish 2,322 students	New Orleans, LA	$39,996
54	Cambridge 7,027 students	Cambridge, MA	$39,949
55	RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,722 students	ACCORD, NY	$39,049
56	Center Line Preparatory Academy 1,043 students	CENTER LINE, MI	$38,970
57	LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 3,521 students	LONG BEACH, NY	$38,906
58	BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,851 students	BAYPORT, NY	$38,825
59	EAST WILLISTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,582 students	OLD WESTBURY, NY	$38,812
60	KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,802 students	CROSS RIVER, NY	$38,772
61	Saint Helena Unified 1,105 students	St. Helena, CA	$38,622
62	SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,513 students	SOMERS, NY	$38,085
63	JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 3,242 students	JERICHO, NY	$38,011
64	ELLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,510 students	ELLENVILLE, NY	$37,657
65	Pascack Valley Regional High School District 1,714 students	Montvale, NJ	$37,498
66	Camden City School District 7,074 students	Camden, NJ	$37,096
67	BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,336 students	BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY	$37,019
68	HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 3,165 students	HAUPPAUGE, NY	$36,946
69	Boston 46,094 students	Roxbury, MA	$36,906
70	THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 5,649 students	STONY BROOK, NY	$36,733
71	EAST HAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,766 students	EAST HAMPTON, NY	$36,600
72	ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 3,311 students	ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY	$36,592
73	AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,872 students	AMITYVILLE, NY	$36,588
74	UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 6,189 students	UNIONDALE, NY	$36,487
75	HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,225 students	MONTROSE, NY	$36,455
76	VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,447 students	VALHALLA, NY	$36,427
77	New Trier Twp HSD 203 3,656 students	Northfield, IL	$36,416
78	NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 4,346 students	NORTHPORT, NY	$36,353
79	CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 5,326 students	BOHEMIA, NY	$36,328
80	SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 4,002 students	HILLBURN, NY	$36,268
81	Twp HSD 113 3,098 students	Highland Park, IL	$36,038
82	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District 2,332 students	Secaucus, NJ	$35,925
83	NEW PALTZ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,714 students	NEW PALTZ, NY	$35,609
84	GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 6,837 students	GREAT NECK, NY	$35,597
85	Mountain Lakes Public School District 1,230 students	Mt Lakes, NJ	$35,505
86	BLIND BROOK-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,302 students	RYE BROOK, NY	$35,488
87	SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,932 students	SHOREHAM, NY	$35,485
88	HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 5,677 students	HEMPSTEAD, NY	$35,470
89	Niles Twp HSD 219 4,645 students	Skokie, IL	$35,441
90	WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 4,649 students	OLD WESTBURY, NY	$35,380
91	SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 7,126 students	SYOSSET, NY	$35,347
92	Franklin Lakes School District 1,163 students	Franklin Lakes, NJ	$35,091
93	SCARSDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 4,713 students	SCARSDALE, NY	$35,003
94	Rich Twp HSD 227 2,433 students	Matteson, IL	$34,994
95	HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 7,302 students	DIX HILLS, NY	$34,956
96	BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,509 students	BABYLON, NY	$34,947
97	Monmouth County Vocational School District 1,551 students	Freehold, NJ	$34,900
98	MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT 6,815 students	MOUNT VERNON, NY	$34,889
99	PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,097 students	PAWLING, NY	$34,866
100	IRVINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,722 students	IRVINGTON, NY	$34,841

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. This is a resource ranking, not an efficiency score.

Data ranking

Highest instructional spending per pupil

Ordered by spending assigned to instruction among districts with at least 1,000 reported students. It does not capture every service or determine how funds reach individual classrooms.

Rank	Name	Location	Instruction / pupil
1	Ingham ISD $338,566 total current spending per pupil	MASON, MI	$107,877
2	Muskegon Area ISD $335,782 total current spending per pupil	MUSKEGON, MI	$104,910
3	Kent ISD $375,080 total current spending per pupil	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	$104,438
4	Ottawa Area ISD $350,224 total current spending per pupil	HOLLAND, MI	$93,886
5	Northwest Education Services $287,660 total current spending per pupil	TRAVERSE CITY, MI	$82,211
6	Genesee ISD $174,607 total current spending per pupil	FLINT, MI	$77,309
7	Kalamazoo RESA $186,860 total current spending per pupil	PORTAGE, MI	$75,335
8	Santa Clara County Office of Education $172,311 total current spending per pupil	San Jose, CA	$74,461
9	SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO. $118,376 total current spending per pupil	TOWN & COUNTRY, MO	$68,500
10	San Bernardino County Office of Education $169,801 total current spending per pupil	San Bernardino, CA	$64,058
11	Jackson ISD $188,713 total current spending per pupil	JACKSON, MI	$62,708
12	San Diego County Office of Education $267,864 total current spending per pupil	San Diego, CA	$55,485
13	Macomb ISD $154,077 total current spending per pupil	CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI	$52,953
14	Riverside County Office of Education $152,230 total current spending per pupil	Riverside, CA	$50,954
15	Tulare County Office of Education $111,072 total current spending per pupil	Visalia, CA	$50,744
16	Midland County Educational Service Agency $136,103 total current spending per pupil	MIDLAND, MI	$49,527
17	Calhoun Intermediate School District $235,176 total current spending per pupil	MARSHALL, MI	$49,337
18	Saginaw ISD $175,689 total current spending per pupil	SAGINAW, MI	$46,992
19	Monroe ISD $116,144 total current spending per pupil	MONROE, MI	$45,637
20	San Joaquin County Office of Education $111,695 total current spending per pupil	Stockton, CA	$42,800
21	Area Cooperative Educational Services $85,344 total current spending per pupil	New Haven, CT	$37,478
22	Asbury Park School District $47,997 total current spending per pupil	Asbury Park, NJ	$30,598
23	SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $51,324 total current spending per pupil	SOUTHAMPTON, NY	$30,519
24	ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $48,608 total current spending per pupil	BOICEVILLE, NY	$29,925
25	Orange County Department of Education $104,591 total current spending per pupil	Costa Mesa, CA	$29,622
26	Los Angeles County Office of Education $192,007 total current spending per pupil	Downey, CA	$29,378
27	NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $43,067 total current spending per pupil	SEA CLIFF, NY	$29,171
28	Perth Amboy Public School District $41,930 total current spending per pupil	Perth Amboy, NJ	$28,753
29	Lakewood Township School District $48,105 total current spending per pupil	Lakewood, NJ	$27,953
30	Merced County Office of Education $65,270 total current spending per pupil	Merced, CA	$27,666
31	LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $45,255 total current spending per pupil	LOCUST VALLEY, NY	$26,646
32	BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $38,825 total current spending per pupil	BAYPORT, NY	$26,506
33	Bering Strait School District $47,252 total current spending per pupil	Unalakleet, AK	$26,050
34	ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,592 total current spending per pupil	ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY	$25,858
35	GREENBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $42,057 total current spending per pupil	HARTSDALE, NY	$25,792
36	JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $38,011 total current spending per pupil	JERICHO, NY	$25,734
37	BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $40,629 total current spending per pupil	BEDFORD, NY	$25,699
38	OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $41,325 total current spending per pupil	OYSTER BAY, NY	$25,632
39	Kern County Office of Education $105,468 total current spending per pupil	Bakersfield, CA	$25,521
40	CARLE PLACE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $40,216 total current spending per pupil	CARLE PLACE, NY	$25,481
41	COLD SPRING HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $42,261 total current spending per pupil	COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY	$25,232
42	WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $42,035 total current spending per pupil	WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY	$25,177
43	SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,268 total current spending per pupil	HILLBURN, NY	$25,074
44	EAST WILLISTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $38,812 total current spending per pupil	OLD WESTBURY, NY	$24,997
45	HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,455 total current spending per pupil	MONTROSE, NY	$24,981
46	UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,487 total current spending per pupil	UNIONDALE, NY	$24,909
47	LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT $38,906 total current spending per pupil	LONG BEACH, NY	$24,889
48	Saint Helena Unified $38,622 total current spending per pupil	St. Helena, CA	$24,517
49	THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,733 total current spending per pupil	STONY BROOK, NY	$24,360
50	HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $41,006 total current spending per pupil	WOODMERE, NY	$24,343
51	HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $34,956 total current spending per pupil	DIX HILLS, NY	$24,321
52	Lake Forest CHSD 115 $40,042 total current spending per pupil	Lake Forest, IL	$24,278
53	BYRAM HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $40,038 total current spending per pupil	ARMONK, NY	$24,224
54	CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,328 total current spending per pupil	BOHEMIA, NY	$24,026
55	ELLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $37,657 total current spending per pupil	ELLENVILLE, NY	$24,005
56	SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $35,347 total current spending per pupil	SYOSSET, NY	$23,780
57	LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $42,416 total current spending per pupil	CEDARHURST, NY	$23,738
58	RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $39,049 total current spending per pupil	ACCORD, NY	$23,666
59	NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,353 total current spending per pupil	NORTHPORT, NY	$23,619
60	GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $35,597 total current spending per pupil	GREAT NECK, NY	$23,584
61	WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $33,403 total current spending per pupil	WEST BABYLON, NY	$23,555
62	AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,588 total current spending per pupil	AMITYVILLE, NY	$23,537
63	Northern Valley Regional High School District $46,829 total current spending per pupil	Demarest, NJ	$23,520
64	HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $35,470 total current spending per pupil	HEMPSTEAD, NY	$23,371
65	SCARSDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $35,003 total current spending per pupil	SCARSDALE, NY	$23,331
66	BLIND BROOK-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $35,488 total current spending per pupil	RYE BROOK, NY	$23,321
67	Camden City School District $37,096 total current spending per pupil	Camden, NJ	$23,231
68	KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $38,772 total current spending per pupil	CROSS RIVER, NY	$23,170
69	Mountain Lakes Public School District $35,505 total current spending per pupil	Mt Lakes, NJ	$23,119
70	WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $35,380 total current spending per pupil	OLD WESTBURY, NY	$23,111
71	BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $34,947 total current spending per pupil	BABYLON, NY	$23,049
72	VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,427 total current spending per pupil	VALHALLA, NY	$22,971
73	SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $38,085 total current spending per pupil	SOMERS, NY	$22,844
74	MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $31,350 total current spending per pupil	MERRICK, NY	$22,768
75	IRVINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $34,841 total current spending per pupil	IRVINGTON, NY	$22,729
76	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District $40,357 total current spending per pupil	Paramus, NJ	$22,690
77	EAST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $32,087 total current spending per pupil	ISLIP TERRACE, NY	$22,659
78	EAST HAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,600 total current spending per pupil	EAST HAMPTON, NY	$22,640
79	HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $36,946 total current spending per pupil	HAUPPAUGE, NY	$22,621
80	Pascack Valley Regional High School District $37,498 total current spending per pupil	Montvale, NJ	$22,600
81	NEW PALTZ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $35,609 total current spending per pupil	NEW PALTZ, NY	$22,513
82	KINGS PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $33,870 total current spending per pupil	KINGS PARK, NY	$22,498
83	PEARL RIVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $33,034 total current spending per pupil	PEARL RIVER, NY	$22,497
84	SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $33,501 total current spending per pupil	HUNTINGTON STATION, NY	$22,495
85	RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT $32,449 total current spending per pupil	RYE, NY	$22,424
86	CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $33,329 total current spending per pupil	PATTERSON, NY	$22,296
87	Monmouth County Vocational School District $34,900 total current spending per pupil	Freehold, NJ	$22,291
88	OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT $31,578 total current spending per pupil	OGDENSBURG, NY	$22,241
89	SOUTH ORANGETOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $33,740 total current spending per pupil	BLAUVELT, NY	$22,155
90	HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $34,802 total current spending per pupil	HARRISON, NY	$22,132
91	KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT $31,082 total current spending per pupil	KINGSTON, NY	$22,057
92	New Trier Twp HSD 203 $36,416 total current spending per pupil	Northfield, IL	$22,033
93	MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $32,938 total current spending per pupil	MONTICELLO, NY	$22,018
94	MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $32,227 total current spending per pupil	MAHOPAC, NY	$21,996
95	CENTER MORICHES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $31,460 total current spending per pupil	CENTER MORICHES, NY	$21,988
96	Twp HSD 113 $36,038 total current spending per pupil	Highland Park, IL	$21,913
97	Franklin Lakes School District $35,091 total current spending per pupil	Franklin Lakes, NJ	$21,810
98	SAYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT $34,832 total current spending per pupil	SAYVILLE, NY	$21,794
99	Cambridge $39,949 total current spending per pupil	Cambridge, MA	$21,779
100	HIGHLAND FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT $33,981 total current spending per pupil	HIGHLAND FALLS, NY	$21,763

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023.

Data ranking

Lowest reported student–teacher ratios among large districts

Ordered from lower to higher ratios among districts with at least 1,000 students. A districtwide ratio is not an average class size and can reflect program design or reporting differences.

Rank	Name	Location	Students per teacher
1	SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO. 3,576 students	TOWN & COUNTRY, MO	1.7:1
2	Montgomery County IU 23 1,067 students	Norristown, PA	3.8:1
3	Colonial IU 20 1,541 students	Easton, PA	4.7:1
4	Northwest Education Services 1,003 students	TRAVERSE CITY, MI	5.1:1
5	KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 1,155 students	BRONX, NY	6.1:1
6	Butler Technology & Career Development Schools 1,398 students	Fairfield Township, OH	6.4:1
7	Monmouth County Vocational School District 1,551 students	Freehold, NJ	7.6:1
8	Area Cooperative Educational Services 1,726 students	New Haven, CT	7.8:1
9	Washtenaw ISD 1,250 students	ANN ARBOR, MI	7.8:1
10	BELCOURT 7 1,518 students	Belcourt, ND	7.8:1
11	Mecklenburg County Public Schools 3,907 students	Boydton, VA	7.8:1
12	SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,281 students	SOUTHAMPTON, NY	7.9:1
13	Cameron Parish 1,120 students	Cameron, LA	8:1
14	Franklin County School District 1,147 students	Meadville, MS	8:1
15	Ocean City School District 1,713 students	Ocean City, NJ	8:1
16	Troy Area SD 1,395 students	Troy, PA	8:1
17	YELLVILLE SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,041 students	YELLVILLE, AR	8.1:1
18	Franklin Lakes School District 1,163 students	Franklin Lakes, NJ	8.1:1
19	Mountain Lakes Public School District 1,230 students	Mt Lakes, NJ	8.1:1
20	KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1,231 students	HELENA, AR	8.2:1
21	MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,569 students	MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR	8.3:1
22	Colts Neck Township School District 1,014 students	Colts Neck, NJ	8.3:1
23	Tinton Falls School District 1,368 students	Tinton Falls, NJ	8.3:1
24	OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,355 students	OYSTER BAY, NY	8.3:1
25	BERGMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,102 students	HARRISON, AR	8.4:1
26	DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,205 students	Dover, AR	8.4:1
27	Jackson ISD 1,278 students	JACKSON, MI	8.4:1
28	Warren Township School District 1,671 students	Warren, NJ	8.4:1
29	Hartford School District 1,418 students	White River Junction, VT	8.4:1
30	RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,120 students	SEARCY, AR	8.5:1
31	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy 1,096 students	RICHFIELD, MN	8.5:1
32	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 2,281 students	Brattleboro, VT	8.5:1
33	Branchburg Township School District 1,396 students	Branchburg, NJ	8.6:1
34	PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,298 students	PENN YAN, NY	8.6:1
35	SALAMANCA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,401 students	SALAMANCA, NY	8.6:1
36	BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,034 students	BISMARCK, AR	8.7:1
37	Regional School District 08 1,075 students	Hebron, CT	8.7:1
38	Lincoln 1,039 students	Lincoln, MA	8.7:1
39	Ridgefield School District 1,395 students	Ridgefield, NJ	8.7:1
40	ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,089 students	BOICEVILLE, NY	8.7:1
41	Bentworth SD 1,074 students	Bentleyville, PA	8.7:1
42	Southern Huntingdon County SD 1,007 students	Three Springs, PA	8.7:1
43	Old Saybrook School District 1,030 students	Old Saybrook, CT	8.8:1
44	Bienville Parish 1,799 students	Arcadia, LA	8.8:1
45	Community Day Charter Public School (District) 1,200 students	Lawrence, MA	8.8:1
46	JAMESTOWN 1 2,042 students	Jamestown, ND	8.8:1
47	Lee 01 1,275 students	Bishopville, SC	8.8:1
48	BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,851 students	BAYPORT, NY	8.9:1
49	CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,064 students	CAIRO, NY	8.9:1
50	GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) 1,091 students	RUSHVILLE, NY	8.9:1
51	GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,097 students	GOWANDA, NY	8.9:1
52	SALMON RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,378 students	FORT COVINGTON, NY	8.9:1
53	East Hanover Township School District 1,013 students	East Hanover, NJ	9:1
54	Northern Valley Regional High School District 2,181 students	Demarest, NJ	9:1
55	EAST WILLISTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,582 students	OLD WESTBURY, NY	9:1
56	RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,759 students	RAVENA, NY	9:1
57	SOUTH CONWAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,332 students	MORRILTON, AR	9.1:1
58	Santa Clara County Office of Education 1,217 students	San Jose, CA	9.1:1
59	Windsor Locks School District 1,448 students	Windsor Locks, CT	9.1:1
60	Iberville Parish 4,076 students	Plaquemine, LA	9.1:1
61	GREENBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,645 students	HARTSDALE, NY	9.1:1
62	NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,568 students	SEA CLIFF, NY	9.1:1
63	Hillsdale School District 1,143 students	HILLSDALE, NJ	9.2:1
64	LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,822 students	LOCUST VALLEY, NY	9.2:1
65	HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,767 students	WOODMERE, NY	9.2:1
66	RSU 13 1,508 students	Rockland, ME	9.3:1
67	Nauset 1,192 students	Orleans, MA	9.3:1
68	Freehold Borough School District 1,573 students	Freehold, NJ	9.3:1
69	Readington Township School District 1,565 students	Whitehouse Station, NJ	9.3:1
70	Wall Township Public School District 3,215 students	Wall, NJ	9.3:1
71	DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,352 students	DRYDEN, NY	9.3:1
72	DUNKIRK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,980 students	DUNKIRK, NY	9.3:1
73	FOUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,107 students	FOUKE, AR	9.4:1
74	Somers School District 1,347 students	Somers, CT	9.4:1
75	E.L. Haynes PCS 1,190 students	Washington, DC	9.4:1
76	West Feliciana Parish 2,145 students	St. Francisville, LA	9.4:1
77	Amherst 1,038 students	Amherst, MA	9.4:1
78	Cambridge 7,027 students	Cambridge, MA	9.4:1
79	NEW MADRID CO. R-I 1,259 students	NEW MADRID, MO	9.4:1
80	GRANTS-CIBOLA COUNTY SCHOOLS 3,149 students	GRANTS, NM	9.4:1
81	YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2,170 students	YORKSHIRE, NY	9.4:1
82	Capital City PCS 1,031 students	Washington, DC	9.5:1
83	York Public Schools 1,539 students	York, ME	9.5:1
84	Berkshire Hills 1,131 students	Stockbridge, MA	9.5:1
85	Chester Township School District 1,010 students	Chester, NJ	9.5:1
86	Park Ridge School District 1,179 students	Park Ridge, NJ	9.5:1
87	EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,130 students	EAST ROCKAWAY, NY	9.5:1
88	MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,958 students	THORNWOOD, NY	9.5:1
89	PLATTSBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,855 students	PLATTSBURGH, NY	9.5:1
90	SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,041 students	SARANAC LAKE, NY	9.5:1
91	SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,058 students	SODUS, NY	9.5:1
92	Switzerland of Ohio Local 1,883 students	Woodsfield, OH	9.5:1
93	Franklin Special School District 3,161 students	Franklin, TN	9.5:1
94	EMERSON TAYLOR BRADLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,280 students	TAYLOR, AR	9.6:1
95	San Diego County Office of Education 1,089 students	San Diego, CA	9.6:1
96	Clinton School District 1,426 students	Clinton, CT	9.6:1
97	DJJ District 1,024 students	TALLAHASSEE, FL	9.6:1
98	La Grange SD 105 South 1,212 students	La Grange, IL	9.6:1
99	Ipswich 1,563 students	Ipswich, MA	9.6:1
100	FRONTIER SCHOOLS 1,587 students	KANSAS CITY, MO	9.6:1

Calculated from NCES CCD 2024–25 membership and teacher FTE. No value judgment is attached to a lower position.

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District responsibilities differ. Some operate transportation, special education, alternative programs, or geographically remote campuses at unusually high cost. Compare the underlying district profiles and source years before drawing conclusions.