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Largest School Districts in America
The following is a list of the Top 100 Largest School Districts in the US.
Also included is the amount of federal spending per student. Based on 2013 numbers.
| Rank | Name of district | State | Enrollment, Fall 2013 | |
| Federal spending per student | ||||
| 1 | New York City | NY | 989,012 | $1,799 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Unified | CA | 653,826 | 1,666 |
| 3 | City of Chicago (SD 299) | IL | 396,641 | 2,036 |
| 4 | Dade County | FL | 356,233 | 1,378 |
| 5 | Clark County | NV | 320,532 | 889 |
| 6 | Broward County | FL | 262,666 | 1,014 |
| 7 | Houston ISD | TX | 211,552 | 1,484 |
| 8 | Hillsborough County | FL | 203,439 | 1,395 |
| 9 | Orange County | FL | 187,092 | 1,131 |
| 10 | Hawaii Department of Education |
HI | 186,825 | 1,682 |
| 11 | Fairfax County | VA | 183,417 | 610 |
| 12 | Palm Beach County | FL | 182,895 | 997 |
| 13 | Gwinnett County | GA | 169,150 | 804 |
| 14 | Dallas ISD | TX | 159,713 | 1,606 |
| 15 | Wake County | NC | 153,534 | 645 |
| 16 | Montgomery County | MD | 151,295 | 706 |
| 17 | Shelby County | TN | 149,832 | 2,358 |
| 18 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | NC | 142,991 | 894 |
| 19 | Philadelphia City | PA | 137,674 | 2,985 |
| 20 | San Diego Unified | CA | 130,303 | 1,259 |
| 21 | Duval County | FL | 127,653 | 1,217 |
| 22 | Prince George's County | MD | 125,136 | 1,145 |
| 23 | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | TX | 111,440 | 701 |
| 24 | Cobb County | GA | 110,001 | 800 |
| 25 | Baltimore County | MD | 108,191 | 900 |
| 26 | Pinellas County | FL | 103,411 | 1,023 |
| 27 | Northside ISD | TX | 102,129 | 850 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | KY | 100,529 | 1,622 |
| 29 | DeKalb County | GA | 99,388 | 1,213 |
| 30 | Polk County | FL | 97,953 | 1,140 |
| 31 | Fulton County | GA | 95,232 | 794 |
| 32 | Albuquerque | NM | 93,202 | 1,131 |
| 33 | Lee County | FL | 87,425 | 1,077 |
| 34 | Denver | CO | 86,046 | 1,509 |
| 35 | Jefferson County, No. R1 | CO | 86,011 | 629 |
| 36 | Prince William County | VA | 85,451 | 572 |
| 37 | Austin ISD | TX | 85,372 | 1,699 |
| 38 | Baltimore City | MD | 84,730 | 2,110 |
| 39 | Fort Worth ISD | TX | 84,588 | 1,554 |
| 40 | Davidson County | TN | 82,806 | 1,404 |
| 41 | Long Beach Unified | CA | 81,155 | 1,421 |
| 42 | Milwaukee | WI | 78,516 | 2,614 |
| 43 | Anne Arundel County | MD | 78,489 | 781 |
| 44 | Greenville, 01 | SC | 74,475 | 866 |
| 45 | Alpine SD | UT | 73,975 | 562 |
| 46 | Fresno Unified | CA | 73,353 | 1,745 |
| 47 | Guilford County | NC | 72,081 | 1,344 |
| 48 | Brevard County | FL | 71,232 | 884 |
| 49 | Fort Bend ISD | TX | 70,931 | 561 |
| 50 | Loudoun County | VA | 70,759 | 311 |
| 51 | Virginia Beach City | VA | 70,556 | 997 |
| 52 | Davis SD | UT | 70,411 | 544 |
| 53 | Granite SD | UT | 70,407 | 895 |
| 54 | North East ISD | TX | 68,205 | 814 |
| 55 | Pasco County | FL | 68,109 | 932 |
| 56 | Aldine ISD | TX | 67,381 | 1,321 |
| 57 | Katy ISD | TX | 67,213 | 608 |
| 58 | Douglas County, No. RE1 | CO | 66,230 | 281 |
| 59 | Washoe County | NV | 65,550 | 937 |
| 60 | Seminole County | FL | 64,851 | 785 |
| 61 | Arlington ISD | TX | 64,688 | 1,023 |
| 62 | Mesa Unified | AZ | 64,161 | 1,166 |
| 63 | Elk Grove Unified | CA | 62,499 | 883 |
| 64 | El Paso ISD | TX | 61,620 | 1,490 |
| 65 | Volusia County | FL | 61,238 | 1,004 |
| 66 | Knox County | TN | 59,236 | 1,034 |
| 67 | Chesterfield County | VA | 59,186 | 559 |
| 68 | Mobile County | AL | 58,808 | 1,336 |
| 69 | Osceola County | FL | 58,204 | 1,098 |
| 70 | San Francisco Unified | CA | 57,620 | 1,416 |
| 71 | Garland ISD | TX | 57,616 | 851 |
| 72 | Santa Ana Unified | CA | 57,499 | 1,497 |
| 73 | Conroe ISD | TX | 55,009 | 510 |
| 74 | Plano ISD | TX | 54,822 | 564 |
| 75 | Pasadena ISD | TX | 54,535 | 1,386 |
| 76 | Boston | MA | 54,300 | 1,782 |
| 77 | Cherry Creek, No. 5 | CO | 54,228 | 487 |
| 78 | San Antonio ISD | TX | 53,857 | 2,502 |
| 79 | Capistrano Unified | CA | 53,833 | 415 |
| 80 | San Bernardino City Unified | CA | 53,785 | 1,669 |
| 81 | Corona-Norco Unified | CA | 53,782 | 597 |
| 82 | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County | NC | 53,413 | 1,035 |
| 83 | Jordan SD | UT | 53,355 | 444 |
| 84 | Howard County | MD | 52,806 | 453 |
| 85 | Lewisville ISD | TX | 52,801 | 648 |
| 86 | Clayton County | GA | 52,296 | 1,144 |
| 87 | Cumberland County | NC | 51,471 | 1,240 |
| 88 | Omaha | NE | 51,069 | 1,923 |
| 89 | Wichita | KS | 50,629 | 1,453 |
| 90 | Henrico County | VA | 50,569 | 697 |
| 91 | Seattle | WA | 50,509 | 1,036 |
| 92 | Columbus City | OH | 50,478 | 1,255 |
| 93 | Atlanta | GA | 50,131 | 1,710 |
| 94 | Brownsville ISD | TX | 49,370 | 2,256 |
| 95 | Tucson Unified | AZ | 49,308 | 1,145 |
| 96 | Detroit City | MI | 49,043 | 4,638 |
| 97 | San Juan Unified | CA | 49,035 | 956 |
| 98 | Klein ISD | TX | 48,253 | 666 |
| 99 | Anchorage | AK | 48,159 | 1,569 |
| 100 | Portland, SD1J | OR | 47,323 | 1,184 |
Source: US Dept, of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2013)
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