
There are 10,758 public school districts in the United States, making up 18,841 high schools, 23,783 middle schools, and 50,486 elementary schools.
School-ranking website Niche based its rankings on several factors, among them academics, teachers, health and safety, and diversity. Jericho Union Free School District in Jericho, New York, topped the list, making it the best school district in America.
While most states have a network of school districts for their residents, Hawaii is the only one to have a single district, the Hawaii Department of Education, for its 181,122 students and 348 schools.Here are the best school districts in every US state.
Alabama: Mountain Brook City Schools
6
No. of students: 4,343
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: D+
Teachers: A+
Alaska: Haines Borough School District
2
No. of students: 266
Academics: A-
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B+
Teachers: A+
Arizona: Catalina Foothills Unified School District in Tucson
7
No. of students: 5,042
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A
Diversity: B+
Teachers: A-
Arkansas: Fayetteville School District
14
No. of students: 9,864
Academics: A
Health & safety: B+
Diversity: A
Teachers: A+
California: Palo Alto Unified School District
18
No. of students: 12,259
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A-
Diversity: A-
Teachers: A+
Colorado: Aspen School District No. 1
4
No. of students: 1,698
Academics: A
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: C+
Teachers: A+
Connecticut: New Canaan School District
5
No. of students: 4,241
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: C
Teachers: A+
Delaware: Appoquinimink School District in Odessa
16
No. of students: 10,644
Academics: B+
Health & safety: A-
Diversity: A-
Teachers: B
Florida: St. Johns County School District in St. Augustine
48
No. of students: 38,550
Academics: A
Health & safety: B
Diversity: B-
Teachers: B
Georgia: Buford City Schools
4
No. of students: 4,597
Academics: A-
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: A
Teachers: A+
Hawaii: Hawaii Department of Education
348
No. of students: 181,122
Academics: C
Health & safety: C
Diversity: A+
Teachers: C-
Idaho: Boise Independent School District
48
No. of students: 26,263
Academics: B+
Health & safety: B+
Diversity: A-
Teachers: A+
Illinois: Community High School District No. 128 in Vernon Hills
2
No. of students: 3,347
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B-
Teachers: A+
Indiana: West Lafayette Community School Corporation
3
No. of students: 2,246
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: A-
Teachers: A+
Iowa: Ames Community School District
8
No. of students: 4,391
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A
Diversity: A-
Teachers: A
Kansas: Blue Valley Unified School District in Overland Park
34
No. of students: 22,676
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B-
Teachers: A+
Kentucky: Fort Thomas Independent Schools
5
No. of students: 3,104
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: C-
Teachers: A+
Louisiana: St. Charles Parish Public Schools in Luling
15
No. of students: 9,319
Academics: A
Health & safety: A-
Diversity: A
Teachers: A
Maine: Yarmouth Schools
4
No. of students: 1,554
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: C-
Teachers: A+
Maryland: Howard County Public Schools in Ellicott City
77
No. of students: 55,626
Academics: A
Health & safety: A-
Diversity: A
Teachers: A-
Massachusetts: Newton Public Schools in Newtonville
22
No. of students: 12,902
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A
Diversity: B
Teachers: A+
Michigan: Bloomfield Hills Schools
9
No. of students: 5,527
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B+
Teachers: A+
Minnesota: Wayzata Public School District
13
No. of students: 11,370
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B
Teachers: A+
Mississippi: Oxford School District in Oxford
5
No. of students: 4,235
Academics: B+
Health & safety: A
Diversity: A
Teachers: A-
Missouri: School District of Clayton
5
No. of students: 2,254
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A
Diversity: B
Teachers: A+
Montana: Ryegate Public Schools
3
No. of students: 57
Academics: A-
Health & safety: A
Diversity: B-
Teachers: A+
Nebraska: Elkhorn Public Schools
20
No. of students: 8,685
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: C-
Teachers: A+
Nevada: Storey County School District in Virginia City
4
No. of students: 425
Academics: B
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B-
Teachers: A-
New Hampshire: SAU 70 in Hanover
2
No. of students: 900
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A
Diversity: C-
Teachers: A+
New Jersey: Millburn Township School District
7
No. of students: 4,860
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B
Teachers: A+
New Mexico: Los Alamos Public Schools
7
No. of students: 3,662
Academics: A
Health & safety: A
Diversity: B+
Teachers: A-
New York: Jericho Union Free School District
5
No. of students: 3,021
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B+
Teachers: A+
North Carolina: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
19
No. of students: 12,115
Academics: A+
Health & safety: B+
Diversity: A
Teachers: A
North Dakota: St. Thomas School District No. 43
2
No. of students: 55
Academics: A
Health & safety: A
Diversity: B+
Teachers: A
Ohio: Solon City School District
7
No. of students: 4,589
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: A-
Teachers: A+
Oklahoma: Edmond Public Schools
28
No. of students: 24,380
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A
Diversity: A-
Teachers: A+
Oregon: Lake Oswego School District
10
No. of students: 7,096
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A-
Diversity: C+
Teachers: A+
Pennsylvania: Tredyffrin-Easttown School District in Wayne
8
No. of students: 6,749
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B-
Teachers: A+
Rhode Island: Barrington Public Schools
6
No. of students: 3,355
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A
Diversity: C-
Teachers: A
South Carolina: Fort Mill School District
15
No. of students: 14,024
Academics: A
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B
Teachers: A
South Dakota: Brandon Valley School District
7
No. of students: 3,960
Academics: A-
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: C
Teachers: A+
Tennessee: Oak Ridge School District
7
No. of students: 4,401
Academics: A
Health & safety: A-
Diversity: A
Teachers: A
Texas: Eanes Independent School District in Austin
9
No. of students: 8,134
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: B-
Teachers: A+
Utah: Park City School District
11
No. of students: 5,076
Academics: A
Health & safety: A-
Diversity: B-
Teachers: A+
Vermont: Champlain Valley School District in Shelburne
9
No. of students: 4,303
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: N/A
Teachers: A-
Virginia: Arlington Public Schools
31
No. of students: 26,176
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: A
Teachers: A+
Washington: Bellevue School District
31
No. of students: 20,443
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A-
Diversity: A-
Teachers: A
West Virginia: Ohio County Schools in Wheeling
14
No. of students: 5,367
Academics: A-
Health & safety: B
Diversity: B
Teachers: A
Wisconsin: School District of Whitefish Bay
4
No. of students: 3,035
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: C+
Teachers: A+
Wyoming: Lincoln County School District No. 2 in Afton
8
No. of students: 2,871
Academics: B+
Health & safety: A+
Diversity: C+
Teachers: A+