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Which state has the most public schools? 🏫

1Guess
Which states run the most public schools? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Texas — it's huge!
2Answer
The real order is…
    California runs 10,325 schools. Visit one every single day and it would take you about 28 years to see them all!
    📚 Background California runs the most public schools — over 10,000. Visit one every single day and it would take you about 28 years to see them all. Texas is close behind; New York, with the fourth-most students, runs less than half as many schools as California. (NCES, Digest of Education Statistics)
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    I bet… Texas — it's huge!
    3Compare
    Public schools (total, by state, 2022-23)
    California #1 10,325 schools
    Highest: California (10,325 schools); lowest shown here: Delaware (229 schools).

    Note: every public elementary, middle and high school counted once — 2022-23 school year, NCES.

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    🏅 California is the USA's #1!
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    : 2022-23
    NCES Digest of Education Statistics: Table 216.70, public schools by state (2022-23) (2026-07-26) — Official published school counts (the committed raw file holds the 2022-23 'Total, all schools' value per state as published).
    ↳ On the NCES Digest table 216.70, find your state's row and read the 2022-23 'Total, all schools' column.