Public schools by state

Number of public schools, students and teachers in every state, with the average student-teacher ratio (2023-24 school year).

State	Schools	Students	Charter	Student/teacher
Alabama	1,524	748,650	18	17.5
Alaska	494	131,243	31	18.2
Arizona	2,427	1,117,053	571	22.7
Arkansas	1,101	485,188	105	12.5
California	10,326	5,823,628	1,280	21.7
Colorado	1,908	865,600	261	16.4
Connecticut	1,010	495,490	21	12.2
Delaware	234	141,842	23	14.3
District of Columbia	245	93,112	125	11.2
Florida	4,229	2,871,192	733	18.5
Georgia	2,327	1,749,701	99	14.5
Hawaii	295	169,308	37	14.5
Idaho	801	316,265	82	17.8
Illinois	4,400	1,846,264	133	13.5
Indiana	1,917	1,032,536	126	15.3
Iowa	1,318	501,801	5	14.4
Kansas	1,348	479,468	8	14.3
Kentucky	1,544	656,407	0	15.3
Louisiana	1,316	708,190	147	14.5
Maine	593	167,702	11	11.0
Maryland	1,408	890,122	49	14.5
Massachusetts	1,832	914,958	76	11.8
Michigan	3,485	1,377,459	365	16.7
Minnesota	2,696	869,967	308	15.1
Mississippi	1,032	436,523	10	13.0
Missouri	2,475	891,248	82	12.8
Montana	821	148,897	0	13.8
Nebraska	1,098	329,162	0	13.7
Nevada	762	484,530	104	22.1
New Hampshire	507	165,404	43	11.4
New Jersey	2,558	1,357,255	85	11.7
New Mexico	888	309,955	101	14.4
New York	4,814	2,510,607	343	11.6
North Carolina	2,716	1,544,289	210	15.5
North Dakota	507	118,895	0	12.3
Ohio	3,577	1,674,543	335	17.3
Oklahoma	1,778	698,761	67	16.4
Oregon	1,296	541,269	132	18.4
Pennsylvania	2,926	1,669,364	175	13.4
Rhode Island	312	134,471	41	12.7
South Carolina	1,270	793,860	95	14.2
South Dakota	712	141,022	0	13.7
Tennessee	1,905	1,003,495	115	15.2
Texas	9,217	5,532,518	1,045	14.8
Utah	1,096	689,883	140	22.1
Vermont	306	78,873	0	11.0
Virginia	2,129	1,258,852	7	13.7
Washington	2,553	1,093,718	18	17.7
West Virginia	682	245,837	5	13.2
Wisconsin	2,224	814,202	236	13.8
Wyoming	358	91,036	7	12.2
Puerto Rico	858	240,910	12	9.8
U.S. Virgin Islands	20	10,312	0	11.9
Guam	45	0	4	0.0
American Samoa	29	0	0	—
Northern Mariana Islands	35	9,217	0	17.1