The national average public school student size is approximately 514 students (2023).
The state with largest average public school student size is Georgia with 751 students.
The state with smallest average public school student size is Montana with 176 students.
The public schools with the largest average student size in each state are listed below (where sufficient data available).
Student Size Range: 176
751
Avg. Student Size: 514
Average Public School Student Size By State (2023)
State
Average School Size
Largest Schools (# of Students)
261 students
544 students
463 students
353 students
511 students
599 students
462 students
498 students
377 students
623 students
699 students
- Volusia Virtual Instruction Program District Provided (7,573 students)
- Hendry Virtual Instruction Program (Florida Online) (6,490 students)
- Lee County Virtual Franchise (5,226 students)
- Flvs Full Time K-5 (5,110 students)
- Hillsborough Virtual School (4,953 students)
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751 students
671 students
600 students
383 students
403 students
489 students
558 students
363 students
472 students
517 students
495 students
634 students
294 students
410 students
379 students
383 students
500 students
176 students
567 students
234 students
324 students
339 students
529 students
354 students
671 students
536 students
479 students
389 students
- Epic One On One Charter Elementary School (16,287 students)
- Epic One On One Charter High School (11,808 students)
- Epic Blended Charter Okc Elementary School (7,800 students)
- Epic One On One Charter Middle School (7,636 students)
- Broken Arrow High School (4,369 students)
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434 students
574 students
329 students
- Bernardino Cordero Bernard Elementary School (1,304 students)
- Superior Vocacional (Antonio Luchetti) Elementary School (1,211 students)
- Dra. Maria Socorro Lacot Elementary School (1,135 students)
- Superior Ocupacional Y Tecnica De Yauco Elementary School (1,042 students)
- Manuel Mendez Liciaga Elementary School (985 students)
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449 students
630 students
203 students
540 students
609 students
647 students
672 students
500 students
274 students
452 students
376 students
378 students
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