There are nearly 100,000 elementary, middle, and high schools in the US, which combine to form an array of school districts of varying size and quality. The best districts are coveted, and a high-caliber school system can be a key factor when a family decides to relocate to one city over another.
Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, provides a ranking of the best school districts in America— that is, the collective quality of all the schools in a district determined by a grade of overall experience. The ranking includes key factors such as the strength of academics, health and safety, student culture and diversity, and the quality of teachers. Read more about the methodology here.
At the time of calculation, Niche's database contained records for 12,153 school districts. Business Insider searched the ranking to find the best in each state. Sufficient data wasn't available for Hawaii, so it does not appear on this list.
Below is the best school district in each US state.
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ALABAMA: Mountain Brook City Schools
No. of schools: 6
No. of students: 4,477
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A
Student culture & diversity: C-
Teachers: A+
ALASKA: Unalaska City School District
No. of schools: 2
No. of students: 408
Academics: A
Health & safety: A+
Student culture & diversity: A
Teachers: A+
ARIZONA: Chandler Preparatory Academy
No. of schools: 1
No. of students: 679
Academics: A+
Health & safety: A-
Student culture & diversity: A
Teachers: A+
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