Worst School Districts by State 2025

State
Worst School Districts 2021 (24-7 Wall St)
Worst School Districts 2020 (USA Today)
Minnesota Flag
MinnesotaWorthington Public School DistrictRed Lake Public Schools
Delaware Flag
DelawareWoodbridge School DistrictWoodbridge School District
North Dakota Flag
North DakotaWilliams County School District 8Belcourt School District 7
Nevada Flag
NevadaWhite Pine County School DistrictNye County School District
New Mexico Flag
New MexicoWest Las Vegas Public SchoolsDulce Independent Schools
Connecticut Flag
ConnecticutWaterbury School DistrictHartford Public Schools
Indiana Flag
IndianaUnion School CorporationGary Community School Corporation
Tennessee Flag
TennesseeUnion County School DistrictFayetteville City Schools
Utah Flag
UtahUintah School DistrictOgden City School District
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaTreutlen County School DistrictStewart County School District
New Jersey Flag
New JerseyTrenton City School DistrictCamden City School District
South Dakota Flag
South DakotaTodd County School District 66-1Oglala Lakota County School District
Vermont Flag
VermontSt. Johnsbury Town School DistrictSpringfield School District
Maine Flag
MaineSchool Administrative District 68Regional School Unit 10
North Carolina Flag
North CarolinaRobeson County SchoolsThomasville City Schools
Michigan Flag
MichiganRiver Rouge School DistrictRiver Rouge School District
Illinois Flag
IllinoisPrairie Hills Elementary School District 144Cahokia Unit School District 187
Idaho Flag
IdahoOneida County School District 351Mountain View School District 244
Mississippi Flag
MississippiNorth Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictHolmes County School District
Wyoming Flag
WyomingNiobrara County School District 1Fremont County School District No. 21
New York Flag
New YorkNiagara Falls City School DistrictRochester City School District
Wisconsin Flag
WisconsinMilwaukee School DistrictChequamegon School District
California Flag
CaliforniaMendota Unified School DistrictMendota Unified School District
West Virginia Flag
West VirginiaMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell County Schools
Kentucky Flag
KentuckyMcCreary County School DistrictHarlan County Public Schools
Washington Flag
WashingtonMary M. Knight School DistrictUnion Gap School District
Oregon Flag
OregonMarcola School DistrictOakridge School District
Louisiana Flag
LouisianaMadison Parish School DistrictEast Carroll Parish School District
Alaska Flag
AlaskaLower Yukon School DistrictLower Kuskokwim School District
Nebraska Flag
NebraskaLexington Public SchoolsWinnebago Public Schools
Colorado Flag
ColoradoLas Animas School District RE-1Las Animas School District
Kansas Flag
KansasHumboldt Unified School District 258Riverside Unified School District 114
Missouri Flag
MissouriHayti R-II School DistrictCaruthersville School District 18
Hawaii Flag
HawaiiHawaii Department of EducationHawaii Public Schools
Florida Flag
FloridaHamilton County School DistrictHamilton County School District
Pennsylvania Flag
PennsylvaniaGreater Johnstown School DistrictFarrell Area School District
Arizona Flag
ArizonaGadsden School District 32Window Rock Unified School District 8
Arkansas Flag
ArkansasForrest City School DistrictOsceola School District
Alabama Flag
AlabamaEufaula City School DistrictChickasaw City Schools
Texas Flag
TexasEdgewood Independent School DistrictMonte Alto Independent School District
South Carolina Flag
South CarolinaDillon School District 4Dillon School District Four
Virginia Flag
VirginiaColonial Beach Public SchoolsSussex County Public Schools
Ohio Flag
OhioClearview Local School DistrictCleveland Municipal School District
Iowa Flag
IowaClayton Ridge Community School DistrictMonona County
Massachusetts Flag
MassachusettsChelsea School DistrictSpringfield Public Schools
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode IslandCentral Falls School DistrictCentral Falls School District
Oklahoma Flag
OklahomaCarnegie Public SchoolsCrooked Oak Public Schools
Montana Flag
MontanaBrowning H S Dist 9Libby Public Schools
New Hampshire Flag
New HampshireBerlin School DistrictBerlin Public Schools
Maryland Flag
MarylandBaltimore City Public SchoolsSomerset County Public Schools