Best counties for school ratings in the United States
Top 25 of 3144 counties with data.
Ranked by school district rating (NCES EDFacts via Urban Institute, 2024-25), highest first.
Best counties for school ratings in the United States
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | County page | |
| 02 | Wise, VA9.0 County page | |
| 03 | County page | |
| 04 | Dallas, IA8.9 County page | |
| 05 | Lyon, IA8.8 County page | |
| 06 | Delaware, IA8.8 County page | |
| 07 | O'Brien, IA8.8 County page | |
| 08 | York, VA8.8 County page | |
| 09 | County page | |
| 10 | County page | |
| 11 | Mitchell, IA8.7 County page | |
| 12 | Bremer, IA8.7 County page | |
| 13 | Taylor, IA8.7 County page | |
| 14 | Story, IA8.7 County page | |
| 15 | Hancock, IA8.7 County page | |
| 16 | Grundy, IA8.7 County page | |
| 17 | Plymouth, IA8.6 County page | |
| 18 | County page | |
| 19 | Madison, IA8.6 County page | |
| 20 | Humboldt, IA8.6 County page | |
| 21 | Roanoke8.5 | |
| 22 | Delaware, OH8.5 County page | |
| 23 | Putnam, OH8.5 County page | |
| 24 | Mills, IA8.5 County page | |
| 25 | County page | |
How this ranking works
This page ranks every US county by school district rating, sorted so the best places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For school ratings, a higher value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the highest. Want to weigh school ratings against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of school district rating.
Frequently asked questions
- Which US county has the highest school ratings?
- Falls Church, VA has the highest school ratings in the United States, at 9.1.
- What is the school ratings in Falls Church, VA?
- Falls Church, VA is ranked #1 in the United States for school ratings, at 9.1.
- What are the top US counties for school ratings?
- Falls Church, VA (9.1), then Wise, VA (9.0), and Lexington, VA (8.9). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.
- How is this school ratings ranking calculated?
- Counties in the United States are ranked by school district rating (NCES EDFacts via Urban Institute, 2024-25), highest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
- Is this a school district ranking?
- This list ranks counties by school district rating (school district rating), not individual schools or named districts. A county with several districts is represented by that county-level rating. For a specific school, use the county page and the live map.
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Best School Counties in the US, state by state
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