While the school district a child attends is often based on location, a recent survey brought a “what if” scenario to life by asking 3,000 parents across the country where they would most like to send their children to school if given the choice.
The 2024 survey conducted by Test Prep Insight ranked the “Top 250 Most Envious School Districts,” with many of the top districts coming from affluent suburban areas in the northeastern US.
Lower Merion School District, located in the Philadelphia area, has been named the most envied school district in the country due to the wide variety of extracurricular activities available.
One of the area's public high schools, Lower Merion High School, has long been known nationally as the alma mater of Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant.
Overall, six of the top 10 districts on the list were in the US Northeast, with the highest-ranked Midwest district being Bloomfield Hills Schools in Michigan, which ranked 15th.
As for Illinois, the most enviable school district in the Land of Lincoln is Northfield Township High School District 225, which includes both Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South schools.
At No. 51 was Township High School District 113, which includes Deerfield and Highland Park high schools in Chicago's northern suburbs.
Coming in at No. 69 on the list was Township High School District 211, which consists of five suburban high schools (Conant, Fremd, Hoffman Estates, Palatine and Schaumburg).
Below is a look at the 10 most enviable school districts in the US:
- 1. Lower Merion School District, Pennsylvania
- 2. Great Neck Public Schools, New York
- 3. Jericho Union Free School District, New York
- 4. Eanes Independent School District, Texas
- 5. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, North Carolina
- 6. North Allegheny School District, Pennsylvania
- 7. North Kingstown School District, Rhode Island
- 8. School District No. 1 of Teton County, Wyoming
- 9. Ridgefield Public School District, Connecticut
- 10. Scottsdale Unified School District, Arizona
More information on the list and the full ranking can be found here here.
