America's Richest School Districts
Families interested in having their children receive a quality education in a well-resourced school district, not surprisingly, must earn a substantial household income. A new MoneyLion study ranking the 50 wealthiest school districts in America reveals the average household income starts at $302,041 to access these affluent districts and can be as much as $619,839 to attend schools in the No. 1 ranking district.
To find America’s richest school districts, MoneyLion studied the 2024 American Community Survey's income data for unified school districts. We isolated the 50 richest districts in terms of average household income and included the median household income as supplemental data.
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Key Findings
Scarsdale Union Free School District is America’s richest school district. The average household income in this district is $619,839, which is nearly $125,000 more than the average income in the second ranking district (Riverdale School District 51J).
Alabama and Texas are the only non-coastal states in the top 50. Texas received honors with two ranking school districts: Highland Park Independent School District in Dallas County (#6) and Carroll Independent School District (#16). Alabama’s Mountain Brook City School District ranked at #37.
18 ranking districts are in New York, the most of any U.S. state. The districts and their rankings are as follows: Scarsdale Union Free School District (#1), Edgemont Union Free School District (#3), Bronxville Union Free School District (#8), Rye City School District (#12), Cold Spring Harbor Central School District (#14), Chappaqua Central School District (#17), Manhasset Union Free School District (#19), Byram Hills Central School District (#25), Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District (#27), Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District (#28), Bridgehampton Union Free School District (#30), Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District (#31), Tuxedo Union Free School District (#32), East Williston Union Free School District (#34), Jericho Union Free School District (#38), Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District (#39), Pelham Union Free School District (#43) and Garden City Union Free School District (#46).
You need to earn $300,000+ in the most “affordable” school district. The average household income in New Jersey’s Livingston Township School District is $302,041.
Here are the 50 richest school districts in America.
1. Scarsdale Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $619,839
Median household income: $250,000+
2. Riverdale School District 51J
State: Oregon
Average household income: $495,040
Median household income: $250,000+
3. Edgemont Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $464,266
Median household income: $250,000+
4. Darien School District
State: Connecticut
Average household income: $455,057
Median household income: $250,000+
5. Ho-Ho-Kus Borough School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $441,123
Median household income: $250,000+
6. Highland Park Independent School District (Dallas County)
State: Texas
Average household income: $436,739
Median household income: $250,000+
7. Millburn Township School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $433,201
Median household income: $250,000+
8. Bronxville Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $428,529
Median household income: $215,815
9. Alpine Borough School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $421,868
Median household income: $246,944
10. New Canaan School District
State: Connecticut
Average household income: $414,531
Median household income: $250,000+
11. Piedmont City Unified School District
State: California
Average household income: $414,165
Median household income: $250,000+
12. Rye City School District
State: New York
Average household income: $413,731
Median household income: $230,729
13. Weston School District
State: Massachusetts
Average household income: $411,085
Median household income: $250,000+
14. Cold Spring Harbor Central School District
State: New York
Average household income: $400,865
Median household income: $250,000+
15. Saddle River Borough School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $387,623
Median household income: $212,143
16. Carroll Independent School District
State: Texas
Average household income: $381,375
Median household income: $250,000+
17. Chappaqua Central School District
State: New York
Average household income: $380,912
Median household income: $250,000+
18. Greenwich School District
State: Connecticut
Average household income: $376,402
Median household income: $206,130
19. Manhasset Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $375,973
Median household income: $232,905
20. Westport School District
State: Connecticut
Average household income: $370,746
Median household income: $250,000+
21. Mountain Lakes Borough School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $368,558
Median household income: $250,000+
22. Wellesley School District
State: Massachusetts
Average household income: $367,512
Median household income: $250,000+
23. Weston School District
State: Connecticut
Average household income: $366,350
Median household income: $250,000+
24. Harding Township School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $365,579
Median household income: $222,429
25. Byram Hills Central School District
State: New York
Average household income: $360,147
Median household income: $247,344
26. Sea Girt Borough School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $359,641
Median household income: $213,750
27. Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $357,189
Median household income: $181,597
28. Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $356,241
Median household income: $250,000+
29. La Cañada Unified School District
State: California
Average household income: $346,340
Median household income: $247,670
30. Bridgehampton Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $345,389
Median household income: $139,880
31. Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $340,588
Median household income: $250,000+
32. Tuxedo Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $335,519
Median household income: $150,625
33. Wilton School District
State: Connecticut
Average household income: $335,446
Median household income: $242,199
34. East Williston Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $332,865
Median household income: $215,417
35. The Chathams School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $319,134
Median household income: $222,143
36. Mercer Island School District
State: Washington
Average household income: $318,528
Median household income: $219,069
37. Mountain Brook City School District
State: Alabama
Average household income: $318,286
Median household income: $201,479
38. Jericho Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $312,649
Median household income: $175,000
39. Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $312,617
Median household income: $235,245
40. Lexington School District
State: Massachusetts
Average household income: $311,976
Median household income: $238,444
41. Somerset Hills Regional School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $311,569
Median household income: $211,633
42. Winchester School District
State: Massachusetts
Average household income: $308,771
Median household income: $230,198
43. Pelham Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $308,010
Median household income: $210,813
44. Cohasset School District
State: Massachusetts
Average household income: $307,351
Median household income: $199,306
45. Westfield Town School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $306,889
Median household income: $232,629
46. Garden City Union Free School District
State: New York
Average household income: $306,541
Median household income: $244,152
47. Summit City School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $306,473
Median household income: $190,304
48. Tenafly Borough School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $306,119
Median household income: $208,200
49. Palo Alto Unified School District
State: California
Average household income: $305,288
Median household income: $218,111
50. Livingston Township School District
State: New Jersey
Average household income: $302,041
Median household income: $229,806
Methodology: For this piece MoneyLion used the 2024 American Community Survey's income data for unified school districts in the United States to determine the richest school districts in America. MoneyLion isolated the 50 richest in terms of average household income and included median household income as supplemental data. All data was collected and is up to date as of June 22, 2026.
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