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Leinster schools, by county
Every Leinster school in the Department of Education's Data on Individual Schools dataset, keyed to the nearest tracked town. County tables cover schools near tracked towns, not an exhaustive county census.
School data: Department of Education, Data on Individual Schools (CC-BY 4.0), captured June 2026.
School counts, enrolment and DEIS share by county
| County | Primary | Post-primary | Total enrolment | DEIS share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 16 | 7 | 9,045 | 47.8% |
| Dublin | 453 | 183 | 237,657 | 37.9% |
| Kildare | 79 | 29 | 48,492 | 14.8% |
| Kilkenny | 18 | 10 | 11,476 | 21.4% |
| Laois | 23 | 7 | 11,717 | 30% |
| Longford | 14 | 5 | 5,585 | 68.4% |
| Louth | 41 | 16 | 26,140 | 40.4% |
| Meath | 61 | 19 | 33,459 | 12.5% |
| Offaly | 23 | 7 | 9,365 | 43.3% |
| Westmeath | 32 | 10 | 14,407 | 33.3% |
| Wexford | 38 | 19 | 22,380 | 40.4% |
| Wicklow | 50 | 21 | 25,679 | 21.1% |
How to read this table
Source: Department of Education, Data on Individual Schools. Licensed CC-BY 4.0; cite "Leinster Insider, leinsterinsider.ie/schools". DEIS: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, the Department's designation for schools serving communities at risk of educational disadvantage. See methodology for the full keying caveat.